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MAKERS GOVERNMENT 

IN OKLAHOMA 


A descriptive roster of Oklahomans 
whose influence and activity make 
them significant in the course of 
public events in their state 


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Compiled by 

REX F. HARLOW 

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Under the general editorial supervision of 

VICTOR E. HARLOW, 

Editor of Harlow’s Weekly 


Harlow Publishing Company 
Oklahoma City 
1930 


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Copyright 1930 

By Harlow Publishing Company 



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FOREWORD 


This book is a fulfillment of an idea formed many years ago. This idea had its origin in 
experience of the inexactness, the extraordinary lack of precision which prevails in al 1 types of 
operation in Oklahoma dealing with human personalities. Such operations include government 
itself, the political activities so-called, or the machinery by which our public officers are selected, 
public activity in connection with proposed public measures, large businesses with wide, sometimes 
approximately universal, contacts with the gensral population which are consequently affected 
by public attitude towards them and their plans. All these activities are concerned primarily 
with human personalities. 

fet these activities are carried on practically without any precise information concerning 
those personalities with which they deal. As a consequence, social, political, governmental, even 
large business operations are lacking in exactness in this essential point of general contact to 
a degree that is not even temporarily permissible in other phases of the same operation. Our 
great business concerns maintain the best type of technical organizations for the purpose of 
introducing precision into every element of their operation except this, perhaps the most import¬ 
ant of them all. Anyone who has ever attempted to organize a statewide political campaign 
in Oklahoma has almost immediately become acutely aware of the lack of exact knowledge 
concerning the fundamental attitudes of important individuals and particularly of the basic 
facts in the lives of those individuals which would determine those attitudes. Governments in Ok¬ 
lahoma have succeeded or have failed in proportion to the extent to which those persons 
operating them have been able to assemble the information which permitted them to decide 
and act with understanding of what the reactions of the dominant personalities of the state 
would be to their policies and plans. 

No more important service can be rendered to those operations called social in the 
widest sense in Oklahoma than in the assembly of such information as will make it pos¬ 
sible to estimate the fundamental reactions and attitudes of the individuals which make up 
the social order here, and thus accurately to estimate what their reaction will be to such issues 
and policies as may confront them. Such information as heretofore has been available has 
been scattered, piecemeal in the minds of a limited number of individuals who have spec¬ 
ialized in this field and who for that reason have been looked upon as expert political and 
governmental advisors. No one apparently has ever considered it very important to 
have all this material available so that it may be referred to when needed, and independ 
ently of the variable memory of some individual who may not be available when the infor¬ 
mation is desired. Yet these reactions are always consequent upon a bent of each individ¬ 
ual which can be largely determined from the public facts of the individual’s life. Every 
man is a complex of his physical inheritance, his education, his previous experience and the 
economic and social situation which makes up his present environment. These facts are 
ascertainable and there is no reason why when secured they should not be turned into a 
permanent record which by that token and by its enormous importance in the activities of 
the state should become priceless to any individual or organization which deals with mass 
psychology. 

Such a task if carried out ideally would call for such information about every individual 
in the state, together with the classification of those individuals and attitudes in such form 
that they could be dealt with en masse. Such an undertaking is of course an utter impossi¬ 
bility because of its magnitude. But very much the same result may be secured by means 
of a well known fact of human nature, to-wit, that in all matters which do not immediately 
involve the emotions of the individual, and which require the application of intelligence and 
capacity for decision, the great mass of all populations are almost completely susceptible to 
leadership. In every community there are a few individuals, frequently one individual, 
whose influence over the thought and decision of the community is paramount. There are a 


IV 


FOREWORD 


limited number of individuals in Oklahoma whose decisions combined would effect the deci¬ 
sion of the entire state upon any ordinary matter. Such individuals by virtue of their con¬ 
trol of means of communication and publicity, employment, purchasing- power, educational 
and religious institutions and utterances, and their interest and activity in this field, are 
able at any time to determine the thought of a large majority of the state. 

Such a task as we have been contemplating then can be effectively accomplished if the per¬ 
sonnel of this group of primary influence can be determined and the basic psychological fac¬ 
tors of these individuals assembled in accessible form. This task again is not susceptible 
of immediate or of complete accomplishment. But it can be undertaken and an approproxima- 
tion to success in it can be achieved. 

This book is a representative of such an attempt. It aspires to the selection of those 
outstanding personalities in the various counties of the state who by virtue of their relations 
to their various communities occupy positions of much more than average influence in the 
thought of other people. The method used for this selection was consultation with outstand¬ 
ing political and community leaders of various types in each county, and their selection, 
of those individuals in their communities of the class mentioned, compared and verified with 
the opinions of other leaders, established the list for each county. This was followed 
by an assembly, primarily from the individuals themselves, of the basic public information 
about these individuals which would shed light upon their attitudes and mental processes. 

The task has been enormous. It has required the continuous operation of a large number 
of people throughout the state for a period largely in excess of a year. It has required the 
expenditure of very large sums of money; it has far surpassed all preliminary estimates both 
of effort and of cost. But the results should be useful, as the first attempt towards making 
it possible that public activity be a scientific operation instead of the hit-or-miss affair it here¬ 
tofore has been. 

No one can be more ready than the publishers to admit the incompleteness of this final 
result. Such an assembly can never be complete for two reasons: first, because the best 
informed local authorities are unaware of some of the lines of influence that operate in 
their communities and we have been compelled to follow the judgment of the best informed 
local authorities. Some people have probably been left out in every community who 
should be included in such a list as this. The belief is justified, however, that the assembly 
here presented is at least ninety per cent complete for the time when the lists were made up. 
The second factor of deficiency is that such a list is always incomplete within a few months 
after its assembly. A society, in Oklahoma as elsewhere, is a living thing. Every new 
social and political activity brings to the surface new factors of influence hitherto unknown. This, 
of course, will be true in this field; a number of leaders will be active in Oklahoma this year 
who are not included in the book because their activity arid influence were unknown, in 
many instances had not even been developed, at the time this information was assembled. 
Movement of active and influential figures from place to place also has its effect. But taken 
as a whole, the basic elements of influence and activity in Oklahoma’s public affairs are 
included herein. 

Included are many names of persons who would deny that they have a place in such a 
book. Many of the most influential persons in the state insist that they are not politicians, 
and take no interest in government; yet their influence is perhaps greater than that of 
those persons in their community who are obviously politically minded, and when they see 
fit to exert this influence it is an enormous factor in activities of various kinds in their 
community. Numerous bankers, business men, church men, and educators of this type are in¬ 
cluded herein. 

The book is assembled on a self-indexing basis. The counties will be found arranged 
alphabetically and the names of the individuals in each county are also in alphabetical 
order. The preliminary information for each county is primarily of interest to the active 


FOREWORD 


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politician; the material in the body of the book is equally useful to the politician, the public 
officer, the large business man, the educator, and pqrJfiaps most of all to the newspaper man. 
It will be found to be the most complete assembly of personal information about impor¬ 
tant Oklahoma people that has ever been made in Oklahoma. 

It is probably unnecessary to mention that the material included in this book, with the 
exception of the photographs, has been assembled entirely without cost to the persons in¬ 
cluded and without any initiative upon their part. No person has been included at his own 
request, but only upon the deliberate judgment of the best informed active leaders in his 
community. No charge has been made for including any person, and no person included 
has been permitted to prescribe the material printed concerning him. The copy is entirely 
devoid of advertising for any person. 

Obviously a work of this magnitude cannot be carried through without many inaccur¬ 
acies occurring. Effort has been made at complete elimination of errors and inaccuracies 
but this work has passed through the hands of nearly one hundred workers first and last 
and the human equation under such circumstances makes the presence of errors unavoid¬ 
able. Accuracy in such a wide compilation is a growth and we hope that succeeding editions 
of the book, which are expected to issue each two years, will enable us to make it at once 
more accurate and more comprehensive. 

In the assembly of this information we have had the friendly co-operation of many men 
and women throughout the state. In every county there are leaders of both parties and in 
non-political activities to whom we are under deep obligation for active and valuable co¬ 
operation. There are others whose help has been of such far-reaching, state-wide impor¬ 
tance that the book would have been impossible without their co-operation. Chief among 
these is W. C. McAlister, formerly Secretary of the State Election Board, who read the en¬ 
tire manuscript and who gave us unlimited access to his probably unequalled wealth of 
statewide political information. The enthusiastic and effective co-operation of Lew Wentz, 
Corb Sarchet, Felix Duvall and Harry Cragin of Ponca City at an early and critical stage in 
the project was of almost determining value. Similarly appreciated is the extremely valuable 
co-operation of George Key, A. C. Alexander, Byron Shear, Ed M. Semans, Fred Bearly, Fred 
Clarke, and W. B. Estes of Oklahoma City; Grant R. McCullough, Newt. R. Graham, Geo. 
Schwabe, Wesley E. Disney, Omer K. Benedict, R. L. Davidson, and Frank Long of Tulsa; 
Henry S. Johnston of Perry; Geo. L. Bowman of Kingfisher; Frank Parkinson of Enid: 
Mrs. Kelly Brown and Charles A. Moon of Muskogee; Mrs. Lola C. Pearson of Marshall; Tom 
Anglin of Holdenville; Vernon S. Whiting of Pawhuska; John C. Luttrell of Norman; Wade 
Loofbourrow of Buffalo; Elmer V. Jesse of Mangum. Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, formerly of 
Muskogee, now of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Max Hampton of Anadarko, were a part of the 
regular force that worked upon the book, but added a statewide knowledge and contact that 
was invaluable in its production. 

Victor E. Harlow 

Oklahoma City 
April 10, 1930. 


ABBREVIATION S 


Acad.— academy 

act.— activities 

assn. —association 

Amer.— American 

assoc.— associate 

assoc, pol. —political associates 

asst.— assistant 

atty. —attorney 

b. —born 
bd. —board 
bk. —bank 

lik. On. —bank connections 
bro. —brother 
bus. —business 

Bus. On. —business connections 

cashr. —cashier 
cdrn. —chi Id ren 

C. of C. —Chamber of Commerce 
ceil.—central 
chain. —chairman 
elk. —clerk 

co. —county or company 

col. —college 

com. —committee or common 
coinmr. —commissioner 

con. —connection 
corns.—conventions 
ct. —court 

d.- —daughter 
del. —delegate 
demo. —democratic 
dep. —deputy 
dept .—d epa rtmen t 
dir.— director 
dist. —district 

e<lu. —education 
elec. —election 
ex. —executive 

fedr.—federation 

grad .—graduate 


li.—home or high 
h. sell. —high school 
hon. —honorary 
hosp. —hospital 

imp. —important 

Imp. Bel. —important relatives 

Ind. —independent 

Ind. Ten*.—Indian Territory 

Inf. —infantry 

J. of P.—Justice of Peace 

legis.—legislature or legislative 

mbr. —member 
med. —medical 
mgr. —manager 

natl.—national 

Occ. —occupation 

pol. —political 
pret. —precinct 
pres. —president 
pub. —public 

Rel. —relative 
Rep. —republican 
repr. —representative 
Ry. —railway 

s.—son 

schs. —schools 
secy. —secrete ry 
soc. —society 
st.—state 

telir.—teacher 
treas.—treasurer 
twp.—township 

Univ.—university 

Wfkly.—weekly 
War—World War 


yrs.—years 


Adair County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, W. A. Scofield (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Co. Attorney, W. A. Corley (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Ct. Clerk, J. H. Sixkiller (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Co. Clerk, Sam J. Starr, Jr. (Dem.)_Stilwell 

Sheriff, Tom MeCasland (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Co. Treas., E. H. Wood (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Co. Surveyor. Jas. T. Lowe (Dem.)_Westville 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Amy B. Walls (Rep.)—Stilwell 

Co. Assessor, W. H. Langley (Dem.)_Stilwell 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—J. T. Patterson (Dem.)_Stilwell 

Dist. No. 2—A. C. Barnett (Rep.)_Stilwell 

Dist. No. 3—C. W. Waters (Rep.)_Westville 

County Election Board : 

Sec ! y, Geo. W. Smith (Dem.)_Stilwell 

Chmn., Ad Cabe (Dem.)_Westville 

Mbr., J. A. Taylor (Rep.)_Christie 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, John Bunch (Rep.) Stilwell; Sen¬ 
ator, John A. Goodall (Dem.) Stilwell; District Judge, 
J. T. Parks (Dem.) Tahlequah. 

State Officers, D. B. Collums, Income Tax Collector; 
Joseph A. Patton, County Health Superintendent, Stil¬ 
well ; R. Y. Nance, Deputy Oil Inspector, Stilwell. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Olin Perkins, Chmn., Stilwell; Mrs. Glenn Bumpas. 
V-Chmn., Westville. 


Republican 

Harve Redmon, Chmn., Westville; Helen E. Car¬ 
ter, V-Chmn., Westville ; Ned Alberty, Sec’y Stilwell. 

C. W. Waters, St. Committeeman, Westville; Mrs. 
M. A. Corley, St. Committeewoman, Stilwell. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Stilwell, Co. Seat; R. B. Worsham (Mayor); Gor¬ 
don A. Shannon (Clerk) ; H. T. Williams (Attorney) : 
Pub. Ser.; Municipal. 

Westville, W. C. Bost (Mayor) ; Paul Hays (Clerk) ; 
Pub Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Watts, Leo Davidson (Mayor) ; E. A. Holloway 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

THE VOTE. 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem 

| 1190 | 


| 1560 ; 

| 1942 

i - nI 

1944 | 

Rep. 

| 1010 I 


| 2181 |N 

| 2317 

i 4ri 

2867 | 

Soe. 

1 212 I 


1 26 J . 

| 50 

i 4ri 

. 14 ! 




Senator 


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Dem. 

! 1 

1006 

| 1565 | 

| 2330 

| 1648 1 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

897 

| 21S5 | 

| 2500 

| 1786 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 

| 27 

1 21 | 

|no C. 

1 3| 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

! | 

1019 | 

| 2470 

1 1 

1796 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 | 

923 

| 1901 

1 

[ 1926 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

30 

i | 28 

1 

1 5| 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1207 | 

1050 

1725 | 2562 

| 2157 

| 1881 | 

2166 | 

Rep. 

| 999 | 

901 ! 

2073 | 1737 

| 2435 

j1779 | 

2592| 

Soc. 

| 226 

1 17 

| 21 | 31 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Stilwell 

Westville 


Newspaper 

Adair County Democrat (Dem.) 

Adair County Gleaner (Ind.) 

Record (Ind.) 


Editor 

Olin Perkins 
J. S. Atchley 
Dean Sebring 


Owner 

Sequoyah Pub. Co. 
Dean Sebring 


ADAIR, FRANK C., Piney. Dem. Occ., 

farming, b., 1878. Wife, Sabina Buffing¬ 
ton (dec.) Cdrn., 2 s., Zeb, Piney; Ed, 
Westville; 5 d., Mrs. Dee Ritchie; Janey, 
Effie, Emma Bell, Ella Mae, Piney. Bus. 
Con., farming interests; Y.-Pres. Peoples 
St. Bk., Westville. Assoc., P. S. Howard, 
W. C. Bost, Westville. Clubs and Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason. Imp. Rel., J. K., E. E., J. 
T., J. E., (bros.) Piney. Pol. Act., partisan; 
makes speeches. Offices, Mbr. Cherokee 
Council, 8 yrs.; St. Rep.; first Sheriff of 
Adair Co. Remarks, Mbr. Draft Bd. dm'ing 
World War. 

ALBERTY, BLUFORD WEST. Westville. 
Dem. Occ., Retired Atty. B., Feb. 17, 1853, 
Adair Co. Edu., Schs. of the Cherokee 
Nation. Male -Seminary at Tahlequah. 
Wife, Lounenia J. Lewis. Cdrn. 1 s., 2 
dau. Bk. Con., Peoples St. Assoc., 
Judge W. H. Martin, Sam Starr, Judge 
J. T. Parks, W. W. Hastings. Church, 
Methodist. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., .1. W. Alberty, 
(father), Mbr. Cherokee Council and Mbr. 
of the Cherokee Supreme Ct. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker and SDeech maker 50 
yrs. Offices, 1st Co. Judge of Adair Co. 
under Cherokee Govt., Asso. Justice of the 
Supreme Ct. of Cherokee Nation, Atty. 
Gen. for the Cherokee Nation, Sec’y in the 
Exec. Office under Chief Buffington, Supt. 
of Boarding Dept, of Cherokee Male Sem¬ 
inary at Tahlequah. Remarks, 4 minute 
speaker during war; on Legal Adv. Bd. 



ALLENE BRIGGS 


One of the pioneers of Adair Co., very ac¬ 
tive in the early affairs of Westville 
Hobby, books. Practiced law about 20 
yrs. before courts of Cherokee Nation, from 
1883 till Cherokee courts were abolished. 
1898. 


ALBERTY. GROVER L., Stilwell. Dean. 
Occ., Undersheriff. B., Cherokee Nation, 
now Adair Co., Okla., June 30, 1893. Edu.. 
com sch., Adair Co. Married. Dau., 
Tnola. Bk. Con., 1st St., Stilwell. Assoc. 
Tom MeCasland. Church, Methodist. Clubs 
and Lodges, Izaak Waltcn League; Mason, 
Master. Offices. Undersheriff since 1926. 
Pol. Act., partisan. 


ARNOLD, ERNEST BRIGHAM, Stilwell. 
)em. Occ., Atty. B.. May 2. 1884, Coffee 
)o Tenn. ; came to Okla. Sept., 1905; lo- 
ated Sallisaw 1905-06, Stilwell 1906 since. 
Idu., Brandon Training Sch., Tulahoma, 
'enn.. Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 
jL. B. Wife, Clyde Horn. Cdrn., 2 s.. La- 
erne and Tom. Bk. Con., 1st St. and 1st 
jat’l. Assoc., Pete Helton, F. S. Howard, 
V. L. Chase, J. J. Owensby, R. L. Horn, 
,an Carlisle, Henry Vance, Jim Thompson. 
>oE. Act., partisan; worker in dist. since 
906 ; makes speeches ‘and works personally. 
Iffices, Co. Atty., 1907-11, Dist. Judge 
919-28. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
o. convs.; co. chmn. 1914-15. Remarks, 
ibr. Okla! Bar Assn. ; 4 minute speaker 






ATCHLEY, J. S„ Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B„ Nov. 21, 1869, R'oone Co., 









































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



RICHARD B. CHOATE 


Ark.; came to Okla. 1913, located Stilwell. 
Edu., Harrison, Rally Hill, Marshall, pub. 
and H. S. Wife, 1st wife, Cassy Mathis ; 
2nd wife, Mollie Walker. Cdrn., 4 s., 4 
d. Bus. Con., Pub. Adair Co. Gleaner. 
Bk. Con., 1st St. Assoc., W. A. Woodruff, 
W. A. Scofield, Sam J. Starr, W. W. Has¬ 
tings, J. W. Harreld. Church, Baptist. 
Lodge. Masonic B'lue Lodge. Pol. Act., In¬ 
dependent in co. politics; active 40 yrs.; 
works personally. Offices, U. S. Surv. 20 
yrs. in Ark. and Okla. Party Honors, Co. 
Committeeman. Remarks, Prohibitionist, 
anti-Klan. 

BOST, W. C., Westville, Dem. Occ., ban¬ 
ker. B., Oct. 25, 1895’, Westville, native. 
Edu., H. S. Westville; N. E. St. Teachers 
College, Tahlequah. Wife, Nola Eusselman. 
Bus. Con., Cash. People’s Bk. Assoc., E. 

L. Howard, W. L. Chase, L. C. Adair, W. 
W. Hastings, W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Methodist. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 

M. W. A., Pres. C. of C. Pol. Act., Parti¬ 
san, active in co. 10 yrs. Offices, present 
Mayor of Westville. Party Honors, Del. to 
all co. convs.; Prct. Insp. Remarks, Le¬ 
gionnaire, Watts Post, 869 Trans. Corps 
35th Engineers. Mgr. Fruit Growers Assn. 

BRIGGS, ALLENE, Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
Dep. Ct. C'lk. B., Evansville. Ark., July 5, 
1900. Edu., Com. and H. S„ Stilwell; 
Teachers Normal Col., Tahlequah, grad. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Stilwell. 
Assoc., (Pol.) Judge W. A. Scofield. J. H. 
Sixkiller. Harve Redman. Atoka Co.; Sen. 
W. B. Pine, ex-Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Christian. Imp. Rel., Earl Briggs, (bro.), 
O/laremore. Pol. Act., Partisan, worker 
since 1925, active, promising outlook po¬ 
litically. Makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts and comms. Offices, 
Dep. Ct. Clk. since 1925. Party Honors, 
Sec’y.-Treas. Rep. Cen. Com.; del. st. 
Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910, 
lived since at Stilwell. Worker in civic and 
public affairs. Hobby, motoring. 

BUMPAS, MRS. GLENN, Westville. Dem. 
V-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further 
information unavailable.) 

BUNCH, JOHN, Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., Adair Co., Ind. Terr., Dec. 
17 1885. Edu., com. sch. Ind Terr.; bus. 
Coll., Muskogee. Wife, Cora Robinson, 
fdrm,, 3 s., Eugene, William Loran, Troy; 
1 d., Imo. Bus. Con., real estate. Bk. 


Con., 1st St., Stilwell. Assoc., (Pol.) W. 
A. Woodruff, W. A. Corley. R. B. Choate, 
Adair Co.; Lew W°ntz, J. W. Harreld, 
W. G. Skelly. Church, Baptist. Lodges. 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., Partisan worker 

since maturity. Works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Spec. Dep. Treas. and 
co. assr.; U. S. Ind. Police, 1917-18; Co. 
Surveyor, 19221 24 ; Cherokee Interpreter, 
for U. S. Indian Service. 1923-25 ; St. 

Repr. since 1928. Remarks, native of Adair 
Co. Active leader in public affairs. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. Home Guard and 

special registrar for Indians. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

BURCH, HORACE W„ Stilwell. Dem. 
Occ., Tag Agent and Real Estate Loans, 
formerly newspaper man, bk. cashier. B„ 
Mar. 30, 1880,, Warren Co., Mo.; came to 
Okla. 1904, located Eufaula and Porter 
1909; Stilwell 1911, since. Edu., com. sch. 
and H. S. Montgomery City, Mo. Wife, 

Frank V. Goldsbarrough. Cdrn., 1 s.. 

Richard J.; 1 d., Virginia. Bk. Con., 
1st Natl. Assoc., John Goodall, W. H. 
Martin, H. T. Williams, Henry S. John¬ 
ston, W. W. Hastings, D. B. Culloms. 
Church, Presbyterian. Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., Partisan, worker in Adair and 
McIntosh Counties since 1919. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs. Mrs. Burch has 
been Sec’y of the Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
interested in gtood roads. 

BUSHYHEAD, DENNIS W., Westville. 
Dem. Occ., real estate and insurance. B., 
Apr. 11, 1880, Ft, Gibson, Okla., moved to 
Westville 1883, lived there since. Edu., 
com. sch. Westville; N. E. St. Teachers Col. 
Wife, Helen. Bk. Con., People’s Bk. and 
First Natl. Assoc., W. J. Foreman, Orval 
Mitchell, John Chandler, Henry Morris, 
Judge J. H. Jarman, Jim Davenport, Ex 
Gov. Henry S’. Johnston, Houston Teehee. 
Church, Baptist. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge, I. O. O. F., M. W. A., C. 
of C. Imp. Rel. Father, D. W. Bushyhead 
was Chief of Cherokee Nation for 8 yrs., 
and was Tribal Treas. 8 yrs. Will Rogers 
Is a first cousin. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker 16 yrs., works by personal 
activity or thru organiz. Office, Co. Com¬ 
missioner 1922-27. Party Honors, Del. to 
C'o. Conv., Chmn. Co. Elect. Bd.; Prec. 
Committeeman. Remarks, interested in 
good schools and roads. Active in war 
activities. 

BUSHYHEAD, MRS. HELEN, Westville. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Oct. 18, 1884, 
Adair Co. Edu., Cherokee Schs.; Female 
Seminary, Tahlequah. Hus., Dennis W. 
Bushyhead. 1 adopted d., Jennette Fore¬ 
man. Bk. Con., 1st Natl. Assoc., Mrs. W. 
L. Chase, Mrs. I. M Phillips, Mrs Fite, 
Tahlequah; Mrs. Kelly Brown, Muskogee. 
Church, Baptist. Organiz., Pres. Ladies 
Aid, Eastern Star, B. & P. Women’s Club, 
Red Cross. Imp. Rel., W. J. Foreman, 
Mrs. Jennie Akins, Westville. Pol. Act., 
Partisan worker 10 yrs. Offices, Mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, Ex-Vice Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; del. to st. conv. 

CARTER, MRS. HELEN E„ Westville. 
Rep. Occ., real estate. B., New York; came 
to Okla. 1907. Edu., Com. Sch., N. Y. 
Hus.. R. T. Robertson, (d.) Cdrn., 2 s., C. J. 
Robertson, Chas. Robertson. Bk. Con., 1st 
Natl., Peoples, Westville. Assoc., (Pol.) 
W. C. Colvin. Westville; W. A. Woodruff, 
Stilwell; Judge W. A. Scofield, W. G. 
Skelly, Lew Wentz. Sen. W. B'. Pine, H. 
H. Rogers. Church, Presbyterian. Lodge, 
O. E. A. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1907 ; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and party organiz. Party 
Honors, Vice Co. Chmn.; past Co. Chmn. 
and Sec’y; mbr. St. Exec. Com. 1920; del. 
all st. convs. since 1920; del. natl. conv. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, lived 
since at Westville. Active civic and church 
worker. Active in Red Cross and other 
activities during World War. 

CHASE, W. L., Westville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Fulton Co., Ark., Dec. 29, 


1S80. C'ame to Okla. 1900, lived Nowata 
and Westville. Edu., H. S., Salem, Ark.; 
admitted to bar, 1904. Wife, Lula Phillips. 
Cdrn., 1 d„ Ahnawake. Bk. Con., Peo¬ 
ples, Westville. Assoc., (pol.) W. W. Has¬ 
tings, Sen. Elmer Thomas, J. B. A. Rob¬ 
ertson, R. L. Williams, Jack Walton. Church, 
Christian, Westville. Clubs, Izaak Walton 
League; C. of C., Chmn. Resolution Comm.; 
Dir. Imp. Rel., W. A. Chase, ex-St. Sen., 
Tulsa; R. H. Chase, ex-St. Sen., Seminole 
(bros.) Pol. Act., Partisan, statewide 
worker since 1908. Makes speeches, also 
works personally and through comms. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to all st. convs. but 2; 
past Co. and St. Committeeman. Remarks, 
During World War was 4 minute speaker 
and Dist. Food Administrator. Hobby, 
quail hunting. 

CHOATE, RICHARD B., Bunch. Rep. 
Occ., farming and stockraising. B., Flint 
Dist. Cherokee Nation, now Adair Co., 
Okla., Jan. 24, 1863. Edu., Com. Sch. Ind. 
Terr., Cherokee Male Seminary, Tahle¬ 
quah. Wife, Lydia Striker. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt. 
M., Elmer, Bunch. Bk. Con., 1st Natl., 
Stilwell. Assoc., (Pol.) W. A. Corley, W. 
A. Woodruff, Judge W. A. Scofield, Harve 
Redman, Adair Co.; ex; Sen. J. W. Har¬ 
reld, ex-Congressman C. E. Creager, Lew 
Wentz, W. G. Skelly. Church, Methodist. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Stilwell. Pol. 
Act., partisan; works personally and 
through comms. since 1900. Offices, Co. 
Commr. Adair Co., 2 yrs.; Mbr. Sch. Bd. 
number of yrs; under o'.d Cherokee Govt., 
Co. Judge 1 yr.; Clk. Natl. Council 2 mo.; 
Clk. of Co. 2 yrs. Apptd. by Pres. Coolidge, 
Chief of Cherokee Nation, Dec. 31, 1925. 
Remarks, civic leader. Has the confidence 
of all classes, especially the Cherokee peo¬ 
ple. Hobby, cross-word puzzles. 

CHURCH. ROBERT MELVILLE, Stilwell. 
Dem. Occ., General Medical Practice and 
Surgery. B., Jan. 30, 1883, Williamsport, 
Tenn.; came to Okla. 1921; located (Stil¬ 
well. Edu., Pub. Sch. Tenn., grad. Uni. 
Tenn., Nashville, 1910, post grad. Sch. 
Chicago Surgery. Wife, Ruth Rowlett. 
Cdrn., 3 s., R. M., Jr.; T. R. “Jack” ; 
S. D.; 1 d., Dorris. Church. Methodist. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Commercial Club, Okla. Med. Assn., Pres. 
Adair Co. Med. Soc., mbr. Med. Assn. Pol. 
Act., Partisan, worker 22 years. Assoc., 
Dr. E. E. Poynor, W. W. Hastings, Dr. 
J. E. Warterfield. Remarks, active for 



DR. ROBERT MELVILLE CHURCH 









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W. C. COLVIN 


civic and community betterment. On Med. 
Bd. during World War. Hobby, duck 
hunting. 

COLLUMS, DANIEL BOONE, Stilwell. 
(State Capitol). Dein. Occ., field deputy 
with State Auditor. B., Bee Branch, Ark., 
Sept. 1, 1872 ; came to Okla. 1903 ; located 
Stilwell. Edu., grad. com. and h. sch.. 
Ark.; 2 yrs. Univ. Wife, Dora C. Gree- 
son. Cdrn., I s.. Garner G., Bursar, Okla. 
Col. for Women, Chickasha; 1 d., Mrs. 

Irene B. Winfrey, Jonesboro, Ark. Bk. 
Con., First St.; First Natl. Assoc., W. C. 
McAlister, J. B. A. Robertson, C. N. Has¬ 
kell, W. W. Hastings. Church, Meth., S. 
Lodges, W. 0. W., M. W. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active city, co. and st. worker 
all his life, in all ways needed. Offices, 
City Clk., 1913-15; Town Treas. 1915-17; 
mbr. Legislature 1917-19; head enrolling 
and engrossing dept. St. Senate since 1921; 
at same time proof read and compiled 
Session Laws; last 7 yrs. field deputy with 
State Auditor; mbr. Okla. St. Sch. Text 
Commission 1908, appointed by Haskell. 
Party Honors, Sec’y first Dem. organiz. 
in old 78tli dist. del. fight; mbr. Sequo¬ 
yah statehood conv., Muskogee, 1905 ; sec’y 
of old Dem. organiz. in pre-statehood fight; 
sec’y campaign com. for Adair Co. in st. 
adoption; sec’y C'o. Elec. Bd.. several times; 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks, mbr. local 
bd. 18 mos.. and expert checking records 
of registrant for state during W. War; ac¬ 
tive in all drives; Editor Stilwell Standard 
1903-13. 

COLVIN, W. C., Westville. Rep. Occ., 

Postmaster. B., McDonald Co., Mo., Nov. 
2, 1870 ; came- to Okla. 1880; lived near 
Grove, Muskogee, Cleveland; Westville 

since 1896. Edu., Com. Sch. Mo., Okla., 
Ark. Wife, Mae, dau. of L. G. Houck, 

Westville. Cdrn., 2 s.. Dean, Faye, home. 
Bk. Con., 1st Natl., Westville. Assoc., 

Judge W. A. Scofield, Stilwell; Mrs. Helen 
E. Carter, Chas. Wilson, Westville; Sen. 
W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly. Church, Bap¬ 
tist. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. 

O. F. Imp. Rel., Hayden Colvin, (bro.) 
Westville. Pol. Act, partisan; worker 

since 1905; personally and through party 

organiz. Offices. Mayor of Westville; post¬ 
master. Party Honors, Co. Committeeman, 
1907-21 ; del. all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, civic worker; interested in good 
schools and roads. 


CORLEY, ANNA A., Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Adair €o., Okla. Edu., 
Cherokee Female Seminary, Tahlequah; N. 
E. St. Tclirs. Col.; tchr. at Stilwell number 
of yrs. Hus., W. A., lawyer. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Richard Blaine. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. (Pol.) Mrs. Helen Carter, Mrs. 
Ezell Watts, Jim Harris. Church, Method¬ 
ist, active mbr. Lodge, Eastern Star, 
Worthy Matron. Pol. Act., Partisan, 
worker since 1924. Party Honors, St. 
Comm. 4 yrs. ; del. co. convs. Remarks, 
Active worker in Red Cross. Hobby, flow¬ 
ers. 

CORLEY, WINFORD ARTHUR, Stilwell. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Logan Co., Ark.. 
July 27, 1881. Edu., Com. Sch., Ark., and 
Paris Academy; admitted to bar 1908. 
Came to Okla. 1907, lived Muskogee, Stil¬ 
well since 1908. Wife, Anna A. Taylor. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Richard Blaine. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc.. (pol.) Ex-Sen. Harreld, 
Sen. Pine, W. A. Woodruff, Judge Sco¬ 
field, E. L. Kirby, Jim Harris. Bruce Kee¬ 
nan. Church, Baptist. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. O. E.; K. P.; A. O. U. W.; W. 
O. W.; Mason Blue Lodge; Okla. Bar 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 
1909. Makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts and comma. Offices, Co. 
Judge, 4 yrs.; Co. Atty. since 1925. Party 
Honors del. to st. and co. convs.; attd. 
Rep. Natl. Conv. 1928. Hobby, fishing, 
reading and books. 

COX, J. B., Stilwell. Rep. Occ., Post¬ 
master. B., Evansville, Ark., Sept. 9, 
1926. Edu., Com. Sch., Stilwell; II. S. 
and Agri. Col., Russellville; N. E. St, Te. 
Co., grad. Came to Stilwell 1911. Wife, 
Reba West. Bus. Con., Farming. Bk. Con., 
1st Natl., Stilwell. Assoc., (Pol.) Judge 
Wilson, Westville; W. M. Rodgers, Judge 
Scofield, W. A. Corley, Stilwell; Ben Col¬ 
bert, Okla. City; E. C. Kirby, Wagoner; 
Dr. Weeks, Bacone Col., Muskogee. Church, 
Methodist; past Pres. Epworth League; 
Steward. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, Stil¬ 
well. Imp. Rel., J. L. Cox, (uncle) Stil¬ 
well. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. 
and st. since 1916; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and comms. Of¬ 
fices, Prin. Sch. at Stilwell, 10 yrs.; post¬ 
master, since 1927. Party Honors, Del. to 
st. and co. convs.; served on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks. During World War served in Air 
Corps, Mbr. Ainer. Legion, Dennis Butler 
Post, Stilwell. 

EZELL, DR. W. D„ Watts. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B.. Hamilton Co., HI., Jan. 18, 
1860. Came to Okla. 1893, lived Newkirk, 
Watts, since 1919. Edu., Col. of Phys. & 
Surg's., Keokuk, la., M. D. 1885. Wife, 
Nettie Van Hoosier. Bus. Con., Practicing 
Phys.; Drug Store; farming. Assoc., 
(Pol.) W. A. Scofield, C. W. Waters. W. A. 
Corley, Baxter Choate, of Adair Co.; W. 
G. Skelly; Carl 'Magee. Church, Baptist. 
Pol. Act, partisan; worker in st. since 
1893. Makes speeches, does personal and 
organiz. work. Offices, Mayor of Newkirk, 
10 yrs.; City Councilman, 10 yrs., New¬ 
kirk; Health Officer, Kay Co., 6 yrs. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. 1924-28; del. to st. convs 
Remarks, civic leader. 

FERGUSON, J. W.. Stilwell. Dem. 
B., Cherokee Nation, Feb. 1, 1882, native 
Oklahoman, lived all his life in Adair Co. 
Edu., Sells, of Cherokee Nation; Ark. Univ. 
Wife. Chlow Sliehane. Bk. Con., 1st Natl., 
1st St.‘, Stilwell. Assoc., W. H. Martin. 
John Goodall, Geo. W. Smith, Tom Welch. 
Adair Co. Church, Baptist. Clubs and 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F., Noble Grand; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., Waller Fer 
guson, active in Cherokee affairs; all his 
uncles w'ere Mbrs. of Cherokee Senate. 
Pol. Act., Partisan, worker since maturity. 
Offices, Highway Maintenance Supt., 1927- 
28; Justice of Peace, 2 yrs.; Dep. Sheriff, 
number of yrs.; Chief of Police. 12 yrs.; 
Registrar, 8 yrs. Party Honors, Del. near¬ 
ly all st. convs. Remarks, active in No. 


51 Highway Organiz. Interested in law 
enforcement. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FLETCHER, C. LORENZO, Stilwell. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Stilwell, June 25, 
1885. Edu., Com. Sell.; Male Seminary, 
Tahlequah. Wife, Lillian Blake. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Jack, Joe. Bus. Con., Fletcher Hdw. Co.; 
Ford Agency; farming; Y.-Pres. First St. 
Bk. Assoc., Frank Patton, Morgan Mc- 
Michael; (pol.) Joe Lynch, Frank Adair, 
E. B. Arnold, W. H. Martin, Stilwell; Ed 
Trapp, Sen. McAlister, W. W. Hastings. 
Church, _ Methodist. Clubs & Lodges, 
Izaak Walton League, Pres. Eastern Star 
Div., Pres. Stilwell Chapter; Mason, Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 
1907. Influential personal contact worker. 
Offices, Co. Commr., 1918 ; Mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Prriy Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, Built court house 
during his term as Co. Commr. 

FOREMAN, W. J., Westville. Dem. Occ., 
real estate, loans, insurance. B., Adair Co., 
Okla., Sept. 9, 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Westville; N. E. St. Normal, Tahlequah. 
Wife, Matilda Raynolds. Cdrn., 2 d.. Mrs. 
Jewell Norwood. Tahlequah; Goldie, home. 
Bk. Con.. Peoples St. Assoc-, D. W. Bushy- 
head, Westville; (Pol.) Frank Howard, 
John Goodall, Adair Co.; Judge Parks, H. 
M. Vance, Tahlequah; Judge E. A. Sum¬ 
mers. Muskogee. Church, Baptist. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Westville; K. P., Tahlequah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. and co. worker 
since 1907. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; served on Elec. Bd. Remarks, civic 
worker. 

FREEMAN. T. F„ Westville, Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B.. iSept. 15, 1859 Cherokee 
Co., Ga.; came to Okla. 1921; located West¬ 
ville. Edu., Com. Sch., Ark. Wife. Lizzie 
D. McC'artey. Cdrn., 4 s., Tim, Lucien A.. 
Bryan, Rayburn. 2 d., married. Bus. 

Con., Freeman & Son, General Mdse. Bk. 
Con. First Natl. Church. Presbyterian. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge. C. of C. 
Offices, Served on Election Bd. Remarks, 
co. worker 20 yrs. Works by personal 
contact, active in civic affairs, interested 
in good roads. 

GOODALL, JOHN A., Stilwell. Dem. 
Occ., Attorney. B., Wilson Co., Tenn. May 7, 
1887. came to Okla. 1911, located West¬ 
ville, Okla.. lived there 18 mo., removed 
to Stilwell, there since. Edu., grad. Castle 



D. B. COLLUMS 







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MAKE US OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HARYE REDMON 


Heights Sch., Lebanon, Tenn., 2 yrs. 
Comberland Univ. LL. B.; Law Sch., Cum¬ 
berland Unlr. Wife, Pearle Craig. Cdrn., 1 
s., William C.; 2 d., Vincent, (Marjorie. 
Assoc,, Henry S'. Johnston. Ed Semans, 
T*m Anglin, W. M. Gulager, Bert Darnell, 
Tom Rexroat, et al. Church, Disciples, 
Lodge, Masonic Flint Lodge No. 11, Royal 
Arch. Pol Act., partisan; works locally 
chiefly. Public Offices, past mbr. sch. Bd., 
Co. Judge, Adair Co. 5 y 2 yrs., St. Sen. 4 
yrs. Party Honors, chmn. Adair Co. 4 yrs., 
vSeo’y. 1 term. Remarks, Legionnaire. Den¬ 
nis Butler Post No. 102, Private 2 Co. 4th 
Bn. Inf. O. T. S. Camp Pike, Ark. Was 
past Post Commander, resigned to run for 
Sen. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

HILTON, PETE, Stilweli. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer: B„ Mo., 1861. Edu., com. sch.* 
MO.; admitted to bar 1887. Came to Okla. 
1911, lived since at Stilweli. Wife, Nettie 
Wisehard. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Ferol Kilpatrick, 
Tex.* BR, Con., lsf :/ State, Stilweli. Assoc., 
(pol.) ’E. B. Arnold, ,F. -S'. Howard, W. L. 
Chasd, W. A. Martin, 'John A. Goodall, of 
Adair Co.; J. Berry King, Edwin Dabney, 
L. V. Reid. Po{. Act., partisan; worker 
since maturity. Makes .speeches, works 
through personal contacts and committees. 
Offices, Dist Atty., 1906-10; Co. Atty. 1923- 
25. Remarks, Mbr. Okla. Bar Assn. Four 
Min. speaker during World War. Hobby, 
race horses. 

HOWARD, F. S., Baron. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Baron, Okla., Jan. 30, 1873 ; 
lived at Miami 1886 to 1908; moved back 
to Baron. Edu., pub. sch. Ind Ter.; h. s., 
Joplin, Mo. Wife, Ella B. Kline. Cdrn., 
2 s., Manila Dewey, Grover; 4 d., Kather¬ 
ine. Sally, Ella Mae, Eddie. Bus. Con., 
partnership with wife. Bk. Con., Peoples. 
Assoc., F. C. Adair, Sam Starr, Sr., W. C. 
Bost, W, W. Hastings, J. Berry King. 
Church, Methodist. Lodge, Masonic Blue 


Lit. Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide work¬ 
er 25 yrs. Offices, Co. Commr. 2 terms ; 
mbr. sch. bd. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
1912; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, for¬ 
mer mbr. Klan, thinks it has no place in 
politics; prohibitionist, believes it inef¬ 
fective ; mbr. draft bd. during W. War. 

JONES, WILLIAM G„ Westville. Rep. 
Occ., banker and merchant. B., Chester, 
Ark., July 22, 1889; came to Okla. 1900 ; 
located Westville. Edu., com. sch. West¬ 
ville; Mexico, Mo., Military Acad.; Bus- 
Col., Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, Nina Gertrude 
Sellers. Cdrn., 2 s., William G., Jr., Rich¬ 
ard Logan; 1 d., Fama Clare. Bus. Con., 
cashier First Natl. B'k. last 19 yrs.; Hdw. 
and Ford Agency. Assoc., G. W. Jones. 
G. W. Gibson, C. W. Waters, Chas. Wilson. 
Church, Methodist. Lodge, Masonic Blue 
Lodge; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Bert Logan, 
(uncle) Quenemo, Kans. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; oo. and st. worker 15 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman; St. Highway 
Commr. 1927-28. Civic Honors, Pres. West¬ 
ville Fruit Growers Assn., del. to all natl. 
convs. of Natl. Highway Assn.; Pres. Ar- 
koma Highway Assn, highway No. 27; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, oldest mer¬ 
chant in Westville; active during W. War 
in drives; interested in road building and 
the advancement of agriculture in co. 

LANGLEY, WILLIAM H., Stilweli. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Adair Co., Dec. 16, 
1901. Edu., com and h. s. grad., Westville 
1920 ; O. U. Law Sch. 1921. Bk. Con., First 
St. and Peoples. Assoc., Judge Arnold, 
F. S. Howard, W. L. Chase, A. W. Sanders, 
E. G. Carroll, F. C. Adair; Jimmy Rollins, 
C. S. Avery, Buck Lewis (Tulsa) Bert Mc¬ 
Donald, Judge W. L. Parks, W. W. Has¬ 
tings. Clubs, Izaak Walton League; A. H. 
T. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 
1922. Offices, Co. Assessor since 1926. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv.; Pres. 


League of Young Democrats; prct. chmn. 
1925. Remarks, has lived in co. all his 
life. 

LYNCH, JOE M„ Stilweli. Dem. Occ., 
Attorney and U. S. Commissioner. B„ 
July 30, 1881, Adair Co. Edu., com. sch. 
iS'tilwell; Male Seminary, Tahleauah; Val¬ 
paraiso Univ., 1900 ; Cumberland Univ., 
Lebanon, Tenn., LL.B., 1912-3. Wife, 
Hazel Mason. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
Judge J. T. Parks, W. W. Hastings. Church. 
Meth. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Bedouin Temple, Shrine, 
Muskogee; Izaak Walton League. Imp. 
Rel., Judge J. T. Parks, Tahlequah. Pol. 
Act., independent; worker in congressional 
dist. since 1907. Offices, first Register of 
Deeds Adair Co.; U. S. probate atty., In¬ 
dian Dept., 1914-21; U. S. Commr. since 
1927. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, lived in this co. all his 
life. 

McCASLAND, TOM, Stilweli. Rep. Occ., 
Sheriff. B., Searcy Co., Ark., Aug. 27, 
1891; came to Okla. 1893; lived Duncan, 
Stilweli since 1916. Edu., com. sch. Okla. 
Wife, Anna, d. of W. L. Patterson, Stil- 
well. Bk. Con., First Natl., Stilweli. 
Assoc., Grover Alberty. Church, Baptist. 
Clubs & Lodges, Izaak Walton League; 
Mason; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
worker since 1915 ; makes speeches. Of¬ 
fices, Sheriff since 1925 ; Co. Assessor 4 
yrs. Remarks, hobby, fishing. 

MARTIN, WALTER HUME, Stilweli. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Saline Co., Mo., 
Sept. 2, 1878 ; came to Okla. 1891; located 
near Grove 1 yr.; Vinita 1892-1902 ; Mus¬ 
kogee 1902-1904 ; Atoka 1904-08; Guthrie 
1908-10; Stilweli since. Edu., Willie Hal- 
sell Col., Vinita; admitted Bar 1914. Wife, 
Mary E. Rogers. No. cdrn. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., H. T. Williams, W. C. Lee, C. 
L. Fletcher, Stilweli; Geo. D. Key, R. M. 
Mountcastle, W. J. Holloway. Church. 
Methodist. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; K. P.; Okla. Bar Assn.; Izaak 
Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 25 yrs. Offices, pres. B'd. Trus. 
1912; Co. Judge 1918-26; City Atty. 1929 
since. Party Honors, Ex-Co. Chmn.; St. 
Committeeman; del. to st. convs. several 
times. Remarks, Chmn. Legal Adv. Bd. 
Council of Defense, and Red Cross Chapter 
during W. War. 

PERKINS, OLIN, Stilweli. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Ratcliff, Ark., May 23, 1901; 
came to Okla. 1928. Edu.. Univ. of la., 1 
yr.; Univ. of Ark., 1 yr. Wife, Gay Suggs. 
Bus. Con., editor Adair Co. Dem., Stilweli; 
plant mgr. East Okla. Pub. Co., home of¬ 
fice, Sallisaw. Church. Methodist, South. 
Clubs & Lodges, Stilweli Commercial; Ma¬ 
son. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 
1930. Remarks, influential through his news¬ 
paper. Hobby, sports. 

PURDY, RHODA A., Stilweli. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Peoria, Ill., 1878; 
came to Okla. 1910; located Stilweli. Edu., 
Mayesville, Mo. Hus., Emmette McDonald, 
Purdy. Church, Baptist. Assoc., W. H. 
Martin, Mrs. Helen Bushyhead, Herbert 
Williams. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Florence E. 
Snethen, Hennessey. Pol. Act., partisan: 
worker 10 yrs. Party Honors, com. work; 
served on election bd.; S'ec’y and Treas. 
Dem. Cen. Com. of Adair Co. 4 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, active in Red Cross during W. 
War. 


REDMON, HARVE, Westville. Rep. Occ.. 
automobile agent. B., in Chickasaw Na¬ 
tion, now Haskell Co., Okla., Dec. 1, 1881. 
Edu., com. sch. Sequoyah Co. Wife, Mary 
Franklin. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl, Owen; 2 d., 
Iva and Elma. Bus. Con., Chevrolet agency 
and garage. Bk. Con., Peoples. Assoc., 
C. P. Carrington, bus. assoc.; (pol.) W. A. 
Woodruff, W. A. Corley, C. W. Waters, W. 
M. Rogers, Adair Co.; Sen. W. B\ Pine, 
W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz, C. L. Kirby. 
Church, Baptist. Clubs and Lodges, Com¬ 
mercial ; Mason, Consistory at McAlester. 








ADAIR COUNTY 



JUDGE W. A. SCOFIELD 


Imp Rel., G. I*. Redmon (father) ; Bert Red- 
mon (bro.), Sallisaw. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1915. Makes speeches, works 
personally and through committees. Offices, 
Undersheriff 2 yrs.; Criminal Dep. 2 yrs.; 
Maintenance S'upt. 3 yrs., 1924-26; elk. 
Sch. Bd. now. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Rep. Cent. Comm, now ; del. all co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lias 
lived all his life in st.; during VV. War 
was guard at powder mill and active work¬ 
er in Red Cross and Liberty Loan; helped 
organize and was chmn. of first pret. in co. 
Hobby, livestock. 

ROGERS, W. M., Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
hardware merchant. B., Lamar Co., Texas, 
Oct. 10, 1874 ; came to Okla. 1890 ; located 
Sequoyah Co., 1915; Stilwell since. Edu., 
com. sch. Ark. and Okla. Wife, Mabel 
Patterson. Cdrn., 4 d. Bus. Con., Rogers 
Hdw. & Furn. Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., all co. leaders. Church. Christian. 
Clubs, former mbr. C. of C.; Rotary. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 22 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
in better govt. 

SCOFIELD. W. A. Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
County Judge. B., Decatur Co., Ia., Apr. 
5, 1879 ; came to Ok!a. 1907; lived at 
Westville; Stilwell since 1911. Edu. Grace- 
land Col., Ia.; Simpson Col., Ind.; High 
Park Col.. Ia., LL B., 1901; LL. M., 1902. 
Wife, Anna Marcan. Cdrn., 1 s., Alvin, 
Stilwell: 2 d.. Mrs. Mayme Mahon. Clare- 
more; Gladys, home. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Stilwell. Assoc., (pol.) W. M. Rogers, W. 
H. Woodruff. Stilwell; W. C. Colvin, West¬ 
ville; Geo. Schwabe, A. C. Alexander, J. 
W. Harreld, Okla. City; Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Church, Christian; elder. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1907. Makes 
speeches, works through committees and 
party organiz. Offices, mbr. 8th Legis.; 
Co. Atty. 1911-12; Co. Judge, 1924-26, and 
1928-30; City Atty. 1926-27. Party Honors, 


past co. committeeman; del. st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, civic worker; favors en¬ 
forcement of prohibition laws; during W. 
War was in Off. Trng. Camp, Camp Pike. 

SEBRING, DEAN, Westville. Rep. Occ., 
editor. B„ Nowata, Okla., Apr. 16, 1892. 
Edu., com. sch., h. s., 2 yrs. Wife, Elsie, 
d. of J. T. Hodges, Westville. Assoc., (pol.) 
Harve Redmon, Mrs. Helen E. Carter, C. 
W. Waters, Adair Co. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Secy.; Mason, Secy., Westville. 
Pol. Act., active in co. since 1919. Offices, 
City Cik. Remarks, lived Westville since 
1900 ; during W. War served in 90th Div.; 
mbr. Amer. Leg. Post at Westville. Hobby, 
collection of old Cherokee Indian relics. 

SIXKILLER, J. H„ Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B., Cherokee Nation, now 
Watts, Okla., Sept. 12, 1873. Edu., com. 
sch., Watts; Baptist Mission, near West¬ 
ville. Wife, Lenna Proctor. Cdrn., 3 s., 
William, Joseph, Hiram; 2 d., Mrs. Artie 
Cannon, Miss Minnie, Adair Co. Bk Con., 
First Natl., Stilwell. Assoc., Allene Briggs, 
Mrs. B'ill Colvin, (pol.) Richard Choate, 
Bunch; Dave Quentin, Lee’s Creek; Judge 
W. A. Schofield; Judge W. A. Corey, Stil¬ 
well ; Sen. W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; Charles 
Curtis, V-iPres. U. S.; Bruce L. Keenan, 
Tahlequah; E. L. Kirby, Wagoner. Church, 
Baptist, S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Westville; A. II. T. A., 
Stilwell; Keetoowah (Cherokee Ind. Frat.) 
Imp. Rel., Abraham Sixkiller (dec.) Pol. 
Act., active in co. and st. ; makes speeches ; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organiz. Offices, served on Election Bd. ; 
Ct. Clk. since 1925 ; Cherokee Interpreter 
for Court. Party Honors, del. co. convs.; 
pret. committeeman. Remarks, influential 
in Keetoowah which functions as a body 
in political affairs. Cherokee Indian, 
whose family came to Okla. from Ga. in 
1830 ; father and grandfather served in 


5 


Union army during Civil War. Hobby, ed¬ 
ucational work and farm relief. 

WALLIN, W. C„ Watts. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Choctaw Nation, Nov. 28, 
1882 ; Westville 1923; Watts since. Edu., 
com. and h. s., Siloam Springs, Ark.; Ark. 
Conference Col., S'iloam Springs, Ark. Wife, 
Mabel Marshall. Cdrn.. 1 s., James Leon. 
Church, Methodist. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. and st. worker; makes speeches. Office, 
postmaster since 1923. Remarks, in postal 
work 21 yrs.; interested in good roads. 


WATERS, C. W., Westville. Rep. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B., Ga., Aug. 30, 
1875; came to Okla. 1898, lived since at 
Westville. Edu., com. sch. and seminary, 
Ga Wife, Maudie Condrey. Cdrn., 4 s.. 
John W., Dennis F., Chas. W„ Warren G. ; 
6 d Cora, Mae, Eva, Burtia, Frances, 
Betty Lou. Bus. Con., farming and live 
stock interests. Bk. Con., First Natl., Peo¬ 
ples Natl., Westville. Assoc., (pol.) Harry 
Redmon, Judge Scofield, W. A Corley, W. 
A. Woodruff, Adair Co.; Sen. W. B. Pme, 
W. G. Skelly, Jim Harris, E. B. Wineland, 
E. L. Kirby. Church, B'aptist. Imp. _Rel., 
W. H. Waters (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since statehood : works personally 
and through committees. Offices, vm. 
Commr., since 1924, chmn. Party Honors, 
St. Committeeman, now; helped organize 
first pret. in Adair Co. Remarks, acti 
leader in all civic and public affairs. Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan worker during W. 
War. Attends all Rep. co. and st. corns, 
and the 1928 natl. conv. Hobby, good 
roads. 

WHITE J. M., Stilwell. Deni. Occ., 
merchant.’ B„ Washington Co., Ark^ Sept. 
29, 1882; came to Okla. 1916, Pomdod Stil 
well Edu., com. and h. s., Washington 
Co Ark. Wife, Clara Shannon. Cdrn., 
1 s Joe; 2 d., Aline, Marie. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., Joe Lynch, W. A. Martin, 
Herbert Williams, John Ferguson. Church, 
Methodist. Lodge, Masonic Blue Hodge. 
Imp Rel., Hugh Evans, Washington Co., 
Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. work¬ 
er 25 yrs. Office. City Council; served on 
Election Bd. Remarks, active in civic af¬ 
fairs. 

WILLIAMS, HERBERT T„ Stilwell. Dem. 
Occ lawyer. B., Columbia, Tenn., Sept. 
13 1892; came to Okla. 1902 ; lived since 

at Stilwell. Edu., com. sch., Okla.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Tenn., LL. B. Wife, Cleatus, 
d. of W. C. Lee. Cdrn., 2 d., Marilyn 
Lee, Carolyn Jean. Bus. Con., Williams 
& Martin, law firm. Bk. Con., First ot., 
Stilwell. Assoc., W. H. Martin, law part¬ 
ner; (pol.) John Goodall, F. S. Howard, 
F C Adair, J. W. Ferguson, Adair Co.; 
Geo D Key, Okla. City. Church. Baptist. 
Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
since 1915. Offices, Co. Atty., 1917, City 
Atty., 10 yrs. Party Honors, speaker for 
campaign com.; Secy. Co. Elec. Bd. 8 yrs., 
mbr. League of Young Denis. Remarks, 
mbr. Okla. Bar Assn.; active in good roads 
w'ork; during W. War was in officers Trng. 
Camp, Camp Pike; mbr. Amer. Legion Post 

_ i. c'x:i 11 nn noet onmdr 


WINSOR, HARRY, Stilwell. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B.. King Co., Ill., May 12, 1865 ; 
came to Okla. 1900 ; located Ponca City 
1900-03 ;Hennessey 1903-05 ; Stilwell since. 
Edu., Ft. Scott, Ivans. Normal Col. ; admit¬ 
ted bar Great Bend, Kans. Wife, Elizabeth 
McGraw. Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con., First St. 
Bk., First Natl. Bk. Assoc., R. Y. Nance, 
W. F. Langley, Sam Starr. Jr., Chas. 
Hughes, Henry S. Johnston, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, Ed Trapp. Church, Baptist. Lodge, 
Royal Arch Mason. Pol. Act. partisan, st. 
worker 25 yrs. Office, Police Judge 1917- 
19. Party Honors, del. to first two st. 
convs. in Okla. Remarks, legal advisor 
to Draft Bd. during W. War; anti-organiz. 
man. 

WOODRUFF, W. A.. Stilwell. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., New York. April 18, 1880; 
came to Okla. 1911; located Stilwell. Edu.. 






MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



h. s. New York; Georgetown Univ., 1911; 
LL. B. Washington Univ., Washington, D. 
C. Wife, Mabel E. Woodruff. Cdrn., 1 s., 
W. P.; 1 d., Elizabeth Louise. Bk. Con., 
First St. Church, Methodist. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, Masonic Blue Lodge; Consistory at 
McAlester- Shrine at Muskogee; Grotto at 
Ft. Smith; Pres. C. of C.; Pres. Rotary. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in dist. since 
1911; makes speeches. Offices, Co. Atty. 
1912-16, inc. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. cong. conv.; St. Committeeman; Prct. 
Committeeman; co. chmn.; co. chmn. Red 
Cross during W. War. 

WORSHAM. R. B., Stilwell. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor. B., Tenn., Feb. 17, 1866 ; came to 
Okla. 1899; located Stilwell. Edu., Evans¬ 
ville, Ark., com. sch. Wife, Emma Long 
with. Cdrn., 6 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., John A. Goodall, H. F. Wil¬ 
liams, C. L. Fletcher. Church, Baptist. 
Lodfie. M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
wcrker 40 yrs.; works personally. Offices. 
City Councilman; past mbr. Sell. Bd. ; pres¬ 
ent Mayor. Remarks, active during' M. 
War; has practically retired now. 

WORSHAM, JAMES T„ Stilwell. Dem. 
Occ., Cashier First St. Bk. B., Washington 
Co., Ark., Jan. 13, 1891; came to Okla. 
1899 ; located Grady Co.; Stilwell in 1902. 
Edu., com. sch. and h. s. grad., Stilwell, 
1912. Wife, Eva Flecher. Cdrn., 2 s., J- 
T Jr., Roy Wayne. Assoc.. Albert Carl¬ 
son, C. L. Fletcher. C. A. Worley, _W. A. 
Woodruff, IV. H. Martin. H. T. Williams, 
J. W. Ferguson, Joe Lynch. Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic. Blue Lodge; Flint. Lodge No. 11, Past 
Master. Imp. Rel., R. B. Worsham, (fath¬ 
er) Mayor of Stilwell. Pol. Act., partisan . 
co. worker since 1919; works by personal 
contact; del. to co. conv.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, dir. Fruit Growers Assn. ; 
interested in good roads; government. 


C. W. WATERS 





Alfalfa County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

0°. Judge, H . W. Wright (Deni.) - Cherokee 

Co. Attorney, W Adelbert Dillon (Dem.) Cherokee 

Ct. Clerk, Jess C. Tarr, (Rep.) _ Cherokee 

9^ er ^’ L ? na ir , Ri 1 < : hardson (Rep.) - Cherokee 

Sheriff, W. A. Carlisle (Dem.) _ Cherokee 

Co. Treasurer, Bryan Blew (Dem.) _ Cherokee 

Co. Surveyor, C. H. Guernsey (Dem.) _ Cherokee 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mrs. Harry 

Maltbie (Rep.) - Cherokee 

Co. Assessor, M. E. Henderson (Dem.) _ Cherokee 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 


Dist. No. 1—E. E. Talley (Dem.) 
Dist. No. 2—L. R. Smith (Rep.)_ 
Dist. No. 3—H. M. Sterba (Dem.) 
County Election Board: 

Sec'y, E. C. Geeslin (Dem.) _ 

Chmn., R. -B. Huley (Dem.) _ 

Mbr., A. C. Azbill (Rep.) _ 


.-Driftwood 
— Cherokee 
- Carmen 

— Cherokee 

- Helena 

— Ingersoll 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative,, E. D. Immell (Rep.) Helena; Sen¬ 
ator. Ira A. Hill (Rep.) Cherokee; District Judge, O. 
C. Wybrant, Woodward; J. W. Bird, Enid. 

State Officers, Joe W. Constant (Rep.) Member Fish 
& Game, Cherokee; T. R. Couch, Deputy Oil Inspector. 
Carmen ; L. T. Lancaster. County Superintendent Health, 
< ’herokee; L. C. Barnard, Division Engineer, Highway 
Department, Cherokee. 

State Instructor, West Okla. State Home for white 
children, Helena; Geo. Wood (Dem.) Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

E. R. Stoalabarger, Climn., Helena; Mrs. A. J. 
Titus, Y-Chmn., Cherokee. 

Republican 

H. B. Kliewer, Chmn., Cherokee; Mrs. Henry Lile, 
V-Chrnn., Cherokee; Garnett Fields, Sec’y, Aline. 

R. E. Crain, St. Committeeman, Carmen; Mrs. J. 
A. Liebrand, St. Committeewoman, Helena. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Cherokee, Co. Seat; A. J. Titus (Mayor) ; Bey Bon- 
trager (Clerk) ; ,W. L. Owen (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., 
V) inchester Oil & Gas Co., Carl C. Asun, Blackwell. 

Aline, J. W. Elkins (Chmn. Bd.) ; Pub. Ser., Munic¬ 
ipal. 

Amorita, Robert Sehwast (Mayor) ; S. F. Milam, 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser., Western Light & Power Co., 
Salina, Kan., R. H. Jarvis, V-Pres. 

Burlington, J. W. Alder (Mayor) ; Henry C. Doherty 
(Clerk). 

Carmen, J. F. Curry, (Mayor) ; W. B. Lewey (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser., Winchester Oil & Gas Co. 

Goltry, J. J. Zrust, (Mayor) ; G. R. Newby (Clerk). 

Helena, Pub. Ser., O. G. & E. 

Jet, H. A. Wohlford (Mayor) ; H. E. Douring 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser., O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1377 


1363 | 

| 1558 


1086 | 

Rep. 

| 1378 | 


3006 | 

| 2967 


4224 | 

Soc. 

1 471 


363 | 

| 45 


83 | 




Senator 




Dem. 

1 

908 | 

1367 | 

| 991 

1348 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1301 | 

2990 | 

| 3984 

2091 

1 

Soc. 

1 

125 

347 | 

|no C. 

13 

! 




Governor 




Dem. 

1 

892 j 

| 1659 

1 

1824 

1 

Rep. 

t 

1393 | 

| 3025 

1 

3007 

1 

Soc. 

1 

143 

| 50 

1 

15 

1 



Congressman 




Dem. 

I 1243 

833 | 

1576 | 1851 

| 1919 

1400 

1773 J 

Rep. 

| 1491 

1389 | 

2618 | 2485 

| 2985 

2185 

3556 | 

Soc. 

| 497 

125 

455 | 57 

|no C. 

10 

24 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Cherokee 

Goltry 

Jet 

Aline 

Carmen 

Helena 


Newspaper 

Alfalfa County News 

Cherokee Messenger 

Leader 

Visitor 

Chronoscope 

Headlight 

Star 


(Dem.) 
(Ind.) 
(Ind.) 
(Ind.) 
(Wkly.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 

C. L. Wilson 
C. O. Doggett 
Gerald R. Newby 
Tom D. Hickman 
C. R. Gorton 
Grace A. Petich 
Russell Putnam 


Owner 

Wilson Printing Co. 
Messenger Pub. Co. 
Gerald R. Newby 
Tom D. Hickman 
C. It. Gorton 
Grace A. Petich 
Russell Putnam 


ALDER, J. w., Burlington. Bep. Occ., 
druggist. B., Coffee, Mo., Mar. 31, 1890. 
Edu., coni. sch. Mo.; came to Okla. 1916; 
located north of Burlington; in 1924 moved 
to Burlington. Wife, Pearl Huff from Mo. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Alfred Lee, John Jr., Bus. Con,., 
Burlington Drug Co. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Burlington. Church, Christian. Clubs and 
Lodges, W. 0. W., Kiowa, Kans. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. : prct. registrar. 
Assoc., J. W. Kackley, Cherokee; Eugene 
Bloom, Alva. Remarks, interested in the 
upbuilding of his community. 

AZBILL, ALEXANDER C„ Ingersoll. 
Bep. Occ., fanner. B.. Bichman, Ky., Nov. 
10, 1859. Edu., com. sch., Madison; Chris¬ 
tian Col., Columbia, Ky., 1877-80; came 
to Okla. 1893. Wife, Nannie G. Sale, Ky. 
Cdrn., 4 s., B. V., Boy W„ T. H., St. 
Louis; B. H. Tex.; 3 d., Mrs. Willie Stew¬ 
art, Mrs. B. A. Smith, St. Louis; Hallie 
.Lzbill, teacher in Wichita, Kans. Bk. 
Con., Cherokee Natl. Assoc., John Beatty, 
Frank Overstreet, Joe Constant, John Kack¬ 


ley, Cherokee. Church, Christian. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., W. K. Azbill. San 
Diego, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. Offices, mbr. Co. Election. Bd. 
past 15 yrs.; Twn. Assessor; Dep. Assessor 
1906-26; mbr. sch. bd. 1893-1924. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Cent. Comm, since 1928. 
Remarks, made the run in 1893 and home¬ 
steaded near Cherokee. 

BASS, FRANK H., Carmen. Dem. Occ.. 
insurance agent. B„ Troy, N. Y., June 11, 
1871. Edu., com. sch.. Neb. 1889. Wife. 
Laura Gilbert. Bk. Con., Carmen St. and 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. T. Whitworth, 
E. D. Peck, E. A. Crain, Carmen. Church. 
Episcopal. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason. Car¬ 
men ; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine ; 
t. O. O. F., Carmen. Offices, Insp. Elec¬ 
tion ; Oil Insp. for co.; City Treas. 1924 
29. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. conv. 
10 yrs. Remarks, made the run to Okla. 
in 1893 and located at Carmen. Veteran 
of the Spanish-Amer. War, served in Co. 
M. First Terr. Beg., U. S. Inf. 


BERNARD, ASA T„ Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Lapota, Mo., Mar. 25, 
1869; came to Okla. 1893. Edu., com. and 
h. s. Kan., 1885-86. Wife, Mary E. Cdrn., 
6 s., L. C., Okla. City; C. K. Detroit, Mich.; 
O. P., Lambert; E. B.. E. J., Cherokee; Jim, 
Norman; 2 d., Mrs. Ella Kimnel, Mrs. 
Grace Jordan, Cherokee. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl., Cherokee. Bus. Con., dairy and 
farming ; stockholder and chmn. of bd. of 
Farmers Natl. Bk., Cherokee; stockholder 
in Farmers Elevator. Assoc., E. J. Barn¬ 
ard (s.) in dairy business with him; (pol.) 
J. B. A. Kobertson, A. N. Leecraft, Thomas 
G. Andrews, Charles Swindall. Church. 
Friends. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F. ; 
Kebekah, past Dept. Commander of Okla. 
Imp. Rel., L. C‘. B'ernard, Highway Dept.. 
Okla. City, and Dr. C. K. Bernard, Detroit. 
Mich. (sons). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 1907-28 ; mbr. 
twp. bd., 1907-28. Party Honors, Co. Bep. 
to st. conv. 1914. Remarks, made the run 
in 1893; located near Cherokee; interested 
in good roads. 



































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOB W. CONSTANT 


BLEW, BRYAN, Cherokee. Dem. Occ., 
insurance. B., New Cambria, Mo., June 8, 
1897. Edu., com. sch. Nash, Okia. Wife, 
Edith E. Goss. Bus. Con., rep. Equitable 
Life Ins. Co. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Cher¬ 
okee. Assoc., Carl S. Dunnington, C. M. 
Delzell, Cherokee; P. R. Stokesbury, Lam¬ 
bert. Church, Methodist Episcopal, Cher¬ 
okee. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.,; Mas¬ 
ter Mason, Cherokee. Imp. Rel., Oscar 
Blew, Iball player with K. C. Blues. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in behalf of dem. 
party. Offices, Co. Treas.-elect of co., hav¬ 
ing carried a normally Rep. co. by 1200 
majority. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lo¬ 
cated near Nash; lived near Perry 1913- 
22; at Cherokee since. 

CARLISLE, W. A., Cherokee. Dem. Occ., 
sheriff. B., Williamstown, Ivy., Oct. 24, 
1873. Edu., h. s- Ivy. Wife. Ida. A. Cdrn., 

1 s. Bk. Con., Cherokee Natl., Cherokee. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Guthrie 

Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Offices, 

sheriff (elect). Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; located at Cherokee; not active in 

politics until recently. 

CARPENTER, ALANSON ROBERT, Cher¬ 
okee. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Marietta, 
Ohio, Jan. 11. 1879. Edu., com. and h. s., 
Ohio, 1902 ; Ohio St. Univ., 1907. Wife, 
Leota Stein, Marietta, Ohio. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl., Cherokee. Assoc., Peter 
Stein, Carl Dunnington, C. M. Delzell, Geo. 
Tucker, Sen. Ira. Hill, W. E. Wiles, Cher¬ 
okee. Church, Methodist, Cherokee. Clubs 

& Lodges, Mason, Past Master Cherokee; 
Guthrie Consistory; Lions, Cherokee. Pol. 
Act., partisan, active in campaigning. Of¬ 
fices, City Atty. Cherokee 3 terms. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907 ; located at 
Cherokee; on local draft bd. 1917-19; mbr. 
Mason Hosp., Cherokee, and mbr. bd. trus. 
Guthrie Hosp. Hobby, raising shrubbery 
and flowers. 

CAVETT, RUFUS M., Jet. Dem. Occ., 
farming. B., Kirksville, Mo., Mar. 14, 1870. 
Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; h. sch. and col., 
Kan. 1891. Wife, Alice, d. of James P. 
Jett of Cleo., Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Herbert M., 
Asst. Co. Agt., Enid; Ursel R., Okla. A. & 
M. Coll; 5 d., Jewell, teacher at Enid; 
Mrs. Leona Stevens, Wash., D. C.; Mary, 


Dorothy, Allie, home. Bus. Con., farming; 
organized Farmers Exchange Elevator, Jet; 
Organized the first hank in Jet; Helped 
build the first R. R. to Jet. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Jet. Assoc., C. T. Powell, Jet; (pol.) 
Judge M. C. Garber, Sen. Ira Hill, Chero¬ 
kee; Dr. Lile, Judge Cullison. Church, 
M. E„ North. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Past 
Master; I. O. O. (F., Jet. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; mbr. Central Committee 15 yrs. 
PuBlic Offices, Judge Election Bd.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., since 1907. Twp. Assr., 1918-24. 
Remarks, Made the Run to Okla. in 1893 
and located at his present home. Inter¬ 
ested in vocational ed. and Club Work of 
the st. for boys and girls. On the Council 
of Defense, 1917-18. 

CHEADLE, FRANK EDWARD, Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., stock farmer. B., Wilkesville, 
Ohio. June 1, 1871. Came to Oklahoma 

in 1893 and located in vicinity of 
Cherokee. Edu., com. sch., Columbus 
Grove, Ohio; h. sch., Ann Arbor Mich., 
18S5-86; Kan. Agric. Col., Grad., 1897. 
Wife, Josie Higginbotham. Liberty Hill, 
Ya. Cdrn., 4 s., 1 d., Mary Cheadle, teach¬ 
er, Stroud. Bk. Con., Cherokee Nat. Assoc., 
John Beaty, A. T. Bernard, H. G. Frizell, 
W. A. Carlisle, A. J. Titus, H. W. Wright: 
Walter Ferguson, Tulsa. Imp. Rel.. J. B. 
Cheadle, Prof, of Law, Okla. Univ., and 
summer sch. teacher at Cornell Univ.. 

(brother) ; A1 Savage, Blackwell, (brother- 
in-law). Pol. Act., Independent; powerful 
politically in his community. Remarks. 
Attended Ann Arbor, Mich., S. S. with J*m 
Angel Pres, of Eastern Univ., and with 
Tom Cooley, son of Judge Cooley, one of 
the first mbrs. of Interst, Com. C'omm. 

CONSTANT, JOE W„ Cherokee. Okla. 

Rep. Occ., cashier, Cherokee Nat. Bk. B.. 
Oct. 27, 1887, Bell Plain, Kan. Came to 
Okla. 1893. Located Goltry 1893-1907- 

Cherokee s * 1 * * * 5 & nce. Edu.. com. sch.. Goltry 
1904, Phillips Univ., 1909. Wife, Lida Belle. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ J. R.; 1 d.. Mary Elizabeth. 
Assoc.. .T. C. Beaty, F. M. Overstreet, Ira 
A Hill, C. H. Baker, A. J. Titus, L. R. 
Smith; (pol.) Sen. Ira J. Hill, H. B. 
Kliewer. H. G. Frizzel'. John G. Parker. 
Lew Wentz. M. C. Garber, H. G. Patton. 
Dave Powers. Church. Bap. Clu'js & 
Lodges, 32° Mason. Scottish and York 

Rites: Consistory. Guthrie; Commande’-y, 
Cherokee; India Temple; C. of C.. Chmn. 
Park Improv. Com., Park Bd.. Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker, mostly through com. Offices, 
mbr. Co. Election Fd-. Secy. St. Fish & 
Game Commission 1929-31. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs.; Prec. Com. Re¬ 
marks, four min. speaker during W. War; 
Mbr. Council Defense; interested in Boy 
Scout Work fishing, hunting and trap 
shooting; Asst. Treas., Red Cross Chap., 
Liquidating Agt. for Bk. of Ingersoll under 
C. G. Shull. 

COOK. JAMES H.. Driftwood. Ren. Occ.. 
farmer and stockraiser. B., Hazel ton. 
Kan., Feb. 8, 1894. Edu., com. sch., Drift¬ 
wood, Okla., and h. sch., Cherokee grad., 
1915. Wife, Mayme Graham, Driftwood. 
Cdtn., 1 s„ Cyril. Bus. Con., farming and 
stockraising; on bd. of elevator, Driftwood ; 
stockho'der in two Farmers Oil Cos.. Dr : ft- 
wood. Bk. Con., Security S't. and Cherokee 
Nat’l. Assoc., Glenn Gerber. E. E. Talley, 
J. W. Rackley, Art Moseley. Cherokee. 
Church, Meth., Driftwood. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Amorita, and Chapter, 
Cherokee. Pol. Act., partisan: active in co. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd. Remarks, came to 
Driftwood, Oklahoma, 1895’. Winner in 
Wheat Growers Contest., 1928 ; Secy, of 
Farmers Union, Driftwood; Mbr. Okla. 
Crop Improvement Assoc. During World 
War served in 8th Div. 12th Mich. Gun Co., 
mbr. of Victory Post, American Legion, 
Burlington. 

COPPOCK, MURRAY L„ Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., farming and stockraising. B,, Osceola, 
Ta„ Mar. 17, 1884. Edu.. Estella Friends 
Acad., Cherokee, grad.. 1904; Friends Univ., 
Wichita, Kan., grad.. 1905 ; Penn College, 


Iowa, grad., 1906. Wife, Mary Blew^ d. 
of B F Blew, Cherokee. Cdrn., 2 s., Don¬ 
ald, Annapolis Naval Academy, Murray L., 
Jr., home; 1 d., Frances Ellen. Bk. Con., 
Cherokee Natl., Cherokee. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Dist. Repr. of Woods, 
Alfalfa and Major counties. Church, 
Friends, Cherokee. Imp. Re!., Roy O. Cop- 
pock, St. Bd. of Affairs, Okla. City. Pol Act., 
partisan; active in both co. and st. Assoc, 
Carl S Dunnington, John B'eaty, Andrew 
Titus, O. W. Henderson, Cherokee. Paity 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. and located near Cherokee 
in 1894 ; instructor for the Masonic Lodges 
in the st. and also of the Grand Lodge; a 

n* nnrl vnolHe £1t Vl 11 SI fl St. 



CRAIN, ROBERT E„ Carmen. Ren. Occ. 
produce. B., Polk Co., Mo.. Sept, o, L. •* 
Edu., ocm. and h. s.. Polk Co., Mo. W ie, 
Clara Sutter. Cdrn., 

2 s. Bus. Con., 
owner and propr. 

Smith-Crain & Co. 

1 roduce Co. ; pres. 

Carmen St. Bk. Bk. 

Con., Carmen St. 

Assoc., J. I. Smith 
(partner) ; J- C. 

Smith, Fairview; 

(pol.) John Rack- 
ley, Cherokee; Bill 
Glidewell, Helena ; 

W. T. Barrett, 
vimifi ; .Tudee Chas. 

5 w 1 n d a 11; Lew 
Wentz ; W. T. Otjen. 

Church, Bap. Clubs 

6 Lodges, Rotary, 

Carmen; Mason, 

Lodge No. 188 : I. 

O. O. F., Carmen. 

Pol. Act., partisan; active in co., st. and 
nat. Party Honors, sec’y. Cen. Com. 1905-13 ; 
co. chmn. Cen. Com. 1914-26; St. Commit¬ 
teeman for co. at nresent. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in .1903; lived at Lambert and 
Woodward one year; at Carmen since 1904; 


ROBERT E. 
CRAIN 










DAVIS, H. S.. Amorita. Rep. Occ.. 
farmer, retired. B., Carroll Co., Ill., Nov. 
12, 1863. Edu., com. sch. Ill. Wife, Car¬ 
rie M. Cdrn.. 2 s., Arthur E., Victor M. ; 
1 d., Lora Lee. at home. Bus. Con., pres. 
Bk. of Amorita; viee-pres. Farmers St. 
Pk., Ilazelton, Ivans.; Landowner. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Amorita. Assoc., S. F. Milam, 
Robert Schwint, E. F. Davis, P. O. Herold, 
Amorita; (pol.) F. M. Gustin, Ira A. Hill. 
Cherokee; John Rackley; M. C. Garber, 
Enid; John Doolin, Alva. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; active in civic 
affairs. Imp. Rel.. E. F. Davis, turn, deal¬ 
er, Amorita (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 30 ys.; works through 
personal activity only. Offices, treas. Con¬ 
solidated Sch. No. 5. Remarks, came 
to Oklahoma In 1893; located in Woods 
Co.; lived at Amorita since 1901. 


DEAN, HARRY, Carmen. Rep. Occ., 
hanker. B., Smith Center. Kans., May 15, 
1880. Edu., com. sch. Smith Center, Kan's., 
grad. 1907. Wife, Mabel I. Cdrn.. Fred 
Dean, Okla. Univ. ; Louise, at home. Bus. 
Con., cash. Carmen St, Bk. Assoc., R. E. 
Crain, Jacob Weber, Geo. Skidmore; (pol.) 
Judge Swindall, Judge Cullison. Walter Fer¬ 
guson, M. B. Cope. Church, Cong. Cluhs 
&. Lodges, Rotary; Mason, Shrine. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902 and located 
at Carmen. 

DELZELL. CHARLES M.. Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and hanking. B., Hersey, 
Mich., Jan. 13, 1877. Edu., com. sch. in 
Okla. and in sod house in Harper and Bar 
her Cos.. Kans. Wife, Ona Butts, d. of 
J. D. Butts, Cherokee. Cdrn, I s.. Charles 
Homer. Univ. of Okla. Bus. Con.. Farmers 
Natl. Bk., organizer and active till July 1, 
1928. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., vice- 
pres. Assoc., P. Stein, pres.; Carl S. Duu- 
nington, cash.; J. D. Butts, co-owner. 
Church, M. E., North. Clubs & Lodges, 





ALFALFA COUNTY 


9 




Co., Burlington; City Clk., Burlington; 
Asst. St. Fish and Game Warden; Sch. 
Treas. Party Honors, various local com¬ 
munity honors. Remarks, came to Okia. 
in 1895 ; lived in Ellinwood. Kans., 1904- 
OS ; lived since in Alfalfa Co.; during VV. 
War was in Finance Branch Q. M. €., 18th 
Div., U. S. Army, Camp Travis, Tex., Teh. 
1918 to Mar. 1919. Discharged a Serg. of 
1st class; mhr. Amer. Legion, Victory Post 
No. 45, Burlington; Post Adjt., 1928; Post 
Comm., 1926; Finance Officer, 1924. 


,;g 


Mason Knight Templar; Lions, secy. Imp. 
Rel., .1. D. E’utts, Cherokee (fa.-in-law) ; 
W. A. Delzell, Salem, Ore., priv. secy, to 
Gov. of Ore. Pol. Act., leader in co.; 
strong financial influence. Offices, first co. 
commr., appointed by Const. Conv. to help 
organize co.; laid out co. twp. and certi¬ 
fied new officers. Party Honors, del. to 
Nat. Conv., St. Louis, 1916; Pres. Elector, 
1928. Remarks, made the run into Okla. 
in 1893; located 4 miles west of Medford; 
worked for father of Mark Kessler in feed 
store in Guthrie. 1896-97 ; knows many of 
early day figures who were in Guthrie; 
chmn. of first and second Liberty Loan 
drives in co. during W. War. 

DILLON, WARREN ADELBERT, Chero¬ 
kee. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 5 miles 
east of Cherokee. Aug. 24, 1902. Edu., 
pub. sch. Carmen; h. s. Carmen, grad 1921; 
Univ. Okla. 1922; Okla. A. & M., Col. 1922- 
25; Cumberland Univ. LL. B., 1928. Bus. 
Con., Co. Atty.; farmer; Wichita Blue 
Streak Motor Co., airplane, stockholder. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., Herbert 
W. Wright, Co. Judge; Albert W. Dillon; 
A1 Carlyle, Sheriff ; Bryan Blew, Co. Treas.- 
elect, Cherokee. Church, M. E., South. 
Clubs & Lodges, Beta Theta Pi; Mason, 
3rd degree. Imp. Rel.. Albert W. Dillon, 
Cherokee (f). Offices. Co. Atty. Remarks, 
lived in co. except when away at sch. and 
at Jacksonville, Fla., in 1925 ; came from 
sch. to Cherokee where there was a bad 
situation in rep. pol., ran on clean-up tick¬ 
et and was elected. 

DOHERTY, HENRY C.. Burlington. Rep. 
Occ., banking. B., Ellinwood, Kans., Nov. 
2. 1895. Edu., Ellinwood, Kans., Amorita, 
Okla.; pursuing a 3-year course in law 
through the Amer. Extension Univ., Los 
Angeles, Calif. Wife, Marie A., d. of W. L. 
Dunbar, Kan. City, Mo. Cdrn., 2 d.. Oc- 
tavia, Norma Lee. Bus. Con., cash. Bk. 
of Burlington; Henry C. Doherty agency, 
real estate, farm loans and ins. Assoc., 
Oswald Thieme, pres. Bk. of Burlington; 
H. J. Hampton, Conrad Kraft, Burlington; 
W. D. Bredehoft, Fairmont; J. Wil- 
ford Hill, atty., Cherokee; John Rackley. 
P. M., Cherokee; Walter Ferguson, banker, 
Tulsa; W. J. Otjen, atty., Enid; John B. 
Doolin, Alva. Church, Catholic. Inin. Rel., 
Mrs. Mary E. Doherty (m.), 1507 N. Mar¬ 
ket, Wichita, Kans. Pol. Act., active lo¬ 
cally. Offices, secy. N. Union Telephone 


HENRY C. DOHERTY 


DUNNINGTON, CARL STILL, Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Atlanta, Mo., April 
1, 1882. Edu., com. sch. Clark, Mo.; Hazle¬ 
ton, Kans., grad. 1899; Mo. Valley Co!., 
Marshall, Mo., 1899-1901. Wife, Nora E. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Bk. cash., 1919 to date. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl., Cherokee. Assoc., G. A. Tucker, 
vice-pres. and P. Stein, pres, of Farmers 
Natl. Bk., Cherokee. Past Assoc., J. L. 
Halstead, Alva. Church, Meth., treas. and 
mbr. bd. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Ma¬ 
son, chapter at Kansas City; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., active in co. Offices, 
Co. Treas. 1915-19, two terms. 

FIELDS, GARNETT, Aline. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., about 1874. Married. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker in co. and st. Party 
Honors, sec’y Co. Rep. Cen. Com. 

FRIZZELL, HORACE GLENN, Cherokee. 
Rep. Occ., retired farmer. B., Grange 
Co., Ohio, Oct. 7, 1866. Edu., com. sch., 
Polk Co., Mo.; S. W. Baptist Col., B'olivar, 
Mo., 1883-85. Wife, Lorella J. Cdrn., 
1 s., Herbert H., Cherokee; 2 d., Mrs. R. 
L. Peterson, Cherokee; (other not named). 
Bus. Con., Alfalfa Natl. Bk., Cherokee, 
vice-pres. Bk. Con., Alfalfa Natl., Cher¬ 
okee. Assoc., H. B. Kliewer, A. D. Kin- 
cheloe, J. W. Rackley, J. R. McCrady. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, I. 0. 0. 
F.; Grand Rep. I. 0. 0. F., Oct. 1923. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. Offices, 
filled unexpired term Co. Clk., May, 1920, 
to Jan., 1921; City Commr. at present. 
Party Honors. Co. Chmn. Rep. Cent. Comm. 
1916-20; came to Enid, Okla., 1893; moved 
near Cherokee in 1901. 

GOLLEHON, MARION FLOYD, Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., insurance. B., Monroe Co., 
Mo., Oct. 21, 1885. Edu., h. s. Perry, 

Okla., grad. 1909; Okla. A. & M. Col., 


WARREN ADELBERT DILLON 


B. S., 1911. Bk. Con., Cherokee Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) George Woods, Helena; Ira 
A. Hill, St. Sen., Cherokee; Elmer Immel, 
Helena. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Commercial Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co.. st. and nat. Offices, Co. Auto 
License Collector since 1928. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at Perry, 1903 12; 
Cherokee since. 

GRAHAM, ROSS, Driftwood. Rep. Occ., 
farmer-stockman. B., Sweet Springs, Mo. 
Edu., com. sch. Sharon, Kans. Wife, Em¬ 
ma Warren, Sharon (deceased). Cdrn., 1 
s., Clyde; 1 d„ Mrs. J. H. Cook. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Burlington. Assoc., W. H. Lloyd, 

C. F. Gerber, Driftwood; J. M. Rackley, J. 
Walter Owen, Cherokee. Cluibs & Lodges, 
Mason, 32nd, Royal Arch, Cherokee; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
In co. and dist. Remarks, located 1 mile 
east of Driftwood in 1895. 

HENDERSON, JOHN FRANK, Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., hotel operator. B., West 
Union, la., June 3, 1871. Edu., com. sch. 
in a sod house. Summer, Kans. Wife, Mary 
Jay, d. of William Jay, Summer, Kans. Bus. 
Con., Henderson Hotel, owner; owns farms 
and oil interests in New Mexico, Okla. and 
Kans. Bk. Con., Cherokee Natl, and Al¬ 
falfa Natl. Church, Friends. Clubs & 
Lodges, Elks, Enid; Rotary, Cason and 
Knight Templar. Assoc., C. S. Avery, Tul¬ 
sa. Pol. Act., independent; active in fight¬ 
ing for constructive things rather than 
for party. Offices, City Commr., 1926-28. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928. Re¬ 
marks, made the run into Okla. in 1893 
and located near Cherokee; chmn. of C. of 
C. for 2 terms; chmn. of Council of De¬ 
fense during IV. War; is vice-pres. of U. S’. 
Highway Assn. No. 64; interested and in¬ 
fluential in good roads legislation; interest- 
en in betterment of schools. 

HENDERSON, MARSHALL E„ Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Donaphon 
Co., Kans., April 1, 1875. Edu., h. s., Ar- 
gania, Kans., grad. 1892; bus. col., Har¬ 
per, Kans., 1892-93. Wife, Jennie Maude. 
Cdrn., 3 s. Bk. Con., Alfalfa Co., Cher¬ 
okee. Assoc., (pol.) A. J. Titus, George 
Woods, Wm. Buckinham, H. B. Kliewer. 
Church, Friends. Clubs & Lodges, Lions 
Club; Yeomen. Pol. Act., active In co., 
st. and nat. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., Cher¬ 
okee, 1917-24; Supt. of Parks, Cherokee, 
1925-26 ; Co. Assessor, since election 1926. 
Party Honors, del to convs. Remarks, came 
to Oklahoma in 1907; lived at Aline two 
years; at Cherokee since 1909 ; active in 
civic affairs; supervised the building of 
the Cherokee H. S., Burlington H. S., and 
Friends church, Cherokee. 



CARL S. DUNNINGTON 










10 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HENDERSON, 0. W. T., Amorita. Dem. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Giles Co., 
Va., May 19, 1870. Edu., com. sch. Giles 
Co., Ya. Wife, Lector Williams. Cdrn., 2 
s., James and Clarence; 4 d., Grace Ferril, 
Ruby Jack, at home; Mrs. Mabel Spicer, 

Kans.; Mrs. Mary Polsen, Calif. Bus. 
Con., landowner and farmer. Bk. Con., 
First St., Byron. Assoc., S. F. Milam, Rob¬ 
ert Schwint, H. S. Davis, E. F. Davis, 
Amorita; (pol.) A. J. Titus, Cherokee; J. 
W. Higginbotham, Alva; A1 Whitworth, 
Carmen; Tom Right; Chas. Haskell; Tom 

O'Bryan; J. B*. Smith, Bryan C'o.; J. C. 
Ranee, Walters. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Lodge No. 266, Amorita; 
active in all community, civic affairs. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. pol. 

for 30 yrs.; works through party organiz. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Land Ap¬ 
praiser, Giles Co., Va., 1900 ; mbr. sch. bd. 
1905-11; twp officer 1913 19; irfbr. Okla. 
Leg. 1924-29. Party Honors, del. to all 

convs. ;prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1904 and has lived since at 
Amorita; active during W. War. 

HENRY, CHARLES M„ Carmen. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Nickerson, Kans., Aug. 
16, 1888. Edu., com. sch. and h. s., Helena, 
Okla., grad. 1910. Bk. Con., Farmers St., 
Carmen; director. Assoc., Wayne Dill, asst, 
in postoffice; (pol.) R. E. Crain, W. T. 
Barrett, Carmen; John Rackley, Cherokee. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Carmen. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Tom Harley, Wichita, Kans., (d. 
of Amer. Rev.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. Party Honors, del. to 8th 
dist. conv., Enid. 1926 and 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived at Carmen; 
in Natl. Guard Engin. on Mexican Border 
1916-17; was mustered out but recalled in 
1917 and placed in Co. D, 111th Engin., 
Camp Bowie, Tex., for W. War service; 
mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 47 at Car¬ 
men ; interested in good roads and public 


parks for the city; active in all charities 
and civic affairs. 

HENSON, JOHN ABNER, Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., grain buyer. B., Buffalo, Mo., June 5, 
1885. Edu., com. sch. Buffalo, Mo.; h. s. 
Charity, Mo. Wife, Gertie E. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Cherokee Mgr. Bowersock Mills 
& Power Company, Lawrence, Kansas. 
Bk. Con., Alfalfa Co., Cherokee. Assoc., 
H. B. Kliewer, W. A. Dillon, C. L. Wilson, 
Cherokee; E. E. Talley, P. Gerber, Drift¬ 
wood; O. W. T. Henderson. Church, Bap¬ 
tist. Imp. Rel., Ralph Henson, Roxanna 
Oil Co., Shawnee; W. T. Henson, Red Top, 
Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st.; Alfalfa Co. Comtmr. 1924-26. Party 
Honors, Secy, and Treas. of Co. Dem. Cent. 
Comm. Remarks, moved to Driftwood, 
Okla. 1904 ; to Cherokee 1927. Interested 
in good roads movements. 

HILL, IRA A., Cherokee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Iowa, 1875. Bus. Con., Titus 
& Hill, law firm; mercantile bus.; bk. dir. 
Offices, Clk. Terr. Dist. Ct., Alva; St. Sen., 
serving second term. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in Terr, days; lived Newkirk; at 
Cherokee since statehood; veteran of Span- 
ish-Amer. War; served with Rough Riders. 
Very active in rep. party. 

HILL, J. WILFORD, Cherokee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., MicPherson, Kans., June 3, 
1891. Edu., h. s., Cherokee, grad. 1912; 
Law Sch. K. U., grad. Wife, Helen Old¬ 
ham. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty. Cherokee; formerly partner of Cur¬ 
ran, Sturgis & Hill, Enid, 1926-28. Bk. 
Con., Cherokee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. R. 
Smith, Cherokee; John Rackley, Carmen; 
Bob Crain, Cherokee; H. G. McKeever; 
Sen. W. J. Otjen. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary ; Mason. Pol. Act., active in co., st. 
and nat. Offices, Co. Atty. 1921-24. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1893; lived at Enid 


1893-1908; Cherokee 1908-26; Enid 1926- 
28; Cherokee since. During W. War 16th 
Co. at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Utterback Post, Cherokee. Hobby, 
golf. 

HILL, SHERMAN W., Cherokee. Ren. 
Occ., abstracter. B„ Ashtabula, Ohio, Oct. 
3, 1864. Edu., com. sch. McPherson, 
Kans.; St. U., 1881-82. Wife, Emmy E. 
Hunt, McPherson, Kans. Cdrn., 2 s., Ver¬ 
gil W., 1509 W. 17th, Okla, City; J. Wil- 
ford, Cherokee. Bus. Con., Okla. Abstract 
Co., Cherokee. Bk. Con., Alfalfa Co. Natl., 
Cherokee. Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Rackley. 
C. I. Overstreet, Ira A. Hill. Clubs and 
Lodges, Mason, High Priest and Counselor ; 
York Rite; Knight Templar, Cherokee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. Offices. 
Co. Surv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; 
Enid 1893-1906; Cherokee since 1906; has 
oldest abstract co. in co. 

HOEFER, AUGUST C., Driftwood. Ind 
Occ., farmer. B„ Keokuk, la., June 14. 
1872. Edu., com. sell. McPherson, Kans.; 
studied all the sciences at home. Wife, 
Belle Johnson, Kingman, Kans. Cdrn.. 2 
d., Mrs. C. J. Gwynne, Kiowa, Kans.; Mrs. 

C. L. Steeds. 2530 W. 18th, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Pres. St. BTr. of Driftwood, 1910- 
15. Bk. Con., Security St., Driftwood. 
Church, B’ap. Clubs & Lodges, M. W 
A.; Mason. Assoc., (pol.) Clayton Hyde, 
Alva: Dr. McGracevey, Carmen; John Simp¬ 
son, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., H. H. Mauek. 
Nelson, Neb., Co. Atty. Pol. Act., cam¬ 
paigned for dem. nominees in 1928 elec¬ 
tion. Offices, first Co. Commr., 1907 ; J. 
of P. for past 20 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893 and located at Driftwood; 
interested in co-operative marketing; helped 
organize Wheat growers in S. D., N. D., 
Minn., Tex., Neb., Kans., and Okla.; han¬ 
dled publicity for co-operative wheat grow¬ 
ers,' and was dir. in Wheat Growers Assn. 
1926-27; active in Liberty Loan drives dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

HOWARD, J. D., Byron. Rep. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Argonia, Kans., March 20, 
1882. Edu., com. sch. Cherokee. Wife, 
Myrtle, d. of J. B. Haskett, Kiowa, Kans. 
Bus. Con., owner of Howard Hdw. Store, 
Byron. Bk. Con., First St., Byron. Assoc.. 

D. R. Herald, C. A. Johnson, Ed L. Koria, 
Alba Waters, Byron; (pol.) John Parr, 
John Rackley, Cherokee; Ira Hill, Chero- 



MARSHALL E. HENDERSON 











11 



AUGUST C. HOEFER 


kee; JVI. C. Garber, Judge Swindall, Enid. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Lodge No. 266, Amorita; I. 0. 0. F„ By¬ 
ron. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 
yrs. in co. and st.; works through party 
organiz. and personal contacts; active in 
civic affairs in his community. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Prct; Chinn. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893; lived at Cherokee, 1893-1904; at 
Byron since; during W. War was Fuel 
Insp. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

I MM ELL, E. D„ Helena. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Helena, 1885. Edu., pub. sch. 
(Married). Cdrn., several. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Helena Natl. Bk. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason; W. 0. W. Offices, State Rep., since 
1928. (Complete information unavailable.) 

JETT, RICHARD, Jet. Rep. Occ., farmer 
and veterinarian. B., Oldham, Ky., Boone 
Co., Ind. Wife, Adelia Murphy. Cdrn., 1 
s., Richard L., Jr. Bki. Con., Bank of Jet; 
Farmers. Assoc., (doI.) Lynden Jet, Judge 
Swindall, Judge Garber, Ira A. Hill. Lodges, 

l. O. 0. F. Public Offices, Mayor, two terms. 
Remarks, made the run to Okla. in 1893 
and located at Jet. Town is named for 
him. Duriilg 1917-18 was gov. insp. of 
wheat threshing in Alfalfa Co. 

KLIEWER, HENRY B., Cherokee. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B„ Southern Russia, Mar. 
18, 1880. Came to Cherokee, Okla., in 

1908. Edu., h. sch., Millsboro, Kan., 
grad., 1897. Wife, Mary Loewen. Cdrn., 

1 s., F. C., Wichita, Kans. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Alfalfa Co. Nat. Bk., since 1908. 
Assoc., A. D. Kincheloe, Harvey Bonto, 
Curtis Gray, H. G. Frizzell. Cherokee; 
(pol.) John Rackley, L. R. Smith, Cherokee; 
Robert Crain, Carmen ; W. G. Skelly. Tulsa. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; 
Mason, Lodge No. 307; C of C. ; mbr. Bd. 
of Dir. Pol. Act., partisan; local, co., st. 
and natl. Offices, Sch. Treas.. 1910-22; 

m. Bd. Ed. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. 
Co. C'en. Com., since 1928. 

LEIBRAND, MRS. J. A., Helena. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Church, 
Meth. Party Honors, State Committeewoman. 
Remarks, M'ade the run to Okla. 1893. 
formerly lived McPherson, Kan. (Complete 
information unavailable.' 

LILE, ELLA NORA (MRS. H. A.), Chero¬ 
kee. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Mendata, 
Ill., May 23, 1889. Came to Okla. in 1902 ; 


ALFALFA COUNTY 


lived near Curtis 1902-04 ; Helena, 1904 ; 
Cherokee, since. Edu., com. sch., grad, 
Ringwood, 1907 ; Christian Univ., Enid, 
grad., 1910. Okla. A. & M. grad. 1914; 
Iowa St. Col., grad. 1921; Wash. Univ., 
St. Louis, grad. Doctorate 1925. Husb., 
Capt. H. A. Lile., M. D. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., C. H. Baker, H. Z. 
Herzberg, J. C. Shirley, Enid; J. Walter 
Keyes, Cherokee; Miss Maude Thomas, 
Judge M. C. Garber, Mrs. Carl Cruce, Enid. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. 
Legion Aux.; Eastern Star; Study Club, 
Cherokee; Town Club, St. Louis Mo., 1923- 
25 ; Organizer of 1st Chap. Blue, Elue, Vio¬ 
let, Stillwater 1921; Alpha Delta Pi. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Tilda Miller, Helena; Mrs. R. T. 
Webb, St. Louis ; Mrs. H. E. Surface, Inger- 
sall. Pol. Act., active in co. Party Honors, 
Vicee Chmn. Co. Rep. Com.; Mbr. 8th 
Cong. Com. 

LILE, HENRY ANDREW, Cherokee. Rep. 
Occ., Surgeon. B., Barton Co., Ivan., May 6, 
1874; came to Okla. 1899. Edu * 1 ., h. sch.. 
Pawnee Rock, Ivan., grad., 1890 ; Central 
Normal Col., Great Bend, Ivan., grad., 
1893 ; Barnes Med. Col., St. Louis, Mo., 
grad., 1899. Wife, Ella Nora (Miller). Bus. 
Con., Lile & Huston, P'hys. and Surgeons. 
Bk. Con.. Farmers Nat.; Natl., of Aline. 
Assoc., Dr. H. E. Huston, Cherokee; Dr. 
F. A. Rhodes, Titusville, Fla.; Dr. W. 
Grimaud, Medford; (pol.) J. W. Rackley, 
Percy Simons, Enid; Art Moseley, S. C. 
Timmons, Cherokee; Mr. Crane, Carmen. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
Blue Lodge; Chap, and C'ommandery; Con¬ 
sistory Guthrie. Imp. ReL. Earl Smith, Gar¬ 
field; Ed. Blaine and E. G. Smith Cherokee, 
(half-brother) ; Lena Steele, Spearville, Kan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in campaigns. 
Offices, Co. Coroner, 1900-08 ; City Comr., 
1927. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. a 
number of times. Remarks, dir. in Farmers 
Natl. Bk. ; built only hosp. in Cherokee 
1919; one at Aline 1916. C'anvisle, 1899- 
1901; Aline 1901 18; Cherokee 1918. 

Camp McArthur, Waco Tex., in 
Corps during World War; Mbr. 

Legion Post No. 33. 

MALTBIE, MRS. HARRY, Cherokee. Rep. 
Occ., teacher. B., Iowa Falls, la., Dec. 26, 
1890. Came to Okla. in 1903. Ingersoll, 
1903-14: Cherokee since. Edu., h. sch., 
Stella Acad., grad., 1910; Col., Alva, grad., 
1914. Husb., Harry. Cdrn., 1 d., Mera Marie. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Rack- 



M. R. MANSFIELD 



MRS. H, A. LILE 


ley. Cherokee; R. M. Cavett, Jet; W. A. 
Glidewell. Church, Friends. Clubs & Lodges, 
Eastern Star; Ladies Aux. to Amer. Legion. 
Pol. Act., active in local and co. affairs. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Schs., elected 1924, re¬ 
elected 1928. 


Mar. 20, 1870. Edu., com. sch.. Harper, Kan. 
Wife, Bessie Davis. Cdrn., 1 d., Georgia, sch. 
teacher, Western Springs, Ill. Bus. Con.. 
Mansfield & Brake)", Ins. Co., in co. for 28 
yrs.; farming. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., 
(stockholder) ; Farmers Bank, Lambert. 
Assoc., IV. R. Brakey, (partner). Clubs &. 
Lodges, Odd Fellows; M. W. A.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; all of Cherokee. Offices, First 
Co. Clk., appointed by Const. Oonv., 1907 ; 
First Co. Oomr. and First Co. Assessor, 1911, 
made possible by enactment of a law ; Mayor 
of Cherokee, 1916-20; Co. Comr. 1925-29. 
Party Honors, Chrmn. Dem. Party, Co., 
1907; first co. chmn. Remarks, Homestead¬ 
ed 2 miles south of Lambert in run of 
1893 and has lived there and in Cherokee 
since. Helped organize co. in conjunction 
with C. M. Delzell, Cherokee, Henry Chown- 
ing', Enid and Gus Hoeffer, Driftwood. 

McWILLIAMS, j. C., Kiowa, Kan. Dem. 
dec., farmer. B., Westmoreland Co. Pa., 
Sept. 28. 1862. Came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived 
since SE. of Kiowa, Kan. Edu., com. sch., 
Penn. Wife, Elizabeth Stump, of Penn. 
Cdrn., 2 s., J. C., Jr., Charles E.; 1 d., 
Mary Elizabeth Daughttee, Burlington. Bus. 
Con., farm owner. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Kiowa. 
Kan. Assoc., Allen Jenkins, Charles Neff, 
Jim Polasari. Kiowa, Kan.; (pol.' 
Mart Mansfield, Cherokee; O. W. T. 
Henderson, Amorita. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason; Lodge No. 262, Hazelton, Kan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. pol. for 20 yrs. Works through 
personal contacts only. Offices. Co. Comr., 
Alfalfa Go., 1907-12. Remarks, interested 
in church and sch. welfare 

MILAM, S. F., Amorita. Dem. Occ., lum¬ 
ber dealer. B., Macon Co., Mo., July 18, 
1872. Came to Okla. in 1893; lived since at 
Amorita. Edu., com. sch.. Carwin, Kan. 
Wife, Nora, d. of John Alexander, Amorita. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Joe, Weatherford; 1 d. Mrs. 
Irene Jackson, Enid. Bus. Con., Owner C. 
O. Vaughan Lumber Co., Amorita; Vice 
Pres. Ek. of Amorita. Assoc., H. S. Davis, 


MANSFIELD, M. R., Cherokee. Dem. Occ. 
At insurance agent. B., Ft. Laramie, Wyo. 
Hosp. 

Amer. 

















12 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Robert Schwint, L. T. Taylor, Amorita; 
(pol.) O. W. T. Henderson, W. H. Holden, 
Amorita; iMose Anderson, Frank A. Derr, 
Guthrie. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, ac- 


MRS. HARRY MALTBIE 


tive In all local civic affairs; Mason, Lodge 
No. 266, Amorita; Guthrie Consistory; Past 
Master Masons. I. 0. 0. F., Amorita, Past 
Grand. Imp. Rel., Joe Milam, coach of S. 
W. T. C. Weatherford, (son) ; J. L. Milam, 
groc., Amorita, (brother). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 30 yrs. 
Works through party organ, and personal 
contacts. Strong for law enforcement. Offices, 
Sch. Dir., 1901-21; City Clk., since 1919. 
Party Honors, Prec, Committeeman; del. 
to co. conv. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

OVERSTREET, FRANK M. Cherokee. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Medicine Lodge, 


JOHN WILLIAM RACKLEY 


Kan., Mar. 25, 1892. Came to Okla. in 
1893; lived at Driftwood, 1893-1908; Chero¬ 
kee since. Edu., com. sch., Driftwood; S'tella 
Acad., Ingersoll, grad., 1906; Alva Normal 
ISch., 1907-10. Wife, Hazel Weeks. Bus. 
Con., Vice Pres.. Cherokee Natl. Bk.; Pres. 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Assoc., Joe Constant, 
John Beaty. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Shrine; Rotary Club. Pol Act., 
active in local, co., st. and nat. Remarks, 
interested in good roads. 

OVERSTREET, J. I., Cherokee. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer B., Milam, Mo., Feb. 29, 
1863. C'ame to Okla. in run of 1893; set¬ 
tled near Cherokee. Edu., sch., Milan, Mo. 
Wife, Emma Coulter, d. of Geo. W. Coulter, 
Harper, Kan. Cdrn., 4 s., Frank M., Cashier 
Natl. Bk., M. E., C. E., and H. €.. Cherokee. 
Assoc., T. C. Oare. (parner) in bus. Bk. 
Con., Cherokee Natl. Church, Meth. S. 
Offices, C'o. Comr., Woods Co. 4 yrs.; Co. 
Treas., Alfalfa Co., 2 yrs. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in grain growing. 

PECK, ERNEST D„ Carmen. Dem. Occ., 
ibarber. B., Alma, Kan., March 20. 1884. 
Came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived at Blackwell 3 
yrs.; Carmen since 1901. Edu.. com. and 
h. sch., Blackwell. Wife, Anna F. Hamilton. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. 1 d. Bus. Con., partner in 
barber bus.; prop, of Carmen Ice Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Ford Markle, Car¬ 
men; (pol.) A. J. Titus. Cherokee; Judge 
Phelps, mbr. Supreme Ct.; Scott Ferris, 
Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Lodge No. 188,; M. W. A. Imp. 
Rel., Direct descendant of John Adams. Pol 
Act., partisan, active local, co., st. and 
nat. Offices, mbr. Bd. Ed., since 1920 ; 
Asst. Tag C'ollec., 1928. Party Honors, Co. 
Vice Chinn., 1920-24. 

POWELL, CHARLES T„ Jet. Dem. 0c<\. 
banker. B., Sedalia, Mo., Feb. 28, 1873. 
Came to Okla. in 1901; located at Jet. Edu 
Sedalia, Mo., com. and h. sch.; St. Normal. 
Warrensburg, Mo.. 1895. Wife, Ethel, d. of 
F. P. Carry. Bk. Con., cashier of the Bk. 
of Jet. Assoc., Frank P. Carry, Jet; (pol.) 
Sen. Ira Hill; Rep. I. M. Immel. Chu r ch. 
Meth. N. Lodqes, Mason, Blue Lodge. Jet; 
Guthrie Consistory. 

RACKLEY. JOHN WILLIAM, Cherokee. 
Rep. Occ.. Postmaster. B., Gilmer C'o., Ga. 
Oct. 2, 1869. Edu.. com. sch., in Ga. and 
(Southern Mo. : Normal, Chillicothe, Mo.. 
1891; grad. Priv. Normal, 1893. Bradley- 
ville. Wife, Myrtie Hammer. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Ralph. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. Assoc , 
M. C. Garber, Charles Swindall, Jus. B. 
Cullison, Enid, (Clerk to J. B. Cullison 
for 10 years) ; A. S. J. Shaw; M. B. 
Cope. St. Banking Bd. Atty.; Sen. T. 
W. Harreld; A. C. Alexander; Les’ie 
'Swan; T. K. Wright, Okla. City, Church 
Bap., Chrmn. Bd. of Deacons, Teacher 
Men’s Bible Class. 6 years Moderator of 
Salt Fork Assn. Clubs & Lodges Mason, 
all bodies in Cherokee; Council, Enid: 
Easte-n Star, all chairs in Eastern Star: 
Attends Grand Chap. Royal Arch in Okl'. 
s 5 noe 1916, now Grand Scribe for st. ; T. 
O. O. F., belongs to all branches in Chero¬ 
kee ; Past Grand Master of Okla. 1925-26 : 
Okla. rep. in Natl. Grand Lodge, 1927 ; M 
W. A., Cherokee, since 1901. Past Grand 
Chief and Past Chief and Past Commander 
in Masonry. Imp. Rel., William R'lev 
Racklev, (father) of Pickens Co., S. C., Jan. 
6. 1826. He was a farmer, later ordained 
Baptist preacher in 1878 ; Veteran of Civil 
War. Union Army, Co. D. 10th Tenn. 
Cav. Pn|. Act., partisan; Co. Clr^n. 
A'falfn Co.. 1906-12; Mbr. St. Central Com.. 
1924-28; now mbr. Eighth Cong. Comm. ; 
active leader in Alfalfa since 1904. Offmcs. 
Dep. Tax Collector in Mo., 1900; Dep. 
Treas. of Alfalfa Co.. 1908-09; City Clk.. 
Cherokee. 1909 13 ; Ct. Clk.. Alfalfa Co.. 
1913-23; Postmaster, Cherokee. 1923; Post¬ 
master at Lambert. 1903-1909. 

RICHARDSON. LENA, Cherokee, Rep. 
Occ., County Clerk. B., Christfield, Kan. 
May 31, 1891. Came to Cherokee, in 1893. 
Edu., com. sch.. h. sch.. bus. col. Married 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d., Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 


Assoc., Mrs. Eva Stout, Mrs. Mattie Brad¬ 
ley, Judge H. W. Wright, Mrs. Harry Malt- 
bie. Church, Friends. Imp. Rel., Clyde Laut, 
(brother). Offices, Co. Clk. (Elect). 

RUSSELL, WILMER T., Jet. Rep. Occ.. 
hardware merchant B., Alma. Va., Jan. 
3, 1871. Came to Okla. in 1S94; lived at 
Enid, 1894-1908; Jet since. Edu., Alma 
Va., Dover Acad., 1884-85 ; Cen. Normal 
Col., Great Bend, Ivans., 1887-88. Wife. 
Carrie Traugh. Cdrn., 2 s., Clarence V., 
Great Bend, Kan.; E. L., Galtry, Okla.; 2 
d., Mrs. Merie Dunavant, Mrs. Velma Duna- 
vant, Jet. Bus Con., hardware store. Jet; 
farming. Bk. Con., Farmers. Assoc., Gens- 
man Brothers, Enid; (pol.) M. C. Garber; 
Judge J. B. Cullison. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Jet; Guthrie 
Consistory. Pol. Act., Prec. Committee¬ 
man, Saline Twp., 12 yrs. Remarks, 
wheat insp. for the U. S. Gov. in 
1918. Active in Boy Scout work in co. 

SCHERER, CLARENCE H„ Cherokee. In¬ 
dependent Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Boone- 
vdle, Mo. April 15', 1890. Came to 

Cherokee same year. 

Edu., com. sch.,, h. 
sch. Wife, Alpha 
Huff. Cdrn., 1 d. 

Bus. Con., Gents' 

Fur. Store. Bk. 

Con., Alfalfa Co. 

Natl. Assoc., H. S. 

Scherer, (brother), 
part.; (pol.) Frank 
Overstreet, Chero¬ 
kee ; John Doolin, 

Alva. Church, Cath. 

Clubs & Lodges, 

Rotary, Cherokee; 

K. of C., Alva. Pol. 

Act., active in local 
co., st. and natl. 

Remarks, during W. 

War served in Bat- CLARENCE H. 
tery E., 189th F. SHERER 

A., First Lieut. 

SMITH. L. R., Cherokee. Rep. Occ., drug¬ 
gist. B., Washington Co., Pa., May 4, 1880. 
Came to Okla. in 1901; lived in Cherokee 
since 1905. Edu., com. sch., Washington 
Co.. Pa., Col., W. Liberty, W. Va., 1898-99; 
Bethany Col., Bethanv W. Va., 1900 ; Univ. 
of Ill., 1903-04. Wife, Myrtle Albright. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Rulda, art inst. at Ft. Worth, 


FRANK M. OVERSTREET 











ALFALFA COUNTY 13 



EDWARD E. TALLEY 


Tex.; Marguerite, Northwestern Univ., 
Evanston, Ill., other d. at h. Bus. Con., 
owner of Smith Drug Store. Bk. Con., 
Cherokee Natl. Assoc., Frank Smith, 
(brother) ; Lodges, 32nd Mason; K. C. C, 
H. Pol. Act., partisan; active in local and 
co. Offices, Co. C'omr.; elected 1928. Party 
Honors, mgr. of campaigns. Remarks, dur¬ 
ing World War organized and was chmn. of 
co. chap. Amer. Red Cross; mbr. Co. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense ; Chmn. of Cherokee Commer¬ 
cial Cluib, 1927. Interested in good roads. 

STEIN. PETER, Cherokee. Rep. Occ., 
(banker. B., Keokuk Co., Ia., July 28, 1870. 
Came to Cherokee in 1908; lived there 
since. Edu., com. sch., Keota, Ia. Wife, 
Mabel 0. Sapp. Cdrn., 4 s., Ira. with Mar- 
land Oil Co., Ada; Clifford, Donald, Leroy. 
4 d„ Mrs. Edith Leiherand, Helena; Geneva 
Sebring, Breckenridge, Tex.; Mrs. Elsie 
Overstreet, Cherokee; Ruth. Bus. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Bk.. Cherokee, pres.; farm 
ing. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., C. M. 
Delzell, A. R. Carpenter, H. A. Lile, Chero¬ 
kee ; Milton C Garber, Judge Swindall, 
Enid. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Yeomen; Woodmen; former mbr. 
K. P. Offices, Co. Commr., 1920-25 ; Pres. 
Sch. Bd. Remarks, instrumental in secur 
ing one of finest courthouses in state for 
county; good roads enthusiast. 

STOALABARGER, E. R., (See Garfield 
Co.) 

STOCKSBERRY, PAUL R., Lambert. Rep. 
Occ., Banking. B., Shields, Kan., May 14, 
1889. Came to Okla. in 1897 ; Lahoma, 
1897-1900 ; Goltry, 1904-17 ; Cherokee, 1917- 
18; Lambert 1918 and since. Edu.. Lahoma; 
Nw, St. Normal, grad., 1910. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet, d. of Ira Blew. Cherokee. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Max, Dick; 1 d., Reba. Bus. Con., cash, 
of Farmers Bk., Lambert. Assoc., H. J. 
McCready, C. M. Delzell. H. L. Young, 
Art Moseley, Cherokee. Church, Meth. N. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F. Offices, Treas. Sch. B’d., 
1921-29. Remarks, interested in baseball, 
football and basket ball. Played baseball 
with Cheyenne Indians; with Rocky Moun¬ 
tain Champ., 1910-11; with Colorado 

Springs, 1912. 

STOUT, EVA (GANT), Cherokee. Dem. 

Occ., Dep. Co. Clk. B., Argonia, Kan., 

Mar. 21, 1893. Came to Okla. in 1905 ; 

settled in Cherokee. Edu., h. sch., grad., 
1911, Widow. Cdrn., 2 d., Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl.,, Cherokee. Assoc., Lena Richard¬ 


son ; C. F. Dunn, County Treas.; Ira A. 
Hill, St. Sen.; W. T. Henderson, E. D. 
Irnmell, A. E. Moseley, H. A. Titus, H. M. 
Sterba, Carl S. Dunnington. Church, Friends. 
Imp. Re!., H. L. Gant, Denver, Colorado. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rebekahs. Pol. Act., Sec’y 
for Dem. Caucus of co. Offices, Co. Clk., 
1923-27, 2 terms. Party Honors, Received 
the largest majority ever given a Dem. 
candidate in co. Remarks, interested in 
betterment of farm conditions. 

TALBOT, MRS. ALICE, Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., Housewife. B., Shawano. Wis., Feb. 
8, 1882. Came to Okla. in 1906; lived 
since at Cherokee. Edu., h. sch., St. Paul, 
Minn., grad., 1901. Hus., Guy D. Cdrn , 2 
d. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star; Past Matron, Pres. Cherokee Study 
Club; T. O. G. Bridge Club. Assoc., Mrs. A. 

E. Mosely, Okla. City. Pol. Act., active at 
party caucuses. Offices, Clerk Bd. of Ed. of 
Cherokee 1926-27. Party Honors, Sec. Cen¬ 
tral Commr., 1922-24. 

TALBOT, GUY DUANE, Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., Atty. B., Syracuse, Neb., May 29, 
1876. Came to Enid, 1906; to Chero¬ 
kee 1907. when county was opened. Edu., 
com. sch., Univ. of Neb. 1898-1900, 
LL. B. Wife, Alice, d. of A. F. Mc- 
Cully, St. Paul, Minn. Cdrn., 2 s., both 
deceased; 2 d., Evelyn, and Marjorie. Bk. 
Con.. Alfalfa Co. Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, K. 
of P. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Commandery 
Cherokee. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Tom Doyle, 
Judge J. I. Phelps, Okla. City; A. E. 
Moseley, Okla. City; G. W. Wood, 
Helena. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
campaigns; makes speeches. Party Honors. 
Co. Chmn., 1914-20; del. to St. Convs. 
Remarks, only lawyer in Cherokee for some 
time. Defended more banks than any other 
lawyer in Okla., 13 in all; “Leaders in st. 
depend upon him in county affairs.” — Sam 
Hayes. 

TALLEY, EDWARD E., Driftwood. Dem. 
Occ., Farmer. B., Mt. Pleasant, Ia., Aug. 
19, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Kiowa, Kan., 
grad., 1892. Wife, Bell Tilbury, d. of Carey 
Tilbury, Clarinda, Ia. Bk. Con., Security 
St., Driftwood. Assoc., M. R. Sears, Drift¬ 
wood ; Carl S. Dunnington, Frank Kliewer, 

F. M. Overstreet, A. J. Titus, Art Moseley. 
Frank Henderson. Ira Hill. Cherokee. 
Church, Baptist. Clubs &. Lodges. M. W. 
A., Byron; Masons, Amorita; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., G. I. Talley, Oak Park, 
Ill.; Jessie Talley, Buffalo, N. Y. (Sister). 



GEORGE W. WOOD 



JESS C. TARR 


Cdrn., 1 s., Edward Evans Talley, Prin. 
h. sch., Cherokee; 2 d., Mrs. D. F. Morton, 
Okla. City, auditing bus.; Mrs. Fred Lay¬ 
man, Alva. Pol Act., partisan; active in 
co. Offices, Co. Commr. since 1924. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1926-28. Remarks, 
Homesteaded in Okla. in run of 1893; in 
co. where he has lived since. Good roads 
enthusiast. Interest in advancement of 
his co. 

TARR, JESS C., Cherokee. Ren. Occ., Ct. 
Clk. B., Jet, Okla., Feb. 27, 1898. Edu., 
com. sch.. Jet; Col., Helena, 1914-1917. 
Wife. Lois Van Wye, d. of J. B. Van Wye, 
Helena. Cdrn., 3 d., Jammie Dorcas, Jennie 
Lu and Virginia Mae. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Assoc., C. M. Prewett, G. E. 
Dague, Rep. E. D. Immell, Helena; Sen. 
Ira A. Hill, A. J. Titus, Cherokee; Judge 
Swindall. Church, Church of Christ. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions, Cherokee. Imp. Rel., Arthur 
Tarr, Inst, in ool., Columbia, Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Offices, Ct. Clk., apptd. 1927 to 
fill an unexpired term ; elected in 1928. Re¬ 
marks, lived at Jet, 1898-1914; Helena, 1914- 
27 and Cherokee since. In Air Service dur¬ 
ing World War. mbr. Amer. Legion, Verdner 
E. Etterbach Post No. 33, Cherokee, Post 
Adjt., and Past Post Commander, Helena. 
Joseph C. Tarr (father) made the run io 
O kla. in 1893 ; settled near Jet. 

TITUS, ANDREW J., Cherokee. Dem. 
Occ., Atty. B., Sarepta, N. J., Mar. 11. 
1865. Came to Okla. in 1901; and located 
in Cherokee. Edu.. com. sch., N. J.; Kan. 
Normal Sch., 1885-87; Studied law with 
Geo. E. McMahon, Anthony, Kans, admitted 
to Kan. B'ar, 1893, and to Okla. Bar, 1905. 
Wife, Cordelia. Cdrn., 1 s.. Charles 

B., Wichita, Kan.; 1 d., Mrs. Edith Donald¬ 
son Pueblo, Col. Bk. Con., Cherokee Natl. 
Assoc., Sen. Ira Hill, law partner; Guy D, 
Talbot, partner until 1926. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Cherokee; Knight 
Templar, Anthony, Kan.; Rotary Club. Pol. 
Act., Dist. Clk., Anthony, Kan., 1893 97. 
Offices, Mayor of Cherokee, 7 yrs.; In Kan. 
was Sen. from 37th Dist. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Co. Central Com., 2 years ago; 
del. to st. convs. several times. Re¬ 
marks, many civic improvements have been 
made under his adm. as Mayor. 

TITUS, MRS. A. J., (nee Cordelia 
Brown), Cherokee. Dem. Occ., Housewife. 
B., Kansas. Edu.., well educated. Husband, 
A. J. Titus. Church, active Chris. Party 
Honors, vice chmn. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 





















14 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


very active civic and political worker. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

TUCKER, SAMUEL W., Jet. Dem. Occ.. 
Banker. B., Hardensburgh, Ky., Dec. 15, 
1871. Came to Okla. in 1899; and located 
at Jet. Edu., Hardensburgh, Ivy., grad., h. 
sch., 1890. Wife, Mary Betty, d. of Dr. 
Ben Hamed. Hardensburgh, Ky. Cdrn., 8 
s., C. L., stockman and grain dealer. Jet; 
W. G., asst. cash. Farmers Bk, Jet; Chris¬ 
tian, Chickasha; 2 d., Beulah, teacher in 
Medford h. sch. Bus. Con., cash. Farmers 
Blr. of Jet; Farmer. Bk. Con., Farmers. 
Assoc., Walter Williamson; M. J. William¬ 
son, W. G. Tucker, Jet. (pol.) Lee Cruce,, 
ex-'Gov.; M. €'. Garber; Ira Hill. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. C. Tucker, Hender¬ 
son, Ky. Remarks, interested in better gov., 
good schs. and good roads. 

WHITWORTH, ALFRED T., Carmen. Dem. 
Occ., Retired Farmer and Sec’y. of Odd Fel¬ 
lows Home Board. B., Manchester, Eng., 


Mar. 12, 1861. Edu., Waukeegan, Ill. Wife, 
Hattie Roberson. Cdrn., 3 s., Harry. Lester 
R. (dec.) Ernest, Carmen; 2 d., Mrs. Etta 
Moser, Mrs. Louis A. Baker, Carmen. Bus. 
Con., Supt. sch. of the O. F., Carmen. 
Farming. First Natl. Bk., Carmen. St Bk. 
of Carmen. Assoc., M. B. Cope, J. A. Fulp, El 
Reno ; Mrs. Belle Black, Okla. City; Mrs. Jes¬ 
sie Fishback, Bartlesville; A. S. J. Shaw, J. 
B. A. Robertson. B. F. Lafayette, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. I. O. 0. F., 
Carmen; Mason, Carmen; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. In the work of the I. 0. 0. F. 
Orphan Cdrn. of the st. for the past 20 
yrs. Pol Act., partisan; active in st. and 
eo. Party Honors, mbr. Bd. of Agri. of St., 
1920-25. Remarks, made the run into Okla. 
in 1893; and located at Carmen. 

WOOD, GEORGE W., Helena. Dem. Occ., 
Minister. B., Owitigton, Ky., Dec. 23, 1875'. 
Came to Okla. in 1893; lived at Cherokee, 
Shattuck and Helena. Edu., h. sch., Hazel- 
ton, Ivans., grad., 1893; Spec. Undergrad. 


course for ministers, Okla. Conf. Wife, Ada 
Butler. Cdrn., 2 d., Pansy, Rose Marie, a 

h. Bk. Con., Helena Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

John Dollin, Alva; Gus Wollard, Peno; A. 
E. Mosley, Okla. City. Church, Friendjs. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Lodge No. 307, 
Cherokee. Pol. Act., Act. in local, co., st. 
and nat. Offices, mbr. const. Conv. 18th 
Dist. Supt. St. Orphan Home, Helena, since 
1926. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 

Remarks, interested in the moral and in¬ 
tellectual development of the younger gen¬ 
eration. 

WRIGHT, HERBERT WILLIAM, Cherokee. 
Dem. Occ., Judge. B„ Gollry, April 9, 1902. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Goltry, grad., 

1920; Studied law by corres., Amer. Corres. 
sch., Chicago', LL. B., 1926. Admitted to 
Bar, 1926. Wife, Maude Hicks, d. of Tom 
J. Hicks, Waldren, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con,, 
Farmers Natl. Church, Cong. Pol. Act., 
Just entering field of politics. Offices, Co. 
Judge elected 1928. Remarks, lived in Goltry 
1902-27 ; since in Cherokee. 


Atoka County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. B. Maxey (Dem.) _Atoka 

Co. Attorney, H. II. Cook (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Ct. Clerk, G. C. Vittetoe (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Co. Clerk, J. T. Lowry (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Sheriff, C. G. Maxwell (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Co. Treasurer, J. P. Wallace (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Co. Surveyor, J. D. Holeman (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, W. H. Under¬ 
wood (Dem.) --- Stringtown 

Co. Assessor, A. L. Hankins (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Co. Weigher, J. B. Skidmore (Dem.) _ Atoka 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1 — J. T. Sain (Dem.) _ Farris 

Dist. No. 2—B. G. Moss (Dem.) ___ Atoka 

Dist. No. 3 — R. I. Jordan (Dem.) _ Caney 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, Claude Brown, Jr. (Dem.) _ Atoka 

Chmn., E. O. Rich (Dem.) _ Chockie 

Mbr. R. L. Henninger (Rep.) _ Caddo 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Ferman Phillips (Dem.) Atoka; Sen¬ 
ator, John A. MacDonald (Dem.) Durant; District 
Judge, P. L. Gassaway (Dem.) Coalgate. 

State Officers. J. W. Clark (Dem.) Justice Supreme 
Court; D. M. Ray, Atoka, Game Ranger; J. S. Fulton, 
Atoka, Co. Superintendent Health ; W. F. Brain, Atoka, 
Deputy Oil Insp. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

G. T. Phillips, Chmn. Atoka ; Mrs. M. B. Ingram, V- 
Chmn. Atoka. 


Republican 

John Wylie, Chmn., Atoka ; Mrs. lone Dickerson, V.- 
Chmn., Atoka; Thos. J. Winters, Sec’y Stringtown. 

Sam W. Butler, St. Committeeman, Atoka ; Mrs. W. 
D. Higdon, St. Committewoman, Atoka. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Atoka, Co. Seat; P. P. Williamson (Mayor) ; I. L. 
Cook (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., Fred W. Insull. 

Caney, T. M. Akers (Mayor) ; P. S. Adair (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Stringtown, W. R. Thacher (Mayor) ; M. P. Winters 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser., Co. of Okla. 

Tushka, Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1480 


2106 | 

| 2204 


2056 | 

Rep. 

| 926 | 


2081 | 

| 1137 


1572 | 

Soc. 

| 526 


637 | 

| 36 


24 J 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1327 | 

2133 | 

| 2081 

1741 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1003 | 

2137 | 

| 1954 

865 

1 

Soc. 

1 

53 | 

623 | 

|no C. 

12 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1346 i 

| 3623 

I 

1700 

! 

Rep. 

1 

1037 | 

| 2022 

1 

1099 

1 

Soc. 

1 

50 | 

1 19 

1 

7 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1462 

1320 | 

2147 | 3721 

| 2403 

1801 

2342 j 

Rep. 

| 893 

1001 | 

2014 j 1575 

| 981 

821 

1187 | 

Soc. 

| 533 

50 

619 | 51 

| 263 

4 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town Newspaper Editor Owner 

Atoka Atoka County Jeffersonian (Dem.) B. R. Cook Warren H. Clifford 

Indian Citizen Democrat (Wkly. Dem.) Warren II. Clifford Atoka Press 


BLOSSOM, EUGENE JOEL, Atoka. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. 6., Shawnee, Oct. 1, 
1882. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Clara, d. II. L. 
Sadler, Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s.. Da rid S., 
Edwin; 1 d.. Ruth. Bk. Con., Atoka St. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Shepherd, L. H. Dick¬ 
erson, Sam W. Patler, E. A. Newman, John 
Wylie, Atoka Co; W. G. Johnston, Okla. 
City; Frank Parkinson, Enid; Frank Lee, 
Muskogee. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; C. of C.; Mason, York Rite, Royal 
Arch. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
pol. since 1915. Works through com. Offices, 
Postmaster, 1923 30. Remarks, native 
Okla. Lived Atoka since 188b. Mbr. War 
Savings Comm. 1917-18. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

BOND, HENRY JESSE, Atoka. Dem. 
Occ., Ex.-Co. Treas. B., Daisy, Choctaw Na¬ 
tion, now Okla., July 25, 1872. Edu., 

Spencer Acad, near Antlers, 1884-89 ; Ark. 
Col., Batesville, 1891-95; Bus. Col., Ft. 
Smith. Wife, Lizzie Anderson. Cdrn., 2 
s., Alpheus, LeRoy, Atoka; 1 d., Mrs. P. 
W. Cole. Bk. Con., Bk. cf Caney. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Ray, Chas. Menniger, A. L. 
Hankins, of Atoka Co.; T. W. Hunter, Hu¬ 
go; 0. H. Preston, Wewoka. Church, Cum. 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan ; active since ma¬ 
turity ; makes speeches and works through 
personal contacts and comm. . Offices, Co. 
Judge, Choctaw Nation, Daisy, 1896 98; Co. 
Judge Atoka C'o., 1907-13 ; Dep. Co. Treas., 
1916-18; Co. Treas., 1923-29. Party Hon- 
ers, del. Ardmore conv., 1896. Remarks, 


native Oklahoman, Indian; elk. Draft Bd., 
1917-18. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BUTLER, SAM, Atoka. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., Ill. Wife, Clara McBride. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Sam Jr., Mack; 2 d., Clara, 
Marjorie. Bus. Con., Butler Realty Co.. 
Atoka. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Bk. Clubs, 
Lions. Offices, St. Committeeman. 

CATES, R. G., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
drugs. B., Clarksville, Ark., Feb. 18, 1888 ; 
came to Okla. 1904 ; lived Weatherford, El 
Reno, Hugo, Talihina; Atoka since 1913. 
Edu., Univ. of Okla., 2 yrs.; St. Tchrs. Col., 
Weatherford. Pharmacy Course. Wife, Car¬ 
rie, d. of M. R. Winters, Stringtown, Okla. 
Cdrn., 4 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., owner Drug 
Store, Atoka. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Bk. 
Assoc., E. N. Nearman, Ft. Smith, Ark.; 
E. C. Sherer, Atoka; (pol.) J. G. Ralls, 
0. P. Ray, Atoka; M. E. Trapp, Sen. Jess 
Harper, Justice Clark, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs and Lodges, C. of C., pres.; 
32nd Mason; York and Scottish Rites. Imp. 
Rel., TJ. S. Sen. Cates. Pol. Act., active 
in st. since 1904 ; makes speeches. Offices, 
City Councilman; ward chmn. Remarks, 
civic leader. Hobby, baseball. 

CLARK, JUSTICE J. W., State Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., Justice Supreme Court. B„ 
Allisona, Tenn., Dec. 8, 1877. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., in co. schs. of Tenn.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., LL. B., 1909 ; came to Okla. 
1906; located Atoka; 4 yrs. in Caney, 

1909-12. Wife, Anna Paullin. Cdrn., Jim, 


John Marshall, Ann, Mary, Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., does not 
operate with intimates alone; has support 
and friendship of all in his section. 

Church, Meth. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge No. 4, Atoka; Scottish Rite, McAles- 
ter; Shrine, Muskogee; Eastern Star, Ato¬ 
ka. Imp. Rel., Cora B. Clark, (mother) 
Caney; J. N. Clark, (bro.) Earlsboro, con¬ 
tractor. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
city, co., and st. all his life; makes 

speeches; direct contact. Offices, Assessor- 
Collector for city of Atoka 1907 ; Legisla¬ 
tor 1910-11, two terms; Co. Atty. 1913- 
16; Justice Supreme Court since 1925. 
Party Honors, chmn. Atoka Co. Cen. Com. 
1920-25. Remarks, a veteran figure in 
Oklahoma democracy, frank in speech and 
vigorous in personality; very strong in his 
section; has many staunch friends and 
supporters; interested in all phases of 
civic and public activities; works through 
no organization. Church worker. Has ed¬ 
ucated two lawyers. Interested in hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. Was attacked by O. O. 
Owens and tried by Senate Court of Im¬ 
peachment 1929 session of Legislature—■ 
exonerated. Has made money but given 
much of it away in helping clients and 
friends; has represented a number of cases 
unable to pay a fee. Traveled and was 
in mercantile business before taking up 
practice of law. 

COOK, H. H„ Atoka. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Attorney. B., Trinity Co., Tex., May 6, 









































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


1885 ; came to Okla. 1914, lived Kiowa ; 
Atoka since 1916. Edu.. com. sch. Tex.; 
Sam Houston Normal, grad.; Univ. of Tex. 
Wife, Mary A. D-, Mary Louise, Mabel 
Sue. Bus. Con., former ed. Kiowa Chron¬ 
icle. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. B. Penick, Cleve Andrews, Pratt Hale, 
Wardville; Carl Monk, McAlester; Claude 
Hatchett, Durant; John Bolden, Caddo. 
Church, Bap., teacher Bible Class. Lodges, 
Mason, Council. Imp. Rel., I. L. Cook, B. 
R Cook, editor, (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1914; makes speeches. 
Offices, Co. Atty., now; City Atty., 4 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. E'd., 4 yrs. Remarks, during W. 
Wir was asst, postmaster at Atoka and 
worker in bond drives. Hobby, pecan rais¬ 
ing. 


COOK, I. L., Atoka. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 

B., Groveton, Tex., May 6, 1880; came to 
Okla. 1903 ; lived since at Atoka. Edu., 
com. sch. Tex.; Sam Houston Normal, 
Huntsville; Univ. of Tex. Wife, Mabel 
Claire. Cdrn., 2 s., I. L., Jr., editor, Bris¬ 
tow ; William R., att. 0. U.; 1 d., Vir¬ 
ginia Ann. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Bus. Con., 
Dir. Mid-C'ont. Life Ins. Co.; Investments. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. G. Maxwell, J. B. Maxey, 
Dr. J. S. Fulton, E. E. Cole, of Atoka Co.; 
M. E. Trapp, Judge Robt. Hefner, Hubert 
L. Bolen, 'Sen. Elmer Thomas, Gov. Hollo¬ 
way, J. S. Davenport, Judge W. H. Brown. 
Church, Bap., deacon; mbr. bldg. comm. 
Clubs and Lodges, C. of C., past pres.. 
Lions Club, past pres.; Mason Blue Lodge ; 
McAlester Consistory; Muskogee Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., W. L. Cook (father) Groveton, 
Tex • W. A. Cook, Groveton; H. H. Cook, 
Co. Atty., Atoka; B. R. Cook, editor In¬ 
dian Citizen Dem. (bros.) PPL Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in st. since 1903; organizer 
and speech maker. Offices, Legis. 1913; 
past City Atty.; Co. Atty.; Mayor of Ato¬ 
ka; pres. Bd. of Edu.; Co. S'upt. Sch. 
(first in Atoka Co.) Party Honors, Chmn. 
Dem. Cent. Com.; candidate for Justice 
of Supreme Ct. (defeated by J. W. Clark). 


DICKERSON, EDNA IONE, Atoka. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Nortonville, Kan.. May 
5. 1875 ; came to Oklahoma 1909 ; 
Atoka since 1912. Edu., Campbell Univ., 
Holton, Kan.; Okla. A. & M. Col. : East 
Oen. Tchrs. Col., Okla. Hus., L. H. Dicker- 
so» Cdrn., 1 s., L. L. Bus. Con., Art and 
Gift. Shop, Atoka. Bk. Con., Atoka St. 
Assoc., T. E. Wilson, Ed Cole, W. D. Hig¬ 
don, Atoka ; (pol.) Jack Wylie, -Sam But¬ 
ler, Mrs. W. D. Higdon, Atoka. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Pioneer; R. N. A., Eastern 
Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, vice-climn. Co. 
Comm.; del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
grad Red Cross. Hobhy, painting. 


DOWNING, SAM, Atoka. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., Atoka, Okla., Oct. 17, 1872. 
Edu., com. sch. Atoka. Wife, Maude Mil¬ 
ler. Cdrn,, 1 s., Todd D., teacher; 1 d., 
Ruth. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., Judge 
Linebaugh, J. G. Ralls, W. M. Rainey, 
Atoka; (pol.) -Sam Butler, E. A. Newman, 
Fred Anderson, Atoka; Jim Harris; Sen. 
W. B. Pine; Judge Kennamer. Church, 
Pres Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Atoka. 
Imp. Rel., M. G. Downing, (bro.) Caddo; 
Mrs. Mary Anglin, Atoka; Mrs. Martha 
Long, Okla. City (sis.) Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san .-personal contact worker; serves on 
comm. Party Honors, past chmn. Co. Cent. 
Comm., 8 yrs.; past mbr. St. Comm.; del. 
st and co. convs. Remarks, native of Ato¬ 
ka • lived all his life there; chmn. Red 
Cross of Crippled Children Comm.; veteran 
Spanish Amer. War, served with Rough 
Riders; interested in crippled children 
work. 


ELKINS, OSCAR C„ Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Undersheriff. B., Lockesburg, Ark.. Mar. 
18, 1879 ; came to Okla. 1903 ; lived String- 
town ; Atoka since 1928. Edu., com. sell. 
Ark. Wife, Mary Tucker. S., Louis, U. 
S S. New Mexico; Homer W., Dale, Atoka. 
Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., Charlie Max¬ 
well, W. C. Turner; (pol.) O. P. Ray, H. 



I. L. COOK 


H. Cook, Judge J. B. Maxey, Atoka; Judge 
Clark, Okla. City; John McDonald, Durant; 
Sen. Nesbitt. Church, Pres., elder. Clubs 
and Lodges, Eastern Star; W. O. W.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Scottish and York 
Rites; Consistory, McAlester; elk. in W. O. 
W. for 21 yrs. Pa!. Act., partisan ; active 
in co. since 1903; works mostly through 
comm. Offices, elk. Sfringtown, 1912-24; 
past elk Sell. Bd. 15 yrs.; secy. Co. Elec. 
Bd. since 1927; chmn. Dem. Elec. B'd. 
since statehood. Hobby, baseball. 

FISHER, HAROLD J., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Asst. Co. Attorney. B., McAlester, Chick¬ 
asaw’ Nation, now Okla., April 22, 1906. 
Edu., h. s., McAlester; Okla. Univ., grad. 
Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., Tom G. Hale, 
Atoka; (pol.) H. H. Cook; Guy Andrews. 
McAlester; J. S. Arnote, McAlester. Church, 
Bap., teacher S. S. Lodges, DeMolay. Pol. 
Act., partisan; beginning political career; 
makes speeches and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and comm. Offices, Asst. 
Co. Atty. now. Remarks, native Oklaho¬ 
man ; lived McAlester; Atoka since 1928. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing 

GREEN, W. N., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Mena, Ark., 1889; came to 
Okla. 1904; lived Tishomingo, McAlester, 
Kiowa, Wilburton, Caddo, Okmulgee, and 
Atoka. Edu., com. and h. s. Wife, Alma 
M.' Foster. 4 D., Helen, Juanita, Mary Jo, 
Betty. Bus. Con., vice-pres. Atoka St. Bk. 
Bk. Con., (Corr.) Amer. First Natl., Okla. 
City; Durant Natl.; Comm. Tr. Co., K. 

C.; First Natl., St. Louis. Assoc., W. C. 
Slaughter, Amos K. Bass, Sam W. Stone, 
Durant; Hugh Halsell, B. A. McKinney, 
Dallas; (pol.) O. B. Mothersead, Sam L. 
Morley, Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs 
and Lodges, Lions; Okla. and Amer. Bkrs. 
Assns.; Mason. Imp. Rel., J. B’. Green, 
(fa.) Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1909. Offices, Asst. Co. Treas., Tishomin¬ 
go ; chief elk. to Warden Okla. St. Peni¬ 
tentiary. Hobby, fishing. 

GROFF, D. O., Atoka. Dem. Occ., J. of P. 
B., Indiana, May 11, 1859 ; came to Okla. 
1907 ; lived since at Atoka. Edu., com. 
sch.; Ky. Univ. Wife, Mannie Farrol, of 
Ky. D., Mrs. Sam McDowell, of Ky. Bk. 
Con., Atoka St. Assoc., Dr. J. S. Fulton, 
R. D. Cates, G T. Phillips; (pol.) H. H. 
Cook, B. G. Ross, Judge Ben Maxey, M. E. 
Trapp, Elmer Thomas, C. G. Schull. Church, 
Christian. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Scottish Rite; Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; 


active since maturity; makes speeches ;] 
works personally. Offices, Justice of Peace, 
City Councilman. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; Bieut. Col. Personal 
Staff Gov. Lee Cruce; secy. Elec. Bd., reg¬ 
istrar. Remarks, was formerly an editor 
(for 50 yrs. 

HIGDON, MRS. W. D„ Atoka. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Edu., well educated. Hus., 
W. D. Higdon, mgr. Y r . S. Cook Lbr. Y'ard, 
Atoka. Cdrn., 1 s., Reginald.' Bk. Con.. 
Atoka St. Church, Pres. Party Honors, 
St. Committeew-oman; attends all party 
rallies, etc.. Remarks, lived at Lehigh prior 
to coming to Atoka. Active civic worker ; 
mbr. Red Cross. War Mothers, and Amer. 
Legion Aux. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

INGRAM, MRS. M. B„ Dem. V.-Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further information 
unavailable.) 

LINEBAUGH, J. H„ Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Ivy., Dec. 4, 1861 ; came to 
Okla. 1898; lived since at Atoka. Edu., com. 
sell. Ark. Wife, Annie Young. Bk. Con., 
Atoka St. Assoc., Dr. J. S. Fulton, J. B. 
Dean, Atoka; (pol.) C. G. Maxwell, R. G. 
Cates, Atoka; M. E. Trapp, J. W. Clark. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., 

D. H. Linebaugh, ex-U. S. Dist. Atty., Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
maturity; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and comm. Offices, first 
Mayor of Atoka ; first Co. Judge Atoka Co.; 
Dist Judge 12 yrs.; mbr. Twp. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to convs.. Remarks, active in 
civic affairs. 

LOWRY, J. T„ Atoka. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Clerk. B., Hamilton Co., Ill., Aug. 27, 
1869; came to Okla. 1886 ; lived since at 
Atoka. Edu., Ill. sch. Wife, Mary C. 
Swaffer, Tenn. Cdrn., 3 s.. Geo. W., Pat 
H., Jesse; 1 d., Roxie Lorene. Bk. Con., 
Atoka St. Assoc., (pol.) Jess Phillips. 
O. P. Ray, Atoka. Church, Bap., active. 
Lodges, W. O. W„ I. O. O. F., Atoka. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1915. Offices, 
Co. Clk. since 1925; Dep. Co. Clk. 4 yrs. ; 
Treas. of Atoka Co., formerly. Party Hon¬ 
ors., del. to El Reno conv. Remarks, civic 
leader. Hobby, hunting. 

MAXEY, JOHN B., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Cc Judge. B., Tompkinsville, Ky.. July 
28, 1867 ; came to Okla. 1896, lived Pur¬ 
cell and Atoka. Edu., Savoy Col., Tex., 
grad. 1888 ; admitted to bar 1893. Wife, 
Elzona Selby. Cdrn., 1 d.. Marguerite. 
Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., Dr. J. S. Ful¬ 
ton, J. O. Kuykendall, R. G. Cates, R. L. 
Harnes, Atoka. Church, Bap., past Treas., 
7 yrs. Imp. Rel., Judge Rice Maxey, (bro.) 
Sherman, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1896 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and comm. 
Offices, Co. Judge since 1927 ; City Atty., 
Atoka, 1920 and 1923-27 ; Asst. Co. Atty., 
1921-22 Atoka, Co.; City Atty., Sherman, 
Tex., 1897-98 ; Asst. Co. Atty., Grayson Co., 
Tex., 1893-96. Party Honors, del. st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, veteran S'panish- 
Amer. War; Registrar and F-o-od Comrnr. ; 
mbr. Council of Defense during W. War; 
interested in all child welfare work. 

MAXWELL, CHARLIE G., Atoka. Dem. 
Occ., Sheriff. B., San Antonio, Tex.. Aug. 
26, 1887; came to Okla. 1892; lived since 
at Atoka. Edu.. h. s., Atoka. Wife, Retta 
Glover. Cdrn., 1 s., Teddy W.; 1 d., Edna. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. Con., 
Atoka St. Assoc., O. C. Elkins, W. C. 
Turner, Atoka; (pol.) Ed Cole, Dr. J. F. 
Fulton, F. E. Phillips, I. L. Cook, Atoka; 
Sen. Ray, Tishomingo; Sen. John McDon¬ 
ald, Durant; Ed McKeever, Caney. Church, 
Bap. Clubs and Lodges, Lions; Masons, 
Royal Arch, Blue Lodge, Atoka. Imp. Rel., 
F. A. Maxwell, Atoka. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. since 1921; personal contact 
worker; makes speeches. Offices, Sheriff 
Atoka Co. 1929 31 ; Dep. Sheriff 1923-29 ; 
City Councilman, 1916-17; past mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, S'ecy. Dem. Co. Elec. 
Bd. 1922-24. Remarks, During W. War was 
in employ of M. K. T. Ry. Hobhy, base¬ 
ball. 









ATOKA COUNTY 17 


McKASKLE, W. F., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Dep. Tax Assessor. B., Francis, Chicka¬ 
saw Nation, now Okla., Oct. 31, 1902. 

Edu.. com. and h. s., Okla. ffk. Con., Ato¬ 
ka St. Assoc., (pol.) E. 0. Rick, Atoka; 
John McDonald, Bryan Co. Church, Bap. 
Lodges. W. O. IV., Atoka. Imp. Rel., P. It. 
Crowley, mbr. 10th and 11th Leg., Atoka 
Co. Pol. Act., partisan; beginning pol. 
career; makes speeches. Offices, Asst. As¬ 
sessor now. Remarks, native Oklahoman, 
lived at Francis , Sasakwa, Stringtown, 
Atoka. Hobby, fishing. 

M EM Ml NG ER, C. B., Atoka. Dem. B., 
Madison, Neb., Nov. 5', 1892 ; came to Okla. 
1904; lived since at Atoka. Edu., Okla. 
Univ.. grad. Bus. Con., until recently, 
V. pres, and cashier Atoka St. Bk.; pres. 
Atoka Bldg. & Loan Assn. Church, Pres., 
Deacon. Clubs and Lodges, Lions; Kappa 
Sigma; Mason; Eastern Star; W. O. W. 
Assoc., J. R. Ray, John Wylie, Atoka. Pol. 
Act., worker in co. and st. since maturity. 
Offices, page in first Okla. St. Sen. 1907- 
08. Party Honors, Colonel on personal 
staff of Oov. Holloway; Co. Chmn. Dem. 
Cent. Comm., Atoka Co., 5 yrs.; mbr. Plat- 
corm Comm. St. Dem. Conv. 1926; past 
officer in St. League of Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, Is now taking a law course at Okla. 
Univ.; during W. War served in army 2 
yrs., overseas 14 mos.; mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Atoka Post; 40-8 Okla. City; past Dept. 

V. -Com dr. and mbr. St. Exec. Comm.; rank 
of major in Reserve Officers Corps. 

MILLER JAMES ERNEST, Atoka. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Supt. Schools. B., Russett, Okla., 
Jan. 22, 1898. Edu., com. and h. s., Cad¬ 
do; Tchrs. Col.. Durant, grad. 1927. Wife, 
Clara Mae, d. of F. B. Anderson, Atoka. 
D. , Anita .I^rne. Bk. Cor»., Atoka St • 
Assoc., (pci.) ,T. W. Miller, Farris; Sam 
Bottles, McAlester: Sloman King, Antlers; 
Judge Gassoway, Coalg'ate. Church, Metli., 
Steward. Clubs and Lodges, Lions; Ma¬ 
son; W.O.W.; I.O.O.F.; C. of C. chmn. Edu, 
Comm. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Supt. Sell. 
1923-29. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
has been a sch. teacher at a number of 
towns throughout the st. Hobby, raising 
chickens. 

MOSS, BENJAMIN GEORGE, Atoka. 
Dem. Occ., cotton business. B., Greens- 
burg, Ky., Feb. 18, 1865 ; came to Okla. 
1910; lived Canev, Kenefiek, Tushka, Ato¬ 
ka since 1922. Edu., com. sch. Tex. Wife, 
Mary Elizabeth Cobb. Cdrn., 3 s.. Clyde, 

W. W., Ben; 1 d. Mrs. Miriam Cosper, 
Atoka. Bus. Con., Durant Cotton Oil C'o.; 
cotton buying and ginning. Bk. Con., Ato¬ 
ka St. Assoc., (pol.) Eugene Andrews, 
Stringtown; Ira Stephenson, Caney; J. B. 
Maxey, Doc. Phillips, E. E. Cole, Atoka; 
Judge Y. B. Hays, Durant; P. O. Robin¬ 
son, Kiowa. Church, Pres. Clubs and 
Lodges, Lions, dir. ; C. of C.; K. P.; I. O. 
O. F., Atoka Pol Act., partisan; active 
since 1910; personal contact worker; in¬ 
fluential among rural* voters. Offices, City 
Assessor and Collr., Bonham, Tex., 1894- 
96; Justice of Peace, Atoka 1925-29; Co. 
Commr. 1929-31. Party Honors, Prct. Com 
mitteeman. Remarks, interested in good 
roads and civic affairs; asst, surveyor of 
Jefferson Highway 1914-16; chmn. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense during W. War. Hobby, 
baseball. 

NEWMAN, E. A., Atoka. Rep. Occ., 
broker. B., LeNora, Minn., Aug. 24, 1858 ; 
came to Okla. 1892; lived Watonga, Enid, 
McCurtain Co., and Atoka since 1903. 
Edu., com. sch. Minn., Kan. and Mo. Wife, 
Florence Hinton. Cdrn., 1 s., N. H., Atoka; 
1 d., Mrs. Leni L. Burrows. Florida. Bus. 
Con., Atoka St. Bk. Assoc., J. O. Kuyken¬ 
dall, Doc Phillips, Atoka; (pol.) S. W. 
Butler, Sam Downing, Dick Taylor, Atoka; 
James A. Harris, L. G. Disney, J. W. Har- 
reld, Judge Ed S. Vaught. Pol. Act., par 
tisan; active since 21 yrs. of age; makes 
speeches; personal contact worker. Of¬ 


fices, former Undersheriff Blaine Co. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and terr. convs. since 
1892. Remarks, active in all civic af¬ 
fairs. 

O’DANIEL, GEORGE W„ Stringtown. 
Dem. Occ., druggist. B., Plain Dealing, 
La., Oct. 7, 1887 ; came to Okla. 1910; 
lived Stringtown since. Edu., Tulane Med¬ 
ical Univ., 1 yr.; Univ. of Tenn. Med. Sch., 
2 yrs. Wife, Maude W., d. of Dr. J. W. 
Crews. Bus. Con., Nyal Drug Store, 
(Stringtown. Bk. Con., Atoka St. _Assoc., 
H. M. Lewis, I. N. Abies, Mrs. T. Vaughan, 
Ed Roberts, (pol.) Prof. W. H. Underwood, 
Stringtown; O. C. Elkins, Atoka; Geo. L. 
Long, Tulsa; Henry S. Johnston, Perry; 
J. L. Nesbitt, Ferman Phillips, Atoka. 
Clubs ftnd Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
/Stringtown; Shrine. Muskogee; Chapt., 
Atoka; Consistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1910; works 
through personal contacts and comms. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor 1925-29; Prct. Registrar since 
1928. Party Honors, del. to convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, during W. War 
served in Med. Corps.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Atoka Post. Hobby, fishing and hunting; 
mbr. Izaak Walton League. 

PHILLIPS, FERMAN, Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Caney, Okla., Aug. 4, 1907. 
Edu., com. and h. s., Atoka, Okla.; Bap. 
Univ. Bus. Con., Phillips Grocery. Bk. 
Con., Atoka St. Assoc., C. A. Brown, W. 
M. Rainey, J. B. Maxey, Atoka; (pol.) 
Robert Wimbish, Gov. Holloway, Harry B. 
Cordell, .T. W. Clark, M. E. Trapp, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., active since 
1927; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, St. Rep. from Ato¬ 
ka Co., now serving. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; beginning pol. career. 

PHILLIPS G. T., Atoka. Dem. Ooc., 
merchant. B., BumsviUe, Miss., Aug. 16, 
1889. Wife, Minnie H. Cdrn., 1 s., Ward, 
Atoka. Bus. Con., Grocery, M. & P. Stores, 
Shawnee. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Woodman; Lions and others. 
Pol. Act. partisan; active since 1905; 
works through committees and others. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; located 
Daddo, Ind. Ter. from 1889-1908 ; Atoka 
since 1908. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

RAINEY, W. M., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Atty. B., Sherman, Tex., Oct. 8, 1879; 
came to Okla. 1902 ; located McAlester 
1903-04; Texas; Henr.vetta 1905; Atoka 
1907. Edu., com. sch., Sherman, Texas; 
grad. h. s., col., Wainwright, Tex. Wife, 
Lula Clements. Cdrn., 1 d., Louise Walsh. 
Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., L. T. Phil¬ 
lips, Judge Linebaugh, J. W. Phillips, 
Judge O. H. Presson, Milton Lee, M. E. 
Trapp, Geo. D. Key, C. C. Childers, Tom 
Owen. Church, Pres. Clubs and Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Okla. Chapt. No. 2; 
Royal Arch; Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., 
Robt. M. Rainey, Ex-Chief Justice Su¬ 
preme Ct. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker 22 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works personally. Offices, ex Co. Judge; 
Asst. Co. Atty. Party Honors, Secy. Co. 
Elec. Bd. and Prct. Committeeman. 

RALLS, J. G., Atoka. Rep. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., White Co., Ill., June 4, 1864 ; 
came to Okla. 1889; located Muskogee, 2 
yrs.; Atoka since. Edu., grad. h. s.. 
White Co.; Natl. Univ., Lebanon, Ohio. 
Wife, Eva. A. S’tandley. Cdrn., 2 s., J. G., 
T. F.; 3 d., Mrs. Sarah Presson, Claudie 
Ralls, Anna Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Atoka 
St. Assoc., his two sons with him in law 
bus. Lodges and Clubs, Havana Rod & 
Gun Club; Mason; Shriner; Scottish Rite, 
Atoka. Imp. Rel., James R. Williams, 7 
terms in Congress. Pol. Act., st. 20 yrs. 
Office,, St. Bar Bd. 6 yrs.; St. Bd. of Edu, 

4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to various co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, organizer of the 
Commission that helped lay the old Katy 
Railroad; got permit from chief engineer 


to take over and declare public highway; 
leader in Atoka 35 years. 

SAIN, J. T., Farris. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Commissioner. B., Tenn., Feb. 7, 1868; 
came to Okla. 1912; located Farris. Edu., 
15 yrs. Ellis Co., Tex.; Tenn.; Yorksville, 
Tenn. Wife. Nova Easley. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Clyde, Ray, Harold, J. T., Jr.; 5 d., Win¬ 
nie, Lillian, Johnnie, Lorene, Wilmer. Bus., 
farmer. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., R. 
L. Jordon. H. L. Buckhaven, E. E. Cole, 
C. S. Cates, Gov. W. J. Holloway, M E. 
Trapp. Church, Bap. Lodge, W. O. W. 
Imp. Rel., T. J. Kelsey, Ennis, Tex., Commr. 
Pol. Act, st. active 20 yrs. Office, Co. 
Commr. Party Honors, del. st. conv., O. 
C.; del. Road Show, Ohio. 

SHOEMAKER, JOHN. Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Hunt Co., Tex., Feb. 
22, 1879; came to Okla. 1884; located 
Ardmore; moved to Bromide 8 yrs.; Gran¬ 
ite 1 yr.; Stonewall 1 yr.; Checotah 3 yrs.; 
Atoka 25 yrs. Edu., Ardmore rural sch. 
Wife, Lilly Smith. Cdrn., 2 s., Ira, Leo; 

3 d. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., C 1 . A. 
Brown, George Abbott J. L. Lowery, Judge 
W. M. Rainey, .Judge J. W. Clark, M. E. 
Trapp. Church, Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F., 
W. O. W. Pol. Act, partisan; active in st. 
20 yrs.; makes speeches. Office, Dep. 
Sheriff 5 yrs. Atoka Co., now Chief of 
Police. 

STEPHENSON, IRA. Caney. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Tarrant Co.. Texas, Nov. 
13, 1879 ; came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since 
at Caney. Edu., com. sch. Tex. Wife, 
Eliza McKnight. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl M. Ma- 
dill; Clyde L., Texas; 2 d., Vera V., Bes¬ 
sie I, Caney. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Caney. 
Assoc., (pol.) Robert Rainey, ex-Chief 
Justice. Church, Bap. Supt. S. S. Lodges, 
W. O. W.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1906 ; makes speeches; personal contact 
worker. Offices, Co. Commr. 1910 21; mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. Elec Bd. Remarks, mbr. 
Farmers Union; interested in good roads; 
civic worker; mbr. Council of Defense and 

4 min. speaker during W. War; interested 
in religious edu. 

TURNER, WILLIAM C„ Atoka. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Sheriff. B., Chattanooga, Tenn., 
July 29, 1890 ; came to Okla. 1908; located 
Caney 1924; Atoka 1924, since. Edu., h. s., 
Gainesville. Tex., 1905. Wife, Leora Can¬ 
trell. Cdrn., 1 s., Elzie C.; 2 d., Edith, 
Willie Mae. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc. 
Charlie G. Maxwell, O. C. Elkins, John 
Ray, D. Ray. Atoka ; O. P. Ray, Judge J. 
W. Clark, Okla. City; Ferman Phillips, 
Atoka. Church, Chris. Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker 6 yrs. Offices, 
Special City Marshal Atoka 1927-28; Dep. 
Sheriff 1928 to date; Co. Jailor 1926-28. 
Party Honors, Co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
mbr. of Red Cross Comm, during W. War. 

VAN WEY, CHAS. RUFUS, Atoka. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Co. Treasurer. B., Bogata, 
Tex., Mar. 2, 1884, came to Okla. 1918; 
located Lane 1920-21 ; Bruno 1922-23; 
Atoka 1923, since. Edu., com. sch. and 
rur. sch., Bogata, Tex., 1905. Wife, Vona 
Minshew. Cdrn., 3 d., Doris Charline, Mo¬ 
na Louise, Billy Sue. Bk. Con., Atoka St. 
Assoc., Dr. J. S 1 . Fulton. C. B. Memmin- 
ger, J. R. Ray, E. J. Blossom. B. G. Moss, 
E. A. Phillips, S. N. Abies, D. A. Burle¬ 
son, J. M. Moore, A. P. Goad, J. P. Rus¬ 
sell, Loney Briggs. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 20 yrs. ; 
works through comm. Offices, Dep. Co. 
Treas. 1923-29. Party Honors, mbr. Sch. 
Bd., Bogata, Tex.. 1906-16 ; elk. Elec. Bd. 
1921 29, Atoka; del. co. conv.; mbr. Cam¬ 
paign Comm. 3 times. Remarks, active 
during W. War on Council of Defense, Lib¬ 
erty Bonds and War Savings act. 

VITTETOE, G. C., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 

Ct. Clerk. B., DeQueen, Ark., May 22, 
1884 ; came to Okla. 1908 ; located String- 
town 1908 ; 1929 Atoka. Edu., com. sch., 
DeQueen. Ark.; h. s., Ft. Smith, Ark., also 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


bus. col. Wife, Pearl Thomas. Cdrn., 2 
s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., B. 

R. Cook, John Hammonds, R. L. Haynes, 

H H. C'ook, O. C. Elkins, W. H. Under¬ 
wood, M. E. Trapp, Sen. Nesbitt, Elmer 

Thomas. Church, Pres. Lodge, Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 21 
yrs.; makes speeches and works through 
personal activity and comm. Offices, atty. 
4 yrs. City Council Stringtown; Ct. Clk. 
at Atoka 15 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
convs., Prct. Committeeman; served on 
Elec. Bd. 

WALLACE, JOHN PRINGLE, Atoka. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Hillsboro, 
Tex., Aug. 6, 1899; came to Okla. 1903; 
lived since at Atoka. Edu., com. and h. s., 
Atoka; Bus. Col., Chillicothe, Mo., 1919; 
accounting course from LaSalle Extension. 
Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., (pol.) Frank 
Workman, Charlie Marland, Walter In¬ 
gram, Caney; J. W. Clark, Robert Rainey, 
Otto Rose, Okla. City; John McDonald, Du¬ 
rant. Church, Chris. Lodge, I. 0. O. F., 
Atoka. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1920 ; works through comm. Offices, 
Co. Treas., 1929 31; Dep. St. Insp. & Exam. 


1928; Dep. Co. Treas. 1921-22; Dep. Co. 
Clk., 1924-25 ; Dep. Co. Clk., Pontotoc Co., 
1927. Hobby, wolf hunting. 

WILLIAMSON, P. P., Atoka. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor. B., Filmore, Ill.. May 12, 1872; 
came to Okla, 1905; lived El Reno, Du¬ 
rant; Atoka since 1909. Edu., com. and 
h. s., Ill. Wife, Nell Shipman. D., Ger¬ 
aldine. Bus. Con., Chevrolet Agcy., Atoka. 
Bk. Con.. Atoka St. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
W. O. W.; K. P., Atoka Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active since 1905 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mayor since 1919; City Alderman 20 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. st. convs. in Ill.; has 
run for office 30 times and never been 
defeated. Remarks, active in all civic af¬ 
fairs. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WINTERS, THOMAS J., Stringtown. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B, Evant. Tex., Aug. 
25, 1890 ; came to Okla. 1903 ; lived since 
at Stringtown. Edu., h. s„ Stringtown, 
1908; Bacone Univ., 1908. Wife, Dora 
Mae, d. of Ed Terry, Stringtown. Cdrn., 
1 s., Thomas J., Jr.; 1 d., Mary Lou. Bk. 
Con.. Atoka St. Assoc., (pol.) Sam But¬ 
ler, Col. E. A. Newman, Kelly Fain, Atoka; 


Sen. Harreld, Okla. City; Sen. W. B. Pine; 
Sam Downing, Wewoka. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; McAlester Consistory; 
Muskogee Shrine; Eastern Star, past Pa¬ 
tron; Past Master, Stringtown. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1904; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
Postmaster since 1922. Party Honors, 
Secy. Rep. Co. Cent. Comm, since 1925 : 
del. st. and co. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, leader in his party in Ato¬ 
ka Co. Hobby, fishing. 

WYLIE, JOHN, Atoka. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired capitalist. B., Pa.; came to Okla. 
about 1900 as railroad contr. for first rail¬ 
road built into Atoka; later cotton buyer 
and real estate dealer. Edu., well edu¬ 
cated. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary, 

home. Bk. Con., Atoka St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sam Butler, Sam Downing 1 , E. A. New¬ 
man. Church, Pres. Lodge, Mason. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker; through 
personal contacts and com. Party Hon¬ 
ors, V.-Chmn. Co. Cent. Comm.; served on 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, active worker in civic 
affairs. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 


Beaver 

COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, H. D. Meese (Dem.) - Reaver 

Co. Attorney, Charles Miles (Rep.) - Beaver 

Ct. Clerk, Anna Hughes (Dem.) -- Beaver 

Co. Clerk, Chloe Crossley (Rep.) - Beaver 

Sheriff, D. W. Grimwood (Rep.) - Beaver 

Co. Treasurer, Frank Wheeler (Rep.) - Beaver 

Co. Surveyor, P. R. Johnson (Rep.) —^- Beaver 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, W. L. Henson 

(Rep.) _ Beaver 

Co. Assessor, J. W. Renfrow (Dem.) - Beaver 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1 — J. W. Davis (Dem.) - Knowles 

Dist. No. 2 — E. A. Ellis (Rep.) _ Elmwood 

Dist. No. 3 Fred Ginter (Rep.) - Balko 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y> John L. Wallace (Dem.) - Beaver 

Chmn., J. L. Still (Dem.) - Floris 

Mbr., E. E. Harlan (Rep.) - Logan 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, R. O. Allen (Rep.) May; Senator, 
Wade II. Loofbourrow (Dem.) Buffalo; District 
Judge, F. Hiner Dale (Dem.) Guymon. 

State Officers. Roy O. Coppock (Rep.), Gate, member 
Board of Public Affairs; Mrs. O. II. Cafky (Dem.); 
Forgan, member Board of Regents, Univ. Prep. School 
and Jr. Col., Tonkawa; W. B. Cafky, Forgan, Deputy 
Oil Inspector ; .T. A. Miller, Beaver, Co. Superintendent 
Health. 

State Inst., none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat. 

Oliver Pruett, Climn., Beaver; Mrs. Helen Parks, V- 
Chmn., Forgan. 

NEWS 


County 

Republican 

No chairman. Mrs. Casteel, V-Chmn., Logan; Amy 
A. Moore, Sec’y Forgan. 

Joe Couch, St. Committeeman, Beaver; Maud O. 
Thomas, St. Committeewoman, Beaver. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Beaver, Co. Seat; W. L. Kimball (Mayor); Gwen 
Stephenson (Clerk) ; R. B. Loofbourrow (Attorney). 

Forgan, W. C. Fincher (Mayor) ; Amy Moore 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Elec. & Water Co., F. A. Burdick, Ft. 
Worth, Tex. 

Gate, W. D. Foresman (Mayor) ; Coy L. Morgan 
(Clerk) ; D. W. Buckner (Attorney) ; Panhandle Pub. 
Ser. Co., Ray Blasdell, Buffalo, Mgr. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 




President 




Dem. 

| 1382 | 

1 

1079 | 

| 1195 


887 | 

Rep. 

1 918| 

1 

1973 | 

| 1569 


2596 | 

Soc. 

| 436 | 

1 

241 | 

1 57 


33 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

I 1 

914 | 

10S5 | 

| 684 

976 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

905 | 

2008 | 

| 2284 

1074 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

72 | 

235 | 

|no C. 

10 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

878 | 

| 1408 

1 

1134 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

978 | 

| 1885 

1 

1137 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

74 | 

| 45 

1 

24 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1205 | 

850 | 

1086 | 1345 

| 1300 

1014 

1096 | 

Rep. 

| 1037 | 

995 | 

1917 | 1608 

! 1641 

1193 

2259 I 

Soc. 

1 458| 

58 

229 | 45 

|no C. 

16 

17 | 


Town 

Beaver 

Forgan 


Newspaper 

Herald Democrat (Ind.) 

Advocate (Weekly) (Neutral) 


Editor Owner 

II. II. Hubbard If. II. Hubbard 

W. Ray Brashear 


BATEMAN. JACK, Knowles. Rep. Occ.. 
merchant. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

BEARDSLEY, WM. L„ Arnett, Rep. Occ., 
retired. B., Rock Island, Ill., Nov. 4, 18(50 ; 
came to Okla. 1897, located Woods Co., 
Beaver 1900; Ellis Co., 1928; Arnett 1929 
since. Edu., h. sch.; bus. col. and sch. 
experience. Wife, Maggie O. Cdrn., 1 s., 
1). L; 1 d., Mrs. W. F. Rogers. Berkeley, 
Calif. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., J. B. Crouch, Walter Thomas, M. 
C. Garber. Clubs & Lodges, sec'y com¬ 
mercial Club, chmn. Business Mens Club: 
Past Grand Chancellor K. P., mbr. Lodge 
No. 236, Forgan. Pol. Act., partisan : 
st. worker since 1884 in all ways useful. 
Offices, 8 yrs. Bd. of Edu., Territorial U. S. 
Ooinmr., Beaver Co., to stateTiood ; co. elk. 
Beaver Co., 1907, 3 yr. term; chmn. co. 
Rep. com., 8 yrs.; city elk., Forgan. 
Remarks, opened up town of Forgan, 
1912, sold ail lots therein; moved to Arnett 
early in 1928, where is now located. Hob¬ 
by, office work. 

CAFKY, 0. H., Forgan,. Rep. Occ., 

President First State Bank. His wife is a 
democratic leader. Both active. (Com- 

plte information unavailable.) 

CAFKY, MRS. 0. H„ Forgan. Dem. 

Occ., homemaker. B., Verden, Ill., July 
19, 1870. Edu., AVoman’s Col., Jackson¬ 


ville, Ill. Husband, Otis H. Cdrn., 4 s.. 
Geo. AV., Beaver; John G., San Diego, Calif. : 
Wui. B., Forgan; E. Bruce, Okla. City; 2 
d., Mrs. Ruth Redmon, San Diego, Calif.; 
Mrs. Quinn Palmer, Shawnee. Bk. Con., 
First St.; Bk. of Beaver City. Beaver. 
Assoc., (pol.) Sen. Elmer Thomas, Henry 
S. Johnston, Campbell Russell; R. A. Sneed, 
Graves Leeper, Mrs. Kathryn A'an Leuven, 
Mrs. D. A. McDougal, Airs. Kelly Brown, 
Mrs. R. L. Fite. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, St. Fed. Womens (Tubs; Hos¬ 
pitality Club; Finance chmn. St, Fed. AA T o- 
mens Clubs; O. E, S.; Rebekah; Pythian 
Sister; D. A. R.; P. E. O. Imp. Rel., 
Graves Leeper, Sec’y. of St.; John Ger- 
lacli, past mbr. banking bd.; Josh Lee, 
pub. speaking dept.. O. L'.; Dr. .1. C. 
Stephenson, Sch. of Aledicine, O. LT.; Fred 
G. Buffe, pres. Traction Oo.. Kansas City, 
AIo. Pol. Act., partisan; independent when 
circumstances justify; worker in co. and 
st. since 1895 ; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices, Regent 
Tonkawa Univ. Prep. Sch.; Auto Tax col¬ 
lector, Beaver Co. Party Honors, st. v~ 
chmn. Dem. cen. com.; co. and prci.. 
v-chmn. Remarks, came to Okla., 1893; 
lived Woodward, Weatherford, Elk City, 
Forgan; mbr. Amer. Legion Auxiliary. 
Interested in gardening, flowers, politics 
and club work. 

CARD, A. B., Gate. Rep. Occ., real 

estate; farm loans. B., AA’est Newton, Ind., 


Feb. 10, 1880. Edu., h. sell., grad.; st. 
Normal, Terre Haute, 1 yr. ; Cen. Normal., 
Danville, 1 yr. Wife, Nell M. Cdrn., 3 d.. 
Phyllis; Barbara; Janet. Bus. Con., Wal¬ 
ters Inv. Co., Franklin Bldg., Okla. City; 
Schaeffer & Doolin, Alva. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Englewood, Kan. ; St. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., (pol.) Tom G. Cook, Buff¬ 
alo; AVm. Quinn, H. N. Lawson, Maude 
Thomas, Chas. Aliles, Beaver : AA'. L. Beards¬ 
ley, Forgan. Chu,rch. Friends. Lodge, 
Alason Pol. Act., partisan worker since 
1915, principally in co. through personal 
activities. Remarks, came to Okla., 1913; 
lived Gate; AVoodward. Interested in de¬ 
velopment of Northwestern Okla. particu¬ 
larly flood control projects. 

CARTER, TRACY, Beaver City. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

CASTEEL, MRS. G., Logan. Rep. Occ., 

school teacher. B., Ft. Scott, Kan., Sept. 
15, 1888: came to Okla., 1900, located 
Okla. City, Covington, 1903 ; Riverside, 
1908, Logan since 1919. _ Edu., Academic. 
Husband. C. E. No cdrn. Assoc. AV. L. 
Henson, Joe Couch, M. O. Thomas, Frank 
Williams, Amy Moore. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges Progressive Homemakers 
club, Rebekah No. 287, Clear Lake, Okla. 
Pol. Act., personal and committees; v.- 
chmn. Rep. cen. com. Remarks, hobby, 
education. 





































•20 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. 0. H. CAFKY 


COPPOCK, ROY OAKLEY, St. Capitol; 
(Gate). Rep. Occ., member state board 
of public affairs. B.. Salem, la.. Sept. 
20, 1882 ; came to Okla., 1894, located Chero¬ 
kee, 1894-1909; Gate since. Edu., com. and 
h. sells. Cherokee; grad., Friends Acad. 
Cherokee 1903; grad.. Friends Univ. Wichita, 
Kan., A. B., 1917. Wife, Ruth Straut. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Ray Jack; Roy O.; 1 d., 

Elsie Ella, now Mrs. William, Medicine 
Lodge, Kan. Bk. Con., American-First 
Natl. Assoc., Billy Quinn, Beaver City ; 
W. L. Beardsley, Forgan; Levy Wentz, 
Ponca City; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; Dick 
Quinn, Oklahoma City. Church, Quaker. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Consistory 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
Edward Hanley, pres. Friends Univ.; M. 
L. Coppock, co. elec, bd., Cherokee, Stan¬ 
ley Coppock, Cleo Springs, rancher, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
all his life; makes speeches; works 
through personal activity and through com¬ 
mittees. Offices Repr. Beaver and Harper 
Co. 10th Legislature, 1924-25; mbr. Bd. of 
Affairs, 1927 ; appointed by Gov. Johnston. 
Remarks, interested in pensions for aged 
sell, tohrs. Promoted first irrigation pro¬ 
ject in Okla; going to build great irri¬ 
gation dist. at Gate. Taught 1 yr. Chero¬ 
kee, 1 yr. Gate, (both country schs.) ; 
won medal, debating team in col.; pres. 
Y. M. C. A.; interested in baseball; all 
sch. work. 

COUCH, JOE. Beaver. Rep. Occ., state 
committeeman. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

DAVIS, JAMES W., Knowles. Dem. 
Occ., farming; stockraising; oil station. 
B., Ia., Feb. 10, 1882. Edu., h. sch. 
Wife. Ruth E., Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Bernice 
Osborne, Plains, Kan.; Maxine, home. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Beaver; Farmers St. 
Assoc, (pol.) R. B. Loofbourrow, Stacy 
Wells, John Wallace. Lodge, Mason, Con¬ 
sistory; Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker since 1904; through committees. 
Offices, mbr. twp. and sch. bds.; Co. 
commr. Remarks, came to Okla., 1895 ; 
lived near Alva; Beaver Co., since 1913. 

DENISON, JIM, Beaver City. Dem. 
Occ., Ex-County Commissioner. Although 
a democrat, was closely associated with 
T. B. Braidwood, former U. S. Commis¬ 
sioner, in an attempt to organize a new 
state, “The Territory of Cimarron”. Very 
active in democratic politics of the three 


Panhandle counties. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

DIOKSON, ROBERT, Beaver City. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

GREENWOOD, DON, Floris. Rep. 
Merchant. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

ELLIS, E. A., Elmwood. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and county commissioner. B., Cam¬ 
den Co., Mo., March 12, 1854; came to Okla. 
1912, located near Beaver City. Edu., com. 
sch. Wife Rebecca Ove.-tcn. Cdrn., 3 s. ; 3 
d. Bk. Con., First Natl, and Beaver City 
Bk., Beaver. Church, Meth. .Offices, co. 
commr., 3 terms Hobby, good roads. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

GRACE, MRS. CORA, Logan. Dem. Form¬ 
erly vice- chairman county central com¬ 
mittee. (Complete information unavailable). 

GINTER, FRED. Balko. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Nilan, Mo., April 15, 1869 ; 
came to Okla., 1900 ; located Balko ;Bridge- 
port; filed on present site, 1903. Edu., 
com. sch.; 1 yr., Manhattan Agriculture 
Col. Widower. Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothy 
Humphrey Vivian. Pol. Act., independent co. 
worker. Office, co. commr., Beaver Co. 
Party Honors, unfortunately elected 2 yrs., 
also drew 6 yr. sentence; never again. 
Remarks, co-operates in all civic better- 


ment. Hobby, to 
burning. 

keep 

the home 

fires 

GROVES, MRS. 

CARL, 

Forgan. 

Rep. 


Occ., Woman Leader, W. C. T. U. of coun¬ 
ty. (Complete information unavailable.) 

HALL, J. L., Forgan. Dem. Occ., 
Cashier First Natl. Bk. Assoc., C. H. 
James, Pres. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

HARLAN, ELMER E„ Logan. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Lee Co., Ia., Nov. 22, 
1862. Edu., com. sch. Married. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. Ruth McClurg, Logan. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Beaver; Follett Natl., Follett, 
TeX. Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Follett, Tex. 
Imp. Rel., (bro.) st. sen., New Mexico. 
Remarks, has lived in what is now known 
as Beaver Co., since 1884. 

HAWORTH, E. I., Gate. Occ., insurance. 
R.. Cuba, Kan., Feb. 12, 1889 ; came to 
Okla., 1901; located near Ringwood; Gate 
since 1913. Edu.. h. sch. Wife, Zella A. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Elmer; John; 2 d., Pauline; 
Esther. Bus. Con., mgr. Volcanic Ash 
Mines & Plant for Quaker Products Co., 
Philadelphia, Pa. Bk. Con., St. Bk. of 
Com.; S. W. Natl., Wichita, Kan. Assoo., 
C. R. Zacharias, Finance Bldg., Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. Church. Friends. Club, C. 
of C. (Complete information unavailable.) 

HENSON, W. L„ Beaver City. Rep. 
Occ., County Superintendent Schools. (Com- 
lete information unavailable.) 

KIMBALL, A. L. Beaver City. Dem. 
Occ., Mayor. (Complete information un¬ 
available. 

LAWHEAD. CLYDE, Gate. Dem. Dec., 
President State Bank of Commerce at For¬ 
gan. Pioneer figure in Panhandle poli¬ 
tics. Very active. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

LONG, LINDSEY L., Beaver. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Neosha Co., 
Kan., Sept. 22, 1875. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Ivan.; h. s., Erie, Ivan., grad.; Kan¬ 
sas City Med. Col., M. D.; Chicago Poly¬ 
clinic, post grad. Wife, Maud Beegle. Cdrn., 
1 s., Lindsey L., Jr. ; 1 d., Mrs. Lenora M. 
Lufkin, Wailuku, Hawaii. Bus. Con., dir. 
First Natl. Bk., Beaver; owns 1-3 int. 
L. & H. Motor Co., Beaver; Wholesale 
and Retail gas and oil dealer in Magnolia 
Petroleum Co. Bk. Con., First iNatl. 
Assoc., John H. Lawson, Beaver; (pol.) 
W. T. Quinn, Beaver; Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodoes C. of C.; mbr. of good roads 
com.; 33rd Mason, past Master Blue Lodge; 


mbr. Red Cross of Constantine; Chap. 
Cherokee; Commandery, El Reno; Frater¬ 
nal Courtesy Com., Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
H. C. Long, ins., Ottawa, Kan.; R. E. 
Long, real estate, Marshall, Kan., (bros.). 
Pol. Act. independent; active 25 yrs.: 
makes speeches occasionally; works through 
com. Offices, past 10 yrs., Mayor or 
Beaver; mbr. sch. bd., when h. sch. was 
built. Party Honors, del. to many convs.: 
nom. pres.-elect., 1912. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1898, lived Alva, 1898-1906 ; 
Beaver since. During W. War served as 
physician for local bd. Active in all civic 
affairs. With others, erected first group 
fireproof bldgs, in Beaver; home was first 
modern residence in town; chmn of bldg, 
com., for Lodge Hall, drew plans, wrote 
specifications, acted as supt. and inspector 
of bldg, of Masonic Hall at Beaver. Mbr. 
edu. com. and the exec, com., C. of C. 

LOOFBOURROW, ROBERT B., Beaver. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer; ranchman. B., San 
Antonio, Tex., March 12, 1900; came to 
Okla. same yr., located Beaver. Edu., 
h. sch. Beaver; grad. O. U.; grad., Leb¬ 
anon, Tenn. Law sch. Wife, Lula Sims. 
Cdrn.. 2 s., Jerry; .Joe Wade. Bus. Con., 
Stockholder First Natl. Assoc., Ross Rizley. 
(partner), Guymon. Church, Pres. Lodges 
Masonic, Norman; K. P. Imp. Rel., father, 
ex-dist. judge and mbr. st. supreme ct. Pol. 
Act., active 8 yrs., in all ways needed. Party 
Honors, chmn. Dem. cen. com., 2 terms in 
Beaver Co. 

MEESE, H. D., Beaver. Dem. Occ., 
county judge. B., Van Wirt, O., Oct. 9, 
1856. Edu., elementary schs. Wife, Anna 
Kile. Cdrn., 5 s., Wm.; Jack; Cal; Joe, 
K; Woodrow, Beaver; 3 d., Mrs. Etta 

Kirkendall; Mrs. Lela Chase, Tomworth, 
Tex.; Elsie. Bus. Con.. Co. Judge; former¬ 
ly, harness maker. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Meth.; mbr. of com. for erection 
of church and parsonage. Lodges, Mason 
past Master Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., John 
and Allen Meese, Lansing, Mich., (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organizations. Offices, Co. Judge since 1902, 
except 4 yrs., when he was J. of P.; mbr. 
sch. bd., when sch. bldgs, were erected 
and when h. sch. was accredited. Party 
Honors, del. to many convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1887 ; lived since at Beaver. 
Active in all work during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 



ROY O. COPPOCK 







BEAVER COUNTY 


21 


MILES, CHARLES, Beaver. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Beaver Co., Okla., Sept. 3, 
1896. Edu., Beaver Co.; Univ. of Okla., 
LL. B. Wife, Eula Lee. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert. 
Bus. Con., Miles & Miles, law firm. 
Assoc., Clyde L. Miles, (bro.) partner. 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M.; K. P. Offices, 
co. atty., 614 yrs.; city atty., now serving. 
Remarks, 'during W. War, served in re¬ 
placement corps; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Beaver post. 

MOORE, AMY A., Forgan. Rep. Occ., 
city clerk; post office clerk. B., Beaver 
Okla..March 16, 1899. Edu., h. sch. grad., 
Illinois; credits from Extension dept., N. 
E. St. Tchrs. Co., Alva. Husband, Earl C. 
No cdrn. Assoc., Frank Williams, W." L. 
Boardsley, Chas. W. Buttle, (pol.) Maun 
O. Thomas, W. T. Quinn, H. N. Lawson. 
Ross Rizley, M. C. Garber. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mothers Club. Imp. Re!., 
James R. Coffey, (grandfather), maker of 
Kansas History; founded Coffeyville; dist¬ 
antly related to Victor Murdock, Wichita, 
Kan. Pol. Act., active in campaign work 
for Garber; sec’y-treas Rep. cen. com., 
since 1926.; co. chmn., Hoover-Curtis cam¬ 
paign, 1928. Offices, city treas. of For- 
g'an, 4 yrs.; city elk., Forgan since July 
1928; helped husband secure recommen¬ 
dation of Congressman Garber for appoint¬ 
ment of postmaster, Forgan. Remarks, 
enlisted with government 1918, nurses aid, 
3 mos., in Okla. City, 1918. Hobby, music 
and community betterment. 

PARKS, MRS. HELEN. Forgan. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Illinois, March 25 
1892. Edu., h. sch.; music. Hus., H. M. 
Parks. Cdrn., 4 d. Luetta, Nellie, Kath¬ 
erine, Patricia. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Mothers Club : Music Club. Imp. Rel., C. 
V. Rice, merchant, Cheyenne, Okla., (bro.) 
Pol. Assoc., Mrs. O. H. Cafky, Forgan. 
Pol. Act., co. worker since 1924 through 
corns. Party Honors. Co. V.-Chmn. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

PRUETT, OLIVER F„ Beaver. Dem. 
Occ., clerk. B., Weaubleau, Mo., Sept. 22, 
1877 ; came to Okla., 1902, located Mar¬ 
shall; Anadarko,1904; Beaver since 1907. 
Edu., grad. Weaubleau Christian Cel. Cdrn., 
1 s., Oliver F., Jr. Assoc., F. C. Tracy; 
(pol.) J. W. Renfrow, R. E. Dickson, Mrs. 
O. H. Cafky. Church, Chris. Lodge, 
Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 25 
yrs. usually through committees. Offices, 
elk. dist. ct., 1911-15; sec’y. Co. Elec. Bd., 
1914-19; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.. 1930. Tag 
agent, Beaver Co., 1927-29. Hobby, golf. 


QUINN, W. T., Beaver Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Ind., Jan. 16, 1870. Edu.. 
com. sehs., Ind. Wife, Ada C. Weer. 
Cdrn., 3 s. ; 1 d., Mae. Church, Chris.; 
assisted in building church. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie; K. of 
P.; M. W. A., elk. Pol. Act., independent; 
active worker 25 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, city elk., 1907-11 ; co. assessor, 
1898-1902; U. S. Commr., 3 mo.; mbr. 
sch. bd., 17 yrs., during which time grade 
schs. were secured. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. conv., many times; st. com¬ 
mitteeman 15 yrs.; co. chmn., 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1887 ; lived Beaver 
since; mbr. city council, which secured 
electric lights and water plant; mbr. good 
roads com., 4 yrs. Hobby, fishing. 

RENFROW, J. W., Beaver. Dem. Occ., 

county assessor. B., Jackson Co., Kan., 
Aug. 31, 1874. Wife, Jennie Niles. Cdrn., 
3 s. ; 4 d. Church, Meth. Lodges, K. P.; 
1. O. O. F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. since 1915 through personal 
contacts. Offices, Twp. Assr.; Co. Assr., 
sinco 1920. Party Honors, del. state conv. 
1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
near Okla. City; in Beaver Co. since 1906. 
Brother, P. C. Renfrow, farmer. Woodward. 

STILL, J. L., Liberal, Kan. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Rushville, Ill., Aug. 29, 1864 ; 
came to Okla. 1905, located Beaver Co., 
Floris Twp. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Mary E. 
Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. Pol. Act., active worker all 
his life. Office, Chmn. Co. Elec. Bd. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable. 

THOMAS. MAUDE O., Beaver. Rep. Occ., 
journalist. B., Green Ridge, Mo. Edu.. com. 
and h. sch.,, home study. Unmarried. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. W. Couch, W. T. Quinn, Mrs. 
Gladys Casteel, Beaver Co.; W. G. Skelly, 
W. B. Pine. Byron Shear, Dennis Flynn, 
Walter Ferguson, Frank Frantz, Billy Bol¬ 
ton. Pat Hurley, Fred C. Clark, Mrs. Tom 
B. Ferguson, Mrs. Beulah Cureton, Mrs. It. 
D. Rood, Mrs. Lola Pearson, Mrs. H. K. 
Bayre. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, St. 
Federation Womens Clubs; Womens Club of 
the C. of C.; Eastern Star; Rebekah; 
Pythian Sister. Imp. Rel., John R. Thomas, 
(father) ; Fred C. Tracy (bro.-In-law) 
mbr. constitutional conv. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co., dist. and st. worker; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
eoms. Party Honors. Prct. V.-Chmn.; Co. 
V.-Chmn.; St. Committeewoman since 1922; 
mbr. St. Exec. Com. ; mgr. Woman Orga¬ 
nization., Pine Campaign. 1926. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1886 ; lived since in Beaver 


Co., (known in early days as No-Mans- 
Land). Interested in politics and civic 
work. Hobby, gardening. Civic improve¬ 
ment and clean politics. 

THOMPSON, JIM. Beaver City. Dem. 
Occ., proprietor for past forty years or 
hotel at Beaver City. (Complete inform¬ 
ation unavailable.) 

TRACY, FRED C., Beaver. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Rochester, Ill., Jan. 17, 1868. 
came to Okla. 1885, located near Beaver. 
Edu., grade schs. Wife, Ora Thomas. Cdrn.. 
2 d., Mrs. W. T. Riley, Eleanor Tracy. 
Bus. Con., Dir. and Sec’y. Beaver, Meade 
& Englewood R. R., Dir. Bk. Beaver City; 
Carter Tracy Hardware Co. Assoc., W. H. 
Thomas. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C.; Masonic Lodge, Beaver; Con¬ 
sistory Guthrie. Pol. Act., statewide work¬ 
er; sometimes independent; 35 yrs. all 
ways necessary. Offices, Postmaster; Co. 
Clk.; mbr. Constitutional Conv.; Bd. of 
Edu.; Town Council; etc. Remarks, clean 
government. 

WALLACE, JOHN L., Beaver. Dem. Occ.. 
real estate and farm loans. B., Williams¬ 
burg, W. Va., Apr. 25, 1881 ; came to Okla. 
1889, located Alva, Guthrie 1907, Okla. 
City 1910, Beaver 1912 since. Wife, Anna 
McCloud. Bus. Con., Schaefer-Doolin Mort¬ 
gage Co., Alva. Bk. Con., Bank of Beaver; 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. B. Loofbour- 
row, R. E. Dickson, Wm. Henline, J. L. 
Still V. Vs Wilson, R. V. Nicholson, Jno. 
R. Williams, J. B. Doolin, Thos. H. Doyle, 
M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas. Pol. Act., 
active in Okla. politics 30 yrs., personal 
contact. Offices, Sec’y. Co. Elec. Ba. , 
Special Agent St. Highway Com.; Asst. 
Insurance Commr. under T. J. McCombs, at 
Statehood. Hobby, hunting. 

WELLS, STACY, Beaver. Mbr. Admin¬ 
istrative Com. No. 31, St. Bar. (Complete 
information unavailable. 

WELLS, WILLIAM, Beaver City. Rep. 
Oco., President First Natl. Bank. Assoc., 
John W. Miles, cashier. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

WILLIAMSON, JIM., Beaver City. Rep. 
Occ., former county clerk, Texas Co. 
Closely associated with T. P. Braidwood, 
former U. S. Commissioner, in an attempt 
to organize a new state, “The Territory of 
Cimarron”. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 


Beckham County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, W. T. Bingham (Dem.)_Sayre 

Co. Attorney, H. C. Ivester (Dem.)_Sayre 

Ct. Clerk, T. M. Lowry (Dem.) _Sayre 

Co. Clerk, M. V. Canavan (Dem.)_Sayre 

Sheriff, C. H. Phillips (Dem.)_Elk City 

Co. Treasurer, A. W. Barker (Dem.)_Sayre 

Co. Surveyor, R. N. Higgins (Dem.)_Sayre 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, R. H. Emans 

(Dem.) -_..Sayre 

Co. Assessor, G. G. Perkins (Dem.)_Sayre 

Co. Weigher, Alice Blancet (Dem.)_Erick 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. T. Harden (Dem.)_Erick 

Dist. No. 2—W. W. Blackburn (Dem.)_Elk City 

Dist. No. 3—W. F. McGuire (Dem.)_Erick 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, R. S. Andrews (Dem.)-Sayre 

Chmn., F. W. Snoddy (Dem.)_Elk City 

Mbr., F. P. Livingston (Rep.)_Sayre 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Frank Carmichael (Dem.) Sayre; 
Senator, Ed. M. Reed (Dem.) Elk City; Dis¬ 
trict Judge, T. P. Clay (Dem.) Mangum. 

State Officers, Arthur Leach, member Supreme Court 
Commission ; D. H. McClanahan, Sayre, Game Ranger; 
H. Iv. Speed, Sayre, Co. Superintendent Health; J. L. 
Blancett, Erick, Deputy Oil Inspector; Paul Conley, Elk 
City, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

II. II. Tyler, Chmn., Elk City ; Mrs. Ben Turner, V- 
Chmn., Sayre. 

Republican 

W. F. Sides, Chmn. Sayre; Mrs. J. W. Easter, V- 
Chmn., Sayre; G. C. Powers, Sec’y, Sayre. 


Fred Coogan, St. Committeeman, Sayre; Mrs. W. 
J. McAnerny, St. Committeewoman, Sayre. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Sayre, Co. Seat; Oscar Speed (Mayor); W. H. 
Eldredge (Clerk) ; E. F. Cornels (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., 
Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Elk City, Paul E. Peeler (Mayor) ; Horace R. Conley 
(Clerk) ; E. G. McComas (Attorney) ; Southwest Light 
& Power Co.; Central States & Light Corporation. 

Erick, J. S. Pyle (Mayor) ; B. G. Dobson (Clerk) ; 
W. G. Ellis (Attorney) ; Central States Power & Light 
Corporation, E. H. Poe, Tulsa; Southwest Light & 
Power Co. 

Carter, Fad Hill (Mayor) ; Central States Power and 
Light Corporation; Cons. Gas Utili. Co.; Southwest 


Light & Power Co. 


1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1850 | 

1 

2352 | 

| 2496 


| 2201 | 

Rep. 

1 527| 

1 

1755 | 

| 1494 


| 3810 | 

Soc. 

| 890 | 

1 

645 | 

| 26 


1 78 1 

Senator 

Dem. 

| | 

1257 | 

2283 | 

| 1461 

| 1764 

1 1 

Rep. 

| | 

529 | 

1918 | 

| 2907 

| 754 

1 1 

Soe. 

| | 

144 | 

621 | 

| no C. 

1 14 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1253 | 

| 3109 

1 

| 1929 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

600 | 

| 1690 

1 

| 764 

1 1 

Soe. 

1 1 

138 | 

| 53 

1 

1 16 

| | 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1827 | 

1244 | 

2464 | 3389 

| 3016 

| 1910 

| 3261 | 

Rep. 

| 489 | 

524 | 

1594 | 963 

| 994 

| 631 

| 2293 | 

Soe. 

I 938| 

146 | 

691 | 75 

|no C. 

1 13 

1 48 | 




NEWSPAPERS 



Town 

‘ 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Carter 

Express 

(Ind.) 

W. H. Foster 

W. H. Foster 

Erick 

Democrat 

(Dem.) 

Leslie E. Ellis 

L. E. Ellis 

Elk City 

Journal 

(Dem.) 

“Cap” Mitchell 

Beckham Co. Pub. Co. 


Daily News 

Yandell C. Cline 

Pulliam Corp. 

Sayre 

Headlight 

(Dem.) 

W. J. Bacon 

Bacon & Leathcrock 


ANDREWS R. S., Sayre. Dem. Occ., Jus¬ 
tice of Peace. B., Campbell Co., Va., Oct. 
22, 1851. Edu., com. sch., Bedford Co., 
Va. Wife, Ida May Lee, cousin of Gen. 
Robert E. Lee. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Eugene 
P. Gum, Okla. City; Maude Ramsay, Odes¬ 
sa, Mo. Bus. Con., J. of P., Sayre. Bk. 
Con., First. Natl. Assoc., J. I. Lowry, 
O. M. Marsh, J. A. Minton. Lloyd Clear- 
man, H. G. Ivester, Co. Atty.; M. V. Con¬ 
ovan, Co. Clk.; A. .1. Gillum, Erick; Dr. 
H. K. Speed. Oscar Speed, A. W. Barker, 
'Sayre. Church, Meth., South, chmn. Bd. 
of Stewards. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Past 
Eminent Commander Knight Templars, 
Sayre; Okla. City India Temple Shrine, 
Past Master 1926. Imp. Rel., Eugene P. 
Gum, Okla. City, secy. Bankers Assn, (son- 
in-law). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
and co. 50 yrs; works through party or- 
ganiz. and personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Com’r. 1911-15; Secy. Elec. Bd. since 1915. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived since 
at Sayre; during W. War was fuel admin¬ 
istrator and chmn. of Thrift drives in co. 

BARKER, A. WILEY, Sayre. Dem. occ., 
Co. Treasurer. B., Fulton Co., Ark., Sept. 
16, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Viola, 
Ark. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Robt. H., 
Samuel S., Phoenix.; 1 d., Sam- 


mie Bell. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) M. V. Canavan, Co. Clk.; H. C. 
Ivester, Tom Lowry, II. H. Emons, C. H. 
Phillips, Sayre; John B. Harrison, Arthur 
Leach, R. A. Sneed, Edwin Dabney, A. S. 
•T. Shaw, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; Rebekalis; 
K. P.; M. W. A., Sayre. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. and co. since 1899; 
makes speeches; good political organizer. 
Offices, Co. Treas. 1917-21, and 1925 to 
present; Dep. Sheriff 1907-08. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898; lived since in Beck¬ 
ham Co.; mbr. Council of Defense; active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives dur¬ 
ing W. War; Dep. St. Examiner and In¬ 
spector 1925. 

BASHAM. N. C„ Elk City. Rep. Occ., 
farm loans. B., Bowling Green, Ky.. Aug. 
11, 1860. Edu., com. sch., Richardsville, 
Ky.; Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan. Wife, 
Mayhew, Ky. Cdrn., 2 s.. 4 d. Bus. Con., 
Pittsburg Mortgage & Investment Co., 
Pittsburg, Kan. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., John I. Taylor; (pol.) W. F. Sides, 
Sayre; E. C. Searcy, Elk City; E. C. Wil- 
lison, Elk City; John Scott, Elk C'ity; Cy 
Howenstine, Clinton. Church, Meth. chmn. 
Bd. Trustees; Bible student. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; O. E. A. mbr.; Mason. 


Elk City. Pol. Act., independent; active 
for 35 yrs. in co. and st.; works through 
personal contacts only. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs 1920-28; del. to many co. 
convs.; chmn. Hoover-Curtis Club. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1908; lived at Guy- 
mon 1908-12; Elk City since 1912; booster 
for good roads and good schs. 

BEACH, MRS. FRANK, Elk City. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Brooklyn, la., Feb. 
28, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Exira. 
Ia. Hus., Frank Beach, employed by Co- 
Operative Assn. Cdrn., 4 s., 4 d. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., Mrs. M. H. 
Royse, Mrs. Martha Neil. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, W. C. T. U., chmn. pub¬ 
licity com.; leading part in last W. C. T. 
tf. campaign; Red Cross mbr. for yrs.; 
Royal Neighbors, Elk City. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive 4 yrs. in co. politics; occasional arti¬ 
cles in local papers; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, sch. dir. 4 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Kingfisher 1893-96 ; Canadian Co., 1896- 
1902 ; Custer Co., Hydro; at Elk City since 
1914; interested in good schs. and law 
observance. 

BILLS. H. A., Texola. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Burleson, Tex., Jan. 7, 1880. 








































BECKHAM COUNTY 


23 



BINGHAM, WILLIAM T„ Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Howell Co., Mo., Aug. 
13, 1878. Edu., self educated; attended 
West Plains Col., West Plains, Mo. Wife, 
Bessie, d. of P. E. Swisher, Quincy, Ill. 
Bus. Con., vice-pres. Hood-Alien Lumber 
Co., Erick; Co. Judge. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Sayre; Farmers Natl., Erick; Assoc., 
W. 0. Hood, A. G. Gillum, W. S. Allen, 
C. L. Clearman, H. C. Garrett. E. M. 
Green; (pol.) E. G. McComas, Elk City; 
Bill Hewlitt, Guy Woodman, E. F. Giiker- 
son, Walter Blackburn, Elk City; T. P. 
Clay, Mangum; John McKenzie, Carter ; 
Sam Massingale, Cordell; judge Meacham, 
Clinton; Tom Robertson, Altus; Guy Ford, 
John Ivester, H. K. Speed, C. L. Clear¬ 
man, H. C. Garrett, G. B. Everett, Erick. 
Church. Metli. Clubs &. Lodges, Dist. Trus¬ 
tee for Kiwanis; C. of C., chmn. of Civic 
Imp. Dept.; Rod and Gun Club, Erick; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Erick; Royal Arch, 
Commandery, Eastern Star, S'ayre; Shrine 
India Temple, Okla. City ; Past Master Ma¬ 
sonic Lodge No. 237 ; Past Patron East¬ 
ern Star. Imp. Rel., Wm. T. Bingham, 
Pa., mbr. congress at time of Constitu¬ 
tional Conv. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. 25 years; makes speeches; one 
of most influentnal men in co.; with Judge 
Burford and Jerry 0‘Mary was on Code of 
Legal Ethics for St. Bar Assn.; works for 
party through party organiz. and personal 
activities. Offices, City Atty., Erick, 1915- 
28; Co. Judge since i927. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1928; del. to numerous 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived at Erick and Sayre since. 



Edu., grade sch. and Red Oak Academy, 
Burleson, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 5 d., 

Edith, Fay, Erma Gene, Nedda Byrd, Bob¬ 
bie. Bus. Con., Johnson Mercantile Co., 
Texola. Bk. Con., Guaranty St., former 
cashier and vice-pres. 15 yrs. until 1926. 
Assoc., M. Johnson, Bert Gam-bill, Texola; 
(pol.) Judge Hutto and Ed Seeds. Texola. 
Clubs and Lodges, C. of C.; active in lo¬ 
cal affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Texola; 
W. of A., Texola. Imp. Rel., B. M. Bills, 
Gotebo, merchant; J. D. Bills, Claremore, 
life insurance (brothers). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; works through the organiz. Offices, 
City Treas., Alderman, Texola. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1896; lived at Cloud Chief 
1896-1902 ; Gotebo 1902-05; Texola since 
1905 ; interested in good roads and good 
schs. 

BINGHAM, BESSIE, (Mrs. W. T.) Sayre. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Shelby Co., 
Mo., Feb. 2, 1888.' Edu., com. sch.. Mo. 
Hus., Judge W. T. Bingham. Bus. Con., 
Hood-Alien Lumber Co., Sayre; Stagner 
Hospital, Erick; Sayre Oil & Refining Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Sayre; First Na¬ 
tional, Erick. Assoc., Mrs. E. F. Cornels; 
Mrs. Guy Ford, Mrs. Bob Hood, Sayre; 
Mrs. J. E. Standifer, Elk City; Mrs. A. G. 
Gillum, Erick; Mrs. Ben Turner, Sayre; 
Mrs. Thomas Aderhold, El Reno; Mrs. 
George Rainey, Enid; Mrs. H. A. Adams, 
Guthrie; Mrs. Lola Clark, Pearson; Mrs. 
Daisy Reihl, Blackwell. Church, Meth., 
chmn. Bible Study Missionary Society. 
Clubs & Lodges, organizer and pres. Art 
Club, Erick, fostering more beautiful homes; 
chmn. Better Homes Div., Natl. Organiza¬ 
tion Home Economics Club; co. chmn. W. 
C. T. U., 1928; chmn. Civic Improvement 
Club of C. of C.; Eastern Star, Past Ma¬ 
tron 3 terms. Imp. Re!., Mrs. E. R. Math¬ 
is, Chicago (sister). Pol. Act., in natl. 
affairs is dem.; in local independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 12 years; makes speechesi 
and works through com. Party Honors, del. 
co. and st. convs. 2 times. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1908; lived at Sayre 1908-10 ; 
Erick 1910-27; Sayre since 1927; during 
W. War was secy, of local Red Cross Chap¬ 
ter and chmn. of Home Service Work; 
chmn. Co. Junior Red Cross ; rendered out¬ 
standing service in reconstruction of re¬ 
turning service men; interested in paint¬ 
ing 1 ; received prize for most beautiful 
Christmas display and most beautiful flow¬ 
er garden in Sayre in 1928. 


BLACKBURN, VERNA YOUNG, (Mrs. 
Walter). Elk City. Dem. Occ., housewife. 

B. , Wabaunsee County Kansas. Edu., 
com. sch., Cheyenne Okla.; St. Tchrs. Nor¬ 
mal at Alva and Weatherford. Hus., Wal¬ 
ter Blackburn. Bus. Con., Local Bldg. & 
Loan Assn., Elk City; correspondent of 
Daily Oklahoman ; assoc, editor of Elk City 
News Democrat 6 yrs.; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. B. Miller, Mrs. J. P. Thurmond, 
Elk City; Mrs. Mary Wall. Sayre; Sam 
Brown. Elk City. Church, Chris, pianist 
and mbr. Missionary Society. Clubs, vice- 
pres. Park Assn.; ex-secy. Charity organiz.; 
Arimathaea Literary Ciub; D. A. R.; W. 

C. T. U., Elk City. Imp. Rel., W. A. Young 
(father). Elk City; Clyde Young, Chey¬ 
enne ; Leon Young, Strong City; Roy 
Young, Tulare, Calif, (bros.) ; Lafayette 
Young (cousin), Iowa. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active for 13 yrs. in co.; makes 
speeches: works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices. Ex-vice chmn. Co. Cen. Com. ; 
corresponding secy. 4th dist. Federation of 
Women's Clubs. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous co. convs. ; worked on Elec. Bd. 
for several yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
shortly after birth; lived in Cheyenne un¬ 
til 1916: Elk City since 1916: family or 
pioneers, father having gone to Texas Pan- 
hand'e in 1875 ; later homesteaded “Dead 
Indian Ranch’’ near Cheyenne, still in pos¬ 
session of family: active in Amer. Legion 
Aux.; Red Cross work. Hobby, writing. 

BROCKMAN. MOLLIF A., Sayre. Dem. 
Occ . housewife. B.. Waco, Tex.. May 16, 
1888. FHu.. com. and h. sch.. Tex. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., Ervin, Ft. Worth, Tex.; 

1 d., Mina Belle, at h. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc.. Mary 
Wall, Mrs. R. N. Higgins, Dr. O. N. Win- 
dle, H. K. Speed .T. A. Mayberry E. L. 
Martin, Sayre. Church. Pres. Clnh« & 
Lodges, Sorosis, Sayre; Womans Benefit 
Assn.; B. A. Y.; Eastern Star. Past Ma¬ 
tron ; U. D. C., Sayre. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active since 1905 in co. and city; 
works personally and through corns. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeewoman 1922- 
23. Remarks, interested in matters of 
civic pride; came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at Sayre. Hobby, preservation of 

wild flowers and game. 


BROWN, SAM E., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
lumber and hardware dealer. B., Stevens 
Co., Tex., April 28, 1881. Edu., com. sch., 
Stevens Co., Tex. Wife, d. of A. O. Mil¬ 
ler. Cdrn._ 1 s., Thurmond, Elk City; 1 d., 
Eugenia, attending col., Nashville, Tenn. 
Bus. Con., S. E. Brown Lumber Co., Elk 
City ; Brown Hdw. Co., Elk City. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Judge Minton, Sayre; 
Leo Miller, Thurmond Brown, (son), Elk 
City; Geo. D. Key, M. E. Trapp, Okla. 
City; James Hatcher, Chickasha; Cyrus 
Avery, Tulsa; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; C. 
N. Haskell; Lee truce; Tom Gore; How¬ 
ard Maxey; Mrs. Kelly Brown. Church, 
Chris. C.ubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Elk City; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine; Com¬ 
mandery, Elk City; B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. 
F., Elk City. Imp. Rel., H. O. Brown. 
Sayre; Frank D. Brown, atty., Lubbock. 
Tex.; H. L. Brown, Breckenridge, Tex. 
(bros.); Mrs. J. A. Standifer, Elk City (sis¬ 
ter). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and 
natl. politics 25 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, ex-mayor 
Elk City 1918-26 ; councilman 1912-18. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1928; del. to 
numerous st. and co. convs.; Co. Cen. Oom- 
mitteman 1922; chmn. 7th Cong. Dist. Dem. 
organiz. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; 
lived at Cheyenne, 1898-1904 ; Foss, 1904- 
06; Texola, 1906-08 ; Elk City since 1908; 
during W. War served on War Labor 
Draft Bd.; a good roads enthusiast. 

BROWN, THURMOND G., Elk City. Dem. 
Occ., hardware dealer. B., Foss, Okla., 
Sept. 14, 1905. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. 
Elk City, grad. 1926. Married. Bus. 
Con., owner of Hdw. store. Elk City. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Sam Brown, 
(father), partner in bus.; (pol.) E. L. 
Mill’er, Elk City; Ed Reed; J. B. Miller; 
J. F. Rollins; Mrs. Max Hampton, Ana- 
darko. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C.; active in all civic and public 
affairs; Kiwunis; Mason Blue Lodge, Roy¬ 
al Arch, Knight Templar, Chapter and 
Commandery, Elk City. Imp. Rel., Sam 
Brown, (father) Elk City; active in poli¬ 
tics and public life of co. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active 4 yrs. in co. and st; active 
organizing Beckham Co. Young Dem. 
League. Party Honors, pres. League of 
Young Dem.; Prct. Committeeman; del. to 
co. conv. 1928; del. to League of Young 
Dem. conv. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



lived at Fcss, Texola; at Klk City since 
1909; good roads worker. 

CARMICHAEL, HENRY FRANK, Sayre. 

Dem. Occ., insurance, loans and real es¬ 
tate dealer. B., Graham, Tex., Aug. 20. 
1S86. Edu., com. sell., Tex. and Okla. 
Wife, Luela Shirley, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Ver¬ 
non, with Consolidated Gas Utilities Co., 
Sayre; Glenn. Bus. Con., insurance, real 
estate and loans, Sayre. Bk. Con., First 

Natl., Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., .Toe 

Brickell; Oscar Speed, mayor of Sayre; Dr. 
Speed; 0. M. Marsh, pres, bank; Guy Ford, 
pres. First Natl. Bk., Sayre; (pol.) Judge 
McComas, Elk City; A. W. Barker. Co. 
Treas.; T. R. Wise. atty.; Jim Nance; Tom 
Eight; Homer Paul. Church, Bap., supt. 
S. S. 8 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Sayre Golf 
and Country Club; I. 0. 0. F., Sayre, has 
filled all chairs; C. of C., mbr. legislative 
com. Imp. Rel., Mrs. M. A. Carmichael, 

Los Angeles, (mother); Albert Carmichael, 
Weatherford, (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 25' yrs.; makes 
speches; works through party organiz. and 
personal contacts. Offices, City Treas. 1921- 
26. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. many 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; lived 
in and near Sayre since; during W. War 
was mbr. Council of Defense; Fuel Adm. 
and mbr. com. for food conservation. Hob¬ 
bies, golf and fishing. 

CLEARMAN, CHARLES LLOYD, Sayre. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Mangum, Okla., 
July IT 1902. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Retrop, Okla.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., grad. 1924. Wife, d. of Mrs. F. M. 
Chapman, Calif. Cdrn., 3 d., Margery 

Lois Marie and Patsy Lee, at h. Bus. Con., 
C. L. Clearman, atty., Sayre; farm owner, 
Washita Co. Bk. Con., Beckham Co. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. K. Speed, W. T. Bingham, 
Mrs. A. D. Jones, C. C. Hallum. Sayre; 
A. G. Gillum, H. C. Garrett, Erick; Sam 


Brown, Ed Reed, Elk City; Bill Williams, 
Mangum; Alvin Moore, Cheyenne; Grover 
Thomas, Cordell. Clubs & Lodges, pres. 
Kiwanis Club; C. of C., dir.; influential in 
getting many civic improvements; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Sayre; M. W. A., Sayre. Imp. 
Rel., J. J. Smith, Dist Judge, Miami 
(uncle). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1924 in co.; makes speeches; works 
through party organiz. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Atty. 1924-28. Party 
Honors, campaign mgr. dem. ticket 1928. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived in Man¬ 
gum until 1924 and in Sayre since; active 
on behalf of good roads. 

COOGAN, FRED, Sayre. Rep. Occ., oil 
and gas business. Wife. d. of Lew North, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker, makes 
speeches. Party Honors, Rep. St. Commit¬ 
teeman. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

CORNELS, EMIL F., Sayre. Dem. Occ., 

abstractor and attorney. B., Davenport, 
la., Jan. 16, 1880. Edu., com. sch., Mo¬ 
line, Ill.; law edu. self obtained. Wife, 
Caroline B. Brown. Cdrn., 2 s., Frederick 
B., Law Sch., Norman; Carlton C., at h. 
Bus. Con., Beckham Co. Abstract Co.; rep¬ 
resents N. Y. Title and Trust Co.; owner 
of real estate. Bk. Con., First Natl., Beck¬ 
ham Co. Natl. Assoc., W. H. Hewlett, gro¬ 
cer; W. W. Blackburn, Auto Finance Co., 
Elk City; J. C. McKenzie Carter; (pol.) 
Dr. H. J. Speed. Sayre; G. G. McComas, 
W. E. Hawker, Elk City; John B. Harri¬ 
son, R. R. Bell, Okla. City. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., former pres, and 
active in all civic affairs; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Commandery, Sayre; India Temple 
IShrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
makes speches; works through com. and 
party organiz. Offices, mayor of iSayre 
1912-19; City Atty. since 1927. Party 
Honors, secy. st. dem. organiz. when R. L. 


Williams was elected Governor; del. to 
st. and co. convs.; chmn. road bond com.; 
pres. Interstate Postal Highway. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Cheyenne 
1901-07, and at Sayre since; during W. 
War was mbr. local examining bd. Hobby, 
'fishing and outdoor camping. 

CROSSMAN, ROBERT W„ Texola. Dem. 
Occ., garage and filling station. B., Ft. 
Worth, Tex., April 12, 1866. Edu., com. 
sch., Jaclcsboro, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Bessie Darnell, Mrs. Mary Rice, 
Texola. Bus. Con., Crossman Filling Sta¬ 
tion and Garage; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Guaranty St., Texola. Assoc., (pol.) Ira 
Speed, M. Johnson, Tom Hart, Henry Bills, 
Texola. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
M. W. A.; Royal Neighbors, Texola; ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1902; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Dep. U. S. Marshal 
7 yrs. in territorial days. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1888; lived at Marlow 1888- 
1902 and at Texola since; good roads en¬ 
thusiast. 

EASTER, MRS. J. W„ Sayre. Rep. Par¬ 
ty Honors, Co. v.-chmn. Cen. Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

ELLIS, LESLIE E„ Erick. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Eureka, Ivan., Sept. 6, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., and A. & M. Col., 
Stilwater Okla. Wife, Eva Henderson, 
Perry. Cdrn., 1 s., Ethridge.. Bus. Con., 
mgr. and editor Beckham Co. Dem., Erick ; 
owns real estate and farms in Ark. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl., First Natl. Assoc., 
A. G. Gillum H. C. Garrett. C. S. Boren, 
W. O. Hood, Dr. McCreery, Arthur Gillen. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; patron of Boy 
Scouts; C. of C.; K. P., Perry. Imp. Rel.. 
Arthur C. Ellis, San Francisco; J. Carl 
Ellis (hros.) Pol. Act., partisan, active In 
co-. since 1906 ; uses influence through 
newspaper. Offices, postmaster at Erick 
1914-22. Party Honors, Cong. Committee¬ 
man 1908-12; del. to st. conv. 1912. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1892 ; lived at Still¬ 
water 1898-1900 ; Sayre 1905 ; Perry 1906; 
Erick since 1906 ; founder of Beckham Co. 
Dem. before co. was established and has 
edited it for 20 yrs.; during W. War was 
awarded Victory Liberty Loan Medal for 
patriotic service in selling bonds. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

EMANS. ROY HOWARD, Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Supt. Schools. B., Vernon, Tex., 
Aug. 30, 1891. Edu., li. sch. and bus. col., 
Tex.; S. W. St. Tchrs. Col., Okla. Wife, 
Idabel Thompson. Cdrn., 2 d., Orpha Lee. 
Jewell. Church. Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Kiwanis; C. of C.; Public Health Assn.; 
M. IV. A. Offices, Co. Supt. Sch., Beck¬ 
ham Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910, 
lived near Erick; Sayre since 1927. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

GARRETT, HARLEY CLIFTON, Erick. 
Dem. Occ., banker; wholesale dealer in 
automobile accessories. B., Mulvane, Kan., 
Aug. 18, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Elk 
City. Wife, Lillian Mae Moreland. Bus. Con., 
vice-pres. First Natl. Bk., Erick; Erick 
Sales and Inv. Co.; stockholder in Western 
Okla. Bldg. & Loan Assn.; land owner. 
Bk. Con., Eirst Natl. Assoc., W. O. Hood, 

■T. W. Heflin, R. T. Looney, W. S. Allen, 
Dr. J. H. Stagner, H. B. Frank, Erick; 
(pol.) J. S. Pyle, Erick; E. F. Cornels, 
Sayre; Dr. J. K. Sneed. Sayre: Sam 
Brown. Bill Hewlett. Elk City. Church, 
Bap., mbr. finance com. for new $50,000 
church. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., mbr. 
good roads com.; Sayre Golf and Country 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge; York Rite; 
Knight Templar; Shrine; Consistory, imp. 
Rel., H. .T. Garrett, Dallas, Tex., merchant 
(bro.) ; Mrs. R. II. Johnson, Dallas, Tex., 
(sister). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 20 yrs.; works through party or- 
ganzations, and personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. City Council, Erick. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at Elk City 1903- 
06; Texola 1906-17 ; Erick since 1917; 
during W. War was mbr. Council of De- 





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A. G. GILLUM 


fense; Red Cross finance com., and active 
in Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, sports. 

GILLUM, ARTHUR G., Erick. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Pittsburg, Tex., July 
27, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Pittsburg, Tex. 
Wife, Arah Sue Conner, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
2 s., Neville, Univ. of Okla.; A. G., Jr., 
Erick; 1 d., Kathleen, at h. Bus. Con., 
A. G. Gillum Hardware, Erick; Hood & 
Allen Lumber Co.; Eatheree Furniture Co., 
Erick and Rankin; owner of farms in 
Beckham Co. and Wheeler Co., Tex. Bk. 
C^n F i-, st Natl. : Formers Natl. Assoc., 
J. B. Spurlin, Rankin; D. G. Fatheree, 
L. E. Ellis, pub., Erick; (pol.) J. A. Min¬ 
ton, C. L. Clearman, W. L. Bingham, 

Sayre; Frank McGuire, Sweetwater; C. 
C. Childress, Okla. City; Judge Mitchell, 
Clinton; Sam Massingale, Cordell. Church, 
Bap.; chmn. bldg, and finance com. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary Club: C. of C.; mbr. 
com. on good roads; mbr. Highway No. 

66 Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge. E^ck. Imp. 
Rel., J. W. Gillum, Erick; L. F. Gillum, 

Sayre; J. L. Gillum. Stillwater (bros.) ; 
Mrs. A. S. Taylor, Amarillo, Tex. ; Mrs. 

Jerry Powell. Minco (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1902; works 
through party organizations and personal 
contacts; considered one of strongest dem. 
in the co. Offices, formerly Mayor of Erick 
12 yrs. Party Honors, chmn. co. cen. com. 
1928; del. to st. conv. 1928; del. to manv 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; 
lived at Minco 1893-97; Weatherford 1897- 
1902; Erick since; during W. War was 
chmn. Red Cross and Thrift Stamp drives: 
one of the founders of town: _ served as 
townsite agent; considered Erick’s most 
useful citizen. 

GIL I UIH. JAMES W., Erick. Dem. Occ., 
agent Magnolia Oil Co. B., Pittsburg, Tex., 
Mch. 5. 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Minco, Okla.; Polytechnic Col.. Ft. Worth. 
Wife, d. of Mrs. Alice Riley, Erick. Cdrn., 
1 s., Leon; 1 d.. Gwendolyne. at h. Bus. 
Con., Jim’s Service Station, Erick; J. W. 
Gillum, Texola. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. 
Assoc.. ( pol.) L. F. Powell, A. G. Gillum. 
Clubs, Rotary Club. Erick: active mbr. in 
all civic and public affairs. Imp. Rel.. 
A. G. Gillum. Erick; L. F. Gillum, Sayre; 
W. H. Gillum. Jacksonville. Tex.: Loyal 
Gillum. Stillwater (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1903 ; works 


through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893; lived at Minco 
1893-1903; Erick 1903-18; Clinton 1918-19; 
Erick since; interested in good schs. and 
good roads. 

GODDARD, ORA LEE, Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Newtown, Mo., Mch. 2, 
1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., Beckham 
Co., Okla.; S. W. St. Normal, Weather¬ 
ford, grad. 1811. Wife, Lovey Padgett, Mo. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Lewis Douglas. Bus. Con., 
Goddard Grocerv, Savre; stockholder in 
Sayre Oil & Refinery Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., H. O. Brown, E. M. Green, 
Howard Jarvis, B. B. Norris, George Jar¬ 
vis, Sayre; (pol.) T. M. Lowry, A. W. 
Barker, M. V. Conavan, Sayre; E. G. Mc- 
Comas, Elk City; Arthur Leach, Henry S. 
Johnston; Jim McClintic. Church. Chris.; 
tchr S. S.; mbr. bd. trustees. Clubs, C. 
of C. ; chmn. Public Relations Com.; active 
in all civic welfare. Imp. Rel., W. B. 
Goddard, Commander Glen Russell Martin 
Post, Sayre (bro.). Pol. Act., independent ; 
active in co. and st. 18 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, mbr. City Council. 1924- 
25; Co. Registrar. 1918; Asst. Co. Treas.; 
mbr. Elec. Bd., 1911-15. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898 ; lived at Medford 1 yr., 
Weatherford 1 yr.; Sayre since 1900; 
taught 1907-14; employed as rural mail 
carrier 1915-16; bookkeeper in First Natl. 
Bk., Sayre, 1916-17; and in Grocery Bus. 
since 1919; during W. War was mbr. 
Council of Defense and active in bond 
drives; good roads enthusiast. 

GREEN, J. C., Sayre. Dem. Occ., far¬ 
mer. B., Miltown, Ala.. Oct. 9, 1878. 
Edu., pub. sch., Tex. Wife, d. of R. E. 
Smith. Domby. Okla. Cdrn., 6 s., 4 d. 
Bus. Con., owner and operator. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. B. Kelly, J. 


T. Hardin, Sayre; Jim McClintic; Ed Reed, 
Elk City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; active in all rural and public 
improvement movements. Imp. Rel., R. E. 
Smith, Bap. minister 35 yrs. (father-in- 
law). Pol. Act., independent; active 20 
yrs. in co. politics; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
15 yrs.; mbr. Twp. Bd. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; del. to st. conv. 1926 
and to many co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1899; homesteaded the farm 
he is now living on; pioneer in road build¬ 
ing in western Okla.; chiefly interested Id 
public improvement. 

HARE, WALTER, Sayre. Dem. Occ., live 
stock dealer. B., Izzard Co., Ark., April 
29, 1882; came to Okla. in 1907 locating 
in Beckham Co. Edu., com. sch. of Izzard 
Co., Ark. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Uhlan, Max: 
2 d., Mrs. Leland Wingett, Marigold, Erick. 
Bus. Con., real estate, farm owner, and 
live stock trading. Bk. Con., 1st Nat’l.; 
Beckham Co. Nat’l., Sayre. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Oscar Speed, D. F. Speed, B. B. 
Norris, Frank Fuller. Clubs & Lodges, I. 

O. O. F., Sayre; C. of C., Sayre; Rotary, 
Erick. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1907 ; wo'-ks by personal contact; 
Held many public offices. Is good roads 
enthusiast. 

HEDLUND, W. B„ Elk City. Rep. Occ., 
Ford Agency. B., McPherson, Kan., Feb. 
24, 1885; came to Okla. 1910; has lived 
since at Elk City. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
McPherson, Kan.; Col., Emporia, Kan., A. 
B. 1910. Wife, d. of H. W. Hughes, Em¬ 
poria, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., Walter B., Jr.; 
2 d., Grace, Vivian, Elizabeth Jane, at h. 
Bus. Con., Ford Agency, Elk City; Radio 
and Elect. Co., Elk City; Ford Agencies 
at Ringling, Leedy and Carter Dir. in 

P. eckham Co. Bid?, and Loan Assn. Bk., 
Con., 1st Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., O. 



MRS. R. N. HIGGINS 













MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. Brown, Elk City. Church, Pres., Elk 
City, Deacon. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. 
past pres.; Rotary, past pres.; active in 
all civic affairs. Imp. Rel., Paul R. Hed- 
lund (brother), Ford Dealer, Hobart. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active 10 yrs. in co.; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Offices, 
Pres. Sch. Bd., 10 yrs. Remarks, now serv¬ 
ing on com. to secure City Manager form 
of govt, for Elk City. Active on behalf 
of civic improvments and good sch. 

HEFLIN, JOHN WOODSON, Erick. Dem. 
Occ., Wholesale and Retail Oil and Gas. 
B., Crockett, Tex., Feb. 31, 1876; came 
to Okla. in 1902; lived at Foss 1902-11; 
Erick, since. Edu., com. sch., Austin, Tex.; 
Bus. Col., Austin, 1896. Wife, Essie 
Younger, of Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy Wood- 
son and Weltha Gilford, at h.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Lovelle Lawrence, Frederick. Bus. Con., 
Erick Sales and Inv. Co., Wholesale and 
Retail Texaco Gasoline; Chain of retail 
stores. Bk. Con., 1st. Natl. Assoc., H. C. 
Garrett, Vice-Pres. 1st Natl. Erick; (pol.) 
•T. A. Richardson, Clifton Gallagher, W. 0. 
Hood, A. G. Gillum, Erick; Judge Andrews, 
'Sayre; Judge McComas, Elk City; Arthur 
Leach, John B. Harrison, Okla. City. 
Church, First Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; active in al Civic and pub. affairs; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Erick. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Cora Clemmens, Clinton; Mrs. Mabel Craw¬ 
ford, Drumright, (sisters) ; M. R. Heflin, 
Tampa, Texas (brother). Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. 30 yrs. Makes speeches. 
Works through party organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, Mayor of Erick, 
1916-20; Insp. Elect. Bd. since 1922. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, veteran of Spanish Amer. War, 
served in 1st U. S. Vol. C'av., under Col. 
Luther R. Hair. During World War was 
Chinn. Council of Defense and assoc, with 
all relief work. Red Cross and Salvation 
Army, etc. Hobby, baseball and football. 


HEWLETT, W. H„ Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
groceryman. B., S. Carrolton, Ky., Sept. 
zl, 1881; came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
ai Elk City. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky. 
Wite, d. of John Lillie, Chillicothe, Mo. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Coleman; 1 d., Elizabeth at h. 
Bus. Con., owner and operator of Hewlett 
Grocery Co., Elk City. Bk. Con., 1st Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. W. Blackburn, S'am 
Brown, Elk City; Jim McClintic, Snyder; 
R. L. Owens. Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of 
C.. Pres., active in all civic and public 
undertakings; Pres. Rotary. Imp. Rel., D. 
R. Hewlett, druggist, Knoxville, Tenn. 
(brother). Pol. Act., independent; active 
25 yrs. in co. st. and nation. Makes speeches. 
Works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. City Council, 10 yrs.; Acting Mayor 
2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all co. and dist. 
convs.: Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, du* 
ing World War was active in Libertv Loan 
and Red Cross Work. Hobby, farming. 

HIGGINS, MRS. R. N. SR., Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Ellijay, Ga., April 6, 
1879 ; came to Okla. in 1898; locating at 
Cheyenne. Edu., com. and h. sch., Weath¬ 
erford, Tex. Hus., R. N. Higgins, co. en¬ 
gineer and ranchman; acting V. Pres. 1st. 
St. Bk., Cheyenne. Cdrn., Robt. N. Jr., 
Cheyenne; Thomas P., Texola. Bk. Con., 
1st Natl, of Sayre, 1st St. Cheyenne. Assoc., 
(pol.) S'. E. Brown, Elk City; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic, Snyder; Scott Ferris, Geo. D. Key. 
Chas N. Haskell and Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Bap., Sayre; Pres. Bus. Womens 
Bible Study Club. Clubs & Lodges, East¬ 
ern Star, Sayre; Pres. Womens Missionary 
Soc.; White Shrine at Okla. City; Rebekahs. 
Cheyenne; Sorosis, Past Matron of Eastern 
Star, Past St. repr. to Natl. I. O. O. F. 
Conv. at Philadelphia, 1926; ex-st. pres, of 
Rebekah assembly for Okla., Supreme 
Deputy to Const. Rainbow Assembly, 
1926, Past Mother Advisor of Rainbow 
Girls. Pres. U. D. C., Past st. pres, of 
Decoration of Chivalry. Imp. Reh, S. C. 


Osborne (father) was active in pol. affairs 
of Ga.; J. Polk Osborne, Miami, Tex., 
breeder of fine stock; N. R Osborne Dal¬ 
las, connected with John Deere Plow Co. 
Pol. Act., active in st. and co. affairs for 
10 yrs. Works through com.; makes 
speeches. Party Honors, mbr. Regional com. 
Al Smith’s campaign. St. sen. committee- 
woman. Regional Com. in St. Louis, 1928. 
Remarks, city chmn. of the Stone Monntain 
Memorial. Chmn. Near East Relief Drive 
1917-19; Liberty Loan drive. Chmn. 
of food conservation committee for Roger 
Mills co. in 1917-18. 

HIGGINS, ROBT. NEWTON, Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., civil engineer and co. engineer for 
Beckham and Roger Mills Co. B., Weather¬ 
ford, Tex., Nov. 20, 1866; came to Okla. in 
1897 ; settled claim near Cheyenne and 
Sayre. Edu., com. sch., Weatherford, Tex., 
Add-Ran Thorp’s Spring, Tex. Col. Sam 
Housten Normal, Huntsville 1890-91. Wife, 
Annie Osborn, Tecumseh. Cdrn., Robt. N. 
Jr., Cheyenne; Thomas P., Texola. Bus. 
Con., co. engineer, rancher, and dir. of 
Guaranty St. Bk., Texola. Bk. Con., 1st 
Natl. Assoc., M. V. Canavan, A. W. Bark¬ 
er, Oscar Speed, Judge W. I. Bingham, 
Guy Ford, (pol.) Frank Carmichael, J. T. 
Hardin, Frank McGuire, Jim Lewis, Jeff 
Price, Geo. D. Key, Mrs. Lamar Looney, 
Judge E. L. Michell, John B. Harr son, 
and J. W. Mann. Church, Missionary Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, mbr. of C. of C.; Rotary; 
Mason, York and Scottish Rites, Com- 
mandery, Sayre; Past master and Past 
com. High Priest; I. O. O. F. Past Master, 
Eastern Star; Shrine, Indiau Temple, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. C. Higgins, cat¬ 
tleman, Ceurva, N. M.; Mrs. Georgia 
Mitchell, San Antonio; Mrs. Elizabeth 
King, Dallas; Mrs. Octavia Bennett, Gran- 
bury, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 41 yrs. Works by personal activity 
and makes speeches only when necessary. 
Offices, city elk. of Cheyenne, 1908-14 ; 
elk. of scli. bd., Cheyenne, 1904-06 ; Co. 
Eurv. of Roger Mills Co., 1902-14; Co. 
Surv. and Engineer Beckham Co., 1914. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman and mbr. 
of Dem. central com. Taught sch. 11 yrs. 
in Tex. Nev., Okla. Remarks, has been 
co officer contin. for past 28 yrs. Hobby, 
fine registered Jersey cattle and horses. 
Taught 1889-95. Treas. of the C. O. and 
W. railroad, 1912-16. 

HIGGINS, THOMAS P., Texola. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Cheyenne, Okla., Feb. 21, 



R. N. HIGGINS 








1902. Edu., coin, ami h. sch., grad. 1917; 
Cheyenne, Capitol City Bus. Col., Okla. 
City. Wife, Thelma Hood, Erick. Cdrn., 
Thomas P. Jr., at li. Bus. Con., cashier of 
the Guaranty S't. of Texola. Stockholder 
in the 1st St. Bk. Cheyenne; farm owner. 
Assoc., Robert N. Higgins Sr., I. C. Thur¬ 
mond, pres, of the bk., Robt. N. Higgins 
Jr., Vice-Pres. of Guaranty Bk., and Earl 
Francis, Asst. cashier, (pol.) Edward 
Seeds, W. T. Tavelstead, M. Johnson, H. 
A. Bills, Joe Hutchins, Texola; Alvin Moore, 
Cheyenne; Frank Carmichael, Sayre; Judge 
Mitchell, Clinton; W. F. McGuire Erick. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C : 
Treas., 1924-25; Mason, Blue Lodge No. 
295 Texola; Royal Arch Cheyenne; Com- 
mandery Sayre; India Temple Shrine 
Okla. City. Worthy Patron Eastern Star 2 
yrs. I. 0. 0. F. Imp. Re!., Robt. Higgins 
iSr. (father), co., engineer, Robt.. Jr., 
(brother) bkr. Pol. Act., partisan; national 
contests but active in co. affairs for six 
yrs. Works both by personal contact and 
through com. Makes speeches. Offices, inbr. 
of Texola sch. bd. from 1924 to the pres¬ 
ent; city elk. of Texola, 1927. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to several co. convs.; pret. com¬ 
mitteeman from 1924 to present. Mbr. of 
the election bd. from 1927. Judge of elec¬ 
tion bd. 1927. Remarks, good roads booster, 
attending all meetings and belonging to the 
com. Active in all sell, projects. Hobby, 
athletics. 

HOLMES, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Sayre. 
Dem. Occ., jeweler and optometrist. B., 

Brown Co. Kan., Feb. 8, 1879 ; came 

to Okla. in 1891; locating near Hennessey. 
Moved to Sayre 1905. Edu., com. 

sell., Hennessey and C. S. T. C., Edmond. 
Wife, d. of C. B. Thompson of Cheyenne. 
Cdrn., Frederick William Jr., Bus. Con., 
F. W. Holmes, Jeweler and Optometrist. 
Owns business bldgs. Bk. Con., 1st Natl. 
Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Oscar 

Speed, T. R. Wise, Judge J. A. Minton, 
Sayre. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, a trustee; 
pres, of the C. of C., 1927-28 ; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; Council chap., commandery, Sayre; 
India Temple Shrine Okla. City; I. 0. 0. 
F.; M. W. A. Sayre. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in co. affairs since 1914. 
Works by personal contact. Takes, great 
interest in all public affairs. Voted most 
useful citizen of Sayre 1928. Hobby, cur¬ 
rent events. 

HOOD, WYATT 0., Erick. Rep. Occ, 
druggist. B., Morris Co., Tex., July 10. 
1877 ; came to Okla. 1898 ; lived in Erick 
since. Edu., com. and li. sch., Tex. Wife, 
C'assie Parrish, of Tex. Cdrn., 2 s.. Win. 
Edgar, Rf’ach and Veazey, Okla. City; 
Clarence Ira, Erick; 1 d., Mrs. Mary Ham¬ 
ilton, Erick. Bus. Con., Hood D-ug Store. 
Erick; farm owner; Hood and Allen Lum¬ 
ber Co., Erick; Stockholder 1st Natl. Bk. 
Bk. Con.. 1st Natl. Assoc.. W. S. Allen, 
A. G. Gillum, Erick; W. T. Bingham. 
Sayre: (pol.) George Sewall. W. H. Matli- 
erly. Dr. G. H. Stagner, W. L. Alden; 
Sam Brown, Church. First Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges Rotary Erick; C. of C.. 
ex-pres.; Mason, Blue Lodge. Knight Tem¬ 
plar, Sayre; India Temple Shrine. Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel.. Wm. I. Hood. Terrell. Tex., 
Manager A. and P. Grocery, (brother). 
Pol. Act., independent; active 20 yrs. in 
st. and co. Works through personal con¬ 
tacts and organizations. Offices. City Treas., 
1918-26; ex-mbr. Town Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, sponsor Boy 
Scout movement. During World War Chinn. 
Liberty Loan Drive, and Fuel Admin. 

HUNTER, HENRY, Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
laundry owner and operator. B., Collins 
Co. Tex., May 13, 1880: came to Ok’a. in 
1900. Edu.. com. sch., Vernon, Tex.; Bus. 
Col.. Elk City. Wife, Anon Warren. Cdrn., 
2 s., Noble, Tex. Military Col., Terrell, 
Tex.; Pershing; 3 d., Araminta, Dorothy, 
Elizabeth, Elk City. Bus. Con., Elk City 
Laundry; Electric Sanitary Laundry, 
Woodward; owner and operator of both; 
real estate owner; Vice Pres. Beckham 
Co. Bldg, and Loan Assn.; Vice Pres. Dr. 


BECKHAM COUNTY 

Pepper Bottling Works. Assoc., Guy Wood¬ 
ward, Secly.-Mgr. Loan Assn., W. C. 
Thomas, Treas.; W. D. Thompson, Pres.. 
Elk City; J. P. Thurmond, W. C. Jones, 
!W. B. Hedlund, Elk City; F. E. Herring; 
JIdge Tolbert. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., 
Elk City; 1st Natl., Elk City; and Bank 
of Woodward. Church, Broadway Meth., 
Elk City; Supt. S. C. Interested in church 
work. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., Dir.; 
Rotary, Charter Mbr., active in all civic 
affairs; Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, 
Knight Templar, Elk City; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine; I. O. 0. F., Elk City. 
Imp. Rel., Wm. Hunter, furniture dealer, 
Elk City; J. R. Hunter, dry goods ment.. 
iSang'er, Tex., (brother). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active 15 yrs. in both co. ana st. 
Makes speeches. Works mostly througo 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 
1918-26. Party Honors, del. to co. convs., 
1928. Remarks, one of pioneers ; homestead¬ 
ed a quarter section near Erick, filed day 
after he was 21 yrs. of age, proved up, and 
Pres. Roosevelt signed deed. 


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(pol.) J. A. Hullum, and J. W. Ivester, 
(father). Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Sec. 1928 ; Mason, Blue Lodge 
at Sayre; Kiwanis. Imp. Rel., J. W. Ivester 
(father), W. L. Ivestor, Clay Ivester, 
Sayre; J. A. Ivestor, Erick; Horace Ivestor, 
special agent of C. R. I. & P. It. R. p 0 |. 
Act., active in co. affairs; works by per¬ 
sonal contact making speeches. Mbr. of 
the League of Young Dem. Active in all 
civic affairs. Offices, Co. attorney. Hobbv. 
golf. 

JOHNSON, MINOR, Texola, Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Central Texas Dec. 21, 1879; 
came to Okla. in 1902 ; located at Texola. 
Edu., g. and h. sch., Texas. Married. 
Bus. Con., M. Johnson, General Mdse. Tex¬ 
ola. Farming and stock raising. Bk. Con.. 
Guaranty St. Assoc., H. A. Bells. Bert 
Gambill, Texola; (pol.) H. A. Speed, W. 
T. Woolsey, H. T. Doss, Texola. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Texola. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. affairs 10 yrs. 
Works by personal contact. Hobby, farming. 


HUNTER, VICTOR E„ Elk City. Dem. 
Occ., furniture dealer. B., Erick, Okla., 
•Tune 29, 1902. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Elk 
City: Antioch Col., Yellow Springs, Ohio, 
B. S. degree. Wife, d. of T. C. Gunter, 
Denton, Tex. Bus. Con., Mgr., Hunter 
Furniture Co., Elk City. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., William Hunter, (father) 
bus. partner; (pol.) V. P. McClain, Wm. 
Hunter, Ed Reed, Elk City; Ben Wood. 
Okla. City. Church. Meth. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Dir. active in all civic 
affairs; Rotary; Chmn. Boys Work Com- 
and Program Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Elk City. Imp. Rel., Jack Hunter, (brother) 
Interior Decorator: active in pel., Ell? 
City. Pol. Act., independent; active 5 yrs. 
in co. and st.; Works through personal 
contacts only. Party Honors, Vice Pres. 
League of Young Dem.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks native Okla.; lived at Elk City 
since 1906; interested in boy scout work. 

HUTTO. ALBERT B.. Texola. Dem. Occ. 
oil jobbing'. B., Williamson Co. Tex. in 
1892; came to Okla. in 1908; locating at 
Texola; Edu., pub. sch., Texola; Bap. Col., 
Goodnight, Texas. Wife, d. of G. J. Evans 
Texola. Cdrn., Pauline, Alberta. Bus. 
Con., oil jobbing. Bk. Con., Guaranty St. 
Assoc., J. W. Gillum Erick: (pol.) Judge 
Andrews. Sayre; Walter Blackburn, Elk 
City; .T. V. McClintic, Scott Ferris. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge 
and I. O. O. F., Texola. Imp. Rel., R. W. 
Hutto (brother), cashier of Security Natl. 
Bk., Norman: J. R. Hutto (brother), Amaril¬ 
lo. Tex. ; Vice Pres. Breckenridge under 
Abraham Lincoln was third cousin. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. ten yrs. Works by 
personal appeal making speeches. Party 
Honors. Prct. Reg. Co. Judge of elect. 
Bd. Remarks, enthusiastic over good roads 
and sch. Was in Quartermaster Corps in the 
U. S. army during the War. A. R. A. No. 
328 also mbr. 1st. Okla. Inf. Co. M. 

INMAN GLENN M., Sayre. Dem. Occ.. 
tailor. B., Ardmore. Okla., Dec. 13, 1901. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Sayre. Okla.; Univ., 
of Okla., 1 yr. unmarried. Bus. Con., 
owner and operator, Nuway Cleaners 
Sayre. Bk. Con.. Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., 
Carl Hallum, lidw. dealer, Sayre; (pol.) A. 
W. Barker, Frank Carmichael. Sayre; 
Frank Carter, Geo. Mechling, Okla. City. 
Church Chris., inactive. Clubs, C. of C-. 
active in all its civic affairs. Imp Rel.. 
M. L. Inman, (father) Sayre; O. R. Inman, 
(brother), owner and operator of service 
station, Sayre. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
7 yrs. in co. Ambitions in pol. Offices, 
Den. Co. Treas., 1925-28. Party Honors, 
del. to numerous, co. convs. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived in Sayre since 1903. 
Interested in sports. 

IVESTER. H. C., Sayre. Dem. Occ., Co. 
attorney. Edu., h. sch., Sayre 1921, LL. 
B. from Univ. of Okla., 1927. Wife, Myrtle, 
d. of Ed Linthlcum, Boswell. Okla. Bk. 
Con., Beckham Co. Bank, Assoc., Dr. T. J. 
McGrath, John Mayberry, Dr. H. K. Speed, 


LEACH, ARTHUR, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
Judge, Supreme Court Commission, Div. No. 
1. B„ Moore Co.. N. C., Dec. 12, 1884. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Candor, N. C.; 
A. & M. Col., at Raleigh, 1901; Univ. of 
Chattanooga, 1906-07, LL.B. ; Univ. of 
N. C., 1907-08 ; post graduate. Wife, Grace, 
d. of Dr. J. W. Howard, 1021 W. 23rd St., 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d., Charlotte, at h. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl., Okla. City; First 
Natl., and Beckham Co. Natl., Sayre. 

Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past pres., active worker; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Commandery Sayre; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches; 
active in co. and st. since 1908 ; 

works through other people. Offices, Co. 
Atty., Beckham Co., 1913-17 ; St. Sen., 
1917-21; Mayor of Sayre, 1927 ; Supreme 
Court Comnir. since 1927. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908 and has lived since at Savre. 

LOONEY, R. T., Erick. Dem. Occ., Ford 
dealer. B.. Simpson Ill., Jan. 5, 1889 ; 
came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at Tishomingo, 
1902-23; Okla. City, 1923-25; Erick, since. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tishomingo, Okla. 
Wife, d. of Wm. Rennie, Tishomingo. Cdrn., 
2 s., Robert T\, Jr., Ned R.; 1 d.. Mary 
Ann, at h. Bus. Con.. Ford Agency. Erick. 
Bk. Con., 1st Natl. Assoc., Geo. Baird H. 
Markham, Ponca City, life long friend: 
.T. W. Caffey, Ned Looney, bus. partners; 
Dr. G. H. Stagner. Erick; H. C. Garrett. 
W. O. Hood, A. E. Hamilton, G. W. Gillum: 
(pol.) W. B. Stubbs, T. J. Price. Delhi; 
Rube Geers, Tishomingo; Dr. McLain Rog¬ 
ers, Clinton; G. A. Van Noy, Tishomingo. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club, 
vice. pres, and charter mbr. : active 'n 
all civic matters ; Mason, Lodge No. 257, 
Erick Shrine, Scottish Rite, all degrees 
preliminary to Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., 
Ned Looney, (brothe-) Okla. Citv. active 
in pel. firip, Looney & Owen, defending 
Gov. Johnston. Pol. Act., partisan ; active 
in st. and co. 20 yrs. Works through 
personal contacts. Officps. pres. Sch. Bd., 
1928-29: Mayor of Tishomingo, 1920-23. 
Remarks, interested in good roads; was 
sec'y. of Okla. organization for Highway 
from Little Rock to Los Angeles; during 
World War was chmn. Red Cross Com. 
in Johnson Co., and active in Liberty Loan 
drives. Hobby, hunting. 

LOWRY. JAMES I., Sayre. Dem. Occ.. 
automobile dealer. B.. Decatur. Tex., Mar. 
12, 1885: came to Okla. 1894; lived near 
Pauls Valley. 1894-1903 ; Sayre since. Edu., 
com. sch., Okla. Wife. d. of Mr. and Mrs. 
S. T. Smith, Sayre. Cdrn.. 1 s., .Tames Rob¬ 
ert. Bus. Con., Dodge Agency. Sayre; own¬ 
er 4 farms, rental prop.; oil interests. Bk. 
Con.. 1st Natl.: Beckham Co. Natl., Sayre; 
1st Natl., Erick. Assoc., O. M. Marsh, 
Ibkr. ; Guy Ford. bkr.; F. L. Coogati, oil: 
E. L. Martin, Sayre; (pol.) Sam Brown. 
Sen. Reed, Elk City; J. C. McKenzie, Dr. 
Henry Carter; A. G. Gillum, Harley Gar¬ 
rett. Erick; Jim McClintic; Judge Mitchell; 
E. Iv. Thurmond, Judge Lester, Okla. City; 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


John Parker, Enid; Charles Carter, Ard¬ 
more. Church, Meth., Sayre, Stewd, and 
Chinn. Fin. Com. Clubs & Lodges, Kotary 
Club, Sayre; Sponsor Boy Scout move¬ 
ment; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., W. 

O. Lowry, Port; S. O. Lowry, McAlester; 
R. E. Lowry, Olney, Tex.; X. M. Lowry. 

Sayre, Dist. Ct. Clk. and Scout Master 

of Boy Scouts; Garwin Lowry, McAlester, 
(brothers); Mr. C. B. Cruse, Perkins; 
Mrs. H. C. Welty, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. 
R. N. Allen, Willow; Mrs. J. N. Strick¬ 

land, Altus, (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in both co. and st. 20 yrs.; Makes 
speeches; works through party and person¬ 
al contacts. Offices, Judge Election Bd. 
Party Honors, Chinn. Dem. Central Com., 
1918-20; del. to st., co. and dist. coin's. 
Remarks, interested in good roads; delegate 
to good roads Natl. Convs. in interest of 
Highway No. 66. During World War was 
active in Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

MACKENZIE, J. C., Carter. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ontario, Canada, Jan. 7. 1876 ; 
came to Okla. in 1899; lived since at Car¬ 
ter. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mt. Forest, 
Canada. Wife, d. of S. J. Martin, Elk 
City. Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack; 1 d., Lucile. 
Bus. Con., cashier 1st Natl., Carter; dir. 
1st Natl., Granite and 1st. St., Willow. 
As sot'., E, K. Thurmond, Oklla. City ; 
(pol.) E. F. Cornell, Sayre; W. W. Black¬ 
burn, Elk City. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Pres, several yrs.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Carter; Royal Arch, Chapter 
and Commandery, Sayre; 0. E. A., Sayre. 
Past Master Mason ; Past Patron of Eastern 
Star, Sayre. Imp. ReL, Margaret I. Mac¬ 
kenzie, chiropractor, Eric, (sister). Pol. 
Act, partisan; active 25 yrs. in co.; works 
through party organization and personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Clk. 1907-13 ; 
former mbr. Bd. Party Honors, del. to St. 
Convs, 1924-28 ; del. to all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, during World War was active in 
Liberty Bond work and ehmn. Red Cross; 
Interested in civic enterprises. 

MARSH. 0. M., Sayre. Rep. Occ.. bank¬ 
er. B., Sheffield, HI., Dec. 2, 1876; came 
to Okla. in 1906 ; has lived since at Sayre. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Cedarvale, Kau. 
Wife, Gertrude Wilson, of Cedarvale, Kan. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Randolph, Glendale. Calif.; 
Victor B., Norman; 1 d., Lucile, at n. 
Bus. Con., Vice Pres. Beckham Co. Natl. 
Bk., Sayre; Pres. Farmers Natl. Bk., Erick. 
Assoc., H. A. Russell, Pres., W. L. Ivester, 
cashier, Beckham Co. Natl., Sayre; (pol.) 
E. F. Cornell, J. W. Ivester, a. A. Hulluw 
Sayre; P. A. Janeway, Dann Hogan, Okla. 
City; F. W. Bryant, Tulsa. Dole Packing 
Co. Church, Pres, .preferred. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., takes an active part in 
all civic and public welfare; former mbr. 
Rotary; Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter C'om- 
mandery, Sayre; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., Independent; active through personal 
contacts 25 yrs. Offices, mbr. Light and 
Water Department Sayre, 1911-16. Re¬ 
marks, interested in the betterment of farm 
conditions. 

MARTIN. DON E., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
Bldg. & Loan sales mgr. B., Elk City, 
Okla., July 16, 1905. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Elk City; Col., Clarendon, Tex., 3 yrs. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., Sales Mgr. West. 
Okla. Bldg, and Loan Assn., Elk City. 
Bk. Con., 1st Natl. Assoc., G. E. Martin, 
(father) assoc, in loan bus., also active 
in pol.; (pol.) E. L. Miller, Thurmond 
Brown, Elk City; J. F. Rollins. Tulsa; 
Alvin Moore. Cheyenne. Church, Meth. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. c>f C. active in all civic 
enterprises; Kiwanis Club; Phi Beta Chi, 
Frat.; Petition for Masonry. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. 8 yrs.; Makes speeches. 
Works through party organizations and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, Sec’y. League 
Young Dem., 1927-28; del. to last 3 convs. 
Remarks, Native Oklahoman; lived all his 
life at Elk City. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing; mbr. Izaak Walton League. 

MARTIN, G. E.. Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
building & loan. B., New Albany, Miss., 


Jan. 27, 1876 ; came to Okla. in 1897 ; lived 
at Norman, 1897-1901 ; at Elk City since. 
Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, d. of Judge 
Lewis H. Evans, Mt. Pleasant, Tex. Cdrn., 

1 s., Don E., Elk City. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Western Okla. Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Pres. 
Martin Loans & Invest., Elk City. Bk. Con., 
1st. Natl. Assoc., E. L. Martin, (brother) ; 
Don Martin, (son), Kate R. Herring, Elk 
City; (pol.) A. L. Thurmond, Geo. L. 
Sisson, Elk City; E. K. Thurmond, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., active in all civic and public affairs; 
Mason„ Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Chapter, 
Elk City; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
E. L. Martin, oil man, Sayre, (brother). 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 25 yrs. 
partisan; active in organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 
13 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 
1928 ; Central Committeeman and Co. Chmn. 
several times. Remarks, during World War 
was active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. Hobby, reading. 

MARTIN, ORVILLE HORTON, Sayre. 
Ind. Occ., R. I. Passenger Agent at Sayre, 
Okla. B., Macomb, Ill., Jan. 31, 1873; came 
to Okla. Mar. 8, 1917. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Davenport, Iowa, grad, in 1893. Wife, 
Emma E. Kimball, W. Liberty, Iowa. Cdrn., 

2 s., Maurice J., Sayre; John R.. Tenn. 
Medical Sch.; 2 d., Mrs. Henryetta (V. A.) 
Hoersch, Champaign, Ill., Amelia Martin, 
h. sch. teacher. Durant, Iowa. Bus. Con., 
R. I. R. R. Bk. Con., Beckham Co. and 
1st Natl., Sayre. Assoc., J. T. Brickell, O. 

M. Marsh, Guy Ford, Judge Andrews, 
Sayre; (pol.) Elmer Rook, postmaster at 
Sayre, Dan Monroe, Sayre; Howard Jarvis, 
Sayre; Dr. Speed, Sayre. Church, Pres. 
C.ubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Past mbr. of 
bd. of dir. Active on all com. Mason, 
Blue Lodge, York Rite, Chapter, Command¬ 
ery, India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Past 
Master and has filled all chairs and orders 
in Masonry. Imp. Rel., H. A. Russell, 
(uncle), pres, of the Beckham Co. Bk., 
Sayre; B. E. Martin, farmer, Erick; G. E. 
Martin, Chicago, and C. S. Martin, Dav¬ 
enport, Iowa. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 33 yrs.; works both 
by personal contact and through com.; 
makes speeches; was mbr. of Hoover-Curtis 
club. Offices, Mayor of Sayre, 1921-27 ; 
past twp. bd. mbr., mbr of sch. bd., 
Detroit, Mich., 1912-16. Remarks, Treas. 
of co. fair, W. Liberty, Iowa, for 8 yrs.; 
sold Liberty bonds to R. I. employees dur¬ 
ing World War. Hobbies, horse racing and 
boxing. 

MATHERLY, W. H., Erick. Rep. Occ., 
retired farmer-stockman. B„ Vigo Co. Ind., 
July 16, 1854 ; Came to Okla. 1899; located 
in Old Creek Co. Edu., com. sch., Seilbran 
Co. Ind. Preparatory seminary, 1874-5. 
Wife, d. of Josiah Kildoox, Sullivan, Ind. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Guy C., Elk City; Horace K. 
Los Angeles; Clyde J., Galveston; Joe W., 
city attorney, Los Angeles; 2 d., Lacy 
Yeung, Los Angeles, and Dixy P. Davis, 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Stockholder in 1st 
Natl, and Farmers Natl. Bk., Erick; Stock¬ 
holder, Erick Dem. Bk. Con., 1st Natl, and 
Farmers Natl., Erick, Assoc., (pol.) Arthur 
Gillum, W. P. Turner, Dr. ,T. D. Warford, 
W. P. Turner, John Scott and W. C. Thomas 
Elk City; Henry Russell, Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Ex-Gov. Ferguson of Tex. Church, Meth. 

N. Imp. Rel.. Alice Pound, Pimento, Ind., 
Thomas Matherly, Terre Haute, Ind. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. and co. 40 
yrs. : works bv person"' contact making 
speeches occasionally. Party Honors, Prct. 
cocmitteernan : del. to first st. conv., and 
others many times. 

MAYER. DAVID AARON. Elk City. Dem. 
Occ., City Manager. B., Sturgeon, Mo., 
Nov. 11, 1867. Wife Miss Anna L. Mil- 
liken. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., Elk 
City Grain & Feed Mill.. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; F. & M. Assoc.. AV. E. Hocker, 
A. L. Thurman, F. E. Herring, H. C. 
Powell. .To’m Fo ,- svth: tp"M Geo. Grubitz, 
Z. W. E. Hocker, W. W. Blackburn, James 
O'Donell W. H. Winn, Senator Reed, W. 
E. Hunter, H. T. Tylor, Guy Woodman, 


Henry Hunter, Frank Carpenter Tom 
Johnson, Elk City; Calvin Rosser, Edmond; 
E. K. Thurman, Okla. City; K. E. Snell, 
Cordell; J. Emery Miller, Cordell; E. E. 
Barbee, Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1895; works through corns, and 
others. Offices, Mayor of Sturgeon, Mo., 
1883; City Mgr., Elk City. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903; Elk City 1903-19; left st., 
returning 1921; Okla. City 1921-24; Cor¬ 
dell 1924-26; Elk City 1926-30. Very ac¬ 
tive in all civic affairs. 

McANERNY, MRS. W. J., Sayre. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Iowa. Edu., well edu¬ 
cated. Husband, W. J., owner Ford Agency, 
Sayre. Cdrn., 3 s. Church, Chris. Lodge, 
Eastern Star, iSayre. Party Honors, Rep. 
St. Committeewoman. (Complete informa¬ 
tion available.) 

McCOMAS, E. G., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Boone Co., Mo., Feb. 17, 
1873; came to Okla. 1901; lived since at 
Elk City. Edu., com. and h. sch., Boone 
Co., Mo.; Univ. of Mo.; Vanderbilt Univ., 
Nashville, Tenn. Wife, Mary B. London. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur G. Bus. Con., Pract. 
Atty. at Law; City Atty.; Stockholder Elk 
City Bldg. & Loan Assocn.; Stockholder 
Farmers Natl., Elk City. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl.; 1st Natl. Assoc., (pol.) S. E. 
Brown; G. E. Martin; W. E. Hocker, Judge 
W. L. Bingham; A. G. Gillum; Judge E. L. 
(Mitchell, Clinton; Alvin S. Moure, Chey¬ 
enne. Church, 1st Chris. Clubs, Old Timers; 

C. cf C.; Kiwanis. Imp. Rel., A. R. Mc- 
Comas, Surgeon, Mo., (brother). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Co. 15 yrs.; Makes 
speeches; Works through party organiza¬ 
tions and personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Judge, 1915-23; City Atty., since 1925. 
Party Honors, del. to numerous st. and 
co. convs.; attended Natl. C'onv., 1916. 
Remarks, one of original pioneers of Elk 
City. 

McLEMORE, T. H., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
seed dealer and farmer. B., Titus Co., Tex., 
Oct., 20, 1874; came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived in Washita Co., 1901-05; Elk City, 
since. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Hudspeth, 
of Tex. Cdrn., 4 s., D. L., R. W., and Allen, 
Elk City; Wilbur, Borger, Tex.; 4 d., Mrs. 
Bessie Purkey, Oregon; Mrs. Oleta Tun- 
nell, Mrs. Eunice Peace, Colo.; Olga, at 
h. Bus. Con. owner and operator of seed 
house in con. with farming. Bk. Con., 1st 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) P. E. Peeler, Ed Reed, 
Elk City; Tom Creek, Sayre; W. M. Dar¬ 
nell, Woodward. Church, Chris., Elk City, 
formerly a Chris, preacher, interested in 
church work. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active in all public affairs; former Elk 
and Yeoman; W. C. T. U., Pres. Law 
Enforcement League. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active 40 yrs. in co. and st.; maJres 
speeches; active for Hoover in the last 
campaign. Works with W. C. T. U. Strong 
advocate of law enforcement. Offices, Rep¬ 
resentative 5th Legis.; mbr. of sch. Bd. 
for yrs. Party Honors, Chmn. Election Bd.; 
Prct. Committeeman; del. to St. Conv., 
1926-28; del. to many co. convs. 

MEANS, REV. JAMES THOMAS. Sayre. 
Dem. Occ., Presbyterian minister. B., 
Hampton, Ark., Feb. 11, 1872. Edu., com. 
■and h. sch., Pella, Tex.; Trinity Univ., Te- 
huacana; Cumberland Univ., grad, with B. 
B. D. degree. Wife, d. of Milton C. Par¬ 
ker; (second) Lucy Watson. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Milton, Sayre; 3 d., Mrs. Lela Mae Salis¬ 
bury, Amarillo, Tex.; Hazel, Marie, at h. 
Bus. Con., minister of Pres, church, Sayre. 
Bk. Con., Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., Ar¬ 
thur Leach, A. D. Flowers, S. A. Walker, 

D. P. Johnson, A. R. Harris, P. A. Wat¬ 
son, J. C. McKenzie; (pol.) O. H. Martin, 
Judge R. S. Andrews. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary; I. O. O. F. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge No. 195, Chapter and 
Commandery, Sayre. Imp. Rel., James Har¬ 
vey Means, T. N. Means. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. for 36 yrs; works 
by personal contact. Offices, Mayor of 


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LEO MILLER 


Waurika; City Clk., 1938-27; J. of P., 
1912; sell. bd. mbr. 1911-15; Co. Surveyor 
1911. Party Honors, Pret. Committeeman 
1927 ; del. to many co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1899, locating 5 miles 
north of Ringland; lived at Duncan 1901- 
02; Woodville 1904; Lebanon, Tenn., 1908 ; 
Clarendon, Ark., 1909, and at Sayre since; 
active in all drives during the war and 
voluntarily worked on the draft bd. Hobby, 
chicken raising. 

MILLER, LEO, Elk City. Dem. Occ„ 
Bus. Mgr. News Democrat. B., Manches¬ 
ter, Okla., Dec. 1, 1904. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Liberal, Kan.; Univ of Kan., grad. 
1925. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Bus. Mgr. 
Elk City News Dem.; Stockholder in Dr. 
Pepper Bottling Works. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., J. B. Miller, Elk City; (pol.) 
Thurmond Brown, Al. Ivester, Sayre; Don 
Martin, Sam Brown, Elk City; Sen. Ed 
Reed; Jim Rollins; Harry Wimberly; Geo. 
D. Keys; Jim McClintic. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., chmn. advertis¬ 
ing com.; mbr. com. for paving highway 
66 to Sayre; Kiwanis, former secy.; active 
in Boy Scout work; Elk City Country Club; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Royal Arch and Com- 
mandery, Elk City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active past 3 yrs. in co. and st.; is good 
speaker; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, first pres. chmn. 
of congressional district League of Beck¬ 
ham Co. League of Young Dem.; del. to 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived in Elk City since 
1925; interested in politics and Masonry. 

MINTON, J. A., Sayre. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Gravely Spring, Ala., Jan. 
13, 1862. Edu., com. sch.. Gravely Springs, 
Ala.; Robertson Chris. Col., Georgia, B. S. 
degree. Wife. Elizabeth A. Haddock. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Melrose L.. and Robt. L., law¬ 
yers, Sayre; 1 d., Mrs. Laura Mae Mc¬ 
Clain, McClain, Tex. Bus. Con., practice 
of law. Sayre ; owner of real estate, Sayre. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sam 
Brown, Elk City; J. I. Lowry, Sayre; Sen. 
Reed. Elk City; Henry S. Johnston; John 
B. Harrison, Okla. City. Church, Chris., 
elder. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., active in 
all civic affairs ; Mason Blue Lodge, Erick; 
Kiwanis, Sayre. Imp. Rel., C. B. Minton, 
(bro.) Erick. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. 20 yrs. ; makes speeches ; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Atty. several years ago. Party 


Honors, del. for number of yrs to all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1898; lived at Erick 1898-1917 ; Sayre 
since 1917; particularly interested in road 
building and church work. 

MOORE, SYLVESTER S., Doxey. Rep. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Maple Hill, 
Kan., July 29, 1876. Edc., com. and n. 
sch.. Maple Hill, Kan.; Washburn Col., 
Topeka Col., and St. Normal Col., Emporia, 
Kan. Wife, Ethel M., d. of Jacob Teats. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George, Donald; 2 d., Mrs. 
Slankard, Elk City, and Ellnora. Bus. 
Con., farming and stockraising; secy.- 
treas., Doxey Natl. Farm Loan Assn. Bk. 
con., Beckham Co. Natl.. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. F. Sides, H. A. Russell, Fred Coogan, 
Sayre; Sen. J. W. Harreld; John Fields, 
Frank Parkinson. Church, Congregational. 
Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A., Sayre Camp; 
Imp. Rel., D. W. Moore Berlin. Pol. Act., 
independent ; active in st. and county for 
31 yrs.; works through com. and by per¬ 
sonal contact; makes speeches; candidate 
for st. senate in 1922 from second dist., 
and party nominee 1926 ; candidate for st. 
representative in 1922 and 1928. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 1913-28. Party Honors, 
Prct. Commiteeman 1914-28 ; mbr. Co. Elec. 
Bd., del. to 1920-24-28 st. convs. and many 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1912; located at Doxey; has farmed same 
place for 17 yrs.; now owns small ranch; 
special interest in the Farmers’ Co. Co- 
Operative movement; was pres, ctf the Co. 
Farmers’ Union 10 yrs.; co. secy, of the 
Cotton Growers Assn.. 7 yrs., and co. pres, 
of the Co-Operative Creamery Assn. 

PEDERSON, PEDER C., Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and loans. B., Bosque 
Co., Tex., March 1, 1872. Edu., com. sch., 
Bosque Co., and Clifton, Tex. Married. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Hugh C., Hollis, and Rufus J., 
Okla. City; 3 d., Mrs. Olena Wheeler, Big 
Springs, Tex., Lora Lee, Nashville, social 
service worker, and Selma, student, Nash¬ 
ville. Bus. Con., Pederson & Champ, Four 
Square Realty Co.; farm owner. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., R. W. Champ; (pol.) 
Oscar Eton, J. A Mayberry, A. D. Jones, 

R. A. Troxel, J. L. Thurman, Sayre. 
Church, Meth., S., dist. conference del.; 

S. S. teacher. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C. 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co since 1916: 
works by personal contact; makes speeches. 
Offices, mbr. city council from ward 3 for 
2 yrs., Sayre. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1916, locating at Sayre. 



S. S. MOORE 



PAUL E. PEELER 


PEELER, PAUL E„ Elk City. Dem. 
Occ., Mayor; mgr. Co-ODerative Lumber 
& Grain Co. B., Rockport, Mo., June 5, 
1871. Edu., com. and h. sch., Richmond, 
Mo.; Col., Chillicothe, Mo., 1 yr. Wife, 
Montie Penniston, Mo. Cdrn., 3 s., George 
W., with O. G. & E., Harrah; Paul E. 
Jr., and Everett, at h.; 5 d., Julia, Paw- 
huska; Mary, Gordon, Miss.; Grace, Mon¬ 
tie, Ruth, at h. Bus. Con., pres. St. Co- 
Ope-ative Grain Dealers Assn.; vice-pres. 
Natl. Grain Dealers Assn.; Mayor of Elk 
City. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., G. M. 
Hiatt, Hammond; G. H. Crunley, Elk City; 
(pol.) S. E. Brown, E. G. McComas, Elk 
City. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C., mbr. 
road com.; Kiwanis. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. O. 
Peeler, St. Louis, (bro.) Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches ;works through personal contacts 
and coins. Offices. Mayor of Elk City since 
1927. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del to st. and numerous co. convs; past 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900; lived in Elk City and vicinity 
since; interested in good roads and civic 
improvements. 

POWERS. G. C., Sayre, llep. Occ., oil 
and gas. Married. Bus. Con., Okla. Gas 
Utilities Corp.; formerly with Urbana Oil 
Co., and secy, of C. of C. Party Honors, 
secy. Co. Cen. Com., now. Remarks, lived 
at Tulsa prior to coming to Sayre. (Fur¬ 
ther information unavailable.) 

PRICE. T. J., Delhi. Dem. Occ., farm¬ 
er. B., Lee Co., Miss., July 4, 1858. Edu., 
com. sch., in Lee Co., Miss.; 1 yr. at Mays- 
ville Tex. Married. Cdrn., 4 s.. Arch 
B., Oscar P., Mellard Lester, Thomas Ray, 
Ft. Worth; 3 d., Nora Mahoney, Enid; Su¬ 
sie Douglas, Marshall; Mary Stubbs, Brick. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Sayre. Assoc., J. 
L. Edgecourt, D. P. Robison, A. B. Gillum; 
(pol.) W. Bosefield J. H. Robertson, Guy 
Fcrd Lee Cruce, John B. Harrison and Lee 
Carpenter. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason at Delhi. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. and co. 40 yrs. Offices, Co. Tak 
Assessor 3 yrs.; Co. Commr. 1923-27. Re¬ 
marks, came to Delhi 1888. 

PUCKETT, J. B., Sayre. Rep. Occ., 
groceryman. B., Spencer, Va., Oct. 12, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Spencer, 
Va. Wife, d. of J. V. Kready, Sayre. Cdrn., 
3 s., J. B. Jr., Ralph, Calvin; 3 d., Mil¬ 
dred, Marie, Roberta. Bus. Con., Puckett 











30 

Grocery Co., 7 stores: Erick, Sayre, Elk 
City and Murphy, Okla.; 'Shamrock, Mc¬ 
Clain and Wheeler, Tex.; land owner; 
owner bus. buildings and 3 residences. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., 
(pel.) 0. M. Morris, R. A. Troxell, Sayre. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C„ 
takes an active part in all its activities, 

M. W. A., Sayre. Imp. Rel., C. H. Pucke.t, 
grocer, Calif, (bro.) Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active 18 yrs. in co. and st. Offi¬ 
ces, mbr. city council; mbr. S'ch. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1910; lived since 
at Sayre; interested in good roads and 
schools. 

PYLE, JOSEPH S., Erick. Dem. Occ., 

real estate and insurance bus. B., Bethel, 
Tenn., April 9, 1875. Edu- grade sch. in 
Limestone Co., Ala. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Joseph C.; 1 d., Mrs. Opal Blancett. Bus. 
Con.. J. S. Pyle & Co.; owns 'farm in 
Beckham Co. Bk. Con., First Natl, and 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., C. S. Borin, vice- 
pres. Farmers Natl. Bk.; A. G. Gillum, 
Hdw. and Furn. ; H. C. Garrett, vice-pres. 
First Natl. Bk.; J. L. Haddock, Norman; 
(pol.) Garrett, Gillum, Dr. Stagner, J. A. 
Richardson Harry Frank, Erick; Cecil 
Snell, Okla. City; Elmer Crabb, 0. H. 

Thurman, Clinton. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Erick, ex-Junior Warden. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. 22 yrs.; works by per¬ 
sonal contact; active in promoting bond 
issue for paving through co. Offices, May¬ 
or of Erick since 1927 ; dep. Ct. Clk. since 
1914. Party Honors, Prct. registrar. Re¬ 

marks. came to Okla. 1899 ; located at 
Erick; good roads enthusiast; was mbr. 
draft bd. and various drives during W. 
War. 

REED, ED M., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
farming. B„ Shelbyville, Tenn., Mch. 20, 
1876. Wife, Etta Warren, Lynchburg, Tenn. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ed M., Jr.; 6 d., Florence, Ona, 
Ola, Pearl, Jewel, Edna Faye. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Sam Brown, A. L. 

Thurman, Arthur Gillum, and all prom¬ 

inent st. dem. Church, Pres, Merritt rural 
church. Lodge, Mason, Knight Templar. 
Elk City; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker; 
makes speeches. Offices. St Sen., 8 yrs. : 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 8 yrs. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn., inspector Elec. Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900; lived Weatherford 10 mos . 
Elk City since. Hobby, raising pure seed. 

RICHARDSON, JAMES ALBERT, Erick. 
Dem., Occ., public service. B., Fannin 
Co., Tex., April 22, 1875. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Tex. Wife, Katie M. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Albert Lee, Quillen; 2 d., Mrs. Ruby Mil¬ 
ler, A'.tus; Mrs. Alva Wallace, TErick. Bus. 
Con., S. W. Light & Power Co., Erick, 

mgr.; stockholder in Beckham Co. Dem. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc. Fred Insull, 
pres, and gen. mgr. S. W. Light & Power 

Co. ; W. O. Hood, H. C. Garrett, R. T. 

Stubbs, E. L. Roy. W. T. Bingham, Erick ; 
(pol.) A. W. Barker, M. V. Canavan, 
iSayre; Tom Lowry, Sayre; A. G. Gillum, 
•T. S. Pyle, H. C. Garrett Erick; Sam 
Brown, Elk City; Judge Clay, Mangum; 
Jim McClintick; Sen. Reed; Sen. Alvin 

Moore. Church. Bap. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Commercial Club, mbr. good roads com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Erick. Imp. Rel., I. R. 
Richardson, contractor, Okla. City; H. S. 
Richardson. Duncan (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. since 1904 : 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices. ex-City Clk., 15 years: 
City Mgr., 10 yrs.; inspector on Elec. Bd. 
last 15 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. : Prct. Committeeman past 10 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived at 
Delhi 1904-10 ; Erick since 1910; active in 
all civic enterprises; during W. War was 
mbr. Red Cross com and com. on food 
conservation. Good roads enthusiast. 

ROBINSON, M. G., Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
furniture dealer. B., Boone C’o., Mo., Sept. 
12, 1850. Edu., com. sch., Boone Co., Mo. 
Wife, Malinda Caldwell. Cdrn., l s.. C. C., 
Doxey, Okla. Bus. Con., Robinson & Son, 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


furniture company. Elk City; oldest mer¬ 
chant In Elk City. Assoc., (pol.) all co. 
leaders. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san in natl. affairs; independent in local; 
active in co. politics 60 yrs ; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, ex-Mayor 
Elk City 1912-14; City C'ouncilnian 1906- 
11. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived 
at Weatherford 1 yr., and at Elk City 
since; active in civic movements. 

ROOK, ELMER DOW, Sayre. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B„ Oak Hill, Mo., Nov. 20, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., grad. 1913. Wife, 
d. of F. M. Turner, Grandview, Tex. Cdrn., 

1 s., Richard Rowland. Bus. Con., U. S. 
Postoffice Dept.; stockholder of Okla. Sav¬ 
ings & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Beckham Co. Natl. Assoc., J. W. Ivester, 

J. B. Puckett, W. R. White, J. T. Brickell, 
E. B. Dugger; (pol.) W. F. Sides, J. D. 
Lawrence, Fred L. Coogan, F»ed Living¬ 
ston, S. S. Moore, J. W. Harreld, A. C. 
Alexander, Okla. City; Frank Parkinson, 
Enid; W. B. Skelly, Tulsa; Sen. Pine. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Sayre; Golf and Country Club; Mason, 
High Priest Chapter at Sayre; M. W. A. 
Imp. Rel., W. S. Rook (father) ; M. B.. 
C. T., A. E. Rook (bros.); Mrs. Lee Wal¬ 
lace, Shamrock, Tex.; Mrs. Darrell Keys, 
Bellflower, Calif.; Miss Myrtle Rook, Sham¬ 
rock, Tex., (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. and co. 13 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contact. Offices, post¬ 
master since 1923. Party Honors, del. to 
many co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1908, locating at Sayre ; served 
in navy during W. War on U. S. S. Santa 
Olavia (transport) ; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Post No. 146 at S’ayre; mbr. Officers Re¬ 
serve Corps. 

RUSSELL, HENRY A., Sayre. Rep. Occ., 
banker, retired. B., Sherman, Tex., April 

II, 1860. Edu., com. and h. sch., McComb, 

III. ; Knox Col., Knoxville, Tenn. (unfin¬ 

ished). Wife, Cale of Ill. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Arthur, Guy; Reese, Lawtcn; Sam Role 
(dec.) 2 d, Mrs. McAnerny; Mrs. Ina 

Fisher, Dallas. Bus. Con., pres. Beckham 
C’o. Bk., Sayre; owner of grocery store op¬ 
erated by his sons. Past Bus., editor of 
Sayre Headlight 6 yrs. Assoc., O. M. 

Marsh, vice-pres. Beckham Co. Bk., Sayre; 
(pol.) W. F. Sides, Sayre; Omer K. Bene¬ 
dict, Cash Cade, W. T. Hales. Clubs & 
Lodges, former mbr. Rotary; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, O. E. S.. 
Sayre; India Temple Shrine, Okla, City; 
active in all orders of Masonry at Sayre ; 
Past Master Mason; Past Worthy Patron 
O. E. S.; Grand Junior Warden Iowa Ma¬ 
sons. Pol. Act., partisan; active in pol¬ 
itics for 50 yrs., first voted for Garfield 
for pres. Offices, U. S. Commr. 1903-20. 
Party Honors, del. to first st. conv. and 

many since; del. to all .co, convs.; St. 
Commr. for 20 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1899; lived since at Sayre. 

SEARCY, E. C.. Elk City. Rep. Occ., 

merchant. B.. Wartrace Tenn., Nov. 27, 
1865. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wartrace, 
Tenn. Wife, Worthen. Kan. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Lucile, Elk City. grad, of O. U., 1921. 
Bus. Con., mgr. dry goods dept. Herring 
& Young Dept. Store, Elk City. Bk. Con- 
First Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John C. Scott, E. C. Willison. N. C. Bra- 
sham. Church, Meth., recording steward: 
treas.: interested in church work. Clubs 
A. Lodoes. C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch, Chapter Commandery, Coun¬ 
cil Elk City: seev. Masonic Lodge for 15 
yrs. : W. O. W., Elk City. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active for 40 yrs. in co.; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, secy. Co. Executive Com., 1923 : 
del. to several convs. in Tenn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902: has lived since at 
Flk City; his particular interest is church 
work. 

SEWELL, GEORGE W., Erick. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Red Bird Mo., Aug. 28. 
1891. Edu., com. sch.. Gasconade Co., Mo.; 
b. sch., St. James, Mo.; S. W. Tchrs. Col., 
Weatherford, grad. 1916. Wife, d. of Mrs. 


S J. Martin, Elk City. Cdrn., 2 s.. War¬ 
ren B„ and Geo. W.; 1 d„ Billie Lee. Bus. 
Con., postmaster. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., R. T. Looney, Dr. S'tagner, W. M. 
Hood A. G. Gillum, D. G. Falteree, Erick; 
(pol.) W. H. Matherly, W. E. Simmons, 
Fied Smith, Erick; John Fields; Sen. Har¬ 
reld; Jim McClintic. Church, -Chris., 
Supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Boy Scout Master; M. W. A., Erick; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Erick. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. 
H. Brewer, St. James, Mo,; Dr. R. E- 
Brewer, Newburg, Mo.; L. H. Brewer, atty., 
St. Louis. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. politics since 1922; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts also. Offices, mbr. Sett- Bd., 
Erick; postmaster since 1925. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1924 ;mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913; lived at 
Carter 1913-17; Sayre 1917-22; Erick since 
1922. During W. War served in Co. 1 
143rd Inf., 36th Dlv.. and is mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post No. 113, Erick. Interested m 
good schools. 

SHIPE. Ruth, Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
City Editor. B., Altus, Okla., Sept. 1, 
1907. Edu., com. sell., Altus; h. sch., Nor¬ 
man; Univ. of Okla., grad. B. A., in Jour- 
nalism 1927. Unmarried. Father, John 
Edward Shipe, Headrick, Okla. Bus. Con., 
city editor News Dem., Elk City. Bk. Con- 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. B. Miller, editor, 
and E. L. Miller, bus. mgr.; (pol.) Sam 
Brown, Harry Rower, Elk City; Dr. Fow¬ 
ler Border, Mangum; Hutton Bellah, Harry 
Wimberly, Altus. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. and Professional Womens 
Club; C. of C., aotive in Chamber work 
as related to her newspaper activities. Pol. 
Act., partisan; confined to co. and dist.; 
makes speeches and works through the 
party organiz. Offices, secy. League of 
Young Dem. Remarks, native Oklahoman. 
Hobby, journalism and newspaper work. 

SIDES, WILLIE F., Sayre. Rep. Occ., 
real estate, farm and city loans. B., Gum 
City, Mo., Nov. 6. 1887. Edu., com. sch. 
Cass Co., Mo.; Newcastle and Beckham 
Cos. Wife, d. of Pat York, Grimes, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank, electrician; 3 d., Nettie, 
tehr., Mrs. Juanita Montgomery, h. s. prin¬ 
cipal, Duke, Okla. Bus. Con., W. F. Sides, 
real estate, farm and city loans and in¬ 
surance. Bk. Con., First Natl, and Beck¬ 
ham C'o. Natl. Assoc., E. F. Cornels, Fred 
Coogan, R. A. Troxel, W. L. Simons, Erick; 
W. C. Thomas, Elk City; A. J. Richards, 
Sayre; (nol.) W. C. Thomas, N. C. Bash¬ 
am, J. G. Scott, E. C. Wilson, Elk City; 
W. O. Hood, George Sewell, W. L. Sim¬ 
mons, Erick; Sen. W. B. Pine; Sen. Har¬ 
reld, Wm. Skelly, Tulsa; Frank Parkinson, 
Enid. Church, Bap., Enid S. S. supt.; 
mbr. bd. of trustees. Clubs and Lodges, 
C. of C., chmn. of Bldg and Loan com; I. 
O. O. F., Sayre. Imp. Rel- Mrs. Mary F. 
Sides, (mother) Co. Committeewoman; Da¬ 
vid Sides, (bro.) Sayre. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. since 1909; works 
through com. and by personal contact; ac¬ 
tive in civic and pub'ic affairs; Offices, 
City Clk. 1918-22; City Councilman. Par¬ 
ty Honors, co. chmn. rep. com. for last 8 
yrs.; del. to st. conv. 1928, and to many 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898, locating at Norman; moved to Sayre 
1903; served on questionnaire bd. during 
W. War; special interests, good roads and 
public improvements. 

SNODDY, F. W- Elk City. Dem. Occ- 
insurance. B„ Howard Co., Mo., April 
3, 1875. Edit., com. sch., and h. sch.. Mo. 
Wife, d. of S. M. Cox, Tryon, Okla. Cdrn.,' 
3 s., J. M., Okla. City; Joe S., Univ. of 
Okla. and Geo. W., at h.; 4 d., Mrs. Ralph 
E. Helper, Mangum; Anna L., Carter, 
Okla.; Carolyn and Sarah Frances, at h. 
Bus. Con., T. W. Snoddy, insurance dealer. 
Elk City, Okla. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., J. T. Bell, John A. Tracy, E. C. 
Searcy, E. C. Willison, Elk City; (pol.) 
all co. officials. Church, Pres.; S. S. supt. 
1914-27; elder. Lodges, W. O. W., Elk 
City; I. O. O. F., Elk City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. politics for 20 yrs.; 


works through personal contacts only. Of¬ 
fices, Ct. Clk., 1917-21 ; J. of P., since 
1923. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived at S'ayre until 1921; Elk City since 
1921. Hobbies, cows, chickens and base¬ 
ball. 

SPARKS, W„ Elk City. Dem. Occ„ 
ginner. B„ Violet Plains, Ga., Jan. 31, 

1857. Edu., only 3 mos. edu. in Ga. 

Widower. Bus. Con., Sparks-Honey Gin 
Co., Elk City; Representative of Harris 
& Vose, cotton brokers, N. Y. Bk. Con 
First Natl. Bk. Assoc., M. L. Honey (gin 
partner). Elk City; (pol.) J. I. Dennis, J. 

B. Miller, C. C. Miller, Elk City; Arthur 
King, Okla. City. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of C. ; active in 

civic matters; W. 0. W„ Elk City; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Royal Arch Chapter, Elk 

City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in pol¬ 
itics 50 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts; makes civic speeches; strong sup¬ 
porter of A1 Smith for Pres, in last elec. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived since 
at Elk City; active in Liberty Loan and 
Thrift drives during W. War; interested 
in good roads and schs. 

SPEED, DR. H. KIRVEN, Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B„ Wortham, 
Tex., July 31, 1884. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Wortham, Tex.; Texas Univ., M. D., 
1906. Wife, Jessie, d. of F. B. Harness, 
Claremore, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., H. K., Jr.; 
J. F.; 1 d., Louise E. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing physician and surgeon; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Beckham Co. Natl. 
Assoc., Oscar Speed. Ira Speed, Fred L. 
Coogan, Sayre; Dr. E. H. Stagner, Erick: 
W. B. Turner, (pol.) Sen. Reed, Frank 
r Hr"irhael. J. E. Standifer, Elk City; Dr. 

G. F. Border, Dr. McLean Rogers, Clinton; 
Dr. J. O. Day, Norman. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, dir. in C. of C. and 
Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter and 
Commandery, Erick; I. O. O. F., Sayre. 
Imp. Rel., Oscar Speed, Sayre; Ira Speed. 
Texola, (bros.) ; Dr. L. C. Harness, Cleve¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1906; works by personal contact; 
active in civic and public affairs. Offices, 
Co. Health Officer 1913-29; mbr. Sayre 
city council 7 yrs., 1912-19. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1917; co. chmn. dem. 
cen. com. 1918. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907; located at Sayre: was examining 
mbr. of draft bd. during W. War; also 
mbr of defense council 1917-18. 

SPEED, IRA, Texola. Dem. Occ., far¬ 
mer and stock raiser. B., Freestone Co., 
Tex., Mch. 22, 1881. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Wortham, Tex. Wife, d. of Mr. and 
Mrs. A. J. Richardson, Abilene, Tex. 
Cdrn., Jack, Joe, and Emily. Bus. Con., 
farm owner, large ranch holdings. Bk. 
Con., Guaranty St. Assoc., (pol.) M. John¬ 
son. R. W. Crossman. J. D. Bruner. H. 
T. Doss. Texola; Dr. G. F. Borden, Man- 
gum. Imp. Rel., Oscar Speed, atty.; Dr. 

H. K. Speed, Sayre (bros.). Pol. Act., 
active in co. affairs since 1901; works by 
personal contact; good organizer. Offices, 
Mayor of Texola: Justice of Peace. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman and del. to 
many co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla 
1901; located at Texola; was mbr. of 
engineering partv that constructed R. R. 
and laid out Texola and Erick. 

SPEED. OSCAR. Sayre. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer and mavor of Sayre. B., Wortham, 
Tex.. May 11, 1892. Edu., h. sch., 

Wortham, Tex., 1907-11 ; Univ. of Texas., 
grad., 1911-16, LL.B. Wife, Martha, d. of 
J. T. Hurt, Austin, Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Sam. 
Oscar; 2 d., Estelle, Patricia. Bus. Con., 
legal practice. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., T. ,T. Eldridge, Fred L. Coogan. 
W. J. McAnernv. W. T. Bingham,, Earl 
Littrell, (pol.) M. V. Canavan, P. C. 
Pederson, J. A. Mayberry, R. N. Higgins, 
Edwin Dabney, St. Atty. General; Mrs. 
Moore, elk of Supreme Ct.; Arthur Leach, 
Austin Jeffrey, Supreme Ct. Commrs. 


BECKHAM COUNTY 

Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; 
dir. Mason, 32nd degree, Sayre; Scottish 
Rite, Austin, Tex. Imp. Rel., P. M. Speed 
(father), Wortham, Tex.; H. K. Speed, 
physician and surgeon, Sayre; Ira Speed, 
Texola (bros.) Pol. Act., active in co. 
and st. affairs past 10 yrs.; works by 
personal contact and through com.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Atty., 1921-22; Co. 
Judge 1923-25; Mayor, Sayre, since 1927. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lived 6 mos. 
at Elk City; 9 mos. at Texola; Sayre 
since 1920; was very interested in crippled 
cdrn. and orphans while co. judge; was 
capt in Officers Reserve Corps, first lieut. 
in Quartermaster Corps during W. War; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Glen Russel-Martin 
Post No. 146, Sayre. 

STAGNER, G. H., Erick. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Mt. Sterling. 
Ill., Aug. 28, 1876. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; 
Leonard Acad., Leonard, Mo.; Oaldawn 
Col. of Medical Surgery, Chicago, grad. 
1909; Eclectic Medical Univ., Kan. City, 
grad. 1905; post grad, work Chicago and 

N. Y. hospitals. Wife, Katheryn Bennett. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Herbert, Waco, Tex.; 3 d., 
Mrs. Homer Wilson, Baytown, Tex.; Mrs. 
Robt. Abel, Mexia, Tex.; Dorothy, Waco, 
Tex. Bus. Con., Erick Hosp. and Clinic, 
chief surgeon; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk.; Farmers Natl. Bk. Assoc., 
Dr. E. E. Connor; W. O. Hood: C. S. 
Moren, Prof. R. L. McClain, Erick; O. O. 
Owens; Dr. H. K. Speed. Sayre; A. G. 
Gillum. Erick; Judge W. T. Bingham, Sayre; 
Bob Looney, Erick; Dr. Clymer, Ned 
Looney, Okla. City; Dr. McLain Rogers, 
Clinton. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club, pres.; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs both through Rotary and personally; 
M. W. A., Erick; Mason, 32nd; Blue 
Lodge, Erick: Scottish Rite, Guthrie; Kar- 
em Temple Shrine, Waco, Tex.; I. O. O. F., 
Erick; Encampment. Guthrie; active in 
Bov Scout work. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st. 20 yrs.; activities through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Representa¬ 
tive from first Legislative Dist. 1907-08. 
Party Honors, refused nomination for senate 
and nomination for second term in legis¬ 
lature. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived in Payne Co. 1899-1910; Guthrie 
1910-23; Erick since; during W. War 
served as first lieut.; capt. and major 
overseas; his hospital unit had special 
citation for efficiency and decorum from 
Provost General A. E. F. while in France; 
received citation from British for special 
service while enroute to France; also a 
citation for efficient service rendered Amer. 
Army on board ship during Flu epidemic 
return trip: colonel in Med. Reserves ; mbr. 
American Legion, Erick. Hobbies, dogs, 
trophy collection. 

STANDIFER. MRS. J. E.. Elk City. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Bosque Co.. Tex., 
May 11. 1876. Edu., com. sch.. Aeolian, 
Tex.; Cen. Col.. Walnut Swings. Tex. 
Hus., Dr. J. E. Standifer, Elk City, phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. Cdrn.. 1 s.. Dr. Orliti 

C. Standifer; 2 d., Mrs. Virgil Hill, Miss 
Dorothy Blanche. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. Sam Brown. Mrs. Tiglan. Elk City; 
Mrs. L. F. Cornell, Sayre: Mrs. Fields, 
Hobart. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodqes, 

O. E. A., past worthv matron; Cultus 
(20 yrs.) ; active in all civic enterprises: 
pres. Missionary Society (11 yrs.) ; pres. 
West Cen. Dist. W. M. U.: pres, fourth 
Dist. Federated Womens Clubs; Del. to 
Southern Ban. Conv., Wash., 1919: first 
pres. W. C. T. U. in Cheyenne, 1906 ; ac¬ 
tive in Scout work for past yr. Imp. 
Rel., Sam Brown, Elk City; H. O. Brown, 
Sayre; Frank Brown, atty., Lubbock, Tex.; 
H. L. Brown, Breckenridge. Tex., all ac¬ 
tive in politics (bros.) ; S. E. Brown, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., active throughout st. 25 
yrs.: makes speeches; very active in W. 
C. T. U. until Volstead Act was passed; 
works through club and party organiza¬ 


31 

tions. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
1928: several co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1904; lived at Cheyenne 1904- 
OS ; Elk City since 1908 ; capt. of canteen 
and also of cutting dept, of Red Cross 
during W. War; chief interests are Church, 
Club, W. C. T. U., and Girl Scout work. 

STUBBS, WILLIAM B„ Erick. Dem. 
Occ., furniture and undertaking. B., 
Thornton, Tex., June 30, 1896. Edu., 

com. and h. schs., Erick, Okla. Wife, d. 
of W. H. Terrell, Norman. Cdrn., 1 d., 

B. Mae, at h. Bus. Con., Furn. and 
Undertaking Store, Erick. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. Assoc., A. H. Jones (bus. part¬ 
ner) ; H. C. Garrett, J. S. . Pyle, C. S. 
Borne, (pol.) Bob Looney, E. L. Ray, H. 

C. Garrett, Sen. E. M. Reed; Sen. Alvin 
Moore; Jim McClintic. Church, Chris.; 
supt. S. S.; tchr. Men’s Bible Class. Clubs 
& Lodges, Commercial Club, mbr. good 
roads com.; Mason, Lodge No. 237, Erick. 
Imp. Rel., B. T. Stubbs, (father), Ama¬ 
rillo, Tex. Pol. Act., active in co. poli¬ 
tics 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Tag Agt., St. Highway Dept. 
Party Honors, officer prct. elec. bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived since 
at Erick; during W. War served 9 mos. 
at Houston, Tex., 15th Division; mbr. Amer. 
Legion; helped organize Post. No. 113 
Erick, is past commander; active on be¬ 
half of good roads. 

THOMAS, ORPHA B„ Sayre. Rep. Occ., 
independent oil dealer. B., Johnson Co., 
Ill., Jan. 14, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Bloom¬ 
field, Ill., 1895. Wife, Clara A., d. of 
C. A. Thacker, Weatherford. Cdrn., 4 s., 
R. W. Thomas. Sayre; Noel F., C. R., 
students; O. B., Jr., Sayre; 1 d., Etta 
Mae. tchr., Lamar, Colo. Bus. Con., O. 

B. Thomas Oil Co., wholesale and retail; 
stockholder in South Sayre Producers Syn¬ 
dicate, Sayre Oil & Refining Co.; farm 
owner in Blaine and Beckham Cos. Bk. 
Con., First Natl; Beckham Co. Natl. 
Assoc., R. A. Troxall, O. M. Marsh, cash¬ 
ier. Beckham Co. Natl. Bk.. Sayre; F. M. 
Fuller, A. W. Gurley; (pol.) Bert Odell, 
J. B. Marica. Winfield Sackett, Sayre. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 

C. ; Yeoman and W. O. W., Sayre; council 
commander of W. O. W. since Jan. 1, 
1928. Imp Rel., Mrs. M. A. Thomas 
(mother), Talihina: L. F. Thomas. Sloaine- 
Forsberg Oil Co., Okla. City; F. H. Thom¬ 
as. traveling salesman, Oklahoma City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works by personal 
contact; a firm believer in the Eighteenth 
Amendment. Offices, sch. bd. mbr. 1921- 
24. Party Honors, prct. committeeman 
since 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
located at Weatherford; moved to Sayre 
1901; good roads enthusiast. 

THOMAS. WALTER C.. Elk City. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B.. Throckmorton. Tex., 
June 23. 1881. Edu., com. and h. sell., 
Bowie, Tex.; Bus. Col., Bowie, Tex. Wife, 
West. Frederick. Cdrn., 1 d.. Betty Jane 
(adopted). Bus. Con., cashier Farmers 
Natl. Bk., Elk City. Assoc.. W. E. Hoeker, 
pres. bk.; (pol.) W. F. Sides, Sayre; J. 
G. Scott. Elk Cit.v; Roy Hughes, Okla. 
City: Jim Harris, Wagoner. Church, Pres.; 
elder and S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, 
charter mbr. Rotary and has never missed 
a meeting: C. of C.; Rotary; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Elk City; Guthrie Consistory: 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine; pres. 
Elk City Country Club. Imp. Rel., A. E. 
Thomas, city councilman, Ft. Worth: .T. 

D. Thomas (bro.), active in politics, Well¬ 
ington, Texas. Pol. Act., independent; 
works through personal contacts only. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman. 1917-28; mbr. Li¬ 
brary Bd. 15 yrs. (helped build library 
bldg.). Party Honors, committeeman sev¬ 
eral times; mbr. elec. bd. 15 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898; lived since at Elk 
City; during W. War jvas active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan drives. Hobbies, 
golf and baseball. 


'SJ. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. P. TURNER 


TROXEL, ROLLA AUSTIN, Sayre. Rep. 
Occ.. manager Lumber Co. B., Davis Co. 
Mo., Oct. 21, 1879. Edu., com. sch,. Ja¬ 
meson, Mo.; h. sch., normal, and bus. 
col., Chillicotlie, Mo., grad. 1900. Wife, 
d. of George D. Barge, El Reno. Cdrn., 
1 s., Austin Barge; 3 d.. Martha, Mary 
Anne, Betty Lee, at h. Bus. Con., dist. 
mgr. J. T. Stewart Lumber Co., Sayre; 
farm owner in Blaine and Beckham Cos.; 
gas and oil land owner in Beckham Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.: Beckham Co. Natl. 
First Natl., Geary. Assoc., 0. B. Thomas, 
Sayre; T. J. Stewart, Okla. City; (pol.) 
J. B. Puckett, W. F. Sides. Guy Ford, 
Sayre; Jack Dillon, Geary; Arthur Leach. 
Okla. City. Church, Meth. preferred. Clubs 
Insurance Co. of N. Y. and Aetna Insurance 
Co. of Conn. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Guy Ford. O. L. Goddard, W. J. McAnerney, 
&. Lodges. C. of C.; Rotary; K. of P.. 
Hobart; M. W. A.. Sayre. Imp. Rel.. L. 
E. Troxel, cashier Bk. of Italy. Encinidas. 
Calif. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. politics since 1903; works through 
personal contacts only for men and pol¬ 
icies he considers rieht. Offices, City 
Council; former mbr. Sch. Bd.; City Clk.. 
Sayre, 1904-06. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to several co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at El 
Reno 1 yr.; Chickasha 1 yr.; Sayre since 
1903. 

TURNER. W. BEN, Sayre. Dem. Occ., 
fire insurance. B., Maryville. Mo.. Oct. 
12, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sch. at Mary¬ 
ville, Mo.; grad. 1903. Wife, Leila C., 
d. of W. A. Bonewitz (dec.). Cdrn., Ed¬ 
win and Billie. Bits. Con., fire insurance, 
loans, real estate; representative of Homo 
J. L. Thurman, (pol.) H. K. Speed, E. L. 
Martin, Sayre. Church. Chris.; elder; 
trustee; S. S. Supt. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C., chmn. of charities com: Rotary, 


ex-pres. and del. to natl Rotary conv., 
Denver, 1927; W. O. W. Magnolia Camp 
No. 107. Imp. Rel., Judge V. L. Drain, 
Shelbyville, Mo.; J. S. Turner, Chicago, 
Ill.; Mrs. V. L. Drain, Shelbyville, Mo.; 
Mrs. Catherine Romasser, Maryville, Mo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and co. 
for 20 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Tag Agt. at present; City 
Treas.; City Clk.; City Councilman; Jus¬ 
tice of Peace. Party Honors, del. to many 
st. and co. convs.; secy, of co. cen. com. 
1914-15; prct. committeeman and mbr of 
elec. bd.; mbr. co. jury com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; very fond of fishing; 
mbr. of Izaak Walton League; mbr. co. 
Council of Defense and food administra¬ 
tor during W. War; then became asst, 
cashier and collector for Chicago. Bur¬ 
lington and Quincey R. R. in freight dept, 
at Kan. City; was with Barber Asphalt 
Paving Co. 3 yrs. : afterwards came to 
Sayre and established mercantile bus. in 
1902; entered fire insurance bus. Aug. 
8. 1908, when present agency was estab¬ 
lished. 

TURNER, MRS. W. BEN, Sayre. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Wells Co.. Ind.. Feb. 
25, 1879. Edu., pub. schs. of Mo.; Mary¬ 
ville Seminary. Maryville Mo. : Col. Springs, 
la. and Warrenburg, Mo. Hus.. W. Ben 
Turner, Sayre. Cdrn.. 2 s.. Billy, Edwin, 
Sayre. Church, Chr's. C’ubs &. Lodges, 
D. A. R. ; P. E. O.. Chanter No. 1, Mary¬ 
ville, Mo.: Literary Club, Sayre; mbr. Sayre 
Pub. Library Bd. since organization in 
1921. Pol. Act., partisan : active in regis¬ 
tration of voters in prct. Party Honors, 
v.-chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912: locating Sayre; lived 
there since. Hobby, education. 

TURNER, W. P., Sweetwater. Rep. 
Occ.. farmer. B„ Angelina Co.. Tex., June 
8, 1868. Edu., com. sell., Tex. Wife, 


Nora, d. of Mrs. I. M. Gibbons, Gould, 
Okla. Cdrn., 3 s„ M. R., W. E., L. C.; 
1 d., Mrs. O. R. Nicholson, Sayre. Bus. 
Con., stockholder in Beckham Co. Natl. 
Bk., Sayre; farmer. Bk. Con., Beckham 
Co. Natl. Assoc., O. M. Marsh, A. G. 
Gillum, Bob Looney, (pol.) Henry Russell, 
Sayre; John Fields, Sen. Pine, ex-Sen. 
Harreld. Clubs & Lodges, leader in com¬ 
munity in all civic matters; K. of P., 
Sayre. Imp. Rel., P. P. Turner, gin bus., 
Chilicothe, Tex.; Sam J. Turner, Bristow; 
Lonnie E. Turner, Sayre; (bros.). Pol. 
Act., active 25 yrs.; makes speeches: 
works through party organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sayre Sch. 
Bd., 1911-13. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900; lived at Kelley 1 yr.; Mangum 1 
yr.; Sayre 1902-19; Sweetwater since; 
one of outstanding men in Senate in de¬ 
velopment purebred seeds for farm crops; 
in 1919 was one of 2 delegates to Inter¬ 
national Farm Congress, Kan. City; active 
and influential worker for betterment of 
his community and of schs,; active in be¬ 
half of good roads. 

TYLER, HENRY, Elk City. Dem. Occ.. 
real estate, insurance and loans. B., Ful¬ 
ton, Mo., Apr. 16, 1895. Edu., com. and 
h. sch.. Elk City. Wife, Alary Frances, 
d. of Joe Woodman, Elk City. Cdrn., 2 
s., Henry Hart, Jr., Dean. Bus. Con., 

• Guy Woodman Co.; Beckham Co. Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. ; representative of 20 natl. 
Are insurance companies. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., Guy Wood¬ 
man, Raymond Parman. Elk City; (pol.) 
Sam E. Brown. W. W. Blackburn, Elk 
City; Sen. E. M. Reed, ex-Justice John 

B. Harrison. Church. Pres.: teaches boys 
S. S. class. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C.. 
membership com.; Rotary, Elk City; active 
in all civic affairs; Alason. Blue Lodge; 
Chapter, and taking Commandery. Elk City. 
Imp. Rel.. a descendant of Pres. John 
Tyler. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 15 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through the party organizations and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Commr. for St. 
of Tex. formerly. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous co. convs.; Chmn. of Dem. Co. 
Cen. Com., 1930. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; has lived since at Elk City; 
during AV. War served in 353rd Ambulance 
Co., 89th Division; overseas 11 mos. and 
in following engagements. Lucev Sector. 
St. Aliliiel. Ennezin Sector. Afeuse Ar- 
gonne; mbr. Amer. Legion, Elk City Post 
No. 181: mbr. exec. com.; formerly com¬ 
mander seventh dist. Amer. Legion, com¬ 
prised of seventh congressional dist; mbr. 
Izaak Walton League. Hobbies, hunting 
and fishing. 

WALL. MARY RUTHERFORD, Sayre. 
Dem. Occ., Den. Co. Clk. B„ Benton. 
Ark. (no date). Edu., h. sch.. Gurdon, Ark.: 
Cen. St. Tchs. Col., Edmond. Hus., E. E. 
Wall. Cdrn. 1 d.. Louise. Okla. City 
TJniv. Bus. Con., Dep. Ct. Clk. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., M. V. Canavan. co. 
clk., Savre: (pol.) A. G. Gillum, Erick; 

C. L. Clearman, Sayre. Church, Pres. 
Cubs & Lodges, Natl. League Amer. Pen 
Women; As You Like It; Literary; Civic 
Improvement; St. Chmn. Illiteracy Club; 
O. F. W. C.; dist. chmn. on com. on co¬ 
operation between club women and ex-serv- 
men, 4th Dist. of Federated Women Clubs. 
Pol.. Act., partisan; active in co. politics 
15 yrs.; works through organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, Dep. Co. Clk., 
since 1915. Party Honors, secy. Beck¬ 
ham Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 8 yrs.; chmn. 
Womens. Act.. 1920; del. to st. convs. 4 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived at Erick 1901-1910; Sayre since 
since; mbr. st. exec. bd. Amer. Legion 
Aux. 6 yrs.; home service representative 
of Red Cross; editor of A. L. A. news 
letter. 










WALLER, WALTER, Carter. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B„ Posey Co., Ind., Sept. 3, 
1883. Edu., com. sell.. Ill.; h. sch., Okla. 

Wife, Gertie, d. of T. W. Walker, Elk 

City. Cdrn., 4 d., Velma, Pauline, 

Prances, Leona, at h. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. R. Jackson, Sayre; 
W. S. Weaver, Carter. Past Bus., tchr., 
15 yrs. in Okla.; R. F. D. carrier Port, 
Okla. Church, Chris, (preferred). Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Car¬ 
ter; I. 0. 0. F., Carter, past master. Pol. 

Act., partisan; active in politics for 20 yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, former mbr. Sell. Bd.; postmaster 
at Carter 7 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
many co. convs.; formerly elk. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived since 
at Carter; during W. War was active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. Hobby, 
moving pictures. 

WEEKS, T. N., Sayre. Dem. Occ., Metli. 
minister. B., Fulton, Ky., April 4. 1868. 
Edu., com. sch. Ky.; Marvin Col., Clinton, 
Ky. Wife, (first) Carrie Paine, Nocona, 
Tex.; (second) Miss Stark, Jacksboro, 
Tex. Cdrn., 4 s., Wilton and Reuben, No¬ 
cona, Tex.; Thomas and Homer, S'ayre ; 
3 d., Mrs. Mary McCall, Nocona, Tex.; 
Lucile and Louise, Sayre. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. Mayberry, Sayre. 
Church, Meth., in ministry 32 yrs. in 
Tex. and Okla. Clubs, €. of C'.; Rotary, 


BECKHAM COUNTY 

Sayre. Pol. Act., independent; active for 
30 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
coins, and personal contacts; in 1928 cam¬ 
paign was active for Hoover. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. conv. 1928; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
esveral times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1922; lived at Hobart 1922-24 ; Sayre since 
1924 ; interested in Boy Scout movement 
and in all civic undertakings. 

WILLISON, E. C., Elk City. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Zanesville, 0., Oct. 25. 
1864. Edu.. com. and h. sch. and bus. 
col., Zanesville, 0. Wife, Miss Bay of la. 
Cdrn., 4 s.. Dr. Albert B. Willison, Minne¬ 
apolis, Minn.; C. Elmer (deceased) ; Law¬ 
rence and Clarence, (twins) Chicago. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. C. 
Searcy, N. C. Basham; A. C. Alexander; 
Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, Meth., taught 
class 25 yrs.; mbr. Bd. Trustees. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.. pres. 1924, active in 
all civic affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Elk 
City. Imp. Rel., Edith Johnson, Okla. 

City, (cousin) ; Elmer and Orlando Willi¬ 
son, granite manufacturers, Chicago 

(bres.) Pol. Act., active for 44 yrs.; makes 

speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 1914-24. 

Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1920. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived since at 
Elk City; has been a resident of Ohio. 
Mass., HI., and Okla.; traveled extensively 
in Europe; had three sons in service dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, radio. 


33 

WISE, T. R., Sayre. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs, Knights of Columbus. 
Party Honors, chmn. section No. 18, Adm. 
Com., State Bar. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

WOODMAN, GUY, Elk City. Dem. Occ., 
loans, insurance. B., Bellville, Kan., Sept. 
2, 1887. Edu., h. sch. Elk Citv. Wife, 
Lilian. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., Guy 
Woodman Co., insurance, loans, real es¬ 
tate; secy.-mgr. Beckham Co. Bldg, and 
Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; First 
Natl. Assoc., Henry Tyler, Raymond Par- 
man, Sam E. Brown, W. E. Hocker, Elk 
City; (pol.) Walter Blackburn, W. H. Hew¬ 
lett, Paul E. Peeler, Henry Hunter, Beck¬ 
ham Co.; O. E. Null, J. W. Foster, R. 0. 
Renfrew, Grover Jordan, S. E. Galbreath. 
Arnett; Sherman Smith, Shattuck; C. M. 
Herod, Dwight Wolfinger Judge Swindall. 
L. S. Reed. Geo. E. McKinnis. Church. 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, secy. 
1928; C. of C„ secy. 1921-24; Beckham 
Co. Fair Assn., secy. 1919-29; Mason. Pol. 
Act., st. and co. worker since 1919, through 
personal contacts and corns. Offices, City 
Clk. 1910-11, 1919-20 and 1923-24. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902, lived Eagle 
City, Mangum, Gage, Shattuck, Woodward, 
and Elk City since 1917; interested in good 
roads. 


Blaine County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, E. H. Lookabaugh (Rep.)-Watonga 

Co. Attorney, Ben Smith (Rep.)-Watonga 

Ct. Clerk, Mamie Pitts (Rep.) -Watonga 

Co. Clerk, John Stains (Rep.)-Watonga 

Sheriff, Henry J. Law (Rep.)-Watonga 

Co. Treasurer, Harlie E. Hysell (Rep.)-Watonga 

Co. Surveyor, C. W. Simmonds (Rep.)-Watonga 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Kitty G. Hagan 

(Rep.)___Watonga 

Co. Assessor, O. O. Deweese (Rep.)-Watonga 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Homer Ivirkhuff (Dem.)-Geary 

Dist. No. 2—L. H. Walker (Rep.)-Okeene 

Dist. No. 3—R. A. Greene (Rep.)-Watonga 

Cpunty Election Board: 

Sec’y, O. A. Smith (Dem.) ___'-Watonga 

Chmn., Joe L. Naylor (Dem.)-Okeene 

Mbr., Clarence W. Trippy (Rep.)-Geary 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Elmer L. Kenison (Rep.) Watonga; 
Senator, W. B. Kimmerer (Rep.) Dover; District 
Judge, E. L. Mitchell (Dem.) Clinton. 

State Officers, J. D. Scott, Deputy Oil Inspector, 
Watonga; W. F. Griffin, Co. Superintendent Health, 
Watonga. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Ira Temple, Chmn., Watonga; Mrs. Harry Slemner, 
V-Chmn., Okeene. 

Republican 

Theo. Grallman, Chmn., Canton; Mrs. Rose Trippy, 


Y-Chmn., Geary; Ed. H. Lookabaugh, Sec’y Watonga- 
John H. Dillon, St. Committeeman, Geary; Mrs. Mary 
Stanesbury, St. Committeewoman, Canton. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Watonga, Co. Seat; Smith Cunningham (Mayor); 
Gale Thomas (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser., Con. Gas Utilities; O. 
G. & E 

Geary, Chas. E. Rogers (Mayor) ; T. J. Stephenson 
( Clerk) ; J. P. Wishard (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., O. G. 
& E. 

Okeene, G. W. Green (Mayor) ; T. D. Thomas 
(Clerk) ; T. H. Otteson (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., Cons. 
Gas Utilities Co. 

THE VOTE 

1916 191S 1920 1922 1924 1920 192S 


President 


Dem. 

| 1214 | 

1 

1303 | 

1488 ! 


1543 | 

Rep. 

| 1341 | 

1 

2786 | 

2264 | 


3413 | 

Soe. 

| 678| 

1 

438 | 

62 | 


65 | 

Senator 

SEN. 

1 1 

1 

1 

1 


1 

Dem. 

I 1 

845 | 

1340 | 

2060 | 

1594 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1179 | 

2832 | 

2SS9 | 

1776 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

260 ! 

423 | 

|no C. | 

10 

f 

Governor 

Dem. 

| | 

831 | 

| 2314 

! 1 

1639 

1 

Rep. 

| 1 

1242 | 

| 2807 

1 1 

1935 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

278 | 

| 85 

i i 

19 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

1 H81 | 

832 | 

1350 | 2060 

| 1954 | 

1308 

2124 | 

Rep. 

| 1292 | 

1193 | 

2683 j 2455 

| 2187 | 

1979 

2617 | 

Soe. 

| 741 

259 | 

439 | 52 

|no C. 

no C. 

36 j 


Town 

W atonga 

Geary 

Okeene 

Hitchcock 

Canton 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 


Herald 

Republican 

Blaine Co. Star 

Times-Journal 

Record 

Clarion 

Record 


(Ind.) 

(Ind.) 
(Rep.) 
(Ind.) 
(Wkly. non-pol.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor Owner 

Gould Moore & C. O. Frye 
Gould Moore & G. O. Frye 
C. C. Colbert C. C. Colbert 

Neatha LI. Seger Seger Pub. Co. 

A. C. Martz A. C. Martz 

Roy H. Norman 

B. II. Burnham 


BARNETT, WILL, Watonga. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Blairstown, Mo.; came to Okla. 
1910; located near Greenfield. Edu., Com¬ 
prise, Mo. Wife, Pearl Hughes, d. of Win. 
J. Hughes, Holden, Mo. Cdrn., 3 s., James, 
picked as 1 of 10 boys of st. as Jr. Model 
Parmer; Louis, selected Livestock Capt. at 
Model Meeting of 4-H Club, Stillwater, 
1928; Raymond. Bk. Con., Watonga St., 
Watonga. Assoc., (pol.) A. L. Enner and 
E. L. Williams, Greenfield. Church, Pres., 
Greenfield. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Blue 
Lodge, Greenfield; Guthrie Consistory. Of¬ 
fices, Clk. of Sch. Bd. past 5 yrs. Party 
Honors, chm. of twp. com. at Greenfield, 
1928. Remarks, Chosen one of Master 
Farmers from Blaine Co. 1927-28. 

BISH, ROBERT C., Okeene. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Colo. Springs, Colo., Jan. 28, 
1883; came to Okla. 1903; lived at Cleo 
Springs till 1908 when he moved to Okeene. 
Edu., Woods Co., Okla.; Alva Nor., 1900- 
OS. Wife, Martha B. Lowen, Hitch¬ 
cock, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Vernon, Okla. A. 
& M. Col.; Willis, Cal. in sch. Bus. Con., 
St. Guaranty Bk., Okeene, v.-pres. Assoc., 
O. E. Durham, O. E. Grallman, of Okeene; 


W. M. Anderson, Frank Derr, Guthrie. 
Church, Chris., Okeene. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Blue Lodge, Okeene; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City Shrine; Dist. Dep. Grand 
Master of 16th dist. Offices, mbr., sch. 
bd., 1922-29. Party Honors, prct. chmn. 
Okeene, 1927-29. Remarks, active worker 
in Masonry. 

BLANC., ALFRED L„ Eagle City Dem. 
Occ., grain dealer. B., Clay Co., Ivan.,; 
came to Okla. 1902; located at Hitchcock; 
Eagle City since 1911. Wife, Della Miller. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ray; 1 d., Mrs. Iva Garriotte, 
Eagle City. Bk. Con., Bk. of Canton, Can¬ 
ton. Assoc., Will Owing; A. L. O'Dell; 
Ray Blane, Eagle City; (pol.) N. Garriotte, 
Clarence Gard, Eagle City. Church, Chris., 
Eagle City. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Blue 
Lodge, Canton; M. W. A., Hitchcock. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. Offices, 
City Treas., Hitchcock, 1909-10: Dep. 
Sheriff, Eagle City, 15 yrs. Party Honors, 
Clk. of Elec. Bd., Liberty Twp., 1912-16. 
Remarks, interested in better schs. and gov. 

BROWN, HARRISON, Watonga. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., near Grayson, Ky., Nov. 
15, 1873; came to Okla. 1889; located in 


Harmon Co.; moved to Watonga 1894; 
since lived there. Edu., com. sch.. Carter 
Co., Ky.; h. sch., Ennis, Tex. Wife, Carrie 
E. Johnson. Cdrn., 2 s., 5 d., Mrs. Ralph 
Oler, Drumright; Mrs. Frank M. Coop¬ 
er, Watonga, Dep. Co. Supt. Bus. 
Con., owner Watonga Herald. Bk. Con., 
First Bk. & Trust Co., Watonga; Watonga 
St. Bk. Assoc., Kenneth Brown, Mgr. Wa¬ 
tonga Herald. Church, Meth., Watonga. 
Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. Offices, Co. Assessor, 1912- 
16; St. Sen., 1916-24. Party Honors, co. 
chmn., 1916-23. Remarks, carried his dist. 
by largest majority ever given a st. sen. 
in 1920. 

BUCHANAN, FRANK R.. Canton. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Gallup, 
N. Mex., June 30, 1892; came to Okla. and 
located at Thomas 1896; moved to Canton 
1915; has lived there since. Edu., Thomas, 
Okla., h. sch. grad., 1910; Univ. at Little 
Rock, Ark., 1910-12; Chi. Med. and Surg. 
Col., 1912-14. Wife, Carrie M. Hesse. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Hubert Reuel, Francis Ron¬ 
del; 2 d., Theresa Marie, Carolee. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Canton. Assoc., Holcomb Hosp., 









































































BLAINE COUNTY 



HARRISON BROWN 


Okeene; Bap. Hosp., Enid; (pol.) Jim Mc- 
Clintock, M. C.; Nick Gennsman ; Mrs. T. 

B. Ferguson; Harrison Brown, Watonga. 
Church, Chris., Canton. Clubs & Lodges, 
Master Mason, 418, Canton; Chap. 80, 
Watonga; Royal Arch, Watonga. Pol. Act., 
independent, active in co. and st. Offices, 
bd. of ed., 1925-29. Party Honors, co. del. 
1923. Remarks, during W. War served in 
Med. Corps at Ft. Riley, Camp Funston and 
Camp Sherman, Ohio ; at present is Major 
in Res. mbr. and past Com. (1926) Amer. 
Legion Gold Eagle Post, Canton ; inter¬ 
ested in good sch and all of civic improve¬ 
ment. 

COOPER, WILLIAM T., Greenfield. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Paducah, Ky., Aug. 13, 
1S69; located in Okla. at Greenfield 1907, 
where he has since lived (3 m. N. W.) 
Edu., Ragland sch., 1886-87. Wife, Cordie 
Kiel, Paducah, Ky. Cdrn., 1 s,, B. F., 
Greenfield, Okla., an ex-sol. ; 2 d., Mrs. E. 
Greenfield, Greenfield, Okla. ; Mrs. C. C. 
Hoffman, in pub. market, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., farming; stockholder in Farmers St. 
Bk. ; Greenfield ; is interested in elevator 
at Greenfield. Bk. Con., Farmers St., 
Greenfield. Assoc., W. G. Gwaltney; Frank 
Penny; Prof. Ganes; A. L. Ennen, Green¬ 
field ; Jim Scott, Ira Temple, Watonga. 
Church, Bap., Greenfield. Imp. Rel., C. 

C. Hoffman, Elec. at Pub. Market, 
Okla. City (s.-in-law) ; B. F. Cooper, 
Greenfield; Wilt Dawson. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan in st. and natl. affairs ; independent ; 
in co. affairs. Offices, on sch. bd., Green¬ 
field, 1910-14. Party Honors, del. to st. 
eonv., 1928; chmn. prct. com. No. 10. 
Remarks, good roads and good sch. en¬ 
thusiast. 

CUNNINGHAM, HARRY SMITH, Wa¬ 
tonga. Rep. Occ., Mgr. Watonga Grain Co. 
B., Delphos, Kan., June 16, 1881; came 
to Okla. Oct. 1893 ; located in Blaine Co.; 
lived in Fairview, 1909-10; Long Dale, 
1911-12; Homestead, 1912-20; Watonga 
since. Edu., Hazelton, Kan., 1894-95; 
Fairview, Okla., 1896-98 ; Nor. sch., Alva, 
1899-1901. Wife, Blanch Smith, d. of J. 
H. Smith. Topeka, Kan. Cdrn., 2 d., Flor¬ 
ence, Marian. Bus. Con., Watonga Grain 
Co., Mgr. Bk. Con., St., Watonga, Okla., 
Dir. Assoc., C. T. Scott, T. W. Moseley, 
R. A. Green, Watonga; Judge E. L. Mitchell, 
Clinton; Rep. E. L. ICenison, Watonga. 


Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Royal Arch, Watonga; Commercial; Ki- 
wanis. Imp. Rel., Bill Cunningham, Com¬ 
monwealth Col., Ark.; Jake Cunningham, 
reporter on Daily Okla., Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., independent. Offices, Clk. Watonga 
bd. of ed., 1921-29. Remarks, interested 
in good sch. 

DEWEESE, OLMER OTHELLO, Watonga. 
Rep. Occ., Co Assessor. B., Yorkshire, 
Ohio, Aug. 3, 1873 ; came to Okla. 1899; 

located at Home¬ 
stead which has 
since been his home. 
Edu., Idaville, Ind., 
1880; Logansport, 
Ind., 1890. Wife, 
Lota, d. of W. A. 
Strader, Homestead. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Wm., 
Glen; 2d.. Georgia. 
Maurine. Bk. Con., 
First Bk. & Trust 
Co., Watonga. Assoc. 
Boyd Bates, L. C. 
Olmstead Theodore 
Graalmari, Judge 
Lookabaugh, W a - 
tonga. Church, M. 
E. North, Watonga. 
Clubs & Lolges. Ma¬ 
son ; Yeomen; K. of 
P., Watonga. Pol. 
Act., mostly confined to county in or¬ 
ganizing teamwork. Offices, Co. Asses¬ 
sor, 1917, term expires 1931. Party Honors, 
del. to st. eonv. past 15 yrs. Remarks, 
held present office 6 terms; advocate of 
lower taxes, good roads and , good sch. 

DILLON. JACK, Geary. Rep. Occ.. 
banker. B., Kingfisher, Okla., Oct. 2, 
1892; made residence at Kingfisher, 
1892-97 ; Geary since. Edu., Geary, 
Okla.; Hills Bus. Col., Okla. City. Wife, 
Berdetta Scott of Geary. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Sey¬ 
mour Foose, Watonga; Tom Hammersley, 
Greenfield., Willard Johnson, C. M. Cade, 
Shawnee; John H. Dillon, Irving Page, 
Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Geary. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co; works through others; strongly 
anti-K. K. K. Offices, City Treas. of Geary 
10 yrs. Party Honors, Treas. co. Rep. 
Com. 1928; co. cen. com. Remarks, was 
in service in 36th Div., Ill supply trains., 
during W. War ; mbr. and vice com. Amer. 
Legion Post at Geary; candidate for st. 
auditor 1925; instrumental in getting 
streets of Geary paved and sewers in. 
Hobby, sports. 

DILLON, JOHN H„ Geary. Rep. Occ.. 
banking, stockraising. B., Scott Town. 
Ohio, June 12, 1859. Edu., Lebanon, Ohio. 
Married. Cdrn., 4 s., O. V., (deceased) ; 
Jack, Merritt, Hobart; 2 d., Mary B. Gam¬ 
ble, Agnes Stahtheber, Geary. Bus. Con., 
pres. First Natl. Bk., Geary. Offices, post¬ 
master, Watonga 1892-94. Party Honors, 
del. natl. eonv., Chicago, 1920. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

DUNCAN, WILLIAM F„ Watonga. Dem. 
Occ.. attorney. B., Knottsville, Ky., Feb. 

2, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Gatewood, Ky., 
1S81-87; S. Carrolton Acad., Ky.; Bap. 
Sem., Louisville, Ky., grad. 1891. Wife, 
Lois LeGrand, d. of Joe LeGrand, Butler 
Co., Ky. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bk. Con., Wa¬ 
tonga St., Watonga. Church, Bap., Watonga. 
Assoc., (pol.) Frank Carter; Ed Dabney; 
Judge Phelps; Fred Branson. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, 32nd; Guthrie Consistory; 

I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; in co. 
and st. Offices, Co. Judge, 1922-24 Party 
Honors, del. to almost every co. and st. 
eonv. since old enough to vote. Remarks, 
admitted to bar in Ky. at age of 22; prac¬ 
ticed law 2 yrs.; ordained Bap. Min. 1900 ; 
continued in ministry until 1920; entered 
law practice again 1920; Span-Amer. War 
veteran; came to Okla. 1912; lived at La- 
mond and Medford; Watonga since 1921. 


DURHAM, OBIE E., Okeene. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Elston, Mo., Nov. 6, 'S33; 

came to Okla. 1912; Hinton, 1912-13; 
Okeene since. Edu., Kan. City sch., 1900- 
04; Westport H., Kan. City, 1904. Wife, 
Maude B. Lee, Kan. City. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Joseph W., James E.; 2 d., Amanda Lee, 
V. May, home. Bus. Con., St. Guaranty, 
Okeene, Pres. Bk. Con., St. Guaranty., 
pres. Assoc., O. G. Graalman, v.-pres., R. 
C. Bish, v.-pres., St. Guaranty Bk., Okeene; 
(pol.) A. S. J. Shaw, Okla City. Church, 
Meth., North, Okeene. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Okeene. Imp. Rel., L. 
E. Durham, gen. counsel for Kan. City 
Tel. Co., Kan. City, Mo., (b.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co, st., and natl. cam¬ 
paigns. Party Honors, pres, elector bd.. 
1928 ; del. to st. eonv., 1928. Remarks, 
interested in better roads and more ex¬ 
tensive wheat growing in his section. 

FERGUSON, MRS. TOM B.. Watonga. 
Rep. Occ., newspaper woman. B., Novelty, 
Mo., April 6, 1870; came to Okla. 1899; lo¬ 
cated on claim near Okla. City ; lived in 
Guthrie 1901-06 ; at Watonga since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch. in Girard and Sedan, Kan.; 
grad. h. sch., 1886: has had extension 
work. Hus., Thomas B. Ferguson, former 
Gov of Okla. (dec.) Cdrn., 2 s., Tom, Jr.; 
Walter, Exch. Natl. Bk., Tulsa; 3 d. Bus. 
Con., owner of Watonga Reptib., oldest 
paper under same man in Okla., 35 yrs.; 
investments in Bldg. & Loan “ Assoc, and 
farm loans. Bk. Con., First Bk. & Trust 
Co., Watonga. Assoc., (pol.) all promi¬ 
nent. Ren. leaders of today. Church, Meth., 
First, Watonga. Clubs & Lodges, D. A R., 
Tonkawa; Eastern Star, Watonga; ’89er, 

Okla. City; O. E. A.; N. E. A. Imp. Rel., 
Walter Ferguson. Tulsa (s.) ; Kent Shaftel, 
Okla. City (neph.). Pol. Act., formerly 
partisan but now independent; active in 
co. and st. during the past 25 yrs. Offices, 
postmaster, Watonga, 1 yr.. until Gov. Fer¬ 
guson went to Guthrie; then in 1910-14. 
Party Honors, for yrs. natl. com.-woman 
for co., del. to natl. eonv., Cleveland; 
chmn. Okla. del. there. Remarks, lost 1 s. 
in army; advis. mbr. Sesqui-Centennial 
from Okla., 1926, appointed by Harreld; 
now st, v.-chmn. Rep. st. cent. com.; had 
political column in her paper more than 25 
yrs. 

FOOSE. SEYMOUR. Watonga. Rep. 
Occ.. attorney. B., Meigs Co., Ohio. Nov. 
11. 1862. Edu., com. sch.. Pomeroy; So. Ill. 
Col., Enfield. 1882-83. Wife, Minnie Beals, 
Lake Erie, Pa. Cdrn.. 1 s., Hueh Theo¬ 
dore. Univ. of Okla. Bk. Con., First Bk. 
fk Trust Co.. Watonga, Okla. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dennis T. Flynn. Okla. City; Ex-Gov. Fer¬ 
guson (dec.). Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge No. 176. Watonea; Scottish 
Rite, Guthrie; Indian Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. W. D. Ferguson, 229 
N. E. First, Miami, Fla. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in st. and co. Offices, Co. Atty., 
1892-94 (first Co. Attv ). Party Honors, 
del. to rep. natl. eonv., Chicago 1904 : helped 
nominate Theodore Roosevelt. Remarks, 
veteran of Span.- Amer. War, served in 
First. Ter. Vol. Inf., Co. M-. as Second 
Lieut.; came to Watonga 1892. 

GARD, CLARENCE W.. Eagle City. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Ava, Mo., Oct. 4, 1877 ; 
came to Okla. 1907; located at present 
home. Edu., Anthony, Kan. Wife, Myrtle 
Hassinger. Cdrn., 2 d„ Nitus, A. B., Nor¬ 
man Univ., teaches in Clinton h. sch.: 
Iona, teaches in Eagle City. Bk. Con., 
Watonga St.. Watonga. Assoc., (pol.) Ira 
Temple, J. D. Scott, Watonga; Bert Wil¬ 
lis, Canton. Church, Chris., Canton. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Watonga; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., confined chiefly to two. 
Party Honors, on twp. com. 18 yrs.; insp. 
1908 when he ran for co. connnr. Remarks, 
interested in good sch. 

GEESLIN, JONAS HART2EL. Watonga. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Highland Co., 















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. H. GEESLIN 


Ohio, Nov. 5, 1867. Wife, Mrs. Edna Boll. 
Cdrn., 2 s., F. P., Claremore; Ernest, 

Cement; 2 d., Mrs. Robert Uerkvitz,, 

Watonga; Mrs. Harold Cotton, Blackwell. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., Watonga 
St. and Farmer’s St., Watonga. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ira R. Temple, J. D. Scott, C. T. 
Scott, Clarence Gard, Watonga. Church, 
Chris., Watonga, elder. Clubs & Lodges, 
M. W. A., Watonga. Imp. Rel., Dr. B. C. 
Geeslin, Ark. City, Kan.; Misses Anna and 
Fannie Ball, Wesley Hosp., Okla. City; L. 
K. Ball, Greenfield; Ruth E. Ball, mission¬ 
ary in coke and coal region, South Brown- 
ville, Pa.; Nellie Ball. Phillips Univ., 
Enid.; Mrs. Ben Hoffman, Watonga. Pol. 
Act., active in co. and st. Offices, Twp. 
Assessor and Trustee; mbr. sch. bd. for 
23 yrs., then elected unanimously for 24th 
time. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
Remarks, made the run to Okla. in 1892; 
located 10 miles S. E. of Watonga; active 
in church work and helped organize almost 
every S. S. in his co.; pres. Farmers 
Union; del. to Farmers Cong., Okla. City, 
1907; del to Natl. Grain Dealers Assoc., 
Omaha, Neb., 1924. 

GRALLMAN, OTTO G., Okeene. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Concordia, Mo., July 31, 
1886; came to Okla. 1893; lived at Okeene 
since. Edu., Okeene, 1900; Guthrie, 1902. 
Wife, Laura Scholz, of Chicago, Ill. Cdrn., 
1 s., Robert E. Bus. Con., v.-pres. St. 
Guaranty Bk., Okeene; dir. Fairview St., 
Fairview. Assoc., H. Clay Willis, Fair- 
view; R. C. Bisli, Dr. J. A. Norris, B. E. 
Adams, Okeene. Church, Bap., Okeene. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv., 1928 ; on bd. 10 yrs. 

GRALLMAN, THEODORE, Watonga. Rep. 
Occ., abstractor and attorney. B., Wil¬ 
liamsport, Penn., Oct. 17, i887 ;came to 
Okla. on claim in Blaine Co. 1904; King¬ 
fisher 1905-07; Watonga since. Edu., pub. 
sch and h. sch., Concordia, Mo.,; grad. h. 
sch. 1904. Wife, Eunice Clark, Great Falls, 
Mont. Bus. Con., Grallman Ab. Co., own¬ 
er and mgr.; some practice of law, spec, in 
estate matters. Bk. Con., Watonga St. Bk., 
dir. Assoc., (pol.) John Dillon, Geary; 
Arthur Geissler, Guatamala. Church, Pres., 
Watonga. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory; Kiwanis; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., A. G. Grallman, v.-pres. and 
mgr. Bk. of Okeene (b) ; E. W. Grallman, 
secy.-treas. Natl. Union Oil & Gas Co., 


Blackwell (b.). Pol. Act., active in co. 
Offices, reg. of deeds, Blaine Co., 1908- 
11; co. elk., 1911-13. Party Honors, chmn. 
co. cent. com. 6 yrs.; del to st conv. 
Remarks, work of co. is done from his of¬ 
fice; father missionary Bap. who came to 
Okla. to found churches; estab. churches 
at El Reno, Kingfisher, etc.; Ger. Bap. 
under auspices of Amer. Bap. Miss. Assoc. 
Hobby, golf. 

HAGAN, KITTY G., Watonga. Rep. 
Occ., supt. sch. B., Princeton, Mo., Dec. 
2, 1884. Edu., Princeton, Mo., h. sch. 
grad. 1902; Pleasanton, Iowa, 1903. Hus., 
W. T. Hagan, Watonga. Cdrn., 2 s., Olin 
G., Fayetteville, Arlc.; Fred J., Long Beach, 
Calif. Past Bus., sch. tchr. Bk. Con., 
First St., Watonga. Assoc., Mrs. Ruth 
Cooper, Watonga; (pol.) Mrs. T. B. Fer¬ 
guson, Rep. Elmer Ivenison, Watonga. 
Church, Meth., North, Watonga. Clubs & 
Lodges, Blue Blue Violet, Alva. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and natl. Offices, 
asst. supt. 1918-21; co. supt., 1921-31 (4 
terms) ; led ticket in co. in last election, 
1928. Party Honors, del. to Natl. Rural 
Super, of Sou. St. Conv., New Orleans. 
Came to Watonga 1907. 

HAMMERSLEY, THOMAS C., Hitchcock. 
Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Lenton Mills, Ohio, 
Aug. 15, 1872; came to Okla. 1894; located 
near Hitchcock. Edu., Loverun and Lin¬ 
ton, Ohio. Wife, Allie McAnulty, Long 
Beach, Calif. Cdrn., 2 s., Clayton W., 
George Hitchcock; 2 d., Mrs. Mary V. 
Rogers. Southard; Mrs. Fred Kelley, Shaw¬ 
nee. Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Hitchcock, Okla. Church, Pres., Hitch¬ 
cock. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A., Hitch¬ 
cock. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. B. T. Ferguson, 
Theodore Grallman, Harrison Brown, Judge 
Lookabaugh, Watonga. Pol. Act., partisan. 
Offices, Twp. Treas., 1908-18 ; mbr. sch. bd. 
Party Honors, del. to almost every st. conv. 
for 20 yrs.; twp. com.; mbr. cent. com. 
Remarks, interested in good roads. 

HUTCHISON, WALLACE RUSSELL. Wa¬ 
tonga Dem. Occ.. county agent. B., Tulia, 
Tex., Apr. 5, 1903; came to Okla. 1926; 
located at Beaver City 1926-27 ; Watonga, 
1928. Edu., Tulia, Tex. A. & M. Col. 1920- 
24. Wife, Floycie Nell Jordan, d. of R. 
L. Jordan, McLaine, Tex. Bus. Con., co. 
agt. Bk. Con., First Bk. & Trust Co., Wa¬ 
tonga; Watonga St. Church, Pres., Wa¬ 
tonga. Assoc., (pol.) Ira Temple. A. N. 
Goode, John Loewen, Watonga. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Watonga. Remarks, won 
second place in co. agri. ex., Okla. City, 
1928 first place in dist. with trip to Chi¬ 
cago in 1928; mbr. 4-H Club of co.; won 
second place in farm journal leadership 
contest of U. S.; was mbr. R. O. T. C. in 
Tex. A. & M. with commission of second 
lieut. 

KENNISON, ELMER L„ Watonga. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Los Anamos, Col., 
Dec. 3. 1891. Edu., h. sch.; bus. col. 
Wife, Ruby S. Cdrn., 1 d., La Verna. 
Bk. Con., Watonga St.; Longdale St. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason, Canton; 
Grotto, Enid; Royal Arch, Watonga; Shrine 
Okla. City; 32nd Consistory. Guthrie; 
sec’y.-mgr. C. of C. Offices, St. Repr. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

KILLIE, OLIVER L„ Watonga. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Jetmore, Kan., July 
2, 1889 ;came to Okla. 1902; located at 
Watonga. Edu., Newton, Kan. Wife, Ella 

A. , d. of Herman Goerke, Watonga, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. La Dean Irene. Bus. Con., 
Killie Furn. Co., Watonga, Okla. Bk. Con., 
First Bk. & Trust Co., Watonga. Assoc., 

B. M. Hippard, Ella A. Killie, Watonga; 
(pol.) Henry J. Law, Guy M. Jarvis, Wa¬ 
tonga. Church, Pres., Watonga. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis and Cornerc. Clubs, 
Watonga; Mason Blue Lodge, Watonga. 
Pol. Act., active in co. Remarks, interested 
in good roads and sch.; during W. War was 
first class sgt. Co. D., 136th Inf. A. T. S.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 125, Watonga; 


post adjt. 1926-29; active in helping ex- 
service men. 

KIRKHUFF, HOMER, Geary. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner and farmer. B., Ran¬ 
dolph, Kan., Feb. 15, 1885; came to Okla. 
1892; located near Geary. Edu., Geary, 
Okla. Wife, Lela Elliott, d. of T. J. Elliott, 
Greenfield. Cdrn., 2 s., Dorman, Vincent; 1 
d., Virginia May. Bus. Con., Co. Commr., 
first dist.; farming and stockraising. Bk. 
Con., Amer. St., Geary. Assoc., (pol.) Ira 
Temple, Watonga; John Hankla. Dr. Stough, 
Geary. Church, Meth., North, Geary. Imp. 
Rel., Ralph E. Kirkhuff, contractor, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan. Offices, Co. Com¬ 
missioner 1924-33 ; was only dem. elected 
on bd. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
1924. Remarks, an expert and experienced 
road builder. 

LANE, ROY 0., Watonga. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B., Mountain Grove, Mo., Sept. 4, 
1889 ; came to Okla. 1890; lived in El 
Reno 1890-1919; Atoka, 1919-22; Watonga 
since. Edu., El Reno, Okla.; Okla. Univ.; 
Kan. City Western Dental Col. Wife, Annid 
Sanford, Manitou. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert; 1 
d., Helen. Bk. Con., Frst Bk. & Trust Co., 
Watonga. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. W. Clark, 
Judge J. I. Phelps, Okla. City. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge,. Royal Arch, 
Atoka; Kiwanis, Watonga. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st.; mbr. Young 
Mens Dem. Club. Remarks, interested in 
good roads and sports; mbr. of Dental 
Corps, Co. 1, during W. War; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post. No. 125, Watonga. 

LONG, WILLIAM S., Watonga. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Mo., Jan. 2, 1872; came 
to Okla. 1889 : located near Dover; moved 
to present home near Watonga. Edu., 
Stockton. Mo.; Dover, Okla.; Central Col., 
Ada, Okla Wife, Anna Payne, King¬ 
fisher, Okla. Cdrn., 6 s., Harvey, Ft. Col¬ 
lins, Colo.; Marion, assembling plant, 
Internatl. Harvester Co., Amarillo, Tex.; 
James, southern Okla.; Charles, Sanger, 
Cal.; Robert and Ira, Watonga; 2 d., Mrs. 
Bertha Ashby, Okla. City; Juanita, Wa¬ 
tonga. Bk. Con., First St. Bk., Watonga. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. T. B. Ferguson. Ira 
Temple. Watonga; Sen. Thomas, Sen. Pine, 
Jed Johnson, M. C. Church, Chris., Wa¬ 
tonga. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Bertha Ashby, Okla. 
City (d.), on extension drive of O. U. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
Offices. Twp. Trustee, 1898; Dep. Co. Asses¬ 
sor, Kingfisher Co., under Hawk; mbr. sch. 
bd., Watonga. 1910-18. Party Honors, del. 
to st. conv. 1925 and 1928. Remarks, has 
endorsement of Rep., Dem., and Soc.; Twp. 
Trust., 1898, on Populist ticket, only man 
to date who ever carried twp. except a 
Rep.; interested in good roads and building 
his community. 

LOOKABAUGH. EDWIN H., Watonga. 
Rep. Occ., Co. Judge. B., Pardee, Kan., 
Dec. 16, 1871 ;came to Okla. 1893; settled 
at Watonga. Edu., Effingham. Kan.; Kan. 
Univ., Lawrence, Kan., 1895-96. Wife, 
Agnes Fitzgerald, d. of Patrick M. Fitz¬ 
gerald. Cdrn., 2 s., Edwin M., Jet; John 

C., Univ. of Okla. grad. 1929; 1 d., Mrs. 
J. F. Costello, Chicago, Ill. Past Bus., 
practice of law, Watonga, Okla. Bk. Con., 
First Bank & Trust Co., Watonga. Assoc., 
J. H. Dillon, Geary; Mr. Stansbury, Can¬ 
ton : T. C. Hammersley, Hitchcock; Sey¬ 
mour Foose, Theodore Grallman, Ben 
Smith. Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Watonga. 
Church, Meth., North, Watonga. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Watonga; 
Guthrie Consistory; El Reno Commandery; 
Watonga Royal Arch; Kiwanis, Watonga, 
pres.; Commerc. Club, Watonga. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Maude Colbert, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. st., and nation. 
Offices, Co. Judge, 1917-22 and 1927-31. 
Party Honors, Fed. Dist. Clk., 1903-05; 
Chmn. Rep. Cent. Com., 1915-16; gen. del. 
to st. conv.; attends natl. conv. Remarks. 
Co. Chmn. of Crippled Cdrn. Assoc, of 
St.: served in Co. F, U. S. Inf., under 
Gen. Roy Hoffman. 







BLAINE COUNTY 


MARSHALL, GUY, Watonga. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 
April 15, 1883; came to Okla. 1889; located 
at Kingfisher; moved to Watonga, 1891. 
Edu., co. sch., Watonga, grad., 1900. Wife 
Myrtle Fisher, Kingfisher, Okla. Cdrn., 2 
s.; 2 d„ Marie, asst. cash. Watonga St. 
Bk.; Bus. Con., Sargent Motor Co., Wa¬ 
tonga. Past Bus., Marshall Grain Co.; 
New Marshall Hotel; Marshall Bros. Imp. 
Co. Bk. Con., Watonga St. Assoc., O. D. 
Sargent, A. J. Cory, Watonga; (pol.) R. I. 
Temple, C. T. Scott, Watonga: Clarence 
Card, Eagle City. Past Assoc., S. A. Mar¬ 
shall. Church, Pres., Watonga. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Enid. Pol. Act., works 

^oo S ,°or lly- 0ffices ’ Mayor of Watonga 
iJ-l-25. Remarks, active in behalf of 
good roads; instrumental in bringing power 
line from Enid to Watonga while Mayor. 

MARTZ, ANDREW C., Okeene. Dem. 
editor - B - Watonga, Okla.. Feb. 11, 
1897 Edu., Watonga, Okla. Wife, Maude, 
d. of A. W. Sunderland, Watonga. Cdrn., 
2 d., Anlina, Jeanne Maxine. Bus. Con 
Okeene Record, editor and owner. Bk’ 

Con., St. Guaranty and First Natl., Okeene. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 

Blue Lodge, Okeene; Roval Arch Wa¬ 
tonga; I. O. O. F„ Okeene, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., D. J. Martz, retired merchant, Wa¬ 
tonga; W. S. Martz, editor and owner 

Mountain View Times; Lew Martz, drug¬ 
gist, Watonga. Pol. Act., works in co. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 1927-29. Party 
Honors, secy, of prec. com. 1923-29; secv. 
co. com 1928; del. to st. conv. 1928. Re¬ 
marks, interested in the upbuilding of his 
community; good roads; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Woodrow Wilson Post No. 149, Wa- 
tonga; served in 39th Art., C. A. C. 

NEELY, GEORGE B., Greenfield. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Columbia, Mo., July 14, 
1878; came to Oklahoma 1893; lived since 
at same place. Edu., Columbia, Mo. Wife, 
Lillie May Rogers, d. of E. W. Rogers, 
Geary, Okla. Cdrn., I s., George R. 
Geary; 3 d., Mrs. Hugh Johnson, Geary; 
Mrs. Carl Taylor, Winfield, Kan. (asst, pub¬ 
lic speaker, Meth. Col., Velma.) Bus. Con., 
stockholder in Farmers Elevator. Bk. Con., 
Amer. St. and First Natl. Church, Pres. 
Assoc, (pol.) Homer Kirkhuff, Co. Comm., 
Geary; Henry J. Law, sheriff, Watonga; 
Mrs. Mamie Pitts, W T atonga; Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Jed Johnson, M. C. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Greenfield; M. 
W. A., Geary. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. Party Honors, mbr, elec. bd. since 
statehood, except 1 yr.; w'orked for co. 
cornrnr., 1923. Remarks, took first prize in 
International Live Stock Show, Chicago, 
1928; helped build elevator at Greenfield; 
has been on bd. since 1905. 

PAGE, IRVING, Sallisaw. Ren. Occ., 
Nat. Bk. receiver. B., July 13, 1878, Mo. ; 
came to Okla. 1904 ; located Enid ; Watonga 
1906. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Claire Haig- 
ler. Cdrn, 1 s., Robert Page, married, 
grad. Univ. Penn. Bk Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co., Okla. City. Lodge, 
Mason, V 7 atonga. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 51 yrs., personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Treas. Blaine Co. Party Honors, Rep. 
nominee for State Treas. Remarks. Capt. 
Finance Div. O. R. C. during W. War. 

PITTS, MRS. MAMIE EDNA, Watonga. 
Rep. Occ., court clerk. B., Fleming, Colo, 
(no date). Edu., com. sch., Neb.; h. sch. 
Watonga. D. of William O. Woolman. Wa¬ 
tonga (dec.) Bk. Con., First Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., all leaders in pol. in co. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Eastern 
Star. Pol. Act., active since statehood. 
Offices, court clerk since 1921. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived at Okeene 114 yrs.; 
Watonga since 1902; except for 214 y rs - 
has been in office of ct. elk. since state¬ 
hood : father was co. judge and well known 
lawyer. 



R. I. TEMPLE 


ROGERS, CHARLES E„ Geary. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Holland, Tex., June 
25, 1881. ;Edu., Belton, Tex., 1888-97 ; Tex. 
A. & M. Col., 1897-98. Wife, Ida Kamp- 
man, Geary. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge and Chapter, Geary; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
Ghent W. Rogers, Mrs. J. C. de la 
Marinxere, Houston, Tex. Pol. Act., active 
in co. and st. Offices, City Treas. Council, 
and Mayor 18 yrs., Geary. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903; located in Geary; was on 
st. counc. of defense during W. War; in¬ 
terested in good roads; chmn of the Good 
Roads Com. of the Business Mens Club, 
Geary. Hobby, bird dogs and hunting. 

SCOTT, CLARENCE THOMAS, Watonga. 
Dem. Occ., master farmer. B., Versailles, 
Mo., Mch. 26, 1882. Edu., com. sch., Ver¬ 
sailles, Mo Wife, Frankie J., d. of Wm. 
Boyd, Fay. Cdrn., 2 s., Kenneth, Lesley; 
1 d.. Vera. Bk. Con., Watonga St., stock¬ 
holder and dir. Assoc., (pol.) Ira Temple, 
Harrison Brown, Judge Wm. Duncan, J. P. 
Roetzel. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Ki- 
wanis : Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent worker in co. and st., through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. st. 
conv. 1917; mbr. elec bd. since statehood. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1990; lived there 
near Watonga; recognized ranking Grand 
Master Farmer, 1926; organizer and pres. 
Watonga Grain Combine: has oldest estab¬ 
lished herd of registered Shorthorn cattle 
in co. 

SCOTT. JAMES D„ Watonga. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. Married. Cdrn, several. 
Bk. Con.. First Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
(pol.) Guy Marshall, Ira Temple, Dr. 
Stough. Church, Meth. Lodge, Mason. 
Imp. Rel., Clarence Scott (bro.). Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd and other local offices Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. about 1900, from 
Mo.; active in co. and statewide pol. and 
public, affairs. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

SLEMNER. MRS. HARRY, Okeene. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. Hus., Harry, owner grist 
mill. Okeene; former farmer. Cdrn.. (sev¬ 
eral). Bk. Con., St. Guaranty. Church, 
Methodist. Lodges, Eastern Star; Rebekah. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. co. cen. com. 
Remarks, lived at Longdale prior to com- 


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ing to Okeene; active public worker; (com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

SMITH, BEN, Watonga. Rep. Occ., Co. 
Atty. B., Clark Co„ Ind., June 21, 1856. 
Edu., com. sch., Clark Co., Ind.; S. W. Bap. 
Col., Bolivar, Mo., grad. 1885. Wife, Lizzie 

A. Bk. Con., First Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co.; anti-Klan. 
Assoc., (pol.) Seymour Foose; Theodore 
Grallman; Mrs. T. B. Ferguson; other 
party leaders. Offices, Co. Atty., 1914-22: 
re-elected 1928. Party Honors, del. to co. 
conv. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900; lived since at Watonga. 

SMITH, OSCAR A., Watonga. Dem. 
Occ.. farmer and farm implement man. 

B. , Lockport, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1860. Edu.. 
Branch Co., Mich.; Valparaiso, Ind., Univ., 
1888-90. Wife, Carrie, d. of Alvin Davis, 
Mich. Cdrn., 1 s., Vincel; 3 d.,Mrs. J. C. 
Boyce, Watonga; Mrs. E. E. Wilson, Wich¬ 
ita Falls, Tex.; Mrs. Mildred Smith, De¬ 
troit, Mich. Bus. Con., farming; receiver 
for Cotton Growers Assoc, of Okla. Bk. 
Con., First Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
John Loewen, Ira Temple, Watonga; Joe 
Nailer, Okeene. Church, Pres., First. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Mildred Smith, supt. of edu., 
Detroit, Mich, (d.) ; E. E. Wilson, fed. 
income dept., Wichita Falls, Tex. (s.-in- 
law). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co., 
st., and nat. Party Honors, secy. elec, bd., 
Blaine Co., 1925-29. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900; located at Watonga. 

STANESBURY, MRS. MARY, Canton. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. Hus., Troy Stanes- 
bury; former owner of Ford agency. Can¬ 
ton. Bk. Con., Bk. of Canton. Party 
Honors, st. committeewoman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. about 1900; active worker 
in pol. and public affairs; (complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

STOUGH, DANIEL FREEMAN, Geary. 
Dem. Occ., physician. B., La Grand, Ind., 
July 25, 1875. Edu., La Grande h. sch; 
grad. 1893; Ill. Med. Col. 1898, Chicago. 
Wife, Mvda M. Fittell, d. of Geo. Fittell, 
Geary, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Dan. F. Jr., Ann 
Arbor, Mich.; Robert R., Lexington, Mo.; 

1 d., Mrs. H. S. Cooksey, Norman. Bus. 
Con., sccy. to Swan Hatchery. Bk. Con. 
First Natl, and Amer. Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Geary; 
R. A. M.; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co., st., and nat. Offices, 
secv. and pres. Geary sch. bd. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. 1924-28. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909; located at Geary; inter¬ 
ested in sch. and good roads work. 

TEMPLE, ROBERT IRA, Watonga. Dem. 
Occ Bldg. & Loan Assn. B., Winchester, 
Tenn., Feb. 16, 1869. Edu., com. sch, 

Kingman. Kan.; attended normal sch. 
about 1890. Wife, Letitia Mays, d. of J. 
R. Mays. Ky. Cdrn., 1 d., Nellie E., Wa¬ 
tonga. Bus. Con., secy. Watonga Bldg. & 
Loan Assn.; insurance, real estate bus. 
Bk. Con., Watonga St. Assoc.. Geo. Jami¬ 
son, pres. Watonga Bldg. & Loan Assn. ; 
directors in Bldg. & Loan Assn. , (pol.) 

O. E. Durham. Okeene, Bert Willis, Can¬ 
ton; J. D. Scott. Watonga; Dr. E. F. 
Stough, Geary. Past Assoc.. C. Lewis, 
nartner in abst. bus., now in Calif. Church, 
Bap First, deacon, teaches young people s 
class’ in S. S. Clubs & Lodges. Mason, 
Royal Arch; Kiwanis ; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active locally and in co Offices. 
Co. Clk. 1900-04; postmaster, Watonga, 
1914-23. Party Honors, co. chmn.; usually 
del. to st. conv.; del. to co. and dist. 
convs. Remarks, came to Oklahoma in 
1892; located in Blaine Co.; moved to 
Watonga 1900. 

TRIPPY, C. W., Geary. Rep. Occ., 
v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., Geary. B., Spence- 
ville, Ohio. Mch. 3, 1882. Edu., Van Wirt, 
Ohio. Wife, Rose F. Cdrn., 3 d.. Mrs. 
Ruth Carsten, Mountain View; Mrs. Viv- 








38 

ian Roofe, Pearson; Miss Betty Jean. 
Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk., Geary; v.-pres. 
Past Bus., farm land and sale, Geary, 
1912-26; First Natl. Bk., Watonga, 1900-05; 
cashier Bk. Ringwood, 1905-12. Assoc., J. 

H. Billon, Geary; Willard Johnson, Cash 
Cade, Shawnee; Seymour Foose, Watonga. 
Church, Meth., North. Clubs &. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F.; Geary Bus. Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Geary; Guthrie Consistory. Offices, 
secy. bd. of Edu., Geary, 1923-29. Party 
Honors, mbr. co. elec, bd., 1925-29; del. to 
st. conv. 1920-24. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900; Watonga 1900-05 ; Ringwood 1900- 
OS ; Geary since; active in behalf of schs. 
and roads. 

TRIPPY, MRS. ROSE F., Geary. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Lincoln, Ill., Jan. 14, 
1886. Edu, com. sch., h. sch, Watonga. 
Wife, d. of Ranson Jackson, Ardmore. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Ruth Carston, Mountain 
View; Mrs. Vivian Roofe, Pearson; Betty 
•lean. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John H. Billon, Geary; Theodore Grail- 
man, Watonga. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lit. and Study Club; Priscilla; 
Eastern Star; Rebekali; worker in Feder¬ 
ated Clubs. Pol. Act., independent; active 
4 yrs. in organization work in her party. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. of co. since 1924. 
Remarks, came to Okla. on farm between 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Noble and Norman 1889; Watonga 1901-05; 
Ringwood 1905-12; Geary since. 

WHEELOCK, ED S., Watonga. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Hamburg, N. Y., April 
30, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Buffalo, N. Y.; 
Gypsum, Kan. Wife, Anna Wellman, On¬ 
tario, Can. Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d., one at h.; 
Mrs. S. R. Andrews; Mrs. C. F. Bavis, 
Saline, Kan. Bus. Con., Treas. First Bk. 
& Trust Co., Watonga; Treas. Watonga 
Bldg. & Loan Assoc, since 1902; also 
farming. Past Bus., cashier Blaine Co. 
Bk., 1901-04. Bk. Con., First Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., R. I. Temple; E. T. Hoberecht, 
B. M. Hippard, J. W. Loewen, Mrs. Fer¬ 
guson, Watonga; Sen. Otjen, Enid. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Watonga 
No. 176, Master 1901-03, Treas. 1904-29; 
Kiwanis, past Treas. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for no. of yrs. Offices, Treas. Bd. 
of Edu., Watonga, 1902-09 ; City Treas. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv., 1915. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898; located at 
Watonga; organized Watonga Bldg. & 
Loan Assn. 1902 and prepared the by¬ 
laws for this Assn.; organized First Bk. 
& Trust Co., Watonga, first pres.; inter¬ 
ested in raising pure bred livestock. 

WILLIS. BERT R.. Canton. Bern. Occ., 
banker. B., Conevville. Ivy.. June, 1884. 
Edu., Enid. Wife, Susan Smith. Cdrn., 


3 s., Claude L., Albert, Canton; Jack, 
Enid; 2 d., Verna, Edna, Edmond. Bus. 
Coil., Bk. of Canton, cashier. Assoc., H. 
Clay Willis, O. P. Willis, Canton; (pol.) 
Ira R. Temple, Watonga; J. B. Scott, Br. 
Stough, Geary. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Canton; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. Offices, Co. Treas. 1915-19. Re- 
marks, came to Okla. 1882; located 1 
miles west of Hennessey; lived in Enid 
1897-1900; Fairview 1901-07 ; Canton 190 < 
11; Watonga 1911-20; Canton since; a 
golf enthusiast. 

WISDOM, CLARENCE C., Okeene. Bern. 
Occ., acting v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Okeene. B., Warsaw, Mo., May 16, 188 .j. 
Edu., Warsaw, Mo.; Sedalia, Mo. Wife. 
Edith Murdock Wisdom, Mulhall, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Waldon; 1 d., Elizabeth, at. h. 
Bus Con.. First Natl. Bit., Okeene, acting 
v -pres. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk., Okeene. 
Assoc., B. M. Stonecker, pres. First Natl. 
Bk., Okeene; Samuel G. Fox; A. S. J. 
Shaw, Okla. City; Jed Johnson, M. C. 
Church, Meth., North. Imp. Rel., Dr. L. 
H. Murdock, Okeene. Pol. Act., pres. Young 
Mens Dem. League, Blaine Co. 1926-2.. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; located at 
Okeene; interested in improvement of his 
community. 


Bryan County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, W. H. Ritchey (Dem.) _ Durant 

Co. Attorney, J. A. Shirley (Dem.) _ Durant 

Ct. Clerk. L. W. Hughes (Dem.)____ _ "Durant 

Co. Clerk, J. Walter Mills (Dem.) _ Durant 

Sheriff, Ruel F. Taylor (Dem.) _ Durant 

Co. Treasurer, E. P. Goad (Dem.) _ __Durant 

Co. Surveyor, L. Varner Stinson (Dem.) _ Durant 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, W. T. Harris 

(Dem.) _ Durant 

Co. Assessor, John A. Phillips (Dem.) _ __Durant 

Co. Weigher, R. H. McGraw (Dem.) _ Durant 

County Commissioners : 


Dist. No. 1—C. P. Streetman (Dem.)_Mead 

Dpt. No. 2—L. W. Diffey (Dem.)_Durant 

Dist. No. 3 R. Parrish (Dem.)-Bennington 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, W. C. Gardner (Dem.)_Durant 

Chmn., James J. Teague (Dem.)_Wade 

Mbr., Roy Moreland (Rep.)_Bokehito 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, J. B. Smith (Dem.) Durant; 
Representative A. N. Leecraft (Dem.) Colbert- 
Senator John A. MacDonald (Dem.) Durant; J. N. 
Nesbitt, Coalgate; District Judge, Porter Newman, Dur¬ 
ant. 

State Officers, John Vaughan, Superintendent Schools; 
S. C. Boswell, Highway Commissioner; Ed. L. Spears, 
Sec’y Board of Agriculture: W. S. Williams, Board 
Dental Examiners; J. A. Clay, Board of Optometry; 
W. E. TTtterback. member Board of Governors, St. Bar; 
D. B. Norman, School Land Appraiser ; G. M. Rushing, 
Co. Superintendent Health; Lewis Paulin. Deputy Oil 
Inspector; S. W. Stone. Comptroller, A. & M. College. 

State Institutions. Southeastern St. Tchrs. Col.. Du¬ 
rant : Eugene S. Briggs. President: Bryan Co. Fish 
Hatchery, Armstrong; John Murphree, Superintendent. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

W. E. Utterback, Chmn., Durant; Mrs. H. D. Fuston. 
V-Chmn., Bokehito. 

Republican 

A. W. Chestnut, Chmn., Bokehito ; Mrs. J. E. Downen, 


V.-Chmn., Durant R. F. Moreland. Sec’y. Bokehito. 

Lat H. Lutes, St. Committeeman, Bennington. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Durant, Co. Seat; W. C. Caudill (Mayor); Thelma 
Miller (Clerk) ; R. T. Stinson (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., 
O. G. & E.; Community Nat. Gas Co. 

Achille, J. M. Hollingsworth (Mayor) ; G. J. McCollum 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser.. O. G. & E.; Community Natl. Gas 
Co.. F. L. Chase, President. 

Bennington, L. T. Martin (Mayor) ; J. I. Jenkins 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser., O. G. & E. 

Bokehito, Joe A. Long (Mayor) ; J. E. Long (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser., O. G. & E. 

Caddo, Roy L. Cochran (Mayor) ; Frank Williams 
(Clerk) ; John L. Boland (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser., O. G. 
& E. 

Calera, L. R. Trout (Mayor) ; T. M. Fleming (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser., O. G. & E. 

Kenefic, Zanis Barberous (Mayor) ; J. M. Miller 
(Clerk). 


THE VOTE 

1916 191S 1920 1922 


1924 1926 1928 


President 


Dem. 

| 2974 


| 4502 


| 4593 


| 3885 | 

Rep. 

| 1267 


| 3127 


| 1874 


| 3014 | 

Soc. 

| 757 


I 424 


| 63 


| 30 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 2229 

| 4476 


| 3528 

3283 

1 

I 1 

Rep. 

1 

| 583 

| 3196 


| 3776 

1191 

1 1 

Soe. 

1 

| 110 

| 412 


|no C. 

11 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

| 2234 

1 

6545 

1 

3440 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 

| 609 

1 

1543 

1 

1328 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 

| 109 

1 

25 

1 

14 

1 1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2934 

| 2222 

| 4569 

6832 

| 5010 

3407 

| 4609 | 

Rep. 

| 1236 

| 576 

| 2949 

1021 

| 1252 

1056 

| 2031 | 

See. 

| 776 

| 110 

| 415 


no C. 

12 

1 22 j 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town Newspapers 

Durant Democrat 

News 

Saturday Morning Advertiser 
Bennington Journal 
Caddo Rerald 


(Ind. Dem.) 
(Ind. Dem.) 
(Ind. Dem.) 
(Ind. Dem .) 
(Dem.) 


Editor 

E. M. Evans 
H. Dyer 
G. A. Crossett 


Owner 

E. M. Evans 
Archibald & Storey 
R. Dyer 
G. A. Crossett 


ABBOTT, CHARLES P., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Paris, Tenn,, Aug. 10, 
1875. Edu., com. and h sch., Tenn.; Dixon 
Normal Col.; Cumberland Univ. Wife, Mary 
Gammon. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d.. Bus. Con., 
lawyer; farming; stockraising. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) S. C. Bos¬ 
well, W. C. Cordell, J. K. Hannah, Durant; 
Sen. Elmer Thomas; M. E. Trapp; E. A. 
Spears; Scott Perris; Geo. D. Key. Church, 
Chris.; First, elder; mbr. Okla. Bd. Chris. 
Missionary Society. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Lions; M. W. A.; W. 0. W. Imp. 
Rel., J. D Abbott, Durant; W. A. Abbott, 
McAlester (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and st. since 1907; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, Co. Atty. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs.; pret. committee¬ 
man; mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1899; lived McAlester; Caddo 1902- 


04; Durant since; during W. War was gov¬ 
ernment appointed agent on Council of 
Defense, honorable discharge : sold Liberty 
bonds; active in Armenian relief; hobby, 
quail hunting. 

ALLEN, THOMAS F-, Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Co. Assessor. B., Lontsville, 
Ga., June 16, 1873. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ga.; Ga. A. & M. Col.; Bus. Col., Rome, 
Ga. Wife, Mattie Moore, of Ga. Cdrn., 
3 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. C. Herndon, Dr. Diffey, 
R. Parrish, Bryan Co.; J. B. Smith, Du¬ 
rant ; W. H. Lawrence, Madill; J. T. Grif¬ 
fin, Muskogee; Tom Hale. McAlester; Wil¬ 
burn Cartwright, M. C. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. and st. since 1919; serves on com. 
Offices, Dep. Co. Assessor, 1926-30. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived Silo; 
Durant since 1903. Hobby, gardening. 


BATCHELOR, LUCIUS E., Bennington. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Heywood Co., 
Tenn., Dec. 2, 1865. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Tenn. Wife, Jim E. Glass. Cdrn., 
2 s., James W., Lucius E., Jr.; 1 d., Mary 
Ann. Bus. Con., Batchelor, Dry Goods, 
Notions & Shoes; farming interests; live¬ 
stock; Boswell Michie & Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; St. Natl., Denison, Tex. 
Assoc., M. S. Smith, L. T. Martin, Sam 
Dawson, Lee W r arren, (pol.) W. E. Utter- 
back, Y. B. Hayes, Claude Hatchett, J. 
A. McDonald, J. A. Moore, Durant; Judge 
R. L. Williams, Muskogee. Church, Bap. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co.; through 
personal contacts and com. Offices, chmn. 
sch. bd. since 1921, at Bennington. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since at 
Bennington; chmn. Council of Defense dur¬ 
ing W. War. 
















































40 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


BLACK, W. E., Calera. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Chickasaw Nation, Feb. 8, 
1880. Edu., Indian Mission, Chickasaw 
Nation. Wife, Inez Brown. Cdrn., 1 s.; 
6 d., h. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Durant Natl. Assoc., A. W. Chestnut, Bok- 
chito; Frank Walden, Durant; W. W. 
Hastings, Harve Williamson, Sen. W B. 
Pine. Church, Bap. Lodge, W. O. W. 
Imp. Rel., W. W. Hastings (cousin) M. C., 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. through 
personal contact since maturity. Offices, Dep. 
Sheriff 4 yrs.; City Marshal 2 yrs.; Post¬ 
master since 1929 (served since Nov. 1928). 
Party Honors, judge elec. bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman 12 yrs. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; lived 43 yrs. in Calera; mbr. 
Good Roads Com. for Highway No. 75; 
mbr. Council of Defense during W. War; 
interested in good schools. 

BILBO, MRS. ELLA M., Caddo. Dem. 
Occ., hotel owner; clubwoman. B., White 
Pine, Nev., May 30, 1870. Edu., Mary 
Nash Col., Sherman, Tex., grad.; Baird 
Col., Clinton, Mo. Hus., Charles A. (dec.) 
Cdrn., 2 s., Charles, Caddo; William, Los 
Angeles. Bus. Con., hotel and farm owner. 
Assoc., Will Semple, Will Durant, W. E. 
Utterback, Bryan Co.; Mrs. C. Ross Hume, 
Anadarko; Mrs. J. A. Frazier, Wilburton; 
Mrs. Lola Pearson, Mulhall. Church, Pres., 
active mbr., organist 40 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, Womans Civic; Music Club, past 
pres.; Czerny Club; D. A. R.; U. D. C., 
past pres.; Dist. Pres. Okla. Federated 
Womens Clubs, 5 yrs. ; State Historian of 
East Okla. Federated Womens Clubs; East¬ 
ern Star, Worthy Matron. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
Clay McCoy (father), Ardmore, pioneer; 
John Carr (uncle), founder Bloomfield 
Acad.; Henry McCoy (bro.), Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. w ; orker 
since 1900 ; makes speeches. Party Honors, 
del. all convs.; prct. committeewoman; can¬ 
didate for eommr. of charities 1914; 
speaker for Dem. party. Remarks, came to 
Okja. 1870; lived Colbert; Caddo since 
1877;. mbr. Amer. Legion Aux.; one of 
organizers of Red Cross chap.; sponsor 
community entertainments. 

BOLAND, JOHN L., Caddo. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 4, 1884. 
Edu., com. sch., St. Louis; Chris. Bros. 
Col. ; admitted to bar 1910. Wife, Eliz- 
beth Turnbull. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. E. Utterback, Judge Porter New¬ 
man, Judge Ferguson, C. E. Hatchett, 
Bryan Co.; Judge R. L. Williams. Scott 
Ferris, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, past 
pres.: mbr. Good Roads Com.; mbr. Amer. 
and Okla. Bar Assoc. ; W. O. W. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. and st. since 1905; 
makes speeches, serves on com. Offices, 
City Atty., 1912-29. Party Honors, past 
secy. Dem. Cen. Com.; prct. committeeman 
since 1907; del. co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla 1902; lived since 
at Caddo; during W. War was mbr. St. 
Council of Defense; legal advisor for cus¬ 
todian of alien property; chmn. Third 
Liberty Loan drive; pres. Red Cross 
drives: 4 minute speaker. Hobby, Jersey 
cows and R. I. Red chickens. 

BONER, W. L., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Ky., Oct. 10, 1870. Edu.. 
North Tex. Normal Col., B. 8., Univ. of 
Tex., LL. B. Wife. Libby Suddeth. Cdrn., 
3 d. Bus. Con., Phillips. Boner & Phil¬ 
lips. law firm. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc , 
(pol.) Judge Nemraan. J. A. Shirley, A. N. 
Leecraft. Dr. J. B. Smith. Church, Bap.. 
First. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Okla. and 
Bryan Co. Bar Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Commanderv, Durant; Eastern Star, past 
Worthy Patron. Imp. Rel., S. F. Boner, 
Co. Commr., Denton, Texas. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. since 1904; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty 1919-21; Sub¬ 



S. C. BOSWELL 


stitute Co. Judge of Bryan Co.; first Mayor 
of Durant, 4 yrs.; mbr. City Council 4 
yrs. Party Honors, del. Dem. Cen. Conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; lived since 
at Durant; while Mayor city hall was 
built, fire dept, installed and water sys¬ 
tem constructed; while City Councilman 
concrete highway was constructed through 
city; civic and political leader. Hobby, 
baseball. 

BOSWELL, SAMUEL CULBERSON. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., mbr. St. Highway Com¬ 
mission. B., Honey Grove, Tex. Dec. 3, 
1883; came to Okla. 1902; located Boswell 
1902-19; Durant 1919 since. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Honey Grove, Tex. Wife, 
Kathryn Pauline Hopkins. Cdrn.. 2 d., 
Sara, Jane. Bus. Con. pres. Boswell-Haynes 
Co., wholesale grocers' Bk. Con., dir. Dur¬ 
ant Natl. Assoc., brothers, L. T., R. S., 
partners in wholesale bus., one in Paris, 
Tex., the other Antlers, Okla. O. W., mgr. 
Paris Bldg. & Loan Assn., Paris. Tex. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Durant 
Country Club, Mason Blue Lodge, Boswell; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. 
Act., city, co. and st. party man all his 
life, but liberal; works through personal 
activity. Offices, pres. Bryan Co. Farm 
Council 2 yrs. 1927-28; mbr. City Council 
Durant 1919-25; mbr. St. Highway Commis¬ 
sion appointed by Gov. Holloway. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1918; chmn. 
third congressional dist. 1928. 

BRIGGS, EUGENE, S., Durant. Occ., 
pres., Southeastern Tchrs. Col. B., Arm¬ 
strong, Mo., Feb. 1, 1890. Wife, Mary 
Gentry, of Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Stephen G., 
(dec.); Billie Ben; 1 d., Eleanor Sue. 
Assoc., Dr. Bizzell, Okla. Univ.; Dr. Ben¬ 
nett, Dr. Linschied, M. A. Nash, State 
Supt. Vaughan. M. P. Hammond, John G. 
Mitchell, E. E. Brown, W. W. Parker. 
Church, Chris., elder; teacher mens Bible 
class. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres., 
Gov. third dist.. Lions; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Commandery, Okmulgee: Chapter and 
Council, Mo.; McAlester Consistory; Indian 
Memorial Assoc.; founder and organizer 
“Camp-Trails” for boys; Yellowstone Natl. 
Park. Imp. Rel., Bishop Briggs, Mo., 
Meth. Church; Dr. Thomas H. Briggs, in¬ 
structor Columbia Univ., N. Y. Pol. Act., 
independent; influential in Okla. since 1919; 
makes speeches. Remarks, came to Okla 
1919; lived Okmulgee; Durant since 1928; 


mbr. exec. bd. and chmn. of Ct. of Honor 
of Creek Area of Boy Scouts; chmn. camp 
com. of Kiamichi Area; mbr. st. bd. of 
Y. M. C. A.; chmn. boys work com.; life 
mbr. O. E. A and N. E. A.; science teacher 
Moberly, Mo., 1912 ; principal h. sch., Car¬ 
rollton, Mo., 1913-14, Slater 1915, Tren¬ 
ton 1916-18, Okmulgee, Okla., principal 
1919-23, supt. 1925-28 ; pres, at Durant 
since 1928; Chautauqua platform lecturer; 
contributes articles to various publications ; 
during W. War was 4 min. speaker; chmn. 
Liberty Loan drives; Red Cross; war gar¬ 
dens ; interested in boys activities and out¬ 
door recreations. 

BROWN, B. G., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Greenville, Tex., Oct. 21, 
1878. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Nelle 
McDonald. Cdrn., 1 s., Ben. G., Jr. Bus. 
Con., Brown Clothing Co.; dir. First Natl. 
Bk., Durant. Assoc., (pol.) Bob Story, J. 

B. Raines, L. F. Lee, Durant; M. E. Trapp, 
W. A. Durant, John S. Vaughan, Dr. Ben¬ 
nett. Church, Pres., deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., dir. and past pres.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; McAlester Consistory; Mus¬ 
kogee Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st, worker since 1904; works personally 
and through com. Offices, mbr. bd. or edu. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived since 
at Durant; civic leader. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

CALHOUN, CHAS. L., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, loans & investments. B., 
Nov. 10, 1891, Sherman, Tex.; came to 
Okla. 1902; located Durant. Edu., grad, 
h. sch. Durant 1909. Wife, Laura Bridges. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Curtis, James. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc., Geo. E. Schurer, 
Sam Stone, C. C. Hatchett, R. T. Stinson. 
J. A. Moore, John A. McDonald, Walter 
Mills. W. H. Richey. Church, Bap. Club. 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
13 yrs.; wrnrks as necessary. Office, City 
Treas. 1916 to date. Party Honors, past 
elk. elec. bd.; ward registrar 1928. Re¬ 
marks, active during W. War in all drives ; 
active in Y. M. C. A. and Boy Scout work; 
mbr. agriculture com. 

CARTER, C. B., Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Hunt Co., Tex., Dec. 31, 1886. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex. Wife, Hattie 
Jasper. Cdrn.. 1 s., C. B., Jr. Bus. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. Assoc., B. M. Leecraft. 
J. M. Hurst, O. L. Davidson, Colbert; E. 
S. Matlock, W. C. Slaughter, Durant; A. 
N. Leecraft, Wilburn Cartwright. Church. 
Meth., steward; supt. S. S., S. S. teacher. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, secy.; Consis¬ 
tory. Pol. Act., indenendent; worker in 
co. and st. since 1919: works personally 
and through com. Offices, elk. sch. bd. 
Party Honors, del. co. convs.; mbr. elec, 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at 
Colbert since 1916. Hobby, civic work. 

CAUDILL, M. C., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., June, 1878, Round Co., Ky.: 
came to Okla. 1903; located Bokchito; 
Choctaw Nation 1903-09; Durant since. 
Edu.. rural sch., Ky.; grad. Northern Ind. 
Univ., LL. B. Wife, Mary Anderson. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., Judge Por¬ 
ter Newman, W. E. Utterback. Judge R. L. 
Williams. A. N. Leecraft, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, Lee Cruce, C. N. Haskell. Church, 
Meth. Club, Madill and Durant Rod & 
Gun Club. Imp. Rel., Abel Caudill, Civil 
War veteran. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 25 yrs.; makes sneeches. Of¬ 
fice, Mayor 1929-31. Party Honors, Dem. 
campaign mgr.. Bryan Co.; del. to various 
st. convs. Remarks, active advocate state¬ 
hood ; 4 minute speaker; mbr. Council of 
Defense; chmn. Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross drives during W. War; mbr. st. 
militia. Co. H. Hobby, fishing and city 
beautifying. 

CHESNUT, ALBERT W„ Bokchito. Rep. 
Occ., grain and cotton buyer. B., Delta 
Co., Cooper. Tex., Dec. 27. 1879 ; located 
Bokchito. Edu., grad. h. sch. Cooper, Tex., 






BRYAN COUNTY 


41 


1896; East Tex. Normal; business col. 
Commerce, Tex., 1898. Wife, Lela J. Gar¬ 
nett. Cdrn., 3 s.; 2d. Bus. Con., grain, 
cotton and peanut buyers; Life & Fire 
Ins. Co., dir.; Farmers Ind. Gin Co., 
Bokchito and Bennington; Planters Gin 
Co., Utica. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
H. N. Wilson, W. H. Frank, Henry B. 
Fuston, M. D., Bennie Dwight, U. S. 
Markham, W. B. Pine, Irwin Page, W. L. 
Alexander, L. H. Lutz. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, W. O. W.; pres. C. of C. Pol. 
Act., nationally Rep.; locally independent 
22 yrs.; works all ways needed. Offices, 
City Clk. 1912-14; sell. elk. and trustee 

1917- 26; chmn. bd. of trustees Bokchito 

1918- 24. Party Honors, chmn. 109th Const. 
Dist.; del. rep. cony.; co. chmn. rep. 
cen. com. 1926 to date; mbr. bd. trus¬ 
tees Bokchito 1910-18; del. to all Rep. 
co. and st. convs. ; alternate to rep. nat. 
conv. 1928; pret. committeeman; judge of 
co. and pret. elec. bd. Remarks, helped 
hold first election held in st. of Okla.; 
served on pret. elec. bd. continuously ex¬ 
cept for 8 yrs., when he served on co. 
elec, bd; chmn. of all drives during W. 
War, his pret. being first to go over top 
in all drives; leader of the rep. party in 
Bokchito: candidate for st. sen. 1923-27. 

CLAY, J. 0., Durant. Dem. Occ., opto¬ 
metrist. B., near Kemp, Bryan Co. Edu., 
com. sch. and Southeastern St. Teachers 
Col., Durant. Married. Office, mbr. bd. of 
optometrists. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

COCHRAN, DR. ROY L„ Caddo. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Mch. 30, 1890, Pon¬ 
totoc, Miss.; came to Okla. 1910: located 
Aylesworth 1910-12; Norman and Okla. 
City 1912-19; Caddo since. Edu., pub. 
sch. Miss. ; grad. Miss. Heights Acad.; 
Univ. of Okla. 5 yrs., extension course. 
Wife, Maudie Holmes. Cdrn., 1 s., Bruce; 
3 d., Maude Shannon, Mary Jean, Ruth 
Gardner. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Carl 
Puckett, Wilburn Cartwright. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, pres. Lions; Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; Amer. 
St. Med. Assn.: v.-pres. Southeastern 
Med. Assn. Imp. Rel., Jim Cochran, Selma, 
Tenn., st. sen. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 22 yrs.; political and medical af¬ 
ter dinner speaker. Offices, chmn. city 
council 3 yrs.; good roads com.; health 

officer Pittsburg Co. _Remarks, great grand¬ 
father signed Mecklenburg declaration of 
independence; Legionnaire, Bennefield Kieth 
Post; Med. Res. Corp; founded Pittsburg 
Co. health unit. 

COLLINS, DAN H., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
Under Sheriff. B., April 28, 1881, Colbert, 
Okla.; native: moved to Durant 1927. Edu., 
grad. h. sch. Tishomingo 1898. Wife, 
Nancy Colbert, Cdrn, 6 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., Ruel Tay¬ 
lor. W. E. Zion, W. E. Dodson, 

W. E. Utterback, Porter Newman, Bill 
Durant. Ed Speairs, O. A. Cargill, A. N. 
Leecraft. Church. Pres. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 22 yrs.; 
works as necessary. Offices, Representa¬ 
tive Indian Territory,; Chickasaw Govern¬ 
ment 1900-1907 ; Dep. Sheriff Bryan Co. 
1907 to present time; mbr. sch. bd. Col¬ 
bert 1910-18. Party Honors, del. to dem. 
co. conv; mbr. Colbert elec. bd. 10 yrs. 

Remarks, mbr. Natl. Guard, Durant, Co. H, 
Hobby, squirrel hunting. 

CONNELL, JULIUS V„ Durant. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Faulkner Co., Ark., Apr. 
15, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Ark.; Quit- 

man Col., Ark., grad. 1880; admitted bar 
1902. Wife, Isabella Loven. Cdrn., 2 s., 
H. G. Durant; John R., Idabel; 2 d., 

Mrs. Vera P. Bennett, Stillwater; Mrs. 
Truba Hynds, Duranf. Bus. Con., pres. 
Indian Terr. Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Y. L. Downing, 
v.-pres.; J. B. Raines, secy., Indian Terr. 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; (pol.) Judge R. L. 



J. V. CONNELL 


Williams, Judge Porter Newman; Judge 

W. H. Ritchie, Sen. John A. McDonald; 
W. C. McAlister; Gov. W. J Holloway. 
Church, Meth., South,; steward; local lay 
lay leader; pres. Bryan Co. S. S. Assn. 

Lodge, 32nd Mason, Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st worker since 1898; makes speeches; 

works personally and through com. Offices, 
U. S. Commr. since 1920; Co. Registrar 
since 1916; Dep. Co. Clk, Faulkner Co., 
Ark., 2 yrs.; St. Sen. Ark., 1895-99; Jus¬ 
tice of Peace, Ark., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 

1898; lived since at Durant; leader in 
community; chmn. Council of Defense dur¬ 
ing W. War; mbr. Okla. Bar Assn., pres. 
Bryan Co. Bar. Assn, since 1919. 


xnituji, . jonn McDonald, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, W W. Franklin. Church, Pres.; 
deacon; S. S. teacher. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W. • 
Maccabees; Yeomen, st. pres. Pol Act' 
partisan; worker in co. and st.' since 
1893; works personally and through com. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. 1913; lived since at 
ture*’ Hobby ’ diversification in agricul- 

DAWSON, J. SAM, Bennington. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Choctaw Co., Miss 
Apr. 19, 1886 ; came to Okla. 1909 ; lo¬ 
cated Boswell; moved Bennington 1912 to 
o Edu " 9rad - h - sch - Windom, Tex., 
o' ’ East Texas Normal, Commerce, 

Tex., 1908. Wife, Edna Baldwin. Cdrn 
J s , J. B., Melvin, James; 1 d., Beulah. 
Bus. Con., “Sam Dawson Gen. Merc. Store 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., B. Campbell, 
G- ( . Rich, L. T. Martin, Howard Jarrell, 
Louis Martin, Ben Risner. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act 
Ptisan; co. worker. Office, clk. sell, bd! 
1913 since. Party Honors, pret. committee¬ 
man , active during W. War on drives ; 
mbr. Council of Defense. 

DECK, GEORGE F„ Durant. Dem. Occ 
Asst. Co. Atty. B., Overton Co., Tenn!! 
Nov. 2, 1868; came to Okla. 1S97; located 
Siloam 1897-1904; Durant since. Edu 
h. sch. Alpine, Tenn.; grad. 1888 Grant 
Lniv, Athens, Tenn. Wife, Dora Snark- 
man. Cdrn., 2 s., L. C., Dewey M. ; 1 
d., married. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc.. Dan Stewart, J. D. Abbott. Law¬ 
rence Lee, Dr. J. B. Smith, C. P. Abbott, 
M. C. Cordell, W. E. Utterback. Judge 
Porter Newman, Frank Carter, J B. A. 
Robertson, Jack Walton, Judge Tlios. A. 
Doyle. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
Mason. Koval Arch; Eastern Star; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., M. D. Deck, Attv., Idabel 
(bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 

39 yrs.; work all wavs life of narty serv¬ 
ice. Offices, Mayor Siloam 1889-04; Supt. 
Pub. Instruction Frentres Co., Tenn., 4 
yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty., Durant. 1929 to 
date. Party Honors, past co. chmn. dem. 
cen. com. 2 yrs.; del. to co. and st. dem. 
convs.; pret. committeeman almost contin¬ 
uously. Remarks, active on all drives 

during W. War. Hobby, gardening. 


CURRIN. DIAL, Durant. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Cumby, Tex., June 15, 1890; 
came to Okla. 1908; located Durant. Edu., 
pub. sch. Cumby, Tex.; private sch. Sul¬ 
phur Springs, Tex. Wife, Jessie James. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank; 1 d., Betty Lou. Bus. 
Con., secy.-treas. Smith Lee Oil & Gas 
Co.; cashier First Natl. Bk.; treas.-dir. 
Indian Terr. Bldg. & Loan Assn. Assoc., 
L. F. Lee, C. C. Hatchett, B. G. Brown, 
J. B. Raines, R. F. Story. Durant; Jess 
Harper, C. G. Shull. Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
John S. Vaughan, H. G. Bennett, M. A. 
Nash, R. L. Williams. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, past pres, and secy. 
Lions; Mason Blue Lodge and Chapter, 
Durant: Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, 
McAlester; past dir. C. of C.; Boy Scout 
Exec. Council, Iviamichi Area; ex-mbr. 
exec. com. Okla. Bankers Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 20 yrs.; works as 
necessary. Offices, mbr. City Council 4 
yrs. Party Honors, pret. committeeman; 
del. to st. conv. 1916. Remarks, installed 
motor equipped fire dept.; established 
market square: bought addition to cem¬ 
etery; established public library; ques¬ 
tionnaire service during W. War. Hobby, 
civic betterment. 

DAVIDSON, O. L., Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Troup, Tex., Dec. 15, 1867. 
Edu., com. sch. and teachers col., Tex. 
Wife. Lela Robinson. Cdrn.. 5 s., Lieut. 
O. L„ Ft. Snelling; O. P.. Dallas; E. R. 
and Jack, Colbert; W. B., Okla. City; 

1 d., Ella E. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. N. Leecraft, C. E. Bacon, Tom 


DIFFEY, L. W., Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commr. B., Durant. Okla., Julv 7, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Calera. 
W ; fe, Lucille, d. of R. L. Murray. Colbert. 
Cdrn., 4 d. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., (nni i A. N. 
Leecraft. Arthur Gilbert, Dr. Smith. John 
McDonald. R. Taylor. Church, Meth. 

Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge; W. O. IV. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. and 
st. since 1925; makes speeches; works 
through personal contact and com. Offices, 
Co. Commr. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Colbert since 1904. Hobby, live- 
stoefl. 

DODSON, WILLIAM E„ Durant. Dem. 

Occ., Dep. Sheriff. B., Bokoshe, Indian 

Terr., Apr. 19. 1888; native; moved Stot- 
ler 1891-02; Bryan Co. near Durant 1902 
since. Edu., grad. h. sch.; Jones Acad.. 
Dwight, Okla.; Tex. Univ., Gainesville. 
Tex., 1906-07. Wife, Maggie Crowell. 
Cdrn., 2 s., J. W., Cleo; 1 d., Berenice. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., Ruel Tay¬ 
lor, W. E. Zion, Dan H. Collins, Walter 
Lewis, C. P. Streetman, R. Parish, A. 
C. Herndon, Vernon Stevenson, John A. 
McDonald, Ed Speairs, Wm. G. Stigler, 
Stigler; A. N. Leecraft. Church, Meth. 

Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee ; Consistory, McAlester; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Boswell. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 22 vrs.; works all ways necessary. 
Offices, Sch. Clk. Dist. No. 1, 1908-14; 
St. Concrete Inspector 1922-26; Delinquent 
Tax Collector 1927-28; Dep. Sheriff 1928 
since. Party Honors, pret. committeeman 
1908-12; counter and inspector elec. bd. 














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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Union, Shawnee; nominated Jack Walton. 
Remarks, active during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

DOWNEN, MRS. J. E., Durant. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Lennoway Co., 
Mich., May 20, 1873. Edu., h. sch. and 
col., Hillsdale, Mich. Hus., J. E. Cdrn., 
1 s., James T., Ardmore; 1 d. (dec.). 
Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., Mrs. 
A. N. Wilcox, Ben Dwight, Mrs. A. L. 
Kimball, Mrs. Milas Mhoon, (pol.) A. W. 
Chestnut, Bokchito; Mrs. H. H. Sayre, 
Ardmore; Clark Wasson. Clubs, Delphian; 
Eastern Star, treas. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. since 1909; works mostly 
through com. Offices, Dist. Census Super¬ 
visor 1930. Party Honors, v.-climn. rep. 
cen. com. since 1926; organizer and chmn. 
Hoover-Curtis Club 1928; del. co., dist. 
and st. contvs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1910; Red cross worker during W. War. 
Hobby, antiques and hooked rugs. 

FERGUSON, A. H., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Pottsville, Ark., Dec. 1, 1872. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ark.; col., S. C. 
Wife, Hazel Brown. Bus. Con., Hatchett 
& Eerguson law firm. Bk. Con., First. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. F. Semple, S. C. 
Boswell. A. N. Leecraft, Bryan Co.: Sen. 
Elmer Thomas, M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, 
Gov. Holloway, Sen. Gore. Church, Pres., 
.elder. Clubs & Lodges, Country Club; 
Lions, pres.; Boy Scout sponsor; Mason 
Blue Lodge; W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co., st. and nation since 1904 ; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices. Dist. Judge; City 
Councilman. Party Honors, del. co., st., 
and 2 natl convs.; prct. committeeman; 
chmn. congressional com., third dist. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1903; lived since 
at Durant; during W. War mbr. Council 
of Defense; speaker for Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, golf. 

FOOTE, J. T., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
nursery. B„ Nacogdoches, Tex., Aug. 16, 
1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Mary Sims. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Durant Nursery Corp. Bk. Con., Durant 
Natl.; St. Natl., Denison, Tex. Assoc., 
(pol.) Y. B. Hays, George Pendleton, Du¬ 
rant ; M. E. Trapp, Cy S. Avery, Arthur 
Leecraft, Sen. Elmer Thomas. J. Y. Mc- 
Clintic, M. C.; Gov. W. J. Hollowav. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
past pres.: Lions, dir. Imp Rel., G. H. 
Foote, Holdenville (bro.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan : worker in co. and st. since 1907: 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Mayor. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs.; nrct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
lived since at Durant. Hobby, beautifi¬ 
cation of Durant. 

FUSTON, DR. HENRY B., Bokchito. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., 

Smithville, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1885; came to 
Okla. 1910; located Blue 1913; moved 

to Bokchito 1913 since. Edu., grad. Dib- 
rell Co., Dibrell, Tenn., 1904; MD. Univ. 
of Nashville 1908-09. Wife, Nancy Adcock. 

Cdrn., 1 s., Ehrlix; 1 d.. Jalasca. Bus. 

Con., Corner Drugstore Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., H. N. Wilson, Julien Miller, 
W. H. Franks, W. E. Utterback. John Mc¬ 
Donald, D. S. McDonald, J. B. Rains, L. W. 
Hughes, Ruel Taylor, Dr. J. Shuler. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Knight Templar; Scottish Rite. McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee ; Commercial Club ; East¬ 
ern Star. Pol. Act, partisan; co. worker 
20 yrs. Offices, mbr. bd. co. census 1925; 
pres. Bryan Co. Med. Society 1925 ; City 
Physician. Party Honors, del to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire Green 
Bryant No. 39; Med. Res. Corps; mbr. 
st. Council Defense 1918; mbr. Co. Dist. 
Bd. Examiners during W. War. 

FUSTON, (NANCY) MRS. H. B„ Bok¬ 
chito. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Smith¬ 
ville, Tenn., Aug. 3, 1887; came to Okla. 


1909; located Blue 1913; moved Bokchito 
1913 since. Edu., h. sch. Dibrell, Tenn., 
grad. 1908; Smithville, Tenn., Col. 1909. 
Hus., Dr. H. B. Fuston. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Ehrlix; 1 d., Jalasca. Bus. Con., Corner 
Drug Store. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
P. G. Wilson, Roy Mooreland, Julien Miller, 
W. E. Utterback, S. C. Boswell, Bill 
Semple, J. B. Smith, A. N. Leecraft, Henry 
S. Johnston. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
dist. dep. 11 Chapters; past matron Chap¬ 
ter No. 315 Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., W. 

N. Adcock (father), 3 times in Tenn. Leg¬ 
islature. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
4 yrs., works all ways necessary. Party 
Honors, co. v.-chmn. co. democrats 3 
times; dist. chmn. dem. cen. com. 2 terms; 
chmn. P. T. A. 1928 since; dir. bd. of 
edu. 1929 since; del. to co. and st. dem. 
convs. Remarks, very active during W. 
War. Hobby, all young peoples’ work. 

HANNAH, JAY R., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Newton, Iowa, Jan. 13, 1889; 
came to Okla. 1903; Durant 1914 since. 
Edu., grad. h. sch. Tonkawa 1908; LL.B. 
Kan. Univ., Lawrence, Kan. Wife, Mamie 

C. Goodman. Cdrn, 1 s., Joe S.; 3 d., 
Mary Bess, Eleanor, Betty Lou. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., S. W. Stone, 
J. V. Connell, W. C. Caudill. Chas. P. 
Abbott, W. E. Utterback, Porter Newman, 

D. C. McDonald, Chas. E. McPherren, John 
McDonald. S. C. Boswell, C. B. Cochran. 
Church. Meth. Club, C. of C. Imp. Rel.. 
Dr. J. W. Hannah, Milburn (father). Pol. 
Act., partisan; dist. wide 17 yrs.; works 
all ways necessary. Offices, City Atty., 
Tonkawa. 1912-13; Asst. Co. Atty., Bryan 
Co., 1917-18; U. S. Probate Attv. Durant 
Dist. 1918-22; City Atty. Durant 1929 
since. Party Honors, del. to all dem. co 
convs. Remarks, very active during W. 
War: now chmn. Dem. Speakers Bureau; 
active in all campaign work. Hobby, 
writing and literary work. 

HATCHETT, C. C., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer, banker. B„ Fayette Co., Tex., 
Dec. 5. 1882. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; Univ. 
of Tex. Wife, Annie Turner. Cdrn.. 2 
d. Bus. Con., Hatchett & Ferguson law 
firm. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church, Bap., 
teacher mens Bible class. Lodge, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Knight Templar. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. and st. since 1909: 
makes speeches: works personally and 
through com. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived since 
at Durant. 

HAYES, VAULTER B„ Durant. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Gainesville, Tex., Nov. 
24. 1872; Gainesville, Tex.; came to Okla. 
1907 ; located Durant. Edu., grad. h. sch. 
Paris, Tex.; LL.B. Univ. of Tex. 1894. 
Wife, Gertnide Hardison. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Coleman H. Bk. Con.. Durant Natl. Assoc., 
W. C. Stoughton. O. R. Salmon, T. F. 
Gwaltney. Geo. C. Pendleton, Louis T. 
Martin. John L. Boland, Bob Qualls. R. 
L. Williams. C. B. Cochran. D. A. Rich¬ 
ardson, Judge E. F. Lester. Church. 
Meth., South. Clubs. Rotary: Durant 
Country Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., nar- 
tisan; co. worker; makes speeches. Office, 
Co. Atty Limestone Co., Tex., 4 yrs.: 
Past Councilman Durant 4 ys. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. Council 
Defense 1918. Hobby, football, baseball. 

HERNDON, ALONZO CANADY. Hendrix. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Commr. B., Barnsville, 
Ga., May 28. 1864. Edu., com. sch., 

Thackerville, Okla. Wife. Martha Griffin. 
Cdrn., 5 s.; 5 d. Bus. Con., farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., A. N. Lee¬ 
craft. Dr. P. L. Cain, Frank Albright, 
Dr. D. C. McCaleb; Bill Sears, Bryan Co.; 
Isaac Allen, Quinton: Emmett Kilnatrick, 
LeFlore; W. L. Oppleton, Ardmore. Church, 
Chris. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge; W. 

O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; co., st. and 
natl. worker since maturity; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 


com. Offices, Co. Commr., 1923-29; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 1910-11; chmn. Twp. Bd., 1910-11. 
Party Honors, chmn. prct. com.; del. co. 
convs.; judge elec, bd., 1908-09. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1877 ; lived Thackerville, 
Scullyville, Yuba since 1896. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

HILTON, T. J., Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
road supt. B., Richland, Mo., Aug. 23, 
1883. Edu., com. sch., Ozark, Ark. Wife, 
Stella Proffit. Cdrn., 1 d., Rena Mae. 
Bus. Con., farm owner: filling station. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. 
C. Herndon, R. Taylor, Victor Phillips. 
A. N. Leecraft, Sen. McDonald, Dr. Smith. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; per¬ 
sonal contact worker in co. and st. since 
1915; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
Edu., 5 yrs.; Road Supervisor. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891; lived since at Col¬ 
bert; dist. chmn. Liberty Loan drives dur¬ 
ing W. War and Red Cross worker. 

HOTCHKIN. EBENEZER, D. D., Du¬ 
rant. Ind. Occ., col. pres. B., Kiamichi 
Co., Indian Terr., July 5, 1869; moved 
to Caddo 1873; Pauls Valley 1887-91 ; 
Wynnewood 1891-96; Durant since. Edu., 
Indian Mission sch. of Okla. : Park Col., 
Kan. City; Ft. Worth Univ., Tex.; Austin 
Col., Sherman, Tex., DD. Wife, Marie 
Moore. Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc., John Vaughan, M. 

A. Nash, Dr. Linscheid, M. P. Hammonds. 
H. G. Bennett. Imp. Rel., Mary J. Semple, 
(mother), a missionary among the Indians; 
came to Okla. 1857 from Steubenville, Ohio, 
and taught among the Indians 60 yrs.; 
Henry W. and E. J. Hotchkin, the 
only white families with the Indians on 
the Trail of Tears: they also were mis¬ 
sionaries. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. 
Lions; M. W. A.; C. of C. ; Ministerial 
Alliance; ex-supt. Indian Presbytery for 
no. of yrs. Pol. Act., active 40 yrs. Sch. 
Act., founded Okla. Pres. col. for girls 
1910, which succeeded the Durant Pres. 
Col., which succeeded the Calvin Insti¬ 
tute, of which Mr. Hotchkin was pres, 
in 1906; he founded this college; mbr. 
of first examining bd. in Okla. both st. 
and fed. govt. Hobby, religious educa¬ 
tion. 

HUGHES, LAWRENCE W., Durant. 
Dem. Occ., Ct. Clk. B., 'Henry Co., Mo.. 
Jan., 1869; came to Okla. 1908; located 
Bokchito since. Edu., pub. sch. Grayson 
Co., Tex. Wife, Nannie Lutes. Cdrn.. 2 
s.. Billie, Fred; 2 d.. Ruth. Nannie Mae. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., W. E. 
Utterback. W. C. Caudill, Judge Porter 
Newman, W. C. Slaughter. Judge Jas. R. 
Tolbert. Judge Maxev. Church, Pres. Pol. 
Act., st. worker 25 yrs; works through 
com. Offices. City Treas. 16 yrs. : mbr. 
Sch. Bd.: City Clk. 1V„ yrs. at Van 
Alstyne, Tex.; Ct. Clk. 1928 since. Party 
Honors, del to co convs. Remarks, active 
during W. War on Liberty Loan drives: 
always active for civic and community 
improvement. Hobby, baseball, hunting 
and fishing. 

JARRELL, HOWARD R.. Durant. Dem. 
Occ., real estate. B., Whitesboro, Tex., 
Jan. 14, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Durant; St. Teachers Col. Wife, Martha 
Kathleen, d. of C. P. Abbott. Durant. 
Cdrn.. 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con.. Howard R 
Jarrell Farm Loans. Bk. Con., Durant 
Natl. Assoc., (nol.) C. Shoemake. Ben 
Brown, W. E. Utterback, S. C. Boswell. 
Durant; W. S. Key, Sen. Elmer Thomas: 
Gov. W. J. Holloway; Wilburn Cartwright, l 
M. C. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodoes. 
Lions; Knight Templar; Izaak Walton 
League; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge: 
League of Young Dem. Pol. Act., par- j 
tisan: co. and st. worker since 1919. Party 
Honors, secy. co. elec. bd.; prct. com- j 
mitteeman; del. st. conv.; mbr. and pres. 

St. League of Young Dem. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898; lived since at Durant; during 



BRYAN COUNTY 


W. War was commander of M. G. Co., 
348th Inf.; A. E. F. rank of Capt. at 
age of 20; mbr. Amer. Legion, Green 
Bryant Post, Durant; del. natl. conv at 
Philadelphia; secy. Okla. Dept. Res. Officers 
1928; past post commander. Hobby, Ash¬ 
ing and hunting. 

JOHNSON, C. 0., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
investments. B., Benton Co., Ia., Apr. 
1864. Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Annie 
Phipps. Bus. Con., farms, livestock, loans, 
real estate, investments. Bk. Con., Durant 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. E. Utterback, 
Judge Williams, Lee Cruce, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, W. C. McAlister. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, past pres.; C. 
of C.; Country Club, dir.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Ia.; Chapter, K. T., Durant; Shrine. 
Pol. Act., partisan: worker in co. and st. 
since maturity; works mostly through 
7 >arty com. Offices, secy. Bd. of Affairs, 
under Gov. Williams; pres. Highway Assn., 
No. 75. Party Honors, del. st. convs.; 
mbr. dem. cen. com. in Ia. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906; lived since at Durant; 
civic and political leader of Eastern Okla.; 
chmn. Brvan Co. Council of Defense dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, horses, mules, cattle. 

LEE, LAWRENCE, Durant. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Lawrence Co., Ala., Sept. 5, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Moulton, 
Ala. Wife, Paunie Thornton. Cdrn., 3 s.; 
3 d. Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk., Durant; 
oil. hotel and farm interests. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge R. L. Williams, Bill Durant. Ed 
Spears, Graves Leeper, Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way. Church. Bap. Clubs, dir. Country 
Club; Izaak Walton League, charter mbr.; 
dir. Durant Country Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan : co. and st. worker since 1896 ; makes 
speeches: works through personal contact 
and com. Offices, U. S. Govt. Surveyer, 
3 yrs.: mbr. Bd. Edu.. 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. all st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived since at Durant ; mbr. Council 
of Defense during W. War. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

LEECRAFT, BERTRAM, Colbert. Dem. 
Occ.. merchant. B., Denison. Tex., Jan. 
3, 1894. Edu., com. sch, Colbert; Austin 
Col., A. B. 1913. Wife, Minnie Thomp¬ 
son. Cdrn., 1 s., B. M., Jr.; 2 d., Mar¬ 
gery, Mamie Jane. Bus. Con.. Leecraft 
Merc. Co.; gin interests; dir. First. Natl. 
Bk. Assoc., A. N. Leecraft. A. A. Aldrich, 

A. P. Roberts. Colbert; W. E. Utterback. 
Dr. Smith, R. Tavlor, Durant; C. N. Lee¬ 
craft, Judge Williams, Gov. Holloway. 
Heiry S. Johnston. Church, Pres., elder. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Mc- 
Alester Consistory; Muskogee Shrine; W. 
O. W. Imp. Rel., A. N. Leecraft, st. rep., 
Durant. Pol. Act., partisan nationally; 
independent locally: personal contact work¬ 
er in co. and st. since 1917. Party Honors, 
mbr. elec. bd.; del. co. convs.; past v.-pres. 
League Young Democrats. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1896; lived since at Colbert; 
civic worker. Hobby, golf, baseball. 

LEECRAFT, A. N.. Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
mercantile, cotton, farming. B., Nov. 21. 
1866, N. Car.; came to Sherman; then 
Denison: then Colbert, Chickasaw Na¬ 
tion ; now Bryan Co. as a young man. 
Edu., pub. sch., Tex. Wife, Lela Maupin. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Bertran M., Donald; 2 d., Mil¬ 
dred (Mrs. H. L. Williams), Francis May- 
tubby. Bk. Con., Colbert St. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, Mason; I. 0. 0. F.; W. 
0. W.: Sons of Revolution. Pol. Act- 
outstanding leader; st. worker; all ways 
needed. Offices, secy Gov. R. L. Williams, 
1914; served 8 mo. App. Bd. of Affairs; 
elected St. Treas. 1918-22; mbr. Legislature 
1926-30. Remarks, active in historical 
society. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

LUTES. HELEN M- (MRS. LAT H.), 

Bennington. Rep. Occ., postmistress. 

B. , Bokchito. May 20. 1890; native: Ben¬ 
nington 1925 since. Edu., h. sch. Tuska- 
homa; Female Academy 1908 ; Soutli- 



C. O. JOHNSON 


eastern St. Teachers Col. 1927. Hus., L. 
H. Lutes. Cdrn., 1 s., David F. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., F. B. Ryan, Dr. W. 
S. Werts, M. S. Smith, A. W. Chesnut, 
F. B. Ryan, Milas Mhoon, W. B. Pine, 
Roy Mooreland. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
past matron Eastern Star. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker; mostly through com. 
Offi ces, Postmistress Bennington 1928 since. 
Party Honors, prct. eommitteewoman. 
Remarks, active during W. War in Red 
Cross work; taught sch. 14 yrs. Hobby, 
fancy work. 

LUTES, LAT H- Bennington. Rep. 
Occ., Asst. Postmaster. B., Red House, 
Ky., July 20, 1887; came to Okla. 1908 ; 
located Bokchito 1925: Bennington 1925. 
Edu., h. sch.; grad. Earthman bus. col., 
Sherman, Tex., 1904. Wife. Helen M. 
Pearce. Cdrn., 1 s., David F. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., G. G. Smith, C. P. 
McCoy, Sam Dawson, A. W. Chestnut, Ray 
F. Mooreland, Milas C. Mhoon, Ben 
Dwight, Roy Johnson, Porter Newman. 
Church, Chris. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, 
Bokchito No. 159; Indian Consistory, Mc- 
Alester; Shrine. Muskogee; Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act- partisan; co. worker 15 yrs.; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices, past City Clk. 3 yrs.; past City Trus¬ 
tee 4 yrs.; past chmn. City Trustees 1 
yr.; past mbr. sch. bd. 4 mo., resigned 
so wife could teach; rep. st. cen. com. 
1926 to date. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. rep. conv.; prct. committeeman; 
judge co. elec. bd.: various positions on 
nrct. elec. bd. Remarks, very active dur¬ 
ing W. War in all drives. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

MACDONALD, JOHN A., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., lawver. B., Mineral Co., W. Va., 
Oct. 20, 1891. Edu- Keyser Col- W. Va.; 
W. Ya. Prep. Univ.: Washington-Lee Univ., 
LLB. 1913. Wife. Etta Louise Pendleton. 
Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con.. MacDonald & Mac¬ 
Donald, law firm. Bk. Con.. Commercial 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., S. W. Stone, 
Ralph Owenbv. Ben Brown, Dan Atkinson. 
Bryan Co.; Mac Q. Williamson, Gov. W 
J. Holloway. Sen. W. J. Otjen. Guy C. 
Andrews. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 

C. of C.; Rod and Gun; Durant Country; 
32nd Mason: Muskogee Shrine; McAlester 
Consistory. Pol. Act- partisan; st. worker 
since 1914: makes speeches: works per¬ 


43 

sonally and on com. Offices, St. Sen., 1928- 
32; past City Atty. 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs.; mbr. co. cen. com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1913; lived since 
at Durant; during W War was Capt. in 
17th Cavalry, U. S. A.; now Capt Howitzer 
Co., Okla. Natl. Guards; mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Hobby, duck hunting. 

MARKHAM, MRS. MOLLIE, Caddo. Rep. 
Occ., Asst. Postmistress. B- Scurry, Tex., 
Mch., 1877; came to Okla. 1902; located 
Caddo. Edu., pub sch., Tex. Cdrn., 1 
s., Naplilet; 1 d., Talmadge M. Bk. Con., 
Caddo St. Assoc., A. W. Chesnut, L. H. 
Lutes, Harry Fry, J. E. Cosgrove, W. B. 
Pine, Acel Alexander. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act- partisan; co. worker 25 yrs. 
Offices, Asst. Postmistress 1906-15 and 1925 
since. Party Honors, prct. committee- 
woman 2 yrs.; del to st. and co. convs.; 
Remarks, active Amer. Legion Aux. Hobby, 
flowers and chickens. 

MARKHAM, U. S., Caddo. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Gibson Co., Tenn., Oct. 
22, 1868.; came to Okla. 1902; located 
Caddo. Edu., pub. sch., Tenn.; grad. 
Lainview Acad.; Independent Nor., Lebanon, 
Ohio. Wife, Mollie Kell. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Ernest Naphlet; 1 d., Talmadge M. Bk. 
Con- Caddo St. Assoc., A. W. Chesnut, 
Lat H. Lutes, Harry Fry, J. E. Cosgrove. 
W. B. Pine, Frank Johnston, Wilburn 
Cartwright, A. C. Alexander. Church, 
Meth. Lodge, M. W. A. Pol. Act. par¬ 

tisan; st. worker 40 yrs.: works all ways. 
Offices, Postmaster 1906-15 ; 1925 to date. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman 23 yrs.; 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, first 

teacher in Caddo; taught first free sch. 

Bokchito in Meth. work; a successful rep. 
in a solid dem. town. 

MASON. G. A- Durant. Dem. Occ- 
oanker. B- Loanoke, Ark.. June 20. 1871. 
Edu- com. sch.. Ark. Wife, Minnie Lipsey. 
Cdrn- 4 s„ G. A., Jr. Atoka; Dan D., 
Caddo; Paul, Durant; H. E. McAlester. 
Bus. Con., pres. Commercial Natl. Bk.; 
farm owner. Assoc., (ool.) A. N. Leecraft. 
Dr. Sawyer. Durant; W. B. Seers. Kemp; 
S. C. Boswell, Sen. W. B. Pine: Henry 
Bennett: A. S. J. Shaw; Sen. Gore. Church. 
Bap. Lodges, I. O. O. F.: W. O. W. 
Imp. Rel- W. J. and J. H. Mason (bros,) 
Durant. Pol. Act- partisan; personal con¬ 
tact worker in co. and st. since 1900. 
Offices. City Councilman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900, lived since at Durant; mbr. 
Okla. Bankers Assn.; mbr. Council of 
Defense during W. War. Hobby, race¬ 
horses, dogs. 

MAYTUBBY, JESSE DeYOAKUM, Cad¬ 
do. Dem. Occ- banker. B- Dec., 1884, 
near Caddo, Okla. Edu., Indian Mission 
sch.; Harley Institute Tishomingo grad.: 
Selfridge Bus. Col., Ardmore. Wife, Ora 
Schwartz. Cdrn., 1 s., Jess D., Jr.; 1 d.. 
Doris. Bk. Con., asst, cashier First St. 
Assoc- G. A. Mason, Don Mason, H. E. 
Bass. W. F. Semple, W. E. Utterback, 
Judge Porter Newunan, D. S. McDonald, 
Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, Lions; pres. Izaak Walton League. 
Imp. Rel- Jess Maytubby (father), Chief 
of the Cliickasaws; Peter Maytubby, mbr. 
of Dawes Com. Pol. Act- partisan; co. 
worker 23 yrs. Offices, City Treas. 4 yrs.; 
City Council 6 yrs.; Asst. Postmaster 1907; 
Liquidating Agent St. Banking Dept. 1926. 
Remarks, active in all matters of civic 
improvement and good roads. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing, hunting, baseball. 

McCARLEY, W. H- Colbert. Dem. Occ., 
physician. banker. B„ Booneville, Miss., 
Feb. 18. 1868. Edu., Miss. A. & M. Col.; 
Univ. of Va.; Tulane Univ., New Orleans. 
Wife. Eleanor Curlee, Miss. Cdrn- 2 s., 
W. H„ Jr., Burton. Bus. Con- pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Colbert; farm owner. Assoc.. 
(pol.) A. N. Leecraft, C. O. Johnston. Will 
Durant, Durant: ex-Gov. Cruce. Judge R. 

L. Williams, Dr. Schwabe, Dr. Smith. 






44 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Church, Pres., elder. Clubs &. Lodges, st. 
and co. Med. Assns.; Mason; Consistory 
at McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; co and 
st. worker since 1904; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
Edu., 12 yrs. Party Honors, del. first dem. 
conv. held in st. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1895; lived since at Colbert. Hobby, agri¬ 
culture. 

McCOY, CLARENCE P„ Bennington. 
Dem. Occ., fire insurance and bonding. 
B., Ardmore, Okla., Mch. 29, 1894; native; 
located Ardmore 1896; Caddo 1896-1920; 
Bennington since. Edu., grad. h. sch. Cad¬ 
do 1914 ; Eastman Bus. Col., Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y., 1916. Wife, Ruth Smith. Cdrn., 
1 s., Clarence; 1 d., June Louise. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., L. T. Martin, F. 
B. Ryan, B. Campbell, J. S. Dawson, J. 
B. Rains, Walter Thompson, Bob Stinson. 
Ruel Taylor, W. A. Durant, Murray F. 
Gibbons, C. A. Vose. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Consistory, McAlester; Commandery, 
Durant; Izaak Walton League. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 14 yrs.; through 
personal contact and com. Offices, chmn. 
sch. bd. 1921-26 ; judge elec. bd. 1922-25. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. dem. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Green Bryan Post No. 39; 
36th Division 111 Ammunition Train; in 
training 2 yrs., but not overseas. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

McCURLEY, JOHN H., Bokchito. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Benton Co., Ark., July 
31, 1871; came to Okla. 1885; located 
Lebanon 1900; Lindsay 1900-07 ; Bokchito 
1907 since. Edu., grad. h. sch. Cleo 
Springs Acad. 1893. Wife, Mattie E. Mc- 
Anellv. Cdrn.. 4 s.; 2d. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., W. H. Frank, B. B. Brad¬ 
shaw, H. N. Wilson, Judge Porter New¬ 
man. J. A. Shirley, Victor Phillips, R. 
E. Parish, Sen. J. B. Smith, Paul Stewart, 
Tom Kite, Mac Q. Williamson. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., independent; st. worker 25 yrs.; 
works all ways necessary. Office. St. Sen¬ 
ator 1924-28. Party Honors, del. co. and 
st. convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
mbr. Council of Defense : active on Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross drives. 

MCDONALD, D. S., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Mineral Co.. W. Va., Nov. 
6, 1885; came to Okla. 1907; located Du¬ 
rant. Edu., pub. sch. W. Va.; grad. Key- 
ser h. sch.; Washington & Lee, univ. pre¬ 
paratory sch., LL.B. Wife. Agnes Gertrude 
Smith. Cdrn., 1 s„ D. S. Jr., attended 
Washington & Lee Univ.. 1919. Bus. Con.. 
McDonald & McDonald, Attys. Assoc., 
W. E. Utterback, C. O. Johnston, S. C. 
Boswell, O. A. Cargill. Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way. Judges E. F. Lester, Porter Newman. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges. M. W. A.; 
K. P.; mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assns. Imp. 
Rel., John A. McDonald (bro.) St. Senator; 
Wm. McDonald, Keyser, W. Va. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 25 yrs.; all ways 
necessary. Party Honors, speaker for all 
dem. campaigns ; del. to various st. convs.; 
secy.- treas dem. cen. com. Remarks, 4- 
minute speaker during war; has one of 
finest law libraries in his part of state; 
good corporation lawyer ; active in all civic 
and community betterment affairs. Hobby, 
fishing and golf. 

MclNTOSH, W. E„ Caddo. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Van Vlect, Miss., Dec. 2, 
1886; came to Okla. 1910: located Durant 
1910-12; Caddo 1912-14; Wapanucka 1914- 
15; Caddo 1915 since. Edu., grad. Hous¬ 
ton. Miss., li. sch.; 2 yrs. A. & M. Col.; 
registered in pharmacy in Ark. and Okla. 
Wife. Kimbrough Overstreet. Cdrn., 1 s., 
William Edward. Jr.; 2 d., Lois Merl. 
Mary Louise. Bk. Con., dir. First St. 
Assoc., Jess Ma,ytubby, Mr. Mason, W. E. 
Utterback. Judge Porter Newman, Sam 
Stone, Wilburn Cartwright, Judge R. L. 
Williams. Church, Meth. Clubs, past 


pres. Lions Club; mbr. st. pharmacy assn. 
Imp. Rel., R. K. McIntosh, registrar Tchrs. 
Col., Tahlequah. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 30 yrs.; works through organiza¬ 
tion. Office, City Council 12 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, active civic leader, especially good 
roads. Hobby, purer drugs and baseball. 


through co. organization. Offices, past City 
Treas. Party Honors, secy. co. cen. com.; 
mbr. co. elec. bd.; del. co. convs.; prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived since at Bokchito; local secy.- 
treas. Red Cross during W. War; worker 
in all drives. 


MHOON, MILAS C., Durant. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 
25, 1872; came to Okla 1905; located Bos¬ 
well 1917; Durant 1917 since. Edu., grad, 
h. sch., Fayetteville, Ark'., 1890. Wife, 
Mattie Younger. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Kath¬ 
leen Spring, Alton, Ill. Bus. Con., Mhoon 
& Spring Furniture Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., O. R. Salmon, J. B. Rains, 
S. C. Boswell, Frank Dyer, W. C. Slaugh¬ 
ter, Frank Gibson, Robert Crockett, II. G. 
Bennett, W. J. Holloway. Graves Leeper. 
Frank Lee. Church, Chris. Clubs & 

Lodges, Rotary: Durant Country Club; 
Hickory Hollow Rod and Gun Club; Kiowa 
Katy Country Club; Mason; Knight Tem¬ 
plar; C. of C. Imp. Rel.. W. W. Mhoon 
(bro.), Shreveport, La. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. 21 yrs.; works through com. 
Offices, Postmaster 1927 to date. Pol. 
Honors pres. co. elec. bd. Choctaw Co. 8 
yrs.; del to co. and st. rep. conv: natl. 
conv. Baltimore 1912: active mbr. Hoover- 
Curtis Club. Remarks, active on drives 

during W. War; his wife was del. to 

natl. conv., Kan City. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

MHOON. MRS. M. C. nee YOUNGER, 

Durant. Rep. Occ.. housewife. B., Ill.: 
came to Okla. 1904; located Boswell; moved 
♦o Durant about 1915. Hus.. M. C. Mhoon 
Cdrn., 1 d., Kathleen (Mrs. Henry S. 

Spring). Bus. Con., interior decorator; 
rebuilds houses; owner and directress. 
Church, Chris. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. : st. committeewoman. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

MILLER, JULIEN, Bokchito. Rep. Occ.. 
Postmaster. B., Mena, Ark., Dec. 16; came 
to Okla. 1895; located South Canadian 
1901; then to La.; Bokchito 1912. Edu.. 
grad. h. sch. Bokchito 1917. Wife, Ruth 
Lewis. Cdrn., 3 s., Robert, Thomas. Don. 
Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., T. W. Ander¬ 
son. R. F. Moreland. Dr. H. B. Fuston. 
A. W. Chesnut. L. H. Lutz, F. M. Lutz. 
Milas Mhoon. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 7 yrs.; 
through committees and personally. Office, 
Postmaster 1923 to date. Party Honors, 
del to co. rep. conv. Remarks. Legionnaire. 
Green Brvan Post No. 39; did natrol duty 
during W. War, U. S. S. New Jersey. 
Hobby, chickens. 

MILLS. JAMES WALTER, Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Clerk. B., Valley Springs, Ark.. 
May 17. 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Tex.; Southeastern St. Tchrs. Col., 1917. 
Wife. Bessie Bryant. Cdrn., 2 s., James 
W., Jr.: G. F.; 1 d., Eleanor Jean, at h. 
Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. Warren. G. A. Mason, Durant: W. W. 
Boone. Caddo: H B. Fuston. Bokchito: C. 
P. McCoy. Bennington: Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright. Judge Lester. Bert McDonel, Okla. 
Cit.v; l)r. Dale. Atoka; Jesse Enloe. Tish¬ 
omingo. Church. Church of Christ. Lodges. 
Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker since 1922: 
works through personal contacts. Offices. 
Co. Clerk since 1922. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905 ; lived Caddo; Durant since 
1922. Hobby, fruit growing. 

MORELAND, ROY F., Bokchito. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Pickton, Tex., June 28. 
1887. Edu., h. sch.. Cooper, Tex., 1902 
Wife. May. d. of J. D. Ticknor, Wade. Okla. 
Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., Harvey Wil¬ 
son. D. G. Wilson, (pol.) Ben Dwight, M. 
A. Mhoon, L. H. Lutes, Bryan Co.: Judge 
Kennemer. Clark Wasson, Sen. Harreld. 
Church. Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Bokchito; Knight Templar, Durant; East¬ 
ern Star, Bokchito. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. since 1916; works mostly 


NEELY, H. D., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
insurance. B., White, Ill., April 11, 1875 ; 
came to Okla. 1898; located Durant. Edu., 
grad. Revenna h. sch. and col. Wife, Vir¬ 
ginia Mackey. Cdrn., 2 d., Margaret T.. 
Anna Louise. Bus. Con., insurance dir. 
Durant and Boswell Bldg. & Loan Assns.; 
Haynes Wholesale Grocery. Bk. Con., Du¬ 
rant Natl. Church, Pres. Club, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 30 yrs. 
Office, Treas. Bd. of Edu. no yrs. Re¬ 
marks, active advocate of statehood and 
civic betterment. Hobby, bridge. 

NEWMAN, PORTER. Durant. Dem 
Occ., attorney and judge. B., Tex. : lo¬ 
cated Okla. before statehood. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Pol. Assoc., leader of one 
faction of local dem..; associate with all 
dem. leaders. Church- Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker all wavs useful. Of¬ 
fices. Representative 1918-24; Dist. Judge 
1922: re-elected 1926. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. convs. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

PARKER. GEORGE MILLARD, Durant. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Farm Agent. B., El 
Dorado. Kan.. Sept. 20. 1899: came to 

Okla. 1900: located Carmen 1918; Shaw¬ 
nee 1919-21; Stillwater 1922: Amorita 
1924-25: Jett 1927-28: Durant 1929 since. 
Edu., grad. com. sch. Cac-men 1913; h. sch. 
1920; A. & M. 1924; M. A. 1929. Wife. 
Jewel Juanita Gerson. Cdrn., 3 s., Geo. 
M. Jr., Jack Carl, Billy Lee. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc.. J. L. Foote, Wm. 
Utterback. Geo. Mason. E. M. Evans, Paul 
Messer, C. P. Streetman, Geo. F. Deck, 
A. C. Herndon. Sam Dawson. E. E. Good. 
T. W. Kelly, J. B. McNeff John Whipple. 
Brown Moore. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; M. W. A. : 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. fvorker 
6 yrs.; all ways necessary. Office. Co. 
Farm Agent 1929-30. Remarks, vocation 
tchr. A. & M. 2 yrs.. Hobby, dairy cattle. 

PARRISH, RANSOM, Bennington. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B.. Terrell Tenn.. 
July 21, 1877; came to Okla. 1900: lo¬ 
cated Durant 1902; Bennington 1902 since. 
Edu., com. sch. Terrell. Tenn.. 1893: Co¬ 
lumbia, Tenn. h. sch. 1895. Wife. Bell La¬ 
bors. Cdrn., 3 s., O. T., Wm., Elmer; 2 d.. 
Mrs. Frank Dodson. Ora. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl.; Commercial Natl., Durant. Assoc., 
Lewis Martin, Sam Dawson. B. Campbell. 
Clarence McCoy, Trave Foster, Floyd Grif¬ 
fin, Morris Smith, W. J. Holloway 7 . W. 
A. Durant, Prof. H. G. Bennett. Judge 
Porter Newman. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
st. worker 23 yrs. through personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. 1907-18 ; chmn. 
sch. bd. 8 yrs.; Co. Commr. Dist, No. 3. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active in work for good roads. 
Hobby, riding horses. 

PHILLIPS, JOHN ALLEN, Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Burnsville. Miss.. 
Mch. 18, 1889. Edu.. com. sch.. Caddo; 
bus. col., Tex. Wife. Lillie Atwell. Cdrn.. 

1 s., 2 d., at h. Bus. Con., mercantile 
interests, Atoka and Coalgate. Bk. Con.. 
Durant Natl. Assoc., (pol.) M. W. White. 
R. L. Pace, Caddo; Claude Harrison. O. 
L. Davidson, Colbert; Lee Warren, Ben¬ 
nington; Judge Gassoway, Coalgate; J. B. 
A. Robertson, Wilburn Cartwright, mbr. 
Congress; Wylie Snow. Coalgate; H. V. 
Byrd, Ben Lafayette, Cheeotah. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason. 
Royal Arch; M. W. A. ; W. O. W.; I. O. 
O. F., all chairs. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker since 1909; makes speeches: 
personal contact worker. Offices, Sheriff. 
1915-19; Warden, Granite Reformatory. 


1919-20; Co. Assessor, 1926-30. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

RAPPOLEE, JOHN L., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., tourist camp operator. B., Smith- 
land, Ky., Oct. 31, 1866; came to Okla 
1892; located Chickasha to 1895 ; Caddo 
1895-1910; Durant 1910 since. Edu., grad. 
Salem, Ky., Acad. 1885; admitted bar 
1892. Wife, Jessie A. Allen. Cdrn., 2 
s., Allen T., Jean L. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc., Lawton England, 
Ralph Owensby, Sam Swinney, Jim Tague, 

L. E. Batcherlor, Dr. Lynch, Judge C. 

B. Cochran, W. J. Holloway, J. B. A. 
Robertson. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker 45 yrs.; all ways neces¬ 
sary. Offices, Inspector Elec. Bd. 7 yrs.; 
Co. Judge 6 yrs.; City Atty. Caddo 5 
yrs.; past Mayor Caddo 1 yr. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman: del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, held first elec, in 
Indian Terr, using cheroot box for ballot 
box: held first elec, in Chickasha 1892: 
active during W. War in various drives, 
etc. Hobby, law enforcement. 

RITCHEY, W. H„ Durant. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge. B., Whitesboro, Tex., Oct. 1, 
1871. Edu.. h. sch., Grayson Co., Tex., 
1892. Wife, Della A. Brooks. Cdrn., 3 
d. Bk. Con.. Eirst Natl. Assoc., B. L. 
Downing. J. D. Rains. Dr. R. A. Lowery, 
W. T. Harris, Walter Mills, L. W. Hughes, 
Durant. Church, Meth.. S. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. since 1900; works 
personally and through com. Offices. Co. 
Judge since 1927; City Atty., 1895-96. 
Party Honors, del. co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1896; lived since at Du¬ 
rant ; mbr. C. of C.; worker in home ac¬ 
tivities during W. War. • 

SEMPLE, W. J„ Durant. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Bryan Co., Caddo, Okla., 
Mch. 16, 1883; Caddo until 1909; native: 
Durant since. Edu., Indian Sch. ; Jones 
Acad.; Washington and Lee Univ. Wife, 
Clara Petty. Cdrn., 2 s., William, Jr.. 
Robert Rainey; 2 d.. Jane. Valeria. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., Howard 
Holmes, Sam Stone, Henrv Bowers, W. J. 
Holloway, M. E. Trapp. Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Sen. Tlios. P. Gore, Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Pres. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker since 1908: all wavs 
necessary. Offices, Chief of Choctaw 
Tribes: appointed Wilson 1918-22; Atty. 
for Choctaws: Representative in Legisla¬ 
ture 1909. Remarks, prominent in Indian 
affairs. 

SHIRLEY, JOHN A.. Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Attorney. B., Doniphan, Mo.. 
Aug. 20. 1877; came to Okla. 1910: lo¬ 
cated Waconer Co. 1912; Pontotoc Co. 
1912-15; Bryan 1915 since. Edu., grad, 
h. sch. Ripley Co.. Mo., and Knoxville, 
Tenn., 1908 ; Cen. St. Normal. Ada, 1914. 
Wife, Ethel Hutson. Cdrn.. 1 s.. J. A. 
Jr.; 3 d., Edna. Thelma, Prances. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc.. Judge W. H. 
Ritchey. Porter Newman. B. C. Phillips, 
R. C. Henderson, Walter Mills, R. Parish, 

C. P. Streetman. ,T B. A Robertson, 
Jack Walton, Harry Johnson. Scott Ferris, 
Wilburn Cartwright. Church, Church of 
Christ. Lodge. W. O. W. Imp. Rel.. F. 

M. Shirley (father), Durant. Pol. Act., 
partisan: st. worker 30 yrs.. all ways 
necessarv. Offices, Co. Atty. 1924-05; 1929 
since. Party Honors, prct. committeeman: 
elk. elec. bd. Remarks. 4-minute speaker: 
active in drives during W. War; active 
in Ed Dabney’s campaign. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

SHOEMAKE, CEPH.. Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Supt. B„ Okalona, Miss., Dec. 
23, 1887; came to Okla. 1893 ; located 

Caddo 1893; Bennington 1893-1922; Du¬ 
rant 1922 since. Edu., grad. h. sch. Ben¬ 
nington 1912; Valparaiso, Ind., Univ. 1911- 
13. Wife, Ora Belle Shockley. Cdrn., 1 


BRYAN COUNTY 

s., Shockley T. Bus. Con., Shoemake & 
Abbott, Attys. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., C. C. Hatchett, S. C. Boswell, 
Lawrence Lee, Sam Stone, Sam Swinney, 

Dr. C. F. Taliaferro, Harve Wilson, John 
G. Worthy, Ben W. Belew, R. K. Mc¬ 
Intosh, H. P. Battles, H. G. Bennett. 
Church, Chris. Lodges & Clubs, 32nd 
degree Mason; Scottish Rite; Consistory; 
Eastern Star; W. O. W.; C. of C.; St. 

and Co. Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways necessary. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Bryan Co. 1923-29. Party 
Honors, mbr. co. elec. bd. 1914-16; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Green Bryan Post No. 39: 8th Division 
Regiment 345; second and first lieut.; very 
proud of his affiliating h. sch. work of 

co.; term one of harmony; now Capt O. 

R. C. Hobby, bird hunting. 

SIEGEL, BEN, Durant. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Salant, Ger., Sept. 10, 1879. 
Edu., com. sch., St. Lotus. Wife, Fanny 
Lasos. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d., at h. Bus. Con., 
Ben Siegel, dry goods; farm lands. Bk. 
Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., Allen Siegel 
(son), partner; Amos Bass, J. T. Foote, 
Lawrence Lee, Durant; W. W. Boone, Cad¬ 
do; A. N Leecraft, Colbert; Sen Gore, 
Sen. Pine. Clubs, Lions; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., independent; worker in co. and st. 
since 1900: works mostly through com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; lived since 
at Durant; generous contributor to Red 
Cross; heavy purchaser of Liberty Bonds 
during W. War. Hobby, pinochle. 

SLAUGHTER. W. C„ Durant. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Fannin Co., Tex., June 8, 
1880 ; came to Okla. 1896; located Hick¬ 
ory 1896-1906: Pontotoc 1906-10; Tisho¬ 
mingo 1910-11 : Milborne 1919; Durant 
1919 since. Edu., com. sch., Hickory, 
Okla.; Caddo Mills, Tex.; bus. col.. Ft. 
Worth, Tex. Wife. Mabel Penick. Cdrn., 
2 s., Charles William. Clarence; 1 d. 

Bus. Con., Durant Natl. Bk. Assoc., T. 
F. Waltney, B. B. Malone, S. C. Boswell. 
W. A. Chesnut, Judge R. L. Williams, C. 
O. Johnston. C. G. Shull, A. N. Leecraft, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges. Rotary: C. of C.; Coun¬ 
try Club; Boy Scouts : Mason Blue Lodge: 
Consistory, McAlester: Okla. Bankers Assn., 
Amer. Bankers Assn. Imp. Rel., R. E. 
Slaughter (bro.) Amarillo. Tex. Pol. Act., 
independent: st. worker 23 vrs. Remarks, 
mbr. good roads com. Hobby, bridge. 

SMITH, J. B. Duraqt. Dem. Occ.. 
physician. B., Mt. Vernon, Kv.. Mar 25. 
1860. Edu., Washington Univ., grad. 
Medical Dept. Wife, Mary Harshbarger. 
Cdrn.. 1 d.. Mrs. R. W. Reeves, Tulsa. 
Bk. Con., First Nath, dir. Church, Chris, 
r'lubs & Lodges, C. of C.; B. P. O. E. : 
Sons of Amer. Rev.; Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide since 1919; makes 
speeches; works personally, through coins, 
and others. Offices, st. Repr.. 4 terms 

appointed U. S. Medical Examining Bd., 
1903. Remarks came to Okla. 1899; lived 
since at Durant. Chmn. Medical Advisory 
Bd. during W. War. Hobby, equal priv¬ 
ileges to all children. 

STEWART, D. D., Durant. Dem. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Hartville, Mo., Mch. 13, 
1894 ; came to Okla. 1910; located Du¬ 
rant. Edu., pub. sch. Mo. and Ark.; grad. 
Southeastern Tchrs. Col. 1913; Univ. of 
Okla. 1917, A. B. Wife, Sue Hardaway, 
no cdrn. Bus. Con., Stewart Title Co.. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., E. H. 
Stewart, W. E. Utterback, Judge Fergu¬ 
son, Judge C. C. Hatchett, Sen. J. A. Mc¬ 
Donald, J. B. Smith, Col. A. N. Leecraft, 
Judge Orel Busby, Ross Johnston, Fred 
Capshaw, Fletcher Riley. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Chapter, Durant; Consistory, McAlester; 
C. of C.; Rotary; Kappa Sigma; Alpha 
Kapna Psi. Pol. Act., partisan; co. work¬ 
er 15 yrs.; all ways necessary. Offices, 
Dep. Oil & Gas Inspector; secy. co. elec. 


45 

bd. Party Honors, past pres, and v.-pres. 
League Young Democrats; ex-secy dem. 
cen. com. Remarks, Legionnaire Green 
Bryan Post No. 39; second lieut. Air 
Service Camp, Kelly Field; active young 
leader and organizer of League of Young 
Democrats. Hobby, baseball. 

STREETMAN, CEPHAS PINKNEY, Du¬ 
rant. Dem. Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., 
Corinth, Miss., Dec. 9, 1872. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Tex.; Univ. of Okla., 1906. 
Wife, Minnie Yarborough. Cdrn., 3 s., 
at h. Bus. Con., farm owner; dairy herd. 
Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Frank Hines, ,T. T. Foote, Sam Stone, C. 
C. Hatchett, W. E. Utterback, Bryan Co.; 
Wilburn Cartwright, Porter Newman, Cy 
Avery, Roy Johnson, Henry S. Johnston, 
Bill Murray. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason; 
Scottish Rite; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; personal worker in co. and st. since 
1919. Offices, chmn. Bd. Co. Commrs., 
1924-33. Party Honors, del. co. and st. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889. Mbr. st. Co. Commrs. 

STUBBS, G. T., Durant. Supt. of Schools. 
(See Carter County.) 

SWINNEY, SAM, Durant. Dem. Occ., 
hotel manager. B., Bowling Green, Mo., 
June 16, 1878. Edu., Denton, Tex., Col., 
1898-99; Sewanee, Tenn., 1901-02. Wife, 
Soulie Pate. Cdrn., 1 d.. at h. Bus. Con., 
secy, and mgr. Bryan Hotel Co. Bk. Con., 
First Nath; Durant Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

A. H. Ferguson, W. E. Utterback. Porter 
Newman. D. S. McDonald, A. N. Leecraft, 
Bryan Co.; Judge R. L. Williams, Judge 
Dudley, Antlers; Fred Parkinson, Okla. 
City; Robt. M. Rainey, A. C. Cruce. 
Church, Chris, (progressive). Clubs & 
Lodges. Durant Country; Lions; C. of C.. 
dir.; mbr. farm, auditing and good roads 
corns.; K. P.; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., 
partisan; personal worker in co. and st. 
since 1903; also serves on com. Offices, 
Co. Clerk. 1907-12; St. Examiner, Pub. 
Accts. 1913-17; Postmaster, 1917-22. Party 
Honors, chmn. cen. com., 1908-12; secy, 
co. elec, bd., 1908-09; del. co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived Caddo; Durant since 1906; mbr. 
Council of Defense, 1917-18. Hobby, agri¬ 
culture. 

TAYLOR. RUEL F., Durant, Dem. Occ., 
sheriff. B., Bryan Co., Aug. 30, 1885 ; 
native; Durant all his life. Edu., grad. 
Durant h. sch. 1900; Jones Acad. 1903, 
Hartshorne. Wife, Winnie Bell Smith. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ruel F., Jr. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Dan Collins. W. E. Dodson, 
W. E. Zion, Judge R. L. Williams, Frank 
Bennett, Morris Smith, D. O. Nail, Frank 
Carter, George Noble, A. N. Leecraft, Dr. 
J. B. Smith. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, B. P. O. E.; K. of P.; Lions: 
Elks; Moose; W. O. W.; C. of C Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 22 yrs; through 
personal contact. Offices, Indian Police 
1905-12; Dep. Sheriff 1912-15; Chief Po¬ 
lice Durant 1915-19; Special St. Officer, 
appointed Gov. Williams. 1915-19; County 
Sheriff 1920-23 Special Agent Katy R. R. 
1923-27; Co. Sheriff 1927 to date. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
has been in office since territorial days; 
has captured many bank robbers; proud of 
has captured many bank robbers; handled 
Seminole riot. Active during W. War. 
Hobby, hunting with dogs. 

TOMPKINS, ROY R„ Durant, Okla. Dem. 
Occ., dir. of training, dept, of edu.. South¬ 
eastern Tchrs. Col.; supt. city schs. 

B. , Nevada Co., Ark., Mch. 18, 1888; 

came to Okla. 1914; located Hugo 1914- 
19; Boswell 1917-18; Durant 1919 since. 
Edu., pub. sch.. Ark.; grad. Union Acad, 
at Bodcaw, Ark.; Ouachita Co., B. A.; 
post grad, work Okla. Univ., M. A.; Univ. 
of Chicago; Columbia Univ., N. Y. Wife, 
Laura Leard. Cdrn., 3 d., Ruth, Rose 
Mary, Katherine. Bk. Con., Commercial 



BRYAN COUNTY 


46 

Natl. Assoc., F. P. Hynds, Dr. H. G. 
Bennett, M. A. Nash, Dr. Linscheid, Percy 
Hammonds, John Vaughan, Eugene S. 
Briggs. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
past pres. Lions; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Chapter; K. T. ; W. O. VV.; N. E. a.; 
pres. Southeastern Div. O. E. A., dir. C. 
of C.; past. pres. Bryan Co. Tchrs. Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 15 yrs. 
Offices, secy. Bd. Edu.; Supt. schs. at Du¬ 
rant; 8 yrs. instructor in Durant Normal 
almost every summer since 1919 in sch. 
administration. Remarks, Legionnaire Bryan 
Post. No. 39; past post commander; camp 
Zachary Taylor Field Artillery Unit; Of¬ 
ficer training camp; dir. of training dept, 
and head of dept, of edu; has contributed 
articles to Oklahoma Teacher. Hobby, good 
schools. 

TURNBULL, WALTER J., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Caddo, Okla., July 20, 
1886. Edu., Pres. Col., Durant, B. A.; 
Washington-Lee Univ., LL.B. Wife, Lucile 
McCarty. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d., at h. Bk. 
Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sebe 
Shoe make, W. E. Utterback, W. F. Semple, 
W. C. Caudill, Bryan Co.; Judge R. L. 
Williams, G. H. Linebaugh. Muskogee; 
Sen. Owens, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Scott 
Ferris, Sen. Gore. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Durant Country; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge. Caddo; Commandery, Du¬ 
rant; Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., par- 
tisan; worker in co. and st. since 1909; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Choctaw Natl. Atty, 3 
yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty, 2 yrs.; Co. Atty.. 6 
yrs.: Asst. U. S. Atty. for Eastern Dist. 

2 yrs.: Chief of the Choctaws, elected 
1912 (half-blood Choctaw Indian). Party 
Honors, del. st. convs.; past dist. chmn. 
League of Young Dem. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived Caddo; Durant since 
1910; legal adviser for war dept, during 
W. War. Hobby, fishing, hunting, golf. 

UTTERBACK. W. E„ Durant. Dem. 
Occ.. lawyer. B., Chapel Hill. Miss., Oct. 
1, 1874. Edu.. com. sch.. Miss.; Miss. 

A. & M. Col., B. S., 1894; Univ. of Miss., 
LL.B. 1897 Wife. Valerie Burton Cdrn. 

1 d., Priscilla W„ studying law under 
father. Bus. Con., Utterback & Stinson, 
law firm; dir. First Natl. Bk., Benning¬ 
ton; farm owner. Assoc., R. T. Stinson. 
Durant, (law partner). Church, Pres. Clubs, 
Rotary, first pres, at Durant; natl.. st. 
and co. bar assns.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Win. F. Utterback (father), Civil War 
veteran; Ben. S. Utterback (bro.), Braniff 
Co., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; work¬ 
er since 1900; party speaker; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, mhr. 
Bd of Regents Univ. of Okla.; mbr. Bd. of 
Governors of St. Bar Assn, of Okla., sec¬ 
ond judicial dist. Party Honors, chmn. 
dem. cen. com., Bryan Co., since state¬ 
hood except 1922-23; del. st. convs.; del. 
natl. convs. 1920, 1928. Remarks, came 
to Olcla. 1901; lived since at Durant; out¬ 
standing leader in civic and political af¬ 
fairs ; organized dem. clubs prior to state¬ 
hood; veteran Span.-Amer. War; first lieut. 
first Miss. Vol. Inf.; first lieut. 40th IT. 
S. Vol. Philippine Insurrection; Major 
Judge Advocate, W. War.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Green Bryan Post, Durant. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

VAUGHAN, JOHN SAMUEL, St. Capitol. 
Durant. Dem. Occ., State Supt. Public 
Instruction. B., Cooke Co., Tenn., Nov. 
29, 1885 ; came to Okla. 1907 ; located 
Kingston, Okla 1907-17; Wapanucka 1918; 
Norman 1919; Durant 1919 since. Edu.. 
com. and h. sch., Tex.; grad. h. sch. 
Thompsonville 1903: one summer 1894 Aus¬ 
tin Col.; Univ of Tex. two summers 1905- 
06 ; S. E. St. Teachers Col. 1916-17 ; Univ. 
of .Okla. 1918-19, A. B. 1923. M. A. 1927. 
Wife, Eunice Lewis. Cdrn., 1 d., Maurice. 
Bk. Con., Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
Okla. City Mason Blue Lodge; Durant Con¬ 
sistory; K. C. C. H., McAlester; Shrine, 



_W, E. UTTERBACK_ 

Muskogee. Imp. Rel., D. R. (bro.) col¬ 
lector Grayson Co., Sherman, Tex.; J. A. 
(bro.). Sheriff Grayson Co. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; city, co. and st. worker all his life; 
works through others; good organizer. Of¬ 
fices, Senator, Marshall and Johnston Cos., 
1916-20; acting pres, of S. E. St. Tchrs. 
Col. 1924-25; ex-secy. Edu. Survey of 
Okla. 1923; v.-pres. of N. E. A. 1925-26; 
appointed Supt. of Public Instruction 1927 
by Gov. Johnston. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. many times. Remarks, active 
in Boy Scout work. 

WELLS, A. J., Calera. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Farmersville, 
Texas, Mch., 24, 1875. Edu., com. sch., 
Tex. and Okla.; Barnes Medical Col., St. 
Louis. Wife, Ora Ince. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. 
Bus. Con., drug bus. Bk. Con., Durant 
Natl. Assoc., Dr. Sawyer, Durant; Dr. 
Houston, Ochelata; O. L. Shannon. Du¬ 
rant; (pol.) George Davis, M. E. Trapp, 
Elmer Thomas, Dr. LeRoy Long, Okla. 
City. Church, Church of Christ; treas. 
Clubs & Lodges, Bryan Co. Med. Assn., 
pres.; Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern Star; 
W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker since 1907; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Offices. 
City Treas. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895; lived Kemp, Utica, 
Calera since 1904; civic surgical worker; 
received medal for work on examining bd. 
during W. War; also active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work. Hobby, White 
Leghorn chickens. 

WHITE, WILLIAM T., Durant. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Co. Treasurer. B., Temple, Tex., 
Aug. 1, 1887. Edu., li. sch., grad. 1907 ; 
LaSalle Extension Univ.. Chicago, 1919. 
Wife, Clara B. Davis. Cdrn., 2 d., Opal 
and Jewell, at h. Bus. Con., farming in¬ 
terests. Bk. Con., Durant Natl. Assoc., 
•J. A. Moore, Co. Treas.; (pol.) Dial Cur¬ 
ran, Geo. Pendleton, J. B. Rains, Durant; 
W. L. Alexander, Ardmore; Louis Kipp, 
Muskogee; Lonnie Glenn, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. since 
1909; works through personal contacts. 
Offices. Treas. Sch. Bd., Kiersey, 1912; 
Dep. Co. Weigher, 1914-21; Dep. Co. Treas. 
since 1921. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; 
lived since at Durant. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 


WILLIAMS, DR. W. S„ Durant. Rep. 
Occ., dentist. B., Ky.; located Durant 
about 25 yrs. ago. Married. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Offices, mbr. iSt. Bd. Dental Exam¬ 

iners ; first appointed by Gov. R. L. Wil¬ 
liams; served continnuously since. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

WILLIAMSON, EMMA A., Colbert. Rep. 
Occ., Postmistress. B., Colbert, Okla., 

July 15, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Colbert; S. E. Tchrs. Col.; Bus. Col., 
Shawnee. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., A. N. Leecraft, Dr. Smith, 
Bryan Co.; Sen. W. B. Pine; M. E. Trapp, 
Roy Johnson. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
independent; worker in co. and st. since 
1919; works personally and through com. 
Offices, Postmistress since 1925. Party 

Honors, del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman. During W. War active 
in Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. 

WILSON, HARVEY N., Bokchito. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Crystal Springs, Miss., 
Apr. 18, 1879. Edu., h. sch.. Crystal 

Springs; Univ. of Miss., 1901; Bus. Col., 
Jackson. Wife, Joe Lena Johnston. Cdrn., 
1 s., Homer G., at h. Bus. Con., Wilson 
Dry Goods Bus., Bokchito; dir. Smith Lee 
Oil Co., Durant. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Durant; Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc.. D. G. Wilson (father), Durant; P. 
G. Wilson (bro.), Roy F. Moreland. Bok¬ 
chito; (pol.) W. E. Utterback, Howard 
Jarrell, Durant; H. B. Fuston, Bokchito; 
Henry S. Johnston; Graves Leeper; Harry 
Cordell; Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial, Bok¬ 
chito, dir. and acting secy.; Amer. Bankers 
Assn.; mbr. Exec. Com.; del. to convs.; 
Okla. Bankers Assn.; mbr. Exec. Com., 
group 5; Bryan Co. Bankers Assn.; past 
pres? Mason Blue Lodge, secy. 10 yrs., 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker since 1904; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices, pres. sch. bd., 5 yrs.; City Council¬ 
man, 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; 
lived Durant; Bokchito since 1910. 

WOODWARD, CHARLES A., Durant. 
Dem. Occ., real estate, insurance. B., 
Choctaw Co., Ala., Mch. 15, 1860. Edu., 
com. sch., Ala. Wife, Annie Mitchell (dec.) 
Cdrn., 1 s., 7 d. Bus. Con., fire and cas¬ 
ualty insurance. Bk. Con., First. Natl.: 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., J. B. Smith, L. 
F. Lee, G. A. Mason, A. K. Bost, W. E. 
Utterback; (pol.) W. F. Semple, S. W. 
iStone, S. E. Swinney, .1. V. Connell, W. 

B. Pettey, Bryan Co.; Bill Durant, Ed 
Spears, W. M. Bonner, W. W. Clements, 
A. C. Haden. McAlester. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Durant Country; C. of 

C. ; 32nd degree Mason ; York and Scottish 
Rites; McAlester Consistory : Knight Tem¬ 
plar : Shrine, Okla. City; K. P., Durant; 
Special Dep. Grand Chancellor, 1908-10. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since 1896 ; through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Justice of Peace, 1907-17 and 1929- 
31; City Councilman 1900-04: Trustee for 
Indian Sch., 1897 ; Judge elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1896 ; lived since at Durant. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

YOUNG, H. M„ Durant. Dem. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Chestnut Mound, 
Tenn., July 27, 1859. Edu., com. sen., 
Elmwood Acad., Tenn. Wife, Fannie Berry 
Sanders. Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., 
Durant Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. R. Hannah, 
A. N. Leecraft, Dr. Smith, Bryan Co.; 
Sen. Elmer Thomas; Judge R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, Lee Cruce; M. E. Trapp, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Meth.; past steward; 
past S. S. Supt. and tchr.; del. Meth. 
convs. Lodges, I. O. O. F. ; W. O. W. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. and st. 
since 1879; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally. Offices, Justice of Peace; Dep. 
Constable. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived since at Durant. Hobby, Jersey cows. 





Caddo- County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, R. L. Lawrence (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Co. Attorney, Ted C. Morgan (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Ct. Clerk, Guy R. Gillett (Rep.)-Anadarko 

Co. Clerk, Russell Glass (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Sheriff, Alonzo Hays (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Co. Treasurer, C. H. Boyles (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Co. Surveyor, J. M. Carter (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, T. V. Beckett 

(Rep.) -Anadarko 

Co. Assessor, W. B. Coleman (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Co. Weigher, W. F. Bayless (Dem.)_Anadarko 

County Commissioners: 

Hist. No. 1—J. H. Searth (Rep.)_Hydro 

Dist. No. 2—Elmer Riley (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Dist. No. 3—W. E. Smith (Dem.)_Ft. Cohb 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y. Theodore Pruett (Dem.)_Anadarko 

Chinn., O. E. White (Dem.)_Apache 

Mbr., Roy M. Felton (Rep.)_Hydro 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, W. L. Mauk (Dem.) Eakley; Sen¬ 
ator, Harry Jolly (Dem.) Carnegie; District Judge, Will 
Linn (Dem.) Chickasha. 

State Officers, Jasper Saunkeah, Anadarko, Game 
Ranger; P. H. Anderson, Anadarko, Co. Superintendent 
Health; Jno. B. McVey, Anadarko; Bert S. Row, 
Lookeba, Deputy Oil Inspectors. 

Repr. in Cong. Jed Johnson (Dem.) Anadarko. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Grover C. Wamsley (Dem.) Chmn., Anadarko; Mrs. 
I. W. Hannah, V.-Chmn., Gracemont; Mrs. Alma Goth- 

Republican 

T. M. Franklin Chmn., Gracement; Mrs. Alma Goth¬ 
am. V.-Chmn., Apache; Neil J. Dikeman, Secy- Ana¬ 
darko. 

S. A. Lacer, St. Committeeman, Anadarko; Mrs. J. 
E. Herndon, St. Committeewoman, Hydro. 


CITTES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Anadarko, Co. Seat; J. A. Rogers (Mayor) ; Esther 
Allen (Clerk) ; W. R. Wheeler (Attorney) ; State Fuel 
Supply Co. 

Apache, E. B. Gregory (Mayor) ; J. W. Pieratt 
(Clerk) ; Apache Gas Co., W. J. Holleman, V-President. 

Carnegie, S. E. Johnson (Clerk) ; Grover C. Wamsley 
(Attorney) ; J. F. Trever (Chmn., Board Trustees) ; 
Southwest Light & Power Co., State Fuel Supply Co. 

Ft. Cobb, N. J. Hermes (Mayor) ; Asa Jenkins 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co.; State Fuel 
Supply Co. 

Hinton, J. B. Green (Clerk) ; H. W. Miller (Board 
Trustees) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Hydro, Geo. B. Pope (Mayor) ; Mrs. Frances Holter 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Cement, Joe Potts (Mayor) ; L. A. Windham 
(Clerk) ; State Fuel Supply Co. 

Cyril, A. V. Wolf (Mayor) ; R. M. Means (Clerk) ; 
State Fuel Supply Co. 

Lookeba, J. W. Genung (Clerk) ; W. E. Dean (Board 
Trustees) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Gracemont, John Knndson (Mayor) ; Jack Thornton 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Bridgeport, Southwest Light & Power Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

2735 


3594 


4211 | 

3885 ( 

Rep. 

2272 


4826 


4388 | 

7313 1 

Soc. 

1112 


655 


76 | 

123 | 

Senator 

Dem. 


-6 

O 

O 

<N 

3474 


3380 | 3854 

1 

Rep. 


2174 

5079 

# 

6250 | 3884 

1 

Soc. 


155 

556 


no C. | 21 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 


1949 


5075 

| 3985 


Rep. 


2309 


4496 

| 4202 


Soc. 


155 


129 

| 27 


Congressman 

Dem. 

2629 

2007 

3647 

4722 

4902 | 3708 

6131 | 

Rep. 

2244 

2132 

4689 

4347 

3690 | 4014 

4773 | 

Soe. 

1137 

157 

640 

140 

409 |no C. 

47 | 




NEWSPAPERS 



Town 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Anadarko 

Ameriean-Demoerat (Dem.) 

W. G. Gray 

N. T. Plummer 


Tribune 

(Rep.) II. 

M. & Tate Tilton 


Apache 

Week’s Review 

(Dem.) 

J. C. Nagel 

J. C. Nagel 

Binger 

J ournal 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

J. H. Sellers, Jr. 


Carnegie 

Herald 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Harry Jolly 

Herald Pub. Co. 

Fort Cobb 

Express 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

G. H. Wingo 

G. II. Wingo 

Hydro 

Review 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Mrs. J. E. Herndon 

Mrs. .T. E. Herndon 

Hinton 

Record 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

W. L. Feather 

II. P. Wettengel 

Cement 

Courier 

(Wklv. Ind. Dem.) 

John A. Penn 

H. I*. Wettengel 

Lookeba 

News 

(Wkly.) 

John H. Dunn 



ANDERSON, P. H., Anadarko. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Fair- 
view, Va., Mch. 11, 1879. Edu., grade 
and h. sch., Ozark, Mo.; medical col., St. 
Louis Univ., M. D. 1904. Wife, d. of John 
W. Page, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas 
P.; 3 d., Lucille, Mary Jane; Mrs. Mary 
Elva Riggins, Okla. City. Bus. Con., active 
physician and surgeon; farming. Bk. Con., 
Anadarko Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John D. 
Pugh; Grover Wamsley; Elmer Thomas; 
Harry Jolly; Jed Johnson. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Ana¬ 
darko ; Scottish Rite, Guthrie; C. of C. 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st.; 
works through com. only. Offices, Co. 
Health Officer since 1926; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived at De¬ 
pew 1905-07; Anadarko since; Capt. Med. 
Corps of Okla. Natl. Guard; interested in 
all civic matters. Hobby, raising Hamp¬ 
shire hogs. 

BAYSINGER, ED., Hinton. Dem. Occ., 
seed business. B., Marion, Ill., Mch. 19, 
1879. Edu., Marion com. schs. Wife, d. 
of Lem Thomas, Hinton, Okla. Cdrn., 2 
d., Clara, Maude. Bus. Con., owns and 


operates feed store ; has real estate bus. ; 
two bus lines. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Lloyd Rader, Weatherford; (pol.) Judge 
R. L. Lawrence, Ted Morgan, Anadarko; 
Thomas H. Doyle, Bill Durant. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. 
O. F., Hinton No. 252. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. and st. 20 yrs.; 
works both by personal solicitation and 
through com. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 16 
yrs.; Twp. Clk 9 yrs, ; Notary Pub. 20 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. and 
twp. committeeman. , Remarks, interested 
in good schs and good roads and all civic 











































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


affairs; came to st. 1898; located at Perry; 
lived at Hinton since 1902; active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan drives during W. War. 

BLANKENSHIP, A. J. (DOC), Cyril. 
Rep. Occ., drayman. B„ Holland Co., 
Ky., Feb. 9, 1866. Edu., com. sch., Kan. 
Wife, dec. Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur Blanken¬ 
ship, Cyril; 3 d., Mrs. Bert Davis, Cyril; 
Mae Parker, Coleman. Bus. Con., drayman. 
Bk. Con., Cyril St. Assoc., (pol.) Tom 
Luriklin, S. A. Lacer, Jim Harris, Wagoner ; 

A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, formerly I. 0. 0. 
F. Pol. Act., active 30 yrs. in co.; works 
through personal activity. Offices, City 
Marshal, Binger 1902-11; Sheriff 1911-14. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
interested in good roads and good govern¬ 
ment. 

BECKETT, MRS. THERESA V., Ana- 

darko. Rep. Occ., Co. Supt. of Schs. B., 
Sullivan, Ind., Jan. 12, 1877. Edu., grade 

and h. sch., Sulli¬ 

van, Ind.; Ind St. 
Normal Col., Terre 
Haute. Hus., Otto 

B. Beckett, Ana- 

darko. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Wm. J., Tulsa; 3 d., 
Mrs. Thomas How- 
enstine, Edna 
Blanche, Frances. 
Bus. Con., teaching 
9 yrs.; farming. 

Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; First St. 
Assoc., Judge R. L. 
Lawrence, Charles 
Boyles, Ted Mor¬ 
gan ; co. officers and 
MRS. THERESA leaders of party in 
BECKETT co Church> Meth.; 

mbr. W. M. S. Lodges, Eastern Star, past 
matron. Imp. Rel., Judge Oscar E. Bland, 
Wash. D. C.; Dr. C. W. Wolflnberger, Den¬ 
ver, Colo. (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 

active in co. 10 yrs.; one of most influ¬ 
ential women in co.; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Prct. Cammitteewo/man since 1919 • Co. 
Supt. 1924-25, 1929-31. Party Honors, v.- 
chmn. co. cen. com.; mbr. st com.; del. 
to numerous st. and all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; lived at Ft. Cobb 1902- 
19; Anadarko since; active in Red Cross 
work; pres. co. Red Cross; interested in 
better schs, 

3RECKENRIDGE, P„ Carnegie. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Morton, Ind., Nov. 6 
1874. Edu., com. sch., Putnam Co., Ind. 
Wife, d. of Geo. Scott, Rockville, Ind. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Floyd, O. B.; 1 d., Irene. 
Bus. Con., pres. First Natl. Bk.Carnegie; 
owner Ford agency; owner farm land. 
Assoc., J. R. Thomas, v.-pres. First Natl. 
Bk.; A. M. Kelly, dir., Carnegie; G. C. 
Truitt; (pol.) Bill Shaffer, Carnegie; S. 
A, Lacer, Anadarko; Sen. J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Meth.; supt. S. S. Clubs, C. of 

C. Imp. Rel., Alexander Breckenridge, 
(father), Greencastle. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active 35 yrs. in co.; works 
through com. only. Offices, Mayor Car¬ 
negie, now serving; Trustee of Okla. City 
TJniv. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at 
Weatherford 1 yr.; Carnegie since 1902; 
during W. War was active in Liberty Loans ; 
has been pres, of Red Cross. 

CANON, ALFRED J., Hinton. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Eldorado, Kan., Oct. 
12, 1890. Edu., grade sch., Hinton; Brum- 
baclc Bus. Sch., Eldorado. Kan.; Hills 
Bus. Col., Okla. City. Wife, d. of Dr. 
A. F. Hobbs, Hinton. Cdrn., 2 d., Letha 
Del, Jean. Bus. Con., P. O. Dept, of 
the U. S. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. 
Mrs. Freda T. Canon, asst, postmaster; 
(pol.) Sid Lacer, Anadarko; Tom Franklin. 
Gracemont; Geo. Nixon, Anadarko; Sen. 



W. B. Pine. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Hinton; C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., A. D. and Lewella Can¬ 
ton (parents) ; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Canon 
(grandparents) ; Clias G. Canon (bro.) ; 
Mrs. R. E. Gutte, Hinton and Mrs. Chester 
West, Holdenville (sisters). Pol. Act., 
active in co. affairs 18 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally and through com.. Offices, post¬ 
master Hinton since 1924. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1928 : del. to dist. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; lived in 
Kingfisher 1896-1921; Hinton since; active 
in all civic affairs. Hobby, shrubbery and 
flowers. 



CALL, THURMAN D., Cyril. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Tenn., June 22, 1900. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Cyril, Okla. Wife, 
d. of Wm. Mc¬ 
Carty. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Sara Sue. Bus. Con., 
asst, cashier Bk. of 
Cyril. Assoc., R. B. 
Whitt, W. T. Kem¬ 
per, national Dem. 
committeeman; C. 
W. Watson, Drum¬ 
mond; (pol.) Grov¬ 
er Wamsley, John 
Pugh, Sen. Jolly, W. 
L. Mauk, H. W. 
Leninger. Church, 
Christian; deacon ; 
supt. of S. S. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, 
THURMAN D. Cyril; past master 
CALL of Masons 1924, 

youngest in st. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. 7 yrs; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Registrar Doyle 
Twp. 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907; 
located at Cyril; interested in good schs. ; 
advocate of good roads. 



CAMPBELL, WALTER C., Carnegie, 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Wheaton, Kan., 
Dec. 24, 1883. Edu., com. sch., Wheaton, 
Kan.; h. school, 
Chickasha; bus. col. 
Chickasha. Wife, 
d. of F. M. Pitcher, 
Carnegie. Cdrn., 1 
s., Milton. Bus. Con., 
U. S. Postal Dept. 
Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sid Lacer, Anadar¬ 
ko ; Rex Gilbreath, 
Apache; Charles 
Campbell, Lawton; 
Sen. J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Methodist; 
sec’y.-treas. bd. of 
trustees and bd. of 
stewards. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, No. 294; M. 
W. A. Imp. Rel., 
Wm. A. Campbell, father (dec.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. 23 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Post¬ 
master since 1924. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. 1926-28; to numerous co. and 
prct convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901: 
lived in Carnegie and vicinity since. Hob¬ 
by, farming. 


WALTER C. 
CAMPBELL 


CLEVELAND, RALPH A. Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ.. Mayor of Anadarko. B., Wau¬ 
kegan, Ill., Sept. 28, 1869. Edu., com. 
schs., eastern Kan. Wife, d. of Isaac 
Knouff, Kan. Cdrn., 1 d.. Mrs. Kate Blak- 
ley (dec.). Bus. Con., Lacey Pioneer Ab¬ 
stract Co., Anadarko. Bk. Con., Anadarko 
Natl. Assoc., W. I. Lacey, Fred R. Har¬ 
rison, Wm. McFadyen, B. W. Hammert, 
Clias. Cummings, Sam Wilhite, Grover 
Wamsley, Theodore Pruett, Sid Lacer, Rex 
Gilbreath, Jim Harris, Chas. B. Selby. 
Church, Pres.; chmn. bd. of trustees. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Anadarko; 
K. of P.; I. O. O. F., Anadarko. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. 38 yrs.; 



RALPH A. CLEVELAND 


works through personal contacts and com. 
Offices, City Mayor 1924-27; City Treas. 
1920-23; pres. sch. bd. number of yrs.; 
st. committeeman; prct. committeeman; 
secy. rep. co. cen. com. Party Honors, 

del. to numerous convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; lived only at Anadarko; 
mbr. Sons of Amer. Revolution. Hobby, 
dogs. 

COOPER, WALTER W„ Cement. Dem. 
Occ., tailor. B., Plaslrani, Iowa, Apr. 15, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., Perry. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Marion; 1 d., Pauline. Bus. 
Con., Cooper Tailor Shop. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wamsley, Ana¬ 
darko ; Harry Jolly, Carnegie; Henry S. 
Johnston, former governor; Elmer Thomas, 
Jed Johnson. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, Cryil No. 504; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie 
Consistory; C. of C., treas. Imp. Rel., E. 
G. Cooper (bro.), fire marshal Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., active in city, co. and st. 22 
yrs.; works by personal solicitation and 
through com. Offices, Mayor of Cyril. 
Party Honors, prct. chmn.; del. to st. convs. 
since 1920 ; many co. convs.; mgr. of 
Henry Johnston's gubernatorial campaign 
in the Cement dist. Remarks, belongs to 
Amer. Legion Post, Anadarko. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

COURTNEY, W. N., Anadarko. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and farm loan dealer. 
B., Hickman Co., Ky., Dec. 31, 1872. Edu., 

com. and h. sell., Stoddard Co., Mo. Wife, 
Mattie, d. of A. C. Drake, Binger, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ralph D., at h.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Lois Wilhite, at li. Bus. Con., extensive 
farming. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc.. R. 

D. Courtney (son); (pol.) Rex Gilbreath; 
Wm. McFadyen; Jim Harris. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.: Lions Club; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Binger. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Ella Brown (sister), Electra, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. 36 yrs.; works through com. or per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, prct. committee¬ 
man 1912-18; mbr. twp. bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. numerous times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; located at. 
Spavinaw; moved to Caddo co. 1903; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
drives; active in all civic matters; inter¬ 
ested in farming. 















DIKE MAN, NEIL J., Anadarko. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Wash. Co., Kan., June 
20, 1900. Edu., com. and h sell., Chick- 
asha. Wife, d. of A. E. Baldwin, Ana¬ 
darko. Cdrn., 1 s., Neil J., Jr. Bus. Con., 
cashier First St. Bk„ Anadarko. Assoc., 
Roy C. Smith, H. M. Tilton, Sid Lacer, 
Anadarko. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason, Anadarko. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in city and co. 6 yrs.; 
works through com. Offices, secy. rep. 
cen. com.; City Treas. 1923-27. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928 ; del. to 
numerous co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; lived at Ringwood, Elgin, 
Chickasha; Anadarko since 1919. 

DINKLER, DR. FRED, Ft. Cobb. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Brookville, Kan., Feb. 
1, 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hen¬ 
nessey; Okla. Univ., sch. of pharmacy; 
Creighton Univ., M. D., 1905. Wife, d. of 
Chas. Van Eaton, Ft. Cobb. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Fred; 1 d., Donice. Bk. Con., Washita 
Valley. Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wamsley, L. 

O. Parsons, Ft. Cobb; Elmer Thomas, Jed 
Johnson. Clubs, v.-pres. C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., F. A. Dinkier (bro.), Hominy. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1905; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Supt. of 
Health, under Gov. Haskell, Gov. Cruce 
and Gov. Robertson; mbr. twp. bd. Party 
Honors, del. to numerous co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1892; located at 
Hennessey; lived at Ft. Cobb since 1905; 
during W. War was mbr. local Med. Ad¬ 
visory Bd.; active in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work. Hobby, trapshooting; 
won st. handicap 1927. 

DUNCAN, L. L., Cyril. Rep. Occ., meat 
business. B., Mulberry, Ark., May 6, 1877. 
Edu., Mulberry com. sch. Wife, d of J. 

P. Bvford, Montague, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Arnold; 3 d., Nora Williams. Fletcher; 
Eva Kahl, Seminole; Iva Earls, Wewoka. 
Bus. Con., owns and operates meat mar¬ 
ket. Bk. Con., Bk. of Cyril. Assoc., (pol.) 
Rex Gildreath, W. W. Waterman, Sen. 
Pine, Sen Harreld. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A.: I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. 20 yrs.. Offices, Dep. Sheriff 1911-14. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. convs.; Co. 
Cen. Committeeman 15 yrs. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in good roads and sells.; came 
to Okla. 1905; lived at Shawnee until 1909; 
at Cyril since. 



DOWING, CHARLES AUGUSTUS, Grace- 
mont. Rep. Occ., grain dealer. B,, 

Creston, Iowa, Dec. 3, 1876. Edu., com. 

and h. sch., Hen¬ 
nessey, Okla. Wife, 
d. of Columbus 
Fast, Guthrie. Cdrn. 
2 s., Virgil, Charles; 
I d., Pansy. Bus. 
Con., C. A. Down¬ 
ing Elevator Co., 
Gracemont. Bk. Con. 
First Natl. Assoc.. 
Mrs. C. A. Down¬ 
ing; (pol.) Guy Gil¬ 
lette, Anadarko; H. 
M. Tilton, Dennis 
Flynn, Mon Tate. 
Okla. City; John 
Fields. Harry Jolly. 
Church, Meth.; mbr 
choir, steward; trus¬ 
tee. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club, 
Gracemont; I. O. O. F.; K. P., Hennessey. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
32 yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, first Mayor of Gracemont 1919; twp. 
committeeman; mbr. twp. bd., 1921-25; elk. 
sch. bd. 1918-27. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889: made the Run into Cherokee 
Strip for another man; made a run into 
Watonga with load of supplies; lived at 
Hennessey 1889-93; Carrier, Hennessey and 


CHAS. AUGUSTUS 
DOWING 


CADDO COUNTY 

Hinton for short time; at Gracemont since 
1905; formed consolidation of first schs. 
at Gracemont and vicinity; active in all 
sch. and civic enterprises; served in ter¬ 
ritorial militia at Hennessey. 

DUNLAP, ROBERT W., Gracemont. Rep. 
Occ., farming. B., near Kansas City, 
1866; came to Okla. 1868 ; located west 
Anadarko; near Binger 1888; near Grace¬ 
mont 1898 since. Edu., Chilocco Indian 
Sch., Kay Co., 1884-1890; Haskell Univ. 
1890-96. Wife Neyounun Spybuck. Cdrn., 
1 s., Andrew; 2 d., married. Bus. Con., 
interpreter officially for the Caddo Tribe 
since 1901. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. 
Con., Robt. Boke, B. \V. Hammett, Frank 
Ward, J L. Agret, Frank Callahan. Pol. 
Assoc., Sid Lacer, W. W. Grange, Wirt 
Franklin, Bob Eldridge, Ed Dunham, J. 

W. Harreld, W. G. Skelly, Fred C. Clarke, 
A. C. Alexander, Roy St. Lewis, Gen. Hugh 
Scott. Church, Native Amer. Imp. Rel., 
Chief Whitebread of Caddo Tribe (cousin) ; 
Miss Sulunish (sister-in-law), 104 yrs. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 35 yrs. all 
ways needed. Party Honors, signed treaty 
for tribe at Old Anadarko; mbr. executive 
co. com. rep. party. Remarks, very active 
in Red Cross work among the Indians 

during W. War; had one nephew, Harrison 
Dunlap, and one son-in-law, James 
Shememy in W. War as volunteers for 
full period, taking part in many battles. 
Hobby, hunting, baseball. 

ECHMAN, NORBERT F„ Anadarko. 
Dem. Occ., Dep. Co. Clerk. B., Topeka, 
Kan., May 21, 1897. Edu., com. and h. 

sell., Anadarko. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Anadarko Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Rus¬ 
sell Glass, Co. Clk.; Edgar L. Otis; B. 

S. Dixon. Sam Wilhite, Anadarko; (pol.) 
Grover Wamsley; Sen. Harry Jolly; II. 
C. Jones; Mrs. Max Hampton, v.-pres. 
League Young Dem., Anadarko; W. L. 
Mauk; Ray Felton, Hydro; Frank Mc¬ 
Kenna, J. B. McVey; Dr. Johnson; Jesse 
Reed, Ins. Connor.; W. C. Lewis, V. P. 
Crowe. Okla. City; Adj. Gen. C. F. Bar¬ 
rett; .Ted Johnson; Elmer Thomas. Clubs 
& Lodges, Commerc. Club; mbr. good roads 
com.; snonsor Boy Scout activities; Ana¬ 
darko Chess Club: M. W. A., Anadarko: 
Anadarko Golf Club. Imp. Rel., Fred 
Echman, Anadarko. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through party organiza¬ 
tions and personal contacts. Offices, Dep. 
Co. Clk. 8 yrs. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; mbr. League Young Dent.; del. 
to st.. dist. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived since at Anadarko; 
during W. War served in office of Chief 
Quartermaster, Tours, France, 12 mos. : 
active service overseas; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Havens-Cannon Post. No. 24. Anadarko; 
father is pioneer of Caddo Co. and an 
extensive landowner, native of Ger. 

ELLISON, JAMES P., Anadarko. Rep. 
Occ., Bldg. & Loan. B., Williamsburg, 
Ky„ Apr. 19, 1871. Edu., com. and li. 
sch. at Lexington. Ky.; also bus. col. 
there. Wife, d. of Louis Angel. Cdrn., 
1 s., Louis, Okla. City; 3 d., Mrs. Carrie 
Ridenour, Hvdro; Mrs. Lora Ruzicka, Elk 
City; Mrs. Nora Ellard, Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
active v.-pres. Amer. Savings & Loan Co., 
Anadarko; stockholder in Lacev Abstract. 
Co., Anadarko. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. John D. Pugh, D. M. Seism, A. E. 
Baldwin. W. I. Lacev. B. W Hammert., 
Anadarko: (pol.) Sid Lacer, Rex Gilbreath. 
Dave and Geo. Nixon. C. E. Frost, Sen. 
Harreld, Jim Harris, Clint Strong. W. ,T. 
Otjen. Judge Cullison. Chas. Swindall. 
W. G. Skelly. Church. Ban. Clubs & 
Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge. Hydro: Lodge 
No. 230. I. O. O. F., Anadarko; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., independent: active 37 yrs. in 
city, co., st. and nation; personal work 
and makes speeches. Offices, Sheriff Whit¬ 
ley Co., Ky., 8 yrs.; Internal Revenue Col¬ 
lector 8th dist. of Ky. 6 yrs.; Co. Treas. 


49 

1916-20; appointed group head of Western 
led. Dist. of Okla. as prohibition enforce¬ 
ment officer 1921-25. Party Honors, co. 
chmn. of rep. cen. com. 1919-25; del. to 
natl conv. St. Louis 1900, which nominated 
Roosevelt for presidency; frequent del. to 
st. convs. in Ky. and Okla. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906; lived at Lawton 1906-07: 
Hydro 1907-16; Anadarko since. 

FELTON, ROY M., Hydro. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Ark. City, Jan. 11, 1880. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Ponca. City ; grad, of 
S. W. Kan. Col., Winfield. Wife, Grace 
Rose, d. of W. H. Rose of San Diego, 
Calif. Cdrn., 2 s„ Marshall R. ; William 
It., Tulsa; 1 d., Francis Grace. Bus. Con., 
cashier First Natl. Bk., Hydro; also farm¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., First Natl, Assoc., Geo. 
B. Pope, (pol.) Sid Lacer, Anadarko; W. 
I. Lacey, Grover Wamsley, Theo. Pruitt, 
Sen. J. W. Harreld, Sen. 4V. B. Pine, 
Congressman Jed Johnson, Jim Harris. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge No. 230, Hydro; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., Sen. Felton, Calif.; 
I)r - R- A. Felton, mbr. faculty of Cornell 
1 niv., Ithica, N. Y. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. and st. 28 yrs.; makes 
speeches and carries on personal work. 
Offices, mbr. of co. elec. bd. since 1916; 
mbr. sch. bd. 1905-07 ; City Clk. 1906-12. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, active in civic affairs; chmn. 
local exemption bd. during 1917-18; is 
able to trace family tree to 1629 ; one Fel¬ 
ton was at one time pres, of Harvard 
I niv; a hall on campus named in 
his honor. Came to Okla. 1894; lived at 
Ponca City until 1902. 

FLOWERS, H. R., Anadarko. Dem. 
Occ., baker. B„ Maryville, Mo.. May 8, 
1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., Maryville. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard D. Bus. 

Con., operates Flower’s Bakery, Ana¬ 
darko. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. Assoc., 
Earl E. Flowers, brother) (pol.) John D. 
Pugh, Grover Wamsley, Theo. Pruitt, Ana¬ 
darko ; Sen. Harry Jolly, Representative W. 
L. Mauk, Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson. 
Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge No. 
21, Anadarko; Guthrie Consistory; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Earl E Flowers. Anadarko. Poi. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 30 
yrs. Offices, Co. Registrar. Party Honors, 
del. to numerous co. and st. convs.; chmn. 
of ward No. 4, Anadarko. Remarks, active 
in civic enterprises, also in the Liberty 
Loan drives during W. War; is a good 
roads enthusiast; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League; came to Okla. 1915 and settled 
at Anadarko. Hobby, fish and game. 

FLOWERS, MRS. NANNIE, Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ.. housewife. B., eastern Ky.. 
June 11, 1886. Edu., grade sch., Ky. and 
Yukon, Okla. ; Anadarko Bus. Col. Hus., 
H. R. Flowers. Cdrn.. 1 s., Richard D. 
Bus. Con., Flower’s Bakery. Bk. Con.. 
Anadarko Natl. Assoc., Earl Flowers, H. 
R. Flowers, (pol.) Sid Lacer, H. M. Til¬ 
ton. Rex Gilbreath. Louis Ware, Sen. Harry 
Jolly. Church, Chris. | mn . R e |.. Davis 
Peck (father); J. B. Williams (uncle), 
Asst. U. S. Atty, Dist. of Columbia. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
10 yrs.; works personally. Offices, Dep. 
Ct. Clk. 1918-27; prct. committee- 
woman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; 
Yukon 1900-08; Anadarko since; active in 
Red Cross work during W. War. 

FRANKLIN, THOMAS McGUIRE, Grace¬ 
mont. Rep. Occ., cotton buyer, stock 
dealer and farmer. B., Ohio Co., Ky., 
Feb. 21, 1873. Edu., h. sch., Monroe, la. 
Wife, married. Cdrn. 2 d., Mrs. Vinola 
Ledford, Mrs. Leah Dennis. Bus. Con., 
farming, buying cattle, and cotton. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Syd Lacer, 
Mac Tilton, W. I. Lacey, Anadarko. 
Church, Bap. Imp. Rel., Ben Franklin, 
sheriff of Rollins Co., Kan.; C. G. Frank- 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



REX E. GILBREATH 


lin, oil operator at Muskogee. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. 37 yrs.; 
works personally. Offices, Under-Sheriff of 
Pottawatomie Co. 1902-03 ; Under-Sheriff of 
Caddo Co. 1911-12. Party Honors, chmn. 
co. cen. com.; del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891; located at Yukon; 
lived at Keokuk Falls, Teeumseh; in Grace- 
mont since 1903. 

FUGATE, J. H., Binger. Dem. Occ„ 
banker. B., Ewing, Va., Jan. 3, 1887. 

Edu., com. sch., Va. and Tenn. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., J. H., Jr.; 2 d., 

Francis, Mary Lou. Bus. Con., pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Binger. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., J. W. Savage, bk. cashier., (pol.) ; 
Judge R. L. Lawrence, H. C. Jones, Car¬ 
negie; Congressman Jed Johnson, Sen. El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Cong. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Binger; Guthrie Consistory; India Temple 
Shrine; Okla. City. Imp. Rel., C. D. Fu¬ 
gate (bro.), Middlesburg, Ky., works foi¬ 
st. highway dept. Pol. Act., independent 
in co. elec.; active in co. and st. 15 
yrs. Offices, City Clk; mbr. sch. bd. 
Remarks, interested in good roads; came 
to st. in 1908 ; located at Okla. City; 
moved to Binger, 1909. 

FULLER, G. M., Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance agents. B., Cal¬ 
houn, Co., Nov. 15, 1877. Edu., com. and 
li. sch., Calhoun, Ga.; Mercer Univ. Ma¬ 
con, Ga. Wife, dec. Cdrn., 1 s., G. M., 
Jr.; 1 d., Florence Alma. Bus. Con., real 
estate, insurance and loans. Bk. Con., 
Anadarko Natl; First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John D. Pugh, and Grover Wamsley, Ana¬ 
darko; M. A. Nash, Chickasha; Judge Ren- 
niger, Cordell. Church, Meth.; steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F., Anadarko; 
Lions; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. and natl. affairs 30 yrs.; does 
personal work; makes speeches. Offices, 
mbr. of Okla. Legislature 1911-12; del. to 
Dem. Natl. Conv., Houston, 1928; chmn. 
of Co. Conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; located at Anadarko; during W. 
War was mbr. of co. Council of Defense; 
interested in farming. 

GILBREATH, REX E., Apache. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and oil leases. B., Apple- 
ton City, Mo., Apr. 1, 1869. Edu., com. 
sch., Appleton City, Mo.; Normal Sch., 
Warrensburg, Mo., 1 yr.; Stansbury, Mo., 


1 yr. Wife, Etta Chambers, Mo. Cdrn., 
1 s., Rex E., Jr.; 1 d., Mrs. Lorene Wood¬ 
ard, Roswell, N. M. Bus. Con., owner 
and operator real estate and oil leases 
bus.; owns real estate in Apache. Bk. 
Con.; Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Hugh M. Tilton, Dave Nixon, Geo. 
Nixon, Geo. Pope, Lon D,uncan, Jim Har¬ 
ris, Sen. J. W. Harreld, W. G. Skelly, 
Pat Hurley, A. C. Alexander. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. 
A., Appleton City, Mo.; K. of P., Apache. 
Imp. Rel., John A. Gilbreath, (bro.), Clin¬ 
ton, Mo., atty. Pol. Act., independent in 
co.; active in st. since 1900; works through 
personal contacts and com. Offices, Twp. 
Treas. 1917. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
convention, Chicago, 1920; Sgt.-at-arms, 
St. Louis conv., that nominated McKinley; 
chmn. rep. co. cen. com. 1907-11 ; St. Com¬ 
mitteeman 1912-16. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902: lived since at Apache; pur¬ 
chaser of Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps 
during W. War. Hobby, politics. 

GLASS, RUSSELL, Anadarko. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Clerk. B., Navarro, Tex., Sept. 
20, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch. Wife, 
Edith, d. of J. B. Stewart, Anadarko. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Carl. Lester; 1 d., Margaret. 
Bus. Con., Co. Clk.; farm owner and far¬ 
mer; former tchr. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., (pol.) G. C. Wamsley, Anadarko; 
W. M. Smith, Ft. Cobb. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; 
M. W. A., Anadarko. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in co. 20 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through com. and personal contacts; 
popular with farmers. Offices, Co. Clk. 
8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; secy.-treas. St. Assn, of Co. Of¬ 
ficials. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived 
since at Anadarko. Hobby, fishing. 

GOODWIN, CHARLES F., Anadarko. 
Dem. Occ., insurance representative. B., 
Moline, Kan., Apr. 1, 1895. Edu., com. 
and h. sells.. Hobart, Anadarko; bus. col., 
Anadarko. Wife, d. of A. T. Eaglin, Go- 
tebo, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles F., Jr. 
Bus. Con., representative for 10 insurance 
cos. Bk. Con., First Natl.; First St. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. C. Jones, B. McVey. 
Claude Britton, Grover Wamsley, and st. 
organizations of dem. party. Church, 
Chris.; deacon; supt. S. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. bd. directors; Lions 
Club; I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Anadarko. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1921 in co. and st.; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Council¬ 
man, Anadarko, 1921-25; Prct. Committee¬ 
man since 1921; Secy-Treas. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1924-26. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived 
at Hobart 1902-09; Anadarko since; dur¬ 
ing W. War was in Marine Corps 1917- 
19 ; stationed at Paris Island, S. C.; Quan- 
tico, Va.; Paris and Bordeaux, France; 
Washington, D. C.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Havens-Cannon Post, Anadarko; service of¬ 
ficer; also mbr. 40-8. Hobby, fishing and 
flowers. 

GOTHAM, MRS. ALMA, Apache. Rep. 
Occ., Dep. Tag Agt., and housewife. B., 
Adrian, Mich., Oct. 29. 1879. Edu., com. 
and li. sell., Adrian, Mich.; summer nor¬ 
mal 2 or 3 te-ms, Adrian. Mich. Hus., 
Perry M. Gotham. Bus. Con., Amer. Sav. 
•1- Loan Assn. ; Dep. Tag Agt. Bk. Coil., 
First Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., P. M. 
Gotham. Apache; H. C. Jones, Carnegie ; 
(pol.) Rex Gilbreath, W. W. Waterman, 
Mrs. Harry Rundle. Church. Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Apache Culture Club; Eastern 
Star, past Esthe-, secy. Imp. Rel., Roy 
Brazee. Adrian. Mich. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in CO'. 14 yrs; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Dep. Tag 
Agt., now serving; vice-chmn. Ren. Co. 
Cen. Com. Party Honors, Prct. Connnit- 
teewoman; del. to co. convs.; to st. conv. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; lived 
since at Apache; during W. War was ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross work. 


GOTHAM, PERRY M„ Apache. Dem. 
Occ., contractor. B., Adrian, Mich., Dec. 
19, 1881. Edu., com. and h. schs., Adrian, 
Mich. Wife, d. of Moses Brazee, Adrian, 
Mich. Bus. Con., building contractor; 
dir. and v.-pres. Amer. Savings & Loan 
Assn., Anadarko. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Amer. Natl., Anadarko. Assoc., (pol.) 
John D Pugh, H. C. Jones, Grover Wam¬ 
sley, Jed Johnson, Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Protestant. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Adrian, Mich. : 
O. E. S.. Apache; 18th degree. Guthrie 
Consistory. Imp. Rel., Lewis C. Baker, 
Co. Supervisor; pres. Farmers Mutual Ins. 
Co.; and mbr. Mich. Legislature 1890-91, 
Adrian, Mich, (uncle). Pol. Act., active 
in co. and st. since 1920; makes speeches 
and works through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts; candidate for St. Senate 1924. Of¬ 
fices, Town Treas., Adrian, Mich., 1900- 
05; mbr. Adrian, Mich., Sch. Bd.; Dist. 
Agent, Apache, 1915-20; Mayor Apache 
1923-24. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
1926-28; del. to all co. convs.; chmn. co 
elec bd. 1920-24. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1915; lived since at Apache. 

GRANGER, WILLIAM. Gracemont. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Chamois, Mo., Sept. 22, 
1883. Edu . Chamois com. and h. sch. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., William, Don¬ 

ald C’ark; 2 d., Margaret Ellen, Juanita. 
Bus. Con., vice-pres. and cashier of First 
Natl. Bk., Gracemont; land owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc.. W. T. Clark, Ap¬ 
ache, pres. First Natl. Bk. at Gracemont; 
(pol.) Tom Franklin, Gracemont; W. I. La¬ 
cey and H. M. Tilton, Anadarko. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge 
Gracemont; I. O. O. F. ; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., T. H. Granger, Ed Granger, Ada, den¬ 
tists. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. 17 yrs; works by personal solicitation 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 10 yrs. Remarks, 
active in all civic affairs. 

GREGORY. ELLIOT B„ Apache. Dem 
Occ., retired farmer and cattleman. B., 
Ohio, Jan. 7, 1859; came to Okla. 1900 ; 
located in Chickasaw Nation; moved to 
Apache, 1901. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. 
Lament, Mo. Married Cdrn., Howard, 
LaFayette, Ind. ; mbr. faculty Purdue 
Univ.; 2 d., Fern Gregory, Mrs. Elsie Love 
Apache. Bus. Con., retired; owns farms. 
Bk. Con.. 1st Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Alonzo Hayes, Grover Wamsley, R. 
L. Lawrence, Sen. Harry Jolly, Congres. 











MRS. MAX HAMPTON 


Jed Johnson, Sen. Klmer Thomas. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, Elgin 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. 50 yrs. Works by personal contact 
and through com. Was candidate co. 
commr., 1916, Comanche Co. Offices, Mayor 
Apache, 1925-27 ; reelected for second term 
1929 ; mbr. Comanche Sch. Bd. 15 yrs. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
Election Bd. many yrs. Remarks, active in 
civic affairs; interested in better gov., sch. 
and roads. 

GRAY, WILSON G., Anadarko. Dent. Occ., 
journalist. B., Marshall, Ark., Aug. 26, 
1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., Marshall. 

Wife, Edna Ramsey. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., editor Amer. 
D e m ., Anadarko. 
Assoc., N. T. Plum¬ 
mer, publisher; 
(pol.) G. C. Wams- 
ley and Aloonzo 
Hayes. Church, 
Meth., South. Clubs 
& Lodges Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Ana¬ 
darko. Imp. Rel., 
.1. W. Gray, dep. U. 
S. Marshal, western 
dist.. Ark. 12 yrs. 
Pol. Act., uses his 
editorial columns to 
support progressive 
measures. Offices, 
Secretary Democratic County Central Com¬ 
mittee. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lo¬ 
cated at Cement; moved to Anadarko 
1926; he saw active service overseas dur¬ 
ing W. War with Evacuation Hosp. 27, A. 
E. F. A. 0., second finance officer; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Havens C'anncn Post No. 
24; active in civic enterprises. 

HAMPTON, MRS. MAX (KING), Ana¬ 
darko. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Sanger, 
Tex., Sept. 9. 1899 ; came to Okla. 1920; 
lived at Chiekaslia, 1919-21; at Anadarko 
Tex.; North Tex. St. Normal, Col. of In¬ 
dustrial Arts, A. B.; 0. U. Husband, Max 
Hampton, Anadarko. Bus. Con., Hampton 
Cleaners, Anadarko. Was teacher familiar 
with all phases of profession. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wamsley, 
Anadarko; H. C. Jones, Carnegie; Jud 
Savage, Binger; .Tim Rollins, Jed Johnson, 



CADDO COUNTY 


51 


Harry Jolly, Rep. Mauk. Church, Meth., 
Ladies Aid. Clubs & Lodges, Anadarko 
Bus. and Professional Women’s Club; 
O. E. A.; Eastern Star; eligible for U. D. C. 
and D. A. R. Imp. Rel., E. L. King, Sanger, 
Texas, (father), Gen. Wade Hampton 
Col. on Robt E. Lee’s staff; Payton 
King, Congr., La. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in county 6 years; makes 
speeches; works through com. and personal 
contacts; advocate of better organization 
among women voters. Offices, mbr. formerly 
of Co. Sch. Examining Bd. Party Honors, 
V.-Chmn. Co. Central Com., 6 yrs.; past 
v.-pres. League of Young Dem., 6th Dist.; 
Candidate for Co. Supt. of Sch., two times, 
(defeated) ; del. to St. Conv., 1928; del. 
to co. and dist. convs. Remarks, interested 
in good sch., and the betterment of rural 
sch. Active in Red Cross work. Hobby, 
basketball; reading. 

HANNAH, MRS. J. W„ Apache. Dem. 

V. -Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

HARRISON, RALPH, Anadarko. Dem. 
Occ., clerk in Hardware Store. B., Johnson 
Co., Tex., Sept. 16, 1S72; came to Okla. 
in 1900 ; located at Anadarko. Edu., grade 
sch., Augusta, Kan. Wife, d. of John W. 
Hearne. Bus. Con., Callahan Hdw. Store, 
Anadarko. Bk. Con., 1st St. Assoc., F. J. 
Callahan, owner of store; (pol.) Guy Gil¬ 
lette, Sid Lacer, George Nixon, Fred Lank- 
ard, Nick Gensman, John W. Harreld. 
Church, 1st Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. 
O. F.; M. W. A.; W. O. W., Anadarko; 
C. of C., active in civic enterprises. Imp. 
Rel., is 4th cousin of former Pres. Win. 
Henry Harrison. Pol Act., partisan ; active in 
oo. only. Offices, mbr. City Council 1917-23. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman, 2 yrs. ; 

del. to all co. conv. and to St. Convs.. 1922 
and 1924. Remarks, pioneers of co. Hobby, 
raising roses. 

HASKINS, W. K„ Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Treas. B., Murphysborough, Tenn., 
March 12, 1868; came to Okla. 1902 ; 
Watonga 1902-16 ; Anadarko since. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Murphysborough, Tenn. 

Wife, Martha Glover. Cdrn., 2 s., Otlio, 

Pocasset, Okla., Roy, Binger; 3 d., Mrs. 
Ethel Scott, Pocasset; Miss Verla Haskins, 
Okla City; Mrs. Edith Woodage, Marlow. 
Bus. Con., Co. Treas.; farming. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., (pol.) all Co. Of¬ 

ficers; Judge Lawrence Judge Johnston: 
Elmer Thomas. Church. Protestant in belief. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Ana¬ 
darko. Imp. Rel., J. F. Haskins, Okla. City; 
J. B. Haskins, Crofton, Ky. ; E. B. Has¬ 

kins, Midland, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in nation, co. and st. since 1922 ; 
advocate of law enforcement and pro¬ 
hibition Offices, mbr. sch. Bd., 1906-10; 
Co. Treas., now serving. 

HATCHETT, E. E., Gracemont. Dem. 
Occ., harness maker. B., Archey, Ark., June 
16, 1889; came to Okla. 1919; lived since 
at Gracemont. Edu., com. and h. sch., 

Clinton, Ark.; Fniv. of Ark. Wife, d. of 
Louis Holder, Ark. Bus. Con., Hatchett 
Harness and Leather Shop, Gracemont. Bk. 
Con., 1st Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wam¬ 
sley Judge R. L. Lawrence, Harry Jolly, 

W. L. Mauk. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, Bine 
Lodge, Gracemont; Royal Arch, Marshall, 
Ark. Imp. Rel., George Hatchett, Eakley. 
Okla., (brother). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 19 yrs. Leader in Grace¬ 
mont. Offices, mbr. Town Bd., since 1923 ; 
Clk. Sch. Bd., since 1928. Party Honors, 

del. to many co. convs., prct. Committee¬ 
man since 1924; Registrar, since 1921. 
Remarks, during World War served in the 
Navy in Atlantic Fleet; seaman. Mbr. 
of Amer. Legion, Havens-Cannon Post, 
Gracemont; active in co. and st. affairs. 
Hobby, hunting. 

HATFIELD, CHARLES H„ Hydro. Dem. 
Occ., furniture dealer & undertaker. B , 
Bedford Iowa, Feb. 19, 1871; came to st. 
1901; located at Hydro. Edu., Bedford 

com. and h. sch. Gem City Bus. Col., 


Quincey, Ill. Wife, d. of II. A. Williams, 
Hydro. Cdrn., 2 s.. Albert L., Kan. City, 
Mo.; Harry, at h. Bus. Con., Hatfield Fur¬ 
niture Store. Bk. Con., Bank of Hydro. 
Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wamsley, Theo. 
Pruitt, L. L. West, Sens. Elmer Thomas, 
Harry Jolly; Congres. Jed Johnson. Church, 
of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
in civic affairs; Mason, Blue Lodge at 
Hydro; Fraternal Aid Assocn.; Yeoman. 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. since 1896 ; 
makes speeches. Offices, city clk.. Hydro; 
postmaster under the Wilson administration. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
for several yrs.; Prct. Committeeman; del. 
to st. convs.: in la., 1896. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in good roads and schs. 


HENDERSON, THOMAS H„ Ft. Cobb. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster B„ Newburg, Ind.. 
April 17, 1874 ; came to Okla. 1886; lived, 
_ south of Anadarko 



ley 1887; Paoli 
1887-89; Noble 
1889-91; Ft. Cobb 
since. Edu., com. 
sch., Ind. and Okla. 
Noble Acad., Noble 
Okla. Wife, d. of 
J o h n Richardson. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chester 
J-, Ft. Cobb; 2 d., 
Maude, Othal, Ft. 
Cobb. Bk. Con., 
Washita Valley, Ft. 
Cobb. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. W. Ludwick, W. 
S. Banks, Ft. Cobb; 
S. A. Lacer, W. I. 
Lacey Anadarko; 
Dennis T. Flynn, 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
Leader, Indiana, 


THOMAS II. 

HENDERSON 
Okla. City; Pat Hurley, 

Dave Henderson, Labor 
(father). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
state since 1896; makes speeches an 
works through committees. Offices, Town 
ship Clerk 1918-24; Dep. Sheriff 1901 
City Marshal, Ft. Cobb, 1907-10. Part 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; del ti 
Territorial Conv., 1896. Guthrie. Remarks 
mbr. Ft. Cobb C. of C.; during World Wa 
•bought Liberty Bonds and Savings Stamps 
Interested in farming and was farmer be 
fore becoming postmaster. 


HERNDON, MRS. J. E. Hydro. Rep. 
Occ., editor Hvdro Review. B.. tnanute, 
Kan. Edu., Norman h. sch., S. W. St 
Tchrs. Col. Husband. J. E. Herndon. 
Bus. Assoc., George Pope, Fo.v Felt-n, 
bankers, Hydro; C. E. Frost. Hdwe. 
mcht. and head of const, co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Clubs & Lodges, Hydro C. of 
C.; Woman’s Civic Club. Patron Tchrs. 
Assn.; mbr. exec. com. Red Cross. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide, active since 1922; 
personal activity and through corns. Partv 
Honors prct. committeewoman 1922-30 ; st. 
committeewoman 6 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla., 1901 ; located Norman; has lived in 
McAlester, Bridgeport, Hydro. 


HICKMAN, B. J., Cyril, Ren. Occ, drug¬ 
gist B., Elberton, Ga„ Feb. 3, 1859 ; came 
to state in 1880; lived at Red Oak. 1880- 
82; out of territory, 1882-97 ; Norman, 
1897-1901 ; Ft. Cobb. 1901-02 ; Binger, 
1902-04; Anadarko, 1904-06; Gracemont, 
1906-18; Fletcher, 1918-25; in Ark., 1925- 
28; Cyril, 1928. Edu., no formal education 
but that of experience. Married. Cdrn., 
3 s., 3 d., Leon Hickman, Grace¬ 
mont; Earl, Norman; Carol, Seattle; Mrs. 
Anna Morehead, Cyril; Mrs. Gladys Bailey, 
■Wewoka ; Mrs. Zila Miller, Stratford. Bus. 
Con., Cyril Drug Store. Bk. Con., Bank 
of Cyril. Assoc., (pol.) James Hollarn, Lon 
Duncan, Sid Lacer, W. I. Lacey, and Rex 
Gilbreath. Church. Pres. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent in co.; active in st. and co. 45 
yrs. Works through com. and personally. 
Party Honors, del to st. convs., 1903. to 
numerous co. convs. 


HOLLARN, JAMES W., Cyril. Rep. Occ., 
farmer, insurance. B.. Iowa Paint, Kan., 
December 12, 1870. Edu., common schools, 








52 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Iowa Paint, Kan.; College, Ash Grove, 
Mo. Wife, d. of O. H. Dean, Oswego, 
Kan. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Mary E. Swagerty, 
Cyril. Bus. Con., Mod. Woodmen Ins. Bk. 
Con., 1st Natl., Assoc., (pol.) Tom Frank¬ 
lin, S. A. Lacer, C. W. Ludwick, Tom 
Henderson, John Embry, Mack Filton, 
Harry Gilstrap. Garfield Rowden. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., highest 
orders; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Jess Bollarn, 
Agra, (bro.) Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. and st. pol. 37 yrs. Works through 
com. and personal contacts. Makes speeches. 
Offices, Twp. Trus.; Rep. to 7th Legis.—1st 
Rep. legislator ever elected from Caddo 
Co. Party Honors, Committeeman, Doyle 
Twp.; del. to every st. conv. but one, since 
statehood. Remarks, oldest pioneer in his 
section of st., influential in civic affairs; 
great advocate of Farmers Cooperative 
Movement, and Pres, of Co. Farmers Union. 
1907. 

HOLMES, DUNCAN B„ Cyril. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B., Kan. City, Mo., July 26, 
1896 ; came to state 1923; located at 
Okla. City; moved to Cyril 1927. 
Edu., com. sch., Ottawa, Kan. Wife, 
married, d. of K. F. Owen, Marshall, Mo. 
Bus. Con., owns and operates newspaper. 
Bk. Con., Bank of Cyril. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
W. Cooper, Cement; Frank McKennea, 
Cement; Sen. Harry Jolly, Victor Harlow, 
Okla. City. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. Pol. Act., active in co. 5 yrs. 
Works by personal solicitation, com. and 
through the columns of his newspaper. Re¬ 
marks, interested in good roads and sells. 
Belonged to 9th F. A. and 19th F. A. 5th 
Div. Served overseas during World War. 


ICE, DR. J. E„ Hydro. Rep. Occ., dentist. 
B., Sisterville, W. Va., Sept. 3, 1887 ; came 
to Okla. 1910; lived at Guymon, 1910; 
Elk City, 1911; Sallisaw, 1911-28; Hydro 
since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Sisterville. 
W. Va., McKinley Univ., Ill., grad., A. B ; 
Okla. City Univ., Law Sch., grad., LL. B. ; 
Ohio Med. Col., grad., D. D. S.; Cincinnati 
Col. of Dental Surgery, grad. Wife, d. of 
James Price, Sallisaw. Cdrn., 1 s., James E. 
Bus. Con., dentistry; farming. Bk. Con., 
Bank of Hydro; First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
A. Peters, Sallisaw; Henry Morgan, I. B. 
Jlohnson; J. W. Harreld. Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Hydro; I. 0. 0. 
F., Sallisaw. Imp. Rel., Uriah Ice, Legis., 

W. Va. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 

and co. 30 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Sanger, 

through personal contacts. Party honors, 
del to st. convs.; del. to all co. convs. 

since age of 21. Remarks, interested in good 
govt, and good roads. 



HUME, CARLETON ROSS, Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Tontogany, Ohio, 
April 30 1878 ; came to Okla. 1890; lived 

at Anadarko since. 
Edu., com. sch. and 
h. sch., Caldwell, 
Kan.; Univ of Okla. 
B. A., 1898; M. A. 
1900. Received first 
M. A. degree issued 
from Univ. of Okla. 
and one of first to 
receive B. A. degree. 
Admitted to bar of 
Okla. 1904. Kan. 
Univ., LL. B., 1904. 
Wife, d. of Hev. 
Thomas M. Gossard, 
Hollywood, Calif. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ross 

G., senior at O. U.; 
2 d., Dorothy, Eliz¬ 
abeth. Bus. Con, 
practicing atty., in 


CARLETON ROSS 
HUME 


Anadarko since 1904. Adviser Caddo Tribe 
of Indians. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. First. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. W. Waterman, Apache; 
W. I. Lacey, William McFadyen, Anadarko. 
Church, Pres., mbr. Permanent Judicial 
Com., 1922-25'. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
acting Pres. P. T. A.; Lions; Mason Ana¬ 
darko, Guthrie Consistory, Past Patron 



H. C. JONES 


Eastern Star; M. W. A., Anadarko; Amer. 
Sons of Revolution; Mass. Society of the 
Mayflower; Phi Delta Phi Frat. (mother 
was pres, of St. Fed. of Womens Clubs). 
Imp. Rel., Dr. Chas. R. Hume, St. Med. 
Society, (father). Dr. R. R. Hume, Minco, 
(brother). Pol. Act. active 25 yrs. in co. 
and st.; makes speeches and works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
J. of P. ; City Supt. of Sch.; Asst, Co. 
Atty.; Co. Judge. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs., 1920-22; del. to numerous co. 
convs.; chmn. Spkrs. Bureau. Caddo Co.; 
mbr. Rep. Co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, one of 
original pioneers of co. and st.; during W. 
War was Co. Chmn. Red Cross and Field 
Secy. Y. M. C. A. Hobby, historical re¬ 
search. 

JOHNSON, JED, Anadarko. Dem. Occ.. 
congressman. B., Ellis Co., Tex., July 31, 
1888. Edu., Okla. Univ., L’Universite de 
Clermont, France. Wife, Beatrice Luginbyhl, 
of Chickasha. Cdrn., 1 d., Jedolyn Jean. 
Church Bap. Offices St. Senator, 7 yrs. ; 
U. S. Congressman, 70tli and 71st. Remarks 
during World War served in Co. L., 36tb 
Div., worked in Civil Service. Del. 24th 
Annual Peace Confe'ence Interparliament¬ 
ary Union Paris, 1927 ; del. 10th annual 
Legion Conv., Paris, 1927 ; del. U. S. Cong¬ 
ress to Interparliamentary Union Meeting 
Geneva, 1929. Author Senate Bill No. 13 
making appropriation for Veterans’ Hos¬ 
pital, Muskogee. 

JOHNSTON, DR. RONNEY E„ Bridge¬ 
port. Dem. Occ., physician. B., Harrods- 
burg Ind., Jan. 22, 1884; came to Okla 
in 1908, settling at Bridgeport. Edu., Har- 
rodsburgh com. and h. sch., 1 yr. col. at 
Danvil’e. Ind.. gr°d fr-m Univ. of Louis 
ville, Louisville, Ky., 1907. Wife, Helen, d. 
of Wm. Sandburn, Bloomington, Ind. Cdrn. 

1 s., and 1 d.. Frank. Maxine at h. Bus 
Con., owns and operates drug store at 
Bridgeport. Bk. Con., First Natl, of Geary 
Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Sisson, Hinton; Frank 
Carpenter, ex-sen., Bridgeport; Geo. D. 
Key, Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, Bridge¬ 
port, Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., C. L 
Johnston, former co. judge; now a resident 
of Bedford, Ind. where’ he was mayor 4 
yrs.; R. L. Morgan (uncle), lawyer at 
Phoenix, Ariz. Po'. Act., independent; ac 
tive in co. and st. 21 yrs.; works person¬ 
ally and through com.; makes speeches. 


Offices, co. health officer 1923-28; Clk. of 
city Sch. Bd.. 15 yrs. Party Honors, del., 
all st. convs. since 1908j Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, during war he was local 
medical examiner; mbr. of the draft bd., 
active in the Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
Drives. Taught 4 yrs. in Ind. before en¬ 
tering med. col. Hobby, hunting. 

JOLLY, HARRY, Carnegie. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Kan., 1888. Edu., well edu. 
married. Bus. Con., pub. Carnegie Herald. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide 
worker, personal activity and com. Offices, 
St. Representative, 1924-28; St. Sen., 1928- 
32. (Complete Information Unvailable). 

JONES, H. C., Carnegie. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Mangum, Okla., June 1, 1894. 
Edu., com. sch., Mangum, h. sch., Mangum, 
grad., 1911. Wife, d. of A. B. Dellis, 
Frederick, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Jack; 2 d., 
Dena Lee and Norma Jo. Bus. Con., owns 
his father’s old homestead, at Mangum; 
owner and operator, Jones Drug Store, Car¬ 
negie. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Bert McVey, Perry Gotham, Grover 
Wamsley, Harry Jolly, Anadarko; Roy Fel¬ 
ton, Hydro ; Claude Britton, Taft Wheelock; 
Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson, Ed Trapp 
Henry Johnston. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Charter mbr. dir. C'. of C.; Kiwanis ; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Carnegie; Guthrie Con- 
.istory; India Temple; K. C. C. H.; mbr. 
Finance and Appropriations Com. of Grand 
Lodge for several yrs. Chmn. Bldg * 1 . Com. 
of Masonic Temple at Carnegie, trustee, 
Past Master, Carnegie Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
J. A. Jones, pioneer of Greer Co., (father). 
Pol. Act., independent in co.; active in 
co. and st. 10 yrs.; works through com. 
and personal contacts only. Offices, Co. Tag 
Agent. Party Honors, Prcv. Committeeman; 

del. to st. convs., 1926-28 ; del. to co. and 
dist. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Mangum until 1917, Carnegie since. 
Hobby is Masonry. 

LACER, SIDNEY ALGON, Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ.. barber. B., Bonneville, Ind, 
July 5, 1886; came to Okla. 1900 ; lived 
at Yukon 1 yr., Anadarko since. Edu., 

com. sch., Anadarko. Wife, d. of Fred Sul¬ 
livan, Anadarko. Cdrn., 1 s.. Sidney Roy; 

2 d., Mary Alice, Martha Jewel. Bus. Con., 
Fifth Street Barber Shop, owner of building 
and shop Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Chas. Hawk, Shawnee; Harwood 
Keaton, Okmulgee; Clark Wasson. Antlers ; 
Roy Johnson, Ardmore; Joe M. Dillard, 



SID A. LACER 









JUDGE R. L. LAWRENCE 


Waurika; Geo. Frampton, Lawton; Charles 
Campbell, Lawton; Sen. W. B. Pine, W. 
G. Skelly; P. J. Hurley, Tulsa; Cy Howen- 
stine. Arapaho; Claude Baker, Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City; leaders of Rep. party in co. 
Lodges, I. 0. O. F., all branches in Ana- 
darko. Imp. Rel., Charles Lacer, Evans¬ 
ville, Ind. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. 21 yrs.; one of leaders in co.; 
works through organizations only. Party 
Honors, Sec. Treas. Cen. Com., 1918-20; 
Co. Chmn., 1920-28; mbr. Executive Com. 
6th Dist.; del. to several st. convs. Hobby, 
hunting. 

LACEY, WILLIAM I., Anadarko. Rep. 
Occ., abstractor. B., Knoxville, Iowa, Oct. 
16, 1873; came to Okla. 1900 ; lived at 
Muskogee 1 yr., Anadarko since 1901. Edu., 
com. sch.. Ore.; Ore. St. Normal, grad. 
Wife, d. of A. M. Holmes. Cdrn., 2 s., 
John F., Altus; Wm. I., Anadarko; 1 d.. 
Mrs. Inez Evans, Portland, Ore. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Lacey-Pioneer Abstract Co., Ana¬ 
darko. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. Assoc., 
Fred R. Harrison, Sec.-Mgr. Lacey Pioneer 
Abstract Co.; (pol.) S. A. Lacer, Tom 
Franklin, C. M. Cade, Shawnee. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. Lions; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple; K. 
of P., Anadarko; pres. Anadarko Chapter 
Isaak Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 27 yrs.; works only 
through organizations. Offices, Mayor of 
Anadarko; Registrar of Deeds, Caddo Co., 
1901-07 ; Postmaster, Anadarko, 1911-15. 
Party Honors, del. to st.. Territorial and 
co. convs. 27 yrs.; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 2 
terms. Remarks, Chmn. Co. Red Cross dur¬ 
ing World War and chmn. Community La¬ 
bor Bd. Hobby,' poultry raising and sports. 

LAWRENCE, JUDGE R. L.. Anadarko. 
Dem. Occ., County Judge. B„ Hamblin Co., 
Tenn., Jan. 1. 1881; came to Okla. 1909: 
lived since at Anadarko. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Jefferson C'o.. Tenn. : Carson-Newman 
Col., grad., 1904; Cumberland Univ., grad., 
1909; Bus. Col. Wife. Bess M., d. of Dr. 
,T. E. Bettis, Cisco Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., R. L., 
Jr., .T. B. ; 2 d., Mary Elizabeth and Ro¬ 
berta. Bus. Con., Co. Judge. Assoc., Dem. 
Party in gen. Bk. Con., First St. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Pres. C. of C.; Lions; 
Pres. Amer. Auto Assn., Caddo Co.; Ana¬ 
darko Golf Club; S. A. E. Frat.; Treas. 
P. T. A.; Pres. Salvation Army Adv. Bd. : 
St. and Amer. Bar Assns.; Mason, Blue 


CADDO COUNTY 

Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie Consistory; 
Eastern Star, Worthy Patron since 1926. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 27 yrs. ; 
Makes speeches, and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Regis., 1915-18; 
Asst. Co. Atty., 1914-15; City Atty. Ana¬ 
darko 4 yrs.; Co. Judge, since 1923. Party 
Honors, attended several st. convs., all co. 
convs. Remarks, in Natl. Guard 3 yrs. 

LUDWICK, CHARLES W„ Ft. Cobb. 
Rep. Occ., real estate and insur.; oil and 
gas leases. B., Onarg'a, 11., April 29, 1870; 
came to Okla. 1900; Kingfisher, 1900-01 ; 
Ft. Cobb since. Edu., com. schs., Kan.; 
Agric. Col., Manhattan, Kan. Wife, d. of 
Jim Williams, Iowa. Cdrn., 1 s., Conrad C., 
Univ. Okla.; 1 d.. Alga C. Bus. Con., owns 
and operates real estate office, Ft. Cobb: 
land owner. Bk. Con., Washita Valley. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dr. P. L. McClure, Sid 
Lacer. Ed Overholser, Horace McKeever, W. 
J. Otjen. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Ft. Cobb; 
Commandery and Chapter, Chickasha. Imp. 
Rel., E. M. Ludwick, well known in Kan., 
(brother). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1902; makes speeches; very active 
and influential in his co.; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, Chmn. 
Town Bd., Ft. Cobb, 2 yrs.; Co. Commrs., 
1902-04; Co. Chmn., 1903. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and co. convs., since 1902. 
Candidate for Corp. Commr. and St. Audi¬ 
tor. Remarks, registered for service during 
Span. Amer. War; during World War was 
mbr. Local Draft Bd and active in Liberty 
Loan drives. Chief interests are good roads 
-and good govt. 

MARTIN, FRED L., Cement. Rep. Occ., 
oil business. B., Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 
10, 1889; came to Okla. 1908; lived at 
Snyder 1908-19; at Cement since. Edu., com. 
sch.. Little Rock; Hendricks Col., Conway, 
Ark. Wife, Miss Tucker, of Kan. Cdrn., 
2 s., Frederick, Jr., Johnnie. Bus. Con., 
G. C. English Drilling Co., Cement. Assoc., 
G. C. English, Cement; (pol.) S. A. Lacer, 
Del Karas, Rex Gilbreath, Frank O. Park¬ 
er; C. D. Campbell, Lawton; Bert Par- 
menter. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Cement; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. Imp. Rel., W. L. Shepard, Ma-ble- 
ville, Ark., Campaign mgr. for Joe T. Rob¬ 
inson, of Ark. (brother). Pol Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. and st. 10 yrs.; 
works through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Treas. S'cli. Bd.; mbr. City 
Council, Cement. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs., 1924-26-2-8; and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks during World War served in Co. 
B.. 8th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Haven- 
Canon Post, Anadarko. Hobby, hunting. 

MAUK, W. L., Eakley. Dem. Occ., real 
estate dealer and farmer. B., Jefferson 
Co., Pa. Edu., com. schs. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
W. D. Mauk, Elk City. Assoc., (pol.) 
Harry Jolly, Carnegie, H. C. Jones, i_ar- 
negie; Grover Wamsley, Anadarko. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. Pol. 
Act., active since 1925 through corns., and 
others. Offices, St. Repr., 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891, lived Dover. Harts¬ 
horn e, Weatherford, Eakley. Interested 
in upbuilding of schs. churches, farms. 

McCLURE, PHILIP LUTHER. Ft. Cobb. 
Rep. Occ., physician and surgeon. B.. 
Corinth, Ark., Dec. 9, 1876 ; came to Okla. 
1907 ; lived since at Fort Cobb. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Corinth. Ark.; Med. Sch., 
Univ. of Ark., grad. Wife, d. of Alex Nail. 
Cdrn.. 1 s.. Harold M., Kan. City, Mo. 
Bus. Con., Prac. Physician and -Surgeon, 29 
yrs.; 22 yrs. at Ft. Cobb. Assoc., (pol.) 
IS-id Lacer, W. I. Lacey, Tom Henderson, 
Anadarko ; Chas. Ludwick, Ft. Cobb; J. W. 
Harreld. Bk. Con.. Washita, Valley. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of €..; Mason, 
Blue Lodge. Ft. Cobb; Guthrie Consistory. 
Imp. Rel.. Geo. McClure, pub., Philadelphia; 
A. W. McClure, Anadarko, (bro.) ; J. R. Mc¬ 
Clure, Nashville, Ark., (brother). Pol. Act., 
independent in co.; active in co. 31 yrs. ; 
Works through personal contacts only. 


5^ 

Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, good roads and good 
schs. enthusiast. During World War was 
active in Bond Drives. 

McKENNA, F. J., Cement. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and oil leases. B., Clinton C'o., 
Iowa, Oct. 2, 1869; came to Okla. 1907; 
lived at Cement since. Edu., com. sch.. 
Kan. Wife, d. of Coleman O’Flaherty, 
Minn. Cdrn., 4 s., P. J., Houston, Tex.; 
Francis J., Cement; Chas. E., Sch. of Geol., 
O. U., Arthur Joe, Cement. Bus. Con., real 
estate and oil leases. Cement. Assoc., (pol.) 
Grover Wamsley, Frank Carpenter, Ben 
Lafayette, Scott F„erris. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
c<f C.; M. W. A.; K. of C., Cement. Imp. 
Rel,, J. P. McKenna, Chickasha, (brother). 
Pol. Oct., partisan; active in co. and st. 
30 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, J. of -P., 1924-28; Mayor 
Cement. 1924-28; Treas. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors. Committeeman; del. to all st. and 
co. convs. 20 yrs. Remarks, during World 
War was active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work. Interested in good roads ami 
schs. 

McLANE, RUTH J., Lookeba. Rep. Occ., 
postmistress. B., Okla. City, Ok.'a., July 
31, 1896. Edu., com. sch.; h. sch., Ana¬ 
darko, gra-d., 1914. Husband, .T. E. McLane, 
Lookeba. Cdrn.. 1 s., Robert Dale; 1 d., 
Doris E. Bus. Con., postoffice Dept, of U. 
S. Bk. Con., Lookeba St. Assoc., J. E. Mc¬ 
Lane. asst, postm.; (pol.) S-id Lacer, W. 
I. Lacey, H. W. Morgan, Anadarko; John 
W. Harreld, Jim Harris. Church, Chris. 
Imp. Rel., Kenneth D. Mitchell, Okla. City, 
(brother) ; H. W. Morgan, Anadarko; (step¬ 
father) ; John Dale, pioneer of Panhandle 
sec. and mbr. First House of Repre., was 
her grandf. Pol. Act. partisan; active in 
co. 10 yrs.; works through com. only; most 
influential woman Rep. worker in Lookeba 
and vicinity. Offices, Postmistress, Looke- 
>ba, since 1924. Remarks, native Oklahoman 
Okla. City, 1896-1901; Anadarko, 1901-16; 
Lookeba, since. Active in civic work. 

McVEY. JOHN B., Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Meadow Creek, Ky., July 11, 
1893. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Williamsburg, 
Ky. Wife, d. of A. Schuler, Anadarko. Bus. 
Con., co. oil and gas inspector. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) H. C. Jones, Car¬ 
negie; Chas. Goodwin, Anadarko; Geo. 
Key, Okla. City; Jed Johnson, Anadarko. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. r 
Mason;, Blue Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple; I. O. 
O. F., Anadarko. Imp. Rel., W. W. Vaughn, 
(former law partner) ; Judge Lawrence, Ana¬ 
darko. (uncle). Pol. Act., Partisan; active 
in st. 15 yrs.; makes speeches, and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Oil and 
Gas Inspector, Caddo Co. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; del. to all convs. since 
coming of age ; Asst. Serg. of Arms at 3rd 
session of the 9th Legis. Remarks, native of 
Ky. : has lived 22 yrs. at Anadarko. Prev. 
to World War served in Phil. Is. in U. S. 
Army. Co. B., 19th Inf.; during World 
War, in Co. M., 357th Inf., 90th Div., was 
overseas 11 m.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Haven. 
Cannon Post Anadarko; mbr. 40-8, Chef 
de Guerre 1926; Past Commander Anadarko 
Post; served as Vice St. Commander and 
St. Exec. Committeeman of Amer. Legion. 
Interested in pol. and the Amer. Legion. 

MILLER, F. L.. Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
dentistry. B., Woodston, Kan., Dec. 24, 
1896. Edu., com. sch., Woodston. Kan.; h. 
sch., Calif.; Sch. of Dentistry, Lincoln Lee 
Univ., Kansas City, Mo., D. D. S. degree. 
LTnmarried. Bus. Con.. Drs. Neville & Mil¬ 
ler, dentists, Anadarko. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Dr. Neville, Sam Wilhite, Dr. 
A. H. Taylor, .Tay L. Ayers, Anadarko ; 
(pol.) Mrs. Max Hampton, Harry Jolly, Col. 
Grover C. Wamsley; Jed Johnson, Scott 
Ferris, Graves Leeper; John Seaton. Sul¬ 
phur; Dr. Williams, Durant; Dr. T. W. 
Sorrels, Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges. An¬ 
adarko Golf Club ; 4 Horsemen Chess Cliib; 
C. of C.; bus. mgr. football team: Psl Sig¬ 
ma Omega. Imp. Rel., I. H. Miller, major 




54 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HARRISON W. MILLER 


in Union army (grandfather), rewarded 
for distinguished service ; A. S. Early, cap¬ 
tain in Union army. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in co. and st. 5 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, mbr. League of Young Deni.; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, during 
\V. War served in B. Battery 14th Reg., I'. 
A. R. D.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Havens Can¬ 
non Post, Anadarko; came to Okla. 1923 ; 
lived one yr. at Sulphur and since 1924 
at Anadarko. 



METHVIN, FRANK BURNS. Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ., real estate. B„ Anadarko, 
Okla., Jan. 15, 1893. Edu., com. and h. 

school, Anadarko; 
Okla. A. &. M. Col. 
Law student at 
present under pri¬ 
vate tutor. Wife, 
Rebecca Caroline 
Gassaway. Cdrn., 
2 s., Lamont, Wal¬ 
lace White, (step¬ 
son) ; 1 d., Marion 
White, (stepdaugh¬ 
ter), at h. Bus. 
Con., real estate 
dealer. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., 
Frank White, Ana¬ 
darko; (pol.) Sid 
Lacer, Tom Frank¬ 
lin, H. M. Tilton, 
Rex Gilbreath. Lew¬ 
is Ware, and other 


FRANK BURNS 
METHVIN 


leaders of Rep. co. politics; Sen. W. B. 
Pine; Pat Hurley; Lew Wentz; Cy How- 
enstine, Roy Johnston. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; active in civic 
welfare affairs; I. O. 0. F., Anadarko. 

Imp. Re’., Percy Gassaway, Coalgate, Dist. 
Judge (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 8 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns., also; 
full blood Apache Indian and is leading 
rep. among Apache, Kiowa and Comanche 
Indian tribes: active in behalf of Indian 
legislation. Offices, Rep. Co. Exec. Com. 
4 yrs.; resolutions com.. 4 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. convs. 6 yrs.; to co. and 
dist. convs. past 6 yrs. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life at Anadarko; 
one of best educated Indians in Caddo Co. ; 
during W. War served in 357th Inf., 90th 
Div., Camp Travis; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Havens-Canon Post, Anadarko; mbr. 40-8; 


at age of 3 was adopted by Rev. .1. J. Meth- 
vin, missionary to the 3 wild tribes, Kiowa, 
Comanche and Apache, and was educated 
by him. 

MILLER, HARRISON W., Hinton. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Phillipsburg, Pa., Oct. 
24, 1873. Edu., iPa. public sch.; McPher¬ 
son, Kan.; B. A. degree from K. U. 1895'. 
Wife, d. of W. H. Cottinghain. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Wm. C... Harvard Univ. Mohler J.; 1 d., 
Martha Ann, at h. Bus. Con., pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Hinton; Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
26 yrs.; works by personal solicitation. 
Offices, chmn. bd. of trustees of Hinton, 
or mayor; mbr. Sch. Bd. 20 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to Natl. conv. at Cleveland 
1923; to co. convs.; del. to Bull Moose 
conv. 1912; nominated Roosevelt for pres. 
Remarks, came to st. 1901; located at El 
Reno; moved to Hinton 1902; interested in 
good roads and schools; during W. War 
was active in Liberty Loan drives; co. 
chmn. Red Cross. 

MILLER, JOHN K., Apache. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Honey Grove, Tex., Feb. 
10, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sell., St. Joe, 
Tex.; bus. col., Ardmore, 1909. Wife. d. 
of B. G. Hildebrand, Fletcher, Okla. Cdrn., 
1 s., Johnny; 1 d., Naomi. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sid Lacer, 
J. P. Ellison, Anadarko; Jim Harris, Wag¬ 
oner; Charles Selby, Okla. City. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. 
F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Apache. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. 25 yrs. 
Offices, City Clk., Fletcher, Okla., 1908- 
12; rural mail carrier, 7 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st., co. and dist, convs. many 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived 
at Ardmore 1905-06; Fletcher 1907-17 ; 
Apache since 1917. during W. War was 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work; interested in good schools. Hobby, 
athletics. 

MOHRBACHER, CARL, Anadarko. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Scott City, Kan., Meh. 
24, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Wymore, Neb. ; 
h. sch.. Shawnee; Okla, Univ., LL. B. 
Wife, Anna. Jackson. Mo. Cdrn., 1 s.. Wm. 
Rousch. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. _Assoc., 
(pol.) Sid Lacer, Anadarko; Tom Frank¬ 
lin, Gracemont; Rex Gilbreath, Apache; 
John W. Harreld; Sen. W. B. Pine; W. G. 
iSkelly; John B. Nichlos ; Cash Cade, Shaw¬ 
nee. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C., ac¬ 
tive mbr.; Alpha Psi Omega fraternity. 
Imp. Rel., Clias. Bruner. Acme Scales Mfg. 
Co., Peru, Ill., (uncle). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. 20 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through nersonal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. and to co. convs.; 
candidate for Co. Judge of Caddo Co., 
1926 and 1928. (defeated). Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903; lived in Shawnee 1903-16; 
Hominy 1916-19; Hydro 1919-21; Anadar¬ 
ko since 1921 ; during W. War served in 
36th Div., First Reg., Co. B, Inf., Judge 
Advocate General’s Dept,, Houston, Tex.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Havens-Cannon Post, 
Anadarko. Holfby, collecting postage 
stamps. 

MORGAN, TED, Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Attorney. B., Anadarko, Okla., Jan. 
19, 1904. Edu., com. sch., h. sch. Ana¬ 
darko, grad. 1920; Univ. of Colo., B. S. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. St. 
Bar Assn, and Amer. Bar Assn.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Okla. City iShrine. Imp. Rel., H. W. 
Morgan, Anadarko (father). Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive since becoming of age. Offices. Co. 
Atty., now serving; mbr. Young Men’s 
Dem. League. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived all his life at Anadarko. 

MOSELEY, JAMES WILSON. Anadarko. 
Dem. Occ., retired. B., Richmond, Va., 
Jan. 12, 1854. Edu., Ya. Military Insti¬ 
tute, grad. 1872; com. sch. education re¬ 
ceived under private tutelage. Wife, (first) 
Mary Valentine; (second) Laura Cassidy. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Wm. Gray, Syracuse, N. Y. ; 



J. W. MOSELEY 


Alexander, Richmond, Va.; 2 d., Mrs. Ma¬ 
ria Drury, Helen Moseley, Richmond, Va. 
Past Bus., drug bus., in Richmond and 
Kansas City 35 yrs.; local cattle inspector 
under supervision of St. Agricultural Dept.. 
Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Charles F. Goodwin B. W. Hammert, Ana¬ 
darko ; Jed Johnson. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Anadarko; honorary retired 
Mason since 1928; Master Mason; mbr. 
Izaak Walton League; active in civic wel¬ 
fare clubs. Imp. Rel., Dr. D. W. Moseley, 
Richmond, Va., (deceased) was surgeon in 
21st Va. Reg. during Civil War (father) ; 
Mann S. Valentine, mfgr. of Valentine Ex¬ 
tract of Meat Juices and philanthropist 
(father-in-law) ; Wm. G. Moseley, mgr. 
Liggett Meyers Tob. Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
(bro.) Poi. Act., partisan; active in co. 
18 yrs.; works through com. only; carries 
much influence with colored vote of An¬ 
adarko. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. past 10 
yrs.; past inspector of Elec. Bd. Party 
Honors Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived in Anadarko 
only; while attending Va. Military Insti¬ 
tute was roommate of Clias. A. Culberson, 
former Governor of Tex. Hobby, fishing. 

MYERS, F. G., Apache. Rep. Occ., 
farmer (retired). B., Munfordville, Ky., 
Jan. 28, 1870. Edu., com. sch. Kan. Wife, 
d. of J. B. Roberts, Kan. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Frank, George; 2 d.. Mrs. Florence Mc¬ 
Mahan and Clara of Apache. Bus. Con., 
farming. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Rex Gilbreath, Sid Lacer, Anadar¬ 
ko. Church. Chris. Clubs, C. of C., Apa¬ 
che. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. 25 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Party Honors, del. to sev¬ 
eral co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906; pres. Farmers Co-operative Union, 
executive of Apache first 6 yrs. of organ¬ 
ization ; lived at Apache since 1906; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross work ; active in civic affairs. 
Hobbies, duck and deer hunting and dom¬ 
inoes. 

NEVILLE, BURNS LEEDOM, Anadarko. 
Dem. Ore., dentist. B., Roundhead, O., 
June 1. 1882. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. Mil- 
ton, W. Va.; Va. Military Institute; Ohio 
Dental Col., Cincinnati. D. D. S. degree. 
Wife, d. of Andrew’ Neal, W. Va. Cdrn., 

1 s., Claude, at h. Bus. Con., Neville and 
Miller, dentists, Anadarko. Bk. Con., First 








CADDO COUNTY 


55 


Natl., and Anadarko Natl. Assoc., Dr. F. 
L. Miller, partner; (uol.) Grover Wamsley, 
Sam L. Wilhite, Ben Cooper; dem. party 
In general throughout st. Church, Metli. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., former pres.; 
Lions Club, former pres.; I. 0. 0. F„ An¬ 
adarko. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st, for 25 years; makes speeches; 
does personal and com. work. Offices, mbr. 
City Council, and pres. Town Bd. at Maud 
and Wapanucka, Okla. Party Honors, del. 
to st. conv., 1928; del. to co. convs.; del. 
to Sequoyah conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904 ; lived at Muldrow, Sallisaw, 
Mill Creek, Maud, Wapanucka, two or three 
years each; Anadarko since 1916; active 
in civic improvement. 

NIXON, D. C., Washita. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Peoria, Ill., March 4, 1874. 
Edu., com. sch. and h. sch.. Council Grove, 
Kan.; bus. col.. Council Grove. Wife, 
d. of S. D. Price, Kan. Cdrn., 5 s.. Geo., 
Carnegie; Diavid, Albin, Lloyd, Morris, 
Washita; 2 d., Marie, Dorothy, Washita. 
Bus. Con., owns and operates farms. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., F. W. Walker, 
Washita; (pol.) Rex Gilbreath, Apache: 
Tom Henderson, Ft. Cobb; Jim Harris 
Wagoner; Bert Parmenter, Lawton. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Ft. Cobb; M. 
W. A., Anadarko. Imp. Rel., Will Nixon, 
Council Grove, Kan.; Geo. Nixon, former 
sheriff Caddo Co. (bros.) Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent in co.; partisan in st. and natl.; 
active 27 yrs. in co. and st.; works through 
personal contacts and corns.; active in all 
farm movements. Offices, Co. Commr., 
1918-23; Twp. Bd., 6 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd., 

6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1920; del. to all co. conv. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived since at Washita; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross wogk; good roads enthusiast. 

NIXON, GEORGE D„ Carnegie. Rep. 
Occ., bookkeeper-teller. B., Washita, Okla., 
Sept. 24, 1903. Edu., com. sch., Washita; 
h. sch.. Ft. Cobb; bus. col., Anadarko, 
1925. Wife, d. of J. H. Thomas, Carnegie, 
Okla. Bus. Con., First Natl., Carnegie, 
bookkeeper and teller. Asoc., Press Breek- 
enridge, J. P. Thomas; (nol.) Rex Gil¬ 
breath, Apache; S. A. Lacer, Anadarko; 
Walter Stevens, Lawton; W. P. Pine, Ok¬ 
mulgee; Bert Parmenter, Lawton. Church, 
Bap., church treas. Clubs & Lodges, C‘. 
of C'., treas.; M. W. A. and I. O. O. F., 
Carnegie. Imp. Rel., D. C. Nixon, farmer 
and Co. Commr., Caddo Co. (father). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. 5 yrs.; makes 
speeches; does personal and com. yvork. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; co. 
conv. 1928. Remarks, native Oklahoman, 
having lived all his life in Caddo Co. ; 
bought Liberty Bonds and war stamps dur¬ 
ing W. War; treas. C. of C.; interested in 
livestock and hunting. 

NIXON, GEORGE G., Anadarko, Rep. Occ.. 
farmer. B., Livingston, Ill., Nov. 31, 18J0 
Edu., com. sch., Morris Co., Kan. Wife, 
d. of J. L. Downing, Washita. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Glenii, Chickasha; Claude. Anadarko (one 
not named) ; 3 d., Mrs. Hazel Hunnicutt, 
Ninnekah; Edith, Copeland (one not named). 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., Anadarko Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. M. Tilton, Anadarko; Rex 
Gilbreath. Apache. Church. Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, former mbr. C. of C.; always ac¬ 
tive in public and civic affairs of his com¬ 
munity; I. O. 0. F., and M. W. A., An¬ 
adarko. Imp. Rel., D. C. Nixon, former 
Co. Commr. Caddo Co. (brother). Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. 30 yrs.; 
splits ticket; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Sheriff Caddo Co. 1923-29. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1924; del. 
to co. and dist. convs.; Twp. Committee- 
man 1917-23; Two. Trustee 1917-23. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived at Ana¬ 
darko since; during W. War active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan work; good roads enthusiast. 

OPITZ, F. C., Binger. Rep. Occ., gen¬ 
eral manager Mill and Elevator. B., 
Wehrsdorf. Germany, Sept. 3, 1879. Edu., 
grade and h. sch., Wehrsdorf, Germany. 



THEODORE PRUETT 


Wife, Elizabeth Rikli. Cdrn., 7 s., Arthur, 
Martin, Oscar, Luther, Curtis, Emil, Al¬ 
bert, Binger. Bus. Con., Opitz Gin and 
Grain Co.. Binger, 21 yrs. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Bob Eldridge, Binger; 
Sid Lacer, Anadarko; Omer Benedict, Tul¬ 
sa. Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Binger; postmaster ; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Arthur Rikli (father- 
in-law). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
15 yrs.; does personal and com. work. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Town Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Par¬ 
ty Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to 
st. conv. 1918; del. to dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to America 1894; lived first 
in Nebraska; came to Okla. 1903 ; lived 
since at Binger. 

PARKER, FRANK O., Cement. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Lexington, Okla., Aug. 14, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Cement; bus. 
col., Chickasha. Wife, d. of H. M. Gar¬ 
ner, Cement. Bus. Con., Postmaster; dir. 
First Natl. Bk., Cement. Assoc., F. M. 
Bailey, pres., L. E. Stepp, cashier. First 
Natl. Bk., Cement; (pol.) Dell Ivarns, Sid 
Lacer, Fred Martin ; W. B. Pine; Pat Hur¬ 
ley. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C'. 
of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, CenVnt. Imp. 
Rel., Milo Custer, Bloomington, Ill., (cous¬ 
in). Po'. Act., independent ; active in co. 
and st. 7 yrs. Offices, Postmaster, Cement. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 1928. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived in Cement 
since 2 yrs. of age; good roads enthusiast. 

PARSONS, LESTER 0„ Ft. Cobb. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Parsons, W. Va.. June 
22, 1888. Edu., com. sch.. Parsons, W. Va.; 
normal sch.. Fairmont, W. Va. Wife 
Blanche Chalfont, Clarksburg, W. Va. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Donald; 1 d.. Louise. Bus. 
Con., general mercantile bus.. Ft. Cobb. 
Bk. Con., Washita Valley. Assoc., George 
Weidenmaier (partner in bus.). Fort 
Cobb; (pol.) Grover Wamsley, Judge R. 
L. Lawrence, Jed Johnston, Henry S. John¬ 
ston. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, pres. 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 20 yrs.; 
influential in his community. Offices, mbr. 
sch. bd.. dist. No. 7, since 1922. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. since 
1916. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; lived 
at Okla. City 1919; Ft. Cobb since in Lib¬ 
erty Loan drives during W. War. Par¬ 
sons, W. Va., was named for Parsons fam¬ 


ily, which brought first wagons across Al¬ 
leghenies. Mbrs. of Parsons famly have 
fought in every war since the Revolution. 
A good roads enthusiast. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

PEERY, DANIEL WILLIAM, Carnegie. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., • Trenton, Mo., 
Aug. 16, 1864. Edu., com. sch. and Gfrand 
River Col., Edinberg Mo. Unmarried. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C., dir.; Okla. 
Historical Society 15 yrs. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
Arch Peery (father), Trenton, Mo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in terr., st. and co. 
41 yrs.; makes speeches; mbr. third St. 
Legislature, representing Caddo, Canadian 
and Cleveland cos., when movement was 
made and carried changing st. capital from 
Guthrie to Okla. City. Offices, Chief Deputy 
U. S. Marshal of western dist., under 
Pat Nagel; Okla. Territorial Legislator, 
first and second; elected to first Territorial 
Legislature 1890; mbr. third St. Legisla¬ 
ture; Townsite Agent for Carnegie, Okla. 
Party Honors, del. to Natl. Conv., Kan. 
City, nominating W. .1. Bryan; to the 
natl conv., Denver, nominating W. J. Bryan; 
to natl. conv., San Francisco, nominating 
Cox; del. to all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at Okia. 
City 1889-93; E! Reno, 1893-1903 ; Car¬ 
negie. One of the original founders of 
Carnegie. Pulished El Reno Globe 1893- 
1901. C'omes from Revolutionary ancestors 
on both sides. Homestead is located 3 
miles from Carnegie in valley of Wichita, 
called “Valley of Contentment.” 

PICKETT, W. B., Hinton. Dem. Occ., 
retired. B., College Corner, Ohio. Dec. 9. 
1876. Edu., Kan. com. sch. Wife, d. of 
J. C. Stiles, Ottawa Co., Kan. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Alonzo Hayes. 
C C. Fisher, John Doolin, Alva; Sen. Harry 
Jolly. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, 
former mbr. C. of C. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent in co.; active in st. and co. 23 yrs.: 
works through com.; active in civic af 
fairs. Offices, Postmaster at Hinton 1915- 
24. Party Honors, del. to many st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, active in war saving 
stamns drives Came to st. 1906, locating 
at Hinton. Hobby, fishing. 

PORCH, ROY G., Apache. Rep. Occ., 

auctioneer. B., Grayson Co., Tex., Oct. 

9, 1887. Edu., com. and h. schs., Apache. 

Wife, d. of W. S. 
Carter, Okla. City. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Evelyn, 
Alice Marl, Mildred, 
at h. Bus. Con., 

real estate and 
town builder, Apa¬ 
che. Assoc., Rex 
Gilbreath, real es¬ 
tate dealer; (pol.) 
S. A. Lacer. Ana¬ 
darko ; Lew Wentz, 
Roy Hughes. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; 
Ameer. Natl. Church 
Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges. C. of C.; 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. 
A., Anache. Imp. 
Rel., Yale C. Porch, 
bk. examiner for 
California, Los Angeles. Pol. Act., in¬ 

dependent in co.; active in co. and st. 
20 yrs.; makes speeches; does personal and 
com. work. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. 10 yrs., 
served in all capacities. Party Honors. Co. 
Committeeman; del. to st. convs. 1826- 

1928; del. to all co. and dist. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived 
near Okla. City until 1903 ; Apache since. 
In first draft for W. War exempted; active 

in home war work; mbr. dist. Council of 

Defense; sold Liberty Bonds and ( Savings 
Stamps. Interested in good schs. and good 
roads, 

PO WO, WILBUR (Indian Name “WIT- 

SEY”). Apache. Rep. Occ., farmer. B., 
near Washita, Caddo Co., spring of 1885; 








50 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOHN D. PUGH 


lived on same allotment since statehood. 
Edu., com. sch.; old Kiowa sch., 1898; 
Meth. Mission 1899; Carlisle TJniv. 1900- 
06; grad, of Carlisle Commercial Col. 
Wife, Carrie Whitmore. Cdrn., 1 s., Sam¬ 
uel; 4 d., Pearl, Alice, Velma, Juanita. 
Bus. Con., churn. Tribal Bus Commission, 
Comanche Indians, sixth dist. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bus. Assoc., Rex Gilbreath, 
W. W. Waterman, C. E. Dobbins, Roy 
Porch, G. F. Warner. Pol. Assoc., Sid 
A. Lacer, Louis Ware, Wm. McFagden, 
Geo. Nixon, Geo. Frampton, Nick Gens- 
man, Walter Stephens. Church, native 
Amer. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide work¬ 
er 25 yrs.; whatever is needed. Offices, 
interpreter for all Tribal affairs. Party 
Honors, mbr. co. executive com. rep. af¬ 
fairs. Remarks, if Tribal Chief names 
were used in present day this man would 
be called Chief "Pot-Eye-Bow” of the Co¬ 
manche Tribe; his grandfather was one 
of the Comanche Chiefs at Medicine Lodge 
Treaty 1867 at Medicine Lodge, Kan. 
Called for service W. War Oct., 1918. Hob¬ 
by, hunting, fishing and football. 

PRUETT, THEODORE, Anadarko. Deni. 
Occ., attorney. B., Hickory Co., Mo., Dec. 
26, 1875. Edu., com. sch.. Hickory Co., 
Mo.; h. sch. and .col., Weanbleau, Mo., M. 
S. Wife, d. of A. Y. Young. Cdrn., 2 
d., Ferrell, Theodora. Bus. Con., mbr. 
Firm of Pruett and Wamsley, Anadarko. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Grover Wam¬ 
sley (law partner) ; (pol.) Dem. party of 
co. and st. in general. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie Consistory; 
M. W. A., Anadarko. Imp. Rel., Oliver 
F. Pruett (bro.), Beaver. Pol. Act., active 
in co. and st. 30 yrs.; makes speeches; 
does personal and com. work. Offices. Co. 
Atty., 1907-11; st. Legislator 1913-15; 
mbr. St. Bd. of Edu., 1903-05; City Atty. 
Party Honors, del to st. and co. convs.; 
prct. committeeman; chmn. co. campaign 
com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
since at Anadarko. 

PUGH, JOHN D., Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
pres. Amer. Savings & Loan Assn. B., 
Cumby, Tex., Apr. 20, 1872. Edu., com. 
and h. sehs., Cumby, Tex.; bus. col., Tex¬ 
arkana, Tex. Wife, Alta E. Moore, d. of 
Eliker Moore, Tex., (dec.) Cdrn., 5 s., 
John H., Geary; William E., Honolulu, 


P. I.; Merle E. Anadarko; Haskell B., 
Norman; Dale, Anadarko; 1 d., Mrs. Cora 
Elsie Younkin, Apache. Bus. Con., Caddo 
Sales Co.. Anadarko; Amer. Savings & 
Loan Assn., Anadarko, ^original organizer 
and president since 1922; farming. Bk. 
Con., First St.; First Natl. Assoc., A. E. 
Baldwin, Adolph Young, Sam Wilhite, Dr. 
P. H. Anderson, J. P. Ellison, D. M. Seism, 
Anadarko; (pol.) Theo. Pruett; Grover 
Wamsley, F. W. Fogg; C. C. Fisher, Hin¬ 
ton ; L. L. West, Hydro; leaders of dem. 
party through the st. John Doolin Alvar, 
Jim McClintic, Snyder. M. E. Trapp, Judge 
E. L. Mitchell; Judge Bailey, Chick- 
asha; Judge Richardson, Lawton. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, v.-pres. of Co- 
Operative Club and Chamber of Commerce ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Cement; I. O. O. F., 
Anadarko; W. O. W, Cement. Imp. Rel., 
Leon Pugh, Portland, Oregon; Lloyd Pugh, 
Marshall, Texas, (bros.) ; Mrs. G. S. Bowen, 
Texarkana, Tex. (sister.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co and st. 35 yrs.; makes 
speeches ; does personal work. Offices, Co. 
Clk. 1907-13 ; St. Sen. 1913-15; Postmaster 
1915-24 ; Justice of Peace 1905-07. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, v.-pres. Council of Defense 1917-18. 
Came to Okla. 1901; lived at Cement 1901- 
06; Anadarko since. Good roads enthusi¬ 
ast. 

RIDENOUR, EARL, Hydro. Rep. Occ.. 
Postmaster. B., Grady, Okla., Nov. 30, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch. at Hydro, 
Okla.; Capitol City Bus. Col. grad., Okla. 
City. Wife, d. of J. P. Ellison, Anadarko. 
Cdrn., 1 s., James Edwin; 1 d., Lenora. 
Bus. Con., Postoffice Dept, of the U. S. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Roy Felton, 
Geo. Pope, Hydro; Sid Lacer, J. P. Ellison, 
Anadarko. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., J. 
P. Ellison (father-in-law), Anadarko. Pol. 
Act., independent in co.; active in both st. 
and co. 10 yrs.; works both by personal so¬ 
licitation and through com.; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Postmaster of Hydro at pres¬ 
ent. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928, 
numerous co. convs.; former prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, lived in Weatherford 
1897-99; in Tex. 1899-1900; Hydro since. 
Active in Red Cross work and Liberty 
•Loan drives during W. War. Hobby, fish 
and game; mbr. Izaak Walton League. 

RILEY, ELMER, Anadarko. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner. B., Macon Co., Mo., 
June 3, 1871. Edu., public schs.. Mo. 
and Kan. Wife, Foy, d. of Mrs. Simon 
Lamb, Anadarko. Cdrn. 1 d., Mrs. Beul 
Fisher, Anadarko. Bus. Con., Co. Commr.; 
farming and farm owner. Bk. Con., Ana¬ 
darko Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grover C. Wams¬ 
ley, Bill Gray, Bill Lamb, Bob Brown, 
Albert Washburn, Caddo Co.; John Simp¬ 
son; J. B. McVey. Church, Bap. Imp. 
Rel., Jonce Riley (bro.), Billings, Okla.; 
Mrs. Pearl Kontz (sister), Enid, Okla. 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 25 yrs.; 
particularly influential among farmers; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Commr. 1929-31; mbr. sch. bd. 
18 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. number of yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman number of yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1897; filed on a 
claim in Noble Co. and lived there 1897- 
1903; has lived in Caddo Co. since. Mbr. 
of the Farmers Exchange of Anadarko. 
Interested in good roads. Hobby, baseball. 

ROBERTSON, JOHN E„ Apache. Rep. 
Occ., retired and past farmer. B., Free- 
mont, Iowa, Aug. 24, 1867. Edu., com. 
and li. sch., Winfield, Kan.; S. W. Meth. 
Col., Winfield; Bus. Col., Guthrie Wife, 
Nellie West, Guthrie Cdrn., 1 s., Merle 

D. , Detroit, Mich.; 1 d., Mrs. H. F. 

Beumer, Philadelphia. Bus. Con., farmer, 
retired; taught 25 yrs. in Kan. and Okla. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sid 
Lacer, Rex Gilbreath, H. M. Tilton, Ana¬ 


darko ; W. G. Skelly; J. W. Harreld; Jim 
Harris. Lodges, Yeomen, Apache. Imp. 
Rel., John Ferguson. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches; does personal and com. work. 
Very active and influential in rural dists." 
around Apache. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
First Trustee of Abilene Twp.; Rep. Cen. 
Committeeman number of yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to numerous st., co. and dist. convs. 
Remarks, during World War was mbr. Co. 
Council of Defense. Interested and active 
in behalf of good roads and schools. 

SAUNKEAH, JASPER, Anadarko. Dem. 
Occ., state game ranger. B., Carnegie, Okla., 
April 14, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Ana¬ 

darko. Wife, first, Louise Topoie (dec.), 
2nd, Anna Poalaw. Cdrn., 1 s., Elmer 

Thomas; 5 d., Mary, Nellie, Evelyn, Lois, 
Vivian at h. Bus. Con., St. Game and 
Fish Dept. 5 yrs.; was Clk. in U. S. Gov. 
Ind. Ser., Kiowa Ind. Agency. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., officials of St. Game and 
Fish Dept.; (pol.) Grover Wamsley, John 
B. McVey, W. G. Gray, Claude Britton, 
Dan Peery, Harry Jolly, W. L. Mauk, Sen. 
Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson, J. V. McClintic. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge Mt. View; Guthrie Consistory ; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., 
active in co., st. and natl. affairs 7 yrs. ; 
makes speeches among Ind., full blood 
Kiowa Ind. and adviser for Comanche, 
Apache and Kiowa Indian Tribes—most in¬ 
fluential Ind. Dem. in co. Does personal 
and committee work also. Offices, pres, 
office is St. Game Ranger. Party Honors, 
del. to 2 st. convs.; del. to several co. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
in Caddo and Kiowa Cos. all his life. 

SAVAGE, J. W., Binger. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Hennessey, Okl^., Feb. 16, 1892. 
Edu., Okla. com and h. sch. Wife, d. of J. 
W. Hines, Carter, Okla. Bus. Con., cashier 
of First Natl. Bk., Binger. Assoc., J. H. 
Fugate, pres., (pol.) Grover W'amsley, 
Claude Brittain, Anadarko; 'Congressman 
Jed Johnson and Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Binger; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Shrine India Temple, imp. Rel., 
Mrs. J. W. Lowe, sister, missionary to 
China. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 16 yrs.; works by personal activity. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to 
st. conv., 1928. Remarks, good roads boost- 



D. M. SCISM 






57 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


er; Chmn. of road bond campaign in co.: 
legionaire belonging to the Corvett-Wilker- 
son Post, Binger.; mbr. 40 and 8. In mil¬ 
itary service, Capt. of Reserves. First Lt. 
111th Prov. Co. 0. A. R. D.; Capt. of Re¬ 
serves. 

SCISM, DELOS McELROY, Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ., Secretary and Treas. Amer. Sav¬ 
ings & Loan Assn., Anadarko. B„ Bloom¬ 
field, Mo., Mar. 19 1879; came to Okla. 

1911; lived at Cyril, 1911-14; Stecker, 
1914-17 ; Apache, 1917-19 ; Anadarko since. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Bloomfield, Mo.; 
Normal Sch., Cape Girardeau; Univ. of 
Mo. ; St. Normal. Edjrond. Wife, d. of 
Louis Hux, Mo. Cdrn., Delos McElroy, Jr. 
Bus. Con., mbr. Bd. Dir., Lacey Abstract 
Co., Anadarko; one of original organizers 
of Amer. Sav. & Loan Assn., sec’y and 
treas. since 1922, Anadarko, Vice Pres. S. 
West Group of Bldg, and Loan Assns. ; 
Okla. St. League of Bldg, and Loan Assns. 
Assoc., (pol.) party leaders of major parties. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; First St. ; Anadarko Bk. 
& Trust Co. Church, Metli., Anadarko; 
mbr. Bd. of Trustees. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Lions, Anadarko; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., ffm. Seism, Bloomfield, Mo., (father) ; 
Everett A. Seism, Bloomfield, Mo., (brother). 
Pol. Act., active in co. pol. 20 yrs.; makes 
speeches; does personal and com. work. 
Offices, Co. Supt. of Caddo Co.; during 1 his 
term 1919-23 20 dist. of co. were made 
into 5 Consolidated Schs.; Supt. of Schs. 
at Stecker, Okla., 1914-17; Co. Supt. of 
Pub. Instruction, 1918-23. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman, 1925-27 ; del. to st. 
convs., 1924-26 and 28; del. to congres¬ 
sional conv., 1926; del. to co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, during World War was active in 
Bond Drives. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

SMITH, W. E.. Ft, Cobb. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commr. B., Davis Co., Ky'., Nov. 18, 
1875; came to Okf.a. 1895 ; lived in Osage 
Reservation until 1901, Ft. Cobb since. 
Edu., com. and h. sell., Tex. Wife, Maude 
Weatherman Smith, of Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Arnsey, O. LT.; 2 d, Allyse, Wanda, at h. 
Bus. Con., Co. Commr.; farmer stockman. 
Bk. Con., Washita Valley Bk., Ft. Cobb. 
Assoc, Dr. Dinkier, Paul Golvertson, of 
Ft. Cobb; (pol.) Grover Wamsley, Jed 
Johnson, John Pugh, Gov. Holloway; ex- 
Gov. Johnston, ex-Gov. Trapp. Church. 
Metli. Lodges, I. O. 0. F, Ft. Cobb. Pol. 
Act, partisan; active in co. and st. 20 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr.; 
mbr. Bd. of Edu.; mbr. Bd. of his Twp. 
17 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; mbr. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
interested in al! civic and rural affairs of 
his co. Good roads enthusiast. 

SHAFFER, HARRY N, Anadarko. Rep. 
Oc, Shaffer Mattress Co. B, Kan. City, 
Mo, Oct. 5, 1882; came to Okla. 1909; 

lived since at Ana¬ 
darko. Edu, com. 
and h. sch, Kan. 
City; 1 yr. 4 mo, 
special eourse at 
Wash. Univ, St. 
Louis. Wife, d. of 
Nicholas A r 1 s p i. 
Cdrn, 1 s, Vincent. 
Bus. Con, Shaffer 
Mattress Co, Ana¬ 
darko ; owner real 
estate. Bk. Con, 
Anadarko National. 
Assoc, (pol.) S. A. 
Lacer, H. M. Tilton, 
Tom Henderson, W. 
G. Skelly, Pat Hur¬ 
ley, Tulsa; Sen. .T. 
HARRY M. \y, Harreld, Okla. 

SHAFFER City; gen. W. B. 

Pine. Church, Congregational. Pol. Act. 
independent; active in st. 18 yrs.; works 
through com. Offices. City Councilman. 6 
yrs.; Prct. Committeeman, 10 yrs. Party 


Honors, del. to st. convs. 10 yrs. Remarks, 
was 3 yrs. in Co. L. of O. N. G. 

SPRAGUE, EVA. Ft. Cobb. Rep. Occ, 
farmer. B, Marysville. Mo, Dec. 15, 1881; 
came to Okla. 1901; lived since at Ft. Cobb. 
Edu, com. and h. sch. Ft. Scott, Kan. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con, Washita Valley 
Assoc, (pol.) Mrs. Ludwick; Sid 
Lacer; Mrs. Therese Beckett, Anadarko. 
Church, Pres.; mbr. Miss'ry Soc. Imp. 
Rel, Mrs. Isa Smith, Prct. Committeewom- 
an, Hayden, Colo, (sister). Pol. Act, 
independent in co.; partisan in st.; active 
6 yrs. in co.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices. Glk Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeworuan; del. to st. 
convs, 1928 ; del. to many co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, interested and active in ail rural 
enterprises; active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, reading and housekeeping. 

TATE, COL. C. V, Binger. Dem. Occ, 
merchant and auctioneer. B, Lincoln, Neb, 
Jan. 18, 1885; came to st. 1893 ; lived at 
Deer Creek. 1893-94; Crescent. 1894-1906 ; 
in Caddo Co. since. Edu, com. sell. Cres¬ 
cent. Wife, d. of .1. R. Cobbiness, Grace- 
mont, Okla. Cdrn, 1 s, Melvin. Bus. Con, 
C. V. Tate Merc. Co, auctr.; farm owner. 
Bk. Con, First Natl, Binger, First Natl, 
Gracemont. Assoc, (pol.) Grover Wamsley, 
R. L. Lawrence^ Anadarko; Jed Johnson 
and Harry Jolly. Church, Chris. Clubs 
Lodges, C. of C. Imp. Rel, R. H. Tate, 
Lookeba, (brother). Pol. Act, partisan; 
active in co. and st. 10 yrs.; works by 
personal appeal and makes speeches. Party 
Honors, del. to conv, 1924-26 ; del. to co. 
convs.; Elec. Bd. Insp.; Registrar. 

TILTON, HUGH McCLURE, Anadarko. 
Rep. Occ, postmaster, publisher. B, Wak- 
eeney, Kan, Dec. 5, 1879; came to Okla. 
1902; lived at Lawton, 1902-05; Okla. City. 
1905-06, Anadarko since. Edu, com. schs. 


in Kan.; and further edu. in printing of¬ 
fice. Wife, d. of .1. W. Wolverton, Lawton. 
Cdrn, 2 d, Bernice, Jessie. Bus. Con, 
Tilton & Tilton, Pub. of Anadarko Tribune ; 
Pub. first issue “Lawton Constitution” 
1903-04. Bk. Con, First Natl. Assoc, Tate 
Tilton, partner, Todd Tilton, bus. Mgr.; 
Ted Tilton, jobber, brothers and partners in 
newspaper bus.; (pol.) Syd Lacer, Ana¬ 
darko; Rex Gilbreatii, Apache; W. G. 
Skelly, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Chmn. Red Cross of Caddo Co.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F... Anadarko. 
Imp. Rel, W. S. Tilton, newspaper man, 
Union soldier, now in Los Angeles, (father). 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in both co. and 
st. 26 yrs.; works through com. Offices, 
postmaster, appointed Mar. 1. J924. Party 
Honors, Alternate del. to Natl. Conv, Chi¬ 
cago, 1912; del. to all st. convs. 

TILTON, TATE, Anadarko. Rep. Occ, 
publisher. B„ Wakeeney, Kan, Sept. 16. 
1881; came to Okla. 1909 ; lived since at 
Anadarko. Edu, pub. and h. schs, Osborne, 
Kan. Wife, d. of E. D. Williams, Ana¬ 
darko. Cdrn, 2 d. Lois, Frances. Bus. 
Con, Anadarko Tribune, pub. Bk. Con, 
First Natl. Assoc, Hugh Tilton, Todd Til¬ 
ton, brothers and bus. assoc. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Commercial; Mason, Ana¬ 
darko. Pol. Act, active in co. 20 yrs.; ac¬ 
tivities through newspaper. Remarks, during 
World War was active in Liberty Bond 
drives ;good roads enthusiast. 

TILTON, TODD, Anadarko. Rep. Occ, 
Business Manager Anadarko Tribune. B, 
Osborne, Kan, Mar. 14, 1896; came to 
Okla. 1910; lived since in Anadarko. Edu, 
com. schs, Beatrice, Neb, Anadarko. Okla. 
Wife, d. of A. W. Shirley, Fort Worth, 
Tex. Cdrn, 1 s, Todd Jr.; 1 d, Shirley. 
Bus. Con, Anadarko Tribune, Bus. Mgr.; 
Publisher Who’s Who In Caddo Co, 1926. 
Bk. Con, First Natl. Assoc, Hugh M. and 








58 


CADDO COUNTY 



TODD TILTON 


Tate Tilton, Anadarko; (pol.) S. A. Lacer. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Sec. C. of C. ; Com¬ 
mercial, Anadarko. Pol. Act., active in co. 
5 yrs. ; uses newspaper for pol. purposes. 
Remarks, one of first 6 to enlist from co. 
in W. War service; special army news¬ 
paper service, 142nd Inf., 36th Div.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Havens-Cannon Post, Ana¬ 
darko. Good roads enthusiast. 


Clubs Sc Lodges, past pres. C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Anadarko; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1913; works through others, party 
leader. Offices, co. atty.. 1915-19. Party 
Honors, eo. chum, of Dem. Cen. Com. s'^ce 
1926. Remarks, interested in the Okla. Natl. 
Guard; Col. 158th F. A.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Havens-Cannon Post, Anadarko; 
Taught 3 yrs. in Canadian and Caddo Cos. 



GROVER C. W AMS LEY 


TOMPKINS, CHARLES E„ Anadarko. 
Dem. Occ., staff sergeant in U. S. Army, 
Instructor of Field Artillery for Natl. 
Guard. B., Nyack, New York, May 24, 
1894 ; came to Okla. 1920; lived at We- 
woka, Wellston, Kingfisher, Okla. City, short 
time each; at Anadarko since 1926. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Wash., D. C.; Wash. 
Univ. Wife, Eva Mae Hodges, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con. U. S. Army; familiar with News 
paper Bus.; had 14 yrs. service in TJ. S. 
Army; 2 yrs. in France and Germany, bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Charles E. Bar¬ 
rett, Adjt. Gen. of Okla.; Lt. Col. Fred 
Turner, Okla. City; Major Frank Jordon: 
(pol.) Grover Wamsley, Anadarko; H. C. 
Jones, Carnegie; Jed Johnson, Chickaslia ; 
Sam Wilhite, Anadarko; W. C. McAlister. 
M. E. Trapp; Lew Wentz; W. .1. Holloway. 
Church. Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Ana¬ 
darko Golf Club : Sponsor for Boy Scouts; 
Anadarko Polo Club; Mason; Blue Lodge, 
Okla. City (Amity 473) ; Guthrie C'onsist- 
tory. Imp. Rel., Hon. Arthur S. Tompkins, 
Justice Supreme Court, N. York; Raymond 
S. Tompkins, writer for Amer. Mercury, 
Baltimore, Md., (brother); Ruth M. Lane, 
Baltimore, (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive 10 yrs. in st. and co.; makes speeches; 
works through personal activity. Offices, 
sec’y. Anadarko elections; instr. Okla. Natl. 
Guard. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. ; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, during World 
War was in 15th F. A. 2nd Div.; Assigned 
as instructor 158th Field Art. Nov. 11th 
1920. Has been instructor in Okla. Natl. 
Guard 9 yrs. Influential with the young 
people of st. 

WAMSLEY, GROVER CLEVELAND, Ana¬ 
darko. Dem. Occ., attorney. B.. Huttons- 
ville, W. Va., Oct. 8, 1884. Edu., com. sch. 
and 2 yrs. h. sch.. Yukon grad. Cen. St. 
O. C. Edmond, 1907; received LL.B. de¬ 
gree Univ. of Mich. 1910. Wife, d. of W. H. 
Daniels, Anadarko. Bus. Con., mbr. 
Pruiett & Wamsley, attys., Anadarko. 
Assoc., Theodore Pruiett. (pol.) all prom¬ 
inent party leaders in co. Church, Meth. 



WARE, LEWIS, Anadarko. Rep. Occ., 
insurance agent & realtor. 6., Anadarko, 
Sept. 9, 1894. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Ana¬ 
darko. Wife, Nellie 
Gordon, d. of T. C. 
Gordon. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Lawrence ; 2 d.. Ada, 
Marjorie. Bus. Con., 
insurance and real 
estate. Bk. Con., 
Anadarko Natl, and 
First Natl of Ana¬ 
darko. Assoc., U. 
E. Dodson, Perry F. 
Brown, (pol.) Sid 
Lacer, Itex Gil¬ 
breath, H. M. Tilton, 
Ned Brace, Lew 
Wentz, Pat Hurley, 
W. G. Skelly, Sen. 

W. B. Pine, Sen. J. 

W. Harreld. Church 
Methodist. Clubs Sc 
Lodges, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., active in natl., st., and co. 8 
yrs.; works both by personal solicitation 
and through com.; influential among In¬ 
dians in co. Offices, mbr. St. Legis. 1927- 

28. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 

convs. Hobby, fishing. 

WATERMAN, MRS. BERTHA E„ Apache. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Rockwood, Ill., 
Feb. 26, 1872; came to Okla. 1899; 

Edu., com. and h. schs., Delphos 
Kan. Hus., Wm. W. Waterman. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Wanda W. Tucker, and 

Nellie, Chickaslia. Bus. Con., Waterman 
Serv. Co., Sec'y and Treas. Bk. Con., First 
Natl, of Apache. Assoc., W. W. Waterman, 
V. O. Tucker, Mrs. Nellie A. Maunder, Mrs. 
Maude Tucker, Waterman, (pol.) Mrs. 
Gotham. Mrs. Hume, Mrs. Becket. Church. 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. Eastern Star, past 
Matron; Rebekahs. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. and co. 17 yrs.; works by per¬ 


LEWIS WARE 



W. W. WATERMAN 


sonal solicitation; influential woman in 
Apache. Party Honors, Vice chmn. of Co. 
Cen. Com.; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, interested in church, pol. and lodge 
affairs; during the world war was active 
in the Red Cross and Liberty Loan Drives. 

WATERMAN, WM. W., Apache. Rep. Occ., 

automotive service operator; ex-banker. B., 
Waupaca, Wis., Jan. 21, 1869; came to 

Okla. 1899; located at Geary; lived at 
Bridgeport from 1905-11; Cyril, 1911-13; 
Anadarko 1913-19, Apache since. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Hamburg, la. Wife, d. of Ben 
Richards, Delphos, Kan. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. 
Wanda W. Tucker, Nellie Waterman, Chick- 
asha. Bus. Con., Waterman's Service Station 
Inc. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., V. O. 
Tucker, Mrs. W. W. Waterman, Mrs. Nellie A. 
Maunder, Mrs. Maud Waterman, Apache; 
(pol.) Sid Lacer, Rex Gilbreath, H. M. Tilton. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge No. 223, Apache; Guthrie Consist¬ 
ory, Eastern Star. M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; 
C. of €. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and .st. 39 yrs.; works personally and 
through com. Offices, C‘o. Treas., 1913-17; 
Sch. Bd. mbr. 30 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. 
of the executive cen. com.; del. to st. 
convs. and co. convs. Remarks, interested 
in good roads and civic welfare; during 
the war was mbr. of Co. Council of De¬ 
fense ; Treas. of Co. Red Cross, and Chmn. 
of Liberty Loan Drives. 

WEST, L. L., Hydro, Dem. Occ., grain 
merchant. B., Linn Co. Mo., Mar. 27, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. schs. in Lincoln Co., 
Okla. Married. Cdrn., 4 s., Lee. Nashville, 
Tenn.; Earnest, Leonard, Marion, Hydro. 
Bus. Con., Hydro Seed & Grain Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grover Wam¬ 
sley, II. C. Jones, Carnegie; Tom Anglin. 
W. J. Holloway. Henry S. Johnston. Church. 
Bap. Clubs Sc Lodges. C. of C.; M. W. A.; 
I. O. O. F., Union Mechanics. Imp. Rel., 
C. E. West, Holdenvile, employee Magnolia 
Oil Co. brother. Pol. Act., independent in 
co.; active in city, co., and st. 26 yrs.; 
works hy personal appeal; makes speeches 
Office. St. Sen. 8th and 9tli Legis.; Co. Assr. 
4 yrs. ; Sec’y of St. Market Com., 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
Inspector of Election Bd Remarks, came to 
st. 1892. located at Cushing; moved to 
Hydro 19J13; active in the Liberty Loan 
Drives and Red Cross during war. Interested 
in good roads and schs. 













59 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



L. L. WEST 


WHITE, 0. E., Apache. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
er farmer, and stockman. B., Fairfax, Mo., 
April 17, 1872. Edu., pub. sch of Mo. Wife, 
d. of Samuel Blair, Apache. Cdrn., 2 s.. 


O. E. Jr., Samuel Blair. Bus. Con., Vice 
pres. Amer Natl. Bk., Apache. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., J. W. Hamer, pres., 
J. W. Piertt, cashier Amer. Natl. Ana- 
darko; (pol.) Grover Wamsley, Bert Mc- 
Key, Anadarko; Sen Jolly; Jed Johnson. 
Church, Pres Imp. Rel., Geo. White, Den¬ 
ver. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
20 yrs.; works by personal activity. Party 
Honors, Climn. of Go. Election Bd.; del. 
to St. Conv. in 1928; to co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. interested in civic welfare; came 
to state 1902. 

WHITE, R. B., Cyril. Rep. Occ., banker. 

B. , Caney Ky , Sept. 8, 1802. Edu., Beggs 
com. sch. Milburn h. sch., Okla.; 2 terms 
at Ada Normal. Wife, d. ctf A. A. Tarplay, 
Cyril. Bus. Con., cashier Bk. of Cyril; 
land owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of Cyril. Assoc., 
T. D. Ca'l, C. W. Watson, W. T. Kemper; 
(pol.) A. J. Blankenship, L. L. Duncan, 

C. D. Campbell, Lawton; J. E. Johnston, 
and L. M. Guesman. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge,Cyril; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 5 
yrs.; works by personal activity. . Offices, 
City Treas. of Cyril. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and dist. conv. 1928. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in good roads and agriculture; 
came to Okla. 1910; lived at Walters 1910- 
13; Beggs 1913-17; MMb”~^ 1917-18; Cad¬ 
do 1918-22; Cyril since 1922. 

WOLF, ARTHUR (ART), Cyril. Dem. 
Occ., hardware merchant. B., Canton, Ill., 
Oct. 10, 1890. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Golden City. Mo.; bus. col., Quincy, Ill. 
Wife, Grace Kirby, d. of Isaac Kirby, 
Wichita, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., Gale L.; 1 d., 
Marilyn. Bus. Con., Hinson, Dill <fc Wolf 

Hdw. Co., Cyril; Bk. Con., Bk. of Cyril 


Assoc., J. H. Hinson, J. E. Dill, Fletcher; 
Judge R. L. Lawrence, Grover Wamsley, 
Ken. Harry Jolly, Representative Walter 
Mauk. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge No. 504, Cyril ; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., R. M. Wolf. Lawton : 
A. T. Wolf, Cement; Mrs. Julia Lane, 
Farmington, Ill.; Mrs. Lola Sluth, Baker, 
Montana; Mrs. Margaret Miller, Cement. 
Pol. Act., active in co. 17 yrs.; works by 
personal activity. Offices, Twp. Registrar; 
Mayor of Cyril 1924. Party Honors, Pret. 
Committeeman, pro tern. Remarks, inter¬ 
ested in good roads; came to Okla. 1907 ; 
located at Cement; lived there until 1913; 
at Cyril since 1913. "Hobby, fishing. 

WRAY, OTTO, Ft. Cobb. Dem. Occ.. 
Ford Dealer. B., Galatia, Ill., May 7, 
1877. Edu., com. sch. Canadian Co., Okla. 
Wife, d. of J. W. Bennett Cdrn., 1 d.. 
Mrs. W. D. Tunney, Ft. Cobb. Bus. Con., 
owns Ford bus. at Ft. Cobb. Bk. Con.. 
Washita Valley. Assoc., W. D. Tunney. 
(son-in-law) ; (pol.) Grover Wamsley, G. 
M. Fuller, L. L. West, Hydro; L. O. Par¬ 
sons, Ft. Cobb; Jed Johnson and Sen. Har¬ 
ry Jolly. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Ft. Cobb; Guthrie Consistory ; 
Shrine, India Temple, Okla. City; I. O. 0. 
F.; M. W. A.; K. K. K. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in st. since 1920; works 
personally. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.. Dist. 
No. 7 Caddo Co. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous co. convs.. and to st. conv. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at 
Frisco 1889-99 ; Piedmont 1899-1906; Ft. 
Cobb since 1906 ; active in Red Cross work 
and Liberty Loan drives during W. War; 
interested in good roads. Hobby, fishing. 





Canadian County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, R. J. Kintz (Dem.)_El Reno 

Co. Attorney, Fred W. Wallace (Rep.)_El Reno 

Ct. Clerk, Frank Taylor (Dem.)_El Reno 

Co. Clerk, C. E. Bross (Dem.)_____E1 Reno 

Sheriff, T. C. Shacklett (Dem.)_El Reno 

Co. Treasurer, Herbert G. Keller (Rep.)_El Reno 

Co. Surveyor, H. G. Powell (Dem.)_El Reno 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Irma South 

(Rep.) -El Reno 

Co. Assessor, John Stanley (Rep.)_El Reno 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—Carl Merveldt (Dem.)_El Reno 

Dist. No. 2—B. O. Finley (Dem.)_Banner 

Dist. No. 3—Will Leighton (Rep.)_Calumet 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, R. F. .Tones (Dem.)_El Reno 

Chmn., T. J. Speare (Dem.)_El Reno 

Mbr., W. A. Howell (Rep.)_El Reno 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Herman Dittmer (Rep.) El Reno; 
Senator, John L. Rice (Dem.) El Reno; Dis¬ 
trict Judge, Lucius Babcock (Dem.) El Reno. 

State Officers, M. B. Cope (Dem.) State Bank Attor¬ 
ney, El Reno; Roy Burton (Dem.) El Reno, Superin¬ 
tendent of Industries, State Penitentiary, McAlester; 
Walter A. Martin El Reno, member State Board Veter¬ 
inary Examiners; Dr. D. P. Richardson, Union City, 
member State Banking Board; Ernest Ewing, El Reno, 
member Board of Osteopathic Exam.; Dr. E. E. Sanger, 
member Board Dental Examiners; W. I. Kirby, in¬ 
come tax col.; A. L. Johnson, El Reno, Co. Supt. 
Health; Jessie Barker, El Reno, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Inst., none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Jas. M. Robinson, Chmn., El Reno; Mrs. Daisy 
Braden, V-Climn., El Reno. 

Republican 

N. A. Nichols, Chmn.. El Reno ; Mrs. M. E. Hunting¬ 


ton, Sec’y, El Reno; Mrs. A. C. Gilbert, V-Chmn., El 
Reno. 

R. B. Cobbs, St. Commifeteeman, El Reno; Miss Irma 
South, St. Committeewoman, El Reno. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

El Reno, Co. Seat; Chas. H. Tompkins (Mayor) ; E. 
W. Fassett (Manager) ; Ethel Dowell (Clerk) ; J. N. 
Robertson (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; Okla. Nat. 

Union City, Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Calumet, Calumet Light Co., J. E. Gambel, Mgr., 
Calumet. 

Piedmont, Thos. Blair, (Mayor) ; M. Dickerson 
(Clerk). 

Wheatland, 

Ft. Reno, O. G. & E. 

Yukon, E. E. Sanger, (Mayor) ; J. C. Parnhill 
(Clerk) ; A. A. Putney (Attorney) ; Yukon Elec. Co.; 
J. F. Kroutill, Pres., Yukon; Okla. Nat. 

Okarche, R. H. Hunter (Mayor) ; Jno. C. Busche 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Light & Power Co., J. Paul Loosen, 
Mgr., Okarche. 


1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. | 2200 

' 1 

3273 | 

| 3065 


2786 | 

Kep. | 1597 

! 

3894 | 

| 3070 


5011 | 

Soc. | 423 


295 | 

| 77 


54 j 

Senator 

Dem. 

1547 | 

3853 | 

| 2308 

2533 

1 

Rep. | | 

1245 | 

3916 | 

| 5042 

1971 

1 

Soc. 

105 | 

240 | 

|no C. 

21 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1529 | 

| 3680 

1 

2502 

1 

Rep. 

1362 | 

| 3708 

1 

2233 

1 

Soc. 

120 | 

| 59 

1 

25 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. | 2199 | 

1537 | 

3254 | 3668 

| 3241 

2266 

4314 | 

Rep. | 1577 | 

1217 | 

3811 | 3144 

| 3264 

1936 

2929 | 

Soe. | 509 

112 

268 | 59 

no C. 

no C. 

27 | 


Town 

El Reno 

Yukon 

Calumet 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspapers 


American (Ind.) 

El Reno Tribune (Ind.) 

Canadian Co. Farmer (Agri.i 

Sun (ind.) 

Chieftain (Ind.) 


Editor Owner 

N. A. Nichols & H. M. Woods 
D. A. Vandivier 

Harry Wm. Smith Harry Wm. Smith 
II. W. Smith H. W. Smith 

S. A. Penn 


ALLEN, HARMON FORNEY, El Reno. 
Dem. Occ., supt. of schs., El Reno. B., 
Butler, Mo., March 22, 1894. Edu., com. 
and high sch., Weatherford; Col. Et. 
Scott, Kan., grad. 1914; Phillips Univ.. 
Enid, grad. 1918. Wife, Nora Allen, d. 
of W. W. Brown, IVeatherford.Cdrn.. 1 d., 
Landis. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl., Chickasha; 
El Reno State. Bus. Con., stockholder In 
Kingfisher Building & Loan Company; 
Chickasha Building & Loan Company; 
Weatherford Bldg. & Loan Co.; owner of 
res. properties, El Reno. Assoc., Geo. E. 
Moore, Kingfisher; M. A. Wylie, Chicka¬ 
sha ; Eugene Howe, Weatherford; W. P. 
Morrison, Mrs. Frank Korn, El Reno; 
Judge M. B. Cope, Okla, City ; B. B. Bare¬ 
foot, Chickasha ; Judge Elzy Richardson, 
Lawton; Sen. Elmer Thomas; Jim Nance, 
Dave Boyer Gordon Gray; Sen. Storms. 
Waurika; W. C. Jones of Mangum; Grover 
Thomas, Cordell. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Pres.; Lt. Gov. Kiwanis; 


C. of C.; El Reno Polo Club; 0. E. A., 
life mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, El Reno; 
Consistory, Guthrie; B. P. 0. E.; Red 
Red Rose, Chickasha. Imp. Rel., Ethan 
Alien, of Revolutionary fame; Gen. War¬ 
ren, (great grandfather) killed at Bunker 
Hill battle, was first Grand Master of 
Masonic Lodge, in America ; William Allen, 
(grandfather) served under Joe Shelby 
through Civil War; H. W. Allen, (father; 
oec.) was missionary in West Okla. and 
pres, of first dem. organization of Weather¬ 
ford; H. L. Allen, (bro.) Pres. Finley Col., 
Ohio. Pol. Act.. Independent in city and 
co. affairs; partisan in natl.; active since 
1915; during last natl. campaign made 
204 speeches; also works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Supt, 
of Grady co., formerly. Party Honors, 
candfdate for Congress from 6th dis. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Weatherford 1908-11 ; Tecumseh, 1911-14: 
Chickasha, 1914-23; Lawton, 1923-27; El 


Reno since. Active and efficient worker in 
edue. activities. 

ASHBROOK, MURRAY ARMSTRONG., 

El Reno. Rep. Occ., investment broker. B., 
Lancaster, O., Sept. 26, 1876. Edu., com. 

and h. schs., Hebron, Neb. Wife. d. of James 
Barnes, Hutchison. Cdrn., 2 s., Barnes D., 
with circulation Dept, of Daily Oklahoman; 
1 s., at h.; 1 d. at h. Bus. Con. Secy.-Treas. 
Conservative Inv. Co., El Relit). Bk. Con. 
First Natl. Assoc., B. D. Ashbrook, (bro.) 
Pres. Conservative Inv. Co., El Reno: 
(pol.) N. A. Nichols, R. B. Cobbs,. K. E. 
Humphrey. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Commandery and Chapter, El 
Reno; Shrine, Okla. City; C. of C. 
El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1910; activities confined principally to co. 
Works personally and through com. 
Offices, City Commr, 1922-27 instrumental 
in securing managerial form of gov. for El 
Reno. Partv Honors, campaign mgr. Cana¬ 
dian Co. 1928; del. to st. and co. convs. 








































CANADIAN COUNTY 01 



JUDGE LUCIUS BABCOCK 


Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906. Lived 
at Blackwell, 1906-9 ; at El Reno, since. 
Interested in pol. 

AYCOCK, WALTER JOE., El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Sedalia, Mo., Jan. 13, 1871. 
Edu., com. and high sch., Lebanon, Mo. 
married. Bus. Con., Pres. Citizens Natl. 
Bk., El Reno; stockholder, Arner. First Natl. 
Bk., Okla. City; owner of res. properties 
in El Reno. Assoc., J. Y. Taylor, cash. ; 
Arthur T. March, vice Pres., both of Citi¬ 
zens Natl. Bk. El Reno; J. Y. Holt, C. A. 
Vose, \V E. Hightower, Okla. City; (pol.) 
leaders of Canadian Co. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; El Reno Country Club; K. P., 
Clinton; U. C. T. Clinton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1900 ; works through 
com. Offices, Mayor of Clinton, 1910-12 
Party Honors. Natl. Del. Houston, 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
El Reno, 1900-04 ; Clinton, 1904-26; and 
at El Reno, since. Active in all civic 
affairs. During World War was active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Bond drives. 

BABCOCK, LUCIUS., El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., Dist. Judge. B., Ionia, Mich. Apr. 25, 
1877. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Ionia, Mich. ; 
grad. 1895 ; Univ. of Mich. 1895-1900, A. 
B. and LL. B. Wife. Pearl A. Yeomans, 
of Ionia. Mich Cdrn., 3 s., Sanford W. 
Lucius, .T'r., Herrick; 3 d., Lucy, Librarian 
at N. E. St. Teachers Col.; Mary Jane. 
Pearl, El Reno. Bk. Con., First Natl.; El 
Reno. Assoc., was formerly a partner in 
law with .T. L. Trevathan for 17 yrs; 
(pol.) leaders in El Reno and Cana¬ 
dian cos. Church, attends Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; Lions; El Reno Country 
Club; Amer. st. and co. Bar Assocns; B. 
P. O. E. ; Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., participates 
in establishing party policies; works 
through party organiz. Makes some speech¬ 
es. Offices Dist. Judge since 1925. Party 
Honors, was campaign mgr. in El Reno 
Co. and Exec. Sec’y of co. Cen. Com 
Remarks. Came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at El Reno. 

BENDER, J. H., El Reno. Dem. Occ., 
city manager. B . Highland Kan.. S Q nt 
13, 1890. Edu., Kan. Agri. & Mech. Col. 
Wife, Alma Hamilton. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt. ; 
1 d.. Ruth. Bus. Con., City Mgr., land 
owner in New Mex. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl., 
Duncan. Assec., Claude L. Frensley, Harry 
Blake, Chas. P. Marsh, Duncan. Clubs & 


Lodges, K. of P., Duncan; C. of <_;. Of¬ 
fices, City mgr. Clayton, New Mex. and 
Duncan, Okla. Remarks, came to Duncan, 
1927, lived there until Feb. 1, 1930. Act¬ 
ive in all civic affairs. 

BESSEY, E. S., El Reno. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Wooster, O., July 8, 1865. 
Edu., pub. sch., and acads., 0., and Kan.; 
Ft. Scott Kan. Normal; Kan. Univ., LL. B., 
1892. Wife, Anna M. Moore. Cdrn., 1 a., 
Phil V., O. (in N. E. A. service). Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl, Imp. Rel., ex-pres. 
Bessey t of Neb. Univ. (father) ; A. A. 
Bessey, Coffeyville, Kan.; C. E. Bessey, 
Muskogee (bros.). Pol. Act., independent; 
statewide since maturity; makes speeches; 
works personally through corns, and others. 
Offices, IT. S. Conimr., Ind. Ter.,; post¬ 
master. Claremore; Presiding Judge, Crim. 
Ct. of Appeals. Party Honors, Sec’y and 
mbr. Rep. organization of Ind. Ter., 8 
yrs.; del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1894, lived Claremore; Okla. 
City, 1910-16; Miami, 1916-20; Okla. City, 
1920-29; El Reno since. Hobby, travel¬ 
ing ; scientific investigations. 

BRADEN, DAISY E„ El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., bookkeeper, steno. B., Kingfisher, 
(legal age.) Edu., com. and h. sch., Fletch¬ 
er; Commerc. Col., El. Reno. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., El Reno St., Assoc., (pol.) Jim 
A. Rinehart, Mrs. Edith Layton, Judge 
Lucius Babcock, Mrs. Frank Korn, El 
Reno; Sen. W. C. Fidler; Sen. Elmer 
Thomas; Judge Jt. I. Phelps; Jed Johnson. 
Church, Epis. Clubs,. U. D. of C. El 
Reno; Guild of St. Barnabas. Near 
Rel., Mrs. C. A. Miller of El Reno; H. A. 
Braden, Independence, Kan., C. H. Braden, 
Holdenville, (bros.) Mrs. C. F. Matton, 
Apache, Mrs. C. O. Welch, El Reno (sisters.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 
several years; works through personal 
contacts and secretarial contacts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Secy.-Treas of League of Young Dem., 
Canadian Co.; mgr. Dem. Headquarters 
1928 Campaign, del. to St. Conv. 1928. 
vice-chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at El 
Reno 17 yrs. Active in pub. welfare move¬ 
ments ; particularly Red Cross and health 
work. Received Red Cross Medal for her 
work during World War. 



DAISY BRADEN 


BROSS, CECIL EMMETT. El Reno. 
Dem. Occ.- Co. Clerk. B.. Colusa, Ill., Nov. 
30, 1880.Edu 1 ., com. sch.. Ill., and Neb. 



L. K. BUTTS 


h. sch., Appleton City, Mo.; grad. 1898; 
Military Acad., Appleton City, Mo., 4 yrs.; 
Bus. Col. Okla. City, 1909. Wife, Leta 
Eloise, d. of Lyman Allord, El Reno. 
Cdrn. 2 s., Ervyl, Lyle. Bus. Con., writes 
Ins. for Equitable Life Co., of la.; farm 
owner, Canadian Co., owner city res. 
properties; stockholder in Southwest Util¬ 
ity Ice Co., El Reno. Bk. Con.. El Reno St. 
Assoc. Mack N. Oates, Mgr. S. W. Utility 
Ice Co.; Clyde Matthews, El Reno; S. M. 
Gloyd, John Jacobs. Oklahoma City; (pol.) 
Clyde Matthews, Jim Rinehart, M. B. Cope, 
H. L. Fogg, El Reno. Church, Chris., 
Deacon and Clerk of Bd.; interested 
in church work. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Kiwanis; Mason, Blue Lodge; El Reno. 
Imp. Rel., Chas. A. Elliott, author of 
“Five Foot Shelf of Books” is relative of 
his mother. He is repr. to secure full 
family history of all relatives in Canadian 
co., of famous Chas. A. Elliott. Pol. Act., 
independent locally, partisan in natl. af¬ 
fairs ; active in co.; works mostly through 
personal contacts and on com. Offices. 
Co. Clerk, Canadian Co.; appointed 1919; 
elected in 1920. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903 ; lived at Y’ukcn, 1903-10 ; Coun¬ 
cil Hill. 1910-12; Avard 1912-15; at El 
Reno since. Good roads enthusiast. An 
active charity worker, assists Salvation 
Army. Hobby, athletics. 

BUTTS. LEROY KING.. El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Leon, Kan., Oct. 16, 
1875'. Edu., com. and h. sch., Leon, grad- 
1892; Bus. Col., Wichita, 1893; various 
correspondence courses. Wife._ Leona G. 
(Basse). Cdrn., 3 d.. Mrs. Pauline Smith. 
El Reno; Mrs. Mildred Seabold. Amarillo, 
Texas : Mrs. Helen Sheldon, Wichita, Ivans. 
Bus. Con., stockholder, El Reno Hdw. Co., 
farm owner; owner. Butts Green House. 
El Reno; Dir. Investors Bldg. & Loan Co.. 
El Reno. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc. A. G. Morrison, A. G. Gutli. both 
rf El Reno Hdw. Co. ; (pol.) It. B. Cobbs, 
N. A. Nichols, El Reno: W. G. Johnston, 
postmaster at Ok’a. City; Sen. W. J. 
Harreld. Okla. City. Church. Chris. Clubs 
& Lodp.es. C. of C.. past Dir.; Lions, 
Eagles. Elks, K. of P. : El Reno; Mason, 
Y'ork Rite ;Shrine at Okla. City. Pol. Act,, 
partisan; active in co. since 1908. Oper¬ 
ates through organization work and in ad¬ 
visory capacity. Financial supporter. Offices. 
Pres. Canadian Co. Free Fair Assn, 
since 1914; Sch. Bd., 6 yrs. Party Honors. 













FUNK, JOHN LESTER.. El Reno Rep 
Occ., attorney. B., Maryville, Mo., Feb. 16, 
1875. Edu., com and h. sch., Maryville, Mo. 
Maryville Seminary, Grad. 1904. Wife. 
Mary DeLana, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Gus- 
tavus, Norman; William attending Yale 
Univ. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., El Reno. 
Assoc., Judge M. D. Libby, P. F. Herod. 
N. A. Nicliols, El Reno; was a friend of 
. 1 . . 1 . McGraw. Tulsa (now dec.) M. A. 
Ashbrook, El Reno. Clubs & Lodges. El 
Reno Country Club; Lions; M. W. A.; B. 
P. 0. E., El Reno. Pol. Act., independent 
in local affairs, but partisan in st. and 
natl.; active in co.; works through organiz. 
and in adv. capacity. Offices, formerly Co. 
Atty. in. Mo. Party Honors, mbr. Election 
Bd. several times; del. to conv. in Mo. 
Remarks. Came to Okla. in 1908; lived 
since at El Reno. During World War was 
considered most useful citizen in co., in 
war work; Chmn. of Co. Council of De¬ 
fense for 2 yrs. Built War Savings Bank 
E' Reno. Worked in all Red Cross and 
L’berty Loan Drives. Hobbies, golf, dogs, 
fishing and hunting. 


L. A. CHAMBERS 


del. to all st. convs. since 1918. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908; lived since at El 
Reno. Active in all civic affair's. Hobby, 
traveling. 

COBBS, R. B., El Reno. Rep. Occ., 
leasebroker. B., Mo. Wife. Edith Palmer. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Thompson Gilbert. Bus., 
Con., real estate and ins., W. A. L. 
MciDcnaM. Pol. Act., partisan, co. and 
st.- working through com. Assoc.., Alva 
McDonald. W. T. Hales, W. B. Skelly, 
Lew r Wentz. Offices, asst. postmaster 
under Taft adm. Party honors. St. Com. 
Remarks:. Located here in early days. 

CHAMBERS. LOUIS ANSBACH. El 

Reno. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Russell, la. 
Jan. 22, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ia. ; 
Highland Park Normal Col., Des Moines, 
Ia. Wife. d. of W. N. Stewart, Statesburg, 
(Mo.; Cdrn., 1 s.. Lloyd S., Altus; 2 d., 
Mrs. Pearl Herberger, El Reno; Miss 
Ruby, tchr. in h. sch. Picher. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; pres. Farmers Union Exch. 
Canadian Co., Trus. in Farmers Union 
Finance and Jobbing Assocn. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.., Citizens Natl., El Reno. 
Assoc., John A. Simpson, Okla. City; R. 
E. Porch, Sen. John L. Rice, El Reno; 
(pol.) H. L. Fogg, M. B. Cope, Jim A. 
Rinehart, El Reno; ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnson, Scott Ferris, Jed Johnson, R. W. 
Dick, Frank Carter. Clubs & Lodges, 
Farmers Union; C. of C.; Izaak Walton 
League; Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1902 ; works through party organizs.; 
also makes speeches. Offices, Sheriff of 
Canadian C‘o.. 1907-11 ; former .1. of P. • 
Chief of Police; mbr. of sch. bd. Party 
Honors del. to all st. convs. for more 
than 20 yrs.; called to Washington, D. C., 
by Pres. Hoover, Nov. 25'. 1929, for agri¬ 
cultural conference. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902; l ! ved at Yukon, 1902-07 ; and at 
El Reno since. Inte”ested in organizing and 
helping farmers; mbr. Natl. Farmers Union 


Bd. of Dir.; mbr. Canadian Valley Home 
Owners League for protecting farmers 
against excessive tax in scheme of flood 
c.ntrol. Instrumental in curbing needless 
cutting cf farms by S't. Highway Com¬ 
mission, and in securing endorsement of 
Canadian Co. Farmers Union for million 
dollar road bond. 

D1TTMER, HERMAN., El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., ftnancer. B., Germany. Age- 56. 
Cdrn. several. Bus. Con., formerly mill¬ 
ing, City 51gr., Pres. C. of C. Bk. Con. 
Citizens Natl. Church. Ger. Lutheran. 
Assoc., M. A. Ashbrook, Coal Humphrey. 
Offices. St. Rep. 1928-30. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

EWING, ERNEST, El Reno. Occ., 
Osteopath. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. Exam. 
Osteopathic Phys. Remarks, In Okla about 
15 yds. (Complete information unavailable.) 

FOGG, HARRY LEE., El Reno. Dem. 
Ore., lawyer. Mt. Sterling, Ky., Sept. 
15, 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., and Pri¬ 
vate instruction Mt. Sterling. Ky. Wife 
■d. of W. E. Fryburger, El Reno. Cdrn. 2 
s.. Win. L.. attending Okla. Univ.; Rupert, 
1 d.. Charlotte. Bus. Con., Fogg & Melone. 
at-tys., El Reno; stockholder in El Reno 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Dir. El Reno St. Bk. ; 
owner bus. and res. properties, El Reno, 
atty. for practically all bks. in Canadian 
Co. Assoc. L. P. Melone, law partner; Dr. 
I). P. Richardson. Pres. El Reno St. Bk; 
L. R. Gephart, El Reno; (pol.) Judge 
Lucius Babcock. El Reno; other political 
leaders of Canadian Co.. Judge J. 1. Phelps. 
Okla. City; Alger Melton, Chickasha; 
Judge E M. Bailey. Chickasha; Lee Cruee. 
ex.-Gov.; M. B. Cope, B! Reno. Church, 
Chris., El Reno. C’uhs & Lodnes. Lions; 
El Reno Country Club; C. of C., El Reno; 
Okla. Club Okla. City; B. P. O. E.: El 
Reno; Mason, York Rite, Shrine, Okla. 


GADBERRY, LUTHER CHILTON. El 

Reno. Dem. Occ.. mgr. Bldg. & Loan Co. B.. 
Phil., K., May 11, 1895. Edu., com. and h., 
sch., Columbia, Ky.; Georgetown Col., Ky.. 
3 yrs.; 1 yr., A. B._ 1920. Unmarried. 

Bus. Con. Sec. and Mgr. Investors Bldg. 
& Loan Assn., El Reno; Matthews & Gad- 
berry, Abstractors; Gadberry & Haydon. 
Ins. & Bonds; owner of farms, city real 
estate and bus. property. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Citizen Natl., El Reno. Assoc., Clyde 
Matthews, J. W. Haydon, A. J. Kivett, (part¬ 
ners in bus.) : (pol.) Charles Tompkins, Jint 
Rinehart, El Reno. Church, Chris., 
Church Treasifrer. Clubs & Lodges. 
Lions; C. of C. dir. 1926-28; Chmn. Good 
Roads Com., 1926-27, Mason, Knight Temp 
lar; I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E„ El Reno. 


H. L. FOGG 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1901. Makes speeches. Works per¬ 
sonally and through party organiz. Offices. 
First Co. Judge of Canadian Co., 1907-11: 
was renominated for office but declined 
honor; former mbr. Bd. of Regents of 
Okla. Univ., appointed by Gov. Robinson. 
Party Honors, del. almost every st. conv. 
since 1902 ; Treas. St. Dem. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at El 
Reno. Active in affairs of El Reno Co., alsoi 
in all home activities during World War. 











CANADIAN COUNTY G3 



THOMAS JENSEN 


Pol. Act., active in co. since 1915; works 
through party organiz. Treas. of Sch. Bd. 
1922-29. Party Honors, Chmn. of League 
of Young; Democrats, 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1915; lived since at El Reno. 
During World War served in 358th Inf., 
90th Div. Rank of 1st Lt. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, El Reno Post No. 34; was Post 
Treas. Adjt., Finance Officer, Trus. and 
Service Officer. Now retired from Legion 
office by preference. Served on com. to 
put over Managerial form of Gov. in El 
Reno. Active in behalf of good roads. 

GALT, W. J. El Reno. Dem. Occ. Ins. 
and investments, B., Pauls Valley, Dec. 11, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Okla. City 
grad. 1918; O. U- 1918-20; Geo. Wash¬ 
ington Univ., 1921. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., Repr. of Henry L. Doherty Co., In¬ 
vestment Bkrs. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. 
Rinehart, Walter Aycock, Judge H. L. Fogg. 
El Reno; Judge J. I. Phelps, W. C. Fidler, 
Roy St. Lewis, Geo. Short, Okla. City; A. 
G. C. Bierer, Jr., Guthrie. Church, Meth. 
S. El Reno, Pres. Y’oung Men’s S. S. 
Class. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; El Reno 
Country Club; Okla. Club and Univ. Club, 
Okla. City; Kappa Sigma, Norman, Mason. 
El Reno; Shrine Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Eagles, El Reno. Imp. Rel., Cam 
Galt, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1919. Works personally and on 
com. Offices. Co. Auto Tag Agent by appt. 
5 years. Has worked in Highway Com. and 
School Land Com. Remarks. Is a native 
Oklahoman. Lived at Pauls Valley, until 
1915; Okla. City, 1915-21; El Reno since. 
Active in progressive movements. During 
World War was a mbr. of Reserve Navy 
Unit, stationed . at Great Lakes training 
station. Mbr. Amer. Legion Post, El Reno. 
Hobby, clubs. 

GILBERT, MRS. A. C.. El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., Housewife. Edu.. Wefl edu. Cdrn., 
3 s. Hus., 0. C. Gilbert. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Eastern Star Party 
Honors, Vice-chmn. Co. Cen. Com. Re¬ 
marks lived in Okla. about 15 yrs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

HOLDEN CHARLES C„ El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., General Agt., Okla. Ry. Co. B.. Wise 
Co., Texas, Oct. 27, 1887. Edu.. (South¬ 
western Tchrs. Col.; Central Tchrs. Col. 
Wifo, Pearl E. Tomme. Cdrn., 1 s., John; 
2 d., Ruby and Bonnie, home. Bk. Con- 


Citizens Natl. Assoc., Neil Norsworthy, 
D. L. Wilson, Okla. City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C,, active worker; 
M. W. A., I. 0. 0. F., El Reno. Imp. Rel- 
Charles McKenny, labor commissioner, 
Texas. Pol. AcL, partisan ; statewide work¬ 
er since maturity; makes speeches, s works 
personally, through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman, El Reno; Mayor, 
El Reno. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. ; 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1888; lived Greer Co., 1888-1920 ; 
El Reno since 1920. Wide acquaintance 
among teachers, bankers, railroad people 
of S. W. Okla. Hobby, outdoor life. 

HOWELL, WILLIAM A., El Reno. Rep- 
Ccc., Police Judge. B., Cleveland, 0., April 
24 1859. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. West 

Liberty, la. Wife, Eliza Fiderlein (dec.) 
Cdrn., 2 s., Harry B., Medicine Park, 
Ariel, Denver Colo.; 1 d., Mrs. J. 0. 
Wheeler, Okla. City. Assoc., R. F. Jones, 
C. J. McCane, M. A. Ashbrook, El Reno. 
Church, attends Epis., El Reno. Bk. Con- 
First Natl., El Reno. Lodges, Eagles, M. 
W. A., El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. 
affairs, independent in local; active in 
1901, works personally and through com. 
Party Honors, mbr. Co. Election Bd., 12 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at El Reno, active in civic affairs. 
Hobby, deve’opment of fruit growing in¬ 
dustry in Okla., was mbr. of Okla. Fruit 
G"owers Assocn. for 4 yrs. and was In¬ 
strumental in developing the growing of 
peaches in st. Shipped more than 500 cars 
out of st. in 1912. An authority on plant¬ 
ing and pruning fruit trees 

HUNTINGTON, MINNIE ETHEL. Rep. El 
Reno. Occ., Dep. Co. assessor B., Davenport, 
Neb., Sept, b, 1888. Edu., com. and li. sch., 
Fairbury, Neb.; bus. col- Okla. City, 1924. 
Hus- Chas. M. Huntington. Cdrn., 2 s- 
1 d. Bk. Con- First Natl. Past Bus., former 
mgr. Ladies' Ready to Wear Store, Thief 
River Falls, Minn., 1912-15. Assoc., (pol.) 
John Stanley, Co. Assr.; John Nichlos, 
Chickasha; Sen. W. B. Pine; ex.-Sen. J. 
W. Harreld; and many other pol. leaders 
of st. Church, Meth., El Reno, active mbr. 
Lodges, Eastern Star, S. B. A., El Reno 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 191b, in 
co. and st., active in organiz. work. Makes 
speeches, was sec’y. of “Harreld for Sen¬ 
ator Club” in 1924. Party Honors, st. 
Committeewoman," 1920-28 ; del. to st. convs. 
1924 and 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1916; lived since at El Reno. Won prizes 
in ad writing in a prize contest by Daily 
Oklahoman. Interested in study of law. 

JENSEN, THOMAS- El Reno. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and ins. dealer. B- Ulysses, Neb- 
July 21, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Neb. 
and El Reno. Wife, d. of W. E. Woodson, 
Ft. Worth. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul Edwin; 1 d- 
Gladys Louise. Bus. Con., real estate, ins- 
leases, bonds, abstracts; local agent for 
Kingfisher Bldg. & Loan Co.; property 
owner. Bk. Con., El Reno St- Citizens 
Natl. Assoc., T. B. Zalaback, sec’y-mgr. 
Kingfisher Bldg. & Loan Co. (Pol.) Joe 
L. Trevathen, L. K. Butts, N. A. Nichols, 
B1 Reno; O. O. Kirkham, Lawton; W. G. 
iSkelly, Tulsa. Church, Meth., El Reno. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis, past 
sec'y., 1924-27 ; B. P. 0. E., El Reno. 
Imp. Rel- John Jensen, (uncle) Perry, now 
deceased; Frank Jensen (bro.) Gen. Pass. 
Agt. T. & P. R. R- Dallas, Tex. Pol. Act- 
independent in st. and co. affairs, partisan 
in natl., active in co. since 1901. Party 
Honors, prct. committeewoman and on prct. 
Bd. of Canadian Co. for 20 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889; lived at El Reno, 
Okla. City; Medford; Enid; Ft. Worth; 
Chickasha; El Reno since 1901. Active in all 
affairs of town and co. When at Okla. 
City was mgr. of Western Union, the only 
employes then being himself and one mes¬ 
senger boy. At age of 23 was train dis¬ 
patcher at Chickasha, the youngest dis¬ 
patcher then in Rock Island service. 

KELLER, HERBERT G- El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Okarche, June 


26, 1899. Edu., com. and h. sell- Calu¬ 
met, grad. 1917; Okla. Univ.. 1918-22, A. 
B. Unmarried. Bk. Con., El Reno St. 
Past Bus. Con- building contractor; spe¬ 
cial representative of Natl. Thrift Corp. of 
Calif., dealing in thrift bonds. Assoc., H. 
F. Allen, supt. of schs., El Reno; Paul 
Liebmon, El Reno; J. H. Keller (father), 
building contractor, El Reno; (pol.) M. A. 
Ashbrook, H. Dittmer, El Reno; Frank 
Hill, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&, Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Scout Master 
Boy Scout Troop No. 1, past 4 yrs.; chmn. 
life saving division local Red Cross; Izaak 
Walton League, El Reno. pres. 1928, secy.- 
treas. 1927 ; honorary mbr. Kansas City 
Athletic Club; Mason. Knight Templar, El 
Reno; Blue Lodge, Calumet. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active since 1919; public speak¬ 
er; donated freely to campaign fund; cam¬ 
paign mgr. in co. in 1926; mbr. rep. co. 
exec. com.; works in advisory capacity. 
Offices, Co. Treasurer since 1925. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1924-28. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived all his life in 
Canadian Co.; during W. War was in Of¬ 
ficers Reserve Corps, heavy artillery, rank 
of first lieut.; mbr. Atner. Legion, Post 
No. 34, El Reno; secy.-treas. of Canadian 
Reserve Officers Assn.; spends 15 days 
training each yr. at Ft. Barrancas, Fla. 
Hobby, Boy Scout work and Izaak Walton 
League. 

KINTZ. RAPHAEL JOE. El Reno. Dem. 
Occ- Co. Judge. B., Solon, la- Nov. 9, 
1894. Edu.. com. and h. sch. Yukon; Ham¬ 
ilton Col. of Law, Extension Sch., Chicago. 
Wife. d. of James Neville, El Reno. Cdrn- 
2 s. Bus. Con., former traffic mgr. Yukon 
Mill. 1919-25, when appointed to present 
position; was in railway bus., 1909-18 ; 
Rock Island elk- Yukon, 1909-13 ; agt. 
Wells-Fargo Express, Yukon, 1913-14; frgt. 
agt. Okla. Ry. Co.. Okla. City, 1914-17 ; agt. 
El Reno 1917-18. Bk. Con.. First Natl.. 
Yukon. Assoc- (pol.) J. A. Rinehart, El 
Reno; Dr. D. P. Richardson, Union City; 
Judge J. I. Phelps. ex-Gov. Trapp, Okla. 
City. Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason, Past 
Master and Past Secy. Yukon Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act- partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1925 ; makes speeches; 
works also through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices. Co. Judge of Co. since 1925; appoint¬ 
ed first to fill an unexpired term, elected 
twice since without opposition. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; during W. War 
served in 3rd Engineers Training Unit, un- 
assigned; former mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 
Yukon. 

KORN, (MRS. FRANK) ANNA BROSIUS, 

El Reno. Dem. Occ- housewife; author; 
painter. B. Hamilton, Mo. Edu.. com. 

and h. sch- Hamil¬ 
ton, Mo.; Kidder 
Col., Kidder, Mo.; 
Pittsburg Kan. Nor¬ 
mal Sch. Hus., 
Frank Nicholas 
Korn, El Reno. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl, 
and First National. 
Assoc- (pol.) all 
leaders in Canadian 
Co.; - (statewide) 
Sen. T. P. Gore, 
Sen. Elmer Thomas, 
Scott Ferris, Judge 
Thomas H. Doyle, 
Judge Thomas H. 
Owen. Mrs. J. A. 
McDougal, Senator 
Lamar Looney, Jes¬ 
sie E. Moore, Mabel 
Bassett. Church, Seventh Day Adventist 

in belief; not a member. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. and Prof. Women’s Club; 
Women’s Culture Club, El Reno; organizer 
and regent D. A. It.; organizer and st. 
pres. U. S. D. of 1812; W. C. T. U. Chap¬ 
ter 25; parliamentarian and 2nd vice pres. 
U. D. C., organizer and pres. Okla. Memo¬ 
rial Assn.; Eastern Star. El Reno; st. rec. 
secy, and pres. Women’s Legion Council; 







64 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Pythian Sisters. Hamilton, Mo. Imp. Rel., 
Benjamin Holliday (cousin), founder of the 
Pony Express; L. W. Boggs, governor of 
Mo. (cousin); Judge Andrew King, U. S. 
congressman from Mo. (cousin) ; Marret 
Brosius, U. S. congressman from Pa. (cous¬ 
in) ; Capt. Albert Gallatin Davis (grand¬ 
father), founder of Hamilton, Mo.; Gov¬ 
ernor Holliday of Ya. (cousin) ; J. C. Pen¬ 
ney (cousin), founder of J. C. Penney & 
Co. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1917; public speaker; works also through 
personal contacts. Party -Honors, hist 
vice chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; appointed on 
speakers bureau of com. in 1920; appointed 
to Natl. Cong. Campaign Com., 1922-24 ; 
organizer of Okla. League of Dem. Women. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1917 ; lived since 
at El Reno. Hobby, historical, literary and 
patriotic research work. 

LAYTON EDITH McCOY, El Reno. Dem. 
Occ , teacher. B., Lecn, la., April 22. 
1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., Leon. Ia., 
grad. 1897; Tclirs. 
College Edmond, 
Okla.; Okla. A. & 
M. Col.; Okla. Univ. 
Widow. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Prances, at h.; Mrs. 
Josephine Hester, 
Shidler. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Lucas 
Babcock, H. L. Fogg, 
Dr. D. P. Richard¬ 
son, Jim Rinehart, 
J. N. Taylor, Alyce 
Miller, Canadian 
C'o.; M. A. Nash, 
Chickasha; Judge J. 
I. Phelps, E. A. 
Duke, Okla. City ; 
Clay Kerr, Asst. St. 
Supt.; Mrs. J. R. 
Dale, Okla. City; Mrs. Chas. Gould, Nor¬ 
man; Elmer Petree, Fairfax; Representative 
Mitchell, Shidler; Representative Easter, 
Bartlesville. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. and Prof. Women's Club, was 
first pres, at El Reno; secy, of student 
loan fund of D. A. R. ; Rebekahs; Pythian 
Sisters, El Reno. Pol. Act., independent 

in co. affairs, partisan in hath; active in 
co. since 1909; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 

Supt. Schs., Canadian Co., 1918-24. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. number of times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Kingfisher one yr. and at El Reno since; 
was first principal of Masonic Sch. at Dar¬ 
lington, which she filled for 7 yrs.; activ¬ 
ities are mostly along educational lines. 
Hobby, to perfect supervision of rural schs. 

LIEBMANN, PAUL GODFREY, El Reno. 
Rep. Occ., ice manufacturer. B., April 
29, 1890. Edu., com. sch.. Banner, Okla.; 
h. sch., Hobart; Spauldings Commercial 
Col., Kansas City, degree in bus. and com¬ 
merce Wife, Susan Elizabeth, d. of Sam 
Williams, Purcell. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., owner and operator of ice plants at 
Pampa, White Deer, Canadian, Borger, 
Isom, Tex.; holdings in plants at Harring¬ 
ton, Hoisington, Great Bend, Kan., El Reno 
and Wynnewood; formerly in bus. at Sul¬ 
phur in Light & Ice Co., with his father, 
(deceased); owner bus. bldgs., apartment 
house and resident properties, El Reno; 
farm owner, Garvin Co.; dir. El Reno St. 
Bk. : stockholder, Investor’s Bldg, and Loan 
Assn. E! Reno; Home Savings and Loan 
Co., Bartlesville; holder of various first 
mortgage loans. Bk. Con., El Reno St. 
Assoc., L. R. Gephart, vice pres. El Reno 
St. Bk.; H. L. Fogg, atty., El Reno; (pol.) 
Geo. M. Nicholson, atty., Okla. City; R. J. 
Carter, Sulphur; N. A. Nichols, El Reno. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. 
of C., El Reno, pres. 1926 ; El Reno Coun¬ 
try Club; El Reno Horse Club pres. 1928; 
B. P. 0. E., El Reno; Mason, Shrine, Okla. 
City; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent in local affairs, partisan in natl.; 
very progressive and influential Offices, 
pres. El Reno Sch. Bd,, now serving. Re¬ 


marks, resided in Canadian Co. most of 
his life; during W. War served in 343rd 
Field Art., 90th Div., rank of field ser¬ 
geant; at close of war was in Officers 
Trng. Sch., Ft. Samur, France; released 
from army duty on special order No. 38. 
due to death of his father and burning of 
light and ice plant at Sulphur leaving the 
town without lights; returned home, find¬ 
ing bus. in ruins, $8,000 in debt; today is 
one of Oklahoma’s financial leaders; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, El Reno Post; Commander 
of post in 1924; St. Finance Officer 1926. 
Hobby, horses and hounds. 

MAHER, RAY, El Reno. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Humphrey, Neb., July 9, 
1893. Edu., com. and li. sch., El Reno, 
grad. 1911; bus. col., El Reno. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., bus. mgr. El Reno Daily Dem¬ 
ocrat; owner of bus. property in El Reno; 
stockholder in Investor’s Bldg, and Loan 
Co., El Reno; stockholder in O. G. & E. Co., 
and O. N. G. Co. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., 
and First Natl. Assoc., T. W. Maher, part¬ 
ner in newspaper; Luther Gadberry, H. L. 
Fogg. El Reno; (pol.) Walter Aycock, J. 
W. Hayden, El Reno; Dr. D. P. Richard¬ 
son, Union City; Judge Burford, Judge 
Thomas H. Doyle, Judge J. I. Phelps, Okla. 
City. Church, Catholic. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. ; Kiw'anis, vice pres.; El Reno 
Country Club; Security Benefit Assn., El 
Reno ; K. of C.; pres. Izaak Walton League 
Chapter, El Reno. Pol. Act., independent 
locally, partisan in natl. affairs; active 
in co. since 1919; works through personal 
contacts principally; also works through 
com, in executive and advisory capacity. 
Party Honors, secy. Canadian Co. Dem. 
Cen. Com.; secy. Canadian Co. League of 
Young Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived since at El Reno; active in 
public affairs of town and co.; during W. 
War served in 5th Div., Hdqrs. Co., 5th 
Field Art.; overseas 15 mos. and on front 
lines 4 mos.; mbr. Amer. Legion, El Reno 




PAUL G. LIEBMANN 


Post No. 34. Hobby, public hunting and 
fishing grounds. 

MANFORD, DICKERSON, Piedmont. Rep. 
Occ., mail carrier. B., Piedmont, Okla., 
April 22, 1893. Edu., com. sch.. Piedmont. 
Wife, Iva, d. of P. H. Stephens, Navina. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Vincent; 1 d., Carolyn. Bk. 
Con., Piedmont St. Assoc., Miss Jessie 




EDITH McCOY 
LAYTON, 









CANADIAN COUNTY 


65 


Martin. Church, Ban. Lodges, Mason, 
Piedmont. Imp. Rel., Luther Dickerson, 
Indianapolis, Ind., executive secy. Amer. 
Library Assn., 1923-28. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. since 1919. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived all his life at Pied¬ 
mont ; during W. War served in unattached 
Infantry; mbr. Amer. Legion, El Reno; in¬ 
terested in good roads and schools. Hobby, 
athletics. 

Martin, Walter a., ei Reno, occ., 
veterinarian. Cdrn., 1 d. Church, Pres. 
Lodge, Mason. Office, St. Bd. Vet. Re¬ 
marks, lived in Okla. about 15 yrs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

MATTHEWS, CLYDE, El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., City Treasurer; abstracter. B., La¬ 
clede, Kan., July 26, 1876. Edu 1 * 3 * * 6 ., com. 
sell., Canadian Co., and Norman; Okla. 
Univ., 1 yr., 1901; admitted to Bar 1904. 
Wife, Myrtle, d. cf J. M. Pyle, Canadian 
Co. Bus. Con., Matthews & Gadberry, 
partners in abstract bus.; vice pres. In¬ 
vestor's Bldg- & Loan Assn., El Reno. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl.; First Natl. ;E1 Reno 
St. Assoc., L. C. Gadberry, partner in 
bus.; (pol.) M. B. Cope P. J. Kelly, Can¬ 
adian Co. Church, Meth., S., active mbr. 
Clubs and Lodges, C. of C., El Reno; A. 
0. U. W.; Mason, Chapter and Command- 
ery, El Reno; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co.; works in 
ranks of party and through com. Offices, 
City Treas., now serving; Co. Treas., 1921- 
25; Register of Deeds, 1907-13. Party 
Honors, treas. campaign com., 1918; Co. 
Registrar for a number of yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1891; lived since in Cana¬ 
dian Co. 

MCDONALD, ALVA L„ El Reno. Rep. 
Occ. ,oil business. B., Curdsville, Ky., Sept. 
16, 1876. Edu., Hartford Col.,, Ky. Wife, 
Scottie B., d. of B. R. Barker, El Reno. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Alva F., 1 d., Mrs. Gordon 
Bierer, Guthrie. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc-, (pol.) James Harris, Wagoner; L. 
G. Disney,, Muskogee; W. H. Hills, Enid; 
Eugene Lorton, Tulsa; M. E. Trapp, Geo. 
Key, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., 
independent, state and natl. worker since 
maturity; makes speeches, works person¬ 
ally, through com. and others. Offices, Pres. 
City Council, El Reno; Dep. Sheriff. Can¬ 
adian Co.; Chief Deputy Clerk of Federal 
Courts, Fairbanks, Alaska; LT. S. Marshal 
Western Dist., Okla. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs., and to Natl, convs. 1912 
and 1920 ; Chmn. State Com., Bull Moose 
Party, 1912. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 : 
lived near Lenapah until 1897; Arizona 
1897-98; Philippine Is., 1898-1901 ; El Reno 
since 1901. Veteran of Spanish Amer. 
War and Phil. Insurrection, mbr. U. S. W. 
V. Represented Okla. in notification com. 
to Pres. Harding. 1920. As U. S. Marshal 
broke up Spencer gang, 1923. killed Spencer, 
captured Blackie Thompson, Duree gang. 
Looked after R. R. Strike ai Shawnee 1922. 

McMAHAN, ALVIN MARR, Union City. 
Dem. Occ., retired farmer. B., Spring- 
town, Tex'., Sent. 9, 1863. Edu., com. sch.. 
DeKolb Co. Mo. Wife. d. of Mrs. Mahale 
Faubian, Caddo Co. Cdrn., 1 s., John W., 
of Union City ; 3 d., Mrs. Frances Mes¬ 
senger. Mrs. Elsie Padgack, Mrs. Cora Pe 
tree, Union City. Bus. Con., farm owner; 
owns city property in Union City. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Union City. Assoc.. Dr. D. P. 
Richardson. Union City; (pol.) M. G. San¬ 
ders, Don Gatz, LTnion City. Church. Meth. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1889; works only through personal con¬ 
tacts now. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived 
since in Canadian Co.; active in co. wel¬ 
fare work. 

MILLER. MRS. C. R., El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Lived in El Reno many 
yrs. Edu., well educated. Hus., C. R. 
Miller. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; very 



ALVA L. MCDONALD 


active in Masonic circles and in the natl. 
organization of the Rainbow Girls. Party 
Honors, Rep. St. Com. had published and 
used during campaign her book on parlia¬ 
mentary usage. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

MORRISON, WILLIAM PAXTON, El 

Reno. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Nevada, 
Mo., Feb. 16, 1893. Edu., com. and li. sch.. 
Ft. Worth, Tex., grad. 1910; Washington 
Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 1911-14; LaSalle 
Extension Course, D. D. S. degree. Wife, 
d. of Henry Gotthelf, St. Louis. Cdrn., 

3 s., W. P. Jr., David, Albert Martin. 
Bus. Con., A. G. Morrison & Sons, attys., 

El Reno and Chickasha; owner of resi¬ 
dence property in El Reno. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., A. G. Morrison (father), 
A. L. Morrison (bro.), partners in bus.; 
(pol.) Jim Rinehart, Lucius Babcock, T. 

C. Shacklett, Frank Taylor, Dr .D. P. 
Richardson, Canadian Co.; Tom Anglin. 
Holdenville; ex-Governor Henry S. John¬ 
ston; M. E. Trapp; Stanley Rogers. Church. 
Chris. Clubs &, Lodges, C. of C., del. to 
good roads conv., Amarillo, 1927 ; El Reno 
Country Club; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F., El Reno; chmn of home 
relief Red Cross of Canadian Co. past 

6 yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1925; activities rapidly expanding 
throughout st.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; makes speeches; special a tty. in 
Seminole Co. for Governor Johnston. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Attorney, Canadian Co., 1925- 
28. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; lived 
since at El Reno; during W. War was mbr. 
Medical Officers Trng. Camp, Ft. Riley. 
Kan., rank of captain in reserve; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, El Reno Post; active in pub¬ 
lic affairs of town and co.; instrumental 
in securing managerial form of govern¬ 
ment 'for El Reno. 

NICHOLS, NORRIS ALOIS. El Reno. 
Rep. Occ.. publisher. B., Trenton, Mo., 
April 18, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Trenton, Mo. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Nich¬ 
ols & Woods, publishers El Reno Amer¬ 
ican; farm owner; stockholder in El Reno 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; owner of residence 
and bus. properties in El Reno ; stockholder 
First Natl. Bk., Thomas, 1902-15. Bk. 
Con.. El Reno St.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
II. M. Woods, partner in newspaper bus. ; 
(pol.) John H. Nichlos, Chickasha; M. A. 


Aslibrook, El Reno. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., dir.; Lions, past dir.; Okla. Press 
Assn., vice pres, and treas., and active 
mbr.; vice pres, for Okla. of N. E. A.; 
Okla. Club, at Okla. City; B. P. O. E. 
and I. O. O. F., El Reno. Imp. Rel., J. L. 
Nichols (father), Trenton, Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan nationally, non-partisan in st. 
and co. affairs; active in st. and co. since 
1902 ; operates through party organiz. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., Philadel¬ 
phia, 1900, and was asst, sergeant-at-arms; 
del. to st. convs; co. chmn. of Canadian 
Co. Cen. Com., 1914. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived at Thomas 1902-14; 
at El Reno since 1914. The El Reno Amer¬ 
ican has won cups in both st. and natl. 
newspaper contests; he is a strong sup¬ 
porter of the School of Journalism at Okla. 
Univ.; interested and active in civic af¬ 
fairs. 

NORTON, J. K., Piedmont. Dem. Occ., 
letired stockman. B., Marshfield, Mo., 
Sept. 22, 1863. Edu., com. sch., Winfield, 
Kan. Wife, Anna McClung. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Chas. J. K., (deceased) ; 1 d., Nita- (de¬ 
ceased). Bk. Con., Piedmont St., Pied¬ 
mont; Yukon Natl., Yukon. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge J. I. Phelps, Judge Lucius Babcock, 
Milton Cope, Jed Johnson; Judge Dale, 
Guthrie; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Meth., S. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1891; works personally and 
through com. Party Honors, mbr. Consti¬ 
tutional Conv., Dist. No. 35, Canadian Co.; 
del. to convs. since statehood. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1891; lived since at Pied¬ 
mont ; interested in good roads movement. 
Hobby, reading. 

OLIVE, HARRY SCOTT, Yukon. Rep. 
Occ.. barber. B„ Harper, Kan., March 26, 
1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., Yukon. 
Wife, Miss Purden. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. A. 
J. Long, Pauls Valley. Bus. Con., owner 
of Olive Barber Shop and residence prop¬ 
erty, Yukon. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Yu¬ 
kon Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. B. Cobb, M. 
A. Ashbrook, Joe L. Trevathan. El Reno; 
Mayor E. E. Sanger, Yukon; Judge J. I. 
Phelps. Okla. City. Clubs, C. of C., Yu¬ 
kon ; Security Benefit Assn., Yukon. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 
1905; works only through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889: 
lived since at Yukon; in same bus. JO 

yr.s.; active in all public affairs and in 

charitable work; interested in good roads. 
Hobby, sports. 

PAULSEN. HANS CHRISTIAN, El Reno. 
Rep. Occ.. hotel ooerator. B„ Husoin, 

Germany, April 18, 1878. Edu., com. sells. 
Neb., Ivan., and Okla.; bus. col.. El Reno. 
Widower. Cdrn., 1 s., Corder G., attend¬ 
ing col. at Albuquerque, N. M. Bus. Con., 
owner Southern Hotel, El Reno; farm own¬ 
er, Grady Co.; stockholder Bartlesville 

Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Natl Assoc., Henry Schafer, partner in 
Southern Hotel: (pol.) V. R. Mordy, M. 
A. Ashbrook Herman Dittmer, El Reno, 
and other leaders in co. politics. Church, 
Lutheran. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., dir. 

2 yrs.. mbr. finance com. each yr., mbr. 
Red Cross and Boy Scout corns.; Kiwanis: 
El Reno Country Club; A. A. A.; B. P. 

O. E., El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. ; works with exec. com.; active 
in securing funds. Party Honors del. to 
Bull Moose conv., Chicago, 1913. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893; lived since in Cana 
dian Co. 

PEARCE. JOHN C.. Piedmont. Rep. 
Occ.. representative of J. I. Case Thresh¬ 
ing Machine Co. B.. Macomb, Ill., July 
2R. 1892. Edu.. h. sch.. Goodhope, Ill.: 
Western Illinois St. Normal; Univ. of Illi¬ 
nois. Wife, Marie Bartelson, Illinois. 
Cdrn.. 1 d., La.June. Bus. Con., J. I. Case 
Thresh'ng Machine Co., Racine, Wis. Bk. 
Con., Piedmont St., Piedmont; Farmers 
Natl., Okla. City; First Natl.. Okarclie. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. K. Norton, Oko Finley. 

I. F. Harris, Canadian Co.; Henry S. John- 










N. A. NICHOLS 


ston ; Ed Semans. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Piedmont; Con¬ 
sistory; Shrine, India Temple; B. P. O. E., 
Macomb, Ill. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1920; works only through 
personal contacts. Offices. dep. sheriff, 
Macomb, Ill., 1918; Threshing Machine In¬ 
spector for Government during W. War. 
Remarks, came to Okla. In 1920; lived since 
at Piedmont: interested in good roads. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

RICE, JOHN L„ El Reno. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Kan.; age 55. Edu., com. 
sch., and Edmond Tchrs. Col. Wife, Fan¬ 
nie Kuykendall. Cdrn., Kirk, Roderick, 
Gordon. Bus. Con., farmer. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Farmers Union. Offices, 2 terms Ct. Clk., 
1 term Co. Supt.; Senator 1926-30. Assoc., 
M. B. Cope, C. H. Thompkins, Jas. 0. 
Rhinehart, all statewide party men. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

RICHARDSON. DAVID PHILLIP, Union 
City. Dem. Occ., Postmaster. B., Roches¬ 
ter, Mo., May 4, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
Mo.; Literary Course, Northwestern Nor¬ 
mal Col. and Bus. Institute, Stansberry 
Mo., grad. 1892 ; Med. Sch., Louisville, Ky., 
M. D. degree. (Classmate of Dr. LeRo.v 
Long, Dr. W. E. Dixon, Okla. City; Dr. 
Settle of Wynnewood). Wife, Kate Tel¬ 
ford, Centralla, Ill., Cdrn., 1 s., Ivan G.. 
grad, of Harvard, new asst, to pres, of 
J. C. Penney Co. New York. Bus. Con., 
physician; postmaster; druggist: banker ; 
pres. Bk. of Union City ; pres. El Reno St. 
Bit.; owner D. R. Richardson Drug Store. 
Union City: farm owner; dir. Edgar Steel 
Seat and Mfg. Co., Lawrence, Kan.; owner 
stocks and bonds. Bk. Con., (C'orr.) Lib¬ 
erty Natl., Okla. City; Fide’ity Natl., Kan¬ 
sas City. Assoc., M. A. Kilgore, Union 
City; L. R. Gephart, J. A. Johnson. El 
Reno: Judge H. L. Fogg El Reno. Clubs 
& Lodges. Lions, El Reno; Okla. Club, 


Okla. City; Okla. Bankers Assn., chmn. 
exec. com.; I. 0. O. F., B. P. O. E., El 
Reno; Mason, York and Scottish Rites; 
Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Ivan G. Richardson, (son) ; Geo. 
W. Richardson, (bro.) vice pres. Bk. of 
Union City. Pol. Act., active in co. and 
st. since 1894; works through party organ¬ 
ization. Offices, postmaster Union City 
since 1912; mbr. St. Banking Bd., under 
Governors Robertson, Walton, Trapp and 
Johnston. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; 
refused many honors because of civil serv¬ 
ice position. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1894; lived since at Union City. 

RINEHART, JIM A., El Reno. Dem. 
Occ, lawyer. B., Dallas, Tex., Feb. 22, 
1900. Edu., com. sch., Stephens Co.; h. 
sch., Duncan, grad. 1919; Univ. Okla., 
LL. B., 1923. Wife. Lena, d. of Harvey 
Goad, Hobart. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., M. B. 
Cope, with St. Banking Bd.; L. C‘. Gad- 
berry, Walter Aycock, El Reno. Church, 
Bap., (inactive). Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 
C. of C., dir.; Phi Alpha Delta; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Norman; Chapter, El Reno. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co.; works 
personally and in a directive capacity 
through corns.; also makes speeches; very 
active worker in campaigns. Offices, asst. 
Co. Atty., 1923-25; Co. Judge, Jan. to 
Oct., 1925. Party Honors, co. chmn. Cen. 
Com. past 4 yrs.; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Duncan 1900-18; Norman 1918-23; El Reno 
since 1923 ; his father built first house 
above ground in Little Pasture of the Ki¬ 
owa-Comanche Reservation. Hobby, avia¬ 
tion. 

ROBERSON. JAiMES NAPOLEON., El 

Reno. Dem. Occ., lawyer, B., Pikesville, 
Tenn. Jan. 16, 18T5. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Pikesville, Tenn.; grad. 1899; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Law Sch., Lebanon, Tenn., 


SANGER, E. E.. Yukon. Dem. Occ., 
dentist, (D. D. S.) B., Mo. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Yukon. Clubs & Lodges, Mason. 
Assoc., D. B. Phillips, Yukon ; M. B. Cope, 
H. L. Fogg, El Reno. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

SHACKLETT, THOMAS CHILTON., El 

Reno. Dem. Occ., co. sheriff. B., Branden¬ 
burg, Ivy., Nov. 5, 1880. Edu., com. and 
h. sell.. Old Frisco, Canadian Co. Wife, 


DR. D. P. RICHARDSON 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

grad. 1901. Wife, d. of Thad Knott, Osce¬ 
ola, Mo. Bus. Con., Roberson & Roberson, 
Law Firm, El Reno; owner of farms and 
res. properties. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., 
El Reno. Assoc., S. T. Roberson, (bro.) 
partner in law; (pol.) leaders of Canadian 
Co. and st. Church, Meth., El Reno. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of C.; K. P.; 
A. O. U. W.; B. P. O. E.; Imp. Rel., 
Gen. James G. Spears, (grandfather), 
Pikesville, Tenn., Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1901; works personally and 
through com. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs., and natl. conv. 1920. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901; lived since at El Reno; 
active in all affairs in El Reno co. 

ROBERSON, SAM TULLOSS., El Reno. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Pikesville, Tenn., 
Nov. 12, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Pikesville, Tenn.; Pryor Inst., Jasper, 
Tenn., grad., 1901. Wife, formerly Miss 
Gavel of O. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald. Bus. Con., 
Roberson & Roberson, attys., El Reno; 
owner of farms and res. properties. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl., El Reno. Assoc., J. 
N. Roberson (bro.) law partner; (pol.) 
leaders in co. and st. Church, Meth. S. 
Clubs, Lions, President at El Reno; 
C. of C.; active in all public affairs of 
Canadian Co., and El Reno. Imp. Rel., 
Gen. James G. Spears, (grandfather) ; 
Capt. James Robinson, (father), Confed. 
vet.; Col. A. L. Spears, (uncle), vet. of 
Union army and later Atty. Gen. of Tenn.; 
W. D. Spears (uncle), noted lawyer of 
Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1901; works personally and through 
com. Offices, Co. Atty, Canadian Co.; ap¬ 
pointed to fill an unexpired term, then 
elected, served 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs. number of times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at El 
Reno. 

ROBINSON, JAMES M„ El Reno. Dem. 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 









CANADIAN COUNTY 



IRMA SOUTH 


Oro McComas. Ctirn., 1 s., 7 d. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl., El Reno. Assoc., Jim Rine¬ 
hart, atty.; .less Haydon. El Reno; D. B. 
Phillips, P. J. Kelly, Yukon; (pol.) Judge 
H. L. Fogg, M. B. Cope El Reno. Church, 
none, but family attends Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Y T ukon. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co.; assists in com. 

and organiz. work in party. Offices, Post¬ 
master at Yukon, 1914-23; sheriff of 
Canadian Co., since 1923. Party Honors, 
del. to co. eonvs., almost continuously. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived at 
Old Frisco, 1889-95 ; Sapulpa. 1895-97 ; 
Yukon, 1S97-1923; El Reno since. Hobby, 
sports. 

SKINNER, H. C„ El Reno. Deni. Occ., 

real estate and ins. B., Mt. View, Mo., 

March 9, 1892. Edu., Okla. Univ.; and 

Okla. A. & M. Col. Wife Irma,, d. of H. 
Britten, Norman. Cdrn.. 1 s., Harry B.; 
1 d., Margaret B., home. Bus. Con., Cot¬ 
ton Bus.; Bldg. & Loan; Mercantile. Bk. 
Con., El Reno State Bk. Assoc., H. B. 
Skinner, El Reno; (pol.) Judge J. L. Nor¬ 
man, Okemah; Dr. D. P. Richardson, Union 
City; Judge Emmett Thompson,, El Reno; 
Congressman Tom McKeown, Ada; Fred 
Capshaw, Okla. City; Tom Anglin, Holden- 
ville. Church, Meth., South. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis; Country Club ; Rock Island 
Gun Club; C. of C. ; Mason, Weleetka; 
Consistory, McAlester; I. 0. 0. F. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. J. O. Skinner, K. C., Mo.; A. II. 
Skinner, Topeka; Howard Skinner,. Weleetka ; 
Glen Skinner, El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker since maturity; makes 
speeches, works personally through com. 
and others. Party Honors, del. co. and 
state eonvs.; del. to eonvs. of League of 
Y T oung Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; 
lived Afton ; Holdenville, 1904-08 ; Weleetka, 
1908-27 : El Reno since 1927. Active work¬ 
er in civic and church affairs. Hobby, golf, 
hunting, fishing. 

SOUTH, IRMA., El Reno. Rep. Occ., Co. 
Supt of schs. B., Humphrey, Neb., Oct. 
20, 1882. Edu., com. and li. sell., Humph¬ 
rey, Neb. grad. 1902; Kan. St. Teachers 
Col., Pittsburg, 1913-14; Central St. 
Teachers Col., Edmond, 1928. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., stockholder in Home Savings 
& Loan Assn., Bartlesville. Bk. Con., 
El Reno St. Assoc., co. supt. and educa¬ 
te - thnvphout st. ; (pol.) L. K. Butts, 


Chas. Watscn, El Reno. Church, Pres., El 
Reno; active mbr. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C.; Bus. and Prof. Womens Club; East¬ 
ern Star, El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan in 
natl. affairs, independent locally; active in 
co. since 1906. Offices, Co. Supt. of Schs., 
Canadian Co., 1911-12; and since 1928. 
Party Honors, Co. Committeewoman; del. 
to st. conv., 1920 and 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1906; lived since at El Reno, 
active in all public affairs; mbr. of Pub. 
Health Com. and during World War was 
Chrmn. of Refuge Com. and active in Red 
Cross work; mbr. of Amer. Legion Aux., 
past Pres., El Reno. 

STANLEY. JOHN FRANKLIN., El Reno. 
Rep. Occ., Co. Assr. B„ Ruskin, Neb.. 
Mar. 23, 1880. Edu., com and h. sch. Neb. ; 
Friends Academy, North Branch, Kan., 
1888-99. Wife, Fay Liggett, Kan. Cdrn., 
2 s., Dwight, Laird; 1 d., Lois, El Reno. 
Bus. Con., director and stockholder In 
Cooperative Grocery Co., El Reno; owner 
of farm and res. properties in Canadian 
Co. Bk. Con., First Natl., El Reno. Assoc.. 
J. B. Gibson, mgr. Cooperative Grocery 
Co. ; L. K. Butts, H. G. Keller, M. A. 
Ashbrook. Church, Meth., Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; Mason, Chap. Com- 
mandery, El Reno; Shrine, Okla. City. 
PoL Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1907 ; helps to plan local campaigns. 
Offices, Co. Assr., 1925-31; Co. Commr., 
1919-23. Party Honors, del. to st. eonvs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived 
since at El Reno; active in civic progress. 
During World War was worker in Liberty 
Bond drives; interested in good roads. 
Hobby, athletics. 

STEELE, BLAKE VAlNDIVER, (MRS. 

EARL)., Piedmont. Dem. Occ., Housewife. 
B., Rockville, Mo. Mar., 24, 1869. Edu. 
com. sch., Rockville, Mo. Hus., Earl Steele, 
retired financier. Bk. Con., St. Bk., Pied¬ 
mont. Assoc., (pol.) J. K.. Norton, Karl Van 
Mervetz. Church, Meth., S. Lodges, O. E. 
S., Past Worthy Matron. Imp. Rel., Joe 
Morris, (cousin) ; Sec’y. of St. under Gov. 
J. B. A. Robertson. Pol. Act., indep.; active 
locally since 1905 ; works personally and 
on com. Party Honors, del. to co. eonvs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905 ; lived 
since at Piedmont. Hobby, landscaping. 

STEELE, EARL., Piedmont. Dem. Occ., 
retired financier. B.. Butler, Mo., May 29 
1861. Edu., com. sch., Appleton. Mo. Wife, 
Blake Vandiver. Bk. Con., St. Bk. of Pied¬ 
mont, Assoc., (pol.) J. K. Norton, Karl Van 
Merveltz, El Reno; John Rice, Col. Sneed, 
Graves Leeper, Gov. Holloway, Henry S. 
Johnston. Church, Meth., S., Piedmont. 
Lodges, Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; In¬ 
dia Temp’e Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1905 ; 
works personally and on com., favors pro¬ 
hibition. Offices, former J. of P.; former 
Dep. Sheriff, Piedmont. Party Honors, del. 
to co. eonvs. a number of times since state¬ 
hood. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; 
lived since at Piedmont. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

TAYLOR, FRANK., El Reno. Dem. Occ. 
Co. Clerk. B., Clinton, Mo., April 25, 187 0. 
Edu.. com. sell., Calhoun, Mo.; St. Normal, 
Warrensburg, Mo.; Spauldings Commercial 
Col., Kan. City, 1891. Wife, Eva Adair. 
Cdrn., 1 s., T. A. Ardmore; 1 d. Mrs. R. 
S. Nelson, Kan. City. Bus. Con., stock¬ 
holder, El Reno Bldg. & Loan Assn. : 
owner of real estate and bk. stock in Mo., 
through an estate. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., 
First Natl., El Reno St., El Reno. Assoc., 
Judge Lucius Babcock, Judge H. L. Fogg. 
J. N. Robinson. El Reno; (pol.) leaders 
in both Dem. and Rep. parties in co. 
Church, Bap., El Reno; active mbr.; 
Deacon. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1908 ; a most influential worker; 
works through party organiz..; assists in 
forming policies and selecting candidates. 
Offices, Ct. Clerk, since 1918. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908; lived since at El 
Reno. Interested in study of law. 


TAYLOR, JOHN YOUNG., El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Smithland, Tenn., Sept. 6, 
1882. Edu., com. and h. sch., Petersburg,, 
Tenn., grad. 18899 ; Elizabeth Col., Peters¬ 
burg. Wife,_ d. of J. L. Avant, Clinton. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Avant, El Reno; Albert, Law 
Sch., Tulsa; 1 d., Marian, Park Col., Parks- 
ville. Mo. Bus. Con., C'ashr. Citizens. Natl 
Bk., since 1921; bookkeeper in bk., 
1906-13. Assoc., Walter A.vcock, Pres, Citi¬ 
zens Natl. Bk.; Karl E. Humphrey, '‘Henry 
Schafer; (pol.) Judge H. L. Fogg, Judge 
Lucius Babcock; Judge J. I. Phelps, Col. 
R. L. Sneed, A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Imp. Rel., descendant of Pres. Zach¬ 
ary Taylor; Bob Taylor, (5th cousin) 
of Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. since 1915; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Offices. Co. T eas.. 1915- 
21; City Clerk, 1913-14. Re narks, came to 
Okla., in 1900; lived at Weatherford, Wa- 
tonga, Alva, Ingersoll, Clinton, a short time 
in each town; at E! Reno, since 1906. 

THOMPKINS, MRS. C. H., El Reno. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. Hus., C. H. Thomp- 
kins, Buick agency. Bus. Con., formerly 
horse woman in circus. Bk. Con., City 
Natl. Church, Chris. Assoc., (pol.) M. B. 
Cope, John L. Rice, H. L. Fogg. Party 
Honors, vice-chmn. C'o. Cent. Com. Re¬ 
marks, lived in Okla. about 15 yrs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

TREVATHAN, JOSEPH LOONEY., Ei 
Reno. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Paris, Tenn., 
Aug. 25, 1871. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Sp - ingf!eld, Mo.; Drury Col., Springfield. 
1895-97 ; Washington Univ., St. Louis, 
Special Law Course; IJniv. of Mo., Colum¬ 
bia, grad., 1899. Wife, Lola W. Blake, 
Norman. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; Atty- 
for Conservative Investment Co.; stock¬ 
holder in Investors Bldg. & Loan Co., El 
Reno; owner' of farms and city prop. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.. El Reno. Assoc., 
M. A. Ashbrook, H. C. Paulsen, Judge 
Lucius Babcock, El Reno; (pol.) N. A. 
Nichols ; John Adams, Guthrie; Jim Harris, 
Wagoner; J. W. Kayser, Chickasha. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; El Reno 
'Country Club; C. of C. ; M. W. A.; 1. O. 
O. F., El Reno; Amer. Bar Assocn.; Com¬ 
mercial Law League of Amer.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge Commandery, Royal Arch, El Reno ; 
Sh - ine, Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., active in co. since 1900 ; works 



J. L. TREVATHAN 







08 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



H. M. WOODS 


largely in exec, capacity. Offices, Co. Atty., 
Canadian Co., 1911-12; St. Leg is. 1919-2U 
and 1921-22. Party Honors, St. Commit¬ 
teeman, 1916-20. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900; lived since at El Reno; is a self 
made man, having been left an orphan at 
age of ten yrs. Instrumental in putting 
through House Bills 445, and 105. outlin¬ 
ing procedure for clearing up defective 
land titles; active in securing st. aid for 
bridge over South Canadian River. De¬ 
fended J. B. A. Robertson in 1921. 

TURNER, JOHN JAMES, Yukon. Rep. 
Occ., Undertaker. B., Yukon, May 14, 
1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., Yukon. Wife, 
d. of .John Smith, Yukon. Cdrn., 3 s. Archie, 
Ralph, and Martin. Bus. Con., owner Tur¬ 
ner Funeral Home; Dart owner. Turner 
Samek Hdw. Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Yukon Natl.. Assoc., G. L. Samek, partner 
in hdw. bus. (pol.) M. A. Ashbrook, El 
Reno; Frank McKinney. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of €.; Security Bene¬ 
fit Assn.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., Grover Turner, 
Custer City; Chester Turner, Yukon; Lyle 
Turner, San Pedro, Calif., in U. S. Navy 
for 21 yrs.. (bros.). Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1915; works personally and in 
adv. capacity. Party Honors, prect. Com¬ 
mitteeman, number of times. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman, lived at Yukon all his 
life; active in all civic and community 
affairs 

WALLACE, FRED W„ El Reno. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Atty. B., El Reno, Aug. 19, 1903. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., El Reno, grad., 
1921; Okla. U., 1921-24; George Wash¬ 
ington Univ., Washington, D. C., 1924-27. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., First Natl., El Reno. 
Assoc., L. K. Butts, N. A. Nichols; 
(pol.) ex.-iSen. John W. Harreld, Asst. U. 
S. Dist. Atty., Herbert K. Hyde, Okla. 
City; John Stanley, M. A. Ashbrook, El 
Reno. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Phi 
Gamma Delta, Norman; Eagles, El Reno. 
Imp. Rel., W. M. Wallace (father), U. S. 
Probate Atty., Hugo, Pol. Act., partisan 
nationally, independent locally; active in 
co. Just beginning a political career; con¬ 
ducted his own campaign and assisted party 
'.work. Offices, Co. Atty. of Canadian Co., 
now serving. Remarks, native Oklahoman: 
lived all his life at El Reno; was elected 
to office by large majority in co. which is 
normally Dem. by large majority. Hobby, 
athletics. 


WASHECHEOK, ED., Piedmont. Diem. 
Occ., Banker. B., Cuba, Kan., Oct., 12, 
1889. Edu., h. sch.. Piedmont. Wife, Hazel 
Womstock. Cdrn., 2 s., Howard E., John 
A.; 1 d., Evelyn, all home. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Piedmont St. Bk.; Piedmont Merc. 
Co. Bk. Con., Corr. Citizens Natl., El Reno. 
Assoc., John W. Whelan, (pol.) Judge 
Lucius Babcock, Jas. W. Taylor, John Rice, 
H. Dittmer, El Reno; Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in oo, per¬ 
sonal contact worker. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 
15 yrs., refused other offices. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1890 ; lived since at Pied¬ 
mont (originally known as Eda). Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

WATTSON, CHARLES GRANVILLE.. El 

Reno. Rep. Occ., real estate, ins. and 
loans dealer. B., Northwood, la.. Mar. 20, 
1875. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ia. and Tex.; 
Jones Col., Vernon. Tex. (now defunct). 
Wife, Alberta Kensley. Bus. Con., C. G. 
Wattson, dealer in real estate, ins. and 
loans, El Reno; Home Savings & Loan Co., 
Bartlesville; owner of bus. prop., El Reno. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., El Reno. Assoc., 
(pol.) Rep. leaders in co. and st. Church, 
Bap., El Reno. Clubs and Lodges, Lions, 
E' Reno ; C. of C.; Honorary mbr. Iviwanis ; 
Mason, Royal Arch Chap., Council Com- 
mandery, El Reno; India Temple Shrine, 
Ukla. City: Grand Chapter Royal Arch 
Masons, Okla. ; B. P. O. E.; and I. O. O. 
F.. El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan nationally, 
independent locally; active in co.; makes 
speeches: works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices. Postmaster at El Reno, 1907- 
13; Asst. Postmaster, 1897-1907. Party 
Honors, del. to various convs. Remarks 
came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived since at El 
Reno. In newspaper bus. 1891-1907; mbr. 
Okla. Press Assn. Active in all affairs of 
town and co. 

WEAVER. JOHN WALTER., El Reno. 
Rep. Occ., Publisher. B., Brazil, Ind.. Jan. 
23, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., and 

Okla. A. & M. Col., at Stillwater, B. S., 
1925. Wife, d. of Geneva B. Brooks, Okla. 
City. Cdrn., Id., Bus. Con., partner in 
Peoples- Press; farm interests; stock¬ 
holder in Ei Reno Bldg. & Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., El Reno St. 
El Reno. Assoc., John Weaver (father), 
partner in bus., (pol.) M. A. Ashbrook, J. 
K. Butts. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; El Reno Country Club; Kiwanis 
Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, Treas. of Boy 
Scout Council. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1922; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and on com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1902 ; lived at El Reno 1902-08 ; 
Stillwater, 1908-23; El Reno, since. Active 
in pub. affairs. Chrmn. Red Cross mem¬ 
bership drive. During World War was 
at Officers Training Camp Waco. Tex., 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. El Reno Post. Post 
Service Officer. 1929; rank of 2nd Lt. in 
Reserve Officers. Hobby, athletics. 

WESSELL, FRED., Piedmont. Rep. Occ., 
Farmer. B., Pender, Neb., Aug. 31, 1882. 
Edu., com. sch., Pender, Neb. Wife. Edna, 
d. of P. A Leonard, Piedmont. Cdrn., 4 
d., Irene, Juanita, Florence, Wanda. Bk. 
Con., Piedmont St.. Piedmont. Assoc, (pol.) 
Jake Norton, O. K. Finley, Canadian Co.; 
Judge Phelps, Sen. Pine. Church, Lutheran. 
Imp. Rel., Louie Wessell (bro.), Piedmont. 
Pol. Act., independent; works personally 
and on com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived since at Piedmont. In 1924 
was pres, of Piedmont Anti-Horse Thief 
Assn. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WESSELL. L. G . Piedmont. Rep. Occ., 
produce dealer. B., Hooper, Neb., Aug. 
10, 1880. Edu., com. sch.. Pender, Neb. 

Wife, Mabel, d., of A. E. Thomas, Pied¬ 
mont. Bk. Con., St. Bk. of Piedmont. Assoc., 
(pol.) Herman Dittmer, O. K. Finley, 
Canadian Co.; Sen. Pine; Jed Johnson. 
Church, Lutheran. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1909; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Treas. of 


Piedmont, 1920-24; City Councilman, 6 
mos. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived 
at Britton 1912 and at Piedmont the rest 
of time since 1902. Interested in bettering 
dairy conditions, and good roads. Hobby, 
reading. - >; 

WEST, ARTHUR JACOB., El Reno. Dem. 
Occ., dentist. B., Creighton, Mo., Feb. 22. 
1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., Creighton, 
Mo.; Academy, Appleton City, Mo.; Den¬ 
tal Col., Kan. City, Mo., D. D. S., 1905. 
Wife, was Miss Carnahan, Calumet. Bk. 
Con., El Reno St., El Reno. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dem. party leaders in Co.; Sen. W. C. 
Fidier, J. B. A. Robertson, Sam Morley. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. Izaak Walton 
League, first st. Vice-Pres.; Mason, York 
Life, El Reno; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan In 
natl. affairs, independent in co. and st. ; 
works in adv. capacity. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1906; lived at Cleveland, 1906- 
OS ; at El Reno since. Interested in work 
of Izaak W r alton League. Hobby, bird dogs. 

WIEDEMAN, BILL., Piedmont. Rep. 
Occ., Automobile dealer. B., Berlin, Ger¬ 
many, July 13, 1870 Edu., com. sell., Ger¬ 
many. Wife, Mary. Cdrn., 1 s., D. H., 

Piedmont; 2 d.. Mrs. Martha Daniels; Miss 
Anna K. Bus. Con., Ford Dealer, Pied¬ 
mont. Bk. Con., First Natl., Yukon; Pied¬ 
mont iSt.. Piedmont. Assn., D. H. Wiede- 
man (son), partner in bus.; (pol.) J. K. 
Norton, Carl Van Merveltz, Canadian Co. ; 
John Rice, W. C. Fidier. OklSt. City. Church. 
Luth., Okarche. Lodges, Modern Woodmen. 
Pol. Act. Independent; active in co. since 
1909 ; works through personal contacts 
only. Prohibitionist. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived since at Piedmont; 
interested in good roads. Hobby, picture 
shows. 

WOODS, HAROLD MERLE., El Reno. 
Rep. Occ., publisher B., Parsons. Kan., 
Oct. 24, 1894. Edu., com. sch.. Parsons, 
Kan.; h. sch., Welch, grad. 1912; O. U., 
A. B., 1917. Wife, Sara Scott. Bus. Con.. 
The El Reno Amer., co-publisher; was 
formerly managing editor of Craig Co. 
Gazette, Vinita; stockholder in El Reno 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. ; owner of real es¬ 
tate Bk. Con., El Reno St. First Natl. 
Assoc., N. A. Nichols, partner in publish¬ 
ing: Church, Pres.; tchr. in Sun. Sch. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., dir. 2 yrs. ; 
Kiwanis pres., 1926-27 ; Sponsor for Boy 
Scouts; mbr. of the Grange, Banner; Ma¬ 
son. El Reno. Pol. Act., active in co. and 
interested in st affairs. Party Honors, See. 
Co. Cen. Com.. 1922-24 ; del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived at 
Welch, 1907-12 ; has lived at El Reno since 
1919: during W. War served one year in 
unassigned Air Service Corps. Now holds 
rank of Capt. in Reserve Officers; mbr. 
Amer. Legion. El Reno Post. Was first Post 
Adjutant and has been Post Historian 6 
yrs.; active in civic affairs; was Sec’y and 
Publicity Dir. during campaign for City 
Mgr. govt, in El Reno; Chmn. Canadian 
Co. Red Cross C'hap., 1923-27 ; mbr. of 
Co. Pub. Health Com. of Red Cross. Hobby, 
aviation. 

WRIGHT, C. W., Okarche. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Junction City, Kan., Nov. 8. 
1868. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Junction 
City, grad. 1887 ; Kan. L T niv., at Lawrence, 
Ivan., 1890-91. Wife, Mary Lawrenson. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. R.. Notre Dame; 2 d.. 
Sister M. Consolatrice, Davenport, la; 
Marian, with O. G. & E. Co., Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., owner Hdwe. Store, at Okarche; 
land owner. Bk. Con.. First Bk. of Okar¬ 
che. Assoc., Paul Loosen, R. H. Hunter, 
N. E. Eischen, Ferdinand Vogt. Okarche: 
(pol.) N. A. Nichols. L. K. Butts, Carl 
Marveldt, El Reno. Church, Cath. Clubs. 
TC. of C., El Reno; C. of C., Pres. 1923-29. 
Okarche; Phi Kappa Psi, Lawrence, Kan. 
Pol. Act., partisan: active in co. since 
1905 ; works personally and on com. Party 
Honors, pret. chrmn. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905 ; lived since at Okarche; ac¬ 
tive in civic and pub. affairs of co.; inter¬ 
ested In good roads and better farming. 




Carter County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Arthur Grunert (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Co. Attorney, John L. Hodge (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Ct. Clerk, Alvin Bruce Dem.)_Ardmore 

Co. Clerk. W. B. Frame (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Sheriff, Walter Colbert (Rep.)_Ardmore 

Co Treasurer, Roy Ashley (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Co. Surveyor, T. B. Matthews (Dem.)___Ardmore 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, A. E. Dickson 

(Dem.) -Ardmore 

Co. Assessor, Shelton Tyer (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Co. Weigher, Buck Rogers (Dem.)_Ardmore 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Jesse Kirby (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Dist. No. 2—Clarence Harris (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Dist. No. 3—O. K. Darden (Dem.)_Ardmore 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y, O. C. Lasher (Dem.)_Ardmore 

Chmn., D. T. Stiles (Dem.)__Ardmore 

Mbr., Vernon D. Cason (Rep.)_Ardmore 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Earl Brown (Dem.) Ardmore; Louis 
Fischl (Dem.) Ardmore; Senator, U. T. Rexroat 
(Dem.) Ardmore; District Judge, John B. Ogden 
(Dem.) Ardmore. 

\ 

State Officers, R. A. Hefner (Dem.) Ardmore, Justice 
Supreme Court; F. M. Dudley (Dem.) Ardmore, Ass’t. 
Atty. Gen.; John Carloek (Dem.) Ardmore, mbr. Bd. 
of Regents for Univ. of Okla.; John Easley (Dem.) 
Ardmore, mbr. Forestry Com.; A. J. Hardy (Dem.) and 
O. H. Palmer (Dem.) mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Confeder¬ 
ate Soldiers Home: Joe B. Thompson, Ass’t. Ins., 
Commr.; H. C. Potterf, Ardmore, mbr. Bd. of Gov¬ 
ernors, St. Bar: Geo. L. Evans. Lone Grove, Game 
Ranger; Stanley Brown, Ardmore. Deputy Oil Inspector; 
John L. Dourough, Ardmore, Co. Superintendent Health ; 
Gilbert Presnell, income tax collector. 

State Institutions, Oklahoma Confederate Soldiers 
Home, Ardmore, Geo. W. Lewis, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

F. B. Jones, Climn., Wilson ; Mrs. John Hayden, V- 
Chmn., Ardmore. 


Republican 

Earl A. McGowan, Chmn., Ardmore ; Mrs. G. Hollings¬ 
worth, V-Chmn., Ardmore. 

H. B. Fell, St. Committeeman, Ardmore ; Mrs. IT. H. 
Sayre, St. Committeewoman, Ardmore. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Ardmore, Co. Seat; Stephen A. George (Mayor) ; L. 

M. Thurston (Clerk) ; Kirk Dyer (city manager) ; R. 
B. Brown (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Berwyn, R. L. Crowe (Mayor) ; E. M. Cason (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E. 

Healdton, John McCain (Mayor) ; B. E. Dais (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E.; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Wilson, J. S. Lively (Mayor) ; H. T. Brown (Clerk) ; 

N. E. Ticer (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

j 2949 


6003 


| 7134 


| 5086 | 

Rep. 

| 1013 


3561 


| 3164 


6538 | 

Soc. 

| 935 


576 


1 74 


77 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

2111 

6160 


| 4550 

5007 

1 

Rep. 

1 

662 

3542 


| 7174 

2341 

1 

Soc. 

1 

87 

573 


|no C. 

32 

1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

20S3 


6449 

I 

5543 


Rep. 

j 

639 


3344 

| 

2392 


Soc. 

| 

94 


90 

I 

32 


Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2903 

2191 

6225 

6576 

7317 

4942 

6757 | 

Rep. 

| 930 j 

587 

3253 

1801 

1830 

2321 

4022 | 

Soc. 

| 944 

77 

624 

16 

no C. 

o 

53 | 


Town 

Ardmore 

Healdton 

Graham 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspapers 

Ardmoreite (Dem.) 

Krohn Oil Review (Oil) 

Herald (Ind. Dem.) 

Twin City Broadcaster (Wkly.) 


Editor 

J. F. Easley 
Bill Krohn 
Forest Thomas 
T. A. Carter 


Owner 

Ardmoreite Pub. Co. 
Bill Krohn 
Forest Thomas 


ADAMS, F. M., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Greenville, Tex., July 21, 1884. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Greenville; Univ. of Tex.; 
Wife, Lucile Schwartz, Calif. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 
d. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; farm owner, 
familiar with farming occupation. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc, (pol.) T. B. Orr, Errett 
Dunlap, H. H. Brown, Judge McMillan, 
Ardmore; J. B. A. Robertson; T. B. Gore; 
Scott Ferris. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Commandery. Ardmore; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 18 yrs. in 
co. and st., makes speeches; strives for 
better organiz. in Dem. party. Offices., City 
Atty, 1912-1913; Chm. Co. Election Bd., 
10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all st., co. 
and dist. convs. Remarks. Came to Okla. 
in 1902; lived at Chickasha, 1902-1910; 
Ardmore since 1910. During W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and active in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Inter¬ 


ested in all constructive movements. Hob¬ 
by, fishing and hunting; mbr. of Izaak 
Walton League. 

ASHLEY, ROY, Ardmore. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Treas. B., Abbott, Tex., Aug. 2, 1895; 
came to Okla. 1905, located Newport; moved 
to Ardmore. Edu., grad. li. sch. Ardmore 
1907, Southeastern Col., Durant 2 yrs. 
Single. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & Tr. Co. 
Bus. Assoc., Earl Brown, Marvin Schillings, 
Roy Jolley. Pol Assoc., J. F McCants. Roy 
Holliman, R E Hobbs. Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
Pol Act., partisan; co. worker 5 yrs., all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Treas. Carter Co. 
1929 since. Remarks. Legionnaire Geo. R. 
Anderson Post; 115 Heavy Field Artillery, 
30 Div. 9 mos. service overseas. Hobby, 
hunting'. 

BLACKWELL, R. C., Wilson. Dem. Occ., 
St. Commr.; real estate dealer. B., Polk Co., 
Tex., June 1, 1865. Edu., self educated. 


Wife, Amie Westcott, of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s, 
R. W., Fairfax, Okla.; 3 d.. Mrs. Corrinc 
McCurdy, Houston, Tex.; Lucille, Mildred. 
Bus. Con., dealer in real estate. Bk. Con. 
First Natl. Assoc., J. V. Mitchell, J. H. 
Holmes, Floyd Magness ; (pol.) Arleigh Davis 
Marvin Schilling, Ardmore; Judge Wil¬ 
liams, Durant. Church, Meth,; steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, Pres. C. of C.; active 
in all civic affairs; Community Welfare 
Assn.; I. O. O. F.; K. of P. Pol. Act- 
independent ; active in co. for 25 yrs.; 
makes some speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal activities; an ardent supporter of 
the dem. movements of ex-Pres. Wilson; 
interested in constructive organiz. in the 
dem. party. Offices, St. Commr. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1916; has lived since at Wilson. 

BODOVITZ, JAKE, Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B.. Suvalk, Poland, Aug. 15, 1875. 
Edu., self educated. Wife, Malvina Aaron- 












































70 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


son. Cdrn., 2 s., V. J., atty., Okla. City; 
Felix A., atty., Tulsa; 2 d., Mrs. Selma 
Jordan, Ardmore; Sadie Bodovitz, New 
York City: Bus. Con., Bodovitz Grocery, 
Ardmore; extensive farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Bep. lead¬ 
ers in Carter Co.; 0. A. Wills, Okla. City. 
Church, Jewish. Clubs & Lodges, K. of P. 
Ardmore; C. of C. Pol. Act., Independent; 
active in co., st., and nation 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com.; strongly 
anti-Klan; active part in natl. issues. 
Party Honors, del. to several st. convs.; del. 
to dist. and co. convs.; mbr. st, and cen. 
corns.; prct. committeeman; past chmn. Car¬ 
ter Co. Rep. organiz.; past chmn. Lincoln 
Rep. Club; an active organiz. before 
statehood. Remarks, came to U. S. in 1889, 
and to Okla. in 1893; lived at Ardmore 
since 1893; oldest merchant in Ardmore. 
Hobby, stockraising. 

BROWN, EARL A. Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 

B. , Deport, Tex., Feb. 27, 1893. Edu., com. 
schs; h. s., Ardmore, Okla., grad., 1914; 
0. U. grad., 1920. Wife, Nova, d. of Mrs. 
Susie E. Pittman, Ardmore. Church, Bar., 
Pol. Act., active in st. pol. since 1915; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contact. Offices, mbr. St. Senate, 1923- 
1927; Rep. since 1927; co. atty. Love Co.. 
1921-1923. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. several times. Has held public 
office since he was discharged from the 
army. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived at Marsden, Marietta, Overbrook; at 
Ardmore since 1923. Active mbr. of C. of 

C. During W. War served in 89th Aero 
Squad., overseas 18 mos. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, George R. Anderson Post, Ardmore. 
Hobby, fishing. 

BROWN, H. H., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., atty. 
B., Caney, Kv., Feb. 21, 1871. Edu., com. 
and li. sch. Ky.; Univ., Ann Arbor, Mich. 
W'ife, Alice Vance. White Oak, Kv. Cdrn., 

2 s., Stanley B., Joe, Ardmore. Bus. Con., 
practice of law. Ardmore. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Bk., Ardmore. Assoc., Joe Brown, 
(soiil law partner. Ardmore; (pol.) E. 
Dunlap, Frank Adams, Ardmore; Charlie 
Childers, Okla. City. Churches. Meth. Imp. 
Rel., Kellv Brown, Muskogee; Russell 
Brown, Ardmore; John F. Brown. Flemings- 
burg. Ky., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; act¬ 
ive for 25 yrs. in co. and st.; makes some 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., San 
Francisco; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893 and has lived 
since at Ardmore; interested in all civic 
and pubPc activities. During W. War was 
a mbr. of Council of Defense, and active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. 

BROWN, RUSSELL B., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Caney, Ky., Jan 23. 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ardmore, grad. 
1908; Univ. of Chicago, 1909-11. Wife, 
Catherine, d. of John Morrin, Glasgow, 
Scotland. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert E. Lee: 1 d. 
Cotlie'ine Russell. 3us. Con.. Brown & 
WilPams, attys.; farm owner. Assoc., J. F. 
Williams, Ardmore, law partner; (pol.) 
Arthur Grunert. ,T. B. Moore, T. B. Orr, 
J. B. Champion, J. H. Carlock. Ardmore; 
ex-Gov. Lee Cruce. Ardmore; Ed Vaught, 
Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs & 

Lodges. Lions, past pres.; dist.gov. 2 terms; 
C. of C. pres. 1928. Imp. Rel.. Wick Ken¬ 
dall. John Kendall. M. C.; H. H. 

Brown, Ardmore; John F. Brown, farmer 
and mine man, Flemingsburg, Kv.; Kelly 
Brown, Muskogee, (all brothers). Pol. Act., 
partisan; makes speeches; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, city 
atty., 1915-1916 and 1923 to present time; 
IT. S. probate atty. for the Chickasaw Na¬ 
tion. 1917-1918; co. atty. 1919-1920. Party 
Honors, attends both co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 and has 
lived since at Ardmore; Co. Food Adm. 
during W. War; dir. and vice-pres. in 
Okla. Soc. for Crippled Children, and 



WALTER COLBERT 


helped draft the bill that was passed with 
but one dissenting vote. Hobby, fishing. 

BRUCE, ALVIN C., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
court clerk. B„ July 8, 1906 Newport, 
Okla., lived in Ardmore since 1920. Edu., 
grad h. sch. Ardmore 1925, Southeastern 
Teachers Col. Durant 1928. Single. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl. Bus. Assoc., A. J. 
Hardy, Lee Tyer, J. F. Buchanon. Pol. 
Assoc., Wilburn Cartwright, U. T. Rex- 
roat. Col. R. A. Sneed, A. S. J. Shaw. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, K. of P.. Blue 
Lodge, C. of C. Imp. Rel., C. C. Bruce, 
(father) Newport, Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 6 yrs.. all ways needed. Offices, 
court clerk 1929 since. Party Honors, 
mbr. Young Dem. Club; del. to co. convs. 
Remarks. 4 minute speaker during W. War. 
Hobby, hunting. 

CARLOCK, JOHN H„ Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., investments. B., Carlock. Tenn., May 
30, 1872; came to Okla. 1896; located 
with Dawes Com.; survevor Ind. Ter., hdqts. 
Muskogee, Ardmore 1905 s : nce. Edu. h. 
sch. East Tenn, Athens; G-ant Memorial 
Col. Wife, Cora Wheeler. Cdrn., 1 s, John 
H^vle. O. U. Bus. Con., pres. Chickasaw 
Lbr. Co., chmn. bd. Exchange Natl. Bk. 
Bus. Assoc., Fred Carr, John R. Dexter, 
Sherman .Tornes. Westheimer & Daube; 
Love & Thurmond. Pol. Assoc., Fred 
Tucker, Earl Brown, J. B. Champion. .T. B. 
Moore. Lee Cruce, Judge R. L Williams, 
Dimant; M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; W. J. 
Hollowav, Elmer Thomas, et al. Church. 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges. Rotary, Blue 
Lodge, Lake Ardmore Fishing Club, Dorn- 
ick Hills Golf Club, C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Brother. T. W. Carlock, Pecan Gap. Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; state worker all his 
life in all ways that would be helpful. 
Offices, govt, surveyor 1899 to 1903 in 
charge of same; seev. st. elec. bd. 1914-17 ; 
chmn. Exemption Bd. during W. War; 
active post master 1918; st. senator 8th and 
9th legislatures, elected without opposition; 
declined re-election and has devoted his 
time to farming and stock raising since. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.: 
apntd. bd. of regents O. U. 1924, still 
serving: chmn. appropriations comm, while 
in senate; one of the men Okla. has mosl 
reason to be proud of.; proud of his reg¬ 
istered Herefords, and Durocs. Poland 
China hogs. Hobby, golf and fishing. 


CASON, VERNON D., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., undersheriff. B., Texarkana, Tex., Sept. 
24, 1895. Edu., pub. schs., Ardmore; Govt, 
schs., Newport, Washington, D. C., and 
Bohne, France. Wife, Dallas Smock. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Jack E. Past Bus., ins. bus.; 
taught in govt, schl., Bohne, France; an 
accountant. Bk. Con., First Natl., Ard¬ 
more. Assoc., (pol.) Earl A. McGowan, 
Guv P. Cobb, Mrs. G. C. Hollingsworth, 
Ardmore; J. W. Harreld, Roy St. Lewis. 
Okla. City; Judge Tom Andrews, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Ardmore; Consistory 
and Grotto, McAlester. Imp. Rel., Ralph 
Cason, with Wirt Franklin Oil Co., (broth¬ 
er). Pol. Act., partisan; active for 10 yrs. 
works through com. and personal contacts 
Offices, undersheriff. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends all st. and co. convs.; secy. Rep. 
central com., Carter co.; mbr. co. election 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895; lived 
since at Ardmore; during W. War served in 
2nd Div. Marine Corps; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Post, Ardmore: interested, Boy Scout 
work. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CHAMPION, JOSEPH B„ Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ.. attorney. B., Livingston, Ky., July 
21, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Hampton, Ky.; 
h. sch., Marion, Ky., 1902; studied law in 
a law office in Ky. Wife, Ethel, d. of Mrs. 
Lawson, Ardmore. Cdrn., 1 s, Joseph B.. 
•Tr. Bus. Con., Champion, Champion & 
Fischl, attys.; owner of farm lands: oil 
interests and city property. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., T. W. Champion, Louis 
A, Fischl, law partners; (pol.) T. B. Orr. 
Errett Dunlap, J. B. Moore. John L. Hodge, 
Ardmore; Frank Adams, Ardmore. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary Club, charter 
member; B, P. O. E., life membership 
Ardmore; Mason Blue Lodge, Ardmore: 
Consistory, McAlester : India Temple Shrine. 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., T. W. Champion, 
atty., Ardmore; Robert R. Champion, realty 
bus., Denver, Colo., (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1906; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts: 
a real organizer and very active. Offices, 
mbr. St. Legislature, 1910-11. Party Hon¬ 
ors. ex-pres. Ardmore Dem. Club: St. Com¬ 
mitteeman : attends both co. and st. convs. : 
del. to nat. convs. 1908, 1912 and 1914. 
One of the 5 st. committeemen chosen to 
write the first election law on Okla. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1906; lived since 
at Ardmore. Hobby, hunuting and golf. 

CHAMPION, THOMAS W„ Ardmore. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Livingston Co.. Kv.. 
July 21. 1878. Edu., com. sch. h. sch. 1900: 
law sch.. Southern Normal Univ., Bowling 
Green, Ky., 1902. Wife, Daisv Lowery. 
Cdrn., 1 s, Charles, Ardmore. Bus. Con 
Champion, Champion & F'schl. attys.; oil 
interests: farm owner. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl Assoc., J. B. Chamnion, L. A. 
Fischl, Charles N. Champion, law partners: 
(pol.) leaders of the Dem. organiz. in co 
and st. Clubs & Lodnes. C. of C.; B. P. 
O. E., Ardmore; Mason, Blue Lodge 
Knights Templar, Ardmore; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., J. B 
Champion. Ardmore, (bro.) Pol. Act., Par¬ 
tisan ; active for 20 yrs.; makes speeches: 
works through party organiz. and nersonal 
contacts. Offices, co. judge. 1915-18; dist 
judge, 1918-22. Party Honors, del. to Natl, 
conv. 1904; attends co. and st. convs.: 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908: lived since at Ardmore : was 
chmn. of Thrift Stamp drives during W. 
War; active in Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross work and mbr. Council of Defense 
Hobby, saddle horses. 

CLOWDUS, JAMES M. D., Wilson. Ren. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Waxahachie, Tex.. 
Feb. 28, 1893. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Wheeler, Okla. Wife, Edith Milam. Cdrn.. 
2 s, Ralph, Frankie: 2 d., Mildred, Gene. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.. Wilson. Assoc 
(pol.) the prct. committeemen. Church. 




Meth, Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., W. J. 
Clowdus, Amarillo, Tex. ; W. F. Clowdus, 
Wilson, Okla., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs; works 
through personal influence only. Offices, 
postmaster, Wilson, since 1924; elk. sch. 
bd. Party Honors, mbr. election bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived at 
Long Grove, 1894-1900; Sneed, 1900-20; 
Wilson, since 1920. Hobby, fishing and 
golf. 

COBB, GUY P., Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
attorney, (retired). B., Mineral Paint, 
Wis., July 26, 1866. Edu., com. and pub. 
sch; Racine Col.; Columbia Univ., N. Y.; 
Univ. of Wis., LL. B., 1891. Wife, Lilliah 
S. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Antoinette C. Hol¬ 
lingsworth, Ardmore. Bus. Con., oil leases 
and farming, Past Bus., practice of law. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk., Ardmore. Assoc., 
leaders of the Rep. party in the co. and 
st. Church, Episcopal. Lodges, Mason, 
Mineral Paint, Wis. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in st. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal activities; votes Rep. natly. but dis¬ 
regards in local pol; has probably done 
more than any man in the st. to start 
Okla. voting independently; was campaign 
mgr. for John Fields for gov. against Jack 
Walton; Chmn. steering com. at 1928 st. 
conv. Offices, mayor Mineral Paint, Wis., 
at 30 yrs. of age; revenue insp. Muskogee, 
1899-1903. Party Honors, del. to all st. 
and co. convs.; St. Committeeman, 1924-28. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
Muskogee, 1899-1903; Tishomingo, 1903-05; 
Ardmore, since 1905; 1921 was chmn. of 
mass meeting for downfall of court house 
ring; 1928 campaign mgr. for dry sheriff. 
His chief interests are the freedom of the 
courts and schls. from pol., and reduction 
of ad valorum tax. 

COLBERT, WALTER, Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
sheriff. B.. Ind. Ter., June 17, 1865. Edu., 
h. sch., Tishomingo; Commercial Col., 
Denison and Waco, Tex. Wife, Henryetta 
Clay Hume, Virginia. Cdrn, 2 s, Walter 
C. Wewoka; F. H., Houston, Tex. ; 
1 d., Mrs. Madeline Sneed, Ardmore. Bus. 
Con., director Okla. Cotton Growers Assn.; 
cotton farmer; mbr. Farmers Union. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., 
(pol.) Earl A. McGovern, Ardmore; Vern¬ 
on Cason, Ardmore; J. P. Taylor, Berwyn; 
Jim Harris, Wagoner; J. W. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine, Bert Parmenter, Roy Johnson. 

Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Ardmore; McAlester 
Consistory: Okla. City India Temple 

Shrine. Imp. Rel., Ben H. Holbert, (bro.) 

Washington, D. C., secy, to U. S. Stone. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contact; an ardent dry; was 
elected sheriff by force of both parties in 
opposition to Buck Garrett. Offices, sher¬ 
iff; U. S. marshal, 1904 ; Chickasaw Coal 
Mining Tms., 1922-26. Party Honors, 

del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
native Okla.; was a range rider 45 yrs. 
ago; during W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan work. His 2 sons 
are now in the Officers Reserve Corps. 

CRUCE, JAMES E., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
dairy farming. B., Marion. Kv., Mar. 20, 
1880. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Marion. Ky. 
Wife, Alice Edna, d. of W. M. Butt, 
Ardmore, Okla. Cdrn., Lee Vivian, James 
L.; 1 d., Dorothy. Bus. Con., dairy farm¬ 
ing. Past Bus., Crown Bottling and Man¬ 
ufacturing Co., 1902-1909; familiar with 
hardware bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. H. Dawson, Ardmore; 
Felix Jones, Dwight Bell, Wilson; Elmer 
Thomas; Wilburn Cartwright; Lee Cruce, 
Ardmore; Scott Ferris, and Tom Owens, 
Okla. City. Church, First Bap., deacon; 
supt. men’s class. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Carter Co. Dairy Assoc.; M. W. A., 
Chickasaw Camp No. 1205, Ardmore, 
Past Venerable Council. Imp. Rel., Lee 


CARTER COUNTY 

Cruce, Ardmore, (uncle). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 22 yrs. in co. and st.; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
activities. Offices, chmn. sch. bd., past 12 
yrs.; sheriff of Carter Co., 1925. Party 
Honors, mbr. election bd., 1912-20; del. 
to co. convs.; past pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived 
since at Ardmore; during W. War was 
mbr. Co. Council of Defense. Hobby, 
baseball. 

CRUCE, LEE, Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
(retired) B, Crittenden Co., Ky., July 8, 
1863. Edu., pub. sch., Ky.; Marion 
Academy; Vanderbilt Univ. Wife, Chickie 
LeFlore. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Lorena Norris, 
Los Angeles. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
S. A. Apple, Okla. City,, partner in owner¬ 
ship of Ardmore Hotel; (pol.) numerous 
co., st. and natl. pol. leaders. Church. Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres, for a rfum- 
toer of yrs.; first pres, of Fed. C. of C. of 
Okla. and Ind. Ter., which chartered a 
special train to go to Washington in be¬ 
half of statehood; Dornick Hills Country 
Club, Ardmore; Mason, Royal Arch 
and Knight Templar, Ardmore; Consistory 
and Scottish Rite, McAlester. Imp. Rel., 

A. C. Cruce, (deceased), U. S. Atty. In¬ 
dian Terr., appointed by Pres. Grover 
Cleveland, 1893, (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. and nation since 1906; works 
through personal contacts ; makes speeches; 
in race for nomination for gov. in 1907, he 
received all votes from Ardmore but 13. 
Offices, Gov. of Okla. 1911-15; alderman, 
Ardmore, 1899 ; pres, first Okla. Univ. Bd. 
of Regents after statehood. Party Honors, 
del. to Dem. Natl. Convs., 1908-1920 and 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; 
lived since at Ardmore except while serv¬ 
ing his term as Gov. at Okla. City; in 
1901 he helped organize the Ardmore Natl. 
Bk.; was its first cashier; served as pres, 
of the bk., 1903-10. Hobby, golf. 

DALE, MRS. B. E„ Healdton. Dem. 

B. , Tex., Nov. 18, 1890. Edu., grad. h. sch., 

Newcastle. Pa.; 2 yrs. in Westminister, 

Wilmington, Pa. Husband, A. B. Dale, 
(deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Dalas and nyman, 
Healdton. Bus. Con., City of Healdton. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all 
Dem. leaders in Co. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Eastern Star (Assoc. 
Conductress) ; Pres. Choral Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. wide ; active since 192u ; does 
personal work and through com. Offices, 
City Clk. of Healdton for past 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs., v.-chmn. Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1910; Nowata until 1917 ; Ft. Worth, Tex. 
1917 to 1920 ; Healdton since. Received 
service badge for Red Cross activities dur¬ 
ing war. 

DAVIS, ARLEIGH. Wilson. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Yellville, Ark., Aug. 22, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hastings, 
Okla.; Univ. of Tex.; LL. B. degree, 1921. 
Wife, Blannie McLarty. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Gloria. Bus. Con., practicing atty. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) F. B Jones, 
Wilson ; Earl A. Brown, Ardmore ; Dem. lead¬ 
ers of the st. Church, Meth.; regular 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., now 
sec’y.; Rotary Club; Mason. Blue Lodge; 
Delta Tau Delta. Imp. Rel.. A. L. Davis. 
Chiekasha, (uncle). Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. and st. for 6 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts; 
one of the leaders of the Dem. organiz. in 
western Carter Co.; anti-Klan. Offices, 
mayor of Wilson. 1924-26 ; Repr. from 
Carter Co. 1927-29. Party Honors, 
del. to st.. dist. and co. convs.; pret. 
chmn. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1908; lived at Hastings. 1908-13: Wilson, 
since 1921; during W. War was ensign in 
U. S. N. R. F.; mbr. of Amer. Legion, 
Tom Worsham Post. Wilson. Hobby, golf. 

DICKSON, ARTHUR E„ Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., County Supt. of Schools. B., La- 


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fayette Springs, Mi|SS|., Sept. 12, 1868. 

Edu., com. schs., Lafayette Springs, Sar- 
epta. Miss.; Jr. College, Banner, Miss., 
grad., 1895; Southeastern St. Teachers 
College, Durant, Okla., A. B. Wife, Pearl 
O. Richardson, Tex. Cdrn., 3 d., Edith, 
Helen, Mary (deceased). Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. W. 
Bonner, W. A. Johnson, H. A. Barber 
J. S. McCarren, Ardmore; John Vaughan, 
Okla. City; Dr. M. A. Nash, Chick- 
asha; A. L. Crable, Okla. City; Dr. 
H. G. Bennett, Stillwater; Dr. J. C. Merl- 
man, Durant. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., C. F. and J. 

C. Dixon, Crenshaw, Miss.; L. R. 
Dickson, Clayton, La., (bros). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1921; works 
through personal contacts and makes 
speeches. Offices, co. supt. of schs.. 
Carter Co., first elected, 1922, re-elected 
1924 and 1928; only man ever elected for 
third term as Co. Supt. in Carter Co. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
several times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1917; lived at Indianola, 1917-19, 
Berwyn, 1919-22; Ardmore, since 1922. 
Hobbies, reading and pecan raising. 

DUDLEY, F. M.. State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Welch, Okla., 
Feb. 2, 1893; Coalgate, 1916-22; Ard¬ 

more 1922-29, Okla. City 1929. Edu., 
grad. Welch h. sch., LL. B. Univ. Okla. 
Wife, Ruth Sullivan. Cdrn., 1 d., Ruth 
Eugenia. Assoc., J. Berry King. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32d Mason, Mc¬ 
Alester; Okla. Bar Assn.; Phi Delta Phi. 
Imp. Rel., J. B. Dudley. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Ardmore. Pol Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 10 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, Co. Atty. Carter Co. 5% yrs., re¬ 
signed to be Asst, Atty. Gen. Party Honors, 
mbr. League of Young Demos. Remarks, 
Legionnaire 2d Lt. 64 Inf., 7 Div. ; active 
overseas service 14 mo.; charter mbr. and 
past post commander George Anderson 
Post, Coalite, Okla. Hobby, golf, foot¬ 
ball, baseball. 

DUKE, B. W., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
Insurance Dealer. B., Atlanta, Miss., 
Aug. 24, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sch; 
Notfmal College, Houston, Miss. Wife, 
Carrie H. Hart. Tex. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con'., Cardwell & Duke, Ins. Agency, 
Ardmore; farm owner. Past Bus., build¬ 
ing & loan bus., Ardmore, until 1926. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., 
Frank T. Cardwell, partner; (pol.) J. H. 
Carlock, O. C Parker, Sen E A Brown, 
Ardmore; Sen Harreld Church, Meth; 
steward; treas. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; works through personal activ- 


ities 

only; 

active in city 

and 

co. 20 

yrs.: 

is a 

dry, anti-Klan 

voter; 

high- 

ly influential. Offices, co. 

clerk. 

1911- 

14; 

ct. elk. 

1916-18; co. 

commr. 

, 1921. 


Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 and has 
lived since at Ardmore; active during W. 
War in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work 
Hobby, hunting and fishing; mbr. Izaak 
Walton League. 

DUNLAP, ERRETT, Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., dealer in oil and land leases. B., 
Beebe, Ark., Oct. 18, 1883. Edu, com. 
sch., Tex.; Ardmore. Wife, Eula V. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Errett, Jr., N. Y. City; 1 d., 
Elsyeve. Bus. Con., E. Dunlap, oil leases, 
Ardmore; farm owner. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., (pol.) T. B. Orr, 
John Carlock, J. B. Moore, Tom Champion, 
Louis Fischl, U. T. Rexroat, Arthur 
Grunert, Ardmore; Judge R. L. Williams, 
Durant; John Doolin, Alva; ex-Gov. 
Charles Haskell; Gov. W. J. Holloway; 
R. A. Heffner, Okla City. Church, 
Christian. Clubs & Lodges, Dornick Hills 
Country Club; C. of C.; I. O. O. F., and 
B. P. O. E., Ardmore; Mason', Blue 
Lodge, Ardmore; Consistory, McAlester; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; K. of 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



P., Ardmore. Imp. Rel., L. L. Dunlap 
(brother) Wilson. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1896; good organizer; works 
through the party organiz. and his per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mbr. city council, 
1894; chmn. st. election bd., 1914-18. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
co. chmn. for 5 yrs.; st. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Oltla. in 1896; lived 
since at Ardmore; active in civic and 
public enterprises. 

DUNLAP, LAWRENCE L., Wilson. 
Deni. Oco., insurance dealer. B., La 
Grange, Tex., Aug. 10, 1890. Edu., com. 
sch., Ardmore; h. sch., Fairmont; Prep¬ 
aratory Sch., Sulphur, Ky.; College, Wil¬ 
son, N. C. Wife, Oma, d. of John H. 
Cornish, Cornish, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Law¬ 
rence L., Jr. ; 1 d., Frances Ann. Bus. 
Con., ins. bus. Bk. Con,, First Natl. 
Assoc., Arteigh Davis', H. H. Holmes. 
H. A. Watson. Church, Chris., Ardmore. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary ' Club; Golf 
Club; Mason, Sec. of Wilson Lodge; 
Chapter Ardmore; Consistory McAlester; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Worthy Patron of 
Eastern Star; devotes much time to 
Masonic activities. Imp. Rel., Errett Dun¬ 
lap, Ardmore, active in pol. and in oil 
bus., (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 10 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only; worker for dry movement; 
good party man; no vacillating. Offices, 
J. of P. 6 yrs., Wilson. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1896; lived at Ardmore until 
1913, when he moved to Wilson; origin¬ 
ator of the post office movement when 
the town first started; during W. War 
served in the navy; mbr. of Amer. Legion, 
Tom Worsham Post. 

DUNN, JESS, Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
chief of police. B., Comanche Co., Tex., 
March 18, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ardmore. Wife, Pearl, d. of Tom Clark, 
Mill Creek, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Jess, Beryl. 
Bus. Con., chief of police, Ardmore; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., Ard¬ 
more. Assoc., Walter Thompson, Lee Hopp, 
Ardmore; Hale Dunn, (bro.) dep. sheriff 
of Carter Co.; (pol.) Errett Dunlap, T. B. 
Orr’, Frank Adams, Ardmore. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Elks, Ardmore; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Ardmore; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
15 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 

com. and party organiz. Offices, dep. 
sheriff, 8 yrs.; chief of police, past 3 
yrs.; served in all 14 yrs. as a peace 
officer in Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1897; lived since at Ardmore. Hobby, 
stockraising. 

EASLEY, JOHN F., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. _B., Rusk Co., Tex., May 
13, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch.; Parker 
Institute, Whitt, Tex. Wife, Betty Lou 
Dudley. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Albert Risen. 
Bus. Con., publisher Daily Ardmoreite. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer. Bk. & Tr. 
Co. Assoc., Albert Risen (pol.) John 
Carlock, Fred Tucker, Errett Dunlap, Ard¬ 
more ; Robert Hefner, Ed. Trapp, Victor 
Harlow, Walter Harrison, Okla. City. 
Church, Christian Scientist. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Rotary 
Club; W. O. W., Ardmore; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Ardmore; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through the columns of 
his newspaper and through personal con¬ 
tacts ; anti-Buck Garrett; neutral on 
prohib. question. Offices, one of the 
drafters of the charter for Ardmore Com¬ 
mission form of govt.; one of the draft¬ 
ers of the charter for the managerial 
form of govt. Party Honors, pret. com¬ 
mitteeman for a number of yrs.; attends 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1887; lived at Leon 1887-96, and at Ard¬ 


more since 1896; connected with Daily 
Ardmoreite since 1897, and has been 
editor since 1919; mbr. of St. Forestry 
Comm, and pres, of Okla. Tree Club. 

ELLIS, TOM, Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
grocery. B., Hart Co., Ky., Nov. 19, 1875. 
Edu., com. sch.. Hart Co., Ky. Wife, Ida 
Alexander. Cdrn., 3 s., Willie, Leonard, 
Hughland, Ardmore; 1 d., Mrs. B. Dixon, 
Ardmore. Bus. Con., Tom Ellis Grocery, 
Ardmore; farm owner. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., (Pol.) Joe Hig- 
night, Tom Wilkes, Jess Clark, Cliff 
Thompson, Jim Young, Tobe Conner, Joe 
L. Taylor, Bill Whitson, Carter Co.; R. A. 
Sneed, Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; M. W. A., Ardmore. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1907 ; works 
with com. and through personal contacts; 
swings the colored vote and the east side 
of the co.; organizer. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Prct. Com.; attends co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Woodward until 1900, and at Ardmore 
since. Hobby, farming. 

FELL, HAROLD B., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., Pres. Simpson-Fell Oil Co. B., 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 18, 1889. Edu., 
pub. sch, and Harry Hillman Academy, 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: Mercersburg Academy, 
Mercersburg, Pa., 1907 ; Princeton Univ., 
N. J., Civil Engineering, 1912. Wife, 
Georgia, d. of Mrs. B. A. Simpson, Ard¬ 
more, Okla. Cdrn., 2 d., Frances Alice. 
Elizabeth. Bus. Con., pres. Simpson-Fell 
Oil Co.; sec’y. Simpson Bldg. Co.; director 
Amer. Bk. & Tr. Co.; vice pres. Krohn 
Oil Review, Inc. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & 
Tr. Co., Ardmore; Amer. First Ngtl., Okla. 
City; New York Tr. Co., N. Y. City. 
Assoc., A. O. Simpson, Denison, Tex.; W. 
T. Hales, Okla. City; (pol.) Earl McGowan, 
Roy Johnson, Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Lloyd 


Noble, Ardmore; P. J. Hurley, Tulsa; 
Earl Oliver, Ponca City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, Okla. Club; Dornick Hills Country 
Club, Ardmore; The Tiger Inn, Princeton, 
N. J.; chmn. Soldiers Relief Com., Okla., 
1921-23; pres. Amer. Legion Endowment 
Fund Cor., 1925-28; dept, commander 
Amer. Legion of Okla, 1920-21; pres. Okla. 
Dep. Reserve Officers Assn., 1927-28; mbr. 
Amer. Inst. Mining & Metallurgical En¬ 
gineers, Amer. Petroleum Inst., Mid-Con¬ 
tinent Oil & Gas Assn., Natl. Economic 
League, Princeton Engineering Assn. : 
U. S. Field Artillery Assn.; mbr. Ardmore 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Daniel A. Fell, III. 
Winfield, Kans. ; Alexander G. Fell, II. 
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., (bros.) Judge D. A. 
Fell, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (father). Pol. Act., 
Independent; active in st. for 5 yrs. ; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal activities. Party Honors, mbr. 
Rep. St. Central Com., since 1928; dist. 
chmn. Engineers Hoover-for-Pres. Natl. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919 
and has lived since at Ardmore; during 
W. War w T as commanding major, in first 
battalion, 73rd F. A.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
George Anderson Post, Ardmore; rank of 
Lieut. Col. in Officers Reserve; command¬ 
ing officer of 359th F. A. Hobby, golfing 
and horseback riding. 

FINLEY, J. H., Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
probate attorney. B., Kansas. Edu., col¬ 
lege. Married. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Ardmore. Assoc., w T as formerly with 
Johnson & McGill law firm; (pol.) Guy 
Cobb, W. B. Johnson, Harry Harts. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. and st. worker; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. Adm. Comm., Sect. 
No. 8 St. Bar. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

FISCHL, LOUIS A., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Taylor, Tex., Nov. 24, 1898. 




CARTER COUNTY 


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WIRT FRANKLIN 




MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Edu., com. sch., Tex., Miss., and Okla. 
City; h. sch., Ardmore. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., Champion, Champion & 
Fischl, practicing attys., Ardmore. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. & Tr. Co., Ardmore. 
Assoc., (pol.) all good Dems. of Carter Co. 
Church, Jewish; trustee. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis Club, mbr. Park & Program com.; 
active in Boy Scout work; Jr. C. of C.; 
more. Blue Lodge, Chap. Grotto, Ard¬ 
more; Elies, past exalted ruler and 
trustee, Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through corns, and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, St. Repr. from Carter Co. 
Party Honors, pres. League of Young 
Dems., Carter Co.; secy Co. Central Com.; 
del. to co. and st. convs. many times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; lived 
at Okla. City, 1911-13; Ardmore since 
1913. Hobbies, fishing, hunting and 
travel. 

FRAME, WILLIAM B., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., County Clerk. B., Marble Hill, 
Tenn., Jan. 24, 1857 ; came to Okla. 1888, 
located Ardmore. Edu., first grade certifi¬ 
cate, Tex. Wife, Savinah Thompson. 
Cdrn., 4 s., 2 d. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & 
Tr. Co. Bus. Assoc., Roy Poland, W. H. 
Hamilton, Max Westhelmer, J. C. Thomp¬ 
son; (pol.) Judge Andy Hardy, H. Hol¬ 
man, A. C. Cruce, W. F. McKnight, J. W. 
Johnson. Church, Meth. Lodge, I. 0. 0. P. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 22 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, co. clerk 3% yrs. 
after statehood; city treas. 2 yrs.; co. 
clerk since 1927. 

FRANKLIN, WIRT, Franklin Bldg., 
Okla. City, Simpson Bldg., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., oil business. B., Richmond, Mo., 
March 22, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Lacon, Ill., grad. 1900; George Washing¬ 
ton Univ., 1900-02; finished legal edu. out 
of sch. Wife, (first) Mary C. Collyer, 
(second) Virginia B. Doss. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Chester A., Ardmore; 4 d., Priscilla, at¬ 
tending Stephens College; Louise, Jewell 
attending Arlington Hall, and Betty Jean, 
Ardmore. Bus. Con., pres. Wirt Frank¬ 
lin Pet. Corp., Ardmore; vice-pres., gen. 
mgr. Cromwell-Franklin Oil Co., Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & Tr. Co., 
Ardmore; Security, Natl., Liberty Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., Roy M. Johnson, Ed 
Galt, Walter H. Gant, F. M. Porter, F. 
M. Head, Ardmore; P. C. Dings, Ossian 
Cameron, Chicago; J. I. Cromwell, Leon 
Voorhees, Okla. City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, Lodges & Assns., Tulsa Club, 
Tulsa; Rod & Gun; Dornick Hills Country 
Club, Ardmore; Electra Sporting Club, 
Durango, Colo.; Lions, Ardmore; Okla. 
Club, Okla. City; Amer. Pet. Inst.; Mid- 
Continent Oil & Gas Assn., vice-pres. ; 
Independent Pet. Assn., pres.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Ardmore; McAlester 
Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
J. H. Franklin (father), Glendale, Calif.; 
Harry Franklin, vice-pres. gen. mgr. Cap¬ 
itol Drilling Co.,; Blake Franklin, asst, 
gen. counsel Pacific Mutual Life Ins. Co., 
Los Angeles, (bros.) Pol. Act., Independ¬ 
ent ; active in city, co. st. and nation 
since maturity; works through others; 
striving before Congress for tariff on oil 
imports. Offices, law clerk in Dawes 
Com., Muskogee, 1902-05. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1902; lived Muskogee; Ardmore 
since 1906; leading independent oil opera¬ 
tor of Amer. Hobbies, fishing and golf. 

FREEMAN, W. F., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Palestine, Tex., Oct.. 1862. 
Edu., h. sch.; Univ. of Tex. Wife, Ethel 
Holloway, Athens, Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., Willie 
James, Phoenix, Ariz.; Robert, J. H., Tuc¬ 
son, Ariz.; 5 d., Nellie Donaghey, Detroit, 
Mich.; Verna, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Mc- 
Math, Texarkana, Ark. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., W. H. Robinson (law part¬ 
ner), Ardmore; (pol.) J. B. Moore, H. H. 
Brown, W. H. Robinson, Ardmore; Errit 


Dunlap, Ardmore; Gov. Trapp; Judge R. 

L. Williams, Durant; Hubert Bolen; Lee 
Cruce; ex-Sen. Gore; Sen. Otjen; Sen. 
Thomas; Sen. Rexroat. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ardmore; Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 
33 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge, Hen¬ 
derson Co., Tex., 1896-1902; first Co. Judge, 
Carter Co., 1912-14; Dist. Judge 1915-19; 
Mayor of Ardmore 1919-21; Dist. Judge 
1923-27. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 

1918; active in dist. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1905 ; lived since 
at Ardmore. During W. War was active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work; had 
3 sons in active service. Interested in good 
roads. 

GEORGE, STEPHEN A., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Smith Co., Tex., Apr. 
15, 1888. Edu., com. schs., Upsher Co., 
Tex.; h. sch., Grove, Tex., and Terral, 

Okla. 1909; Dallas Law Sch., 1914. Wife, 
Stella Alstat, C.andall, Tex. Curn., o s., 
James Austin, Woodrow, Stephen A., Jr.; 

1 d., Doris. Bus. Con., Stephen A. George, 
practicing attorney; farm owner. Assoc., 
(pol.) Russell Brown, T. B. Orr, John 
Carlock, J. B. Champion, Ardmore; Cham 
Jones, Duncan, Wm. Utterback, Durant; 
W. F. Semple, Durant; Judge Porter New¬ 
man, Durant; Judge Frank Matthews, Al- 
tus. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Rotary Club, pres.; Mason Blue 

Lodge; Grotto, Ardmore; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., James 

L. George, Ardmore; G. S. George, 
Athens, Tex.; R. F. George, Cushing, 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1917; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts; active es¬ 
pecially in civic affairs. Offices, Mayor 
of Ardmore, appointed 1926, elected 1927. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at Ard¬ 
more since 1917. Hobby, flowers and shrub¬ 
bery. 

GILLIAM, J. ROBERT, Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., real estate; oil. B., Canton, Kan., 
April 10, 1875; came to Okla. 1901, located 
at Lawton; lived at Ardmore since 1908. 
Edu., grad. A. C. Col., Arkansas City, 
Kan. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Frank F., 

J. Robert, Jr. Church, Pres. Lodges, Masonic 
Ardmore; 32 degree at Guthrie. Offices, 
register of deeds,, Lawton 2 terms; mbr. 
■St. Bd. Pub. AfTairs. Party Honors, del. 
to natl. conv. at Denver; alternate to 
natl. conv.. St. Louis; mgr. of Woodrow 
Wilson presidential campaign in Okla. 
Del. to every Dem. territorial and st. conv. 
since 1901 to present time with one ex¬ 
ception; works through organization. Re¬ 
marks, Head of Council of Defense and 
war activities, Carter Co. Active in drill¬ 
ing wild cat wells for oil and in encourag¬ 
ing better livestock. Originator of idea 
of doing away with scrub sires of live¬ 
stock by st. legis; this is now a law in 
several states. 

GRUNERT, ARTHUR, Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge; attorney-at-law. B., Ros¬ 
well, N. M., May 25, 1897. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Ardmore; Univ. of Ariz.; 
Okla. Univ., LL. B., 1925. Wife, Mary Lou 
Ennis, Antlers, Okla. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Lee Cruce, John 
Carlock, Charles Carter, Ardmore; E. B. 
Howard, Tulsa; Elmer Thomas, Lawton; 
Wilburn Cartwright. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; K. of P.; B. P. O. 
E., Ardmore; Lions Club, Ardmore. Imp. 
Rel., Ernest Grunert (bro.), Ardmore. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts; makes 
speeches; in favor of enforcement of dry 
law; neutral on Klan question. Offices, 
Co. Judge, now serving. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends all st. and co. convs.; two natl. 
convs.; former natl. committeeman; mbr. 
League of Young Dems. Remarks, came 


to Okla. 1907 ; lived since at Ardmore. 
Before becoming Co. Judge was a mbr. 
of Briscoe & Grunert, law firm. During 
W. War served in 89th Div.; mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Geo. Anderson Post, Ard¬ 
more. 

HALL, R. G., Wilson. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Russelville, Ark.. Aug. 23, 1889. 
Edu., pub. sch., Ardmore, Okla. Wife, Elvey 
Key, Ardmore. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
Hall Furniture Store, Wilson. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., C. P. Hall (father), 
Ardmore; J. V. Mitchell, pres. Wilson Bk.; 
(pol.) Arleigh Davis, Wilson; F. M. Dud¬ 
ley, Ardmore; Tom Rexroat. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. for 7 yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts only; is 
a dry. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived at Ardmore 1901-20 ; at Wilson since 
1920. Active in civic affairs. 

HARDY, ANDY J., Ardmore. Dem. Occ.. 
lawyer. B., Ardmore, Okla. (about 1882). 
Edu., col. edu. Married. Bus. Con., Bass 
& Hardy law firm. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. 

& Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) leading dems. 
of co. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. worker; makes speeches; works 
throegh personal contacts and corns. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Attorney; Co. Judge; Mbr. Bd. 
of Trustees, Confederate Home, Ardmore. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

HARDY, COY, Wilson. Dem. Occ., tire 
dealer. B., Clinton, Ark., Nov. 22, 1892. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Berwyn, Okla. 
Wife, Ora, d. of J. W. Hays, Berwyn. 
Okla. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., garage and 
tire dealer, Ardmore. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Berwyn; First. Natl., Ardmore. 
Assoc., R. V. Hankey (partner), Ard¬ 
more; (pol.) J. A. Bass, A. J. 
Hardy, Ardmore. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ardmore; Scottish Rite. Mc¬ 
Alester. Imp. Rel., Summers Hardy, Tulsa; 
Noble Hardy, Berwyn (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 10 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contacts; ardent dem. 
Offices, Sch. Bd. Clk.; mbr. City Council; 
past mbr. Elec. Bd. at Berwyn. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv.; elected del. to 
st. conv. but could not attend. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived at Berwyn; at 
Wilson since. During W. War was active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

HARLOW, E. C„ Ardmore. Dem. Occ.. 
Eye Specialist. B., Winfield, Mo., July 26, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., Winfield, 
Mo.; Col., Webb City Mo.; Northern Ill. 
Col., Chicago, O. D., 1912; Oph. D„ 1914. 
Married. Cdrn.. 1 d., Mary Melba, student 
at Okla. City Univ. Bus. Con., Harlow 
Optical Co.; Harlow Radio Shop, Ardmore. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Carlock, Errett Dunlap, D. H. Dawson, 
Judge W. F. Freeman, Ardmore; Lee Cruce, 
Hubert Bolen, R. H. Wilson, Victor E. 
Harlow, Ed Trapp, Okla. City. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
mbr.; Kiwanis; United Commercial Trav¬ 
elers ; Mason Blue Lodge, Scottish and 
York Rites; Shriner; B. P. O. E., Ardmore. 
Imp. Rel., Victor E. Harlow, J. C. Harlow 
Rex F. Harlow, (bros.) Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., active in statewide politics 20 yrs.; 
dry ; votes for man and principles; makes 
speches; works through corns, and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, Co. Committee¬ 
man 1922 ; Prct. Committeeman; attends all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 ; lived at Edmond 1907-12 ; Ardmore 
1912-29; Okla. City 1929. During W. War 
was mbr. of Med. Examining Bd., and was 
active in Red Cross and Liberty Bond 
work. Hobby, radios and chess. 

HARRELD, EUGENE F., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Morgantown, Ky., 
Mch. 8, 1887. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Morgantown, Ky.; Bethel Col., Russelville, 
Ky.; bus. col., Ardmore. Wife, Ola Hodges. 
Past Bus., newspaper work. Bk. Con., 


Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Walter Colbert, Roy Johnson, William 
Hutchinson, Ardmore; A. C. Alexander, W. 
G. Johnston, Judge Ed S. Vaught, Okla. 
City; Pat Hurley, Tulsa; W. J. Otjen, 
Enid; W. B. Pine; Roy St. Lewis, Okla. 
City. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active mbr.; Lions Club; B. P. 

O. E., Ardmore. Imp. Rel., J. W. Harreld, 
former U. S. Senator, Okla. City; Harley 
T. Harreld, Enid, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. for 20 yrs.; in 
favor of dry law enforcement; neutral on 
Klan issue; works through personal con¬ 
tacts; makes speeches. Offices, Postmaster 
since 1922. Party Honors, attends all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1908 ; lived since at Ardmore. During W. 
War was active in Savings Stamp drives. 
Promoted to office of postmaster from po¬ 
sition of elk. Hobby, baseball and golf. 

HARRIS, CLARENCE, Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., Chinn, of Co. Commissioners. B., 
Ladonia, Tex., Nov. 23, 1892. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Ardmore, Okla. Wife, Davie, 
d. of Tom Duell, Ratliff, Okla. Cdrn., 1 
s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Co. Commr.; former 
dealer in real estate. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Marion 
T. Pierce, Asa Holman, Scott Sparks, Ard¬ 
more ; Prank Carter, Lee Cruce, Ardmore. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Lions; active in all civic affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ardmore; Shrine, Okla. City; 
Royal Arch, Ardmore. Imp. Rel., Virgil 
Harris, Clk of Carter Co. Treas. office; 
Lon Harris, dep. to Co. Assessor; Sam 
Harris, tax ferret, Seminole Co. (bros.). 
Pol Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 15 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts; dry voter. Offices, Co. 
Clk. 1917-24; Chmn. Co. Commrs. 1929-31. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
several times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived at Poolville 1889-1911; at Ard¬ 
more since. During W. War was mbr. 
of exemption bd. 

HARTS, HARRY B., Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Springfield, Ill.; came to 
Okla. 1911; located at Ardmore. Edu., 
k. sch., Springfield; literary, Princeton; 
Univ. of Mich., 1903, LL. B. Wife, Mary 
Bergen, no cdrn. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. 
& Trust Co. Bus. Assoc., G. G. McVay. 
Church, Epis. Clubs, Ardmore Lake Club, 
Ardmore Country Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 

P. W. Harts, Chicago. Pol. Act., partisan; 
dist. worker 22 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Asst. St. Atty., Springfield, 2 yrs.; 
Asst. City Atty., Springfield, 2 yrs. Party 
Honors, chmn. 3 dist. convs. 1928 ; chmn. 
rep. co. cen. com. 1922-28; chmn. park 
bd., Ardmore, 6 yrs.; del. to all co., dist., 
and st. convs. since 1911; pret. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, pres. Little Theatre group; 
influential rep. leader in Carter Co. Hob¬ 
by, fishing, hunting, flowers. 

HAYDEN, MRS. ROBERT, Ardmore. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Tex. Edu., 
well educated. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Gus- 
sie Lee, in post office, Ardmore. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., party 
leaders in co. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Eastern Star) active. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. Party Honors, ex-v.ehmn. co. 
cen. com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

HEATH, R. R., Wilson. Dem. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Alexander, Ky., Nov. 13, 
1891. Edu., h. sch.. Mo.; col., Quincey, 
Ill. Wife, Mary Rose McClung, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., H. H. Johnson (part¬ 
ner in bus.), Ardmore; (pol.) F. B. Jones, 
L. L. Dunlap, Wilson; Judge Ed. S. 
Vaught, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Rotary 
Club, past. pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Wil¬ 
son; Scottish Rite, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
Independent; active in co. for 10 yrs:; 
works through personal contacts; a real 


CARTER COUNTY 

constructive worker and influential in town 
of Wilson. Offices, mbr. City Council. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913; lived at 
Okla. City 5 yrs.; Ardmore 3 yrs.; Wil¬ 
son since During W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HEFNER, JUDGE ROBERT ALEXANDER, 

State Capitol. Dem. Occ., Justice Su¬ 
preme Court. B., Lone Oak, Tex., Feb. 7„ 
1874; came to Okla. 1907 ; Ardmore, 
1907-27; Okla. City, since 1927. 
Edu., grad. LL. B. Univ. Tex. 1902. Wife, 
Eva Johnson. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert A. Jr., 
William J., 1 d., Evelyn. Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co., Okla. City ; 
Amer. Natl., Ardmore. Bus. Con., Banks 
and Bldg. & Loans, Ardmore and Okla. 
City. Church, Missionary Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Knights 
Templar, Ardmore; life mbr. Scottish Rite, 
McAlester; life mbr. B. P. O. E.. Ard¬ 
more; Rotary and Country Club, Ardmore; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., strong city, 
co. and st. party man 15 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, mayor of Ardmore 1920-26; 
pres. bd. edu., Ardmore 1910-20; pres. C. 
of C., Ardmore 1924; Justice Supreme Ct. 
since 1926. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs., etc. Remarks, self-made man; did 
not go to school more than 9 mo. before 
22 yrs. old; earned a fellowship in law 
in Univ. of Tex: went back and taught 
as assoc, prof, one yr.; seven yrs. to a 
day after he first rode on a train he had 
annual passes on all lines in America and 
one steam ship line; div. atty. for South¬ 
ern Pacific; served as mbr. of special 
crm. on moving railroad tracks in Okla. 
City, selected by the com. mbrs. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, ANTOINETTE, Ard¬ 
more. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Mineral 
Point, Wis., Dec. 31, 1894 ; came to Okla. 
1899: located at Muskogee, Tishomingo; 
Ardmore 1905 since. Edu., Ardmore; Cen. 
St.; Univ of Okla.; St. Mary’s, Dallas; 
Ogontz, Penn. Hus., George C. Hollings¬ 
worth. Cdrn., Guy, Ft. Cobb. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Earl McGowan, 
Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Harold B. Fell. Church, 
Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Western Ogontz 
Assn.; Woman's Internal League Peace and 
Freedom; Amer. Assn, of Univ. Women; 
Pi Beta Phi; St. P. T. A.; St. Federation 
of Women’s Clubs. Pol. Act., active work¬ 
er 8 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, pres. 
P. T. A.; secy. Dist. Federation Women’s 
Clubs, co. v.-chmn. Party Honors, del. 
to convs. Remarks, a very active young 
woman: Auxiliary George R. Anderson 
Post; nurses aid during W. War. Hobby, 
politics. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, C. P., Ardmore. 
Rep. Occ., retired major of U. S. army. 
B., Baltimore, Md., June 21, 1884. Edu., 
com., boarding, and h. schs., Md.; St. 
Johns Col., Annapolis. Wife, Zula, d. of 
Joe McAlister, Ardmore. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
local and st. rep. candidates during cam- 
pains and election period. Church, Epis. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co and st.; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1923; lived 
since at Ardmore. Interested in all pub¬ 
lic activities. Served 15 yrs. in the reg¬ 
ular U. S. Army; 1903-06 Philippines; 
during W. War in Sixth Field Artillery, as 
commander of Nineteenth Artillery, Fifth 
Division; on Oct. 22, 1917, his battalion 
fired the first shot of Amer. artillery in 
the W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion. Geo. R. 
Anderson Post. Ardmore. 

HUTCHINSON, WILLIAM, Ardmore. 
Rep. Occ., collector of internal revenue: 
attorney. B., Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 20, 
1870. Edu., com. and h. schs., Belleville, 
Ill.; law sch., McKendric Col., Lebanon. 
Ill. Wife, Rachel. Bus. Con., Local Bldg. 
& Loan; People’s Bldg. & Loan; Wirt 
Franklin Petroleum Co., Ardmore. Bk. 


75 

Con., Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Johnson & McGill, attys., Ardmore; 
M. Gorman, Ardmore; J. W. Harreld (for¬ 
mer law partner) ; A. C. Alexander, Okla. 
City. Church, Pres.; an elder of the gov¬ 
erning bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., a 
mbr. for yrs.; Mason Blue Lodge, past 
master, Ardmore; Consistory, McAlester; 
York Rite, Ardmore; Dornick Hills Country 
Club, Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for a number of yrs.; works through 
party organizations and coins. Offices, as¬ 
sociated with Dawes Commission, Musko¬ 
gee, 1902-03; Dep. Clk. U. S. Ct. 1904-07 ; 
U. S. Commr. under Judge Ralph E. Camp¬ 
bell 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla 1902; 
lived at Muskogee 1902-04 ; Ardmore since, 
was a first sergeant in Span.-Amer. War; 
now colonel of 179th Infantry, Okla. Natl. 
Guard. 

JOHNSON, HERBERT H„ Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., city manager. B„ Attala Co., Miss., 
Jan. 18i9. Eau., pub. schs., Mississippi 
and schs. Okla. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.,; 
2 d.. Bus. Con., various other bus., H. h! 
Johnson Motor Co. Assoc., Stephen A. 
George, Clint H. Dow, M. M. Griffith, Tom 
L Wilkes, J. A. Clark. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Rotarian; Y. 
M. C. A. ; Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active since 1905 ; makes speeches; 
operates through corns, and others. Offices, 
City mgr. since July 1929. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889, located Chandler; has lived 
in Sapulpa; Ardmore about 8 vrs. Very 
active in F. M. C. A. and Boy Scout 
work; gives both time and money. Hobby, 
civic betterment. 

JOHNSON, ROY MELISANDER, Ard¬ 
more. Rep. Occ., publisner; oil operator. 

B. r Cashton, Wis., July 11, 1881. Edu., 
pub. sch., St. Calhoun, Neb.; Milton Col.; 
Union Col., Wis., B. A.. 1899. Wife, (first) 
Odessa Otey; (second), Elizabeth Thoma¬ 
son. Cdrn., 1 s., Otey G.; 1 d., June. 
Bus. Con., founded “Statesman”, op. until 
1915; Pres. Healdton Petroleum Co.; Dtr. 
Wirt Franklin Pet. Corp.; V.-Pres. Simp¬ 
son Bldg. Co.; other exec, offices. Bk. 
Con.. Dir. Ardmore Natl. Assoc., Wirt 
Franklin, Ed Galt, H. B. Fell, and others. 
Church, First Pres., Deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. Club, Okla. City; Lake Shore 
Athletic Club, Chicago; 33rd Mason: Shrine; 
Consistory, McAlester; Dir. St. C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and st. 
worker since 1907 ; makes speeches, works 
through various other methods. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. Carter Co. Com.; Mbr. First St. 
Highway Com. Party Honors, del. to 
natl. conv. that nominated Herbert Hoover. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, lived since 
at Ardmore. Active in all civic better¬ 
ment movements. 

JOHNSON, WILLIAM B., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Boone Co., Ky., Nov. 
18, 1860 ; came to Okla. from Tex. 1890 ; 
located at Ardmore. Edu., com. sch.; Ghent 
Col., Ky.; Univ. of Mich., LL. B., 1882. 
Wife, Annie Conlee. Cdrn., 2 s., D. G., 
T. G.; 1 d., Mrs. Grace Ward. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl.; Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Bus. Assoc., H. W. McGill, T. G. Johnson. 
Pol. Assoc., Guy P. Cobb, Walter Colbert, 
Harry Harts, H. W. McGill, W. G. Skellv, 
Sen. W. B. Pine, H. B. Fell, Sen. J. W. 
Harreld. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree 
Mason; Shrine, Okla. City, No. 84; chmn. 
and mbr. B. P. O. E., Ardmore No. 33, 
past exalted ruler; life mbr. Blue Lodge; 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
45 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, came 
here as U. S. Commr. 1890 ; resigned after 
11 mos.; U. S. Dist. Atty Southern Ind. 
Terr. 1898-1906; statehood Rep. nominee 
against R. L. Williams, Supreme Bench, 
defeated; Johnson, Cruce & Cruce (law 
partners) 1890 to 1898; 1918 Rep. Senator 
nominee, but defeated by Owens. Party 
Honors, del. to statehood conv.; all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, chmn. Liberty 
Bond drives during W. War; mbr. executive 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



E. A. HEFNEK 









com.; drafted resolutions for last cam¬ 
paign; one of fire men called first rep. 
conv. ever held In Indian Terr 1892, South 
McAlester; organized first Rep. club Cook 
Co., Tex., only eight white Reps, in co.; 
first Rep. speech made in Cook Co., Tex., 
made by Johnson. Oldest lawyer in time 
of service in Ardmore; mbr. Amer. Bar 
Assn. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

JONES, FELIX B., Wilson. Dem. Occ., 
liquidation agent, Producers St. Bk. B„ 
Boone Co., Ark., Oct. 23, 1885. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Carnegie, Okla.; bus. 
col., Tyler, Tex. Wife, Yesta, d. of A. 
B. Shinn, Carnegie, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robert Lee; 1 d., Wilma. Bus. Con., Pro¬ 
ducers St., Wilson. Past Bus., insurance; 
12 yrs. in various bks.; farm loan exam¬ 
iner; salesman. Bk. Con., Pirst Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Elmer Thomas; Gov. Hollo¬ 
way. Jed Johnson, Wilburn Cartwright. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past dir.; Rotary Club, pres.; M. W. A., 
Carnegie; Mason Blue Lodge, Carnegie. 
Imp. Rel., Clifford Jones, Winona; Dr. A. 
L. Jones, Edmond (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. 23 
yrs.; works through organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, Secy-Treas. of 
Sch. Bd., Carnegie; Representative from 
Caddo County in Ninth Legislature; for¬ 
merly Co. Chmn. of Carter Co. Dep. Co. 
Treas. of Caddo Co. 1910-12. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to several st., dist. and co. convs.; 
prct. committeeman; mbr. elec. bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived in 
Washita Co. 1899-1902; Carnegie and Caddo 
Co. 1902-24; Chickasha 1924-1925; Wilson 
since 1925. Hobby, Rotary work. Boy 
Scouts and crippled children. 

KIRBY, JESSE 0., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
contractor; dealer in real estate and farm 
lands. B., Brown Co., Tex., Nov. 19, 1882. 
Edu., rural schs., Tex. Wife, Nannie 
Mitchell, Ardmore. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 

Bus. Con., contracting for bridge con¬ 
struction ; real estate bus.; owner farm 
lands, Ardmore. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., W. P. Whitson (partner in con¬ 
tracting bus.) ; R. A. Fox (partner in real 
estate bus.), Ardmore; (pol.) J. B. Moore, 

U. T. Rexroat, W. P. Whitstone, Ardmore; 
A. S. J. Shaw, J. W. Holloway, Earl 
Brown. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Royal Arch, Ardmore; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., Henry 
Kirby, (bro.), Ardmore. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; 
active in all issues for better government; 
works through com. and personal contacts; 
is dry; active in all good roads move¬ 
ments. Offices, Chief of Police 1924-26; 
Co. Commr. Party Honors, attended Young 
Dem. Convs. at Lawton and Ardmore. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived since 
at Ardmore. During W. War was active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. 

LANGSTON. J. H., Healdton. Dem. Occ.. 
banker; druggist. B., Springfield, Mo., 
about 1870. Edu., h. sch., Springfield. 
Widower. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Assoc., 

Charles, Robert and Lawrence Langston 
(sons) partners in bus.; (pol.) M. T. Rex¬ 
roat, and all old line Denis, of Carter Co. ; 
Fred Capshaw; other leaders. Lodge, Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Shrine. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; county and statewide worker since 
1900, mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Clk., old Beaver Co.; apptd. 
U. S. Ct. Commr., 1907 ; apptd. Census 
Enumerator, 1910; mbr. St. Sen. 1911; 
past Mayor, Healdton. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900 ; lived at Guymon, Beaver, 
Okla. City, at Healdton since 1912. Prior 
to his residence in Carter Co. he was a 
leader in the Republican Party in the St., 
particularly in the Panhandle counties. 
He was associated with Jake Hamon in 
the development of the towns on the R. 
R. from Ardmore to Ringling; was the 
most aggressive builder of the town of 


CARTER COUNTY 

Healdton where he has lived for the past 
17 yrs. Since his residence there he has 
become active in the Dem. Party and is 
among the most influential men in the Co. 
in all political, civic and business enter¬ 
prises. 

LASHER, O. C., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
life insurance. B., Livingston Co., Ky„ 
Nov. 11, 1874; came to Okla. 1908 ; located 
at Chandler; Shawnee 1908 ; Ardmore 1912. 
Edu., h. sch. acad., Livingston Co., Ky.; 
Nor., Bowling Green, Ky., commercial law 
and bus. 1900. Wife, Josephine Presnell, 
no cdrn. Bk. Con., Pirst Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., John H. Carlock, Lee Cruce, S. A. 
George, Judge Arthur Grunert, F. M. Dud¬ 
ley, A. E. Dixon, Felix Jones, U. T. Rex¬ 
roat, Earl Brown. Church, Metli. Clubs 
& Lodges, past master Blue Lodge No 31 
Chapter No. 11; Council No. 11; Com- 
mandery No. 9; India Temple, Mc¬ 
Alester; secy. Grotto, Ardmore; India 
Temple, Okla. City; C. of C.; ex-pres. 
Lions Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Elizabeth 
Lasher, Hampton, Ky. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker 34 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Co. Supt Schs., Livingston Co., 
Ky., 2 yrs.; Mayor Ardmore 2 yrs. Party 
Honors,, secy. Carter Co. Elec. Bd., 9 yrs.; 
del. to co. and st. convs.; prct. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, admitted to bar 1904; 
Ct. of Appeals of Ky. 1907; admitted bar 
Okla. 1908 ; Specialty Tax Laws Okla. 4 
yrs. Active during W. War on various 
drives. Hobby, golf. 

LIVELY, JOHN S., Wilson. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Franklin Co., Ark., Jan. 13, 
1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., Durant, 
Okla.; bus. col., Bowie, Tex. Wife, first, 
Mattie Tackitt (dec.) ; Clara Snider, sec¬ 
ond. Cdrn., 3 s.. Commodore, Joe Sam, 
Ferris: 4 d., Mary Nell, Bobbie, Kittie 
Jane, Wilson; Mrs. Alice Thurston, Mus¬ 
kogee. Bus. Con., Lively-Jackson Hard¬ 
ware & Furniture Co., Wilson. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., W. L. Jackson (part¬ 
ner in bus.), Wilson; (pol.) Judge Grunert, 
Co. Atty. Dudley, Ardmore; N. E. Tycer, 
Wilson; Wilburn Cartwright. Church, 
Metli. .Clubs. C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mike 
T. Lively, Dallas, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Councilman 
1918-22; served unexpired term as Mayor 
1927, elected Mayor 1929. Party Honors, 
mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900; lived at Durant 1900-02; Ardmore 
1902-15: Wilson since. Instrumental in get¬ 
ting sewage, water, electricity and paving 
in Wilson; influential in all civic affairs; 
neutral on Klan issue. Hobby, fishing, 
hunting and baseball. 

MARTIN, W. W., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
farm loans and real estate. B., Cooper 
Co., Mo., June 7, 1879. Edu., pub. schs. 
and Hooper’s Institute, Clarkesburg, Mo. 
Wife. Serena Harris, Ardmore. Cdrn., 1 
s. Bus. Con., dealer in farm loans and 
real estate, Ardmore; owner of farm lands. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Church, Bap.; 
deacon; supt. of S. S. Clubs, Univ. Club; 
mbr. Supreme Council; Kiwanis Club, past 
pres.; C. of C.; interested in all civic af¬ 
fairs. Pol. Act., partisan; citizen who was 
pulled into politics; works through per¬ 
sonal activities only; a dry voter. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived since 
at Ardmore. During W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and active in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing and livestock. 

McCAIN, JOHN E., Healdton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Russellville, Ark., Jan. 15, 
1889. Edu., com. and. h. schs., Russell¬ 
ville, Ark.; Univ. of Ark.; Univ of Okla., 
LL. B. 1925. Wife. Connie, d. of Frank 
Woodruff, Houston, Miss. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank. 
Bus. Con., practicing atty., Healdton, since 
1925. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Bob Leechman, Healdton; Arleigh Davis, 


IV ilson; Marvin Shilling, Ardmore; Earl 
Brown, Tom Rexroat, Louis Fischl, Ard¬ 
more. Church, Bap.; mbr. bd. of coun- 
cfiors. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; Re¬ 
tail Merchants’ Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Healdton; I. O. O. F., Healdton. Imp. Rel. 

J ' T Bullock, Russellville, Ark ; 
VVmiarn J. McCain, Little Rock, Ark. 
rol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 20 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Atty., Heald¬ 
ton, since 1927; Mayor of Healdton, now 
serving. Remarks, came to Okla. 1922- 
lived at Norman 1922-25; Healdton since. 
During W War served in 39th Division, 
’ mbr - °f Amer. Legion, 
Chas Mix Post, Healdton. Interested in 
educational work and farming. 

McCHAREN, JAMES S., Ardmore, Dem. 

Sem’ £■ ™ fi e n aSUr F T B ", Co., Miss., 

rp 1860 ; Edu ” el ementary and acad. 
schs., Tocopola, Miss. Wife, Lola Inez, 
Miss. Cdrn., 2 s., Jas. B.; Jack, Ard- 

“ ore; 5 d Mrs. IIa Copeland, Ada; Mrs. 
Alyne Priddy, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Ard¬ 
more; Bessie, Geraldine. Bk. Con, Ex¬ 
change Natl. Former Bus., leasing of’prop- 
ni-m a ru lai ) dS ' Assoc -’ Stone Webster, 
°'V a - T ty V, (poL) Kirk city mana- 

f h l „. Lee B Cruee . A. E. Dixon, Ardmore. 
\v n ^, aP-: mem bership in Miss. Lodges, 
„■ , u - W Ardmore. Imp. Rel., J. h. 
McCharen, Pontotoc Co, Miss. Pol Act 
partisan; active in co. 15 yrs.; formerly 

V. K K.; strictly dry; thinks party rup¬ 
ture has reached climax and will soon re¬ 
turn to normal conditions in co. and st 
Party Honors, served dem. party almost 
continuously for past 12 yrs. as repre¬ 
sentative to co. and st. convs. Remarks 

Ardmore ° kIa ' in 1900 ’ lived sin ce at 

McGILL, HUGH W„ Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
?ot°o rney - B -> St. Joe Co., Mich., July 21, 
18 ( 8 . Edu., com. and h. schs., Mich.; 
Lmv. of Mich., LL. B., 1904. Wife, Chris¬ 
tine, Hester, La. Cdrn., 1 d., Frances. 
Bus. Con., Johnson, McGill & Johnson, 
attys., Ardmore, practicing law for 25 
yrs., owner of pure bred Jersey farm; 
secy.-treas. Ideal Oil & Gas Co., Ardmore. 
Bk. Con Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
vv. B. Johnson, Thomas G. Johnson (part- 
ners m law) : (pol.) Roy M. Johnson, H. 
B Fell, L. S. Dolman, Ardmore; A. H 
Geissler, minister to Guatemala; Sen J 
W. Harreld. Church, Meth.; tchr of S 
S. class. Clubs, C. of C.; Lions Club: 
active in civic affairs. Imp. Rel., Chas 

W. McGill (uncle), Asst. „tty. General of 
Mich. Pol. Act., partisan: active in st. 
-1 yrs.; believes in dry enforcement: not 
a Klansman; makes speeches; works 
through com. Party Honors, del. to sev¬ 
eral st, convs. and all co. convs.; secy, 
co. elec, bd : former st. committeeman; 
nominee for Dist. Judge eighth federal dist 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904 ; lived since 
at Ardmore. During W. War was appeal 
agent. Hobby, Jersey cattle. 


McGOWAN. EARL A., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., real estate. B., Clear Lake. Iowa, 
Oct. 30, 1882; came to Okla. 1907; lo¬ 
cated Talihina 1924; Ardmore since. Edu.. 
grad. h. sch.. Clear Lake, Iowa. 1902; 
St. Univ. of Iowa 1906, LL. B. Wife Cleo 
Thomas. Cdrn., 1 d., Betsie Jane. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. & Trust Co. Bus. Assoc., 
Roy M. Johnson, O. H. Wolverton’. 
Walter Thompson. Assoc., (pol.) H. 
B. Fell, Walter Colbert, Mrs. H. H. 
Sayre, Mrs. Geo. Hollingsworth, Miss Helen 
Ward, Guy P. Cobb, L. W. Wentz, Ponca 
City; C. E. Creager, Muskogee; A. C. Wal¬ 
lace Wm. A. Fuller. Church. Epis. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge No. 73, Tali- 
b'na; Shrine, Muskogee; Commanderv and 
Chapter. Poteau; C. of C.; Phi Delt Theta. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Ida McGowan, Talihina. 
Pol. Act., nationally rep.; locally independ¬ 
ent 22 vrs. through co. organization. Of¬ 
fices, Chmn. third congressional dist.; 



"8 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Chnm. Rep. Cen. com. Carter Co. 1928 
since; mbr. Rep. St. Com. LeFlore 7 yrs.; 
mbr. Bd. of Trustees Talihina 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman LeFlore Co. 
15 yrs.; del. to all co. and st. Rep. convs.; 
del. to natl. conv. 1920. Remarks, active 
in LeFlore Co. all during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting and football. 

MIDRIFF, W. H„ Wilson. Rep. Occ., 
service station operator. B., Sulphur 
Springs, Ky., Dec. 23, 1874. Edu., com. 
and h. schs. Wife, Margaret E. Cdrn., 2 
s., A. C., Tucumcarl, N. M. ; E. E., Heald- 
ton; 1 d., Pauline Midkiff, h. Bus. Con., 
Cities Service Oil Companies, Wilson. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Roy John¬ 
son; Floyd Clowdus; W. B. Pine. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Boy Scout 
Commrs.; Mason, Wilson; 32nd York Rite, 
McAlester; K. of P., Ardmore. Imp. Rel., 
C. W. Massie, Owensboro, Ky. Pol. Act., 
interested for 33 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts; anti-Klan. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. Edu., Wilson, 9 yrs.; City Clk., Go- 
tebo, 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived in Washita Co., 1899-1904; 
Gotebo 1904-14; Wilson since 1914. For¬ 
merly served in C. Battalion, Fifth Field 
Artillery, discharged in 1895. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

MOORE, J. B., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Diana, Tenn., Apr. 7, 1878. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Bellbuckle, Tenn.; 
Univ. of Va., LL. B. Wife, Sula Taylor, 
Ga. Cdrn., 2 d., Eugenia, Univ. of Okla. ; 
Mary Alice. Bus. Con., practicing atty., 
Ardmore; farming. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) John Carlock, U. T. Rex- 
roat, T. B. Orr, Ardmore; Sam Hayes, 
Okla. City. Church, Meth.; v.-chmn. 
of bd. of stewards. Clubs, C. of C.. active 
mbr. Imp. Rel., Sam Moore, Nashville. 
Tenn.; Mrs. J F. Burt, Louisberg, Tenn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 22 yrs.: makes speeches; works 
through com. and personal contacts; anti- 
Klan. Offices, U. S. Probate Atty., 1913; 
City Atty., Ardmore. 1909-10. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st., dist., and co. convs.; co. 
cen. committeeman; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived in 
Ardmore since. Was connected with the 
W. War Compensation Service Dept. Hob¬ 
by, hunting and fishing. 

NOBLE, LLOYD, Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
drilling contractor. B„ Ardmore. Okla., 
about 1897. Edu., com. sch., Ardmore; 
Okla. Univ Bus. Con., Noble-Olsen Drill¬ 
ing Co.; dir. Amer. Bk. & Trust Co., Ard¬ 
more. Assoc., party leaders, co. and st. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Country Club; other 
social clubs. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker. Offices, St. Representative 
1922-24. Remarks, mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Ueo. R. Anderson Post, Ardmore. (Com- 
lete information unavailable.) 

OGDEN, JOHN B., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
attorney, B., DeQueen, Ark., Dec. 23, 
1897 ; came to Okla. 1910; located at Ida- 
bel; Wilson 1922; Ardmore 1925 since. 
Edu., h. sch.. Ark.; tchrs. col.; Univ. of 
Ark., LL. B. Wife, Delsie Marie. Cdrn., 
1 d., Ena Marie. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
Lions; C. of C.; Chickasaw Lake Club; 
Ardmore Rifle and Pistol Club. Imp. Rel.. 
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ogden, Mena, Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker 10 yrs. all 
ways needed. Office, Dist. Judge 8th dist. 
1926 since. Remarks, Legionnaire, Geo. 
R. Anderson Post and Tom Worsham Post 
6th. Co. 4th. Battalion, I. C. O. T. S. At the 
time elected Dist. Judge was youngest Judge 
in Okla.. and still has that distinction. 
Organized St. Dist. Judges, in Okla. at 
Ardmore, elected President, which be still 
is; all Dist. Judges in St. are affiliated 
with the organization. 

ORR, T. B.. Ardmore. Dem. Occ., lawyer 
retired. B., Tenn. Edu., com. sch., and 
Cumberland Univ., Tenn.; came to Okla. 



U. T. REXROAT 


and located at Lawton, Ardmore since 
about 1915. Wife, Tillie G. Cdrn., 2 s., T. 
B., Jr., W. G.; 1 d., Rebecca Jean. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. & Trust Co., Ardmore. 
Assoc., (pol.) all party leaders, co. and 
state. Church, Pres. Clubs, Ardmore Club; 
Rod & Gun; Dornick Country. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and state worker; makes 
speeches; works through all channels. 
Offices, Co. Atty., Comanche Co.; Probate 
Atty., Ardmore. Party Honors, former 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, mbr. 
Amer. Legion. Geo. R. Anderson Post, Ard¬ 
more; post Comdr. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

PALMER, O. H., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
retired banker. B., Montague Co.. Tex. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Kent Dove, 

Ardmore. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & Trust 
Co.. Ardmore; past pres. City St. Bk.; 
past Y. Pres. City Natl. Bk.; past owner 
Bk. at Tuskahoma. Assoc., (pol.) all party 
county leaders. Church, Meth., deacon. 
Lodges, all Masonic bodies. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. and statewide worker, mostly 
through personal operations. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. of Trustees, Confederate Home. Re¬ 
marks pioneer of Okla.; formerly lived 
Tuskahoma; Ardmore three or four yrs. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

PORTER, W. D.. Ardmore. Dem. Occ. 
lawyer. B.. Gainesville, Tex. (about 1880). 
Edu., com. sch. and col., Tex. Married 
Cdrn.. 1 s., W. D.. ,Tr.. partner; 1. d., 
Helen. Bus. Con., Potter & Potter, law 
firm. Bk. Con.. Amer. Bk. & Trust Co., 
Ardmore. Assoc., (pol.) T. W. Champion. 
Clubs & Lodges. B P. O. E. ; Country: 
Rod & Gun; social organizations. Offices, 
chmn. section No. 8. Administrative Com.. 
St. Bar. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

POTTERF, HENRY CARLISLE, Arctmore. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B.. Eaton, O., June 
1, 1859. Edu., St. Normal Sch., Warrens- 
burg. Mo., grad. Law Sch., Washington 
T'niv. St. Louis, Mo., LL. B. Wife. Lizzie 
Wagenlaender, Sedalia, Mo. (deceased). 
Cdrn.. 1 s., William Henry; 1 d., Mrs. Fred 
A. Chapman, Ardmore. Bus. Con., dir. 
First Natl.; dir. and atty. for Peoples Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., 
partisan; city, co. and statewide, active 
since maturity; makes speeches, works 
through corns, and others. Offices, former 


mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. Univ., nmr. St. 
Bd. of Edu.; former mbr. St. Bar Com., 
is now mbr. Bd. of Governors of St. Bar. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., 
del. to natl. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. July 1890 ; locating at Ardmore, 
where he has resided since. 

RECTOR, W. LEE, Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
Baptist Minister. B., Melbourne, Ark., Jan. 
3, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., Izzard 
Co., Ark.; Melbourne Acad., Ark.; Okla. 
Baptist Univ.; B. A., 1920; Univ. of Mo., 
M. A., 1923. Wife, Mary Elizabeth, d. of 
J. F. Reese, Ft. Smith. Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., 
W. Lee, Jr. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. & Trust 
Co, Ardmore. Assoc., (pol.) Fred Tucker, 
W. S. Spears, L. C. Gibbons. Ardmore; 
Rev. Otis Hamblen, Healdton. Church, 
First Bap., Minister. Clubs & Lodges. Ivi- 
wanis Club; mbr. aviation com.; C. of C. ; 
active in all civic work; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Royal Arch, Ardmore. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. for several yrs. 
Works through com.; advocate of law en¬ 
forcement ; one of the leaders of the moral 
forces in Carter Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1908 ; lived at Mustang, 1908-1910 ; Chick- 
asha, 1911-15; Shawnee, 1915-20, and 1922- 
26; at Ardmore since 1926. Instrumental in 
building a $200,000 church since going to 
Ardmore. Hobby, the study of evolution ; he 
has written two books, one on the sub¬ 
ject of Evolution, "Can an Evolutionist be 
a Christian?”; also “Psychology in its 
Moral Aspects.” 

REXROAT, U. T., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
legislator. B., Fonthill, Russell Co., Ky., 
Sept. 22, 1880; came to Okla. 1894 ; lo¬ 
cated Ardmore. Edu., h. sch., Gordon Tex., 
1899 ; Polytechnic Col., Ft. Worth, Tex. 
Wife, Mary Wilma Tullis. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Mrs. Opal Myers; Ruby, Agnes, Phoebe. 
Bus. Con., extensive farming and Hotel In¬ 
terests ; Oil Royalties, 100 A Paper Shell 
Pecans. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Oklahoma Club; Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Ardmore; Consistory, McAlester; 
Grotto, Ardmore; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
(father), S. H. Rexroat, Wilson Okla. 
Pol. Act., statewide dem. worker 20 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, State Represen¬ 
tative 1910-14; State Senator 1924 since. 
Floor Leader 1927. Party Honors, Apptd. 
Ed. Trapp Special Com. to arrange Okla. 
participation Worlds Fair, Philadelphia; del. 
to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. 
Ardmore Natl. Guard, Ind. Ter. days. On 
platform all over U. S. during W. War. 
Hobby, pecans; fishing and hunting. 

RIDDLE. ANDREW B., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ , attorney. B., Corinth, Miss., June 16, 
1883. Edu., Tex. St. Normal, B. L.; Univ. 
of- La., Baton Rouge. B. A. ; Chicago Sch. 
of Law, LL. B. Wife, Mabel C Ford. La. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Andrew B., Jr. Bus. Con.. 

Practicing Attorney Ardmore ; owner farms ; 
Bank Stock; Royalty Interests. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl.; Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. C. Potterf, John Carlock, F. M. Dudlev. 

A rdmore ; George Trice, Ada; R. A. Hefner. 
Okla. City. Church, Meth. S. ;Ardmore. 
Teacher Young Folks Bible Class; active 
in lay work. Clubs & Lodges. Lions Ard 
more; Mason, all orders except Scottish 
R'te and Shrine. Imp. Rel., F. E. Riddle 
Tulsa, (brother). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. politics, in speaking 
campaigns, for 10 yrs. Adjusts ffis methods 
of operation to fit the different political 
needs that arise. Offices, Asst. Dist. Atty.. 
Tex., 1916; City Atty., Ardmore, 1918-lb; 
dir. of War Bk.; Chmn. Speakers Bureau 
for War activities: and mbr. Council of 
Defense during W. War. Party Honors, 
chmn. co. cen. com; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1917; 
lived since at Ardmore. Hobbies, science, 
history and farming. 

ROLAND, T. E., Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer. B.. Ruston, La.. May 
30. 1865 . Edu., com. and h. sch., La. 
Wife, Italy, d. of D. L. Thurston, Ard¬ 
more. Cdrn.. 1 s., M. G., Ardmore; 3 d.. 
Mrs. Eula Chaney, McAlester; Mrs. Car- 





rie Nunn, Wilson; Mrs. Sadie Camell. 
Ardmore. Bus. Con., real estate dealer; 
financial adviser Westheimer & Daube (29 
yrs. with this firm). Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., Hams Douglas. 
Walter Colbert. Jim Carman, Ardmore; Jim 
Harris, Wagoner; ex-Sen. Harreld, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Lodge, K. of P„ 
Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; in natl mat¬ 
ters ; independent in local; active for 22 
yrs.; works through personal contacts on¬ 
ly. Offices, mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. 4 yrs. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1888; lived in Marshall 
Co. 2 yrs.; at Ardmore since ; interested in 
farming. 

SAYRE, MRS. HORACE H., Ardmore, 
ltep. Occ., homemaker. B., Wilkes Barre, 
l a.; came to Okla. 1909, located at Ard¬ 
more. Edu., Wyoming Seminary, Pa.; 
Bordentown Female Col., New Jersey; Clav- 
erack Col., New York. Hus., Horace H. 
Sayre. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert M., George M.; 

1 d., married. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. <& Tr. 
Co. Assoc., (pol.) Guy P. Cobb, Roy M. 
Johnson, Mrs. Lola C. Pearson, A. C. 
Alexander, J. W. Harreld, W. G. Skelly. 
Church, Epis. Pol. Act., active worker 
personally and through com. Offices, St. 
Committeewoman and mbr. St. Exec. Com., 
3rd dist.; pres. Carnegie Library Bd., 4 
yrs.; mbr. Park Bd. ; served at st. head¬ 
quarters assisting Mrs. Lola C. Pearson 
campaign 1928, and dir. of women’s activ¬ 
ities, St. of Okla. on nat'. com., and st. 
chmn. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs. 
for 8 yrs. ; attended natl. conv. Remarks, 
organized Red Cross of Carter Co. and 
received charter before war was declared 
and sec’y all during war; mbr. exec. com. 
since; chmn. dist.; active on Liberty Loan 
drives; a real woman leader, auxiliary of 
Amer. Legion. 

SIGLER, GUY H„ Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Putnam, Tex., June 3, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; Cumberland 
T'niv., Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Juanita Des¬ 
kins, Springer, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., Jackson & Sigler, attys., Ardmore. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., P. M. Jack- 
son, partner in bus.; (pol.) J. B. Ogden. 
F. M. Dudley, John Carlock, U. T. Rex- 
roat, Lee Cruce, Ardmore; Ed Dabney; 
Governor Holloway; Wilburn Cartwright ; 
Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap. pref. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; B. P. O. E., 
Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 22 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts; anti- 
Klan; interested in all constructive move¬ 
ments for sound government. Offices, rep¬ 
resentative from Carter Co. 1922. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. convs.; active in 
dist and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904 ; lived since at Ardmore; 
during W r . War was active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work and mbr. Draft 
Bd. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

SMITH, GEORGE W„ Wirt. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Tecumseh, Okla., July 7, 1893. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Wanette, Okla.; 
Commercial Col., Kansas City, Mo. Wife, 
Eunice Oliphant, Norman, Okla. Bus. Con., 
pres. Wirst St. Bk., Wirt, Okla. Assoc., 

5. A. Apple, Okla. City; A. U. Thomas, 
MeAlester; Paul T. Million, Poteau; (pol.) 
M. Gorman, Frank McThail. Roy M. John¬ 
son Ardmore; ex-Sen. J. W. Harreld, A. 
C. Alexander, Okla. City. Church, Bap., 
teaches S. S. class in Meth. Shurch. Clubs 

6. Lodges, sec’y-treas. Group 5, Okla. 
Bankers Assn., 1928-29; mbr. St. and Natl. 
Bankers Assns; Mason Blue Lodge, Noble, 
Okla., Past Master; Worthy Patron, East¬ 
ern Star. Noble; Scottish Rite, Guthrie; 
Knight Templar. Ardmore; India Temple 
Shrine Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. James C. 
Smith. N. Bert Smith. Okla. City; D. H. 
Smith. Bowlegs, (bros.) Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. and st. for 16 yrs. ; 
votes for the man and issues; makes 
speeches; works through organlz. and per¬ 
sonal contacts; influential among oil field 
workers. Offices elk. Sch. Bd., 1923-26. 
Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and co 
convs. ; served on Elec. Bd., elk. 1920-28; 


CARTER COUNTY 

Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, native of 
Okla.; lived at Tecumseh 1893-1899 ; Shaw¬ 
nee 1899-1903; Pawnee 1903-11 ; Wanette 
1911-18; Noble 1918; Wirt since 1918; di¬ 
rected local financial campaign in 1928 
consisting of Healdton area and 1927 and 
1928, asst. dir. in same area of Red River 
Council of B. S. A.; chmn. of Court of 
Honor of B. S. A. Hobbies, baseball, foot¬ 
ball and tennis. 

SPARKS, J. H., Healdton. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Stafford, Kan., Feb. 4 , 
1888. Edu., com. ana h. sch.. Woods Co., 
Okla. Wife, Leota, d. of W. S. Eurseu, 
Enid, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s.. Chas. H. Pasx 
bus,, oil bus.; connected with Concord 0-1 
Co., Okla. City, 3 yrs. Bk. Con., f irst Nat-. 
Assoc., A. M. Greenwood, Healdton; (pol.) 
j. H. Langston, J. A. Teel, Healdton; Eu¬ 
gene Harreld, Ardmore; J. W. Harreld, 
Okla. City; Jim Harris. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, M. W. A., Healdton. Imp. ReL, 

M. E. France, Okla. City (uncie). Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. for 10 
yrs.; works through personal contacts and 
party organiz. Offices, postmaster since 
1923. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to co. and dist. convs.; elk. on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived 
at Aline, Muskogee, Sapulpa; and at 
Healdton since 1918. Hobby, golf. 

SPAULDING, GEO. A., Ardmore. Rep. 
Occ., U. S. Commissioner. B., Glensfall, 

N. Y., arch 14, 1855; came to Okla. 1898;. 
located Poteau 1902; Garvin 1902 ; Idabel 
1907 ; Ardmore 1917, and since. Edu., h. 
sch. Mechanicville, N. Y.; Commercial Col., 
Troy, N. Y., 1876. Wife, Lottie A. Mc- 
Loud (deceased). Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. Bk. 
Con.. Amer. Bk. and Tr. Co. Assoc., Coi. 
Wm. Hutchinson, Sen. J. W. Harreld, Sam 
Dolby; (pol.) Mike Gorman, Guy P. Cobb, 
W. H. Cardwell, David Dolby, Harry Harts, 
Earl McGowan, H. B. Fell. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Ardmore; Scot¬ 
tish Rite, MeAlester. Pol. Act., st. Rep. 
worker 55 yrs. in all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Census Enumerator, 1880, Phillips- 
burg, Kan.; Clk. of Court Phillips Co., 
Kan., 4 yrs.; Councilman and Mayor, Pliil- 
lipsburg, Ivan., 2 yrs.; Postmaster, Po¬ 
teau, Okla., 2 yrs., resigned, appointed L T . 

S. Commissioner 1899-1908, then appoint¬ 
ed 1919, serving to present time. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs.; del. 
to natl. convs. several times; mbr. Co. Cen. 
Com. Phillips Co., Kan. Remarks, first 
Councilman, Phillipsburg, Kan.; mbr. Sch. 
Bd., Phillipsburg, Kan.; mbr. Amer. Bar 
Assn.; admitted to Bar 1884. Hobby, golf. 

SPEARS, JOHN THOMAS, Ardmore. 
Dem. Occ., field man of State Auditor's 
office. B., Cook Co., Tex., March 28. 1889. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ardmore; S. E 
Tchrs. Co., Durant; bus. col., Okla. City. 
Wife, Martha Lee of Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Edwin, John Thomas, Jr.. Robt. Lee; 3 d., 
Dorothy Nell, Mary Louise, Catherine Lois. 
Past Bus., sch. tchr.; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. & Tr. Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge W. F. Freeman, Judge T. W. Cham¬ 
pion, A. J. Hardy, Ardmore; A. S. J. Shaw, 
C. C. Childers, Okla. City. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Brock; Royal Arch, Knight 
Templar, Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1917; works through 
personal activities; makes speeches. Offices, 
Dep. Ct. Clk. 1917; Dep. Co. Treas. 1926; 
Co. Assessor 1921-25. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends all co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1897 ; lived in and near Ard¬ 
more since; during W. War was in S. A. 

T. C., Austin, Tex., and is a mbr. Amer. 
Legion, George R. Anderson Post. Ard¬ 
more. Hobby, raising pure bred cattle. 

STILES, DARWIN T., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., auto salesman. B., South Haven, 
Kan., Feb. 23, 1883; came to Okla. 1890 ; 
Cashion 1893; Tryon 1893; Meeker 1916; 
Putnam City 1917; Ardmore since 1917. 
Edu . h. sch. ; Prep. Okla. Univ., and Cen. 
Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 1916. Wife. Mary 
Ethel Lane. Cdrn., 1 s., Oscar Darwin: 
4 d., Mary Elizabeth, Lois Anita, Ruth 
Frances, Gladys Vera. Bus. Con., agency 


79 

Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Sam P. Hale; 
(pol.) John H. Carlock, O. C. Lasher, Fred 
Jucke.', Jones Wilson, Geo. D. Key, Lee 
Cruce. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge ; Consistory, MeAlester ; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Miliy Shields 
(mother), Wichita, Kan.. Pol. Act., co. 
worker 5 yrs, personally and through coins. 
Party Honors, chmn. Co. Elec. Bd. since 
1928 ; del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, active in all drives 
during W. War. Hobby, tennis, football, 
fishing. 

STRAWN, G. W., Ardmore. Rep. Occ., 
oil producer. B., Laeone, Ill. Edu., com. 
and h. sells.. Id. Wife, Edith Harris of 
Ill. Bus. Con., Baker & Strawn, oil pro¬ 
ducers, Ardmore, Okla. Past Bus., sch. 
tchr. for 12 yrs.; farming. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., F. A. Baker, Tulsa, 
(partner in bus.) ; (pol.) Guy P. Cobb, 
Roy Johnson, J. H. Franklin, Ardmore; 
Mike Gorman, John Carlock. Stephen A. 
George, Ardmore; Rev. Hamm, Okla. City, 
Ed Overholser, Okla. City; C. B. Lynch, 
Tulsa. Church, Chris. Scientist. Clubs, 
C. of C., Ardmore, dir. for 2 yrs. Imp. 
Rel., Silas H. Strawn, Chicago (cousin), 
Glenn Strawn, Ill., (bro.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan, active for 25 yrs. in st. : makes 
speeches; works through corns, and per¬ 
sonal contacts; in favor of prohibition and 
law enforcement; anti-Iilan. Party Honors, 
attends all natl. convs.; Rep. nominee for 
Cong, in 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; lived at Wagoner 1901-14; Tulsa 
1914-16; Ardmore 1916-18, and again since 
1920; lived in Tex. 1918-20; during W. 
War was active in Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross work; his activities in oil business 
have been in Tulsa, Healdton, Hewett. 
Ardmore and Texas oil fields. 

STUBBS, G. T., Healdton. Rep. Occ., 

'Supt. Durant City Schools. B., White- 
wright, Tex., Sept. 23, 1894. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Atoka; S. E. Tchrs. Col. ; 
Okla. Univ., A. B. degree; Columbia Univ., 
now working on M. A. degree. Wife, Ola 
Vivian, d. of V. B. Harris, Royce City, 
Tex. Cdrn., 1 d., Vivian Lela. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Healdton. Assoc., Dr. J. S. 
Fulton, Atoka; L. E. Creekmore, Healdton; 
(pol.) R. M. Leachman, E. D. Shell. O. 
Hamblen, Healdton; Dr. H. G. Bennett, 
Stillwater; J. S. Vaughan, Okla. City; M. 

A. Nash, Chickasha. Church, Ban., tchr. 
Men’s Bible Class. Clubs & Lodges, Lions 
Club, mbr. bd. of dir, formerly vice pres, 
and dist. representative; pres. Carter Co. 
Tchrs. Assn.; pres. Red River Valley Sch. 
Conference : former pres. S. E. Tchrs. Assn. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch. Knight 
Templar, Commandery, Atoka. Imp. Rel.. 

B. R. Stubbs, principal h. sch., Ada (bro.) : 
W. O. Ray, st. senator, Tishomingo. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. for 10 yrs. ; 
makes some speeches on school questions: 
a dependable Dry; works through personal 
contacts and Okla. Edu. Assn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1895 ; lived at Atoka un¬ 
til 1927 when he came to Healdton; for¬ 
merly was supt. of schs. at Atoka and put 
the schs. there on accredited ILst; (resigned 
superintendency at Healdton after 2 yrs. 
to accept superintendency of city schs. at 
Durant.) 

THOMPSON, JOE B„ State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Ardmore. 
1904. lived there since. Edu.. Ardmore 
h. sch., Univ. of Okla., A. B. LL. B. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Church, Meth. Club, 
Okla. Bar Assn., Kappa Sigma. Imp. Rel., 
Joe B. Thompson, (uncle), U. S. Congress¬ 
man, deceased. Pol. Act., partisan work¬ 
er 2 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, Asst. 
St. Ins. Comm. Party Honors, v. pres. 
League Young Dem., Univ. Chant. Nor¬ 
man. Remarks, youngest st. executive; 
fond of hunting; mbr. Reserve Officers 
Training Corps 4 yrs. O. U. 

TYER. SHELTON W., Ardmore. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Sulphur Springs, 
Tex., Dec. 29, 1888; came to Okla. 1893. 


SO MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


located at Ardmore. Edu., grad, graded 
sch., 1902. Wife, Gillie Orme. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Shelton, Jr.; 2 d., Rene, Norcille. Bus. 
Con., Wirt Franklin Petroleum Co. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl, and Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., Walter H. Gant, Mike Gorman, W. 
W. Clements; (pol.) T. B. Orr, John H. 
Carlock, J. B. Champion, Louis Fischl, TJ. 
T. ltexroat, Earl A. Brown, W. C. Lewis, 
Judge R. A. Hefner. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 22 yrs. in all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Assessor Carter Co.. 
Nov., 1928, and since; Hep. Co. Clk. 1907- 
14, Co. Clk. 1914-17. Party Honors, Fret. 
Committeeman; Elec. Bd.; del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, Clk. Exemption Bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

WILKES, TOM P., Ardmore. Dem. Occ., 
cleaning and pressing. B., Pittsburg, Tex., 
Sept. 15, 1883. Edu., com. sch. Ardmore. 
Wife, Fay McLamore of Ardmore. Cdrn., 
1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Wilkes Bros. Clean¬ 
ing and Pressing, Ardmore. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl.; Exchange Natl.; First Natl. 
Assoc., Rayborn Wilkes, (bro.) partner in 
bus.; (pol.) T. W. Champion, V. Roy 
Shore, L. P. Wilkinson, Ardmore; Elmer 
Thomas; George Key; Henry Johnston. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
K. of P.; B. P. 0. E„ Ardmore. Pol. Act., 


partisan; active in co. for 8 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only; is an anti¬ 
dry voter for principle ; Prct. Committeeman ; 
City Commr., now serving. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1894; lived since at Ardmore; 
during W. War was active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work. 

WOLVERTON, MARVIN S., Ardmore. 
Rep. Oco.. abstracter. B., Adamsville, 
Tenn., Feb. 20, 1884. Edu., Hargrove Col., 
Ardmore; bus. col.. Ft. Worth. Wife, Beu¬ 
lah, d. Ben F. Dwiggins, Ft. Worth. Cdrn., 

2 s., Donald, Robert. Bus. Con., Ardmore 
Abstract Co.; owner of city property, Ard¬ 
more ; familiar with insurance, real estate 
and loan bus. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl.; Ex¬ 
change Natl. Assoc., W. S. Wolverton, 
(father) partner in bus. (deceased) ; 
(pol.) Pat Boyle, Eugene Harreld. Roy 
Johnson, Ardmore; J. W. Harreld, Pat Hur¬ 
ley; W. B. Pine; Bert Parmenter. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; former 
mbr. Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Council, Commandery, Ardmore; 
Shrine, Okla. City; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A.; 
W. 0. W.; Yeomen, Ardmore. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. A. ,T. Wolverton, famous in Indian 
Ter-, days (uncle). Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st. for 25 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and corns.; leans to¬ 
ward the Klan; is Dry. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. : at¬ 


tends all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1893 ; lived since at Ardmore ; 
during W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross work. Hobby, lodge work. 

WOODWARD, EUGENE JEFFERSON, 

Ardmore. Dem. Occ., dentist. B., Pales¬ 
tine, Tex., Jan. 7, 1870. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Anderson Co., Tex.; Marion Sims 
Dental Col., St. Louis, Mo., 1904-05. Wife, 
Nina, d. of T. E. Lebus, Ardmore. Cdrn., 
4 s., Wesley, Sulphur; Charles. Wichita 
Falls, Tex.; Marion, Houston, Tex.; Clar¬ 
ence, Ardmore. Bus. Con., Dr. E. J. Wood¬ 
ward, dentist, Ardmore; oil interests and 
city property. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. ; 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. J. Stroman, 
Ardmore; Bob Gillum, Okia, City. Churcti, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Bosworth Club, 
Okla. City; Retail Merchants Assn.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Commandery, Ard¬ 
more ; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
Consistory, McAlester; K. of P., Ardmore. 
Imp. Rel., Thos. Woodward, (bro.) Pales¬ 
tine, Tex. Po'. Act., independent; active 
in co. since 1923; advocate of law en¬ 
forcement ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Dep. Sheriff, Palestine, Tex., 
1897. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
attends co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901; lived at Marietta 1901- 
05; at Ardmore since 1905. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 


Cherokee County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, A. E. Robertson (Jttep.)-Tahlequah 

Co. Attorney. S. M. Martin (Rep.)_Tahlequah 

Ct. Clerk, Virgil Clark (Deni.)-Tahlequah 

Co. Clerk, Mack Ivirklin (Dem.)-Tahlequah 

Sheriff. Sam M. Johnson (Dem.)-Tahlequah 

Co. Treasurer, J. S. Sanders (Dem.)-Tahlequah 

Co. Surveyor. W. C: Davis (Dem.)-Tahlequah 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, W. II. Ghormley 

(Dem.) _Tahlequah* 

Co. Assessor, J. R. Miller (Dem.)_Tahlequah 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—.T. D. Wade (Rep.)_Tahlequah 

Dist. No. 2—J. W. Washington (Dem.)_Tahlequah 

Dist. No. 3—Robert Dunn (Rep.)-Quass 

County Election Board : 

See’y, J. Robert Wyly (Dem.)-Tahlequah 

CTimn.. Joe Deem (Dem.)-Lowrey 

Mur., S. II. Terrell (Rep.)_Tahlequah 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 


Representatives, Bruce E. Keenan (Rep.) Tahlequah; 
Senator. A. L. Commons (Dem.) Miami; District Judge, 
J. T. Parks (Dem.) Tahlequah. 

State Officers. H. B. Teehee (Dem.) Tahlequah, mem¬ 
ber Supreme Court Comm.: Ed Hicks, Sec’y. Corp. 
Comm.: H. Tom Darter. Tahlequah, Deputy Oil Inspect¬ 
or ; P. H. Medearis, Tahlequah, Co. Superintendent 
Health. . 

W. W. Hastings, Congressman, 2nd District, lahle- 
quah. 

State Institutions, Northeastern State Normal School, 
Tahlequah : M. I*. Hammond, Pres.: Cherokee Fish 
Hatcherv, Tahlequah, J. Iv. Paris, Superintendent. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat' 

Homer Gilliland, Welling; Mrs. J. B. Wood, V-Climn., 
Moody. 

Republican 

C. T. Chapman, Chmn., Tahlequah ; Mrs. Mabel Man- 
ship, V-Chrnn., Hulbert; E. I). Spears, Sec’y, Tahlequah. 
C. F. Bliss, St. Committeeman, Tahlequah : Mrs. Bruce 

L. Keenan, St. Committeewoman, Tahlequah. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Tahlequah. Co. Seat: J. P. Thompson (Mayor) ; Ella 

M. Coval (Clerk) ; Public Ser., Municipal. 

THE VOTE 


President 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

Dem. 

| 1594 | 


1859 | 

1-2472 | 


2446 | 

Rep. 

| 1379 | 


2524 | 

| 2622 | 


2963 | 

Soc. 

1 273| 


86 | 

1' 34 | 


16 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1264 

1806 | 

j 2495 

2264 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1204 

2588 | 

| 2850 

1832 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

28 

82 | 

|no C. 

5 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

! 

1256 

| 3089 

1 

2211 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1246 

| 2489 

1- 

1972 | 

I 

Soc. 

1 

30 

l l : 35 

1 

9 | 

i 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1637 

1320 

| 2018 | 3213 

| 2671 

2511 | 

2861 | 

Rep. 

| 1323 

1175 

2417 | 2287 

| 2683 

1764 | 

2554 | 

Soc. 

| 259 

1 31 

| 77 | 30 

] no C. 

no C. | 

12 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Tahlequah 


Newspapers 

Cherokee Co. Democrat (Dem.) 

Republican Star (Rep.) 


Editor Owner 

Gould Moore Gould Moore 
Cass A. Carr 


BALENTINE, W. H. Jr., Tahlequah. Deni. 
Occ., banker. B„ Tahlequah, Okla., Oct. 
31, 1882. Edu., Cherokee Natl. Male Semi¬ 
nary, Tahlequah. Wife, Ollie Antoine. Cdrn., 
2 s., Robert, Jack; 1 d., Bernice. Bus. 
Con., Cash. Liberty St. Bk.. farming in¬ 
terests. Assoc., (pol.) .J. Robert Wyly, J. 
T. Cunningham, J. W. McSpaden, W. A. 
Thorn, Tahlequah; H. B. Teehee, J. Berry 
King, Okla. City. Church, Pres, deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Amer. and Okla. 
Bankers Assn.; W. 0. W.; Mason. Pol. 
Act., active in co. and dist. since 1900. 
Makes speeches, works through persona! 
contacts and corns. Offices, Co. Clk., 3 
terms; Dep. Co. Treas. 3 yrs.; Treas. 
Sell. Bd. ; City Councilman in past; has 
filled nearly all co. offices. Party Honors, 
Chmn. A1 Smith Com., 1928; Cand. for 
Rep., 1928 (defeated by 20 votes) ; serves 
on Prct. Elec. Bd. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan ; lived always at Tahlequah. 

BENGE, GEORGE F., Talequh. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Tahlequah, Nov. 25, 1S35. 
Edu., com. and li. sell.. N. E. St. Col., 
Tahlequah. grad. 1910. Wife. Emily Adair. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Betty Jean. Bus. Con., farming; 
real estate interests. Bk. Con., Liberty St, 
First Natl. Assoc., W. P. Hicks, (pol.) C. 
F. Bliss, Judge Robinson. Steve Cummings, 
Tahlequah; Sen. W. B. Pine, Geo. Seeliold, 
Muskogee; Ed Fry, Sallisaw. Church. Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Izaak Walton League; 
C. of C.; Mason, Royal Arch. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in Okla. since 1909 ; makes 
speeches, works personally and on coins. 


Offices, postmaster since 1923. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
native of Tahlequah. During W. War served 
in F. Art. 91st. Div. ; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Rhodes Prichett Post, Tahlequah. Good 
roads booster. Hobby, fisnmg and hunting. 

BLISS, ADDALU., Tahlequah., Dem. Occ., 
Dep. Ct. Clerk. B„ Cane Hill, Ark., Edu.. 
com. and h. sch., N. E. Col., Tahlequah. 
Hus., Ben Bliss. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc.. J. Wilson Washington, J. P. Thomp¬ 
son, W. W. Hastings, Tahlequah. Clubs. 
Noonday Luncheon. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active m co. since 1924, wo^ks through 
coins., and personal contacts. Offices, Dep. 
Ct. Clk. since 1922. Party Honors, Sec’y 
Cherokee Co. League of Young Denis. 
Sec’y.-Treas. Co. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1914. lived since at Tahle¬ 
quah. Hobby, music. 

BLISS. C. F., Tahlequah. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Durham, Me., Feb. 10, 1879. 
Edu., com. and h. sell.. Me.; LTniv. of Mich., 
LL. M. Wife, May M. Brice (deceased) 
2nd-Lucille Markham (dec.) Cdrn., 3 s., 
Benjamin, C. F. Jr.; Jack; 1 d., Martin 
Lucille, Tahlequah. Bus. Con., lawyer; 
real estate; farming interests; atty. for 
First Natl. Bk. Assoc., H. M. Vance, (pol.) 
Bruce Keenan, A. E. Robertson, Sanford 
Morton, Tahlequah. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C. ; K. P.; Mason, Chapter. 
Imp. Rel., G. W. Bliss (bro.) Portland, 
Me Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st since 1904; makes speeches, works 


through personal contacts and party 
organiz. Offices, Clk. in charge of allot¬ 
ment div., supervisor Dist., Agts; Asst. 
Natl. Atty for Cherokee Nation, U. S. In¬ 
dian Dept. Party Honors, del. st., dist. and 
co. convs.; St. Committeeman, 1928 and 
since; prct. committeeman; served on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904, lived 
■Muskogee, Tahlequah since 1912.. Hobby, 
fruit and berry raising. 

BROWN, JACK., Tahlequah. Dem. Occ.. 
Supt. Sequoyah Indian Orphan Tr. Sch. 
B., May 3, 1887, Marble City, Okla. Edu., 
Cherokee Male Seminary, Tahlequah. Wife, 
Nola I.eFlore. Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack; 1 d., 
Marion Corine. Bk. Con., Liberty St. Bk. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree 
Mason, M^Alester, Shrine, Muskogee, C. 
of C., Exe<„ Council Boy Scouts. Imp. Rel., 
John L. Brown, active in Cherokee affairs, 
Sen. in last Natl. Council, Peace Officer 
under Cherokee Gov’t. Pol. Act., active 15 
yrs. Offices, Inst, in Indian Schs., Supt of 
Indian Schs. in Sapulpa, 2 yrs, Nuyaka. 
3 yrs., Supt. Tahlequah Orphanage 5 yrs. 
Remarks, added much material to equip¬ 
ment of sch; active in Edu. work. 

CARR, CASS A., Tahlequah. Rep. Occ., 
editor Ren. Star. B., Oct. 4. 1902, Muldrow, 
Okla., has lived in Sallisaw, came to 
Tahlequah, Jan. 1, 1928. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Muldrow. Wife, Loretta Maggard. 
Cdrn-. 1 s., Cass A., Jr.; 1 d„ Carrie Belle. 
Bk. Con., Liberty St, Assoc., A. E. Robin¬ 
son, Judge Keenan, C. J. Bliss, E. L. 
Kirby, Wagoner; Ed Fry. Sallisaw; W. B. 









































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


GILLILAND, HOMER, Welling. Dem. Occ., 
poultryman and farmer. B., Clarksville, 
Ark., Jan. 12, 1885, Edu., Univ. of Ark. 
Wife, Annie Laurie Turner. Bus. Con , 
farming and poultry raising. Bus. Assoc., 
.T. W. Capps, Haskell; Sid Garrett, R. Gib¬ 
son, Ft. Gibson; (pol.) W. W. Hastings,, J. 
P. Thompson, J. T. Parks, J. T. Cunning¬ 
ham, Tahlequah. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Odd Fellows, Ft. Gibson. Pol. Ail., 
partisan; countrywide. Party Honors, 

formerly chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894 ; located Gore. 
Has since lived at Ft. Gibson, Muskogee, 
Haskell, Welling, Tahlequah and Tulsa 


s.. Dr. Huston B. Fite, Philadelphia, Wil¬ 
lard and John, farmers in Cherokee Co.; 
Dr. Denman Fite, Dentist, Bristow; 1 d., 
Mrs. Roy E. Mullen, Cushing, Okl.i. Bk. 
Con., Liberty St.* Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. W. Hastings, J. P. Thompson, Mrs. J. 
D. Wilson, Henry Vance, R. H. couch, 
Tahlequah, Ben F. Lafayette, Checotah; 
Ed Semans, Geo. Key; M. E. Trapp, J. B. 
A. Robertson, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Okla. 
City; R. L. Davidson, Tulsa. enurch. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Author’s League, 
honorary mbr. West End Club, Tahlequah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide; active since 
1920 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. and others. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to all st. and co. convs.; st. chmn. 
for Natl. Dem. Com., of Educational Dept, 
of Okla. 1919; chmn. of Womans Bureau 
1920 ; :St. v.-chmn. Dem. St. Com 1922-24 ; 
del. to natl. conv., San Francisc,, Re¬ 
marks: active in Liberty Loan drive and 
Red Cross work during war. 


Pine, Raymond Fields. Church, Pres. Pol 
Act., partisan co. worker 10 yrs., maaes 
speeches and works all ways necessary. 
Offices, Dir. C. of C.; Editorial work for 
all town organiz. In line for next Sec’y 
St. Organiz. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, Mbr. Elec. Bd., Rep. Nominee 
for Co. Treas. 1928. Remarks, began his 
newspaper work at age of 16, editor of 
Muldrow Sun at age of 22 and of Sallisaw 
Amer. at 21. 

CHAPLAIN, C. T., Tahlequah. Rep. Occ., 
operates filling station. Married. Pol. Assoc., 
Bruce L. Keenan. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker, through personal contact and com. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

CLARK, VIRGIL., Tahlequah. Dem. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B„ Madison Co., Ark., Oct. 
30, 189T. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark. 
Wife, Ida, d. of J. R. Thompson, Tahlequah. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Kermit; 1 d., Virgil. Bus. Con., 
Tahlequah Machine Shop; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Liberty St. Assoc., (pol.) W. W. 
Hastings, J. P. Thompson, Jeff E. Parks, 

H. M. Vance, W. S. Paden, Tahlequah. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. P.; M. W. A.; 

I. 0. O. F., Tahlequah. Pol. Act., partisan 
active in co. since 1924; makes speeches, 
effective personal contact worker. Offices, 
Co. Clk., since 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1919, lived since at Tahlequah. 
Reed, largest majority of any co. officer 
1928 campaign. Hobby, fishing. 

COUCH, R. H.. Tahlequah. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Grayson Co., Va., Sept. 21, 
1866. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; ad- 
mittted to bar 1892. W ! fe. Mattie Lee. Cdrn., 
3 s. t F. B., Enid; Glenn, Ada; Lee. Tahle¬ 
quah. Bus. Con., dir. Liberty St. Bk. ; dir. 
Thompson Hotel; Lawrence Wyly Merc. 
Co.; farming in’erests. Assoc.. J. W. Reed, 
C. O. Graham, Percy Wyly, Bruce Keenan, 
Ed Sharp, Tahlequah; (pol.) W. W. Mill¬ 
er, W. S. Paden, H. M. Vance, W. W. 


Hastings, J. F. Clark, Tahleo.uah; Robert 
Wimbish, John Crawford, Ada; Hayden 
Linebaugh, J. C. Stone, Muskogee. Church, 
Bap., Deacon; Tchr. Bible Class; Mbr. 
Bldg. Com. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
iMason, Blue Lodge, Chapter, Tahlequah; 
McAlester Consistory; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1898; makes speeches; works personally 
and through party organization. Offices, 
City Atty. since 1898; Mayor, 1916-19; Mbr. 
Sch. Bd. P^rty Honors, del. to st. dist., 
co. convs.; past Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; 
Prct Committeeman; Helped organize Dem. 
party in co.; mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898; lived Westville, Tahle¬ 
quah since 1906. Hobby, politics. 

CUMMINS. S. A., Tahlequah. Rep. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Lincoln, Ark., Feb. 
23, 1891. Edu., com. and h sch., Okla. 
Wife, Jennie Hicks. Cdrn., 4 d., Marie June, 
Claura Dean, E _ ma Roe, Carol Doris. Bus. 
Con., Oakland-Pontiac Agcy., Tahlequah. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Asa Man- 
son. (pol.) C. F. Bliss. S. M. Martin, A. 
E. Robertson, Geo. F. Binge, Bruce Keen¬ 
an, Tahlequah. Church, Pres. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F., Tahlequah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1915; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts and party organization. 
Party Honors Sec’y Co. Cen. Com. 2 
terms. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived 
Pittsburg Co.. Tahlequah since 1921; civic 
worker. During W. War served in 8th 
Div., 12th Inf.. Co. D. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Rhodes-Pritchett Post, Tahlequah. Hobby, 
sports. 

CUNNINGHAM J. T., Tahlequah. Dem 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

FITE, MRS. R. L., Tahlequah. Dem. 
B., Old Ind. Ter. Edu., Cherokee Natl. 
Female Semina~v (grad.) Occ., housewife. 
Husband, Dr. Richard L. Fite. Cdrn., 4 


HASTINGS, W. W., Tahlequah. Dem. 
Occ., congressman, Washington, D. C.. B., 
Dec. 31, 1860; a native of Okla. Edu., 

attended Cherokee Indian Schs., grad. Male 
Seminary, Tahlequah; LL. B., Vanderbilt 
Univ. Wife. Lulu M. Starr. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Lucile (Ahnawake), grad. of Vassar, 
Mayme Starr, grad, of Smith; Lillian Adair, 
Vassar. Assoc., all leaders of both 
parties. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32 
deg. Scottish Rite Mason ; Shriner; K. P.; 
B. P. O. E.; Delta Tau Delta Frat. Pol. 
Act., active in Cherokee Tribe since 1891; 
attended first Dem. Conv. at McAlester 
that elected a Natl. Committeeman, 1892; 
has been Supt. of all Cherokee Tribal 
Schs., Atty. Gen. for Cherokee Nation 1891- 
95 ; represented the Cherokee Nation before 
the Com. to the Five Civilized Tribes for land 
allotment; Apptd. Natl. Atty. for Cherokee 


MRS. BRUCE L. (Alice M.) KEENAN 


VV. W. HASTINGS 








CHEROKEE COUNTY 


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KEENAN, BRUCE L„ Tahlequah. Rep. 
Occ, lawyer. B., West Va., Oct. 16, 1858. 
Edu., h. sell., W. Va.; Univ. of W. Va., 
grad. 1880, in law 1885. Wife, Alice, a. 
of R. M. Overstreet. Cdrn., 3 s., R. B., 
Claude 0., John K.; 2 d., Margaret, Hy¬ 
patia. Bus. Con., farm owner; real estate; 
stockholder Liberty St. Bk., stockholder 
Porter Crew Wholesale Drug Co., Muskogee. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. F. Bliss, Sanford Martin,, 
Clark Wasson, Tom Farrar, E. L. Kirby, 
John W. Harreld. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason. Imp. Rep., John 
P. Keenan; Thornton W. Sargent, Oist. 
Judge, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since maturity; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organization. 
Offices, mbr. 8th and 12th St. Legis.; U. S. 
Commr., apptd. by C. I. Long, (4 yrs.j ; 
Co. Supt. 2 yrs in W. Va. Party Honors, 
del. st. and co. convs.; Del. Natl. Conv. 
1916 and 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904 ; lived since at Tahlequal). Leader in 
civic affairs. 


KING, R. F., Hulbert. Dem. Occ., merch¬ 
ant. B., Marion Co., Ark.. May 4, 1863 ; came 
to Okla. 1903 ; located Hulbert. Edu., pub. 
sch.. Ark. Wife, Walsie. Cdrn., 1 s. Don 
King. Bk. Con., First Natl., Muskogee. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. Imp. Rel., J. Berry 
King, Attty. Gen. St. of Okla. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active 45 yrs.; works through personal 
activity. Offices, mbr. Twp. Bd. no. yrs. ; 
Sch. Bd. no. yrs. Party Honors, del. to i; 11 
co. and st. coins., del. to Natl. Conv. at 
St. Louis. Remarks, instrumental in estab¬ 
lishing town of Hulbert 1905. A civic 
leader. 


BRUCE L. KEENAN 


Tribe 1906-14 ; entered race for Congress 
1914, elected and has been re-elected six 
times. Remarks, active for Farm Relief, a 
tariff on oil; care of Ex-Service men; 
restricted immigration; settlement of For¬ 
eign Debt; increased appropriations for 
education of Indians in Okla.; Prohibition ; 
Flood Control with reference to the Ark¬ 
ansas River. 

HAMMOND, MONROE PERCY, Tahle¬ 
quah. Dem. Occ., Pres. N. E. St. Tchrs. 
Col. B„ Columbia Co., Ark., Mar. 15, 
1888; came to Okla. 1910; located Hugo, 
1910-23, Tahlequali 1923 since. Edu., grad. 
Stephens H. S. Ark.; Washita Col. Ark- 
adelphia, Ark., A. B.; Columbia Univ. A. 
M. ; grad. Columbia for Ph. D. Wife. Estelle. 
Cdrn.. 3 s., Millard John, Joe Phil, Ben¬ 
nett Holloway. Bk Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
John Vaughan, J. P. Holmes, J. L. Nowland, 
Forney Hutchinson. A. P. Wilson, J. F 
Hatcher. Church, Ban. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son; Knight Templar; Kiwanis; charter 
Pfe mbr., O. E. A.; life mbr N. E. A.; 
Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa Delta PL Poi. 
Act., st. dem. worker 19 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Tchr. Hugo H. Sch.; Supt. 
Boswell, Prin. and Supt., h. Sch. Hugo; 
Pres. N. E. St. Tchrs. Col. Remarks, active 
in DeMolay work.; Pres. Dist. Assn, of St. 
Tchrs. Assn. Dir. of Natl. Edu. Assn. 

HICKS, E. D„ Jr., State Capitol. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Sec'y Corp. Com. B.. 
Tahlequah, Okla.. Mar. 29. 1898; lived 
there till 1915; Okla. City 1915-20; Mus¬ 
kogee 1920-22; Okla. City. 1922 since. Edu., 
student 4 yrs. in Northeastern St. Tchrs. 
Col. Bk. Con., Stockyards Bank. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Natl Assn. Railroad & Utilities Com. Pol. 
Act., partisan 12 yrs.; makes speeches 
Offices, Asst. St, Auditor and connected 
with office 4 yrs. under C. C. Childers, 
Sec’y Corp. Com. 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
League of Young Denis. Remarks, an ex¬ 
pert accountant, 5 yrs. with Southwestern 


Bell Tel. Co., 2 yrs. with First Natl. Bank 
Muskogee; interested in golf and hunting. 

HINDS, H. I., Hulbert. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant B., Siloam Springs, Ark.. Apr. 14, 
1895. Edu., N. Eastern St. Tchrs. Col. 
Wife, Helen, d., W. H. Holland, Tahlequah. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ William; 1 d.. Geraldine. Bus. 
Con., Hulbert Merc. Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., J. Lee Stephens, (pol.) James 
V. Rogers, D. E. Robinson, John Holland, 
J. Wilson Washington, W. W. Hastings, ot 
Cherokee Co.; J. Berry King, Geo. F. 
Short, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Cherokee. Imp. Rel., 
Ray C. Hinds, (bro.) Picher, former mbr. 
Legis. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1915; makes speeches; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman, Del. co. convs.: serves on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived 
Pryor; Pegg, 1904-19; Hulbert since 1919. 
Civic werker. Good roads booster. Leader 
in community. In air service during W. 
War. Mbr. Anver. Legion. Rhodes-Priehetl 
Post, Tahlequah. 

KEENAN. ALICE M„ Tahlequah. Rep 
Occ., homemaker. B., Austin, Tex., July 6. 
1863. Edu., com. sch., Tchrs. Col., Kan. Hus., 
Bruce L. Keenan, lawyer. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Assoc . (pol.) mbrs. of co. and 
st. Dem. Organization. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodces. Organized first Fed. Club xn 
Cherokee Co. of which there are now 4 with 
largest mbrship in st. Eastern Star. Imp. 
Rel R. M. Overstreet, (father) former mbr. 
Kan. Leg. Pol. Act, partisan; active since 
1909: makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Party Honors, St. 
Committeewoman, 15 yrs.; del. st. and co. 
convs • del. Natl. conv. Cleveland 1924; 
Mbr. St. Com. on Edu. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived since at Tahlequah. 
Helped organize every club in Cherokee 
Co during W. War. Interested in sch. 
work. Hobby Fed. Club work. 


KIRKLIN. MACK, Tahlequah. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B„ Howell Co., Mo., May 
11, 1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., West 
Plains, Mo. Wife, Sallie Ausburn. Cdrn., 

1 s., 1 d., Ray, Ruby, Tahlequah. Bus. Con., 
farming and livestock interests. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., R. W. Walker, Jessie 
McCaa, Tahlequah; (pol.) J. P. Thompson, 
G. T. Cunningham, W. M. Walker, Tahle¬ 
quah ; S'. P. Jones, I. H. Hines, Lee Stephen¬ 
son, D. W. Laughorn, Hulbert. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; M. W. A., Tahle¬ 
quah; I. O. O. F., Hulbert. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an ; active in co. and st. since 1896; makes 
speeches, personal contact worker. Offices', 
Co. Clk., 1926-30; Clk. Sch. Bd., 12 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. eonvv.; prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896; lived Hulbert, Tahlequah since 1916. 
Civic worker. Hobby, stockraising. 

KISNER. W. H„ Tahlequah. Occ., 
attorney. B., Miss.; came to Okla. about 
15 yrs. ago. Bk. Con., Liberty St. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Assoc., all party leaders in 
county. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker, works all ways needed. Office, 
Mbr. Administrative Com. St. Bar, Section 
27. (Complete information unavailable.) 

MARTIN. SANFORD. Tahlequah. Rep. 
Occ., County Attorney. B., Sequoyah Co., 
Okla., Nov. 2, 1898. Edu., com. and li. sch., 
Tahlequah; Peoples Col. Law Sch., Ft. 
Scott. Kan., grad. 1921 Wife, Martha, d. 
of J. L. Eubanks, Tahlequah. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Wanda, Wahlel, Wilma. Bk. Con., Liberty 
St. Assoc., Judge A. E. Robertson, Judge 
Keenan, George Benge, Dr. Beard. Dr. I.it- 
tlebarger, Tahlequah; W. A. Woodruff, 
Stilweil, P. E. Reed, E. L. Kirby, Wagoner. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1922; makes speeches; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, Co. Judge, 1925-28; 
< o. Atty. since 1928. Party Honors, del. 
dist. and co. convs.; sec’y Rep. Cen. Com.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; lived always at Tahlequah. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in 53rd Coast Art., 
in France. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Rhodes- 
Pritchett Post, Tahlequah. Hobby, Ashing. 

MANSHIP, MRS. MABEL, Hulbert. Rep. 
Occ., owner and Mgr. Telephone Exchange 
and Grocery Store. B., Mo., May 29, 1887 ; 
came to Okla. 1890; located Pryor,; lived 
in Haskell, Muskogee, Tulsa, Hulbert. 
1910 since. Edu.. com. sch. Muskogee; h. 
sell., Lawrence. Kan. Hus., J. F. Manship. 







MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. MABLE MANSHIP 


Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Henry Zellener, 
E. D. Spears, C. M. Lyles. Bob King, G. 
O. Patterson, Hulbert, Judge and Mrs. 
Keenan, A. E. Robertson, Tahlequah; W. 
B. Pine, E. L. Kirby, Lew Wentz. Church, 
Chris. Lodges & Clubs, Past Noble Grand 
Rebekahs. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker. Party Honors, Vice Co. Chmn., 
2nd term as St. Committee woman; del. to 
various co. and st. convs. Remarks, attends 
Grant Lodge of Rebekahs every year. Ac¬ 
tive during War in Red Cross activities. 

MANSON, ASA, Tahlequah. Dern. Occ., 
County Commr., Auto, dealer. B., Jasper 
Co., Mo., Jan. 4, 1888. Edu., com seh., 
Joplin. Wife, May, d. of N. C. Eastham, 
Cherokee Co. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank; 1 d., 
Anna. Bus. Con., Asa Manson Motor Co.; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. 
A. E. Robertson, S. M. Martin, B. L. Keen¬ 
an, Chas. F. Bliss, J. D. Wade, L. C. 
Ross, Tahlequah; W. A. Woodruff, Still- 
wall, Chas. Waters, Westville; Judge Scho¬ 
field, Stilwell. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
I. 0. 0. F., M. W. A., Tahlequah. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1922 ; good 
organizer, personal contact worker, makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Commr., 1924-30. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903 ; lived Grove, Craig Co. 
1911-19; Tahlequah since 1919. Interested 
in good schools. 

PARKS, J. T., Tahlequah. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Delaware Co., Cherokee Nation, 
Jan. 13, 1862. Edu., Cherokee Natl. Male 
Seminary, grad. 1884, B. S. Wife, Etta 
Duncan. Cdrn., 1 s., J. T., Jr., attdg. 0. U.; 
3 d., Mrs. F. S. Hathaway, Okmulgee; Mrs. 
T. L. Ballinger, mbr. N. E. T. Col. Faculty; 
Mrs Sam Loy, Muskogee. Bus. Con., f arm 
and livestock interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., mb'rs. of Co. Organization; R. F. 
King, Hulbert, J. IV. Reed, Tahlequah; B. 
W. Alberti, Westville; J. W. Ferguson, 3. 
Berry King, W. P. Thompson. Church, 
Meth.; steward; Sec’y-Treas. of Bd.: S. 
S. Supt. 20 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Cherokee and Okla. Bar Assn.; Anti-Horse 
Thief; W. 0. W.; I. 0. 0. F. ; 32nd Mason, 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
past W. P. of Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., 
Col. J. P. Thompson, Civil War vet.; J. 
A. Parks, (bro.) Atoka; Mrs. Davis Hill 
(sis.) Vinita. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since maturity; makes speeches, 
works through party organization. Offices. 
Dist. Judge 7 yrs.; Clk. Dist. Ct. of Tahle¬ 
quah in Cherokee days; Pres. Cherokee 


Sch. Bd. no. of yrs.; Exec. Sec’y Cherokee 
Nation, 4 yrs.; First Go. Judge, Cherokee 
Co. 5 yrs.; Mayor of Tahlequah. Party 
Honors, del. st. convs. Remarks, native of 
Cherokee Nation; lived all his life in the 
st. Besides himself in grad, class of 1884 
at Cherokee Male Sem. were two others, 
W. W. Hastings, W. P. Thompson. Ad¬ 
mitted to bar before U. S. courts 1896; 
practiced in Cherokee Nation prior to that. 
Hobby, cattle. 

ROBERTSON, ARTHUR E„ Tahlequah. 
Rep. Occ., County Judge. B., Hulbert, Okla., 
Sept. 18, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Tahlequah; 
h. sch., Muskogee; Tulsa Univ., grad. 1912; 
Univ. of Okla. 1914-15. Wife, Jane. Cdrn., 
2 s., Arthur E., Jr., Don A.; 1 d., Joan. 
Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. Con., Liberty 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Keenan, S. M. 
Martin, Horace Gray, Welling; E. D. Spears, 
Hulbert; W. T. Hitchcock, Elden; P. E. 
Reed, E. L. Kirby, Wagoner; W. A. Wood¬ 
ruff, Stilwell; Charles Walters. Westville. 
Church, Pres., S. S. tclir. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Boy Scout Master; K. P.; Ma¬ 
son, Tahlequah; McAlester Consistory; 
Muskogee Shrine. Bro., Wm. C. Robertson, 
Hulbert. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st.; personal contact; makes speeches. 
Offices, Co. Judge, 1920-22, and since 1928. 
Party Honors, del. Natl. Conv., K. C., 
1928; del. st. and co. convs.; ex-Pret.. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived Hulbert, Tahlequah since 1896. Du:- 
ing W. War served in 143rd Inf., 38th 
Div. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Rhodes-Pritchet.t 
Post, Tahlequah; past Post Commander; 
past Post Vice-Commander; past Post Fi¬ 
nance Officer; past Historian; now Service 
Officer; del. to st. and natl. Legion convs. 
Advocate of prohibition. 

ROGERS, JAMES V„ Hulbert. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Tahlequah, Okla., Aug. 24, 
1903. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tahlequah; 
N. E. St. Tchrs. Col. Wife, Ora, d. of H. 
V. Wood, Haskell. Bus. Con.. Crew-Rogers 



J. T. PARKS 


Drug Co., Hulbert. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., J. M. Crew, Muskogee; (pol.) J. P. 
Thompson, J. L. Washington. Jim Sanders, 
Tahlequah; J. Berry King, W. W. Hastings. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Chas. F. Rogers, (bro.), druggist. Wagoner. 
Pol. Act., partisan; personal contact work¬ 
er. in co. since 1924. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan ; lived always at Tahlequah. Civic 
worker. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 















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JUDGE HOUSTON B. TEEHEE 














MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


86 

SANDERS, MRS. C. W„ Scraper. V.- 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

SAUNDERS, JAMES S., Tahlequah. Dem. 
Occ., County Clerk. B., Cherokee Co., Okla., 
Mar. 9, 1880. Edu., com. sch.; Male Sem¬ 
inary, Tahlequah, grad. 1903. Wife, Minnie, 
cl. of M. J. Holland, Cherokee Co. Corn., 

4 s., Owen, Cecil, Joe, James Jr.; 2 d.. 
Cherry, Peggy Jean. Bus. Con., farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl., Assoc., (pol.) 
Charles Cunningham, Hulbert; Don Little¬ 
field, Pegg; Bill Turner. Parkhill; Scott 
Gore, Moody; A. T. Edmondson, Tahlequah; 
Andres Lowry, Nowata; Bob and Lewis 
Clark, Nowata; Rufus Miller, Hamp Scud- 
der, R. L. Moore, Bartlesville. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mas ;n. 
Blue Lodge, Chap.. Tahlequah; Knight 
Templar, Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1906; makes 
speeches; effective personal contact worker. 
Offices Sheriff, 1906-12, first in Cheroaee 
Co. after statehood; Co. Treas., elected 
1916, 1918, 1924, 1928. Party Honors, Prct.. 
Committeeman. Remarks, native Oklaho¬ 

man ; active in home work during W. War. 
Hobby, farming. 

SPEARS, E. D., Hulbert. Rep. Occ., Asst. 
Postmaster. B., Hulbert, Okla., July 1, 

1881. Edu., Pres. Mission, Tahlequah. 
Wife, Alice B. Chesnut.. Cdrn., 3 s.. John 
A., Jesse T. Hulbert; Daniel E., Tahle¬ 
quah. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Alice 
Spears (wife) Postmistress; (pol.) B. L. 
Keenan, A. E. Robinson, Sanford Morton. 

Tahlequah; Jim Harris, E. L. Kirby, Wag¬ 
oner. Church. Pres., Mbr. Bd. Lodges. I. O. 
O. F., sec’y 18 yrs.; M. W. A., sec’y 22 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Albion Spears, Sec’y to Chief of 
Cherokees. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
maturity; leader in his co.; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Offices, Asst. Post¬ 
master since 1921; Mbr. Twp. Bd., 4 yrs.; 
Postmaster, Melvin, 1906 ; Mbr. Sch. Bd. 

9 yrs. : Dep. Sheriff, 1928. Party Honors, 
del. all st. convs.; St. committeeman, 4 
yrs.; See’y-Treas. Rep. Cen. Com. 4 yrs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; civic worker. 
Favors prohibition. Interested in good sehs. 
and good roads. 

TEEHEE, HOUSTON B„ State Capitol 
(Tahlequah). Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Mul- 
drow, Okla., Oct. 31, 1874; Tahle¬ 
quah 1893. Edu., com. schs. Tahlequan, 
Cherokee Nation Indian Male Seminary. 
Ft. Worth U., Ft. Worth Tex. Wife, Mayme 
A. Haglund. Cdrn., none. Assoc., all pol. 
itlcal leaders of the St. Churoh, Pres. 
•Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge; K. of P.; W. 
O. W. all of Tahlequah. imp. Rel., Stephen 
Teehee, deceased, connected with Cherokee 
Nation as Solicitor. Mbr. of Senate, Council, 
Ex-Council and Circuit Judge. Asst. Chief 
and Del. to Washington. Pol. Act., active 
partisan worker since 1892. Offices, prior to 
statehood mbr. of City Council Tahlequah, 
Mayor of Tahlequah, Mbr. of St. Legis. 
1911-13; County Atty. Cherokee Co. 1911-12, 
U. S. Probate Atty. 1914, Register of U. S. 
Treas. 1915-19; Asst. Atty. General of Ok¬ 
lahoma 1926-27 ; Mbr. Supreme Ct. Com. 
1927 since. 



J. ROBERT WYLY 


THOMPSON, J. P., Tahlequah Dem. Occ.. 
Hotel and Theater operator. B., Angelina 
Co., Tex., Mar. 18, 1877. Edu., Cherokee 
Orphanage, Salina, Okla. Wife, Maggie, d. 
of W. P. Mayse, Grove. Cdrn., 2 s.. Dr. 
Mayse Thompson. Muskogee; Claude E., 
Tahlequah. Bus. Con., Sequoyah Theatre, 
Thompson Hotel, Tahlequah; built Syca¬ 
more Inn, first tourist hotel in his section 
of Okla. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. W. Hastings, Mack Kirklin, W. 
H. Ghormley, H. M. Vance, Tahlequah; 
Gov. Holloway, Ed Trapp, Jim Davenport. 
Church, Methodist. Clubs, Kiwants; C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., Dr. Claude A. Thompson, 
(bro.) Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in Okla. since 1900; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Treas., 1907-12; Co. Commr., 1919-29; 
Mayor of Tahlequah. Party Honors, del. 
to most st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1881; lived since 
at Tahlequah; interested in good roads; 
pres, first good roads assn, in co.; mbr. 
good roads commission 10 yrs.; during W. 
War was chmn. Exemption Bd. 

VANCE, H. M., Tahlequah. Dem. Occ.. 
lawyer. B., Boone Co., Ark., March 26, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., Harrison, 
Ark. ; Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. 
C., LL. B. ; Hendrix Col.. Ark.; bus. col., 
St. Louis. Wife, Mary Young, Ark. Cdrn.. 
1 s., H. M., Jr.; 1 d., Mary, Tahlequah. 
Bus. Con., Vance & Bliss, attys. for First 
Natl. Bk.; Bldg. & Loan Co. Assoc., C. 
F. Bliss, law partner; (pol.) W. W. Has¬ 


tings, J. P. Thompson, J. D. Pearson, W. 
B. Wyly, J. E. Pyeatt, Tahlequah; J. S. 
Davenport, J. H. Jarman. Church, Meth., 
S. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, ltoval Arch, Chapter, Tahlequah. 
Imp. Rel., Zeb Vance, N. C.. (uncle) was 
Natl. Commander of Confederate Veterans. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1902; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and the party organiz. Of¬ 
fices, City Atty. at Checotah and Tahle¬ 
quah; Co. Atty., Cherokee Co.; private 
sec’y to Jim Davenport, Congress, and 
sec’y Cherokee Nation before statehood. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902, lived 
Muskogee, Checotah 1919-12; Tahlequah. 
Civic worker; interested in educational 
work; mbr. Co. Council of Defense during 
W. War. 

WASHINGTON, J. WILSON, Tahlequah. 
Dem. Occ., Ford dealer and stockman. B., 
Westville, Okla., Sept. 4, 1894 ; came to 
Okla. 1894 ; located Westville; moved to 
Ark.; came back to Tahlequah; lived 
there 14 yrs. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Ark.; attended Tahlequah Normal Sch. 
Bus. Con., Washington Motor Co. Bk. Con., 
Liberty 'St. Assoc., J. P. Thompson, Henry 
Vance, J. Robert Wyly, W. W. Hastings, J. 
Berry King, Geo. D. Key, Sen. W. G. Stig- 
ler. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge; K. P.; C. of C.; Kl- 
wanis; Sponsor Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker 14 yrs. Offices, Co. 
Commr., pres. Highway No. 10 Assn.; pres. 
League of Young Dems.; pres. C. of C. 
good roads com.; has held all offices in 
Amer. Legion. Party Honors, Judge of 
Elec. Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Rhodes Prichett Post No. 50, 
detached service during W. War; has helped 
15 boys through school; active in civic af¬ 
fairs ; chmn. Co. Red Cross. 

WOOD, MRS. J. B., Moody. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., native. Pol. Act., works 
through personal activity and committees. 
Party Honors, ex-vice chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

WYLY, J. ROBERT, Tahlequah. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Maysville, Ark., July 26, 
1886 ; came to Okla. 1896 ; located Tah¬ 
lequah. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tanlc- 
quah; Westminster Col., Fulton, Mo.; St. 
Charles Military Col., St. Charles, Mo.; 
Spaulding Commercial Col., Kansas City, 
Mo. Wife, Callie Starr. Cdrn., 2 s., Per¬ 
cy, James S. Bus. Con., pres. Liberty St. 
Bk., Tahlequah; Lawrence-Wyly Merc. Co. 
Assoc., W. H. Balentine, Jr., J. W. Reid, 
J. Berry King, Houston B. Teehee, W. W. 
Hastings, O. P. Brewer. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of C.; Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge, Royal Arch; IV. O. W. 
Imp. Rel., Percy Wyly, (father) Tahlequah; 
A. S. Wyly, (uncle) Ft. Smith, Ark. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 21 yrs. 
Offices, City Council and Acting Mayor of 
Tahlequah 4 yrs.; now sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, during IV. War was chmn. Co. 
Council of Defense. Hobby, fishing, hunt¬ 
ing. 




Choctaw 

COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, T. W. Hunter (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Attorney, O. A. Brewer (Dem.)_Hugo 

Ct. Clerk, J. G. Wilkins (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Clerk. Ralph K. Jenner (Dem.)_Hugo 

Sheriff, C. F. Weddington (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Treasurer, M. A. Fly (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Surveyor, R. P. Draper (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, H. N. Conder 

(Dem.) -Hugo 

Co. Assessor, M. B. Womack (Dem.)_Hugo 

Co. Weigher, R. F. Grafford (Dem.)_Hugo 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. W. Brinkley (Rep.)_Boswell 

Dist. No. 2—J. I. Wilbanks (Dem.)_Hugo 

Dist. No. 3—C. A. Smith (Rep.)_Ft. Towson 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y, W. E. Schooler (Dem.)_Hugo 

Climn.. J. F. Hooks (Dem.)_Ft. Towson 

Mbr., M. E. Walker (Rep.)_Soper 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Dave Stovall (Dem.) Hugo; R. H. 
Stanley (Dem.) Hugo; Senator, Paul Stewart (Dem.) 
Idabel ; District Judge, Geo. T. Arnett, (Dem.) Idabel; 
Earl L. Welsh (Dem.) Antlers. 

State Officers, W. J. Holloway (Dem.) Governor, 
Hugo; C. G. Shull (Dem.) Bk. Commr., Hugo; C. 
M. Anderson (Dem.) Hugo, Sec’y St. Bd. of Pharmacy; 
Bert McDonel, Hugo, Exec. Clerk to Gov.; A. D. 
Self, Boswell, Game Ranger; L. E. Harris, Hugo, Coun¬ 
ty Superintendent Health; Mrs. H. O. Horne, Hugo, 
Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Albert W. Trice, Climn., Hugo; Mrs. J. F. Hooks, 
V-Chmn., Ft. Towson. 


County 


Republican 

I)r. J. L. Clark. Climn., Hugo; Mrs. S. B. Springs, 
V-Climn., Hugo; C. B. Hand, Sec’y, Ft. Towon. 

S. B. Spring, St. Committeeman, Hugo; Mrs. Howard 
Morris, St. Committeewoman, Soper. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Hugo, Co. Seat; R. D. Margrave (Mayor) ; V. F. 
Bennett (Clerk) ; R. S. Howe (Attorney) ; Community 
Nat. Gas Co., Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 

Boswell, Harry Craig (Chinn. Bd. of Trustees) ; W. B. 
Irby (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Ft. Towson, A. G. Hardin (Mayor) ; Floyd Williams 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Soper, B. Clark (Mayor) ; B. R. Baker (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 




President 




Dem. 

| 1945 | 


2534 | 

| 2528 


2581 | 

Rep. 

1 957| 


2094 i 

| 2030 


2541 | 

Soc. 

1 


283 | 

| 54 


23 | 




Senator 




Dem. 

1 1 

1091 | 

2484 | 

| 2570 

2260 

I 

Rep. 

1 1 

345 | 

2279 | 

| 2930 

1406 

i 

Soe. 

1 1 

115 | 

216 | 

no C. 

5 

1 




Governor 




Dem. 

1 1 

1097 | 

| 392S 

1 

2382 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

356 | 

| 1566 

1 

1480 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

114 | 

26 

1 

16 

1 



Congressman 




Dem. 

| 1849 | 

1088 | 

2595 | 364(5 

| 2765 

2343 

3226 | 

Rep. 

| 935 1 

340 | 

2000 | 969 

| 1611 

1321 

1647 | 

Soc. 

I 632| 

111 | 

264 | 371 

|no C. 

6 

19 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Hugo 


Boswell 

Soper 

Ft. Towson 


Newspaper 

Husonian Democrat (Wkly. Dem.) 
News 

Southeast Oklahoma 
News 


I iemoerat 
News 


(Dem.) 
(Dem.) 
(non-pol.) 
(Dem.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

W. E. Schooler 
W. E. Schooler 
E. M. Deweese 
M. D. Townley 
R. E. Crossett 
Roy E. Wallace 


Owner 

W. E. Schooler 
W. E. Schooler 
E. M. Deweese 
News Printing Co. 

T'mes-Demoerat Co. Pub. 


BABB, HUBBARD A., Hugo. Rep. Oce., 
postmaster. B., Cassville, Mo., Jan. 23, 
1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., Cassville. 
Wife, Lillie Bird. Bus. Con., oil royalties; 
real estate interests. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., J. R. Mill¬ 
ings, assistant. P. M. ; (pol.) Bailey 
Springs, Dr. J. S. Clark, Charlie Hand, 
Ft. Towson; Howard Morris, Soper; Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Paul Steward, J. W. Har- 
reld, Okla. City; Arthur H. Geissler. 

Church, Meth., past steward. Clubs. C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan, statewide since 
1904; works through personal contacts and 
corns. Offices, jury comr., 1910-12; dep. 
rev. collector, 1922-23; postmaster, since 
1923. Party Honors, sec’y. Co. Rep. Com., 
U10-12; rep. st. committeeman, 1916-20; 
co. chmn., 1912-16; judge co., elec, bd., 
1907-23; del. st. and co. convs since 
statehood ; campaign mgr for J W Harreld. 
W B Pine; active in campaign of John 

Fields and Omer K. Benedict. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived Grant, Hugo 

since 1909; co. chmn. Roosevelt Memorial 

Assn., appointed by Jim McGraw. Hobby, 
baseball. 


BARRETT, G. M., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Dyersburg, Tenn., June 7, 
1874. Edu., com. sch., Ark.; admitted to 
bar, 1902. Wife. Della Herndon. Cdrn., 
1 d., Eunice, teacher. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. 
W. J. Holloway. W, P. McKinnis, R. L. 
Williams. Church, First Bap., deacon, 
teacher mens Bible class. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Muskogee Shrine, 
McAlester Consistory; I. O. O. F.; W. O. 
W.; M. W. A., Hugo. Pol Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1905 ; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and coins. Offices, co. atty., McCurtain 
Co., 1911-16; special assistant U. S. Atty., 
under W. P. McKinnis, 1918-19; dist. 
judge, 1918-26. Party Honors, past chmn. 
Dem. cent, com., McCurtain Co., helped 
organize the party there; del. st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived Garvin 
Co., Idabel, Muskogee, Hugo since 1919; 
civic and political leader; mbr. council 
of defense and 4 minute speaker during 
W. War. 

BENNETT, VESTER F., Hugo. Dem. 


Occ., city clerk. B., Tenn., Feb. 25, 1882, 
came to Okla. 1912, located Hugo, lived at 
Ft. Towson 4 yrs. Edu., h. sch.. Cedar 
Hill, Tex. Wife, Inez Alexander. Cdrn., 
4 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., D. H. Foreman, W. C. 
Rosa, Dave Stovall, Bob Howe, R. D. 
Margraves, W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., active 30 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, city clerk 4 terms, 8 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, reg¬ 
ister during W. War; prominent man in 
Hugo. 

BONDS, NOONAN C.. Boswell. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Fulton, Miss., April 14, 
1875. Edu., com. sch., Ouachita Col., Ark. 
Wife, Fanny Florence, of Ark. Cdrn., 2 
s., W. A., N. R.; 1 d„ Mrs. H. C. Skip- 
with. Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Boswell. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. L. Dickson, G. M. Bar¬ 
rett, Hugo; Dr. R. L. Gee, Boswell; C. L. 
Harris, C. C. Sanders, Soper; W. E. Ut- 
terback, W. W. Semple,, Durant; Gov. 
W. J. Holloway; D. A. Richardson, Bert 
McDonel, E. F. Lester, Okla. City. 








































88 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker since 1909; 
makes speeches; personal contact 
worker. Offices, co. judge, Choctaw 
Co., 1925-29; asst. co. atty., 1920-21; in 
Ark.; was clerk com. auditing st. treas¬ 
urer’s records, 1903 ; deputy circuit clerk, 
1900-03; assistant prosecuting atty 1906- 
OS. Party Honors, natl. co. campaign 
mgr 1920; mbr. st. Dem. executive com. 
1908; del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived in Okla. at 
Wilburton, Stigler, Hugo, Boswell. Hob¬ 
by, white Brama chickens. 

BOYER, DR. HERBERT L„ Ft. Towson. 
Rep. Occ., physician. B., Harmony, 
Johnson Co., Ark., Nov. 13, 1886; came 
to Okla. 1929, located Fort Towson. Edu., 
com. sch. medical department Univ. of 
Ark., Little Rock, 1911. Wife, Lois Wof¬ 
ford. Cdrn., 2 s., Harold, Billy. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Pol Assoc., C. P. Real, 
Chester A. Smith, Dr. Clark. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; Ark. 
Medical Society. Imp. Rel., W. S. Boyer, 
(father), Clarksville, Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan co. worker 18 yrs.; personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, sec’y. Rep. co. central com.; 
past pres. P. T. A., Hartman, Ark.; mbr. 
sch. bd., Hartman, Ark.; mayor of Hart¬ 
man 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Ark. ; township committeeman 
Hartman, Ark. Hobby, basketball. 

BREWER, O. A., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
county attorney. B., Lockport, N. Y., 
May 6, 1896. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Comanche; Okla. Univ. Wife, Gladys 
Mabry, of Tex. Crdn., 1 d., Ernestine. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ed Leonard, Dave Stovall, 
Judge J. L. Dixon, Hugo; Gov. Holloway, 
M. E. Trapp, .A, S. J. Shaw, Fred Cap- 
shaw, Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth.; 
steward; district lay leader; del. general 
conference. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Lions; Country; S. A. E. Social Fra¬ 
ternity ; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active; statewide .since 1919; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, co. atty.; mbr. 11th st. 
legislature. Party Honors, del. st. and 
co. convs.; natl. conv. 1928; past district 
pres. League Young Dems.; precinct com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived Comanche, Norman, Tulsa, Hugo 
since 1922; during W. War was pilot in 
air service, Kelly Field; rank 2nd lieu¬ 
tenant; mbr. Amer. Legion, Lock San¬ 
ders Post, Hugo, past commander; active 
worker legion affairs; interested in politics. 
Hobby, football. 

BRINKLEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON, 

Boswell. Rep. Occ., county commissioner. 
B., near Somersett, Ky., Dec. 5, 1866. 

Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, Lizzie Mc- 
Gary. Cdrn., 2 s., C. E. and R. A. Bus. 
Con., farming interests. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. H. Duncan, G. E. Yoe, Ed Linthicum, 
Boswell; L. R. Chambers, O. L. Watson, 
J. E. Bryan, Muskogee; Harry Pine, John 
Cocke, Antlers; H. A. Babb, Hugo. 
Church, Christian. Clubs, C. of C.; mbr. 
Good Roads com. Pol Act., Rep. nation¬ 
ally; Ind. locally; active in Okla. since 
1911. Offices, chmn. bd. of co. commrs., 
1925-32. Party Honors, del. co. convs.; 
mbr. co. Rep. com. 1927-32. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1911, lived Boswell since; 
a leader in his community. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

CLARK, DR. J. S., Hugo. Rep. Occ., 
physician. Assoc., (pol.) party leaders 
in co. and st. Pol. Act., an active leader 
in the Socialist party movement in 1914 
and later. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. co. 
cen. com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 


CONDER, H. N., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
county superintendent schools. B., Abilene, 
Tex., Jan. 28, 1892. Edu., public sch. Com¬ 
merce ; graduate Tex. r. sch.; B. S. Durant 
Tchrs. Col. Wife, Mary Dona Dewese. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Dorrell Fuller, Mary Eth- 
elyn. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., Mr. Schooler, John Heard, T. W. 
Hunter, Judges Barrett and Dickson. 
Eugene S. Briggs, Dr. Bennett. John 
Vaughan, M. A. Nash, A. L. Crable, E. 
A. Duke. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Boy Scout Commander; C. of C. ; 
Natl. O. E. A.; Choctaw Co. Tchrs Assn.; 
Red Red Rose. Imp. Rel., Newton Conder, 
Civil War veteran. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
and st. worker 15 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, tchr. in rural sell., Lamar Co., 
Tex. 12 yrs.; superintendent Swank con¬ 
solidated sch. 1926-27 ; mbr. Good Roads 
com. of Lamar Co. 1923-24; co. superin¬ 
tend.nt since 1927. Remarks, mbr. St. 
Co. Superintendents Assn.; interested in 
farm club work. 

CREWS, GEORGE THOMAS, Fort 
Towson. Dem. Occ., salesman. B., Hope, 
Ark., April 2, 1877. Edu., com and h. 
sch., Ark. Wife, Minnie Ferguson, of 
Ark. Cdrn., 3 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., W, A. 
Hall & Co., general merchandise. Fort 
Towson. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Fort 
Towson. Assoc., (pol.) Bud Fly, Marcus 
Womack, C. A. Smith, Judge Barrett, W. 
E. B. Leonard of Choctaw Co.; Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, Paul Steward, R. H. Stanley, 
D. A. Stovall, Gov. Henry S. Johnston. 
Church, Church of Christ. Clubs, C. of 
C., past pres, and vice-pres., served several 
times. Pol. Act., partisan, statewide 
since 1911; makes speeches; personal 
contact worker. Offices, city councilman, 
1916; mbr. sch. bd., 1926-27; mbr. elec¬ 
tion bd. 12 yrs.; co. road supervisor, 
Hope, Ark., 1910-11. Party Honors, sec’y. 
Dem. cent. com. 1918-19, and 1920-22; 
del. co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911; lived since at Fort Towson; civic 
worker; Spanish War veteran, Co. F., 
First Ark. Volunteers; mbr. Council of 
Defense and sec’y. Red Cross during W. 
War. Hobby, gardening. 

CROSS, LEAMON C., Hugo. Dem. 
Occ., undersheriff. B., (Jumby, ,Tex. 
April 27, 1903. Edu., h. sch., Boswell, 

Okla.; bus. col., Chillicotlie, Mo. 1923. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., (pol.) Bud Fly, 
O. A. Brewer, Marcus B. Womack, Earl 
Welch, T. W. Hunter, Choctaw Co. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Boswell. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works mostly through 
personal contacts; active since 1924. 
Offices, city treasurer, Boswell, 1927-2S, 
resigned to become undersheriff of Choc¬ 
taw Co.; pret. registrar, Boswell. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1914, lived Soper, 
Boswell, Hugo. Hobby, baseball. 

CROSSETT, ROY EDGAR, Soper. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B., Hope, Ark., Nov. 7, 
1887. Edu., com. and h. sch., Davis, Okla. 
Wife, Cassie McBee. Bus. Con., owner, 
editor, Soper Dem. Weekly; radio dealer. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. 
Assoc., (pol.) M. B. Womack, J. L. Wil¬ 
banks, O. A. Brewer, Hugo; Earl Welch, 
Antlers; Geo. T. Arnett, Idabel; S. F. 
Nelson, Norman; Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
Bert McDonel, C. B. Dudley, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, McAlester Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., partisan since 1909; 
personal contact worker. Party Honors, 
mbr. election bd. 1914-29; pret. sec’y. 
Dem. cen. com.; pret. chmn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898, lived Davis, Soper 
since 1914; mbr. Council of Defense dur¬ 
ing W. War and chmn. Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

DICKSON, J. L., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Ellington, Mo., Sept. 12, 


1866 ; came to Okla. 1902; located Grant 
and Hugo; lived at Hugo since 1907. Edu. 
com. sch., Ellington, Mo.; Bellview Col¬ 
legiate Institute. Wife, Agnes Marie. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., Barrett & 
Dickson. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Commerce. 
Assoc., E. H. Bailey, Frank Sherwood, D. 
H. Bentley, E. A. Burke, Choice D. Hol¬ 
den, W. J. Holloway, Scott Ferris, R. L. 
Williams, M. E. Trapp. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Knight Templar; 
Cfkla. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
and st. worker 38 yrs. Offices, mbr. city 
council; church building com.; justice of 
peace, Paris, Tex., 1894. Party Honors, 
attends st. and co. convs.; pret. commit¬ 
teeman, and election bd. Remarks, ref¬ 
eree in bankruptcy, appointed by Bob 
Williams; active Dem. atty. 

DRAPER, R. P„ Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
county surveyor. B., Calhoun Co., Ala., 
March 4, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Tex. 
Wife, Mary Johnston. Cdrn., 4 s., 1 d. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. 
Assoc., (pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, T. 
W. Hunter, M. A. Fly. Church, Pres. 
Pol. Aot., partisan, co. and st. since 
1913; personal contact worker. Offices, 
co. surveyor since 1907 ; one of oldest 
from point of service in st. Remarks, 
came to Okla 1903 ; lived since at Hugo; 
interested in good roads. 

DRASH, MINTA, Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
co. tag agent. B., Corna, Calif., July 9, 
1897. Edu., li. sch., and junior normal, 
Hugo. Husband, W. C. Drash. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. L. Jones, Mrs. X. R. Campbell. 
W. E. Schooler, Hugo; Mrs. O. O. Ham¬ 
monds, Okmulgee. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star, past ma¬ 
tron ; past pres. Womens L. A. O. R. C.; 
pres. Womens K. K. K„ 1923-25 Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1923 ; works 
through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, deputy co. clerk, 1917-18; co. 
tag agent, 1927 and since. Party Honors, 
del. st. and co. convs.; pret. vice-chmn. 
Dem. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1913 ; 
lived since at Hugo. 

DUNCAN, GARVIN DILLARD, Boswell. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., near Lewis- 
burg, Ky., Jan. 23, 1870. Edu., com. sch., 
Tex. Wife. Lula Tinnin. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Henry C., Boswell. Assoc., G. W. Brink- 
ley, Lon Ellis, H. Babb, A. M. • Spear, 
of Choctaw Co.; M. C. Mhoon, Durant ; 
Clark AVasson, Antlers; Frank Sterrett, 
Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs & 

Lodges, C. of C., mbr. highway commis¬ 
sion; AV. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1904; works through corns. 
Offices, postmaster, 1894-1904, 1906-13, 

1922-31. Party Honors, chmn. election 
bd. 1908; pret. committeeman; del. st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla 1886; 
lived since at Boswell; active worker in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan during AA\ 
AA'ar. Hobby, gardening. 

DUNCAN, MORA M., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
deputy sheriff. B., Boswell, Okla., March 
6, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Bos¬ 
well; Okla. Univ. 1917. Unmarried. 

Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. 
Assoc., C. F. Weddington, sheriff; L. C. 
Cross. Charles Burton; (pol.) T. W. Hunt¬ 
er, co. judge; R. H. Stanley, Charles Bon¬ 
ner. A. G. Harden, Fort Towson; Bentley 
Cocke, Hugo. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Blue 

Lodge, Boswell; Consistory, McAlester. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919; works through personal contacts and 
coins. Offices, co. deputy sheriff, since 
1929; co. weigher, 1912-22; undersheriff, 
1927-28. Remarks, native Okla; has lived 
at Boswell and Hugo; served during AAh 
AVar in Co. B., 142nd Infantry., 36th Div., 
Overseas 10 mos.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Locke Sanders Post, Hugo. Hobby, base¬ 
ball. 


FLY, MURRY AUBERT, Hugo. Hem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B., Norman, 
Okla., March 8, 1892. Edu., St. Normal, 
Commerce, Tex., B. S., B. L.; Commercial 
Col., 1915. Wife, Alta, d. of J. T. Bled¬ 
soe, Hugo. Bus. Con., farming interests, 
Tex. and Okla. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., Ed Leonard. 
Ray Blakely, Hugo; M. T. Hughes, Soper; 
J. W. Johnson, Boswell; J. T. Daniels, 
Ringling; Paul Stewart, Idabel; Sloman 
King, Antlers; N. A. Spear, Ardmore. 
Church, First Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions: C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge: 
patron Eastern Star; I. 0. 0. F„ treas¬ 
urer. Imp. Rel., W. A. Fly, (bro.) 
Hugo. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919 in co. and st.; personal contact 
worker. Offices, co. treasurer, 1929-31; 
co. assessor, 1921-26; deputy assessor, 
1926-29. Remarks, native Okla. ; lived at. 
Hugo since 1912; during W. War served 
in 6tli Div. Base and Field Hospital; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Locke Sanders Post. 
Hugo. 


GREENE, HAZEL, Hugo. Dent. Occ., 
U. S. commissioner. B., Seottsville, Ky., 
April 26, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
I. T. Husband, William Nelson (de¬ 
ceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Charles Haskell, 

Wm. Nelson, Jr., 2 d., Mrs. Roy Hollo¬ 
way, Pearl Frances, Hugo. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl., Fort Towson. Assoc., B. 
1). Jordan, Dr. J. D. Moore; (pol.) W. 
E. Schooler, T. W. Hunter, J. F. Hooks, 
Chocetaw Co.; Judge Williams, Okla. 
City. Lodges, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1925 ; per¬ 
sonal contact worker. Offices, assistant 
postmistress, Doakville, I. T., 1901; U. 
S. commissioner, since 1926, succeeding 
her husband upon his death. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived Doakville, 
Spencerville, Fort Towson, Hugo since 
1926. Hobby, music. 


HALL, GEORGE WASHINGTON, Fort 
Towson. Rep. Occ., banker. B., Cerro 
Gordo, Tenn., Feb. 1, 1884. Edu., com. 
h. sell., bus. col., Tenn. Wife, Gussie, 
d. of A. J. Bedford, Fort Towson. Cdrn., 
1 s., Walter B. Bus. Con., cashier 

Amer. Natl. Bk., Fort Towson. Bk. Con., 
(Corr.) Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., C. 
A. Yose, Okla. City; P. E. Nobles, C. C. 
Lawter, T. D. Nicklos, Fort Towson; (pol.) 
H. A. Babb, C. A. Smith, Hugo; A. C. 
Alexander, W. B. Pine, T. W. Kelly. 
Stillwater; H. H. Rogers, Sen. Harreld, 
Jim Harris, Wagoner. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. P.; I. O. 
O. F.; W. O. W.; 32nd Mason, Scottish 
Rite, McAlester Consistory; Muskogee 
Shrine Pol. Act., nationally Rep., 
locally Independent; active since 1915; 
personal contact, worker. Offices, pres, 
bd. of edu. 1917-19; judge election bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since 
at Fort Towson; community leader. 
Hobby, baseball. 


HARRIS, L. E., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Quitman, 
Tex., March .15, 1882. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Baylor Univ., Tex. ; Medical Col., 
Louisville, Ky.; Chicago Univ., post grad¬ 
uate. Wife, d. of Tom Easterwood, of Tenn. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Virginia, Mary Dicia. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hugo. 
Assoc., (pol.) Albert Trice, Judge Burke, 
J. L. Dickson, Hugo; Gov. Holloway, M. 
E. Trapp, Paul Stewart. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, McAlester Consistory; Natl, 
and Okla. Medical Associations. Imp. 
Rel., Judge Y. B. Harris, Quitman, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1907 ; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, co. 
health officer. Party Honors, del. to first 
st. oonv.; nrct. committeeman. Remarks, 
camo to Okla. 1907; lived since at Hugo; 


CHOCTAW COUNTY 

during W. War served in Medical Corps ; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Lock Sanders Post, 
Hugo. Hobby, farming. 

HENRY, PAT, Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Blooming Grove, Tex., 
•July 3. 1890. Edu., com. sch., Hugo; h. 
sell., Merkle, Tex. Wife, Irene Viola, d. 
of R. Messale, Enid. Bus. Con., Henry 
Clothing Co., Hugo. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce, Hugo. Assoc., T. H. Sher¬ 
wood, Don Cayler, E. H. Bailey, Hugo, 
(pol.) Marcus Womack. Bud Fly, Dave 
Stovall, R. H. Stanly, Hugo; Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, M. E. Trapp, Henry Bennett. 
Church, Chris., deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, pres.; C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, McAlester Consistory, Muskogee 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., C. C. Henry, Rush. 
Tex.; W. C. Henry and O. R. Henry 
(bros.) Hugo. Pol. Act., Independent 
locally, partisan nationally; works through 
personal contacts and corns.; active in co. 
and st. since 1917; mbr. election bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; lived since 
at Hugo; civic worker. 

HOLDEN, CHOICE D„ Hugo. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Wise Co., Tex., Sept. 
25, 1896. Edu., com. sch. and h. sch.; 
admitted to bar, 1917. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., Holloway, Holden & Welch, 
law firm. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Hugo. Assoc., W. J. Holloway, 
Don Welch, law partners; (pol.) mbrs. 
of co. and st. Dem. organization. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C., 
chmn.; Aeronautic com.; B. P. O. E. 
Imp. Rel., George, of Madill; Zack of 
Seminole, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1921; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, assistant co. atty., 1926- 
28; co. judge, 1921-24. Party Honors, 
chmn. Dem. cen. com., 1927-29; colonel 
on Governor’s Staff; mbr. League of 
Young Dents.; del. st. corns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908; lived Bryan Co., 
Boswell, 1917-21; Hugo since; during W. 
War was mbr. draft bd.; instrumental in 
securing airport at Hugo. Hobby, avia¬ 
tion. 

HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM JUDSON, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Arkadel- 
Phia, Ark., Dec. 15, 1888. Edu., grad., 

Ouachita Col..; Chicago Univ., 1910; grad. 
Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 1915. 
Wife, Amy Arnold, Texarkana, Ark. Cdrn., 

1 s., William Judson Jr. Bus. Con., Gov. 
St. of Okla. Assoc, (pol.), Dem. leaders. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Hugo; Cosnsistory, McAlester; 
(Shrine. Bedouin Temple. Muskogee; Wood¬ 
men of the World, Hugo 1 ; Anter. Legion i 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1916, co. and statewide; works through 
corns., makes speeches and does personal 
work. Offices, elected Prosecuting Atty., 
of Choctaw Co., 1916; served in St. Senate. 
1920-24 ; 1924 re-elected to Senate. 1926 
was elected Lieut. Gov.; on March 21, 
1929 was elevated to the office of Gover¬ 
nor of the St. of Okla., upon the impeach¬ 
ment of the incumbent. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. con^s. While in the 
Senate served on the Committee on Edu¬ 
cation. Elected Pres. Pro Tem of the 
Senate in 1925, and as such was Acting 
Lieut. Governor. 1925-27. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1910; located at Hugo, where he 
continued to live until moving to Okla. 
City to accept the office of Lieut. Gov. 
Jan. 4, 1927. Admitted to Okla. Bar, 1915. 

HOOKS, J. F., Fort Towson. Dem. 
Occ., state live stock inspector. B., Jef¬ 
ferson, Tex., Jan. 4, 1872; came to Okla. 
1904; located Corinne, I. T.; Fort Tow¬ 
son since 1907. Edu., h. sch. Paris, 
Tex.; registered pharmacist, Tex. Wife, 
Mable Montgomery. Bus. Assoc., Geo. 
Hall, O. B. Bedford, Geo. Roberts. Pol. 
Assoc., W. E. Schooler, R. H. Stanley, Ed 
Leonard, Choice Holden, Paul Stewart, 


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W. J. Holloway, C. E. Dudley, W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister. Church, Pres. Lodges, Masonic 
Bl,ue Lodge, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
partisan co. worker 25 yrs; personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, past township trustee Wil¬ 
son township 2 yrs.; st. live stock inspect¬ 
or since 1921; director Choctaw Co. Free 
Fair Association 14 yrs. ; chmn. Choctaw 
Co. election bd. since 1917; past inspector 
election bd. 6 yrs.; inspector election bd. 
Pushmataha Co. 1997. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs; pret. commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense; Liberty Bonds: also Red Cross 
drives; mbr. Light Guards, Paris, Tex. 
Hobby, horses, registered Jerseys, regis¬ 
tered game chickens. 

HOOKS, MRS. J. F., Ft. Towson. V.- 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

HOWE, ROBERT S., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Sebastian Co., Ark., about 
1894. Edu., public sch., Hugo; Okla. City 
Univ. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce. Assoc., party co. leaders. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan co. and 
statewide worker; makes speches; works 
through corns. Offices, sec’y. administra¬ 
tion com.; St. Bar, sec’y No. 27. Remarks, 
came to Okla. as a child; has lived since 
at Hugo; civic and public worker; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Lock Sanders Post, Hugo. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

HUNTER, T. W„ Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
county judge. B., near Boswell, Okla., 
Sept. 18, 1869. Edu., Spencer Academy, 
Choctaw Nation; Roanoke Col., Va.; ad¬ 
mitted to bar 1907. Wife, Ruth Milam. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Assoc. 
Judge R. L. Williams, Bill Durant, Gov. 
Holloway, Sen. Paul Stewart. R. H. Stan¬ 
ly, John Head, Sen. Elmer Thomas; Scott 
Ferris. Church, Pres., elder, tchr. mens 
Bible class 15 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Fishing Club; C. of C.; K. P. ; 

I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E.; 32nd Mason. 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Hugo; McAlester 
Consistory; Past Worthy Patron, Eastern 
Star. Pol, Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. since maturity; makes speeches ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
co. judge since 1929; first city clerk after 
statehood; mbr. 4th and 5th st. legisla¬ 
tures ; mbr. Choctaw council and speaker 
lower house prior to statehood; sec’y. 
Choctaw Townsite Commission; chief of 
Choctaws, 1902. Party Honors, del. 
natl. conv. which nominated Woodrow 
Wilson; mbr. Single Statehood conv., 1905. 
and del. to Washington in behalf of 
single statehood. Remarks, native Okla. ; 
has lived at Caddo, Boswell and Hugo ; 
outstanding leader in civic, political and 
governmental affairs, particularly among 
Five Civilized Tribes. 

JENNER, RALPH l<„ Hugo. Dem. 
Occ., county clerk. B., Tecumseh, Okla., 
Oct. 14. 1901. Edu. h. sch., Okla. City, 
1919; Univ. of Okla.. 1920-21 ; Southeast¬ 
ern Col., 1925-26. Wife, Mable, d. of H. 

C. Schnessler, Boswell. Cdrn.. 3 d., Joan. 
Nelda, Joy. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Hugo. Bus. Con. farming inter¬ 
ests. Assoc., (pol.) Bob Howe, O. L. Wat¬ 
son, Joe Johnson, Newt Lindsay, of Choc¬ 
taw Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway, W. C. 
McAlister, Graves Shull. Paul Stewart, 

R. H. Stanly. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co.; makes speeches; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, county clerk, 1927-31. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; pret. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native Okla; lived 
at Hugo since 1927; promise of becoming 
an important factor in Okla. politics. 
Hobby, hunting. 

JOHN, W. N., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Tex., May 
18, 1871. Edu., Univ. of Tex. ; Univ 



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C. P. KEIL 


Nashville, Tenn; Polyclinic, N. Y. Wife, 
Ollie Harris. Cdrn., 4 d. Bk. Con., Natl. 
B Iff of Commerce. Assoc., W. E. B. 
Leonard, W, H. King, G. J. Sturges, 
Hugo; Dr. LeRoy Long, W. C. McAlister; 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Knight Templar, Shrine; Okla. 
Medical Association. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1894; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, city and co. health officer. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived at 
Nelson, Antlers, Hugo; del. to Medical 
Associations. 

KEIL, CHESTER PEARL, Fort Towson. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Ladonia, Tex., 
Oct. 28, 1902. Edu., com., h. sch., and 
bus. col., Okla. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl., Fort Towson. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. A. Babb, G. W. Brinkley, Lon Ellis, 
C B. Hand, C. A. Smith, of Choctaw Co.; 
Sen. Pine, J. W. Harreld, Oilier K. Bene¬ 
dict, Lew Wentz. Church, Chris. Clubs 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1924; works through corns.. Of¬ 
fices, postmaster, 1928-32; justice of 
Peace, 1927. Party Honors, prct. commit¬ 
teeman ; del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910, lived since at Fort 
Towson. Hobby, baseball. 

KING, W. H., Hucro. Dem. Occ., in¬ 
surance. B„ Bienville, La., Sept. 17, 1884. 
Edu., com. and h. iv-ch... Bienville; Louisi¬ 
ana Univ.; summer sch. Wife, Leona Gar- 
rone. Cdrn., 1 s., William G.; 1 d., Wanda 
Elaine. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Harry Welch, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Dr. Bennett, Dr. 
Hammond. Church, Meth., S.; steward; 
sec’y-treas. bd. of trustees; past S. S. 
supt.; sec’y-treas. bldg. com. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary, dir., past pres.; C. of C., 
dir.; chmn. and promoter of Chautauqua 
programs; Mason Blue Lodge; Command- 
ery, past Master, Hugo; McAlester Con, 
sistory; Muskogee Shrine; past Patron 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Lieut. Gov. Ben 
Pearce, La. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. since 1908; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices. City Treas. 4 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903; lived since at Hugo.; chmn. 
Red Cross since 1916; mbr. Kiamichi Area 
Boy Scout Council since 1927. During W. 


War mbr. Council of Defense p,nd 4-minute 
speaker. Civic and religious leader. Hobby, 
hunting. 

LAMBETH, C. S., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Lamar Co., Tex., Dec 14, 
1879 Edu., com. sch., Tex.; Grayson Col., 
Whitewright, Tex. Wife, Ruth Cox. Cdrn., 
3 d., Ruth Evelyn, Frances, Marda. Bus. 
Con., stockholder, mgr. Stevens-Lambert 
Co., Hugo. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., C. L. Stevens, Cooper, Tex.; 
Wade Stevens, Idabel; P. A. Norris, Ada.; 
Sen. Paul Stewart, R. H. Stanley, Judge 
Barrett, Rev. Virgil Alexander, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway. Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Lions, pres. 1929; C. of C.; 
sponsor Boy Scouts; Country Club; pres. 
Retail Merchants’ Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Hugo. Imp. Rel., mother direct descendant 
of Gov. Dinwiddie. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1907; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907; 
lived since at Hugo; founded one of first 
stores in Hugo, where he is still in bus. 
Civic and religious leader. Hobby, golf. 

LEE, HENRY (CADE), Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Huntington, W. Va., 
Aug. 23, 1875. Edu., h. sch., Honey 
Grove, Tex. Wife, Effie Smith (dec.) 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., (pol.) .0 A. Brewer, J. G. 
Wilkins, Bud Fly, R. H. Stanley, Marcus 
Womack, Ralph K. Jenner, Choctaw' Co.; 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Bap. Pol, 
Act, partisan; active in co.; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, Chief of Police 1910- 
14 and since 1929; City Patrolman 4 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since 
at Hugo. 

LEONARD, W. E. B„ Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
life insurance. B., Miss., Aug. 5 1880; 


came to Okla. 1903; located at Shawnee; 
moved to Haileyville, Ft. Towson; then 
Hugo. Edu., com. and pub sch., Miss.; 
Univ. of Miss. Wife, Miss Brecheen. Cdrn., 
1 d., Evalina. Bus. Con., N. Y. Life Ins. 
Co. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., R. B. Blakeley, E. H. Bailey, T. 
H. Sherwood, Albert Trice, R. S. Howe, 
J. L. Dickson, W. J. Holloway, M. E. 
Trapp, W. C. McAlister, James R. Arm¬ 
strong. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge; 
McAlester Consistory; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 20 
yrs. Office, Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 
mbr. co. elec. bd.; del. to co. and st. 
convs; Ex-chmn. Den. Cen. Com. 

LEWTER, CHARLES CARTER, Ft. Tow¬ 
son. Dem. Occ., retired. B., Purdy, 
Tenn., May 30. 1855. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Tenn. Wife, Emma McCall. Cdrn., 
Charles C., Jr., San Francisco. Bus. Con., 
stockholder, past v.-pres. Amer. Natl. Bk., 
Ft. Towson. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Barrett, 
W. E. Schooler, M. A. Fry, Ralph Jenner, 
Ed Leonard, Cal. Boswell, J. R. Armstrong, 
Bert McDonel; H. G. Bennett, A. & M. 
Col.; Andrew Balch, Durant. Church, 
Meth.; treas. and trustee. Clubs & Lodges, 
pres. Free Fair Assn. 1915-29; K. of P. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices, Co. 
Conunr. 1912-14; Mayor 1922-28. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; mbr. co. 
cen. com.; co. elec. bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1905; lived since at Ft. Towson; 
editor and owner Enterprise 15 yrs.; sold 
to Daily News, Hugo, 1920. 

MARGRAVES, R. D., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor. B., Gadsden, Tenn., July 21, 1868. 
Edu., com. sch., Tenn.; bus. col., Tex. 
Wife, May Jones. Cdrn., 4 d., Mary Ellen, 
Josephine, Virginia, Roberta. Bk. Con., 



BERT McDONEL 



















Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
Tom Hunter, R. H. Stanley, Marcus Wo¬ 
mack, M. A. Ply, Dave Stovall, Paul 
Stewart, H. G. Bennett, W. C. McAlister, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C., dir.; 
Finance Chnm. of Boy Scouts; W. 0. W. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1909; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices, Mayor; 
City Councilman 6 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since at 
Hugo. Hobby, chickens. 

MAY, J. MILTON, Ft. Towson. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Camden, Ark., Dec. 
27, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sc.h., Cam¬ 
den. Wife, Pearl Atkinson. Cdrn., 1 s., 
E. M.; 1 d., Louellen. Bus. Con., W. A. 
Hall & Co., general merchandise. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., W. A. Hall, 0. B. 
Medford, J. W Maples, R. J. Hogues, B. 
Foster, (pol.) Ed Leonard, D. A. Stovall, 
O. A. Brewer, R. S. Howe, R. D. Jenner, 
Choctaw Co.; Paul Stewart, Lucien Webb. 
Bert McDonel, W. C. McAlister, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason; Scottish 
Rite; Consistory, McAlester, Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Imp. Rel„ W. J. May (bro.), 
v.-pres. Ritchie Wholesale Grocery Co., 
Camden, Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1919 ; personal contact work¬ 
er. Offices, Clk. Bd. of Edu. 1927-31. 
Party Honors, mbr. prct. elec. bd. 1920-30: 
del co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 

1913; lived since at Ft. Towson. During 
W. War was in navy training sch., San 
Diego, Calif.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Roy C. 
Carter Post, Ft. Towson. Civic worker. 
Hobby, baseball. 

McDONEL, BERT, St. Cap., Okla. City 
Dem. Occ., Executive Clk. to Governor. 
B., Bienville Parish, La., Sept. 2, 1892 ; 

came to Okla. 1903 ; located at Ft. Towson 
1903-18; Hugo 1918-27. Edu., S. E. 
Tchrs. Col. Wife, Willa Mae Pedigo, no 
cdrn. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Mason: K. T.; Eastern Star; O. 
E. A.; C. of C., Hugo; Scout Master, 

Hugo. Pol. Act., strictly partisan; worker 
20 yrs. Offices, tchr. in pub. schs. of 

Choctaw Co. 7 yrs.; Co. Clk. 6 yrs.; Chief 
Clk. House eleventh and twelfth sessions 
Legislature; Exec. Clk. to Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway. Remarks. Legionnaire, Locke San 
ders Post No. 5?; Military Unit 358th Inf. 
90th Div.; 2 yrs. foreign service; charter 
mbr. first post in st. to build their hut; 
charter mbr. Izaak Walton League, Hugo. 

MORRIS, HOWARD, Soper. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Dadeville, Mo., June 27, 
1870; came to Okla. 1902; located Soper. 
Edu., graded sch., Jr. Col., Dadeville, 
Mo.; Kan. City Sch. of Law 1896; East¬ 
man Bus. Col., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 1895. 
Wife. d. of Mrs. T. E. Oakes. Bus. Assoc., 
W. E. Larecy, R. E. Crossett. A. A. Fer¬ 
guson. P. L. Butler. Pol. Assoc., G. D. 
Duncan. Bob Duncan, G. W. B-inkley, H. 
A. Babb, S. B. Springs, Clark Wasson. H. 

H. Sayre, V. M. Locke. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lod ,r e. Soper; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 50 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, 
past mbr. co. cen. com. ; past Clk. Sch. 
Bd 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; clk. prct. elec. bd. 

MORRIS (SUE K.) MRS. HOWARD So¬ 
per. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Choc¬ 
taw Co., Indian Terr., June 28, 1882; na¬ 
tive. Edu.. h. sch.. Paris. Tex. Hus., 
Howard Morris. Cdrn., 2 s.. Harry, 

Howard. Bus. Assoc., Mrs. C. L. Harris. 
Roy Crossett, W. F. Baker. Pol. Assoc., 
M. E. Walker. H. A. Babb. P. L. Butler. 
Mrs. S. B. Springs, Clark Wasson, S. B. 
Springs. Mrs. Sarah Sayre. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Literary Study Club, past 


CHOCTAW COUNTY 

recording sec’y W’omen’s Federated Club; 
past Matron Eastern Star. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker 20 yrs.; personal 
contact and com. Office, St. Committee- 
woman 1922 since. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs. Remarks, Hobby, 
Eastern Star work. 

PATTERSON, D. C., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Hunt Co., Tex., Nov. 10, 
1874; came to Okla. 1901; located In¬ 
dian Terr.; Hugo 1901 since. Edu., pub. 
sch., Tex. Wife, Florence Pyle. Cdrn. 
2 s., W. P., D. C.; 2 d., married. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, W. C. McAlister, Eugene 
Ellis, R. H. Stanley, Dave Stovall. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Mason; Consistory, McAles¬ 
ter. Pol. Act., independent ; co. and st, work¬ 
er 28 yrs.; a pioneer bus. man; active 
during war on drives. 



W. E. SCHOOLER 


POSEY, H. V., Hugo. Dem. Cm., Supt. 
city schools. B., Grant Co. A k., July 
31, 1889. Edu., com. and i sch.. Hot 
Springs, Ark.; Henderson-trown Col., 
grad.; Qkla. A. & M. Col.; Okla. Univ., 
extension work. Wife, Anna Belle. Cdrn., 
1 s., Hugh Vance, Jr. : 1 d., Mary Olivia. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
Dr. H. G. Bennett, A. & M.; Pres. Ham¬ 
mond, Tahlequah; Dr. Linscheid, Dr. 
Briggs, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Sen. Paul 
Stewart, John Vaughan, Gen. Barrett. 
Church, Meth.; steward; S. S. supt.; tchr. 
boys class. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. 
of O.. dir.: Scout Master, past mbr. Boy 
Scout Council; 32nd Mason, past Master, 
Hugo; McAlester Consistory: Red Red 
Rose; O. E. A., mbr. exec. com. of S. E. 
dist.; St. Athletic Assn. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1915; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; lived at Soper 1919-21; remainder 
of time at Hugo. School and civic leader; 
athletic dir. Hugo 1914-17; athletic in¬ 
structor Durant 1917. During W. War 
served in 57th U. S. Inf., rank of first 
Lieut.; rank of Major in 180th Inf. of 
Okla. Natl. Guard; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Locke Sanders Post, Hugo. Hobby, bird 
minting. 

SCHOOLER, WILLIAM E„ Hugo. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Hiseville, Ky., Dec. 


91 

I. 1878 ; came to Okla. 1902; located at 
Hugo, I. T. Edu., h. sch., Hiseville, Ky. 
Wife, Annie Crossett (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., 

R. E. Schooler, publisher McCurtain Dem¬ 
ocrat, Idabel. Bus. Con., publisher The 
Hugo Daily News and The Husonian-Dem- 
ocrat, Hugo. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Pol. Assoc., T. W. Hunter, Judge 

J. L. Wilbanks, D. A. Stovall, R. H. Stan¬ 
ley, Ralph Jenner, M. B. Womack, R. L 
Williams, M. E. Trapp, W. J. Holloway, 
Paul Stewart, Harry Cordell, C. G. Shull, 
C. R. O’Neill, Van H. Montgomery, Judge 

S. II. Harris. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, past pres, and sec’y Lions; past 
pres. C. of C.; W. O. W. ; I. O. O. F; 
Praetorians. Imp. Rel., A. R. Schooler 
(bro.), supt. paving, Houston, Tex.; B. 
F. Schooler (bro.), cashier Farmers Ex¬ 
change Ek., Antlers; T. E. Schooler (bro.). 
contractor, Shreveport, La. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; Dem. 20 yrs. ; all ways needed. 
Office, Justice of Peace, Hugo. Party Hon¬ 
ors, sec’y co. elec. bd. since J. B. A. Rob¬ 
ertson was governor ; del. to st. convs. 
several times ; attended natl. conv., Hous¬ 
ton, Tex.; mbr. bd. of regents, Old Good- 
land Indian Orphanage, Goodland, Okla. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Lock Sanders Post 
No. 59; 18 mos. as Y. M. C. A. Sec’y W. 
War. Hobby, civic work, fishing. 

SHERWOOD, FRANK H., Hugo. Dem 
Oec., banker. B., Chicago, Ill., Aug. 28, 
1870: came to Okla. 1901; located at Mari¬ 
etta 1901-06; Ardmore 1919-25; Hugo 1925 
since. Edu., pub. sch., Gainesville, Tex 
Wife, Verna Carlisle Gilbert. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Frank H„ Jr. Bus. Con., pres. Natl. Bk 
of Commerce. Assoc., J. L. Dickson, Gov 
W. J. Holloway. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, past pres. Rotary; K. P.; v.-pres. 
and treas. C. of C.; Natl. Assn., Okla. 
Assn. Amer. Bankers. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; co. and st. worker 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. City Water Com¬ 
mission, Gainesville, Tex.; City Recorder 
Marietta. Okla.; pres. Okla. Bankers Assn. 
1929. Remarks, during W. War was 4- 
minute speaker; chmn of war savings 
drives, Cook Co., Tex. An outstanding 
leader in all financial and civic affairs in 
the eastern part of the st. 

SHULL, CHARLES GRAVES. St. Cap., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. St. Bk. Commis¬ 
sioner. B„ Lexington, Mo., Feb. 18, 1878: 
came to Okla. 1902; located at Hugo 1902-29 
since. Edu., William Jewell Col., Liberty, 
Mo.; Washington Univ., St. Louis, LL. B. ; 
admitted Bar Okla. 1903. Wife, Mamie B. 
Smith. Cdrn., 1 s., C. G. Shull, Jr; 1 
d., Jo Shull. Bk. Con.. Tradesman’s Natl. 
Assoc., Gov. W. J. Holloway, W. C. Bos¬ 
well. C. E. Dudley. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd degree Mason. McAlester: 
Shrine, Muskogee; Commercial Club and 
Lions Club, Hugo. Imp. Rel., Dr. R. J. 
Shull, medical attendant A. & M. Col. 
Pol. Act., strictly partisan worker 25 yrs. : 
makes speeches and works through organ¬ 
ization. Offices, City Atty., Hugo: City 
Council 8 yrs.; St. Bk. Conunr. 1927 since. 
Party Honors, del. to st. Dem. convs. Re¬ 
marks, he incorporated town of Hugo: was 
active during W War; interested in farm¬ 
ing, civic and all political activities. 

SMITH, CHARLES, Ft. Towson. Dem. 
Occ., lumber and ginning bus. B., Clarks¬ 
ville, Tex., Aiyg. 6, 1874; came to Okla. 
1906; located at Ft. Towson. Wife, Betty 
Ray. Cdrn., 6 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., George Hall. W. F. Leard. 
Dave Stovall. W. J. Holloway. Lodges, 
W. O. W. ; Woodman C ! rcle. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker. Offices, City 
Commr and Sch. Dir. several times. Re¬ 
marks, a prominent citizen with a hobby 
for hard work. 

SMITH, CHESTER ARTHUR. Ft. Tow¬ 
son. Rep. Occ., farming. B., Marble Hill. 
Mo., Feb. 28, 1885: came to Okla. 





MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


92 

1910 ; located Ft. Towson. Edu., com. sch.. 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1896 ; Ladonia, Tex., 
1900. Wife, Nannie Metz. Cdrn. 2 s., 
Robt., Paul. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
Joe Crews, Geo. A. Hall, Geo. Roberts, T. E. 
Hopson, 0. B. Bedford, Chas. Hand, E. 
M. Freeman, Dr. Clark, H. A. Babb, H. 
M. Evans, Robt. E. Lee, H. M. Tyler, 
Sen. W. B. Pine, Bird McGuire, Sen. J. 
W. Harreld. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
nationally partisan; locally independent 10 
yrs. Offices, Co. Commr. Dist. No. 3 1925 
since. Party Honors, mbr. Rep. cen. com.; 
del to st. convs. Remarks, Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing, fishing. 

SPRING, S. BAILEY, Hugo. Rep. Occ., 
Supt. Goodland Indian Sch. B., Choctaw 
Nation, I. T. Married. Edu., Col. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., party 
leaders in co. and st. Church, Pres. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker; makes 
speeches; works personally through com. 
and others. Party Honors, Rep. St. Com¬ 
mitteeman. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

SPRING, MRS. S. BAILEY, Hugo. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Choctaw Nation, I. 
T. Hus., S. Bailey. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker. Assoc., party leaders in co. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. Rep. co. cen. com. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

STANLEY, MRS. ISABEL HOWE, Hugo. 
Dem. Occ., law partner of husband. B., 
Greenwood, Ark., Oct. 2, 1886; came to 
Okla. 1902 ; located Hugo. Edu., grad. Ft. 
Smith h. sch. 1902; A. B. Mary Connor 
Col., Paris, 1905. Hus., R. H. Stanley. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Wayne Virginia, student at 
Vassar Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Church, Chris. 
Clubs, U. D. C.; Amer. Legion Aux. Imp. 
Rel., Judge C. H. Howe, father, (dec.) 
Pol. Act., Dem. co. worker all ways; per¬ 
sonal contact; talent for organization. 
Party Honors, prct. committeewoman; 
elected honorary mbr. twelfth Legislature 
1929, first woman in U. S. to be so hon¬ 
ored ; picture and commission on file in 
Historical Society, St. Capitol. Hobby, 
crocheting, knitting and rug making. 

STANLEY, R. H., Hugo. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., McLeansboro, Ill., Feb. 9, 
1873; came to Okla. 1907; located Hugo. 
Edu., McLeansboro, Ill., and Malden Co. 
pub. sch. Wife, Isabel Howe, also law 
partner. Cdrn., 1 d., Wayne Virginia, now 
at A. & M. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., 
independent; st. worker; all ways needed. 
Offices, Prosecuting Atty. Butler Co., Mo., 
1899-1900; Circuit Ct. Butler Co., Mo., 
1903-04. Party Honors, appointed one of 
the governors of St. Bar of Okla. by Gov. 
Holloway; resigned because of press of 
bus, and question of eligibility, having 
been member of Legislature at time Bar 
Bill was passed; elected representative 
Choctaw Co. 1928; del. to st. and co. 
convs.; attended natl. conv. Denver 1908. 
Remarks, during W. War was examined for 
service; recommended for appointment as 
Major in Quartermaster Dept.; notified 
commission would be issued Nov. 15, Ar¬ 
mistice signed Nov. 11th. Hobby, cabinet 
building and golf. 

STOVALL, DAVID A., Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Bethel Springs, McNarry Co.. 
Tenn., Jan. 25, 1882; came to Okla. 1905; 
located Hugo. Edu., h. sch., Jackso”. 
Tenn., 1898; S. W. Bap. Univ., Jackson 
Tenn.; Univ. of Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn 
LL. B., 1903. Wife, Norma Pardue. Cdrn., 
1 d., Norma Ann. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk of 
Commerce. Bus. Assoc., W. E. Schooler, 
Sam Frelich, W. C. Henry, Wilkie Collins, 
L. R. Blakely Pol. Assoc., John A. Bryan, 
C. L. Bonner, C. C. Sanders, C. C. Beard, 
C. C. Lewter, W. J. Holloway, Geo. D. 
Key, John Miller, W. E. Disney, Tom 


Wren, Price Thompson. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres. 1921- 
22, sec’y-treas 1919-21; Okla. Club, Okla. 
City; Blue Lodge, Hugo; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Knight Templar; C. of C. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive st. worker 33 yrs.; speaker. Offices, 
City Atty. Hugo, 1909 and 1917-18 ; 
elected Legislature 1918 to date. Party 
Honors, Sec’y Choctaw Co. Elec. Bd 1909- 
12; Speaker House eleventh Legislature, 
also 1914-20 ; del to all co. and st. convs.: 
attended natl. conv., Houston, 1928 ; ap¬ 
pointed Elec. Commr. by Gov. R. L. Wil¬ 
liams; visited all camps in U. S. where 
Okla. soldiers were located; active in all 
departments during W. War. Devotes all 
his spare time to Boy Scout work; pres. 
Iviamichi Area Boy Scout. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

TRICE, A. W., Hugo. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Nettleton, Miss., SepL 15, 1895. 
Edu., pub. sch., Hugo; Okla. Univ. Wife, 
Ethelyn,. d. of .T, L. Admire, Hugo. Bus. 
Con., Burke & Trice, lawyers. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) party 
leaders in co*. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M„ No. 217 ; C. of C„ 
pres. 1929. Pol. Act., partisan. Offices, 
Chmn. Administration Com., Sec. 27, 
St. Bar. Formerly Ct. Clerk of Choc¬ 
taw Co. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1930. Remarks, came to Okla. as 
as a child; lived since at Hugo. Civic 
worker; mbr. bus. and social organiza¬ 
tions ; mbr. Amer. Legion, Locke Sanders 
Post, Hugo. 

WEDDINGTON, CHARLES F„ Hugo. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Sheriff. B., Huntington, 
W. Va., Jan. 19, 1875; came to Okla. 1902; 
located Hugo ever since. Edu., grade sch., 
Tiger Town, Tex., 1893. Wife, Elna 
Mathews, no cdrn. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce. Assoc., L. C. Cross, Capt. 
M. M. Duncan. Charlie Burton, Dr. C. 
A. Thompson, Bill Hayes, Joe Johnson, 
R. J. Haines, Bill White, V. Branough, 
Charles Bonner. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
W. O. W.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 15 yrs.; personal contact. Of¬ 
fices, Dep. Co. Sheriff 1917-28; Co. Sheriff 
1929 since. 

WELCH, DON. Hugo. Dem. Occ., Asst. 
Co. Attorney. B., Talihina, Jan. 8, 1904; 
Antlers, 1911; Hugo, 1911-28. Edu., com. 
sch., Antlers: 2 yrs. Okla. Univ. Bk. Con.. 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., Albert 
Trice, C. D. Holden, Ray Blakely. O. A. 
Brewer. R. E. Stevenson. Paul Stewart. 
Geo. T. Arnett, W. J. Holloway, M. E. 
Trapn. Judge E. F. Lester. Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Delta Tau 
Delta. Imp. Rel., Earl Welch, Antlers. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker; 
makes speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty.; 
Dep. Co. Clk., Pushmataha Co. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; attends co. 
convs. Remarks, active in boys’ work and 
civic affairs. 

WILBANKS, JUDSON, Hugo. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B„ Collinsville, 
Ala., Jan. 28, 1878; came to Okla. 1905: 
located Hugo; lived there since. Edu., h. 
sch. grad., Whitewright, Tex., 1900. Wife. 
Susie Graves. Cdrn., 1 s., Douglas; 1 
d., Dorothy. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., G. W. Brinkley, C. A. 
Smith, R. S. Howe, Hugh Johnson, Horace 
Pardoe, W. J. Holloway, Judge E. F. Les¬ 
ter. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodaes, Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; Lions; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., J. B. Wilbanks, Grainville, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contact. Offices, 
appointed Co. Commr. by Const. Conv. 
1907 ; elected Co. Commr. 1922; served 
continuously since. Party Honors, del. 
to Co. Convs. and del. to Dem. conv. in 
Tex. Remarks, Span. War veteran, Co. C, 


fourth Tex. Inf.; during his term as 
commr. was chmn. 4 yrs.; co. finances are 
in excellent shape; constructed and paid 
for a $25,000 steel bridge which opened 
up new trade terr.; chmn. of com. of 
crippled children in Lions Club. 

WILKINS, J. G„ Hugo. Dem. Occ., Ct. 
Clerk. B., Jacksonville, Ala., May 11, 
1873; came to Okla 1902; located at Hugo. 
Edu., graded sch.. Cedar Springs, Ala. 
Wife, Mary Kincaide. Cdrn., 3 d., Mary 
Elizabeth, Katherine Louise, Ida Mae. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Bus. 
Assoc., R. Eastland, W. P. Howser, Court¬ 
ney Lambeth. Pol. Assoc., R. L. Evans, 
R. H. Stanley, D. A. Stovall, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, Paul Stewart, W. C. McAlister. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, W. O. W.; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., A. P. Wilkins (bro.). 
Jacksonville, Ala. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 17 yrs.; personal contact and 
through com. Offices, Ct. Clk 1929 since; 
past mbr. Sch. Bd. Hugo 15 yrs. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; registrar prct. 
elec. bd. Remarks, active during W. War 
on Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, hunting. 

WOLFE, DR. REED, Hugo. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Fannin Co., Tex., Jan. 5, 
1885; came to Okla. 1918; located at Hugo; 
lived there since. Edu., pub. sch., Dodd 
City, Tex.; grad. h. sch., Honey Grove; 
1 yr. law sch.; Baylor Univ., Med. Dept., 
1911, M. D.; post grad, work Columbia 
Univ., surgery. Wife, Ruby Carder. Cdrn., 
1 s., H. D. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., Judge T. W. Hunter, Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, R. H. Stanley. Church, 
Chris. Lodges & Clubs, Rotary: Mason 
Blue Lodge, Tex.; Consjstory, McAlester; 
St. Med. Assn.; pres. Choctaw Co. Med. 
Assn.; C. of C.; past mbr. Isaaclc Walton 
League. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker 22 yrs.; makes speeches. Office, 
City Health Officer 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
mbr. Dem. cen. com.; del. to co. Dem. 
conv. Remarks, Legionnaire Lock San¬ 
ders Post No. 59: Lieut. 9th Div. Med. 
Corps; held several offices in Legion. Hob¬ 
by, golf. 

WOMACK, MARCUS BENTON, Hugo. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Bryans 
Mills, Tex., Sept. 3, 1889; came to Okla. 
1912; located at Spencersville until 1923; 
Hugo 1923-29. Edu., com. sch., Spencer- 
ville 1916; h. sch. Hugo 1919; Commercial 
Col., Tyler 1920. Wife, Mildred Alline. 
Bus. Con., ginning bus. with father. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., P. 
A. Henry, L. R. Blakley, R. D. Margrave. 
M A. Fly, C. S. Lambeth, R. S. Howe, Ed 
Leonard, R. E. Crossett, Ernest Bryant. 
G. T. Crews, Bert McDonel, C. G. Shull, 
J. T. Reed, Geo. T. Arnett, Paul Stewart. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 8 yrs.; 
personal contact. Office, Co. Assessor 1927 
since. Remarks, interested in electrical ap¬ 
paratus, gardening, and Boy Scout work. 

YATES C. L.. Hugo. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Lampasas Co., Tex., June 14, 
1886; came to Okla. 1923; located Hugo, 
there since. Edu., pub sch., Tex. Wife, 
Beulah McVey. Cdrn., 1 s., C. L. Yates, Jr.; 

1 d., Margaret Alline. Bk. Con., Nat’l Bk. 
of Commerce. Assoc., T. W. Hunter, Judge 
Barrett, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Dave Stov¬ 
all, R. H. Stanley. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodoes, T. O. O. F. ; W. O. W. ; C. of 
C.; Boy Scouts Org. Imp. Rel.. Capt. 
Voight, Civil War Veteran. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 20 yrs.: makes 
speeches. Offices. Pres. Sch. Bd. Kemper, 
Tex.; Chmn. City Council, Kemper, Tey. 
Remarks, 4-minute speaker during war, re¬ 
ceived medal for services. Mbr. good roads 
committee; active in all civic affairs and 
community betterment. 


Cimarron County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, I. E Hill (Rep.)-Boise City 

Co. Attorney, Hiram A. Butler (Dem.)_Boise City 

Ct. Clerk. Hosea Garrett (Dem.) -Boise City 

Si°' Si ei ij w lUf i e Pul , ls (Rep.)-Boise City 

Sheiuff, H. W. Barrick (Rep.)-Boise City 

Co. Treasurer, Grace Hommert (Dem.)_Boise CitV 

County Surveyor, None. 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Oris McBride 

(Dem.)-----Boise City 

Co. Assessor, Geo. D. Rice (Dem.)-Boise City 

County Weigher, None 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Joseph T. Brown (Dem.)_Boise City 

Dist. No. 2—Edd Davidson (Dem.)-Boise City 

Dist. No. 3—W. F. Gabriel (Rep.) _Keyes 

County Election Board: 

Secy, John F. Graham (Dem.)-Boise City 

Chmn.. C. E. Purves (Dem.)_Delfin 

Mbr., John Yanatta (Rep.)-Garlington 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative. C. W. Ferguson (Rep.) Hooker: Sen- 
:itor, Wade H. Loofbourrow (Dem.) Buffalo; District 
Judge, F. Hiner Dale (Dem.) Guymon. 

State Officers, W. B. Hall, Boise City. Co. Superintend¬ 
ent of Health ; H. R. French, Boise City, Deputy Oil 
Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Wm. Strong. Chmn., Boise City; Mrs. A. E. Shaw, 
V -Chmn., Boise City. 


Republican 

. *?• McMahan, Chmn., Boise City: Mrs. John Nis- 
beth, V-Chmn., Boise City ; Y. H. Ray. Sec’y, Boise City. 

C. II. Hood, St. Committeeman, Boise City; Mrs 
hern Behrendt, St. Committeewoman, Boise City. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Boise City, Co. Seat: R. A. Dodown (Bd. of Trustees) ; 
Julius M. Bourk (Clerk) ; E. B. McMahan (Attorney) , 
Cimarron Utilities Co., N. T. Flynn, Gen. Mgr., Guymon. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

Governor 

Dem. 

| 388 | 


| 462 | 

| 672| 


| 566 | 

Rep. 

| 238 | 


| 627 | 

| 586 | 


! 1139 j 

Soc. 

1 138| 


1 83 | 

1 14 | 


1 14 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

363 

| 484 | 

| 533| 

534 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

264 j 

610 | 

| 905 | 

451 

! 1 

See. 

1 1 

33 

1 73 | 

| no C. | 

9 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

373 

| 738 

1 1 

589 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

289 | 

| 743 

1 1 

483 | 

i 

Soc. 

1 1 

36 | 

1 16 

1 1 

17 | 

! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

1 354| 

346 | 

573 | 700 

1 674| 

503 | 

646 | 

Rep. 

| 269| 

298 i 

564 | 544 

685 | 

630 | 

1008 S 

Soc. 

1 143| 

32 | 

87 | 12 

no C. | 

14 | 

S ! 


Town 

Boise City 
Keyes 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper Editor 

Cimarron News (Ind.) Roy Butterbaugh 

Advocate (Wkly. Ind.) 


Owner 

Roy Butterbaugh 
Graves & Norton 


BARRICK. H. W., Boise City. Rep (W 
tarmer. B„ Dallas Co.. Mo., Aug. 3 189f 
eame to Okia. 1809, located Cherokee Wif 
Inez Barrick. Cdrn.. 2 s„ Ralph, Nei 
Church. Bap. Pol. Act., co. worker 6 yr 
as needed. Offices, Sheriff Cimarron C 
Remarks, Legionaire. Post No. 221 Mat 
Price, Boise City, 90th Division. 

BEHRENDT. MRS. FERN, Boise Cit’ 
Rep. Occ., farmer’s wife. B., near Warre 
Ind. Oct 26, 1899 ; came to Okia. 190i 
located Sampsel, Willowbar, near Bois 
City since. Edu., grad. 8th grade. Hus 
Elmer J. Behrendt. Cdrn., 1 s.. Verno 
Theodore. Assoc, (poi.) R. F. Hall, E. I 
McMahan, W. E. Gabriel, M. C. Garbei 
Church. Meth. Club, mbr. Auxiliary Mayo 
Price Post. 


BROWN, JOE T., Boise City. Dem. Occ., 
County Commissioner; ranchman. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

DAVIDSON, EDD, Boise City. Dem. 
Chmn. County Commissioners. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

EDDY, WILLIAM M., Kenton. Dem. Occ., 
postmaster. B„ Comfort, Tex., Dec. 4, 1861, 
came to Okia. 1896, located Kenton. Edu., 
pub. sch., Louisville, Ky. Wife, Fannie Y. 
Palmer. Cdrn., 5 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con.. Eddv 
Bros. Drugs, mgr. Assoc., (nol.) Wade H. 
Loofbourrow, M. M. Pugh, Campbell Rus¬ 
sell. Office. Co. Treas. Cimarron Co. 1907- 
11. (Complete information unavailable). 

GABRIEL, W. F., Keyes. Rep. Occ., 
county commissioner. B., Ft. Scott, Kan., 
July 9, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Liltle Col. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 s.. Sen. C. W. Gabriel. 
Benson, Ariz.; 2 d., Mrs. Chas. Thomas, 


Keyes; Mrs. Ray Hilton, Goodwell. Bus 
Con., real estate. Church. Bap. Pol. Act., 
active in politics since maturity, in Okia. 
since coming to Cimarron Co. from Kan. 
1915. Office, County Commissioner. 

GRAHAM. JNO. F., Boise City. Dem. 
Occ., insurance, real estate, farm loans. B., 
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 23, 1883 ; came to 
Okia. 1904, located Washita Co., moved to 
Beaver Co. 1906, Texhoma, moved to Cim¬ 
arron Co., then Beaver Co. 1907, lived there 
since. Edu., practical. Wife, Ruth Miller. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Jno. F. Jr. ; 4 d., Lois, Mar¬ 
garet, Mildred. Frances. Bk. Con., First 
St.; Citizens Home. Assoc., W. S. Martin. 
Church, believes practical Christianity. 
Pol. Act., county worker 18 yrs., personal 
contact. Offices, Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. Cim¬ 
arron Co. 10 yrs.; also Sec’y Cimarron Co. 
Free Fair 8 yrs. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

HALL, R. F., Boise City. Rep. Occ., 
druggist and postmaster. B., Iowa., 1882 
Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Mae, d. of W. 
C. Carriek, Fell, Okia. Cdrn., 1 s., Jerry; 
2 d., Mrs. Edna Bourk, Boise City; Mrs. 
Erma Rittenhouse, Mutual, Okia. Bus. Ccfn., 
druggist and pharmacist; theater owner, 
Boise City. Bk. Con., First St. Clubs & 
lodges, C. of C., past Chmn. Transportation 
Com.; Lions Club: Mason Blue Lodge, 
Mooreland. Imp. Rel., Dr. H. B. Hall. 
Woodward (bro.) ; Mrs. Ethel Alexander, 
Woodward, (sister). Pol. Act., partisan: 
active since maturity. Offices. Postmaster, 
now serving. Party Honors, former Chmn. 
Co. Rep. Com. Remarks, came to Okia. in 
1900 ; lived at Ardmore, 1900-02 ; Moore- 
iand, 1902-07; Woodward, 1907-09 ; Boise 
City since 1909. Active in all local affairs. 


Served on Sch. Bd. at time Boise City- 
secured consolidated schs.; was on coni, 
that investigated paving material and saved 
Boise City $25,000 on paving. 

HILL. I. E., Boise City. Rep. County 
Jude. (Complete information unavailable.) 

HOOD, L. H., Boise City. Rep. St. Com¬ 
mitteeman. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able. ) 

JOHNSON, HOMER L. Boise City. Dem. 
Occ., Ford garage. B., Ohio, Apr. 15, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Chandler, Okia.; 
Central St. Normal, 1909: Univ. of Okia.. 
A. B. degree, 1912. Wife, Jessie D. Mackey. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Homer F.; 4 d., Jessie Leo, 
Marion Frances, Virginia May, Ruth Emma 
Jene. Bus. Con., Garage owner; dir. in First 
St. Bk., Boise City. Assoc., John C. John¬ 
son, (bro.), Pres. First St. Bk. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Lions Club; Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory; r. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., E. 
C. Johnson, responsible for building R. R. 
from Buffalo to Waynoka and for the 
water works at Buffalo. Pol. Act., active 
in co. since 1915. Party Honors, del. to st. 
corn’., 1916; co. Chmn. for a while. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okia. in 1890; lived at 
Guthrie, 1890-91; Chandler, 1891-1902 ; 
Bristow, 1902-09; Boise City since. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

JOHNSON, JOHN C„ Boise City. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B.. Okia., Dec. 9, 1894. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Okia. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., Pres. First St. Bk.; Cashr., 1919-28; 
active Vice Pres. 1919-25, Pres, since 1928. 
Assoc., Homer L. Johnson, (bro.), Lester 
Montgomery, Boise City. Clubs & Lodges, 
C of C., Lions Club, past pres.; I. O. O. 
F.; Boise City; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 









































94 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Rel., K. C. Johnson, responsible for build¬ 
ing; R. R. from Buffalo to Waynoka and for 
the water works at Buffalo. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent. Remarks, has lived in Boise City 
since 1919. Mbr. Home Guard at Woodward. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

MARGO, CHARLES J., Boise City. Dem. 
Occ., abstractor and auto tag agent. B., 
Cleveland, Ohio, Mar. 1, 1888 ; came to 
Okla. 1908, located Boise City. Edu., h. 
sch. Wife, Mayme Elizabeth Hart. Cdrn., 
2 d., Helen Elizabeth, Ruth May. Bus. 
Coil., Boise City Abstract Office, owner. 
Bk. Con., First St. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, I. O. 0. F., Boise City; En¬ 
campment and Patriarch Militants at Okla. 
City; M. W. A.; W. 0. W. ; Lions; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 2b 
yrs., principally through corns. Offices 
Auto Tax Agent, First Town Clk. of Boise 
City. Party Honors. Ex-Chmn. of Dem. Cen. 
Com. of Co. Remarks, Clk. of local bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, active participation 
in political economy. 

McBRIDE, ORIS, Boise City. Dem. 
County Superintendent of Schools. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

McMAHAN, EDWIN B., Boise City. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B. Muncey, Ind., Mar. 19, 
1883: came to Okla. 1906. located Cimar¬ 
ron Co. Edu.. 2 yr. Col., Ind. Univ. Wife, 
Ova Carr. Bus. Con., Dir. First St. Bk., 
Boise City; 1 cal Atty. for Santa Fe R. R. 
Assor., J. C. Johnson; (pol.) R. F. Hall, 
M. C. Garber. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic. Lodge, Boise City; C. of 
C. Offices, Co. Clk. 2 terms; Ct. Clk. 1 
term; Co. Judge 4 terms, Cimarron Co. 
Party Honors, Pres. Co. Chmn. Rep. party. 

MONTGOMERY. LESTER, Boise City. 
Dem. Cashier First State Bank. Assoc., 
J. C. Johnson, Pres. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

MYERS, IRA E.. Boise City. Dem. Occ., 
clerk. B.. Mound City, Kan., Oct, 3. 1894 ; 
located Shawnee, came to Cimarron Co., 
1907. Edu., h. sch.; 2 terms Warrensburg. 
Mo. Wife. Louise B. French. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robert Ira.; 1 d., Eliza .eth. Bus. Con., 
Liquidating Agent defunct Cimarron Co., 
Bk. Kenton, Asst, mgr. Star Lumber Co., 


Boise City. Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., R. 
J. French; (pol.) Wade H. Loofbourrow. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, I. 0. O. F. ; 
Parents & Tchrs.; Boy Scouts, etc. Pol. 
Aci., co. worker 10 yrs. all ways needed. 
Party Honors, local committeeman. 

NESBETH. MRS. JOHN, Mexhoma. Rep. 
Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.). 

PULIS, MAUD, Boise City. Rep. County 
Clerk. (Complete information unavailable.) 

PURVIS, C. E. Delfin. Dem. Chmn. 
Co. Elec. Bd. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

RAY, V. H., Boise City. Rep. Sec’y Co. 
Cen. Com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

RICE, GEORGE D., Boise City. Dem. 
County Assessor. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

SHAW, MRS. A. E., Boise City. Dorn. 
Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in- 
formaticn unavailable). 

SHAW, 0. S., Boise City. Dem. Occ, 
attorney. B., Portis, Kan., Feb. 20, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1894, located Dewey Co., 
Cimarron Co. since 1920. Edu., h. sch. ; 
Business Col.; Law Course. Wife, Matilda 
I. Cdrn., 2., Rose Marie, Carol May. Assoc., 
(pol.) Wm. A. Strong, Chas. J. Margo. 
Boise City. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 17 
Ben Cox, R. A. Owens. Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Co. Atty. 
Cimarron Co. 1923-29. 

SKELLY, WILLIAM, Boise City. Rep. 
Ranchman. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

SLACK, G. W- Boise City. Rep. Presi¬ 
dent Citizens Home Bank. Assoc.. C. H. 
Wiley, cashier. Bk. Cen., Fidelity Natl.; 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

SMITH. C. E., Boise City. Dem. Occ , 
hotel proprietor. B., Ill., Oct. 17, 1881. 
Edu.. com. sch., Ill.; Business Col., Bryant 
& Stratton, St. Louis, Mo. Wife, Ethel 
Maze, of Ill. Cdrn., 2 d., Ethel, Donna Mao. 
Eus. Con., Hotel Proprietor; farm owner; 
mercantile business. Bk. Con., Citizens 


Home Bk. Assoc., Guy W. Slack, Boise 
City. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., Pres. 1928; 
M. W. A., in Ill. Imp. Rel., father was well 
known in political circles in Ill.; Mrs. 
Wm. Dean, Jr., production supt. High- 
stand Steel Mills, Terre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. 
R. C. Brown. Steel Mills, of Gary, Ind.; 
Mrs. Thomas Stanton, owner Stanton 
Pharmacy, Alton, Ill, (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since maturity; works 
through personal contacts onlv. Party 
Honors, was Sec’y of Co. Dem. Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1912; lived since 
in Cimarron Co.; active in all local activi¬ 
ties. Pres. Sch. Bd. at Boise City and has 
been many for many yrs. during which 
time the h. sch. has been established and 
til a building erected. Sec’y of Oil Field Rd. 
Assn. No. 41; mbr. town bd. of Boise City 
when plans were perfected for paving. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

STRONG, WILLIAM. Boise City. Dem. 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

VANATTA, JOHN Garlington. Rep. 
Mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

WILDER, M. E„ Boise City. Rep. Occ., 
county superintendent of schools; under¬ 
taker. B., Ill., Dec. 16, 1876. Edu., com. 
and li. sch., Stanton, Ill.; Valparaiso Univ. 
Ind.; Univ. of Chicago, life certificate in 
Ill. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First St. Church, 
Universaiist. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 0., 
past ores.; Lions Club; Mason, past Master 
Blue Lodge, Boise City; Chapter Guymon ; 
Knight Templar, Liberal; Shrine, Okla. 
City; mbr. com. that built the Masonic 
Hall, Boise City. Bus. Con., now building 
a Funeral Home at Boise City, the only 
one in Cimarron Co. Pol. Act., independent ; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices. Co. Supt. of Cimarron Co. Schs., 
since 1923. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived since in Cimarron Co.; was instrumen¬ 
tal in securing the co. h. sch. at Boise 
City; co. chmn. of Red Cross during W. 
War and continuously since. Interested in 
social sciences. 

WILEY, CHARLES H„ Boise City. Dem. 
Cashier Citizens Home Bank. Assoc., G. 
ML Slack, president. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 


Cleveland County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, J. D.-Grigsby, Sr. (Dem.)_ 

Co. Attorney, Person Woodall (Dem.)_ 

Ct. Clerk, Asa Lee Mayes (Dem.)_ 

Co. Clerk, E. B. Helms (Dem.)_ 

Sheriff. Frank Boggs (Dem.)_ 

Co. Treasurer, Earl W. Elledge (Dem.)_ 

Co. Surveyor. Fred Cobb (Dem.)_ 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Kate Wise 

(Dem.) _ 

Co. Assessor, W. D. Bowen (Dem.)_ 

Co. Weigher, R. A. Farmer (Dem.)_ 

County Commissioners: 


Norman 

Norman 

Norman 

Norman 

Norman 

Norman 

Norman 

Normal. 

Norman 

Norman 


Dist. No. 1—Geo. F. Church (Rep.) _ Moore 

Dist. No. 2—Geo. E. Carpenter (Dem.)__Lexington 
Dist. No. 3 J. C. Todd (Dem.) _ Norman 


County Election Board: 


Sec y, L. L. McComb (Dem.) _ Norman 

Chinn., T. W. Keller (Dem.) - Lexington 

Mbr., A. J. Smith (Rep.) ___ Moore 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 


Representative. Richard H. Cloyd (Dem.) Norman; 
Senator. Vivian George (Dem.) Norman; District Judg*, 
Tom Pace (Dem.) Purcell. 

State Officers, John E. Luttrel (Dem.) Sec’y St. Elec¬ 
tion Board ; Miss Jessie Biddle, member Board of Ex¬ 
aminers for registration of Nurses; Jesse L. Rader, Nor¬ 
man, member Okla. Library Com.; I. L. Wadley, Nor¬ 
man. Game Ranger; H. M. Phillips, Norman, Deputy 
Oil Inspector; G. M. Clifton. Norman, Co. Superintendent 
of Health; Representative in Congress U. S. Stone 
(Dem.) Norman 


State Institutions, Univ. of Okla., Dr. W. B. Bizzell. 
Pres.; Central State Hospital for Insane, Dr. D. W. 
Griffin, Superintendent. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

John Barbour, Chmn., Norman : Mrs. R. A. Isom, V- 


Clnnn., Lexington. 

Republican 

A. J. Smith, Chmn., Moore; Mrs. Roy Sherman, V- 
Lhmn., Lexington; Mrs. A. J. Costello, Sec’y, Norman. 

R. V. Downing, St. Committeeman, Norman; Mrs. 
R. E. Ellinger, St. Committeewoman, Noble. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Norman, Co. Seat; Jack Foster (Mayor); John T. 
Ha mill (Manager) ; George Allen (Attorney) ; Olive 
Ogborn (Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Co. & O. G. & E. 

Lexington, J. B. Hackler (Bd. of Trustees) ; R. A. 
Isom (Clerk) ; Community. 

Moore, L. F. Platt (Mayor) ; L. R. Kitchens (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E. 

Noble, C. E. Goree (Mayor) ; W. T. Shannon (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

1753 | 


| 2397 


| 2841 | 


2291 | 

Rep. 

885 | 


| 2283 


| 1673 | 


3738 ! 

Son. 

579 | 


| 305 


1 60 | 


50 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1225 

| 2337 


| 1654 | 

2305 

1 

Rep. 

1 

587 

| 2461 


| 3389 | 

1193 

i 

See. 

1 

81 

| 254 


|no C. | 

18 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1323 

1 

3200 

1 1 

2459' 


Rep. 

1 

625 


2185 

1 1 

1337 

i 

Sot*. 

1 

85 


54 

1 1 

18 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

1739 | 

1245 

2814 

3625 

| 3400 | 

2633 

3261 | 

Rep. 

881 | 

570 

1926 

1359 

| 1351 | 

1001 | 

2597 | 

See. 

567 | 

82 

| 289 

70 

|no C. | 

no C. 

31 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

NEWSPAPERS 

Editor 

Owner 

Norman 

Democrat-News 


Cleveland County Pub. 
Co. 


Transcript (Ind.) 

Fred E. Tarman 

Transcript - Enterprise 
Pub. Co. 


Sooner Alumnus (Mo.) 

Okla. Municipal Review (Bi-Mo.) 

Richard H. Cloyd 

Univ. of Okla. Assoc. 
Pub. 

Okla. Municipal League 


Okla. Legionnaire (Semi-Mo.) (Vets) 

J. M. Satterhwaite 

Ainer. Legion Dept, of 
Okla. 


Okla. Daily Collegiate (only during 
Coll. Yr.) 

Students of the Univ. of 
Okla. 

Lexington 

Lexington News 

Bob Ivniseley 

Bob Ivniseley 


ABERNATHY, MRS. E. M.. Lexington. 
Dem. Occ., financer. B., Iowa City, la. 
Edu., h. sch.. North Bend, Neb. Hus. 
Ernest Moore Abernathy, Pulaski, Tenn. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ewing B. (deceased). Bus. 
Con., director Security St. Bk., Lexington 
and Wannette; pres. 1916-26; farm owner. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. C. Giles, E. L. Ambrister, 
Ben Williams, L. L. McComb, Frank 
Boggs, Cleveland Co.; R. C. Stuart, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs,, Lexington 
Commercial Club. Imp. Rel., L. Bilan, 
(father), ’89er, noted violin maker and 
player, (deceased 1927). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; works through personal contacts; 
activities confined to Cleveland Co. Party 
Honors, del., to convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892; lived since at Lexington ; 


treas. of Okla. Bankers Association the 
year A. P. Dings of Ardmore was president. 

ADAMS, ARTHUR B., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., dean. College of Business Adminis¬ 
tration. B., Union, S. C., Jan. 24, 1887. 
Edu., Univ. of S. Car., A. B., 1910; Col¬ 
umbia Univ., M. A. 1912, Ph. D. 1916. 
Wife, Louise Browning. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Lowndes B.; 3 d., Frances Louise, Nancy, 
Margaret, home. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Univ. of Okla. 
Faculty; Norman Country. Imp. Rel., 
(in book, “First Families in America”). 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1913, lived since 
at Norman; connected in various capac¬ 
ities with Okla. Univ.; promoted, organized 
and has been dean of Col. of Business 


Administration since 1923; economist Fed¬ 
eral Trades Commission, Washington, D. 
C., 1917-19; author “Marketing Perishable 
Food Products”; “Economics of Business 
Cycles”; "Profits, Progress and Prosper¬ 
ity" ; contributor of articles to magazines. 
Recreation, golf, fishing, hunting. 

ALLEN, GEORGE, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
attorney., B., Hillsboro, Tex., Oct. 25, 
1888. Edu., h. sch., Norman; Okla. Univ., 
LL.B. Wife, Virgie Beatrice, d. W. I. 
Ilaswell of Norman. Cdrn., 2 s., G. W. 
Jr., .Jack. Bus. Con., Allen & Grigsby 
law firm. Bk. Con., City Natl Assoc., 
(pol.) Frank Boggs, Person Woodall, L. 
L. McComb, John W. Barbour, Norman; 
Fred Capshaw, Okla. City. Church, Meth, 















































9G 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. E. M. ABERNATHY 


South. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
maturity; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and on corns. Offices, 
city atty., Norman, 1915-17; co. judge, 
1918-27; city atty., 1927-29. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived since at Norman; mbr. Boy 
Scout Council, 1923-29. Hobby, fishing. 

ALLEY, JOHN , Norman. Occ., Profes¬ 
sor of Government, University of Okla¬ 
homa. B,, Crete, Neb., July 2, 1875. 

Edu., Kingfisher Col.: Harvard Univ.; 
Wisconsin Univ.; Univ. of Genoble, 
Prance. Wife, Mary Jane, d. of Newton 
Burwell, Enid. Cdrn., 2 s., John N., 
Harry H., Norman. Remarks came to 
Okla. 1890 ; lived at Perry, Kingfisher, 
Hennessey, Guthrie, Stillwater, Tonlcawa, 
Norman; served in Spanisli-Amer. War; 
Mexican Border; W. War, A. E. F.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, post commander Post No. 
88; director of Sch. of Citizenship and 
Public Affairs Univ. of Okla. 

AUTRY, ROY, Lexington. Dem. Occ.. 
minister. B., Konawa, Okla., Feb. 12, 
1900. Edu., Bap. Univ., Shawnee, A. B. 
Wife, Minnie, d. of Dan Wagner. Marlow. 
Cdrn., 1 s., John B.; 1 d. Bk. Con.. 
Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., (pol.) 
Geo. Carpenter: knows political leaders. 
Church, minister First Bap., Lexington; 
clerk of Union Bap. Assn., Cleveland and 
McClain cos., elected 1929. Lodges, 
Mason, chaplain. Imp. Rel., Rev. Allan 
Hill Autry, Little Rock,, Ark., nationally 
known Ban P-l. Act., independent in 
Cleveland Co. Remarks, native of Okla.; 
lived Konawa. Marlow, Shawnee, Lexing¬ 
ton since 1929 ; moral leader; del. to st. 
Bap. general convs. Interested in reading. 

BARBOUR, JOHN W., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., druggist and banker. B., Bruceton, 
Mo., Jan. 17, 1874. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; 
Univ. of Okla. graduate 1897 Wife, Frona 
Jackson B. Cdrn., 1 s., John W.; 1 d.. 
Jeanette. Bus. Con., pres. City Natl. Bk.; 
part owner Barbour & Sons Drug Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, R. H. Cloyd, 
P. C. Lesly, W. J. Stevens, R. A. Isom, 
of Cleveland Co.; John E. Luttrell, Ben 
F. Williams, Geo. D. Key, Henry S. 
Johnston. W. C. McAlister, Ed Semans, 
Hubert L. Bolen: W. M. Anderson, Guth¬ 
rie; Mrs. 0 O. Hammond' 1 . Church, Bap. 


Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Knight Templar, 
Royal Arch, Past Master, High Priest of 
Commandery; Commander of Royal Arch; 
Chmn. Credentials Com. of Grand Lodge; 
Sec'y. Blue Lodge, Norman; 0. E. S., 
Past Patron, White Shrine; Consistory at 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1904; makes 
speeches; works through the party or- 
ganiz. Offices, mayor of Norman, 1918-22: 
city clerk, 1900-01 ; sch. treas. 1902-08. 
Party Honors, chmn. Dem. Organization 
in Cleveland Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived since at Norman. 

BARR, WILLIAM, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Burlington, la., Dec. 15, 1864. 
Edu., com. sch., Marshall, Mo. Wife, 
Agnes King, (deceased). Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jesse Todd, Ernest 

B. Helms, L. L. McComb, Hon. F. B. 
Swank, Norman. Church, Cath. Clubs. 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co.; makes speeches; personal contact 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. 190S • 
lived since on farm at Norman; nation¬ 
wide authority on corn; known as “Corn 
K : ng of Okla. and T "ther Burbank of 
Cleveland Co.”; in 1917 won gold medal 
in world corn exhibit and pronounced 

champion corn raiser of World : organized 
“Barr's Okla. Silvermine Corn” which in 
1917 won title of world’s finest field corn. 
Hobby, corn. 

BELL, ROSA E., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
oil business. B., Pine Bluff, Ark. Edu., 
Whiteville Academy, Ark. Hus., J. E, 
Bell. Cdrn., 5 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Norman. Church,, Bap. Clubs, 
Modern Amer. Brotherhood; Rebekahs; 
Praetorians. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and coins. Offices, mbr. 
sch. bd., in Tex. 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
appointed by Mrs. George Waters and 
acted as st, chmn. in her stead at the 
last natl. election. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived Purcell, Norman since 
1907; mbr. Merchants League. Interested 
in higher edu. 

BESSANT, CHARLFS H„ Norman. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Trenton, Tenn., 
Jan. 9. 1857. Edu., com. sch., Whites- 

boro, Tex. Wife, Jennie Godfrey B., of 
Tex. Cdrn., 4 d.. Mrs. Ben Owen, Mrs. 
R. W. Hutto, Miss Edna, Miss Erma, 
Bus. Con., pres. Security Natl. Bk., Nor¬ 
man. since 1918. Assoc., R. W. Hutto 
(son-in-law), H. L. Muldrow, W. S. Crow: 
(nol.) J. D. Maguire, D. L. Larsh, U. S. 
Stone, Judge F. B. Swank. Sen. Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Norman Country Club; C. of C.; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; A. F. & A. 51.. Consis¬ 
tory at Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. Citv. Pol. 
Act., partisan; works personally and 
through corns. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891 : 
lived since at Norman; prohibitionist. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BIZZELL, WILLIAM BENNETT, Nor¬ 
man. Dem. Occ.. president University of 
Oklahoma. B., Independence, Tex., Oct. 
14. 1876. Edu., Bavlor Univ., B. S. 1898. 
Ph. B. 1900; Ill. Col. of Law. LL. 51., 
1911. D. C. L., 1912; Univ. of Chicago. 
A. M. 1913; Baylor Univ., LL. D., 1919; 
Columbia Univ., Ph. D., 1921. Wife. 

Carrie Wray Sangster, of Tex. Cdrn.. 1 
s., W. S., Okla. Insnection Bureau, Okla. 
City; 1 d., Mrs. Lee Thompson, Okla. 

City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
Fellow A. A. A. S.. Royal Economic 
Society of England: mbr. Amer. Sociol. 
Society, Amer. Economic Assn.; Phi Delta 
Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta; Phi Beta Kap¬ 
pa; Acacia; Mason, K. T., Shrine. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1925, as pres. Univ. 
of Okla.; pres. Col. Industrial Arts, Den¬ 
ton, Tex... 1910-14; pres. Tex. A. & M. 
Col., 1914-25; author of, Austinean 
Theory of Sovereignty, 1912; Judicial In¬ 


terpretation of Political Theory, 1914; 
The Social Teaching of the Jewish Proph¬ 
ets, 1916; Farm Tenantry in the U. S., 
1921; Rural Texas, 1923. Noted speaker. 

BOATRIGHT, J. M., Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., Restaurant. B., Chattanooga, Tenn., 
June 16, 1867. Edu., com. sch., widely 
read. Wife, Anna Smith B. d., Mrs. A. B. 
Spencer, Tecumseh. Bus. Con., Tourist 
Cafe, Lexington; farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., (pol.) 
L. L. McComb; Judge F. B. Swank, U. S. 
Stone, (and all leaders). Church, Meth. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co.; works personally and on 
eomms.. Hard worker for the candidates 
he supports. Gives financial aid. Party 
Honors, Mbr. Elec. Bd., and Judge, in 
Tex., 12 yrs.; del. to convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; lived since at Lexington; 
civic worker; interested in good roads. 

BOGGS, FRANK., Norman. Dem. Occ.. 
Sheriff. B.. McKinney, Tex., Apr. 29, 
1880. Edu., com. sell., Norman; Bus. Col., 
Ardmore. Wife, Alice, d. of G. L. Abbott. 
Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. Norman 
Bus. Con., stockraising; farm owner. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, J. D. Hol¬ 
land, John Barbour, L. C. Giles, Cleve- 
lend Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, John Luttrell, 
Henry S. Johnston. Church- Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, lviwanis Club; C. of C.; I. O. O. F. ; 
Norman. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; makes speeches; personal contact 
worker. Offices, undersheriff 1920-21 ; sheriff 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived since at 
Norman. Hobby, thoroughbred cattle. 

BOWERS, JACK., Norman. Dem. Occ.. 

drugs. B., Conway, Ark., July 31, 1882. 
Edu., com sch.. Ark. Wife, Beryl Kimball 
B., s.. Jack Murray. Bus. Con., Bowen 
Drug Co.; was formerly owner of J;ack 
Bowers Cleaning Co., Norman, 20 yrs. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Frank Boggs. 
Ernest Helms, L. L. McComb, Cleveland 
Co.; F. B. Swank, Carl Giles, Dick C'loyd. 
John Luttrell. Clubs, C. of C., Norman. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1908; personal contact worker only. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1903; lived at Ada; 
Norman, since 1908. Well known over the 
st. among alumni of Okla. Univ. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 



JOHN W. BARBOUR 







H. N. BRITTEN 


BOYER, R. H. Lexington. Rep. Occ., 
Supt. City sch., B., Chicago, Ill., May 28, 
1898. Edu., S. W. St. Tehrs. Col., Okla. A. 

B. Wife, Mary Connally B., of Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Don Raymond. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Junior C. of C., active mbr.; M. W. A., 
Crescent; Mason, Norman. Imp. Re!., R. D. 
Boyer, B. H. Passmore. Okla. City; 
J. L. Boyer, printer, Weatherford; D. L. 
Boyer, Custer City, (bro.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. Party Honors, served 
on Elec. Bd. 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899; lived Nardin, Weatherford, Carter, 
Granite, Crescent; Lexington since 1927. 
Hobby, tennis. 

BRADBURY, J. W., Norman, Dem. Occ., 

real est. and loans dealer. B., Georgetown, 
Tex. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Alice 
Davis B., of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest, Mt. 
View, Okla.; 2 d., Mrs, H. G. Daniels. 
Abilene, Tex.; Mrs. A. E. Butterfield, San 
Antonio, Tex. Bk. Con.,, City Natl., Security 
Natl., First Natl., Mt. View; St. Bk. of 
McComb. Assoo., (pol.) Chas. Bessant, 
Frank Boggs, Clarence Vaughn, John 
Barbour, L. C. Giles, Cleveland Co.; John 
E. Luttrell, Scott Ferris, Col. Sneed, 
Judge Tom. A. Edwards, John R. Williams. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C. , active mbr.; I. 0. 0. F.; Mason, Shrine. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co.; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
comms. Offices, Special Dep. Sheriff; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 3 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 3 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. . 1896; lived Mt. View: 
Norman since 1920. Influential in real 
estate circles throughout the st. 

BRITTEN, HARRY N„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., Theatre. B., Waseca, Minn, Aug. 21. 
1890. Edu., com sch., McCurtain Co. Wife, 
Ethel Morrell. Cdrn.. I s.. Harry N. Jr., 
1 d., Marjorie Joleen. Bus. Con.. Mgr. and 
co.-partner Sooner Theater; Griffith Amuse¬ 
ment Co., Inc., Okla City. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. ; Security Natl. Church. Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Rotary, active in Boy Scout work; 
Mason, Weleetka ; Scottish Rite, McAlester; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Ret., Roy 0. 
Brewer vice-pres. Local Bldg. & Loan, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1919; attends co. and st. meet¬ 
ings, liberal donator to campaign funds. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897 ; lived Mc- 


CLEVELAND COUNTY 

Curtain Co., Weleetka, Sulphur, Norman 
snce 1920. During World War managed 
cotton seed oil mill, Weleetka, under mili¬ 
tary jurisdiction. Hobbies, golf and fishing. 

BROWN, J. J. Lexington, Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B„ Fayette, Ala., Jan. 31, 1855. 
Edu., com and h. sch., Ala. Wife, Mary 
McClung. Cdrn., 4 s., Luther W., Ft. 
Lauderdale, Fla.; A. D. Rogers, N. Mex.; 
Austin, Highland, Calif.; Lester, Birming¬ 
ham, Ala.; 4 d., Mrs. W. A. Ball, Wanette ; 
Mrs. Mary Haney, Cement; Mrs. Elsie 
Jarboe, Lexington; Miss Thursday, Nor¬ 
man. Bk. Con., First Natl., Maud.; St. 
Bk. of Maud; First Natl. Wanette; First 
Natl. Konawa; Security St., Lexington; 
McClain Co. Bk. and Trust Co., Purcell; 
First Natl., Washington; Farmers Bk., 
Lexington. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, 
Dick Lloyd, E. V. George; ex-Gov. Walton; 
Mac Q. Williamson. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Past Master, Lexington; Warden; 
Worthy Patron 0. E. S. Pol. Act., Nati¬ 
onally partisan, locally independent; .active 
in co.; works through personal contacts 
and comms. Offices, Twp. Trustee, 1900; 
mbr. sch. Bd., 24 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; 
lived since near Lexington. Hobby, hunting. 

BRYDEN, ARTHUR F„ Norman. Dem. 

Occ., Pres. Archer & Bryden Stores, Nor¬ 
man, Okla. City, Shawnee, Earlsboro, 
Blanchard, Sapulpa, McAlester. B., Jan. 
7, 1894, Bevier, Mo., came to Okla 1920 ; 
located Norman and Okla. City. Edu., com. 
sch., Bevier, Mo. Wife, Dorothy Slater. 
Cdrn., 1 s, Arthur F. Jr., 2 d., Dorothy 
Jane, Marline. Bk. Con., Amer. First 

Natl. Church, Meth., S. Lodges, 32nd 

Mason, India Temple, K. P. Lodge No. 1. 
Pol. Act., attended several convs.; statewide 
partisan worker, any way needed. Remarks, 
active in ail movements for community 
betterment. 

BUCHANAN, JAMES S„ Norman. Dem. 

Occ., Vice. Pres. Univ. of Okla.; Prof, of 
History and Dean of Col. of Arts and 
Sciences. B., Franklin, Tenn., Edu., Cum¬ 
berland Univ., B. S.; Vanderbilt Univ.; 
Chicago Univ., post grad.; Honorary LL.D. 
from Kingfisher Col. Wife, Kathryn Oster- 
haus. Cdrn. 2 s., J. S., Jr., atty.; W. G. 
with 0. G. & E., Ft. Smith, Ark.; 1 d„ 
Mrs. F. B. Toombs, Chicago. Assoc., (pol.) 
John Luttrell, Cong. F. B. Swank, John 
Barbour, Gov. R. L. Williams, Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, Gov. Haskell. Church, Pres. ; Elder. 
Clubs & Lodges, Amer. Hist. Assn., oldest 
mbr. in Okla.; Miss. Valley Hist, Soc.; 
Dir. Okla. Hist. Soc.; Beta Theta Phi; 
Faculty Club; Norman Countryf Club; 
Mason. Worshipful Master, Normap; Scot¬ 
tish Rite, McAlester. Imp. Rel., John P. 
Buchanan, ex-Gov. of Tenn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co.; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts. Offices. 
City Councilman, 1901-06. Former Asst. 
Supt. of Sch., Tenn. Party Honors, del. to 
Const, conv. 1907. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894; lived one yr. at Edmond, at 
Norman since 1895. Nationally known ed¬ 
ucator. C’o.-author with Dr. E. E. Dale of 
History of Okla. 

BURKE, ED., Norman. Rep, Qcc., Asst. 
Postmaster. B„ Garnett, K^m.'ffune 27, 
1881. Edu., con*. sch., Okla. Wife. 

Emma Womack., 1 d.. Agatha, $pc’y to St. 
Supt. of Sch. Vaughan. Bk. fcon., City 
Natl., Norman. Assoc., L. L. M&Comb, Co! 
Graves. Church, Fijfst Church Christ Scien¬ 
tists. Lodges, W O. W.; Mason. Imp. Rel.. 

J. J. Burke, Norman. Offices, Asst. Post¬ 
master, Norman. since 1911. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889 ; lived Okla. City; 
Norman since 1899. Prohibitionist. Hobby, 
automobiles. 

BURKE, JOHN J., Norman. Rep. Occ.. 
Retired newspaper man. B., Ayre, Scotland, 
Nov. 23. 1854 Edu., com. sch., Cambridge. 
Ohio; Bellsmills Col.. Pa., grad. Wife, 
Clara Hiatt (dec.). Cdrn., Ed H. Norman 
Bk. Con.. City Natl. Assoc., (pol ) Col. 
Graves, U. S. Stone, Ralph Downing, A. 


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McDaniel, Dennis T. Flynn, Frank Wright 
Church, Chris. Scientist. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Rotary Club, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st.; knows all active leading 
Reps, of st.. Prohibitionist. Offices. Post¬ 
master, Norman, 1902-14. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. since 1889. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; lived Okla. City; Norman 
since 1897. Bought “Norman Transcript’’ 
1898 and published it until 1919. Hobby, 
reading and writing. 

BURNETT, MYRTLE LEE Norman. 
Dem. Occ., Asst. iSec’y Norman Bldg & 
Loan Assn. B., Bowie, Tex., Oct. 16, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch,; S. W- St. 
Col., Okla. Hus., Curtis T. Burnett (dec.) 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge F. B. Swank, Ben F. 
Williams. Clubs, Pres. Bus. & Prof. 
Womens Club; Chrmn. Dramatic Art Dept. 
Sorosis Club; Sec'y General Sorosis Corp.; 
Geranium Unit of Garden Club. Lodges, 
Matron Eastern Star; Worthy Shepherd 
White Shrine, Norman. Party Honors, del. 
to Dem. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1809 ; lived Berlin, Cheyenne, Elk City; 
Norman since 1920. Interested in civic im¬ 
provement, Sec’y Library Bd. and mbr. 
City Planning Commission. 

CAPSHAW, ELMER., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Supt. City Schs. B., Norman, Okla., 
Nov. 23, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Norman, Okla., 
Univ., B. A. and M. S. Wife, Amelia, d. 
of Claude Weaver, Norman. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Elmer; 2 d., Amelia D. and Rose Marie. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs, Lions; N. E. A. Imp. Rel., Claude 
Weaver, (father-in-law) ex-Congressman; 
Fred Capshaw, Corp. Commr.; Chester Oay- 
shaw, Ct. House, Okla. City; E. V. Cap¬ 
shaw, U. S. Army, China (bros.). Pol. 
Act., active in co.; makes speeches, well 
acquainted with st. and co. leaders. Re¬ 
marks, lived at Norman all his life. 
Teacher and Athletic Coach, Drumright, 
Ponca City, Webster Jr., H. Sch., Okla. 
City, Colo. Sch. of Mines, Golden. During 
World War served in U. S. Marines. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Fletcher .Odell Post, Nor¬ 
man ; Post Comdr. 1925 ; Dist. Comdr. 
1926. Officer in Okla. Natl. Guard. 

CARMON, J. R., Norman, Rep. Occ., 
collections. B., Colbert, April 1, 1869 Edu., 
com. sch., Lehigh. Wife, Julia A. Cdrn., 

2 s., Sam, St. Louis, Okla.; John H., 

Battleship Tenn.; 5 d., Mrs. Leo Burland, 
Borger, Tex,; Mrs, J. E. Benton, Norman; 



FRANK BOGGS 











MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. B. BIZZELL 






CLEVELAND COUNTY 99 



A. F. BRYDEN 


Mrs. G. O. Marchant, Shawnee; Mrs. F. 
L. Strong, Los Ang.; Mrs. 0 T Bass, Tulsa. 
Bus. Con., S. K. McCall Co., Norman, gen¬ 
eral collections. Bk. Con., First Natl.; City 
Natl.; Security Natl., Norman. Assoc., 
(pol.) It. L. McComb, A. McDaniels, Stan¬ 
ley Rogers, Roy St. Lewis, Col. Graves, U. 

5. Stone. Church, Metli. Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Consistory at Guthrie. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since maturity; works 
personally and through com. Offices, Con¬ 
stable, Norman, 1917-27; mbr. Prct. Elec. 
Bd. 4 yrs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Colbert, Atoka, Denison, Tex., 
Lehigh, Woodward, Noble. Norman since 
1914. Wide acquaintance among pioneers 
of Okla. and adjoining states. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

CARPENTER, GEORGE E. Lexington. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Commr. B., Holton, Kan., 
Aug. 25, 1881. Edu., Herzog Col., Lexing¬ 
ton. Wife, Emma, d. of C. F. Witten, Capi¬ 
tol Hill, Okha. City. Cdrn., 3 s., Haskell, 
George Wyman, Doyce, Lexington; 2 d., 
Mrs. Geneva Hill, Miss Letha. Lexington. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Guaranty, Security Natl. Assoc., L. L. Mc¬ 
Comb, Tom Keller, L. C. Giles, H. L. 
Sadler, Richard Cloyd. Church, Bap. Clubs 

6. Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. 0. F., past 
Grand; Mason, at Lexington. Imp. Rel., 
Everett Carpenter (bro.) geologist, Bartles¬ 
ville. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1909 ; personal contact worker, prohibition¬ 
ist. Remarks, Co. Commr., since 1923; mbr. 
Twp. Bd., 1907. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897 ; lived since 
at Lexington; active in community progress. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CARR, M. C., Norman. Dem. Occ., Deputy 
Co. Assessor. B., Waynesboro, Tenn., Nov. 
26, 1870. Edu., Amer. Temperance Fniv., 
Harriman, Tenn., grad. 1896. Wife, Velma, 
d. of J. W. Ball, Norman. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Harlan H. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge F. B. Sw.ank, Judge John Lut- 
trell, L. C. Giles, C. H. Besant. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1898 ; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Deputy 
Co. Assr. Cleveland Co. since 1925. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898; lived Moore, 
Noble, Corbett, Lexington, Norman since 
1924. 

CENTER, L. L., Lexington. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Killeen, Tex., Jan. 25, 1898. 
Edu., com. sch., Lexington. Wife, Elizabeth, 


d. T. L. Wilhite, Lexington. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Julian L., h. Bus. Con., cashier Security 
St. Bk., Lexington. Assoc., Alonzo G. Huds¬ 
peth, (pol.) C. T. Lane, J. P. Wilson, 
Person Woodall, R. G. Stevens, C. G. Shull, 
U. S. Stone. Church, Chris. Lodges, A. F. 
& A. M. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co.; works personally and on com. Offices, 
Mayor of Lexington, 1923-31. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived since at Lexing¬ 
ton ; influential in banking circles of Cleve¬ 
land Co.; active in work for good schs. 
and roads. Hobby, hunting. 

CHESNEY, T. A., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Asst. St. Examiner and Inspector. B., Yell 
Co., Ark., Dec., 1875 ; came to Okla. 1890 ; 
located Norman, Wagoner 1901-24; Nor¬ 
man 1924-29. Edu., Ph. C„ O. U. Univ. 
Wife. Estelle M'arter. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., John Rog¬ 
ers, St. Ex. & Ins. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, one of orgnizers of Kiwanis, M. W. 
A.; Past Sec’y C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 25 yrs. Offices, Deputy 
Sheriff Cleveland Co early days; Asst. St. 
Examiner & Inspector, 1927 ; City Mgr. 
Wagoner no of yrs. Remarks, Sgt. Okla 
Natl. Gds. 2 yrs. Hobby, stock raising. 

CHURCH, GEORGE F„ Moore, Rep. Occ., 
County Commr. B., Junction City, Kan., 
Dec. 15, 1870. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Anna 
Nelson M., of Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., H. K. 
Church; 2 d., Mrs. A. H. Salida, Mrs. F. 
C. Tubbs. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. J. 'Smith, Moore; A. McDaniels, 
Col. Graves, of Norman; U. S. Stone. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Anti-Horse 
Thief Assn.; Woodman; Mason. Imp. Rel., 
Capt. A. Church. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Offices, Co. Commr., 1926- 
33; Deputy Sheriff, Canadian Co., 1904-11. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and natl. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived El 
Reno, Mustang; Moore since 1913. Good 
Roads enthusiast. Pres. Local Farmers 
Union, Moore, 1921-24. 

CLARK, B. A., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
cleaning. B., Owensberg, Ky., Mar. 13, 
1892. Edu., h. sch., Stephensville, Tex. 
Wife, Eva Rogers C., of Ft. Smith, Ark. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn H., h. Bus. Con., Clark 
Cleaning Co., sole owner. Bk. Con., City 
Natl., Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, E. B. 
Johnson, J. J. Barbour; knows all local 
politicians. Church, Bap. Clubs, C. of C., 
active mbr. Pal. Act., independent locally. 



DEAN J. S. BUCHANAN 



J. J. BURKE 


partisan nationally; active in co. since 

1921; personal contact worker,, serves on 
com. Party Honors, worker on Elec. Bd. 

several times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; 
lived Durant, Stilwell, Madill, Cleveland: 
Norman since 1921; during W. War served 

in 90th Div., 344th Mach. Gun A. E. F. 

Rank of Sergeant. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Fletcher Odell Post, Norman. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

CLIFTON, DAISY C., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Asst, to Dr. Jim Clifton. B., Waukesha, 
Wis., Aug. 19. 1879. Edu., City Sch., Mil¬ 
waukee, Wis.; Normal, Whitewater, Wis.; 
Col. of Photography, Effingham, Ill., grad. 
Hus., Dr. Jim Clifton. Cdrn., 1 s., R. A. E. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc, (pol) local 
political leaders and many throughout the 
st. Clubs, Bus. & Prof. Womens Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1904 , 
personal contact worker; influential. Offices, 
mbr. Norman Board of Edu., 1929-31; mbr 
Library Bd. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1904 ; lived since at 
Norman. Hobby, photography. 

CLOYD, RICHARD HAYNES, Norman. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Red Boiling Springs, 
Tenn., Aug, 9, 1891. Edu., Southwestern 
St. Tchrs. Col., grad. 1913; Univ. of Okla. 
B. A., 1919, LL. B., 1928; United States 
Army Eng. Sch., Ft. Humphreys, Va.; 
grad 1927. Wife, Agnes Chase. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Dorothy, h. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis, pres. 1930 ; Phi Delta Phi, prov¬ 
ince pres.; I. O. O. F. ; Mason, Norman; 
Consistory, McAlester; Okla. St. Bar, Cleve¬ 
land Co. Bar. Pol. Act., makes speeches 
Offices, St. Rep., Cleveland Co. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. st. conv., 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived Arapaho, Roll, 1904-07; 
Weatherford, 1907-12 ; Cordell, 1912-13; 
Granite, 1913-14; Lone Wolf, 1914-17; 
Norman since; during W. War served in 
overseas Air Service. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Fletcher Odell Pledger Post, Norman. Capt. 
of Engs, in O. N. G. since 1925; played 
polo from 1920-28; mbr. Univ. of Okla. 
student team. Interested in Natl. Guard 
and Amer. Legion affairs. 

COLLINGS. ELLSWORTH, Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Dean, College of Edu., Univ. of Okla. 
«., McDonald Co., Mo., Oct. 23, 1887. Edu., 
Univ. of Mo., B. S. and A. M; Columbia 
Univ, Ph D. Wife, Lessee Lee Gerren, of 
Mo. Cdrn., 1 d., Jewell Opal. Church, Fing 
Bap. Offices, Co. Supt. of Schs., Mo.; Mbr. 














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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ELMER CAPSHAW 


iSt. Textbook Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1922; lived since at Norman. Recreation, 
outdoors, hunting. 

COMFORT E. N., Norman. Occ., 
director Okla. Sch. of Religion. B., Brooks- 
ton, Tex., May 1, 1884. Edu., K. C. Univ., 
A. B.; Dillenbeck’s Sch. of Expression, K 
C., B. O. ; McCormick Theological Sem., 
Chicago, B. D.; Union Theol. Sem.; N. 
Y„ S. T. M. Wife, Esther Obee. Cdrn., 2 
s., Hugh Nicholas, Richard Obee; 3 d., 
Janet Candace, Esther Elizabeth, Anne, h. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, Rotary, Faculty Club. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900 ; lived near Altus; 
near Lawton, 1901-06 ; Norman since 1924; 
not a public worker; influential through 
personal contacts; lecturer on moral and 
religious subjects. 

COOLEY, BEN HUNTER, Norman. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Smithville, Tex., Nov. 
26, 1894. Edu., Univ. of Okla., M. D. Wife, 
Catherine, d. of Chas. Herrington, Cdrn., 

2 d., Caroline- Kathrine. Bus. Con., Amer. 
Legion Hosp.; St. Univ. Hosp.; Student 
Infirmary. Bk. Con., City Natl., Security 
Natl.; Stockholder First Natl. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Chinn. Aviation 
Com., 1925-29; Rotary, Dir.; 32nd Mason. 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st.; many acquaintances through¬ 
out st. Party Honors, Candidate for Mayor, 
Normhn, 1927 (defeated) ; del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived since 
at NOrman; during W. War served in 
Med. Corps. Rank of Capt. in Reserve. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell Post, 
Norman Vice Commander 1927. Sec’y Treas. 
Cleveland Co. Med. Assn., 1923-29. Hobby, 
aviation. 

COSTELLO, MRS. C. E„ Norman. Rep. 
Occj, 1 housewife. B., Watseka, Ill. Edu., 
Kan.. A. & M. C'ol., grad. Hus., Charles 
Everett. Cdrn., 1 s.. Adelbert Champlin; 2 
d., Ardath, Joy Champlin, Norman. Bk. 
Con,, Security Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. J. 
Smith, Moore; Mrs, Ralph Ellinger, Noble; 
A. McDaniel, Norman; Col. Graves, Nor¬ 
man. Church, First Meth. Clubs, Sorosis, 
Coterie Club, Sec’y; Univ. Dames. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Party Honors, 
mbr. Okla. City Rep. Womens League; 
Sec'y-Treas. Cleveland Co. Rep. Cen. Com., 
1927-29 ; Past Sec’y-Treas. Rep. Cen. Com. 
Phillips Co. Kan. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1927; lived since at Nrrman. Interested in 


good roads and all movements for better 
govt. 

CRALLE, EDGAR LEE, Norman. Dem. 
Occ., mortgage banker. B., Meeting Creek, 
Ky., Apr. 20, 1873. Edu., Univ. of Ohio. Wife, 
Nora Brown. Cdrn., 1 s., E. W., Norman; 
3 d., Mrs. John Hubarger, Mrs. I. T. Bond, 
Miss Edith B., Norman. Bus. Con., Vice 
Pres. Atkinson, Warren & Henley Co., Okla. 
City; firm is financial correspondent for 
Travelers Life Ins. Co.; farming interests. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First, Okla. City; Security 
Natl., Norman; First Natl., Noble; Bk. 
of Tuttle. Assoc., (pol.) B. F. Williams, L. 
C. Giles, John Luttreil, of Cleveland Co.; 
Judge James Phelps, Lee Cruce, C. B. 
Ames. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd 
Mason; Knight Templar; Red Cross of 
Constantine. Pol. Act., active in co.; 
makes speeches; works through com. Offices, 
C’o. Supt. Sch., Cleveland Co., 1896-1900; 
St. Sen., 1905; Pres. Bd. of Edu., Nor¬ 
man, 1900-10. Party Honors, del. to many 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived 
since at Norman. Hobbies, good books and 
saddle horses. 

CRAVEN, JAMES H., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Landscape Architect, Okla. Univ. B., 
Flintshire, Eng., June 4, 1875. Edu., Metn- 
odist Col., Guthrie; Y. M. C. A., N. Y. 
city. Wife, Elsie G. Clark. Cdrn., 5 d., at h. 
Church, Meth. S. Lodges, Mason. Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., Thomas Craven (uncle) 
Missionary teacher among Hindus; Rev. 
Wm. Craven, Rev. Thos. Craven, Chicago. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; N. Y. Ci:y 
and vicinity 16 yrs.; lived at Guthrie, Nor¬ 
man and Bristow. Made first landscape 
drawing for Okla. Capitol grounds. Lands¬ 
cape Architect at Univ. of Okla. 14 yrs ; 
known throughout nation as landscape 
artist, statewide lecturer on the subject. 

CRISWELL, WILLIAM F„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., contractor and builder. B., Steeleville, 
Mo., Jan. 20, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Rolla. 
Mo. Wife. Laura O. Fleming. Cdrn., 1 
s., James F., Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. Tom 
Chapton, Waco; Mrs. W. E. Pierce, Hous¬ 
ton, Tex. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Percy Woodall, Col. Graves, J. J. Burke, 
J. D. Grigsby, Sr., Judge Sylvester Graham, 
of Cleveland Co.; J. B. Dudley, Okla. City; 
C. T. Rice, Purcell; J. E. Luttreil. Church, 
Church of Christ; mbr. Church Bd., either 
Deacon or Elder for past 30 yrs. Clubs, 
C. of C., active mbr. Imp. Rel., Judge T. 
H. Wren (cousin), Wewoka; J. U. Cris- 



B. A. CLARK 



DR. BEN H. COOLEY 


well, mortician, Ada; J. J. Criswell, Pur¬ 
cell, (bros.) Pol. Act., independent; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Offices, former mbr. Sch. Bd. in Mo., 8 
yrs.; Deputy Constable, St. James Mo. 2 
yrs.; served on Elec. Bd., Norman. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907 ; lived 2 yrs. Purcell; Norman 
since 1909 ; prohibitionist, Hobby, Thorough¬ 
bred livestock. 

DALE, EDWARD EVERETT, Norman. 
Dem. Occ., Prof, of History, Univ. of 
Okla. B., Keller, Tex., Feb. 8, 1879. Edu., 
Central St. Tchrs. Col., grad. 1909; Univ. 
of Okla ; A. B. 1911; Harvard Univ., A. M. 
1914, Ph. D. 1922. Wife, Rosalie Gilkey. 
Cdrn., Edward Everett Jr. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl. Church, Bap. (preference). Clubs 
& Lodges, Authors Club; Twentieth Century, 
Boston; Kiwanis; Amer. Hist. Assn.; 
Miss. Valley Assn.; Historical Soc., pres. 
1925-27 ; Amer. Assn. Univ. Profs.; Okla. 
St. Folk Lore Assn., past pres.; Acacia; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Remarks came to Okla. 
1888; lived Altus, Mt. Park, 1901-14; Nor¬ 
man since 1914. Teacher at other towns 
in Okla. Prof, of Hist., Norman, since 1914; 
head of Hist. Dept, since 1924. Trustee 
Frank Phillips Fund of Univ. of Okla. 
Speaker on historical and edu. subjects. 
Author, “Prairie Schooner and Other 
Poems,’’ “Range Cattle Industry of the 
Plains," “Terr. Acquisitions of U. S."; 
“Tales of the Teepee" (with J. S. Buchan¬ 
an) ; “A Hist, of Okla.," 1924; compiler 
“Letters of LaFayette,” 1926. Interested 
in Indian history. Collaborator in hist, re¬ 
search, U. S. Dept. Agri., 1925 ; Mbr. In¬ 
dian Survey Com., U. S. Inst, for Govt. Re¬ 
search, 1926-27. 

DeBARR, EDWIN, Norman. Dem. Occ., 

chemist. B., Lansing, Mich., .Tan. 14, 1859. 
Edu., St. Agri. Col., Mich.; Univ. of Mich. 
Ph. D. ; Student in several other Univ. 
in Amer. Wife, Cora Belle Reid. Cdrn., 3 
d., Mrs. Ruth Runge, Wis.; Mrs. Albert 
Charters, Mich.; Mrs. C. F. Girard, Nor¬ 
man. Bus. Con., Consulting Chemist; Dir. 
First Natl. Bk., Norman. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges. Rotary; Okla. Club; 33rd 
Mason, life mbr. in all Masonic bodies. 
B. P. O. E., Okla. City, oldest surviving 
mbr. Pol. Act., statewide influence; makes 
speeches; Acquainted with st. leaders. 
Offices, head of Dept, of Chemistry, Univ. 
of Okla., 1892-23 ; Vice Pres, of Univ. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1892 ; lived since 












JAMES H. CRAVEN 


at Norman. DeBarr Hall of Chemistry. 
Okla. Univ. named In his honor. Lecturer 
throughout the nation on scientific sub¬ 
jects. During W. War was mbr. Naval Bd. 

DIEHM, JOHN B., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Baden, Ger., Mar. 5, 1857. 

Edu., grade sch. Wife, Elizabeth Scheurich 
D. Cdrn., 4 s., 6 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) John Barbour, J. J. Burke, 
Phil Kidd, Buck Clement, Hon. F. B. 
Swank, L. L. MeComb, Sen. Gore. Church,’ 
Salem Evangelical. Pol. Act., independent; 
works through personal contacts only. 3f- 
fices. mbr. Sch. Bd., 10 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived since near Nor¬ 
man. Interested in good roads. Mbr. Anri- 
Horse Thief Assn, of Cleveland Co.; mbr. 
Council of Defense during W. War. Hobbies, 
reading and fishing. 

DODGE, HOMER L., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Dean of Grad. Sch., Prof, of Physics, Univ. 
of Okla. B., Ogdensburg, N. Y., Oct. 21, 
1887. Edu., Colgate Univ., A. B., 1910; 
Univ. of Iowa, M. S. 1912; Ph. D,, 1914; 
Columbia Univ., summer 1913. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet Wing D. Cdrn., 1 s., Norton T.; 1 d., 
Alice Isabella. Church, Cong. Clubs, Faculty 
Club; Rotary Club; Phi Gamma Delta. 
Fellow in following; Amer. Assn, for Adv. 
of Science, Amer. Physical Soc.; Okla. 
Acad, of Science, Pres. 1925 ; Amer. Assn, 
of Univ. Profs., Pres. Okla. Chapter, 1924- 
25; ' Soc. for Promotion of Engineering 
Edu.; Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi 
Delta Kappa. Offices, Pres. Bd. of Trustees 
of Okla. Sch. of Religion; Course Expert 'n 
Physics, Com. on Edu. and Special Train¬ 
ing of War Dept. 1919. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1919; lived since at Norman. Au¬ 
thor of books and many scientific articles. 

DOWDY, GUY, Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Lexington, Okla., Jan. 25, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. sch., Lexington, 
grad. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Security St, 
Assoc., J. C. Dowdy, ,(father) partner in 
bus.; (pol.) L. L. \LJ omb, Tom Keller, 
Tom Pase, Purcell; Gfo. Carpenter, Rich¬ 
ard Cloyd, Norman. Cluireh, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges. Jr. C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Sec’y 1925-29, Pol Act, partisan; active 
in co. since 1919; lea;der among young 
Denis.; personal contact worker. Party 
Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd., fiejrington 4 yrs. 
Remarks native Oklahoman ; lived all his 
life at Lexington; during W. War was 


CLEVELAND COUNTY 

student in Army training camp, Okla. Univ. 
Interested in good roads. 

DOWNING, R. V., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Iowa. Dec. 24, 1879. Edu., A. 
B., Univ. Iowa. Post Grad. Univ. Wiscon¬ 
sin. Wife, Ada L. Cdrn., 1 s., R. L.; 2 d., 
Dorothy, Helen. Bus. Con., City Nat. Bk. 
Bk. Con., City Nat. Clubs &. Lodges, A. 
F. & A. M., Guthrie Consistory; India Tem¬ 
ple, Deputy Grand Commander, Grand Commr. 
of K. T. of Okla.; Rotary Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909. Party Honors, 
St. Committeeman for Cleveland Co. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906. Norman. 

DUFFY, HOMER, Lexington. Socialist. 
Occ., farmer. B., Lexington, Okla., Sept. 29, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Lexington, 

grad. Wife, Lola Claunch D. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Robert C., Charles E.; 1 d., Virginia D., 
Bk. Con., Security St., Lexington. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. L. MeComb, Frank Boggs, Cleve¬ 
land Co.; Jack Walton, 0. A. Cargill, 

Henry S. Johnston. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Farmers Union; mbr. Exec. Bd., 1922-30 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Cleveland Co. 
since 1919; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on com. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Remarks native Oklahoman; has 
lived all his life at Lexington. Mbr. of 
Bd. of Farmers Co-operative Gin, Lexing¬ 
ton, 1928-30. 

DUFFY, MARGARET, Lexington. Social¬ 
ist. B., Newcastle, Pa., Dec. 4, 1864. Edu.. 
h. sch., Greeley, Kan. Hus., Ephriam Duffy 
(dec.) Cdrn., 3 s., Homer, Robert, Ephriam. 
Lexington. Bk.. Con., Security St. Bus. 
Con., farming and poultry raising. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. MeComb, Frank Boggs, 
Anna Laskey, Jack Walton. Henry S. John¬ 
ston. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., Ephriam 
Duffy (hus.) was Socialist mbr. Okla. 
Legis. 1898-1902, a prohibitionist and active 
in Okla. politics, (dec.) Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. since 1909 ; works personally 
and through com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 ; lived since at Lexington. Mbr. Farm¬ 
ers Union 12 yrs., and active in its organifl- 
ation. Hobby, poultry. 

ELLEDGE, EARL W.. Norman. Dem. 
Occ., County Treas. B., West Plains, Mo., 
Nov. 29, 1889. Edu,, h. sch., Norman; 
Okla. Univ. Wife, Maida Dresser. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., knows all political 
leaders in Cleveland Co. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; Ma¬ 
son, Eastern Star. White Shrine; Kiwanis. 



MRS. ALICE E. ELLINGER 


101 



W. F. CRISWELL 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. Offices, C’o. Treas., 1925-31. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived sindfe 
at Norman. 

ELLINGER, ALICE E„ Noble. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Augusta, Kan., Dec. 9. 1882. 
Edu., h. sch., Kansas City; Okla. A. & M. 
Col.; Bus. Col. Hus., Ralph F. Ellinger. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Chas. C., Noble; R. F. Jr., 
Okmulgee; 1 d., Frances, Noble. Bus. Con., 
cashier First Natl., Noble; First Natl., 
Washington; Noble Gin Co., of Noble; 
Knight-Petty Merc. Co., Noble; Home Oil 
Co., Noble; Farm Loans, leases and royal¬ 
ties., Assoc., C. M. Holiday, Washington; 

D. F. Knight, Noble; C. E. Haubaugh, 
Noble; (pol.) A. J. Smith, Moore; G. D. 
Graves, Norman; J. Sherman, Lexington; 
L. L. MeComb; Streeter B. Flynn; Lola 
Clark Pearson, Marshall; Roy St. Lewis. 
Clubs & Lodges, Bus. Womens Club; East¬ 
ern Star, Worthy Matron, 1912-14, at 
Noble. Okla. Bankers Assn., Treas. 1918. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. r 
works personally and through com. Offices, 
City Treas., Noble, 1919-29; mbr. Noble 
Sch. Bd., 1914-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; lived since at Noble. Interested in 
good roads and good schs.; has Red 
Cross Medal for services during W. War. 
Hobby, Boys and Girls Club work. 

EVANS, ROBERT M„ Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Lynnville, Tenn., May 28, 
1876. Edu., Acad., Lynnville. Tenn. Wife. 
Anna Greenmore. 1 d., Eloise, St. Nor¬ 
mal, Durant. Bus. Con., Pres. Farmers St. 
Guaranty Bk., Lexington; dir. McClain Co. 
Bk., Purcell; Sec.-Treas. Troy Granite 
Gravel Co., Purcell; (pit at Troy, branch 
Lexington). Assoc., J. B. Hackler, Chas. 
Greemore, (father-in-law) ; W. S. Whorten, 
Join} H. Wells, John Perry, John L. Aber¬ 
nathy, W. L. Bottoms; (pol.) L. L. Mo- 
Comb, Geo. Carpenter, Judge Swank. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason, Lexington, 
Sec'y 1920-24. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co.; works personally and througa com. * 
prohibitionist. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived since af 
Lexington. Interested in good roads. 

FELGAR, JAMES HUSTON, Norman. 
Occ., Dean of Col. of Engineering, Okla. 
Univ. B., Stuart, la., 1874. Edu. Univ. of 
Kan.. A. B. : Armour Institute, B. S., M. 

E. , and hon. Doc. Eng. Wife, Henryetta Judd. 









102 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




ROBERT M. EVANS 


Church, First Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Lions, 
past Pres. Norman; Okla. Soc. of Engs., 
past pres.; Mason, Knight Templar, Nor¬ 
man; 32nd Scottish Rite Consist., Guthrie. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived Still¬ 
water 8 mos., Norman since. Assisted in 
development of Col. of Eng. from 2 depts. 
in 1906 to 9 schs. with student body of 
1000. Mbr. Tan Beta Pi; Sigma Tau; Phi 
Beta Kappa. Hobby, reading on international 
affairs. 

FESSENBECK, WILLIAM LOUIS, Noble. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Martinsville, Ill., 
May 17, 1866. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Ita 
Atkins. Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb; Stanley 
Rogers, Henry S. Johnston; Judge F. B. 
Swank. Church, Meth., Trustee 1913-29. 
Clubs & Lodges, Farmers Cooperative 
Union, Co. Sec'y 1918-29, del. to Union 
Convs. I. O. O. F., past Grand, Noble; M. 
W. A. Pol. Act., confined to Cleveland Co. 
Leader in Farmers Union movements. 
Works personally and through coins. 
Offices, road boss; Twp. Collector, 1 yr. ; 
Twp. Clk. 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; candidate for Co. Assr., 1925. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since at 
Noble. Interested in good roads. 

FINDLEY, J. F., Norman. Occ., Dean 
of Men Univ. of Okla. B., Ft. Dodge, 
Iowa, July 25, 1900. Edu., Grinnell Col. A. 
B.; Univ. of Chicago M. A.; Dean of men 
Univ. Okla. Wife. Blanche. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Carnelia. Bus. Con., Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl. Assoc., Faculty Okla. Univ. 
Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, Phi Beta 
Kappa ; Sigma Delta Chi. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1929; located Norman. 

FISCHER, RAY F., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
City Commr. B„ Victoria, Tex., Jan. 10. 
1893. Edu., h. sch.. Norman. Wife, Mary 
McMakin. Cdrn., 2 s., Raymond, Leo. Bus. 
Con., M. F. Fisher & Sons, Plumbing & 
Heating. Bk. Con., City Natl. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions, Pres. ; Mason. Knight Tem¬ 
plar; Consistory, 'Shrine Pol. Act., St. 
worker since 1919. Com. and personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, City Commr., 1927-31. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893,; lived since 
at Norman. Max F. Fisher, (father) was 
founder of oldest heating and plumb'ng 
establishment in Okla. Hobby, golf. 

FOSTER. T. JACK, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor of Norman. B.. Mineral Wells, Tex., 
April 18, 1902. Edu., h. sch., Dallas; Univ. 


of Okla.; Admitted to Bar 1928. Wife, 
Gladys, d. of R. B. Hutchins, Davis. Cdrn., 
1 s., T. Jack. Jr., at h. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Norman, Dir. Assoc., (pol.) Jim Nance, Mac 
Q. Williamson, John Luttrell, J. E. Fink. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
Dir.; Kiwanis, Dir.; Credit Assn., Dir.; 



DEAN J. H. FELGAR 


Phi Delta Theta; Mason, Knight Templar, 
iShrine. Imp. Rel., R. O. Foster, (bro.) C. 
of C., Alva. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1922 ; makes speeches; works through 
com. Offices, Mayor of Norman, 1929-31. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1914; lived at Coalgaie, at 
Norman since 1920. Prohibitionist. 

FOWLER, T. A., Noble. Independent. 
Occ., minister. B., Gans, Okla., Nov. 3, 
1897. Edu., Okla. Univ., A. B. Wife, 
Grace Emerson F. Cdrn., 2 s., Royce, Wen¬ 
dell. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dick 
Cloyd, Mac Q. Williamson, Judge F. B. 
Swank, Tom Pace, Cleveland Co.; Judge 
Long, Sulphur. Church, minister. Meth., 
S.; only minister residing in Noble. Pol. 
Act., active in co.; makes speeches; works 
personally and through corns. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Gans, Mar¬ 
tha, Vincent, Boise City, Poole, Noble; 
interested in good roads and free bridges; 
during W. War served in Radio Dept., U. 
S.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell Post, 
Norman. Hobby, reading. 

FOX, J. A., Norman. Dem. Occ., farm¬ 
er. B., Chattanooga, Tenn., July 14, 1850. 
Edu., self educated. Wife, Columbia Hen- 
iger. Cdrn., 3 s., 6 d. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, Stan¬ 
ley Rogers, ex-Gov. Cruce, ex-Gov. Has¬ 
kell, F. B. Swank, John Luttrell. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, A. O. U. W.; Mason. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1874; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Co. Commr., 1908- 
14; mbr. Sch. Bd. 1894-97 ; City Council¬ 
man 1895-96. Party Honors, del. to st. 
co. and natl. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1874 ; lived Pauls Valley, Stone¬ 
wall, Tishomingo, Stonewall, Lamar; Nor¬ 
man since 1893; knows personally every 
governor of Oklahoma since 1874; influ¬ 
ential among pioneers of state. Hobbies, 
flowers and birds. 



















CLEVELAND COUNTY 



L. C. GILES 


GEORGE, E. V., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
salesman. B., Ark., about 1895. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Shawnee; Univ. of Okla. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. and st. worker; makes speeches; 
works personally through corns, and oth¬ 
ers. Offices, Court Clk.; Representative 
1924-26; Sr. Senator 1926-30. Remarks, 
came to Okla. as a child, has lived most 
of his life in Cleveland Co.; served in 
aviation during W. War; mbr. American 
Legion. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

GILES, L. C., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
broker. B., McKinney, Tex. Edu., h. sell. 
Norman; Univ. of Okla. Wife, Veta, d. 
of Ed B. Johnson, Norman. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Veta Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Giles Weir 
Inv. Co., Norman; exportation of livestock, 
including shipments to Mexico, Spain, Cen. 
America, and other foreign trade; trans¬ 
portation, owner of several lines in Okla.; 
owner Giles Rancho, McClain Co., 4200 
acres. Bk. Con., Second Natl., dir. and 
stockholder. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. J. S. Buch¬ 
anan, John Barbour, C. H. Bessant, L. L. 
MeComib, Norriian; Lee Cruce; Judge 
Frank M. Bailey, Chickasha; R. L. David¬ 
son, Tulsa; Ed Semans, Okla. City; Thom¬ 
as H. Owens, Okla. City; John Leahy, Paw- 
huska. Church, Meth., S., mbr. Official Bd. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Okla. Club, Okla. City; 
Norman Country Club; C. of C., past pres., 
dir., mbr., good roads com.; B. P. 0. E.; 
32nd Mason, Shriner. Imp. Rel., G. W. 
Giles, (father) Norman; F. E. Giles, (bro.) 
Norman; Mrs. T. J. Casey, Tulsa; Mrs. 
Ruby Selby, Barnsdall, (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1904 ; active 
in directing corns, over entire state; na¬ 
tionwide acquaintance; makes speeches. 
Party Honors, Dem. St. Exec. Committee¬ 
man since 1921, still serving; del. to 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; co. chmn.; 
has refused several big offices. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived Lexington; Nor¬ 


man since 1893 ; active friend of Okla. 
Univ.; prominent and influential; voted 
Norman’s most useful citizen 1928; inter¬ 
ested in good roads; Giles family are pi¬ 
oneer stockmen, noted nationally for polo 
ponies and jumping horses ; during W. War 
served in 15th Cavalry overseas, rank of 
major; mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell 
Post, Norman. 

GITTINGER, ROY, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
teacher. B., Melrose, la., Jan. 12, 1878. 
Edu., Okla. Univ., A. B., 1902 ; Chicago 
Univ., M. A., 1906; Calif. Univ., Ph. D„ 
1916. Wife. Frances Price G. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Price, Calif.; John, Norman; 1 d., Dor¬ 
othy, Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Lions, Norman. Imp. Rel., 

C. O. Gittinger, (bro.) Tulsa. Offices, mbr. 
City Council 1906-10. Remarks, came to 
Okia. 1900; lived since at Norman; chmn. 
Cleveland Co. Council of Defense, 1917- 
19. 

GOULD, CHAS. N., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
geologist. B., Lower Salem, O., July 22, 
1868; came to Okla. 1900, located Norman ; 
Okla. City 1911; Norman since 1924. Edu., 
S. W. Col., Winfield. Kan., B. S. 1899; 
Univ. of Nebr., A. M. 1900, Ph. D. 1906; 

D. S. C. (honorary) 1929 Johns Hopkins, 
1905. Wife, Nina Swan. Cdrn., 1 s., Don 
B. Gould, Iowa City, la.; 1 d., Lois Hazel 
Bird, Norman. Bus. Con., 1911-24 consult¬ 
ing practice, Colcord Bldg. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary ; Men’s Dinner 
Club; C. of C.; Faculty Club; M. W. A. ; 
Geological Soc. of Amer.; Paleontological 
iSoc. of Amer. ; A. A. A. S.; Amer. Assn. 
Petroleum Geologists; A. I. M. & M. E. ; 
International Petroleum Technologists; 
Royal Social Arts; Okla. Acad, of Science; 
Okla. Society of Engineers. Offices, pro¬ 
fessor Geology, Univ. Okla., 1900-1911; St. 
Geologist, Okla., 1908-11 and 1924-29 ; St- 
Conservation Commission 1908-11; Bd. of 


103 

Geographic Names, 1925; Soil Conserv. 
Com. 1929. Remarks, Hobby, trout fishing. 

GRAHAM, ISAAC, Noble. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Ba.ncroft, Mo., Nov. 25, 
1860. Edu., com. sch. Mo. Wife, Emma 
Shriver. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., No¬ 
ble Hdw. Co., owner; stockraising; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. C. Giles, (nephew by marriage), 
L. L. McComb, Bill Bowen, U. S. Stone, 
Col. Sneed, Norman. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason, Junior Deacon; I. O. O. F., Noble 
Grand. Imp. Rel., Mrs. E. B. Johnson, Nor¬ 
man ; Mrs. H. T. Miller, Okla; City, (sis¬ 
ters). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1889 ; personal contact worker. Of¬ 
fices, dir. Sch. Bd., 1900-08. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived Noble since; 
oldest hardware merchant in the town. 
Hobby, landscaping. 

GRAVES, GEORGE D„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Maryville, Mo., Jan. 
28, 1871. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Mary 
Royston. Cdrn., 2 s., Royston, Calif.; 

Dale, Norman; 1 d., Mrs. Thomas Watson, 
Norman. Bus. Con., formerly was an auc¬ 
tioneer for 30 yrs. Bk. Con., City Natl. 
Assoc., R. V. Downing; A. J. Smith, Moore; 
A. C. Alexander; Sen. Harreld. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges. Lions, dir. 1927- 
29; C. of C., dir. 1921-29; W. O. W. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1904; 
makes speeches; effective personal contact 
worker; prohibitionist. Offices. Postmaster 
at Norman 1923-31. Party Honors, del. 
regularly to st. and co. convs.; attends 
natl. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived Okla. City; Norman since 1906. 

GREENMORE. CHARLES, Lexington. Rep. 
Occ., banker; farmer. B., St. Mary's, Kan., 
Sept. 3. 1857. Edu., St. Mary’s Col. Wife, 
Alice C'oplin. Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. R. M. 
Evans, Lexington; Mrs. Chas. Yawter, Ard¬ 
more ; Mrs. Tom Mayfield, Mrs. John T. 
Kemp, Norman. Bus. Con., vice pres. 
Farmers St. Guaranty Bk., Lexington; 
stockraising; farm owner; Farmers Co¬ 
operative Gin Co., Lexington. Bk. Con., 
(Corr.) Fidelity Natl.. Tradesmens, Amer.- 
First, of Okla. City. Assoc., R. M. Evans, 
W. S. Horton; (pol.) Jay Sherman, Jack 
Ethridge, A. McDaniels, U. S. Stone, Col. 
Graves, Cleveland Co. Church, Cath. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1889 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 4 yrs.; City Councilman 6 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since at 
Lexington. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

GRESHAM. JAMES M„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B.. Jonesboro, Tenn., April 
17, 1874. Edu., Holbrook Col., and Cum¬ 
berland Univ., degrees from each. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., atty. and dir. City 
Natl. Bk., Norman. Assoc., (pol.) members 
co., st., and natl. party organiz. Church. 
Chris. Imp. Rel., Lady Jane Grey (9 days 
on English throne) ; King George; Sir 
Thomas Gresham ; Walter Q Gresham, late 
sec’y of state; Edward De Gresse, aide-de- 
camp to Wm. the Conqueror; Geo. N. 
Gresham, orator; James B. Gresham, first 
Amer. killed on 'and in W War. Pol. Aot.. 
active since 1902; makes speeches; works 
through all channels. Offices Mayor of 
Norman ; special Dist. Judge; U. S. attor¬ 
ney for War Risk Ins., collections; State 
Bar Commissioner, now serving. Party 
Honors, endorsed by county for congress 
1918 (did not file); convention nominee 
for St. Sen. (first after statehood), de¬ 
clined. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902, lived 
since at Norman. Interested in helping 
worthy boys and girls secure education; 
has been college president and law teacher 
in University. 

GRIFFIN, DAVID W„ Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Supt. Cen. Okla. St. Hospital, Norman. 

B„ near Lenoir, N. C. Edu., Rutherford 
Col., N. C.; Union Col. of Med., Richmond, 
Va., M. D. Wife, Flora May Phelps, Wal¬ 
nut Ridge. Ark. Cdrn.. 2 d.. Mrs. D. G. 
Willard, Mrs. Henry L. Brazil, Norman. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. ; 







104 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DR. D. W. GRIFFIN 


Rotary, past pres.; Amer., St. and Co. Med. 
Assns. ; Amer. Psychiatric Assn.; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; activi¬ 
ties statewide. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899; lived since at Norman. 

GRIGSBY. JESSE D„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Elkton, Ky., Aug. 2, 
1863. Edu., com. sch. Ky.; read !aw, 
Athens, Tex., admitted to Bar 1890. Wife, 
Ella Bellamy. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., all banks in 
Norman. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. Haskell; Bill 
Murray, Tishomingo; Lee Cruee; Henry S. 
Johnston; L. L. McComb, H. 0. Miller, 
John Barbour, Norman. Church, ChriS. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1889 ; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge 1927-29; 
Co. Atty. 1913-16; J. of P. 1892-99, 1902- 
10, 1917-27. City Councilman 1908. Re¬ 
marks, came to Qkla. 1889; lived since 
at Norman ; interested in better government. 
Hobby, reading. 

HACKLER, J. B., Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Marlow, Okla., Jan. 29, 1900. 
EDU., h. sch., Lexington. Wife, Margie, 
d. of Dr. T. Y. Hill, Lexington. Bus. Con., 
cashier Farmers St. Guaranty Bk. Assoc., 
R. M. Evans, Clias. Greenmore; (pol.) L. 
L. McComb- George Carpenter, Judge F. B. 
Swank. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club, treas., 19*27-25 ; A. F. & 
A. M., Master, 192(5-28. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in’co.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Remarks, native Oklaho¬ 
man ; lived a't Lexington since 1902; in¬ 
terested in good roads and all public im¬ 
provements. Hobby, landscaping. 

HAMILL, JOHN T.. Norman. Dem. Occ., 
City Manager. B., Parkersburg, la., July 
21, 1887. Edu., h. sch., Norman, grad. ; 
attending Okla. Univ. Wife, Martha Wise. 
Cdrn., 2 s., James, John; 1 d., Martha 
Elizabeth. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. L. McComb, Sen. Fidler. J. E. 
Luttrell, Judge F. B. Swank. Scott Ferris, 
Elmer Thomas. Church. Bap. Lodges, 
Mason : I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
prohibitionist; makes speeches; personal 
contact worker. Offices, City Manager. 
Norman, 1927-31. Party Honors, candi¬ 
date for Sec’y of State 1926. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived since at Nor¬ 
man ; active in good roads work; first asst. 
State Fire Marshal, 1918-22; sec'y State 
Ins. Bd., 1921-26; popular and progres¬ 
sive. • * 


HARLAN, SAM S., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Laverty, Okla., March 28, 
1906. Edu., h. sell., El Reno; Univ. of 
Okla., LL. B. Unmarried. Bk Con., City 
Natl. Assoc., knows personally co. and 
st. leaders. Church, Bap. Clubs^ Junior 
C. of C., active mb.r. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co [ .; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived at Normsfn since 
1923; mbr. Phi Delta Phi, international 
legal fraternity; has 'rank of 2nd lieut. in 
380th Inf., 95th Div., Reserves; active 
among Okla. Univ. alumni. Hobby, read¬ 
ing. 

HARLOW, JENNIE E„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Girard, Ill.. Jan. 19, 
1861. Edu., h. sch., Girard, Ill. Hus., 
Albert H. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. A. R. Ash, 
Enid; Mrs. LeRoy Elmore. Norman. Assoc., 
Col. Graves, E. McDaniels, Ed Ingles, L. 
L. McComb, Norman; Mrs. Alice M. Da¬ 
vid, Okla. City; Mrs. Abbey Hillerman, 
Sapulpa; Henry S. Johnston;, Anna Las¬ 
key ; Dr. Winnie Sanger. Church, Bap. 
active in missionary work. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, D. A. R., O. E. S., past Matron, Cor¬ 
dell; W. C. T. U., pres., Norman, 1919- 
29; at Cordell 1907-15; sec’y Springfield, 
Ill., 1901-08. Imp. Rel., A. R. Ash, (son- 
in-law) of Enid, was- Co. Atty., Washita 
Co., 1912-18. Pol Act., partisan; active 
for 46 yrs.; makes ^speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and th|ough y< ctwns.; moral leader; 
pres. Cleveland* Co. 'ijlfeover Club, 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to sf. Conv., 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived at Cor¬ 
dell; Norman since 1915; del. to Baptist 
and IV. C. T. IJ. convs.; Red Cross work¬ 
er during W. ,- v $Vai\- 5-,, 

HARRINGTON, J. W„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., contractor. B., Waco, Tex., April 
19, 1884. Edu., Cordell grade schs. Wife. 
Mabel. Cdrn., 1 & Bk. Con., City Natl- 
Assoc., (pol.) tistty Darnell, Woodward; T. 
P. Harvey. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Master Mason; I. O. O. F. Pol. 
Act., partisan; countywide; active since 
1905; makes speeches. Office, peace of¬ 
ficer Cleveland co. 1929. Party Honors, 
del. frequently. Remarks, active, influen¬ 
tial mbr. Okla. St. Council Carpenters, 
sec’y of the Exec. Bd.; specially inter¬ 
ested in better labor conditions; came to 
Okla. 1893; Cordell 1893-1914; Norman 
1914 since. 

HELMS, ERNEST B„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., C’o. Clerk. B., St. Francis, Ivan.. 
Feb. 15, 1892. Edu., li. sch., Norman, 

grad. 1914; bus. course. Wife, Ona Lee 

H. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Ann. Bus. Con., Fi¬ 
delity Abstract Co., Norman. Bk. Con.. 
City Natl. Assoc.. Erline Webster; (pol.) 
L. C. Giles, Judge Fletcher B. Swank. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in co. since 1915; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Co. Clerk Cleveland Co. 
since 1917. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
lived Tulsa and Norman since 1900. 

HENDRIX, J. B., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
auditor. B., Grayson Co., Tex., Dec. 10 
1873. Edu.. h. sch. Clay Co., Tex.; North 
Texas Normal Col., Denton, 1899. Wife. 
Laura. Cdrn., 2 s., Rex B., Ray O., Nor¬ 
man; 1 d., Mrs. Lola Childress, Elk City. 
Bus. Con., farm owner; real estate proper¬ 
ties, Norman. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Assoc., C. H. Bessant, W. C. Bryan, Rich¬ 
ard H. Cloyd, Norman; (pol.) Ernest 
Helms, Tom Chestnev, Norman ; Lewis Ter¬ 
ry, A. S. J. Shaw, Homer Bird ; Jess Reed ; 
Clay Kerr. Church, nap. Lodges, Mason; 

I. O. O. F., Hobart. Pol. Act- partisan; 
active in st. since 1901 ; makes speeches; 
■works personally and through corns. Of- 
fmes. Clk. Twp. Bd.. Hobart 1903-08; Co. 
Supt. Schs., 1915-21; Dep. St. Examiner 
and Inspector since 1927. Party Honors, 
del. to cohg. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901 ?. lived Hobart, Sent’nel; Nor¬ 
man since 1921; civic worker; speaker for 
Red Cross and Liberty Loans during W. 
War. 


HERBERT, H. H., Norman. Independ¬ 
ent. Occ., Prof, of Journalism, Univ. of 
Okla. B., Freeport, Ill., Dec. 30, 1888. 

Edu., Univ. of 111., A. B., 1912; Univ. of 
Wis., A. M., 1918. Wife, Mary Elizabeth, 
d. of W. M. Baird, Waynoka. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; Phi Beta 

Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Faculty Club, 
Univ. of Okla.; Y. M. C. A., dir. Univ. of 
Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. 1913, teach¬ 
er of Journalism at Univ. since; mbr. Natl. 
Editorial Assn., since 1919; mbr. chapter, 
officer and natl. officer, Sigma Delta Chi 

since 1912; mbr. Phi Beta Kappa since 
1912; organizer Okla. Interscholastic Press 
Assn., 1916; mbr., local officer, Amer. 
Assn., Univ. Professors. 

HOLMBERG, GUSTAF FREDRIK, Nor¬ 
man. Dem. Occ., Dean of Col. of Fine 

Arts, Univ. of Okla.; conductor of Okla. 
City Symphony. B„ Joenkoeping, Sweden. 
Aug. 17, 1872. Edu., Col. of Joenkoeping, 
Sweden; Bethany Col., Lindsberg, Kan.. 
B. M.; Chicago Musical Col.; Sherwood 
Music Sch.; Okla. City Univ., Hon. Dr. 

of Music, 1928 ; studied under private mu¬ 
sic masters. Wife, Signy H. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Linne, in South Amer.; i d., Brunhild 
Louise. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., ad¬ 
ministrative officers Univ. of Okla.; knows 
political leaders of state. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Music Tchrs. Natl. Assn. : 
Exec. Council Society of Music Col. Exec. ; 
Natl. Academy of Science; Phi Mu Alpha; 
other social and semi-social clubs; Mason, 
faster. Imp. Rel., Ebba Sundstrom, noted 
violinist, Chicago. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; lived since at Norman; during W. 
War was st. song leader; established inter- 
Sfholastic music and art contests, and reg¬ 
ulation credits for music' work; active in 
'■pfgbhoting love for music and art through¬ 
out Okla. ; in Who’s Who in Amer.; Inter¬ 
national Who’s Who in Music. Hobbies. 
: g.lff- and study of philosophy. 

HOUSE, ROY TEMPLE, Norman. Inde¬ 
pendent. Occ., Prof. Modern Languages. 
Okla. Univ. B., Lexington, Neb., May 26. 
1878. Edu., Miami Univ., Oxford, O.. A. B. 
and A. M.; Univ. of Mich.; studied in 
France and Germany, 1910-11; Univ. of 
Chicago, Ph. D., 1917. Wife. Mary Tuttie 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Security Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) knows the st. and co. lead¬ 
ers. Church, Cong. Clubs, C. of C., Nor 
man; Faculty Club, Univ. of Okla. Pol. 
Act., influential in co. Remarks, came to 



DEAN FREDRIK HOLMBERG 










CLEVELAND COUNTY 105 



A. G. HUDSPETH 


Okla. 1905 ; lived Weatherford; Norman 
since 1911; editor of several modern lan¬ 
guage text books; editor of Books Abroad, 
Quarterly Book Review Magazine; regular 
inbr. Book Review staff of N. Y. Tribune ; 
contributor to Nation, N. Y. Evening Post; 
Chicago Daily News; Springfle'd Republl 
can; Dallas News; Chicago Evening Post, 
etc. Hobby, writing. 

HOWELL, NATHAN, Noble. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Ala., Jan. 17, 1886. Edu.. 
Univ. of Ala., M. D.; Univ. of Tenn., 
Ph. D. Wife, Mildred L., d. of G. B. 
Payne, Norman. Cdrn., 2 s., Geo. K., Na¬ 
than; 1 d., (deceased). Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., L. L. McComb, Jesse Todd; 
(pol.) Judge Swank; Lew Wentz; John 
Luttrell; Mac Q. Williamson. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Noble; Mason, 
Nauboo, Ala. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1909; prohibitionist. Offices. 
City Councilman 1920-24. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1911; lived Wewoka; Noble since 
1913; interested in good roads and good 
schools; civic booster. 

HUDSPETH, ALONZO G„ Lexington. 
Independent. Occ., banker. B., Corsicana, 
Tex., Dec. 3, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Wan- 
ette; bus. col., Tecumseh. Wife, Mary 
Agnes, d. of G. W. Smith, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., pres. Security St. Bk., Lexington. 
Assoc., L. L. Center, cashier; Mrs. E. L. 
Abernathy, Roy Sherman, J. B. Burk, Lex¬ 
ington; (pol.) John Luttrell, C. T. Lane, 
C. G. Shull, U. S. Stone. Church, Chris. 
Lodge, A. F. & A. M„ Lexington. Pol. 
Act., active in co.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices, Treasurer 
of Lexington, 1923-29. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889 ; lived at Purcell, Wanette ; Lex¬ 
ington since 1903 ; good roads booster; ac¬ 
tive in behalf of good schools, particularly 
Christian Colleges. 

HUTTO, ROBERT W., Norman. Inde¬ 
pendent. Occ., banker. B., Hutto, Tex., 
July 31, 1885. Edu., Univ. of Okla., A. B., 
1910. Wife, Bertha B., d. of C. H. Bes- 
sant, Norman. Cdrn.. 2 d., Helen and Lou¬ 
ise. Bus. Con., cashier Security Natl. Bit.. 
Norman. Assoc., (pol.) L. C. Giles, R. H 
Cloyd, Gov. Holloway, P. A. Janeway. 
Frank Buttram. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Norman Country Club; Faculty 
Club; Kappa Sigma; C. of C., pres. 1929: 
treas Stadium Union Memorial Corpora¬ 
tion ; 32nd Mason; India Consistory, Mc- 


Alester. Offices, City Commr. 1920-24. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since 
at Norman and Cordell; strong in Okla. 
alumni circles; very active in affairs of 
Univ.; wide acquaintance over state. 

HYDE, HERBERT l<„ Norman. Rep. 
Occ., Asst. U. S. Atty. B., Pryor Creek, 
Okla., Aug. 5, 1898. Edu., Okla. Univ.; 

Boston Univ., Law Sch., grad.; George 
Washington Univ. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 

Tradesmens Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. B. Dudley, Fred Clark, Earl 

Flesher, Pat Hurley, B. M. Parmenter, J. 

B. Nichols. Church, Chris. Clubs, Univ. 

Club, Okla. City. Pol. Act., Independent, 
active since 1920 ; makes speeches; works 
personally and on corns. Offices, Asst. U. 
S. Atty., now serving; former sec’y to 
Sen. Pine. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; served in U. 
S. Navy; mbr. Amer. Legion, Okla. City 
Post. Hobby, outdoor life. 

INGLE. EDWARD PHILIP, Norman. Rep 
Occ., retired newspaperman. B., Bilton, 
England, Sept. 7, 1858. Edu., Normal 

Sch., Wenona, Ill. Wife, Effie Lillian. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Roy L., Madill; 2 d., Mrs. J. 
W. Abels, Okla. City; Mrs. B. F. Cobble, 
Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Col. Graves, L. L. McComb, Mrs. Jennie 
Harlow, IT. S. Stone, Norman; Lew Wentz. 
Church, Chris. Lodges. K. P. ; A. O. U. 
W.; Mason. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co.; works personally and through coins. 
Offices, Asst. Postmaster, Modena, Ill., 
1878-79 ; U. S. Commr., 1892. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to convs. since 1887, Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1887 ; first editor of Pur¬ 
cell Register, 1887-89; first editor Nor¬ 
man Transcript, 1889-1903; active i;i all 
movements for betterment of community. 
Prohibitionist; elk. of Draft Bd. duroig 
last two yrs. of W. War. 

ISOM, MARY, Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Cherokee, Kan., Sent. 30. 
1878. Edu., h. sch., Lexington. Hus., 
Robert Isom, merchant. Cdrn., 1 s., Ray. 
Bk. Con.. Security St. Assoc., L. L. McComb. 
L. C. Giles, John Barbour, John Luttrell, Hon. 
F. B. Swank, Mrs. D. A. McDougal. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, O. E. S., Worthy Matron 
1926. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919; works mostly through corns. Party 
Honors, vice ehmn. Cleveland Co. Dem. 
Com.; vice chmn. A1 Smith Club 1928; 
first sec’y Dem. Ladies of Norman, the 
year women were admitted to suffrage. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived since 
at Lexington; active in community work; 
mbr. U. D. C.; Hobbies, politics and home 
beautifying. 

ISOM, RAY, Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Lexington, Okla., Aug. if. 
1899. Edu., h. sch., Lexington; Okla. 
Univ. Unmarried. Bus. Con., R. A. Isom 
& Son Hdw. Co., Lexington. Bk. Con., 
Security St. Assoc., R. A. Isom, (father) 
partner in bus.; (pol.) L. L. McComb. L. 

C. Giles, Geo. Carpenter, John Luttrell. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C ; 
B. P. O. E., Purcell; A. F. & A. M., O. E. 
S.; Phi Kappa Psi. Imp. Rel., W. M. Isom, 
(grandfather) Konawa, trial blazer and 
prominent ’89er. Pol. Act., partisan ; works 
personally and through corns. Offices, Town 
Clk., Lexington, 1923-31. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. Remarks, native Oklaho¬ 
man ; lived all life at Lexington; during 
W. War was in army training corps; mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Norman. Commander 
of Norman Legion Post. Hobby, baseball 

ISOM. ROBERT A.. Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Columbus, Ga., March 
28, 1874. Edu., com. sch.. Ga. Wife, Mary 
King I. Cdrn., 1 s., Ray, Lexington. Bus. 
Con., R. A. Isom & Son, hardware mer¬ 
chants. Bk. Con., Security St. Assoc., L. 
L. McComb, L. C. Giles, Ben Williams. J. 
Barbour, John Luttrell, F. B. Swank. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of O. : 
K. P. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1896; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Councilman of Lex¬ 


ington 1923-31 ; City Clerk 1899; J. of P.. 
1907 ; Dep. Ct. Clk. 1907-11; City Treas. 
1909. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since at 
Lexington. Hobby, politics. 

ISOM, MRS. R. A., Lexington. Dem. V.- 
Chnin. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

JACKSON, LESTER, Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., farmer; oil and gas broker. B., 
St. Alarms, Kan., Nov. 17, 1894. Edu., 
com. sch., Lexington. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., (pol.) 
L. L. McComb, Doyle Pope, George Car¬ 
penter, Richard Cloyd, F. B. Swank. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Bachelors 
Club; Farmers Co-operative Union; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason, Master 1923. Pol. Actt., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
personally and through corns. Offices, in¬ 
spector Elec. Bd.; Registrar of Canadian 
Twp., 1924-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905; lived since at Lexington; interested 
in good roads; prohibitionist. Hobbies, 
hunting.and fishing. 

JARBOE, ED., Lexington. Dem. Occ.. 
Financier.' B., Decatur, Tex., Feb. 12, 
1858. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Texanna 
Butler J. Cdrn., 4 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., L. L. Mc¬ 
Comb ; Stanley Rogers, Bob Evans, Tom 
Keller, John Barbour, J. J. Burke. Uliurch, 
Bap. Lodge, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in Co.; personal contact work¬ 
er. Offices, Dep. Sheriff 1900-12, Cleve¬ 
land Co. Party Honors, del. natl.. st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; 
lived near Lexington; well liked pioneer; 
opinions valued. Hobby, lodge work. 

JOHNSON, DAVID B. R., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Dean of Sch. of Pharmacy, Okla. 
Univ. B., Lyons, Kan. Edu., Valparaiso, 
Univ., Ph. G„ 1906, B. A. 1914 ; Univ. of 
Okla., M. A. Wife, Pearl I„ d. of D. E. 
Webb, Alva. Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. Con., Se¬ 
curity Natl. Carmen St., principal stock¬ 
holder. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
Kiwanis; Kappa Delta Phi; Kappa Psi Rho 
Chi; pres. Amer. Assn., Colleges of Phar.; 
chmn. higher education standards com. 6 
yrs.; 32nd Mason; C. of C., vice pres., 
mbr. various corns.; Amer. Pharmaceuti¬ 
cal Assn., mbr. exec, and legislative corns., 
chmn. 6th dist; Okla. Pharmaceutical Assn., 
mbr. legislative com. 10 yrs. Pol. Act., iu- 



R. W. HUTTO 














106 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



D. B. R. JOHNSON 


fluential in co., st. and nation. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898 ; lived Carmen, Alva, 
1906-17 ; Norman since 1917; under his 
direction Oklahoma has probably made 
more progress along pharmaceutical lines 
than any other state; del. to Washington, 
D. C., May 1930, to make revision in U. S. 
Pharmaceutical laws. Hobby, collecting 
Okla. medicinal plants. 

JOHNSON, EDWARD BRYANT., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., farmer and banker. B., Pt. 
Arbuckle, Okla., Oct. 1 1863. Edu., Chick¬ 
asaw Male Acad., Tishomingo; Canhill 
Col., Boonsborough, Ark.; Civil Eng., 
Brooklyn Polytechnic, N. Y. Wife, Mollie 
Elizabeth. Cdrn., 4 s., Neil R., Graham B., 
Norman; Montford T., Edward B. Jr., 
Amarillo; 4 d., Mrs. L. C. Giles, Norman; 
Mrs. Phil C. Kidd, Mrs. Roy S. Johnson, 
Newkirk; Mrs. Leroy Leflore, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; First Natl., Amaril¬ 
lo. Assoc., (pol.) John Luttrell, C. P. Lane, 
Dr. J. S. Buchanan, Lee Cruce, Bob Owens, 
'Scott Ferris. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Norman Country Club, Kiwanis, 
C. of C.; Mason, I. O. 0. F.; B. P. 0. E.; 
Woodmen. Imp. Rel, Charles N. Johnson, 
(grandfather) assisted in bringing Chiek- 
asha Indians from Miss, to Okla., Man- 
ford T. Johnson, councilman for nearly all 
Inds. in Okla.; breeder of pedigreed cattle 
and hogs. Pol. Act., active in co.; makes 
speeches. Offices, former Chickasaw Legis.; 
Repr. of Chickasha Indians at Washington 
several times. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Norman since 1899. 

JOHNSON. PEARL WEBB., Norman. 
Rep. Occ., homemaker. B„ Richhill, Mo. 
Edu., 6 yrs. S. T. C., at Alva., Okla. (Juiv., 

A. B. Valparaiso Univ., A. B. and M. A., 
working on Ph.’ D. Hus., David B. R. John¬ 
son, dean of Sch. of Phar., Okla. Univ. 
Cdrn., 1 foster s., James C. Ryan, Alaska; 
1 s., David B. R, Jr. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl.; First Natl., Moore; Carmen St. 
Church, Friends. Clubs & Lodges, Aim r. 
Assn, of Univ. Women; Kappa Delta Phi; 
Lamda Kappa Sigma; Patrons Club; East¬ 
ern Star. Pol. Act., active since 1919; 
student of politics. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893 ;lived Alfalfa Co., Alva, 1906- 
10; Norman. Dir. Tchrs. Training Dept.. 
Norman H. iS., 1918-24; has taught at 
various places throughout the st.: former 
principal and Supt. of schools, Waynoka 
and Depew. Interested in child training. 


Hobby, flowers, poultry and literature. 
Civic worker. 

KELLER, EDGAR J., Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Tampico, Ind., Dec. 23, 
1860. Edu., h. sch., Tampico; Bus. Coi., 
Louisville, (1884) Ky. Wife, Jennie Trot¬ 
ter. Cdrn., 1 s., Edgar T.. Brooker-King 
Sales Co., Okla. City; 1 d., Mrs. W. L. 
Felton, Apperson, Okla. Bus. Con., Hdw. 
and Furn. Store, Lexington. Bk. Con., 
Security St. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, 
Tom W. Keller, Chas. Greenmore, :S. A. 
Ward, F. B. Swank, J. E. Luttrell. Church, 
Bap.; was a member of Bldg. Com. of First 
Baptist Churches at Okla. City. Purcell, 
Norman, Lexington. Clubs & Lodges, Chnnn. 
'89er Club of Lexington; Commercial Club ; 
M. W. A., trustee 20 yrs.; W. O. W. Imp. 
Rel., Tom W. Keller (bro), Lexington. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1889; personal contact worker. Offices, 
Registrar of Deeds, 1897-98; served on 
Elec. Bd., various times. Party Honors, 
del. to Natl. Conv., first time Bryan was 
nominated; del. to st. and co. convs. since 
1890. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived 
Okla. City; Lexington since 1891. Built 
first brick bus. bldg, in Okla. City, south 
side of Main St. between Robinson and 
Bdwy. Hobbies, horses and reading. 

KELLER. TOM W„ Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., retired. B., Crothersville, Ind., Dec. 
27, 1870. Edu., h. sch., Tampico, Ind. 

Wife, Beryl Easton K. Cdrn., 1 s„ John 
S., Lexington; 3 d., Mrs. J. R. Gordon, 
Kan. City; Mrs. J. T. Wade, Tulsa; Miss 
Mildred, home. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb. Geo. Carpen¬ 
ter, F. B. Swank, J. D. Lydick, J. B. A. 
Robertson. Church, Chris. Lodges, I. O. 
O. F.; Noble Grand; Mason, past Master 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co.; works 
personally and through corams., leader; 
prohibitionist. Offices, formerly City Clk. 
and Councilman in Lexington. Party- 
Honors, del. to convs. ; Chmn. Co. Elec. 
Bd., past 16 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1892; lived since at Lexington; was in 
Groc. bus. there 30 years. Hobby, fishing 

KERRIGAN, EDWIN S., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Newspaper editor. B., Hiawatha, 
Kan., Nov. 10, 1901. Edu., Univ. of Okla.. 

B. A., 1923. Wife. Mary Frances, d. of G. 
M. Treadway Hominy. Cdrn., 1 d., Jane. 
Bus. Con., Managing Editor. Cleveland Co. 
Democrat-News, Norman. Bk. Con., City 



E. B. JOHNSON 



T. W. KELLER 


Natl. Assoc., Wm. B. Warren, Bus. Mgr.. 
Norman; (pol.) Sylvester Grim, L. L. Mc¬ 
Comb. Church, Epis. Clubs, C. of C.; Jr. 

C. of C., Dir.; Phi Gamma Delta. Pol. 
Act., active in co. since 1923. Party- 
Honors, del. St. Conv. League of Young 
Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived 
at Tulsa; Norman since 1920. Hobbies, 
golf, fishing and hunting. 

KRAFT. WALTER W., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Supt. Univ. of Okla. utilities; en¬ 
gineer. B., Wis., Dec. 25, 1890. Edu., 
Northwestern Univ., B. S. in Engineering. 
Wife, Bennye Mae Roquemore. Cdrn., 3 d., 
lurline, Jane Ann, Betty Lee. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Norman Country; Rotary; C. of 
of C. ; V.-Pres.; Mason, Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., Col. C'has. J. Kraft, (bro.) 
Chicago. Offices, Commr. of Streets, Evans¬ 
ton, Ill., 1915-17. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1924; lived since at Norman. Cant, of 
Northwestern Univ. Football Team, 1913. 
Hobby, golf. 

KUHLMAN, JOHN HENRY, JR., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Auburn, Neb., Sept. 
15, 1883. Edu., h. sch., Gainesville, Tex. 
Wife, Mary J., d. of P. C. Lessly, Norman. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Harold E., John Henry III, 
Kertis; 3 d., Mary E., Louise. Evelyn Sue. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Security Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) John Barbour, Jesse Todd, 
L. L. McComb, Judge F. B. Swank, John 
Luttrell, T. C. Lane, Norman. Church. 
Chris. Lodges, W. O. W. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. ; works personally 
and through corns.. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904 ; lived since near Norman. Ac¬ 
tive in all movements for promotion of 
better farming. Leading farmer. Hobby, 
study of farming advancements. 

KUHLMAN, MARY J. LESSLY., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., near Norman, 
Okla., Jan. 16, 1890. Edu., com. sch., 
Norman. Hus., John Henry K., Jr. Cdrn., 
3 s., John Henry III, Harold E.. Kertis 
Paul; 3 d., Mary E., Margaret Louise, 
Evelyn Sue, 1 s. and d. (dec.). Bk. Con.. 
First Natl.. Security Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John Barbour, Jesse Todd, J. Bowen, L. L. 
McComb, Judge F. B. Swank, John Luttrell, 
T. C. Lane, Norman. Church, Chris. Clubs. 
Farm Womans Club. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co.; works personally and 
through comms. Remarks. native Okla¬ 
homan; lived all her life near Norman. 
One of 5 Okla. women selected to repre¬ 
sent the sU as Master Farm Homemakers, 








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W. W. KRAFT 


honored at 2nd recog. of Master Farm 
Homemaker at Stillwater, 1929. 

LAMBERT, JESSE B., Lexington. Rep. 
Occ., Phys. and Surg. B„ Holton, Kan. 
Nov. 10, 1888. Edu., Univ. Prep. sch., 
Norman; St. Louis Univ., M. D., 1912. 
Wife, Cora, d., of H. M. Phillips, Lexington. 
Cdrn.. 2 s., Stuart, Mark; 1 d., Janice. 
Bk. -Con., Security St. Assoc., L. L. Mc- 
Gomb, Judge Swank, Richard Cloyd, U. S. 
Stone, Edwin Dabney, J. B. Dudley. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges. Commer¬ 
cial Club; A. F. & A. M.; Masonic Din¬ 
ner Club. Imp. Rel., 0. P. Lambert (father) 
pioneer of Lexington. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co.; works personally and 
through comms. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901 ; lived since at Lexington. Hobby, 
fishing. 

LARSH, D. L., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
Financier. B., Mar. 21, 1803. Edenburg. 

111., came to Okla. 1887, located Purcell, 
Ind. Ter.,Norman 1889 since. Edu., pub. sch., 
Edenburg, Ill. Widower, no cdrn. Bus. Con., 
Norman Oil Mill Co., Cotton Seed Oil 
Mill, Cotton Gins, Mid Continent Glass 
Sand Co,, lloff. Pioneer Lead & Zinc Co., 
Miami, Artesia Alfalfa Milling Co., Artesia, 
N. M., Pres. Norman Canadian Bridge Co., 
1913-27. Bk. Con., Citizens Bk. of Norman. 
Church. Christian Science. C’ubs &. Lodges. 
Grand Master I. O. O. F., 1895-96 ; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., active co. worker since 1889. 
Offices, Chrmn. and Sec’y Co. Cen. Comm., 
St. Committeeman ; Sec’y Bd. No. 4, Town- 
site Trustees, which issued title deeds to 
lots in Norman. Lexington, Noble, Moore 
and El Reno; Mayor of Norman, 1895-96. 
Mbr. and Sec’y Bd. of Regents, Okla. Univ., 
1993-07; Chrmn. Bd. Freeholders 1919 
drafted City Charter giving Managerial 
form of Govt, to Norman. 

LEE, JOSHUA BRYAN.. Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Educator. B., Childersburg, Ala., 
Jan. 23, 1892. Edu., com. sell., Hobart; 

h. sch., Baptist Acad., Blackwell; Okla. 
Univ., A. B. 1917; Columbia Univ., M. A., 
1924 ; Cumberland Univ., LL.B., 1925. 
Wife, Louise, d. of John J. Gerlach, Wood¬ 
ward. Cdrn.. 1 s., Robt. Joshua. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Phi Gamma Delta; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Norman. Imp. Rel., E. K. Thurman, 
relative by marriage. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in st. since 1919; works through 
personal contacts, also as platform lectur¬ 
er. Party Honors, Past Sec’y League of 
Young Denis., Washita Co. Remarks, came 


to Ol.l.i. 1335; llieJ I'aulj Ya.ley, Lind¬ 
say, riobar,, KocKy, niucKwen; iiomiuii 
since 1917. During World War served in 
135th Inf., 34th Div., Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Fletcher Odell Post, Norman. Has a wide 
personal following throughout the st. 
among Univ. men and women. Outstanding 
lecturer, has spoken in large cities all 
over the nation. For 4 seasons has been on 
Chautauqua platform in northern and west¬ 
ern states. Popular speaker before the 
Legion throughout the nation. Active hi 
securing work for young people attending 
University. 

LEHRER, OSCAR J„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Prof, of Music, Univ. of Okla.; 
composer and director. Wife, sister of ex- 
gov. M. E. Trapp. Cdrn., 1 s., Ivan, musi¬ 
cian, Chicago. Church Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Fed. Music Clubs of Okla.; Plil 
Mu Alpha ; Kappa Kappa Psi; 32nd Mason ; 
M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. F. 

LESSLY, MARTHA LOU, (MRS. PAUL 

C.)., Norman. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., 
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 20, 1866. Edu., com. 
sell., Tex. Hus., Paul C. Lessly. Cdrn., 2 
s.. M. G., Moore; Rogers, Norman; 5 d., 

Mrs. J. H. Kuhlman, Mrs. S. G. Matlock, 
Mrs. C. W. Starkey, Mrs. J. A. Keener, 
of Norman; Mrs. N. L. Gross, Moore. 

Bk. Con., First Natl., Security Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. L. McComb, H. 0. Miller, Henry 
S. Johnston, Hon. F. B. Swank. Church, 

Chris. Clubs, Farm Womans Club; Farm¬ 
ers Union; ’89er Assn., active mbr. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1889. 
Good speaker; works through comms. and 
personally. Remarks came to Okla. 1887 ; 
lived Purcell; Norman since 1889. 

LESSLY, MELVILLE G.. Moore. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Purcel', Okla., Aug. 20, 
1888. Edu., com. sell., Norman; Okla. A. 
& M. Col. Wife Clara G. H rn. Cdrn., 2 
s., Maurice and Don E., 1 d., Audrey. 

Bk. Con., Bk. of Moore. £ssoc., (pol.) 
John Barbour, L. L. McComb. Judge 
Fletcher Swank, Norman; Henry S. John- 



MARY J. KUHLMAN (Mrs. J. H. Jr.) 


ston, John Simpson. Church, Chris. Clubs. 
Farmers Cooperative Educational Union. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
Offices Mbr. Sch., Bd., 9 yrs.; Inspec. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, native Oklahoman, lead¬ 
er among farmers and dairymen. First 
Pres. Pure Sire Assn, of Cleveland Co., 
1925. Interested in better cooperation and 
education among farmers. 



D. L. LARSH 












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P. C. LESSLY 


LESSLY, PAUL C., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Bolivar, Mo., Edu., com sol). 
Mo. Wife, Martha Lou. Cdrn., 2 s., M. G., 
Moore; Rogers, Norman; 5 d., Mrs. L If. 
Kuhlman, Norman; Mrs. N. L. Gross 
Moore; Mrs. >S. G. Matlock, Mrs. C. W. 
Starkey, Mrs. J. A. Keener, Norman. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Security Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McOomb, H. 0. 
Miller, Henry Johnston, Hon. F. B. Swank, 
Norman. Church, Chris. Cluibs &. Lodges, 
Farmers Union; Mason; ’89er Assn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; makes speeches, works 
personally and through comms. Offices, 
Mbr., Elec. Bd. and Sch. Bd. since 1883. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887 ; lived Pur¬ 
cell ; Norman since 1889. Interested in put¬ 
ting over bond issue for Okla. Univ. 

LINDSAY, JOHN G., Norman Dem. Occ., 
Mgr. Oil Mill C?D. B„ Neuville, Pa., July 
6, 1877. Edu., Col. Albany Mo., grad. 
Wife, Fern Hood. Bus. Con., Mgr. Norman 
Oil Mill Co.; Vice Pres. City Natl. Bk., 
Norman. Assoc., D. L. Larsh, (pol.) John 
Barbour, L. L. McComb, L. C. Giles, Nor¬ 
man. Church, Meth. Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1902; works 
through personal contacts and comms. 
Offices, Sch. Treas., 1928; City Treas. 1910 ; 
mayor, 1903-04 and 1923-24. Remarks, came 
Okla. 1902; lived since at Norman. Inter¬ 
ested in agriculture. Hobby, golf. 

LINDSAY, LOUIS C., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Baundry. B., Callisburgh, Tex.. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Texas. Wife, Elcie Mc¬ 
Call. Cdrn., 1 s„ Bouis O., Jr.yf. Thelma. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Meth. Club, 
Rotary, sec’y. 1923-24. Pol, Act., partisan; 
statewide worker. Offices, Mayor, Normah, 
1915-17; city councilman. 1911-13; served 
unexpired term as Mayor 1912-13. Party 
Honors, del. st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892, lived Davis; Norman since 
1901. 


LOGAN, LEONARD M., JR., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., Assoc. Prof, of Economics Okla. 
Univ. B., Vernon, Tex. Edu., Univ. 
of Okla., A. B., 1914; Columbia Univ., M. 
A., 1923. Wife, Floy Elise Duke. Cdrn., 
1 s., Leonard, III. Church. Meth., S. Clubs, 
& Lodges, Amer. Assn. Univ. Profs.; Amer. 
Economic Assn.; Mason. Imp. Re!., L. M. 
Logan (father) Supt. Cherokee Nation Male 
gem., 1899-1904 ; Prof. Latin and Greek, N. 
E. St. Tchrs. Col. since 1909 ; David M. 
Bogan, Okla. Legislator; Clifford K., 
surgeon. Hominy (bros.). Officers, Super¬ 
visor Federal Census, 2nd Cong. Dist.. 
1920. Party Honors, Pres. League Young 
Dems., 1919. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; 
lived Wynnewood, Tahlequah, Ardmore, 
Ft. Gibson, Norman; assoc. prof. of 
Economics since 1923. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Fletcher Odell Post, Norman. 

LUTTRELL, JOHN E„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Hillsboro, Tex., Jan. 26, 
1889. Edu., h. sch.. Noble; admitted to 
Bar 1913. Wife, Dorothy, d. of W. B. Worter 
Norman. Cdrn., 1 s., Jack. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. iftssoc., T. Jack Foster, J. D. Holland, 
(pol.) 'Mac Q. Williamson; Tom Anglin. 
Holdenville ; i Judge F. B. Swank, Norman. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C., Dir.; Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1910; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally through comms. Offices, Sec'y of St. 
■ Elec Bd., 1929; St. Sen. 1923-26 ; City Atty., 
1918-23; Clk. Co.Ct., 2 vrs. Party Honors, 
del. Natl. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived. Noble; Norman since 1905. 

MAGUIRE. MRS. JAMES D. Norman. 
Rep. Occ., Housewife. B., Buffalo, N. Y., 
April 6, 1875. Edu., Chicago Univ., A. B.; 
Kan. St. Normal, A. B. Hus.. James 
Dodglas M. Cdrn., 2 s., James B., John 
Philip, Norman; 2 d., Mary Kathryn, 
Peggy, Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, Col. Graves, 
R. V. Downing, Judge F. B. Swank, U. S 


MAULDIN, J. L., Noble. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Clarksville, Ark., Sept. 3, 
1884. Edu., com. sch.. Noble. Wife, Myrtle 
Walters. Cdrn., 3 s., Harold, Howell, Ray¬ 
mond; 1 d., Lorene. Bus. Con., Owner 
Mauldin General Store. Bk. Con., First St. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, Stanley 
Rogers, E. V. George. Church, Chris. 
Pol. Act., Statewide worker 10 yrs. how- 


PROF. OSCAR LEHRER 


Stone, Norman; Dr. Winnie Sanger, Okla. 
City. Church, Catholic. Clubs, Sorosis; As 
You Like It. Imp. Rel., Cardinal Manning, 
(dec.) Pol. Act., active in co. since 1907 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Party Honors, Judge St. 
Elec. Bd. 8 yrs.; del to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895; lived since at Nor¬ 
man. Chairman of Music at Okla. Univ., 
1895-1900. Hobby, writing. 


JOSH LEE 













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JOHN E. LUTTRELL 


makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Offices, Chrmn. Prct. Eelc. 
Bd., 1914-29; mbr. Twp. Bd., 1912-13; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 1911-13. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1895; lived since in Cleveland Co., 
prohibitionist. Hobby, horseshoes. 

McCOMB. ERNEST F., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., 'Clark Cleaners & Dyers, also Tax 
Auditor. B., Nov. 5, 1893, Norman. Edu., 
h. sch., Norman. Cdrn., 1 d„ Dorothy. 
Bus. Con., Clark Cleaners & Dyers. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Bus. Assoc., B. A. Clark. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C„ Odd Fellows. 
Po'. Act, Statewide worker 10 vrs. how¬ 
ever needed. Offices, refused several. Tax 
Auditor 1922-23 for several counties. Party 
Honors, del. to several conys. Remarks, 
Has influence among present students and 
several thousand Alumni of Okla. Univ, 
also Mbr. Farmers Union. Hobby, study 
of Political Economy. 

McCOMB. LEWIS LEVI, Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Johnstown Co., Mo., came to Okla. 
1897, located Ryan, Norman since 1890. 
Edu.. com. sch., Johnstown, Mo., Study of 
Medicine. Wife, Margaret. Cdrn., 4 s., 

Homer M„ Oilsfield; Vid., Los Angeles; 
Dewey (dec.) ; Ernest F., Norman. 4 d., 
Laura May, Norman; Martha Lee Dean, 
Ada; Viola Bell Connor, Okemah; Oma R. 
(dec.). Bk. Con.. City Natl., Security Natl., 
Norman, Amer. First Natl. Okla. City. 
Pol. Assoc., Knows nearly all St. and 
many Natl. Leaders. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Odd Fellow, every branch Sub¬ 
ordinate, Encampment, Cantonment; W. 
0. W.. Reb.ekahs. Imp. Rel.. F. McComb, 
Campaign Mgr. Woodrow Wilson 1912, 
nationally. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker, 40 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Supt. Claremore Military Sch., 1916, Bldgs. 
& Grounds; 2 yrs.; Trustee Noble Twp., 
Noble, Okla. 1896-98; by virtue of office 
Twp. Assessor; Township Clerk, Noble 
Twp., 1899-1907 ; Cleveland Co. Clk., Nor¬ 
man 1907-13 ; Deputy Co. Assessor 1913- 
19; Cleveland Co. Assessor 1919-23 (re¬ 
tired) ; Sec'y Cleveland Co. Elec. Bd., 1925- 
30, Clk. Sch.. Dist., 36, 12 yrs., near Nor¬ 
man, Noble Co. Party Honors, del St. and 
Natl. Convs. Remarks, now retired from 
active business, very active as Sec’y of 
Cleveland Co. Elec. Bd, very influential 
politically, great friend and booster for 
Univ.; done much to equalize taxes in 
Cleveland Co.; well liked in surrounding 


counties and generally over the st. Hobbv. 
better politics. 

McDANIEL, A., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
real estate, loans, ins., investments. B., 
Mitchelville, la., Edu., com. sch., Ia., 2 
deg. Western Normal Col. Wife, Nilla 
Phinney. Cdrn., 2 s., George R., Lawrence 
E. Bus. Con., McDaniel & Sons. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., City Natl,, Security 
Natl. Assoc., sons are partners in bus.; 
(pol.) R. V. Downing, A. J. Smith, Moore; 
Jay Sherman, Lexington; Judge Ed S. 
Vaught, M. B. Blake, J. B. Dudley, Okla. 
City; U. S. Stone. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F., 
past Noble Grand. Imp. Rel., Dr. Fred Schaf- 
fner, (cousin) mbr. Parliament. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1891; one 
of leaders of Cleveland Co. and known 
throughout st.; makes speeches, works 
personally and through comms. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs., Supt. 
9th Dist. of Okla., consisting of 6 cos. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since 
at Norman. Hobby, fishing. 

McDANIEL, EDNA E., Norman. Occ., 
Dean of Women, Univ. of Okla. B., Santa 
Anna, Tex., Edu., Baylor Col., B. A., 
1923 ; Univ. of Tex., M. A., 1924. Un¬ 

married. Adopted Cdrn.. Gwyndola Mc¬ 
Daniel, Syljuanna McDaniel. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl., Santa Anna, Tex. ; Security 
Natl., Norman. Church, Bap. Club, Bus. 

& Professional Womens. Imp. Rei.,_ Miss 

Stella McDaniel (sister) head English Dept., 
Colo. Womans Col., Denver. 

McDANIELS, GEORGE R.. Norman. Rep. 

Occ., Insurance. B., Norman, Okla., Oct. 2, 
1896. Edu., h. sch., Norman. Wife, Charline 
Armstrong. Cdrn., 1 d., Frances. Bus. Con., 
McDaniel & Son, Norman. Bk. Con., 
'.Security Natl., First Natl., City Natl. 
Assoc., Harvey Cobb, Norman; R. F. El- 

linger, Noble; John Lindsay; U. S. Stone, 
M. C.; ex-Sen. Harreld; H. K. Hyde, asst. 
U. S. Atty. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of €., Sec’y Co. Good Roads Assn., 
1921; I. O. 6. F.; Kiwanis Club. Imp. 
Re!., A. McDaniels (father). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; per¬ 
sonal contact worker; influential among 
young reps. Party Honors, del to convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived all life 
at Norman. During World War served in 
Air Forces. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher 
Odell Post, Norman. Hobby, hunting. 



L. L. McCOMB 



AAR ON McDANIEL 


McGINLEY, F. J., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Grocer. B., Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 4. 1865. 
Edu,, com. sch., Kan. Wife, May Durkee. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Nellie Barbour. Miss 
Lueile, Norman. Bus. Con.. F. J. McGinley 
Grocer, 6 stores; one of organizers of 
Acree Oil Co., Norman. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, Jess 
Grigsby, John Barbour, Judge F. B. Swank, 
L. C. Giles, Stanley Rogers. Church, Cath¬ 
olic. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. Offices, Mbr. Sch. Bd., 1900- 
-05. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived 
since at Norman. Pioneer grocer, highly 
regarded and influential. 

McKITTRICK, W. T., Lexington. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Plainsville, Ind., May 17, 
1889. Edu.. com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Dora 
Couser. Cdrn., 1 s., Everett L., Norman; 
1 d., Mrs. R. R. Donnell, Lexington. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., (pol.) 
L. L. McComb, Ernest Helms, Kate Wise, 
E. J. Keiler, Norman; Henry S. Johnston, 
J. B. A. Robertson, Col. Leecraft; A. S. 
J. Shaw. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Sec’y 25 
yrs.; Mason, Henderson, Sec’y 4 vrs. Pol. 
Act., partisan, active in co.; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices. Twp. Treas. 1926-29; 
Clk. Prct. Elec. Bd., Prct. Registrar, 
1916-29. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
20 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; 
lived since near Lexington. Influential in 
all community activities. Hobby, lodge 
work. 

MEACHAM, EDGAR D., Norman. Occ.. 
Col. Prof, and Asst. Dean Univ. of Okla. B., 
Emithfield Tex., Edu., Okla. Univ., 
B. A.; Harvard, A. M.; Chicago Univ., 
Ph. D. Wife, Ray Ferrell. Cdrn., John, 
Martha Ray. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Church, Epis. Clubs, Lions, Kappa Sigma, 
Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi, Sigma Delta 
Chi, Phi Eta Sigma. Imp. Rel., E. J. Meach- 
am, (bro.) St. Rep. from Custer Co., 1921. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1896, lived in 
Custer Co. and at Norman. Hobby, golf. 
Very active in affairs of Okla. Univ. 
Alumni Assn.; popular with old students 
and alumni because of outstanding foot¬ 
ball record on Univ. team; former all 
Southwestern Guard; former freshman 
football coach and asst, athletic dir. for 
Okla. Univ. 

MEYER, HENRY PETER., Norman. Rep. 
Occ., Furniture dealer; Undertaking. B., 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MISS EDNA McDANIEL 


Holton, Kan., Edu., h. sell., Holton, Ivan.; 
TJniv. of Okla. Wife, Dixie Lindsay M.; 
Cdrn., 1 s., Henry P., Jr., Norman. Bus. 
Con., Meyer & Meyer furn. and Funeral 
dirs. Bk. Con., Security Natl., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) John Luttrell, F. B. Swank, 
L. C. Giles, Norman; J. B. Dudley, Allen 
Streat, Okla. City; C. A. Ambrister, Musko¬ 
gee; Ben. F. Williams, Norman. Church, 
Meth. McFarlin Memorial. Clubs & Lodges, 
C of C., dir 15 yrs.; Norman Co.; Rotary, 
Pres. 1922 ; 32nd Mason, Master Norman 
1915; Shrine, Knight Templar. I. O. O. F.; 
Mbr. Okla. Funeral Dir. Assn., Natl. Fur¬ 
niture Mchts. Assn. Pol. Act., independent, 
active in co. since 1909. Statewide ac¬ 
quaintance ; works personally and through 
comms. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived since 
at Norman. Hobby, Motoring. 

MILLER, HUMPHREY 0., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Chatwort. Ill., Oct. 1(5, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Ill. Wife, Ella. 
Cdrn , 4 s., Wayne, Wewoka; Lloyd K., 
Sulphur; John T., Goddard, Kan.; Garvin 
S., Norman; 2 d., Mrs. Willard Wickzer, 
la.; Mary. Bus. Con., Dir. in Panhandle 
Cooperative Royalty Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Bill Darnell, Aldrich Blake, 
L. L. McComb; (pol.) Frank Boggs, II. 
L. Muldrow, James A. Wilson, Campbell 
Russell, John Barbour, L. C. Giles. Church, 
Chris, Clubs, Farmers Cooperative Union. 
IPoI. Act., partisan; active since 1905; 
makes speeches and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and comms. Offices, St. Repr. 
5th and 6th Legis.; dir. Sch. Bd. 12 yrs.; 
Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, Chrmn. 
Co. Conv., 1917; del to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1905; lived Lawton, Norman 
since 1911. During World War was 
Chrmn. of local Draft Bd. Hobby, better 
farming. 

MONNETT, JULIEN CHARLES, Norman. 
Occ., Dean of r Sch. of Law, Univ of Okla. 
B., Keosaqua, la., Oct. 4,, 1868. Edu., Iowa 
Univ., A. B., M. A., LL.B ; Harvard, LL.B. 
cum loude, 1908. Wife, Helen Dubois Orton, 
of Cdrn., 2 s., Eugene O., Tulsa; J. C. 
Jr., Okla. City; 1 d., Florence, Okla. City. 
Church, Cong. Clubs, Amer. and Okla. Bar 
Assns. ; Phi Beta Kappa. Offices, Prosecut¬ 
ing Atty., N. Dak. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909, organized Law Sch. at Okla. Univ. 
Acting Pres., Okla. Univ. 1911-12; Prof, 
of Mtgs., Univ. of Chicago, summer 1911; 


Prof. Contracts & Mtgs., George Washing¬ 
ton Univ., 1908-09. Formerly editor Har¬ 
vard Law Review, practicing atty. in N. 
Dak. and la.; contrib. to law journals. 

MORRIS, GEORGE SHELBY., Noble. Dem. 
Occ., ranchman. B., Lexington, Mo., Jan. 
4, 1859. Edu., Col., Booneville, Ark. Wife, 
Maggie Camdron. Cdrn., 1 s., W. E., Nor¬ 
man ; 2 d., Mrs. O. P. Barker, Calif. ; Mrs. 
L. J. Walch, Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. D. Bowen, L. L. McComb, Frank 
Boggs, L. C. Giles, Hon. F. B. Swank, 
E. V. George. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Fanners Union, leader since 1905 
in vicinity of Noble; I. O. O. F., past 
Noble Grand. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. since 1889; personal contact worker. 
Party Honors, Served on Prct. Elec. Bd. ; 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1865; 
lived in Cherokee Strip, Stonewall ; Noble 
since 1889. Well known among st. pioneers. 
Prohibitionist. Hobby, reading. 

MORRISON, SIM, Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
farmer (retired). B„ Franklins Cross Road, 
Ky„ Oct. 14, 1872. Edu., Academy, Upton- 
ville, ICy. Wife, Mary McKenny, of Mo. 
Cdrn., 5 s., Arthur, M. D., Chicago; Leo, 
Milwaukee; Ivlern, Watonga, editor; Robert, 
Norman; Eugene, Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., Bob Evans, 
Ben Burke; (pol.) Homer Duffy, Frank 
Boggs, L. L. McComb, John Simpson, C. L. 
Stealy, Carl Williams. Church, Roman 
Catholic, Clubs, Farmers Edu. Cooperative 
Union, Dist. Pres. 1926-29 ; Co. Chmn. 
Okla. Cotton Growers Assn., 1924-28. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1900 : 
works through personal contacts and com. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. ; Clk. Twp. 
Elec. Bd., 20 yrs. ; Candidate for Co. 
Commr, 1912 (defeated). Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1895 ; lived at Burnett, Lexington 
since 1898. Interested in good schs. and 
roads. Hobby, reading. 

MULDROW. HAL L„ Norman. Dem. Occ., 
life insurance dealer. B., Paducah, Ky., Oct. 
12, 1872. Edu., Miss. A. & M. Col. ; Columb¬ 
ian Univ. (now' Geo. Wash.) LL. B. Wife, 
Daisy F., d. of Osborne Fisher, Tishomingo. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Osborne F., H. L. Jr. Alvin ; 1 
d., Mrs. Carl Reistle, Laramie, Wyo. Bus. 
Con., St. Mgr. Minn. Mutual Life Ins. 
Co.; Vice Pres.-Security Natl. Bk., Norman. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl.; First State, 
Seminole. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions Club; Rotary Club, Pres. 1920; Nor¬ 
man Country; 33rd Mason, past Grand 



H. P. MEYER 



SIM MORRISON 


Master of Ind. Terr, and Okla.; McAlester 
Consistory, dep. for Insp. Gen.; Father 
of Masonic dormitory, Norman; Father Red 
Cross of Constantine in Okla.; has taken 
all Mascnic work in both rites. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1909; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Pres. Murray St. Sch. 
of Agri.; mbr. Norman Sch. Bd.; Pres. 
Bd. Regents, St. Univ. Party Honors, St. 
Dem. Exec. Committeeman, 1923. Remarks, 

came to Okla. 1895 ; was Govt. Engineer 

1895-1900 ; lived Tishomingo, 1900-14 ; 
Norman since 1914. Hobby, golf. 

NAIL, CHARLES C., Moore. Dem. Occ.. 
physician. B., Bentonville, Ark., Feb. 12, 

1860. Edu., h. sell., Ark.; Univ. of Ark., 

M. D. Wife, Sarah Frances Duncan. Cdrn., 
has no children but has educated 20 nieces 
and nephews. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Nor¬ 
man; Bk. of Moore. Assoc., (pol.) J. J. Bar¬ 
bour, L. L. McComb, Norman ; Scott Ferris, 
Chas. N. Haskell, Sen. T. P. Gore. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., active in co. since 1892 ; 
makes speeches; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 4 
yrs.; Councilman, Moore, 1 yr. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs., fre¬ 
quently past 30 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892; lived since at Moore. Promin¬ 
ent worker during W. War in all activities; 
10 boys whom he educated were in service. 
One of the leaders in his co. 

NEISON. DAN, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Ogden, la.. Mar. 10, 1895. Edu., 
Okla. A. & M Col; Univ of Okla, LL. B. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., Swank, Holland & 
Nelson law firm, Norman. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Norman; First Natl., Stillwater. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Sylvester Graham, 
Person Woodall, Sam Harlan, Judge F. B. 
Swank, Jim Rollins, George Vincent. Imp. 
Rel., Descendant of Admiral Nelson. 
Church, Chris. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1919; makes speeches; works 
personally and through com. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to League of Young Dems. Conv.; 
Pres. Okla. Univ. League of Young Dems. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at 
Morrison, Stillwater, Norman since 1928 : 
during W. War served in 4th Div., Inf. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Norman; was Vice 
Commander Carter C. Hanner Post, Still¬ 
water, 1925. Hobby, fishing. 

OWEN, BENJAMIN G„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Director of Athletics. B., Chicago. 










CLEVELAND COUNTY 


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BEN G. OWEN 


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112 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



L. A. PEARSON 


Ill. Edti., Kan. Univ. Wife, Nina Be#sant. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Jane, Ruth, Dorothy Ann. Bk. 
Con., Security Natl. Church. Pres. Clubs. 
Lions. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived 
since at Norman, connected with O. U., 
coached all teams since 1914. Mbr. Natl. 
Coll. Assn., Rep. 7th Dist. Officer R. O. T. 
C. Hobby, fishing. Football coach, Univ. of 
Okla., 1905-26; Dir. Athletics, Univ. of 
Okla., since 1926 ; during his con. with 0. 
U. the present athletic plant—Field House 
and Stadium—has been built. Stadium 
one of most complete in nation—handball 
courts, indoor track, basketball courts, 
(wrestling and boxing rooms, besides foot¬ 
ball and basketball fields—with a seating 
capacity to-day of 32,000 ; when completed 
will accommodate 54,000. Stadium erected 
from gifts from Oklahomans largely as 
tribute to Ben Owen. Has had 10,000 
students of O. U. under his direction dur¬ 
ing his 25 y,rs. of coaching. Won 5 foot¬ 
ball, 4 basketball, 3 baseball champion¬ 
ships during past 15 yrs. Raised standards 
of athletics throughout Okla. 

PEARSON, LUTHER A.. Norman. Dem. 
Occ.. oil B., Meridian, Tex. Edu., com. 
and li. sch., Tex. Wife. Henrietta Lott. 
Cdrm., 3 s., Truman. Ercelle, Vance; 1 d., 
Doris, Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl., Nor¬ 
man; Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hollis. 
Church, Bap. Lodges. 32nd Mason. Shrine, 
Consistory; W. O. W., Head Council for 
Okla., 1925-29. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since statehood; personal contact 
worker; makes speeches; wide political ac- 
guaintance. Offices, St. Rep. from Harmon 
Co., 1919-21; Income Tax Accountant for 
(St.; St. Auditor, 1922-26. Party Honors, Fre¬ 
quent del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906; lived Hollis, Norman 
since 1923. Chmn. of Harmon Co. Draft 
Bd. during W. War. Admitted to bar 1919. 
interested in tax matters and politics. 

PHILLIPS. MILTON, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
electrician. B„ Norman, Okla,, Nov. 21. 


1898. Edu., Univ. of Okla., Eng. Dept. 
Wife, Ruby, d. of J. J. Helms, Norman. 
Bus. Con., Cralle Elec. Co., Norman; also 
familiar with refrigeration. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Ed W. Cralle; (pol.) Jesse 
Todd, R. A. Isom, Lexington; Richard 
Cloyd, John Barbour, John Luttrell, Carl 
Giles, Frank - P. Douglass. Church, First 
Chris. Lodges, Mason, Master. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; makes 
speeches, works through com. and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived all his 
life at Norman, during W. War served in 
179th Signal Training, of S. A. T. C. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell Post, 
Norman. Post Commander and Dept. Vice 
Commander. Interested in work of Amer. 
Legion. j 

PLATT, L. F., Moore. ReD. Occ., lumber 
dealer. B., Clinton, Wis., Aug. 24, 1883. 
Edu., li. sch.. Moore. Wife, Tenta Hill. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Leonard. Bus. Con., Platt Lbr. 
Co., Moore. Bk. Con.. First Natl., Moore. 
Assoc, R. E. Platt, R. B. Estes, Moore; 
(pol.) E. E. Harden, R. R. Norman, A. J. 
Smith, Frank Benesh, Moore. Lodge, 32nd 
Mason, Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1915; personal contact worker. 
Offices, Chmn. Town Bd. of Trustees, 1927- 
29; past mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; 
lived since at Moore. Hobby, fishing. 

RADER, JESSE L.. Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Librarian Univ. of Okla. B., Prairie Home, 
Mo. Edu., Univ. of Okla.. B. A.; M. A.; 
Univ. of Ill. 1 yr.; Indiana Library Com. 
Wife, Mary F. Simpson. Cdrn., Virginia K. 
Bk. Con., Dir. City Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Norman Country; 
Faculty Club of O. U.; Mason, Knight 
Templar. Imp. Rel., Perry S. Rader (cousin) 
mbr. Supreme Ct. of Mo. and author of 
History of Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; nation¬ 
ally known. Offices. Dep. Co. Clk., 1908; 
mbr. St. Library Com., 1919-29. Remarks, 


came to Okla. 1894; lived Newkirk, Ho¬ 
bart; Norman since 1902. Hobby, books. 

RANSOM, GEORGE R., Noble. Dem. Occ., 

Vocational Agri. teacher. B., Webber, Kan., 
Mar. 2, 1891. Edu., h. sch.. Pond Creek; 
Okla. A. & M. Col., B. S. 1916. Wife, 
Ruth Brown. Cdrn., 1 s., Dallas Leroy; 1 
d., Delores Rosalee. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) G. Pase, Judge Swank, John 
Luttrell. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; 
influential throughout co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900 ; lived Carrier, Choctaw, 
Hobart; Noble since 1924. Interested in 
good roads. During W. War was Co. Agt. 
in Washita Co. Hobby, agriculture. 

REAVES, SAMUEL W., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., Dean of Col. of Arts and Sciences, 
Univ. of Okla. B„ Dillon Co., S. C., July 
27, 1875. Edu., Univ. of N. C., B. S. 1899 ; 
Cornell Univ., A. B., 1900 ; Univ. of Chi¬ 
cago, A. M. 1912. Ph. D., 1915. Wife, 
Ella B. Cdrn., 1 s., Henry Willson, h. Bus. 
Con., Norman Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions, past pres.; Mason, Norman. 
Imp. Rel., Charles M., N. C.; Robert L., 
Fla.; Harry L., W. Va. (bros.). Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1905; lived since at Norman. 
Pres. Cleveland Co. Red Cross, 1918; took 
course in Field Art., Ft. Sill, Aug- 
and Sept., 1918; taught same to 150 stu¬ 
dents at Univ. of Okla. Recreation, golf. 

REED, FRED, Norman. Rep. Occ., phar¬ 
macist. B., Hegins, Pa., Dec. 19, 1869. Edu., 
h. sch., Larned, Kan. Wife, Gertie Blake. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Ray, Wellington, Tex.; Ralph, 
Norman; 2 d., Mrs. Joe Scott, Ardmore; 
Mrs. Omer Smart, Seminole. Bus. Con., 
Reed & Foster Drug Store, Norman. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., Jack Foster, bus. 
partner; (pol.) Aaron McDaniel, Col. 
Graves, Chas. G. Hocker, Sen. Harreld, 
Lew Wentz. Church, First Meth. Clubs, Nor¬ 
man Country; C. of C., active mbr. on 
many corns. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. since 1909 ; works through personal 
contacts and com. Prohibitionist. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. of Edu. since 1907. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived since at Norman. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

ROGERS, WILLIAM C., Moore. Rep. Occ., 
Supt. pub. sch.. Moore. B„ Bessie, Okla., 
Dec. 12, 1898. Edu., Central St. Te. Col., 
B. S. and B. A.; Okla. Univ., M. A. Wife, 
Chloe, d. of E. A. Gordon, Mt. View, Okla. 



WM. C. ROGERS 










CLEVELAND COUNTY 


Cdrn., 1 d., Nell. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Lodge, M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 

Judge Crid Hatc>3tt,, (grandfather) or 
Washita Co., (dec.) ; J. M. Rogers, (bro.) 
with Carroll-Brough-Robinson, Clinton. 
Pol. Act., independent; good speaker; 
works through contacts. Offices, past mbr. 


C'o. Bd. of Examiners for Tchrs, Cheyenne. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at 
Bessie, Braithwaite, Marlow, Cheyenne, 
Bartlesvile, Edmond, Rush Springs, Chat¬ 
tanooga ; Moore since 1928. Well known as 
a coach, Sec’y-Treas. Canadian Valley 
Athletic Conf., 1929-30, Vice-Pres. 1928-29. 
Mbr. Phi Delta Kappa, Norman. Hobby, 
public speaking and debating; 13 yrs. tchr. 
and Supt. of schs. 


ROHRBAUGH, MRS. JAMES M., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Inyron, la., Jan. 
16, 1872 ; came to Okla. 1908; located 
Boynton, Norman 1917 since. Edu., 2 yrs. 
Nebr. Univ., Lincoln, several terms Nor¬ 
mal at Western Normal, Lincoln. Husband. 
James M. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul M., 2 d., 

married. Bk. Con., City Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
John L. Barbour, F. B. Swank, Dick Cloyd, 
U. S. Stone, T. Jack Foster. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Co. Pres. W. C. T. U.. 
League of Women’s Voters, 0. E. S. Nor¬ 
man. Pol. Act., active co. worker. Party 
Honors, Election Bd. 1928-30 ; Prct. Reg¬ 
ister ; Sec’y Dem. Prct. Com.; del. to various 
convs. Remarks, good and faithful worker; 
Prohibitionist. Hobby, Child Welfare. 


RUCKER, W. N., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
oil and real estate bus. B., Bethany, Mo. 
Edu., Normal, Stansbury, Mo., grad. Wife, 
Sue B., d. of Judge Geo. Burris, Bethany, 
Mo. Cdrn., 4 s., Robert, Wayne, Thurman, 
Ralph, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Rucker 
Realty Co., Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason, Chapter, 
Consistory, .Shrine. Pol. Act., statewide 
since 1917; makes speeches. Party Honors. 
Co. Cen. Committeeman, 1926-30; del. co. 
and state convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903 ; lived since at Norman. 


SHANNON, WILLIAM T., Noble. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Belton, Tex., Sept 7, 
1897. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; h. sch.. Noble. 
Wife, Julia Smith. Cdrn., 1 s.. Charles W. 
Bus Con., Asst. Cashier First Natl. Bk., 
Noble; Stockholder First Natl. Bk., Wash¬ 
ington. Assoc., (pol.) Tom Pace, Purcell; 
L. L. McComb, John Luttrell, Norman; 
Mac B. Williamson, Pauls Valley. Church. 
Pres. Lodges, Mason, Noble. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
F. Wantland, (cousin) Dean of men and 
Dir. Athletics, Tchrs. Col., Edmond. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co.; personal 
contact worker. Prohibitionist. Offices, City 
Clk., 1927-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; 
lived since at Noble. During W. War served 
in 144 Arab. Co. 36th Div. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Fletcher Odell Post, Norman. In¬ 
terested in Legion work. 

SHERMAN, ARTHUR, Lexington. Rep. 
Occ., druggist B., Maquon, Ill., July 8, 
1886. Edu., h. sch., Lexington; Okla. Univ., 
Ph. C. Wife. Alameta, d. of T. J. Williams. 
Lexington. Bk. Con., Security St. Farmers 
Guaranty, Lexington. Assoc.. L. L. McComb, 
Mrs. E. Abernathy, Geo. Carpenter. Judge 
Swank, Norman. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of O'.; Mason, Master, Lexing¬ 
ton. Imp. Rel., Jay Sherman, (father), 
Lexington. Pol. Act., partisan ; active In co.; 
personal contact worker. Prohibitionist. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1897; lived since at 
Lexington. Interested in good roads. 

SHERMAN, JAY (UNCLE), Lexington. 
Rep. Occ.. farmer (retired). B., Knox¬ 
ville, Ill., March 8. 1846. Edu., com. sch., 
ID Wife, Maria Upp. Cdrn., 7 s., 1 d. 
Bk. Con., Security St.; Farmers St. Assoc., 
(pol.- L. L. McComb, ,T. J. Burke, Graves 
Leepe*\ Dennis Flynn, B. S. McGuire: Rep¬ 
resentative Joe Sherman, Woods Co. Church, 
Meth Clubs, G. A. R. commander at Lex¬ 
ington 1903 ; IC. P. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1897; personal contact 
worker. Offices, Road Commr. in Ill. 1876- 
90; mbr. Lexington City Council 1908-14, 
1918-20, 1925-29. Party Honors, del. fre¬ 



A. J. SMITH 


quently; has missed only two st. convs. in 
32 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1897 ; 
lived since at Lexington; prohibitionist. 
Hobby, reading. 

SHERMAN, MRS. ROY, Lexington. Rep. 
Occ., Asst. Postmaster. B., El Dorado, 
Ark., March 28, 1889. Edu., com. sch. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Earl and Neil. Church, Meth., 
S. Lodges, Eastern Star; Woodmen Cir¬ 
cle, elk. 11 yrs. Imp. Rel., Gov. Parnell 
of Ark. Party Honors, Vice Co. Chmu. 
Cen. Com., 12 yrs., Cleveland County. 

SHIVES, M. B., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
with Central State Hospital, Norman. B., 
Mocksville, N. C., April 8. 1868. Edu., 
com. sch., N. C. Wife, Ellen Raines, Mo. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Wendell P. Wettengill, 
Covington; Mrs. Troy Rose, Norman. Bus 
Con., Central State Hospital, Norman. Bk, 
Con., First Natl.; Security Natl.; City 
Natl. Assoc., Dr. D. W. Griffin, Craig A. 
Moody, Dr. .T. J. Gabel; (pol.) L. L. Mc¬ 
Comb, Norman; acquainted with st. lead¬ 
ers. Church, Chris. Lodges, 32nd Mason. 
Consistory, Shrine, Scottish Rite. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st.; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 16 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Norman; nationally known for his work 
with Central St. Hospital. 

SMITH, A. J., Moore. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Deersville, la., Jan. 1, 1859. 
Edu., com. sch., Canada. Wife, Hettie Keck. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., owner A. J. 
Smith & Son. Moore. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Albert A. Smith (son) ; 
(pol.) A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; R. V. 
Downing: Aaron McDaniels; Jay Sherman, 
Lexington; U. S. Stone; J. W. Harreld; 
•Senator Pine. Church. Episcopal. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Commandery, Consis¬ 
tory, Shrine. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1892; works personally 
and through com.; prohibitionist. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 12 yrs.; dep. sheriff 1911- 
14. Party Honors, mbr. Co. Elec. Bd.; del. 
all co. convs.; chmn. Cleveland Co. Rep. 
organiz., 1927-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1892 : homesteaded in Cleveland Co.; lived 
since at Moore; in business at Moore 30 
years. 

SPOTTWOOD, Guy, Norman. Rep. Occ.. 
mgr. ice plant. B., Anselmo, Neb., July 3, 
1895. Edu., h. sch., Norman. Wife, Inez, 


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d. of J. D. Grigsby. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward 
Guy; i d., Inez Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 
mgr. Zero Ice & Cold Storage Co., Norman; 
sec’y-treas. Norman Milling & Grain Co.; 
vice-pres. Norman Cotton Oil Mill, Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) dL". L. Mc¬ 
Comb, John Luttrell, R. w. Hutto, Geo. 
Allen, J. W. Barbour, Bob Dunlap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Norman Country Club; C. of C., 
vice-pres. 2 terms; Lions Club, pres. 1925 ; 
32nd Mason, Shrine; Consistory, Guthrie; 
T O. O. F., Norman, Noble Grand. Imp. 
Rel., Alexander Spottwood, former Governor 
of Virginia; Harry W. Spottwood (bro.) 
supt. mailing div. Okla. City P. O. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1916; 
personal contact worker. Offices, Mayor of 
Norman 1925-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900 ; lived since at Norman. Hobbv, fish¬ 
ing. 

STANDLEY, CHARLES S., Norman. Rep. 
Occ.. banker. B., Bolivar, Mo., March 19. 
1880. Edu., h. sch., Norman; Univ. of 
Okla. Wife, Mary, d. of J. P. Monroe Nor¬ 
man. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles S. Jr ; 2 d 
Margaret E., Patricia A., Norman. Bus 
Con., asst, cashier City Natl. Bk., Norman. 
Assoc., bank officials; (pol.) R. V. Down¬ 
ing, A. McDaniels, G. D. Graves, Norman; 
Omar K. Benedict; U. iS. Stone; Sen. J. 
W. Harreld; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis, pres. 1928, 
dist. trustee; C. of C., dir.; chmn. Commu¬ 
nity Chest; Exec. Bd. Y. M. C. A.; I O 
O. F.; A. F. & A. M. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; influential in co. since 1915. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Bd. of Edu. 12 yrs., sec’y 10 
yrs.; Dep. Treas. Norman 1923-29 ; in post 
office at Norman 12 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901 ; lived since at Norman. Hob¬ 
by, farming. 


siakbuck, JODY, Norman. Dem. Occ., 
owner Buick Garage. Norman. B , Wash- 
mgton, Okla., Feb. 5, 1898. Edu., h. sch. 
Noble. Wife, Bessie, d. of S. T. Ward, 
Noble. Cdrn., 1 s ., James A. Bk. Con., 
lirst Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Frank Boggs, 
Richard Cloyd, L. C. Giles, Norman ; Frank 
Douglas, Okla. City ; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Geo. A. Davis. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Junior C. of C.; I. O. O. F. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in county. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived Washing¬ 
ton, Bradley, Purcell, Noble; Norman since 
1922 ; during W. War served in 83rd Div. ; 
overseas 5 mos., rank of sergeant in Air 
Service; mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell 
Pledger Post, Norman, post adjutant; in- 
terested in Legion work. 


STEVENS, EFFIE, Lexington. Dem. Occ., 
artist, B., Texas, Oct, 6, 1879. Edu., h. 
sch., Texas; private instruction in art. 
Hus., Walter J. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Guaranty; Security St. Assoc., (pol.) I,. 
L. McComb, John Barbour, Claude Weaver, 
James H. Mathis, Judge F. B. Swank. 
Church, Meth., S. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1909; personal contact 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; 
lived Lone Grove; Lexington since 1904; 
leader in her community. Hobby, art; has 
taken many prizes at State Fair on oil and 
pastel paintings. 


STEVENS, WALTER JACKSON, Lexing¬ 
ton. Dem. Occ., insurance. B., Moulton, 
Ala., Nov. 10. 1877. Edu., private sell.. 
Idle Univ., Trinity, Ala. Wife, Effie, d. 
of H. F. Puryear, Lexington. Bus. Con., 
Commonwealth Ins., N. Y. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Guaranty; Security St. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. L. McComb, John Barbour. 
Claude Weaver. James H. Mathis, F. B. 
Swank. Church, Meth., S. Clubs, C. of C., 
pres. 1928. Imp. Rel., Frank E. Stevens. 
Y. M. C. A.. Roumania; Lucian H. Stev¬ 
ens, Conn.; R. G. Stevens, atty., Purcell, 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; aettive in co.; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and corns.; prohibitionist. Offices. 
Police Judge 1927-28; Postmaster 1915-23; 
Mayor Lone Grove, 1899-1900. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. Dem. Cen. Com. since 1908 ; del. 
to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; 












114 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. S. WHORTON 


lived Lone Grove; Lexington since 1900. 
Hobby, baseball. 

STONE, U. S., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
oil operator. B., Dewitt Co., Illinois, 
Dec. 17, 1878. Edu., Okla. Univ. 

Married. Cdrn., 1. d., Mrs. Cobb, 
Norman. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co., st. and nation; makes speeches; 
works through coins. Offices, Representa¬ 
tive in Congress 1929-31. Party Honors, 
candidate Rep. nomination for Congress 
1922; candidate for Governor. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

STUFFLEBEAN, JOHN H., Noble. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., North Salem, Mo. 
Edu., Normal Sch., North Salem, Mo. 
Wife, Addie Belcher. Cdrn., 6 s., 5 d. 
Bus. Con., Stufflebean & Sons, merchants. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl., Norman. Assoc., 
(pol.) Jim Stufflebean (son), L. L. Mc¬ 
Comb, Geo. Carpenter, Judge F. B. Swank, 
U. S. Stone. Church, Meth. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son ; I. 0. 0. F.; Yeomen. Pol. Act., na¬ 
tionally partisan ; locally independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1910; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, mbr. Elec. 
Bd., Cleveland Co., 1923. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1910; lived since at Noble. 

SWANK, FLETCHER B., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Bloomfield. Ia., April 24, 
1875. Edu., Pub. sch.. Noble Acad., Univ. 
of Okla., Cumberland Univ., LL. D., 1909. 
Wife, Ada Swank. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Kiwanis; A. F. & A. M. ; 
.1 O. O. F.; W. 0. W.; B. P. 0. E. Pol. 
Act., partisan; nationally active. Orator. 
Works personally and through the party 
organiz. Offices, U. 'S. Congressman, 1921- 
29; 'Dist. Judge, 1915-20; Co. Judge, 1911- 
15, Co. Supt. 1903-07. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1888 ; lived near Maysville; Norman 
since 1903. Hobby, baseball. 

TARMAN, FRED E., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Clearfield, la., Jan. 26, 1889. 
Edu., Univ. of Okla., A. B., 1910. Wife, 
Billie Henkel. Cdrn., 1 s., Roger, 1 d., 
Harriett, (twins). Bus. Con., editor and 
mgr. Norman Transcript. Bk. Con., Securi¬ 
ty Natl. Church, Epis. Clubs, Lions; Okla. 
Pres. Assn.; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Delta 
Chi. Pol. Act., active in co. since 1905. 
Active in Okla. Univ. affairs and old 
Alumni Assn. Formerly con. with Daily 
Oklahoman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; 
lived since at Norman; during W. war 


served in Intelligence Dept, of U. S. Army. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Fletcher Odell Pledger 
Post, Norman. 

TOBERMAN, A. W., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
florist. B., Montgomery, Ill., Aug. 1868. 
Edu., Bap. Col., Brownsville, Tex.; Sou. 
Univ., Ill. Wife, Nora. Cdrn., 1 s., John, 
Buffalo, N. Y. Bus. Con., Toberman & Tob- 
erman Florists. Bk. Con., First Natl.; City 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, Richard 
Cloyd, Judge F. B. Swank, John Luttrell, 
Richard A. Billups. Church, Bap. Lodge, 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co.; personal contact worker. Offices, 
City Councilman, 1916-18. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1894; lived Cordell, Norman since 
1905. 

TODD, JESSE C„ Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commr. B„ Greenfield, Mo., May 15, 
1887. Edu., h. sch., Blackburn, Okla. Wife, 
Nora. Cdrn., 1 s., Doyle; 2 d., Mildred, 
Modelle. Bus. Con., Pres. Fidlity Abstract 
Co., Norman. Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., 
Ernest Helms, Erlene Webster, (pol.) Frank 
Boggs, L. L. McComb, John Barbour, 
'Stanley Rogers, Bill New, I. C. Giles, Mac 
Q. Williamson. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; mbr. Agri. Com.; I. O. 
O. F„ Norman. Pol Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1909 ; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts and comms. 
Offices, Co. Commr., 1925-31, Chmn., mbr. 
Sell. Bd. 12 yrs. Party Honors, del to 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; lived 
since at Norman. Strong advocate of good 
roads; interested in better farms. 

VOGT, PAUL L.. Norman. Occ., Dean of 
Extension Univ., Okla. B., May 28, 1878, 
Ohio. Edu., A. B. Univ., Chicago, 1903 ; 
PH. D., Univ. of Pa., 1907. Wife, Caroline 
A. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Delta 
Tan Delta; Phi Delta; Amer. Assn. Univ. 
Prof.; Natl. Univ. Ext. Assoc.; Mason 
Norman. Offices, mbr. Bd. Co. Visitors, 
Butler Co., Ohio, 1913-15. Hobby, writing. 
Came to Okla. 1926, Norman. 

WARD, SAMUEL T., Lexington. Indep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Tenn., Oct. 29, 1857. 

Edu., h. sch., Tenn., Col., Savoy, Tex. 
Wife. Mary C. Sisk. Cdrn., 3 s„ 3 d., 
Mrs. K. C. Southern, Dibble; Greely, Okla. 
City; Mrs. Jesse Mock, Mrs. Joe Starbuck, 
Norman; Alfred, Okla. City; Elmer, Okla. 
City; James, Norman. Bus. Con., Vice- 
Pres. Farmers Exc., Lexington. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Noble; Farmers St. Assoc., 
(pol.) H. O. Miller, L. L. McComb. Anna 
Laskey. Lodges, Odd Fellow, past No. G.; 
Farmers Cooperative Union. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co.; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts and coins. 
Offices, Chief Undersheriff, Pott, Co., 1925- 
26; mbr. Sch. Bd. number of times. Party 
Honors, del. to Dem. and Soc. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887 ; lived at. 
Lexington since 1993. Hobby, music. 

WHISTLER, DON., Norman. Rep. Occ., 
general investments. B., Sac & Fox Agency, 
(now Okla.) Dec. 4, 1894. Edu., Univ. of 
Okla. Wife, Alice. Cdrn., 2 s., Don, Jr.; 
William, home. Bus. Con., mgr The Tee 
Pee, Norman; general investments. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Maude 
WTiistler, Rex Whistler, (bus. partners). 
Church, Catholic. Clubs Indian Club, or¬ 

ganizer; Okla. Univ.; B. P. O. E.; Imp. 
Rel., Chief Moses Keokuk, (for whom 
Keokuk, Ia. was named) ; Capt. Wm. 
Whistler, Mexican War. Pol. Act., works 
personally; makes speeches. Remarks. 
Asst. Curator in Amer. Indian sect. of 

Univ. of Pa., Museum, 1924-26 ; lecturer 

on Indians. Hobby, the study of ants. 

WHORTON, WALTER SCOTT., Lexington. 
Dem. Occ., stockman. B., Atlanta, Ga., 
May 29, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Jessie Holford. Cdrn., 1 s.; 6 d., Webster 
Lexington; Mrs. J. R. Cobb, Mrs. Q. 

Brotherington, Okla. City; Mrs. B. Drum, 
Ft. Worth; Bonetta, Ophelia, Oberia, Lex¬ 


ington. Bus. Con., owner of several ranches. 
Bk. Con., dir. Farmers St. Guaranty. 
Assoc., Webster W’horton, (son) ; (pol.) L. 
L. McComb, Geo. Carpenter, Judge Swank, 
Jack Walton. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., W. 
A. Whorton, (bro.) Stratford, Tex., cattle¬ 
man, owner 25 secs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1889; personal contact 
worker. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889, lived since at 
Lexington; interested in good roads. Hobby, 
thoroughbred cattle. 

WIEDMAN, L. A. Norman. Dem. Occ., 
mgr. Okla. Gas & Elec. Co. B., Lansing, 
Mich., Oct. 20 1893. Edu., h. sch., and 
Lincoln Col., Springfield. Ill. Wife, Freda 
Rentchler. 1 s., Wayne. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary, vice-pres.; C. of C., vice- pres, and 
chmn. Industrial Com.; Chmn. Park Bd. ; 
Country Club; K. P.; Mason; Climn. Co. 
Red Cross. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; 
lived Okla. City, Muskogee, 1925; Monteau, 
1926; Norman. During W. War served in 
A. E. F. in France, mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Fletcher Odell Post, Norman; Finance Of¬ 
ficer. Civic worker. 

WILLIAMS, ARTHUR JAMES., Norman. 
Dem. Occ., Prof, of Geology, Univ of 
Okla. B., Albany, W T is., Jan. ?, 1877. Edu., 
Ia., Ph. D. Wife, Caroline Hill. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Norman Francis, Sidney Ellison, Norman. 
Pol. Act., partisan; influential through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Assoc., Richard Cloyd, 
Norman; John Barbour, J. L. Hale, Cleve¬ 
land. Remarks, came to Okla. 1916, lived 
since at Norman. 

WILLIAMS, CAROLINE HILL, (MRS. 

A. J.)., Norman, Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Shefield, Ill. Edu., Greenville, Col. Ill.; Ph. 
D., Ia. Univ. Hus., A. J. Cdrn., 2 s., Norman 
F. and Sidney E. Bk. Con., City Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. McComb, John Barbour, 
Dr. James Buchanan, Mrs. Clifton, Norman; 
Mrs. R. A. Isom. Lexington; Dr. Winnie 
Sanger, Okla. City; Richard Cloyd, Nor¬ 
man. Church, Meth. Clubs, Sorosis, chmn. 
Ways & Means Com.; Home Economics 
Pres., 1925-27 ; Okla. Assn. of Garden 
Clubs, organized club at Norman, St. Pres. 
1929-30; Pres., Norman Library Assn.; 
mbr. Okla. City Hospitality Club; del. 
Natl. Conv. of Womens Clubs, 1928. Pol. 
Act., partisan; > makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts and corns. ; 



MRS. A. J. WILLL4MS 








Party Honors, vice chmn. Prec. Dem. Com.; 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910, 
lived since at Norman. Good organizer; 
interested in Garden and Library Clubs. 

WILLIAMS, GUY Y., Norman. Occ., 
chemist, hd. Chemistry Dept. Okla. Univ. 
B., Sept. 7, 1881, Cooke Co., Tex. Edu., 
B. A. and M. A. Okla. Unlv.; M. S. 
Chicago; Ph. D., Ill. Wife, Ella F. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Guy H., Robt. F. Bus. Con., Head 
Chem. Dept. Univ. of Okla. Remarks, Major 
Chemical Warfare Reserve, U. S. A. Hobby, 
Reid sport. 

WILSON. MARY REES., Norman. Dem. 
Occ., newspaper work. B., Tenhuacana, Tex. 
Edu., h. sell., and Col., Tehuacana, A. B., 
1904 ; A. & M. Col., Home Econ. Hus., 
George Wilson. Cdrn., 1 s., Wilbur; 1 d., 


CLEVELAND COUNTY 

Eugenia. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Con., 
property owner; one of organizers of Cleve¬ 
land Co. Pub. Co., 1928. Owners of Cleve¬ 
land C'o. Dem. News and Lexington News; 
Owners Lexington Bee, 1925-29; Vice-Pres. 
Cleveland Co. Dem.-News since 1929. Assoc.. 
N. A. Nichols, El Reno; (pol.) L. L. Mc- 
Comb, Judge F. B. Swank. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, A. A. Univ. Women; Sorosis, Garden 
Club; Okla. Press Assn. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1905. Hobby, painting. 

WISE, KATE., Norman. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Supt. of Sch. B., Hillsboro, Tex., Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Noble; 0. U. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, First Bap. 
Clubs, Natl. Social Science Soc.; Phi 
Gamma Mu; Blue Blue Violet; Sorosis; 
Literary and Art Club; N. E. A.; 0. E. A.; 
Bus. & Prof. Womens Club; St. and Co. 


115 

Crippled Childrens Soc. Offices, Co. Supt. of 
Schs., 1925-31. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1892; lived at Noble; Norman since 1907. 
Chiefly Interested in better schools. 

WOODALL, PERSON E„ Norman. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Tex., May 11, 1902. 

Edu., Univ. of Okla. LL. B. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., acquainted 
with most co. and st. political leaders. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Jr. C. of C., Kiwanls, 
Chmn. of Vocational Guidance Com. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. Person Woodall, U. S. Surg., 
Hidalgo, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1920 ; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. Atty., 
1927-30. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1910; lived at 
Verden; Norman since 1920. Hobby, fishing. 


Coal County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Wylie Snow (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Attorney, Jas. R. Wood (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Clerk, R. Kay Matthews (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Clerk, H. H. Foster (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Sheriff, Will Cummings (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Treasurer, J. H. Crim (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Surveyor, None 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Clyde Spears 

(Dem.)_Coalgate 

Co. Assessor, R. B. Howard (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Co. Weigher, S. T. Tullos (Dem.)-Coalgate 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Jim Bunch (Dem.)_Centrahoma 

Dist. No. 2—Leslie E. Bay (Dem.)-.—Coalgate 

Dist. No. 3—S. B. Nelson (Rep.)-Clarita 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y> John R. Hickman (Dem.)-Coalgate 

Chmn., W. R. Downard (Dem.)-Centrahoma 

Mbr., J. A. Mason (Rep.)-Clarita 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, W. E. Jacobs (Dem.) Coalgate; Sen¬ 
ator, J. N. Nesbitt (Dem.) Coalgate; District Judge, 
P. L. Gassaway (Dem.) Coalgate. 

State Officers, H. L. Reager, Coalgate; Robt. Brown, 
Assistant Mine Inspector, First District; Jas. Jones, 
member State Mining Board; S. B. Hudson, income 
tax col.; Edith Hickman. Coalgate, deputy Oil Inspector; 
J. B. Clark, Coalgate, Co. Supt. of Health. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

L. C. House, Chmn., Coalgate; Mrs. Charles Carson. 
V-Chmn., Coalgate. 


Republican 

L. A. Hudson, Chmn., Coalgate; Miss Regina Meyers, 
V-Chmn., Coalgate; J. W. B. Nichols, Sec’y, Coalgate. 

E. N. Wright, St. Committeeman, Coalgate; Mrs. G. 
T. Ralls, St. Committeewoman, Coalgate. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Coalgate, Co. Seat; Jas. Jones (Mayor); T. G. 
Ramsey (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Lehigh, J. W. Ford (Mayor) ; Ida Mae Bennett 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1418 | 


| 1797 


| 1772 

1 1 

1681 | 

Rep. 

| 825 j 


| 1748 


| 806 

1 1 

1283 | 

Soc. 

1 567 | 


| 4S5 


1 31 

1 1 

19 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1016 

| 1712 


| 1505 

| 1726 | 

i 

Rep. 

| | 

398 

| 1884 


| 1729 

1 715 | 

! 

Soe. 

i 1 

104 

| 428 


no C. 

3 I 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1033 

1 

2793 

1 

1 1771 | 

l 

Rep. 

| | 

454 

1 

1335 

1 

1 854 | 

I 

Soc. 

1 1 

101 

1 

12 

| 

1 14 | 

! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1391 | 

1015 

(• 1932 

2752 

| 1982 

| 1791 | 

2039 | 

Rep. 

| 789 | 

385 

1590 | 

702 

625 

| 669 | 

825 | 

Soc. 

| 568 | 

93 

| 445 

30 

no C. 

|no C. | 

20 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Coalgate 

Record-Register (Ind.) 

Courier (Wkly. Rep.) 

C. L. Cardwell 

J. E. T. Clark 

l 

Coalgate Pub. Co. 


ARRINGTON, VESTA, Centrahoma. Dem. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Lehigh, I. T., Feb. 
18, 1895; native; Coalgate 1898-99 ; Lehigh 
1899; Woodville 1900; Owl 1901; Tupelo 
1902-04; Centrahoma since 1905. Edu., h. 
sch., Centrahoma,grad. 1916; East Cen. 
Col., Ada, 1917. Single. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Jessie Bunch; (pol.) Jim 
Bunch, Dr. R. D. Cody. Church, Meth. 
Office, Postmaster since 1919. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive during W. War in Red Cross. Hobby, 
housekeeping. 

BAKER, R. S., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
Tax Collector. B., Johnston Co., Mo., Mch. 
10, 1860 ; came to Okla. 1898; located Vi- 
nlta 1899 ; Atwood 1901, Lula 1915; Coal¬ 
gate since 1915. Edu., com. sch. Vernon 
Co., Mo.; h. sch. Warrensburg, Mo., de¬ 
gree in Music. Wife, (first) Annie Wil¬ 
liams ; (second) Mrs. Hettie Browder. 
Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Alva O’Neil, Sheriff Will Cummings, 
Walter Clark; (pol.) Leslie E. Bay, R. B. 
Howard, L. W. Aslin, Jessie Bunch, R. D. 
Coty, M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas, J. B. 
A. Robertson, Henry S. Johnston. Church, 
formerly a minister, Church of Christ. 
Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge; W. O. W. ; 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 50 yrs., in all ways needed. Offices, 
minister, teacher, music teacher, Tax Col¬ 
lector, Good Roads Com., Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; Elec. Bd.; 
Registrar; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, taught first school at Lola 1904. 
Hobbles, hunting; music. 

BAY, LESLIE E., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
•accountant. B., Canton, Tex., July 18. 


1886 ; came to Okla. 1895, located Ardmore; 
Denison, Tex., 1900 ; Durant 1900 ; Lehigh 
1901; Phillips 1901-11; Coalgate since 
1911. Edu., com. sch. Denison, 1900 ; h. 
sch. 1903; Draughons Bus. Col., 1905. 
Wife. Cora Cummings. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
Leslie; 1 d., Mary Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 
formerly vice pres. First Natl. Bank. Assoc.. 
Patsy Greenan, J>. L. Bruce, L. C. House, 
Horace Carter, J. Browning; (pol.) B. F. 
Morgan, C. W. Phillips, Joe Perry. Jess 
Brown, Thomas D. McKcown, Harry H. 
Diamond. Henry S. Johnston, Claude Briggs, 
U. T. Rexroat. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Indian 
Consistory No. 2; K. of P., past Keeper of 
Records and Seals, No. 202; I. O. O. F. ; 
C. of C., com. on roads and highways. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker for 20 
yrs.; personal contact worker. Offices,' 
Town Clk„ Phillips, 1908-11; Asst. Co. 
Supt. 1911; Dep. Co. Treas.. 1917-18; Un¬ 
der-sheriff 1911-16; Treasurer 1916-17; 
City Sec’y-Treas., Coalgate, 1918-19; City 
Manager 1919-20; Co. Treas., 1920-25; Co. 
Commr. since 1925. Mbr. Co. Excise Bd. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Dem. Co. Com. 1910; 
del. co. and st. convs.; sec’y co. conv. 
1911; first sec’y League of Young Dems. 
1912; sec’y Elec. Bd., 1911-16; vice pres. 
Co. Officers Assn. Okla. 1925-26. Remarks, 
during W. War, treas. Co. Chapter Red 
Cross; mbr. War Savings Stamp Com. Hob¬ 
by, good roads. 

BELL, JOE, Coalgate. Dem. Occ., drug- 
cist. B.. Krebs, Okla., June 13, 1883; 
lived at Coalgate since 1891. Edu., sub¬ 
scription schs. of Okla. ; Bacone Indian 
Univ.. Muskogee; Bells, Tex. Wife, Emma 


Lee Connalley. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe Conal- 
ley, Milton Robert; 1 d., Mrs. L. R. Hughes. 
Bus. Con., Joe Bell Drug Store. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) P. L. Gassaway, 
John Hickman, Euel Moore, Paul Nesbitt, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Clubs & Lodges, 
W. O. W.; State Pharmaceutical Assn. 
Imp. Rel., William Bell, native of Edinburg, 
Scotland. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 20 yrs., personal contact. Remarks, 
in business 20 yrs. in Coalgate. Hobbies, 
fishing, hunting; Irish Setters. 

BENJAMIN. WILLIAM ELMER, Coalgate. 
Dem. Occ., Justice of Peace. B., Nichol¬ 
son. Pa., May 27, 1882; came to Coalgate 
1901. Edu., h. sch.. Parsons, Kan., 1899; 
studying law at this time. Wife, Esther 
Blackbird. Cdrn., 2 s., E. L. Benjamin, 
C. E. Benjamin. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Morris Milstein, August Fleck, L. C. 
House; (pol.) Leslie E. Bay, P. L. Gassa¬ 
way, Wylie Snow, C. L. Cardwell, J. N. 
Nesbitt, Jim Rollins, Earl Bryan, U. S. 
Russell, John A. Hammil. Church, Chris. 
Science. Lodges, Mason, Royal Arch. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 28 yrs., 
personal contact. Offices, City Recorder, 
Coalgate, 1902; City Treas. 2 yrs.; elected 
first director at large of Coalgate under 
managerial form of government 1917-21; 
first asst, to State Fire Marshal 3 yrs., 
1921-24; St. Appraisal Bd. mbr., 1924-25; 
at this time Justice of Peace, since 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to Dem. co. and st. 
convs.; reading elk. st. conv.. 1918, Okla. 
City; Prct. Inspector since statehood; past 
Prct. Registrar. Managed J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son’s campaign twice in Coal Co.; Tom D. 
McKeown’s campaign for Congress; mbr. 













































COAL COUNTY 117 


Okla. campaign com. 2 yrs.; chmn. Co. 
Cen. Dem. Com., 3 yrs.; Fuel Inspector, 
southwestern region under Wm. G. Mc- 
Adoo during W. War. Remarks, organizer 
and vice pres. Okla. Fuel & Lumber Co., 
at Okla City. Hobby, baseball. 

BROWNING, J. M., Coalgate. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Verona, Mo., Dec. 9. 1869; 
came to Okla. 1901, located Eoldenville, 
Millcreek, 1910; Okla. City 1910; Duncan 
1912; Wynona and Coalgate since 1926. 
Edu., com. sch., Lawrence, Mo..; Ozark 
Col., Greenville, Mo. Wife, Lilberta Car¬ 
ter. Cdrn., 2 d., Mildred Phillips, Lucille. 
Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk., Coalgate; Lib¬ 
erty Natl., Okla. City; Seaboard Natl., Los 
Angeles. Assoc., Judge L. T. Ralls, Mike 
Mayer, J. E. T. Clark; (pol.) T. A. Bry¬ 
ant, Wylie Snow, J. R. Woodie, Lora S. 
Doorhees, Chas. W. Gunter, John Fields 
Church, Moth. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. O. 
F.; Okla. and Amer. Bkrs. Assn.; Sponsor 
Boy Scouts. Imp. Rel., Geo. L. Browning, 
pres. Seaboard Natl. Bk., Los Angeles. Pol. 
Act., natl. Rep., locally ind.; active 36 yrs. 
in all ways useful. Offioes, past treas. St. 
Bankers Assn. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; was del. to Washington in 
interest of Statehood; Prct. Committeeman. 
Hobbies, fishing, hunting and good cigars ; 
touring. 

BRYAN, T. A., Clarita. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Shelley Co., Tex., Sept. 21, 
1879 ; came to Okla. 1891; located Coal Co. 
1891 ; Johnston 1917 ; Clarita since 192(1. 
Edu., Texas public schools. Wife, Mrs. 
Chas. W. Plummer. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Kit- 
tie Emma Breedlove, Mrs. R. B. Stewart. 
Bk, Con., cashier Farmers State Bank. 
Assoc., L. M. O’Neal, iS. B. Hudson. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Consistory, MoAlester; C. of C.; Okla. 
and Amer. Bkrs. Assn. Imp. Rel., A. B. 
Bryan, Civil War veteran. Pot. Act., inde¬ 
pendent co. worker 30 yrs., and through com¬ 
mittees. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. number of 
yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. number of yrs.; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; del. to Okla. City Rock 
Island short cut. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, 4 minute speaker. 
Hobby, community betterment. 

BUNCH, JIM, Centrahoma. Dem. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B., Sevier Co., 
Ark., Jhrne 15', 1883; came to Okla. 1902 ; 
located McCurtain Co.; Lukfata (now 
Broken Bow) ; Centrahoma since 1911. 
Edu., com. sch., Lukfata, 1903. 
Wife, Merle Propps. Cdrn., 3 s., 

Raymond, Jim, John; 1 d., Mary. Bus. 
Con., Bunch Service Station. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Dr. M. D. Cody. A. K. 
Payte, J. A. Carmack. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, C. of C., good roads com. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 10 yrs., personal con¬ 
tact and corns. Offices, Co. Commr. Coal 
Co. since 1927. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, specially interested 
in opening all roads and improving them; 
mbr. Council of Defense, active Red Cross 
and Liberty Bond drives during W. War. 
Hobby, hunting. 

CARDWELL, CLARENCE LESLIE, Coal¬ 
gate. Dem. Occ., editor and owner Rec¬ 
ord Register. B., Franklin, Ky., Aug. 16, 
1882 ; came to Okla. 1884; located Caddo 
1885; Atoka 1896 ; Coalgate, 1896 ; Mc- 
Alester 1915; Okla. City 1917; Coalgate 
since 1918. Edu., com. sch.. Atoka, 1896; 
bus. col., Sedalia, Mo., 1900-01. Wife, Cecelia 
McGirk. Cdrn., 1 d., Marg'arite Mahala. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Leslie E. Bay, Hor¬ 
ace Carter, L. C. House, Patsy Greenan, 
Arvard Hudson; (pol.) Wyly Snow, John 
Crim, H. H. Foster, R. L. Williams. Henry S. 
Johnston, Thos. D. McKeown, R. B. Howard, 
A. S. J. Shaw, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. 
E.; M. W. A.; C. of C., past director roads 
and highways. Pol. Act., nationally inde¬ 
pendent. locally democratic 20 yrs., in all 
ways needed. Offices, dep. Court Clk. 
1909-10 ; dist. Court Clk. 1911-14; mbr. 
11th Legislature. Party Honors, mbr. St. 
Elec. Bd. 1917-18; del. to all st. convs. 


Remarks, with Adjutant General’s office 
1917-18; mgr. Judge R. L. Williams cam¬ 
paign for Governor. Hobby, all outdoor 
sports. 

CARDWELL, MRS. T. P., Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ., County Tag Agent. B., Belton, Tex., 
March 17, 1872; came to Okla. 1920; lo¬ 
cated Coalgate. Edu., com. sch., Haskell 
Co., 1888. Hus., T. P. Cardwell, (de¬ 
ceased). Cdrn., 2 s., W. C. Pitner, Buriey, 
Idaho; R. L. Pitner, San Francisco, Calif. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Patsy Gree¬ 
nan, Mike Mayer, J. M. Browning, J. M. 
Covington; (pol.) Judge J. T. Ralls, John 
Crim, Ben Howard, Clyde Speers, Tom D. 
McKeown, W. B. Pine, J. N. Nesbitt. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Neighbors 
of Woodcraft; Eastern Star, Past Matron; 
C. of C.; Pythian Sisters; treas. Fortnight¬ 
ly Club; Womens Federated Clubs. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 10 yrs.; all 
methods. Office, T. P. Cardwell was Co. 
Tag Agent from Jan., 1925, to Jan. 23, 
1929, when he died and Mrs. Cardwell was 
appointed to succeed her husband. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeewoman. Remarks, 
past chmn. Child Welfare League 4 yrs., 
chmn. com. Red Cross work supervisor, all 
knitting and saving during W. War. Hob¬ 
bies, civic improvement and Child Welfare. 

CARSON, MRS. CHARLES, Coalgate. 
Dem. B., Trenton, Tenn., May. 1900. 
Edu., George Peabody Tchrs. Col", and 
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn. _Hus., 
Charles W. Carson. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles 
W., Jr. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church, 
Southern Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Federated 
Literary Club; Federated Music Club ; 
Bridge Club; Eastern Star; Jr. Red Cross. 
Imp. Rel., Charles W. Carson, Coalgate. 
Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches; op¬ 
erates through corns, and others. Party 
Honors, V-Chmn. Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1917; locating at 
Holdenville. Active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, church work, social and literary 
affairs. 

CLARK, JOHN EDW. THOMAS, Coalgate. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster and owner Coalgate 
Courier. B., Carlisle, Ark., Feb. 26, 1876; 
came to Okla. 1889 ; located Ardmore; Dur- 
wood 1891; Center 1895; Coalgate since 
1895. Edu., com. sch., Carlisle, Ark., 1889. 
Wife, Ibbie Ball. Cdrn., 6 s., 4 d. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., G. T. Ralls, A. 
P. Hudson, F. O. Freeman, Sam Vogei, 
Mike Mayer; (pol.) G. T. Ralls, A. L. Mc¬ 
Carter, J. B. Jones, M. M. Jones, John 
Fields, Arthur Geissler, A. C. Alexander, 
Omer Benedict, W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, 
W. J. Otjen. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, Mason, York, Knight Templar, High 
Priest Royal Arch, mbr. Royal Select Mas¬ 
ters, McAlester Shrine, Bedouin Temple; 
M. W. A.; W. O. W.; I. O. O. F.; K. of 
P.; Type Union 64439 ; Improved Order 
Redmen Lodge No. 8. Imp. Rel., W. A. 
Clark (father) ; Mrs. Melissa Ann Eads 
(mother). Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 30 yrs., in all ways needed. Of¬ 
fice, Postmaster 1922-30. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman 1909 ; chmn. Ren. Cen. 
Com., 1910; St. Committeeman 1910-28. Re¬ 
marks, 4 minute speaker during W. War; 
chmn. Council of Defense; publicity War 
Savings; various drives 1917-18. Volun¬ 
teer Spanish-American War. Hobby, to es¬ 
tablish a first class printing office. 

CLARK, WALTER B., Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ., Undersheriff. B., Ada, Nov. 14, 1891; 
native; Violet Springs,, I. T., Frisco 1899 ; 
Jeff, I. T., 1901; Tupelo 1913; Coalgate 
since 1924. Edu., h. sch. Tupelo 1907 ; In- 
dianola Bus. Col., Tecumseh, 1908. Wife, 
Ethel Thomas. Cdrn., 1 s.. Lloyd; 3 d., 
Mildred, Virginia, Meduth June. Assoc., 
Will Cummings, Gus Heck; (pol.) P. L. 
Gassawav, James R. Wood, J. H. Crim, 
Walter E. Jacobs, O. P. Ray, Ben Fitzger¬ 
ald. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd 
Mason; Masonic Blue Lodge; Consistory 
No. 2, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; East¬ 
ern Star. Imp. Rel., G. L. Clark, (bro.i 
Carney. Pol. Act., partisan; county work¬ 


er 17 yrs.; personal contact and through 
corns. Offices, chmn. Co. Elec. Bd. 1920- 
23; Under-sheriff Coal Co. since May, 
1924; served as Under- sheriff under Fred 
Sherman 5 yrs. and retained by Will Cum¬ 
mings. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

CRIM, JOHN H., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Treasurer. B., Gatewood, Mo., Sept. 
4, 1891; came to Okla. 1915, locatetd Coal¬ 
gate; Okemah 1923; Coalgate since 1924. 
Edu., h. sch.. Mo., 1912. Single. Bus. 
Con., Coal Co. Abstract Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., T. P. Crim, Patsy 
Greenan, J. M. Covington; (pol.) T. A. 
Bryan, Patsy Greenan, H. H. Foster, Jim 
Bunch. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., co. 
worker 5 yrs.; mostly personal contact. 
Offices, Co. Treas. Coal Co. 1925-31. Party 
Honors, League of Young Dems. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Post No. 242; Military Intel¬ 
ligence Dept. 

CROWDER, L. H„ Lehigh. Rep. Occ., 
Supt. of Schools. B., Kingston, Tenn., 
March 31, 1890 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; Ma- 
dill 1910; Okla. City 1917; Fitzhugh 1922; 
Roff 1926 ; Lehigh since 1923. Edu., E. C. 
-S. T. Col., A. B.; S. E. T. C.; Okla. Univ., 
post grad. Wife, Fern Farris. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Hugh, Herbert and Eugene. Bk. Con., first 
State, Roff; Bank of McAlester. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. S. O’Neal, H. H. Porter, Dr. A. 
Linscheid. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Royal Arch; O. E. A., 'St. Supts. 
Assn. Pol. Act., independent co. worker 
10 yrs. in all ways needed. Offices, City 
Council, 1 yr.; teacher and newspaperman 
at Roff; principal Fitzhugh; Scout Master 
at Roff, Fitzhugh and Shawnee; Supt. Le¬ 
high. Remarks, Legionnaire; Master Gun¬ 
ner 1st Battalion Hdqts Co., 73rd Reg., 
40th Brig., R. R. Artillery; captain Reserve 
Officers Corps; captain Natl. Guard, 3rd 
Battalion Hdqts. Battery, 189th Field Ar¬ 
tillery, at Roff; Charter mbr. Shawnee Post, 
Amer. Legion. Father-in-law settled on 
claim in Kingfisher Co. Hobby, science; 
football. 

CUMMINGS, WILL, Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
Sheriff. B., Bonham, Fannin Co., Tex., 
Aug. 6, 1882; came to Okla. 1896 ; located 
near Lehigh; Coalgate since 1924. Edu., 
com. sch., Round Hill, Okla., 1900. Wife, 
Eddy Calvert. Cdrn., 1 d., Lois. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Walter B. Clark, Gus 
Heck; (pol.) Frank Bowers. P. L. Gas- 
saway, Warren S. Moore, Denver David¬ 
son, Walter E. Jacobs, Hayden Linebaugn, 
Leslie E. Cardwell. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, W. O. W. ; B. P. O. E, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 22 yrs.; 
personal contact and corns. Offices, elected 
Sheriff Coal Co. 1929 ; past Tick Eradi- 
cator 2 yrs. ; special Dep. Sheriff 1902-16 
appointed City Marshal Lehigh 1902-16. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. Council of Defense, also Su¬ 
gar Inspector and Distributor during W. 
War. Hobby, registered cattle and good 
saddle - horses. 

FOSTER, H. H., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Clerk. B., King-old, Tenn.,, March 6, 
1885, came to Okla. 1906; located at 
Durant, Savannah 1913; Pittsburg 
1915; Coalgate since 1916. Edu., com. 
sch., Calera; h. sch., Calera, Wife. Allie 

Shelton. Cdrn., 2 d., Faye Foster McWil¬ 
liams, Tulsa; Bly, Coalgate. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Patsy Greenan, J. L. 
Bruce, James Covington; (pol.) Leslie E 
Bay, 'S. B. Nelson, J. H. Crim, Bert Mc- 
Donel; C. C. Childers; Sen. J. N. Nesbitt, 
M. E Trapp. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, McAlester; 

sponsor, DeMolay, chmn. co. com. Boy 
Scouts. Imp. Rel., Mrs. S. H. Morgan, 
Savannah, Okla. 

FREEMAN. F. O.. Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 

Sec’y Co. C. of C. B., Nov. 12, 1879, Mid- 
dleville, Mich.; came t.o Miami 1908; 

Kan. City, 1911; Tulsa, 1914; Ada and 
Coalgate, 1926 since. Wife, Harriett Young. 
No cdrn. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Con., 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


I’atsy Greenan, Horace Carter, Joe Brown¬ 
ing. Poi. Assoc., Judge Wylie Swan, Sen. 
J. N. Nesbitt, C. L. Cardville, G. T. Kails, 
M. E. Trapp, Jesse Bunch. W. E. Wood, 
W. S. Key, W. B. Estes. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge, B. P. 0. E.; C. of C.; vice- Pres. 
U. S. Highway 95 Assn, for Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 20 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Sec'y C. of C., mbr. Good 
Roads Com., Sec’y R. I. S. L. Highway 
Assn. Remarks, del. to Fed. of Commer¬ 
cial Clubs; Spanish Amer. War Vet., 2nu 
Reg., Co. M. Hobby, good roads. 

GASSAWAY, JUDGE P. L., Coalgate. 
Dem. Occ., Dist. Judge. B., Aug. 30, 188a. 
Waco, Tex., came to Okla. 1895. located 
Terrell, Ft. Sill, 1896, Coalgate 1903 since. 
Edu., pub. sch., Tex., Admitted to Bar 
1919 Hargrove Col. Ardmore. Wife, Lillian 
Fooshee. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., First 
St. Seminole. Pol. Assoc., Sen. J. N. Nes¬ 
bitt, Sen. Hickman, R. D. Cody, P. E. Cal¬ 
laway, W. C. Burge, W. J. Holloway, Henry 
S. Johnston, Elmer Thomas, T. P. Gore, 
Scott Ferris. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine, Muskogee, 
Consistory, McAlester, mbr. Chapter, lv. P ; 

1 0. O. F. ; B. P. 0. E.; Coal Co. Bar 
Assn., Exalted Ruler 988. Imp. Re]., Rev. 
B. F. Gassaway, Indian Missionary, (dec.R 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 25 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Speaker in 
St. Louis area for A1 Smith, speaker in 
all Dem. campaigns; Co. Atty. 2 yrs. Coal 
Co.; Co. Judge 1 yr. Coal Co.; Dist. Judge 
since 1926 ; chmn. Bd. of Edu. Party 
Honors, del. to nearly all St. convs Re¬ 
marks, 4-minute speaker during War, Sec y 
Med. Bd., Chmn. Liberty Loan. Tried the 
Clark-Owen case Atoka, resulted in ver¬ 
dict for Clark of $50,000; prosecuted Fred 
Dennis Case; never been reversed. Record 
App. 25 cts. Hobby, Democracy. 

GREENAN, PATSY., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
real estate. B„ Mar. 17, 1873, Bardwood, 
Ill., came to Okla. 1882, located Lehigh; 
Coalgate, 1889 since. Edu., com. sch., 
Coalgate 1884, Cen. Bus. Col., Sedalia, Mo., 

1896. Wife, Annie J. Fairmon. Cdrn., 1 s.. 

J. R.; 1 d., Mrs. F. Courtney. Bk., 

Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., C L. Cardwell, 
Leslie Bay, Ed King, Jim Bunch, Tom D. 
McKeown, Prince Freeling, R. L. Williams, 
Miller Hay. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Consistory McAlester, Shrine 
Muskogee; C. of C., Pueblo Fishing Club, 
Pueblo, Colo., Coalgate Rod & Gun Club, 
Pres. Isaak Walton League. Pol. Act., 
statewide worker 37 yrs., personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Past Clerk Sch. Bd., Coalgate, 

2 yrs., Past Sec’y Sch. Bd., Coalgate 2 yrs., 
City Commissioner, Coalgate 1913 since. 
Co. Treas. Coal Co.. 1906-13, Alderman 
Coalgate 1902-06, City Recorder Coalgate 
1892-1902. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Clerk, 
Counter and Judge Election Bd. Remarks, 
Chmn. Council of Defense, active Red 
Cross, Liberty Bond Drive, Baby Bond, War 
Savings Stamps, during W. War. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

HICKMAN, JOHN ROBERT. Coalgate. 
Dem. Occ., insurance and real estate. B.. 
May 6, 1880, Charleston, Ark.; came to 
Okla. 1888, located Muldrow, Chaska, 
Canadian, Tishomingo, Norman, Coalgate 
1900 since. Edu., graded sch., Tishomingo, 

1897. Wife, Mary Edith Nichols. Cdrn.. 1 
John Robert, Jr., Bk. Can , Se¬ 
curity St., Ada. Bus. Assoc..- Avard 
Hudson, Dan Farrimond, Joe Bell. Pol. 
Assoc., P. L. Gassaway, Judge Euel Moore, 
W. B. Howell, E. B. Howard, John A. Mac¬ 
Donald, M. E. Trapp, E. L. Mitchell, C C. 
Childers. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. O. E.; Masonic Blue Lodge. Coalgate, 
Consistory McAlester. Imp. Rel., M. B. 
Hickman, (bro.) Okla. City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker 28 yrs., through 
organiz. Offices, mbr. Legis. 1925 ; St. Sen. 
1915-19; City Alderman 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 1926 since; Pres. Bd. 
of Edu. 4 yrs.; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 
1923-24; del to all co. and st. convs. 


HOUSE, L. C., Coalgate. Dem. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

HOWARD, ROBT. BRUCE, Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ., co. assessor. B., Sept. 23, 1874, 

Oxford, Miss.; came to Okia. 1907, located 
Clarita, 1922; Phillips, 1927 ; Coalgate, 
1928 since. Edu., com. sch., Trenton, Tenm, 
1894. Wife, Bertha Watson. Cdrn., 2 s., 
John, R. B. Jr. ; 3 d., Myrtle, Gladys, Mil¬ 
dred. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
Patsy Greenan, A. B. Hudson J. M. 
Browning, Luther Bruce, Jim Coving¬ 
ton. Pol. Assoc., Frank Bowers, X. 
A. Bryant, Jim Bunch, A. King, W. E. 
Jacobs', J. M. Nesbitt. Church, of Christ. 
Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker through comrns. Office, Co. 
Assessor 1927 since. Party Honors, del to 
convs., prct. Committeeman. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive Liberty Loans, Red Cross Drives. 
1917-18. Hobby, good literature. 

HUDSON, A. P., Coalgate. Rep. Occ., 

merchant. B., Coalgate, Okla., Feb. 6, 1871). 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Coalgate. Wife, 
Irene E. Davis. Cdrn., 2 s., Charles A., 
Harold L. Bus. Con., Hudson Merc. Co. 
Bk Con., First Natl. ; Fidelity Natl., Okla. 
City. Assoc., Judge Wood, Will Cummings, 
(poi.) Sen. Elmer Thomas; Sen. Pine; 
Harry Rogers; Pat Hurley. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past pres.; Mason, 
past master, Coalgate; Consistory, McAl¬ 
ester; Shrine, San Antonio; K. P., I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., L. A. Hudson, (father) ; 
Dan Patton, (uncle) Tulsa, Mayor. Pol. 
Act., independent locally, partisan nation¬ 
ally ; worker in co. and st. since 1919; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native Oklahoman, 
lived Coalgate since birth. During W. War 
served in intelligence dept.. Motor Trans¬ 
port Corps.; mbr. Amer. Legion, del. to 

natl. convs. of Legion. Hobby, athletics. 

HUDSON, L. A„ Coalgate. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Nov. 21, 1869, Centialia, 
Ill., came to Okla. 1894, located Coalgate. 
Edu.. h. sch., Buckner Co!., Ark. Wife, 
Martha Bell Patton, Ark. Cdrn., 2 s„ 
Willie H.; Arvard P. Bus. Con., Hudson s 
Big Country Store. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., G. T. Ralls, J. T. Clark, Dr. 

E. N. Wright, Steve Grove, Scott Grove, 
Jim Harris, Geo. Tunstill; Ott Whitlock. 

Church, Bap. Missionary. Clubs & Lodges, 
M W A., Junior Order of United Amer. 
Mechanics; C. of C. Pol. Act., Co. worker 
15 yrs.; all ways useful. Offices, chmn. Co. 
Rep. Cen. Com.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Coalgate 
3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. ; prct. mbr. Elec. Bd., Judge and 
clerk 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. for 
the Indians, also Sunday School work, 

Mbr Bldg. Com. at time schools were 

built; Supt. Bap. S. S. 30 yrs.. 4 -Minute 
Man and active on drives during W. War. 
Hobby, S. S. work. 

HUDSON, S. B., Clarita. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Jan. 4, 1862, Grayson Co., 
Tex , came to Okla. 1919, located Clarita. 
Edu., pub. sch., Mo. Wife, Elizabeth O’Neal. 
Cdrn., 2 s., S. B. Jr., Basil; 1 d.. Mrs. 
Pearl M. Williams. Bus. Con., Dir. Farm¬ 
ers St.; merchant. Bus. Assoc., G. W. 
O’Neal, L. M. O’Neal, T. A. Bryan. Pol. 
Assoc., Judge Snow, J. R. W’oods, 
J. H. Crim, Bill Cummings, H. H. Foster, 
S. B. Nelson. Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., independent co. worker 40 yrs. 
Offices, Sch. Bd. 15 yrs. in Mo., Ripley Co. 
Remarks, Liberty Loans. Food Administra¬ 
tion during W. War. Hobby,, reading, good 
schs., good roads. 

JACOBS, WALTER EMMETT, Coalgate. 
Dem. Occ., real estate. B., Oct. 28, 1880, 
Belville, HI.; came to Okla. 1883; located 
Savannah, Ind. Ter., Coalgate, 1892, Lehigh 
1893, Denison, Tex., 1899. E. St. Louis, 
1900, Sandoval, Ill., Springfield, Ill., Coal¬ 
gate, 1903 since. Edu., graded sch., Deni¬ 
son, Tex., 1892. Wife, Mary W’ilson Ronald. 


Cdrn., 1 s., W’alter J.; 3 d- Thelma E., 
Althea Jane, Virginia. Bus. Assoc., A. L. 
Hudson, J. N. Covington, Luther Bruce. 
Pol. Assoc., J. R. Hickman, E. Moore, 
Judge W’ylie Snow, judge P. L. Gassaway, 
Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, Lee Cruce, *j. 
H. Linebaugh, Robt. Owens. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 30 yrs. 
personally and through comms. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs. as sec’y; City Aider- 
man Coalgate 1908-11 ; Co. Commissioner 
1911-15; Deputy U. S. Marshal, Eastern 
Okla. 3 yrs.; Bd. Agriculture under White¬ 
hurst, live stock; Sgt. at Arms Senate 
1917; Asst. Sec’y Senate 1927 ; mbr. 12th 
Legis. Party Honors, Co. Register; Sec’y 
Co. Elec. Bd., Prct. Committeeman, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing.. 

MATTHEWS, R. KAY., Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ., court clerk. B., May 5, 1905, Coal 
Co., Okla. Edu., pub. sch., and h. sch., 
Coalgate, East Cen. Tchrs. Col. Single. Pol. 
Assoc., Fred Capshaw. John Vaughan, 
Walter Jacobs, J. N. Nesbitt, Ferman 
Phillips. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Worthy Patron East¬ 
ern Star; C. of C.; Okla. C'o. Official Assn; 
Sponsors Boy Scouts; O. E. A., Coal Co. 
Tchrs. Assn. ; vice chmn. of Principals and 
Supt. Organization. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 5 vrs. all ways needed. Offices, Tchr. 
in Coal Co. 2 yrs.; Hughes Co. 2 yrs.; 
Court Clerk 1929 since. Party Honors, 
mbr. League of Young Dem.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

MAYER, REGINA., Coalgate. Rep. 
Occ., asst, to father. B., Coalgate. Edu., 
h. sch., Coalgate. Single. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Catholic. Pol. Act., party 
leaders in co. and st. Imp. Rel., father, 
Mike Mayer, Coalgate. Party Honors, vice 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete Informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

MITCHAM, E. L„ Lehigh. Dem. Occ., 
druggist, B., Nov. 1880, Milan Co., Tex., 
came to Okla 1886, located Lehigh 1886 
since. Edu., Ind Ter. sch., 8th grade, regis¬ 
tered Pharmacist. Wife, Louise Royle. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene Lewis. Bus. Con., 
owner Owl Drug Store. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., P. L. Gassaway, Euel 
Moore, J. H. Crim, T. D. McKeown, H. H. 
Foster, Bob Howard, Judge Wylie Snow. 
Church, Epis. Pol. Act., partisan co. work¬ 
er 20 yrs. personal contact. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 7 yrs. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman, del to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, hobby, athletics, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

MOORE, EUEL., Coalgate. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., Nov. 21, 1884 ; come to Okla. 
1911, located Coalgate. Edu., pub. sch., Tex., 
Clarksville, h. sch.; Univ. Tex., LL. B. Wife, 
Mrs. Mattie Hughes. No. cdrn. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, 32nd; Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester ; Shrine Muskogee; Eastern Star; 
Past Master Coalgate Lodge; High Priest 
of Royal Arch Chapter; Dist. Deputy of 
Masonry; mbr. Okla, and Coal Co. Bar 
Assns.; chmn. Coal Co. Bar Assn. Pol Act- 
partisan ; co. worker 18 years- all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Judge 2 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 3 yrs.; del. to st. 
Dem. conv., various times. Pol. Assoc., 
Judge P. L. Gassaway, John Hickman, J. 
N. Nesbit, Leslie Bay. Remarks, active on 
Council of Defense during W. War. Hobby, 
civic improvement. 

MOORE, MRS. E. (MATTIE)., Coalgate. 
Dem. Occ., insurance. B„ Mar. 8, 1884, 
Salem, Neb- came to Okla. 1899, located 
Lehigh, Atoka 1991; Coalgate 1905 since. 
Edu., pub. sch- of Neb. Hus- Euel Moore. 
Cdrn- 1 s- Leo Hughes, grad. Okla. 
Univ.; 1 d- Helen Hughes, grad. Okla. 
Univ. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Eastern Star; D. A. R.; 
Fortnightly Literary Club. Imp. Rel- H. 
W. Kennon, Tchr. in Pres. Sch. Pol. Act- 
partisan co. worker 24 yrs. Party Honors, 


Past vice chmn. Dem. Party. Remarks, 
taught in first pub. sch., Coalgate; 3 yrs. 
fti Indian iSch. in Iud. Ter. Remarks, owns 
and operates largest and oldest Ins. Agency 
in Coal Co.; chmn. Home Service Com. 
during W. War. Hobby, efficiency. 

NELSON, S. B., Clarita. Rep. Occ., 
co. commissioner. B., Apr. 13. 1888, Ark¬ 
ansas, Ark., came to Okla. 1892, located 
Choctaw, 1892, Creek Co. 1902 ; Pushma¬ 
taha, 1903 ; Clarita 1923, since. Edu., pub. 
sch., Pushmataha Co. Wife, Lillie Pond. 
Cdrn., 4 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Pol. Assoc., Judge Rolls, Leslie Bay, B. 
C. McClary. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Consistory, MoAlester; St 
and Co. Commissioner Assn.; Mbr. Coal- 
gate Good Roads Com. Imp. Rel., Wellsley 
Nelson, Clarita. Pol. Act., Ind. Co. worker 
15 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, past mbr. 
Sch. Bd., Co. Commissioner 6 yrs. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman 2 yrs., del to 
Rep. Co. convs. Remarks, Minister 5 yrs.; 
Mbr. Red Cross Com. during W. War. 
Hobby, community betterment, good roads, 
good schools. 

NESBITT, JAMES N., Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ.. hotel mgr. and owner. B., May 18 
1878, Donelton, Hunt Co.. Tex.; came to 
Okla. 1900, located Bokchito 1903; Bos¬ 
well 1903; Durant 1903-14; Ada 1921; 
Ardmore, 1923; Ada 1925; Coalgate 1925 
since. Edu., h. sch., Donelton, Hunt Co. 
Tex., 1894; Texas, Ind. Norm (I. O. O. F.), 
Cumby, Tex., originally known as Black 
Jack Grove Comm’l. Course. Wife, Bird 
Moreland. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert Uhl, Lewis 
G.; 1 d., Mrs. Katherine Wood Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bus. Assoc., L. A. Hudson, 
John R. Hickman, P. L. Gassaway. Pol. 
Assoc., Judge P. L. Gassaway, W. B. 
Howell, John R. Hickman, Judge Euel 
Moore, U. T. Rexroat, Ed M. Reed. Bert 
Darnell, H. M. Shirley. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Chapter, Durant, Eastern Star; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., father, E. N. Nesbitt, Pauls 
Valley. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide work¬ 
er 30 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, past mbr. 
Co. Cen. Com.; St. Sen. 1926-30; Past 
Pres. Sch. Bd., Durant 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs., prct. Committee¬ 
man.. Remarks, Hobby, baseball, basket¬ 
ball. 

NICHOLS, J. W. B„ Coalgate. B„ native 
of Oklahoma. Married. Bus. Con., Gen. 
Merc. Business, Wapanucka. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Meth. Lodge, Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. worker. Offices, 
Undersheriff 1 term. Party Honors, Sec’y 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

O’NEAL, ALVIN LEWIS, Coalgate. Dem. 
Occ., co. supt. B., Apr. 20, 1888, Gatewood, 
Mo., came to Okla. 1906, located Clarita, 
Coalgate 1918 since. Edu., com. sch., Gate- 
wood 1905; Coalgate H. Sch., 1917; East 
Cen. St. Tchr., Ada 1927, B. S. Wife, Mary 
Nell Welker. Cdrn.. 4 s., V. L., B. L., I’. 
W., Glenmore; 1 d., Mary Joe. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Bus. Assoc., A. P. Hudson, 
Leslie E. Bay, Patsy Greenan, Fred 
Zwigel, J. M. Browning. Pol. Assoc., Ed 
King, Lewis Mitchem, T. A. Bryan, H. H. 
Foster, F. S. Sorrels, J. O. Crain, A. G. 
Boyles, John Vaughan, M. A. Nash. Church, 
of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
since 1908, through com. Offices, City Supt. 
Sells., Morris 1929-30; County Supt. 1925- 
29. Party Honors, del. co. convs., prct. 
Committeeman, Maxwell. Remarks, chmn. 
Council of Defense, Red Cross and Liberty 
Loans 1917-18. Hobby, sports of all kinds. 

O’NEAL, L. M., Clarita. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., June 1875, Ripley Co. Mo., 
came to Okla. 1906, located Clarita. Edu., 
pub. sch., of Mo., Doniphan h. sch. Wife, 
Lillie Tyson. Cdrn.. 1 s„ Guthrie; 4 d., 
Mrs. Cletus Cole, Christine, Edrie, Pearlle. 
Bus. Con., owner Birch Rental Property, 
Merchant, Farm Owner, Pres. Farmers 
St. Bk. Bus. Assoc., T. A. Bryan, S. B. 


COAL COUNTY 

Hudson. Pol. Assoc., Leslie Bay, Judge Wy¬ 
lie Snow, J. R. Wood. Church of Christ. 
Clubs & Lodges, Coalgate C. of C.; Amer. 
and Okla. Bankers Assn. Imp. Rel., J. F. 
O’Neal, Civil War Veteran. Pol. Act., 
Ind.; Co. worker 30 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Elec. Bd. number of yrs. Party 
Honors, Ex-Prct. Committeeman for Dem. 
Party 6 yrs., del. to co. Dem. Conv. Re¬ 
marks, one of first teachers in Clarita be¬ 
fore Statehood. Founder of first store in 
Clarita. Mbr. of Council of Defense during 
W. War. Hobby, good roads, good schs. 

O’NEAL, G. W., Clarita. Dem. Occ., 
postmaster and merchant. B., Feb. 12, 
1868, Ripley Co. Mo., came to Okla. 1905, 
located Clarita. Edu., Doniphan. Mo. Wife, 
Jennie Tyson. Crdn., 5 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Pol. Assoc., Judge Wylie Snow, 
J. R. Wood, Tom D. McKeown, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway. Church of Christ. Club, Coalgate 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. F. O’Neal, Civil War 
Vet. Pol. Act., Ind. Co. worker 40 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, mbr. First Legis¬ 
lature of Okla., introduced 7 bills, 3 pass¬ 
ed ; mbr. Co. Bd. of Edu., 4 yrs., mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 3 yrs.; Co. Supt. Ripley Co. Mo., 
1903-05, postmaster since 1909 ; Justice of 
Peaco 14 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, 4-Minute speaker during 
W. War. One of first tchrs. in Clarita ; 
taught 14 yrs.; holds special Normal cer¬ 
tificate. Hobby, religious education. 

RALLS, (EFFIE M.) MRS. G. T., Coal¬ 
gate. Rep. Occ., sch. tchr. B., Decatur, Ind., 
came to Okla. 1900, located Atoka, Ind. 
Ter., Coalgate, 1908, since. Edu., h. sell., 
Decatur, Ind. (Valedictorian, winning 11 
scholarships) ; St. Normal Col.. Angola, 
Ind., A. B., 1896; Columbia Sch. of Ora¬ 
tory, Chicago 1897; Univ. of Okla. A. M.. 
1926. Hus., George Thomas Ralls. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Pres. Beethoven 
Club; Past Worthy Matron, Eastern Star; 
Past Pres. 4th Dist. Fed. Women's Clubs; 
former St. Pres, of Music Clubs of Ind. 
Ter.; Music Dir. of Coalgate High 
Sch. Pol. Act., during late war apptd. 
Co. chmn., council of defense by Gov. R. 
L. Williams to have charge of Women’s 
activities of Co. Party Honors, present St. 
Committeewoman for Coal Co. Remarks, 
writer, books published, “Oklahoma Trail,” 
1927 ; Master Thesis, “Special Tests for 
Community Activities,” 1926. Hobby, flow¬ 
ers. 

RALLS, G. T., Coalgate. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Dec. 31. 1866, Carmia, Ill., 
came to Okla. 1891, located Muskogee, 
Atoka 1895; Coalgate 1908 since. Edu., 
pub. sch., Ill., A. B. Univ. of Ohio; LL. 
B., Ann Arbor, Mich. Wife, Effie Mae 
Battenberg. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., J. H. Linebaugh, James M. Shackle¬ 
ford, Zachary Taylor Waldren. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. P.; W. O. W.; Eastern Star; 
Past Pres. C. of C.; mbr. Boy 'Scout Com.; 
Natl. Okla. and Coal Co. Bar Assns. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 30 yrs all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Atty. 2 yrs., City Atty. 

2 yrs., U. S. Commissioner 1897-1905 Cen. 
Dist. Party Honors, active advocate of 
Statehood and del. to Washington., chmn. 
Rep. Cen. Com., del to st. convs., del to 
Natl. conv. 1916. Remarks, 4-Minute 

Speaker during War, mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense. Incorporated Coalgate; legal atty. 

for miners to protect homes of miners built 
on coal land. Hobby, flowers and religious 
education. 

RAMSEY, T. G., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B., Tenn., about 45 yrs. of age, 
located Wapanucka, moved to Coalgate 3 
or 4 yrs. ago. Married. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Meth. Lodge, Mason. Pol. 

Act., partisan co. worker. Offices Sec’y. 
Adm. Com.,, Section 26 St. Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

REAGER, H. L., Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
mine operator. B., 1889, Ill., came to Okla. 
when 15 yrs. old. Married. Bus. Con., Key¬ 
stone Coal Mining Co., formerly with W. 


119 

L. & I Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Lodge, 
Mason. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker. Of¬ 
fice,, Chmn. St. Mining Bd. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

SIMMONS, J. M., Lehigh. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Apr. 2, 1875, Hunt Co. Tex., 
came to Okla. 1905, located Lehigh. Edu., 
pub. sch., Tex., h. sch., Durant. Wife, 
Clara Smith. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Bessie Boy¬ 
kins, Mrs. Lorene Tompkins. Bk. Con., 
Coalgate Natl. Pol. Assoc., Judge P. L. 
Gassaway, J. R. Woods, E. B. Howard, 
Tom D. McKeown. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., Ind Co. worker 30 yrs. Offices, Elec. 
Bd. Clerk for number of yrs., mbr of Sch. 
Bd. 10 yrs., mbr. Good Roads Com. Remarks, 
active during W. War on Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, reading and community bet¬ 
terment. 

SNOW, (LENA), MRS. WYLIE, Coal¬ 
gate. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., July 13, 
1892, Coalgate, native. Edu., h. sch., Coal¬ 
gate 1909. Cdrn., 1 s., Wayne Bruce; 2 d., 
Joy Laverne, Ira Jean. Bk. Con., First Nail, 
Bus. Assoc., Mrs. S. Levin, Maggie Cov¬ 
ington, Victor Bay. Pol Assoc., Mrs. J. R. 
Hickman, Mrs. Fred Childs, T. P. Crim, 
Leslie Bay, Tom D. McKeown, Mrs. Bilbo, 

M. A. Nash. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Beethoven Music Club, Fortnight¬ 
ly Club; Parliamentarian, Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 5 yrs., per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, vice 
chmn. Dem. Central Committee for 2 yrs.; 
past pres. Fortnightly Club; vice pres. Mu¬ 
sic Club; Sec’y Parliamentarian. Party 
Honors, del. to Dem. co. conv.; Prct. V. 
Committeewoman twice. Remarks, mbr. 
Red Cross. Hobby, Fortnightly Club and 
Radio. 

SNOW, WYLIE, Coalgate. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge. B„ Jackson, Mo., July 26, 1884 ; 
came to Okla. 1908, located Jester; Blair 
1910; Mangum 1912; Coalgate since 1918. 
Edu., h. sch., Vernon, Tex., 1904 ; Mercer 
Univ., Macon, Ga., 1910; admitted to Bar 
1910 Okla. and Ga. Wife, Lena Card- 
well. Cdrn., 1 s., Wayne Bruce; 2 d., Joy 
Laverne, Ira Jean. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., L. C. House, O. B. Hudson, T. G. 
Ramsey; (pol.) John R. Hickman, C. L. 
Cardwell, T P. Crim, E. Moore, Geo. D. 
Key, J. Z. Rollins, A. S. J. Shaw, Tom 1). 
McKeown. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Eastern Star; B. P. 
O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Co. Bar Assn.; mbr. 
League of Young Denis. Imp. Rel., Mr. 
and Mrs. C. S. Snow, Okemah, Okla. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker in all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Judge Coal Co., 1927 
to date; Co. Atty. 1926 ; asst, to Co. Atty., 
Coal Co., 1921-25; J. P., Mangum, 1913-14; 
City Atty., Blair, 1910-12. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. Co. Cen. 
Com. several times; charter mbr. League 
of Young Denis. Remarks, mbr. Council 
Defense; four minute speaker. Liberty 
Loan drives during W. War; helped with 

questionnaires. Hobby, radio fan. 

SORRELS, F. S., Coalgate. Dem. Occ.. 
salesman. B., Poteau, Ind. Ter., July 9, 
1880 ; native; came to Coalgate 1898. Edu., 

com. sch., Red Oak, Ind. Ter.. 1896. Wife, 
Mary Ann Carrigan. Cdrn., 2 s., Iva N. 
Monroe; 1 d., Mae. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., J. L. Bruce, J. M. Covington, Joe 
Bell; (pol.) Leslie E. Bay, A. L. O’Neal, 
.Tames R. Woods, J. B. A. Robertson, A. P. 
Leever, D. D. Brunson, Geo. Ticer. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Jane Sorrells, Chickasha; Sen. E. T. Sor¬ 
rels, (uncle) was one of the Constitutional 
Convention and senator two terms follow¬ 
ing statehood. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 22 yrs. in all ways needed. Offices, 
appointed Court Clk. 1927-29; Dep. Co. 
Clk. 1925-27; Co. Clk. Coal Co. 1919-25; 
Dep. Co. Assessor 1915-16 ; Township Trus¬ 
tee Haskel Twp. Coal Co. 1911-13. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman 1926 ; counter on Elec. Bd. 
1926. Remarks, active in Liberty Loan 


120 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


drires. Red Cross aid War Barings Stans® 
during W. War. Hobby, baseball, ousting 
and fishing. 

WOOD. JAMES R.. Cc.-alga.te. Bern. Occ.. 
Co. Att.-mey B.. Ire Kali Co- Tam, Nor. 
2$. 1?5&; came to Okla. 1888, located Atoka; 
Coalga te since 1886. Eda.. public sobs. - 
Terr.: grad. h. Beh_, Hansrille Tern.; 
Unir. 7g.i.; admitted to Bar 1888. Wile, 
Cora High: over. Cdra.. 1 s., Jams Roy, 


teacher, Spaulding, OMa. ; 1 A, Mllired. 
teaeher, nrasic sapernsar,, Dueaa, Oila- 
Bk. Con., First Xafi. Assoc- «®raL» BhI 
M> re, Judge R L- W iFOiarnr-,*. Chft> 
Chris. Cl tbs A L®d 9 «- Masonae Bin* 
Lodge; Eastern Star; Coal Co. Bar Asst:. 
PeL Act., eo. verier 3§ jts. m all srays 
needed. Offices. Mayor brfan iljlrhui; 
first Co. Aliy. Coal Co. I'M'!-1#; C». Any¬ 
time 15*27 ; mbr. Scb. Rd. Reirarks. oJ^tst 
lavyer tram -point jna/stticaEg lav is. Coal 


Co. HcFby. banting trail and "t h ing . 

WRIGHT. DR. E. K- Oner. Reg. Oe*^ 
physifflaa. B., Ciwetaw Nation aboat 65 
yrrs. Married. Gdn.. 1 <L, V -.~ Mi¬ 

nd Wright, atrth-'.r. Bn. Co«_ exrens.-' 
J i r interests- Bk. Co®.. First Si. BA, 
Clarita- Cbareb. Pres- Lodje. Masoe- 
P»L Act- partisan: nate«ide rater. Of- 
*t*. -jr der Ch.-maw goter -t -nt- (Oom- 
pteae tafetauiin rtna Tillable). 







Comanche County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Republican 


Co. Judge, John Manning (Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Attorney, J. W. Tyree (Dem.)_Lawton 

Ct. Clerk, A. G. Norris (Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Clerk, F. P. Ay cock (Dem.)_Lawton 

Sheriff, G. H. Frampton (Rep.)_Lawton 

Co. Treasurer, A. P. Galyon (Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Surveyor, Gus Japp (Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, E. E. Butler 

(Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Assessor, E. D. Sullivan (Dem.)_Lawton 

Co. Weigher, W. T. Dotson (Dem.)_Lawton 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. T. Howard (Rep.)_Lawton 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Dist. No. 2—Joe Watson (Dem.)_Lawton 

Dist. No. 3—C. W. Metcalf (Rep.)_Lawton 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, P. C. Monroe (Dem.)_Lawton 

Chmn., A. E. Petty (Dem.)_Cache 

Mbr., J. J. Doyle (Rep.)-Lawton 


C. D. Campbell, Chmn., Lawton; Dr. Effie Turner, 
V-Chmn., Lawton ; Arch Parmenter, Sec’y, Lawton. 

Roy Parkinson, St. Committeeman, Lawton; Mrs. 
Clint Dunn, St. Committeewoman, Lawton. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Lawton, Co. Seat; F. C. Larrance (Mayor); Todd 
Sanders (Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co., Gas 
& Electric. 

Cache, Thomas Birden (Mayor) ; G. A. Jarvis 
(Clerk) Southwest Light & Power Co.; Cache Tele. 
Elec. Co., H. W. Barnard, Mgr.; Cons. Gas Utilities. 

Chattanooga, T. C. Price (Manager) ; L. E. Biles 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Fletcher, S. D. Jolly (Mayor) ; M. M. Wettengel 
(Clerk) ; Fletcher Light & Power Co. 

Elgin, C. M. Martin (Mayor) ; R. C. Choens (Clerk) ; 
Fletcher Light & Power Co. 

Indiahoma, J. J. Turner (Clerk) ; Andy Alltizer (Bd. 
of Trustees) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Faxon, C. F. Perry (Mayor) ; W. E. Botkin (Clerk) ; 
Southwest Light & Power Co. 


Representative, Owen Black (Dem.) Lawton; Sen¬ 
ator, Dave Boyer (Dem.) Walters; District Judge, E. 
L. Richardson (Dem.) Lawton. 

Stale Officers. R. A. Sneed (Dem.) St. Treasurer, 
Lawton; Fletcher Riley, Justice Supreme Court (Dem.) 
Lawton; J. A. Diffendaffer (Dem.) member Supreme 
Court Com.; L. E. Crawford (Dem.) Lawton, Game 
Ranger; H. M. Pope. Lawton, School Land Appraiser; 
L. L. Leininger, Lawton, Income tax collector; Mrs. 
Geo. Short. Lawton, Deputy Oil Inspector: L. T. Gooch, 
Lawton, Co. Superintendent of Health; W. H. Drover, 
Lawton, Div. Eng., Highway Department; U. S. Senator, 
Elmer Thomas. 

State Inst., Cameron School of Agri., John L. Coffey 
Fres.; Comanche Co. Fish Hatchery, J. A. Manning, 
Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Ed. Bledsoe, Chmn., Lawton; Mrs. E. B. Mitchell, V- 
Chmn., Chattanooga. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2130 | 

1 

3049 | 

j 3523 


| 2956 j 

Rep. 

| 1221 | 

1 

3332 | 

| 3084 


| 5069 ! 

Soc. 

| 790 | 

1 

432 | 

| 88 


1 70 | 




Senator 




Dem. 

1 1 

1405 | 

3140 | 

| 3146 

| 3697 

! 1 

Rep. 

| | 

868 | 

3463 | 

| 4626 

| 2514 

! ! 

Soc. 

1 1 

123 | 

286 | 

no C. 

1 13 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1374 | 

| 4131 

1 

| 3365 

1 1 

Rep. 

| 

968 | 

| 2853 

1 

| 2989 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

130 | 

1 61 

1 

| 20 

1 1 



Congressman 




Dem. 

j 2176 | 

1421 | 

3233 I 3593 

| 4021 

| 3216 

| 3682 | 

Rep. 

| 1079 | 

874 | 

3211 | 3100 

| 3133 

| 2626 

| 4055 1 

Soc. 

1 854| 

122 | 

360 | 61 

no C. 

no C. 

1 41 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Lawton 

Fletcher 


Newspapers 

Constitution 

Herald 


(Dem.) 

(Ind.) 


Editor Owner 

Ned Shepler Constitution Co.. Inc. 

H. P. Wettengel H. P. Wettengel 


ALLTIZER, ANDY, Indiahoma. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Cass Co., Mo., March 
27, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Cass Co., Mo.; 
h. sch.. Kingfisher, 1910. Wife, Sue, d. of 
Andy Sparlin, Indiahoma. Cdrn., 3 s., 

Sporell, Howard and Louis. Bus. Con., 
feed and produce store, Indiahoma. Bk. 
Con., First St., Indiahoma. Assoc., R. A. 
Brenton, Mart Sargent, George Kennedy, 
Jess Beauchamp, Indiahoma; (pol.) Nick 
Gensman, Dr. Brashears, Lawton. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, I. 0. O. F. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mayor 
of Indiahoma since 1926. Party Honors, 
Prct. Chmn. of Cen. Com. 1918-26; del. to 
co. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1898; lived in Kingfisher Co. 1898- 
1907; at Indiahoma since 1907; was active 
in war drives during W. War. Interested 
in cooperative farming and ginning. 


AYCOCK, F. P., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B., Limestone, Tex., Dec. 
26 1876. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; h. sch., 

Clyde, Tex., 1895; col., Buffalo Gap, Tex., 
1899. Wife, Mabel, d. of J. W. Wolverton, 
Lawton. Cdrn., 2 s„ Byron W., Everett 
F.; 1 d., Lena. Bus. Con., owner and 
operator of a hatchery. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., Lawton. Assoc., C. W. Simpson, J. 
A. Johnson, John Manning, E. D. Sullivan; 
(pol.) Rando Stephens, Fletcher Riley, El- 
mer Thomas, J. A. Diffendaffer, R. A. Sneed. 
Church, First Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
director St. Poultry Federation; C. of C. ; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
Tctice for 20 yrs.; works through personal 
activities only. Offices. Co. Clerk since 
1922. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907, 
lived sinee at Lawton. Hobby, poultry. 

BABBITT, RAY H., Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
building and loan business. B„ St. Aug¬ 
ustine, 111., Jan. 2, 1890. Edu., h. sch.. 


Lawton. Wife, Goldie Griswell. Cdrn., 1 
s„ Howard. Bus. Con., mgr. Home Build¬ 
ing & Loan Assoc.; half owner Babbitt- 
Pellar Insurance & Bonding Co.; mbr. bd. 
directors Security Natl. Bk.; mbr. bd. di¬ 
rectors of Industrial Sand & Gravel Cor.: 
owner of land and real estate property in 
Comanche Co. and Lawton. Bk. Con., Se¬ 
curity Natl.; City Natl.; Amer. Natl, 
Lawton. Assoc., Dr. E. Brent Mitchell, 
pres. Building & Loan; Frank 51. Shipley, 
pres. Security Natl. Bk.; Dr. E. B. Dun¬ 
lap, pres. I. S. & G. Co., Lawton; (pol.) 
Robert Moreford, C. D. Campbell, R. A. 
Parkinson, Lawton; Bert Parmenter, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C.; Frank Wright, Okla. City. 
Church, First Chris. Clubs and Lodges, 
Rotary Club, past pres, and charter mbr.; 
C. of C. director for past 12 yrs.; Izaak 
Walton League of Amer.; M. W. A.; ap¬ 
plicant for Masonry. Imp. Rel., Faye Bab¬ 
bitt (sister). Pol, Act, partisan; active In 



















































122 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


st. for 15 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts and corns. Party Honors, del. to 
st., co. and district convs.; sec’y. Co. Cen. 
Com. in past for 8 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907 and has lived since at Law- 
ton ; during W. War was active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work; active in civic 
affairs. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BARBER, W. F„ Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
banker, B., Waukesha, Wis., July 30, 
1877. Edu., com. and h. sell., Wis.; Univ. 
of Wis.,, B. L., 1900, LL. B., 1903. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., G. W.; 1 d., Annette 
Lydia. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Lawton. 
Clubs, Rotary. Imp. Rel„ Dr. G. S. Bar¬ 
ber. Offices, mbr. and treasurer of Bd. of 
City Commrs., 1921-1923. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903 and has lived since at 
Lawton; in 1912-13 was treasurer of St. 
Banking Bd. 

BLEDSOE, ED., Lawton Dem. Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com.. 1930. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

BLACK, OWEN, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 16, 
1897. Edu., h. sch., Lawton, 1914; Okla. 
Univ., 1915-17; Geo. Washington Univ., A. 

B. and LL. B., 1920-22. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl., Lawton. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta 
Phi; Phi Mu Alpha; Lawton Country; 

C. of C., past director. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
C. Black (father). Pol. Act., partisan; 
personal contact worker since 1923; makes 
speeches. Offices, City Atty, 1925-29; Rep. 
1928-30. Party Honors, mbr. League 
Young Dems.; mbr. Prct. Election Bd.; 
del. co. and st, convs.; private sec’y. 
Scott Ferns. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived since at Lawton; during W. War 
served 32nd Art. Brig., headquarters A. E. 

F. France; mbr. Amer. Legion, charter 
mbr. first adjt. and past post commander 
Lowery Post, Lawton; Grand Correspond¬ 
ent,, Grand C*»ef de Gare, Chemine Natl, 
of 40-8; mbr. Regimental Staff, 158th F. 
A., O. N. G. 

BOTKIN, W. E„ Faxon. Rep. Occ., 
manager lumber company. B., Wellington, 
Kan., Oct. 13, 1882. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Wellington, Kan., 1902. Wife, Myrtle, 
d. of James Corn, Faxon. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Richard Byron; 2 d., Mildred and Lois 
Ruth. Bus. Con., mgr. Badger Lumber 
and Coal Co., Faxon. Bk. Con., Faxon 
St. Bk. Assoc.. J. C. Pierce, W. O. Mor¬ 
rison, A. O. Holiday, Faxon; (pol.) Dr. 

G. T. Brashear, George Frampton, Lawton. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, Chatta¬ 
nooga, Okla.; I. O. O. F., Faxon. Imp. 
Rel., Tom Botkin, Topeka, Kan., sec’y. of 
st., 1920-26; George Botkin, Elgin, Okla.; 
C. L. Botkin, Towando, Kan.; C. A. Bot¬ 
kin, Yernon, Tex.; and J. E Botkin, Law- 
ton, (bros) Pol. Act., partisan; warks 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., since 1922; city council¬ 
man. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; lived 
since at Faxon; active in Liberty Bond 
drives during W. War. 

BRASHEARS, JACKSON, Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., surgeon. B., Spencer Co., Ind., Jan. 
18, 1867. Edu., com. and h. sch., Grand 
View, Ind.; Notre Dame Univ.; Louisville 
Univ., M. D.; Johns Hopkins Univ., M. D. 
Wife, Elizabeth, d. of Rudolph Blaser, 
Enid. Cdrn.. 2 d., Anna Louise, Jacque- 
lina Rose. Bk. Con., Security Natl., City 
Natl., Lawton. Assoc., (pol.) G. H. 
Frampton, Dr. G. E. Kerr, Chattanooga; 
Bob Morford, Pat Hurley, John Fields, 
W. J. Otjen. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
■Chapter, Council, Commandery, Lawton; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel. 
Mrs. Anna Rumpel (sister), Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 30 
yrs.; strongly in favor of organiz; works 
through corns, and party organiz. Party 



JNO. L. COFFEY 


Honors, del. to natl. conv., 1928; del. to 
all st. and co. convs. for 25 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901 and has lived since 
at Lawton; during W. War was a 
major in Medical Corps, Base Hospital, 
Paris; mbr. Amer. Legion, Lowery Post, 
Lawton. Hobby, politics. 

BUNDY, MRS. LULA, Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., confectionery store. B., Pauls Val¬ 
ley, Okla., Oct. 1882. Edu., com. sch., 
Pauls Valley; h. sch., Dallas, Tex., 1901. 
Widow. Bus. Con., Mint Confectionery, 

Lawton. Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., 

Mrs. Jack Love (sister), partner in bus.; 
(pol.) John Thomas, Judge Ray, Mrs. A. 
Burleson, Carl Froneberger, John Shott, 
Lawton; Jeff Tidwell, Chickasha; Fletcher 
Riley, Judge Diffendaffer, Okla. City. 

Church, Meth., South. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. ; Bus. and Professional Womens 
Club; Knights & Ladies of Security, 
Lawton. Imp. Rel., J. J. Bailey (father), 
retired minister, Lawton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; an active worker in the co. since 
1915; works through corns, and personal 
contacts; strong advocate of prohibition 
and law enforcement. Party Honors, 
Clerk of Election Bd. past 10 yrs.; del. 
to co. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 

Lawton in 1901; nativ* Oklahoman and 
lived at Pauls Valley prior to 1901. In¬ 
terested in civic activities and charitable 
work. 

BURLESON, A., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Bastrop Co., Tex., Oct. 18, 
1866. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; Bay¬ 
lor Univ., Waco, Tex. Wife, Mae Mun- 
per, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Aaron, Jr. Bk. Con., 
City Natl., Lawton. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty.; degree in civil engineering but has 
practiced law for 38 yrs. Assoc., Mae 
Burleson, (wife) law partner; (pol.) E. 
L. Richardson, John Thomas, Walter 
Stevens, Lawton; Bert Parmenter; Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Kiwanis Club, active in civic affairs; K. 
of P.; Redmen, Lawton. Imp. Rel., A. S. 
Burleson, Austin, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 42 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. 
Offices, city atty. for 2 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv., 1924 ; del. to st. 
convs. in Tex., 1887-1919. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1919 and has lived since 


at Lawton; during W. War assisted the 
Draft Bd. 

BURLESON, MAE, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Austin Co., Tex., Aug. 17, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Sealy, 
Tex.; Bus. Col., Houston. Hus., A. 
Burleson. Cdrn., 1 s., Aaron, Jr. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty. only. Bk. Con., 
City Natl., Lawton. Assoc., A. Burleson, 
(hus.) law partner; (pol.) J. F. Thomas, 
Jr.; John Manning, Lawton; Jed Johnson, 
Elmer Thomas, Fletcher Riley. Church, 
Meth., South. Clubs &. Lodges, Woodmen 
Circle; Pythian Sisters, Lawton. Imp. 
Rel., both grandfathers, W. S. Sims and 
Sylvester Munger, were well known jurists 
in Tex. Pol. Act., active in co. for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches and works through 

personal contacts. Party Honors, sec y. 
League of Young Dems. in Comanche Co.; 
prct. committeewoman. Remarks, came to 

Okla. in 1919, lived since at Lawton; ad- 
mitteed to the bar of Okla., Dec. 14, 1928, 
on motion of the Supreme Court; active 
and interested on behalf of good schs.; 
during W. War was active in food admin¬ 
istration. 

BURTON, ALBERT JOHNSON, Lawton. 

Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Mitchell, Ind., 

March 8, 1862. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ill.; Univ., Vincennes, Ind., A. B.; Univ. 
of la. LL. B. Wife, Eva R. Huff Bur¬ 
ton. Cdrn., 2 d„ Mrs. Ellen Frances 
Simpson, Miss Marie Burton. Bus. Con., 
Burton & Simpson, attys.; active in sub¬ 
division promoting and is pres, of the 
Mountain View Addition to Lawton. Bk. 
Con., City Natl, Lawton. Assoc., H. H. 
Simpson, law partner; (pol.) John F. 
Thomas, H. M. Whalin, John Manning, 
Lawton; st. leaders of the Dem. party. 
Church, Bap.; teacher mens Bible class; 
church clerk; pres, of the Men’s Assn, 
of the Comanche Co. Bap. Brotherhood 
Assn. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., chmn. 
of the local organiz. to prevent Manag¬ 
erial form of govt, in Lawton; M. W. A. 
Mason, Blue Lodge, chapter, Lawton. 
Imp. Rel., J. R. Burton, U. S. Senator, 
Kan.; J. D. Burton, Louisville, Ill.; Mrs. 
Mary C. Barnes, Louisville. Ill.; Mrs. 
Eliza J. McCoy, Lawton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co., st. and natl. affairs 
for 28 yrs; speaker and works through 
organiz. and personal contacts. Offices, 
city atty., 1917-18; co. atty.. 1918-19; 
asst. co. atty. under John Fain; mbr. 
sch.\ bd., also city atty. during which 
time the h. sch. was built at Lawton: 
prct. committeeman; past prct. registrar; 
co. supt. of schs., in la. before coming 
to Okla. Party Honors, chmn. of several 
Dem. co. convs.; del. to several st. and 
to many dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived since at Lawton; 
during W. War was appointed as four 
minute man speaker; active in all bond 
drives. Interested in civic improvements. 

BUTLER, E. E., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
Countv Superintendent of Schools. B., 
Toledo,, 111., May 4, 1876. Edu., h. sch., 
Franklin, Ind., 1894 ; Okla. City Univ., 
1917-23, A. B. and B. S. Wife, Jennettie 
Hutton of Ill. Bk. Con., City Natl., Law- 
ton. Assoc., J. A. Johnson, O. O. Kirkham, 
F. M. English, Joe L. Porter, Lawton; 
(pol.) O. F. Bore, Edgar Goff, John Mor¬ 
rison, W. W. Lederer, Comanche Co.; M. 
A. Nash; John Vaughan, Haskell Pruitt 
A. E. Duke. Church, Meth. Clubs, C. 
of C., life mbr. Pol. Act., active in co. 
for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through corns, and personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Supt. of Sch., Comanche Co., 
since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla in 
1905; lived since at Lawton; taught id 
yrs. in Comanche Co. 

CAMPBELL, C. D., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
loans. B., Chickasaw Nation, Oet. 1% 
1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kiowa. 
Kan.; Kan. Univ. Wife, Alice Clark, of 







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Kan. Bus. Con., C. D. Campbell, dealer 
in loans; land owner; owner oil royalties ; 
and bus. property in Lawton. Bk. Con., 
Security Bk. & Tr. Co., First Natl. Bk. of 
Apache. Assoc., (pol.) leaders of the 
Rep. organiz. in the co.; and Dennis T. 
Flynn, Pat Hurley, Lewi Wentz, J. A. 
Harris. Church, Chris - . Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., chmn. com. on Ind. Affairs, and 
mbr. other corns.; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League; Mason, Blue Lodge, Lawton ; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Roy Camp¬ 
bell, (bro.), mgr. for Standard Oil Co., 
Portland, Ore. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for 30 yrs.; works through corns, 
and personal contacts; makes some 
speeches. Offices, past director sch. bd.: 
past postmaster at Apache. Party Honors, 
co. chmn.; former st. committeeman from 
Caddo Co.; attended natl. conv., 1928 ; all 
st. convs. since 1901. Remarks, native 
Okla.; lived at Caddo and Comanche Cos. 
Hobby, hunting and bird dogs. 

CLINE, JOSEPH H., Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Logan Co., Ohio, April 15, 
1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., 1897 ; Ohio 
Univ., 1900. Wife, d. of Mrs. Lilly Zieg¬ 
ler, Lawton. Cdrn., 1 s., Ralph, Lawton; 
2 d., Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, Elwood City, 
Pa.; Kathryn, Lawton. Bus. Can., Stevens 
Cline, attys. Bk. Con., City Natl., 
Security Natl., Lawton. Assoc., W. C. 
Stevens, partner in law; (pol.) Charles 
B. Campbell; Charles Powell, Robert Mor¬ 
ton, Lawton; Frank Mathews, Altus; T. 
P. Clay, Mangum; A. S. Wells, Lawton; 
Judge James Tolbert, Hobart; Cham Jones, 
Waurika. Clubs, C. of C., active mbr. ; 

supports all civic and public acts. Imp. 
Rel., C. H. Cline and Harmon Cline, Los 
Angeles; and Hugh Cline, Springfield, 
Ohio, (bros.) Pol. Act., independent; 
active in three cos. since 1901; works 
through corns. and personal contacts. 
Offices, ass’t. atty. general, 1907; city 
atty., 1909-11; first deputy co. atty of 
Kiowa Co., 1901-1903. Party Honors, st. 
committeeman from Kiowa Co., 10 yrs.; 
nominated for justice of supreme court, 
1924. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901: 
lived since at Hobart, Walters and Law- 
ton ; captain in the Okla. Reserve Corps. 

COFFEY, JOHN L., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
president Cameron State School of Agri¬ 
culture. B., Alexandra, Tex., 1898. Edu., 
Southwest Normal, B. A. 1919; Okla. Univ. 
1921; Okla. A. & M. Col., M. S. 1925. 
Wife, Lois, d. of E. C. Reynolds, Tulsa. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Geo. C.; 1 d., Maxine, home. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary; Mason, Royal Arch; W. O. W.; 
M. W. A.; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Geo. A. 
Coffey (father) former st senator, Web¬ 
ber Falls. Party Honors, del. co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
Prof, of History at Okla. A. & M. Col 
4 yrs.; at Cameron Col. 3 yrs., during 
which time enrollment has increased from 
100 to over 500; lieutenant in Reserve 
Officers Corps. Hobby, golf. 

COFFIN, C. J., Elgin. Rep. Occ., 
garage business. B., Rolfe, la.. Sept. 20, 
1886. Edu.,' com. and h. sch., Lyons, Neb. 
and Stillwater, Okla. Wife, Mary C. Han¬ 
son. Cdrn., 1 son, Carl; 3 daughters, 
Frances, Elizabeth, Lois, home. Bus. Con., 
Hudson-Essex dealer; Elgin Garage; stock¬ 
holder in Cooperative Gin; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Elgin. Assoc., C. W. 
Compton, T. Ryan, Dr. Martin, H. P. Ros- 
acker, Elgin; (pol.) R. C. Choens, Arch 
Parmenter, Nick Gensman, Lawton; E. L. 
Richardson. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Law- 
ton ; Lecturers Certificate from Grand 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., L. C. Coffin, (father), 
Elgin. Pol. Act., independent; active for 
10 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, city councilman of Elgin; 
mbr. sch. bd., 1919-20. Party Honors, del. 
to state convention 1928; delegate 



G. H. FRAMPTON 


to co. and dist. convs.; prct. committee¬ 
man; mbr. election bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived since at Elgin. In¬ 
terested in good government. 

COFFIN, LEMUEL CARL, Elgin. Rep. 
Occ., merchant, retired. B., Warren Co., 
N. Y., Feb. 23, 1848. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., N. Y.; 1 yr to a select sch. in Glens 
Falls, N. Y. Wife, Frances Gish. Cdrn., 
4 s., George Mayne, Charles Gish, Elgin, 
Okla.; Dallas Roy, Lyons, Neb; Algernon 
Bruce, Hutchinson, Kan. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Elgin. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Stephens, 
Arch Parmenter, Roy A. Parkinson, Bert 
Parmenter. Church, Meth. Clubs &• Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Elgin; Chapter and 
Commandery, Lawton; Past Master of 
Lodges in three different states; Mason 
since 1884; first Master Pilot No. 467, 
Rolfe, la.; Pilot Lodge 240 Lyons. Neb.; 
Pilot Lodge 367 Elgin; Past Worthy Pa¬ 
tron Eastern Star; Grand Sword Bearer 
in Grand Lodge at Okla City; Past Dist. 
Deputy and Grand Master of I. O. O. F. 
in la. Imp. Rel., Tristram Coffin, founder of 
the Coffin family in America, with 8 others 
settled the Island of Nantucket in 1637. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. for 60 yrs. Offices, city councilman; 
township trustee; mbr. sch. bd. Party 
Honors, candidate for Representative sev¬ 
eral times; del. to numerous st., co. and 
district convs.; former prct. committeeman 
a number of times; past chmn. co. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901 and has 
lived since near Elgin; mbr. of G. A. R.; 
enlisted when 16 yrs. of age in Co. D., 
175th N. Y. Inf., ,for Civil War service; 
mbr. G. A. R. Post, Lawton; organized 
G. A. R. posts in several states, last one at 
Apache, 1913; Dept. Commander Okla. 
G. A. R. 1913-14; attended Natl. G. A. R. 
Encampment in several states and has 
known every Natl. Commander for 20 yrs.; 
special installing officer to install Comrade 
Seward as Senior Vice Commander-in- 
Chief of G. A. R. of U. S. at Chattanooga, 
Tenn. Hobby, genealogy. He can trace 
his genealogy for centuries, (as he says, 
to the 12 tribes of Israel). 

DIFFENDAFFER, JUDGE J. A., State 
Capitol. Dem. Oce., Judge Supreme Court 
Commission. B., Canton, Mo., Feb. 1, 1871. 
Edu., com. sch. in Lewis Co., Mo.; Kirks- 


ville Normal 1896; studied law - with O. C. 
Clay, Canton, Mo.; came to Okla. 1901, 
located Lawton, there ever since. Wife, 
Bertha B. Cdrn., 2 d., Christine, Evelyn. 
Bk Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co., 
Okla. City; Security Natl., Lawton. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, City Building; C. 
of C.; Kiwanis; I. O. O. F., Lawton. Pol. 
Act., partisan; city, co. and st. worker all 
his life; makes speeches and works by 
personal activity and through corns. Of¬ 
fices. police judge, Lawton 1905-11 ; as¬ 
sistant co. atty., Comanche Co., 1913-17 ; 
1921-25, supreme court comm. 1927. 
Party Honors, sec’y. cen. com. of Lawton, 
1903-08 ; mbr. Comanche Co. Cen. Com. 
1902-16, (sec’y- until 1919) ; (chmn. 1919- 
21); del. to many st. convs; nominated 
Elmer Thomas for St. Senate first term. 
Remarks, del. to every st. conv. in Okla. 
except 1926. Mbr. of Isaak Walton League 
since organized. Interested in conservation 
of wild life. 

DUNN, EVA LONG (MRS. C. M.), Law- 
ton. Rep. Occ., housewife, B., Elkhart, 
Ind., Jan. 1, 1873. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Larned, Kan. Hus., C. M. Dunn, furni¬ 
ture bus., funeral director, Lawton. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. T. A. Autry, Lawton. Bk. 
Con., Security Natl., Lawton. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. D. Campbell, R. B. Burford, 
Royal Parkinson, Dr. Effie Turner, Dr. 
Brashears, Lawton; Mrs. Ferguson, Sen. 
W. J. Harreld, Sen. W. B. Pine, Lew 
Wentz. Church, First Meth.; sings in 
choir; mbr. Womans Missionary Society; 
pres. 8 yrs. of Ladies Aid Society; mbr. 
Domestic Science Club of the church. 
Clubs, pres, and treasurer, Shubert Music 
Club; mbr. Merry Matrons Bridge Club. 
Imp. Rel., George Long, (father), veteran 
of Civil War; Mrs. H. H. Doyle, (sister) 
Los Angeles, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and party organiz. Party Honors, judge 
of Ward No. 1, Lawton; st. committee- 
woman and prct. committeewoman. Ward 
No. 1; del. to st. convs., 1926, 1928; del. 
to several district and co. convs.; past 
vice chmn. Rep. Co. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1896; lived at Norman; 
pioneers of Comanche Co.; during the W. 
War was active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, art, painting. 

EASON, MRS. LUCY, Chattanooga. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. Good edu. Hus., 
Fred Eason,, banker. Party Honors, ex-vice- 
chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker through personal con¬ 
tact^ and corns. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

ENGLISH, FRANK M., Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Georgetown, D. C., July 
7, 1861. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. Wife, Annie H. Chaplin of 
Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., Frank M., Jr.; Exall, 
Charles C., Lawton. Bus. Con., pres. City 
Natl. Bk., Lawton. Assoc., all mbrs of 
the Rep. organiz. in Comanche Co., are his 
pol. associates. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lawton Golf & Country Club; C. 
of C., first pres, at Lawton and active 
mbr. ever since; Mason, Blue Lodge, Chap¬ 
ter, Council, Commandery, Lawton; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active in his 
co. for 28 yrs.; works through personal 
contact only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; located at Lawton; during W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work, and a mbr of the Council of De¬ 
fense. Interested in pol. and has attended 
the natl. convs. 

FOSTER, LEM, Lawton. Dem. Occ., oil, 
gas and tire dealer. B., DeKalb Co., 
Tenn., Jan. 3, 1886. Edu., com. sch., De- 
Kalb Co., Tenn. Wife, d. of L. C. Van 
Houzer, Lawton. Bus. Con., Foster & 
Westbrook, oil, gas & tires, Lawton. Bk» 
Con., Amer. Natl., Lawton. Asioe., T. H. 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Westbrook, partner in bus.; (pol.) C. W. 
Simpson, Judge Richardson, John St. Clair, 
Sam Maddox, Pike Pierce, Lawton; Judge 
Diffendaffer, Fletcher Riley, Hubert Bolen, 
Okla. City. Church, Meth. South. Clubs, 
mbr. C. of C. Imp. Rel., Lon Foster, chief 
of police, Hubbard City, Tex.; Cecil Foster, 
mgr. Pickrel’s Lumber Co., Corsicana, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1905; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; strong believer in prohibition. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1926; at¬ 
tends all co. convs; prct. committeeman; 
inspector of the Co. Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived in Comanche 
Co., since; at Lawton since 1920. Inter¬ 
ested in law enforcement. 

FRAMPTON, GEORGE H„ Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., sheriff of Comanche Co. B., Tama 
Co., Ia., April 17, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
College Hill, Neb. Wife, Mary C. Schow- 
man. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl., Lawton. Past Bus., an 
auctioneer for 35 yrs., engaged in live¬ 
stock and farming bus. Assoc., (pol.) 
Jackson Brashears, C. D. Campbell, Bob 
Morford, Lawton; W B. Pine, Pat Hurley, 
Buck Campbell, Bert Parmenter. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Coun¬ 
cil, Knight Templar, Lawton. Imp. Rel., 
W. C. Frampton, (bro.), atty., Lincoln, 
Neb. Pol Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. for 30 yrs ; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, township trustee for 14 
yrs.; mbr. sch. bd. for 18 yrs.; sheriff of 
Comanche Co., now serving third term. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
since statehood; co. chmn. 1921. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived at Waukomis, 
1898-1901 and at Lawton since; during W. 
War was active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan work; a mbr. of the Council of De¬ 
fense. Interested in law enforcement. 

FULLERTON, P. G., Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Gray Co., Ontario, Canada, 
Nov. 5, 1863. Edu., com. sch., Cerro 
Gardo Co., Ia.; Ia. St. Tchrs. Col., Cedar 
Falls, 1888. Wife, Mabell Watkins, Ia. 
Cdrn., 4 s., .Tames W., Tonkawa; Neil 

U. S. Forestry service, Moscow, Idaho; 
John P., Robert C., Lawton; 2 d., Mrs. 
Margaret Frost, Albany, Ore.; Kara J. 
Fullerton, Lawton. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, No. 187, 
Lawton. Imp. Rel., A. M. Fullerton, far¬ 
mer, Comanche Co.; Chas. A. Fullerton, 
St. Teachers Col., Cedar Falls, Ia., (In 
Who’s Who of Amer.) ; Robert Fullerton, 
dir. of McPhail Sch. of Arts, Minneapolis, 
Minn, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Judge, Comanche Co., 1921-22 
and 1925-26. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; 
lived in Lawton since 1901. During the 
W. War was active on various com.; mbr. 
from Okla. of the Natl. Economic League, 

GAFFORD, PHIL H„ Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., coffee salesman. B., Sulphur Springs, 
Tex., Feb. 13, 1894. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Sulphur, Okla., 1910; Austin Col., 
Sherman, Tex.; Univ. of Okla. Wife, d. 
of A. B. Ewing, Del Rio, Tex. Cdrn., 1 
s., Ewing; 2 d., Mary Anne, Betty. Bus. 
Con., salesman for Folger Coffee Co. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. M. Dal¬ 
ton, Chattanooga; Rondo Stephens, E. L. 
Richardson, R. B. ' Morford, John St. 
Clair, Lawton; L. ,_B. Sellman, Walters; 
Bob Mooney, Temple; J. G. White, Hollis; 
Charles Hollman, Mangum; Clayton Car¬ 
der, Hobart. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. 
of C.; Travelers Protective Assn. Imp. 
Rel., Miss Elizabeth Gafford, tchr., Okla. 
City; Miss Lucille Gafford, tchr., Chicago 
Univ.; Mrs, -Milton E. Hart, Chicago (sis¬ 
ters) ; T. F. Gafford, Jr., (bro.), student 
Dartmouth. Pol. Act., active in politics 
of southwestern Okla. since 1915; works 
flhrough personal contacts. Offices, past 


city Sec’y, Sulphur Springs, Tex., 2 terms. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., Tex.; 
attends co. and prct. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived at Sulphur 1900- 
20; at Lawton since 1920. During W. 
War was in Inf. and Officers Training 
Camp, Waco, Tex.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Lowery Post, Lawton. Hobby, flower gar¬ 
dening, chicken raising. 

GALYON, A. P., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Treasurer, Comanche Co. B., Tam¬ 
pico, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1875. Edu., h. sch.. 
South Haven, Kan., 1898. Wife, Jessie, 
d. of W. B. Roberts, Faxon, Okla. Cdrn., 

1 s., John William; 2 d., Mrs. Ruby John¬ 
son, Indiahoma; Miss Nigell Galyon, Law- 
ton. Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., P. C. 
Monroe, Dr. T. R. Lootner, F. M. English, 
Rondo Stephens, Lawton; (pol.) Judge 
John Manning, C. W. Simpson; Jed John¬ 
son; Elmer Thomas; D. W. Boyer. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. 
A.; Royal Neighbors, Faxon; I. O. O^ F; 
Encampment, Lawton. Imp. Rel., Clyde 
Galyon (bro.), stockman-farmer. New Mar¬ 
ket, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co for 20 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Dep. Co. Treas. July 
1925-29; Co. Treas. 1929, now serving. 
Party Honors, prct. chmn 1925. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Law- 
ton. 

GENSMAN, L. M„ Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Sedgwick Co., Kan., Aug. 
26, 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kan.; 
Louis Acad., Wichita, Kan.; Kan. St. Nor¬ 
mal, Emporia; Wichita Com. Col.; Kan. 
Univ., Lawrence, Kan., 1901. Wife, Lucia 
Evelyn Van Cleef, Perry. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl.; Security Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

C. D. Campbell, Ray Babbitt, John Tyree, 
Lawton; Bert Parmenter, Pat Hurley, Jim 
Harris, W. G. Skelly. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&, Lodges, C. of C.; active mbr. in all 
civic affairs; mbr. Izaak Walton League; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council. 
Commandery, Lawton; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. and natl. 
pol. for 28 yrs.; good speaker; works 
through personal contacts and the party 
organizations. Offices, Referee in Bank¬ 
ruptcy in western Okla. 1902-07; Co. Atty., 
Comanche Co. 1919-20; mbr. Congress 1921- 
22. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1924; 
del. to all st. and co. convs. since state¬ 
hood. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
for a few mos. at Perry, at Lawton since. 
During W. War was active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Bond work and was a four- 
minute speaker. Hobby, Ashing. 

GORE, THOMAS PRYOR, Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Webster Co., Miss., Dec. 
10, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wal- 
thal, Miss.; Cumberland Univ., LL. B.. 
1892; LL. D., 1921. Wife, Nina Kay. 

Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas J., Jr.; 1 d., Nina 
(Mrs. Yidol), St. Louis. Bus. Con., pri¬ 
vate law practice; departmental in Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. Bk. Con., Lawton andi 
Washington, D. C. Assoc., R. W. Hart, 
collaborates in various companies. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Congress Coun¬ 
try, Washington, D. C.; W. O. W., Okla. 
City; K. P., Shawnee; Elks, Lawton; hon¬ 
orary mbr. Moose, Okmulgee. Imp. Rel., 
Dixie Gore, Miami; E. E. Gore, Altus 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Mary Wyatt, (sister), Wil- 
more, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; co., city, 
st. and natl worker since maturity; makes 
speeches; uses all methods. Offices, Ter¬ 
ritorial Senate 1893-94; U. S. Senate 1907- 
21. Party Honors, del. natl. convs., Bal¬ 
timore, Houston; mbr. U. S. Rural Credit 
Com.; spoke in all states except N. M., 
Ala., La., Vt.; chmn. organization, bureau; 
natl. organization 1912. Remarks, -came to 
Okla. 1901;-lived since -at Lawton. Close 
friend and adviser of Pres. Wilson during 
early yrs. of his administration. Hobby, 


buying books; pres, now of International 
Library for the Blind. 

HARRIS, GEORGE A., Cache. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Croten, Mich., Dec. 8, 
1873. Edu., com. schs., Mich. Wife, Min¬ 
nie Shufeldt, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold, 
Lawton; 1 d., Mrs. Helen Wood, Ponca 
City. Bus. Con., Postmaster, Cache; own¬ 
er Harris Grocery; part owner Harris & 
Parshall Feed Store, Cache. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Cache. Assoc., C. E. Price, L. M. Nor¬ 
ris, Walter Clark, George Redman, F. L. 
Lett, W. J. Good, Cache; (pol.) Roy Par¬ 
kinson, Arch Parmenter, Dr. Brashears, 
Lawton; B. M. Parmenter; J. W. Harreld; 
W. B. Pine; Hugh Scott. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., 
Cache. Imp. Rel., Andrew A. Harris (bro.), 
employee post office, Guthrie; F. O. Har¬ 
ris (bro.), Okla. Bottling Works, Bristow; 
Mrs. Jennie Harris Oliver (sister), Fallis. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and com. 
Offices, Postmaster since 1925. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892; lived at Guthrie 1892- 
1901; Luther 1901-02; Wellston 1902-11 ; 
Cache since. 

HILLHOUSE, E. L„ Geronimo. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Amory, Miss., Apr. 
7, 1887. Edu., pub. sch., Tenn. Wife, 
Frances Meyer. Cdrn., 1 s., Francis. Bus. 
Con., E. L. Hillhouse Mercantile Co., 
Geronimo. Bk. Con., City Natl., Lawton. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Jackson Brashears, Bob 
Morford, Geo. Frampton, Lawton; Bert 
Parmenter; W. B. Pine. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Geronimo; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India 
Temple Shrine; M. W. A., O. T. A., 
Geronimo. Imp Rel., A. S. Anderson, 
Tenn. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
st. for 20 yrs.; the most inAuential man 
among both Dem. and Rep. in his com¬ 
munity ; works through personal contacts 
and com. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man until 1928; del. to st. and co. convs. 
until 1924; mbr. elec. bd.; mbr. twp. bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived at 
Geronimo 1907-10 ; Lawton 1910-20; Ger¬ 
onimo since 1920. Hobby, Lodge work. 

HINSON, JAMES W., Fletcher. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Independence Co., 
Ark., June 9, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Ark. 
Wife, Lula E. Smith. Cdrn., 2 s., Clar¬ 
ence E., Okla. City; Willis E., Fletcher; 

3 d.. Mary E., Frederick; Mrs. Lenora 
Cutshaw, Cement; Mrs. Alice T. Schu- 
mate, Okla. City. Bus. Con., stockholder 
in Farmers Cooperative Gin; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. James 
W. Hinson (wife), Asst. Postmaster; (pol.) 
Dr. Brashears, R. B. Morford, Arch Par¬ 
menter, Nick Gensman, Lawton; Bert Par¬ 
menter; Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Chris.; elder. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
active in all civic affairs; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Fletcher, sec’y of the Lodge; East¬ 
ern Star; I. O. O. F., Fletcher. Imp. Rel., 
John H. Hinson, Fletcher; J. L. Hinson, 

Lubbock, Tex. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 27 yrs. ; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Post¬ 
master, Fletcher, since 1912; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; lived 

at Marshall 1898-1902; Fletcher since 1902. 
Interested in good schs. Hobby, touring. 

HOLLIDAY, A. O., Faxon. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Cooper Co., Mo., May 24, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Summer Co.. Kan.; 
Cen. Normal, Great Bend, 1890-1902; S. 

W. Meth. Col., WinAeld, Kan., 1894. Wife, 
Lottie Bailey. Bus. Con., pres. Faxon St. 
Bk.; v.-pres. Amer. Natl. Bk., Walters; 

land owner. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl., 
Okla. City (correspondent). Assoc., W. O. 
Morrison, W. F. Barber, Lawton; Glen L. 
Dark, Okla. City; (pol.) O. O. Kirkham, R. 
B. Morford, Lawton; Sen. W. J. Otjen. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., mbr. good roads 
com. since 1922; Mason, Lawton; Guthrie 
Consistory; I. O. O. F., Encampment, Law- 


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125 


ton. Imp. Rel., Dr. O. M. Holliday, Tulsa; 
M. G. Holliday, Colonel in U. S. Army. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Taxon for 
27 yrs.; works through com. and person.1 
■contacts. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man since 1902. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived since at Faxon. Interested in 
good schs. and roads. 

HOWARD, JOHN T., .Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., farmer-stockman; Co. Commr. B., 
Johnson Co., Tenn., Feb. 17, 1866. Edu., 
com. sch., Johnson Co., Tenn.; Acad., Mt. 
View, Tenn. Married. Cdrn., 3 s., Ben¬ 
jamin W., John M., Richard, Lawton; 4 
d., Mrs. Jessey McIntosh, Mrs. Margy Tel¬ 
ford, Mrs. Tansy Campbell, Lawton; Mrs. 
Altha Hunt,' Okemah. Bus. Con., farm 
owner; city property owner; live stock 
breeder. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Charles Campbell, Arch Parmenter, 
Geo. Frampton, Charles Powell, Judge W. 
C. Stevens, Joe Cline, Richard Jones, Rondo 
Stephens, Rob McCalmet, Lawton. Clubs & 
Lodges, The Okla. Grange; Comanche Co. 
Farmers Cooperative Gin and Elevator Co.; 
C. of C.; Charity Bd. of Comanche Co.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Knight Templar, Royal 
Arch, Lawton. Imp. Rel., C. H. Howard, 
v.-pres. Exchange Trust Co., Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
■dist. since 1901; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr., 
elected 1925, re-elected 1927, now serving; 
up to date of his last election was the 
only Rep. in the co. to succeed himself in 
office. Party Honors, chmn. co. Rep. Fi¬ 
nance Com. 1928; prct. committeeman; 
attends st., co. and dist. convs. Remarks, 
a pioneer; came to Okla. 1889; lived near 
Pauls Valley 1889-1901 ; in Comanche Co. 
since 1901. 

JOLLY, S. D., Fletcher. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Cleveland Co., N. C., June 
24, 1883. Edu., com. schs., N. C. Wife, 
Lola Johnson. Cdrn., 7 d., Velma, Thelma, 
Vennie Mae, Rubena, Lola Lee, D. June, 
Mary Emma, Fletcher. Bus. Con., Jolly 
Grocery Store; stockholder in Cooperative 
Gin; real estate owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Manning, E. D. 
Sullivan, E. E. Butler, Lawton; Jed John¬ 
son, Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, Frank 
Carter. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Fletcher; 
Consistory, Guthrie; I. O. O. F., Fletcher. 
Imp. Rel., H. M. Mullican, Chickasha; C. 
W. Jolly, B. D. Jolly, Rush Springs. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
for 24 yrs.; makes some speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Treas. of Sch. Bd.; Co. Commr. 1920-21 
and 1924-25 ; City Councilman; Mayor. 
Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs.; 
prct. committeeman; mhr. local Dem. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Shawnee 1900-04; Rush Springs 1904-09; 
Fletcher since. During W. War was mbr. 
of Co. Council of Defense; active in Bond 
drives. 

JONES, RICHARD A., Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Macon City, Mo., Dec. 
4, 1874. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Richard M.; 2 d., Mary 
Frances, Virginia. Bus. Con., Jones 
Brothers Drug Co., Lawton; farm owner. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge W. C. Stevens, Judge 
R. J. Ray, J. F. Thomas, Judge Richard¬ 
son, Judge Harper, Judge Horn, Comanche 
Co.; Judge DiffendafPe-r, Dave Boyer. Wal¬ 
ters; Judge Bailey, Chickasha; B. M. Par¬ 
menter, Washington, D. C. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; 
K. of C., Lawton. Imp. Rel., Frank S. 
Jones (bro.), bus. partner. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in local and st. affairs for 
27 yrs. ; makes speeches and works through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Council¬ 
man 1902-03; Mayor 1904-09; pres. Sch. 
Bd. 1911-12; City Commr. 1913-15; Commr. 
of Managerial Form of Govt. 1921-23. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; co. 



S. D. JOLLY 


chmn. 1920; prct. committeeman for past 
20 yrs.; attends all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived since at Law- 
ton ; active in public improvements of 
Lawton; while Mayor had the cheapest 
pavement laid that was ever laid in Okla. 
and yet it has not had a break in 20 
yrs.; fostered, promoted, introduced Law- 
ton water system against strong opposition 
while Mayor; one of the pioneers of Law- 
ton. Hobby, farming. 

KERANS, JACK, Lawton. Dem. occ., 
merchant. B., De Soto, Mo., Dec. 6, 1879. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., De Soto, Mo., 
grad. 1896. Wife, Hattie K.. d. of Mrs. 
Anna Floerke, St. Louis, Mo. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mrs. Lucile Marie Knopf. Ft. Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan.; Mrs. Dorothee Antoinette 
Matlack, Ft! Sill. Bus. Con., Jack 
Kerans Book and Stationery Store, Law- 
ton. Bk. Con., Security Natl; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge E. L. Richardson, 
Judge R. J. Ray, John Thomas, Frank 
Shipley, Dr. L. C. Knee, Dr. E. B. Dunlap, 
Ray Keegan, Lawton; Ed Trapp, W. C. 
McAlister, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Col. R. 
A. Sneed. U. S. Sen. Elmer Thomas, Scott 
Ferris, Judge Thomas H. Doyle, George 
D. Key, Frank Carter, J. F. Owen, Art 
Walker, Okla. City; Jack Arnold, Tulsa. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., former, dir. 
Imp. Rel., Grattan Kerans (bro.), Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. ; newspaper man and was 
asst. dir. of publicity of Dem. Natl. Com. 
1924 and 1928. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1906 ; works through per¬ 
sonal contact and com. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 8 yrs.; Co. Registrar 14 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1924 and 1928; 
prct. committeeman, sec’y 10 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived since 
in Lawton. Active in civic affairs. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

KINDRED, MRS C. L., Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Clay Co., Tex., July 
27, 1879. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tex. 
Hus., C. L. Kindred, carpenter. Cdrn., 
2 s., Clarence, James; 2 d„ Frances. 
Willie, Lawton. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Assoc., Mrs. M. Stringer, Mrs. B. C. Lig¬ 
gett, Mrs. J. A. Johnson, Lawton. Church, 
Bap!, Cen.; active mbr.; supt. Intermediate 
Dept! Imp. Rel., Henry Peasharp (bro.), 
minister, Weatherford. Pol. Act., activities 
have been chiefly through W. C. T. U. 


for past three yrs.; makes some speeches ; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since 
at Lawton; active in civic affairs. In¬ 
terested in Church work and W. C. T. U. 

KIRKHAM, 0. 0., Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Buchanan Co., Mo., June 
18, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, 
Elva Goodner. Cdrn., 1 d., Louise. Bus. 
Con., part owner Goodner Book Store, Law- 
ton. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., J. 

A. Johnson, Wm. Gross, Joe L. Porter, P. 
C. Monroe, J. S. Kuntz, Lawton; (pol.) 
F. C. Rice, W. F. Wolverton, Arthur Law¬ 
rence, Dr. F. W. Hammond, Comanche Co. ; 
W. B. Pine; J. W. Harreld; Irving Page; 
Judge Ed. S. Vaught. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, C. of C., pres, two terms 1922-27; 
Kiwanis Club, Lawton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. numerous times; called into cam¬ 
paign by st. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905 ; lived since at Lawton. During W. 
War was active in war drives. Interested 
in good citizenship. 

KNEE, L. C., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Dayton, Ohio, May 5, 1872. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Lebanon, Ohio; 
Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio, M. D., 1898. 
Wife, Anna Mae Konig, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., 
L. C. Knee, Jr., Lawton. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing physician, Lawton, for 29 yrs.; owner 
of bus. bldgs, in Lawton. Bk. Con., City 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jack Kerans, Geo. F. 
Frampton, Lawton; Elmer Thomas, Jim 
McClintic. Church, Dunkard. Clubs, C. 
of C.; Izaak Walton League. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 30 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts; makes some 
speeches. Offices, first Coroner of Co¬ 
manche Co.; chmn. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 

• del. to numerous st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived since 
at Lawton. Mbr. of the Council of De¬ 
fense during W. War and active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

KUNTZ, J. S., Lawton. Dem. Oca., 
Sec’y Bd. of Education. B., Salisbury, 
Mo., Jan. 15, 1885. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Salisbury, Mo., 1901; Nortn Mo. 
Acad., grad. 1903. Wife, Lula M. Graves, 
Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert; 2 d., Dorothy, 
Eleanor. Bus. Con., asst, cashier City 
Natl. Bk., Lawton, 1916-26. Bk. Con., 
City Natl. Assoc., Joe L. Porter, R. B. 
McCoy, F. M. English, Frank Shipley, O. 
O. Kirkham, Lawton; (pol.) F. B. Aycock, 

B. C. Swinney, D. A. Becker, Lawton; R. 
A. Sneed, Dave Boyer. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis Club; C. of C.; 
Mason, Lawton. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, sec’y 
Bd. of Edu. since 1919. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909; lived since at Lawton. Con¬ 
nected with all civic affairs. Interested 
in better finances for public schs. 

LAMB, JOHN HENDERSON, Lawton. 
Rep. Occ., minister. B., Center Co., Pa., 
Feb. 16, 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Peabody, Kan., 1894; Col., Emporia, Kan., 
1898 ; Princeton Theological Seminary, 
Princeton, N. J., 1901. Wife, Martha R. 
Suer, Jacksonville, Ill. Cdrn., 2 s., Wil¬ 
liam Rannells, Lawton; John Henderson, 
Jr., Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., City Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Richardson. Walter 
Osborne, Joe Peller, F. M. English, John 
Mikesell, Charles Campbell, R. B. Mor- 
ford, Roy Parkinson, Ray Babbitt, Law- 
ton. Church, Pres.; pastor. Clubs, C. 
of C., chmn. of library bd., active in all 
civic and public affairs; Kiwanis Club, 
Lawton. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1922; lived since at Lawton. Trustee of 
the Tulsa Univ. Hobby, fishing. 





12G 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


LARRANCE, FRED C., Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., manufacturer. B., Topeka, Kan., 
Apr. 27, 1884. Edu., com. sch., Okla. 

City, Stroud; bus. col., Guthrie. Wife, 
d. of Mrs. Sarah Klinesmith, Barnsdall, 
Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl, Fred, Jr.; 1 d., 
Maud. Bus. Con., Larrance Tank Corp., 
Lawton. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 

D. R. Getz, John Sinclair, F. W. Hammond, 
Edward Bates, Lawton; (pol.) Ned and 
Ted Sheplar, Ray Keagan, Frank Shipley, 
Lawton; Dave Boyer, Walters; Jim Nance, 
Owen Black, Judge Ray, Judge Manning, 
Lawton. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., both st. and co. ; chmn. Indus¬ 
trial com.; Rotary Club, Lawton; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Coun¬ 
cil, Lawton. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1901; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
nominee for Mayor of Lawton, was nom¬ 
inated by the bus. men. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1892; lived at Okla. City 1892-94; 
Stroud 1894-1901 ; Lawton since. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

MALONE, CARL TALMAGE, Fletcher. 
Dem. Occ., Ford dealer. B., Sebastian 
Co., Ark., Mch. 11, 1892. Edu., com. sch., 
Okla.; h. sch., Lawton; bus. col., Okla. 
City. Wife, Juliette Garvin. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Carl, Jr., Billy, Don, Eddie. Bus. Con., 
Malone Motor Co., Fletcher; stockholder 
Farmers Cooperative Gin. Fletcher; was 
connected with the First Natl. Bk.. Lawton, 
1914-22. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., C. 
H. Rogers, Fletcher; (pol.) J. A. Collier, 

E. W. Dilling, J. H. Hinson, Fletcher. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Fletcher; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine; I. O. O. 

F. , Fletcher. Imp. Rel., C. E. Malone. 
Apache. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. for 16 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; 
lived at Monroe 1898-1900; Heavener 1900- 
04; Newberg 1904-07; Big Pasture Open¬ 
ing 1907-11 ; Lateon 1911-22; Fletcher 
since. Hobby, fishing. 

MANNING, JOHN, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge, Comanche Co. B., Sinclair Co., 
Ala., Jan. 22, 1874. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Tex.; Grayson Col., Whitewright, 
Tex., A. B., 1898; Cumberland Univ., Tenn., 
LL. B., 1902. Wife, Mattie Settle, Miss. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Inez. Bk. Con., City Natl.; 
Security Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. W. Simp¬ 
son, A. J. Burton, John Thomas, Lawton; 
Elmer Thomas; Judge Huff, Walters; Guy 
Horton, Altus; Guy Sigler, Ardmore. 
Church, Bap. ; S. S. tchr. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Frederick. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 20 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge, 
now serving third term; Police Judge, 4 
yrs.; City Atty., Grandfleld, 1 term. Party 
Honors, st. conv. del. on several occasions; 

del. to many co. and dlst. convs.; del. to 
League of Young Dems. Conv.; co. com¬ 
mitteeman several times. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906 ; lived since at Lawton. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan work. Hobby, farming and 
stock raising. 

MARTIN, CHESLEY MARION, Elgin. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., 
Anderson Co., S. C., June 11, 1889. Edu., 

com. sch., Anderson Co., S. C.; h. sch., 
Hiawassee, Ga.; Wake Forrest, N. C., 2 
yrs.; Tulane Univ., 2 yrs.; Univ. of 
Okla., M. D.; post grad. Okla. Univ., de¬ 
gree in Physiotherapy. Wife, Sadie Petra 
Martin, Danbury, N. C. Cdrn., 2 s., War¬ 
ren Oliver, Edwin P.; 2 d., Marion Angela, 
Jane Eugenia. Bus. Con., practicing 
physician and surgeon; owner of B. & 
M. Drug Co.; stockholder in cooperative 
gin; real estate owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Elgin; Amer. Natl., Lawton. Assoc., (pol.) 
S. D. Jolly, Fred Frampton, John Tyree, 
Lawton; Frank Petree, Altus. Church, 



C. W. METCALF 


Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Elgin; 
Phi Beta Phi Fraternity; mbr. st. and co. 
Med. Societies. Imp. Rel., C. D. Martin, 
druggist and owner of lighting system at 
Fletcher, Elgin and Sterling; W. H. Mar¬ 
tin, Spartansburg, S. C. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. and st. for 13 yrs.: 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
chmn. Town Bd.; treas. of Sch. Bd.; City 
Councilman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 

1912; located at Fletcher; lived at Elgin 
since 1916. Active in all civic and public 
affairs; instrumental in getting electric 
lights and substantial bldgs, in Elgin. 
Hobby, architecture. 

METCALF, CLARENCE W„ Lawton. 
Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Cedar Grove, la.. 
Apr. 7, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Elk Creek. 
Wife, Emma Tracey. Cdrn., 5 s., Owen, 

Clayton, Allen, Leonard, Street; 2 d., Mrs. 
Faye Wagoner, Mrs. Edna Burger; (1 s. 
and 1 d. dec.). Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 

Assoc., Joe B. Watson, J. T. Howard, 
commrs.; (pol.) Geo. W. Frampton, Dr. 
Brashears, C. D. Campbell, O. O. Kirk- 
ham, Lawton; Sen. W. B. Pine; J. W. 
Harreld, B. M. Parmenter, Okla. City; 

L. M. Gensriian, Lawton. Lodge, Mason 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., F. K. Metcalf 
(bro.), Ramona. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker through personal contacts and com.; 
in co. since maturity. Offices, chmn. Bd. 
of Co. Commrs. 1921-22; and 1924-30: 
mbr. Sch. Bd.; Town Trustee and Co 
Commr. in Neb. 1892-96. Party Honors, 
chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 1926-27: del. 
co. convs.; twp. committeeman 4 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902; lived near 
Lawton since. Mbr. Finance Com. during 
W. War. 

MILLARD, CARY, Lawton. Dem. Oce„ 

harness and shoe maker. B., Fredonia, 
Kan., July 2, 1875. Edu., com. sch., 

Fredonia, Kan., Pawnee, Okla. Wife, d. 
of Riley Fry, Tacoma, Wash. Cdrn., 1 
s., Guy, Bristow; 1 d., Mrs. Valita Stew¬ 
art, Electra, Tex. Bus. Con., Cary Mil¬ 
lard, Harness & Shoe Shop, Lawton. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 

Richardson, J. W. Tyree, A. Burleson, 

John St. Clair, F. A. Westbrook. Lawton; 
Jed Johnson, Anadarko; Henry S. John¬ 
ston, Perry; personal friend of Jim Mc- 
Clintic, Elmer Thomas. Church, Pres. 


Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active in all 
civic affairs; Supt. of the horse racing 
dept, of the Comanche Co. Fair; K. of 
P. Lawton. Imp. Rel., T. C. Goff, mer¬ 
chant and farmer. Pawnee; Isaac Millard, 
Wilson, 28 yrs. with the Carter Oil Co.; 
Ralph Millard, Carter Oil Co., Pawnee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 20 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1888; lived at 
Bartlesville 1888-1902; Pawnee 1902-04; 
Apache 1904-07; Sayre 1907-10; Thomas 
1910-18; at Lawton since 1918. Mbr. of 
the Cherokee Strip Cow Punchers Assn. 
Among the pioneers of Okla. Hobby, rais¬ 
ing pure bred chickens. 

MILLER, HARRY L„ Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., abstractor. B., Madison Co., Ill., 
June 27, 1891. Edu., com. sch., Madison 
Co., Ill.; McKendree Col., Lebanon, Ill., 
1906-07; Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill., 
LL. B„ 1913. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.. Dale 
Robert. Bus. Con., Okla. Abstract Co., 
Lawton. Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Ray, C. W. Simpson, A. G. 
Norris, Ross Sullivan, Lawton; J. A. Dif- 
fendaffer, D. W. Boyer, Okla. City. Church. 
Meth.; very active worker; taught mens 
S. S. class for 5 yrs. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C.; Rotary Club, ex-sec’y; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Knight Templar, Lawton. Imp. 
Rel., Walter J. Miller, Lawton. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1920: 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 6 yrs.; 
was elected del. to st. conv. 1926, 1928 
(did not attend) ; prct. committeeman 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1916; lived since 
at Lawton. Interested in church and S. 
S. work. 

MILLER, W. K., Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Pulaski Co., Ia., Aug. 9, 
1868. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ia. Wife, 
Minnie Foglesong, Ia Cdrn., 1 s.. Gray- 
den R., Lawton. Bus. Con., Miller Hard¬ 
ware Co., Lawton; extensive land owner, 
Rio Grande Valley, Lamb Co., Tex., and. 
in Comanche Co.,Okla.; in hardware bus. 
in Comanche Co. for 27 yrs.; formerly in 
lumber bus.; a dealer in livestock. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., G. W. Miller, 

G. R. Miller (parners in bus.) ; (pol.) Geo. 
Frampton, C. W. Metcalf, Lawton; Bert 
Parmenter, Washington, D. C.; Pat Hur¬ 
ley. Church, Chris, (preferred). Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; K. of P.; I. O. O. F.; 
Elks, Lawton. Imp. _Rel., Lee Miller, Mc¬ 
Pherson, Kan, grain bus. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and dist. for 27 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. in 
the past; former prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Dover 1901-02; Cache 1902-08; Lawton 
since 1908; active in all civic and public 
affairs. Hobby, livestock and farming. 

MITCHELL, MRS. E. BRENT, Lawton. 
Dem. B., Texas Nov. 3, 1885. Edu., 
grad. h. sch., Duncan. Hus., Dr. E. Brent 
Mitchell, Lawton. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Ralph 
N. Swanson, Shreveport, La. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl., and Second Natl., Lawton. 
Assoc., all dem. leaders in co. Church. 
Centenary Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Bus." 
Women’s Club; U. D. C. ; Entre Nous. 
Pol. Act., partisan, co. wide; active since 
1917; operates personally and through 
corns. Offices, Co. Treas. 1925 to July 
1929; former Deputy Co. Treas. 8 yrs. 
Party H onors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. 
V.-Chmn.; V.-Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897; located 
Durant; Durant 1899 to 1901; Lawton 
since. 

MONCRIEF, D„ JR., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Waco, Tex., May 30, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. schs., Waco, Tex. 
Wife, Eliza, d. of John D. Kannard, Law- 
ton. Cdrn., 1 s., Kenneth D. Bk. Con., 
City Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge E. L. 
Richardson, John Thomas, A. G. Norris, 





Lawton; Fletcher Riley, J. A. Diffendaffer, 
Okla. City. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; W. C. T. U.; W. 0. W., 
Lawton. Imp. Rel., M. F. Moncrief, Waco, 
Tex., real estate operator. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; actire in co. and dist. for 15 yrs.; 
interested in law enforcement; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Chief 
of Police 2 yrs., now serving; Dep. Sheriff 
4 yrs.; Constable 2 yrs.; Patrolman 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young 
hems.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; lived since at Law- 
ton. During W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
baseball. 

MORFORD, ROBERT BOYD, Lawton 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster, Lawton. B., Cola. 
Ia., Mch. 28, 1878. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.. Maxwell, Ia.; Highland Park Col. 
Des Moines, Ia., 3 yrs.; bus. col., Des 
Moines, Ia. Wife, Ora E. Edmister, Tulsa. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Robert B., Jr., Portia J.; 1 
d., Clara E. Bus. Con., farm owner, 
real estate owner, farming and dairying. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Grover Ral¬ 
ston, asst. Postmaster; (pol.) Arch Par- 
menter; R. A. Parkinson, Charles Camp¬ 
bell, Lawton; Sen.- J. W. Harreld; Lew 
Wentz; A. C. Alexander; W. G. Skellv: 
Pat Hurley. Church, Meth., N.; mbr. bd. 
of Stewards. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; chmn. Irrigation 
and Fair Bds. ; chmn. Citizens Com., striv¬ 
ing for managerial form of government; 
mgr. Harmon & Dowd Park Assn.; mbr. 
Kiwanis Club, com. on Finances; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Lawton; Okla. City Shrine. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. for 30 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through corns. and personal contacts. 
Offi ces, postmaster, Lawton, since 1923. 
Party Honors, del. to numerous co., dist. 
and st. convs.; past chmn., sec'y. of co. 
Rep. organiz.; has attended natl. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived 
since at Lawton; during W. War was 
chmn. of Liberty Bond drives, Food Admin¬ 
istration, Thrift Stamp chmn.; mbr. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense. Strong advocate of better 
farming conditions and dairying. Hobby, 
civic improvements. 

MORRISON. W. 0., Faxon. Dem. Occ., 
garage and filling station. B., Sutton, W. 
Va.., Nov. 25, 1876. Edu., com. sch., 

Braxton Co., W. Va. Wife, Sallie M. 
Berry of W. Va. Cdrn.. 5 s., Wilbur O., 
Spurgeon J., John L., Virgil B., Harned; 
3 d.. Opal, Ruby, Helen. Bus. Con., garage 
and filling station owner; wholesale and 
retail gas and oil; land owner; farmer. 
Bk. Con., Faxon St. Assoc., A. O. Holli¬ 
day, P. P. Farris, C. F. Perry, W E. Bot¬ 
kin, Faxon; (pol.) J. C. Pierce. J. W. 
Jones, D. W. Huddleson, Comanche Co. ; 
A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A.; 
W. O. W., Faxon; Mason, Chattanooga, 
Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
in local community for 20 yrs.; works 
through corns. and personal contacts. 
Offices, justice of peace in W. Va., 1904; 
postmaster, Hyer, W. Va., 1902-04. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman of Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; lived at 
Geary, 1906-07, at Faxon since. Interested 
in good roads. 

NORRIS, ARCH GEORGE, Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., court dlerk. B- Pierceton, Ind., 
March 8, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Pierceton, Ind. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Carl, 
Enid. Bk. Con., Security Natl., Lawton. 
Assoe., (pol.) Frank Shipley, Ed Sullivan, 
John Tyree, Lawton; C. E. Price, Clay 
Coingan, Cache; Ed Casey, Sterling; 
Judge Fletcher Riley, J. A. Diffendaffer, 
Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis Club, Lawton; M. W. A., 
Cache; I. O. O. F., Lawton. Imp. Rel., 
Marion Norris, Cache. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active In co. since 1904; works through 


COMANCHE COUNTY 

personal contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor, 
1923-27; Court Clerk, 1928, now serving. 
Party Honors, del. to- st. convs. several 
times; del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900; lived at Perry, 1900-02; 
Cache, 1902-23; Lawton, since 1923; mbr. 
of the Draft Bd. during W. War. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

PARKINSON, ROY A., Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B., Marion Co., Ill., July 

I, 1875. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ill.; 
Southern Illinois Normal, Carbondale, Ill. 
Wife, Elva Marie McGuire. Cdrn., 1 s., 

J. Leland, Lawton; 1 d, Mrs. Lucile 

English, Lawton. Bus. Con., Ford dealer, 
Lawton; Parkinson- Neal Motor Co., Enid. 
Bk. Con., City Natl., Amer. Natl., Lawton. 
Assoc., F. A. Parkinson, L. A. Neal, Enid, 
bus. partners; (pol.) Bob Morford, Arch 
Parmenter, Geo. Frampton, Lawton; W. J. 
Otjen, Enid; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. 
Church, First Meth.; steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., director; director of Co. 
Fair Bd.; Kiwanis Club; del. to Interna*- 
tional Kiwanis Club convs., Denver and 
St. Paul; Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, 
Chapter, Commandery, Lawton; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., F. A. Parkinson, Enid. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 10 
yrs.; works through corns, and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv., 1928; del. to st. conv., 1928; Rep. 
St. Chmn. for Comanche Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1913 and has lived at 
Lawton since; during 1925-27 was chmn. 
Comanche Co. Red Cross and was aetive 
in Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, golf. 

PARMENTER, ARCH MARVIN, Lawton. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Cheyenne, Wyo., 
July 27, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Lawton; Bus. Col., Lawton, 1910. Wife, 
d. of Mrs. Gertrude Meeker, Lawton. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Arch Marvin, Jr.; 1 d., Gertrude 

Gladys. Bus. Con., Parmenter and O’Neal, 
attys., Lawton. Bk. Con., City Natl., Amer. 
Natl., Security Natl., Lawton. Assoc., C. 
T. O’Neal, bus. partner; (pol.) Charles 
Campbell, Ray Parkinson, J. T. Howard, 
R. B. Morford, Charles Powell, Lawton; 
Lew Wentz ; Ponca City; Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; ex-Sen. J. W. Harreld, Okla. 
City. Church, First Church of Christ 
Scientists; first reader of the church. 
Clubs, C. of C., director, ex-mbr. of bd.; 
Rotary Club, vice pres. Imp. Rel., Bert 
M. Parmenter, (father) Okla. City, former 
Asst. Atty. General of U. S. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in st. since 1920; makes 
speeches; works through corns. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. of the Rep. co. organiz.; 
attends all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Law- 
ton ; Co. Appeal Agent during W. War 
and never lost a case. Hobby, golf. 

PETTY, A. E., Cache. Dem. Occ., 
produce dealer. B., Pike Co., Ill., Jan. 
19, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Rockport, Ill- 
Bus. Col., Quincy, Ill, 1901. Wife, Matilda 
Webber of Ill. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Esther 
Norris, Miss Martha Petty, Cache; Mrs. 
Ella Good, Lawton. Bus. Con., general 
mercantile bus.. Cache for past 19 yrs.; 
dealers in produce. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Cache. Assoc., John Morgan; F. A. Hol¬ 
lander, W. W. Thomas, O. L. Knox, Knox 
Beall, Cache; (pol.) John Manning, R. E. 
Sullivan, Judge Richardson, S. B. Roy, 
Comanche Co.; Elmer Thomas, Dave 
Boyer, A. S. J. Shaw, R. A. Sneed, 
Fletcher Riley. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; Mason. Imp. Rel., Lee Petty, 
Elgin. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 
yrs; works through personal contacts and 
corns Offices, mbr. Co. Election Bd. 
since 1922, still serving; mayor of Cache, 
1911-16. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908: 
lived since at Cache. 

POWELL, CHARLES S., Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., druggist, retired; mayor of Lawton. 
B., Dallas Co., Ia., Feb. 28, 1876. Edu., 


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com. and h. sch., Minneapolis, Kan; Wes¬ 
leyan Col., Salina, Kan.; Univ. of Kan- 
1897 ; post grad. Columbia Univ., N. Y- 
Ph. D. 1901. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Leslie, 
artist, N. Y. City. Bus. Con., vice pres. 
Security Natl. Bk., Lawton; stockholder 
Osmun Wholesale Grocery; property owner; 
vice pres. Home Bldg. & Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl- Lawton. Assoc., 
Grover Osmun, Leo Osmun, Frank Ship- 
ley, Lawton; (pol.) J. S. Boyd, J. W. Pat¬ 
ton, Fred Larrance, Frank Shipley, Law- 
ton; Ed Overholser, Okla. City; Pat Hurley, 
Washington, D. C. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. K. Powell, atty., Muskogee. 
Pol. Act- independent; active since 1905; 
works through personal contacts; uses his 
influence in Washington to keep Ft. Sill 
in Okla. Offices, mayor of Lawton since 
1925, still serving. Even though a mbr. 
of the minority party, was given the 
largest majority ever received by a can¬ 
didate for office in Lawton. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at 
Lawton; principal of the Lawton H. Sch. 
in 1901-02. Interested in all civic and 
public affairs. 

PRICE, C. E- Cache. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B- Charleston, Ark., Oct. 23. 
1892. Edu., com. sch- Sterling, 1910; 
h. sch., Lawton, 1913; bus. col., Chilli- 
cothe. Mo., 1915. Wife, Myrtle May, d. of 
R. S. Yates, Chickasha. Cdrn- 1 s- C. E. 
Jr.; 1 d- Virginia May. Bus. Con., owner 
of Bk. of Cache. Bk. Con., (correspond¬ 
ents) Security Natl- Lawton; Liberty Natl- 
Okla. City. Assoc., F. M. Shipley, Law- 
ton ; A. C. Birdsong, Leo B. Lewis, Paul 
Wilson, Cache; (pol.) Wade Tyree, John 
Manning, E. L. Richardson, Geo. Frampton, 
Lawton: Fletcher Riley, Elmer Thomas. 
Owen Black. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in community 
for 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, prct. chmn. 1924-28; 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived at Marlow 1907-09; Sterling. 
1909-16; Cache 1916 and since; during 
W. War served in Medical Service at Jef¬ 
ferson Barracks, Mo.; mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Lowery Post, Lawton. Interested in de¬ 
veloping granite industry of the Wichita 
Mountains. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

PUTTKAMER, A. W- Chattanooga. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Clark Co- Wis- May 
19, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., Clark 
Co., Wis., 1893. Wife, Grace Armitage. 
Cdrn., 2 s- Harold, Woodrow; 1 d., Mar¬ 
jorie. Bus. Con- owner grocery store, 
Chattanooga, Okla. Bk. Con., First Natl- 
Chattanooga. Assoc., L. M. Ward, George 
Gutshell, T. G. S. Capper, Herb Shively, 
Chattanooga; (pol.) John Ray, Henry 
Leininger, H. N. Pope, Pete Monroe, Ed 
Sullivan, Comanche Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, 
J. B. A. Robinson, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Chris., elder. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
sec’y.; I. O. O. F.; clerk of Rebekah Lodge ; 
sec’y. and Treas., I. O. O F,; S. W. Assn- 
Western Okla. Pol Act- partisan; leader 
in his community for 15 yrs. Party Honors, 
prct. chmn- 1914-24. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908 ; has lived since at Chat¬ 
tanooga. Interested in church work. 

RAY, R. J., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Bedford, Tenn. Edu., 
schls. of Flat Creek, Tenn.; admitted to 
bar, June 10, 1890. Wife, Olive B., d. of 
B. B. Smith, Woodward. Cdrn- 1 s., Ken¬ 
neth. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl- Lawton. 
Assoc., J. F. Thomas, law partner; Joe 
Wolf, M. S. Simpson, Lawton; (pol.) 
John Shott, Ed Bledsoe, J. A. Johnson, 
Lawton; L. G. Pittman, Shawnee; Bill 
Bowles, Perry; Sam Massingale, Cordell. 
Church, Meth. Imp. Rel- Dr. H. F. Ray, 
Charlotte, N. C.; A. A. Ray, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act- partisan; active for 30 yrs. in 
Okla.; makes speeches. Offices, City Atty., 
Okla. City, 1891-92; Registrar of Wood- 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ward Land Office, 1895-97 ; Co. Judge, 
Comanche Co., 1915-21 ; mbr. Supreme 
Court Comm,, 1923-27 ; mbr. of Territorial 
Senate, 1895, the only Dem. in the body. 
Party Honors, chmn. Cen. Com., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; 
located at Okla. City, 1889-92; Woodward, 
1892-93; Lawton since 1901; during W. 
War was chmn of Council, of Defense and 
chmn. of Exemption Bd.; active in all 
war activities. 

REIFSCHNEIDER, MRS. P. ELIZABETH, 

Lawton. Dem. Occ., real estate, farm 
loans, insurance. B., Temple, Tex., June, 
1882. Edu., Jennie McConnell’s Private 
Sch.; h. sch., Temple, Tex., 1895; Baylor 
Col., Waco, Tex., 1896; Bus. Col., Waco, 
Tex., 1897. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., H. F., 
died while in service in the U. S. Navy, 
during W War; 1 d., Mrs. Ada Blanche 
Shafer, St. Charles, Mo. Bus. Con., J. W. 
Eastman Real Estate Co., Lawton. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl., Lawton. Assoc., J. W. 
Eastman; (pol.) R. A. Sullivan, A. Burle¬ 
son, Mrs. A. Burleson, Mrs. Lulu Bundy, 
Mrs. Jesse Stevens, Lawton; B. B. Bare¬ 
foot, Chickasha; George Key, Fletcher 
Riley, Mrs. Caroline Brains, Okla. City; 
W. L. Kirby, Pauls Valley; Mrs. G. A. 
Waters, Granite. Church, attends Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Schubert Music Club, 
Lawton; Hospitality Club, Okla. City; D. 
A. R.; U. D. C. Amer. Legion Post; 
Amer. War Mothers; Gold Star Mothers; 
First Families of Virginia. Imp. Rel., 
Judge John Shipp (great grandfather) cir¬ 
cuit judge 1840 Ark; Oliver E. Shipp, 
(father), Crystal City, Tex.; W. S. Shipp, 
dist. judge, Belton, Tex.; W. L. Shipp, 
co. judge, Rogers, Tex. Comes from an 
old Southern family of statesmen. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1912; 
makes speeches. Party Honors, Dem. Co. 
Chmn., 1927 ; vice chmn. League of Young 
Dem. 1929; del. to every st. and co. conv. 


since women’s suffrage in Okla. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Ardmore, 
1898-1908; at Lawton since 1908; mbr. of 
Amer. Legion Auxiliary, Lowery Post, 
Lawton; dist. pres., 1924-25; St. Ameri¬ 
canization chmn. 1926; published articles 
on Americanization; led first Liberty Loan 
drive; natl. del. to Amer. Legion Auxiliary 
1925-26; del. to nat. conv. of War Mothers 
1927; Matron of Honor at Confederate 
Veterans Reunion, 1827-29; served on 
Council of Defense during W. War and 
used her home as a hospitality house; 
mbr. of the Food Conservation Bd. of the 
C. of C. Hobby, flower gardening. 

REINWAND, ANDREW M„ Lawton. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Bavaria, Ger¬ 
many, April 13, 1875. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Warsaw, Wis., grad. 1892; Valparaiso 
Univ., M. S., 1896; LL. B„ 1899. Wife, 
d. of Henry Morgan, Altus. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Lucille, Margery, Thelma; 1 s., Stacy, all 
from former wife. Bus. Con., practicing 
attorney, Lawton; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Thomas, 
Judge Ray, W. C. Stevens, Joe Cline, Ray 
Keegan, Winchell Barber, Lawton; Ed 
Hines, Cordell; Dave Stovall, Hugo; Jess 
Harper, Talihina; Mrs. Ida Lee Robert¬ 
son, Muskogee; Dave Faulk, Marshall Co. 
Church, Meth, N. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Farmers Grange, Comanche Co.; 
Farmers Union Cooperative Gin Co.; Far¬ 
mers Union Cooperative Elevator Co.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Lawton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in st. since 1922; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; influential among the farmers of 
Comanche Co. Offices, mbr. tenth Legis¬ 
lature, Comanche Co.; City Atty., Carter- 
ville. Mo., 1901-05. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs. several times; attends all 
co. convs.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived since at Law- 
ton ; active in all municipal affairs. Hob¬ 


by, farming and cooperative farmers or¬ 
ganizations. 

RICHARDSON, E. L., Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., Dist. Judge. B., Greenville Co., S. 
C., Dec. 23, 1875. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Seneca, S. C.; Clemson A. & M. 
Col.; Furman Univ, S. ' C.; Univ. of S. 
C., LL. B. Wife, Maude Harris. Bus. 
Con., Dist. Judge of Fifteenth Judicial 
Dist. for past 4 yrs. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jack Kerans, John 
St. Clair, Bob Landers, C. W. Simpson, 
Lem Foster, Frank Sneed, Floyd Ross, 
Lawton; W. C. Lewis, Cham Jones, J. S. 
Ross, C. B. Stewart, Alger Melton, F. M. 
Bailey, Fred A. Speakman, James L. Nor¬ 
man. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Kiwanis Club; K. of P.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Lawton. Pol. Act., partisan; 
works through personal contacts; makes 
speeches occasionally. Offices, mbr. S. C. 
Legislature 1907-08; Co. Atty., Cotton Co., 
1917-18; Dist. Judge fifteenth dist,, since 
1925. Party Honors, del. to st.. dist. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla, 1911; 
lived at Temple 1911-18; Walters 1918- 
19; Lawton since. 

RILEY, FLETCHER, St. Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Justice of Supreme Court. 
B., Greenville, Tex., Jan. 29, 1893. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Lawton, grad. 1912; 
Univ. of Okla., law sch., 1913-17. A. B.. 
1916. Wife, Caroline, d. of T. S. Duffy, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d.. Gail Kathryn, 
Bk Con., Amer. Natl.; Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Church, Epis. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Lawton; Scottish Rite, Mc- 
Alester Pol. Act., partisan; active in city, 
co. and st. politics all his life; makes 
speeches; also works personally and 
through others. Offices, St, Representa¬ 
tive from Comanche Co. 1917; Co. Atty., 
Comanche Co., 1920-24: Justice of Supreme 
Ct. since 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1898; lived at Davis 1898-1901; Lawton 
since 1901. His public activities have 
been almost entirely of a governmental na¬ 
ture. During W. War was a mbr. of 
Tenth Field Artillery, Third Division, A. E. 
F.; rank of first Lieut.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Lowery Post, Lawton. 

ROSACKER, H. P„ Elgin. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 
Mch. 1, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., 

Schleswig-Holstein, Ger. Wife, A. L. Ar¬ 
mour. Bus. Con., H. P. Rosacker Dry 
Goods & Shoes, Elgin; owner of real es¬ 
tate properties; stockholder in Cooperative 
Gin, Elgin; Elgin Grain Co. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Elgin. Assoc., (pol.) Arch Par- 
menter; O. O. Kirltham, Lawton; Bert Par- 
menter; Charles Selby. Church, Luth. 
Clubs & Lodges, mbr. N. E. Comanche 
Co. C. of C. ; Yeomen; I. O. O. F., Sterl¬ 
ing. Imp. Rel., Marcus Rosacker, Dry 
Goods; John Rosacker; Chris Rosacker, 
St Paul, Minn.; Fred Rosacker, Spo¬ 
kane, Wash. Pol. Act. partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through the party organizations only. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman; mbr. Sch. Bd. ; 
mbr. Twp. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900 ; lived in Sterling 1900-15; Elgin 
since 1915; came to Amer. in 1891; located 
in la. Instrumental in building up the 
towns of Elgin and Sterling. Active in 
bond drives and Red Cross work during 
the W. War. Hobby, touring. 

RYAN, TIMOTHY, Elgin. Dent. Occ., 
farmer; gin manager. B., Cross Plains, 
Wis., Aug. 29, 1871. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.. Cross Plains, Wis. Wife, Mary El¬ 
len McAnaw. Cdrn., 1 s., John Francis; 

3 d., Ellen Elizabeth, Margaret Mary, 

Anna Laura, Elgin. Bus. Con., mgr. Co¬ 
operative Gin, Elgin; farmer; insurance; 
real estate; merchant. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Elgin. Assoc., Sam Heffner, Lawton; W. 
S. Nichols, Elgin; B. A. Head, Eugene 
Barrow, Fletcher; Dr. Martin; Elmer R. 









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Bauman; C. G. Coffin; (pol.) B. M. Par- 
menter. Arch Parmenter, Dick Jones, Law- 
ton; Elmer Thomas, Dave Boyer, Owen 
Black. Church, Cath. Clubs, N. E. Co¬ 
manche Co. C. of C.; Farmers Union. 
Imp Rel., David Ryan, Marshall, Minn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 35 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, past. mbr. Sch. Bd.; past 
pres, and mgr. of Farmers Telephone Co. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., Wis. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; lived since 
at Elgin. Interested in civic work; an ad¬ 
vocate of 4-H Club work. 

ST. CLAIR, JOHN, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
capitalist. B., Christian Co., Ill., May 18, 
1878. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tailor- 
ville. Ill., 1898. Wife, Sylvia M. Craw¬ 
ford. Bus. Con., dir. Larrance Tank Corp.; 
dir. Amer. Standard Fire Insurance Co., 
Okla. City; dir. Industrial Sand and Gravel 
Co.; property owner. Bk. Con., City Natl.; 
Security Natl.; St. Bk., Apache. Assoc., 
Judge Richardson, F. M. English, Ray Par¬ 
kinson, Morse Preston, Ray Keagan, Law- 
ton; (pol.) Dan Walding, Lem Foster, 
Lawton; Hubert Bolen, R. L. Owen, Jed 
Johnson, Earl Flesher, Mose Anderson, 
Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Lawton; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; K. of P.; I. 0. 
0. F., Lawton. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 20 yrs.; one of 
the strongest leaders in S. W. Okla.; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; lived at La- 
mont, 1898-1908; Douglas 1908-14; Law- 
ton since 1914. During Span.-Amer. War 
served in Co. B, Fifth Ill. Inf. Hobby, 
fishing and fox hunting. 

SANDERS, TODD, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
City Clk. B„ Gage Co., Neb., Mch. 12, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Cripple 
Creek, Denver, Colo., Lawton, grad. 1906. 
Wife, d. of Sina Sabine, Lawton. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. F. Ted- 
ford, Charles Powell, Fred Larrance, Ray¬ 
mond Fields, Lawton; Judge Ray, Frank 
Carter; Fred Capshaw, E. R. Hughes, Col. 
Speed, George Key, B. I. Ranch, Okla. 
City. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Commandery, Lawton; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine; C. of C., former dir. 
and treas; Kiwanis Club. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1923; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Clk. 3 terms, 
1923, 1925, 1927 elections, and renominat¬ 
ed in 1929 (election not over at this time). 
Party Honors, sec’y prct. com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903; lived in Lawton since. 
Hobby, outdoor sports. 

SCHOTT, JOHN J„ Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
loans and insurance. B., Edwards Co., 
Kan., June 14, 1887. Edu., com. and 
h. schs.. Perry, 1903. Wife, Deva Cotney, 
Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., John Edward, Donald 
A., J. Elmer. Bus. Con., loans and in¬ 
surance bus., Lawton. Bk. Con., City 
Natl. Assoc., C. S. Graybill, F M. Eng¬ 
lish, John Mikesell, C. M. Lewis, Lawton; 
(pol.) Cliff Simpson, Harry Stackhouse, 
J. .a. Johnson, Lawton; George Key, Scott 
Ferris, Frank Carter, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Lawton. Imp. Rel., E. C. Schott 
(bro.), lease broker. Perry. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman; Mayor pro-tern of 
Lawton 1926-29; tag agt. for Comanche 
Co., now serving. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn. 1925 and since. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892; lived at Orlando 1892-93 ; 
Perry 1893-1904; Lawton since 1904. Hob¬ 
by, fishing. 

SHIPLEY, FRANK, Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Montague Co., Tex., Jan. 1, 
1887. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tex., Okla., 
1905. Married. Cdrn., 1 s„ Billy Frank. 
Bus. Con., pres. Security Natl. Assoc., 
John Kennedy, M. Koehler, Ray Babbitt; 


COMANCHE COUNTY 

A. L. Lund, J. C. McClure, Lawton; (pol.) 
the leaders of both the Dem. and Rep. par¬ 
ties of the co. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
dir.; chmn. of Military Affairs Com.; in¬ 
terested in St. C. of C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Lawton. Imp. Rel., J. M. Chambers, Dal¬ 
las, Tex. Pol. Act., independent; active 

in eo. since 1910. Party Honors, st. com¬ 
mitteeman, 1 term; former prct. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; lived 
since at Lawton. Mbr. of the Co., St. 
and Amer. Bankers Assns. Interested in 
all civic activities. 

SHIVELY, H. L., Chattanooga. Rep. 

Occ., Ford dealer. B., Burden, Kan., Aug. 

11, 1887. Edu., com. and h. schs., Bur¬ 

den, Kan.; bus. col., Lawton. Wife, Anna 

L. Potter. Cdrn., 1 s., H. L. Shively, Jr. 
Past Bus., farmer; employee of various 
bks. in Chattanooga 8 yrs. ; mgr. telephone 
exchange 5 yrs.; employed in Registrar 
of Deeds office by Col. Sneed, Lawton; 
Ford dealer, Chattanooga, past 6 yrs. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., T. G. Shaffer, 
Walter Crow, Chattanooga; (pol.) R. A. 
Parkinson, Lawton; Dr. G. E. Kerr, Chat¬ 
tanooga; J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine, John 
Fields. Church, of Christ. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Izaak Walton League; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chattanooga. Pol. 
Act., independent in co. affairs; active in 
co. and st. for 20 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Offices, chmn. 
Town Bd. since 1921. Party Honors, del. 
to st., dist. and co. convs.; past prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1902 ; lived at Cache 1902-07; 
Lawton 1907-10 ; Chattanooga since 1910; 
one of the first white settlers of Lawton. 
Hobby, fishing and traveling. 

SIMPSON, CLIFTON W„ Lawton. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Greenville, 
Tex., Oct. 27, 1879. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Greenville, Tex.; Burleson Col., 
Greenville, Tex. Wife, Martha, d. of J. 
C. Hagood, Memphis, Tenn. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Herman H.; 1 d., Lucille, Lawton. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., J. T. Howard, 
C. W. Metcalf, Lawton; (pol.) J. F. 
Thomas, J. A. Johnson, E. L. Richard¬ 
son, Lawton; Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson, 
Scott Ferris, T. B. Orr. Church, Bap.; 
sec’y S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Council, Chapter, Com¬ 
mandery, Lawton; I. O. O. F., Camp; M. 
W. A. ; W. O. W ; W. C., Lawton; attended 
every st. conv. of W. O. W. since 1920. 
Imp. Rel., C. R. Simpson, mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil, Lawton. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for 20 yrs. ; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Ct. Clerk 8 yrs., 1917-25; 
Co. Commr. since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. on several occasions; 
chmn. co. campaign 1926. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1905; lived since at Lawton; as¬ 
sisted the draft bd. during the W. War 
and was on com. to sell War Savings 
Stamps, Liberty Bonds and Red Cross 
memberships ; served an enlistment in the 
Natl. Guard of Tex. Hobby, lodge work. 

SMITH, WALTER M., Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., general insurance. B., Hiawatha, 
Kan., Apr. 6, 1893. Edu., com. and h. 
sells., Roosevelt. Wife, d. of S. E. An¬ 
drus, Roosevelt. Cdrn., 1 s., Wayne A. 
Bk. Con., City Natl. Bus. Con., Walter 

M. Smith, insurance, Lawton. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. R. Reed, Owen Black, C. D. 
Campbell, Lawton. Church, Meth.; sec’y 
of the bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
ex-dir. ; Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Lawton; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Hugh A. 
Smith, strong Legion man and cashier Far¬ 
mers Natl. Bk., Topeka, Kan.; Sidney S. 
Smith, asst, sec’y Cen. Trust Co., Topeka, 
Kan. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
since 1923; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; received a personal letter from Pres. 
Hoover thanking him for his aid in the 
1928 campaign. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
of Rep. Service League; prct. committee¬ 


man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived 
at Roosevelt 1902-23; Perry; Lawton since 
1923. During W. War was in Fourteenth 
Field Art., Ft. Sill. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Lowery Post, Lawton; past commander of 
the Lawton Post. Hobby, Amer. Legion 
and Kiwanis work. 

SNEED, FRANK S., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
insurance, real estate and loans. B., Jack- 
son, Tenn., May 17, 1873. Edu., com. 
sch., Jackson, Tenn.; S. W. Bap. Univ., 
Jackson, Tenn.; Belsher Col., Gainesville, 
Tex.; Eastman Col., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 
1905. Wife, d. of Elias Campbell, Gaines¬ 
ville, Tex. Cdrn., Frank Campbell. Bus. 
Con., F. S. Sneed, insurance, real estate 
and loans, Lawton. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge E. L. Rich¬ 
ardson, Judge R. S. Ray, M. A. Nelson, II. 
T. Miller. E. B. Dunlap, Lawton; R. A. 
Sneed, Okla. City. Church, Meth., S. : 
church trustee, steward, S. S. tchr. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Commandery. Lawton ; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India 
Temple Shrine; past master of the Blue 
Lodge, Mt. View. Imp. Rel., R. A. Sneed 
(father), Okla. City, important figure in 
the politics and history of Okla.; L. B. 
Sneed, Bristow; R. R. Sneed, Jackson, 
Tenn. (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 20 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1886; lived at Ft. Sill 1886-1893; Pauls 
Valley 1893-99; Mountain View 1899-1907; 
Mt. Scott 1907-08 ; Lawton since 1908. 

SPONSLER, FRED C., Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
farm owner. B., Thayer Co., Neb., Oct. 
21, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Beloit, Kan.; 
h. sch., Hennessey, grad. 1898. Wife, 
d. of Mrs. Eva Felt, Enid. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Dale,, Los Angeles, Calif. Bus. 

Con., farm owner; turkey rancher. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge E. 
L. Richardson, F. P. Aycock, Boots Norris. 
Lawton; Jed Johnson, Anadarko; Dave 
Boyer, Waller. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Chapter, Commandery, Lawton; sec’y of 
the Lodge, Lawton. Imp. Rel., Mrs E. B. 
Cockrell, Okla. City; (hus. was St. 
Bk. Commr. under Gov. Haskell). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1909; 
works through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892; lived at Hennessey 
1892-1909; at Lawton since 1909. Active 
in all lodge and civic work. 

STEELE, HAMPTON A., Lawton. Rep. 
Occ., Dist. Representative Prairie Oil & 
Gas Co. B., Topeka, Kan., Mch. 20. 1881. 
Edu., com. sch., Topeka, Kan.; Washburn 
Acad., Washburn Col., Topeka, Kan. Wife, 
d. of B. Shumard, Lawton. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Hampton Shumard; 1 d., Mary Patricia, 
Lawton. Bus. Con., Prairie Oil & Gas 
Co.; Dist. Representative, S. W. Okla.; 
formerly in the newspaper bus., Centralia, 
Wash., 1906-12; was special correspondent 
of the Capper publications on the Ford 
peace expedition, also a del.; was police 
reporter on Kansas City Star 2 yrs. Bk. 
Con., City Natl.; Security Natl. Assoc., 
S. F. Fitzpatrick, Dana H. Kelsey, Inde¬ 
pendence, Kan.; Fred S. Cook, Tulsa; 
(pol.) C. D. Campbell, Frank Shipley, 
George Frampton, R. B. Morford, Dr. Jack- 
son Brashears, W. C. Stevens, Joe Cline, 
Charles Powell. Henry Leininger, Lawton; 
Pat Hurley, Washington, D. C.; W. G. 
Sltelly, Tulsa; Sen. W. B. Pine; V.-Pres. 
Charles Curtis. Church. Pr°s. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Topeka, Kan.; Guthrie 
Consistory. Pol. Act., active in S. W. 
Okla.; has influential friends all over 
Okla. and in Washington, D. C.; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv. 1928; nrct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917; 
lived at Lawton and Duncan since then. 
V.-Chmn. of the Comanche Co. Red Cross. 
Took a survey of the sch. funds in Law- 
ton and helped work out a more scientific 


13 o MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

system of conducting the sch. finances, ron. Ark March 15 1892. Edu h sch reporter B 'MarvT^cad"'’Lawtonf’ S; 

Hobby raising Jersey cattle and white J5o?°'wife^Cora M,’ d 0 / J C Bay Law Oklahoma Univ., 1925-1928 Unmarried. 
Giant chickens. to^Cdrn ’ 2 C °s, Eldridge, Wendell; 3 d„ Bus. Con., Thomas Reporting Co Lawton 

STEPHENS, J. RON, Lawton. Dem. Occ., Mildridge, Marthele, and Mary. Bk. Con., Bk. Con., Seecunty Natl. As s°C-’ 
electrical business. B., Watauga Co., N. Security Natl. Assoc., Frank Shipley, Ray Tyree, L. M. ken , s ma n, • T ’ , ‘ ■! /„ 0 i ) 
C., Feb. 25, 1891. Edu., Lawton h. sch., Keegan, Chas. Graybill, W. J. Watkins, Thomas^ E. L -^Richardson, ba ™ n ton y ; arl (P °;;; 
1909 

Scranton 
of 

Milo 
Co 

phens tSe?ta'bufr C (P 0 U a B. L Ray, Robinson, * Honors" 

Johnson," aSST BUdT' LaTonT' Elmtr Se 

Thomas, Jed Johnson, Fletcher Riley, A. P™" al c COnt i a c t | - ^ s ’ ti n serving.’ Party native Oklahoman and has lived all liis 

Lodges, TS « go^ roa^^ ^ ^ g ° lf ' 

£=& *%«£* During 1 W? War chum. of Red Cross in 

phens (bro.). Bap. minister Pol Act., bls prct ' _ 

partisan ; active for 15 yrs.; makes speeches SWINNEY, BASCOM C., Lawton. Dem. ^ursPs”"Training "Course; Carver ' Chiro 
and works through com. and personal con- Occ., Supt. Lawton Pub. Sch. B„ Lime- " ractic Sch Okla. City; Osteopathic Sch., 
tacts. Party Honors, sec’y co. elec. bd. stone Co., Tex., June 21, 1893. Edu., Tchrs. iea „ 0 unmarried. Bk. Con., City Natl. 
1924-27. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; Col., Denton, Tex., B. S. 1926. Wife, Lizzie /^ ssoc 7 (pol.) Mrs. A. M. Dunn, Lawton; 
lived at Tonkawa 1901-1903; Lawton since. Lee, d. of D. S. Wright, Weatherford, Tex. Dr a ^ d M rs. u err) Chattanooga, Okla.; 
Served in 36th Div., 111th Eng., Co. F., Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Church, Meth., S., Mr ‘ j n g ram> Kingfisher; Bert Parmenter, 
until end of W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion, Lawton; Supt. S. S.; mbr. Bd. Stewards. ggn B pj ne , Washington, D. C. Church, 
Lowery Post, Lawton. Clubs & Lodges, C of C. ; strong factor in uj 11 .j s ; (nref.). Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 

uTCDuriut ITT* TT « civic affairs; mbr - Falr Bd; . mbr - ,£ ublic active nibr. in civic affairs; Rebekahs, 
STEPHENS, J. T., Lawton. Dem. Occ., Library Bd. Pol. Act., active in co. 15 yrs. N ,. Grand Lawton. Imp. Rel., Will Price, 
minister. B., Watauga Co., N. C., Mch. Works through personal contacts. Remarks, ( usin) Dist. Judge in Ill. Pol. Act., in- 
11, 1864. Edu., h. sell.; Melligan Col., came to Okla. in 1921 and has lived since dependent- active in co. and dist.; works 
Melligan. Tenn.: theological course home at Lawton. Strong sch. man. During W. thpoug , h CPm- a nd personal contacts. Party 
reading. Wife, Maggie Whittington, N. C. War was in Officers Training Camp, Leon Hono jT s yj ce chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; Vice 
Cdrn.,_6 s^, Clyde W., J. Rondo, Earl C., Springs, Tex. Pres ui st . Central Com.; del. to St. 

THOMAS, ELMER, Medicine Park. Sen. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
Off. Bldg., Wash. D. C. Dem. Occ., 0. S. 1897 ; at Lawton, since 1901. During W. 
Sen. B., near Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 8, War was active in Red Cross work. 

1876. Edu., country sch., near Greencastle; 

mpr Ti™n„ c TTTrV,' “•* Cen. Normal Col., Danville, Ind., grad. TYREE, JOHN WADE, Lawton. Dem. 

t x> bomas > Eletcher Riley, Scott Ferris, yg97; De Pauw Univ., A. B. 1900. Wife, Occ., County Attorney. B., Greenfield, Tenn., 
I. 1. Gore. Church, Bap.; minister. Pol. Ed i th Smith, Port Arthur, Tex. Cdrn., 1 j a n. 1, 1896. Edu., com. Sch., Tenn.; Hughes 
Act., partisan; active in local com. and s> wilford S. Church, Chris. Clubs Col., Clifton, Tenn.; Cumberland Univ., 
. —i'" & Lodges, Phi Delta Theta; Mason, 1923 . Wife, d. of J. C. Vaughan, Lebanon, 


TURNER, DR. EFFIE, Lawton. Rep. Occ., 
chiropractor. B., Lawrenceville, Ill., Jan. 
28, 1867. Edu., com. and h. sell., Tex.; 


Clay H., Paul, Ross, Lawton. Bk. Con., 
City Natl. Assoc., Bob McCoy, Jack 
Petty, A. J. Burton, A. Burleson, Lawton; 
(pol.) John Manning, E. L. Richardson, J. 
A. Diffendaffer. Lawton; Jed Johnson. El- 


st. for 45 yrs.; makes speeches and works 


through personal contacts and the party Bllle Lodge, Lawton; Consistory, Guth- Tenn. Cdrn’., 1 d., Harriett Anne. Bk. Con., 

JIm" 1 ® 1 '® 8 ' Remarks, came to Okla. in rie; Shrine, Okla. City; Elk, Law- Security Natl., Lawton; (was formerly at- 

190L; lived at Tonkawa 1902-04; Lawton ton.. Pol. Act., partisan; lias been torney for this bank). Assoc., (pol.) Bert 

?. lnce „ 19 . • Active in all civic and pub- prominent figure in Dem. party since state- Thompson, Dr. Jackson Brashears, John 

lie affairs; active in Liberty Loan and h 0 od. Influence national, broadening Thomas, R. J. Ray, Raymond Fields, John 

Red Cross drives during W. War. very rapidly. Governmental activities have Manning, Lawton; Fletcher Riley, Okla. 

STEVENS WALTER r Tnvrfnn Rpn been principally along line of public fin- City; Toby Morris. Walters; Clyde Andrews, 
aicvc.no, w«utK L., nawton. Kep. _V,,_rnm • Martin XWtVimitt Walters : 


ance. Chmn. for yrs. of appropriations. Com. Chandler; Marvin Northcutt, Walters; 

in St. Sen.; helped finance bldg, of St. Horace Hagan, Tulsa; William Eagleton, 

Capitol in Okla. City. Deep student of Tulsa; Dudley Monk, Okmulgee; John L. 

legislative procedure. Forceful speaker \ertrees, Waurika; R. M. Mountscastle, 

widely in demand by warty in Okla. Offices, Muskogee. Church, Centenary Meth. Clubs 

mbr. Okla. Sen., 1907-20 (pres, pro tern., C. of €.; Phi Pi Frat. Imp. Rel., T. J 

1910-13) ; mbr. G 8 th & 69th Cong., 1923-27 ; Tyree, Lawton, mbr. City Council. Pol. Act., 
Lawton^, farm mbr p g gen since 1927 . Party Honors, active in co. since 1923. Influential among 

Chmn Dem. State Conv., 1910; Dem. nom- Legion circles of the st.; makes speeches: 

, . . , , I D T> ,T r ^ r, -r, inee for Cong., 6 th Okla. Dist. 1920. Re- works through personal contacts. Offices, 

law), (pot) R B. Morford. George Frame- mark Founder , owner, operator Medicine Police Judge, 1923-26; Asst. Co. Atty., 

ton, L. M. Gensman. Charles Campbell, Park until he sold it rec ently. 1926-28; Elected Co. Atty., 1928, now serv- 

R. M. Parmenter, Lawton; Horace Me- ’ i n g. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 

Keever. Enid. Judge Cullison: Judge Swin- THOMAS, JOHN F„ Lawton. Dem. Occ., con ' vs . ; c hmn. Comanche Co. delegation at 
dall ; Pat Hurlev. Tulsa: .Tud^e Vaught, at ,!;2I nej i: . B ” C^'Uson Co., Tenm, Mar 29, g t . conv., 1928; cfhmn. Comanche Co. 

Okla. Cit.v; A. C. Alexander; Lew Wentz. lSii. Edu., Cbl ®°- T ex n ^ Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 

Ponca C’tv. Church, Bap. Clubs & Tex. Law Scln, 1901 Wife, Rose, d. or C. 19ft -. lived near Fa irview, 1905-12; at 
Lodges. C of C.. charter mbr.; I. O. O. F., T. Coons, Lawton. Cdrn., 3 s., Hugn, tuna. Lawton since. Graduated from Cumberland 
all branches. Imp. Rel., Mrs. W. Z. City; J. F., Jr, James Arthur; - d., univ. with 40 other Okla. boys who are 

Anna Marie, Rose Mary. Bk. Con., all praet i c ing law in Okla. During W. War 
City National Assoc., Judge R. J. served as a Combat Pilot and Instructor. 
Ray (partner in law); Joe Wolf, Ray rank of 2nd Lieut Mbr. Amer. Legion 

. .. ... .. , Stewart, Ray Keegan, Joe Porter, Ike Con- Lowrey Post, Lawton; rank of second lieut. 

Judge. Kingfisher Co.. 1886-98; mbr. Ter- ner , Lawton; (pol.) John \\. Tyree, John Reserve Air Corps. Commercial air pilot 
ritorial Legislator 1898-1991 ; Sneaker of Manning, Owen Black, of Lawton, Scott 1919-21. Hobby, aeronautics, 
tup lPrenqe 1900-01 i Co. Attv. Comanche Ferr.s, Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson, Col. 


Occ., attorney. B., Lewiston, Maine. Aug. 
25, 1868. Edu.. com. sch., Beloit, 

Kan.; h. sell.. Beloit, Kan., grad. 1884; 
Kan. Univ., LL. B., 1886; admitted to 
Bar. Lawrence. Kan.. 1886. Married. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. Laverne II. Trosper. Bus. Con., 
Stevens & Cline, Attys 
owner. Bk. Con., City Natl.; Security 
Natl. Assoc.. .Toe H. Cline (partner in 


Rankin, Benicia, Calif. Pol. Act., par 
t'saw ; active in st. s ; nce 1893; makes City National 
speeches; _ work 5 * through com. Offices, 

Police Judge. Beloit, Kan.. 1887; Co. 


Sf 1 Conv V 928 ^nominee "for Attv' 11 General U ustee - Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. of WATSON, JOE B„ Lawton. Dem. Occ., 
* ^V. IJ-O, nominee tor AttA. Lrenerai r, w . n -IX- \ I „ f.rmor R WiilHmn Arlr Anr 9.7 1879. 


R. A. Sneed. Church, Meth. S., Lawton ; 


, ... , ,, ,_. p • w O W • M W A., Lawton. Imp. farmer. B., Waldron, Ark., Apr. 27, 1879. 

nbnaVof "the Ren ticket- deceived timm Re < - J - F - Thomas, (son) sec’y St. League Edu., h. sch., Waldron, 1898; Private Sch., 
, d of (he Rep. ticket, received tin.n f y 0 Bem and pres . Comanche Co. 1901; Bus. Col. Wife, Clarion Sullivan, 
imous Rep. nomination for congress m the ieaCTe young De P . Q T Tholllas . C drn„ 2 s„ 4 d. Bus. Con., farming; stock- 
sixth dist. in 19-8 , CO. chmn. 190l , nrct. • Tim mialncr,* Sniitliu’pstprn Pnu’Pr A- Tiigbt. Co. 


committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 


(brother), hanker, Paducah, Tex.; Jim raising; Southwestern Power & Light Co. 
..., . , Tr 1on „ mm. t r, n. V. Thomas, (brother), merchant, Olvard, stockholder. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., City 

1893; lived at Hennessey 1893-1.01, La - Texas. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ray Keagan, E. E. 
ton since 1901; tnbr. of the freeholders for 30 yrs . ma^gg sp eeches; works through Herr, J. L. Steinberger, Owen Lewis, Law- 
who wrote the citv charter of Law on. p 0m and personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Ion. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
During W. War served on Council of De- Tex Legls _ 1393 - 1900 . Party Honors, del. C.; I. O. O. iF. Offices. Co. Commr., 1929- 
fense and food administration bds. in to aU convs . chmn . Campaign Com. Re- 31; Chmn. and Clk. Sch. Bd.; mbr. Excise 
Comanche Co. Hobby, farming and tree marks _ came to okla in 1901; !i ved s i nce Bd. Party Honors, past Twp. Committee- 
raising. at Lawton. 

SULLIVAN. E. D.. Lawton. Dem.. Dec.. 


man; Mbr. Elec. Bd. 4 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1908; lived since near and in 


County Assessor, Comanche Co. B., Wald- THOMAS, J. F., Lawton, Dem. Occ., Lawton. 




Cotton County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Thos. J. Huff (Dem.)_ 

Co. Attorney, C. S. McCuistion (Dem.)_ 

Ct. Clerk. B. F. Suter (Dem.)_ 

Co. Clerk, Ralph C. Wilson (Dem.)_ 

Sheriff, C. O. Hooper (Rep.)_ 

Co. Treasurer, F. T. Wagner (Dem.)__ 

Co. Surveyor, S. W. Childers (Dem.)_ 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, T. H. Stanford 

(Dem.) _ 

Co. Assessor, A. A. Carter (Dem.)_ 

Co. Weigher, H. L. Snyder (Dem.)_ 


Walters 
Walters 
W alters 
Walters 
Walters 
Walters 
W alters 

Walters 

Walters 

Walters 


County Commissioners: 


Dist. No. 1 — J. M. Parrish (Dem.) _ Walters 

Dist. No. 2 — T. E. Walker (Dem.) _ Randlett 

Dist. No. 3—J. M. Martin (Dem.) _ Walters 


County Election Board: 


Sec’y, Marion ,L Northcutt (Dem.)_Walters 

Chmn., C. C. Farley (Dem.)_Randlett 

Mbr., Dr. Leo J. Mosley (Rep.)_Temple 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Jas C. Nance (Dem.) Walters; Sen¬ 
ator, Dave Boyer (Dem.) Walters; District Judge, E. 
L. Richardson (Dem.) Lawton. 

State Officers, F. .T. Hansen (Dem.) Ass't. Atty. Gen., 
Walters; L. B. Selman, Mbr. Bd. of Agriculture; Mollie 
F. Seism. Walters, Co. Superintendent Health; W. R. 
Linos, Walters, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 


Democrat 

J. M. Williams, Chmn., Walters; Mrs. Alva Hender¬ 
son, V-Chmn., Temple. 

Republican 

Ray Wallace, Chmn., Walters; Mrs. Tom Moore, V- 


Chrnn., Walters; R. L. Pearson, Sec’y. 

Walter Hubbell, St. Committeeman, Walters; Gladys 
Hunt, St. Committeewoman, Walters. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Walters, Co. Seat; H. S. Way (Mayor) ; Bob Lines 
(Manager) ; Mrs. Walter Jones (Clerk) ; T. H. Norman 
(Attorney) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co.; Com. Nat. Gas Co., 
F. L. Chase, Pres., 1915 Wood St., Dallas. 

Randlett, G. W. Wells (Clerk) ; H. T. Burton (Board 
Trustees). 

Temple, J. F. Jenison (Mayor) ; E. M. Byrnum 
(Clerk). 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1500 

1 

2264 | 

| 1825 


2605 | 

Rep. 

| 685 | 

f 

1820 | 

| 1581 


2419 | 

Soe. 

| 366 

1 

172 | 

| 38 


19| 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 i 

1000 I 

2194 | 

| 1996 

1663 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

571 | 

1961 | 

| 2472 

978 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

48 | 

143 | 

|no C. 

5| 

! 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1011 | 

| 2665 

1 

1588 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

611 | 

| 1434 

1 

1244 ] 

i 

Soc. 

1 1 

49 | 

| 22 

1 I 

Si 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1371 | 

998 | 

2348 | 2417 

| 2189 | 

1501 | 

1956 | 

Rep. 

1 778| 

561 | 

1723 | 1308 

| 1423 | 

1059 | 

1831 | 

Soc. 

1 370| 

46 | 

148 | 8 

|no O. 

no C. | 

18 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Walters 

Temple 


Newspaper 

Herald 

Tribune 


(Dem.) 

(Ind.) 


Editor Owner 

Jas. C. Nance Jas. C. Nance 

Chas. F. Luja Chas. F. Luja 


ALEXANDER, C. W„ Temple. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Weimar, Tex.. Nov. 
5, 1866. Edu., com. and h. sell.. Weimer, 
Tex.; Sch. of Medicine, Memphis, Tenn., 
grad. 1890. Wife, Leona J. Parish of Tenn. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., practicing physi¬ 
cian, Temple. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Assoc., B. H. Graves, T. W. Jensen, Fred 
Warren, P. C. Campbell, Temple; (pol.) 
A. D. Warren, M. F. Ray, L. A. Wilson, 
Temple; Dave Boyer; Mose Anderson; R. 
A. Sneed. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Temple. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st.; in favor of prohibi¬ 
tion; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices. Co. Supt. Public (Health 1912-15. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Comanche 1898-1902; Temple since 1902: 
during W. War was medical officer 1917- 
19; mbr. Amer. Legion Post, Temple. 

BLAIR, ED. Walters. Rep. Occ., Dep. 
Sheriff. B., Dare Co., Ky.. June 25, 1S79. 
Edu., com. sch., Massey, Tex. Wife, Ora 
Springer. Hillsboro, Tex. Bk. Con., Wal¬ 
ters Natl. Assoc., Dave Boyer. Bob Sul¬ 
tan; L. A. Mershon, L. B. Sellman, Wal¬ 
ters; (pol.) C. 0. Hooper, Ray Wallace, 
Dan Vorhees, George Graham, Walters; 
Jim Nance; W. B. Pine; R. A. Sneed; El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Chris. Imp. Ret. 
Mrs. Ethel Harris, Norman (sister). Pol. 
Act., partisan : active in co. 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts ard c-ms. Of¬ 


fices, Dep. Sheriff, now serving. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived since at 
Walters. 

BOYER, DAVE, Walters. Dem. Occ., 
abstracter. B., Mo., 1874. Married. Bus. 
Con., insurance, bonds, real estate. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Walters; active Rota- 
rian. Assoc., all co. and st. leaders. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker in all ways 
needed. Offices, State oenator 1924-32. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

CARTER, A. A., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Assessor. B., Comanche Co., Tex., 
Jan. 29, 1887. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Comanche Co., Tex. Wife, Dora, d. of 
Eli Miller, Walters. Cdrn., 1 s., Joel; 1 
d., Fern. Bus. Con., Co. Assessor; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., 
R. H. Sultan, Bob Mooney, P. C. Camp¬ 
bell, Temple; Henry Brandzin, Walters: 
(pol.) Judge Lon Morris, Toby Morris, J. 
W. Brooks, Ike White, Walters; Jim Nance; 
Frank Carter; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Mason, Walters; M. W. A.. 
Walters. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 20 yrs; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts, corns. Offices, 
Co. Asses. 1924, re-elected 1926 ; mbr. Sch. 
Bd., 1912-24. Party Honors, chmn. 
finance com. 1928 campaign. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904; lived since in Cotton 
Co.; active in sch. affairs. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing. 


CROW, W. T„ Temple. Dem. Occ., 
farmer; oil and gas. B., Newton Co., Ga., 
May 29, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Ga. Wife, 
Rachael Meadow of Ga. Cdrn., 5 s., E. L., 
W. H„ H. ET., C. T., C E., Temple; 4 d„ 
Mrs. Edna Hurry, Mrs. Ethel Riney, Wich¬ 
ita Falls, Tex.; Mrs. Gerell Pankle, Mrs. 
Emily Montgomery, Temple. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Assoc., T. W. Jensen, B. 
Graves, A. N. Tandy, Temple; (pol.) A. J. 
Whiting, Jim E. Griffin, Temple; Henry 
Johnston; R. A. Sneed. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Temple; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 40 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only; is Klan. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1909 ; lived since at Temple. 

DICE, R. J., Randlett. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. B., Rockingham, Va., 
Nov. 12, 1864. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Bridgewater, Va.; Virginia Med. Col., Rich¬ 
mond ; Col. of Physicians and Surgeons, 
Baltimore, Md.; post grad, work at Med. 
Sch., Ft. Worth, Tex. Wife. Bernice 
Thompson. Cdrn., 1 s., D. M., Okla. City; 
1 d., Mrs. Mary Elmore, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., practicing physician and surgeon, 
Randlett, 17 years; stockholder in three 
different bldg, and loan assns. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Randlett; City Natl., Wichita Falls, 
Tex. Assoc., (pol.) Toby Morris, Walters: 
leaders in st. politics. Church. Meth. 
C’ubs & Lodges, honorary mbr. T. I. E. 
Club, Wichita Falls, Tex.; mbr. Co., St., 







































132 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


and Amer. Med. Assns.; Mason Blut Lodge, 
Randlett; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Pol Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in co. and st. 35 yrs.; very 
good speaker; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928 ; del. 
to dist. and co. convs.; Chrmn. Randlette 
Dem. Organiz. Remarks, came to Okla 1911; 
lived since at Randlett; practiced med. 
38 yrs. During World War was mbr. Med. 
Exam. Bd.; Hobby, fraternal organizs. 

DILLOW, J. M„ Devol. Dem. Occ., drug¬ 
gist. B., Dallas Co., Tex, Nov. 8. 1890. 
£du., com. and h. sch., Belcherville, Tex. 
Wife, Gladys, d. or Zack Taylor. Devol. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Jarral; 2 d., Loie, Cleta Joy.^ 
Bus., Con., part owner City Drug Store, 
Devol; was formerly mgr. and owner Devoj 
Telephone Co. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Bk., Burkburnett, Tex. Assoc., J. D. Tussv 
W. L. Frye, James Houston, Devol; (pol.) 
Jim Ed Griffin, C. S. McChristin, Cleve 
Hooper, Walters; J. C. Nance, D. W. Boyer, 
Jed Johnson. Church, Ban., Devol. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Devol; I. O. O. F., 
Devol. Imp. Rel., N. L. Dillow, Okla. City, 
(bro.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st., 10 yrs; works through personal 
contacts and corns. Offices, City Commr., 
since 1920. Party Honors, del. to co. convs ; 
past mbr. Elec. Bd.; past prct. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived 
since at Devol; active in civic movements. 
During World War was active in Bond 
Drives. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

DOLMAN, ROY, Temple. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Topeka, Kan., Feb. 10, 1891. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Temple. Wife. 
Lillian, d. of Mrs. Mary A. Yielding, Tem¬ 
ple. Cdrn., 3 s., Paul. Carl, Arthur. Bus. 
Con., Dolman Groc. Store, Temple. For¬ 
merly a schl. tchr, and farmer. Bk. Con., 
First St., Temple. Assoc., (pol.) E. G. 
Etols, F. J. Memison, M. F. Ray, Temple; 
Walt Hubbell, Lon Morris, Walters. Church, 
Pres., Temple. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.: 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Worthy Patron of 
Chapter, Temple; Guthrie Consistory; M. 
W. A., Clerk, Temple. Imp. Rel., R. D. 
Dolman, (father), Colo. Springs, Colo.; 
W. E. Dolman (bro.), Wichita Falls, Tex. 
Pol. Act., independent. Active in co. and 
st. 17 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, Past Mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, Past Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived since at Temple. During World 
War was active in bond drives. Hobby, 
baseball, football, golf, and music. 

DORN, W. G., Walters. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Freeman, Mo., May 13, 1877. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Mo. Wife, Myrtle, 
d. of Fred Oschman, IValters. Bus. Con., 
Dorn’s Mercantile Store. Bk. Con., Walters 
Natl. Assoc., A. R. Patterson, Jim Nance, 
Howard Wey; (pol.) Dave Boyer, Cleve 
Hooper; Judge Lon Morris; Scott Ferris; 
M. E. Trapp; A. S. J. Shaw. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason, Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent. Active in co. and st. 20 yrs.; 
works through corns.; good road booster. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Co. Cen. Com., 1908. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived at 
Frederick, 1900-07; Walters since; active 
civic worker. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

DULANEY, J. C.. Devol. Dem. Occ., City 
Mgr. B., Parker Co., Tex., Feb. 11, 1864. 
Edu., com. sch., Falls Co., Tex. Wife, 
Arbie Martin. Cdrn., 1 s., M. J.; 4 d., 
Ima, Wichita Falls, Tex.; Thelma, Okla. 
City; Edna, sch., at Lawton; Rozelle, at 
home. Bus. Con., City Mgr., Devol, dealer 
in fire ins. Bk. Con., Citizens St.. Assoc., 
•T. D. Tussey, S. L. Arnold, J. M. Dillow,, 
Devol; (pol.) Judge Norman; Toby Morris 
.Tim Nance; Jed Johnson; Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason. Blue Lodge 
T. O. O. F.. M W. A., K. K. K., Imp. Rel.. 
•Tim Dulaney, Temple, Okla. (bro.) Pol 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st 25 yrs 
Makes some speeches; works through com 
and personal contacts. Offices, Citv Mgr. 


since 1924. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Prect. Committeeman; Inspector of Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
at Ryan 1 yr.; Temple 1902-09; Devol. 
since. During World War was active in 
Red Cross and Bond Work. Hobby, reading. 

ELLIOTT, R. E., Walters. Rep. Occ., 
Mgr. Lumber Yard. B., Peabody, Kan., 
Dec. 6, 1877. Edu., com and h. sch., Kan. 
Wife, Lora Elbright, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Dwight; 3 d., Mrs. Frances Metzger, 

Wanatchee, Wash.; Maxine, (other not 
named). Bus. Con., Mgr. Bodger Lumber 
Co. Yard, Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. 
Assoc., Ross Way, Howard Way, Bob 
/Sultan, Lee Harris, Walters; (pol.) Earl 
Pinkerton, Roy Wallace, Tom Moore, 
Walters. Church, Meth., Walters. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary, Walters; C. of C., dir.; 

I. O. O. F., Walters; A. O. U. W., Mc¬ 
Pherson, Kan. Pol. Act., independent. 
Active in co. and st. 20 yrs. : works 
through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1926; lived since at Walters. 
Albr. of Kan. Natl. Guard. 1917-19; active 
in World War Bond and Red Cross drives. 
Interested in good roads program. Hobby, 
golf. 

ENGLISH, STELLA., Walters. Dem. 
Occ., Librarian. B., Versailles, Mo. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Versailles, Mo., grad. 
1892. Hus., Joseph English, (dec.) Cdrn., 

2 d., Mrs. E. H. Hackenbery, San Antonio, 
Tex.; Stella Jo. Bus. Con., Librarian 
Walters City Library; Repr. of Lincoln 
Natl. Life Ins. Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bk. 
Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., R. L. Pearson, 
A. R. Patterson, Dr. G. W. Baker. W. R. 
Lines, Walters; Judge J. C. Norman, M. 

J. Northcutt, W. E. Sawyer, R. H. Sultan, 
Walters; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; Jed 
Johnson, Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth., 
S., Walters. Clubs & Lodges, Royal Neigh¬ 
bors, Sec’y 12 yrs.; Eastern Star, Treas. 

4 yrs.; V.-Pres. Bus. and Profes. Women's 
Club. Imp. Rel., C. W. Kavanaugh, Ver¬ 
sailles, Mo., (bro.). Pol. Act., active in 
co. 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com.; outstanding leader among 
women voters. Offices, Asst. Postmaster, 
IValters, 1916-20; Librarian since. Remarks, 
same to Okla. 1906 ; lived since at Walters. 

ETZOLD, E. G., Temple. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Bateman, Ind., Mar. 27, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, Julia 
Rainey, Kan. Bus. Con., land owner; for¬ 
merly in newspaper bus. 22 yrs., estab. 
Temple Tribune, 1901. Bk. Con., First St., 
Farmers St. Assoc., (pol.) Walt Hubbell 
Ray Wallace, Cleve Hooper, Walters; Ar¬ 
thur Geissler, Okla. City. Church, Lutheran, 
Temple. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., former¬ 
ly I. O. O. F. and M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
L. A. Etzold, Co. Judge, Liberal, Kan., 
(uncle). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
28 yrs.; makes speeches; works througt 
personal contacts and comms. Offices U. 
S. Commr., 1905-06 ; Mayor, 3 terms, 1917- 
24; postmaster now. Party Honors, del to 
all st. and co. convs. since statehood, 
formerly Chrmn. Co. Com. 12 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived at Lawton 6 mo., 
Temple since. During Spanish Amer. War 
served in 20 th Kan. Reg., mbr. United 
Spanish War Vet., and Commander of 
Camp Lawton. During World War was 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. Hobby, reading and pol. 

GOSSETT, J. R., Temple. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B., McKinney, Tex., Oct. 22, 1881. 
Edu., com. and h. sell., Collin Co., Tex.; 
A. & M. Col.; St Louis, Mo. Dental Col., 
D. D. S. Wife, Anna Robinson, (dec.) 
Cdrn., 1 s., James; 1 d.. Elizabeth, Temple. 
Bus. Con., practicing dentist; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Temple, Okla. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dem. leaders in both co. 
and st. Church, Meth., Temple, Steward. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; St. Dist. and 
, Natl. Dental Societies; Izaak Walton 
League; Mason, Blue Lodge, Temple; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Rhea Gossett, 
Durant; John L. Gossett, McKinney, Tex. 
, (bros.) ; Mrs. Tom Short, (sister). Pol. 


Act., independent; active in co. and si. 
26 yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Councilman, 1912-14; Mbr. 
Sch. B. 1916-22. Remarks, came to Okla 
1907 ; lived Hastings 1907-11 ; Temple since; 
interested in civic affairs. Hobbies, tour¬ 
ing and farming, 

GRAHAM, GEORGE W„ Walters. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and Ins. dealer. B., White 
Co., Ill., July 15, 1864. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., McPherson, Ivan., Married. Cdrn., 

4 s.. Geo. Jr., Roy W., Bartlesville; 
James, Asheville, N. C.; Joe, Norman. Bus. 
Con., G. W. Graham, Real Estate and Ins. 
dealer, Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl 

Assoc., (pol.) A. R. Patterson; Earl Pink¬ 
erton; G. A. Smith; Felix Duyall; Horace 
Henkle, Okla. City; Arthur Geissler, Mm. 
to Siam; John Fields, Okla. City; Bert 
M. Parmenter, Washington, D. C. ; Judge 
W. C. Stevens, Lawton. Church, Chris. 

Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., former Sec’y; 
Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge, charter mbr. ; 
helped organize Mason Lodge at Lawton; 

Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India 

Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., A. R. Gra¬ 
ham, Gallatin, Mo., (bro.); Mrs.. A. 

Courtney, El Reno, (sister. Pol. Act., 
independent; has been active in co. since 
1902 ; works through personal contacts ; 

1 of 5 men who brought about the div. of 
Cotton and Comanche Cos. Active in secur¬ 
ing Co. Seat at Walters. Well acquainted 
over the st. Offices, City Treas., Enid, 1897 ; 
Tag Agt.., Cotton Co., 1926-27. Party Hon- 
ars., del. to several st. convs.; Co. Chmn. 
Rep. Co. Cen. Com., 1905 ; Prct. Committee¬ 
man several times; usually attends co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived 
at Enid, 1893-1960: Renfrow, 1900-01 ; 
Lawton, 1901-02, Walters since; in bank¬ 
ing business 27 yrs., in Okla. Interested in 
civic affairs. 

GRIMES, NINA., Walters. Rep. Occ., 
School Teacher. B., Wash. Co., Kan. Mar. 
31, 1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., C. S. T. 
C.. Edmond. Hus., B. F. Grimes. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl. Bus. Con.. Prin. Walters 
Schls.; head first moonlight sch.; former¬ 
ly taught music in co., lectures on prim, 
wk. Assoc., (pol.) Ralph Pearson, Mrs. T. C. 
Moore, Rev. John H. Green , Walters. 
Church, Pres'., orgamlst; ck>. organizer 
Sunday School and Christian Endeavor. 
Clubs &. Lodges, honorary member Ro¬ 
tary; Home Improv. Club; Royal Neighbors, 
Walters. Imp. Rel., Henry Mudge, former 
Pres. Rock Island Ry.; Mrs. Robert Fletch¬ 
er, former Pres. W T . C. T. U of Canada; 
J. J. Musgrove, (father) early settler ; 
Franklin Hare, Judge Supreme Court of 
Canada. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and dist. since 1915; makes speeches; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, cand. for Oo. Supt., 1928 ; 
del. to st. conv., 1928 ; atttends co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Walters. During World War was active 
in Red Cross work. 

HALSTED ALBERT B., Temple. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Leslie, Ark., Jan. 1, 
1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., Leslie, Ark.; 
Med. sch., Univ. of Ark., M. D., degree. 
Wife, Estell Eakin. Cdrn., 1 d., Valleene. 
Bus. Con., Practicing Physician, 17 yrs. 
Bk. Con.,_ Farmers St., Temple. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. J. R. Gossett, dentist, Temple; 
Thomas Huff, Walters; C. O. Hooper. Walt¬ 
ers ; Jim Nance; D. W. Boyer. Church, 
Meth.. Temple. Clubs &. Lodges, Mbr. St. 
and Amer. Dental Assns. ; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Temple; Guthrie Consistory; I. O. 
O. F., Temple. Imp. Rel., Elmer Halsted, 
druggist, Maud, (bro.) ; Mrs. Ollie Maier, 
Okla. City, (sister). Pol. Act., independent 
in co.; active in co. and st. 18 yrs.; works 
through contacts only. Offiecs, Past Pres. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to Co. Convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived at 
Okla. City, 1914-15; Petersburg, 1915-18. 
Temple since. During World War served in 
10th Div. Sani. Training, Camp Funston. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion Taylor Hunt Post. 
Temple. 



FRED HANSEN 


HANSEN, FRED., St. Capitol, (Walters. j 
Dem. Occ., Asst. Atty. Gen. B., Lamoni. 
la., Dec. 21, 1885 ; came to Okla. 1907, 
located Grandfield, 1907-16; Walters 1916, 
since. Edu., grad. H. S. Vernon, Tex., 1902 ; 
O. C. 1911-14, LL. B„ 1914. Wife, Charmian 
Simpson Cdrn., 2 s., Richard, Daniel; 1 d., 
Rosamond. Bk. Con., Tradesmen Natl. Okla. 
City. Assoc., D. B. Madden, J. C. Norman, 
Toby Morris, Walters. Church, Grace M. E., 
Okla. City. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Walt¬ 
ers ; Consistory Guthrie. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an ; city, co. and st. worker 15' yrs.; makes 
speeches, works through personal activity. 
Offices, Co. Atty. Cotton Co., 1917 (resign¬ 
ed to go to war, reappointed at close) 1922 ; 
Special Asst. Gen., June 24-Dec. 31, 1922; 
Mbr. House of Representatives 1923-24; 
Asst. Atty. Gen., 1915 since. Party Honors, 
Ohmn. Young Dem., 6th Cong. Dist., 1919. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 35. Okla. 
City; Military Unit 348 Infantry, First 
Lieut.; Capt. in Judge Advocate Gen's, 
office (reserve) ; had considerable experi¬ 
ence in J. A. G. in France. Outstanding 
in athetics in Okla Univ., active in af¬ 
fairs of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, mbr. also 
of Delta Sigma Rho. 

HARLEY, JOE W. Walters. Dem. Occ., 
furniture dealer and undertaking. B., 
Chickasaw Co., Miss., July 12, 1868. Edu., 
com. sch., Miss.; Mells Normal, Bowling 
Green, Ky., 1 yr. Wife, Alice Wise, Ind., 
Cdrn., 1 s„ Lonnie, Walters; 1 d., Mrs. 
Margis Duggins, Borger, Tex. Bus. Con., 
Harley-Pearson Furniture and Undertaking, 
inc., Walters, past 14 yrs.; prior to that 
was in drug bus. in Enid and Walters; 
Bk. Con., Walters 'Natl. Assoc., Ralph 
Pearson, partner, Walters; (pol.) Dave 
Royer, J. C. Nance, Tom Huff, Walters; 
Jim McClintic; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Chris., Walters. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. 
Rotary Club, Walters; I. 0. 0. F., and 
K. of P., Walters. Imp. Rel., Jack Harley, 
(nephew) U. iS. Commr., Muskogee; A. 
M. Harley, (bro.), Houston, Miss. Pol. 
Act., independent; has been active in co. 
and dist. 40 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Councilman, 1917- 
19. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived 
at Enid, 1893-1914, Walters since. During 
World War was active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bond work. Mbr. of Bd. which 
purchased and developed Sultan Park, one 
of the finest municipally owned narks in 
Okla. Hobby, good roads and civic im¬ 
provements. 


COTTON COUNTY 

HARNED, W. B., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B„ Grayson Co., Ky.. Oct. 13, 
1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky.; Med. 
Col., St. Louis, grad. 1898, M. D. degree. 
Wife, Lillie Christenson, Ky. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Wm. Dewey, David Sidney. Bus. Con., 
Walters Pharmacy; practicing physician, 
Walters. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Walters. 
Assoc., (pol.) Lon Morris, Toby Morris, 
Ike White, Larkin Sellman, L. B. Sellman, 
R. H. Sultan, Walters; Jim Nance; R. A. 
Sneed; Elmer Thomas; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son; M. E. Trapp. Church, Pres., Walters. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Community Club, Walters; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chattanooga. Imp. Rel., bros. and sisters. 
Eli. Mark, Asa, Isaac, Jessie, Janies, John 
and Fred, who are joint owners of Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., Clothing Co.; of Commer. Natl. 
Bk., Dawson, Ivy.; and of Water Works 
and Light Plant at Dawson, Ky. Pol. Act., 
partisan; has been active in co, for 30 
yrs.; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Dem. 
Organiz. during the last 2 campaigns. 
Remarks, came to Okla, 1897 ; lived at 
Helena, Chattanooga, i»06-19, Walters 
since. During World War served in 30th 
Air Div., overseas 18 mos., entered over¬ 
seas service as Lieut., discharged as Major. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. Surg. for Ind. Hosp. 
1925-26. 

HENDERSON, MRS. ALVA, Temple. 
Dem. V.-Chmn. Co. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

HOLLINGSWORTH, FRANK W„ Rand- 
lott. Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Appanoose Co., 
la.. May 3, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Bus. Col., Wichita. Wife, Nellie Doggett, 
la. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. J. S. Hudson, Coving¬ 
ton ; Mrs. B. B. Parker, Alberton, la. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Burkburnett, Tex. Assoc., 
(pol.) Walter Hubbell, Ray Wallace, Ralph 
Pearson, Walters; E. G. Etzold, Temple;. 
J. W. Harreld, Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Dr. F. H. Hol¬ 
lingsworth, Okmulgee; H. L. Hollings¬ 
worth, Broken Arrow, (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and sf. since 1900; 
works through pers. contacts only. Active, 
influential leader in vicinity of Randlett. 
Party Honors, past chairman Rep. Cen. 
Comm. 1927-28; del st. co. and dist. convs.; 
Sec’y Twp. Rep. organiz.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, lived Rand¬ 
lett since 1903. Interested in good roads 
and upbuilding of community. 

HOOPER, C. O., Walters. Rep. Occ., 
Sheriff of Cotton Co. B., Cleveland Co., 
Ala., Oct. 19, 1879. Edu., com. sch.. Clay 
Co., Tex. Wife, Pearl, d. of J. D. Moore, 
Mineola, Tex. Cdrn., 1 d., Clevetta. Bus. 
Con., Sheriff; Hooper Motor Co., Walters; 
Dir. in Bk. of Randlett; formerly in 
stock bus. Okla. and Tex. Bk. Con., Walt¬ 
ers Natl. Bk. of Randlett. Assoc., Under- 
Sheriff, Ed Blair; W. T. Stapp, field 
deputy, Walters; pol. assoc, are leaders 
of both parties throughout co. and st. 
Church, Meth., Walters. Lodges, Mason. 
Blue Lodge, Walters; former mbr. I. O. 
O. F., Randlett. Imp. Rel., O. H. Hooper, 
(father). Civil War Yet., mbr. G. A. R., 
Randlett. Okla.; G. W. Hooper. Meth. 
Min.; Walt Hooper, farmer; T. L. Hooper, 
Walters, (bros.) Pol. Act., independent; 
active 26 yrs. in co. and st.; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Dep. Sheriff, 
1916-24; Sheriff, since. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs.; del. to co. and dist. convs.; 
Prct Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; lived since in Cotton Co.; ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Hobby, law enforce¬ 
ment. 

HUBBELL, WALTER, Walters. Rep. Occ.. 
attorney. B., March 27, 1889, Pulaski, 

Tenn.; came to Okla. 1906 ; located Tem¬ 
ple 1906-18 ; Walters since 1918. Edu., 
h. sch., Terrell, Tex.; Tex. Univ.; admit¬ 
ted to Bar Okla. 1917. Wife, Margarette 
Kennedy. Cdrn., 1 d., Margarette. Bus. 
Con., Madden & Hubbell, attys. Bk. Con., 
American Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. G. Etzold, 
R. L. Pearson, Mrs. Gladys Hunt, C. O. 
Hopper, Jim Crowley, A. C. Alexander, W. 


133 

B. Pine, John B. Nichlos, Fred Clark. Jim 
Harris. Church, Bap. Clubs, C. of C .; 
St. and Amer. Bar Assns. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker. 15 yrs. in all ways 
needed. Party Honors, St. Committeeman; 
nominee for dist. judge; del. to all st. 
convs.; chmn. 6th cong. dist. conv. 1928 ; 
speaker for same dist. Remarks, active 
during W. War on all drives. Hobby, out¬ 
door sports. 

HUFF. THOMAS J., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge. B., Fannin Co., Tex., Dec. 
15, 1884. Edu., h. sch.. Savoy, Tex.; ad¬ 
mitted to bar in Okla. 1920. Wife, Mae, 
d. of L. C. Henderson, Walters. Cdrn., 
1 s., Thomas J., Jr.; 1 d., Margaretta. Bus. 
Con., Co. Judge; formerly was cashier Wal¬ 
ters National Bk. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. 
Assoc., Frank Clark, Dick Sawyer, D. B. 
Madden, M. J. Northcutt, Walter Hubbell. 
Bob Sultan, Walters; (pol.) Jim Nance; 
Dave Boyer; R. A. Sneed; M. E. Trapp. 
Church, M. E., S.; supt. S. S. Lodges, 
Mason, Walters; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., R. R. Huff, poultry hatcher, Waton- 
ga; Jess W. Huff, teacher, Ada (bros.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 24 yrs. ; 
makes speeches; strong factor in co. gov¬ 
ernment ; works through corns, and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, C'o. Clk., 1915-18: 
Co. Atty., 1922-24; Co. Judge, now serv¬ 
ing. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1914. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; lived since 
at Walters; particularly interested in ed¬ 
ucational and church work. 

HUMPHREYS, GEORGE E„ Walters. 
Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Sullivan Co., 
Mo., April 12, 1866. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. 
Wife, Miss Armstrong of S. C. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Pearman and Uria; 1 d., Mrs. Walter Jones, 
Walters. Bus. Con., Humphreys General 
Store, Keys Station. 11 miles northeast of 
Walters, 8 yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers St., 
Temple. Assoc., (pol.) Ray Wallace, Ralph 
Pearson, W. Hubbell, Waiters; Corb Wil¬ 
son, J. T. Howard, Lawfon. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Walters; I. O. 
O. iF., Walters. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Gertrude 
Marshall, (sister), del. to natl. conv., N. 
Y., 1924; T. J. Elmore, (uncle) active in 
Mo. politics. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. and dist. 25 yrs.; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 9 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. convs. for yrs.; served on Elec. Bd. 
for several yrs.; Prct. Committeeman, now 
serving; candidate for Co. Commr., (de¬ 
feated by 12 votes) '■emarks,* came to 



C. O. HOOPER 








134 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Okla. 1899 ; lived near Comanche 1899- 
1902 ; Walters since 1902; active in all 
rural affairs; during W. War was active 
in lied Cross and Liberty Bond work. 
Hobby, music; choir leader tor 35 yrs. 

HUNT, GLADYS, Temple. Rep. Occ., 
teacher. B., West Elkton, 0., Jan. 23, 
1875; came to Okla. 1882, located at Ft. 
'gill; Kan., 1885 ; Temple since 1902. Edu., 
h. s.. Sterling, Kan., Williamton, Colo., 
Boulder, Colo., and Weatherford, Okla. 
Single. Bk. Con., Farmers St.; Walter’s 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. L. Pearson, E. 
G. Etzold, Walt Hubbell, Ray Wallace, 
Mrs. Sam Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dil¬ 
lard, Hays Dillard and A. C. Alexander. 
Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, Elpro- 
gresso Club, Royal Neighbors. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 12 yrs. in all ways 
useful. Office, Co. Supt. in Kan.; now 
teaching Hastings H. Sch. Party Honors, 
St. Committee woman; del. to all st. convs. 
Remarks, hobby, good books. 

JONES, MRS. WALTER, Walters. Rep. 
Occ., City Clerk. B., Bonita, Tex., July 
28, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Walters; 
private instruction in business course. Hus., 
W. A. Jones, employed by R. I. R. R. for 
12 yrs. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Stella Eng¬ 
lish, Ralph Pearson, Walters. Bk. Con., 
W’alters Natl. Church, Chris. Lodges, 0. 
E. A., Walters. Imp. Rel., Pearman Hum¬ 
phreys, Walters (bro.) ; A. A. Elmore, Spo¬ 
kane, Wash., (cousin) ; Geo. Marshall, Ba¬ 
ker City, Ore. (uncle). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. 12 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
City Clk., Walters, 7 yrs. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeewoman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1899 ; lived at Alma, 1899-1902; 
Walters since 1902 ; active in civic affairs; 
during W. War was active in Red Cross 
work; has studied and taught voice and 
piano 10 yrs.; worked 18 months in First 
Natl. Bank, Walters. Hobby, music. 

JARRETT, A. R., Temple. Dem. Occ., 
Supt. City Schools. B., Taccoa, Ga.. April 
5, 1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Acton, 
Tex.; Cen. State Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 
A. B. Wife, Modesta Patterson, Texas. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Alex and Pat; 1 d., Char¬ 
lotte. Assoc., B. H. Graves, Tom Jensen, 
P. C. Campbell, J. G. Bone, Temple; J. H. 
Vaughan, Okla. City; Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Chapter, Council, DeLeon, Tex. 
Imp. Rel., W. D. Jarrett, Temple; C. H. 
Jarrett, R. P. Jarrett, dean of N. W. St. 
Tchrs Col., Canyon, Tex.; V. Jarrett, Lub¬ 
bock, Tex. (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive 25 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through corns and personal contacts. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1922; lived since 
at Temple; strong school man. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

JEFFREY, EUNICE, Walters. Dem. Occ., 
Dep. Co. Clerk. B., Kingman, Kan., Aug. 
19, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sens., Okla.; 
Tchrs. Institute, Enid. Hus.. 'N. E. Jef¬ 
frey, stockbuyer, Walters. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Robert, Lloyd. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc,, (pol.) Ralph C. Wilson, B. F. Su- 
tor, Lon Morris, Walters. Church. Meth. 
C ubs &. Lodges, Bus. and Prof. Women's 
Club; O. E. A., Walters. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
Hamilcar, Greenland, Okarche, Okla. 
(father) ; Everett Greenland, civil engineer, 
Madison, Wis. (bro.) Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. and dist. 5 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices- 
Dep. Co. Clk., now serving. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898; lived at Okarche and Wal¬ 
ters ; active in civic affairs; during W. 
War was active in Red Cross and other 
war work. Hobby, horseback riding. 

JENSEN. THOMAS W„ Temple. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Tama Co., Iowa, Dec. 
19. 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., El Reno. 
Wife, Amis Carothers. Cdrn., 2 d., Helen 
and Josephine. Bus. Con., cashier Farm¬ 
ers St. Bk., Temple, 15 yrs.; farm owner; 
cattle raising. Assoc.. B. H. Graves, pres. 
Bk., Temple; (pol.) Bob Mooney, M. F. 



GLADYS M. HUNT 


Ray, Temple; Co. Atty. McCuistion; Henry 
Johnston; Elmer Thomas; Jed Johnson, 
Dave Boyer, Jim Nance. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; M. W. A., Temple; Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League; Mason Blue Lodge, Temple; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; Yeomen, Temple. Imp. Rel., 
Pete Jensen, El Reno; George Jensen, Lone 
Star Gas Co., Dallas (bros.) ; Judge Jen¬ 
sen (father, deceased) ; Mrs. Clotier, El 
Reno (sister) ; Jens Jensen, Perry (de¬ 
ceased) ; Tom Jensen, El Reno (deceased), 
(uncles). Pol. Act., partisan; active it 
both co. and st. 26 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, past mayor 
of Temple 4 yrs; past city treas., 3 yrs 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; del. tc 
dist. and co. convs.; chmn. co. delegation 
to st. conv.; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; 
lived at El Reno 1890-1907 ; Perry 1907- 
09; Temple since 1909 ; mbr. Bd. of Ex¬ 
aminers during W. War; has medal award¬ 
ed by U. S. Treas. Dept, for patriotic serv¬ 
ice in Liberty Bond drives; mbr. Okla. St. 
Bankers Assn. Hobbies, hunting, fishing 
and children. 

LINES, W. ROBINSON (BOB). Walters. 
Dem. Occ., City Manager, W’alters. B., 
Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 4, 1892. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Walters; Chris. Univ.. Ft. 
Worth, Tex., grad. 1914. Wife, d. of G. 
S. Dugan, Walters. Cdrn., 1 s., W. Rob 
inson, Jr. Bus. Con., owner of bus. prop¬ 
erty, Walters; city manager. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl. Assoc., Mrs. A. G. Lines. 
Walters (mother) ; (pol.) Toby Morris, Lon 
Morris. Judge J. C. Norman, J. D. Carr, 
Charles McQuistion, Walters; Dave Boyer, 
Jim Nance, Charlie Childers, Fred Cap- 
sbaw, Frank Carter, Okla. City. Church, 
Bap., iS. S. Supt. Clubs & Lodges, Com¬ 
munity Club, sec’y; Rotary Club, sec y, 
1928-29: M. IV. A.. Walters; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Walters; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1921; works 
through personal contacts only; has many 
friends among farmers of co. Offices, Un¬ 
dersheriff 1922 ; City Manager since Feb. 
1928; as City Manager he has the con¬ 
fidence of bus. men and the O. of C. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to st. conv. 1926; sec’y Co. 
Cen. Com. 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived in Noble Co. 1893-1900 ; Mar¬ 
low 1900-02; Chattanooga 1902-04, and at 
Walters since 1904 ; during W. War was 


in Cen. Inf. Officers Trng. Sch., Camp Mc¬ 
Arthur, Tex.; mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 

Walters. Hobby, raising chickens and 
flowers. 

LOUCKS, JOE K„ Walters. Rep. Occ.. 

confectioner. B., Beloit, Kan., Jan. 4, 
1891. Edu., com. sch. Kan. and Okla. : 
h. sch.. Walters, grad. 1910; 1 yr.. Val¬ 
paraiso Univ., Valparaiso, Ind., 1911. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., Loucks Confectionery, 

Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., 

Walter Hubbell, G. W. Graham, Ralph 

Pearson. Walters. Clubs & Lodges, C. ot 
C.; M. W. A., Walters; Mason Blue Lodge, 
W’alters. Imp. Rel., Clifford R. Loucks, 
real estate bus., Okla. City (bro.) Pol. 
Act, partisan; interested Tn co. since 1924 ; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman, 1925. 
Remarks, during W. War was in Base 
Hospt., detached service. Camp Travis. 
Tex.; mbr. American Legion Post, Walters; 
came to Okla. 1901; lived at Tonkawa l 
yr.; at Walters since 1902. 

MAXEY, W. H„ Randlett. D""v O-n , 
ex-postmaster. B., Tompkinsville, Ky., 
Sept. 8, 1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Tompkinsville, Ky.; 2 yrs. at Valparaiso 
Col., Ind. Wife, Theodosia Elmore (de¬ 
ceased), d. of G. W. E’more. Randleu, 
Okla. Cdrn., 3 d., Maxine, Mildred, An¬ 
nie, at h. Past Bus., was postmaster at 
Randlett 9 yrs.; p-ior to that taught sell, 
for 9 yrs. in Okla. and Ky. Bk. Con., 
Bank of Randlett. Assoc., (pol.) J. D. 
Green, T. E. Walker, Randlett; Jed Jchn- 
son; Jim Nance; Elmer Thomas. Church 
of Christ. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodg •, 
Randlett; past mbr. I. O. O. F., and W. o 
W. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. 23 yrs.; works through corns. Offices, 
first City Treasurer Randlitt: Postmaster 
Randlett, 1919-28. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; lived at Hastings a few months, and 
at Randlett since; active in c'vic affairs: 
during W. War was active in Bond drives : 
interested in educational work. 

McLEOD, N. I., Walters. Dem. Occ.. 
farmer. B., Nova Scotia, Canada, June 5, 
1868. Edu., com. and h. sch. Nova Sco¬ 
tia. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Amer. Nat!. 
Assoc., (pol.) Lon Morris, Toby Morris, 
Dick Sawyer, Walters; Judge E. L. Rich 
ardson, Lawton; Elmer Thomas, Lawton. 
Past Bus., railroad construction work, Ca¬ 
nadian Pacific, 9 yrs; pioneer in building 
Great Northern R. R. through Montana and 
Dakota; spent 8 yrs. building levees on 
Miss. River. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, Mason Blue Lodge, Walters; 32nd at 
Guthrie, Consistory. Imp. Rel., Geo. Mui- 
roe, (uncle) publisher. New York; John W. 
McLeod, (bro.) active in politics in Nova 
Scot'a. Canada. Pc" AM. partisan': ac¬ 
tive in co. and dist. 30 yrs. ; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to first co. conv., Lawton. 1902; 
served on Elec. Bd. one time. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived since at Wai¬ 
ters; during W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond and Red Cross work. Hobbiet, 
hunting and fishing. 

McCUISTION, C. S.. Wal + e'S. Dem. Occ 
Co. Attorney. B., Batesville, Ark., Nov . 
1896. Edu., com. sch. Ark. Wife, d. of 
A. W. Sims. Duval. Cdrn., 1 d. A'"''' 
(pol.) co. and st. officials. Church, Bap 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, Walters; Mason 
and I. O. O. F.. Walters. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. since 1921 : 
makes speeches; works through corns. Of¬ 
fices. Dist. Clk. 4 yrs.; Co. Atty. Partv 
Honors, del. to st, convs. 1926 and 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; lived at 
Bartlesville 1915-20; Walters since 1920: 
during W. War was in 132nd Inf., Camp 
Merritt and Lakewood, N. J.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post, Walters. Hobbies, fishing and 
golf. 

MEYER. JOSEPH I, Walters. Rep. Occ.. 
automobile dealer. B., Cullman Co., Ala., 
Jan. 2, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Altus. Ark. ; 
Commercial College, Fort Smith, Arkansas. 









TOBY MORRIS 


Married. Cdrn., 4 s., Cletus J. Holiday, 
Tex.; Carl, Leroy, Alvin, Walters; 2 d., 
■lennetta and Beatrice, Walters. Bus. Con., 
Meyer Whippet Motor Co., Walters; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Walters Natl.; Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ray Wallace, A. R. 
Patterson, Earl Pinkerton, Walter Hub- 
bell, Walters. Church, Catholic. Lodges, 
M. W. A., Walters. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Flora 
Meyer, Co. Treas., Washington Co., Kan. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1910; works through personal contacts on¬ 
ly. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 8 yrs.; judge on 
Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
several times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived at Tecumseh 1901-06; Walters 
since 1906. Hobby, raising purebred cat¬ 
tle and hogs. 

MILLS, W. D., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
Mgr. Creamery. B., Montgomery Co., Tenn., 
May 6, 1856. Edu., com. schs. Tenn. Wife, 
Lona Turner Mills of Ky. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Herbert, Enid; Thos. C„ Long Beach, 
Calif.; Gordon, Edmond; 5 d., Mrs. Eula 
Smith, Mrs. Lettie Daniel, Mrs. Sue Smith, 
Miss Jennie Mills, Walters; Mrs. Caroline 
Held, Ponca City. Bus. Con., mgr. Cot¬ 
ton Co. Creamery, station No. 1. Walters. 
Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., Carl John¬ 
son. Ross Way, Bill Doran, Bob Sultan. 
Walters; (pol.) Judge Thomas iHuff, J. C. 
Norman, Marion Northcutt, Walters; Col. 
R. A. Sneed. Jim Nance, Okla. City. Church, 
M. E., S. Lodges, M. W. A., Walters. Imp. 
Rel., D. G. Mills, Pond Creek; R. R. Mills, 
Dallas, Tex. (bros.) Pol. Act., active in 
co. 40 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only; "in favor of prohibition and 
law enforcement. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890 ; lived at Altus 1890-93; Hunter 1893- 
1904; Walters since 1904. 

MOONEY, JOHN L„ (BOB), Temple. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Oct., 1877, N. 
C.; came to Okla. 1901, located in Cotton- 
Comanche Co., Temple, Walters, Lawton. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. N. C. Wife, Lillian 
Hensley. Cdrn., 4 s., Monzelle, Lynn, Alva 
•T„ Charles William. Bus. Con., pres. B. 
& O. Cash Store. Temple. Bk Con., First 
St., Temple; Liberty Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. C. Nance. Dave Bover, C. S. 
Storms, Tobv Morris. Lon Morris, W. .T. 
Holloway. Church, Meth. Club, C. of C. 
Po". Act., partisan, st. worker 25' yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts and or¬ 
ganization. Party Honors, former Fret. 
Committeeman; del. to all st. convs. Re- 


OOTTON COUNTY 

marks, active on Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan drives during W. War. Hobby, good 
books. 


MOORE, MRS. THOMAS C., Walters, 
R. R. 3. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Gar¬ 
ret Co., Ky., Nov. 27, 1883; came to Okla. 
1904; located near Walters. Edu., h. sch., 
Ash Grove, Mo. Hus., T. C. Moore. Cdrn., 
1 s., T. C., Jr.; 1 d., Georgia. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. L. Pear¬ 
son, Walter Hubbell, Mrs. Gladys Hunt, 
Ray Wallace, Earl Pinkerton. Church, 
Pres. Club, McDowell Club. Imp. Rel., 
(cousin) W. T. Kemper, former mayor of 
Kansas City. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 10 yrs. through organiz. Party 
Honors, *vice co. chmn. at present; del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. 

MORRIS, LON, Walters, Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Ellis Co., Tex., June 27, 
1872. Edu., Add-Ran Col., and A. & M. 
Col., Tex.; Admitted to Bar Nov. 28, 1899. 
Wife, Ida, d. of Jim Henderson, Temple, 
Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Guy, Seminole; Toby, 
Walters; 1 d., Mrs. S. T. Hyden, Coleman, 
Tex. Bus. Con., Lon Morris & Son, attor¬ 
neys, Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. 
Assoc., Toby Morris, (son) partner in law; 
(pol.) Ike L. White, J. W. Brooks, Jtm 
Nance, Walters; Guy Green, Waurika; 
John Thomas, Lawton; Judge Tom Doyle, 
Okla. City; J. B. A. Robertson. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge Walters. Imp. Rel., Burr Mor¬ 
ris, (father) Sheriff and mbr. Tex. Legis¬ 
lature. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
35 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
corns, and personal contacts; author of 
venereal diseases law of Okla. passed in 
1919; undisputed leader of anti-Klan fight 
in co. in 1924. Offices, Co. Atty., 1915-5 6; 
mbr. Legislature 1918; Co. Judge 1924-29; 
formerly Co. Atty., Hood Co., Tex. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. since 
1910. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived 
since in Cotton Co.; during W. War was 
active in Bond and Red Cross work; pres. 
Cotton Co. Chapter Red Cross; spent two 
yrs. prospecting land in Old Mexico; in 
mining bus. in Colo, two yrs.; is sign 
painter and accomplished musician. Hob¬ 
bies, reading, drawing and painting. 

MORRIS, TOBY, Walters. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Grandbury, Tex., Feb. 28, 
1899. Edu., com. and h. sch. Walters; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1920. Wife, Laura Norris, 
d. of C. H. Claycomb, Cloverpost, Ky. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. Douglas; 1 d., Mary Jo. 
Bus. Con.. Lon Morris & Son, attorneys, 
Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., 
Lon Morris, <father 1 law partner; (pol.) 
Jim Nance, Albert Carter, Mrs. Dora Rice, 
B. F. Suter, Walters; Judge Ray, Law- 
ton; John Thomas, Lawton; Judge Doyle; 
Judge Edwards. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C. : Community Club; Ro¬ 
tary, song leader; K. of P., Walters. Imp. 
Pel. Burr Morris, (grandfather) Sheriff 
and mbr. Tex. Legislature; Walter Morris, 
funcle) Dist. Atty., Abilene, Tex.; Guy 
Morris, (bro.) Seminole. Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. and co. 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and corns. : 
makes speeches; active speaker during last 
campaign for Smith; spoke over radios in 
several counties and cities in southern part 
of state. Offices. C* CIV., 192*-26- Co 
Atty., 1925-29; Asst. Postmaster, Walters, 
1920. Partv Honors, pres. Cotton Co. 
Lensrue of Young Denis. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived since in Cotton Co.; 
during W. War served in Co. F, 110th 
Eng., 35th Div.; overseas 11 mos., and 6 
mos. in trenches; 6 days and nights in 
Areonne drive; mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 
Walters; as Co. Atty. had 409 convictions 
and 35 acquittals. Hobbies, baseball, foot¬ 
ball and music. 

MORRISON, FLZY W., Temple. Dem. 
Occ.. farmer. B., Hastings, Okla., April 
15, 1905. Edu., com. and h. sch. Temple, 
grad. 1923; 1 yr. at LTniv. of Okla., 1924. 


135 

Wife, Dorothea, d. of F. A. Bonner, Wal¬ 
ters, Okla. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
Bob Mooney, Albert Tandy, Temple; R. 
Waters, Walters; Jim Nance, A. A. Car¬ 
ter, Dr. W. B. Homer; Lon Morris, Toby 
Morris, Walters; Dave Boyer, Okla. City; 
U. S. Senator Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, Temple. 
Imp. Rel., Dave Boyer, Okla. City, (cousin 
by marriage) ; Lewis Morrison, dep. Co. 
Assessor, (bro.) Walters. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. 5 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life in state. 
Hobbies, hunting and Ashing. 

MORRISON, LOUIS C., Walters. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Co. Assessor. B., Sherman, 
Tex., Sept. 25, 1902. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Temple, Okla., grad. 1922 ; Univ. of 
Okla., grad. 1926. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
Dep. Co. Assessor, Cotton Co.; bookkeeper 
at drug store. Walters. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl.. Assoc., W. G. English, A. A. Car¬ 
ter, Toby Morris, Roy Young, Dick Saw¬ 
yer, Lon Morris, Walters; (pol.) Jim 
Nance, Dave Boyer, A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. 
City; Jed Johnson. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Temple; 
Delta Epsilon fraternity. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. 5 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through corns, and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Dep. Co. Assessor since 1927. 
Party Honors, vice pres. League of Young 
Denis., Cotton Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 ; formerly lived at Hastings; at Wal¬ 
ters since elected to office, 1927 ; reserve 
officer in R. O. T. C. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

MULLINS, THOMAS L„ Walters. Rep. 
Occ., auctioneer and stockraiser. B., Ce¬ 
dar Co., Mo., April 25, 1872. Edu., com. 
sch. Mo. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Clarence, 
Duncan; T. L., Jr., Walters; 1 d., Muriel, 
Walters. Bus. Con., Col, T. L. Mullins 
& Son, auctioneers, stockraisers, farm 
owners. Bk. Con., Walters Natl.; Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., Clarence M. Mullins, (son) 
partner in bus.; (pol.) Ralph Pearson, A. 
L. Patterson, Earl Pinkerton, Walters; E. 

T. Etsel, Temple. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Temple; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Re'., J. L. Mullins, Montrose, Colo, 
(bro.) Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. affairs suice 1901 ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts; has many friends all over 



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136 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JAS. C. NANCE 


co. Offices, Sheriff Cotton Co.. 1912-17; 
first Rep. elected to co. office in co.; Dep. 
Sheriff since 1901. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived since in Cotton Co.; in Walters since 
1912. 

NANCE, JAMES CLARK, Walters. Dem. 
Occ., publisher Walters Herald. B., Rog¬ 
ers, Ark., Aug. 27, 1893; came to Okla. 
1914; located Weatherford; Chandler 1915; 
Marlow 1915; Walters since 1924. Edu., 
Rogers, Ark., Acad.; admitted to Bar 1922, 
Okla. Wife, Ayleene Carr. Cdrn., 1 s., 
James C., Jr.; 2 d., Rosamond, Betty. Bk. 
Con., Walters Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, pres. Rotary Club; 32nd Mason; 
Shriner, India Temple; M. W. A., C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Richard L. Nance, (father), for¬ 
mer mbr. Ark. Legislature (deceased). Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 20 yrs. in all 
ways needed. Offices, mbr. Legislature 
1920-24 Stephens Co.; 1926-30 Cotton Co.; 
mbr. Freeholder at Marlow, drafted char¬ 
ter there; speaker in 12th Legislature. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, very active in all W. War activi¬ 
ties ; publishes the Lubbock Journal, Lub¬ 
bock, Tex., also. Hobby, golf. 

NORMAN, J. C., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Oregon Co., Mo., Jan. 16, 
1867. Edu., pub. schs., Mo.; Salem Acad., 
Salem, Mo.; admitted to Bar. in Mo., 
1900. Wife, d. of Dr. W. T. Shaver, 
Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy, Okla. City; J. J., 
Temple; 4 d., Mrs. Opal Seago, Memphis, 
Tenn.; Inez, Okla. City; Mrs. Ola 
Smith, Walters; Mrs. Juida McNe.es, 
Seminole. Bus. Con., Norman & North- 
cutt, Attys., Walters. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., M. J. Northcutt (partner- 
in-law) ; (pol.) C. S. McCuistion, S. C. 
Coleman, Mrs. Stella English, Walters; 
Fred Hanson, Okla. City; Judge Cham 
Jones, Duncan; E. L. Richardson, Law- 
ton. Church, Meth, S.; del. to general 


church conference in Atlanta 1918; Hot 
Springs 1922. Clu'js &. Lodges, Com¬ 
munity Club; Mason Blue Lodge 
Walters. Imp. Rel., M. G. Norman 
(father, dec.), was well known in pol¬ 
itics in Mo.; Dr. G. R. Norman (bro.), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and dist. 40 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and 
party organizations. Offices, Co. Judge 
1915-25; City Atty. since. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. convs. since 1912. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901 ; lived at Law- 
ton 1901-08; Randlett 1908-12; Walters 
since. Hobby, reading. 

NORTHCUTT, MARION J., Walters. 

Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Mangum, Okla., 
Aug. 31, 1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Mangum; Univ. of Okla., LL. B., 1917- 
Wife, Ellavera, d. of K. F. Jones, Wynne- 
wood. Cdrn., 2 d., Frances, Wauhilla. 

Bus. Con., Norman & Northcutt, Attys-at- 
law, Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. 
Assoc.* Judge J. C. Norman (partner), 
Walters; (pol.) Jim Nance, Dave Boyer, 
Walters; J. Ray Orr, Chickasha; Fred 
Hanson, Paid Walker, Fred Capshaw, 
Toby Morris. Church, Meth.; steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, pres.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Walters. Pol. Act., 
active in co. and dist. 12 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Atty. 1921- 
25. Party Honors, sec’y elec. bd.; mbr. 
League of Young Dems.; del. to several 
convs of League of Young Dems. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived and prac¬ 
ticed law in Walters since 1919; in 
France 1918 during W. War, in Co. G, 
144th Inf., 36th Division; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion Post, Walters; post service officer 
6 yrs. Hobby, golf. 

PARRISH, JOHN M„ Walters. Dem. 
Qce., Co. Commissioner; farmer; stock- 


man. B., Talapoosa Co., Ala., Aug. 7, 
1870. Wife, d. of F. M. Caddell, Wal¬ 
ters. Cdrn., 3 s., Frank, Grandfield; Gar¬ 
land, Stuart; 1 d., Alta. Bus. Con., 

Co. Commissioner; farm owner; stock 
raiser. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. D. Stevens, L. D. Hoe, Earl 
Spencer, C. W. McDonald, Ben Suter, 
Walters. Church, Bap. Clubs, Farmers 
Union. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1901; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only; large following among both 
farmers and bus. men in co. Offices, 
Co. Commr. 1924-26; re-elected 6 yrs. 
in 1926 ; as Co. Commr. has been advo¬ 
cate of good roads and instrumental in 
building some of best roads of st. in 
Cotton Co. during his tenure of office. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Walters. 

PATTERSON, A. R., Walters. Rep. 
Ind. Occ., banker. B., Harden Co., 
Tenn., Jan. 24, 1876. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Dixon, Tenn.; col., Dixon, Tenn., 
B. S. Wife, d. of Mrs. J. M. Adams, 
■Walters. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Sherman Krish- 
er. Perry; Mrs. Frank B. Smith, Wood¬ 
ward; Mrs. John C. Miller, Duncan. Bus. 
Con., cashier Walters Natl. Bk. since 

1910. Assoc., R. H. Sultan, pres, bk., 
Walters; (pol.) Ray Wallace, Ralph Pear¬ 
son, Walter Hubbell, Walters; Walter C. 
Stevens. J. H. Cline. Bert Parmenter, Law- 
ton. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 

Rotary; C. of C.; Izaak Walton League, 
dir. of st. league; W. O. W., Walters; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Walters: Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. 28 
yrs.; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, City Commr.; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. in 
past; del. to all co. and dist. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907; lived since 

at Walters; during W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

PEARSON, RALPH L., Walters. Rep. 
Occ., undertaking. B., Marion Co., Ia., 
June 3, 1879 Edu., com. and h. sells.. 
Washington, Kan. Married. Cdrn., 2 
s., Howard and Ralph L., Jr.. Walters: 
2 d., Mrs. Harriett Correll, Washington, 
Kan.; Mrs. H. C. Ogletree, Walters. Bus. 
Con., Harley-Pearson. Furniture and Under- 
taking.Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc.. Joe 
W. Harley (bus. partner), Walters; (pol.) 
Walter Hubbell, A. R. Patterson, Ray Wal¬ 
lace, Walters; W. C. Stevens, Lawton: 
E. G. Etzold. Temple; Sen. J. W. Har- 
reld, Okla. City; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Commun¬ 
ity Club, mbr. bd. of directors; active in 
civic affairs; former Rotarian; M. W. A.. 
Walters, elk. 7 yrs.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
■Walters. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. 30 yrs.; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. three times: del. to all co. convs.; 
sec’y-treas. co. cen. com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907; lived since at Walters; 
during W. War was active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work; chmn. crip¬ 
pled children’s organization in Cotton Co. 
Hobby, golf. 

PINKERTON, EARL. Walters. Rep. Occ., 
public service. B., Warren. Ind., Jan. 5. 
1893. Edu., com. sch., Jefferson Twp., 
Ind.; h. sch., Lancaster Center. Ind.; 
grad., 1912; Valparaiso Univ., Valparaiso, 
Ind., A. B., 1916. Wife. d. of Joe Min- 
nick, Walters. Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, 
Jerry; 1 d., Merdean. Bus. Con., Com¬ 
munity Natl. Gas Co., supt. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Walter Hub¬ 
bell, Ralph Pearson, Virgil Bernard. Cleve 
Hooper, Walters; James Crowley. Randlett; 
Judge W. C. Stevens. Bert Parmenter: E. 
R. Hughes, Joe Hamilton. Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., pres. 1928; Provident Assn, of Wal¬ 
ters, pres. 1923-28; Co. Health Assn., 






pres since 1928; Rotary, pres. 1925; 
Mason; past master Blue Lodge, Walters. 
Imp. Rel., N. W. Pinkerton (father), pol¬ 
itician, Warren, Ind.; Von Pinkerton 
(bro.), insurance bus., Marion, Ind. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1919; 
works through personal contacts; has in¬ 
fluence on account of his wide contacts 
in bus., community clubs and charity 
work: comes from prominent Rep. family of 
Ind. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. since 1925. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928 ; attends all 
co. corn s.; prct. committeeman since 1924. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lived since 
at Walters; active in the crippled chil¬ 
dren work in co.; his special interest is 
charity work. 

RAY, M. F., Temple. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
er. B., Oakland, Ala., July 31, 1879. 

Edu., com. and h. schs., Parker Co., Tex. 
Wife Lula, d. of J. A. Alexander, Tem¬ 
ple, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Leslie Ray (dec.) 
Bus. Con., pres. First St Bk., Temple; 
organized bk. and has been pres, since 
1919; connected with Waurika Natl, and 
Amer. Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., John W. 
Dowlin, y.-pres. ; V. A. Dowlin. cashier; 
Edith Ray, asst cashier, Temple; (pol.) 
Dem. leaders of co.; Jim Nance, D. W. 
Boyer, C. S. Storms, Judge Cham Jones. 
C. G. Shull, Harry Cordell. Church, Meth.; 
past steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
W. 0. W., Waurika; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Temple. Imp. Rel., A. J. Ray, st. cotton 
grader, agriculture dept., Okla. City; J. 
A. Ray, cotton buyer. Temple; H. L. Ray, 
hardware, and E. G. Ray, Chevrolet deal¬ 
er (bros.), Waurika; Mrs. W. E. Alex¬ 
ander, Waurika; Mrs. W. D. Wall, Pool- 
ville, Tex. (sisters) ; Robert Simpson, Ok¬ 
mulgee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 30 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Treas. Jefferson Co. 
1915-19; past mbr. Sch. Bd., Waurika: 
City Assessor and Treas. formerly, Co¬ 
manche, Okla. Party Honors, del. to sev¬ 
eral st. convs.; del. to numerous co. and 
dist. convs.; past prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at 
Comanche 1901-08; Waurika 1908-19 ; 
Temple since. Hobby, life insurance. 

RICE. DORA MCDONALD, Walters. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Supt. of Schs. B., Ty¬ 
ler, Tex., July 29, 1873. Edu., h. sch., 
Jacksboro, Tex., grad. 1894; Cen. St. 
Tchrs. Col., Edmond 1915-17; Okla. A. 
& M. Col., 1918-19. Hus., E. R. Rice. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Virgil Dean; 2 d., Lucille, 
Mary Willard. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. 
Assoc., A. R. Patterson, Bob Sultan, Mrs. 
Stella English, Walters; (pol.) Tom Huff, 
Ben Suter, J. C. Norman, Toby Morris, 
Walters; Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas, J. 
C. Nance, Dave Boyer. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Young Bus. Womans 
Club, Walters; Rebekahs, Walters. Imp. 
Rel,, Charles McDonald (bro.), Walters. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 7 yrs.; 
works through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Supt of Schs. since 
1923. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; located 
first at Edmond; at Walters since 1917. 
Taught in Walters h. sch. 1917-23. Active 
in Red Cross during W. War. Interested 
in betterment of conditions of rural schs. 

ROBBINS, C. M., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
insurance dealer. B., Oskaloosa, La., Sept. 
18, 1865. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ia.; 
Penn Col., Oskaloosa, Ia. Wife, Helen 
Fox, Ind. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Charlotte E. 
Garvin, Duncan. Bus. Con., C. M. Rob¬ 
bins Ins. Co.; owner of 3 farms; formerly 
in banking bus., Carmen, Okla. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge J. C. Norman; Judge J. D. Madden. 
Walters; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Congress¬ 
man Jed Johnson, U. S. Minister to 
Guatemala A. H. Geissler, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres.; elder, deacon, and trus¬ 
tee. Lodges, M. W. A., Walters; 
K. of P., helped organize the first 


COTTON COUNTY 

order of D. O. K. K. in Okla. 1905, Car¬ 
men. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
st. 25 yrs.; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts; chmn. of anti-Smith forces 
in co. last campaign. Offices, City Treas. 
formerly at Carmen 3 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1928; del. to nearly all 
co. and dist. convs; first twp. committee¬ 
man in the ‘'Big Pasture.” Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived in Alfalfa Co. 
1893-1900; Carmen 1900-07 ; Cotton Co. 
since. During W. War was Co. Registrar 
and active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
work. Interested in church and lodge 
work. 

RODOLPM, W. E., Temple. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Grayson Co., Tex., 
Jan. 5, 1891. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Wanette, Okla., grad. 1908; Normal Sch., 
Edmond. 1910. Wife, Edna, d. of W. T. 
King, Temple. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, Jack; 
2 d., Dorothy, Rosie Lee. Bus. Con., 

Chevrolet automobile dealer; stockholder 
in B. & O. Cash Store. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., Jim Bizzell, J. R. Moon¬ 
ey, M. F. Ray, B. H. Graves, Fred Howell, 
Temple; (pol.) W. A. Yielding, A. R. 
Trammell, Walters; Dave Boyer; Elmer 
Thomas; Jim Nance. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Aet., partisan; ac¬ 

tive in co. 10 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1897; lved at Wanette 1897-1909; 
Temple since. Interested in good roads. 

RUGGLES, W. A. (DELL) JR., Walters. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Tag Agent. B., New- 

tonia, Mo., Jan. 27, 1881. Edu., com. 

and h. schs, Tecumseh; Okla. A. & M. 
Col. Wife, Floy Butts (dec.) Cdrn., 1 
s., Garland Guy. Bk. Con., Walters 
Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. S. 
McQuistion, Judge T. J. Huff, Ben Suter, 
Cotton Co.; Sen. D. W. Boyer; J. C. 
Nance, Oklahoma St. Highway Department. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., active mbr.; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; 
W. O. U. ; A. O. U. W.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Walters; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 

Rel., W. A. Ruggles, Sr., (father), Wal¬ 
ters ; G. A. Ruggles, Albert I. Ruggles, 
(bros.), Konawa. Pol. Act., independent 
in co.; active in co. and st. 27 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Cotton Co. Tag Agt. 
since 1906; City Treas. of Tecumseh 1905- 
06. Party Honors, del. to all dist. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; 
lived at Tecumseh 1890-07; Goodwill 1907- 
09; Shawnee 1909-12; Walters since. In¬ 
terested in good roads and more efficiency 
in handling automobile licenses. 

RUGGLES, WILLIAM A., Sr„ Walters. 
Dem. Occ.,, attorney. B„ Green Co., 
Wis., May 31, 1855. Edu., com. schs., 
Neosho, Newtonia, Mo.; Scarrett Col., 
Neosho, Mo. Widower. Cdrn., 4 s., G. 
A., Tecumseh; W. A., Jr.; G. R., British 
Columbia; A. T.. Konawa; 1 d., Mrs. 

Kittie Pearson, Wichita Falls, Tex. Bus. 
Con., practicing attorney; property owner 
in Walters. Bk. Con., Walters Natl.; 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Nor¬ 
man, Chas. McQuistion; B. F. Sawyer, 
Co. Judge Huff. H. F. Suter. C. O. 
Hooper, E. B. Madden, J. D. Kerr. 
Walter Hubbell, M. J. Northcubt, W. 
E. Powell, W. B. Wallace, R. H. 
Sultan, Cotton Co.; J. R. Keaton, 
Geo. Key, Scott Ferris, J. B. A. Robert- ' 
son, Okla. City; Judge Layman Pittman, 
Shawnee. Church, Pres.; elder; inter¬ 
ested in church work. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., former chmn.; chmn. Cotton Co. 
Bar Assn.; past grand master of A. O. 
U. W., Walters; mbr. I. O. O. F., Wal¬ 
ters. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1901; works through com and per¬ 
sonal contacts; makes speeches; chmn. 
of com. that brought about the division 
of Comanche Co.; chmn. of com. that 
brought the co. seat to Walters; one of 
the most influential men in Cotton Co. 


137 

Offices, Co. Judge, Pottawatomie Co. 1895- 
96. Party Honors, Ex-chmn. Dem. co. cen. 
com; st. committeeman; del. to nearly all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 

Okla. 1891; lived at Tecumseh 1891-1908; 
Walters since. Worker for Council of 

Defense during W. War; active in all 
kinds of war work. 

SAWYER, W. E., Walters. Dem. Ocs., 
banker. B„ Arlington, Tex., Sept. 20, 
1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Arling¬ 
ton, Tex.; h. sch., Walters, Okla., grad. 
1904. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Grover. 

Bus. Con., cashier Amer. Natl. Bk., Wal¬ 
ters. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl., Okla. 
City; Commerce Trust Co., Kan. City, Mo. 
(correspondents). Assoc., Glenn L. Dark, 
Okla. City; A. O. Holliday, Faxon; J. 
T. Sawyer; (pol.) Dave Boyer, Judge 
Tom Huff, Walters; Bob Mooney, Temple; 
Jim Nance, Congressman Jed Johnson, 
Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F., Walters; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Walters; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Walters Golf and Country Club. 
Imp. Rel., J. T. Sawyer, Walters Gin Co.; 
J. L. Sawyer, field man for Anderson 
Clayton, Walters; R. D. Sawyer, Supt. 
Light & Power Co., Lindsey (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1912; 
works through personal contacts; Influ¬ 
ential among bus. men and farmers of 
co. Offices, Co. Treas. 1917-21; Dep. Co. 
Treas. 1912-17; mbr. Sch. Bd. since 1921. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1924; del. 
to several co. convs.; del. to Young Dem. 
League Conv., Altus 1929; elected to of¬ 
fice of Co. Treas. second term without op¬ 
position. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; 
lived since at Walters; active in all sch. 
work. Hobby, motoring and fishing. 

SELMAN, L. B., Walters. Dem. Occ, 
creamer y- B., Central, Ala., Jan. 
-3, 18So. Edu., com. and li. schs., Ala.; 
agricultural col., Albertville, Ala.; bus. 

col. . Ft. Worth, Tex. Wife, Miss Beau¬ 
champ. Cdrn., 2 s., Beauchamp, Clark. 
Bus. Con., Cotton Co. Ice and Creamery 
Co.; Cotton Co. Wholesale Grocery Co.; 
Cotton Co. Poultry and Egg Co., Walters; 
these organizations have been established 
within past yr; prior to their organiza¬ 
tion Mr. Selman was in general mercan¬ 
tile bus. in Walters 22 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Walters Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.)’ 
Bob Sultan, H. S. Way, Walters; many 
country people of co.; Sen. Dave Boyer ; 
■T- C. Nance. Clubs & Lodges, dir. C. of 
C., Balters; Rotary, mbr. bus. methods 

com. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Walters; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., J. M. Selman, Okla. City; J. T. 
Selman, certified public accountant, El 
Paso, Tex. (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 24 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
City Commr. Party Honors, past prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905; lived since at Walters; food ad¬ 
ministrator during W. War. Hobby 
hunting, fishing and golf. 

SMITH, GEORGE ALEXANDER, Devol. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B., Overton Co., 
Tenn., June 7, 1861. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Overton Co.. Tenn. Wife, Ellen King, Tenn. 
Bus. Con., U. S. Postoffice Dept; farm own¬ 
er ; pres. Devol Federal Farm Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., Home St., Grandfield. Assoe., 
Albert Smfth, Asst. Postmaster, Devol; 
(pol.) Walter Hubbell, Walters; E. G. 
Etzold, Temple; Ralph Pearson, Ray Wal¬ 
lace, Walters; Bert Parmenter; Frank 
Wright; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa: J. W. 
Hanold, Walters. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Cotton and Wheat Growers 
Assns., active in all rural affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge and Royal Arch, Randlett; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in co. and st. 43 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Prct. Constable 



138 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


1884-85, Tenn.; Justice of Peace, Tenn., 
1888-90; Co. Clk„ Tenn., 1890-98; Chmn. 
Co. Ct., Tenn., 1902-06; Postmaster, Devol, 
since 1922. Party Honors, past prct. 
committeeman; del. to st. conv. 1918; del. 
to dist. and co. convs.; formerly a candi¬ 
date for Co. Commr. of Comanche Co. 
and for Representative from Cotton Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at 
Lawton and Devol. While resident of 
Tenn. organized bk. at Byrdstown; cash¬ 
ier for 3 yrs. before coming to Okla. 
Hobby, pecan raising. 

SNYDER, HOMER LEE, Walters. Dem. 
Occ., mgr. Farmers Gin and co. weigher. 

B. , Bewleyville, Ky., Sept. 9, 1887. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Ky. Wife, d. of C. E. 
Burnaugh, Cotton Co. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph, 
Lloyd; 3 d., Melba, Job, Ola. Bus. Coil., 
Farmers Union Co-Operative Gin, Wal¬ 
ters; mgr. 2 yrs. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., J. T. Smallwood, Marion Williams, 
W. O. Moore, Lucien Ruyle, Harry B. 
Cole, Walters; (pol.) Clarence Rogers, J. 
D. Sawyer, Walters; W. D. Delaney, De¬ 
vol; Bob Cox, Hastings, J. D. Graham, 
Temple; J. L. Taylor, Bob Peoples, Wal¬ 
ters ; Sen. George, C. C. Childers, Okla. 
City; Sen Rexroat, Ardmore; Sen. Mac. 
Q. Williamson. Clubs & Lodges, Pastime; 
Broadway; I. O. O. F., Walters: K. of 
P., Hobart; Mason Blue Lodge, Walters. 
Imp. Rel., Glenn Snyder, Los Angeles, 
Calif.; James Snyder, mgr. Chickasha 
Gin Co.; Will Snyder field boss Magnolia 
Co., Stringtown (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1914; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts; never defeated for co. 
office; carried his home prct. 4 to 1 in 
last election. Offices, Co. Weigher 1915- 
16; re-elected 1917, but resigned to enter 
W. War work; re-elected 1926 for 4 yr. 
term. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
several times; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1908; lived at Wal¬ 
ters 1908-10; El Reno 1910-12; Walters 
since. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

STAMPER. W. C„ Walters. Dem. Occ., 
insurance. B., Blakely, Ga., Dec. 23, 
1883. Edu., com. schs., Ga. Wife, Eva 
M. Wash. Cdrn., 2 s.. Jack, James; 2 
d., Jane Maree. Joe Helen. Bus. Con., 
dist. agt. for Bankers Life Ins. Co. of 
Des Moines, la. 10 yrs. Bk. Con., Wal¬ 
ters Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., (nol.) 
Howard Way, Pat. Patterson, Jim E. Grif¬ 
fin, Judge Madden, Cotton Co.; Repre¬ 
sentative Nance, Judge Burton. Jed John¬ 
son, Bert. Lukenbill. Church, Ban. C'ubs, 

C. of C.: active in all civic affairs; Ro¬ 
tary, Walters. Pol. Act., independent: 
active in co. and st. 3 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1915; lived at Tulsa 1915-18; Okla. 
City 1 yr.; Walters since 1919. Hobby, 
traveling and quail hunting. 

STRINGER, GEORGE F.. Randlett. 
Dem. Oec., merchant. B.. Peoria, Ill., 
Aug. 26, 1872. Edu., pub. sch., Kan. 

Wife, Mattie Hamblett Blackwood. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Helen. Bus. Con., Randlett Hard¬ 
ware Co., Randlett, 22 ,yrs. Bk. Con.. 
Bk. of Randlett. Assoo.. Dave Boyer 
Jim Nance, Fred Hanson, L. M. Gensman. 
Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A.. Randlett: 
Mason Blue Lodge, Randlett; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel.. Marshall Fields, 
(cousin), Chicago; Mrs. C. H. Dennis, 
Wichita, Kan. (sister). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent : active in co. and dist. 30 yrs.: 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Clk. of Sch. Bd.; former Road 
Supervisor in Kan. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907: lived since at Rand¬ 
lett. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Bond work; mbr. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense. Hobby, fishing. 

SUTER, B. F., Walters. Dem. Occ., 


Ct. Clerk. B„ Franklyn Co., Ky., Mch. 
5, 1855. Edu., com. sch., Franklyn Co., 
Ky. Wife, Julia Hockensmith, Ky. Cdrn., 
2 s., J. R., Dallas Co., Ala.; G. L., Devol. 
Bk. Con., Walters Natl; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., W. S. Wier, Dep. Ct. Clk.; (pol.) 
J. D. Green, Randlett; Geo. Stringer, 
Randlett; Pat Jones, Temple; Scott Fer¬ 
ris; E. B. Howard; John Thomas, E. 
L. Richardson, Lawton. Church, Chris. 
Imp. Rel., J. W. Suter (bro.), Franklin 
Co., Ky.; active in Ky. politics. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active 55 yrs.; active in 
Ky. prior to coming to Okla; always 
fighting for belter and cleaner govern¬ 
ment ; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Sheriff of Franklyn Co.. Ky.. 1898- 
1902; Postmaster at Randlett 1914-19; 
Under-Sheriff Cotton Co. 1925-29; Ct. Clk. 
since 1928. Party Honors, del. to numer¬ 
ous st. convs. in Ky.; del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907. During W. 
War was chmn. Cotton Co. Red Cross : very 
active in Liberty Bond work. Hobby, 
cleaner government and more honesty in 
politics. 

TANDY, A. M., Temple. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Hood Co., Tex. Edu., com. 
sch.. Hood Co., Tex. Wife, Lula, d. of 
S. L. Knight, Cranberry, Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Clarence, James; 2 d., Emma, Frances. 

Bus. Con., owner Hardware Store, Temple. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., W. A. Yield¬ 
ing, M. Martin, Bob Mooney, Otho Mooney, 
Temple; A. R. Jarrett; A. B. Halsted; 
Henry Johnston. Church. Ban. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Temple; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active for 25 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1909; lived since at Temple. 

THOMPSON, ALFRED M„ Sr.. Walters. 
Dem. Occ., retired contractor. B., Collin 
Co., Tex., Apr. 22. 1859; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Walters. Edu., com. sch., 
Tex. Wife. Harriett E. Jackson. Cdrn.. 3 
s., D. B„ H. D„ A. M., Jr.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Jennie L. Ballinger. Bk. Con.. Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. W. Boyer, J. C. Nance, 
Marian J. Northcutt. W. A. Ruegles. Sr., 
Lon and Toby Morris Church, Chris. 
Lodge, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan: 
co. worker 50 yrs.: personal contact and 
organizations. Offices. Postmaster, Fayling, 
Tex., 1885 ; Justice of Peace 4 vrs. New¬ 
port, Tex., and 4 yrs. here. Party Honors, 
prct. com. and elec. bd. 15 yrs. in post 
office; del. to st. conv. 1917. Remarks, 
reception com. at Okla. City when Wood- 
row Wilson was scheduled to speak. Hobby, 
reading. 

THOMPSON, J. M., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Jasper, Ark., 
June 19, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Valley Springs, Ark.; Industrial Univ., B. 
S.; Tulane Univ., M. D.; Baylor Univ., 
Dallas, post grad, work, M. D. Wife, 
Stella Long. Cdrn., 2 s., Russell S„ Fort 
Worth; Dr. J. M., U. S. Navy, D. D. S. 
on board S. S. Calif.; 2 d., Mrs. W. R. 
Lovelace, Ft. Worth; Mrs. V. M. Nor¬ 
ton, Okla* City. Bus. Con., practicing 
physician and surgeon; owner Walters 
Hospital. Bk. Con., Walters Natl.; Amer. 
Natl., Walters. Assoc., S. A. Heflin, Wal¬ 
ters; (pol.) R. L. Sultan; W. D. Boyer; 
Rep. Nance, Sen. W. B. Pine, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; mbr. Co., 
St., Dist. and Natl. Med. Assn.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Broken Bow; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. 27 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts; makes speeches. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1917 ; lived at Broken Bow, 1917- 
27; connected with Choctaw Lumber Co. : 
Walters since. Practicing med. since 1900. 

TODD, E. M., Walters. Rep. Occ., gin 
manager. B., Newton Co., Miss., July 25, 
1861. Edu., com. schs., Tolosa, Tex. Wife 
Margaret A., d. of H. T. Vanderford, 
Sentinel, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s.. O. E., Amarillo, 


Tex.; 2 d., Mrs. Connie Galloway, Erick; 
Mrs. Nonita Balding, Sun City, Kan. Bus. 
Con., Mgr. in Walters of the Chickasha 
Gin Co. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., R. 

A. Patterson, S. E. Carpenter, Henry 
Berendzen, Tom Huff, Walters; (pol.) Cleve 
Harper, Walters; Sen. W. B. Pine; Rep. 
Dave Boyer; J. C. Nance. Church, First 
Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Erick. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active in co. 30 yrs.; in favor of 
prohibition; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; 
lived at Erick 1910-18, Walters since. 

WAGNER, FULTON THOMAS, Walters. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Treas. B., Pine Bluff, Ark., 
Sept. 9, 1884. Edu., com. sch., Ingalls, 

Okla. Wife, Dora Matthew, of Randlett. 
Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas; 1 d., Emma 
Mae. Past Bus., Con., Okla. St. Bk., Wal¬ 
ters, 1917-19; Farmers & Merchants Bk.. 
Handlett, 1910-17; Creamery Dept. of 
Okla. A. & M. Col., 1912-13. Bk. Con.. 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., B. H. Aehenbach, Wal¬ 
ters; (pol.) Dem. Leaders of Cotton Co.; 
Sen. D. W. Boyer, and J. C'. Nance. Church. 
Chris., Walters; Elder; Treas.; Supt. of 
S. Sch. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Signet; 
M. W. A., Walters. Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. P. 
Schott, Stillwater, (sister); W. B. Wagoner, 
Signet, (brother). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 25 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Treas., since 1925; City Mgr., Walters, 
1923-24; mbr. sch. Bd., 1923-25. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and dist. convs.; past 
Treas. of Cotton Co. Dem. Com. ; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; past clk. of Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891; lived at Ingalls, 1891- 
1910; Randlett, 1910-17 ; Walters since ; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Bond drives. Hobby, 
gardening and flowers. William Wagoner, 
(father dec.) was formerly active in pol. 
affairs of Payne Co.; O. M., (brother dec.) 
covered the legislative session for Guthrie 
Daily Leader. 

WALKER, THOMAS EDWARD, Randlett. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Levaca Co., Tex., 
May 19, 1875; came to Okla. 1907, located 
near Randlett. Edu., com and h sch. Tex. 
Wife, Lora Weatherspoon. Cdrn., 3 d.. 

Loneta Bentley, Leta May, Annie Myrl. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Temple. Pol. Assoc., 

B. F. Santer, Ralph Wilson, Albert Carter, 
Lon Morris, J. M. Martin, Bob Mooney. 
Church, Meth. Lodge. W. O. W. Pol. Act. 
partisan ; co. worker 23 yrs., organization and 
personal contact. Offices, Co. Commr. at pres¬ 
ent; Dir. Sch. 6 yrs. in past. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Clk. Elec. Bd. 13 yrs. in past, Prct. 
Committeeman, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, took active part in all W. War 
Drives. 

WALLACE, RAYMOND W„ Walters. Rep 
Occ., postmaster. B., Schuyler Co., Ill., 
July 14, 1872. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 

Sedan, Kan. Wife. Fannie Parks. Cdrn., 

1 s., Raymond W., Jr.. 2 d., Mary, Dorothy. 
Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., Frank 
Neace, Walters; (pol.) A. R. Patterson, 
Walter Hubbell, Ralph Pearson, Walters; 
.Toe Howenstine, Ed Etzold. Church. Chris.. 
Walters; Deacon. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Walters; Guthrie Consistory: W. 
O. W., Walters. Imp. Rel., Walter Wallace, 
Pawhuska, (brother). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 25 yrs. : works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Mayor of Walters. 2 terms; Post¬ 
master. Walters, since 1928. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; Past 
Chmn. Co. Rep. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1888; lived at Pawhuska, 1888-98; 
Ponca City. 1898-1901 ; Walters since; ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs; during W. War was 
active in Bond drives. Interested in good 
roads. 

WAY, HOWARD S.. Walters. Dem. Oec. 
dealer in hardware. B.. Odell, Neb., May 
13. 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch.. King¬ 
fisher ; 1 yr. col. at Wichita, Kan. Wife. 
Olive Norton. Cdrn.. 1 s., Howard S., Jr.: 

3 d., Ella. Filone, GaOlive. Bus. Con.. Neel- 
Way Hdw. Co.. Walters: stockholder in 
Farmers Cooperative Gin Co. and Farmers 
Elevator, Walters; formerly mgr. of ranch 


iii Kan. Bk. Con., Walters Natl. Assoc., 
A. C. Neel, partner, Norman, Okla.; (pol.j 
K. H. Sultan, L. B. Selman, of Walters; 
1>. W. Boyer; Representative Nance. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Walters. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in co. and st. 25 yrs.; makes 
some speeches; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Commrs., 6 yrs.; 
Mayor, 1926-29. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1S90; lived at Kingfisher, 1890-1902 ; Kan. 
2 yrs., Walters since 1904, when he went 
in hdwe. bus; was Food Admr. during 
W. War and active in Liberty Bond work. 
Interested in promoting better agri. con¬ 
ditions. 

WILLIAMS, J. M., Walters, Dem. Chmn. 
Item. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

WILSON, RALPH C., Walters. Dem. 
Occ., County Clerk. B., Tioga, Tex., May 
31, 1904. Edu., com. and h. sch., Temple, 
Okla.; Naval Acad., Annapolis, Md. ' Wife, 
Lois, d. of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Metz, 
Norman. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph C., Jr., Charles 
Robert; 1 d., Peggy Jo. Past Bus., taught in 
Cotton Co. 3 yrs.; drug elk.. Temple, 6 


COTTON COUNTY 

yrs.; bookkeeper Temple Gin, 1 yr.; elk. 
in Cloth. Store, Temple; now Co. Clk. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Pol. Act., active in c u . 
and dist. 5 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Clk. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.. 
2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived 
since in Cotton Co. Hobby, athletics. 

YIELDING, W. A., Temple. Rep. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Chase, Kan., June 12, 1897. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla.; 2 yrs. in 
Col. at Kingfisher; 2 yrs. at Okla. Univ., 
1917-19. Wife, Ida, d. of R. R. Tailor, 
Temple. Cdrn., 1 s., Walter Lester. Bus. 
Con., owner, W. A. Yielding Store, Temple; 
and W. A. Yielding & Co., Walters. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., Otho Mooney, M. F. 
Ray, F. J. Memison, Temple; A. R. Pat¬ 
terson, Walters; (pol.) E. G. Etzold, J. C. 
Nance, Dave Boyer. Church, Cong. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Temple; Guthrie Consistory. 
Imp. Rel., R. A. Yielding, broker, Lawton; 
H. G. Yielding, oil & gas, Walters, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 


139 

tacts only. Offices, Mbr. City Council. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1899 ; lived at Weath¬ 
erford, 1899-1903; Lawton 1903-07; Okla. 
City, 1907-11 ; Temple since. Served in 
Navy in 1918 during W. War. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Tailor Hunter Post. Temple. Active 
for roads. 

YOUNG, ROY B., Walters. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Montague Co., Tex., Jan. 31, 
1897. Edu., Okla. Univ., A. B. Wife, 
Tex. Wife, Willie Athalee Ross, of Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Yvonne. Bus. Con., Editor Wal¬ 
ters Herald; Newspaper bus. 15 yrs. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Jim Nance, Wal¬ 
ters; (pol.) Toby Morris, Dave Boyer, Wal¬ 
ters ; Sen. Elmer Thomas and W. C. Stev¬ 
ens, Lawton. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Council, Walters; K. of P., Wal¬ 
ters. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and dist. 7 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, Sec’y League of Young Dem., Cot¬ 
ton Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1921; lived 
since at Walters; during W. War was in 
motor Transport, unassigned; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post Walters. Hobby, fishing. 


Craig County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, G. P. Fogle (Dem.)-Vimt*. 

Co. Attorney, Paul O. Simms (Dem.)-Yinita 

Ct. Clerk, Joe A. Frederick Dem.)-Yinita 

Co. Clerk, Ray Foreman (Rep.)-Yinita 

Sheriff, Harry J. Campbell, (Rep.)-Yinita 

Co. Treasurer, Frank H. Bailey (Dem.)-yinita 

Co. Surveyor, George Ashby (Dem.)-Vinita 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, L. L. Stryker 

(Rep.) _Yinita 

Co. Assessor, Mack Carselowey (Dem.)-Yinita 

County Weigher, None 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. W. Dixon (Rep.)-Welch 

Dist. No. 2—R. L. Smith (Dem.)-Big Cabin 

Dist. No. 3—J. V. Roberts (Dem.)-Vinita 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, Lee Barrett (Dem.)-Yinita 

Chmn., W. E. Holden (Dem.)-Blue Jacket 

Mbr., Geo. Costley (Rep.)-Yinita 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Clay M. Roper (Dem.) Yinita; Sen¬ 
ator, Richard L. Wheatley (Dem.) Vinita; District 
Judge, Ad. V. Coppedge, Grove. 

State Officers, Jas. S. Davenport, Judge Criminal Court 
Appeals; W. W. Malone, member Board Regents, N. E. 
Okla. Jr. Col., Miami; W. A. Gaines, State Game & 
Fish Ranger; H. R. Thomas, Yinita, Deputy Oil In¬ 
spector. D. B. Stough, Co. Superintendent Health. 

State Institutions, Eastern Okla. Hospital for Insane, 
Vinita, Dr. F. M. Adams, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Carey Caldwell, Chmn., Vinita; Mrs. Tim Shanahan, 
V-Chmn., Vinita. 


Republican 

L. L. Roberts, Chmn., Vinita; Mrs. Wm. Mocks, V- 
Chmn., Yinita; Mrs. Russell Harris, Sec’y. Yinita. 

P. B. Vandament, St. Committeeman, Yinita Mrs. J. 
M. Darrough, St. Committeewoman, Yinita. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Vinita, Co. Seat; J. H. Butler (Mayor) ; C. O. Wat- 
tenberger (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Vinita Fuel 
Co. 

Blue Jacket, P. M. Henley (Mayor) ; L. Holden 
(Clerk) ; Consumers Gas Co.; B. C. Adams, Gen. Mgr., 
K. C. Mo. 

Centralia, 

Big Cabin, Pub Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Welch, John Schenk (Mayor) ; G. C. Talley (Clerk) ; 
Consumers Gas Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 




President 




Dem. 

| 1901 

1 1 

2908 


| 3096 


2897 | 

Rep. 

| 1647 

1 1 

3094 


| 2519 


3511 | 

Soc. 

| 189 

1 1 

87 


| 48 


23 [ 




Senator 




Dem. 

1 

| 1447 | 

2939 


| 2545 

| 2512 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1251 | 

3077 


| 3172 

| 2116 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 37 | 

82 


no C. 

3 

1 




Governor 




Dem. 

| 

| 1459 | 


3048 

1 

| 2587 

i 

Rep. 

1 

| 1276 | 


2417 

1 

| 2300 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 34 | 


22 

| 

1 U 

i- 



Congressman 




Dem. 

| 1784 

| 1386 | 

2865 

2837 

| 2981 

| 2563 

3375 | 

Rep. 

| 1791 

| 1334 | 

3151 

2482 

| 2607 

| 2202 

2985 | 

Soc. 

| 183 

1 30 | 

80 

no C. 

[no C. 

|no C. 

SI 

Soc. 

| 183 

| 30 

80 

no C. 

|no C. 

no C. 

8| 


Town 


Newspaper 


Editor 


Owner 


Yinita 

Yinita 

Vinita 

Vinita 

Welch 


Leader 
Daily Star 
Journal-Leader 
Chieftain 
Watchman 


(Ind.) 


(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Ind. Dem.) 


Willis F. Allen Leader Printing Co. 

A. H. Bertram 

East Okla. Pub. Co. 
Leader Printing Co. 
Scott Thompson Scott Thompson 


ADAMS, FELIX M., Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
Medical Supt. Eastern Okla. Hospital. B., 
Celeste, Tex., Jan. 31, 1884. Edu.. h. sch.. 
Celeste; Baylor Univ., B. A.; Barnes Med¬ 
ical Col., St. Louis, M. D.; Neurological 
Institute, N. Y., post grad. Wife. Mamie 
Butler. Cdrn., 2 s., Felix M.. Jr., John 
Quincy; 1 d.. Sarah Jane. Bus. Con., 
pres. Bk. of Big Cabin; partner in Big 
Cabin Lumber Co.; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Vinita Natl. Church, Meth., steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, charter mbr., dir., 
past pres.; C. of C.; Amer. Med. Assn.; 
Councillor St. Med. Assn.; sec’y Craig Co. 
Med. Assn. : 32nd Mason ; McAlester Con¬ 
sistory ; Tulsa Shrine ; I. 0. O. F.; K. P. ; 
W. O. W.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1905 ; makes speech¬ 
es; works through personal contacts and 
com. Offices, Medical Supt. Eastern Okla. 
Hosp. since 1912. Party Honors, del. st., 
dist. and co. convs. since statehood. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1905; lived at Ayles- 
worth. Big Cabin, Vinita since 1912. Lead¬ 
er in all civic affairs. Med. adviser for 
draft bd. during W. War. Contributor of 
articles to St. Med. Journal. 


BAGBY, DR. LOUIS, Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., New Haven, 
May 16, 1875 ; came to Okla. 1900; 
located Vinita 1900 since. Edu., William 
Jewell Col., A. B.; Univ. of Mo., medical 
col., M. D. Wife, Rosa Belle Enos. Cdrn., 
1 s., Julien, mgr. Commercial Credit Co., 
Kansas City; 2 d., Anna Belle, Elizabeth. 
Bus. Con., pres. First Natl. Bk.; co-owner 
Vinita Hosp., former owner; dir. Vinita 
Bldg. & Loan. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; 
32nd degree Mason; Consistory, McAlester ; 
Country Club, C. of C.; Amer. Med. Assn.; 
Okla. Med. Assn.; Craig Co. Med. Assn.; 
N. Y.-Chicago Rockefeller Institute. Imp. 
Rel., Julian Bagby Civil War veteran. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
30 yrs. Offices, Mbr. City Council; Supt. 
of Health, Vinita. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
charter mbr. and past commander Dale 
Peace Post. Base Hosp. No. 8 A. E. F.; 
1 yr. in France. Leader in all activities 
of the town. 

BAILEY, FRANK HOWARD, Vinita. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Stigler, 


Mch. 7, 1898; native of Okla.; located 
at Vinita 1921 since. Edu., com. sch., 
Stigler. 1913; h. sch., Valparaiso, Ind., 
1917-18 ; Univ. of Okla. 1920-21. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Assoc., John A. Wise, W. F. 
Reynolds, R. E. Moss, J. V. Roberts, R. 
L. Wheatley. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Hillcrest Country Club; present 
Exalted Ruler B. P. O. E.; 32nd degree 
Mason; Scottish Rite; Consistory, No. 2, 
McAlester; K. of P.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Sol A. Brown (uncle), Stigler. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 14 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. Treas. 
1919; Treas. Craig Co. 1924-33. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire Dale Peace Post No. 
40 ; Signal Corps during W. War. 

BALLARD, JESSE L„ Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Echo, Indian Terri¬ 
tory, Jan. 11, 1889; located Craig Co. 1889- 
1929. Edu., Cherokee Natl. Male Semi¬ 
nary; LL. B. and S. A. E., Cumberland 
Univ., Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Mary Stan- 
waitz. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Jane. Bk. Con., 
Vinita Natl. Assoc., Richard L. Wheat- 







































141 


ley, Judge Mason, Ad V. Ooppedge, Jim 
Davenport. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Hillcrest Country Club; B. P. 0. 
E.; Okla. and Craig Co. Bar Assn.; spon¬ 
sor Boy Scout work. Imp. Rel., Tom Bal¬ 
lard, mbr. of Cherokee Council, Yinita. 
Offices, U. S. Probate Atty. 1914-17; Co. 
Atty. 1920-21. Party Honors, past pres. 
League of Young Denis.; chmn. A1 Smith 
for Pres. Club. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
first Past Commander Dale Peace Post; 
first lieut.. Thirteenth M. P.; Thirteenth 
Division during \V. War. Legal attorney 
for First Natl. Bk., Bluejacket, K. O. & 

G. and Rock Island R. R.; Yinita Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. 

BERRY, CLARENCE OSCAR, Vinita. 
Dem. Occ., Dep. Co. Treasurer. B„ Paris, 
Tex., Nov. 29, 1863. Edu., com. sell., Tex. 
Wife, Stella Walker. Cdrn., 1 s., J. W., 
Tulsa; 1 d., Margaret. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., John A. Wise, Oliver Bagby, 
T. W. Ridgeway, Davis Hill; (pol.) C. C. 
Caldwell, J. D. Hughes, Edward H. Brady, 
Craig Co.; J. S. Davenport, W. P. Thomp¬ 
son, Andy Voyles, W. E. Bell, Lige Dug¬ 
ger. Church, Epis. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1899; works through 
com. Offices, City Councilman 1903-07 ; 
Postmaster, Vinita, 1916-22; Dep. Co. 
Treas. 1923-31. Party Honors, ward chmn.; 
inspector elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899'; lived since at Yinita. Hobby, base¬ 
ball and gardening. 

BRADY, EDWARD H„ Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
Asst. Co. Attorney. B., Bloomington, Ill., 
Oct. 3, 1876; came to Okla. 1900; located 
Vinita. Edu.. grad. h. sch.. Fort Scott, 
Kan.; Kan. Uuiv, LL. B., 1900. Wife, 

G”ace E. Yadon. Cdrn.. 2 s., Frank Brady, 
Charlie Brady; 1 d.. Mrs. Lu Mitchell. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Paul O. Simms, 
Geo. Fogle, Ad V. Coppedge. C. C. Cald¬ 
well, Richard L. Wheatley, Clay M. Rogers. 
James S. Davennort. Tom Doyle, Wayne 
Bayless. Judge R. L. Williams. Church. 
Cath. Clubs &. Lodnes, M. W. A.; Hill 
Crest Country Club; C. of C. ; Master Boy 
Scouts. Imp. Rel.. five bros., all active 
in politics. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker 35 yrs. Offices, chmn. first 
coparess'onal dist. in Miami nominating 
delegates to first conv.: chmn. Dem. Co. 
Con. Com. 6 yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty. Craig 
Co. 1929 to date; IT. S. Commr. 1917-25; 
Co. Judge Craie Co. 1915-16; Co. Atty. 
Craig Co. 1907-11 : Asst. Co. Atty. Labette 
Co., Kan., 1898-1900. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. convs.; pret. official. 
Remarks, 4-minute man during War: first 
Co. Atty. Craig Co. after statehood. Start¬ 
ed “Welch Watchman” and “Cherokee 
Star.” 

BUTLER. J. H„ Yinita. Rep. Occ.. in¬ 
surance and bonding. B., Indiana, Oct. 
12, 1870. Edu., h. sch.. Sterling, Kan.; 
Acad., Vinita. Wife, Fan Byrd. Cdrn., 
1 s., J. B. Bus. Con., pres., general mgr. 
Bosca Mining Co.; dir. Vinita Bldg. & 
Loan Assn.; bonding and insurance. Bk. 
Con., Vinita Natl.; Security St. Assoc., 

H. L. Ratliff, partner; (pol.) P. B. Vande- 
ment. Cash Cade, S. E. Wallon. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges. H'll Crest Coun¬ 
try; Commercial; Rotarv; Mason: Shrine; 
McAlester Consistory; I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel.. H. H. Butler (father), Miami: H. .T., 
Muskogee; A. R. government service. Ft. 
Worth (bros.) ; Mrs. J. B. A. Robertson 
(sister). Offices, Mayor 6 yrs.; mbr. 6th 
Legis.; Postmaster Vinita,. 14 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla 1884;, lived Afton. Vinita 
since 1888. Past pres. Okla. Postmasters 
Assn.; past Grand Marshal, Okla. I. O. 
O. F. Hobby, golf. 

CALDWELL. CAREY. Vinita. Dem. Ooc., 
attorney and banker. B.. Mercerville. Ohio, 
Dec. 25. 1880 : came to Okla. 1905: located 
at Vinita: lived there since. ’ Edu., Rio 
Grande Col ; LL. B. Valparaiso Law Sch. 
Wife. Hazel Putman. Cdrn., 2 d.. Ruth, 
Lucile. Bk. Con., The Vinita Natl. Chureh, 


CRAIG COUNTY 

Bap. Clubs & Lodges, K. P.; C. of C.; 
Okla. and Craig Co. Bar Assns.; Okla. 
Bankers Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker 20 yrs. Offices, Co. Atty. 
2 yrs. 1911-12; chmn. good roads com. 
Pa.ty Honors: chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 7 
yrs.; del. to various st. convs.; alternate 
Dem. Natl. Conv. N. Y. 1924. Remarks, 
4-minute speaker during W. War; legal 
adviser for draft bd. Interested in all 
civic improvements. 

CAMPBELL, HARRY J., Vinita. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Sheriff. B„ Williamsport, Pa., 
Oct. 25, 1868 ; came to Okla. 1893 ; located 
Vinita. Edu., com. sch., Vernon Co., Mo., 
1882. Wife, Maggie E. DeMott. Cdrn., 2 
s., 4 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. 
T. Ketchum, T. A. Connelly, P. A. Smith. 
Willis Birchett, W. M. Meeks, C. T. Spra- 
lcer, T. D. Cox, W. F. Reynolds, Dr. Oliver 
Bagby, W. B. Pine, Bird McGuire, T. A. 
Chandler, James S. Davenport. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Rebekahs; 32nd degree Ma¬ 
son; McAlester Consistory ;I. O. O. F., 
occupied chairs of same; K. of P. Pol. 
Act., partisan. Offices, past mbr. Sch. Bd., 
dist. No. 6, 1920-23; Sheriff Craig Co., 
1923 to date. Party Honors, del. to Rep. 
St. Conv.; pret. official. 

CARSELOWEY, A. A. (MACK), Vinita. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Vinita, Dec. 
18, 1886; native; lived in Mayes Co. 1913- 
14; Craig Co. 1915 since. Edu., com. sch. 
1900 ; Cherokee Male Seminary 1901-02. 
Wife, Annie O. Blanton. Cdrn., 2 d., 

Loney Louise, Mary Maxine. Bk. Con., 
Vinita Natl. Assoc., John A. Wise, Roy 

A. Warner, Jess Ballard, Guy Patton, Win, 
Rye, J. A. Harlow, Hollow; O. M. Haynes, 
White Oak; Everett Christian. Cook Du¬ 
val, Welch; Jim Davenport, Bill Thomp¬ 
son. Jas. A. Patterson. Houston Ballard. 
Tulsa. Church, LTnited Brethren. Lodge, K. 
of P. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker 22 yrs. Offices, County Assessor 
since 1925'. 

CASH, BRYANT, Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Kaytesville, Mo.. 
May 5, 1867; came to Okla. 1897; located 
at Chelsea. 1912; Vinita 1912-15; Wagoner 
1915-17; Tulsa 1917-19; Vinita since. Edu., 
Sheridan Co. Dist Sch.. Dio., 1884. Wife, 
Dora Brooks. Cdrn., 1 s.. Owen; 1 d., 
Idris. Bk. Con.. Farmers St. First Natl. 
Assoc.. Judge J. B. Roberts, Bradv; Davis 
Hill, C. C. Caldwell, Sam Parks. Ed Brady, 
Gov. Haskell, Bob Williams. Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Dave Stovall. Church. Bap., or¬ 
dained minister. Pol. Act., partisan: st. 
worker 35 yrs.; uses all methods. Offices, 
Justice of Peace, Vinita. 1928 to date; 
Representative from Craig Co. 1927-28. 
eleventh Legislature; Asst. Sergeant at 
Arms Legislature 1917 : Renresentative from 
Craig Co. 1915-16. fifth Legislature; Mayor 
Blue Jacket 1908-12; Twp. Road Super¬ 
visor Keatsville Two.. Mo.. 6 vrs. Party 
Honors, chmn. and del. co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. mhr. annronriations com. fifth Leg¬ 
islature, also finance com. 

CHANDLER J. A. (BERT). Vinita. 
Rep. Occ.. lawver. b.. Delaware Co.. 
July 26. 1871. Edu., Worcester Acad,. Vi¬ 
nita ; studied law in offices Muskogee and 
Vinita; admitted to Bar 1906. Wife. Marie 
Wainwright. Cdrn., 1 s., C. P., Tulsa; 1 
d., Norma, Vinita. Lodges, Mason: York; 
Scottish Rites; Shrine: K. P.; I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan: worker in st,. and nation 
since maturity; makes speeches. Offices. 
Revenue Collector. Cherokee Nation. 1891- 
92: Townsite Commr., Cherokee Nation. 
1895-98; Dent. Clk. IT. S. Court. Northern 
Dist., 1900-07; mbr. St. Bd. Affairs. 1909- 
10; mbr. Congress from first dist.. 1916-23 
except 1 term. Party Honors, del. natl. 
conv. 1908: del. co. and st. convs. 

CLARKE, GEORGE WILLIAM. Vinita. 
Rep. Occ., Chevrolet dealer. B., Salem. 
Ind.. May 9. 1886: came to Okla. 1911 ; 
located at Vinita. Edu.. grad. Salem, Ind., 
h. sch. Wife. Anna Martin. Cdrn.. 1 s., 
Rodger William; 1 d., Katherine. Assoc., 


Poe Vandamont, Jim Van Ausdel, P. Z. and 
Newman Welch, Robert Atkinson, Noah 
Harrison, T. D. Cox, W. H. Rickers. Bk. 
Con., Vinita Natl.; Farmers St. Chureh, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Ma¬ 
son; Royal Arch, Vinita; Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester; I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; I. O. R. 
M.; Commercial Club; Eastern Star. Imp. 
Rel., Mr. and Mrs. John B. Clarke, Salem, 
Ind. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
Office, Ct. Clk. Craig Co. 1917-20. 

COYNE, PETE, Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
farmer; lawyer. B„ England. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet Rogers, Vinita. Cdrn., 5 s.; 4 d. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc, (pol.) Carey Caldwell, Robt. Hill, 
Vinita; all democratic leaders of State. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Knights 
of Columbus. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide, active since statehood; makes 
speeches and operates personally, through 
corns., and others. Offices, mbr. House of 
Representatives in the third legis.; mbr. 
Senate in the 8th Legis. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and co. convs. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. Remarks, has lived in 
Mayes and Craig Co. about 40 yrs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

DARROUGH, MRS. J. M., Vinita. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B„ Mo.; came to Vinita, 
1905. Edu.. pu. sch.. Mo.; Col. Des Moines, 
la. Hus., John Morton Darrough. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
James B., Walton; 1 d., Mrs. Helen A. 
Templeton. Bus. Con., Deputy Register of 
Deeds. Church, Meth. Lodge, Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., L. B. Valentine, Judge Probate 
Court. Pol Act., active worker 20 yrs. 
Offices, Rep. St. Committeewoman; U. S. 
Commr. in 1924, only woman occupying such 
office in Okla. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, active in all Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan Drives during W. 
War. Hobby, community betterment. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

DAVENPORT, JUDGE JAMES SANFORD, 

St. C ap.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Judge 
Criminal Ct. of Appeals. B., Cherokee Co., 
Ala., Sept. 21, 1864. Edu., com. and 
acad., Greenbrier, Ark.; came to Okla. 
1890; located at Muskogee 1890-93 ; law 
office also in McAlester 1890-93; Vinita 
1893 ever since. Wife, first wife, deceased, 
parents Mr. and Mrs. Rufus O. Ross, Vi¬ 
nita ; second wife, Byrd Ironside. Cdrn., 

3 d., Grace, Mrs. Dorothy Radle, Bristow; 
Geraldine (adopted). Bus. Con., oil, farm¬ 
ing and lead and zinc mining. Bk. Con.. 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., Geo. B. Denison, N. 

B. Maxey, Muskogee; W. H. Kornegay, 
Wm. T. Rye, Vinita. Church, Pres. Clubs 

6 Lodges. Hillcrest Country Club. Vinita; 
Rancho Beach; Country Club, Okla. City; 

C. of C., Vinita; I. O. O. F., K. P., W. 
O. W.. Fraternal Aid Union, Pythian Sis¬ 
ters, Rebekahs, Vinita. Imp. Rel., the 
Davenports of Tenn. and S. C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; city, co., st. and natl. worker 
all his life; works through organization 
and has strong personal following. Of¬ 
fices. Alderman Vinita early days; Mayor 
2 yrs.. 1901-03; mbr. Cherokee Legislature 
1897-1901 (last two yrs. was Sneaker and 
only inter-married citizen to hold that po¬ 
sition) ; mbr. of Congress 8 yrs., 60 th, 
62nd. 63rd and 64th Congress; Judge Crim¬ 
inal Ct. of Appeals since 1927. Remarks, 
principal interest in life, needy children, 
charity and governmental uplift. 

DIXON, G. W. WELCH, Welch. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Medford, Iro- 
ouois Co., III., Oct. 2. 1864: came to Okla. 
1885; located at Prairie City; lived there 

7 yrs.: at Welch since 1892. Edu., Mul- 
ford Co., Ill. Wife, Henrietta Mode. Cdrn., 

4 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., Welch St. Assoc., 
,T. A Dobkins. Porter; Charley Newman, 
W. B. Pine. Charlie O’Connor. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge; 
W. O. W.; Commercial Club; Rotary Club. 
Pol. Act., st.. and co. worker 30 yrs. Of¬ 
fices. Co. Commr.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 12 yrs.; 
elected Treas. Party Honors, del. several 
times to co. and st. convs. 


142 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Pres, of 2 bks. and owns controlling in¬ 
terest in a third, Bk. of Welch, Okla. 
St. Bk., and Miami St. Bk. 

DONNELLY. THOMAS A., Vinita. Rep. 
Occ., Dep. Sheriff. B„ Vinita, I. T., Mch. 
11, 1879; native. Edu., grade sch., Vinita; 
Willie Halsell Col., Vinita, 1898. Wife, 
Ella Glenn. Cdrn., 1 s„ 4 d. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Assoc., Harry J. Campbell, 
Willis Burchett, W. E. Ketchum, P. A. 
Smith, Mrs. J. M. Darrough, Bert Chand¬ 
ler, Roy Clark, Shade Wallen. Church, 
Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
Offices, Dep. Sheriff since 1922; Clk. Sch. 
Bd. 1912-27. Party Honors, prct. cen. 
committeeman 1921 to date; Judge Co. Elec. 
Bd., del. to all co. con vs. Remarks, churn. 
Council of Defense, and on all Liberty 
Bond drives during W. War. 

DOSKINS, J. A., Welch. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Mayesville, Ark., Aug. 18, 
1875; came to Okla. 1898; located at Big 
Cabin; lived there 2 yrs.; moved to Welch. 
Edu., Mayesville, Ark., and Welch. Wife, 
Ola Inez Neal. Cdrn., 2 d., Genevieve, 
Jimmie Lou. Bus. Con., Welch St. Bk. 
Assoc., C. L. Coppers, Judge Jim S. Dav¬ 
enport, Henry S. Johnston, and Dem. lead¬ 
ers. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Booster Club; Masonic Lodge. Pol. Act., 
independent; worker since statehood ; works 
all ways necessary. Offices, 13 yrs. on 
Sch. Bd.; 2 yrs. City Council. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to various co. convs. Remarks, 
active civic leader; active during W. War 
in Liberty Loan drives. 

FOGLE, JUDGE G. P.. Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Middleberg. Ky., July 
14. 1872; came to Okla. 1901; located 

Vinita 1901 since. Edu., G» 0 ’-getown Col., 
Georgetown. Ivy.. B. S.; Univ. of Michi¬ 
gan LL. B. Wife, lone MUler. Cdrn.. 1 
s., George Preston, Jr.; 2 d., Martha, An¬ 
nie. Bk. Con., Vinita Natl. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; McAlester Con¬ 
sistory : past Master K. P. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker 25 yrs. Offices, Asst. Co. 
Atty. 1913-25; Co Judge 1925 since. Re¬ 
marks, interested in Juvenile Ct. work; 
during W. War was legal adviser for draft 
bd. 

FOREMAN, RAY. Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Clk. B., Plymouth, Mo., Mch. 8, 1893. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Vinita. Wife, 
Mvrtle, d. of Clay Keithley, Vinita. Cdrn., 
Helen, at h. Bus. Con., farming interests. 
Bk. Con.. Farmers St. Assoc., (pol.) J. 
H. Butler. O. L. Rider. L. L Roberts, P. 
B. Vandament. Craig Co.; Clay M. Roper, 
Okla. City; Frank Lee, Muskogee; Henry 
Baird, Tulsa; Sen. Pine. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. mbr. nublic re¬ 
lations and road corns. : B. P. O. E., Vi¬ 
nita. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Craig 
"Co. since 1919; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices. Co. Clk., 
1924-30; Twp. Treas. 1922-24. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905; lived since at Vinita; during 
W. War served in Co. H, 56th Inf., 7th 
Div., overseas 11 mos.; mbr. Arner. Legion. 
Dale T. Peace Post, Vinita, past post com¬ 
mander. Hobby, baseball. 

FREDERICK. JOE A.. Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., Ct. Clerk. B., Bidwell, Ohio, Feb. 
24, 1882: came to Okla. 1910; located at 
Welch 1910-28; Vinita since. Edu., grad. 
E. Liverpool h. sch., Columbia, Ohio,; LL. 
B.. St. Univ.; admitted Ohio Bar 1906; 
Okla. Bar 1912. Wife, Nannie Sue Crowe. 
Bus. Con., stockholder St. Bk. of Welch; 
Vinita Bldg. & Loan Assn. Assoc., Cary 
Caldwell Judge Ad V. Coppedge, Sen. R. 
L. Wheatley. Judge Jim Davenport. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; past mbr. Eastern Star: C. of C. 
Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 25 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
activity. Offices, Clk. Sch. Bd. number of 
yrs.; City Clk. Welch several yrs.; Court 
Clk. 1929-31 Vinita. Party Honors, prct. 


registrar and clk. elec. bd. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in farming, football and tennis, 
good roads; believes in bus. for farm 
relief instead of legislation. Active during 
W. War on Liberty Loan work. 

GRAY, W. D., Vinita. Rep. Occ., Asst. 
Co. Farm Agent. B., Okla. City., May 8, 
1902. Edu., h. sch., Britton; Okla. A. & 
M. Col., B. S. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Vi¬ 
nita Natl. Assoc., J. O. Gray, Okla City; 
A. L. Striker, Craig Co.; Dave Roberts, 
Rush Springs; I. L. Harris, Britton. 
Church, Ciiris. Clubs, Alpha Gamma Rho; 
Block and Bridle. Imp. Rel., J. P. Gray, 
plant breeder. Baton Rouge; W. F. Gray, 
head agriculturist, Chilloco Indian Sch. 
(bros.). Pol. Act, independent; active in 
st. since 1922; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, Asst. 
Co. Farm Agent, now. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived Okla. City; Vinita since 
1929. Mbr. student sen. at A. & M.; mbr. 
World Champion stock judging team. 1926, 
from Okla. A. & M., sixth honors. Hobby, 
baseball. 

HARRIS, MRS. RUSSELL., Vinita. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Kan.; came to Okla. 
1901, located Enid; moved to Vinita. Edu., 
Bus. Col., Enid. Hus.. Russell Harris. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond. Church, Meth. Imp. 
Rel., C. E. Cassel. Pol. Act., Ind. worker 
5 yrs. Office, served on Elec. Bd., Sec’y 
i& Treas. Rep. Cen. Com. Party Honors, 
attends co. and st. convs. Remarks, Hobby, 
civic improvement 

KETCHUM, W. T., Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
Under-Sheriff. B., Craig Co., Ind. Terr., 
Aug. 15, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sen., 
Craig Co.; Bus. Col., Muskogee, 1917. 
Wife, Jetta Pritchett. Bus. Con., farming 
interests. Bk. Con., Farmers St. mssoc., 
,'pol.) Harry Campbell, Rollie C. Clark, 
iV. M. Meeks, Joe H. Butler, L. L. Rob¬ 
erts, T. A. Chandler, Vinita; John Golds- 


berry, Tulsa; Sen. W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Hill 

Crest Country; Izaak Walton League; I. 
O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1920 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and on com. Offices, Past Dept. Ct. 
Clk., 1917-20; Under-Sheriff since 1923. 
Party Honors, past treas. co. cen. com. 2 
yrs.; del. to co. and st. convs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived N. Mex. 1904-07; remainder of life 
in Craig Co. During W. War served in 
Co. B, 344th Machine Gun, 90th Div.; 
overseas 1 yr.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Dale 
Peace Post, Vinita; mbr. executive com. 
Hobby, fine horses. 

KORN EGA Y, W. H., Vinita. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., N. C., Apr. 17, 1865; came 
to Okla. 1891; located at Vinita; lived 
there ever since. Edu., Grove Acad., 
Kenansville Seminary, Kenansville, N. C.; 
A. M. Wake Forest Col.. N. C.; Vander¬ 
bilt Law Sch., LL. B. Wife, Nannie Staf¬ 
ford. Cdrn., 2 s., Clarence S., W. H. ; 
2 d., Mrs. Louie G. Thomason, Mrs. Orla 
Confer. Bus, Con., bd. dir. First Natl 
Bk. Clubs, C. of C.; Okla. and Amer. 
Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. 40 yrs. Offices, mbr. of Constitutional 
Conv. of Okla. and local Council of De¬ 
fense. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
convs. Remarks. 4-minute speaker during 
W. War; mbr. Council of Defense; active 
in Liberty Loan drives. Interested in civic 
progress and farming. 

MALONE, WILLIAM MYERS, Vinita. 
Rep. Occ., Bldg. & Loan. B., Jackson, 
Ohio, July 24, 1870. Edu., tchrs. col., 
Warrensburg, Mo., 1892; bus. col., Kansas 
City, 1888. Wife, Sadie E. Ritchey. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mary V., Nancy H. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Phoenix Bldg. & Loan Assn.; v.-pres. Vi¬ 
nita Wholesale Grocery. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Farmers St. Assoc., (pol.) J. H. 



W. M. MALONE 




143 


CRAIG COUNTY 



WILLIAM M. SIMMS 


Butler, Porter Newman, S. E. Wallen, Tom 
Ridgeway, Craig Co.; Judge Tom G. An¬ 
drews, Okla. City; Judge Joseph Gill, Tulsa ; 
Ralph Tuthill, Miami; Dr. W. W. Osgood, 
Muskogee; O. C. Black, Okla. City. Church, 
Pres., deacon. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
v.-chmn. industrial com.; I. 0. 0. F.; 

sec’y endowment trust of I. 0. 0. P. Grand 
Lodge; Encampment; K. P. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1908; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, vice-chmn. Bd. of Reg¬ 
ents, Jr. Col., Miami, 1919-30; St. Bldg. 
& Loan Auditor 1909-13 ; mbr. Bd. Trus¬ 
tees, Tulsa Univ., 1913-20. Party Honors, 
received appointments from all Okla. Govs, 
except Walton and Johnston: chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com,, Craig Co., 1924-26; chmn. Co. 
Finance Com. 1924-30; nominated for St. 
Senate but refused the honor. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908; was first st. Bldg. 
& Loan Auditor; wrote bldg, and loan law 
of 1913; organized St. Building & Loan 
League 1913, was pres. 5 yrs. Known 
throughout st. in I. O. O. P. circles. 

MARKS MRS. WILLIAM. Yinita. Rep. 
Widow. Cdrn., 1 s.. Dr. R. 0. Marks; Id., 
Mrs. Ed Killick. Church, Pres. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
as needed. Party Honors, chmn. co. cen. 
com. (Complete information unavailable). 

MARKS, MKS. L. W.. Yinita. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., McDonald Co., Vinita. 
Edu., Female Seminary, Tahlequah. Hus., 
L. W. Marks, deceased. Cdrn., 1 s., Dr. 
W. P. Marks, Vinita. Church. Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Treas. and Reporter, Eastern 
Star; U. D. C.; D. A. R.; Delpuian, Pres, 
and mbr. St. Historical Soc. Imp. Rel., 
Joseph Rogers, Cherokee. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker 10 yrs. Offices, Vice Chmn. 
Rep. Cen. Com.; ex-St. Chmn. of Home 
Economics. Remarks, Charter Mbr. Red 
Cross and Sec’y of Craig Co. Hobby, Study 
Club. 

NEWMAN, PORTER Z., Welch. Rep. 
Oce., Postmaster. B., Lawrence Co., Mo., 
Aug. 1, 1866. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, 
Ella V. Atwater, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Hollis, 
Harold; 2 d., Helena, May D., Welch. Bus. 
Con., real estate and farming interests. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoe., (pol.) P. 
V. Vandament, G. W. Dixon, Vinita: Geo. 
Schwabe, Tulsa; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, 
Moth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., v.-pres.; 
32nd Mason; Blue Lodge; Scottish Rite. 


Pol Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1898 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. Offices, Postmaster since 1922; 
mbr. Legislature 1920; foreman Jury, U. 
S. Ct., early days. Party Honors, del. st. 
and co. convs.; prct. committeeman num¬ 
ber of yrs.; served on elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898; lived at Welch since 
1904; civic leader; mbr. cemetery assn.; 
active in Red Cross work during W. War. 

REYNOLDS, W. F., Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ark., May 19,1891; came to 
Okla.; located Bernice 1914-18; Vinita 

1923 since. Edu., com., h., and bus. course. 

Wife, Elizabeth Clark. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Billee Marie. Bus. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. H. Korneeay, John A. Wise, R. 
L. Wheatley, Tom Ridgeway, H. H. Rogers, 
Tulsa; P A. Janeway, Okla. City; Dr. 
Louis Bagby. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Hillcrest Country Club; past Mas¬ 
ter Mason Lodge ; Commandery, McAlester ; 
I. 0. 0. F.; C. of C.; Rotary. Pol. Act., 
independent; co. and st. worker. Remarks, 
Legionnaire; mbr. Dale Peace Post No. 40, 
'"'up headquarters,. Ft. Sill ; chmn. Liberty 
Loan drive during war; active in Legion 
work now. 

ROBERTS, JOHN VAN, Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Conunr., dist. No. 3; farmer. B., 
Williamsburg, Ind., Jan. 10, 1866 ; came 
to Okla. 1904: located at Vinita 1904. 
Edu., com. sch., Williamsburg, Ind., 1880; 
Cen. Normal Col., Danville, Ind., 1884. 
Wife, Elizabeth Webb. Cdrn., 3 d., mar¬ 
ried. Bk. Con.. Farmers St. Assoc., Carey 
C. Caldwell, W. H. Kornegay, John A. 
Wise Walter E. Davis, Roy Warner, Chas 
Amadon. W. A. Armstrong, Vinita; Gov. 
W. .1. Holloway. M. E. Trapn. Judge A. 
C. Hunt. Okla. Citv. Church. Chris. Clubs 
& Lodaes, Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.: 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
w^ker 30 yrs. Offices. Dept. Dist. Ok. 
1907-12; Co. Treas. 1912-16; Co. Commr. 

1924 since. Party Honors, mbr. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
elk. examining bd. during W. War 

ROBERTS L. L„ Vinita. Ren. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Gladstone. Ill., Feb. 12, 1892. 
Edu., com. sch.. Ind. Terr.: Valparaiso 
Univ., LL. B.. 1914. Wife, Eunhany Nooks. 
Ark. Bk. Con., Vinita Natl. Clubs A 

1 od»es. 32"d Mason; McAlester Consistory; 
I. O. O. F. ; Craig Co. Bar Assn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1919; 
makes sneeches: personal contact worker. 
Offices, Co. Attv. 1916. Party Honors, 
chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; del. st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896 ; 
liven Vinita since 1904. During W. War 
served in IT. S. Navv: mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Dale Peace Post. Vinita; charter mbr. 

SHANAHAN. MRS. S. D., Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker. B.. Craig Co. Edu. sch. 
of Craig Co.; Female Seminary, Tahle¬ 
quah. Hus., Tim D. Shanahan. Odm.. 3 
s; 3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Clubs, Farm 
Woman’s Clubs. Imn. Rel.. Frank Wil¬ 
liams, Cherokee Indian. Pol. Act., active 
16 yrs. in all civic and political work. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; vice Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com., mbr. for yrs. Remarks, Hobby, 
reading and flowers. 

SHANAHAN, MRS. TIM, nee WILLIAMS, 

Vinita. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Cher¬ 
okee Nation. Edu.. Cherokee Female Sem¬ 
inary. Hus., Tim Shanahan, farmer. Cdrn., 

2 s., Ben, John; 3 d., Margaret. 
Genieve, Lenora. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Pres. Assoc., (pol.) all co. party 
leaders. Pol. Act., partisan : st. worker 
through personal contact and com. Party 
Hmor«. v.-ch’nn. Dem. Cm Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

SIMMS, WILLIAM M.. Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., N. Y. City, Jan. 6, 1863 ; 
came to Okla. 1890; located at Vinita; 
lived there since. Edu., com. sch., Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio; 2 yrs. Carlisle, Ill., 1881. 


Wife, Ida Bradshaw. Cdrn., 1 s., Chester 

A. ; 1 d., Helen Gertrude. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Farmers St. Assoc., O. L. Rider, 
J. H. Butler, John A. Wise, Vinita; E. S. 
Bessie, Sen. J. W. Harreld, Okla. City; W. 

B. Pine, Okmulgee. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, placed in honor list for 
having served 37 yrs. Mason Lodges; 
Knight Templar; Eastern Star; I. O. O. 
F.; K. P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active 40 yrs., as far as civil service will 
permit. Offices, past chmn. and sec’y Rep. 
Co. Cen. Com. 6 yrs.; U. S. Probate Atty. 
1921 to date; Asst. Co. Atty. Craig Co. 
1917-20; past City Atty., Vinita, 2 yrs.; 
Ct. Bailiff Craig Co. 1906-07 ; IT. S. Con¬ 
stable, Ind. Terr., 1899-1906. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeeman 8 yrs.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, served under 
Theo. Roosevelt in the Rough Riders ; mbr. 
Miami Corps No. 23, U. S. W. V.; wound¬ 
ed in action in San Juan Hill, in Troop 
L. First U. S. Volunteer Cavalry; during 
W. War was 4-minute speaker; served 
on Council of Defense; chmn. Home 
Service; sec’y Red Cross. 

SKINNER R. W., Miami. Dem. Occ., 
President Miami Chat & Gravel Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
natl. partisan ; Ind. co. worker 25 yrs., all 
ways needed. Offices, mbr. City Council; 
iSt. Rep. 2 terms; mbr. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, attends all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active worker in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan Drives during W. War. Hobby, 
civic betterment. 

SMITH, RICHARD LAFAYETTE, Big 

Cabin. Dem. Occ., farming and stock 
raising. B., Big Cabin, Sept. 7, 1899 ; 
native. Wife, Minnie Steigleder. Cdrn., 
4 s., L. R., M. E., W. R„ I). E. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Big Cabin. Assoc., Alonzo Comer, 
Fred Higginbotham, S. A. Cobb, J. C. 
Lovett, W. P. Kelly, Roy Sanders, Tim 
Shanahan, W. E. Bett, George Harlan, 
Pete Coyne, Pete Thompson, Chas. Neilan. 
Church, Meth. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 6 yrs. Offices, 
co. commr. 1925; chmn. bd. 1926. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; mbr. sch. 
br. Remarks, attended sch. 1917-18; 
Officers Training Camp, Edmond, 1918. 

STOUGH, DR. D. B., Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Crenshaw Co., Ala., Sept. 
2, 1856; came to Okla. 1907; located at 



DR. D. B. STOUGH 










144 




MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


O’Connor, Tulsa; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
chmn. several committees; Rotary; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Royal Arch; 32nd degree Ma¬ 
son; Iv. P.; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 25 
yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, Postmaster 
at Glencoe 8 yrs., 1904-12; U. S. Commr. 
1904-07. Party Honors, prct. committeeman 
several yrs.; del. to various st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. st. cen. com. since 1919. Re¬ 
marks, active during W. War in Liberty 
Loan drives; chmn. Red Cross. Published 
“Glencoe Mirror” in early days; founded 
“Morrison Transcript”; published “Welch 
Watchman”; established, 1921, “Craig Co. 
Gazette,” Yinita, merged 1929 with “Leader- 
Journal.” 


VOGEL, F. C., Vinita. Ind. Occ., re¬ 
tired farmer, banker and cattleman. B., 
St. Clair, Ill., Aug. 15, 1862; came to 
Okla. 1919; located at Vinita; lived there 
since. Edu., pub. sch.. Ill. Wife, Louise 
Use. Cdrn., 4 s., 0 .A., Julius F., W. H., 
Judge I. J. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
John Wise, Chap Marton. Church, Evan. 
Lodge, M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Fred Vogel. 
St. Clair Co., Ill. Pol. Act, active 40 yrs. 
Offices, 11 yrs. on Sch. Bd. Burkburnett. 
Remarks, mbr. Farmers Union and Fruit 
Growers Union, Burkburnett, Tex.: has 
wide holdings in farm land, oil land and 
royalties; son is Co. Judge at Wichita 
Falls, Tex. 


BESS STUBBLEFIELD 


Vinita; lived there since. Edu., grad. 
Ramer, Ala., sch.; grad. Ky. Sch. of Med¬ 
icine. Wife, Luella Turnipseed. Cdrn., 
2 s., 2 d. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
Judge Jim Davenport, Okla. City; Sen. T. 
P. Gore, Judge Bob Williams, Durant; Jack 
Walton, Okla. City; Lee Cruce, Ardmore 
Church, Meth. Cubs & Lodges, Mason; 
Royal Arch; I. O. 0. F.; Rebekah; K. 
P.; Amer. and Okla. and Craig Co. Med. 
Assns.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., D. J. Stough 
(father), Civil War veteran. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 40 yrs.; lec¬ 
tures on public health and sanitation. Of¬ 
fices, Supt. Public Health; various medical 
advisory bds. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; inspector elec. bd.; del. to var¬ 
ious co. and st. convs. Remarks, leader 
in civic affairs. 

STUBBLEFIELD, BESS, Vinita. Dem. 
B., Tyler, Tex. Edu., h. sch. and commerc. 
col., Tyler, Tex. Hus., Dr. Edward Ar¬ 
thur Stubblefield, dentist. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) employees and officials 
in st. capitol, dist. and co.; Gov. Holloway, 
Edwin Dabney, Mrs. Moore, J. S. Daven- 
nort, Okla. City: E. B. Howard, Tulsa; 
Col. Sneed, Geo. D. Key, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Kelly Brown, Muskogee. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, recording sec'y Federated 
Clubs, first dist.; treas. Vinita Delphian; 
Flavius J. Barrett Chapter; pres, and cor¬ 
responding sec’y St. U. D. C.; reporter 
Premier Worthwhile Literary Club; Hill- 
crest Country; Vinita Cemetery Assn.; 
Girls Reserve; Eastern Star : page at natl. 
conv. U. D. C., Biloxi, Miss., 1929. Imp. 
Rel., Paul Perry Robinson (bro.), study¬ 
ing grand opera, Milam, Italy. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in prct., co., dist., and 
st. since 1908; makes speeches; works in 
any manner to secure desired results; mgr. 
natl. campaign. Craig Co., 1928. Offices, 
Dep. Sheriff; Dep. Co. Clk.; Co. Stenog¬ 
rapher; Ct. Clk.; Stenographer for Audi¬ 


tor’s office. Cotton Belt R. R. Party Hon¬ 
ors, v.-chmn. prct. 8 yrs.; prct. registrar 
10 yrs.; sec’y co. cen. com. 4 yrs.; v.- 
chmn. dist. 6 yrs.; sec’y-treas. Dem. St. 
Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; mbr. Womens Natl. Dem. 
Club, Washington, I). C. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907 ; made her home since at Vi¬ 
nita. During W. War filled position in ab¬ 
stract office for enlisted man until his re¬ 
turn. Eligible for membership in Amer. 
Legion. Hobby, politics. 

VAN AUSDAL, J. H., Welch. Rep. Occ., 
pharmacist. B., Chetopa, Kan., Apr. 13, 
1870; came to Okla.; located at Welch; 
lived there 21 yrs. Edu., grade and h. sch., 
Chetopa, Kan. Wife, Effie Jones. Cdrn., 
3 s„ 1 d. Bk. Con., Welch St. 
Bus. Con., Drug Store; Variety Store; 
stockholder Welch St. Bk.; real es¬ 
tate. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd degree Mason; Scottish Rite; McAl- 
ester Blue Lodge; organized Commercial 
Club; organized Booster Club, pres. 4 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Waters (grandmother), 
helped survey the town and lived there 30 
yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. work¬ 
er 30 yrs. Offices, sec’y-treas. Welch Mu¬ 
tual Telephone Co.; Mayor 6 yrs.; City 
Clk. 2 yrs.; first City Clk., Centralia. 
Party H onors, committeeman several yrs.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899; wrote all articles, 
books, and laws for the town of Centralia. 

VANDAMENT, P. B., Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
newspaper man. B., Kan., May 7, 1883; 
came to Okla. 1903; located at Glencoe; 
moved to Welch 1912; then to Vinita 1921, 
where he has been since. Edu., com. sch., 
Kan.; Kan. Univ. 1 yr., 1902. Wife, May 
Farmer. Cdrn., 1 s., Austin: 1 d., Ruth. 
Bus. Con., Journal Leader. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers St.; First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Por¬ 
ter Newman, John Franklin, L. L. Rob¬ 
eys. Sen. W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; Charles 


VOGEL, W. H ., Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
owner Chrysler Agency. B., Belleville, Ill., 
May 14, 1896; came to Okla. 1923 : located 
at Vinita. Edu., Belleville, Ill., Burkbur¬ 
nett, Tex., h. sch. Wife, Laura Patterson. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., Shade Wal¬ 
len, Jim Ray, R. L. Wheatley, Clay Roper. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodqes, Elks, T. 
O. O. F.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Irvin J. 
Vogel (father), Co. Judge. Pol. Act- 
independent worker 10 yrs.; personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Sch. Bd. Mbr., Burkburnett, 
Tex. Remarks, Legionnaire. Dale Peace 
Post, Vinita; first Lieut. 36th Division, 
101st. Officer Training Sch. 3 mos. at 
Camp Pike; about 18 mos. in army. 

WADDELL, HOWARD, Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., mgr., sec’y, and treas. Vinita Whole¬ 
sale Groc. Co. B- Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 
8, 1885. Edu- Cincinnati h. sch. W ; fe, Nell 
Louise Peterman. Cdrn., 1 s., Howard 


P. B. VANDAMENT 










145 


Orin; 2 d., Nell Louise, Patricia Lor¬ 
raine. Bus. Con., mgr., sec’y, and treas. 
Vinita Wholesale Grocery Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. C. Lovett. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; Mason; 
C. of C., pres. 1928-29. Remarks, mbr. 
sell. bd.; interested in diversified agri¬ 
culture and co-operative marketing; in 
educational work, football. Boy Scouts, 
Red Cross, and public health. 

WALLEN, SHADE, Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and oil. Married. Bus. Con., 
formerly in mercantile bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all party leaders 
in st. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all 
ways needed. Offices, Supt. Five Civilized 
Tribes in Coolidge administration. Party 
Honors, very active and has received sev¬ 
eral honors. Remarks, came to Okla. about 
23 yrs. ago. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

WARNER, H. R., Vinita. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Salem, Ill., Dec. 21, 1S79; 
came to Okla. 1903; located at Vinita. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Champaign, Ill. 
W:fe, Eva Linnington. Cdrn., 1 d., Fran¬ 
ces. Bus. Con., Vinita Natl. Bk.; Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. Assoc., W. 0. Dillon, W. 
M. Malone, S. E. Wallen. A. E. Balman, 
C. Caldwell, II. E. Moss, Chas. Alexander, 
M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; R. L. Wheatley, 
Elmer Thomas. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Vinita Country Club: 
Mason Blue Lodge; see’y C. of C.; treas. 
Bd. of Edu.; sec’y Hillcrest Country Club 


CRAIG COUNTY 

Imp. Rel., Mrs. N. K. Warner (mother), 
librarian. Pol. Act., independent; co, 
worker 15 yrs. Remarks, active during W. 
War on Liberty Loans and Red Cross work; 
influential man in civic affairs. 

WHEATLEY, RICHARD L„ Vinita. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer; St. Senator. B., near Blue 
Jacket, Apr. 22, 1896. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Blue Jacket; Eastern Tchrs. Col. ; 
Univ. of Okla. 3 yrs. ; admitted to Bar 
1922. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Ballard & 
Wheatley, law firm. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Frank H. Bailey, Craig Co.; Tom Anglin, 
W. G. Stigler, Wade Loufburrow, A. L. 
Commons, Mac. Q. Williamson. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Assoc., (pol.) Carey Caldwell, P. 0. Sims, 
Welch. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
affairs since 1917; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organization. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 3 yrs.; St. Senator 
1926-30; presiding officer Ct. of Impeach¬ 
ment, twelfth Legislature; mbr. appropri¬ 
ations com.; v.-chmn. roads and highway 
com.; Public Service Corp. Commr.; mbr. 
com. on revenue taxation; etc. Party 
Honors, pres. Co. League of Young Denis.; 
del. all st. convs since 1923; all co. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at Blue 
Jacket, Welch, Vinita. During W. War was 
in Medical Dept., Ft. Riley, Kan.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Dale Peace Post, Vinita; 
Post service officer. 

WISE, JOHN A., Vinita. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Newton, Ill., Jan. 20, 1891: 


came to Okla. 1906; located at Vinita. 
Edu., pub. sch.. Ill. Wife, Sylvia Perry. 
Cdrn., 1 s., James O.; 1 d.. Rose Mary. 
Bus. Con., pres. Farmers St. Bk. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Royal 
Arch; B. P. O. E.; M. W. A.; C. of C.: 
Amer., Okla., and Craig Co. Bankers Assns. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 30 
yrs. Offices, City Council number of yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. number of yrs.; an execu¬ 
tive of the Bankers Assn, and ex-mbr. 
of the bd. Party Honors, pret. committee¬ 
man number of yrs.; del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, voted most useful citizen 
of Vinita 1928; interested in new $300,000 
hotel and electric amusement park for city, 
costing $15,000; active in all civic im¬ 
provements. 

WOODS, W. J., Welch. Rep. Occ., owner 
Woods Lumber Co. B., Jackson Co., Ia., 
Aug. 19, 1859: came to Okla. 1907 from 
Labett Co., Kan. Edu., Andrew, la.; 
Labett, Kan. Wife, Minnie L. Meador. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Clifford, Roscoe, Murt, Arthur: 
3 d., Helen, Madge, Alice. Bk. Con.. 

Welch,, St. Assoc., O. E. Woods, P. B. 
Vandament, P. Z. Newman, W. B. Pine. 
Church, Meth. Clubs A Lodges, I. O. O. 
P.; M. W. A. ; C. of C.; Booster Club; 
Lumbermen’s Assn. Pol. Act., independent: 
worker 40 yrs.; works however necessary. 
Offices. Mayor 7 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 2 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to various co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, his hobbies are fish 
ing and hunting. 


Creek County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Sebe Christian (Dem.)_Sapulpa 

Co. Attorney, W. F. Pardoe (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Ct. Clerk, R. H. Weakley (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Co. Clerk, Erma Morris (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Sheriff, D. B. Livingston (Rep.)_Brfstow 

Co. Treasurer, R. H. Blake (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Co. Surveyor, Robt. D. Poison (Dem.)_Sapulpa 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Hallie Peters 

(Rep.) -Sapulpa 

Co. Assessor, Fred L. Patrick (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Co. Weigher, Jesse Taylor (Dem.)_Sapulpa 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. R. Willib.v (Rep.)_Sapulpa 

Dist. No. 2—Bart Foster (Dem.)_Drumright 

Dist. No. 3—C. E. Foster (Dem.)_Bristow 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, H. H. Boulton (Dem.)_Sapulpa 

Chmn., Charles Webster (Dem.)_Drumright 

Mbr., C. H. Rinehart (Rep.)_Bristow 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Grady Lewis (Rep.) ; B. E. Drake 
(Rep.) ; H. G. Matherly (Rep.) ; Senator, Fletcher 
Johnson, (Dem.) Bristow; District Judge, Fred A. 
Speakman (Dem.) ; Thomas S. Harris (Dem.) Sapulpa; 
Superior Judge, J. Harve Smith (Dem.). 

State Officers, Earl Foster (Dem.) mbr. Supreme 
Court Com., Sapulpa ; Mabel Bassett, Commr., Charities 
and Corrections; R. H. Holmes, mbr. St. Bd. Edu.; 
Sapulpa ; Joe B. Wills, Mounds and C. C. Grimes, Sham¬ 
rock, Deputy Oil Inspectors; C. . L. McCallum, Co. 
Superintendent of Health. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

C. C. Grimes, Shamrock, Chmn.; Mrs. Luster Cook, 
V.-Chmn., Oilton. 

Republican 

Gus Corey, Chmn., Sapulpa; Mrs. Rowlett, V.- 
Chmn., Drumright; E. W. Woodward, Sec'y, Sapulpa. 

Jim Harris, St. Committeeman, Oilton ; Mrs. Chas. 
Whitaker,' St. Committeewoman, Sapulpa. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Sapulpa, Co. Seat; Lafe Speer (Mayor) ; Frank C. 
Higginbotham (Manager) ; Golden Bracken (Clerk) ; 
C. B. Rockwood (Attorney); O. G. & E.; Okla. Nat. 


Gas Corp., Tlios. R, Weymouth, Tulsa, Pres. 

Bristow, C. A. West (Mayor) ;0. E. Brown (Clerk) ; 
\V. L. Cheatham (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; Okla. Util¬ 
ities Co., B. P. Stockwell, Manager. 

Drumright, E. C. Morris (Mayor) ; Ruth Hulme 
(Clerk) ; S. A. Deuper (Attorney) ; Okla. Utilities Co.; 
O. G. & E. 

X >\ efei A W. Hang (Mayor) ; W. M. Morton 
(Clerk) : O. G. & E. ; Kiefer Light & Fuel Co., K. O. 
Bailey, Sapulpa, Sec’y-Treas. 

Kellyville, John A. Edmiston (Mayor) ; Geo. J. 
Busset (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Mannford, F. M. Coonrod (Mayor) ; B. A. Belt 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Power & Water Co.; S. E. Wolff, Pres. 
Sand Springs. 

Mounds, Joe B. Willis (Mayor) ; E. M. Ricker 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Oilton, Luster Cook (Mayor) ; Everett Jackson 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; Cent. States Power & Light Corp., 
E. H. Poe, Tulsa. 

Shamrock, Jim Winterringer (Mayor) ; Lawrence 
V. Gailey (Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Slick, Charlie Sprott (Mayor) ; A. L. Adams 
(Clerk) ; Slick Gas Co., R. E. Brook. Box 2066, Tulsa, 
Manager. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

| 3496 

1 

5417 | 

| 7972 


5693 | 

Rep. 

| 2820 

1 

7948 | 

| 8894 


12254| 

Soc. 

| 1281 

1 

618 | 

| 157 


67 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

2697 | 

5600 | 

| 6272 

5701 

1 

Rep. 

1 

2236 | 

7866 | 

|12143 

5587 

! 

Hoc. 

1 

132 | 

617 | 

|no C. 

28 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

2775 | 

| 6989 

1 

6292 

1 

Rep. 

1 

2422 | 

1 S075 

1 

6230 

1 

1 

Soc. 

1 

116 | 

| 102 


32 

! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 3329 | 

2684 | 

5658 | 7074 

| 8297 f 

6014 | 

6418 | 

Rep. 

2863 

2249 | 

7696 | 5739 

| 7394 | 

5083 | 

10597| 

Soc. 

| 1296 

125 | 

609 | 91 

| no C. 

no C. | 

30 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Sapulpa 

Creek County 

Democrat 

C. C. Grimes 


Herald 


John W. Young 


County Democrat-News (Dem.) 

John W. Young 

Drumright 

Derrick 

(Dem.) 

Lou S. Allard 


Journal 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Ed F. Little 

Mounds 

Times 

(Ind.) 

M. J. Webber 

Oilton 

Gusher 

(Ind. Rep.) 

E. Landingham 

Bristow 

Record 

(Ind.) 

L. M. Nichols 


Shopper 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

I. L. Cook, Jr. 


Citizen 


I. L. Cook, Jr. 

Depew 

Independent 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

I. W. Rushton 


Owner 

C. C. Grimes 
John W. Young 
John W. Young 
Lou S. Allard 
Drumright Journal Pub. 
Co. 

M. J. Webber 
E. Landingham 
Bristow Record Co. 

I. L. Cook, Jr. 

I. L. Cook, Jr. 

I. W. Rushton . 


ANDERSON, OSCAR S„ Oilton. Rep. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Parsons, Kan., 
Mar. 14, 1889; came to Okla. in 1915; 
lived since at Oilton. Edui., com. sch.; 
bus. col.. Parsons, Kan. Wife, Reno Mil¬ 
ler, Pittsburg, Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Oscar S.„ 
Jr., Melvin; 2 d., Anna, Minnie. Bus. Con., 
Ford dealer, Oilton, past 14 yrs.; oil and 
farm interests. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc., Dr. D. W. Humphreys,, R. H. Keeler, 


M. D. Butler, M. P. Tipton, Oilton; (pol.) 
G. R. LeFever, .T. R. Richard, Oilton; Lew 
Wentz, Ponca City; Lloyd Jones, Tulsa. 
Church, Meth., Oilton. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., v.-pres. and past pres.; Lions, 
past pres.; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Knight Templar; Akdar Temple; 
Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1915; works personally 
and on com.; makes speeches. Offices, 


pres. Sch. Bd. since 1924; mbr. Fair Elec. 
Bd. in Creek Co. 1928. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing; mbr Izaak Walton League. 

ANTONOVICH, FANNIE WATSON, Bris¬ 
tow. Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Harmony, 
Ark., Aug. 3, 1884; came to Okla. 1909 ; 
lived since in Bristow. Edu., com. and h. 
s.. Coal Hill, Ark. Hus.. P. M. Antono¬ 
vich. Cdrn., 1 d., Donna Belle. Bus. Con., 







































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Oilton. Remarks, native Oklahoman, has 
lived at Duncan, Marlow, Stillwater, and 
at Oilton since 1926. Hobby, gardening. 


0. S. ANDERSON 


Fannie Watson, ladies ready to-wear, Bris¬ 
tow ; in bus. in Bristow for 20 yrs.; for¬ 
merly teacher. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., 
Community Natl., Bristow. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. Chas. Love, A. H. Lyons, Dr. Schra¬ 
der, Albert Kelly, Dr. Livingston, Hallie 
Deters, Bristow; Frank Thompson, Sapulpa. 
Church, Meth., Bristow, very active. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; W. C. T. U., active; 
Eastern Star, past Matron; Rebekah, Bris¬ 
tow. Imp. Rel., Dr. Watson, Ryan, (bro.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1912 .-advocate of law enforcement. Party 

Honors, del. to co. convs.; judge on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, during W. War active in 
Red Cross. 

BAKER, EDWIN, Depew. Dem. Occ., 

Supt. City Sehools. B., Van Buren. Ark., 
Feb. 13, 1894 ; came to Okla. 1900 ; lo ¬ 
cated in Creek Nation, which has since 
been his home. Edu., Military Academy 
of Regular Army, San Francisco, Calif.; 

O. U.; Central Te. Col., Edmond, A. B., 
1925. Wife, Ruth Rea Baker, Ark. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mary and Jeane, home. Bk. Con., 
Depew Natl. Assoc., (pol.) mbrs. co. and 
st. dem. organizations.. Church, Pres. 

Clulbs & Lodges, C. of C., chmn. Edu. 
Comm.; 32nd Mason ; Scottish Rite ; Knight 
Templar, Depew; Consistory, Guthrie. Imp. 
Rel., C. C. Baker, (bro.) Sapulpa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1919; 
makes speeches; works on comm.; attends 
co. convs.; serves on Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
served 3 yrs. in Regular Army prior to W. 
War; during W. War served in 80th Div.. 
14th L. F. A.; has rank of first sgt.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Klingensmith Post, Bristow. 
Hobby, military training. 

BARTON, W. C., Oilton. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Sterling, Okla., Sept. 13, 
1903 Edu., com. and h. sch., Marlow, grad., 
1922: Okla. A. & M. Col.. Stillwater, 1922- 
23 and 1926. Wife, Hazel Jean Morrow 
Marlow. Cdrn., 1 d., Patty Jean. Bus. Con., 
Barton & Winterringer, Dry Goods, Oilton. 
Bk. Con., Oilton St. Assoc.. J. W. Winter- 
ringer, partner in bus. (pol.) Luster Cook. 
Dr Ellis, Robert Keeler, Oilton. Clubs & 
Lodges, Eastern Star; Sigma Phi; Epsilon 
Frat; Okla. A. & M.; Alpha Kappa 
Psi, A. & M.; C. of C., Oilton ; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Shamrock. Imp. Rel., J. D. Armor, 
(uncle) Bkr., Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in Creek Co. since 19- i. 
Effective contact worker. Interested in 
roads. Offices, mbr. and elk. of Sch. Bd., 


BASSETT, MABEL, State Capitol. Dem. 
Occ., State Commr. of Charities and Cor¬ 
rections. B., Chicago, Ill.; came to Okia. 
1902, located at Sapulpa. Edu., li. sch., 
and Mo. Sch. of Social Economy, St. Louis, 
Mo. Widow. Cdrn., 2 s.. W. C. Bassett. 
401 E. Park, Okla. City., H. N. Bassett, 
906 Spaulding Ave., Wichita, Kan.; 1 d., 
Mrs. F. W. Abshire, 2840 ,S. Cincinnati St., 
Tulsa. Assoc., leading politicians all over 
state. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Hospitality Club, Sorosis Club, Nova Chap¬ 
ter Eastern Star, Okla. City; Women of 
Woodcraft, Trinidad, Colo. Imp. Rel., 
niece of Miss Mary Tomlin who edited one 
of the first newspapers in the U. S. edited 
by a woman, sixty years ago, THE CHI¬ 
CAGO BALANCE, Chicago, Ill. Pol. Act., 
for 19 yrs. has been strongly active and 
makes speeches. Offices, humane agent, 
Creek Co. Humane Society, 12 yrs.; now 
State Commr. Charities and Corrections. 
Party Honors, twice elected State Commr. 
Charities and Corrections, 1922 and re¬ 
elected 1926, carrying 73 of the 77 coun¬ 
ties in the primary election and leading 
the state ticket in the general election 1926. 
Remarks, interested in child welfare wont; 
active in Big Sisters organization ; Auxiliary 
Disabled War Veterans; Okla. City Chil¬ 
dren’s Service Bureau; vice pres. Amer. 
Prison Assn., composed of Commissioners, 
Wardens, Superintendents of institutions 
from Canada, Mexico, Philippines and U. 
■S.; elected at Toronto, Canada, Sept. 23, 
1929. 

BATCHELOR. JAMES L„ Mil'fay. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 
16, 1880. Came to Okia. in 1900 ; lived 

at S'ailisaw 1900-06 ; at Milfay since. Edu., 
com- sch., Cedarville, Ark. Wife. Isabelle 
Spangler. Cdrn., 3 s.. Steve, Wallace and 
Lajwrence; 2 d., Sarah and Viola, at h. 
Bus. Con., farmer and farm owner; also 
familiar with grocery and dry goods bus. 
Bk. Con., Stroud St., 1st Natl.. Stroud: 
Depew St. Assoc., (pol.) John Aston, 
Depew; A. J. Whitmore, Stroud; Dr. C. S. 
Coppedgte, Bristow; Judge W. G. Beatty, 
Depew. Lodges, I. O. O. F.. Stroud. Pol. 
Act, partisan; active in Creek Co. since 
1909; party leader in his section. Works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
sch. bd. Party Honors del. to co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, active in 
bond and stamp drives during World War. 
Interested in good schools. 

BEATTY, W. G., Depew. Dem. Occ., ins. 
agt.; Tag Agt. B., Beaver Falls, Pa., June 
15, 1867. Came to Okla. in 1918; lived at 
Devol, 1918-22; at Depew since. Edu., 
com. sch., Pa.; bus. course, I. C. S., 
Scranton. Pa. Wife, Olive McCarter. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Geo., Beaver Falls, I’a.; C. B., Gary, 
Ind. ; 1 d., Mrs. E. M. Honeig, Rochester. 
Pa Bk. Con.. State Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges. Izaak Walton League; 
former K. K. K.; I. O. O. F. ; Rebekahs, 
Depew. Pol. Act, partisan; active in Okla 
since 1918. Makes speeches. Works most¬ 
ly through party organizations. Favors pro 
hibition but believes law should be re¬ 
vised. Offices, mbr. 11th Legislature; .T. of 
P. Depew, 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
all St. convs. since 1922; Prec. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, active in all pub. and 
pol. affairs. Hobby, fishing. 

BEAVER, CHARLES 0., Bristow. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ McMinn Co., Tenn., May 
20 1881. Came to Okla. in 1916; lived 

since at Bristow. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Tenn.; Cumberland TJniv., Lebanon, Tenn., 
grad 1902; L’niv. of Chattanooga, Tenn., 
LL B.. 1906. Wife, Sallie. Bus. Con., 

Cheatham & Beaver, Attys., Bristow; oil 
interests; farm, interests. Has practiced law 
since 1906. Bk. Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., 
W. L. Cheatham, partner in law; (pol.) 
Malcolm Morrison, Bristow; J. E. Thrift, 
Sapulpa \ C. C. Grim6S. Shamrock , Eel 
Trapp, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs 


C. of C.; Rotary; Izaak Walton League. 
Pol Act., partisan ; but not allied with any 
factions. Active in Creek Co. since 1917. 
Makes speeches; works through party or¬ 
ganization. Party Honors, del. to state and 
co. convs.; Co. Chmn. 1918. Hobbies, farm¬ 
ing and fishing. 

BERRY, JOHN W., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
farmer; Tag Agt. B., Freeman, Mo., Dec. 
27, 1876. C'ame to Okla. in 1897, settled 
in Creek Nation south of Sapulpa; has 
lived at the same place since. Edu., com. 
and h. sell.. Mo. Wife, Grace Bennett. Cdrn., 
3 d. Bus. Con., farmer, livestock raising; 
Tag Agt. Bk. Con., Amer. Nat. Bk., Sapul¬ 
pa. Assoc., (pol.) C. C. Grimes, Shamrock; 
Henry Centers, Bristow; Dr. Wagoner, 
Mounds; Dan Tankersly, Tulsa; George 
Van Noy, Tishomingo; Tom Wallace. Sa¬ 
pulpa; Bill Armstrong, Okla. City; Collins 
Williams, Ada. Clubs, C. of C., Mounds. 
Imp. Rel., Frank Berry, (brother) Pure 
Oil C'o.. Wichita, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1904 ; works on com¬ 
mittees. Offices, Sheriff Creek Co., 1910-11; 
Tag Agt., since January 1929. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, active iri 
behalf of good roads. 

BLAKE, CLEO A., Sapulpa. Rep. Oec., 
Dep. Co. Assessor. B., Monett, Mo., July 
31, 1900. Edu., h. sch. grad.; Okla TJniv., 
1 yr. Wife, Nancy Iola Clark. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Vernon Wm. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Geo. R. WiUibey, W. F. Pardoe, 
Ralph H. Blake, Fred L. Patrick, D. B. 
Livingston, H. G. Matherly, Creek Co. ; 
Tom G. Andrews. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
Mason,, Royal Arch, Eastern Star. Sapulpa ; 
(bro.) C'o. Treas. Pol. Act., independent; 
worker in co. since 1921; makes speeches; 
works personally and on corns. Offices, 
Dep. Co. Assessor since 1921. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902, lived since at Sapulpa; Civic 
worker. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BLAKE, RALPH H., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Treas. B., Fort Smith, Ark., Nov. 4, 
1892. Came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived since at 
Sapulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch., Sapulpa; 
O. U., 1 yr. Wife, Pearl, d. of Geo. Hines, 
Blackwell. Bus. Con., farm, interests; also 
familiar with clothing bus. Bk. Con., Am. 
Natl. Assoc., T. E. Neal, head dep.; Fred 
L. Patrick, Wallace F. Pardoe, Sapulpa; 
(pol.) Albert Kelly, Bristow; Lou Allard, 
Drumright; Bert Harrington, Depew; R. 



MABEL BASSETT 












148 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


E. Holmes, Manford; Harry Rogers; Pat 
Hurley, Lew Wentz, Ponca City; W. G. 
Skelly, John Nichlos. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C of C.; Sapulpa Country Club; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason, Blue Lodge 
Eastern Star, Sapulpa; Commandery, Ponca 
City; Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., Cleo Blake, Deputy Co. Assessor, 
and Leo Blake, merchant, Sapulpa. 
(brothers). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1914; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Treas. 
of Creek Co. since 1925. Party Honors, del. 
to st., dist. and co. oonvs.; served on co. 
and city Election Bds. Remarks, during 
World War served in 1st Div., 18th Int.; 
TJ :S. Reg. Army. Has rank of capt. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Roscoe Frye P'ost, Sapulpa. 
Has rank of major in Reserve Officers Assn. 
Hobby, hunting. 


BOULTON, H. H„ Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
insurance agt. B., Carthage, Tenn., Jan. lb, 
1880. Came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Checotah, taught fourteen different places 
in state, in Sapulpa since 1915. Edu., com. 
and h sch., Tenn.; Cumberland Umv., 
Tenn., A. B„ 1899. Wife, Ida Martin, Ark. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mary and Ruth, at h. Bus. 
Con., Menifee & Boulton Ins., Sapulpa; 
owner of real estate and farm land; form¬ 
erly teacher. Bk. Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., 
N. D. Menifee, partner in bus.; (pol.) l>. 
A. McDougal, J. E. Thrift, Tom Harris, 
Sapulpa; Geo. Van Noy, Tishomingo; F. 
A. Rittenhouse, Okla. City; Tom D. Mc- 
Iveown. Church, Meth. South, Sapulpa. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. dir.. Rotary past 
pres.; Iaak Walton Leaghe; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Sapulpa; Consistory, McAlester; 
Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; B. P. 0. E., 
Exalted Ruler, Sapulpa. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in Okla. since 1915 ; Makes speeches ; 
works personally and through party organ¬ 
izations and com. Favors prohibition, but 
thinks law should be revised. Offices, mbr. 
sch bd.. 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
eonv., 1928 ; del. to all co. conventions; 
sec. Election Bd.; former co. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, active in all civic move¬ 
ments. Four Minute man during World 
War, active in home war work, mostly 
through Rotary. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 


BROWN, WARREN H„ Sapulpa. Rep. 
Occ., (retired). B„ Tinneys Grove, Mo., 
Aug. 31, 1865. Came to Okla. in 1890 ; 
lived at Okla. City, 1890-1901; Lawton. 
1901-04; Okla. City, 1904-06 ; at Sapulpa 
since. Edu., com. sch.. Des Moines, la. ; 
®t. Normal Sch., Warrensburg, Mo.; High 
land Park Univ., Des Moines, la., LL. B. 
Wife, Edith Henderson, (deceased 1922). 
Bus. Con., farm, interests; real estate own¬ 
er; also familiar with educ. work. Bk. 
Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) D. A. Mc¬ 
Dougal, Lafe Spear, Sapulpa ; James Harris. 
Oilton ; D. B. Livingston and W. R. Casteel, 
Sapulpa; A. C. Alexander; Frank Park¬ 
inson ; F M. Parmenter; Jim Harris; 
Will Hayes; Judge Ed S. Vaught. 
Church, Meth. S. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge; Scottish Rite, Sapulpa; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Tulsa; B. P. O. E., Sa¬ 
pulpa. Imp. Rel., John P. Brown, (brother) 
Tulsa. Pal. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1890 ; makes speeches; works through 
party organizations. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Comanche Co., 1901-03 ; City Auditor, Okla. 
City, 1903-05; City Treas., SapulDa. 1908- 
11; Co. Judge, Creek Co., 1910 16. Party 
Honors, del. to st. dist. and co. convs.; 
chmn. of campaign com. at Ok'a. City, 
1904 Prct. Committeeman; served on co. 
and State Election Bds. Remarks, active in 
Liberty Bond Drives during World War. 
Hobby, good gov. 


CARROLL. M. E., Depew. Rep. Occ., .T. 
of P. B, Miller Co, Mo, OCt. 10, 1869. 
Came to Okla. in 1921; lived since at 
Depew. Edu., com. sch., Mo. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet Dearduff. Cdrn., 3 s., Clinton E., 
Clarence and Cecil, Depew; 3 d., Mrs. 
Stella Boren. Springfield, Mo.; Mrs. Nellie 
Whittle, Mehan, Okla.; Mrs. Gladys West, 
Bristow. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 


Paul Cameron, Everett Day, Bristow; John 
Quondal, Depew Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; K. K. K.; former I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active locally 
for forty yrs. in Mo. and Okla.; works 
through personal contacts only; thinks pro¬ 
hibition laws should be repealed. Offices, 
J. of P., at Depew; former Dist. Judge, 
Miller Co., Mo. Party Honors, del. to con¬ 
ventions in iMo.; Committeeman in Mo. 
Remarks, active in civic affairs. Interested 
in good schools and roads. 

CASTEEL, W. R„ Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Webster Co., Mo., June 
9, 1867. Came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Mounds. 1900-14 ; at Sapulpa since. Edu., 
com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Ida Reynolds. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Irene Suitton. Sapulpa; Miss 
Ruth Casteel, attending A. & M., Still¬ 
water. Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. Assoc., R. T. 
Shearer, Lester Katz, E. B. Mathis, Max 
Meyers. Sapulpa; (pol) James Harris, Oil- 
ton ; Dr. Schrader, Bristow; D. B. Living¬ 
ston, Sapulpa; C. B. Douglas, Tulsa; A. C. 
Alexander; Grant McCullough; Harry Rog¬ 
ers. Church, Meth. Sapulpa; Steward. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., all degrees; M. W. A., 
tooth of Sapulpa. Pol. Act, partisan, active 
in Okla. since 1900 ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Favors prohibition. Offices, 
postmaster at Sapulpa since 1923; post¬ 
master at Mounds seven yrs.; Ct. Clk., 
Creek Co., 1912-15. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Rep. Central Com., Creek Co.. 1915-10; 

del. to every st. convention since 1907. 
Remarks, active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
flowers. 

CHAPMAN, A. H., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
Deputy Co. Treas. B., Concordia, Ivans., 
Aug 14, 1887. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Concordia, Ivans.; Great Western Normal, 
Concordia, Kan., 1 yr. Wife, Alta Bernice, 
d. of late Azel Crouich, Mounds. Cdrn., 1 
d., Nina Jane, at h. Bk. Con., Am. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ralph H. Blake, Co. Treas.; 
Erma Morris; E. R. Pickett, Fred L. 
Patrick, Sapulpa ; Cash M. Cade, Shawnee. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of C., Sapulpa. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Deputy Co. Clk., 1925-29 ; 
Dep. Treas. ; clk. Prct. Elec. Bd., several 
times. Remarks, during World War served 
in 343rd Field Art.. 90th Div. Mbr. Amer¬ 
ican Legion, Roscoe Frye Post, Sapulpa. 
Hobby, Legion. 

CHANDLER. O. C., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
druggist. B., Fairland, Aug. 20, 1898. Edu., 

com. "and h. sch.. Fairland; Bowen Insti¬ 
tute of Pharmacy, Brunswick, Mo. Wife, 
Nellie E., d. of C. A. Hallan, Fairland. 
Bus. Con., Chandler & Adams Drug Co. 
Bk. Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., F. C. Adams, 
partner in drug bus; (pol.) Fred L Patrick, 
Arthur Wilson, Wallace Pardoe, Gus Corey, 
Don McMasters, Sapulpa; Joe Weir, Sen. 
A. L. Commons, Ed. Freeman, Dr. H. K. 
Miller, Miami. Clubs & Lodges, Jr. Chamber 
of Commerce, pres.; vice pres, of Okla. 
Jr. C. of C.; Mason .Blue Lodge, Sapulpa. 
Imp. Rel., Sen. A. L Commons, (brother-in 
law) Miami; H E. and R. E. Chandler, 
(brothers) ; Mrs. Lura Commons, (sister) 
Miami. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1920; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. to several co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, is native Oklahoman; 
lived at Fairland until 1920 ; at Sapulpa 
since. Hobby, baseball. 

CHRISTIAN, SEBE, Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge. B., Cleburne, Tex., Feb. 3, 1904. 
Came to Okla. in 1915; lived at Drumright, 
1915-27; at Sapulpa since. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Drumright; O. U., LL. B., 1925. 
Wife, Joe. d. of William Steel, Sapulpa. 
Bus. Con., dir. in Gem Oil Co. Bk. Con., 
(Sapulpa St.; Drumright St. Assoc., W. 
F. Pardoe, Doc. Livingston, Ray Weakley, 
Sapulpa; (pol.) Bart Aldridge, Wewoka; 
.S'cott Ferris, Geo. Key, Okla. City; Sen. 
Peck, Stroud; Sen. Lester Smith, Wewoka; 
•Tack Boatman, Fletcher Johnson, Geo. Bur¬ 
lington, Geo. Coryele. Mrs. Elizabeth 
House, Bristow; .T. Donaldson, Webb Ar- 
rowood. Depew; C. C. Grimes, Coin Sellers, 


Judge Ellidge, Manford; Jim Nance, 
Walters; Woody Dixon, Marietta. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; Jr. C. of 
C.; C. of C., sec. at Drumright, 192©-27; 
Sapulpa Country Club; Okla. Bar Assn; 
Phi Alpha Delta; Kappa Epsilon; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; and K. P. Imp. Rel., Irene 
Christian, (sister) Sapulpa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1925; makes speeches ; 
works personally and through party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, mbr. 11th Legis. from 
Creek Co.; Co. Judge, Creek Co., since 
1927, the only dem elected in that elec¬ 
tion. Party Honors, del. to state, dist. and 
co. conventions; Natl. Committeeman for 
League of Young Dem. Remarks, while at¬ 
tending O. U., was mbr. of R. O. T. C., 
in which he holds rank of 2d Lt. Interested 
in juvenile work. Hobby, hunting. 

COOK, DAVID LUSTER, Oilton. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Courtney, July 11, 1897. 
Edu., com. and li. sch., Wetumka; O. U., 
1921-22; Lasalle Extension Univ. Wife, 
Mabel. Cdrn., 1 s., Conrad. Bk. Con., Oil- 
ton State. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Fred S. 
rSpeakman, Sebe Christian, Sapulpa; Fletch¬ 
er Johnson, Bristow; C. C. Grimes, Sham¬ 
rock ; Tom D. McKeown, Ada; Earl Tank- 
ersley, Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., very act.; Izaak Walton League; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Oilton; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Frank and Glenn Cook. 
Seminole, (brothers). Pol. Act., active in 
Ms congressional dist. since 1919; partisan; 
■makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com.; active in League of 
Young Demrs. and American Legion. 
Offices, Mayor of Oilton, 1926; re-elected 
1928; Police Judge since 1926. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to state and co. conventions; Sec..- 
Treas. of C'reek Co. League of Young 
Dems. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
at Oilton since 1918; during World War 
served in 602nd Eng.. Co. A., 7th Army 
corps; served in France 15 mos. ; veteran 
of St. Mihiel and Meuse Argdnne; mbr. 
American Legion, Steele Turner Post, Oil- 
ton. Mbr, of 40-8 at Stillwater. Active 
and influential in Legion circles; has served 
two terms as Post Commander, two terms 
as Post Adjt., now Adj. of Creek Co. Hobby, 
baseball. 

COOK, MRS. DAVID LUSTER, Oilton. 
Dem. V.-Chmn. Dem. Co. Com., 1930. 
(Further information unavailable.) 

COPPEDGE, OSCAR S, Depew. Dem. 
Occ., Physician and Surgeon. B., Cassville, 
Mo., Feb. 19,' 1882; came to Okla. in 
1900; lived at Jennings, 1900-07 ; at Depew 
since. Edu.. com. h. sch., Cassville, Mo.; 
Barnes Medical Col., St. Louis, Mo, M. D., 
1905. Bus. Con., C'oppedge Pharmacy, Cop- 
pedge Hospital, Depew; stockholder in 
.State Natl., Depew; farm owner. Assoc., 
(pol.) all leading Dem. of Co., Dr. O. 
Coppedge, Bristow; Fred and Streeter 
iSpeakman, Sapulpa. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason. Blue Lodge, Depew; Consistory, 
McAlester; I. O. O. F., Depew. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. O. C. Coppedge, (brother) Bristow. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in campaign 
since 1907 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Councilman, ten yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 

COREY, GUS L„ Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer. B., Lees Summit. Mo., 
Nov. 213. 1888. Came to Okla. in 1891: lo¬ 
cated at Edmond. Has lived at Bristow 
and Sapulpa the past 25 yrs. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Bristow; private study of law. 
Wife, Dorothea B., d. of T. E. Duncan, 
(Sapulpa. Bus. Con., real estate and royal¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., Am. Natl. Assoc, (pol.) 
Judge W H. Brown, W. R. Casteel, D. B. 
Livingston, D. H. McMasters, James S. Har¬ 
ris, Creek Co. Church, Chris. Clubs, Elks. 
Sec. and past Exalted Ruler, Sapulpa; 
Rotary, Reporter; C. of C.; past pres, of 
Jr. Chamber. Imp. Rel., is a fifth cousin of 
Geo. Washington and a fourth cousin of 
Daniel Webster. H. R. Corey and A. G. 
Corey, at Bristow, (brothers). Pol. Act., 
active since 1911; makes speeches; works 
personally and through com. Offices, Ct. 


CREEK COUNTY 149 


Clk., 1911-15; Co. Clk., 1915-19. Party 
Honors, Rep. Co. Chmn. since 1928, now 
serving; State Committeeman.. Creek Co.; 
del. to state convention, 1926 ; Precinct 
Committeeman. Remarks, leader in com¬ 
munity affairs. During World War served 
in Camp Hdqrs. Co., San Antonio, Tex. 
Mbr. American Legion, Roscoe Frye Post, 
Sapulpa. 

CROUCH, VERNON, Shamrock. Rep. 
Occ., Bkr. B., Sheldon, Mo., Aug. 10, 1897. 
Came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at Mounds, 
1903> 19 ; at Shamrock since. Edu., com. 
sch.. Mounds; h. sell., Tulsa. Wife, 
Beulah Robinson, Arlington, Tex. Cdrn., 

2 s., Vernon Neil, and David Allen. 

Bus. Con., cashr. Citizens, Shamrock. 
Assoc., D. C. Sellers, pres, of Citizens, 
Shamrock; (pol.) W. C. Casteel, John ,T. 
Bisson, Jim Harris, Creek Co. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Noonday Luncheon 
Club, Shamrock; Mason, Blue Ledge, Sa¬ 
pulpa; Scottish Rite, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
personally and through com. Offices, City 
Treas., Shamrock. 1923. Party Honors, del. 
to several co. conventions; serves on Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, takes active part in civic 
affairs of Shamrock. During World War 
served in 15th Div., Mach. Gun, 80th Inf, 
Mbr. American Legion, Bud Miles Post. 
Shamrock. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

CROWDER, R. F., Mounds. Dem. Occ., 
City Marshal. B., Crawford C'o., Kans.. 
Sept. 2, 1883. Came to Okla. in 1900; lived 
since at Mounds. Edu., com. sch., Kan. 
and Ill.; bus. Col., Quincy, 111. Wife, Lula 
Burgess. Cdrn., 3 s., Francis, Oscar. Louis; 
2 d„ Eva and Ruby Jo An, Mounds. Bk. 
Con., of Mounds. Assoc., (pol.) J. E. 
Thrift, H. H. Boulton R. K. Robinson, Sa¬ 
pulpa. Church, Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F., 
sec.; M. W. A., clk.; B. P. O. E., Mounds. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1918; works personally and on com. In¬ 
fluential at Mounds. Favors prohibition, 
thinks law should be revised. Offices, City 
Marshal; City Clk., 9 yrs.; Town Trustee, 
two yrs. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
con vs.; Prec. Committeeman; Inspector on 
Election Bd. ; Registrar. Remarks, interested 
in civic improvements. 

DAVENPORT, CLAUDE J., Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. Came to Pauls Valley from 
Texas when a young man. Married. Cdrn., 
1 s., Claude; 1 d., Virginia. Bk. Con., 

Amer. Natl. Clubs, Kiwanis, C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker, personal con¬ 
tact and through committees. Offices, Asst. 
Atty. General in Cruce Adm. under West. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

DAVIS, H. H., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Williamsburg, Ivy., Mar. 14, 
1864. Came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived since 
at Sapulpa. Edu., com. sch.. Pleasant. 
View, Ky. Wife, Sarah Siler. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Joe H., Sapulpa; 4 d., Gertrude, at h.; Mrs. 
Ruby Gillian, Sulphur ; Mrs. Nannie Payne, 
Tulsa; Mrs. Rhoda Robbins, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Davis Furniture Store, Sapulpa. 
Bk. Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. E. 
Bruin, Judge Brown. W. H. Casteel, II H 
Ausmus, Sapulpa Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Sapulpa. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1906; works 
personally and through organization. Offices, 
Co. Assessor, Creek Co., 1913-16; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. formerly. Party Honors, del. to 
state, dist. and co. conventions; served on 
Election Bd. of Sapulpa. 

DAVIS, O. V., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., barber. 
B.. Prospect, O., Dec. 26. 1875. Came to 
Okla in 1903; lived since at Sapulpa. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Prospect, O.; bus. 
col., Columbus, O. Wife, June Carpenter. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Daryle, Borger, Tex.; Delbert, 
Sapulpa; 2. d.. Mrs. Pauline Griess, and 
Mrs. Ruth Allen, Sapulpa. Bus. Con., own¬ 
er of Star Barber-Shop, Sapulpa. Bk. Con., 
Sapulpa State. Asso., (pol.) Geo. Willough¬ 
by, Hale Miller, Joe Bruner, Warren Brown, 
H. H. Davis, Sapulpa. Church, Meth. N. 
Pol. Act., active in Okla. since 1909; inde¬ 


pendent ; works through personal contacts. 
Serves on Election Bd. Hobby, gardening. 

DONALDSON, JAY, Depew. Dem. Oce., 
Co. Supervisor of Roads. B., Terrelton, Ky., 
Feb. 18, 1881. Came to Okla. in 1891; lived 
near Sac and Fox Agency until 1900, and 
in Creek Co. since. Edu., com. sch. Wife, 
Grace Farra. Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth, at h. 
Bus. Con., owner of rental properties and 
farms; dir. in Community St. Bk., Depew. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. E. Foster. Bristow; W. 
G. Beatty, Depew; H. H. B'oulton, Henry 
IS. Johnston; Fletcher Johnston. Church, 



AARON DRUMRIGHT 


Chris., Depew; active in S. S. Ciubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, De¬ 
pew ; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Akdar 
Temple Shrine. Imp. ReL, Max Donaldson, 
(brother) Depew. Pol. Act.. partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1904; favors pro¬ 
hibition, and thinks law should be strictly 
enforced; Works through personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. City Council; former mbr. 
School Bd. Party Honors, del. to all st. 

convs.; Fret. Committeeman ; attended natl. 
conv. in 1928. 

DONALDSON, MAX, Depew. Dem. Occ., 
Road Sup. B., Carrolton, Ky.. June 28, 

1885. Came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 

kStroud, 1900-07; at Depew since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Carrolton, Ky. Wife, 
Rurth Rutner. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt.; 1 d„ Ruth, 
at h. Bk. Con., State Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. E. Foster. Fletcher Johnson, Bristow; 
J. L. West, Depew; Lem Batchelor, Milfay. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir. in 1928; 

Mason, Blue Lodge, Depew; Consistory, 
Guthrie; I. O. O. F., Depew. Imp. Rel., 
Jay and Joe Donaldson, Depew, (brothers). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Creek Co. 
since 1907. He and his two brothers, Joe 
and Jay. are the most act. mbrs. of Dem. 
organization in vicinity of Denew. Works 
through personal contacts and com. Offices, 
Mayor of Depew, 1923-29. Party Honors, 
del. to state and co. conventions; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, good roads en¬ 
thusiast; during World War served in Batt. 
C., 39th Coast Artillery. Also served in 
the U. S. Army in the Philippines three 
yrs., 1910-12. Is mbr. of American Legion, 
Klingensmith Post, Bristow. Hobby, good: 
roads. 

DONALDSON, RUTH, Depew. Dem. Occ., 
Housewife. B., Colchester, Ill., Jan. 8, 1898. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Depew, grad., 1917. 
Husband, Max Donaldson, road supt., De¬ 
pew. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt.; 1 d., Ruth, at h. 


Bk. Con., State Natl. Assoc., Mrs. G. W. 
B'eatty, Mrs. J. L. West. Depew; also mbrs. 
of co. dem. organization. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Eastern Star, Depew. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Creek Co. since 1923; 
works through party organizations; one of 
the most active women in Depew political 
circles. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
1924; del. to county conventions; Vice 
Chmn. of Creek Co. Dem. Central Com., 
1928-29; Vice Chmn. of prec. com. Hobby, 
pets. 

DRAKE, B. E., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
oil leases and royalties. B., Fayette Co., 
Ia., Oct. 11, 1870. Edu., Normal Univ., 
Salina, Kan. Wife, Maude M. McTyre 
(dec.) 2nd, Opal M. Cox. Cdrn., 1 s., 4 
d. Bus. Con., oil leases and royalties; 
farming interests; loans; secy.-treas. Natl. 
Farm Loan Co. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., M. E. Trapp, Lew Wentz, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway, Don Norton, Ray Johnston, 
Cy Avery. Jim Harris. Imp. Rel., Judge 
W. T. Drake, Wagoner; E. D. Drake, Quin- 
slan (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
since 1895 ; speaker for the party. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. Dist. Indian Agent, Muskogee; 
chmn. com. on roads and highways while 
mbr. 12th Legislature; Co. Farm Agent, 
1913-18. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; 
lived Watonga; Alva 1905-08; Muskogee 
1908-13 ; Sapulpa since; civic worker 
through C. of C.; active in st. and co. 
highway work; drafted the bill which set¬ 
tled tag dispute between Okla. and Kan.; 
organized and promoted Creek Co. Fair 
Assn.; Dairy Assn., and various agricul¬ 
tural clubs; established Blaine Co. Herald, 
Watong'a. 1903. Hobby, study of science 
and history. 

DRUMRIGHT, AARON, Drumright. Rep. 
Occ., oil magnate; bkr. B., West Plains, 
Mo., June 22, 1882. Came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
lived in Drumright since 1911; Platted 
Drumright in 1913. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. 
Wife, Mary Ryan, (deceased) ; (2nd) Lydia 
Parker, (deceased). Cdrn., 3 s.. E. F., 

Fred and Aaron, Jr.; 2 d., Bess and Irene, 
all attending schools. Bus. Con., whole¬ 
sale oil & gas; dir. in Drumright State 
Bk., and Vice Pres.; Dir. Briggs Lbr. Co.; 
real estate and farming. Assoc., John 
Briggs, J. G. Bennett. Ben Russell, Jack 
Beasley, Drumright; (pol.) W. R. Casteel, 
Sapulpa; Dr. Chas. T. Schrader. Jim Har¬ 
ris, Oilton; Grant McCullough, Omer K. 
Benedict, A. C. Alexander, John W. Harreld. 
Church, Meth. Drumright; dir. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; past mbr. Rotary; spoil 
sor Boy Scout movement; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Drumright; Guthrie Consistory; 
Akdar Temple, Tulsa; former B. P. O. E., 
I. O. O. F., and W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
Everett Drumright, (brother) Maud. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1909 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through or¬ 
ganization work; Prohibitionist. Offices, Co. 
Commissioner, 1918-22; City Treas., Drum- 
right, two yrs.; mbr. Sch. E'd. four yrs. : 
former mbr. Twp. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to all state and co. conventions; former 
Sec’y.-Treas. of Rep. Co. Central Com.; Prct. 
Committeeman for years. Remarks, during 
World War was four minute speaker and 
chmn. of Co. Thrift Stamp canmaign; ac¬ 
tive in all civic and community affairs. 
Interested in good roads. 

ELLIS, George H., Oiltcn. Dem. Occ., 
Phys. and Surg. B.. Downsville, La., Oct. 
8, 1872. Came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Kemp, 1900-15 ; at Oilton since. Edu., com. 
and li. sell., Downsville, La.; Ruston Col., 
La., grad., 1888. Wife, Eva. Cdrn., 1 s., D. 
Ross, attending Okla. A. & M. Col.; 1 
d., Mrs. Lois Hinton, Shreveport, La. Bk 
Con., Oilton State, Oilton. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Sebe Christian, Tom Wallace, Creek- 
more Wallace, Sapulpa; D. L. Cook, C. E. 
Thomas, Oilton; Judge R. L. Williams 
Judge Foster, Okla. City; W. E. Utterback, 
Durant. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C., Oilton; Mason, Blue Lodge, Kemp; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Creek Co. since 1907 ; works most¬ 
ly through personal contacts; advocate of 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


hard surfaced roads. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. conventions; Prec. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, practiced medicine since 
1899; during World War was active in 
Bond drives and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

ENDSLEY, M. L., Bristow. Rep. Occ., 
grocery and market. B., Vermillion Co., 
Ill, Dec 29, 186-6. Came to Okla. in 1908; 
lias lived since at Bristow. Edu., com. sch., 
Kan. Wife, Minnie. Cdrn., 2 d. Mrs. Flo 
Spencer and Mrs. Burrell Simpson, Bristow. 
Bus. Con., Purity Market, Bristow; dir. of 
Bristow B'idg. and Loan Assocn.; also 
familiar with ice and electric bus. Bk. 
Con., Community State, Am. Natl. Assoc., 
C. A. Spencer, bus. assoc; (pol) Dr 
Schrader, Dr King. A. H. Lyons. Henry 
Lamons, Bristow. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
€., Bristow; I. 0. 0. F., Redding, Kan 
Imp Rel., Alec Endsley, (brother) Bristow. 
Pol. Act. independent active in Creek Co. 
since 1908 ; effective personal contact work¬ 
er; advocate of law enforcement; interested 
in hard surfaced roads. Offices, City Coun¬ 
cilman. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

FACKER, HAROLD F„ Shamrock. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., North Vernon, Ind., 
Dec. 1, 1898. Came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived 
in Osage Co., at Prue, until 1916; at 
Shamrock since. Edu., com. sch., Ind. and 
Okla.; h. sch., Doming, N. M., Mineral 
Wells, Tex., and Shamrock, Okla., grad., 
1917; O. U. 1917-18. Wife, Jewel Menifee 
Facker, (dec.) Cdrn., 4 s., Jack, Harold, 
William Everett, Richard and Theodore; 1 
d., Betty Jeane. Bus. Con., Central Chev¬ 
rolet Co., stockholder; owner of bus. prop¬ 
erty. Is also familiar with mercantile bus. 
and oil field work. Bk. Con., Citizens St. 
Assoc., L. R. Geiser, Okla. City; H. W. 
Rhoades and C. F. Geiser, Shamrock; (pol.) 
Dr. Schrader, Bristow; D. B. Livingston, 
Sapulpa; D. A. White, T. G. Lincoln, 
IShamrock; Sen. Pine, James'Hepburn, Ok¬ 
mulgee. Church, Meth. Clubs, Cushing- 
Country Club; Merchants Noonday Lunch¬ 
eon Club, Shamrock. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Creek Co. since 1922; good or¬ 
ganizer ; works also through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, postmaster since 1926; elk. 
of sch. bd. Party Honors, del. to co. con¬ 
ventions ; elected del. to dist. convention. 
1926, but unable to attend. Hobby, fishing 
and golf. 

FOSTER, BART, Drumright. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner; Ins. dealer. B., Marion, 
Ivan., Nov. 29, 1891. Came to Okla. in 
1892 ; lived at Chandler, 1892-1915; at 
Drumright since 1915. Edu., h. sch.. 
Chandler; Friends Univ., Wichita, Ivan., 
B. A. Wife, Hazel, d. of Mrs. Joseph Hogue, 
Drumright. Cdrn., 3 s., Bart. Jr., Bobby, 
Billy; 1 d., Bonnie. Bk. Con., Drumright 
(St. Assoc., Charlies R. Williamson, (pol.) 
•T. E. Thrift, D. A. McDougal, Fletcher 
Johnson, H. L. Wilson, C. E. Foster, of 
Creek Co; Fred Capshaw. Henry Johnston. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary Club, Sec’y- for 2 yrs.; 32nd Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City, Shrine; 
K. P., Drumright. Imp. Rel., Earl Foster, 
(brother) Supreme Ct. Comm., Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1921; 
makes speeches. Offices, Co. Commr., Creek 
Co., 4 yrs.; City Clk., Drumright. 2 yrs.; 
Sec’y. St. Ass’n. of Co. Commissioners;: 
Chmn. of the Co. Commissioners of Creek 
Co. Party Honors, Mbr. League of Young 
Dem. Hobby, football. 

FOSTER, CARLOS E., Bristow. Dem. 
Occ., co. Commissioner. B., Dardanelle, Ark.. 
Apr. 2, 1888. C'ame to Okla. in 1899; lived 
since at Bristow. Edu., com. sell., Dardan¬ 
elle, Ark.; li. sch., Bristow. Wife, (de¬ 
ceased). Cdrn.. 3 s., Louis, Arthur and 
Clyde. Bus. Con., farming and livestock; 
dir. and stockholder in Community State 
Bk., Bristow. Assoc., Jay Donaldson, De¬ 
pew; Geo. Bullington, Bristow; (pol.) 
Malcolm Morrison, C. W. Arthur, H. W. 
Senters, Fletcher Johnson, Bristow; Tom 
Mclveown, Ada; Henry S. Johnston, Perry. 


Church, Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Bristow; dir. of Farmers Advisory Bd. of 
Creek Co.; Iv. P. and I. 0. 0. F., Bristow. 
Imp Rel., Louis Foster, (brother), White 
Oak, Okla.; Mrs. Dora Senters, (sister), 
Bristow. Pal. Act., partisan; active in 
Creek Oo. since 1910 ; works mostly through 
personal contacts; good organizer; active 
in st. and natural co. campaigns. Public 
Offices, Co. Commissioner, Third Dist., since 
1923. Party Honors, del. to co. and St. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
good record as Oo. Commissioner. 

FOSTER, JUDGE EARL, State Capitol 
(Sapulpa). Dem. Occ., Judge Supreme 
Court Commission. B., Marion, Kan., Feb. 
24, 1888 ; came to Okla. 1892; located Lin¬ 
coln Co., 6 miles north of Chandler 1901- 
13; Drumright 1913-17; Sapulpa since 
1917. Edu., grad. h. soli., Chandler, 1906; 
Okla. Univ., A. B., 1912, LL. B., 1913. 
Wife, Alta E. Sawyer. Cdrn., 1 s., Earl, 
Jr.; 1 d., Jane. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., 
Sapulpa St., Sapulpa; Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. and Tr. Co., Oklahoma City. Assoc., 
former law partner Judge E. B. Hughes; 
Edwin A. Ellinghausen, Sapulpa; Claude 
Rosenstein, Tulsa. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Sa¬ 
pulpa ; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Tulsa; 

B. P. O. E., Sapulpa; K. P., Sapulpa; 
pres. C. of C.; pres. Humane Society; 
1927-28 Rotary Dist, Gov. (4 states). Imp. 
Rel., Sam Foster, automobile dealer, Har¬ 
lingen, Tex.; Frank Foster, furniture, Pam- 
pa, Tex., Bart Foster, B. & L. Insurance, 
and Co. Commr., Drumright, (bros.) Poi. 
Act., partisan; city, co. and st. worker 
makes speeches and works through 
personal activity and committees. Offices, 
City Atty., Drumright 1913-15; Co. Atty. 
Creek Co. 1917-20; Supreme Court Com¬ 
mission since 1927. Party Honors, del. to 
various st. convs.; first vice pres. League 
of Young Dem. when organized. Remarks, 
good mixer; splendid political manager; 
has strong following among alumni of 
Okla. Univ., also Rotary; taught school 
4 yrs.; National Guards 6 yrs., sergeant; 
is chmn. of Constitution and By-Laws Com., 
Rotary International. 

GRIMES, C. C., Shamrock. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Newton Co., Mo., Jan. 21. 
1880. Came to Okla. in 1904; lived in what 
is now McIntosh Co. until 1920 ; since then 
lived in Shamrock. Edu., Swindle Institute, 
Mo. Wife, Lucy Law. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
James A. Powell, Checotah; Mabel, Ethel, 
at h. Bus. Con., publisher Creek Co. Dem., 
Shamrock. Past Bus., in mercantile bus. 
for 15 yrs, Bk. Con.. Citizens. Assoc., D. 
C Sellers, J. Winteringer, W. A. Schuler, 
Shamrock; (pol.) H. L. Wilson, Judge J. 
E. Thrift. Tom Harris, Sapulpa; Josh Lee; 
Lee Cruce; J. I. Phelps. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Noonday Lunch, 
eon Club, Shamrock; 32nd Mason, Royal 
Arch, Drumright; -Consistory, Guthrie; 
Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge; I. O. 
O. F., and Rebekahs. Shamrock; K. P. 
(Sapulpa. Imp. Rel., W. C. Grimes, (brother) 
iShamrock. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1904; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com; favors prohibition 
and enforcement of present laws. Offices, 
Police Judge, Shamrock, 6 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, campaign mgr. cf Creek Co. in 1926 
and 1928; del. to all st. conv. since 1907; 
Co. Committeeman, since 1907; mbr. Dem. 
Co. Central Com. continuously since 1907. 
Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., i930. 

HARNESS, FOSTER, Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
garage business. B., Wood Co., O., Jan. 
2, 1898; came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived at 
Oilton since 1914. Edu., com. sch., O. and 
Okla. Wife, Ada Beatty. Cdrn., 1 s., 4 d., 
home. Bus. Con.. Reliance Motor Co., 
Oilton. Bk. Con., Drumright St. Assoc., 
H. G. Harness, (bro.) partner in bus.; 
(pol.) Jim Harris, Herbert Harris, Dr. D. 
W. Humphreys, Oilton. Clubs and Lodges, 

C. of C., I. O. O. F., Oilton. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
Hobby, mechanical designing. 


HARRIS, HERBERT, Oilton. Rep. Oee., 
postmaster. B., Wagoner, Ind. Terr., Oct. 
18, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Sa¬ 
pulpa ; bus. col., Sapulpa; Okla. A. & M. 
Col., 1 yr.; C. P. A. I., cor. sch. Wife, 
Ruth Shipley. Cdrn., 1 d., Virginia, home. 
Bus. Con., familiar with accounting and 
plumbing bus. Bk. Con., Oilton St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Jim Harris, Warren H. Brown, Sa¬ 
pulpa ; Albert Kelly. Bristow; Jim Harris, 
Wagoner; Sen. J. W. Harreld; Sen. W. B. 
Pine. Church, Meth., Oilton. Clubs and 
Lodges, C. of C., secy, and dir.; I. O. O. 
F., through all chairs and mbr. of the en¬ 
campment; former B. P. 0. E. Imp. Rel., 
Jim Harris, (fa.) Oilton, St. Committee¬ 
man. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; makes speeches; works personally 
and on some com.; favors enforcement of 
prohibition laws. Offices, Dep. Ct. Clk. 
1913-14; J. of P. 1922 ; postmaster since 
1922; City Clk. 1918. Party Honors, for¬ 
mer Prct. Committeeman; del to all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, has lived all his 
life in st.; at Wag'oner 1894-99 ; Sapulpa 
1899 1915; at Oilton since; interested in 
civic improvements; was water supt. at 
Oilton for 4 yrs; Scoutmaster for the Boy 
Scouts, Oilton. Hobby, sports. 

HARRIS, JAMES. Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Franklin, Ill., May 
10, 1870 ; came to Okla. in 1889; lived at 
Sallisaw 1889-91 ; Wagoner 1891-99 ; Sa¬ 
pulpa 1899-1915 ; and at Oilton since. Edu., 
com. sch. Ill. Wife, Margaret Muncie. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Herbert, Harold O., Oilton; 

1 d.. Mrs. Rurie Bell, Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
real estate; familiar with farming and 
contracting bus. Bk. Con., Oilton St., Oil- 
ton. Assoc., (pol.) Aaron Drumright, 
Drumright; Dr. Schrader, W. R. Casteel, 
Sapulpa; Dan Norton. John Gayman, 
Chandler; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; 
Judge Miller, Sapulpa. Church, Meth., 
Oilton. Clubs and Lodges, C. of C., chmn. 
of park and road com ; I. O. 0. F. ; K. P. ; 
B. P. 0. E. ; Eagles, life mbr., Oilton. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in Okla. since 1899 ; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts: favors prohibition but 
thinks law should be revised. Offices, J. 
of P., serving second term; Mayor of Oil- 
ton, 2 yrs. Party Honors, St. Committee¬ 
man from Creek Co. for 12 yrs; attends all 
st. and co. oenvs. Remarks, is pioneer of 
st.; helped build several railroads in Okla. 
and was a member of No. 1 Highway; in¬ 
terested in good roads. 

HARRIS, MARGARET, Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Cassville, Mo., S'ept. 25, 
1891 ; formerly lived at Guymon and Tul¬ 
sa. Edu., com. sch., and 2 yrs. h. sch. 
Hus , James Harris, J. of P., Oilton. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. Clarence Tippen. Mrs. D. W. 
Humphreys, Mrs. Reno Anderson, Oilton. 
Church Meth., Oilton. Pol. Act., active 
since 1900. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeewoman. Re¬ 
marks. familiar with work of postofflce 
clk. and steno. Hobby, reading. 

HARRIS, RUTH, Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
housewife and teacher. B., Neodeslia. 
Ivan., 1896 ; came to Okla. in 1904; lived 
since in Creek Co. Edu., com. and h. sch. 
Sapulpa; 0. C. for W., Chlckasha; bus. 
course. Hus., Herbert Harris, s. of James 
Harris, Oilton. Cdrn, 1 d., Virginia. Bk. 
Con., Oilton St. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. W. R. 
-Casteel, Mrs. Lindsay, Ralph Blake, Sa¬ 
pulpa ; A. C. Alexander; W. B. Pine. 
Church, Chris. Sci. Pol. Act., active in 
Creek Co. since 1919; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeewoman; attends 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, during W. 
War took active part in Red Cross work; 
mbr. Amer Legion Aux., Oilton. 

HARRIS, THOMAS S„ Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., Dist. attorney. B., Richmond, Ky., 
Dec. 20, 1887; came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Wellston 1901-06 ; Chandler 1906- 
15; Okla. City 1915-19; Bristow 1919-24; 
Bapulpa since 1924. Edu., h. sch. Wellston, 
Okla.; Law Sch., Tulsa Univ.; admitted to 


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16, 1883; came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Davis 1900-15; Pauls Valley 1905 08 ; Ho¬ 
bart 1908-15; Altuis 1915-16; Oilton since. 
Edu., com. sch., Denton, Tex. Wife, Jes¬ 
sie. Cdrn., d., [Mrs. Mary Corbin, Oilton. 
Bus. Con., Oilton Cleaners; tailoring. Bk. 
Con., Oilton St. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Ellis 
Luster Cook; Robt. Keeler, W. C. B*urtoii, 
Oilton; D. B. Burns, Hobart. Church, 
Methodist, Oilton. Clubs and Lodges, C. 
of C., Oilton; W. O. W., Hobart. Imp. Rel., 
Richmond and Landor Horton, Okla. City 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan in natl. and 
st. affairs, but ind. locally; active since 
1904 ; favorable to Volstead Act. Offices, 
City Councilman 1929 and since; Prct. 
Committeeman. Hobby, baseball and foot¬ 
ball. 


FRANK C. HIGGINBOTHAM 

bar 1912. Wife, Grace Mosier. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mary Marjorie, Margaret Mae. Bk. 
Con., Sapulpa St. Church, Chris., Sa- 
pulpa; mbr. of bd. of dir. Clubs and 
Lodges, Kiwanis Club, pres., past dir,, del. 
to natl. conv., Dallas; Sapulpa Country 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, past Master; 
Conimandery ; Eastern Star, Worthy Patron ; 
Sapulpa; K. P., Sapulpa. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in Okla. since 1915; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices. City Atty., Chandler, 1912 13; Mayor 
of Chandler 1913-15; Co. Judge 1925-20, 
and re-elected 1927 but, resigned and was 
appointed Dist. Judge of 22nd Dist., whicii 
office he is now filling. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dem.; del. to all co. and 
st. convs. for several yrs. Remarks, takes 
an active part in all civic- and public af¬ 
fairs; interested in work cn behalf of 
juveniles, crippled children and underpriv¬ 
ileged children. Hobby, golf and Ashing. 

HIGGINBOTHAM, FRANK CLIFTON, 
Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., city manager. B., 
Winchester, Tenn., April 11, 1892. Edu., 
com. schs. Tex.; Agri. A. & M. Col., Tex. 
Bus. Administration Smith Hughes work. 
Wife, Bess Francis Mason. Bus. Con., 
City Manager Sapulpa. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., Lafe Speer, mayor; James 
E. Gorman, John R. Miller, R. K. Rob¬ 
ertson, O. W. Harris, Ed Aden, C. S. 
Harper, J. C. Elston. T. A. Miles, A. B. 
Coley; (pol.) all city mgrs., E. M. Frye, 
Sam Morely, Geo. Moncrief, Graves Shull, 
Dr. Bizzell, Okla. Univ.; Dr. Bennett, all 
cooperative marketing people in state. 
Church, M. E. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
32d, McAlester; Elks; C. of C.; Rotary, 
International Assn., City Mgrs. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1920; makes 
speeches; works through coins, and others. 
Offices, City Mgr. Sapulpa since Jan., 
1929; City Mgr. McAlester 3 yrs.; Farm 
Agent, McAlester; Sec'y. Fair Assn., Mc¬ 
Alester and Hugo. Remarks, came to 

Okla. 1921; located Hugo; moved to Mc¬ 
Alester and Hugo. Remarks, came to 

been pres, of St. Municipal League, past 
dir. 2 yrs., v.-pres. 1 yr. Hobby, bus. ad¬ 
ministration. Served in 28th Co. 7th 
Battalion during W. War; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Roscoe Fry Post; very active In 

Legion and in civic work; especially act¬ 

ive in promoting free fairs. 

HORtON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, Oilton. 
Dem. Occ., tailor. B., Decatur, Tex., July 


HOUSE, MRS. ELIZABETH, Bristow. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker; welfare worker. 
B., Pittsburgh, Pa. Edu., h. sch., Pitts¬ 
burgh ; Pa. St. Teachers Col.; Univ. of 
Pittsburgh. Hus., Richard Morton, 'con¬ 
struction engineer. Cdrn., 2 s., Richard M., 
Jr.. Robert. Assoc., Dr. Ella A. Bolle, 
natl. pres. W. C. T. U.; Nelle Burger, asst, 
natl. recording secy.; Mrs. Abbie B. Hil- 
lerman, Tulsa; Mrs. George Rainey, Enid; 
Mrs. Josephine M. Buhl, Tulsa. Church. 
Meth., mbr. choir; past pres. Ladies Mis¬ 
sionary Society and Ladies Aid; S. S', 
teacher. Clubs & Lodges, Fed. Literary 
Club, first pres, at Bristow; Culture Club ; 
Matinee Music Club, charter member; 
Memorial Assn., charter member; Eastern 
Star, past matron. Bristow; W. C. T. U., 

del. to natl. convs. several times. Pol. 
Act., st. and nation wide since 1917; makes 
speeches. Offices, st. pres. W. C. T. U., 4 
yrs.; st. recording secy., 1 yr; st corres¬ 
ponding secy., 7 yrs. Party Honors, del. 

dem. st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911: lived since at Bristow; noted speaker 
for W. C. T. U., sponsored winner of grand 
diamond medal natl. conv. 1929; contrib¬ 
utor to natl. magazine, “Union Signal”; 
editor “Okla. Messenger.” st. publication 
of W. C. T. U.; also active worker in Red 
Cross; most outstanding work in connec¬ 
tion with W. C. T. U. 

HUFF, LILLIAN (Mrs. I. L.), Sapulpa. 
Dem. Occ.. housewife. B., Cameron, Tex.. 
May 29, 1884; came to Okla. in 1921; lived 
Nowata 1921-26 ; at Sapulpa since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Cameron, Tex.; Colum¬ 
bia Univ., N. Y. Hus., I. L. Huff. Cdrn., 

1 d.. Maurine. Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. 
Assoc., Judge Thrift, Judge Harris, Judge 
McDougal, Sapulpa. Church, Bap., Sa¬ 
pulpa. Clubs and Lodges, C. of C., dir.; 
past dir. Y. W. C. A.; Women's Benefit 
Assn., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Gen. Fed. of Wom¬ 
en’s Clubs of st.; Eastern Star, Sapulpa. 
Pol Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1921; works through personal contacts and 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. local park 
commission; mbr. first St. Forestry Com¬ 
mission. Party Honors, del. to st., dist., 
and co. convs. several times; vice-chmn. 
prct.; chnm. League of Young Dem., Sa¬ 
pulpa. Remarks, during W. War was en¬ 
tertainer in hospitals; good roads booster; 
interested in community welfare work. 

HUGHES, ERNEST B., Sapulpa, Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ W. Va., moved to Ark., 
then to I. T. Edu., Col. in Arkansas. Mar¬ 
ried Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Country Club; 
Mason; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker in all ways needed. Assoc., 
(pol.) all party leaders in st. Office, Dist. 
Judge 1914-18; first City Atty. at Sapulpa. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

HUGHES. H. C., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Summers Co., W. Va., Apr. 
8, 1883 ; came to Okla. in 1889 and has 
lived since at Sapulpa. Edu., com. and 
h sch Sapulpa. Wife, Roddie Swmney. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. H. C., Jr., Sapulpa; 3 d., Lou- 
iap Virginia Mrs. Hilma Morris, Sapulpa. 
Bus. Con., vice-pres. Amer. Natl. Bk., Sa¬ 
pulpa ; farming interests. Assoc., L B. 
Jackson, pres. Amer. Natl. Bk.. Sapulpa; 
(pol.) J. A. Boyd, D. A. McDougal, J. E. 



JUDGE THOMAS S. HARRIS 


Thrift, Sapulpa; Tom McKeown. Church, 
Meth., South; chnm. bd. of trus. Clubs 
and Lodges, bd. dir. C. of C.; past pres. 
Rotary Club ; sponsor for Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil; Mason Flue Lodge, Sapulpa; A. O. W., 
Sapulpa; trust, for Y. W. C. A. Imp. Rel., 
E. B. Hughes, atty.; C. J. Hughes, ab¬ 
stracter, (bros.) ; A. C. Farley, (cous.), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1908 ; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Reg . of Deeds, 
Creek Co., 1912-13; pres. sch. bd. 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, during W. War was asst, to co. 
chmn. Liberty Loan campaigns; active in 
all civic movements and interested in Boy 
Scout work. 

HUGHES, MOOD S., Bristow. Rep. Occ., 
oil drilling contractor; farmer. B., Venan¬ 
go Co., Pa- Oct. 19, 1876 ; came to Okla. 
in 1912; lived at Cushing 1912-15; Drum- 
right 1915-20; Bristow since. Edu., com. 
sch., Venango Co., Pa. Wife, Mary E. 
Seibert, Tex. Cdrn.. Billie Mack. Bus. 
Con., Williams & Hughes; Bristow Drill¬ 
ing Co.; Doak Bros. & Hughes; Anderson 
& Hughes; George & Hughes; oil pro¬ 
ducer; farm owner. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., 
Bristow; First Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) 
A. H. Lyons, Albert Kelly, Dr. Schrader, 
Henry Lanions, Bristow. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Cushing; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Chap., Commandery and Shrine. Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., R. S. Hughes, Westville; J. L. 
Hughes, EYistow (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1912; works through 
personal contacts; one of the main cogs 
in the rep. organiz. in co.; favors hard 
surfaced main highways. Offices, Twp. As- 
sesor formerly in Pa. Party Honors, rep. 
nominee for mayor of Bristow, 1928 ; polled 
more votes than any rep. ever received for 
office. Remarks, active in civic and com¬ 
munity welfare movements. Hobby, pure 
bred dogs; raising field trial bird dogs. 

HULME. RUTH, Drumright. Rep. Occ., 
City Clerk. B., Haynesville, La., Mch. 7, 
1885 ; came to Okla. in 1914 and has lived 
since at Drumright. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Van Alstyne, Tex.; studied music un¬ 
der Geo. E. Case, Sherman, Tex. (Wid¬ 
ow). Cdrn., 1 s., James H., Drumright. 
Bus. Con., real estate owner; former mu¬ 
sic teacher. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc., E. C. Morris, S. A. Denyer, Mrs. 
Paul Wellman, Drumright; (pol.) Aaron 
Drumright, Chas. Webster, Drumright; W. 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


HUMPHREY, D. W., Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Parnell, Mo., Nov. 1, 1889 ; 
came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at Owasso, 
1908-18 ; Oilton since 1920. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Mo.; Univ. of Cincinnati, 0., 
M. D., 1913. Wife, Mabel Wingate. Cdrn., 
3 d., Jean, Mary Lou, Margaret. Bus. 
Con., practicing physician, Oilton; farm 
owner, two farms in Creek Co.; also fa¬ 
miliar with drug bus. Bk. Con., Oilton 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Oscar Anderson, Prank 
Terrall, Herbert Harris, Oilton; Pat Hur¬ 
ley, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth., Oilton. 
Clubs and Lodges, C. of C.; Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League; Mason, Knight Templar and 
Scottish Rite, Oilton; former I. O. O. F., 
and W. 0. W. Imp. Rel., Dr. B. H. Hum¬ 
phrey (bro.), Sperry; Mrs. G. C. Wallace 
(sis.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in Creek 
Co. since 1919; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and on com. ; 
thinks prohibition laws should be enforced. 
Party Honors, del. to all convs. Remarks, 
in service 1918-20; served with 137th Aero 
Squadron ; medical officer attached to Brit¬ 
ish troops, rank of first lieut.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Steel-Turner Post, Oilton; mbr. st. 
and co. Med. Assns. Hobby, hunting. 


P. Speakman, Mrs. L. M. Rolette, Sapulpa ; 
Arthur Odell, Tulsa; Frank Taylor, W. F. 
Pardoe, Earl Foster, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth., Drumright; steward. Clubs and 
Lodges, Bus. and Pro. Womens; Eastern 
Star, Drumright; Amer. Legion Aux.; Sal¬ 
vation Army. Imp. Rel., Aaron Drumright, 
IV. H. Drumright, M. S. Drumright. Pol. 
Act., independent; active since 1915; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Clk. since 1925 ; has been elected 3 times 
on ind. ticket. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, during W. War active In 
Red Cross and Liberty Bond work. Hob¬ 
by, sewing and housework. 


FLETCHER M. JOHNSON 


1919; works through personal contacts ; 
strong advocate of prohibition; attends all 
local convs. of party. Remarks, mbr. Amer. 
Legion Aux., Oilton. Hobby, flowers. 


JENKINS, WILLIAM M., Sapulpa. Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer; lawyer, and ex¬ 
governor. B., Alliance, 0., April 25, 1856. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Alliance. 0.; Da¬ 
mascus Academy and Mount Union Col., 
Alliance. Wife, Delpliina White. Cdrn., 
4 s., Delbert, Utah; W. W., Tulsa; Lieut. 
Elihu E., North Little Rock, Ark.; Roy, 
mgr. J. C. Penney, Ensley, Ala.; 2 d., 
Mrs. Jassemine Smith, Turley, Okla. City; 
Miss Mary E. Church, Pres., Sapulpa; 
elder for past 10 yrs. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, honorary life mbr.; was a member 
of first class to take Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., Reginald Jenkins settled in 
Maine in 1634; his grandfather, Wm. Mil¬ 
ler (dec.) was a noted educator; Pope and 
Winslow families, first settlers of New 
Eng.; Joseph Jenkins, Wauneville. N. C.; 
John Jenkins, Haviland, Kan. (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for over 50 yrs. in 
Ohio, Kan., and Okla; makes speeches; 

w'orks personally and through rep. or- 
ganiz. Offices, appt. Indian allotting agent 
by Pres. Harrison 1891; appt. secy. Okla. 
in 1897 by Pres. McKinley; allotted Siletz 
Ind. in Ore., and Pawnee in Okla.; appt. 
Gov. in 1901 by Pres. McKinley. These 
appointments were made upon indorsement 

of all rep. of pol. consequence in Okla. at 
that time; Ct. Clk. 1920 1 22 ; comr. for 
Northern Fed. Dist. of Okla. 1925-29. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to natl. conv.. Chicago, 
from Kan., in 1888 ; del. to st., dist., and 
co. convs. numerous times. Remarks, 

made run into Okla. at opening of Cher¬ 
okee Strip 1893. Located near Newkirk. 
While Secy, and Gov. of Okla. lived at 

Guthrie, which was then the capital. Has 
lived at Sapulpa since 1908; active in 
civic affairs of his town. Hobby, reading. 


JENNINGS, GEORGE H., Sapulpa. Dent. 
Occ., attorney. B., Bowling Green, O., 
May 3, 1895 ; came to Okla. in 1909; lived 
at Kiefer, 1909-16 ; at Sapulpa since 1916. 
Edu., h. sch., Kiefer, Okla.; Okla. Univ., 
LL.B. Wife, Margaret. Cdrn., 1 s., George 
H., Jr. Bk. Con., Sapulpa St., Lodges, A. 
F. & A. M., Sapulpa. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1916; makes speeches; 
sec. of Creek Co. elec. bd. for four yrs. 
Hobby, fishing. 

JENNINGS. MARGARET, Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., secy. George H. Jennings, attorney. 
B., Lenexa, Kan., July 28, 1903; came to 
Okla. in 1922; lived since at Sapulpa. Edu., 
h. sch., Cabool, Mo.; bus. col., Spring- 
field, Mo. Hus., Geo. H. Jennings, atty. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Geo. H., Jr. Bk. Con., Sa¬ 
pulpa St. Assoc., (pol.) H. H. Bolton, H. 
L. Wilson, D. A. McDougal, Sapulpa; Earl 
Foster, Okla, City; Fletcher M. Johnson; 
Judge Branson. Church, Epis., Sapulpa. 
Clubs, Bus. and Prof. Women; active in 
civic and public affairs. Imp. Rel., W. M. 
Simms, (uncle) U. S. Probate Atty., Vini- 
ta. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Creek 
Co. since 1924; works through personal 
contacts and makes speeches, party HOn* 
ors, del. to dist. and co. convs.; Prct. Com- 
mitteewoman; asst, to secy. co. elec. bd.; 
prct. chmn. 4 yrs. Hobby, music. 

JOHNSON, FLETCHER M., Bristow. 
Dem. Occ., attorney; state senator. B., 
Millport, Ala., Dec. 1, 1894; came to Okla. 
in 1911; lived at Pauls Valley 1911-20; at 
Bristow' since 1920. Edu., com. sch., li. 
sch., Pauls Valley, Okla.; Okla. Univ.; 
Cumberland Univ., LL.B. Wife, Maxine, 
d. of Mrs. C. T. Massie, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., Johnson & Jones, Attys.. Bristow. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Bristow. Assoc., 
L. L. Jones, partner in law; (pol.) Mal¬ 
colm Morrison, H. W. Senter, H. G. Hen¬ 
dricks, J. E. Thrift, Charles Webster, of 
Creek Co.; Gov. Holloway; Henry S. John- 


HUMPHREY, MABEL W„ Oilton. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., St. Joseph, Mo., 
Sept. 11, 1893; came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived at Shawnee 1908 19; at Oilton since. 
Edu., h. sch., Shawnee; normal sch., War- 
rensburg. Mo. Hus., D. W. Humphrey, 
physician. Cdrn., 3 d„ Jean. Mary Lou, 
Margaret. Bk. Con.. Oilton St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. Reno Anderson, Mrs. Rodney 
Reichard, Mrs. J. C. Taylor, Oilton. Church, 
Meth., Oilton. Clubs and Lodges, Wom¬ 
ens Federated Clubs; active in womens 
club work of Oilton; O. E. A.. Oilton. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active locally since 


WM. M. JENKINS 








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ston; J. A. Donaldson. Church, Chris-. 
Bristow. Clubs and Lodges, C. of C. ; 

Amer., Okla., and Creek Co. Bar Assns.; 
32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City Shrine; K. P., Bristow. Imp. Rel., Dr. 

G. L. Johnson, (bro.) Pauls Valley. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1915; 
one of the best speakers of the party. Of 
fices, sen. 11th and 12th sessions, from 

Payne and Creek Cos. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 
Young Dem. Remarks, during W. War was 
inst. for 18 months in Field Art.* rank of 
2nd lieut.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Klingen- 
smith Post, Bristow; chum. Public Service 
C'orp. Com. 

JONES, BURL, Mounds. Rep. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Duneweg, Mo.. June 
20, 1898; came to Okla. 1908 ; lived since 
at Mounds. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Mounds. Wife, Vesta, d. of Jim Bond, 

Mounds. Cdrn., 1 d., L'everly June. Bus. 

Con., Jones Motor Co., Chevrolet dealer; 
interest in barber shop. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Mounds, First St., Mounds. Assoc., E. 
C. Jones, (fa.) Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Mounds; Consistory, McAlester. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1921; works through personal contacts; 
serves on elec. bd. sometimes. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

JONES, E. C., Mounds. Rep. Occ., ho¬ 
tel proprietor. B., Joplin, Mo., Sent. 16, 
1876 ; came to Okla. in 1908; lived since 
at Mounds. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Jop¬ 
lin. Mo. Wife, Laura De Graff (dec.) ; 
(second) Florence Sherman. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Burl, Mounds; 1 d., Mrs. Cleo Johnston, 
Weleetka. Bus. Con., New Commercial Ho¬ 
tel, Mounds; Jones Motor Co., Mounds; 
has also been engaged in other bus. during 
past 30 yrs. Bk. Con., Bk. of Mounds. 
Assoc., Burl Jones, partner in Jones Mo¬ 
tor Co.; Bill Wagoner, Will Johnson, H. 
M. Walker, Mounds; (doI.) W. R. Casteel. 
Fred Patrick, L. B. Livingston, Sapulpa; 
W. P*. Benedict, Omer K. Benedict. Church, 
Chris. Clubs, dir. and one of organizers 
of C. of C. at Mounds. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active since 1900 in Mo. and Okla.; 
works mostly through personal contacts, 
but also serves on com. Party Honors, del. 
to all st. and co. convs.; attended natl. 
conv. in 1912; former Prct. Committeeman. 
Hobby, politics. 

JONES, LAWRENCE L., B’ristow. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer, B.. Ardmore- Aug. 9, 1900. 
Edu., com. and li. sch., Lawton, grad. 
1917; O. TJ., LL.B., 1922. Wife, Ruby C., 
d. of Dr. C. A. Walker, Mineral Wells, 
Tex. (dec.) Cdrn., 1 s., W T alter N. Bus. 
Con., Johnson & Jones. Attys., Bristow. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Bristow. Assoc., 
Fletcher M. Johnson, partner in law; 
(pol.) Malcolm Morrison. Bristow; J. Don¬ 
aldson, Depew; Chas. Webster, Drumright; 
C. C. Grimes, Shamrock; R. K. Robertson, 
Sapulpa; Fred Capshaw, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth., Bristow. Clubs and Lodges, 
Lions; C. of €'., Bristow; B. P. O. E.. Sa¬ 
pulpa. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Creek 
Co. since 1922 ; works through personal 
contacts and makes speeches. Offices, asst, 
co. atty.. Creek Co., 1923-24; City Atty., 
Bristow, 1928.- Party Honors, del. to st. 

and co. convs.; Prct. Registrar; insp. and 
elk. on elec. bd. Remarks, is a native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life in st.; at 

Bristow since 1922; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Ivlingensmith Post, Bristow. 

JONES, W. _H., Kiefer. Rep. Occ., 

postmaster. B., Laurel, Ky,-, Aug. - • 

1870; came to Okla. in r911; lived at 
■Shawnee 1911-14; at Kiefer since. Edu.. 

pub. sch., Laurel, Ky. Wife, Lume John 
son. Cdrn., 1 s., Esten H. Keifer, 3 d., 
Mrs. Vernon McDaniel, Sapulpa, Mrs. 

Inez Deatherage and Mrs. Elva Deatlie - 
age, Shawnee. Bk. Con., Sapulpa 

Assoc., (pol.) W. R. Casteel, Lew Wilder. 
W. B. Norton, Keifer; W. B. Pme, J. W. 
Harreld W G. Skelly. Imp. Rel.. Ron- 

e»t Jones, (bro.) hotel owner, Pauls \ alley. 


CREEK COUNTY 

Pol. Act., partisan; active in Creek Co. 
since 1914; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally on com.; favors prohibition. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Treas., Laurel Co., Ivy., for 6 
yrs.; also J. of P. in Ky. for 3 yrs.; 
postmaster at Keifer since 1923. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive in civic affaiis; interested in good 
schs. and roads. 

KEELER, ROBERT H., Oilton. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Salina, Ivan., Nov. 20, 
1880 ; came to Okla. in 1909; lived at 
Burlington 1909-12; Avant 1912-15; at Oil- 
ton since. Edu., com. sch., Salina, Kan. 
Wife, Matilda M. Bus. Con.. Keeler Dept. 
Store, Oilton. Bk. Con. Drumright St., 
Drumright. Assoc., I. C. Taylor- Dr. Hum- 



DR. EMERY W. KING 


plirey, O. S'. Anderson, Oilton; (pol.) Dr. 
Ellis Luster Cook, Jack Thomas, Bristow; 
C E. Foster, Bristow; R. L. Williams^; 
Henry Johnston; Bert Foster. Clubs, C. 
of C., Oilton. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in Creek Co. since 1915; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
sch. bd. 7 yrs.; Mayor of Oilton 1918-19; 
Road Overseer in Salina Co., Kan., 8 yrs. 
Remarks, active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

KELLY, ALBERT. Bristow. Rep. Occ., 

farming; cotton merchant. B„ Miller Co.. 
Mo Sept. 8, 1874; came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived since at Bristow. Edu., com sch. 
Kan Wife, Dorcas B. Cdrn., 3 s., Albert 
Chas., Forrest Levan- Oliver Tracy. Bus. 
Con farming interests; cotton merchant; 
oil ’’interests; stockholder in Amer. Natl. 
Bk. Bristow; livestock raising. Assoc., 
Hughes, Paul Cameron. Dr. Schrader, Bris¬ 
tol.) Judge Brown, Billy Casteel, Jesse 
Corey, Sapulpa; A. H. Lyons, Mood 
tow; Bert Herrington, Depew; Aaron 
Drumright, Drumright; Jim Harris- Magon- 
e r ■ Harry Rogers, H. F. Wilcox, Tulsa; 
Lew Wentz, Ponca City. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge. Bristow; Consistory, Guthrie; 
York Rite, Tulsa; I. O. O. F. and M. W. 
A Bristow. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1905 ; works personally 
and through com. Offices, former city 
councilman and former mbr. sch. bd., Bris¬ 
tow. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv. 
1920; attends co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
helped to organize Creek Co. and . sch. 
cPsts ' served as twp. assessor 4 yrs, ac 
five in all public and civic affairs; chmn. 
Thrift Stamp drives during W. War, was 
del. to World’s Cotton Conference in Liv¬ 
erpool 1921. 


KINCH, JOE J., Depew Rep Occ.. 
banker. B., Annapolis, Mo., Jan. 24, 18Jo, 
came to Okla. in 1907; lived at Luther 
1907-09; Depew since. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Depew. Wife, Grace, d. of H. S. 
Austin, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d., Adineda 
Grace. Bus. Con., pres. Depew Natl. Bk. , 
.Joseph Ivinch Lbr. C'o., Depew. Assoc., 
Wilbert Herrington, Chas. Ivinch, Mattie 
Kinch (mo.), bus. associates, Depew; (pol ) 
Dr. Schrader; Aaron Drumright. Church, 
Meth Depew; chmn. bd. of stewards. Clubs 
and Lodges, C. of C.. secy, and active 
mbr ; Izaak Walton League; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Depew; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. 
Act, independent; active in co. since 19l», 
works through personal contacts only; at¬ 
tends co. convs. Offices, City Council 
man, now serving; former mbr. sch bd. 
Remarks, during W. War served in 343rd 
Field Art., 90tli Div.; was overseas 18 
mos.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Ivlingensmith 
Post, Bristow. Hobby, fishing. 

KING, EMERY W., Bristow. Rep. Occ.. 
physician and surgeon. B., Coles €o., Ilh. 
Dec 22 1879 ; came to Ok.a. in 190o , lived 
since at Bristow. Edu., com. sch Coles 
Co Ill.; St. Normal Univ., Carbondale, 
Ill'’- Med. Dept., Central Univ., Louisville. 
Ky.’, grad. 1905; post grad, work at Chi¬ 
cago Polyclinic 1909; M. D. Wife. Mar. 

F Cdrn, 2 d., Nadine, Okla. City; Fran 
ces. Bus. Con., farm owner; oil and gas 
interests. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Schrader, A - 
bert Kellv, Mood Hughes, Bristow; Jim 
Harris, Oilton; Judge Brown, Sapulpa. 
Church, Chris., Bristow; steward Clubs. 
C of C., Bristow; mbr. Amer. Southern 
and Okla. Med. Assns. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. since 190a; works 
through personal contacts, and ls „ a '’?[.• 
effective worker; favors revision of P ro “ 
bition laws. Offices. Mayor of Bristow 
1908-09; Co. Phys. Creek C'o. 1908-10. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct 
Committeeman for 24 yrs. Remarks, during 
W War served in 16th Div., -1st Re P .. 
rank of capt.; mbr. Amer Legion, Khng 
ensmith Post, B’ristow. Hobby, farming 
and stockraising. 

KRUMREI, W. E.. Bristow. Rep Occ.. 
building contractor; real estate dealer. B.. 
Albany, Ore., Sept. 20 1890; came to 

Okla. 1907; lived at Muskogee 190 i-lo< 
Tulsa 1915-16; Quapaw 1916-18: Nelagoney 
1918-19; Pershing 1919-20; and at Bris¬ 
tow since. Edu.. com. and li. sch., Anil 
Arbor, Mich.; Univ. of Mich., 1910 11. 
Wife, Ila. Cdrn., 1 s., IV. E. Jr. Bus. 
Con.. Bristow Realty Co.; oil leases and 
royalty interests; bldg, contractor. Bk. 
Con. Amer. Natl., Bristow; Amer. First 
Natl.’. Okla. City. Church, Meth., Bristow. 
Clubs and Lodges. Lions, past pres., dir. 
for 8 yfs., charter and life mbr.; C. of G.. 
pres., 'dir., past 8 yrs.; past chmn. good 
roads com. ; Okla. Crippled Children s 
Assn., life mbr.; Creek Co. Fair Assn., 
past chmn.; Mason Blue Lodge, and ah 
Masonic branches: Bedouin Temple Shrme ; 
Muskogee; Knight Templar, Chandlei . 
Council Tulsa; Consistory, McAlester. 
Pol Act., partisan; always takes a stand 
on isues and is sure to influence votes. 
Offices, dep. co. assessor Creek Co- 4 yrs- 
Remarks, active civic worker in co.; served 
in army in Co. I, First Reg., Mich. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

LADD, ISAAC ELMER. Milfay. Rep. 
Occ.. farming. B„ Independence, Kan.. Feb 
10 1884 Came to Okla. in 1889: lived 

near Edmond, 1889-92; Jones. 1892-96 ; 
Bristow, 1896-1912 ; at Milfay since Edu., 
com sch., Bristow. Wife, B'ertha. Cdrn., l 
s . Elmer Ladd. 1 stepson, Leo Krepps; 2 
dDorothv, Vera, at h. Bus. Con., farm 
owner; trucking. Bk. Con.. Depew Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Henry Lamons, Bristow; D. 
B. Livingston, Abner Bruce, A. R. Wilson, 
Bapulpa. Church, Chris. Lodges. Knights 
nnd Ladles of Security, Topeka, Kan. Imp. 
Rel., T. L. Ladd, past supt. of mails, Mus¬ 
kogee ; Rev. D. M. Ladd, minister of Church 
of'God; Edgar Ladd, Drumright. (brothers) ; 
Roe Morgan, (cousin) merchant- Luther. 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. FRANK LAUX 


Pol. Act., partisan; in nat. and state af¬ 
fairs but ind. locally; active since 1901'; 
Makes speeches; works through contacts; 
influential worker in community; an ad¬ 
vocate of hard surfaced roads. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; Dep. Assr. Party Honors, del. 
to state and co. convs.; prec. committee 
man. Remarks, was exec. mbr. of Co. Fair 
Assn, for 6 yrs., and was substitute co. 
demonstrator for 4 yrs. 

LAMONS, HENRY T., Bristow. Rep. Occ., 
farming. B., Howell C ! o., Mo., Nov. 24, 
1876. Came to Okla. in 1902; lived in Ok-' 
fuskee Co. 1902-07; in Creek Co. since. 
Edu., com. sch., West Plains, Mo. Wife, 
Grace, d. of Henry Gendraw, Sand Springs, 
Bus. Con., farm, interests, extensive farm 
owner; cotton bus.; stockraising. Bk. Con.. 
Community St. Assoc., E. A. Mills, W. A. 
Frierson, Bristow; (pol) Dr. Schrader. Al¬ 
bert Kelly, D. B. Livingston, Bristow; T. 
G. Lincoln, Fay Thacker, Shamrock; Aaron 
Drumright, Drumright; Jim Harris, Oilton; 
Dr. McMasters, B’illy Casteel, Judge Brown, 
Sapulpa; Henry Beard, Grant McCullough, 
Bird McGuire. Tulsa; Ross and Sen. Pine, 
of Okmulgee. Church, F. Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Bristow; Akdar Temple 
Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., S. J. Lamons, 
(brother) R. F. D. No. 5, Bristow. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1907 ; works 
through personal contacts Offices, Co. 
Commr., 1921-22 in 3rd dist. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; prec. committtee- 
man. Remarks, is vet. of Spanish-Amer. 
War; Served in Co. K., 2nd Mo. Vol. Inf.; 
and in D Troop, 5th U. S. Cavalry in Phil¬ 
ippines, 1898-1901 ; mbr. United Spanish 
Mar \ eterans, Watson Camp, Bristow. 


LAUX, J. FRANK, Bristow. Dem. Occ., 
, tty. B„ Decatur, Ill., Dec. 6, 1871. Came 
to Okla. in 1889 ; lived at Guthrie, Okla. 
City, and at Bristow, since 1915. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.; Lincoln Univ.; Bus. Coi! 
Wife, Effie M. Cdrn., 4 s., Francis, St. 
Louis; Edward, Bristow; David, New York 
Crty; Roger, Shawnee. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Bus. Con.. Atty. for Olean Petroleum 
Co., Wolfe Oil Corp. and Amer. Natl. Bk., 
Bristow; Oil interests Assoc., M. A. Rob¬ 
ertson, partner in law, Bristow; (pol.) 
Fletcher Johnson, Malcolm Morrison, Fred 
Speakman, John R. Williams, Frank Car¬ 
ter, Fred Capshaw, Art Walker, M. E. 
Trapp, John B. Doolin. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions Club; 
Bristow Country Club; K. of C. Pol. Act, 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1893. Offices 



Title Atty. for the Sch. Land Dep., under 
Govs. Haskell, Cruce and Williams; officer 
in charg'e, Regis. Orlando at opening Chero¬ 
kee Strip; Mbr. of Sch. Bd. Guthrie. Re¬ 
marks, active in civic movements; during 
World War active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan drives. Bobby, bridge. 

LEWIS, GRADY, Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Choctaw Nation, I. T. Edu., 
Univ. of Okla. Married. Wife, Miss Nash, 
d. of Dick Nash, Pushmataha Co. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son; Lions; Kiwanis, etc. Assoc., (pol.) 
all st. leaders. Pol. Act., partisan, state¬ 
wide worker in all ways needed. Office, 
Representative in Legislature 1920-30; 
Asst. Co. Atty. 1926-28. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Sapulpa Post. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

LIVINGSTON, D. B„ Sapulpa. Rep. Occ.. 
Sheriff. B., Neosho, Mo., May 7. 1873. 

Came to Okla. in 1887 ; lived at Eufaula, 
1887-96, and in Creek Co. since. Edu., 
self acquired. Wife, Clara. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Susan. Bus. Con., farm, interests; familiar 
with mercantile bus. Bk. Con., Am. Natl. 
Assoc., E R Pickett, under sheriff; Fred L. 
Patrick, Ralph Blake, W. F. Pardoe, Sa¬ 
pulpa; (pol.) Albert Kelly, Dr. Schrader, 
Dr. King, W. N. Burke, Bristow; Bill 
Casteel, Warren H. Brown. Church, of God. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, B'lue 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., and K. P., Bristow. 
Imp. Rel., O. M. Livingston, (brother) 
Bristow. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1900 ; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through party organization; 
helped organize rep. party in Creek Co. 
Offices, Chief of Police, Bristow, 1908-14 ; 
J. of P., City Councilman and Chmn. of 
Bd. of City Commrs., Bristow; Sheriff of 
Creek Co., 1920-22, and 1928 and since. 
Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. 
convs.; mbr. of Co. Central Com.; served 
as prct. committeeman; served on Election 
Bds. of city and co. Remarks, pioneer of 
Okla. 

LOBETT, R. W., Bristow. Rep. Occ., 
grain dealer. B., Marysville, Mo., Mar. 19, 
1887. Came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived since 
at Bristow. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Amy 
B. Bus. Con., grain and feed bus. Bk. 
Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., Dr. Chas. T. Schrad¬ 
er, W. R. Casteel, Sapulpa; Jim Harris, 
Oilton Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; former Rotarian; Mason, Elue Lodge 
and Commandery, Bristow. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1903; works 
through personal contacts; believes pro 
hibition laws should be changed; votes 
dry. Offices, Postmaster at Bristow, 1906- 
14; former City Clk, Bristow. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in good roads. 


Harold, Dallas, Tex; Marlin, Sapulpa; 
Lawrence and James, Bristow; 1 d., Mrs. 
Lucille Chilcoat, Holdenville. Bus. Con., was 
formerly in mercantile bus. for 22 yrs. Bk. 
Con., Am. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Schrader, 
Henry Lamon, Fred Hopkins, Millard Burke, 
D. B. Livingston, Bristow; Sen. W. B. 
Pine, W. G. Skelly; Jim Harris. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Eastern Star, Bristow; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., J. J. Lyons, 
Muskogee, (father), deceased. H. L. Bur¬ 
gess, (uncle) atty. and politician, Olathe, 
Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; in st. and nat. 
affairs, but independent locally, active since 
1905; one of the most active and influential 
figures in co. for yrs. Offices, postmaster 
since 1920, Bristow; City Clk., Hennessey, 
three yrs.; undersheriff, 1920; former city 
councilman. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; was nom¬ 
inated for City Clk. at Hennessey by both 
parties. Remarks, during World War was 
active in Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, 
athletics. 

MARS, JAMES J., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Fincastle, Tenn., Aug. 14, 1864. 
Came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived since at Sa¬ 
pulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch., Fincastle, 
Tenn.; East Tenn. Wesleyan Univ., Athens; 
admitted to bar in 1889. Wife, Harriett E. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Bernice E. Fleer. Laredo, 
Tex.; Rosalie J., H. Marie. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty, including supreme court 
practice; real estate; farm, interests. Bk. 
Con., Sapulpa State. Assoc., (pol.) W. R. 
Casteel, W. H. Brown, H. G. Beard, Sa¬ 
pulpa; ex-Sen Harreld. Church First Meth. 
Epis., Sapulpa; steward and corresponding 
sec. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Knoxville, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. since 1909 ; makes speeches ; 
Works through com. and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, Judge Election Bd., 12 yrs.; 
Chmn. Prct. Comm.; del. to dist. and co. 
convs. Remarks, interested in farming and 
hopes to carry out a progressive program 
of crop rotation and introduce new products 
and methods in Co. Hobby, farming. 

M ASSAD, GEORGE, Drumright. Rep. 
Occ., Merchant. B., Syria. Aug. 6, 1879. 
Came to U. iS. and Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Mangum, 1898-07 ; Hollis, 1907-08; Mangum, 
1908-10; Okla. City, 1910-14; and at 
Drumright since. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Caesara Philipi Univ., in Syria. Wife. 
Bedyah Hammra, Syria. Cdrn., 3 s.. Michael 


LOVE, DAISY, Bristow. Rep. Occ., House¬ 
wife; state organizer for W. C. T. U. B., 
Dodge City, Kan., Apr. 2, 1887. Came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived at Chelsea, 1905-07 ; 
Nowata, 1907-17 ; Yale, 1917-21; and at 
Bristow since Edu., com., and normal sch., 
all at Mound City, -Kan. Hus., Chas. E. 
Love. Cdrn., 2 s.. Chas. M., Phil M.. Bris¬ 
tow. Bk. Con., Ex. Natl., Tulsa; Assoc.(pol) 
Mrs. Fannie Antonovich, A. H. Lyons, Dr. 
tSchrader, Albert Kelly, Hallie' Peters, 
Harry Clarke, Bristow. Church, Bap., Bris¬ 
tow ; supt. of S. S. Clubs & Lodges, Culture 
Club; R. N. A., and Eastern Star, Bris¬ 
tow; W. C. T. U., co. pres, and st. or¬ 
ganizer. Imp. Rel., R. W. Moore, (brother), 
Bristow; Mrs. C. H. Stoker, (sister), Bris¬ 
tow. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1912 ; makes speeches; works through com. 
Well known and influential throughout st. 
in W. C. T. U. circles. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; Prct. Committeewoman. 
Hobby, church work. 


LYONS, A. H., B’ristow. Rep. Occ., post¬ 
master. B., Olathe, Kan.. Apr. 2, 1874. 

Came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Hennessey, 
1898-1915; Muskogee, 1915 16; Bristow 
since. Edu., com. sch., Olathe, Kan.; Baker 
Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1896-97. Wife, Maude 
G., d. of E. T. Baldwin, Enid. Cdrn., 4 s.. 


A. H. LYONS 









Prince, Alexander Hamilton, and Omar 
Katab; 2 d., Minerva and Esther. Bus. 
Con., dry goods, groceries and meats, 
Drumright; also familiar with cabinet mak¬ 
ing work; one of the first merchants in 
Drumright. Bk. Con., Drumright St. Assoc., 
Philip and Amos Massad, (brothers) part¬ 
ners in bus.; (pol.) Sen. J. W. Harreld; 
rep. party leaders in co. Church, B'ap. 
Drumright; teacher of mens bible class; 
charter mbr. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
charter mbr. of Bus. Mens Ass’n.; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Ledge, Drumright; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; 
charter mbr. of Masonic lodge at Drum- 
right. Imp. Rel., N. Massad, Maud. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1908 ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to st., dist. 
and co. convs. Remarks, during World War 
was active in bond drives. 

MATHIS, ELLA S„ (MRS. W. B.), Sa- 

pulpa. Itep. Occ., housewife. B., New Phil¬ 
adelphia, O., Nov. 21, 1868. C'ame to Okla. 
in 1886 ; located in Indian Terr.; lived in 
Sapulpa since 1902. Edu., com. sch., 0. 
and Ivan. Hus., W. B. Mathis. Cdrn. 2 
s., Fred Otis Kan.; Lester McKinley, in 
Tex.; Id., Mrs. Grant Bowmen, Sapulpa. 
Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 
Elizabeth House, Mrs. C. E. Love, Bristow; 
Mrs. Chas. Whittaker and Mrs. Abbey B. 
Hillerman, Sapulpa; Thomas G. Andrews; 
Dr. Fish, Sapulpa; ex-Gov. Jenkins. Church, 
Bap., Sapulpa; mbr. of home and foreign 
missionary societies; pres. Samaritan S'. S. 
Class. Clubs & Lodges. Ladies C. of C. ; 
Eastern Star, Radiant Chap.; Am. Legion 
Aux., past pres, in Creek Co.; Past Pres, 
of Ladies Soc. of B., cf L. F. and E., has 
25 yrs. service pin; pres, of Creek Co. Aux. 
of Letter Carriers Assocn.; past pres. W. 
C. T. U., treas. for 11 yrs. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1918; makes speeches; 
works personally and through party or 
ganizs Party Honors, Pres. Committee- 
woman, 1926-27 ; served as judge on co. 
and city election bds. for 3 yrs.; del. to 
co. convs. ; organizer of Hoover-Curtis 
Club, 1928. Remarks, active in Red Cross 
dur'ng World War. Hobby, gardening and 
horticulture. 

McDOUGAL. D. A., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
Atty. B.. Lawrence Co., Tenn., Jan. 14, 
1865. Came to Okla. in 1903 ; .has lived 
since at Sapulpa. Edu.. com. sch.. Tenn., 
Vanderbilt Univ., admitted to Tenn. Bar 
1886._ Wife, Myrtle Archer. Cdrn., Mrs. 
H. J. MacKay, Sapulpa ; Mrs. Ivor Axelson 
Norman; Miss Violet. Bus. Con., McDougal 
and Pryor, attys., Sapulna. Bk. Con., me 
Sapulpa St. Assoc., Judge W. V. Pryor, 
partner in law. (pol.) mbrs. of the Dem. 
Organiz. of Okla. Church, Meth. S'. Sapul¬ 
pa ; Trus. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past 
Pres.; Rotary Club : Sapulpa Country Club ; 
Amer., Okla. and Creek Co. Bar Assocns. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Royal Arch; W O. W, 
Sapulpa, Imp. Rel.. J. F. McDougal, 
(brother) Clk. of Ct„ Forrest City, Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity, 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through the party organiz. Offices, City 
Councilman: City Atty.. of Sapulpa; mbr. 
of the Commission on Uniform St. Laws ; 
Mayor of Sapulpa. two yrs. Party Honors, 
Pres. Elector, twice; del. to St. and to. 
Con.; often attends Natl. Con. Remarks, 
the oldest lawyer in point of service in 
SapulDa except E. B. Hughes; a mbr. of 
the St Bar Commission for 15 yrs. ; in¬ 
terested in reform cf court procedure; ad¬ 
vocate of League of Nations; dunng t m 
World War he was a four minute speaker. 
Hobbies, baseball and politics. 

McDOUGAL MYRTLE ARCHER. (MRS. 

D. A.) Sapulna. Dem. Occ. Homemaker. 

B.. Baldwyn, Miss. Came to Okla, m 1903 , 
lived since at Sapulpa. Edu., com. sen.. 
Miss Hus.. D. A. McDougal. atty. Cdrn., 
3 d. Mrs. H. J. MacKay. Sapu'pa ; Mrs. 
Ivor ’ Axelson. Norman; Miss Violet Bk. 
Con.. Sapulpa St. Assoc., mbrs. of the Dem. 
organiz in Creek Co. and throughout Okla. 
Church Chris.. Sapulpa; active worker. 
Clubs & Lodges, Sapulpa Country Club, 


CREEK COUNTY 

Pres. Indian Territory Fed. of Womens 
Clubs; Pres. St. Fed. of Okla. Womens 
Clubs. Imp. Re!., Knowles S. Archer, 
(brother) noted educator. Miss. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. and nat. since 1919; 
makes speeches. Offices, Natl. Committee- 
woman, since the office was created in 
1919. Party Honors, del. to all Co. and St. 
Con.; mbr. of the Com. on Arrangement 
for Natl. Con. at New York, 1924; at 



GEORGE MASSAD 


Houston, 1928. Remarks, active civic and 
political leader among the st. club women ; 
during World War was ex. in Food & Fuel 
Dept.; interested in the movement for World 
Peace. 

McGEATH, CHARLES CALVIN, Oilton. 
Dem. Occ., hotel owner. B., Blackford Co., 
Ind., Jan. 17, 1868. Came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived near Kiefer 1907-10 ; Avant, 
lOlD-lD; and at Oilton since. Edu., com. 
sch.. Ind. Wife. Mary E. Bus. Con., Mc- 
Geath Hotel, Oilton. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Ellis 
Luster Cook; Robert Keeler, Sam Harrah, 
j. C. Taylor, Oilton. Church, Meth. Epis. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, charter mbr. 
at Oilton; Consistory. Guthrie; Akdar Tem¬ 
ple Shrine, Tulsa; Eastern Star, Oilton. 
Imp. Rel.. Harry S. McGeath, (brother) 
Seminole. Pel. Act, partisan; in nat. af¬ 
fairs. but independent in state and co.; 
active in co. since 1915; works through 
personal contacts ; an advocate of hard sur¬ 
faced roads. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1916; to co. convs.; l’rct. Committeeman; 
Insp. on Election Bd. Hobbies, baseball 

and race horses. 

McMASTERS, DON H.. Sapulpa. Rep. 
Occ Sec. Treas. Bond Tornedo Co. B., 

Glen Campbell. Pa., Feb. 1, 1891. Came to 
Okla in 1909; lived since at Sapulpa. Edu.. 
com sell Pa.; Ind. St. Normal; B'uernell 

T'uiv. at Lewisburg, Pa. Wife. Edvth F.. 
d. of William Hyde, Tahlequah. Cdrn., 3 
s Ro-bt., Don, Clyde, at h. Bus. Con., life 
insurance; oil royalties. Bond Torpedo Co. 
Bk Con . Am. Nat’.. Sapulpa St. Assoc., 
Oscar Bond, Sapulpa : A. B. Settle, Okmul- 
kee- (pol.) Gus L. Corey W. R. Casteel, 
Fred L. Patrick. G. L. Berry, Dr. C. B. 

Pe^se Sapulpa; Jim Harris, Oilton; W. E. 
Nicodemus. Drumright; Dr T. C. Schrader, 
B-istow; Lew Wilder. Kiefer; Joe Sisson, 
Mounds; Grant McCullough, Tulsa ; Or- 
lnndo Swain, Okmulgpe ; Lew Wentz Claude 
Baker. Ponca City; Frank Parkinson Enid. 
Church, Pres., Sapulpa; trus. Clubs & 
Lodges, Sapulpa Country Club, pres.; Elks, 


155 

and life mbr., Sapulpa; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chap., Knight Templar, Sapulpa; Consist¬ 
ory, McAlester; Akdar Temple Shrine, Tul¬ 
sa; Jester from Tulsa Court. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1909; works 
personally and through organizations. Of¬ 
fices, Dep. Co. Treas., in Pa., formerly: 
Dep. Co. Treas. and Dep. Co. Assr in 
Creek Co.; formerly City Auditor, Sa¬ 
pulpa ; former Mayor of S'apulpa; former 
Commr. of Finance, Sapulpa. Party Honors, 
del. to nearly all co. convs.; campaign 
mgr. in Creek Co., 1928; served as Judge 
on Election Bd., 10 yrs. Hobby, golf. 

MILLER, GEORGE T., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ.. 
real estate, loans and ins. dealer. B. 
Marshall, Nov. 2, 1895. Edu., com. and It. 
sch., Sapulpa. Wife, Habel, d. of N. Step 
hens. Verdigris. Cdrn., 2 d., Geraldine, 

Helen, at h. Bus. Con., real estate, loans 
and ins.; farm, interests; former asst. 
cashr. of Sapulpa St. for ten yrs. Bk. Con.. 
Sapulpa St. Assoc., C. D. Knepper, Sapid 
pa; and pol. assoc, are the leaders in 
rep. co. organiz. and st. Church Chris., 
preference. Clubs & Lodges, Jr. C. of < 
past p-es. Sapulpa and a natl. dir.; Mason. 
L'lue Lodge, Eastern Star, Commander.! 
and Chap. Sec., Sapulpa; Consistory, M<- 
Alester; Council Tulsa; pres, of St. Sec. 
Assocn. of Royal Arch Masons and Coun 
oil; Elks, Sapulpa; Lions, Sapulpa; Izaak 
AA r alton League. Imp. Rel.. Harry AA . Mil 
ler (brother) with Pacific Trading Co.. 
Phil. Is. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1919; works through personal 
contacts and makes speeches. Party Honors. 

del. to st. and co. convs. ; co. Chmn. ot 
Natl. Service League of Rep.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; serves on co. and city election 
Ids. Remarks, is a native Oklahoman . 
lived at Marshall, 1895-97; at Sapulpa 
since; during World War served in Co. I. 
13th Inf., 8th Div. ; Mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Roscoe Frye Post, S'apulpa, Hobby, hum 
ing and fishing. 

MORRIS, E. C., Drumright. Dem. Occ, 
Mayor. B, AVise Co, Tex, Jan. 22, 1890. 
Came to Okla. in 1898; lived in Washita 
Co, 1898-1905 ; Kiowa. 1905-15 ; at Drum- 
rigt since. Edu, com. and li. sch. Wife, 
Mab’e Davenport. Cdrn, 1 s, A. Clyde. 
Bk. Con , Drumright St. Assoc, (pol.) Bart 
Foster, Chas. AA’illiamson. Jack Ary, E. J. 
Campbell, S. A. Denyer, Drumright. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., dir.; 
mbr. Rotary; Mason, Blue Lodge, Knight 
Templar; K. P, Drumright; Izaak Walton 
League. Imp. Rel, C. A. Morris, (brother) 
Mt View. Pol. Act, independent; active 
since 1912; works personally and through 

com. ; favors prohibition. Offices, Mayor 
of Drumright since 1923. Party Honors, 
del, co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; ser¬ 
ves on co and city Election Pd. Remarks, 
during AVorld War had charge of selling 
Liberty Ponds; active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, quail hunting. 

MORRISON, MALCOLM, Pristow. Dem. 
Occ, Ranker. B„ Coleman, Tex, Aug. 13, 
1893. Came to Okla. in 1913; lived at Man- 
gum, 1913-18; Okla. City a short time, and 
at Bristow since 1918. Edu., com. sell.. Cole- 
man, Tex. Wife, Eula, d. of J. W. Simms. 
Beggs. Cdrn.. 2 d, Jane, Ruth, at h. Bus. 
Con, trust offlecr and vice pres, of Am. Natl. 
Assoc II. C. Hendricks, L. F. Thompson, 
Bristow; (pol.) J. E. Thrift, Sapulpa; Earl 
Foster, Judge Speakman, Sapulpa; K M. 
Johnson, BYistow; Fred C'apshaw; Elmer 
Thomas- Hubert Bolen. Church, Meth. S. 
Clubs C of C, treas. and dir. former vice 
Pres ; Lions. Pol. Act, partisan; active in 
co. since 1918: works through personal 
contacts; is good organizer a,nd com. 
worker; an advocate of prohibition and 
law enforcement. Offices, mayor of Bristow. 
1922-29. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
established municipal swimming pool, 
municipal golf course and city parks dur¬ 
ing his term of office as mayor. Hobby, city 
parks. 

NICODEMUS, W. E, Drumright. Re'p. 
Occ, Real Estate and Ins. B„ Irwin, Pa, 
Nov. 28, 1874. Came to Okla in 1910; lived 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. E. NICODEMUS 


at Okla City 1910-11; moved to Shaffer 
Camp in 1911 and later secured a charter 
and named the town Drumright in honor 
of Aaron Drumright. Edu., com. and h. 
sell., Irwin, Pa. Wife, Ida, d. of Mrs. '!'. 
•T. Wood, of Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s., Thomas, 
•T., W. E., ,lr. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc., (poi.) Jim Harris, Oilton; Fred 

Knapp, of Depew; Fred L. Patrick, Ralph 
Blake, Sapulpa; George Sehwabe, Omer K. 
Benedict, John* W. Harreld; Jim Harris. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Waynesburg, Pa. ; 

Chap, and Commandery, Drumright; Con¬ 
sistory. Guthrie; Akdar Temple Shrine, 
Tulsa; Moose; K. P., at Drumright. Imp. 
Rel., N. A. Cort, (uncle) Greensburg, Pa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1910; works 
through personal contacts only; takes an 
active part in national pol. affairs as well 
as st. and co. Offices, Mayor of Drumright, 
1913-23; J. of P. Party Honors, del. to st. 

and co. convs.; mbr. Co. Central Com. 

Remarks, a very influential civic figure 
in the town; during World War was a mbr. 
of the Council of Defense and active in 
all home war work. Hobby, golf and tennis. 

ODELL, W. H., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Chatoga, Co., Ga., Aug. 31, 1874; 
came to Okla. 1910 ; lived since at Sapulpa. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Ala. : Law Edu., self- 
acquired. Wife, Alma Gordon Odell. Cdrn., 
1 s., Dan, atty., Sapulpa. Bus Con.. Prac¬ 
ticing Atty.; Farming Interests; Bldg, and 
Loan Interests, represents the Sapulpa Bldg, 
and Loan Assocn. Bk. Con., Sapulpa St.; 
Amer Natl. Assoc., Dan Odell, partner in 
law; (pol.) Judge Fred Speakman; H. M. 
Cauly, R. IV. Willis, John J. Davis, Judge 
R. E. Stephenson. Sapulpa; L. B. Jackson, 
Tulsa; Judge Harry Swan, Okmulgee; Guy 
kelson, Muskogee; Judge Tom McKeown, 
Ada. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., act. mbr.; Sapulpa Country Club: 
formerly member of K. P. and Mason 
Lodges. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in Okla. 
since 1910; works through the party or- 
ganiz. and personally. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs. in Ga.; formerly; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; served on election bd. Hobby 
raising paper shell pecans. 

PATRICK, BRICE, Sapulpa. Dem. Occ, 
Co. Engineer. B.. Insko, Ky., July 14, 1887. 
Came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Mounds, 
1903-13; Sapulpa. since except one year in 
Kay Co., 1917-18. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; li 
Sch., Mounds; St. Teachers Col., Ada. 


J. W. PINKSTON 


Wife, Jessie Willioite. Cdrn., 1 s. John; 2 
d., Juanita, Mildred. Bus. Con., oil interests. 
Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. Assoc., Ray Weakley, 
Erma Morris, S. Christian, Doc Livingston, 
Sapulpa; (pol.) Tom Harris, Dist. Judge; 
Fred Speakman, Dist. Judge; C. E. Foster, 
Co. Comm.; Bert Foster, Co. Comm.; H. H. 
Bolton, Sec. Co. Elect. Bd., Sapulpa ; Henry 
S Johnston, M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth. S.; Steward. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodg'e, Eastern Star, 
Commandery, Sapulpa; Past Master, Lodge 
No. 170; Past Dist. Deputy Grand Master; 
Council, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Fred L. Patrick, 
Bret Patrick, b. Sapulpa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla. since 1908 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through the 
party organizs. Offices, Co. Surveyor, 1923- 
27 ; Co. Engineer, since 1925. Party Honors, 

del. to st., dist. and co. convs. ; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; served on co. and citv elec¬ 
tion Boards. Hobby, fishing. 

PATRICK, FRED L., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Assessor. B., Morgan Co. Ky.. April 0, 
1889. Came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at 
Mounds, 1903-1907 ; Seminole Nation, 
Mounds, Depew, Sapulpa since 1918. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Ky., Tex. ; St. Teachers 
Normal, Edmond. Wife, Anna, d. of H. C. 
Wetherington, Sapulpa. Cdrn., 2 s.. Earl, 
Seminole; Clyde; 1 d., Volita. Bus. Con., 
fanning interests; Real Est. Owner; Oil 
producing interests. Bk. Con., Sanulpa st. 
Bk., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Glen B. Stick, 
head dep. assr., Sapulpa; (pol.) W. R. 
Casteel, S. W. Moore. T. H. Hartman, Sa¬ 
pulpa; Malcolm Morrison, H. G. Hendricks, 
Bristow; Wilbur Harrington, Depew; Wal¬ 
lace Doolin, Oilton; W. E. Nicodemus, John 
B'riggs, Jack Beasley, Drumright; F. M. 
Conrad, Manford; G. A. Morris, T. J. 
Brown, Mounds; Lew Wilder. Oscar Coop¬ 
er, Kiefer; P. ,T. Hurley. Wash., D. C. ; 
Charles Hawk, Shawnee; W. G. Skelly, J. 


C. Denton, Tulsa; Ora Long, Chandler; 
Judge Burford, Okla. City; Frank Park¬ 
inson, Enid. Church, Chris., Sapulpa; Dea- 
son; Teacher of h. sch. Boys S. S. Class. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Jr. and Sr.; 
Chmn. Bd. Boy Scouts; Sapulpa Country 
Club; Kiwanis Club, mbr. Ex. Comm, of 
Agri. Com.; K. P. ; I. O. O. F.; B. P. 
O. E.; Eastern Star; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Knight Templar, Sapulpa; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Bryce 
S. Patrick, Co. Engineer, Sapulpa; Bret 
O. Patrick, Pierce Oil Corp., Sapulpa. 
Pol. Act., independent,; active in Okla. 
since 1908 ; W T orks through personal con¬ 
tacts and on committees; makes speeches. 
Offices, City Supt. of Sch., formerly; Mayor 
of Sapulpa, 1915-16; Co. Assr., since 1925 ; 
Deputy Co. Ass’r., 1921-25. Party Honors, 
del. to st., dist. and co. conv.; sec’y. and 
treas. of Co. Central Com.; served on Co. 
and City Election Bds.; Rep. nominee for 
Congress from 4th Dist., 1928 and carried 
Creek Co. by a large majority; nominee 
for Co. Supt. of Sch., Creek Co., 1918 and 
defeated by only seven votes. Hobby, do¬ 
ing good turn a day. 

PICKETT, E. R., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ.. 
under-sheriff. B., Corning, la.. May 10, 
1879. Came to Okla. in 1902; lived since at 
Sapulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Brooks. 
Ia.; Commercial Sch., Des Moines, la. Wife, 
Lynia Barker Pickett. Cdrn., 3 d., Florene, 
Cornelia, Virginia. Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. 
Bus. Con., familiar with land and lease 
work of oil business. Assoc., D. B. Liv¬ 
ingston, Sheriff, Sapulpa; members of the 
Rep. organiz. in Creek Co. Church, Chris. : 
Chmn. of Gen. Bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter, Sedalia. 
Mo. Imp. Rel.. O. B. Pickett, vice pres. 
Sapulpa St. Bank; H. D. Pickett, oil 
lease broker, Sapulpa. Pol Act., partisan; 
active in Creek Co. since 1908; works 










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158 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Treas. of Creek Co., 1917-21; Dep. Treas., 
1914-17; undersheriff, now serving. Party 
Honors, del. to Dist. and co. convs.; former 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, during 
World War was active in Liberty Bond and 
Bed Cross drives and was Registrar of 
Prec. Draft Bd.; active in all constructive 
public movements. 

PINKSTON, ,T. W., Drumright. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Liberty, Kan., Sept. 28. 
1889. Came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived at 
Bartlesville, 1909-14; at Drumrig'ht since 
1914. Edu., com. and h. sch., Independence, 
Kan. Wife, Lou, d. of F. H. Merrill, of 
Drumright. Cdrn., 1 s., Ted J., Drumright. 
Bus. Con., real estate interests; familiar 
with grocery bus. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc., B. T. Moore, S. M. Anderson, C'. 

C. Clampitt, M. L. Lawrence, S. A. Denyer, 
Drumright; W. R. E'arney, Seminole; (pol.) 

D. B. Livingston, William Casteel, Sapul¬ 
pa; W. E. Nicodemus, Jack Pow'ell, Drum- 
right; Jim Harris, Oilton. W. B. Pine, 
iSen.; J. W. Harrell, ex-Sen. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Drum- 
right; K. P., Drumright; Izaak Walton 
League; Scout Master of Troop No. 8, 
Drumright. Imp. Rel., Carl Pinkston, 
(brother) postmaster, Liberty, Kansas. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1909 ; works personally and through the 
party organiz. Offices, postmaster at Drum- 
right since 1922; in Postal Service since 
1911. Party Honors, del. to st. and Co. 
convs.: mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, active 
and influential in all public affairs. Hobby, 
fishing. 

PORTER, JACK M., Drumright. Dem. 
Occ., radio and electric refrigeration mer¬ 
chant. B., Centerville, la., March 12, 1898. 
Edu., gram, sch., h. sch., tJ. S. Military 
Acad. Wife. Margaret Ona. Cdrn., 1 d.. 
Dorothy Mariitn. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc, (pol.) infers.-, Dept. Executive Com. 
and Dept, officers Amer. Legion. Clubs 
& Lodges. Rotary; Bus. Men’s Assn.; C. 
of C.; Amer. Legion, Drumrig'ht; 40-8, 
Stillwater; Reserve Officers Assn., Tulsa; 
Post Comdr. and St. Exec. Committeeman, 
4th Dist., Amer. Legion. Pol. Act., per¬ 
sonal contact worker in city, co. and st. 
Remarks during W. War served in 37th 
U. S. Inf.; mbr. Weart Grey Post Amer. 
Legion, D-umright; First Lieut in 377th 
Inf., 0. R. C. now; one of state’s most 
active Legionnaires; prominent in all Le- 



R. K. ROBERTSON 


gion convs., both st. and natl., and in 
local and st. Legion politics; came to Okla. 
1920; lived since at Drumfight. 

POWELL, JACK, Drumright. Rep. Occ., 
deputy sheriff. B., Indiana, 1855. Edu., 
com. sch. Ind. and Tenn. Wife, Margaret 
Holt. Cdrn., 4 s., Robert, Edward and 
George, Drumright; Mijrk, Manford; 2 d.. 
Mrs. Geneva Parker, Chicago; Mrs. Lucille 
Kinzey, Tulsa. Bk. Con., Drumright St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Jim Harris, Aaron Drum- 
right, Doc Livingston, Harve Matherley. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
St. Officers Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge; W. 
O. W.; K. 1\, Drumright. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 40 yrs. Offices, dep. 
'Sheriff of Creek Co., now serving; Sheriff 
of Rush Co. 8 yrs.; dep. Sheriff 4 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived in 
Custer C'o. 1906-17 ; in Creek Go., at Drum- 
right, since 1917. Hobby, politics of the 
Rep. brand. 

ROBERTSON, R. K., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Keswick, la.. Dec. 20, 1885. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Keswick, la. ; 
Univ. of la., Iowa City; Washington & Lee 
Univ., Lexington, Ya., LL. B., 1915. Wife, 
Gertrude Braden. Bus. Con., secy.-treas. 
{Sapulpa Brick & Tile Co.; farming inter¬ 
ests. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., H. H. 
Bolton J. E. Thrift, N. Hermes, Dr. C. L. 
McComb, 'Sapulpa; (pol.) Judge Harris, 
Sapulpa; W. L. Cheatham, E'ristow; R. L. 
Barton, Mounds; Gov. Holloway; Judge 
Armstrong; C. C. Childers; C. W. Mason. 
Church., Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Izaak 
Walton League; Amer. Sportsman Protec¬ 
tive League, first st. pres.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Broken Arrow, Okla.; I. O. O. F., 
Keswick, la.; K. P. and B. P. O. E.. 
Grand Exalted Ruler N. E. Okla., Sapulpa; 
Univ. Club, Tulsa; Akdar Temple Shrine, 
Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., 
Ex-Gov. ,T. B. A. Robertson; G. A. Rob¬ 
ertson. Avery; W. K. Robertson, Okla. 
City (liros.) ; Mrs. J. E. Sellable, Ok’a. 


City; Miss Alice Mv Robertson, Dean of 
Women’s Sch. of Education, Yale. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1904 ; 
works mostly by making soeeches, but also 
personally and through the party organiz. 
Offices, City Commr. since 1926; U. S. 
Probate Atty., 1915-16. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. in 1925; del. to 

all co. and st. convs. since 1915; past 

Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904 ; lived at S'troud, Kiefer, 
Broken Arrow, and Lawton; at Sapulpa 
since 1915; was pres. Com. State Sch. 

Agri., Lawton, 1912-13; Advisor and 4- 
minute man in Liberty Loan and Red 

Cross work during the W. War. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

ROBINSON, M. A., Bristow. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Knox Co., Mo., July 8, 1895. 
Edu., h. sch., Anadarko; Univ. of Okla., 
LL. B., 1923. Wife, Florence Mary, d. of 
Valentine Makoske, McLoud, Okla. Cdrn., 
2 s., Maurice Eugene, James A.; 1 d., Mary 
Joana. Bus. Con., Laux & Robinson, attys., 
Bristow; farming interests; familiar with 
teaching. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
J. Frank Laux, partner in law; (pol.) J. 
E Thrift, Sapulpa; Charles West, Bris¬ 
tow ; Sebe Christian, Sapulpa; Tom D. 
McKeown; Jim Rollins; Sen. Jenkins; Sen. 
Luster Smith; Judge GassoWay. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla. since 1919; makes 
speeches; works personally and on com. 
Offices, formerly City Atty. of Slick, Okla. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
past pres. Creek Co. League of Y'oung 
Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived at Cement 1907-17 ; at B'ristow since 
1926; during W. War served in U. S. 
navy during 1917-19; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Klingensmith Post, Bristow; post commdr. 
1927 ; attends st. and co. convs. of the 
Legion. Hobby, Amer. Legion work. 

ROGERS. SAW. Yale. Rep. Occ., en¬ 
gineer. B., Randolph Co., Ark., March 5, 

















1886. Edu., coni. sch. Ark. Wife, Belle 
Gozaway. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe; 3 d, Geraldine, 
Ruth, Do~othy. Bus. Con., engineer, Oil- 
ton for 10 yrs., Magnolia Petroleum Co. 
Bk. Con., Oilton St. Asoc., (pol.) Charles 
Whitehead, Jim Harris, Oilton; Aaron 
Drumright. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
honorary mbr. C. of C., and active in 
civic affairs of Oilton; Mason Blue Lodge; 

I. O. 0. F., both of Oilton. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Creek Co. since 1914; 
works personally and on com. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; 
lived at Bristow 1906-14 ; Oilton since; 
interested in good schools and good roads. 

ROLETTE, MRS. L. M„ Drumright. Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Court Clerk. B., St. Mary’s. 
Kan., Sept. 8, 1878. Edu., com. and li. 
sch. and grad, from first class of Haskell 
Institute, Lawrence, Kan. Hus., J. F. Ro¬ 
lette, (deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., J. F., Tulsa; 
Harold F., Sapulpa; 1 d.. Mrs. Don Braugh, 
Enid. Bk. Con., Drumright St. Assoc.. 
Ray H. Weakley, Frank Taylor, G. C. 
Whitehead, Judge J. Harvey Smith, Drum- 
right; (pol.) Jack Ary, Mrs. D. A. Gra¬ 
ham, Drumright; Mrs. Chas. Whittaker, 
Gus Corey, Dr. Schrader, Bristow. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. and Prof. 
Women’s Club ; Rebekahs, Drumright; East¬ 
ern Star, Drumright; Past Worthy Matron, 
Wanette, Okla. Imp. ReL, H. F. Rolette. 
Sapulpa; M. J. Martin, (bro.) Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active since 1919; makes 
speeches; works through personal cqh 
tacts; Asst. City Clerk, 1923-24; 
Dep. Ct. Clk. 1920-21, and since 1925 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
vice-chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1880 ; 
lived at Red Fork, 1880-1887 ; out of stat» 
until 1907 ; lived at Wanette, Okla., 1907- 
18; Drumright since 1918; active in civic 
affairs; during W. War was a Red Cross 
worker. Hobby, housekeeping. 

SCHRADER, CHARLES T., Bristow. Rep. 
Occ.. physician. B., Perry Co., lnd., April 
6, 1879. Edu.. Louisville Hospital Col., 

M. D., 1905. Wife, Dolly Bogle. Cdrn., 
2 s., Ted, Charles T., Jr.; 4 d., Margery, 
Georgia, Betty Lou, Billie. Bus. Con., 
practicing physician; S. & M. Pharmacy; 
oil interests;, fanning interests. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., Ray Myers, partner 
drug bus.; (pol.) D. B. Livingston, W. R. 
Casteel, Sapulpa; Jim Harris, Oilton; Lew 
Wentz; W G. Skelly; W. B. Pine. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Imp. ReL, George Schrader, Blue 
iSprings, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1906 ; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com. Offices, Mayor of 
Bristow 1917-18 (first mayor in city) ; City 
and Co. Phys. 8 yrs. Party Honors, co. 
chmn. 1920-28 ; del. to natl. conv. 1928 ; 
del. to all st. and co. conv. since state 
hood. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 
and has lived since at Bristow; during 
5V. War was examining phys. for local draft 
bd.; active in other war work. Hobby, 
farming. 

SELLERS,. DAVIS C., Shamrock. Dem. 
O r c., banker. B., Maysville, Ark., July IS, 
1887- came to Okla. in 1889; lived at 
Grove, 1889-1906; Kiefer, 1906-09; lived 
in Shamrock since 1916. Edu., com. sch.. 
Indian Territory. Wife, Maude D., d. of 
James E. Muskrat, Grove, Okla. Cdrn., 4 
s., Davis C., Jr., James Austin, Hugh Allen, 
Jack Barton; 2 d., Margaret, Marian. Bus. 
Con., cashier Citizens St. Bk., Shamrock, 
Farm owner and livestock raising. Assoc., 
R A. Sellers H. A. Sellers, partners m 
bus.; (pol.) H. A. McCauley, Fred and 
Streeter Speakman, Sapulpa; E. C. Foster, 
Bristow; W. C. Grimes, J. Winterringer, 
Shamrock. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
0 of C ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Shamrock. 
Imp ReL. Dr. R. Sellers, Westville, Okla.; 
Crenna Sellers. Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. since 1919; an effective per- 


CREEK COUNTY 

sonal contact worker. Offices, City Treas. 
since 1927. Hobby, stockraising. 

SELLERS, H. A., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., live¬ 
stock bus. B., Benton, Ark., Dec. 28, 1862 ; 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived at. Grove, 
1889-1919 ; at Shamrock, since. Edu., com. 
sch., Bentonville, Ark. Wife, Minnie. Cdrn , 
3 s., D. C. and R. A., Shamrock; J. F., 



DR. CHAS. T. SCHRADER 


Tulsa; 3 d., Mrs. W. E Mode, Kansas City; 
Mrs. W. A. Shaler, Shamrock; Miss Crenna 
■Sellers, Tulsa. Bus. Con., stockraising; 
farming; oil interests; Citizens St. Bk., 
•Shamrock. Assoc., D. C. Sellers, Shamrock 
partner in banking; (pol.) W. C. Grimes, 
Shamrock; W. P. Mayes, Grove; Fred 
Branson; Tom McKeown, Ada. Church, 
Pres. Lodge, Mason, Blue Lodge, Grove. 
Imp. ReL, Dr. Sellers, Westville, Okla. 
(brother) ; Crenna Sellers, (daughter) a 
graduate of Mo. Univ. and of Yale Univ. 
was formerly Asst. Atty. Gen. of the st. 
of New York and is now atty. for the 
Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Delaware and Creek Co. since 
1889 ; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, C'o. Cominr., Delaware C'o., 1916. 
Party Honors, Del. to St. and Co. Convs.; 
Chmn. of the Prct. Com. 

SHEARER, R. T., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Elk Co., Kan., May 31, 1885 ; 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived since at Sa¬ 
pulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kansas 
Citv, Kan. Wife, Leslie Wisdom. Cdrn., 1 
d., Alice Jean. Bus Con., R. A. Shearer 
Grocery, Sapulpa; Oil Interests, Pres, of 
Troy Oil and Gas Co.; farming interests. 
Bk. Con.. Amer. Natl. Assoc., R. W. Willis, 
J. F. Bell, Sapulpa; (pol.) leaders of the 
Rep organization in Creek Co. Church, 
Meth. Epis., Sapulpa; Chmn. of Bd. of 
Trustees and of the Bd. of Stewards. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C. ; Rotary Club, Charter 
Mbr.; B. T. O. E., Sapulpa; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Eastern iStar, Commandery, Sapul¬ 
pa; Consistory Guthrie; Shrine and Coun¬ 
cil, Tulsa. Imp. ReL, Sen. J. S. Shearer 
(uncle), Guthrie Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1915; works through personal 
contacts only Party Honors, del. to st., disc, 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman ; 
iS'erved on Election Bd. Remarks, during 
World War was mbr. of the Council of 
defense; Chmn. of Creek Co. Good Roads 
Com. for past ten yrs. Hobby, saddle horses. 

SISLER, G. W„ Bristow. Rep. Occ., 


151) 

physician. B., Morgantown, W. Va., May 
3, 1867 ; came to Okla. 1924 ; lived since 
at Bristow. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mor¬ 
gantown, W. Va.; Univ. of W. Va.; Univ. 
of Maryland, M. D., 1905. Wife, Margaret. 
Cdrn., 2 s., W. H., Tulsa; Frank H. Bris¬ 
tow; 3 d., Ella, librarian, Louisville, Ky.; 
Ruth, librarian, Edmond, Okla.; Margaret. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr 
S.hrader, Bristow. Church, Bap. Clubs, C. 
of C. Imp. ReL, M. L. Sisler, (brother) 
banker Morgantown, W. Va. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla since 1924; works 

through personal contacts. Remarks, during 
World War served on Ex. Bd. at Water 

Valley, Miss. 

SISSON, J. J., Mounds. Rep. Occ., real 
estate dealer. B., Gibson Co., Ind., Aug. 
18, 1870; came to Okla in 1898; lived at 
Tulsa, 1898-1900, and at Mounds since. 
Edu., com. h. sch., at Cameron, Tex. Wife, 
Lottie M., d. of W. P. Hall, Sand 'Springs, 
Okla. (1878). Cdrn., 2 s„ Minor, Tulsa; 
Jenne H., Mounds; 1 d., Mrs. Mabel C. 

Jones, Mounds. Bus. Con., real estate and 
insurance dealer. Bk. Con., First St. 
Mounds ; The Bk. of Mounds. Assoc., C. 
R. Clugston, T. C. Dutton, E. C. Jones, J. 
M Scott, Mounds; (pol) W. R. Casteel; 
Dr. Schrader, Jim Harris, J. F. Burt; IV. 
G. Skelly; Carl Magee; Fred C. Clark. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. 
mbr. of the Road Com. ; M. W. A., Clk. 
for 20 yrs.; Mason, Past Master and Sec., 
Mounds; 14th Consistory McAlester. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1906; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through committees. Offices, Co. Comr., 
1913-14; City Clk. Mounds, formerly; 
also former member of sch. bd.. 
Mounds. Party Honors, Prct. Com. ; Del. to 
last two st. Convs.; Del. to Dist. and Co. 
Conv. for yrs.; served on Election Bd. 
past twelve yrs. Remarks, is the second 
oldest citizen of Mounds in point of resi¬ 
dence ; during World War assisted the Co. 
Draft Bd. and took an active part in all 
war work; Charter Mbr. of the Tulsa 
Musicians Union and played in the Tulsa 
Band for 8 yrs. Hobby, music. 

SPEAKMAN, FRED A.. Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., Dist. Judge. B„ Missouri; came to 
Okla. at opening; located Lincoln C'o. Edu.. 
Cumberland Liniv. Wife, Miss Hollister of 
Mo. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason and other orders. Assoc., 
(pol.) all party leaders in state. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker in all ways 
needed. Offices. Asst. Co. Atty. 1916-19 ; 
Co. Atty. 1919-21 ; Dist. Judge since 1923. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

SPEAKMAN, W. F., Drumright. Dem. 
Occ.. attorney. B„ Atchlnson Co., Mo.. July 
3, 1886; came to Okla. in 1892; lived in 
Lincoln Co.. 1892-1912; Shamrock, 1916- 
18; Drumright since 1918. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Wellston, Okla.; Cumberland Univ., 
Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Lena d. of C. Geiser, 
Wellston, Ok’a. Cdrn., 2 s„ Jack, 
Walter. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; Drum- 
right Journal; farming and oil interests. 
Bk. Con., Drumright St, Assoc., J. M. 
Beasley, banker; Robert Hartness, minis¬ 
ter; Dr. O. W. Starr; U. J. Stephenson, 
automobile dealer, Drumright; (pol.) Charles 
Webster, E. C. Morris, Sebe Christian, 
Tom Walla-ce, George Jennings, Sapulpa; 
Luster Cook, Oilton; Fred Geisler, Sham¬ 
rock ; Earl Foster, M. E. Trapp. Okla. 
City; Tom D. McKeown,, Ada. Church, Meth. 
Epis. Clubs & Lodges Rotary Club, Pres.; 
Tzaak Walton Club, Pres.; West Creek Co. 
Bar Assn.. Pres.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch., Drumright; K. P., and D. 
O. K. K., Drumright Imp. ReL, Judge Fred 
A. Speakman SUeeter A. Speakman, Sa¬ 
pulpa; Howard Speakman. Phoenix. Ariz, 
(brothers) ; Mrs. Addie E'liot. Wellston, 
Okla., (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; active 





MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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since maturity; works personally and 
through the party organization; makes 
speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., Creek Co., 
1818-1919. Party Honors, Del. to St.. Dist. 
and Co. Convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Co. 
and City Election Bds.; mbr. of the Dem. 
Organization., and was Chmn. of the A1 
Smith Club. 1928. Remarks, during World 
War was Registrar at Shamrock for the 
Local Ed. in the 2nd registration; active 
in Crippled Children’s work, operating with 
the St. Dept, of Yocational Ed. in the 
Crippled Children movement; interested in 
boys and Boy Scout work; joined Boy 
Scouts and was made a Star Scout at age 
of forty, is Deputy C'ommr. of Boy Scouts. 

STEPHENSON, P. J., Drumright. Dem. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Ripley, Ohio, 
May 24, 1886; came to Okla, in 1901; 
lived at Ponca City, 1901-12; at Drum- 
right since. Edu., com. sch., Ripley, Ohio; 
h. sch., Ponca City, Okla. Wife, Anna 
Stahala. Cdrn., 3 s., P. J., Jr.. Charles W., 
and Francis Marion. Bus. Con., Dodge 
Automobile Agency, Drumright. Bk. Con., 
Drumright St. Assoc., J. C. Shideler, Drum- 
right; (pol.) Bart Foster, John Briggs, 
Walter Speakman, Drumright; Earl Foster. 
Sapulpa; Tom McKeown, Scott Ferris. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Cushing; Consistory, Guthrie; Akdar Tem¬ 
ple Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Rov Step¬ 
henson, Ponca City; M. 0. Stephenson, 
Pawhuska; L. N. Stephenson, Cushing, 
(brothers). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1914-16. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
1908; Works personally and through the 
party organization. Offices, City Councilman, 
a mbr. of the Co. Council of Defense. 
Hobby, hunting. 

STRANGE, WILLIS C., Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., printer. B., Athens, Tenn., Jan. 26. 
1883 ; came to Okla. in 1919; lived since at 
Sapulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tenn. 
Wife, Mildred Lindsey. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
Crawford; 3 d., Mildred Willis, Margaret 
Lindsey, Sarah Newman. Bus. Con., Har¬ 
mony and Strange, Printers, Sapulpa; form¬ 
erly in Coca Cola bus. Sapulpa for 8 yrs. 
Bk. Con., Sapulpa St. ; Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
C. IV. Harmony, partner; (pol.) Glen 0. 
Voung, H L. Wilson, Sapulpa; Earl Foster, 
Okla. City; Ross Lillard. Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past 
dir.; Mason, Blue Lodge, C'ommandery, Sa¬ 
pulpa; Council and Shrine, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Creek Co. since 1919; works mostly 
through personal contacts; favors prohi¬ 
bition. Remarks, served 7 vrs. in U S. 
military service, 2 yrs. in * Phil. Is.; 17 
months in France, was Capt. and Pay Mas¬ 
ter, Base Hospital, France; is a mbr. of the 
Amer. Legion, Roscoe Frye Post, Sapulpa; 
Post Commander; interested in Amer. Le¬ 
gion activities. 


TAYLOR, FRANK FLYNN, Drumright. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Chandler, Okla., Mar. 
15, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch. Okla.; 
Law Sch., Univ. of Okla. Wife, Bess, d. 
of S. C. Coleman, Walters, Okla, Cdrn., 2 
d., Doris Irene, Nancy Marguarite. Bk. 
Con., Drumright St. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
C. of C., Drumright. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Creek Co. since 1920 ; works only 
through personal contacts. Offices, J. of P , 
six months; Dep. Co. Atty., 6 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; has been at 
Drumright and Norman since 1915; during 
the World War was a mbr. of M. G . Co., 
80th TJ. S. Inf.; Mbr. Amer. Legion, Weart 
Grey Post, Drumright Hobby, Books. 

TERRILL. FRANK. Oilton. ReD. Occ., re¬ 
tired farmer. B., Hill Co., Tex.. Oct. 5, 1871; 
came to Okla. in 1891; has lived at'Oilton 
since 1910. Edu., com. sell., Tex. Wife, 
Zula Patrick. Cdrn.. 5 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., 
owner of Rental properties, several bus. 
bldgs, in Oilton. Bk Con., Oilton Sf. Assoc., 
Oscar T. Anderson; (pol.) Dr. Schrader, 
Bristow; Ralph Bakle. Sapulpa; Jim Har¬ 
ris. Oilton. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason. Oilton. Pol. Act., par¬ 


tisan ; active in Creek Co. since 1910; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
former Mbr. Sch. Bd., and Mbr. of Twp. 
Party Honors, Del. to all Co. Convs. since 
1910; prct. committeeman, past twelve 
yrs. Remarks, veteran of the Spanish-Amer. 
War. Took an active part in all home 
work during World War. Interested in 
good roads and good schools. 

THOMAS, E. L., Drumright. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B.. York Co., Neb., Dec. 8, 1876; 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived in Kiowa Co., 



3. E. THRIFT 


Washita Co., Custer Co.; in Drumright 
since 1913. Edu., com. h. sch., Vernon, 
Tex.; Pharmacy Col., Macon, Mo., Ph. G., 
1918. Wife, Mary Cloud (deceased, 1924). 
Cdrn., Everett R. Thomas, Drumright. Bus. 
Con., City Drug Store, Drumright; Com¬ 
mercial Loan and Mortgage Co., Drumright; 
familiar with ranching, cattle bus., mule 
buying and transfer. Bk. Con., Bank of 
Drumright. Assoc., (pol.) E. C. Morris. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Bus. Mens Assocn.; Mason, Blue Lodge and 
Chapter, Drumright. Imp. Rel., Mrs. A. D. 
Jones, Sayre. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1906; works only through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Office, Sheriff of Custer 
Co., 1907-11. Remarks, was a heavy buyer 
of Liberty Bonds during World War; in¬ 
terested in good roads and in civic im¬ 
provements. 

THOMPSON, LOREN F., Bristow. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Burlington, Kan., Feb. 
13, 1895. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Spring- 
field and Bloomington, Ill. Wife, Madge 
Ingram, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s.. Larry Ragan; 
2 d., Eileen, Martha Jane. Bus. Con., 
cashier and viee-pres. Amer. Natl. Bk., 
Bristow; oil royalties; Security Finance 
Co.; Sullivan Funeral Home. Assoc., H. G. 
Hendricks, Malcolm Morrison, H. M. Mc- 
Millen, C. E. Dial, M. E. Sullivan, Bris¬ 
tow; (pol.) Albert Kelly, Dr. Schrader, W. 
E. Krumrei, Cecil Rliinehart, Bristow. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past dir. ; Lions Club, dir.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Albert Kelly, 
banker and real estate owner, Bristow. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in Creek Co. 
since 1923; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. City Council 1905-06. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1916; lived since 
at Bristow; during W. War served in 43rd 


Inf., stationed at New Orleans and Hous¬ 
ton ; mbr. Amer. Legion, Ivlinginsmith 
Post. Bristow. Hobby, golf. 

THRIFT, J. E., Sapulpa, Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Albermarle Co., Va., Jan. 26. 
1872. Edu., Washington Univ., B. L. de¬ 
gree ; admitted to Bar 1897. Wife, Carrie 
Bell, Va. Cdrn., J. E., Jr. oil bus.. Ft. 
Smith, Ark.; John M., Wichita, Kan.; 3 
d., Mrs. Carter S. Ransom, Singapore (rep. 
Natl. Bk. of N. Y. City) ; Mrs. Hobson 
C. McGehee, Berryville, Va.; Miss Mil¬ 
dred. Bus. Con., corporation, oil and gas 
attorney. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. _Assoc., 
C. J. Davenport, atty.; (pol.) Fred Speak- 
naan, Judge Thomas S. Harris, George D. 
Key, T. P. Gore, Lee Cruce, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Kiwanis Club, charter mbr.; 
Amer. and Okla. Bar Assns; pres. Creek 
Co. Bar Assn ; Sapulpa Country Club; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge and Chapter; B. P. O. E., 
Sapulpa. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1897 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and through the party organiz. Offices, 
prosecuting atty.. Madison Co., Va., for¬ 
merly ; mbr. Virginia Legislature in 1908 ; 
mbr. com. on uniformity of laws in U. S., 
formerly in Va. Party Honors, Ex-chmn. 
Creek Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909; lived at Bristow 1913-14, 
and since at Sapulpa. Hobby, gardening. 

TI.PPIN, M. P„ Oilton. Rep. Occ., gro¬ 
cer. B., Anderson Co., Kan., July 4. 1873. 
Edu., com. sch. Kan. Wife, Lucinda Van 
Dyke. Cdrn.. 2 s., Clarence, Frank; 3 d., 
Mrs. Edith Burris, Slick; Mrs. Gertrude 
Doolin, Oilton; Mrs. Bertha Gear, Oilton. 
Bus. Con., M. P. Tippin & Son Grocery, 
Oilton. Bk. Con., Oilton St. Assoc., Clar¬ 
ence Tippin, (s.) partner in bus.; (pol.) 
J. L. Jackson, Jim Harris, Oilton; Fred 
Patrick, W. R. Casteel, Sapulpa; W. B. 
Pine; Harve Matherly. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres.; 32nd Ma¬ 
son ; Consistory, Guthrie; I. O. O. F., M. W. 
A., Oilton. Pol. Act., partisan, active in Okla. 
since 1906 ; works only through personal 
contacts. Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; former 
City Councilman. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. convs.; former Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived at 
Oilton since 1916. Hobby, farming. 

WAGGONER, J. A., Mounds, Dem. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Graves Co., Ivy., Dec. 27, 
1880. Edu., com. sch. Ky. Wife. Ethel Wal¬ 
ston, Ky. Cdrn., 1 s., L. M., Mounds. 
Bus. Con., Waggoner Drug Store. Mounds. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Mounds, First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Jim Boyd, Sapulpa; Sebe Christian, 
Judge J. E. Thrift; Tom McKeown, Sen. 
Johnson. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodgae, 
C. of C., dir.; I. O, O. F., Mounds. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1906; influen¬ 
tial in local politics; works personally and 
on com. Party Honors, Prct. Committee- 
man; attended natl. conv. at Houston 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; lived at. 
Perry 1 yr; at Mounds since 1906 ; for¬ 
merly mail carrier at Mounds; interested 
in good roads. 

WALKER, FINIS M., Drumright. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Davilla, Tex., Aug. 
8, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Waxa¬ 
hachie, Tex.; Trinity Univ., Waxahachie, 
Tex.; Law Sell. Okla. Univ. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., Drumright St. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Waxahachie, Tex. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in Creek Co. since 
1927; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and oo. convs. ; 
served on Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1921; lived at McAlester 1921- 
22; Norman 1922-27 ; Drumright since 
1927. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

WALLACE. CREEKMORE, Sapulpa. Detn. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Nolan Co., Tex., Oct. 
31, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., Pauls 
Valley; admitted to Bar June, 1914. Wife, 
Corinhe L., d. of W. D. Gibson, Pauls Val¬ 
ley. Cdrn., 1 s., William G.; 2 d., Sara 
Elizabeth, Margaret Clare. Bus. Con., Wal¬ 
lace & Wallace, attys., Sapulpa; real es¬ 
tate owner; oil and gas interests. Bk. 
Con., Sapulpa St.; Amer. Natl. Assoc.. 










Tom Wallace, (bro.) partner in law; 
(pol.) Glen 0. Young, Fred Speakman, .1. 
Harvey Smith, Sapulpa; Earl Tankersley, 
Okla. City; Ralph Busey, Wetumka; P. i,. 
Gassoway; Tom McKeown; W. W. Has¬ 
tings. Clubs & Lodges, Sapulpa Country 
Club; Izaak Walton League; Mason Blue 
Lodge and Commandery, Sapulpa; Shrine, 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., W. R. Wallace, (bro.) 
atty. for Magnolia Petroleum Co., Okla 
City, and former Co. Judge and St. Sen.. 
Garvin Co. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1915; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; mgr. dem. campaign. 
Remarks, came to Okla. In 1896 ; lived at 
Wynnewood; Pauls Valley; at Sapulpa 
since 1915; during W. War was appeal 
atty. for draft bd. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

WALLACE, TOM, Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Troy, Tex., Aug. 21, 1889. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Pauls Valley; law 
education self acquired, admitted to Bar 
1912. Wife, Lucy Mauldin Wallace. Cdrn., 
1 s., Tom Andrews. Bus. Con., practice 
of law; farming interests. Bk. Con., Sa¬ 
pulpa St. Assoc., Creekmore Wallace, Sa¬ 
pulpa; (pol.) Jimmie Wilson, Judge Speak¬ 
man, Tom Harris, J. H. McColley, Sapul¬ 
pa ; Fred P. Branson; ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnston; Judge Harve Maxey; James R. 
Armstrong. Clubs & Lodges, Sapulpa 
Country Club; Sportsman Clmb; Izaak 
Walton League, pres.; Oakhurst Country 
Club; Okla. Bar Assn.; C. of C., Sapulpa. 
Imp. Rel., Creekmore Wallace, Sapulpa; 
W. R. Wallace, Okla. City, (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1915; 
works through personal contacts: makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Atty. 1922-23. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to st. conv. and almost all 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; served 
on Elec. Bd. ; is now Inspector. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived at Wynne- 
wood 1896-1909 ; Pauls Valley 1909-15; Sa¬ 
pulpa since 1915; during W. War was a 
mbr. of the Chemical Warfare Dept., Lake- 
hurst, N. J.; mbr. Amer. Legion. Roscoe 
Frye Post, Sapulpa. Hobby, fishing. 

WEAKLEY, RAY H., Sapulpa. Rep. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B., Eminence, Mo., Feb. 7, 
1880. Edu.. com. sch., Eminence; h. sch.. 
Piedmont, Mo. Wife, Flora Hoskins. Cdrn., 
4 d., Mrs. A. D. Hensley, Okmulgee; Miss 
Lucille Weakley, Miss Billie Weakley. Sa¬ 
pulpa ; Mrs. John W. Vineyard, Warrens- 
burg, Mo. Bk. Con., Sapulpa Sf.; Assoc., 
C. C. Johnson, Sapulpa ; Fred Meyers, Bris¬ 
tow ; Mrs. M. L. Rolette, Drumright.. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Eastern Star; Royal Arch, Sapulpa, Past 

Master; Council, Tulsa; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Catherine Wil¬ 
liams, (sister) Okla. City. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in Okla. since 1904; works through 

personal contacts only. Offices, Dep. Co. 
Clk. Creek Co., 1918-23; Ct. Clk. since 
1925. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; 
lived at Bristow’ 1904-06 ; at Altus 1906- 
09; Bristow 1909-18; at Sapulpa since 
1918. Hobby* fishing. 

WEATHERBY, H. G.. Alva, Drumright. 
Rep. Occ., merchant. B„ Nebraska, 1886; 
pioneer. Married. Bus. Con., general 
store. Bk. Con., Drumright St. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker. Offices, Rep¬ 
resentative in Legislature, 1928-30. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

WEBSTER, CHARLES E„ Drumright. 
Occ., attorney. B., Collin Co., Tex., Nov. 
3, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch, Tex.; 
Grayson Col., Tex.; admitted to Bar in 

Okla. 1911. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Drumright St. Assoc., (pol.) H. H. Boul¬ 
ton, Sapulpa; Cecil Reinharz, Bill Cheat¬ 
ham, Bristow; W. F. Speakman. C. E. 
Morris, Drumright; .T. E. Thrift, Jim Wil¬ 
son, Judge P. A. McDougal, Sen. John¬ 
son, Charles Beaver, ex-Gov. Ed Trapp. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; 
K. P., Drumright. Imp. Rel., ex-Gov. John 
Young Brown, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; ac- 


CREEK COUNTY 

tive in Okla. since 1911; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Offices, City 
Atty., Drumright, 5 yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty. 
Creek Co., 2 yrs; served as clk. in Senate 
in 1917 under Gov. Williams and Lieut 
Gov. Trapp. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. 
Elec. Bd.; del. to all st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Commiteeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1911; lived at Bartlesville 1911- 
17; at Drumright since. 

WERRELL, ERNEST, Depew. Rep. Occ., 

Postmaster. B., Pottawatomie Co., Okla., 
Oct. 3, 1898. Edu., com. and h. sch., Te- 
cumseh, Okla. Wife, Stella. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. Schrader, Bristow; Bert Herrington, 
Joe Kinoh, Fred Knapp, Depew; Billy Cas¬ 
teel, Sapulpa; A. H. Lyons. Bristow. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Depew; C. 
of C., Depew. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Creek Co. since 1922; one of the main¬ 
stays of the rep organiz in co.; works 
through personal contacts; an advocate of 
prohibition. Offices, postmaster at Depew 
since 1923. Party Honors, del. to co. 

ccnvs. Remarks, a native Oklahoman and 
has lived all his life in st.; at Depew 
since 1920. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

WEST, J. L., Depew. Dem. Occ., banker. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Bus. Con., Pres, of the St. Natl., 

Depew; oil interests; farm owner; owner 
of Bus. properties. Assoc., Judge Beaty, 
Dr. Coppage, Jay Donaldson; and mbrs. of 
the st. Dem. organization Church Meth. 
Clubs & Ledges C. of C., Depew; Mason. 
Blue Lodge, Depew. Imp. Rel., Charles West, 
Mayor of Bristow, (brother). Pol.' Act., 
independent; active in Creek co. since 1908 ; 
interested in legislative matters; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
City Treas., Depew. 

WETZEL, GEORGE H., Sapulpa. Rep. 
Occ., physician. B., Rockport, Ind., Oct. 6, 
1881; came to Okla. in 1907; lived since 
at Sapulpa. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Rock- 
port, Ind., Univ. of Louisville, Ky. Wife, 
Cletus Morgan, Indiana. Cdrn., 1 d., Bar¬ 
bara G. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. Sapulpa In¬ 
dustrial Finance Cor.; Director in Miller 
Combination Bailer and Pump Co. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., G. W. Miller, 
Sapulpa; W. A. Wise, Sapulpa; (pol.) J. 
J. Mars, Enos Pickett, W. R. Casteel, Sa¬ 
pulpa, Church Meth.. preference. Clubs, C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., O. L. Wetzel (brother). 
Manager of No. 1 Steinburg Drug Store, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; nationally but 
independent locally; active in Creek Co. 
since 1907 ; works only through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Physician of Sapulpa, 
in service 14 months, in Medical Corps: 
four yrs. Remarks, during 1 World War was 
Capt. of Hospital Units; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Roscoe Frye Post, Sapulpa; Past Post Com¬ 
mander ; interested in good roads. Hobbies, 
gardening and chickens. 

WHITAKER, MRS. CHARLES, Sapulpa. 
Rep. Occ.. housewife. B., Clinton, Mo., 
Nov. 16, 1872 ; came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived 
at Muskogee, 1896-1897; Samilpa since 
1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., Clinton. Mo. 
Hus., Charles Whitaker. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold, 
Sapulpa; 1 d., Mrs. Maude Harmony, Sa- 
pu’pa. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. L. M. Rolette* Drumright; Mrs Daisy 
Love, Mrs. Morton House, Bristow; Mrs. 
Jim Harris, Oilton; Judge Reemer, Man- 
ford; Mrs. O. R. Shafer, Sapulpa; Mrs. 

P. M. Porter, Mounds; Mrs. Lew Wilder, 
Kiefer; A. C. Alexander; Mrs. H. H. 
iS’ayre; Mrs. Lola Clark Pearson. Church, 
Meth. Episcopal, Sapulpa; S. S. Teacher; 
active in Home Missions. Clubs, Y. W. C. 
A.; Womens C. of C.; D. A. R.; one of 
the organizers and first Pres, of Sapulpa 
Y. W. C. A. Imp. Rel., Judve Homer Woods, 
Charleston, W. Va.; John Hopper, (brother) 
Muskogee. Pol. Act. partisan; active since 
1918; makes speeches; works personally 
and through the party organizations. Party 
Honors, del. to St., Dist. and Co. Convs.: 
iSt. Committeewoman 1920, and since, to 
serve until 1932; Vice Chmn. Creek Co. 
Central Com.; mbr. Exec. Bd. of 4th Dist. 
for five yrs.; Prct. Com. Remarks, active in 


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all civic and public affairs; Is one ef the 
founders of Sapulpa Public Library, in 
1900 and was first pres., has been pres, 
since 1917; during World War active in 
Red Cross work and Woman Clunn of Bond 
Drives at Sapulpa; interested in library 
work. 

WHITE, EDWARD E„ Oilton. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Chapel Hill, Mo., Aug. 14, 
1873 ; came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at El 
Reno, 1900-04; Tulsa, 1904-06; Sulphur, 
1906-10 ; Roger Mills Co., 1910-14; and at 
Oilton since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mo. ; 
William-Jewell Col., Mo.; st. normal sch., 
Warren sPurg, Mo; medical school, Ill., 
post grad work, M. D., 1900. Wife, Fannie 
Chappell. Bk. Con., Tulsa Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Brown, Sapulpa; Harve Math- 
erly Olive; L. B. Livingston, Bristow; 
Ed Trapp; J. W. McKeown; Jim McClintic; 
O. O. Owens; J. W. Hill, Muskogee. Church, 
Meth. Clubs. Lodges, honorary mbr., C. of 
C.; Izaak Walton League; Mason. Guthrie 
Consistory; I. O. O. F., Oilton. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1906 ; makes 
speeches; works through com. and persona] 
contacts; favors prohibition, but thinks 
law could be improved. Offices, mbr. 10th 
Legislature; mbr. City Council, Oilton, now 
serving 2nd term; former Co. Physician of 
Canadian Co. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; was defeated 
for nomination for Representative by only 
two votes. Hobbies, hunting and traveling. 

WILDER, LEW, Kiefer. Rep. Occ., in¬ 
vestigator for Prairie Oil and Gas Com¬ 
pany. B., Kansas City Mo., Aug. 8* 1879 ; 
came to Okla. in 1886; lived at Choteau, 
1886-98; Sayre; 1898-1905; Kiefer since 

1905. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Bus. Col., 
Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Florence Leake. 
Cdrn., 1 s Billy. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., J. A. Wolfe, Supt. Production, for 
Prairie Oil and Gas Co; (pol.) W. h. 
Casteel, Sapulpa; Dr. Schrader, L. B. Liv¬ 
ingston, Bristow; Jim Harris, Oilton; Bill 

Skelly, W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz, A. C. 
Alexander, Mrs. Roote, Bartlesville. Church. 
Epis. Lodges, B. P. O. E.* Kiefer. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1905; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 

the party organizations, offices, Sherirf of 
Creek Co., 1915-1916; City Marshal, Kief¬ 
er, 1912-16; Clk. of Sch. Bd. for several 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to all st., dist. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
Co. Central Com. Remarks, active in all civic 
affairs. Hobby, fishing. 

WILLIAMS, J. CLAY, Bristow. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Knox Co., Ky., July 22, 1884 ; 
came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at Stroud, 
1908-16; Miami, 
1916-18 ; P i c h e r, 
1918-20; at Bristow 
since. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Wil¬ 
liamsburg, Barbours- 
ville„ Ky.; Univ. of 
Ky. Hospital Medi¬ 
cal Col., M. D., 
1908. Wife, Kather¬ 
ine Corum of Ky. 
Cdrn., 2 s., John 

W., James C. Bus. 
Con., Bristow Clinic 
and Hospital, Inc. ; 
farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. J. M. 
Wells,, Dr. J. E. 
Hollis, Dr. W. G. 
Bis bee, Bristow; 
(pol.) A. H. Lyons, 
Henry Lamons, G. H. Burke, Dr. Schrader, 

M. Gaylor, D. B. Livingston, Bristow; 
Judge Tom Andrews, Chandler; Walter 
Hadley, Okla. City; Sen. Dewey Peck, 
Stroud. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club; C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, iSlick; Consistory, Guthrie ; 
Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Mary Williams, (mother) Britton; Mrs. 
Florence Carson, (sister), Norman. Pol. 
Act., partisan in national and st. affairs 
but independent in county; active in Okla. 
since 1914; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, former City Health Officer, 






162 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Slick and Picher. Remarks, was Chief Sur- Georgss H. Jen ^ n a gs ’ J ^ K? Ma; Univ. V Mo., 1-914-15 ; George 

geon for Slick Oil Co. for seven yrs. Pres. Wana'x. S pnli . ll) -) g kman Sa _ Washington Uinv Washington, ®- 

of the Bk. of Slick, in 1923; during World H H. Bolton, D J TcKeown Jim Rollins. B„ 1923. Wife Thora Shiflet. Cdrn., 3 s. 

War was a mbr. of Batt. 2, Co. S ; , Chicka- Pulpa, Tom^ IP & Lodges, C. of Glenn Albert, David, John . , 2 d., Elam 

mauga Park, Ga.; Rank of Lieut, and C , £• Walt on League; Mason, Blue and Dorothy. Bus. Con., Editor Dem’ 

Capt.; mbr. of the Amer. Legion., Rlingen- C.,Jr., Izaak u C1 * b sapulpa. Pol. Natl., Sapulpa; owner and Editor, Deni. 

smith Post, Bristow. Hobby, Guernsey ' ac u ve in Okla. ^since 1922; News’, since 1928; farming interests Bk. 

Cattle ' makes P speeches; works through personal Con. , Amer. Na^Ass^c.^Hebe^ Hughes, R. 

WILLI BY, GEORGE R., Sapulpa. Rep. contacts Offices, J. of P. since 1927 ,wa^ g a p Ul pa; (pol.) Tom Sarrln, Fred 

Occ., Co. Commissioner. B„ Ohio, Nov. 20, supported by both Dem. and - ■ P Klan a Speakman .1. D. Thrift, Sapulpa; Earl 

1867 ; came to Okla. in 1897 ; has lived an d endorsed by both Klan and antaKla A. »p ^ clt j w . Simpson, Tulsa; 

since in Creek Co. Edu., com. and h. sch., factions. Party Honors, mbr. League o Eos , P i tc .h ford Okmulgee; Malcolm Mor- 


Kan. Wife, Ella Brandon. Cdrn., 2 s„ Her¬ 
bert and Guy; 1 d., Mrs. Ava Wallace. Bus. 
Con., farm owner, farming and livestock 
raising. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., W. 

J Lindsey, H. H. Johnson, cattle raisers, 
Sapulpa;' (pol.) D. B. Livingston, Ray H. 
Weakley, Creek Co.; W. B. Pine; Grady 
Lewis. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. E., W. 
0. W„ Sapulpa. Imp. Rel., Guy Williby (s), 
a veteran of World War, was overseas two 
yrs. Pol Act., partisan; active since 1918; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
committees; leader among the farmers of 
his community. Offices, mbr. sch. Bd.. 4 
yrs.; co. commr., 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, active 
in all civic, and rural affairs; and in be¬ 
half of good roads; mbr. of the good roads 
com.; during World War was active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. Hobby, 
livestock. 

WINTERRINGER, J., Shamrock. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Longan Co., Ill., Oct. 
7, 1871; came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Hennessey, 1898-1901 ; Binger, 1901-08 ; 
ISayre, 1908-11; Claremore, 1911-15; and 
at Shamrock since. Edu., pub. sells.. Kan. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Orin, Norman; James 
Riley, Shamrock; 1 d., Grace Irene. Bus. 
Con., J. Winterringer Dry Goods; Burton & 
Winterringer, Oilton. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Bank. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. Blue 
Lodge; pres. C. of C. Offices, Chmn. Bd. of 
Directors, Shamrock; mbr. sch. bd. no. of 
yrs. Party Honors, former Prct., Commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to all co. convs. Pol. Act., does 
personal work for party. Assoc., Judge Fred 
Speakman^ C. C. Grimes. Remarks, during 
W. War took an active part in all home 
war work. Hobby, golf and fishing. 

WOLFORTH, E. 0., Sapulpa. Dem. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B„ Woodward Co., Okla., 
April 3, 1898. Edu., com. sch.. Woodward 
Co., Okla. ; h. sch., Lubbock, Tex. Wife, 
Ruth Fowler. Cdrn., 1 s., Billy Gene; 1 d., 
Mary Ruth. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., 



GLENN O. YOUNG 


Young Dem. Attends all convs. in Creek 
Co. Remarks, is a native Oklahoman; lived 
in Woodward co. 1898-1910; at Sapulpa 
since 1922; spent 1910-22 in Tex. Hobby, 
out-door life. 

YOUNG, GLENN OLEN, Sapulpa. Dem. 
Occ., attorney; editor. B., St. Katherine, 
Mo., Oct. 26, 1894; came to Okla. in 192o; 


Joseph Pitchford, Okmulgee ; Malcolm Mor¬ 
rison, Bristow. Church, Pres. Sapulpa, 
Asst. Supt. S. S., Elder. Clubs & Lodges 
C of C mbr. Publicity Com., Kiwanis 
ciub; B. P. O. E„ Sapulpa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Creek Co. since 192 , 
makes speeches; works personally; uses the 
colums of his newspaper in behalf of the 
Dem party Party Honors, Chmn. Snnth- 
BobUn Club, 1928; Chmn. Dem. Free 
Com. 5 yrs; del. to all co. convs._ Remarks, 
during World War served in 145th Depot 
Brigade, Camp Meade, Md.; mbr. Amer- 
Legion, Roscoe Frye Post, Sapulpa. Exe. 
Officer of the Ins. Dept, of Veterans Bur- 
cfn 1919-23; was Staff Asst to the Direct¬ 
or in this Dept. Past Vice Commandei 
Amer. Legion Post and Historian since 
1926; also past Service Officer for three 
yrs. Was a mbr. of the Debating Squad 
of the Univ. of Mo. and Honor Student, 
1915. Hobby, writing. 

YOUNG, JOHN W., Sapulpa. Rep Occ., 
editor. B., Barton Co., Mo., Sept. 19, 
1874; came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived since 
in Sapulpa. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Lamar 
Col. Wife, Vesa Brown. Bus. Con., owner 
and Editor of the Sapulpa Herald, in the 
newspaper bus. for 27 yrs. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) H. C. T Hu fh es » ;H- A. 
McCauley, O. M. Irelan, L. M. Echols, 
Bristow; Clyde Muchmore, Ponca City, G. 
W Ruth, Tom D. McKeown, Judge lorn 
Andews. Church, Bap., Sapulpa; Chmn of 
the Bd. of Deacons; Teacher of Hans Bible 
Class for 24 yrs; young Ladies Class li 
yrs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past direct¬ 
or ; Rotarv Club; mbr. of the Okla. Press 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan in national 
affairs but independent locally ; active since 
1898; makes speeches ; works personally and 
on committees. Offices, sec. sch. Bd.. nl ^ e 
yrs. Remarks, The Sapulpa Herald is the 
oldest newspaper in Sapulpa; active in 
civic and religious work; interested in 
religious education. Hobbies, fishing and 
gardening. 









Custer County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, E. J. Lindley (Rep.)_ AraDaho 

Co. Attorney, Willis Cooke (Rep.) —CC.ZZArapaho 
Ct. Clerk, Lauriena King IDem.)_Arapalio 

Sheriff T R Se c HatCh tB (I ? em,) -Arapalio 

kJieritt, j. R. Greer (Rep.)_ Aramim 

Co. Treasurer C. E. Vaughan (DemT) IIZIIlArapaho 
Co. Surveyor, None 1WUU 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mrs. V B Cun- 

ningham (Deni.)- Arapaho 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1 C. E. Gannaway (Dem.)_Clinton 

DiS' No°‘ 8 L m Neher , t~ Rep -)-Thomas 

Dist. No. 3—R. B. Travis (Dem.)-Moorewood 

County Election Board: 

Chmn S V J p D ?f son (] ?®“-)v-Arapaho 

Climn., J. G. Hooper (Dem.)_Thomas 

Mbr., Raymond Greer (Rep.)-Moorewood 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

ator^E^n^Tf’^- B \ ( Rep ‘) Thomas; Sen- 

1 ^ Chnton ; District Judge, E. 

L. Mitchell (Dem.) Clinton. 

State Officers, Albert Eaton, Weatherford, mbr. St. 
Bd. Pharmacy; O. H. Parker, Custer City, Co. Sup- 

wTw ‘ t ? ea i th , : A ' Randol > Clinton and Sam 

Smith Weatherford, Deputy Oil Inspectors. 

State Institutions, Western Okla. Tuberculosis San¬ 
itarium, Clinton, E. E. Darnell, Superintendent; South- 

President 8 ^* 6 Teachers CoL , Weatherford, E. E. Brown, 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

w:ir Gr ° Ver v 7 9k Wheeler, Chmn., Clinton; Mrs. J. ,T. 
TV llliams, T .-Chmn., Weatherford. 

Republiea.ii 

, r i R ’ £ Hoberecht, Chmn., Weatherford; Mrs. E. E. 

S ey '-u7''£ hm r n, ’ J Weather£ord; Mrs. Ruth Dickerson, 
Sec y, Weatherford. 

w Howenstine St. Committeeman, Arapaho; Mrs. 
H . R. Hughes, St. Committeewoman, Araplio. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Arapaho Co. Seat; R B. Strong (Mayor) ; Donald 
B. Darrah (Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Rutler, William Wells (Mayor) ; J. C. Howard 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

fCle2w CT Q Ci &’ W ; ?: , Cro - v (Mayor) ; C. A. Kelley 
( t V R ^ ) -Southwest Light & Power Co.; Cons. Gas 
Utilities Co. 

tru G i!i nt °Ti’ u Cl ^ in Ro ? ers ( Ma yo r ) ; W. A. Shouse 
(Glerk) R. H. Dunn (Attorney) ; Southwest Light & 

I ower Co. ; Western Counties Gas Co., H. A. Diescher, 
i res. VT infield, Kan. 

fAtt? amD ?°" , o L Vi. T * Wdder (Mayor); A. A. Brown 
’ Southwest Light & Power Co.; Cons. Gas 
Utilities Co. 

ini L f S ?® ed (Mayor) ; Lena M. Scott 

(Clerk) , G. U. Cooke (Attorney) ; Southwest Light & 
Power Co.; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Weatherford, R. L. Lockstone (Mayor) ; Ruth 
Dickerson (Clerk) ; R. H. Linville (Attorney) ; South¬ 
west Light & Power Co.; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

L>em. 

I 1771 

1 1 

2279 | 

| 2473 

1 1 

1995 | 

Rep. 

Soc. 

| 1507 

1 1 

3228 | 

| 2467 

1 1 

4576 | 

| 595 

1 1 

343 | 

1 77 

1 

93 1 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

|1107 | 

2231 | 

| 1528 | 

2115 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1032 | 

3381 | 

| 4050 | 

1858 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 83 | 

228 | 

|no C. 1 

15 1 

i 

Congressman 

lJem. 

1 1 

1031 | 

| 3006 

1 1 

2435 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1181 | 

| 3116 

I 1 

1872 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

83 | 

1 81 

1 1 

25 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

| 1727 | 

1112 | 

2451 | 3338 

I 3422 | 

2614 7 

3152 | 

Rep. 

| 1324 | 

1039 | 

3031 | 2115 

| 1863 | 

1497 | 

3285 | 

Soc. 

1 796 | 

91 | 

347 | 77 

no C. | 

8 I 

39 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Arapaho 

Clinton 

Weatherford 

Butler 

Custer 

Hammon 

Thomas 


Bee 
Daily News 
News 
Herald 
Courier 
Advocate 
Tribune 


Newspaper 


(Rep.) 
(Dem.) 
(Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

Henry McCullough 
Buff B. Burtis 
James Craddock 
James G. Butler 
Geo. H. Noble 
R. H. Richardson 
) . E. D. Underwood 


Owner 

W. K. Leatherock 
E. C. Pulliam 


BRAFFETT, FRED W., Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., dry cleaner. B., Princeton, Mo., Jan. 
14, 1897. Edu., Clinton, Okla. Wife, d. 
of J. F. Gallop, Clinton. Cdrn., 1 s., Jolin 

B. Bus. Con., dry cleaning and steam 
laundry. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church. 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club; 

C. of C., active in drives in work for re¬ 
lief of cx-lppled children; Mason, past mas¬ 
ter and sec’y Blue Lodge; Country Club, 
Clinton. Pol. Act., independent; active for 
10 yrs. in co., st. and natl. affairs; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; located at 

Clinton; during W. War served in 142nd 
Inf., 36th Div. ; mbr. Amer. Legion, Lu¬ 
ther Hobbs Post. No. 41, Clinton; active 
in charities and all movements for local 
improvement. 


BROWN, ERNEST E., Weatherford. Dem. 
Occ., pres. S. W. St, Tchrs. Col. B., Se¬ 
ville, Ill., April 8, 1892. Edu., com. schs.. 
Marietta, Ill.; h. sch.. Olustee, Okla., grad. 
1911; Okla. Univ., A. B., 1919; A. M., 
1925; Columbia Univ., post grad., 1925- 
26. Wife, Etta, d. of S. J. Beck, Duke, 
Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest W.; 1 d., Alice 
Eloise. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., 
John S. Vaughan, Okla. City; Pardy Hud¬ 
son, Okla. City; Judge Joel Sandlin, Dun¬ 
can; J. L. Neeland, Frederick; Joe Holmes. 
Okmulgee; Ethel Cardiff, Tulsa; Bertha 
Truitt, Enid; (pol.) Sen. A. E. Darnell; 
,Sen. Grover Thomas; E. E. Fry; Jim Mc- 
Clintic; Judge Mitchell. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary Club; Golf Club; 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Weatherford: 
Phi Delta Kappa; Okla. Educational Assn. 


Imp. Rel., Ellery B. Brown, principal h. 
sch., Fairfax, Okla. (bro.) ; Mrs. Laefa 
Hunt, principal ward schs., Shawnee; Mrs. 
Lei a Wallis, teacher; Mrs. Chella Kent, 
teacher, Webb City; Miss Lila Lee Brown, 
dental hygienist. New York City (sisters). 
Pol. Act., nationally partisan; locally in¬ 
dependent. Offices, chief H. Sch. Inspec¬ 
tor; asst. St. Supt. Schs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1907; lived near Olustee 1913- 
Id; Hollis 1915; Erick 1915-17; Sayre 
1917-22; Okla. City 1922-27; Weatherford 
since 1927. During W. War served in 
358th Field Artillery; received First Lieut, 
commission; mbr. Amer. Legion, Weather¬ 
ford Post No. 91. Dir. in Okla. Society 
for Crippled Cdrn. Hobby, hunting and 
golf. 





































































164 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


CROW, FRANCIS HENRY, Clinton. Deni. 
Occ., banker. B„ Denton Co., Tex., Nov. 
,' J > 1865. _Edu., com. sch.. Clay Co., Tex.; 
h sch., Newport, grad. 1885. Married. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Marion, farming at Clinton; 
Alfred, Herbert- at h. i 3 d.- I'earl, wife * 1 
Of G. G. Zahn; Lee, wife of Bill Nichols, 
Clinton; Mable, wife -of B. 0. Murray, Par- 
go. Bus. Con., pres. First Natl. Bk.,’ Clin¬ 
ton ; owner of farm lands devoted to stock- 
raising and farming, operated by his son, 
Marion Crow. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City; Commerce Trust Co., Kansas 
City. Assoc., G. G. Zahn, vice pres. First 
Natl. Bk.; Sam B. Richert, cashier; C. E. 
Gannaway, vice pres., Clinton; E. K. Thur¬ 
mond, E. L. Thurmond, Okla. City.; (pol.) 
C. E. Vaughn, Ruby Strong, Arapaho; E. 
L. Mitchell, Dist. Judge, Clinton; Congress¬ 
man Jim McClintic. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Purcell; 32nd Consistory, Guthrie; 
York Rite; Shrine, Okla. City; Command- 
fry’ Elk City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 30 yrs. Works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd„ Rog¬ 
er Mills Co. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1880; lived at Purcell until 1906; at Clin¬ 
ton since. Influential and an ardent boost¬ 
er for good government. 


CROW, WILLIAM OSBURN, Custer City. 
Dem. Occ., wholesale oil dealer. B Acker¬ 
man, Miss., Nov. 26, 1873. Edu., com. 

sch., Matheson, Miss. Wife, Mary Amelia 
Gillian. Cdrn., 2 s., Tom, Ed; 1 d., Lucile 
Bus., Con., Wholesale & Retail Oil & Gas 
Bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., Peoples St. 
Assoc., Tom Stone, M. 0. Dawson, Devert 
Milson. Jack Hobercht, Custer; (pol.) Sam 
dawks, W. A. Randel, Clinton; Dr. Basin¬ 
ger, Butler; Will Taylor, Hammon; Dr 
Parker, Thomas; A. S. J. Shaw, A. E. 
Darnell, Scott Stine, Frank Carter, Okla. 
City. Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C. , K. of P.; I. o. 0. F.; 32nd Mason. 
Guthrie Consistory; Past Master Masonic 
order 1927. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 37 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts, through comms. and by 
making speeches. Offices, City Treas., 
Custer, 1912 ; Mayor of Custer for 20 yrs • 
S „ hel 7 ff ’ 1913-1916; City Marshal. 
1904 Party Honors, del. to all co. and 
st. convs. ; Committeeman of Grant Twp , 
1908-12. Remarks, came to Okla, in 1904; 
located at Custer. 


DARNELL, ALBERT E., Clinton. Dem. 
0«„ lawyer. B., Weston, Neb., Sept. 1. 
1881 Edu., com sch., Neb., Acad., Cordell; 
S. W. St. Tchrs. Col., 1900-05; Cumber¬ 
land ITniv., Tenn.. 1905-07, LL. B. Wife, 
Rose M. Mohney. Cdrn., 1 s., Elmer E. ; 
1 d., Laura Mae. Bus. Con., Darnell & 
LaRue, law firm; land owner, wild game 
preserve. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Natl.; Farm¬ 
ers St. Guaranty, Thomas; First St Foss 
Assoc., (pol.) Chas. E. Vaughan, Judge E. 
L. Mitchell, W. O. Crowe, Dr. W T Basin¬ 
ger. of Custer Co.; Albert Eaton, Weather¬ 
ford ; H. F. Allen, El Reno; Judge R L 
Lawrence, Anadarko ; C. H. Jamison, Tulsa; 
J. H. Matthews, Judge F. B. Swank, Nor¬ 
man. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Izaak 
Walton League; Country Club; Rotary: 
C. of C., past dir.; Mason, York Rite, 
Knight Templar,. past Master at Arapaho : 
L O. O. F.; K. P. Imp. Rel . Descendant of 
Sir Henry Darnell, bro.-In-law of Lord 
Baltimore, of Va.; W. M. Darnell (bro.) 
StiTwater; Geo. C. Darnell, (bro.) Chick- 
twsha; Elmer E., (bro.) Clinton. Pol. Act, 
partisan worker in co. and st. since 1907; 
’"akes speeches, wmrks through comms. 
Offices. Mbr. 4th, 10th. 11th and 12tli 
Legis.; Co. Atty., 1914-16; St. Sen., 1922- 
31; Chmn. Legal Adv. Com., 1923-25; 
Chmn. Rules & Procedure 1929. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1916-20; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898, lived Foss, Arapaho, Clinton. 
Food Adms., mbr. Red Cross and Council 
of Defense during W. War. Hobby, farming, 
stockraising. 



ALBERT EATON 


DARNELL, DR. E. E., Clinton. Dem. 
Occ., physician. Pol. Act., partisan, state¬ 
wide worker. Office, Supt. Western Okla. 
Tubercular Sanitarium, Clinton. Imp. Rel., 
Sen. Bert Darnell and W. M. Darnell, 
(bros.). (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

DARRAH, MRS. SAM L., Arapaho. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Cromwell, la., Nov. 
10, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Fairfield, 
la.; Parson Pres. Col., Fairfield, la., 1892. 
Hus., Samuel L. Darrah, (dec.). Cdrn., 1 
s., Donald B., atty., Arapaho; 1 d., Mrs. 
Chester Crane, Arapaho. Bk. Con., Custer 
Co. St.; First Natl., Custer City. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mr. Hoberecht, Weatherford; E. J. 
Lindley, Arapaho; A. C. Alexander, J. W. 
Harreld, Okla. City. Church. Meth., Mbr. 
Ladies Aid Mis. Soc. Clubs & Lodges. 
Eastern Star, Arapaho; P. E. O.. Clinton. 
Pol. Act., independent; active for 10 yrs. 
in co. and st.; works through personal 
contacts and organizs. Party Honors, Co. 
Committeewoman, first St. Committee- 
W’oman from Custer Co.; Vice Co. Chmn. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived at 
Arapaho 1917-29. and previously to that 
at Custer City. Interested and active in 
community welfare movements. 

DICKERSON, MRS. RUTH., Weatherford. 
Rep. Occ., city Clk. Widow. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Joe Bob, student S. W. T. C. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs, Several 
social organizations, civically active. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker as needed. Office, 
City Clerk. Party Honors, Sec’y Co. Cen. 
com. (Complete information unavailable.) 

DOBBINS, EARL FREEMAN., Thomas. 
Dem. Occ., Insurance & farm loans. B , 
PoDe. Kan.. May 10. 1886. Edu., h. sell., 
Thomas, Okla., 1909 ; Weatherford Normal, 

1 910-11: Col.. McPherson, Kan., 1912-13; 
Bus. Col., Wichita, Kan., accounting, 
1914. Unmarried. Bus. Con.. Past Ac¬ 
countant in Kan. Flour Mills Co., Kan. City, 
Mo. Bk. Con., First Natl.: Amer. St. 
Assoc., M. I. Neher, Co. Commr.; J. E. 
Stanbough, plumber; John Henry, Ford 
agency; Burt Brundage, druggist; V. M. 
Thompson, cash. Amer. St. Bk. ; (pol.) 
G-over C. Wheeler, A. E. Darnell, Clinton; 
W. O. Crow, Burt Cunningham, Custer 
City; Witcher Hatcher, Arapaho; Robert 
Davidson. Tulsa; Bob Graham, A. S. J. 
Shaw, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs & 


Lodges, Kiwanis, Sec’y 1928-29; C. of C. 
past sec’y. Woodmen; 32nd Mason, York 
Rite, Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., B. E. Dob¬ 
bins, farmer, Thomas; Mrs. Dolly Ogden, 
Clinton; Mrs. Lena M. Scott, Thomas. 
Pol. Act., locally is independent; national¬ 
ly, partisan; active for past 10 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Treas. 
Bd. Edu., 1926-29; on Road Bond Com.; 
Chmn. Deer Creek Twp., 1928. Party Hon- 
ars, del to co. and st. convs. 1924; clk. 
local election bd., 1926-29. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1895 ; lived since at Thomas. 
Interested in music, especially saxaphone. 

DRAY, H. J., Weatherford. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Hastings, England,, Jan. 12, 
1868. Edu., pub. schs. of Iowa. Wife, 
Emma E. Cdrn., 3 d., Edytlie, Isabel, 
Margaret, Weatherford. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) regular party officials. 
Church, Congregational. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic; K. P. ; M. W. A.; Royal High¬ 
landers, Neb.; Boy Scouts; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide; active many yrs. ; 
makes speeches; work's through com. and 
others. Offices Postmaster of Weather¬ 
ford 18 yrs. Party Honors, Co. Chmn.; 
del. to all co and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903; located at Weather¬ 
ford and lived there since: snecially in¬ 
terested in boy scout work and music. 
On com. of 12 selected from Okla. to meet 
W. J. Bryan on his return from Europe, 
on trip around world. 

EATON. ALBERT, Weatherford. Dem. 
Occ., retail druggist. B., Rockspring, Tex., 
Dec. 16, 1891. Edu., com. sch., Mountain 
View, Okla.; h. sch.. Mountain View, 1910; 
Okla. A. & M. Col., 1911-12; Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond, 1913-14. Wife, Velma Harrison, 
Oxford, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., Don; 1 d., Milda. 
Bus. Con., Eaton Drug Co., dir. First St. 
Bk., Weatherford; dir. Mutual Telephone 
Co. ; Owner farm land; stockraising. Assoc., 
Elton Eaton, drugs; E. D. Lucas, pres. 
First St. Bk. ; L. A. White, dir. First St. 
Bk.; George Sower, dir. Mutual Telephone 
Co.; J. A. Downing, dir. Mutual Telephone 
Co.; Weatherford; (nol.) G. C. Wheeler, 
T. T. Warren, Clinton; Fred Huston, Cus¬ 
ter City; Witcher Hatcher; N. E. Alklre, 
Arapaho; Charles Evans, R. H. Wilson, 
Okla. City; Fletcher Riley, M. H. Sheppard, 
Chickasha; Jim Rollins, Tulsa. Church 
Church of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., past pres. 1920-28; Chmn. Highway 
Dept.; Kiwanis, organizer of the Weather¬ 
ford Club and pres., 1927; Mason 32nd; 
Shrine, India Temple, Okla. City; Guthrie 
Consistory; Weatherford Golf & Country 
Club. Imp. Rel., Floyd Eaton, Carl Eaton, 
Mountain View. Pol. Act., partisan, nation¬ 
ally ; locally independent; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices. Prct. Registrar, since 1923 ; mbr. 
Weatherford Sch. Bd., since 1926; Co. 
Supt. Washita Co., 1915-19. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs; prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; Chmn. of Elec. Bd. since 1923 ; 
was Co. Chmn. in Washita Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived at Mountain 
View, 1894-1909; Cordell, 1915-19; Senti¬ 
nel, 1919-20; Weatherford since 1920 
Honorary mbr. of Weatherford Amer. 
Legion Post No. 91; active in Thrift Stamp 
Drives. Chmn. of Speaking Bureau of 
Kiowa. Washita and Custer Cos. : Chmn. 
Public Relations Com., Kiwanis Club; vice- 
pres. Okla. Pharmaceutical Soc.; Chmn. 
Dist.. Phramaceutieal Soc.; vice-nres. St 
Bd. of Pharmacy of Okla.. including Kiowa, 
Washita, Beckham and Custer Cos. ; mbr. 
Amer. Rifleman Assn. ; sec’y Isaak Walton 
League. Hobby, bird dogs and hunting big 
game. 

EMERSON, ROBERT LANDRENTH , 

Weatherford. Dem. Occ., merchant B 
Pulaski, Tenn., Oct. 7, 1888, Edu.. coin, 
sch., Pulaski; h. sch., Pulaski, 1904. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., Emerson Variety Store, 
Weatherford. Bk. Con., First St. ‘ Assoc., 
Frank Lucas, pres. First St. Bank; W. H. 
Leatherman, investments and oil opera¬ 
tions ; R. C. Everts, jewelry and Drug bus. ; 







Eugene Love, loan and real estate bus., 
Weatherford., (po!.) A. E. Darnell, George 
Meacham, Fred LaRue, N. E. Alkire, Clin¬ 
ton ; Fred Houston, Custer; Albert Eaton, 
Weatherford; W. L. Alexander, ex-Gov. 
Robt. L. Williams. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Golf and Country Club; C. of C.; active 
in civic affairs. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 0. D. Sar¬ 
gent, Watonga; Mrs. L. W. Potter, Weather¬ 
ford, W. R. Emerson, Weatherford. Pol. Act., 
nationally partisan; locally, independent; 
active for 25 yrs.; works through comms. 
and by making speeches as well as through 
his personal contacts. Offices, Prct. Regis¬ 
trar, since 1914; Prct. Committeeman, 
1914-18; mbr. Good Roads Standing Com. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs; attends 
st. convs; mbr. Young Mens Dem. Club, 
Weatherford. Remarks, came to Okla in 
1904, lived since at Weatherford. During 
W. War was mbr. of the Council of De¬ 
fense, and active in Red Cross work and 
Liberty Loan drives. Likes sports and 
especially golf; pitcher on "Weatherford 
baseball team. 

FRY, E. E., Thomas. Rep. Occ., farmer. 
B„ pioneer in Okla. Married. Pol. Assoc., 
all Co. leaders. Office, Representative 
Legislature 1928-30. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

FRY, R. B., Thomas. Rep. Occ., farmer, 
extensive farming interests. B., Pioneer 
in Okla. Wife, Miss McBirney. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., party leaders in 
co. and st. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. worker, personal contact and 
through com. Offices, Representative Leg., 
1928-30; former mbr. local Sch. Bd. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

GALLOP, JOHN FRANK., Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Thurmon, la. 
Aug. 22, 1868. Edu., Thurmon la., com. 
sch. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. F. H. Brof- 
fet, Clinton, Okla. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
and Okla. St. Assoc., Dr. McLain Rogers 
Sam Soloway, I. U. Smith, C. E. Ganna¬ 
way, L. E. Coleman. Clinton; (pol.) Cy 
llowenstine, Judge Lindley, Arapaho; W. 
S. Mills, Clinton; John Dillon; Sen. Har- 
reld; Cash Cade, Shawnee; P. C. Simons, 
Enid. Church, Meth.. S. Clubs &. Lodges, 
IT. C. T. ; C. of C., Sec’y., 1917-19; K. P., 
Clinton; Mason, Blue Lodge, Fay; Royal 
Arch, Clinton. Imp. Rel., T. P. Stone, Pres. 
Security Natl. Bk., Custer City. Pol. Act., 
nationally, partisan; locally, independent ; 
active for 40 yrs.; works through comms. 
and personal contacts Offices, Postmaster, 
Clinton, 1908-12 ; Co. Treas., Custer Co., 
1920-24. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. ; 
del. to help send Dick Morgan to Sen. ; 
Repr. in Ter. Conv., Kingfisher. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893, lived at Fay, 1893- 
1899 ; Weatherford,, 1898-1900, Watonga. 
1900-1904; Fay 1904-07 ; Clinton, since; 
prominent in W. War activities. Hobby, 
good books. 

GANNAWAY, CLARENCE EUGENE Clin 
ton. Dem. Occ., county commr. B., Union- 
ville, Tenn., Jan. 14, i870. Edu., com. sch., 
TTnionville, Tenn. Wife, d. of G. E. Thur¬ 
mond, Elk City. Cdrn.. 1 d., Florence. 
Bus. Cen., vice pres. First Natl. Bk. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., E. K. Thurmond, 
Okla. City; (pol.) Judge Edwards, R. A. 
Sneed; Judge Tolbert, Okla. City; Judge 
Mitchell, Tim Warren, Clinton. , Church 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Country 
Club; C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, India 
Temple, Shrine; K. P., Clinton. Pol. Act.. 
in co. affairs is independent; but in natl. 
and st. affairs, partisan ; active for past 
25 yrs. Offices. Treas. of Sch. Bd., Clinton 
Mayor of Clinton, 1913-17; Co. Comr. of 
Custer Co. past 10 yrs.; has held office for 
the past 25 yrs. and has never been de¬ 
feated in a race. Party Honors, Chmn 
Dem. Cen. Com., Custer Co., 1910-12. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla in 1899, lived at El 
Reno 1899; Enid 1900-04; Sayre, 1904-07 ; 
at Clinton since 1907. Good Roads enthu¬ 
siast. 

GOODWIN, MRS. CARRIE NANCE, Clin¬ 
ton. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Petersburg, 


CUSTER COUNTY 

Ill., Sept. 5, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Peters¬ 
burg; Normal Col., Ill., 1887. Hus., Chas. 
W. Goodwin. Cdrn., 2 s., Albert, Ill.; Charles, 
Sec’y Bldg. & Loan Co., Clinton; 2 d., Mrs. 
Joe Creagor, Ponca City, Mrs. Ervin Hann, 
Clinton. Bus. Con., stockholder in First 
Natl. Bk., Petersburg, Ill., and land owner, 
Okla. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. W. R. Hughes, Arapaho. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Char. Mbr. Clinton 
Literary Soc.; Rotary Aux., 1909 ; Pres. 
Delphian Club 1928 ; Pres. City Fed. 
Womens Clubs 1928. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Geo. 
Warnsing, Petersburg, Ill., active in Ill., 
politics. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 
affairs for 15 yrs.; works through comms. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeewoman, 1923 ; 
chmn. Custer Co. Hoover-Curtis Club, 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
Arapaho, 1899-1902, and at Clinton since 
1902 ; active in improvement measures for 
her city and co., was an invited guest of 
Natl. Council of Women of U. 'S., Inter- 
liatl. meeting, Christiana, Norway, 1920. 
Visited 12 of the leading European coun¬ 
tries. Strong prohibitionist. Widely read. 

GREER, JOHN RAYMOND, Arapaho. Rep. 
Occ., County Sheriff. B., Boone, N. C., Aug. 
31. 1879. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Boone, 
N. C. Unmarried. Past Bus., farming; rural 
sch. tchr., Custer Co., 1903-10. Bk. Con., 
.Security Natl., Clinton; Carter Co. St. Bk. 
Assoc.. Leo P. Cond, Wm. Alcorn, C. 
G. Miller, Arapaho; (pol.) Cy Howenstine, 
Arapaho; Clint Strong, Dr. McLain Rogers, 
Dr. Lamb, Sen. E. J. Murphy, W. H. Cole¬ 
man, Clinton; Ren. E. E. Frye; W. B. 
Pine. Okmulgee; Sen. Harreld, Okla. City. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. I. O. O. F., 
Hammond. Imp. Rel., L. M. Farthing, 
Boone, N. C. sheriff: A. A. Greer (bro.), 
rural mail carrier, Moorewood. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs for past 17 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Ffpnes unde^sheriff. 1923-27 ; Sheriff, 

since 1927. Party Honors, mbr. Co. Election 
Bd., 1920-23; del. to st. conv., 1916. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at 
Butler, Moorewood, Clinton, Arapaho. Has 
handled more prisoners than any other 
sheriff in Custer Co. since statehood. In¬ 
terested in raising good stock; good roads 
enthusiast. 

HARDING, FRANK C.. Custer City. 
Rep. Occ.. lumberman. B.. Lawrence, Kan., 
June 3, 1878. Edu., h. sch., Kansas City, 
grad., 1890 ; White Hall, Ill., 1890-1894. 
Wife, d. of W. W. Hubbs. White Hall, Ill. 
Bus. Con., Lumber Dealer, Custer City. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Bk.. Assoc., R. B. Strong. 
Arapaho; Judge Lindley, Arapaho; Donald 
B. Darrah, Arapaho. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Custer City : 
Guthrie Consistory ; Knight Templar. Weath¬ 
erford, Chap., Thomas. Imp. Rel., Miss 
Blanche Harding, Custer City. (sis.). Pol. 
Act., in co. affairs is independent, but in 
st. and natl. is partisan. Active since 1902. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Weatherford, 1898-1902, and at Custer City 
■since 1902. Mbr. of Isaak Walton League. 
Helped organize the first bk. in Custer 
City; had the first office bldg, ir Custer 
City. 

HATCHER, WITCHER, Arapaho. Dem. 
Occ., farming. B., Patrick Co., Va., 1875. 
Edu., Mt. Airy, N. C. Wife, d of E. F. 
Dickey. Weatherford, Okla. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. 
Con., farmer and stockman; stockholder in 
Custer Co. St. Bk., Arapaho. Bk. Con., 
Custer Co. St., Arapaho. Assoc., Joe Dickey, 
Weatherford; Dr. McBurney, Clinton; Joe 
Hatcher, Arapaho; (pol.) Judge E. L. 
Mitchell, Clinton; Scott Ferris, Okla. City. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Arapaho. Pol 
Act., independent; active in st. for 25 yrs. ; 
works through organizations and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
for last 16 yrs.; past sec’y and chmn. of 
tlie Dem. party in Custer Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1899 ; located near 
Arapaho. Hobby, sweet clover and Here¬ 
ford cattle. 

HAWKS, SAM, Clinton. Indept. Occ., 
hotel manager and owner. B., Lebanon, 


165 

Tenn., March 8, 1882. Edu., com. sch., 
Lebanon, Tenn. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Pres¬ 
ton, J. Ale Cl in tic; 1 d., Mrs. W. M. Krone, 
iWichita, Kan. Bus. Con., Hawks Hotel,- 
Clinton. Past Bus., Mgr. Universal Flour 
Mills, Lebanon, 1902-1908; Sec’y, Cedar 
City Mills, Lebanon, 1902-1908; vice pres. 
Universal Stock Food Co., 1902-08;" owned 
and operated the Clinton News, Clinton 
Chronicle and Clinton Messenger, which 
were consolidated in 1915 under present 
Clinton Chronicle. In hotel bus. since com¬ 
ing to Okla. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 

C. G. Welch, banker; C. A. Strong, auto, 
dealer; C. E. Gannaway, Co. Commr.; C. 
AV. Godwin; A. P. Sights, real estate, 
Clinton; (pol.) Judge Mitchell, C. E. 
Vaughan, Senator Darnell; N. E. Alkire; 
Judge E. F. Lester, Congressman McClintic ; 
Judge R. L. Williams, Scott Ferris; Geo. 

D. Key. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C., 
Sec’y, 1917-18. Imp. Rel., Judge E. F. 
Lester, Okla. City, (first cousin). Pol. Act., 
active for 20 yrs.; works through com. 
and personal contacts; likes to make 
speeches. Offices, Postmaster, Clinton. 1913- 
22. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
del to Natl. Conv., Houston, 1928; Co. 
chmn., 1912-16; Dem. Prct. chmn. for past 
20 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; 
lived at Clinton since then. Interested in 
fishing and owns a farm with a lake 
stocked with Bass 3 miles south of Clinton. 

HOBERECHT, JACK H., Custer City. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B„ Urech, Mo., Apr. 12, 
1896. Edu., com. sch., Enid; h. sch., Enid. 
Wife, d. of G. N. Lewis, Kansas City, Mo. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Jack Jr. Bus. Con., vice pres., 
The Peoples Bk., Custer City. Bk. Con , 
Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., Ed Graves, D. Wil¬ 
son, Custer City; J. W. Thompson. Water- 
ville, Kan.; (pol.) Witcher Hatcher; Cy 
Howenstine; E. E. Frye, dint Strong, 
Clinton; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; Sen. 
Darnell; Ex-Sen. Harreld, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Commercial 
Club, mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Consistory, Treas. Custer City Ma¬ 
sonic Lodge. Imp. Rel., R. T. Hoberecht, 
ins. and loans, Weatherford; E. T. Hober¬ 
echt, pres. First Bank & Loan Co., Watonga. 
Pol. Act., independent; active for 10 yrs. 
in co. and st.; works through personal 
contacts, is widely acquainted over the st. 
Offices, Treas. Custer City Sch. Dist., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Watonga, Enid and Custer City. Interested 
in building up his community and is a 
good booster for Custer Co. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing. 

HOBERECHT, ROLLA THEODORE, 

Weatherford. Rep. Occ., banker, real estate 
& farm loans. B., Otterville, Mo., Feb. 21, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., Enid; h. sch., Enid, 
1914; Phillips Univ., 1917. Wife, Delphine 
Pratt, from Watonga. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Hal G. Bus. Con., Pres. First Mortgage 
& Loan .Com, Weatherford; past pres. First 
Natl. Bank; Stockholder First Bk. and 
Trust Co., Watonga. Organizer and past 
pres. Weatherford Bldg. & Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., First St. Weatherford, First Bk. 

& Trust Co. Watonga. Assoc., W. O. Wheel¬ 
er, R. L. Lockstone, Albert Eaton, R. M. 
Palmer, N. E. Redmond. A. H. Bergthold; 
(pol.) Cy Howenstine, C. R. Strong, E. J. 
Murphy, Dr. McLain Rogers, Mrs. E. E. Mal¬ 
loy, Mrs. W. R. Hughes; Mrs. T. B. Fergu¬ 
son; Lew Wentz; A. C. Alexander; W. G. 
Johnston, Postmaster, Okla. City. Church, 
Methodist. Clubs & Lodges, Chafiing 
Dish Club; Second Tuesday Monthly; 
Charter mbr. Clinton Golf & Country Club ; 
Weatherford Golf Club; Iiiwanis Club, 
Elected Pres. 1929 past vice-pres.; V. 
Pres. C. of C., chmn. Finance Com.; Ma¬ 
son, 32nd York & Scottish Rite; Knight 
Templar; Guthrie Consistory; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., J. H. Hoberecht. vice-pres. 
and cashier Peoples Bk., Custer City; W. 

H. Hoberecht, Ranger Ref. & Pipe Line 
Co., Ranger, Tex.; W. J. Hoberecht, Enid 
Milling Co., Enid; E. T. Hoberecht, pres. 
First Bk. & Trust Co., Watonga; Mrs. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 





KATE COREL HUGHES (MRS. W. R.) 


and political affairs. Interested in good 
roads. 

HUSTON, FRED THALES, Custer City. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Blandinsville, Ill., 
Jan. 30, 1874. Edu., h. sch., Blandinsville, 
HI., grad., 1891; Univ. of Ill., 1896. Wife, 
Garnett Willis, Mo. Cdrn.. 1 d., adoptetd. 
Miss Eulalia G. Huston, sell, tchr., Weath¬ 
erford. Bus. Con., cashier First Natl. Bk., 
Custer City; dir. Custer Co. St. Bk; land 
owner Aranaho. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Custer City; Liberty Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., M. 0. Dawson, Custer City; J. 
B Rowland, Enid; Denert Wilson, C. Hays 
Hollar, F. C. Harding, T. P. Stone, J. W. 
McDown, Custer City; (pol.) L. E. Cole¬ 
man, Clinton; Witcher Hatcher; H. J. 
Drav, Weatherford; W. J. Aycock, El Reno; 
Judge Edwards, Crim. Ct.. of Appeals. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
mbr. Finance Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Hugh McLaughlin, 
Thomas, (brother-in-law). Pol. Act., in 
natl. affairs, partisan; in local, independ¬ 
ent.; active for 24 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Treas. Sch. Dist. ; 
Co. Clk., 1907-12; Chmn. Dem. Central 
Com, 1915-16; sec'y Central Com. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived at El Reno, 1899-1901; Arapaho., 
1901-13, Custer City, since 1913. Active 
part in all road movements, charities and 
economic affairs. Red Cross worker during 
W. War. Hobby, outdoor sports. Father was 
quite active in co. Wife was V.-Chmn. 
Prct. Committeewoman and is Past Matron 
of Eastern Star. 

HUSTON, MRS. FRED, Custer City. 
Dem. V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

KING, LAURIENA GERTRUDE, Arapaho. 
Dem. Occ.. Court Clerk. B., Ottawa, la., 
Aug. 5, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., Arap¬ 
aho ; S. W. St, Normal, Weatherford. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., Custer Co. St.; Secur¬ 
ity Natl., Clinton. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. A. E. 
Darnell, Judge E. L. Mitchell, G. C. Wheeler, 
Clinton. Past Occ., taught in Custer Co. 
for 10 yrs. Church. Cath. Clubs, Blue Blue 
Violet, Arapaho; active in Red Cross work. 
Imp. Rel., John L. King, ct. reporter, Arap¬ 
aho ; Joe King, Dodge dealer, Clinton; 
James King, Clinton. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; makes speeches 
in co. campaigns and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Ct. Clk., Custer Co., 


R. T. HOBERECHT 


B. Woodard, Tulsa, (Sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 10 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts, committees and makes 
speeches when necessary. Offices, City 
Treas., Watonga, 1917-18. Party Honors, 
Dist, chmn. 8th Congressional Dist.; Co. 
chmn. Rep. Central Com.; del. to co. and 
st. dist. convs., past 8 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Watonga, 1900- 
1905 ; Enid, 1905-17; Watonga, 1917-20; 
Weatherford, since 1920. During W. War 
served 1 yr. in Evacuation Hospital No. 
31; mbr. of Amer. Legion, Weatherford 
Post No. 91. Hobbies, hunting, good bird 
dogs, golf and fishing. 

HOWENSTINE, CY, Arapaho. Rep. Occ., 
rancher and banker. B, Belleview, Ill., 
Oct. 4, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Belleview, 
Ill, Rossville, Kan, Beaver Co, Okla. 
Wife, d. of M. A. Vangle, Canute. Okla. 
Cdrn, 4 s, Dolph, Butler, Okla.; Thomas, 
Watonga; Cy Jr, Clint, Arapaho; 2 d, 
Mrs. Thelma Jarvis, Miss Margaret Howen- 
stine, Arapaho. Bus. Con, First St, Butler; 
First St, Watonga; Custer Co. St, Arapaho. 
Raises Hereford cattle. Assoc, Witcher 
Hatcher; Sen. E. J. Murphy; Clint Strong, 
Clinton; (pol.) Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton; 
Lew Wentz, Ponca City; W. T. Hales. A. 
C Alexander, Okla. City. Church. Chris, 
Arapaho; Elder past 15 yrs.; tchr. boys 
IS. S. Class, 15 yrs. Clubs & Lodges. Ma¬ 
son, Past Master Blue Lodge, Arapaho. 
Imp. Rel, Ex-Sen. W. A. Clark, Montana; 
J. F. Howenstine. Natl. Live Stock Com, 
Ft. Worth, Tex.; T. W. Howenstine. Cache, 
Okla, Stockman; Joe Howenstine, Lawton, 
Maggie Shearer, Minco, Okla. (sis.) Pol. 
Act, independent; active since maturity, in 
co, st. and natl. affairs; works through 
com. and personal activities. Party Honors, 
del. to Natl. Conv. Kansas City. 1928 ; del. 
to st. convs. last 30 yrs.; mbr. St. Cen¬ 
tral Com. Rep. mbr. executive com. 7th 
dist. Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1885 ; 
lived in Arapaho since 1892. Owns one of 
the largest ranches in Custer Co. Re¬ 
ceived a medal for faithful service as chmn. 
of Council of Defense during W. War. Has 
been receiver for two natl. bks. of Cotton 
Co. Good roads booster. Interested in 
churches, schools, fishing hunting and 
politics. 


3 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con, druggist; Cars. Phar¬ 
macy, Weatherford. Bk. Con, Liberty Natl. 
Assoc, L. L. Shaw, Meth. Minister; Har¬ 
vey Thacker, grocer; Albert Eaton, drug¬ 
gist; Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton; Albert 
Ross, Postmaster, Thomas; L. A. White, 
realtor, Weatherford; J. E. Campbell, drug¬ 
gist, Norman; G. A. Hudelson, druggist, 
Gracemont; (pol.) Cy Howenstine, E. J. 
Murphy, Dr. McLain Rogers, Clint Strong, 
E. E. Malloy, Mrs. W. R. Hughes; 
A. C. Alexander, Abe Bergthold, Robert 
Raymond. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C of C.; mbr. Good Roads Com.; Wood¬ 
man; 32nd Mason, York Rite, India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel, Mrs. 
Gladys Stambaugh, Custer City, (sister). 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 35 vrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, Treas. of Bd. of Edu, 
1914-15; Chmn. of first Election Bd, 
Dewey; Clk. local Election Bd. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Prct. Committeeman; vice-chmn. Rep. 
Central Com.; del. to st, Dist. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; 
lived at Dewey 1898-1900, and at Weather¬ 
ford since. Active in Red Cross and char¬ 
ity work, and a mbr. of Council of Defense. 

HUGHES. MRS. KATE COREL, Arapaho. 
Rep. Occ, housewife. B, Douglas Co, Kan, 
Mar. 27, 1863. Edu, com. and h. sch, 
Douglas Co, Kan.; 2 yrs, Kan. Univ, 

Lawrence, Kan.; taught 5 yrs. in Douglas 
co. Hus, William R. Hughes. Cdrn, 4 s„ 
E. J, Alfred S, Bartlesville; William L, 
Sheridan, Wyo.; Ralph, Pawhuska; 1 d, 
Mrs. L. A. Miller, 1144 W. 43rd Street, 
Okla. City. Bk. Con.. Custer Co. St. Assoc, 
(pol.) Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton; R. T. 
Hoberecht, Weatherford; Mrs. Emma Maloy, 
Co. Commr. ; Mrs. Abbie B. Hillerman. Hon. 
St Pres. W. C. T. U. Church, Meth. N, 
Arapaho; Supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, 
Pres. W. C. T. U, Arapaho; O. W. F. M. 
8.; Eastern Star, Clinton; chmn. Arapaho 
Red Cross. Imp. Rel, Amos Lawrence, 
founder of Lawrence Kan.; Alfred S. 
Hughes, Empire Oil Co, Bartlesville, (son) ; 
J. H. Corel, Lawrence. Kan.; Dr. C. W. 
Corel, Calif, (bros.). Pol. Act, active for 
30 yrs.; makes speeches and works through 
com. and personal contacts. Active in 
Hoover-Curtis Club. Party Honors, St. Com¬ 
mitteewoman, Custer Co, 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in run of 1892 ; staked claim 
near Thomas. Arapaho since 1895. Strong 
worker in W. C. T. U, helped put the 
saloons out of Custer Co. Leader in civic 


HUDELSON, FRANK H, Weatherford. 
Rep. Occ, druggist. B.. Butler, Mo, Feb. 
6, 1877. Edu, com. sch, Beloit, Kan.; h. 
sch, Beloit, Kan, grad, 1896. Wife, d. of 
Mrs.- C. W. Steward, Shidler, Okla. Cdrn, 


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1929-31. Party Honors, del. to first Womens 
Conv. held in Okla.; Prct. committeewoman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895 ; located 
at Arapaho. Interested in good roads. 
'Hobby, good cars. 

LEATHEROCK, WESLEY K., Clinton. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Cherryvale, Kan., April 
30, 1897. Edu., com. sch. Wife, d. of R. 
A. Allison, Pittsburg, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Wesley Allison. Bus. Con., publisher of 
Clinton Daily News; Custer Co. Chronicle; 
Sayre Headlight & Journal; Arapaho Bee. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl.; Okla. St.; First 
Natl. Assoc., W. J. Bacon, Sayre, Okla.; 
C. B. Strong, C. G. Welch, Dr. McLain 
Rogers, W A. Lemon, R. H. Meyers; (pol.) 
Sen A. E. Darnell, G. C. Wheeler, Witcher 
Hatcher, Henry S. Johnston, G. C. Wollard, 
Jim Nance. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C. ; mbr. standing com. on 
good roads; K. of P.; Mason, Blue Lodge; 
Perry Elks, Past Exalted Ruler, Augusta, 
Kan. Imp. Rel., A. J. Leatlierock, Chicago, 
L. E. Leatlierock, Wichita. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. and co. since 1924 ; 
works mostly through comms.; has made 
speeches. Party Honors, del. to various 
convens.; mbr. and local see’y Young 
Dems. League. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1924 ; lived at Perry 3 yrs. and at Clintou 
since 1927. During W. War served 2 yrs. 
in France in 35th, 26th and 28th Divs.; 
mbr. Luther Hobbs Post of Amer. Legion, 
Clinton. When at Perry served as Com., 
vice Com. and Post Adjutant of Perry 
Post; active in all city and road building 
movements. Hobby, the study of modern 
history. 

LEMON, WILLIAM A.. Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Jackson Co., Ind., Nov. 
20, 1879. Edu., N. W. St. Normal, Alva., 
1900. Wife, d. of Henry P. Graw, Clinton. 
Bus. Con., Merchant. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. R. Strong, E. J. Murphy, 
Sen. Darnell, Judge E. L. Mitchell. Church, 


Chris., interested in church work. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis Club; pres. Clinton C. of 
C.; I. 0. O. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge; 
Chapter, Thomas. Imp. Rel., Frank C. 
Lemon, Stennett, Tex.; O. N. Lemon, 
Wichita, Kan., (bro.) Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs., 1904 to 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Cleo 
Springs, 1898-1907, and at Clinton since 
1907. 

LINDLEY, ERNEST JOHN. Arapaho. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Knox, Ind., April 
1, 1875. Edu.. com. and h. sch. Knox, Ind. ; 
Law Sch., Bloomington, Ind., grad. 1908. 
Wife, d. of W. W. Osborn, of Ind. Cdrn., 
3, s., John Paul, Mack Osborn, Jay Thomas, 
Arapaho. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton; Cy 
Hovvenstine, Arapaho; Judge Chas. Swln- 
dall, Woodward; Roy St. Lewis, U. S. 
Atty., Okla. City; Judge Edwards, Cordell. 
Church, Meth., N. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Royal Arch, Clinton; 
Kappa Sigma. Imp. Rel., James E. Lindley, 
Ore.; Geo. Lindley, Neb. (bros.). Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. affairs for 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Atty., 1911-15; Co. 
Judge, 1919-21. Party Honors, del. to co 
and st. convs. since 1911. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1909, has lived at Clinton and 
Arapaho. Mbr. St. Bar Assn.; interested 
good schools and roads. Hobby, fishing and 
gardening. 

MEACHAM, EGBERT J.. Clinton. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 
27, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., Clinton; 
Col., Weatherford, 1908-1912. Wife, Edith 
Russell, Clinton. Cdrn., 1 d„ Mary Jo. 
Bus. Con., practice of law at Clinton past 
10 yrs., partner, A. H. and Geo. A. 
Meacham, bros. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc., A. H. and Geo. A. Meacham; (pol.) 


Judge E. L. Mitchell, Sen. A. E. Darnell, 
Clinton; Kelly Brown, Muskogee; Wm. 
Armstrong, Geo. Short, Okla. City: Horace 
Hagen, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, pres. Kiwanis Club; C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Country Club. Imo. 
Rel., C. C. Meacham. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. and st. for 15' yrs.; 
makes speeches and works through corns, 
and personal contacts. Offices, Mayor of 
Clinton, now serving; mbr. St. Legislature, 
1917-19. Party Honors, pres. League of 
Young Dems., 1921-22; del to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived since in and near Clinton; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Past Commander Luther 
Hobbs Post, Clinton; interested in all 
civic affairs. Hobby, golf. 

MEACHAM, GEO., Clinton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Custer Co. Edu 1 ., com. sch.; 
Univ. of Okla. Married. Bus. Con., Meach¬ 
am & Meacham, Attys. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
as needed. Office, mbr. Administrative Com. 
Sec. no. 16 St, Bar. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

MILLS, WALTER SCOTT., Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Seneca, Wis., Dec. 14, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Seneca, Wis.; 
Law Sch., Yalparaiso Univ., Ind., 1900. 
Wife, Myrta C., d. of Simpson Swihart, Ill. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Walter T. Lacy, Custer 
City; Mrs. Leo P. Cloud, San Antonio; 
Barbara. Bus. Con., atty. for Tax Payers 
League; Santa Fe. R. R.; R. G. Dunn & 
Co.; Continental Casualty Co.; Pickwick 
Stage. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co., st. and natl. 
pol. since maturity; a good orator, makes 
many speeches; says he is a standing can¬ 
didate for Congress. Party Honors, stand¬ 
ing del. to st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived since at Arapaho and 
at Clinton. Mbr. of the Draft Bd., and 
Council of Defense during W. War; win¬ 
ner of Daily Oklahoman “Year to live” 
prize. Hobby, good books; writing. 

MITCHELL, ELZA LEON. Clinton. Dem. 
Occ., district, judge. B., Clinton Co., Mo., 
Mar. 13, 1876. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Grand 
River Christian Union Col., 1899; Univ. 
of Mo.; studied law at home. Wife, Ethel, 
d. of W. P. Madden, Cheyenne, Okla. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Bryan L., Norris; 2 d., Bernice 
E., Ruth. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) E. J. Meacham. G. A. Meacham, 
John King, Fred E. LaRue, CPnton ; Char- 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


E. J. MURPHY 


les P. Barrett, Adjt. Gen.; Luther Harrison, 
Daily Oklahoman, Okla. City; C. W. Board, 
Okemah. Church, Chris. Union, (near Hen¬ 
nessey). Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club; C. of C.; K. P.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Grotto, Clinton; Commandery, 
Weatherford; M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. E.; Sub. 
i& Encampment, Clinton. Imp. Rel., R. A. 
Mitchell, Clinton; B. S. Mitchell, Elk City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st 
for 34 yrs.; well known over entire- st.; 
works through personal contacts and makes 
speeches, locally and statewide. Offices, St. 
iSen., 2nd Dist., 1909-17 ; Pres. Pro Tern 
Sen., 1915-17; Chmn. St. Industrial Com¬ 
mission, 1918-19; Dist. Judge since 1925; 
Mayor of Clinton, 1923-24. Party Honors, 
Ter. Committeeman, 1904-07, Day Co.; 
Co. Chmn., Day Co.; Roger Mills Co. and 
Custer Co.; sec’y Co. Cen. Com., Custer 
Co.; del. to Natl. conv.; mhr. of his Co. 
Cen. Com. in Mo., before old enough io 
vote. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; 
lived at Grand, Day Co., 1902-07 ; Cheyenne, 
1907-16; Clinton since 1916. Lieut. Gpv. 
of Kiwanis, 8th Div.; elected Gov. of Dist. 
at Tulsa conv., Texas-Okla. Dist; active in 
all civic affairs; good roads enthusiast: 
active in Boy Scout work, schs. and 
churches. 

MURPHY, EVERETT JAMES, Clinton. 
Rep. Occ., farmer and stockman. B., 
Sewellsville, Ohio, Aug., 18, 1860. Wife. 
Rosella D. Hill. Cdrn., 2 s., Curtis, post¬ 
master, Foss; J. E., postmaster, Clinton; 
1 d., Mrs. Grace Hunt, Strong City. Bus. 
Con., dir. Fed. Reserve Bk., Okla. City; 
past dir. Okla. St. Natl. Bk.; past dir. 
Security Natl. Bk., one of its organizers. 
Bk, Con.. Security Natl. Assoc.. Cy Howen- 
stine, C. R. Strong. Dr. McLain Rogers, 
C. G. Welch, Dr. Ellis Lamb, Wm. Coleman, 
Clinton; Lew Wentz; Pat Hurley; Grant 
McCullough; Roy Johnson ; Dick Quinn. 
Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C.; Good Roads 
Com.; Chmn. Ozark Trail Com.; very ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co., st, and natl. affairs 30 yrs.; 
works through corns., personal contacts and 
bv making speeches. Offices, Repr. Custer 
Co., 1903-05 ; St. Sen., 1905.-07; mbr. Bd. 
of Regents Okla. A. & M. Col., 1907. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
alt. Natl. Conv., Chicago, 1920; del. Natl. 
Conv., 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1899 ; lived at Kingfisher, Yukon a short 
while, at his present farm since 1901. 


Mbr. of the Com. of Notification to Cool- 
idge when he was elected Vice Pres.; dur¬ 
ing W. War was dir. of Fuel Adm„ Custer 
Co.; mbr. Council of Defense; Co. Bd. of 
Red Cross; Char. Mbr. of Ter. Agri. Bd.; 
mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. In Ill., was a mbr. 
of the McKinley Club; has the first al¬ 
falfa farm in western Okla. Hobby, white 
face cattle. 

MURPHY, JAMES EDWIN., Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Yukon, Okla,, Dec. 
24, 1900. Edu'., com. sch.. Stratford and 
Valley View; h. sch., Clinton, 1918; Univ. 
of Okla. 1918-22; Okla. A. & M. Col., 
1923-26. Wife, Elizabeth, d. of A. E. Bald¬ 
win, Anadarko. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
cattle raising; asst, cashier Security Natl. 
Bk. ; U. S. Post Office, Okla. City Div. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Bk. Assoc., Dr. 

C. J. Alexander, A. H. Meacham, Cy 
Howenstine, C. E. Stanley, L. E. Coleman, 

(pol.) C. R. Strong, Dr. McLain Rogers; 
R. T. Boberecht, Weathe-ford; Ruby 
Strong, Arapaho; Harry B. Gilstrap, Okla. 
City; ex-Sen. Harreld; Sen. Pine; W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Clinton Country Club; Kiwanis Club; C. 
of C.; Twilight League; Kappa Sigma 
Frat. Imp. Rel., ex-Sen. E. J. Murphy; 
George C. Murphy, postmaster, Foss; Mrs. 

D. N. Hunt, Strong City; Harry Scott, 
Chickasha. Pol. Act., independent in local 
affairs; partisan in natl; active for 4 yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Postmaster at Clinton, now serving. Party 
Honors, mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. Remarks, 
native Oklahaman and has lived all his 
life in the st., mostly at Clinton; steno. 
for Examining Bd. during W. War in 191S ; 
while at sch. was a mbr. R. O. T. C. 

NEHER, M. I., Thomas. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and co. commr. B., Laplace, Ill., 
July 8, 1879. Edu'., Conway Springs, Kan.; 
Crescent and Guthrie, Okla. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Clubs, Kiwanis Club; 
(Mason, Blue Lodge, Imp. Rel., Joe H. 
Neher, E. A. Neher, Gentry; George Neher, 
Independence, Mo. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Commr., Custer Co.. 1922-31. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. E. Shaw, A. Ross, Bert Brundage, 
Thomas; Sen. Pine, Okmulgee; Lew 
Wentz, Ponca City. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; located in Logan Co.; lived 
at Thomas since 1908; interested in good 
roads. Hobby, live stock. 

NEU, BENJAMIN, Butler. Dem. Occ., 
furniture and undertaking. B., Pittsburg, 
Pa., Aug. 30, 1869. Edu., com. sch.. Wash¬ 
ington, Kan. Married. Cdrn., 6. d., Caroline, 
-wife of Forest Baker, Lamar. Colo.; Grace, 
wife Frank Mitchell, Wellington, Tex. : 
Hannah, wife of C. A. LeRue, Woodward, 
Okla.; Ida. wife of W. H. Roberts, Leedy ; 
Lillian, wife of Newl Temple, Leedy; 

Hazel, wife of Bill Nye, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., Benjamin Neu, Furniture & Under¬ 
taking. Butler, oast 17 yrs. Bk. Con., Fi-st 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Charles Vaughn, Ruby 

Strong, Arapaho; Lester Coleman, Clint 

Strong, Bert Darnell. Cy Howenstine, .T. 
E Murphv. Clinton; W. I. Basinger, J. C. 
Howard, Butler; Tom Stone, Custer City. 
Church, Ban. Clubs & Lodges, Mason. Blue 
Lodge: M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Harry 
Neu, Butler. Okla. ; Geo. Neu. Sumner, 
Neb. ; Charles. William and Jacob Neu, 
Washington, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 41 yrs. in co.; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts and 
comms. Offices, Chmn. Butler City Council 
1920-28 : organized sch. d’st. No. 32 and 
was mbr. Bd. 9 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. : Insp. of Election 
Bd. 20 yrs.; first Co. Registrar. Custer Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; and lo¬ 
cated at Butler. In Washington, Kan., in 
1887. when only 19 yrs. of age led the 
parade of Farmers Alliance Union. 

NEWKIRK, MRS. NINA H., Clinton. Dem. 
housewife. B., Hugerton. Kan., July 5, 1888. 
Edu., pub. sch., Okarche, Okla.; h. 
sch., Shelbyville, Ky., 1904-06; Potter Col., 


Bowling Green, Ky., 1907-08; Cottey Col., 
Nevada, Mo., 1906-07. Hus., P. G. New¬ 
kirk. Cdrn., Mrs. Carol Newkirk Bobb, 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Newkirk Grain Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) McLain Mitchell, E. J. Meach¬ 
am, Church, Epis. Clubs, Delphian Study 
Club; Modern Research Club, Clinton. Red 
Cross. Active in all public and civic move¬ 
ments. Imp. Rel., E. A. Humphrey, Mgt. 
Carrol-Brough-Robinson Humphrey, Whole¬ 
sale Grocery Co., (father). Pol. Act., active 
in co. and dist. since 1914; interested in 
politics; has done com. work. Active in 
campaign to move court house from Arap¬ 
aho to Clinton in 1922 Offices, mbr. Regis¬ 
tration Bd., 1922-27. Party Honors, Tice 
Chmn. Co. Dem. Com.; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892 ; lived 
at Okarche, 1892-1903, at Clinton since 1903. 
Interested in young people and study clubs. 
In 1923 wrote a history of the Humphrey 
family. 

OMER, WILLLIAM J., Thomas. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Cassville, 
Mo., Oct. 3, 1875. Edu., com. and h. sch. 
la.; Univ., Kan. City, grad., 1903. Wife, 
d of Joseph Montgomery, Cameron, Mo. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Clyde Hendrix, Mrs. 

Joseph H. Carter, Thomas. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Cy Howenstine, Judge 
Lindsey, Arapaho; Dr. McLain Rogers. 
Clinton. Church, Meth., N. Bus. Con., own¬ 
er of Thomas Hospital; well-established 
practice. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis Club. 
Thomas; Mason, Blue Lodge, Thomas ; 
Guthrie Consistory; India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Harry F. Omer, Chief 
of Pullman Cars, Kan. City; Geo. Omer, 
dentist, Sharon Springs. Kan.; Dr. Joe A. 
Omer, Ajo, Ariz., (bros.). Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 6 yrs. . 
mbr. Bd. of Trus. of Thomas. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900; lived at Hunter 3 yrs. 
and at Thomas since. During W. War was 
in Med. Corps, Base Hospital, Camp Cody. 
Commission of First Lieut; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post, Thomas. Organized the Post 
in 1918. 

REIMER, JOHN L„ Clinton. Rep. Occ.. 
postmaster. B., Corn, Okla., Mar. 2, 1898. 
Edu., Weatherford Col., 1917-21; Bus. Col.. 
Okla. City, 1922. Wife. Elizabeth, d. of 
J. B. Seimens, Corn. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl. Elk City. Assoc., (pol.) C. S. Strong. 
Cy. Howenstine, Dr. McLain Rogers, R. T. 
Hoberecht, Cecil Winters, W. G. 


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Assoc., W. R. Hughes, Arapaho; (Pol.) 
Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton; Paul Zobiscn, 
Butler; R. T. Hoberecht, Weatherford; 
Albert Ross, Thomas; Frank Harding, Cus¬ 
ter City; A. C. Alexander, John Harreld, 
Okla. City; Pat Hurley, TuLsa; W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; Jim Harris, Wagoner. Church, 
Chris., Arapaho, Deacon; Supt. S. S'., 10 
yrs.; tchr. young peoples class. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Clinton. Imp. 
Rel., C. R. Strong, Clinton ; John S. Strong, 
oil dealer; Forrest L. Strong, J. J. Harden 
Co., Okla. City, (bros.). Pol. Act., nation¬ 
ally is partisan; locally, independent; ac¬ 
tive for 15 yrs. in co. Offices, Custer Co. 
_Ct. Clk., 1916; Co. Atty., 1928, still serv¬ 
ing ; Mayor of Arapaho, past 5 yrs.; pres. 
Sch. Bd., past 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
El Reno one year; at Clinton and Arapaho 
since. 


TRAVIS, RUFUS B., iMoorewood. Dem. 
Occ., County Commr. B„ Bethany, Mo., 
Apr., 1877. Edu., Bethany, Mo. Wife, d. 
of Courtney Long. Cdrn., 4 s„ W. B., 
W. E., Garland, Carrel; 2 d., Mrs. F. H. 
Nelson, Miss Opal Travis. Bus. Con., 
Farmers Cooperative Gin, Moorewood, 
Okla.; farming; Co. Commr. Bk. Con, 
Butler; pol.) Judge E. L. Mitchell; C E. 
ton; Tracy Smith, Ed Quinn, J. C. Ward, 
Butler; (pol.) Judge E. L. Mitchel; C E. 
Gannaway, Clinton; A. S. J. Shaw, Judge 
Edwards. Okla. City. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Moorewood. Imp. Rel., 
W. C. Travis, Fred Travis, Moorewood! 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Commr., appointed. 1921- 
1923; and 1925-32. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. past 15 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived at Hennessey, 1892- 
1903; Moorewood since 1903. Interested 
in good roads. 


•Johnston, A. C. Alexander. Sen. W. J. 
Harreld, Okla. City; Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Church, Mennonite. Clubs, C. of C.; mbr. 
Agri. Com. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. and st. through personal contacts since 
1919. Offices, postmaster, since 1929. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived Washita 
Co., Clinton since 1920. Farm owner in 
Washita Co. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

ROGERS, McLAIN. Clinton. Rep. Occ., 
surgeon. B., Clyde, N. C., June 5, 1874. 
Edu., com. sch., N. C.; Weaverville Col.; 
.Med. Col., (now Emory Univ.), Atlanta, 
Ga., M. D., 1902. Wife, Bessie E. Alex¬ 
ander, Ardmore, Okla. Bus. Con., owner 
Clinton Hospital and Trg. Sch. Bk. Con.. 
Security Natl. Assoc., C. J. Alexander, M. 

D.; Ellis Lamb. M. D., staff mbrs. Hos¬ 
pital; (pol.) Sen. E. J. Murphy. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; pres. Clinton Rotary; 
Clinton Country Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Clinton; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
George Rogers, contractor, Clyde, N. C.; 
T.L. Green, postmaster, Waynesville, N. 
C. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. since maturity; works through 
organizations; makes some speeches Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Geary, 
1903-08; Clinton, since 1908. During W. 
War was a Capt. in Med. Corns and is 
mbr. of Amer. Legion, Luther Hobbs Post, 
Clinton. Active in Boy Scout work. In¬ 
terested and active in all civic enterprises. 
Pres. Okla. iSt. Med, Assn., 1922-23; del. 
to Amer. Med. Assn., 8 yrs.; has leading 
hospital in West. Okla. 

STOWE, PERCY, Clinton. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Billings, Mo., Feb., 3, 1887. 
Edu., Billings Mo., 1893-1902; Springfield, 
Mo., 190o. Wife. d. of Joseph M. Poole, 
Clinton. Cdrn., 1 s., Billie Stowe. Bus. 
Con., Hardware Store, Clinton. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St. Natl. Assoc., O. S. Taylor, W. E. 
Taylor, H. H. Ganger, Clinton; (pol.) Judge 


E. J. Lindley, Cy Howenstine, Arapaho; 
(Sen. E. J. Murphy, Clinton. Church, Bap. 
Clubs, Commercial Club, Clinton. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. for 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts onlv! 
Offices, Treas., Sch. Bd., Clinton, 1920-28 
Party Honors, del. to St. Conv., 1922. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived since 
at Clinton Active in all public improve¬ 
ments and in Red Cross work. Good roads 
enthusiast. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

STRONG, CLINTON R„ Clinton. Rep. 
Occ., speculator and stockman. B., Los 
Angeles, Calif., Mar. 31, 1877. Edu., pub. 
sch., Ia. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Clinton R. 
Jr.; 2 d., Mrs. Isabel Gutshell, Hollywood, 
Calif.; Miss Alvirda Strong, Minneapolis. 
Minn. Bus. Con., owned and controlled 
Security Natl. Bk. of Clinton, 7 yrs. ; 
Built and owned C. & O. W. Ry. Co., 
Clinton to Strong City and was chmn. of 
its Bd. of Dir. for 22 yrs. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl, Okla. City; Security Natl., Clin¬ 
ton. Assoc., C. G. Welch, L. E Coleman, Dr. 
Ellis Lamb, Dr. McLain Rogers. Clinton: 
(pol.) E. J. Murphy, Cy Howenstine, and 
Rep. leaders throughout the st. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Char. mbr.. Clinton Rotary 
Club. Pol. Act., independent; active in co., 
st. and natl. pol. 20 yrs.; works through 
com and personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. to Rep. Natl. Conv., Chicago, 1920. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived at 
El Reno, 1892-99; at Clinton since 1899. 
Interested in all civic and public affairs. 
Hobby, shorthorn cattle. 

STRONG, RUBY B., Arapaho. Rep. Occ., 
County Attorney. B., Decatar Co., Ia., Sept. 
25, 1887. Edu., h. sch.. Parkersburg, Okla., 
1902; Wichita Kan. Col., 1906. Wife, Calla 
A. Wilson. Cdrn., 2 s., R. B. Jr., John 
Paul; 2 d., Ruth, Lois Evelyn. Bus. Con., 
Custer Co. Abstract Co.; Co. Atty.; Exten¬ 
sive Bond Holdings. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl., Clinton; Custer Co. St., Clinton. 


WARREN, TIM, Clinton. Dem. Occ., 
Sec’y C. of C. B., Auburn, Tenn., Nov. 7, 
1895. Edu., Sentinel, Okla.; S. W. Tchrs. 
Col., Weatherford, 1916. Wife. d. of Dave 
Easter, Sentinel, Okla. Cdrn., 1 d., Bx. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (poi.) Judge E. 
L. Mitchell, C. E. Gannaway, Clinton; 
Judge Edwards, Okla. City Sen. Bert Dar¬ 
nell. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Rotary Club; Kiwanis Club; I. O. O. 

F., Clinton; Mason, Blue Lodge, Sentinel; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Po\ Act., partisan; ac- 


G. C. WHEELER 


DR. McLAIN ROGERS 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

1 ( r» \*/;f P nf iMrs Mollie Hiiniphi^y, Clin 

mmm must isi 

Cordell, 1920-25 ; del to st conv ; 1928. other ^lty^remam^ g ^ Agsn Bk Fal ls. Assoc., Ired B. Lmie^banta * , 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 190 1 , lived at P • Assoc Albert Eaton, drug- Clint 

Sentinel, 1907-25. and at Clinton since. Con., First StAW^ 4 ^ . Henry Bro wn- “ 

Active in civic affairs. Interested in cha f T lim K„ r Co.: Harry Thacker, 


Clinton ;(pol.) C B. Strong, ’Clinton ; Cy 
Howenstine, Ruby B. Strong Arapaho, 


ities. Was sec’y to 


“ Interested in char- gist -Frank Lucas. PresBk Henry B»wn- KBi^s, Woodward; Sam 

c 1917 18 ^ WaShita gjy. Elk City; B^stone^sayre, ABuri 

C °-’ 1917 - 18 - __ erford; (pol.) Dr. McLam Rogers P- C. Moo-, Cheyenne, o ^ 0 C. Brown, 

WHEELER, GROVER CLEVELAND, Clin- Newk irk, Clinton; Arapaho; Frank John- K u r McCa i iste ,.;’ Clinton ; Tom 

ton. Dem. Occ., banker. B., Vandalia, Mo., son> George Key Okla. City , J. ' Me Elk ml y, ^ Reno . Mrs W m. McCortney, 
Jan. 1, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Vandalia, Mo., oiintic, Judge Phelps, Sen Reed Church, . Ren0 *' Joseph A. Winters. Clinton. Pol. 
h sch Cordell, grad., 1904; Tchrs. Col., ]yi e th., Weatherford, Trus. Clubs &■ Lodg s, nartisan" active for 3 yrs. in co.. st. 

Weatherford, 1907. Wife, Ida S. Williams, notary Club; C. of C -c c hm n . Good Roads Act, P t . through personal con- 

Norman. Cdrn., 1 s„ G. C Jr.; 3 d Com.; mbr. City Council for 15 yrs^ prior and nanon, onQrs Prct . committee- 

Lucille, Dorothy, Julia. Bus Con., Pres- t0 C om. form of Govtt Active in erne Ucts o t0 Okla. in 1899 ; lived 

Okla. St. Natl. Bk., banker 21 yrs. affalrs . imp. Rel. Mrs. Nellie looker, ' lho atd clinton . During W. 

first at Fay, Okla., and at Clinton smee Clinton Hospital, Clinton, (sis.) , . • sevve d in U. S. Aero Service, 139th 

1919. Assoc., E. J. Meacham, Tim T. War- whee ler, Watonga; John W. Wheeler, oil Mar 2nd Pursuit Group; is mbr. Amer. 

ren A W. Cook, E. A. Humphrey, W. A. cle aler, Okla. City; Charles E. Wheeler, bquaa . Hobbs Post, Clinton. 

Lemon, Clinton; (pol.) Sen. A. E. Dar- Roy wheeler, Thomas, Pol Act, mdepend- Legion, Luther hoods 

nell Albert Eaton, Weatherford; W. O. ent ; in natl. pol., Dem.; active in co. s nee Z0B . SCH PAUL, Butler. Rep. Occ., 
Crow, Custer City; G. A. Meacham, Clin- 1902 ; prefers to work through personal ZO 1 t0 ™ dealer . B „ Toledo, Ohio, 

totn; N. A. Alkire, Arapaho; Geo. D. Key, con tacts but. will make speeches and ‘ 2 0 1881 Edu., com. sch., in Neb. 

Sen. Ed Reed, Lee Osborne, Sentinel; John , on com . offices, mbr. Local Election Bd-, Jan - - cdrn 2 s., Harry and 

G. Parker; Jim McClintic. Church, Chris. Judge a nd Clk. Party Ho "“ ps ’ P *f • Cart' 3 d , Gladys, Mrs. C. E. Cutbirth, 

Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past pres., dir. mit teeman past 20 yrs.; del to co. convs. Carl ,6 ^ na Qkla city . Helen, at h. 

and treas. ; Rotary Club; Clinton Country Remarks, came to Okla, in !889 , m April I n , Zobisch Grain co., Butler, for 

Club; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie run . Re ! n °’ i r 9 w!?Uyr t ™br f0 Co™cU 2 B 3 US yrs C ; n farm°owner; Grain and stock buy- 
Consistory; Okla. City Shrine; past Patron 1902 During W. War was mbr. Council aa 3 , Hinton St, Butler St. Assoc.. 

Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., A. T. Wheeler, C. of Defense; mbr. Pood ^ ons S rYat "t er B ^ Herman V Zobisch, Geary; Charlie Zobisch, 
A. Wheeler, Clinton; J. S., Bessie, L E., Active m Red Cross work. 'Suppo Hinton’ Fred Zobisch, Hinton. (bros.) 

Waynoka; and R. J., Taloga. Poll. Act., the Boy Scout activities Hobby, fishing, Hinton a p>ob gtevens> Ben Neu, 

partisan in natl. affairs, but independent nlbr . of Isaa k Walton League. ButlerRB Strong, Sen. J. B. Murphy, 

in local; active for P* st , 20 WILLIAMS MRS J. J., nee Cloud, ciintoA: Cv Howenstine, Arapaho; W. B. 

through com. and personal contacts Party erford ' Dem Occ homemaker. Widow Pine Okmulgee. Church. German Luth. 

Honor,. Prct. Committoom.o : mbr EUM.on ««"“/ r °, rll w S, e 1 7 n ,, 0 %mor Territorial S«, gX i Lod.oo, O. of C„ pros. 1927-28 . 

» Chmn. Dorn. Con.' Com. ’ Remarks come ata, "j," ! Ad “ n ' iS^Gordo?: ft co “Si/worts’’“torson.1 

weiSos? ofiti, ciSb», m» s&.«. sau°?ssJ2u.. , S!^ 

Sssr Cb„r"s] a ■ss&sssr st ■» 

Liberty Loans and Council f R lubs p 0 |. Act., nartisan; county worker co and st . convs.; Cen. Committeeman 

ssrsL^sr c “- 

^r^W^Sr'K JSSSS, WINTERS. CECIL R., Clinton. Bep/^Hrc.. «»*»• « 


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Delaware County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, I. W. Ingram. (Dem.)_Jay 

Co. Attorney, W. F. Hampton (Rep.)_Jay 

Ct. Clerk, Lewis Lunday (Rep.)_Grove 

Co. Clex-k, John Cooper (Rep.)_Grove 

Sheriff, Frank Cockrell (Rep.)_Jay 

Co. Treasurer, F. M. Bi-ewster (Dem.)_Jay 

Co. Surveyor, C. N. Baimett (Dem.)_Grove 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, H. R. Ellis (Dem.)_Jay 

Co. Assessor, Clark Bell (Dem.)_Ketchum 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Geo. T. Hampton (Dem.)_Grove 

Dist. No. 2—G. W. Hogan (Dem.)_Jay 

Dist. No. 3—S. B. Roswell (Dem.)_Kansas 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y> Lee Howe (Dem.)_Grove 

Chmn., .1. Washbourne (Dem.)_Jay 

Mbr., W. R. Cowan (Rep.)_Eucha 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Jas. P. Butler (Rep.) Grove; Sen¬ 
ator A. L. Commons (Dem.) Miami; District Judge, Ad 
V. Coppedge (Dem.) Grove. 

State Officers, W. D. Gibson, Grove, Mbr. Bd. Re¬ 
gents, N. E. Okla. Jr. Col., Miami; J. W. Prowell, 
Kansas, Co. Superintendent Health. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

W. D. Gibson, Chmn., Grove; Mrs. F. M. Brewster, 
V.-Chmn., Jay. ' 


Republican 

t w. W. Jarnagin, Chmn., Grove; Mrs. C. F. Walker, 
1 .-Chmn., Grove; J. S. Sevens, Sec’y, Grove. 

Noah Harrison, St. Committeeman, Grove, Mrs. A. A. 
Patterson, St. Committeewoman, Jay. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Jay, Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Bernice, C. A. Scales (Mayor) ; S. A. Robinson 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Grove, W. P. Mayes (Chmn. Board Trustees) ; C. R. 
Stiver ("Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

THE V OTE 



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1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

| 1227 | 

| 1385 | 


| 1729 

1 

1706 | 

Rep. 

1 839| 

| 2059 | 


| 1575 


2603 | 

Soc. 

1 221| 

1 141 | 


| 65 

1 

33 | 



Senator 

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Dem. 

| | 951 | 1261 | 


| 1520 

| 1249 

1 

Rep. 

| I 784 | 2114 | 


| 2183 

1216 

1 

Soc. 

1 | 44 | 124 | 


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Dem. 

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2167 

1 

1338 

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Rep. 

1 1 S17| | 

1657 

1 

1404 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 43 | | 

22 

1 

52 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1173 | 971 | 1314 | 

1818 

1584 

1387 | 

2010 | 

Rep. 

| 899 | 852 j 2046 

1597 

1603 

1228 | 

2174 | 

Soc. 

| 194| 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 

Delaware County Chieftain (Ind.) 
Sun (Dem.) 

News-Herald (Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

O. E. Butler 
O. E. Butler 
John T. Newport 


Owner 

Chieftain Printing Co. 
Owen L. Butler 


BALLARD, MRS. ANNA, Jay. Dem. V.- 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

BEAUCHAMP, E. H., Grove. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Gatesville, Tex., July 
23, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Tex. and Okla. 
and Siloam Springs, Ark. Law edu. self- 
acquired Wife, Alta Wallen Cdrn, 2 s, 
Douglas, Herschel. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Grove. Assoc., W. D. Gibson, Judge Cop¬ 
pedge, F. M. Hartley, Grove; Judge I. W. 
Ingram, Jay; W. H. Kornegy, linita. 
Judge A. C. Brewster, Pryor. Clubs, 
Booster Club, active in civic affairs. Imp. 
Rel., A. W. Beauchamp, Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal con " 
tacts and organiz. Offices, Constable and 
Deputy Sheriff; City Councilman; Asst. 
Sergeant at Arms of the St. Legislature. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; mbr. League of 
Young Dem., and del. to the conv. at 
Shawnee. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived since in Delaware Co.; one of 
the pioneers in the co.; during W. M ar 
was mbr. of Advisory Bd. and the Co. 
Council of Defense, and mgr. of Liberty 
Loan drive. Interested in good roads and 
public improvements. 

BELL, CLARK, Jay. Dem. Oec., 
County Assessor. B., Montgomery, la., 
March 8, 1882. Edu., h. sch., Rogers, 

Arlc; Drury Col., Springfield, Mo. Wife, 
Mary Dick. Cdrn., 2 s., Clark, Jr.; Eu¬ 
gene; 1 d., Ruth. Past Bus., sch. tchr., 
farmer. Bk. Con., Delaware Co. Bk., Jay. 


Assoc., (pol.) prominent men and women 
in both co. and st. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge; I. 0. 0. F., Jay. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
D. P. Bell, dentist, Gentry, Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and district for 25 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally and 
through the party organiz. Offices, Co. 
Superintendent of Sch., 1915-19; Co. As¬ 
sessor since 1924. Party Honors, former 
Prct. Committeeman; former Inspector of 
Election Bd.; del. to all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived since 
in Delaware Co., at Jay since 1915; four 
minute man and active in all war work 
during W. War. Interested in politics. 

BREWSTER, F. M„ Jay. Dem. Occ., 
County Treasurer. B., Logan Co., Ark., 
Jan. 8, 1877. Edu., h. sch.. Grove; Bus. 
Col., Springfield, Mo. Wife, Osia Jones. 
Bk. Con., Delaware Co., Jay; First Natl., 
Vinita. Assoc., (pol.) W. D. Gibson, John 
H. Gibson, Grove; E. B. Howard, Bert 
Chandler, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Meth. South. Lodges, M. W. A., Jay. 
Imp. Rel., A. R. Brewster, (bro), farmer, 
Afton. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 20 yrs; works personally and through 
corns.; in favor of prohibition. Offices, 
held co. offices continuously for 20 yrs.; 
Deputy Assessor, 4 yrs.; Co. Assessor, 6 
vrs.; Deputy Co. Clerk, 3 yrs.; Co. Clerk; 
Co. Treasurer since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv., 1924; del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1878 ; lived 
since in Delaware Co.; during W. War 
was active in all war activities. Hobby, 
fishing. 


BUTLER, JAMES P., Grove. Rep. Ooc., 
farmer. B„ in lna. Ter. 68 yrs. ago. 
Married. Pol. Assoc., all leaders in co. 
Pol. Act., partison; co. worker through 
personal contact and corns. Office, mem¬ 
ber Legislature 1928-30. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

BUTTS, ANDREW JACKSON, Grove. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B„ 
Green Co., Mo., Jan. 8, 1867. Edu., com. 
sch.. Green Co., Mo.; Mo. Medical Col., 
M. D., 1892. Wife, Ellen. Cdrn., 1 s., 
William H.; 1 d., Mrs. Mollie Leslie, 
Grove. Bk. Con., First Natl., Grove. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. D. Gibson, J. H. Gib¬ 
son, Grove; Judge Ingram, Jay; A. J. 
Titus, Cherokee; John Doolin, Alva; A. 
IV. Lucas, Skiatook. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Skiatook; Knight Templar, Akdar 
Temple Shrine, Tnlsa; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1896. Offices, first mayor of Cherokee; 
mbr. of 2nd Legislature from Alfalfa Co.; 
only Dem. elected from Alfalfa Co.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. at Cherokee and Skiatook; mbr. 
City Council; attends all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived at 
Cherokee until 1912; at Skiatook, until 
1920, and at Grove since; mbr. of the 
Tulsa Co. Examining Bd. during W. War. 
Good roads enthusiast. 

DAVIS, WILLIAM HARRISON, Grove. 
Dem. Occ., tax ferret, bookkeeper and 
accountant. B., Ozark, Ark., Feb. 8, 
1873. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ozark, 
Ark. Wife, Cora Alice, d. of J. C. Van- 
dagriff, Grove. Cdrn., 2 s., Darwin, Lov- 










































172 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


ington, N. M.; Ray, Grove; 3 d., Mrs. 
Ruby Ray, Ketchum, Mo.; Nellie Morris, 
Tulsa; Miss Dixie. Bus. Con., land own¬ 
er; oil interests in New Mex. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Grove. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
Ingram, Clark Bell, E. Lindley, F. M. 
Brewster, Jay; J. B. A. Robertson, Judge 

A. C. Brewster, Pryor. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge; I. 0. 0. F., Beach Grove, 
Ark. Imp. Rel., David Davis, Little Rock, 
Ark.; Sebrun J. Davis, sheriff, Ozark, 
Ark.; James C. Davis, Chloe Davis, Ft. 
Smith, Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
In st. since 1900; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and organiz; 
good organizer; active in Ark. before com¬ 
ing to Oltla. Offices, Co. Assessor, 1912; 
Court Clerk, 1907-08; Deputy Co. Treas¬ 
urer, 1909-12. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; attends all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1904 and has 
lived since at Grove; veteran of the 
Spanish-Amer. War, having served in Co. 
K., First Ark. Volunteers. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

GIBSON, JOHN H., Grove. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Rusk Co., Tex., 
June 4, 1861. Edu., Male Seminary, 

Tahlequah. Wife, Mattie W. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Q. B., Okla. City; John L., Paul W., Los 
Angeles, Calif.; O. C., Grove; 4 d., Mrs. 
Mary Brown, Tulsa; Mrs. Jennie John¬ 
son, Locust Grove; Nannie. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; stockman; stockholder in 
First Natl. Bk., Grove; stockholder in 
flour mill. Grove; familiar with real estate 
and mercantile bus. Assoc., (pol.) A. V. 
Coppedge, Grove; Harley Cunningham, 
Afton; Wm. Shelton, W. D. Gibson, W. 
P. Mayes, Grove; Judge Ingram, F. M. 
Brewster, Jay; Andrew Carnes, Siloam 
Springs; Mack Roseburry, Afton; Joe 
Lynch, iSam Starr, Stilwell;, Frank Adair, 
Westville; T. M. Buffington, Vinita; E. 

B. Howard. Tulsa: Chute Brewer,, Mus¬ 
kogee; A. C. Brewster, Pryor. Imp. Rel,, 
Ellis Harlan, (half-bro.). oil man at Los 
Angeles, Calif. Church, Meth.. S.; tchr. in 
S. S. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Grove. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1880; works through personal contacts 
only; active in Cherokee political affairs 
before statehood. Offices, mbr. Cherokee 
Legislature and Speaker of the House at 
the dissolution of the tribal government; 
Co. Commr., 1919-20 and 1922-23; mbr. 
St. Legislature, 1916-17-18. Party Honors, 
del. to Ter. Conv., Ardmore, 1900; mbr. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1907-16; elected del. to 
St. Conv., 1928, but did not attend. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1869; lived at 
Stilwell until 1872, and at Grove since; 
active in bond drives during W. War. 

GIBSON, WARREN D„ Grove. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Camden, Mo., Jan. 
21, 1875. Edu., com. sch.. Blue Mound, 
Kan.; Richland Academy, Mo. Wife, Mabel 
Faris, of Mo. Cdrn., 4 s., George Edward, 
W. D., Jr., Morris, Royal; 1 d., Helen. 
Bus. Con., Gibson Mercantile Co.; stock¬ 
holder in First Natl. Bk., Grove. Assoc, 
(pol.) A. V. Coppedge, Grove; H. R. Ellis, 
Jay; Fred Barrett, Bernice; E. H. Beau¬ 
champ, Lee Howe, John H. Gibson, Grove; 
N. R. Graham, E. B. Howard, Tulsa; R. 
W. Samuels, Ed Trapp. W. C. McAlister, 
Ed. M. Semans, Okla. City; R. L. David¬ 
son, Wash Hudson, Tulsa; Scott Ferris, 
Geo. D. Key, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Judge 
R. L. Williams. W. W. Hastings, Tahle¬ 
quah. Clubs, C. of C., past pres. Imp. 
Rel., C. B. Faris, District Judge St. Louis; 
Arthur H. Gibson, merchant. Grove. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1904; 
makes speeches; works through organiz., 
personally, and in an advisory capacity; 
organizer and leading figure in the co. 
since statehood. Offices, mbr. of 9th Legis¬ 
lature ; Highway Com.; Banking Com.; Edu. 
Com. Party Honors, mbr. of Gov. R. L. 
Williams staff; Co. Chmn. of Delaware 



W. D. GIBSON 


Co. 16 yrs.; St. Committeeman since 1914 ; 
del. to every st. conv. since statehood; 
attends all co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892, lived at Miami until 1904, 
and at Grove since; Chmn. of the City 
Council at Grove 14 yrs., also Chmn. of 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. of the Bd. of Regents of 
the N. E. Col., Miami; Chmn. of the Ex¬ 
ecutive Bd. during W. War, and mbr. of 
St. Council of Defense. Chief interest, 
politics. 

HAMPTON, W. F. (BUD), Jay. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Unaka, N. C., May 5, 
1898. Edu., h. sch., Grove; O. U., ad¬ 
mitted to bar, 1924. Wife, Elzana, d. of 
T. J. Sassnet, Tahlequah. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Winifred Elzana, Sue Ella. Bk. Con., 
Delaware! Co., Jay. Assoc., Dave Sap- 
sucker, Kenwood; O. W. Smithpeter, Ed 
Wolforth, Piney; H. C. Hyde, Leslie 
Salter, Gordon Quilter. Church, Meth. 
South. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Grove; Delta Upsilon; Phi Alpha 
Delta. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
for 10 yrs.; makes speeches and works 
personally. Offices, Co. Atty., since 1925. 
Party Honors, former pres. St. Young 
Rep. Club, 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; lived at Grove until 1925, and 
at Jay since; active in civic affairs; 
served in the 8th Ambulance Corps, Pan¬ 
ama Canal, detached; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
John Qualate Post, Grove. Hobby, fishing; 
mbr. of Izaak Walton League. 

HARRISON, NOAH, Grove. Rep. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Huntsville, Ark., July 4. 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., Huntsville. 
Ark. Wife, Flora Thompson, Huntsville, 
Ark. Bus. Con., Harrison & Horton Mer¬ 
cantile Co, Grove. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Grove; First Natl., Vinita. Assoc., F. E. 
Horton, bus. partner. Grove; (pol.) W. 
W. Jarnagan. L. F. Mayfield, Clay Badd, 
Grove; Charles D. O’Conner, Bert Chand¬ 
ler, Sen. W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, Pat 
Hunt, Vinita. Church, Bap.; deacon; 
supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, Booster Club, 
active in civic affairs; I. O. O. F., Cen- 
tralia, past Grand, Sec’y, Vice Grand, 
Noble Grand. Imp. Rel., Dr. A. J. Har¬ 
rison, (bro.), Lowell, Ark. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; 
works personally and through the organiz. 
of the party. Offices, City Councilman; 
City Clerk; City Treasurer; Clerk of Sch. 


Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. Co. Cen. Com.; mbr. St. 
Com.; Prct. Committeeman; served on 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla in 
1906; lived at Centralia until 1927, and at 
Grove since; mbr. of the Co. Council of 
Defense and active in other war work 
during W. War. Interested in good schools 
churches and roads. 

HURST, J. K„ Grove. Rep. Occ., as 
sistant Postmaster. B., Montgomery Co., 
K.v., March 25, 1876. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Mt. Sterling, Ky. Wife, Jessie Pat¬ 
ton. Cdrn., 1 s., Patton; 1 d., Beulah. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Grove. Assoc., Jessie Patton 
Hurst, postmistress, Grove; (pol.) W. W. 
Jarnagan, Mrs. F. C. Walker, Noah Har¬ 
rison, Mrs. A. A. Patterson, Delaware Co.; 
W. B. Pine, John W. Harreld, Charles 
O’Conner. Church, Bap.; trustee. Clubs 
& Lodges, Booster Club, active in civic 
affairs; Mason, Blue Lodge, past Master, 
Grove; M. W. A., Grove. Imp. Rel., S. II. 
Kash, (deceased), Washington, D. C. ; H. 

C. Hurst, Jackson, Ky.; Mrs. O. Goodman, 
Mrs. Alice Ball, Norman, (sisters) ; Holt 
Hurst, Miami. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; works through 
the party organiz. only. Offices, Assistant 
Postmaster, Grove, nov# serving. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Judge 
of Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived at Fairland, 1898-1901; 
Miami, 1901-06 ; Welsh, 1906-08; Grove 
since: active part in bond drives during 
W. War. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

INGRAM, I. W., Jay. Dem. Occ., 
judge. B., Montgomery Co., Mo., Sept. 
23, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Mo. and Ark. ; 
Ark. St. Normal, Stuttgart, Ark. Wife. 
Dora. Bk. Con., First Natl., Grove; Cor¬ 
nerstone, Southwest City, Mo. Assoc., 
(pol.) David L. Chandler, F. M. Brewster, 
Jeff Lindley, Clark Bell, Jay; Judge Ad. 

V. Coppedge, Grove. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Stuttgart. 
Ark.; Consistory, Little Rock; Shrine. 
Pine Bluff; B. P. O. E., Vinita; K. P., 
Stuttgart; Eastern Star, Grove. Imp. Rel., 
John L. Ingram, Stuttgart, Ark Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1895; works 
through personal contacts; elected Co. 
Judge on his promise of strict law en¬ 
forcement, tempered with common sense; 
has never defended a bootlegger. Offices, 
Justice of Peace, 1913-14; Co. Judge, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; lived at 
Grove one year, and at Jay since 1912: 
good roads enthusiast; active part in all 

W. War work. Hobby, fishing. 

JARNAGIN, W. W„ Grove. Rep. Occ., 
lumberman. B., Polk Co., Mo., Feb. . 5. 
1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., Fairplay. 
Mo; Southwest Bap. Col., Bolivar, Mo. 
A. B., 1895. Wife, Zula Fox, (deceased). 
Cdrn., 1 s., W. A.; 1 d., Geraldine. Bus. 
Con., W. W. Jarnagin Lumber Co., Grove; 
familiar with farming and sch. teaching. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Grove; Delaware 
Co., Jay. Assoc., Noah Harrison, Mrs. C. 
F. Walker of Grove; A. A. Patterson. Jay; 
John M. Goldesberry, Charles O’Connor. 
W. G. Skelly, Pat Hurley. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F.; K. P., Grove. Imp. 
Rel., F. H. Jarnagin, (bro.), lumberman. 
Aldridge, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 35 yrs. Offices, past 
Mayor at Fairplay, Mo., 2 terms; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 24 yrs. Party Honors, Co. 
Chmn., 10 yrs.; del. to all st. and co. 
convs.; serves on Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1916; lived since at 
Grove; active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work during W. War. Advocate of 
prohibition enforcement. 

MARSHALL, H. L., Jay. Rep. Occ., 
(retired). B., Brown Co., Ohio, June 11. 
1849. Edu., com. sch., Ohio; admitted to 





DELAWARE COUNTY 


bar in la. Wife, Carrie L. Metcalf, of 
Ky. Bk. Con., Delaware Co., Jay. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. W. Jarnagan, Grove; I. W. 
Ingram, Jay. Church, Meth. South. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shriner (inactive). 
Imp. Rel, Thomas Metcalf, (wife’s grand¬ 
father) was Gov. of Ky., Congressman, 
and U. S. Senator; Chief Justice John 
Marshall, (grandfather’s cousin). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 50 yrs.; speech- 
maker; personal worker; mbr. of the Sons 
of Temperance, an early day prohibition 
organiz. in Ohio; an ardent dry. Offices, 
U. S. Comrnr. at Eufaula, 1900-08, two 
terms; St. Senator 1919-27. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Eufaula 
until 1908; at Miami until 1910; Grove 
until 1912, and at Jay since; active as 
Chmn. of Co. Red Cross during W. War. 

MAYES, W. P„ Grove. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Flint District, near Adair 
Co, Okla. Edu., pub. sch. of Cherokee 
Nation. Wife, Gladney. Cdrn., 2 s., Joel, 
San Francisco; Ridge P., Clovis, N. M.; 
4 d., Mrs. Maggie Thompson, Tahlequah; 
Mrs. Maude Barnes, Bartlesville; Eliza¬ 
beth Snapp, Joplin, Mo.; Mrs. Hazel Stone, 
Columbia, Mo. Remarks, half-blood Chero¬ 
kee Indian; has always lived near Grove. 

MILSAP. MRS. R. C., Grove. Rep. Occ., 
hotel business. B., Mt. Yernon, Mo. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Mt. Vernon, Mo. Hus., 
R. C. Millsap, partner in bus. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mrs. L. F. LeBow, Joplin; Mrs Frank 
Shelton, Joplin. Bus. Con., Amer. Hotel, 
Grove; familiar wth dry goods bus. Bk. 
Con., Frst Natl., Grove. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. C. F. Walker, W. W. Jarnagin, O. W. 
Smithpeter, Grove; W. G. Skelly, Charles 
O’Connor. Church, Chris. Lodges, O. E. 
A., D. A. R., Woodman Circle, Grove. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 15 yrs.; 
works personally and through the party 
organiz.; favors prohibition. Party Honors, 
St. Committee woman, 1924-28; del. to st. 
conv.; attended Natl. Conv., 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1918; lived since 
at Grove; interested in all community en¬ 
terprises ; active in Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

PATTERSON, A. A., Jay. Rep. Occ., 
garage man. B., Canal Dover, Ohio, 
March 12, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Valparaiso, Ind. Wife, Rebecca Colclea- 
sure. Cdrn., 1 s., Marvin R„ Raymond, 
Wash. Bus. Con., Patterson and Stone 
Garage, part owner; farming interests; 
familiar with railroad construction bus. 
Bk. Con., Delaware Co., Jay. Assoc., 
Earl Stone, partner in bus.. Jay; (pol.) 
John R. O’Leach, Leach; T. M. Garrett, 
Moseley; Beatrice Lacey, Spavinaw; James 
Hilderbrand, Grove; Congressman Charles 
O’Conner, Harry Seaton, Pryor; C. E. 
Creager, Muskogee; E. M. Frye. Sallisaw. 
Church, Missionary Bap. Clubs, Anti- 
Horse Thief Assn., vice pres... 1915-18; 
Natl, vice pres., 1918-20. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 37 yrs.; 



H. L. MARSHALL 


makes speeches; works personally and 
through organiz. of the party. Offices, 
Co. Commr., 1920-23; Maintenance Supt. 
of Highways 1923-27 ; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, only Rep. ever elected 
from district; del. to first st. conv., 1907; 
campaign mgr. in Delaware Co. for C. A. 
Creager race for congress; del. several st., 
dist. and co. convs.; sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 
many yrs.; 8 yrs. Committeeman and 

Judge of first Election held in Delaware 
Co; mbr. Election Bd., 1907. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902; lived since in 
Delaware Co.; active in civic and rural 
affairs; Chmn. of Co. Council of Defense 
during W. War. Interested in good roads 
and educational work. 

REED. ALFRED, JR., Grove. Rep. 
Occ., stockman and farmer. B., Pittsburg, 
Pa., Sept. 26, 1893. Edu., Cornell Univ., 
Ithaca, N. Y., B. S. Wife, Elizabeth 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Grove. Church, 
First Pres, Miami. Clubs, C. of C., 
Grove, active in civic and rural affairs. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 
8 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, ex- 
officio mayor of Grove, 4 yrs.; mbr. Bd. 
of Trustees of town of Grove, 6 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919; lived 
since at Grove; during W. War served in 
313th Inf., 79th Div., 154th Depot Brig., 
discharged as Capt. of Inf.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, John Qualate Post, Grove. 


173 

SHELDON, WILLIAM, Grove. Dem. 
Occ., farmer, stockman and dairyman. B., 
Delaware Co., Okla., Jan. 18, 1875. Edu., 
Male Seminary, Tahlequah; Wooster 
Academy, Vinita. Wife, Deborah. Cdrn., 
2 s., Walter, James Herbert, Grove; 3 d., 
Mrs. Curtis Gault, Tulsa; Mrs. Carl 
Johnson, Okmulgee; Genevieve. Assoc., 
John Gibson, W. P. Mayes, A. V. Cop- 
pedge, Lee Howe, Frank Edwards, Grove; 
Frank Bird, Tulsa; L. P. Smart, Vinita; 
Harry Blake, Tulsa; George Stone, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, Grove. 
Pol. Act., partisan, in natl. and st.; in¬ 
dependent, in co. and local; active since 
maturity. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, 1912; 
Deputy U. S. Marshal, 1913-21; Sch. 
Director. Party Honors, del. to co. conv.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, lived all 
his life in Delaware Co., except 4 yrs. at 
Vinita, 1886-1890; one of most fearless 
peace officers in Eastern Okla. Chief in¬ 
terest, law enforcement. 

SLOCUM, B. R., Grove., Rep. Occ., 
barber. B., Lincoln Co., Neb., April 18, 
1885. Edu., h. sch., Southwest City, Mo. 
Wife, Mary Pearl Stevenson. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
True W.; 1 d., Naomi, Grove. Bus. Con., 
barber shop. Grove; familiar with fruit 
farming and picture show bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Grove. Assoc., (pol.) W. W. 
Jarnagan. Bob Milsap, James P. Butler, 
Grove; W. G. Skelly, Charles Acaman. 
Church, Meth. preferred. Lodges, W. O. 
W.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Grove. Imp. 
Rel., G. A. R. Slocum, (bro.), salesman 
for Skelly Oil Co., Eldorado. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 20 yrs.; does personal 
work. Party Honors, del. to co. conv.: 
serves on Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903; lived since at Grove ; 
active in all civic affairs; veteran of the 
Spanish-Amer. War. 

WALKER, MRS. C. F„ Grove. Rep. 
Occ. housewife. B., Council Grove, Kan., 
Jan. 4, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Council Grove, Kan. Hus., Dr. C. F. 
Walker. Bk. Con., First Natl., Grove. 
Assoc, (pol.) W. W. Jarnagin, Mrs. Bob 
Milsap, Noah Harrison, Grove; W. G. 
Skelly, Tulsa; Charles O’Conner, W. B. 
Pine, Alfred Reed, Grove. Church, Meth.; 
interested in missionary work. Clubs & 
Lodges, Grove Bridge Club; Eastern Star, 
Grove; White Shrine, Miami. Imp. Rel., 
Rev. Bogler, Ketchum, Okla., (cousin). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 11 yrs.; works personally and through 
the party organiz. Party Honors, Vice 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; former St. Com- 
mitteewoman; del. to st. and co. conv.; 
attended the Natl. Conv., Kansas City, 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 and has 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 and has 
lived since at Grove; during W. War was 
treasurer of the Co. Council of Defense. 
Hobby, flowers. 








Dewey County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, A. G. Wood (Rep.)__- 

Co. Attorney, E. S. Collier (Dem.)- 

Ct. Clerk, Bessie L. Pannell (Rep.)- 

Co. Clerk, Grace Evans (Rep.)- 

Sheriff, C. C. Jones (Rep.)--——- 

Co. Treasurer, R. L. Frazee (Dem.) - 

Co. Surveyor, J. E. Fairchild (Dem.) 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, J. B. Creech, 

(Rep.)------ 

Co. Assessor, R. D. McCay (Dem.)- 

County Weigher, None. 


Taloga 

Taloga 

Taloga 

Taloga 

.Taloga 

Taloga 

Taloga 

Selling 

.Taloga 


County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. W. Blackketter (Dem.)-Leedy 

Dist. No. 2—B. F. Evans (Dem.)-Canton 

Dist. No. 3—Willis Espy (Rep.)-Vici 


V.-Chmn., Lanora ; Mrs. B. L. Pannell, Sec’y, Taloga. 

J. E. Ruble, St. Committeeman, Taloga; Mrs. Vern 
Cuberly, Vici, St. Conunitteewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Taloga, Co. Seat; O. G. & E. 

Canton, C. B. Tyree (Mayor) ; Erma E. Rogers 
(Clerk) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Leedy, Floyd H. Parks (Mayor) ; Mrs. J. M. Faust 
(Clerk) ; A. A. Butler (Attorney) ; Southwest Light & 
Power Co. 

Oakwood, H. A. Taylor (Mayor) ; Earl Sions (Clerk). 
Seiling, R. M. Brady (Mayor) ; J. K. Exline (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E. 

Vici, A. L. Reeder (Mayor) ; T. D. Carter (Clerk) ; 
O. G. & E. 


County Election Board: 

' Sec’y, F. S. Woods (Dem.)-Taloga 

Chmn., James McAllister (Dem.)-Selling 

Mrs. R. F. Cain (Rep.)-Camargo 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Fred Langley (Rep.) Taloga; Sen¬ 
ator, Alvin C. Moore (Dem.) Cheyenne; District Judge, 
T. P. Clay (Dem.) Mangum; Ed M. Reed (Dem.) 
Elk City. 

State Officers, E. C. Sharpe, Oakwood. Co. Superin¬ 
tendent of Health; Jas. C. McAllister, Seiling, Deputy 
Oil Inspector. 

State Institution, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Myron Cox, Chmn., Taloga; Mrs. Frank W. Allen, 
V.-Chmn., Leedy. 

Republican 

G. F. Langley, Chmn., Taloga; Mrs. Minnie Brewer, 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

1000 | 

1 

998 | 

| 1126 

1 

1175 | 

Rep. 

796 | 

1 

1738 | 

| 1540 

1 

2486 j 

Soc. 

891 | 

1 

625 | 

| 45 

1 

112 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

657 | 

931 | 

| 888 

1088 | 


Rep. 

1 

695 | 

1848 | 

| 2232 

1134 | 

j 

Soc. 

1 

326 | 

611 | 

| no C. 

31 | 

! 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

643 | 

| 1586 

1 

1331 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

794 | 

| 1688 

1 

1168 | 

| 

Soc. 

1 

304 | 

| 148 

1 

35 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

973 | 

652 | 

1054 | 1740 

| 1532 

1273 | 

1626 | 

Rep. 

754 | 

682 | 

1647 1275 

| 1326 

996 | 

1900 | 

Soc. 

885 | 

314 | 

666 | 187 

|no C. 

33 | 

78 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Taloga 

Seiling 

Leedy 


Newspaper 


Editor 


Owner 


Times-Advocate (Rep.) 

Dewey County News (Dem.) 

Farmers Council Mo. Dem.) 

Times (Wkly. Dem.) 


G. F. Langley 
A. W. Shepherd 
A. W. Shepherd 
W. W. Denson 


G. F. Langley 
Dewey Co. Pub. Co. 
Dewey Co. Pub. Co. 


ALLEN, MRS. FRANK W„ Leedy. 

Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Gordonsville, 

Va., Oct. 27, 1875. Edu., Hollins Co., 
Hollins, Va., grad., 1894 Hus., Frank W. 
Allen, prominent surgeon of Dewey Co. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank W., Jr., Lawton, with 
Fox-Vliet Drug Co.; 1 d., Alice, at home. 
Bus. Con., farm lands. Assoc., (pol.) 

Mrs. Phil Hocker, Camargo; Myron Cox, 

Gordon Stidham, Taloga; A. A. Butler, 
K. F. Wilson, Leedy; Mrs. Peachy Bot¬ 
toms, Hobart; J. V. McClintic, Snyder; 
Mrs. R. H. Higgins, Sayre; Sam Brown. 
Elk City; Judge Lon Mitchell Church, 
Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Chmn. of Child Welfare in St. Federation 
of Women’s Clubs, 1919-25; and District 
Pres. Okla. St. Federation of Women’s 
Clubs, 1925-28; Eastern Star, past Matron, 
1916, and past District Deputy, 1927-28 : 
D. A. R., organizing regent of Woodward 
Chapter, 1920-22; Leedy Woman’s Club. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1908; makes speeches; works through 
corns. Party Honors, Vice Chmn. Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1928-30; Natl. Congres¬ 
sional Committeewoman for Okla. 1928-32; 
Local Registrar 1920-29. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived since at Leedy; in¬ 


terested in work among children; Co. Chmn. 
of Okla. Society for Crippled Cdrn., 1928- 
32; was very active in Red Cross work 
during W. War. Hobby, music. 

ALLEN, WAYNE, Taloga. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Kirksville, Mo., July 5, 1876. 
Edu., com. sch.. Woodward Co. Wife, 
Nellie Mae. Cdrn., 2 s., W. Frank, Harold, 
Taloga; 2 d., Goldie, Sylvia Fern. Bus. 
Con., pres, of First Natl. Bk., Taloga; 
farmer and stockman. Bk. Con., (Corr.) 
Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
James E. Ruble, C. B. Carmichael, Dennis 
Stidham, all of First Natl. Bk., Taloga, 
(pol.) Myron Cox, Phil Hocker, Camargo; 
Ben Evans, Canton; Perry Skelton, Jim 
Blanketter, Leedy; John Butler, Fair- 
view; Joe Hargis, Woodward; W. H. Dar¬ 
nell, Stillwater; M. E. Trapp and George 
D. Key, Okla. City; John Doolin, Alva. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
I. O. O. F., and M. W. A., Taloga. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1900; works 
mostly through personal contacts Offices, 
mbr. Woodward Co. Sch. Bd., 1903-06; 
Township Bd., Taloga, 1922-27. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. for 
yrs.; mbr. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, 


came to Okla. in 1893; lived in Wood¬ 
ward Co., 1893-1903; at Taloga since; 
active in public affairs of co.; chmn. of 
Liberty Loan Com., 1917-18 and active in 
Red Cross work; now mbr. of Red Cross 
Chapter, Taloga. Hobby, race horses and 
polo ponies. 

ALLEN, MRS. W. S., Leedy. Dem. V- 
Chnm., Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

BLACK, THOMAS L., Camargo. Dem. 
Occ., retired cattleman. B., Montgomery 
Co., Ill., Sept. 5, 1860. Edu., self edu¬ 
cated. Wife, Cora Chrisman, first wife, 

(deceased) ; Sara A. Downing (second 
wife). Cdrn., 1 s., J.; 1 d., Mrs. Flo 

Haskell, Calif. Bk. Con., St. Bk. of 
Camargo. Assoc., (pol.) Ed Collier. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., Camargo. 
Imp. Rel., Geo E Black, prominent oil 
man, Los Angeles, Calif; W. G. Black, 
Long Beach; Jas. M. Black, Bostonia, 
Calif., (bros.) Pol. Act., active for 40 

yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 7 yrs.; 

Township Treasurer, past 10 yrs.; mbr. 
Election Bd. for many yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. many times. T.emarks, 








































MRS. F. W. ALLEN 


came to Okla in 1882; lived in Camargo 
since. 

BOATMAN, J. W., Camargo. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Willow Springs, Mo., Sept. 
9, 1855. Edu., self educated. Wife, Vi- 
randa Tolkner. Cdrn., 4 s., Sam, Borger, 
Tex.; Lon, Enid; 2 at h. ; 3 d., Mrs. Nona 
Ray, Sayre; Mrs. Ida Ross, N. Mex.; 1 
at h. Bus. Con., merchant, Camargo; 
Freisman & Selby, St. Louis; C. B. & 
R. Co., Clinton. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. C. Jones, Thomas Ruble, Taloga. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Camargo; Odd 
Fellow, M. W. A., Camargo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 30 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Party Honors, 
former mbr. of elec. bd. and del. to co. 
conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; lived 
since at Camargo; helped to lay out town 
of Camargo and active in all its improve¬ 
ments. Hobby, chickens and gardening. 

BUTLER, ALBERT A., Leedy. Dem. 
Occ., insurance and real estate dealer. B., 
Henderson, Tenn., Sept. 6, 1877. Edu., 

com. sch., Milford, Tex. Wife, Yallie Brad¬ 
shaw. Cdrn., 2 s., Orland A., Basil B. 
Bus. Con., insurance and real estate 
dealer, Leedy; owner of bus. bldgs, and 
farm. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., E. 
E. McFarland. J. C. Hood, A. L. Smith, W. 

A. Bishop, W. W. Pinson, Leedy; (pol.) 

Myron Cox, E. S. Collier, R. L. Frazee, 
Phil Hooker, Stanley Shepherd, Dewey Co.; 
Sen. E. M. Reed, W. W. Blackburn, Elk 
City; Judge Lon Mitchell, Sen. Darnell, 
Clinton; Alvin Moore, Cheyenne. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., v.-pres., 
1927-29; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; 
r 0. O. F.-; W. 0. W., Leedy. Imp. 

Rel. W. M. Butler (bro.), Cushing; Mrs. 
Emma Milton (sister), Leedy. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1907; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. and chmn. of Sch. Bd. 1920- 
23; City Clk. 1913-25; City Atty. 1927-29. 
Party Honors, pret. chmn.; mbr. elec. bd. 
since 1912 and inspector at present. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at Ham¬ 
mond 1901-05 ; Leedy since; interested in 
Boy Scout movement and is chmn. of 
exec. bd.. Leedy. During W. War was 
treas. of local Council of Defense and an 
active mbr. of Red Cross. Hobby, base¬ 
ball. 

CAIN. R. F., Yici. Rep. Occ., editor. 

B. , Talula, Ill., Nov. 22, 1875. Edu., com. 
sch. Summer Co., Kan. Wife, nee Marlette. 


DEWEY COUNTY 

Cdrn., 1 s., R. E., Vici; 3 d., Mrs. Beth 
Thomason, Carter; Mrs. Ruth Altman, 
Wellington, Tex.; Anna Lou, at h. Bus. 
Con., Editor Vici Beacon. Bk. Con., Cit¬ 
izens St. Assoc., W. F. Cuberly, banker, 
Vici; C. E. Schramling; (pol.) J. E. Rable, 
Taloga; Willis Espy, Vici; Amos Ewing. 
Church, of Christ; deacon. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Kiwanis, v.-pres.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Vici; I. O. O. F„ Vici; M. W. A., 
Camargo; has been through all chairs in 
each lodge Imp. Rel., F. F. Cain (bro.), 
Shawnee; he had charge of prohibition 
enforcement during Gov. Haskell’s admin¬ 
istration. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in co. 
for 30 yrs.; works through personal con 
tacts. Offices, Postmaster, Putnam, 6 yrs.; 
mbr. Twp. Bd. 2 yrs.; City Clk., Vici, 3 
yrs.; Inspector Elec. Bd. at times. Party 
Honors, local campaign mgr. for 1 yr.; 
mbr. co. com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896 ; lived in Dewey Co. since; active dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

COLLIER, E. S., Taloga. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Taloga, Sept 27, 1903. Edu., 
Taloga. Married. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Gordon Stidham, Myron Cox, 
Phil S Hocker, Geo. D. Key, J. F. Rol¬ 
lins. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., Mason, Taloga. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 4 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts and all means by which he 
may serve party. Offices, Co. Atty., Dewey 
Co., 1928; Chief Clk. in Co. Treasurer’s 
Office, 1923-26. Party Honors, pres. League 
of Young Dems. 1928. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman ; lived all life at Taloga. Hob¬ 
by, hunting. 

COX, ESTHER. Taloga. Rep. Occ., 
secretary Dewey Co. Abstract Co. B., Ta¬ 
loga, Sept. 20. 1899. Edu., com. and h. 
sell., Taloga. Hus., Myron F. Cox. Cdrn., 
1 s., Myron F., Jr. Bk. Con., Peoples, 
Custer City. Assoc., Grace Evans, Co. Clk.; 
M. _ Shultise, Co. Treas.; Wm. Rigg, Ta¬ 
loga; (pol.) J. E. Ruble, G. F. Langley, 
chmn. co. Rep. party; Myron F. Cox, 
chmn. co. Dem. com., Taloga. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Womens Fed¬ 
erated Club ; Eastern Star Chapter, Taloga. 
Imp. Rel., Tom L. Ruble, lawyer; James 

B. Ruble (bros.). 

COX, MYRON, Taloga. Dem. Occ.. ab¬ 
stractor. B„ Finley, Sept. 8, 1881. Edu.. 
com. sch., Dewey Co. Wife, Esther, d. 
of J. E. Ruble, Taloga. Cdrn., 2 s., Arlo. 
attending Okla. Univ.; Myron Francis, .Tr.. 
at h. Bus. Con., real estate dealer; ab¬ 
stractor; dir. First Natl., Taloga. Assoc., 
M. Shultise, Taloga; Frank Waddell, Gor¬ 
don Stidham, Wade Allen, Taloga; (pol.) 
Stanley Shepherd, Seiling; Mrs. Dr. Allen, 
Leedy; Phil S. Hocker, Camargo; Sen. 
Darnell, Clinton; Sen. Reed, Cox City. 
Church, Bap.; deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.. pres.; Mason Blue Lodge. Taloga; 
taking Consistory work at Guthrie. I mu. 
Rel.. Neil Cox (bro.). Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active for 12 yrs.; works through 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, Mayor of Taloga 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, chmn. Dewey Co. Dem. Com.; del. 
to st. convs. twice and numerous co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; has lived 
since in Dewey Co.; active for roads and 
other civic improvements. During W. War 
assisted in bond drives and pres, local 
Red Cross. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

CUBERLY, VERN, Vici. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Linneus, Mo., Dec. 28, 
1879. Edu., com. sch., Linneus, Mo. Wife, 
Myrtle Salters, Vici. Bus. Con., Cuberly 
Bros., general merchants, Vici; pres. Cit¬ 
izens St. Bk., Vici; farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Citizens St. Assoc., G. E. Hutto, A. 
L. Reeder, G. W. Trimble. W. F. Cuberly. 
Dr. F. C. Shaw, Vici; (pol.) J. E. Ruble. 
C C. Jones, Willis Espey, W. L. Pittman, 
Fred Langlev, Dewey Co.; Judge Leedy. 
\rnett; S. M. Smith, Woodward; Judge 


175 

Swindall, A. W. Anderson, M. O. Murphy. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., dir. and mbr. of advertising com.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; K. P., Vici. Imp. Rel., 
W. F. Cuberly (bro.), Vici. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st since 1903; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, mbr. Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived near McNeil 
1901-03; Cestos 1903-12; Vici since. Hob¬ 
by, farm development. 

CUBERLY, MRS. VERN, Vici. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. Assoc., (pol.) all co. leaders. 
Party Honors, st. committeewoman. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

CUBERLY, W. F„ Vici. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Linneus, Mo., Dec. 22, 1878. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Linneus, Mo. Wife, 
Amy. Cdrn., 2 s., Roscoe, Donald, Vici; 
1 d., Margaret, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Cuberly Bros. Mercantile Co., Vici. Bk. 
Con. cashier Citizens St.; Amer. First 
Natl., Okla. City (correspondent). Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres. ; 
Kiwanis, trustee; Elks, Woodward. Imp. 
Rel., V. Cuberly (bro.), Vici, merchant. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at 
McNeil, Cestos and Vici since 1912. In¬ 
terested in municipal improvements. 

DAVIS, TOM L., Seiling. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Fayetteville, Ill., Mch. 17, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. sch., Gaylord, 

Kan.; bus. col., Atchinson, Kan. Wife, 
Sarah O. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Helen Bloom¬ 
er, Seiling. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Security 
Natl., Okla. City, (correspondent). Assoc., 
Roy S. Goss (partner and dir. in bk. at 

Seiling); Houston L. Bush, Seiling; (pol.) 
Roy B. Hall, Chas. Murray, Seiling; Sen. 
W. B. Pine, Tulsa; Asa Ramsey, Federal 
Reserve Bk. Church, attends and supports 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., chmn. 

good roads com.; mbr. St. Bankers Assn.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Seiling; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla City Shrine; working on 32nd 
degree; M. W. A., Seiling. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 25 yrs.; works mostly 

through co. party organizations. Offices, 
Postmaster, Seiling. 1900-16; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; 
lived since at Seiling. During W. War 
was commissioner dir. of War Savings So¬ 
ciety for co. Hobby, yard and garden 
work. 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



T. L. DAVIS 


DAY, GEORGE S., Camargo. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Iola, Kan., 
Feb. 24, 1869. Edu., com. sell., Iola, Kan. 
Wife, Jennie Wells. Cdrn., 4 s. Jim, Ca¬ 
margo ; Owen, Harold, George, at h.; 5 
d., Mrs. Etta Thomas, Watonga; Mrs. May 
Prichard, Drumright; Mrs. Ella Boatman, 
Camargo; Mrs. Grace Queen, Camargo; 
Mrs. Myrtle Cleveland, Electra, Tex. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Camargo; has 
held many offices; M. W. A., Camargo, 
trustee. Imp. Rel., Dennis Day, Trail; 
Elden Day, Brownsville, Calif., (bros.). 
Pol. Act., works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Party Honors, Jury Commr. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived at 
Coalgate 1891-98; Camargo since. 

ESPY, WILLIS, Vici. Rep. Occ., Co. 
Commissioner; farmer and stockman. B., 
Trenton, Mo., June 20, 1893. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Wichita, Kan.; bus. col., 
Wichita. Wife, Neva E. Hargis, Wood¬ 
ward. Cdrn., 2 s., Lynn and Merrill Lee, 
at h. Bk. Con., Citizens St.; Bk of Vici. 
Assoc.. Co. Commrs. of Dewey Co.; Lew 
Wentz, Ponca City. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&, Lodges, Kiwanis, Vici; C. of C., mbr. 
good roads com., active in all co. public 
movements; Mason Blue Lodge, past Mas¬ 
ter^ Vici. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
no. for 5 yrs.; works through party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, Co. Commr. since 
1924. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs frequently. 

HALL, ROY BOYD, Selling. Rep. Occ., 
druggist. B., Champaigne Co., Ill., July 
20, 1884. Edu., com. sch., Rankin, HI.; 
h. sch., Ludlow, Ill.; Valparaiso Univ., 
1904. Wife, Lela Rush, Ill. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Josephine. Bus. Con., Hall’s Pharmacy. 
Selling; farm owner, Custer Co., devoted 
to raising “Okla. Triumph” pure cotton 
seed. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., T. 
L. Davis, Roy S. Goss, C. S. Murray, Har¬ 
old Gaden, Stanley Shepherd. Selling; 
(pol.) Fred Langley, Tom H. Ruble, Ta- 
loga; W. H. Waddell, Putnam; J. H. Thom¬ 
as, Vici; George Davison, Shattuck; Wal¬ 
ter Thomas, Arnett; Mrs. Janella Jones, 
Woodward; Chas. Carey, Joe Sherman, 
Fairview; Dr. McLain Rogers, Clinton. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason, charter mbr. and now sec’y. 
Selling; Dep. Dist. Grand Master 1924-26. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. 0. E. Groves, Mutual; 


Mrs. W. W. Sheets, Putnam (sisters). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1901; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu. 1922-26; City 
Treas. since 1924. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; pret. committeeman 
since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived at Hennessey and Mutual for 
short time; Seiling since 1909. During W. 
War was mbr. of Co. Council of Defense 
and executive com. of Red Cross in Dewey 
Co. Hobby, raising chickens. 

HOCKER, PHIL S., Camargo. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Centralia, Mo., Oct. 14, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sell.. Mo. Wife, 
Ruby L. Haden. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Sue. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl., Okla. City (cor¬ 
respondent). Assoc., C. L. Blackburn, Ca¬ 
margo; A. L. Thurmond, Okla. City; (pol.) 
W. P. Hickok, Taloga; Sen. E. M. Reed. 
Elk City. Church, Chris.; trustee; tchr. 
Bible class. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Camargo. Imp. 
Rel., J. W. Hocker, atty., Los Angeles; 
W. E. Hocker, banker. Elk City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since maturity; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. two times; del. 
to many co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908; lived at Elk City 1908-11; 
Camargo since; mbr. of sch. bd. contin¬ 
uously. During \V. War was v.-chmn. of 
Liberty Bond drives and active in local 

Red Cross work. Interested in sch. ac¬ 
tivities. 

HOOTON, J. E„ Taloga. Dem. Occ., 
custodian of Ct. House. B., Madison Co., 
Ia., June 15, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Ia. 

and Kan. Wife, Elin M. Holmstedt. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. E. Carmich¬ 
ael, R. L. Foster, Harvey Carter; (pol.) 
C. D. Stoiit, R. L. Frazee, Taloga; Roy 
Goss, Seiling; W. M. Anderson, Guthrie; 
Leslie Swan, Okla. City. Church, Bap., 

Missionary. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch, Taloga; Master Taloga A. F. 
& A. M., 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, now sec’y. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. J. S. Hasty, ex-senator, 
Lamar, Colo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 

for 38 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, Registrar of Deeds, 
1913-14; Co. Clk. 1915-18. Party Honors, 
chmn. co. Dem. Com. two times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1895; lived in old Woods 
Co. 1895-1905; Taloga since; clk. of local 
draft bd. during W. War. Hobby, law en¬ 
forcement. 

IRWIN, J. B., Vici. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant and undertaker. B., Kan., Mch. 29, 
1879. Edu.-, com. sch., Kan. Wife, Inez 
Mull. Cdrn., I d., Naida Beth, at h. Bus. 
Con., merchant, hardware, implement and 
furniture dealer; undertaker. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. C. Jones, Camargo; E. S. Collier. Ta¬ 
loga ; C. I). Stout. Taloga; Scott Ferris, 
Okla. City; Sen. Thomas. Church, Chris.; 
deacon. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Vici. Imp. 
Rel., C. H. Irwin (bro.) ; Mrs. C. E. 
Schranding (sister), Dewey Co. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv. many times; 
serves on elec. bd. almost regularly. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1914; lived since at 
Vici. Active in all civic enterprises. Hob¬ 
by, literature. 

JONES, C. C., Taloga. Rep. Occ., 
Sheriff of Dewey Co. B., Caldwell, Mo., 
Aug. 12, 1870. Edu., elementary sch. 

Wife, Maude Orr, West Plains, Mo. Cdrn., 
4 s., Paul, Loren, Dick, Jack; 1 d., Jessie 
(she was the first child born in Camargo). 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. 
F. Cain, Vici; Roy Hall, Seiling; Frank 
Hutton, Oakwood; John Fields, Okla. City. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Ca¬ 
margo; working on Chapter, Woodward; 
Master Mason, Camargo Lodge, 1913-15; 
M. W. A.; I. O. O. F., Camargo. Imp. 
Rel., John W. Jones (bro.), real estate 
dealer, Greeley, Colo. Pol. Act., partisan; 


active in co. for 15 yrs.; works througn 
personal contacts 6nly. Offices, Co. Sher¬ 
iff for past 13 yrs.; former mbr. Twp. 
Bd. in Cleveland Twp. for number of yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to many co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Bridgeport 1901-02; Bessie 1902- 
OS; Camargo and Taloga since. 

LANGLEY, GEORGE FRED, Taloga. 
Rep. Occ., editor and publisher. B., 
Scottsville, Kan., Nov. 10, 1887. Edu., 
com. sch., Kan. and Okla. Wife, Jennie 
Compton. Cdrn., 1 s., William, Taloga. 
Bus Con., in printing bus. since 1905 ; 
owner of city property and farm land; 
familiar with real estate, brokerage and 
oil lease bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Thomas L. Ruble, Myron Cox, Gordon 
Stidham, R. B. Boggers, Harry Butler, 
Dewey Co.; (pol.) J. A. Ruble, Gale Ming, 
Rov Hall, Frank Waddell, D. P. Carns, 
Dewey Co.; Jim Harris, M’agoner; Clark 
Wasson, Antlers ; W. B. Pine, Roy Hughes, 
Chas. Swindall. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M.; C. of C., dir., 
past sec’y. In Legislature was mbr. Good 
Roads and Investigating Com., v.-chmn. of 
Printing Com. and Enrolling and Engrossing 
Com.; mbr. Public Service Com. ; chmn. 
Journal Com. Imp. Rel., Dr. Carl Brundage 
(nephew). Medical Arts Bldg, Okla. City; 
Mrs, T. F. Brundage, Thomas; Mrs. L. T. 
Parry, Cestos; Mrs. M. V. Berry, Still¬ 
water; Mrs. Geo. Bowers, Lenora (sisters).. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 1909 ; 
works on com. Offices. Co. Supervisor 1912- 
14 and 1920-21; St. Representative 1928-30. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 
1920-32. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived at Bloomfield 1901-03; at Taloga 
since. During M r . War was chmn. of all 
drives in Haddon Twp. and active in food 
administration work. In 1929 was mbr. 
of Soldiers’ Relief Com. in Legislature. 
Interested in good roads work. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing, and finance. 

LOYD, E. M ., Taloga. Ren. Occ., 
physician. B., Tenn., Jan. 20. 1878. Edu., 
com. sch., Tenn.; h. sch., Butler, Tenn.; 
Holly Spring Col., Tenn.; Masonic Insti¬ 
tute, Mountain City, Tenn. Wife, Ida B. 
Harden. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry Rov: 2 d.. 
Lucile, Eilene. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. 
Con., owner and operator of Loyd’s Hos¬ 
pital, Taloga, which is only hospital in 
Dewey Co. Church, Meth.; supt. S. S. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Lenora; M. 
W. A., Johnson, Tenn. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; works through personal contacts 
only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1912: 
lived at Lenora and Taloga since; mbr. of 
Custer Co., Okla. St., Amer. and S. M T . 
Medical Societies. During W. War was 
mbr. of local examining bd. 

MENDENHALL, L. C„ Seiling. Rep 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Mutual, June 24, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sell.. Mutual; 
N. W. St. Tchrs. Col., Alva. Wife, Eva. 
d. of W. M. Porter, Seiling. Cdrn.. 2 
s., Ray, O’Neal, at h. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., W. M. Porter, Seiling; W. 
L. Pitman, St. Bk. of Seiling. Chureh, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Seiling. Imp. Rel., H. H. 
Mendenhall (bro.), garage, Mutual; Mrs. 
Effle Clovis (sister), Mutual. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Offices, Postmaster since 
1924. Remarks, native Oklahoman; liveft 
in his birthplace until 1920 ; Seiling since. 
During W. War enlisted in the second Inf.. 
Ft. Logan, Colo.; mbr. of Amer. Legion 
and historical officer of the Post at Seil¬ 
ing. Hobby, hunting, fishing and cdrn. 

MORFORD, R. A., Vici. Rep. Occ., 
mail carrier. B., Richardson Co., Neb., 
•Tan. 23, 1885. Edu., com. sell., King- 
.fisher, Vici. Wife, Arlie, d. of Frank 
Henderson, Vici. Cdrn., 1 s., Willis Mor- 
ford; 1 d., Mabel. Bus. Con., stockholder 
in Farmers Lumber Co., Vici. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Vici. Assoc., A. G. Philo, carrier; 
H. E. Sowle, Postmaster, Vici. Church, 





W. L. PITTMAN 


Bap., Miss.; deacon; treas. of bldg. com. 
Lodges, M. W. A., Clk. of Yici Lodge; 
I. Q. O. F., filled all chairs. Pol. Act., 
parn'san. Offices, road overseer for 8 yrs.; 
mall carrier. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892; lived at Kingfisher 1892-1900; Yici 
since. 

PAN NELL, BESSIE L„ Taloga. Rep. 
Occ., Ct. Clerk. B., Rochelle, La., May 
4, 1896. Edu., com. sch., Taloga ; h. sch., 
Weatherford; bus. col., Okla. City. Cdrn., 
1 s., Vicrot E.; 1 d., Mildred L., at h. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Putnam. Assoc., 
Piersol Bond Brokers, Okla. City; Rich, 
Von Schrilty & Rich, Attys., Coldwater, 
Kan.; (pol.) J. E. Ruble, Harvey Carter, 
Taloga. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
mbr. Home Denis. Club, Taloga; R. N. of 

A., Taloga. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1924; works through co. Rep. 
organizations and personal contacts; will 
make speeches. Offices, Ct. Clk. since 1925. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
manv times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1909; lived at Idabel 1909-11; at Taloga 
since. 

PITTMAN, W. L. Seiling. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Revere, Mo., Dec. 8, 1874. 
Edu., com. sell., Revere, Mo.; Tehrs. Col., 
Alva; holds st. certificate. Wife, d. of 
William Black, Kahoka, Mo. Cdrn., 2 
s., William H., cashier bk. at Seiling; Fred 

E. Bk. Con., banker at Seiling; Farmers 
Natl., Okla. City; Fourth Natl.. Wichita, 
Kan. (correspondent). Assoc., C. H. Gil¬ 
christ, C. H. Case, Seiling; (pol.) R. D. 
Dockerty, Woodward; 0. C. Wybrant, 
Woodward; Chas Swindall, Okla. City; 
■fudge .1. B. Cullison, Enid; Co. Rep. or¬ 
ganization. Church, Bap.; attends Meth.; 
supt. S. S. 17 yrs. in various places; 
served 3 yrs. as moderator and 2 yrs. as 
sec’y of N. W. Bap. Assn. Clubs &. 
Lodges, v.-pres. A. B. & O. Highway 
Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, Seiling; Chap¬ 
ter, Woodward, held all chairs; I O. O. 

F. ', Seiling, treas. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since maturity; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations, 
makes speeches. Offices, Co. Supt. Public 
Schs., Woodward Co., 1911-18. Party 
Honors, mbr. elec. bd. many times; del. to 
manv co. and st. convs. Remarks, ca ' lle 
to Okla. 1901; lived at Woodward 1901- 
18; Seiling since; in 1917 was pres, of 
St. Co. Superintendents’ Assn.; he was 


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his own architect in building his bank. 
Hobby, literature. 

REEDER, A. L., Vici. Dem. Occ., 
lumberman. B., Athens, Tex., Apr. 16, 
1889. Edu., com. arid h sch., Killeen, 
Tex.; bus. col., Waco, Tex. Wife, Janet 
Anderson. Bk. Con., Bk. of Yici; Cit¬ 
izens St. Assoc., G. W. Trimble, W. F. 
Cuberly, G. E. Hutto, Vici; (pol.) E. S. 
Collier, Tom Ruble, Dewey Co. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Kiwanis, mbr. Fair Com.; C. of 
C.; Mason, Tex.; Guthrie Consistory. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Vici; chmn. Town Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1917 ; lived at Wood¬ 
ward and Okla. City a short time and at 
Vici since 1921. 

RIGG, F. W., Taloga. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired. B., Dearborn Co., Ind., May 26, 
1853. Edu., elementary sch., Aurora, Ind. 
Wife, Mary Fuller. Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. H., 
Taloga ; 1 d., Mrs. Carrie A. Hicks, Los 
Angeles. Bus. Con., retired merchant; fa¬ 
miliar with farming and undertaking bus.; 
tchr. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. 
Shultise, Miles Store, King Brothers, Ta¬ 
loga. Church, Bap.; deacon; active mbr.; 
interested in church work. Imp. Rel., Jo¬ 
seph P. Rigg (bro.). Mortuary Bus., Che- 
welah, Wash. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 35 yrs.; works only through personal 
contacts. Offices, Dep. Sheriff formerly, 
Kan. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 and 
homesteaded at Taloga. Is sec’y of the 
Cemetery Assn., Taloga. 

RUBLE, JAMES E„ Taloga. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Vincennes, Ind., Nov. 15, 
1869. Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, (dec.). 
Cdrn., 2 s., Tom L., atty., Taloga; James 

B. , Kan. City, Mo.; 3 d., Mrs. Esther Cox, 
Taloga; Mrs. Nellie Burkhart, Stillwater ; 
Mrs. Jessie Downey, Ft. Cobb. Bus. Con., 
abstractor for 30 yrs.; also familiar with 
real estate and insurance bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; First St., Putnam. Assoc., 
Frank Waddell, Putnam; N. Stidham, M. 
Shultise, Wm. H. Rigg, W. P. Hickok, 
Taloga; (pol.) F. G. Langley, Taloga; Sen. 
W. B. Pine; J. W. Harreld, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. _Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C. ; Woodmen; Mason : I. O. O. F.. Taloga; 
treas. of both Masonic, I. O. O. F. lodges. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 36 yrs. 
Offices, Registrar of Deeds 2 terms. Party 
Honors, former cen. committeeman of Rep. 
party for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892; homesteaded near Taloga; active in 
all movements for community betterment. 
During W. War, active in every call for 
civic work. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

RUBLE, TOM, Taloga. Occ., attorney. 

B. , Dewey Co. raised there. Edu., Univ. 
of Okla., LL. B. Married. Bus. Con., for¬ 
merly Ruble & Collier. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all co. leaders. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, mbr. several social 
organizations. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide writer all ways needed. Offices, mbr. 
administrative com., section 18. St. Bar. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

SCHRAMLING. C. E„ Vici. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Cass Co., Ia., Nov. 1, 1882. 
Edu., com. sch., Garfield Co.; bus. col., 
Enid: St. Normal, Edmond. Wife, Eva 
Louise, d. of Chas. Irwin. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Ruie Marie, attending Phillips Univ. 
Bus. Con., hardware store, Vici. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Vici; Citizens St. Assoc., G. W. 
Tremble, Robt. Cain, Vern Cuberly, Vici. 
Church, of Christ; elder; tchr. boys S. S. 
class. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of 

C. ; I. O. O. F., has filled all chairs; M. 
W. A.; Mason Blue Lodge, Vici. Imp. 
Rel., M. A. Schramling, D. F. Schramling, 
(bros.), Vici. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
through personal contacts for 22 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1894; lived in Gar¬ 
field Co. until 1905 and in Dewey Co. 
since; mbr. sch. bd. 1922-24; active in 
community development. Hobby, boys. 

SHAW, C. A., Oakwood. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Douglas Co., Kan., Feb. 16, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Thomas. 


Wife, Ferae, d. of B. M. Fender, Thomas. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Rollin F. Shaw, at h. Bk. 
Con., banker at Oakwood; Security Natl., 
Clinton (correspondent) ; Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City (correspondent). Assoc., Dr. K. 

D. Gossom, Custer City; L. E. Coleman, 
pres. Second Natl. Bk., Clinton; C. G. 
Welch, chmn. bd. dir. Second Natl. Bk., 
Clinton; (pol.) Myron Cox, Taloga. 
Church, Meth.; supt. S. S. Lodges, Mason, 
sec’y, Oakwood. Imp. Rel., brother is in¬ 
structor in h. sch., Newkirk. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived at Weatherford 1901-02; Arapaho 1902- 
05; Thomas 1905-15; Hamilton 1915-18; 
Clinton 1918-21; Oakwood since. During 
W. War was chmn. of Victory Liberty Loan 
drive in Custer Co. Hobby, Jersey cattle. 

SHEPHERD, STANLEY, Seiling. Dem. 
Oicc., maintenance supt. for St. Highway 
Dept. B., Carthage, Ill., July 1, 1869. 
Edu., com. sch., Meadville, Mo.; bus. col., 
Quincy, Ill., 1888. Wife, Talitha Grace 
Botts, Meadville, Mo. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. 
S. L. White, San Antonio, Tex.; Mrs. 
Helen Durant, Va. Bus. Con., St. Highway 
Dept.; familiar with retail lidwe. bus. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., C. H. Rightmire, 
Dist. Engr., Enid; Roy S. Goss, Roy B. 
Hall, C. S. Murry, R. B. Joouith, James 
iMcAlister, Seiling; (pol.) Myron Cox, 
Taloga; C. E. Schramling, Vici; E. T. 
Sumerall, Leed.v; Joe Lee, Seiling; Ed 
M. Reed, Elk City; Frank L. Vaughan, 
Woodward; L. I. Seward, Arnett; Thus. C. 
Waldrup, Shawnee; Geo. D. Key, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., mbr. Good Roads Com.; I. O. O. F.; 
K. P.; M. W. A., Seiling. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Helen Durant, (d.) Lyceum Chautauqua 
Leader, Richmond, Va.; M. E. Shepherd, 
(bro.) Seiling; Mrs. L. B. Seaton, (sis.), 
Mooreland; Mrs. S. L. White, Public speak¬ 
ing and dramatic art San Antonio, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan: active in st. since 
1904; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Tax Collector, in 
Mo., 1898-99; Postmaster at Seiling, 1915- 
25; St. Sen., 1924-27, (resigned office in 
1927). Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. League of Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1890 ; homesteaded 
five miles west of Seiling; lived since in 
Dewey Co. During W. War was mbr. of 
Co. Council of Defense. Chmn. of Charities 
and Corrections Com. in Legis., 1925. 
Hobby, game chickens. 



J. E. RUBLE 









SMITH, LIZZIE, Taloga. Deni. Occ., 
teacher. B., Massillon, Ohio, 1880. Edu., 
com. sch., Kan.; h. sch.. Carrier; Phillips 
Univ.; St. Tchrs. Col., Weatherford, Life 
St. Certificate. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church, 
Meth., N. Imp. Rel.. H. C. Dicks, (hro.), 
Goltry; Alice J. Dicks, (sister). Asst. Chief 
Clk, Frisco, Enid. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 7 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Supt. of Schs. since 1923; taught 5 
yrs. Garfield C'o., 11 yrs. Kiowa, 8 yrs. 
Dewey Co. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; homesteaded in Garfield Co. and 
lived there 1893-1903; Kiowa Co. 1903-14; 
Oakwood 1914-23; Taloga since. Active 
in Red Cross work, during W. War. Hoohv, 
literature. 

STIDHAM, GORDON, Taloga. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Greeley, Kan., Oct. 3, 1893. 
Edu., com. sch., Taloga; h. sch.; Sw. 
Tchrs. Col., Weatherford, 1908-10 ; Okla. 

A. & M. Col., 1911. Wife, Pearl, d. of G. 
W. Shoemaker, Weatherford. Bus. Con., 
Pres Dewey Co. St. Bk., Taloga; Dewey 
Co. Abstract Co.; Farmers Gin Co.; fa¬ 
miliar with oil and gas royalties and farm 
loans and ins. bus. Bk. Con., (Corr.) Amer. 
First Natl. Okla. City. Assoc., Myron Cox, C. 

B. Carmichael, M. Schultlse, R. Boggess, 
Dr. E. M. Floyd; (pol.) W. P. Hickok, 
Taloga; E. T. Sumerall, Leedy; C. A. 
iShaw, Oakwood; G. W. Trimble, Vici; P. 
S. Hocker, Camargo; Jim McClintic; Alva 
Moore, Cheyenne; Judge Clay, MangU'n; 
Judge Lon Mitchell, Grover C. Wheeler, Clin¬ 
ton ; Bert Meacham, Clinton. Church, Cnris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Dir. and Sec’y; 
Mason, Royal Arch; M. W. A., Taloga. 
Imp. Rel., Nat Stidham, (father) ; Dennis 
Stidham, (bro.) assistant cashier ia bk., 
Taloga; Mrs. Willis Zicker, (sis.) Taloga. 
POl. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
maturity; works mostly on com. Offices, 
Ct. Clk., 1913-18; Chinn, of Town Bd., 
now serving; Dep. Co. Clk., 1912-13. Party 


Honors, Sec’y Dem. Co. Central Com., 
1928-32. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; 
lived near Ponca City until 1899, at Taloga, 
since. During W. War was Sec’y of Home 
Service, Treas. of Co. Red Cross and mbr 
of Council of Defense. Hobby, outdo'! 
sports. 

THOMAS, H. S., Vici. Rep. Occ., Ford 
dealer. B., Linn Co., Mo., Aug 27, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., in Mo. Wife, Bird 
Jessee. Cdrn., 2 s., Kenneth O., Maurice 
L., at h.; 1 d., Evelyn Mae, tchr., Putnam. 
Bus. Con., Ford Agcy., Vici; familiar with 
clerical work, farming, stockraising and 
teaching. Bk. Con., Bk. of Vici. Assoc., 
W. N. Mitchell, Arnett; (pol.) Willis 1-spy 
and C. A. Stromberg, Vici; W. J. Otjen, 
Enid. Church, Chris., Vici; Deacon; active 
in all S. S. work. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C., Pres. Good Roads Com. for yrs.; Ki- 
wanis; M. W. A., Vici. Imp. Rel., Alice 
Wright, writer, Dallas, Tex., Waiter H. 
Thomas, (bro.) Arnett, now Co. AP.y. Pr.l. 
Act., partisan; active for 28 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through co. organizations 
and personal contacts. Offices, Co. Clk., 
Ellis Co., 1917-20; mbr. Bd. of Edu. for 
a number of yrs. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, at Vici; Del. to Co. and St. 
Convs. many times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived at Arnett, 1915-20 ; at 
Vici since. During W. War was clk. of 
Exemption Bd.; active in Food administra¬ 
tion and Council of Defense work; certi¬ 
ficate of recognition from Red Cross Hdtirs. 
for work done in Red Cross during 'V. War. 
Hobb ies, games and traveling. 

TOMBERLIN, R. E„ Vici. Dem. Oce., oT 
business. B„ Creighton, Mo., Apr. 4, 1889. 
Edu., com. sch., Vici. Wife, Mary Shambert. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Emerson; 3 d., Maxine, Lueile, 
Evelyn. Bus. Con., Stockholder in Okla. 
Gas & Electric Co. and in Bldg, and Loan 
Co. Bk. Con., Bk. of Vici. Assoc., Cham- 
plin Refining Co., Enid; Natl. Refining Co 


of Okla., is distributor for these com¬ 

panies. Clubs & Lodges. Kiwanis, Treas.; 
mbr. Vici Good Roads Com.; Elks Wood¬ 

ward; Mason, Blue Lodge, Vici. Pol. Act., 
partisan; works through personal contacts 
only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; has 
lived since at Vici. During W. War served 
in 79th Inf., 15th Div. Mbr. Amer. Legion 

TREMBLE, G. W„ Vici. Dem. Occ., 
hanker B., Bowie, Tex., Apr. 8, 1889. Edu., 
com. and h. sch. and Bus. Col., Bowie, 

Tex. Wife, Tivie Van Pool. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Glenn; 1 d., Pauline. Bk. Con., Bk. of 

Vici, Pres. Assoc., John F. Windolph, Jerry 
Dick, Vici; Myron Cox and Gordon Stid¬ 
ham, Taloga. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, 
Pres.; C. of C„‘past Pres, and Sec’y, In¬ 
strumental in securing A. B. O. Highway; 
Mason, Blue Lodge at Vici; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; former Elk and K. P.. but no 
organizations of these lodges in Vici. Imp. 
Rel., M. C. Tremble, (bro.) Shawnee, St. 
Bk. Examiner; Grace Murphy, (sis.) wife 
of postmaster at Foss. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in oo. for 17 yrs.; works through 
co. com. and personal contacts. Offices, St. 
Representative from Dewey Co. in 7th 
Legis.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 3 yrs.; Clk. Town 
Bd.; regularly mbr. Election Bds. until 
recently. Party Hoaors, del. to st. convs. 
twice; del. to many co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived at Erick and 
Carter a short time and at Vici since 1912. 
Through his bk. he helps many boys and 
girls secure occupations and a start ij vt,s. 
Hobbies, fishing and yard and garden work. 

VENTIONER, J. W., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., Law Enforcement Officer. B„ Ft. 
Worth, Tex., 1866. Edu., com. sch.. Ft. 
Worth. Wife, Ida, d. of Bill Ratliff, Chick- 
aslia. Cdrn., 2 s., Ernest, Shreveport, La.; 
Leo, Beggs, Calif.; 1 d., Mrs. Irena Epper- 
ly, Capitol Hill. Bk. Con., First Natl.. 
Taloga; First Natl., Capitol Hill. Assoc., I. 
P. Ventioner, (bro.), Lenora, Co. Cen. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Pol. Act., partisan; works 
through personal contacts only. Activities 
in life have been confined principally to 
law enforcement. Offices, Employee at St. 
Penitentiary for 3 yrs.; City Marshal of 
Taloga, 6 yrs. in early days. Remarks, 
Peace Officer over 30 yrs. in Texas, and 
Okla; came to Okla. in 1894 ; located in 
Dewey Co. which has since been his home. 
Was shot in the Red Buck fights by Hooky 
Miller, was Jailor at Taloga and killed 
Red Buck 1896. Before coming to Okla. 
was dep. sheriff in Tex. Hobby, hunting. 



H. S. THOMAS 










DEWEY COUNTY 


WADDELL, FRANK, Putnam. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Rockport, Mo., Mar. 1877. Edu., 
com. sch., Rockport, Mo.; self educated 
since then. Wife, Anna L. Ferguson. Bus. 
Con., Bkr.; farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl., Okla. City. (corr.). Assoc., J. E. 
Ruble, Taloga; Ed Huff, Thomas; E. D. 
Foster, Chickasha; (pol.) Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Taloga. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 
yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Party Honors, del. to convs. Offices, 
Mayor of Putnam; mbr. Highway Com¬ 
mission. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
lived since at Putnam. During W. War 
was used in all home activities. Hobby, 
hunting. 

WALKER. EMMA SMITH. Oakwood. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Platt, Mo., Feb. 
3, 1851. Edu., com. and li. sell.. Mo. Hus., 
Wm. B. Smith, (first hus.). Cdrn., 1 s., 
Win. A. Smith, Oakwood; 3 d., Mrs. Be 
linda Charleston, Calif; Mrs. Mae Brandley, 
Oakwood; Mrs. Laura Campbell, Edmond. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mr. Rumble, 
Mr. Jones, Dewey Co. Church, Missionary 
Bap., Edmond; interested in church work, 
and spends much time in social work. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 50 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1885; lived at Hen¬ 
nessey, Kingfisher, Taloga, Lodi, Hurley, 
Edmond, Fairview; at Oakwood since 1915. 
Wm. B. Smith, her first lius., was lieut. in 
Confederate Army and lost his life in the 
service. 



R. E. TOMBERLIN 


179 

WING, GAIL, Camargo. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B„ Mills Co., Ia„ May 15, 1877. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Whiting, la. Wife, 
Minta Clem Wing. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph, has 
filling station at Camargo; Edwin, (dec.) ; 
1 d., Mrs. Leota Miller, Camargo. Bus. 
Con., Hdwe. Merchant, Camargo; farm 
owner and farming. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., I’. S. Hocker, John Boatman, Cam¬ 
argo. Cluns & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Com. 
for Highway and Bridge at Camargo; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Camargo. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1903. Offices, 
Postmaster at Camargo since 1923. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; lived since at Camargo. 
Hobby, athletics, particularly baseball. 

WORKMAN, J. C„ Seiling. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B.. Fulton Co., Ill., Mar. 24, 1800. 
Edu., com. sch., Ill. Unmarried. Past Bus., 
was fisherman for 34 yrs. prior to coming 
to Okla. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Stanley Shepherd, Charlie Murray, Joe 
Lee of Seiling; (pol.) Paul Wilcox, Seil¬ 
ing ; John Doolin, Alva; Ed Trapp, Okla. 
City; Pete Coyne; Elmer Thomas. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, No. 
495, Seiling. Imp. Rel., Frank Workman, 
(bro.) farmer-stockman, Seiling. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 40 yrs.; works througn 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, Door¬ 
keeper at St. Sen., 1914-26; mbr. Prct. 
Eection Bd., 1914-26. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1914; lived since at Seiling. Vol¬ 
unteered for service during W. War but 
was refused on account of age but assigned 
as foreman of teamsters at Camp Donivan. 
Hobby, politics. 




Ellis County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Alva Pressnell (Dem.)-Arnett 

Co. Attorney, W. H. Thomas (Rep.),-Arnett 

Ct. Clerk, W. O. Benger (Rep.)-Arnett 

Co. Clerk, C. W. Drolte (Rep.)-Arnett 

Sheriff, J. D. Thomas (Dem.)-Gage 

Co. Treasurer, De Leo McNeely (Rep.)-Arnett 

Co. Surveyor, C. V. Word (Dem.)-Arnett 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, May Dicken (Rep.) Gage 

County Assessor, Harry C. Shields (Dem.)-Arnett 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—F. C. Dale (Rep.)-May 

Dist. No. 2—A. C. Oliver (Rep.)-Shattuck 

Dist. No. 3—B. W. Clark (Dem.)-Arnett 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., Murray Rader (Dem.)-Gage 

Chmn., B. F. Infield (Dem.)-Gage 

Mbr., E. G. Fulton (Rep.)-Shattuck 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Harry H. Dunning (Rep.) Gage; 
Senator, Ed M. Reed (Dem.) Elk City; Alvin C. Moore 
(Dem.) Cheyenne; District Judge, T. P. Clay (Dem.) 
Mangum. 

State Officers, O. O. Newman, Shattuck, Co. Superin¬ 
tendent Health; Cecil Henson, Shattuck, Deputy Oil 
Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

W. E. Stuart. Chmn., Shattuck; Mrs. Manon 
White, V.-Climn., Chaney. 


Republican 

Mrs. Alice Johnson, V.-Chmn., Fargo; Mrs. Jennie 
Mason, Sec’y, Fargo; 

Otto Massey, St. Committeeman, Gage ; Mrs. Laura 
Dagenhart, St. Committeewoman, Gage. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Arnett, Co. Seat; J. A. Hanley (Mayor); Alga 
McNeely (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Gage, Otto Massey (Mayor) ; R. M. Sowers 
(Clerk) ; V. L. Headrick (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Shattuck, John W. F'oster (Mayor) ; Jim Keefer 
(Clerk) ; P. J. Morris (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

| 960 | 

1 

858 | 

| 879 | 


1122 | 

Rep. 

| 9S3 

1 

1786 | 

| 1499 | 


1953 | 

Soc. 

| 590 | 

1 

382 | 

1 44 | 

1 

25 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

499 | 

791 | 

1 710 | 

873 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

782 | 

1865 | 

| 1952 | 

1161 j 

| 

Soc. 

1 1 

203 | 

357 | 

| no C. | 

5 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

494 | 

| 1266 

1 1 

1017 | 

! 

Rep. 

| | 

835 | 

| 1637 

1 I 

1282 | 

1 

Soc. 

j | 

202 | 

| 104 

1 1 

12 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 876 | 

497 | 

909 | 1246 

|1283 | 

1135 | 

1517 | 

Rep. 

| 955 I 

787 I 

1644 | 1388 

! 1250 | 

981 | 

1445 | 

Soc. • 

1 074| 

210 | 

448 | 66 

no C. | 

7 I 

21 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 


Newspaper 


Editor 


Owner 


Arnett 

Gage 

Shattuck 

Fargo 


Ellis County Capital (Dem.) 

Record (Ind. y 

Ellis County News (Ttep.) 

Statesman (Wkly. Rep.) 


Lee I. Seward Elizabeth Seward Buem 

J. W. Burrow J. W. Burrow 
C. G. Lawrence 
Lulu Hiatt 


BALDWIN, GEORGE H., Arnett. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Hartford, la., Feb. I, 
1877. Edu., com. sch. Iowa and Kan. 
Wife, Nellie 0. Green. Cdrn., 2 s., Her¬ 
bert, Wilson; 2 d„ Margaret, Fargo; Inez. 
Bus. Con., farmer; stockbuyer. Bk. Con., 
Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., J. D. 
Thomas, Gage; Dave Moser, Amett. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Arnett. Imp. Rel., W. 
H. Baldwin, (bro.) Mrs. Mary E. Keller, 
(sister) Arnett. Pol. Act., partisan; has 
been working through personal contacts in 
st. for 27 yrs. Offices, Co. Commr., 1914- 
19; Representative in Legislature 1926- 
28; 'St. Sch. Land Appraiser 1925. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. number of times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; has lived 
since at Arnett. Was instrumental in lo¬ 
cating county seat at Arnett; in securing 
consolidated and accredited schools in Ar¬ 
nett ; former pres, and stockholder in Co. 
Fair Assn. When chmn. of Co. Bd. of 
Commrs. secured and laid out Highways 
No. 13 and No. 15 and part of Federal 
Road No. 164. Hobbies, reading and vis¬ 
iting. 

BELTZ, JOSEPHINE, Harmon. Rep. Occ., 
teacher. B., Missouri, Nov. 6, 1872. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Mo. Hus., Allan Beltz. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Genevieve Ward, Mrs. 
Lela Thomas. Bk. Con.. Farmers and Mer¬ 
chants, Arnett. Church, of Christ; S. S. 
tchr. for many yrs. Lodges, Rebekahs, 


Harmon, is now Chaplain. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, helps on Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905 ; lived since at Har¬ 
mon ; foremost in all civic developments. 
Hobby, reading. 

BENCHER, W. 0., Arnett. Rep. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B.. York, Neb., Aug. 4, 1880. 
Edu., com. sell.. Neb.; li. sch., Grove 
Springs, Okla. Wife, Helen M., d. of John 
S. Latta, Tulsa. Cdrn., 2 d., Joy and Eva. 
Bk. Con.. Farmers and Merchants. Arnett; 
Stock Exchange, Fargo. Assoc., (pol.) 
0. E. Null, Arnett; T. A. Latta, Tulsa. 
Church, Pres.; elder ; active in S. S.; in¬ 
strumental in building church at Green¬ 
wood. Lodge, I. O. O. F., Arnett. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in local politics 15 
yrs; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Ct. Clk., Ellis Co., since 1921; first 
appointed by Co. Commrs., and has been 
returned by elections since; chmn. Twp. 
Bd. 12 yrs; mbr. Sch. Bd., instrumental 
in building school and securing accredited 
work at Greenwood. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897; lived at Grove Springs 1897- 
1902; Woodward Co. 1902-07 ; Ellis Co. 
since 1907. Active in all public mat¬ 
ters. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

BROWN, WALTER EDWARD, Shattuck. 
Rep. Occ., automobile dealer. B., Kansas 
City, Mo., Jan. 25, 1893. Edu., com. and 


h. sch., Shattuck; Bus. Col., Hutchinson, 
Kan., 1912. Wife, Lois L., d. of James W. 
Miller, Shattuck. Cdrn., 3 s., Cecil AY., 
William E., Floyd; 4 d., Mary V., Marga¬ 
ret L., Betty Lou, Phyllis Alberta, at h. 
Bus. Con., automobile dealer, Willys-Knight 
and Overland; Harrison Smith, Okla. City; 
Fisk Tire Co.. Okla. City; familiar w’th 
retail grocery business. Bk. Con., Shat¬ 
tuck Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. C. Oliver, 
Geo. \X. Mason, Shattuck; AValter Thomas, 
Co. Atty.; D. L. McNeely; R. O. Massey. 
Gage; John Deolin, Alva; Bert Hemiston, 
Ed Hughes, Sharon; Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, 
Watonga. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; I. O. O. F., all chairs. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. C. M. Ernest, Ringwood; Mrs. E. C. 
iSiddons, Chickasha (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1915 ; works mostly 
through corns. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., 
Shattuck, now serving. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Judge 
on Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903 ; lived since at Shattuck. Hobby, 
modern history. 

COOLEY, L. M., Arnett. Rep. Oec., 
Justice of Peace. B., Jerseyville, Ill., Aug. 
19, 1875. Edu., com. sch., Lebanon, Kan. 
Wife, Mary A. Tracy. Cdrn., 1 s., L. E.; 
1 d., Mrs. Leonora B. Packard. Bk. Con., 
Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., C. B. 
Leedy, L. H. Clark, Arnett; (pol.) Bill 
Christy; Andrew Carter, Gage. Lodges, 






































ELLIS COUNTY 



MAY DICKEN 


former I. O. 0. F.; was past Chief Patri¬ 
arch in Encampment. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 25 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Ct. Clk. for Gape 
div. of Ellis Co. 1910-12; Co. Assessor 2 
terms; Dist. J. of P., 5 yrs; Census Enu¬ 
merator 1906 for Okla. census ordered ty 
President Roosevelt prior to statehood; 
Twp. Clk. at Gage for many yrs, then Twp. 
Trustee for number of yrs. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; lived in Gage and Ar¬ 
nett since. Was sec’y of first exclusive 
farmers telephone company at Gage. Hobby, 
reading. 

DAGENHART, MRS. LAURA Gage. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Gage, 1904. Edu., 

com. sch.. Gage. Cdrn., 2 s., Claude and 
Pete. Bk. Con., First St. Pol. Assoc., G. 
E. Davison. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 12 yrs. through 
coins. Party Honors, St. Committeewomm 
Rep. party. Remarks, husband, John Da- 
genhart, is Postmaster at Gage, and also 
an ex-committeeman. 

DAVISON, GEORGE E„ Shattuck. Rep. 
Occ., ranchman. B., Buffalo, Mo., 1876; 
came to Okla. 1902; located Woodward 
Co.; Gage 5 yrs.; 20 yrs. on ranch south 
of Arnett; 1 yr. in Shattuck. Edu., h. sch. 
Wife, Sibyl Laningham. Cdrn., 3 s., Vern, 
Gus and Francis (married) ; 1 d., Alberta 
Henson. Bk. Con., First St., Gage. Assoc., 
J. W. Berryman, Ashland, Kan. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Mason, Arnett. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker since 1907 ; 
works through corns. Office, Representa¬ 
tive in Legislature, Ellis Co., 2 terms. 

DICKEN, MAY, Gage. Rep. Occ., teach¬ 
er. B., Dawn, Mo., May 12, 1896. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Gage; Tchrs. Col., Alva; 
life certificate. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Gage St. Assoc., (pol.) H. Dunning, Gage. 
Church, Meth.; active mbr. Sister, Mil¬ 
dred, has been Primary 'Supervisor of 
S. S. for number of yrs. Imp. Re!., M. 
Auner, (cousin) missionary in India. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. through per¬ 
sonal contacts for 10 yrs. Offices, Co 
Supt. Schools, Ellis Co. (elect). Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; has lived since at 
Gage; her father is a fanner near Gage. 
Interested in 4-H Club work; when teach¬ 
ing at Greenwood, the 4-II Club won a 
free trip to State Fair. Hobby, reading. 


DUNNING, HARRY H„ Gage. Rep. Occ., 
teacher. B., Iowa, 1895. Bus. Con., Supt. 
City Schools. Office, Representative Legis¬ 
lature 1928-30. Pol. Act., partisan, state¬ 
wide worker. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

EDELBLUTE, H. C., Gage. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Riley Co., Kan., Feb. 26, 
1874. Edu., com. sch., Riley Co.; attended 
Kan. St. Agri. Col., Manhattan, Kan. Wife, 
Minnie Massey. Bk. Con., First St. Church, 
Cong.; attends Meth. Church at Gage; 
Treas. and Trustee and takes an active 

part in church work; assisted in building 
Meth. church at Gage. Clubs & Lod.jes, 
Gage Booster Club; Mason, Past Master 
Blue Lodge, Gage; Guthrie Consistory ; 
Okla. City Shrine; Worthy Patron Eastern 
Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active for S5 

yrs. Party Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd. Re¬ 

marks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived sines 
at Gage. Active in all civic affairs. For¬ 
merly director Gage Farmers State Bank. 
Instrumental in securing ice nlant and 
flour mill at Gage. Hobby, literature. 

EDWARDS, L. G., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Mandeville, Mo., March 10, 
1880. Edu., h. sch., Carrollton, Mo.; Bus. 
Col. Wife, Bertha Turner. Cdrn., 3 

Harold A., Kansas City; Will R., Griffin, 
Shattuck; 1 d., Virginia, at h. Church, 
Chris.; Elder and Supt. Bible School; on 
Bldg. Com. for new church. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions, pres.; Chmn. C. of €.; Ma- 
son Blue Lodge, Shattuck; O. E. S.; M. 
W. A.; has had full service in Masonic 
Lodge and was sec'y Bldg. Com. when Ala- 
sonic Hall was built. Imp. Rel., father 
was cousin of Robert E. Lee and student 
at Univ. of Va., when men students en¬ 
listed 100 per cent for Civil War service. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since boy¬ 
hood; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
many convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 

1910; lived since at Shattuck. Pres. 
Southwestern Retail Alerchants Council, 

which includes 13 states. During Span- 
ish-Amer. War served in Co. A, 4th Mo. 
Hobby, literature: 

FOSTER, JOHN W„ Shattuck. Rep. Occ.,. 
real estate and insurance dealer. B., Sa¬ 
lem, N. Y., 1867. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Salem, N. Y.; Claverick, Col., B. S. Wife, 
Alae Shapley. Assoc., B. A. Oats, Shat- 



DR. E. G. FULTON 



J. J. HAAIRE 


luck; Dr. Fulton, Rufus Renfro, Wood¬ 
ward;; (pol.) C. A. Null, Arnett. Church. 
Meth.; Trustee. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; mbr. Roads Com.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Shattuck; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., General James Foster, 
(cousin) Pres. Williams College; Sarah 
Hanna, (cousin) Pres. Girls Seminary, 
Washington, Pa. Pol. Act., active through 
personal contacts for 30 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, used on Elec. Bds. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1897 ; lived at Alva and Shat¬ 
tuck since. Mbr. Ellis Co. Draft Bd., dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

FULTON, E. G., Shattuck. Rep. Occ.. 
dentist. B., Licking Co., O., Aug. 23, 1880. 
Edu., com. sell.. Col., and Bus. Col., Mc¬ 
Pherson, Kan.; Bus. Col.. Quincy, Ill.; 
Kansas City Dental Col. Wife, Florence 
Patton. Cdrn., 1 s., Kenneth, at h; 2 step¬ 
sons, Dan, Paul Winsett. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing dentist; farm owner; ranching. Bk. 
Con., Shattuck Natl. Assoc., J. L. Stuart, 

A. C. Oliver, Shattuck; (pol.) John W. 
Foster; O. E. Null; C. A. Null; Judge 
•Swindall; A. A. Puckett. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, Shattuck; C. of 
C., chmn. Good Roads Com., Highways 15, 
24, 164 and 13; Mason Blue Lodge, Past 
Master, Shattuck; Guthrie Consistory; was 
Master when lodge hall was erected at 
Shattuck; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan : 
active in co. for 27 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Clk., 9 
yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 8 yrs.; Co. Chmn. 
4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; 
lived since at Shattuck. Albr. Northwest¬ 
ern Advisory Bd. during W. War. 

HAMRE, J. J., Arnett. Rep. Occ., banker. 

B. , Keyser, Wis., Alay 21, 1879. Edu., 

elem. sch., Keyser, Wis.; Hanges Seminary, 
Redwing, Minn., grad. 1899. Wife, Alma 
L., d. of Robt. E. Smith, Garber. Cdrn. 
2 d., (adopted) Ada Alae and Vivian Pau¬ 
line. Bus. Con., vice pres. Farmers St. 
Bk., Knowles; stockholder in Commerce St. 
Bk., Gage. Assoc., L. L. Stine, Woodward; 
Clyde Lawhead, Gage. Church. Chris.; 
Elder. Clubs and Lodges, C. of C.. chmn. 
Roads Com. now looking to bridges across 
South Canadian in Ellis Co. ; Community 
Club; Mason, No. 92, Arnett, Past Grand; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., S. Meland, Pres. Hanges Semi¬ 
nary, Redwing, Minn. Offices, Mayor of 
Arnett several yrs.; clk. Sch. Bd., Arnett 
Consolidated Dist. Remarks, came tc 









1S2 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. B. LEEDY 


Okla. in 1901; lived at Garber 1901-09 ; 
at Arnett since 1909. Established bank at 
Arnett in 1908. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

JOHNSON, MRS. ALICE, Fargo. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Edu., h. sch., Fargo. 
Hus., Chas. W. Johnson. Bk. Con.. Stock 
Exchange. Assoc., (pol.) G. E. Davison, 
Shattuck. Pol. Act., in any way useful. 
Party Honors, Co. Vice Chmn. Rep. party. 

KEFFER, J. M., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
Manager Telephone Company. B., Pennsyl¬ 
vania, Oct. 27, 1890 ; came to Okla. 1924; 
located Shattuck. Edu., Normal Sen. 
Wife, Dove D. Douglas. Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. 
Bus. Con., 'Standard Tel. Co. Bk. Con., 
Shattuck Natl. Assoc., John L. Stuart, 
Shattuck. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. 

A. F. & A. M. ; I. O. O. F. ; W. O. 
W. ; International Lions. Imp. Rel., W. H. 
Keffer (father) important factor in repub¬ 
lican politics in Texas. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; co. worker 10 yrs.; personal contact. 
Offices, Town Clk., Shattuck; Clk. Bd. of 
Edu. Remarks, wide acquaintance over 
his telephone district. Hobby, furnishing 
telephone service. 

LEEDY, C. B., Arnett. Rep. Occ., lawyer. 

B. , Rochester, Ind., Sept. 9, 1874. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Ill.; Cen. Normal, Dan¬ 
ville, Ind.; degree in popular and applied 
sciences; holds 6 permits to practice law 
in st. and fed. cts. Wife, Mabel A. Foster, 
of Mo. Cdrn., 7 s., Chas. B., atty., Ar¬ 
nett ; Raymond F., electrician, Vici; Dar¬ 
win, Frank, Edgar, Kenneth Calvin, and 
Keith Coolidge, at h.; 3 d., Eva G., Chi¬ 
cago; Clara and Bettie, at h. Bk. Con., 
Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., Chas. B. 
Leedy, (son) partner in law; Amos Leedy, 
(father) Leedy, Okla.; (pol.) O. E. Null, 
Arnett; A. .J. Carter, Gage; Bud Eaton, 
Shattuck; Rep. Committeemen throughout 
state. Church, German Bap., of which his 
father has been a mbr. 40 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. Finance Com.; char¬ 
ter mbr. Civil Legion, Chicago, Ill.; mbr. 
Society ApiJlied Psychology, District of 
Columbia; I. O. O. F., Past Grand, Ar¬ 
nett; Grand and Past Grand and Chief 
Patriarch, Gage; Rebekahs, Arnett; Past 
Master Patriarchs Militant, Arnett; I. O. 
R., Shattuck. Imp. Rel., John W. Leedy, 
former Governor Kan. Pol. Act., active in 
st. since 1902 ; makes speeches; works 
through St. and Cong. Corns. Offices, Dep. 
Co. Atty., 1903-04; Co. Atty., Ellis, after 


statehood; St. Senator 1920-25. Party 
Honors, Mbr. Platform Com., Tulsa Conv., 
to prepare a platform for statehood; 
sec’y first Rep. organization in Day Co.; 
St. Committeeman from Day and Ellis Cos., 
1904-22, (except 1910-12) ; nominee for 
Congress 1918; nominee for U. S. Senator 
1924; del. to natl. convs. 1912 and 1916- 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Leedy 1900-03 ; Grand 1903-08; Arnett 
since 1908. In face of anti-war sentiment 
in his community, he organized the local 
W. War activities; was appointed Captain 
of Home Guard of Ellis Co.; appointed as 
Atty. for Co. Council of Defense; appoint¬ 
ed by W. G. McAd'Oo local Atty. for all 
local R. R. ; appointed head of Legal Ad¬ 
visory Bd. Veteran of Spanish-American 
War, served in 16th U. S. Infantry, Co. A, 
and was wounded at San Juan Hill; mbr. 
United Spanish War Veterans, Enid; chmn. 
local Red Cross. 

MASON, G. W., Shattuck. Rep. O.o., 
furniture and undertaking. B., Pollock, 
Mo., May 16, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Pol¬ 
lock, Mo.; undertaking course, Dallas and 
Okla. City. Wife, Jennie 'Stuart. Cdrn., 2 
s., Carl and Byron, at h. Bus. Con., fur¬ 
niture and undertaking stores at Shattuck 
and Follett, Tex. Bk. Con., Shattuck 

Natl. Church, Meth., N.; Treas. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Mason Blue Lodge, Past 
Master, Shattuck; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., O. S. Ma¬ 

son, (bro.) Tulsa. 

MASON, JENNIE, Shattuck. Rep. Occ., 
housewife and merchant. B., Milan, Mo., 
1880. Edu., com. sch., Milan, Mo.; Chris. 
Col., Columbia, Mo. Hus., George W. Ma¬ 
son. Bk. Con.. Shattuck Natl. Church, 
Meth.; Supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges Soro- 
sis, Shattuck; Eastern Star, Past Matron, 
Past Grand Chaplain, Grand Chapter; was 
Dist Dep. for 5 yrs. Imp. Rel., W. E. Stu¬ 
art, Treas. and Past Grand Master of Ma- 

sons of Okla.; J. L. L. Stuart, Shattuck 
Natl. Bk.; J. W. Stuart, banker, Laverne 
(bros.). Party Honors, Sec’y Co. Reo. Cen. 
Com.; St. Connnitteewoman; served on 
election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; 
lived since at Shattuck. During W. War 
was an active worker in Red Cross. Hob¬ 
by, literature. 

MASSEY, OTTO, Gage. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Missouri; came to Okla. 1909 ; 
located Gage. Edu., com. sch. Married. 
Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Geo. W. Ma- 



DE LEO McNEELY 



DR. O. C. NEWMAN 


son, Shattuck; (pol.) G. E. Davison, Shat¬ 
tuck. Lodge. A. F. & A. M., Gage. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. M. A. Edelblute, (sister) ac¬ 
tive in co. organization. Pol. Act., active 
in party organization several yrs., through 
personal contact and com. Offices, Pres. 
Bd. of Trustees, Gage. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman. 

McNEELY, DE LEO. Arnett. Rep. Occ., 
clerical work. B., Ashland, Ivan.. July 11, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., Ashland, Kan.; h. 
sch., Arnett; Bus. Col, Lawrence, Kan. 
Wife, Olga, d. of D. T. Moser, Arnett. Bus. 
Con., farm owner; stock raising and ranch¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Farmers and Merchants, 
Arnett; Southwest Natl., Canadian, Tex. 
Assoc., (pol.) O. E. Null, Arnett; G. W. 
Mason, Shattuck. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., used by Road Com. in securing High¬ 
ways 13, 14, and 24; Mason, Past Master 
Blue Lodge, Arnett. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 14 yrs. in co. and st.; works 
through com. and personal activities. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Treas., beginning July 1, 1929. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911 ; l'ved 
since at Arnett. Active in all community 
affairs. Hobby, white face cattle. 

MITCHELL, WILLIAM N„ Arnett. Rep. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Barnlle, Pa., 
Sept. 10, 1874. Edu., com. sch, East Lynn, 
Mo. Wife, Nellie Pearl, d. of Win. Shaffer, 
of Mo. Bus. Con., Ford automobile dealer, 
Arnett and Shattuck; farm owner; famil¬ 
iar with banking and formerly was cashier 
and vice president of Farmers and Mer¬ 
chants Bk. at Arnett. Bk. Con., Farmers 
and Merchants, Arnett; Shattuck Natl., 
Shattuck; First St., Gage. Assoc., J. E. 
Stuart, Shattuck; Ted Ingre, L. H. 'Talk, 
Arnett; W. H. Thomas; (pol.) O. E. Noil, 
E. G. Fulton, C. O. Null, J. J. Hamro, 
Ellis Co.; Judge Swindall; A. W. Ander¬ 
son ; H. S. Thomas, Vici: James E. Ruble, 
Taloga; R. O. Renfrew, Woodward. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; O. of C.; 
32nd Mason; 'Scottish Rite; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Eastern Star, Past Patron. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1903; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Piet. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived since at Arnett. During W. 
War was mbr. Council of Defense and Red 
Cross. Hobby, raising white face cattle. 

MORRIS, PERCY JONES, Shattuck. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Alabama; came to 












ELLIS COUNTY 183 



C. A. NULL 


Okla. 1907, located Shattuck. Ed’J., grad. 
Univ. of Texas. Married. Cdrn., 2 d, 
Helen and Margaret Ann. Bk. Con., Shil- 
tuck Natl. Church, Chris. Lodge, -Ma¬ 
sonic. Pol. Act., official introducer of all 
democratic candidates -coming to Ellis Co.; 
active 15 yrs. in all ways needed. 

NEWMAN, 0. C„ Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Jaybird, 0. 
Dec. 29, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Ohio lay¬ 
ette Col., Ohio; Natl. Normal Univ., Leb¬ 
anon, O.; Normals at Peebles and Win¬ 
chester, 0.; Med. Sch.. Univ. of S. C.. 
grad. 1900 ; Ohio Med Sch., Univ. of Cin¬ 
cinnati, grad. 1906; post grad, from Chi¬ 
cago Hospital, 18 different courses. Wife, 
Della Smith, Shattuck. Cdrn.. 3 s.. Hoy 
E., attending Med. Sch., Dallas; Floyd 
S., Univ., Memphis, Tenn.; M. Haskell, 
Med. Dept. Univ., Memphis, Tenn. Bus. 
Con., practicing phys, and surg.; with others 
founded the Shattuck hospital, which 
serves patients for a radius if 200 miles 
and many out of st. patients also; st. insp. 
classes it with the most up-to-date hospit¬ 
als of st. Bk. Con., Shattuck Natl. Assoc., 
officials of Shattuck Natl Bk. ; Dr. J .1. 
Davis, Higgins, Tex.; friend of many co. 
and st. political leaders. CIuds A Lodges, 
Lions. Shattuck; Mason, Past Master Blue 
Lodge, Shattuck; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Okla. City Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
works only through personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Grand, 1900-07; at Shattuck since. Be¬ 
loved by old timers of Ellis Co.. During 
W. War served two Bat., attached to Inf. 
No. 2, Batt. No. 5, Camp Arthur, Waco, 
Tex. Hobby, literature. 

NULL, C. A.. Arnett. Rep. Occ., county 
treasurer. B.. Cowley Co., Kan., April 9, 
1886. Edu., com. sch., Cowley, Kan.; h 
sch., Alva. Wife, Eulah A., d. of A. Hol- 
bert. Arnett. Cdrn.. 1 s.. Bernard; 1 d., 
Juanita. Bus. Con., partner in Abstract 
Bus. with his father, O. E. Null. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., J- A. Hanley, 
Arnett; R. M. Sowers, Gage; (pol.) C. B. 
Leedy, O. E. Null, Arnett; Ira Hill, New¬ 
kirk. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Secy 
Co. Fair Assn.; M. W. A.; W. O. W.; I. 
O. O. F., elk.; Arnett; active in all civic 
and public^ affairs of Arnett. Imp./ Rel.. 
Mrs. Ida M. Cooley, (sister) merchant and 
postmistress at Niles; at one time Co. 
Treas. of Ellis Co. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 22 yrs; work! 


through comms. and personal contacts. 
Was Town Clk. for some yrs; Clk. of Dist. 
Ct. in Territorial Days, when but 16 yrs. 
of age; Co. Treas., now serving; former 
deputy Co. Treas. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; 
lived at Grand and Arnett since. Hobby, 
fishing and reading. 

NULL, 0. E., Arnett. Rep. Occ.,* Ab¬ 
stractor. B., Harrison, Delaware Co., Ind., 
May 23, 1862. Edu., com. sch., Cowley Co., 
Kan. Wife, Melissa Walck Cdrn., 1 s., C. 
A., now Co. Treas. Ellis Co.; 3 d., Mrs. 
Laura A. Plank, Pampas, Tex., Mrs. Ida 
A. Cooley, merchant and postmistress, 
Niles; Mrs. Zella V. Vincent, Arnett. Bus. 
Con., Abstractor; Ranching and Farming. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Lodges. 
I. O. O. F., Arnett; Sec’y; has filled all 
offices; mbr. of Com. in charge of bldg. 

I. O. O. F. hall at Arnett. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 43 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, formerly Twp. Trus. and Assr. in 
Kan., 1890-94; Deputy Co. Clk. Day Co., 
1902-04 ; Dist, Ct. Clk., 1907-15 ; U. S. 
Commr. 1904-07 ; mbr. of Paynes Okla. 
colony. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Com. for 
6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; 
lived at Grand and Arnett since; Commr. 
from Day Co. to St. Louis World’s Fair; 
was Co. Chmn. of Food Adm. during W. 
War and active in all Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work; active in all local im¬ 
provements. Hobby, motoring. 

OATES, V. A., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Woodward, 1895. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Shattuck; Bus. Col., Wichita, 
Kan. Wife, Bessie, d. of Lee Denny, Shat¬ 
tuck. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Ellen. Bus. Con., 
merchant; stockholder in three bks. Bk. 
Con., Shattuck Natl. Assoc., John W. 
Foster, H. B. Bradburry, Shattuck; (pol.) 
G. W. Mason, J. W. Foster, Shattuck; 
Judge T. P. Clay; Henry S. Johnston. 
Church, Chris., Deacon; assisted in build¬ 
ing Chris. Church; also Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges. Lions, Sec'y; mbr. Com. for 
beautifying cemetery; mbr. Com. in se¬ 
curing Highways 24 and 15; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Shattuck. Imp. Rel., Rolla Oates, 
(uncle) financier in Tex.; D. C. Oates, 
deceased, (2nd cousin) was killed while 
Warden at McAlester, Jan. 1914; Lee 
Oates, cotton ginner, (bro.) Mangum. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. for 12 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived in 
Shattuck since two yrs. of age. During W. 
War was active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 
His grandfather was killed in the Indian 
wars. 

OLIVER. A. C.. Shattuck. Rep. Oec , 
farming. Pioneer in Okla. Married. Bk. 
Con., Shattuck Natl. Lodge, Mason. Pol. 
Assoc., all leaders in co. and st. Office, 
Co. Commr. several yrs. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

OOLEY, J. L., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Mattoon, Ill., Aug. 29, 1877. 
Edu., com. sch., Cherryvale, Kan. and 
Fargo. Wife, Katharine Ware. Cdrn., 1 s., 

J. L. Jr.; 2 d., Loraine, Mary Ann. Bk. 
Con., Shattuck Natl. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., past dir.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Fargo; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. Indian Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., Mack E. Ooley, (bro.) 
Sweetwater, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive for 20 yrs.; works through co. organiz. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. when sch. building 
was erected; given credit for being a lead¬ 
er in enterprise. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894; lived at Fargo 1894-1918 ; at 
Shattuck since. Active in all W. War work. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

PICKETT, ERNEST G., Shattuck. Rep. 
Occ., Teacher. B„ Ivirbyville, Mo., Mar. 15, 
1891. Edu., com. schs.. Kirbyville, Mo. and 
Lincoln Co.; Subscription Sch. in Indian 
Territory; Teachers Normal, Alva, life 
certificate; Okla. Univ., B. S., 1917. Wife, 
Violet, d. of U. C. Beaman, Salt Springs 



O. E. NULL 


Cdrn., 2 s., Floyd, Eugene; 2 d., Wanda, 
Ernestine. Past Bus., Ins. Adjuster. Bk. 
Con., Shattuck Natl. Assoc., L. G. Edwards, 
V. A. Oates, Shattuck; A. W. Fanning, 
Goodwell. Church, Chris., S. S. Tchr.;. 
active mbr. Cluhs & Lodges, Lions, Shat- 
tack, Pres, and Deputy Dist. Gov. now 
serving; C. of C., former dir.; Vice Pres, 
and Chmn. of Local Com. for N. W. Area 
Boy Scouts; Mason, Blue Lodge, Shattuck ; 
I. O. O. F., Shattuck. Imp. Rel., Glenn 
May, (bro.) ; Mrs. R. E. Owens, (sister) 
Freedom. Pol. Act., partisan; activities 
more of civic nature than political. Offices, 
mbr. Co. Exam. Bd. for Tchrs. Certificates, 
for 12 or more yrs. Former pret. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Chandler, 1901-03 ; Wagoner, 1903- 
07 ; in Harper and Ellis Co. since; mbr. of 
com. of 3 to raise funds for Shattuck 

Hospital; Treas. and Vice Pres. S. W. 
Trial Assn, which located Highways 14, 
15, 24 and 164; instrumental in securing 
h. sch. at Laverne, Gate and Shattuck. 

Hobbies, motoring and fishing. 

PRESSNELL, ALVA., Res. Grand; office 
Arnett. Dem. Occ., county judge. B., Lee 
Co., Ia., Aug 8, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Ia.; 
How's Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Ia,; St. 
Tchrs. Certiflicate, on examination, Ia., 
1891; Life Tchrs. Diploma, Alva, 1926; 
admitted to bar at Okla. City, 1896, an 

mitted to practice before Okla. Supreme Ct. 
1928. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Shattuck Natl. 
Offices, Co. Judge, now serving. Party 

Honors, mbr. Ia. Congr. Conv., 1896 ; Cand. 
for Co. Atty., Ia. 1896. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived in Day and Ellis Cos. 
since. One of the pioneers of Western Okla. ; 
of Quaker origin but not a mbr. of any 
church. Hobby, modern literature. 

RICHARD, R. R., Harmon. Dem. Occ., 

merchant and farmer. B., Farmersburg, 
Kan. Sept. 17, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Kan. 
Wife. Edith Drake. Cdrn., 5 s., Roy R. Jr., 
R. W., Rex, R. C., Robert.; 3 d., Mrs. 

Ruby Wilden, Harmon; Reva, Ruth. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants Bk. Assoc., 
L. Bumbauld, Harmon; (pol.) C. B. Leedy, 
H. C. Shields, Arnett; C. P. Clay, Man- 
gum. Backer of a movement for a com¬ 
munity church at Harmon. Lodges, M. W. 
A., Harmon, clk. for number of yrs ; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Arnett. Imp. Rel., F. H. Rich¬ 
ard, Garber; H. C. Richard, Springfield, 
Mo., (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan. Offices, 






184 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. H. C. STUART 


Ok. of local sch. bd. most of the time 
since dist. was organized; Twp. Treas. 6 
yrs; Insp. of Elec. Bd. for number of yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived at 
Stilwater, 1894-1900; at Harmon since. 

Was the founder of Harmon. Hard worker 
in behalf of securing highways No. 13 and 
No. 14. Treas. and booster for telephone 
system in his neighborhood. First Dir. of 
Broomcorn Growers Assn., at Harmon. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

SCHWENDENER. A. L„ Shattuck. Dem. 

Occ., real estate. B., Tioneer in Okla. Bus. 
Con., Real Estate, Loans & Investments. 

Bk. Con., Shattuck Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

leaders In co. and st Lodge, Mason. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker, personal 
activity and comms. Party Honors, former 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Cem. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

SEWARD, LEE l„ Arnett. Dem. Occ., 
editor and publisher. B., Marcelline, Mo., 
Oct. 3, 1894. Edu., com. sch., New Mexico 
and Arnett; h. sch., Arnett. Wife, Mary 
Naomi, d. of Samuel A. Miller, Arnett. 
Bus. Con., Ellis Co. "Capital”, editor and 
publisher. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen Seward, 
(mother) partner in bus.; (pol.) E. M. 
Beum and W. K. Suthers, Arnett; A. M. 
Benbrook, Fargo; Sam Brown, Elk City, 
Geo. D. Key, St. Chmn., Okla. City. Clubs, 
Dist. Chmn.; Sen. E. M. Reed, Elk City; 
C. of C.; active mbr. in road work, ceme¬ 
tery work, and all civic movements; on 
Co. Fair Bd. when fair grounds were 
bought and improved. Pol. Act., active in 
co. and st. for 15 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through party organiz. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Mayor of Arnett, now 
serving since 1927 ; former mbr. Town Bd., 
instrumental in securing electricity, gas 
and w 7 ater system for Arnett; mbr. of 
Com. which secured consolidated schs. at 
Arnett. Party Honors, Nominee for St. 


Ilepr. in 1922; Dist. mgr. for League of 
\oung Dem. in north half of 7th Cong. 
Dist. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; 
lived at Pawnee three yrs., out of st. for 
five yrs., and Arnett since 1911. Served in 
Evacuation Hospital No. 19 during W. War. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Drake Post at Gage) 
active in his community. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

SHIELDS, HARRY C., Arnett. Dem. Occ., 
county assessor. B., Putnam Co., Ill. Dec. 
6, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Putman Co., 111.; 
h. sch., Jerico Springs, Mo. Wife, Minerva 
Dean. Cdrn., 2 s., Rollin D. and Harry D., 
Amett; 4 d., Mrs. Thelma Ashpaugh, Sirs. 
Beulah Woods, Arnett; Fay, Agens. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., Geo. 
H. Baldwin, B. A. Clark, Arnett; (pol.) 
W. K. Suthers, W. B. Stuart, Arnett; E. 
M. Reed, Elk City, lodges. Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Arnett; has filled all chairs. Pal. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
2(1 yrs. ; wmrks through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Co. Assr.; Co. Commr., 1911- 
14, at time ct. house was built; Twp. 
Trus. for number of yrs. Party Honors, 
d'el. to co. conv. every yr. and st. convs 
many times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1888; lived since at his present location; 
active in all sch. work; nibr. of Sch. Bd. 
for 10 yrs. During W. War was active in 
all Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives. 

SHIRY, S. A., Arnett. Rep. Occ., farmer. 
B„ Mayport, Pa., Apr. 14, 1863. Edu., com. 
sch., Penn.; Academy, Bellveille, Pa. Wife, 
Effie Sharp. Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest E., Lapsom, 
Tex.; 1 d., Beulah I\, Tulsa. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., (pol.) St. 
and Co. Committeemen. Church, Meth., 
Steward and S. S. Tchr. now and for past 
20 yrs. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Arnett, 
Chaplain; O. E. S.; I. O. O. F., Wortliv 
Patron; M. W. A., Arnett. Imp. Rel., 
Jas. A., Chas., and Jesse (bros.), Mayport, 
Pa. Pol. Act., partisan; active through 


personal contacts only. Offices, Sch. Dir. 
when first sch. house was built in Arnett; 
served on Elec. Bd. at times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; located in Day Co., 
now Ellis Co. Pres, of first telephone sys¬ 
tem in Arnett; active in all road and sch. 
work in his community. During W. War 
was active in all drives and W'ar work. 
Hobby, literature. 

STUART, J. H. C., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., on Atlantic Ocean, Apr. 27, 
1844. Edu., com. sch.. Dearborn Co., Ind. 
Wife, Maggie Baldridge. Cdrn., 3 s„ W. E. 
and J. L., bankers, Shattuck; J. W., Bkr., 
Laverne; 1 d., Mrs. Jennie Mason, Shat¬ 
tuck. Bus. Con., part owner in bks. of 
Laverne, Follett, Tex., and Shattuck 
Natl.; Farming interests. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. O. C. Newman, Wm. Tomlin, Shattuck; 
A. M. Brubrook, Fargo; J. D. Thomas, 
Gage; Harry ‘Shields, Arnett; W. M. An¬ 
derson, Guthrie; Henry S. Johnston, Perry; 
,T. Y. McClintic, Snyder. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Shattuck; 
Commandery and Royal Arch, Milan, Mo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity; 
works cnly through personal contacts now. 
Offices, formerly Treas. and Twp. Assr. in 
Sullivan Co., Mo.; mbr. and Pres, of Sch. 
Bd. at Shattuck, many yrs. formerly. Re¬ 
marks, active in civic and public improve¬ 
ments. His bank was center of Bond 
activities during W. War and w'ent much 
above its quota; supported hospital at 
Shattuck. Instrumental in securing new 
sch. bldgs, at ‘Shattuck. Of Scotch descent 
and was born while his parents were en- 
loute to America from Scotland; lived at 
Shattuck since 1909. 

STUART, J. L., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Milan, Mo., Jan. 13, 1834. 

Edu., com. sch., Milan, Mo. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude Dawson. Cdrn., 2 s., Ned and John 
T,.; 2 d., Billie and Jane Bell. Bus. Con., 
(Shattuck Natl., part owner of banks at 
Laverne and Follett, Tex. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. ; Lions; Mason ; K. C. C. H., Dist. 
Deputy Grand Master of Mason. Imp. Rel. 

■T. H. €. Stuart, (father) Shattuck; J. W. 
Stuart, Laverne; and W. E. Stuart, Shat¬ 
tuck, (bros.) ; Mrs. Jennie Mason, (sister) 
Shattuck. Offices, Pres. Bd. of Edu. since 
1924, now serving; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909; lived since at 
Shattuck; active in upbuilding schs. of 
Shattuck and Ellis Co. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 



HARRY C. SHIELDS 










185 




J. L. STUART 


STUART, W. E., Shattuck. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Milan, Mo., Aug. 13, 1872 Edu., 
com. sell., Milan, Mo. Wife, Effie J. Den¬ 
nison. Bus. Con., Pres. Shattuck Natl. Bk.; 
part owner of banks at Laverne and Fol- 
lett, Tex.; Stock buyer. Bk. Con., (Corr.) 
First Natl. Bk., Guthrie. Assoc., Perry J. 
Morris, J. A. Ginpel, Ted. Ingle, L. G. 
Edwards, J. W. Foster; (pol.) H. C. 
Shields, Arnett; J. D. Thomas, Gage ; 
Geo. Baldwin, Arnett; Ned Holman, Guth¬ 
rie; A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. City; J. V. Me- 
Clintic, Snyder; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Meth., active in upbuilding of churches of 
Ellis Co. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Treas.; 
33rd Mason, Past Grand Master, 1923; 
Grand Treas., now serving; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., ,T. H. C. Stuart, (father) Shat¬ 
tuck ; J. L. Stuart, J. W. Stuart, Laverne, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Jennie Mason, (sister) Shat¬ 
tuck. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 


ELLIS COUNTY 


since 1901; works mostly through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. C'en. 
Com., since 1927, now serving; del. to st. 
convs. many times; Co. Registrar of Ellis 
Co. 1916-29. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived in Beaver Co.; at Shattuck 
since 1908. During W. War was mbr. of 
Exec. Com. of Red Cross and active in 
Liberty Loan work; also mbr. of local 
examining Bd. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 


SUTHERS, W. K., Arnett. Dem. Occ., 
farmer stockman. B.. Tazewell, Va.. Jan. 
28, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Va. Wife, Mabel, 
d. of J. H. Crabtree, Lawton. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Kent, Heward; 1 d.. Lelia, all at home. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Higgins, Tex. 
Pol. Assoc., Luther Harrison, Okla City. 
Church, Meth., not a mbr. but is trustee 
of the Meth. near his farm. Clubs & 
Lodges, Farmers Union, Arnett; Pres, since 
1925 ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Arnett; Royal 
Arch, Higgins, Tex.; was Charter mbr. ‘ of 
Arnett Blue Lodge, assisted in organiz. of 
Grand Lodge of Okla. Imp. Rel., Geo. H. 
Suthers, Arnett; Chas. P. Suthers, Tucum- 
cari, N. M., editor “American” (bros.) 
Pol. Act'., partisan; active for 29 yrs in 
in co. and st.; makes speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts but is 
also an organizer and works through party 
com. Offices, Sec’y Elec. Bd., Ellis Co., 
1911-22; Clk. local Bd. of Edu. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Cora., 1912-22; 
del. to st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1895; lived in Pontotoc Co., Ind. Terr., 
1895-1900; since at Arnett; local chmn. 
during W. War and received a medal from 
U. S. Treas. for activities. Active in all 
farm movements. Is chmn. Agri. Com. of 
Arnett Community Club; Chmn. Livestock 
Com. Ellis Co. farm Extension work; Dir. 
Ellis Co. Fair Bd.; Sponsor for 4-H Club 
fat calf show. Hobby, hunting. 

• 

THOMAS, J. D., Bus., Arnett; Res.. 
Gage. Dem. Occ., County Sheriff; farmer 
and rancher. B., Russell Co., Ky., 23, 1867. 
Edu., g. and h. sch., Russell Co., Ky. Wife, 
Laura H. Webb, Russsell C. Ky. Cdrn., 4 
s., Lester B., tchr. at Gage; Lawrence 
C., supt. sch., Shattuck; Webb, in Federal 
Bank, Los Angeles; Claude A., at h.; 1 
d., Helen, at h. Bus. Con., Buyer and ship¬ 
per of stock; Land Owner. Has “Honalula 
Boy,” the U. S. Govt, best horse on his 
ranch; raises government polo ponies. Bk. 
Con., 'Shattuck Natl. Assoc., W. L. Hardy, 
Gage; (pol.) Harry C. Shields and Ed 
Stewart. Ellis Co.; Chas. C. Childers, Okla. 
City. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Gage. Pol. Act., 


W. E. STUART 


active in co. and st. for 20 yrs.; partisan ; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Co. Sheriff, new serving; Mbr. Elec¬ 
tion and Twp. Bds. almost continuously. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
Prct. Election Bd. for yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907 and located at Gage which 
has since been his home. Co. Sheriff who 
does not own or carry a gun. Active part 
in all pub. affairs. His three eldest sons 
served in W. War until armistice was 
signed, and two are commissioned officers. 
Active in all War work. Hobby, good horses. 

WHITE, MRS. MANON, Chaney. Dem. 
Occ., school teacher. Came to Okla. 
1909 ; lived on farm at Chaney, lived 
at Gage before marriage. Edu., h. sch. 
and Teachers Norm, course. Husband, L. M. 
White, No cdrn. Bk. Con., Shattuck, NaO 
Pol. Act., ind. worker several yrs.; V.- 
Chmn., Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. Hobby, 
better schools. 













Garfield County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, A. A. Stull (Rep.)-Enid 

Co. Attorney, Dan Mitchell (Rep.)-Enid 

Ct. Clerk, Ted Miller (Rep.)-Enid 

Co. Clerk, Leona B. Lewis (Rep.)-Enid 

Sheriff C. E. Baker, (Rep.)-Enid 

Co. Treasurer, Ivan Duncan (Rep.)-Enid 

Co. Surveyor F. W. Denner (Rep.)_Enid 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction C. L. 

Dalke (Rep.)J-Enid 

Co. Assessor, Fred Walker (Rep.)-Enid 

Co. Weigher, A. J. Coleman (Rep.)-Enid 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1-—Earl I. Preston (Rep.)-Enid 

Dist. No. 2—S. E. Carrier (Rep.)_Enid 

Dist. No. 3—F. V. Wiles (Rep.)_Garber 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y. J- S. Jacobs (Dem.)_Enid 

Chmn., W. H. Walker (Dem.)_Garber 

Mbr., Charles Sowle (Rep.)_Banner 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, G. A. Hutchinson (Rep.) Enid; J. 

B. Campbell (Rep.) Garber; Senator, W. J. Otjen 
(Rep.l Enid; District Judge, O. C. Wybrant (Rep.) 
'Woodward; J. W. Bird (Rep.) Enid. 

State Officer's, J. B. Cullison (Rep.) Enid. Justice 
Supreme Court; F. E. Chappell (Dem.) Referee Su¬ 
preme Court; Bertha M. Truett (Dem.) Enid. mbr. Bd. 
Edu. ; R. W. Swan, Enid, Chmn., St. Bd. Examiners of 
Architects; Miss Darvle Church, Enid. mbr. Bd. for 
Exam, and Regis, of Nurses; Roy L. Sanford, mbr. Bd. 
of Pharmacists; L. E. McKnight, Enid. mbr. Soldiers 
Relief Com.; Robt. D. Crowe (Dem.) Ass’t. Atty. G“ii. : 

C. C. Childers. Chmn . Coro. Com.; Horace G. Me- 
Feever Enid. mbr. Bd. of Governors State Bar; Geo. 
F. Southard, mbr. Soldiers Memorial Com.; W. A. (Pat) 
Murphy, Enid. Coirmr. Labor; R. C. Lowery. Eird. Game 
Ranger; ,T. M. Williamson, Ass’t. Sec’y State Bd. of 
Equalization; Jno. A. Williams, Enid: Percy Porter, 
Enid. Deputy Oil Inspector; W. N. Newell, Enid. Co. 
Superintendent Health. 

Repr. in Cong., M. C. Garber (Rep.) Enid. 

State Institutions. Institute for Feeble Minded, W. 
L. Alexander, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Sam Campbell, Chmn., Enid; Mrs. Maggie Luft, V.- 
Chmn., Enid. 


Republican 

Roy C. Smith, Chmn., Enid; Mrs. Geo. Rainey, 
V.-Chinn., Enid; H. E. Evans, Sec’y, Enid. 

P. C. Simons, St. Committeeman, Enid; Mrs. Jerome 
Brooks, St. Connnitteewoman, Enid. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—FUISLIC SERVICE 

En’d, Co. Seat; Jess T. Butts (Mayor); Lillian 
Plagreenman (Clerk) ; Ernest F. Smith (Attorney) ; 
O. G. & E.; Cons. Gas Utilities; Okla. Nat. Gas. 

Covington, Win. Bateman (Mayor) ; P. II. Shel¬ 
ton (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Drummond. L. A. Wegener (Mayor) ; Lulu S. Alien 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Garber, Roy R. Ayres (Mayor) ; Chas. N. Birdsall 
(Clerk) ; V. L. Headrick (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; Cons. 
Gas Utilities Co. 

Hillsdale, F. K. Burns (Mayor) ; R. O. Childers 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Hunter, H. C. Sutton (Clerk) ; H. Walker (Board 
Trustees) ; O. G. & E.; Okla. Nat. Gas. 

Lalioma, R. M. Hiatt (Mayor) ; Wm. J. Penboom 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Waukomis, R. C. Craple (Clerk) ; J. E. Joseph 
(Councilman) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

7 'res dent 

Dem. 

| 2347 


| 3683 | 

1 3791 ! 

1 

3503 1 

Rep. 

| 2854 


| 6618 | 

i 7524 

i 

1L71SI 

Soc. 

| 632 


| 595 | 

| 178 I 

1 

.'-0 ! 

Senator 

Dem. 

| 

1793 

| 3809 | 

| 3277 | 

3035 | 

! 

Rep. 

1 

2732 

[ 6497 j 

| 9741 | 

5649 | 

i 

Soc. 

1 1 

134 

527 | 

|no. C. | 

17 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1513 

| 5324 

1 1 

4356 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

3176 

| 7267 

1 1 

5092 | 

i 

1 

Soc. 

1 

140 

1 1 107 

1 1 

19 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2236 

1601 

| 4467 | 5364 

1 6147 j 

2887 | 

4768 | 

Rep. 

| 2931 

2961 

| 5937 | 6507 

| 7200 | 

6229 ! 1136.31 

Soc. 

j 626 | 

118 

543 | 71 

|no. C. ! 

13 | 

41 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Enid 


Covington 

Waukomis 

Garber 

Hunter 


Newspaper 


Eagle 

Events 

News 

Daily Journal 
Okla. Staats-Zeitung 
Record 

Oklahoma Hornet 

Sentinel 

Enterprise 


(Rep.) 
(Rep.) 
(Ind. Rep.) 

(German Ind.) 

(Ind.) 
(Rep.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

Wm. H. Taylor 
Frank D. Northup 
Wm. H. Taylor 
C. D. Willard 
Ernst Denner 
Wettengel Bros. 
Bert Campbell 
Frank N. Jones 
Claude Dowley 


Owner 

Enid Pub. Co. 
Events Pub. Co. 
Enid Pub. Co. 


Wettengel Bros. 
Bert Campbell 


ALLEN, CHARLES WINTERS, Enid. 
Ren. Ccc., Deruiv SherPf. B.. Garfield 
Co., Okla., March 4, 1894. Edu., h. sch., 
Drummond, grad. 1911. Wife, Myrtle Lil¬ 
lian (Hyre). Cdrn., 1 s., Charles T; 1 d, 
Annetta Joy Past Bus, Kinser and Land, 
Hardware Dealers, Drummond; farmer, 
near Drummond. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Drum¬ 
mond; Okla. St.., Enid. Assoc., Chas. 
Watson, Carl Long, Drummond; B. N. 
Athy, pres, and George Athy, vice pres.. 


Okla. St. Bk., Enid. Church, Congrega- 
gational. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. O'. F. 
Imp. Rel., J. J. Allen, Enid; L. L. Allen, 
Muskogee. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, 4 yrs.; 
term expired Jan. 30, 1930. Remarks, 

Amer. Legion, 40-8; Co. E., 357th Inf., 
90th Div., 1 yr. in France; Distinguished 
Service Cross. 

ALLEN, JOHN JABE2, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
Secretary Enid Masonic Temple. B., 
Hodgenville, Ky., Feb. 13, 1879. Edu., 


com. sch., Sedwlck and Summer Co., Kan.; 
Bus. Col., Chillicothe, Mo., 1901-02. Wife, 
Minnie Wamsley. Cdrn., 3 s., Jerome L., 
undertaker; Hugh H., Enid Publishing Co. 
Past Bus., farmer until 22 yrs. of age; 
traveled for Harbison Manufacturing Co., 
Kansas City, ,Mo. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Enid. Assoc., C. E. Cannon, Floyd Felt, 
past deacon and elder Clubs &. Lodges. 
Mason, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Guthrie 
Consistory, Knight Templar, Shrine, Grotto. 







































-JOHN J. ALLEN 

Imp. Rel., C. W. Allen, Deputy Sheriff. 
Enid; Joe Allen, salesman. Parsons, Kan.; 
L. L. Allen, salesman. Muskogee, (bros.) 
Pol. Act., active in good roads work 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, born within 2 miles of Abra¬ 
ham Lincoln’s home; has lived in and 
near Enid 35 yrs; helped organize and is 
past sec’y. Grotto Club, Enid; many times 
leader in charity drives; father made the 
run in Cherokee Strip, 1893, settling what 
is now the town of Drummond; father and 
mother still living and celebrated 50th 
wedding anniversary Jan. 17, 1928. 

ALLEN, WELLINGTON CLAY, Enid. 
Rep. Occ„ oil operator. B., Kingman 
Co., Kan., April 14, 1876. Edu., com sch.; 
h. sch., Union, Oregon, grad. 1896; East¬ 
ern Ore. St. Normal, grad. 1897. Wife, 
Ella E. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con , 
Allen Oil Co.; vice pres. Liberty Build¬ 

ing & Loan Assn.; insurance; farming, 
stoekraising. Bk. Con , Enid Bk. & Tr. 
Co. Assoe., A. H. Folks, pres. Liberty 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; J. E. Turk, sec’y. 

Liberty Bldg. & Loan Assn.; and 2 s.. 
Merle D., Otis G. Allen. Church, Chris 

Clubs & Lodges 32nd Mason, Grotto, Tul¬ 
sa Shrine; Enid Knight Templar. 

AMIS, MRS. HAROLD W., Covington. 
Rep. Occ., Assistant Postmaster. B., 
Carmen, Okla., Jan. 11, 1896. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Carmen, 1913. Married. 
Past Bus. Con., Ford agency. Carmen, 
1918-20. Bk. Con., Covington St, Cov¬ 
ington. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges 
past Matron Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., 
Robt. E. Crain, st committeeman, Alfalfa 
Co, (bro.-i-n-law). Pol. Act., Prct. Com- 
mitteewoman at present; active in co. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 

ANDERSON, IRWIN C., Waukomis. 
Dem. ftcc., farmer. B., Stockholm, 
Sweden, Dec. 9, 1886. Edu., com. sch.. 
Waukomis; 2 yrs preparatory sch., Tonk- 
awa. Wife, Bessie Miller, Cdrn., 2 s., 

3 d. Past Bus., Supt. Mails, Enid. 1913- 
20. Bk. Con., Farmers St.. Waukomis. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Knight Templar; A. O. U. W. Imp. Rel., 
Gus Molme,, Gov Historic Society, Stock¬ 
holm, Sweden. Party Honors,, del. to co. 
conv. Remarks, active in political affairs 
of his community. 

ANDERSON, JOE M„ Drummond. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Springfield. Ill., Feb. 
5. 1875. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife. 


GARFIELD COUNTY 

Edna. Cdrn., 1 s„ Walter. Assoc., C. 
W. Watson, Dr. D. S. Harris, Carl Long. 
Sanford & Frazier, Sam Campbell, C. C. 
Childers. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Waukomis Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Win. M, Anderson,, suc’y. St. Masonic 
Order, Guthrie; Dr. S. N. Mayberry, 
owner Univ. Hospital, Enid. Pol. Act., 
active in st. and co. campaigns. Offices, 
Prct. Committeeman past 10 yrs.; Elec¬ 
tion Inspector, Garfield Co., 10 yrs.; 
Treasurer Independent Sch. Bd.; Inspector 
St. Land Department. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs., 1920-24; del. to all co. 
convs. past 16 yrs. Remarks, Deputy Co. 
Assessor for Garfield Co.; Township 
Clerk, Sheridan Township, 1910-20; Sch. 
Director, 1910-18; mgr. Okla. Rural Tel. 
Co., 1908-18; Chmn. Dem. Com., Sheridan 
Township; Mrs. J. M. Anderson, Vice- 
Chmn., Dent. Com. Sheridan Township; 
C. S. Anderson, (bro.), Supt. Sch., Broken 
Arrow. 

ASH, MRS. MARY CLARK, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B„ Scottsburg, Ind.. 
Nov. 8, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Tullahoma, 
Tenn.; h. sch., Enid, Okla., 1918; Enid 
Bus. Col., 1918. Married. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Past Bus., bookkeeper for C. E. Gannon 
Real estate, Enid, 1910-12, Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl., Enid. Assoc., M. C. Garber. 
Sen. Otjen, Judge Cullison, Baker, Sheriff 
of Garfield Co.; S. E. Carrier. Church, 
Bap., Miss. Soc., T. E. L. Class. Pol. Act., 
active in natl., co., st., campaigns. Offices, 
Prct. Clerk since woman’s suffrage; Com- 
mitteewoman from Garland Township. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 1924-28: 
del. to most co. convs. Remarks, active 
in Red Cross work during W. War; resi¬ 
dent of st. 22 yrs., living in Enid and 
vicinity since 1906. 

BAKER, CHARLES EDWARD. Enid. 

Rep. Occ.. County Sheriff. B., Bradish, 
Neb., April 11, 1886. Edu., h. sch; Phil¬ 


187 

lips Univ., Enid, 1912; Military Sch., 
Bus. Con., stockholder in Okla. Gas & 
Electric Co.; Cities Service Co., propri¬ 
etor in Enid. Past Bus., garage bus. in 
Enid; threshing machine in season, 1907- 
19. Bk. Con., Okla. St., Enid; Garfield 
Tonkawa, 1911. Wife, Mary G. Cdrn., 4 d. 
Co.. Enid. Assoc., H. E. Evans, under- 
sheriff, Deputies C. W. Allen, W. J. Walter, 
C. J. Peel, Roy Van Buskirk, Frank Vogt, 
Enid. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Shriner, Tulsa Akdar, Guth¬ 
rie Consistory, High Twelve, Grotto; Elks. 
Imp. Rel., B. A. Cockrell, Tonkawa, 
postmaster. Pol. Act., campaign mgr. for 
own office; active in all campaigns; Prct. 
Del. Offices, Assistant Chief of Water 
Department, 4 yrs.; City Fireman 1912- 
19; Co. Sheriff, 1925 until Jan. 1931. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, interested in city bonds, im¬ 
provements, and city welfare. 

BARTLEY, ARBIE R., Covington. Rep. 
Occ., oil field gauger. B., Ennis, Tex., 

Feb. 12, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sell., 

Maybank, Tex.; East Tex. Normal Col., 
Commerce, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 

2 d. Bus. Con., Estate Oil & Gas Pro¬ 
ducers, pres, production department. Past 
Bus., Sinclair Oil Co., 1920-23. Bk. 
Con., Amer. St., Covington. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, applicant in 
Masonic Lodge. Imp. Rel., C. E. Bartley, 
postmaster, Kaufman, Tex., (bro.) Pol. 
Act., active in last campaign; Committee¬ 
man from Olive Township to st. conv.; 
influential in this district and in oil 
fields. 

BATTERTON, JAMES RITCHIE, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., gents furnishing and cloth- 
nig. B., Deer Lodge, Mont,, April 2, 

1875. Edu., com. sch.; Bus. Col., Se- 
dalia. Mo.; Central Col., 1894. Wife, 
Edna McKenzie. Bus. Con., Batterton & 

Togge. Bk. Con., Garfield Co.; First 



C. E. BAKER 








18 S 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DR. B. T. BITTING 


Natl., Enid. Assoc., L. F. Togge, H. G. 
McKeever, (son-in-law) ; Van W. Stewart, 
sec’y.-treas.. Lions Club, Enid. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; 
32nd Mason, Enid Knight Templars, 
Guthrie Consistory, Tulsa Shrine, Alcdar, 
Scottish Rite; High 12. Imp. Rel., D. F. 
Batterton, Sinclair salesman, Tulsa, (bro.). 
Remarks, pres. Lions Club, Enid; del. to 
st. conv. of Lions, Okmulgee: interna¬ 
tional Conv. of Lions. Miami, Fla., 1927 ; 
mbr. Transportation Com. Lions interna¬ 
tional, Louisville, Ky.; active in Standing 
Com. Good Roads. 

BEAVERS, WALLACE LAYTON, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., commissioner. B., Ashland, 
Kan., Dec. 15, 1889. Edu., com sch., 

Okla. Wife, Imogene Ross. Cdrn., 1 s, 
Bruce. Past Bus., Beavers Grocery, Enid: 
foreman Hyde Construction Co., Enid. 
Bk. Con., Garfield Co. Bk., Enid. 
Assoc., George R. Reinhardt, D. B. Stull, 
Fred Buckminster, Perry Hyde, pres. Hyde 
Construction Co.; Carl Hyde, Enid. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. of P. Imp. 
Rel., L. D. Beavers, sales mgr. Rhyne 
Motor Co., Tulsa. Offices, City Commr. 
Enid. Remarks, mbr. Red Cross; active 
in working for one mill nark levy for all 
cities under 30,000 population. 

BIRD. J. W., Enid. Rep. Occ., Dis¬ 
trict Judge. B., Clayton Co., Ia., March 
8, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Washington. 

Kan. Wife, Josephine Smith. Cdrn., 1 
s., Joe; 1 d., Mrs. Glenn McCard. Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl., Enid. Assoc., (pol.) P. 
C. Simson, H. Z. Wedgewood, C. S. 
March, Harry Kirkendal, M. C. Garber, 
Judge Sam Ridings, Judge A. R. Swank, 
Judge Cullison, Ira Hill, Cherokee; Les¬ 
ter Maris, Ponca City; Judge H. E. St. 
Clair, Perry. Church, Chris., elder. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. O. F. : K. P.; 
M. W. A.; A. O. U. W. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan nationally, independent locally: 
active since 1893; makes speeches, works 
through corns. Offices. County Judge, 
Grant Co., 1911-15; Dist. Judge, 12th 
Dist.„ 1919-23; Dist. Judge 20th Dist., 
1929-81. Party Honors, Cen. Com., Grant 
Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, lived 
Pond Creek, Enid since 1923; active in 
all home war work, mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense, Red Cross, bond drives. Interested 
In better state government. 


BITTING, BENJAMIN THOMAS, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., 
Rural Hall, N. C., July 29, 1868. Edu., 
h. sch., Germantown, N. C., 1891; 4 yrs. 
col., Baltimore, Md., 1895; Univ. of Md. 
Medical Sch., 1918. Wife, Hessie L. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Clarence II.. druggist at Cor¬ 
dell, Okla., was over seas in Medical De¬ 
tachment of 142nd Inf.; Eric D., tele 
graph operator and cashier of C. R. I. & 
P., Carnegie, Okla, with Medical Detach¬ 
ment of 142nd Inf. during W. War; Clif¬ 
ford L., dist. mgr. Continental Oil Co., 
Bartlesville, Okla. Bus. Con., C. of C.; 
staff of Univ. Hospital, 1913-29; owner 
Bitting Chemical Co., Enid. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Bk., Enid. Assoc., Dr. S. M. May¬ 
berry, R. L. Sanford, Pat Wilcox, J. T. 
Tresner, Enid. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Elks; Mason, York Rite, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Guthrie Consistory, Knight 
Templar, Shrine, Grotto, High 12. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Enid in 1913; 
mbr. of the staff of Institute for Feeble¬ 
minded and Epilepsy, 1919-29; in service 
at the Base Hospital, Fort Sill, Okla., 
during W. War, with capt. commission; 
now Capt. Med. Reserves of U. S. Army; 
mbr. Amer. Legion; Assoc, of Military 
surgeons, and of Med. Veterans of W 
War; mbr. St, Co and Amer Medical As¬ 
sociations ; past graduate Tulane Univ, 
two times, 1922 and 1927. 

BORN, CHARLES RUDOLPH, Enid. 
Rep Occ., filling stations and Exide bat¬ 
teries. B., Savannah, Mo., May 29, 1887. 
Edu., h. sch., Savannah, Mo., 1906; grad, 
electric engineer. Mo. Univ., 1911. _Wife, 
Carrie. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., Exide 
Battery Station; Filling Station. Jobbers 
Oil & Gas, Champlin Oil & Gas. Past 
Bus.. Bell Telephone Co., Kansas City, 
St. Louis, 6 yrs. Bk. Con., Okla. St.. 
Enid. Assoc., I). T. Meek, Enid; J. R 
Welden, Chevrolet Agency; W. L. Moore,, 
Louis McKnight. Church, Pres., deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of C. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv. Remarks, Amer. 
Legion Post Commander, 40-8; Chmn. Bd. 
of Salvation Army; Bd. Directors Com¬ 
munity Chest; overseas 6 months. First 
Lieut. 80th Div., A. E. F. 

BRITTAN, R. N., Waukomis. Rep. Occ.. 
atockman-farmer-banker. B„ Rockford, 
la., Dec. 13, 1863. Edu., com. sch., Rock¬ 
ford, \Jia. Wife. 
Grace Austin 
Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., present dir¬ 
ector Waukomis 
Natl. Bk ; 25 yrs. 
vice pres. Wauko¬ 
mis Natl. Bk. Assoc., 
John R. Camp. 
Waukomis Natl. Bk. 
Church, Congrega¬ 
tional. Clubs &. 
Lodges, W. O. W. 
Pol. Act., del. to 
iflrst cbnv. that 
nominated Gilbert 
Hogan of Ia.; Asst. 
Serg. at Arms (from 
Okla.) Chicago in 
1904 when Roose¬ 
velt w r as nominated; 
has not missed voting for Rep. candidate 
lor pres since Blaine; attended many co. 
and st. convs. in both Ia. and Okla. Offices, 
past Mayor of Rockford, Ia.; Treas. Wau¬ 
komis Sch. Bd., 6 yrs.; Chmn. Co. Conv.; 
Director Co. Fair Bd.; Vice Pres. Agri¬ 
cultural Advisory Bd. Remarks, in the 
course of 20 yrs. stock raising has won 
over 400 prizes at various shows and 
fairs; Sec’y-Treasurer, Okla. Short¬ 
horn Breeders Assn., 5 yrs.; Pres. Okla. 
Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers Assn.; 
Pres. Garfield Co. Shorthorn Breeders 
Assn.; owner and operator Waukomis 
Elevator Co., now director. 

BROOKS, MRS. JEROME, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Oswego, N. Y., May 


24, 1859. Edu., academy sch., N. Y. 

Married 1878. Cdrn., 
1 s., Eugene D. 
Wells. Bk. Con., 

Cen. Natl. Assoc., 
Sen. W. J. Otjen, 
Judge Cullison, M. 
C. Garber, P. C. 
iSimons, Judge Scott, 
Harry O. Glasser. 
Harley Harreld. 

Church, Meth. Epis., 
Bethany Aid Soc. ; 

active in all church 
work. Clubs & 
Lodges. Eastern 

(Star ; Woman’s Re¬ 
lief; Bethany Club; 
Texia Club. Pol. 
Act., active in natl., 
MR'S. J. S. BROOKS st. and co. cam¬ 

paigns. Offices, Twp. 
Comnntteewoman 1920-29; St. Committee- 
woman for Garfield Co., 1924,. at present. 
Party Honors, del to St. Convs., 1924-28 ; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, resident of 
Enid for past 30 yrs.; active in Red Cross 
work during W. War; mbr. W. C. T. U. 

BUCHER, DAVID, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
attorney.' B., Courtney, Okla., Jan. 17, 
1897. Edu., Wilson, Okla., 1920; Okla. 
Univ., LL. B., 1926. Wife, Frances Iris. 

Bus. Con., Sec’y. Local Loan & Invest¬ 
ment Co., Ehid. Past Bus., Ward, Beek- 
man, Brooks, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Gar¬ 
field Co., Enid. Assec., G. Mathews, 
Pres. Local Loan & Investment Co., Enid. 
Church, Chris., mbr. Bd., pres. Brother 
hood Class. Clubs & Lodges, Mason: Iv. 
of P.; I. O'. O. F. ; Amer. Bus. Club: 
Chmn. Co. Red Cross. Pol. Act., Pres. 
Garfield Co. Young Rep. Club. Offices. 
City Judge, (present). Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, first pres, and now dist. 
Gov. Amer. Bus. Club; attended natl. Rep. 
conv., 1928; vice St. Commander Amer. 
Legion; Vice Commander Local Legion 
Post, Argonne No. 4. 

BUCKMINSTER, FRED EUGENE, Enid 
Rep. Occ., City Clerk, Enid. B., Enid, 
Okla., March 28, 1895. Edu., h. sch. 

Enid, 1914; Enid Bus. Col., 1916. Wife. 
Sybil Colleen. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St., Enid. Assoc., I. A. Beall, 
cashier, Okla. St. Bk., Enid; George 
Zacharias, pres. Garfield Security; J. A. 



P. E. BUCKMINSTER 














JOHN M. CARR 


McCreary, credit mgr. Champlin Oil Co.; 
Dan Mitchell, Co. Atty.; Charles Allen. 
Deputy Sheriff. Enid. Church, Cen. Chris. 
Ciubs & Ledges, Dions; Mason, Blue 
Dodge. Imp. ReD, N. W. Buckminster, 
Dahoma, (bro.). Office, City Clk. of Enid. 

1927, at present; Co. Treas., Garfield Co.. 
1925-27; Deputy Co. Treas., 1917-29. 
Party Honors, co. del. 1926. Remarks, 
Amer. Degion, active in legislation for 
pension for ex-soldiers; in putting over 
million dollar bond issue for Garfield Co. 
and in promoting 1 mill levy for park pur¬ 
poses. 

BURNS, FORREST K., Hillsdale. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Davis Co., Kan., July 
.16, 1879. Edu., com. sell., Kingfisher Co., 
Okla.; h. sell., Enid, 1904. Wife, Kath- 
rine Timkin. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
Bk. of Hillsdale; Hartford. Ins. Co. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Hillsdale; Okla. St., Enid; 
Commerce Tr. Co,, Kansas City, Mo.; Ex¬ 
change Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., Robt. F. 
Burns, M. C. Garber, W. J. Otjen, Rep¬ 
resentative J B. Campbell. Judge Culli- 
son, Chas. B. Swindall. Church, Congre¬ 
gational. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; I. 0. 0. F. Imp. ReD, 
Timkin, of Timkin Roller Bearing Co. 
Pol Act., active in all natl., st. and co. 
campaigns. Offices, pret. committeeman in 
1920-28; chmn. Bd. Trustees, Hillsdale, 
1913-29; Clk. Sch. Dist 1926-28. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. 1920-28; del. to 
nearly all co. convs. Remarks, adiuster 
for Hartford Fire Insurance Co. for N. IV. 
Okla. Son, Forrest K., mbr. of Okla. 4- 
H Club dairy judging team that won first 
prize at natl. dairy show, Memphis, Tenn., 

1928, and recognition as champion dairy 
judging team of U. S.; also a trip abroad 
to international judging contest, English 
Royal Show, July 1929. 

BURTON, C. W„ Hayward. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Brooklyn, Ill., May 4, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Brooklyn, Ill.; bus. col., 
Macomb, Ill.; st. normal, Macomb, Ill. 
Wife, Ethel Bertholf. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. 
Bus. Con., with wife and son owns entire 
bk., Hayward; stockholder, Bk. of Ducien. 
Past Bus., St. Bk. of Roseville, Ill. : for¬ 
mer owner Bk. of Breckenridge, 1909-17. 
Bk. Con., Diberty Natl., Okla. City; Fidel¬ 
ity Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., U. G. Goe, 
S. H. Gaines; G. G. Watson, Breckenridge. 
Church, Universalist. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 


GARFIELD COUNTY 

son Blue Lodge; Knight Templar; I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; ran for nomi¬ 
nation 1928 for Representative, defeated by 
5 votes; del. to co. convs. Remarks, mbr. 
co. advisory bd. 

BUTTS, JAMES WALTER, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Ford salesman. B., Slater, Mo., June 
30, 1875. Edu., com. sch., Slater, Mo. 
Wife, Iva (Harris) Butts. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Carol W., O. G. & E., Okla. City; Oscar 
W., Natl. Refining Co., Okla. City; 2 
d., Annie C. Harris, Harris Truck Line 
Perry to Okla. City; Goldie Y. Bus. Con., 
Ford Motor Co. Past Bus. Con., Champ- 
lin Hardware & Implement Co. 13 yrs.; 
last 6 yrs. mgr. implement dept. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., H. H. Champlin. Church, 
Chris.; deacon. Clubs &. Lodges, I. 0. O. F., 
M. W. W. A. Imp. ReD, J. T. Butts, (bro.), 
Enid; Archie Butts (nephew), cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Enid: Earl Butts (nephew), pres. 
Bk. of Nash. Offices, City Commr. 4 yrs.; 
Chief of Police 4 yrs. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman ward 4; del. to co. and st. 
convs. 

CAMP, JOHN F., Waukomis. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Morrisville, ni., July 10, 1877. 
Edu., h. sch., Wellington, Kan., 1899; 
Univ. of Kan. Wife, Minnie C. Newbold. 
Cdrn, 1 s., 2 d. Past Bus, banking; civil 
service, railway mail. Bk. Con., Waukti- 
mis Natl.; First Natl.. Blackwell; Douglas 
St. Assoc., R. N. Brittain, D. G. Gossett; 
Geo. B. Roberts; C. H. Heckler. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., active 
local and st. Offices, Commr. Finance, 
Blackwell ; City Clk. and Treas., Wau¬ 
komis. Party Honors, del. to congressional 
and st convs. several yrs. 

CAMPBELL, J. B., Garber. Rep. Occ., 
writer. B., Indiana, 1855. Married. Bus. 
Con., former editor Waukomis Hornet and 
other papers. Pol. Act., active in Rep. 
politics for many yrs. in co. and st.; as¬ 
sociated with co. and st. party leaders; 
always active in headquarters at Okla. 
Citv. Offices. St. Representative 1910-12. 
1916-22, 1926-30 (the longest service of 
anv member). Remarks, pioneer in st. 
Hobby, writing; author of “Small Town 
Stuff.” 

CAMPBELL, SAM C., Enid. Dem. Occ., 
farming. B.. Kv.. 1869: came to Okla 
1893 ; located Garfield Co. Edu., rural 
sch.. Ky. and Kan. Married. Bk. Con., 
Enid Bk. & Trust Co. Bus. & Pol. Assoc., 
Roy Sandford, John Carr, O. G. Fleming, 
Edmund Frantz. Dan Huett, Chas. Allen, 
W. L. Alexander, Chas. V. Porter, Ed 
Semans, M. E. Trapp, J. M. Armfield, El¬ 
mer V. Jessee. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st worker 40 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact and through com. Offices. 
Postmaster Enid 1913-20; Sheriff Garfield 
Co. 1904-13. Party Honors, chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. 1920-30; del. to all co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, active in Council of De¬ 
fense and War Loan drives in rural dis¬ 
tricts. 

CAREY, WILLIAM E., Covington. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Lyon Co., Kan.. Dec. 
25,, 1883. 'Edu., com. sch.; normal sch.. 
Chillicothe, Mo., 1905. Married. Cdrn., 

2 d. Bus. Con., pres. Covington St. Bk. 
Bk. Con.. Security Natl., Okla. City; Cen¬ 
tral Natl., Tulsa. Past Bus. Con., dist. 
mgr. Mutual Life Ins. Co., N. Y., 1912-16. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Scottish Rite: 
Shrine; Guthrie Consistory; Rotarv. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. Remarks, 
came to Garfield Co. 1891 with father, a 
real pioneer. Relative Y.-Pres. Marshall. 

CARR, JOHN MILTON. Enid. Dem. Occ.. 
loans and investments. B., Gallatin. Tenn., 
Dec. 31, 1866. Edu., h. sch., Gallatin. 
Tenn., 1882; Friends Col., Wichita, grad. 
1885. Wife,, Mina Moore. Bus. Con., pres. 
Prudence Thrift Co. Past Bus., hardware 
and implement bus., Frederick, 1901-12; 
auto bus., Enid, Chevrolet, 1916-28. Bk. 
Con., Garfield Co.; Central Natl.; Okla. 


189 

St. Assoc., James Norman, v.-pree. and 
treas.. Prudence Thrift Co., Enid; Frank 
Hawkins, Mr. Kelley, Ray Johnson, W. 
P. Anderson. Church, Pres.; past mbr. 
bd. Clubs & Lodges, past dir. C. of C., 
1924-27, and mbr. of st. C. of C.; Lions; 
32nd Mason,; Grotto; Shrine; Knight Tem¬ 
plar ; Guthrie Consistory; High Twelve; 
has occupied all chairs of Masonry. Imp. 
Rel., J. C. Johnson (nephew), Frederick, 
Eminent Grand Commander of Okla. Knights 
Templar. Pol. Act., chmn. Garfield Co. 
Dem. Conv. 1918; pres. Municipal League 
1926; moved to Frederick in 1901; Mayor 

2 terms, 1904-05. Offices, Twp. Trustee, 
Low Twp., Kay Co., 1894-95; Mayor of 
Enid 2 terms, 1924-27. Party Honors, del. 
to constitutional conv. 1906; del. to co. 
and st. convs. since statehood; del. to 
natl. conv, Denver, 1908; del. to natl. 
conv., Houston, 1928. Remarks, one of 
the original settlers of Braman, Kay Co.; 
moved to Enid 1916; mbr. Boundary Com. 
creating Tillman Co. 

CARRIER, FLOYD ELWOOD, Carrier. 
Rep. Occ., oil jobber. B., Bolivar, Mo., 
Feb. 11, 1894. Edu., h. sch., Enid, 1916. 
Wife, Hazel Blake. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 

Bus. Con., Carrier Oil Co., 4 stations, Car¬ 
rier, Covington, Carmen, McWillie. Past 
Bus., S. E. Carrier & Sons, hard¬ 
ware, implements, and lumber, Car¬ 
rier. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., S. E. Carrier; W. J. Otjen, Enid; 
M. C. Garber, Judge Cullison, Judge Chas. 
Swindall. Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Enid; I. O. O. F., Hillsdale; Amer. 
Legion. Imp. Rel., S. E. Carrier, (father), 
Co. Commr; Courtney Hamlin, Congress¬ 
man, Miss., 1912-18; S. E. Bronson, St. 
Senator, Ozark Mo. (cousins). Pol. Act., 
active in nation, st. and co. for 15 yrs. 
Offices, Pret. Committeeman past 8 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. st. conv. 1920-28; del. 
co. conv. 1913-28. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1895; served in quartermaster dept. TJ. S. 
army 19 mos.; commissioned Capt. July 
1918. Camp Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla. 

CARRIER, S. EUGENE, Carrier. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Meadville, 
Pa. Edu., com. sch., Bolivar, Mo. Wife, 
Lucretia E. Cdrn., 2 s.. Floyd E.. S. J.; 

3 d., Mrs. S. G. Hart, Mrs. Albert Schultz, 
Mrs. L. Skaggs, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Co. Commr. ; Carrier Oil Co. Past Bus.. 
Carrier & Sons, hardware, implement, and 
lumber co.. Carrier Lumber Bus.. Geary. 
Hydro, Aleck, Chickasha, Enid. Bk. Con., 
Enid Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Frank V. 
Wiles, Earl I. Preston, Co. Commrs.; Sen. 
W. J. Otjen, Judge Cullison, P. C. Simons. 
Judge Garber. H. H. Champlin. Church, 
Cong. Imp. Rel., S. E. Branson, St. Sen¬ 
ator, Ozark, Mo. Pol. Act., active in all 
natl., st., and co. campaigns. Offices, Co. 
Commr.; Twp. Committeeman; Co. Commr. 

2 times. Party Honors, del. st. conv.; del. 
to all co. convs. up to time of present 
nosition. Remarks, made run Cherokee 
Strip 1893; located at Carrier; named for 
him. Chmn. of Bd. Co. Commrs. 

CHAPPELL, JUDGE FRED E., Enid. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Pike Co., Ind., 
July 20, 1875; came to Okla. 1907 ; located 
at Enid: Okla. City 1926-29. Edu.. pub. 
sch., Ind.; admitted Bar 1900; admitted 
Okla. Bar 1908; admitted to U. S. Dist 
Ct. Wife, Byrdie L. Martin. Cdrn., 2 
s., Wm. D., Stephen R.; 1 d., Margaret 
Martin. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Okla. 
Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., Capt. William E. 
Chappell. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 29 yrs.; all ways needed. Office, 
Referee Supreme Ct. 1926 since. Party 
Honors, del. to st. Dem. conv. Remarks, 
both sons were in W. War. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

CHAPPELL, WILLIAM DeLOS, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., oil and gas distributor. B., 
Petersburg, Ind., June 7, 1896. Edu., h. 
sch., Enid, 1915. Wife, Cecile June, Yu¬ 
kon. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., distributor 






in Garfield, Alfalfa and Major Cos. for 
Quaker St. Oil; Chappell Oil Co. Past 
Bus. Con., Champlin Refining Co., mgr. 
retail sales, Enid, 6 yrs. : mgr. Ill. st. 
2 yrs. Champlin Refining Co. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., C. E. 
Mehew, Red Ball; R. L. Sanford, drug¬ 
gist; J. M. Gentry, auto dealer; John Carr, 
loans; N. P. Trostel, garage; C. E. Baker, 
Sheriff. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; York Rite; Knight Templar; Grot¬ 
to; Lions. Imp. Rel., S. R. Chappell (bro.), 
Enid; P. E. Chappell (father). Referee 
Supreme Ct., Okla. City. Party Honors, 
del. to co. conv. Remarks, Amer. Legion; 
supporter of good roads; came to Enid in 
1907. 

COCKRELL, CLAUDE C., Hunter. Rep. 
Occ., farmer-stockman. B., Neal. Kan., 
Mch. 4, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Garfield 
Co. Wife, Emma S. Miller. Cdrn., 2 s., 
1 d. Bus. Con., owns threshing machine 
with Chas. Miller, Hunter. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Hunter; Farmers St., Garber. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., B. A. Cockrell (bro.), 
Postmaster, Tonkawa. Pol. Act., partisan. 
Offices, Twp. Trustee 1918-29; dir. Sch. 
Dist. 22, 1926-28. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and cong. convs.; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, influential in Rep. affairs; lived 
nt present home since 1893. 

COURTNEY, PERCY EDISON. Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Dep. Co. Clerk. B., Haskell Co., 
Kan., Oct. 5, 1888. Edu., h. sch., Woods 
Co., grad. 1906; Palmer Gregory Col., 
grad. 1910. Wife, Gladys Sheffield. Past 
Bus. Con., chiropractic doctor; practiced 
16 yrs. Wichita, Kan., Muskogee and Enid. 
Bk. Con., Garfield Co. Assoc., Leona B. 
Lewis, Co. Clk. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Royal Arch; 
Grotto; K. of P., past Chancellor. Pol. 
Act., organization work for Garber in 1922; 
eighth dist. com. organization 1924. Offices, 
Dep. Co. Clk. Party Honors, del. to co. 


and st. convs.; prct. committeeman, prct. 
5, ward 4, Enid. Remarks, instrumental 
in passage of St. Senate Bill No. 35. 
Amer. Legion service officer since close of 
W. War; adjutant of Legion 5 consecutive 
times. Mbrl Dokeys. J. W. Courtney 
(father), made the run in 1893 and found¬ 
ed the town of Ringwood. During W. War 
was Lieut, in 95th Div. 

CREWS, LAURA ELLA, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Mt. Vernon, Mo., Jan. 

23, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Longton, Ivan., 
1888; taught 4 terms. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., oil leases on farm in Covington 
Field, Garber. Past Bus., taught in Kan. 
and Logan Co. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl.; 
Farmers St., Garber. Assoc., Mr. and Mrs. 
W. W. Sutton; Mrs. Frank Parkinson, Pat 
Wilcox, A. E. Stephenson, Mrs. F. Mar¬ 
shall, Mrs. T. F. Campbell, Enid. Church, 
Chris.; S. S. tchr.; advisory mbr. of bd.; 
pres. Ladies Council of Chris. Church. 
Clubs, Delphian Club; mbr. W. C. T. U.; 
bd. mbr. Y. W. C. A. for 4 yrs. Imp. 
Rel., W. J. Crews (bro.), Guthrie, retired 
farmer. Pol. Act., committeewoman of 
prct.; mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club; mgr. of 
prct. Hoover-Curtis Club. Offices, census 
enumerator 1910. Remarks, moved to Okla. 
1892; made the run in 1893; located be¬ 
tween Garber and Covington. War Saving 
Stamps drive, during W. War. 

CROWE, ROBERT DENNING, Enid. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ray Co., Mo., July 

24, 1899. Edu., h. sch., Fayette, Mo., 
1918; Cen. Col., A. B„ 1922; Mo. Univ., 
LL. B., 1925. Wife, Violet. Cdrn., 1 d„ 
Jean Meredith. Bus. Con., Crowe-Crowe, 
Attys.; J. I. Case Plow Works Co. ; Se¬ 
curity Mutual Ins. Co.; Herzbergs-Loomis 
Furniture Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Okla. 
St. Assoc., C. E. Loomis; Byron Layton, 
Peppers Gas Co.; N. R. Duff, sec’y Okla. 
Feeble Minded Institute. Church, Chris.; 


bd. of deacons. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Knight Templar, Acacia. Imp. 
Rel., V. P. Crowe, Asst. Atty. General; 
A. G. Crowe,, Fidelity Natl., N. Y. Party 
Honors, mbr. Garfield Co. Young Mens 
Dem. Club; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, sec’y. York Rite Bodies; sec’y. Gar¬ 
field Co. Bar Assn. ; Dem. candidate for 
Garfield Co. Atty., 1928; mbr. co. and st. 
bar assns. 

CROWE, WILLIAM EUGENE. Enid. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Ray Co., Mo., 
May 6, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Richmond, 

Mo., 1912; Cen. Col., A. B., 1916; Mo. 
Univ., LL. B., 1921. Unmarried. Bus. 

Con., Crowe & Crow T e, Attys. for J. I 
Case Plow Works Co.; Security Mutual 
Ins. Co.; Herzbergs-Loomis Furniture Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Okla. St. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C. ; 
Mason; York Rite. Imp. Rel., V. P. Crowe, 
(bro.). Asst. Atty. General; A. G. Crowe, 
(bro.), Fidelity Casualty, N. Y. Pol. Act., 
lawyers com.. Judge Haves, 1928. Offices, 
pres. League of Young Dems. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
past Commander Enid Commandery 13. K. 

T. ; mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assns.; Capt. 
on various Associated Charities drives; 
Amer. Legion; Reserve Officers Assn. 

CULLISON, JAMES B., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
attorney, Dist. Judge. B., Henry Co., Ia., 
Sept. 21, 1857; came to Okla. 1893; lo¬ 
cated at Kingfisher; made the run to Enid 
Sept. 16, 1893. Edu., com. sch., Kirks- 
ville, Mn.„ 1882 ; Eastern Iowa St. No-mal 
Sch., 1880. Wife, May Sharp. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Douglas L, James B, Jr.. Chicago; 4 d., 
Mrs. W. J. Otjen, Mrs Wm. Vaught, Mrs. 
John Meyers, Mrs. Glenn Johnson. Bk. Con., 
Garfield Co. Natl. Assoc.. H. H. Cham¬ 
plin, O. J. Fleming. Art Stephenson, M. 
Godsehalk, F. J. Wells; (pol.) 
Geo r ee Rainey, C. B. Wilson, Ernest F. 
Smith, P. C. Simmons, W. J. Otjen. H. 
H. Champlin, Henry Sturgis, M. C. Garber, 
She-man M. Smith, Judge Sam P. Red- 
wine, W. B. Pine, Vernon Whiting, Lew 
Wentz, James M. Ruble. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; York Rite; Com- 
manderv. Enid; Knight Templar. Imp. 
Rel., Judge McCabe (grandfather), Supreme 
Ct., Ind. Pol. Act., partisan; st, worker 
36 vrs.; all wavs needed. Offices, Registrar 

U. S. Land Office, Garfield Co., 1897-1902; 
Probate Judge Garfield Co. 1904-10 ; Dist. 



W. D. CHAPPELL 













GARFIELD COUNTY 



Judge 1910-29; Supreme Ct. Justice 1929- 
35; Justice of Peace, Deputy Sch. Supt., 
Deputy Co. Surveyor, Clk. Dist. Ct., Stevens 
Co., Kan. Party Honors, occupied the 
bench from near the time of settling in 
Enid; elec. bd. judge 1897-1902. Remarks, 
finest flower garden in Enid. 

DALKE, CORNELIUS L„ Enid. Dem. 
Oce., Co. Supt. of Schools. B„ Hender¬ 
son, Neb., Oct. 19, 1892. Edu., h. sch.; 

Phillips Acad., 1912 ; 
Phillips Univ., A. 
B„ 1921. Wife, 
Ethel George. Cdrn., 
1 d., Geraldine. 

Past Bus. Con., sch. 
supt. at Kremlin, 
Lahorna; principal 
at Nash; taught in 
Enid h. sch. 2 yrs.; 
principal Gadfield 
ward sch., 1 yr. Bk. 
Con., Central Natl. 
Church, Chris.; eld¬ 
er; trustee. Clubs 
& Lodges,. Mason 
Blue Lodge; High 
Twelve. Imp. Rel., 
D. L. Dalke (bro.), 
dean of Wesleyan 
Col., Mo. Offices 
Supt. of schs., Garfield Co.; appointed Okla. 
Edu. Com. mbr. by Gov. Holloway, Oct. 
1929; pres, northern dist. 0. E. A. Remarks, 
Amer. Legion Membership Com. ; past pres. 
0. E. A. ; nast pres. Co. Supt.’s Assn, of 
Okla.; only Dem. elected in 1928 election. 

DAVIS, FRANKLIN PIERRE, Enid. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Chicago, 
Ill.. June 6, 1868. Edu., Acad, and Null. 
Univ., Chicago, 1893: Eclectic Medical 
Univ., Kan. City, Mo., grad. 1902. Wife, 
Athie Sale. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., owner 
of various realty properties, Enid. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., T. J. Wells, 


T. E. Vessels, Roy Sanford, H. H. Champ- 
lin, Enid. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; Elk; Writers Club. Pol. Act., 
sec’y for the first st. conv.; del. to state¬ 
hood conv 1907 ; candidate for Lieut. Gov¬ 
ernor 1910, 1914; presidential elector 1916; 
candidate for Governor 1926. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
pres, for 4 yrs. of Eclectic Medical Society ; 
sec’y of St. Bd. of Medical Society, under 
Haskell; Supt. of St. Institution for Feeble 
Minded; sec’y Garfield Co. I. O. O. F., No. 
93. Written and had published many books 
of interest. Resident of Enid for 20 yrs. 

DAVIS, MRS. F. P., Enid. Dem. V.-Chmn. 
of Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

DENNER, FERD WILLIAM, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Engineer. B., Marysville, Kan., 
Oct. 12,, 1894. Edu., h. sch., Enid, 1914; 
Okla. Univ., 1920. Wife, Mabel Alice. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Helen L. Bk. Con., Cen. 
Natl. Assoc., P. E. Courtney, P. C. Simons, 
Roy Elam, Harold Amos, Covington. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Elks; 32nd 
Mason ; Guthrie Consistory; Scottish Rite ; 
life mbr. Blue Lodge; Rotary. Imp. Rel., 
Otto E. Denner (bro.), Enid; E. Denner 
(father), Enid: Joe L. Denner, Alva. .Of¬ 
fices, Co. Surveyer; Co. Engineer, 7 y 2 yrs.; 
Asst. Co. Engineer, Blaine Co. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club; mbr. Hoo- 
Hoo-Hoover Club. Remarks, Amer. Le¬ 
gion ; overseas 17 mos.; aboard transport 
Tuscania when it was torpedoed; credit 
for Argonne and St. Mihiel battles. Worked 
his way through col.; was Co. Engineer 
during his senior yr. in col. 

DICKERSON, J. E„ Covington. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B„ Chillicothe, Mo., Apr. 
29, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Hennessey. 

W'fe, Martha Nell, 1920. Cdrn., 3 s„ 1 d. 
Bus. Con., farming and dairy bus. Bk. 
Con.. Covington St. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co.; del. to co. 


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convs. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory. 

DILLI0N, W. M., Bison. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Sweet Springs, Mo., Nov. 11, 
1869. Edu., com. sch.. Sweet Springs, Mo. 
Wife, Mary Myrtle. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. 
Bus. Con., rural mail carrier, 1906-10; 
Postmaster, Bison, 1910-14. Bk. Con., Bi¬ 
son St. Assoc., Dr. Smith, Homer Evans, 
J. B. Campbell. Church, Metli.; active in 
church work. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 
W. O. W. Imp. Rel., W C. Long, former 
Co Clk., Kingfisher Co. Pof. Act., active 
in nation, st. and co. Offices, Treas. Twp. 
Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd., Dist. 113. Party 

Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks 
lived at present home since 1903. 

DISHMAN, ALLAN, Enid. Rep. Occ., 

Assoc., J. S. Brooks, Homer Evans. Church, 
Bap. Pol. Act., active in natl., st. and 

co. affairs. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man; del. to co. conv. 1928. Remarks, 
refused twp. and sch. bd. offices. Lived 
at present address all his life. Hobby, 
building radios. 

DYER, CHARLES FREDERICK, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ Chicago, Ill., 

Aug. 9, 1876. Edu., h. sch.. Chicago, 1895; 
Chicago Sch. of Law, LL. M., 1915. Wife, 
Jennie Long. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
Dyer & Smith, law firm; Attys. Frisco R. 
R.; Amer. Natl. Bk.; Federal Tax Co.; 
Coca Cola Bottling Co.; Okla. St. Bk., 
Enid; Bk. of Drummond; First Natl. Bk., 
Carmen. Bk. Con.. Okla. St.; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., E. F. Smith (partner) ; B. M. Athey, 
pres. Okla. St. Bk.. Enid; R. L. Sanford, 
F E. Felt, M. C. Garber, Enid. Church. 
Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Grotto Country 
Club; C. of C.; real, estate bd.; Elks; 
32nd Mason; Kiwan ! s. Offices, past Co. 
Atty.; City Atty.; U. S. Commr. Party 
Honors, del. to numerous st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, past ores. Enid Kiwanis Club 
(twice); LieHt Governor Tex.-Okla. dist.; 
chmn. international com. on laws and reg¬ 
ulations 1925-26; author of present by 
laws governing the dist and local clubs 
in Kiwanis; many official positions of les¬ 
ser importance in Kiwanis. 

ELLIS, ALBERT H , Hayward. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Shelby Co.. Ind., Dec. 
17, 1861. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Minta 
Foster. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers & Merchants. Assoc , political lead¬ 
ers in the st. Church, United Brethren. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
active in nation, st. and co. Offices, mbr. 
fourth Territorial Legisla+ure 1897-9S. 
Party Honors, del. to constitutional conv.; 
second v.-nres. first St. Lgislature; sneaker 
pro tem first St. Legislature; Dep. Sheriff 
Garfield Co., 1923-24. Remarks, candidate 
for re-election for Territorial Legislature 3 
times; candidate for second St. Legislature, 
defeated by Arthur Stull, 3 votes; candi¬ 
date for Lieut.-Governor nomination 1910; 
census enumerator in Kan. 1890, in Okla. 
1920; trustee Marshall Twp. 1894-1905; El¬ 
lis Co. named for him. Author “History 
of the Constitutional Conv. of Okla.” 
Lieut. Colonel Chickasaw Squirrel Rifles. 

ESTILL, EARL, Carrier. Dem. Occ., 
farmer-stockman. B., Hunnywell, Kan., 
Jan. 28, 1879. Edu., com. sch. and b. 
sch.. Great Bend, Kan. Wife, Bertha 

Mourer. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., mbr. 
Farmers Elevator Co. Past Bus., hard¬ 
ware bus.. Carrier, 1904-08. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Enid. Church, Cong. Pol. 

Act., partisan. Remarks, awarded honor 

of Master Farmer,, 1928; Hereford Assn.; 
Amer. Polled Hereford Assn. Came to 

Okla. 1894 and located at his present home. 

EVANS, HOMER EDGAR, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Under-Sheriff. B., Jackson Co., 

Ohio, May 17th, 1864. Edu., com. sch., 

Jackson Co., Ohio; acad., Jackson, Ohio; 
Oakhili, Ohio, 1885. Wife. Varo M. Cdrn., 

1 s., Merrick M.; 1 d., Winona Hall, Chi¬ 
cago. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust Co. 

Assoc., C. E. Baker, Co. Sheriff; Charles 
Allen, Dep. Ellsworth Hume, Enid. Church, 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



FLOYD FELT 


Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Imp. Rel., W. L. Evans (bro.), Tulsa. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. City Clk., Enid, 1906-10; cler¬ 
ical work and Dep. Sheriff, 1903. Remarks, 
continuous service in sheriff’s office for 12 
yrs.; clk. of Dist. Ct., Grant Co.,, Kan., 
1893-95; Sheriff Grant Co., Kan., 1889-90 ; 
made the run to Okla. 1893, but returned 
to Kan. for 7 yrs.; lived in Okla. since 
1900. 

FELT, FLOYD ERNEST, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., v.-pres. and cashier Amer. Natl. Bk., 
Enid. B., Minneapolis, Kan., Nov. 7, 
1888. Edu., h. seh., Hennessey, 1906; 
Okla. Univ., 1907. Wife, Bess. Cdrn., 1 
s., Floyd E. Jr.; 1 d., Mary Margaret. 
Bus. Con., Amer Natl. Bk., Enid; Amer. 
Investment Co.; Amer. Natl. Bldg. Cce.; 
Enid Paper Co.; pres. Douglas St. Bk., 
Douglas. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl! Assoc., 
T. E. Vessels, pres., Albert Hirsch, v.- 
pres.. Amer. Natl. Bk., Enid. Church, 
Pres.; elder Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Ki- 
wanis; C. of C.; Enid Country Club; 32nd 
Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
Shrine; treas. local Friendship Lodge. Enid; 
Grotto; High Twelve. Offices, chmn. Finance 
Com., Garfield Co. Party Honors, del to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, past pres. 
Iviwanis 1927; ex-officio mbr. bd. or dir.; 
mbr. national executive com. and finance 
com.; mbr. natl economic league; del. to 
dist. and natl. convs. of Kiwanis; charter 
mbr. Kiwanis; on bd. of dir. since organ¬ 
ization ; Salvation Army Bd, Associated 
Charities Bd., treas. of both organizations; 
Community Chest Bd. 

FITZGERALD, EDWARD FINLEY. Cov¬ 
ington. Rep. Occ., banker. B., Scotts- 
ville, Kan., Sept. 23, 1888. Edu., com. 
sch., Garfield Co.; Wichita, Kan., Bus. 
Col., 1909. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d., 
Bus. Con., cashier Amer. St. Bk.. Coving¬ 
ton ; owns several farms. Bk. Con., 
Amer. St. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
I. O. O. F.; Elk; Rotary. Pol. Act., only 
general; father most active as adviser to 
farmers and customers of bk. 

FITZGERALD, THOMAS E., Covington. 
Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Wayne Co.. In.. 
Feb. 26, 1863. Edu., com. sch., Claud 
Co., Kan., 1874. Wife, Hattie Ohls. Cdrn., 
4 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., 
Amer. St. Assoc., Roy Smith, Co. Atty.; 
C. E. Baker, Sheriff; Sen. Otjen, Sen. Glas- 
ser. Judge Cullison, M. C. Barber. Chris. 


faith. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel., E. F. Fitzgerald, E. W. Fitzgerald, 
Asa O. Fitzgerald, bankers. Pol. Act., 
active in nation, st. and co.; eentral com¬ 
mitteeman, Covington, for 10 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. convs.; del. to elect 
the delegates to make laws for the st. of 
Okla. Remarks, homesteader in Cherokee 
Strip with M. C. Garber. 

FRANTZ, EDMUND, Enid. Ind. Occ., 
brick manufacturer. B., Roanoke, Ill., 
Sept. 16, 1860. Edu., com. sch., Roanoke, 
Ill.; Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill., 
grad., 1883. Wife, Almfl Grace. Cdrn., 
1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Enid Vitrified Brick 
and Tile Co., Enid. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. 
& Trust Co.; Okla. St. Church, Pres.; 
trustee. Clubs, Enid C. of C.; Lions Club. 
Imp. Rel., W. D. Frantz, M. J. Frantz. 
W. P. Frantz, Enid, Orville Frantz, Frank 
Frantz, Tulsa, (bros.) ; H. P. Frantz 
(nephew), Enid. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. 1912. 

FRANTZ, HARRY PLEASANT, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., loan and insurance bus. B., 
Wellington, Kan., Nov. 26,, 1894. Edu., 
h. sch., Enid, grad., 1913; Univ. of Okla., 
law sch., LL. B., 1917. Wife, Thelma. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus Con., stockholder 
Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; stockholder U. S. 
Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Past Bus., cash¬ 
ier and v.-pres. Okla. St. Bk.. Enid. 6 
yrs. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., O. J. Fleming. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge: Ro¬ 
tary; Enid Country Club. Imp. ReL, ex- 
Gov. Frank Frantz, Tulsa: M. J. Frantz 
funele) ; W. D. Frantz < father) ; Edmund 
Frantz (uncle), Enid. Remarks, mbr. of 
Beta Theta Pi; Amer. Legion 40-8 : Reserve 
Officers Assn, of U. S., 348th Infantry; 
Cant, overseas; now Lieut.-Colonel; at¬ 
tended all convs. of Amer. Legion; del. 
to natl. conv. of Rotary, 1926. 

FRAZIER, CLYDE JEROME, Enid. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Centerville, Ala., Aug. 
9, 1887. Edu., h. sch., Centerville, Ala. 
Wife, Joe B Floyd. Bus. Con., Sanford 
& Frazier, drugs, Enid. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., Roy Sanford, Enid; Dr. B. 
F. Johnson, Fairview; Floyd Felt, Enid; 
John Floyd, John Nicholson, Fairview. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 32nd Ma¬ 
son ; Tulsa Shrine; Grotto; Kiwanis; dir. 
C. of C.; various civic com. Imp. Rel., 
J. C. Frazier (bro.), v.-pres. and sec’y 
Marland Oil Co. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.. Major Co.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman, Major Co. Remarks, resided 
in Fairview 10 yrs.; Enid 9 yrs. 

GARBER, MILTON CLINE, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Congressman. B., Humboldt, Calif.. 
Nov. 30, 1867. Edu., Upper la. Univ., 

1887-90, honorary A. M., 1906; St. Univ. 
of la., law dept., 1891-93. Wife, Lucy M. 
Bradley, Moberly, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Mar¬ 
tin, Milton; 3 d., Ruth, Martha, Lucy Ann. 
Bus. Con., pres. Enid Publishing Co.; 
founder of town of Garber and opened 
Garber oil field. Church, Chris, (disciples). 
Offices, Probate Judge, Garfield Co., 1902- 
06; Assoc. Justice, Supreme Ct., Okla., 
fifth Judicial Dist., 1906-08 ; elected Judge 
20th Judicial \Dist,., 1908 (resigned) ; 
Mayor, Enid, 1919-21; mbr. U. S. Congress 
since 1923. Remarks, came to Okla. with 
opening of Cherokee Strip; practiced law 
at Guthrie 1893-1902; Garber, in oil bus., 
1902-06. 

GENTRY, LOUISE HOYT (MRS. J. 
RICHARD), Enid. Rep. Occ., homemaker. 
B., Enid, Okla., Nov. 12, 1903. Edu., h. 
sch., Enid, 1919; Calif. Girls Col., 1921. 
Hus., J. Richard Gentry. Bus. Con., Gen¬ 
try Oil Co., composed of C. M. Gentry, 
J. Richards Gentry (father and son). Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl.; Okla. St.; Enid Bk. 
& Trust Co. Assoc., Mrs. Roy Athey, Mrs. 
Julian Field, Mrs. Charles Consler, Enid. 
Church, Epis.; mbr. St. Mathews Guild. 
Clubs & Lodges, Enid Country Club; The 
Book Club mbr. Colonial Dames; Womens 


Aux., Grotto. Imp. Rel., F. W. Hoyt 

(father). Chandler; C. M. Gentry (father- 
in-law), Enid; F. R. Gentry (uncle). Pol. 
Act., mbr. Young Rep. Club. Party Hon¬ 
ors, clk. at polls. 

GETTEL, JOHN WESLEY, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., constable. B., Roscoe, Mo., July 12, 
1867. Edu., com. sch., 1885; studied med¬ 
icine, Pettits, Joplin, Mo., 3 yrs. Wife, 

Mable C. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Past Bus., 
R. R. conductor on Frisco, 25 yrs. Bk. 

Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., Judge Foglesome, 
Dan Mitchell, Co. Atty. ; Art Zinger, Asst. 
Go. Atty.; C. E. Baker, Sheriff. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
M. W. A.; Chapter; Commandery. Offices, 
Constable, iy 2 yrs., re-elected 2 yrs. more. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 

in Okla,; also in Mo. 1895 and Kan., 1898. 
Remarks, prct. committeeman; active in all 
campaign work; a booster for good roads. 

GLASSER, HARRY OLIVER, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Bellowsville, Pa., Oct. 
22. 1884. Edu., h. sch., Monaca, Pa., 
1900; Univ. of Michigan, LL. B., 1906. 
Wife, Edna. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
dir. and atty., Champlin Refining Co., 
Enid; atty. for First Natl. Bk., Enid. Bk. 
Coil., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Enid Country Club; 
Elks; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; 
Natl. Travel; Natl. Geographic; S. A. R. ; 
Mich. Union. Pol. Act., City Atty, Enid, 
1914; St. Representative 1919-21; St. Sen¬ 
ator 1921-25. Remarks, mbr. Amer. Bar 
Assn.; floor leader in Senate during his 
term; organized Hoover for President Club, 
eighth Congressional Dist. 

GOE, ULYSSES GRANT, Hayward. Rep. 
Occ., farmer-banker. B., Knoxville, Mo., 
Dec. 1868. Edu., com. sch., Chillicothe, 
Mo. Married. Cdrn., 3 s., 4 d. Bus. 
Con., part owner Bk. of Lucien. Bus. 
Con., pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk., Hay¬ 
ward, 1910-17; tchr. Garfield Co. 1893-99 
Assoc., C. W Burton, L. D. Groow, Hay¬ 
ward Church, Meth.; S. S. tchr. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory ; 
IO O. F. Imp. Rel., G. C. Goe (father), 
served 4 yrs. with Gen. Grant in Civil 
War. Pol Act., partisan: active in his 
dist.; prct. committeeman since 1908. Re¬ 
marks, a real dirt farmer; booster good 
roads. 



U. G. GOE 







GRAVES, WILLIAM ALLEN, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ackley, la., Mch. 22, 
1875. Edu., h. sch., Ackley, la., grad., 
1890 ; Univ. of la., A. B., 1896. Wife, 
Cordelia Rude. Bus. Con., sec’y Okla. 
Floral Co.; sec’y-treas. Lorance Fuel Co.; 
Enid Catering Co., officer; F. D. Truck 
Co., Enid to Perry; sec’y Beaver Oil Co., 
Banfield Packing Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., F. E. Lorance, pres.; John 
Carr, pres. Beaver Oil Co.; Homer P. Peck, 
pres. Okla. Floral Co.; L. K. Meek, Ponca 
City, pres. Ponca City Bldg & Loan Assn. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Elks; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; K. of P. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, Col. 
189tth Field Artillery; Amer. Legion, 40-8; 
sec’y Ritual Com. of M. W. A. 

GROSS, MARION COLUMBUS,, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., Asst. Chief Police. B., Wayne 
City, Ill.,, Jan. 4, 1867. Edu., h. sell.. 
Independence, Kan., 1887. Wife, Mary J. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 4 d. Past Bus., farmer; 
homesteaded 6 miles north-east of Enid, 
1893; in Enid 18 yrs. Bk. Con., Cen. 
Natl., Enid. Assoc., Geo. Athy, pres. 
Okla. St. Bk., Enid; C. E. Loomis, furni¬ 
ture ; Edmond Frantz, O. J. Flemming, A. 
E. Stephenson, pres Cen. Natl., Enid. 
Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., Miles M. Gross, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., mbr. nominating 

com. Ex-Gov. Frantz, 1910. Offices,, Con¬ 
stable 1913-27; Assistant Chief of Police,, 
1927-29. Party Honors, del. to all convs. 
since opening of Cherokee Strip. Remarks, 
mbr. Red Cross work; del. to first town¬ 
ship convention in Garfield Co. 

HARE, BLANCHE M., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B„ Sigaurney, la., May 16, 
1896. Edu., com. sch., Trenton, Mo.; 
Enid h. sch., 1914; Cen. St. Normal, 1914- 
15. Hus., Howard E. Hare. Cdrn., 
3 d. Bk Con.,* First Natl., Enid. Assoc., 
Ernest Smith,, co. chmn.; Mrs J. S. 

Brooks. Church, Meth. Clubs, Texia Club 
(Rural Social Club). Pol. Act., active 
and influential among women voters in her 
twp. Offices, Clerk Sch. Dist. 55, 1921-28. 
Party Honors, Committeewoman Patterson 
Twp.; del. to co. conv. Remarks, lived in 
Okla. since 1908; Red Cross worker dur¬ 
ing W. War; taught in Garfield Co. 2 yrs. 

HARE, CHARLES N„ Enid. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Princeville, Ill., Aug. 28, 

1860. Edu., com. sch., Sullivan Co., Mo. 

Wife, Mary J. 

Cdrn., 1 s.„ Howard 

E. ; 1 d., Mrs. A. H. 
Marshall. Bus. Con., 
Farmer Co-operati' 7 - 0 
Elevator Co., B,ack- 
enridge, Okla. Rur¬ 
al Telephone Co. 
Past _Bus„ imple;- 
ment business, Enid, 
1911-14; stockman. 
Assoc., M. C. Gar¬ 
ber, Judge Cullison., 
Sen. Otjen. Buck 
Campbell, Enid. 
Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. 

F. , Enid. Imp. Rel., 
Allen Walker, Judge 
Buffalo. Pol. Act., 
active in all natl., 

state and county campaigns. Offices, 
Sheriff Garfield Co., 1909; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman, 1907-16 ; Patterson Twp. Bd., 
1906-08. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
convs.; del. to several st. convs. Remarks, 
lived in Okla. since 1889, first at Hen¬ 
nessey 4 yrs.; staked present homestead 
in run of 1893; was pres, of Okla. Rural 
Telephone Co. 1906-12; pres, of Farmers 
Cooperative Telephone Co. 1 yr.; instru¬ 
mental in getting first rural route in Gar¬ 
field co. 

HARE, HOWARD E., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Enid, Okla., July 27, 1894. 
Edu., co. sch., Garfield Co. Wife, Blanche 
Hayes. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., owns 
and operates a threshing machine. Past 



C. N. HARE 


GARFIELD COUNTY 


193 


Bus., Hall Bros. & Reeves, Kansas 
City, 1918-21; Emerson - Brantingham 
Wichita, 1921-22. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Enid. Assoc., Ernest Smith, co. chmn.; 
Geo. T. Rainey, postmaster, Enid. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, M. W. A. Imp. Rel., A. 
H. Walker, former dist. judge. Harper Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in all political 
affairs. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man, Patterson Twp.; del. to co. conv. 
1928. Remarks, lived in Okla. since birth; 
served in Natl. Guard on Tex. border 2 
yrs. 

HARRELD, HARLEY TEMPLE, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., bonds and investments. B., 
Morgantown, Ky., Nov. 25, 1888. Edu., 
com. sch.; Morgantown Academy, 1903. 
Wife, Lucile Fenton. Bus. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Bk., Tulsa; Federal Tax Co., 
Okla. City; E. H. Rollins & Son, Kansas 
City. Bk. Con., Okla. St., Amer. Natl., 
Enid. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Consistory McAlester, Scot¬ 
tish Rite; Enid Country Club; Kiwanis, 
mbr. Bd. Directors; Past Exalted Ruler 
Elks, Ardmore; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Ex- 
Sen. John W. Harreld, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. Hoover pres, 
conv. campaign, 8th Dist.; Chmn. Gar¬ 
field Co. Service League; mbr. Park Bd. 
Remarks, Legionnaire; on General Com. 
for Airport representing C. of C., Kiwanis 
and Amer. Legion; a vigorous party sup¬ 
porter and a true Rep.; in the past has 
had extensive bus. connections in Okla. 
City, Ardmore, Tishomingo and Enid. 
Hobby, civic betterment. 

HAYS, ANNA McCOY, (MRS. J. H.), 

Enid. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 
Yutan, Neb., Dec. 16, 1874. Edu., h. sch., 
Wahoo, ,Neb.; St. Normal, Peru, Neb., 
1894. Hus., Dr. J. H. Hays. Cdrn., 1 s., 
James H., Jr, pilot; 1 d., Laverne, M. D., 
specialist in diseases of children. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Enid. Assoc., Mrs. S. 
F. Horne, Mrs. Geo. Rainey, Mrs. F. R. 
Zacharias, Mrs. F. H. Marshall, Mrs. H. 
Simons, Enid. Church, Cen. Chris., past 
pres. Women's General Council. Clubs & 
Lodges, P. E. O.; Women’s Study Club; 
Fine Arts Club; W. C. T. U.; Y. W. C. 
A. Pol. Act., vice-Co. Chmn. 8tli Dist. 
Rep. party. Offices, City Chmn. Suffrage 
in Enid 1917, associated with Mrs. M. C. 
Garber, Co. Chmn. Party Honors, del. to 
co., dist. and st. convs.; vice-Co. Chmn. 
Rep. Club. Remarks, del. to Y. W. C. A. 
Natl. Conv., Dallas, 1919; past St. Pres. 
P. E. O., 1925; Co. and Dist. Pres. W. 
C. T. U., 10th Dist in Mich; First Finan¬ 
cial Chmn. Y. W. C. A., Enid; Parliamen¬ 
tarian of W. C. T. U.; active in pre¬ 
liminary work to organize Enid Chapter 
Y. W. C. A.; del. to International P. E. 
O. Conv. in Minn. 1925; specialized in 
teaching primary grades and dramatic art. 
Father and five uncles in Union Army 
during Civil War; bro.. Dr. M. E. McCoy,, 
dentist, active in Amer. Legion, is Span- 
ish-Amer. and W. War veteran. 

HAYS, JAMES HAMPTON, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Frank¬ 
fort, Ind., Sept. 17, 1874. Edu., grad. 

Boys Academy; Nebraska City h. sch.; 
Neb. St. Normal Sch.; Ann Arbor Univ. 
Medical Sch., grad. 1901 ; 4 yrs. post 

grad, course Philadelphia and Ann Arbor, 
1916. Wife, Anna McCoy. Cdrn., 1 s., 
James H., Jr., air pilot; 1 d., Laverne, 
M. D., specialist in diseases of cdrn. Bus. 
Cdrn., Enid Clinic; extensive and special¬ 
ized farming and livestock raising. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.Assoc., Dr. Piper; Dr. Hud¬ 
son ; Dr. Lamberton, Dr. McElvoy, Dr. Mc- 



H. T. HARRELD 


Garfield M. A.; A. M. A. Remarks, 
active in good roads development; mbr. 
Urological Assn, of Amer. 

HAZARD, BESSIE M„ (BILLER), Cov¬ 
ington. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., For- 
estville, Va., Jan. 31, 1892. Edu., h. 

sch., Mt. Clifton, 
Ya., 1909; Mt. Clift¬ 
on Normal, 1909-10. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 
s., Bk. Con., Ameri¬ 
can St., Covington. 
Assoc., Judge and 
Mrs. Garber, Mrs. 
Rainey, Enid; Mrs. 
Amis„ Mrs. Fitzger¬ 
ald,, Mr. Wettengel. 
Church, Lutheran. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
Eastern Star; Royal 
Neighbors; Rebek- 
ahs; Thurs. After¬ 
noon Bridge CJIub; 
Bon Temps Club; 
Covington Research 
BESSIE M. HAZARD Club; W. C. T. TJ. 

Imp. Rel., Dr. A. 
C. Biller, capt. in aviation. Pol. Act., Com¬ 
mitteewoman ; active in all Covington pol¬ 
itics ; Clk. Co. Elec. Bd. since 1925. Re¬ 
marks, past Matron Eastern Star; del. W. 
C. T. U. Dist. Conv.; del. Federation Wo¬ 
men’s Clubs; Pres. Parent Tchr. Assn., 
1928. 

HEADRICK, VERNON L„ Garber. Rep. 

Occ., attorney. B., Yukon, Okla., June 

20, 1899. Edu., com. sch, Tuttle Okla; 
Cen. H.. Okla City, 1916; Law Sch., Okla. 
Univ., LL. B. Wife, Jessie Frost. Cdrn., 

2 d. Assoc., W. J. Otjen, Judge Chas. 
Swindall, M. C. Garber. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Consistory; 
Rotary. Imp. Rel., B. C. Headrick, 

Yukon. Offices, St. Representative, 1923- 

24; City Atty. Party Honors, del. to St. 
Conv., 1928; del. to Co. Convs. since 
1922. Remarks, active in natl., st. and 
co. campaigns; mbr. of House that im¬ 
peached Gov. Walton; only atty. in Gar¬ 
ber. 



Innis, Dr. Field. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; Shrine; Knight Temp¬ 
lar, Grotto; Elks; Kiwanis; C. of C.; W. 
C. T. U. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co.; influence strong. Offices, Mayor of 
Cass City, Mich.; Pres, of Sch. Bd.: 
Pres. A. M. A., Tuscola, Mich.; Co. Pres. 


HEANEY, ARTHUR N„ Enid, Rep. Occ., 
auto tire service and gas station. B., 
Mindon, HI., Jan. 6, 1882. Edu., h. sch., 
Mindon, Ill., grad. 1899; Univ. of Ill., 
Sch. of Civil Engineering, 1917. Wife, 
Minnie Utter. Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur N., Jr. 






194 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



A. N. HEANEY 


Bus. Con., Heaney-Bolene Service Station,, 
Enid; Heaney Tire Service, Enid. Past 
Bus., Heaney Construction Co., Enid, 
1911-18. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., Enid. 
Assoc., Ed Flemming, Grant Buxton, T. E. 
Vessels, Charles Born, Enid. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Elks; C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., active on 
behalf of good roads. Remarks, past dir. 
C. of C., 1924-28; active with Joe Ham¬ 
ilton, Okla. City, in promoting society for 
crippled children. 

HERRIAN, EARL, Hennessey. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Kirksville, Mo., Nov. 30, 1892. 
Edu., Okla. com. sch.; Enid Bus. Col., 
1914. Wife, Adele Dillon. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Bus. Con., Farmers Cooperative Assn. 
Mill & Elevator Co. Pol. Act., present 
Township Committeeman, Osborne Twp., 
and since 1920; on Election Bd. since 
1920. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1924; del. to almost all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, lived in vicinity of Bison for 33 
yrs. 

HIATT, ROBERT M., Lahoma. Rep. 
Occ., Mayor of Lahoma. B., Cadiz, Ind., 
May 29, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Alma, Neb. Wife,, Evelyn Ross. Cdrn., 
2 d. Bus. Con., agent Rock Island R. R. 
Co., with Company 32 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First St., Lahoma. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; Sec’y. La¬ 
homa Masonic Lodge; M. W. A. Imp. 
Rel., Jesse M. Hiatt, Agricultural Dept., 
Washington, D. C., 1890-1910. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in affairs in his section. 
Offi ces, present Mayor Lahoma; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 12 yrs. Remarks, lived in Garfield 
Co. since 1895. 

HILLS, WILLIAM HENRY, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Crawfordsville, Ind., 
Oct. 6, 1869. Edu., h. sch., Kansas City; 
William Jewel Col., Liberty, Mo., A. B. 
1894; Kansas City Law Sch., LL. B., 

1900. Wife, Mary Elizabeth. Cdrn., 1 
step-s., 1 step-d. Bus. Con., atty. for 
Cen. Natl. Bk.; Gensman Bros. Hardware 
Co.; Enid Paint and Wallpaper Co.; Enid 
Transfer & Storage Co. Bk. Con., Cen. 
Natl., Enid. Assoc., A. A. Stephenson, 

Cen Natl. Bk.; George J. Gensman, Gens¬ 
man Bros.; George J. Emerick, Enid 

Transfer & Storage Co.; Frank Seibert, 

Enid Paint & Wallpaper Co.„ Enid. 


Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; 
32nd Mason, York Rite, Knight Templar, 
India Temple, Shriner, ,Guthrie Consistory. 
Offices, Bd. of Education, 1906-08; Rep. 
St. Committeeman, 1918-24; City Atty, 
Enid, 1905-1907 ; one term on City 
Council. Party Honors, del. at large to 
Natl. Conv., Chicago, 1920. Remarks, 
past Exalted Ruler of Elks; past Chancel¬ 
lor of K. C.; Rotary Charter Mbr.; Li¬ 
brary Bd. of Carnegie Library, 1905-09. 
Interested in good roads. 

HISEL, CLARENCE CHARLES, D. V. 

M. St. Capitol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.,, 
St. Veterinarian. B., Ripley, Ohio, Dec. 
23, 1888,. came to 0|kla. 1906, located 

Okla. City 1906-08, Enid, 1908-27, Okla. 
City 1927-29. Edu., Portsmouth sch.; 
Cen. St. Teachers Col.; Kan. Veterinary 
Col. D. V. M. Wife, Mae Cameron 
Thatcher. Cdrn., 1 s., Deane Stewart; 1 
d., Mary Anne, Okla. City. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Charter Mbr. Ro¬ 
tary, Enid; Mason, Knight Templar; past 
Commander of Enid Commandery No. 13; 
mbr. Meridian Highway County Club, 
Enid; pres* Okla. Veterinarian Medical 
Assn. Imp Rel., Mrs. Mollie Hisel, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., active Dem. worker 20 
yrs; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. City 
Bd. of Health of Enid 15 yrs.; Vice Pres. 
Okla. Public Health Assn, now; St. Vet- 
erinarion since 1927; mbr. League Young 
Dems. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
Dem. convs. Remarks, speaker during W. 
War; Captain in Okla. Natl. Guards now; 
contributes articles to various magazines, 
lectures on the eradication of Tuberculosis; 
pertaining to infectious abortion in cat¬ 
tle which has recently been discovered 
to be the cause of undulent fever among 
people. 

HOAR, EDWIN H„ Carrier. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Fayette Co., 
Ill., Sept. 20, 1877. Edu., com. sch.. Ill; 
Butler Co., Kan., 1893. Wife,, Grace F. 
Past Bus., mercantile bus., Carrier, 1902- 
OS; farming and stockraising. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Enid. Assoc., Carrier Mill & 
Elevator Co., Carrier. Church, Congrega¬ 

tional ; on Bd. of Trustees and Building 
Com. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. ; 
Woodmen; Garfield Country Rural Rotary. 
Offices, peace officer, Garfield Co., 1905- 
17; Chief of Police, 1917; Under Sheriff; 
Co. Registrar; Chmn. Local Free Fair Bd. 
10 yrs; Pres. Co. Free Fair Bd.; Chmn. 
Dem. Twp. Com.; mbr. Garfield Co. Cen. 
Com. Party Honors, del. to numerous 

st. and co. convs. Remarks, mbr. Bd. 

Dir. Okla. City Stock Show; mbr. Bd. Dir. 
Shorthorn Breeders Assn.; Inspector Twp. 
Election Bd.; Chmn. Draft Bd., Garfield 
Co., 1917; came to Okla. and located in 
Garfield Co., Sept. 16, 1893. 

HOFFMAN, MRS C. J. (LENA BROWN), 

Drummond. Rep. Occ., housewife. B„ 
McPherson, Kan., Sept. 18, 1880 Edu., 
com. sch.,, Newton, 
Kansas. Husband, 
C. J. Hoffman. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ 2 d. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Drummond ; Ameri¬ 
can Natl., Enid. 
Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; one 
of most active wo¬ 
men workers in co. 
Party Honors, prct. 
committeewoman for 
past 8 yrs., del. to 
co. and st. convs. 
for past 4 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, resident of 
Drummond since 
1893; active in Red 
MRS. C. J. Cross work during 

HOFFMAN W. War. 

HORTON, JASON A. N., Hunter. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Knoxville, la., Feb. 
21, 1873. Edu., com. sch.,, Knoxville, la. 



HUETT, DAN, Enid. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Ruble, Reynolds Co., Mo., Apr. 
1864 Edu., com. sch., Ruble, 1883; Carl¬ 
ton Col., Farmington, Mo., 1886. Wife, 
Molly Miller (dec.) Cdrn., 2 s., 4 d. Bus. 
Con., partner for a year of Judge James 
B. Cullison, present Supreme Ct. Judge; 
partner 2% y rs - E. E. Chappell; present 
referee Garfield Co. Assoc., H. J. Stur¬ 
gis, Atty.; F. A. Zacharias, Dr. L. W. Cot¬ 
ton, Enid. Church, Bap.; past mbr. bd. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Lions; 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Scottish Rite; Shrine; Grotto. Imp. 
Rel., J. L. Huett, Centerville, Mo., (bro.). 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. Offices, 
Superior Ct., 1910; elecfed 1910, 4 yr. 
term, until 1915; present City Council, 
Enid, 1908-09; Special Justice of Superior 
Ct.; Prosecuting Atty., Carter Co., Mo., 
1890-1900; Co. Atty. Garfield Co., Okla., 
1904-07. Party Honors, pres. Smith-Robin- 
son Club; committeeman ward 1, prct. 3; 
del. all co. and st. convs. 

HUME, ELLSWORTH, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
auto dealer. B., Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 
15, 1864. Edu., mother’s tuition. Wife, 
Alice Jeffery. Cdrn., 4 s., David, Shelton, 
Coleman, Alvin; 2 d., Mrs. Sarah Klaig, 
Mrs. Janette Morley Bus. Con,, Hume Mo¬ 
tor Co., Inc., Enid (E. Hume, pres.; Cole¬ 
man Hume, v.-pres.; David Hume, sec’y- 
treas.). Bk. Con., Garfield Co. Assoc., 
John G. Parker, Art Stephenson, Pat Wil¬ 
cox, Mr. Gary, druggist; H. H. Champ- 
lin, M. C. Garber, Enid. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. A.; Elks; Mac¬ 
cabees. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. J. Jolly (bro.- 
in-law), Okla. City, Pol. Act., chmn. 
Grant Twp. Offices, Sheriff Garfield Co., 
3 terms, 1911-12, 1915-18; Co. Commr. 

1921-23. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs., 1904-25; mbr. Twp. Bd., Elive 
Twp. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; in¬ 
terested in real estate and bldg, and farm¬ 
ing in Garfield and Logan Cos.; 2 sons, 
Coleman and David, mbrs. of the Amer. 
Legion and the Reserve Offiecrs Assn, of 
Amer.; mbr. Council of Defense during W. 
War. 

JOSEPH, J. E., Waukomis. Dem. Occ., 
Home Oil & Gas Co. B., Lizton, Ind., 
Sept. 12, 1867. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, 
Anna Toggart. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. 

Bus. Assoc L. G. Gossett, J. V. Roads, 
Waukomis. Past Bus., feed bus., 1903. 
Bk. Con., Waukomis Natl. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges, W. O. W.; formerly I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., H. V. Joseph, former 
legislator (bro.). Offices, Mayor of Wau¬ 
komis 2 times; prct. Registrar; City Coun¬ 
cilman. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
Remarks, active in political affairs of his 
section. 



Uunmarried. Past 
Bus., mgr. Farmers 
Co-operative iStore, 
Hunter; farmer; 
postmaster. Assoc., 
Judge Garber; Co. 
Atty., Ernest Smith, 
Judge Cullison, Geo. 
F. Taft.- Frank V. 
Wiles, Geo. Rainey, 
B. A. Cockrell, S. 
B. Thomas, C. L. 
Thompson. Church, 
Methodist. Clubs &. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in all natl., 
st. and co. cam- 
]> a i g n s. Offices, 
JASON A. TN T . Constable, Marion, 
HORTON Co., Iowa, 1894-96; 

postmaster. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
1924-28; del. co. and twp. convs.; mbr. 
Election Bd., Buffalo Twp. 10 yrs. Remarks, 
helped promote and drill first oil well in 
vicinity Hunter; came to Okla. 1902; in 
Garfield Co. for 27 yrs; active in Red 
Cross during W. War. 










HUTCHINSON, GEORGE AARON, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Carrier, Nov. 
18, 1895. Edu., h. sch., El Reno, 1914; 

Philips Cniv., Enid ; 
Cumberland Univ. 
Law Sch., Lebanon, 
Tenti., LL. B., 1927. 
Wife, Alice Prather, 
Hickman, Ky. Cdrn., 
1 s. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl. As¬ 
soc., H. R. Chris- 
t o p h e r„ Enid; 
Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge. Offices, 
iSt. Legis., 1928- 
30. Party Honors, 
candidate for Sher¬ 
iff 1924. Remarks, 
Major 189th Field 

G. A. HUTCHINSON 25*% months in* ML 
War; served with 
1st. Okla. Inf., 142nd Inf., and 144th 
Inf.; mbr. Amer. Legion; on executive com. 
Boy Scouts; formerly tchr. in Enid h. sch., 
coach athletic work. 


KRUSE, CARL, Enid. Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Springville, N. Y., Jan. 6, 
1875. Edu., h. sch., Buffalo, N. Y., 1897 ; 
Univ. of Buffalo, LL. B., 1899; post grad. 
Univ. of Mo., LL. M., 1900. Wife, Clara. 
Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., atty. for Santa Ee 
R. R„ N. Y. Title & Mtg. Co., Metro¬ 
politan Life Ins. Co.. Bartlett Mtg. Co., 
Okla. Laundry Co, Enid; Amer. R. R. Ex¬ 
press, Nehi Bottling Works, Enid Planing 
Mill. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Louis 
E. Morell, John R. Clover, W. B. John¬ 
ston. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Enid County Club. Offices, Chmn. Bd. of 
Edu., 1906; Atty. for Bd. of Edu. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904; has been practicing 
law ever since. 

KRUSE, MRS. CLARA LYMAN, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Kinderhook, 
Ill., Oct. 9, 1884. Edu., h. sch., Quincy, 
ni. Hus., Carl Kruse. Cdrn., 3 d., Mar¬ 
garet, Virginia, Katherine. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., Mrs. F. M. Black- 
well, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Bartlesville; Mrs. 
J. R. Gentry, Mrs. E. H. Marshall, Mrs. Geo. 
Rainey, Mrs. W, J. Otjen, Enid. Church, 
Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Enid Country; D. A. 



CARL KRUSE 


GARFIELD COUNTY 

R. Pol. Act., sec’y congressional com.; sec’y 
City Womens Federation Club. Party Hon¬ 
ors, v.-chmn. Rep. Cen. Com.; v.-chmn. 
co. congressional com.; del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, vice regent D. A. R.; 
st. historian D. A. R.; past regent D. A. 
R. ; pres. Episcopal Guild; mbr. St. Feder¬ 
ation Womens Clubs; prominent socially, 
many social clubs. 

LeFORCE, GEORGE W., Garber. Rep. 
Occ., live stock dealer. B., Garber, Jan. 
25, 1897. Edu., grade and h. sch., Gar¬ 
ber; Enid Bus. Col., 1919. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., Amer. St., Covington. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., Clyde LeForce, princi¬ 
pal and coach, Pawnee h. sch. Pol. Act., 
co. committeeman, Garfield Co.; counter on 
elec. bd.; dir. co. fair bd.; pres, commun¬ 
ity fair bd. 

LETSON, FRANK H., Enid. Dem. Occ., 
insurance and loans. B., Granada, Kan., 
Feb. 27, 1873. Edu., h. sch., Netawaka, 
Kan., 1889; Washburn Col., Topeka, Ivan., 
grad. 1893. Wife, Clara A. Cdrn., 1 s., 
2 d. Bus. Con., Letson-Godfrey Invest¬ 
ment Co., Enid; insurance and casualty. 
Past Bus. Con., Eugene P. Gum, L. C. 
Owen, Okla. City; C. E. Munn, pres. Enid 
Elevator Co. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., O. J. Fleming, Frank L. God¬ 
frey; D. V. Godfrey, King-Godfrey, Okla. 
City; A. E. Stephenson, pres. Cen. Natl. 
Bk. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Enid 
Country Club; Rotary; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. O. J. Fleming. Offices, City Treas. 
of Enid 1897-1901. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; attended 3 natl. convs. 
Remarks, natl. councillor C. of C.; chmn. 
Hist. Red. Cross, of 5 cos. during W. 
War; in banking bus. 35 yrs., at Atchison, 
Horton, Kan., and Enid. 

LEWIS, LEONA B„ Enid. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Clerk. B., Union Hill, Mo., Sept. 15. 
1881. Edu., h. sch., Grinell, Ill,, 1903. 
Hus., Benjamin F. Lewis (dec.) Cdrn., 
2 s., Chester, Louis Frants; 2 d., Esther, 
Frances Louise. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. 
Assoc., P. E. Courtney, Lillian Dobson, 
Marjorie Mellick. Church, Pres Lodges, 
Rebekah Offices, Co. Clerk. Remarks, sec¬ 
ond term as Co. Clerk; B. F. Lewis, Hus., 
(dec. 1923), civil engineer; Chester (son), 
asst, city civil engineer. 

LONGCAR, CHARLES BUCKNER, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., loans, abstracts, insurance and 
real estate. B., Taylor Co., Ia., July 6, 
1872. Edu., Harlan, la., Rosendale, Mo., 
Medicine Lodge, Kan., com. sells.; corre¬ 
spondence bus. course, 1908. Wife, Sadie. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., Chas. B. Longcar 
& Sons, loans, insurance, abstractor and 
real estate, past 10 yrs. Assoc, Harold M. 
Longcar (s.). Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
attends Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
Royal Arch ; York Rite; Guthrie Consistory ; 
I. O. O. F. Offices, Regis, of Deeds, 1907- 
12; Co. Assessor 1920-22; Co. Treas. 1915- 
19. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
committeeman for 14 yrs. Remarks, first 
Registrar of Deeds after statehood; home¬ 
steader; lived in Garfield Co. 35 yrs. 

LORENZ, HERMAN P., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
cleaning and dyeing. B., Lehigh, Kan., 
June 11, 1896. Edu., h. sch., Cordell, grad. 
1915; law sell., Okla. Univ. Wife, Beat¬ 
rice Callon. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., Dutch 
Cleaners (individual). Bk. Con., First 
Natl Assoc., Capt. McGill, past command¬ 
er ; M. R. Harrison, Claremore; W. C. 
Ounk, v.-chmn., Tulsa. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Grotto. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. Remarks, mbr. bd. of directors, C. 
of C.; mbr., past pres, club, C. of C.; 
post commander Enid Legion; past Chef- 
De Guerre 40-8; past dept. st. v.-com- 
mander; past Soldier Relief Com.; one and 
a half year’s war service in navy trans¬ 
port; on soliciting com. Salvation Army. 

LUFT, MAGGIE, Enid. Dem. Occ., 

homemaker. B., Laclede, Ill., June 9, 


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HARRY S. MAGILL 


1868. Edu., h. sch.; st. normal. Hus., 
Fred. Cdrn., 1 s., Lionel, Enid; 4 d., 
Laura, Maud, Enid; Gladys, Kansas City; 
Beulah, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. 
& Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) S. C. Camp¬ 
bell, D. H. Perry, John Carr, Mrs. Annie 
Russell, Mrs. F. P. Davis, Enid; C. C. 
Childers, J. M. Williamson, Mrs. R. L. 
Fite, Mrs. D. A. McDougal, Mrs. O. C. 
Cafkey. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Delphian, Chautauqua; for several yrs. 
mbr. st., dist. and city Federated Womens 
Clubs, and served on various com., etc.; 
Eastern Star, Enid. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1909 in any manner most 
needed. Party Honors, v.-chmn. co. cen. 
com. 6 yrs.; census enumerator 1920; pres. 
Womens Dem. Club; organized one of first 
Dem. womens clubs in st.; active in form¬ 
ing local organizations preparatory to elec¬ 
tion work. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; 
lived in and near Enid since. Hobby, trav¬ 
el and home. 

MAGILL, HARRY S., Garber. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Stafford, Ivan., Nov. 9, 
1887. Edu., h. sch., Stafford, 1905; bus. 
col., Stafford, 1907. Wife, May Wileax. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ 1 d. Bus. Con., Magill 
Plumbing Co., Garber; pres. Garber Pub¬ 
lishing Co.; dir. Merline Fay Oil & Gas 
Co. Past Bus., Magill & Son, Hardware 
Co., Stafford, Kan. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Assoc., George Taft, v.-pres. Farmers St. 
Bk., Garber; Sen. W. J. Otjen, Enid; M. 
C. Garber, John Parker, Jr., Enid. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, 
pres. Imp. Rel., H. S. Magill, past St. 
Senator in Ill., (uncle). Pol. Act., sup¬ 
porter of M. C. Garber; one of original 
supporters of Herbert Hoover. Offices, 
Prct. Committeeman; Postmaster; pres. Bd. 
of Edu., Garber, 6 yrs. Remarks, H. S. 
H. S. Magill (grandfather) was personal 
friend and advisor of Arbaham Lincoln, 
Auburn, Ill.; Sen. H. S. Magill introduced 
Woman Suffrage Bill in 111.; Hugh S. Ma¬ 
gill is general sec’y internatl council of 
religious education, Chicago, Ill; wife del. 
to Rep. St. Conv. 1928; del. to co. and 
dist. convs. 1928. 

MARSHALL, MAUDE WAITE (MRS. F. 

H.), Enid. Rep. Occ., teacher. B., Lake 
Crystal, Minn., Oct. 3, 1872. Edu., h. sch.. 
Lake Crystal, Minn., 1888 ; N. W. Chris. 
Col., Minn.; T. C. U., Waco, Tex., A. B., 










196 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


1901; B.S . in Edu., Phillips Univ., 1917. 
Hus., F. H. Marshall. Cdrn., 1 d„ Mrs. 
Elma Bemis. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. J. D. Minton, Mrs. O. J. Flemming, 
Mrs. Geo. Rainey, Mrs. J. R. Clover, Mrs. 

M. C. Garber, Mrs. P. A Smith, Mrs. S. 

N. Mayburry. Church, Chris.; first v.- 
pres. Womens Council. Clubs & Lodges, 
Enid Study Club; Univ. Ladies; Merry Ma¬ 
trons; sponsor Zelotai, Enid Chapter D. A. 

R. Pol. Act., campaigner 2 terms with 
Judge Garber; prct. committeeman, prct 6, 
ward 4. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, v.-pres. Merry Matrons; critic 
Enid Study Club; st. librarian, D. A. R. ; 
ex-regent D. A. R.; Enid Chapter, st. re¬ 
gent. 

McCULLY, JAMES WILLIAM, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and insurance. B., GreeD 
City, Mo., Dec. 29, 1869. Edu., li. sch., 
Green City, Mo., 1890; col.. Green City, 
grad. 1892. Wife Viola Morris. Cdrn., 
1 d. Bus. Con., Oil and Gas Royalty Co., 
Enid. Bk. Con., Garfield Co. Assoc., 0. 
H. Mays, A. H. S. Faulks, Fred Gensman, 
Ernest Walters, B M. Athy, Enid. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Offices, 
St. Senator from seventh dist., elected 1910. 
Party Honors, del. consistently to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, made the run in 
Cherokee Strip December 16, 1893; lived 
for 35 yrs. near Enid; councilman for He¬ 
lena 1907-08, Alfalfa Co. 

MclNNIS, ARTHUR LEWIS, Enid. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Llano, Tex., June 
28, 1883. Edu., h. sch., Austin, Tex., grad. 
1900; Tulane Medical Col., 1908; West 
Tex. Normal Col., B. S. C., 1904 ; St. 
Louis Medical Col., M. D., 1909. Wife, 
Lula Burford Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
Enid clinic. Bk. Con., Garfield Co.; Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., Dr. Hays, Dr. Lamberton, 
Dr. Fields, Dr. Hudson, Dr. McAvoy, Dr. 
Piper, Enid. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Enid County Club; Rotary; 32nd 
Mason; Tulsa Shrine; Guthrie Consistory; 
Knight Templar; C. of C. Offices, pres. 
Garfield Co. Medical Society. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
house physician for Feeble Minded Insti¬ 
tute 1912-18. 

McKEEVER, HORACE GREELY, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Holton, Kan., 
Oct. 21, 1872. Edu., h. sch.. Valley Falls, 
Kan., grad. 1890; Campbell Univ., Hol¬ 
ton, Kan., A. B. 1895; Univ. of Kan., 
LL. B., 1899. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 
d. Bus. Con.,, McKeever, Elam & Stew¬ 
art ; Champlin Interests; First Natl. Bk. ; 
Okla. Gas & Electric Co.; Alton Mercan¬ 
tile Co.; General Royalties Co.; Washoma 
Petroleum Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., Roy J. Elam; Van 
VV. Stewart; A. C. Butler, General Royal¬ 
ties Co.; M. E. Warner, Alton Mercantile 
Co.; Clyde Raise, Washoma Petroleum Co. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Enid 
Country Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., active 
in co. Offices, City Atty. 1904-05 ; Co. 
Atty., 1907-10. Party Honors, nominee 
for Governor, 1918, against Robertson; del. 
since statehood to co. and st. convs; to 
natl. conv. 1924. Remarks, during W. War 
legal adviser of bd.; ex-.pres. St. Bar 
Assn. 

Mcknight, louie eugene, Enid. Rep. 

Occ., attorney. B., Ramsey, Ill., Mch. 11, 
1876. Edu., h. sch., Caldwell, Kan., 1895, 
grad.; Kan. Univ., LL. B., 1900. Wife 
(dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., Si¬ 
mons, McKnight, Simons & Mitchell, law 
firm, Enid; attys. for Enid Bk. & Trust 
Co., Garfield Co. Bk., Boline Refining Co., 
Healdton Oil & Gas Co., Eason Oil Co., 
St. Petroleum Co., Enid Mill & Elevator 
Co., Enid Terminal Mill & Elevator Co., 

S. W. Terminal Elevator Co., Pillsbury 
Milling Co., Garfield Co. Bldg. & Loan 
Assn. Bk. Con., Garfield Co. Assoc., P. 
C. Simons, R. W. Simons, E. B. Mitchell, 
Enid. Church, Meth., bd. trustee. Clubs 
& Lodges, Enid Country Club; C. of C., 


mbr. Bd. of Dirs.; Kiwanis, past pres.; 
High Twelve Club, Gov. of st.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie 
Consistory; past Commander Amer. Legion, 
40-8. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 
Offices, Asst. U. S. Atty. for Okla., 1902- 
OS ; Soldiers Relief Commission. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
mbr. St. and Co. Bar Assns.; mbr. Amer. 
Bar Assn.; past mbr. Community Chest; 
Hoover-Curtis Club; ex-mbr. Area Council 
Boy Scouts. 

MILLER, THEODORE E„ Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Ct. Clerk. B., Worms, Neb., Nov. 
28, 1896. Edu., com. sell., grad., 1911: 
St Johns Bus. Col., Winfield, Kan., 1913; 
Enid Bus. Col., post grad, c'ourse, 1914. 
Wife, Ora Rebecca. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. 
& Trust Co.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., A. A. 
Stull, Joe Porter, Dan Mitchell, Enid. 
Church, German Luth. Clubs, Lions. Of¬ 
fices, Dep. Co. Clk„ 1923-28; Dep. Co. 
Clk., 1917-23; Ct. Clerk, at present. Party 
Honors, committeeman on election bd. Re¬ 
marks,. Amer. Legion; 40-8; Medical Corps. 
Mother settled in Garfield Co. 30 yrs. ago; 
still living there; has 4 sisters and 7 
bros. living in Garfield Co. 

MITCHELL, DAN, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Atty. B., Enid, Okla., May 2, 1898. 
Edu., grad. Enid h. sch., 1918; Cen. St. 
Normal 1915-17; Okla. Univ., LL. B., 1925. 
Wife, Ruth Pickens. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. 
& Trust Co. Assoc., A. A. Stull, Co. 
Judge, Enid. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Elks; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
Offices, Co. Atty. Remarks, mbr. aviation 
com. in C. of C.; mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club ; 
helped organize Young Rep. Club 1924; 
pres. Young Rep. Club; Amer. Legion, 40- 
8; mbr. Exec. Com. Amer. Legion; del. to 
St. Legion Conv.; troop sponsor Amer. 
Legion Boy Scouts; mbr. Co. and St. Bar 
Assns. 

MITCHELL, EARL B., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Garden City, Kan., July 23, 
1897. Edu., h. sch., Enid, grad. 1915 : 

Cen. St. Normal, 
1916-18; Univ. of 
Okla., LL. B., 1925. 
Wife, Pearl Chatt. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Earl B., 
Jr.; 1 d., Mary 

Ellen. Bus. Con., 
co. counsel for suu- 
dry corporations, 
assns., and indivi¬ 

duals. Past Bus. 
Con., _W e s t Oil 
Corp. t Tulsa, 3 yrs. ; 
McEwen Mfg. Corp., 
Tulsa. Bk. Con., 
Enid Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., P. C. 
Simons, L. E. Mc¬ 

Knight, R. W. Sim¬ 
ons (law partners). 
Church. Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Acacia High Twelve; Elks. Imp. Rel., 
Dan Mitchell, Co. Atty., Enid. (bro.). 
Offices, Prct. Committeeman. Party Honors, 

del. to last co. conv. Remarks, Ameri¬ 

can Legion. 40-8; mbr. Exec. Com.; 1 

M. R. D. 301; sec’y. Hoover-Curtis Club; 
r br. Co. and St. Bar Assns. 

MOORE. CHARLES, Waukomis. Rep. 
Occ., John Deere agent. B., N. Y. City, 

N. Y., May 20, 1846. Edu., com. sch.. N. 
Y. City: Commercial Sch., Poughkeepsie, 
N. Y. Wife, Edith C. Cdrn., 2 s„ 2 d. 
Bus. Con., John Deere Plow Co. Past 
Bus., general merchandise, Waukomis. Bk. 
Con., Waukomis Natl.; Waukomis St. 
Assoc., Sen. W. J. Otjen, James B. Cul- 
lison. Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Tulsa Shrine; G. A. R. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in nation, st. and co. 
Offices, Cen. Committeeman number of yrs. 
at time of Dennis T. Flynn activity. Party 
Honors, co. and st. del. numerous times. 
Remarks, only pioneer merchant of Wau- 



L. E. McKNIGHT 


komis yet living; charter mbr. Blue Lodge 
and Counsel; from a Post of 50 G. A. R. 
in 1895 is the only one remaining; en¬ 
list at 16 in 8th Mass. Co. K. Volunteers, 
Civil War, and served remainder of war 
under Gen. Lew Wallace; was nominated 
for Representative 1909, defeated by *4 
votes. Charles (son) served 3 yrs. in W. 
War; first Lieut, in Reserve Corps. 

MOORE, WILLIAM LEONARD, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Leland, Ill., Dec. 
1, 1880. Edu., h. sch., Sutton, Neb., 1898; 
studied law under E. E. Hairgrove, Sut¬ 
ton, Neb. Wife, Maude, Marion, la. Bus. 
Con., McKeever, Moore & Elam, law firm; 
attys. Champlin Refining Co., Enid; Con¬ 
tinental Supply Co., Enid; Hartford Ac¬ 
cident and Indemnity Co.; General Mills, 
Inc., Enid. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl.; First 
Natl. Assoc., T. E. Vessels, pres. Amer. 
Natl. Bk.; E. R. Humphrey, grain broker; 
M. C. Garber, M. C., Enid. Church, Meth.; 
mbr. of general conference of Methodists, 
1916. Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Mason Blue 
Lodge; York Rite Commandery; Enid Coun¬ 
try Club; C. of C.; Amer. Bar Assn.; St. 
Bar Assn. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. 

MORROW, DR. JAMES ALBERT, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., dentistry and surgeon. B., 
Creighton, Mo., Dec. 28, 1875. Edu., com. 
sch., Mo.; grad. Kan. Dental Col., 1896. 
Wife, LaBelle Jones. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., Roy Sanford, Dr. 
Maybury, Pat Wilcox, Dr. W. A. Aitkin, 
Dr. Newell, Enid. Church, Pres.; elder. 
Clubs, Lions; mbr. C. of C. Remarks, lo¬ 
cated in Enid 1918; past. pres. N. W. Dist. 
Dental Assn. ; past pres, and past sec'y 
St. Dental Society; prior to 1918 lived 
in Carmen. 

MURPHY, W. A.. PAT, St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., St. Commr. La¬ 
bor. B., Marion, N. C.; came to Okla. 
1894; located at Pond Creek 1894-06; Enid 
1906-18; Okla. City 1918-to date. Edu., 
com. sch., Marion, N. C. Wife, Lizzie 
E. Athey, no cdrn. Bus. Con., building 
construction. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. 
Assoc., favorably known tot all the Dem. 
leaders. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason; 
Knight Templar; Shrine; Interests of Un¬ 
fortunate Workmen. Imp. Rel., W. M. 
Murphy. Pol. Act., partisan worker; 
makes speeches and works through personal 






GARFIELD COUNTY 



activity and through com. Offices, St. 
Factory Inspector 1917; Asst. Commr. of 
Labor 1918-26; Connnr. of Labor 1926-30. 
Party H onors, del. co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
first Dem. organization in 1894 in Grant 
Co., Pond Creek. Remarks, genial public 
official, well liked by other officials, as 
well as by the working men, whom he 
represents. 

NIPPER, ALSIE LeeROY, Garber. Rep. 
Occ., Chief of Police. B., Ravenna, Tex., 
Mch. 4, 1890. Edu., Ravenna h. sch.; 

grad. S. E. St. Normal, Durant. Wife. 
Carra Mae. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
sec’y-treas. Taft & Nipper, Inc., insurance, 
Garber Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc.. 
George Taft; Frank V. Wiles; Sen. W. J. 
Otjen. Enid. Past Assoc., L. C. Pennell, 
I)r. F C. Allen, Bonham, Tex. Church. 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Rotary; Mason 
past Master: Royal Arch. Imp. Rel., J. 
A. Hooper, Stratford. Pol. Act., ran for 
St. Legislature 1926, defeated by J. B. 
Campbell, 18 votes. Party Honors, del. to 
congressional conv., Enid, 1928; del. to 
co. conv., Enid, 1928. 

NORTHUP, FRANK DUANE, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., editor Enid Events. B., Pittsfield, 
Mass., July 14. 1874. Edu., h. sch., Cuba, 
Kan., grad. 1892; A. & M. Col.; instruc¬ 
tor in A. & M. Col., 1900-02. Wife, Elsie 
Parker Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothy Laughlin, 
Carolyn. Bus. Con., sec’y Enid Publish¬ 
ing Co.; Enid Events, editor. Past Bus., 
editor Stillwater Gazette 1894-95 ; Farmer 
1896-99; Okla. Farm Journal. 1901-18. 
Okla. City; Okla. City Times, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Anier. Natl.; Cen. Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. Pearl E Purcell, owner Enid Events. 
Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
K. of P. Pol. Act., managed John Fields 
campaign 1922; publicity work for Rep. 
Com. 1916-18-22, mgr. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, Internal 


Revenue Service for U. S. Government 1923- 
27; Spanish War veteran; furnished pub¬ 
licity on Ozark Trail 1916. 

OTJEN, JUNE B. (CULLISON), Enid. 
Rep. Oco., homemaker. B., Nomans Land, 
Kan., June 29, 1889. Edu., h. sch., 

(Friends) Wichita, Kan., grad. 1903. Hus., 
Sen. W. J. Otjen. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., Lula B. Pear¬ 
son, Mrs. Carl Kruse, Mrs. George Rainey, 
Mrs. W. W. Marshall, Mrs. O. J. Flem¬ 
ming, Enid. Church, Pres.; v.-pres. wom¬ 
ens council Pres. Church for 6 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, Federation of Womens Clubs; 
City Federation of Womens Clubs, past v.- 
pres.; Rotary Ann; W. C. T. U. Imp. 

Rel., Judge Cullison (father), Enid. Pol. 
Act., chairmanship dept, legislation W. C. 
T. U. 1929; assisted in organization of 
womens clubs all over st. Offices, St. Com- 
mitteewoman under Mrs. Sa.ver in organi¬ 
zation of Hoover-Curtis Clubs. Party 
Honors, committeewoman ward 1, prc.. 6, 
chmn.; del. to co. and st. convs.; chmn. 
ladies com. Sen. Harreld’s campaign. Re¬ 
marks, past recording sec’y Federation 
Womens Clubs 1925; active in Red Cross 
work during W. War; active with Rotary 
Ann in putting over community chest fund. 

OTJEN, WILLIAM JOHN, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Lebette Co., Kan., Oct. 
19, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Sylvania, Ohio, 
1897 ; N. W. Col., Evanston, Ill., LL. B., 
1905. Wife, June B. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. 
Bus. Con., dir. Cen. Natl. Bk., Enid; Ban- 
field Bros. Packing Co.. Enid, Tulsa; pres. 
S. W. Natl. Life Ins. Co.; General Agency 
Niagara Fire Security Ins. Co., New Haven. 
Bk. Con., Cen. Natl.; Okla. St.; Security 
Natl., Okla. City. Church, Pres.; bd. of 
trustees. Clubs &. Lodges. Enid Country 
Club; Rotary; C. of C.; Mason; Scottish 
Rite: Knight Templar; Guthrie Consistory. 
Imp. Rel., Judge Cullison (father-in-law), 


Enid. Offices, House Representative 1922; 
St. Senator 1924-29; City Atty., Enid, 1912- 
1913; Special Judge. Party Honors, del. 
to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, ran for 
Governor of Okla. 1926; Spanish War vet¬ 
eran, Post Commander Dept of Okla.; work¬ 
er in Boy Scout activities. 

PARKER, JOHN GILBERT, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., cashier bank. B., Parkersburg, Ill., 
Oct. 20, 1877. Edu., h. sch.. Harper, Kan., 
1897. Wife, Alta I., Peabody, Kan. Cdrn., 
1 s., Kenneth W.; 1 d., Dorothy A. Bus. 
Con., cashier Garfield Co. Bk., Enid; treas. 
Garfield Co. Bldg. & Loan Assn., Enid. 
Past Bus., Harper St. Bk., Kan., 1897- 
1902; Security St. Bk., 1902-14. Bk. Con., 
Garfield Co.; Tradesmens Natl., Okla. 
City; Amer.-First, Okla. City; Producers 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc.. Frank R. Zacharias, 
pres. Garfield Co. Bk., Enid; Chas. O Con¬ 
nor, asst, cashier, Garfield Co. Bk., Enid. 
Church, Meth. C’ubs & Lodges, Elks, past 
Exalted Ruler; High Twelve; South Side 
Country; C. of C., past pres.; everything 
in Masonry except 33rd; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., Harry T. 
Leonard (bro.-in-law), Ponca City; W. G. 
Parker, (cousin). Aline. Pol. Act., v.- 
chmn. St. Highway Commission 2 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, sec’y-treas. seventh dtst. congressional 
com. of Kan.; dist. chmn. Natl. War Sav¬ 
ings Com., dist. No. 2. Party Honors,, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; chmn. co. cen. com., 
Harper, Kan. Remarks, dist. chmn. Red 
Cross Canteen Service during W. War; mbr. 
executive com. Council of Defense. 

PARKER, MRS. OLIVER M., Douglas. 
Rep. Occ., drug store manager. B., La 
Cygne, Kan., May 20, 1884. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. La Cygne, Kan.; bus. col., 
Kansas City, Mo. Hus., Dr. H. G. Parker. 
Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., associated with Dr. 
Parker in drug store. Past Bus., Douglas 
Mercantile Co., 1918-14. Bk. Con., Doug¬ 
las St. Church, Chris. C'ubs & Lodges, 
Yeoman; Royal Neighbors. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. Offices, Town Treas. 

8, yrs.; Asst. Registrar of Vital Statistics 
for 3 twps. Party Honors, pret. del. Re¬ 
marks, sec’y-treas. Douglas Cemetery Club ; 
mbr. Co. Fair Assn., sec’y-treas.; local 
Community Fair, sec’y-treas.; pres, local 
Charities Assn.; Oracle of Royal Neigh¬ 
bors ; active in Yeomen Lodge; cousin of 
Sarah Henderson, authoress, and Fred Jef¬ 
fers, Juvenile Judge, Terre Haute, Ind. 

PATRICK, SYLVIAN DEXTER. Enid. 
Rep. Occ., collector news. B., Bedford, 
la.. May 3, 1866. Edu., h. sch., Bedford, 
la., grad. 1881. Wife, Nettie Avalona. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Enid Pub¬ 
lishing Co.; supt. of Enid Cemetery.; 
sec’y-treas. Enid Typographical Union; fi¬ 
nancial sec’y Enid Trades Council. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. Assoc., A. F. Butts, 
cashier First Natl. Bk.; F. C. Gensman. 
pres Gensman Hardware Co.; Theodore 
Frankelfelt, pres. Enid Trades Council; W. 

M. Taylor, pres. Enid Publishing Co.; Ells¬ 
worth Hume. Church, Meth.; steward, 
mbr. bd. for 35 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, I. 

O. O. F.; Security Benefit Assn. Pol. Act., 
mbr. Enid Park Bd., 1918-19; first Dep. 

Co. Clk. 1917-21; Under-Sheriff, 1914-15; 
mbr. Enid City Council 1896-97 ; mbr. Enid 
Sch. Bd., 1900-01; mbr. Selective Service 
Bd. 1916-18; Clk. of Bd. and Custodian 
of records; one of founders of Enid’s or¬ 
iginal paper, Enid Events; pret. committee¬ 
man, pret. 1, ward 4, 17yrs.; congression¬ 
al committeeman from 8th dist.; mbr. bd. 
of city pavement appraisers. Remarks, 
started first job printing office at opening 
of Strip; interested in good roads improve¬ 
ment and st. park improvement. 

PARKINSON, FRANK ALVA, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Ford agency. B., Salem, Ill., Mch. 

17, 1870. Edu., h. sch., Carbondale, Ill., 
1891; Southern Ill. Univ., 1891. Wife, 
Adda Hord. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Parklnson-Neal Motor Co., Enid; Parkin¬ 
son Motor Co., Lawton. Past Bus., real 







198 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


estate and loans, Lawton; Lawton Ford 
agency, 1914; Lawton Laundry Co., 1914- 
1927. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; 
Cen. Natl. Assoc., L. A. Neal, Enid; R. 
A. .Parkinson, Lawton, (bro). Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Enid Country 
Club; Elks; Kiwanis; C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Lawton; Akdar Temple, 
Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
chmn. Bd. of Commrs., Lawton, until 
moved to Enid, 1922. Offices, Fostmaster, 
Lawton, 1909-13. Party Honors, chmn. st. 
cen. com.; also of various st. and co. com. 
Remarks, mbr. Bd. Phillips Univ.; mbr. 
Internatl. Com. 1925-27; Dist. Com. 1925- 
27; chmn. Bd. Area Boy Scouts prior to 
1927 ; mbr. Bd. St. C. of C.; mbr. natl. 
C. of C. (deceased after information pre¬ 
pared.) 

PERRY, ROBERT BRUCE, Waukomis. 
Rep. Occ., farmer and stockman. B., 
Waukomis, Jan. 10, 1901. Edu., com. sen., 
dist. 88, Garfield Co. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Waukomis Natl. Assoc., John R. 
Camp, R. N. Brittan, Buck Campbell. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., active in nation, 
st., and co. Offices, road boss Waukomis 
Twp. Party Honors, pret. committeeman. 

PORTER, CHARLES V., Enid. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, farm loans, insurance. 
B., Marion, la., Oct. 29, 1866. Edu., com. 
sch., Newburn, Tenn. Wife, Fannie Craw¬ 
ford. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Por¬ 
ter & Porter, real estate, loans, insurance 
firm; stockholder in Youngblood Hotel. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
Percy Porter (son), partner; (pol.) John 
Carr, Sam C. Campbell, A. H. Ellis, Dan 
Huett,, Roy Sanford, O. J. Fleming, Enid; 
E. B. Howard, Tulsa; Henry S. Johnston, 
Perry; C. D. Herring, W. S. Wilson, Okla. 
City: Judge Childers, Col. Sneed, A. S. J. 
Shaw, C. W. Herod, John Doolin, Judge 
James B. Tolbert, Judge W. S. Phelps. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; 
Knight Templar; Commandery; Grotto; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1891; through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, Dep. Sheriff, Gar¬ 
field Co., 1896-98; Sheriff, 1898-1903; 
Water Commr. and Fire Chief, 1903-04. 
Party Honors, chmn. and mbr. co. elec, 
bd., 1910-14; presidential elector, 1918. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at El 
Reno; in and near Enid since 1892; work¬ 
er in home activities during W. AVar; ac¬ 
tive in upbuilding of Garfield Co. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

PRESTON, EARL ISRAEL, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Commr. B., Beverly, Ohio, July 
11, 1887. Edu., h. sch., Albia, la., grad. 
1904; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Ohio, 
Columbus, Ohio, 1909. Bus. Con., Co. 
Commr.; dealer in real estate and invest¬ 
ments. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Garfield 
Co.; Okla. St. Assoc., S. E. Carrier, Enid; 
Frank Wiles, Co. Commr. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; East¬ 
ern Star; Elks. Pol. Act., conscientious 
and influential. Offices, Co. Commr. 1926. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
Amer. Legion. 

PRICE, EDSON DAVID, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., supt. public schools. B., Oakhill, 
Kan., Oct. 25, 1875. Edu., h. sch., Clay 
Center, Kan., 1892; Phillips Acad., Enid, 
A. B„ 1912; Mo. Univ., M. A., 1916. Wife, 
Audrey Belle. Cdrn., 2 s., 6 d. (1 dec.). 
Bus. Con., 15 yrs. Supt. of Enid Public 
Schs; author, educational tests, magazine 
articles, note books on citizenship, mathe¬ 
matics and reading. Bk. Con., Garfield 
Co. Assoc., Geo. D. Wilson, pres. bd. of 
of edu. ; J. R. Reager, Clk.; Floyd Rinn, A. 
W. Riley, v.-chmn.; F. M. Thompson, treas., 
Enid. Church, Pres.; elder. Clubs & 
Lodges; Lions; Mason; Commandery; 
Knight Templar; Grotto. Imp. Rel., Capt. 
E. Price (son). Pacific fleet. Offices, Supt. 
of Enid Public Schs. Party Honors, pres. 
Hoover-Curtis Club. Remarks, interested in 
writing stories of travel and in outdoor 


recreations. Mary Roberts (daughter) en¬ 
gaged in helping compile Encyclopedia 
Brittanica. 

PURCELL, MRS. PEARL ELIZABETH, 

Enid. Rep. Occ., pres. Enid Events Pub¬ 
lishing Co. B., Lansing, Mich., Mch. 21, 
1883. Edu., h. sch.. Mason, Mich., 1901. 
Hus., F. Everett Purcell (dec. 1927). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Everett L. Bus. Con., Enid 
Events; pres, of Enid Publishing Co.; Gar¬ 
field Bldg. & Loan Assn., Enid. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl.; Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; Gar¬ 
field Co. Bk. Assoc., Frank D. Northup. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Enid 
Country Club; Lions; D. A. R. Imp. Rel., 
J. F. Shively (father), Enid. Pol. Act., 
mbr. Cen. St. Com. Remarks, st. chmn. 

historical spots com.; active among her 
associates; regent of the D. A. R. Chapter, 
Enid, 1926-27. 

RAINEY, GEORGE, Enid. Rep. Occ., 

Postmaster. B., Gentry Co., Mo., Jan. 2, 
1866. Edu., h. sch., Albany, Mo.; col., 

Stanberry, Mo., 
1895. Wife, Lu- 
retta Gilbert. Cdrn., 
1 s., Thomas Gil¬ 
bert, Enid. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St. Bus. 
Con., postal service 
since 1921. Assoc., 
W. H. Peters, De- 
Witt Waller, E. D. 
Price, Enid. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges. Lions; C. 
of C.; 32nd Mason ; 
Shriner; Guthrie 
Consistory; Akdar 
Temple ; Grand Pa¬ 
tron St. Eastern 
IStar. Imp. Rel., 
J. L. Rainey, ins. 
adjuster,. Enid. 
Offices, Postmaster, Enid, 3 yrs.; County 
Clerk. 2 terms, Blaine County. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. since 
1892. Remarks, on park com. of C. of C. 
for 4 yrs.; tchr. 2 terms summer sch. Cen. 
Tchrs. Col., Edmond; ward principal 9 
yrs.; Co. Supt. Garfield Co. 1904-13; 1913, 
organizer and first principal Pawhuska Jr. 
High; 1914-17 taught; 1918 traveled; 1921 
principal Enid ward schs.; Postmaster. Set¬ 
tled in Okla. 1889; chmn. Blaine Co. Com. 
1894. 

RAINEY, MRS. LURETTA GILBERT, 

Enid. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Cam¬ 
eron, Mo., Mch. 1, 1871. Edu., com. sch., 

rural, DeKalb Co., 
'Mo.; h. sch.. Union 
Star, Mo., 1888 ; 
col., Stanberry,. Mo., 
1896; tchrs. course 
and expression. Hus¬ 
band, George Rain¬ 
ey. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Thomas Gilbert, 
Enid. Bus. Con., 
st. pres. Women’s 
Federated C l'u b s, 
term expires 1930. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., Mrs. F. M. 
Blackwell, v.-pres. 
Federated Clubs; 
Mrs. Laura Clubb, 
Kaw City. Church, 
Chris. Clubs, & 
Lodges, Eastern 
Star; Hospitality Club; exec, com., Mem¬ 
orial Association,. Okla. City Pol. Act., 
v.-chmn. 8th cong. dist.; present co. v.- 
chmn. Ren. St. Convention. Party 
Honors, attended every conv. in 1925 ; 
ninth dist.; del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, tchr. 7 yrs. in Mo.; 3 yrs. Okla. 
rural schs.; 3 yrs. Pawhuska Jr. High; 
settled at Sheridan 1890: attended natl. 
conv. at Kansas City 1928; first del. of 
Okla. in Federated Club at San Antonio, 
1928; Worthy Matron Eastern Star, Enid 
Chapter; past pres. Beauceant Club; pres. 
City Federation Women’s Clubs 3 yrs.; dist. 


pres. 4 yrs.; mbr. St. Pioneer Club; chmn. 
joint com. for the Cause and Cure of War— 
one of strongest com. today sponsoring the 
Kellogg Pact. 

RANDOLPH, CARMI F., Enid. Dem. Occ., 
clothing store business. B., Salem, W. Va., 
June 15, 1866. Edu., com. schs., Salem, 
1880. Wife, Daisy Alfred. Cdrn., 1 s., 
1 d. Bus. Con., Randolph & Randolph 
Clothing Store; dir. Amer. Natl. Bk., Enid ; 
live stock dealer. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Bk. Assoc,, Camden Randolph (son) ; Floyd 
Felt, T. E. Vessels, Enid. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Enid Country Club. 
Pol. Act., mbr. City Council 6 yrs., 1903- 
09; chmn. Fire Bd. Police Commission. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Enid 1909-11. 

REINHARDT, GEORGE RICHARD, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., City Commr. B., Kooms, Ind., 
Apr. 15, 1891. Edu., h. sch.. Champaign, 
Ill, 1909. Wife, Helen Louise. Cdrn., 1 
s., Herbert. Bus. Con., George R. Rein¬ 
hardt, Plumbing Co., Enid. Bk. Con., Gar¬ 
field Co. Assoc., W. L. Beaver; D. D. 
Stull; R. E. Reinhardt. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; K. of P.; M. W. 
A.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., R. E. Reinhardt, 
(father), Enid. Offices, 1921-25; 1927 ; 

at present. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
Remarks,, Amer. Legion; 40-8; del. to 
Amer. Legion Conv.; interested in good 
roads. 

RINN, DANIEL CLAUDE, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., retail grocery and market. B., Fort 
Supply, Oct. 1, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Wil¬ 
liamsburg, Ivan., grad., 1898; bus. col., 
Enid. Wife, Anna Mable. Cdrn., 2 s.; 
1 d. Bus. Con., retail grocery and meat 
market. Bk. Con., First National. Assoc., 
Fred Champlin, vice-president First Natl. 
Bank; J. E. Smith, Mason; Charles 
Walker, wholesale F. & V. ; M. J. New¬ 
man, O. J. Fleming, Enid. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Kiwanis, charter 
mbr.; 32nd Mason; York Rite; Scottisn 
Rite; India; Guthrie Consistory; Shrine; 
charter mbr. High Twelve; Grotto; Enid 
Country; past mbr. exec. bd. South Side 
Country Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. M. C. Rinn, 
(mother), was early settler of Grady Co. 
Pol. Act., pret. chmn. second ward 1920; 
mbr. Garfield Co. Cen. Com. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. Edu.; bldg, and grounds com. Party 
Honors, del to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
interested in agriculture and stock rais¬ 

ing. 

ROSEMAN, CLEMENT D„ Enid. Rep. 

Oc., attorney. B., Moulton, ,1a., Jan. 20, 
1875. Edu., li. sch., Montezuma, la., 
1893; Univ. of la., Iowa City, 1895; 
passed examinations before Supreme Court 
of la., 1895. Wife, Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 
atty. for Okla. St. Bk., Enid; Waukomis 

Natl. Bk., Waukomis; Douglas St. Bk. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St. and Amer. Natl., 
Enid. Church, Episcopal. Lodges, Elks. 

RUMMERY, GEORGE V., Drummond. 

Rep. Occ., grain buyer. B., Muscatine, 
la.. May 13, 1882. Edu., com. sch., Mus¬ 

catine, Iowa. Wife, 
Bessie. Cdrn., 2 s., 
2 d. Bus. Con., 

Blackwell Milling & 
Elevator Co. Past 

Bus., Ford agency, 
Drummond, 1916-29. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Drummond. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & 

Lodges,. 32nd Ma¬ 
son ; I. O. O. F. 

Imp. Rel., Henry J. 
Allen, former Gover- 
n o r of Kansas. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. Offi¬ 
ces, Clk. of Twp. ; 
Clk. of Drummond ; 
GEO V. RUMMERY Pres. Bd. of Edu. 

Party Honors, del. 
to co. conv. every vr. since 1920. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903. 










P. C. SIMONS 


SANFORD, ROY LEE, Enid. Dem. Occ., 
retail druggist. B„ Carlisle, Ky., Sept. 
7, 1881. Edu., h. sell., Montgomery Co., 
Ind.; Kan. Univ., 1901-05; grad, in Sell, 
of Pharmacy, Ph. G., 1905. Wife, Ethel 

B. (Hopton). Cdrn., 1 d., Maxine Louise. 
Bus. Con., Sanford-Frazier-Stunkle Drug 
Co., Enid; part owner and chmn. bd. Enid 
General Hospital. Bus. Assoc., Clyde J. 
Frazier, .1. W. Stunkle, Enid. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl.; Okla. St., Enid; Farmers & 
Merchants, Perry. Church, Pres.; trustee. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres. 2 terms; 
pres. Enid Lions Club, 2 terms; Enid 
Country Club; Elks Club; Mason, Enid; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India 
Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Herbert C. 
Sanford, Perry. Pol. Act., dominant pol¬ 
itical figure in northwestern Okla. and 
active throughout entire st. Party Honors, 
Sec’y. Dem. St. Conv., 1922; del. to co. 
and st. convs. for past 10 yrs.; del. to 
Natl. Conv., 1924. Remarks, refused po¬ 
litical offices on account of his bus.; past 
pres, two terms of Okla. St. Phar. Assn. ; 
while pres, of Enid C. of C. extended 
the service of committees; served on Enid 
Community Chest Com; came to Okla. in 
1905, located Ponca City 1905-07; Marshall 
1907-08 ; Enid since. 

SCOTT, WINFIELD,, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Green Co., Pa., April 10, 
1879. Edu., com. sch., Waynesburg Col., 
1900; Valparaiso Univ., LL. D. 1904. 
Wife, Etta F. Smith, of Pa. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Winfield W., U. S. Army; John Harvey, 
tchr.; ’3 d., Eleanor S., Mrs. Ella V. Pope, 
Juanita M. Bus. Con., Scott, Hainerstein 
& Wells law firm, Enid. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Okla. St., Enid. Assoc., (pol.) M. 

C. Garber, W. J. Otjen, H H. Cliamplin, 
H. G. McKeever, G. A. Hutchinson, Enid; 
C. E. Creager, Muskogee; Harry L Hall, 
Alva; H. E. St. Clair, Perry; Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City Church, Chris Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan nationally, independ¬ 
ent locally; active since 1904 in co. and 
st. affairs; makes speeches; works through 
corns. Offices, Co. Atty., 1911-15; Mayor 
of Enid, 1917-19; U. S. Commr. of Pen¬ 
sions, 1925-29. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. 
Cen. Com., 1920-26; Congressional Com¬ 
mitteeman, Chmn. 8th Dist. 1922-26. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904, lived since 


GARFIELD COUNTY 

at Enid; veteran Spanish War, mbr. San 
Juan Camp U. S. W. V.; served in 87th 
Division., W. War, mbr. Argonne Post, 
Amer. Legion, Enid. Hobby, gardening 
and home beautifying. 

SEARCY, STEPHEN, Garber. Dem. 
Occ., retired farmer. B„ Patriot,, Ind., 
May 7, 1858. Edu., com. sell., Ind. Wife, 
Maggie B. rowell. 
Cdrn.. 2 d.. Mrs. 

Temple Rogers, 
Enid; Mrs. Laura 
Oullison, Chicago. 
Bk. Con., Garber 
St. Assoc., Cecil 
Conner, Geo. Fer¬ 
guson. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & 
&. Lodges. I. O. O. 

F. Imp. Rel., J. B. 
Cullison, North Am¬ 
er i c an Insurance 
Co., (nephew) ;. H. 

G. Rogers, geolo¬ 
gist Gypsy Oil Co., 
Enid, (son-in-law). 
Pol. Act., Twp. Clk. 

6 yrs. after Strip 
opened; Registra r 
of Ward No. 2; 

chmn. pret. Elec. Bd. for 10 yrs. ; Party 
Honors, del. to Dem. conv., Okla. City, 
1928 ; del to all co. convs., Garfield Co. 
Remarks, one of original settlers; made 
the run in Cherokee Strip; still owns 

homestead and one adjoining. 

SEXSMITH, MATTHEW TlLLMAN, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., treasurer Enid Publishing Co. 
B., Ames, Kan., Feb. 7, 1879. Edu., h. 
sch., Concordia, Kan., 1897. Wife, Mona 
Dumbold. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., asso¬ 
ciated with Enid Publishing Co. since 

March, 1903; treas. of company. Past 
Bus. Connection, The Eagle, Enid. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Enid. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason,, Blue Lodge; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., Executive of Rep. Cen. 
Com.; past Prct. Committeeman, First 
Ward. Offices, Co. Clerk of Superior 
Court. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, active in Congressman 
Garber’s campaign; much interested in 
changing form of city government; also in 
good roads program. 

SHAW, ROY WILBUR, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
architect. B., Jodavies Co., Ill., Sept. 
21, 1880. Edu., h. sch, Geneseo, Ill., 

1900. Wife, Emma Alyda. Cdrn., 3 s., 

1 d. Bus. Con., vice pres. Prudence 
Thrift Co., Enid. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., John Carr, pres. Pru¬ 
dence Thrift Co. Church, Evang. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, York Rite; Elk; High 
12 Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan. 
Offices, mbr. St. Bd. Examining Archi¬ 
tects, appointed by Gov. Trapp and sus¬ 
tained by Gov. Johnston. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; attends co. convs. 
Imp. Rel., bros., Joseph P., contractor; 
Leslie A., painter, Enid; Enos L., doctor, 
Tex. 

SHOCKLEY, MANUEL EZRA, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., justice of peace. B., Fulton 
Co., Fairview, Ill., Jan. 1, 1861. Edu., 
com. sch., Chariton, la.; Teachers Prepa¬ 
ratory Col., Chariton, la., 1880. Wife, 
Luda Black. Cdrn., 4 s„ 2 d. Bus. Con., 
farming and justice of peace. Past Bus., 
practiced law in Enid, and Harper Co., 
Kan.; assistant cashier Peoples Bk. of 
North Enid, 1901-07. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Enid. Assoc., D. W. Fuller, con¬ 
stable; Dan Mitchell, co. atty.; A. L. 
Zinser, deputy co. atty.; T. A. Copas, 
retail merchant, Enid. Church, attends 
Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, Mason. 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., Dr. Richard 
Bewrd, founder law sch., Cumberland 
Univ, (great uncle; R. E. Shockley, road- 
master Mo.-Pacific, Pueblo, Colo., (bro.) 
Pol. Act., Chmn. Co. Conv., 1902. Offices, 
Postmaster North Enid, 1901-07; Co. 
Commr., 1919-22; Justice of Peace, 1925 


199 

to present; Co. Assessor, 1913-1917. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. convs., 1896-1912. 
Remarks, made the run 1893, homestead¬ 
ing in North Enid Twp.; lived there and 
in Enid since that date; as commr. in 
1920 put on the Concrete Road Campaign 
and built first 15 miles of concrete road 
in Garfield Co. 

SIMONS, P. C., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
general attorney. B., Hamburg, la., Dec. 
25, 1870. Edu., h. sch., Sidney, la., Cald¬ 
well, Kan., 1888; Kan. Univ., law sch., 
LL. B., 1890. Wife, Lillian W. William¬ 
son. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Simons, 
McKnight, Simons & Mitchell, law firm; 
attys. for Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; Garfield 
Co. Banking Co.; Boline Refining Co.; 
Healdton Oil & Gas Co.; Eason Oil Co.; 
St. Petroleum Co.; Enid Terminal Mill & 
Elevator Co.; Southwest Terminal Elevator 
Co.; Pillsbury Milling Co.; Garfield Co. 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Newman Mercantile 
Co.; John M. Rush Lumber Co.; Kiowa 
Lumber Co.; Fullerton-Stewart Lumber 
Co. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; 
Garfield Co., Enid. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Enid Country Club; C. of C.; 
32nd Mason; Elks. Offices, Atty. Gen¬ 
eral, 1904-06. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs; del. Rep. Natl. Conv. 1916. 
Remarks, mbr. Co., St and Amer. Bar 
Assn. Son, Robert W., associated with 
him in law firm. 

SIMONS, ROBERT WILLIAMSON, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Caldwell, Kan., 
of Missouri three years.; University 
of Okla., LL. B, 1922, (admitted to bar 
1921 Wife, Lucile G. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., Simons, McKnight, Simons and 
Mitchell, law firm; attys. for Enid Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Garfield Co. Banking Co.; 
Boline Refining Co.; Healdton Oil & Gas 
Co.; Eason Oil Co.; St. Petroleum Co.; 
Enid Terminal Mill & Elevator Co.; 
Southwest Terminal Elevator Co.; Pils- 
bury Milling Co.; Garfield Co. Building 
& Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Enid Bk. & 
Trust Co. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Enid Country Club; Mason, Blue Lodge; 

C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. P. C. 
Simons, Enid, (parents) ; Mrs. Mary S. 
Trippett, Bartlesville. Pol. Act., one of 
the organizers of The Young Rep. Club. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
del. 2 times to Rep. Congressional Conv. 



R. W. SIMONS 












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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ROBT. E. SMITH 


Remarks, mbr. U. S. Supreme Court; 
mbr. Okla. Bar Assn.; mbr. Garfield Co. 
Bar Assn.; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta 
Phi; Amer. Legion, 40-8. 

SMITH, ERNEST FLOY, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Milo, la., Jan. 12. 
1878. Edu., h. sch. grad., Milo, la., 1898; 
Simpson Col., Indianola, la. Wife, Della 
Maude. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Dyer & Smith, law firm; attys. Frisco 
R. R. ; Coca Cola Bottling Co.; Okla. St. 
Bk., Enid; Bk. of Drummond; First Natl. 
Bk., Carmen. Bk. Con., Garfield Co., 
Okla. St. Assoc., C. F. Dyer, F. E. Felt, B. 
Athey, pres. Okla St Bk; R. L. Sanford, 
M. C. Garber, Enid. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Real Estate Bd. 
Pol. Act., Ex-Chmn. Garfield Co. Rep. 
Com. Offices, Ex-Co. Atty., Garfield Co.; 
City Atty., Enid, present. Party Honors, 
del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, candi¬ 
date for mayor of Enid, 1925. 

SMITH, ROBERT ERNEST, Enid. Rep. 
Oec., general attorney. B„ Sparland,, Ill., 
Nov. 22, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Sparland, 
HI., 1901; Ill. Univ., LL B„ 1905. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., Simons,, McKnight, 
Simons & Smith, law firm; attys for 
Enid Bk. & Trust Co.; Garfield Co.'Bank¬ 
ing Co.; Boline Refining Co.; Healdton 
Oil Co.; Eason Oil Co.; St. Petroleum 
Co; Enid Terminal Mill & Elevator Co.; 
Southwest Terminal Elevator Co.; Pils- 
bury Milling Co.; Garfield Co. Building 
& Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Garfield Co., 
Enid. Church, United Pres. Lodge, Elk. 
Offices, Assistant Co. Atty., 1916-22. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
ipbr. Hoover-Curtis Club; very active in 
all co. and city politics; mbr Co, St and 
Amer Bar Assn 

SMITH, ROY CHARLES, Enid Rep. 
Occ., veterinarian—real estate. B., Blairs- 
burg, la., Jan. 5, 1882. Edu., h. sch., 
Webster City, ,Ia„ 1899; Univ. of la., 1 
yr„ 1901; Highland Park Col., Des 
Moines, la., 1 yr.; Kansas City Veterin¬ 
ary Col., 1914. Wife, Marguerite Bliven, 
Hennessey, Okla., formerly -a? teacher ip 
Enid. Cdrn., 1 s„ 1 d. Bk. Con., Gar¬ 
field Co,, Enid. Church, Bap., active. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason. Tulsa Shrine; San An¬ 
tonio Consistory; M. W. A.; Retail Mer¬ 
chants Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; active 


in st. and co. in selecting candidates and 
party officials. Offices, appointed by Rob¬ 
ertson Deputy St. Veterinarian 1919-22; 
mbr. Bd. of Health. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Garfield Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910; influential with 
farmers, as work takes him among them; 
appointed Census Supervisor for 2nd Dist. 
Okla. for 1930 census; had charge quar¬ 
antine work for 2 yrs., knows people all 
over Okla.; mbr. of Amer. Legion; entered 
war June, 1917; out Feb. 1919; First 
Lieutenant; instructor in Cavalry and 
Veterinary; Capt, in Okla. Natl. Guard, 
158th F. A.; has wide contact with 
Guard. 

SOUTHARD, GEORGE FRANKLIN, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., retired financier. B., New York 
City, Jan. 25, 1852. Edu., preparatory 

sch., Gambier, Ohio, 1873; Kenyon Col. 
Wife, Lilia Hughes, of Jeffersonville, Ohio. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George Lee, Franklin, Pa.; 
Harry E., Enid. Bus. Con, dir. in Cen. 
Natl. Bk., Enid, (charter mbr.) Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl., Enid. Church, Episcopal, 
ex-vestryman. Clubs & Lodges, Elk; C. 
of C., dir. since 1912, ex-pres. 1911-13; 
Writers Club; Lions. Imp. Rel., Harry E. 
Southard, mgr. Southard Electric Co., 
Enid. Offices, Co. Commr., 1920; sch. bd. 
in Ohio; Commr. Okla. St. Survey ; Soldier’s 
St. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1910, Gypsum Mill, Southard, on Frisco 
R. R. first residence, operated it for 2 
drs. Interested in educational writings; 
collecting rare books. 

SOWLES, CHARLES, Enid. Rep. Occ., 
Superintendent of Road Construction. B., 
Andale, Kan., March 2, 1880. Edu., com. 
sch., Andale, Kan. Wife, Katie W. Wilson. 
Cdrn., 5 s. Past Bus., post office, North 
Enid, 1914-16; grain bus., 1900-08; 
lumber bus., 1908-14. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., 
Enid. Assoc., S. E. Carrier, Sen. W. J. 
Otjen, M. C Garber, Judge Cullison, Judge 
Hutchinson Church, Chris. Congregational. 
Clubs & Lodges, Benefit Security; form¬ 
erly M. W. A. Pol. Act., active in natl., 
st. and co. campaigns Offices, Committee¬ 
man Banner Twp; Twp. Bd.; Sch. Bd.; 
Co. Election Bd., present. Party Honors, 
del. st. conv., 1924-28; del. co. convs., 
1907-28. Remarks, lived in Garfield Co. 
since 1894; father, Branson C. Sowles, 
mother, Maggie E. Thompson, who came 
to Amer. from Norway in 1864. Mr. 
Sowles was active in Liberty Bond drives. 

STOALABARGER, E. R., Enid. Pem. 
Occ., banker; also familiar with insur¬ 
ance and real estate. Married. Cdrn., 2. 
Lodge, Mason. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com., Alfalfa Co. Remarks, was 
formerly banker at Lahoma for several 
yrs, sold his interests and purchased in¬ 
terest in Halena Natl. Bk., sold and moved 
to Enid. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

STONE, MARY ADELINE, Covington. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B„ Morrison, Ill.. 
March 17, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Mor¬ 
rison, Ill. Chicago Hospital, grad, nurse, 
R. N., 1910. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 
Bk. Con., Amer. St, Covington. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Paul Benlow, Ponca City, 
past Matron Eastern Star. Pol. Act., Prct. 
Committeewoman; very active Remarks, 
Pres. Parent-Teacher Assn. Came to Cov- 
ingtton 14 yrs. ago;first Pres. Kamelia; 
warm friend H. Tom Eight; very promin¬ 
ent in Women’s K. K. K., organizer; 
given life membership in Kamelia by Natl. 
Pres. Active in Eastern Star. 

STULL, ARTHUR ALONZO, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., County Judge. B., Columbus,, Neb., 
March 17, 1872. Edu., preparatory course, 
Doane Col., A. B. 1895 ; Univ. of Neb., 
LL. B., 1899. Wife, Orpha Carlile. Cdrn., 
2 s., 4 d. Bus. Con, atty for Federal Pe¬ 
troleum Co., Enid. Bk. Con., Okla. St.. 
Enid. Assoc., John Flannigan, M. J. New 
man, Roy Sanford, Enid. Church, Meth. 


Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Scottish Rite. 
Guthrie Consistory, Knight Templar, 
Grotto, K. C. C. H., High 12; Lions. Imp. 
Rel., D. D. Stull, atty.. Enid, (bro.) 
Offices, Representative to 2nd St. Legisla¬ 
ture, 1909-10; Justice of Peace; Co. 
Judge, Garfield Co. at present. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
resided in Enid since 1918; East Chair 
Mason two terms. 

STULL, DELL DERONDA, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., mayor. B., Osceola, Neb., April 14, 
1880. Edu., h. sch., Lincoln, Neb, 1898; 
Univ. of Neb., A. B„ 1902, LL B 1909. 
Wife, Marie. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl, Enid. Assoc., Geo. R. Rein¬ 
hardt, Wallace L. Beavers, commr.; M. J. 
Newman, N. E. Crumpecker. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Elks. Imp. Rel., A. A. Stull, Co. 
Judge, Enid, (bro.) Offices, Mayor of 
Enid. Party Honors, del. to co. conv 
Remarks. Amer. Legion; mbr. Co. Bar 
Assn.; Ex-Officio Community Chest; mbr. 
Hoover-Curtis Club; Chmn. Civic Im¬ 
provement Com. of St. Legion. 

STURGIS, HENRY JOHN, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Smithfield, Penn., 
March 5, 1862. Edu., h. sch., 1881; 
Univ. of West Va., LL. B., 1885. Wid- 
owner. Cdrn., 1 d., Eugenia Wassam, 

Enid Bus. Con., John F. Curran, attys. 
Okla. Gas & Electric Co.; C. R. I. & P. 
R. R.; Enid City R. R. Bk. Con., Enid 
Bk. & Trust Co.; Central Natl., Enid. 
Assoc., J. F. Curran, Enid; J. F. Owens, 
mgr. O. G. & E., Okla. City; W. R. 
Blakemore, Okla. City. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, Enid Country Club; 
Elks. Pol. Act., Chmn. Rep. Co. Com., 2 
terms; active in local and co. Offices, 
Co. Atty., 1903-05, Garfield Co.; Referee 
in Bankruptcy 1908-12. Party Honors, 
Rep. nominee Supreme Court 1914; del. 
to all co. and st. convs.; del. to Rep. 
natl. conv., 1928. Remarks, mbr. Hoover- 
Curtis Club; Minute Man during W. War: 
mbr. Amer. Bar Assn.; practicing law 41 
yrs., in Enid since 1893, and at Great 
Bend, Kans., prior to that. 

SUTTON, IRENE G„ (MRS. WM. W.), 

Enid. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., 
St. and Amer. Bar Assns.; Mason, Blue 
Clarksville, Tex., Oct. 31, 1878. Edu., 



H. J. STURGIS 










GARFIELD COUNTY 





201 


Co., M. C. Garber, pres.; W. M. Taylor, 
v.-pres. and general mgr.; The News and 
The Eagle. Past Bus., started in news¬ 
paper bus. in 1890, Wellington, Kan.; Win¬ 
field, Kan., 6 mos.; Wichita, Kan., 1 yr.; 
Willard, N. Mex., 1906; came to Enid 
1909. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. 
C. Garber, Enid. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason; Knight 
Templar; Guthrie Consistory; past Master 
Blue Lodge, Enid. Remarks, past pres. 
Masonic Temple Assn.; past mbr. Area 
Council Boy Scouts. 


private tutelage, H. Mack D. Fletcher, 
Clarksville h., 1898; Univ. of Tex., Aus¬ 
tin, 1900. Hus., W. W. Sutton, Enid. 
Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, 
past Matron Natl. Assn. 1921-23, Eastern 
Star; charter mbr. New Centuary, Fort 
Worth, Tex.; Bible Study, Enid; U. D. 
C. Pol. Act., active for women’s suffrage; 
Party Honors, Dem. vice chmn. for 4 yrs; 
first Dem. vice chmn. 4 yrs.; pres. 
Hoover-Curtis Club of Enid, for women. 
Remarks, came to Enid 1909; for 6 yrs. 
was First Vice Pres. Federation of Wo¬ 
men’s Clubs; aetive in war activities dur¬ 
ing W. War; nominee for pres, of Wo¬ 
men’s Federation but refused the honor; 
helped organize U. D. C., Enid and named 
the George Edward Pickett Chapter, Enid; 
U. D. C. sec’y. 1920; 3 yrs. pres, or 

Ladies Physical Culture Club; organized 
and was pres. Delphian Club, 3 yrs.; pres. 
Science Church; pres. Bible Study Club, 
2nd pres. Beaucent, received natl. honors; 
past Matron Eastern Star, Enid; served 
in every capacity on Bd. of Christian 
Science Church; studied medicine for 4 
yrs. Mrs. Maude Thomas, of Guymon, is 
her active co-worker. 

SUTTON, WILLIAM WALTER, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., French Lick 
Springs, Ind., Sept. 12, 1876. Edu., h. 
sch., Longton, Kan., 1894; Kan Univ., 
LL. B., 1904. (Admitted Bar 1903). 

Wife, Irene. Bus. Con., Crews Estate. 
Bk. Con., Cen. Natl, Enid Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Elks; Mason, Royal 
Arch, Shrine, Eastern Star, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Scottish Rite, Knight Templar, 
Aprellate. Offices, Co. Atty., 1912-16. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs 
Remarks, Patron Eastern Star this term. 

SWIGERT, EMANUAL L., Enid. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Fairview, Ill., May 4, 
1865. Edu., Knox Col., Galesburg, HI, 


A. B., 1894; Emerson Col., 1891-92; Bos¬ 
ton Post Graduate Course in Oratory, 1893; 
Wesleyan Univ., 1895-6-7, LL. B. Wife, 
Mabel Bertha. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
just retired from Bench. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Elks; Lions; South Side Country Club ; 
C. of C.; K. of P.; M. W. A.; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Offices, Co Judge 1914-26; U. S. 
Commr., 1909-14. Remarks, Henry Hartin 
Swigert (son), A. & M. Senior, 1929, elect¬ 
ed natl. organizer Kappa Alpha Phi Fra¬ 
ternity. 

TAFT, GEORGE J., Garber. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Elk Port, la., Apr. 6, 1883. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia.; Univ. of Okla., 2 yrs. 
Married. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
v.-pres. Farmers St. Bk. pres. Garber Re¬ 
fining Co. Past Bus., Publishing, Ann Ar¬ 
bor, Mich., 1913-17. Bk. Con., Amer.-First, 
Okla. City. Assoc., B. A. Garber, Seattle, 
Wash.; M. C. Garber, G. G. Smith, Gar¬ 
ber. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary ; Mason; Shriner; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory. Imp. Rel., M. C. Garber, (uncle), 
Congressman. Pol. Act., active in Rep. 
campaign in interest of whole party; del. 
to co. and st. convs.; chmn. Rep. Congres¬ 
sional Com. 

TAFT, MINNIE V., Garber. Occ., home 
maker. B., Basehor, Kan., Dec. 12, 1883. 
Edu., grade sch., Basehor, Kan.; 2 yrs. 
Emporia, Kan. Hus., George Taft. Cdrn., 
3 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Farmers St., Garber. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star, past Matron; advisor Rainbow Girls. 
Pol. Act., a strong influence among the 
women of her community. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. 

TAYLOR, WILLIAM MADISON, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., publisher. B., Bowling Green, 
Ky., Feb. 20, 1873. Edu., h. sch., grad., 
Wellington, Kan., 1890. Wife, Nellie J. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., Enid Publishing 


W. W. SUTTON 


MRS. W. W. SUTTON 


TRENT, LINCOLN D., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
furniture dealer. B., Sneedville, Tenn., 
Oct. 19, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Sneedville, 
Tenn., 1895 ; Hamlin 
Col., Lee Valley,, 
Tenn., grad., 1898. 
Wife, Lavina Rob¬ 
erts. Cdrn., 2 s. ; 
1 d. Bus. Con., L. 
D. Trent Furniture 
Co., Enid; Enid Oil 
& Gas Co., dir. ; 
livestock and farm¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Cen¬ 
tral Natl. Assoc., 
O. A. Triplett, H. G. 
McKeever,, Ernest F. 
Smith, M. C. Gar¬ 
ber, Enid. Past As¬ 
soc., Cy Howenstine, 
Arapalio. Church, 
Bap.; ex-mbr. bd. 

L. D. TRENT Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Mason; 
York Rite; Knight Templar; I. O. O. 
F. Imp. Rel., mother and father, living in 
Sneedville, Tenn.; B. H. Trent, A. L. Trent, 
(bros.), Hammond; J. B. Trent, Coy Trent, 
(bros.), Guymon. Offices, Commr. of Cus¬ 
ter Co., resigned 1912; Postmaster Ham¬ 
mond, Taft administration. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Census Enum¬ 
erator, 1910; prct. committeeman Garland 
Twp. Remarks, interested in park and good 
roads projects; has held many offices in 
Masonic Lodge. 


TRUITT, BERTHA McCAFFERTY, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., dramatic lecturer. B., Kent, 
la., Oct. 6, 1893. Edu., h. sch. grad., 

Enid, 1910; Phillips Univ., Enid, A B., 
1914; O. B. post grad., Boston Univ.; M. 
O. Leland Powers, Boston, New England 
Conservatory, 1914-16. Widow. Cdrn., 1 











202 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




tonio, during W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion; 
sponsored Boy Scouts Troup of _ Baptist 
Church, Enid. 


WATROUS, EUGENE, Enid. Rep. Occ., 

ice and ice cream manufacturer. B., Rome, 
Ill., Mch. 31, 1861. Edu., com. sch.. Ill.; 
h. sch., Peoria, Ill., 1881. Wife, Irene 
Menzies, Ontario, Canada. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Enid Ice & Fuel Co. (sec’y and 
treas ). Past Bus., proprietor Watrous Drug 
Co., Enid. 1893-1919. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., N. E. Crumpacker, pres. Enid 
Ice & Fuel Co.; D. J. Owen, v.-pres., Enid 
Ice & Fuel Co. Clubs & Lodges, Enid 
Masonic; Chapter; Commandery; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City Shrine; Elks ; Lions ; 
Country Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., St. 
Representative 1907-10; St. Senator 191*’' 
19; climn. of Commission Pure Food and 
Drugs; chmn. of Commission on Fish and 
Game. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; apopinted Territorial Fish and 
Game Warden by Gov. Ferguson, was re¬ 
appointed by Gov. Frantz. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1893, 6 weeks after opening; 
active in good roads development. 


DR. H. 0. WARRICK 


s., Marcus Me Truett. Bus. Con., mbr. 
St. Bd. of Edu. Past Bus. Con., sec’y 
Quadrangle Petroleum Co., Enid; Dean 
Dramatic Art Dept, of Phillips LTniv., Enid. 
Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. Past Assoc., I. M. 
McCash, pres. Phillips Univ., Enid. Church, 
Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star; Enid Country Club. Pol. Act., v.- 
pres. St. League of Young Dems.; v.- 
ehmn. Dem. Com. 8th Congressional Dist.; 
alternate to natl. conv., N. Y., 1924. Party 
Honors, co. and st. del. to convs. 

VADAKIN, ATHOL GEORGE, Enid. Rep. 
Occ., advertising and job manager, Enid 
Events. B., Ivirkesville, Ohio, May 14, 
1889. Edu., h. sch., Marion Kan., 1906; 
col., Kan. St. Agricultural Col., Manhat¬ 
tan, Kan., grad. 1913. Wife, Iva Chloe. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Billie; 2 d., Bettie, Bonnie. 
Bus. Con., Enid Events. Past Bus., editor 
Enid Eagle, 1919-21. Bk. Con., Garfield 
Co.; Cen. Natl. Assoc., F. D. Northup, 
editor Enid Events; Pearl E. Purcell, 
owner Enid Events; W. A. Taylor, W. D. 
Frantz, Enid. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Elks; Mason Blue Lodge; Grotto; 
Grotto Play Grounds; C. of C., Enid. Pol. 
Act., pret. committeeman pret. No. 28. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, W. War veteran; Amer. Legion; 
chmn. Athletic Com., Amer. Legion; chmn. 
City Athletic Commission; active with 
Standing Com. Good Roads; Elks Troupe 
Capt. Boy Scouts. 


WATSON, DR. JOHN MAXWELL, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., physician. "B., Scottsburg, Ind., 
May 13, 1873. Edu.,*h. sch., Scottsburg, 
1890 ; Washington Univ., St. Louis, 1897. 
Wife, Frances Cooley, Jackson, Mo. Cdrn., 
4 d. Bus. Con., staff physician. Bap. Hos¬ 
pital, Enid, since 1922. Bk. Con., Okla. 
St Assoc., Rov Sanford, druggist, Enid; 
Sam Campbell. Church, Chris.; ex-deacon. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Shrine; Akdar; Grotto; High Twelve; 
Eastern Star: I. O. O. F.; Kiwanis. Imp. 
Rel., Will Wright Farmer (cousin), Okla. 
City. Offices, Clk of Sch. Bd., Lamont, 
15 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903 ; active in all good roads improve¬ 
ment. 

WEDGEWOOD, HARRY ZAHARIE, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Salem, Mass., 
Oct. 31, 1863. Edu., h. sch., Vincennes, 
Ind., 1882; col., Danville, Ind., 1885; law 
sch., Omaha, Neb., 1893. Wife, Maggie 
May. Bk. Con., Garfield Co.; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., J. D Howk. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, K. of P., Grand Chancellor; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., active in all local poli¬ 
ties. Honors, pres. Hoover-Curtis Club; 
del. to co. and st. convs.; chmn. co. convs. 


WARRICK, HOLLIS OSCAR, Enid. Dem. 
OcC., dentist. B., Troy, Ala., Jan. 18, 

1891. Edu., h. sch., Troy, Ala., grad., 1905; 
col., Auburn, Ala., 1908; Southern Dental 
Col., Atlanta, Ga., 1912. Wife, Alma E. 

Ward. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con., C. of C., 

dir. C. of C., 1922. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., Roy Sanford, Floyd Felt, P. C. 
Simons, .Enid. Church. Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges. Enid Country Clubs; Lions; Ma¬ 
son; Knight Templar 7 York Rite; High 
Twelve Club. Poi. Act., ex-first v.-pres. 

and chairman membership committee. 
High Twelve Club; past chmn entertain¬ 
ment com Bryan. Offices, Pret. Com¬ 
mitteeman 1928, pret. 1, ward 6. Re¬ 
marks ex-chmn. Finance Com. of Baptist 
Church; Advisory Bd. Retail Credit Men’s 
Assn.; High Priest in Chapter; del. to 
natl. conv. of Dental Assn.; first Lieut, 
in base hospital. Camp Travis, San An- 


GEO. D. WILSON 



FRANK V. WILES 


Remarks, has never aspired to hold public 
offices; mbr. Red Cross. 

WETTENGEL, WALDO, Covington. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Kirkwood, Ill., July 
30, 1899. Edu., grade and h. sch., Elgin, 
1914-18; Okla. Univ., 1921-24; 1 yr. Chi¬ 
cago Arts Conservatory. Wife, Donna 
O’Donnell, Enid. Bus. Con., half owner 
Covington Record; Wellston News, 1925- 
26. Bk. Con., Amer. St.; Covington St. 
Assoc., Wendell Wettengell (bro.). Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Imp. Rel., H. P. Wettengel, formerly Rep¬ 
resentative in Tenth Legislature (father). 
Pol. Act., active through "Record”; Cov¬ 
ington went Democratic 1928 for first time. 
Remarks, especially interested in Dramatic 
arts. 

WETTENGEL, WENDELL P., Covington. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Macomb, Ill., 
June 12, 1904. Edu., grade and h. schs., 
Elgin, 1920; Okla. Univ., Norman, 1921- 
25. Married. Bus. Con., half owner Cov¬ 
ington Record. Past Bus., Norman Tran¬ 
script; Daily Oklahoman, Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Amer. St. Assoc., R. W. Wettengel 
(bro.) Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Re!., H. 
P. Wettengel, formerly Representative in 
Tenth Legislature (father). Pol. Act., del. 
to st. Dem. conv. 

WILES, FRANK V., Garber. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner. B., Yorktown, la., Mch. 

I, 1882. Edu., com. sch.; h. sch., 3 yrs., 
Yorktown, la. Wife, Charlotte Goecker. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. Con., Farmers St.; Garber 
St. Assoc., Jesse T. Beetz, Herb. Gra¬ 
ham, Geo. Taft, V. L. Headrick, Sen. W. 

J. Otjen, S. E. Carrier. Church, Pres.; 
supt. S. S. Offices, Co. Commr. ; Twp. 
Clk., 1910-20; Sch. Dir., 1912-16; pres. 
Farmers Advisory Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to all st. and co. convs. since 1910. Re¬ 
marks, active in all natl., st. and co. cam¬ 
paigns; mbr. Co. Commissioners Assn, of 
Okla.; resident of Okla. since 1908. 

WILKINS, ARCHIE EDGAR, Covington. 
Rep. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., 
Belleville, Kan., 1876. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Kan.; Univ. Medical Col., Kansas 
City, Mo., 1900, M. D. Married Cdrn., 
2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., pres, and dir. Amer. 
St. Bk. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 


















Mason; Scottish Rite; Rotary. Pol. Act., 
began with Roosevelt; interested in politics ; 
'as been prct. and co. committeeman. 
Party Honors, del. to congressional convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; settled in 
Noble Co.; lived in southern part of st. a 
while; Covington in 1904. 


WILSON, CHALMERS BLAKLEY, Enid. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Homeworth, Ohio 
June 22, 1874. Edu., h. sch., Effingham; 
Kan., grad. 1892; Kan. Univ., 1 yr., 1893. 
Wife, Nellie Virginia Love. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Homer D., Chalmers Russell; 1 d., Virginia! 
Bus. Con., practicing law with W J Ot- 
jen and Frank Carter; Banfleld Packing 
Co.; B. J. & L. Paving Co., Enid; Western 
Union Telegraph Co.; R. I. & P., R. r Co ; 


GARFIELD COUNTY 

various corporations through commercial 
Hept.; Niagara Fire Insurance Co.; Se¬ 
curity Insurance Co.; S. W. Natl. Life In¬ 
surance Co. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl.; Amer. 
hatl. Assoc., W. J. Otjen, Enid. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Yeomen; High Twelve; A. 0. U. W. Imp 
Rel., Tom Baugh (cousin), Okla. City; 
Harry Payne Whitney; Gouverneur Morris. 
Pol. Act., mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. Of¬ 
fices, City Atty., Enid, 1917-18; Co. Attv , 
Enid, 1917-19; Co. Atty., 1921-22. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; com¬ 
mitteeman, prct. 8, ward 4, 20 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, four-minute man during W. War; 
pres. Garfield Co. Bar Assn.; mbr. Co. and 
and St. Bar Assns. 


203 

WILSON, GEORGE DUNCAN. Enid. Kep. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Mattoon, Ill., Jan. 26, 
1875. Edu., h. sch., Mattoon, 1893; Black¬ 
burn Col., Carllnville, Ill., A. B., 1896. 
Wife, Helen M. Cdrn., 3 s. Past Bus., 
law firm of Clark, Scott & Wilson, Mat¬ 
toon, Ill., 10 yrs. Bk. Con., Garfield Co. 
Assoc., Roland O. Wilson, George Howard 
Wilson (sons) Church, Pres.; elder. Clubs 
&. Lodges, K. of P. Pol. Act., active in 
in local affairs. Offices, pres. Bd. of 
Edu. 3 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 8 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, when on Sch. Bd. made a complete 
reconstruction of educational work in 
Enid; its public sohs. rated among highest 
in natl. survey; came to Enid 1910 and 
has been in same office nince. 


Garvin County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Joe A. Edwards (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Co. Attorney, Homer L. Hurt (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Ct. Clerk, Chas. O. Ham (Dem.) _i-Maysville 

Co. Clerk, Mrs. R. Roquemore (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Sheriff, Bill Rose (Rep.)___Elmore City 

Co. Treasurer, W. J. Harris (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Co. Surveyor, E. N. Fields (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mrs. J. E. Hines 

(Dem.) _ Pauls Valley 

Co. Assessor, R. W. Ross (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Co. Weigher, W. B. Beddo (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—W. P. Mays (Dem.)-Pauls VaHey 

Dist. No. 2 —Sam Muse (Rep.)-Pauls Valley 

Dist. No. 3—C. A. Rotenberry (Dem.)-Stratford 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., W. R. Bell (Dem.)_Pauls Valley 

Chmn., John W. Coleman (Dem.)-Pauls Valley 

Mbr., W. O. Williams (Rep.)-Pauls Valley 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Homer Paul (Dem.) Pauls Valley: 
W. B. Gepson (Dem.) Elmore City; Senator, Mac Q. 
Williamson (Dem.) Pauls Valley: District Judge. Tom 
L. Pace (Dem.) Purcell; W. G. Long (Dem.) Sulphur. 

State Officers, Walter L. Hart, Sec'y. to School Land 
Com.; W. O. Pool, Wynnewood mbr. Bd. Osteopathic 
Examiners, G. L. Johnson, Co. Superintendent Health ; 
Pauls Valley; Robert Claxton, Deputy Oil Inspector, 
Pauls Valley. 

State Institutions, Training School for White Boys, 
Pauls Valley, A. Frank Martin, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

J. T. Blanton, Chmn., Pauls Valley; Mrs. C. L. 
Bradfield, V.-Chmn. Wynnewood. 

Republican 

Samuel Goodwin, Chmn., Pauls Valley; Mrs. Nad ne 
Bellow. V.-Chmn., Wynnewood; Albert Rennie, Sec’y., 
Pauls Valley. 


Wirt Randolph, St. Committeeman, Wynnewood ; Mrs. 
C. L. Bell, St. Committeewoman, Lindsey. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Pauls Valley, Co. Seat; Walter Nance (Mayor); 
W. J. Harris (Clerk); Carrol J. Moody (Attorney) ; 
Community Natural Gas Co.; O. G. & E. 

Elmore City, O. G. & E.; Community Nat. Gas. Co. 
Lindsay, Geo. E. Alkire (Mayor) ; Bee Smith 
(Clerk) ; C. J. Murray (Attorney) ; State Fuel Supply 
Co. 

Maysville, Community Nat. Gas. Co. 

Paoli, O. G. & E.; Community Nat. Gas. Co. 
Stratford, United Power & Light Co. 

Wynnewood, W. B. Crump, Jr. (Mayor) ; J. H. 
Booger (Clerk) ; S. D. Williams (Attorney) ; O. G.^ & 
E.; Community Nat. Gas. Co. 


TIIE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2697 | 

! 

4096 


| 4759 


| 3589 j 

Rep. 

| 804 | 

1 

2922 


| 1867 


| 3321 | 

Soc. 

| 1001 | 

1 

274 


| 46 


1 72 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 I 

1793 | 

4089 


| 3139 

3194 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

616 | 

3013 


| 4078 

975 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

50 | 

253 


| no C. 

10 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1798 | 


4825 

1 

3244 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

651 | 


1768 

1 

1095 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

52 | 


52 

1 

10 

1 1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2659 | 

1S21 | 

4245 

4804 

| 5262 

3304 

| 4421 | 

Rep. 

I 777| 

595 | 

2800 

1364 

| 1555 

872 

| 2296 | 

Soc. 

| 1052 j 

52 | 

283 | 

49 

| no C. 

[no C. 

1 44 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Pauls Valley 

Lindsay 
W ynnewood 

Maysville 


Democrat 

Enterprise 

News 

Gazette 

^rw Era 

News 


Newspaper 

(Ind. Dem.) 

(Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Dem.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

Alexander & Brigham 
W. M. Erwin 
J. L. Avery 
J. N. Souiers 
W. E. Showen 
W. E. Showen 


Owner 

W. M. Erwin 

J. L. & P. K. Avery 

J. N. Squiers 


AMBRISTER, ROY, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., laundry and dry cleaning. B., Nor¬ 
man, 1895. Edu., com. and h. schls., Nor¬ 
man; Univ. of Okla., grad., B. A. Wife, 
Carrie, d. of 0. J. Martin, Norman. Cdrn., 
1 d., Carene, at h. Bus. Con., owner laun¬ 
dry and dry cleaning plant, Pauls Valley; 
familiar with banking bus. Bk. Con., dir. 
and v.-pres. Pauls Valley Bldg & Doan 
Assn.; Exchange Natl. Assoc., Walter 
Nance, D. C. Pyle, Goul Prier, B. A. 
Sparks, Pauls Valley; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Homer Paul, Judge Tom Pace, John Wil¬ 
liams, Scott Ferris, F. B. Swank, John 
Luttrell, Fred Capshaw. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, pres.; charter 
mbr. del. to Rotary Convs.; C. of C., dir.; 
mbr. Natl. Laundry Mens Assn.; former 
dir. Okla. Laundry Mens Assn.; Kappa 
Sigma; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; B. P. 
O. E. Imp. Rel., Dr. Joe Ambrister, Chick- 
asha ; Clarence Ambrister, atty., Muskogee ; 
Hubert Ambrister, atty., Okla. City; Harry 
Ambrister, leases and oil, Purcell (bros.) ; 
Mrs. Maude Wyche (sister), Washington, 
D. C. 

ANDREWS, KARL J., Stratford. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Morgantown, Ark., Sept. 
20, 1886. Edu., com. sch., Morgantown, 


1901; Drauglion’s Bus. Col. 1906. Wife, 
Bernice Massey. Cdrn., 2 s., Kenneth, 

Guy; 3 d., Ivarleen, Louise, Bernice, at 
h. Bus. Con., v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Stratford: also familiar with insurance and 
real estate bus. and farming. Bk. Con., 
(correspondent) Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City; First Natl., Ada. Assoc., C. H. Mas¬ 
sey, pres., Guy Andrews, cashier, Stratford; 
(pol.) J. T. Blanton, Monroe Osborn, James 
Thompson, C. A. Rotenberry. M. F. Bayliss, 
Garvin Co.; J. N. Forehand, S. C. New- 
burn, B. C. Clark, John Abernathy, C. F. 
Green, P. A. Norris. Church, Meth.; "Supt. 
S. S.; chmn. bd. stewards. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., pres., mbr. good roads 
com.; Mason Blue Lodge, Stratford. Imp. 
Rel., C. H. Massey (bro.-in-law), Ada; 
Mrs. J. B. Griffin, Stratford; Mrs. C. M. 
Cummings, Okmulgee (sister) ; S. H. An¬ 
drews (bro.), Tulsa. Offices, chmn. Bd. 
of Edu., now serving: former chmn. of Bd. 
of City Trustees, 1918-21. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903; lived in Stratford since 1917. 
Active in Red Cross work and Liberty 
Loans during W. War; mbr. of Council of 
Defense and Registration Bd. Interested in 
Boy Scout work and now mbr. of the Boy 
Scout council. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 


BEELER, 0. M„ Paoli. Dem. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Giles Co., Tenn., Aug. 19, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Giles Co., Tenn. 
Wife, Bertha E. Cdrn., 1 s., Woodrow; 1 
d., Mrs. Maud Elliot, Paoli. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Paoli. Assoc., D. F. Pendley, J. 
L. Waldon, Dr. Lindsay, Pauls Valley; 
(pol.) Judge Edwards, Joe Bottoms, Dr. E. 
H. Lain, Lindsay; Mac Q. Williamson; 
Scott Ferris; M. E. Trapp; ex-Gov. Cruce; 
F. B. Swank; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Bap. Imp. Rel., Dr. Bostack, Philadelphia, 
Offices, past Mayor of Paoli; mbr. Twp. 
Bd., 4 yrs. ; Alderman 4 yrs.; Town Clk. 
4 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 6 yrs.; Postmaster 
13 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 6 yrs. 

BELL, CHARLES L„ Lindsay. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Jackson Co., Kan., 
Sept. 16, 1880. Edu., pub. sch., Canadian 
Co.; Cen. St. Tchrs. Normal, Edmond, 
grad.; bus. col., Okla. City, grad. Wife, 
Connie, d. of Mrs. Hattie McElroy, Lind¬ 
say. Bus. Con., stockholder in cotton gin; 
familiar with farming and grain buying 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., P. H. 
Pruett, John Garrett, John Lynch. Homer 
Burrouws, Lindsay; (pol.) J. E. Ventress, 
Pauls Valley; Tom Fessenger, Wynnewood; 






































Wirt Randolph, W. G. Johnson, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; J. A. Borger, Dwight 
Wolflnger, Hobart. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Commercial Club, mbr. Good Roads 
Com. and del. to St. Highway Commission 
for Good Roads; Mason, Blue Lodge; East¬ 
ern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, postmaster past 7 yrs.; mbr. sch. 
bd. 2 yrs.; clerk election bd. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to most co. and st, convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890; lived at El Reno, Edmond, and at 
Lindsay since 1910; sponsor for Boy Scout 
activities; active in promoting cooperative 
marketing; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work. Interested in 
good roads. 

BELL, MRS. C.* L., Lindsey. Rep. 
Party Honors, St. Committeewoman. (Fur¬ 
ther information unavailable.) 

BELLOW, MRS. NADINE, Wynnewood. 
Rep. Party Honors, Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com. (Further information unavailable.) 

BLANTON, J. T., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer and banker. B., Tenn., Nov. 
1871. Edu., com. sch, Tex; Tex. Univ.; 
Normal sch., Huntswell, Tex.: law sch,. 
Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. Wife, Lucile 
Oliphant. Cdrn., 1 s., J. T., law student; 

2 d., Mrs. Joe Curtis, Pauls Valley; Mrs. 
C. L. Albert, Wichita, Kan. Bus. Con., 
lawyer; vice pres. First Natl. Bk., Pauls 
Valley, and mbr. bd. of directors; atty. 
and director of Pauls Valley Building & 
Loan Assn.; land owner. Assoc., E. W. 
Love, T. G. Mays, W. J. Long, Pauls 
Valley; (pol.) Homer Paul, Rosie Roque- 
more, Mrs. Hugh Hart. Garvin Co.; F. B. 
Swank, M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, Geo. D. 
Key. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Amer. Bar Assn.; Okla. Bar Assn.: 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; a leader in co. and st. for 
25 yrs.; makes speeches, (a good speaker): 
works through personal activities and the 
narty organiz. Party Honors, del to Natl. 
Conv., St. Louis; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.: 

del. to all st. and co convs Remarks, came 
to Okla in 1894; lived at Pauls Valiev: 
during W. War was Chmn. of Draft Bd. 
and active in all Liberty Loan drives: 
civic leader. 

BOWLING, R. E.. Pauls Valiev. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Welchburg, Ky., Sept. 
23, 1878. Edu., com and h. sch., Ky.; 
Williamsburg Institute; law sch., Lebanon. 
Tenn.; admitted to practice law in all 
courts of Okla. and Supreme Court of U. 
S. Wife, Clara E., d. of John A. Merkle, 
Norman. Cdrn., 1 s.. Robt. E.. at home; 

3 d. Mayme, Elizabeth, and Roberta. Bk. 
Con.. Exchange Natl.; First Natl., Pauls 
Valley; First Natl. Lindsay. Assoc., 
Walter Nance. J. E. Ventriss, E. P. Duffy, 
Mason Hart. Walter Douglas. Rice Reavis. 
Paids Valley; (pol.) J. P. Bullard. Lind¬ 
say: Bryan Gipson, Elmore Citv; C. A. 
Rotenberry, Stratford: Jimmie Thomnson. 
Hubert L. Bolen, Judge Frank Mathews. 
Altus: F. B. Swank, Norman; Judge W. 
G. Long. Sulnhur. Church, Meth.: on 

com. that built and paid for $50,000 
church at Pauls Valley; pres. Meth. Mens 
Club of Ardmore district. Clubs & Lodges 
C. of C.; Country Club: mbr. Amer. and 
Okla. Bar Assn.; Mason. Blue Lodm. 
Lindsay; Guthrie Consistory: Okla. CHv 
Shrine: W. O. W„ Pauls Valley. Imp 
Rel., R. P Bowling, atty for R. R-. Louis¬ 
ville, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan: active in 
co. and st. for 25 yrs.; makes speeches: 
works personally and through com. Offices. 
Co. Atty., 4 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu.. nres. 
for 5 vrs. Party Honors, former Judge of 
Election Bd.; Co. Registrar: Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman : del. to st. and co. convs every 
vear s'nce statehood. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903; lived at Lindsay, 1903-14. 


GARVIN COUNTY 

and at Pauls Valley since; on Bd. of 
Commrs. who worked out plan to take 
over Okla. City Univ.; mbr. of Natl. Ar¬ 
bitration Assn, of Amer. during W. War, 
was appointed govt, appeal agent for Ex¬ 
amining Bd.; capt. of Co. G., 2nd Inf., 
Okla. Natl. Guards; Co. Chmn. of the 
Cripple Cdrn. Assn. 

BRADFlELD, BEATRICE, Wynnewood. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Howe, Tex., 
Jan. 4, 1885. Edu., h. sch., St. Joe, Tex., 
grad. 1900 ; North Tex Col, Sherman, Tex, 
grad. 1902. Hus., Geo. L. Bradfield, bank¬ 
er, Wynnewood. Cdrn., 1 s., (deceased) ; 
2 d., Leta, and Elizabeth. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl., Wynnewood. Assoc., (pol.) J. T. 
Blanton, N. H. Lindsay, Mrs. Hugh Hart, 
Mac Q. Williamson, Scott Ferris, Pauls 
Valley; Judge F. B. Swank, Norman. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Social 
Club; Tuesday Club; Sewimt Club: 
Daughters of Confederacy, past pres., 2 
yrs. of Okla. division, past correspondent, 
sec’y. and treas. at this time; also present 
reporter and editor: Eastern Star, first 
Worthy Matron; Mother Advisor of Rain¬ 
bow Girls. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. W. Brad- 
field, (bro.-in-law), Austin, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 8 yrs.; works 
through com. and personally. Offices, vice 
chmn. Co. Dem. Com. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; prct. committee- 
woman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900: 
lived since at Wynnewood; active in all 
civic and public affairs: during W. War 
was instructor for making surgical sup¬ 
plies. Hobby, musio. 

BRADFIELD. GEORGE L.. Wynnewood. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Sulphur Snrings, 
Tex., Aug. 17, 1872. Edu., h. sch.. Central 
Col., Sulphur Springs, Tex. ; Commercial 
Dept.. Central Col., grad. 1888. Wife, 
Beatrice, d. of Dr. Wilson, Wynnewood. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Geo. Wilson (deceased) ; 2 d., 
Leta, Elizabeth. Bus. Con., pres. St. 
Natl., Wynnewood: financial mgr. Mu¬ 
nicipal Light & Water dent.,; land owner; 
an exnert accountant. Bk. Con., (corr.) 
Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Dr. .1. 
W. Wilson, Dr. A. R. Wilson, vice pres, 
bk.; S. O. Richardson, vice nres. and I. 
L. Worley, cashier, St. Natl. Bk., Wynne¬ 
wood; (pol.) Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls 
A r alley; J. P. Gibson, Elmore City; J. T. 
Blanton, W. J. Harris, Pauls Valley; Scott 
Ferris, F. B. Swank. Lee Cruce. Church, 
Meth.; past trustee for 15 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., director: Rotary, vice 
pres., chmn. Bd. of Honor Boy Scouts; 
32nd Mason, Past Worshipful Master Ma¬ 
son 6 yrs.; Guthrie Consistory; Eastern 
Star. Imp. Rel., Dr. .T. W. Bradfield, 
Supt. St,. Sch.. Austin. Tex., (bro.) ; Mrs. 
W. J. Tittle. Sulphur Snrings. Tex.: Sally 
Bradfield. Principal Central Sch, Wynne¬ 
wood; Pearl Bradfield, first Co. Supt. of 
Garvin Co., now tchr. Wynnewood h. sch., 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan: active in 
co. for 23 yrs.; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal activities, but also through corns. 
Offices, former Citv Treas. 6 yrs. : former 
Citv Alderman, 18 yrs. without break in 
one ward: volunteer fireman, 20 yrs.. retired 
1927 on pension. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893: lived since at Wynnewood; act¬ 
ive in all work during W. War, chmn. of 
com. of Liberty Bonds. Interested in Boy 
Scout work. 

BRADFORD. MRS. GEO. L., Wynnewood. 


Dem. V.-Ohmn. Dem. 

Cen. 

Corn., 

1930. 

(Complete information 

unavailable). 


BREWER. ALBERT 

L., 

Elmore 

City. 


Dem. Occ.. banker. B., Durant. Okla., 
•Tilly 2, 1891. Edu., com. sell.. Durant; 
h. sch., Elmore City, grad., 1910; Bus. 
Col.. Ft. Worth, Tex., grad. 1910. Wife. 
Ethel Edward. Cdrn., 5 d.. Carlotte, 

Rowena, Margarette, Pauline, Ethel Marie. 


205 

Bus. Con., cashier and mgr. Elmore First 
St. Bk.; oil leases and royalties; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., (corr.) Security Natl, 
and Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
J- P. ! Gibson, sec’y. St. Bankers Assn., 
Elks. Bldg., Okla. City; (pol.) J. T. Blan- 
tonv R. E. Bowling, Pauls Valley; J. P. 
Gibson, W. B. Gibson, Elmore City; Scott 
Ferris, M. E. Trapp, Vivian George, F. B. 
Swank, Mac Q. Williamson. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. St. Bankers 
Assn.; Mason, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
Jess E. Brewer, Elmore City; John W! 
Brewer Pemell, (bros.). Offices, City 
Councilman, 4 yrs.; City Treas., 1912-20 ; 
Treas. of Sch. Bd., since 1920. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; past Prct. Com- 
mitteeman. Remarks, lived at Durant till 
1908 and at Elmore City since; during W 
War was active in all departments of Com¬ 
munity work, was mbr. Council of Defense. 
Hobby, hunting. 

CALLOWAy, JOHN RICHARD, Pauls 
Valley. Dem. Occ., physician. B„ Wise 
Co., Tex., Dec. 4, 1876. Edu., com. sch., 
Wise Co., Tex.; h sch and col., Green¬ 
wood, Tex. : Co), of Idaho. Cold well, Idaho. 
Wife. Luella Wingfield. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
R., Jr. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; First 
Natl.. Paids Valley. Assoc., Walter Nance, 
R. M. Reeves, Dr. W. P. Greening, Pauls 
Valley; (pol.) Judge Edwards, Homer Hurt, 
James P. Gibson, ex-pres. St. Bankers 
Assn., Pauls Valley; Scott Ferris, Dr. 
Puckett, Dr. Lain, Dr. Paulus, Dr. L. J 
Moorman, Okla. City. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, pres.; Retail 
Merchants Assn.: Pauls Valley Golf & 
Country Club, first pres.; Amer. Medical 
Assn.; Garvin Co. Medical Assn.; Medical 
Assn., Chicago; Mason, Royal Arch. Imp 
Rel., Mrs. W. W. Thornton, Mrs. Earl 
Witten, Pauls Valley; Mrs. Paul Ford, 
Billings; Mrs. Frank Armstrong, Spokane, 
Wash., (sisters). Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1889; lived at Elmore City, 1889-1900, and 
at Pauls Valley since; del. to St. Medical 
Assn., and pres, of Garvin Co. Med. Assn.; 
rank of Major in Med. Corps; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Robt. G. Davenport Post, Pauls 
Valley. Hobby, hunting big game. 

CHARLES, F. L., Lindsay. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ East Tenn. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Calhoun, Tenn. Wife, Ida, 
d. of S. H. Penn, Lindsay. Cdrn., 1 s., 
James, in bk. at Lindsay. Bus. Con., 
general mercantile and hardware store, 
Lindsay; familiar with farming and bank¬ 
ing bus. Bk. Con.. First Natl, Lindsav. 
Assoc., F. M. Bell, Lindsay: (pol.) R. E. 
Bowling, M. Wilson, J. T. Blanton, C. I. 
Murray, Garvin Co.; F. B. Swank, Nor¬ 
man ; Scott Ferris, Mac Q. Williamson, M. 
E. Trapp, Judge Williams, Robt. L. Owens. 
Church, Meth., was mbr. of com. which 
built new church. Clubs & Lodges. C. of 
C., mbr. Good Roads Com. 20 yrs.; Rotary, 
director; sponsor for Boy Scouts; Country 
Club: W. O. W., Lindsay. Imp. ReL, T. 
N. Charles, Supervisor of R. R., Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. ; W. B. Charles, Knoxville, 
Tenn., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 30 yrs. in both co. and st.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, mbr. Twp. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived for short time in several dif¬ 
ferent places and settled in Lindsay in 
1902; active in civic affairs; instrumental 
in carrying the bonds for paving, lights 
and sch. buildings at Lindsay; chmn. of 
Liberty Loan drive and Red Cross work 
during W. War. Hobby, golf. 

CLAXTON, BOB, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., State Oil and Gas Inspector. B., 
Salem, Ark., Sept. 29, 1900. Edu.. com. 
sch., Garvin Co.; h. sch., Pauls Valley, 
grad. Unmarried. Bk. Con., The Ex¬ 
change Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., Bill 
Armstrong, Fred Capshaw, C. C. Childress, 


2(>6 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JUDGE JOE A. EDWARDS 


Frank Carter, Okla. City; Mae Q. William¬ 
son, Homer Paul, Bryan Gibson, Walter 
Nance, Roy Ambrister, Walter Hurt, Pauls 
Valley; Judge Davenport, Judge Doyle, Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, A. S. J. Shaw, Graves 
Leeper, Harry B. Cordell, Mrs. Jessie Moore. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 

K. of P., Capitol Hill. Imp. Rel., F. L. 
Claxton, (bro.) with Magnolia Oil Co., 
Houston, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; 
very active with organiz. work in party. 
Offices, Dep. Oil & Gas Insp. for Corpora¬ 
tion Com., now serving; in various depart¬ 
ments of St. Training Sch. for 4 yrs.; 
served in Auditor’s office a short while. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
mbr. Leaeue of Young Dems. Remarks, 
lived in Okla. since birth, coming to Wayne 
in 1900; lived also at Paoli and Pauls 
Valley; during W. War served 16 mos. in 
Ouartermasters Corps, detached service. 
Camp Johnston, Fla.; Camp Stewart, New¬ 
port News, Va.; mbr. Amer. Legion; an 
organizer and charter mbr. of Robt. G. 
Davenport Post, Pauls Valley; active and 
Influential in Legion circles. 

COFIELD, JESSE D., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Rising Sun, Ohio Co., 
Ind., July 8, 1875. Edu., h. sch., Areola, 
Ill., grad., 1898; Univ. of Ill., Urbana, 
grad. 1902. Wife, May Rew. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Jesse D., Jr.; 4 d., Phyllis, Ada May, 
Patricia, Barbara, at home. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; land owner; familiar with 
broom corn bus. and sch. teaching. Bk. 
Con., Pauls Valley Natl.; First Natl., Lind¬ 
say. Assoc., (pol.) R. E. Bowling, Mason 
Hart, J. E. Clubb. Stratford; Doc. Ander¬ 
son, Lindsay; W. B. Gibson. Elmore City: 

L. C. Hutson. Chickasha. Church, Chris.; 
elder; supt. S. S. for past 3 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., former dir.; 32nd 
Mason, Pauls Valley; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine; W. O. W.; K. P., Pauls 
Valley. Imp. Rel., Ernest D. Cofield, In¬ 
dianapolis, Ind; Mrs. Adelia Cofield, Har- 
cola. Ill. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
30 yrs. ; makes speeches; works through 
pereonal contacts and corns. Offices, Co. 
Judge,1923-27; City Atty. of Lindsay 6 
yrs.; pres. Lindsay Sch. Bd., 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Clerk 
of Election Bd., Lindsay in first election 
held in Ind. Ter. Remarks, came to Okla. 


in 1906; lived at Lindsay 1906-22; at 
Pauls Valley since; during W. War was 
mbr. of Registration Bd., active in Red 
Cross, Liberty Bond and War Savings 
Stamps; mbr. of 4th Ill. Co. 

COLEMAN, JOHN W„ Pauls Valley. 
Dem. Occ., dealer in oil leases and roy¬ 
alties. B., Butler, Mo., Oct. 24, 1889. 

Edu.» h. sch., Butler, Mo., grad.,1908; 
Central Col., Sedalia, Mo., grad., 1910. 
Wife, Bess M„ d. of Dr. J. S. C Cus- 
sins, Decatur, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., Sam T.; 
1 d., Bettie Jane, at home. Bus. Con., oil 
leases and royalties; Garvin Co. Abstract 
Co., Pauls Valley. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., Harry A. 
Gage, Pauls Valley; (pol.) .J. T. Blanton, 
Mac Q. Williamson, S. D. Williams, Pauls 
Valley; J. P. Gibson, Scott Ferris, Okla. 
City; F. B. Swank, Norman. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., director; 
Rotary; Masonic, Blue Lodge, Butler, Mo. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Nannie A. Cash, (sister), 
Montrose, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; works 
through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, former Dep. Co. Treas., Bates Co., 
Mo., 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; mbr. Garvin Co. Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1923; lived 
since at Pauls Valley ; chmn. of Fuel Com. 
in Bates Co., Mo., during W. War; also 
mbr. of several Liberty Bond Corns. 
Hobby, baseball. 

COX, MARCUS G., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., abstracter. B., Grove, Okla., April 
23, 1889. Edu., h. sell., Tahlequah, grad, 
1909; Gem City Bus. Col., Quincy, Ill. 
Wife, Clara E., d. of W. T. Melton, Nor¬ 
man. Cdrn., 1 d., Rebecca Lou. Bus Con. 
Dir. Home Mutual Life Assn.; M. G. Cox 
Abstract Co., Pauls Valley; familiar with 
oil leases and royalties bus. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., A. 
E. Clark, Albert Plaster, Walter L. Hart, 
Pauls Valley; (pol.) C. J. Moody, Judge 
Edwards, Pauls Valley; Homer L. Hurt, 
Mac Q. Williamson, J. T. Blanton, W. 
D. Gibson, Grove; A. V Coppedge, Dist 
Judge Church, Meth.; trustee. _Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, former pres., mbr. bd. of 
directors, vicp pres.: C. of C., vice pres.; 
Mason, 32, Past Master, Pauls Valley: 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., J. S. and 
Geo. A. Cox, Grove, (bros) ; Mrs. E. L. 
Mantooth, Southwest City, Mo.; Mrs. C. 
D. Jones. Mrs. J. M. Brett. Grove, (sisters) ; 
Mrs Rebeccas L. Cox, (mother). Grove. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 15 
yrs. ;works personally and through corns. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd.. Grove; past Regis¬ 
trar of co. Party Honors, del. to co. convs; 
mbr. Prct. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Pauls Valley in 1922: lived all his life 
at Grove and Pauls Valley; during W. War 
was mbr. of Delaware Co. Council of De¬ 
fense and active Liberty Bonds and War 
Savings Stamps worker. 

DYKES. GEORGE J., Maysville. Dem. 
Occ., retired banker and cattleman. B., 
Rome, Ga., Dec. 26. 1869. Edu., com. and 
subscription sch., Rome, Ga.; Military sell.. 
Rome, Ga. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Pauls Valley; First Natl., Mays¬ 
ville. Assoc.. Joe Wilson, M. P. William¬ 
son. W. P. Mayes, co. comr.; (pol.) W. J. 
Harris, Mac Q. Williamson, Robt. Mayes, 
R. E. Bowling, Garvin Co.; Scott Ferris. 
M. E. Trapp, Col. R. A. (Sneed, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres., mbr.; taught class in Meth. 
church for 14 yrs. Clubs, former mbr. C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. N. C. Cantrell, 
(sister), Rome, Ga. Pol. Act., partisan, 
nationally, but independent locally; active 
in co. for 40 yrs. ; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, mbr. City Council; 
mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1886, settled at Muskogee in what was 
then Ind. Ter.; lived at Pauls Valley 
from 1889-1903 ; at Maysville since; one 
of the oldest citizens of town; mbr. of 
Good Roads Com.; active in community 
activities. Hobby, camping. 


EDWARDS, JOE A., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., County Judge. B., Duck Springs, 
Ala., May 2, 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Chapultepec, Ala.; Summer Normal, Henry- 
etta, Tex., secured St. Tchrs. Certificate. 
Wife, Lorinda Gardner, (deceased) ; second, 
Carrie Strickland, Cdrn., 4 s., Joe E., 
Ariz.; E. Jake, Guthrie; Cecil F., O. W., 
Maud; 4 d., Mrs. Parthena Griffin, Mrs. 
Bessie Eldingle, Cushing; Mrs. Ethel Carl¬ 
ton, Stratford Mrs. Alta Manley, Pur¬ 
cell. Bus. Con., atty.; Judge of Garvin 
Co.; real estate, farming and oil interests. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Pauls Valley. 
Assoc., Co. Atty. Hurt. Pauls Valley; 
(pol.) J. T. Blanton, W. M. Freeman, Pauls 
Valley; Prentice Smith, D. M. Hayden, 
Stratford; Hubert Bolen, Robt. L. Wil¬ 
liams, ex-Gov. Cruce, M. E. Trapp; C. N. 
Haskell. Church, Missionary Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis; sponsor for 
Boy Scouts; W. O. W„ St. Mgr.; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason, Scottish Rite and Blue 
Lodge, Pauls Valley; McAlester Consistory; 
Eastern Star; mbr St. Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel., W. C. Edwards, (bro.), atty., Ada. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 40 
yrs. : makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns.; with Joe Thomp¬ 
son, Judge Mitchell and J. T. Blanton or¬ 
ganized the Dem. party in the Ind. Ter. 
Offices, former mayor of McGee, 4 yrs.; 
City Atty. and Alderman, McGee; City 
Atty., Stratford, 18 yrs.; mbr. 4th St. 
Legislature; mbr. 6th Sen.; mbr. Bk. Com., 
Judiciary and Insurance Coins, in Sen.; 
Chmn. of Legal Adv. Com. of House; Co. 
Judge of Garvin Co., 4 yrs.; pres. sch. bd., 

4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1884 ; 
lived at Poolville, 1894-99 McGee, 1889- 
1903; Stratford, 1903-26; Pauls Valley 
since. 

ERWIN, WILLIAM MATTHEW, Pauls 
Valley. Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Breck- 
enridge. Mo., May 4, 1871. Edu., com. 
sch.. Mo.; Kidder Institute, Kidder, Mo., 
grad. 1892. Wife, Sarah Garner, Tex. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Allen, John, Pauls Valley; 3 
d., Mrs. H. F. Randle, Guymon; Mable, 
tchr.; Mrs. T. L. Lindsey, Sugdon. Bus. 
Con., owner Pauls Valley Enterprise; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Pauls Valley Natl. 
Assoc., E. P. Duffy, E. W. Low, A. V. 
Goodpasture', Gould Frier, C. A. Reed, 
Pauls Valley; (pol.) J. T. Blanton, Mac 
Q. Williamson, Monroe Osborne, Walter J. 
Harris, Walter L. Hart, Garvin Co.; Scott 
Ferris, Col. R. A. Sneed, Okla. City; Judge 
Swank. Nofman; Judge Tom P. Pace, 
Judge W. G. Long, Sen. Vivian George. 
Church, Meth.; Supt. of S. S. for 25 
yrs.; a strong religious worker. Clubs, C. 
of C., director, mbr. Good Roads Com., 
Special Del. to Gov.; Rotary, pres. 1928. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and co. 
for 25 yrs; makes speeches; prefers to 
work through personal activities only; st. 
printer latter part Cruce administration. 
Offices, mbr. and controlling factor of 
sch. bd., 1909-14 ; postmaster, 1915-22. 
Party Honors, first sec’y. Co. Election 
Bd., 1907; assisted in co. organiz. for 
statehood: Sec’y. Dem. Cen. Com., 1908-15: 
del. to co. and st. convs.; party campaign 
mgr. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904; lived since at Pauls Valley ; 
leader in civic affairs; pres. St. Dem. 
Press Assn., 1911-12; Alien Registrar dur¬ 
ing W. War and mbr. of Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, botany and flowers. 

FARMER WILLIAM LEONARD, Per- 
rine Building Okla. City. Dem. B., 
Burksville, Ky., 1889 Edu., com. and h. 
sch. in Tex.; grad. h. sch. Crandall, 1908: 
Georgetown Univ., Wash. D. C. LL. B.. 1913. 
Wife, Roxie Cdrn, 1 s. Bus. Con., Bleak- 
more & Barry, attys. for Rock Island in 
Okla. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., Pauls 
Valley. Assoc., Judge W. R Bleakmore, 
John Barry. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
active all his life; partisan; city. co. and 
st.ate-wide; works through committees and 





CHARLES E. GOODWIN 


others. Offices, Mayor Pauls Valley, 1919- 
20. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs.; 
eo. chmn. several yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1911; Pauls Valley 1911-28; Okla. 
City since. Served in W. War; Inf. Of¬ 
ficer’s Training, Camp Pike, Ark.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Post Robert G. Davenport 
No. 87, Pauls Valley. 

FESSENGER, TOM B., Wynnewood. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Morganfield, Ky., 
July 29, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ky., grad., 1892. Wife, Ted, d of L. W. 
Switzer, Durant. Cdrn., 2 s., Raymond 
Simmon; Robert Tom, Wynnewood. Bus. 
Con., owner of 70 acres in Co. devoted 
to pecan raising; interested in cotton bus. 
Bk. Con., Southern Natl.. Wynnewood. 
Assoc., W. E. Crump, pres. Southern Natl. 
Bk.; Geo. Bradfield, pres. St. Natl Bk.; 
Wirt Randolph, Wynnewood; (pol.) C. L. 
Bell, Lindsay; J. E. Ventress, Pauls Val¬ 
ley ; C. W. Goodwin, Stratford: Wirt Ran¬ 
dolph, Wynnewood; Dan Meade and Sam 
Muse, Elmore City; Fred Bearley, J. W. 
Harreld, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., past pres., director; 
Rotary : 32nd Mason. Past Master, Wynne¬ 
wood; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Sue 
B. Fesseneer. (mother), Tulsa; Mrs. 
Florence Bartholomew, (sister), Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 25 
yrs.; helped organize Rep. party in Gar¬ 
vin ; makes speeches : works personally and 
through corns. Offices, postmaster, Wynne¬ 
wood since 1922: first Co. Chmn. of Gar¬ 
vin Co. Com. Party Honors, del. to all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1889; lived Wynnewood since 1900: 
during W War was mbr of Council of De¬ 
fense, Draft Bd. and Four Minute Men: 
consistent booster of community. Hobby, 
pecan bus., hunting and fishing. 

FIELD, LEE, Pauls Valley. Hem. Occ., 
oil and gas station. B., Oak Cliff. Tex., 
Aug. 6, 1888. Wife, Zora Maye Lobaugh. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Lee, Jr.; David Julian, at 
home. Bus. Con., automobile service sta¬ 
tion. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; First 
Natl., and Pauls Valley Nail, Pauls Valley. 
Assoc., C. A. Reed, Ford dealer; Bus 
Mayes, Walter Nance. R. H. Bennett, Pauls 
Vailev; (pol.) J. T. Blanton. Walter Nance. 
Pauls Valiev; Mac Q. Williamson. Fred 
Capshaw. Frank Carter, Sen. Rexroat, Ard- 


GARVIN COUNTY 

more. Church, Bap. Cubs & Lodges. C. 
of C., past director; Rotary; Mason, 18th 
Pauls Valley; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., Julian Field, Rufus Field, Pauls Val¬ 
ley; Clark Field, J. W. Feld, Tulsa; R. D. 
Field, Amarillo, (bros.) ; Mrs. D. D. 
Dustin, (sister), Guthrie. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns.; chmn. 
of coni, that put over the air line road 
from Pauls Valley to Elmo. Offices. Past 
Chmn. Good Roads Com.; City Commr., 
now serving; mbr. sch. bd., 2 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894: lived at 
Kildare, 1894-98 ; Guthrie. 1898-1906; 

Sulphur, 1906-11 ; Pauls Valley since; 

durning W. War served in 131st Machine 
Gun Div. 36, Co. B.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Robert Davenport Post, Pauls Valley. 

Hobby, good roads. 

FREEMAN, HAROLD, Pauls Valley. Deni. 
Occ., Assistant County Attorney. B., Pauls 
Valley, Oct. 4, 1902. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Pauls Valley; Military Sch., Lyndon, 
Ky.; Okla. Univ., 4 yrs.; Univ. at Le¬ 
banon, Tenn.. 1 yr. Unmarried Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc.. J. T. 
Blanton, W. G. Mayes, Pauls Valley; 

(pol.) Mac Q. Williamson, Homer Paul. 
Judge Long, Sulnhur: Tom Pace. Scott 
Ferris. Sen. T. P. Gore. Gov. Holloway. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Kiwanis; 
C. of C.; Country Club; Kappa Alpha; 
Elks; Mason. Blue Lodge; sponsor for 
Boy Scouts, Pauls Valley. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Frank D. Robinson, (s’ster) ; Jennings 
Freeman, (bro.), Pauls Valiev: Mrs. J. O. 
Robins, Seminole, (sister). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan : active in co. and st. since 1925: 
instrumental in organiz. League of Young 
Dems. in co.; makes speeches: works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices. Asst. 
Co. Atty., now serving. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs., 1928; Prct Commit¬ 
teeman; mbr. League of Young Dems. 
Remarks. native Oklahoman; lived at 
Pauls Valley; active in civic affairs. 
Hobby, golf. 

FRIER, GOUL W., Pauls Valley. Pern. 
Occ., Public! Utilities. B., Tecumseh, 
July, 1896. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. Sul¬ 
phur, grad.; Okla. A. & M Col., g-ad. 
Wife, Lolus, d. of W. M. Stark, Still¬ 
water, in Building & Loan bus. Cdrn.. 
2 d.. Hazel Mercedes, Vivian Mae. at 
home. Bus. Con., mgr. of Southwest 
Utility Ice Co., ice cream and dairy pro¬ 
ducts plant, Pauls Valley. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., Bill Hays, 
J. M. Stufflebean. Roy AmbCster. W. L. 
Menefee, Pauls Vailev; (pol.) Mac Q. 
Williamson, Homer Paul, Judge Long. 
Sulphur; Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart; Geo. 
Nicholson, Col. Sneed. Okla. City; Graves 
Leeper. Church, First Chris., former 
deacon; chmn. Building Com. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., pres., former v>ce nres. 

2 yrs., former director, 2 yrs.; mbr. Good 
Roads Com.; Rotary, pres., forme- sec’y. 
for 6 yrs., represented Rota-v Interna¬ 
tional in organiz. Lindsay Club: mbr. 
Sigma Nu: mbr. Retail Merchants Assn ; 
St. Ice Cream Mfgrs. Assn.; and Okla. 
Rnf*le-s Club: organizer Bov Scout activ¬ 
ities. Imp. Rel.. C. H. Frier, head of 
Electrical Dent.. O. G. & E., Okla. City, 
(b-o.) : Mrs J K Powell, (sister), Sulnhur. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 10 yrs.; works mostly through corns.: 
one of most influential younger men in 
Pauls Valiev. Remarks, lived all his life 
in st., at Tecumseh, Sulphur, Altus and 
Pauls Valley; civic leader; in Officers 
Training Camp; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Pnbt G. Davenport Post. Pauls Vailev; 
charter mbr. of 40-8 and has held office 
in that organiz. 

GIBSON. J. P., Elmore City. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B, Jan. 22 1874, Shirley, 
Ark., came to Okla. 1891, located Johnson- 
ville, now Byers; returned to Oak, 1892, 
Elmore City since 1894. Edu., com. sch.; 


207 

Clinton Academy, Clinton, Okla. Married. 
Cdrn., 4 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., pres. First 
St Bk; sec’y. St. Bankers Assn.; tele¬ 
phone toll lines, Elmore City to Pauls 
Valley and Wynnewood and Purcell. Bus. 
Assoc., A. L. Brewer, W. M. Gibson; 
(pol.) leaders in co. and st. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Mason, Scottish Rite, 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 30 
yrs.; all ways needed. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs Remarks. Chmn. 
Council Defense and 4 Minute Speakers 
during W. War. (Complete information un¬ 
avoidable.) 

GIBSON, W. B., Elmore City, Okla. 
Dem. Occ., insurance. B., Elmore City, 
Nov. 30, 1901. Edu., com. sch., Elmore 
City; O. U., LL. B. Single. Bus. Con., 
insurance; telephone at Purcell; liquidat¬ 
ing agent Kelleyville and Keystone. Bk. 
Con., First St. Bk. Bus. Assoc., J. R. 
Gibson, A. L. Brewer; (pol.) party leaders 
in co. and st. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kappa Sigma; Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker. Offices, representa¬ 
tive Legislature 1929-30. (Cmiplete in¬ 
formation unavoidable.) 

GOODPASTURE, ALBERT VIRGIL, 

Pauls Valley. Dem. Occ., harness and 
saddle business. B„ Sparta, Tenn., Sept. 
16, 1881. Edu., com. sch, Gainesville, 

Tex. Wife, Anna Allen. Cdrn., 1 s.. 

Jack; 1 d., Mrs. Anthony Escafie, Pauls 
Valley, (both adopted). Bus. Con., saddle 
and harness bus., Pauls Valley; dir. Pauls 
Valley Bldg. & Loan Assn., and mbr. of 
loan com. Bk. Con., First Natl, Pauls 
Valley, Assom., J. T. Blanton, W. L. 
Hart, E. W. Law, Roy Ambrister, E. P. 
Duffy, Pauls Valley; (pol.) E. Ventress, 
C. S. Bush, Geo. Bradfield. Wynnewood: 
Will McCarty, Purcell; Abe Daniels, Wall- 
ville; Murphy Box, Hoover: Mac Q. Wil¬ 
liamson, John Scott, W. B. M. Mitchell, 
B. C. Clark, Purcell. Church, Meth.; 
steward; treas., 15 yrs.; leader in all 
activities. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, dir.; 
vocational instructor of Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil; C. of C.. dir., past pres. 1918. mbr. 
Grievance and Good Roads Coins.; Mason, 
32nd Scottish Rite, Pauls Valley; Guth¬ 

rie Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., R. M. Reavis, (bro.- 

in-law) ; John R. Goodpasture. (bro.), 
Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., partisan; active 

in co. and st. for 25 yrs. : works through 
nersonal contacts only. Offices, City 

Councilman, 1908-10; City Commr., 1918- 
19. Party Honors, mbr. Prct. Bd.; mbr. 
Flection Bd. and Insp. for 6 yrs.; Co. 
Chmn.. 1920-24; del. to st. and co. convs 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901 and lo¬ 
cated at Pauls Vailev; directed the drive 
wb ! ch nrevented Pontotoc Co. taking a 
str’n off east side of Garvin Co. in 1918: 
dur'ng W. War was executive on Co. 
Council of Defense and active in Red 
P-oss for past 6 yrs. Hobby) the "neigh- 
bo~s' boys.” 

GOOHWIN. CHARLES E., Stratford. 
Ren. Occ.. merchant. B., Harrison, Ark.. 
Dec. 12, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Stratford. 
Wife, Mae M., d. of H A. Stevenson. Ada. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Charles. William, Bobby Al¬ 
fred; 1 d., Mary Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 

Goodwin & Son. Hardware and Furniture 
Co., extensive farmers supplies: dir. First 
Natl. Bk., Stratford. Bk. Con., First 

Natl., Stratford. Assoc., Clarence H. Mas¬ 
sey, pres. bk. at Ada; Carl Andrews, 
cashier bk. at Stratford; A. P. Smith, 
Stratford; (pol.)' S. M. Muse. Elmore City; 
Will Rose, Pauls Valley; Wirt Randolph, 
Wynnewood; Ed Ventress, Pauls Valley; 
ex-Sen. Harreld, Okla. City; Judge Swank, 
Norman; W. B. Pine. Okmulgee; Mac Q. 
Williamson, Pauls Valley. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir., past 
pres.; 32nd Mason, McAlester Consistory; 

Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. 

Rel., Mrs. Mary E. Goodwin, (mother), 
Stratford; S. J. Goodwin, (bro.), Strat- 





20S MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



S. J. GOODWIN 


ford; Mrs. Ruth G. Snodd.v, Ft. Worth; 
Mrs. G. C. Haley, Denison; Mrs. Mable 
Beavers, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. D. B. 
Hines, Shawnee; Mrs. L. J. Fowler, Dun¬ 
can; Mrs. Mignon Harrison, Shawnee, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan nationally, 
but independent locally; active in st. for 
19 yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Cen. Prct. Committeeman: mayor 
of Stratford. 1910-11; treas. of Stratford 
sch. bd., 4 yrs. Party Honors, presidential 
elector, 1920 ; alternate to natl. conv.; del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1899; located in old Ind. Ter. ; 
lived at Stratford since 1906; interested 
in all community enterprises; during W. 
War was chmn. of bd. of Council Defense 
and active in Liberty Loan drives; mbr. 
of the Good Roads standing com. Hob¬ 
by, fishing. 

GOODWIN, JAIMES S., Stratford. Rep. 
Occ.. postmaster. B., Murphysbo'-o, Tenn., 
April 30, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Boone 
Co., Ark.; Normal sch., Ada.; summer 
terms, 1914-21. Wife, Eunhemia E. Jones. 
Cdrn., 2 s., John, Stratford; James W., 
(deceased), killed in France during W. 
War. 2 d„ Mrs. Tom D. Glass and Mrs. 
Roy O. Beckham, Stratford. Bk. Con., 
First Natl, Stratford. Assoc., (bus.) mail 
carriers ou/t of Stratford oostofflce. 
Church, of Christ. Imp. Rel., Charles E. 
Goodwin, (bro.), Stratford. Pol. Act- 
partisan in natl. affairs, but, independent 
in local; active in eo. for 30 yrs. : makes 
speeches: works personally and through 
corns. Offices, postmaster at Stratford, 
now serving, since 1922; former J. of P. 
in Ark., 10 yrs.; census enumerator in 
1900 and 1910; former judge and clerk 
of Election Bds. in Ark.; former mbr. 
sch. bd. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; del. to co. and st. convs. in Ark. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; lived 
since at Stratford. 

GOODWIN, SAMUEL J.. Stratford. 
Jtep. Occ., lawyer. B„ McGee. Okla., 
Dec. 16, 1902. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Stratford, grad., 1920 ; O. U, 1921; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., Law Dept.. 
1923. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Goodwin & 
Son, Hardware and Implements. St-atford; 
also familiar with banking: an air plane 
pilot. Bk. Con., First Natl.. Stratford. 
Assoc., M. F. Bayless, Karl Andrews, C. 


T. Forester, Tom Glass, E. B. Forrest, 
Stratford; (pol.) Wirt Randolph. Ed 
Ventress, C. H. Bush, W. O. Williams, 
Albert Rennie, Garvin Co.; Roy Hughes, 
W. G. Johnson, Okla. City; T. B. Fergu¬ 
son, Watonga; Raymond Fields. Guthrie; 
Pat Hurley, Tulsa. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Asst. Scout Master, 
1919-21; Mason, Blue Lodge, Stratford; 
Kiwanis, Pauls Valley. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
W. N. Goodwin, (mother), Stratford; C. 
E. Goodwin, (bro.). Stratford; Mrs. Gretta 
Hailey, Denison, Tex.; Mrs. Mabel Beav¬ 
ers, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. C^anfill Fowler, 
Duncan; Mrs. Ruth Snoddy, Stratford; 
Mrs. Dixie Haines, and Mrs. George Har¬ 
rison, Shawnee, (sisters). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1924; makes speeches 
and serves on corns. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Rep. Co. Cen. Com., now serving. Remarks, 
P'ved at Stratford and Pan's V«l'ey; in 
the U. S. Army, K. Co., 179th Inf., and 
B. Co., llltli Engineers; mbr Amer. 
Lesion, Robert G. Davenport Post. Pauls 
Valley. Hobbie, aviation and hunting. 

GRIMMETT, ROBERT HOMER Pauls 
Valley. Dem. Occ., banker. B- Dela¬ 
ware, Ark., Aug. 1, 1879. Edu., com. sch., 
Paris, Ark. Wife. Lucy LaReau. Cdrn., 
5 s., R. P.. Maysville; H. D., caslrer in 
bk., Pauls Valley; J. T., Jack, William: 
3 d., Mrs. Wanda Jennings. Purcell: Rose 
Marie, Gerald !r,f “. Bus. Con., pres. Pauls 
Valley Natl. Bk.; stockholder in Bk. of 
Paoli and Fi~st Natl. Bk., Maysville; 
farm owner; cattle raising. Bk. Con., 
(corr.) Amer. First Natl., Okla. Citv; 
Drivers Natl., Kansas City. Assoc., H. M. 
Hamilton, vice pres.; J. M. Crane, cashier; 
Walter Crandell, vice pres, bk., Maysville. 
C'ubs & Lodges, C. of C., former dir.; 
mbr. Good Roads and Farm and Finance 
Coin. : 32nd Mason, Scottish, York Rites: 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem* 
pie Shrine; Norman Commandery. Imp. 
Rel., F. C. LaReau, J. A. LaReau, Pauls 
Valley; L. E. LaReau, Wanette, (bros.-in¬ 
law) ; Mrs. J. H. Royster, Wanette; Mrs. 
B. B. Watt, Shawnee; Mrs. Will Newell, 
Stonewall, (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 17 yrs.: works 
through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Wanette, 
1898-1911; Stroud, 1911-12; Pauls Valiev 
since; a civic leader; his sons are repre¬ 
sentative men. Hobbies, fishing and fine 
horses. 

GRIMMETT, R. P., Maysville. Dem. 
Occ.. banker. B., Jefferson, Okla., Sept. 
1, 1902. Edu., com and h. sch., Pauls 
Valley; O. U., 4 yrs. Wife, Ida Lee, d. 
of A. F. Kendall, Wynnewood. Bus. Con- 
cashier First Natl Bk., Maysville. Assoc., 
Walter Cordell, Robt. Mays, M. T. Wil¬ 
liamson, Maysville; (pol.) Homer Hurt. 
Jim Thompson, Mac Q. Williamson, C. O. 
Ham, Pauls Valley; Tom Kight, Cy 
Avery, Tulsa; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Phi 
Gamma Delta, O. U. : Mason, Blue 
Lodge and Royal Arch, Pauls Valley. Imp. 
Rel., R. H. Grimmett, (father) Pauls Val¬ 
ley; H. D. Grimmett, Tom Grimmett. 
(bros.), Pauls Valley; Mrs. Paul Jen¬ 
nings, Purcell, (sister). Pol. Act- par¬ 
tisan : active in co. for 5 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, City Clerk. Remarks, lived 
for a short while at Jefferson, Asher, Wan¬ 
ette, Stroud; at Pauls Valley 1912-28; and 
at Maysville since; active in all civic 
work. Hobby, cattle and horses. 

HART, MRS. HUGH, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., tag agent, Garvin County. B., Pauls 
Valley, Aug. 1, 1892. Edu., pub. sch., 

Ardmore, Norman; Indian boarding seh., 
Anadarko; Durant Normal Sch.; St. Marv’s 
Academy, Okla. City; Edmond Tchrs. Col. 
Hus., Hugh Hart, bond salesman. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc.. 
Ralph Driskil, Hardy Russell, Clvde Good- 
ner, Supt. Training Sch. ; Cv Reed, Ford 


dealer, Pauls Valley; (pol.) Mac Q. Wil¬ 
liamson, J. T. Blanton, Pauls Valley; Geo. 
L. Bradfield, Wynnewood; Homer Hurt, co. 
atty., Garvin Co.; Mrs. C. Ross Hume, 
Anadarko; Henry S. Johnston, F. B. 
Swank, Norman; Mrs. Jessie moore, Scott 
Ferris, OMa. City; Mrs. Lola Pearson, 
Marshall. Churth, Pres.; act. in church. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary Ann; 
Parliamentary Law Club, past pres.; 
Womens Study Club, past pres.; Co. Fed¬ 
eration Club, past pres., (subsidiary of 
St. Federation) ; O. E. S., past matron; 
Organized Garvin Co. Old Settlers Assn- 
1928; instrumental in changing constitu¬ 
tion of Federated Clubs of st. to 
admit Farm Womens Clubs. Imp. Rel., 
Marion Prater, teaching in Balboa Heights, 
Panama Canal; Jimmie Prater, teacher of 
sub-normal cdrn., special room at Wash¬ 
ington Sch., Okla. City, (sisters). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
12 yrs.; makes speeches; good organizer; 
also works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Tag Agent, Garvin Co.; campaign 
mgr. for Henry S. Johnston, 1926 in Gar¬ 
vin Co. Remarks, lived at Ardmore, Okla. 
City, Norman and- Pauls Valley; del. to 
all club convs., both st. and district; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Red Cross and 
Council of Defense work; chmn. of parade 
for Garvin Co. fairs. Hobby, historical 
relics. 

HIGH, P. E., Maysville. Ren. Occ- 
minister and merchant. B- N. Tex., 
March, 1874. Edu v rural schs., Tex. 
Wife, Elizabeth Drawver. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Winston. Bus. Con., stockholder in hard¬ 
ware store at Maysville; familiar with 
druggist profession. Bk. Con.. First Natl . 
Maysville. Assoc., J. B. Wilson, M. P. 
Williamson, I. H. Samples, H. P. Mays, 
Maysville; (pol.) Wirt Randolph. Wynne¬ 
wood : W. A. Rose, Sam Muse, Scott Fer¬ 
ris. Mac Q. Williamson, Homer Paul. Byron 
Gibson. Church, Missionary Bap., or¬ 
dained minister; leader in B. Y. P. U. ; 
strong religious force in community. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C„ mbr. Good Roads 
Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; 
former I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel. A. C. High, 
(bro.), Lindsay Pol Act., independent 
locally, but partisan nationally; active in 
co. for 25 yrs.; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts; makes speeches; moral 
force, influential among church people 
Offices, postmaster at Maysville. 1923-25: 
mbr. City Council, 2 yrs.; Clerk Sch. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; lived 
at Wilson, 1904-25, at Maysville since. 
Interested in upbuilding rural commun¬ 
ities. 

HOUSER, W. H- Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., municipal accountant. B„ Ft 
Worth, Tex., Feb. 26, 1872. Edu., com. 
sch., Snrlngtown, Tex.; Col. Springtown. 
Wife, Ellen Plumlee. Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs 
Zula Stevens, Mrs. Lois Hardwicke, Okla. 
City; Mrs. Pearl Michael, Ranger, Tex.; 
Mrs. Alta Craig, Wayne. Bus. Con- 
municipal accountant, Pauls Valley: owns 
real estate and stock in Pauls Valley and 
Okla. City Bldg. & Loan Assn.; familiar 
with all kinds of office work and real 
estate bus., and farming. Assoc., R. E 
Bowling, J. T. Blanton, Joe S. Bottoms. 
Pauls Valley; (pol.) Horace Thomas, 
James M. Thompson, Mac Q. Williamson, 
Pauls Valley: Scott Ferris, M. E. Trapp. 
Okla. City; F. B. Swank, Norman; El¬ 
mer Thomas, U. S. Sen. Church, Bap., 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.: 
K. P.; former W. O. W. and B. P. O. E. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 15 yrs.; makes some speeches; works 
principally through personal activities. 
Offices, Twp. Trustee formerly; former 
Assistant Co. Treas, and also Co. Treas. 

4 yrs.; Co. Assessor 6 yrs,; former mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. 10 yrs.; Prct. Committeeman: 
Chmn. Co. Election Bd. Remarks, came 





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to Okla. in 1902; lived at Klondike, 1902- 
11; at Pauls Valley since; interested in 
all questions pertaining to revenue and 
taxation. Hobby, dominoes. 

HURT, HOMER L., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., County Attorney. B., Liberty, Mo., 
Jan. 12, 1898. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Perry; grad. 0. U., LL. B.. 3 yrs. Wife, 
Early H., d. of Mr. W. A. Black, Nor¬ 
man. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt. B Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., 
Walter Nance, mayor of Pauls Valley; 
Judge W. G. Long, Sulphur; W. A. Rose, 
sheriff of Garvin Co.; (pol.) Joe A. Ed¬ 
wards, Carroll J. Moody, Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Pauls Valley; Scott Perris, M. E. 
Trapp, F. B. Swank, Geo. D. Key. Church, 
Bap.; Supt. of S. S.; tchr. of Mens Bible 
Class; director of music. Clubs &, Lodges, 
C. of C.; Kiwanis, charter mbr. and past 
pres.; Country Club; chmn. of Speakers 
Bureau, Dem. Co. Organiz.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Pauls Valley. Imp. Rel., Claude 
C. Hurt, Chickasha; Joe D. Hurt, tchr. at. 
Edmond, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 6 yrs. Offices, Co. Atty., 
now serving ;• Deputy Co. Atty., 4 yrs 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.: 
chmn. of League of Young Dems.; at univ. 
was mbr. of S. A. T. C.; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Robert G. Davenport Post, Pauls 
Valley. Hobby, golf. 

JOHNSON, G. L„ Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., physician; County Health Officer. 
B., Millport, Ala., Sept. 30, 1879. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Ala.; Ala. A. & M. 
Col.; Univ. of Tenn., grad., 1903: grad, 
work at Tulane Univ., La.; and Univ. of 
Chicago. Wife, Zealand Harris, Tex. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Max Johnson, grocer; Harry. 
Bus. Con., stockholder in Pauls Valley 
Natl. Bk.; director and co-partner in 
Lindsay-Johnson Hospital; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Pauls Valley Natl. Assoc., Dr. 


Lindsay, partner, (have been in partner¬ 

ship longer than any other two doctors in 
st.) ; R. H. Grimmett, H. Lindsay, Harry 
Hamilton, Pauls Valley; (pol.) Mac Q. 

Williamson, J. C. Cofield, Judge Edwards. 
J. T. Blanton, Pauls Valley; Gov. Hollo¬ 
way, Fred Capshaw, Scott Ferris, F. B. 
Swank. Church, Chris.; elder. Clubs & 

Lodges, Rotary, charter mbr.; C. of C., 
past pres., mbr. Good Roads Com.; mbr. 
Advisory 1 Bd. for Boy Scouts; (Mason, 
32nd; Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; former mbr. of I. O. O. F., W. O. 
W„ M. W. A., and B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel, Sen. Fletcher Johnson, (bro), Bris- 
totw. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; 

works personally and through corns. 
Offices, Co. Health Officer. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Byers 
1903-10 ; at Pauls Valley since; during 
W. War was Service Capt. in 4th Inf., 
10th Div., Camp Funston, Kan.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Robt. G. Davenport Post, 
Pauls Valley; mbr. of Amer. St. and Co. 
Medical Assn; district surgeon for Santa 
Fe R R longer than any other doctor in 
st.; leader in development of Paids Valley. 
Interested in good roads 

KING, J. J. Pauls Valley. Dem. Occ.. 
jeweler. B., Mt. Pleasant, Tex., Dec. 26. 
1864. Edu., com. and h. schs., Mt. Pleas¬ 
ant, Tex. Wife, Mary Gladney. Cdrn., 4 
s., H. S. King, Blackwell, lawyer; J. H 
King, N. Y. ; J. G. King, T. S. King, 
Dallas, Tex.; 2 d., Mrs. R. E. McMurtry, 
Lindsay; Mrs. H. K. Stephenson, Fort 
Worth. Bus. Con., owner J. J. King 
Jewelry Store, Paids Valley. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pauls Valley. Assoc., F. A. 
Ramsey, Will Hays, T. G. Mays, R. E. 
Bowling, Pauls Valley; (pol.) Mac Q. 
Williamson, Homer Paul, Judge Blanton, 
Monroe Osmond, Paids Valley; F. B. 


Swank. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, 
Blu6 Lodge, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 30 yrs. ; works 
through party organiz. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd., 15 yrs.; pres, for 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1887 ; lived at Davis 2 yrs ; at 
Pauls Valley since ; during W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan drives. Interested 
in good schools. 

LeVALLEY, EARL R., Maysville. Rep. 
Occ., rural mail carrier. B., Bowersville, 
July 18, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Stroud and Verden, Okla. ; 1 yr. O. U. 
Wife, Ida, d. of T. J. Willoughby, Mays¬ 
ville. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl R., Jr.; Phillip 
S.; 3 d., Eulaula, Eula, Ora Joe. Bus. 
Con., postal rural mail carrier; famil¬ 
iar with farming occupation and wireless 
telegraphy; oil salesman. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Maysville. Assoc., R. P. Grimmett, 
Geo. W. Williamson, J. A. Samples, Mays¬ 
ville; (pol) W. L. Long. Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Bill Rose, Homer Hurt, Pauls Valley; 
Thomas G. Andrews, Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Sam II. Harris, Bert Galloway. Church, 
Meth.; steward ; past pres, of bd.; mbr. 
Fiinance Com. Lodges, Mason, past 
Master, 2 terms, Blue Lodge, Maysville. 
Imp. Rel., William R. LeValley, Dayton, 
Ohio, tool maker; Janies M. LeValley, 
plumber, Okla. City; A. S. LeValley, oil 
man, Healdton, (bros.) Pol. Act., locally 
independent, but nationally partisan ; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs. ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, rural mail carrier, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman, 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; lived at 
Stroud till 1907; Verden till 1911, Blanch¬ 
ard till 1913 and at Maysville since; dur¬ 
ing W. War served as radio operator in 
Air Service; mbr. of Amer. Legion, and 
Post Commander of James Humphrey Post, 
Maysville: Chmn. of Boy Scout act. 
Hobbies, radio and hunting. 

MAYS, T. G., Pauls Valley. Dem. Occ., 
farmer, banker. B., Maysville. April 8, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Maysville; Indian 
sch., Tishomingo; Bus. Col., Dallas, Tex. 
Wife, Bertha Willingham, Pauls Valley. 
Cdrn., 4 s., S. J., Maysville; T. G., 

Jr., Okla. City; Elmo, supt. of road 
building; Jack, Pauls Valley. Bus. Con., 
pres. First Natl. Bk., Pauls Valley; land 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl., Pauls Val¬ 
ley. Assoc., J. T. Blanton, E. W. Love. 
Pauls Valley; Hugh Johnson, Okla. City; 
(pol.) R. E. Bowling, W. J. Harris. Mac 
Q. Williamson, Pauls Valley; Scott Ferris. 
M. E. Trapp, Geo. D. Key, Gov. Holloway, 
Tom Kight,, Okla. City. Church, Meth.; 
Chmn. of Finance Com. when new church 
was built. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
mbr. Good Roads Standing Com.; Rotary; 
Country Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, Pauls 
Valley; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., J. T. 
Willingham, Pauls Valley, (bro.-in-law) ; 
W. P. Mays, Maysville: Clarence Mays. 
Colorado Springs, (bros) ; Mrs. W. T. 
Shannon, El Paso; Mrs. Scott Jones, 
Chickasha, (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co and local politics for 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices 
former mbr. Bd. of Edu., Pauls Valley. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
for 25 yrs.; refused candidacy for mayor 
of Pauls Valley Remarks, came to Pauls 
Valley in 1910; native Oklahoman and 
formerly lived at Maysville which was 

named in honor of his father. Hobby, al¬ 

falfa farming. 

MAYS, W. P., Maysville. Dem. Occ., 
retired banker, farmer and stockman. B., 
Maysville, March 31, 1875. Edu., com. 

sch., Garvin Co.; Tishomingo Academy; 
Harley Institute; Bus. Col., Dallas, Tex. 
Wife, Edna Stewart. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul, 
Kent; 1 d., Erin, at home. Bus. Con., 

Co. Commr.; farm owner; familiar with 






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banking and cattle bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Maysville. Assoc., Bob Mays, Fred 
Scott, J. H. Samples, J. J. Swan, D. L. 
Willis, V. M. Butts, Maysville; (pol.) 
Judge Blanton, Mac Q. Williamson, Judge 
Long, Judge Edwards, Pauls Valley; Scott 
Ferris, Okla. City; F. B. Swank, Norman; 
Mrs. Jessie E. Moore. Church, Meth.; 
steward; trustee; clerk of bd. 2 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, Chmn. of Garvin Co. 
Road Com. formerly; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
32nd; Guthrie Consistory; Life Member¬ 
ship Okla. City India Temple Shrine; 
Scottish Rite; past Worshipful Master. 
Imp. Rel., David Mays, (father), founder 
of town of Maysville, 1872; John Mays, 
(uncle), established first store in Mays¬ 
ville in territorial days; T. G. Mays, 
banker, Pauls Valley; Clarence Mays, 
Colo., retired, (bros.) ; Mrs. Laura Shan¬ 
non, El Paso; Mrs. Ella Jones, Chick - 
asha; Mrs. Jimmie Williams, Purcell, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. and st. for 25 yrs: works through 
personal contacts; mbr. Bd. of Commrs. 
when Garvin Co. built court house. Offices, 
Co. Commr., 6 yrs.; Insp. Election Bd.; 
mbr. of Sch. Bd. and pres for a number 
of yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, lived all his life at 
Maysville; a pioneer in st.; during W. 
War was active in Liberty Loans and Red 
Cross work. Interested in good roads. 

MUSE, SAM, Elmore City. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and loans. B., Ripley. Miss., 
Sept. 28, 1877. Edu., Conway, Ark., h. 
sch., grad., 1897. Wife, Roy Aldridge. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Otho, Corvurdett, Kenneth; 2 
d., Merrell, Ouida. Bus. Con., real estate 
and loans; Co. Commr. Bk. Con., Pauls 
Valley Natl.; First St., Elmore City. 
Assoc., C. A. Rotenberry, Stratford, Co. 
Commr.; W. P. Mays, Maysville. Co. 

Commr. ; (pol.) A. L. Brewer, Elmore 
City; .1. P. Gibson, W. B. Crump. Wirt 
Randolph, Wynnewood; W. G. Skelly, 
Tulsa; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; J. W. 
Harreld, Okla. City; Roy Johnson, Ard¬ 
more. C'.ubs &. Lodges, Commercial Club, 
past pres., 6 yrs.; I. O. 0. F.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, past Senior Warden. Imp. 

Rel., Oscar and Towden Muse, Burney- 
ville, (bros.) ; Mrs. J. D. Wood, Elmore 
City, (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 30 yrs; makes speeches; works 
mostly personally, but also through corns. 
Offices, former postmaster, Elmore City, 8 
yrs., 1908-16; Co. Commr. since 1922; 
former mbr. Co. Election Bd., 4 yrs.; 

Chmn. Elmore City Council, 1912-16; 
Sch. Trustee, 1897-1900. Party Honors, 
del. to all co., district and st. convs. for 
yrs.; mbr. Co. Central Rep. Com. contin¬ 
uously since statehood, and now; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1905; has lived since at Elmore City. 
Hobby, hunting. 

NANCE, WALTER, Pauls Valley. Dent. 
Occ., banker. B., Warsaw, Mo., June 11, 
1885. Edu., com. sch., Sedalia, Mo. Wife, 
Alice L. Gallagher, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Walter, Jr., at home. Bus. Con., vice 
pres, and cashier. Exchange Natl. Bk., 
Pauls Valley; familiar with general mer¬ 
cantile bus. Bk. Con., (corr.) Farmers 
Natl., Okla. City; Commerce Trust Co., 
Kansas City; First Natl., St. Louis. Assoc., 
Edwin B. Cox, Fred W. Kidd, Dr. W. P. 
Greening, of Exchange Natl. Bk., Pauls 
Valley; (pol.) Judge R. E. Bowling, James 
M. Thompson, Mason Hart, Roy Ambrister, 
Oscar Worley, Garvin Co.; Scott Ferris, 
Okla. City; Judge W. G. Long. .Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., director, 
pres. 1927, mbr. Finance and Good Roads 
Corns.; Kiwanis, pres. 1925, treas. 3 yrs.: 
Mason, York Rite, Chapter and Command- 
ery, Mena, Ark.; El Amin, Little Rock. 
Imp. Rel., Prof. Elvin Nance, Springfield, 
Mo., (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 15 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns.; an 


organizer. Offices, mayor of Pauls Val¬ 
ley, now serving, since 1929; City Treas. 
formerly of Mena, Ark.; Sec’y. Election 
Bd. at Mena, Ark., 2 yrs. Remarks, Came 
to Okla. in 1922; has lived since at Pauls 
Valley; a civic booster and social leader; 
Chmn. of Liberty Loan drives during W. 
War; mbr. Co. Red Cross Assn. Hobby, 
truck and flower' gardening. 

OSBORN, MONROE, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Brown Co., Tex., 
July 15, 1887. Edu., com and h. sch., 
Norman, Okla.: O. U., 4 yrs.; Univ. of 
Kan., 3 yrs. Wife, Rowena Mosely. Cdrn., 
1 d, Nancy. Bk. Con, Exchange Natl., 
Pauls Valley; Pauls Valley Natl. Assoc., 
Walter L. Hart, Purcell; Harden Russell, 
Harry A. Gage, Charley Worley, Mac Q. 
Williamson, Dr. G. L. Johnston, Pauls 
Valley. Clubs & Lodges C. of C.; Rotary; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason, Scottish 
Rite; Guthrie Consistory; Country Club, 
Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., partisan in na¬ 
tional affairs, but independent in local; 
active for 15 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Atty. of Garvin Co., 2 yrs; City Atty. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs 
on 3 occasions. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1890; lived at Granite. 1890-95; Sul¬ 
phur, 1895-98; Norman, 1898-1905; Pauls 
Valley since; instrumental in securing 
bonds for new court house; during W. 
War served in 22nd F. A., Louisville, Ky.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion post, Pauls Valley. 

PATCH ELL, 0. W„ Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer and farmer. B., Batavia, 
Ohio, Dec. 23, 1863. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Ohio; Ohio St. Univ., Columbus, 
grad., B. Ph. 1889. Wife, Lillian Cline. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Edward C., farm mgr.. Pauls 
Pauls Valley; 2 d., Mrs. Jewell Robbins, 
Mrs. Helen Moody, Pauls Valley. Bus. 
Con., extensive land owner; owner of city 
property: stockholder in First Natl. Bk., 
Pauls Valley; stockholder and director in 
First Natl. Bk., Maysville; stockholder in 
several gin companies; vice pres. Penning¬ 
ton Wholesale Grocery Co. Assoc., A. F. 
Pyeatt, was formerly his law partner; 
(pol.) Sen. Mac Q. Williamson. Homer 
Paul, Bryan Gibson, Judge W. J. Long, 
Pauls Valley; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; 
Lee Cruce, Ardmore; ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnston, Perry; M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; 
Judge Pace, Purcell; Jim McClintic, 
congressman. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
past pres.; mbr. Good Roads Com.; I. O. 
O. F., W. O. W, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. for 40 
yrs..; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal activities; one of the first lawyers 
in Pauls Valley and was act've in all 
matters pertaining to statehood. Offices, 
mbr. 3rd Legislature from Garvin Co.; 
mbr. of Special Session for Location of 
St. Capitol. Party Honors, del. to state¬ 
hood conv.; del. to many st. and co. 
convs.; candidate for St. Sen. in 1923, 
(defeated). Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890; lived at Ardmore until 1895, at 
Pauls Valley since; mbr. of Natl. St. and 
Garvin Co. Bar Assns. Hobby, raising 
alfalfa and stock. 

PAUL, HOMER, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., real estate. B., 1903, Pauls Valley. 
Edu., li. sch., Pauls Valley; O. U. Mar¬ 
ried. Bus. Con., real estate and loans 
Bk. Con., Pauls Valley Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
leaders in co. and st. Church, Pres. Pol. 
Act., partisan : co. worker. Offices, Rep¬ 
resentative in Legislative 1929-30. (Com¬ 
plete information unavoidable.) 

POOL, W. O., Wynnewood. Dem. Occ., 
osteopathic physician. B., Missouri, located 
Wynnewood about 1909. Married. Bus. 
Com., farming interests. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Wynnewood. Church, Southern 
Meth.; leader in church and in profes¬ 
sion. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. Osteopathic 


Examiners. Edu., grad, in Osteopathy in 
Mo. (Complete information unavailable.) 

PRATT, JOHN FRANKLIN, Pauls Val¬ 
ley. Dem. Occ., Justice of Peace. B., 
Lynn Co., Mo., March 4, 1860. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Mo.; Tchrs. Normal. 
Kirksville, Mo., grad. 1886. Wife, Nora B. 
Larkins. Cdrn., 2 s., Carl E., Hartford, 
Conn.; John F., Jr., Mission, Tex.; 3 d., 
Mrs. C. B. Bedingfield, Mrs. T. H. Stirman, 
Pauls Valley; Mrs. D. Dee Lobaugh, Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Pauls Valley Natl. Assoc., 
Judge R. E. Bowling, Joe E. Edwards, 
Walter Nance, Pauls Valley; (pol.) Mason 
Hart, Co. Supt.; Joe Edwards, Co. Judge; 
Lee Field, Garvin Co.; Jimmie Thompson, 
S. D. Williams, Wynnewood; W. R. Wal¬ 
lace, Okla. City; Mrs. Jessie Moore, Pauls 
Valley. Church, Bap.; senior deacon; 
Banner Assn. Moderator for 15 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Knight Templar, Blue 
Lodge, Pauls Valley; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 

A. L. Pratt, (bro.), Co Judge, Linneus, 
Mo. Pol. Act, partisan; active for 30 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through coins. Offices, former Co. 
Sch. Commr., Chariton Co., Mo., 3 yrs.; 
past Deputy Co. Atty., 6 yrs., and Co. 
Atty., 2 yrs. in Chariton Co., Mo.; Justice 
of Peace, Pauls Valley, now serving. 
Party Honors, del to co. and st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; mbr. Election Bd.; 
attended natl. conv. at Chicago in 1896. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; has 
lived since at Pauls Valley; taught in 
Mo. from 1879 for almost 30 yrs,; was 
supt. of schools a greater part of that 
time. Influential in his community. 

RAMSEY, F. A., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., Supt. of Pauls Valley City Schools. 

B. , Whitewriglit, Tex., Nov. 21, 1892. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Sherman, Tex.; Austin 
Col., B. A.; Okla. Univ., M. A. Wife, 
Margaret, d. of E. S. Jones, Duncan. 
Cdrn., 1 s., John Robert; 1 d., Patsy Anne, 
at h. Bk. Con., Pauls Valley Natl. Assoc., 

C. K. Reiff, Muskogee; C. P. Howell, Fair¬ 
fax ; Ed Price, Enid; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Pauls Valley; F. B. Swank, Norman; John 
Vanghan, St. Supt., Okla. City; M A. 
Nash, T. T. Montgomery, Chickaslia. 
Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
C of C. ; mbr. N. E. A.; pres, eastern 
div. of O. E. A., past pres, of S. E. div.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Pauls Val¬ 
ley; Pauls Valley Country Club. Imp. 
Rel.. P. H. Ramsey, physical dir. of Y. 
M. C. A., Beaumont. Tex.; O. L. Ramsey, 
coach at Durant Tchrs. Col., (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Remarks, came to Okla 1919; 
sunt, of schs. at Madill; instructor in 
mathematics dept, of Durant Normal Sch. 
for 5 yrs.: instructor in educational dept, 
of Ada St. Normal; mbr. Phi Delta Kappa 
of Okla. Univ.; when attending col. at 
Austin was librarian and editor of col. 
annual; chmn. of superintendents div. of 
O. E. A. Hobby, golf. 

RANDOLPH, MINNIE C.. Wynnewood 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Caddo, In¬ 
dian Terr., Apr. 16, 1880. Edu., com, 

sch., mostly taught at h. Hus., Wirt Ran¬ 
dolph. cotton merchant. Cdrn., 1 s., Wirt 
A. Wynnewood (1 grandson, Wirt III). 
Assoc., (pol.) J. T. Blanton. Pauls Valley. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Athaneum 
Club; mbr. two social clubs; U. D. C.; 
Okla. Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Nancy Fol¬ 
som (grandmother) ; Mrs. Ada (H. C.) 

Reynolds, Okla. City; Mrs. Chas. Garlock, 
Los Angeles, Calif, (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in town; co. and st. for 
30 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Garvin Co. 
Chmn. 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; alternate to N. Y. natl. 
conv. 1924; del. to Houston conv. 1928 ; 
official notifier from st. of Okla. to v.- 
pres. Robinson, Hot Springs 1929. Re- 


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W. A. ROSE 


marks, native Oklahoman; lived at Caddo 
in Indian Terr, until 1896 and at Wynne- 
wood since; active in civic affairs. 

RANDOLPH, WIRT, ' Wynnewood. Rep. 
Occ., cotton merchant. B., Erie, Mo., 
Dec. 21, 1874. Edu„ White Bead Hill., 
grad. 1894 ; Valparaiso, Ind., Col., 2 yrs., 
1894-96. Wife, Minnie Cooper. Cdrn., 1 
s., Wirt A. Wynnewood. Bus. Con., Esk¬ 
ridge & Randolph, cotton merchants; 2 

gins at Wynnewood; 1 at Marietta; land 
owner in co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Southern 
Natl.; First St. Assoc., P. R. Eskridge 
(partner) ; (pol.) Marion Henderson, 
Wynnewood; C. E. Goodwin, Stratford; W. 
E. Rose, Pauls Valley; F. B. Fessenger, 
Wynnewood; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; 
Clark Wasson, Antlers; W. G. Skelly, 

Tulsa; Mrs. Lola Pearson, Marshall. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C.; Wynnewood Golf Club.; dir. Okla. Cot¬ 
ton Growers Assn., mbr. exec, com.; 32nd 
Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. . City 
India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Sidney 
Randolph (bro.), Lawton. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; leader of party for 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
party organizations. Offices, mbr. Exec. 

Com. under A. C. Alexander for 6 yrs.; 

Rep. St. Committeeman for 16 yrs., still 
serving; Co. Chmn. Rep. Co. Com.; past 
Chmn. Finance Com. of Rep. party for 
4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all co. and 
and st. convs. since statehood: prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; alternate del. for W. T. Hales 
to natl. conv., Kansas City, 1928. Re¬ 

marks. came to Okla. in 1887 ; lived at 
Purcell, Robberson, and White Bead Hill 
for a short time each; Wynnewood since 
1898. Hobby, politics. 

RENNIE, ALBERT, Pauls Valley. Rep. 

Occ., lawyer. B.. Hamilton, Ontario, Can., 
Jan. 1, 1863. Edu., com. and h. schs.; 
Hamilton, Ontario, Can., Col., grad., 1880. 
Wife. Laura M. Matthews. Cdrn., s., 

Melville A., Albert M.. David A.; 4 d., 
Florence C., Anna E., Hazel E., Laura E. 
Bus. Con., practicing attorney; farmer. 

Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., R. H. 
Grimmett. Joe A. Edwards, Pauls 1 allev, 
(pol.) Wirt Randolph, Wynnewood: S r. 
Bush, J. E. Ventress, Pauls Valley; W. P. 
Johnson. Ardmore; Guy P. Cobb. Ard- 
more; C. G. Moore, Purcell; A. II. Con¬ 
stant, Ada. Church, Epis. Lodges, 32nd 


Mason; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Col. George S. Rennie, Hamilton, Canada, 
knighted by King George for his services 
during W. War. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. and natl. affairs for 40 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Asst. U. S. Atty., 
under W. B. Johnson, Ardmore; U. S. 
Comnir., under J. M Shackelford, U. S. 
Judge, Indian Terr.; U. S. Commr. under 
Judge Foster, Wichita, Kan.; U. S. Commr. 
under Isaac C. Parker, U. S. Judge, Ft. 
Smith, Ark.; former Postmaster at White 
Bead Hill, Indian Terr.; at same time was 
sec’y of first Rep. organization in Indian 
Terr.; sec’y co. Rep. Com. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. convs.; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla in 1883 ; lived 
at White Bead Hill 1889; at Noble until 
1890; Purcell until 1891; Ardmore until 
1895 ; Pauls Valley since 1895. Active in 
civic and public affairs. During W. War 
was mbr. of Council of Defense. 

RICHARDSON, CHARLES F.. Maysville. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B., Noble, Dec. 
16, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., grad., 
1917; bus. col., Shawnee. 1918. Wife, 
Jewell, d. of S. E. Vaughan. Maysville. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. Ray; 1 d., Bettie Ruth, 
at h. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Wal¬ 
ter Cordell, Joe Haddix, Fred Berry. W. 
E. Showen. C. L. Traylor, Maysville; (pol.) 
Wirt Randolph, J. E. Ventress, C. R. Bell, 
Tom Fessenger, Sam Goodwin, W. A. Rose, 
Garvin Co.; Tom Henderson, Ft. Cobb; 
Dallas Rose, Davis; Sen. Harreld, Okla. 
City: P. M. Presson, Sulphur; T. H. 
Vaughan, Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Boy Scout 
Council; Mason Blue Lodge. Maysville. 
Imp. Rel., J. T. Richardson (father), Put¬ 
nam; Ray Richardson (bro.), Putnam. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Garvin Co. since 
1921; works personally and makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Postmaster of Maysville 1924- 
32. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
at Maysville since 1923. Hobby, baseball 
and football. 

ROQUEMORE, ROXIE, Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., Clerk of Garvin Co. B., Cook Co., 
Tex., June 29, 1886. Edu., com. sch., 

Gainesville, Tex. Hus., Tillman Roque- 
more (dec.). Bus. Con., farm owner; 
stockholder in bldg. & loan co. Bk. Con., 
Pauls Valiev Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. 
Lawrence. Wynnewood; W. B. Crump, G. 
L. Bradfield, Judge Joe A. Edwards, W. 
J. Long, Garvin Co.; Homer Paul: Mac 
O. Williamson; Bryan Gibson. Church. 
Chris.; S. S. tchr. for 10 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodqes. C. of C.: Royal Neighbors; Bus. 
and Professional Womens Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 10 yrs.; works 
through personal activities. Offices, worked 
in court house at Pauls Valley for 10 
vrs.: Co. Clk. 4 yrs.; Den. Co. Clk. 4 yrs.; 
Dep. Ct. Clk. 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. convs.: prct. eommitteewoman; 
mbr. League of Young Denis. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910 : lived since at Pauls 
Valley. During W. War was a mbr. of 
Draft Bd. and Exemption Bd.; Active in 
Liberty Loan drives. 

ROSE, WILLIAM A., Pauls Valley. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Sheriff. B., Wayne Co.. Tenn., 
July 6, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Evening 
Shade, Ark. Wife. Sarah Francis. Cdrn., 
5 s., J. P., Caddo Co.; Logan. Elmore 
City; J. B., Red Bares. Tex.; Troy and 
Hubert, Pauls Valiev: 4 d.. Mrs. Herbert 
Green. Colorado, Tex.; Mrs. Thos. G. 
Knight. Pike City: Mrs. H. D. Hall, El¬ 
more City: Mrs. Emma Sullivan, Wewoka. 
Bus. Con., farming interests; familiar with 
mercantile bus. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; 
Pauls Valiev; First St.. Elmore Citv. 
Assoc., Cy Reed, Judge Henderson. .T. A. 
Kerry. Dr. G. L. Johnson, Pauls Valley; 
(pol.) Ed Ventress, Pauls Valley; E. H. 
Yeary, Elmore City: Ben Norman, Wvnne- 
wood; Chas. L. Bell, .Lindsay; Mat Robin¬ 


son, Chickasha; S. T. Reed, Earlsboro; 
Chas. Selby, Okla. City; Walter Colbert, 
Ardmore; Chester Harreld, Duncan. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, W. O. W., Pauls Valley. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1904; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, Sheriff of Garvin Co. (only one 
other Rep. ever elected to that office) ; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Elmore City, 1914-16. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to many 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904; lived since in Garvin Co. Active 
part in civic affairs. 

ROSS, ROBERT W., Pauls Valley. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Republic, Mo., 
June 20, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
grad., Huntsville, Ark., 1888. Wife, Myrtle 
Hopkins. Cdrn., 4 s., Clyde, Carl, Don, 
Norman; 1 d., Clara. Bus. Con., Co. As¬ 
sessor; also familiar wiui insurance and 
real estate; a former tchr. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Assoc., Walter Nance, R. 
E. Bowling, Hardie Russell, Pauls Valley; 
(pol.) J. D. Cofield, Joe Edwards, Joe S. 
Bottoms, Pauls Valley; L. P. Bullard. 
Lindsay, J. B. A. Robertson, Ed Dabney, 

R. A. Sneed, Lee Cruce. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., W. O. W„ Pauls Val¬ 
ley. Imp. Rel., M. M. Ross, Rush Springs: 

S. F. Ross, Marlow (bros.) ; Mrs. W. S. 
Vallantine (sister), Marlow. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works mostly through personal 
contacts, but also through com. Offices, 
Co. Assessor, Garvin Co., since 1925 ; for¬ 
mer Justice of Peace at Lindsay for yrs.; 
first Trustee of Maysville Twp. after state¬ 
hood ; mbr. Sch. Bd. at Lindsay for 2 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st convs.; 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1890; lived since in Garvin Co.; 
at Lindsay until 1925; at Pauls Valley 
since. Active in all civic and public af¬ 
fairs. During W. War was mbr. of Coun¬ 
cil of Defense and of com. for sales of 
Liberty Bonds; one of the four-minute 
men; active mbr. of Red Cross. 

ROTENBERRY, CHARLES A., Stratford. 
Occ., Chmn. of Co. Commissioners. B., 
Fannin Co.. Tex., May 14, 1881. Edu., 
com. sch., McGee. Wife. Alva, d. of M. 
B. Frogge, Stratford. Cdrn., 2 s., Hubert 
A., Shawnee: Vaughan S., Stratford; 2 
d., Mrs. Devida Hammer, Shawnee; Norma. 
Bus. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Sam Muse, 



C. A. ROTENBERRY 







212 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Elmore City; W. P. Mays, Maysville; (pol.) 
J. T. Blanton, R. E. Boling, Pauls Valley; 
J. T. Wheeler, Wynnewood; Win. M. Frank¬ 
lin, Okla. City; Judge F. E. Lester, Oltla. 
City; Henry S. Johnston, Perry. Church, 
Bap.; former deacon 2 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., dir.; I. 0. O. F.; M. 
W. A.; Council Commander of W. O. W. 
21 yrs., st. mgr. for 4 yrs., del. to natl. 
conv. of W. O. W., N. Y., 1921, San An¬ 
tonio, 1923. Imp. Re!., J. J. Rotenberrj 
(father), mbr. of Miss. Legislature and of 
second Okla. Legislature (dec.) ; Mrs. Alice 
Gammel, Okla. City; Mrs. Ada Tucker, 
Byars; Mrs. Mattie Thomas, Ada ; Mrs. 
Lillian Smith. Allen; Mrs. Ella Phillips. 
Moore (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com.; out¬ 
standing in his work as Co. Commr. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Commr, Garvin Co., 4 yrs.; for¬ 
mer mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Stratford. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st, convs.; in¬ 
spector of local elec. bd. 6 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla, in 1893; lived at Johnson 
in Indian Terr. 1893-99; McGee 1899-1906; 
Stratford since. Interested and enthusiastic, 
in behalf of good roads. Hobby, fancy 
chickens, horses. 

SCOTT, FRED, Maysville. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and farm loans. B., Garvin 
Co.. Aug. 10, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Gar¬ 
vin Co. Wife, Sallie Randolph. Cdrn., 
1 s., Fred Wray; 1 d., Bessie. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Geo. Williamson. John 
Williamson, I. H. Samples. D. L. Willis, 
Maysville; (pol.) Mac Q. Williamson, 
Homer Hurt, Homer Paul, C. 0. Ham, 
Judge Edwards. Judge Long, Garvin Co.; 
F. B. Swank, Norman: Mrs. Jessie Moore 
(his wife’s cousin). Church. Meth.; stew¬ 
ard; tchr. in S. S. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., W. S. Randolph, rural carrier (bro.- 
in-law) ; John M. Scott, Los Angeles; M. 
D. Scott, Ennis, Tex. (bros.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. for 20 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, mbr. City Council 
3 yrs., during which time lights and water 
were installed in Maysville and the h. 
sch. addition was voted; Clk. Sch. Bd.; 
former Clk. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
all his life in Garvin Co. at Maysville. 
Active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work 
during W. War. Interested in good roads 
and schs. 

S H O W E N, WILLIAM ELLSWORTH, 

Wynnewood. Dem. Occ., printer and pub¬ 
lisher. B., Smithland, la., Aug. 14, 1882. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia.; taught. Wife, Hattie, 
d. of R. P. Witt, Chickasha. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Carroll, Ellsworth, Payne; 2 d., Syntha, 
Lyllian. Bus. Con., Maysville News; 
Wynnewood New Era Farmer; formerly 
connected with Minco Minstrel, 1904-06 ; 
purchased it in 1908 and conducted it until 
1916, when he purchased the Maysville 
News. Bk. Con., First Natl.; First Natl., 
Maysville. Assoc., H. S. Shackelford, S. 
D. Williams, Wynnewood; P. M. Cates, 
Walter Claudill, Maysville; (pol.) Walter 
J. Harris, J. T. Blanton. Judge Edwards, 
C. O. Ham, Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls 
Valley; Bob Wilson, Graves Leeper, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth.; has always held 
some church office for 20 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Maysville and Wynne¬ 
wood, dir. at Wynnewood and sec’y at 
Maysville; Rotary. Wynnewood: W. O. W.; 
I. O. O. F.; Rebekali; Eastern Star; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. J. 

A. Showen (parents), Minco; B. J. Showen, 
civil engineer for C R. I. & P., El Reno 
(bro.) ; Mrs. J. H. Roles (sister), Minco. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 15 yrs.. 
Offices, Town Clk., Minco, 1909-11, during 
which time light and water departments 
were installed. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; sec’y co. Dem. Cen. Com. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived 
at Minco, El Reno, Mountain View, Mays¬ 
ville, Wynnewood. Local food adminis¬ 


trator at Maysville 1917-18 ; active In Lib ¬ 
erty Bond work during W. War. 

SHUMATE, JOHN W., Pauls Valley. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Ky., 1855. Edu., 
Collin Co., Tex. Wife, Harriette Burch. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Carl A., Pauls Valley; W. E.. 
Wanette; 1 d., Mrs. Ethel Louis, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., Shumate & Sons (mer¬ 
chants), Pauls Valley. Bk. Coil., First 
Natl. Assoc., W. E. and Carl A., (sons), 
partners in bus.; (pol.) Col. Sneed, Lee 
Cruce. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., father was Confed¬ 
erate soldier and lost his life in 
service of the Southern Confederacy. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 50 yrs. 
Offices, City Council for a number of yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs; active in 
all co. affairs of former yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1874; lived at Maysville. 
Elmore City, Wynnewood and at Pauls 
Valley since 1899; a pioneer and leader. 

STUFFLEBEAN, J. H.. Pauls Valley. 
Dem. Occ., undertaker. B., Mo., Aug. 2, 
1890. Edu., pub. sch.. Mo. Wife, Anna 

B. , d. of W. E. Riggs, Noble. Cdrn., 3 
s., Noble, Nathan, Ralph; 2 d., Loretta, 
Eunice, at h. Bus. Con., Stufflebean & 
Meyer, undertakers, Pauls Valley; new 
funeral home completed in 1929. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., H. P. Meyer (partner). 
Norman; Roy Ambrister, laundry; W. S. 
Menefee, bldg, and loan; N. A. Rennie, 
Dodge dealer, Pauls Valiev; (pol.) Judge 
J. T. Blanton, Mac Q. Williamson, Homer 
Paul, Bryan Gibson. Monroe Osmond, 
Gould Frier, Garvin Co.; Henry S. John- 
sion, Perry; Judge LutUell; Judge Pace; 
J. D. Holland; Ben F. Williams. Church, 
Meth.; chmn. bd. of stewards; trustee; 
tchr. boys S. S. class. Clubs & Lodges. 

C. of C.. v.-pres.; chmn. aviation com.; 
Rotary: former Scout Master and now 
chmn. Exec. Bd. Boy Scout Masters; mbr. 
good roads com.; v.-pres. Retail Credit 
Assn.; 32nd Mason, past Master Noble 
Lodge; Guthrie Consistory ; Scottish Rite; 
I. O. O. F., past Noble Grand. Imp. Rel.. 
E. L. Stufflebean, merchant at Noble; E. 

M. Stufflebean, grocer, Norman; S. H.. 
with Tom Cooper Motor Co., Okla. City; 

N. K., Pauls Valley (bros.). Pol. Act., 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts and corns. Offices, mbr. City Council, 
Noble, formerly. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907; lived at Noble 1907-22; Norman 
1922-26; Pauls Valley since. Civic lead¬ 
er; one of the instigators for establishment 
of an airport; active in behalf of better 
roads and free bridges: during W. War 
was local chmn. of Red Cross, Noble; mbr. 
of Fourteenth Dist. Funeral Assn, and 
Okla. Funeral Directors Assn. Hobby, com¬ 
munity betterment. 

THOMPSON. JAMES M„ Pauls Valley. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer B.. Pauls Valley, 
Okla., Feb. 13, 1901. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Oms, Va.; Univ. of Okla., A. B. 
and LL. B. Bus. Con., Spengles Supply 
Co. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide; since maturity: makes speeches; 
works personally, through corns, and oth¬ 
ers. Offices, St. Legis, 1924-26. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 

THOMASON, CHARLES HAROLD. Pauls 
Valley. Dem. Occ., attorney; U. S. Com¬ 
missioner. B., Paris, Tenn., Sept. 30, 1870. 
Edu., private and h. schs., Paris, Tenn., 
1887; Univ of Tenn., Knoxville, 1888; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., 1890-91. Wife, Anna Belle 
Fleming, Pauls Valley. Cdrn., 2 s., Har¬ 
old L., Atlanta, Ga.; Donald B., librarian 
at Murray Co. A. & M.; 1 d., Sarah, at 
Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., Judge R. L. Williams, Walter 
Nance, Walter J. Harris. M. G. Cox, W. 
M. Erwin, Mrs. C. H. Thomason, Mrs. N. 
H. Lindsay. Pauls Valley; (pol.) J. D. 
Cofield, O. W. Patchell, John Garrison. S. 

D. Williams, R. E. Bowling, Garvin Co.; 


W. L. Farmer, W. A. Ledbetter, Jim Ross, 
Scott Ferris, R. A. Sneed, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
32nd Scottish Rite; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., Judge Andrew McCampbell (grand¬ 
father), Paris, Tenn.; Jno. B. Thomason, 
St. Treas., Tenn.; Jasper N. Thomason, 
tax collector for western division of Tenn. 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 35 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through com. and personally; drew the 
first petition for first free white sch. in 
Indian Terr, at Pauls Valley prior to 
townsite commission. Offices, City Atty. 
1906-08; Special Dist. Judge; Special Ref¬ 
eree in Bankruptcy; U. S. Commr. since 
1921, now serving. Party Honors, candi¬ 
date for Supreme Ct. 1926 (defeated) ; co. 
chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1922; del. to co. 
and st. convs; attended natl. conv. in 
1920, San Francisco; was present at Cin¬ 
cinnati conv in 1880 at age of 10 yrs.; 
campaign mgr. for Gov. Williams in co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; lived 
since at Pauls Valley. During W. War 
was chmn. of food administration bd. in 
co. Supporter of educational advancement. 
His wife was first licensed woman admit¬ 
ted to practice law in Okla. (Indian Terr.) ; 
U. S. Cts. southern dist. of Okla. and was 
Asst. Dept. U. S. Clk. under Judge C. 
M. Campbell in Territorial days. Hobby, 
horses, dogs, fishing and hunting. 

VENTRESS. JOE EDGAR. Pauls Valley. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B., Fayetteville, 
Tenn., Oct. 9, 1872. Edu., com. sch., 

Fayetteville, Tenn. Wife, Maggie Watson, 
Tenn. Cdrn., 2 s., James Edgar, painter, 
Purcell; Harry, auto dealer, Wichita Falls, 
Tex.; 2 d., Mrs. Mary Earp, Pauls Valley ; 
Maggie, at h. Past Bus., furniture bus.. 
Pauls Valley, 1916-26. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. _Assoc., E. N. Nesbitt, C. L. Bell, 
Lindsay; E. W. Lowe, First Natl. Bk., 
Pauls Valley; Wirt Randolph. Wvnnewood : 
W. A. Rose, Sheriff, Pauls Valley; (r>ol.) 
Tom Fessenger, C. S. Bush, Paids Valley; 
Hugh Henderson, Wayne; Dallas Rose, 
postmaster, Davis; John W. Harreld, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., former dir.; K. P.. all chairs; W. 

O. W., Yeomen, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; 
works personally and through com. Offices, 
Postmaster. Pauls Valley, since 1926; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 1917-25, during which time new 
h. sch. building 1 was comnleted. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. for nast 
20 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; 
Pved since at Pauls Valley. During AV. 
AVar was active in Liberty Loan drives. 


WALDEN. JOHN L„ Paoli. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Zurich. Kan., Aug. 25. 1882. 
Edu.. rural sch., Kan.; Kan. St. Agricul- 
tu-al Col. 3 vrs. Wife Lila B. Hombaker. 
Cdrn., 3 d., A r era Mae. AA’anda Faye. Norma 
Dean. Bus. Con.. Paoli Mercantile Co.; 
hardware store. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., 
Pauls Valley. Assoc.. A. L. Brewer, W. 

P. Dachorn. E. L McOummens. D. F. 
Pendley, ,T. N. King; (nol.) Mac Q. Wil¬ 
liamson, Homer Paul. Scott Ferris. Judge 
Blanton. F. B. Swank: Justice Albert C. 
Hunt. Carl Williams. Okla. City. Church, 
Chris.; former S. S. sunt.; tchr. in S. S. 
Clubs, chmn of Okla. Cotton Growers Assn., 
one of the original leaders of movement: 
was dir. of warehouse dept, of Assn, for 
2 yrs.: always a del. to agricultural meet¬ 
ings in behalf of cooperative marketing; 
mbr. Farmers Union. Imn. Rel., F E. 
Walden (bro.). merchant, Hutchinson. Kan. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 
15 yrs.; makes speeches: works personally 
and through com. and party organizations. 
Offices. Justice of Peace 15 yrs.; mbr. of 
Sch. Bd. and pres, for 4 yrs.: Twp. Trus¬ 
tee 4 yrs. Parfv Honor*,, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; 
lived since at Paoli. 


GARVIN COUNTY 


WILLIAMSON, MAC Q., Pauls Valley. 
I)em. Occ., lawyer. B„ Neb., Oct. 13, 
1889. Edu., coni, and h. sch., Brooit- 
haven, Miss.; law sch., Okla. Univ. Wife, 
Beulah. Cdrn., 1 d., Jane Bowman. Bk. 
Con., Pauls Valley Natl.; Exchange Natl.; 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) leading citizens 
in each prct. of Garvin Co.; leading cit¬ 
izens throughout st.; Gov. Holloway. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
former pres. bd. of dirs.; C. of C.; spon¬ 
sor for Boy Scout movement; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., partisan; 
activities are statewide; makes speeches. 
Offices, mbr. of Senate 1924-32; pres, of 
Senate in eleventh Legislature; former City 
Atty., Pauls Valley; former Co. Atty., Gar¬ 
vin Co. Party Honors, del. to all co., dist. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905; lived at Okla. City and Pauls Valley 
since. During W. War was second Lieut, 
in Infantry; mbr. Amer. Legion, Robert G. 
Davenport Post, Pauls Valley; was Post 
Adjutant. Interested in governmental af¬ 
fairs. 

WILLIAMS, S. D. (SID), Wynnewood. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Statesville, Tenn., 
June 15, 1879. Edu., Peabody Col., Nash¬ 
ville, B. A. 1914; Cumberland Univ., LL. 
D., 1909. Wife, Lillie Burress. Cdrn., 2 
s., Woodrow Wilson, Sidney; 1 d., Miriam. 
Bus. Con.. City Atty.; stock farmer. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl. Assoc., J. H. Vaughan. G. 
L. Bradfield, W. E. Crump, L. M. Keith, 
J. B. Ladd, Wynnewood; (pol.) J. T. Blan¬ 
ton, Homer Paul, Mac Q., Williamson, Ho¬ 
mer Hurt. Monroe Osborne, Joe Curtis, Will 
Mays, W. E. Showen, A. S. J. Shaw, A. 
N. Leecraft, Col. R. A Sneed, Graves 
Leepc-, W. J. Holloway, O. H. Searcy, 
Lee Cruce, F. B. Swank, James I. Phelps, 

R. H. Wilson, John H. Whitehurst. Scott 
Ferris. T. P. Gore, George Key. Ed M. 
Semans. M. E. Trapp. Church, Meth., S.; 

S. S. tchr.; past lay leader Ardmore Dist. 
Lodges, & Clubs, I. O. 0. F., past st. 
Grand Master; Mason; Eastern Star; Re- 
bekahs; W. 0. W.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
W. B. Williams, lawyer; U. M Williams, 
insurance, (bros.). Tenn. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla. since 1910. Offices, 
Mayor and Cit,v Atty., Wynnewood. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Cen. Com. 1916-26. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1910; lived Granite: 
Wynnewood since 1915. Interested in boys 
work. 

WILLIAMS. WILLIAM O., Pauls Valiev. 
Rep. Occ.. mgr. Bus. Mens. Club. 8., 
Fairplay, Mo., June 22. 1878. Edu., 

com. sch., Wagoner. Mo.: St. Normal, War- 
rensburg. Mo.. 1895-99. A. B. Wife. Eliz¬ 
abeth Kite. Mo. Cdrn., 3 s.. John S.. 
Healdton; Harry V.. Claude U . at h.; 2 
d., Mrs. Clarence Angel, Purcell; Lois E. 


Bus. Con., mgr. of Pauls Valley Bus. Mens 
Club; taught in Mo. for 10 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Assoc., Walter Harris, 
Mac Q. Williamson, Walter Nance, R. II. 
Grimmett, Harry Hamilton, Pauls Valley; 
(pol.) Ed Ventress, W. E. Nesbitt, W. O. 
Martin, Sam Goodwin, W. C. Kaufman, 
Garvin Co.; W. G. Johnston, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; Lew Wentz, Pat Hurley, 
■John B. Nichlos. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Bus. Mens Club; Ki- 

wanis; I. 0. O. F., sec’y 1924-29; K. P„ 
Pauls Valley. Imp. Rel., Harry Williams 
(bro.), with Santa Fe R. R., Ardmore; 
Mrs. S. B. Jenks (sister), prohibition offi¬ 
cer, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
30 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
com. but prefers personal work. Offices, 
chmn. Garvin Co. Elec. Bd. since 1924. 

Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; del. 

to all co. convs.: prct. chmn. 1912-24 Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1908; lived at Yukon 
about a yr.; Pauls Valley since; active 

in civic development. During W. War 
was active in Council of Defense, Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work. Interested in 
lodge and fraternal work. 

WILLIS, D. L.. Maysville. Dem. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Hemenitto, Tex., Aug. 3, 
1885. Edu., com. sch., Indian Terr.; Sch. 
of Pharmacy, Wichita, Kan; is registered 
pharmacist. Wife, Lillian E. McNeil. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Doris. Bus. Con., owner drug 
store, Maysville: familiar with jewelry 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., John, 
and Jackson Willis (bros.), in drug 
store, Maysville; P. M. Cates, Robt. Mays, 
F'rst, Natl. Bk., Maysviiie; (pol.) S. D. 
Williams, Wynnewood; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Judge John Edwards, Homer Paul. Homer 
Hunt. Pauls Valley; Scott Ferris, Norman: 
Henry S. Johnston, Perry. Church. Meth 
C’ubs & Lodges. C. of C., mbr. good roads 
com.; I. O. 6.. F.; M. W. A.; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Maysville. Imp Rel.. David Willis 
(grandfather), captain in Federal army; 
William R. Willis (bro.), was killed dur¬ 
ing W. War in 26th Div., 102nd Machine 
Gnu. from Kan. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 20 yrs.: makes speeches: 
works personally and through com. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1893; lived in 
Pottawatomie Co., Davis. Marlow, Ana- 
darko and Maysville. Civic leader. During 
W. War was active in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross work. 

WILLIS JACKSON. Maysville. Dem. 
Occ.. druggist. B.. Richmond. Tex., Nov. 
15. 1890. Edu.. com. sch., Marlow; h. 
sch.. Norman; O. U.. 2 yrs. Wife, Bessie 
R. Washington. Cdrn.. 2 s.. Jackson. Roy 
Lee: 4 d.. Marv Jul’a. Dorothy. Betty, 

Olive, at home. Bus. Con., Maysville Drug 
Co.; familiar with farming, teaching and 


213 

electrical work. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Maysville. Assoc., Walter Caudell, Dr. W. 
A. Logan, C. W. Force, Maysville; (pol.) 
Robt. Mayes, C. O. Ham, Judge Edwards, 
Homer Paul, Mac Q. Williamson Garvin 
Co.; Scott Ferris, Fred Capshaw Okla. 
City. Church, Meth.; Trustee; S. S. 
tchr. Lodges, Crescent Lodge; former M. 
W. A., former K. P. Imp. Rel., David L. 
Willis, druggist, Maysville; Henry L. Wil¬ 
lis, Michigan; John R. Willis, Calif., 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 4 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
personally and through corns. Offices, 
City Atty.; Justice of Peace; Sec’y. Prct. 
Com. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. 2 times; Chmrn of Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived 
at McLoud. 1893-95; Davis, 1895-1900; 
Marlow. 1900-13; Watonga and Norman 
until 1924 and at Maysville since; active 
in Liberty Bond and Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, gardening. 

WILSON J B Maysville Dem. Occ., 
retired banker. B„ Sherman, Tex., Sept. 
15. 1859. Edu., com. sch., Sherman, Tex.; 
Ind'an Academy, Tishomingo. Wife, Emma 
Worley. Cdrn., 1 s.. Claude, hardware 

bus., Maysville; 2 d., Mrs. J. E. Bell, Pur¬ 
cell; Mrs. H. H. Dustin, Roswell. N. M. 
Bus. Con., retired banker and merchant; 
owner farm, town property and stock in 
hardware store; former cattle raiser. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl., Maysville; was former 
president of the bk. 16 yrs. Assoc., in 
store, M. P. Williamson, P. E. High, 
Claud" Wi'son. o f Maysville; (nol.) Mac 
O. Williamson. James Thompson. Garvin 
Co ; F B. Swank Norman : Scott Ferris. 
Okla City former assoc., Claude Weaver, 
R. B r nd Church.. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Comraern’al Club: Mason, Blue Lodge, 
A T" 1, Imp Rel.. David Mays, (step¬ 
father deceased). for whom Maysville was 
named; W. P. Mays, Maysville; T. G. 
Mays. Pauls Valley; Mrs. Scott Jones, 
Chickasha: Mrs. Jennie Williams. Purcell; 
Clarence Mays, Maysville; Mrs. W. T, 
Sannan, El Paso, Tex. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. and st. for 50 yrs; 
works personally only. Offices, former 
mbr. Sch. Bd., both Purcell and Mays¬ 
ville ; mbr. Chickasha Legislature 1 ses¬ 
sion. Party Honors, del. to first st. conv.. 
Hobart; mbr. of first Executive Com. of 
Dem. party. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1872 ; a pioneer leader; established first 
hardware store in Maysville; during W. 
War was active in Liberty Loan work; 
traveled extensively in U. S. and Mexico. 
Interested in better schls., town, and gov¬ 
ernment. 


Grady County 


COUNTY 7 OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, C. C. Chastain (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Attorney, B. F. Holding (Dem.)-Chickasha 

Ct. Clerk, E. G. Reynolds (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Clerk, W. T. Cloud (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Sheriff, Matt Sankey (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Treasurer, Beulah Gamble (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Surveyor, Robt. O. Brodley (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mrs. J. G. 

Bell (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Assessor, Ray C. Goetting (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Co. Weigher, A. Sandy Horton (Dem.)_Chickasha 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—W. W. Parsons (Rep.)_Mineo 

Dist. No. 2—W. H. Burgess (Dem.)_Chickasha 

Dist. No. 3—W. M. Pursley (Dem.)_Rush Springs 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., R. M. Cavitt (Dem.)-Chickasha 

Chmn. Sam E. Neill (Dem.)_Alex 

Mbr., R. B. Peck (Rep.)_Poeasset 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Geo. W. Thomas, (Rep.) Norge; 
Senator Gordon Gray, (Dem.) Chickasha; District 
Judge, Will Linn (Dem.) Chickasha. 

State Officers, A. L. Herr, mbr. Supreme Court 
Com., Chickasha; L. C. Hutson (Dem.) mbr. Highway 
Com.; J. F. Hatcher (Dem.) mbr. St. Bd. of Education; 
Chickasha ; Dr. L. E. Emanuel, mbr. Bd. Med. Examiners; 
J. D. Carmichael, mbr. Bd. Regents, O. C. U., Chick¬ 
asha ; Alger Melton. Sec’y. Bd. of Governors, St. Bar. 
Chickasha: G. B. Dunlap, mbr. Bd. Regents, Agri. & 
Normal Univ., Langston, Chickasha; William Hale, 
Deputy Oil Inspector. Chickasha; Dr. L. E. Woods, Co. 
Superintendent Health, Chickasha. 

State Institutions. Oklahoma College for Women, 
Chickasha, M. A. Nash, President. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Bert B. Barefoot, Chmn. Chickasha; Mrs. C. M. 


Cavitt, V.-Chmn., Chickasha. 

Republican 

A. L. Thornton, Chmn., Chickasha; Mrs. Bessie 
Wade, V.-Chmn., Ninnekah ; T. B. Losey, Sec’y. Chick¬ 
asha. 

G. E. Butler, St. Committeeman, Chickasha; Mrs. 
Orin Ashton, St. Committeewoman, Chickasha. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Chickasha, Co. Seat; Jess Larson (Mayor) ; C. A. 
Chincholl (Clerk); J. D. Carmichael, (Attorney); 
Southwest Light & Power Company. 

Minco, C. W. Lindsay (Mayor) ; Mrs. Lena I. 
Benda (Clerk). 

Rush Springs, State Fuel Supply Co.; Southwest 
Light & Power Co. 

Verden, Southwest Light & Power Company. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

j 3243 

1 

| 4320 | 

| 5091 

1 1 

3667 | 

Rep. 

| 1272 

1 

| 3412 | 

2640 

1 1 

6332 | 

Soc. 

1 819| 

1 

478 | 

| 68 

1 1 

84 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 2236 

| 4220 | 

| 2578 

Th 

t-H 

00 

CO 

| 

R&p. 

1 

762 

| 3567 | 

| 5869 

| 1982 I 

! 

Soc. 

1 

| 120 

1 437 | 

|no C. 

1 7| 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

2231 

| 5236 

1 

|3861 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

810 

| | 2891 

1 

| 2136 | 

u 1 

Soe. 

1 1 

116 

1 1 53 

! 

1 io | 

! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 3168 | 

2248 

| 4389 | 504S 

| 5467 | 

3684 | 

54S0 | 

Rep. 

| 1233 | 

755 

32*6 | 2509 

| 2361 | 

1963 | 

4101 | 

Soc. 

| 852 | 

110 | 

462 | 39 | 

no. C. 

|no C. | 

55 | 


Town 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Chickasha 

Express 

(Dem.) 

George H. Evans 

George H. Evans 


Star 

(Ind.) 

J. W. Kayser 

J. W. Kayser 

Rush Springs 

Gazette 

(Ind.) 

Waldo Wettengel 

Minco 

Minstrel 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

G. C. Fisher 


Tuttle 

Times 

(Farm-Labor) 

G. L. Hamrick 


Verden 

News 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Mary A. Miller 


Alex 

Tribune 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

J. C. Clayton 



ARNETT, H. H., Verden. Dem. Oec., 
manager lumber company. B„ Sharon, Ill., 
Aug. 16, 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Ill., course in Law 
and Mch. Eng. Wife, 
Florence Drehmer A. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. 
Lucille Berba, Ho¬ 
bart; Pauline. Bus. 
C o n., Stephenson- 
Brown Lbr. Co., 
Verden, mgr. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Assoc., 
0. E. Nuernberger, 
John Kern, Frank 
Jasperon, of Verden ; 
(pol.) Gordon Gray, 
Mat Sankey, M. H. 
Shepherd Chick¬ 
asha ; Scott Ferris, 
Elmer Thomas, A.' 
S. J. Shaw, M. E. 
Trapp, Mel Nash. 
Church, Meth., S. 
Steward. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.; A. F. & A. M.; 


Verden. Pol. Act., partisan; st. since 1901; 
makes speeches; works through corns. Offices, 
Mayor of Verden; mbr. Bd. Edu. 12 yrs.; 
J. P. Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Judge Elec. Bd. 4 yrs. 
Remarks, in Okla. since 1901; Granite, 
1901-08; Hobart, 1908-09; Lugert, 1909-11; 
Verden, since 1911. Civic and edu. leader. 
Consolidated sch. dist., organized first h. 
sch. During W. War was chmn. Savings 
Stamp drives. Past Pres. C. of O. 

ARROWSMITH, 0. G., Chickasha. Rap. 
Occ., drilling contractor. B., Kan. Ciiy, 
Mo., July 12, 1871. Edu., Col., Baldwin 
City, Ivan.; Commercial Col. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth Harned Arrowsmith. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Arrowsmith Drilling Co., Chickasha. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl.; Chickasha Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. B. Nichols, Judge Roberts, 
H. H. Hollister, A. E. Rackholt, Chickasha ; 
Scott Ferris, Art Walker, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason ; Scottish Rite; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., Fred Arrowsmith (bro.), 


•Seminole. Pol. Act., independent; st. since 
1930 ; makes speeches; works through corns. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
past Judge Elec. Bd. Remarks, lived in 
Okla. since 1900 ; Walters, 1900-18; Dun¬ 
can, 1918-20; Chickasha since. 

ASHTON, MRS. ORIN. Chickasha. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. Widow. Hus., Orin 
Ashton, (deceased) Active in civic and 
political affairs. Party Honors, Rep. St. 
Committeewoman; del. to all co. and st 
convs. Remarks, one of the leading Rep. 
women in Grady Co., strictly partisan and 
a statewide worker. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

BAILEY, FRANK M., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Winona, Miss., Sept. 27. 
1876. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Winona, Miss., 
grad. 1894; Miss. Col., A. B. and A. M. 
degrees; Millsap Col., Jackson, Miss., LL. 
B. 1900. Wife, Hope Elizabeth Hewett B. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Wm. I,.; 4 d., Mary, Elizabeth, 
Blanche, Anna Francis. Bus. Con., Dir. 
First Natl. Assoc., J. W. Wilson, Reford 



H. H. ARNETT 















































GRADY COUNTY 



REFORD BOND 


Bond, Ben F. Johnson. John Abernathy, 
(pol.) B. B. Barefoot, A. L. Herr, M. A. 
Shepherd, of Grady Co.; Scott Ferris; Bee 
Cruce. Church, Meth., teacher Mens Bible 
Class. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past Pres.; 
Chickasha Country Club; Kiwanis Club, past 
Pres.; past Gov. and Lieut. Gov., Texas- 
Okla. Dist.; mbr. Amer. Bar Assn.; Pres. 
St. Bar Assn.; 32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in st. since 1901; makes speeches , 
works personally and through eoninis. 
Offices, Dist. Judge, 1907-15; City Atty., 
Chickasha, 1903-04; mbr. St. Legal Adv. 
Com. apptd. by Gov. Williams; mbr. Bd. 
of Regents, O. C. W., 1918 ; mbr. Bd. Re¬ 
gents Epworth Univ., Okla. City; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Chickasha, 10 yrs.; mbr. Supreme Ct., 
1919-21. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; natl. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived since at Chickasha. Four 
Minute Man and mbr. Council of Defense 
during W. War; interested in work ot 
Kiwanis Club and Bible Class. 


BAKER, BEN F., Tuttle. Dem. Occ., 
real estate dealer. B., Flat Lick, _Ky., leb. 
27 1880. Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, Ethel 

Thomas B. Bus. Con., Real Estate; Farm¬ 
ing ; oil & gas leases; sec’y.-treas.; i arm ' 
ers Exchange Elevator. Bk. Con., Bk. ot 
Tuttle, Dir.; Fidelity Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc.. Floyd Kimble, H. E. Sowers, H. L. 
McCracken, of Tuttle; (pol.) Dr. Little, 
Minco; B. B. Barefoot, Judge Lmn A. 
Melton, Dr. Henning, Grady Co.; Scott 
Ferris, Jed Johnston. Church, Chris Elder. 
Clubs, C. of C., active mbr. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent locally ; partisan nationally ; makes 
speeches, works personally and on comms. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Prct. Com., 
del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1898. During W. War was local 
chmn. Council of Defense; civic leader. 
Hobby, White Leghorn chicken farm. 


BAREFOOT, BERT B., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Montague. Tex., Dec. 


25, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Nacoma, Tex.; S 1 . 
W. Univ., Georgetown, B. S., 1899 ; Univ. 
of Tex., LL. B. 1901. Wife, Mamie Spen¬ 
cer B. Cdrn., 2 s., Spencer W., B. B. Jr. 
Bus. Con., Atty. Chickasha Ice & Cold 
Storage Co.; Dir. Okla. Natl. Bk., Chick¬ 
asha ; Atty. Chickasha Bldg. & Loan Co., 
Okla Natl. Bk. ; Williamson-Halsell-Fraz- 

ier Gro. Co.; C. R. I. & I*. Ry.1 Frisco Ry. 
Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., J. D. Car¬ 
michael, T. T. Montgomery, R. K. Wooten, 
F. T. Chandler; (pol.) L. C. Hutson, F. 
M Failey, George H. Evans, A. L. 
Herr, Grady Co; E. M. Trapp, Okla. 
City; R. L. Davidson, Tulsa; J. M. Rule, 
Hobart; Scott Ferris. Church, Metli., 
Steward, chmn. Finance Com. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Dir.; Chickasha Country 
Club; B. P. O. E., past Exalted Ruler; 
Mason, Scottish Rite; Consistory at Guth¬ 
rie: India Temple, Okla. City. Imo. Rel., 
Cliff Barefoot (bro.) Marland Oil Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan, active in st. since 1900: 
makes speeches, works personally and 
througs coins. Offices, mbr. Governor’s Staff, 
under Trapp; Spec. Judge Crim. Ct., of 
Appeals, by appt.; Pres. Bd. of Edu., 
Chickasha, since 1918; Co. Atty. Grarly 
Co (first one). Party Honors, Chmn. bth 
Dist. Dem. Assn., 4 yrs.; del. Natl. Conv., 
N V 1924; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; lived since at, 
Chickasha; mbr. Council of Defense during 
W. War and chmn. Four Minute Men ; mbr. 
Red Cross Bd.; civic worker. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 


BOND. REFORD., Chickasha. Dem. Occ ; , 
ittorney.' B., Indian Ter., Aug. 10, 1877. 
idu. Kemper Mil. Acad., Mo.; Roanoke 
^ol " Va.; Mo. Univ., LL. B. Wife, (de¬ 
based) Cdrn.. 1 s.. Reford, Jr. Bus. Con., 
Jond Hatcher & Bond Law Firm, Chick- 
ha Bk Con.. First Natl; Citizens Natl, 
issoc Reford Bond Jr. (son), Jim Hatcher, 
aw partners; (st.) Scott Ferris Sen. Gore. 
*en Owen, Elmer Thomas, Jed Johnson. 
; 0 v Holloway; (natl.) Sen. Ashurst, Anz.; 


215 

Sen. Joe Robinson; J. T. Post, Ohio; Phil 
Campbell; C. B. Miller, Minn. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Columbia Country 
Club; Univ. Club, Wash. D. C.; Chickasha 
Country Club, past Pres.; Amer., Okla. and 
Grady Co. Bar Assn.; Kappa Alpha; I’ll! 
Delta Phi; Cicero Deb. Soc.; B. P. O. E.; 
I. O. O F.; K. P.; 32nd Mason, Knight 
Templar; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. 
City; C. of C., Chickasha. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active nationally; noted orator, works 
also through comms. and personally. Offices. 
Natl. Atty., 8 yrs. under Pres. Wilson. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. convs.; mbr. 
First St. Dem. Cen. Com.; mbr. Ind. Ter. 
Dem. Com.; Cand. for Cong, at statehood 
(deadlocked with Claude Weaver in favor 
of Scott Ferris who was elected for his 
first term in Congress). Remarks, native 
Oklahoman, always lived in the st. Out¬ 
standing citizen. Instrumental in Ind. legis. 
in Okla., (Congressional Record 1915). 
Hobby, hunting and bird dogs. 

BELL, MRS. J. G., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., County Superintendent Schools. B.. 
Onawa, la., Oct. 28, 188G. Edu., h. sch. and 
Morningside t Col., 
Sioux City, la. Hus., 
John G. Bell, Cdrn., 
Evelyn L., tchr., 
Genevieve. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. As¬ 
soc., A. G. Hitch¬ 
cock, Amber; J. E. 
Rogers,, Pocasset; 
Ben Morgan; Dr. 

B. W. Fesler, John 
Carrol, Chickasha; 
Sherman Crouch, 
Tuttle; H. H- Por¬ 
ter, Edmond; Geo. 

C. Wells. Nell Hunt, 
Jno. Vaughan, Okla., 
City. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, B. P. 

W. C., vice-pres.; Blue Blue Violet, 
charter mbr.; O. E. A.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. D. D. Irwin, cashr., Traders Store, 
Chickasha (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; 
since 1919; makes speeches, works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, Asst. Co. 
■Supt., 6 yrs.; Co. Supt. since 1925. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at 
Chickasha. Mbr. Bd. Dir. Co. Poultry Assn, 
an outstanding Co. Supt.; interested in 
securing equal edu. advantages for rural 
schs. Mbr. Ex. Bd. Red Cross. 

BON NELL, W. LeROY., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B.. Ashtabula, 
Ohio, June 6, 1883. Edu., com. sch., Ash¬ 
tabula ; Ohio Univ., 4 yrs. Wife, Clara Witt 
B. Cdrn., 2 s., W. LeRoy, Jr., Robert T. ; 
1 d.. Emma Leona. Bus. Con., owner Sum¬ 
mer Hotel. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl.; Citi¬ 
zens Natl. Assoc., John Wilson, R. R. 
Smith, Jed Johnson, Judge Bailey, Jim 
Hatcher, Chickasha; Scott Ferris. Okla. 
City; Judge Phillips, El Reno. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; 
Kiwanis; Country Club; K. P.; I. O. O. F. ; 
K. C. C. H.; Mason, Chickasha; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; Sponsor Boy 
.Scouts; Chmn. Crippled Children Com. of 
Kiwanis; Dir. Children’s Amusement. Pol 
Act., partisan; st. since 1907; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived since 
at Chickasha. Past Pres. St. Bd. Med. 
Exams.; past Pres, and mgr. Ct. of Honor, 
in both Okla. and Tex.; mbr. Natl Numis¬ 
matic Assn, (only 2 in Okla). Hobby, old 
coins, (he has largest collection in S. West). 

BURGESS, W. H. (BEN)., Chickasha. 
Dem. Occ., county commissioner B.. Pulas¬ 
ki, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1872. Edu., Southwest 
Bap. Univ., Jackson, Tenn., 1892. Wife, 
Flora Richards B. Cdrn., 1 s., W. H. Bur¬ 
gess. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Ben 
F. Morgan. F. C. Hall, Ben F. Johnson, W. 
W. Horn, B. P. Smith, (pol.) B. B. Mc- 
Burnett, R O. Bradley, W. C. Kemp, Grady 
Co.; Col. R. A. Sneed, Gov. Holloway, L. C. 
Hutson, Lew Wentz. Church, attends Chris. 













216 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads 
Com.; Chickasha Gun Club; Izaak Walton 
League; K. P. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Grady Co. since 1910; works mostly 
through personal contacts and comms. 
Offices, Co. Commr. Grady Co. since 1925 ; 
City Clk., Chickasha, 1911-14. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; mbr. Prct. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898 ; lived Okla. City, 
Guthrie; Chickasha since 1901. During W. 
War was mgr. finished powder Dept. Plant 
No. 4, Nashville, Tenn. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

BUTLER, G. E., Chickasha. Rep. Occ., 
deputy clerk. B., Adamsville, Tenn., Sept. 
12, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tenn. 
Wife, Berdie Smith B. Cdrn., 1 d., Pauline. 
Bus. Con., Farming Interests. Bk. Con., 
Chickasha Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., E. 
D. Foster, W. H. Gilkey, J. R. Abernathy, 
Harry Stephenson, Chickasha; (pol.> V. 
T. Gannaway, Tuttle; W. H. Smith, Alex; 
John B. Nichlos, Myron Humphrey. Chick¬ 
asha. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C. ; Kiwanis Club; 32nd Mason, Con¬ 
sistory Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; Past¬ 
ern Star. Offices, Dep. Clk. Internal Rev. 
since 1922 ; chmn. Sch. Bd., Stevens Co., 
1906-10. Party Honors, mbr. Rep. St. Com. 
since 1928 ; Co. Chmn. Cen. Com., 1922-2S; 
mbr. Co. Elec. Bd., Stephens Co. 1910-10; 
del. all st. and co. convs. Remarks, come 
to Okla. 1902 ; lived Tishomingo, Comauene, 
Wellington; Chickasha since 1918. Veteran 
S'panish-Amer. War, 3rd Tex. Vol. Inf.; 
mbr. United Spanish War Vets.; Honorary 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Raymond Hurst Post, 
Chickasha; bought first bond for Legion 
Hut. Hobby, fishing. 

CANAN, HOMER M., Pocasset. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Rockville, Ind., Sept. 9, 
1804. Edu., com. and li. sch., Rockville, 
Ind.; Normal Sch., Paxton, Ind. Wife Mary 

R. Angell. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. John R. Harris, 
Shawnee. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., C. 

A. Minter, R. B. Peck, O. T. Dawson, R. 
W, Davidson; (pol.) Ed Butler, O. L. Bing¬ 
ham, J. W. Comer, M. E. Humphrey, Chick¬ 
asha. Church, Bap., Deacon, Clk., Trustee 
Lodges, M. W. A.; Mason, Blue Lodge. Offices, 
Postmaster at Pocasset since 1908 ; mbr. 
C. Elec. Bd. 6 yrs.; past mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. all st. and co. couvs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Pocasset, built 
first house in the town. Hobby ancient 
history. 

CARMICHAEL, JAMES D., Chickasha. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Lebanon, Ga., 
Nov. 27, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; 

S. W. Univ., Georgetown, Tex. B. &., 1893 ; 
Univ. of Tex., LL. B., 1901. Wife, Lillian 
Stroh (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., James D., 
Jr.; 2 d., Jeanne S., Helen E., Chickasha. 
Bus. Con., Dir. Chickasha Bldg. & Loan 

Assn., Dir. First, St. Bk. Anadarko, Bk. Con.. 
Okla. Natl. Assoc., B. B. Barefoot; R. 
Ivearse, Anarkado; O. L. Bingham, Chick¬ 
asha; (pol.) Frank M. Bailey, J. F. Ha.ch- 
er, Geo. H. Evans, L. C. Hutson, of Grady 
Co.; Lee Cruce, Ardmore; Ed Trapp, Okla. 
City; J. M. Rult, Hobart; Scott Ferris. 
Church. First Bap., Chmn. Bd. Deacons. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. past Dir.; K. P., 
Supreme Rep.; B. P. O. E.; 32nd Mason, 
Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; 
Lions Club. Chickasha. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. 

B. Carmichael, Duncan (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1901; makes 
speeches; works personally through comms. 
Offices, City Atty., Chickasha, since 1924; 
Asst. Co. Atty. 3 yrs. at statehood; Pres. 
Bd. Edu. 2 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Regents, O. C. 
W., past 9 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. St. Exec. 
Com.; Sec’y 5th Cong. Dist. Cen. Com.; 
Prct Chmn. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived since at Chickasha. Active in civic 
affairs; worker for better govt. During W. 
War Vice-Chmn. Council of Defense; ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross; mbr. Boy Scout Council. 

CAVAN ESS, D. M., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Hill Co., Tex., Mar. 14, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; Poly¬ 
technic Col., Ft. Worth: admitted to Bar 
1914. Wife, Vellie Borun, of Tex. Cdrn., 


2 s., D. M. Jr., Billie. Bus. Con., Dir. 
Citizens Loan & Security Co.; Dir. Citi¬ 
zens Natl. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
Reece Smith, Alger Melton, B. P. Smith, 
Judge Will Linn, M. E. Humphrey; (pol.) 

B. B. Barefoot, Chickasha ; B. Wall, Minco ; 
Dr. Hennings, Tuttle; W. M. Huntley, 
Anadarko; Guy Green, Waurika; Grover 
Wamsley, Anadarko; Paul Sullivan, Duncan. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Mbrship Com.; past mbr. Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil ; Legal Ex. Boy Scout Work Kiwanis 
Club; past Pres. Bd. of Dirs., Chmn. Com. 
on Law and Regulation; 32nd Mason and 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st 
since 1915; works through personal act. 
and com.; makes speeches. Offices, Co. 
Atty., Grady C'o. 2 yrs.; Ct. Reporter, 10 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to numerous st. 
dist., and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907; lived at Chickasha since 1908. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was speaker for Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross drives; civic leader througli 
Kiwanis Club; del. to sceral st and inter¬ 
national Kiwanis convs. 

CAVITT, RICHARD MADDING, Chicka¬ 
sha. Dem. Occ., real estate. B., Plain Deal¬ 
ing, La., July 26, 1874. Edu., Univ. of 
Tex., Law iSch., grad 1902. Wife, Jennie 
Dana Cavitt. Cdrn., 1 s., Eldred C., atty. 
Okla. Univ., 1 d., Dana Louise, tch. Bus. 
Coin., Braniff Invest. Co., Okla. City; 
Farming interests. Bk. Con., First Natl, f 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Frank 
Bailey, C. A. Dearman, E. F. Johns, Dr. 
Nunnery, Grady Co.; Judge A. L. Herr, 
Judge R. A. Heffner, Judge F. E. Riddle. 
Church, Chris., Elder 16 yrs. Clubs, C. o'f 

C. Offices, City Councilman, 1915-19; City 
Finance Com., 1915-19; Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 
1928-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived since at Chickasha; mbr. Boy Scout 
Council and Court of Honor. Hobby, flow¬ 
ers. 

CAVITT, MRS. R. M„ Chickasha. Dem. B., 
Franklin, Tenn. Occ., housewife. Edu., 
Tenn. Female Col. Hus.. Richard Madding 
Cavitt, Chickasha. Cdrn., 1 s., Eldred 

Cayce; 1 d., Dana Louise, Chickasha. Bk. 
Con., Citizens and First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) all Dem. leaders in co. Church, 
Chris. (First). Clubs & Lodges, U. D. C.; 

D. A. R.; Sorosis Study Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. wide; active since suffrage; 
does personal work and through corns. 
Party Honors, former Sec’y. Co. Cen. 
Com.; Y.-Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Chickasha 1907; lived 
there since; very active in all civic af¬ 
fairs ; was active in Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

CHANDLER, F. T., Chickasha. Rep. Occ.. 
banker. B., New York, Dec. 25, 1871. Edu., 
com. sch., N. Y. Wife, Myrtle Jennings C. 
Bus. Con., Vice-Pres. Okla Natl Bk., 
Chickasha; Dir. Chickasha Bldg. & Loan 
Co. Assoc., R. K. Wooten, M. E. Humpli- 
rey, A. Schuler, B. B. Barefoot, Chicka¬ 
sha; (pol.) Roy Smith, Jack Hill, N. C. 
Hill, Grady Co.; Jed Johnson, Omer K. 
Benedict, Charles Gunter, George Thomas, 
Sen. Gordon Gray. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions 
Club; C. of C., Chmn. Agri. Com.; Amer. 
and Okla. Bankers Assn.; Chmn. Grady Co. 
Bankers Assn.; Sponsor Boy Scout Act. ; 
past mbr. Gocd Roads Com. Pol. Act- 
independent locally, partisan national¬ 
ly; active in st. since 1901; makes 
speeches, wo^s through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla 1901; 
lived Hobart, 1901-16; Chickasha, 1916 
and since; active in st. banking cir¬ 
cles. Chmn. of Group 1, St. Bankers 
Assn.; Sec’y 1928, Yice Chmn. now serv¬ 
ing ; civic worker. Hobby, trout fishing. 

CHASTAIN, COLWELL C.. Chickasha. 
Dem. Occ., county judge. B., Hartshome, 
Okla., Sept. 5, 1895. Edu., h. sch., 

Chickasha, 1915; Okla. Univ., A. B., 
1921; LL. B. 1924 ; Univ. Calif., 1922: 
Univ. Colo., 1923. Wife, Josephine, d. 
of C. E. Kneeland, Tulsa. Bk. Con., 
'Farmers Nat). ; Citizens Natl. Assoc.. 
Robert Bond, C. H. Harris, John Wilson, 
Harry Goss, Chickasha; (pol.) Can. E. 
R. Smith, Reford Bond, P. C. Stacey, Dr. 
A. W. Wallace, Grady Co.; C. H. Johns, 



W. T. CLOUD 


Tulsa; Josh Lee, Norman; W M. Bonner, 
Okla. City ; Claude White, Marlow. Church, 
Chris. Science; Mbr. Board. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., Mbrship. Com.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Sr. Warden, Chickasha. Offices, 
Co. Judge, Grady Co., since 1927. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Chickasha since 
1907. During W. War served in 90th Div. ; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Raymond T. Hurst 
Post, Chickasha; interested in Juvenile 
Ct. Hobby, football. 

CHENOWETH, STEVIE, Tuttle. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Lathrop, Mo., Sept. 9, 
1901. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla.; Bus. 
Col., Okla City, 1921. Wife, Ruth, d. of 
Geo. W. Hagan, Tuttle. Cdrn., 1 d., Doris 
Jean. Bus. Con., Asst. Cashr. Bk. of Tuttle; 
also stockholder. Assoc., Jack Hill, Minco ; 
Dr. A. E. Hennings, Tuttle; (pol.) J. B. 
Sloan, C. M. Duekwell, Floyd Kimble, F. 
F. Kimble. Grady Co. Church, Chris., 
Deacon; Clk. Treas. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Master, Tuttle. 
Pol. Act., independent locally, partisan 
nationally; active in Grady Co. since 1922 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Offices, City Clk., 1925-31 ; 
Treas.-Dir. Tuttle Free Fair Assn. Nomi¬ 
nated for Co. Clk., 1924 (defeated). Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at Tut¬ 
tle since 1916. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CHINCHOLL, C. A., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., City Clerk. B., Lawrence, Kan., Mar. 
17, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sell., Topeka, 
Kan. ; private sell., Santa Fe. Wife. Mattie 
Lee Bailey Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; Okla. 
Natl. Assoc., John Williams, Ben John¬ 
ston, Roy Smith; (pol.) Jess Larson, Billy 
Cloud, Jim Hatcher, Chickasha; Elmer 
Thomas; Jed Johnson; Gov. Holloway; L. 
C. Hutson, Sen. Gray. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., Sponsor for Boy Scouts; 
K. P.; I. O. O. F.; Chickasha ; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Chickasha. Offices, City Clk., 
Chiekasha; Trustee Okla. Municipal 
League now serving; Insp. Elec. Bd. 

2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; lived 
since at Chickasha. Hobbies, ice skating 
and swimming. 

CLOUD, WILLIAM TAZWELL., Chicka¬ 
sha. Dem. Occ., county clerk. B., Pike Co., 
Feb. 11, 1865. Edu.. h sch., Fayetteville, 
Ark.; bus. col.. Little Rock, Ark. Wife, 
Etta Harris C. (deceased.) Cdrn., 4 
s., John H., Eddie G., Ross., Chicago; W. 

T. Jr., Chickasha; 1 d., Wilma Weaver, 
Chickasha. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc.. 
W. W. Horn, Ben F. Johnson, H. J. Bron¬ 
son, Druggist; E. B. Turner; (pol.) Joe 





NETTIE R. CORYELL 


Ray, John C. Lewis, G. W. Petty, W. M. 
Huntly, Grady Co. ; Col. R. A. Sneed, Judge 
Cham Jones, F. C. Carter. Bob Wilson. 
Church, Chris., past Supt. S. S. 1893-95. 
Lodges, M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. F.; W. 0. W., 
Treas. of the 3 for a number of yrs. Imp. 
Rel., Cant. John B. Cloud (father) deceas¬ 
ed. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Grady 
Co. since 1892; works through personal 
contacts. Offices. Co. Clk., since 1921; in 
St. Auditors office., Okla City, 1919-20; 
Co. Treas. Grady Co. 1911-18; also 1908- 
09; City Cik. and Tax Assr., 1900-04 ; City 
Recorder, 3 months and City Clk. 3 yrs.; 
mbr. Chickasha Sch. Bd., 1915-17. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; Prct, Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892 ; 
lived at Amber, 1904-08; remainder of time 
at Chickasha; active in all public affairs. 

COOK, JONAS.. Chickasha. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., Carroll Co., Ohio, July 7, 
1852. Edu., com. schs.. Ohio. Wife, Minnie 
E. Cook. Cdrn., 1 s., Howard, traffic clk. 
Chickasha Milling Co. Bk. Con., First Natl 
Assoc., M. E. Humphrey, John B. Nichlos, 
George Thomas, J. W. Conner, J. A. Kay- 
ser, Chickasha; Omer K. Benedict; Judge 
Ed S. Vaught, Bert Parmenter; Sen. J. W. 
Harreld. Clubs, C. of C.; past President 
Mutual Benefit Assn.; Pres. Humane Soc. 
Pol. Act., independent locally, partisan 
nationally; st. since 1901; makes speeches, 
works personally and through comma. 
Offices, Past I’res. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; served on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. (Ind. Ter.) 
1901; lived since at Chickasha. Former 
tchr. 14 yrs., Ohio 6 yrs., Kansas 5 yrs., 
Montana 3 yrs.; Supt. schs. Chickasha, 
(Omer K. Benedict was a student under 
him.) 

CORYELL, NETTIE R. Chickasha. Rep. 
Occ., County Home Demonstration Agent. 
B., Ill., Nov. 4, 1863. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Kan. ; 4 yrs. Chatauqua Reading Course. 
Hus., M. Coryell. Cdrn., 1 s., Irving, Pauls 
Valley; 1 d., Martha G., tchr. in St. Col., 
Pa. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. W. 
Wilson, Dr. D. S. Downey, J. W Bruner, 
L. C. Hutson, Chickasha; (pol.) Geo. Evans, 
J. W. Kavser, Mel. Nash, Myron Humphrey, 
Chickasha ; Reford Bond, Jed Johnson; Dr. 
Bennett, A. & M. Col. Church, Bap., Tchr. 
Womens Class. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Bus. & Prof. Womens Club; past Pres. City 
Fed. of Clubs; Past Pres. Library Assn.; 
D. A. R.; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., direct 


GRADY COUNTY 

descendant Roger Williams; grandfather 
was mbr. Canadian Parliament; Baiph G. 
Cole (bro.) with Y. M. C. A., Geneva, 
Switzerland; I. H. Cole, (bro.) former St. 
Auditor of Kan., Pittsburg, Kan.; Mrs. 
Grace Campbell (sis) tchr. Modesto, Calif. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. since H*„5; 
makes speeches, w'crks personally and on 
comms.; influential among rural voters. 
Offices, Dep. Co. Clk., 4 yrs.; Co. Home 
Demonstration Agt., 14 yrs.; past mbr. 
Sell. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; 
lived since at Chickasha. During W. War 
was Chmn. Women’s Liberty Loan Drive 
and Food Adm.; one of her Club Girls won 
prize in internatl. correct dress contest at 
Chicago; called most useful woman In 
Grady Co. Hobbies, home improvements and 
ffowers. 

COYLE, JOHN L., Rush Springs. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B.. Erin Springs. Ind. Tor. 
Feb. 15, 1880. Edu., com. sch.. Rush 
Springs. Wife, Willie Priggen Coyle. Cdrn., 
3 s., Lawrence, Howard, Henry, Rush 
Springs. Bus. Con., Farming interests. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dr. J. W. Finlay, 
J. J. Lentz, E.R. Schumann, Rush Springs ; 
(pol.) Eugene Hamilton, Chickasha; Roy 
•Smith, J. M. Coleman. Rush Springs. 
Church. Catholic. Clubs, C. of C., active 
mbr.; K. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Grady Co. since 1904; works personally 
and through comms. Offices, Postmaster, 
since 1920 ; Alderman, 2 yrs. ; in postal 
service 23 yrs. Party Honors, del. co. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at Rush 
Springs since 1896; civic leader. Hobby, 
baseball. 

DAVIS, A. L„ Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
banker (retired). B., Ga., Aug. 18, I860. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark. Married. Cd r n., 
2 s., Neal and Floyd; 4 d., Mrs. O. L. 
Malone, W’ilson; Mrs. I. V. Pruett, Duncan; 
Mrs. Zoe Smith. Minco; Alberta. Bus. Con., 
Farm Owner; Individual loans. Bk. Con.. 
Farmers Natl.; Security Natl., Duncan ; 
First Natl. Comanche; Okla. Natl. Hastings, 
Assoc., Rev. J. W. Rruner, Geo. Calvert, 
W. E. Spears, J. W. Wilson, W. A. Clark¬ 
son, I. V. Pruitt, (pol.) Jim Hatcher; 
Minton Ralls, Comanche; H. W. Sitton, 
Duncan; Dr. Henning; Jed Johnson; A. S. 
J. Shaw; Henry S. Johnston; Gov. Hollo¬ 
way; M. A. Nash; Frank Carter. Church. 
First Bap., past Supt. S. S. Lodges, 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in st. since 1905 ; makes speeches ; 
works in any manner necessary to carry 
the issue. Offices. St. Legis., 8th, 9th, 10th 
Sessions ; Pres. Sch. Bd.; City Councilman ; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors. Nominee for 
Repres., 1928, (defeated) ; del. to st., dist. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; 
lived Comanche Co.. 1905-07 ; Jefferson Co.; 
Stephens Co.; Chickasha, since 1919; civic 
worker; Sponsor Boy Scouts, Sponsor 4-H 
Club; mbr. Good Roads Com. During W. 
War Chmn. Liberty Loan Drives and speak¬ 
er for Red Cross. Hobby, fiddler contests, 
(won several medals). 

DEARMON, C. A., Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; mayor. B., Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 
26. 1885. Edu., com. sch., Ky. and Tenn. 
Wife. Ethel Harris. Cdrn., 2 s A., Jr.; 
Pennie; 3 d., Genevieve, Opal, Juanita. 
Bk. Con.. Chickasha Natl. Assoc.. J. D. 
Carmichael, Ben Guff. John B. Nichlos, 
Roy C. Smith, F. M. Bailey, Janies Hatch¬ 
er. Dr. A. W. Nunnery; (pol.) J. M. Hanna, 
Alex; Clark Trammel, Chickasha; Sen. 
Anglin, Holdenville; Gov. Holloway; Elmer 
Thomas; M. E. Trapp ; Dr. Hall, Pawliuska. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; 
Chmn. Highway Com.; Mbr. Water Com.; 
Lions Club, hon. mbr. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Eastern Star: I. O. O. F. ; K. P., Chicka¬ 
sha. Imn. Rel., Fielding H. Hurst, Freder¬ 
ick, Okla. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in st. 
since 1910; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices mayor 
Chickasha, since 1925; St Sen., 1919. 
Party Honors, del. to ail st., dist. and co. 
convs.; Campaign Mgr. 1922. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907; lived Chickasha since 1910; 
Made speeches during W. War in behalf 
of Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. 


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DORCHESTER RICHARD S„ Tabler. 
Rep. Occ., grain dealer. B., Osceola, Mo., 
Oct. 16, 1853. Edu., com. sch., Sherman 
Tex. Wife, Mary Shirley D. (deceased). 
Cdrn., 2 s., Richard S. Jr., Samuel O. ; 2 
d., Gertrude, Mamie. Bus. Con., Tabler 
Elevator & Grain Co., Tabler; Santa Fe 
R. R., station attendant; stage driver in 
doneer days. Bk. Con., First Natl. Blanch¬ 
ard. Assoc., Curtis Smith, O. A. Penny, 
Isaac Taylor, W C. Reynolds, Joe Hunter; 
(pol.) Judge Linn, Grady Co.; W. G. 
Blanchard, C. T. Moore, Purcell. Church, 
Catholic. Pol. Act., independent locally, 
partisan nationally; personal contact work¬ 
er. Party Honors, del. to convs.; past mbr. 
Elec. Bd.; Twp. Registrar. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1868 ; lived at Tabler since 1908. 
During W. War active in Red Cross. Liberty 
Loan and Council of Defense. 

DUNLAP, GERALD R„ Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ.. S. W. Light & Power Co., Okla City. 
B., Dec. 3, 1888, Hatchett City, Ark Edu., 
Magazine Military Acad., Ark. A. & M. 
Col., Stillwater. Married. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
Regents Agri. & Normal, Langston, Former 
Co. Aert. Bryan Co. Remarks, Legionnaire; 
3rd Officers Training Camp, Camp Pike, 
2nd Lieut. Active in American Legion and 
National Guard. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

ELLIOTT. WILLIAM N.. Chickasha. Rep. 
Occ., real estate. B., Springfield, Mo., 
Dec. 16. 1868. Edu., com. sch.; Bus. Col., 
1886. Wife, Martha Padgett, Waco. Tex. 
Cdrn., 5 s., J. E., W. E., Chas. E., Otto, 
Roscoe. Wm. Otto, Chickasha; 2 d., M r s. 
Odine Barrett, Chicago; Mrs. Esther Strib- 
ling, Chickasha. Bus. Con., real estate own¬ 
er; Elliott Barber Shop, Chickasha. Bk. 
Con., Chickasha Natl. Bk. Assoc., Sons are 
associated with him in barber business; 
Bill Comer, G. E. Butler, W. O. Pitchford, 
A. L. Thornton. Robt. Bailey, Chickasha ; 
(pol.) J. W. Kayser, Chickasha; W. G. 
Blanchard, C. M. Moore, Purcell; W. J. 
Harreld, A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Hillcrest Country Club; past Sec’y A. F. & 
A. M.; A. O. U. W., of Okla. Treas. 7 yrs.. 
Dir. 1912-28: 32nd Mascn, Scottish and 
York Rites. Knight Templar, Consistory at 
Guthrie; Shrine at Okla. City; Grand Mas¬ 
ter, 1924-25. Imp. Rel.. Chas. Y. Elliott, 
Shawnee; Ross B. Elliott, Chickasha 
(bros.), Georgia Gautiar, Englewood Colo, 
(sis.). Pol. Act., partisan; since 1889: 
works mostly through com. Offices, City 
Councilman. 1904-08, at Purcell. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. st. and co. convs., past 30 yrs.; 
P. M., Ravia, 1899. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived at Purcell. 1889-1910 ; Chick¬ 
asha, since 1910. Mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club v 
aetive in Belgium Relief work; mbr. Food 
Conservation Bd. during W. War. Civic 
leader. Interested in fraternal and Pol. 

work. Hobby, hog raising. 

EMANUEL. L. E.. M. D. Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. Bus. Con., 
owns private Hospital. Married. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker. Office, mbr. 
St. Bd. of Med. Examiners. Partv 
Honors, del. on com. at all st. and 
co. oonvs. Pol. Assoc., all party leaders in 
co. and st. Remarks, legionnaire Raymond 
T. Hurst Post Chickasha ; served as officer 
in Med. Corps. Assisted in organizing the 
Amer. Legion Post Chickasha. Ex-mbr. St. 
Exe. Com. Amer. Legion. Candidate for 
place on Natl. Exec. Com. of the Legion. 
(Complete information unavaiable). 

EVANS, ALHANANON L.. Rush Springs. 
Dem. Occ.. ice mfgr. B. Isney. Ala., Dec. 

7. 1855. Edu.. com. sch.. Miss. Wife, Nannie 
Roper E. Cdrn.. 3 s., Earl D., Marvin H., 
M. D. : Ernest R.. Rush Springs. Bk. Con., 
First St., Rush Springs Assoc.. Dr. Hamp¬ 
ton. W. E. Bonar. D. S. Denton, Rush 
(Springs; (pol.) Judge F. M. Bailey, Judge 
Will Linn. B. B. Barefoot, James D. Car¬ 
michael. Grady Co.; Judge B. F. Holding, 
Harry Hamley, A. D. Smith, Ernest Crit- 
tendon. Church, Meth.; Sec’y; Steward. 
Clubs & Lodges C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; M. 
W. A.; K. P.; W. O. W.; Mason, Chapter, 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



BEULAH GAMBLE 


Eastern Star, Chickasha. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an; active in Grady Co. since 1S95; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Offices, Mayor Rush Springs, 20 yrs. ; 
City Councilman. Party Honors, del. st. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman ; Mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Rush Springs, 
1895'. Hobby, good livestock. 

EVANS, GEORGE, Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
Newspaper man; Chickasha Daily Express. 
B., Pioneer Grady Co. Married. Pol. Assoc., 

B. B. Barefoot, Jas. F. Hatcher, T. T. Mont¬ 
gomery, Chickasha; Scott Ferris and M. A. 
Nash. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son; Elks; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker; writes Dem. editorials; 
.through his paper very active in civic 
affairs. Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. 
convs. (Complete information unavailable;. 

FINLEY, JOHN WILLIAM, Rush Springs. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon; drug¬ 
gist. B., Sulphur Springs, Tex., Aug. 17, 
1876. Edu., com. and h. sch.; Tulane Univ., 
New Orleans, grad. 1905. Wife, Pearl Lind- 
ley. Bus. Con., Rexall Drug Store, Rush 
Springs; First Natl. Bk.. (dir.) Rush 
Springs. Assoc., Walter Long, A. D. Smith, 
G. W. Hill, J. A. Slaton, John J. Lents, 
Rush Springs; (pol.) Dr. Livermore, Dr. 
J. C. Ambrister, Judge Linn, Judge Bailev, 
Grady Co.; Dr. Fowler Border, Dr. M. 
Smith, Okla. City; T. C. Branom. Pauls 
Valley. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; works 
through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904 ; lived since at Rush 
Springs. During W. War was a mbr. of 
Council of Defense and Examining Bd. 
Civic booster. Hobby, preservation of st. 
game. 

FOSTER, EDWIN DANIEL, Chickasha. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Decatur, Ill.. July 
24, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, 
Eugenia Bryce F. Cdrn., 1 s., Bryce E., 
Asst. Editor, Herald, Seattle, Wash. Bus. 
Con., Vice Pres. Citizens Natl. Bk. Chick¬ 
asha; Pres. First Natl. Bk., Thomas; Pres. 
First St. Bk., Putnam; Dir. Chickasha 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., (Corr.J 
Amer. First Natl. Bk., Okla. City; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc.. Geo. E. McKinnis, 
Shawnee; Ned Holman. George Evans, J, 
W. Ka.vser, Judge Frank M. Bailey, (pol.) 
Ed Butler, 0. L. Bingham, John B. Nichlos, 
Joe Hart, Jr., Jonas Cooke, Grady Co.; Geo. 
B. McKeeyer, Dwight Wolflinger, John G. 


Parker, Cy Howenstine. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs & Lodges, Chickasha Country 
Club; C. of C., Pres. 1927 ; Mbr. Good 
Roads Com., Agric. Com.; Rotary Club, 
past Pres.; Mason, York Rite Knight Tem¬ 
plar. Pol. Act., Nationally partisan, locally 
independent. Works through com. Party 
Honors, del. st. conv., 1908; cand. for st. 
Treas., 1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; 
lived at Chickasha, since 1919. Civic work¬ 
er. Hobby, golf. Dist. Chmn. Liberty 
Loan anl Red Cross work during W. War. 

GAMBLE, BEULAH. Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., County Treasurer. B., Yowell, Tex., 
Jan. 30, 1888. Edu., com. and Ti. sch., Tex. 
Okla.; O. C. W., Chickasha, 1914-16; Gray¬ 
son Col., Tex. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Citi¬ 
zens Natl.; Farmers Natl.; Okla. Natl., 
Chickasha. Assoc., Roy C. Goetting, W. W. 
Horn, H. N. Millican, W. G. Methdin, 
Chickasha; (nol.) Mrs. J. M. Bradley, Mrs. 
H. T. Bettis, of Chickasha; Eugene True, 
Alex; Wm. Pursley, Rush Springs; W. T. 
Cloud, Chickasha; Wm. Fuqua, Tuttle; 
Judge Cham Jones, Duncan; Gordon Gray, 
C. A. Dearmon. A. L. Davis, Chickasha. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Rebekahs, 
Delegate 29; Royal Neighbors; J. R. G. 
Bridge Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Grady Co. since 1918; works personally 
and through others. Offices, Asst. Co. Treas., 
1918-28; Co. Treas., since 1929; Asst. Co. 
Assr., 1929. Party Honors, Del. Co. Conv., 
1928; mbr. Elec. Bd. 1924. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1912 ; lived since at Chickasha. 
Hobby, music. 

GANNAWAY, VIRGIL T„ Tuttle. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Cedar Co., Mo., Aug. 
15, 1895. Edu., h. sell., Tuttle, grad. 1912 ; 
Registered Pharmacist, 1917. Wife, Irma, 
d. of H. A. Geer. Foss, Okla. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Gloria Anne. Bus. Con., Half owner Star 
Pharmacy, Tuttle. Bk. Con., Bk. of Tuttle. 
Assoc., Floyd Kimball, Dr. Renyer, J. L. 
Hartin, J. B Hambleton, of Tuttle; (pol.), 
Ed Butler, O. L. Bingham, J. W. Comer, 
John B. Nichlos, Chickasha; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, J. W. Harreld, Okla. City; G. V. 
Underwood, Medford. Church, Meth., past 
Chmn. Bd. of Stewards; Supt. S. S. since 
1926. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mbr. Good 
Roads Com.; 32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, past 
Master, Tuttle; Guthrie Consistory; Asst. 
Matron Eastern Star; I. 0. O. F., Tuttle. 
Imp. Rel.. J. W. Gannaway. (father) Tut¬ 
tle ; G. E. Gannaway, Bartlesville; F. M. 
Gannaway, Okla. City, (bros.). Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in co. since 1916; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
J. of P., Tuttle, 1920-23 ; Postmaster since 
1923; Pres. Chickasha Dist. Fed. Bus. Assn. 
Party Honors, del. all st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived since 
at Tuttle. Civic leader. During W. War 
was in special service Medical Dept, Mbr. 
Amer. Legion. Raymond T. Hurst, Post, 
Chickasha. Hobby, fishing. 

GOETTING, RAY C.. Chickasha, Dem. 
Occ., County Assessor. B., Pittsburgh, Kan., 
July 15. 1884. Edu.. coni, and h. sch., 
Blackwell; Baptist Col, Blackwell, 1900-01. 
Wife, Crag 'Smith Goetting. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Roy C., Jr.; 1 d.. Thelma C. Bus. Con- 
switchman for I. R. I. & P. Ry. 7 yrs. 
Bk Con.. Citizens Natl Assoc.. Bill Horn, 
Clark Pool, Joe Ray. Clyde Turner, (pol.) 
Judge Linn, Judge Holding, Gordon Gray, 

Geo. Thomas, C. A. Dearmon, Grady Co.; 
A. S. .T. Shaw, Ed Dabney, Harry Cordell, 
John Rogers, Col. Sneed. Church, Chris., 
Deacon. Clubs & Lodges. Hill Crest Country 
Club; C. of C., active in Boy Scout work; 
Switchmans Union. Grange Chickasha; A. 

O. U. W. ; I. O. O. F. ; A. F. & A. M- 
K. L. of S.; Eastern Star, Chickasha. Imp. 
Rel- C. R. Goetting. Wewoka ; Cecil Goett¬ 
ing, Me. E. Goetting, Chickasha; C. H. 
Goetting, Duncan (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; in Grady Co. since 1919 ; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, Co. Assr., 
since 1927. Party Honors, del. co. convs.; 
mbr. Elect. Bd. ; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1887; lived at Chick¬ 
asha, since 1919. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 


GOFF, BEN, Chickasha. Dem. Occ- at¬ 
torney. B- Throckmorton, Tex., Dec. 9, 
1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ- Law Sch., grad. 1913. Wife, 
Margaret, d. of James Viers, Aline, Okla. Bus. 
Con., Southern Bond & Invest Co.; General 
law practice. Bk. C=n., First Natl. Assoc., 
C A. Dearman, W. P. Sullivan, J. P. Wol- 
verton, Frank M. Bailey, E. Hamilton, Jas. 
R. Goff, (pol.) C. C. Chastain, Mat Sankey, 
(f Grady County; John Lindsay, Chas. Lee, 
Hobart W. I Stokes, Tishomingo; Judge A. 
C Wells, Nowata. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. 
of C. Imp. Rel.. Oscar Simpson, (cousin), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act- partisan; active since 
1914; works personally and through com. 
Offices, City Councilman, 1926-27 ; Co. Atty. 
1921-25; U. S. Commr., 1925-29. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs., 1928 ; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896; lived Carter, Hobart; Chickasha, 
since 1913. During W. War served in 8th 
Div Co D., 12th Inf. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Raymond T. Hurst, Post, Chickasha. Hobby, 
chickens. 

GRAY, GORDON, Chickasha. Dem. Occ- 
Agriculturist; St. Sen. B- Knobnoster, Mo., 
July 12, 1871. Edu- h. sch., Edna, Kan- 
grad. 1892. Wife, Camelia Frazier, P. Cdrn., 
6 s- Stanley F., Chickasha; Dean, Menlo 
Park Calif.; Chester, Pauls Valley; John 
J., and Gordie. Stillwater; Herschel; 1 d- 
Mrs. Milton Alexander, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con- farming, stockraising. Bk. Con- 
Okla. Natl. Assoc- Frank T. Chand¬ 
ler, Judge Bailey, Jim Hatcher, J. B. 
Hurst, Chickasha; (pol.) B. B. Barefoot, 
Ben Burgess, J. D. Carmichael, J. B. Sparks, 
of Chickasha; Tom Anglin, Ada; Charlie 
Storms; Dr. Bennett, Stillwater; Jim 
Nance, Waters; Judge Cham Jones, Dun¬ 
can; Dave Boyer, Walters. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act- partisan; active in st. since 
1900 ; good speaker; works personally and 
through com. Offices St. Sen., 1925-aO, 
St. Representative, 1922-25; Pres. Bd. Edu., 
Meridian 6 yrs.; Chmn. Com. on Agriculture 
st. sen- 1929. Party Honors, del. all st¬ 
and co. convs. Remarks came to Okla. 1900 ; 
lived Pond Creek, Chickasha since 1903; 
Meridian Dist. was consolidated and $20,000 
bonds voted for new bldg, while he was 
Pres, of Bd. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

HALE, MARION H- Rush Springs. Dem. 
Occ- real estate and oil leases. B- Green¬ 
ville, Tex., Aug. 24, 1879. Edu., com. sch. 
and Bus. Col.. Tex. Wife Aurile Gunn. 
Cdrn., 1 s., William H. Bk. Con., First 



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Natl. Assoc., L. W. Long, Geo. Hill, W. M. 
Persley, C. W. Woods, John Lents; (pol.) 
W. T. Cloud, Judge Shelton, Mat Sankey, 
Bob Bailey, Grady Co.; Judge Cham Jones, 
Duncan; Chas. Callahan, Lindsay; Henry 
Price, Addington ; Leo Lewis, Cache. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mbr. 
Good Roads Com., Dir.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Rush Springs. Pol. Act., partisan; works 
only through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Councilman; City Treas.; St, Live¬ 
stock Inspec. 1915-19. Party Honors, del. 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
lived since at Rush Springs. During W. War 
was Food Admin. Promotor of community 
improvements. Hobby, Hereford cattle. 

HAMMERLY, HARRY, Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Jackson, Tenn., No. 28, 
1888. Edu., com. and li. sch., Jackson; 
Cumbe~land Univ., LL. B.. 1909. Wife, Janie 
Adamson H. Bus. Con.. Dir. Farmers Natl. 
Bk., Chickasha; First Natl.. Chickasha; 
First Natl., Pocasset; Natl. Bk. of Verden. 
Assoc., Judge Ba’ley, Geo. Evans, John 
Wilson, (pol.) Judge Will Linn. Church, 
Epis. Clubs, Kiwanis; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman;. Del. St. and Co. Convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since 
at Chickasha. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Raymond 
T. Hurst Post, Chickasha. Hobbies, golf, 
hunting and fishing. 

HAMPTON, PETER JOSEPH, Rush 
Springs. Ren. Occ., physician and surgeon. 

B, Pittsville. Mo., Aug. 24, 1871. Edu., 

com. sch.. Mo.; Llniv. Medical Col., Kansas 
City, M. D. 1899. Wife, Sarah Shore H. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Carmen Henton, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., Farm Owner, 200 A. Bk. 
Con , First Natl. ; First St., Rush Springs. 
Assoc., E. E. Dalkins, C. S. Denton, John 
Lentz, Rush Springs. Church. Bap.; tchr 
adult S. S. class. Clubs & Lodges. C. ot 

C. ; Mbr. Good Roads Com. ; M. W. A. ; 
Mason, Royal Arch. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co.; works only through persona. 


contacts. Offices, Pub. Health Officer, Rush 
'Springs, 29 yrs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1897.; lived at 
Ninnekah, Rush Springs, since 1899 ; Mbr. 
Amer. St. and Co. Med. Assn. During W. 
War was Chmn. local Council of Defense. 

HANNA, JAMES MADISON.. Ales. Dem. 

Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Sardis, 
Tenn., Mar. 26, 1866. Edu., h. sch., Saltillo, 
Tenn.; Hospital Col., Memphis, M. D. 1905. 
Wife, Isabella V. Scrape H. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Ralph, Asher, Okla.; James, Matt, Chicka¬ 
sha; 2 d., Mrs. Oran Hicks, Dallas; Lois, 
tchr., El Reno. Bk. Cor.. First Natl. 
Assoc., J. E. Cruse, Ellis Young, Sam 
Neill, Alex; (pol.) Lewis Sloan, Prof. 
Ooley, J. A. Stine, Alex; C. A. Dearman, 
Judge B. F. Holden, Ben GctT, D. A. Wil¬ 
son, Chickasha. Church Meth.; Steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Good Roads Com. ; 
St. and Co. Med. Soc.; I. O. O. F ; W. O. 
W.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Alex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1895 ; 
works personally and through eomms. 
Officers, mbr. Twp. Bd. 8 yrs.; Town Coun¬ 
cil 8 yrs.; Clk. Sch. Bd., 6 yrs. Party 
Honors Chmn. Grady Co. Elec. Bd. 8 yrs.; 
del. all st. and co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, past 20 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1895 ; lived Lebanon; Alex, since 
1907 ; active in all public affairs. Mbr. 
Exam. Bd. during W. War. Hobby, base¬ 
ball. 

HANSEN, T. D„ Verden. Rep. Occ., 
justice of Peace. B.. Chicago, Ill., June 17, 
1867. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife. Mattie 
E. Presler. Cdrn., 3 s., H B., Roy D., 
Verden; Paul W.., Shawnee. Bus. Con., 
Furniture Store; real estate; farming. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Verden. Assoc., 
(Sherman Hostick, (). E. Nuernberger, F. 
L. Zipse, Frank Jasperson; (pol.) Judge 
Holding, Judge Linn, Matt Sankey, Roy Goet- 
ting, Grady Co., Henry S. Johnston, Gordon 
Gray. Church, Chris. ; mbr. Bd. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A. Pol. Act.. 


partisan; active since 1895; works through 
eomms. Offices J. of P. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1895 ; lived Perry, 1895-1902 ; at 
Verden since. Hobby, reading the Bible. 

HARNESS, MRS. I. H., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, loans, insurance and 
homemaker. B., Clay Co., Tex., Sept. 11, 
1878. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Hus., I. H. 
Harness (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., Isaac 
Hutton, Jr.; 3 d., Mrs. Mary Knoblock, 
la.; Kathryne, tchr. at Anadarko; Clare. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Wm. Inman, 
Claude Davis, G. Y. Melton, Alger Melton, 
Chickasha; (pol.) Jed Johnson, Gordon 
Gray, Bert Barefoot, Judge F. M. Baiiey, 
Grady Co.; Mrs. Annette Ehler, Kingfisher; 
Mrs. Kelley Brown ; D. A. McDougal, Henry 
S. Johnston. Church, Bap.; Pres. Home 
Missionary Soc.; Tchr. Girls Class. Clubs 
& Lodges, Bus. & Prof. Womens Club ; 

D. of Confed., St. Pres. ; C. of C.; mbr. 
Exec. Council Farm Womens Club and 
past Fres. Grady Co. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Grady Co., leader ameng women: 
makes speeches, w'orks personally and 
through comms. Party Honors, del. all 
la.; Kathryne, tchr. at Anadarko; clare. 
st. and co. convs.; Prct. Committeewoman 
1021-24; Pres. Womens Dem. Club, also 
Hi.stcrian. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; 
lived Okla. City; Per-.v; Purcell; Shaw¬ 
nee; Chickasha since 1898. 

HARRIS, C. H„ Chickasha. Rep. Occ., 
loans. B., Spencer Co., Ind., Dec. 9, 1866. 
Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, Nancy Josephine 
Staats. Bus. Con., loans and discounts; 
stockholder and dir. Farmers Natl. Bk., 
Chickasha. Arsoc., John Wilson, L. C. 
Wright, Ben. T. Johnston, M. T. Chandler, 
(pol.) J. W. Kayser, Joe Hart. Chickasha; 
.Ted Johnson. Sen. Gordon Gray. Church. 
Bap. : Vice Pres. Mens Bible Class; Chmn. 
Pd. Trustees; Pres. Laymen Organ.; Supt. 
Junior Dept. S. S.; mbr. Financial Com. 
10 yrs. Cluiis & Lodaes C. of C.; Kiwanis 
Club; mbr. Good Roads Cora.; Sponsor 
Boy Scouts; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite; 
Consistory at Guthr'e. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. since 1910; makes speeches; 
works personally and th-ough comms. 
Party Honors, del. co. convs.; Judge Elec. 
Bd. Remarks came to Okla. 1910; lived 
s'nce at Chickasha; interested in church 
w'ork and better govt. 

HARRIS, GRADY D„ Alex. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Timpson, Tex., Oct. 9. 1898. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., grad. 1918; Okla. 



GRADY D. HARRIS 






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Univ., 1919; Bus. Col., Okla. City, 1920. 
Wife, Robena, d. of E. G. Dellinger, Berk¬ 
ley, Colo. Cdrn., 1 s., Grady D. Jr. Bus. 
Con., Cashr. First Natl. Bk., Alex; Sec'y- 
Treas. and Dir. Farmers Gin Co. Inc., 
Alex. Bk. Con., (Corr.) Security Natl., 
Okla. City; Okla. Natl., Chickasha; First 
Natl., Lindsay. Assoc., M. H. Smith, Alex; 

G. E. Butler, Chickasha; C. E. Costello, 
Lindsay. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past 
Ares; Sec’y-Treas.; Dir. Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Alex; past Sr. Warden, Blair; 
Eastern Star, Alex; Consistory Guthrie; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Vice Pres. Grady Co. 
Scottish Rite Club. Pol. Act., independent 
locally, partisan nationally; active in co. 
since 1920 ; makes speeches, works through 
others. Offices, Chmn. Alex Town Bd., since 
1926; City Clk., 1923; Dir. Alex Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla 1905; lived at 
Alex since 1920; leader in his community 

HENNINGS, ALBERT E.. Tuttle. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B.. West 
Union, la., Aug. 16, 1878. Edu., h. sch., 
West Union, la.; Preparatory, Fayette, la., 
1897; St. Louis Col. of Physicians and 
Surgeons, M. D. 1899. Wife. Oliver Rogers 

H. Cdrn., 1 d., Helen. Bus. Con., Oil 

Leases & Royalties; Bldg. & Loan stock. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Tuttle. Assoc., W. E. 
Wise, J. L. Horton, Floyd Kimble, Ben 

Baker, Tuttle. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Chmn. Good Roads Com.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, past Master, Eastern 
Star; past Patron, Tuttle; York Rite, 

Chickasha; Consistoi’y, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City; Grand Repr. of Grand Lodge 

of Ariz. in jurisdiction of Okla.; Dist. Dtp. 
Grand Master; mbr. Grady Co. Shrine 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan ; active since 1900 ; 
makes speeches; acts in advisory capacity ; 
works personally and through connns. 
Offices, Clk. Sch. Bd. 1 yr.; City Health 
Officer. Party Honors, del all st. and co. 
convs.; attended Natl. Conv. 1924 ; Ex-Chmn. 
Grady Co. Dem. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907; lived Chelsea, 1 yr.; Amber 2 
yrs.; Tuttle since 1910. Worker in all 

community affairs. 

HENRY, MARTIN., Verden. Dem. Occ., 
Gen manager. B„ Ark., Feb. 16, 1885. Edu., 
com. sch.. Ark.; Okla. A. & M. Col., 
Engineering Dept., 1905-07. Wife, Grace 
Evans H. Cdrn.. 1 s., Willard. Bus. Con., 
Mgr. Farmers Gin; stockholder in Gin; 
Farm Owner. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Ver¬ 
den. Assoc., B. F. Lovelace, R. L. Wheeler, 
J. W. Graves, (pol.) Matt Sankey, Mrs. J. 
G- Bell, Beulah Gambell, Grady Co.; Jed 
Johnson. Harry Jolly, George Thomas, 
Elmer Thomas Gordon Gray. Church. 
Meth. Lodges. I. O. 0. F.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., independent locally, par¬ 
tisan nationally; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
Twp.; Bd. mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; has lived Enid; Shawnee; Verden 
since 1902. Mbr. Good Roads Com., leader 
for community progress. During W. War 
was a mechanic, Norfolk, Va. 

HERR, A. L., Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Hummelston, Pa., Oct. 1871. 
Edu., Univ. of Kan., B. L. Wife. Bertha 
Downtain. Bk. Con., Chickasha Natl. Assoc., 
mbrs. Supreme Court Com.; (pol.) Alger 
Melton, Frank Bailey, C. A. Dearman, B. 
B. Barefoot, Gordon Gray, Chickasha. 
Church. Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
Chickasha, active; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chickasha. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
since 1903; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts, corns, and party orga¬ 
nization. Offices, mbr. Supreme Ct. Com., 
appointed June 1926 for 4 yr. period. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. all 
co. and st. convs.; chmn. Co. Dem. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla.; lived since 
at Chickasha, (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

HIATT, A. J., Verden. Dem. B., la.. Die. 
2, 1869. Edu., com. and h. sch., and Bus. 
Col., Neb. Wife, Maggie Mae Robins H. 


Cdrn., 1 s., Oliver, Ventura, Calif.; 1 d., 
Bessie, tchr. Bus. Con., real estate and 
farm loans dealer. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Verden. Assoc., (pol.) B. B. Barefoot, Judge 
Holding, Judge Bailey, Alger Melton, Grady 
Co.; Jud Johnson, Mrs. I. H. Harness, 
Harry Jolly, Gordon Gray, Frank Manning. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; I. O. O. F.: M. 
W. A. Imp. Rel., Judge J. S Estes, Supreme 
Ct., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1904; makes speeches, works 
personally and on comms. Offices, Co. 
Assr., in Neb.; City Treas., Verden, since 
1920 ; Inspector Elec. Bd., 15 yrs.; Treas. 
/Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to all convs.; 
mbr. com. on permanent organiz. of Dem. 
Party, 1902, Caddo Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived at Verden, Cyril, Okla. 
City. Established townsite of Verden, 1905; 
Cyril, 1907. Hobby, livestock. 

HILL, N. C., Pocassett. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 25, 1889. 
Edu., com. and Bus. Col., Chickasha. Wife, 
Rilla Brasier Hill. Cdrn., 1 d., Betty Lou. 
Bus. Con., Viee Pres. First Natl. Bk. of 
Pocasset; farming interests. Assoc., R. K. 
Wooten, Horace Canon, C. A. Minter, O. 
T. Dawson, C. B. Hanger, Grady Co.; 
Judge Linn, Gordon Gray, Jed Johnson, 
John Fields. Church, Meth.; S. S. tchr. 
Clubs, Amer., Okla. and Grady Co. Bank¬ 
ers Assn.; Sponsor Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1919; works per¬ 
sonally and on comms. Party Honors, del 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; 
lived at Pocasset since 1903. Served 1 yr. 
in U. S’. Navy. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HOLLINGSWORTH. LUTHER.. Amber. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Adamsville, Tenn., 
Oct. 26, 1877. Edu., com. sch.. Bus. Cel. 
Tex. Wife, Ellie Riddle. Bus. Con.. Cashr. 
St. Bk. of Amber. Assoc., J. G. Meadows, 
C. A. Hockaby, H. N. Osborn, E. McNeely, 
Geo. Thayer, H. U. Goltry, Amber; (pol.) 
Ed Foster, F. T. Chandler, Chester Minter, 
of Grady Co.; Robt, L. Williams; Bert 
Parmenter, Robt. L. Owens, E. W. Marland, 
W. A. Durant. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Chmn. Good Roads Com.; 32nd 
Mason, Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent locally, partisan nationally; 
active in co. since 1907 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 1915-25 ; Treas. Amber Twp. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; Chmn. 
Elec. Bd.; St. and Twp. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887 ; lived Durant, 
1887-1907 ; Amber since. During W. War 
mbr. Council of Defense and Fuel Corn., 
leader in Community affairs. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and bird hunting. 

HOLLISTER, W. W. (BILL).. Chickasha. 
Rep. Occ., oil. B.. Mar. 10, 1856, Cleveland, 
Ohio; came to Okla. 1904 ; located Wynne- 
wood 1907 ; moved to Chickasha 1907. Edu., 
pub. sch., Ohio and Penn.; Allegheny Col., 
Meadville, Penn. Wife. Sara Parks, deceas¬ 
ed, no cdrn. Pol. Assoc.. John B. Nichios, 
Pat Hurley, W. G. Skelly, Jas. A. Harris, 
W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz. Church, Chris. 
'Science. Club, C. of C. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
25 yrs., personal contact, comms. Offices, 
Supervisor 9th Census for 4th Dist. Okla. 
1929. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. since Statehood and before. Remarks 
Hobby, doing something for the other 
fellow. 

HOSTICK, SHERMAN., Verden. Rep. 
Occ.. real estate, farm loans, insurance. 
B., Mich., April 27, 1866. Edu.. com. sch., 
Mich. Wife, Maud McWhorter H., of An- 
adarko. Cdrn., 1 s., Albert B., Shawnee; 
1 d., Mrs. Paul Hansen. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Verden. Assoc., (pol.) Cleve McVey, 
W. I. Lacy, Jed Johnson, Gordon Gray, 
Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris. Church. Meth. 
Trus. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; M. W. A.; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. since 1909; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, former 
Treas. Sch. Bd., 12 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1888; lived since at Verden, leader 
in civic affairs; mbr. Good Roads Com. 


During W. War active worker in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan drives. Contributor to 
Daily Oklahoman. 

HUNTLEY, CLIFF S„ Rush S-pring & , 
Bern. Occ., Hotel operator. B., Parr, Okln 
Dec. 27, 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ft. 
Smith, Ark. Wife, Elizabeth Harris H. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Harris, McAlester; William, 
Chickasha; Hugh, Rush Springs; 3 d., Mrs. 
Cora Hastings, Sherman, Tex.; Marlena, 
Jane. Bus. Con., Harris Hotel. Rush 
Springs. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dr. 
Finley, John Lentz, L. W. Long, W. M. 
Pursley, Rush Springs; (pol.) Bill Cloud, 
John Lewis, Buck Sparks, Chickasha; 
Scott Ferris, T. P. Gore, Judge Williams. 
Church, Cath. Clubs, A. O. U. W.; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., William Huntley, (bro.) Rush 
Springs. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1912; works personally and on 
comms. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
at Chickasha and Rush 'Springs. Hobbies, 
baseball and basketball. 

HUNTLEY, WILLIAM M„ Rush Springs. 
Dem. Occ., wholesale gas & oil dealer. B., 
Caddo, Okla., Jan. 11, 1874. Edu., com and 
h. sch., Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, Mabel Lee 
H. Cdrn.. 5 s., Murray, Herrington. Kan.; 
Harold, Waurika; Herbert, Jean, Gilbert, 
Rush Springs; 3 d., Mrs. Gladys Carter, 
Okla. City: Flora and Mamie Lee, Rush 
Springs. Bus. Con., Boline Refining Co. ; 
Wholesale Gas & Oil Dist. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., W. M. Pursley, J. W. Findlay, 
J. A. Slaton, G. W. Hill, Rush Springs; 
(pol.) B. B. Barefoot, L. C. Hutson, Alger 
Melton, Judge Linn, Chickasha; Scott 
Ferris; Frank Carter, Frederick; .Judge 
Samuel Hayes; Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Cath.; outstanding religious leader 
in his section. Clubs, C. of C., active mbr.; 
Iv. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1907; works personally and through 
comms. Offices, Clk. Sch. Bd., 7 yrs. ; Aider- 
man, Rush Springs, 4 yrs.; Inspector Elec. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
Rush Springs since 1879 ; civic worker. 
During W. War was Chmn. Bd. Council of 
Defense; Chmn. Bd. Food & Fuel Conserv.; 
mbr. Com. for War Saving Stamps; served 
on Red Cross. Hobbies, baseball and foot¬ 
ball. 

HUTSON, LEANDER CARSON., Dem. 
Occ., member State Highway Commission. 
B., Centertown, Mo., Jan. 16, 1876. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Centertown ; Hooper 
Institute, Clarksburg, Mo.; Col. Chilli- 
cothe, Mo., B. S., 1898. Wife. Virginia 
Dulin. Cdrn., 1 d., Mildred, Chickasha. 
Bus. Con., Asst, Gen. Mgr. Chickasha Cot¬ 
ton Oil Co.; Pres. Okla. Improved Seed 
Co.; Officer in several gin cos.; owner of 
2000 acres farm land. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc., R. K. Wooten. Church, First Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, charter mbr.; 
various country clubs; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Chickasha; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., active in city, counvv, state 
and nation; makes speeches; works mostly 
through others, some personal work. 
Offices, mbr. St. Highway Com., appointed 
'by Gov. Holloway, April 5, 1929. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Dem. Cen. Com. 1910-16. 
Del. to natl. conv. 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived since at 
Chickasha. Civic worker, particularly in 
promotion of industry and good roads; re¬ 
cently dominant figure on Highway Bd. 
by virtue of break with Wentz, Rep. 
Chmn.; one of strongest Dem. in Okla. Pres. 
Okla. Associated Industries for 10 yrs.; 
Vice Pres. St. C. of C.; Past Mbr. Natl. 
Industrial Council, connecting link be¬ 
tween industry and natl. govt. During W. 
War was head of Grady Co. Council of 
Defense. Hobby, outdoor life. 

JOHNS. ED F., Chickasha. Dem. Occ.. 
insurance and loans. B.. Wilson Co., Tenn., 
Oct. 13. 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch. and 
Bus. Col., Tex. Wife, Nina Hill J. Cdrn., 

1 s.. Charles Hill J., Atty. Skelly Oil Co., 
Tulsa, (former Asst. Atty. Gen.). Bus. 
Con., Real Estate, Loans, Ins. ; Agt. for 
local Bldg. & Loan Assn., Okla. City; 
Liquidating Agt.; Hugo St. Bk. ; Citizens 


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J. W. KAYSER 


St. Bk., Soper; Cashr. Citizens Natl. Bk., 
Chlckasha, 1901-19. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., W. W. Horne, B. P. Smith, Oatley 
Anderson, L. C. Hutson, Chickasha; (pol l 
Brune Wall, Minco; W. M. Pursley, Rush 
Springs; Judge Will Linn, Chickasha; John 
Luttrell, Norman; John Williams, Okla' 
City; Claude Miller, Altus; Tom Anglin, 
Holdenville. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., past Pres.; Mason, 32nd, Shrine 
India Temple; Consistory Guthrie, De- 
Molay, Commandery, Chickasha. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1901; works 
personally and through comms. Offices. St. 
Sen., 1922-26; first Co. Commr., Grady Co. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Chickasha; chnm. of Banking Com. that 
abolished guarantee law. Instrumental in 
passing Bldg. & Loan laws. 

JOHNSON, BEN F„ Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ native Ind. Ter. Married Cdrn., 
2 d. Bus. Con., stockholder and mbr. Bd. 
of Dir. First Natl. Bk. Imp. Rel., (bros.) 
Ed Johnson, Norman; Til Johnson, Minco. 
Church, Meth. Assoc., (pol.) Ed Johns, Judge 
Frank M. Bailey, Sam Hayes. Pol. Act- 
partisan co. worker number of yrs., works 
quietly mostly through com. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, civic 
leader, good citizen, leading banker Hobby, 
stockraising and farming. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

KAYSER, J. W., Chickasha. Rep. Occ.. 
publisher. B„ Palo Pinto, Tex., Oct. 27, 
1883. Edu., com. sch., Wellington, Kan.; 
Kan. Univ., A. B.; admitted to Bar in 
Okla. 1907. Wife. Grace Mueckle. Cdrn., 
2 s., John W., Bob; 2 d., Helen, Louise. 
Bus. Con., Star Publishing Co., Oil Roy¬ 
alties, Chickasha ; farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Chickasha Natl., First Natl. Church, 
Meth.; Tchr. in S. S.; Steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, Chickasha Country Club; C. of C., 
past pres.; past pres. Boy Scout Council; 
Lions Club; Izaak Walton League, past 
pres. ; B. P. O. E., past Exalted Ruler; 
Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine. Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., great grandfather was a 
veteran of the Revolutionary W’ar and 
father a veteran of the Civil War. Pol. 
Act., independent locally; active in st. 
since 1906; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. of 
Public Affairs 1918-22; Postmaster at 
Chickasha 1910-14. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman 10 yrs.; Co. Chmn. Grady 


Co. 4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 
and has lived since at Chickasha. Hob¬ 
bies, fishing and golf. 

KIMBLE, FLOYD. Tuttle. Dem. Oec , 
banker. B., Winfield, Kan., Oct. 21, 1880. 
Edu.. com. sch.; St. Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 
1898-99; Bus. Col., Guthrie 1900. Wife, 
Martha Mae, d. of Geo. D. Latham, Tut¬ 
tle. Bus. Con., cashier Bk. of Tuttle. Bk. 
Con., (Corr.) Fidelity Natl., Farmers Natl., 
Okla. City; First Natl.. Tulsa. Assoc., A. 
P. Kimble, pres.; Forrest F. Kimble, vice- 
pres.; S. Chenoweth, cashier Bk. of Tut¬ 
tle; (pol.) J. B. Sparks, A. E. Henning; 
J. F. Renegar, Y. T. Gannaway, Alger Mel¬ 
ton, Chickasha; Sen. Elmer Thomas; Scott 
Ferris; Jed Johnson; Col. R. A. Sneed, 
John Campbell, Frank Carter, W. M. An¬ 
derson. Church. Meth.; Steward. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., pres, and dir.; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; Mason, Past Master, 
Tuttle; Consistory, Guthrie; M. W. A., 
Tuttle. Pol. Act., independent locally; 
partisan nationally; active in co. since 
1910; works through corns. Offices, Treas. 
Sch. Bd., 1924-29. Party Honors, del. co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived 
at Tuttle since 1910. During W War was 
Chmn. Liberty Loan drive and Mbr. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense. Civic worker. 

LADD, A'NOBLE, State Capitol. Dem. 
Occ., Chief Inspector Feed and Fertilizer, 
Bureau Okla. St. Bd. of Agriculture. B.. 
Chickasha, Okla., Sept. 5, 1893 ; native of 
Grady Co. Edu.. Kemper Military S’ch., 
Booneville, Mo., 1911; student at A.' & M., 
Stillwater; grad. Bus. Col., Wichita, Kan. 
Wife, Emma May Rogers. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Wm.; 1 d., Mary Virginia. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl., Britton; Farmers Natl., Chickasha. 
Assoc.. Harry Cordell, Bill Stigler, Elmer 
Thomas, Mac Q. Williamson, Ben Woods, 
Allen Street, Scott Ferris, Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, Geo. S. Key, Jed Johnson. Church. 
Meth. Clubs, Booster Club; Grady Co. Re¬ 
serve Officers Assn.; Britton Amer. Legion ; 
past mbr. 40-8, Chickasha. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive worker 10 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices. Seq'y-Treas. Grady Co. Cen. Dem. 
Com.; Chmn. Natl, and St. Radio Com., 
presidential elec. 192S / ; Feed and Fertil¬ 
izer Inspector 1923-26 for Okla. Sf. Bd. 
of Agriculture; Chief Inspector Feed and 
Fertilizer Okla. St. Bd. of Agriculture 
1926-30. Party Honors, Chmn. 6th Cong. 
Dist. League of Young Denis. Remarks, 
Instructor Cen. Officers Sch., Leon Springs, 
Tex.; Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.; Lieut. 
Co. in Reserve Corps. Past vice pres. 
Reserve Officers Assn. St. of Okla. Post 
Commander Raymond T. Hurst Post, Chick¬ 
asha, 1921. 

LEA, FRANK, Ninnekah. Dem. Occ. 
merchant. B., Sugar Valley, Ga., March 
5, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Ninnekah; Bus. 
Col., Okla. City. Wife. Vera, d. H. S. 
Holcomb, Chickasha. Cdrn., 2 s., Ray, 

Elman. Bus. Con., Mgr. Ninnekah Supply 
Co.; farming interests. Bk. Con., Okla. 
Natl. Assoc., Ernest Dykes, .Joe Bird, T. 
G. Gann, R. M. Anderson, W. M. B. Kitt- 
ley; (pol.) Judge Chastain, Jim Hatcher, 
Reford Bond, Grady Co. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., locally independent, nationally parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1915; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
1928-30. Party Honors, del. co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived Ada 
one yr., Ninnekah since 1907. Active in 
good roads development. During W. War 
served in 9th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Raymond Hurst Post, Chickasha. Hobby, 
Buff Orpington chickens. 

LEA, RALPH L., Minco. Dem., Occ., 
Principal Junior High School; athletic 
coach. B., Sugar Valley, Ga., April 30, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ninnekah; 
Tchrs. Col., Edmond and Weatherford; life 
certificate. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., B. Wall, T. T. Johnston, Eli 
Sanders, Dr. Little, Minco; (pol.) J. Y. 
Morris, Jim Hatcher, Matt Sankey, R. A. 
Thompson, Grady Co. ; Jed Johnson, Gor¬ 


don Gray, Joe Bird, Ninnekah; Dr. Reni- 
ger; T. T. Montgomery; M. A. Nash, Chick¬ 
asha; A. H. Burris, H. J. Allen. Church, 
Chris.; Tchr. and Sec'y Men’s Bible Class. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; past sponsor 
Boy Scouts; Grady Co. Tchrs. Assn.; Red, 
Red Rose; Mason, Master, Minco; O. E. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Grady co. 
since 1919; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Party Honors, 
del. st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 
Young Dents.; candidate for Co. Supt. 
Grady Co. (defeated). Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906 ; teaching at Minco since 1919. 
Leader in school activities; “all rural 
schools accredited’’ was his slogan in cam¬ 
paign for Co. Supt. During W. War served 
at Camp Travis. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Ju¬ 
lian Pierson Post, Minco. 

LEEDS, ALEXANDER B„ Chickasha. 
Rep. Occ., physician. B., Berrien Springs, 
Mich., Nov. 4, 1876. Edu., h. sch., Dallas, 
Tex., grad. 1893; Ft. Worth Univ., A. B., 
1898 ; M. D., 1902. Wife, Lillie Chandler. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
vl C.; Rrtary Club, first pres. Chickasha; 
attended International Conv., 8 yrs.; B. P. 
O. E.; 32nd Mason, life mbr., Dallas 
Shrine; life mbr. Ft. Worth Blue Lodge, 
Fort W'orth Commandery; Scottish Rite; 
Consistory at Guthrie; Chickasha Country 
Club. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
Offices, City Physician, Chickasha, 3 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and terr. convs. 
before statehood; pres. Reb. Club before 
statehood. Remarks came to Okla. 1902; 
lived since at Chickasha. During W. War 
mbr. Advisory Bd. and U. S. Public Health 
Service. Interested in Rotary. 

LEVERETT. LOUIS, Rush Springs. Dem. 
Occ., barber shop owner. B., St. Joe, Tex., 
Oct. 25 1887. Edu., com. sch., Okla. 
Wife, Lizzie McKinley of Texas. Cdrn., 1 
d.. Fay Elizabeth. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. D. Green, Jack English, 
Louis and Roy Milligan, John Lentz, Grady 
Co.; Judge Linn, Judge Bailey. Ch*rch, 
Meth.; Chmn. Bd. of Stewards. Clubs, 
C. of C., dir., chmn. Entertainment Com. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1915 ; 
works personally and on com. Offices. 
Pres. City Council 1921-22 and 1926-27. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; lived at Rush 
Springs since 1899. Ambitious for the civ¬ 
ic progress of Rush Springs; instrumental 
in sscur ng water, sewage, paving and city 
hall. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


LINDSAY, C. W., Minco. Rep. Occ., 
station master, Rock Island Ry. B., Okla. 
Co., Aug. 2, 1893. Edu., com. sch., Has¬ 
tings; h. sch., Okla. City, grad. 1913. 
Wife, Laverne Atkinson. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Dr. J. S. Little, Jack Hill, 
Minco; (pol.) M. B. Wall, Minco; H. M. 
Commons, Pocassett; W. W. Parsons; Roy 
Goetting, Chickasha; Gordon Gray, L. C. 
Hutson, Lew Wentz, Henry Johnston, El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. Good Roads Com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Minco. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; active in co. since 1924; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Mayor of Minco 6 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived at Minco 
since 1916. Hobbies, golf and bridge. 

LINN, WILL., Chickasha. Dem. Occ. 
district judge. B., Linn Grove, Ky., Sept. 
28, 1S72. Edu., h. sch., Ky.; Univ. of Ky., 
LL. B., 1895 ; Bus. Col., Paducah, 1892. 
Wife, Lena, d. of J. H. Brock, Chickasha. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Evelyn, tchr., S. W. Ky Normal. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. Con., 
Chickasha Natl. Assoc., Roy C. Smith. J. S. 
Brown, J. B. Sparks, John Weaver, of 
Chickasha; (pol.) Judge Frank Bailey, 
Judge Holding, J. D. Carmichael, Ray 
Goetting; Charles Haskell, Muskogee; 
Grover C. Wamsley, Anadarko ; Ed Dabney, 
Judge Sam Hayes, Okla. City. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. Tax Com. and 
Water Com.; Mason; I. 0. 0. F.; W. O. 
W.; K. P.; Red Men; Moose. Imp. Rel., 
Con Linn, Tulsa; Rubin Linn, Okla. City 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; activities are 
statewide; since maturity ; makes speeches, 
works personally and through comms.; 
helped write first Dem. platform. Offices, 
past City Atty., Murray, Ivy., 2 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., Murray Male & Female Institute, 
Ky. ; Appointed by Gov. Haskell as sec’.v 
first St. Elec. Bd. ; appointed Judge of 
Superior Ct. of Grady Co.; Dist. Judge, 
since 1914; Supreme Ct. Commr., 1916. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
attended natl. conv., Chicago, 1896. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at 
Chickasha, powerful leader in his section; 
fine record as Dist. Judge; mbr. Exam. 
Bd. during W. War. Hobby, flowers. 

LITTLEFIELD. EDMOND V., Amber. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B.. Anson, Tex., July, 
7, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Fletcher. Wife. Ollie, 
d. W. W. Stapp, Amber. Cdrn., 2 s., Cloyce, 
Cleatice; 3 d., Ruth, Kathrine, Joy. Bus. 
Con., farming. Bk. Con., Amber. St. Assoc., 
J. R. Byers. Oscar Earley, J. W. Stephens, 
Amber; (pol.) Oscar Pence, B. F. Holding, 
Judge Will Linn, Judge Chastain, Judge 
Frank Bailey. Church, Bap. Lodges. I. O. 
O. F.Pol. Act., independent; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. and Clk. 
Sch. Bd. ; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived Fletcher, 1906-21 ; Amber 
since. 

LOSEY, T. B., Chickasha. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., came to Okla, about 10 yrs. 
ago, located Chickasha. Married. Familiar 
with Abstract Bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Pres., active in church work. 
Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan but not 
very active. Party Honors, Sec’y Co. Cen. 
Com. (Complete information unavailable.) 

MANNING, FRANK., Chickasha. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Allen Co., Ind., Dec. 5, 
1S79. Edu., com. and h. sch., Enid; Okla. 
Univ., LL. B., 1912. Wife. Mary Georgia, 
d. of Mark Causey, Alva. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Farmers Natl.; 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., Judge Gailey, Jom 
Hatcher, Judge Will Linn, Mel Nash, 
Chickasha; (pol.) J. R. Burleson, Rush 
Springs; L. A. Sloan, Alex; Sherman 
Crouch, Tuttle ; Broom Wall, Minco ; Martin 
Henry, Yerden; J. D. Carmichael, C. A. 
Dearmon, Judge B. F. Holding, Chickasha ; 
Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas, Gov. Hollo¬ 
way; A. N. Leecraft, Colbert. Church, 
Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., various 
comms.; K. P.. Past Chancellor; Mason, 
32nd, Consistory, Guthrie; Scottish Rite; 


M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; Delta Sigma Rho. 
Imp. Rel., P. F. Manning, Tulsa; A. 0. 
Manning, Fairview; Amos Manning, Ring- 
wood (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1915; makes speeches, works 
personally and through comms. Offices, 
Rep. in 11th Legis.; Chmn. Corrections of 
Journal and Retrenchment and Reform 
Comms.; mbr. various other Comms. ; Vet¬ 
eran of Ewe Lamb Rebellion. Party Honors, 
del. to most st. and co. convs. ; Campaign 
mgr. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894 ; 
lived at Enid. 1894-1906; Chickasha since. 
Speaker for Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
work during W. War. 

MARTIN. GEORGE T„ Bradley. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Warren Co., Tenn., 
Mch. 24, 1874. Edu.. com. sch., Tenn. Wife, 
Gertrude Marshall M. Ctfrn., 2 s., Geo. T. 
,Tr., Marshall; 2 d.. Harriett Ellen, Jessie. 
Rns. Con.. Martin Drug Co., Bradley : Pres. 
First St. Bk., Bradley; Vice. Pres. Bradley 
Warehouse & Elevator Co. Assoc.. W. C. 
Wright, Thos. Blakely, Sally Hambrick, 
Geo. A. Todd. Bradley; Joe Roy, Obed 
Marshall, W. C. Dunn. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.. Dir. ; 32nd Mason, Consistory at 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1904 ; works personally and through 
comms. Offices, Twp. Trustee, 10 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. st. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1896 ; lived at Bradley since 
1904. During W. War was mbr. Council of 
Defense and Com. on Fuel Conservation. 
Hobby, motoring. 

McVEY, GROVER CLEVELAND. Verden. 
Rem. Occ., banker. R.. Ky., June 4, 1385. 
Edu., com. sch., Ky. ; Ban. Institute, 
Williamsburg. Ky. ; Cumberland Col. Wife. 
Helen Rose. Cdrn., 1 s., Geo. ; 2 d., Virginia, 
Mary. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. Bk. of Ver¬ 
den ; Chmn. Bd. Dir. ; Assoc, mgr. Verden 
Gin; Farming interests. Assoc., Claude Br't- 
ain, Anarkado; Bert Hester, A. S. McVev, 
Sherman Hostick; (pol.) Grover C. Wamslev. 
H. C. Jones, Jed Savage, Grady Co.; Jed 
Johnson, T. P. Gore. Scott Ferris, Geo. D. 
Key, Sam Hayes, Harry Jolly. Chnrnh. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Gun Club; Okla. 
Dinners Assn.; Amer. Okla. and Grady Co. 
Bankers Assn.: Mason, Blue Lodge; I. O. 
O. F., Past Noble Grand.; mbr. Good Roads 
Com. for yrs. Imp. Rel.. John C. McVey, 
(father) Verden. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
s ! nce 1910 ; makes speeches : works in what¬ 
ever manner is most effective. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 10 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 20 yrs. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman: Chmn. 
Twp. Bd. 12 yrs.; del. to all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived 
since at Verden ; outstanding leader in all 
community affairs: interested in good 
roads, schs., govt. During W. War was ac¬ 
tive worker in Liberty Loan Drives. 

McVEY. JOHN C., Verden. Dem. Occ., 
farmer (retired). B.. Nov. 16, 1857. Edu., 
com. sch., Ky., Boston Col., Ky. Wife, 
Amelia Jean Vaughn. Cdrn., 5’ s.. Dr. Geo. 
M., G. C., Albert S'.. Verden; Richard C.. 
John B., Anadarko. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Verden. Assoc., A. A. Hiatt. O. E. Nuu- 
berger, Sherman Hostick, Verden; (pol.) 
Alger Melton, B. B. Barefoot, Mrs. Harness, 
Judge Bailey, Gordon Gray, Judge Holding, 
Grady Co.; Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas, 
Henry S. Johnston, Judge Owens, M. E. 
Trapp, Scott Ferris, Sen. Thomas Gore, 
Judge Robt. L. Owen. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Verden. Pol. Act., 
partisan; one of oldest active Dems. in 
S. W.; makes speeches, works personally 
and through comms. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.: 
mbr. Elec. Bd. ; former Deputy Sheriff and 
Deputy Co. Clk.. Ky. Party Honors, del. to 
all st., dist. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907: lived since at Verden. Past 
mbr. Good Roads Com. and del. to st. Rd. 
Convs. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan Drives. Hobby, 
politics. 

McVEY. SID., Verden. Dem. Occ., ginner. 
B.. K.. Nov. 1, 1886. Edu., com. sch., Ky. 
Wife, Clara, d. of M. L. Rollins, Anadarko. 


Cdrn., 2 s., William and Arthur. Bus. Con., 
Associate Mgr. Verden Gin and stockholder; 
Farming interests. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Verden. Assoc., Cleve McVey (bro.) Gin 
mgr.; G. C. McVey; Claude Britain, An¬ 
adarko ; L. C. Hutson, Chickasha; R. K. 
Wooten; (pol.) Judge Chastain, Judge 
Holding, Judge Bailey, B. B. Barefoot, 
Alger Melton, Jed Johnson, Jim Hatcher, 
Harry Jolly. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Ginners Assn., Sponsor Good Roads; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Master at Verden. Imp. 
Rel., John C. McVey, (father) Verden. 
Pol. Act. partisan; active in Grady Co. 
since 1915; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907; lived 
since at Verden. With his father and five 
bros. is a leader in all community activi¬ 
ties. Hobby, hunting. 

MELTON. ALGER., Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B . Texas. Married. Wife._ nee 
Hamilton. Bus. Con., Melton & Melton, 
Attys.. Adrian Melton, partner. Bk. Con., 
Dir. Okla. Natl. Bk.; also Oil interests. 
Church. Chris. Lodr p s, Elks; C. of C., Past 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
since before statehood in all ways needed 
or useful Office, former City Atty., Chicka¬ 
sha. Party Honors, St. Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; del. to all co. and st. convs.; Dem. 
Presidential Elector. Remarks, one of the 
leading lawyers in St., active in all civic 
affairs. Hobby, golf. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

MILLER, S., Verden. Dem. Occ.. mayor 
of Verden. B., Wathena, Kan., Jan. 17, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wathena, 
Kan. Wife, Mary Alice Howard. Cdrn., > 
s., Ralph S., Marion A., Oral J.; Id., 
Roberta. Bus. Con., Owner and Assoc. Edi¬ 
tor Verden News; R. R. Agt. Bk. Con., 
Natl Bk. of Verden. Assoc., H. H. Amett, 
S A Olopfelter. L. G. Nurenberger, B. W. 
Hagens, P. H. Brown, Verden; (pol.) Matt 
Pankey’. Frank Manning, Jed Johnson, 
Harry Jolly. Elmer Thomas, Gordon Gray- 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, mbr Load 
Com. : Mason. Blue Lodge, Past Master. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 1920 ; 
makes speeches, works in any manner 
necessary. Office-:, mbr. Town Bd. Remarks, 
came to' Okla. 1912 ; lived at Verden since 
1920; civic leader; del. to Telegraphers 
Conv.’, Buffalo, N. Y., Minneapolis. 

MINTFR, JAMES LLOYD ; , Pocassett. 
Dem. Dec., merchant. B.. Ky.. Aug. 17. 
1877 Fdii. com. sch.. Indian Terr. Wife. 
Anna B. Mclnnish. Cdrn., 2 s , J. H_, F. 
M.; 1 d.. Margaret. Bus. Con.. Minter Bros. 
iSto’re, Pocassett: Farmers Gin. Bk_Con.. 
First. Natl, of Pocassett. Assoc., Chester 
A Minter partner; E. E. Davidson, (pol) 
W. A. Bryant. R. W. Davidson, G. W. 
Richardson. Grady Co.; Scott Ferris, Sen. 
Gore Jed Johnson. Frank Carter. Church, 
Bap.’ Lodges. M. W. A.; W. O. W.:.Royal 
Neighbors. Pol. Act., partisan; active m 
co. since 1900; works personally and 
through comms. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks. came to Okla. 
1«989 * TVio&ssGt sinnp 1900, Established on£ 
of first stores in Pocassett; mbr. Council 
of Defense during W. War. 

NASH. MELL ACHILLES., Chickasha. 
Dem Occ.. Pres. Oklahoma College for 
Women B Tryon. Hardin Co.. Tex., July 
->0 1890 Fdu . Grad. Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 

Okla. 1910: A. B. Univ. of Okla., 1919; 
studied Univ. of Mich: LL. D.. OV-la. Bap. 
Univ. 1923. W-fe. Mae Clarke of Henryetta. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Norman Clarke, Don Rodman: 
1 d., Mary Jane. Bus. Con., taught rural 
Schs'.; h. sell.; princ. and supt. schs. until 
1919: Chief h. sch. inspector, Okla. 1919- 
20: St. Supt. Pub. Instruction. Okla. since 
1923; appointed Pres. Okla. Col. for Wo¬ 
men 1926, still serving. Clubs & Lodges, 
mbr. Okla. Edu. Assn. : Phi Delta Kappa 
Frat: Phi Gamma Delta; 32nd Mason, 
iShriner. Church. Bap. Pol. Act., accomp¬ 
lished standardization of rural schs. in 
Okla. ; works through personal contact. 
Remarks, Editor Okla. Tchr. 1920-23; Pres. 
St. Bd. of Edu., mbr. O. N. G. : very popu- 


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W. W. PARSONS 


lar, progressive and efficient. 

NEILL, SAMUEL E„ Alex. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Petersburg, Tenn., Oct. 4, 
1873. Edu., com. sch., Petersburg, Tenn. 
Wife, Lillian Harper. Cdrn., 3 s., Emmett, 
Jack, Lindsay, Okla.; Bill, Alex; 1 d., 
Mrs. Ola Ross, Lindsay. Bus. Con., Hdvv. 
and Imp. Store, Alex; Farm Owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Grady D. Harris, 
D. P. Patterson, Virgil Haga, Alex; (pol.) 

M. H. Smith, Alex; Charles Worley, Pauls 
Valley; R. E. Bowling, Mac Q. Williamson. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Merchants 
Credit Assn.; C. of C., active; Alex Gun 
Club; 32nd Mason, Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1900 ; 
makes speeches, works through comms., 
tout mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Surveyor, 1914-18; Co. Commr., 
1914-18. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Elec. 
Bd. since 1925 ; del. to all co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman for yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1895; lived at Alex 
since 1918. Raises from four to five thous¬ 
and bu. of peaches on his farm which 
caused the Santa Fe to install a switch 
there known as Neill Switch. Mbr. Council 
of Defense during W. War and active in 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross work; leader 
in his community. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

NICHLOS, JOHN B„ Chiekasha. Rep. 
Occ., oil and gas producer. B.. Delaware. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Del.; LL. B. 1929. 
Admitted to bar, 1929. Wife. Marjorie. Bus. 
Con., Owner Okla. Gas Utilities Co.; Owner 
Little Nick Oil Co.; Owner Nichlos Oil & 
Drilling Co.; Real Estate; Farms; Stock¬ 
holder, Citizens Natl. Bk.; life and fire ins. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl.; Farmers Natl.; 
First Natl.; Okla. Natl.; Liberty Natl. Okla. 
City; Exchange Natl., Tulsa; Chase Natl., 

N. Y.; Consolidated Bk. & Trust Co., 
Chicago. Assoc., Jim Hatcher. Reford Bond, 
Chiekasha; R. E. Woolsey, Chicago; C. B. 


Steward, atty; John Fields, Lew Wentz, W. 

B. Pine, Col. Pat Hurley, Harry Rogers. 
Church, Meth., Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C., Pres.; mbr. various comms.; 
Sponsor Boy Scouts; Rotary Club, 32nd 
Mason, Shriner. Pol. Act., in co., st. and 
and natl. since 1919; makes speeches, works 
personally and through comms. and others. 
Party Honors, mbr. St. Finance Com. for 
Rep. Party, 1928; elected Alternate to Natl. 
Conv. 1928 ; Cand. for Rep. Natl. Com¬ 
mitteeman, resigned in favor of W. G. 
Skelly to promote party harmony. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1917; Interested in good 
roads work; and in crippled children wel¬ 
fare. Hobby, educating unfortunate boys 
and girls. 

NUERNBERGER, 0. E„ Verden. Rep. 
Occ., banking, real estate. VS., New Athens, 
Ill., Dec. 10, 1886. Edu.. com. and li. sch., 
New Athens; Bus. Col, Quincy. Wife, Helen 
Buckley, Kan. Cdrn., 4 d., Irene, Ruth, 
Ruby, Helen Frances. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Verden. Assoc., F. G. Jasperson, John 
Kern, Sherman Hostick, Verden; (pol.) W. 
B. Hagan, H. H. Amett, W. W. Parsons, 
Earl W. Baker, Verden; W. D. Myers, 
Alva; Dr. McCash, Jed Johnson, Sen. Gray, 
Judge Bailey. Church, Chris., Elder; Treas. 
Lodges, I. 0. O. F.; M. W. A., Verden; 
Mason, Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
independent; active mostly in his commun¬ 
ity; works personally and through comms. 
Offices, Clk. Sch. Bd.; Notary Public; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived Anadarko, 1907-12; Verden since; 
civic worker, on Bd. to secure bond issues 
for sch., water and sewer, paving. Hobby, 
camping. 

ORR, J. ROY., Chiekasha. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Ill, May 6, 1892. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Pana, Ill.; Univ. of Okla., 
LL. B. ; Post Grad. Course. Wife, Lena, 
d. of H. L. Saddler, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 
s., J. Roy, Jr.; 2 d., Rosmond, Ruth Jean. 


Bus. Con., Atty. for Home Bldg. & Loan 
Assn.; familiar with loans and farming 
bus. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., L. C. 
Wright, (pol.) B. F. Holding, Reford Bond 
Roy Goetting, Matt Sankey. Chiekasha; 
Jed Johnson, Fletcher Riley, Fred Capshaw, 
Ed Dabney, A L. Herr. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Boy Scout 
Council, past Scout Master; Hillcrest 
Country Club; Phi Gamma Delta; Delta 
Sigma Rho; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. and st. since 1919; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
others. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty.; former 
Asst. Atty. Gen. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; Dist. Chmn. Sf. League 
Young Dem; was st. organizer for League 
of Young Denis. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911 ; lived at Chiekasha since 1919. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in 34th Div., 109th 
Eng.; mbr. Amer. Legion. Raymond F 
Hurst Post, Chiekasha. Hobby, golf. 

OWSLEY, J. W., Chiekasha. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Magnolia, Ark., Oct. 19, 
1872. Edu., com. and li. sch.. Ark.; Bus. 
Col. Wife, Julia Sigman. Cdrn., 1 s., Wil¬ 
liam D.; 1 d., Edith. Bus. Con., Owner 
Jewelry Store; Dir. Farmers Natl. Bk. ; 
Real estate. Assoc., L. C. Wright, R. K. 
Wooten, B. P. Smith, John W. Wilson, 
Chiekasha; (pol.) B. B. Barefoot, Judge 
Chastain, Jed Johnson, Will Linn, Elmer 
Thomas, Graves Leeper, Sen. Gray, Reford 
Bond, M. E. Mathews, A. S. J. Shaw. 
Church, First Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Chiekasha Country ; Pres. Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil; Mason, Scottish Rite; Shrine at Okla. 
City; Guthrie Consistory; W. O. W., 
Chiekasha. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
since 1915; works through comms. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla 1902, 
lived since at Chiekasha. Civic leader. 

PARSONS, WILLIAM WASHINGTON. 

Minco. Rep. Occ., county commissioner. B., 
Huttonsville, W. Va., Aug. 8 1868. Edu., 
com. sch., W. Va. Wife, Emily E. Skelton 
P., England. Cdrn., 3 s., H. B., garage, 
Norman; W. W., Jr., Minco; Fred F., 
Campbell Bak. Co., Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. 
W. C. Batton, McLoud; Doris. Bus. Con., 
Farming 160 acres; stockraising. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. B. Pope, Chester 
Baker, Jack Hill, P. Berry Smith, Roy C. 
Smith; (pol.) A1 Thornton. Ed Butler, W. 
J. Kayser, Virgil Gannaway, Grady Co.; 
Lew Wentz; A. C. Alexander; Sen. Pine; 
Sen. Harreld; Jim Harris. Church, Chris. 



JOHN B. NICHLOS 









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Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Road Com.; 
W. 0. W. Pol. Act., locally independent; 
partisan nationally; active in Okla. since 
1889 ; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Commr. since 1926 ; is Climn. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT OKLAHOMA 


Pol. Act., partisan; works through person¬ 
al contacts. Party Honors, del. st. and co 


partisan; active in co. since 1902; works 
personally and through comms; makes 


convs. Remarks, came 
Ardmore; Rush Springs since 1901; inter¬ 
ested in good roads; active in Liberty 


to Okla. 1896 ; lived some speeches. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 9 


Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; Fret. Loan and Red Cross drives during W. War. 


Chmn. several yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; served in oth Cavalry, Ft. Sill, 3 
yrs.; lived Okla. City; Dewar; Yerden and 
at Minco since 1914. Volunteered for ser¬ 
vice in W. War; Q. M. Corps, of A. E. P. 


yrs.; Town Bd. 7 yrs.; Road Com. 20 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 ; lived Okla. City; Yukon; Verden 
since 1902. Civic worker. Interested in 

and 


POTTER. JEFF., Pocasset. Dem. Occ., 
banker (retired). B., Areola, Ill., May 7, better schs. Active in Liberty Loan 
1862. Edu., Meth. Col.. Morrisville, Mo. Red Cross Drives during W. War. 
Wife, Mae Goenwein P., El Reno. Bus. Con., 
retired Banker, Est. First Bk. in Pocas 


RATCLIFF, MORRIS B., Pocasset. Rep. 


in France 10 months; mbr. Amer. Leg 10 ”; set; Real Estate; Farm Owner, 810 acres. 0cc manager of Gin; master farmer. B„ 

Tul i n II i nronvi Poet VI 1 D PO * til I) 7* ^xU“0» —- — -w— > -»•* . i it l_ ■_ /vml \ " ^ __ 


Julian Pierson Post, Minco; mbr. 
mbr. Co. Commrs. Assn. 


Bk. Con., First Natl., Verden. Assoc., (Pol.) 
Alger Melton, Ben Johnston, Dr. Richard- 


Hastings, Neb.. Aug. 24, 1879. Edu., com. 
scti., Kan.; Okla. A. & M. Col., special 


PATTERSON DOW B, Alex. Dem. Occ., son, Mrs. J. G. Bell. Grady Co.; Henry wor i{ Wife, Jessie, d. of W. H. Kimball, 

oil leases- livestock raising. B., Pontotoc. Johnston, Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, Jed (Pi e( j m ont. Bus. Con., Mgr. Farmers Co- 

Miss. Jan! 20 1S92. Edu.. com. sch., Miss. Johnson. Church, Meth. Lodges. I. O. O. F.; ope rati• t Gin, Chickasha: stockholder and 

Wife Nellie Morris P. Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack IM. W. A. Pol. Act., independent; active m pir. Farmois Elevator, Pocasset; Farm 

’ _ * .. . _ _ »» , m_i . n 4- niv, Tv O O Cl • ivi nlr/io onoHoViao Qnfl WOTUfi n ■ n . _ Ti i_ 1 \T„ ll iTiK ? nlr <-> oVlU 


Dow. Bus. Con.. Oil Lease Broker. Trustee 
Roy Oil Co.; Trus. Nestor Oil Co.; farming ; 
stockraising. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Grady D. Harris, Alex; Joe Ray, M H. Ad- 
dv, Chickasha; (pol.) S. E. Neill, L. E. 
Sloan, O. E. Ooley, Alex; Jed Johnson, An- 


st. since 1889; makes speeches and works 
in any manner necessary to get the work 


Owner. Bk. Con., First Natl., Chickasha. 
Assoc.. J. B. Hurst, Co. Farm Agt.; Ben 


adark’o; Frank Bailey, ’judge Will Linn, Mustang; El Reno; Pocasset since 1908 ; 

. _ .. m Cmam «!1 /ag TV At/vnPn rlnririrr \ \ 


done efficiently. Offices, Registrar of Deeds, j 0 ) 1ns ton, Joe Frey, John Simpson; (pol.) 
El Reno, 6 yrs.; mbr. Twp. Bd.; Co. Assr. Sen Gordon Gray, O. Ray Gidding, Jed 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 

Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived at 


Chickasha. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., dir. ; 
32nd Mason. Blue Lodge, Alex; Consistory 
Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 


Johnson, Elmer Thomas. Otto Wray. 
Church. Meth., Steward; S\ S. tchr. Clubs 
& Lodoes. Okla. Cotton Growers Assn.; 
Chmn. Twp. Council of Defense during W. 0 kla. Wheat Growers Assn.; Grange; del. 


War, won medal for work, also active work 
er on Red Cross and Liberty Loan Drives; 


comms. Offices City Councilman, Alex; 
Counter Elec. Bd. many yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910; lived at Alex since 


drives, civic booster 
fishing 


to st. meetings ; Sponsor 4-H Club ; I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1915; makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Leader among farmers. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; mbr. Elec. Bd. ; 
mbr. Twp. Bd. 8 vrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived El Reno; Pocasset since 
1907. 

Hobbv 'huntin" and Amber: Farm Owner. Bk. Cor., Chickasha RAY, JOE.. Chickasha. Dem. Occ., oil 
Natl. Assoc., J. W. Stephens, E. N. Smith, operator. B., Madison Co., Ark., Mar. 8, 


Eastern’ Star. Pol. Act., partisan;’ active civic worker, interested in schs. and roads. 

since 1917; works personally and through „ _ 

PRINE, CHARLES L. Amber. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Osceola, la., Oct. 5, 186:5. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Osceola. Wife, 


1917; during W. War was active in Red Rose Valley P. Cdrn., I s., Lloyd Long 
Cross, Liberty Bond and Saving Stamp Beach, Calif. Bus. Con^_ I nne Gen Mdse., 


Oscar Early, Amber; (pol.) Alger Melton 
PECK. MINNIE B., Pocasset. Dem. Occ., James D. Carmichael; B. B. Barefoot, A. 


1879. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark. Wife, 
Ida Denny R.. of Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., ,T. D.; 


L. Herr, B. F. Holding. Judge Frank Bailey, l d., Mary. Bus. Con., Oil Operator; Farm- 

tuu uum auu u. 01 : 11 . iian „cu,. ..uc. Reford B r nd; Judge IVill Linn, Grady Co. ing interests. Bk. Con.. Okla. Natl; First 

R. B. Peck, merchant. Cdrn., 2 s.. Harold! Chureh, Chris. Lodges, If. P.; M. W. A. Natl., Alex: First St. Bradley. Assoc.. Fred 

John 1 d Bernice, Okla. City. Bus. Con.. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co.; works Frey, Dr. W. H. Livermore, W. G. Meplilin. 

Peck’Merc’ Co Pocasset Bk Con First personally and on com. Party Honors, del. Chickasha; (pol.) Ray Goetting, Frank M. 

— 1 — - "--Bailey, John Lewis, W. T. Cloud, Grady 

Co.; Jed Johnson, Lawton: Gov. Holloway; 


homemaker. B., Pratt. Kan., Feb. 17, 1886. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Pratt, Kan. Hus., 


Natl. Assoc., O.’ T. Dawson, A. W. Liles, st.^ and co. convs. Remarks, camejo Okla 
W. J. Grant, Pocasset; (pol.) Dr. Hennings, - J T "“ L “ ' ™ 

Tuttle; A. N. Ladd, J. B. Hurst. Mrs. J. 

G. Bell, Chickasha; Jed Johnson, S-en. 

Gray; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. 

Clubs &. Ledges, Rebekah; Eastern Star; 

Royal Neighbors, Pres, in Grady Co. Pol. 


1906; lived Lawton; Warwick; Chickasha; 

Amber since 1924 ; civic worker. During Bill Durant; R. A. Sneed. Church Meth. 
W. War subscribed one half War Savings 
Stamp allottment for Amber Twp. 


Lodges, W. O. W., Bradley; 32nd Mason; 
Consistory Guthrie; Shrine. Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1908 ; works personally and through corams. 
Offices, Clk. Sch. Bd., 9 yrs.; Prct, Com- 


PURSLEY, W. M., Rush Springs. Dem. 

Act., independent; active in st. since 1916: Occ., farmer, stockman. B., Prescott, Ark., 
makes speeches, works personally and Nov. 9. 1867. Edu.. Trinity Univ., Waco, mitteeman; Inspector Elec. Bd.. Bradley, 
through comms.; influential among women Tex. 1885. Wife, Nannie Tanltersley P. since 1907. Party Honors, del. st. and co. 
voters. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. Cdrn., 2 s., J. H. and Tom A., Rush convs.; Proxy Natl. Conv., 1928. Remarks, 
convs.; registrar Elec. Bd. ; PTct. V-Chnin. Springs; 2 d.. Mrs. Willie Cunningham, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived Bradley, 1908- 
Remarks. came to Okla. 1915; lived since Annie May, Chickasha. Bus. Con., Farmer; 28; Chickasha since. Civic worker; mbr. 
at Pocasset, Hobby, poultry; Sec’y of Dir. First Natl. Bk., Rush Springs. Bk. Council of Defense during W. War. Hobby, 

Con.. First Natl.; Okla, Natl., Chickasha. 

Assoc., L. W. Long, G. W. Hill, Arthur 
Slaten, Dr. Finlay, Rush Springs; (pol.) 


Grady Co. Poultry Assn. 


hunting and fishing. 


PECK, R. B., Pocasset. Rep. Occ., Mer¬ 
chant. B., Junction City, Kan., Aug. 23, Grady Harris, Alex; Tom Blakley, Brad 


RENEGAR, JAMES FRANK. Tuttle. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Normandy, 


1877. Edu., com. sch., and st. Agricultural ley; Joe Roy, Chickasha; Sen. Gordon Gray, Tenn., Mar. 5. 1873. Edu., com. sch., Jesse 
Col., Kan. Wife, Minnie B. Harrel. Cdrn., Chickasha; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; Judge May Ayalott Col.. Tenn.; Univ. of Louis- 
2 s., Harold, John; 1 d., Bernice, nurse, Will Linn, Chickasha; Judge Cham. Jones, ville, M. D. 1906. Wife, Grace Badgett K. 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Peck Merc. Co., Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., charter mbr.; Cdrn., 1 s., J. F. Jr.; 2 d., May Belle and 
Pocasset. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., N. mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason, Blue Viola, Bus. Con., Co-owner Star Pharmacy, 
C. Hill. R. W. Davidson, Will Grant, Pocas- Lodge, Royal Arch, Chickasha. Pol. Act., Tuttle; farming interests. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
set; (pol.) Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas, partisan; active in co. since 1894 ; works Tuttle. Assoc., Virgil Gannaway. partner 
Gordon Gray, Scott Ferris. Church, Meth. through personal contacts. Offices, Co. in drug store; Bruce Hamilton. Floyd 
Steward. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Sec'y; Commr., ever since statehood except 4 yrs.; Kimble, Steve Chenoweth, Leonard Hardin, 
O. E. S. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. Clk. Sch. Bd. since statehood. Party Honors, Tuttle; (pol.) Judge Bailey, Judge Linn, 
since 1915; works personally and through del. all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came Jim Hatcher, Matt Sankey, Judge Bond, 
others. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; to Okla. 1894; lived since at Rush Springs. Chickasha; J. B. Pope, Minco; A. S. J. 
mbr. Grady Co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came During W. War mbr. Red Cross and active Shaw; Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas. Church, 


to Okla. 1915; lived since at Pocasset; 
civic worker, leader in his community. Vet¬ 
eran Spanish Amer. War, Co. M., 22nd U. 


in Liberty Loan drives. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., Dir.; mbr. 

Good Roads Com.; 32nd Mason, Scottish 
RANSBARGER, B. M., Verden. Dem. Occ., Rite, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
&. Kans. Vol., Rank of Corn. Hobby, farmer; hardware merchant. B., Clark Co., A. A. Renegar, (bro.) Tuskahoma, Okla. 


literature. 


Pol. Act., independent locally; partisan 


Ill., Aug. 25, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Kan. 
and Okla. Wife, Cora Hutchison R. Cdrn., nationally; active since 1904; makes 
PHILLIPS, HORACE L., Rush Springs. 2 s., Floyd, merchant; C. W., tchr.; 1 d., speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Dem. Occ., farmer; stockraiser. R.. Tenn., Gladys. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Verden. 

Nov. 29, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife Assoc., Percy Kern, John Kern, (pol.) O. 


Offices, Mayor of Tuttle, 1925-29. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. st. and 


Ida \\ agner P. Cdrn., 7 s., (3 deceased); E. Neurenberger, Martin Henry, Verden; co. convs. regularly. Remarks, came to 

1 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jap Gillespie, Tuttle; Jed Johnson, Scott Okla. 1902; lived Wapanucka; Ardmore; 

\V. M. Persley, W. M. Stacy, Geo. Hill, W. Ferris, Sen. Gordon Gray; Judge Bailey, Tuskahoma; Minco; Tuttle since 1919. 
M. Huntley, Judge Linn, Mat Sankey, Judge W T ill Linn. Church, Chris., Elder 20 During W. War devoted his time to rais- 
Grady Co.; Judge Cham Jones, t\ aurika; yrs.; Chmn. Bd. 20 yrs.; mbr. Financial ing livestock and gTain crops; mbr. Re- 

Mike Gorman, Ardmore; Robt. Bailey, U. Com.; mbr. Choir. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; serve- Med. Corps. Hobby, Rhode Island 

Rebekahs; M. W. A., Verden. Pol. A»t., Red chickens. 


S. Marshall. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason. 


Dem EY !l 0 r LDS r ERNES T G - Chickasha. 
JJem Occ., Court Clerk. B., Rome On 

April 20, 1883. Edu., com. sch., Tex/- Bus. 
Coi. Dallas. Wife, Lillian Gray. Cdrn’ 1 d. 
Leslie M. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl Assoc ’ 
Mrs. Geneva Stark, Miss Ellen Warren’ 
deputies ; pol.) Judge Will Linn, Judge 
,, ra f ® ailey ’ D Carmichael, M. A. 
TMf h ’ Chickasha; Lee Cruce, Ardmore; Jed 

Lawton*’ L. Richardson, 

Lawton , M. W. Pugh, Marlow. Church 

Bap., Treas. 10 yrs. Clubs & Lodges Hill 
Crest Country Club; €. of C • Mbr Fin 
anco Com. K P„ Treas 12 yrs’.; A O U. 
w. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Gradv 
Co since 1915; works personally and 

1921 Ug ritv h r^' J??? 88 ’ Ct ‘ Clk " ^nce 
Fipn ’ i£ tJ D Ci k - 1 Chickasha, 1915-21; Clk. 
Wee. Bd Party Honors, del. all co. convs., 
io yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904 ; lived 

Thrift Chi ° kasha - L °cal ward Chmn. 
inntt Stamp drives during W. War- \sst 
on Exemption Bd. Hobby, fishing. 

"ANKEY, MATT, Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
Co unty Slaer i ff. b., Sullivan Co., Ind., Sepl. 
I8n. Edu., com. sch., la. Wife Ethel 
enora Brock S'. Cdrn., 2 s., Lawrence E., 
Henry B„ home. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Denver Scurlock, undersheriff; Bob 
Wilson, field man; Dan Snell, Jeff Tid¬ 
well, deputies; Frank Stone, Jailor, Chick- 

wm 't ™ G £ ff ’ B - F ’ Holding, Judge 
Will Linn C. A. Dearman. Chickasha; 0. 

. Ca J gilk H'dge Phelps, Okla. City; 
Judge Pugh, Duncan; Frank Heffner, Ana- 
darko. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, O', 
of C., active mbr.; M. IV. A.; I. O. 0. F. • 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Chickasha. Pol Act ’ 
partisan; active in st. since 1909; makes 
speeches: works personally and through 
com. Offices, Co. Sheriff. 1918-25; 1928-30 
serving 4th term; past Police officer, Okla. 
City, under Mayor Cargill; City Marshal, 
Minco, 7 yrs. Party Honors, del. all st. 
and co convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived Renfrew; Chickasha, since 1903. Has 
captured more robbers than any other 
sheriff in the st. Hobbies, baseball and 
horseracing. 

SCHLOTTERBECK, TED, Yerden. Dem. 
Occ., Supt. City Schools. B„ Marion, Kan., 
April 10, 1901. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Chickasha; Okla A. & M. Col., B. S. ; 
Univ of Calif. 1 yr. Wife. Thelma Proctor 
S ; , New Mexico. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
5 erden. Assoc., O. E. Neurnberger, Mrs. .1. 
G. Bell, (pol.) H. C. Wells, St. Sch In¬ 
spector; Jed Johnson, Harrv Jolly; Otto 
Lucy, Tuttle. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Pres. Grady Co. Teachers Assn.; O. E. A.; 
Sigma Phi Epsilon ; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since 1924; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
com. Interested in politics. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Chickasha. 
Taught, Sulphur and Wynnewood. Letter- 
man A. & M. Col. Interested in sch. im¬ 
provement. 


GRADY COUNTY 

Okia. Assn Veteran of Spanish Amer. 

a .';,H, 2nd Neb. Volunteers. Mbr. 
T mted Spanish War Vet., Joe Wheeler Post, 
< hiekasha. Hobby, fishing. 

SLOAN LEWIS EDMON, Alex. Dem. 

E arber ' B ’ Cook Co - Tex., Apr. 4, 
I8J1. Edu., com. sch., Bradley, Okla. Wife 
Grayce, d. of J. W. Ramsey, Alex. Cdrn’ 
1 d, Mildred, home. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., S. E. Neill, D. B. Patterson, A. J. 
Stine, Dee Roberson, of Alex; (pol) Frank 
Manning Judge F. M. Bailey, B. B. Bare- 
toot, Gordon Gray. Judge Linn, Chickasha; 
Judge Hefner Okla. City. Church. Meth.; 
„ Supt, Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd 
Mason Past (Master, Past Patron Eastern 
Star; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1911; ’makes 
speeches works personally and through 
com. Offices. Mbr. City Council, 1924-26- 
Mbr. Sch. Bd., 1924-26 ; Counter on Elec. 
5 * Par J y Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. Gradv Co 
Chmn. Delegation to St. Conv. Remarks' 
came to Okla. 1900 ; lived Delhi, Bradley;’ 
Alex, since 1904. Active worker in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross drives during W. War. 
Hobbies, baseball and hunting. 

S M!TH, BURRELL PERRY, Chickasha. 
Lem. Occ., banker. B., Sherman, Tex., Apr. 
,°, 1861 - Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife. Ida 
Ledford S. Cdrn.. 4 s., Robt. R.. J. G„ b. 
P., Jr. and A. B., Chickasha. Bus. Con. 
Pres. Citizens Natl. Bk., Chickasha; 
'Pres First Natl. Bk., Lindsay; Ranch¬ 
er. Bk. Con., Amer. First, Okla. City; Exc. 
Natl., Tulsa; Pres. First Natl. Bk. Lindsay. 
Assoc., Robt R. Smith (son.) Cash. Bk • 
R. K. Wootten, G. Y. Melton, W. G. Metii- 
vin, Ed Foster. Reford Bond, Sr, John B. 
Nichlos, of Chickasha; (pol.) L. C. Hut¬ 
son, T. T. Montgomery, F. T. Chandler, 
■Hm Hatcher, D. M. Caviness, Chickasha; 

J. Hollis, Hollis; Judge Sam Hayes, 
Okla. City; W. H. Carsen, J. M. Crews, 
Childress, Tex. C. E. Costello, Lindsay, 
Okla. Church, Chris.; Pres. Bd. Elders; 
Trustee. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mbr. 
Library Bd.; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie Consistory, India Temple S-hrine. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since 1900 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mbr. City Council, 1909-11. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1870; lived on ranch, also Chick¬ 
asha, Okla. City; Chickasha, since 1899. 
Influential and highly regarded in his com¬ 
munity. Hobby, Hereford cattle. 


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del. to Dist. Conv.; Sec’y Chickasha Coun¬ 
try Club; 32nd Mason, Army Consistory, 
Leavenworth, Kan.; Kieva Temple Shrine, 
Amarillo, Tex. Imp. Rel., B. P. Smith, 
(father) Pres. Citizens Natl. Bk., Chick¬ 
asha. Pol. Act., nationally partisan, lo¬ 
cally independent. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; lived at Chickasha since 1899. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in 16th Div. Gen. Hdqrs. 
31st Brig. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Raymond T. 
Hurst Post, Chickasha. Hobby, Jersey 
cattle 

SMITH, ROY C., Chickasha. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Newcastle, Ky„ Nov. 1, 1875. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky.; Wesleyan Col., 
Ky. Wife, Mattie Force S., (dec.), d of 
Mrs. Owen Scott, Ky. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Chickasha Natl. Bk.; Ninnekah Grain & 
Lbr. Co.; Farming interests; Stockraising. 
Bk. Con., (Corr.) Liberty Natl., Okla. City; 
Mchts. Laclede, St. Louis. Assoc., O. W. 
Foster, Cashier; D. S. Downey, M. C. 
Mandeville, Chickasha; (pol.) C. A. Dear- 
man, Jim Hatcher, B. B. Barefoot, T. G. 
Gann. Reford Bond of Chickasha; C. B. 
Stuart A. C. Alexander Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions 
Club, past Pres.; 32nd Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Guthrie Consistory, India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City; Chickasha Country 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1924 ; 
works through com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1996; lived at Grandfield, at Chick¬ 
asha since 1912. Booster for his city. 
Hobby, golf. 

SOUDERS, M. E.. Minco. Rep. Occ.. 
grocer. B., Crawford Co., Mo., Aug. 25- 
1877. Edu., com. sch. and Col., Weandleau, 
Mo. Wife, Nina A. Cox S. Bk. Con. First 
Natl. Assoc., Jack Hill, Dr. Little, Minco; 
(pol.) Mat Sankey, Chickasha; Jed John¬ 
son, Gordon Gray; Sen. Elmer Thomas; 
Lew Wentz, Henry S. Johnston. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Consistory, Guthrie; 
Eastern Star; M. W. A. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent locally, partisan nationally; active in 
Grady Co. since 1916; works personally 
and on com. Offices, Pres. Twp. Bd.; Mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; past Mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. co convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900 ; lived at Minco since 1914. 
Instrumental in securing bonds issue for 
lights and sch. bldg, at Minco. Hobby, 
flowers. 


SHULTZ, EDWARD, Chickasha. Rep. Occ., 
manager lumber company. B., Schuyler, 
Neb., Nov. 24. 1878. Edu., com. sch.. Neb. 
Wife, Ethel Primm S. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward 
P., grad. O. U. Bus. Con., Gen. Mgr. 
Stephenson-Brown Lbr Co., Chickasha; Au¬ 
tomatic Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio. Bk. 
Con., Chickasha'Natl. Assoc., Roy C. Smith, 
F. M. Frey, Alger Melton, F. T. Chandler, 
Dr. D S Downey, J. W. Comer, J. W. 
Kayser, of Chickasha; (pol) O. L. Bingham, 
John Nichlos, M. E. Humphrey, Chickasha; 
A. E. Kobs, Mt. View; Fred Bearley, Okla. 
City; Chas. G. Moore, Purcell. Church, 
Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; mbr. 
Good Roads, Finance, Mbrship., and Indus¬ 
trial Com.; Lions Club, Pres. 1929 ; Chick¬ 
asha Country Club; Izaak Walton League; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., independent locally, 
paritisan nationally; active in co. since 
1911; makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. 
Cen. Com., 1920; del. st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived Mt. 
View; Chickasha, since 1911; Dir. Sw. 
Lumbermans Assn. (4 st.) and Pres. S. W. 


SMITH, MARTIN HENRY, Alex. Rep. 
Occ., farming; stockraising. B„ Salem, Ill., 
Dec. 5, 1864. Edu., com. sch. and Academy, 
DeQuoin, Ill. Wife, Emma E. Lawrence S. 
(dec.). Cdrn., 2 s.. Morris M., Charles R. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. Grady D. Har¬ 
ris, S. E. Neill, J. E. Kruse. A. J. Stein. 
Alex; (pol.) A1 Thornton, S. A. Butler, 
Myron Umphrey, Chickasha; W. J. John¬ 
son, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Lodges. I. 
O. O. F.; Mason, Royal Arch. Chicago. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co since 
1906 ; makes speeches, works through com. 
Offices. Postmaster, Alex, 1907-09 ; Chmn. 
Sch. Bd. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. co. and 
st convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. Rep. 
Party; managed Grady Co. Rep. Campaign, 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived 
since at Alex. Chmn. Com. on Liberty Bond 
and War Saving Stamps during W. War. 

SMITH, ROBERT REESE, Chickasha. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Purcell, Okla., June- 
12, 1891. Edu., com. and h. schs., Chickasha ; 
Okla. A. & M. Col., B. ®., 1913; Harvard, 
M B. A., 1915. Wife, Dess Terry S, of Tex. 
Bus. Con., Cash. Citizens Natl. Bk., Chick¬ 
asha ; Pres. Citizens Loan & Sec. Co.; Vice 
Pres. W. H. Livermore. Inc.; Sec’y, Little 
Nick Oil & Gas Co.. Stockraising. Assoc.. 
Jim Hatcher, B. P. Siddons, R. K. Wootten, 
F. T. Chandler, W. G. Methvin, of Chick¬ 
asha; (pol) D. M. Caviness, L. C. Hut¬ 
son, Geo. H. Evans, G. B. Dunlap, T. T. 
Montgomery, of Grady Co.; Gov. Holloway, 
Judge Richardson, Judge Tolbert, Judge S. 
W. Hayes, Judge Ed S. Vaught. Church, 
Chris.; Deacon. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Chmn. Trade exten. Com.; Kiwanis Club, 


SPENCER. GERALD. Rush Springs. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Walters, Okla., Feb. 14, 
1904. Edu., com. h. sch., Walters; Baylor 
Univ., Waco, Texas A. B., 1923; Harvard 
Law Sch., 1 yr. Wife, Edith, d. of C. W. 
Harper, Rush Springs. Cdrn., 1 d.. Jerry 
Betb. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., John J. 
Lentz, George Denton, M. H. Hale, of Rush 
'Springs; (pol.) Judge B. F. Holding, B. B. 
Barefoot, Jim Hatcher. Judge Frank Bailey, 
Judge Will Linn, of Chickasha; Jed John¬ 
son, Anadarko. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, St. and Co. Bar Assn.; C. of C., 
iSec’y 1927-28 ; 32nd Mason, Consistory at 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1925 ; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Offices. City Clk., since 
1927; City Atty., Rush Springs. Judge Elec. 
Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. Party Honors, 
Mbr. League Young Dems. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived at Walters; Rush 
Springs, since 1924. 

STORMS. JIM B., Verden. Rep. Occ.. oil 
business; farmer. B., Cowley Co., Kan., 
Oct. 5, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Kan.; Burden, 
Kan. 1918. Wife, Minnie Templin S. Bus. 
Con., farming interests; retail and whole- 
sole oil and gas; Chevrolet Auto, dealer. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Assoc., S. A. Glot- 
felter, B. E. Heisler, J. M. Kern, C. A. 
Mendenhal, Verden; (pol.) Ed Butler, J. 
B. Nichlos, Chickasha; A. S. J. Shaw, 
Okla. City; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Burden, Kan. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 1909. 
Works personally and on com. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Twp. and Prct. Central Committee¬ 
man ; Del. to st. and co. convs.; Clk. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909 ; lived 
Kaw City; Verden since 1918. Hobby, bird 
hunting. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


THOMAS, GEO. W., Norge. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. Pioneer in Grady 
Co. Bus. Con., Mercantile in Norge, bus. 
proprietor, owns the town of Norge. Bk. 
Con., St. Bk. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker since statehood, in all ways needed. 
Offices, former Mayor of Norge; Represen¬ 
tative of Grady Co. 12th Legislature. Party 
Honors, Rep. del. to co. and st. convs. 
Pol. Assoc., John Nichlos, Joe Hart, Ed 
Butler, J. W. Kaiser, all Chiekasha. Re¬ 
marks, very active in civic and political 
affairs. (Complete information unavailable). 

THOMPSON, ROBERT ANDREW, Ninne- 
kah. Dem. Occ., farmer; stockman. B., 
Benela, Miss., Sept. 4, 1858. Edu., com. 
sch., Miss. Wife, Mattie V. Cardwell T. 
Cdrn., reared 2 orphan cdrn., Mrs. Mollie 
Nail, 'Okla. City; s., dec. Bus. Con., Dir. 
Ninnekah Supply Co., Inc.; Vice Pres. 
Ninnekah Grain & Lbr. Co. Farming and 
livestock interests. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl., 
Chiekasha. Assoc., Dr. G. R. Girard, G. C. 
Thomas, T. G. Gann, of Grady Co.; (pol) 
L. C. Hutson, Chiekasha; Jed Johnson, 
Anadarko; Judge Will Linn. Church, Meth., 
S.; S. S. Supt.; Steward. Po’. Act., par ¬ 
tisan ; works in co-.; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Past Co. Conimr. 
Party Honors. J)el. Co. Convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1882; 
located in Grady Co., (known then as 
Pickens Co., Ind. Terr) ; lived since in 
'Grady Co. Active worker in all public 
affairs. Holds certificate from Pres. Wood- 
row Wilson for donations to Red Cross. 
Hbr. Council of Defense during W. War. 
Built first highway from Rush Springs to 
Chiekasha. 

THORNTON, ALBERT L„ Chiekasha. 
Rep. Occ., manager of Gin Dept. Chiekasha 
Cotton Oil Co. B., Shumway, Ill., Mar. 12, 
1874. Edu., h. sch., Whitewright, Tex.; 
Grayson Col., 1898; Bus. Col., 'Sherman, 
Tex., 1904. Wife, Lillie B. Mitchell. Bk. 
Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., R. K. Wooten. 
Pres. J. T. Aust, Sec’y-Treas. of Chiekasha 
Cotton Oil Co.; 0. L. Bingham, L. C. Hut¬ 
son, (pol.) John B. Nichlos, G. E. Butler, 
A1 -Schuler, Ed Foster, W. W. Hollister, 
Chiekasha; R. H. Wilson, J. W. Harreld. 
Judge Hefner, Okla. City; Joe Brown, Mus¬ 
kogee. Church, Meth. S., Chmn. Bd. 
Stewards. C'ubs & Lodges, Kiwanis Club, 
past Pres. 1924; Hillcrest Country Club; 
C. of C., active on com.; Mason, Senior 
Warden, Blue Lodge, Council, Chap., Chick- 
asha ; Consistory, McAlester; Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., nationally partisan, locally in¬ 
dependent ; active in co. Usually works 
through com. Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; 
lived Madill, Ardmore, Purcell; Chiekasha 
since 1919. Dir. Okla. Ginners Assn.; past 
mbr. Okla. Cotton Seed Crushers Assn.; 
Dir. Okla. Protective Assn. 

VAUGHN, OWEN. Chiekasha. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Golconda, Ill., Apr. 27, 1900. 
Edu., com. sch., HI.; h. sch., Randlett, 
Okla.; Univ. of Colorado, 2 yrs.; Corres. 
Course, Chicago; Chicago Univ. Wife, d. of 
Hugh Hale, Chiekasha. Cdrn., 1 s.. Owen. 
Jr.; 1 d., Marie. Bus. Con., Atty. for 

Farmers Natl. Bk., Chiekasha Natl. Bk., 
Assoc., C. C. Chastain, Burgess; Ben 
G-off, of Chiekasha; (pol.) Jess Larson, 
Reford Bond, G. B. Dunlop, of Chiekasha : 
Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, 
Jim Hatcher, A. S. J. Shaw, M. E. Trapp, 
L. C. Hutson. Church. Bap.; S. S. tchr.; past 
Pres. B. Y. P. U. Clubs &. Lodges, C of C.; 
Sponsor for Boy 'Scouts; Mbr. Adv. Council, 


DeMolav; I. O. O. F., Sec’y; 32nd Mason, 
Knight Templar, Guthrie Consistory. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1924; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
com. Offices, J. of P.; Chmn. Regis. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived Rand¬ 
lett, Waurika; at Chiekasha, since 1914. 
During W. War served in Hdqrs. Dept., 
San Antonio. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Raymond 
T. Hurst Post, Chiekasha. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

WADE, MRS. BESSIE, Ninnekah. Rep 
Party Honors, V. Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

WALL, B., Minco. Dem. Occ., automobile 
dealer. B., Tex., Feb. 1872. Edu., com. sell.. 
Tex. Wife, Kate Polk Wall. Cdrn., 3 s., 5 
d. Bus. Con., Ford dealer, Minco; Farm 
owner; stockraising. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Jack Hill, Dr. Little, Eli Saunders, 
Lem Leach, J. E. Perry, of Minco; (pol.) 
Judge Bailey, D. M. Caviness, Alger Mel¬ 
ton, B. B Barefoot, Mrs. Harness, Judge 
Linn, Gordon Gray, of Chiekasha; Jed 
Johnson, Harry Jolly, Scott Ferris. Church. 
Pres., active mbr. Clubs, C. of C.; Mbr. 
Good Roads Com. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1909. Works personally 
and through com. Offices, Mbr. Sch. Bd 2 
yrs.; City Trus. Party Honors, del. all st. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived since at 
Minco. Mbr. Council of Defense during 
W. War; life mbr. Red. Cross. Interested 
in good schools and churches. 

WHITE, J. H., Chiekasha. Rep. Occ., 
accountant. B., Buffalo, N. Y. March 11, 
1860. Edu., com., Preparatory and Acad¬ 
emy, Buffalo, N. Y. Wife, Mary Hathaway, 
of' Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Herbert, chemist, 

Buffalo, N. Y.; Henry G., cotton buyer, 
Chiekasha; 1 d., Mrs. H. N. Smith, Chiek¬ 
asha. Bus. Con., Chiekasha Milling Co Bk. 
Con., Okla. Natl., Chiekasha. Assoc., C. M. 
Turner, T. Norris, (pol.) J. W. Kayser, M. 

E. Humphrey, Hal Thompson, Chiekasha ; 
W. I. Lacy, Anadarko. Offices, past City 
Clk.; Insp. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. st. 
and co convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 : 
lived Anadarko; Chiekasha, since 1908. 
Hobbies, trout fishing and cribbage. 

WHITE, W. M., Chiekasha. Rep. Occ.. 
oil and gas leases and royalties. B., Vernon, 
Mo., Aug. 18, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Lindsay, Okla. Wife, Ruby, d. of W. S. 
Julian, Sterling City. Cdrn., 1 s., W. E.; 4 
d., Alice, Bernice, -Lorene, Peggie La Ruth. 
Bus. Con., Nestor Oil Co. Stockholder; 
Producing Oil Royalties; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Chiekasha Natl.; First Natl., at Alex. 
Assoc., D. B. Patterson, Alex; R. B. Hold¬ 
er, Norman; H. C. Poole, Chiekasha; (pol.) 
M. H. Smith, J. W. Ramsley, Grady Harris, 

F. D. Laws, Ed Butler, J. W. Kayser, Grady 
Co.; Jed Johnson. Church, First Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Mbr. Road Com.; 
Sponsor Boy -Scouts; I. O. O. F., Rebekahs; 
W. O. W.; Mason, 32nd; Eastern Star. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1915; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
lived Lindsay, Chiekasha since 1918. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

WILSON, JOHN W., Chiekasha. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Scotsville, Ky., July 23, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Whitewright, 
Texas; Bus. Col., Chiekasha. Wife, Louina 
Barr W. Cdrn.. 2 d., Roberta Earle, Helen 
Louise, home. Bus. Con., Pres. Farmers Bk.. 
Chiekasha. Assoc., L. C. Wright, L. M. 


Gardner, Roy J. Pierce, H. A. Stephenson, 
(pol.) Jed Johnson, Gov. Holloway, 1.1- 
Montgomery, Jim Hatcher, Mel. Nash, Judge 
Bailey. Church, Bap.; Deacon; Tchr. in S. 
S • Mbr. B. Y. P. U. Cluibs &. Lodges, C. 
of C., Climn. Finance and Agricultural Com¬ 
mittees; Kiwanis Club, charter Mbr Dir., 
Dist. Trus., Del. to Natl. Conv., 1929. Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., R. H. Wilson, 
(bre.) Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Grady Co scince 1915; works personally 
and on coni. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
lived since at Chiekasha. Chmn. Last Lib¬ 
erty Loan Drive during W. War and active 
worker in Red Cross. Mbr. Amer., Okla. 


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WOOD L. A., Chiekasha. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Shawnee, Okla., June 30, 1904 
Edu., com. sch., Chiekasha; Okla. Univ., u 
yrs.; Univ. of Colorado. Unmarried Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl., Chiekasha, Natl. Assoc., 
Ed. D. Forester, Oscar Forester, J. L. Bryan, 
(pol.) D. M. Caviness, Judge Will Lynn,Judge 
Holding, B. B. Barefoot, Reford Bond, 
Chiekasha; Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas, 
Judge Branson. Church, Meth., S. Imp. Rel., 
Judge Will Lynn, (uncle), Chiekasha. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1925; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman ; lived at Chick- 
asha since 1907. Mbr. R. O. T. C. 4 yrs. 
at O. U. Hobby, quail hunting. 


WOOTTEN, Richard K., Chiekasha. Dem. 
Occ., cotton seed oil mill owner. B., Brook- 
ville. Miss., Jan. 27, 1863. Edu., com sell.. 
Miss. Wife, Effte Scales. Cdrn., 3 s., Rich¬ 
ard K., Jr.; Henry H., John B., Chiekasha; 
5 d., Mrs. A. L. Durant, Hobart; Mrs. B. 
P Siddons, Chiekasha; Mrs. H. M. Scott 
(dec) ; Mrs. C. E. Miller, Kan.; Mrs. Rich¬ 
ard W Blalock, Texas. Bus. Con., Chiek¬ 
asha Cotton Seed Oil Co., and Subsidiaries; 
Pres. First Natl. Bk., Pocasset; First Natl. 
Bk Minco. Okla. Natl. Bk., Chiekasha. 
Assoc., F. T. Chandler, M. E. Humphrey, 
Alger Melton, A. Schuler, C. Schlotterbeck, 
W. H. Gitkey, (pol.) L. C. Hutson, B. B. 
Barefoot, Chiekasha; P. A. Norris. Ada; 
Ned Holman, Sam Williams, Elk City; 
Judge Tolbert, Hobart; Judge Linn; Judge 
Cham Jones, Duncan. Church, Meth., 
-Steward; Chmn. Bd. of Trus. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; Chiekasha Country Club ; 
32nd Mason, Knight Templar, Scottish Rite, 
York Rite, Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., locally independent, 
nationally partisan; active in st. since 
1898. Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1898 ; lived Okla. 
City two yrs., Chiekasha since 1900. Out¬ 
standing ieader in economic and indus¬ 
trial activities. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 


WORSHAM, GAILEN BROWNIE, Rush 

Springs. Dem. Occ., grocery and meat mar¬ 
ket clerk. B., Bailey, Okla., May 21, 1893. 
Ed., com. and h. sch.. Rush Springs. 6 mo. 
Col Decatur. Tex. Wife, Mattie d. of E. F. 
Dawkins, Rush Springs. Cdrn., 1 s., Ed¬ 
ward B.; 1 d., Clara Beth. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., John Lentz. L. A. MUllican, 
E. M. Blundall, Dr. Glover, (pol.) W. M. 
Pursley, David Roberts, Rush Springs; W. 
T. Foreman, Chiekasha. Church. Bap., S. S. 
tchr. ; Choir Dir. Clubs, C. of C., active 
worker. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Co. 
since 1915; works personally and through 
com. Offices, City Treas., 1924 and since; 
Water Supt,, Judge Elec. Bd. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived at Rush Springs 
since 1909. During W. War was Chmn. 
-Second Regis. Bd. and active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, music. 


Grant County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, J. G. McKelvy (Rep)_Medford 

Co. Attorney, C. N. Ernest (Rep.)_ Medford 

Ct. Clerk, F G. Bouton (Rep.)-Medford 

Co. Clerk, Florence Woodrow (Rep.)_Medford 

Sheriff, H. B. Crider (Dem.)_Medford 

Co. Treasurer, W. T. Henderson (Rep.)_Medford 

Co. Surveyor, S. A. Hott (Rep.)_Medford 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Grace 

Siefert (Dem.)-Medford 

Co. Assessor, Lizzie Stull (Dem.)_Medford 

Co. Weigher, None 
County, Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—W. A. Black (Rep.)_Wakita 

Dist. No. 2—F. C. Yochens (Dem.)_Medford 

Dist. No. 3—H. N. Reed (Rep.)_Pond Creek 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y. John W. Williams (Dem.)_Medford 

Chmn., Abe Slaughter (Dem.)_Gibbon 

Mbr., A. J. Bachelor (Rep.)_Jefferson 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, C. E. Hersehberger (Rep.) Medford; 
Senator W. T. Clark (Rep.) Medford; District Judge, 
O. C. Wybrant (Rep.) Woodward; J. W. Bird (Rep.) 
Enid. 

State Officers, H. M. Brewer, school land appraiser, 
Medford; L. P. Scott, Deputy Oil Inspector, Wakita; 
E. E. Lawson. Co. Superintendent Health, Medford. 
State Institutions none. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Ed Brazell. Chmn., Lamont; Mrs. P. P. McMahan, 
V.-Chinn., Pond Creek. 

Republican 

N. W. Patton, Chmn., Manchester; Mrs. W. J. 
Pitts, V.-Chmn., Deer Creek ; W. S. Marsh, Sec’y- Med¬ 
ford. 

J. H. Asher. St. Committeeman, Pond Creek ; Mrs. 
Frank Stewart, State Committeewoman, Medford. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Medford, Co. Seat; Ed Jenkins, (Mayor) ; L. M. 
Custard (Clerk) ; J. E. Falkenberg (Attorney) ; Cons. 
Gas Utilities Co.; O. G. & E. 

Deer Creek, L. E. Ashcraft (Mayor) ; E. S. Moyer 
tClerk) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Jefferson, H. D. Bradley (Mayor) ; F. A. Widener 
(Clerk; O. G. & E. 

Lamont, A. Settergreen (Mayor) ; C. W. Smith 
(Clerk) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co.; O. G. & E. 

Manchester, J. W. Melcher, (Mayor) ; G. F. Smith 
(Clerk). 

Nash, Geo. Greer (Mayor) ; Jas. A. Dunham 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Pond Creek, J. II. Asher (Mayor) ; M. E. Allen 
(Clerk) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co.; O. G. & E. 

Wakita, Roy R. Smith (Mayor) ; A. T. Williams 
(Clerk) ; Western Light & Power Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1706 

! 

1893 | 

I 1995 


1449 | 

Rep. 

| 1517 

1 

3210 | 

| 2859 


4371 | 

Soc. 

| 2S9 

| j 

207 | 

| 65 

1 

47 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1142 | 

850 | 

| 1244 

1573 | 

1 

Rep. 

! 

1292 | 

3348 | 

| 4112 

1827 ! 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

54 | 

195 | 

|no. C. 

6 ! 

i 

Governor 

Dem. 

I 

( 

1091 | 

| 1971 

1 

1857 | 

! 

Rep. 

1 ! 

1449 

| 3161 

1 

1883 | 

I 

Soe. 

| | 

64 | 

| 29 

1 

15| 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1544 | 

1063 | 

2157 | 2190 

| 2526 | 

1607 | 

2343 | 

Rep. 

| 1641 | 

1423 | 

3001 | 2663 

| 2750 | 

1962 | 

3475 | 

Soe. 

| 365 

50 | 

209 | 34 

| no C. | 

4 I 

7 I 


NEWSPAPER 


Town 

Deercreek 

Lamont 

Medford 

Nash 

Pond Creek 
Wakita 


Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Messenger 

Valley News 

Grant County Journal 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

W. S. Franklin 
Elmer E. Woods 
O. B. Campbell 

G. V. Underwood 

Patriot-Star 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

0. B. Campbell 

News 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

T. K. Pennock 


Herald 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

Ray Davis 


Herald 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

F. W. Bailey 



ARTERBURN, A., Renfrow. Ken. Occ„ 
retired farmer. B., Monroe C'o., Ky., July 
22, 1862. Edu.,- com. sch., Monroe Co., Ky. 
Wife, Emma Owens. Cdrn., 7 s., W. L., 
F. B., Douglas, Delbert, Renfrow; Chester, 
Kremlin, Okla.; Cleo, George, Kan. 
City, Mo.; 2 d.. Miss Nannie, Mrs. Esther 
Hullman, Renfrow. Bus. Con., land owner; 
owner of bus. property. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Renfrow. Church, Chris. Assoc., Sam P. 
Ridings, Alf Hill, Judge Glenn. Clubs & 
Lodges, A. T. Assn. Imp. Rel,. Patton 
Arterburn (uncle). Pol. Act., active In 
natl., st. and co. pol. since 1883. Offices, 
Prct. Committeeman, 1924 to present; rttr. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1914, 
del. to nearly all co. convs. Remarks, home¬ 
steaded near Renfrow in Run of 1893; 
owns original homestead and much other 
property in Grant Co.; interested In farm 
and sch. affairs. 


ASHER, J. H., Pond Creek. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Keokuk, la.. Nov. 13, 1871. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Rosedale, Kan. ; 
Kan. City H. Sch.; N. W. Univ., Evans¬ 
ton, Ill. Wife, Rose Hack. Cdrn., 1 
s., James 0., asst. cash. First Natl. Bk.. 
Ponca City; 2 d., Mrs. Ruth Kumbold, 
Rochester, N. Y.; Miss Lillian Asher, Univ. 
of Okla., Norman. Bus. Con., First Natl. 
Bk., Pond Creek, Pres.; operates farm loan 
business in connection with bk. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., R. E. Bunyan, cash., 
Pond Creek; J. B. Drennan, Medford; E. 
M. Hill, Medford; R. E. Asher, Pond 
Creek. Church, Congregational. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa 
Shrine, Blue Lodge; 0. E. S.; K. P.; M. 
W. A.; Lions; C. of C. Pol. Act., active 
and influential in Grant. Co. Offices, 
Mayor, Pond Creek, 1925, at pres. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Com., Grant Co.; Chmn. 
Cong. Com., Grant Co.; del. to convs. 
Remarks, admitted to the Kan. Bar, 1893 ; 


came to Pond Creek, 1893; associated in 
political activities with M. C. Garber and 
Judge Cullison, of Enid; active in good 
roads, hunting and fishing. 

BELCHER, GEORGE HARVEY., Medford. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Cavendish, Vt., 
Nov. 18. 1866. Edu., com. sch., Cavendish, 
Vt., 1885'. Wife, Jessie. Cdrn., 1 s„ Page 
Belcher, Enid; 1 d.. Mrs. Davis Black, 
Medford. Bus. Con., Post Office. Assoc., 
Co. Rep. organiz. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 
O. F.; Security Benefit Assn., Jefferson. 
Pol. Act., active in all Rep. affairs. 
Offices, Post Master, 1915-29 ; Co. Assr.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Jefferson. 1915-17 ; Prct. 
Committeeman, 1922-24. Party Honors, del. 
co. conv., 1911. Remarks, made the Run 
into Okla. in 1893, settling near Jefferson, 
has since that time resided in Grant Co.; 
active in Bond Campaigns during W. War. 

BIRD, BEN W., Fond Creek. Rep. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Washington, Kan., 





































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Univ., Ind., 1895. Wife, Emma Kitner 
Breeden. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d.Bus. Con., Son, 
Evan, in law practice; dir. First Natl.; 
Pres. Grant Co. Journal Pub. Co., Med¬ 
ford. Bk. Con., First Natl Assoc., J. E. 
Falkenberg, J. W. Williams, Lou Walker, 
O. B. Campbell, Medford. Church, Con¬ 
gregational. Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M., 
Medford; I. 0. 0. F; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
Eldon Breeden, Kemmerer, Wyo., (son 
decorated with D. S. M. during W. War.) 
Pol. Act., active in all campaigns. Offices, 
Co. Atty. Grant Co., 1911-15. Party 
Hnors, del. to numerous convs.; Co. Regis¬ 
trar Grant Co. since 1916. Remarks, came 
to Okla. and located in Medford in 1907. 
Served on special Elec. Bd. after State¬ 
hood for election to move co. seat to Med¬ 
ford; served as sec’y Draft Bd. during W. 
War. Active in S. S. work. 


BREWER, H. M., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
State School Land Appraiser. B., Plat* 
Co., Mo., June, 1865. Edu., com sch., 
Worth Co., Mo. Wife, Ruby Alice. Cdrn., 
2 s., Bert B., Merle G.; 3 d., Mrs. Edith 
Armstrong, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Mabel 
Henderson, Mrs. Grace Sharp, Medford. 
Bus. Con., St. Land Dept; Agt. for prop¬ 
erty owners Bk. Con., Grant Co. Assoc., 
Abe Slaughter, Biggon, Okla., G. W. Guth¬ 
rie, Wakita; Monroe Moore, Lamont; L. 
C. Lash, Nash. Church, Congregational. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge No. 
54, Deer Creek. Pol. Act., active since 
1886 in all natl., st. and co. politics. 
Offices, Bd. of Co. Commrs., Butler Co., 
Kan., 1889 ; TWp. Trustee in Kan. ; Co. 
Commr. of Grant Co., 1896-1900; mbr. 
Territorial Legis., 1900-02 ; St. Committee¬ 
man of Grant Co.; sec'y Co. Elec., 1913. 
Party Honors, del. to Natl. Convs., 1900 ; 
del. to co. and st. convs.; campaign mgr. 
R. R. Williams in Grant Co. Remarks, came 
to Medford 1893 and staked claim; inter¬ 
ested in edu. progress. 


H. M. BREWER 


June 7, 1876. Edu., com sch., and h. sch., 
Washington, Kan.; Friends Academy. 
Wichita. Wife, Della. Cdrn., 1 s., deceased. 
Bus. Con., Dodge-Hudson-Essex Agcy., 
Pond Creek; farm owner. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., Sam P. Ridings, Judge Mc- 
Kelvey, Medford; J. H. Asher, Pond Creek. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; Lions Club; M. 
W. A.; K. P. Imp. Rel., Judge J. W.. Bird, 
W. S. Bird, (bros.) ; Mrs. H. L. Haskin, 
(sister). Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 1911-20. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; located 
at Pond Creek; interested in good roads 
and hunting. 

BOUTON, FRANK., Medford. Rep. Occ., 
court clerk. B., Madison, Kan., Sept. 6. 
1891. Edu., com. sch., h. sch.. Grant Co.; 
Guthrie Bus. Col., 1907. Wife, Hazel Ber¬ 
ger, 1919. Cdrn., Is.; Id. Bk. Con., 
Grant Co. Assoc., Francis Mabry, Deputy 
Ct. Clk.; Sam C. Davis, Lu Walker, Sam 
P. Ridings, E. G. Palmer, Medford. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Shrine; 
Elks; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., active in Rep. 
affairs. Offices, Deputy Ct. Clk. and Ct. 
iSteno., Ellis Co., 1907-12; Asst. Ct. Clk., 
Grant Co., 1912-20; Ct. Clk. in Grant Co., 
1921 to present. Party Honors, sec'y Rep. 
Cen. Com., Grant Co.; del. to st. conv; 
many times del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
served in ct. affairs all his life; interest¬ 
ed in Boy Scouts work and fishing. Was in 
Hdq. Detachment, 18th Div., Travis, Tex., 
during W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion Post 
No. 35, Medford. 

BRADFIELD, 0. J., Lamont. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Neb., Aug. 26, 1871, Edu., 
com. sch., Augusta, Ivan., 1889. Wife, Cora 
J. Shaffer. Cdrn., 2 s.. Garland B„ El- 
worth, Kan.; P. W., Ponca City; 3 d., 
Mrs. Margaret Davis, Stratton, Colo.; Mrs. 
Helene Jakaway, Lamont, Miss.; Grace M., 
Lament. Bk. Con., Citizens Bk. of Lamont. 
Assoc., Sam P. Ridings, J. H. Asher, Bird 
McGuire, C. N. Filson, Cash Cade. Church, 


Meth. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; C. of C.. 
pres. Imp. Rel., Dr. F. E. Cardrey, Black- 
well. Pol. Act., active in natl., st. and co. 
campaigns since 1883. Offices, pres. of 
'Sell. Bd., since 1925 ; Postmaster; Prct. 
Committeeman, 1900-10; pres, of Town 
Bd. of Trustees, 1900-02. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. for 21 yrs., all co. convs. 
since 1893. Remarks, made Run in 1893 
and located 3 miles northwest of Lamont; 
lived at Blackwell, 1898 ; Deer Creek, 1899, 
since at Lamont; active in behalf of good 
roads, in betterment of rural schs., and 
in all civic affairs. Postmaster, 1910-14; 
again 1922 to present. Active in Bond 
drives and Food Conservation movements 
during W. War. 

BRATTAIN, C. F., Lamont. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Nobiesville, 111.. 
Mar., 3, 1866. Edu., com. sch., Chicago, 
ni. Wife. Bessie. Cdrn., 2 s.. J. Stanley, 
Oregon, C. L., Lamont; 1 d., Mrs. Lu 
Walker, Medford. Bus. Con., Ford Agency., 
Lamont. Assoc., Lu Walker, C. L. Brat- 
tain, (pol.) E. H. Breeden; Mrs. J. S. 
Gilbert. Church, Congregational. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., Lamont, 2 terms, sec'y 
2 terms; I. O. O. F.; M. W.A., Lamont. 
Imp. Rel., L. W. Lennon, Co. Treas., 
Neosho Co., Kan. Offices, Mayor of Lamont, 
1922-23; Sheriff, Grant Co., 1903-Us. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 1924-26- 
28; del. to co. convs. numerous times; 
candidate for Legis., 1925, defeated uy 
Pine. Remarks, made the Run to Okla. m 
1893. Homesteaded at Jefferson; lived a<, 
Pond Creek, 1903-20 ; Lamont, 192U ; ac¬ 
tive in pol. affairs, interested in good roads 
and all civic enterprises. 

BRAZELL, ED., Lamont. Dem. Chmn. of 
Dem. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

BREEDEN, EMERY H., Medford. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Clayton, Ind.. Feb. 7, 
1893. Edu., com. sch., Ind.; Valparaiso 


BUTTS, W. E., Nash. Dem. Occ., banker. 
B., Enid, Okla., Sept. 18, 1894. Edu.. 

com. sch., h. sch.; Bus. Col., Enid. Wife, 
Maude Cleveland. Bus. Con., Caslir. First 
Natl. Assoc., H. H. Champlin ; J. T. Butcs, 
Frank Hamilton, Ben Crider. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason, Royal 
Arch, Enid. Imp. Rel., J. T. Butts, former 
Co. Commr. of Garfield Co. Pol. Act., 
active since coming to Nash, 1919. Offices, 
mbr. Town Bd., 1921-27. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman, Nash. Remarks, 
native of Okla.; lived only at Enid and 


FRANK BOUTON 









GRANT COUNTY 


Nash. Advocate of good roads, mbr. of 
Albert Pike Highway Assn. 

CAMPBELL, OLIVER BENTON., Med¬ 
ford. Dem. Occ., editor, and mgr Grant 
Co. Journal. B„ Clinton, Okla., Nov. 4, 
1905. Edu., com. sch., Clinton; h. sch., 

Norman, 1920 ; Okla. Univ., School of 
Journalism; Public and Private Bus., A. 
B. 1924. Bus. Con., Grant Co. Journal; 
Correspondent for Wichita Eagle. Assoc., 

E. H. Breeden, Lu Walker. Church, Cong. 
Asst. Supt. of S. S., Class Tchr. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Mason, Medford Lodge No. 
108; Advisor De Molay; M. W. A., 

Norman. Imp. Rel., J. L. Campbell, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., active in co. organiz. 
work. Remarks, interested in writing and 
reading; active in the newspaper work of 
co. 

CLARK, W. T., Medford. Rep. Occ., 

attorney. B., July 18, 1866, Ind.; came 
to Okla. 1903, located Manchester, moved 
to Medford 1921. Edu„ Cen. Normal Col. 
of Kan., A. B. Wife. Maude Clark. No 
cdrn. Church, Congr. Lodges, A. E. & A. 
M. No. 50 Wakita. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 20 yrs. personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Atty., Representative in 3rd St. Legis. 
Okla; two terms St. Sen., now serving. 
Remarks, has been a Supt. of Sells. In 
past. 

COTNER, MARY McRAVEN., Medford. 
Rep. Occ., teacher of piano, musical His¬ 
tory and Harmony. B.. McClure, 111. Edu , 
pub. sch., McClure, Ill.; Grad. Col. amt 
Conservatory Ill.; Piano, Musical His¬ 
tory and Harmony; Voice; Mrs. McIntyre, 
Peoria, Ill., Prof. Powers, Wichita, Kan.; 
Mme. Arndt., Chicago ; diploma Cram Sher¬ 
wood Sch. of Music, Chicago; Music in¬ 
terpretation under Miss Kober, Pres. Sher¬ 
wood Music Sch., Chicago; Harmony, Dr. 
Walter Keller; Normal Training and Hand 
Development, Anna Tomlinson Boyd; Piano, 
Mm. Julia Rive King, Chicago; studied 
under and is authorized tchr. of Carrie 
Louise Dunning, New York; Life certifi¬ 
cate for teaching Piano, Theory and h. 
sch. music in Okla. Married. Cdrn., 2 
d., Christine, Rive Lind. Bus. Con., Music 
Tchr. and Dir. Jr. Music Club, Medford. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mr. Patton, 
Co. Chmn. ; Mr. Marsh, Co. Sec’y; Frank 
Bouton, Clk.; Mr. Belcher, postmaster; 
Mr. Ascher, banker. Pond Creek; M. C. 
Garber, Mrs. Cruse, Enid; C. E. Hersch- 
berger, Medford; Sidney B. Miller; Nannie 
J. McKee, Mrs. Taylor and Riley J. Bain; 
Jessie E. Miller. Cairo, Ill. Church, Meth. 
active in W. M. S.; Epworth League. 
Clubs & Lodges, Co. Pres. W. C. T. U. ; 
Frat. Aid; Ct. of Honor, Sec’y for yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Henry McRaven Bain, LL. D., 
first Asst. Sec’y of Agri., Washington, D. 
C.; Lawrence Bunch, Sheriff Alexander 
Co. Ill. Pol. Act., made speeches during 
recent campaign in behalf of temperance 
and its representative candidates. Offices, 
Asst. Vice-Chmn. Grant Co., 8th Congres¬ 
sional Dist. Campaign. Party Honors del. 
to caucus, Co. Dist. and St. Convs. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Chickasha, 1905, hus. 
was R. R. Ticket agt. there; Pocasset, 
1906-12; Hobart 1912-14; Duncan 1914- 
16; Medford 1916 and since. Chief in¬ 
terest is music and all musical activities. 

CRIDER, H. B., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
•county sheriff. B., Marion, Ky., Feb. 7, 
1892. Edu., com. sch.; h. sch., Hillsdale, 
Okla. Wife, Goldie May. Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. 
Con., First Natl; Grant Co. Bk. Assoc., 
Frank Hamilton, Frank Bouton, Frank 
Kolb, Roy Torsee, Ed Falkenberg, L. P. 
Scott, Medford. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; C. of C. ; I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel., Jack Lemon, Enid, (cousin). Pol. 
Act., active in politics. Offices, Co. Sheriff. 
Remarks, came to Nash, Okla., 1905 ; to 
Medford, 1924; interested in law enforce¬ 
ment and in hunting; served with 35th 
Div., 128th Machine Gun, during W. War; 
mbr. Amer. Legion. 

DAVIS, RAY., Pond Creek. Rep. Occ., 
editor and publisher. B., Jefferson, Okla., 
May 27, 1900. Edu., com. sch., Grant Co.; 



RAY DAVIS 


h. sch.. Grant Co.; 
linotype and Print. 
Sch., New Orleans. 
Wife, Mary L. 
Honts. Bus. Con., 
Pond Creek Herald. 
Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., Sam P. Rid¬ 
ings, M. C. Garber. 
Church, Bap. B. Y. 
P. U., dir.; mbr. 
Church Bd. ; deacon ; 
V.-Pres. of North¬ 
west Dist. B. Y. P. 
U. and Young Men’s 
S. S. Dir. and Tchr. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. 
O. O. F.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge No. 125, 
Pond Creek; Lions; 
C. of C.; Civic clubs. 


Pol. Act., active in all Rep. affairs of the 
st. since 1923. Party Honors, del. to co. 
conv., 1928; del. to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, 
interested in civic matters, served as sec'y 
C. of C. for 2 yrs; chnm. of Publicity 
com. of Lions Club. 

DRENNAN, G. T., Pond Creek. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Lebanon, 
Tenn., Sept. 29. 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch. 
Gladeville, Tenn.; Univ. of Nashville. A. 
B. ; Univ. of Tenn., M. D. Wife, Mae Har- 
ville. Bk. Con., First Natl.; First St. 
Church, of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Shrine, Cinsistory, Commandery; I. O. O. 
F. ; K. P.; W. O. W. Pol. Act., active in 
natl., st. and co. affairs. Offices, co. 
Health Officer, Grant Co.; pres. Sch. Bd.; 
mbr. Draft Bd. during W. War. Assoc., 
J. B. Drennan, E. H. Breeden, and Sam P. 
Ridings. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. in 
Tenn.; del. to co. convs. in Okla. 
Remarks, came to Pond Creek, in 1910, 
and has practiced medicine there since, 
advocate of good roads. 

DUNHAM, J. H., Nash. Dem. Occ., 
Post Office Clerk; Vital Statistics Officer. 
B., Mattoon, Ill., Nov. 23, 1861. Edu., com. 
sch.. Ill., and Ivan. Wife, Annie Jones 
Dunham. Cdrn., 6 s., Roy, Cherokee; Robert, 
Ter lock, Calif.; Jack, Jim and Bill, 
Nash; 2 d., Mrs. Cora Wilson. Terlock, 
Calif.': Mrs. Ethel Greer, Nash. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Elinore Jett, Hugh 
Wilson, Frank Hamilton, E. H. Breeden. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, M. W. A.; Nash. 
Pol. Act., active in politics. Offices, Vital 
iStatistics Officer. Nash, at present; Jnsp. 
Elec. Bd., 35 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893 ; and located at Nash. During W. 
War was active in Liberty Loan Drives 
and Food Adms. work. 

DUNHAM, W. A., Nash. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Wellington, 
Kan., Feb. 15, 1886. Edu., com sch., Nash, 
Okla., 1904. Wife, Jessie Deal. Bus. Con., 
Dunham Bros. Real Estate and Ins. Co. 
(Representatives of Natl. Ins. Co., Aetna 
Ins. Co., St. Paul Ins. Co., Penn. Ins. Co., 
iSpringfield Ins. Co., Amer. Ins. Co., Con¬ 
tinental Ins. Co., Hartford Ins. Co., Home 
Ins. Co., Fidelity Phoenix Ins. Co., Mo. 
St. Life Ins. Co.). Assoe., J. C. Dunham, 
partner; Ed Falkenberg, J. B. Drennan. 
Bk. Con., Bap., S. S. Tchr. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge No. 432, Nash; Royal 
Neighbors of Amer.; K. K. K. Pol. Act., 
active in nation, st. and co. since 1907. 
Offices, Constable, 1919 and at present; 
Dep. Sheriff, 1918-29; Insp. Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. and located in 
vicinity of Nash in 1893. Interested in all 
church work and in good roads. Hobby, 
golf. 

ERNEST. C. N., Medford. Rep. Occ., 

County Attorney. B„ Sullivan, Ind., Oct. 
25, 1866. Edu., com. sch., Kirksville, 1882; 
Normal, Kirksville, Mo. Wife, Della Reed. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Fred, Medford; 4 d., Mrs. Ollie 
Parrott, Medford; Mrs. Blanche Bailey, 
Ponca City; Mrs. W. B. Parks, Wichita, 
Kan.; Mrs. P. C. Acton, Calif. Assoc., F. 

G. Bouton; iS. P. Ridings; Co. Officers. 
Clubs & Lodges, K. of P., Bluff City, Kan. 
Pol. Act., active in natl., st and co. affairs. 


229 



DR. G. T. DRENNAN 


Offices, J. of P., 6 yrs.; Twp. Trus., Okla. 
and Kan. 5 yrs.; Commr., 4 yrs.; Ct. Clk., 
5 yrs.; Postmaster, Harper Co., 2 yrs.; Co. 
Atty., at present. Party Honors, del. to all 
st. convs. and nearly all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, made run in to Okla. in 1893 ; 
settled near Medford; lived since in vicinity 
of Medford and Pond Creek. 

EVANS, MRS. KATHERINE, Wakita. 
Rep. Occ., housewife, B., Mt. Vernon, Tex., 
Aug. 23, 1892. Edu., g. sch., 1908 ; h. sch., 
1911; Central St. 
Normal, 1916. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Bruce L., Wakita. 
Bk. Con., Citizens 
Bk. of Wakita. 
Church, Meth. ; mbr. 
W. M. S. and 
other organizations. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
Eastern Star, No. 
74. Wakita. Pol. 
Act., active in polit¬ 
ical affairs since 
1922. Offices, Prct. 
Committeewoma n 
1922-28; Co. Com- 
mitteewoman, 1928. 
Remarks, came to 
MRS. KATHERINE Comanche Co., Okla. 

EVANS in 1901; resided at 

Hastings, 1916. and since then at Wakita. 
Active in Red Cross work during W. War. 

FALKENBERG, JOHN EDWARD, Medford. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Edwardsville, Ill., 
Feb. 1, 1886. Edu., Medford Okla., com. 
sch., 1902; 2 yrs. h. sch., Wichita, 1904; 
St. Mary’s Col; Bus. C’ol., 1907-08; Univ. 
of Ark., Law Sch., LL. B., 1915. Wife, 
Cloa Darby. Cdrn., 1 s., Denny Wayne. 
Bus. Con., independent operator in Oil and 
Gas; law practice; stockholder in First 
Natl. Bk., Medford. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., N. K. Kilmer, Cash., First Natl. 
Bk., Medford; P. N. Falkenberg, P. A. 
Falkenberg. Clubs & Lodges, Medford I. O. 
O. F. Elks; Co. and St, Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel., P. N. Falkenberg. Pol. Act., active 
since 1906 ; works in harmony with all 
factions. Officers, Co. Atty., Grant Co., 
1917-19; first Co. Registrar of Grant Co.; 
Twp. Clk., Medford, 1906-08; now Col. on 
Gov. Holloway’s staff. Party Honors, Sec'y 
and Chmn. of Co. Central Com. 1920-22; 
del. to Natl. Conv., 1916, at St. Louis; 
Chmn. Eighth Cong. Dist. at pres.; elected 















230 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Co., 1915-19 and 1923-29; on Twp. Bd., 
1908-10. Parly Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1918; del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Medford. Okla. 1902 with Sam F. Ridings, 
J. B. Drennan owns fishing and hunting 
lodge and lake stocked with game fish. 
Hobby, fishing. Exec. Com., Okla. Peace 
Officers Assn. 

HARP, PERRY E„ Wakita. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster B., Rock, Kan., Dec. 14, 1896 
Edit., com. sch.. Kremlin, Okla.; h. sell., 
Wakita, 1912-13. Wife, Ollie E. Wright 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con., Citizens. Assoc., 
(doI.) M. C. Garber; W. T. Clark. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Civic Im¬ 
provement Club, Wakita; Sec’y-Treas. 
and Charter mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Wakita. Imp. Rel., Ray Harp, formerly st. 
representative from Major Co. Pol. Act., 
active in co. affairs since 1917. Offices, 
postmaster at Wakita at present. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman from Wakita 
Twp; del. to Co. Conv., 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904; lived at Hunter 
until 1912; Enid, 1912-14; Kremlin, 1914- 
15, Wakita since 1915. Good roads en¬ 
thusiast. Interested in fishing and hunting. 

HERSCHBERGER, C. E„ Medford. Rep. 
Office, State Repr., 1928-30. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 



J. E. FALKENBERG 


Feb. 1928. Mgr. Dem. St. Campaign, 
Eighth Dist. 1928. Remarks, mbr. of 6th 
Co., 3rd Batt., Officers Training Camp I 
C. O. T. S., mustered out Nov. 5, 1918, 
Little Rock, Ark. Active Legionaire, Co. 
Comdr. and Post Comdrs., Medford, 1924. 
Interested in Game and Fish preservation; 
mbr. Izaak Walton League. Came with his 
father to Medford, Okla. in run 1893. Ex¬ 
tensive land holder. Cattle Ranger before 
st. opened; mbr. of Cherokee Strip Cow- 
punchers Assn., and was a cowboy for 
many yrs. Sec’y of Co. Bar Assn. 

FEELY, FLOYD, Manchester. Dem. Occ., 
retail druggist. B., Anthony, Kan., Aug. 23, 
1885. Edu., g. sch. and h. sch., Manchest¬ 
er, Okla., grad., 1902 ; Bus. Col, Anthony, 
Kan., 1904. Wife. Grace, d. of Frank Peters. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Duane L. Bus. Con., Fee'.y 
Drug Co.; Citizens St. Bk., Manchester. 
Bk Con, Citizens St. Assoc., C. M. Smitn, 
H. ,1. Harrold, P. E. Burnett, T. H. Madden. 
Church, Chris., Bd. Trus. C ubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge No. 24, Manchester; 
M. W. A.; Stewards Past Master. Remarks, 
eame to Okla. in 1894 ; lived in Manchester 
and vicinity since. Active in Liberty Bond 
Drives during W. War. L. Feely, (father) 
homesteaded 1 mile south of Manchester 
in run of 1893, homestead still owned by 
family. 

GREEN, H. J., Wakita. Dem. Occ., re¬ 
tired farmer. B., London, Eng., Jan. 1, 
1862. Edu., com. sch., London, Eng., 1876. 
Professor Young’s Commercial Col., Iring, 
Hertfordshire, Eng. Wife, Anna Nikodem. 
Cdrn., 2 s., W. J., Dist. Agt. of Agric. 
Dept., Stillwater; A. E., Wakita; 1 d, 
Mrs. Meigs E. Gibbons, Ada. Bus. Con., 
Farmers Elev. Community House dir. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Bk. of Wakita. Assoc., Chas! 
Harming, L. M. Best, Chris Eubert, Ed 
Falkenberg, H. M. Brewer, G. W. Guthrie, 
L. P. Scott, Emery Breeden. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Guthrie Consist¬ 
ory, Tulsa Akdar Shrine, Founder, Past 


Master, pres, treas. Wakita Lodge No. 150. 
Imp. Rel., Nathaniel Green, Gen. of Rev. 
War fame. Pol. Act., active since 1893, in 
natl. territorial, st., co. pol. Offices, Twp. 
Clk., 1913-25; Dep. Sheriff, 1901-10; Clk 
Election Bd., 1907-22; Sch. Bd., 1909-13 ; 
Prct. Committeeman many yrs.; Road 
Commr. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
on com. that named Grant Co. Remarks, 
came to Ellsworth, Kan., from Eng. 1881, 
to vicinity of Wakita in run of 1893, owns 
original homestead and -other lands in 
Grant Co. Named the town of Wakita, 
was first djf. in any sch. in Wakita Twp. 

GUTHRIE, G. W„ Wakita. Dem. Occ., 
Vice-Pres. Citizens Bk. B., Junction City, 
Kan., Mar. 13, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Junc¬ 
tion City, Kan., grad., 1893. Wife, Nellie 
d. of James Shaw. Cdrn., 3 s., J. V., 
Wakita, Okla.; W. H., Gibbon, Okla.; R. 
H., Wakita; 2 d., Mrs. Gladys Burton, Bluff 
City, Kan.; Miss Eva, Wakita. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Bk. of Wakita. Assoc., W. A. Mil¬ 
ler. A. T. Williams, P. O. Harold, mbrs. 
of Dem. party. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory, past Master Lodge No. 
150, Wakita; M. W. A. Imp. Rel.. Martha 
■McKinley, (cousin) to Pres. McKinley. 
Pol. Act., active in Dem. affairs since 1898. 
Offices, Co. Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., since 
1924 ; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1917-21; City 
Treas., 1908-20; City Council mbr. 
1907-09. Party Honors, del. to St. Convs., 
1924-28 ; to all cong. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893 when his 
father homesteaded in the run of 1893; 
has resided in vicinity of Wakita since. 

HAMILTON, FRANK. Medford. Dem. Occ , 
Peace Officer. B., Hutchinson, Kan., Aug. 
17, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Huchinson, Kan. 
Wife, Loudell. Bk. Con., Grant Co. Bk. 
Assoc., J. E. Faulkenberg, E. H. Breeden, 
•T. B. Drennan, Medford. Church. Cong 
Clubs & Lodges. 32nd Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., active 
in Dem. politics. Offices, Co. Sheriff, Grant 


HOOK, MRS. W. L., Nash., Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Wellington, Kan., Jan. 10, 
1884. Edu., com. sell., Renfrow, Okla.; h. 
sch., Caldwell, Kan. Hus., W. L. Hook, 
owner Furniture Store, Nash. Cdrn.. 3 d. 
Past Bus., taught in Grant and Wood Cos. 
5 yrs. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Rev. 
V. P. Johnston, Pond Creek; J. H. Clark, 
Kremlin; Elenora Jet, postmaster, Nash; 
Albert Milligan. Church, Meth.. mbr. Mis. 
Soc.; active in both Church and S. S. 
Pol. Act., active for past 7 yrs. Influential 
in the town of Nash. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeewoman, Nash; del. to co. conv. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived at Renfrow, 1893-1905; Freedom, 
1905-13; Renfrow, 1913-22; Nash since 
1922. 

HOTT, JAMES FRANKLIN., Medford, 
carpenter and retired farmer. B.. Hills¬ 
boro, la.. Sept. 3, 1862. Edu., com sell.. 
Hillsboro, la. Wife, Etka Peet. Cdrn., 4 
s., Sabert A., Oliver J., Medford; Willis 
M., Buffalo, N. Y.; Orville Wichita, Kan.; 
1 d., Mrs. V.o-.it Nardgr n Anthony Kan. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., mbrs. of Rep. 
Party. Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Scottish Rite, No. 108, Medford; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Oliver Hott. 
Pol. Act., active in co since age of 21. 
Remarks. came to Okla. in 1902; has 
lived in vicinity of Wakita and Med- 



HOFFSOMMER, JACOB CHARLES, Rep. 


Occ., Superintendent 
Hazelton, Pa. Edu., 


J. C. 

HOFFSOMMER 
Co. -Supt. of Garfield 


High School. B., 
com. sch., McPherson 
Co., Kan. ; N. W. 
St. Tchrs. Col., 
Alva, 1917 : Phillips 
Univ., Enid, A. B. 
Wife, Elsie. Cdrn., 
1. d. Bus. Con., 
stockholder in O. 
G. & E., and Globe 
Fire Ins. Co., Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Jefferson. As¬ 
soc., J. S. Kelly, Roy 
C. Morgan, M. C. 
Garber; George 
Rainey; Judge J. B. 
Cullison. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., C. 
F. Effmeyer, Horton, 
Ivan., (bro.-in-law) 
evangelical Minister 
for 50 yrs. Offices, 
Co., 19i8-25; mbr. 


Io. Exam. Bd., 1913-18. Remarks, came to 
)kla. in 1901; lived at Hillsdale, Enid and 
lefferson ; has been in sch. work nearly all 
lis life. Studied 2 summers at Tchrs. Col. 
n Boulder, Colo.; taught in Col. at Alva 










DR. E. E. LAWSON 


ford since that time. Retired from the farm 
in 1920, an extensive land owner. 

HUNTER, MRS. A. B., Renfrow. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Philadelphia, Penn.. 
Oct. 11, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Wichita, 

Kan.. Hus., A. B. Hunter, engaged 
in farming. Bus. Con., owner of Light 
Plant, Renfrow, Okla. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Renfrow. Assoc., (pol.) T. E. Cale, M. C. 
Garber. Church, Chris. Cubs & Lodges. 
Rebekahs; 0. E. S.; Royal Neighbors. 

Imp. Rel., 'Mrs. Doris York, Topeka, Kan., 
(niece). Pol. Act., Influential in affairs 
of the town of Renfrow. Offices, Judge of 
Elec. Bd., now serving. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeewoman, now serving. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived since 
at Renfrow. Interested in dramatics and 
directs sch. plays, etc. During W. War 
was active in Red Cross Work. 

JACOBSON, CHARLES M„ Renfrow. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Belle Rine, Ill., 
Apr. 17, 1881. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. and 
first grade, telirs. cert., Grant Co., Okla. 
Wife, Ruby Ethel. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
caslir. of The Bk. of Renfrow. Past Bus., 
taught in Grant Co. 1899-1906. Assoc., 
Howard D. Reed, Pres. Bk. of Renfrow; 
Joseph Hajek, Yice-Pres. Bank. Church, 
Meth. C!ubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Ren¬ 
frew; Mason, Blue Lodge, Wakita; Pres. 
P. T. A., Renfrow. Pol. Act., active in 
local affairs only. Offices, Town Clk., 
Wakita, 1906 ; mbr. Sch. Bd., Renfrow, 
1914-22; Co. Supt. Grant Co., 1907-13. 
Party Honors, Sec’y 1910, Chmn. 1912, 
Grant Co. Dem. Campaign Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Wakita, 
1898-1907 ; Pond Creek, 1907-08 ; Med¬ 
ford, 1909-12; Refrow since 1912. 

JENKINS, ED., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
mayor. B., Cedar Co., Mo., April 20, 1894. 
Edu., com. sch., of Cedar Co., Mo. Wife, 
Etta Davis. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Independent Mill and Elevator operator. 
Bk. Con., Grant Co. Bk., Medford. Assoc., 
Frank Hamilton, J. E. Faulkenberg, Med¬ 
ford. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Elks. 
Pol. Act., Independent; active in local af¬ 
fairs. Remarks, came to Medford. Okla., 
in 1909; interested in civic welfare of the 
town. 

JETT, ELINORE., Nash. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Vinton Co., Ohio, Oct. 7, 


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231 


1877. Edu., com. sch., h. sch. and Acad, 
work, Wellston, Ohio. Hus., John T. Jett. 
Bk. Con., First Natl Assoc., Mrs. W. L. 
Hook, T. K. Pennock. Church, Meth., ac¬ 
tive in church and missionary work; Co. 
sec’y and treas. of Okla. S. S. Assn.; Pres. 
Mis. Soc.; active in S. S'. Pol. Act., active 
for a number of yrs. Offices, Postmaster, 
Nash, now serving. Party Honors, del. to 
Co. Conv., 1928; alter., Congr. Dist. Conv., 
Enid, 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived at Jet, 1901-10; Nash since 
1910; pres, of W. C. T. U., 1912-15. 
During W. War was Chmn. of local Red 
Cross Aux.; Vice-Pres. Garfield Co. Unit. 

JEWITT, OTIS LEE., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Fall River, Kan., Oct. 1, 
1891. Wife, Ada Mabel (Sehultze), Carls¬ 
bad, Tex. Cdrn., 3 d. Bk. Con., Grant Co. 
Bk. Assoc., J. E. Falkenberg, John W. 
Williams, mbr. of Dem. party. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Local C. of 
C.; civic clubs. Imp. Rel., Col. D. Wet- 
more, capitalist, St. Louis, Mo., natl. ad¬ 
visor during Bryan campaigns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905, Kelleyville, 1905- 
06; Lincoln Oo., 1906-21; Grant Co., Med¬ 
ford. 

JOY, FRED., Lamont. Dem. Occ., loans 
and real estate. B., Portage City, Wis., 
Aug. 6, 1858. Edu.. com. sch., Ellington. 
Ia. Wife, Frances. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Cora 
Gilger, Enid; Mrs. Ethel Lowry, Rcllston. 
Okla.; Mrs. Ruth Bailey, Topeka, Kan. 
Bus. Con., loans, real estate and ins.; 
repr. Fidelity Phoenix Fire Ins. Co. 28 yrs. ; 
dir. Home Bldg, and Loan Assn., Lamont: 
dir. First St. Bk., Lamont. Bk. Con., First 
St. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge 
No. 166, Lamont. Pol. Act., active since 
1879. Offices, Prct. Committeeman, Grant 
Co.; mbr. Sch., Bd. Party Honors, del to 
every co. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893; his father made the Run and 
staked a claim for him 2 1-2 miles S'E of 
Lamont, which homestead he still owns ; 
lived in vicinity of Lamont since coming 
to st. Interested in good roads and civic 
welfare. 

KILMER, NORVILLE K., Medford. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Belleplane, Kan., Jan. 
18, 1886. Edu., h. sch., Belleplane, Kan. 

Wichita, Bus. Col., 
1910. Wife, Mable 
Jennings. Bus. Con., 
First Natl., cashier; 
owner business 
buildings. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; First 
Natl., Wichita. As¬ 
soc., John Stewart, 
Jr.; R. A. Hutchin¬ 
son ; H. F. Dodson. 
Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Lions, 
Deputy Dist. Gov. 
Lions. Offices, Prct. 
Registrar; treas. of 
C. of C.; Medford. 
Remarks, came to 
Medford 1924 ; pres. 
Medford Lions Club; 
mbr. Izaak Walton League of Amer. Inter¬ 
ested in fishing and juvenile work. 

KELLY, JOE S., Jefferson. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., St. George, Kan., Aug. 4, 1887. 
Edu., com sch., Washington, D. C.; Mary¬ 
land Agri. Col. Wife, Jennie Woodson 
Kelly. Cdrn., 2 d., Fanny, Mary Jane. 
Bus. Con., Bk. of Jefferson, cash. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Jefferson. Assoc., Ed Falken¬ 
berg, Dr. Miller, Wakita; Frank Collins, 
Pond Creek. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Pond Creek; Guthrie Consistory, 
Enid Commandery; Shrine, India Temple, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. Harrison Kelly, 
Congr. from Kan. Pol. Act., active since 
1888 in natl., st. and co. affairs. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Jefferson since 1913. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. conv. many 
times. Remarks, made the Run to Okla. 
in 1893 and homesteaded 3 miles north of 
Jefferson; active interest in sch. of Jeffer¬ 



son and helped build it up until it now 
has the honor of being first sch. in Grant 
Co. to become a mBr. "off N. Cen. ASs'n. 
of Sch. Active in all Bond drives during 
W. War. 

LONGLEY, JEFF C„ Pond Creek. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Washington Co., Kan., 
Aug. 28, 1872. Edu., grade schs., Washing¬ 
ton Co., Kansas; 
Friends Acad. Wash¬ 
ington, Kan. Wife, 

Julia E. Aldrich. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
Lyle R. Jones, De3 
Moines, N. M.; An¬ 
na Laura, Julia Mae. 
Bus. Con., farming; 
Farmers Grain & 
Elevator Co., Pond 
Creek. Assoc., W. 
H. McKinley, H. H. 
Hubbert, Sam P. 
Ridings, A. C. Glenn. 
Church, attends 
United Brethren. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Pond Creek, No. 125. 
Imp. Rel., S. S. 
Langley. Pol. Act., active since 1884 
in all natl., st. and co. Rep .. affairs. 
Offices, Prct. Committeeman, 1913-29; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 1910-24; mbr. Elec. Bd., 1903- 

29. Party Honors, del. to co. and congr. 

convs., since statehood. Remarks, came to 
Okla. and located in Lookout in 1901; 
moved to Pond Creek vicinity in 1905. 
Advocate of good roads and a wide reader. 




LONGLEY, JULIA E„ Pond Creek. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Green Castle, III., 
Dec. 23. 1869. Edu., grade sch.. Green 
Castle, Ill. ; h. sen., 
Washington, Kan. ; 
Friends Academy, 
'Washington, Kan., 
Doane Col., Crete, 
Neb. Hus., Jeff C. 
Longley. Cdrn., 3 
d.; Mrs. Lisle R. 
James, Des Moines, 
N. M.; Anna Laura, 
Julia Mae. Bk. Con., 
First Natl!.; First 
St., Pond Creek. 
Church, Christian 
Supt. of United 
Brethren Church; 
Pres. W. M. S.; act¬ 
ive in church work. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
JULIA E. LONGLEY Community Club; 

W. C. T. U. Imp. 
Rel., K. F. Aldrich, postoffice Inspec. in 
charge, Chicago, Ill. Pol. Act., in natl., st. 
and co. affairs. Offices. Prct, Committee- 
woman since 1924. Party Honors, del. to 
Co. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to vicinity 
of Pond Creek, Okla., in 1894; lived at 
Lookout, Okla., 1901-06. moved back to 
Pond Creek, is now residing on site of 
original home. 


LAWSON, ESLEY ELWOOD., Medford. 
Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B.. 
Harrison Co., W. Va., Aug. 26, 1876. Eon., 
com. sch., Harrison Co., W. Va.; St. Nor¬ 
mal, Glenville, W. Va., 1897; Univ. of 
W. Va.. Morgantown, 1899 ; Maryland 
Med. Col., Baltimore, M. D., 1903. Wife, 
Bina, d. of Irvin Ford. Cdrn., 2 s., Elwood, 
Sherwood, Harper. Kan. Bk. Con.. Grant 
Co.; First Natl. Church, Community; To hr. 
in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. Legion; 
I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Lewis C. Lawson, 
Holdenville. Pol. Act., active in affairs of 
st. Offices, Co. Health Officer, Grant Co. at 
present; mbr. Sch. Bd., Oakwood, Okla., 
1913-16; Chmn. City Bd., Seiling, Okla., 
1909-12; Chmn. Prct. Com., Helena Twp. 
No. 1. Alfalfa Co., 1923. Remarks, Sec’y 
Grant Co. Med. Assn.; came to Okla. 1903; 
carrier. 1903-07 ; Gage. 1907; Seiling 1907- 
13, Oakwood, 1913-18; Helena, 1920-24; 
Medford, since 1924. First Lieut, in Med. 
Corps attached to Air Service during W. 
War, 1918-20; Finance Officer Amer. Le- 

















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN' OKLAHOMA 



NASON W. PATTON 

gion Post No. 37, Medford. Hobby, radio 
and croquet. 

MARSH, W. S., Medford. Rep. Party 
Honors. Sec’y Co. Cen. Com. (Further in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

MATHIS, HARRY W., Lamont. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Adams Co., Ia., April 13, 
1881. Edu., com. sch., and h. sch., Enid, 
Okla. Wife, Etta. Cdrn., 1 d., Norliue. 
Bus. Con., Cashr. First St. Assoc., Geo. 
Ingram, PTes. Lamont First St. Bk., Enid; 

B. L. Roberts, Tonkawa ; W. A. Pope, Pres. 
Bk. of Hillsdale; C. A. Ring, Lamont; C. 

C. Morrill, Lamont. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason, Guthrie Consistory; M. 
W. A.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., George Rainey, 
Postmaster, Enid. Pol. Act., active in co. 
and st. since 1902. Offices, Clk. of Sch. Bd., 
1922-28. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; 
lived first at Enid, Douglas, Hillsdale. 1910- 
14, Lamont since. During W. War was 
active in all Liberty Loan drives; wvrker 
for good roads. Interested in hunting and 
sports of all kinds. 

McGIVNEY, L. W„ Pond Creek. Pern. 
Occ., farmer, (retired) -'B., Bristol, III., 
Nov. 10, 1860 Edu., com. sch., in III. Wife, 
Josephine. Cdrn., 2 s., Edward 1\, Emmett 
J., 1 d., Mrs. Olive Mae Ivan, Pon-1 Creek. 
Bus. Con., Vice Pres. First St. P.k., Pond 
Creek, 1906. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
H. A. Stalker, Sam Holcomb; Ed James, 
Allen Tingler, B. C. French. Church, Cath. 
Offices, City Council, 1906 ; mbr. S’ch.. Bel. 
Acting Mayor, 1906. Party Honors, dei. to 
fe’t. Conv. 1928; del. to numerous co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 and has 
lived since at Pond Creek. Interested in 
the Garber Refinery and in the Globe Re¬ 
finery at Blackwell. 

McKELVY, J. C., Medford. Rep. Occ., 
county judge. B., Wyandotte Co., Ohio, 
May 11, 1865. Edu., com. and h. sehs., 
Kan.; Ft. Scott, Kan. Col.; TJniv. of Mich., 
LL. B. Wife, Atler Sandusky. Cdrn.. 1 s., 
William S., Medford; 1 d., Mrs. Georgie 
Reische, El Reno. Bk. Con., Grant Co. 
Assoc., Sam P. Ridings, T. T. Bouton, C. 
N. Ernest. G. H. Belcher, Medford. Church. 
Bap. Lodge, M. W. A. Pol. Act., almost 
independent in pol. Offices. Co. fudge since 
1919; City Atty., 1912-16. Party Honors, 
Cen. Committeeman, 1912-16; del. to St. 
Conv., 1919. Remarks, came to Blackwell, 
Okla.. 1902; to Pond Creek. 1902-07; Med¬ 
ford since 1907. Interested in Law enforce¬ 


ment, juvenile work, boy scout work; 
church and S. S. and in good schools. 

McMAHAN, MRS. P. P., Pond Creek. 
Dem. V.-Chmn., of Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

MOORE, MONROE., Lamont. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Lesterville, 
Mo., April 23, 1867. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Howard, Kan. Wife, Anna, d., Austin Mc¬ 
Dowell. Cdrn., 1 s., Austin A. Moore, La¬ 
mont. Bus. Con., Real Estate and Ins.; 
Oil and Gas Leases. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., H. M. Brewer, Abe Slaughter, Abe 
Garrett, G. W. Guthrie, L. P. Scott. Church, 
Protestant. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge No. 166, Lamont. Pol. Act., active 
in natl., st. and co. affairs since 1888. 
Offices, Postmaster, Lamont, 1914-22; 
Deputy Sheriff, 1901-06 ; Prct. Committee¬ 
man, 1926-28; mbr. City Council, 1910-12. 
Party Honrs, del. to all co. convs. -Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898, is one of 
the founders of Lamont, Okla. 

OBUCK, W. A., Lamont. Dem. Occ.. 
superintendent of schools. B., Valley View, 
Tex., Oct. 5, 1893. Edu., com. ‘sch.. Valley 
View, Tex.; h. sch., Enid, grad., 1914; 
Phillips Univ., Enid; Chicago Univ.; Okla. 
Univ. Wife, Lila Barnett. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. 
Bus. Con., Supt. City Schs. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Bk. Assoc., W. G. Beckham; Grace 
Sifert, Co. Supt. of Sch., (pol.) Ed Brazell; 
B. R. Pollard. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Lamont; Royal 
Arch, Enid; Maccabes, Lamont; mbr. N. E. 
A.; O. E. A.; Elem. Sch. Princ. Assn.; 
Amer. Assn, for Adv. of Science. Pol. Art., 
active since 1914. Party Honors, del. to St. 
Conv., 1926; del. to Co. Conv., 1916. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1907 ; Enid, 1907- 
22; Lamont since. 

PATTON, NASON W„ Manchester. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and farm loans dealer. B„ 
Ellenboro, W. Va., April 27, 1869. Edu., 
com. sch., Keyser, Va., and h. sch., West- 
ernport, Md. Wife, Emma Schmoker. Bus. 
Con., owner and operator of real estate 
bus., Manchester since 1906. Bk. Con., 
Citizens St. Assoc., (pol.) Frank Bouton, 
J. H. Asher, M. C. Garber. Church, Congr. 
Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; 
iMason, Blue Lodge, Manchester; Royal 
Arch, Blackwell; Commandery, Hutchinson, 
Kan.; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
Order of Ry. Cond.. Newton, Kan.; Pres. St. 
A. H. T. A., Okla. 1907-08. Pol. Act.. 
since coming to Okla., active in co. and 
st. affairs since 1906. Party Honors, del. 
to St. Conv.. 1926-28; del. to co. conv. 
numerous times; Grant Co. Cen. Rep. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 and locat¬ 
ed at Manchester; active in behalf of good 
roads. Hobby, baseball. 

PENNOCK, JOHN H„ Nash. Dem. Occ., 

editor, Nash News. B., Rock Springs, Mo., 
Jan., 15, 1866. Edu., com. sch., St. Louis, 
Mo.; h. sch., St. Louis, Mo., grad., 1888; 
Washington Univ., -St. Louis, Mo., A. M. 
1893; Clinton Col., Clinton, Ky„ D. D., 
1910. Wife. Cora Lee. Cdrn., 1 s., T. K. 
Pennock, Nash. Bus. Con., Nash News. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., T. K. Pen¬ 
nock. (son), partner in bu-s.; W. E. Butts, 
W. W. Carrier, Nash; H. L. Wiley, Ken¬ 
neth Lasswell. Church, Bap.; minister. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., active in al st., natl. and co. 
affairs, since 1884. Offices City Clk., 
1927 to present; Cen. Committeeman, Nash 
Prct.; J. P., Dunklin Co., Mo., 1923 ; Asst. 
Prosecuting Atty., Franklin Co.. Mo., 1896- 
97. Party Honors, del. to Mo. St. Conv., 
1896 ; del. to Co. Conv., Grant Co., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1916; Mangum, 
1916-17; Granite, 1917-20; Nash since. 
Chaplain of Reformatory at Granite, 1919- 
20. Interested in enforcement of 18th 
amendment. 

PENNOCK, T. K„ Nash. Rep. Occ., 
newspaperman. B., Arlington. Ky., July 22, 
1900. Edu., com. sch., and h. sch., Cairo, 
Ill., grad., 1915; Mergenthaler Linotype 


Sch., Chicago, Ill., 1922. Wife, Lila Mae 
Hollenbeck. Cdrn., 3 s.. Tommy, Robert, 
Billy. Bus. Con., Nash News, owner and 
operator. Assoc., J. H. Pennock, (father), 

L. A. Scott, Wakita, C. E. Hershberger, 
Medford ; T. E. Beck, ex-Leg-is., Okla. City ; 

M. C. Garber, Enid. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 

O. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
Herb Pennock, Natl. Ball Player. Pol. 
Act., active since 1921, in natl., st. and 
co. affairs. Offices. Prct. Committeeman, 
1925 to pres. Party Honors, del. to Congr. 
Conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Nash, Okla. 
in 1924. Nash News has one of best equip¬ 
ped shops in Grant Co.; in 1917 was the 
youngest publisher in st. of Mo.; del. to 
Grand Lodge Conv., of I. O. O. F., 1927- 
28. 

PITTS, MRS. W. J., Deer Creek. Rep. 
Party Honors, Vice-€hmn. Co. Cen. Com 
(Further information unavailable.) 

REDDING, P. F., Gibbon. Rep. Occ., 
oil jobber. B.. Bradford, Ill., Dec. 11, 
1S75. Edu., grade sch., and h. sch., Mil¬ 
ford, Neb., 1895. Wife, Lillie Mae. Cdrn., 

1 d., Mrs. Avis Crow, Crystal Springs, 
Kan. Bus. Con., Oil Jobber; farm owner. 
Bk. Con.. Citizens St., Manchester, Okla. 
Church. Meth., Bd. of Trus., Steward, Tchr. 
Young People. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 

P. G., Wakita. Pol. Act., active in all natl., 
co. and st. affairs since 1896. Offices, Sch. 
Bd., 1922-24 ; Prct. Committeeman, 1916 
to present. Party Honors, del. to 4 co. 
convs. Assoc.. M. W. Patton, W. A. Ald¬ 
ridge, John Clinesmith. Remarks, came to 
Pawnee Okla. 1901; moved to Gibbon 1904: 
lived since in that vicinity; active in 
Liberty Bond Drives during World War. 
Interested in legislation for farm relief. 

REED, HOWARD D„ Medford. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Felton, Del., June 23, 
1870. Edu., Centralia, Ill., Great Bend Col. 
Kan. Wife, Beatrice, d. of J. G. Hoagland. 
Cdrn,. 2 s., Harold D., Donald H., Med¬ 
ford. Bus. Con., Grant Co. Bk.; Pres, since 
1911, Bk. of Renfrow; Citizens St. Man¬ 
chester; Ind. Gas., Greenwood Co., Kan.; 
Billings Gas Co., Billings, Okla.; Medford 
Mill and Elevator Co., 1902-11. Bk. Cor., 
Grant Co. Assoc., political leaders. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Elks, Enid; M. W. 
A., Medford. Offices, Co. Clk., Grant Co. 
1899-1903; pres. Town Bd., 1903-07; pres. 
-Sch., Bd., 1911-26. Party Honors, del. to 
3 st. convs.; del. to 5 co. convs. Remarks, 
made Run in Cherokee Strip in 1893 ; owds 
home near Medford; lived in Medford and 
Pond Creek vicinity since 1893. 

RIDINGS. SAM P.. Medford. Rep. Occ.. 
attorney. B„ Hillsboro. Ohio, Dec. 1, 1808. 
Edu., h. sch., Caldwell, Kan., grad., 3890; 
Kan. U. Law Sch., LL. B., 1892. Wife. Net¬ 
tie, d. of G. W. Lewis. Cdrn.. 1 s., Lieut. 
E. W. Ridings, Ft. Huachuca, China, Ariz. : 

2 d., Mrs. Pauline Breeden, Kemmerer, 
Wyo; Mrs. Marie Cook, Merigold. Miss. 
Bus. Con., law T practice; Vice Pres. Grant 
Co. Bk., Medford. Bk. Con., Grant Co., 
Medford. Assoc., Lew Wentz; Jim McGraw ; 
Judge Swindall, M. C. Garber, Judge E. 
'S. Bessey, D. H. Wilson, Harry Craigin. 
Clubs & Lodges. 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite; 
Hayden Consistory, No. 4; Washington 
Blue Lodge; Olympia Lodge No. 1. Pol. 
Act., active since 1893 in st. natl. and co. 
Offices, Gen. Atty., 1898-1890. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Rep. nominee for Dist. Judge Grant 
Co.. 1914. Chmn. of Co. Central Com., 
1912; del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in run of 1893, settled near Pond 
Creek. In 1909 moved to Washington, re¬ 
turned to Medford 1911. 

ROBERTS, G. A., Deer Creek. Rep. Occ., 
farmer (retired). B., Quincy. Ill., Mar. 12, 
1864. Edu., com. sch., Leavenworth, Kan.; 
Kan. Normal Col., Fort Scott, A. B., 1890. 
Wife, Harriett Setzen, 1921. Bus. Con., 
stockholder and dir.. Deer Creek Wheat 
Growers Assn., Mill and Elevator, land 
owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of Deer Creek. Assoc.. 
J. S. Dester; G. M. Krets; Sen. Clark; M. 
C. Garber. Church, Chris., elder; teaches 








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233 


SMITH, CLARENCE M., Manchester. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Buffalo, Kan., Oct. 
8, 1884. Edu., com. sch., Wilson Co., Kan. 
Wife, Grace Yale, 1914. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. 
Bus. Con., pres. Citizens S't. Bk., Man¬ 
chester; produce ‘bus. in Manchester since 
1911; land owner. Bk. Con., Citizens St., 
Manchester. Assoc., H. J. Harold, cashier; 
Floyd Feeley; Roy Meyer, partner in Pro¬ 
duce bus., Manchester; (pol.) N. W. Pat¬ 
ton. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge; I. 0. 0. F., Manchester. Imp. 
Rel.. H. H. Smith, helped draft Const, of 
Ky.; S. H. Smith, atty. for Interst. Com¬ 
merce Com., Washington, D. C. Pol. Act., 
active in co. and st affairs. Offices, Co. 
S'urv\, Lane Co., Kan., 1913-14; mayor of 
Manchester. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911 
and located at Manchester. Interested in 
fishing. 


STEVENSON, JOHN C., Medford. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ivaytsville, Mo., Nov. 10, 
1881. Edu., com. sch., Grant Co.; Nw. 
Normal, Alva; Law Sch., Univ. of Okla. 
Wife, Augusta McClaflin. Children, 
4 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., W. I. Stevenson, owns 
several farms. Assoc., J. W. Williams, Med¬ 
ford. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Shrine, Okla. City; I. O. 0. F.; Internatl. 
Legal Frat. Phi Delta Phi. Pol. Act., active 
in all co. affairs, able to work between 
factions. Offices, Co. Atty., 1924-28. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. many times. Re¬ 
marks, came to Manchester in 1894; moved 
to 'Medford in 1924. Ancestors were pi¬ 
oneers in Ky. and Mo. Interested in law 
enforcement and revision of the Criminal 
Code. 


During W. War did Red Cross work at 
Camp Greenleaf and Camp Taylor, Louis¬ 
ville, Ky., took civil service examination 
and was prepared to accept a position In 
Washington, D. C.; works in cooperation 
with all other co. depts. and works for 
the advancement of humanity. 


SAM P. RIDINGS 


&. S. class. Clubs, Grange, Deer Creek. 
Pol. Act., active all his life. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd., Dist. No. 50, 1923-27. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. and co. conv., 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893. Deer Creek, 
1893-99, moved to Kan. and lived 10 yrs. 
then returned to Deer Creek. Dir. in Okla. 
Wheat Growers Assn. During W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan Drives. 

RUNYON, JOHN, Medford. Dem. Occ., 
,Sec’y and Mgr. Rural Telephone Co. B., 
Garrard Co.. Ky., Mar. 2, 1859. Edu., com. 
sch., Garrard Co., Ky. Wife, Millie. Cdrn., 
1 s., (dec.) ; 4 d., Mrs. Chas. Picher, Med¬ 
ford ; Mrs. Fredrickson, Santa Monica, 
Calif.; Mrs. Lucy Estes, Blackwell; Mrs. 
Lula Schuelke, Tulsa. Bus. Con., Rural 
Telephone Co., land owner, Medford. Bk. 
Con., Grant Co., and First Natl. Assoc., 
E. H. Breeden, Frank Hamilton. Church, 
Chris., Elder, Board of Trus. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Medford Lodge. Pol. Act., 
active in all Dem. affairs since about 1880. 
Offices, City Councilman, Medford, 7 yrs.; 
Prct. Committeeman, Valley Twp. ; mbr. 
Twp. Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; lived in Medford and vicin¬ 
ity since. First election in Grant Co. was 
held in Mr. Runyon’s home. , 

SCHWARTZ, P. W., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B., Caldwell, Kan., April, 11, 1888. 
Edu., com. sch., Medford, Okla.; Dental 
Sch., Louisville, Ky. ; Kan. City Dental Col. 
1913. Wife, Zella Edyth Stoll. Cdrn., 1 s., 
3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl., Medford; Grant 
Co., Medford. Assoc., E. H. Breeden; H. B. 
Crider, Sheriff Medford. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Tulsa Shrine, 
Guthrie Consistory; Lions. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
E. F. Schwartz, formerly of Medford. Of¬ 
fices, Councilman Medford, 1918-22. Re¬ 
marks, came to Medford, Okla., in 1893. 
Was First Lieut, in Dental Corps, 15th 
Div., during W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion 


l'ost No. 37, Medford; Commander Post 
No. 37; Past Master Masonic Lodge; past 
Worthy Patron Eastern Star; past Pres. 
C. of C.; mbr. of Isaak Walton League, 
has under construction a lake of 5 or 0 
acres for fishing purposes. Interested in 
fishing, hunting and athletic sports. 

SCOTT, LOUIS P„ Waklta. Dem. (Ind.) 
Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Sharpsburg, Ivy., Jan. 7, 1883. Edu., com. 
sch., Sharpsburg, Ky. Wife, Verna Carder. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Norvell K., Wakita. Bus. Con.. 
Real Estate and Loan Bus.; pres, of Smith 
Hardware Co.; Land owner, Wakita. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Bk. of Wakita. Assoc., A. L. 
Davis, R. R. Smith, Wakita; G. W. Guthrie, 
Frank Hamilton. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Wakita Commercial Club; Mason, 
Tulsa Shrine, Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., W. A. Boyd, sheriff for 12 yrs., Bath 
Co., Ky. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 
since 1904. Offices, Dep. Oil and Gas Insp. 
for Grant Co.; mbr. City Council, 6 yrs.: 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. for past 6 yrs.; del. to co. conv. 
past 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1904 ; lived at Gibbons until 1907, and at 
Wakita since. During W. War was Food 
Adm., active in Liberty Loan drives, and 
mbr. of Council of Defense. Also Draft 
Registrar. Active in all civic welfare move¬ 
ments. 

SEIFERT, GRACE, (Ratliff), Medford. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Supt. of Sch. B., Fayette¬ 
ville, Ark., Sept. 17, 1895. Edu., com. sell., 
Jefferson, Okla., 1908; h. sch., Jefferson, 
1908-10; h. sch., Alva, 1913; Nw. Normal, 
Alva. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Grace Louise. 
Bk. Con., Grant Co., Medford. Assoc., Dem. 
party in gen. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Medford Rebekahs, No. 67. Pol. Act., active 
in natl., st. and co. pol. Offices, Co. Supt. 
of Sch. Party Honors, del. st. conv., 1926. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at 
Jefferson, Medford, Alva and Pond Creek. 


STALKER, H. A., Pond Creek. Rep. Occ., 
physician and .surgeon. B., Winnebago Co., 
111., Sept. 14, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Durant, 
III.; Beloit Academy, Beloit, Wis.; Rush 
Med. Col., Chicago, M. D. 1896. Wife, 
Maude. Cdrn., 1 s„ Maurice W. Bus. Con., 
dir. First St. Bk., Pond Creek; owner 
wheat land; practiced medicine at Pond 
Creek, 1904-25. Bk. Con., First St. Pond 
Creek. Assoc., H. ,J. Stover, Cashier, W. L. 
McGivney, Vice-Tres.; First St. Bk., Pond 
Creek. Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, Enid 


J. C. STEVENSON 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




DR. H. A. STALKER 


Country Club; Pres. Pond Creek Gun Club; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Offices, mbr. Bd Pen¬ 
sion Exam. 1897-1925. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904 ; located at Pond Creek. Was 
surgeon in Recruiting Dept, of U. S. dur¬ 
ing enlistments for Spanish-Amer. War. 
Local Surg. for R. I. Ry., 1919-29. Worker 
for good roads; owned first Buick auto¬ 
mobile in Okla. and had Pond Creek Buick 
agency 1915-18. Interested in hunting and 
fishing. 

STEWART, RETTA HEINBAUCH (MRS. 
F. W.), Medford. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., 
Three Rivers, Mich. Edu., h. sch., Lyons, 
Kan. Married. Children, 1 s., J. V. 

Medford; 2 d., Mrs. Donald Mclnnes, 

Boulder, Colo.; Miss Eleanor, at 0. U. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., mbrs. of Rep. 
party. Church, Cong. Clubs & Lodges, P. 
E. 0., Medford; W. C. T. U.; Fifty-Fifty 
Club; Rotary Club. Pol. Act., active in 
nail., st. and co. pol. Offices, first vice 
chain. Rep Cen. Com., Grant Co.; mbr. 
Exec. Bd. of St. Com. since suffrage and 
at present. Party Honors, del. to Natl. 
Conv., Kansas City, 1928 ; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. and lo¬ 
cated in Medford in 1903. During W. War 
was active in Red Cross work; advocate 
of good roads; interested in welfare of 
young people,, in edu., church and social 
work. Was schoolmate of Sen. Borah. 


and 1928. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1906. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., past 12 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1926; del. 
to co. conv., 1926-28. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1913; located in Pond Creek. 
Vice Pres, of St. Bkers. Assn. Active in all 
civic organizations. Local and statewide 
activities in church work. 

STULL, LIZZIE M., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
County Assessor. B., Cloud Co., Kan., Mar. 
28, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Cloud Co. Kan.; 
h. sch., Clyde, Kan., 1890 ; Agri. Col., Man¬ 
hattan, Kan., 1893. Widow. Cdrn.. 
2 s., J. E., Albert A., Enid; 3 

d., Mrs. O. J. Warrell, Pond Creek; Mrs. 
Roy Sears, Flint; Mich.; Miss Faye Stull. 
Bk. Con., Grant Co. Medford. Assoc., J. B. 
Drennan, E. H. Breeden, John W. Williams. 
H. M. Brewer, H. J. Stover, William Le 
Force. Church, Bap.; tchr. in S’. S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Royal Neighbors. Imp. Rel., 
Philander C. Knox, ex-Sen. Penn. Pol. Act., 
st. and co. welfare. Offices, 1924 and con¬ 
tinuing at present as Co. Assr. Remarks, 
located near Pond Creek, Okla. 1895 ; lived 
there until elected to present position in 
nominated for Co. Assessor but died before 
election. She accepted his nomination and 
was elected to a 2 yr. term and re-elected 
to a four year term. Chief interests are 
good roads, good schools and betterment 
of farm conditions. 


Medford 1911. Interested in all civic 
enterprises and in home life. 

THORNHILL, W. A., Wakita. Rep. Occ., 
oil dealer. B., Dandridge, Tenn., Aug. 13, 
1875'. Edu., com. sch. and h. sch., Anthony, 
Kan.; C. N. C. Col., Great Bend, Kan. 
Wife, Edna Witt. Cdrn., 4 s.. Lynn, 

iWakita; Lloyd, Los Angeles; Thornton, 
at O. U. Bus. Con., Thornhill Oil Co., owner 
and operator, Wakita. Assoc., Lynn Thorn¬ 
hill, (pol.) Sen. W. T. Clark; R. P. Hersch- 
berger. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I* 
O. 0. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Wakita; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine; 
Knight Templar and Commandery, Black- 
well. Pol. Act., active since 1893. Offices. 
St. Representative in 10th Legis.; pres. 
Sch. Bd., Wakita. Party Honors, del. to 
Sf. and Dist. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; located at Wakita. During 


STOVER, H. J., Pond Creek. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Pekin, Ill., Dec. 20, 1882. Edu., 
com. sch.; st. Normal sch., Emporia, Kan., 
grad. 1906. Wife, Myrtle. Cdrn., 4 s.. For¬ 
rest I., Ronald J., Richard, Robt. ; 1 d., Mar¬ 
garet Lucille. Bus. Con., First State 
Bank. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., L. W. 
McGivney, V-P; Dr. H. A. Stalker, J. P. 
Gibson, Sec’y. St. Bankers Assn. Church, 
■ Mg t h Tr~Trus.~and Supt. of S. -S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Knight Templar, Enid Com¬ 
mandery; I. O. O. F., Pond Creek; Lions; 
C. of C.; past pres, local C. of C. 1915 


THOMSON, J. F., Medford. Rep. Occ., 
lumber merchant. B., Kirkwood, Ill., Dec. 
17, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Tarkio, Mo.; h. 
sch., Lyons, Kan.; Sterling Col., Sterling, 
Kan., 1899. Wife, Myrtle Emma. Cdrn., 1 
d Bus. Con., Thomson Lbr. Co., pres, and 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Cong. 
Assoc., E. H. Breeden, C. E. Herschberger, 
Medford. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; I. 0. 0. 
F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., Independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Medford 14 yrs.; pres. C. of C. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to 


H. J. STOVER 


MRS. F. W. STEWART 











J. F. THOMSON 


W. War was active in all Liberty Loan 
Drives. Worker for good roads and good 
schools. 

UNDERHILL, B. C., Medford. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Mt. Ayr, la.. Sept. 7, 1870. 
Edu., Self Educated. Wife, Lota L. Bus. 
Con., Grant Co. Abstract Co.; extensive 
land owner. Clubs & Lodges. U. C. T.; Ma¬ 
son, El Reno; Elks, No. 870 Enid. Imp. 
Rel., Savanah J. Underhill, (mother), Wil¬ 
liam F. Underhill, Gardner, Colo. Pol. Act., 
active in all natl., st. and co. pol. Offices, 
Clk. Draft Bd., 1918-19. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1897 ; 
lived in El Reno and Medford. Past Grand 
Counsellor of Okla. U. C. T. Was cowboy 
in Ivan., Colo, and N. M. By applying 
himself has become an expert mathemat¬ 
ician, auditor and abstract and title man. 
Is recognized as best penman in Grant 
Co. 

VAN VALKENBURGH, A. M„ Deer Creek. 
Dem. Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. 
B., Fairbury, Ill., June 7, 1872. Edu., com. 

sch.; Normal Sch. 
and Bus. Col., Har¬ 
per, Kan. Wife, 
Ossie B. Lawless 
Cdrn., 7 s.. Normal, 
Calif.; Glenwood,' 
Okla. City, others 
at home; 7 d., Mrs. 
Heylin Schuermann, 
Pond Creek, Alpha, 
Lois Van V., Kan. 
City; others at h. 
Bus. Con., Deer 
Creek Real Estate 
Agency, owner and 
operator. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Deer Creek. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. H. 
Breeden; John Wil- 
A .M. VAN liams. C h u r o h, 
VALKENBURG Met'h. Cluibs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge No. 137, Deer 
Creek. Imp. Rel., Judge A. S. Van Valken- 
burgh, (cous.). Pol. Act., active in local af¬ 
fairs for past 20 yrs. Offices, J. of P. past 20 
yrs.; Nominee for Co. Commr., Grant Co., 
1918. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 



GRANT COUNTY 

homesteaded at Pond Creek where he lived 
until 1901 when he moved to Deer Creek 
Interested in good roads and sch. 

UNDERWOOD, GERALD VINCENT, Med¬ 
ford. Rep. Occ., editor and publisher. B., 
Sulivan, Ill., July 10, 1898. Edu.. com. 

sch., Purcell, Okla.; h. sch., Purcell, Okla. 
Wife, Louise. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., 
The Medford Patriot Star, (pub.), Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Medford; Grant Co., Medford. 
Assoc., A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Minco, Okla. Imp. Rel., P. E. D. Under¬ 
wood, Editor Thomas Tribune, (father). 
Party Honors, del. to st. oonv. Grady Co., 
1926; sec’y Co. Cen. Com.. 1923-26. Re¬ 
marks, influential in politics; came to Okla. 
1907; lived at Purcell, 1907-14 ; Mangum, 
1915-16; Butler, 1919-21; Minco, 1921-27. 
From 1917-19 in service with Armed Guard 
aboard U. S. S. Rathburne; mbr. Legion, 
Medford Post. 

VEST, WADE C., Pond Creek. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Pond Creek. Okla., Dec. 14, 
1896. Edu., com. sch., Pond Creek, 1912; 
h. sch.. Pond Creek, 1920 ; Okla. Univ. 
Wife, Dora, d. of Walter L. Ware. Cdrn., 
1 s., Donald; 1 d., Gene. Bus. Con., Vest 
Produce Co., Pond Creek. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Henry S. Johnston, Henry 
Brewer, members of Dem. party. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges. Booster Club; 
C. of C.; Masons, Pond Creek, No. 125. 
Pol. Act., active since 1921 in natl., st. 
and co. affairs. Offices, Prct. Committeeman 
since 1924 ; Inspector on Election Board 
since 1924 ; mbr. City Council since 1924 Rev- 
istrar since 1924; Special Deputy Sheriff 
since 1924 to present; St. Tag Agt., Pond 
Creek. Party Honors, del to co. convs. 
1926 and 1928. Remarks, took examina¬ 
tion for service in aviation, but armistice 
was signed before he was called. Inter¬ 
ested in good roads and in hunting and 
fishing. 

VEST, W. T., Pond Creek. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Green Co., Ind., April 8. 
1866. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Eleanor 
Bailey. Cdrn., 3 s., Wade, W. T., Jr., 
and Harry; 3 d., Mrs. Clio Lynch, Lind¬ 
say, Okla.; Mrs. Florence Hert, Tulsa: 
Miss Ferry Vest, Tulsa. Bus. Con., Vesl 
Produce Co., Pond Creek. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Chris. Assoc., H. M. Brew¬ 
er; A. B. Drennan; Emery Breeden; Dem. 
party in general. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
sons, Pond Creek Lodge No. 125; I. O. O. 
F.; K. of P.; Lions C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
George G. Vest, U. S. Senator from Mo. 
Pol. Act., active in all natl., st., and co. 
affairs since 1887. Offices, Postmaster, 
Pond Creek 8 yrs..; Prct. Committeeman 
20 yrs.; Trustee for Prairie Twp., Grant 
Co., 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to several 
co. cong. convs. Remarks, made run to 
Okla. in 1893 and staked homestead near 
Pond Creek. 

WALKER, LU., Medford. Dem. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Hardin, Mo., May 7, 
1891. Edu., Pond Creek. Wife, Grace Fay. 
Cdrn., 1 (d. Bus. Con., Brattain Motor Co., 
Lamont; Long Motor Co., Billings; Deer 
Creek Motor Co., Deer Creek; Walker Oil 
C’o., Medford; Walker Oil Co., Deer Creek. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. E. Falken- 
burg, E. H. Breeden, Medford. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; Lions. Imp. Rel., C. F. Brattain. 
first Territorial Sheriff. Offices, Ct. Clk., 
1915-19. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Roosevelt, Okla., 1901; to 
iMedford, 1904 ; active on behalf of good 
roads; interested in athletics of all kinds; 
served in Liberty Bond drives during W. 
War. 

WILLIAMS, A. T., Wakita, Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Wakita, Okla., June 14, 1895.. 
Edu., Wakita; bus. col., Arkansas City, 


235 

Kan. Wife, Lila Day. Cdrn., 1 d., Levona 
Sarah. Bus. Con., cashier of Citizens Bk. 
of Wakita; farm owner. Bk. Con., Citi¬ 
zens. Assoc., W. A. Miller Anthony, Kan.; 
G. W. Guthrie, E. B. Miller, Wakita. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Guthrie Consistory; Wakita Lodge No. 
150 Mason; B. P. O. E., Enid. Pol. Act., 
active in all natl., st. and co. affairs. 
Offices, City Clk., Wakita from 1920 to 
present time. Remarks, mbr. Bliss Mark- 
land Amer. Legion Post, Wakita; during 
W. War, stationed Camp Meigs, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C., also 27 West 43rd St., New 
York City; private, Q. M. C„ attached to 
U. S. Army Transport Corps, with the mil¬ 
itary post office at Hoboken, N. J., under 
command of Capt. Townsend. Active in 
civic affairs, good roads and good schools. 

WILLIAMS, JOHN W., Medford. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and insurance. B., Jas¬ 
per Co., Ia., Oct. 12, 1882. Edu., com. 
sch.; h. sch. ; Central St. Tchrs. Col., Ed¬ 
mond, 1902-03. Wife, Julia, d. of Chas. 
Ivehmeier. Cdrn., 3 d„ Martha, Dolorus. 
Joella Ruth. Bus. Con., Fidelity Phoenix 
Fire Ins. Co.; Niagara Fire Ins. Co.; Natl. 
Surety Co.; Liberty Casualty Co.; Reserve 
Loan Life Ins. Co.; Amer. Cen. Fire Ins. 
Co.; Natl. Fidelity Life Ins. Co.; Mutual 
Benefit Health and Acci. Ins. Co.. Bk. 
Con., Grant Co. Assoc., co. leaders in all 
political activities. Church, Chris.; Bd. 
of Elders; chmn. of Official Bd. Offices. 
Prct. Chmn.. Co. Chmn., and Sec’y 
Cen Com. 1924; Co. Supt. Grant Co. 1917- 
21; mbr. Co. Tchrs. Examining Bd. 1907- 
25; Dep. Co. Assessor 1925-27. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; taught school in 
3 districts in vicinity of Wakita for 20 
yrs.; lived in vicinity of Wakita and Med¬ 
ford. 

YERIAN, A. J., Medford, Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B„ Kancker City, 
Kan., July 18, 1872. Edu., com. sch. 

Kan. 2 yrs. h. sch., Great Bend, Kan. 
Wife, Maude Butler. Cdrn., 3 s. ; 3 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Grant Co. Church, 
Congregational, Protestant. Assoc., J. F. 
Thomson, U. T.Arsherman, Gene Harb, Ho¬ 
mer Holden, Medford. Clubs & Lodges. 
Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern Star; Grange. 
Office, dir. Sch. Dist., 1909-20. Party 
Honors, Cen. Committeeman, Valley Twp. 
Remarks, came to Okla.; located at Med¬ 
ford 1893, where he has resided except 
6 yrs. residence in Canada; owns a 30 
acre lake stocked with game fish and is a 
mbr. of Izaak Walton League. 

YOCHENS, FRED C., Medford. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Michigan, 
June 20, 1874. Edu., com. sch. Mich. 
Wife, Anna Urban. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Ed Jenkins, J. F. Thomson, Law¬ 
rence Knoblaugh, Ed Jenkins, Medford. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. I. 0. O. 
F.; Rebekahs. Offices, Co. Commr. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman, Hickory Twp.; 
Inspector Elec. Bd., 10 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Medford 1893, where he has re¬ 
sided except 1904-11 when he removed to 
Syracuse, Kan.; interested in good roads, 
hunting and fishing'. 

YOUNG, ALBERT L.. Renfrow. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B„ El Dorado, Ill., Nov. 

3, 1879. Edu.. com. sch. Reno Co., Kan,; 
Normal Col., Nickerson, Kan. Wife, Ella 
Mae. Cdrn., 1 s., Aubrey Deane; 1 d, 
(deceased). Bus. Con., Renfrow Drug & 
Merc. Copland owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Renfrow. Assoc., H. W. Gulick. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Renfrow 
Lodge No. 108. Pol. Act., active in all 
natl., st., and co. campaigns since 1900. 
Remark®, came to Okla. in 1905 and lo¬ 
cated in Grant Co.; at age of 17 lost right 
hand but in spite of this handicap became 
a penmanship teacher, 







Greer County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Jarrett Todd (Dem.)-Mangum 

Co. Attorney, Hollis 

Ct. Clerk, H. N. Caddel (D^ 

Co. Clerk. O. L. Goodman (Dem.)-Mangum 

Sheriff, S. H. Tittle (Dem.)-Mangum 

Co. Treasurer, Susie Hannah (Dem.)-Mangum 

Co. Surveyor, A. W. Putnam (Dem.)-Mangum 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chas. 

B. Overbey (Dem.)_Mangum 

Co. Assessor, Margie Overstreet (Dem.)-,-Mangum 

Co. Weigher, E. C. Foster (Dem.)-Mangum 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. B. Townsend (Dem.)-Mangum 

Dist. No. 2—J. H. Wild (Dem.)_Granite 

Dist. No. 3—F. H. King (Dem.)-Jester 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., B. F. Davis (Dem.)-Mangum 

Chmn., J. C. Calhoun (Dem.)--Granite 

Mbr., Scot Burchan (Rep.)-Reed 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Will C. Jones (Dem) Mangum; 
Senator W. M. Williams (Dem.) Mangum; District 
Judge T. P. Clay (Dem.) Mangum. 

State Officers, Calvin Paxon, Game Ranger, Man¬ 
gum ; Frank McGregor, mbr. Bd. Medical Examiners, 
Mangum; J. D. Moon, mbr. Bd. Dental Examiners, Man¬ 
gum ; Mrs. J. R. Dale, Sec’y. St. Library Com., Mangum ; 
Homer Heatly, Deputy Oil Inspector, Mangum; E. M. 
Poer, Co. Superintendent Health. Mangum. 

State Institutions, Granite Reformatory, Mrs. Geo. 
A. Waters, Warden. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Elmer V. Jessee, Chmn., Mangum : Mrs. J. B. Land- 
sen, V.-Chmn., Granite. 


Republican 

John F. Cox, Chmn., Granite; Mrs. J. P. Palmer, 

V. -Chmn. Mangum; E. R. Talley, Sec’y. Mangum. 

J. A. Stout, St. Committeeman. Brinkman; Mrs. 
Geo. Brown, St. Committeewoman, Granite. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Granite, Co. Seat; Dr. W. W. Brewer (Mayor) ; S. 

W. Broyles (Clerk); Southwest Light & Power Co.; 
Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Mangum, G. F. Border (Mayor) ; H. T. Lawrence 
(Manager) ; W. C. Roberts (Clerk) ; W. T. Jeter 
(Attorney) ; Cons. Gas. Utilities Co. 

Willow, D. Callsey, (Mayor) ; W. O. Dodson (Man¬ 
ager) ; Mrs. M. J. O'Connell (Clerk) ; Cons. Gas Utili¬ 
ties Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1675 | 


| 1857 | 

| 1982 | 


| 1645 | 

Rep. 

| 369 | 


| 1013 | 

| 558 | 


| 2202 | 

Roe. 

| 482 | 


227 | 

12 


1 13 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1009 

| 1798 | 

| 946 | 

1339 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

328 

! 1138 | 

| 1978 | 

529 

1 1 

Soc. 

I 1 

28 

183 | 

no. C. | 

1 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

996 

| 2208 

1 1 

1423 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

376 

| 862 

1 1 

540 

1 1 

Roc. 

1 1 

22 

1 14 

1 1 

1 

I ! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1677 | 

1011 

| 1913 | 2550 

| 2287 | 

1470 

| 2267 | 

Rep. 

i 310 i 

317 

| 916 | 330 

| 336 | 

417 

| 1404 | 

Roc. 

! 514 | 

22 

219 | 13 

no. C. | 

2 

1 81 


Town 

Mangum Star 

Granite Enterprise 


BORDER, G. F., Mangum. Dem. Occu., 

physician and surgeon. B., St. Augustine, 
Tex., Dec. 22, 1876. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., St. Augustine, Tex.; Patroon Col., 
Patroon, Tex.; Louisville Med. Col., M. 
D., 1900. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Border 
Hospital, Mangum; practicing physician 
and surgeon. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Guar¬ 
anty St. Assoc., Dr. McGregor; G. B. 
Townsend; L. S. Noble, pres. First Natl. 
Bk.; W. P. Ponder, Chevrolet dealer; Man¬ 
gum; (pol.) Jim McClintic, Snyder; Geo. 
Key, Okla. City; Dr. Newell, McAlester. 
Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis Club; C. of C.; B. P. 0. E.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Mangum; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City Shrine. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent, active in st. since 1902; makes 
speeches. Offices, mayor of Mangum, 16 
yrs.; Co. Health Officer. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and dist. convs. since 1902; 
formerly committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; has lived at Mangum ; 
mbr. Draft Bd. during W. War. Surgeon 
for Rock Island Ry. Charter mbr. of 
Phi Chi Medical Frat. One of the organ¬ 
izers of the St. C. of C., mbr. Okla. Histor¬ 
ical Society. Voted Mangum’s most useful 
citizen on several occasions. Hobbles, 
flowers, music, babies and dogs. 

BRIGGS, GEORGE W., Granite. Dem. 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspaper 

(Dem.) 

(Dem.) 


Editor 

Paul Porter 
Chas. E. Hill 


Owner 

E. C. Pulliam 


Occ., farmer, retired. B., Beggs Co., Tenn., 
March 14, 1852. Edu., com. sch., Beggs 
Co., Tenn. Wife, d. of J. W. Broadie, 
Granite. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy, Palmer; 1 d., 
Gladys. Bus. Con., owner of 5 farms in 
Greer Co.; pioneer who owned and oper¬ 
ated a ranch in the early days of Okla. 
Clubs & Lodges, active in civic affairs of 
Granite; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Gen. 
James Walker, who was connected with 
the history of Nicaragua 1852-55. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 50 yrs.; makes 
speeches; called first Dem. Caucus in Greer 
Oo.; assisted in organizing Dem. party in 
co.; works through party organization and 
personal contacts. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
T. P. Clay; W. B. Garrett; A. S. J. Shaw, 
John R. Williams. Offices, chmn. Co. Bd. 
of Co. Commrs., 1896-1906 ; mbr. First St. 
Legis., 1907. Party Honors, Co. Chmn., 
2 yrs.; prct. committeeman 10 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1880; located in 
Greer Co.; lived in Granite since 1901. 

BROWN, G. M., Granite. Rep. Occ.. 
retired business man. B., Green Bay, Wis. 
May 5, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Florence, 
Kan., 1889 ; h. sch., Chicago, Ill., 1893. 
Married. Cdrn., G. W., Robert S. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; First Bk, Roosevelt. 
Assoc., (pol.) S. W. Briggs, John F. Cox, 
J. B. A. Robertson, A. S. J. Shaw, Judge 


Mason, Bob Williams. Church. Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge No. 
164, Granite; Consistory, Guthrie; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; I. O. O. F., 
Granite. Pol. Act., partisan; active* in 
st. and co. for 30 yrs.; has taken great 
interest in success of Granite reformatory. 
Offices, city councilman and sch. bd. mbr. 
Party Honors, chmn. of co. cen. com., 1906- 
16. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
located at Granite. Hobby, agriculture. 

BROWN, NELLIE M., Granite. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Florence, Kan., July, 
1882. Edu., h. sch., Florence, Kan., 1900. 
Husband, S. M. Brown. Cdrn., Geo., Robt. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. J. B. Lansden, Mrs. 
Jack Price, Mrs. Alexander, Enid; Mrs. 
Mabel Bassett. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. Eastern Star; Rebekahs, Granite. 
Imp. Rel., Fred F. Walters, Florence, Kan.; 
iWni. G. Walters, Granada, Col. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 20 yrs. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. of cen. com. of 
Greer Co., and St. committeewoman, 1922 
to date. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 
locating at Granite. Interested in schs. 
and social welfare. Active in Red Cross 
during the war. 

CLAY, T. P., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
district judge. B. f Talbot Co., Ga„ July 










































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DR. G. F. BORDER 


12, 1868. Edu., h. sell., Upson Co., Ga.; 
admitted to bar in Ga., 1887. Wife, Mary, 
d. of W. T. Dodson, Chickasha, Okla. Cdrn., 
Francis Phipps, Wichita Falls, Tex. Bk. 
Con., Mangum Natl. Assoc., J. L. Carpen¬ 
ter, P. A. Janeway, A. R. Garrett, W. B. 
Garrett, H. M. Thacker. Church, Meth. S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis, I. 0. 0. F.; B. 
P. 0. E. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Susie Hannah, 
Co. Treas. Greer Co.; Mrs. H. M. Fergu¬ 
son, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st, affairs for 40 yrs.; works 
by personal contact and through com. ; 
makes speeches Offices. Co. Judge, 1896- 
1905.; Dist. Judge, 1914 to date. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
camt to Okla. in 1889 settling in Greer 
Co. Hobby, savingi wayward boys. 

COX, JOHN F., Granite. Rep. Occ., feed 
and grain dealer. B., Rochester Ky., June 
5, 1881. Edu., com. sch. Muhlenbury Co., 
Ky.; N. W. Univ., of Chicago, III. Wife, 
Leila E., d. of J. C. Murray, Bridgeport, 
Wash. Cdrn., Thurmond, Cecil, Truman. 
Bus. Con., mgr. and stockholder. Farmers 
Feed & Grain Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., H. C. Food, 0. S. Ward, A. T. 
Sims, W. A. Austin, Fred Jackson, Louts 
Gooch, (pol.) G. M. Brown, James A. 
Stout, Brinkman; E. R. Talley, J. Warren 
White, Hollis; Walter S. Mills, Clinton. 
Church. Bap. Treas., 1922-23; S. S. Supt., 
at present. Clubs & Lodges. I. O. 0. F., 
Granite. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Ethel Britton, 
Pharo, Tex.; Mrs. Willie Harris, Weslaco, 
Tex.; Mrs. French Collins, Misses Blanche 
and Birdie Cox, Brownwood, Tex. Pol. Act., 
active in st. and co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through com. and personal contact; active 
in public and party affairs and is con¬ 
sidered the party leader in Greer Co. 
Party Honors, chmn. of the co. cen. com., 
1926-30. Remarks, came to Okla., 1918 
locating at Wetumka; moved to Granite, 
1920. Interested in schs and good roads. 
Taught rural schs. 5 yrs. in Ky., 2 yrs. 
in Brown Co., Tex., 11 yrs., Brownwood, 
Tex.; P. O. Clk., 2 yrs. in Wetumka, as 
rural carrier; 1 yr. as supt. of consoli¬ 
dated schs. at Granite. Spent 13 yrs. In 
postal service, 2 yrs. of which were at the 
Granite P. O. 

GARRETT, W. B., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Gainesville, Tex.* Nov. 12, 1891. 
Edu., Mangum com. and h. sch., 1908 ; 
Okla. Univ., 1911; 1 yr. at. Valparaiso 

Univ., Valparaiso, Ind. Wife, d. of James 


E. Latimer, Paris, Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Wilkins 
Barry, Jr., James Paul; 1 d-, Endora Jane. 
Bus. Con., law practice and owns two farms 
in Greer Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Guar¬ 
antee St. Assoc., Hearne & Tuttle, W. W. 
Merritt, A. M. Wright, W. L. Norman, (pol.) 
W. F. Hearne, Herb Wileman, H. M. 
Thacker, Bob Williams, A. S. J. Shaw, Geo. 
Short, Edwin Dabney, Judge Clay, Mangum. 
Church, Bap.; past deacon. Clubs, & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, charter mbr., pres. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Mangum; B. P. O. E., 
past Exalted Ruler; Elks; I. 0. 0. F. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. D. L. Garrett, Tulsa; Mrs. 
S. R. Baxter, Texarkana, Okla.; S. B. Gar¬ 
rett, Altus, (bros.). Congressman Garrett. 
TeX. Pol. Act. partisan; active in co. 
and st. 20 yrs.; works by personal contact 
and through com.; was chmn. of Johnston 
for Gov. club. Offices, asst. co. atty., 1921- 
24.; city atty., 1927. Party Honors, chmn. 
of co. cen. com., 1926-30. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1901 locating at Lawton; moved 
to Mangum in 1902. Attended the officers 
training camp at Leon Springs, Tex.; chmn. 
of Thrift Stamp Drive, spoke for Liberty 
Loans; mbr. of Council of Defense during 
W. War. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HEARNE, WILLIAM, F., Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., loans, rentals and insurance; ranch¬ 
ing. B., Osceola, Tex., April. 3, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Osceola, Tex.; h. sch. 
Hillsborough, Tex.; Baylor Univ., Waco, 
Tex., LL. B. Wife, Bertha, d. of J. F. 
Francis, Vinson, Okla. Cdrn., William F. 
Jr., J. W. Bus. Con., Hearne & Tittle, 
Loans, Ins., Real Estate, also farming 
and cattle raising. Bk. Con., Guaranty 
St., First Natl.; Mangum Natl. Assoc., 
Louis M. Tittle, Mangum; L. J. Cooper, 
Collinsville Co., Tex.; H. E. Aeker, (pol.) 
W. B. Garrett, H. M. Thacker, J. O. Tuton, 
Mangum; R. A. Singletary, Sen. W. M. 
Williams, W. C. Jones, repr.; Henry S. 
Johnston, Congressman J. V. McClintic, 
Scott Ferris, Lewis Terry. Church, Bap. Jj 
active mbr.; mbr. of bd. of trustees; dea¬ 
con ; S. S. Supt.; tchr. of men's Bible 
class. Cluibs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. of 
bd. of dir. and com. for good roads; past 
pres. Kiwanis club; mbr. of bd. of dir. 
Mason Blue Lodge No. 161, Mangum; York 
Rite, Royal Arch, Hobart; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., James M. 
Hearne (bro.), farmer and banker, Osceola, 
Tex.; Mrs. Callie Buchanan, Mrs. Belle 
Porter (sisters). Itasca, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. affairs for 
past 17 yrs.; works through party organ¬ 
ization taking part in debates; v.-pres. of 
Greer Co. League of Young Dem. Offices, 
co. clk., 1912-16; city mgr. 1917-18; Fin¬ 
ance Com.; Mangum city council, 1921-27. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; del. to 
practically all co. convs.; twp. committee¬ 
man ; chmn. Greer Co. Dem. cen. com. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1907, locating at 
Mangum. Good roads enthusiast; mbr. 
of Co. Council of Defense; spoke in behalf 
Red Cross during W. War; active in Liberty 
Loan Drives. 

HILL. CHARLES JE., Granite. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Hamburg, N. C., May 
24, 1869. Edu., com. and h. sch., N. C. 
Wife, Miss Van Vork, of la. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Cecil, Dallas; Earl, Okla. City; Charles, 
Tulsa; Ernest, Granite; 1 d., Mrs. P. G. 
Russell, Tex. Bus. Con., publisher of 
Granite Enterprise, a weekly newspaper 
established in 1909. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Bill Williams, G. H. Windle, 
Jim Nance, C. S. Storms, A. S. J. Shaw, 
ex-Gov. Williams. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, past sec'y. C. of C.; Mason 
Lodgte No. 164, Granite; Guthrie Consistory; 
Scottish Rite; I. O. O. F., Granite. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 25 1 yrs. in co. 
and st.; makes speeches; works through 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, mayor of Granite. 1916-17; city 
councilman 1921-22. Party Homors, del. 
to many st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1909 ; lived since at Granite. During 
W. War served in 114th Ordnance, Funs- 
ton, Kan.; mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 
177, organizer and charter mbr. of post; 


v.-commander 7th Dist., 1928. Interested 
in growth of his home town. 

JESSEE, ELMER V., Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., insurance and real estate. B., Brown¬ 
ing, Mo., Aug. 22, 1876; came to Okla., 
1902; located Woodward 1902; Gage 1906; 
Guthrie 1909; Mangum since 1916. Edu., 
Kirksville, Mo., St. Normal, 1897-99; taught 
sch., 3 yrs, in Mo., 1899-1902. Wife, Maude 
E. Hopson. Cdrn., 4 d., Margery E., Mrs. 
N. S. Davis, Mrs. Emett Shelton, Mrs. 
John H. Mitchell. Bus. Con., Robertson & 
Jessee. Bk. Com., First Natl. Assoc., Guy 
W. Brooks, L. S. Noble, Dr. Frank H. 
McGregor, Henry D. Miller, R. V. Short, 
(pol.) Dr. G. F. Border, L. F. Noble, L. 
D. Warlick, P. E. Dorris, W. T. Jeter, 
Will C. Jones, »Joe S. Morris, H. H. Ed¬ 
wards, Grover A. Jordan, C. W. Herod, 
Scott Ferris. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish, Consistory 
Guthrie; Shriner; India Temple; Elks; 
M. W. A., Mangum Country Club; dir. St. 
C. of C.; past pres, and dir. Rotary club. 
Imp. Rel., J. Dodge Jessee, (father), Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 25 
yrs., all ways needed. Offices, repr. Eliis 
Co., First St. Legis.; asst. St. Reporter 
at Guthrie, 1909-15, Okla. City; asst, sec'y. 
St. Elec. Bd., 1915-16. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1917-19 and 1930 ; pres¬ 
idential Elector, 1928 ; del. to all co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, past pres. St. Press 
Assn.; C. Pres. Okla.; past pres. Natl. 
Editorial Assn.; dir. Mangum Hotel Cor¬ 
poration, “Franklin Hotel”; mbr. Isaak 
Walton League; mbr. Council Defense; 
4-minute speaker; exec. com. Red Cross, 
1917-18. Hobby, fishing, hunting, com¬ 
munity betterment. 

JETER, Wm. TYREE, Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Winnsboro, Tex., Jan. 
10, 189,0; came to Okla.; located at Mangum. 
Edu., com. sch.; Clinton h. sch., 1910; 
Cen. St. Tch., Edmond, 1916. Wife, Bula 
Gatewood. Cdrn. 1 s., William T., Jr. Bus. 
Con., Atty. Mangum Natl. Bk.; Detroit 
Inc. Co.; sec’y.-treas. Mangum Hotel Co.; 
Mangum Motor Co. Assoc., G. B. Brooks, 
B. H. Squire, L. S. Noble, H. B. Richards, 
Ralph E. Helper; (pol.) G. B. Town¬ 
send, Elmer V. Jessee, Dr. G. F. Border, 
Claude E. Robertson, H. C. Hicks, W. C. 
Austin, T. R. Wise, R. R. Law, Frank P. 
Douglas. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club; Golf & Country Club; 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Consistory; 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. TYREE JETER 


Shrine India Temple; I. O. 0. F; B. P. 
O. E.; C. of C., past commander Amer. 
Legion, 1927-28. Imp. Rel., Dr. 0. R. 

and Perry R. Jeter, (bros.). Po!. Act., 

partisan; statewide worker 12 yrs., all 
ways needed. Offices, city atty., 1927-30; 
dist. ct. elk., 1917-21; v.-chmn. adm. com., 
sec. 18, St. Bar Assn. Party Honors, sec’y. 
co. cen. com., 1927 ; del. co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Paul Garrett Post 
No. 121; Camp hdqts. Detch; Camp Dodge, 
la. Hobby, baseball. 

JONES, WILL C., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
real estate. B., McMinnville, Tenn., May 

21, 1890; came to Okla. 1908, located 
Mangum. Edu., com. sch., McMinnville 1908, 
Cen. Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 1916. Wife, 
Nora Lassiter. Cdrn., 1 s.. Will C., Jr. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dr. G. F. 
Border, Guy Brooks, W. F. Heavener, L. 
S. Noble, Frank McGregor; (pol.) Elmer 
Lessee, G. B. Townsend, John Dunham, 

A. O. Murphy, M. A. Nash, E. H. Shelton, 
[Harry C. Hicks. W. L. Mauk, John Vaughan. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; B. P. O. E.; Amer. 
Legion; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 12 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Clk. Twp. Bd., Bloomington, 1917 j 
Co. Supt. Greer Co., 1921-25; St. Rura 
sch. supervisor 1925-27; st. repr.., 1928-30. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., 
several times. Remarks, pres. S. W. Edu¬ 
cational Assn. 1923; made presentation 
Harmon Field to Mangum; pres. 
Okla-Tenn. Assn.; mbr. Exec. Com. 
and Chmn. Red Cross; chmn. Salva¬ 
tion Army Bd.; chmn. Greer Co. Better 
Homes Assn.; Legionnaire, Paul Garrett 
Post No. 121; U. S. Signal Corps, with 
British, 16 mos. Hobby, literature and art, 
economics. 

LANSDEN, WILLIE, Granite. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Crockett, Tex., July 24, 
1888. Edu., h. sch., Crockett, Tex. grad., 
1906 ; Cen. St. Normal, Edmond, grad., 1913. 
Husband, Dr. John Lansden. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Mayo, Joe; 1 d., Marie. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Geo. Brown, Sr.; 
Mrs. K. C. Cox; Mrs. H. C. Ford; Mrs. 
Clara C. Waters; Mrs. Mabel Bassett. 
Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Reading 
Club; Eastern Star, past Matron, Granite. 

LAWRENCE, HARVEY T., Mangum. 
Dem. Occ., city manager. B., Villisca, 
la., Jan. 13, 1901. Edu., com. schs., Villi- 
son, la.; h. sch. Clarence, Mo., grad. 
1920; Univ. of Mo.’, Columbia, B. S. 1924; 


C. E. 1925. Wife, Lola Beals. Bus. Con., 
City of Mangum. Bk. Con., Guaranty 
St. Assoc., L. S. Noble, Pat Duffy, James 
Squires, Herschel Richards, Elmer Jessee, 
W. B. Garrett; (pol.) G. F. Border, Bob 
Bledsoe, W. T. Jeter, Elmer Jessee, Will 
Rice, Elmer Edwards, Wm. Hallis, O. H. 
Martin, Judge Speed, Sayre. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Consistory, Guthrie; Elks; Rotary; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan, co. and 
statewide; active since 1922; operates 
through corns. and works personally. 
Offices, Asst. City Engineer, Sayre; City 
Mgr., Mangum. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1926; located Ponca City; moved to Okla. 
City 1926. Hobby, municipal engineering 
and construction. 

McCOLLISTER, L. A. Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, loans and insurance 
dealer. B., Leavenworth, Ind., June 18, 
1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ia. Wife, 
d. otf I. D. Carlock, Gordon, Tex. Cdrn., 
1 s., L. A., Jr. Mangum; 1 d., Mrs. Gladys 
Lowe, Mangum. Bus. Con., Loans & Ins. 
Co., Mangum; stockholder in Mangum 
Hotel Co.; stockholder United Benefit Life 
Assn., Omaha; stockholder Republic Fire 
Ins. Co., Dallas, Tex. Past Bus., Editor 
Gordon Weekly Courier, 12 yrs., Gordon, 
Tex.; started printers trade with Battle 
Creek, Ia. Times. Bk. Con., First Natl.: 
Guaranty St.; Mangum Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. H. Edwards, F. H. King, Jester; H. M. 
Thacker, Mangum; Elmer V. Jessee, Geo. 
W. Briggs, Granite; Jim McClintic; Lee 
Cruce; Elmer Thomas; F. B. Swank; L. 
A. Pearson, Hollis; John Murray, Altus. 
Church, Meth., S.,; trustee; steward. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Pub. Relations 
Com., Kiwanis Club; B. P. O. E.; W. O. 
W.; K. of P., Mangum; former Sovereign 
del. of W. O. W., Atlanta in 1917. Imp. 
Rel., J. O. McCollister, (deceased) former 
mbr. of legis., (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
works through com. and personal activi¬ 
ties. Party Honors, co. chmn. and sec'y. 
of Dem. Exec. Com., 12 yrs.; del. to all 
st., co., and dist. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1907 ; lived since at Mangum. 
Mbr. St. Assn. Ins. Agts.; natl. bd. real 
estate agts. Hobby, fishing. 

McGREGOR, FRANK HARRISON, Man- 
gum. Dem. Occ., general surgeon. B., 
Temple, Tex., Aug. 7, 1889. Edu., Tex.; 
Ky., M. D.; N. Y.; London, M. C.; Paris. 
Wife, Mary Genevieve Tennery of Ariz. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Frank Harrison, Jr., Robert 
Aubrey. Bus. Con. half owner Border- 
McGregor Hospital & Clinic, Mangum, stock¬ 
holder, dir. in other local institutions. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Guaranty St. Assoc, 
(pol.) Dem. Co. leaders; wide acquaintance 
among st. leaders. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
Club, Okla. City; Army, Navy, Marine 
Country, Wash. D. C.; Mangum Country ; 
C. of C. ; Mason; Sliriner; B. P. O. E., past 
pres., Mangum. Imp. Rel., Dr. Thomas 
H. McGregor, (father, deceased), pioneer 
of Tex. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. Med. Examin¬ 
ers, appointed by Gov. Holloway. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1915, made his home since 
at Mangum. During W. War served with 
British armies, personally decorated by 
King George for gallantry in action during 
2nd. Marne; later Chief Surgeon British 
Base Hosp., Calais, France. Special student 
Army War Coll., U. S. A., 1929; mbr. 

Amer. Legion, Paul Garrett Post, Mangum ; 
past, post comdr., past dept. chmn. Ameri¬ 
canism com.; mbr. natl. Child Welfare 
Com.; Lt. Col. Med. Res., U. S. A. Pres. 
Okla. St. Hospital Assn.; Councillor St. 
Med. Assn., trustee Mid-west Hospital 
Assn. Interested in the promotion of more 
and better hospitals. 

MOON, DR. J. D., Mangum. Mbr. St. 
Bd. Dental Examiners. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

PALMER, MRS. J. P., Mangum. Rep. 
v.-chmn. co. cen. com. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

PARMER, MRS. JOHN F., Mangum. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., 8 miles of Mangum, 


Aug. 15, 1899; lived Frederick 1921; David¬ 
son 1922; Mangum since 1924. Edu., rural 
sch. Templeton Dist.; Hester sch. S. W. 
Tchrs. Col., Weatherford, Okla. Husband, 
John F. Parmer. Cdrn., 2 adopted s., 
Jimmie Dick, Johnnie Frank. Bus. Con., 
Mangum Ice Cream & Bottling Company. 
Assoc., E. R. Talley, John Cox. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; v.- 
chmn. ctf Rep. Club of Greer Co. Imp. Rel., 
E. R. Talley, (uncle), postmaster Mangum; 

B. B. Talley, (uncle), one of 20 engineers 
selected to survey Nicaraguan Canal. 

PONDER, REVIS C., Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., Chevrolet dealer. B., Reed, Okla., 
Sept. 9, 1901. Edu., com. and h. sch., Reed, 
Okla.; Shawnee, Okla.; Univ. of Okla. 
Wife, Johnnie, d. of J. H. McClure, Hollis, 
Okla. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Catherine. Bus. 
Con., Ponder Chevrolet Co., Mangum; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Mangum Natl.; Guar¬ 
antee St. Assoc., (pol.) W. F. Hearne, Dr. 
G. F. Border, L. V. Warlick, Sen. Williams; 
Repr. Will C. Jones; Bart Aldredge, John 
Brett. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; chmn. Aviation Com.; Kiwanis; 
B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, Mangum; 
Sigma Nu Frat. Imp. Rel., W. P. Ponder, 
Mangum; M. T. Ponder, Ft. Worth, air¬ 
plane bus.; E. C. Ponder. San Diego. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. League Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, lived at Reed until 1917; Mangum 
since. Hobby, aviation and baseball. 

SASSEEN, JACK. Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
assistant county attorney. B., Minco, Okla., 
1894. Edu., com. sch.. Dill City; Chris¬ 
tian College, Cordell. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Guarantee St. Assoc., (pol.) Hollis Ar¬ 
nett, W. M. Williams, L. Y. Warlick, J. O. 
Tuton, Mangum; Scott Burson. Emmett 
Sasseen, Sam Massingale, John Rainboldt, 
Grover Thomas, Ed Hines, Cordell. Church, 
Church of Christ. Lodges, B. P. O. E.. 
Mangum. Imp. Rel., Emmett N. Sasseen, 
Cordell; Ertis Sasseen, Sch. 'Supt., Rocky. 
Offices, asst. co. atty. Greer Co., now serv¬ 
ing. Party Honors, mbr. Young Mens Dem. 
League; sec’y. 7th Congressional Dist., 
Young Mens Dem. League. Remarks, lived 
all his life at Cordell and Mangum. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in Aviation Section of 
Signal Corps, Squad. 451, Vancouver Bar¬ 
racks, Wash.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Paul 
Garrett Post, Mangum. 

SHAW, C. C., Mangum. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. B., Waldron, Ark., 
Dec. 6, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 



DR. FRANK H. McGREGOR 









GREER COUNTY 239 



G. B. TOWNSEND 


Waldron; Western Normal Sch., Dallas; 
L'niv. Med. Col., Kansas City, M. D.; Okla. 
Univ., post grad.; post grad. Med. Col., N. 
Y. Skin & Cancer Hospital. Wife, Vesta, 
d. of C. C. Herrington, Anadarko. Cdrn., 
2 s., Otto Edw., Tishomingo; Chas. Haskell; 
1 d., Jewell. Bus. Con., mbr. staff, Border 
Hospital, Mangum. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Sen. W. W. Williams, Bill 
Jones, Mayor G. F. Border, Mangum; Sen. 
Elmer Thomas, Cong. Tom D. McKeown; 
Cong. J. V. McClintic. _Church, Meth., S.; 
conference lay leader. West Okla. confer¬ 
ence, 1925-27. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Kiwanis; Mason Blue Lodge, Mangum; 
Consistory, McAlester; I. 0. 0. F.; B. P. 0. 
E. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1899 ; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, St. Sen., 
4 yrs.; Surgeon for St. Hospital, McAlester, 
1915-18. Party Honors, St. committeeman, 
1909-11 ; del. all st. and co. convs. since 
1907. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899, lived 
Greer Co., Johnston Co. 1902-12; Okla. 
City, 1912-16; McAlester 1916-18; Man¬ 
gum since 1918. During W. War was in 
service Base Hospital No. 57, surgical ser¬ 
vice, Paris; mbr. Amer. Legion, Paul Gar¬ 
rett Post, Mangum. 

SHIPLEY, WILLIE ELIZABETH (BILL), 

State Capitol, Okla. City. Dem.. Occ., Jour¬ 
nal Clk. cf Senate. B. Grayson, Co., Tex., 
formerly lived at Altus, Mangum, Okla. 
City, at present. Edu., grad., Mangum h. 
sch. ; Leaman Society ; O. C. W., grad, sec¬ 
retarial course. Bk. Com., Amer-First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., John Lut- 
trell, C. S. Storms. Church, Cen. Chris. 
Pol. Act., strictly partisan; worker 10 yrs. 
Offices, connected with sch. land dept., 1 
yr.; Dept. Pub. Instruction; St. Bd. of 
Education; Chief Clk Election Bd., 1920 ; 
Journal Clk. Sen. since 1923. Remarks, 
mbr. League of Young Dem. Has served 
under Walton, Trapp, Johnston and Hol¬ 
loway administration. 

SIMPSON, J. H., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., McClennan Co., Tex., Nov. 12, 
1860. Edu., com. schs., Corial City; Trin¬ 
ity Univ. ; St. Univ. Wife Anna, d. of 
E. Whatley. Bus. Con., farming. Bk. 
Con.. Guaranty St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
T. P. Clay, W. F. Hearne, S. H. Tittle, 
Mangum; A. S. J. Shaw, Justice John B. 
Harrison. Church. Pres, (preferred.) 
Clubs & Lodges, W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
Frank Simpson (bro.), cattle bus., Mangum;. 


Mrs. Ermie S. Cherry, (sister), Calif. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. affairs 
for 50 yrs.; works through com. and by 
personal contact making speeches. Offices, 
mbr. of the 8th Legis. Former tax assessor; 
former mbr. of sch. bd. Party Honors, 

del. to all early convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla., 1886, settling at Mangum; lived, 
there since. Very active in Liberty Loan 
drives and Red Cross work during W. War. 
Interested in general development of his 
community and st. 

SINGLEY, L. R., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Hail Co., Ala., 
Jan. 19, 1884. Edui., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Alice London, of Tex. Cdrn., 5 d., Cleo, 
Myrtice, Frances Margaret, AlToulSe. Bus. 
Con., farming and stockraising for 17 yrs.; 
land owner. Bk. Con., Guaranty St. Assoc., 
(pol.) G. B. Townsend, W. F. Hearne, L. 
V. Warlick, Mangum; Sen. Williams, Will 
C. Jones, repr. Church, Meth. Clubs, Cot¬ 
ton Growers Assn.; active in all rural af¬ 
fairs. Imp. Rel., A. G. Singley, Ernest 
Singley, Horace Singley, Mangum; Tom 
Singley, Elk City, (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; lived at 
Mangum since. During W. War was active 
in all Bond drives. 

STOUT, JAMES A. Brinkman, Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Collins Co., Tex., Oct. 26, 
1878. Edu., com. sch., Denton Co. Tex., 
1895. Wife, d. of John LeMaster, Gains- 
ville, Tex. Cdrn., 4 s., Archie, Earnest, 
Foy, Elden ; 6 d., Ellie, Jewell, Nora, Versie, 
Dorene, Arlyne. Bus. Con., farming, stock 
in co-operative gin; mbr. of bd. of dir. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Assoc., J. R. Warren, 
Brinkman; Henry Miller, Mangum; (pol.) 
E. R. Tally, J. F. Cox, George Brown, Cy 
Howenstine; Sens. Pine, Harreld, Murphy. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges I. O. O. F., 
Brinkman. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. and co. for 20 yrs. Active in his com¬ 
munity. A student of politics. Offices, Dep¬ 
uty sheriff, Greer Co., 15 yrs.; deputy U. 

S. Marshal, 1925-28. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman for past 8 yrs. Co. Chmn. 
for past 8 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898, locating in Greer Co. Active in the 
various drives during the war. 

TALLEY, E. R., Mangum. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Mangum, Oct., 22, 1891. 
Edu., pub. sch.; Business Col. Wife, Lorena 
E. Cunnyngham. Bk. Con., Mangum Natl. 
Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. M. Brown, John F. 
Cox, J. A. Stout. Church, Bap. Clubs, C. 
of C.; Kiwanis. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 10 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Postmaster since 1924. Party_ 
Honors, Sec’y Rep. Co. Com. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Paul Garrett Post No. 121; 
Battery "A” 343, F. A. 90th Div. Hobby, 

farming. 

THACKER, HARRY MILTON, Mangum. 
Dem. Occ., attorney, farmer and stockman. 
B., Forest Hill, Va., Dec. 3, 1879. Edu., 

com. sch., Forest Hill, 1907, studied law 
in his brother’s office (Chas. M. Thacker). 
Bus. Con., practising atty and farming. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., L. S. Noble, 
H. L. Meecham, W. H. Deane, T. P. Clay, 
Mangum; (pol.) Judge J. Todd, W. B. Gar- 
•rett, S. H. Tittle, Geo. W. Boyd, Mangum; 
Congressman J. V. McClintic, Scott Ferris. 
Judge Mitchell, Clinton ; Judge Doyle, Judge 
Edwards. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
charter mbr. Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Mangum; Guthrie Consistory, Scot¬ 
tish Rite; mbr. of building com. of the 
Masonic Temple, Mangum. Imp. Rel., Dr. 

T. T. Thacker, Morris; Robt. E. Thacker, 
Richmond, Va., Chas. Thacker, mbr. St. 
Supreme Ct., (deceased). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. and st. since 1900; 
works both through corns, and by personal 
contact making speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. 
Atty., 1907-13 ; Co. Judge, 1913-17; City 
Atty., Co. Atty., 1923-26. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1922 ; Chmn. 
of Smith-Robinson Club; del. to numerous 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
locating at Manghm. One of the pioneers. 


Attached to the legal dept, of the Fuel Ad¬ 
ministration in Washington D. C. during 
the war; active in Red Cross work. 

TITTLE, LOUIS M., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
rancher; real estate and loans. B., Man¬ 
gum, Dec. 14, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Granite, Okla.; Business Col., Okla. City. 
Wife, Chloe Henry. Cdrn., 1 d., LaDean, 
Mangum. Bus. Con., Hearne & Tittle In¬ 
surance and Loans, Mangum; rancher; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Guaranty 
St. Assoc., W. F. Hearne, Mangum; L. j. 
Cooper, Shamrock, Tex. ; (pol.) G. W. 
Boyd, J. T. Duffy, Mangum; N. L. Cox, 
Granite; L. S. Noble, Mangum; C. B. Town¬ 
send; Jim McClintic; J. G. H. Windle; Judge 
Mitchell, Clinton. Church, Chris., active 
mbr. on official bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Kiwanis Club; Elks, Mangum; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Mangum. Imp. Rel., L. W. Tit¬ 
tle, Austin, Tex., (uncle) ; S. H. Tittle, 
Sheriff of Greer Co.; L. H. Tittle, Duncan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active 20 yrs. in co. 
and st.; works through personal influence. 
Offices, Co. Treas., 1916-20 ; Deputy Sheriff, 
1908-10 ; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and numerous co. convs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman. First white child born 
in Greer Co. Mbr. Examining Bd. during 
W. War, was second man called for service 
in Greer Co. but exempted. Active in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work. 

TOWNSEND, GALEN B., Mangum. Dem. 
Occ.. abstract business; county commission¬ 
er. B., Johnson Co. Mo., Jan. 19, 1871. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., 1888, Terrell, Tex. 
Wife, Mamie, d., of Mrs. L. F. Gardner, 
Hollis, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d., Dr. S. H. 
Townsend, Childress, Tex.; Mrs. R. C. Rose, 
Osceola, Ark.; Geraldine. Bus. Con., Pord- 
ner-Overton Abstract Co., Mangum; Daniel 
Abstract Co., Altus; farm and business 
property owner; one of the organizers of 
the cotton oil mill, Mangum. Bk. Con., Guar¬ 
anty St.; First Natl. Assoc., F. M. Overton, 
Mangum; John R. Daniels, Altus; L. S. 
Noble, pres. First Natl. Bk., Mangum; B. 
H. Squire, G. L. Crittendon; (pol.) J. T. 
Duffy, G. W. Boyd, L. H. Mecum, Mangum ; 
Lew North, Tulsa; Earl Gray, Osage Co.; 
Charles Harbaugh, Perry; J. V. McClintir, 
"Scott Ferris, Sen. Gore, Sen. Thomas. 
Church, Central Chris.; elder for 20 yrs.; 
Chmn. of bd., Tchr. of men’s Bible Class, 
S. IS. Supt. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; on 
executive com. 10 yrs.; Chmn. 2 terms; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Mangum; B. P. O. E. ; 
M. W. A., Mangum. Imp. Rel., Mrs. R. B. 
Wilson, Edmond, Okla.; G. N. Brewer, Mrs. 
Hallie Short, Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. Julia BTair, 
Childress, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. and co. since 1895; works by per¬ 
sonal contact. Has made a study of co. 
government and worked out several econom¬ 
ical systems. Offices, Co. Commr., 1923- 
33; postmaster, Mangum, 1913-22. Party 
Honors, sec’y and treas. of Cen. Com. Re¬ 
marks, settled in Harmon Co. in 1892 ; 
moved to Mangum, 1895 ; lived there since. 
Good roads enthusiast. Edited the Mangum 
Star, 1895-1912; sec’y and treas. of the 
st. assn, of co. commrs., 1927. 

TUTON, J. O., Mangum. Dem. Occ., 
managing editor Mangum Daily Star. B., 
Llano, Tex., Jan. 18, 1896. Edu., Greer Co. 
com. sch.; h. sch., Mangum. Wife, Ruth 
Moore, d. of G. C. Moore, Mangum. Bus. 
Con., Mangum Star and Greer Co. News; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Guaranty St. Assoc., 
Elmer V. Jessee, L. C. Warlick, Dr. Mc- 
■Gregory, Dr. Border, B. E. Daws, Sec’y 
of C. of C.; (pol.) W. B. Garrett, H. M. 
Thacker, J. E. Sasseen, Sen. W. M. Wil¬ 
liams, Jimmie Rollins, Max Hampton, Will 
C. Jones, Jim McClintic, Elmer Thomas, 
Jim Nance, Judge Mitchell, Leo Miller. 
Walter Blackburn. Church, Bap., past S. 
S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges. B. P. O. E., chap¬ 
lain; M. W. A., Mangum, Mgr.; C. of C.; 
mbr. Co. Fair Com.; Kiwanis, chmn. publi¬ 
city com. Imp. Rel., Mrs. S. J. CuTves 
Sec’y of the Consolidated Gas & Oil Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1915; works both through corns, and 
personal contact, also through his news- 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. GEO. A. WATERS 


paper columns. Makes speeches. Mbr. of 
resolutions com. of the League of Young 
Dem. Offices, Justice of Peace, 1912-24. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; pres, 
of Greer Co. League of Young Dem., 1922, 
28, and 29; chmn. of the 7tli Cong. Dist. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902, locating in 
Greer Co. Served in the Med. Dept., Camp 
Green, N. C., during the war. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Paul Garrett Post No. 121, Mangutn, 
finance officer, adjutant. 

VAUGHAN, W. S., Mangum. Rep. Occ., 
dentist. B., Wise Co., Va„ Jan. 10, 1887. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Va.; Univ., Louis¬ 
ville, Ky„ D. D. S., 1918. Wife, Hazel E. 
d. of R. C. White, Waurika, Okla. Cdrn., 
1 d., Elizabeth Ann Bus. Con., practicing 
dentist, Mangum. Bk. Con., Guaranty St. 
Assoc., H. B. Richards, drugs; C. M. Stone, 
dry goods; James Duffy, pres. Guaranty 
Bk.; C. D. Harris,, hardware, Mangum; 
(pol.) Bob Bledsoe, G. F. Border, Mangum; 
E. J. Kilpatrick, Elk City; Jim McClintic, 
Snyder. Church, Meth. Steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Mangum; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; B. P. O. E., 
Mangum, Pol. Act., independent; active for 
10 yrs. in both co. and st. Works through 
personal contact only. Prohibitionist. Offices, 
mbr. City Council, Mangum. 1926. Party 
Honors, mbr. Leaghe Young Dem. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910 ; lived since at Man¬ 
gum. Was a 1st. Lieut, in O. R. C. Active 
in all civic enterprises. Hobbies, fishing, 
Izaak Walton League. 

WARLICK, LACEY VIRLAND, Mangum. 
Dem. Occ., Justice of Peace; Tag Agent. B., 
Lexington, Okla., Aug. 23, 1895. Edu. com. 
and h. sch., Mangum; Christian Col., Cor¬ 
dell. Wife, Bessie Smith. Cdrn., 1 d., Vlr- 
leen. Bus. Con., Justice of Peace; Tag 
Agent; farming; stockholder in Franklin 


Hotel, Mangum. Bk. Con., Mangum Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. 0. Tuton, Dr. G. F. Bord¬ 
er, J. E. Sasseen, W. P. Ponder, W. F. 
Hearne, R. C. Ponder, Mangum; Sen. Bill 
Williams; Rep. Will C. Jones; T. A. Ed¬ 
wards; Sam Massingale, Cordell; Roy 
Cochran, Cordell; Bill Boling, Hobart; Tom 
Lowry, Sayre; Harry Hicks, Hollis. Church, 
Church of Christ; mbr. Finance Com. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; chmn. Good 
Roads Com.; Kiwanis Club; chmn. Inter 
Club Relations; Spring Lake Country Club; 
Mangum Country Club ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Mangum; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine ; B. P. O. E., Mangum. 
Imp. Rel., H. E. Warlick, (father) Brink- 
man, Okla., Dir. Okla. Cotton Growers Assu. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 13 yrs. in 
co. and st.; makes speeches. Offices. Justice 
of Peace; Tag Agent; past mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, sec’y and treas. of Dem. 
Cen. Com.; sec’y and treas. Greer Co. Lea¬ 
gue of Young Dem.; del. to several st. 
and to all co. convs. past 10 yrs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived in Mangum since 
1919. During W. War served with 80th 
Inf., I5th Div. mbr. Amer. Legion, Paul 
Garrett Post, Mangum Post Adjutant. 
Hobby, golf. Good roads enthusiast. 

WATERS, MRS. GEO. A. (CLARA), Gran¬ 
ite. Dem. Occ., Warden Granite Reformatory. 
B.. Slaterville, Ark., June 24, 1888. Edu., 
Com. and h. sch., Ark.; Col., A. M. Still¬ 
water, Journal Dept, and Educ. Dept. Hus., 
Dr. George A. Waters, (deceased). Cdrn., 
6 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Warden of Granite 
Reformatory for Boys, since 1927 ; owner 
and operator of a ranch in Pawnee Co. 
Past Bus., sch. tchr.; housewife; partner 
of Dr. G. A. V r aters, former Warden of 
Reformatory. Bk. Con., First Natl. ; Pawnee 
Natl. Assoc., Mrs. T. B. Lansden, Mrs. K. C. 
Cox, Elmer Y. Jessee, Granite; Mrs. Peachy 
Bottoms, Sen. W. W. Williams; Repr. Jones, 
Mangum; Jim McClintic; Geo. D. Key, 
Okla. City; Sen. Reed; Sen. Auston ; A. S. 
J. Shaw; Geo. Brown, Granite; Henry S. 
Johnston, Gov. W. ,T. Holloway, C. E. Dud¬ 
ley. Church, Chris.; past. iS. S. tchr.; ac¬ 
tive mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star, 
Granite; W. C. T. U. Pol. Act., active in 
st. since woman suffrage. Organized the 
first womens organization after suffrage in 
Pawnee Co. Public Speaker. Works through 
party organizations and womens clubs. 
Party Honors, former vice chmn. Dem. 
Party, Greer Co., 4 yrs.; former vice chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com. for the st.; del. to all 
st. convs. since woman suffrage. Remarks, 
in 1920 Dr. Waters was appointed Warden 
of the Granite Reformatory by Gov. Robert¬ 
son. Mrs. Waters worked in close harmony 
with him, having charge of the library 
welfare and sch. work. Through her efforts 
edu. at the reformatory became compulsory 
for all inmates who had not attained the 
8th grade; had 126 8th grade grads. 1927- 
28; first 8th grade grad, in any Okla. prison. 
Dr. Waters died in 1926. In 1927 Mrs. 
Waters was appointed to the post made 
vacant by his death. Her work at the 
Reformatory has been an outstanding suc¬ 
cess, changing institution from Jr. Pen. 
to modern reformatory. 

WILD, J. H., Granite. Dem. Occ., farmer. 
B.. Franklin, N. C., May 22, 1875 Edu., 
com. sch., Franklin, N. C. Wife, d. of S. J. 
Barrum, Granite. Cdrn., 4 s., Posey, Bron- 
nie, Everett, Dean; 2 d.. Vena, Thelma, 
Bus. Con., land owner, farmer, stockman. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Basil Austin, 
H. C. Ford; (pol.) J. G. H. Windle, S. E. 


Garrett, Elmer Y. Jessee. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, active in local community 
civic affairs; W. O. W., Lake Creek. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 20 
yrs. Strong leader in his vicinity. Makes 
some speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Commr., Greer Co., 
1924-30. Party Honors, Chmn. Prct. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived 
since at Granite. During the W. War he 
led the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives 
in his vicinity. 

WILEMAN. HERBERT, Mangum. Dem. 
Occ., Job Printing. B., Fannin Co., Tex., 
Nov. 26, 1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., Man¬ 
gum. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Paramount 
Printing Co., Mangum. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc.. (pol.) G. W. Boyd, G. B. 
Townsend, Bill Williams, Mangum; Jim 
'McClintic, Snyder; Arthur Gillum, Erick; 
Church, Bap. (pref.). Clubs &. Lodges, C.of 
C.; Kiwanis; Mason Blue Lodge; B. P. O. 

E. , Mangum. Imp. Rel., J. M. Wileman, 
(father) former Co. Judge Roger Mills Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs. in 
co. and st. Party Honors, sec’y Elec. Bd., 
1924-26 ; Prct. Committeeman; del. to st. 
convs. 10 yrs., and numerous co. and dist. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1897 and 
has lived since at Manghm. Served in 
Quartermasters Corps during W. War, mbr. 
of Amer. Legion, Paul Garrett Post, Man¬ 
gum. Mbr. 40-8. 

WILLIAMS. WILLIAM MARCUS, Man¬ 
gum. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Alexander. 
City, Ala., Oct. 13, 1896 ; came to Okla. in 
1923, located Mangum. Edu., 3 yrs. North 
Tex. Normal, Denton, Tex.; grad. Tex. 
Univ. Law Dept,, LL. B., 1922. Wife, Caro- 
Beth Stewart. Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph Andrew. 
Bus. Con., partnership J. E. Sasseen and 
self. Assoc., (pol.) L. V. Warlick, Dr. G. 

F. Border, Dr. F. H. McGregor, R. B. Bled¬ 
soe, H. N. Caddell. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of C.; Mason; Elks; 
Amer. Legion; K. of P.; M. W. A. Offices, 
Co. Atty. unexpired term, elected 1928, re¬ 
signed to go to St. Sen.; elected St. Sen. 
Special Election 1929, 4th Senatorial Dist. 
Party Honors, del. to St. Dem. Conv.; Dist. 
Chmn. League of Young Dem. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Paul Garrett Post No. 121, 
Mangum; Capt. Quartermaster Reserve 
Corps. 

WINDLE, J. G. H„ Granite. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Monroe, Tenn., Feb. 7, 1869. 
Edu., h. sch. and Alpine Institute, Overton, 
Tenn., grad. A. B., 1894. Wife, d. of Mike 
Speck, of Tenn. Cdrn., 2 s., Horner S., Joe 
P.; 1 d., Elsie. Bus. Con., gTain buying 
and elevator business, Granite; farm owner 
and operator. Assoc., Dr. J. B. Landsden, 
Mrs. C. A. Waters, W. B. Garrett, Judge 
Baxter Taylor, Hobart Bolen. Church, 
Church of Christ. C'ubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Willow Grove, Tenn.; Consistory, Nash¬ 
ville, Tenn. Imp. Rel., Governor John 
iSevier, of fame in politics of Tenn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 25 years 
in co. and st.; makes speeches. An 
outstanding leader in Greer Co.; works 
through the party organizations and through 
personal contacts. Offices, served twice as 
Speaker protem of House of Repr.; sch. 
Dir. and Twp. officer; Repr. in 9th, 10th 
and 11th Legis.; mbr. Bd. Dir. Okla. Cotton 
Growers Assn., sold $36,000,000 of cotton 
for mbrs. 1928-29. Party Honors, mbr. Co. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910 ; 
lived since at Granite. Interested in good 
roads and good public schools. 





■s 


Harmon County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. W. Watson (Dem.)_Hollis 

Co. Attorney, C. H. Madden (Dem.)_Hollis 

Ct. Clerk, B. E. Braswell (Dem.)_Hollis 

Co. Clerk, Marlow Dill (Dem.)_Hollis 

Sheriff, E. T. Smith (Dem.)_Hollis 

Co. Treasurer, Erby Adams (Dem.)_Hollis 

Co. Surveyor, None 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mrs. Era Bridge 

(Dem.)_Hollis 

Co. Assessor, J. D. Lindsey (Dem.)-Hollis 

Co. Weigher, H. N. Dial (Dem.)-Hollis 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—J. B. Sherrill (Dem.)-Hollis 

Dist. No. 2—L. A. Cornell (Dem.)-Hollis 

Dist. No. 3—E. L. Gardner (Dem.)-Gould 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., W. R. Hooks (Dem.)_Hollis 

Chmn., Claud Ingram (Dem.)-Hollis 

Mbr. T. F. Shrewder (Rep.)-Gould 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative S. W. Carmack (Dem.) Gould; Sen¬ 
ator W. M. Williams (Dem.) Mangum ; District Judge, 
Frank Mathews (Dem.) Altus. 

State Officers, L. D. Looney, St. Conservation Of¬ 
ficer, Hollis ; H. H. Reeves, mbr. St. Banking Bd., Gould; 
Wm. F. Ray, mbr. St. Bd. Medical Examiners, Gould; 
J. Bogy Robinson, Deputy Oil Inspector, Hollis; J. E. 
Jones, Co. Superintendent Health, Hollis. 

State Institutions, None. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

R. D. Miller, Chmn., Hollis; Mrs. W. R. Hooks, 
V.-Chmn., Hollis. 


Republican 

L. S. Gillentine, Chmn., Hollis; Mrs. J. E. New¬ 
berry, V.-Chmn., Hollis; A. D. Burns, Sec’y., Hollis. 

J. Warren White, St. Committeeman, Hollis; Mrs. 
Rose Bennett, St. Committeewoman, Hollis. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Hollis, Co. Seat; Ross Cox (Mayor); Clifford 
Thompson (Clerk) ; R. D. Miller (Attorney) ; South¬ 
west Light & Power Co.; Community Nat. Gas. Co. 

Gould, S. W. Carmack (Mayor) ; A. R. Reeves 
(Clerk) ; Harry C. Hicks (Attorney) ; Southwest Light 
& Power Co. 

Rosston, Ross Cox (Mayor) ; Clifford Thompson 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Deni. 

| 1091 | 

1 

1129 


| 1049 | 

1 

1060 | 

Rep. 

I 147 | 

1 

643 


339 | 

! 

1431 | 

Soc. 

1 257 | 

1 

116 


1 7 | 

1 

18 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

761 | 

1078 


1 474 | 

775 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

124 | 

721 


| 1078 | 

148 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

23 | 

98 


|no C. | 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Duke 

Eldorado 

Hollis 


Newspaper 

Jackson Co. Tribune (Wkly. Dem.) 
Courier (Wkly. Dem.) 

Sunday Times (Ind. Rep.') 

Post Herald (Ind. Rep.) 


Editor 
Bill Allen 
S. A. Cook 
J. Warren White 
J. Warren White 


BENNETT, MRS. ROSE., Hollis. Rep. 
Oec., housewife. Hus., Ross Bennett, Pres. 
Co. Pair Bd. Church, Bap. Party Honors, 
St. Committeewoman. Hobby, improving 
farm life. Remarks, (further information 
unavailable.) 

BOWMAN, SAMUEL H., Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., manager lumber company. B., Decatur, 
Tex., June 28, 1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Childress, Tex. Wife, Maggie Mae, d. of G. 
W. Fortenbery, Altus. Cdrn., 1 s.. Talma; 
2 d., Cressie Mae, Florine. Bus. Con., 
Cicero-Smith Lumber Co., Hollis, Okla. Bk. 
Con.. Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., W. 
L. Hollis; R. D. Miller; Dr. J. E. Jones; 
J. R. Logan, Pres. Lumber Co.; Judge J. 
W. Watson, J. P. Sherrill, Hollis; E. W. 
Baker, Okla. City; Sam Carmack, Gould; 
Jim M.cClintic; Judge Matthews. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis 
Club, dir. and past vice-pres.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Hollis; Yeoman, I. 0. 0. F., 
Hollis; W. 0. W., Hollis, elk. for past 8 
yrs. Imp. Rel., J. E. Bowman, Carey, Tex.; 
E. P. Bowman, asst. Supt. Traders Com¬ 
press, Anadarko, (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1918; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, city 
Clk., 1925-29. Party Honors, mbr. Young 
Mens Dem. League, takes an important 
part in its activities; del. to st. conv. ot 
Young Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. in 


1918; lived since at Hollis. Dir. in the Co. 
Fair Assn.; his hobbies are football and 
baseball. Chmn. of Liberty Loan Drives at 
Carey, Tex., 1917-18. 

BURNS, A. D., Hollis. Rep. Occ., Secre¬ 
tary County Central Committee. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

CARMACK, S. W. Gould. Dem. Occ., 
Real Estate. B., Fayetteville, Tetm., 1882. 
Edu. com. schs. Wife, Esther W. Sum¬ 
mers, Gould. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert; S. W. 
Junior; 1 d., Martha. Bus. Con., Jacobs 
& Carmack Gin; S. W. Carmack, grain 
elevator; assoc, with G. T. Motley, Real 
Estate. Bk. Con., First St.„ Gould; First 
St. Bk. and Trust Co., Hollis. Assoc.. A. 
E. Jacobs, Mangum; G. T. Motley, Hollis; 
(pol.) H. H. Reeves, Hollis; E. T. Smith, 
A. E. Jacobs, Mangum; A. R. Reeves, 
Gould; C. S. Ray, Okla. City, L. R. Lowry, 
Duke; Dr. D. P. Richardson, Union City; 
Cham" Jones, Duncan. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason. Blue Lodge, Gould; 
Pres. C. of C. Imp. Rel., Edward Ward 
Carmack, St. Sen. Tenn. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; co. and statewide, active since 1915'; 
makes speeches and operates personally. 
Offices, Mayor, town of Gould, mbr. Legis. 
Harmon County, 1928. Party Honors, del. 
to all Co. and St. Convs. Remarks, came 


to Okla. 1906; located at Gould where he 
has lived since. Mbr. St. Com. on Boun¬ 
dary dispute. Is especially interested in 
good and honest government. 

COLEY, J. M.. Hollis. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Cottage Grove, Tenn., Oct. 3, 
1872. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. Wife, Aleen 
Smith Coley, of Va. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry 
Mead, Hollis; 3 d., Mrs. Sid Reid, Mrs. 
Gray Newman, Miss Katherine, Hollis. 
Bus. Con.. J. M. Coley, Hardware Co., 
Hollis; dealer in furniture; undertaker; 
vice-pres. Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hollis; 
stockholder and vice-pres. in Motley Gin 
Co., Hollis; owner of land and bus. prop¬ 
erty. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce; 
First Natl. Assoc., E. M. Stanton, Pres 
Bk.; W. L. Motley, mgr. Gin; both Hollis; 
(pol.) E. M. Slaughter, Ross Cox, Hollis. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary Club, vice-pres.; Mason. Blue 
Lodge, Hollis; Guthrie Consistory; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 20 yrs. in co. and dist.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
former City Councilman; former mbr. Scb. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived 
at Shawnee 1900-05 ; Holdenville, 1905-08; 
Hollis since 1908. Interested in civic im¬ 
provements and good roads. 

EDWARDS, ELMER P„ Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, abstract and insurance. 



















































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



E. P. EDWARDS 


B., Vernon Co., Mo., Dec. 14, 1883. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Stuttgart, Ark Wife, 
Carolyn. Cdrn., Cecil, Oreta. Bus. Con., 
The Edwards Abstract & Loan Co.; farm 
owner and stockholder in cotton gin. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.Assoc., J. G. White, W. L. 
Hollis, H. C. Hicks, B. R. Coleman, E. A. 
Berry, R. D. Miller, Dr. Jones, Dr. Hus¬ 
band, (pol.) N. E. Abernathy, 0. II. Aber¬ 
nathy, Dr. J. E. Jones, A. S. J. Shaw, 
Randall S. Cobb, Fred Capshaw, Okla 
City; Judge Shank, Congressman J. V. Mc- 
Clintic. Church, Bap., deacon and S. S. 
Supt. Clubs & Lodges, pres, of Rotary Club; 
dir. of C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Dora L. Edwards (mother), 
Mrs. Thomas T. Taggert, Stutgart, Ark.; 
Miss Bess Edwards, Tucson, Ariz. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 1920 ; 
works both through comms. and by per¬ 
sonal contact; makes speeches. Offices, 
City Councilman, 1923-29 ; mbr. Sch. Bd., 
1924-27. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1924; del. to several co. convs. ; mbr. of 
the co. Elec. Bd., 1918-29. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1913 locating at Hollis; active 
in sch. affairs. 

ELLIS. J. B., Hollis. Dem. Occ., dry 
goods merchant, B., Hopkins Co. Tex., 
Sept. 6, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Texas. 

Married. Cdrn., Mrs. F. A Kilpatrick, Hollis, 
Okla. Bus. Con., J. B. Ellis Dept. Store; 
dir. of First Natl. Bk., Hollis; stockholder 
in Farmer’s Gin ; owns farm and bus. prop¬ 
erty in Tex., also operates dept, store 
there. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, ac¬ 
tive mbr. of the C. of C. and Rotary Club ; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., active for 23 yrs. in co. ; always 
interested for betterment of community. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 locating at 
Hollis; active in Liberty Bond drives dur¬ 
ing the war and Red Cross work. Hobbv, 
baseball. 

GAMBILL, JESSE C., Hollis., Dem. Occ., 
real estate, farms, loans and insurance. 
B.. Bedford Co. Tenn., Dec. 21, 1873. Edu 
com. and h. sch.. Wheel, Tenn. Wife,, d! 
of J. P. Haskin, Bedford Co. Tenn. Cdrn 
5 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., J. C. Gambill, real es¬ 
tate and farm loan; dir. of the Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce, Hollis; land owner. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) w! 
R. Hooks, Ross Cox, R. D. Miller, Hollis ; 
H. H. Reeves, Gould; Tom Robinson, Altus • 
Frank Matthews, Altus. Church Meth. S. 


Chmn. of Bd. of Trustees; interested in 
church work. Clubs &. Lodges, mbr. of C. 
of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis; Guthrie 
Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. for 30 yrs.; works through comms. and 
by personal contacts making speeches. 
Offices, Sheriff of Harmon Co. for 6 yrs.; 
Sch. Bd. mbr. for yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and dist. and to several st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906, locating 
at Hollis; active in Liberty Loan drives 
during w r ar, and Red Cross work for 6 yrs. 

GAMBILL. MRS. J. C„ Hollis. Dem. B„ 
Tenn. Hus., J. C. Gambill, ex-Sheriff. Cdrn., 
5 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. cf Commerce. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, all 
Women’s clubs. Pol. Act., partisan ; state¬ 
wide. Party Honors, Ex-vice-chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com.; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
very active in church work. (Further in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

GILES, W. I., Hollis. Dem. Occ.. drug¬ 
gist. B., St. Joe, Tex., Dec. 3, 1890 Edu., 
com. and h. sch., St. Joe, 1907. Wife, d. 
of Dr. J. E. Jones, Hollis, Okla. Cdrn., 
Jack, Marie. Bus. Con., Hollis Drug Co. 
Pk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. L. Hollis, 
E. L. Edwards, F. M. Pease, Ross Cox. R. 
D. Miller, J. B. Ellis; (pol.) Dr. J. E. 
Jones, Congressman J. V. Mc.Clintie, Henry 
S. Johnston, S. W. Carmack. Gould; Bill 
Williams, Mangum. Church, Bap. C ubs & 
Lodges, dir. of the C. of C., sec’y for 4 yrs. ; 
mbr. cf Rotary, being chmn. of its program 
com.; Mason Blue Lodge, Hollis: 32nd 
degree, Guthrie Consistory; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imo. Rel., Dr. J. E. 
•Tones, Earl Giles. St. Joe. Tex.; Guy, Ft. 
Worth (bro.) ; Mrs. J. Y. Bryant, Spur, 
TeX. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. for 17 yrs; works both through comms. 
and personal contact. Offices. City coun¬ 
cilman (mayor in part), 1918-19. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928, also to 
the dist. from his prct. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1911, located at Hollis, cash, of the 
First Natl. Bk., Hollis, 1911-14; formerly 
owned the telephone exchange at Hollis: 
was very active in Red Cross work and 
assisting the draft board during the war. 
Hobby, hunting; mbr. Izaak Walton League. 

GILLINTINE. L. S„ Hollis. Rep. chair¬ 
man county Central Committee. (Further 
information unavailable.) 

GILLINTINE. THOMAS H., Hollis. Rep. 
Occ.. postmaster. B., Spencer, Tenn., Jan. 
1. 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., Spencer, 
Tenn.; Berritt Col.. Spencer, Tenn.. grad. 
1904. Wife. d. of W. S. Graves. Crystal 
Springs, Miss. Bus. Con., farm owner and 
stockman. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) J. Warren 
White, H. E. Hollar, Frank Goad, Hollis; 
Dr. S. W. Hopkins. H. L. Vogtel, Snyder; 
Place Montgomery, Hobart. Church. Church 
of Christ. Clubs, Kiwanis Club. Imo. Rel., 
L. S. Gillintine, Rep. Co. Chmn.. Harmon 
Co.; J. A. Gillintine, (bros.) Hollis; J. S. 
Gillintine. Gen. Mgr. Telephone Co.; Ft. 
Meyer, Fla. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1910 ; works through the party organi¬ 
zation and personal contacts. Offices, Post¬ 
master at Hollis, since 1928. Party Honors, 
Sec’y. Co. Rep. Organization 4 yrs.; del. 
to st. and dist. convs., 1928; del. to conv. 
at Chickasha, 1912. Remarks, came to 

Okla. in 1910; lived since at Hollis; in¬ 
strumental in organizing Farmers Coopera¬ 
tive Assn., all over the co. Hobby, stock- 
raising. 

HICKS, HARRY C., Hollis. Dem. Occ., 
attorney; Tag agent. B„ Franklin Co., 

Tenn., Feb. 22, 1891. Edu.. com. sell., San 
Gabriel. Calif.; h. sch., Hollis, Okla., grad. 
1914; S. W. Tchrs. Col., Weatherford; 
Okla. Univ. 1916-18. Wife, d. of L. O. 
Reeves, Gould. Cdrn., 1 s., Leon; 3 d., 

Margie. Janet, Elsie. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty., Hollis; Tag Agent, since 1926. Bk. 
Con.. Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hollis; First 
St., Gould. Assoc., (pol.) W. L. Hollis, R. 

D. Miller, E. M. Slaughter, Hollis; H. H. 
Reeves, Sam Carmack, Gould. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club; I. O. 

O. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis; Guthrie 


Consistory; Phi Delta Phi Frat. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. G. W. Locke, Mrs. Loren Wells, Har¬ 
mon Co. Pol. Act., partisan; influential in 
the co.; a good organizer, and works 
through the party organizations and per¬ 
sonal contacts; makes speeches. Offices, Co. 
Supt. of Sehs., 6 yrs. ; Co. Judge, 1923- 
27; mbr. Hollis Sch. Bd. ; Tag' Agent since 
1926. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 
1924-26-28; del. to a number of co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived 
since at Hollis. 

HOLLER, H. E., Hollis. Rep. Occ., real 

estate, insurance, abstracts and loans. B., 
Lipan, Tex., Feb. 14, 1887. Edu., com. and 
h. sell., Eldorado, Okla.; Bus. Col., Okla. 
City. Wife, d. of W. M. Alexander, Child¬ 
ress, Tex. Cdrn.. 2 d., Lillian, Maurine. 
Bus. Con., owner of farms in Texas and 
residence properties, Hollis; operation of 
real estate, loans, abstracts and loans of¬ 
fice in Hollis. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Hollis. Assoc., (pol.) L. G. Gillin¬ 
tine, A D. Burns, Hollis; E. E. Blake, A. 
C. Alexander, Okla. City. Church, First 
Chris. Clubs, C. of C., active in civic af¬ 
fairs; Rotary Club; mbr. Boy Scout Com., 
Hollis. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. for 
20 yrs.; always votes straight ticket; works 
through the party organiz. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Postmaster, Hollis, 1924. 
Party Honors, del. to all st., dist. and co. 
convs. for a number of yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Eldorado, 
1901-11; Hollis since 1911. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
work and mbr. Draft Bd. Hobby, Boy 
Scout work. 

HOLLIS, W. L., Hollis. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Fulton Co., Ark., Feb. 16, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Tex. and Ark. Wife, Ida 
Keys Hollis, of Ark. Cdrn., 3 s., George 

E. , Abilene, Tex.; William Webster, Abi¬ 
lene, Tex., Alvin Gale, Hollis; 1 d., Eula 
Maulcie. Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Bk. 
since 1912, Hollis; farm owner. Assoc., 

J. N. Coursey, E. P. Edwards, J. G. White, 

F. M. Pease. Hollis; R. D. Miller, Dr. J. 

E. Jones, Hollis; Jim McClintic; Elmer 
Thomas; C. N. Haskell. Church, Church or 
Christ, deacon ; Tchr.; Chmn. Bd. Finances. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past Pres.; 
Rotary Club, mbr. advisory com.; sponsor 
Boy Scout movement; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Hollis; Charter mbr. I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Yirgie Walker, Mrs. Artis Gar¬ 
rison, Mrs. Gertrude Pendergraft, Amarillo, 
Tex., Mrs. Ada Williams, McLean, Tex; 
A. D. Hollis, Hollis; G. C. Hollis, Dr. J. B. 
Hollis and Dr. J. E. Hollis, Bristow; (all 
bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
for 30 yrs.; makes some speeches and 
works through comms. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. City Council; Mayor of 
Hollis; former mbr. and pres, of Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs 
since statehood; del. to Natl. Conv., 1908. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived 
since at Hollis; Advisors Bd. and dir. of 
Okla. Christian Col., Cordell; Advisors Bd. 
Tipton Orphan Home, Tipton, Okla. ; dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bond work; mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense ; one of 4 minute men; is a base¬ 
ball enthusiast, and a friend of Will C. 
Moore and Babe Ruth, famous in baseball 
Hollis, Okla. was named for his father. 
W. L. Hollis, pioneer of Harmon Co. 

HOOKS, WILLIAM R„ Hollis. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant, retired; investor. B., Marshall 
Co., Miss., July 8, 1870. Edu., com. and 
li. sch., Marshall Co., Miss.; Bus. Col.. 
AVaco, Tex. Wife. Lizzie Griffin. Cdrn.. T 
s., J. E. Hooks, Shreveport, La.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Chester Ditto, Arlington, Tex. Bus. Con., 
owner city property, bus. and residence; 
farming; formerly owner City Drug Store. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 

R. D. Miller, E. M. Slaughter, J. C. Gam¬ 
bill, W. L. Hollis, Hollis; R. M. Thorpe, 
Altus, W. C. Austin. Altus; Burchell. 
Davis, Will Hearne, G. B. Townsend, Dr. 
Border, Mangum. Church, Pres. Lodges. 
32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, Eldorado, Okla. ; 
Scottish Rite, Guthrie; I. O. O. F., Hollis. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 








HARMON COUNTY 



W. L. IIOILIB 


1917; works through the party organiz.; 
interested in better government in Okla. 
Offices, Sec’y of Elec. Bd., now serving. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Dem. Cen. Com., 1922- 
27; Financial Sec’y Dem. Fund, 1928; del. 
to dist. conv., 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904 ; lived at Mangum 1904-00; 
Hobart, 1906-08; Eldorado, 1908-19 ; Hollis 
since 1919. 

HOOKS, MRS. W. R„ Hollis. Dem. V- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

HOPKINS, S. W„ Hollis. Rep. Occ.. 
physician and surgeon. B., Lewisburg, 
Tenn., April 27, 1877. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Lewisburg, Tenn.; Medical Sell., 
Univ. of Tenn., 1907. Wife. d. of W. W. 
Cochran, Butler, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s.. Samuel 
W. Jr.; 1 d., Alice Margaret. Bus. Con., 
City Drug Co., Hollis; farm owner; prac¬ 
ticing Phys. and Surg., Hollis. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Dr. W. G. Husband, E. 
W. Graves, Hollis; (pol.) J. W. White, T. 
H. Gillintine, Frank Goad, J. A. Gillintine, 
Hollis. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodqes, 
Rotary Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis. 
Imp. Rel., R. S. Hopkins, (bro.) Rep. Nom¬ 
inee for Gov. of Tenn., 1928 ; Margaret E. 
Hopkins, (s), mountain missionary in Ivy. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1910; comes of a prominent Rep. Tenn. 
family. Works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, acting postmaster, 1924. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived since 
at Hollis. 

INGRAM, CLAUDE, Hollis. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B.. Oneonta, Ala., Aug. 9, 1898. 
Edu., h. sch., Hollis, grad.; Okla. A. & M. 
Col. Wife, d. of S. H. Ferris, Crosbyton. 
Tex. Bus. Con., farming; mbr. Fiirmers 
Cooperative Gin Assn.; owner of section of 
land; Dir. Co. Fair Assn., 2 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., G. Q. Nell, J. A. Cav- 
iness, assoc, in gin, Hollis; E. J. Bailey, 
Hollis; (pol.) E. T. Smith, Newt Abernathy, 


Ben Baker, J. B. Sherrill, J. J. Savage. 
W. L. Hollis, Hollis; Hutton Bellah: 
Raymond Barry, F. M. Keys. Church. Meth 
Cluibs & Lodges, C. of C., Hollis; mbr. 
Farmers Union; 4-h Club: Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Hollis. Imp. Rel., Ross Cox; W. J. 
Petty, Sam Ingram, Pawhuska; Fred In¬ 
gram, Sallisaw; Carl Ingram, Crosbyton, 
Tex. ; Clyde Ingram, Baton Rouge, La. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and dist. 
for 10 yrs. Works through the party or¬ 
ganizations and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, mbr. Election Bd.; Pres. Harmon 
Co. League of Young Dem.; Prct Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla in 1908 • 
HIT? a i Frederick, 1908-11 ; Hollis since 
1911. During W. War was a mbr. of S 
A. T. C. at Okla. A. & M. Col. Mbr. Amer 
Legion Post, Hollis. 


INGRAM, ROBERT A., Hollis. Dem. Occ 
farmer and stockman. B.. Blount Co., Ala!! 
Feb. 22, 1858. Edu., com. sch., Clear 

Springs, Ala, Married. Cdrn., 5 s., Sam 
Okla. City; Fred, Sallisaw; Carl, Crosbv- 
ton, Tex. ; Claude and Clyde, Baton Rouge. 
Bus Con., farm owner and live stock raiser 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Claude 
Ingram, R. D. Miller, Watt Long, E P 
Adams, G. W. White, Hollis; Jim Carr, 
Bill McIntyre, Frederick. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1879. Offices former trus. of Sch. and Ch. 
property, Blount Co., Ala. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. in Ala. a number 
of times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived at Frederick 1908-11 ; Hollis since 
His father fought in the Confederate Army 
and lost his life in 1862. 


JONES, J. E., Hollis. Dem. Occ., phys¬ 
ician and surgeon. B., Tower Hill, Ill., 
Dec. 28, 1864. Edu., h. sch.. Mo.; Col., M. 

D. Wife, Lena C. Coggins. Cdrn., 1 s., J. 

E. Jones, Jr. ; 3 d., Mrs. H. F. Charton. 
Mrs. W. I. Giles, Miss Yerle Jones. Bus. 
Con., partner in Hollis Drug Co.; Hollis 
Dry Goods Co.; Motley Gin Co.; Hollis. 


243 

Bk. Con., Vice Ires. First Natl. Assoc., G. 

F. Motley, Ross Cox, Harry Hicks, Elmer 
Edwards, W. L. Hollis, Hollis; (pol.) S. 
W. Carmack, Gould; Harmon Co. Officers; 

F. McClintic. Church, First Bap. Hollis; 
Deacon, Chmn. Bd. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son; A. F. & A. M., Hollis; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla, City India Temple Shrine. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 44 yrs. in 
co. Works through the party organizations 
and personal contacts. Offices, Co. Health 
Officer; U. S. Pension Examiner. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived since at Hol¬ 
lis. During W. War was mbr. C'o. Exam¬ 
ining Bd., also mbr. Council of Defense. 

LINDSAY, JOHN D„ Hollis. Dem. Occ., 

County Assessor. B., Dallas Co., Mo.. Dec. 
22, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Dallas Co., Mo. 
Wife, Miss Cofer, of Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., F. 
O., Hollis; J. H.. Paducah, Ky.; 2 d.. 
Mrs. L. R. Ellis, Paducah, Ky.; Mrs. L. 
E. Noble, Wichita Falls, Tex; Grocery 
bus., 1911-22. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. M. Coley, Dr. J. E. Jones. 
J. B. Ellis, Hollis. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; active in civic affairs; 
I. O. O. F., Ellis. Pol. Act., partisan ; ac¬ 
tive in co. and dist. for 25 yrs.; makes 
some speeches. Works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor, serving 
second term; Past Mayor; mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil, 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
dist. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived since at Hollis. During W. 
War was active in Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross work. Hobby, fishing. 

LOONEY, MRS. LAMAR, Hollis. Dem. 
Occ.. business. B., Talladuga, Ala. Edu., 
com. and h. sell., Texas. Husband, D. T. 
Looney, (deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Leslie, 
Bartlesville; Cole, Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. 
O. L. Patrick. Miss Mabel, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., salesmanship, printing; also 
familiar with mercantile bus., farming, 
music teaching, insurance. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce, Hollis; Tradesmens 
Natl., Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Royal Neighbors, past Oracle; 
Rebekah, past Noble Grandl; Woodman 
Circle,, st. elk. and st. mgr. Imp. Rel., 
It. R. Cole, wholesale grocer, Hearne, Tex.; 
V. V. Cole, contractor, Hollis! (bros.) 
Assoc., (bus.) Co.-Operative Pub. Co., 
Guthrie; (pol.) Mrs. J. C. Gambill, Mrs. 

G. L. Cliism, R. D. Miller, Judge Harry 
C. Hicks. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide worker since 1903; makes speech- 



MRS. LAMAR LOONEY 









244 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



es, works personally, through corns, and 
others. Offices, Registrar of Deeds, Har¬ 
mon Co., 1914; Co. Clerk, 1917-21; St. 
Senator. 1921-29. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; mbr. League of Young 
Item. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, lived 
since in Harmon Co. Active in civic af¬ 
fairs. Chmn. Womans Suffrage Com., 1918. 
Active in all home war activities. Mbr. 
Legion Auxiliary, Hollis. Interested in 
better laws. 

MADDEN, CLARENCE H„ Hollis. Dem. 
Occ.. County Attorney. B., Seward, Neb.. 
Feb. 14, 1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Staplehurst, Neb., grad. 1897. Wife, mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., Francis G., Boston, Mass.; 
3 d.. Mrs. Tom Burns, Hollis; Ida and Mar¬ 
garet. Bus. Con., (past) Practical Phar¬ 
macy, 1892-1911 ; practiced law with great 
success, 1911-27. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. L. Hollis, Dr. J. E. Jones, 
G. W. Snyder, Harry Hicks, Hollis; Her¬ 
man Reeves, Gould; J. A. Caviness, S. W. 
Carmack, Gould; Edwin C. Dabney, C. W. 
King, Tom Doyle, John B. Harrison, J. I. 
Phelps, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Imp. 
Rel., T. H. Madden, Wichita, Kan., (bro.) ; 
Mrs. Mason Savely, W'ichita, Kan., (sis.). 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in st. for 30 yrs. 
Influential in the st. One of the important 
men in the Dem. organization. Works 
through the organization of the party and 
by speech making. Offices, First St. Repre¬ 
sentative from Harmon Co.; Co. Atty. since 
1927. Party Honors, attends all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; at Narden, 
1899-1901 ; El Reno, 1901-1904; Cheyenne, 
1904-08 ; Hollis since 1908. Hobby, studying 
the sciences and history. 

MILLER, RAYMOND D„ Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Sept. 3„ 1883, Chrisney, 
Ind. Edu., TJniv. of Indianapolis, LL.B. 
degree. Wife, Nono L. Niles, (deceased). 
Cdrn., Ray, Jess and Jane, Hollis. Bus. 
Con., Assoc. Atty. for M. K. & T. Ry. 


Bk. Con., Atty. First St. Bk. & Trust Co., 
Hollis. Church, M. E. Clubs & Lodges, 
Scottish Rite, Guthrie; Past Master I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan ; makes speeches, 
operates through corns, and others. Of¬ 
fices, City Atty., Hollis 20 yrs.; Co. Atty. 
6 yrs., 1915-20. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs. Presidential elector; 
chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 19C9, locating at Hollis where he 
has lived since. 

NEWBERY, MRS. J. E„ Hollis. Rep. 
Occ., housekeeper. B., Erath Co. Tex.,, 
Dec. 7, 1885. Edu., grammar sch. Hus¬ 
band, Joseph E. New'berry. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Raymond E., Marion E., Donald A. 1 d., 
Rena Mae, Hollis. Assoc., (nol.) A. 
D. Burns, J. A. Gillentine, J. W. White,, 
Rose Bennett, Hollis. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Yeoman, W. C. T. U. Pol. Act., 
partisan; county wide, active since 1922, 
works through corns, and others. Party 
Honors, co. connnitteewoman. Harmon Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, located at 
Hess. 1898-1900 ; Hollis since 1919. 

PEASE, FRANK MILLER, Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., gin owner; cotton dealer; gas, oil 
and tire ■ dealer. B„ Colfax, la., Jan. 29, 
1882. Edu., com. sch., Colfax. Ia.; Bus. 
Col., Chicago, Ill. Wife, Nina Harrington, 
of Streator, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., Francis H.; 1 
cl., Virginia G. Bus. Con., Williams & 
Peace, Gin Co., Hollis; gas, oil & tire bus., 
Hollis. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., Sam Williams, Amos Wiliiams, Elk 
City; Leon M. Williams, Sweetwater, Tex.; 
(pol.) R. D. Miller, H. C. Hicks, G. W. 
White, E. M. Slaughter, W L. Hollis, Hol¬ 
lis ; S W. Carmack, H. T. Reese Gould. 
Church. Pres., Hollis; Deacon, Tchr. of 
Adult Class. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hollis, 
Chapter, Council and Commandery, Elk 
City; Past Eminent Commander Elk City 
Commandery, Mbr. Grand Chapter of Holy 


Order of High Priesthood of Okla.; Past 
High Priest of Elk City Chapter; W. O. 
W., Elk City; Past Consul Commander; I. 
O. O. F., Hollis. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1917; makes speeches. Offices, 
mbr. City Council, past 6 yrs. P?rty Hon¬ 
ors, attends all co. convs.; Prct. C unmittee- 
man; mbr. League of Young Dem. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1907; lived at Texola, 
1907-1911; Elk City, 1911-17; Hollis since 
1917. Hobby, reading and making scrap 
books. 

RAY, WM. F„ Gould. Dem. Occ., physi¬ 
cian. Married. Bk. Con., First St. Clubs & 
Lodges, all civic clubs. Assoc., (pol.) S. W. 
Carmack, Herman Reeves; all st. leaders. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. Medical Ex¬ 
aminers. Special Interests, Public Health. 
Remarks, further information unavailable. 

REEVES. A. R., Gould. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
er. B., Gould, Okla., May 14, 1893. Edu., 
com. sch., Gould; h. sch., Eldorado; Okla. 
A. & M. Col., 3 yrs. Wife, Ruby, d. of J. 
J. Atterbury, Gould. Cdrn.. 2 d., Betty Sue, 
Margaret. Bus. Con., Cash. First St. Bk., 
Gould; Dir. Farmers & Merchants Bk., 
Duke. Owner of land, and of residence lots 
in Gould. Assoc., H. H. Reeves, Gould; 
Claude Brown, Duke; (pol.) E. P. Ed¬ 
wards, Hollis; E. O. Anderson, Gould; Jim 
McClintic, Bill Williams, Mangum. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Gould; Guthrie Consistory; 
Beta Theta Pi Frat. Imp. Rel., H. H. 
Reeves, (bro.), Gould. Pob Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. and dist. for 15 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Works through com. and 
personal contacts. Considered a coming 
influence in the co. Offices, City Clk., now 
serving; mbr. Sch. Bd., 9 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to all co. and dist. convs. for 
several yrs.; mbr. League of Young Dem 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; always lived 
at Gould. During W. War served in 4th 
Air Squadron, 366th Air Reserves. Mbr. 
of Amer. Legion Post, Hollis. 

REEVES, H. H„ Hollis. Dem. Occ., 
hanker. B., Overton Co., Tenn., Mar. 25, 
1884. Edu., Com. sch. and h. sch. Mangum, 
Bus. Col., Okla. City. Wife, Edna May 
Robinson, Tex. Cdrn., 1 d., Georgia Ellen. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First St. Bk., Gould; Pres. 
Fanners & Merchants Bk., Duke ; Pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Hollis; extensive land owner. 
Assoc., Claude Brown, Vice Pres. F. & M. 
Bk., Duke; (pol.) S. W. Carmack, Gould; 
Harry Hicks, Hollis; E. T. Smith, Hollis ; 
W. C. Austin, Altus; J. P. Gibson, Elmore 
City; Jim McClintic, Snyder. Church, Bap., 
Gould; Supt. S. S.. 5 yrs.; Deacon, 15 
yrs.; Mbr. Church Finance Com. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Standing good Roads 
Com.; mbr. Bd. Dir. for District Boy 
Scouts; mbr. Gould Golf Club; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Gould; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imo. 
Rel., A. R. Reeves, (bro.) associated in 
bank at Gould. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through party organization and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mbr. Town Bd. 
since 1912. Party Honors, del. to all st. 
and co. convs. since 1910 ; alternate to 
natl. conv., New York 1924; mbr. St. 
Banking Bd., appointed by M. E. Trapp, 
and re-appointed by Gov. Johnston and 
Gov. Holloway. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892. and has lived since at Hollis. 
During W. War was active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work; mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense; active in all war work. Interested 
in civic improvements and good roads. 

SHERRILL, LESTER, Hollis. Dem. Occ., 
School Superintendent. B., Collins Co., 
Tex., Sept. 26, 1893. Edu., com. sch., Vin¬ 
son; h. sch., Hobart; Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond, B. S., 1927; Univ. Okla. 

Married. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d.. Lillerna, Le¬ 
roy. Betty Jane. Bus. Con., Supt. Schs., 
Hollis; land owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. T. Smith, Dr. Husband, 
J. G. White, Hollis; Hutton Bellah, Altus; 
Hex Robinson. Mangum. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Hollis ; 




Royal Arch, Mangum; I. 0. 0. F. Pol. 
Act., Independent; active in co. since 1922 ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
•ontacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; 
lived at Granite 1899-1902 ; Vinson 1902-24; 
Hollis since 1924. Active in Liberty Loan 
drives during W. War. Interested in farm- 
tog and raising cattle. 

SLAUGHTER, EWELL M., Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., president Natl. Bank of Commerce. 
Hollis. B„ Owen Co., Ky.. Oct. 10, 1890. 
Edu., com. sch., Chicago, Hi.; h. sch., Te- 
cumseh, Okla.; Epworth Univ., Okla. City 
1908-09 ; Univ. Okla. 1907. Wife, d. of 
J. P. Whatley, Norman. Cdrn., Jane Anne. 
Bus. Con., pres. Natl. Bk. of Commerce, 
Hollis; farm owner. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., J. C. Gam- 
bill, J. M, Coley, Hollis; G. L. Motley, 
W. M. Alexander, Childress, Tex.; R. A. 
Vase, Okla. City; (pol.) Claude Ingram, 
Sid Reid, Ed Smith. Ross Cox, Hollis; 
Raymond Bang, Tom Gillentine, Holm; 
Herman Reeves, Gould; Frank Johnson, 
Okla. City; Judge Fletcher Riley of the 
Supreme Court; Congressman J. V. Mc- 
Clintic, A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. City. Churcn, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C.; Kiwanis, 
pres., active in building children's play¬ 
ground and pool; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
A. M. Baldwin, attorney, Shawnee; Mrs. 
Estelle Bradley, -Hollis; Mrs. L. R. Means, 
Okla. City, salesman for El Reno Whole¬ 
sale Grocery Co. (sisters.) Pol. aci., 
active in st. since 1911; makes speeches; 
works through personal oo-ntaots; mbr. 
League of Young Denis. Offices, City Al¬ 
derman, Hollis, 1929; State Bank Exam¬ 
iner, 1917-18. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; lived at Wanette; Tecumseh 1904 ; 
Chickasha 1911-16; Okla. City 1916-18; 
moved to Hollis 1919; was youngest na¬ 
tional bank president in America in 1922. 
During W. War was in limited classifica¬ 
tion, but was never called. 

SMITH, E. T„ Hollis. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Sheriff. B., Hannon Co., Okla., June 5, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., Hollis; prep, sch., 
Russellville, Ark. Wife, Mildred T. Cros- 
noe. Cdrn., E. T., Jr. Bus. Con., C. F. 
Smith Grocery, Hollis (bro) Bk Con., 


HARMON COUNTY 

Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. H. Reeves, Gould; G. W. Snyder, Louis; 
Tom Motley, S. W. Carmack, Gould; Judge 
Fletcher Riley, L. A. Pelley, Bill Wil¬ 
liams, Judge Matthews, Judge Mitchell. 
Church, Meth.; dist. lay leader; mbr. Bd. 
of Stewards 6 yrs.; S. S. Teacher; wife 
also active in Missionary Society. Clubs 
&Lodges, C. of C., chmn. Edu. Com.; Ki¬ 
wanis Club, charter mbr.; Mason Blue 

Lodge, Gould; accepted for 32nd degree. 
Imp. Rel., C. F. Smith, grocer, Hollis; L. 
P. Smith, rancher, Cherokee; Dave C. 
Smith, Rifle, Colo., (bros.) Pol. Act., 

partisan; active in co. and st. for 7 yrs. ; 
works both through corns, and personal 
contacts; makes speeches; mbr. League 
of Young Denis. Offices, now Sheriff of 
Harmon Co., for 7 yrs.; formerly City 
Marshal, Gould, Okla. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and dist. convs., also to many 

of the Young Dem. League convs. Re¬ 

marks, interested in Boy Scouts and golf. 
Active in Liberty Loan drives and Red 
Cross work during W. War. Wife is ac¬ 
tive in W. C. T. U. work. Recently was 
president of the North Texas-Southern 
Oklahoma Dist. Sheriffs’ Assn. 

WATSON. JOE WALLACE, Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Bartlett, Tex., Dec. 
17, 1888. Edu., com. and h sch., Hollis. 
Wife, d. of M. M. White, Tulsa, Okla. 

Cdrn., Joe, Jane. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) E. T. Smith,, 
Hollis; H. H. Reeve, S. W. Carmack, 
Gould; Congressman J. V. McClihtic. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis. Pol. 
Act., active in co. since 1910; works 

through personal contact and corns.; makes 
speeches. Offices, J. of P., 1910-12; Co. 
Judge Harmon Co. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. convs. for last 20 yrs., until 1928 ; 
Prct. Committeeman several times. Re¬ 

marks, came to Okla. in 1892 locating ai 
Hollis; lived Okla City 1921-23, and at 
Hollis since 1923. Interested in juvenile 

work; active in decreasing juvenile crime 
in Harmon Co.; helped to provide play¬ 
grounds and recreation for children. 
Mbr. 1st Okla. Inf.< Co. 2, 36th Div.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Hollis Post No. 159. 


24& 

WHITE, GEORGE W., Hollis. Dem. 
Occ., oil mill operator. B., Pontotoc Co., 
Miss. Edu., com. and h. sch., Whitesboro, 
Tex. Married. Cdrn., Clifford, Fred¬ 
erick; Mrs. Claudia Puckhaber, Dal¬ 
las, Tex. Bus. Con., Hollis Cotton Oil 
Co.; Chickasha Cotton Oil Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., W. L. Hollis, F. M. 
Pease, R. D. Miller, Hollis; Dolf Carmi¬ 
chael, B. B. Barefoot, Alger Melton, Chick¬ 
asha ; Frank Carter, A. S. J. Shaw, Sam 
Hayes, Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son; X. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; K. of P, ; 
C. of C.. Chickasha. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Grady and Harmon Co. affairs 
since 1900; works through corns. Party 
Honors, del. to several co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, locating in 
Chickasha; moved to Hollis 1918. Inter¬ 
ested in stock feeding. 


WHITE, J. G., Hollis., Dem. Occ., gro¬ 
cer. B., Gillespie Co., Tex., Oct. 25, 1881. 
Edu., com. sch., Jackson Co; 2 yrs. Okla. 
Univ. Wife, Leora, d. of Levi Wilson, 
Hollis. Cdrn., Clifford, Gordon, Tex.; Nor¬ 
ma, Joleen, at h. Bus. Con., J. G. White 
Grocery; stockholder in building and loan 
company. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. 
W. L. Hollis, E. P. Edwards, R. D. Miller, 
H. H. Reeves, Gould; Dr. Husband; (pol.) 
Ed iSmith, Hollis; Congressman J. V. Mc- 
Clintic, Snyder; Frank Carter. Okla. City. 
Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
charter mbr., chmn. Community Service; 
past pres, and active mbr. C. of C.; W. 
O. W., Hollis. Imp. Rel., R. H. White, C. 
T. White, W. A. White, Tillman Co., (bros.) 
Mrs. Bartley, Jackson Co., Mrs. Wooten, 
Erick, (sisters). Pol. Act., active m co. 
and dist. affairs for 20 yrs.; works by 
personal contact. Offices, Mayor of Hol¬ 
lis 1922-27; judge Elec. Bd. for 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to many co. and dist. 
convs.; former Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1890 ; lived in Jack- 
son Co. 1890-1911 ; at Hollis since 1911. 
Active in Liberty Bond drives during W. 
War; mbr. Council of Defense. During 
his term as mayor many improvements were 
made. 


Harper County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, B. C. Krause (Dem.) -Buffalo 

Co. Attorney, J. L. Griffits (Dem.)-Buffalo 

Co. Clerk, Enda Anderson (Dem.) -Buffalo 

Co. Clerk, V. C. Dickson (Rep.) -Buffalo 

Sheriff, John W. Duvall (Rep.) -Laverne 

Co. Treas., C. L. Crabtree (Rep.) _Laverne 

Co. Surveyor, None 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Maggie Roberts (Dem.)—Buffalo 

Co. Assessor, Tom Ricker (Dem.) -Buffalo 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—H. W. Downs (Rep.) _Buffalo 

Dist. No. 2—E. S. Spicer (Dem.) _Laverne 

Dist. No. 3—H. C. Bayne (Dem.) -Selman 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y, J- W. Carl (Dem.) -Selman 

Chinn.. Elbert Gass (Dem.)_Selman 

Mbr., T. W. Sumpter (Rep.)_Laverne 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, R. O. Allen (Rep.) May; Senator, 
Wade IT. Loofbourrow (Dem.) Buffalo; District Judge, 
E. Hiner Dale (Dem.) Guymon. 

State Officers, O. L. Calloway, Laverne, mbr. St. 
Bd. Embalmers; H. N. Arnold, Buffalo, Deputy Oil In¬ 
spector; Dr. D. Watts, Laverne, Co. Supt. Health. 
State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Glenn Grace. Chmn., Laverne; Mrs. Buena Gass, 
"V.-Chmn., Selman. 


Republican 

Dr. H. Walker, Chmn., Rosston ; Mrs. Virgil Dick¬ 
erson, V.-Chmn., Buffalo; Mrs. T. G. Cook, Sec’y. Buffalo. 

Fred Hornbeck, St. Committeeman, Selman; Mrs. 
Effie Long, St. Committeewoman, Laverne. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Buffalo, Co. Seat; E. P. Camp (Mayor); H. S. 
Claycomb (Clerk) ; M. A. Holcomb (Attorney) ; Pan¬ 
handle Pub. Ser. Co. 

Laverne, G. S. Austin (Mayor) ; W. J. Donnellon 
(Clerk). • 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 79S 


| 757 l 


824 i 

1 

872 | 

Rep. 

| 662 | 


| 1404 


| 1228 

I 

1844 [ 

Soc. 

| 40S| 


I 1S4 I 


IT] 

1 

47 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

485 

| 737 


I (557 

835 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

607 

| 1402 


| 1589 

1014 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

56 

1 171 


|no C. 

6 [ 

! 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

482 


1199 

! 

906 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 ! 

647 

1 

1203 

1 

979 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

67 

1 

14 

1 

7 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 650 | 

450 

834 

1097 

969 | 

823 ! 

1117 | 

Rep. 

1 750 | 

670 

| 1306 

1159 

| 1295 

1049 | 

1630 | 

Soc. 

] 447| 

49 

1 

24 

|no C. | 

6 * 1 

12 i 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Buffalo 

Laverne 


Newspaper 

Harper County Journal 
Leader-Tribune (Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 
S. E. Lee 
Leslie I. Ray 


Owner 


BANE. JOHN W. Laverne. Dem. Occ., 
hotel proprietor. B., Greenwood Co., Kan., 
Mar. 2, 1873. Edu.. com. sch.. Greenwood, 
Kan. Wife, Nona Miller. Bus. Con.. Drop. 
Clover Hotel, Laverne, since 1920 ; land 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Laverne, Past Master; 
Past Worthy Patron, Eastern Star, Laverne. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since ma¬ 
turity. Offices, Postmaster at Laverne dur¬ 
ing W. War; Mbr. Election Bd., formerly. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived since 
at Laverne. During W. War was Chmn. of 
the Laverne Council of Defense. Hobbies, 
games and hunting. 

BAYNE, JOHN W., Buffalo. Ind. Occ., 

agent for Pierce Oil Corp. B., Sioux City, 
la., Jan. 21, 1880. Edu., com. sch.; Bus. 
Col. Wife, Lura M. Cdrn., 2 s., Harold 
H., Paul G.; 1 d., Eleanor E. Bk. Con., 
Selman St. Church, Attends Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges. Kiwanis Club; C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Buffalo; Guthrie Consist¬ 
ory : I. 0. 0. F., Buffalo. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
J. W. Carl, (sis.), Buffalo. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active for 28 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts. Public Offices, trustee 
and assessor of Good Twp. for 5 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. In 1901; lived in Woodward and 
Buffalo since. Served on the sch. bd. of 
Dist. No. 36 when first sch. bldg, in co. 
was built. In 1918 took up 16,000 wild 
cat oil leases and drilled a 3500 ft. well 
east of Buffalo. 


CAMP, EARL F., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Memphis, Nebr., 
Feb. 17, 1892; came to Okla. 1922 ; located 
Buffalo. Edu., B. S., M. D„ Univ. of Nebr. 
Wife, Kathleen C. Stephens. Cdrn., 1 s„ 
Earl F. Jr.; 1 d., Mary Elizabeth. Bk. 
Con., Central St. Bus. Assoc., Dr. W. H. 
Griffith. Pol. Assoc., E. H. George, T. G. 
Cook, Dr. H. Walker, Wade H. Loofbour¬ 
row. Church, Meth. Clubs Kiwanis, A. 
F. & A. M., Consistory Wichita, Kansas, 
C. of C., Asst. Co. Health Officer. Pol. 
Act., independent worker. Offices, Pres. 
Bd. Trustees Town of Buffalo past 3 yrs.; 
Mbr. Bd. 1925-26. Remarks, First Lt. Med. 
Res. 320th Med. Regt. 

CHASE, MRS. A. J., May. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Browning, Mo., Dec. 6, 
1890; came to Okla. 1903 ; located Supply, 
Woodward, Capron and May. Edu., gen¬ 
eral. Hus.. A. J. Chase, Banker. Cdrn., 

1 s.. Jay Dee; 2 d., Gwenieve A. and Gwen¬ 
dolyn A. Bus. Con., Y. Pres. Bank of 
May. Bus. Assoc., O. L. Calloway, Frank 
L. Vaughan, Percy B. Zerby. Pol. Assoc., 
Glen Grace, L. Tom Riecker, S. E. Mosey, 
Wade H. Loofbourrow. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Parent & Tchrs. Assn., 
Eastern Star, May Improvement Club. Imp. 
Rel., Elmer V. Jessee, (Brother). Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 18 mo., all ways use¬ 
ful. Office, formerly V.-Chmn. Harper Cen. 
Com. 

COOK, THOMAS GARDNER. Buffalo. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Eudora, Kan., Sept. 


16, 1891. Edu., elem. Sch.; self-educated 
in law, which he studied 8y 2 years; ad¬ 
mitted to Okla. Bar. Wife, Violet Lee, d., 
of Newman E. Smith, Supply. Bus. Com., 
active practice of law; pres. Pioneer Ab¬ 
stract Co., Buffalo; Titles, loans, invest¬ 
ments and ins. Bk. Con., Central St. Buf¬ 
falo. Church, First Chris., Buffalo; Dea¬ 
con ; Treas. of Bldg. Fund; Choir dir. 12 
yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Sons of Amer. Revo¬ 
lution; C. of C., char, mbr., one of first 
dirs.; Kiw^anis Club, Buffalo, and Dist. 
Trus.; Vice Pres. Okla. Title Assn.; mbr. 
Izaak Walton League of Amer.; I. O. O. 
F„ Buffalo; 32nd Mason, Past Master Buf¬ 
falo A. F. & A. M.; Guthrie Consistory, 
honored with investiture as a Knight Com¬ 
mander of the Ct. of Honor by the Supreme 
Council 33rd Degree, Ancient and Accepted v 
Scottish Rite, Washington, D. C., 1923; 

Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
Gen. George A. Custer, (3rd cous.). Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active co. for 15 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. City Council, 4 yrs., Buffalo; 
Co. Atty., Harper Co., 4 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, ex-chmn. Harper Co. Cen. Com.; ex- 
St. Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1910; lived at Guthrie 1910-13; and at 
Buffalo since 1915. Sergeant in 2nd Inf., 
Okla. Natl. Guard during W. War; now a 
2nd Lieut, in Reserve. Hobby, music, and 
out door sports. 

COOK, MRS. THOMAS G„ Buffalo. Rep. 
Occ., Vice Pres. Pioneer Abstract Oo. B., 
Rice Co., Kan. Edu., com. sch. and some 










































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247 


h. sch. work; 4 teachers’ inst.; taught sch. 
4 terms; Bus. Col., Guthrie. Hus., Thomas 
G. Cook, atty. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. Pion¬ 
eer Abstract Co., Buffalo. Church, Chris., 
Buffalo; mbr. bldg. com.; mbr. church 
Choir; teacher in S. S. for 12 yrs.; Sec’y- 
Treas. Harper Co. S. S. Assn.; del. to st. 
•S. S. Assr. Clubs & Lodges, A. Y. L. I. 
Study Club, former Pres.; Past Worthy 
Matron, now Treas. of 0. E. S.; Rebekahs, 
Buffalo; W. C. T. U., past Co. Pres, of 
Harper Co. Imp. Rel., L. D. Smith, (bro.), 
Sec’y S. W. Natl. Life Ins. Co., Enid; 
The Davis Family, of which Jefferson Davis, 
Pres, of the Southern Conf. was a mbr. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, Dep. Co. 
Treas.; Dep. Co. Clk.; Ct. Reporter; Dep. 
Co. Assr. Party Honors, St. Committee- 
woman of Harper Co.; Vice Chmn., Harper 
Co.; Sec’y-Treas. Rep. Cen. Com.; alternate 
to Rep. Natl. Conv., 1926. Remarks, came 
to. Okla. in 1904; lived since at Supply 
and at Buffalo. During W. War was Co. 
Treas. of Red Cross and active in Bond 
Drives. Interested in child welfare. Hob¬ 
bies, art and flowers. 


COOL, C. R., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., ranch¬ 
man and store mgr. B., Ind., 1873. Edu., 
com. sch., in Ind and Kan. Wife, Sada E. 
Bus. Con., mgr. Cool Supply House; mgr. 
Cool’s Ranch; Pres. Harper Co. Abstract 
Co. Bk. Con., Central St., Buffalo. Imp. 
Rel., Clarence Cool, Carmen,, (bro.). Pol. 
Act., partisan. Offices, formerly Chief of 
Police and U. S. Dep. Marshal. Remarks, 
mbr. C. of C.; helped to build the railroads 
in Buffalo. Has lived in Buffalo since 1908. 
First came to Okla. in 1883. Went to 
Medicine Lodge, Kan., 1881, by stage with 
Col. Colcord’s boys. The nearest neighbor 
was Colonel Colcord and his family whose 
Ranch joined the Cool ranch. 


DRAKE, W. D., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., former 
teacher. B., England, Dec. 13, 1849. Edu., 
elementary sch. in Engl.; St. Normal, 
Lebanon, Ohio; Holds a Normal Sch. St. 
Life Certificate, in Okla. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., stockholder Central Hotel, Buffalo. 
Bk. Con.. Central Natl. Assoc., Porter 
Morgan, Okla. City ; H. G. McKeever, Enid. 
Church, Meth., N„ Buffalo; Trustee; former 
Steward; Supt. S. S.; Bible Class Tchr.; 
Licensed local minister. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since maturity in the Rep. 
party; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organiz. Public 
Offices Held, Co. Supt., 4 terms; J. of P., 
now serving. Party Honors, Co. Commit¬ 
teeman formerly; former del. to many convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; homestead¬ 
ed just north of Buffalo; lived in Buffalo 
and vicinity since; came to America from 
•Engl, when 20 yrs. of age; was naturalized 
in Ohio in 1875. In educational work for 
48 yrs. Many call him the father of 
Harper Co. schools. Hobby, literature. 

DICKERSON, MRS. VIRGIL, Buffalo. 
Rep. V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete 
information unavailable). 


DuVALL, J. W., Buffalo. Rep. Oce., 
sheriff. B„ Appawoosa Co., Ia., 1877. Edu., 
com. sch., Ia. Wife, Iva L. Stevens Duvall. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Forest Edward; 2 d., Mrs. 
Ochle Boyle, Wosston; Mrs. Merle Fuller, 
Laverne. Bus. Con., Sheriff; Grain Buyer. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Laverne. Assoc., 
W. B. Johnston, Enid; (pol.) T. G. Cook, 
Allen Walker, D. P. Parker, Buffalo; T. 
W. Sumpter, Laverne; Amos Ewing, Guth¬ 
rie; M. C. Garber, H. G. McKeever, Enid. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., past pres.; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Laverne; I. O. O. F., 
past Grand former Dist. Dep.; M. W. A., 
past Consul. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in both co. and st. for 30 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts and com. Offices, 
former Co. Commr.; Sheriff of Harper Co., 
now serving; mbr. of the Sch. Bd. in Gar- 
fled Co. Party Honors, served on every 
election bd. except when a candidate. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1897 ; lived in 
Enid, 1897-1908; active in civic affairs. 


GASS, MRS. BUENA, Selma. 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.. 1930. 
information unavailable.) 


Dem. V.- 
(Complete 


GASS, ELBERT, Selman. Dem. Occ., 
grain dealer. B„ Hillsboro, Ill., Sept. 18, 
1878 ; came to Okla. 1909 ; located Kibby, 
Okla., Selman 1920 since. Edu., h. sch. 
Wife, Berma M. Cdrn., 1 d., Laura V. Bk. 
Con., Selman St. Bus. Con., H. F. Craig. 
Pol. Assoc., J. W. Carl, J. D. Griffltts, Wade 
H. Loofbourrow, Lin Powers. Lodge, I. 
O. O. F., No. 487. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker always. Office, Twp. Clk. 

GEORGE, E. H., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., 
wholesale oil distributor. B., Saratoga, 
Kan., Mar. 25, 1886. Edu., com. sch., 
Wellington, Kan.; later edu. through read¬ 
ing and self efforts. Wife, Ernestine Clay- 
combe. Cdrn., 2 s., Monroe, Harold; 1 d., 
Catharine. Bus. Con., wholesale oil dis¬ 
tributor, Boline Refining Co., Enid; St. 
Clair Refining Co., Tulsa. Bk. Con., Cen¬ 
tral St. Assoc., co. and st. leaders in gen¬ 
eral of the Rep. organiz. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., former Pres., Chmn. Road Com. ; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Buffalo ; Kiwanis Club. 
Vice Pres.* Buffalo. Imp. Rel., W. W. 
George, Selman, Okla. (bro.). Pol. Act,, 
partisan; active for 20 yrs.; works mostly 
through contacts; makes speeches; was 
mgr. of Jim Harris Campaign 1910-11. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Commr., 1911-16. during which 
time Highway No. 64 was secured in 
Harper Co.; mbr. Sch. Bd., now serving, 
new bldg, confronts the bd. at this time. 
Party Honors, mbr. Local Election Bd., 10 
yrs.; del. to st. conv., 3 times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893; lived in Woods Co., 
1893-1906 ; homesteaded near present town 
of Buffalo in 1906 ; active in every bond 
drive during W. War. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

GRACE, GLEN. Laverne. Dem. Occ., 

merchant. B., Chillicothe, Mo., June 1, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Laverne; 
Northwestern St. Normal, Alva, 1914-18. 
Wife, Sylvia, d. of Mrs. S. W. Shaffer,. 
Clinton. Bus. Con., owner, Grace Mer¬ 
cantile Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) S. Morey, May; Hiatt Arnold, Buf¬ 
falo; Judge B. F. Willett, Buffalo; John 
B. Doolin, Alva; J. V. McClintic, Snyder: 
W. F. Hern. Mangum; Wade Loufbourrow, 
Buffalo; Wallace G. Hughes, Guymon; 
Albert Carmichael, Sayre. Church, Meth. 
(preference). Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
active in road movements; Mason, Blue 
I>odge, Laverne; I. O. O. F.; K. P. Pol. 
Act., nationally partisan; locally Inde¬ 
pendent. Activities chiefly confined to co. 
affairs; worker since 1919. Makes speeches, 
works through others. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Cen. Com., since 1926; del. to 
most st. convs. since 1924. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903, lived Hennessey; Laverne 
since 1906. Has been in mere. bus. at 
May. Beaver, Hooker,. Elk City. During 
W. War served in 90th Div., 357th Inf., 
mbr. Amer. Legion at Gage. 

GRIPFITTS, JOSEPH L„ Buffalo. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Friendsville, Tenn., July 
23, 1868; came to Okla. 1901; located 

Tonkawa, Buffalo since 1907. Edu., Mary¬ 
ville Col., Tenn., B. S. Wife, Grace A. 
Griffltts, deceased. Cdrn., 2 s., Cassius L. 
and Joseph Lewis: 2 d., Guendolyn and 
Muriel Elaine. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 20 yrs. all ways needed. Of¬ 
ficers, Co. Judge 1907-11 ; Co. Atty. since 
Jan. 7, 1929. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. six 
terms. Pol. Act.. J. W. Carl, Jim Litz, Tom 
Ricker, W. W. Whalen, Steve Morey, L. D. 
Aldridge, E. L. Price, E. E. Moore, A. S. 
Dickson, George Fritts, John Wells, John 
A. Wallace, R. E. Dickson, E. J. Dick. 

HOLCOMB, MURRAY ANTHONY, Buf¬ 
falo. Rep. Occ., attorney. B.. Woodward 
Co.; Nov. 19, 1900 ; Okla. Ter. Buffalo 

since 1922. Edu.. h. sch., LL. B., Univ. of 
Okla. 1922. Wife, Edna Anderson. Bus. 
Con., atty. M. K. & T. and A. T. & S. F.. 
Atty. Mav St. Bk., First Natl. Bk. Laverne, 
Central St. Bk. Buffalo and Selman St. 
Bank at Selman. Pol. Assoc., E. H. George, 
Wade H. Loofbourrow, .T. W. Harreld, John 
Fields, Omer K. Benedict, M. C. Garber. 


Church, Meth. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., 

partisan statewide worker 10 yrs. all ways 
needed. Remarks, received training in R. 
O. T. C. 

HORNBECK, FRED, Selman. Rep. Occ., 
farmer-stockman. B., Silver Lake, Kan; 
Jan. 1, 1873; came to Okla. 1901; located 
first at Deere Creek, moved to Selman. Edu., 
grad pub. sch. and Campbell Univ., Holton, 
Kan. Wife, Bertha Hartman. Pol. Assoc., 
Dr. Walker of Rosston, D. P. Parker, P. 
E. McEIhiney, M. C. Garber, W. G. Skelly, 
Chas Swindall, A. G. Sutton. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., K. of P. Imp. Rel., 
Mother, Ella Hornbeck, Point Marion, Pa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 30 yrs. per¬ 
sonal contact. Party Honors, St. Commit¬ 
teeman of Rep. Party in Harper Co., Re¬ 
marks, Engineers Dept, of Navy. 

LONG, EFFIE J., Laverne. Rep. Occ., 
school teacher. B., Bethel, Mo., Oct. 14. 
1890. Edu., 2 yrs. col. work Alva St. 
Tchrs. Col. Husband, Ora Y. Long. Cdrn., 
1 s.„ Wm. Percy; 2 d., Louise, Betty Jew¬ 
ell. Bus. Con., Commercial Investment Co., 
Denver, Colo., Auto Tag Agent, Notary 
Public. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
O. E. S. Chapter No. 338, Royal Neigh¬ 
bors, W. C. T. U., Laverne. Pol. Act., 
st. committeewoman. Harper Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902, located Woodward 
Co.„ also lived at Rosston before moving 
to Laverne. 

LONG. MRS. SUSIE M„ Laverne, Okla. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B„ Santa Co., Wis., 
Nov. 18, 1859; came to Okla. 1901; located 
Laverne. Edu., wherever located, always 
moving from one new country to another. 
Hus., dead. Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Chas Cook, Chas. 
Crabtree, Virgil Dick, M. C. Garber, W. 
B. Pine. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., ind. 
statewide worker, votes for best man, works 
as necessary. Remarks, Hon. Pres. W. C. 
T. U., strong for 18th Amend, W. Peace, 
general law enforcement. 

LOOFBOURROW, WADE H., Buffalo. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Mar. 18, 1898; 
Beaver, Okla., Buffalo since 1921. Edu., 
pub. and h. sch., Beaver, St. Univ. of Okla. 
Wife, Edith Niles. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Hale; 
1 d., Marilyn Miles. Bus. Assoc., M. A. 
Holcomb, Atty for M. K. & T. Ry.; Santa 
Fe Ry.; Central St. Bk. Buffalo, Panhandle 
Pub. Service Co. Clubs & Lodges, Mason¬ 
ic Lodge; K. of P., Beaver; B. P. 0. E., 
Woodward, V. Pres. Buffalo C. of C. Imp. 
Pol., father. Ex. Dist. Judge, Mbr. Supreme 
Ct. Pol. Act., active worker 10 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, former mbr. Buffalo 
Bd. of Edu., St. Sen. 1928-32. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Chmn. Harper Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 2 
terms, Sec’y Congr. Com. 1 term. Remarks. 
Legionnaire Selman Post, iSelman, Okla.; 
Lieut U. S. Cavalry Reserve Private W. 
War. 

McELHINEY, P. E., Rosston. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Mo., Aug. 15, 1885. Edu., 

elem. sch., Mo. Wife. Grace Curl, Canton, 
Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., David S.; 1 d., Grace 
Eraleen. Bus. Con., stockholder, Rosston 
Bk. and Rosston Elevator; stoekraiser. Bk. 
Con., Security St. Assoc., E. E. Thomas, 
Rosston;( pol.) D. P. Parker, T. G. Cook, 
Buffalo; Dr. H. Walker, Rosston. Church, 
Rose Hil Ban., Rosston; Supt. S. S. Clubs 
& Lodges. C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Rosston, Past Master. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since maturity; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and does some writing. 
Offices, Co. Comr., Harper Co., 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, former mbr. Election Bd. many 
times; del. to co. and st, conv. many 
times; Prct. Committeeman, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived since 
at Rosston. His father was among the verv 
earliest settlers of N. W. Okla. Active for 
good roads. 

McMINN, C. E., Buffalo. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Marfa, Tex., June 24, 1894. 
Edu., com. sch., to age of 13 yrs.; has 
been working in bks. since that time. Wife, 
Selma, d. of Jacob Ring, Selman, Okla. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Cdrn., 3 s., Martin Edward, Richard Dick, 
Harold Kyle; 2 d., Olive Ruth, Virginia 
Le. Bus. Con., Central St. Bk., Buf¬ 
falo. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis Club, Buf¬ 
falo ; C. of C., pres.; Mason, Treas., Buf¬ 
falo Lodge; I. 0. 0. F., Treas, Buffalo. 
Imp. Rel., Robert R. McMinn, Commercial 
Investment Co., Denver, Colo., (bro.). Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived at his 
present location since. Civic worker. Hob¬ 
bies, golf and fishing. 

NEATHERY, D. M„ Buffalo. Rep. Occ., 
service station operator. B., Ill. Edu., 
com. sch.. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. 
Past Bus. mail carrier, 8 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Central St. Church, Congregational. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Buffalo; Trus.; Past 
Grand; Instrumental in building Buffalo 
I. 0. O. F. Hall; Rebekahs; K. of P., Buf¬ 
falo. Pol. Act., partisan; active for' 30 
yrs.; makes speeches. Office, Twp. Assr. 
Party Honors, mbr. Election Bd.; was form¬ 
erly st. committeeman in Ill. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived since at Buf¬ 
falo. Mbr. of Sch. Bd. when first sch. 
house was built in Buffalo; built the first 
telephone line in Buffalo; helped the govt, 
agt. establish the first rural mail route 
Buffalo. Active in Liberty Bond drives 
during W. War. Instrumental in locating 
the co. seat at Buffalo and in naming the 
town. 

PARKER, DAVID PRESTON, Buffalo, Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Johnson Co., N. C., May 
23, 1876.' Edu., pub. sch., N. C.; Turling¬ 
ton Institute, Smithfield, N. C.; Univ. of 
N. C„ grad., A. B„ 1900 ; A. M„ 1901; 
grad, in Law, 1904; Epworth Univ., Okla. 
City, 1909-1910. Wife, Mary Louise. Cdrn., 

2 s., David Preston, Jr., Charles Kenyon; 

3 d., Elizabeth Shirley, Margaret Annette, 
Mary Louise, Alva. Bus. Con., practice of 
law; farm owner. Assoc., (pol.) A. H. 
Walker, Buffalo; Dr. H. Walker, Rosston; 
T. G. Cook Buffalo; Charles Swindall, 
Woodward. Church, Pres.; elder; pres. 
Harper Co. S. S. Assn., 1911-27; pres. 
Okla. Council Religious Education for sev¬ 
eral yrs., now v.-pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Phi Beta Kappa, Frat.; I. O. O. 
F., Buffalo; Encampment at Cherokee; B. 
P. 0. E., Woodward; K. P.; P. C. C. Emer¬ 
gency Lodge of Okla. Imp. Rel., one of his 
paternal ancestors was killed at Bunker 
Hill, and referred to by Daniel Webster 
in his Bunker Hill oration. James Daniel 
Parker, lawyer, ex-special Asst. Atty. 
Gen. of U. S. Smithfield, N. C.; Ezra 
Parker, ex-st. sen., now Judge of Re¬ 
corder's Court, Smithfield, N. C.; and H. 
A. Parker, Pres. Citizens Bk. & Trust Co., 
Benson, N. C. Pol. Act., Usually works 
locally for st. and co. tickets; active for 
20 yrs.; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts and local com. Offices, 
Atty. Harper Co., 1911-15, and 1921-23. 
Party Honors, Rep. St. Committeeman in 
Harper Co., 1918-20. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909 ; lived in Okla. City, 1909-10; 
Buffalo, since; moved his family to Alva 
in 1926, but retains his office in Buffalo. 
Active in civic affairs. When attending 
college was Interstate Collegiate debater 
from his alma mater and won the Willie 
P. Morgan Oratory Medal of Univ of N. C. 

POWDERS, H. Buffalo. Dem.. Occ., 
farmer. B., Unionville, Mo., 1873. Edu., 
com. schs., Unionville, Mo. Wife, Ettie Ella 
Smith. Cdrn.. 2 s., Herman W., Freedom; 
Floyd F., Buffalo; 5 d., Mrs. Jewell Plum- 


lee, Freedom; Mrs. Lura Feeser, Salt 
Springs; Isma, Era, Belva. Bus. Con., 
Wheat farmer,. Bk. Con., Cen. St. Church, 
Nazarene, Ellendale; helped build church; 
treas. for a number of yrs. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; works through personal contacts 
only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900, filed 
claim in Harper Co.; mbr. sch. bd. which 
built school house. Registered during W. 
War but never called for service. Hobby, 
fishing, hunting and trapping. 

PRICE, A. E.. May. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Mannington, West Va., Jan. 
19, 1875; came to Okla. 1897, located Man¬ 
chester, Grant Co.; Harper Co., since 1901. 
Edu., com. sch. Wife, Lizzie Price. Cdrn., 
4 s.; 1 d. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F., 
No. 384, Past Grand. Pol. Act., active 34 
yrs., personal contact. Offices, mayor of 
May. Assoc., IV. H. Loofbourrow, Tom 
Ricker, Steve Morey, Mrs. A. J. Chase. 
Remarks, one of early pioneers of Harper 
Co. Hobby, hunting 1 . 

SAPPINGTON, ROY, Laverne. Rep. 
Occ., oil and gas distributor. B.. Exitor. 
Ill., Aug. 7, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Ill.; 
private tutor employed w r hen in Indian Ter. 
Wife Viola Walker. Cdrn., Chester Paul, 
Ardmore; 2 d., Mrs. Velma Stout, Shat- 
tuck; Leona at O. U. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Cecil Munn, Judge Swindall, 
Enid; (pol.) J. W. Duvall; R. O. Allen; 
Wade H. Loofbourrow. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Laverne, mbr. Road Com.; Mason 
Blue Lodge Woodward; I. O. O. F., past 
Grand, Laverne. Pol. Act., independent, 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Remarks, mbr. 
sch. bd. that built new school house, put 
Laverne schools on accredited list; built 
first line of elevators on M. K. & T. Ry. 
Active in behalf of good roads. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

i STUART, JIM, Laverne. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Milan, Mo., Aug. 12, 1885. 

Edu., com. schs., Milan, Mo. Wife, Gwen¬ 
dolyn Houser S. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Ledge, Shat- 
tuck. Pol. Act., partisan, since maturity; 
works through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909. Active in civic affairs. 
Hobbies, fishing and hunting. 

SUMPTER, T. W., Laverne, Kep. Occ., 
banker. B., Liberal, Mo., Aug. 10, 1881. 

Edu., com. and h. sch., Ft. Scott, Kan. 
Wife, Bessie Blakesly, of la. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Keith, Bobby; 4 d., Mrs. Thelma Hardy, 

Borger, Tex.; Joy, Jewell, Leola. Bus. 
Con., ranch holdings. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, La¬ 
verne ; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., Francis A. Sumpter, 
(bro.) banker, Follett, Tex. Pol. Act., 

Partisan, active for 22 yrs.; works through 
com. only. Offices, formerly co. elk., Ellis 

Co.; also former co. commr., Ellis Co. 

Party Honors mbr. local Election Bd.; del. 
to natl. conv. 1916. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived near Caney, 1902-07 ; 
Grand, 1907-1908 ; Arnett, 1908-12; Shat- 
tuck, 1912-17; Laverne since. Mbr. sch. 

tod. which built school bldg. Hobby, hunt- 
ting and fishing. 

TEMPLE, N. H., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Iowa, Sept. 10, 1871. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Kan. Wife, Minnie Shane 
Temple. Cdrn., 3 s., O. W., Theron, Orvid, 
Buffalo; 4 d., Mrs. E. M. Jones, Little 
Rock, Ark.; Mrs. R. G. Smith, Davenport, 


la.; Mrs. M. H. MeCorly, Atlanta, Ind.; 
Frances Fae. Bus. Con., merchant; land 
owner. Bk. Con., Central St. Church, 
Chris, elder. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club, pres.; C. of C., past pres.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Buffalo, past master; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
Thomas W. Temple, (bro.) Buffalo. Pol. 
Act., independent; works only through co. 
ccnvs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; 
lived in Grant Co., 1894-1899 ; moved to 
Kansas and back to Buffalo in 1902. Mbr. 
sch. bd., 18 yrs., aided in building new 
sch. bldg. Interested in good roads. 

VANDERPOOL, L. M„ Buffalo. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Mo., Nov. 29, 1855 

Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Lucy Graham. 
Cdrn., 3 s., J. S., Harry S., Clarence E., 
Buffalo. Bk. Con.. Central St. Assoc., 
R. L. Williams; W. H. Miller. Church. 
Bap.; deacon; former S. S. Supt. Pol. 
Act., partisan; has taken a lifelong in¬ 
terest in politics. Party Honors, del. co. 
conv. many times; mbr. local Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899.; lived at 
Stillwater, 1899-1902 ; homesteaded in Har¬ 
per co., in 1902. Active in behalf of good 
roads. Mbr. of Bd. of Education for 15' 
yrs. Hobby, tree planting. 

WALKER A. H., Buffalo. Rep. Occ., 

attorney. B., Green Castle, Mo., 1880. 
Edu., com. sch.. Green Castle, Mo.; Stan- 
bury Normal; Epworth Univ. Okla. City; 
Admitted to Bar on examination, 1910. 
Wife, Aurel Blanton. Cdrn., 1 s., Henry 

A. ; 2 d., Aurel; Verna Jean, at O. U. 
Bk. Con., Cen. St.,; Security St., Rosston. 
Assoc., Mrs. Walker, asst, in law office; 

B. F. Willit; D. Parker; Judge Swindall; 
Judge Wybrandt. Church, Meth.; former 
trustee. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. 
publicity and road com.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
taking Consistory work, Guthrie; I. O. O. 
F., Buffalo. Imp. Rel., Dr. H. Walker, 
(bro.) Rosston. Pol. Act., partisan; works 
through personal contacts and local com.; 
makes speeches. Offices. Co. Judge, 1913- 
23; City Atty., Buffalo, 1911-13. Party 
Honors, attends pret. co., dist., and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900. 
Homesteaded near Buffalo in 1901, where 
he has since lived. Hobby, music. 

WALKER, Dr. H„ Rosston. Rep. Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

WHALEN, W. W„ Buffalo. Ind. Occ., 
Insurance and Abstractor. B., Claysville, 
Ky., Dec. 10, 1873, came to Okla. 1909 
located Tecumseli, Okla. City 1910; Buffalo 
since 1911. Edu., grad. Valparaiso, Ind. 
Wife, Josephine H. Tucker. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Wm. W., Jr.; 3 d.. Mildred Josephine, Mar¬ 
garet Edward and Willie Mae. Bus. Con., 
Owner Buffalo Abstract Co. Bk. Con., 
Cen. St. Assoc., A. C. Miles. Clubs, Ki¬ 
wanis, C. of C. 


WILLETT, B. F.. Buffalo. Ind. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Big Springs, Ky., Jan. 2, 1863. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky.; Georgetown 
Col., 5 yrs.; Univ. of Louisville, Ky. Wife, 
Laura B. Mason. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Clara 
W. Shoemaker, Whittenberg, Tex.; Mrs. 
Elizabeth Overbeck, Muskogee. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. of 
I’.; I. O. O. F., Woodward. Offices, st. 
Repr. in Ky.; co. atty. in Okla. 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
El Reno, 1900-05 ; W'oodward, 1905-17 ; 
Buffalo since. Outstanding S. S. worker 
in co. 


Haskell County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Mitchell Harrison (Dem.) _Stigler 

Co. Attorney. William S. Hall (Dem.) _Stigler 

Ct. Clerk, W. H. Moore (Dem.) _Stigler 

Co. Clerk, 73. A. McDaniel (Dem.) _Stigler 

Sheriff, James Keese (Dem.) _Iveota 

Co. Treasurer, G. B. Logan (Dem.)_1_Stigler 

Co. Surveyor, W. T. Stewart (Dem.) _Stigler 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., J. H. Brown (Rep.)_Stigler 

Co. Assessor. D. D. Fry (Dem.) _Stigler 

Co. Weigher, J. E. Carter (Dem.) _Stigler 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—0. A. Powell (Dem.) _Iveota 

Dist. No. 2—Albert Harrison (Rep.)-Stigler 

Dist. No. 3—J. A. Pebworth (Dem.) -Ivinta 

County Election Board : 

See’y., C. D. Milan (Dem.) _Stigler 

Chmn., Will Cariker (Dem.) -Hoyt 

Mbr., S. F. Reed (Rep.) -Iveota 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Ben W. Belew (Dem.) Stigler ; Sen. 
W. G. Stigler, (Dem.) Stigler; Dist. Judge, D. C. Mc¬ 
Curtain (Dem.) Poteau. 

State Officers, Mrs. C. J. May. McCurtain, mbr. Bd. 
Regents, Eastern Okla. College, Wilburton ; A. T. Hill, 
Stigler, Co. Supt. Health; J. T. Holley, Stigler, Deputy 
Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Dr. A. T. Hill, Chmn., Stigler; Mrs. E. D. Means, 
V-Chmn., Stigler. 


Republican 

Geo. W. Scott, Chmn., Stigler; Mrs. Mary E. Trout, 
V.-Chmn., Hoyt. 

J. A. Jones, St. Committeeman, Stigler ; Mrs. Janie 
Thomas, St. Committeewoman, Ivanima. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Stigler, Co. Seat; I. Holmes (Chmn. Bd.) ; Mrs. 
Ora Matthews (Clerk) ; Ben W. Belew (Attorney) ; 
Puh. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Quinton Relief Oil & Gas Co., 
Iveota. Curtis Croom (Mayor) ; Doyle Sewell 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Ivinta, O. T. Pierson (Clerk). 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| I486 | 

1 

2202 J 

[2480 

1 

2172 j. 

Rep. 

| 976 | 

1 

2673 | 

| 1935 

1 

2580 | 

Soc. 

1 477 | 

| 

201 | 

| 35 

1 

13| 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1092 | 

2262 | 

| 2482 

2496 | 

1 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

758 | 

2813 | 

2660 

2231 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

73 | 

1S7 | 

|no C. 

o 1 

I 

Governor 

Dem. 

! 1 

1108 | 

| 3516 

1 

2526 | 

! 

Rep. 

1 1 

774 | 

| 1869 

1 

2312 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

74 | 

1 13 


1 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1484 | 

1123 | 

2269 | 3313 

| 2409 

2515 | 

2550 | 

Rep. 

| 949 

722 

2628 | 1731 

2211 

2165 | 

2155 | 

Soc. 

| 477 | 

61 | 

183 | 13 

no C. | 

no C. | 

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Town 

McCurtain 

Stigler 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspaper 

Monitor (Wkly. Ind.) 

News & Sentinel 


Editor Owner 

F. H. Blackford 

East Okla. Pub. Co. 


ARMSTRONG, E. F ., Stigler. Rep. Occ 
Hotel man, B., Ozark Ark., Oct 15, 18<a 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ozark Ark. W e, 
Grace Forest Bk. Con., First ^Natl. Assoc., 
6. C. Belter, 0 r »«». 
Stieler • (pol.) .T. A. Jones, E. 0. Clark. 
Geo W. Scott, Bill McKenzie, Stigler; 
Omer Benedict, Jim Harris, H F Cooper, 
Frank Lee, Lew Wentz, Irwin Page. 

Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, K. P-> 

M. w. A.; Loyal Amencus Imp. Rei., nr. 

N. E. Armstrong, Booneville, Ark. ; Mrs. 
J. E. Bernay, Muskogee. Pol. Act., Par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1914; makes 

and operates through corns, and other.-,. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. corns., 
mbr. Elec. Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1899 ; Wagoner 1899- 
1908; Haskell 1908-10; McAlester 1910-11 • 
Muskogee; Stigler. Good roids “ l p“ s 

ast. Active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
work during W. War. Interested in Boy 
Scout organization. 

BELEW. BEN W., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Mar. 1. 1889, Waterlog Ala. 
Edu., pub. schs. of Tex., San Marcus 
Normal Col.; Valparaiso Law Sch., LL.B. 

admitted to Bar, Ind., 1913. Wife, Mrs. 

Pearl Holmes. Cdrn.. 1 s., Graham, I d., 
Cathrvn. Bus. Con., Ben W. Belew. lawyer. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (Pol) K - 
Muncy, B. A. McDaniel, .T. W. McDaniel. 
Claude Briggs. Church, M. P. C | ubs &. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; Lions, Okla. 
Bar Assn.; Haskell Co. Bar. Po . Act., 
partisan; active since 1914; speaker for 
party. Offices, Co. Atty.; City Atty. Party 


Honors, del. to all st. convs.; Co. Campaign 
mgr., 1920-28. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; 
Stigler. Served overseas during War; mbr. 
Amer. Legion. Hobby, white leghorns, hull 
dogs, fishing. 

BELL. CLAUDE., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 

druggist. B., Dec. 4, 1902. Anderson Co, 
Tex. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tecumseh. 
Wife, Reba Duke. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Bell Pharmacy. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Lucian Thomas, Vernon Cole, H. J. Corn; 
(pol.) Ben Belew, Bill Stigler, L. J. Lantz, 
;Stigler; M. E. Trapp, W. W. Hastings, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Imp. 
Rel., Clyde Bell, Lawton; Arnold Bell 
Stigler; Hugh Bell, Tecumseh; Fenton Bell, 
Tecumseh. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1921 through comms. and others. Party 
Honors, appointed on good roads comms. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1912; Tecumseh, 
1912-20; Stigler since; active in church 
work and good roads enthusiast. Hobby, 
dogs. 

BONHAM, ROBERT A., Keota. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Sept. 29, 1862, Ander¬ 
son Co., East Tenn. Edu., com. sch., Buck¬ 
ner Col., Wicherville, Ark. Wife, Bertha 
E. Degen. Cdrn.. 2 s„ Robert D. Bonham 
Keota; Windal W. Bonham, Keota; 3 d., 
Mrs. J. L. Stephens, Long Beach, Calif. ; 
Mrs. J. L. Sigmon, Poteau; Miss Winifred, 
Washington Univ., St. Louis. Bus. Con., 
Farming; Shorthorn Cattle; Poland China 
Hogs. Bk. Con., Keota St. Assoc., J. F. 
Price, Jim Keese, J. L. Rumley, Star; 
(pol.) James Keese, Guy A. Curry, Ben 
Belew, Stigler; W. W. Hastings, Judge 


Brown, Judge Lester. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Keota. Pol. 
Ac t., partisan; active since 1884; personal 
and through comms. Offices, past Treas. 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; Blaine 1905’; 
Keota 1905 since; mbr. Council Defense 
during War; chm. Red Cross; Liberty 
Bond drive. 

BROWN, J. HENRY., Stigler. Rep. Occ., 

county superintendent Haskell county. B., 
July 24. 1899, Stigler. Edu., grad. Stigler 
h. sch.; student Okla. Univ.; grad. N. E. 
T. C., B. S. Wife, Helen Garhan. Cdrn., 1 
d. Bus Con., Co. Supt. Haskell Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Geo. C. Wells, 
John S. Vaughan, Dr. M. P. Hammond. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Mason, 32nd; Consistory, McAlester; Red 
Red Rose ; O. E. A.; Haskell Co. Tchrs. Assn ; 
Amer. Legion. Imp. Rel., S. C. Brown, 
Stigler. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1924; makes speeches and works through 
com. and others. Offices, Co. Supt. 1929- 
31. Party Honors, del. to co. and dist. 
convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman. Served W. War, Sgt. Co. A. S. 
T. A. C. Univ. Okla. Interested in better 
quality tchrs., mope efficient rural schs. 

CALLOWAY, A. J., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
president first national bank. B., Mar. 11, 
1885, Hollywood, Ark. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Whitefield; Bus. course and Col., 
Commerce, Tex. Wife, Agnes P. Cdrn., 1 
s., Douglas; 2d., Marie and Elinore. 

Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. C. Sturgeon, C. L. 














































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Easterling, S. C. Brown, Stigler; A. H. 
Abbott, W. G. Stigler, J. L. Beckett, W. 
E. Rowsey. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Cinslstory, McAlester; 

M. W. A.; W. 0. W.; Okla. Amer. Bank¬ 
ers Assn.; Lions Club. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1909, makes speeches and 
works through comms. and others. Offices, 
City Treas. Bd. of Edu. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; Whitefield 1893-1901 ; Keota 
1903; Stigler since; active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross drives during War. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

CLARK, E. O., Stigler. Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Sept, 24, 1878, Whitefield, Ind. 
Terr. Edu., Subscript, schs. of Choctaw 
Nation; Kendall Col.; grad. A. B., Center 
College, Danville, Ky.; Law sch. N. W. 
Univ. ; admitted to Bar 1900. Wife, Ina 
K. Foster. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., E. O. 
Clark, lawyer. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1905; co. and statewide; organization work 
mostly. Offices. 1921 appointed by Pres. 
Harding Choctaw Natl. Atty., served until 
1925. Party Honors, del. to co.. dist., st. 
and natl. convs.; alternate del. to Kan. City. 
Remarks, has lived in Stigler since 1905; 
mbr. Okla. Bar Assn., Univ. Club, Wash¬ 
ington ; special interest and hobby doing 
organization work in Rep. party; four 
minute speaker during War. 

COUNCIL, HOMER ELBERT., Kinta. 
Dem. Occ.. general merchandise. B., Oct. 
8, 1888, Ellsworth, Logan Co., Tex. Edu., 
h. sch., Charleston. Ark.; Ft. Smith Bus. 
Col. Wife, Margie Collier. Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. 
Bus. Con., H. E. Council Store. Bk. Con., 
Kinta St. Assoc., P. M. Rabon, Dr. E. 
•lohnson, Charlie Welcher; (pol.) Judge 
Hudson, Ben Belew, Jim Reese. Judge 
Hawley, Bill Stigler, Stigler; Judge Les¬ 
ter, M. E. Trapp, W. W. Hastings. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; W O. 
W. Imp. Rel.. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Council, 
Ponca City. Pol. Act., partisan ; active since 
1909; makes speeches, works mostly per¬ 
sonally and through comms. Offices. Clk. 
Prct. Elec. Bd. 13 yrs.; Pres. Sch. Bd. 5 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. Dem. 
Com. 1916 to date. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1916; located Kinta. During War mbr. 
legal advisory Bd.; active Liberty bonds, 
Red Cross, also four minute man. 

COX, GRANDERSON F., Kinta. Dem. 
Occ., farming. B., Waco, Tex., Apr. 27, 
1866. Edu., com. sch.. Wise Co., Tex. Wife, 
Sarah Ann Shipley. Cdrn., 2 s., A. H. Cox, 
Kinta; R. L. Cox, Seminole; 2 d., Mrs. 

Annie Kennedy, Quinton; Mrs. Pearl Bar¬ 
ton, Kinta. Bus. Con., Mail Carrier. Bk. 
Con., Kinta St. Assoc., H. E. Council, Ed 
Oirie; (pol.) Ben Belew, Bill Stigler, Camp¬ 
bell Russell, Judgte Lester, Judge Brown. 
Church, Bap. Cluibs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Kinta No. 318. Imp. Rel., J. 

N. and R. D. Cox, Kinta (bro.). Offices, 
Municipal Justice, Kinta, 3 yrs.; J. P. 
Beaver Twp. 7 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Inspector 
Prct. Elec. Bd. Pol. Act., nartisan; active 
since 1904, makes speeches and personal 
contact. Remarks, came to Poteau 1880- 
1900; Kinta 1900 since. Hobby, hunting. 

CRAIG, WILLIAM., McCurtain. Dem. 
Occ., general merchandise. B., July 1, 1874, 
Fayetteville, Ark. Edu., com. schs., Fay¬ 
etteville, Ark. Wife, Bessie Lee Moody. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Harvey, Artesia, N. Mex.; 1 d\, 
Myrtle, McCurtain. Bus. Con., Craig Store, 
McCurtain. Bk. Con., McCurtain St. Bk. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. M. Muncy, Omer Hudson, 
Alvin Powell, Keota; Ed Bovle. Milton 
Searle, Bill Stigler, Ben W. Belew. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic, Master Mason, Mc¬ 
Curtain; Community Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1907, both personal and 
through comms. Offices, Twp. Bd. 1907-10; 
City Council, McCurtain 1921-24; Clk. 
Sch. Bd. McCurtain 1925-28. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Elec. Bd. 6 yrs.; 
mbr. good roads standing com. Remarks, 
Wis.; admitted to Bar 1904, Wife, Lula, 
came to McCurtain 1900 ; lived there since. 


Active in Red Cross and Liberty Bond 
work during War. Hobby, baseball, fishing. 

CURRY, GUY A., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Sept. 22, 1877, Viola, W’is. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Viola; Univ. of 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., Guy A. Curry, 
law firm. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., L. 
J. Lantz, W. I. Calloway; (pol.) A. T. 
Hill, Co. Chmn..; Ben Belew, Stigler, M. 
E. Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway, W. W. 
Hastings, E. F. Lester, D. C. McCurtain, 



GUY A. CURRY 


Wm. G. Stigler. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; Consistory, 
McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; I. O. O. F. ; 
Eastern Star; M. W. A.; W. O. W.; C. of 
C.; Lions; Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1899, makes speeches and 
works through com. and others. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. of Edu.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Party 
Honors, IPrct. Committeeman; del. to all 
st. convs.; del. to Joint statehood conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; Quinton 
until 1911; Stigler 1911 since; active 
worker during War. Interested in good 
roads. 

EASTERLING, C. L„ Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
Ark. Edu., com. and h. sch., Murphysboro, 
Ark.; Henderson Brown Col., Arkadelphia, 
Ark. Wife, Pearl. Cdrn., 3s.; 3d. Bus. 
Con., E. & W. Store. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, W. O. W. ; 
Lions. Assoc., L. J. Lantz, H. C. Dobbyns. 
(pol.) Dr. A. T. Hill, Alvin Powell, Keota; 
M. E. Trapp, A. H. Abbott, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, W. G. Stigler. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active since 1904, makes speeches 
and works through comms. and others. 
Party Honors, mbr. good roads com.; mbr. 
agricultural com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1910, Stigler, Pres. Lions Club; Vice Chmn. 
and Sec’y C. of C.; very active Scout 
work and church work. Hobby, good roads 
and civic improvements. 

FANNIN, FRED H., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Feb. 10, 1870, Oak Lodge. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Ark.; Univ., Mo. 
Wife, Eliza J. Kerr. Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d. Bus. 
Con., Fred H. Fannin Law Firm. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Dr. R. T. Terrel, Ed 
Mews, Ben Belew; (pol.) Jim Key, S. H. 
Calhoun. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Past Master. Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1904 in co. and st. making 
speeches and working through comms. and 
others. Offices, Co. Atty.; U. S. Land Com.; 


Bd. of Edu. Remarks, native. Oak Lodge, 
I. T.; McAlester 1892; Whitefield; Stigler 
1908, lived there since. 

FEARS, WM. BURTON., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner of district no. 2. 
B„ Oct. 27, 1866, West Point, Ark. Edu., 
com. sch., Clinton, Ark. Wife, Daisy L. 
Foster. Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., mbr. 
Excise Bd.; Bd. of Co. Commr., Haskell Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., L. J. Lantz, 
Ford Agency, Harry Dobbins, Carl Ester- 
ling, F H. Blackford, Lloyd Sigmon, Stig¬ 
ler; (pol.) F. H. Blackford, Stigler; Ed 
Colard, Lequire; Chas. Evans, Whitefield; 
L. B. Logan, Stigler; ex-Gov. Haskell, Judge 
Fay Lester, Judge M. E. Rosser, Judge 
Milton, Joe Foster. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Odd Fellows; Retail Mer. Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1894, 
makes speeches and works through com. 
Offices, Co. Commr. fill-in term, Jan.-July, 
1909 ; Town Trustee 1912-13, Stigler.; Co. 
Commr., Haskell Co. 1907. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 1907-28, more than 
half time. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; 
Whitefield; Kinta 1903-06; Stigler 1906 to 
present. Interested in good roads and 
active during War. 

GAMBLE, SHULER., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
cashier first national bank. B., Aug. 22, 
1899, Cameron. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Kinta and Stigler; Univ. Okla. Wife, Ndll 
Stratton. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., First Natl. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., W. Calloway, 
H. C. Dobbyns, H. J. Conn; (pol.) W. G. 
Stigler, G. B. Logan, W. B. Fears, B. A. 
McDaniel, Bill Stigler, M. E. Searle, 
Ben Belew. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge,. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Offices, City Treas.; Treas. Bd. of 
Edu. Remarks, native. Cameron 1899-06 ; 
Kinta 1906-15; lived Stigler since 1915. 
Steward in M. E. Church. 

HALL, WILLIAM S. JR., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., county attorney. B.. Sept. 7, 1904, 
Whitefield. Edu., h. sch., Connor; St. Sch. 
Agri.; Cumberland Univ., 1926, LL. B. 
Wife, Katherine Blackburn. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Farming. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
First St., Warren. Assoc.. D. C. McCuis- 
tian, Ben W. Pebworth. Mitchel Harrison, 
Fred H. Fanin; (pol.) Ben W. Belew, lr. 

H. Blackford, B. A. McDaniel, W. B. Fens, 
Stigler; W. W. Hastings, R. M. McCool, W. 
G. Stigler, W. L. Crettenden. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, White- 
field. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hall, 
Whitefield. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1926 ; makes speeches, works personally and 
through comms. Offices, Co. Atty., Haskell 
Co., Jan. 1929-30; City Atty., Stigler 1927- 
28. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; active 
in co. com. work by appointment. Remarks, 
native, lived Stigler since 1926 ; mbr. L. 
Y. D. 

HARRISON. A. P., Stigler. Rep. Occ., 
county commissioner. B.. Dec. 29, 1879. 
Haskell Co., Ind. Terr. Edu., Indian Govt. 
Schools. Wife, Aimee Beckham. Cdrn., 1 
d. Bus. Con., Farm Owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church Bap. Clubs &, Lodges, Lions 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904, both co. and st.; works through 
corns, and others. Offices. Co. Commr. 2 
yrs. Partv Honors, Co. Chmn. Cen. Com. 

2 yrs.; del. to co., dist., and st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; former bank¬ 
er, 

HARRISON, MITCHELL. Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., county judge. B., Oct. 14, 1893, Okla. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Whitefield; Jones 
Academy, Hartshorne; A. & M. Col. Wife, 
Jimmie Warren. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Go. of Haskell. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Ben Belew, W. G. Stigler, II. C. Dobbyns; 
(pol.) Ben Belew, Omar M. Hudson, Dan 
Saunders; Rex Harlow, Judge Lester, 
W. W. Hastings, Frank Buttram. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; 

I. O. O. F.; Amer. Legion. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1919, both co. and st. 
making speeches and working through 
comms. and others. Offices, Co. Judge, City 
Atty. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 





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native; resided Stigler since 1916. Served 
in W. War. 

HAYS, NOAH., Keota. Rep. Occ., Post 
Master. B., Dec. 31, 1888, Amity, Ark. 
Edu., com. sch.. Star; N. E. St. Tchrs. 
Col., Tahlequah. Wife, Maude Ragan. Cdrn., 

1 s. Bus. Con. Farming. Bk. Con., Keota 
St. Assoc., O. H. Smith, E. E. Sewell, Ed 
Cason; (pol.) 0. E. Clark, J. A. Jones, 
George Scott, Stigler; Henry Cooper, Jim 
Harris. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic, Blue Lodge, Keota No. 286. Pol. 
Act, partisan; active since 1909 ; personal¬ 
ly and through com. Offices. Postmaster, 
Keota 1923 since. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; Co. Elec. Bd. 10 yrs.. 
Star. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; Star, 
Ind. Terr, until 1923; Keota since. Served 
in W. War; mbr. Munn-Dunlap Post No. 22, 
Stigler. 

HILL, DR. A. T., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Apr. 1876, Prentiss 
Co., Miss. Edu., pub. sch.. Miss; B. S. 
Grad. Iuka Normal Institute., Iuka, Miss.; 
Memphis Hospital Med. Col., M. D. Wife, 
Carrie A. Fays. Bus. Con., Extensive farm 
owner; M. D., gen. practice. Assoc., (pol.) 
Bertie McDaniel, W. G. Stigler, Ben W. 
Belew, Stigler; Judge Lester, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Stigler; C. of C.; W. 
O. W. ; M. W. A.; mbr. Okla. and Haskell 
Co. Med. Assn.; mbr. Amer. Legion. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1899. makes 
speeches and works personally and through 
comms. Offices. Supt. Health, Haskell Co.; 
Treas. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, mbr. good 
roads com.; chmn. Cen. Com. 3 yrs.; del. 
to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901, Tamaha 1901-18; Stigler 1918 
since; charter mbr. and first Post Com. 
Amer. Legion Post Munn-Dunlap No. 1; 
active in civic betterment. 

HUDSON, OMAR M., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., June 23, 1894, Salem, Ark. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Stigler; passed 
Bar 1914. Wife, Pearl Wyatt. Cdrn., 3 s., 
1 d. Bus. Con., Atty. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. W. J. Calloway, T. R. McKinley, 
R. F. Terril; (pol.) W. B. Fears, A. T. Hill, 
Ben Belew, Stigler; Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
Geo. D. Key, Kelly Brown, Fred Branson, 
Elmer Thomas, E. F. Lester. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester, Okla. ; Bar Assn.; mbr. 
Boy Scout Council. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1916, making speeches and 
working personally. Party Honors co. st. 
convs.; Prct. Com. Offices, Co. Judge 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to McCurtain 1902-17 ; 
Stigler since; active War worker. 

JONES, J. A., Stigler. Rep. Occ., field 
man of The Graves Farm Loan Co. B., 
Aug. 31, 1876, Tenn. Edu., pub. sehs., Ark.; 
M. E. Col., Yelleville, Ark. Wife, Lillie M. 
Cox. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., Farm Owner: 
Real Estate Owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. O. 
O. ; W. O. W.; K. P.; B. P. 0. E. ; 
M. W. A.; Lions Club. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active since 1899, makes speeches and 
works through comms. and others. Offices, 
Deputy sheriff, Haskell Co. Party Honors. 
Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 6 yrs.; del. to all 
co., dist., and st. convs.; Rep. St. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; 
Whitefield; Kinta 1902-12; Stigler 1912 
since. Interested in better Govt.; active 
political, religious and civic affairs. 

KEESE, JAMES H., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
county sheriff. B., Dec. 6, 1865, Leon Co., 
Centerville, Tex. Edu., com. schs., Center¬ 
ville, Tex. Wife, Annie Forrester. Cdrn., 
6 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., Farming. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Stacy Moore, R. M. 
Munsey; (pol.) D. C. McCurtain, Judge 
Hudson, Richard Harrison, Stigler; W. H. 
Brown, It. L. Williams, Judge Lester, W. 
W. Hastings. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic, 32nd: Consistory, McAlester; 
Eastern Star, Past Patron. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1907, personally and 
through com. Offices, Co. Sheriff; Sec’v 
Elec. Bd. ; dir. Schs. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs.; prct. committeeman. 


HASKELL COUNTY 

Remarks, came to Okla. 1885; Sanbois Co. 
Ind. Terr., Keota 1889; Stigler 1929 since. 

LANTZ, LEVI JOSEPH., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B,, Sept. 18, 1878, Mich. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Kan; St. Tchrs. 
Col., Emporia, Kan. Wife, Verna Doughty, 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., Ford Agency, Dob- 
yns-Lantz Hdw. Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., H. C. Dobyns, H. B. Cook, C. L. 
Easterling, Homer Council, Cyril May, W. 

G. Stigler, M. E. Trapp, Cyrus Avery, J. 

D. Jones, Moss Patterson, W. W. Hastings. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge; Consistory, McAlester; Lions; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904; works personally and through com. 
Offices, Mayor, Stigler; mbr. City Council. 
Party Honors, appointed Bd. Edu. 6 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904, Stigler; 
pioneer of iStigler; civic worker; promoted, 
merchant. B., Jan. 16, 1880, Kingland, 

organized and established Boy Scout chap¬ 
ter, Stigler; generally active during War. 
Organized Haskell Co. Free Fair, Vice 
Pres No. 266 Highway Assn. 

LANTZ, MRS. VERNA E., Stigler. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker and civic worker. B., 
Apr. 5, 1879, Jackson, Penn. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Ivan.; St. Tchrs. Col., Emporia, 
Kan. Hus., Levi J. Lantz. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. 
Con., F'irst Natl. Assoc., Joe N. Hamilton, 
Harry Lyons, A. H. Abbott; (pol.) Mrs. J. 
B. Holleman,, Mrs. L. L. Munsey, J. B. 
Sylerder, Earl Bridges, Lew Wentz, Mrs. 
J. A. Lawrence Shaffer. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star, Stigler; 
Fortnightly, New Century, Okla. ; Society 
Crippled Cdrn., honorary mbr. Lions Clubs, 
Pol. Act., active since 1904, makes talks 
and works personally; comms. and others. 
Party Honors, vice-chmn. Cen. Com. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904 ; pioneer 
of Stigler; active in civic work and crip¬ 
pled cdrn., dir. crippled childrens society 
of st. 

LOGAN, GILLIE B., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., May 14, 1877, Tupelo, 
Miss. Edu., h. sch., Hacket, Ark. Wife, 
Florence Burton. Cdrn., 1 s.. Burton Logan, 
iStillwater; 1 d., Mrs. Vera Thomas, We- 
woka. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. B. 
Fears, W. I. Calloway, H. C. Dobyns; (pol.) 

B. A. McDaniel, H. J. Conn, Dr. A. T. 
Hill, Stigler; M. L. Harris, Wister, W. B. 
Thomas, A. M. McDonald, Wister. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. P.; 

C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Martha S. Logan, 
Stigler; B. D. Logan. Okla. City; C. A. 
Logan, Muskogee; J. M. Logan, Poteau; E. 
M. Logan, Weleetka; J. H. Logan, Kinta; 
Mrs. Ida Cealone, Ft. Smith Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1907; does personal 
work and through comms. Offices, City 
Clk., Wister 2 yrs.; Clk. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs.; 
Co. Treas. July 1929-31; past Clk. Terri¬ 
torial Prct., Wister, 5 yrs., before State¬ 
hood. Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. 
convs.; Chmn. Prct. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1888; Wister 1891-1917; Mc¬ 
Alester 1917-19; Stigler since. 

LOYD, EVA ALEXANDER., Stigler. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Feb. 8, 1876, Bates- 
ville. Ark. Edu., com. sch., Springdale, 
Ark.; Elen Springs h. sch. Wife, Agnes 
Lee Jones. Cdrn., 6 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., U. 
S. Postal Dept. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
W. I. Calloway, J. E. Conard, G. F. Tapp, 

H. K. Wesson, J. L. Turner; (pol.) Jim 
Jones, Geo. M. Scott, A. R. Jobe, J. E. 
Conard, Joe C. Brown, Bill Watson, Henry 
F. Cooper, M. I. Cruce, V. Anderson. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge; K. of P.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1899; com. work. 
Offices, Asst. Postmaster Lowell, Ark., 
1897 ; postmaster 1922-30. Remarks, came 
to Stigler 1904 ; lived there since. 

MAY CYRIL J., McCurtain. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Sept. 25, 1897, Waldron, 

Ark. Edu., h. sch., Waldron, Ark. grad. 
1914; Okla. Sch. Mffies, Wilburton 1916. 
Wife, Martha C. Morris. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con , cattle business. Bk. Con., Mc¬ 
Curtain St. Assoc., Charles W. Self, 


W. M. Savage; (pol.) James Kee3e, 
Judge Harrison, G. B. Logan, W. G. Stigler, 
Ben W. Belew, Stigler. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Masonic, Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee ; Eastern Star ; Communi¬ 
ty Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Charles W. Self, 
McCurtain. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1921, working personally and 
through comms. Offices, City Councilman, 
McCurtain 8 yrs., 1921-29. Party Honors, 
inspector Prct. Elec. Bd.. 1923 since; del. 
to Co. Dem. convs.; Prct, Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived Mc¬ 
Curtain since; past Master Masonic Lodge; 
mbr. good roads standing com.; served in 
Navy during War; mbr. Amer. Legion. 

MAY, MRS. CYRIL J., McCurtain. Dem. 
Occ., Housewife. B., Aug 6, 1900, Browns¬ 
ville, Tenn, came to Okla, 1921, located 
McCurtain. Edu 1 ., r. sch., Brownsville, 
Tenn.; Tenn. Tchrs. Col., Memphis, Tenn. 
Hus., Cyril J. May. Cdrn., 1 s., Cyril 
Joseph May, Jr. Bk. Con., McCurtain St. 
Bk. Church, Bap. Cluibs & Lodges.- Mc¬ 
Curtain Chapter No. 399, Order Eastern 
Star; Sec’y Bd. of Regents Eastern Okla. 
Col. at Wilburton. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

McDANIEL, BERTIE a., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., county clerk. B., Aug. 8, 1889, 
Haskell Co., Ark. Edu., Subscription schs., 
Okla.; Commercial Col., Tex. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth Stumbaugh (deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., 
Kenneth, Joe. Bus. Con., Co. Clk. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all dems.; Judge 
Brown, W. W. Hastings, Jimmie Rollins. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge; K. P.; M. W. A.; C. of C.; 
•St. Organiz. Co. Officials. Imp. Rel., G. W. 
McDaniel, Stigler. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1909, makes speeches. Offices. 
Ct. Clk. 4 yrs.; Co. Clk. 5 yrs.; Deputy 
Co. Clk. 4 yrs. Party Honors. Pres. Haskell 
Co. League Young Dem.; del. all st. convs.; 
inspector Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Stig¬ 
ler 1889; Oldest Co. official in point of 
service; interested in Boy Scout work: 
good roads. Hobby, hunting, fishing and 
good roads. 

McDANIEL, J. P., Stigler. Dem. Occ.. 
banker, real estate. B., Apr. 1886, Green¬ 
wood, Ark. Edu., Sub. schs. of Ind. Terr. 
Wife, Ocie Murphy. Bus. Con., Ford agency; 
Bk. of Keota, recorder; farming. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Lantz Motor Co.; (pol.) 
Dr. A. T. Hill, Judge W. H. Brown, Ben 
W. Belew, W. W. Hastings. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; K. 
P.; Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel., G. W. Mc¬ 
Daniel, Stigler. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1909; makes speeches; attends all 
st. convs. Offices, Referee in Bankruptcy. 
Party Honors, Sec’y-Treas. Dem. Com. 4 
yrs. Remarks, came to Stigler 1888; in¬ 
terested in good roads. Hobby, hunting, 
fishing. 

MEANS. ELMER D., Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Orwood, Miss., June 16. 1874. 
Edu., grad. h. sch.. Charleston, Ark., 1895. 
Univ. of Ark., Fayetteville, Ark., 1900, B. 
A. Wife, Susan Tidball. Cdrn., I s.; 1 d.. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., J. C. Terrill, E. F. Armstrong, J. 
L. Turner, (pol.) J. O. Howard, Ben Be¬ 
lew, Dr. A. T. Hill, Judge Fred Fannin, 
Stigler; M. E. Rosser, Muskogee; E. F. 
Lester, Okla. City; Frank M. Bailey, Chick- 
asha; D. A. Richardson, Okla. City; G. C. 
Abernathy, Shawnee. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
makes speeches. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1912; lived Stigler all time. Chmn. Council 
of Defense, chmn. Red Cross, Stigler; ac¬ 
tive in Liberty Loan work during War. 

MEANS, MRS. SUSAN TIDBALL., Stigler. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Apr. 16, 1888, 
Concord, N Car. Edu., private sch., Univ. 
of Ark. 1910; B. A. Hus., Elmer D. Cdrn., 
1 s.. 1 d. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Hill, Mrs. J. 
C. Terrill, Mrs. A. T. Hill, Mrs. L. F. 
Wofford, Stigler; Mrs. Kelly Brown, Mus¬ 
kogee ; Mrs. W. L. Ford, Muskogee; Judge 
Brown, Okla. City. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Fortnightly, Community, Presby. 
Missionary Society; Legion auxiliary 
Daughter of Confederacy. Imp. Rel., Mr. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


and Mrs. C. M. Tidball, Fayetteville, Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919 doing 
personal, com. and organization work. 
Party Honors, Vice-Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. 
Com. Del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Stigler 1919; still lives there, mbr. 
Smith-Robinson Dem. club. 

MOORE, KATHLEEN, Keota. Dem. Occ., 
steno. B., Bokoshe, Jan. 10, 1905. Edu., h. 
sch. Keota, 1923. 0. U. 1926. Bk. Con., 
Keota St. Assoc., E. E. Sewell, (pol.) R. A. 
Bonham, Keota, Stacy Moore, J. P. Daniel, 
Stigler; Claud Cason Keota; Ben Belew, 
Bill Stigler, Stigler. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Alpha Phi at Okla. Univ. Imp. 
Rel., David A. Moore, Dora Moore, (F. & 
M.) Keota. Pol. Act., partisan; since 1928 
active, personally. Party Honors, Clk. Elec. 
Bd., vice-chmn. Co. Dem. Del. to Co. Conv. 
and St. Conv. Remarks, native Bokoshe; 
Keota 1908. since. 

MOORE, W. H., Stigler. Dem. Occ., Court 
Clerk. B., Texas, Feb. 9, 1876. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Ark. Wife, Laura Salto. Cdrn., 
1 s., 2 d. Bus. Coin., Co. Haskell Bk. Con., 
First Natl. A?soc., H. J. Conn, J. E. Rainey, 
(pol.) R. M. Munsey, B. A McDaniel, Wal¬ 
ter Farrell, W. G. Stigler, E. F. Lester, M. 
E. Trapp, A. H. Abbott. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1899 ; makes speeches 
and works through committees and others. 
Offices, Ct. Clk.; Co. Clk.; Dep. Co. Treas. 
Party Honors, attends st. convs.; mbr. L. 
T. D.; prct. committeeman; Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks; came to Muskogee 1905-06 ; Stigler 
1906 and since. Active church worker ; 
active during War, serving on Exemption 
Bd. and Council of Defense. 

MUNCY, RICHARD M., Keota. Dem. 
Occ., jailor. B., Manchester, Ky., July 25, 
1861. Edu., com. sch., Dutton, Ark. Wife, 
Sarah E. Switzer. Cdrn., 4 s., 3 d. Bus. 
Con., farming, cattle. Bk. Con., Keota St. 
Church, Missionary Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, 32nd, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine 
Muskogee; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an; active since 1907 in co.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
comms. Offices. Co. Commr. 1912-18; dep. 
Co. sheriff. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Prct committeeman. Co. Elec. 
Bd. 1923. Remarks, came to Okla. 1885; 
Shady Point, I. T. Keota 1903 since. 

PEBWORTH, J. A., Kinta. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commr. B., McCurtain Co., Apr. 18, 
1888. Edu., Mission sch., near Wheelock 
Academy; Indian Govt, sch., Armstrong 
Academy. Wife, Bertha McCurtain. Cdrn., 
3 d. Bus. Con., farm owner, cattle raiser. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Quinton. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. G. Stigler, Ben Belew, Stigler; 
Judge Lester, W. W. Hastings. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges Mason Blue Lodge, 
Kinta; Const., McAlester; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919, works personally. Offices, Co. Commr., 
Haskell Co. 1924-31. Party Honors, del. to 
st. conv. Remarks, native; active in all 
civic affairs. 

POWELL, ALVIN, Keota. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commr. B., Ark., Jan. 9, 1884. Edu., 
com. sch., Carterville 1908; Roys Auto, 
sch. K. C., Mo. 1917. Wife. Zula 'Williams. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con, Keota St. 
Assoc., J. A. Pebsworth, Kinta; W. B. 
Fears, Stigler; (pol.) R. M. Muncy, Keota; 
James Keese, Ben Hickman, W. G. Stigler, 
Stigler; W. W. Hastings, Tahlequah; Ben 
Belew, Newt Sanders, Stigler. Church, Bap. 
Missionary. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, 32nd, 
Consistory, McAlester, Master Masonic order, 
Keota; W. O. W.; Imp. Rel., J. J. Powell, 
Warner. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1907 ; makes some speeches, but most¬ 
ly works through personal contact and 
some work through com. Offices, Co. Commr., 
1923-25; 1927-33. Past mbr. Keota town 
Bd. 1912-18. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks: came to Okla. 1895; Carterville 
until 1908; Keota 1908 since. 

SCOTT, GEORGE W„ Stigler. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Goodland, Ind. Ter., Mar. 2, 


1872. Edu., com. sch., Spencer Academy. 
Wife, Alice McCurtain. Cdrn., 4 s., 3 d. 
Bk. Con., Kinta St. Assoc., Ed Ward, (pol.) 
Albert Harrison, E. O. Clark, J. A. Jones, 
Stigler; W. L. Parker, Hoyt. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1894 by per¬ 
sonal contact and through com. Offices, 
Clk. of Choctaw Senate 1892-93 ; Co. Clk. 
and Treas., Kiamichi Co. 1891; Co. Clk. 
'Sansbois Co.,, Choctaw Govt. 1896-99. 
Treas. Choctaw Nation 1899-1906. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. Past 
Clk. sch. Bd., Kinta. Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 
1928. Chmn. first Cen. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
1907-10. Remarks, native; very outstanding. 
Changed from Dem. to Rep. 

SIGMON, LOYD, Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
investments. B., Harrison, Ark., Jan. 15, 
1879. Edu>., pub. schs. of Ark. Wife, Allie 




W. G. STIGLER 


Claunts. Cdrn., 1 s., Loyd. Bus. Con, farm¬ 
ing, real estate, merchant. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Charlie Sigmon, Poteau; (pol.) 
D. C. McCurtain, W. G. Stigler, Stigler; J. 
Berry King, W. W. Hastings, Geo. W. Key, 
W. C. McAlister. Judge Lester, Judge Reed, 
Judge W. W. and Geo. Crump. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Lions; C. of 
C. Pol. Act, partisan; active co. and st. 
since 1894; personal contact work. Party 
Honors, Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. 10 yrs.; del. 
to ail oo., dist., and st. convs. Remarks, 
Pioneer of Stigler; 1904. Established first 
store in Stigler. Civic and political leader 
in community. Mrs. Sigmon del. to Natl. 
Dem. Conv., N. Y. Hobby, horseback riding 
and politics. 

SPROUSE, JAMES G., McCurtain. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Newport, Tenn., Mar. 
3, 1870. Edu., h. sch., Newport, Tenn., 
Grant Univ., Athens, Tenn. Wife, Laura Mc¬ 
Mahan. Cdrn., 4 s., Scott, El Paso, Tex.; 
Hobart, McCurtain; Ben H., McCurtain; 
Burrell (dec.) 3 d. Bk. Con., McCurtain 
St. Assoc., C. H. Bott, C. M. Deets, J. M. 
Edwards, (pol.) J A. Jones, Leo Clark, 
Stigler; Nora B. Hays, Keota; W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; Pete Reed, E. L. Curvey, Wag¬ 
oner. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in co. since 
1889; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personally. Offices, Rural Mail Carrier 
McCurtain 1916-18; Postmaster McCurtain 
1919 since. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. Rep. 
Co. Cen. Com.; prct. committeeman; Clk. 
prct. elec. Bd.; del. to all co. and st 
convs. Remarks, very active in War work, 
and the Y. M. C. A.; came to Okla. 1915; 
lived McCurtain since. 


STIGLER, JOSEPH S., Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., St. Bd. Agri. B., Miss., Oct. 31, 1857. 
Edu., com. and rural schs. Miss. Wife, 
Mary J. Holso-m. Cdrn., 3 s., Edward B.; 
William G.; Ruford B.; 1 d., Hettie Lee. 
Bus. Con., land owner, real estate. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ben Belew, 
Bert McDaniel, Dr. A. T. Hill, Newt Sand¬ 
ers, Stigler; Gov. W. J. Holloway, Harry 
B. Cordell, W. J. Lackey, Judge Lester. 
Church, Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. 
F. Imp. Rel., W. G. Stigler (s) Stigler. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active all his life; 
personal contact. Offices, postmaster; U. 
S. Mlarshal; 4 yrs. dep. marshal. Party 
Honors, attends all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Scoville 1880; lived Ark. 
for a time; Stigler since 1900. Was del. to 
first statehood conv. Okla. City. Active lead¬ 
er in all civic and pub. affairs. Hobby, 
farming and good cattle. 

STIGLER, WILLIAM G. Stigler. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Stigler, July 7, 1892. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Stigler; N. E. St. 
Normal, Tahlequah and O. U. law sch 3 
mo. Grenoble Univ., Grenoble, France. 
Wife, Ona Beller. Cdrn., 1 d., Denyse. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, 32, M. W. A. ; 
Lions; mbr. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan. 
Offices, City Atty. Stigler 4 yrs.; mbr. Sen. 
1924-32; (sen). 27th Senatorial Dist. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. Was 
Mgr. Holloway’s campaign for Lieut-Gov., 
1926. Remarks, native; active leader all 
civic and pub. affairs. Was in Army 23 mos. 
Overseas 15 mos. Active in Legion. Past 
Post. Com. of Munn-Dunlap Post No. 22. 
Stigler. Hobby, hunting and football. 

TAPP, G. F., Stigler. Dem. Occ.. Insur. 
City Loans. B., Ark.. Aug 11, 1867. Edu., 
pub. sch. of Ark. Wife, Jennie Kelton. Cdrn., 
1 s., Raymond; 1 d., Mrs. Basil Ardis, 
Conway. Ark. Bus Con., Insur. and City 
Loan. Assoc., John E. Holcomb, Stigler; 
Homer C. Heard, Claremore. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge 32. 
Consistory, McAlester ; Shrine, Muskogee ; 1. 
O. O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., ind.; co. and st. 
active worker since 1904. Party Honors, Bd. 
of Ed. 9 yrs. Mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, active 
all civic affairs. Sponsored Boy Scouts. 
Hobby, religious education. 

TAYES, E. A., Stigler. Dem. Occ., J. P. 
B., -Selma, Tenn., Jan. 23, 1882. Edu.. com. 
and h. sch. Miss. Wife, Sally Howarct. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., City of Stigler, 
Travelers Hotel. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., A. J. Lantz, R. F. Terrill, R L. 
Munsey, (pol) Homer Hudson, W. G. Stig¬ 
ler, James A. Pebworth, Stigler; M. E. 
Trapp, Henry S. Johnston, Elmer Thomas, 
W. W. Hastings. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Retail Assn. Imp. Rel., Mrs. A. 
T Hill, Stigler. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. work since 1909; does personal con¬ 
tact work. Offices, Bd. of Edu.; J. P. Re¬ 
marks. came to Tamaha 1903-17 ; Stigler 
1917 since. 

TERRELL, DR. R. F.. Stigler. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Terrell, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1875. 
Fdu., pub. sch. Tenn. Dickson Normal. 
Dickson. Tenn.; grad. Univ. Tenn., Med. 
Dept. M. D. Nashville, Tenn. Wife, Ella 
Walker (dec’d). Cdrn., 1 s., R. F. Jr. Bus. 
Con., farm owner, dir. First Natl. Bk. 
Church, Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges, W. O. 
W.; Mason, lodge No. 121, Stigler; Eastern 
Star No. 16, Stigler; Oommandery, Mus¬ 
kogee; Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory MoAl- 
ester; 33rd degree Deputy Grand Master 
1915-18-19; Chmn. Bd. of Control, Ma¬ 
sonic home; Lions Club. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1899. Offices, Supt. of 
Public Health, Haskell Co. 7 yrs. Remarks. 
Lodge work. Hobby, active in all affairs 
for community betterment. 

THOMAS, MRS. JANIE, Kanima. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Tenn., came to Okla. 
as pioneer. Hus., Hiram Thomas. 
Pol. Act., partisan worker a number of 
yrs., through personal contact and com. 
Party Honors, Rep. St. Committeewoman 
Del. to all co. convs. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 





TROUT, MRS. MARY E„ Hoyt. Rep. Occ., 
postmistress. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Rrl; 1 
d., Lenora. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker. Office, Post Mistress. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Rep. Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

WARREN, MRS. CORA SCOTT, Stigier. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Supt. B., Prescott, Ark., 
Mar. 14, 1887. Edu., com and h sch. 1908 ; 
N. E. St. Teachers Col., Tahlequah, 1926. 
Hus., W. 0. Warren. Bus. Con., Farm, 
City prop. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
J. L. Holmes, W. B. Fears, L. J. Lantz, 


HASKELL COUNTY 

J. E. Rainey, C. L. Easterling, (pol.) J. H. 
Lipscomb, Enterprise; Judge O. M. Hud¬ 
son, C. H. Puckett, W. H. Moore, R. L. 
Muncy, M. L. Aston, Boone Wiilliams, A. 
C O’Neal, W. H. Caywood, LeHigh, M. P. 
Hammond, Tahlequah. Church, Bap. Of¬ 
fices, Supt. sch. 1928-29. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909 through com¬ 
mittees. Party Honors, vice-chmn. 1928, 
Dem. local Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; Tecumseh, 1907 ; Allen, 1909 ; Le¬ 
High, 1912; Stigier since 1912. Hobby, 
entertaining; children. 


253 

WILLIAMS, TOPSY, Stigier. Dem. Occ., 
Auto. tag agt.; Ins. B., Ark., 1887. Edu., 
h. sch. Bus. Con., Ins. & Bonds. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Sigmon Bros, (pol.) Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Wm. G. Stigier, Hon. W. 
W. Hastings, E. F. Lester, C. C. Childers, 
W. L. Crittenden. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and statewide since 1919. 
Offices, Deputy Auto Tag Agt., since 1924. 
Party Honors, sec’y League Young Dem., 
Haskell Co. Del. to st. conv. Remarks, 
Leader in Dem. affairs. Hobby, dogs. 


Hughes County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Don Wilbanks (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Attorney, Tom H. Fancher (Dem.)_Holdenville 

Ct. Clerk, Fred Davidson (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Clerk, W. L. Bartlett (Dem.) _Hold.enville 

Sheriff, Beatty Templeman (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Treasurer, Leslie Walker (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Surveyor, Roy Grace (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Alice Means (Dem.) Holdenville 

Co. Assessor, Sam Blaylock (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Co. Weigher, Arthur Perry (Dem.) _Holdenville 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1-—V. A. Gamble (Dem.)_Holdenville 

Dist. No. 2—C. E. Jarrett (Dem.)_Wetumka 

Dist. No. 3—G. W. Key (Rep.) _Atwood 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y., O. S. Evans (Dem.) _Holdenville 

Chmn., Edgar M. Young (Dem.)_Wetumka 

Mbr., U. S. Sneed (Rep.),_Calvin 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Representative, Ralph L. Busey (Dem.) Wetumka: 
Sen. Tom Anglin (Dem.) Holdenville; Dist. Judge Geo. 
C. Crump (Dem.) Holdenville. 

State Officers, Frank Allen, Conservation Officer; 
Ben Harrison, Budget Officer; San Turner, Supt. Bu¬ 
reau Criminal Identification; Judge W. C. Hall, mbr. 
Supreme Court Committee; Parks Spaulding, mbr. Bd. 
Agriculture; Harry H. Diamond, Holdenville, mbr. Bd. 
Regents Eastern Okla. College, Wilburton; Chas. C. 
Diamond, Holdenville. Executive Clerk, Soldiers Relief 
Committee; Ed Mossiron. High School Inspector; C. O. 
Leach, Holdenville, school land Appraiser; J. I. Givens, 
Holdenville, Deputy Oil Inspector; W. D. Atkins, Hold¬ 
enville, Co. Supt. Health. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Hugh Harrell, Chmn., Calvin ; Mrs. C. B. Nix, V- 
Chmn., Wetumka. 


Republican 

A. Vorhees, Chmn., Holdenville; Joseph Watkins. 
V.-Chmn., Atwood; James Rodgers, Sec’y., Holdenville. 

Frank Meadows, St. Committeeman, Wetumka ; Mrs. 
Sarah Nash, State Committeewoman, Lamar. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Holdenville, Co. Seat; Fred T. Treadwell (Mayor) ; 
John Kirk (Clerk) ; Central States Power & Light Corp.; 
Okla. Gas & Electric. 

Calvin, F. C. Cassett (Clerk) ; Central States 
Power & Light Corp. 

Dustin, Eastern Okla. Gas Co. 

Wetumka, B. H. Harrison (Mayor) ; W. H. Burkes 
(Clerk) ; C. H. Baskin (Attorney) ; Central States 
Power & Light Corp. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2188 | 

1 

3495 | 

| 3996 


3169 1 

Rep. 

| 1219 | 

1 

3049 | 

| 2005 

1 1 

3937 | 

Soe. 

| 793 | 


150 | 

| 35 

1 1 

23 i 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1590 | 

3334 | 

| 3220 

| 2926 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

941 | 

3192 

| 3194 

| 1538 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

33 | 

140 | 

|no C. 

1 »l 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1591 | 

| 4067 

1 

| 2846 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

982 | 

| 2105 

1 

| 1703 | 

i 

Soc. 

! 1 

33 | 

| 38 

1 

1 11 1 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2167 | 

1596 | 

3581 | 3967 

| 4168 

| 2909 | 

4035 j 

Rep. 

| 1186 | 

92S | 

2960 | 1652 

| 1766 

| 1404 | 

2897 | 

Soc. 

1 813| 

27 | 

145 | 41 

|no C. 

|no C. | 

13 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Calvin 

Holdenville 

Wetumka 


Newspaper 

Hughes County Enterprise (Dem.) 
Hughes Co. Tribune (Wkly. Dem.) 
News (Dem.) 

Gazette (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

B. H. Burnham 
W. R. Clawson 
Tom R. Phillips 
J. M. Watkins 


Owner 


Clawson Bros. 

f 

Watkins & Young 


ADAMS, LYNN, Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Republic, Mo., May 29, 1903. 
Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Univ. of Ore.; Drury 
Col., Springfield, Mo.; Univ. of Mo., LL. 
B. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Tom Fancher, Judge Crump, Tom Anglin, 
(pol.) Bart Aldridge, W. R. Biggers, Hughes 
Co.; Judge Orel Busby, Tom D. McKeown. 
Church, First. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Sponsor for Boy Scouts; Chmn. of 
Local Bd. of Honor of Boy Scouts; De 
Molay. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1926. A good speaker. Works also through 
personal contacts. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 
1926-29, Hughes Co. Party Honors, Speaker 
for Party in Hughes Co. Campaign mgr. 
for Tom Anglin. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1926 ; lived since at Holdenville. One 
of the youngest Asst. Co. Attys. in Okla. 
Attended St. and Natl. Convs. in 1928. 
While attending Univ. of Mo. v?as mbr. of 
staff of sch. paper and law bulletin, and 
editor of annual. Hobby, politics. 

ANDREWS, FRED, Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
Secretary to W. C. Farmer. B., Ozark, Ark., 
Jan. 14, 1895. Edu., com. and h. sch, Ark.; 
Bus. Col., Ft. Smith, Ark. Unmarried Bk. 


Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. C. Farmer, 
Atty.; (pol.) Tom Anglin, Geo. C. Crump, 
Don Wilbanks, Tom Fancher. Church, Bap., 
Wetumka; past S. S. Tchr.; Sec’y Adult 
Dept.; B. Y. P. U. worker. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bus & Prof. Womens, Pres.; Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1919; makes speeches} works on com. 
and through prsonal contacts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. League of Young Dems. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1918 ; lived since at 
Wetumka. During W. War served on Draft 
Bd. and was active in Red Cross work. 
Studying law preparatory to taking bar 
examination. 

ANGLIN, TOM, Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; St. Sen. B., Osage, Patrick Co., 
Va., June 13, 1882. Edui., h. sch., Martins¬ 
ville, Va., grad. 1898 ; Milligan Col. Ten., 
1898-1902 ; Univ. of Va., 1902-05. Wife, 
Claude. Cdrn., 1 s., Philip. Bus. Con., 
Anglin & Stevenson, law firm, Holdenville; 
also banking and farming interests. Assoc., 
Alfred Stevenson, law partner; (bus.) J. 
W. Hendley, Calvin; B. J. Badger, Okmul¬ 
gee. Church, Chris. Clubs. Rotary; C. of 
C.; B. P. 0. E. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. T. Anglin, 


Dover; A. E. Anglin, mcht., Calvin; Chas. 
H. Anglin, owner Chevrolet Co., (bros.) 
Holdenville. Pol. Act., active since maturity. 
Convincing speaker. Offices, St. Rep. 1919 ; 
St. Sen., now serving 3rd term. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Del. Natl. Convs., 1920; Sen. leader 
for several sessions; Pres, pro tern, of Sen¬ 
ate, 1 term. ; Chmn. Approp. Com.; has 
served as acting Gov. on several occasions. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived Allen, 
Calvin, 1906-14; Holdenville since 1914. 
During W. War was Co. Chmn. Liberty 
Loan Drives. Hobby, farming, raising dairy 
cattle, 'hogs, turkeys and chickens. 

ARNOLD, CLIFFORD E., Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ., merchant; undertaker. B., Jack¬ 
sonville, Ill., Feb. 1, 1869. Edu., h. sch., 
Jonesboro. Ark. ; Bus. Col.. Jonesboro, Ark., 
1890. Wife, Nannie Pound. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Thomas E., Paul D.; 5 d., Mrs. Wesley 
Rodgers. Mrs. Bascom Rodgers, Mrs. Ralph 
Oliphant, Georgia, Elizabeth, Holdenville. 
Bus. Con., Complete line of Hdwe. 
and Implements, Furniture and Car¬ 
pets and Rugs; Undertaker, Funeral 
Dir. and Embalming; Pres, of Holden¬ 
ville Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First 






















































SENATOR TOM ANGLIN 


Natl. Assoc., Tom S. Adams, Carl C. Stan¬ 
ford, J. B. Redman, Holdenville; (pol.) 
Roddy Sterman, Tom Anglin, 0. S. Evans, 
Charlie Orr, Holdenville; Hall and Hugh 
Rains, Okmulgee. Church, Meth., S., Hold¬ 
enville; Steward; Treas. for 20 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary, Vice Pres.; Holdenville 
Golf Club; Retailers Assn.; C. of C., Dir. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1904; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Mayor of 
Holdenville, 1907 ; Treas. Sch. Bd., 1910- 
11; Chmn. of Good Roads Com. of Amer., 
since 1920; City Alderman, Holdenville, 
1905; was City Treas., Jonesboro, Ark., 
1897-98. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; Clk. and Judge on Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived 
since at Holdenville. as Mayor built first 
paving, sidewalks, changed water system 
and built city hall. Active in all civic and 
pub. movements. Vice Pres, of Red Cross 
and active worker in Boy Scouts. Hobby, 
baseball. 

ATWOOD, CHESTER CLAY, Atwood. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Coryell City, Tex., 
July 4, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Patsy Ann Burris. Cdrn., 2 s., Benj. E., 
C. C. Jr., Holdenville; 5 d., Mrs. R. C. 
Allen; Mrs. Allie Hensley, Atwood; Mrs. 
Lee, McAlester; Mrs. Arry Berninger, 
Ambrosa Henley, Miss Lizzie Atwood. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Calvin. Assoc., Hugh 
L. Harrell, C. H. Wilbanks, Wm. Pegg, C. 
H. Butler, E. E. .Julian, Hughes Co. ; (pol.) 
Tom Anglin, Leslie Walker, Don Wilbanks, 
J. C. Ritter, E. E. Julian, Hughes County; 
Judge Orel Busby, Ada; Judge Wimbish 
and Frank S. Fleet, Ada. Church, First 
Chris. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1895 ; works mostly on com. Offices, Twp. 
Committeeman, 1908-12 ; Co. Commr., 1919- 
21; mbr. Sch. Bd. since 1907, and previous 
to that when sch. at Atwood was first or¬ 
ganized he was first dir.; mbr. Election 
Bd., first appointee. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; Prct. Chmn. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1879 ; lived at Tishomingo one 
yr., at Okmulgee one yr. and at Atwood 
since 1882. Organized first bk. at Atwood 
also first bk. at Calvin. Active in com¬ 
munity affairs. During W. War was mbr. 
of Council of Defense and active worker 
in Red Cross; also mbr. of Registration 
Bd. 

BAKER, J. HOWARD, Lamar. Rep. phys¬ 
ician. B., Heber Springs, Ark., Apr. 15, 


HUGHES COUNTY 

1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hardy, Ark.; 
Univ of Ark., Med. Sch. Wife, Thelma 
Southworth. Cdrn., 2 s„ J. Howard, Jr. ; 
Scott; 1 d., Norma Beth. Bus. Con., Prac¬ 
ticing Physician; Drug bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., P. M. West, Guy Yeates, C. 

L. Wilcox, Lamar; (pol.) Tom Anglin, Tom 
D. McKeown. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Dyer. Ark. Pol. Act., independent; influen¬ 
tial in st. since 1914; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1914; lived at McAlester, 
1914-15; Indianola, 1915-28; at Lamar 
since. During W. War was in the Med. 
Corps, 26th Div.; rank of Capt. Was Ward 
^Surgeon, Edinburgh War Hospital, Scot¬ 
land. Mbr. Amer. Legion Post, Ft. Smith, 
Ark. Hobby, fishing and camping. 

BARTLETT, WILLIAM LLOYD, Holden¬ 
ville, Dem. Occ., County Clerk. B., Apple- 
ton, Ark., Apr. 22, 1879. Edu 1 ., com. sch.. 
Ark.; Acad., Valley Springs, Ark., 1899- 
1900. Wife, Hettie May Eubanks, of Ark. 
Cdrn., 1 s., B. C.; 4 d., Mrs. Helen Lucas, 
Christine, Katherine, Mary Sue. Bus. Con., 
former teacher; familiar with farming. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., F. L. Warren, W. 

M. Taylor, H. H. Diamond, J. R. Dutton, 
Chas. L. Orr, Holdenville; (pol.) C. S. 
Darks, S. M. Puryear, J. F. Busey, W. L. 
Milton, C. H. Wilbanks, Hughes Co.; Tom 
Anglin, Ellis Cooper; Chas. C. Vance, W. 
W. Pryor, W. N. Stokes. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Holdenville. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1911; works 
only through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Clk., 1919-31; Dep. Co. Treas., 1917; Dep. 
Co. Assr., 1918; J. of P., Appleton, Ark., 
1910; Co. Clk. at Wetumka, 1913-16. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1911; lived at 
Wetumka, 1911-16; at Holdenville, since. 
Hobby, fishing. 

BASKIN, CHARLES H„ Wetumka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Harmony, Ark., May 28, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. sell.. Ark.; Hender¬ 
son-Brown Col., Arkadelphia, 1 yr.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Tenn., grad. Wife, Jessie 
Wheat. Cdrn., 2 d., Reinette, and Jane. Bk. 
Con., Atty. for Amer. Natl., and Natl Bk. 
of Commerce, Wetumka. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. 
Tom Anglin, Judge Geo. C. Crump, Harry 
Diamond, Holdenville; R. L. Busey, We¬ 
tumka ; Gov. Bd Trapp, Jack Walton, Chief 
Justice Chas. W. Mason, James Nance, Wal¬ 
ters. Church, Pres. Lodges. Mason, Har¬ 
mony, Ark. Imp. Rel., Frank Meadors, Jr., 
Wetumka, Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1909; made speeches. Offices, Co. 
Judge, Johnson Co., Ark., appointed Repr. 
from Nowata Co., 1923; appointed Dist. 
Judge by Gov. Walton, 1923, ousted by 
Supreme Ct., 1925 ; re-appointed Dist. Judge 
by Gov. Trapp, 1925', resigned, 1926, to 
move to Wetumka. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Dem. Co. Conv. of Hughes Co., now serv¬ 
ing Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived 
at Bristow, Nowata, Haileyville, at We¬ 
tumka since. 

BENSON, GENERAL LEE, Holdenville. 
Rep. Occ.. banker-caplitalist. B., Texas. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s.. 1 d. Assoc., (pol.) 
A Voorhees, Frank L. Warren, Holdenville. 
Imp. Rel., Walter Benson, Justice of the 
Peace, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Church. Meth. Lodges. Mason. (32nd and 
33rd) ; Knight Templar; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide; ac¬ 
tive since 1916; works through com. and 
others. Hobby, golf. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

BILLINGSLEY. R. B., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Mayor of Holdenville. B., Miss., Nov. 
13, 1883. Edu., com. sch. and East Con. 
Teachers Col., Tex. Wife. Alice, d. of Mrs. 
W. N. Estes, Shawnee. Cdrn., 6 s., Kermit. 
Wayne, Ross, R. B., Jr., Bill and Bob 
(twins). Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. 
P. Messenger, G. R. Sturman, E. F. Rhea, 
T. J. Pickens E. B. Thomas, James Roberts, 
Holdenville; (pol.) W. T. Anglin, Judge 
Crump, J. E. Davis, Tom Fancher, Hughes 
Co.; Tom D. McKeown; Col. Sneed; Gov. 
Holloway; Judge Reeves. Church, of Christ, 
Holdenville; S. S. Tchr.; Deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis;-C. of C., Dir., Sponsor 


255 

for Boy Scouts; I. O. O. F„ Holdenville. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st since 1918; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
com. Offices, Mayor of Holdenville, since 
1925; Ct. Clk., 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived at Stuart, 1905-18; 
Spaulding, 1918-20 ; Holdenville, since. 
Supt. of Sch., Stuart and Spaulding. Since 
becoming Mayor of Holdenville many im¬ 
provements have been made in town; bridge 
was built across Canadian River, new pav¬ 
ing laid, new additions opened, new water 
and sewage system installed furnished by 
oil co.; other civic improvements. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was a four minute speaker. 
Hobby, baseball. 

BLAYLOCK, WILLIAM SAM, Holden¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., County Assessor. B. p 
Aberdeen, Miss., Jan. 15, 1889. Edu., com. 
sch., of Ark. and Okla. Wife, Ruby Hood. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Willis; 1 d., Mamie. Bus. Con., 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
C. H. Willbanks, Calvin; J. E. Davis, 
Lamar; (pol.) Coleman Ritter, C. C. Dorks, 
J. J. Pickens, Hugh L. Harrell, Hughes Co.; 
J. C. Bentley, McAlester; Tom Anglin; S. 
R. Turner, of Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F., 
Holdenville Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1910; works only through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Assr., 1925-31; 
Co. Weigher, 1917-25. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901 ; lived since in and near 
Holdenville. Hobby, fancy livestock. 

BOLYARD, C. P., Lamar. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Terre Alta, W. Va., Feb. 12, 
1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., and Normal, 
Kingwood, W. Va. Wife, Lucretia Myres. 
Cdrn., 2 s., R. H., tchr. of law, economics 
and sociology; Garrett L., geologist; 1 d., 
Mrs. Marie Doner, pianist Chicago. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Holdenville; Shawnee 
Natl. Assoc., H. T. Douglas, Willard John¬ 
ston, Shawnee; J. L. Roebuck, A. W. Boyd, 
Okla. City; (pol.) Tom Anglin, Dr. C. S. 
Wallace. P. M. West, Hughes Co; Ben 
Mills, Okla. City; V. V. Harris, Okla. City; 
Tom D. McKeown. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
M. W. A.; Mason. Pol. Act., independent 
locally, partisan in national affairs; active 
since 1892 ; makes speeches; works also 
through com. Offices, J. of P.; mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1892 ; located at Shawnee. Has 
lived at Lindsay, Okla. City, and at Lamar 
since 1924. Hobby, travelling. 

BUELL, JEAN C„ Holdenville. Rep. Occ., 
postmistress. B., Springfield, Mo., Nov. 28, 
1887. Edu., com. sch., Mo.; Forrest Park 
Univ., St. Louis, 1904. Hus., Dudley B. 
Buell. Atty. and ex-U. S. Probate Atty. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Thomas W. and John. Bus. 
Con., familiar with insurance bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. D. Boxley, Frank 
Warren, John E. Davis, C. C. Stanford, W. 
M. Taylor, Holdenville; (pol.) J. W. Rogers, 

V. W. Hnider, A. H. Vorhees, John Cordell, 
Hughes Co.; W. H. Fuller, Percy Harris, 

W. G. Johnston, Sen. Pine, Clark Wasson. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs, Bus. and Prof. 
Womens Club; €. of C.; mbr. Civic Com. 
and pres, of Library Assn. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
W. C. Crutcher, (mother) ; Mrs John Fuller, 
(sis.) ; R. L. Crutcher (bro.) ; McAlester. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1917 ; works 
only on com. A forceful and dependable 
worker. Offices, Postmistress at Krebs, 1908- 
12; at Holdenville, 1927-31. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at McAlester, Krebs, 
and Holdenville. Hobby, bridge. 

BURNHAM, R. R., Dustin. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Fayette, Mo., Mar. 
31, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., Fayette, 
Mo. Wife, Jennie Edwards. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robt. Edwards; 1 d., Margery Jean. Bus. 
Con., Dustin Motor Co. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., A. R. Howard, W. N. Milton, R. 
C. Oliver, Dr. L. A. Lette, Dustin; (pol) 
Tom Anglin, B R. Templeman. Tom Fanch¬ 
er, Judge Geo. C. Crump, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Dustin; Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., C. T. Edwards 









256 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


(father-in-law), Dustin; C. B. Burnham, 

J. P. Burnham, Hanna, Okla. (bros.) ; Mrs. 
W. N. Melton, Dustin, (sis.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1919; works only 
through personal contacts. Offices, Cit.v 
Clk.; City Treas.; mbr. Election Bd. 7 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1910; lived at 
McAlester and Hanna for a short time, 
at Dustin since 1913. Active in bus. and 
all town affairs. Hobby, tennis and Ma¬ 
sonry. 

BUSEY, J. F., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., re¬ 
tired merchant and banker. B., Iowa, 1864; 
came to Okla. 1900 ; located Hughes Co. 
Edu., pub. sch. and Univ. of Ark., Wife, 
Roxie Meadows. Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d., Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. Commerce. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A.; C. .of C. 
Pol. Act., co. worker 40 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Mayor Wetumka; Mbr. Sch. Bd. ; 
City Council, Co. Treas. Party Honors, del. 
to convs. Hobby, civic progress and com¬ 
munity betterment. 

BUSEY, RALPH L., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Dec. 
12, 1894; came to Okla. 1898 ; located 

Hughes Co. Edu., pub. sch.; Lebanon Tenn., 
LL. B. Cumberland Univ. Wife, Florine G. 
Patterson. Cdrn., 1 s., James F. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs, Kiwanis, 
Charter mbr.; C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., has been speaker for party 7 
yrs. Office, mbr. House of Representatives 
12th session. Party Honors, mbr. League 
Young Dems. Remarks, Legionnaire Breed¬ 
ing Post; Co. L. 142 Inf. 36th Div. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

CORDELL, JOHN, Holdenville. Rep. Occ 
lawyer. B., Tenn., 1866. Edu., com. sch , 
Tenn.; Grant Univ., Athens, Tenn.; 

Georgetown Univ., Law Sch., Washington, 
D. C„ Admitted to bar, 1907. Wife, Emma 
Ryan. Cdrn., 5 s., Oscar L., Vice Pres. Ind. 
Oil & Gas. Co., Tulsa; John S., Gen. Mgr. 
Cities Service, Boston; C. R., Holdenville, 
m oil and gas bus.; Fred W., Dist. Mgr. 
Phillips Pet. Co., Springfield. Mo.; Chester, 
Military Acad. Roswell. N. M. ; 3 d., 
Mrs. Forrest M. Darrough, Holdenville; Mrs. 
Jewell Hicks, Jr., Okla. City; Helen, at, 
Cen. Col., Fayette, Mo. Bus. Con., Practic¬ 
ing atty.; farm owner; Oil and Gas Royal¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Frank Warren, B. W. Souder, Hughes 
Co.; W. B. Pine; Tom D. McKeown ; Judge 
Crump; Tom Anglin; V. V. Harris. Church. 
Meth., Holdenville; Steward; Del. to gen. 
Conf., Memphis 1926 Clubs & Lodges. 
Rotary, Dir.; Holdenville Country Club; 

C. of C., Dir.; 32nd Mason, Shrine, Okla. 
City; Consistory, McAlester; Knight Tem¬ 
plar, Holdenville. Offices. Dep. U. S. Mar¬ 
shal in Indian Territory Days; Dist. Indian 
Agt. from Muskogee Office, Pauls Valley 
and Holdenville. Party Honors, del. to most 
st. and co. convs.; attended all Terr. Convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Wewoka. 1901-08; Paids Valley, 1908-09; 
and at Holdenville since. Was former part¬ 
ner of Hunter L. Johnston, late Asst. Atty. 
Gen. and now atty. for oil co. in Tulsa. 
During W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense and active in war activities at Hold¬ 
enville. Hobby, accumulating land. 

CRUMP, GEORGE C., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Mo., 1875. Edu., com. 
sch.. Mo.; Admitted to Bar, 1897. Wife. 
Olive Bernard. Assoic.. (pol.) Judge Orel 
Busby, Judge Long, Judge Simpson, Tom 

D. McKeown, Scott Ferris. Elmer Thomas. 
Frank Warren. John Cordell. Church. Meth., 
Holdenville; Steward; active mbr. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Sponsor for Boy Scout 
activities; I. O. O. F., Holdenville; 32nd 
Mason, Knight Templar, Consistory. Mc¬ 
Alester. Imp. Rel.. Joseph Childress, 
(grandfather) a Baptist preacner and mbr. 
of Ark. Legis. who voted against secession 
prior to Civil War; J. H. Childress, (cous.) 
an atty., and St. Sen., Muskogee; G. J. 
Crump, (cous.) U. S. Marshal and clk. of 
Ct., Hay, Ky., for 26 yrs.; W. J. Crump, 
(bro.) Dist. Judge. Muskogee. Pol. Act., 
one of the most important political figures in 
Okla. Has been active in st. affairs since 


1899. A good speechmaker. Works in 
whatever manner is fitting to work to be 
done. Offices, Dist. Judge, 1909. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. and co. convs.; del. to Natl. 
ConV. 1908. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899 ; lived at Okmulgee and Holdenville. 
During W. War was 4 min. speaker and 
very active in all home work. Hobby, chil¬ 
dren and thier education. 

CRUTCHER, LEE WARREN, Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B., Van Buren. Ark., 
July 30, 1891. Edu., com. sch., Van Buren; 
Cumberland Univ., Tenn., LL. B.; Admitted 
to Bar, 1914. Wife, Edna McClung. Cdrn., 

1 d., Edna Lee. Bus. Con., Warren, Crutch¬ 
er & Warren Law Firm, Holdenville. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Frank L. Warren, 
John L. Warren, partners in law; (pol.) 
Tom Fancher, Tom McKeown. Church, 
Episcopalian. Clubs, C. of C. Offices, Co. 
Atty., Hughes Co., 1% yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty., 

2 yrs. ; U. S. Commr, 4 yrs.; Dep. Clk. of 
Co. Ct. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; 
lived since at Holdenville 

DARROUGH, FORREST M„ Holdenville. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Wyandotte, Ind. 
Terr., Oct, 6, 1898. Edu., com sch, Okla.; 
O. U., A. B. and LL. B. Wife, Ruth, d. 
of John Cordell, Holdenville. Bus. Con., 
law firm of Anglin & Stevenson. Hol'den- 
ville. Bk. Con., First Natl. Holdenville. 
Assoc., Tom Anglin, atty.; Alfred Steven¬ 
son, Holdenville; (pol.) Judge Warren; 
Judge Crump; Tom D. McKeown, Tom 
Fancher, Orel Busby, H. B. Martin. Church, 
Meth., Holdenville; Steward; S. S. Tchr. 
Ciubs, C. of C.; Sigma Nu; Phi Beta 
Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Imp. Rel., John 
Cordell, (father-in-law). Holdenville; W. 
H. Darrough, (father) ex-U. S. Marshal, 
Shawnee; W. H. Darrough, Jr., Hugo; Paul 
Darrough, atty., Okla. City; Harry Dar¬ 
rough, San Antonio, Tex., (bros.) ; Mrs. 
E. O. Monnet, (sis.) Tulsa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1923; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Vinita, Hugo, 
and at Holdenville since 1924. Candidate 
(for Comm, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., 
during W. War. Mbr. Amer. Legion. Thomas 
Breeding Post, Holdenville. Was letterman 
in tennis at O U. Hobby, tennis. 

DIAMOND, HARRY H., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., gas producer. B., Columbus, Kan., 
Nov. 23, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla.; 
Univ. of Okla., LL. B. Wife, Dorothy Fogle. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Harry H., Jr.; 1 d., Eloise. 
Bus. Con., Standard Oil Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Holdenville; First Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., (pol.) T. S. Adams, Tom Anglin, 
John E. Turner, Hugh Harrell, C. H. Bas¬ 
kin, Hughes Co.; Harry H. Rogers, Earl E. 
Sneed, Tulsa; M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; E. 
W. Marland, Ponca City; Frank Douglass, 
Okla. City. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Boy Scouts Council; 
Rotary, Holdenville; Univ. Club, Okla. 
City; Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Phi; 32nd 
Mason, Commandery, Holdenville. Consist¬ 
ory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel.. C. C. Diamond, (bro.) Sec’y Soldiers 
Relief Commission, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1908; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Councilman, Holdenville; mbr. Bd. of 
Regents of O. U., 1924. Party Honors, del. 
to co., st. and natl. convs.; Sen. Steno. in 
first session after statehood. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1891; lived at Holdenville since 
1907. During W. War served in 90th Div. 
Gov’s Staff; rank of Lt. Col. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion. Thomas Breeding Post Holdenville. 
Dep. Judge Advocate. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

EDWARDS, C. T., Dustin. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer. B., Va., 1855. Edu., com. 
sch., Ky. Wife, Della McMullen. Cdrn., 7 
s., Lee, J. T., Marland Co., Okla. City; 
Frank, real estate dealer, Okla. City: 
Mack, grain buyer, Dustin; Tipp, tire deal¬ 
er, Tex.; Eura, radio salesman, Tex.; 3 
d., Mrs. Pearl Carter, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Ernestine Null, Madill; Mrs. Jennie Clay, 
Dustin. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., C. M. 
Melton, B. B. Hendon, S A. Walker, Dus¬ 


tin ; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom Anglin, Tom 
Kight, Chas. Moon; Tom D. McKeown, 
Gov. Holloway. Church, Bap. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, 45 yrs. mbr.; Past Worthy 
Patron of Eastern Star; I. O. O. F., Dus¬ 
tin. Imp. Rel., G. L. Edwards, Madill; 
Frank Edwards, Okla. City, (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 50 yrs; makes 
speeches; works personally and on com. 
Outstanding war horse of Dem. party. 
Offices, mbr. 9th Legis. during which time 
Gov. Walton was impeached; Sergt. at Arms 
of 10th, 11th and 12th Legis.; Sergt. at 
Arms during “Ewe Lamb Rebellion"; mbr. 
Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. since statehood. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived at Madill 1900-04; 
at Dustin, since. Active in civic affairs. 
Hobby, is politics. 

EMBACK, MATTHEW, Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Detroit, Mich., July 
6, 1854. Edu., com. sch., Michigan. Wife, 
Mary. Cdrn., 3 s., James T., Asher, Wil¬ 
liam, Edmond; M. P., Ill; 2 d., Mrs. Mar¬ 
garet Kirby, Tulsa; Agnes. Bus. Con., 
Emback Paint & Glass Co., Holdenville; 
real estate owner; building and loan stock. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
Geo. F. Roberts, Tom Adams, E. P. Kelly, 
Holdenville; (pol.) J. E. Rives, J. R. Wil¬ 
liams, Jack E. Edmonson, W. J. Preston, 
Holdenville; Tom Anglin. W. J. Britton, 
Ben T. Harrison, Geo. Crump, Bart Al¬ 
dridge. Church, Catholic. Clubs, C. of C. ; 
Tree Blazers, pioneer organization. Pol. 
Act.-, partisan; active in st. since 1894 ; 
makes speeches; does com. work. Offices, 
Alderman; past Co. Assessor; past City 
Clk.; Judge Elec. Bd., 10 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; 
lived at McAlester, and at Holdenville since 
1898. Hobbies, fishing and playing cards. 

EVANS, O. S. (BILL), Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ., Supt. of McFarlan and Chap¬ 
man estate. B., Iris, Tex., June 30, 1885. 
Edu., com. sch., Paris, Tex. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., Supt. McFarlan and Chapman 
estate; dir. First Natl. Bk., Holdenville; 
Atlas Abstract Co., Holdenville; formerly 
was railroad wrecking foreman for Kansas 
City Southern Ry. Assoc., John E. Davis, 
R. H. Williams. J. D. Boxley, W. M. Tay¬ 
lor, Tom Anglin, R. M. McFarlan, J. H. 
Chapman, J. O. Chapman, Homer Chapman, 
Roxey Chapman, W. G. Barnard ; (pol.) C. C. 
IStanford, J. E. Davis, R. H. Williams. Judge 
Ceo. C. Crump; W. T. Anglin, Okla. City; 
Tom D. McKeown, Ada. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges. C. of €'.. mbr. Agricultu¬ 
ral Com., standing Good Roads Com.; 
32nd Mason, Consistory. McAlester; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915; works mostly through personal 
contacts; serves some on corns. Offices, 
sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. since 1923; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1905; lived at Muskogee, Pawhuska, Enid, 
Spalding, and at Holdenville since 1922. 
Hobby, horses and white face cattle. 

FANCHER, TOM H„ Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Carroll Co., Ark., Jan. 
24, 1867; came to Okla. 1909, located at 
Holdenville. Edu.. Rally Hill Academy; 
admitted to Bar 1909. Wife. Carrie Keen¬ 
er. Cdrn., I s., Paul Kruger; 2 d., mar¬ 
ried. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Geo. Crump, Tom Anglin, Charles 
Orr. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. Ma¬ 
son, C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn.; Izaak 
Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan ; work¬ 
er 35 yrs. in all ways needed; speaker for 
campaign. Offices. Sch. Bd. number of 
yrs.; Judge Carroll Co., Ark., 4 yrs.; Oo. 
Atty., Hughes Co., 1912-18; Probate Atty. 
for U. S. Government under Wilson 1918- 
91; Co. Atty. since. Remarks, in charge of 
4-minute sneakers and Speakers Bureau 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

FARMER, W. C., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
banker; lawyer. B., Iowa, Oct. 1, 1872. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Iowa; Cen. Univ., 
Iowa, A. B.; Wesleyan Univ., Iowa, M. A.; 
Univ. of Chicago, Amer. Ext. Univ., post 


HUGHES COUNTY 



A. M. GRIFFEY 


grad. LL. B. Wife, Myrtle Stewart. Cdrn., 
2 s., Robert, Everett; 3 d., Mrs. Tom Nol¬ 
ly, Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Omer Robinson, 
Shawnee; Florence, teaching at Henryetta. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Con., owner of 
oil and gas royalties and leases; reorgan¬ 
ized First Natl. Bk., Wetumka, and has 
since been president. Assoc., X. X. Mc¬ 
Gee, P. C. Hawkins. S. M. Puryear, We¬ 
tumka; (pol.) P. J. Hurley, Omer K. 
Benedict; Dr. Linscheid; Dr. Bennett, M. 

A. Nash, T. T. Montgomery, R. H. Wilson, 
Tom McKeown. Church, Bap.; chmn. 
building com. which erected new church; 
tclir. of Adult Class. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis, charter mbr. and past pres.; C. 
of C., past pres.; Okla., Amer., and Hughes 
Co. Bankers Assns. ; Red, Red Rose, hon¬ 
orary mbr. ; 32nd Mason; Shrine, Musko¬ 
gee ; Consistory, McAlester; Knight Temp¬ 
lar ; Eastern Star; vice pres. Scottish Rite 
Club; I. 0. O. F., Wetumka. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1908 ; 
works in whatever manner is necessary to 
accomplish best results; makes speeches 
and writes articles for newspapers and 
magazines. Offices, Mayor of Wetumka 2 
yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. under Gov. Robert¬ 
son ; past mbr. Wetumka Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; chmn. 
of Co. Cen. Com.; was appointed to fill 
unexpired term as Dist. Judge in place va¬ 
cated by Judg'e Crump, but declined the 
honor. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; 
was pres, of Bacone Col., Muskogee, 1906- 
OS ; has lived at Wetumka since 1908. Ac¬ 
tive in all public and civic affairs of com¬ 
munity. While mayor of city many pup- 
lic improvements were made. During W. 
War was chmn. of Council of Defense and 
local Draft Bd.; also 4-minute speaker. 
Hobby, geology; has valuable collection of 
fossils and rocks. 

FISHER, BLANCHE, Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Home Demonstration Agent. B., 
Green Cave Springs, Fla. Edu., com. sch.. 
Ark.; ITniv. of Minn.; Stout Institute, Men- 
omonie, Wis.; St. Normal, Ypsilante, 
Mich. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., L. 
J. McMakin, Co. Agent; D. P. Trent, Mrs. 
Ina McAlester Whitt; Judge Crump, Tom 
Anglin, Tom Fancher. Clubs &. Lodqes, 
Bus. and Professional Women's Club, vice 
pres., St. Edu. chmn., del. to convs.; Char¬ 
ter Club; Trenton Club; C. of C.; Library 
Assn., sponsoring and promoting building 


new library in Holdenville; U. D. C. Pol. 
Act., active since 1915; makes speclies; 
works personally and on corns. Offices, 
Demonstration Agent, Miss. Co., Ark., 4 
yrs.; Gibson. Tenn., 3 yrs.; Hughes Co., 
s nee 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1926 ; lived since at Holdenville. Influen¬ 
tial among farmers of Hughes Co. Active 
in all work sponsored by Bus. and Prof. 
Women’s Club, particularly in aid of crip¬ 
pled children. Interested in all work for 
better farm homes and better rural edu¬ 
cation. 

GATTON, BIRDIE, Lamar. Dem. Occ, 
homemaker. B„ Scottsboro', Ala., Jan. 1, 
1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., and Col., 
of Scottsboro, Ala. Hus., (first) W. J. 
Gullott, (deceased) ; (second) B. D. Gat- 
ton. Cdrn., 2 s., E. M. Gullott, medical 
student, Okla. City; W. P. Gullott, tclir. 
in Hughes Co.; 1 d., Mrs. G. D. Davis, 
Texas. Bk. Con., First Natl., Holdenville. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge George Crump, Judge 
^rank Warner, Don Willbank; Tom Ang¬ 
lin; Tom D. McKeown. Church, Meth.; 
teacher in S. S.; mbr. Ladies Aid and 
Ladies Home Missionary Society. Clubs 
Sc Lodges, Farm Women’s Club, home dem- 
jflstrator; Eastern star; U. D. C. tfsip. Rel , 
Lyon, Civil War veteran and Methodist 
preacher. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
•o. since 1909 ; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Offices, Postmistress 
it Lamar 14 yrs; was postmistress during 
'.V. War. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at 
E. Reno, Kingfisher, Enid, Renfrew, Alder- 
son, McAlester, Hannah and Lamar. Ac¬ 
tive in civic and church affairs of town. 
Formerly teacher. Is a writer for the 
Okla. City Times and Daily Oklahoman. 

GRIFFEY, ANDREW M., Stuart. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Ft, Smith, Ark., March 
23, 1881. Edu., com. sell.; Bus. Col., grad. 
1898. Wife, Bessie, d. of F. S. Blair, Kon- 
awa. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Ouilda Malone, 
Durant. Bus. Con., pres. First St. Bk., 
Stuart; land owner; mercantile interests. 
Bk. Con., (Corr.) Amer. First Natl., Okla. 
City; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., 
W. E. Lackey, cashier; Dr. L. J. George, 
vice pres., both of First St,, Stuart; (pol.) 
W. W. Pryor, Tom Fancher, J. B. Temple- 
man, Hughes Co.; Tom Anglin, st. senator ; 
S. B. Turner; Tom McKeown, Congress¬ 
man; Judge Geo. C. Crump. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges. 32nd Mason, Shrine and 
Consistory, McAlester; M. W. A. and I. O. 
O. F., Stuart. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co since 1924 ; works personally and on 
corns. Offices, past Ct. Clk. Seminole 2 
yrs. ; past City Treas. Konawa, 8 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla, in 1883 ; lived at 
Courtney 1883-1901 ; Konawa 1903-13 ; 
Shawnee 1913-17; Paden 1917-19; Meeker 
1919-21; Shawnee 1921-24 ; and at Stuart 
since 1924. During C. War was very ac¬ 
tive in selling bonds and Saving Stamps ; 
served on Draft Bd.; mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense and Red Cross worker. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

HALL, W. C., Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B.. Swainsboro. Ga. Wife, Lela 
Keith. Cdrn., 1 s., Billy; 1 d., Anna Doris. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Grove; Royal Arch; Knight Templar, Hold¬ 
enville; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker since 1909 through per¬ 
sonal contacts and comms. Offices, Co. 
Judge, Delaware Co., 1911-15; Asst. Atty. 
Gen., 1917-21; appointed; mbr. Supreme 
Ct. Com. 1927-31. 

GRISWOLD, H. C., Wetumka. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., King City, Mo., Jan. 18, 
1876. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. and Okla.; 
Okla. A. and M. Col, Stillwater. Wife, 
Alta M. Curry. Cdrn., 2 s., John I., at¬ 
tending Okla. A. and M. Col.; H. C.. Jr.; 

4 d., Mrs. D. G. Hall, Wetumka; Mrs. W. 
R. Fulton, teacher at Blair; Corinne, Mar- 
keta. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. of Commerce 
Past Bus., cotton buyer. Assoc., Frank 
Meadows, Frank Weaver, Holdenville; W. 

B. Pine, U. S. senator; Tom McKeown, 


congressman. Church, Cong. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
McAlester; I. O. O. F., Wetumka. Pol. 
Act., independent locally, but partisan in 
natl. affairs; active in co. since 1904 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Postmaster at Wetumka 1925-33. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived at 
Stillwater, Agra, Welston, and at Wetum¬ 
ka since 1918. Interested in high school 
activities and athletics. 

HALLOWAY, G. A., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Edgar Co., Ill., May 23, 
1887. Edu., com. sch. and h. sch., Paris, 
Ill.; LTniv. of Ill. Wife. Frances Millarr. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Louise, Helen Josephine. 
Bus. Con., Halloway Law Firm, Holden- 
vile. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., First Natl. 
Assoc., C. C. Stafford, W. R. Carson, W. 
M. Taylor, Holdenville;'(pol.) W. T. Ang¬ 
lin, Hugh Harrell, Judge Geo. C. Crump, 
Tom Fancher, Harry Diamond, Holdenville ; 
Senator Anglin; Governor Holloway; ex- 
Governor M. E. Trapp; Prince Freeling; 
ex-Senator Gore. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Retail Merchants 
Assn.; Kiwanis; Okla. Bar Assn.; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Holdenville. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1921; makes speeches; works personally. 
Offices, Justice of Peace. Party Honors, 
chmn. Co. Dem. Bd.; del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1921 ; 
lived since at Holdenville. Interested and 
active in 4-H Club work. Hobby, swim¬ 
ming. 

HAMILTON. CHARLES N., Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Coal City, Ala., 
July 20, 1887. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Coal City, Ala.; Law Sch., Lebanon, Tenn. 
Wife, Ethel Milam, Ala. Cdrn., 3 s., Al- 
un, Harry, Cecil. Bus. Con., Hamilton 
l& Hamilton, Attys.; land owner; oil and 
gas leases. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. Ethel Hamilton, partner in law; O. 
S. Evans, W. C. Backus, Wetumka; (pol.) 
Geo. C. Crump, Tom Anglin, Don Wilbanks, 
Tom Fancher, Holdenville; Governor Hol¬ 
loway; Tom D. McKeown; Senator Gore; 
M. E. Trapp; Judge Tom Doyle. Church, 
Meth.; tchr. in S. 'S. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C., Good Roads Com.; Kiwanis; Ma¬ 
son, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1910; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts; strong mbr. of his par¬ 
ty. Offices, acting City Atty.; City Clk., 
12 yrs.; former Mayor of Wetumka. Par¬ 
ty Honors, chmn. Oo. Elec. Bd.; del. to 
co. convs. since 1918; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; 
lived at Wetumka 1910-27; at Holdenville 
since. Hobby, fishing. 

HAMILTON, ETHEL LEE, Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Coal City, Ala., Nov. 
28, 1891. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Coal City, 
Ala, Hus., Chas. N. Hamilton, law part¬ 
ner. Cdrn., 3 s., Harry, Alun, Cecil. Bus. 
Con., Hamilton & Hamilton, law firm, Hol¬ 
denville. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., 
Chas. N. Hamilton, (husband) partner in 
law; W. C. Backus, Miss Tinnie Hawks, 
Wetumka; (pol.) Judge Geo. C. Crump, 
Sen. Tom Anglin, Co. Judge Don Wilbanks; 
Co. Atty. Tom H. Fancher, Hughes Co.; 
M. E. Trapp, Sen. T. P. Gore, Scott Fer¬ 
ris, Governor Holloway, Geo. Key, R. A. 
Sneed. Church, Meth. Cluibs & Lodges, 
Bus. and Prof. Womens Club; C. of C. : 
since 1919; makes speeches; works through 
personal activities. Party Honors, vice 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Mrs. W. J. Mi¬ 
lam, (mother) Holdenville; Toy Milam, 
Guthrie; Frank Milam, Roy Milam, Okla. 
City (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
chmn. Hughes Co. Cen. Com.; del to st. 
convs.; stump speaker. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1910; lived at Wetumka 1910- 
27; Holdenville since 1927. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and camping. 

HARRELL, HUGH L., Calvin. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Poteau. Ind. Terr., Feb. 27, 
1887. Edu., h. sch., Tecumseh, grad. 1905; 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HUGH L. HARRELL 


Okla. A. and M. Col., 1907 ; Indianola Nor¬ 
mal and Bus. Col., 1904-05. Wife, Winnie 
Scales. Cdrn., 3 d., Pauline, attending 
Univ. of Arizona; Georgia and Shirley. 
Bus. Con., vice pres, and cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Calvin; extensive farming in¬ 
terests; dairy, registered Jersey herd. Bk. 
Con., (Corr.) Security Natl., Okla. City; 
Evchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., C. H. Wil¬ 
banks, pres.; 0. M. Morse, asst, cashier, 
both of First Natl. Bk., Calvin; (pol.) 
Ben Harrison, Calvin; Tom Fancher, Judge 
Rives, Judge Crump, Holdenville; Sen. Tom 
Anglin; ex-Gov. M. E. Trapp. Okla. City; 
Bob Davidson, Tulsa. Church, Pres.; El¬ 
der ; past supt. S. S.; tchr. Young Mar¬ 
ried Class. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial 
Club, pres, since 1925 ; Mason, Consistory 
at McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1910; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, Asst. Sec’y State, 1910-15; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. at Calvin since 1920. Party 
Honors, sec’y treas. St. Cen. Com. last 2 
yrs. during Gov. Trapp’s administration, 
and first conv. in Johnston’s administra¬ 
tion ; Co. Chmn. Cen. Com., serving third 
term; Prct. Committeeman; Local Regis¬ 
trar. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
at Poteau, 1887-96 ; Calvin 1896-1910 ; 
Okla. City 1910-18; Calvin since 1918. 
During W. War was mbr. of Com. on sell¬ 
ing Liberty Bonds, Baby Bonds, War Sav¬ 
ing Stamps; mbr. Red Cross and Draft 
Bd. Hobby, solitary walking. 

HARRISON. BEN FRANKLIN, State Cap¬ 
itol, Okla City. Dem. Occ.. budget officer. 
B., Jan. 21. 1875', Choctaw Co., 1875-85; 
Calvin 1885-1923 ; Okla. City 1923-29. Edu., 
Wapanucka Institute,, Trinity Col., N. Caro¬ 
lina, A. B. Wife, Grace L. Liegerat. Cdrn., 
1 s., B. F.. Harrison. Jr. Betty Anne. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, 32nd degdee Mason 
McAlester, Past mbr. Eastern Star; I. O. 
O. F.. Pol. Act., strictly partisan; worker 
23 yrs., makes speeches,, and works through 
corns, and personal contact. Offices, mbr. 
of 1st, 2nd. 5th, 7th & 8th Legis., Sec’y. 
of St. 1911-15 under Cruce. Mbr. of 
Constitutional Conv., Com. on Bill of Rights 
and Public Service Corporation. Originated 
and promoted a plan for reorganization of st. 
government similar to plan adopted in 
Penn and Ill. Served as chmn. of appro¬ 
priation com. of Legis. St. Budget Officer 
since 1923 under Walton, Trapp, Johnston 
and Holloway. 


HENDON, BRAXTON B„ Dustin. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Jasper, Ala., Sept. 6, 
1867. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, Vir¬ 
ginia King. Cdrn., 2 d., Cliford and Mar- 
garette. Bus. Con., general merchandise, 
Dustin; farm owner. Bk. Con., First 'St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Geo. Crump, Tom Ang¬ 
lin, Tom Fancher, Sam Turner, Hughes 
Co.; Tom D. McKeown ; ex-Govemor Trapp ; 
Senator Gore; ex-Senator Barreld; ex- 
Gov. Henry S. Johnston. Church, Bap. 
helped build the church at Dustin. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; W. O. W„ Dustin. Imp. Rel., 
R. S. Hendon, (bro.) merchant at Ard¬ 
more. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1894; makes speeches; personal contact 
worker. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1882 ; lived at Jim Town, Ind. 
Terr., 1882-86; Burneyville 1886-90; Pool- 
ville 1890-02; Robinson 1902-05; Dustin 
since 1905. Hobby, farming. 

HENDON, VIRGINIA KING, Dustin. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Texas, April 22, 
1880. Edu., com. sch., Jacksboro, Tex.; 
h. sch., Ardmore. Hus., Braxton B. Hen¬ 
don, merchant, Dustin. Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) Tom Ang¬ 
lin, Alice Means, Mrs. W. N. Milton, Lee 
Cruce, Tom D. McKeown. Church. Bap.; 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Mistletoe 
Club; D. A. R., del. to st. convs.; Eastern 
'Star; active worker in clubs. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Remarks, has made her home 
at Dustin since 1905. Father was super¬ 
intendent of schools at Ardmore in early 
days. Hobby, club work. 

HILLIS, MARIE (Mrs. L. T.) Holden¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., Asst. Co. Superintendent. 
B., Cairo, Ill., Feb. 23. 1898. Edu., com. 
sch., McLoud; Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 1922 ; 
East Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 1925. Hus., 
Luther T. Hillis, mgr. Used Car Dept., 
Ford Agency, Holdenville. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Harry H. Diamond. John E. 
Davis, J. D. Boxley, John E. Turner, Mrs, 
Helen Lucas, Holdenville; (pol.) Alice 
Means. Toni Anglin, Judge Crump, W. L. 
Bartlett, B. R. Templeman, Hughes Co.; 
Mrs. Geo. Waters; Mrs. Mabel Bassett ; 
Miss Josephine Bell. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Pres. Okla. Fed. Bus. and Prof. Women's 
Clubs, local pres. 1926-28. Imp. Rel., 
O. H. Plater, (father) Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1918; makes 
speches; works on com. Party Honors, 
special aid to Co. Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived at 
Harrah 1899-1900 ; McLoud 1900-16 ; Ed¬ 
mond 1916-17; Blue Mound 1918; We- 
wo-ka 1919-22 ; Holdenville since 1922. Ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross affairs. Hobby, flowers. 

HUDDLESTON. SID, Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Undersheriff. B„ Center Point, Ark., 
March 20. 1884. Edu., li. sch., Ada., 1902 ; 
East Cen. Tchrs. Col., 1919. Wife, Mittie 
Mae, d. of T. C. Carbrough, Norman. Cdrn., 
3 s., Clarence, Buster, Jack; 3 d., Altha. 
Penola, Wanteea. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., B. R. Templeman, Bill Long, Geo. 
Phillips, Holdenville; (pol.) Tom Fancher, 
Co. Atty.; Fred Davidson, Ct. Clk.; M. C. 
LeValey, Dep. Sheriff, Hughes Co.; Tom 
D. McKeown, Ada; S. B. Turner, Ben 
Hurr, Senator Anglin, Okla. City. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Royal Arch, 
Holdenville. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Hughes Co. since 1907 ; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices. Co. As¬ 
sessor 1921-25; Undersheriff 1927 and 
since; Auto Tax Collector since 1927. Par¬ 
ty Honors, Prct. Committeeman; Counter 
on Elec. Bd.; mbr. Dem. Club. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived near Ada 
1889-1902 ; near Calvin 1902-14, and at 
Holdenville since. Active and influential 
in all public affairs at Holdenville. Hobby, 
hunting. 

HUNDLEY, JOHN W., Calvin. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Calvert, Tex., Dec. 4, 
1872. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife. Lizzie 
Hardwick. Cdrn., 1 s., Weldon, attending 
Okla. Univ.; 1 d., Mrs. A. E. Anglin, Cal¬ 


vin. Bus. Con., J. W. Hundley Co., gen¬ 
eral merchandise, furniture, hardware, im¬ 
plements, lumber yard, undertaking. Cal¬ 
vin ; dir. in First Natl. Bk. Assoc., A. E. 
Anglin, L. C. Wright, partners in bus.; 
(pol.) Tom Anglin, Judge Busey, Frank 
Warren, Hugh L. Harrell, Tom Fancher, 
Hughes Co.; Ben F. Harrison; Judge 
Crump; J. C. Woods; Cy Avery, Tulsa; 
P. A. Norris, Ada. Church, Meth.; Chmn. 
Bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., vice chmn. 
Good Roads Com., 1907-29; Mason, 32nd 
Scottish Rite; Consistory at McAlester: 
Past Master of Calvin Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active in Hughes Co. since 1894 ; 
works personally and on corns. Offices, 
pres. Sch. Bd. 1914-20; past City Coun¬ 
cilman. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; 
lived at Lindsay 1890-92; Wister 1892- 
94; Calvin since 1894. Active in good 
roads movement; mbr. Highway 75' Corn.; 
originated Highway 3, and Rock Island and 
Postal Highway (now Highway No. 3). In¬ 
fluential in development of his town and 
community. Interested in development of 
dairy business. 

HUSER, OLIVER STANLEY, Holden¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Indiana, 
May 10 1898. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Okemah and Hastings; Tulsa Univ.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ. Wife. Ellen E. Meier, Indi¬ 
ana. Cdrn., 2 s., Oliver Stanley, Jr., Ern¬ 
est Eugene; 1 d., Kathryn Eileen. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Geo. C. Crump, 
W. T. Anglin, W. M. Taylor, Holdenville; 
(pol.)B. R. Templeman, Tom Fancher, 
Hughes Co.; Tom D. McKeown; Governor 
Holloway; ex-'Senator Gore. Church. 
Meth.; Steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Kiwanis, dir. ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Holdenvlile. Imp. Rel., E. Huser, (father) 
Okemah; James Alston Huser, Okla. City; 
George T. Huser, Wewoka; Samuel J. Hu¬ 
ser, Okla. City; Ellis A. Huser, Sapulpa; 
Herbert M. Huser, Okla. City; John M. 
Huser, Wewoka (bros.) Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Atty. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., 1928 ; 
Prct. Committeeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1903; lived at Has¬ 
tings 1903-13; Okemah 1913-23; Holden¬ 
ville since 1923. During W. War served 
in U. S. Navy; mbr. Amer. Legion, Thom¬ 
as Breeding Post, Holdenville. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 



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C. B. IRWIN 


IRWIN, C. B., Atwood. Rep. Qcc., mer¬ 
chant. B., Blount Co., Tenn., Oct. 1, 1879. 
Edu., com. sell., Ind Terr Wife, Fannie 
Bolen. Cdrn., 1 s., Ray, attending Okla. 
Univ.; 2 d., Lorraine, Ruby. Bus. Con., 
Gen. Mdse., Atwood. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Calvin. Assoc., (pol.) Frank L. Warren, V. 
W. Snider, W. B. Pine. Church. Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1900; works 
personally and on comms. Offices, post¬ 
master, 1902-13; mbr. Sch. Bd. number of 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived at Atwood since 
1897 ; civic and political leader. Hobby, 
baseball. 

IRWIN, SAM A.,_ Atwood. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Cameron, Dec. 21, 1892. 

Edu., com. sell., Atwood. Wife, Ruby, d. of 
J. C. Ritter, Atwood. Cdrn., 2 s., Milton, 
Leon; 2 d., Dorothy Lee, Mary Joe. Bus. 
Con., C. B. Irwin Gen. Mercantile Store. 
Atwood; farming interests. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl., Calvin. Assoc., (pol.) Y. W. Snider, 
Sherman Biggs, D. B. Buell, Glen Bennet, 
Hughes Co.; Wm. G. Johnston, Okla. City; 
Sen. Pine; Tom D. McKeown. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; works only through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Rural Mailcarrier, 1914 ; 
postmaster at Atwood, since 1923. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman ; lived at Cameron, 1892- 
96; Atwood since (formerly known as New- 
berg). During W. War worked in powder 
mill, Nashville, Tenn. Hobby, fishing. 

JARRETT, CHARLES E„ Wetumka. 
Dem. Occ., live stock dealer. B., Hickory, 
N. C., Aug. 3, 1882. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Wvnnewood, grad. 1900 ; Bus. Col., Dallas, 
Tex. 1901. Wife, Iva, d., of R. F. Vaughn, 
Wetumka. Cdrn.., 2 s., Thirl, Jimmie; 1 d.. 
Wanta. Bus. Con., dealer in live stock; 
farm owner; Oil leases and royalties; for¬ 
merly in banking bus. 7 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., V. A. Gamble, Holden- 
ville; Geo. Key, Atwood, co. commr.; Dr. 
Lett, Dustin; (pol.) Chas. H. Baskin, 
Ralph Busey, Judge Geo. C. Crump, Hughes 
Co.; Tom Anglin. Holdenville; Tom Mc¬ 
Keown, Ada. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason. Consistory, 
McAlester; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W., We¬ 
tumka. Imp. Rel., W It. Jarrett, (bro.) 
Okla. City; former Sec’y Bd.. of Pharmacy. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Hughes Co. 
since 1915; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on com. Offices, City Treas., 
Wetumka, 1914-18; Co. Commr.. 1924-31. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 


Remarks, came to Okla. in 1886; lived at 
Wynnewood, 1886-1900; at Wetumka since. 
Hobby, hunting. 

KEY, GEORGE W„ Atwood. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Mount Judy, Ark., Jan. 6, 
1875. Edu., com. and sch.. Ark. Wife, 
Mantie Johnson. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph and 
Bill, 3 d., Mrs. Lorene Elms, Steward; 
Gale, Neola. Bus. Con., Key & Key Mer¬ 
cantile Co., Atwood; farming interests. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Calvin. Assoc., W. 
R. Ivey (bro.) partner in bus.; Y. A. 
Gamble, Holdenville ; Ed Garrett, Wetumka ; 
(pol.) Frank Warren, Jim Rodgers, P. W. 
Snider, A. B. Vorhees, Holdenville; Frank 
Meadows, Wetumka; Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; Charlie Johnson, Enid; C. A. 
Parker, Enid. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason, Chapter; M. W. A. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1906 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Co. Commr., since 1923 ; 
former mbr. Sch. Bd., 4 yrs.; former U. S. 
Storekeeper. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; former 
Judge, Counter, Clk., Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived .since at At¬ 
wood ; active in all civic and public im¬ 
provements; mbr. Council of Defense and 
Draft Bd. during W. War. Active worker 
in Liberty Bond drives. Instrumental :n 
bringing highway through Atwood. Hobby, 
fishir.g. 

LETT, L. M., Dustin. Dem. Occ., physi¬ 
cian. B., Birmingham, Ala., 1879. Edu., 
com. schs., Ala.; Medical Col., Little Rock, 
Ark., M. D.; S. W. Col., Dallas, Tex. Wife, 
Grace Pfennighausen. Cdrn., 1 s., T. Mil¬ 
ford. Bus. Con., Extensive land owner: 
Cotton Gin interests. Bk Con., First St. 
Assoc., W. N. Melton, Dr. Powell, O. W. 
Cook, Dr. C. E. Parker; (pol.) Judge 
Crump, Tom Anglin, Tom McKeown, Judge 
Frank Warren, Dr. F. O. Thompson, Dr. 
Moorman. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Okla. Med. Assn., past Pres. Hughes Co. 
Med. Assn.; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; 32nd 
Mason, Knight Templar, Okla. City ; Shrine. 
Muskogee; Consistory, McAlester. Imn. 
Rel., J. W. Lett, atty., Bristow; W. H. 
Lett, druggist. Cache, (bros.). Pol. Act., 
active since 1902; works personally and 
on corns. Influential. Offices, City Coun¬ 
cilman. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1890 ; lived at Salllsaw; Stigler; at 
Dustin since 1902. Leader in civic affairs. 

LITTLE, D. L., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B„ Rome, Ga., Apr. 7, 1847. Edu., 
com. sch., Ga. and Tex. Wife, Mary Jane 
Smith. Cdrn., 6 d. Bus. Con., Real Estate 
owner; farming interests. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., First St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Geo. 
Crump, Tom Anglin, Sam Turner, Tom 
Fancher, Hughes Co.: Tom D. McKeown. 
Church, Bap. active mbr. Lodges, I. O. O. 
F„ Wetumka. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1900; works personally and 
through com. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, Elec. Bd. Inspector, 17 yrs.; del. 
statehood conv.; appointed by Gov. Haskell 
to Good Roads Conv., Kansas City. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1878 ; lived Madill, 
1878-99 ; Shawnee, 1899 ; Sacred Heart. 
1899-1902; Holdenville, 1902-05 ; Wetumka 
since. Veteran of Civil War. 

LOVEALL, E. G„ Dustin. Rep. Occ., 
cotton buyer. B., Fannin Co., Tex., Jan. 8, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Whitewriglit, Tex. 
Wife. Rachael Bohannon. Cdrn., 2 s., Grady, 
with Piggly-Wiggly, Okla. City, Clarence; 
1 d., Mamie. Bus. Con., Cotton Buyer; Gin 
mgr.; Farming interests. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Frank Meadows, Holden¬ 
ville ; Sen. Pine; Harry Rogers}; Lew 
Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, U. 
C. T.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Whitjewright, 
Tex. Imp. Rel., J. I>. Loveall, McAlester; 
H. C. Loveall, Caddo, (bros.) Pel. Act., 
partisan; active since 1903; makes 
specehes; works through personal contacts. 
Rep. leader at Dustin. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Chmn.; Hoover Club, Dist. 


Chmn.; Judge Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903 ; lived Hugo, 1903-14’; Caddo, 
1914-17; Henryetta, 1917-24; Dustin, since. 
Hobbies, fishing and dominoes. 7 

LUCAS, C. 0., Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Hale, Mo., Oct. 15, 1889. Edu., 
com. sch.. Mo. and Okla.; Valparaiso Univ., 
Ind., A. B. and LL. B. Wife, Anna, d. of 
W. J. Marlin, Muskogee. Cdrn., 1 s.. Joe 
Franklin. Bus. Con., Practicing Atty. ; 
Sec'y., Stockholder and Dir., Holdenville 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Sec’y.-Treas. Holden¬ 
ville Cotton Compress; Sec’y and Dir. 
Keystone Hotel Co., Holdenville, Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Frank Warren, William 
Taylor; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom Anglin, 
Hughes Co.; Tom D. McKeown, Scott Fer¬ 
ris, Elmer Thomas, Judge Orel Busby, Judge 
Hal Johnston. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Holdenville Country Club, Dir.; 
C. ef C. ; Okla. Bar Assn.; Sec’y. Hughes 
Co. Bar Assn.; Kiwanis; 32nd Mason, 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Okla. City; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., J. F. Lucas, 
(father) retired merchant ; M. D. Lucas, 
broker, Okla. City; K. V. Lucas, banker, 
Holdenville (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1918; makes speeches; 
works personally and through comms. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 1919; City Aider- 
man. Party Honors, Sec’y-Treas. Hughes 
Co. Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to st. and co. 
convs.; attended Natl. Conv., Houston. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived at 
Wetumka and , Holdenville. Outstanding 
civic leader; Good Roads enthusiast. 
During W. War served in Aero Corps; 
Overseas 13 months; Rank First Lt.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Thomas Breeding Post, 
Holdenville; charter mbr. Hobby, baseball. 

LUCAS, HELEN. Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Appleton. Ark., Sept. 15. 
1904. Edu., h. sch., Holdenville, grad. 
1921. Hus., E. E. Lucas. Bus. Con., Sec’y- 
Treas. and Gen. Mgr., Atlas Abstract Co., 
Holdenville; Stockholder C. R. Anthony 
Gen. Mdse. Chain Store. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., F. L. Warren, Pres.; J. D. 
Boxley, V.-Pres.; B. J. Badger, V.-Pres.; 
R. H. Williams, V.-Pres., Atlas Abstract 
Co., Holdenville; (pol.) B. R. Templeman, 
O. S. Evans, Hughes Oo.; Tom Anglin; 
Ralph Busey, Wetumka. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Bus. & Prof. Womens 
Club; Bridge Club; Eastern Star. Imp. 
Rel., W. L. Bartlett, (father). Holdenville. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1924; makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, Registrar, 
Ward 1; del. to st. and natl. convs. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1911; lived We¬ 
tumka, 1911-17; Holdenville since. Won st. 
cup for best abstract in Okla. 1928. 

MACKEY, KATE C„ Wetumka. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Emporia, Miss.. Mar. 
25, 1879. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Emporia, 
Miss. Hus., Walter Mackey (deceased). 
Cdrn., 4 s., Castle, Gladney, Paul, Thomas; 

1 d., Christian. Bus. Con.. Owner and Mgr. 
Hdw. Store, Wetumka. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Commerce. Assoc., Sid Puryear, A. W. 
Smith, C- H. Baskin; (pol.) Tom Anglin, 
C. H. Baskin, Tom Fancher, Hughes Co.; 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. Hollowav, Henry S. 
Johnston, ex--Gov. Cruce. Church. Meth. 
active mbr. Lodges, Woodman Circle, We¬ 
tumka. Pol. Act., independent locally, par¬ 
tisan nationally; active in st. since 1919. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; lived at Wetumka 
since. During W. War was Chmn. of Local 
Red Cross. Moral leader. Hobby, church 
work. 

McCALLIE, B. L., Lamar. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B.. Ardmore, 1897. Edu.. com. 
sch., Lamar. Wife, Jessee Green. Cdrn., 

2 s., J. B., Henry Ford; 1 d., Kathleen. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Holdenville. 
Assoc., Guy Yates, C. P. Balyard; (pol.) 
V. W. Snider, B. Templeton, J. J. Arm¬ 
strong, Hughes Co. ; Tom McKeown; I. M. 
Goodson. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1919; works personally 






260 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. N. MELTON 


and on comms. Offices, postmaster at Lamar 
since 1925 ; mbr. Elec. Bd. number of yrs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at La¬ 
mar since 1911. Mbr. Good Roads Com. 

MEADORS, FRANK JR., Wetumka. Rep. 
Occ., investments & real estate dealer. B., 
Alma, Ark.. 1889. Edu., com. sch., We¬ 
tumka. Wife, Lessie Wheat. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Katherine, Thelma. Bus. Con., dealer in 
investments and real estate, oil & gas 
leases and royalties, farm lands, bus. 
houses; stockholder Chevrolet Agency, 
Wetumka; Chmn. of Bd.. Citizens Bk., 
Henryetta. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl.; Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., B. H. Harrison, 
S. M. Puryear, Chas. Shaver, Tom Davis, 
Phil Hawkins; (pol.) Frank Warren, Zora 
Nicks, D. B. Buell, H. C. Griswold, Hughes 
Co.; Sen. Pine; Sen. Harreld. Church, 
Bap. Clubs, Kiwants; C. of C.. Pres. 1929. 
Imp. Rel., Turner Meadors (father) Okla. 
City; Roy Meadors (bro.) Wetumka. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1909; personal contact worker. Offices, 
Pres. City Council, Wetumka, 1927-30. 
Party Honors, St. Committeeman, 1924-32 ; 
Co. Chmn., 1922-24. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived Holdenville, 1902-05 ; 
Wetumka since. During W. War was mbr. 
Food Adm. Bd. and Council of Defense. 
Civic leader. Hobby, agricultural develop¬ 
ment. 


since 1905 ; pioneer and leader in his com¬ 
munity. Civic worker. Interested in good 
roads, schs. Hobbies, baseball and basket¬ 
ball. 

MEANS, ALICE., Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
county superintendent of schools. B., Chlck- 
asha Nation, Mar. 6, 1894. Edu., com sch., 
Holdenville; East Cen. St. Col. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., John E. Davis, 
Harry Diamond, Hugh Harrell, W. M. Tay- 
lor; (pol.) Sen. Anglin, Judge Crump, C. 
C. 'Stanford, Hughes Co.; Dr. A. Linsch- 
eid; Mel Nash; Celeste Robinett; Nell 
Hunt, E. A. Duke. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
C of C.; Bus. & Prof. Womens Club ; 
Chmn. Jr. Red Cross; Co. Chmn. Okla. 
Soc. for Crippled Cdrn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1918; works only on comms. 
Offices, Deputy Co. Sunt., 1919-23; Co. 
tSupt., 1923-31. Party Honors, del. co. and 
st convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman , 
Holdenville since 1898; active in civic af¬ 
fairs. 

MELTON, W. N., Dustin. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Lawrenceburg. Tenn., Nov. 22, 
1878 Edu., com. sch., Tenn. Wife, Annie 
Bates, (deceased) ; 2nd, Fannie Burnham. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Bill S., Tulsa; Roy C., Okla. 
City; Leon; 2 d., Mrs. D. I. Pope, Wetum¬ 
ka; Dorothy. Bus. Con.. Pres. First St. Bk.; 
Owner Farm Land; Oil Leases. Bk. Con., 
(Corr.) Fidelity Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
B. B. Hendon, L. M. Lett, L. Meadors, R. 
Burnham, Dustin; (pol.) Tom Anglin, C. 
T. Edwards, Hugh Harrell, Harry Rogers, 

A. N. Leecraft, Tom D. McKeown. Sen. 
W. B. Pine. Church, Chris.; past Supt. S. 
S ; mbr. Bldg. Com. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bridge Club; St. Bankers Assn.; Pres. 
Hughes Co. Bankers Assn.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Consistory, McAlester; Dist. Deputy 
Grand Master. Hughes and Seminole Co., 
1928. Imp. Rel., Judge Harve Melton, Dist. 
Judge McIntosh Co. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st. since 1901; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Treas. Bd. of Edu., 9 yrs; Mayor of 
Dustin, 15 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; inspector Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived at Eufala, 
1896-1901; Dustin since; won medal for 
service during W War; mbr. of Exec. Bd. 
on all drives and Chmn. of Hughes Co. 
Council of Defense. Leader in edu., civic 
and political affairs. Hobby, books, has a 
collection of rare volumes. 

MOORE, J. S., Lamar. Dem. Occ.. retired. 

B. , Ga., 1861. Edu., com. sch.. Ga. and 
Tex. Wife. Phoebe Traylor Cdrn., 2 s., A. 
L. Seminole; John. Winthrop, Mass. Assoc., 
P. M. West, C. P. Balyard, Dr. J. H. 
Baker, B. L. McCallie; (pol.) Tom Anglin, 
Tom Fancher. Sam Turner, Betty Temple¬ 
ton, Tom D. McKeown. Church, Meth., 
Steward. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1886 ; makes speeches, works person¬ 
ally and through comms. Offices.- U. S. 
Marshall 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. 


MEADORS, ROBERT.. Dustin. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B.. Ky., 1875. Edu., com. sch., 
Ark. Wife. Mattie Shelby. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Lloyd, bookkeeper First St. Bk.; 2 d., Mrs. 
H. J. Claborn and Opal, Dustin. Bus. Con., 
Gen. Merchandise; farm owner, leases and 
royalties; bk stock. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., S. A. Walker, B B. Hendon, Dr. 
Letts, W. N. Melton; (pol.) Judge Frank 
Warren, Judge Crump, Ralph Busey, Tom 
Anglin, Tom D. McKeown, Tom Fancher, 
Betty Templeton. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Turner Meadors, C. 
F. Meadors, Lewis Meadors, Okla. City; 
W. T. Meadors, Holdenville; Claude Mead¬ 
ors, Dustin, (bros.) ; Mrs. J. F. Busey, 
Wetumka; Mrs. Gee, Okla. City; Mrs. Wil¬ 
liams, Muskogee; Mrs. Jim Bottle, Okla. 
City, (sisters). Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1899; makes speeches; 
works personally and through comms. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899; lived Holdenvile, Wetumka; Dustin 


MOORE, MRS. J. S„ Lamar. Dem. Occ., 
hotel owner. B., N. C., 1867. Edu., private 
schooling. Hus., (First) W. A. Traylor, 
(deceased) ; (2nd) J. IS. Moore. Cdrn.. 1 
d., Arlena Traylor, attending Okla. Univ., 
Sec’y to Dean Edna McDaniels. Assoc., 
Mrs. Gattom. Mrs. Garvin, Barney Mc¬ 
Callie, Lamar; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom 
Anglin, Tom D. McKeown, Tom Fancher, 
Betty Templeman. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Farm Womens Club; U. D. C.; D. 
A. R.; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Capt. O. 
R. Rand, Confederate Army. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1912; makes 
speeches, works personally and on comms. 
Party Honors, was former del. to convs. 
in N. C. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1912; 
lived since at Lamar; during W. War was 
active worker in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan drives. Hobby, gardening and flowers. 

MYERS, IRA D„ Dustin. Rep. Occ., 
manager picture show. B., Marysville. Mo., 
June 25, 1882. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. and 
Tex. Unmarried. Bus. Con., mgr. Dustin 


Picture Show; Asst. Postmaster; Cashr. 
First Natl. Bk. 1907-08. Assoc., Walter 
Templeman, Tulsa; Guy M. Buckner, Hcld- 
enville; (pol.) Judge Frank Warren. Roy 
St. Lewis, Harry Rogers, Tom McKeown, 
W. B. Pine, Horace G. Barnard. Church, 
Presby. Clubs &. Lodges, Sponsor for Boy 
Scout Activities; 32nd Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Consistory, McAlester ; Shrine, Denver ; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., L. J. Myers, 
(father) Dustin; Mrs. Nina B. Austin, 
(sister) Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1915; makes speeches, works 
personally and through comms. Offices, 
Asst. Postmaster, Dustin, now serving; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900 ; lived at Holdenville; Dustin and 
Okla. Citv. Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War; 
in 5th Mo. Vol. Inf.; for a number of 
yrs. was in Reclamation Service in Colo., 
La., Mont. Denver Municipal Dist. Project; 
Stanley Lake Project, Denver; Paradox 
Valley Project, Valencia, Mont.; Delta 
Farm's Project, La. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

MYERS, L. J.. Dustin. Rep. Occ., post¬ 
master. B., Shelby. Ohio, (Mar. 11, 1858. 
Edu., com. schs., Ohio and Mo. Wife, 
Emma Straube. Cdrn., 1 s., Ira D., asst. 
Postmaster, Dustin; 1 d., Mrs. Nina B. 

Austin. Tulsa. Bus. Con.. Picture Show; 
Real Estate. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
R. L. Meadors, T. B. Rhea, W. N. Melton, 
B. L. Gibbons, W. J. Swofford; (pol.) 
Frank Warren, Frank Meadors, Hughes Co.; 
Roy St. Lewis, Okla. City; Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown; Sen. W. B. Pine; Harry Rogers; 
R. M. McFarland; Horace G. Barnard. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
York and Scottish Rites; Knight Templar, 
Shrine; Consistory. McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1900 ; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Postmaster at Dustin, 1923- 
33. City Councilman; City Clk. Party 
Honors, Past Prct. Committeeman; del to st. 
and co. convs.; nominee for Co. Treas. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived Holden¬ 
ville and Dustin; pioneer and leader civic 
and political affairs. Worker in Liberty 
Loan drives during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

NASH. MRS. SARAH., Lamar. Rep. 
State Committeewoman. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

NIX, MRS. C. B., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. Hu’s., C B. Nix, Wetumka. Pol. 
Act., partisan; countywide; works through 
committees and organizations. Assoc., Dem. 
leaders in Co. Party Honors. Prct. Com¬ 
mitteewoman. Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, active in civic affairs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

PARKS, R. B., Spaulding. Dem. Or.c,, 
farmer. Married. Bk. Con, First Natl., 
Holdenville. Assoc., Tom Anglin, Holden¬ 
ville and other political leaders in co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; Co. wide; works per¬ 
sonally and through comms. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. of Agri. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, (complete information 
unavailable.) 

PARSLEY. NEAL., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Ark.. Dec. 20, 1880. Edu., 
com. sch., Okla.; East Cen. Tchrs. Col., 
Okla. Wife, Etha McBee, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Gordon M., attending Okla. A. & M. Bus. 
Con., co-owner General Mercantile Store, 
Wetumka. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, 
Assoc., J. C. Tomberlin, bus. assoc.; (pol.) 
E. O. Shaw, V. H. Durham, Tom McKeown, 
Tom Anglin, Don Wilbanks, Judge Crump. 
Church, Bap., deacon 8 yrs. Clubs, C. of C. 
Sponsor Boy Scout Activities, mbr. Scout 
Council. Pol. Act., usually partisan; active 
in co. since 1909; makes speeches and 
works through comms.; influential among 
mbrs of his church and in rural communi¬ 
ty. Offices, mbr. Elec. Bd.; Clk. Bd. of 
Edu., Wetumka. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1919; lived since in Hughes Co.; at We¬ 
tumka since 1917. Educational and religi¬ 
ous leader. 

PHELPS, F. RAY., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
oil and gas properties. B., Cooper Hill, Mo., 
(May 9, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch.. El 




Reno; William Jewel Col., Liberty. Mo. 
Wife, Roberta, d. of J. M. Watkins, We- 
tumka. Bus. Con.. Oil & Gas properties; 
Land Owner; Real Estate; Ice Plant in¬ 
terests. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce; 
Fidelity Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Frank 
Meadors, D. H. Harrison, (pol.) Judge 
Crump. Tom Anglin, Hughes Co.; Bart 
Aldridge; M. E. Trapp, Tom D. McKeovvn. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
dir.; Bridge Club; 4-H Club, Mason, Con¬ 
sistory McAlester, Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Gen. Lee Phelps, (father) Mis¬ 
sionary to Indians; Daniel Phelps, Income 
Tax Dept. U. S. Govt., Tulsa; Lee Phelps 
Jr., head salesman Western Auto Supply 
Co. Cleveland. Ohio, (bros.) ; Mrs. Gladys 
Hays, Okmulgee; Mrs. G. G. Jackson, 
Okla. City (sister). Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1919; makes speeches, works 
personally and on comms. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
7 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Okmulgee, 1909-04 ; Wetumka since ; 
active worker in all public affairs. During 
W. War was mbr. Officers Training Camp, 
Louisville, Ky.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Clar¬ 
ence Kitchen Post, Wetumka. Post Com¬ 
mander. Hobby motoring. 

PHILLIPS, TOM R, IIoldenvi.Te. Dem. 
Occ., newspaper publisher. B., Lexington, 
Okla., Dec. 18, 1900 ; Altus 1907, 

Norman 1912, Chickasha 1925, Koldenville 
since. Edu., Altus and Norman pub. sell. 
George Washington Univ. Wife, Aldene 
Boucher. Cdrn., 1 d., Joy Elaine. Bus. 
Con., sole owner Holdenville Daily 
News and Holdenville Dem. (Wkly). Church, 
Chris. Clubs, V. Pres. Kiwanis Club; Okla. 
Pres.. N. E. A. Pol. Act., Editorially. Party 
Honors, former Sec’y U. S. Sen, Elmer 
Thomas, 6th Dist. Climn. League of Young 
Dems. 1921; present 4th Dist. Chmn. 
Hobby, Civic Club Work. 

PICKENS, J. J.. Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
retired banker. B.. Marshall, Tex., Jan. 
22, 1856. Edu.. com. sch., Tex. Wife, Lula 
J. Cdrn., 1 s., W. L.; 2 d.. Mrs. W. II. 
Holmes, Holdenville; Mrs. J. O. Shy, Shaw¬ 
nee. Bus. Con., Pickens & Holmes Grain 
Co.; farm owner; bk. stock; live stock; 
oil and gas leases and royalties. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl., Holdenville. Assoc., W. M. 
Taylor, J. H. Boxley, J. E. Turner, Judge 
Crump. Bill Pryor, Tom Phillips; (pol.) 
Judge Stevenson, Tom Anglin, Judge Coffe- 
man, Judge Warren, Col. Sneed, Scott 
Ferris, T. P. Gore, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Bap., Holdenville; Chmn. Finance Com. 
which built 2 Bap. churches at Holden¬ 
ville. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester. Pod. Act., active in st. since 1900; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 

com. Offices, mbr. City Council, 20 yrs. ; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., number of yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. and co. convs.; mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. number of yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived since at Holdenville. 
Active civic worker. While mbr. City Council 
all paving in Holdenville was done 
except Dist. No. 2; water, sewer and lights 
were installed; also mbr. of Street and 
Alley Com. 

POWELL, B. F., Dustin. Dem. Occ., den¬ 
tist. B., Mo., Jan. 8, 1882. Edu., com. sch.. 
Mo.; St. Louis Dental Col., D. D. S. degree. 
Wife, first, Ada James, (dec.) ; second, Cora 
Billee, d. of J. W. Piexatto, Dustin. Cdrn., 

2 s., .1. B., Bennie F. ; 2 d., Pauline and 
Ada. Bus. Con., Practicing Dentist; Farm 
Owner; Leases and Oil Royalties. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Dr, Lett, L. G. Mc- 
Tonish, W. M. Melton; (Pol.) Tom Anglin, 
Judge Crump. Tom McKeown, Tom Fanclier, 
M. E. Trapp, Judge Norman, Judge Wil¬ 
liams, C. N. Haskell; Jim Bolen. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1907 ; makes speeches and works 
through com. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co convs. : del. to statehood conv.; mbr. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Ofcla. in 
1901; lived at Wetumka, 1901-07; Dustin 
since. Dem. leader in community. During W. 
War was mbr. of Dental Corps. Rank of 


HUGHES COUNTY 

Major in Natl. Guard. Hobbies, fishing, 
hunting, painting. 

PURYEAR, SIDNEY M., Wetumka. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B„ St. Joe, Tex., Mar. 17 
1891. Edu., com. sch.. Wetumka Wife, Lois 
Anderson. Cdrn., 1 d., Katherine Sue, at h. 
Bus. Con., Pres. Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Wetumka; Sec’y-Treas. City Chevrolet 
Co.; Dir. American Exch. Bk., Henryetta. 
Bk. Con., (Corr.) Exch. Natl., Producers 
Natl., Tulsa ; Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., P. C. Hawkins, J. F. Lucas, J. C. 
Puryear. Otto 'Moses, bank assoc., We¬ 
tumka ; Dr. C. A. Hicks, C. E. Shaber, 
Frank Meadors, Jr.; (pol.) R. H. Williams, 
B. R. Templeman, Tom Anglin, Hugh L. 
Harrell, H. H. Diamond, Hughes Co.; B. 
H. Harrison, J. B. Carruthers, O. B 
Mothersead, Judge Swan, H. H. Rogers. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. 
Dir.; mbr. Good Roads Com. and Pub. 
affairs Com.; Kiwanis Dir.; 32nd Mason, 
Scottish and York Rites; Consistory Mc¬ 
Alester; Shrine, Okla. City; I. O. O. F.. 
Wetumka. Imp. Rel., J. C. Puryear, (bro.) 
Wetumka. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; works personally and through others. 
Offices. City Clk., Calvin, 1917-18; City 
Treas., Wetumka, 1920-24; Clk. Bd. Edu., 
Wetumka, 1924-29; Jury Commr., Hughes 
Co. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived Wetumka, 1902-16 ; 
Calvin, 1916-18; Okmulgee, few mos.; We¬ 
tumka, since 1918. During W. War was 
Cashr. Commissary, Jefferson Barracks ;mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Clarence Kitchen Post, We¬ 
tumka. Mbr. Amer. Arbitration Assn.. 1928. 
Hobby, developing farm lands and live 
stock. 

RHEA, T. B., Dustin. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B„ Dayton, Tenn., Aug. 5, 1881. 
Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, May, d. of John 
Legy, Bristow. Cdrn., 1 s.. Robt.; 1 d., 
Carrol. Bus. Con., Dustin Grocery & Dry 
Good Store, owner. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., W. N. Melton, R. R. Burnham, B. 

B. Hendon, Dr. L. A. Lett, Dustin; (pol.) 
Tom Fancher, Tom Anglin, Judge Busey, 
Tom D. MeKeown, W. W. Hastings, M. E. 
Trapp, Gov. Holloway. Church. Bap.; Trus. 
in Meth. Church, Dustin. Clubs & Lodges. 
K. of P.; Mason, Blue Lodge. Consistory, 
McAlester. _ Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Hughes Co. since 1919; makes speeches, 
works personally and on com. Offices, J. of 
P. ; mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1899 ; lived at Chandler, Sapulpa, 
Claremore, Dustin. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

RIDER, CHARLES, Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Justice of Peace. B., Mo.. May 10, 
1854. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Emily 
Robinson. Cdrn., 1 s.; 9 d. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., O. S. Houser, Chas. Roberts, 
Will Taylor; (pol.) Judge Geo. Crump, 
Tom Fancher, T. D. Wilbanks, Hughes Co.; 
Tom D. McKeown, Tom Anglin, Gov. Hollo¬ 
way. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1881; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts. Public Offices. First Reg¬ 
istrar of Deeds, El Reno ; J. of P.; Mayor 
of Holdenville, 2 yrs. ; City Councilman 2 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to Terr. Convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1881; lived in 
Indian Terr.. Anadarko, El Reno, and at 
Holdenville since 1900. Hobby, poultry. 

RIVES. JAMES D., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Hollow Rock. 
Tenn., Sept. 12, 1871. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., and Terrel Col., Tenn. Wife, Mattie 
Avant. Cdrn.. 2 s.. James at Ark. Univ.; 
Edward; 1 d., Hallie Ermine. Bus. Con., 
real estate and Oil Interests; owner Scott 
Hotel, Holdenville. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc.. J. O. Elliston, John E. Turner. C. 

O. Lucas, Holdenville; (pol.) Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown, Scott Ferris, W. T. Anglin, T. P. 
Gore, ex-Gov. Cruce. Church, .of Christ. 
Clubs, C. of C., Sponsor Boy Scouts; past 
'Sec’y Lions Club. Imp. Rel., John Rives 
Childs, U. S. Minister to Japan. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1909; makes speeches, 
and works through personal contacts. Of- 


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fices. Pres. Bd. Edu., 4 yrs.; Mayor of 
Holdenville, 6 yrs.; Police Judge. ' Party 
Honors, del. co. convs.; mbr. Election Bd.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909; lived since at Holdenville. 
Civic worker; worker in home activities 
during W. War; Chmn. Salvation Army 
, drives. Hobby, fishing. 

RODGERS, JAMES W., Holdenville. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Bentonville, Ark., June 
28, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., Benton¬ 
ville, Ark.; Masonic Col.; Chicago- Univ. 
Wife, Taska, d. of W. G. Powell, Holden¬ 
ville. Cdrn., 1 s., James W. Jr.; 1 d., 
Benthenia. Bus. Con., Practicing Atty.; Oil 
Interests; farm owner, stock raising. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Holdenville. Assoc., Tom 
Anglin, Will Taylor, -Guy Buckner, Holden¬ 
ville; (pol.) Frank Meadors. Wetumka; L. 
J. Myers, Dustin; B. T. Carrol, Lamar; 
Geo. Key, Atwood; Pat Hurley; Sen. Pine ; 
Sen. Otjen. Church, Bap., Holdenville; 
Pres. Mens Bible Class; Pres. B. Y. P. U. 
C ubs & Lodges, C. of C., Okla. Bar Assn.; 
M. W. A., Holdenville. Imp. Rel., J. E. 
Rodgers, (father) Maysville, Ark.; Fred 
O. Rodgers, (bro.) Pryor. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an nationally, independent locally; active 
in st. since 1909; makes speeches and 
works through com. Offices. U. S. Dist. Ind. 
Agt., 1908-20. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; sec’y Cen. Com. 8 yrs. ; mbr. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1908; lived at Muskogee one yr., Holden¬ 
ville since 1909. Hobby, farms. 

SAMUEL, WALTER, Holdenville, .Dem. 
Occ., Dep. Co.Assessor. B., Cliffy, Ark., Jan. 
1. 1886. Edu., com. sch., Clifty; h. sch., 
Fayetteville, grad. 1906. Wife, Cassie Ches- 
with. Cdrn., 2 d., Jane, Willie. Bus. Con., 
real estate dealer; oil & gas leases and 
royalties. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
W. G. Rogers, B. H. Rogers, W. S. Blay¬ 
lock, M. E. Brinson, J. O. Elliston, (pol.) 
Tom Anglin. Tom Fancher, Judge Geo. 
Crump, O. S. Huser, R. B. Billingsley, 
Hughes Co.; S. B. Turner, Okla. City; T. 
D. McKeown, Ada. Church, Bap. Clubs, 

C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads Com. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1910; works only 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Councilman, 1921-25; Dep. Co. Assr., 1912- 
31. iMbr. Co. Election Bd., 1912-29. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1910; lived since at Holdenville. During 
W. War was mbr. Exam, and Registra¬ 
tion Bd.; active worker in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross drives. Hobby, farm de¬ 
velopment. 

SHABER, BERT, Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Gainesville, Tex., Jan. 17, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wetumka; 
Bus. Col., Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, Opal, 
d. of T. A. Bennett, Muskogee. Cdrn.. 2 s., 
Bert Jr., Cecil; 1 d., Thelma, at h. Bus. 
Con., Shaber & Shaber Grocery Co., We¬ 
tumka. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 

J. C. Tomberlin, Wetumka; (pol.) C. N. 
Hamilton, Tom Fancher, Tom Anglin, Ralph 
Busey, Tom D McKeo-wn; Sen. Gore. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Wetumka; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1915; makes speeches, works 
personally and on com. Offices, Pres. Bd. 
of Edu.; mbr. Election Bd. 15 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909; lived at Ardmore, 
1909-12 ; Wetumka since. Hobbies, hunt¬ 
ing, fishing and baseball. 

SHABER, C. E., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B„ Cooke Co., Tex., 
Apr. 1878. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, 
Nellie (Pearl, d. of J. H. Herring, Wetumka. 
Bus. Con., co-owner Chevrolet Agency, We¬ 
tumka ; stockholder in Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Wetumka; also familiar with gro¬ 
cery bus. Assoc., Frank Meadors, Jr.; S. 

M. Puryear, K. V. Lucas, (pol.) Judge 
Crump, Tom Anglin, Betty Templeton, Tom 
Fancher, Tom D. McKeown, L. O. Lucas. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
32nd Mason, Consistory, McAlester, Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent; active 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. M. TAYLOR 


in Hughes Co. since 1902; makes speeches 
and w rks through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices. City Councilman, 4 yrs. Remarks, 
camo to Okla. in 1881; lived in Old Ind. 
Te r., Lebanon ; Wetumka, since 1902. Bus. 
leader. Served in U. S. Signal Corps. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion Interested in civic bet¬ 
terment and good roads 

SNIDER, VINTON W„ Holdenville. Rep. 

Occ.. Ins., loans & real estate dealer. B.. 
Tazwe’l Co., Ill., Mar. 15, 1867. Edu, h. 
sch.. C^rro Gordo. Ill., grad 1885. Wife, 
Jessie Beter. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Geo. B. Orr, 
Okla. City; Gloria. Bus. Con., real estate, 
loans, ins. dealer ; dir. Holdenville Bldg. & 
Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Everett A. Duell; (pol.) Frank L. Warren. 
Tom Anglin, J. D. Boxley, A. H. Vorhees, 
Hughes Co.; Harry Rogers, Tulsa; C. C. 
Hawk, Shawnee; Fred C. Clark, Okla. 
City. Church Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., Treas. and Dir.; Rotary, Treas. ; Hold¬ 
enville Retailers Assn., Treas. ; Mason, 
Knight. Templar, Treas., Commandery, 
Holdenville; Shrine. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
E. I Snider, (bro.) Supt. of Sch., Yuma, 
Ariz. Pol. Art., partisan nationally, inde¬ 
pendent locally; active in Hughes Co. since 
1903 ; wo ks mostly through com. Instigator 
c'f Hoover-Curtis Club in Hughes Co. Of¬ 
fices, Clk. of Sch. Bd. ; was Fres. City 
Council in Crrro Gordo, Ill. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Rep. org'aniz.. 1920-28; del. 
to all co. and st. convs.; past Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came ta Okla. in 1903; 
lived since at Holdenville. During W. War 
was Chmn. and Sec’y Hughes Co. D:aft 
Bd. Hcbby, baseball. 

STANFORD. CARL C., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ.- druggist. B., McKinney. Tex., Aug. 
21. 1882. Edu., com. sch., McKinney, Tex., 
grad. 1899; Dallas Medical Col., Ph. G. 
1905. Wife, Mattye Smith. Cdrn., 1 s., Clay- 
ten C. ; 1 d., Harwell. Bus. Con.. Stanford) 
Drug Co.. Holdenville; farming interests; 
Dir. Holdenville Bldg. & Loan Assn. ; dir. 
Holdenville Compress Co. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Holdenville. Assoc.. W. M. Taylor, 
Pres. Compress Co.; C. E. Arnold, Pres. 
Bldg & Loan Co. ; C. O. Lucas. Sec’y- 
Treas. Bldg. & Loan Co., Holdenville; 
(pol.) S. B. Turner. Judge Crump. J. E. 
Davis. R. H. Williams, Alfred Stevenson, 
Hughes Co.; Sen. Anglin; Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway. Church, Meth., S.. Holdenville; 
Steward: Trus. Clubs & Lodges. Rotary; 
Retail Merchants Assn., past dir; C. of 
C., past Pres.; Holdenville Golf Club; 32nd 


Mason, Past Master, Past Patron Eastern 
Star, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1909; works personally and through com. 
Offices, Treas. Sch. Bd., 1920-24 ; Co. Reg¬ 
istrar, since 1914. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; 
lived at Wetumka, Weleetka; Holdenville 
s'nc.e 1905'. During 1 W T . War was mbr. 
Council cf Defense, Food and Fuel Con¬ 
servation Com. and served on all Liberty 
Loan, War Saving Stamp and Baby Bond 
drives. 

STEVENSON, ALFRED. Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B., Conway, Ark., 
Aug. 1, 1888. Edu.. h. sch., Stratford, 

Okla.; Univ. Okla., LL. B., 1915. Wife 
Ruth Huston. Cdrn., 1 s., Alfred. Jr.; 3 
d., Grace, Marjorie, Ruth. Bus. Con., at¬ 
torney; land owner; stock raising. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Tom Anglin ; 
(pol.) Hugh Harrell; C. C. Stanford, C. 

L. Orr. Harry Diamond, Hughes Co. ; Gov¬ 
ernor Holloway, M. E. Trapp, C. S. Storms. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. C'. of C. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Rotary Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1916; makes 
speeches; works through coins. Offices, 
Representative from Garvin Co. 1917-19; 
City Atty., Holdenville, 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, dpi. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1895; lived at Holdenville since 
1916. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Thomas Breed¬ 
ing Post. Holdenville. Hobby, golf. 

TAYLOR, W. M.. Holdenville. Dem. O^c.. 
banker. B., Collins. Tex. Edu., com. sch.. 
Texas. Wife, Georgia Marable. Cdrn.. 1 
d.. Mrs. C. R. Kemmerei, Holdenville. Pus. 
Con., pres. First Natl. Bk.. Holdenville; 
pres. Holdenville Cotton Compress Co. ; 
Atlas Abstract Co. Bk. Con.. (Corr.) Ex¬ 
change Natl.. Tulsa; Amer. First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc.. F. L. Warren, J. E. 
Davis, R. L. Williams, J. D. Boxley, Hol¬ 
denville; (pol.) John Turner, W. T. Ang¬ 
lin, Hugh Harrell, Wm. Melton, Hughes 
Co.; Harry Rogers, Governor Holloway, 
Tom Anglin, Tom D. McKeown, Frank 
Johnson. William Mee. Church, Bap.; 
deacon : mbr. Finance Com. for new church. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. mbr. Good Roads 
com. and Exec. Com.; Rotary; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; 

active since 1899; makes speeches; works 
personally and through com. Offices, for¬ 
mer Mayor; City Councilman. Party 

Honors, del. to co. convs.; sec’y co. Dem. 
organizations; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 

marks. came to Okla. 1899. and lived since 
at Holdenville. Chmn. Red Cross drives; 
mbr. Council of Defense during W. War. 
Civic and educational leader. 

TEMPLEMAN, BEATY R.. Holdenville. 
Dem. Occ.. Sheriff. B„ Carrollton, Mo.. 

July 28. 1891. Edu., h. sch. Holdenville, 
grad. 1914. Wife, Ruby, d. of Chas. Burk¬ 
hart, Hartshorne. Cdrn. 1 d.. .lulia Jean. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Holdenville. Asso'\, 
Ottus Stallings, nndersheriff; Geo. Phillips. 
Bill Long, John Anderson, deputies; Bdt 
Mitchell, Tom Barton, jailors; (pol.) .T. 
R. Stirman, Holdenville; Tom Anglin. Tom 
Fancher. O. S. Evans, W. J. Holloway, 

M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas, Frank Car¬ 
ter. Church, Meth. C ubs &. Lodaes. C. of 
C., mbr. Entertainment Com. ; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel.. Walter E., Neil E., (bros.) 
Tulsa ; Mrs. Nannie Bankston, (sister) 
Holdenville. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1917; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Offices. 
Dep. Sheriff Hughes Co., 1917-28; Sheriff 
since 1928. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903: lived since at Holdenville. During 
W. War was mbr. 817th Aerial Squadron. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. Thomas Breeding Post. 
Holdenville. Won his election as sheriff 
on platform of cleaner politics and law 
enforcement. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

TONEY. W. B., Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Batesviile, Ark., May 9, 1869. 
Edu., com. sch.; Meth. Univ., and Univ. 


Ark. Wife, Blanche Yenek. Cdrn., 3 s.. 
James E., teacher; Theodore Roosevelt, 
William Taft (twins) attending Okla. 
Univ. Bk. Con., First Natl., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., William Taylor, George Ben¬ 
son, Tom Adams, J. E. Adkins, Holdenville ; 
(pol.) Judge Crump. Tom Anglin, Tom 
Fancher; S. A. White, Ben Harrison, 
Judge Phelps, Judge Lester, Judge. 
Clark. Elmer Thomas, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, Bap.; pres. Missionary 
Bd.; tchr. Men’s Bible Class. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Amer. and Okla. Bar 
Assns. ; W. O. W.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., John 
Toney, Atoka; George Toney, Ellis Toney. 
Caney, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st, since 1894 ; makes speeches in every 
campaign; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices. Police Judge; former C'itv 
and Co. Atty. Party Honors, del. to st, 
and co i . convs.; former chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. ; campaign mgr. for Denis. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived Poteau, Allen, 
Wetumka; at Holdenville since 1910. Hob¬ 
bies, church work and psychology. 

TREADWELL, FRED T., Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Insurance, Real Estate, Loans. B., 
Jefferson Co.. Ind. Terr., Dec. 7, 1893. 

Edu., com. and h. sch., Ryan, grad. 1912. 
Wife, Daisy Dean. Cdrn., 1 s., Tommy: 
2 d., Mary Evelyn, Dorothy. Bk. Con , 
First Natl. ; Farmers Natl. Ass-oc., C. E 
Morgan, J, E. Hall, T. R. Pickens, all in 
oil business; (pol.) Sam B. Turner, Okla. 
City; T. H. Fancher. Co. Atty.; Fred Da¬ 
vidson. Ct. Clk.; B. It. Templeman. Sher¬ 
iff; Chas. B. Miller, Tip Edwards, Holden¬ 
ville; Tom Anglin. H. V. Bird, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodoes, C. of C., 
past dir.; Kiwanis, pres. 1928, dir. 1929; 
32nd Mason; York and Scottish Rites; 
Past Master Blue Lodge; past High Priest 
Chapter: Generalissimo Commandery, 

Knight Templar and Council, Holden¬ 
ville; Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., 
S. P. Treadwell, (father) Okla. City; Seth 
Treadwell, (bro.) with Holland Grocery and 
Meat Market, Tulsa ; Mrs. Bonnie Camp¬ 
bell. Ponca City; Mrs. A. E. Swan and 
Mrs. J. M. Crawford, Okla. City, (sisters). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, City Treas., Holdenville, 1924-29; 
Mayor Holdenville 1929-31 ; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at Hol¬ 
denville since 1917. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 



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ors. del. to co. and st. convs. several times; 
Prct. Chinn, several yrs. Remarks, caine 
to Okla. 1893 ; lived at Calvin since 1895. 
Active in civic affairs. Hobby, church and 
S. S. work. 


A. YORHEES 


TURNER, S. B., State Capitol, Okla. 
Dem. Occ., Supt. Bureau of Criminal Iden¬ 
tification. B., Union City. Tenn., Sept. 
9, 1871; came to Okla. 1901; located Hol¬ 
den ville; Okla. City since 1929. Edu., 
public sch. Tenn. Wife, Nora J. Butler. 
No cdm. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Master Mason; I. O. 0. F.; W. 0. W.; 
C. otf C.; pres. State Assn, of Sheriffs, 

Peace Officer’s Assn.; mbr. Natl. Assn. 

Finger Prints. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 21 yrs. as needed. Offices. 
Dep. Sheriff Holdenville 9 yrs. ; Sheriff 
Hughes Co. 12 yrs. Hobby, cattle, horses, 

VORHEES, A., Holdenville. Rep. Occ., 

retired director Farmers Natl. Bank. B., 
New Jersey, Aug. 29, 1860 ; came to Okla. 
1908; located Holdenville. Edu.. grad, 

h. sch. Iowa. Wife, Eva A. Gand. No 
cdrn. Assoc., (pol.) Frank Warren, G. L. 
Benson, Fred Clark, Yern Whiting, Claude 
Baker. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Country Club; 32nd Mason; Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., Jake and Melton (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker all his life in all ways 
needed. Offices, Nominated St. Senate in 
Iowa and refused to accept; Sch. Bd. sev¬ 
eral yrs. Party Honors, attend all co. 
and st. convs., one natl. conv.; Commit¬ 
teeman 14 yrs. in Iowa; Co. Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, active on all Red 

Cross and Liberty Loan drives during W. 
War. 

WALKER, LESLIE, Holdenville. Dem. 

Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Dry Fork, Ark., 
March 22, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
East Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., Ada. Wife, Cor- 
die, d. of L. B. Brinlee, Holdenville. Cdrn.. 

1 s., Leslie Jr.; 1 d., Willeen. Bk. Con., 

First Natl. Assoc., R. L. Williams, J. E. 

Davis, Dr. J. D. Scott, W. M. Taylor, T. 
S. Adams; (pol.) Hugh L. Harrell, S. M. 
Puryear, Dr. Lett, J. Ed Davis, Holden¬ 
ville ; Bert McDonel, Ben Harrison, Tom 
Anglin, Homer Hurst, S. B. Turner. 
Church, Nazarene. Lodge, I. O. 0. F., 


Holdenville. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Treas., 1927-31. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902. During W. War 
was aviation elk. No. 7. Kelley Field. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Thomas Breeding Post, Hol¬ 
denville. Hobby, fruit trees and shrub¬ 
bery. 

WALKER, S. A., Dustin. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Georgetown, Tex., Feb. 18, 
1870. Edu., com. sch. Texas. Wife, Daisy 
Williams. Bus. Con., meat and grocery 
store, Dustin. Bk,. Con., First St., Dustin. 
Assoc., R. L. Meadors, W. N. Melton, B. 
B. Hendon; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom Ang¬ 
lin, Hughes Co.; Tom D. McKeown, Tom 
Fancher, Betty Templeton, Ralph Busey, 
Miss Alice Means. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. F., Dustin. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1902 ; works person¬ 
ally and through corns. Offices, City Treas., 
Dustin. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902: 
lived one year at Wetumka; at Dustin 
since. Leader in civic affairs. Hobbies, 
dominoes and reading. 

WALLACE, HENRY L„ Calvin. Rep. 
Occ., Druggist. B., Cleveland, Ark., Sepr. 
17, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Cleveland, Ark. 
Wife, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., Eser; 2 d., 
Mrs. Fay Cassity, Mrs. L. B. Hanley, Cal¬ 
vin. Bus. Con., Wallace Drug Store, Cal¬ 
vin, (20 yrs.) ; real estate owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. W. Hundley, 
Hugh L. Harrell. C. H. Wilbanks, M. L. 
Morgan, W P. Thompson; (pol.) V. W. 
Snider, A. H. Vorhees, F. L. Warren, J. 
W. Rodgers, Hughes Co.; Clark Wasson, 
Wm. G. Johnston, A. C. Alexander. Senator 
Pine. Church. Mis. Bap.; deacon; sec'y 
S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.: Mason, 
Royal Arch. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1895; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Councilman 1894; City 
Alderman 1900-26 ; Postmaster 1922-26; 
mbr. Co. Elec. Bd., 1912-22. Party Hon- 


WATKINS, J. M., Wetumka. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Arkansas. July 6, 1864. Edu., 
com. sch.. Ark. Wife. Annie Young. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. F. R. Phelps. Bus. Con., owner 
and editor Wetumka Gazette; owner of bank 
stock. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce; First 
Natl. Assoc., E. M. Young, J. C. Puryear, 
S. M. Puryear; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom 
Anglin, Tom Fancher, C. H. Baskin, Ralph 
Busey, Tom McKeown. Colonel Sneed, Judge 
Oral Busby. Church, Meth.; steward 35 
yrs.; supt. S. S. many yrs.; interested in 
religious education. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., past dir., sec’y six yrs.: Kiwanis, 
charter mbr., dir.; St. Press Assn.; W. 
O. W.; 32nd Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1909 ; makes speeches 
and works through corns. Offices, past City 
Councilman, Konawa; mbr. Elec. Bd. Par¬ 
ty Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla 1909; lived at Ada 
1909-10; Konawa 1910-16; Wetumka since 
1916. Civic and religious leader. Hobby, 
baseball. 


WARREN, FRANK L., Holdenville. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Van Buren, Ark., Nov. 
29, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Van 
Buren, grad. 1889 ; Natl. Normal Univ., 
Lebanon, O., B. S.. 1895. Wife, Annie 
Learning. Cdrn., John Learning, partner 
in law; William Hayford, attending Mil¬ 
itary Academy, Roswell, N. M. Bus. Con., 
law firm, Holdenville. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. Vorhees, George 
Key, Judge Crump, Oral Busby, Tom Mc¬ 
Keown, Harry Rogers, W. B. Pine, Lew 
Wentz. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, C. of C., past pres, and dir.; M. W. 
A.; Mason, Master, Royal Arch. Pol. Act., 
active in st. since 1903; makes speeches; 
works personally and tfirough corns. Of¬ 
fices, St. Senator 1908-12; Associate Jus¬ 
tice Supreme Court 1924. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; Rep. Cen. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to all statehood convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived at 
Holdenville since 1903. Political and civic 
leader. During W. War was chmn. Thrift 
Stamp and Liberty Loan drives; Govern¬ 
ment Appeal Agent; mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense and 4-minute speaker. Hobbies, 
bridge and baseball. 


HENRY L. WALLACE 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



T. H. WHALEY 


WATKINS, JOSEPH, Atwood. Rep. Occ., 
vice chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

WEST, L. T., Lamar. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Hartford, Ark., March 13, 1872. 
Edu., com. sch., Hartford.; Hendrix Col., 
Conway, Ark. Wife, Maud Caney. Cdrn., 
1 s., Ray, Independent Oil and Gas Co., 
Tulsa.; 1 d., Mrs. Margaret Votaw, Ada. 
Bus. Con., West Bros. Mercantile Co., La¬ 
mar since 1913. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Holdenville. Assoc., C. P. Ballard, Hr. 
Baker, Lamar; (pol.) Hugh Harrell, Cal¬ 
vin ; Tom D. McKeown, Tom Anglin. 


Church, Meth. Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. Pol. 
Act. partisan; active since 1913; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Mayor of Calvin; mbr. Twp. Bd. 
Remarks, came to (Sda, in 1900; lived at 
Calvin 1900-13; atjPpbamar- since 1913. 
Leader in Lamaf. ,; Hobbies, checkers and 
fishing. 

WEST, P. M., Lamar. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Lee Co., Miss., 1868. Edu., 
com. sell., Ark., Hendrix Col., Ark. Wife, 
Annie W'ilkerson. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Alva 
Yates, Lamar. Bus. Con., West Bros., 
General Merchandise; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Holdenville. Assoc., L. 
T. West, (bro.) partner in business; Guy 
Yates, Dr. Baker, A. C. Cole, B. M. Mc¬ 
Cauley; (pol.) Judge Crump, Tom Fancher, 
Tom Anglin, Ralph Busey, Frank Warren, 
Hughes Co.; John Cordell; Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown; Beaty Templeman. Church, Meth.; 
steward; supt. S. S. Lodge, Junior Order 
United American Mechanics. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1900 ; works 
in manner he considers most effective. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Twp. Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd. num¬ 
ber of yrs.; inspector Elec. Bd., 15 yrs. 
Party _ Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived at Lamar 
since 1914. Interested in all civic im¬ 
provements. 

WHALEY, TOM, Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Cooke Co., Tex., March 
31, 1863. Edu., Subscription Sch.. Ind. 

Terr. Wife, Nannie Lucas, Ella Wilbanks, 
(deceased) ; Alice Moore. Cdrn., 6 s., Orbe, 
Ft. Smith; Harve, Spaulding; Tom, Jr., 
Paul, William, Frank, Holdenville; 2 d., 
Mrs. Audre Daily, Holdenville; Mrs. Corinne 
Shiplett Dallas, Tex. Bus. Con., owner of 
farms and real estate properties. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., Judge Crump, Sam 
Turner, B. R. Templeton; (pol.) Judge 
Owen H. Rice, Tom Anglin, W. W. Pryor, 
Tom D. McKeown, Orel Busby. Church, 
Nazarene; steward. The first church in 
Hughes Co. (Meth.) was organized in his 
home and he hewed logs to build first 
building for church in 1888. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; W. O. W.; I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 1894 ; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through corns, and others. Offices, U. S. 


Marshal under Woodrow Wilson 8 yrs.; 
Chief of Police at Holdenville since 1920 ; 
dep. sheriff since statehood; peace officer 
for 25 yrs.; (arrested the first man hanged 
after U. S. Court was established in Ind. 
Terr.) Remarks, came to Okla. in 1871; 
lived in Chickasaw Nation, Ind. Terr., and 
at Holdenville since 1913. During W. War 
was mbr. Natl. Guard. 

WHITE, I. S., Holdenville. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Texas, Dec. 10, 1886. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., and Bus. Col. Wife, 
Lusa Montgomery. Cdrn., 1 s., Francis. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., W. A. 
Mathis, C. F. Roberts, Holdenville; (pol.) 
Judge Geo. C. Crump, Tom Anglin, J. L. 
Benson, A. Vorhees, Hugh White. Tom 
Fancher, Tom D. McKeown, M. E. Trapp, 
Senator Gore, Henry S. Johnston. Church, 
Meth.; active mbr. Clubs, C. of C., mbr. 
Good Roads Com. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st. since 1908; makes speeches ; 
works personally and on corns. Offices, 
past elk. Sch. Bd.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906. Hobby, baseball. 

WILBANKS, DON, Holdenville. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B„ Poteau, Dec. 23, 1901. 
Edu., h. sch., Wetumka, grad. 1918; Univ. 
Okla. Law Sch., LL. B„ 1922. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet Red. Cdrn., 1 s., Don Jr. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Tom Fancher, 
Co. Atty.; B. R. Templeman, Sheriff; 
Judge Geo. C. Crump, Dist. Judge, Holden¬ 
ville; (pol.) Hugh A. White, S. M. Pur- 
year, A. F. Eastap, C. S. Darks, Hughes 
Co.; Tom Anglin, Hugh L. Harrell, R. L. 
Busey, J. A. Patterson. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Holdenville Goir 
& Country Club; Phi Delta Phi, Coif Frat. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Holdenville. Imp. Rel., 
L. A. Wilbanks, (father) McAlester; 
Moody Wilbanks, (bro.) Mrs. Harry Wise¬ 
man, (sister) Holdenville. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1923; makes 
speeches; works mostly through personal 
contacts. Interested in politics with pros¬ 
pects of a political career before him. Of¬ 
fice, Asst. Co. Atty., 1923-27 ; Co. Judge 
since 1927. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; (When he assumed office was 
the youngest elected judge in Okla.) Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived at Hol¬ 
denville since 1922. Hobby, golf. 








Jackson County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, S. N. Starnes (Dem.)_ 

Co- Attorney, L. P. Yates (Dem.)_! 

Ct. Clerk, Katie Edwards (Dem.) 

Co. Clerk, Elsie Maxwell (Dem.) 

Sheriff, S. G. Banks (Dem.) _' 

Go. Treasurer, Mrs. R. Smith (Dem.) 

Co. Surveyor, J. C. Chisum (Dem.) 

Co. Supt. of Public. Instruction. W. H 

worth (Dem.)_ 

C° Assessor, W. A. Ferris (Dem.) 

Co. Weigher, M. Y. Paine (Dem.) 

< ounty Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. E. Parks (Dem.) ___ 
Dist. No. 2—J. W. Bailey (Dem.) 
Dist. No. 3—E. A. Cleveland (Dem.) 
County Election Board : 

Sec'y., A. J. Wright (Dem.) _ 

Chinn., John D. Bailey (Dem.) 

Mbr., R. C. Holt (Rep.) _! 


-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

Duns- 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Elmer 

-Altus 

-Olustee 

-Altus 

-Altus 

-Altus 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Lloyd R. Lowry (Dem.) Duke; 
Sen. W. C. Austin (Dem.) Altus; Dist. Judge, Frank 
Matthews (Dem.) Altus. 

State Officers, A. S. J. Shaw, State Auditor; John 
H. Lawson, Assistant Attorney General. Altus; S. H. 
Starkey, Income Tax Collector, C. G. Spears, Altus; 
Go. Supt. Health; C. T. Duke; John W. Lowery, Altus, 
Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

L. A. Pelley, Chnm., Altus; Mrs. W. R. Livermore, 
V-Chmn., Altus. 

Republican 

Grady Glazner, Chmn., Altus; Mrs. W. E. Martin, 
V.-Chmn., Altus; Geo. R. Ireland, Sec’y-> Altus. 




CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

McKiMey ’(Serif) 6 " E F Go Hi /S? an flavor) i Jessie 
Gas Utilities Co ’ ^ (Attorne ^ ! Consolidated 

of Trustees^ \ E p C ° A ke /.Clerk) ; O. V. Wood (Bd. 

(Attorney^; Southwest Ugh" & Power bm' AUStin 

( "®> ^“'7”* *‘""wer Co'. a AUS '“ 
(Clerk) ; ’ W G Aif f f } A ‘ Walker 

& Power Co.; Cons. Gas utliGeTco! S ° Utlnvest Li ^ ht 


the vote 



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1924 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Altus 

Eldorado 

Blair 

Olustee 


Newspaper 

Jackson Co. Chronicle (Wkly. Dem.) 
Times-Democrat (Dem.) 

Courier (Wkly. Dem.) 

News (Wkly. Ind.) 

News (Dem.) 


Editor 

Marvin L. Brown 

Harrington Wimberly 
S. A. Cook 
W. O. Watt 
Perditt Rainey 


Owner 

J. Warren White 
E. C. Pulliam 


ABERNATHY. EDWARD ARTHUR. Al¬ 
tus. Dem. Occ., eye, ear, nose and throat 
specialist. B., Thornton, Ark., Apr. 15, 
1880. Edu., com. schs., Montague Co.: h. 
sch.. Arkadelphia, Ark.; Woodbury Acad., 
1896-98; Univ. of Louisville, Ky., M. D.. 
1907. Wife, Emma Pennington. Cdrn., 1 
s., Edward Arthur, Jr.; 2 d., Edris, Novah. 
Bus. Con., real estate owner; active prac¬ 
tice of his profession. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mayor S. E. Hick¬ 
man, Luther Smith, Tom Robinson, Harry 
Wimberly, Altus; R. L. Williams; A. S. 
J. Shaw; Edwin Dabney; Jim McClintic; 
Henry S. Johnston. Church, Bap., Mission¬ 
ary ; deacon; supt. S. S.; tchr. young 
mens class 10 yrs.; mbr. bd. of trustees 
of Bap. Univ., Shawnee, for past 4 yrs.; 
chmn. of bd. to finance a Fine Arts Bldg.; 
del. to st .Bap. conv. Ciubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., director, 1926-27; Rotary Club; 
past chmn. Ct. of Honor Boy Scouts; pres. 
Jackson Co. Medical Assn.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Royal Arch, Altus; Knight 
Templar, Eldorado; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine; W. 0. W., M. W. A., Altus. Imp. 
Rel., E. C. Abernathy (bro.), Co. Judge 


and Legislator in Harmon Co. formerly; 
now Co. Judge of Hale Co., Tex.; Mrs. 
Era Bridge, (sister), Co. Supt. of Schs., 
Harmon Co.; Judge G. C. Abernathy, Shaw¬ 
nee; J. Y. Abernathy, Altus. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898 ; lived at Hollis 1898-1908 ; 
at Altus since 1908; physician for the 
cripple cdrn. clinic; during W. War was in 
service at Base Hospital, Camp McArthur, 
Waco, Tex.; mbr. Amer. Legion, James 
Monroe Roach Post, Altus; interested in 
civic clubs and Boy Scout work. 

AUSTIN, W. C.. Altus. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Nashville, Ark., Jan. 24, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Arkadelphia, Ark.; 
law sch.. Little Rock, Ark., admitted to 
bar 1901. Wife, Lillie E. Dildy. Cdrn., 
3 s., Robert, Ben, Lowell, Harlan; 3 d., 
Sarah E., Harriett, Dildy. Bus. Con., 
stockholder bldg and loan assn. Bk. Con.! 
First Natl.; organizer of First Natl. Bk., 
Eldorado. Assoc., R. M. Thorpe, Geo. B. 
Davis, W. F. Russell, B. M. Woolridge, 
Geo. C. Wright, Altus; (pol.) B. F. 
Smith, R. W. Summer. Eldorado; Claude 


Brown, H. H. Reeves, C. B. Cochran, 
Judge Brewer, James R. Keaton, Judge 
Matthews, A. S. J. Shaw, Judge Mitchell 
Judge Tolbert, C. S. Storms. Church 
Bap.; deacon; supt. of S. S.; tchr.; chmn 
finance com. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C 
dir.; sponsor for Boy Scout, past Scout 
Master; Amer. Bar Assn,; Mason, Knight 
Templar, Royal Arch, York Rite, Altus; 
Okla. City Shrine; W. O. W., Altus. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. pol¬ 
itics for 20 yrs.; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, former mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; St. Senator since 1925. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Reed; El¬ 
dorado 1901-25; Altus since; during W 
War was mbr. of Council of Defense; mbr’ 
of food administration bd.; Capt in the 
Natl. Guard; legal advisor for the Bd. of 
Edu. in Jackson Co. 

BAKER, WILLIAM CLARENCE, Altus. 
Vf m - ° cc ” cotton oil mill. B„ Jasper, 
Ala., Nov. 1, 1891. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Lindsay. Wife, Marie, d. of John 
McKenna, Altus. Cdrn., 1 s„ Boyd John; 

2 d., Dorothy Dale, Donna Marie. Bus. 


























































































266 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. C. BAKER 


Con., Baker Cotton Oil Mill; Baker Ma¬ 
chine Shop, Altus; Baker Gins, Sentinel, 
Altus, Manitou, R. F. D. No. 6, Altus. 
Bk. Con., Altus Natl. ; First Natl, Senti¬ 
nel; City Guaranty, Hobart. Assoc., (pol.) 
Elmer L. Garnett, Grover Fuqua, W. C. 
Austin, H. T. Kimbrell, F. M. Robinson, 
Altus; Jim McClintic, Washington, D. C.; 
Mrs. Dorothy Dale, Okla. City; Judge Tol¬ 
bert; Judge John Sam Carpenter; Jesse 
Read. Church, Meth., S. ; mbr. bd. stew¬ 
ards; S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., former v.-pres.; B. P. 0. E., 1226, 
Altus. Imp. Rel., W. U. Baker (father), 
Hobart; C. C. Baker, Elk City; C. J. 
Baker, Hobart (bros.) ; all are gin owners. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active locally since 
1927. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived 
at Lindsay 1906-12; Hobart 1912-22; Al¬ 
tus since 1922; mbr. of the Amer. Legion, 
James Monroe Roach Post, Altus; inter¬ 
ested In Boy Scout work; past Scout mas¬ 
ter. 

BELLAH, HUTTON, Altus. Dem. Occ„ 
editor and publisher. B., St. Joie, Tex., 
Mch. 19, 1895. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Hollis; Okla. Univ., A. B. Wife, Lillian 
Neelly. Cdrn., 1 s., Hutton Bellah III. 
Bus. Con., editor and publisher of Altus 
Times Democrat; Harmon Co. Democrat; 
ehnm. Okla. Legion publication; editor Ro¬ 
tary News of Altus. Bk. Con . Citizens 
St.; First Natl. Assoc., Walter Harri¬ 
son, Raymond Fields,, Clyde Muchmore. 
Lee Nichols, Karl Humphrie; (pol.) J. M. 
Williams, Judge Frank Matthews, John 
Murray, J. A. Walker, W. C. Austin, S. 
E. Hickman, Frank Petree, S. N. Starnes. 
H. T. Kimbell, Clay Snodgrass, Stansel 
Whiteside, M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, 
Paul Stewart, Tom Kiglit, Charles Mason, 
Jim Nance, C. S. Storms, Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Dewey Peck, A. S. J. Shaw, Sen. 
Elmer Thomas, Jim McClintic. Church, 
Pres.; mbr. bd. deacons. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Rotary Club, mbr. bd. dir., editor Rotary 
News; C. of C., mbr. advertising com., 
chmn. publicity com., ex-mbr. bd. dir.; 
v.-pres. Okla. Press Assn.; pres. League 
of Okla. Daily; sec’y of 45th Div. Press 
Club; mbr. Natl. Editorial Assn.: B. P. O. 
E., Altus. Imp. Rel., Jack Bellah, Vicks¬ 
burg baseball team, Vicksburg, Miss., 
(bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 11 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts, com. and the columns of 


his paper for the Dem. party. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900 ; served in first Okla. Inf. 1916- 
19; on Mexican Border in 1916-17; in 
142nd Inf., 36th Div. Overseas, 1918-19; 
discharged, a Sergeant; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
James Monroe Roach Post, Altus. 

BERRY, LAWRENCE C., Eldorado. Dem. 
Occ., gin operator. B., Butler Co., Ky., 
Mch. 2, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Butler 
Co., Ky. Wife, Mary E. Prewitt. Cdrn., 
4 s., Aulsie E., Ralph Dee, Harold C., Lee 
Cruce. Bus. Con., joint owner and mgr., 
L. C. Berry Gin, Eldorado; land owner, 
devoted to cotton, poultry and dairy bus. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., A. R. Webb, 
O. W. Farley, E. M. Francis, Eldorado; 
(pol.) W. C. Austin, Frank Petree, John 
Murray, Jackson Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, J. 
W. Harreld, E. B. Howard, Jim McClintic. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C., sec’y 1914-24; A. F. & A. M.; Eldo¬ 
rado. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 20 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1891; lived in Eldorado since 1903; his 
chief interest is to expand the poultry and 
dairy bus. 

BROWN, CLAUDE, Duke. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Eastland, Tex., Jan. 12, 1894. 
Edu., com. sch., h. sch., Carnegie. Wife, 
Prebble, d. of E. Splawn, Duke. Cdrn., 
2 d., Geraldine, Mary Lou. Bus. Con., 
v.-pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk., Duke ; 
owner of real estate. Assoc., H. H. Reeves, 
Gould; (pol.) T. M. Robinson, J. F. Stock- 
ton, Altus. Church, Bap. ; pres. B. Y. P. 
U. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., past pres, 
for 5 yrs.; Mason Blue Lodge, Duke; I. 
O. O. F., Carnegie. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in city and co. for 12 yrs.; works 
through com.; makes some speeches; works 
for clean government. Offices, City Treas., 
now serving. Party Honors, former mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902. 
Active in Liberty Loan work during W. 


War. Interested in good roads and good 
schs. 

BURNETT, JAMES H., Duke. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and cotton buyer. B., Monmouth, 
Ill., Aug. 6, 1853. Edu., com. sch., Mon¬ 
mouth, Ill. Wife, Mary Josephine Death- 
rage. Cdrn., 2 s., Judd Burnett, merchant, 
Duke; L. W. (dec.). Bus. Con., farm 
owner; cotton buyer; owner of bus. bldgs. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants Natl. 
Assoc., R. L. Darby, K. Haddod, Louis 
Heidenrich, Duke; (pol.) Claude Brown, 
A. L. Perry, E. Spawn, Representative L. 
R. Lowry, Duke. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. F., Kidder, Mo., since 
1880, all chairs, honorary mbr. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. in la.. Mo., and 
Okla. since 1875. Offices, Justice of Peace 
6 yrs. Party Honors, Co. Central Com¬ 
mitteeman Taylor Co., Ia., 1896; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman, Duke, 1922-26; del. to co. conv. 
in 1928 and many prior ones. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910; lived since at Duke. 
Interested in good schs. and good churches. 

COOK, S. A., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Ringgold, La., June 21. 
1892. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ringgold, 
La. Wife, Grace Bailey. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Fayei Arledge. Bus. Con., owner and pub¬ 
lisher Eldorado Courier; one-half inter¬ 
est in Cook Chevrolet Co., Ringgold, La. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. Assoc., F. B. Thorpe, W. L. Phil¬ 
lips, L. E. Walker, A. R. Miller, O. V. 
Wood, Eldorado; (pol.) Jim McClintic, Lee 
Cruce, Lew Wentz. Church, Bap.; finan¬ 
cial sec’y. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
chmn. advertising com.; past sec’y and 
past v.-pres. of C. of C., Arcadia, La. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Eldorado; Chapter and 
Council, Arcadia, La. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active for 15 yrs.; his newspaper is 
independent; strong for law enforcement. 
Offices, official printer, Dienville Parish. 
















Arcadia, La., 1914-26. Party Honors, del. 
to conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 1928; 
lived since at Eldorado; treas. and 
mbr. Bd. of Control, La. Press Assn. 
1924-25. Interested in good roads. 

COOLEY, MRS. G. E., Headrick. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B„ Dent Co., Mo., Mch. 
9, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Wright Co., Mo. 
Hus., G. E. Cooley, farmer. Cdrn., 5 s., 
Cecil, Elmer, Jesse, Clarence, Dale; 1 d.. 
Hazel. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(Pol.) Mrs. J. E Wilkes, Headrick; Mr. 
and Mrs. G. K. Thornton, Headrick. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Farm Wom- 
ens Club, active in all rural enterprises; 
O. E. A., Headrick. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. for 3 yrs. ; works through 
personal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1919; lived since at Headrick. In¬ 
terested in church work and betterment of 
her community. 

CROW, E. S., Olustee. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Clarksville, 
Ga., Dec. 24, 1877. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Demorest, Ga.; Rock Col., Athens, 
Ga.; Univ. of Ga., M. D. Wife, Jennie 
Potts Crow, Chillicothe, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Emery Spear, Jr.; 2 d„ Wilma, Reba. Bus. 
Con., practicing physician and surgeon; 
farm owner; stockholder in Cotton Plant¬ 
ers Gin. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Tom Moore, T. J. Truscott, D. R. 
Holt, CXlustee; Jim McClintic; E. D. Dab¬ 
ney ; Ed Semans; W. C. Austin; Dr. Mc¬ 
Lain Rogers. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Ledges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Olustee; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; I. 0.' O. F., 
Olustee. Imp. Rel., D. H. Crow (bro.), 
Olustee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; City Councilman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; lived since at Olus¬ 
tee; active during W. War in Red Cross 
and Liberty Bond work; interested in the 
development of farms and in better farm 
homes. 

DARBY, R. L., Duke. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Denton, Tex., Nov. 30, 1880, 
Edu., com. schs.. Hill Co., Tex. Wife, Ina 
Hodge Darby. Cdrn., 1 s., Erwin. Bus. 
Con., R. L. Darby Dept. Store, Duke. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., (pol.) 
Claude Brown, B. E. Darby, Duke. Church, 
Meth.; steward; supt. S. S. Clubs, C. 
of C. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. for 20 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. in 
the past and also former mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived 
since at Duke. Active during W. War in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

DAVIS, GEORGE B., Altus. Dem. Occ., 
cotton ginner. B., Monroe Co., Miss., Sept. 
5, 1870. Edu., com. schs., Monroe Co., 
Miss.; bits, col., Waco, Tex., 1899. Wife, 
Myrah Hendrix. Cdrn., 2 s., John M., Al¬ 
tus; Robert; 2 d., Eva Wilson, Georgia 
Catherine. Bus. Con., Chickasha Cotton 
Oil Co.; Davis Gins at Altus, Hollis and 
Eldorado; Wellington, Dodsonville, Tex. 
Bk. Con., Altus Natl. ; First Natl., Eldo¬ 
rado. Assoc., W. C. Austin, R. M. Thorp, 
Bruce Braddock, Elmer Garnett, E. M. 
Francis, Eldorado; (pol.)' Judge Matthews, 
J. S. Wood, Jim McClintic, L. C. Hutson, 
Chickasha; Edwin Dabney. Church, Meth.; 
mbr. bd. stewards. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., dir.; Mason, York Rite, Royal Arch, 
Altus; past Worthy Patron Eastern Star; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
M. T. Davis (bro.), Covington, Tex., bank¬ 
er. Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. for 
20 yrs.; works through com. Offices, for¬ 
mer mbr. City Council, at Eldorado. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903 : lived at Eldorado and Altus. Dur- 
irig-W. War was active in Red Cross work 
and Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, garden¬ 
ing and flowers. 


JACKSON COUNTY 

DEVORE, C. C., Altus. Rep. Occ., oil 
royalties dealer. B., Winslow, Ark., Nov. 
8, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Supply. Wife, 
Bertie Lee. Cdrn., 1 s„ Donovan L.; 1 d., 
Thelma E. Bus. Con., Panhandle Cooper¬ 
ative Royalty Co., 625 Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Grady Glazner, Dr. Fox, Altus; Loyce 
Heidenrich, Duke; Milt Garber; Joe L. 
Pope, W. T. Otjen, Lew Wentz; W. G. 
Skelly; Jim Harris; J. W. Harreld; Charles 
Swindall; Judge Cullison. Church, Chris.; 
deacon. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Altus; M. 
W. A., Supply. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and com. 
Offices, Elec. Bd. mbr.; former elk. of sch. 
bd. Party Honors, del. to numerous co. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived in Woodward 
Co. until 1925 and at Altus since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
work. Hobby, cattle raising. 

EAKER, FRED, Blair. Dem. Occ., 
teacher. B., Meridian, Tex., Dec. 11, 1891. 
Edu., h. sch., Blair, grad. 1914; Central 
Col., Edmond, B. S., 1928. Wife, d. of 
Frank L. Barnard. Cdrn., 2 s., Harley 
Frederick, Robert Lewis. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., B. A. Walker, J. K. Jones, 
Walter D. Snow; (pol.) L. A. Pelley; Judge 
W. C. Austin; Judge Stearns; John 
Vaughan; M. E. Nash; Clay Kerr; A. S. 
J. Shaw. Church, Meth. Lodges, A. F. 
& A. M., Blair; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., H. L. Eaker (bro.), merchant, Blair. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 15 
yrs.; works through personal contacts only. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1897; lived 
since at Blair. Active in civic affairs. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in Co. I, 59th Inf., 
4th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, James Mon¬ 
roe Roach Post, Altus 

EDWARDS, C. W., Olustee. Dem. Occ., 
insurance and loans dealer. B., Centralia, 
Mo., Nov. 20, 1865. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Mo.; st. normal, Kirksville, Mo., 
1881. Wife, d. of S. J. Hollingshead, Cha- 
nute, Kan. Cdrn., 2 s„ Harold S., Roy- 
den J.; 2 d., Zalia, Zelma. Bk. Con., 

Farmers St. Assoc., Tom Moore, D. R. 
Holt, R. M. Crutchfield; (pol.) J. R. Mc¬ 
Mahan, C. C. Hightower, John R. Daniel, 
W. A. Ferris, A. S. J. Shaw, Aldrich Blake, 
W. M. Darnell, J. S. Moore. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Horse Shoe Club; Pitch 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Olustee. Imp. 
Rel., S. B. Edwards, Ft. Worth, Tex.; J. 
W. Edwards, Long Beach, Calif., (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 25 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, Co. Supt. of Schs., in 
old Greer Co., 1899-1901. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1891; lived at Hollis 1891-1907; 
at Olustee since. Interested in good 
roads. 

FOX, RAYMOND H., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
surgeon. B., Caldwell, Kan., Sept. 29, 1885. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Caldwell, Kan.; 
Univ. of Kan., M. D. Wife, Mary Lucille 
Jennings. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond H., Jr. 
Bus. Con., active practice of medicine and 
surgery; stockholder in Bldg, and Loan 
Assn. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., Dr. 
Frank McGregor, R. C. Holt, Elmer Gar¬ 
nett, George Davis, Bart Wooldridge, V T alter 
Ingram, Jackson Co.; (pol.) Grady Glaz¬ 
ner, R. C. Holt, Altus; Lew Wentz, Sen. 

J. W. Harreld. Church, Meth.; bd. stew¬ 
ards. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past mbr. 
bd. dir.; mbr. Boll Weevil Club; Rotary 
Club, dir.; mbr. Society for Crippled 
Children; Mason Blue Lodge, Altus; Con¬ 
sistory, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.; Shrine, Sa- 
lina, Kan. Imp. Rel., Jacob Fox (dec.), 
who emigrated from Palatinate, Germany, to 
Bucks Co., Pa., in 1773; Paul S. Fox 
(bro.), St. Sanitary Engineer of N. Mex. ; 
Ruth Fox (sister). Homestead, Fla. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
for 25 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, City Councilman 
1910-12. Party Honors, st. committeeman 


267 

since 1919, still serving; del. to numerous 
st., co. and dist. convs.; past chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. of Jackson Co.; candidate for 
Representative from Jackson Co. in 1927; 
now candidate for Mayor of Altus. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1909; lived since at 
Altus. Surgeon for Frisco and M. K. & 
T. R. R. at Altus. During W. War was 
Evacuation Hospital, Asst. Chief Surgical 
Service, with rank of Major; Capt. in 
Evacuation Hospital No. 11 Overseas; ac¬ 
tive in San Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne 
as operating surgeon; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
James Monroe Roach Post, Altus; received 
meritorious* card from American for 1927- 
28; past Post Commander Altus Post. 

GARNETT, ELMER LOGAN, Altus. Dem. 
Occ., loans, insurance and real estate deal¬ 
er. B., Plymouth, Ill., Nov. 15, 1879. 

Edu., country and h. schs., Carthage, Ill.; 
Univ. of Ill., A. B.; N. W. Univ. of Chi¬ 
cago, Ill., LL. B. Wife, Lela Ethlyn Bar¬ 
nard. Cdrn., 2 s., Hugh B.; Elmer L., 
Jr.; 3 d., Lela Jean, Columbia, Mo.; Mar¬ 
jorie Anne, Ruth Ellen. Bus. Con., Gar¬ 
nett & Murray, real estate, insurance and 
loans; farming; farm owner; dir. Lawrence- 
Kimbrough Wholesale Grocery Co.; dir. 
Ralph W. Morgan, Inc., Dodge dealers; 
dir. George C. Wright Lumber Co.; dir. 
Kinney Furniture. Co.; sec’y-treas. Home 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Citizens 
St. Assoc., John Murray, Geo. C. Wright, 

R. B. Lawrence, Emmett Kimbrough, 
Ralph W. Morgan, Isaac Kenney, R. C. 
Holt, Altus; (pol.) Judge Williams, Stansel 
Whiteside, Altus; Tom Moore, Olustee, A. 

S. J. Shaw, J. G. Reed, W. C. Austin, 
Edwin Dabney. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., past pres., mbr. bd. of 
dirs.; Rotary Club, past pres.; Boll Weevil 
Club; advisory bd. Salvation Army; co. 
chmn. Red Cross; mbr. Phi Beta Kappa, 
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternities; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Altus; Commandery, Eldorado; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Elks Club, Altus. Imp. 
Rel., Charles H. Garnett, atty.; Robert E. 
Garnett, accountant (bros.), Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 
20 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, City Councilman; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
numerous co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1906; lived at Okla. City, 1906- 
OS; Prague 1908-10; at Altus since 1910: 
active during the W. War in bond drives. 
Hobby, chess. 

GLAZNER, GRADY, Altus. Rep. Occ., 
insurance. B., Blairsville, Ga., Dec. 20. 
1889. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ga. Wife, 
Edna, d. of J. L. Willis, Altus. Cdrn., 

I s., Grady Willis. Bus. Con., pres. Altus 
Life and Accident Insurance Co. Bk. Con., 
Altus Natl. Assoc., Fred Penick, Joe K 
Williams, Altus; (pol.) R. C. Holt, Dr. 
Fox, leaders of Rep. party in Jackson Co.; 
W. G. Skelly, Sen. Harreld, W. B. Pine, 
Judge Cullison, Charles Swindall. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., active 
mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Altus; Com¬ 
mandery, Eldorado; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1924, 1926, and 1928; 
del. to nearly all dist. and co convs.; 
co. chnrn. Rep. com.; prct. committeeman ; 
mbr elec. bd.; candidate for City Council¬ 
man, 1926, defeated. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908 ; lived at Foss 1908-09; Elk 
City 1909-12; Mangum 1912-13; at Altus 
since. Hobby, chasing wolves with Walk¬ 
er hounds. 

GREGORY, CHARLES M., Altus. Rep. 
Occ., local agent R. R. Express Co. B., 
Pryorsburg, Ky„ Sept. 6, 1887. Edu., com. 
sch., Pryorsburg, Ky.; West Ky. Col., May- 
field, Ky„ grad. 1907. Married. Cdrn., 2 
s., Charles, Joe Lynn. Bus. Con., Railway 
Express Co. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) George Ireland, Dr. R. H. Fox, 
Grady Glazner, Ralph Morgan, C. W. Sny¬ 
der, R. C. Holt, Ross Rutherford, J. R. 


268 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. S. HIGHSMITH 


Raines, Altus. Church, Pres. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Pryorsburg, Ky. Imp. 
Rel., Clay Gregory (bro.), Dallas, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1910; 
works through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; judge of elec, 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; lived 
since at Altus. 

HIGHSMITH, C. S„ Altus. Dem. Occ., 
abstracts and insurance. B., Stewart Co., 
Tenn., June 4, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
Okla.; Ft. Worth Univ.; Tex. St. Univ. 
Wife, Willie Black. Cdrn., 2 s., Gaines, 
Charles S., Jr.; 1 d., Ruth, O. C. W., 
Chickaslia. Bus. Con., C. S. Highsmith, 
abstracts and insurance, Altus. Bk. Con., 
Citizens St. Assoc., (pol.) R. C. Thorp, 
T. I. Truscott, Olustee; L. A. Pelley, Al¬ 
tus : Sen. W. C. Austin, Representative L. 
R. Lowry, A. S. J. Shaw, Ed Dabney, Jim 
McClintic. Church, Meth., S.; mbr. bd. of 
stewards; general sec'y of S. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Altus Golf Club; Red 
Cross; Mason Blue Lodge, Altus; Chapter. 
Council, Commandery, Eldorado; past 
Grand Commander of the st., 1918; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; past Patron 
Eastern Star; Red Cross of Constantine. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 40 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, Co. Treas. 1919-21; 
chmn. co. election bd., 1922-27. Party 
Honors, sec’y Jackson Co. Dem. Executive 
Com., 1921-30 ; del. to st. and co. convs.; 
prct. committeeman 1925-29. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1888; has lived in and near vi¬ 
cinity of Altus since; one of the first res¬ 
idents of Jackson Co., which was formerly 
Greer Co., Tex. Interested in church work 
and Masonry. Hobby, golf. 

HOLT, ROSCOE C., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
building and loan. B., Blue Ridge, Tex., 
Nov. 20, 1889. Edu., com. sch., Westmin¬ 
ster, Tex.; bus. col. Wife, Dennis A., d 
of John D. Bailey, Altus. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Virginia Elizabeth, Billie Sue. Bus. Con., 
pres. Home Bldg. & Loan Assn.; farm 
owner; dir. Okla. Oil Jobbers, past 10 
yrs.; pres. Okla. Jobbers Assn. 1927. Bk. 
Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., George Davis, 
W. M. Ingram, Dr. R. H. Eox, B. M. Wool¬ 
dridge, Elmer Garnett, W. M. Ingram, Altus; 
(pol.) Grady Glazner, H. McVay, C. W. 
Snyder, Ralph W. Morgan, Altus; Cy Ho- 
wenstine, Arapaho ; Charles Roe. Frederick; 
Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart. Church, Bap. 


Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club, past dir.; 
Altus Golf Club; C. of C., dir. and past 
pres.; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine; B. P. O. E., Altus. 
Imp. Rel., B. C. Holt, druggist; C. J. Holt, 
dry goods, (bros.), Altus. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 10 yrs.; 
works also through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, mbr. co. election bd.; 
co. chmn. Rep. party 1924-28; del. to all 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1910; lived at Altus and Chickaslia 
since. Hobby, hunting and golf. 

HORTON, GUY E., Altus. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Whitesboro, Tex., Sept. 
17, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; Univ. of 
Tex., LL. B„ 1903. Wife, Anne L„ d. of 
J. T. Klmbell, Altus. Cdrn., 1 s., Guy K. 
Bus. Con., practice of law, Altus; dir. H. 
T. Kimbell Gin Co., Altus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Citizens St. Assoc., H. T. Kimbell, 
H. H. Blanton, M. E. Wooldridge, Charlie 
Hoggset, Altus; (pol.) L. A. Petree, J. M. 
Williams, Frank Petree, Altus; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic; Elmer Thomas, Judge J. T. John¬ 
son; John Manning, Lawton. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, Altus Golf Club; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., John D. Horton (bro.), El Reno; 
Mollie Horton, El Reno; Mrs. Minnie Greer, 
Miss Lida Horton, Okla. City, (sisters) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
com. and personal contacts; instrumental 
in locating the st. capital at Okla. City. 
Offices, City Atty.. Altus, 1909; Asst Co. 
Atty., 1908 ; St. Senator 1911-15. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; sec’y 
election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived since at Altus. During W. War was 
active in bond selling 

IRELAND, GEORGE R., Altus. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and loans. B., Pendel- 
ton, Ind., Apr. 17, 1901. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Ind. grad., 1919; Ind. Univ., 
1920-21. Wife, Pauline Mitchell. Cdrn., 
1 d., Marjoriel Sue. Bus. Con., Pendleton 
& Ireland; Altus Skelgas Co.; Thorpe, 
Pendleton and Ireland; Seamans & Ireland 
Chevrolet Co., Altus. Bk. Con., Citizens 
St.; Altus Natl., Altus. Assoc., J. D. 
Pendleton, E. H. Emberton, R. M. Thorne, 
C. C. Seamans, Altus; (pol.) Dr. R. H. 
Fox, R. C. Holt, C. G. Glazner, H. L. Mc- 
Vey, Altus; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. 
Church, First Chris Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Kiwanis Club, past dir.; B. P. O. 
E., Altus. Imp. Rel., R. A. Ireland, (bro.) 
st. game warden for Los Angeles Co, Calif. 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. since 
1924; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, Sec’y and Treas., Jackson 
Co. Rep. Com. since 1928 ; del. to st. conv., 
1928; Prct. Committeeman, 1927-28. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1924; lived since 
at Altus; mbr. R. O. T. C. in Univ. of 
Ind. Hobby, baseball and airplanes. 

JACKMAN, FRED F, Altus. Rep. Occ., 
treasurer of Leger Mill Co. B., Wichita. 
Kan., May 21, 1885. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Wichita, Kan.; El Reno h. sch., 1904. 
Wife, formerly Miss Wilkies Cdrn., 1 s., 
Allen E; 1 a, Mary Lee Bus Con, Leger 
Mill Co., Altus Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Altus. Assoc., A. M. Jackman, Altus; A. 
H. Jackman, Los Angeles; C. M. Jackman, 
Wichita, Kan; (pol.) George Ireland, Jesse 
Rains, O. C. Elsea, Dr. Fox, R. C. Holt, 
Altus. Church, First Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, past Master 
Blue Lodge, past High Priest Chapter 
Altus; Recorder of Commandery, Eldora¬ 
do; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
mbr. High Order of Priesthood. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1921; works 
through personal contacts only. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at El Reno 
1900-14; at Altus since. Hobby, fishing. 

JOHNSON, L. R., Olustee. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Cherokee, N. C., July 11, 
1887. Edu., com. and h. sch., Carolina 
and Ga. Wife, d. of L. R. Moss, Olustee. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Herman, Clois; 3 d., Joyce, 


Nadine, Royline. Bus. Con., postmaster. 

Bk. Con., Farmers St., Olustee. Assoc., 

(pol.) Dr. R. H. Fox, Grady Glazner, H. 
L. McVey, Altus; Sen. Harreld. Church, 

Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A., 
Olustee. Imp. Rel., Geo. W. Truitt, pastor 
of First Bap. church, Dallas, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1915. 
Offices, postmaster 1922 to date. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902; lived in old Greer 
Co.; at Olustee since 1915; active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. 

JONES, JOHN KING, Blair. Dem. 

Occ., hardware dealer. B., Cook Co., Tex., 
Mar. 5, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Greer Co., 
Okla.; Bus. Col, Chillicothe, Mo Married. 
Cdrn., 3 s., John D., Tulsa; Cecil, Coffey- 
ville, Kan.; Kenneth; 3 d., Mrs. Winnie 
Thomas, Altus; Mrs. Fay Nipp,, Blair; 
Doris. Bus. Con., J. K. Jones Hardware 
Store, Blair; farm owner. Bk. Con,. First 
Natl., Blair. Assoc., O. N. Rowe, H. V. 
Zinn, L. H. Reed,, Blair; (pol.) L. A. 

Pelley, J. A. Walker, Judge J. M. Wil¬ 
liams, Jackson Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, Edwin 
Dabney, Ed Hall, Wilbur Hightower. 
Church, Meth.; mbr. bd. stewards; past 
chmn. finance com. Clubs & Lodges, C. 

of C., mbr. Agri. Com.; Mason, Blue 

Lodge, Blair; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., H. C. Jones, Carnegie; O. W. Jones, 
Tulsa; H. B. Jones, Tex.; A. W. Jones, 

Calif., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. 30 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. past 20 
yrs. up to 1924; mbr. Election Bd. since 
Australian Ballot adopted. Party Honors, 
Prct. Chmn.; General Insp. of Election 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived since in Jackson Co.; active during 
W. War in drives, and v.-pres. of the 
Council of Defense. Interested in good 
schools and roads. 

KIMBELL, H. T., Altus. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer and ginner. B., Groesbeck, 
Tex., June 14, 1877. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Vernon, Tex. Wife, Nona Hadden. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Edward, H. T., Jr., Richard, 
Earl; 2 d., Martha Jane, Novaren. Bus. 
Con., H. T. Kimbell Cotton and Ginning; 
George C. Wright Lumber Co.,, dir.; dir. 
First Natl. Bk., Altus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Altus. Assoc., George C. Wright, 
Elmer Garnett, Bruce Braddock, Mrs. J. 
A. Henry, W. M. Ingram, H. H. Blanton. 
Altus; (pol.) Jim Walker, Judge Matthews, 



R. C. HOLT 









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H. T. KIMBELL 


Altus; Judge J. M. Williams, A. S. J. 
Shaw, Edwin Dabney, W. C. Austin. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Boll 
Weevil Club, organizer and pres.; C. of C. 
dir. for 20 yrs.; W. O. W.; M. W. A.; 

B. P. 0. E., Altus. Imp. Re!., John T. 
Kimbell, (father), Grosbeck, Tex.; dist. 
atty. until age of 81, retired last yr. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
38 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, City Councilman, 8 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; numer¬ 
ous co. and prct. convs.; prct. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1888; 
lived in Altus and vicinity since; during 
W. War was active in bond drives, Chmn. 
Co. War Savings Stamp drives and Co. 
Council of Defense. 

LIVERMORE, MRS. W. R., Altus. 
Dem. Oco., clerical work in Tag Agent’s 
office. B., Richmond, Ky., Nov. 20, 1884. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Guthrie, Okla. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 s., William 0.; 1 d., 
Winifred. Bus. Con., C. S. Highsmith, 
auto tags, abstracts, Altus. Bk. Con., 
Citizens St., Altus. Assoc., C. S. High- 
smith, Altus; (pol.) J. M. Williams, L. 
A. Pelley, Altus; Holt Moore, Eldorado: 

C. W. Edwards, Olustee; Jim McClintic, 
M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, Edwin Dab¬ 
ney, A. S. J. Shaw. Church, First Chris.; 
pianist for 14 yrs.; choir dir. 2 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, McDowell Music Club; 
nxbr. D. A. R.; past Regent Amer. Legion 
Chapter at Altus; U. D. C., (Adj. Gen. 
3rd Brigade of Confederate Veterans) ; 
Red Cross; former Asst. Sec’y. of C. of 
C., Altus; Eastern Star, Altus. Imp. Rel., 
Julius Oldham, (father, dec.), was U. S. 
jailer in Ter. days; Junius Oldham, (bro.) 
Tulsa, Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co., st. and natl. since woman suf¬ 
frage ; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and corns. Offices, V.- 
Chmn. Dem. Co. Com.; mbr. Election Bd. 
5 yrs.; 3 yrs. with the Construction Dept, 
of the Okla. Highway Dept. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeewoman; mgr. of Dem. 
Headquarters. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1889; lived at Guthrie, 1889-1901 ; Ana- 
darko, 1901-00; Hobart, 1903-08; Altus 
since; active in Red Cross and bond work 
during W. War. Hobby, music. 

LOWRY, LLOYD R.. Duke. Dem. O-m., 
salesman. B., Texas, Nov. 26, 1881. Edu.. 


com. and h. sch., and col. work. Wife, 
Gertrude May. Cdrn., 2 s., Lloyd R., 

Jr. and Lome; 2 d., Edna Jean and Jes¬ 
sie. bk. Cor,., Farmers & Mchts. Duke. 

Church, of Christ. Lodges, A. F. & A. M., 
Duke. Offices, Co. Supt. schs., Jackson Co., 
1913-15; St. Repr., 9ih and lzth Leg.s. 

Remarks, came to Okla. 1905, lived Delhi 

and Duke. Active in politics since 1905. 
Taught school 19 yrs. 

LUTTRELL, JESS R., Headrick. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Hardaman Co., Tenn.-, 
Sept. 11, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. 
Wife, Mattie Rowland. Cdrn., 1 s., John, 
Headrick; 2 d., Mrs. Vivian Warren, Mrs. 
Clara Cooley, Ft. Worth, Tex. Bus. Con., 
J. R. Luttrell Grocery Store, Headriek; 
Farmers Cooperative Gin, Headrick, sec’y. 
and dir. Bk. Con., Citizens St., Head¬ 
rick. Assoc., J. R. Southward, P. H. 
Bessier, J. W. McAskill, Headrick; (pol.) 
C. S. Highsmith, Judge J. M. Williams, 
Lee English, Altus; st. leaders of the 
Dem. party. Church, Church of Christ; 
active mbr.; S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, 
Cottons Growers Assn.; Farmers Union; 
Mason, Blue Lodge; W. O. W., Headrick. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 18 
yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, City Councilman; former 
Mayor; mbr. Sch. Bd., 8 yrs. Party 
Honors mbr. Election Bd.; del. to dist. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at 
Elmer, 1908-11; at Headrick since; during 
W. War was active in bond drives and 
Co. Council of Defense. 

MAHANNA, LINCOLN C., Headrick. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Marshall, 
Ind., April 4, 1865. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Louisberg, Ohio; Natl. Normal Univ., 
Lebanon, Ohio; Ames Agri. Col., of la. 
Wife, Katie Collins. Bus. Con., post¬ 
master; chicken ranch. Bk. Con., Citi¬ 
zens St., Headrick; Citizens St., Altus. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dr. R. H. Fox, Grady Glaz- 
ner, Altus; st. leaders of the Rep. party. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Headrick; past 
Worthy Patron Eastern Star; W. O. W., 
Headrick. Imp. Rel., Frank L. Mahanna, 
Cedar Falls, la. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. in Ohio, la.. New Mex., and 
Okla. for 43 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts and corns, and made occasional 
speeches. Offices, Justice of Peace; Post¬ 
master, Headrick, 1922 to present. Party 
Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. of Cen. Com. 
in Champaign Co., Ohio. Hobby, chicken 
raising. 

MARTIN, MRS. W. E„ Blair. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Morristown, Tenn, April 
10, 1875. Edu., com. sch.; Farmers Acad¬ 
emy, Collins Co., Tex., 1896 Hus., W. E. 
M-artin, farmer. Cdrn., 1 s., Sherman; 

2 d., Mrs. Glen Phipps, Eula. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Blair. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Fox, 
Grady Glazner, Jackson Co.; John Fields, 
Sen. Harreld, Sen. Pine, Jim McClintic, 
A. C. Alexander. Church, Bap.; W. M. U. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 20 
yrs. Party Honors, V.-Chmn. Rep. Cen. 
Com., 1924-30. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; lived since at Blair. Interested 
in sch. and church welfare. 

MARTIN, W. E., Blair. Rep. Occ., 
farmer, retired. B., Parkersburg, W. Va., 
Aug. 14, 1846. Edu., com. sch.,, Delaware 
Co., Okla. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Sher¬ 
man; 2 d., Eula, Mrs. Glen Phipps. Bus. 
Con., land owner; dir. Cooperative Gin, 
Blair. Bk. Con., First Natl., Blair. Assoc., 
Otis Rowe, J. W. Lollar, Blair; (pol.) 
Grady Glazner, Dr. Fox, Altus; John 
Fields, Sen. Harreld, Sen. Pine. Church, 
Bap.; mbr. Finance Bd. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 45 yrs.; works 
through corns, and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman for 40 
yrs.; Co. Chmn. 8 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1888; lived in Old Greer Co., 
1888-1919; at Blair since; active in civic 


affairs. Interested in good roads and 
schs. Veteran of the Civil War, having 
served, in 23rd Army Corps, 1st Div. 
124th Ind. Reg. 

MATTHEWS, FRANK, Altus. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer, now District Judge. B., Talbot 
Co., Ga., April 18, 1868. Edu., com., h. 
sch., Ga.; Univ. of Ga., grad. B. S. 1891. 
Unmarried. Lodges, Mason, past Grand 
Master. Pol. Act., active in co., st. and 
natl. affairs for 37 yrs. Offices, mbr. 
Legislature, Representative, 1901, as St. 
Sen. 1903-07; Dist. Judge since 1911; Co. 
Atty. 1894-1901. Party Honors, del. to 
natl. Dem. conv. 1924; del. to numerous 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892; lived at Altus 1892-1894; Mangum 
1894-1911; at Altus again since. Hobby, 
golf and fishing. 

MAYFIELD, R. B., Blair. Dem. Occ., 
bookkeeper for lumber company. B., Big 
Sandy, Tex., Jan. 12, 1871. Edu., com. 
sch., Shady Grove, Tex. Wife, d. of James 
Stewart of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Leroy; 2 d., 
Helen, Lorayne. Bus. Con., Rounds & 
Potter Lumber Co., bookkeeper; v.-pres. 
First Natl. Bk.; land owner. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Blair. Assoc., M. L. Port- 
wood, C. A. Wilson, Blair; (pol.) John 

D. Bailey, Judge Williams, L. A. Pelley, 
Jackson Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, Edwin Dab¬ 
ney, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Blair; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; I. O. O. F., Blair, En¬ 
campment, Altus. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 20 yrs.; works througn 
personal contacts only. Offices mbr. Sch. 
Bd. since 1923; Postmaster, 1913-22. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Martha 1 yr. and at Blair since; led in 
all drives during the W. War. Interested 
in schools. 

MAYS, R. H., Duke. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B„ St. Joseph, Mo., May 1, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., St. Joseph, 
Mo.; Ensworth Med. Col., M. D., 1906. 
Wife, Nannie Todd. Cdrn., 1 s., Samuel. 
Bus. Con., practicing physician; owner of 
farms. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, 
Duke. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. Warren, L. R. 
Lowry, Duke; Jim McClintic, Snyder; Dr. 
Border, Mangum. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, mbr. Co., Dist. and St. Med. 
Societies; C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Duke; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
Shrine; Royal Arch, Altus; Commandery, 
Eldorado. Imp. Rel., J. W. Mays, physi¬ 
cian, St. Joseph, Mo. (bro.) Pol Act., 
independent; active in co. and dist. for 
25 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, past mbr. City Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived at Wynne- 
wood 1906-07; El Reno 1907-08; Duke 
since; during W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Bond work; volun¬ 
teered for service in Med. Corps but was 
never called. 

McCALEB, C. B., Olustee. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Willis, Tex., May 2, 1873. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Willis, Tex.; 
Willis Col. Wife, Lyda Milliken. Bus. 
Con., farming; real estate owner. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St., Olustee. Assoc., Carl 
Williams, Okla. City: Tom Moore, J. M. 
Moreau, Dr. E. S. Crow, Olustee; (pol.) 
Judge Williams, Altus; L. A. Pelley, Jim 
McClintic, Sen. Austin, Hutton Bellah 
Scott Ferris, Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, W. O. W„ Olustee. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. W. E. McCaleb, (bro.), Austin, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 25 
yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; 
lived since at Olustee. Interested and 
active in behalf of better schools and 
churches. During Spanish-Amer. War 
served in 1st Reg. U. S. Vol. Inf. and 
ia a mbr. of Spanish War Veterans; mbr. 
at large of Veterans of Foreign Wars. His 
father was a Confederate veteran of the 
Civil War and a mbr. of the Tex. Legis¬ 
lature. 




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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



H. L. McVAY 


McCALEB, LYDA MILLIKEN (Mrs. C. 

B.) t Olustee. Dem. Occ., homemaker and 
civic worker. B., Fayetteville, Tenn., Dec. 
20, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tenn. ; 
private tutor; Terrell Col.; graduate work, 
Edmond, Okla., Greeley, Colo., other Nor¬ 
mal schools in Okla. Hus., C. B. Mc- 
Caleb, master farmer, Olustee. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St., Olustee. Assoc., (pol.) J. M. 
Williams, L. A. Pelley, Dr. Crow, Olustee ; 
T. I. Truscott, Tom Moore, Olustee; Jim 
McClintic, R. L. Davidson, J. M. Rule, 
Mrs. Geo. A. Waters, Mrs. W. C. Austin, 
A. S. J. Shaw. Church, First Chris.; S. 
S. tchr. Clubs, charter mbr. New St. 
Club, pres.; pres. Farm Neighborly Club; 
past pres. Farm Womens Federated Clubs; 
■mbr. St. Federation of Women’s Clubs; 
past chmn. P. T. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since woman’s suf¬ 
frage ; works through personal contacts 
and corns. Party Honors, past v.-chmn. 
7th Congressional Dist.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived since in Olustee; was corres¬ 
pondent for Daily Oklahoman, Wichita 
Falls Record News, Olustee News, Altus 
Tidies' Democrat; during W. War was 
active in Red Cross and bond drives 
Hobby, writing. 

McVAY, H. L., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Athens, Ohio, June 19, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ohio. Wife, 
Ruth E. Harper. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald; 1 
d., Lina Lee. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. Raymond H. Fox, Altus; W. E. 
Martin, Blair: Grady Glazner, Altus; Sen. 
J. W. Harreld, A. C. Alexander, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap.; deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Altus. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 12 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, postmaster; with 
P. 0. Dept, for 20 yrs, starting as a 
clerk in 1909. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. 1928; del. to co. and dist. convs. 
for a number of yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1906 and has lived since at 
Altus; durnig W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan and War Saving Stamp drives. 

MOORE, H. C., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
merchant and farmer. B., Sparta, Tenn., 
March 17, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Sparta, 
Tenn. Wife, Bessie, d. of C. T. Rogers, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s., Rogers, Henry 


C., Jr. Bus. Con., joint owner of confec¬ 
tionery; farm owner Bk. Con., Farmers 
& Merchants, Eldorado. Assoc., C. C. 
Wey, A. R. Miller, J. W. Phillips, Abe 
Farley, Jack Price, Eldorado; (pol) Frank 
Hatch, A. K. Webb, W. F. Farley, A. S. 
J. Shaw, M. E. Trapp, Jim McClintic. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge,, Knight Templar, El¬ 
dorado. Imp. Rel., Holt H. Moore, part¬ 
ner in bus., Eldorado; J. M. Moore, Al¬ 
tus, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 20 yrs.; works through corns, 
and personal contacts. Offices, Council¬ 
man of Eldorado, 1920-24. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900; lived since at Eldorado. 
Interested in good roads. 

MOORE, HOLT H., Eldorado. Dem. 
Occ., merchant and farmer. B., Sparta, 
Tenn., May 1, 1884. Edu., h. sch., Liv¬ 
ingston, Tex. Wife, Bertha Woods. Cdrn., 
1 d., Eddie Lovice. Bus. Con., joint 

owner of a confectionery; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, Eldorado. 
Assoc., L. C. Berry, R. W. Summers, L. 
Widdle, O. B. Farley, Eldorado; (pol.) 
Lawrence Berry, B. F. Smith, A. S. J. 
Shaw, Jim McClintic, Frank Carter, W. 
C. Austin. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F., Eldorado. 
Imp. Rel., H. C. Moore, (bro.) partner in 
bus. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. for 15 yrs; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, Dem. Cen. Com. 
1918. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; 
lived since at Eldorado; active in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work during W. War. 
Interested in good roads. 

MOORE, TOM, Olustee. Dem. Occ., 
farmer, retired. B., Ellis Co., Tex., Jan. 
9, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Nash, Tex. 

Wife, d. of J. D. Walcott, Pilot Point, 
Tex Cdrn., 2 d., Melba, Marjorie. Bus. 
Con., pres., mgr. of Planters Gin Co., 
Olustee. Bk. Con., Farmers State Bank, 
Olustee. Assoc., A. Montgomery, M. W. 
Spiva, J. H. Howard, Olustee; (pol.) L. 
A. Pelley, Walter Ferguson, Scott Ferris, 
Elmer Thomas. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Olustee; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. for 20 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Sen. in 
First St. Legislature, 1907-12. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived since at 
Olustee; during W. War was chmn. of 
Council of Defense. 

MOREAU, JAMES MARVIN, Olustee. Rep 
Occ., druggist B., Altus, Okla., Oct. 10. 
1891. Edu., h. sch., Olustee, Okla., grad. 
Baylor Univ.; grad. Waco, Tex. Wife, d. 
of R. S. Carter. Cdrn., 2 s., J. M„ Jr.. 
Ira Walker. Bus. Con., owner drug store. 
Olustee; farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers 
St., Olustee. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. Fox, Ros- 
coe Holt. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., pres. 2 yrs., v.-pres 2 yrs.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Olustee; Chapter, 
Gorman, Tex.; Commandery, Cisco, Tex.; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 5 yrs.; 
makes speeches and works through corns, 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, 
Prct. Chmn. Remarks, the first child 
born in Altus; lived all his life in Jack- 
son Co. 

OLIVER, D. C., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B„ Warren Co., Tenn., July 19, 
1861. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. Wife, Mag¬ 
gie Lance. Cdrn., 2 s., R. H., J. M., 
Altus ;2 d., Mrs. Lillie Newell, Wichita 
Falls, Tex.; Mrs. Stella Reed, Altus. Bus. 
Con., D. C. Oliver & Sons, Grocery Co., 
Altus. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., J. 
M. and R. H. Oliver, (sons), partners in 
bus; (pol.) Dr. Stepp,, Dr. R. H. Fox, 
Grady Glazner, Altus. Church, Church of 
Christ. Imp. Rel., J. R. Oliver, U. S. 
Oommr., McMinnville, Tenn; J. S. Oliver, 
Daylight, Tenn. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and dist. for 45 yrs.; works 


through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Justice of Peace; Postmaster; City Coun¬ 
cilman ; mbr. of Sch. Bd. in Tenn. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. in Tenn; co. convs. 
in Jackson Co., Okla. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907; lived since at Altus; mbr. 
of the C. of C.; during W. War was 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. Interested in good schools and 
roads. 

ORR, J. P., Altus. Dem. Occ., Justice 
of Peace. B., Hamersville, .Ohio, Feb. 8, 
1850. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ohio; 
Westfield Col., Ill.; admitted to. bar. Ft. 
Worth, Tex., 1879. Wife, Lizzie King. 
Bk. Con., Citizens St., Altus. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. E. Bilbry, R. J. Morgan, Guy 
P. Horton, Altus; A. S. J. Shaw, Ed Dab¬ 
ney, W. C. Austin, Representative Lowry; 
other Dem. St. leaders. Church, Meth.; 
S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, organizer of 
the Altus Conunercial Club; I. O. O. F.. 
Altus. Imp. Rel., James L. Orr, (dec.) 
was minister to Russia during Buchanan’s 
administration. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 60 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Atty, Vernon, Tex., 
1882-84; Co. Judge, 1884-94; Justice of 
Peace, Altus, since 1925; first Mayor of 
Altus, 1909. Party Honors, del. to the 
first st. conv. in Tex; del. to numerous 
co. convs.; past Co. Chmn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived since at 
Altus; in 1900 organized the Altus Weekly 
News, the first paper in Altus; during W. 
War was active in all bond drives. 

PELLEY, LUCIE N A., Altus. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Casey Co., Ky., April 
25, 1881. Edu., com. sch.. Bates Co., Mo.; 
St. Normal, Warrensburg, Mo.; Bus. Col., 
Sedalia, Mo.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., 1911. Wife, Martha Kenan. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mary Ella, Betty Jean. Bus. Con., 
practicing attorney; farm owner; owner 
of city real estate; stockholder in Altus 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Citizens 
St.; Altus Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. S. J. 
Shaw, Edwin Dabney,, Okla. City; Tom 
Robinson, ,W. C. Austin, Elmer Garnett, 
J. A. Walker, Frank Matthews, Altus; 
Blair Thorp, Eldorado; J. K. Jones, Blair; 
Hutton Bellah, Altus; Tom Moore, Olus¬ 
tee; W. B. Garrett, Mangum; R. D. Mil¬ 
ler, Hollis; Judge Tolbert, Hobart; Judge 
Speed, Sayre; Judge Mitchell, Clinton; 
Sam Browm, Jim McClintic, Scott Ferris. 



LUCIEN A. PELLEY 









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JACKSON COUNTY 



W. H. RICKS 


Church, First Chris.; past nibr. Bd. of 
Elders; S. S. Supt. and tchr. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis Club, dir.; 
Sponsor for Boy Scouts; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Chapter and Council, Altus; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; I. 0. 0. F.; 
W. 0. W., Altus; mbr. Kappa Sigma 

Fraternity. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1909; makes speeches; works 
through corns. Offices, Co. Atty., 1917-23; 
City Atty, 1923-24. Party Honors, Co. 
Chmn. 4 yrs.; del. to st. conv. 1928; Sec'y. 
Co. Election Bd. 1924-25. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1909 ; lived since at Altus; 
during W. War was government appeal 
agent in Joclrson Co. and made speeches 
in Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. 
Hobby, golf, gardening and flower rais¬ 
ing. 

PETREE, FRANK, Altus. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Danbury, N. C., April 26, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., N. C. Col., 
Wake Forest, N. C., 1904-06. Wife, 

Blanche Martin. Cdrn., 1 d., Frances. 
Bus. Con., practicing atty. Bk. Con., Citi¬ 
zens St., Altus. Assoc., (pol) Judge S. 
N. Storms, Frank Matthews, J. M. Wil¬ 
liams, L. A. Pelley, Altus; A. S. J. Shaw, 
Edwin Dabney. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Atty. 1923-24. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. of Election Bd. 1928-29; 
candidate for Mayor of Altus 1929. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1919; lived since 
at Altus; mbr. of the C. C. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

RAINES, JESSE R., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Denton, Tex., June 6, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., 1894, Denton, 
Tex.; Denton Normal Col. 1895-96. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., Findley; 1 d., Mrs. Ina 
Brown, Altus. Bus. Con., J. R. Raines & 
Son, farm owners and owners of residence 
and bus. properties, Altus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Altus. Assoc., (pol.) C. W. 
Snyder, Roscoe Holt, Harry Wimberly, 
Alvin Kindel, Altus. Church, Meth.; 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Kiwanis Club, dir.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Chapter and Royal Arch, Altus; B. P. O. 
E., Altus. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Powell, 
(sister), hotel owner, Amarillo, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. since 1900; 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 


to Okla. in 1900; lived since at Altus. 
Hobby, baseball.' 

REED, L. I., Blair. Dem. Occ., gin 
manager. B., Jackson Co., Okla. Dec. 26, 
1895. Edu., h. sch., Blair., graduate, 
1914; Okla. Univ. 1917. Wife, d. of W. 

A. J. Black, Altus. Cdrn., 1 s., James 
Lewis; 1 d., Helen Marie. Bus. Con., 
mgr. and stockholder Cooperative Gin, 
Blair. Bk. Con., First Natl., Blair. Assoc., 

L. C. McGinnis, J. K. Jones, H. L. Eaker, 
Blair; (pol.) E. Maxwell, S. M. Starnes, 
Jackson Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, Edwin Dab¬ 
ney, Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs, 
C. of C., dir. and active mbr. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 10 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Alderman, Ward 3, Blair. Remarks, lived 
all his life in Jackson Co.; during W. 
War was in 40th Training Bat., Camp 
Taylor, Ky.; mbr. Amer. Legion,, James 
Monroe Roach Post, Altus. 

RICKS, W. H., Headrick. Dem. Occ., 
farmer—ginner. B., Newman, Ga., May 
21, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; North 
Tex. Normal; Valparaiso Univ. Wife. Mat- 
tie Roach (dec.) Bus. Con., Chickasha 
Cotton Oil Co.; Headrick Gin Co.; owner 
of 5 farms in Jackson and Tillman Cos. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Altus; Citizens St., 
Headrick. Assoc., (pol.) W. C. Austin, 
Altus; A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. City; J. W. 
Morris, Tonkawa; Dr. Border, Mangum. 
Church, Meth.; mbr. Building Com. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
charter mbr., Headrick; charter mbr. 
Chapter and Council, Altus; Commandery, 
Eldorado; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., Thomas Roach, drug¬ 
gist, Okla. City, (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. for 30 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman, Headrick, 14 yrs.; 
U. S. Deputy Marshal 1923; Peace Officer 
in Jackson Co. since 1900; mbr. of the 
first Grand Jury in Okla. for Greer Co. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
since statehood; prct. chmn., now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived since 
in Jackson Co. (formerly old Navajo Co.) ; 
mbr. of Council of Defense and Draft Bds. 
during W. War and active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work. 

ROBINSON, THOMAS M„ Altus. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Johnson Co., Tex., 
July 11, 1875. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
Walnut Springs, Tex., grad., 1891; Ft. 
Worth Univ., 1892; Adrian Col., Thorpe 
Springs, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., T. 
Murray, Okla. City; Richard Lee; 1 d., 
Doris Clay. Bus. Con., Robinson & Oden, 
law firm; stockholder in Royal Drug Co., 
Altus; Prewitt Drug Co., Weatherford; le¬ 
gal advisor for First Natl. Bk., Altus. 
Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., Waldo T. 
Oden, law partner; Ira Prewitt, druggist, 
Weatherford ; W. M. Ingram, First Natl. 
Bk., Altus; (pol.) E. L. Garnett, Sen. W. 
C. Austin, John Murray, J. M. Williams, 
L. A. Pelley, Altus; A. S. J. Shaw, Jim 
McClintic, Scott Ferris, Judge Mitchell, 
Graves Leeper, Dwight Wolfinger. Church, 
Meth., S. ; mbr. bd. stewards 20 yrs. and 
chmn. 6 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Altus Golf 
Club; Rotary Club, pres. 1928, charter mbr. 
of Altus Rotary; sponsor and chmn. Boy 
Scout Com.; C. of C., pres. 1927'; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Altus; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. A. Rob¬ 
inson, Mayor of Cordell; J. F. Robinson, 
merchant, Los Angeles; S. M. Robinson, 
Rear Admiral U. S. Navy, Washington,- D. 
Co. (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Greer Co. and Jackson Co. since 1901 ; 
nvakes speeches and works through person¬ 
al contacts. Offices, mbr. seventh and 
eighth Territorial Legislatures, Greer Co. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 1924; del. to a 
number of st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1898; lived at Granite 1898-1903; 
Mangum 1903-08; Altus since 1908. Ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross and Liberty Loan work 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 


RUTHERFORD, DAVID ROSS, Altus. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., McClelland Co., 
Tex., Nov. 17, 1897. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Martha; Norman h. sch., 1920; 
Okla. Univ., LL. B., 1923. Wife, Jewel 
Eley. Cdrn., I d., Anna Louise. Bus. 
Con., legal advisor for the Bds. of Edu. 
of Blair, Martha, Duke, Eldorado, Head¬ 
rick and Olustee; practicing attorney. 
Bk. Con., Citizens St. Assoc., Sen. W. C. 
Austin; (pol.) L. B. Yates, S. N. Starnes, 

L. A. Pelley, Altus; Jim McClintic ; Ed Dab¬ 
ney; Gov. W. .1. Holloway. Church, Meth.; 
former supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, Altus 
Golf Club; sponsor for Boy Scouts; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Altus, pres. Worshipful Mas¬ 
ter. Imp. Rel., Chas. Rutherford (bro.), 
Norman; Mrs. Annie Warren (sister), Nor¬ 
man. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1924; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1925-27. 
Party Honors, mbr. League Young Dems. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; lived since 
in Jackson Co.; at Altus since 1923. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in Co. H, 142nd Inf., 
36th Div.; served 10 mos. in France with 

A. E. F.; mbr. Amer. Legion, James Mon¬ 
roe Roach Post, Altus; past Commander 
and Vice Dist. Commander. 

SCHNEIDER, C. A., Rep. Occ., farmer. 

B. , Woodford, Ill., Dec. 19, 1870. Edu., 
com. sch., Woodford, Ill. Wife, Annie M. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Harold G.; 1 d., Mrs. Minnie 
F. Barth. Bus. Con., farmer and land 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., E. 

M. Francis, O. V Woods, Holt Moore, 
Henry Moore, Eldorado; (pol.) Sen. Har- 
reld. Sen. Pine. Church, Pres., Cumber¬ 
land. Lodges, Mason Lodge, Eldorado. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active tor 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Tax Collector in Woodford Co., Ill., before 
coming to Okla. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, prct. No. 2. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1912; lived since at Eldorado. In¬ 
terested in schs. and the Rep. party. 

SHAW, ALBERT SIDNEY JOHNSTON, 

ISt. Capitol (Altus). Dem. Occ., St. Audi- 
itor. B., Liberty, Miss., Feb. 21, 1880; 
came to Okla. 1901; located at Granite 

1901- 02; Altus 1902 since. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Sardis, Miss., grad. 1896; 
Southwestern Univ., Clarksville, Tenn., A. 

B. , 1900. Wife, Daisy V. Aycock. Cdrn., 
2 s., Richard Frank, teller Amer-First 
Natl.; Sidney, Jr.; 2 d., Virginia, Carol; 
2 older have A. B.’s from Okla. Univ. 
Bus. Con., abstract, real estate, teaching. 
Assoc., J. E. Whittle, former partner in 
Whittle Insurance Agency; (pol.) J. M. 
Williams, Altus; R. M. Thorp, Eldorado; 

C. W. Edwards, Olustee; John Murray; 
W. C. Austin. C. C. Mansfield, Elmer Gar¬ 
rett, Altus; E. M. Frye, Okla. City; A. 

N. Leecraft, Durant; B. B. Barefoot, Chick¬ 
asha ; A. T. Whitworth, Cherokee; Everett 
Petry, Tulsa; Dr. W. W. Osgood, Musko¬ 
gee, W. E. Beattie, McAlester. Church, 
Pres.; wife Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie; I. O. O. F. (Grand Master 1914- 
15), Altus. Pol. Act., been an active city, 
co. and st. worker all his life, but never 
ran for office until elected St. Treas. Of¬ 
fices, sec’y. Sch. Land Commission 1919 
-23; St. Treas. 1923-27; mbr. Dem. St. Com. 
1912-18; Sec’y Dem. St. Com. 1917-18; del. 
San Francisco Natl. Dem. Conv. 1920; 
St. Auditor since 1927. Remarks, Father was 
Pres, minister. Principal of h. sch. Altus 

1902- 04; 1 yr. at Granite; went into 

abstract and loan bus. and had charge 
of many civic affairs while at Altus; gave 
2 yrs. to war work and was sec’y of near¬ 
ly all war organizations there. Hobby, 
baseball. 

SHIELD, ROBERT AUGUSTUS, Altus. 
Dem. Occ., Justice of Peace. B., Panola 
Panola Co., Miss., June 1, 1858. Edu., com. 
schs., Panola Co., Miss. Wife, Mattie Lynn 
Douglas (sec.). Cdrn.. 4 s., Lyman Irwin, 
Blair; J. C., Clinton; R. C., Chickasha; 
T. E., Altus; 2 d., Mrs. Luna Cox, Ver- 




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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



non, Tex.; Mrs. Ellen Rogers, Chickasha. 
Bus. Con., owner of real estate. Bk. Con., 
Citizens St. Assoc., Dr. McConnell, B. M. 
Woodridge, P. P. Kirk, Altus; Judge Tol¬ 
bert, Hobart; Judge Todd, Mangum; (pol.) 
W. D. Snow, Fred Ealcer, Blair; Ace Col¬ 
lins, Olustee; Jim McClintic; A. S. J. 
Shaw; Judge Mitchell; R. A. Sneed; W. 
C. Austin; L. B. Lowry, Duke. Church, 
Meth., S.; past chmn. bd. stewards. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C„ mbr. good roads com.; 
Master Mason, Blue Lodge, Altus; I. O. 
O. F., W. O. W., Altus; Rebekahs, Wood¬ 
man Lodges, Altus. Imp. Rel., Sen. Shields, 
Tenn.; B. F. Douglas, W. H. Douglas, 
Okla. City; Eugene Douglas, Henry Doug¬ 
las, Mangum. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 50 yrs.; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Justice of 
Peace 6 yrs.; Co. Commr.; past mbr. Sch. 
Bd.; Deputy Tax Assessor; past Judge 
Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to 3 st. 
convs.; del. to many co. and dist. convs.; 
attends all co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1898; lived in Okla. City 1924; Al¬ 
tus since 1924. Mbr. of the Amer. Legion 
and is called “Father of the Legion” by 
the boys of his post. 

SMITH, B. F., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
dealer in grain and cotton. B., McMinn¬ 
ville, Tenn., May 28, 1864. Edu., com. 
sch., Tenn. Wife, Netta D. Cdrn., 3 s.. 
L. L., Altus; Frank, Ben, Eldorado; 2 

d., Emily, Ruth, Eldorado. Bus. Con., 
mgr. and owner of B. F Smith Grain Ele¬ 
vator, Eldorado; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., F. T. Hill. 
Joe Thomas, A. R. Miller, J. M. Posey, 
E. M. Francis, Eldorado; (pol.) W. C. 
Austin, R. M. Thorpe, Geo. B. Davis, L. 
L. Smith, A. S. J. Shaw; Jim McClintic, 
Lee Cruce. Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., S. B. Duggan, M. D., head 
of st. hospital, Tenn.; B. 0. Duggin, head 
of Extension TJniv. of Tenn. (bros.-in-law). 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 40 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Councilman, Eldorado, 
1918-20; mbr. Sch. Bd. 1917-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Eldo¬ 
rado. Active in civic affairs; interested 
in schs.; mbr. of Boy Scout Co. Com. 

SMITH, T. H. P„ Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer., B., Durant, July 25, 1902. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Albion, grad., 1918; 
Chillicothe Bus. Col. of Mo., 1919; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1928. Wife, Hazel Looper. 
Cdrn., 1 s., T. H. P„ Jr.; 1 d„ Melba 
Jean. Bus. Con., practicing attorney, El¬ 
dorado. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., Blair Thorp, L. E. Walker, Roland 
Summers, Dr. Buck, Eldorado; (pol.) Holt 
Moore, Dr. Price, Eldorado; Jim McClin¬ 
tic, Gov. W. J. Holloway, John Simpson, 
Bill Darnell. Church, Bap. Imp. Rel., 
John Phillips (cousin) Co. Assessor, Bryan 
Co.; Jesse Phillips (cousin), ex-Sheriff 
Atoka Co., former Representative in twelfth 
Legislature. Pol. Act., active in co. and 
st. for 8 yrs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Durant until 1907 ; at Albion 1907- 
23; Hollis 1923-28; Eldorado since. Hob¬ 
by, hunting and fishing. 

SNODGRASS, CLAY, Altus. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Sparta, Tenn., Aug. 20, 1902. 
Edu., Univ. of Tex.; admitted to Okla. 
Bar 1924. Unmarried. Bus. Con., White- 
side & Snodgrass, law firm. Bk. Con.. 
Citizens St.; Altus Natl. Assoc., Stansell 
W'hiteside (law partner) ; (pol.) T. M. Rob¬ 
inson, W. C. Austin, W. C. Jarboe, E. E. 
Russell, A. S. J. Shaw, Ed Dabney, Jim 
McClintic, O. A. Cargill. Clubs, C. of C., 
active mbr.; St. and Co. Bar Assns. Imp. 
Rel., H. C. Snodgrass (father), former con¬ 
gressman from Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker since 1923; makes speeches; 
works personally. Offices, mbr. Adminis¬ 
trative Com., Section No. 25, St. Bar. 


Party Honors, pres. Jackson Co. Young 
Dem. League; del. 2 st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912; lived at Gould, Altus 
since 1922. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

SNYDER, C. W„ Altus. Rep. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Pleasanton, Kan., Oct. 
31, 1890. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Burns, 
Kan.; Park Col., Parkville, Mo. Wife, 
Ola, d. of J. C. Phipps-, Frederick. Cdrn., 
3 d., Edna Earl, Maxine, Maurine. Bus. 
Con., stockholder of Ford agencies, Fred¬ 
erick, Grandfield, Altus 13 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Altus Natl. Assoc., O. L. Phipps, Fred¬ 
erick; partner in bus.; (pol.) Dr. R. H. 
Fox, R. C. Holt, B. C Holt, Altus; Sen. 
J. W. Harreld, Okla. City; Jim McClintic, 
Snyder. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C., pres.; Kiwanis Club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Grandfield; Knight Templar, 
Eldorado; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. for 12 yrs. Offices, City Councilman 
2 yrs., Grandfield. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman, Altus, 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1912; lived at Frederick 
1912-19; Grandfield 1919-23; Altus since 
1923. During W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan work and in assisting the 
Draft Bd.; organized a Natl. Guard unit 
at Frederick during the w'ar; mbr. of Izaak 
Walton League. Hobby, hunting. 

STAPP, CHARLES D., Altus. Rep. Occ., 
doctor, naturopathy and chiropractry. B., 
Florence, Tex., Aug. 5, 1872. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Comanche, Tex.; Carver Sch., 
Okla. City; Palmer Gregory Sch., Okla. 
City; Okla. Naturopathy Col., Okla. City, 
N. D., D. C. Wife, Gertrude Pugh. Cdrn., 
1 s., W. W., San Angelo, Tex. Bus. Con., 
Stapp & Stapp, doctors, Altus. Bk. Con., 
Altus Natl. Assoc., Dr. Gertrude Stapp 
(wife), professional assoc.; (pol.) J. W. 
Harreld, Thomas G. Andrews, W. T. Otjen, 
Lew Wentz, W. G. Skelly, Harry Rogers, 
W. B. Pine, Jim Harris, Amos Ewing; 
other- Rep. leaders. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F„ Altus. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1905; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, past St. 
Committeeman 1915-24; del. to st., dist. 
and co. convs.; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla 1905 ; lived at Chey¬ 
enne 1905-07 ; Okla. City 1907; Tulsa 1908- 
09; Blair 1909-14; Altus since 1914. Co. 
Chmn. of Roosevelt memorial; sec’y-treas. 
Dist. Assn, of Chiropractors 2yrs.; active 
in Liberty Bond work during W. War. 

STAPP, GERTRUDE, Altus. Rep. Occ., 
doctor of naturopathy. B., Yell Co., Ark., 
May 7, 1871. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ark.; 
Naturopathic Col., Okla. City, N. D. Hus., 
Dr. Charles D. Stapp. Cdrn., 5 s., Tom 
Pugh, Tex. Co.; Wesley Pugh. Texhoma; 
Will J. Pugh, Colo.; Joseph E. Pugh, S. 

D. ; Fred Pugh, Long Beach, Calif.; 2 d., 
Mrs. Minnie Y. McCandless, Mrs. Rubv 
Frisby, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Drs. Stapp 
& Stapp, Altus. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. Chas. D. Stapp (hus.), profes¬ 
sional, assoc.; (pol.) Dr. Fox, Mrs. Fannie 
Cullen, Claude Elsea, Grady Glazner, R. 
C. Holt, Altus; Mrs. Alice Vogel, Snyder; 
Sen. J. W. Harreld, Alice M. Robertson, 
Sen. W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, A. C. Al¬ 
exander, Jim Harris. Church, Pres.; mbr. 
missionary and ladies societies. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. Federated Clubs; W. C. T. 
It.; Eastern Star, sec’y and past Worthy 
Matron; Rebekah, past Noble Grand; 
Royal Neighbor, recorder and past Oracle; 
Yeomen; interested in lodge work. Imp. 
Rel., Tom Churchill (grandson), Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 15 yrs.; works through com. 
and personal contacts; makes speeches. 
Party Honors, del. to several st., dist. and 
co. convs.; st. committeewoman, Jackson 
Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived 
at Mill Creek 1900-13; Blair 1913-15; Al¬ 
tus since 1915. During W. War was 
Second Lieut, in Red Cross Canteen at Al¬ 
tus; had three sons and one step-son in 












service during W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Auxiliary, Altus. 

STARNES, S. N., Altus. Dem. One., 
attorney. B., Smith Co., Tenn. Mch. 12, 
1895. Edu., com. and h. schs., Altus; 
Vanderbilt Univ., Cumberland, Tenn., LL. 
B., 1923. Wife, Marjorie, d. of P. K. 
Morrill, asst, in Attorney General’s office, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s„ Joel Lee. Bus. 
Con., practicing attorney, Altus. Bk. 
Con., Citizens St. Assoc., P. K. Morrill 
(partner in law) ; (pol.) L. A. Pelley, Mrs. 
Livermore, Judge J. M. Williams, Frank 
Petree, W. C. Austin, Altus; Jim McClin- 
tic, Edwin Dabney, A. S. J. Shaw, Fletcher 
Riley, Judge Clinton, Gov. Holloway. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., mbr. good roads com. ; 
Scout Master; Kiwanis Club, mbr. bd. dir.; 
Mason, Royal Arch, Altus; W. 0. W„ B. 
P- O. E., Altus. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, former Asst. Atty.; Co. Judge, 1926, 
2 terms; mbr. city park bd., acting with 
City Council. Party Honors, mbr. creden¬ 
tial com. of League of Young Dems. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived since at 
Altus. Interested in crippled children 
movement; chmn. of Crippled Children's 
Society, Altus; chmn. of Co. Salvation 
Army. Is a disabled W. War veteran and 
received his law edu. through the govern¬ 
ment vocational training; served in 34tli 
Div., 136th Inf.; mbr. James Monroe Roach 
Post, Altus; Post Adjutant. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

STONER, HARRY, Altus. Rep. Occ., 
produce dealer. B., Saline Co., Mo., June 
15, 1888. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Sweet 
Springs, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 2 d., Mer¬ 
edith, Margei Beth. Bus. Con., Farmers 
Produce Co., Altus. Bk. Con., Citizens 
St. Assoc., V. P. Williams, Altus; (pol.) 
John H. Harrison, Jesse Raines, R. C. 
Holt, Dr. R. H. Fox, Altus. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., Mason Blue 
Lodge, Royal Arch, Altus. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active in co. since 1917; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, pret. committeeman 1926; del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1913; lived at Okla. City 1913-17; at Altus 
since 1917. Hobby, fishing. 

SUMMERS, R. W., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Opelika, Ala., Jan. 16, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Eldorado. Wife, Pearl 
Tucker. Cdrn., 1 s., Floyd; 2 d., Lucille, 
Deedie. Bus. Con., owner of hardware and 
variety store, Eldorado. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers & Merchants. Assoc., B. F. Thorp, 
W. R. Miller, Walter Phillips, Eldorado; 
L. C. Berry; (pol.) Bryant Kirchner, 
Holt Moore, T. C. B. Hale, Jim McClintic, 
W. C. Austin. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., Mason Blue Lodge, 
Eldorado; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 30 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1888; lived in Eldorado, in old 
Greer Co., since 1888. Hobby, hunting 
with hounds. 

THORP, F. B., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance dealer. B., El¬ 
dorado, Apr. 24, 1900. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Eldorado, 1917; Okla. Univ., A. 
B., 1921. Wife, Laura, d. of L. J. Tank- 
ersley. Cdrn., 1 d., Cynthia. Bus. Con., 
dealer in real estate; insurance agent; 
land owner. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc , 
E. M. Francis, O. V. Wood, A. R. Miller, 
W. L. Phillips, Eldorado; (pol.) S. A. 
Cook, W. C. Austin, Jim McClintic, A. 
S. J. Shaw, R. A. Singletary. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., pres., 
elected 1929 ; Mason Blue Lodge, Eldorado. 
Imp. Rel., R. M. Thorp, Altus; Mrs. A. 
R. Miller (sister), druggist, Eldorado. PoT. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
10 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
and the party organizations. Party Hon¬ 
ors, pret. chmn. of cen. com. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived all his life at El¬ 
dorado; was a mbr. of S. A. T. C.: of 


JACKSON COUNTY 

the Amer. Legion, Lewis Jones Post, Eldo¬ 
rado; finance officer of the post. In 1928- 
29 was chmn. of the good roads com.; in¬ 
terested in good roads. 

TRUSCOTT, T., I., Olustee. Dem. Occ., 
City Clerk. B„ Kane, Green Co., Ill., Aug. 
12, 1853. Edu., com. sch., Thorp Springs, 
Tex.; Add-Rann Col. (now known as T. C. 
U.), Tex. Married. Cdrn., 6 d., Edith. Mar- 
garetta, Mida, Gwin, Dorothy, Barbara 
Tom. Bus. Con., City Clerk; owner of 
farms and real estate properties. Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Ferris, Jim McClintic, ex-Gov. 
Cruce, ex-Gov. Haskell. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Olustee; Consistory, Guthrie. Imp. 
Rel., D. F. Goss, prominent attorney. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
40 yrs. Offices, Postmaster, Olustee, 1913- 
22. Party Honors, chmn. pret. for 20 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived 
since at Olustee. During W. War was ac¬ 
tive in Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives. 

VAUGHAN, WILLIAM R., Blair. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., McClennan Co., Tex., 
May 31, 1875. Edu., com. sch., McClen¬ 
nan Co., Tex. Married. Cdrn., 3 s., 

Henry, Milton, Blair; Edgar L., Hollis; 4 
d., Mrs. Bertha Butler, Weatherford; 
Aileen, Blair; Mrs. Elva Butler, Mrs. Wil¬ 
lie Hinton, Calif. Bus. Con., farm owner 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. E. 
Talley, Mangum; George Brown, John Cox, 
Granite; Jim Stout. Church, Bap., Har¬ 
mony. Lodges, Mason. Blue Lodge, Blair. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. affairs 
for 25 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and party organizations. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd., consolidated dist. No. 2. Party 
Honors, del. to several co. convs.; pret. 
committeeman for past 20 yrs.; candidate 
for Sheriff of Greer Co. in 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived since at 
Blair. Good roads enthusiast. 

WALKER, BUREN, Blair. Dem. Occ., 
insurance, loans and real estate. B., Car¬ 
bon, Tex., Feb. 26, 1896. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Okla. Wife, Eva, d. of J. T. 
Jones, Blair. Bus. Con., dealer in real es¬ 
tate, loans, insurance, Blair; Security Bldg. 
& Loan Assn., Okla. City; Porter Mort¬ 
gage Co., Okla. City. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., J. Fred Eaker, J. K. Jones, 
Joe B. Zinn, Blair; (pol.) W. E. Martin, 
Dr. Abernathy, Elsie Maxwell. Church, 
Meth.; mbr. bd. stewards. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., sec’y, mbr. bd. dirs. 2 yrs., mbr. 
good roads com.; Mason, Blair; Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., D. A. Walker (bro.) 
Blair. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, treas. of Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd., Judge and Clerk 
for past 6 yrs.; candidate for City Clerk 
1929. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived since in Greer and, Jackson Cos. In 
naval training at San Diego, Calif.; was 
a mbr. of the Amer. Legion. 

WEDDLE, L. E., Eldorado. Dem. Occ., 
gin manager. B., Williamson Co., Tex., 
Sept. 3, 1895. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Eldorado. Wife, Della, d. of D. C. Hall, 
Eldorado. Cdrn., 2 s., Erroll, Fielden; 1 
d., Laveme. Bus. Con., mgr. Cooperative 
Gin, Eldorado; sec’y and treas. of the gin. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
Fred Williams. E. M. Francis, W. E. Join¬ 
er, D. C. Buck, Jackson Co.; (pol.) Blair 
Thorpe, J. H. Myers Roland Summers. Jack- 
son Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, Jim McClintic, 
W. C. Austin. Church, Meth., S. Clubs, 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 15 yrs; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived 
since at Eldorado. 

WHITESIDE, STANSELL E., Altus. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Jackson Co., Dec. 9, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., Altus; 
Clarendon Col., Clarendon, Tex., 1910: 
Cumberland Col., Lebanon, Tenn., grad., 
1915. Wife, d. of J. R. McMahan, Altus. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Stansell, Jr. ; 2 d., Helen, 


273 

Margery Sue. Bus. Con., practicing at¬ 
torney; farm owner. Bk. Con., Altus 
Natl.; Citizens St.; Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) L. A. Pelley, 
Frank Matthews, Ross Rutherford, T. M. 
Robinson, Altus; Jim McClintic, A. S. J. 
Shaw. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges 
C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Council, Altus; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine; I. 
O. O. F., W. O. W., Altus. Imp. Rel., 
John Whiteside, Altus; Henry Whiteside, 
Lubbock, Tex, (bros.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. since 1914; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, mgr. of R. L. Williams campaign 
for congress in 1915. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life in Jackson 
Co. except 1 yr. 1927-1928, at Okla. City. 

WILLIAMS, JOSEPH MINNICK, Altus. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Maury Co., 
Tenn., Feb. 18, 1866. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Nashville, Tenn.; Vanderbilt Univ , 
Tenn., LL. B„ 1888. Wife, Clara B. Turn¬ 
er. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Altus Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. A. Pelley, Altus; Tom Moore, 
Olustee; R. D. Lee, Headrick; W. S. Key, 
Okla. City; Dem. leaders of co. and st. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., Elks Club, K. of P„ Altus. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 40 yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organizations. Offices, mbr. Tenn. Legis¬ 
lature 1901-06; Co. Judge Jackson Co.. 
1913-27. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
in both Tenn. and Okla.; del. to several 
co. convs.; chmn. Co. Campaign Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907; lived since at 
Altus. During W. War was chmn. of the 
Jackson Co. Red Cross and Jackson Co. 
Draft Bd. Hobby, reading history and 
hunting. 

WIMBERLY, HARRINGTON, Altus. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Hale Center, Tex., June 
22, 1901. Edu., com. and h. schs., N. 
Mex.; Univ. of Okla., A. B„ 1924. Wife, 
Myrtle, d. of J. J. McCurle.v. Cordell. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Harrington, Jr. Bus. Con., 
bus. mgr., Altus Times Democrat. Bk! 
Con., Citizens St. Assoc., Hutton Bellah, 
Buff Burtis, Altus; (pol.) Clay Snodgrass, 
Waldo Oden, L. A. Pelley, Luther Smith. 
Altus; Leo Miller, Elk City; Mrs. Max 
Hampton, Arapaho; Judge Watson ; Matt 
Beard, Tulsa. Church, Bres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary Club, chmn. of 
buying and selling com.; Alpha Tau Omega 
Fraternity; A. F. & A. M., Cordell. Imp. 
Rel., Frank Wimberly (bro.), st. dir. of 
vocational edu. in La.; Margaret Wim¬ 
berly (sister), musical dir. in Conway- 
Broun, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 5 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts and the 
party organizations. Party Honors, dist. 
chmn. League of Young Dems.; del. to co. 
and st. convs.; candidate for pres, of 
League of Young Dems. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1919; lived at Norman 1919- 
24; Cordell 1925-28 ; and Altus. 

WOOD, O. V., Eldorado. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Monroe Co., Ky„ Aug. 15. 
1872. Edu., com. sch., Monroe Co., Ky.; 
St. Col., Lexington, Ky., 1898-99. Wife. 
Ethel Blaylock. Cdrn., 2 d„ Ollie, Fadre. 
Bus. Con., proprietor of general mercan¬ 
tile store. Eldorado: stockholder in El¬ 
dorado Petroleum Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., O. W. Farley. A. R. Miller, 

B. F. Thorp, E. K. Webb, Eldorado; (pol.) 
E. M. Francis. C. C. Wey, T. E. Harris, 
Jackson Co. : Sen. Harreld, Sen. Pine,, John 
Fields. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C., dir.; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Council, Eldorado. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Councilman, chmn., 1926. Party Hon¬ 
ors, pret. committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900; lived at Frederick 1900- 
06; at Eldorado since 1906. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


274 

YATES, LONNIE P., Altus. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Attorney. B., Hess, Sept. 1, 1900. 
Edu., com. sch., Hess; h. sch., Altus, 1918; 
Okla. Univ., LL. B„ 1923. Wife, Irene, 
d. of J. W. McLemore, Altus. Bk Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Paul Caldwell, Henry 
Blanton, Dr. Oscar Pyle, Harry Wimberly, 
Altus; (pol.) L. A. Pelley, Altus; B. E. 
Darby, Duke; A. R. Miller, Eldorado; Ed 
Dabney, A. S. J. Shaw, P. K. Morrow. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Elks Club; Altus Golf Club; A. F. & A. 
M., Altus. Imp. Rel., T. W. Yates (father), 
merchant, Hess; Griffin Yates, Elmer Yates, 
Elmer; Evans Yates, Okla. City; Clayton, 
Hess (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. politics for 8 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Co. Atty. 1925 to present. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. prct. committee¬ 
man; mbr. Young Dems. League. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Altus since 
1916. Hobby, golf. 

2INN, HOWELL B., Blair. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Blair, Oct. 27, 1896. Edu., 


com. and h. schs., Blair, grad. 1916; bus. 
col., Chillicothe, Mo., 1917. Wife, d. of 
W. L. Thompson, Wetumka. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Howell, Jr.; 1 d., Verna Dell. Bus. Con., 
Howell and Joe Zinn, owners and propri¬ 
etors of Coal and Feed Store, Blair. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. K. Jones, H. 
L. Eaker, B. A. Walker, Joe Zinn, (bro.), 
partner in bus., Blair; (pol.) Elsie Max¬ 
well, J. M. Williams, Jackson Co.; A. S. 
J. Shaw, Edwin Dabney. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, I. 0. 0. 
F., Blair. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. for 10 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Mayor of Blair, 
1928-29. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
all his life at Blair; was in army service 
in 1918, in wireless telegraphy dept., 
Fayetteville, Ark. Interested in good roads. 

ZINN, JOE B„ Blair. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Young Co., Tex., Aug. 20, 1891. 
Edu., com. sch., Jackson Co. Wife, Faye 
Flynn. Cdrn., 2 s„ Jake, Phillip; 2 d.. 
Jo Jean, Alcy Mildred. Bus. Con., Howard 


and Joe Zinn, owners and proprietors of 
Coal & Feed Store, Blair; stockholder in 
cooperative gins, Blair, Warren. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Howard V. Zinn (bro.), 
partner in bus.; J. K. Jones, H. L. Eaker, 
B. A. Walker, Blair; (pol.) S. N. Starnes, 
Elsie Maxwell, Warren Ferris, Jackson Co.; 
A. S. J. Shaw, Edwin Dabney, Jim Mc- 
Clintic,, Sen. Austin, J. S. Peter. Church, 
Meth.; chmn. bd. of stewards; past supt. 
S. S. for 12 yrs.; tchr. boys class 6 yrs.; 
pres. co. S. S. conv. for 6 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., pres., mbr. good roads 
com.; Mason; Jr. Warden of Blue Lodge, 
Blair; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., active in 
co. for 15 yrs.; works through com. and 
personal activities; makes talks. Offices, 
City Councilman; mbr. Sch. Bd., now serv¬ 
ing; mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to st conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived since in Greer and Jackson 
Cos. Active in all war drives during W. 
War. Interested in good roads. 


Jefferson County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. H. Harper (Dem.) _Waurika 

Co. Attorney, Earl Pruett (Dem.)_Waurika 

Ct. Clerk, L. G. Morgan (Dem.) _Waurika 

Co. Clerk, Will Arner (Dem.) _Waurika 

Sheriff, F. E. Driskill (Dem.) _Waurika 

Co. Treasurer, G. M. Benton (Dem.) _Waurika 

Co. Surveyor, W. C. Howard (Dem.) -Waurika 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst. C. G. Morris (Dem.) —Waurika 

Co. Assessor, T. B. Leverett (Dem.) -WaunKa 

Co. Weigher, E. R. Chaffin (Dem.) -TWaurika 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—S. Cofer (Dem.) -Waurika 

Dist. No. 2—Ed Bean (Dem.) -Waurika 

Dist. No. 3—A. C. Maris (Dem.) -Ryan 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., Chas. D. Snyder (Dem.)-Waurika 

Chmn., Dr. L. L. Wade (Dem.) -Ryan 

Mbr., O. A. Reed (Rep.) ___Ringland 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, J. T. Daniel (Dem.) Ringling; 
Sen. C. S. Storms (Dem.) Waurika; Dist. Judge, M. W. 
Pugh (Dem.) Marlow. 

State Officers, H. V. Bird, Gas and Tax Auditor, 
Ryan; J. I. Derr, Co. Supt. Health, Waurika: John W. 
Roberts, Deputy Oil Inspector, Waurika. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

Dr. L. L. Wade, Chmn., Ryan ; Mrs. Fred Pittman, 
V-Chmn., Waurika. 

Republican 

B. E. Vanbebber, Chmn., Waurika; Mrs. J. II. 
Goodnight, Y-Chmn., TV aurika; Mrs. Howell Sutton, 
Sec’y., Waurika. 


Joe Bound, St. Committeeman, Ryan ; Ann Dillard, 
St. Committeewoman, Waurika. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Waurika, Co. Seat; E. E. McGraw (Mayor) ;Hassa 
E. Teeter (Clerk) ; Guy Green (Attorney) ; Community 
Natural Gas Co. ; Southwest Light & Power Co.. 

Addington, V. F. Demery (Mayor) ; Aug. M. Bohn 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Hastings, Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Ringling, O. T. Tidwell (Mayor) ; O. C. Clough 
(Clerk) ; D. F. Spradling (Attorney) O. G. & E. 

Ryan, M. Burnett (Clerk) ; Municipal. 

Terral, E. T. Rodgers (Clerk) ; Okla. Elec. & 
Water Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1739 

1 

| 2290 | 

| 2441 

1 

1916 | 

Rep. 

[ 493 

1 

1733 

| 1108 

1 

2251 | 

Soc. 

| 621 

1 

| 382 | 

38 

1 

12 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 1096 

| 2252 | 

| 1921 

2088 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

345 

| 1831 | 

| 2143 

896 1 

1 

Soc. 

1 

| 28 

| 326 | 

no C. 

7| 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

| 1079 

| 2636 

1 

2136 | 

1 

Rep. 

| 

| 389 

| 1139 

1 

1003 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

| 32 

| 42 

1 

9| 

I 




Congressman 



• 

Dem. 

| 1840 

j 1103 

| 2364 | 2404 

| 2578 

2027 | 

2351 | 

Rep. 

| 461 

| 335 

| 1584 | 1141 

| 1103 

860 | 

1599 | 

Soc. 

1 «',45 | 

30 

| 356 | 32 

| no C. 

|no C. | 

7 1 


Town 

Ringling 

Ryan 

Waurika 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 

Eagle (Wkly. Dem.) 

Leader (Wkly. Dem.) 

News-Democrat (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor Owner 

D. F. Spradling 

Robt. & Anna Hughes 

W. W. Morrison & C. S. Storms 


ALEXANDER, H. R., Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., insurance agent. B., Comanche. 
Okla., March 18, 1905. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Waurika. Wife, Ruth, d. of J. W. 
Riffle, Tuttle, Okla. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Waurika Natl. Assoc., Don Stewart, E. 
D. Sissons, Waurika; (pol.) A. J. Marma- 
duke. Seaman Jones, Waurika; Judge 
Johnston, Sen. C. S. Storms. Church, 
Meth., steward. Clubs, Rotary Club; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 2 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, Co. Registrar; Tag 
Agent, 1929. Remarks, native Oklahoman ; 
lived at Waurika since 1910. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

ANDERSON, ED B., Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Endicott, Neb., Sept. 
6, 1895. Edu., com. sch. Hunt Co., Tex.; 
h. sch., Quinlan, Tex, 1911; Univ of Okla.. 
grad. LL. B., 1918. Wife, Ethel N, d. of 
Mrs. Cora Adams, Waurika. Bus. Con., 
Anderson & Anderson, attys., Waurika. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Waurika. Assoc., 

Ethel N. Anderson, (wife), partner in law; 
(pol.) Dr. L. L. Wade, Ryan; A. Mc- 
Crory, Ringling: Jed Johnson, congress¬ 

man'; C. S. Storms, Waurika; Grady High¬ 
tower, Terral. Church, First Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Waurika. Pol. Act., partisan; makes 

speeches; works through personal contacts. 


Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 1917-18; mbr. City 
Council Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1914; lived at Duncan, 
1914-17; at Waurika since 1917; during 
W. War served in 135th Inf. Headquarters 
Co., 34th Div.; mbr. Ainer. Legion, Buddy 
Frost Post, Waurika. Hobby, philantely. 

ANDERSON, ETHEL N„ Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Spring Brook, N. Y.. 
Nov. 4, 1893. Edu., com. sch., Montpelier, 
Ind. ; h. sch., Bartlesville, grad. 1912; bus. 
col., Bartlesville, 1912; Univ. of Okla., 
LL. B., 1918. Hus., E. B. Anderson, 
Waurika. Bus. Con., Anderson & Ander¬ 
son, attorneys, Waurika. Bk. Con., Wau¬ 
rika Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., E. B. An¬ 
derson, husband, (partner in bus.) ; (pol.) 
Mrs. Fred Pittman, Waurika; Dr. L. L. 
Wade, Ryan; C. S. Storms; Congressman 
Jed Johnson, Walters. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & Professional 
Womens Club; C. of C.; past Matron. 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1920; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Ct. Reporter 1920-24. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1909; lived at Bartlesville 1909-19; 
Okmulgee 1919-20; Waurika since 1920. 
Pres, of Amer. Legion Auxiliary of the 
Buddy Frost Post. Hobby, golfing and 
camping. 


ARNER, WILL, Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Clerk. B., Searcy Co., Ark., Feb. 26, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ryan. Wife, 
Iris Baker. Cdrn., 1 s.. Will, Jr. Bus. 

Con., Co. Clerk, Jefferson Co.; stockholder 
in Co-operative Gins; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Lorena Mill¬ 
er, Mrs. Ethel Brooks, Mrs Thelma Smith. 
Waurika; (pol.) L. L. Wade, Robt. Hughes. 
Ryan; F. P. Dunkin, Waurika; Sen. C. 
S. Storms, Judge Cham Jones. Lodges, 
W. O. W., I. O. 0. F., Mason Blue Lodge, 
Ryan. Imp. Rel., J. W. Arner, Waurika; 
I. F. Arner, Ryan, (bros.) ; Mrs. Lula 
West, Ryan : Mrs. M. B. Bryan, Ringling 

(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co., st. and nation for 20 yrs.; works 

through personal contacts; organized 
League of Young Dems. in Jefferson Co. 
Offices, Co. Clk. of Jefferson Co. since 1923: 
rural mail carrier, Ryan, 1913-22. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1887; lived since in 
what is now Jefferson Co. Active in civic 
affairs. 

BAILEY, H. A., Hastings. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., N. C., Feb. 7, 1880. Edu., 

com. sch., Garfield Co. Wife, Anna Har¬ 
rison. Bus. Con., Bailey Grocery Store, 
largest in Hastings. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc., Earl Stephens, (pol.) Dave Blair. 
Hastings; H. Dillard, Waurika. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in politics for ?0 yrs.; 







































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


276 

works through coni, and personal contacts. 
Offices, City Councilman. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1925; active in co. and 
dist. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; 
lived in Garfield Co. 1894-1903; at Hast¬ 
ings since; active in civic affairs. 

BARRETT, M. H., SR., Ryan. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 
11, 1867. Edu., self educated. Wife, 

Nellie J. Cdrn., 4 s., S. S., J. H„ C. B., 
M. H„ Jr., Ryan. Bus. Con., pres. Peo¬ 
ples Bk. & Trust Co., Ryan; pres. Ryan 
Cotton Oil Mill Co.; ranch owner; real 
estate owner. Bk. Con., Merchants & 
Planters, Sherman, Tex.; First Natl., Ft. 
Worth; Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., C. E. Norman, M. H. Barrett, Jr.; 
Jim Young, J. M. Sawyer, Ryan; R. K. 
Wootten, Chickasha; (pol.) the co. Dem. 
organization in general. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mercantile Club, Ryan; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Ryan; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory. Imp. Rel., Mrs. W. S. Russell, Sher¬ 
man, Tex.; Mrs. Julia Sowell, Serferd, Tex.; 
Mrs. L. N. Todd, Ryan, (sister) ; C. H. 
Barrett, Canadian, Tex. (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1891; pioneer 
of Ryan, Jefferson Co. Party Honors, del. 
to natl. conv. 1928; attends all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since 
at Ryan. Hobby, ranching. 

BARRETT, MORRIS HORATIO, JR., 

Ryan. Dem. Occ., banker. B., Ryan, 
Aug. 18, 1904. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ryan, grad. 1921; Okla. Univ., 1924. Wife, 
Oalucha, d. of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Faulk¬ 
ner, Claremore. Cdrn., 2 d., Rebecca Ros- 
alin, Rosemary. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Peo¬ 
ples Bk. & Trust Co., Ryan. Assoc., M. 

H. Barrett, C. N. Norman, Jim Young, 
Ryan; (pol.) Guy Green, Earl Pruitt, Wau- 
rika. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Ryan; Phi Delta Theta. Imp. Rel., S. S. 
Barrett, J. H. Barrett, C. B. Barrett, Ryan, 
(bros.) ; Judge Cham Jones, Duncan. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1924; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Remarks, native of Okla.; lived 
all his life at Ryan. Hobby, raising bird 
dogs. 

BARTLING, ALFRED H., Ryan. Dem. 
Occ., dentist. B., Lockwmod, Mo., June 23, 
1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., Lockwood, 
Mo., grad. 1915; Vanderbilt Univ., grad. 

1918. Wife, Aleene, d. of C. Burnett, 
Ryan. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dr. 
L. L. Wade, Bob Hughes, Ryan; Cleveland 
Largent, Waurika. Clubs &. Lodges, Ki- 
wanis Club, Ryan, dlst. trustee and dir., 
1928 ; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Ryan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 

1919. Party Honors, mbr. Young Mens 
Dem. League. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1919; lived since at Ryan; during W. War 
served in base hospital, Camp Sevier, S. 
C., with rank of Lieut.; now Capt. in 
Officers Corps; mbr. Amer. Legion, Emmett 
E. Apperson Post, Ryan. Hobby, golf and 
fishing. 

BOUND, JOSEPH M., Ryan. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Terre Haute, Ind., June 1, 
1864. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Mattie. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Otto, postmaster at Ryan. 
Bus. Con., farm owner, stock raising. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. B. 
Landon, Hays Dillard, Joe Dillard, Wau¬ 
rika; Otto Bound, Ryan; Clark Wasson. 
Antlers. Imp. Rel., Mrs. M. B. Grayson 
(sister), Ryan. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1890 ; an organizer; prefers 
to work only through his personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, first Co. Commr. in Jeffer¬ 
son Co. 1907-11. Party Honors, St. Com¬ 
mitteeman 1928-29; attends all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887 ; lived since 
near Ryan. 

BOUND, OTTO G., Ryan. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Ninnekah, Feb. 25, 1896. 
Edu., com. sch., Jefferson Co.; Cen. St. 
Normal 1 yr.; bus. course, Okla. A. & M. 
Col. Wife, Alta Brown. Bus. Con., laud 


owner; real estate office, Ryan. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. M. Bound (father), 
Ryan; (pol.) Joe Dillard, A. E. Landon, 
Waurika; Oscar Sezy, Mrs. N. C. Grayson, 
Ryan; Sen. J. W. Harreld, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; Mrs. Hays Dillard, Wau¬ 
rika. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Ki- 
wanis Club; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Ryan; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and dist. for 10 yrs.; works 
through party organization and personal 
contacts. Offices, Postmaster, Ryan, since 
1924. Party Honors, del. to co. and dist. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived all his life in Jef¬ 
ferson Co. except one yr. in Tex.; during 
W. War served as second class seaman; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Ernest E. Epperson 
Post, Ryan. Hobby, athletics. 

CARTER, W. F., Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Henry Co., Ill., June 9, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Corning, 
Kan.; bus col., Salina, Kan. Wife, Daisy, 
d. of W. L. Richards, Terrell. Cdrn., 1 
s., George Richard. Bus. Con., Jefferson 
Co. Abstract Co.; farm owner; familiar 
with real estate bus. Bk. Con., Waurika 
Natl.; Farmers Natl., Waurika. Assoc., 
(pol.) D. M. Bridges, P. C. Largent, Guy 
Green, Perry Waid, Waurika: Sen. Storms, 
Art Walker. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act, 
partisan; active in co. and st. 22 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only; anti- 
Ivlan. Offices, Treas. of 111. Twp., Kan. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
lived at Ryan 1906-12; Waurika since. 
During W. War was active on Co. Exam- 
ing Bd. Hobby, fishing and bridge. 

CASSIL, RICHARD, Ringling. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Defiance Co., 
Ohio, Dec. 1, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Ohio 
and Kan. Wife, Carrie. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Frank H., Tacoma, Wash.; 2 d., Mrs. G. 
W. Faust, Enid; Mrs. Sidney Whittaker, 
Ofcla. City. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. S. Storms, Waurika; O. C. 
Clough, A. C. Swinney, Ringling; Guy 
Green, Waurika; George W. Clark, C. L. 
Lockwood, Fred Capshaw, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Farmers 
Union; I. O. O. F., Salina, Kan.; K. of 
P., Ringling. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 10 yrs. Offices, City Clk., 
Ellis, Kan., 1903. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. in Kan. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1917; lived at Walters 1917-20; 
Waurika 1920-21; Ringling since 1921; ac¬ 
tive in supporting good roads and bond 
issues. 

CATHEY, D. A., Ryan. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Commr. B., Evening Shade, Ark., Dec. 1, 
1865. Edu., public and h. schs., Ark. 
Wife, Mary Ann. Cdrn., 4 s., George, 
Fleetwood; John, Otto, Acie, Ryan; 3 d., 
Mrs. C. A. Sanders, Mrs. Elsie Tombs, 
Ryan; Mrs. May Tendle, Terral. Bus. 
Con., farming and stockraising; Co. 
Commr. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. L. Wade, Robert Hughes, Ryan; 
C. S. Storms, Elmer Thomas. Church, M. 
E.; S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; A. O. 
U. W. Imp Rel., Otto Cathey (bro.), supt. 
of schs., Evening Shade, Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and dist. for 15 
yrs.; anti-Klan. Offices, Co. Commr 1915- 
19, since 1924; mbr. Town Bd. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; attends all 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; 
lived since at Ryan. 

CLEVELAND, W. D., Terral. Dem. 
Occ., grocery. B., Hill Co., Tex,, Sept. 

I, 1896. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Clay- 
born, Tex. Wife, Louise,, d. of E. F. 
Wolf, Enid. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
Cleveland Grocery Store. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., W. E. Cleveland (father), 

J. P. Pealor, Terral; (pol.) Robert Dunn; 
Sen. Storms. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Ter¬ 
ral. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1923; 


works through personal contacts and party 
organization. Offices, Deputy Co. Clk. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1906; lived at 
Ryan 2 yrs. and at Terral since 1908. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was in the unassigned Inf.; 
active in Liberty Loan campaigns. 

CLOUGH, ORVILLE C., Ringling. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Wyaconda,, Mo., Oct. 
8, 1886. Edu., com. sch., Wyaconda, Mo.; 
St. Tchrs. Col., Kirksville, Mo. Wife, 
Alma, d. of E. C. Morris, Ringling. Bus. 
Con., Clough Hardware Co., Ringling; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. S. Storms, Guy Green, Waurika; 
A. MJcCrory, O. S. Davis, D. F. Sprad- 
ling, C. L. Tidwell, Ringling. Church, 
Meth.; S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary Club, past pres.; C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, past Master 3 terms, Ring¬ 
ling. Imp. Rel., R. S. Clough (bro.), Co. 
Agent, Independence, Mo. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. for 15 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, City Treas. and Sch. Dist. Treas., 
1920-26; City Clk. since 1927. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived at Bartlesville 
1909-10; Ramona 1910-12; Ardmore 1912- 
16; at Ringling since. During W. War 
was Regimental Sergeant Major, 144th Inf., 
36th. Div. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Phillips 
Smith Post, Ringling; Post Adjutant, and 
past Commander. A strong advocate of 
good roads. Hobby, music. 

DANIEL, J. T., Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; school superintendent. B., Poetry, 
Tex., Dec. 21, 1893. Edu., East Tex. 

Normal Col.,, B. L.; Univ. of Okla., B. S. ; 
grad. North Tex. St. Normal Col. Wife, 
Nettie Mae Lowrie. Cdrn., 3 s., J. T., Jr.; 
Lowrie, Roland; 1, d., Rowena. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1923; makes speeches. Of¬ 
fices, St. Repr., 2 terms; Chmn. Educa¬ 
tion Com. 

DAVIS, VIRGIL, Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Howard Co., Mo., Dec. 19,, 
1869. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Kath¬ 
erine Hendricks. Cdrn., 1 s., R. M., 

Healdton; 2 d., Mrs. Althea Snyder, Ed¬ 
mond; Mrs. Eunice Pruitt, Waurika. Bus. 
Con., farmer; owner of city property; acts 
as receiver for bankrupt property in the 
co. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., C. R. 
Phelan, D. M. Bridges, P. W. Wade, Wau¬ 
rika; (pol.) C. D. (Snyder, H. L. Ray, 
Dr. Maupin, Waurika; Sen. Storms. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Farmers 
Co-operative Gin Assn.; W. O. W., Wau¬ 
rika. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 
yrs. Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; ward inspec¬ 
tor. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived 
since at Waurika. During W. War was 
a mbr. of Council of Defense. 

DAWSON, P. F., Waurika. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Emmettsburg, la., Feb. 13, 
1865. Edu., com. and h. schs., Emmetts¬ 
burg, la.; bus. col., Des Moines, la. Wife, 
Elizabeth Dooley (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., Wil¬ 
liam Sherman. Bus. Con., v.-pres.- Far¬ 
mers Natl Bk.., Waurika; owner of real 
estate; Bldg. & Loan stocks; royalties; 
other interests. Assoc., P. E. Waide, 
Floyd Miller, James Waide; (pol.) Joe 
Bounds, Ryan; Newt Figley, Hastings; J. 
L. Morgan, Waurika; Joe Dillard; Harry 
Rogers; Sen. J. W. Harreld; Bert Parmen- 
ter. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; K. of €., del. to several st. K. of 
C. Convs. Imp. Rel., Patrick Dawson, 
(cousin), who was killed with Custer in 
the battle of Little Big Horn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. st. and natl. pol¬ 
itics for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Coun¬ 
cilman since 1910; first Co. Registrar of 
Jefferson Co. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; prct. committeeman; 
mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1904; lived since at Waurika. During 
W. War was chmn. of Co. Draft Bd.; mbr. 
of Civil Legion; was appointed del. to 
conv. of Civil Legion at Wash., D. C., 
1929. Hobby, rare books of history. 


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P. F. DAWSON 


DILLARD, ANN W., Waurika. Rep. 
Occ., stenographer. B., Little Rock, Ark., 
Mch. 19, 1896. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Okla.; Okla. Col. for Women, Chickasha. 
Hus., Joseph T. Dillard, Postmaster, Wau¬ 
rika. Bus. Con., sec’y to Guy Green, 
atty.; stockholder Southwestern Light & 
Power Co. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
Guy Green, Waurika; (pol.) 0. W. Seay, 
Joe Bounds, Ryan; B. Vanbebber, Waurika; 
J. W. Harreld; Lew Wentz; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander; W. B. Pine; W. G. Skelly; Nick 
Gensman; Mrs. T. B. Ferguson; Mrs. H. 
H. Sayre; Mrs. R. D. Rood; Mrs. Maude 
Thomas; Mrs. Lola Clark Pearson. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & Profes¬ 
sional Womens Club; Eastern Star. Imp. 
Rel., W. R. Lines (cousin). City Mgr., 
Walters. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 10 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Party Honors, 
alternate del. to natl. conv., Kansas City, 
1928; sec'y to L. M. Gensman; st. com- 
mitteewoman since 1921; st. executive for 
sixth congressional dist. since 1923; sec’y 
of congressional com. for sixth dist.; or¬ 
ganizer and mgr. of sixth dist. Hoover- 
Curtls Club. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived at Chickasha 1900-18; at Wau¬ 
rika since. Active in all civic affairs. 
Hobby, politics. 

DILLARD, HAYS, Waurika. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Hardin Co., Ky. Edu., com. 
sch., Elizabethtown, Ky.; Cen. Univ., Dan¬ 
ville, Ky.; sch., of law, Louisville, grad. 
In law. Wife, Ollie R. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul 
R. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; farm¬ 
ing interests; owner suburban property. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Ollie R. Dil¬ 
lard (wife).- Church Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd degree Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory; M. W. A., Waurika. 
Pol. Act., active in st. since 1901; seC’y of 
first Rep. Conv. in Comanche Co. Offices, 
Police Judge, Waurika, 1907-12; City 
Atty 1916-20; City Councilman 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, co. chmn. and mbr. st. 
com. several yrs.; del. to natl. conv. 1912; 
all st. and co. convs. since 1902. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived at Lawton 1 
yr.; opened the townsite of Waurika in 
1902; lived there since. Hobby, reading 
classical poetry. 

DILLARD, MRS. HAYS, Waurika. Rep. 
Occ., assistant in attorney’s office. B., 
Elizabethtown, Ky., 1879. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Ky.; Kenyon Col., B. S.; Bowling 


Green, Ky., post grad. Hus., Hays Dil¬ 
lard, attorney, Waurika. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul 

R. , Univ. of Okla., A. B., 1928; Univ. of 
Ill., M. A., 1929. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Royal 
Neighbors of Amer., Waurika, local re¬ 
corder for 24 yrs.; Bus. and Professional 
Womens Club;, W. C. T. U. Imp. Rel., 
Miss Ella Lewis, sec’y st. of Ky., Frank¬ 
fort, Ky.; J. D. Creagor, pres. Creagor 
Bus. Col., Louisville, Ky.; Miss Mary M. 
Richardson (sister). Pol. Act., active in 
st. for 15 yrs. Offices, former Postmaster 
at Waurika. Party Honors, first v.-chmn. 
of Jefferson Co.; first st. committeewoman 
from Jefferson Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1993. Hobby, classical literature. 

DILLARD, JOSEPH T., Waurika. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Elizabethtown, Ky., 
Sept. 19, 1882. Edu., public sch., Ky.; 
Cen. Univ., Elizabethtown, Ky. Wife, Ann 
W. Robinson. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) B. E. Vanbebber, Waurika; 
Jesse Hall, Ringling; J. M. Hudlow, Wau¬ 
rika; L. M. Gensman, Lawton; A. C. Al¬ 
exander ; Sen. J. W. Harreld; Lew W’entz. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
on membership com., sec’y for 2 yrs.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Waurika. Imp. Rel., Hays 
Dillard (bro.) Waurika. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in st. for 25 yrs.; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster since 1925 ; City Clk. for¬ 
merly; former City Atty.; Police Judge; 
sec’y to L. M. Gensman, Washington, D. 
C., 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; 
lived since at Waurika. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond work, and was 
the attorney to assist in making out ques¬ 
tionnaires. Attends all natl., co., and st. 
convs. of party. Hobby, travel and reading. 

DIVERS, WILLIAM H., Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Johnson Co., 
Mo., Apr. 4, 1860. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Mo. and Kan. Wife, Hattie Northupp (dec.). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Clyde, San Francisco; 1 d., 
Mrs. Garnet Bridengerd, Salina, Kan. Bus. 
Con., real estate dealer; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Waurika Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Payton Duncan, Waurika; Judge 
Harper; Riley Smith, Lawton; Omer Ben¬ 
edict, Tulsa; Bill Fossett, Judge McAtee. 
Church, Chris.; past trustee. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary Club; K. of P.. 
Kingfisher and Anadarko. Imp. Rel., John 

S. Divers (bro.) Paxton, Neb. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co., st. and natl. poli¬ 
tics for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and com. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor, Ashland, Kan., 1887-88; 
Councilman and acting Mayor, Kingfisher, 
1890-91; first Mayor, Anadarko, 1903-07; 
Mayor, Waurika, 3 terms, 1918; Co. Reg¬ 
istrar 6 yrs.; inspector of oil and gas, 
1922-26, in Jefferson Co. Party Honors, 
del. to several st., dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived 
at Kingfisher 1889-95; Enid 1895-1901; 
Anadarko 1901-07; Waurika since 1907; 
one of the original Okla. pioneers, having 
made the first run in 1889. 

DRISKILL, FRANK, Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., Sheriff of Jefferson Co. B., Izard 
Co., Ark., Jan. 3, 1874. Edu., com. sch., 
Okla. and Tex. Wife, Alice Mitchell. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Alonzo, Bagdad, Turkey; Chil¬ 
ton, Waurika; 4 d., Mrs. Lola Mounts, Ft. 
Worth; Mrs. Ona Evans, Waurika; Mrs. 
Eula Wales, Ft. Worth. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers Natl. Assoc., J. W. Massey, B. 
Adams, W. M. Bass, Waurika; (pol.) Ed 
World, Ryan; P E. Waide, Waurika; A. 
McCory, Ringling; Sen. Storms; Elmer 
Thomas; Jed Johnson. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, I. O. O. F., W. O. W., Waurika. 
Imp. Rel., Bud Matthews (nephew), Ring¬ 
ling; Roy Driskill (nephew), Ryan; J. O. 
Driskill (bro.), Ringling. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 35 yrs.: 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
formerly Sheriff of Jefferson Co. since 1924; 


Under-Sheriff 1911-16; Deputy Tax Asses¬ 
sor 1916-24. Party Honors, del. to dist. 
and co. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; mbr. of Legislative Peace Of¬ 
ficers Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1876; 
lived in Indian Territory until statehood 
and in Jefferson Co. since. 

ENGLISH, GEORGE W., Ryan. Dem. 
Oicc., farmer and tag agent. B., Johnson 
Co., Tex., Dec. 10, 1877. Edu., self edu¬ 
cated. Wife, Minnie. Cdrn., 2 s., Clif¬ 
ford, Long Beach, Calif.; Cletis, Ryan; 1 
d., Cecil, Long Beach, Calif. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. S. Storms; 
Tom Daniels, Ringling; Dr. L. L. Wade, 
Ryan; Congressman Jed Johnson; Sen. El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Farmers Union; I. O. O. F., Ryan. 
Imp. Rel., J. L. English (cousin), Altus. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 20 
yrs.; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Ct. Clk., 1916-20; Justice of Peace, 
1922. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
many times; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since at Ryan. 

EPPERSON, G. W., Ryan. Dem. Occ., 
restaurant and confections. B., Searcy, 
Ark., Apr. 28, 1891. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Ryan. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Peo¬ 
ples Bk. and Trust Co. Assoc., W. H. 
Barrett, Ted Whyrle, Ryan; (pol.) Robert 
Dunn, Bob Pruitt, Waurika; Sen. Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Ryan. Imp. 
Rel., C. A. Epperson (bro.), groceryman, 
Ryan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 10 yrs.; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts; anti-Klan and dry. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived since 
at Ryan; mbr. of Council of Defense dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

FIGLEY, ANNA H., Hastings. Rep. Occ., 
Postmistress. B., Oakland, N. J., Aug. 20, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., Horton, 
Kan. Hus., M. S. Figley. Cdrn., 4 
s., Joseph, Roy, Woodward; Preston, Ray, 
Hastings; 2 d., Florence Figley, Tonkawa; 
Mrs. R. A. Davis, Littlefield, Tex. Bk. 
Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Dil¬ 
lard, Mrs. Joe Dillard, Hays Dillard, Wau¬ 
rika ; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; Walter 
Stevens, Lawton. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. Legion Auxiliary, Hastings; 
Eastern Star, Hastings; womens clubs. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 12 yrs.; works through personal con- 



MRS. HAYS DILLARD 











278 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


tacts. Offices, Postmistress, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived 
since at Hastings. During W. War was 
active in Red Cross work. Attended all 
st. convs. since 1914. 

FIGLEY, N. S., Hastings. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Carrolton, 
Ohio, Nov. 5, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Hor¬ 
ton, Kan. Wife, Anna Hopper. Cdrn., 4 
s., Joseph, Roy, Woodward; Preston, Ray 
Hastings; 2 d., Florence Figley, Tonkawa; 
Mrs. R. A. Davis, Littleton, Tex. Bus. 
Con., real estate and insurance, Hastings, 
13 yrs.; past Postmaster, farmer. Bk. 
Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Bound, 
Ryan; Joe Dillard, Mrs. Joe Dillard, Wau- 
rika; Walter Stevens, Lawton. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Hast¬ 
ings. Imp. Rel., Junis Ferral (cousin), Car¬ 
rolton, Ohio. Pol. Act., active in co. and 
st. for 25 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Clk., now serving; 
mbr. Sch. Bd.; Postmaster, Hastings, 1908. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived 
since at Hastings; attended all st. and 
co. convs. since statehood; active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan and Red Cross work during W. 
War. Hobby, race horses and cattle. 

FRISK, MRS. 0. B„ Terral. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Sanger, Tex., June 21, 1888. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Okla. Hus., J. 
E. Frisk. Bk. Con., Ringgold St., Tex.; 
First Natl. Assoc., Claud L. Gass, Ring- 
gold, Tex.; E. E. Carlton, Ringgold, Tex.; 
(pol.) W. A. Mitchell, Terral; B. E. Van- 
bebber, Joe Dillard, Waurika; W. C. Ste¬ 
venson, L. M. Gensman, Lawton. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, A. O. U. W. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 5 yrs. Offices, 
City Treas.; Clk. of Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived at Ryan 1889- 
94; Ardmore 1894-1896; Terral since 1896. 
Hobby, painting. 

GIVENS, W. LEONARD, Ryan. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Coleman Co., Tex., 
Dec. 17, 1885. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Tex. Wife, Josephine, d. of W. C. Whit¬ 
man, Ryan. Cdrn., 2 s., Joseph, Billy 
Bob; 2 d., Virginia, Joyce. Bus. Con., 
Brown Brothers Dry Goods Store, Ryan. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. W. Whit¬ 
man, Bowie, Tex.; (pol.) C. S. Storms, 
Robert Pruett, Waurika; D. A. Cathy, 
Ryan; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ryan. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd., past 10 yrs.; Jury Commr., 2 yrs.; 
inspector on Election Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to prct. and co. convs. several times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1916; lived since 
at Ryan. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross work. Hob¬ 
by, golf. 

GOODNIGHT, MRS. J. H., Waurika. Rep. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, further information un¬ 
available. 

GRANTHAM, CLAUDE, Ryan. Dem. Occ., 
insurance. B., Wiley, Tex., Dec. 8, 1892. 
Edu., com. sch., Houston, Tex., Ryan. 
Wife, Willa Belle. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., ins.; undertaking; outdoor adver¬ 
tising. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., E. L. 
Warrell, W. W. Guest, Ryan; (pol.) Judge 
Guy Green, R. S. Pruett, Waurika; Con¬ 
gressman Jed Johnson, Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F., Ryan. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. for 12 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1994; lived since at Ryan. 
During W. War served in 343rd F. Art., 
90th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Emmett E. 
Epperson Post, Ryan. 

GREEN, GUY, Waurika. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Burnett Co., Tex., Mch. 20, 
1877. Edu., com. and h. schs., Burnett 
Co., Tex.; admitted to Bar, Athens, Tex., 
1898. Wife, Mattie, d. of Capt. J. H. 


Wofford, Miss. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. E. E. 
Nepthew, Jackson, Miss.; Mrs. George 
Butts, Comanche. Bus. Con., practicing at¬ 
torney-at-law, Waurika. Bk. Con., Wau¬ 
rika Natl. Assoc., C. S. Storms, A. Mc- 
Crory, Waurika; W. L. Richards, Terral; 
W. J. Holloway, Scott Ferris, Ed Trapp, 
Okla. City; U. R. Graham. Church, Bap.; 
tchr. of Bible class. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; Maccabees, 
Waurika. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 28 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, mbr. 10th Legislature; City Atty., 
Waurika, now serving. Party Honors, co. 
campaign mgr. for 4 yrs.; del. to st. ami 
co. convs.; candidate for Congress 1927, 
defeated by small majority. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at Ryan 1908- 
12; at Waurika since; served as a Lieut, 
in Span.-Amer. War. During W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work, 
and was chmn. of the Council of Defense. 
Hobby, horticulture. 

HIGHTOWER, L. G., Terral. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Montague, Tex., Dec. 22, 
1892. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tex., Ter¬ 
ral. Wife, Nina Flood. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Thomas; 2 d., Mary,, Frances. Bus. Con., 
Hightower Drug Store, Terral; owner farm 
land. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
P. C. Largent, Guy Green, Waurika; L. 
L. Wade, Ryan; Congressman Jed Johnson; 
Sen. Elmer Thomas; ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnston. Church, Meth., preferred. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C., pres.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Terral; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; O. E. A. Imp. 
Rel., W. S. Hightower (bro.), Ardmore. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 15 
yrs.; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, City Councilman formerly; former 
mbr. Sch. Bd. a number of yrs. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; attends all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899 ; lived since at Terral. During W. 
War served in 344th F. Art., 90th Div. ; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Buddy Frost Post, 
Waurika. Hobby, agriculture. 

HILLERY, AFTON, Ryan. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Terrell, Tex., Oct. 7, 1897. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Comanche. Wife, 
Ruby Gattland. Bus. Con., hardware store, 
Ryan. Bk. Con., Peoples Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., M. H. Barrett, C. N. Norman, 
Ryan; (pol.) Congressman Jed Johnson; 
Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Blue 
Lodge. Ryan; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City Shrine. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 12 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Comanche 
1901-18; at Ryan since. During W. War 
was prominent in Red Cross work. 

HUFFMAN, CLAUDE ITHOMEL, Wau¬ 
rika. Rep. Occ., operator and clk. of 
Rock Island R. R. B., Westphalia, Ivan., 
July 22, 1880. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Lyndon, Kan. Wife, Edna Vivian Stil- 
son. Cdrn., 1 d., Helen Huffman, Con¬ 
sumers Light & Power Co., Chiekasha. 
Bus. Con., R. I. R. R. Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Waurika; Farmers Natl., Waurika. 
Assoc., W. E. Jackson, Ed Steele, John 
Bellah, Waurika; (pol.) Joe Dillard, B. E. 
Vanbebber, Hays Dillard, Waurika; Sen. .1. 
W. Harreld; W. G. Skelly. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue Ledge, 
Waurika, Past Master; Guthrie Consistory. 
Imp. Rel., Dallas M. Huffman, (bro.), Mgr. 
Cudahy Sales force, Dutch Cleanser Dept., 
for U. S. and Canada, Chicago, Ill. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and st. for 
30 yrs. Offices, Dep. Sheriff of Osage Co., 
Kan.; Sch. Bd.; Sec’y of C. of C. in Kan. 
Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. conv.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1913; lived since at Waurika. 

HUFFMAN, OTTO, Waurika. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Miami Co., Kan., Jan. 14, 1891. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Miami Co., Kan.; 
Bus. Col., Lawton, Okla. Wife, Lucille, d. 


. of W. L. Thompson, Westville, Okla. Bus. 
Con., Cash. First Natl Bk., Waurika. Bk. 
Con., (corr.) Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City; 
Exchange Natl. Tulsa. Assoc., E. B. Ellis, 
E. J. Kelly, R. L. Gibson, Waurika; (pol) 
Joe Dillard, G. A. Nelson, W. T, F. Bush, 
(Waurika; Sen. C. S. Storms; Art L. Walk¬ 
er, Okla. City. Church. Meth. Clubs, C. of 
C.; mbr. Amer. and Okla. Bankers Assn. 
Imp. Rel., Rev. G. M. Huffman, (bro.) 
Topeka, Ivan.; Glenn Huffman, (bro.) Amer. 
First Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; active 17 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1905; lived since at Waurika. During 
W. War served in 321st Mach. Gun Batt. ; 
82nd Div. Active in the Argonne Forest 
Battle. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Buddy Frost 
Post, Waurika. Hobby, hunting. 

HUGHES, ROBERT, Ryan. Dem. Occ., pub¬ 
lisher. B., Edgar, Ill., May 22, 1876; came 
to Okla. 1909; located Mt. View, Lonewolf 
1911, Ryan 1916 since. Edu., h. sch., Gaines¬ 
ville, Tex. Wife, Ann Nichols. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Tom, Emmett. Bus. Con., Publisher 
Ryan Leader. Bk. Con., First St. 
Pol. Assoc., C. S. Storms, Dr. L. L. Wade, 
Will Arner, W. L. Givens, Harley Quay, 
Jesse Read, Homer Bird, Jim McClintic, 
Scott Ferris, E. P. Hill. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., partisan county worker 20 yrs. 
through organizations. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, Spanish War Veteran. 

IVEY, HARLEY, Waurika. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Navarre Co., Tex., Mar. 5, 
1892. Edu., com. sch., Navarre Co., Tex.; 
h. sch., Waurika, Okla.; Univ. of Okla. 
LL. B. Wife, May Wooldridge. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Harley, Jr., Francis M., Charles Lee; 2 d., 
Mary V., Margaret Mae, Waurika. Bus. 
Con., practicing Atty., Waurika. Bk. Coil., 
Fanners Natl. Assoc., D. M. Bridges, 
Waurika; (pol.) P. E. Waide, P. C. Lar¬ 
gent, F. P. Dunkin, Waurika; Sen. C. S. 
Storms; Art Walker; Arthur Leach. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs. in 
co. and st. Offices. Co. Treas. 1919 ; chmn. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st., co., 
and dist. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived at Hastings 
1904-13; at Waurika since 1913. During 
W. War was mbr. County Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, fishing. 

JAMESON, H. C., Hastings. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Marshfield, Mo., Dec. 15. 
1860. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Docia 
Jones. Cdrn., 3 s., Guy, Jay, Rex; 4 d., 
Mrs. Ora Trollinger, Los Angeles; Mrs. 
Eula Bums, Ranger, Tex.; others not 
named. Bus. Con., farming; stock raising: 
Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., J. H. Mul- 
kie; Congressman Jed Johnson; Sena¬ 
tor Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth.; stew¬ 
ard. Lodges. I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active for 40 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to sev¬ 
eral co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1909 ; lived since at Hastings. Active 
in civic affairs. During W. War was chmn. 
Council of Defense. 

LANDON, ALBERT EDWARD, Waurika. 
Rep. Occ., retired. B., Canton, Stark Co., 
O., Nov. 27, 1861; came to Okla. 1901, and 
located Waurika. Edu., com. sch. of Ohio. 
Wife, Emma Smith. No Mrn. Bk. Con., 
Waurika Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. L. Mor¬ 
gan, J. W. McKinney, Jim Thompson, Lon 
Bailey, Jim Harris, A. C. Alexander, J. W. 
Harreld, W. B. Pine, Henry Cooper. Church. 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
20 yrs., organization and personal con¬ 
tact. Office, mbr. City Council. Party 
Honors, Co. Chmn. Jefferson Co.; pres. 
Elec. Bd., 1924; del. to several st. convs. 
Remarks, with Rock Island R. R. 27 yrs.; 
made race for Congress in 1924. Active in 
all W. War work. 

LARGENT, PINKNEY CLEVELAND, 

Waurika. Dem. Occ., abstractor. B., 
Chico, Tex., April 2, 1892. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Chico, Tex., grad. 1909; Baptist 
Col., Decatur, Tex., grad. 1911. Wife, 


Thelma Louise Cargill. Cdrn., 1 s., Pink¬ 
ney Jr.; 1 d., Thelma Louise. Bus. Con., 
Guaranty Abstract Co.; oil business. Bk. 
Con., Waurika Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Guy 
Green, C. S. Storms, D. M. Bridges, L. G. 
Morgan, Waurika; Dr. L. L. Wade, Ryan; 
Bart Aldridge, Wewoka; Art Walker, Okla. 
City; Jim Hatcher, Chickasha; John 
Thomas, Lawton. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Waurika Country Club; C. of 
C.; Izaak Walton League, Waurika; B. P. 
0. E., Duncan. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1913; works through corns, 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman ;- 
mbr. League of Young Dems. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1913; lived since at Wau¬ 
rika. During W. War served in Mach. Gun 
Co., 357th Inf., 90th Div. ; mbr. Amec. 
Legion, Buddy Frost Tost, Waurika. Hob¬ 
bies, hunting, fishing' and politics. 

LEVERETT, T. B., Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Tax Assessor. B., Randolph, Ala., 
June 10, 1855. Edu., com. sch., Grayson 
Co., Tex. Wife, Mollie Duncan. Cdrn., 

4 s., Edgar J., Waurika ; B. T„ Ft. Worth ; 
G. A., Santa Fe, N. M.; E. R., Tulsa ; 
4 d., Mrs. Etta Stephens, Mrs. Emma Bar¬ 
tholomew, Waurika; Mrs. Mamie McCon¬ 
nell, Minco; Mrs. Lorene Wulf, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Co. Assessor, Jefferson Co.; 
farming; stockholder Waurika Milling 
Co. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. 

F. Bost, Waurika; (pol.) P. E. Waide, 
Donald Stewart, Waurika; Senator Storms; 
T. P. Gore; Scott Ferris; Congressman 
Jed Johnson; Senator Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; W. 0. W. Imp. Rel., 

A. B. Duncan, (bro.-in-law) Floyd Co., 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. affairs for over 40 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Jef¬ 
ferson Co. Tax Assessor since 1908. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived since 
at Waurika. Since becoming Co. Assessor 
four of his deputies have been elected to 
other offices. Hobby, machinery. 

MARMADUKE, ARTHUR J., Waurika. 
Dem. Occ.. attorney. B., Noeona, Tex., 
June 16, 1902. Edu., com. sch., Ryan; li. 
sch., Waurika, grad. 1921; Okla. A. and 
M. Col., 1921-22 ; studied law with Amer. 
Extension Correspondence Sch. Unmar¬ 
ried. Bus. Con., practicing attorney. Bk. 

Con., First Natl., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 

(pol.) J. M. Bounds, Ryan; Tom Dorsey, 

G. T. Gardner, Ringling; Judge R. N. Dunn, 
W. H. Divers, Waurika; Ben F. Saye, Dun¬ 
can; W. Clements, Hastings. Clubs & 
Lodges, Waurika Golf & Country Club : 

B. P. O. E., Duncan. Imp. Rel., Roy Mar- 

maduke, (bro.) Petroleum Bldg.. Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 

since 1923; mbr. League of Young Dems.; 

works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, Dep. Co. Treas., 1923-24; Co. Ct. 
Reporter 1925-27 ; appointed Co. Atty. 
1927, served until 1929; made a fine rec¬ 
ord as county officer. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904 ; lived at Ryan 1904-15; at 
Waurika since 1915. Attends all conven¬ 
tions of Young Men’s Dem. League. Hob¬ 
by, fishing and hunting. 

McCRORY, A., Ringling. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Fayette Co.. Tex.. SeDt. 10, 
1878. Edu..- com. and h. sch. Texas, grad. 
1895 ; Baylor Univ., Waco, Tex., 1897-98. 
Wife, Una B. Cdrn., 4 s., Staton, Claude. 
Harry Lee, R. L.. Ringling; l # d., Mrs. 1 
D. Burleson, Abilene, Tex. Bus. Con., 
vice pres. First St. Bk., Ringling. Assoc.. 
J. M. Robberson, W. W. Woodworth, P. C. 
Dings. Mike Gorman, I. C. Fitzgerald, Wil¬ 
ton Howard, W. A. Samples, Ringling; 
(pol.) C. S. Storms, Waurika; J. T. Daniel, 
Ringling; M. H. Barnett. Dr. L. L. Wade. 
Ryan; Judge R. L. Williams; Art Walker, 
Okla. City. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; Rotary Club; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Ringling. Pol. Act., partisan; leader of 
Dem. forces for many years; works through 
corns. and personal contacts. . Offices, 
Speaker of House in Fifth Legislature; 
mbr. Fourth Legislature; mbr. Ringling 
Sch. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 


JEFFERSON COUNTY 

lived at Durant 1903-05; Comanche 1905, 
and Ringling since. During W. War was 
a member of Council of Defense. Always 
attends state and county conventions. 

McGRAW, EARL EDGAR, Waurika. 
Dem. Occ., Mayor; cotton ginner. B., 
Union Co., Miss., Feb. 7, 1892. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Hastings; Bus. Col., Ardmore. 
Wife, Rhoma Lee Webb. Cdrn., 1 s., Lloyd 
Gordon; 1 d., Ednaearl. Bus. Con., half 
owner Waurika Gin; Mayor of Waurika; 
real estate. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., 
'Waurika Natl. Assoc., R. K. Wootten, 
Chickasha Cotton Oil Co.; (pol.) Guy 
Green, Perry Waid, P. F. Dunkin, P. F. 
Dawson, Waurika; Clyde Stephens, Has¬ 
tings ; M. H. Barrett, Ryan; Sen. C. S. 
Storms, W. T. Clift, Lawton; W. F. Ray¬ 
burn, Marlow; Judge Cham Jones, Dun¬ 
can; J. T. Daniel, Ringling. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., chmn. Road 
Bonds Com.; Rotary Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Chapter, Waurika. Imp. Rel., Rob¬ 
ert Jolly, supt. schs.. Union Co., Miss.; 
W. A. Jolly, Carter Co., Okla., (cousins). 
Po!. Act, partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 9 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, City Commr. 1921-26 ; Mayor of 
IWaurika since 1926. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; serves 
on Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived in Ind. Terr. 1898-1908; in 
Jefferson Co. since 1908 ; at Waurika since 

1918. During W. War was chmn. Bond 
drives in dist. No. 23. Interested in up¬ 
building of his town, community and hu¬ 
manity. 

McKINLEY, GEORGE, Terral. Dem. 
Occ., livestock dealer. B., Webster Co., 
Ky., Jan. 7, 1867. Edu., self educated. 
Wife, Sally Ragsdale. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., J. H. Pealor, 
Terral; (pol.) Senator Storms ; Frank Dris- 
kell, B. A. Caffe; Elmer Thomas; Con¬ 
gressman Jed Johnson; J. T. Daniels. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive for 25 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902; lived since at Terral. 

MILTON, H. B„ Hastings. Dem. Occ., 
manager furniture store. B., Carter Co., 
Okla., Jan. 9, 1898. Edu., com. sch.. Car¬ 
ter Co. Wife, Mary Lee Rankin. Cdrn., 
1 s.. 1 d. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., 
J. W. Hardy, R. L. Pearson. Walters; 
(pol.) Earl Pruitt, Waurika; W. P. Car¬ 
den, Hastings; Congressman Jed Johnson, 
/Sen. C. S. Storms. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Hastings; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 2 yrs.; votes dry; strong 
for constructive government. Party Honors, 
del. to dist. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd., serv¬ 
ing both as clerk and judge. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived in Hastings since 

1919. During W. War served in 111th 
Engineers; mbr. Amer. Legion, Hugh Cher¬ 
ry Post, Hastings. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

MITCHELL, W. A., Terral. Rep. Occ., 
toll bridge operator. B., .Carthage, Miss., 
March 23, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Miss. Wife, Beatrice Fephlem, Tenn. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Terral; City Natl., Wau¬ 
rika. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Linton, Bud Mc¬ 
Carty, J. T. Roark, Terral. Church, Pres. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and dist. 
for 12 yrs; works thfbugh corns, and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Town Trustee Ter¬ 
ral, 4 yrs,; former mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; always at¬ 
tends all co. and dist. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived since at Ter¬ 
ral. Hobby, fishing. 

PEALOR, J. P.. Terral. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Ford Co., Tex., Aug. 17, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., Terral, 
Okla; Bap. Col., Decatur, Tex.; Univ. of 
Okla., 1914. Wife, Ida, d. of W. F. Rodgers, 
Terral. Cdrn., 1 s., James P., Jr. Bus. 
Con., J. H. Pealor & Son, hardware, Ter¬ 
ral; owner farm land. Bk. Con., First 
Natl Assoc., J. H. Pealor (father) part¬ 
ner in business; (pol.) Guy Green, Hailey 


279 

Ivey, Waurika; Jed Johnson; Elmer Thom¬ 
as. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., sec’y.; Mason Blue Lodge, Terral ; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; O. E. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd., now serving; City Treas.; former City 
Councilman; former mbr. Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived since 
in Jefferson Co. During W. War served 
aboard U. S. S. Maine; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Buddy Frost Post, Waurika. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

PITTMAN, MRS. FRED, Waurika. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Lafayette, Mo. Edu., 
com. sch., Dover, Mo.; h. sch., Fairfax, 
Mo.; College, Tarkio, mo. Hus., Fred 
Pittman. Cdrn., 1 s., Walter Clifford. Bus. 
Con., Pittman Drug Sundries. Waurika. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Waurika Natl. 
Assoc.. Fred Pittman, (husband) partner in 
business; (pol.) Mrs. Stephens, Hastings; 
Mrs. A. D. Cummins, Mrs. Will Arnold, 
Miss Hazel Turnage, Guy Green, C. S. 
Storms, Waurika; Mrs. L. L. Wade, Ryan; 
Congressman .Ted Johnson; George Key; 
Scott Ferris, Okla. City; A. Noble Ladd, 
Chickasha. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, C. of C.; Bus. and Prof. Women’s 
Club; Eastern Star, Waurika. Imp. Rel., 
John and Irvine Hodge, (bros.) Dover, Mo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1912. Party Honors, vice chmn. Jefferson 
Co. ; del. to st. and co. convs. past 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at 
Kingfisher 1908-10 ; Enid 1910-12; Waurika 
since 1912. Hobby, cooking and teaching 
public speaking. 

PRUETT, EARL, Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Attorney. B.. Cordell, Okla., Jan. 20, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., Norman; 
Univ. of Okla., B. A. Bk. Con., Waurika 
Natl., Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. H. Harper, 
L. G. Morgan, Charles G. Morris, Will Ar¬ 
nett, Waurika; (pol.) J. L. Keith, Adding¬ 
ton ; M. H. Barrett, Jr.. Ryan; C. L. Tid¬ 
well. Ringling; Cleve Largent, T. R. Kelly, 
Waurika; Clyde Stephens, J. A. Jemer- 
son, Hastings; L. M. Hastadt, Terral; L. 
A. Stallings, Asphaltum; W. A. Samples, 
Ringling; Sen. C. S. Storms; Guy Green; 
Bart Aldridg'e; Perry Waide; Jed John¬ 
son; Paul Sullivan. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi 
Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Rho. Imp. Rel., 
Walter Pruett, (father) retired minister, 
Norman; Robert R. Pruett, (bro.) Ponca 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Atty., 1929. Party Honors, del. to 1925 
st. conv.; del. to 2 co. convs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; has lived at Waurika 
since 1928. While attending University 
was a member of S. A. T. C.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Buddy Frost Post, Waurika. 

REYNOLDS, J. R. Hastings. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B.. Saline Co., Mo., July 10, 1889. 
Edu., h. sch., Hastings; S. W. Bap. Univ., 
3 yrs. Wife, Neva Phillips. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Art, John Phil. Bus. Con., cashier Okla. 
Natl. Bk., Hastings. Assoc., C. C. Steph¬ 
ens, pres. Bk. of Hastings; (pol.) C. S. 
Storms, P. E. Waide, Mrs. Fred Pittman, 
'Waurika; Elmer Thomas; Jed Johnson. 
Church, Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Hastings. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and dist. politics for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 1920-28; former Postmaster. 
Party Honors, former Prct. Chmn. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908; lived since 
at Hastings. During W. War was 4-minute 
speaker, and chmn. of Liberty Bond drives 
and Red Cross. Hobby, fishing. 

RICHARDS, W. L., Terral. Dem. Occ.. 
grocer. B., Winsboro, Tex., May 9, 1858. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Tex. Wife, Mar¬ 
garet. Montgomery. Cdrn., 3 s., C. L., N. 
L., Big Springs, Tex.; C. B., Terral; 3 d.. 
Mrs. W. F. Carter, Waurika; Mrs. Iva 
Ling, Big Springs, Tex.; Mrs. Willie Dunl- 
gan, Breckenridge, Tex. Bus. Con., W. 
L. Richards Grocery Store, Terral. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Guy Green 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Waurika; L. L. Wade, Ryan; P. F. Bris¬ 
coe, Terral; Sen. C. S. Storms; Sen. El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lod¬ 
ges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Terral. 
Imp. Rel., R. L. Richards, (bro.) Chicka- 
sha. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
dist. for 50 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, former City Coun¬ 
cilman and mbr. Sch. Bd. at Ryan. Party 
Honors, former Prct. Committeeman; for¬ 
mer mbr. Elec. Bd.; attends all co. and 
dist. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived at Ryan and Terral since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross work. 

SAWYERS, JAMES MURRAY, Ryan. 
Dem. Occ., manager Cotton Oil Mill Co. 
B., Cook Co., Tex., Feb. 16, 1880. Edu., 
com. sch., Texas; Bus. Col., Gainesville, 
Tex., grad. 1906. Wife, Pearl Reeder. 
Cdrn., 1 s., .Tames Reeder. Bus. Con., 

Ryan Cotton Oil Mill Co., supt. of nine 
different mills and gins of this company. 
Bk. Con., Peoples Bk. and Trust Co., 
Ryan; Okla, Natl., Chickasha. Assoc., M. 
H. Barrett, Ryan; R. K. Wootten, L. C. 
Hutson, Chickasha; (pol.) T. L. McMe- 
namey, Waurika ; Nick Hughes, I. H. Keele, 
W. A. Harris, D. Thompson, C. N. Nor¬ 
man, Ryan; John Duncan, F. T. Doan, 
Altus; Ed Burton, Tulsa; A. L. Thorn¬ 
ton, Chickasha. Imp. Rel., W. W. Sawyers, 
(bro.) contractor, Amarillo, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1914; works 
through corns, and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Ryan 1916-17; mbr. Town 
Bd. number of yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1913; lived since at Ryan. Active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing W. War; in food conservation work, 
for which services he received a medal 
of award. His special interest is poli¬ 
tics. 

SNYDER, C. D., Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Bowling Green, Ky„ Dec. 21, 
1885. Edu., com. sch., h. sch., and Univ. 


of Kentucky. Wife, Cora, d. of G. B. Per¬ 
ry, Waurika. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Snyder Grocery Store. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., E. B. Ellis, pres. First Natl. 
Bk., John Stewart, Waurika; Scott Ferris, 
Okla. City; (pol.) Dr. Wade, Ryan; F. 
B. Duncan, Waurika; Art Walker, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C., mbr. Bd.; Rotary Club, vice pres.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Waurika; Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 30 yrs; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, Post¬ 
master of Waurika 2 terms; sec’y Elec. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to co., st. and 
natl. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1909 ; lived since at Waurika. During W. 
War was active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan work. Hobby, hunting. 

STEPHENS, C. C., Hastings. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Cooke Co., Tex., April 
4, 1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., Comanche, 
Okla. Wife, Josephine, d., of M. N. Clark, 
Duncan, Okla. Cdrn., 3 s.. Joffre, Sammie, 
Billy Porter; 2 d., Mary Josephine, Re¬ 
becca Lou. Bus. Con., pres. Okla. Natl. 
Bk., Hastings; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., J. 
W. Teters, vice pres. Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk., Okla. City. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
A. F. & A. M., Hastings; McAlester Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel. Mrs. Ada Stephens, (mother) 
Elgin, Okla.; W. H. Carson, Wichita Falls. 
TeX. Pol. Act., works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, former Mayor of 
Hastings. Party Honors, del. to Dem. St. 
Conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; 
lived at Comanche 1898-1912; Duncan 1912- 
20; Hastings since 1920. 

STEPHENS, EARL W., Hastings. Dem. 
Occ., druggist.. B., Wise Co., Tex., May 1, 
1894. Edu., h. sch., Hastings; S. W. Bap. 
Univ.; Okla. Univ., Ph. C., 1916. Wife. 
Winnie Davis. Bus. Con., Stephens Drug 
Co., Hastings; Stephens Drug Co. No. 2, 


Temple. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. Bertha M. Stephens, (mother) part¬ 
ner in business; (pol.) C. S. Storms, Guy 
Green, Waurika; Jed Johnson, Anadarko; 
Elmer Thomas, Lawton. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., Edward H. Bickley, 
(uncle) mbr. Mo. Legislature. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 10 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
former Treas. Hastings. Party Honors, 

del. to all co. and st. convs. for several 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived since at Hastings. During W. War 
served in 141st Field Hosp. Corps, 36th 
DiV.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Hugh Chevy Post, 
Hastings. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

STORMS, C. S., Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Clay Co.. Mo., May 9, 1880. 
Edu., com. and li. sch.. Mo.; William Jew¬ 
ell College, Liberty, Mo. Wife, Arabelle. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Charles Solon; 1 d., Ruth 
Eleanor. Bus. Con., Waurika News-Dem¬ 
ocrat; farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., W. W. Morrison, partner in 
newspaper business, Waurika; (pol.) Guy 
Green, P. E. Waide, Waurika; L. L. Waide, 
Ryan; Tom Anglin; W. C. Austin; Cham 
Jones. Church, Bap. deacon; supt. S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active in civic af¬ 
fairs ; Rotary; Mason, Blue Lodge, Waurika; 
K. of I’., Waurika. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in st. for 25 yrs.; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, St. 
Sen., 1926-30 ; mbr. House in 11th Legis¬ 
lature; Mayor of Waurika, now serving. 
Party Honors, pres, pro tem. of St. Sen.; 
attends all convs., natl., st. and co. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908; lived since 
in Waurika. Mbr. Council of Defense and 
in charge of Liberty Loan drives during 
W. War. Hobby, golf. 

SUTTON. MRS. HOWELL M„ Waurikw. 

Rep. Occ., housewife. B., SevierviDe, Tenu., 
1898. Edu., h. sch., Tchrs. Training, S. W. 
Normal Hus., Harry E. Sutton. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Billie Ruth. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Dillard, Ann 
Dillard, O. W. Seay, N. S. Figley, of Jef¬ 
ferson Co. Church, Meth. Clubs, Delphian, 
Mothers Club. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker since 1922, through personal con¬ 
tacts and comms. Party Honors, Sec’y Co. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived Durant, Shawnee; Weatherford; 
Waurika since 1921. Hobby, reading, travel. 

VANBEBBER, B. E., Waurika. Rep. Occ., 
assistant manager Motor Company. B., 
Jefferson Co., Okla., Apr. 25, 1887. Edu.. 

com. and h. sch., Waurika. Wife, Pearl 
Hinson. Cdrn., 2 s., Jesse, Elmer; 1 d., 
Aline. Bus. Con., Waurika Motor Co., asst, 
mgr. Bk. Con., Waurika Natl. Assoc., S. 
Jackson, Waurika; (pol.) Joe Dillard, 
Waurika; Joe Bounds, Ryan; Albert 
Mitchell, Terral; Newt Figley, Hastings ; 
Lew Wentz; Ed Butler; Walter Stephens, 
Lawton; Sen. W. B. Pine; Sen. J. W. 
Harreld. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter Worthy Pat¬ 
ron Star, Waurika; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
H. A. Vanbebber, Comanche. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 20 yrs; 
works through personal contacts and 
comms. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; Chmn. Cen. 
Com.; City Treas., Addington, 1912-24. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; del. 
to several co. and dist. convs.; served on 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived all his life in Jefferson Co. During 
W. War waf a mbr. of the Draft Bd. and 
active in Red Cross work. 

WADE, L. L., Ryan, Dem. Occ., physician. 
B., Decatur, Tex., Sept. 11, 1881. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Decatur, Tex.; Southwest 
Univ., Georgetown, Tex.; Okla. Univ., A. B„ 
1915; M. D., 1917. Wife, D. Rose. Cdrn., 
3 s., James, Roy, Leslie Jr., Ryan. Bus. 
Con., practicing Physician; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Peoples Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., (pol.) Roy Hughes, Ryan; C. 
S. Storms, Perry Waide. Waurika; Geo. 
D. Key. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Ryan; I. O. O. F.; Ryan. Imp. 
Rel., Henry Wade, (bro.) Wichita Falls, 








JEFFERSON COUNTY 


281 


Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 
22 yrs.; works through the party organiz. 
Offices. Co. Supt. of Schs., 1907-13; for¬ 
mer mbr. of City Council and of Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn., 1912-13; elected 
1928, now serving; former St. Committee¬ 
man ; attends all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived since 
at Ryan. During W. War was a first Lieut, 
in Med. Corps., Kelly Field, Tex.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Emmett Epperson Post, 
Ryan. Hobby, reading. 

WAIDE, PERRY E.. Waurika. Dem. Occ., 
ibanke.'. B., Blount Co. Ala., Oct. 4, 1871. 
Edu., com. and li. sell., Montague Co. Tex.; 
Sam Houston Normal, Huntsville, Tex., 1 
yr. Wife, Anne Dowd. Cdrn., 2 s., James, 
Dowd, Waurika; 1 d.„ Mrs. L. M. Hahstdt, 
Terral. Bus. Con., pres. Farmers Natl. Bk., 
Waurika. Assoc., Floyd Miller; James Waide, 
of Farmers Natl. Bk., Waurika; (pol.) 


Harley Ivey, S. Cofer, D. M. Bridges, 
Waurika; Art Walker, Okla. City; T. P. 
Gore; Sen. C. S. Storms. Church, Primi¬ 
tive Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Waurika. Imp. Rel., M. E. Waide. 
Fletcher; Carter Waide, Sterling, (bros.) 
Mrs. H. H. Huddleston, Elgin, (sister) ; 
Joe A. Edwards, Pauls Valley. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co., st. and natl. poli¬ 
tics for 30 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Councilman of Hastings; 
past mbr. Sch., Bd. in Tex.; past pret. 
Committeeman; past mbr. Elec. Bd.; St. 
Bk. Examiner, 1917. Party Honors, del. to 
Natl. Conv., Houston, 1928; del. to several 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla 
in 1910; lived at Hastings, 1910-18; Wau¬ 
rika since 1918. During W. War was active 
in Bond drives and a mbr. of Co. Council 
of Defense. (Hobby, truck gardening. 

WORRELL, EDWARD L., Ryan. Dem. 


Occ., banker. B., Montgomery Co. Ala., 
Aug. 8, 1870. Edu., com. sch., LaFayette, 
Ala.; Col., LaFayette. Wife, Hattie M., d. 
of Mrs. Minnie Jones, Enid. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Edward L. Jr., Jones D. Bus. Con., First 
Natl. Bk., Ryan; farm owner. Assoc., Tom 
Hughes, C. M. Roosevelt, Miss Cora Hays; 
(pol.) Dr. L. L. Wade; P. E. Waide, 
Waurika; Bob Hughes, D. A. Cathy, 
Ryan; Guy Green, Waurika. Church, 
Bap. Clubs Sc Lodges, Kiwanis Club, Ryan; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Ryan; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1909 ; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, City Councilman, Chmn. at Rvan. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; ex-Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived at Grandfield one yr., at Hast¬ 
ings one yr., and at Ryan since 1909, 
Hobby, scientific farming. 


Johnston County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, C. M. Crowell (Dem.) -Tishomingo 

Co. Attorney, Kenneth Clark (Dem.)-Tishomingo 

Ct. Clerk, Mrs. J. S. Ratliff (Dem.) -Tishomingo 

Co. Clerk. J. J. Enloe (Dem.)-Tishomingo 

Sheriff, Fred Hunt (Dem.)_Tishomingo 

Co. Treasurer, Walter Easterling (Dem.) —Tishomingo 
Co. Surveyor, None. 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., M. E. Derrick (Dem.) 

_Tishomingo 

Co. Assessor, Z. H. Tate (Dem.) -Tishomingo 

Co. Weigher, J. W. Hoplins (Dem.) -Tishomingo 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—B. E. Easterling (Dem.7 __Connerville 

Dist. No. 2—H. T. Blount (Dem.) --Milburn 

Dist. No. 3—W. J. Bray (Dem.)-Mill Creek 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., C. A. McCall (Dem.) -Tishomingo 

Chmn., J. A. Hallbrooks (Dem.)_Tishomingo 

Mbr., Henry R. Cole (Rep.) -Mannsville 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives. R. J. Cartwright (Dem.) Wapa- 
pucka; Sen., W. O. Ray (Dem.) Tishomingo; Dist. 
Judge, Porter Newman (Dem.) Durant. 

State Officers, Geo. VanNoy, Tishomingo, mbr. of 
State Bd. Agriculture; Otis W. Lynn, Tishomingo, 
Deputy Oil Inspector; J. J. Clark, Tishomingo, Co. 
Supt. of Health. 

State Institution, Murray Agricultural School, R. 
M. McCool, President. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Chas. Enloe, Chmn., Fillmore; Mrs. Vera Frencn, 
V-Chmn., Tishomingo. 

Republican 

Dr. Guy Clark, Chmn., Wapanucka; Jolinie Chis¬ 


holm, V-Chmn., Tishomingo. 

R. C. Fleming, State Committeeman, Tishomingo, 
Mrs. Susie Cole, State Committeewoman, Mannsville. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Tishomingo, Co. Seat; R. M. McCool (Mayor) ; 
Irene St. John (Clerk) ; W. I). French (Attorney) ; 
O. G. & E. 

Mannsville, T. J. Parnell (Mayor) ; Mrs. Henry 
Cole (Clerk) ; W. L. Ratliff (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Milburn, Carl Gann (Bd. of Trustees) ; Velma 
Phillips (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Mill Creek, H. W. Armstrong (Bd. of Trustees) ; E. 
D. Reed (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Wapanucka, E. B. Hunt (Bd. of Trustees) ; A. C. 
Straton (Clerk) ; Pub. Serv., Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1727 


| 2133 | 

| 2122 

1 

1766 | 

Rep. 

1 7.56| 


| 1952 | 

| 923 

1 

1294 [ 

Soc. 

1 6fl j 


| 392 | 

! 55 

1 

27 j 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1060 

| 2103 | 

| 2106 

1449 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

569 

2009 I 

| 1903 

713 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

75 

1 381 j 

|no C. 

H 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1044 

j 3617 

1 

1536 | 

1 

Rep. 


630 

| | 1003 

1 

929 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 ! 

66 

1 ! 26 


10 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1693 

1075 

| 2190 | 2842 

| 2163 

1549 | 

2087 I 

Rep. 

| 728 

557 

| 1861 | 870 

| 699 

| 612 

8571 

Soc. 

| 680 

57 

| 381 | 27 

jno C. 

no C. 

13| 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town Newspaper 

Tishomingo Johnston Co. Capital Democrat 

Johnston Co. News (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor Owner 

R. M. McCool & R. P. Smith 
H. D. Shears 


BENNETT, JOHN C., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Grafton, West Va., July 
22, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Denton Co., 
Tex. Wife, Nolen J. Cdrn., 1 s., J. C., 
Jr.; 4 d., Mrs. Thelma Cummings,, Enid; 
Mrs. Sybil Taylor, .Tishomingo; Ruby, 
Sylvia. Bus. Con., J. C. Bennett Grocery 
Store, Tishomingo. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Tishomingo. Assoc., (pol.) R. M. McCool, 
TTishomingo; Charles Penner, Mill Creek; 
Bob Robinson, Wapanucka; L. E. Petty, 
Mansville; Hugh Blount, Milburn. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, W. O. W.; I. 0. O. E. ; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Tishomingo; Royal 
Arch, Ardmore. Imp. Rel., Floyd E. Ben¬ 
nett, Mill Creek; Roy H. Bennett, We- 
woka; S. R. Bennett, Altus; D. M. Bennett, 
newspaper man, Alpine, Tex. (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 30 yrs. 
Offices, Registrar of Deeds, 1907-12; Co. 
Clerk, 1916-20; Co. Treas., 1920-24. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
Co. Chmn., 1913; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived since 
at Tishomingo. 

CARTWRIGHT, ROBERT JACKSON, 

Wapanucka. Dem. Occ., minister. B., 
East Tenn., March 18, 1871; came to Okla. 
1903, located Johnston Co. Edu., com. 
sch., h. sch. in Tenn. Wife, Emma Baker. 


Cdrn., 7 s„ 2 d. Bk. Con., bk. at Clarita. 
Pol. Assoc., W. O. Ray, G. A. VanNoy, 
Judge C. M. Crowell. Church, Bap. min¬ 
ister. Lodge, I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel. son, 
Wilburn Cartwright. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker 25 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd. 'for yrs. ; Repr. Legis. 1928- 
30. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks, active 
during W. War. Hobby, reading. 

CHAPMAN, E. M., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., garageman. B., Tishomingo, Okla., 
Feb. 12 1893 Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Tishomingo. Wife, Essie Boots. Cdrn., 3 
s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Chapman Motor Co., 
Tishomingo; radio sales. Bk. Con, First 
Natl Tishomingo Assoc., P. E. Long, part¬ 
ner in bus.; (pol.) G. A VanNoy, Fred 
Hunt, Tishomingo; Ned Looney, W. C. 
Geers, Okla. City. Church, Nazarene. 
Clubs, dir. in Lions Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 15 yrs; works 
through coins, and personal contacts. 
Offices, City Alderman, 1923-27. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1924; attends 
all dist and co. convs. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life at Tisho¬ 
mingo; during W. War took an active 
part in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. 


Hobby, fishing and hunting; mbr. of Izaak 
Walton League. 

CHISHOLM, MRS. JOHNNIE BISHOP, 

Tishomingo. Rep. Occ., school teacher. 
B„ Milburn, Okla., Aug. 27, 1895. Tisho¬ 
mingo since 1916 Edu., Murray St. Sch. 
Agriculture; S. E. St. Tch. Col., A. B. 
Hus., Hearn Chisholm. Cdrn., 2 s., Hearn, 
Jr., John Lewis. Bus. Con., tchr. English 
and mathematics, Tishomingo h. sch. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Dr. Guy 
Clark, R C. Fleming, D. W. Son, E. J. 
Bowers, Bob Welborn, Mrs. L. Pearson, 
Cornelius Hardy. Church, Chris. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. worker 12 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Party Honors, V.-Co. Chmn. 
now; formerly sec’y. Cen. Comm.; del. to 
st. convs. Hobby, writing. 

CLARK, DR. GUY, Wapanucka. Rep. 
Occ., physician. B., Harrison, Tenn., Mar. 
16, 1874. Came to Okla. 1902, located 
Milburn 1902, Durant 1923, Wapanucka 
since 1924. Edu., h. sch., Conway, Ark., 
Quitman Col., Ark.; Univ. Ark., M. D., 
1908. Wife, Tennie A. Perry. Cdrn., 2 
s., Guy and Merle; 1 d., Louise. Bk. 
Con., Durant Natl. Pol. Assoc., John ,1. 
Stobaugh, R. C. Fleming, W. A. Miller, 
P. B. H. Sherer. Church, Pres. Clubs & 




















































JOHNSTON COUNTY 283 



MRS. JOHNNIE CHISHOLM 


Lodges, Blue Lodge; 32nd Mason; Shrine, 
India Temple, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., uncle 

L. N. Clark, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
statewide worker 30 yfs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, mbr. City Council Milburn, also 
Sell. Bd. Party Honors, Co. Chnm. since 
1928. Remarks, Asst. Draft Bd. and all 
other activities during W. War.; mbr. Co., 
St., Natl. Medical Assn.; former pres. 
Johnston Co. Medical Assn. 

CLARK, JOSEPH J., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Marion, 
Ky., Dec. 17, 1874. Edu., com. and h. 
sell., Marion, Ky.; Med. Sell., Univ. of 
Ky., M. D., 1896. Wife, Lillian. Cdrn., 
4 s„ Kenneth L„ co. atty., Tishomingo; 
Joseph Stanley, Boynton; Johnson B.. 
Maud; Francis Marion, New Mexico. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Ardmore. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mr. Goetlings, Nida; R. Melton, Emmett: 
Luther Horton, Mack Butto, Dr. E. G. 
Pate, Milburn; Tom Eallin, Mansville; 
Doug Holly, Mill Creek; Bill Durant, Tom 
Hunter, Hugo; H. H. Brown, Lee Cruce, 
Tom and Judge Champion, Ardmore; 
Judge Walden, Marietta. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Milburn; 
Consistory at McAlest.er; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., W. H. 
Clark, (bro.), Hoxie, Kan., nominee for 
Congress in 1924. Pol. Act., partisan . 
active in co. since 1903. Offices, Co. 
Health Officer; mbr. St. Legislature, 1914- 
15. Party Honors, first Co. Chmn. ot 
Johnston Co. after statehood and served 
until 1925; sec’y. Dem. Cen. Com. during 
the Constitutional Conv. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in , 1903; lived at Milburn 1903- 
18; at Tishomingo since 1918; during W. 
War was Medical Examiner and mbr. Ex¬ 
emption Bd. Hobby, raising chickens. 

CLARK, J. KENNETH, Tishomingo. 
Dem. Occ., County Attorney. B., Marion, 
Ky., July 16, 1900. Edu., com. sch., Mil¬ 
burn, Okla.; h. sch., Tishomingo, 1919; 
Henry Kendall Col, Tulsa, 1917; Cen. St. 
Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 1916; Okla. A. & 

M. Col., 1918; Murray Junior Col., 19-4: 
Cumberland Univ., Tenn., grad. LL. B., 
1925. Wife, Thelma Lou, d. ot L. J. 
Horton, Milburn, Okla. Bus. Con., 9°- 
Atty.; farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Mill Creek. Assoc., (pol.) Charles Rawls, 
Mill Creek; J. C. Attaway, Wapanucka; 
J. C. Marshall, Milburn; D. L. Green, 


Nida; Bon Easterling, Connorville; Oscar 
Loaranee,, Sulphur; Dave Highbarger. 
Chickasha; James Thompson, Homer Paul, 
Pauls Valley; Bart Aldridge, Wewoka; 
Jim Nance, Walters. Church, Pres. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. J. J. Clark, (father), Tishomingo; 
Dr. Charles Evans, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs for 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Assistant Co. Atty., 1927-28 ; Co. Atty.. 
since 1928; mbr. Eleventh Legislature; 
Farm Loan Division of Land Office Dept. 
Party Honors, del. to st, conv., 1926; 
pres. Co. League of Young Dem. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived at 
Milburn, 1902-18; Tishomingo since. Hob¬ 
by, fishing. 

CROWELL, CHAS. M„ Tishomingo. 
Dem. Occ., County Judge. B., Erie, Pa., 
came to Okla. 1896; located near Paul; 
Valley, Berwyn 1896, Spanish Amer. War. 
1897, Madill 1900. Wapanucka 190) 
Tishomingo since 1916. Edu., Univ. of 
Va.; admitted to bar in Tex. 1894. Single. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs. 
Lions; K. P.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. worker 22 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, City Atty. Wapanucka; Co. Judge 
since 1917. Party Honors, has been in 
office for 13 yrs. and not eligible for pol. 
honors. Remarks, mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense and Chmn. Legal Advisory Bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War; had charge of Liberty Loan 
drive. Mbr. Okla. and St. Bar A.ssns. 
Spanish War veteran. 

CUNNINGHAM, EDWARD H„ Tisho¬ 
mingo. Dem. Occ., Deputy Co. Assessor. 
B., Athens, Tenn., May 15, 1896. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Salina, Tex.; Bus. Col., 
Dallas, Tex., grad. 1916. Wife, Maggie 
Ellett. Cdrn., 1 s., Clovis. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Tishomingo Assoc., (pol.) J. 
J. Enloe, Tishomingo; Max Crouse, Ravia; 
W. J. Bray, Mill Creek. Church, Ban. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Tishomingo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 10 yrs in co.; very active personal 
contact worker. Offices, Tag Agent, 1925- 
28; Deputy Co. Assessor since 1923. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1918; lived 
since in Johnston Co., in Tishomingo 
since 1922. 

ENLOE, C. E. Fillmore, Okla. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Tenn., Dec. 4, 1889. 

Edu.. com. and h. sch., Emitt. Home law 
course. Wife, Mae Hendrix. Cdrn., 2 s., 



DR. J. J. CLARK 



DR. GUY CLARK 


Sherman and Warren; 1 d., Edna Lee. Bus. 
Con., Agriculture. Bk. Con., First St.„ 
Tishomingo. Assoc., (pol.) Hugh L. Blunt, 
Milburne. Okla. Bill Murray, Tishomingo; 
T. P. Gore, Lawton; Judge Sam Hayes, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan, co. and 
statewide, active since 1920 ; makes 
speeches and works through coins. Of¬ 
fices, Clk. Consolidated sch. Dist.„ 10 yrs. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. John¬ 
ston Co., pret. com.; chmn. elec. bd. Hobby, 
politics. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894, 
located at Emitt, lived there eight yrs.; 
moved to Milburne, then to Fillmore. 
Served in Military Service at Ft. Sill, 14th 
Field Artillery. Active in Liberty Loan. 
Prct. Chmn. of Council of Defense during 
W. War. 

ENLOE, J. J., Tishomingo. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B„ Kingsville, Tex., June 
15, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch.; ele¬ 
mentary course at Murray St. Sch.; East 
Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., Ada. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Tishomingo. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. M. Crowell, G. A. VanNoy, 
Tishomingo; W. P. Alexander, Ardmore; 
Bert McDonel, Okla City. Church, Bap. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 8 
yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Co. Clerk since 1920. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1892; lived at Ardmore 1892- 
1909; Tishomingo since 1909; during W. 
War served in Headquarters Co. 358th 
Inf.; mbr. Amer. Legion, James E. Davis 
Post, Tishomingo. Interested in school work. 

FLEMING, ROSCOE C„ Tishomingo. 
Rep. Ccc,, postmaster. B., Austin, Tex., 
Oct. 21, 1885 ; came to Okla 1889, located 
Ardmore; Tishomingo since 1905. Edu., 
pub. sch., Paris, Text, h. sch., Pauls 
Valley; admitted bar 1907. Wife, Blanche 
Fisher. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Olive. Bk. 
Con., First Natl Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Johnnie 
Chisholm,, Bob Welborn, I). W. Son, Cliff 
Owen, Lester Johnson. Clark Wasson, J. 
W. Harreld, Guy Cobb. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, 32nd Mason. Imp. Rel., father, 
J. T. Fleming, first U. S. Commr. at Ard¬ 
more. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 20 yrs. through organiz. Offices, 
Deputy U. S. Court before statehood; 
Clerk U. S. Court later; Postmaster since 
1921. Party Honors, St. Committeeman 
since 1926; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, 














active in all drives during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, hunting and fishing. 

FRENCH, VERA, Fillmore. Dem. V.- 

Chmn. Co. C'en. Com., 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

FRENCH, W. D., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. Located Milburn. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all pol. 
leaders in co. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
wide; makes speeches; works personally 
and through corns. Offices, Justice of the 
Peace, Milburn; former Co. Atty. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, further information unavailable. 

GALLOWAY, C. C., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Bastrop Co., Tex., 
Jan. 4, 1874. Edu., public sch., Tex.; 
Collegiate Institute, Gilmer, Tex. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., publisher Johnston 
Co. News. Bk. Con., First Natl., Tisho¬ 
mingo. Assoc., H. 0. Spears, partner in 
bus.; (pol.) John E. Garner, Milburn; Dr. 
Joe Clark, Tishomingo; Grant Tyler, Mil¬ 
burn ; Tom McKeown, W. O. Ray, Tisho¬ 
mingo; Porter Newman, Durant. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Tisho¬ 
mingo; McAlester Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
C. L. Galloway, atty., El Paso, Tex., 
(bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
for 30 yrs. Offices, City Councilman, Mil¬ 
burn. Party Honors, former mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. at Milburn for 8 yrs.; attends 
all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived at Ardmore 1905-11; 
Ada 1911-12; Milburn 1912-25; Tisho¬ 
mingo since 1925; during W. War was 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. 

GILLIAM, CHARLES H„ Tishomingo. 
Dem. Occ., State Gin Inspector. B., 
Jackson, Tenn., Nov. 8, 1888. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Tishomingo. Wife, (dec.) 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack Gilliam. Bus. Con., St. 
Gin Inspector. Bk. Con., First Natl., 


Tishomingo. Assoc., (pol.) the entire co. 
Dem. organiz.; Frank Carter, Joe Cobb, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, O. A. Cargill, C. C. 
Childers, Scott Ferris. Lodges, W. O. W., 
Tishomingo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. for 20 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, St. Health Insp., 
1922-23; Gin Insp., since 1927. Party 
Honors, attends all st. and co. convs; all 
convs. of Young Dem. League. Remarks,, 
came to Okla. in 1899; lived at Ardmore 
a short while and at Tishomingo since 
1899. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HUNT, FRED,, Tishomingo. Dem. Occ., 
Sheriff. B., Mill Creek, Okla., Nov. 5, 
1896; Tishomingo since 1921. Edu., h. 
sch., Mill Creek. Wife, Carrie Pangbum. 
No cdrn. Bk. Con., First Natl., Mill 
Cfeek.. Pol. Assoc., G. A. VanNoy, R. 
M. McCool, W. O. Kay, Tom D. McKeown, 
iMl. E. Trapp, Stanley Rogers, Bill Card- 
well,, Bob Sumpter, Bill Murray. Church, 
Bap. Club, Lions. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. worker 10 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, Under Sheriff 1923-24; Sheriff 
since 1925. Party Honors, mbr. League of 
Young Dems.; del. to all League of Young 
Dems. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, James 
D. Davis Post; 13th Inf. 18th Div. 
Hobby, hunting. 

LOONEY, J. E., Tishomingo. Rep. Occ, 
merchant B, Johnston Co, Ill, April 9, 
1860. Edu., com and h. sch., Vienna, Ill.; 
Carbondale Normal Col.; St. Vincents 
Col.; Cape Girardeau, Mo. Wife, Molly 
Asbrook. Cdrn., 1 s., W. A., Tishomingo; 
2 d., Mrs. W. L. Ide, St. Paul, Minn.; 
Mrs. H. C. Hutchens, Tishomingo. Bus. 
Con., Looney & Son Grocery; stockrais¬ 
ing; farming. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Tishomingo. Assoc., W. A. Looney, (son) 
partner in bus.; (pol.) Rep. leaders in 
Johnston Co. and st. Church, Pres. 
ICIubs & Lodges, C. of C., active in all 
civic affairs; life mbr. Bankhead Highway 


Assn.; Chmn. Johnston Co. Good Roads 
Com. since statehood; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Tishomingo; Royal Arch, Ardmore ; Knights 
Templar, Ardmore; Consistory, McAlester. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. J. T. Looney, Tishomingo, 
(bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 50 yrs.; works through corns, 
and personal contacts. Offices, Deputy 
Sheriff, Johnston Co., Ill.; former office 
in Southern Ill. Penitentiary; was a mbr. 
of Sch. Bd. in Ill. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dilst., and co. convs.; past Chmn. of 
Co. Cen. Com.; past St. Committeeman; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903; lived since at Tishomingo; 
during W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense and active in Bond and Red Cross 
work. 

McCALL, CHARLES A., Tishomingo. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Duke Center, 
Pa., Sept. 26, 1879. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Sacred Heart Sch; Okla Commercial 
Sch. Wife, Pearl J. Wade. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Charles A., Jr., Tishomingo. Bus. Con.,, 
C. A. McCall Dry Goods Store, Tishomin¬ 
go; 20 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl., Tisho¬ 
mingo. Assoc., (pol.) Wm. H. Murray, 
George VanNoy, Charles Gilliam, R. M. 
McCool, Tishomingo; Claude Hendon, 
iShawnee; W. C. McAlister, Tom Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, Catholic. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions Club; W. O. W., Tisho¬ 
mingo. Imp. Rel., R. H. McCall, Tisho¬ 
mingo, (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for 20 yrs; makes speeches; works 
through corns, and personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Treas., 1913-17, 2 terms; 

Mayor, 1927 ; City Councilman. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs.; 
Sec’y. Election Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived 
since at Tishomingo; during W. War was 
active in Y. M. C. A. and Liberty Loan 
work. Hobby, reading. 

McCALL, H. R., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., second hand dealer. B., Allentown, 
N. Y., June 10, 1883. Edu., public sch., 
Tishomingo, Okla. Wife, Cora Arkerman. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Nora Jane, Bobbie Ellen. 
Bus. Coin., H. R. McCall Second Hand 
Store, Tishomingo. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Tishomingo. Assoc., R. W. McCool, Geo. 
VanNoy, Charles McCall. Tishomingo. 
Church, Chris, preferred. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, 32nd, Tishomingo; W. O. W.; 
M. W. A., Tishomingo. Imp. Rel., C. A. 



FRED HUNT 









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W. 0. RAY 


McCall, Tishomingo, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and dist. for 25 
yrs.; works through corns, and personal 
contacts. Offices, City Councilman, 1914- 
19; Co. Registrar, 1918, for registering 
the soldiers only. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. convs.; Prct. Registrar. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1891; lived since at 
Tishomingo; dluiring W. War was mbr. 
Council of Defense, and active in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby fishing. 

McCOOL, R. M., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., School President. B., McCool, Miss., 
July 3, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Miss.; Miss. A. & M. Col., B. S.; post 
grad. Okla. A. & M. Col., Okla. Univ. 
Wife, Bettie Fulton. Cdrn., 1 s., Rich¬ 
ard M., Jr.; 3 d., Elizabeth, Anna, Frances. 
Bus. Con., President Murray Agri. Col., 
Tishomingo; connected with Murray Agri. 
Col. since 1910, pres, of the sch. since 
1913. Clubs & Lodges, Riverside Country 
Club,, pres. Lions Club; 32nd Mason, 
Tishomingo; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; makes speeches. 

MILLER, ALONZO, Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., abstractor. B., Ozark, Ark., Sept. 
9, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark.; 
St. Tchrs. Colleges, Bowling Green, Ky., 
Edmond, Tahlequah, Okla. Wife, Yelonia 
Corley. Bus. Con., Johnston Co. Abstract 
Co., Tishomingo. Bank Con., First Natl. 
Tishomingo. Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Chis¬ 
holm, Tishomingo; Dave White, Bee; W. 
J. Rogers, Connersville; Scott Ferris, Bill 
Darnell; W. J. Holloway: R. H. Wilson. 
Church, Meth. Lodges & Clubs, former 
I. O. O. F., Tishomingo; Lions Club. Pol. 
Act., active in co. and dist. pol. for 25 
yrs; makes speeches. Offices, former mbr. 
sch. bd. for 3 yrs. Party Honors, can¬ 
didate for St. Senator, 1928, in opposition 
to W. O. Ray; Inspector Election Bd. at 
Duncan, 1916; attends co. and dist. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived 
at Yian, 1907-09 ; Muldrow, 1909-15; 
Duncan, 1915-17; Tishomingo since 1917; 
during W. War was active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work. Hobby, radio. 

MILLER, W. A., Tishomingo. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer. B., St. Clair Co., Ill., 
Aug. 27, 1867. Edu., h. sch., Humphrey. 
Mo.; Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mo.; Univ. 
of Neb., Lincoln. Wife, Mary G. Harrison 
(dec.) Cdrn., 1 s., W. H., Healdton. 

Bus. Con., W. A. Miller Real Estate & 


Insurance Dealer; land owner, Tishomingo. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Tishomingo; First 
Natl., Mill Creek. Assoc., (pol.) Clifton 
J. Owen, Mill Creek; John Stobaugh, 
Tishomingo; Tom Askew, Milburn; John 
Fields, Sen. W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, 
A. C. Alexander, Grant McCollough. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, M. W. A., Tisho¬ 
mingo. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
for 40 yrs.; makes some speeches and 
works through corns, and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, former City Councilman, 
Tishomingo. Party Honors, former Co. 
Chmn.; del. to st . and co. convs.; at¬ 
tended the last natl. conv. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived near Ft. 
Cobb for a short while; returned to Mo. 
where he lived until 1907; lived in Tisho¬ 
mingo since 1907 ; during W. War was 
mbr. Draft Bd. and mbr. Farm Bd. to 
speed production. 

MURRAY, WILLIAM H., (“Alfalfa Bill”) 

Tishomingo. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Nov. 21, 1869 ; came to Okla. 1899; located 
Tishomingo; tried ranching before start¬ 
ing political career. Edu., Bus. Col.; 
Hill Institute, Springtown, Tex., 1889; 
taught sch. 5 yrs.; admitted to bar 1896. 
Wife, Mary Alice Hearreld, niece of Gov. 
Johnson, Gov. Chickasaw Nation. _Bus. 
Con., former tchr., editor, farmer. Pol. 
Act., one of foremost, and leading states¬ 
men of Okla. early days. Offices, mbr. 
Chickasaw-Choctaw Coal Com. 1903; Rep. 
Sequoyah Coal Com. at Muskogee 1905; 
Pres. Okla. Constitutional Conv., 1906; 
Speaker House of Representatives 1907- 
08; mbr. of Congress 1915-17 from 4th 
Dist. Party Honors, del at large natl. 
conv. 1908-12-16; Chmn. First Dem. St. 
Conv. of Okla. after statehood, 1907. 
Remarks, mother died when he was 2 yrs. 
old; ran away from home at 12, picked 
cotton, chopped wood, etc. for living and 
education. 

OWENS, OLIFTON J., Mill Creek. Rep. 
Occ.. Postmaster. B., Franklin Co. Sept. 
17, 1892, Franklin Co., Ga.; came to Okla. 
1909 ; located Mill Creek. Edu., h. sch., 
Ga.; Hills Bus. Col., Okla. City. Wife, 
Mattie McCurley. Cdrn., 1 s., Tyram J.; 
1 d., Mable. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. A. Miller, L. W. Norman, Jim 
Lester, C. C. Clark, V. V. Barnes, F. E. 
Kennamer, H. B. Warfield, Bob Sumpter. 
Church, Universalist. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 16 yrs. through organizations. 
Offices, Postmaster since 1916. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeeman; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, active on all drives 
during W. War. Hobby, hunting. 

RATLIFF, WILLIAM L., Tishomingo. 
Dem. Ooc., attorney. B., Murray Co., 
Tenn., Mch. 20, 1874. Edu., com .and h. 
schs., and Bap. Institute, Springtown, Tex. 
Wife, Myrtle McCoy. Cdrn., 3 s., Douglas, 
Tidal Oil Co., Seminole; Grady, Elwin; 
3 d., Mrs. Odell Davis. Mrs. Lous Drake, 
Ysleta, Tulsa. Bus. Con., practicing at¬ 
torney, only. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pert.) O. M. McCall, R. M. McCool, R. 
P. Smith, George YanNoy, Claude Ben¬ 
nett, Tishomingo; Judge Porter Newman, 
W. E. Utterback, Durant; H. H. Brown, 
Ardmore. Church, Bap. Clubs. Lions 
Club, Tishomingo. Imp. Rel., J. M. Rat¬ 
liff (bro.), Tishomingo; Joe S. Ratliff 
(dec.), former st. senator. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1917; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Judge, Carson Co., 
Tex., 1910-14. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. 1924; attends all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898; lived at Mans- 
ville; at Tishomingo since 1917. Hobby, 
fishing. 

RAY WILLIAM 0.. Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Atoka, Sept. 18, 1899: 
in Pontotoc Co. 1919; Tishomingo since 
1926. Edu., h. sch., Atoka; S. E. Normal: 
A. & M. Wife, Helen Mundy. Cdrn., 1 
d., Bobbie Jean. Bus. Con., cashier, First 
Natl. Bk. Assoc., G. F. Webber, v.-pres.; 


(pol.) C. H. Gilliam, G. A. VanNoy, Mack 
Rutherford, Fred Hunt, Frank Carter, Fred 
Capshaw, J. W. Clark, M. E. Trapp, W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, B. P. O. E.; Lions; 32nd Mason. 
Imp. Rel., O. P. Ray (father), with Chas. 
McCloud. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
10 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, St. Sen¬ 
ator since 1928. Party Honors, del. to 
all convs. Remarks, mbr. Izaak Walton 
League; Legionnaire, Tishomingo Post; U. 
S. navy. Hobby, hunting. 

RICHARDSON, LEM, Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., owner filling station. B., Tisho¬ 
mingo, Feb. 12, 1886. Edu., com. and h. 
sells., Tishomingo. Wife, Beulah Betts. 
Bus. Con., Lem Richardson’s Service Sta¬ 
tion, Tishomingo. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. H. Gilliam, George Van¬ 
Noy, W. C. Costello, Robert Ayers, Tisho¬ 
mingo; Carl Gann, Milburn; Carl Dilling¬ 
ham, Mad ill; Tom Kinsey, Ardmore; Judge 
P. Newman, Durant; Jim Kirsey, Durant; 
P L. Gassoway, Euell Moore, Coalgate. 
Lodges, W. O. W., M. W. A., Tishomingo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1914; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Deputy Sheriff 10 yrs. ; 
City Marshal 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, native 
(fklahoman; lived all his life in Tisho¬ 
mingo. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

ROGERS, W. J., Connersville. Dem. Occ., 
physician and farmer. B., Marietta, Miss., 
Jan. 2, 1872. Edu., h. sch.. Marietta, 

Miss.; Univ. of Miss., Oxford; Borns Med¬ 
ical Col., St. Louis, M. D„ 1895. Wife, 
Loraine Baldridge. Cdrn., 3 s., J. P., P. 
P., W. E.; 2 d., Luna; Mrs. Gilbert Reed, 
Tulsa. Bus. Con., practicing physician; 
farmer; owner Blue River Park summer 
resort, Connersville. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., J. P. Rogers (son), assoc, in farm¬ 
ing interests; (pol.) John Chisholm, Dr. 

J. J. Clark, B. W. Baldridge, Tishomingo. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, K. K. 

K. ; former I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active for 30 yrs. in co. and 
dist.; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Justice of Peace; first 
Co. Commr. after statehood; former mbr. 
Sch Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; 
lived at Wapanucka 1896-99; Connersville 
since 1899; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense; interested in outdoor 
life and has a game preserve. 

RUTHERFORD, MACK, Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., abstract and land bus. B., Hamil¬ 
ton Co., Tex., Dec. 17, 1884. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Madill, Tishomingo; bus. 
col., Ardmore. Wife, Janie, d. of V. F. 
Eubanks, Tishomingo. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles 
Neely; 1 d., Maxine. Bus. Con., Tisho¬ 
mingo Abstract Co.; farm owner, cattle 
bus.; real estate dealer. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., R. E. Rutherford (bro.), 
bus partner; (pol.) C. H. Gilliam, Lem 
Richardson, R. M. McCool, George Van- 
Nov, Fred Hunt, Tishomingo. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions Club; Tishomingo Country 
Club; M. W. A.; Mason Blue Lodge, Tish¬ 
omingo. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1912; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, chmn. Town Bd. since 
1923. Party Honors, prct. committeeman; 
del. to st. conv. 1928; attends all co. 
convs.; was pres, of Smith-Robinson Club. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived at 
Madill 1900-04 ; Tishomingo since 1904. 
Hobby, stock-raising. 

SHEARER, P. B. H., Tishomingo. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Wood Co., Ohio, Dec. 
16, 1864. Edu., Valparaiso LTniv., B. S., 
1887 ; A. B., 1888; admitted to bar In 
Okla. 1892. Wife, Genevieve Hern. Cdrn., 

1 d., Mrs. Leslie Furry, Coleman, Tex. Bus. 
Con., practicing attorney; assistant co. at¬ 
torney; land owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Kenneth Clark, Co. Atty.; 
(pol.) W. A. Miller, W. B. Son, Pat Trot¬ 
ter, Tishomingo; William Franklin, J. W. 
Harreld. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 




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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GEORGE A. VANNOY 


W. O. W.; M. W. A.; I. 0. O. F., past 
Grand Master, Tishomingo. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; active for 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and person¬ 
al contacts; dry, anti-Klan, anti-Catholic 
voter. Offices, Mayor of Tishomingo for 
2 terms at the time of statehood; Co. 
Atty. 1915-16, 1923-24; Asst. Co. Atty., 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. 1907 ; former co. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1897; lived at Tish¬ 
omingo since; during W. War was atty. 
for the draft bd., Tishomingo. Hobby, 
writing. 

SMITH, JULIAN M., Mannsville. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Birmingham, Ala., 


July 30, 1897. Edu., h. sch., Avalon, Tex.; 
Baylor Univ. Wife, Mable J., d. of J. 
M. Collins, Ardmore. Bus. Con., Smith 
Drug Store. Bk. Con., Mannsville St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Fred Hunt, W. 0. Ray, G. 
A VanNoy, R. M. McCool. Church, Meth. 
Ledge, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Della Rich (sister), former v.-chmn. 
Johnston Co., now of Blanchard. Pol. 
Act., independent; co. worker since 1919 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Councilman 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived 
Madill, Mannsville since 1915; civic work¬ 
er; during W. War served in 362nd Inf., 
Receiving Battalion. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

SMITH, R. P., Tishomingo. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Prentiss Co., Miss., May 
22, 1875. Edu., pub. schs., Skullyville. 

Wife, Freddie. Cdrn., 1 d., Frances. Bus. 
Con., publisher Johnston Co. Capital Dem¬ 
ocrat. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. 
M. McCool (partner in bus., joint owner 
newspaper) ; (pol.) W. J. Bray, Mill Creek; 
C. M. Crowell, Tishomingo; Henry S. 
Johnston; Ed Dabney; Harry Cordell. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions 
Club ; Mason Blue Lodge, Tishomingo; Mc- 
Alester Consistory. Imp. Rel., J. Wesley 
Smith, (bro.), attorney; J. A. Smith 
(father), Spiro. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and dist. for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr., 1910- 
14; Dep. Co. Treas. 1916-17; former Jus¬ 
tice of Peace and former City Councilman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived at 
Tishomingo since 1903. Hobby, baseball. 

ST. JOHN, MRS. IRENE, Tishomingo. 
Dem. Occ., City Clerk. B., Logansport, 
La., Nov. 7, 1887. Edu.,, com. and h. 
schs., Tishomingo. Hus., Leslie St. John, 
Okla. City, army officer. Cdrn., 3 d. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Major 
White, J. J. Enloe, Tishomingo; W. O. 
Ray, representative. Church Chris. Pol. 
Act., partisan in natl. affairs; independ¬ 
ent in local; active in co. for 10 yrs. 
Offices, City Clk., since 1923. Remarks, 
earned to Okla. 1890 ; lived at Tishomingo; 
mbr. of Apier. Legion Post No. 142 of 
Chicago, Ill, Hobby, reading. 


TATE, 2. H., Tishomingo. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Assessor. B., Union Co., Miss., Mch. 
5, 1858. Edu., com. schs., Miss. Wife, 
Lettie. Cdrn., 3 s., J. C., Tishomingo; Don 
F., Coleman; J. W„ Wapanucka; 4 d., 
Mrs. Maud Carter, Wapanucka; Mrs. Cecil 
Hardyj Coleman; Mrs. Lillian Hart, Tish¬ 
omingo; Mrs. Allie Lee Johnson, Durant. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. D. Price, Coleman; John 
Attaway, Wapanucka; W. E. Smith, Tish¬ 
omingo; Don Easterling, Connorville; W. S. 
Hunt, Mill Creek. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Wapanucka. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1907; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Co. Assessor since 1923; former Justice of 
Peace, Coleman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1884; lived at Thackerville 1884-89; 
Daugherty 1889-1904; Wapanucka 1904-22; 
at Tishomingo since 1922; attends co. 
convs. always. 

TROTTER, C. W„ Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., Under-Sheriff. B., Benton Co., Ark., 
Apr. 3, 1880. Edu., com. schs., Okla. 

Wife, Nellie Frye. Cdrn., 2 s., W. S., 
Milburn; C. D., Tishomingo. Bus. Con., 
Under-Sheriff of Johnston Co.; farming. 
Bk, Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. M. Don¬ 
aldson, W. G. Willard, Fred Hunt, Tish¬ 
omingo; Zack Tate, Tishomingo; Tom Jes¬ 
ter, Russett. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Commr. 1912-16; Under-Sheriff 1921- 
22, 1926 to present. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1891; in Indian Terr.; now John¬ 
ston Co.; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
fishing. 

VAN NOY, GEO. A., Tishomingo. Dem. 
Occ., wholesale flour and feed business. 
B., Dodge City, Tex., Aug. 6, 1882; came 
to Okla. 1906; located Tishomingo. Edu., 
li. sch., Dodge City, Tex. Wife, Sue 
Hutchens. Cdrn., 2 d., LaJoy, Sue. Bus. 
Con., Tishomingo Flour & Feed Co.; Tish¬ 
omingo Milling Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Lions; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 28 yrs.; through 
organization. Offices, City Council 4 yrs.; 
mbr. St. Bd. Agriculture now. Party 
Honors, co. chmn.; del. to natl. conv. 1928; 
del. to st. convs. Remarks, hobby, hunting 





Kay County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, R. M. Parkhurst (Rep.) _Blackwell 

Co. Attorney, Bruce B. Potter (Rep.)_Blackwell 

Ct. Clerk, Isabell Groshong (Rep.) _Newkirk 

Co. Clerk, Bernice Schoonover (Rep.) _Newkirk 

Sheriff, Joe H. Cooper (Rep.) _Ponca City 

Co. Treasurer, Coe Davis (Rep.) _Newkirk 

Co. Surveyor, J. S. Clark (Dem.) _Newkirk 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., W. R. Clift (Dem.)_Newkirk 

Co. Assessor, Sid Spor (Dem.)_Newkirk 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—L. A. Cann (Dem.)_Ponca City 

Dist. No. 2—Marshall Hiatt (Dem.) _Newkirk 

Dist. No. 3—H. B. Housh (Dem.)_Blackwell 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., W. E. Shinn (Dem.) _-Newkirk 

Chmn., George M. Cassity (Dem.) _Tonkawa 

Mbr., L. A. Maris (Rep.) _Ponca City 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, G. A. Chappell, (Rep.) Newkirk, 
Senator. W. T. Clark (Rep.) Medford; District Judge, 
Claud Duval (Dem.) Newkirk; W. E. Rice (Dem.) 
Red Rock. 

State Officers, Lew r Wentz, Chmn., Highway Com., 
Ponca City; Dr. E. M. Miller, Blackwell, mbr. State 
Bd. Med. Exam. ; Gen. Baird H. Markham, Ponca City, 
mbr. Bd. Regents Okla. Military Academy, Claremore; 
Dr. J. A. Jones, Tonkawa, mbr. Bd. Regents Univ. Prep. 
School and Junior Col., Tonkawa; Mrs. Josephine 
Height, Blackwell, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, Univ. Prep. School and Jr. Col., 
Tonkawa, R. R. Robinson, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Chas. Duffy, Ponca City, Chmn.; Mrs. Josephine 
Bell, Tonkawa, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

John Hosack, Blackwell, Chmn.; Mrs. A. L. Balen- 


tine, Blackwell, V.-Chmn.; Edward Hodges, Ponca City, 
Sec’y. 

F. A. Heberling, Ponca City, St. Committeeman; 
M rs. Paul Mason, Newkirk,? St. Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Newkirk, Co. Seat; II. H. Hill (Mayor); A. D. 
Leighty (Clerk) ; H. S. Burke (Attorney) ; Ivansas- 
Osage Co.; Ponca City Gas Dist. Co. 

Black-well, M. M. Lively (Mayor) ; Dwight Randall 
(Clerk) ; Roy Cox (Attorney) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Braman, Sam Orr (Mayor) ; I). G. Fisher (Clerk) ; 
John S. Burger (Attorney) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Kaw, Jess P. Williss (Mayor) ; Eva Cross (Clerk) ; 
Thos. M. Smith (Attorney) ; Kansas-Osage Co. 

Ponca City, H. C. Mulroy (Mayor) ; Geo. Smee, 
(Manager) ; C. E. Norton (Clerk) ; II. O. Wilson (At¬ 
torney) ; Kansas-Osage Co.; Ponca City Gas Dist. Co. 

Tonkawa, B. G. Woodruff (Mayor) ; Ellis E. Davis 
(Clerk) ; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Nardin, J. E. Smith (Mayor) ; W. Hanz (Clerk) ; 
Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

I >em. 

| 2340 

‘ t 

4609 | 

| 6049 

1 

4196 | 

Rep. 

24S2 

1 

5961 | 

| 7402 

1138291 

Son. 

| 373 

1 

231 j 

| 167 

1 

95 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1770 | 

4724 | 

| 3364 

4285 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

2125 | 

5854 | 

| 10984| 5087 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

95 | 

216 | 

|no C. 

24 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1682 | 

| 4582 

1 

5213 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

2274 | 

! 5841 

1 

5076 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

108| 

1 47 

1 

33 | 

1 

1 

Soc. 

| 391 

92 | 

200 | 47 

j no C. 

28 | 

52 | 


Town 

Blackwell 

Braman 
Kaw City 
Nardin 
Newkirk 
Ponca City 
Tonkawa 


NEWSPAPERS 


Tribune 


Newspaper 


Editor 

C. II. Bellatti 


Owner 

Blackwell Tribune Pub. 
Co. 


Leader 

News 

Reporter 

Herald-Journal 

News 

News 


(Wkly. Ind.) 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

(Ind. Dem.) 
(Ind.) 

(Mon. & Thurs. Ind.) R. 


H. L. DeVilliers 

C. C. Cline 
Hamlin Bros. 

D. M. Hamlin 
Clyde E. Muchmorc 

C. Whinery & W. N. 'i 


Hamlin Bros. 

Ponca City Pub. Co. 



ADAMS, WILEY JOHN., Tonkawa., Dem. 
icc., dentist. B., Whitesburg, Ivy., May 24, 
895. Edu., Berea Col., Berea, Ky., 1914-17; 

Univ. of Louisville, 
Ky., 1919-1923, D. 
d! S. Wife, Mary 
Elizabeth Quisen- 
herry, d. of Roger 
E. Qiuisenberry, 
Eastwood, Ky. Bus. 
Con., practice of 
■dentistry in Ky. till 
1925; came to Okla. 
and located in Ton¬ 
kawa. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Bk. of 
Commerce. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason York 
Rite; Kiwanis, past 
pres., dist. trustee, 
dir. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
Samtiel Blair, 
pache, (uncle). Pol. Act., atcive; 


DR. W. J. ADAMS 


helped organize Dem. Clubs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. conv. in Okla. and to st. convs. 
in Ivy. Remarks, left Berea Col. to enter 
149th Inf., 38th Div., went to France, 

retured as 1st Lt. in 101st Inf., 26th Div., 
now captain 312th Cavalry, Okla. Reserve; 
mbr. Amer. Legion; past pres., Kay Co. 
Reserve Officers; mbr. Boy Scout Council, 
Noble-Ivav Cos.; mbr, Okla. and Amer. 
Dental Assn.; Pres. Kay Co. Dental Assn. 

ALCORN, J. S., Ponca City. Rep. Occ., 
investments. B., Bedford, la.. Mar. 18 
1891. Edu., Bedford h. sell.; Kan. Univ. 

Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Pendulum 

Investment Co.; Southland Royalty Co., 
former vice Pres. Marland Oil Co. Bk. Con., 
Security St.; First Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., 
J. K. Cleary; Seward Sheldon; officials of 
Marland Oil Co. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd 

Mason; Shriner. Pol. Act.,_ partisan. 
Hobby, polo. 

APPLEGATE, FRED DOUGLAS., Ponca 
City. Rep. Occ., investments. B„ Howard 


Co., Ind., June 25, 1875'. Edu., h. sch., 

Kokomo, Ind.; bus. Col., Indianapolis, Ind. 
Wife, Blanche, d. of Lewis W. Honuss. 
Bus. Con., W. I. Beach & Co., Grocers 
Wholesale Salesmanager Marland Refining 
Co. 1917-28; retired on account consolida¬ 
tion. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Okla. St. Church, 
Chris. Pol Assoc., Lew Wentz, Pres. Law¬ 
rence, W. G. Skelly, M. C. Garber, Sen 
Harreld. Clubs & Lodges, Rock Cliff Coun¬ 
try Club; Masonic Shrine; Knight Templar. 
Pol. Act., City mgr. Hoover-Curtis Club. 
Remarks, active locally; came to Okla. 

1903; located at Ponca City. 

AUSTIN, EASLEY FRENCH,- Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Louden, Tenn., Dec. 
6, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Newkirk. Wife, 

Kathryn Marie Rodmacher. Cdrn., 1 d. 

Bus. Con., farmer; cooperative Store and 
Elevator Co., Newkirk. Bk. Con., Eastman 
Natl. Assoc., Frank Midgley, vice Pres 

Eastman Natl. Bk., Newkirk. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Odd Fellow; ex-Grange 




















































288 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. C. BAUM 


mbr. Pol. Act., Young Mens Dem. Club; 
active for good roaus program; attends 
all co. convs. Offices Prct. Committeeman, 
Newkirk Twp.; Inspector on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, Post Commander Amer. Legion; 
\V. War Service, over seas 6 months. 

BAIN, DANIEL AARON., Newkirk. Rep. 
Occ., automobile bus'ness. B., Burlington, 
la., Aug. 21, 1858. Edu., h. sch. Wife, 
Nancy Adeline Hostetler. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con.. automobile business; railroad 
grading work 7 yrs.; farming; stock raising; 
Nelson Motor Co. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl. 
Assoc., Oscar Swallow, Harold S. Cline. 
Robert Nelson, Tonkawa; Robert Winn, 
Okla. City. Lodges, Odd Fellow. Imp. Rel., 
Roy Bain, City Councilman, Newkirk, (son). 
Offices, Sheriff of Newkirk, 8 1-2 yrs. Party 
Honors, Co. Chmn. for 4 yrs. ; City Chmn. 
Newkirk Hoover-Curtis Club; del. to st. 
and co. convs., has attended all but one. 
Remarks, lived in Newkirk for 16 yrs. 

BAIN, JACOB DANIEL., Tonkawa. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Hamburg, la., Oct. 9, 
1871. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Katie 
Adelia Barnum. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., C. P. Arnold, W. Higgins, John 
Tripp, Geo. W. Frazier. Church Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. 
Imp. Rel., J. F. Bain, Eddy, Okla., (bro.). 
Offices, Chmn. Sch. Bd. for 16 yrs.; Twp. 
trustee, Carlisle Twp., since 1920 and now ; 
Twp. Committeeman; Twp. Clk., 1908-13. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, homesteaded 
in Garfield Co. ; moved to Tonkawa 1903. 
J. V. Bain, his son, Tonkawa, booster for 
good roads. 

BAKER. CLAUDE B„ Ponca City. Rep. 
Occ., paving contractor. B., Kan., 1875. 
Edu.. Salina, Kan. Wife, Junnette L, d. of 
Mrs. B. S. Bain, Ponca City. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
R. S., San Angelo, Tex.; 1 d., Mrs. IV. L. 
Stephenson, Enid. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Rielil, Lew Wentz, Ponca City; Fred C. 
Clarke, Okla. City. Lodge, Mason, Ponca 
City; Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., active sin"e 
1893, through committees and personal 
activities. Offices, Sec’y 4 yrs. to Congress¬ 
man McGuire. Party Honors, mbr. St. Com., 
Kay Co. several yrs.; mbr. St. Elec. Bd., 
1922-26; dir. speakers Bureau, Rep. party 
1926; del. all st. convs. except 1912. 

BALLANTINE, ELIZABETH., Blackwell. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Washington, Pa., 


Dec. 4, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Washington, 
Pa. Hus., A. F. Ballentine. Cdrn., 1 d.. 
Ester May. Bk. Con., St Guaranty. Assoc., 
(pol.) G. A. Chappell, Newkirk ; Clyde 
Muchmore; Roy Wycoff, Tonkawa; T. H. 
McDowell, Lew Wentz; Mrs. Geo.. Rainey, 
Enid; Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Watonga; Mrs. 
H. H. Sayre, Ardmore. Church. Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Eastern Star, past Matron, 1925 ; 
Womans Club; Blackwell Music Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1919; makes 
speeches, works through contacts and com. 
Party Honors. Vice Chmn. Hoover-Curtis 
Club, 1928; Prct. Committeewoman, 1921; 
Vice Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 1927-32. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1913; lived since at 
Blackwell. Interested in charitable work. 

BARCLAY, HARRY JAMES., Tonkawa. 
Dem. Occ., investments and farming. B., 
Summer Co.. Kan., Feb. 6, 1884. Edu., com. 
seh. Wife, Mabel B. Chatman. Cdrn., 3 s.; 
1 d. Bus. Con., The Godwin-Barclay Co., 
o'l leases and operating; pres, the Tonkawa 
Hotel Co. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
J. 0. Godwin. Tonkawa. Chu r ch. Meth. 
elunn. Finance com. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 



C. ROBERT BELLATTI 


Elks; 32nd Mason, Royal Arch, Shriner, 
Consistory Guthrie. Pol. Act.. Chmn. Smith- 
ltobinson Club. Offices, Mayor of Tonkawa 
2 terms; alderman. Remarks, Chmn. stand¬ 
ing com. of good roads; Amer. Legion; 
honorary mbr. Salvation Army; Natl. Rep. 
Boy Scouts; pres. Northern Okla. Erie 
Council; mbr. Executive Com. 9th Region 
Boy Scouts; Bd. of Regents. 

BAUM, WILLIAM CHRISTIAN., Kaw 

City. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Pottsville, 
l’enn., June 8, 1876. Edu., h. sch., Lima, 
Ohio; Mission House Col., Sheboygan, Wis., 
1896 ; Heidelberg Seminary, Tiffin, Ohio, 
1899. Wife, Florence Lee Joseph. Cdrn., 3 
s.; 2d. Bus. Con., dairyman; white leg¬ 
horn poultry raising; farming; former Ger¬ 
man Reformed minister, 3 yrs., 1899-1902. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, German 
Reformed. Clubs &. Lodges.- Mason 
Blue Lodge; C. of C. ; Chmn. Progressive 
committeeman. Party Honors, Registrar 6 
yrs.; served as Legislator, 1913 ; always on 
Elec. Bd.; Inspector; Prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, dir. Free Fair Bd. 

BELL, JOHN M„ Tonkawa. 
rancher. B., Winfield, Kan. 

Okla. grad. Unmarried. 

Lodge, Mason, Tonkawa. 


in Kay Co. since 1923, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices, St. Rep¬ 
resentative 1924-28. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906; lived since at Tonkawa. Interested 
in good roads and edu., has served on com. 
of city, co. and st. in interest of roads., 
Education and agriculture. Civic worker. 

BELL, JOSEPHINE, Tonkawa. Dem. 
Occ., teacher. B., Mo. Edu., grad. S. W. 
Winfield, Kan., 1910, A. B„ grad. Univ. 
of Chicago Unmarried. Bk. Con., Se¬ 
curity St., Blackwell. Church. Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Delphian; Amer. Assoc., Univ. 
Women; B. and P. W.; D. A. R. Eastern 
Star, Tonkawa. Mbr. Civic. Women’s club 
Tonkawa. Pol. Act., partisan; countywide 
active sipce 1920; makes speeches,, or¬ 
ganizes and does exec. work. Offices, co 
supt. Kay Co., 1920 (resigned) Party 
honors, vice-chmn. Kay Co. Cent. Com., 
recently elected. Hobby, work with Hi-Y 
boys, fishing. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 
locating Tonkawa. been there since. Edited 
official pub. of Bus. & Profes. Women’s 
Club for Okla. 1929-30; St. v.-pres. of 
P. & P. W. Pres. Northern Dist. of O. 
E. A. 1925-26 ; chmn. Okla. oranch of 
Natl. Council of Tchrs. of English. 

BELLATTI, C. ROBERT... Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B.. Jacksonville, III., 
Dec. 2, 1886. Edu., h. sch. ; James Milliken 
Univ"., B. S. 1908, Lincoln, Ill.; Okla. Univ. 
LL. B. 1912. Wife, Edith Skidmore, Lincoln, 
Ill. Cdrn.. 3s.; id. Bus. Con., Blackwell 
Tribune Publishing Co., Inc.. Pres. and 
Mgr.; Edith Bellatti; V-Pres. & Sec’y.. 
Allie Aubrey; dir. Security St. Bk., Black- 
well. Church Pres., Elder. Clubs & Lodges. 
Country Club; Lions; Elks; 32nd Mason. 
Shriner, Scottish Rite, Royal Arch, Knight 
Templar, Guthrie Consistory; dir C. of C. ; 
mbr. standing com. on good roads. Offices, 
City Atty. 2 terms. Remarks, active John¬ 
ston Campaign; active politically in edi¬ 
torial columns of newspapers. 

BLUBAUGH, JOHN ANTHONY, Black- 
v ell. Dem. Occ.. farmer and grocer. B., 
Coshocton Co. Ohio, Apr. 6, 1865. Edu., 
com., and h. sch., 
2 yrs., Danville, 
Ohio. Wife, Louisa 
Erg'alhardt. Cdrn., 7 
s.; 4 d., (2 de¬ 

ceased). Bus. Con., 
Riverside Grocery ; 
stockholder .Farme rs 
Elevator, Blackwell; 
farming and stock- 
raising 25 yrs. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. 
Church. Cath. Imp. 
Rel., J. L. Blubaugh, 
Leo B. Blubaugh, 
Chas. F. Blubaugh, 
(bros.) Medford. 
Pol. Act., candidate 
for Legis., 1910; 
chmn. Cen. Cbm., 
1908. Remarks, at¬ 
tended all co. and 
st. convs.; helped organize Okla. Wheat 
Grower's Assn., Vice Chmn. St. Bd. 1 yr., 
dir. 3 yrs. One of 93 homesteaders from 
the south side. 10 miles N. W. of Enid. 

BOGAN. ARTHUR LEWIS, Ponca City. 
Rep. Occ., Theater owner. B., Mt. Vernon, 
Ill., Aug. 31, 1889. Edu., h. sch., Mt. Vern¬ 
on, Ill. Wife. Martha Frederick, d. of W. B. 
Frederick, Cleveland, Ohio. Cdrn.. 1 s. ; 
3 d. Bus. Con., moving picture theatres; 
real estate. For 6 yrs. Sec’y and Treas. of 
Marland Refining Co. Bk. Con., Security 
Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions; Rock Cliff Country; Tulsa 
Club; 32nd Mason, Shriner. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1910. Hobby, sports. 

BROWNING, ROBERT MONROE, Peek- 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Weldon, Ill., 
1873. Edu., com. sch.; Bus. Col., 
Kan., 1891. Wife, Fannie Lack- 
1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
Assoc., Harry 


ham. 

Dem. Occ., Apr. 3, 

Edu., Univ of Winfield, 

Ihurch, Meth. wood Burke. Cdrn., 

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Roberts, Pres., Will M. Learman, Eastman 
Natl., Newkirk. Church, Chris., mbr. Bd. 
Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A. Imp. Rel., E. 

A. Burke, lawyer, Hugo, (bro.-in-law) ; J. 
0. Browning, Champlin Hardware Co., Enid, 
(bro.). Pol. Act., active in Farmers Al¬ 
liance in Kan.; ran for Co Clk., Kay Co., 
1924. Offices, Twp. Clk., Vemon Twp 10 
yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 20 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. convs. 

BRETT, GEORGE HENRY., Ponca City. 
Rep. Occ., hardware and implements dealer. 

B. , Portsmouth, Ohio, July 30, 1860. Edit., 

h. sch., Cincinnattl, 
Ohio.; Univ. of Lex¬ 
ington, Ky. Wife, 
Eleanor, d. of .Al¬ 
bert F. Thayer. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George 
Harrold, Albert; 2 
d., Mrs. Ellen 
Poston, Mrs. Ruth 
Raymond. Bus. Con., 
Geo. H. Brett, Im¬ 
plement Co.; part¬ 
ner, Harry Korler; 
Albert Brett, vice 
Pres. First Natl. 
Bk., Ponca City; 
dir. Ponca City 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. ; 

. „ Civil engineer for 
GEORGE H. BRETT Rock Island 7 yrs.. 
Gov. 3 yrs. Bk. 
„. , Con., First Natl.; 

First Natl., Ran. City, Mo. Church, Pres., 
trustee. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary ; Rock Cliff 
Country; Mason, York Rite; I. O. O. F. Pol. 
Act., active in city and co. affairs. Offices’ 
Pres. Sch. Bd. 21 yrs.; upper house terri¬ 
torial days. Remarks, came to Okla. 1888, 
Grant Co., 1888-92; Jefferson Co. 1892-tm; 
Ponca City since. Hobby, sports. 

BROWN, PEYTON EARLE, Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Clarendon, Texas, 
April, 19, 1888. Edu., h. sch., Mangum, 
1908 ; Edmond Col.; 
Okla. Univ. 1910-12. 
Wife, Edith M. Clow- 
er, d. of J. M. 
Clower, Cleburne, 
Tex. Cdrn., 2 d.. 
Bk. Con., First Natl, 
and St. Guaranty. 
Assoc., C. Robert 

Bellatti, Blackwell 
Tribune. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; 32nd! 
Mason, Scottish and 
York Rite; Knight 

Templar. Dlst. Gov. 
Rotary, 1925-26 ; 
Dir. Blackwell C. 
of C.; Public Health 
PEYTON E. Com. Imp. Rel., Leon 

BROWN H. Brown, Mission, 

Tex., Atty. (bro.) 

Offices, Co. Food Administrator during war. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
former mbr. Sch. Bd., Mangum; chmn. 
good roads com.; mbr. Council of Defense, 
Mangum. 

BUCKER, HENRY., Ponca City., Dem. 
Occ., insurance and real estate. B., Fron- 
denbert, Germany, Jan. 31, 1871. Edu., 
pub. sch., of Germany; Howes Academy., 
Mt. Pleasant,. Ia.; Northwestern Univ. 

Wife, Jeanie B. Cdrn., 4 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., 

Pres. Jens Marie Oil Co.; former Pres. 
Ponca St. Bk.; Cashr. Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants Bk., Elmo, Mo. Assoc., D. E. 
Mooney, J. J. Young, Ella M. Van Winkle. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Security Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Okla. St. Church, Meth., chmn. 
Bd. of Trustees. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
32nd; Shrine; Knight Templar, Prelate. 
Pol. Act.. Treas. Smith-Robinson Club; 
Judge Election Bd. Party Honors, ran for 
mayor of Ponca City twice. Remarks, Rep¬ 
resentative N. Y. Life Loan Dept, of T. E. 
Braniff Co.; mbr. Bd. of trustees, M. E. 
Hospital, Guthrie. 

BERER, JOHN SHERIDAN, Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Corsicana, Barry 


C. F. CALKINS 


Co., Mo., Feb. 25, 1869. Edu., h. sch.. 
New Salem, Kan.; Eastern St. Tchrs. Col.. 
Emporia Kan.; grad. Univ. of 'Kan., Em¬ 
poria, LL. B„ 1903. Wife, Carrie Viola. 
Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., First Natl.; 
Blackwell Oil & Gas Co.; Bk. of Nardin. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mr. Dowis, 
Pres., Mr. Butcher, Cashr., First Natl. Bk. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Mason, 
Shriner, Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., 
Harry Barclay, Tonka wa, (bro.-in-Iaw). 
Pol. Act., del. to co. and st. convs since 
1895. Offices, City Atty., 1 yr.; Co. Atty. 
1913-14; mbr. Bd. Edu.; Sec’y Library Bd. 
Party Honors, chmn Co. Delegation at st. 
conv. Resident of Blackwell since 1993; 
active in civic affairs. 

BURKE, HAROLD SMITH., Newkirk. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Panora, la., June 
14, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Newkirk, 1898. 

Wife, Queene B., Burke. Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d. 
Bus. Con., general law practice for 15 yrs. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., H. C. Huf- 
bauer, 3 yrs. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Golf and Country Club ; Mason, past 
Master Local Blue Lodge No. 88, Royal 
Arch, past Patron Eastern Star. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Offices, 
Co. Judge 1918-22; Mayor of Newkirk, 
1925-28; present City Atty. of Newkirk. 
Remarks, mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. 

CALDWELL. RICHARD MILTON., Ton- 

kawa. Dem. Occ., oil and gas leases. B., 
Maryville, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1877. Edu.. 
com. sch., Maryville Academy, grad. 1905 ; 
Univ. of Chicago, B. A.-1912. Wife, Lillian 
Wayland. Cdrn.. 1 s., Richard W., Empire 
Refining Co., Bartlesville. Bus. Con., Oil 
& Gas Leases; past Pres. Univ. Prep. sch. 
Tonkawa. 1919-28. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Tonkawa. Assoc., (pol.) F. A. Heb- 
erling, Robert Bellatti^ Payton E. Brown, 
G. M. Cassiday, Felix Duval, Kay Co. ; 
Geo. D. Key. Gov. Holloway, Scott Ferris, 
Okla. City; Mrs. PeaOTiy ■ Bottoms, Hobart; 
Jim McClintic. Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of 


C„ dir. 1925; chmn. Edu. Com.; mbr. Good 
Roads Com.; Lions, Pres. 1928. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909, makes speeches 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Dem. Com., Hobart; del. 
st. convs. 2 times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
190o; lived Pond Creek, Hobart, 1906-14 j 
Mangum, 1914-19; Tonkawa since 1919. 
Hobby, outdoor recreations. 

CALLAHAN. ORVILLE PALMER., Ponca 
City. Dem. Occ., commercial man. B„ Salem 
Mo., Sept. 24, 1883. Edm, El Reno h. sch; 
A. & M. Col. of Okla. 1902-05 ; Fairmont 
Col., Wichita, 1906. Wife, Myrtle Edwards. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 3d. Bus. Con., dist. Rep of 
O. G. & E. Co.; also dealer in oil royal¬ 
ties; former dir. and Treas. Marland Re¬ 
fining Co.; dir. Bldg, and Loan, Ponca 
City; dir. Security St. Bk., Ponca City. 
Bk. Con., Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca 
City; Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
W. H. McFadden, J. F. Owens, Pres. Okla. 
G. & E. Co., Okla. City; O. A. Jennings, 
Com. Dept. Okla. G. & E. Co., Okla. City 
Church, Pres., active. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason ; active Shriner, Guthrie Consistory; 
Ben Hur Com., Olivet Chapter; Alfred Mar- 
land No. 503 ; Lions; dist. Gov. for Okla. 
1926-27; dir. in C. of C. Imp. Rel., Ex- 
oongressman J. Y. Callahan, (father). 
Pol. Act., Ward chmn. several yrs.; State¬ 
hood campaign of 1907. Offices. Chief Clk. 
Prohibition Dept., Haskell Administrator; 
Mayor Ponca City 1923-26, carried every 
ward at election; mbr. sch. bd. 1918-23: 
director of A. & M. students. Remarks, 
local boy scout commissioner; took active 
part in prohibition. 

CALKINS, CHARLES F„ Ponca City. 
Dem. Occ., merchant, (retired). B., Mdline, 
HI.. Mich. 12, 1868. Edu.. com. sch., Moline, 
Wife, Maud Roberts. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc.. Geo. H. Brett, Eugene Wetzell, J. 
W. Wiker, Ben Dawson, H. F. Harter ; 
(pol.) S. J. Soldani, Geo. Hines, Blackwell; 
W. E. Rice; Judge J. F. King, Newkirk. 














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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


del. to many st. convs. Remarks, Cluun. 
Extension Bd. during W. War. 

CARVER, ROY ROBERT., Ponca City. 
Dem. Occ., county attorney. B., Lawrence, 
Ark., Mar. 30 1895. Edu., h. sch., Malvern, 
Ark.; Tulane Univ., New Orleans; LL. D., 
0. U., 1923. Wife, Marjorie Hoefer. Bus. 
Con., Irby & Carver, gen. attys. Ponca 
City. Bk. Con., Okla. St., Ponca City; 
Eastman Natl., Newkirk. Assoc., C. K. 
Dawson, Ponca City; Harry Roberts, New¬ 
kirk. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Rock Cliff; Univ. Club; 32nd Mason; Lions ; 
mbr. C. of C. Imp. Rel., E. R. Carver, Rep. 
from Malvern, Ark. to Leg. (father). Pol. 
Act., active. Offices, Co. Atty., Kay Co., 
4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
Remarks, lived in Ponca City 5 yrs.; active 
for good roads; Amer. Legion. 

CATRON, MRS. FRANCIS SMITH, Ponca 
City. Dem. Occ., director of music, Ponca 
City Schs. 12 yrs. B., Linneus, Mo., Feb. 
5, 1877. Edu., h. sch., Linneus, Mo., 

1893; iMusic and Dramatic Art, Cen. Col., 
1896 ; Univ. of Okla., A. B. 1926. Husband, 
Edw. M. Catron, (Dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., 

Edward M. Catron, lease scout, continental 
Refining Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Church, 
Pres., dir. of choir for 18 yrs. Clubs &. 


CHAPPELL, GILFORD ARTHUR, P. 0. 

Box 85, Newkirk. Rep. Occ., Legislator— 
Lawyer. B., iStansberry, Mo., Feb. 2, 1878. 
Edu., h. sch., Newkirk, 1898; Ky. Univ., 
Lit Dept. Univ. of Mich., grad, law Dept., 
1902. Wife, Mary E. Ziegler. Cdrn., 2 s.; 
1 d. Bus. Con., atty. Eastman Natl. Bk., 
Newkirk; .First Natl. Bk., Braman; Re¬ 
ceiver for Junction Oil & Gas Co. 6 yrs. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, past Master 
Mason 3 times. Past High Priest; 32nd 
Mason; Knight Templar, Shriner. Imp. 
Rel., Glenn Chappell, Asst. Co. Atty., No¬ 
wata Co. Pol. Act., several times; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Offices, now serving 
3rd term in legis.; St, Legis. City Atty., 2 
terms. Party Honors, Floor leader 11th 
Legis.; whip of Rep. 12th legis. 

CLIFT, WILLIAM RUSSELL, Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., County Superintendent schools. 

B., Valparaiso, Neb., Apr. 17, 1891. Edu., 
h. sch., Blackwell, 1913; Okla. Bap. col.; 
Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 1917. Wife, Lena Gar¬ 
nett. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., taught 6 
yrs. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl.', Newkirk. 
Church, Meth., Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Knight Templar; Kiwanis; East¬ 
ern Star Imp. Rel., Dr. Merle Clift, 
(bro.) Blackwell. Pol. Act., mor. Young 
Men’s Dem. Club; attended both st. and co. 
convs. Offices, co. supt. since 1921; only 
dem. elected on co. or st. ticket in 1928. 


CLINE, WILLIAM SHERMAN, New¬ 
kirk. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Brookfield, 
Mo., July 4, 1866. Edu., li sch., Lamar, 
Mo., 1885; Kan. Univ., Lawrence, Kan., 
1892; Ft. Scott, Normal, 1886-87, LL. B. 
Wife, Etta Blanche Roach. Cdrn., 7 s., 
Everett L., Denver; Earl A., Pavillion, 
Wyo.; Wm. H., Harold S., Newkirk; 
Lave-n M., Iiaw City; 1 d., Mrs. Lorena 

C. Zaring. Okla. City. Bus. Con., V.-Pres. 
First Natl., Ivaw City; dir. Eastman Natl., 
Newkirk; Trustee, Kaw City Finance & 
Investment Co.; dir. Endowment Loan & 
Mortgage Co., Tulsa; Gen. Atty First Natl., 
Kaw City; Eastman Natl., Newkirk. Bk. 
Con., Eastman Natl. Newkirk; First Natl, 
Kaw City. Assoc.. William Henry Cline, 
(son), law partner; Judgte Claude Duval, 
partner 6 yrs., Newkirk. Church, Chris., 
trustee. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel.. Henry E. Cline, 
(bro.) Elgin. Offices. Sen. from Kay and 
Grant Co., 8 yrs.; City Atty., Newkirk, 2 
yrs. first city atty., at incorporation. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. conv. 35 


CARSON, GEORGE MILLER., Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., Florist. B., Louisville, Ky., Feb. 
2, 1873. Edu.. h. sell.; Bus. Ool., Louis¬ 
ville, Ky.; New Albany, Ind. Widower. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., floral bus. 
6 yrs.; Postal service 18 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl, and St. Guaranty, Blackwell. 
Assoc., E. A. Lentz, G. E. Dowis. Church, 
First Chris., Elder. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary; C. of C. Imn. Rel., J. E. Carson, 
Ponca City, (uncle) ; Geo. and Zack Miller. 
101 Ranch, (cousins). Pol. Act., active. 
Del. to co., dist. ana st. convs. many times. 
Offices, Justice of Peace, Prct. No. 48, 
Blackwell; Prct. committeeman several yrs. 

'CARSON, JOHN EVAN.. Ponca City. 
Dem. Occ., insurance, investments and real 
estate. B., Crab Ochard, Ky., Apr. 23, 185'3. 
Edu., Crab Orchard pub. sch. Wife, Mary 
Green. Cdrn., 2 s., Thos. B., Henry G.; 
2 d. Bus. Con., Carson Insurance Agency, 
dir. First Natl. Bk., Ponca City., dir. Ponca 
City Development Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Church, Chris. Lodge. Odd Fellow 54 yrs. 
Offices, City Judge, Ponca City, 1923-24; 
former vice Pres. Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 


O. P. CALLAHAN 


Clubs, Rockcliff Country Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Councilman, 1905-18. Party 
Honors, Co. and City Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1893; lived since at 
Ponca City. Was chmn. of Water and Light 
Com. While he was City Councilman he was 
instrumental in establishing municipal 
water and light plants and motor equipped 
fire dept., also in developing sentiment to 
lay the first pavement in Ponca City. 
Large holder of business and residential 
property. Hobby, art and amateur photog¬ 
raphy. 

CANN, LESTER A., Ponca City. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner. B., Dec. 4, 1869. 
Edu., com. sch. 2 yrs.; h. sch. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Co. Commr.; Chmn. Bd. Moni- 
missioners since 1911, farmer, homesteader 
in game preserve. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., leading business men of Ponca City 
and co. Church, Meth., active; trustee and 
steward. Offices, Twn. Clk. 1909-10 ; elected 
Co. Commr. 1910; continuous service since 
Jan. 1st. 1911; elected 5 times without op¬ 
position. Remarks. vice-Chmn. C. of C.; 
homesteaded land where St. Amer. Legion 
Home for children in now located; came 
to Okla. at opening of Cherokee Strip in 
1893. 


FRANCES SMITH CATRON 


Lodges, past Pres. Federation Music Clubs, 
Okla.; Chmn. Music Section Okla. Edu. 
Assn.; 20th Century Club (charter mbr.); 

D. A. R.; Univ. Womens Club; Eastern 
Star; Chmn. Fed. Womens Clubs, Music 
Dept.; del. to Washington 1>. A. R. ; 
charter Mbr. Ponca City D. A. R.; First 
Vice Pres Fed. of Clubs., when Okla. 
and Indian Territory consolidated. Party 
Honors, introduced V-Pres. Curtis, when 
he made his campaign speech in Ponca City. 
Remarks, studied at Calif. Univ., Berkeley, 
Calif.; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, 111. ; 
Chautauqua Lake, N. Y. (grad.). Is Past 
Pres. 20th Century Club; del. at large to 
Natl. Fed. Music Clubs, Portland Ore., 
1925 ; Natl. Bd. mbr., Natl. Bd. Federation 
of Music Clubs Boston June 1929 ; founder 
and first Pres. Ponca City Club, which 
presented her with life membership; First 
V-Pres. Sw. Dist. of Music Supervision 
Conf. 1929; Natl. Fed. Music Clubs; un¬ 
der her direction the Ponca City Music 
Dept, has been consistent winner of in¬ 
terscholastic honors; Musical tour of Eur. 
1929 attended First Anglo-Amer. Music 
Conference. Lausanne. 


R. M. CALDWELL 












JOE H. COOPER 


yrs. Remarks, active in law practice for 
36 yrs. ; Pres. Co. Bar Assn.; Y.-Chmn. 
Admns. Com. for sec’y 12 St. Bar of Okla. 

CLUBB, LAURA A., Kaw City. Dem. 
Occ., Art Collector. B., Cave Springs, 
Mo., Sept. 6, 1973. Eiiti., h. sch., Cave 
Springs, Mo.; Southwestern Univ., Grad.; 
Northwestern Univ. Evanston, Ill. ; studied 
history and art abroad several yrs. Mar¬ 
ried, I. M. Clubb, (owner of large ranch 
near Brownville, Tex.; also extensive oil 
lands, Burbank pool, wells operated by 
Marland, Empire, Phillips, Sinclair). Cdrn., 

1 adopted s.; 2 adopted d. Bus Con., 
Phillips Pet. Co.; Carter Oil Co.; Sinclair, 
Prairie and Empire Cos. Bk. Con., Excli. 
Natl. Tulsa; Exch. Trust Co., Tulsa. 

Assoc., H. H. Montgomery Bartlesville; 
Judge H. H. Standeven, Tulsa; Mrs. Frank 
B. Lucas, Ponca City. Church, Meth., 
active. Pol. Act., attends st. and co. conv. 
Clubs & Lodges, Pres. World Study Club; 
affiliated Women’s Fed.; Eastern Star. 
Party Honors, v.-pres. Young Dem. Club. 

Remarks, Larg'e private benefactions; col¬ 
lections of art valued at more than million 
dollars; owns apt. houses, residences, bk. 
and mercantile bldgs., in Kaw City; also 
Clubb Hotel, Kaw City. Strong believer 
in Woman's rights. Taught for number of 
yrs. 

COCKRELL, BERNIE ALEXANDER., 

Tonkawa. Rep. Occ.. Postmaster. B., 
Riley, Kan., July 28, 
1881. Edu„ com. 

schs.; Bus. Col., 

iStanbury, Mo., 1903. 
Wife, Bernice Cham¬ 
bers. Cdrn., 1 s.; 

5 d. Bus. Con.,. 

Cockrell Paint Shop, 

Tonkawa Trustee 

Drilling Syndicate 
Tonkawa ; mbr. Con¬ 

sulting Board Okla. 
Southern Life Insur. 
Co., Okla. City; S. 
'G. Goodman Lbr. 

Co., Tonkawa, 12 
yrs. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Commerce and 
dir. First Natl., 

Tonkawa. Church, 
Meth., Official Bd., 

12 yrs.; sec’y 
bldg., com. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., Chas. Cockrell, farmer. 
Red Rock; Claude Cockrell, farmer, Hunter. 



KAY COUNTY 

Party Honors, Ex-Chmn., Central Com.; 
del. to first Rep. st. conv. Remarks, Pres. 
Associated Charities, dir. for 4 yrs. 

COOK, BENJAMIN EDWARDS, Ponca 
City. Dem. Occ., assistant Co. atty. B., War- 
renton, N. C. L Oct. 24, 1889. Edu., Academic 
Univ., N. C., Legal 1912; LL. D. Geo. 
Washington Univ., Washington D. C. Wife, 
Vera Minota Adams, d. of James S. Adams, 
Orange, Mass. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
was with legal dept, of Marland Ref. Co. 
Bk. Con., Security St. & Trust Co. ; 
First Natl., Ponca City. Assoc., Roy Car¬ 
ver, Co. Attorney. Church, Epis., Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge ; 
Beta Theta Pi. Pol. Act., Nominee 
Co. Judge, Kay Co., 1928. Party Honors, 
mbr. Young Men’s Dem. Club. Offices. 
Asst. Co. Atty. Remarks, Amer. Legion, 
service officer since 1920; served with 14th 
Field Artillery. 

COOPER, JOE H., Newkirk,. Rep. Occ.. 
Sheriff. Kay Co. B., Piqua, Ohio, June 
24, 1872. Edu * 1 * * * 5 * * * * * * 12 .. com. sch., Kan. Wife. 

Miriam Green, of Winfield, Kan. Bk. Con., 
Eastman Natl., Newkirk; Security Bk. & 



ROY W. COX 


Trust Co., Ponca City. Assoc., Judge 
Parkhurst; Bruce Potter; Ralph G. Harder, 
(pol.) Harry Cragin; Fred Applegate; 
H. A. Heberllng; L. A. Maris; H. S. 
Burke; Roy Cox; M. C. Garber; G. A. 

• Chappell; P. B. Lowrance; Lew Wentz. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Isaak 
Walton League; S. Kan. and N. Okla. 
Peace Officers Assn., Pres. 1929 ; mbr. 
Crippled Childrens Society Mason; past 
Master, York Rite, Commandery, Council; 
Shrine at Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan, active 
since 1903; personal contact worker. 
Officers, Sheriff, Kay Co., 1928-30 ; Police 
Dept., Ponca City, 1920-28; mbr. Rep. 
Com. number of yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived Ponca City, Newkirk 
since 1929. Civic worker. Hobby, base¬ 
ball.. 

COWGILL, RAVID MARTIN. M. D. 

Ponca City. Dem. Occ., county health offi¬ 
cer. B., Topeka, Kan., Dec. 18, 1894. Edu., 
h. sch., Topeka, 1915; Washburn Col., To¬ 
peka, 1919; Washington Univ.. St. Louis, 
Mo., 1924. Wife, Ida Lee, d. of .1. C. Lee, 
Elk City. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., Co. Health 
Officer, Kay Co. Bk Con., Okla. St. Assoc., 
Dr. C. W. Arrendell, physician, Ponca City. 
Church, Pres.; tchr. in S. S. Clubs & 


291 

Lodges, Amer. Legion; Lions; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Offices, Co. Health Officer; employee 
St. Health Dept. 1925. Remarks, came to 
Ponca City 1926 and began practicing 
medicine. Started Baby Round-up 101 
Ranch-health move for child welfare, at¬ 
tended by specialists from St. Louis and 
other points. 

COX, ROY WILLIAM., Blackwell. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B, Canadian Co., Feb. 6, 
1892. Edu., h sch., Arapaho ; O. U., B. A. 
1914, LL. B. 1916. Wife, Carrie Majors, 
d. of I. E. Majors, Shawnee. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 
1 d. Bus.^ Con., Rogers & Hisson Drilling 
Co., Blackwell; Blackwell Exchange Bk.; 
Blackwell Paint and Wall Paper Co.; 
Rogers Oil & Gas Co. Inc.; Palace Clothing 
Co.. Blackwell. Bk. Con., Blackwell Ex¬ 
change ; First Natl. Assoc., G. E. Dowis, 
M. L. Lively, Blackwell. Church, Chris., 
Deacon, tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
Sec’y of Public and Cen. Com. and campaign 
mgr. Offices, City Atty., Blackwell. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
Amer. Legion Post Commander; Hoover - 
Curtis Club; dir. Salvation Army Bd. 

CRAGIN, HARRY., Ponca City. Rep. 
Occ., retail lumberman. B., Athol, Mass., 
Apr. 18, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Caldwell, Kan. 
Wife, Carrie E. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., vice 
Pres. 'Security Bk. & Trust Co.; retail 
lumber yards, oil fields ; Harry Cragin Lum¬ 
ber Co.; various bks.; various yards; oil 
field supplies. Came to Ponca City 1897, 
with Long Bell Lumber Co., entire career 
in lumber business. Bk. Con., Security Bk. 
& Trust Co. ; dir. in Ponca City Bldg. & 
Loan Co. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary ; 32nd Mason, Shriner, Knight Tem- 
lar, Ponca City. Pol. Act., del. to st. convs.; 
dir. from Ponca Dist. 1928. Remarks, 
lumber yards in several states. 

CROOKS, CHARLES SUMMERS.. Ponca 
City. Rep. Occ., farmer. B.. Butler, Ind., 
July 14. 1870. Edu., com. sch., Butler, Ind. 
Wife. Eva M. DeLane. Cdrn.. 2 s. ; 1 d. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St. Church. Pres. Offices, 
Trustee Longwood. Twp. past 18 yrs 
Party Honors, del. co. convs. several times; 
Committeeman 10th Prct. West Longwood, 
past 15 yrs. Remarks, owns 160 acre farm; 
active in movements for betterment of his 
community. 

CROOKS. EVA MAY., Ponca City. Rep. 
Occ., farmer; housewife. P Thaver. Mo.. 
May 7, 1886. Edu., com. sch. Hus., Chas. 



HARRY CRAGIN 










292 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRiS. LAURA CLUBB 


..,x. 




J. E. CURRAN 


Summers Crooks. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 

Rebecca No. 16, Ponca City. Party Honors, 
Committeewoman Cen. Com., 3 yrs. 



CROSS, EVA SHINN, Kaw City. Dem. 
Occ., city clerk. B„ Gueda, Kan., May 6, 
1895. Edu., h. sch., Newkirk, 1913. Hus., 
Joseph L. Cross, R. 
. D. Carrier. Bk. 
Co>n.< Kaw City 
Natl.; First Natl. 
Assoc., Jess Willis, 
IMayor Kaw City. 
Church, Pres. Imp. 
Rel., W. E. Shinn, 
Newkirk, (father). 
Offices, City Clk., 
Kaw City. Party 
Honors, Ex-Vice-Co. 
Chmn.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, del. to Natl. 
Federation Business 
Women’s Club; tchr. 
MRS. EVA CROSS in Okla. 4 yrs. 


CURRAN, JAMES EDWARD.. Blackwell. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Palmyra, N. Y., Aug. 
23, 1882. Edu., h. sch.. Palmyra, N. Y.; 
Cornell Univ., N. Y., LL. B„ 1904. Wife, 
Edith Floyd. Cdrn., 1 s., Jim Bill; 1 d., 
Winona. Bus. Con., Blackwell Zinc Co..: 
Blackwell Smelters; Consolidated Gas Co.; 
Hazel Atlas Glass Co.; Harris & Haun, 
Blackwell Milling & Elevator Co.; Black- 
well Brick Co. Bk. Con., Blackwell Exchange 
and Security. St. Assoc., Robert Ballentine, 
Carl Haun; S. H. King, Blackwell. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Shrlner, Royal Arch ; Elks ■ 

I. O. O. F.; C. of C. Offices, st. sen. 
1912-16. Party Honors, past chmn. and see’y. 
Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906, located at 
Blackwell; locally active in good roads 
work; past. dir. C. of C. for 15 yrs.; mbr. 
Hoover-Curtis Club; mbr. co., st. and Amer, 
Bar Assn. 


DAVIS, ANN COE, Newkirk. Rep. Occ.. 
county treasurer. B., Cherryvale, Kan., 
May 22, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Newkirk; 
Bus. Col., Friends Univ., Wichita. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Hosack, Blackwell; Harry 
Cragin, L. K. Meek; Fred French, Tonka- 
wa; G. A. Chappell. Newkirk; Mrs. A. F. 
Ballentine, Blackwell; M. C. Garber, Mrs. 


KAY COUNTY 

M. C. Garber; Mrs. Edna Mason, Newkirk; 
F. A. Heberling. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. & Frofessional Womens, Dir. 
8th Dist. 1926; mbr. St. Bd„ past local 
pres.; Eastern Star, past Matron; Rebe- 
lcahs. Imp. Rel., Earl G. Davis, (bro.), New¬ 
kirk; Hugh N. (bro.) Chief Clk., Santa 
Fe, Okla. City; Mrs. H. S. Ingram, (sister,) 
Newkirk. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1917 ; personal contact worker. Offices, Dept. 
Co. Treas., 1917-21; Co. Treas. 1921-25; 
Deputy 1925-29 and Treas. 1929-31 ; mbr. 
Co. Rep. Com. 1924-32. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893 ; lived since at Newkirk; civic 
worker; mbr. Red Cross. Hobby, music. 

DAVIS, WILLIAM WEBB., Tonkawa. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Moulton, la., Sept. 
22, 1882. Edu., li. sch., Moulton, la.; grad. 
Drake Univ., Des Moines, la., 1900. Wife, 
Lottie Moore. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., atty. 
First Natl. Bk., Tonkawa. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Commerce; First Natl.; Amer. Natl. 
Church, Chris., tchr. in S. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. C. of C.; Lions; 32nd Mason. 
Imp. Rel., Ralph M. Davis, Guthrie; Dr. 
It. L. Davis, Guthrie, (bros.). Pol. Act., 
active. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; former pres. Young Mens Dem. 
Club. Offices. Special representative on 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. Associated Charities; City 
Atty.; came to Okla. 1907. 

DAWSON, BEN., Ponca City. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Grant City, Mo., Dec. 17, 1871. 
Edu., Grant City h. sch. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Okla. St. Bk.; Pres. Community Gasoline 
Co.; Dir. Ponca City Mill & Elevator Co. 
was merchant, Grant City, Mio. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl, 
and First Natl., Tuisa. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
C. K. Dawson, vice Pres, and Cashr. St,. 
Bk., Ponca City. Pol. Act., active. 

DeNOYA, FRANK A., Ponca City. Rep. 
Occ., rancher and real estate. B., Wille- 
mette. Ore., Feb. 11. 1875. Edu * 1 ., pub. schs., 
Washington. Wife, Mary Johanna Long. 
Cdrn., 3 s. ; 6 d. Bus. Con., live stock and 
ranch only. Bk. Con., Okla. St.; First 
Natl. Assoc.. Ben Dawson, Geo. Brett. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Rockcliff 
Country; K. C., Grand Knight, 1 term. 
Imp. Rel., H. B. Love, Duval Barrold, 
(son-in-law). Pol. Act., active.; defeated 
Co. Cmmr. Osage Co. Remarks, on Sch. Bd., 
Osage Co. DeNoya, Osage Co. named for 
his granddaughter, Alinee DeNoya. 

DICKERSON, WARREN MELVILLE. 

Braman. Rep. Occ., farmer. B.. Logan Co., 
Okla., Apr. 24, 1863. Edu., grade sells.; 
business course private tchr., Benton, Kan., 
1881. Wife. Florence Geneva Bishop. Bus. 
Con., Rural Carrier out of Braman for over 
24 yrs., retired at age of 65 on pension. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., A. D. Garri¬ 
son, merchant; F. S. LeValley, mgr. ele¬ 
vator; Ed Geiger, farmer; Ed Korn, New¬ 
kirk. Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, 
Iv. P.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Russell Dicker- 
son, Postmaster, Braman, (son). Pol. Act., 
del. to Farmers Natl. Congress, Okla. City. 
Oct., 1907. Offices. Twp. Assr. 1905-06. 
appraised land first yr.; mbr. Sch. Bd. in 
yrs.; clerk 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs.; Chmn. 16th Constitution¬ 
al Dist. at statehood. Remarks, made the 
run 1893, still owns homestead half mile 
west Braman; helped organize town of 
Braman; Ogden Dickerson, (son), was the 
first child in Watonga; Glenn Dickerson, 
(son), Clk. Tonkawa; Raymond Dickerson, 
(son), Supt. of Operations, Tom Slick. 

DONAHUE, DANIEL JUSTIN, Ponca 
City. Rep. Occ., flour milling. B., Columbus, 
Wis., Sept. 8, 1865. Edu., h. sch.; Col., 
Univ., Wis. Wife, Margaret McGraw. Cdrn , 

2 s. Bus. Con.. Ponca City Milling Co 
Corp., D. J. Donahue, Pres., Vice Pres. 
Ponca City Bldg. & Loan; Dir. and vice 
Pres. Security Bk. & Trust Co.; Pres. 
Okla. & Kan. Wholesale Gro. Co.; Tulsa 
Exchange Natl.; Okla. Security. Church. 
Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, Rock Cliff Country 
Club; Rotary; K. of C.; Mason since 
1888. Imp. Rel., W. T. Donahue. 
Perry; ,T. L. Donahue. Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
quietly active; mbr. City Council for 10 


293 

yrs. Remarks, a traveler of broad exper¬ 
ience. 

DORSETT, JAMES ROBERT, Tonkawa. 
Rep. Occ., grain elevator manager. B. ( 
Grenola, Kan., Oct. 7, 1882. Edu., h. sch., 
Tonkawa. Wife, Eva Smith. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 
3 d. Bus. Con., Tonkawa Cooperative Assn., 
Wm. Hallman, Pres.; L. P. McDaniel, vice 
Pres.; J. R. Dorsett, Sec’y.-Treas. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. Church, 
Chris., vice chmn. bd. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Kiwanis. Pol. Act., 
mbr. Hoover Curtis Club. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, farmer for 
25 yrs. 

DOWIS, GREEN ELLIOTT, Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., banker. Barburyville, Ky., July 
17, 1868. Edu., h. sch., Barburyville, Ky.; 
A. & M. Col., Louisville, Ky., 1889. Wife, 
Nannie J. Spencer. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. 
Peoples Savings & Loan Assn.; Pres. First 
Natl. Bk.; Pres. Bk. of Nardin; dir. Fourth 
Natl. Bk., Wichita, Kan. Assoc., Geo. Park¬ 
er, Cashr. Bk. of Nardin; Harry Hedrick 
Asst. Cashr. Church, Chris., mbr. of Bd. 
Clubs &. Lodges, K. of P.; Mason Knight 
Templar; C. of C., dir. for 21 yrs. Pol. 
Act. mbr. good roads bd. Offices, City 
Treas., Blackwell; First Commissioner of 
Finance; Treas. Sch. Bd., Blackwell. Re¬ 
marks, Red Cross worker over seas during 
W. War; Y. M. C. A. worker; mbr. St. 
Officers Reserve Corps, 189 Field Art., Bat- 
tallion C., Captain Finance Department. 

DOWIS, MRS. NANNIE J. (SPENCER)., 

Blackw'ell. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Ship- 
pensburg. Pa., Sept. 8, 1872. Edu., h. sch. 
and Col., Shippensburg, Pa, Hus., Green 
Elliott Dowis. Bus. Con., Vice-Pres. the 
Bk. of Nardin; dir. First Natl. Assoc.. 
Mrs. J. A. Riehl; Mrs. Glen Rafferty; Mrs. 
Lee Dyer. Church, Chris., deaconess, Supt. 
Intermediate Dept. Clubs & Lodges, Womens 
Club; Pres. B. E. O. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, Advisor in 
Girl Reserve in h. sch., High Y.; St. office 
S. iS., 5 yrs.; pres. P. T. Assn.; active 'n 
religious work. . 

DOWLER, HARVEY M., Blackwell. Rep. 
Occ., oil business. B., Near Wheeling, W. 
Va.. Mar. 30 1875. Edu., h. sch. Wife, 
Florence A., d. of Wm. Bean. Bus. Con., 
dir. Security St. Bk.. Blackwell; former 
Supt. Blackwell Zinc "Co., Blackwell. Bk. 
Con., Dir. Security St. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason; Elk. Pol. Act., Chmn. local Rep. 



W. M. DICKERSON 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



FELIX DUVALL 


Com. 1927-28. Offices. Councilman, later 

City Clk., Iola, Kan. Party Honors, del. to 
st. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 

1911, located at Blackwell. 

DRUMMOND. MARCUS DeLAFAYETTE 
Dem. Occ., farmer. 
July 4, 1857. Edu.. 

com. sch. Wife, 
Lilly Powers. Cdrn., 

4 s.; 1 d., Mrs. 

Lucy West, Paul, 
Ponca City; James, 
Wichita, Ivan.; Var¬ 
ner, Empire Refin¬ 

ing Co. Bus. Con., 
Co. Judge, J. L. 
Robinson, Newkirk; 
St. Bk., Freedom;. 
J. F. King, Atty. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Okla. St. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., 
D. H. Powers, (bro.- 
in-law), St. Sen., 
Freedom. Offices, 
Committeeman Cross 
Twp.; Twp. Treas. 

Cross Twp., 1918. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928, to 
covs. 5 or 6 times; Election Inspector 10 
yrs. 

DUFFY, CHARLES B„ Ponca City. Dem. 
Occ., attorney-at-law. B„ Pt. Pleasant. 
West Va., May 27, 1900. Edu., grad. Che- 
cotah h. sch., 1917; grad. LL. B. degree 

Univ. of Okla. 1922. Wife, Vala Gladys 

Solf, Carmen, Okla. Cdrn., 2 d., Vir¬ 
ginia Louise and Dorothy Marie. Bus. 
Con., Chas. Duffy,, atty-at-law. Bk. Con., 
Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca City. 
Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, 
Alfred Marland Lodge, A. F. & A. M. 
No. 503, Ponca City, Col. Frats: Delta 
Tau Delta (social) ; Phi Delta Phi (legal) 
Theta ,Tfu Epsilon. Pres. Lions Club; 
immed'ate Past Commander Nile Huff Post 
No. 14. Amer. Legion, Ponca City; Asst, 
chmn. S’f. Child Welfare Com.. American 
Legion; in charge Amer. Legion Home 
sch. Ponca City; sec’y Kay Co. Bar Assn.. 
1927-28. Imp. Rel.. W. M. Duffy, (father) 
atty. Checotah, iSt. Repr. from McIntosh 
Co. 2 terms. Pol. Act., partisan; county¬ 
wide, makes speeches; works through com. 
and others, made speeches over Kay county 
during the 1928 campaign for Co. ticket. 
Active since 1922. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 


Kay Co. Jan. 1925-27. Party Honors, form¬ 
er pres. Young Democrats of Kay Co.; 
Co. Chmn. Co. Dem. Cen. Gum.; mbr. reso¬ 
lutions com. 1930 conv. Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906, located Che¬ 
cotah; Norman 1919-22; Ponca City since. 
Served as page in Senate uuring Williams 
Administration. Served in 81st Aero 
Squadron during W. War, 15 mos. ser¬ 
vice. Mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 14, 
Nile Huff, Ponca City. Hobby, American 
Legion. 

DUVAL, CLAUDE., Newkirk Dem. Occ., 
district Judge, 12th district. B., Glascow, 
Ivy., Feb. 6, 1877. Edu., pub. schs. and 
Tchrs. Normal, Glascow, Ivy.; Valparaiso 
Univ., Valparaiso, Ind.; Northern Indian 
Col. of Law, 1901-02. Wife, Alma McIn¬ 
tyre, d. of Geo McIntyre, Ark. City, Kan. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mary. Bus. Con., taught 3 yrs. 
in Ivy.; practiced law 13 yrs. in Okla.; 
jurist 14 yrs. in Okla. Bk. Con.. Farmers 
St. Church, Chris., deacon for 25 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, Golf and Country Club; 
Mason, past Master Mason Blue Lodge, 
Newkirk; Eastern Star; K. of P. Offices, 
City Atty., Newkirk. 1904-05; Co. Judge, 
1907-15 ; Dist. Judge 12th Judicial Dist., 
elected 1925 Remarks, Spanish War Vet- 
e'an. Active as Minute Man in Liberty 
Bond drive during W. War; Capt. Home 
Guards; made 5 successful campaigns, 3 
for co. Judge, 2 for Dist. Judge. Only 
plank: “I promise to observe and obey my 
oath in office.” 

DUVALL. FELIX., Ponca City. Dem. 
Ore., lawyer. B., Newtonia, Mo., Sept. 9, 
1888. Edu., grad, in Okla. ;grad. Univ. 
Prep. Sch.. 1908 ; LL. B.; Univ. of Mo. 
1913. Wife, Billy Lander, Lindsborg 1 * * 4 * * , 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., Stockholder 
and Dir. Security Bk. and Trust Co., Ponca 
City; Clients: Wentz Oil Corp.; Miller 
Pros.; Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca 
City; Ponca Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Ponca 
City Milling Co.; local atty. for O. G. & 
E. Co.; Rock Island Ry.; U. S. Fidelity & 
Guaranty On. Bk. Con., Security Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., R. O. Wilson, associate, 
now City Atty., Ponca City. Has working 
arrangement with Geo. Ramsey, Tulsa, anu 
John Embry, Okla. City. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, mbr. of all Masonic bodies ; Pres. 
Ponca Rotary; past pres. C. of C., Ponca 
City, and now 7 mbr. of bd. : mbr. Rock 
Cliff Country Club; Amer. Legion. Pol. 
Art., partisan; active in co. and st. 
Offices, Co. Atty. Kay Co., April. 1, 1915 
to Mar. 1, 1918; resigned to enter army. 
Party Honors, del. from 8th Congressional 
Dist. to Dem. Natl. Conv., 1928. Remarks, 
influential in Dem. in Kay Co. Active in 
Bar Assn, work; mbr. st, and natl. bar 
com. Served under Arms Apr. 1, 1918 to 
Feb. 9, 1919, rank of Sergeant ; has held 
various pret. and other organizations of¬ 
fices ; U. S. Intelligence Corps. 

FORDYCE, MRS. SUSAN ROYCE, Ton- 
kawa. Dem. Occ., school teacher. B., Co¬ 
lumbia, Ivy. Edu.. h. sch., Brownsville, 
Neb.; Univ. of Neb.; Peru Neb. Tchrs. 
Col., A. B. Hus., C. F. fordyce. Cdrn., 1 
s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., taught in Shawnee. 10 
yrs.; Central St. Tchrs. Col., Edmond, 3 
yrs.; Univ. Preparatory Col., Tonka wa. 
mbr. iSummer faculty Neb. Tchrs. Col., 3 
yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. 
Frank Lucas. Ponca City; Mr. Bulkeley 
Kerr D. G. Co., Okla. City; Dr. G. F. Waf- 
ren. Cornell Univ., N. Y. Church. Metli. 
Clubs & Lodges, St. Federation Womens 
Clubs; Past Matron Eastern Star; Pres. 
Business & Professional Women, Shawnee: 
St. Vice Pres. Womens Business & Prof- 
fessional Clubs. Imp. Rel.. Lee Royce. Cot¬ 
ton Gin. Elk City, (bros.) ; B. T. Royce, 
mgr. Cotton Moorewood, Okla. City, (bros). 
Pol. Act., mostly in connection with sch. 
work. Party Honors, del. to Dem. co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, the only woman ever 
president of St. Tchrs. Assn., as pres, and 
mbr. of com.; reorganized and formed pres¬ 
ent St. Tchrs. Assn., served 2 yrs. on Bd. 
of Dir., (only woman on bd.) ; came to 
Okla. 1906. 


GARRISON, AARON DANIEL., Braman. 
Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Ozark, Mo.. Nov. 
25, 1879. Edu., grade schs. Wife, Minnie 
C. Carter. Cdrn., 1 s^> 1 d. Bus. Con., 
mercantile business foy 20 yrs.; former 
Vico Pres. Farmers iSU Bk., Braman. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St.; First Natl. Assoc., 
Clyde D. Garrison (son) ; Stanley Killion, 
(son-in-law; W. M. Orr, Pres. Farmers St. 
Bk., Braman. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges 

C. of C., Pres. 1925; Odd Fellow. Offices. 
Co. Com., Newkirk; City Council tor 10 
yrs., until 1927. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, devoted to up¬ 
building! of Braman, first yr. as council 
man built 3 miles of sidewalks. 

GIBSON, JOE FRED., Kaw City., Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Byron, Jan. 13, 1897. Edu., 

h. sch., Cherokee, 1912-14; Enid, 1916; 
Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 1923. 
Wife. June Lemon, d. of A. D. Lemon, 
Hennessey. Bus. Con., Atty. for Natl. Bk., 
Kaw Chy; Montgomery Ward & Co.; 1. 
M. Clubb. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Kaw City. 
Assoc., V. L. Headrick, Garber. Church, 
Chris., active; steward; Sec’y. Clubs & 
Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., J- 

D. Gibson, (father). Pol. Act., pret. 
chmn.; defeated candidate for Legis. from 
Garfield Co., 1924. Remarks, Amer. Legion, 
Arthur L. Malharbe Post No. 220, Past 
Adjt., present historian; served with 57th 
Field Art., 19th Field Art. Brigade. 

GOE, JAMES NOBLE.. Blackwell. Rep. 
Occ., salesman, Woolen Mills. B., Richmond, 
Mo.. Sept. 30. 1876. Edu., h. sch., Cowgill, 
Mo. ; grad. Bus. Col.. Chillicothe, Mo.. 
1901. Wife. Grace Lula Walker. Cdrn., 1 
s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Daily Oklahoman; 
Scotch Woolen Mills, Chicago.; mgr. Craw¬ 
ford & Rafferty Retail Grocery 5 1-2 yrs. ; 
Post Office Dept., 3 1-2 yrs., under Geo. 
Carson, P. M. Bk. Con.. Security Si. 
Assoc. Wm. Vickery; Roy Cox; Bob Welch. 
Geo. Carson. Church. Meth., mbr. bd. for 
12 yrs. Imp. Rel., U. G. Gee. Haywood. 
Okla., (bro.). Party Honors, del. to co. 
st. and dist. convs.; chmn. Pret.; del. to 
Ponca City and Enid. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1886, settled at Piedmont; former 
post master at Cone, N. Mex., 8 yrs.; mbr. 
Commercial Club, Blackwell. 

GURLEY. HERMAN S„ Blackwell. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Dahlomega, Ga., Oct. 8. 
1874. Edu., h. sch., LaGrange Col.; law 
sch., Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo. 
Wife, Pauline Gallup. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2d. 



H. S. GURLEY 


(LAFE)., Ponca City. 
B„ Franklin Co. Ill., 



LAFE DRUMMOND 














ZACK A. HARRIS 


Bus. Con., local atty. Santa Fe and Frisco 
R. R.; Kay Oil Co.; Atty. Blackwell Oil 
& Gas Co. 15 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Security St. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges 
C. of C.; Mason, Royal Arch and Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., active. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. several times. Remarks, 
active in oil lease development; owner of 
several business buildings. 

HAIGHT, MORGAN EVERETT. Black- 
well. Dem. Occ., corporation attorney. B , 
Crete, Neb., Oct. 23, 1894. Edu., h. sch., 
Crete, Neb.; Oberlin Col., Oberlin,, Ohio, 
B. A., 1916; Princeton Univ. 1917. Wife, 
Josephine Ragland. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
Harris & Haun; Winchester Oil & Gas 
Co.; Globe Gasoline Co. Bk, Con.. First 
Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, No¬ 
tary; C. of C.; Country Club; Elks; 32nd 
Mason, Shriner. Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., 
W. M., and Allen Haight, Shawnee. Pol. 
Act., active in Co. and st. Party Honors, 
Bec’y Kay Co. Dem. Com.; past Chmn. 
Dist. League of Young Dems. Offices, Dep. 
St. Auditor, 1923. Remarks, active in 
boys’ work in Rotary. 

HAMLIN, DWIGHT MUNSON, Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., newspaper publisher. B., Spring- 
field, Ill., Sept. 24, 1875. Edu., com. sch. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., in newspaper busi¬ 
ness all his life; Daily Reporter aua Week¬ 
ly Herald Journal, Newkirk. Bk. Con., 
Eastman Natl.; First Natl.; Farmers St., 
Newkirk. Assoc., .1. H. Hamlin, Newkirk, 
(bro.). Clubs & Lodges. K. of P. Offices, 
City Postmaster under Wilson Administra¬ 
tion, (first appointee) ; City Clk. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. conv. 

HAMLIN, JAMES HAROLD. Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., newspaper publisher. B., Spring- 
field, Ill., Nov. 19, 1877. Edu., com. sch. 
Wife, Maude Burgess. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. 
Con., in newspaper bus. all his life; Daily 
Reporter and Weekly Herald Journal, New¬ 
kirk. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl., Farmers 
St., First Natl. Assoc., D. M. Hamlin, 
Newkirk (bro.). Church. Chris., Chmn. 
Bd. Clubs & Lodges, 0. F.; Mason, Royal 
Arch; M. W. A.; past pres. A. T. A. 
2 terms Sec’y Royal Arch; all offices local 
0. F. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, Spanish War Veteran; Drum¬ 
mer Okla. Reg. Band, First Territorial 
Regiment. 

HARRIS, MILTON LAWRENCE, Black- 
well. Dem. Occ., oil operator. B„ Ren- 


KAY COUNTY 

selear, Ind., Dec. 3, 1877. Edu., com. sch.. 
Hutchinson, Kans. Wife, Anna Maus. Cdrn., 
2 d. Bus. Con., Harris & Haun; Globe 
Gasoline Co.; Ona Oil Co.; Winchester Oil 
& Gas Co.; half-owner Consumers Supply 
Co., Newkirk. Former auto dealer and 
garage, Blackwell; Higgins Motor Co. ; 
Blackwell Garage. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Security Natl.; St. Guaranty, Blackwell. 
Assoc., Carl B. Haun, Blackwell; J. S. 
Hayes, Newkirk. Church, Cath. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Tulsa Club; Country Club; Elks; 
Woodmen. Pol. Act., attends dist., co. and 
st. conv.; active. Offices, Finance Commr.. 
16 yrs. with city councilmen and other 
duties. Party Honors, head of com. at 
various times on nomination and election 
of various city officials. Remarks, active 
in Commercial Club; booster in charity and 
civic matters. 

HARRIS, ZACCHEUS (ZACK) AMOS, 

Blackwell. Dem. Occ.. investments and 
buildings. B., Quitman, Mo., Oct. 11, 1871. 
Edu., h. sch., Burlington Junction and King¬ 
ston, Mo.; Hiram Col., Hiram, 0., 1898. 
Wife, Elizabeth. Austin. Cdrn., I s. Bus. 
Con., Royalties; Blackwell Bldg. & Inv. 
Co.; Globe Refining Co.; Blackwell Oil & 
Gas Co. Bk. Con., St. Guarantee; First 
Natl.; Security iSt., Blackwell. Assoc., 
Robt. Ballentine; P. A. Enloe. Church, 
Chris., mbr. bd.. Elder. Clubs &. Lodges, 
32nd Mason Shriner, Knight Templar; K. 
of P. ; 0. F. ; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
Paul A. Harris, (son) Blackwell; C. W. 
Harris, (father) Blackwell. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive 20 yrs.; Co. Seat Com. in fight for 
Co. Seat, 1906. Offices, Alderman City Bd.; 
Pres. Freeholders Com. for Constitution; 
Chmn. 'Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; Chmn. Phillips 
Univ. and Pres. Bd. 1907-23\ Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn. local dem. organiz.; del. to lo¬ 
cal and st. convs. last 20 yrs. Chmn. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. and one of first governors C. 
of C.; active in good roads,, .legis. work; 
came to Blackwell in 1904;’ father made 
race in Cherokee Strip 1893, locating in Al¬ 
falfa Co. Active in civic movements and lo¬ 
cal charities. Democratic candidate for 
Congress. Defeated. 

HARTSHORNE, PATTIE LORA. Ponca 
City. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Dearfleld, 
Va. Husband, Chas. C. Hartshorne. Edu., 
Louisa Female Sem., Louis Ct. House, Va. 
Cdrn., stepson, Eugtene Hartshorne, Elec. 
Eng. for U. S. Govt., in Panama. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St., Ponca City. Church, Pres, 
and sec’y aid society; mbr. m. s. Clubs 
& Lodges, d. of Amer. Rev., Delphian Club 
corresponding Sec’y; Poinsetta Club. Pol. 
Act., ran for Treas. of Kay Co., 1926. 
Party Honors, Vice-Chmn. Kay Co. Dem. 
Com., 1922-1926 ; Pres. Women’s Dem. Club, 
Kay Co. Remarks, mbr. Woodrow Wilson 
Foundation Fund : taught in pri. and pub. 
schs. in Va.; active in Red Cross. 

HAYES, JOSEPH SIMON, Newkirk. Dem 
Occ., hardware, implements and oil dealer. 
B., St. Louis, Mo.; May 17, 1870. Edu., 
St. Louis and Blain, 
Kans. pub. sch. 
Wife, Catharine 
Maus. Cdrn., 5 s. 
Bus. Con., Consum¬ 
ers Supply Store, 
(financing & loans) 
owner famous Nur- 
vine Hayes Well, 5 
mi. S. and 4 mi. 
E. Newkirk, 1917; 
Stockholder Ford 
Motor Co., Canada 
and France. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St., 
Eastman Natl. As¬ 
soc., Leo Joseph, 
Bernard John Hayes 
(sons). Church, 
St. Francis Cath. ; 
pastoral aidvisor. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
Newkirk Country Club; Rotary, Dir. and 
Membership Com.; Dir. C. of C.; K. of C. ; 
char., mbr. council. Past Grand Knight; 
Chmn. Izaak Walton League. Offices, 
1907-09 Twp. Trus.; Clk. for 2 yrs.; Clk. 
first Consolidated Sch. Dist. Kildare, 4 yrs. 


295 

Chmn. City Park Bd. Party Honors, del. 
co. and st. convs.; attended First St. 
Conv. prior to statehood. Co. Chmn. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1893; del. U. S. 
Good Roads Conv. 8 yrs.; Gov. 2nd Dist. 
Good Roads Assn.; First Pres. Retail 
Mchts. Assn, of Newkirk; Dir. of first oil 
and gas co. organiz. at Newkirk. Drilled 
first well in Co. 

HAUN, CARL B., Blackwell. Rep. Occ., 
oil and gas operator. B., Metcalf. Ill., Nov. 
17, 1890. Edu., h. sch., 1908; Okla. A. 
& M. Col., Engineering, 3 yrs. Wife, Mabel 
N. Howard. Cdrn., 1 stepson. Bus. Con., 
Harris & Haun; Globe Gasoline; Ona Oil 
Co.; Winchester Oil & Gas Co.. Okla. 
Star Gas Co.; Globe Oil & Refining Co.; 
Shaffer Oil Co. Bk. Con., First Natl: 
Security; St. Guaranty; and Blackwell 
Exchange, Blackwell. Assoc., M. L. Har¬ 
ris, Blackwell; T. A. O’Shaughnessy. 
Church, attends Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Tulsa Club; Kansas City Club; Elks; 
Country Club; Rotary; Dir. in C. of C.; 
active in Associated Charities; Mason, 
Shriner, Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., V. H. 
Haun, Pond Creek, (father) ; H. L. Haun, 
Norman, Amer. Book Co. Party Honors, 
del. to co., st. and dist. conv. 

HEBERLING, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, 

Ponca City. Rep. Occ., oil operator and 
real estate. B„ Harmony, Penn., Aug. 6, 
1879. Edu., com. sch., Penn. Wife, Eleanor 
Stephenson. Bus. Con., dir. Ponca City 
Bldg. & Loan Assn., Dir. Security Bk. & 
Trust Co. Bk. Con.. Security Bk. & Trust 
Co., Ponca City. Assoc., Felix Duvall, Lew 
H. Wentz, Frank Lucas, Clyde Muchmore, 
Harry Cragin, Joe Stanley, L. K. Meek, 
J. J. and D. I. Donehoe, Ponca City. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Rotary; dir. C. of 
C.; special investigator industrial dept. 
C. of C. for several yrs.; First pres. Ponca 
City Rotary Club; Masonic, Ponca City and 
Guthrie, U. C. T., Centralia, Ill. Imp. Rel., 
P. J. Stephenson, Drumright, and L. N. 
Stephenson, Sec’y C. of C., Ponca City, 
Homer O’Dell (bros-in-law). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in pol. 20 yrs. Offices, Ex- 
Legislator, 8th Session; mbr. Library Bd. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; mbr. 
St. Rep. Com., Kay Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1910; located at Tulsa; former 
Chmn. Indian Commission Dodge Agcy. ; 
Pved at Tulsa 1910-12, Ponca City since, 
Mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. 

HERMES, ALBERT GEORGE, Kaw City. 
Dem. Occ., real estate and insurance. B., 



J. S. HAYES 



F. A. HEBERLING 










296 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Great Bend. Kan., July 12, 1894. Edu., 
h. sch., Blackwell; bus. col., Wichita, Kan. 
Wife, Frances Donnelly. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., real estate at Kansas City past 10 
yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. Remarks, well 
known in Kay Co. 

HILL, JOHN HENRY, Newkirk. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Unlonville, Mo., Jan. 3U, 
1891. Edu., h. sch., Sapulpa, 1909. Five 
yrs. in law office Tibbits & Green, Guthrie. 
Wife, Blanche E. Furrow. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., Representative of Farmers St. 
Bk., Newkirk; formerly with Sam K. Sul¬ 
livan, atty. for Santa Fe. Bk. Con., farm¬ 
ers St., Newkirk. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country Club, Newkirk; ^Ma¬ 
son ; K. P. Pol. Act., Nominated for J>ist. 
Judge 1924. Party Honors, del. st. conv. 
1926. Acting Substitute Co. Cen. Com. 

HINES, GEORGE WASHINGTON, Black- 
well. Dem. Occ., state oil inspector. B., 
Bloomington, Ill., June 4, 1858. Edu., h. 
sch., Lawrence, Kans. Widower. Cdrn., 
1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., St. Oil Inspector; 
Co. Assr., Miss Helen H. Gilbert. Bk. 
Con., Stt. Guaranty. Blackwell. Assoc., 
E. A. Lentz, Pres, and A. L. Hess, Cashr, 
St. Guaranty Bk., Blackwell; W. T. Hunt, 
Asst. Game Warden; Miss Susie Stone. 
Church, Meth., on Official Bd. Clubs & 
Lodges. Newkirk Country Club; Mason, 
Royal Arch; Eastern Star, Dir. Grand. 
Lodge A. U. W. Imp. Rel., Ralph H. Blake, 
Sapulpa, Co. Treas., (son-in-law) ; E. A. 
Lentz, Pres. St. Guaranty Bk., Blackwell, 
(son-in-law). Pol. Act., active in consti¬ 
tutional fight. Offices. St. Game Warden ; 
Co. Assr., 8 yrs.; under-sheriff. 1 yr. ; 
City Clk., Blackwell, 5 yrs.; St. Gauger, 
4 yrs., under Haskell. Party Honors, del. 
co., dist. and st. conv.; mbr. Dem. St. 
Com. Remarks oldest mbr. C. of C.; ac¬ 
tive in good roads work; engages in many 
charitable activities. 

HODGES, DORRIS EDWARD. Ponca 
City. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Lowell, Mich., 


Apr. 2, 1904. Edu., h. sch., Newkirk, 1921; 
Okla. Univ., B. A., 1925, LL. B. 1927. 

Unmarried. Bus. Con., Wick & Armstrong, 
Ponca City. Bk. Con., Okla. St.; First Natl., 
Newkirk. Assoc., C. P. Brown, Tulsa; Lee 
B. Thompson, Everest, Dudley & Brewer, 
Okla. City; Landless Shannon, Public 
Utilities, Durant. Church, Epis. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Newkirk Country Club; Kiwanis; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., Dr. E. A. 
Hodges, Newkirk, (father) ; Laura Hodges, 
Beggs, sch. tchr. (sister). Party Honors, 
Sec’y Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to co. and st. 
eonvs. Remarks, mbr. Sigma Chi; Legal 
Fraternity, Phi Delta Phi. 

HOSACK, JOHN. Blackwell. Rep. Occ., 
retired. B., Merser Co., Pa., Feb. 25, 1872 ; 
came to Okla. 1916, located Blackwell. Edu.. 
h. sch. Mercer; Rose City Col., Pa.; Ren¬ 
frew Academy. Single. Bus. Con., formerly 
with Standard Oil Co. of Pa. for 25 yrs. 
Bk. Con., Myers Natl., Myers, Pa.; First 
Natl, of Sewickley, Pa.; Second St. ; Ex¬ 
change Natl., Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges, Ro¬ 
tary; A. F. & A. M. No. 429, Harmony, 
Pa., Consistory Guthrie. Assoc., Green 
Dowers, Peyton Brown, Bruce Potter, H. 
S. Gurley; (pol.) Lew Wentz, Harry Cray- 
in, Roy Cox, Roy Cooper, Joe McFadders, 
W. G. Johnson, W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreln, 
M. C. Garber, P. C. Simons, H. H. Rogers, 
W. G. Skelly. Church, Pres. Pol. Act. 
partisan; statewide worker 19 yrs. all 
ways needed. Party Honors, Chmn. Cen. 
Com. Kay Co. 

JACQUES, GEORGE MAYNARD, Tineas. 
Dem. Occ.. bank cashier. B., Troy, Kan., 
Dec. 5. 1879. Edu., grade schs..; Univ. of 
Ind., Valparaiso, LL. B. 1905. Wife, Doro¬ 
thy Chester. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
banking); farming; fruit and stockraising; 
practiced law in Kay Co., 10 yrs, Bk. 
Con., Uncas St. Assoc., Harry Wolfenbar- 
ger. Pres. Uncas St. Bk.; E. S. Shidler, 
Cashr. Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Church, 


Epis.; tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Odd Fellow; M. W. A. Imp. 
Rel., A. Jacques, Jr., Burbank, stock lais- 
ing; C. C. Jacques, Burbank, stock rais¬ 
ing, (bros.). Offices, Dir. Graded Union 
Sch. No. 1. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, organized 2 Boy Scout troops 
Scout Master for 5 yrs. at K;iw City. 

JIMMERSON, JAMES HAMILTON, New 

kirk. Dem. Occ., filling station; retail anil 
wholesale. B., Council Grove, Kan., Jan. 
9, 1886. Edu., h. sch.. Council Grove, Kan. 
1907 ; Ivan. City Veterinary Col. 1911. Wife. 
Lela A. Booten. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
wholesale and retail filling station; farm¬ 
er-stockman, 240 acres Kay Co.; practicing 
veterinary. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, Bd. Mr., 
Dist. Trustee; A. T. A.; Odd Fellow; K. 
1’. Pol. Act., instrumental in reducing 
Judicial Dist. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. conv; inspector elections 12 yrs.; mbr. 
Young Mens’ Dem. Club. 

JOHNSON, HOWARD, Ponca City. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Canton, Ohio, Jan. 27, 
1900. Edu., h. sch., Cleveland, Ohio, Dart¬ 
mouth; Western Reserve Cumberland, Le¬ 
banon, Tenn. Bus. Con., practice law. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St. Assoc., Roy Carver, Co. 
Atty., Kay Co. Church, Epis. Clubs, Ki¬ 
wanis. Pol. Act., candidate for Co. Atty. 
1929-31. Offices. Asst. Co. Atty., 1926-28. 
Party Honors, appointed nominee Co. Atty. 
Dem. 1928. Remarks. Legionaire. 

JONES, DR. J. A., Tonkawa. Member Bd. 
of Regents, Univ. Prep. Sch. and Junior 
Col., Tonkawa. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

KING, JOSEPH FRANCIS, Newkirk. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Leavenworth, Kan., Oct. 
28, 1858. Edu., St. Mary’s Col., St. Mary's, 
Ivan., 1877; Mo. Univ. Law Sch., 1882 ; 
Washington Univ. Law Sch., St. Louis, 
grad. 1883. Wife, Helen E. Brower, New¬ 
kirk. Bk. Con., Eastman Natl. Assoc., 
Collen Peebles, Marshall, Mo.; J. C. Ellis. 
Pratt, Kan.; T. J. Blevins, Newkirk. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Golf Club; 
Country Club; Mason, Royal Arch, Shrine, 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. Party Honors, chmn. co. conv. dem. 
1924 ; del. to st. conv.; mbr. com. of good 
roads; mbr. and Pres. Pro-Tem Constitu¬ 
tional Conv. from 16th Dist., and Chmn. 
of its Com. of Rules and Procedure,; Chmn. 



GEORGE W. HINES 








KAY COUNTY 297 



J. F. KING 


Revenue Taxation; Chmn. Com. Bonded In¬ 
debtedness; Chnin. Kirk Com.; V-Chmn. 
Com. on Pub. Service Corp. Remarks, 
lived in Newkirk since 1894 ; made clos¬ 
ing argument for Constitutional Conv. and 
t.he people before the Territorial Supreme 
Ct. on the right of the Conv. to put many 
provisions in constitution, for instance, 
initiative and referendum, gross production 
tax, Indian treaties. Served as special judge 
on Supreme Bench, appointed referee by 
Supreme Ct. several times, which always 
approved and accepted his reports. 

KIRBY, FRED T., Ponca City. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., London, Eng., Sept. 20, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Junction City, Kan. 
Wife, Lovey C. Poteet. Cdrn., 3 s., Henry 
L., Jack E., Glenn L.; 1 d., Frances. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. H. 
Wentz, P. B. Lorrance; Dan Bain, New¬ 
kirk ; John Riehl, Blackwell; B. A. Cock¬ 
rell, Tonkawa; W. J. Krebs, J. W. Clend- 
enning, Kaw City; Sen. Kemerer; W. G. 
Johnston; Chas. Creager, Muskogee; Eugene 
Hamilton, Chickasha. Church, Pres., past 
trustee. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Master 
of local lodge 1920-21; 'Scottish and York 
Rites, Past High Priest, Grand Capt. of 
guard of grand council of Okla.; Past 
Master of Council, Sr. Warden Command- 
ery, Sec’y of Chapter, mbr. Adv. Bd. De- 
Molays; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1900; personal contact worker. Offices, 
postmaster, 1921-29. Party Honors, del. 
co. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900; lived since at Ponca City. 
Veteran of . Spanish-Amer. War. Mbr. 
United Spanish War Vets., Del. to Natl. 
Conv. 1929. Interested in Masonry. Hobby, 
football and boxing. 

KORNS, EDWIN FORREST, Newkirk. 
Rep. Occ., real estate and insurance. B„ 
New Philadelphia, O., June 10, 1852. Edu., 
h. sch.. New Philadelphia. Wife, Ida Mil¬ 
lard. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., post¬ 
master 9 yrs., McKinley and Roosevelt 
Adms.; owner newspaper 1885-1918, Re¬ 
publican News Journal, now Dem. Herald. 
Bk. Con., Eastman Natl., Newkirk. Assoc., 
Roy Hill. Mayor & Commr. Finance, New¬ 
kirk ; Roy Bain, Light & Water Commr., 
Newkirk. Church, attends Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Blue Lodge Mason. Pol. Act., 
in pol. 36 yrs. Offices, now in 7th year as 
City Treas., Newkirk; Dep. Oil Insp.; 


former councilman, 2 terms; Pres. Sell. Bel. 
1 term; Mayor, 1 term. Party Honors, 
six yrs. Chmn. County Cen. Com.; del. st. 
convs. 25 yrs.; co. del. Remarks, came 
from la. 1878, Phillipsbury, Ivan., 15 yrs. 
in U. S. Mail Service, then to Okla.; one 
of the original homesteaders. 

KREBS, WILLIAM JOSHUA. Kaw City. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Columbus, Inti., 
Aug 25, 1858. Edu., 
h. sch., Columbus, 
Ind., 1875. Wife, 
Agnes Webb. Cdrn., 
3 s.; 4 d. Bus. 

Con., former owner 
newspaper, Con¬ 
way, Kan 12 yrs. ; 
Braman, 4 yrs. ; 
Kaw City, 3 yrs. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Lyle Mitch¬ 
ell, Asst. P. M. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, 
\& Lodges, Wood¬ 
man ; O. F.; Red¬ 
man ; Select Knight. 
Imp. Rel., W. J. 
Krebs, Jr., (son), 
c ont ractor and 
builder; Paul G. 
Krebs, printer 
Amer. Legion, Ponca City. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman, 1901-28; St. and Co. 
Convs. since 1901; mbr. Hoover-Curtis 
Club. Offices, Post Office; Police Judge, 

Kaw City, 1902. Mayor at Braman 3 yrs, 

LENKER, LYMAN GILBERT, Blackwell. 
Rep. Occ., cashier Security St. Bk. B., 
Harristown, Ill., Nov. 5, 1808. Edu.. 

country schh., Garfield Univ., Wichita, 

Kan., 1889; Kan. St. Normal, 1898; Kan. 

Univ., 1900. Wife, Margaret Miller. Cdrn., 
1 s., L. G., Jr.; at O. U. Bk. Con., Securtiy 
St., Blackwell; Amer. First, Okla. City ; 
Exch. Natl., Tulsa. Bus. Con., Cashier 
Security St. Bank, Blackwell, 1924-and 
now. Bus. Con., Cashier First Natl., Bra¬ 
man, 1903-19 ; First |St., Perkins, 1921-24. 
Assoc., C. R. Bellatti; G. E. Dowis; W. S. 
Whaley; Harve Dowler; Dave Schonwald. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Blackwell 
Country; C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Scottisli 
Rite, Consistory Guthrie; Pres. C. of C.. 
1926-28. Dir. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd., Bra¬ 
man ; Chmn. Bd. Councilmen, Braman, 8 
yrs.; mbr. City Planning Com. Remarks, 
was very active in Red Cross work and 
Liberty Loan work during the War. 

LEWIS, JOHN COOMER, Dilworth. Dem. 
Occ., garage bus. B., Ripley Co., Mo., July 
6, 1899. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Arva Doda. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., post-office 
and garage, Dilworth. Former farmer and 
garage mechanic in Ripley Co., Mo. Assoc., 
wife, postmaster. Dilworth. Bk. Con., 
Eastman Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; O, F. Imp. 
Rel., J. H. Lewis. Okla. CUv, Old Conoliy 
Life Ins.; (bro.). Offices, Twp. Registrar, 
N. Vernon Twp. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. 
Com.; del. co. convs. Remarks lived in 
Dilworth since 1919. Never missed a co. 
conv. 

LeVALLEY, FRED STEPHEN, Braman. 
Rep. Occ., elevator manager, b., Knox Co., 
Ill., Oct. 10, 1870. Edu. com. sch., Dayton, 
la. Wife, Nellie Jane Dowd. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Harley S., ins. ; Harvey J., fanner. Bus. 
Con., Perry Mill and Elevator Co. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St., Braman. Assoc., Max 
Fry, farmer; W. H. Kimball, farmer: A. 
D. Garrison, merchant; J. E. Hamlin, fur¬ 
niture; Braman. Church. Bap., Treas. 
Lodges, O. F. Offices, Chmn. S. Lowe 
Twp., 1925-29; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1913-20, also 
elk. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 
and settled at Braman. Booster for good 
roads. 

LONG, GEORGE FREDERICK, Oklahoma. 
Dem. Occ., sheriff. B., Waynesville, Mo., 
Nov. 27, 1890. Edu., pub. sch., Waynes¬ 
ville, Mo. Wife, Blanche McCorkle. Cdrn., 


1 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., team contractor, Bk. 
Con., Eastman Natl. Assoc., O. E. Hodges, 
Claude Brantner, Ivan Webb, dep. sheriffs, 
Kay Co.; Henry Long, bro. Church, Chris., 
Deacon. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; Coun¬ 
try; Mason, Royal Arch. Imp. Rel., Ly¬ 
man Long, Twin St. Oil Co., Field Supt. 
Remarks, Amer. Legion, Post Commander. 
Kaw City. 

LOVE, HOMER B., Ponca City. Dem. 
Occ., insurance. B., Elk City, Kan., Sept. 

13, 1887. Edu., h. 
sch.; Little Rock, 
Ark., law grad. 
Wife, Myrtle C. d. 
of F. A. DeNoya. 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Ins., Aetna 
and others, (tempor¬ 
arily retired) ; cot¬ 
ton pi a n t a tion, 
Desha, Ark. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St. 
Church,_ C (h r 1 i a. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32- 
nd Mason, Shrine, 
Kiwanis. Pol. Act., 
Co, Judge and Sher¬ 
iff, Desha, Ark., 
1910-12. Del. to 
st. conv., 192s. 
iMbr. Amer. Legion. 
Remarks, came to 
Oklahoma in 1919; located at Ponca 
City, Captain Air Service, Post Per¬ 
sonal .Adjt. Kelly Field, Tex., during 

latter part of War. 

LOWRANCE, PRESTON BROOKS, Ponca 
City. Rep. Occ., dealer in Oil Royalties. 

B. , Catawba, N. C., Aug. 23, 1876. Edu., 
country sch. 1 yr. bus. col., Asheville, N. 

C. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Marland 
Employees Royalties Corp., Pres. Assoc., 
E W. Marland, Chmn. Bd.; S. A. Dei- 
laplain, V-P.; C. H. Westfall, V.-P.; R. 
H. Cummins, V.-P.; Robt. E. Clark, Treas.; 
H. L. McCracken, Sec’y; S. W. Hayes, Dir. 
Also, Lawrence Bros. & Co., R. R. & 
Levee Contractors anod Plantation operators, 
Memphis, Tenn. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl., Okla. City; Security Natl., P'onca 
City; Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; Exch. 
Natl., Tulsa. Church, First Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. Club, Okla. City; Fort 
Worth Club; Country Club; Point Isabel 
Yacht Club. Party Honors, del. to Natl. 
Conv. 1924, Cleveland, O.; Chi-Non Partis- 



FRED T. KIRBY 













298 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



FRANK B. LUCAS 


an Club; Hoover-Curtis Club, 1928. Offices, 
Mayor, Ponca City, 1922. Remarks, 
former contractor Engineer & Construction 
Levee & Plantation Work, Tenn. and Miss. 

LUCAS, FRANK BATHURST, Ponca 
City. Ind. Occ., personal treas. to E. W. 
Marland. B. Center Co., Pa., June 26, 
1872. Bus. Con., Treas. to E. W. Marland; 
treas. Alfred Marland No. 563; treas. 
Church, Episcopal. Formerly Pres. Secur¬ 
ity Ins. Agcy. of Ponca City; Pres. Kay 
Co. Abstract Co., Ponca City. Bk. Con., 
V.-PTes. Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca 
City; V.-Pres. Ponca City Bldg. & Loan 
Co. Church, Episcopal. Clubs and Lodges, 
Lions, Chmn. program com.; 32nd Mason, 
Knight Templar, Shriner. Offices, Dir. C. 
of C. Ponca City; Dir. Gov. Bd. Salvation 
Army; iSec’y Sch, Bd. Former Chief Clk. 
Sch. Land Dept, of St., (record for con¬ 
tinuous service, 15 yrs.). Remarks, active 
in social and religious affairs. 

LUCAS, W. BLANCHE, Ponca City. Dem. 
B„ Kan. City, Mo., May 20, 1882. Edu., 
h. sch.j St. Treses Convent., Kansas City. 
Hus., Frank Lucas, Oil Man. Bus. Con., 
owned and operated “Okla. Topics/' Guth¬ 
rie, also clipping bureau about 10 yrs. 
Bk. Con., Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca 
City. Church, Episcopal, Grace Episcopal 
Guild. Clubs &. Lodges, Ladies Music 
Club, Okla. City; Art League, Okla. City; 
Dist. Chmn. Foreign Com. of St. Fed. 
Womens Clubs; Hospital Guild of Ponca 
City; iSt. Chmn. St. Music Clubs Assn.; 
Mbr. St. Press Assn.; Mbr. League Amer. 
Pen Women. Imp. Rel., W. S. Fallis, Bkr., 
Perry. (Cons.). Party Honors, del. first 
conv. Womans Suffrage; del. to San Fran¬ 
cisco and N. Y. Natl. Dem. convs. Remarks, 
dir. St. Hist. Soc.; Salvation Army Bd.; 
Bd. Mgrs. Carnegie library; Bd. 20th 
Century World Research Club; Girls Re¬ 
serve ; mbr. ’89ers Assn. 

MARIS, LESTER ABRAM, Ponca City. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Grenola, Kan., Oct. 
2, 1878. Edu., h. sch., Winfield, Kan. 

Baker Univ., law degree Kan. U., Lawrence, 
Kan., 1900-03. Wife, Grace Estella d. of 
C. W. Miller. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Assoc., 
Lester R. Maris, (son). Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Meth., active. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions past-pres.; Master Blue 
Lodvefi 1917-19. Pol. Act., Mbr. 2nd Legis. 
1909 taCo. Elec. Bd., 15 yrs. Remarks, S. 
S. Supt. 10 yrs.; Chmn. Bd. of Stewards. 


MARKHAM, BAIRD H„ Ponca City. 
Dem. B., Decatur, Tex. 1887. Edu., com. and 
high sch., Denison; Christian Univ., Waco. 
Wife, Betty A. Skinner, Adair. Cdrn., 
Baird, Jr.; Jewell Marie. Bus. Con., Con¬ 
tinental Oil Co., Ponca City, (an officer). 
Assoc., Daniel J. Moran, Pres. Cont. Oil 
Co. Pol. Act., active in partisan politics 
since 1915. Very influential in military 
and national guard circles. Works botli 
directly and through others. Director of 
campaign of the oil fraternity in defeat¬ 
ing Campbell Russell Tax measure. Offices, 
Adjt. Gen., of Okla., 1923-25 (resigned) ; 
Commanding General, 45th Div., Natl. Gd. 
s : nce 1923. Remarks, holds rank Major 
Gen., U. S. Reserve Corps.; has dis¬ 
tinguished record in military affairs of na¬ 
tion. Able organizer. Came to Okla. 1910; 
located in Kiowa 1910-16; Okla. City, 1916- 
27 ; Ponca City since. 

MARLAND, ERNEST WHITWORTH, 

Ponca City. Dem.. Occ., oil producer. B., 
Pittsburgh, Pa., May 8, 1874. Edu., Park 
Inst., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Univ. of Mich., LL. 
B., 1893. Wife, Lyde. Cdrn. 1 s., George 
R., Ponca City. Bus. Con. Chmn. Bd. of 
Dirs. E. W. Marland Co., Inc.; Pres. Mar¬ 
land Estate Corp. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Church. Episcopalian. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bankers Club. N. Y.; Okla. Club; Kansas 
City Club; Saline Game Preserve; Ft. Worth 
Club. Pol. Act., independent; active since 
maturity in city, county, state and 
nation. Remarks, came to Oklahoma, 
1908; lived since at Ponca City; has done 
more to stimulate beautifying Okla. than 
any other man in st.; benefactor of educa¬ 
tion and other worthy causes. Father of 
Ponca City. One of most outstanding 
figures in oil circles of Amer.; responsible 
for sculpturing and erection of statue to 
Pioneer Woman. Hobby, landscape garden¬ 
ing. 

MARTIN, CHARLES FRANCIS II, Ponca 
City. Occ., dealer in oil royalties. 
B., Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 4, 1883. Edu., 
h. sch.. Little Rock, 1898; Univ. of Tenn., 
1902. Wife, Helen Marie. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Francis Bros. Oo., St. Louis; 
Dir. Security Bk. & Trust Co.; Dir. Ponca 
City Bldg. & Loan Assn., V.-Pres. Bus. 
Con., V.-Pres. Marland Oil Co., 1922; V.- 
Pres. Land & Scouting Dept., 1922-27 ; 
in charge of Francome Oil Co. 1919-22; 
returned to Francis & Co. organized as 
Royalty Co. in 1928. Church, Epis., mbr. 



CHAS. F. MARTIN 



MRlS. BLANCHE LUCAS 


bd. of Vestryman. Clubs & Lodges, Rock 
Cliff Country Club; Rotary; Saline Gun 
Club and Game Preserve; 32nd Mason, 
Shrine, Knight Templar; Dir. and V.-Pres 
C. of C., Ponca City. Imp. Rel., Clay S. 
Martin, Marland Refining Co. Offices, V.- 
Pres. Bd. of Edu., Ponca City; City Clk., 
Little Rock, 1916-19, 3 times without op¬ 
position. Resigned to come to Ponca City 
in 1919. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

MASON, EDNA MANWARIN, Newkirk. 
Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Columbus, Kan., 
'May 19, 1883. Edu., h. sch., Arkansas City; 
Univ. of New Mex., 1902. Hus., P. S. 
Mason. Cdrn., Is.; 1 d. Bk. Con., East¬ 
man Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Ladies Aid Society; Newkirk Study Club. 
Imp. Rel., Roy Hill, Mayor, Newkirk, (bro.- 
in-law.). Party Honors, del. to co., dist. 
and st. convs.; Natl. Conv. twice; vice 
chmn. Co. and St. Committeewoman and 
pres, elector. Offices, Chmn. Associated 
Charities; Pres. Mother’s Club; Chmn. of 
Bockbuying Com. of Public Library; Chmn. 
Order of Bus. Com., St. Conv., V.-Chmn. 
Dist. Federated Clubs; Pres. Women’s Golf 
Club; Newkirk Country Club. 

MASON. PHILIP STEINER, Newkirk. 
Rep. Occ., retired banker. B., Philadelphia, 
Pa.. Oct. 19, 1868. Edu., Country sch., 
Audubon, la.; grad. Ia. Bus. Col., Des 
Moines, Ia. Wife, Edna Manwarin. Cdrn., 
1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., investments, securi¬ 
ties and oil leases ; farming and live stock; 
former tehr. country schs., Audubon, Ia.; 
Pres. Security Bk., Newkirk, now consoli¬ 
dated with Eastman Natl. Bk. Con., East¬ 
man Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Pres. Newkirk Country Club. Imp. Rel., 
Paul B. Mason, Co. Judge, Osage Co., Asst. 
Atty. Prairie Oil & Gas Co., Independence, 
Kan. (bro.) ; Ben F. Mason, 1st. treas. P. 
& R. Dist. Co., Memphis, Tenn. Pol. Act., 
active in all lines. Party Honors, del. to st, 
and co. convs. Chmn. Liberty Loan drive 
and Five and One Drive. 

McDOWELL, THOMAS HENRY WATERS, 

Blackwell. Rep. Occ.. postmaster. B., Clay¬ 
ton, Ill., Dec. 29, 1892. Edu., h. sch,, 1883. 
Wife, Carrie O. Wright. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., newspaper work, 25 yrs.; Times 
Record, Blackwell, 24 yrs. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Fay L. Garton, Asst, Post¬ 
master ; Jack Randall, partner in news¬ 
paper work. Church, Pres. Imp. Rel., Robt. 
VV. McDowell, (son), sales mgr., office Mid- 












Continent Petroleum Co., Tulsa. Offices, 
Postmaster; Prct. Committeeman 20 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., supplies com. Party Honors, 
del. to eo., dist. and st. convs. Remarks. 
C. of C.; active in Salvation Army and 
Associated Charities. 

McFADDEN. JOSEPH EDIE, Newkirk. 
Hep. Occ., under sheriff. B., Garnett, Kan.. 
Aug. 20, 1894. Edu., h. sch., Tonkawa, 
1916 ; T on k a w a 
Prep. Sell., Com¬ 
mercial Dept., 1916. 
Wife, Ruth, d. of 
V. W. Kendall. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., oil leases & 
royalties, headquar¬ 
ters, Ton kawa; 
farming and stock- 
raising ; McFadden 
Bros. Hardware Co., 
Tonkanva, 1921-25. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Commerce. Assoc... 
Lew Wentz; Joe 
Cooper, Sheriff, 
Tonkawa; Fred 
French, Tonkawa; 
Harry Cragin, 
Ponca City; Arthur 
Burress, geologist, 
Okmulgee. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
C. of C.; Lions. Imp. Rel., R. R. 'McFad¬ 
den! salesman Townley Metal Co., Kan. City, 
Mo. (bro.). Pol. Act., active in co. and st.. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, organized Retail Credit Assn., 
Tonkawa; Post Commander Amer. Legion. 
Tonkawa; Gen. Hosp. No. 32, Chicago, Ill; 
mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. 

McMULLAN, CHARLES HERBERT, 

Blackwell. I)em. Occ., oil and gas leases 
and royalties dealer. B., Haynesville, Aia., 
NoV. 20, 1886. Edu., h. sell., 1904; LJniv. 
Ala., 1905, Kappa Alpha. Wife, Lorena 
Winfield, Blackwell. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
15 yrs. in present business, McMillan- 
Ward Oo., with C. A. Ward, partner. Bk. 
Con., St. Guaranty. Church, Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country Club; Elks; Eagles; 32nd 
Mason, Knight Templar; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; in co. and st. Party Honors, del. 
co., dist. and st. convs. 6 yrs.; sec’y Kay 
Co. Cen. Com.; former Chmn. Central 
Com. Remarks, mbr. standing com. good 
roads. 

McMULLEN, PHILLIP MOORE, Kaw City. 
Rep. Occ., newspaper owner. B., Buhler, 
Kan., July 1, 1900. Edu., h. sch., 

Buhler, 1918; Southwestern Col., Winfield, 
Kan., 1923. Wife, Ermah Cummings, d. or 
H. W. Cummings, Alamo, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., Kaw City News; with father 
owns newspaper plant, Norwich Herald, 
Norwich, Kan. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Assoc., 
wife. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Kaw 
City Country Club; Mason, Royal Arch; 
Kaw City C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; Sec’y Kay Co. Rep. Club 
Remarks, mbr. Amer. Legion. 

McWilliams, richard newton, 

Eddy. Deni. Occ., farmer. B., Clinton Co., 
Mo., Mar. 31, 1868. Edu., com. sell. Wife, 
Mary Viola Tague. Cdrn., 4 s., Richard C., 
James H., David N., Virgil E.; 4 d., Bk. 
Con., Commerce Bk. Assoc., Jake Bain, 
Geo. Frazier, Bill Hafer. Charlie Arnold. 
Church. Bap. Imp. Rel., J. D. V. McWil¬ 
liams, Fort Cobb. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. Party Honors, mbr. Twp. Dem. 
Club, Carlisle Twp.; Chmn. Kay Co. Cam¬ 
paign for Felix Duvall; campaign mgr. for 
W. M. Waugh, Oo. Conimr. ; mgr. Primary 
Campaign J. D. Bain, 1924 for Co. Commr, 
Co. Committeeman; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, made the Run in 1893, 
still living on homestead. 

MEEK, L. K„ Ponca City. R ep. Occ., 
banker. B., 1881. Married. Cdrn.. 2 s., 
Robert and Stanton; 1 d.. Marguerite. Bus. 



KAY COUNTY 


299 


Con., Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca 
City; Ponca City Bldg. & Doan Co.; many 
ether interests. Church, Chris., deacon. 
Assoc., L. H. Wentz, Harry Crag'in, E. W. 
Marland, Felix Duvall, C. M. Sarchet and 
others. Clu'bs & Lodges, C. of C., organiz¬ 
er; Rotary, past pres.; Mason. Pol. Act., 
closely associated with Lew Wentz in both 
business and politics. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1910; lived at Mulhall, Ponca City. 
Outstanding figure in Okla. banking cir¬ 
cles; past Pres, of both Okla. St. Banking 
Assns.; has third largest bldg & loan assn, 
in st.; mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Wentz Student 
Loan Fund for Okla. Univ. 


Sch. 28 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Country 

Club; C. of C. ; Rotary; Mbr. Okla. Soc. 

for Crippled Cdrn. Mason, Knight Tem¬ 
plar, Itoygl Arch, Other fraternal orders. 
Pol. Act., independent; worker since 1901, 
through coins, and others. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901, lived since at Blackwell. 

Mbr. Amer., Okla., and co. medical assns.; 
past pres, and sec’y of Amer. Inst, of 
Homeopathy, Ophthalmological,, Othological 
& Laryngological, Societies. Has served on 
St. Bd. of Med. Examiners under every 
Gov. but one. Mbr. of the Com. which 

drafted the medical practice Statute of 
Okla. 


MEIER, INA CLAUDINE (SALLIE), 

Braman. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Ottumwa, 
la.. Sept. 8, 1879. Edu., li. sch., grad., Ot¬ 
tumwa, la., 1901. Hus., Jacob Henderson 
Meier. Cdrn., 1 d., Zella Maurine. Bus. 
Con., tchr.; 7 yrs., Ottumwa, la.; 1 yr. 
Braman; 1 yr. Littleville Sch. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Maude Sims, Mrs. 
Mason, Mrs. Harry Andrews, Newkirk ; 
Mrs. John Clift, Blackwell. Church, Meth. 
Benevolence Treas. Clubs & Lodges, Ke- 
toekah; Pres. W. F. M. Soc. Offices, Com- 
mitteewoman of N. Lowe Twp.; counting 
bd. ever since woman suffrage. 

MEIER, JACOB HENDERSON, Braman. 
Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Providence, Ontario, 
Canada, Oct. 12. 1878. Edu., grade schs. 
Wife. Ina Claudine iSallie. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Zella Maurine. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Joe McFadden, Roy Cox, Blackwell; Bob 
Welch, Blackwell; Milt Garber, Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City. Church, Meth., S. S. supt., 
steward. Lodges, Odd Fellow. Offices, 
Prct. Committeeman, N. Lowe Twp.; Twp. 
Treas. 1923 and 1928. Party Honors, del. 
to co. conv. Remaks, came to Okla. 26 
yrs. ago and located on present farm; del. 
to St. Grange at Lawton; Grange Master, 
1923-24-26. 

MILLER, DANIEL WILLIAM Blackwell. 
Rep. Occ., Eye, ear, nose and throat 
specialist. B., Everest, Ivans., Apr. 23. 
1867. Edu.. com. sch. ; Morrill Normal 
Col. 3 yrs.; K. C. Med. Col., M. D„ 1901; 
N. Y. Ophthalmic Col. & Hospital, Sur¬ 
geon Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat degree, 
1904; post grad, course N. Y. Opthalmic 
& Aural Inst., Philadelphia Polyclinic, 
Okla. Univ.; extension courses. Wife, M. 
Ethel Reid. Offices, Mbr. St. Bd. Med. Exam¬ 
iners. Church, Chris; elder; supt. Church 



CHARLES H. McMULLAN 


MOORE, WILLIAM KNOX, Ponca City. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Knoxville, Ill.. .July 
20, 1868. Edu., Medford, la., h. sch., 1891)"; 
LL. B. Michigan Univ., 1894. Wife, Bessie 
M. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 1 d. Bus. Con., Gen. Atty., 
Marland Refining Co. 1915-28; Ponca City 
Improvements Co. stockholder, Bk. Con., 
stockholder Security Bk. & Trust Co ! 
Ponca City; and Ponca City B. & Loan Co. 
Church, First Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Shriner, Commandery; Univ. Club; Cliff 
Rock Club. Imp. Rel., J. S. Alcorn, Ponca 
City, bro.-in-law. Offices, Co. Registrar, 
1926, Kay Co. Remarks, came to Ponca 
City 1900. Hobby, sports. 



MUCHMORE, CLYDE ESTES, Ponca 

City. Rep. Occ., newspaper manager. B., 

Liberty, Neb., July 20, 1884. Edu., h. sch.’. 

Kiowa, Kan.; 
Southwestern Col., 
Winfie Id, Kan.; 
grad, work, Kan. 
Univ. Wife, lola R., 
(Pres. Ponca City 
Pub. Co.). Cdrn!, 
3 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Ponca News, 
Gen. mgr.; Dir. 
Security Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Ponca 
City Bldg. & Loan ; 
Printer, reporter ; 
tchr. for 7 yrs. In 
Kan. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St. ; Security 
Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., G. B. Much- 
CLYDE E. more, (bro.), lives 

MUCHMORE in Ithaca, N. Y. 

Richard M. Elam, 
Wewoka—Pawhuska and Cushing. Church, 
Meth. active mbr. Bd. Stewards. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary, past pres.; Rock Cliff 
Country Club, Dir. Party Honors, Pres. 
Hoover-Curtis Club; del. to co., dist. and 
st. convs. Cast first vote in Okla., 1907 

for st. constitution. Offices, Chmn. City 

Park Bd.; mbr. City Library Bd. ; Dir. 
C. of C. and LTniv. Club. Remarks. Amer. 
Legion, 1st Lt. 89th Div. 340th Ma¬ 
chine Gun Batt. Active in service; gassed on 
front, Thea Hourt, France. Charter mbr. 
Nile Huff Post; Past Pres. Okla. Press. 
Assn. 


MURRAY, J. F., Ponca City. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Yorktown, Tex., Sept. 18, 1881. 
Edu., Cuero, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Raymond, D. L. and J. M., Ponca City; 
Ralph, Ada; 2 d., Mrs. Yiola Timm, Ranger, 
Tex.; Miss Jessie Fay Murray, Ponca City, 
•-'■is. Con., practice of law. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. E. Rice, Ponca 
City; ex-Gov. H. S. Johnston, Okla. City. 
Clubs & Lodges. Elks; K. of P., Ponca 
City; Mason, Ranger, Tex. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1925 and located at Ponca 
City. 


PARKHURST, ROBERT MOORE, Black- 
well. Rep. Occ., county judge; lawyer. B., 
Winfield, Kan., Mar. 8, 1886. Edu., com. 
sch., Anthony. Kan.; Northwest St. Tchrs. 
Col., 1910; Univ. Law Sch., 1915. Wife, 
Novie Netherly. Bus. Con., private prac¬ 
tice of law 12 yrs. Bk. Con., farmers St.; 
St. Guaranty, Assoc., Judge Duval; Judge 
Rice. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Master 
Mason; Kiwanis. Imp. Rel., C. B. Park- 
hurst, (father) Kan. City, Mo.; mbr. 4tb 









St. Legis. Offices, Co. Judge, 1926, re-elect¬ 
ed for 2 terms 1929; Municipal Judge, 
Blackwell, 9 yrs. Remarks, attended Natl. 
Conv., Kansas City; Amer. Legion. 

PATTERSON, RALPH ERIC, Tonkawa. 
Dem. Occ„ mayor. B., Chenoa, Ill., Aug. 7, 
1882. Edu., h sch., Taylorville, Ill.; Elec¬ 
trical Eng., Univ. of Ill., 1901. Wife, Arlie 
Zelea Mattier. Bus. Con., deals personally 
more or less in real estate and oil leases; 
gen. mercantile, Tonkawa and Ponca City. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., J. H. 
Bartlett, City Atty.; J. 0. Godwin; J. 
Morgan Bush, Councilmen. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Scottish Rite; 
mbr. C. of C.; active in good roads de¬ 
velopment. Imp. Rel., S. Patterson, Ton¬ 
kawa, (father). Offices, Mayor of Tonkawa, 
at present; mbr. public Library Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
Inspector and Registrar; bd. of Associated 
Charities; mbr. Boy Scouts; Red Cross; 
Spanish War Veteran. 

PETERS, COLEMAN HUTCHINSON, 

Kaw City. Dem. Occ., Ford dealer. B., 
Udall, Kan., Nov. 9, 1888. Edu., grad. Kaw 
City h. sch., 1907. Wife, Florence Edna 
Chambers. Bus. Con., dir. First Natl. Bk., 
Kaw City; vice Pres. Kaw City Investment 
Co.; vice Pres. Kaw City Finance Co.; was 
retail grocer 18 months, also “Varsity 
Store”. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., John 
E. Hoefer, Pres.; Lawrence M. Cline, 
Cashr., (son of ex-Sen. Cline) ex-Sen. 
Cline, V.Pres.; First Natl. Bk., Kaw City. 
Clubs &■ Lodges, Kaw City Country Club: 
32nd Mason, Shriner, Akdar Temple, Tulsa ; 
Past Master Lodge at Kaw City 3 times; 
Pres. C. of C., Kaw City, 5' yrs. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., mbr. Co. and Prct. Dem. 
Club; local Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1928 ; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Offices, St. Auto 
Tag Collector. Remarks, active in good 
roads development; mbr. of standing com. 
in community. 


PINKHAM, C. L„ Newkirk. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Boston. Mass., Dec. 21, 1850. 
Edu., com. sch.. Mass. Wife, Carrie. Ba. 
Con., Farmers St. Assoc., (pol.) W. S. 
Cline, J. F. King, Felix Duval. Robert 
Belatti, C. S. Calkins, of Kay Co.; Henry 
Johnston, M. E. Trapp, Judge Tom Doyle, 
Justice Mason, Justice Fletcher Riley. 
Church. Epis. Imp. Rel., E. G. Pinkham, 
journalist K. C. 'Star, 20 yrs. Pol. Act., 
active since maturity; able public speaker ; 
personal contact worker. Offices, Co. Atty. 
1896-1902; and 1917-22; St. Legis. 1913-17; 
mbr. Supreme Ct. Com. 1925-29. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893 ; lived since at New¬ 
kirk. Hobby, study of history. 


POTTER, BRUCE BOYD, Blackwell. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Fort Wayne, Ind., June 

8, 1896. Edu., Blackwell h. sch., 1916; 

Okla. Univ. law sch., 
A. B. and LL. B., 
1924. Wife, Clara 
May Zimmerman, d. 
of R. S. Zimmerman, 
Dover. Bus. Con.. 
Potter & Potter, 
Gen. Attys., Auto¬ 
motive Corner, Inc.; 
McDorman Rig Bldg, 
and Drilling Co.; 
several mining con¬ 
cerns ; Burford & 
Burford, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Blackwell 
Exchange; First 
Natl. Assoc., Paul 
I. and Ernest V. 
P o 11 e r, (bros.). 
Church, Meth. Of¬ 
ficial Bd. Clubs 
Dir. Junior C. of C-; mbr. parks and im¬ 
provements com. Party Honors, del. dist., 
co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman ; 
mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. Offices, Black- 

well Municipal Judge 2 yrs.; newly elected 


Co. Atty. Remarks, Amer. Legion, Post 
Commander, Adjt., Service Officer in past, 
at present. Pres. Executive Com; on Offici¬ 
al Bd. Salvation Army; on Executive Com., 
Erie Council Boy Scouts. Served 137th Inf.. 
Co. “K” 35th Div. 

RADER, ROBERT EDWARD. Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., court clerk. B., Cooper Co., Mo., 
June 22, 1872. Edu., Univ. of Ark., 1893. 
Wife, Mae Ford. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Grocery. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
'W. E. Rice; Claud Duvall, J. M. Barker. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason. 
Imp. Rel., J. L. Rader, Librarian Okla. 
Univ. (bro.). Pol. Act., active locally. 
Offices, Sheriff, 1908-10 appointed Ct. Clk, 
June 1927 ; Deputy Sheriff 3 yrs.; Registrar 
of Deeds 1903-04. Party Honors, del. to st¬ 
and co. convs.; Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. 1903- 
04; Dem. Cen. Com. 

RAMSEY, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Kaw 

City. Rep. Occ., truck fanner. B., Carthage. 
Mo., Apr. 9, 1869. Edu., com. sch. Wife, 
Anna Belle Davis. Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., trucking and chicken raising. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. H. Haines, 
Sheriff; Dan Bain. Church, Christian., 
Chmn. Bd. Clubs &. Lodges, Odd Fellow; 
Woodman. Imp. Rel., Geo. Ramsey, mer¬ 
chant, Kaw City. Offices, former Co. jailor, 
4 1-2 yrs.; Prct. Committeeman; Twp. 
Trustee; Longwood Twp., also 2 terms Kaw 
Twp. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. Hoover-Curtis Club. 

RICE, WILLIAM EBENEZER, Ponca 
City. Dem. Occ., district judge. B., Meridi¬ 
an, Kan., Feb. 2, 1883. Edu., h. sch., To¬ 
peka, Kan., 1903; grad. Kan. Univ.. 1909. 
Wife, Jocelyne McKay. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., stockholder Bldg. & Loan Co. 
of Ponca City; former farmer. Bk. Con., 
Security Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca City. 
Assoc., Claude Duvall, Newkirk, law part¬ 
ner with Gov. Henry IS. Johnston, for 4 
yrs. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 
V.-Pres C. of C., Blue Lodge Mason. Pol. 
Act., Dem. Cand. for Co. Judge, 1915, de¬ 
feated; St. Cen. Committeeman, Noble Co., 
1916; attached Gov. Johnston office several 
months. Offices, received appointment as 
Dist. Judge of 12th Dist. created by 11th 
Legis. Remarks, Amer. Legion, P. C., Avia¬ 
tion ; Food Administrator Noble Co. 1917- 
18; strong advocate modern jury system ; 
interested in child welfare. 


RIEHL, DAISY HINKLE, Blackwell. Rep. 
Occ., clubwoman, homemaker. B., Emporia, 



MRS. DAISY A RIEHL 












J. T. ROBISON 


Kan., June 29. 1872. Edu., h. sch., Florence, 
Kan. Hus., John Arthur Riehl. Bus. Con., 
Din Blackwell Thrift Co.; mbr. Bd. of ad¬ 
visors Okla. Southern Life Insurance Co., 
Okla. City; property owner; representative 
Aetna Bldg. & Loan Assn. 10 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. G. E. Dowis, Mrs. 
Mary Alverson. Church, Pres., charter 
mbr. trustee. Clubs & Lodges, past matron. 
Eastern Star; past Regent D. A. R. ; mbr. 
Colonial Dames; past .St. Pres. Okla. St. 
Federation Womens Clubs; Gen. Federation 
Dir. Party Honors, past V.-Chmn., Kay 
Co. Rep. Cen. Com.; Pres, elector, Harding 
Administration, (one of first women pres, 
electors in Okla.) ; del. co., st. and dist. 
convs., sec’y congressional meetings. Re¬ 
marks, Chmn. 4th Liberty Loan, Kay Co.; 
St. Chmn. Edu. Com., of Council of De¬ 
fense ; represented Okla. at Washington 



ELMER S. RUTHERFORD 



KAY COUNTY 

during W. War; Chmn. Nursing Service, 
local Red Cross; organizer and 1st pres. 
Business & Professional Womens CIud. 

ROBINSON, R. R., Tonkawa. Pres. Bd. 
of Regents, Univ. Prep. Sch. and Jr. Col., 
Tonkawa. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

ROBISON, JAMES THOMAS, Tonkawa. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Macon, Mo., Jan. 
24, 1871. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Ella May 
Williams. Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing and stockraising; dir. First Natl. Bk.. 
Tonkawa; dir. Farmers Elevator, Tonkawa. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. N. Starr, 
Pres. First Natl., Tonkawa; J. M. Barker. 
Newkirk; Chas. McMuJlen, Blackwell; 
Frank Thornton, Ponca City. Church, Bap.; 
on bldg com. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
York Rite, Guthrie Consistory; Odd Fel¬ 
low. Imp. Rel., Frank Robison, Tonkawa, 
(bro.). Offices, now Twp. Committeeman; 
mbr. Tonkawa Sch. Bd. ; Clk. Twp. Bd.. 
1902-11, Tonkawa Twp. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, made the 
Run 1893, still lives on homestead; on sch. 
bd. most of the time; advocate of prohi¬ 
bition and good roads. 


DAN E. RYAN 


RUTHERFORD, ELMER STEELE, Ton¬ 
kawa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Stotts City, 
Mo., Nov. 24, 1897. Edu., h. sch., Mt. 
Vernon, Mo., 1917; degree at Northwestern 
L T niV., 1921. Wife, Esther Colley. Bus. Con., 
H. & H. Drilling Co., Seminole; Williams 
lion Works, Tonkawa; Tex. Worth Tool 
Ct., Ft. Worth, Tex.; Amer. Iron & Steel 
'Works, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Tonkawa. Assoc., Joe Blubagh, Ton¬ 
kawa; O. E. McKenzie, Tonkawa. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Golf Club; Pres. Junior C. of e. 
C., Tonkawa; mbr. C. of C.; Chmn. Court 
Kiwanis Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. L. a. Clubb, 
(cousin), Kaw City; Jess W. Colley, Maude, 
(bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., City Chmn., also 
ward chmn. Party Honors, del. to st., co. 
and dist. convs. Remarks, practiced law 
since 1921; Co. Commander Amer. Legion; 
Advisory Bd. Salvation Army. Served with 
U. S. Navy during war. 

RYAN, DAN EUGENE, Tonkawa. Dem. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B„ Attica, Kan., May 
24, 1899. Edu., h. sch., 1911. Wife, Anna 
E. Anderson. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con., Ryan 
& Ingels, Oil Production Co.; Ryan & In¬ 
gels, Pipe Pulling Co., Tonkawa; Rice 


301 


C. M. SARCHET 


Motor Co., Blackwell, 1920. Bk. Con., Bk. 
nf Commerce. Assoc., P. K. Ingels, F. A. 
Beverlin, Tonkawa; F. A. Rice, Blackwell; 
Fred Jones, Okla. City. Church, Cath., St. 
Josephs Parrish. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Elks; Past Pres, and now dir. in C. of C. r 
chmn. good roads com. Imp. Rel., J. P. 
Ryan, sheriff at Harper, (father) ; Jimmie 
Ryan, Land & Lease Dept. Marland Oil 
Co. (bro.). Pol. Act., mbr. Dem. Club. 
Party Honors, prct. inspector; del. to co. 
and st. convs. 

SARCHET, CORB M„ Ponca City. Rep. 
Occ., secretary Chamber of Commerce; 
newspaper correspondent. B„ Charleston, 
III., Jan. 23, 1871. Edu., h. sch.. Charles¬ 
ton, Ill.; Campbell Univ., 1888-90, Holton, 
Kan. Wife, Stella Huggins, d. of John 
Montgomery, Petersburg, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., C. 


T. J. SARGENT 


















302 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ORVILLE M. SAVAGE 


Mark, .Jr., Tulsa; 1 d., Mrs. Rebecca Be¬ 
dell, Wichita, Kan. Bus. Con., C. of C.; 
Newspaper work since 1896. “State Capi¬ 
tol," Guthrie, 1900-03. Bk. Con., Security 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Geo. H. Niemann, 
Pres. C. of G'.; L. A. Cann, H. H. Mills 
and T. R. Boggess, V.-Pres. ; J. A. Tharp, 
Ponca City. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., for¬ 
mer mbr. st. Cem Com. and Publicity dir., 
1904-14. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899, 
located Okla. City, Guthrie, Ardmore, Tulsa 
and Ponca City. 

SARGENT, TEMPLE JOSEPH, Newkirk. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B.. Shelby Co., Ill., 
Aug: 31, 1874. Edu., Winfield, Kan., pub. 
schs., 1893; admitted to the Okla. Bar in 
1915. Wife, Mattie Luella, Winfield, Kan., 
1898. Cdrn., 5 adopted s.; 5 adopted d. 
Bus. Con., general counsel Eastman Natl. 
Bk., Newkirk; general law practice in 
Kay and Noble Cos., and Cowley Co., Kan., 
specializing' in damage actions for farmers 
against various oil companies by reason of 
pollution of farm lands. Bk. Con., East¬ 
man Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc.. I. D. 
Ross, specialist in land and titles. Church, 
Meth., active. Clubs & Lodqes, Newkirk 
Golf & Country; Mason, Royal Arch, 32nd) 
'Shriner; Consistory, Guthrie; Worthy 
Patron Eastern Star 3 times; local, st 
and natl. Pres, of A. T. A., a protective, 
fraternal and enforcement organization 
covering central U. S.. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs. many yrs. Remarks, 
first Chmn. Good Roads Com. in Kay Co 

SAVAGE, JAMES ALFRED, Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., dealer in real estate. B., Nacomi -, 
[11., Sept. 19, 1864. Edu.. com. sch.; Col. 
at Winfield Kan. Wife, Ruby Eaves Hig¬ 
ginbotham. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farmer, auctioneer, live stock dealer. Bk. 
Con., Blackwell Exchange; First Nati. 
Assoc , J. W. Morris, G. E. Dowis, Mr. 
Pauley. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Elks. Imp. Rel., Orville Savage, 
Ponca C'ty (son). Pol. Act., active in eo. 
and st. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman ; 
del. co. and st. convs.; Chmn. Prct. meet¬ 
ings. Remarks, interested in good roads; 
liberal contributor to Red Cross and chari¬ 
ties. 

SAVAGE. ORVILLE MILTON. Ponca 
Dem. Occ., motor car dealer. B., Blackwell. 
Mar. 30, 1894. Edu.. h. sell., Blackwell; 
grad. Okla. A. & M. Col. 1916. Wife, Mabel 
Foster, d. of Geo. A. Foster, Perry. Cdrn., 
1 s. ; 1 d. Bus. Con., Savage Motor Co., 


(Dodge), Pres.; past sec’y South. Amer. 
Live Stock Show, Okla. City; Okla. Free St. 
Fair, Muskogee. Assoc., W. D. Edwards, 
V.-Pres.; Mrs. Ruth Wilkins, Sec’y-Treas. 
l0 yrs. Bk. Con., Security Bk. & Trust Co., 
Ponca City. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges 
Rock Cliff Country; Univ. Club; Rotary; 
Mason Knight Templar and Shriner; Pres. 
C. of C. 2 yrs.; Pres. Okla. Retail Mer¬ 
chants Assn. 1 yr.; Ponca City Retail Mtr- 
chants Assn. Imp. Rel., J. A. Savage, 
Blackwell (father). Pol. Act., Young Mens’ 
Dem. Club; del. to st. conv., 1928. Hobby, 
sports. 


SCHOONOVER, BERNICE. Newkirk. Rep. 
Occ., county clerk. B., McPherson, Kan., 
Aug. 20, 1880. Edu., h. sch., Pratt, Kan. : 

Acad., Leon, la., 1 
yr.; Col., Pratt, 
Kan. 1 yr.; Bus. 
Col., Arkansas City. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 
s.. Jack, atty. Okla. 
A. & M.; 2 d., Mrs. 
Frances Endicott, 
Miss Grace, New¬ 
kirk. Bus. Con., 

Mercantile 1897- 
1912. Bk. Con., 

Eastman Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., L. K. Meek, 
F. A. Heberling, 
Ponca City; Mrs. 

Bryan Washburn, | 
Mrs. Green Dowis, 
Blackwell; Fred 
and German French, 
Burnie Cockrum, 
Tonkawa; Ed Korns, 
Newkirk; G. A. Chappell, Newkirk; M. C. 
Garber, W. J. Otjen, Enid; Lew Wentz. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Bus. & 
Prof. Womens; Royal Neighbors, Newkirk. 
Imp. Rel., John A. Gardner, (father) vet. of 
Civil War, Probate Judge, 2 terms, Pratt, 
Kan.; Mrs. Martha Gardner, (mother) 
church worker; Fred Gardner, mcht., Pratt, 
Kan.; Frank Gardner. Eng. Sims Oil Co., 
Dallas, (bros.) ; Mrs. Harry Bundle (sis.) 
Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., Apache. Pol. Act., 
active in st. and co. since 1917. Offices, 
Dep. Co. Clk., Kay Co. 1917-22; Co. Clk. 
since 1922. Party Honors, Chmn. Prct. 

Com.; del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 

to Okla. 1896; lived since Newkirk. Chier 
Clk. of Local Bd. during W. War. Hobby, 
oil painting. 



BERNICE 

SCHOONOVER 



SHINN, WILLIAM EDWARD, Newkirk. 
Dem. Occ., Secretary Kay County Elec¬ 
tion Board. B., Quincy, Ill., Sept. 29, 
1886. Edu., pub. 
sch., Quincy, Ill., 
and Chillicothe, Mo. 
Wife, Mattie Delpha 
Davis. Cdrn.. 2 s., 
Carl L., Oxford, 
Kan.; Lloyd R., 
Newkirk; 5 d., Mrs. 
(S. W. Gibson, Well¬ 
ington, Kan.; Mrs. 
Eva Cross, City Clk., 
Kaw City; Mrs. J. 
J. Klopp, Ponca 
City; Mrs. M. E. 
Plamondon, Arkan¬ 
sas City, Kan. ; La 
Verne E., Newkirk. 
Bus. Con., farmer 
and oil dealer. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; 
W. E. SHINN Farmers St. Assoc., 
A. A. Slawson, 
Farmers St. Bk. Church, attends Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, League of Young Dem.; 
Odd Fellow. Imn. Rel.. Mrs. Eva Cross, 
City Clerk , Kaw City, (daughter). 
Offices, Co. Clk., Kay Co., 1907-13 ; Co. 
Jailor, 1924-29. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; Sec’y. Co. Election Bd. 
Remarks, early settler, resident in co. 
for 34 yrs.; active in good roads work. 


SHALLENBERGER, GEORGE GLASS, 

Ponca City. Dem. Occ., petroleum engineer. 
B„ Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 19, 1892. Edu., 
h. sch., Univ. of Okla. Wife, Elizabeth 



J. M. SHORNDEN 


McConahay. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Petroleum Engineering Co., Tulsa and 
Ponca City; 1914 active Cushing held. Pet. 
& Tank Gauging Eng., 1915-16 Sinclair Oil 
Co.; 1916-28 Marlancl Co., Dir. Marland 
Oil Co., Delaware; V.-P. Marland Ref. Co.; 
V-P. Marland Pro. Co.; V.-P. Kay Co. Gas 
Co., Pres. Kan.-Osage Gas Co. Bk. Con., Se¬ 
curity Bk. & Trust Co., Ponca City; First 
Natl., Exch. Natl., Tulsa. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rock Cliff Country Club; 
Wichita Club; Alfred Marland Blue Lodge ; 
32nd Mason, Shriner; Tulsa Club. Imp. 
Rel., F. E. Shallenberger, Tulsa, (father) : 
J. F. Shallenberger, Tulsa, (bro.). Party 
Honors, appointed mbr. sent to Rivers & 
Harbors Congress from Okla. Remarks, 
Amer. Soc. of Mech. Engrs.; Okla. Soc. 
Crippled Cdrn.; Mid-Continent Oil & Gas 
Assn., active mbr. Petroleum Inst; came to 
Okla. 1908 ; located at Tulsa 1908-16 ; 
Ponca since. 

SHORNDEN, JAMES M„ Ponca City, 
nep. Occ., Operator of grain elevator aau 
filling station. B„ Morris, Ill., Apr. 20, 
1862. Edu., Morris Normal, 1881; Wilton 
June, 1883. Wife. Kate K. Bates. Bus. 
Con., Shornden Elevator; gas & filling 
station; dir. Ponca Bldg. & Loan Assn.; 
dir. Security Bk. & Trust Co. Bk. Con., 
Security B. & T. Co.; Okla. St. Assoc., 
W. T. Oates, grain dealer; Harry Cragin; 
H. F. Harter, merchant; L. K. Meek, banker; 
Fred Anplegate, oil lands; Ben Dawson. 
Okla. St. Bk. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, pres. C. of C„ 1928-29 ; mbr. Camp 
54, Modern Woodmen, 1892; Rock Cliff 
Country Club; Lions; Mason apprentice. 
Imp. Rel., Geo. L. Shornden, Aurora, HI., 
(bro.). Offices, chmn. City Council, 1910- 
17. Remarks, tchr. Wilson Junction, la., 
1883-86. 

SMEE, GEO._ Ponca City. Rep. Occ.. 
City manager. B„ Hill City, Kan., 1889. 
Edu., Univ. of Kan., B. S. in Municipal 
Engineering. Wife, Rachel Wood. Bus. 
Con., City mgr. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge, Ro¬ 
tary Club; C. of C. Offices, City Mgr. 
Ponca City. Hobby,, Machines. Remarks, 
mbr. American Legion Post Nile Huff 
No. 14. Served in Signal Corps during 
war. 

SMITH, THOMAS MclNTIRE, Kaw City. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Ponca City, Dec. 
19, 1900. Edu., h. sch.; Kemper Military 
Acad., Booneville, Mo., 1918; O. U. LL. B., 











303 


KAY COUNTY 



JOHN J. THAYER 


1922. Wife, Violet Herbert, d. E. R. Her¬ 
bert. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., Atty. for 
First Natl Bk; operates 160 a. farm near 
Kaw City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Master Mason; chain C. of C.; B. P. 0. E. 
Pol. Act., climn N. E. Kay Co. Rep. Club. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs., 
since 1922. Remarks, 8th Dist. Commander 
Legion, 1923 ; co. chum. Rep. Service 
League; mbr. Hoover-CurJis Club; Served 
as 4th. Cadet Aero Squadron, U. S. Air 
Service. 

SPARKS, FRED DERIUS, Ponca City. 
Occ., Dentist. B.. Bushnell, Ill., July 8. 
1873. Edu., h. sch., Arkansas City, Kan.; 
Dental Col., Indianapolis, Ind., 1898. Wife, 
Eunice Goodwin. Bus. Con., Contract Mar- 
land Refining Co. Bk Con., Security Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Okla. St. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rock Cliff Country Club; Univ. ; 
Rotary; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Knight 
Tempiar; Past Grand Master, Okla. Terri¬ 
tory, 1906 Offices, Mayor, 1912; Commr. 
finance 6 yrs. Party Honors, former del to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, past pres. Okla. 
Dental Assn.; past pres. st. Dental Board. 

SPOR, THOMAS SIDNEY, Newkirk. Dem. 
Occ., County Assessor. B., Moliaska Co., 
Ia„ Oct. 18. 1877. Edu., h. sch., Ark. City, 
Kan., 1894 ; Stillwater, 1897-1898. Wife, 
Bertha Lee Patten. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., landowner. Assoc., Margaretta Barre, 
Asst. Co. Assessor. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, K. P. Imp. Rel., 
Frank Spor. Pol. Act., Ex-committeeman of 
Kildare Township. Offices, Co. Assessor. 
Party Honors, occupied all positions on Elec¬ 
tion Board. 

SQUIRE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Black- 
well. Ren. Occ., lawyer. B., Sheboygan, 
Wis., Anr 11, 1865. Edu., h. sch.; Gibbon 
Acad., Neb.; Oberlin Co., Oberlin, 0. Cdrn., 
2s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Security St. Bk. ; Natl. 
Union Oil & Gas Co.; Swaim Oil Co.; 
Amsden Lbr. Co. Bk. Con., Security St. 
assoc., L. G. Lenker; 0. M. Swaim; H. C. 
Leach. Church, First Pres. Clk. of Sessions; 
Elder; commr. to Gen. Assembly, Presbyter¬ 
ian Church, Baltimore, Md., 1926. Clubs 
& Lodges, K. of P.; M. W. A.; C. of C. 
Offices, Co. Judge, 2 terms, Ellis Go.; 
co. sch. supt., Kay Co., 1903-05 ; mbr. dist. 
sch. bd.; mbr co. Central Com., 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to dist., co. and st. convs ; 
del. to cong. oonv. 

SULLIVAN, NEIL, Newkirk. Sec’y. Adm. 
Comm., No. 12, State Bar. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 


THAYER, JOHN J„ (JACK), Blackwell. 
Dem. Occ., Insurance ami Loans. B., 
Linesville. Pa., Jan. 3, 1874. Edu., h. sch. ; 
Thayer sch. of Music, Canton; Dana’s Mus¬ 
ical Inst., Warren, 0. Wife, Frances Aus¬ 
tin. Bus. Con., sr. mbr. Thayer & Rals¬ 
ton, gen. ins. and oil bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Exchange ISt. Guaranty and Security 
St. Assoc., W. L. Ralston, partner for 20 
yrs. Church, First Chris.; deacon, 5 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, Blackwell Country Club; 
Rotary; Life mbr. Crippled Children’s So¬ 
ciety of Okla.; 32nd. Mason; Shriner; 

Knight Templar ; Red Cross of Constantine ; 
Seo’y all local Masonic bodies; chmn. Fin¬ 
ance Com. of Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., 
1929 ; C. of C. dir. 7 yrs.; mbr. industrial 
com; past pres, and organizer Rotary Club, 
Sec'y. 6 yrs.; past Master Chickasha Lodge 
No. 109. Imp. Rel., Z. A. Harris, (bro-in- 
law). Pol. Act., active in campaigns in 
west half Kay Co.; mgr. Scott Ferris cam¬ 
paign for Senate. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1904. Hobby, flowers, collie dogs and 
pigeons. 

WALTERS, MRS. VIDA, Blackwell. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B.. Blackwell, Nov. 10, 
1904. Edu., Blackwell h. sell., Okla. Univ. 
and Kan. Univ. Husband, R. G. Walters, 
no cdrn., sister,, Mrs. Paul D. Williams, 
Arkansas City, Kan. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Bk. of Blackwell. Clubs. Delphian Society, 
American Assn, of Univ. Women, Blackwell. 
Pol. Assoc., J. S. Hays, John Bell, M. E. 
Haight, J. C. Miller, J. P. Battenberg, J. 
E. Falkenberg, John Doolin. Imp. Re!., 
Joseph C. Miller, 101 Ranch. M. L. Harris, 
(father), Blackwell and J. S. Hays, New¬ 
kirk. Pol. Act., partisan worker 8 yrs. 
in all ways called upon. Party Honors, 
Sec'y. Dist. Cen. Com., of the 8th Congr. 
Dist. Hobby, painting, china and pictures, 
educational, charity and Church Work. 


WENTZ, LOUIS HAINES, Ponca City. 
Rep. Occ., oil capitalist; philanthropist. 
B., Mount Vernon, la., Edu., Grad. h. sch., 
Pittsburg Pa. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Wentz 
Oil Corporation; Loans and Investments 
over st. and nation; all his operations very 
broad; oil, newspapers, real estate, etc. 
Bk. Con., in Ponca City; Tulsa; Chicago; 
Kansas City; New York. Assoc., almost 
all leaders of prominence in Okla. Clubs 
&. Lodges, all lodges of importance, K. C. C. 
H in Masonry. Pol. Act., one of two or 
three most active and influential men in 
Rep. party in Okla.; also strong national 
leader; active for yrs. in Okla. and Pa. 
Offices, chmn. new Highway Comm., apptd. 
by Gov. Holloway. Party Honors, del. to 
last Natl conv.; would not accept others. 
Remarks, one of seven richest men in Amer¬ 
ica ; indefatigable worker in party and 
governmental affairs. Hobby, crippled chil¬ 
dren ; good roads. 

WHINERY, ROBERT CRUMLEY, Tonka- 
wa. Rep. Occ., publisher. B„ Wellington, 
O., Aug. 29, 1868. Edu., sch. Wellington, 
O., Friends Col. Wife, Mamie Latimer. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Buis. Con., owner and 
publisher of Tonkawa News for past 24 
yrs.; was with Kansas City Star, 5 yrs.; 
Kansas City Journal, 10 yrs. Assoc., Mar¬ 
ion Taylor, bus. mgr., Tonkawa News. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, dir. com¬ 
mercial club; charter mbr. Lions; 32nd 
degree Mason, Consistory; past pres, and 
past Sec'y., C. of C.; past Master Masonic 
Lodge; mbr. American Legion; chmn. 4th 
ward; chmn. Hoover-Curtis Club; Offices, 
former Mayor. Remarks, in newspaper bus., 
40 yrs.; active in Y. M. C. A. work during 
war. 

WIKER, JOHN WESLEY, Ponca City. 
Dem. Occ., Hotel manager and lessee. B., 
West Liberty, la., July 11, 1874. Edu., b. 
sch., West Liberty, la., 1890. Wife, Cor 



R. C. WHINERY 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



LEW WENTZ 





305 


KAY COUNTY 



delia Herod. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 

operating Arcade and Jenks Marie Hotel; 
real estate, Wiker Addition; Fred Harvey 
eating houses, 12 yrs. Bk. Con., First Hath, 
and Okla. St. Assoc., C. 0. Johnson; Ben 
Dawson. Church, Chris.; deacon. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Kock Cliff Country; 32nd 
Mason; iShriner; Knights Templar; dir. in 
C. of C. Pol. Act., active in local affairs. 
Offices, councilman, 10 yrs.; C'ommr. pun. 
property, 1 term. 

WOLFENBARGER, HARRY ADDISON 

Kaw City. Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Lafay¬ 
ette Co., Mo., Aug. 11, 1872. Edu., com. 
sell, in Mo. Wife, Ida May Bellmaru 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., raising cat- 
£le and hogs extensively; pres. Uncas St. 
Bk.; was in butcher and grocery bus., 0 
yrs., until June 1928. Bk. Con.. Uncas 
St. Assoc., Geo. Jacques, cashier, Uncas 
St. Bk.; C. L. Shidler, pres. First Natl. 
Bk. Church, atttends Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.; Rebekah. Pol. Act , 
active on behalf of good roads; graded first 
road in Kaw City. Offices, chmii. Township 
Board. 


WYCOFF, RAY PITTS, Tonkawa. Rep. 
Occ., Bank Cashier. B. Sitka, Kan., May 
16, 1887. Edu., h. sch., 1906; commercial 
course at Tonkawa. Wife, Orla Gertrude 
Noonan. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., cashier. 
First Natl. Bk. Assoc., J. N. Starr, Pres. 
First Natl. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Farmers 


St. Guaranty, Thomas; Liberty Natl., Okla. 
City; Exchange Natl, and First Natl., 
Tulsa. Church, Meth. Trustee, Supt. S. S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Scottish Rite, 
York Rite; dir. C. of C. Imp. Rel., E. B.; 
F. A. Wycoff, William Iron Works, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., pret. committeeman, 8 yrs.; coun¬ 
cilman First Ward. Remarks, active in all 
civic affairs.; one of Area Council Adv. 
Bd., Boy Scouts. 

WRIGHT, OTHO, 

Kildare. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Winfield, 
Kan., Oct. 10, 1881. 
Edu., com. sch. 
Wife, Catherine 
Curtis, d. of John 
Curtis. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Melvin, Kildare, 
Okla. Bus. Con., 
general farming and 
stock raising. Bk, 
Con., Exch. Church, 
Bap. Hubs & Lod¬ 
ges, M. W. A,, 
Grange. Offices, 
Judge on Elec. Bd., 
since he was 21; 
chmn. sch. bd. ; 
pret. com. Party 
Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, 
lived in this community for 36 yrs. 



HARRY' A. WOLFENBARGER 











Kingfisher County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. B. VanDeren (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Co. Attorney, V. D. Firestone (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Ct. Clerk, Inez L. Fisk (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Co. Clerk, O. B. Howard (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Sheriff. A. C. Block (Dem.)-Kingfisher 

Co. Treasurer, Leora M. Higgins (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Co. Surveyor, Ed Stetler (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Mary Thorne 

(Rep.) _Kingfisher 

Co. Assessor. Geo. Danner (Rep.)-Kingfisher 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—John H. Huff (Deni.)-Kingfisher 

Dist. No. 2—Lyman Hickman (Dem.)—Hennessey 

Dist. No. 3—C. H. Wehrenberg (Rep.)-Dover 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y-, John Chamberlain (Dem.)-Kingfisher 

Chmn.. John M. Jones (Dem.)-Hennessey 

Mbr., R. S. Graham (Rep.)-Kingfisher 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Robt. McClintock (Rep.) Route 4, 
Kingfisher; Senator. W. P. Kimmerer (Rep.) Dover; 
District Judge, O. C. Wybrant (Rep.) Woodward; J. 
W. Bird (Rep.) Enid. 

State Officers. Geo. Bowman. Kingfisher, mbr. Bd. 
Regents State Univ.; J. R. Chamberlin. Kingfisher, 
Deputy Oil Inspector; A. O. Meridith, Kingfisher, Co. 
Superintendent Health. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Elmer Soloman, Kingfisher, Chmn.; Mrs. John 
Jones, Hennessey, V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

Ed Ingram, Kingfisher, Chmn.; Mrs. H. C. Hansen, 
Okarehe, V.-Chmn.; Ed Stetler, Kingfisher, Sec’y. 

Earnest Bradley, Kingfisher, St. Committeeman; 
Mrs. Benton States, Hennessey, St. Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Kingfisher, Co. Seat; E. A. Davis (Mayor); May 
Crosthwait (Clerk) ; Kingfisher Co. Gas. Co. 

Cashion, S. B. Stewart (Mayor) ; W. G. Smith 


(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Hennessey, Mrs. Estella 
E.; Kingfisher Co. Gas. Co. 
Okarclie, R. H. Hunter 


Brewer (Clerk) ; O. G. & 
(Mayor) ; Jno. C. Busche 


(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

|1364 j 


1767 | 

| 1644 

1 1 

1780 | 

Rep. 

| 1728 | 


1220 | 

| 2834 

1 1 

4063 | 

Soc. 

1 417 | 


249 

| 53 

1 1 

27 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

909 | 

1867 | 

| 1721 

| 1506 | 

J 

Rep. 

1 1 

1445 

3077 | 

| 3218 

| 2285 | 

l 

Soc. 

1 1 

124 | 

255 | 

|no C. 

5 j 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

791 | 

| 2545 

1 

| 1471 | 

i 

Rep. 

1 1 

1527 | 

| 2864 

1 

| 2631 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

145 

| 26 

1 

4 I 

I 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1277 | 

922 | 

1792 | 2152 

| 1829 

1 1163 | 

2604 | 

Rep. 

| 16S4 | 

1423 | 

3137 | 2995 

| 2799 

| 2700 | 

2924 

Soc. 

1 491 ( 

118 | 

232 | 25 

| no C. 

no C. | 

14 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Cashion 

Hennessey 

Kingfisher 

Okarehe 


Independent 
Clipper 
Free Press 
Times 
Sentinel 


Newspaper 

(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor Owner 

A. J. Garnett 
Tiernay & Walker 
Ed Ingram 

C. W. Hubbard C. W. Hubbard & Sons 
Rev. W. A. Roberts 


BARRACKMAN, D. H., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., farmer; Dep. Co. Assessor. B., De¬ 
catur Co., Ia., Apr. 16, 1877. Edu., com. 
sch.. Kingfisher Co.; Kingfisher Col., 1900- 
01. Wife, Nellie. Cdrn., 2 s„ D. H„ Jr., 
Michael Williams; 4 d., Qeorgia, Ardalene, 
Marjorie, Geraldine, at h. Bk. Con., Peo¬ 
ples Natl. Assoc., Charlie Ames, Burge 
Brigham, Lee Conn, Kingfisher; (pol.) A. 
O. Stumbaugh, Fred Tankard, Ed Ingram, 
Kingfisher; Chas. Swindall, Enid; Omer 
K. Benedict, Tulsa. Church, Cong. Lodges, 
M. W. A., Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
E. Barrackman (bro.), barber supply bus., 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organizations; very influential with rural 
population of his co. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Assessor since 1925. Party Honors, pret. 
chmn. since 1910; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to UKla. 1892; has 
lived near Kingfisher since. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

BLOCK, A. C., Kingfisher. Occ., Sheriff 
of Kingfisher Co. B., Baltimore, Md., Aug. 
3, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Canadian Co.; 
h. sch., Pueblo, Colo., grad. 1903. Wife, 
Mary Parliman, Ft. Worth, Tex. Cdrn., 
1 d., Harriett, at h. Bk. Con., Peoples 


Natl. Assoc., A. B. Conley, Fred Berry, 
Josiah Gooden, B. C. Brigham, W. D. 
Watts, Kingfisher; (pol.) M. E. Trapp. 
Okla. City; Chas. Swindall, Enid; J. I. 
Phelps, Sen. Kimmerer. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, No. 52, King¬ 
fisher; Knight Templar; York Rite; 
India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., D. P. 
Block, (bro.), Weatherford. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active 25 yrs.; works through 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, Deputy Sheriff Blaine Co. since 
1906-09 ; undersheriff 1923-24; sheriff since 
1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived 
in Canadian Co. 1891-1906 ; Watonga 1906- 
07; Geary 1907-14; at Kingfisher since. Is 
versed in finger print identification; in¬ 
terested in a St. Ranger System of police 
similar to that of the Canadian govern¬ 
ment. 

BOWMAN, GEORGE L., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Harrisburg, Va., Oct. 
9, 1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., Harris¬ 
burg, Ya.; Western Col., Toledo, la., 1897. 
Wife, Lena Pollard, Va. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing attorney; familiar with banking and 
insurance bus. Bk. Con., Peoples Natl. 
Assoc., Elmer Soloman, B. C. Brigham, A. 
B. Conley, Kingfisher; (pol.) Mrs. An¬ 


nette Ehler, John Jones, Hennessey; Scott 
Ferris, T. P. Gore, Lee Cruce, Tom Anglin, 
Bill Murray. Church, Cong.; pres. bd. 
of trustees for past 20 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., past pres., 1928 ; active 
in all civic affairs; M. W. A., Kingfisher, 
natl. dir.; Mason, No. 52, Kingfisher; Ro¬ 
tary Club, Kingfisher; Sons of Amer. Rev¬ 
olution, past st. pres. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active 30 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organizations; 
organized Woodrow Wilson Clubs over 
Okla. and was pres, of Woodrow Wilson 
St. Club. Offices, Co. Atty., Kingfisher 
Co., 1902-07. Party Honors, chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com., Kingfisher Co., 1907-14; Dem. 
Natl. Committeeman, 1920-24; del. at large, 
Dem. Natl. Conv. 1912. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1899 ; lived since at Kingfisher; 
mbr. of Bd. of Regents of St. Univ., 1920- 
26; interested in good roads. 

BRACKEN, MARIE EDITH, Kingfisher. 
Rep. _Occ., school teacher; funeral home 
assistant. B., Kingfisher, July 20, 1899. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Kingfisher, grad., 
1917 ; Randolpli-Macon Col., Lynchburg, 
Va., 1918-19; Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1923. 
Unmarried. Bus Con., Bracken Funeral 
Parlor, Kingfisher; tchr. of basketball and 









































KINGFISHER COUNTY 307 



GEO. L. BOWMAN 


gymnastics in Mt. Moriah, Mo., 1924-25. 
Bk. Con., Peoples Natl. Assoc., A. E. 
Bracken (father) ; Joe Glass, Louie Reilly, 
Geo. L. Bowman, Ed Ingram, Bert Conley; 
(pol.) Mrs. Cleo States, Fred Lankard, 
Mrs. Carrie Sargent, Mrs. W. S. Whirlow, 
Kingfisher Co.; Mrs. Tom Ferguson, Wa- 
tonga ; Mrs. Blanche Sayer, Ardmore; Mrs. 
Joe Dillard, Waurilca; Mrs. Warren Johns, 
Chickasha; Lew Wentz, Sen. W. L. Kim- 
merer. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kingfisher Golf & Country Club; Eastern 
Star, Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., A. E. Brack¬ 
en (father), Kingfisher; Geo. Bracken 
(bro.) Kansas City. Pol. Act., is nation¬ 
ally Rep., but locally independent; active 
5 yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Party Honors, del. to 
co., dist. and st. convs. and to natl. conv. 
1928 ; sec’y Hoover-Curtis Club 1928. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived all her 
life at Kingfisher; toured Europe summer 
1925 ; in 1927 was principal of the h. sch. 
at Hollenberg. Kan. Hobby, golf and ten¬ 
nis. 

BRADLEY, ERNEST M„ Kingfisher. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. Party Honors, Rep. 
St. Committeeman 1928-32. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

BRIGHAM, BURGE C., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Goodland, Kan., Dec. 21, 
1887. Edu., com. sch.; h. sch.. Kingfisher, 
grad., 1907. Wife, Geneva, d. of E. N. 
Sloan, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothy, 
0. C. W„ Chickasha; Marjorie, at h. Bus. 
Con., cashier and v.-pres. Peoples Natl. 
Bk., Kingfisher. Bk. Con., (correspond). 
Liberty Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl., 
Tulsa. Assoc., L. J. Conn, pres.; B. J. 
Conley, v.-pres.; Geo. E. Moore, v.-pres., 
all of Peoples Natl. Bk., Kingfisher; (pol.) 
Elmer Soloman, Geo. L. Bowman, B. J. 
Conley, Kingfisher Co. ; R. D. Wilbor, P. 
A. Janeway, Fay Thompson, Dan Hogan. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Kingfisher 
Golf Club; Rotary; C. of C., dir., former 
pres.; former Scoutmaster; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., H. B. Brig¬ 
ham (bro.), with O. G. & E. Co., Okla. 
City. _Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 20 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived at Medford 1900-04; at King¬ 
fisher since. During W. War was mbr. of 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross Committees. 
Hobby, golf. 


BRITTON, ROY H„ Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Fayette, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1884. 
Edu., com., h. schs., Fayette Co.; col. Edu., 
fisher, 1902-03. Unmarried. Bk. Coil., 
First Natl. Assoc., Josiah Goodan, A. E. 
Bracken, L. J. Conn, Ray Zellars, King¬ 
fisher; (pol.) Ed Ingram, J. B. Van Doren, 
Fred Lankard, W. C. Brown, Kingfisher; 
Lew Wentz, Ponca City; John Nicholson, 
Bert Parmenter. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, No. 
52, Kingfisher; Guthrie Consistory; Royal 
Arch, Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., R. E. Brit¬ 
ton, Enid; Lewis W. Britton, M. W. Brit¬ 
ton, Kingfisher; J. H. Britton, Kingfisher 
(bros.). Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, sec’y Twp. Bd., 
1929; treas. Twp. Bd., 1908-26. Party 
Honors, treas. of co. cen. com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived since at King¬ 
fisher; active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work during W. War. 

BUEGGAN, MRS. TERESA, Okarche. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Dow City, la., 
Apr. 26, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Kingfisher; 
Kingfisher Col., grad., 1910. Hus., Henry 
Bueggan, merchant at Okarche. Bk. Con., 
First Bk. of Gfcarche. Assoc., Elmer Sol- 



MARIE BRACKEN 


onion, R. A. Frakes, Francis Borelli, Geo. 
Bowman, Kingfisher; (pol.) Dr. M. M. 
McCord, Mrs. C. J. Woodson, Mrs. Harry 
Hunter, Okarche. Church, Cath. Clubs, 
Fortnightly Bridge Club; active in various 
civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and local politics for 10 yrs.; works 
through party organizations and personal 
contacts. Party Honors, v. prct. chmn. of 
cen. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; 
lived at Kingfisher 1900-21; Okarche since. 
Hobby, community entertainments. 

CASH, E. G„ Hennessey. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Douglas Co., Ill., Feb. 5, 
1868. Edu., com. sch., Douglas Co., Ill. 
Wife, Martha Milton. Bus. Con., owner 
Variety Cash Store, Hennessey. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Ben States, A. C. 
Cashion, R. E. Watson, S. A. Snyder, Hen¬ 
nessey; (pol.) Geo. Moore, Kingfisher; J. 
W. Harreld, Okla. City; Sen. W. B. Pine; 
Judge Cullison. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Commercial Club, active worker. Pol. Act., 
active in his local community for 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only; has 
lived in Hennessey since 1900. 


CASHION, A. W., Hennessey. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Baldwin, Mich., Apr. 2, 1885. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Hennessey, grad., 
1901. Wife, Lucille Woodworth, Kingfish¬ 
er. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard M.; 1 d., Volita 
Marion, at h. Bus. Con., v.-pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Hennessey; familiar with mer¬ 
cantile bus. Bk. Con., (correspondent) Se¬ 
curity Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl, 
and Okla. St., Tulsa. Assoc., B. M. Athey, 
pres.; R. G. Athey, v.-pres. ; A. L. Fash, 
cashier, all of First Natl. Bk., Hennessey; 
L. A. Ferrell, J. T. Vaughan, R. A. Wat¬ 
son, Frank Dinkier, G. W. Athey, Dr. B. 
T Townsend, J. M. Bolger. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F., past Grand; 
Amer. Yeomen, Hennessey. Imp. Rel., Roy 
V. Cashion, killed in Spanish War, 1898, 
only one from Okla. killed while serving 
with Rough Riders, mbr. Pat Hennessey 
Co.; Cashion was named for Roy V. Cash¬ 
ion; I. J. Cashion, v.-pres. Farmers & 
Merchants Bk., Hennessey (bro.).; Mrs. 
Dan Donner (sister), Hennessey. Pol. Act., 
independent in local politics; active in 
politics for 25 yrs.; works personally and 
through com. Offices, mbr. City Bd., 1922- 
26; chmn. Street Paving Dept, and helped 
to put pavement in Hennessey. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894 ; lived since at Hen¬ 
nessey. Active in all civic affairs. Served 
2 yrs. in Natl. Guard, Co. C, with rank 
of Sergeant. Hobby, athletic sports. 

CHAMBERLIN, J. R., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., restaurant man ; oil and gas inspec¬ 
tor for Kingfisher Co. B., Harrison Co., 
Mo., June 17, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Har¬ 
rison Co., Mo. Wife, Jennie Piburn, Mo. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ H. P.; 1 d„ Mrs. H. H. Bux¬ 
ton, Jacksonville, Tex. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl. Assoc., J. B. Campbell, Josiah 
Goodan, J. E. Walton, Kingfisher; (pol.) 
Geo. L. Bowman, Elmer Soloman, King¬ 
fisher; John M. Jones, Fred Ehler, Hen¬ 
nessey ; E. G. Spillman, C. J. West. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. F., King¬ 
fisher. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 
yrs.; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts. Offices, Deputy Oil 
Inspector since 1922; City Councilman 
1901-03; Under-Sheriff 1903-08; Jailor 
1908-10. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man 1892-1912; sec’y cen. com. 1901-07 ; 
sec’y co. election bd. continuously since 
1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lo¬ 
cated at Kingfisher. Hobby, hunting. 



D. C. CLARK 











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MAKERS OF* GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


CLARK, D. C., Kingfisher. Dem. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B„ Barren Co., Ky., Dec. 
17, 1875. Edu., com. and h. schs., Glas¬ 
gow, Ky., grad., 1895. Wife, Dixie, d. of 
C. H. Kinnibaugh, Frederick. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Harry, Cuttis. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Bert Conley, J. A. Carlberg, C. P. Wick- 
miller, Kingfisher; (pol.) Elmer Solomon, 
Geo. Bowman, A. C. Black, Bob Shutler, 
Kingfisher; R. A. Sneed, Jesse Reed, Frank 
Carter. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason, No. 52, Kingfisher; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; mbr. good roads com. of 
Kingfisher Co. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
20 yrs.; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, 
chnin. election bd. since 1922, still serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at Ho¬ 
bart 1901-10; Cordell 1910-15; Kingfisher 
since. Booster for st. good roads. 

CONN, L. J., Kingfisher. Dem. Occ., 
store manager. B., Farmer City, Ill., Dec. 
6, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Wellington, Kan. ; 
bus. col., Wichita, Kan. Wife, Flossie, d. 
of C. P. Wickmuller, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 
3 s., Chas., Robt., LeRoy, Kingfisher. Bus. 
Con., manager of Hockaday Stores; pres. 
Peoples Natl. Bk.; pres. Conn Motor Co. 
Assoc., B. C. Brigham, Elmer Soloman, 
A. B. Conley, E. A. Davis, Kingfisher; 
(pol.) Geo. Bowman, Bob Shutler, B. C. 
Brigham, Kingfisher. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary; Mason; Chap¬ 
ter, Commandery, Kingfisher; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. 20 yrs.; works through party 
organizations and personal contacts. Offices, 
City Commr. since 1927, still serving. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902; lived since 
at Kingfisher. Civic leader. Interested in 
good roads. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

COOLEY, W. C., Cashion. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Cashion, Aug. 28, 1895. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Snyder., grad., 
1916; Okla. Univ., 1 yr. Wife, Elsie, d. 
of C. F. Forbis, Cashion. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Warren, W. C., Jr.; 1 d., Bertha, at h. 
Bk. Con., Cashion St. Assoc., John Corn- 
well, W. N. Stoner, Tom Klingman, N. E. 
Wagoman, Cashion; (pol.) Ernest Brad¬ 
ley, Geo. Moore, Fred Tankard, Kingfisher : 
Sen. J. W. Harreld, Sen. W. B. Pine, Sid 
Bailey, Snyder. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, No. 174, Cashion; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; M. W. A., Cashion. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in politics for 10 yrs.; works 



L. J. CONN 



ANNETTE B. EHLER 


through party organizations and personal 
contacts; influential in Amer. Legion. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster, Cashion, since 1921. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv. and st. 
conv., 1928. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Snyder, 1901-16 and since at 
Cashion. During W. War served in Co. 
E, 19th Infantry; mbr. of Amer. Legion, 
Keith Lowery Post, Kingfisher; mbr. Okla. 
Natl. Guard since 1923, commmissioned 
First Lieut. 1925. Hobby, fishing and ath¬ 
letic sports. 

CUNNINGHAM, D. K„ Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Ontario, Canada, Jan. 
17, 1854. Wife, Frances Cunningham. 

Cdrn., 1 s., Karl D., Kingfisher. Bk. Con., 
Peoples Natl. Assoc., Ed Ingram, Geo. 
Moore, Geo. Foster, Kingfisher; Cash Cade, 
Shawnee; John Doolin, Alva; Walter Fer¬ 
guson, Tulsa; Mrs. Tom Ferguson, Wa- 
tonga; W. P. Kimmerer. Church, Cong. 
Lodges, Mason, York Rite, Kingfisher;'Isis 
Temple Shrine, Salina, Kan. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 40 yrs., in Canada, 
where he practiced law 1876-85, prior to 
coming to U. S.; works through com. and 
personal contacts; interested in st. affairs. 
Offices, Co. Judge, Kingfisher Co., 1925- 
26. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since at 
Kingfisher. Active in all civic affairs. 

DANNER, GEORGE, Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Grayville, Hi., 
June 6, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Grayville, 
Ill. Wife, Pauline Weed, Ill. Cdrn., 5 
s., Daniel A., Hennessey; G. L., Fargo; 
W. W., Des Moines, la. ; C. J., Mankato, 
Kan.; Paul W., Pawhuska; 1 d., Mrs. Lu¬ 
cille Raymond, Kan. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl. Assoc., Fred Ehler, Lyman Hobbs, 
Hennessey; D. Brigham, Kingfisher; (pol.) 
D. H. Barrackman, Geo. Moore, H. Lan- 
kard. Kingfisher; Chas. Swindall, Enid. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, M. W. A., Hen¬ 
nessey. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 


20 yrs.; influential with rural people of 
co.; works through party organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor 
since 1924; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1908-20. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at Hen¬ 
nessey 1906-25; Kingfisher since. Hobby, 
singing. 

EHLER, ANNETTE B., Hennessey. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Lawrence Co., Ill., 
Aug. 10, 1864. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Lawrence Co., Ill..; Chicago Univ., 1880- 
81. Hus., Frederick Ehler, retired bus. 
man and land owner. Assoc., Geo. Bow¬ 
man, Kingfisher; John Jones, Frank 
Tierny, Hennessey; Myrtle McDougan, Mrs. 
R. L. Fite, Mrs. Blanche Lucas. Church, 
Spiritualist. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star, past Grand Matron; Grand Lecturer 
and chmn. of Bd. of Examiners for East¬ 
ern Star; officer Supreme Assembly Order 
Rainbow Girls; for eight yrs. was editor 
of Eastern Star Dept, of Okla. Mason. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. and nation for 
10 yrs.; strong political organizer of 
Okla. Offices, Mayor of Hennessey, 1924- 
28; Deputy Registrar of Deeds 1900. Party 
Honors, chmn. cen. com. 1922-24; v.-chmn. 
1918-22, and 1924 to 1930; del. at large 
to Natl. Dem. Conv., 1924. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900; settled at Hennessey; active 
in civic affairs; for 2 yrs. was assoc, ed¬ 
itor of Masonic Analyist, published Port¬ 
land, Ore.; writes special articles for news¬ 
papers ; sch. tchr. for 15 yrs. Hobby, 
propagating orchards. 

EHLER, FREDERICK, Hennessey. Dem. 
Occ., retired merchant. B., West Alex¬ 
andria, Ohio, Dec. 23, 1861. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Ohio; St. Univ., Columbus, Ohio. 
Wife, Annette Blackburn Haskett, ni. 
Assoc., L. A. Ferral, pres. Farmers & 
Merchants Bk.; A. W. Cashion, Roy Athey, 
First Natl. Bk.; John Jones, merchant; 
Dr. C. O. Goss, Dr. Newton Rector, Hen¬ 
nessey. Church, Luth. Clubs & Lodges, 









KINGFISHER COUNTY 



FREDERICK EHLER 


Commercial Club, active in all progressive 
community movements; Mason, Coronado 
Lodge, Hennessey; 33rd degree Scottish 
Rite, Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., Joe Ehler, shoe dealer; 
Harry Ehler, loans and insurance, Hen¬ 
nessey (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 35 yrs. ; attended Natl. Dem. Con vs. 
at St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Balti¬ 
more and N. Y., and nearly all st. convs. ; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, chmn. co. com. for many yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since 
at Hennessey. 


FERREL, L. A., Hennessey. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Wayne Co., Ia., Mch. 17, 
1871 Edu., com. and h. schs., Wayne 
Co., Ia., 1892; St. Normal, Okla., grad., 
1899. Wife, Mamie. Bus. Con., pres. Far¬ 
mers & Merchants Natl. Bk., Hennessey. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl., Okla. City (cor¬ 
respondent). Assoc., C. 0. Goss, Fred 
Ehler, Chas. Stetler, Frank Tierny, Hen¬ 
nessey. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., chmn., active in all civic affairs; 
Mason, No. 57, Hennessey; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; I. O. O. F„ Hennessey. Pol. 
Act., independent; in co. for 20 y fs - • 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived in Garfield Co. 1893-1912 and 
at Hennessey since. Interested in good 
roads. Hobby, 4-H Club work; encour- 
ages rotation and diversification of crops, 
poultry and egg production; development 
of dairy bus. 

FIRESTONE, V. D„ Kingfisher. Rep 
Occ., Co. Attorney. B., Ford Co., Kan., 
May 7, 1905. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
grad., 1922; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn.. LL. B., 1928. Unmarried. Bk. Con-, 
First Natl. Assoc., Ernest Bradley, J. A. 
Carlburg, W. C. Brown, Josiah Gooden, 
Kingfisher; (pol.) T. J. O’Brien, Flossie 
Van Doren, Kingfisher. Church, Meth. 


Lodges, Mason No. 52, I. 0. 0. F., King¬ 
fisher. Imp. Rel., Vance Firestone and 
Ross H. Firestone, mechanical engineers, 
Freeport, Ill.; Frank Firestone, mechanic¬ 
al engineer, Mich., (bros.). Pol. Act., in 
politics for 5 yrs.; works through party or¬ 
ganizations and personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Atty., now serving. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1916; lived since at Kingfisher. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FLEMING, W. F., Dover. Rep. Occ., 
grain buyer. B., Platt Co., Mo., Jan 12, 
1879. Edu., com. sch., Wyandotte, Co., 
Kan. Wife, Maudie, d. of John Webster, 
Dover. Cdrn., 2 stepsons, Clyde Lewis An¬ 
derson, Jr., McKinley Anderson. Bus. Con., 
manager Bob White 1 Grain Co. Dover. ,Bk. 
Con., Dover St. Assoc., S. H. Drew, Geo. 
Byers, Fred Sansburg, Claud Mock, Dover ; 
(pol.) Bill Kimerer, Claude Mock, Levi 
Gray, Dover; M. C. Garber, Jed Johnson, 
Elmer Thomas, Nick Gensman. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, No. 400, 
Dover; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Chester C. Fleming (bro.), Perry. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
20 yrs.; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn. cen. com.; del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived since at Dover. 

FISK, INEZ L., Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
Ct. Clerk. B., Bluff City, Kan., May 26, 
1887. Edu. com. sch.. Kingfisher; King¬ 
fisher Col. grad., 1905. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Natl. Assoc., Birge Brig¬ 
ham, Elmer Soloman, L. J. Conn, King¬ 
fisher; (pol.) Ernest Bradley Geo. Moore, 
Kingfisher; Mabel V. Walker, Hennessey; 
Carl Mauk, Dover; J. A. Hoffman, Okarche; 
Judge Swindall, Judge Wybrant, Judge 
Cullison, Judge P. C. Simons, Judge Hil¬ 
dreth. Church, Cong. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Eastern Star, past Matron; P. E. O., past 
pres. Imp. Rel., Dr. Chas. W. Fisk 
(father). Kingfisher. Pol. Act., partisan; 


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active in co. for 5 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and makes speeches. Of¬ 
fices, City Clerk 1924 and since; mbr. Bd. 
of Dirs. of Public Library. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; lived at Cashion 1889-99; 
Kingfisher since. During the W. War took 
an active part in Red Cross work. Hob¬ 
by, basket ball. 

FRAKES, RUSSEL A., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., abstractor ; dealer In oil and gas 
royalties. B„ Stockton, Kan., Aug. 15, 
1890. Edu. com. and h. schs., Hennessey, 
grad., 1909; bus. col., Guthrie, grad., 1910. 
Wife, Ethel M. Parlett, Kansas City. 
Cdrn. 1 s., Russel A., Jr. Bk. Con., Peo¬ 
ples Natl. Assoc., A. B. Conley, B. C. 
Brigham, Fred Morton, L. A. Reilly, Fran¬ 
cis Borelli, Kingfisher; (pol.) R. F. Shut- 
ler, Arthur Cashion, Ed Ingram, C. K. Stet¬ 
ler, John Duffy, Kingfisher Co.; H. G. Mc- 
Keever, Sen. Otjen, Judge Cullison, Enid; 
Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart; H. H. Rogers, 
Tulsa. Church, Chris.; deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kingfisher Golf Club, dir. : Rotary 
Club, past sec’y; C. of C., past dir.; mbr. 
Boy Scout Council, Red Cross Chapter 
and Advisory Bd. of Rainbow Girls; 32nd 
Mason, Postmaster, Kingfisher; Guthrie 
Consistory. Imp. Rel., W. D. Frakes, 
(father). Pol. Act., independent locally, 
but partisan nationally; active for 15 yrs.; 
works mostly through com. Offices. Dep¬ 
uty Co. Clk. 1916-19; Co. Clk. 1919-21. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to 
eo. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890; lived at Hennessey 1890-1915: King¬ 
fisher since. During W. War was mbr. of 
Co. Council of Defense. Interested in the 
work of Rotary Club. Hobby, golf. 

GARNETT, A. J., Cashion. Dem. Occ., 
oublisher. B., Jolietville, Ind., June 16, 
1884. Edu., com. sch., Logan Co. Wife, 
Erna Holland. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald; 2 d.. 
Fay, Audrey, at h. Bus. Con., owner of 
Cashion Independent, an independent news¬ 
paper; familiar with abstract and loan 
bus. Bk. Co,n., Cashion St. Assoc , R. T 
Abercrombie, S. E. Kelley. J. A. Johnson! 
H. Barkland, R. G. Marriott; (pol.) Geo. 
Bowman. Elmer Soloman, J. M. Spicer, 
Vancil Greer, John Chamberlain, D. C. 
Clark, Kingfisher Co.; M. E. Trapp; Ned 
Holman; Geo. D. Key; Ed Semans ; John 
Doolin, Alva. Church, Chris. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. L. E. Crum (sister), Guthrie; W. R. 
Garnett (bro.), Moberly, Mo. Pol. Act., 
independent locally but Dem. nationally; 
active in politics for 20 yrs. ; makes 
speeches; works throueb com. Offices 
pres. Bd. or Edu., 1925-29; City Clk., 
1918-19. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; 
lived at Cashion 1893-1906; Alva 1906-07; 
Cherokee 1907-08; Bartlesville 1908-09; 
Cashion since. Active in civic affairs. 
Active in Red Cross work during W. War. 
Hobby, coon hunting and fishing. 

GOBBLE, ESTELLE M., Cashion. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Kingfisher, May 3, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., Cashion, 
grad., 1913. Hus., Lee Gobble, barber shop 
owner. Cdrn., 1 d., Betty Lee. Bk. Con., 
Cashion St. Assoc., Henry Borklund, Er¬ 
nest Pickett, E. P. Johnson, J. A. John¬ 
son, Cashion: (pol.) Mrs. Carrie Sargeant, 
Ed Ingram, Fred Lankard, Kingfisher; Mrs. 
Freda Cook, Guthrie ; Henry Cloud, Brit¬ 
ton. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Eastern Star, Rebekah, Royal Neighbors, 
Cashion. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. for 10 yrs.; leader among women voters 
of her community; active worker through 
com. and personal contacts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, v.-chmn. prct. com. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived at Kingfisher and Cash¬ 
ion always. Active in all civic affairs ; 
interested in schs. 

GREER, VANCIL K., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 27, 
1887. Edu., h. sch., Hennessey, 1906; 
Univ. of Neb., LL. B., 1910. Wife, 
Hetta, d. of A. H. Carroll, Hen¬ 
nessey. Cdrn., 2 s., Yancil K., Jr., 

Allen; 2 d., Janet, Carroll. Bk. Con., 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ED INGRAM 


Peoples Natl. Assoc., Fred Ehler, Hen¬ 
nessey; Chas. Ford, Chas. Layton, Bert 
Conley, Kingfisher; (pol.) John Jones, Hen¬ 
nessey; Geo. Bowman, Elmer Soloman, 
Kingfisher; Chas. Swindall, Enid; J. I. 
Phelps, Elmer Thomas, Ed Semans. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr. in all civic affairs; Mason, 
Kingfisher. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
20 yrs; works through personal contacts 
and party organizations. Offices, Co. Judge 
1927-28. Party Honors, del. to st. eonv., 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
at Hennessey 1901-26 and at Kingfisher 
since. 

HAINER, WILLIAM L., Hennessey. Dem. 
Occ., undertaker and furniture dealer. B., 
Maysville, Mo., June 8, 1867. Edu., com. 
sch., Maysville, Mo. Wife, Anna Holmes. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. R. J. Clements, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., W. L. Hainer Furniture 
Co., Hennessey; v.-pres. Federal Truck Co., 
Okla. City. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Far¬ 
mers & Merchants, Hennessey. Assoc., V. 
R. Cordrey, partner in bus. ; Ben Thorne; 
(pol.) Elmer Soloman, Judge Geo. L. Bow¬ 
man, Fred Ehler, John M. Jones, L. A. 
Ferrell, Kingfisher Co.; Fred Campbell, 
Enid; Roy Sanford, Geo. Alexander, Enid; 
M. E. Trapp, Allen Street, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris.; former elder and mbr. of 
finance com.; has been instrumental in 
completing the building and freeing his 
church from debt. Clubs & Lodges, Hen¬ 
nessey Golf Club; Commercial, mbr. good 
roads com.; M. W. A.; I. 0. O. F. ; W. 
O. W; A. F. & A. M., 32nd Scottish Rite, 
Hennessey; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 30 yrs.; works through 
party organizations only. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. Edu., 1906-07. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn. 1927 and since; mbr. Dem. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived 
since at Hennessey. During W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan work; mbr. of 
Council of Defense and Red Cross Chap¬ 
ter. Hobby, outdoor recreations. 

HANSEN, MRS. H. C., Okarclie. Rep. 
Formerly V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

HEINEN, MARY E. (MRS. FRANK M.), 

Okarche. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B.. 
Okarche, Dec. 26, 1895. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Okarche, grad., 1913; Acad, of 
Kingfisher, grad., 1913; Central St. Tchrs. 
Col., Edmond, grad., 1916; Okla. Univ., 
A. B., 1919. Hus., Frank M. Heinen, Ford 


dealer, Okarche. Cdrn., 1 s., James Thomp¬ 
son. Bk. Con., First Bk. of Okarche. 
Assoc., Paul Loosen, C. W. Wright, Nick 
Eisihen, Ed Weaver; (pol.) Geo. Moore, 
Ed Ingram, Ernest Bradley, A. E. Brack¬ 
en, Marie Bracken, Kingfisher Co.; Mrs. 
R. T. Johns, Chickasha; Cash Cade, Shaw¬ 
nee ; N. A. Nichols, Fred Wallace, Mrs. 
F. Huntington, El Reno. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges, Alpha Chi Omega; Kappa 
Delta Pi; D. A. R., El Reno; St. Chmn. 
Ellis Island Com. Imp. Rel., Ernest 
Thompson (cousin), Chautauqua lecturer. 
Pol. Act., active in politics for 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, v.-chmn. Co. Rep. Cen. Com. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived all her life 
at Okarche; formerly a sch. tchr. for 7 
yrs. Hobby, music and home beautifying. 

HIGGINS, LEONA M., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Treas. B., Jefferson, la.. May 23, 
1893. Edu., com. and li. schs., Kingfisher, 
grad., 1912; Edmond St. Normal, grad. 
1920. Unmarried. Imp. Rel., M. C. and 
Lillie Higgins (parents). Kingfisher. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Natl. Assoc., Lee Conn, B, 
C. Brigham, D. C. Clark, J. M. Speice, 
Kingfisher; (pol.) Ed Ingram, E. M. Brad¬ 
ley, Kingfisher; Mabel Walker, Mrs. Ben¬ 
ton States, Hennessey; Chas. Swindall, 
Enid. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. 5 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Co. Treas. 
Kingfisher Co., now serving. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903; lived since at King¬ 
fisher; was a sch. tchr. before being elected 
co. treas. in 1928. 

HOWARD, 0. B„ Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Clerk. B., Hennessey, Sept. 25, 1898. 
Edu., com. and li. schs., Hennessey, grad., 
1917; bus. col., Enid, 1920. Wife, Rouie, 
<1. of J. Rutledge, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 1 s., 
O. B., Jr., at h. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., R. A. Frakes, Elmer Soloman, H. 
R. Conn, R. F. Shutler, Kingfisher; (pol.) 
W. C. Brown, A. G. Lynch, Geo. Danner, 
Kingfisher; W. B. Pine; J. W. Harreld: 
W. P. Kimmerer, Dover. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason, No. 52, Kingfisher. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 10 yrs.; 
works through party organizations and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Co. Clk. since 
1925 ; Deputy Co. Clk. 1921-25. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Hennessey un¬ 
til 1921 when he moved to Kingfisher. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HUBBARD, C. W., Kingfisher. Ind. Occ., 
editor. B., Hamilton Co., Ia., Dec. 2, 
1872. Edu., Wis. and Minn. Wife, Yiola. 
Cdrn., 2 s., C. S., H. E., Kingfisher; 2 d., 
Mrs. C. H. Carlson, Kingfisher; Mae Jean. 
Bus. Con., owmer and editor Kingfisher 
Times; farm owner. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc , two sons are 
associate editors; Burge Brigham, J. A. 
Carlberg, Harry McCartney, Kingfisher; 
fool.) Sen. W. P. Kimmerer; Robt. Mc- 
Clintock; A. C. Block, Kingfisher; J. W. 
Harreld; Sen. W. B. Pine; Sen. Elmer 
Thomas; Omer K. Benedict. Church, 
Unitarian. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
30 yrs.; makes speeches; his paper is in¬ 
dependent. Offices, Co. Supt. of Schs. in 
Thurston Co., Neb., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv., 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1913; lived at Capton 1913-22; Wa- 
kita 1922-24: Kingfisher since; mbr. King¬ 
fisher C. of C. 

HUFF, JOHN H., Kingfisher. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner; farmer. B., Bourbon, 
Ind., Jan. 16, 1874. Edu., com. sch., 

York, Neb. Wife, Mollie Lelienbauer, King¬ 
fisher. Cdrn., 1 d., Mabelle. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc.. Bob Shutler, Judge 
Greer, Chas. Ames, C. P. Wickmiler, King¬ 
fisher; (pol.) Abe Block, Bob Shutler, El¬ 
mer Soloman and Geo. Bowman, Kingfisher. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, No. 52, 
Kingfisher. Pol. Act., active in co. for 25 
yrs. Offices, Co. Commr. since 1928; Judge 
of Election Bd. in Altonia Twp. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived since in King¬ 
fisher Co.; work deals principaHy for good 
roads. 


HUNTER, HARRY, Okarche. Rep. Occ., 
grain and cotton buyer. B., Belleville, 
Kan., Sept. 14, 1882. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Belleville, Kan. grad. 1898. Wife, 
Louise, d. of Peter Eischen. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Kathleen, Harriett, Maxine. Bus. Con., 
owner and manager Harry Hunter Grain 
Co. mgr. Hunter Gin Co., Okarche. Bk. 
Con., First Bk. of Okarche. Assoc., J. 
Paul Loosen, C. W. Wright, N. E. Eischen, 
K. W. Werdy, Okarche; (pol.) H. H. Ditt- 
mer, El Reno; W. C. Fidler, Okla. City; 
Wm. Maxwell, Okla. City; Carl Mereldt, 
El Reno. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., sec’y; 
mbr. Izaak Walton League of Amer. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Ann Bonham (sister), Okarche. 
Pol. Act., active in politics for 20 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Okarche since 1924; chmn. 
Okarche Sch. Bd. since 1924; mbr. Okarche 
City Bd. since 1925. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900; lived since at Okarche. Ac¬ 
tive in all civic affairs; chmn. of bd. of 
Okarche Light and Power Co. Interested 
in good roads movement. 

INGRAM, ED, Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
editor. B., Vermillion Co., Ill. Mch. 11, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Meadville, Mo.; h. 
sch., Kingfisher, grad. 1894. Wife, Ida 
B. Hollenberg. Cdrn., 1 d.. Avis, at h. 
Bus. Con., owner ana editor Kingfisher 
Free Press. Bk. Con., Peoples St. Assoc., 
Geo. Moore, Elmer Soloman, Burge Brig¬ 
ham, Ernest Bradley, Kingfisher; (pol.) 

T. R. Blaine, H. C. Brownlee, F. XV. Lank- 
ard. Kingfisher; Sen. J. W T . Harreld, Sen. 
W. B. Pine, Bert Parmenter, Judge Ed S. 
Vaught, Okla. City. Church, Cong. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary Club, C. of C., A. O. 

U. W„ I. O. O. F., A. F. & A. M., King¬ 
fisher. Imp. Rel., Rev. Job Ingram, King¬ 
fisher (father). Pol. Act., active in poli¬ 
tics for 30 yrs.; interested in party pol¬ 
itics and has not missed a co. or st. conv. 
or ward caucus since 20 yrs. of age.; 
w r orks through columns of his paper; 
through personal contacts and party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, City Clk. 1906-0. Party 
Honors, chmn. cen. com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived since at Kingfisher. 
Hobby, politics. 

JOHNSON, J. A., Cashion. Rep. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Eskridge, Kan., March 
27, 1886. Edu., com. sch., Logan Co. 

Wife, Minnie, d. of P. T. Bentler, Cashion. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Albert V., Roy H., Gerald R.; 

1 d., Mary Catherine. Bus. Con., Ford 
Agency, garage owner, Cashion. Bk. Con., 
Cashion St. Assoc., Bert Stoner, S. E. 
Kelley, I. Stone, Tom Klingman, Cashion; 
(pol.) Fred Lankard, Ed Ingram, George 
Moore, Kingfisher; Sen. J. W. Harreld, 
Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, No. 174, Cashion; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., E. P. 
Johnson, Geo. Johnson, Cashion, (bros.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs.; 
works through party organiz. and personal 
contacts. Party Honors. Prct. Chmn.; 
del. to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889; lived since at Cashion. In¬ 
terested in schools. Hobby, athletics. 

JONES, JOHN M„ Hennessey. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Peoria Co., Ill., Feb. 
20, 1861. Edu., public sell.. Ill.; Special 
Course in Normal Training Sch. Wife, 
Zetta. Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. Beatrice Buchan¬ 
an, Enid; Mrs. Marcia Blye, Hennessey; 
Mrs. Calla J. Kurtenback, Ponca City; 
Mrs. Catherine Mills, St. Louis, Mo. Bus. 
Con., owner Jones Dry Goods Store; land 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl., Hennessey. 
Assoc., Fred Ehler, W. L. Homer, Hen¬ 
nessey ; J. H. Antrohus, Taloga; Frank 
Dinkier, Hennessey; (pol.) L. T. Heck¬ 
man, Hennessey; Geo. Bowman, Elmer 
Solomon, Kingfisher; Joe Vaughan, Hen¬ 
nessey; Scott Ferris, Wilburn Cartwright, 
McAlester; Henry S. Johnston, Perry. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Old 
Timers Club, Guthrie; Mason, Hennessey; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Roy K. 
Jones, deceased, commander of the ill- 
fated U. S. S-4 that sank off the coast 
of Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 17, 1927, 





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ROY K. JONES 


was his son. Arnos Jones, (bro.), farmer 
near Hennessey. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 30 yrs.; makes speeches 
in all campaigns and in behalf of all 
party movements; works through the party 
organiz. and personal contacts. Offices, 
Postmaster at Hennessey 1913-16; Mayor 
of Hennessey 1903-06. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs.; Sergeant at Arms of 1912 
st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890 ; 
lived since at Hennessey. Chinn, of the 
Hennessey C. of C. Good Roads Com. 

JONES, ROY KEHLOR. Dem. Occ., 
former Lieutenant Commander U. S. S-4, 
sunk Dec. 17, 1927. B., Hennessey, Okla., 

Aug. 15, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Hennessey, 
grad. 1911; Naval Academy, Annapolis, 
Md., grad. 1916, rank of Lieut. Wife, 
Evelvn Bond Halethrop, of Md., now liv¬ 
ing in Washington, D. C. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Roy, Jr.; 1 d., Jacqueline. Assoc., Lieut. 
Staunton Kalk, Washington, D. C., lost on 
"Jacob Jones” Destroyer, June 17, 1919; 
John Sternberg, First Lieut. McGinley, lost 
on U. S. S-4. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., John M. 
Jones, (father), merchant, Hennessey; 
Mrs. J. W. Blye, Hennessey; Mrs. D. V. 
Buchanan, Enid; Mrs. J. E. Kurtenbach, 
Ponca City, (sisters). Remarks, Lieut. 
Commander Jones was in line for promo¬ 
tion as instructor in Annapolis Naval 
Academy, to which position he would 
have been transferred in the spring ot 
1928. The U. S. S-4 carrying four officersi 
and 38 men and engaged in making an 
availability run was rammed and sunk off 
Provincetown, Mass., Dec. 17, 1928. None 
of the men on the ship were saved. 

(Note— Although deceased he exercises 
a profound influence through his father 
whose memory of his disaster makes him 
a factor in naval legislation. John M. 
Jones maintains a close contact with the 
Oklahoma Congressional Delegation, espec¬ 
ially with James Y. McClintic who is a 
prominent mbr. of the House Naval Com.) 

JONES, MRS. JOHN, Hennessey. Dem. 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

KELLY, S. E„ Cashion. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Whitney, Tex., Dec. 12, 1890. 
Edu., com. sch.. Jester; Sacred Heart 
Col., Shawnee, 1908. Wife, Maude, d. of 

R. G. Kimbell, Altus. Cdrn., 1 s., E 


ward. Bus. Con., cashier Cashion St. Bk. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Okla City, (cor.) 
Assoc., the field representatives of the 
Commerce Trust Co., Kansas City; (pol.) 

E. M. Bradley, Jim Vanderen, Kingfisher; 
W. J. Otjen, Enid; M. C. Garber, Enid; 
Ira Hill, Cherokee; A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. 
City; Charles Swindall, Enid. Church, 
Meth. Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
Mason, Enid. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 15 yrs.; works through 
corns. Party Honors, Climn. Prct. Com.; 
del. to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Qkla. in 1891; lived at Jester, 1891-1914; 
Manguni, 1914-15; Okla. City, 1915-21; 
Enid, 1921-27; Cashion since. Interested 
in good roads. 

KIMMERER. WILLIAM P., Dover. Rep. 
Occ., loans and investments. B., Oquawka, 
111., July 8, 1866. Edu., com. sell., 

Oquawka, Ill. Wife, Kate Peels. Cdrn., 

1 d., Billie. Bus. Con., loans and invest¬ 
ments ; stockholder Dover St. Bk. Bk. 
Con., Dover St. Assoc., Dr. J. T. Anglin, 
C. D. Mauk, Dr. T. H. Vinson, A H. 
Ruth, Lloyd Wright; (pol.) Fred Lankard, 
C. D. Mauk, Benton States, Ernest Brad¬ 
ley, Kingfisher Co.; W. J. Otjen, Enid; 
George Davidson, Arnet; Elmer Kennison, 
Watonga; Floyd Stansburg, Canton; S. C. 
Kelly, Cashion; Ed Kelley, El Reno. 
Church, Evangelical. Clubs & Lodges, 

I. O. O. F., past Grand; M. W. A.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, past Master, Dover. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. C. B. Staples, Mrs. Ed 
Wilderman, (sisters), Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan nationally, but independent 
locally; active for 35 yrs. Offices, St. 
Repr.,' 1919-23; St. Sen. since 1924; mbr. 
Twp. Bd. for 12 yrs. Party Honors, Twp. 
Committeeman, 1891-1901; mbr. Executive 
Com. of Co. Rep. Party. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1889; lived since at Dover; 

during W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense, Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
Com. Interested in good roads—is now 
v.-pres. of Meridian Highway Assn.; was 
mbr. of it when known as Chisholm Trail 
and held first meeting at El Reno in 1909. 
Joint author of bill to raise gasoline tax 
to five cents per gallon. 

KLINGMAN, C. R., Cashion. Dem. Occ, 
merchant. B., Stevenson Co., Ill., March 
18, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Kirksville, Mo.; 
■St. Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mo., grad 

1887. Wife, Caroline Sturgeon. Cdrn., 1 
s., T. R.; 1 d., Mrs. Annie Smith, Cashion. 
Bus. Con., owner of Klingman Store, 

dashion. Bk. Con., Cashion St. Assoc., 

I. Stone, R. Abercrombie, R. G. Marriott, 

John Cornwell, Cashion; (pol.) John 
Chamberlin, Kingfisher; Fred Ehler, Hen¬ 
nessey ; A. S. J. Shaw, R. A. Sneed, 

Elmer Thomas, J. I. Phelps, Okla. City. 
Lodges, Mason, No. 174, Cashion; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Wm. J. Kling¬ 
man and C. F. Klingman, (bros.), Cashion. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and 
party organiz. Offices, City Treas. 1918- 
20. Party Honors, Climn. Election Bd. 
and Insp. since 1924. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889; lived since at Cashion. 
Hobby, fishing. 

LANKARD, F. W., Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
mill and elevator business. B., Minn., 
1881. Edu., com. sch. Minn. ; Bus. Col., 
Minneapolis, Minn. Wife, Meda, d. of 
Dr. H. Coke, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 1 s., F. 
W., Jr.; 2 d., Dorothy, Mary Sue. Bus. 
Con., capitalist; Sec’y. Kingfisher Mill & 
Elevator Co.; Dir. Cashion St. Bk. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., 

J. M. Speice, Bert Conley, J. A. Carlberg, 
Lee Conn, Kingfisher; (pol.) Ed Ingram, 
A. E. Bracken, Ernest Bradley, Harry 
Brownlee, Kingfisher; Bert Parmenter, 
Lawton. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Rotary Club; Mason; A. O. U. 
W., Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., D. C. Lankard, 
Little Rock; A. R. Lankard, pres, mill at 
Kingfisher, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan ; 

I- active for 25 yrs.; works through pari 


organiz. and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, Co! Climn. of Rep. Cen. Com., 
1916-26; Rep. candidate for Congress, 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived since in Kingfisher. 

LANKARD, J. R., Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
mill and elevator. B., Penn., Oct. 5, 1853. 
Edu., com. sch., Minn.; Normal Sch., 
Mankato, Minn. Wife, Nettie, d. of W. 
R. Hench, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 3 s., Fred, 
Kingfisher; A. R., D. C., Little Rock, 
Ark.; 1 d., Mrs. B. Bridges, Kingfisher. 
Bus. Con., v.-pres Kingfisher Mill & Ele¬ 
vator Co.; land owner. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., J. M. Spiece, 
W. J. Brown, W. C. Brown, Kingfisher, 
(pol.) Ed Ingram, Geo. Moore, Kingfisher. 
Church, Meth.; factor in st. Meth. affairs; 
contributes to support of Univ. at Okla. 
City. Lodges, Mason, Kingfisher. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs; favors 
prohibition. Offices, Co. Treas. in Red¬ 
wood Co., Minn ; , 1896-1900. Party Honors, 
del, to natl. conv., Philadelphia, 1900. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at Kingfisher. 

LOOSEN, EMIL CARL, Okarche. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Cologne, Germany, Nov. 
16, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Kelly, Neb. 
Wife, Emmelyne Burhanse, New York. 
Cdrn., 2 s., E. M., Watonga; Max, Okla. 
City; 2 d., Isabel at home; Villette, Amer. 
First Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Bus. Con., 

pres. First Natl. Bk. of Okarche. Assoc., 
Harry Hunter, Frank Heinen, Mrs. Theresa 
Bruggin, Fred Voyt, Jr.; (pol.) Louis 
Reilly, Harry Hunter, Paul Loosen, Ed 
Ingram, Ernest Bradley, Kingfisher Co.; 
Sen. Harreld, A. C. Alexander, Bishop 
Kelley, Lew Wentz, P. C. Simons. Church, 
Catholic. Imp Rel., Mrs. Oswald Van 
Mervildt, El Reno; Mrs. Olga Eichkoff, 
Wis., (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1904; works personally 
and on corns. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla, in 1893; 

lived since at Okarche. Came to U. S. 
from Germany in 1890 and settled in Neb. 
Active in civic affairs; during W. War was 
a mbr. of Red Cross chapter at Okarche, 
Hobby, “Max nix haus.” 

LOOSEN, J. PAUL, Okarche. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Okarche, Okla., May 14, 1899. 
Edu:., h. sch., Okla. City, grad. 1915; 
Univ., Notre Dame, Ph. B. Com. Un¬ 

married. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franz H. 
Loosen, Okarche. Bus. Con., cashier First 


J. PAUL LOOSEN 










312 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Bk. of Okarche; sec’y. Okarche Light & 
Power Co. Assoc., Harry Hunter, Chas. 
W. Wright, N. E. Eischen, Okarche; (pol.) 
V. E. Firestone, Ed Ingram, J. B. Van 
Doren, Kingfisher; J. W. Harreld, Jed 
Johnson. Church, Catholic. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; El Reno Country Club; 

K. of C.; B. P. 0. E., El Reno; Univ. 
Club Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co for 10 yrs; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts and 
party organiz Offices, Clerk Sch. Bd. 
1920-29. Party Honors, Prct. Chmn.; del. 
to st. conv. 1928. Remarks, lived all his 
life at Okarche; during W. War was mbr. 
of F. A. C. 0. T. S., at Camp Taylor, 
Ky.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Liberty Post, 
No. 206; first Lieut, in Officers Reserve 
of 359th F. A. Interested in good roads. 

MAUK, C. D., Dover. Rep. Oce., hard¬ 
ware dealer. B., Clarean Co., Pa., Dec. 
10, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Pratt Co., Kan. 
Wife, Ella, Z., d. of B. F. Watson, Dover. 
Cdrn., 1 s., A. D., Dover; 2 d., Iris, 
Dover; Mrs. Alice Mitchell, Altus. Bus. 
Con., owner of hardware store, Dover; 
dir. Dover St. Bk.; land owner. Assoc., 

A. H. Ruth, Dr. J. T. Anglin, Clyde Beck, 
D. A. Northup, Dover; (pol.) Geo. Downes, 
Y. Firestone, Hazel Meyers, Kingfisher; 
£>en. J. W. Harreld. W. P. Kimmerer. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason, Dover; 
York Rite; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., W. L. Mauk, representa¬ 
tive from Caddo Co., Eakley. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active locally for 20 yrs.; 
works through party organiz. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Twp. Bd. mbr. for 18 
yrs.; Deputy Sheriff, Kingfisher Co. for 
20 yrs. Party Honors, always del. to co. 
convs.; Prct. Chmn. of Cen. Com. 1918- 
24. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; lived 
since at Dover. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. Mbr. of the Izaak Walton League. 

McCLINTOCK, ROBERT, Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Johnson 
Co., Kan., Sept. 21, 1861. Edu., com. sch., 
Johnson Co., Kan. Wife, Emma J. Hoyt, 
Mich. Cdrn., 3 s., Sherman, Russell, Lay- 
ton; 3 d., Mrs. Bernice McKeen, Iola, 
Kan.; Mrs. Goldie Sanders, Kansas City, 
Mo.; Emogene, at home. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., Josiah Goodan, 
Lee Conn, Bert Connolly, Verge Brigham, 
Kingfisher; (pol.) Geo. Moore, Geo. Foster, 
Ed Ingram, C. W. Hubbard, Kingfisher; 
Jim Nance, Dave Stovall, Jesse Harper. 
Sen. W. J. Otjen. Church, Chris.; active 
mbr.; factor in church work. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; M. W. A., 
Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., William McClintock, 
Sheriff of Elk, Kan., (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; leader in co. and st. politics; 
active for 30 yrs; likes Okla. and fights 
for clean government. Offices, St. Repr. 
from Kingfisher Co., elected 1924, '26 and 
'28. Party H onors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; 
lived since at Kingfisher. 

MEREDITH, A. 0., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Taylor Co., Ia., June 
10, 1878. Edu., h. sch.„ New Lynne, Ohio, 
grad., 1896; Hiram Col., Ohio, B. S., 1900; 
Medical Col., Cleveland, Ohio, grad. 1906, 
M. D. Wife, Lillian Poston. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Billie; 1 d., Bonnie, Kingfisher. Bk. Con., 
Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., Ross 
Jones, Burge Brigham, A. R. Zellars, Rus¬ 
sell Frakes, Kingfisher: (pol.) A. C. 
Block, Elmer Soloman, Floyd Kerns, Lee 
Conn. Kingfisher; M. E. Trapp A. S. J. 
Shaw, R. A. Sneed, J. I. Phelps, Okla 
City. Lodges, Mason, No 52 at Kingfsher, 
past Master of Blue Lodge Imp Rel, Joe 
Meredith, nationally known civil engineer. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in politics for 
20 yrs. Offices, Co. Supt. of Health, since 
1919; Pres. Sch. Bd., 1922-29. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1911; lived at Olustee, 
1911-13; Bearden, 1913-17; Kingfisher 
since; active in all civic affairs. Inter¬ 
ested in schools. 


MOORE, GEORGE E., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., building and loan business. B., 
Coshocton, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1872. Edu., h. 
sch.. Green City, Mo., grad. 1892; William 
Jewel Col., Liberty, Mo., grad. 1898. 
Wife, Sadie J., d. of Geo. E. Cooper, 

Kingfsher. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert L.; 2 d., 
Leila, Dorothy. Bus. Con., sec’y. and 
mgr. of Kingfisher Building & Loan Co. 
Bk. Con., Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. 
Assoc., A. B. Conley, Dr. S. S. Simpson, 

L. J. Conn, W. C. Brown, Kingfisher; 
(pol.) Ed. Ingram, E. M. Bradley, Fred 
Lankard, Kingfisher; Ed Cash, Hennessey; 
W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., sec’y. 
1925-28, active in civic affairs; Mason, 
Kingfisher; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Carl M. Moore, 

(bro.) U. S. civil service. Pol. Act., 
partisan;; active for 30 yrs. Offices, Co. 
Supt. of Sch. 1905-13; mbr. Tchrs. Ex¬ 

amining Bd. 1907-27. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman of Kingfisher Co. 1920-28. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at Kingfisher. Mbr. Good Roads 
Com. 1928; active in all war drives and 
made three-minute talks. Interested in 
good roads. 

MURPHY, J. L., Hennessey. Dem. Occ., 
auctioneer. B., Pike Co., Mo., March 10, 
1877. Edu., com. sch.. Kingfisher Co. 
Wife, Lula, d. of W. W. Walburn, Hen¬ 
nessey. Cdrn., 1 s., James L.; 4 d.. 

Pearl, Etta, Eva, Inez, Hennessey. Bus. 

Con., auctioneer and stockman. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Hennessey. Assoc., W. L. 
Homer, Fred Ehler, John Jones, Arthur 
Cashion, Hennessey; (pol.) L. A. Ferrell, 
Hennessey; M. E. Trapp, Geo. Bowman, R. 

A. Sneed. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, 
Kingfisher; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
R. O. Murphy, (bro.), Hennessey. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co.; is very in¬ 
fluential ; makes speeches; works through 
party organiz. and personal contacts. 
Offices, Mayor of Hennessey 1919-22. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived 
since at Hennessey. In favor of good 
roads. During W. War was active in all 
war drives. Hobby, baseball. 

OAKES, CLAY O., Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Sparta, Tenn., Sept. 7, 
1884. Edu., h. sch.. Pleasant Hill Tenn.; 
Pleasant Hill Academy, grad., 1900; At¬ 
lanta Theological Seminary, grad. 1911, 

B. L. Wife, Mary Holiday, San Antonio, 
Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul; 3 d., Mrs. Thelma 
H. Hauser, Kingfisher; Ruth, Mary. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., 
Jess Campbell, Chas. Ames, Lee Conn, El¬ 
mer Soloman, Kingfisher; (pol.) R. F. 
'Shutler, Geo. Bowman, Kingfisher; J. I. 
Phelps, Chas. Swindall, A. S. J. Shaw; 

M. E. Trapp. Church, Congregational; 
was pastor for 15 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, 

C. of C., very active in all its affairs; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Kingfisher, past 
Master; Royal Arch, Council, High Priest 
of Chapter. Imp. Rel., W. M. Oakes, 
(bro.), pastor Congregational Church, 
Cole Camp, Mo. Pol. Act., active in co. 
for 25 yrs.; makes speeches and works 
through the party organiz. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Undersheriff, King¬ 
fisher Co., 1925-28. Party Honors, del. to 
st. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1912; lived at Jennings 1912-13; Oktaha 
1913-15; Hillsdale 1915-17; Helena 1919- 
22; and at Kingfisher since. During W. 
War (1917-19) was in the Army Y. M. C. 

A. with First Div.; spent 6 months in front 
line trenches; in 1925 was commissioned 
Capt. Chaplain in 320th Med. Reg., 95th 
Div. Reserve Corps. Interested in the 
Boy Scouts. 

PHILLIPS, J. O., Kingfisher. Rep. Occ. 
miller. B„ Seneca Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 
1868. Edu., h. sch., Waterloo, N. Y. grad. 
1883; Eastland Col., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., 
grad. 1886. Wife, Helen E. Cdrn., 1 s., 
John Oliver, Jr.; 3 d., Mrs. Helen Bur¬ 
nette, Mrs. Howard Fife, Miss Jannette 


Phillips, Okla. City. Bus. Con., dir. King¬ 
fisher Mill & Elevator Co. and sales mgr. 
Bk. Con., Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., 
Earl Walton, Ace Gutowsky, A. H. Scho- 
walter, M. H. Dusch, Kingfisher; (pol.) 
R. F. Shutler, Mrs. Fred Ehler, Hennes¬ 
sey; Ed Ingram, Kingfisher; Ed Wolf, 
Amos Ewing, Walter Ferguson. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, M. W. A., Guthrie. Pol. 
Act., active in co. and st. for 30 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Perry 1900-1904; Kingfisher 1904-08; Coal- 
gate 1908-09; Cherokee 1909-11; Guthrie 
1911-14; Kingfisher since. 

REILLY, LOUIS A., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Denison, Tex., Oct. 21, 
1895. Edu., com. and h. sch., Durant; 
St. Mary’s Col., St. Mary’s Kan. 1912-14; 
O. U. 1914-17, LL. B. Wife, Nellie, d. of 
John Dennehy, Henryetta. Bk. Con., 
Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., Bert 
Conley, B. C. Brigham, Geo. L. Bowman, 
Lee Conn, Ed Ingram, Kingfisher. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs, Rotary; C. of C., very 
active in all civic affairs. Imp. Rel., W. 
H. Reilly, (bro.), commercial engineer 
with S. W. Bell Telephone Co., Okla City. 
Pol. Act., independent; active for 10 yrs. 
in co.; works through personal contacts 
only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Durant 1901-06; McAlester 1906- 
10; Durant 1910-18; Kingfisher since. 
During W. War was in 345th Machine Gun 
Batt., at San Antonio, Tex., and in 1918 
transferred to 4th Officers Training Camp, 
Louisville, Ky., then to F. A. R. D., Camp 
Jackson, S. C.; then to Sch. of Fire at 
Ft. Sill. Mbr. Amer Legion, Keith Lowry 
Post, Kingfisher 

SARGENT, CARRIE, Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Fredonia, Kan. Edu., 
h. sch.. Kingfisher; Kingfisher Col. 1 yr. 
Hus., Erling Sargent. Bk. Con. Peoples 
Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., Ed Ingram, 
Elmer Soloman, Fred Mehew, Bert Con¬ 
ley, Kingfisher; (pol.) Fred Lankard, 
Leslie Warner, Geo. Moore, Kingfisher; 
Sen. W. B. Pine, Sen. J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Chris.; active worker. Clubs & 
Lodges, P. E. O., pres, at Kingfisher; 

D. A. R.; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
M. Kelley, (bro.), Sheriff Mayes Co.; Mrs. 
Laura Hill, (sister), Supt. I. O. O. F. 
Home, Carmen. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive for 10 yrs in co.; a strong woman 
in the co. organiz. ; works mostly through 
corns, and church and club contacts. 
Offices, Asst. Postmaster, 1906-14; Deputy 
Co. Clerk, 1914-17. Party Honors, V.- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 1922-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1892; lived in Kingfisher 
Co. since; in Kingfisher since 1904. 

SHUTLER, ROBERT FRANCIS, King¬ 
fisher. Dem. Occ., Lawyer. B., Greens- 
burg, Pa., Nov. 13, 1881. Edu., com. sch., 
Greensburg, Pa.; h. sch., Fulton, Mo., 
grad. 1901; Westminster Col., Ann Arbor, 
Mich., LL. B., 1909. Wife, Pearl V. Good- 
hue, Kingfisher. Cdrn., I s„ Robert Nor¬ 
man; 2 d., Gertrude, Harriett. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; stockholder in Kingfisher 
Bldg. & Loan Assn.; familiar with bank¬ 
ing, oil leases and royalties and farming. 
Bk. Con., Peoples Natl., Kingfisher. Assoc., 

A. B. Conley, Geo. E. Moore, Elmer J. 
Soloman, Geo. L. Bowman, A. E. Bracken, 
Kingfisher; (pol.) Fred Ehler, John M. 
Jones, Hennessey; W. C. Lewis, J. I. 
Phelps, Sen. Jed Johnson; Lucius Bab¬ 
cock, El Reno; Guy M. Green. Waurlka. 
Church, Meth., Congregational; trustee. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir., mbr. Good 
Roads Com., very active in all Chamber 
endeavors and serves on various corns.; 
Mason; Knight Templar and Commandery, 
Kingfisher; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 25 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 

Co. Judge, Kingfisher Co. 1913-19; Co. 
Atty, 1925-29; Pres. Bd. of Edu. 1911-13. 
Party Honors, del. to co and st. convs; 
mbr. Dem. Co. Com.; Candidate for nom- 



R. F. SHUTLER 


ination for Congress 1925. Remarks, 
came to Olcla. in 1901; lived since at 

K.ngflsner. .jjunng VV. War was nior. or 
Red Cross Chapter and Chmn. of Legal 
Advisory Bd. As Chmn of the Excise 
Bd. secured votes to win fight for yearlv 
appropriation for Meridian Highway to 
run north and south through the co. 
Active for better roads and schools. 
Hobby, flower gardening and fishing. 

SMITH, MAUDE, State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Finance Minute Record 
and Claim Clerk, State Board of Agricul¬ 
ture. B., Johnston Co., Neb., Jan. 20, 
1886. Unmarried. Past Bus., Court Sten¬ 
ographer. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) mbrs. and em¬ 
ployees of St. Bd. of Agriculture. Church. 
Meth., Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., Mr. and 

J. A. Smith (father and mother), Okla. 
City; Mrs. G. R. Brown, Kerrs, Okla. 
City; Mrs. H. V. Owen, Duncan; Mrs. L. 
J. Baker, Miss Grace Smith, (sisters), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; has been 
active in co. and st. since maturity; a 
personal contact worker. Offices, Ct. Clerk, 
Kingfisher, 1913-14. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1894 and has lived at Kingfisher. 
Her work is largely with agricultural 
schools. During campaigns is always a 
worker at Democratic Headquarters; was 
an active worker in Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

SNMDER, S. A.. Hennessey. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Hennessey, May 10, 1900. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Hennessey, grad., 
1918; Okla. Univ., 1918-21. Wife, Biirla 
Mae, d. of Win. Hoskinson. Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Hennessey News Co., past own¬ 
er. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Mrs. 
Mae Washburn (sister), Hennessey (part¬ 
ner in news stand) ; Mrs. Grace Prentiss, 
pres. Okla. Postmasters Assn. 1926-27 : S. 
A. Snyder, sec’y-treas.; (pol.) A. W. Cash- 
ion, R. G. Athey, A. L. Garten, E. G. 
Cash, Mrs. Cleo States, Hennessey; Geo. 
Moore, Kingfisher; J. W. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine, Nick Gensman, L. H. Wentz. Church, 
Meth.; treas.. mbr. bd. of stewards. Club's 
& Lodges, Commercial, dir.; Asst. Scout 
Master Bov Scouts, treas. of Hennessey 
band; Coronado Lodge No. 56, Hennessey, 
Imp. Rel., C. D. Sipe (uncle), Chicago. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active locally for 8 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster, Hennessey, since 192^, 


KINGFISHER COUNTY 

sec’y-treas. Okla. League of Postmasters, 
1926-27. Remarks, native Oklahoman; has 
lived all his life at Hennessey; while at¬ 
tending Okla. Univ. was mbr. of S. A. 
T. C. and Univ. bands; a mbr. of Ross- 
mannsen Post of Amer. Legion at Hen¬ 
nessey which has been disbanded. Hobby, 
music and outdoor sports. 

SOLOMAN, ELMER, Kingfisher. Dem. 
Occ., insurance, loans and abstracts. B., 
Macaupin, Ill., Nov. 14, 1876. Edu., h. 
sch., Kingfisher, grad., 1893. Wife, Min¬ 
nie, d. of E. A. Davis, Kingfisher. Cdrn., 
2 s., Edward and Lewis, Kingfisher; 1 d., 
Mrs. G. M. Patterson, Pineville, Ky. Bus. 
Con., abstractor, loans and insurance deal¬ 
er, Kingfisher. Bk. Con., Peoples Natl. 
Assoc., Geo. T. Bowman, B. C. Brigham, 

C. S. Ames, Lee Conn, Kingfisher; (pol.) 
Fred Elder, Hennessey; A. C. Block, V. 

K. Greer, Kingfisher; R. A. Sneed, J. I. 
Phelps, Scott Ferris, Okla. City: Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, C. of C., very active in all civic 
affairs; Mason, Kingfisher; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., Lewis Soloman, (father), 
fought in Black Hawk War, 1832. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 30 yrs. ; works 
mostly through the party organizations 
and com.; attends to all matters pertain¬ 
ing to campaigns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, chmn. of Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since 
at Kingfisher. 

SPEICE, J. M„ Kingfisher. Dem. Occ., 
abstracts and farm loans. B., Columbus, 
Neb., Nov. 10, 1866. Edu., com. schs., Co¬ 
lumbus, Neb. Wife, Anna Brady Speice 
(dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., Chas., Kingfisher; 2 
d., Mrs. Harriett Wright, Mrs. Katherine 
Riddiford, Kingfisher. Bus. Con., Collins 
Mortgage Co., Commerce Trust Co., Kansas 
City; familiar with oil leases and royal¬ 
ties bus. Bk. Con , Peoples Natl. Assoc., 

L. J. Conn, L. A. Reilly, Dr. Frank Scott, 
A. B. Conley, Josiah Goodin, Kingfisher; 
fpol.) Geo. L. Bowman. Elmer Soloman, 

D. C. Clark, Fred Ehler, Y. L. Greer. King¬ 
fisher Co.; Judge Behres, Judge Dale, Ned 
Holman, Jed Johnson, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., good roads com.; Mason. York Rite, 
Commandery, Kingfisher; Master, High 
Priest, Eminent Commander; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. W. Irving 
Speice (bro.) ; Mrs. Frederick S. Post (sis¬ 
ter) , Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 30 yrs. in co. and st.; works through 
nersonai contacts. Offices, Mayor of King¬ 
fisher, 1904-06 ; Deputy Co. Treas. 1896- 
99; Chief Clk. in U. S. Land Office, 1889- 
93. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived 
since at Kingfisher. During W. War was 
chmn. of Red Cross and mbr. of Council 
of Defense. 

STATES, BENTON, Hennessey. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Ray Co., Mo., June 
17, 1868. Edu., Ray Co., Mo., com. sch.; 
attended Kingfisher Col., 1892. Wife, Cleo, 
d. of J. B. Stout, Guthrie. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Mrs. James K. Haley, Mrs. R. M. Kobs, 
Mt. Yiew; Mrs. L. V. Swift, Okla. City; 
Mrs. S. A. Johnson, Hennessey. Bus. Con., 
merchant. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. Assoc., W. D. Cox, W. L. Homer, 
A. L. Gorten, Fred Ehler, Roy G. Athey, 
Hennessey; (pol.) Ed Ingram, Geo. Moore, 
Fred Lankard, Ernest Bradley, Kingfisher; 
,T. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine, Bert Parmen- 
ter. Church, Chris. ; active worker. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Hennessey. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. S. A. Parnell (sister), Mt. 
View. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 25 
yrs.; formerly made speeches, but works 
principally through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts now. Party Honors, prct. chmn. of 
co. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; 
lived since at Hennessey. 

STATES, CLEO, Hennessey. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Harper, Kan., Nov. 3, 1885. 
Edu., com. sch.. Kingfisher Co. Hus., 
Benton States, merchant. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Mrs. James K. Haley, Mt. View; Mrs. R. 


318 

M. Kobs, Mt. View; Mrs. L. V. Swift,. 
Okla. City; Mrs. S. A. Johnson, Hennessey. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 

L. A. Ferrel, Chas. Stitler, A. W. Cashion, 
A. J. Fisher, Hennessey; (pol.) Ed In¬ 
gram ; Ernest Bradley; Mrs. A. J. Thomp¬ 
son, Okarche; Mrs. Tom Ferguson, Wa- 
tonga; Mrs. Lola C. Pearson; Mrs. Geo. 
Rainey. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Delphian Study Club; Hennessey Study 
Club; Eastern Star, Deputy Grand Ma¬ 
tron of Okla. Imp. Rel., J. B. Stout 
(father), Guthrie; J. B. Stout (bro.), 
Grandfield. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. for 15 yrs.; organized the Hoover Clubs 
in Kingfisher Co. 1928; makes speeches; 
works through the party organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, City Treas. 
since 1922. Party Honors, st. committee- 
woman of Kingfisher Co.; del. to co. and 
st. convs. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 : lived since at Hennessey. Active in 
all civic affairs; active in Red Cross work 
during W. War. 

STETTLER, CHASE K„ Hennessev. Ren. 
Oco., banker. B., Lamar, Kan., Dec. 2, 
1887. Edu., com. and h. schs., Hennessey, 
grad., 1906; Okla. A. & M. Col., mechan¬ 
ical engineering course. Wife, Fav Jack- 
son, Hennessey. Cdrn., 1 s., Jack; 2 d., 
June, Lucille, at h. Bus. Con., cashier 
Farmers & Merchants Natl., Hennessey. 
Familiar with farming and cattle raising 
bus. Bk. Con., (correspondent) Fidelity 
Natl., Okla. City; Fidelity Natl. & Trust 
Co., Kansas City. Assoc., L. A. Ferrel, 
Dr C. O. Gose. Fred Ehler, F. G. Tiernay, 
Geo. R. Holmes; (pol.) John Duffv. 
C. M. Wilson, Ben States, C. F. 
Fisher, Kingfisher Co. P. C. Simons, 
Enid: Sen. Harreld; Sen. Pine; Har¬ 
ry H. Rogers. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Commercial, mbr. good roads com.; 

M. W. A., clk., Hennessev. Imp. Rel., Arch¬ 
ie, Eugene, Frank. Ed. Stettler, Kingfisher, 
(bros.) ; Miss Ada Stettler, with Gum 
Bros., Okla. City (sister). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in politics for 25 yrs.; works 
mostly through com. and party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, pres. Bd. of Edu., Hen¬ 
nessey, since 1926, now serving. Party 
Honors, mbr. Rep. Cen. Com., pivot man. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887; lived since 
at Hennessey; active in civic affairs; in¬ 
strumental in beautifying the sch grounds 
which were an arid waste. Hobby, home- 
gardening and home beautifying. 

STETTLER ED. Kingfisher. Rep. Sec’y 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

STONER, E. S., Cashion. Dem. Occ., 
h. sch. superintendent and tchr. B., Win¬ 
field, Kan., Sept. 19, 1895. Edu., b. 

sch. Cashion grad. 1913; Edmond St. 
Tchrs. Col., B. S., 1927. Wife, Veva Car¬ 
oline, d. of F. T. Hamond, pastor at Kil¬ 
dare. Cdrn., 3 d., Evelyn, Jennabell, Car¬ 
oline. Bk. Con., Cashion St. Assoc., W. 
M. Stoner, S. E. Kelly, C. R. Klingman, 
Cashion; (pol.) Elmer Soloman, Kingfish¬ 
er; Noel Ray, Cashion; Henry Miller, El¬ 
mer Thomas, Geo. Bowman. Church, Meth.; 
supt. S. S. Lodges, M. W. A., Royal 
Neighbor, Mason, Cashion. Imp. Rel., 
Morie Stoner, Dewey; Mrs. Ned Herod, 
Southard (sisters). Pol. Act., partisa*; 
active for 5 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs; sec’y co. cen. 
com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; lived 
since at Cashion; interested in sch. and' 
church activities. 

THOMPSON, A. J., Okarche. Rep. Occ., 
retired merchant. B., Springtown. Pa., 
Feb. 10, 1841. Edu., com. sch., Crystal 
Lake, Ill., grad. 1860; taught 1 yr. before 
Civil War and 3 yrs. after. Wife, Eunice 
F. Foster, Okarche. Cdrn., 1 s., A. J., 
Jr., mgr. Greyhound Motor Co., Muskogeon, 
Mich.; 1 d., Mrs. Frank M. Heinen, 

Okarche. Bus. Con., established hardware 
and implement bus. in Okarche in 1892; 
retired since 1925 when he sold out. Bk. 





314 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



A. J. THOMPSON 


Con., First Bk. of Okarche. Assoc., (pol.) 
Ed Ingram, Ernest Bradley, Van Grundy, 
Fred Lankard, Geo. Moore, Clias. W. Wil¬ 
son, Kingfisher Co.; Cash Cade, Bird Mc¬ 
Guire, Amos Ewing, Dennis Flynn, A. C. 
Alexander, Jim Harris, Omer Benedict, 
Mrs. T. B. Ferguson. Church, Cong. 
Lodges, Redmen. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 35 yrs.; one of the 
old time party wheelhorses. Offices, Post¬ 
master at Okarche, 1907-16; Mayor 1917- 
21; chmn. Sch. Bd., 1892-12. Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 1902-04; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1892; has lived since at Okarche, 
being the oldest settler; active in civic 
affairs; veteran of Civil War having served 
4 yrs. in the Union Army. During W. 
War was mbr. of Council of Defense and 
took an active part in Liberty Bond sales. 
Hobby, raising sweet corn and fruit. 

THOMPSON. EUNICE F„ Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Osborne, Iian., Oct. 4, 
1874. Edu., com. sch.; Washburn Col., 
Topeka, Kan., grad., 1892; studied medi¬ 
cine, Washington, D. C., 1893-97. Hus., 

A. J. Thompson (retired merchant). Cdrn., 
1 s., A. J., Jr., mgr. Greyhound Motor Co., 
Muskogean Mich.; 1 d.. Mrs. Frank Heinen, 
Okarche. Bk. Con., First Bk. of Okarche. 
Assoc., Mrs. Anna Lvnde. Frank M. Hein- 
in, L. G. Wolf. C. W. Wright, Mrs. Mary 
Heinan, Rev. W. A. Roberts; (pol.) Mrs. 
W. S. Whirlow, Mrs. Rush, Ed Ingram. 
Ernest Bradley, Kingfisher; Mrs. Cleo 
States, Hennessey; Cash Cade, Shawnee; 
Amos Ewing. A. C. Alexander, Sen. Pine, 
Jim Harris, Dennis Flynn, Mrs. T. B. Fer¬ 
guson, Bird McGuire. Church. Cong.; ac¬ 
tive in S. S. work. Clubs, D. A. R., El 
Reno. Imp. Rel., Dr. Richard Foster, Dr. 


Sidney Foster, Calif.; Frank D. Foster, 
Wyo.; Rev. Guy Foster, Fla. (bros.) ; Mrs. 
R. E. Brown (sister), Kansas City, Kan.; 
Carol Foster (nephew). Consul to Holland, 
a Rhodes scholar; Ralph Foster (nephew), 
prof. Geo. Washington Univ. (Rhodes 
scholar) ; Paul, Fertus Foster (nephews), 
grads of Annapolis Naval Acad. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in politics for 20 yrs. ; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through party organization. Offices, Asst. 
Postmaster, Okarche, 1907-16. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeeman 1928 and since; 
v.-chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. in Kingfisher 
Co. since 1928; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at 
Stillwater 1889-93; Perkins 1893-96; 
Okarche since; active in civic improve¬ 
ments of town; during W. War was chmn. 
of Red Cross work; interested in S. S. 
work and Camp> Fire Girls. 

TIERNAY, F. G., Hennessey. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Fredonia, la., Apr. 26, 1874. 
Edu., com. sch., Des Moines, la. Unmar¬ 
ried. Bus. Con., part owner, editor, Hen¬ 
nessey Clipper. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants. Assoc., L. A. Farrel, Chas. 
K. Stitler, J. E. Sanduska, Earl Morford, 
Hennessey; (pol.) John Jones, Fred Ehler, 
Lyman Hickman, Hennessey; George Bow¬ 
man, R. L. Owen, Jed Johnson, Ed Trapp. 
Clubs, Commercial, Hennessey sec’y. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 : 
lived since at Hennessey. Hobby, fishing 
and golf. 

VAN DEREN, J. B., Kingfisher. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Dallesburg, Ky., 
Mch. 2, 1866. Frlii.. com. sch.. Dallesburg, 
Ky.; h. sch., Dighton, Kan., grad., 1884. 
Wife, Flossie Hall, Hennessey. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Farmers & Merchants. First 
Natl., Hennessey. Assoc., J. M. Speice, 
J. W Lankard, Bert Conley, J. A. Carl- 
berg, Lee Conn, Kingfisher Co.; (pol.) 
Cliff Hutton. Hennessey, Sam Kelly. Cash- 
ion; Paul Loosen. Okarche: Ed Ingram, 
Kingfisher; Judge Cullison, Senator Otjen, 
Enid; Frank Burford, Okla. Citv; Judge 
P. C. Simons, Enid; Judge McKeaver. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of 
C., Wichita, Kan.; I. O. O. F., Kingfisher. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
politics for 45 yrs.; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge 
since 1929. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. Co. 
Cen. Com. in Love Co., Kan., 1888; del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla 1889; lived since at Kingfisher. 
Practiced law since 1889. Hobby % hunting 
and fishing. 

WALKER, MABEL V., Hennessey. Rep. 
Occ.. editor. B., Grundy Co., Ia., Feb. 14. 
married. Bus. Con., editor, part owner, 
Hennessey Clipper. Bk. Con.. Farmers & 
Merchants. Assoc., L. E. Ferrel, John Jones, 
Mrs. L'llie Cook. Arthur Cashion: 
(pol.) W. P. Kimme’ - er, Dover; Ed 
Ingram, Geo. Bowman, Geo. Moore, King¬ 
fisher; Jed Johnson. Judge Cullison, Judge 
Chas. Swindall. Clubs, Bus. Womens, Hen¬ 
nessey; active in civic affairs of the town. 
Pol. Act., independent; active for 15 yrs.; 
works through personal activities and col¬ 
umns of the paper. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1895 ; lived at Enid 1895-1905; at 
Hennessey since 1905. 


WERNER, L. E„ Kingfisher. Rep. Occ., 
auctioneer. B., Winamac, Ind., Apr. 20, 
1888. Edu., com. sch., Winamac, Ind.; 
Normal Univ., Rochaster, Ind., 1904-05. 
Wife, Elizabeth Fae Zellers, Ind. Cdrn., 
2 d., Olive Mae, Montia Lu, at h. Bus. 
Con., auctioneer; livestock dealer. Bk. 
Con., Peoples Natl. Assoc., Geo. E. Moore, 

B. C. Brigham, S. S. Simpson, J. A. Carl- 
berg, Kingfisher; (pol.) Fred Lankard, Ed 
Davis, Kingfisher; Chas. Swindall, Judge 
Cullison, Enid; J. W. Harreld, J. I. Phelps, 
Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., A. O. U. W., Mason. 
Kingfisher. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
15 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
and party organizations. Offices, mbr. 
City Commrs., 1928-29. Party Honors, 
chmn. of Co. Rep. Com. 1918-29. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1914; lived since at King¬ 
fisher; active in home war activities dur¬ 
ing W. War; interested in statewide good 
roads. .y, 

WHITE, ETHEL, Kingfisher. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Stafford Co., Kan., Nov. 
25, 1887. Edu., com. sch.. Kingfisher; 

Normal Sch., Edmond, 1905-96. Hus., 
Henry White. Cdrn., 2 s., Jared B. and 
William Francis; 2 d., Florence, Caroline. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Geo. Bow- 
™an. Elmer Soloman, A. C. Block, Bob 
Shutler, Kingfisher; John Jones, Hennes¬ 
sey; (pol.) Mrs. Mabel Bassett, Jed John¬ 
son, J. I. Phelps, Gov. Holloway. Church, 
Cong.; active in work. Imp. Rel.. Les¬ 
lie Guinn (bro.), Okla. City. Pol Act., 
partisan; influential with voters through 
personal contacts. Offices, Registrar in 
outlying dists. of Kingfisher. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to st. conv. Remarks, ca’me to 
Okla. 1889; lived since at Kingfisher: was 
formerly a sch. tchr.; mbr. W. C. T. U. 
and an active worker: mbr. of the Amer. 
Legion Auxiliary at Kingfisher; interested 
in schs. 

WICKMILLER, CHARLES P.. Kingfisher. 
Rep. Occ., druggist. B., Wetzlar, Ger¬ 
many, July 25, 1858. Edu.. com. sch., 
Scranton. Pa. Wife, Minnie C. Mun. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. L. J. Conn, Mrs. C. 
Clyde Smith, Kingfisher. Bus. Con., Wick- 
miller Drug Store, Kingfisher; Amer. 
Druggist Syndicate. Bk. Con., Peoples 
Natl. Assoc., L. J. Conn, Geo. L. Bow¬ 
man, Ed Ingram, D. C. Clark, Birge Brig¬ 
ham, Kingfisher; (pol.) Geo. Moore, Ben 
States. Ernest Bradley, A. J. Thompson, 
Kingfisher Co. : Dennis Flynn, E. S. Ma¬ 
lone, Bird McGuire, Geo. Rainey, Omer 
Benedict. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; Retailers Assn.; Mason; York 
Rite, past Grand Commander; W. O. W., 
Kingfisher. Imp. Rel.. Henry Wickmuller 
(bro.), Albion, Pa. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through party organiza¬ 
tions and com. Offices, mbr. Provisional 
Council 1890-92; sec’y Bd. of Edu., 1900- 
03; Mayor of Kingfisher, 1894-96. Party 
Honors, chmn. co. cen. com., 1909-12. Re¬ 
marks, came to U. S. 1863 ; lived in Penn¬ 
sylvania until 1882 when he came with 
Capt. Dave Pain, as official photographer, 
to Okla. and located at Kingfisher which 
has since been his home; he has lived on 
same lot in Kingfisher continuously since 
settling there. Hobby, music, home gar¬ 
dening and collecting canes and Indian 
relics. 





Kiowa County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, J. S. Carpenter (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Attorney, W. A. Bolding (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Ct. Clerk, Clyde C. Poston (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Clerk, B. B. Burnett (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Sheriff, S. L. Standifer (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Treasurer, Headlee Rogers (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Surveyor, O. P. Wilson (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Voyle 

C. Scurlock (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Assessor, P. K. Gourley (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Weigher. Magie England (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Co. Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Geo. E. Neal (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Dist. No. 2 — W. P. Dugan (Dem.) _ Lone Wolf 

Dist. No. 3 — A. H. Rogers (Dem.) _ Snyder 

Co. Election Board : 

Sec’y-, C. L. Clay (Dem.) _ Hobart 

Chmn., W. P. Sims (Dem.) _ Roosevelt 

Mbr., R. Place Montgomery (Rep.) _ Hobart 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Raymond Harvey (Dem.) Lone 
Wolf; Senator Grover Thomas (Dem.) Cordell; District 
Judge, E. L. Mitchell (Dem.) Clinton. 

State Officers, Voyle C. Scurlock, highschool inspect¬ 
or; Jess G. Read. Insurance Commr.; Louis Terry. Ass't. 
St. Treasurer ; R. R. Fitzgerald ; E. W. Walker, Hobart, 
Deputy Oil Inspector; J. D. Winter, Hobhrt, Co. Super¬ 
intendent Health. 

Repr. in Cong.,5^ V. McClintic, (Dem.) Snyder. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Finis Gillespie, Hobart, Chmn.; Mrs. Peachey Bot¬ 
tom, Hobart, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

C. G. Long, Hobart. Chmn. ; Mrs. A. E. Stinson, 
Mountain View, V.-Chmn.; R. Tlace Montgomery, Ho¬ 
bart, Sec’y- r . _ 

Geo. Irwin. Gotebo, St. Committeeman; Mrs. H. L. 
Vogle, Snyder, St. Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Hobart, Co. Seat; Claude Liggett (Mayor) ; C. R. 
Williams (Clerk) ; Duke Duvall (Attorney) ; South¬ 
west Light & Power Co.; Western Counties Co. 

Gotebo, R. L. Statler (Mayor) ; M. F. Pierce 
(Clerk); Geo. Martin (Attorney); Southwest Light & 
Power Co. 

Lone Wolf, Southwest Light & Power Co.; Western 
Counties Co. 

Mountain View, Ben Stinson (Mayor) ; II. T. Wan- 
zor (Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co.; St. Fuel 
Supply Co. 

Roosevelt, Ira B. Nash (Mayor) ; L. C. Cheuvront 
(Clerk); Clayton Carder (Attorney); Southwest Light 
& Power Co. 

Snyder, Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Mountain Park, S. B. McLindy (Clerk) ; J. I). 
Noble (Councilman) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2279 | 

1 

2529 | 

| 2635 

1 

2270 1 

Rep. 

| 1017 | 

1 

2649 

| 1688 

1 

4116 | 

Soc. 

1 HU 

1 

443 

1 11 


66 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1267 | 

2501 | 

| 1563 

1817 ! 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1015 | 

2781 | 

| 3371 

969 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

57 | 

394 | • 

no C. 

14 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1218 | 

| 3554 

1 

1857 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1121 | 

2477 

1 

1052 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

46 | 

| 85 

1 

14 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

[ 2197 | 

1279 | 

2644 | 3909 

| 3303 T 1966 | 

3435 I 

Rep. 

| 838 | 

1002 | 

2522 1635 

| 1274 

813 | 

2626 I 

Soc. 

| 1314 | 

58 | 

468 | 92 

no C. 

16 | 

55 1 


Town 

Gotebo 
Hobart 
Lone Wolf 
Mountain View 
Roosevelt 
Snyder 

Mountain Park 


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ADAMS. DR. JAMES LUTHER. Hobart. 
Rep. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., 
Harrison, Ark., Feb. 11. 1877. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Ark.; Med. Sell. Univ. Ark., 
M. D. degree 1910. Married. Cdrn., 
3 s.. Dr. Sylva, Pryor; Richard, Idus; l 
d, Helen. Bus. Con., pres, and mgr. 
Hobart Hospital. Bk. Con.. City Guaran¬ 
ty, Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., • 
J A. Land, Clarence Hunter, Paul Hed- 
lnd, Chas. Harter, J. R. Bratton R. H. 
Dodd. Vernon Ramsey; (pol.) G. A. Long, 
L. S. Reed, M. J. Rhea, 0. W. Talley, 
Clayton Carder, Hobart; Sam Montgom¬ 
ery Tulsa; ,T. W. Harreld, A. C. Alexan¬ 
der, Okla. City; Senator Otjen, Emd, 
Jim Harris, Wagoner. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, mbr. and dir C. ot c.. 
organizer of local Kiwams Cluj ana 
dist. trustee; Mason Blue Lodge; Royal 
Arch, Consistory, Hobart; B. P. O. E.; 


M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Jake Q. and Perry 
Adams, Pryor. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1912; works by personal 
contacts and makes speeches; former Co. 
Chmn. Party Honors, chmn. Mayes Co.. 
1924. Remarks, came to st. in 1911, locat¬ 
ing at Pryor; moved to Hobart in 1925. 
His hobby is helping underprivileged 
children; runs a free clinic for their 
benefit 3 months each year. Was chmn. 
Pryor Exemption Bd. during W. War. 
Member Kiowa Co. Med. Soc., Okla. State 
Med iSoc., Southwestern Med. Soc., and 
the Amer. Med. Assn. Secretary of the 
Pension Bd., Southwest Okla. 

ALEXANDER, SHELBY M., Lone Wolf. 
Dem Occ., banker. B., Meadville, Mo., 
Jan 1882. Wife, d. of G. Rule, Howard, 
Kan Cdrn., 1 s., Shelby; 2 d., Ruth, Doro¬ 
thy Bus. Con., farm loan, motor finance. 


Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., R. R. Jack- 
son, F. J. Hortson, Claude Liggett, Lone 
Wolf; Judge Tolbert, F. E. Gillespie, Henry 
S. Johnston. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
'Mason Blue Lodge, Lone Wolf; Scottish 
Rite, Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. for 
24 yrs.; works by personal appeal, mak¬ 
ing some speeches. Remarks came to state 
in 1901. locating at Lone Wolf; mbr. com. 
to Western Okla. Counties Good Roads 
Assn. Fuel Administration for Western 
Kiowa Co. and active in Red Cross work 
during W. War. 


ANDRUS, S. E., Roosevelt. 
Occ., Justice of Peace. B., 
Co., Ill., March 24, 1858. Edu. 
and home study. Wife, Nell 
Andrew Bingham of Ill. Cdrn. 
gene Andrus. Okla. City; 2 d., 


Dem., Ind. 
Winnebago, 
. com. sch. 
L., d. of 
1 s., Eu- 
Mrs. Nellie 













































316 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


DR. J. L. ADAMS 


Smith, Lawton; Norine, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., justice of peace; farming! and rais¬ 
ing cattle. Bk. Con., First Bk. of Roose¬ 
velt. Assoc., Dr. J. M. Ritter, L. C. 
Chenoront, Charlie Tuggle, J. W. Anstott, 
Harvey Edmondson. Walter Edmondson; 
(pol.) E. Y. Rickestian, J. B. Tosh, Ho- 
hart; John Simpson, Luther Langston, 
Okla. City; Bill Darnell, Woodward. Clubs 
&. Lodges, mbr. Community Club; Mason 
Blue Lodge No. 398, Roosevelt; 32nd de¬ 
gree ; Guthrie Consistory; I. 0. O. F. 
Pol. Act., active in sts. for 50 yrs.; works 
through coins, and by personal contact; 
makes speeches. Offices, Justice Peace 20 
yrs.; was fish and game warden under 
Walton's administration; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
many yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, 
locating in Canadian Co.; lived at Yu¬ 
kon 1893-1900; in Kiowa Co. since 1900. 
Member of Exec. Bd. Reconstruction League. 


CAPPS, WILLIAM G., Mt. Park. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Gravely, Ark., Dec. 25, 
1881. Edu., com. sch., h. sch., Bus. Col. 
Wife, d. of A. M. Trader. Cdrn., 3 d., 

Marjorie, Dorothy, June Frances. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Planters St. Bk., Mt. Park. Assoc., 
A. M. Trader, (father-in-law) Mt. Park; 
K. L. Brown, Kansas City, Kan.; (pol.) 
Finis Gillespie, Hobart; Judge J. S. Car¬ 
penter; C. N. Haskell; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son ; Ben Watt; Scott Ferris; Wm. H. 
Murray; George Key. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., past pres.; Elks, Hobart; K. of P., 
Mt. Park; Mason, York Rite; Knight Temp¬ 
lar, Frederick. Imp. Rel., Major Jno. C. 
Ward, (deceased) ; Col. Robt. P. Park. 


BAILEY, S. D., Snyder, Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., New York, Oct. 30, 1865. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Ithaca, N. Y.; Cornell 
Univ., 1888. B. $., LL. B. Wife, Annie 

F. , d. of Levi F. Warren of Mass. Cdrn., 
1 s., Warren A., Houston, Tex.; 1 d., Mrs. 

G. A. Simmons. Quanah, Tex. Bus. Con., 
mbr. law firm Bailey & MicLaury, Snyder. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Finley Mc- 
Laury; (pol.) F. O. Hibbard, Snyder; L. 
S. Reed, Clint Strong, Sen. J. W. Harreld, 
Okla. City; iSen. W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. 
Cluibs & Lodges, mbr. C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Snyder. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in st. for 45’ yrs.; works both 
through corns, and personal contacts; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. Eighth Legislature; 
mbr. City Bd., 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889, locating at Guthrie; lived Okla. City 
1891-93; Perry 1893-1901, and at Snyder 
since 1901. Active in Liberty Loan drives 
and Red Cross work during W. War. Has 
taken a trip abroad, touring Ireland and 
on the continent. Hobby, golf and bridge. 

BOLDING, WILLIAM A., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Carter. Okla., May 
13, 1904. Edu., com. sch. Okla.; LL. B. 
from Univ. Okla. Law Sch.,1927. Wife, 
Mary Ann., d. of C. G. Long. Bus. Con., 
attorney, Kiowa Co. Bk. Con., City Guar¬ 
anty; Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., D. 
•S. Wolfinger, Clayton Carter, Clarence 
Hunter, R. L. Kelsey, Y. P. Farmer; (pol.) 
■Claude Liggett, F. E. Gillespie, Mrs. Bot¬ 
tom, Judge Sam Carpenter, Hobart; Jess 


PEACHY W. BOTTOM 


Ed Trapp, Congressman, J. V. McClintic, 
iScott Ferris; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Regis¬ 
trar D. A. R., charter mbr. Kiowa Co. 
chapter; mbr. St. Circle F. F. V.; Bus. 
ana Prof. Women’s Club. Imp. Rel., Byron 
and E. J. Bacon, attys., Louisville. Ky.; 
Leonard Bacon, Louisville; C. H. Bacon, 
gram merchant, St. Louis; Geo. Bacon, 
grain merchant, Chicago. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1902; works both by per¬ 
sonal contacts and through corns.; makes 
speecnes. Party Honors, vice climn. Ki¬ 
owa Co. Cen. Com. since 1920 ; del. to co. 
convs. since 1920; sec’y-treas. 7th Cong. 
Dist.; sec’y st. conv. 1925. Remarks, came 
to st. 1902, locating at Sedan where her 
husband drew a claim; moved to Hobart 
in 1907, when she was elected Co. Treas. 
Took over Geo. A. Bottom Agency at death 
of husband. 

BRATTON, JOHN R„ Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Collins Co. Tex., Feb. 18, 1876. 
Edu., com. sch., Collins Co. Tex. Wife, 
Ora Taylor. Bus. Con., owns grocery, a 
farm and a filling station, Gotebo. Bk. 

Con., City Guaranty. Hobart. Assoc., W 


W. A. BOLDING 


Reed, Okla. City; Judge E. L. Mitchell, 
Clinton; Scott Burson, Cordell; Hubert 
Ivester, Sayre. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Hobart. Imp., Rel., Mrs. E. M. 
Bolding; R. F. Bolding, auditor O. G. & 

E. , Okla. City; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bolding, 
Sayre; Mrs. Eva M. Penn, Cordell. Pol. 
Act., partisan, active in co. 3 yrs.; works 
through corns, and personal contacts; makes 
speeches; pres. League of Young Dems., 
1928-29. Offices, Asst. Oo. Atty., Greer 
Co., July-iSept., 1927; Asst. Co. Atty. Ki¬ 
owa Co., Sept. 1927 ; Co. Atty. since 1928, 
elected. Remarks, worked his way through 
Univ. Okla., by working for O. G. & E.. 
at Norman. Mbr. R. O. T. C. at Univ. 
Native Oklahoman; lived at Norman 1922- 
27; Hobart since 1927. 

BOTTOM, MRS. PEACHY W„ Hobart. 
Dem. Occ., insurance and bonds. B., 
Louisville, Ky. Edu., com. and h. sch.; 
Holyoke Academy, Louisville; specially tu¬ 
tored by father. Hus., Geo. A. Bottom. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Geo. A. Bottom; 1 d., Mrs. M. 

F. Jones, Okla. City. Bus. Coin., George 
A. Bottom Agency. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Long, Finis Gillespie, Judge J. R. Tolbert, 
Chas. Lee* Judge Carpenter. Hobart; Gar¬ 
nett Hughes, J. M. Rule, Hobart; Ex-Gov. 


Turnbull, J. R. Dennison, Bill Winkerman, 
H. F. Kubliman, Hobart; Judge Tolbert, 
F. E. Gillespie. Church, Meth., Sec’y- 
Treas. of the building fund; Steward; 
sec’y-treas. of the centenary fund for 5 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., an ex-dir.; 
Kiwanis Club; W. O. W.; Hobart. Imp. 
Rel., T. J. Bratton, Mission; Bill Bratton, 
Honey Grove, Tex.; Cal Bratton, Drum- 
right ; Mrs. J. E. Garner, Bells, Tex.; Mrs. 
Andy Miller, Corksville, Tex.; Mrs. Lula 
Bynum. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1915; works by personal contact. 
Offices, City Councilman for a term. Re¬ 
marks, came to St. in 1909, locating at 
Hobart. 

BURNETT, B. BOYCE., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., county clerk. B., Del Rio, Tex., Mar. 
8, 1880. Edu., h. sch. and bus. course 
Jefferson City, Tenn. Wife, d. of Saven B. 
Huff, Hobart, Okla. Cdrn., 2 d.. Jean and 
Mrs. J. T. Hurdt, Gotebo. Assoc., C. W. 
Huff, A. H. Cooper, J. L. Curreathers, 
Hobart; (pol.) J. L. Carpenter, J. M. Rule, 
D. M. Wolfinger, A. iS. J. Shaw, Jesse 
Reed, Ed S. Vaught. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Commercial Club, Sec’y., 1923- 
24; Mason, Blue Lodge No. 132, Hobart. 
Imp. Rel., Edmond Cody Burnett, Carnegie 
Inst, of Hist. Research, J. M. Burnett, 
Bap. Minister, Greenville, S. C., both list¬ 
ed in Who’s Who in America (bros.). Pol. 
Act., active in st. and co. for 20 yrs; 
works personally and through comma. 
Offices, property custodian at Granite Re¬ 
formatory, 1908-19; Co. Clk. of Kiowa 
Co., Jan. 1, 1927, still serving. Remarks, 
came to st. in 1901, locating at Lone Wolf: 
Granite, 1908-20; (Hobart since 1920; ac¬ 
tive in the various Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross drives during the war. 


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KIOWA COUNTY 


317 



B. B. BURNETT 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; makes speeches, works through 
the party organizations and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, ex-Chieff iSt. Food Inspector; 
City Treas., Frederick; Pres. Sch. Bd.; 
Sec’y Kiowa Co. Bankers Assn. Party 
Honors, ex.-Co. Chmn. of Tillman Co.; del. 
to st. and co. convs.; Jury Commr. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Redland, 
Muskogee, Shawnee, Okla. City, Frederick 
and Mountain Park. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

CARDER, CHARLES M., Hobart. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Greenfield, la., Feb. 26, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Greenfield, la. 
Married. Cdrn., 3 s., Clayton, atty., Hobart; 
Ralph, Norman; Max. Bus. Con., cashr. 
City Guaranty Bk., Hobart. Bk. Con., City 
Guaranty; Liberty Natl., Okla. City; Com¬ 
mercial Trust Co., Kan. City. Assoc., D. 
S. Wolfinger, G. W. Finley, R. C. Barker, 
Hobart; (pol) C. G. Long, L. S. Reed, 
Place Montgomery, Clayton Carder, Hobart; 
Jim Harris, Bird McGuire, C. R. Strong. 
Church, Bap., Trustee. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., mbr. of Finance com. and past 
mbr. of Good Roads Com.; Hobart Country 
Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hobart; Royal 
Arch, Hobart; I. 0. 0. F.; Hobart. Imo. 
Rel., Levi Carder, McComb; Fred Carder, 
lumberman, Cordell; Roger Carder, Onta¬ 
rio, Calif.; Mrs. Frank Boason, Hollywood, 
Calif. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
since 1903. Offices, City Clk., Norman, 
1901; postmaster at Rocky for 8 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to numerous co. convs. 
Remarks, came to st. in 1891, locating at 
Norman; moved to Rocky in 1903 then to 
Hobart, 1918. Hobby, farming and raising 
livestock. 


since 1922 ; works by personal contact. 
Offices, City atty., Hobart since 1925. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn., 1924; del. to 
st. conv., 1924. Remarks, lived at Rocky, 
1902-18 ; mbr. of the Amer. Legion, Milli- 
gan-Goodson Post, Hobart. 

CARPENTER, JOHN SAM., Hobart. 

Dem. Occ., county judge of Kiowa county. 
B„ Scottsville, Ky„ July 8, 1855. Edu., 
h. sch., in Allen Co. Ky.; Lewisburg Inst , 
1871-02; Irskine Col., S. C„ 1873-05. Wife, 
d. of T. P. Hall, Hartsville, Tenn, Bus. 
Con., owns farms. Bk. Con., City Guaranty. 
Assoc., D. S. Wolfinger, R. L. Kelsey, Sam 
Standifur, Hobart; (pol.) Bill Carlton. M. 
E. Trapp, Robt. L. Wilson, Jess Reed, E. 

B. Howard, Jed Johnson. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, active mbr. of the C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs. in 
co. and st.; works both through comms. 
and personally, makes speeches. Offices, 
attorney of Allen Co., Ky., 1886-94 ; asst, 
co. atty. of Kiowa Co. 1912 ; Co. judge of 
Kiowa Co., 1912. Remarks, came to st. in 
1907, locating at Hobart; was chmn of the 
advisory bd. during the W. War. 

CHAPPELEAR, J. G., Gotebo. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., New Straitsville, Ohio., 
Aug. 17, 1877. Edu., Ohio pub. schs. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 2 s., W. D., Cloudehief; C. A.; 
Gotebo; 2 d., Mrs. Nancy Shields, Gladys. 
Bus. Con., postmaster. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Gotebo. Assoc., (pol.) M. F. Pierce. Lee 
Estes, J. A. Jones, Geo. Erwin, Gotebo ; 

C. G. Long, L. L. Reed, Denny Montgomery, 
Hobart; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Gotebo; Royal Arch 
Chapter and Council, Knight Templar; 
Guthrie Consistory; O. E. A., Gotebo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co., dist,. and 
civic affairs 20 yrs.; works both by personal 
appeal and through comms. Offices, City 
councilman for several yrs., and Sch. Bd. 
mbr. for 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs., 1924-28, all co. and dist. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman for 12 yrs. Remarks, 
came to st. in 1896 locating at Cloudehief; 
moved to Gotebo in 1903 ; interested in 
farming being the Sec’y-Treas. for the 
Okla. Farmers Union of Kiowa Co. During 
the war took an active part in the various 
Liberty Loan, Red Cross and War Saving 
Stamp drives. 

CLAY, C. L., Hobart. Dem. Occ., ab¬ 
stractor. B., Charlotte. Mich., Dec. 31, 1975. 
Edu., h. sch., Kingfisher, 1897 ; Okla. 
Univ.; admitted to the bar in 1899. Wife, 
d. of Harris Finley, Hobart. Cdrn., 1 s.; 
3 d., Lester B., Doris, Lillian, Muriel. 
Bus. Con., abstract. Bk. Con., City Guar¬ 
anty. Assoc., W. B. Cuffy, John It. Wil¬ 
liams, Okla. City; (pol.) J. M. Rule, Sam 
Carpenter, Judge Tolbert, F. E. Gillespie, 

M. S. Trapp, John R. Williams, W. C. 
McAlister. Jess Reed. Church, Presby, 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, past master of the 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Council; Dast 
Exalted Ruler of the B. P. O. E.; past 
Worth Patron of the Eastern Star. Pol. 
Acl., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
30 yrs. Offices, City atty., Weatherford. 
1889-1900 ; Game Ranger. Party Honors, 
sec’y of the co. Elec. Bd. for 22 yrs. Re¬ 
marks. interested in the preservation of 
wild life; came to st. in 1889, locating at 
Guthrie; lived at Kingfisher, 1890-98 ; 
Weatherford, 1898-1900 ; Hobart, 1901. 


CARDER. CLAYTON., Hobart. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Norman, Okla., Mar. 21, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Rocky; 
Hobart h. sch., 1918; Okla. Univ. with LL. 
B., 1922. Wife, d. of Mr. R. W. Lewis, 
Cordell. Bus. Con., gen. law practice and 
city atty.Bk. Con., City Guaranty Bk. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. M. Rhea, L. S. Reed, 
Hobart; W. M. Underwood, Mt. View; Geo. 
Erwin, Gotebo; Frank Hartson, Lone Wolf. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Hobart Country Club; Mason, Blue Lodge 
and Commandery, Hobart; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City; B. P. O. E.; and K. 
of P., Hobart. Imp. Rel., C. M. Carder, 
(father) cashr. of City Guaranty Bk., 
Hobart. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 


COOK. TERRILL ANDREW., Mountain 
Veiw. Dem. Occ., ginner. B.. Hot Springs, 

N. C., Sept. 6, 1865. Edu., com. sell., 
Grandberry. Tex. Married. Cdrn., I 
s.; 1 d., Douglas, Cleo. Bus. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Independent Gin, Mt. View. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc.. T. L. Gibson, C. L. 
Romand, C. W. Wells, J. H. Summer, S. 
A. Elkins, Mt. View; (pol.) Finis Gillespie, 
Judge Sam Carpenter, Hobart; Tom Smith. 
Gotebo; Ollie Wyman, Edmond; Charles 
Faulks, Snyder; Congressman J. V. Mc- 
Clintic. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club at Mt. View; Mason, Blue 
Lodge and Royal Arch; Past mbr. I. O. 

O. F. Imp. Rel., Obed Cook, Caine Co. Tex.; 


Nellie Eden, Purcell; Eva Kent, Strong 
City; Ruth Nash, Weatherford, Tex. Pol. 
Act., active in co. affairs for 30 yrs; works 
both by personal contact and through 
comms. Offices, Co. Commr., 1912-16; mbr. 
of the Sch. Bd., and Twp. trustee, 1904-12. 
Party Honors, del._ to numerous st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to st. in 1901, locat¬ 
ing at Mt. View. His hobby is better govt, 
and livestock. Mbr. of the Council of De¬ 
fense during the war, active in Red Cross 
work and a mbr. of the food conservation 
com. Hobby, livestock. 

DAVIS, JOHN T„ Gotebo. Dem. Occ., 
poultryman. B., Newton Co. Ark., Aug. 17, 
1868. Edu., Tex. pub. schs. Wife, d. of W. 
H. Ferguson of Tex. Cdrn., 4 s.; 1 d., 

William Harley, Apache; Cluster, Marion, 
Gotebo; Roy, Apache; Mrs. Nannie Reun, 
Gotebo. Bus. Con., Davis Pro. Co. Gotebo. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Gotebo. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
T. Ganns, Hobart; A. E. Harvey, Lone 
Wolf. Church, Bap., deacon. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge at 
Gotebo; O. E. S. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and dist. for the past 45 yrs. 
Offices, mbr. of a Twp. Bd. in Washita 
Co., former mbr. city council, Gotebo. 
Party Honors, mbr. of the Elec. Bd. in 
1926. Remarks, came to st. in 1897, locat¬ 
ing in Washita Co.; moved to Gotebo in 
1914. Hobbies, church work and reading. 

DEAN, J. C., Wolf. Dem. Occ., farmer. 
B., Ellis Co. Tex., Nov. 21, 1889. Edu., 

com. schs. of Okla., Weatherford St. Nor¬ 
mal, 1908-1911. Wife, d. of Ed Cooper, 
Tuscaloosa, Ala. Cdrn., 1 d., Lahoma. Bus. 
Con., Farming. Bk. Con., Orient St. Assoc., 
J. C. Jacobs, S. M. Alexander, T. S. War¬ 
ren, Walter Kelly, (pol.) Col. Clay, Sam 
Standifer, V. C. Scurloch, F. E. Gillespie, 
Jess Reed, Grover Thomas, Pres Brown. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and co. 
for 10 yrs; makes speeches. Offices, Sch. 
Bd. mbr. for 4 yrs. Remarks, came to st. 
in 1902 locating at Hobart; moved to Lone 
Wolf in 1903 ; good roads enthusiast. 
Hobby, baseball. 

DUGAN, W. P., Lone Wolf. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Grayson Co. Tex., Dec. 11, 
1893. Edu., h. sch.. Bells, Tex., Captain Lot- 
ellie’s special sch., Sherman, Tex.; 2 yrs., 
at Grayson Col., 1910-11. Wife, d. of H. 
W. Witcher, Sherman, Tex. Cdrn.. 2 s., and 
1 d., Henry, Pat; Margaret. Bus. Con., 
dir. of the First Natl. Bk Con., First Natl. 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Assoc., Fred Callihan, R. R. Jackson; 
(pol.) W. E. Kelley, John Callecombe, R. 
P. Dunn, F. E. Walker. _Church, Metli. 
Clubs &. Lodges. Mason, Blue Lodge, Lone 
Wolf; Scottish Rite, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs. Offices, 
Co. Cmmr. of Kiowa Co., took office July 

I, 1929. Party Honors, del. to numerous 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to st. in 
1917, locating at Lone Wolf; interested in 
good roads. 

DUNN, R. P.. Lone Wolf. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B.. Steubenville, Ohio, Mar. 1871. 
Edu., pub. schs., Ohio; Kan. Wife, d. of 
Phillip Gerlach, Osage Co., Kan. Cdrn., 
1 s.; 2 d., R. P. Jr. ; Emma, Dorothy. 
Bus. Con., farming. Bk. Con., Orient St. 
Assoc.. .1. C. Jacobs, R. R. Jackson, Walter 
Kelley, T S. Warren, (pol.) F. E. Higgin3, 
F. E. Gillespie, Hobart; Raymond Harvey, 
Grover Thomas, Henry S. Johnston. Henry 
Lieninger. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason, 
Blue Lodge No. 371; I. 0. 0. F., Lone 
Wolf. Imp. Rel.. Chas. Dunn, farmer- 
stockman, Lone Wolf (bro.). Po'. Act., 
partisan; active in st. and co. for 40 yrs. 
Offices. Mayor of Lone Wolf from 1928 to 
present time. Remarks, came to st. 1901, 
settling at El Reno; moved to Lone Wolf 
in 1902. Hobby, good roads. 

EDMUNDS0N. HARVEY T„ Roosevelt. 
Ind. Occ., banker. B., Home City, Ivan., 
Mar. 23. 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Valparaiso. Ind.; Valparaiso Col., B. S. 
Wife, Martha Ferguson. Bus. Con., Cashr. 
First Bk. of Roosevelt; stockholder in 
Home Lumber Co., of Roosevelt and Snyder ; 
farmer, 'Sec’y-Treas. Roosevelt Finance 
Corp.; gin stockholder. Assoc., W. H. 
Edmundson, Mrs. A. M. Edmondson, Roose¬ 
velt; (pol.) Claude Liggett, Hobart; Judge 
John Sam Carpenter; Finis Gillespie; Geo. 
Zinc; R. L. Kelsey, P. A. .Taneway, A. S. 

J. Shaw, Frank Johnson, Wm. Mee, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges Amer. 
and St. Bankers Assn.; Mason; A. F. & A. 
M., Roosevelt; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; active in civic 
affairs of Roosevelt; mbr. Hobart Country 
Club. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
for 30 yrs.; works through comms. and 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived 
in Roosevelt and vicinity since ; one of the 
pioneers of Kiowm Co. During W. War was 
active in Bond drives. 

FAWKS. CHARLES H. JR.. Snyder. Dem. 
Occ., bank cashier. B.. Aledo, Tex., April 
17, 1898. Edu., coni, and h. sch., Hobavt 
and Snyder; Okla. Univ., 1919, A. B. Wife, 
Virginia C., d. of Robert. Hodgson, Mlnco. 
Cdrn.. 1 d., Bobbie C. Bus. Con.. Cashr. 
of the First Natl. Bk. of Snyder. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., C. H. Fawks, Sr., F. E. 
Slader, C. M. Portwood, Snyder; .T E. 
Williams, Altus. Church, First Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, dir. and past pres, of the 

C. of C.; Mason, 32nd degree. Blue Lodge, 
No. 216, Guthrie Consistory; India Temple 
Shrine at. Okla. City; past master of the 
Blue Lodge; O. E. S. Imp. Rel., C. H. 
Fawks, Sr., Mrs. Luella Howard (sisters), 
Wichita Falls, Tex. Pol. Act., active in st. 
and co. for 10 yrs.; works both through 
comms. and by personal contact; makes 
speeches sometimes. Offices, mbr. of the 
10th Legis., 1924-25. Party Honors, Chmn. 
of the 7th Congressional Dist. of Young 
Men’s Dem. League.; del. to several st. 
convs.; numerous co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901, locating at Snyder*; past 
pres, of the Kiowa Co. Bankers Assn.; past 
pres, of Group no. 1 of Okla. Bankers 
Assn. ; ex-Sec’y. of Group no. 1, O. B. A. ; 
vice-Pres. Amer. Bankers Assn., for Okla.; 
mbr. of the C. I. O. T. S., Waco, Tex., 
Reserve Officer; Amer. Legionnaire, belong¬ 
ing to the Ethan Allan Stow no. 118 Post. 

FAWKS. C. H., SR.. Snyder. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Randolph Co., Mo., Nov. 6, 
1869. Edu., com. and h. sch., Aledo, Tex. 
Wife, Mary I., d. of W. A. Ivie. Cdrn., 
Is.; 1 d., Mrs. Luella Howard.Wichita 


Falls, Tex., C. H. Jr. Bus. Con., pres, of 
First Natl. Bk.. Snyder; farming. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl.; Security and Amer.-First of 
Okla. City. Assoc., C. H. Fawks, Jr., F. E. 
Slader, C. M. Portwood, Snyder; J. E. 
Williams, Altus; (pol.) F. E. Gillespie, 
Judge James R. Tolbert, Claude Liggett, 
Jesse Fields, Judge John Sam Carpenter, 
.Tim McClintic, Scott Ferris, ex-Gov. M. E. 
Trapp, Sen. Robert L. Owens, Tom Ed¬ 
wards. Church. Meth., trustee. Clubs &. 
Lodges, organizer of C. of C., Sept. 1913; 
Mason, 32nd degree. Blue Lodge No. 216, 
Commandery, Hobart; India Temple Shrine 
at Okla. City and the Eastern Star. Imp. 
Rel.. E. H. Fawks, Grayford, Tex.; H. R. 
Fawks, U. S. Dept, of Agri. at Burnett. 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and 
co. for 32 yrs ; works both through comms. 
and by personal contact; makes speeches. 
Offices, co. elk., 1907-13; mb", of Sch. 
Bd.; City councilman, 1921-25 ; mayor, 
1923-25’; trustee of Mt. Park, 1902-07. 
Party Honors, Chmn. of Dem. Cen. Com.; 
ex-Prct. Committeeman; del. to numerous 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902, locating at Snyder; advocates 
better livestock; ex-pres. of Group No. 1, 
Okla. Bankers Assn.; ex-chmn. and pres. 
Kiowa Co. Bankers Assn.; mbr. of Amer. 
Natl. Banks Assn. 

FENDER, J. F., Lone Wolf. Rep. Occ. 
produce business. B.. Chicago, Ill., April 
22, 1883. Edu., com. schs. in Chicago, Til. 
Wife, d. of P. M. Overstreet, Durant. Okla. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d., Loren, Eldon, Elolse, 
Marguerite. Bus. Con., produce Co. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., IS. M. Alexander, 
John Jacobs, F. E. Higgins, (pol.). Sen. 
Harreld. A. S. J. Shaw. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodnes, C. of C. ; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, No. 132, Lone Wolf; Consistory, 
Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., E. E. Fender, merchant, Chicago. 
Pol. Act., Independent; active in st. and 
co. for 25 yrs.; works by personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, pres, town bd., 1918-22. 
Remarks, came to st. in 1901, settling at 
Lone Wolf; interested in good roads. 

FERGUSON, A.. Mountain Park. Dem. 
Ore., hardw'are dealer. B., Ft. Gay, W. Va., 
May 18, 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Norman, Okla.; Okla. Univ., 1 yr, mbr of 
first class to enroll at Okla. Univ. Wife, 
d. of D. H. Wynn. Tucson, Ariz. Cdrn., 
2 s., Lawrence W., Portland Hospital. 
Dallas, Tex.; Ivan W„ Norman; 1 d., Mrs. 
Thelma Mars, Matador, Tex. Bus. Con., 
Wynn & Ferguson, Hardware Co., Mt, 
Park. Bk. Con., Planters St. Assoc. D. H. 
Wynn, Tucson, Ariz., partner; (pol.) W. 
G. Capps, Mt. Park; J. E. Dennison, Ho¬ 
bart. Church, Meth., treas.; choir leader; 
,S. S. Tchr. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C. 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Mt, Park; Chapter, 
Frederick; W. O. W., Mt, Park. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. for 20 yrs.; 
works through contacts only. Offices, Town 
C1R., Mt. Park; former Town Trustee, 
Lexington. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1886; 
lived in Beaver Co., 1886-89 ; Norman, 
1889-99; Mt, Park, 1899-1902; Lexington, 
1902-08 ; and Mt. Park since 1908 ; inter¬ 
ested in better schs. and good roads. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross work. 

FIELD, JESSE., Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
real estate, insurance and loan agent. B., 
Saline Co., Mo., Nov. 9, 1874. Edu., com. 
sch., Saline Co. Mo., 1895; h. sch., Kan. 
City, Mo. 1896 ; William Jewell Col., 1897- 
98. Wife, d. of W. J. and Virginia Robinson, 
Williamson Co. Tenn. Cdrn., 2 s. ; 1 d., J. 
Robin. D. L. Virginia Sue. Bus. Con., 
stockholder in Home St, Bk.; Farmers In¬ 
dependent Gin Co.; Producers Cotton Oil 
Co. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants; Home 
St.; City Guaranty. Assoc., W. C. Kelsey, 

D. F. Wolfinger, (pol.) J. M. Rule, F. E. 
Gillespie, Judge Tolbert, Lewis Terry, 
Jesse Reed, St. Insurance Commr.; John 

R. Williams, Judge John iSam Carpenter; 
Judge Mitchell, Clinton, A. S. J. Shaw. 
Robert Wilson. Church, Bap. past supt. of 

S. S., and trustee on finance com. Clubs 


&. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Hobart; 
Knight Templar, up to the shrine; 
mbr. of C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. Walker 
Field, lawyer, Pauls Valley; R. A. Field, 
Co. officer. Saline Co., Mo. ; Robert Field 
Co. Judge of Saline Co., Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan under normal conditions; active 
in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; makes speeches 
if necessary. Offices, City Clk., 1908-13; 
Deputy co. clk., 1907-08; sec’y Sch. Bd., 
1908-13 ; 1917 to the present; Co. Regis¬ 
trar, 1919 to the present. Party Honors, 
iSec’y. Co. Cen. Com., 1918 to date. Re¬ 
marks, goods roads enthusiast, mbr. of 
various good roads comms.; was active in 
the Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives 
during the war, also fuel administrator for 
Kiowa Co.; interested in the Boy Scout 
movement; came to st. in 1903 locating at 
Hobart. 

FINCH, C. B., Gotebo. Dem. Occ., banker. 
B., Franklin Co. Ia., Jan. 22, 1891. Edu., 
com. and h. schs. and St. Normal Col., 
Weatherford, Okla. Wife. Edith Puckett. 
Bus. Con., Vice-Pres. and Cashier Bk. of 
Gotebo. Assoc., W. E. Conner, Pres. Bk. of 
Gotebo, G C. Irwin; (pol.) J. M. Rule; Jim 
McClintic. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges. C. 
of C.; active in civic affairs ; K. of C.; M. W. 
A., Gotebo. PoL Act., partisan; active in 
local and co. for 21 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Weatherford 
1901-12; Erick, 1912-14; Sayre, 1914-16; 
Clinton. 1916-18; Elk City, 1918-20; Go¬ 
tebo, since 1920. 

FITZGERALD, R. R„ Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
fanner. B., Gentry Co., Mo., Aug. 1. 1879. 
Edu., com. sch. of Gentry Co. Mo. 1888; h. 
sch. Albany, Mo. 1889. Wife, d. of A. A. 
Sifle, Hobart, Okla. Cdrn., 4 s., 2 d., Francis 
Clark, Enid ; Robert'S. David, John, Charles, 
Hobart; Juliette. Bus. Con., Allis-Chal- 
mers Agency; the Holt Combine, Hobart Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc.. C. G. 
Long, (pol.) .T. M. Rule, Ralph Hobbs, F, 

E. Gillespie, Tom Shattuck, Claude Liggett, 
J. B. Smith, Durant; Tom Kight, Dave 
IStovali, Bill Durant, Tom Johnson. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges. K. of P. Hobart. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Mary F. Fitzgerald, Den¬ 
ver, Colo, age 73; John K. F., City Council, 
Hobart; R. C., Hobart, Contractor, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and 
co. for 28 yrs. Offices, Supt. of war surplus 
supplies, 1923-26. Oil and Gas insp. from 
1927 to date. Served in the 5th, 6th, 
and 7th legislatures, 1915-21. Remarks, 
good roads enthusiast. Mbr. of the council 
of defense during the war; came to st. 
in 1900, moving to Hobart in 1902. 

FLOOD, O. E.. Mountain View. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Williamsburg, Ohio, May 
18. 1863. Edu.. com. sch., Kan. Wife, d. of 
W. C. McClanahan, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., Dick, 
Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. C. W. Denny, Law- 
ton ; Mrs. J. D. Montgomery, Enid. Bus. 
Con., C. O. Flood Hardware and Furniture 
Store; Dealer in Bankrupt Stocks. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Bill Under¬ 
wood, Bill Parnell, Mt. View; Bert Par- 
menter, Walter Stevens. Church. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; active mbr.; on 
Good Roads Com.; K. of P.; A. O. U. 
W., Past Grand Master. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in st for 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices. Councilman at Stroud, 
Lawton. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
many times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890 ; lived at Norman. 1890-1893 ; Perry, 
1893-1894; Muskogee. 1894-1896; Shawnee. 
1896-99; iStroud, 1899-1902; Lawton, 1902- 
1916; Mountain View, since 1916. Mbr. 
of Bd. of Dir. of Okla. Hardware Dealers 
Assn., attended all hardware convs. in 
Okla. for past 22 yrs. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Loans and Red 
Cross work. Good Roads booster. 

GANN, W. T., Hobart. Dem. Occ., real 1 
estate agent. B., Berry Co. Mo., Feb. 27, 
1872. Edu., h. sch. Pea Ridge, Ark., 1902; 
Pea Ridge Normal, 1904. Wife, Margarite, 
d. of Chas. DeForest, Seligman., Mo. Cdrn., 

3 d., Mrs. W. R. Edwards, Bentonville, 
Ark. ; Mrs. Loren W. Brown, Edmond; Mrs. 


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Wheeler Simmons, Edmond. Bus. Con., Auto 
tag agt. for the St. Highway Dept. Bk. 
Con., City Guaranty Natl. Assoc., C. W. 
Hunter, D. S. Wolfinger, Chas. Carder, C. 
W. Thompson, (pol) John Anderson, E. H. 
Saimders, Roosevelt; J. T. Johnson, Cold 
Springs; C. L. Allen, Snyder. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. of P.; I. 0. 
0. F., Hobart. Imp. Rel., H. C. Boker. mer¬ 
chant, Garfield, Ark. Pol. Act., active in 
co. and st. 20 yrs., works both personally 
and through com.; makes speeches. Dry 
leader. Offices, Representative to the Ark. 
Legis., 1909. Party Honors, del. to 1928 co. 
conv. Remarks, taught in Benton Co. Ark., 
1898-1910 ; moved to st. in 1912; located 
at Cold Springs; moved to Hobart in 1915. 
Active in the various drives during the W. 
War. Hobbies, good roads and prohibition. 

GIBSON, A. S., Roosevelt. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Amoret, Mo., Jan. 9, 1888. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Amoret, Mo. Wife, 
Ethel. Cdrn., 1 d., Marion Rae. Bk. Con.. 
First Bk. of Roosevelt. Assoc., (pol) R. T. 
Mansfield, J. A. McClure, Roosevelt; H. L. 
Vogle, Snyder; Ed Deavers, C. J. Long, 
Hobart. Bus. Con., owner of farms and 
residence property in Roosevelt. Church, 
United Pres., Roosevelt; Trus. Clubs & 
Lodges, Sec’y Community Club; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Roosevelt; Past Worthy Patron 
O. E. S. Imp. Rel., D. E. Gibson, Roosevelt, 
(bro.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co for 12 yrs; works through personal 
activities and com Offices, City Clk., 5 yrs.; 
former Prct. Committeeman; postmaster, 5 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; lived 
in Kay Co. one yr. and at Roosevelt since 
1903. Active in Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross w r ork during W. War. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing. 

GIBSON, THOMAS LEWIS. Mountain 
View. Dem. Occ., garage owner. B., Davis, 
Okla., Mar. 4, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Okla. City. Wife, Ella Remy. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Ralph, Loua, John, Fred, at home. Bus. 
Con., Acme Garage. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Sam Standifer, Hobart; T. 

A. Cook, Mt. View; Charles Fawks. Snyder. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; 
active in all civic affairs; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, and Chap.. Mt. View. Imp. Rel., 
Nathan Gibson, Woodward, (bro.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 15 yrs. in co. 
politics; makes speeches; works through 
committees and personal contacts. Public 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 1914-15. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived all his life at Davis and Mountain 
View. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 


HARKEY, T. S., Snyder. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Russelville, Ark., June 6, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. sch. Russelville, 
Ark., Ft. Smith Bus. Col. Medical Col., 
Memphis. 1 yr. at the Univ. of Ark. Wife, 
d. of O. A. Axtell of N. Y. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Lorraine, at. sch. at Chickasha. Bus Con., 
Home Mercantile Co. Snyder. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. M. Portwood, 
Joe Robinson, John Anderson. Snyder; J. 
V. McClintic, Tom Gomes, Hobart. Church, 
Chris., deacon. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Mason, Blue Lodgte at Suyder. Imp. Rel., 
Jim Harkey, St. Sen. from Ark., (cous.) 
Jess Harkey, Mrs. W. I. Hamilton, (bro. 
and s.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. for 30 yrs.; works both through 
com. and by personal contact. Offices, mbr. 
of the city council, 1920. Party Honors, 
del. to numerous co. convs., to St. Oonv.. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; 
lived at Shawnee, 1899-1901 ; Mt. Park, 
1901-03, and Snyder from 1903 to present. 
Votive in the Liberty Loan Drives and Red 
Cross work during the war. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

HARTSON. FRANK J., Lone Wolf. Rep. 
Occ.. druggist. B., Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 
24, 1896. Edu., h. sch., Edmond; Prepara¬ 
tory Col., Friends Univ.. 1910-11 ; Okla. 
Univ., 1911-12. Wife, d. of George Coleman, 
Dover, Okla. Cdrn., 3 d., Corrine, Frances, 
Melvina. Bus. Con., Hartson Drug Store, 
Lone Wolf; proprietor. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., S. M. Alexander, J. C. Jacobs, 
Tom Lockhart, (pol.) Clayton Carter, Ho¬ 
bart ; H. S. Vogle, Judge Phelps; Sen. 
Harreld; Lew Wentz; Clyde Howell, h. 
sch. insp. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason, Lone Wolf; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., active since maturity in 
co. and st. Works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1908; lived at Kingfisher; Norman; Lone 
Wolf, since 1913. Taught five terms. Was 
a mbr. of St. Militia. Co. H., Edmond, 
1908-09. Interested in public improvements. 

HARVEY, RAYMOND, Lone Wolf. Dem. 
Occ.. farmer. B.. Osborne, Kan., Aug. 31, 
1897; came to Okla. 1899; located Ripley, 
Elk City 1900 ; Hoffman 1910 ; Bristow 
J913; Duke 1918; Granite 1921 ; Lone Wolf 
1923 since. Edu., h. sch. and 3% yrs. Col. 
Wife, Jennie Moran. Cdrn., 2 d., Bobbie 
Gene, Mary Sue. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Granite and Lone Wolf. Bus. Assoc., C. A. 
Harvey, Ravia, Okla. Pol. Assoc., Voyle C. 
'Schuriock. J. H. Darley. S. M. Alexander, 
Tom Harkey, W. G. Capps. Church, of 
Christ. Pol. Act., makes speeches and works 
as needed. Offices, St. Representative 1928- 
30; Co. Pres. Teachers Assn. Kiowa Co. 


GILLESPIE, F. E., Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., iShelby, N. C., Aug. 
18, 1879. Edu., h. sch.. Springfield, Mo., 
grad., 1894; Drury Col., Springfield, Mo., 
1894-97. Wife, Gertrude Conyers, of 
Fredonia, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s.. Finis C., Ho¬ 
bart. Bus. Con., owner of farms and of 
property in Hobart. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants. Assoc.. C. R. Harter, E. M. 
Stanley, E. W. Gist, Frank Thayer, W. C. 
Kelsey, (pol.) Mrs. Peachy Bottom, J. R. 
Bratton, J. C. Lindsey, Dr. Winters, Cy 
Avery, A. S. .T. Shaw, Jesse Reed; Lewis 
Terry, Okla. Citv; Judge Mitchell, Clinton. 
Church. Meth., S. S. Tchr.; Chmn. Bd. 16 
yrs., Hobart. Clubs & Lodges. ICiwanis, 
Charter mbr., Vice Pres, and Dir.; active 
mbr. cf C.' of C.. past Chmn. for 10 yrs. 
of Good Roads Com. for Ozark Trial; I. 
O. O. F„ Hobart. Imp. Rel., J. H. Gillespie. 
J. A. Gillespie, S. E. Gillespie, farmers 
and landowners, Stafford, Mo., (bro.). Pol. 
Act., active for 30 yrs. in co. and st. af¬ 
fairs; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Offices. Mayor of 
Hobart. 1900 and continuously since. Co. 
clk., Kiowa Co., 1912-16 Party Honors, 
Chmn. Cen. Com., since 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Lone Wolf, 
1901-09 ; Hobart, since 1909. During W. 
War was a mbr. of Co. Council of De¬ 
fense, and active in drive during war. 
Chmn. of the Com. for relief of the Babb- 
Switch Pro disaster. Active in Red Cross 
vfi-ir. Hobby, good roads. 


HENDERSON, ARTHUR T.. Cold Springs. 
Rep. Occ.. assistant postmaster. B., Hopkins 
Co. Tex., Dec. 8, 1881. Edu., com. sch.. 
Dixie, Okla. Wife. Mary, d. of Henry Sykes, 
Mills Co., Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d.. Earnest, 
Clarence; Loretta, Louise. Bus. Con., A. 
T. Henderson, Gen. Merchandise, and asst, 
postmastership. Bk. Con., First Natl. Sny- 
dtr. Assoc., ‘Mrs. Mary Henderson, E. S. Nord¬ 
strom, (pol.) C. G. Long, Dwight Wolfinger, 
Claude Liggett, D. Winter, Cal Standifur, Ex. 
Sheriff, Clyde Paston, Place Montgomery, 

B. B. Burnett, Judge John S. Carpenter, 
W. W. Roland, J. V. McClintic, Judge Tol¬ 
bert. Finis Gillespie. Imp. Rel., Joel T. 
Henderson, (father). Pol. Act., nationally 
partisan but independent locally; active 
in co. for 21 yrs. Works by personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, mbr. of the election bd. and 
asst, postmaster. Partv Honors, del. to sev¬ 
eral co. convs. Remarks, moved to Okla. in 
1892; locating at Dixie; moved to Cold 
Springs in 1909. He has been asst, post¬ 
master for 8 yrs. His special interests 
are prohibition, good roads, and compul¬ 
sory education. 

HIBBARD. F. 0., Snyder. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Riley Co., Kan., Aug. 27, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Kingfisher, 
Okla Wife, iMlayme Dunn. Cdrn., 1 s., De 
Forrest, 'Snyer. Bus. Con., U. S. Postal 
Dept. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Postal 
Dept Heads; J. R. Blanchard; F. E. Slader, 
Finley McLowry, T. S. Harkey; (pol.) 


S. B. Bailey, H. L. Vogel, Judge 
W. M. Allison, Snyder; Sen. W. B. 
Pine, Jim Harris, Sen. Harreld, Okla. City; 
Jim McClintic. Church. Meth Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. Dir.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Snyder; Guthrie Consistory; 
Eastern Star, Snyder; Past Master Blue 
Lodge, iSnyder, Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 35 yrs. Works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Postmaster since 
1922 ; former mbr. Sch. Bd.; Mbr. City 
Council. Party Honors, del. to St. and Co. 
Convs.; Mbr. Prct. Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived at Kingfisher, 
1890-95 ; and from 1898-1902 ; at Mt. Park, 
1902-03; Snyder, since 1903. He is a 
student of farm methods. Hobby, fishing. 

HITCHCOCK, A. A., Strong City. Dem. 
Occ., retired business man and farmer. B., 
Peoria Co., Ill., Nov. 20, 1849. Edu., com. 
sch. of Ill. Wife, d. of Seth B. Farwell, 
Albany, N. Y. (dec.). Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d., 
Clarence, Crow Agy., Mont.; Faunt, brand 
inspector, Sioux City, la.; Mrs. Nettle 
Turner, Mangum ; Mrs. Maude Hall, Durham. 
Bus. Con., farm. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) F. O. Leech, Cheyenne; H. V. Jobe, 
iStrong City; Jim McClintic, Snyder; Alvin 
Moore, Cheyenne. Church, Bap., not active. 
Clubs & Lodges, former mbr. of both orders 
ef the Woodmen. Imp. Rel., S. P. Farwell 
(father-in-law) was appointed to the Su¬ 
preme Ct. of the U. S. by Pres. Lincoln. 
Pol. Act., Independent; active in co. for 59 
yrs. Works by personal contact. Makes 
speeches locally. Offices, Co. Commr. 1904. 
Mbr. of the iSch. bd. for 20 yrs. Twp. bd. 
mbr for 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous co. convs.; insp. of the election 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; lo¬ 
cating in present Roger Mills Co. Still 
owns his homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Hitch¬ 
cock celebrated their golden wedding an¬ 
niversary in Nov. 1928. Hobby, stock rais¬ 
ing. 

HOWE, THOMAS J., Gotebo. Dem. Occ., 
insurance adjuster and banker. B., Bastrop, 
Tex., April 25', 1884. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., at Cloudchief; Hills Bus. Col., Waco, 
Tex. Wife, Eula Bills Howe. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mrs. R. N. Hale, Ft. Cobb; Eula Lee. Bus. 
Con., Asst. Cash, of First Natl. Bk. and 
cash, of the Bk. of Gotebo for 3 yrs. Ad¬ 
juster for the Hartford Ins. Co., Hartford, 
Conn._ Bk. Con., Bk. of Gotebo. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. Cline, Gotebo; Mac Wallace, 
Snyder; Claude Liggtett, Hobart; Sen. 
Grover Thomas; Representative Raymond 
Hlarvey; Jess Reed, Okla. City. Church, 
Church of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Gotebo No. 305, 
Past Master 3 times. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. for 24 yrs.; works through 
personal contact; one of original pioneers 
in Kiowa Co. Offices, City Treas. 1919- 
23; mbr. Sch. Bd. 3 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to numerous co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman for several yrs. ; mbr. Elec. Bd., 
inspector since 1907. Remarks, came to 
st. in 1897, locating at Cloud Chief; moved 
to Gotebo in 1901. Active in the various 
Liberty Loan drives during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, chess and checkers. 

HUNSINGER. MATHIAS, Gotebo. Dem. 
Occ., loans and rentals. B., White Co., Ill., 
Feb. 25, 1861. Edu 1 .. self educated. Wife, 
Luella A. Wilson. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy, Earl, 
Cooperton; 1 d., Mrs. Bertha Carbin. Bus. 
Con., real estate, loans and rentals. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Gotebo; First Natl., Mtn. 
View. Assoc.. (doI.) Rev. S. L. Hogan, 
Tom Howe, C. B. Finch, Van Stapleton, 
Gotebo; state leaders of Dem. party. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., ex- 
chmn., I. O. O. F., Cooperton Camp No. 378. 
Pol. Act., independent ; active in co. and 
st. for 47 yrs.; works personally and 
makes speeches; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs. Offices, City Mayor 1918-20; City 
Councilman 1916-20, 1924-28; mbr. Sch. 

Bd., 1902-07. Party Honors, del. to nu¬ 
merous co. and several st. convs.; mbr. 
Elec. Bd., and prct. chmn. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in good roads; came to Okla. in 
1889, locating at Hennessey; moved to Go¬ 
tebo in 1901. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DR. J. A. LAND 


HUNTER, CLARENCE W., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Guthrie, Nov. 19, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hobart; 
studied and practiced law with Judge Tol¬ 
bert 1922-28. Wife. Lucille Adkens, Ho¬ 
bart. Cdrn., 2 d., Lura Dell, Doris Lee. 
Bus. Con., practice of law. Bk. Con., City 
Guaranty ?Home St. Assoc., D. S. Wol- 
linger, pres. City Guaranty Bk. ; Charles 
Harter, R. L. Kelsey, Paul Wright, Claude 
Liggett; (pol.) J. S. Carpenter, Co. Judge; 
Sam Standifer; Judge Mitchell, Clinton; 
Judge Edwards, Okla. City; Jesse Reed; 
Louis Terry; ex-Senator Land. Church, 
Bap.; deacon; legal advisor bldg. com.; 
chmn. finance com.; pres. B. Y. P. U.; first 
pres. Baptist Boys Dinner Club which 
sponsored Boy Scout organization; mbr. 
Bd. Trustees Bap. St. Orphans Home, Okla. 
City; interested in church work. Clubs 
& Lodges, Hobart Country Club: Iviwanis 
Club, charter mbr. and pres., del. to In¬ 
ternational Kiwanis Conv., Memphis, Tenn., 
1927; C. of C., formerly mbr. bd. dir.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, all chapters; York 
Rite, Hobart. Imp. Rel., Ralph L. Hun¬ 
ter, abstracter; Ernest. M. Hunter, dep. 
ct. elk. and ct. reporter, (bro<s.) Hobart; 
Miss Effie V. Hunter (sister) Farmers & 
Merchants Bk., Hobart. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active 15 yrs. in co. and st.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and corns. Offices, Dep. Ct. Clk., Kiowa 
Co., 1915-17; Ct. Reporter. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. conv. 1928. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Hobart since 
maturity. During W. War served in 202nd 
Aero iSquadron ; now is 2nd Lieut. Co. H., 
179th Inf., 0. N. G. Member Amer. Legion, 
Milligan Goodson Post, Hobart, Finance 
Officer and legal advisor. 

IRWIN, S. C., Gotebo. Rep. Occ., far¬ 
mer; stockman. B., Cavin Co.. Ireland, 
April 15, 1898. Edu., Enid com. and h. sch. 
Wife, Della Mae, d. of Jasper Dale, (de¬ 
ceased). Bus. Con., vice pres. Bk. of 
Gotebo; farming and stockraising. Bk. 
Con.. Bk. of Gotebo. Assoc., C'. B. Finch. 
J. W. Rempel, J. G. Chapplear, Gotebo; 
(pol.) Les Reed, C. G. Long, Hobart; Van 
Kirk, Billie Underwood, Mt. View; Place 
Montgomery, Hobart; Senator W. B. Pine; 
Senator J. W. Harreld; Lew Wentz; W. G. 
'Skelly; Jim Harris. Church, Pres.; Trus¬ 
tee. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Gotebo. Imp. Rel., G. C. Ir¬ 
win, (deceased), R. J. Irwin and J„ W. 
Irwin, (bros.) Gotebo. Pol. Act., inde¬ 


pendent ; active in st. and co. for 25 
yrs.; works berth by personal contacts 
and through corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
( St. Committeeman. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; St. Committeeman; 
mbr. and inspector Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
good roads booster. Came to Okla. 1893, 
settling in Cherokee strip; moved to Go¬ 
tebo 1907. 

JACOBS, JOHN C., Lone Wolf. Dem. Occ., 

banker. B., Wayne, Kan., Mar. 13, 1889. 
Edu., h. sell., Belleville, Kan., grad., 1906; 
Baker Univ., 1909-10; Univ. of Kan. Wife, 
Patience. Cdrn., 2 s., John Clayton, Jr., 
Walter; 1 d., Sarah. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Orient ,St. Bk.; dealer in insurance and 
farm loans. Bk. Con., Correspondent 
Tradesmens Natl., Okla. City; Chase Natl., 
New York; Interstate Natl., Kan. City. 
Assoc., Dr. F. E. Walker, T. S. Warren, 
Lone Wolf; (pol.) Voyle Scurlock, Claude 
Liggett, F. E. Gillespie, J. M. Rule. W. C. 
Kelsey; E. A. Walker, Okla. City; Jim 
McClintic; Judge Mitchell, Clinton; Jesse 
Reed, Okla. City; Louis Terry. Church, 
Epis., mbr. Bd. of Bishops. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Vice Pres., bd. dir.; Chmn. Road 
Com.; past Chmn. Finance Com.; mbr. 
Hobart Country Club; Mason, Chapter No. 
37, Lone Wolf: Blue Lodge, Hobart; Delta 
Tau Delta Frat. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; makes- 
speeches, (mbr. of Baker Univ. debating 
team) ; works through comms. and person¬ 
al contacts. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd. since 

1927 ; mbr. City Council. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1910; lived at Goodwell 1910-17; 
Lone Wolf, since 1918 ; active In Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work during W. War; 
Chmn. of Lone Wolf Council of Defense; 
past pres. Tex.-Cfklia. Baseball Leagfue. 
Hobby, golf and baseball. 

JAMES, REV. HORACE L„ Hobart. Dem. 
Occ.. minister. B., Henry Co., Tenn. Mar. 
27, 1896. Edu., Tenn. pub. sch., Hall Moody 
Inst., 1916; attended Union Univ. at Jack- 
son Tenn. 1918-20. Wife, d. of J. J. Cooper, 
Cottage Grove, Tenn. Cdrn., 1 d., Dathel 
Lee. Bus. Con., pastor of the Hobart Bap. 
Church. Bk. Con., City Guaranty Bk. 
Assoc., D. S. Wolflnger, pres. City Guaran¬ 
ty Bk. of Hobart; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. 
Rowland, Stanley J. Bryant, sch. sunt, of 
Hobart; J. H. Hope; (pol.) Chas. Carder, 
W. E. Gentry, L. S. Reed, C. W. Hunter, 
Clayton Carder, Hobart; iSen. Robert L. 
Owen, Dr. M. F. Ham, Judg'e Mitchell of 
Clinton. Church, pastor of Bap., pres, of 
ministerial alliance at Hobart. Clubs & 
Lodges, Charter mbr. of Kiwanis Club, 
mbr. edu. com.; C. of C.; civic improve¬ 
ment com. ; Mason, Blue Lodge and Royal 
Arch, Paris, Tenn; all work completed to 
the Shrine. Imp. Rel., William N. Janes, 
Chattanooga, Tenn. (cousin) ; Luther 
Janes, Paris, Tenn. (bro.) ; Mrs. O. H. 
Ball, Mrs. C. E. Strather, Paris, Tenn. 
(sisters). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. since 1926; works by personal 
contact; makes speeches. Party Honors, 
attended the caucus that named del. to the 

1928 conv. Remarks, came to st. in 1922, 
locating at Texhoma; moved to Cordell in 
1924, and to Hobart in 1926; mbr. of the 
R. O. T. C. at Jackson, Tenn.; active in 
tlie various drives and Red Cross work 
during war; lectured in Tenn. during the 
war in behalf of the Red Cross and the 
Salvation Army. 

KELLY, W. R., Lone Wolf. Dem. Occ., 
lumberman. B., Bosque Co., Tex., Oct. 19, 
1901. Edu., com. sch., Altus. Wife, d. of 
Mrs. Docia Holdridge. Cdrn., 1 s.. Walter 
Ray; 2 d., Naomale, Dorothea Jean. Bus. 
Con., mgr. Round and Porter Lumber Co., 
Lone Wolf. Bk. Con., Orient St, Assoc., S. 
M. Alexander; John B. Challecombe; R. 
R. Jackson; W P. Dugan; (pol.) Raymond 
Harvey; S. M. Alexander; Clyde Poston; 
Jim McClintic. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Lodge No. 371 
Lone W r olf. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
6 yrs. in co. and st.; works through per¬ 
sonal activities. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1907 ; lived at Cement, 1907-10 ; Beth¬ 


any Orphan Home, 1910-14; AlttfS, 1914- 
23; Lone Wilf since 1923. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing 1 . 

KOBS, A. E., Mountain View. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Minnesota, Aug. 15, 1872. Edu., 
com. sch. of Minnesota. Wife, Floy Hin- 
shaw. Cdrn., 3 s., R. M. Asst. Cashr. Bk., 
Mt. View; Amos, Cashr. First St. Bk., 
Weatherford; Karl K. Bus. Con., Pres. 
First Natl.; Stinson Mercantile Co.; First 
Natl., Kan. City; Security Natl., Okla. 
City; Okla. Natl., Chickasha. Assoc., Ben 
Stinson, Vice Pres. Bk., Mt. View; J. E. 
Zollinger, Ford Agency; J. H. Summer, 
druggist, Mt. View; (pol.) Dwight Wolfin- 
ger, W. C. Kelsey, Charles Fawks, Snyder; 
C. B. Finch, Got ebo; J. M. Rule, Hobart; 
C. It. Strong; J. W. Mann; F. P. Chandler, 
Chickasha ; W F. Hearne, Mangum; Sam 
Massingale, Cordell. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., dir. past pres.; Chmn. 
Good Roads Standing Com. Imp. Rel., Sam 
H. Kobs, Minneapolis. Pol. Act., in natl. 
affairs is partisan; in local, independent; 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. City Council- 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Shawnee one yr. and at Mt. View since. 
Hobby, live stock. 

LAND, JAMES A., Hobart. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Irvine, Ky., 
(Sept. 31, 1876. Edu., com. and h., Irvine, 
Ky.; St. Col., Lexington, grad., 1899; Sch. 
of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., grad., M. D., 
1904. Widower. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold; 2 d.. 
Hazel, Rep. nominee for City Clk.; Madge. 
Bus. Con., Vice Pres. Hobart Hospital; 
practicing Physician and Surgeon; built 
the Hobart Hospital, in association with 
Dr. Adams. Bk. Con.. City Guaranty. Assoc., 
Dr. J. L. Adams, Frank Hartson, F. F. 
Gillespie, Bill Winkleman; (pol.) L. S. 
Reed, W. J. Rhea, Hobart; George Martin, 
Gotebo; William Underwood, Mt. View; H. 
L. Vogel, Snyder; G. S. Long; Clayton 
Carder; Sen. Harreld; Sen. Pine; Ira Hill, 
Cherokee; Harry Glasser, Enid. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis dir., chmn. 
Kiwanis Clinic for Underprivileged Child¬ 
ren; C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hobart; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem 
pie Shrine; mbr. Kiowa Co. Med. Soc.; 
Okla. St. Med. Assn.; Amer. Med. Assn. 
Imp. Rel., Robert M. Land, Co. Assr., Es- 
till Co., Ky. (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. politics since 1896; works 
through personal activities and comms. 
Offices, St. Sen., 1921-25, only Rep. ever 
elected to that office from 6th Dist. Party 
Honors, del. tc natl. conv. from Ky., 1896 ; 
del. to Okla. St. Convs., 1918-20-22 ; at¬ 
tends all co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla 
in 1911; lived at Lone Wolf, 1911-26; 
Hobart, since 1926; during Spanish-Amer. 
war served in 4th Ky. Volunteer Inf.; his 
particular and chief interest is crippled 
and underprivileged children. 

LIGETT, CLAUDE E., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., mayor of Hobart, county treasurer, 
abstractor. B., Clay Co., Tex., Jan. 8, 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Rocky and Hobart. 
Wife, d. of D. L. Burson, Hobart. Cdrn., 
1 d., Joan. Bus. Con.. pres. Kiowa 
Co. Abstract Company, Hobart. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants Natl., Cordell. Assoc., 
L. S. Reed, W. A. Trawick, W. C. Kelsey, 
R. E. Hobbs, Hobart; Bill Winkleman ; 
(pol.) J. M. Rule; Judge Mitchell, F. F. 
Gillespie, Judge J. R. Tolbert. Hobart ; 
Scott Burson, Cordell; Louis Terry; Jess 
Reed, Okla. City; Sam Brown, Elk City; 
Jimmie Rollins; Jim McClintic; Scott Fer¬ 
ris. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; iSec’y B. P. O. E.; Vice Grand I. O. 
O. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Commandery 
Chapter, Hobart; York Rite completed to 
Shrine; Charter mbr. Kiwanis Club; Hobart 
Country Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Minnie 
Moran, Deputy Ct. Clk., Hobart; Mrs. 
Maude Brown, Washita Co., (sisters). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. since 
1918; campaign mgr. for Co. Ticket in 1928. 
Offices, Co. Treas. since 1923; Deputy Ct. 
Clk., 1928. Party Honors, elected del. to 
iSt. conv., 1928; always attends co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Rocky, 1900-14; at Hobart since 1914; 





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CLAUDE E. 


active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
work during' w. War; in sympathy with 
Boy Scout movement. 

LINDSEY, JOHN C.. Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
chief of police. B., Waco, Tex., Feb. 24, 
1878. Edu., com. sch., Montague Co., Tex. 
Wife, d. of A. A. Harris, Bowie, Texas. 

Cdrn,, 1 s., John Woodrow; 2 d., Lovinia, 
Coherine. Bk. Con., City Guaranty Bk. 
Assoc., D. S. Wolfinger, W. C. Kelsey, 
Clayton Carder, F. E. Gillespie, Jesse 

Fields, Jesse Reed, Lewis Terry, Col. Sneed. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. 0. E., 
I. 0. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in co. 
and st. for 35 yrs. Offices, Duputy Sheriff 
25 yrs; Chief of Police, Hobart, since 1923. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897; lived first in Roger Mills 

Co., and moved to Hobart in 1901; active 

in all war work of his coimmunity. Inter¬ 
ested in the welfare of young people. 

LONG, CHARLES GRANT., Hobart. Rep. 
Occ., grain dealer, rancher and stockman. 
B., Warren Co., Ind., Nov. 1, 1863. Edu., 
com. sch., Warren Co. Ind.; Normal Col.. 
Covington, Ind. Married. Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. 
Ruth E. Strickler, Mrs. Mary A. Bolding, 
Hobart; Miss Sadie Long; Miss Zola Long, 
Capitol Hill, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Hobart 
Mill and Elevator Co.; land owner, dealer 
in cattle and grain. Bk. Con., City Guar¬ 
antee; Farmers & Mercnants Natl.; Home 
St. Assoc., L. S. Reed, C. M. Carder, R. 
P. Montgomery, W. W. Strong, Dr. J. L. 
Adams; (pol.) George arwin, Gotebo; Mrs. 
H. L. Voigle, Snyder; Cy Howenstine, Ara- 
paho; W. G. Skelly, Pat Hurley, Tulsa; 
Grant McCullough, St. and Co. organizer 
and other Rep. workers. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter and Command- 
ery, Hobart; Past Master, Past High 
Priest, in Chapter; past Eminent Command¬ 
er in Commandery. Imp. Rel., G. H. Long, 
(bro.) ; Mrs. Lena McElhaney, (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 


LIGETT 


1906; works through comms.; Rep. Co. 
Chmn. has held every office in Rep. party 
in his co. Offices, Mayor of Hobart, 1911- 
12. Party Honors, Co. Chmn., 2 terms; 
del. to natl. conv., 1924; del. to all st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; St. Com¬ 
mitteeman; mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. 18 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived at 
Pond Creek, 1902-06; at Hobart since 
1906. During his term as Mayor helped to 
build the City Hall and secure the Carne¬ 
gie Library for Hobart. Hobby, Hereford 
cattle. 

McCLINTIC, JAMES V., Snyder. Dem. 
Occ., member of congress. B., Bremond, 
Tex., Sept. 8, 1878; came to Okla. 1902, 
locattd at Snyder. Edu., grad, graded sch. 
Groesbeck, Tex.; student Ad-Ran (now 
TeX. Christian Univ.).; Georgetown Law 
Univ. Wife, Emma May. Cdrn., 3 d., Olive, 
Earle and Mary Yance. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Boll Weevil Club, Altus; 
Masons and Odd Fellows, Snyder. Pol. Act., 
st. and natl. Dem. worker all his life in 
all ways needed and useful. Offices, City 
Clk. of Ct.; State Rep.; St. Sen.; mbr. of 
Congress. Party Honors, Chmn. Speakers' 
Bureau, Dem. Natl. Com. 1920; Chmn. 
Speakers’ Bureau Dem. Congressional Com. 
Remarks. First Representative from 7th 
Congressional Dist. of Okla. and at pres¬ 
ent dean of Okla. delegation from point of 
length of service. 

McLAURY, FINLEY., Snyder. Dem. Ccc., 
attorney. B., Ft. Worth, Tex., Dec. 11, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Snyder; 
Univ. of Okla.. 1906, LL. B.; grad. sch. of 
Fire, Ft. Sill, during war; sch. of military 
Aeronautics, Austin, Tex. Wife, Neola B., d. 
of Thomas Jarrett, a retired customs official, 
Seattle, Wash. Cdrn., Stephen Dana, Mary. 
Bus. Con., mbr. of the law firm, Bailey <fc 
McLaury, Snyder; real estate owner and 
stockholder in bk. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., S. D. Bailey, J. R. Blanchard, F. 
L. Sterner, O. C. Shirley, C. H Fawks, 


Jr. Church, Pres., S. S. tchr., mbr. of bd. 
of elders. Clubs & Lodges, sec’y C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Snyder; Phi Delta 
Phi (legal frat.). Imp. Rel., W. R. Mc¬ 
Laury (father), (deceased) ; Leona B. Mc¬ 
Laury, Snyder; Hugh McLaury, W. R. Mc¬ 
Laury Jr., Beaumont, Tex. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active in co. and st. for 10 yrs. 
Offices, Trustee of Town Bd.; mbr. Elec. 
Bd. Special Co. Judge. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902, locating near Snyder. Dur¬ 
ing W. War he served in the aviation corps 
as cadet, pilot and observer; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Ethan Allen Stowe Post, Snyder 
Hobby, tennis and baseball. 

MITCHELL, GEORGE E„ Hobart. Rep. 
Occ., farmer, retired. B., Belford, Ind., 
Aug. 2. 1861. Edu., com. sch. and 
M. & F. Col., Bedlord, Ind. Married. 
Cdrn., 2 step-sons, Walter E. Edson, 
Rocky; Fred T. Edson, Ark.; 2 step-ds., 
Mrs. Blanche Williams, Lone Wolf; Mrs. 
Alice Williams, Hobart. Bk. Con., City 
Guaranty Bk.. Hobart. Assoc., (pol.) C. G. 
Long, L. S. Reed, Clayton Carder, Hobart ; 
George Erwin, Gotebo; L. Vogel, Snyder; 
Arthur S. Geissler, Minister to Guatemala. 
Lodges, former Mason; M. W. A., Hobart. 
Imp. Rel., Homer R. Mitchell, Pres. Em¬ 
ployers Ins. Co., Dallas, Tex.; James F. 
Mitchell, Ind., (bro.) ; Mrs. Nettie Douglas, 
la. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1904; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, St. Repr., 1921-22. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. for 12 yrs.; attended 
Natl. Conv., 1928; candidate for Co. 
Coimmr. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; 
in Woods Co., 1900-02 ; Lone Wolf, 1902- 
19; Hobart since 1919; served in Liberty 
Loan Drives and on other comms. during 
W. War. Interested in the farmers cooper¬ 
ative movement.. 

MONTGOMERY, ROBERT PLACE., Ho 

hart. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Washington, 
D. C., Nov. 15, 1902. Edu., grade schs., 
Clinton; h. sch., Hobart, grad. 1921; Univ. 
of Okla., LL. B., 1925. Wife, Theitis, d- 
of J. L. Curreathers, Hobart. Cdrn., 1 s., 
John Denny. Bus. Con., practice of law; 
mgY. of father’s farm. Bk. Con., City 
Guaranty; Farmers & Merchants Natl. 
Assoc., C G. Long, Hobart; Bill Underwood, 
Mt. View; H. L. Vogle, Snyder; Geo. E. 
Irwin, Gotebo; Joe Chappalear, Gotebo; L. 

Reed, Ed Deaver, Hobart; Frank Hart- 
son, Lone Wolf; Robert Mansfield, Mrs. 
H. L. Yogle, Snyder; Sen. Harreld, A. C. 



C. G. LONG 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



R. PLACE MONTGOMERY 


Alexander, Okla. City; Claude Baker, W. 
G. Skelly, Tulsa; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; 
Sen. Pine. Church, Pres., Supt. S. S.; Elder 
elk. of Session; past mbr. Bd. Trustee; 
Treas. Clubs & Lodges, Hobart Country 
Club; C. of C.; sec’y of Rotary Club; B. 
P. 0. E., Hobart; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha 
Sigma Phi. Imp. Rel., Denny Montgomery, 
(pol.) R. H. Montgomery, prominent Mason 
in Kan. Pol. Act. partisan; active in his 
dist. since 1922; makes speeches; works 
through comms. Offices, Chmn. Kiowa Co. 
Elec. Bd. ; acting postmaster, Hobart, 1927- 
28. Party Honors, sec’y Co. Rep. Cen. 
Com.; attended Dist. Conv., 1928, del. to 
several co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1907 ; lived at Clinton until 1917 and 
at Hobart since. Active in behalf of good 
roads. 

ONSTOTT, JOHN W., Roosevelt. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Waco, Tex., Mar. 8, 1866. 
Edu., oom. sch., Comanche Co., Okla. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 1 s., Herbert, Roosevelt; 2 d., 
Mrs. Eva. Wagoner, Amherst, Tex.; Mrs. 
Lela McClure, Roosevelt. Bus. Con., Gen. 
Merchandise Store, Roosevelt; Oooperton 
and Rocky. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) M. E. Hayslip, Roosevelt; F. N. 
Hagenmire. Church, Chris. Clubs, Com¬ 
munity Club. Imp. Rel., Avon Onstott, 
Rotan, Tex. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. and st. for 25 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd., Cooperton, 1910. Party Honors, del. 
to st. conv., 1920; Inspector Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived at 
Gotebo 1903-1905 ; Cooperton, 1905-1913; 
Roosevelt, since 1913; interested in go.odj 
roads and schools. 

PARKER, GUY H., Roosevelt. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and insurance agtent and loans. 

B. , Brookfield, Mo., Dec. 12, 1878. Edu., 
com. and h. sch. and college, Brookfield. 
Married. Cdrn., Robt. C., Stillwater; Mrs. 
Elizabeth Barnes, Ardmore; Gertrude 
Parker, Roosevelt, tchr. in pub. schs. 
Bus. Con., insurance and loans; repr. of 
18 old line insurance companies. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, active mbr. of the 

C. of C., past sec'y; I. O. O. F., filled all 
chairs. Imp. Rel., Geo. Parker (bro.), re¬ 
tired farmer, Brookfield, Mo.; Dr. W. O. 
Sweek, Phoenix, Ariz. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in st. and co. for 28 yrs. 
Offices, U. S. Land Commr., 1902-06; and 
local city offices. Party Honors, del. to 


numerous co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Tonkawa, 1900-01; 
at nobart from Aug. 6, 1901 to Mar. 6, 
1902; moved to Roosevelt in 1902; estab¬ 
lished the Roosevelt Record in April 1902. 
Food administrator during W. War. 

PARKER, MRS. GUY H., Roosevelt. Rep. 
Occ., housewife, clubwoman, and civic 
worker. B., Sullivan Co. Mo., July 15, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., in Mo., and 
Colo. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d., Robt. C., 
Stillwater; Mrs. Harriett E. Barnes, Ard¬ 
more; Gertrude Parker, Roosevelt. Church, 
Pres., W. M. S.; ex-sec‘y of United Pres¬ 
byterian Missionary Soc. of the st. Ciubs 
&. Lodges. W. C. T. U.; Priscilla Club; 
Country Club; Rebekahs. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Gertrude C. Cox, Portland, Ore.; L. R 
Cleveland, Linneus, Mo. Pol. Act., active 
in st. and co. since woman’s suffrage; 
works by personal contact among women; 
assisted in organizing Hoover-Curtis Clubs 
in Kiowa Co.; very active in W. C. T. U. 
work. Party Honors, chmn. Otto Creek 
Rep. Women’s Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902, locating at Roosevelt. Her 
hobby is civic work; active in Red Cross 
work during W. War. 

PARNELL, W. P., Mountain View. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., St. Joe Co., Ind., 
March 3, 1869. Edu., com. sch. and col., 
Alvaflon, Mo. Wife, d. of George Meek, 
Missouri. Cdrn., 3 s., Paul, Marlow; W. 
T., Okmulgee; Byron, Duncan; 2 d., Mrs. 
Lettie Justice, Mrs. Dot Crider, Mt. View. 
Bus. Con., Parnell Hardware Co., Mt. View; 
in business 26 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Clayton Carder, Hobart; 
Judge Phelps, John Fields; John Embry. 
Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; I. O. O. F., Kingfisher. Imp. Rel., Ben¬ 
jamin Parnell (father) was judge in Mis¬ 
souri for 16 yrs. Pol. Act., independent; 
active for 50 yrs. Offices, Registrar of 
Deeds, Kingfisher Co.. 4 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all st., co. and dist. convs. for 
past 20 yrs.; St. Committeeman 16 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at 
Hennessey 1889-1902 and at Mt. View 
since. Veteran of the Spanish-American 
War. Interested mostly in politics and 
reading. 

PARSONS, DOSIA, Mt. View. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Noblesville, Ind., June 
21, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Douglas, 
Kan. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoo., (pol.) George Mitchell, Hobart; 
C. A. Kobs, Bill Underwood, Mt. View. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Twentieth 
Century Club, (federated) ; Royal Neigh¬ 
bors. Pol. Act., independent; active for 
20 yrs. in co. and dist. ; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, postmaster 
at Mt. View. Party Honors, del. to nu¬ 
merous co. convs.; formerly vice co. chmn. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; lived at 
Mt. View and Lone Wolf. In military corps 
at Weatherford during W. War. Taught 
in Kansas prior to coming to Oklahoma. 
Active in Red Cross work. Hobby, land¬ 
scape gardening and reading. 

PATE, HERBERT J., Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
editor and publisher. B., Hobart, Okla., 
Sept. 7, 1903. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
grad. 1921; Univ. of Mo., grad. B. J., 
1925. Wife, d. of J. N. Gardner, Hobart. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Herbert Gardner; 1 d., Mary 
Martha. Bus. Con., Democrat Chief Pui 
lishing Co., Hobart. Assoc., E. W. Pate, 
(bro.) Hohart; (pol.) F. E. Gillespie; 
Jesse G. Read; C. L. Clay; Judge Tolbert ; 
Harrington Wimberly, Altus; Elmer Jessee, 
Mangum. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Kiwanis Club; Lambda Chi Eo- 
silon; Alpha Delta Sigma; B. P. O. E., 
Hobart. Bk. Con., City Guaranty. Imp. 
Rel., Ethel Pate, Bldg. & Loan; Insurance 
business, (sister) Hobart. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1925, works 
through his newspaper. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman and has always made his 
home at Hobart, his birthplace; active 
in civic affairs. 


PIERCE, M. F„ Gotebo. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and farm loan dealer. B., 
.Stansberry, Mo., July 19, 1876. Edu., com. 
schs., Stansberry, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Arthur Pierce, Gotebo; Edgar, Roy, Texas. 
Bus. Con., real estate, loan business. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Gotebo. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. 
Erwin, J. W. Mitchell. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F., Gotebo. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active, for 40 yrs. in co. and 
dist.; works through personal contacts on¬ 
ly. Offices, formerly City Treas.; pres. 
Bd. Trustees and mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1922; del. to all 
co. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1891; lived in Kingfisher Co.. 1891- 
1902, and at Gotebo since. Interested in 
good roads and good schools. During W. 
War was active in Red Cross and Libertv 
Loan work. 

PORTWOOD, C. M„ Snyder, Dem. Occ., 
real estate, loans and insurance; farm 
owner. B., Neshoba Co., Miss., Feb. 2, 
1875. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Wise Co., 
Tex. Wife, d. of T. S. Richardson. Cdrn., 
Fern, Blanche, Virginia, Doris, Jean, Levi. 
Bus. Con., Otwell & PoUwocd, real estate 
and loans; dir. First Natl. Bk., Snyder. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., .T. M. Otwell, 
Ray Moore, C. H. Fawks, Sr., C. H. Fawks, 
Jr., Jay Blancharu, W. P. Reed, Snyder; 
(pol.) John Long, Hobart; C. H. Fawks, 
(Sr., Snvder; Claude Lig'gett, W. W. Row¬ 
land, Jim McClintic, Mrs. Peachy Bot¬ 
tom, Judge John Sam Carpenter, Scott 
Ferris, Judge Clinton, Judge Edwards. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
mbr. good roads com. past 8 yrs. Imp. 
Rel., J. A. Portwood, Hobart; E. M. Port- 
wood, Snyder; Mrs. Gillie Bond, Lone 
Wolf. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 32 yrs.; works through organiza¬ 
tion and personal contact. Offices, City 
Councilman, 1909-14; City Registrar. Par¬ 
ty Honors, mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. 25 yrs.; 
del. to several st. convs., and to numerous 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908, 
locating at Snyder. Member Okla. Cotton 
Growers Assn. Chairman Com. consoli¬ 
dating country schools to those of Sny¬ 
der. Active in Liberty Loan drives and 
Red Cross work during W. War. Hobby, 
outdoor sports. 

PORTWOOD, JAMES A., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Union, Miss., June 19, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Texas. Wife, Anne 
Taylor, Texas. Cdrn., 2 s., Edgar, Leon- 



MRiS. GUY H. PARKER 







KIOWA COUNTY 


323 



st. eonvs.; candidate for nomination foi 
Co. Supt Schs., Kiowa Co. (defeated by 
only few votes). Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901 and has lived since at Hobart. Was 
delegate to P. E. 0. convention at Miami 
Fla. Interested in rural schools. Active 
in lied Cross work. 


READ, JESS GREEN, State Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., State Insurance Commissioner. 
B„ Scottsville, Ky„ Aug. 19, 1886; came 

to Okla. 1909, and has lived at Hobart 

since. Edu., com. sch., Scottsville, Ky.; 
Ogden Col., Bowling Green, Ky.; Vander¬ 
bilt Univ., 1906-08 Wife, Dell D. Dun¬ 
lap. Cdrn., 1 s., Billy D. Bus. Con., 

Ford Agency; farming and investments, 
Snyder. Bk. Con., City Guaranty; Farm¬ 
ers and Merchants, Hobart. Assoc., Dee 

Melton, partner in Ford Agency; (pol.) 
J. M. Rule, Hobart; John R. Williams. 
John Connally, Okla. City; John Hammil, 
Norman; C. H. Fawks, Snyder; Bill Ford, 
lAltus. Church, Bap. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, Ho¬ 
bart; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
Elks, Gobblers, Hobart; ex-Rotarian and 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. 
and st. worker all his life; works through 
personal activity. Offices, St. Ins. Comrnr. 
since 1924. Party Honors, del. to st. eonvs. 
'Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 1914-17; Colonel on 
Governor’s Staff in Ky., 1928, only 13 ap¬ 
pointed, 2 outside state. Read was one 
of these two. Remarks, Legionnaire Field 
Remount Squadron No. 303 ; sergeant. Ho¬ 
bart. Member 40 and 8, Hobart. Active 
in Legion affairs. 


ard; 2 d., Kate, Mrs. Emma Harter, Ho¬ 
bart. Bus. Con., farm owner; Chickasha 
Cotton Oil Co.; farmer stockman, poultry- 
man. Bk. Con., Orient, Lone Wolf; Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants, Hobart. Assoc., Dr. 
Walker, Lone Wolf; W. H. Carlton, Hobart; 
Claude Liggett, W. W. Rowland, A. B. 
Hunter, Billie Winkleman; (pol.) Finis 
Giillespie; J. S. Carpenter; John Long; 
Jim MoClintic; Judge Mitchell, Clinton; 
Judge Edwards, Jesse Reed, Okla. City; 
Louis Denny. Church, Meth.; former mbr. 
Bd. Stewards. Cluibs & Lodges, Hobart 
Country Club; mbr. good roads com.; 
B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge; former 
W. O. W. Imp. Rel., Charles Portwood, 
E. M. Portwood, (bros.) Snyder; Mrs. 
Bond, Hobart; Mrs. Wren, Midland, Tex.: 
Miss Bessie Portwood, Boyd; Mrs. Pat 
Bryan, Graham, (sisters). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; 
works through corns, and personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. Elec. Bd. 8 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to many co. eonvs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902, and lived since at 
Hobart. During W. War was active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. 

PORTWOOD, KATE, Hobart. Dem. Occ., 
teacher. B., Boyd, Texas, Sept. 16, 1899. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Hobart; Okla. 
Col. for Women, Chickasha ; Okla. City Univ., 
grad. B. S., and life teachers certificate. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., supervisor Home 
Economics Dept., Univ. Okla. Bk. Con., 
Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., Mrs. 
Verna Moore, head Home Economics Dept., 
Univ. Okla., Norman; Mrs. Jeanette Lank¬ 
ford, Norman; (pol.) Mrs. Peachy Bot¬ 
tom; Dr. Walker, Lone Wolf; Jim Mc- 
Clintic; Judge' Mitchell; W. W. Rowland; 
Claude Liggett. Church, Meth.; S. S. 
tchr.; supt. S. S. Dept., Norman, 2 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, O. E. A.; P. E. O., cor¬ 
responding sec’y P. E. O.; vice pres. Amer. 
Assn. Univ. Women; pres, student coun¬ 
cil, O. C. Univ.; chmn. Advisory Bd. for 
grad, students; vice pres. Y. W. C A., 
O. C. Univ.; Mother Advisor Rainbow Girls ; 
sec’y Blue, Blue Violet Club; Eastern Star, 
Hobart; White Shrine. Imp. Rel., Charles 
Portwood, Snyder, (uncle) ; James Port- 
wood, Hobart, (father) ; Leonard and Ed¬ 
gar Portwood, Hobart, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 10 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through corns, and 
personal contacts. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems.; del to co. and 


REED, LESLIE S., Hobart. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster, abstracter, attorney. B Mt. 
Vernon, Mo., June 24. 1892. ' Edu., ’ com. 
schs, Mt. Vernon, Mo., Shawnee, Okla.; 
h- sch., Pauls Valley; Law Sch., Black- 
stone Inst., Chicago. Wife, Sue Ventress. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank; 3 d., Helen, Margaret, 
Leslie Anne. Bus. Con., Kiowa Co. Ab¬ 
stract Co.; Federal Mortgage and Loan 
Co.; owner of farm lands and oil leases. 
Bk. Con., City Bk.; Farmers & Merchants 
Natl. Assoc., Claud Liggettt, W. A. Tra- 
wick, Hobart; (pol.) C. G. Long, George 

Miitchell; Place Montgomery, Hobart; H. 
L. Vogel, Snyder; Cy Howenstine, Arapaho; 
A. C. Alexander; Senator Murphy, Clinton. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Hobart 
Golf and Country Club; C. of C., vice pres. 
1928; Kiwanis Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 

Chapter, Commandery, Hobart; India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine, Okla. City; K. of P.; B. P. 
O. E., Hobart. Imp. Rel., Tom Reed, Okla. 
City; Frank Reed, West Point N. Y., 
(bros.) ; Mrs. A. E. Clark, Pauls Valley, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active 10 

yrs. in senatorial dist.; makes speeches; 
works through party organization; post¬ 

master, Hobart. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. conv.; Co. Chmn. 1924-28. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived at Shaw¬ 
nee 1907-09; Pauls Valley 1909-14; Okla. 
City 1914-16; Frederick 1916; Altus 1916, 
and moved to Hobart 1916. Hobby, golf. 

REMPLE, J. W., Gotebo. Rep. Occ., 
grain dealer. B., Hillsboro, Kan.. Nov. 
19, 1883. Edu., com. sch., Hillsboro, Kan. 
Wife, d. of H. Dalke, Calif. Cdrn., 1 
d., Mrs. Erma Wilkes, Cordell, Okla, Bus. 
Con., Gotebo Grain Co.; owner bus. bldgs, 
and residence properties. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Gotebo. Assoc., S. S. Albright, Clovis, 
N. M., pres. Grain Co.; (pol.) M. F. Pierce, 
Geo. Erwin, Mrs. C. B. Finch, Gotebo; Mrs. 
Ed Bland ; Alfred Workentine, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City. Church. Pres.; active; 
deacon. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Gotebo; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. for 25 yrs.; works 
through corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 
1902-06. Party Honors, del. to 3 st. eonvs.; 
del. to all co. and dist. eonvs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903, 
lived since at Gotebo. During W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan, Red Cross and 
Home Guard work. 


RHEA, WILLIAM J., Hobart. Rep. Occ., 

farmer: stockman. B.. Princeton, Mo., 
Feb. 2, 1875. Edu., com. sch., Harrison 
Co., Mo. Wife, Bertha M. Ragland. Cdrn., 
2 d„ Mrs. Eva Belding, Okla. City; Miss 
Beatrice Rhea, Dill City. Bus. -Con., 
stockholder Farmers Elevator; chmn. bd. 
of dir. Federal Land Assn. Kiowa Co. Bk. 
Con., Farmers and Merchants. Assoc., 
W. M. Underwood, Bob Kelsey, W. W. 
Rowland, Dr. Winters, Hobart; (pol.) Dr. 
Land, Frank Hartson, O. W. Talley, Ho¬ 
bart ; Clint Strong, Clinton; Cy Howenstine, 
W. A. Alexander, Okla. City; Sen. W. B. 
Pine. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., mbr. good roads com.; Kiwanis 
Club, charter mbr. and chmn. board; B. 
P. O. E.; W. O. W.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Knight Templar; Consistory; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. M. 
Ragland, W. O. Ragland, Clence Ragland, 
Mrs. F. D. Cribbs, Hobart. Pol. Act., 
nationally Rep., locally Ind.; active in co. 
and st. 25 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through party organizations and corns. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Commr., 1920-23; pres. Sch. Bd. 
3yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. eonvs.; del. to st. conv. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902, and has lived at Ho¬ 
bart since. During Spanish-Amer. War 

served in Co. D, 4th Mo. Inf.; active in 
lied Cross and Liberty Loan drives during 
W. War. 

ROWLAND, MRS. W. W. (Nee Depp), Ho¬ 
bart. Dem. Occ., club woman and ac¬ 
tive church worker. B., Glasgow, Ky., 
April 9, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Edmonton, Ky. Hus., William W. Rowland. 
Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. W. M. Blake, Amarillo, 
Tex.; Mrs. J. W. Walker, Okla City; Mrs. 
O. E. Houston, Long Beach, Calif. ; Miss 
iStella Rowland, Hobart; 1 s., (deceased). 
Bus. Con., farm owner; stockholder in 
Farmers Elevator and in 2 gins. Bk. Con., 
City Guaranty. Assoc., Mrs. John Bal¬ 
dridge, Mrs. W. C. Kelsey, Mrs. Shepherd; 
(pol.) Mrs. O. B. Mothersead; Mrs. Stone, 
Hill’s Bus. Col., Okla. City; Mrs. Sam 
Bretch, Okla. City; Mrs. Mayberry, Enid; 
Mrs. E. W. Gish, Hobart. Church, Chris. 

S. S. tchr.; Ladies Aid; Missionary Soc. 
Cluibs & Lodges, Educational Club; pres. 
W. C. T. U.; former mbr. Royal Neigh¬ 
bors, Rebekahs; P. T. A., Hobart. Pol. 
Act., active for 30 yrs.; works quietly 
through corns. and personal contacts; 
makes speeches. Remarks, came to Okla. 



L. S. REED 






32£ MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. W. W. ROWLAND 


1894; lived in Garfield Co. near Enid 
1894-1902, and at Hobart since 1902. In¬ 
terested in church work and better pol¬ 
itics. Active in Red Cross work. 

ROWLAND. WILLIAM W., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ.. insurance dealer; farm owner. B., 
Glasgow, Ky., Aug. 1, 1859. Edu., com. sch., 
Glasgow, Ky. Wife, Mary Patsy Depp. 
Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. W. M. Blake, Amarillo, 
Tex.; Mrs. J. W. Walker, Okla. City; Mrs. 
O. E. Houston, Long Beach, Calif.; Miss 
Stella Rowland, Hobart. Bus. Con., farm 
owner; stockholder in Farmers Elevator, 
and gins; one of organizers of Home 'St. 
Bk. Bk. Con., City Guaranty. Assoc., H. 
H. Jones, W. M. English, Dr. Bonham, W. 
C. Kelsey, 0. B. Mothersead; (pol.) Judge 
Sam Carpenter; W. H. Carleton, Sam Stan- 
difer, Joe Taylor, Jim Portwood, Hobart; 
John R. Williams, Louis Terry, Okla. City; 
Jim McClintic; Judge Cullison, Enid. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
former dir.; K. of P.; B. P. 0. E.; I. 0. 
O. F., Hobart. Imp. Rel., J. B. Rowland, 
Enid; John Rowland, Los Angeles, Calif.; 
J. T. Rowland, Thomas, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
active since 1902 in co. and st.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Commr. 1907-12 ; mbr. City Council 1927- 
29; mbr. Sch. Bd. 1904-09. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1928 ; del. to nu¬ 
merous co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1894 ; liived at Waukomis 1894-1902, and 
at Hobart since 1902. Active during W. 
War in Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. 
Boy Scout patron. Hobby, city beautifica¬ 
tion. 

RULE. JULIUS McCALLIE, Hobart 
Dem. Occ., banking and farming. B., 
Shooks, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1878. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Tenn.; Murphy Col., Sever- 
ville, Tenn., grad. 1900 ; Univ. Tenn., 
1901-02. Married. Cdrn. 2 s., J. M., Jr., 
Hobart; J. L., Lexington, Va. Bus. Con., 
dir. Farmers & Merchants Natl. Bk., Ho¬ 
bart; farm owner. Assoc., W. C. Kelsey, 
H. E,. Patchin, M. Countryman, W. E. 
Shepherd, R. L. Kelsey, R. E. Hobbs, Ho¬ 
bart; (pol.) F. E. Gillespie, Claude Lig¬ 
gett, Tom Shattuck, W. E. Pate, Judge 
James Tolbert; John R. Williams, Okla, 
City; John B. Doolan, Alva; R. L. David¬ 
son, Tulsa; W. C. McAllister, Okla. City; 
B. B. Barefoot, Chickasha. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Hobart Golf and Coun¬ 
try Club; C. of C.; Rotary Club, mbr. 
organization com.; B. P. O. E., Hobart; 


Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Council 
and Commandery, Hobart; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., M. C. Mon¬ 
day, Knoxville, Tenn., prominent Rep. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 20 yrs., 
works through party organization and corns. 
Offices, pres. Bd. of Edu. since 1922; mbr. 
Hobart Library Bd. 8 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of 
Agriculture Trapp administration; mbr. 
Terr. Bd. of Edu., 1906-07, succeeding Ed 
Vaught; supt. schs. Hobart 1904-09. Par- 
ey Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1924; st. 
convs. since 1919; Prct. Committeeman 
1909-19 ; chmn. cong com., 7th dist. 6 
yrs.; mbr. st. exec. com. 6 yrs; treas. st. 
campaign com. 1924. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived few months at Okla. 
City and since at Hobart. Interested in 
welfare public schools and public libra¬ 
ries. Served on executive council Boy 
Scouts 3 years. 

SCURLOCK, VOYLE C., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Superintendent of Kiowa Co. B., 
Johnson Co., Tex., Aug. 11, 1879. Edu., 
rural schools, Kiowa Co., h. sch., Roose¬ 
velt, grad. 1918; 'St. Tchrs. Col., Weath¬ 
erford, A. B„ 1927; Univ. Okla., M. A. 
Wife, Stella, d. of J. C. Cooper, Roose¬ 
velt. Cdrn., 2 s., Voyle C., Jr., and Yale. 
Bus. Con., Supt. Schs., Kiowa Co. Bk. 
Con., City Guaranty. Assoc., C. W. Hun¬ 
ter, Hobart; J. J. Burton, Snyder; J. C. 
Jacobs, Lone Wolf; Leonard Birch, Gotebo; 
(pol.) John Vaughan, St. Supt. Edu.; F. 

E. Gillespie, Joe Robinson, Snyder; Tom 
(Smith, Mel Nash, Jesse Reed; E. E. Brown, 
pres. Weatherford St. Normal; Clyde How¬ 
ell, sec’y Okla. Edu. Assn.; George C. 
Wells, H. Sch. Insp. for St. Bd. Edu. : 
Ted Price, Enid, Okla. Church, Bap. ; 
tchr. boys S. S. class. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., serves on corns.; charter mbr. 
Kiwanis Club; Mason; I. O. O. F., Ho¬ 
bart. Imp. Rel., Willard C. Scurlock, 
wholesale auto accessories, Hobart, (bro.) 
Mamie Mae, teacher in Kiowa Co. (sis¬ 
ter) . Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
and co. 15 yrs.; works through personal 
contact and corns. Offices, elected Supt. 
Co. Schs., 1924, and re-elected 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1910, locating at 
Roosevelt; moved to Hobart 1923. Sponsor 
and Scoutmaster Boy ScouCs; st. vice 
pres Okla. Edu. Assn.; pres, southwest dist., 

O. E. A.; mbr. bd. of dir. O. E. A., 1926- 
31. Active for the betterment of rural 
schools for 10 years. 

SHADDOCK. THOMAS PERRY, Hobart. 
Dem. Occ., ex-sheriff; farming. B., Cam¬ 
den, Ark., April 14, 1868. Edu., com. sch., 
Camden, Ark., and Harrison Co., Tex. 
Married. Cdrn., 3 s., John Perrv, Hot 
Springs, Ark.; James Ira, William Ben¬ 
jamin, Hobart; 2 d., Mrs. N. D. Thurman, 
Palestine, Tex.; Mrs. Mary Murphy, Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Home St. Assoc., C. W. 
Thompson, J. of P.; Charles Harter, Sr., 
clothing merchant; Jesse Fields, insur¬ 
ance ; Clarence Hunter, Clayton Carder, 
attorneys; (pol.) C. L. Clay, J. M. Rule, 

F. E. Gillespie, W. W. Rowland, J. S. Car¬ 

penter, Hobart; Louis Terry. O. B. Moth¬ 
ersead, Jesse G. Reed, Okla. City. Church, 
Bap., former deacon. Imp. Rel., James 
R. Shaddock, Longview, Tex.; Benjamin 
R. Shaddock, Longview, (bros.) ; Mrs. C. 
Y. Gorman, Lone Wolf, (sister). Pol. Act., 
active in co. affairs since 1912; works by 
personal contacts and through corns.; 
makes speeches. Offices, Tax Assessor, 
Kiowa Co., 1913-17; 1921-22; sheriff 

1923-29. Party Honors, del. to 2 co. 
convs. Remarks, farmed at Marshall, Tex., 
1883-1904; came to Okla. 1904, locating 
at Lone Wolf; moved to Hobart 1912. Hob¬ 
by, better government in Oklahoma. 

SHELTON, REUEL M., Hobart. Dem. 
Occ., cleaning and pressing business. B., 
Bates Co. Mo., April 16, 1884. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., at Foster, Mo., and Romalty, 
Okla. Wife, Anna, d. of Mr. and Mrs. T. 

P. Allen, Leady, Okla. Cdrn.. 4 d., Mildred, 
Ruth, Reuanne, Airs. Fred Fisher, Hobart. 
Bus. Con., Shelton Cleaning Works, Hobart. 


Bk. Con., Home St., and Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. Assoc., Dryden G. Shelton (bro.) ; 
Rev. J. E. McConnell; Russell Goble, Pres. 
Rotary Club; H. Stephens, W. C. Kel¬ 
sey, Hobart; (pol.) F. N. Gillespie, Judge 
J. R. Tolbert, Bob Fitzgerald, Judge Car¬ 
penter, S. L. Standifer, Hobart; Jesse 
Reed, Okla. City, Congressman J. V. Mc¬ 
Clintic, Judge Mitchell, Clinton; O. B. 
Mothersead, J. M. Rule, Lewis Terry, Okla. 
City; Sam Brown, Elk City. Meth., steward, 
chmn. conference com. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; Hobart Country Club; C. of C.; 
I. O. O. F; M. W. A., Hobart. Imp. Rel., 
Dryden G Shelton, (bro.), Mrs. F. R. Walk¬ 
er, Britton. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. since 1915; works by personal 
contact. Offices, City councilman, 1916-26. 
Party Honors, Prct. Registrar; del. to conv. 
1925-27, numerous co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903, locating at Hobart; 
active in the Red Cross drives during 1 the 
war; mbr. of the Master Cleaners and 
Dyers Assn. Hobby, hunting; mbr. Izaak 
Walton League of Kiowa Co. 

SMELSER, CARL ARTHUR., Cooperton. 
Dem. Occ., banker and musician. B., Ed¬ 
mond, Okla., July 29, 1901. Edu., com. sch., 
Cooperton, h. sch., Hobart., A. & M. Col.. 
IStillwater; Okla. Univ., Norman. Wife, 
Elouise, d. of D. P. Austin, Ft. Worth. 
Tex., (deceased). Bus. Con., Oashr. 11k. 
of Cooperton. Bk. Con., Bk. of Cooperton. 
Assoc, Mrs. Mary Smelser, Pres. Bk of 
Cooperton; (pol.) Dr. B. P. Magness, 
Claude Liggett, C. Al. Portwood, Ralph 
Hunter, Clarence Hunter, Jim McClintic, 
Harry Wimberly, Altus; Dwight Wolfinger, 
Judge Mitchell, W. C. Kelsey. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Sigma Chi frat., 
Okla. Univ.; Mason Blue Lodge No. 398. 
Roosevelt; application accepted for the 
32nd degree and the Guthrie Consistory: 
mbr. Hobart Country Club. Imp. Rel., C. 
W. Smelser, was in the 1st Territorial 
Legis., H. M. Smelser, (uncle), Washing¬ 
ton, Okla. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. and st. for 6 yrs; works both by 
personal contact and through comms. 
Party Honors, Inspector Elec. Bd., and 
Prct. Chmn. Remarks, good roads enthu¬ 
siast belonging to the good roads com. of 
Cooperton; mbr. of the original Sooners 
Serenaders at Okla. Univ., 1921-26, toured 
6 months in Canada and 3 months in 
England on concert engagement with that 
organization. Hobby, music. 



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STANDIFER, S. S., Hobart. Deni. Occ., 
sheriff of Kiowa county. B., Collin Co., 
Tex., July 6. 1877. Edu., com. sch.. Clay 
Co., Tex. Wife, d. of C. R. Evans, Hobart. 
Cdrn., 6 s.; 2 d., E. E., W. J., Jasper, 
Samuel Jr., Ralph, Lester, Velma, Blanch. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc.. 
Clayton Carder, F. E. Gillespie; (pol.) R. 
R. Fitzgerald, Claude Liggett. J. L. Flow, 
Judge Carpenter, Frank Carter, Jesse Reed, 
Leonard Costella. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, K. of P.; I. 0. O. F., Hobart. Imp. 
Rel., Jim Standifer, formerly sheriff of 
Washita Co. (bro.). Pol. Act., active in co. 
and st. for 30 yrs.; works by personal 
contact. Offices, Deputy Sheriff of Kiowa 
Co., 1923-28; sheriff since 1928. Re¬ 

marks, came to Okla. in 1896, locating 
Washita Co.; moved to Hobart in 1902; 
interested in good roads; capt. of Red 
Cross in Ills Twp. during the war. 

STAPLETON, D. H., Gotebo. Deni. Occ.. 
Ford dealer. B., Brandon, Miss., Dec. 8, 
1886. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Lone Wolf: 
4 yrs. at Valparaiso Univ. Wife, d. of E. 
H. King, Lone Wolf. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d., 

Dannie, Sarah Jane. Bus. Con., Ford 

Agency. Bk. Con., Bk. of Gotebo. Assoc.. 
Sam Stapleton (bro.) ; (pol.) S M. Alex¬ 

ander, Lone Wolf; John Wells. Gotebo: 
Grover Thomas, Cordell; A. E. Harvey, 
Lone Wolf. Church, Meth., recording steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, pres. C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Lone Wolf, Guthrie Consist¬ 
ory. Imp. Rel., Sam Stapleton (bro.), part 
owner in Ford Agency at Gotebo. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. nnd co. for 10 
yrs.; works both personally and through 
comms., makes some speeches. Offices, Clk. 
of sch. bd.; mbr. City Bd., Lone Wolf, 
1923-24. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. in 
1928 and numerous co corns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901, settling at Duncan : 
lived at Lone Wolf, 1905-25 ; Gctebo 1925 
and since: active in Liberty Loan Drives 
and Red Cross work during the war. 


STINSON, MRS. A. E„ Mt. View. Rep. 
Hus., Ben Stinson. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., banking, mercantile, farming, stock- 
raising, etc. Clubs, D. A. R., active in all 
civic affairs and Women’s Clubs. Pol. Act., 
dependable worker but not very active. 
Party Honors, Rep. Vice Chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com. (Complete information unavailable.) 

STINSON. BEN., Mt. View. Rep. Occ., 
mercantile business. B., Norman, Okla., 
NoV. 4, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mt. 
View, Okla.; Druiry Col., Springfield, Mo. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., Pres. Stinson Mercan¬ 
tile Co., Mt. View. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., A. E. Kobs, vice-pres., F. P. Jus¬ 
tice, Sec’y-Treas. Stinson Mercantile Co. ; 
(pol.) A. E. Kobs, William Underwood. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Mt. View. Pol. Act., active in co. and 
dist. affairs for 10 yrs.; works by personal 
contact. Offices, Mayor of Mt. View. Re¬ 
marks, interested in golf, good roads, and 
schs. During W. War served in 90th Div. 
Medical Corps; a legionnaire belonging to 
the Mary Alice Baker Post No. 130. Lived 
at Cloudchief, 1890-96 ; moved to Mt. View 
in 1896. 

TALLEU, 0. W.. Hobart. Rep. Occ., in¬ 
surance and loans dealer. B., Italy, Tex.. 
•Tune 20, 1886. Edu., grade schs., Greer 
Co..; Okla. A. & M. Col., 1918-19; Special 
work with U. S. Dept, of Agfi. Married. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Ben. Bill, Jack, Hobart; Rex 
Shawnee; 2 d., Mrs. P. A. Herrin, Calif.; 
Dorothy, Hobart. Bus. Con., O. W. Talley 
& Co.. Insurance & Loans, Hobart. Bk. 
Con., City Guaranty; Farmers & Merchants 
Bk. Assoc.. T. J. Ballew, business partner ; 
(pol.) C. G. Long, Dr. .1. L. Adams, Dr. J. 
A. Land, W. J. Rhea, L. S. Reed, Hobart; 
J. A. Stout, Brinkman ; H. E. Oakes, Man- 
gum; George Brown, Granite; W. S. Cope¬ 
land, Cordell; Jesse Reed, Okla. City. 
Church. Bap. Clubs &. Lodges C. of C.; 
1. O. O. F., Hobart; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Hobart; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 


India Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., H. T. 
Wicker, (bro.-in-law.) prominent Dem. and 
large property holder, Mangum; E. R. 
Talley, Postmaster, Mangum; J. C. Talley, 
officer in Brotherhood of R. R. Engineers, 
Enid; Lieut. B. B. Talley, Washington, D. 
C. (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; makes 
speeches; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. to st. co. and dist. convs.; ex-Prct. 
Committeeman; Campaign mgr. for city 
ticket 1929. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1888; lived at Mangum, 1888-1909; Enid, 
1909-14; Mangum, 1914-18 and Hobart 
since 1918. Hobby, boy scout work and 
taxidermy; has been Scout commr.. Asst. 
Scout Master and Scout Master for 15 yrs; 
has fitted up a workshop for boy scouts 
and is teaching them taxidermy and wood¬ 
work. 

TARR, GEO. B., Cold Springs. Dem. 
grain and coal dealer. B. Monroe Co., Wis., 
Mar. 11, 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Sparta, Wis. Wife, d. of Mr. Siel. from 
Germany, settled at Breeze, Ill. Cdrn., 
Geo. E. Tarr, Okla. City. Bus. Con., half 
owner of the Hobart Mill and Eelevator 
Co. Bk. Con., First Bk. of Roosevelt. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. T. Johnson, Floyd May, Cold 
Springs; C. G. Long, W. T. Gann, W. W. 
Rowland, Claude Liggett, Hobart; J. B. 
Eskridge, Tulsa. Church, Meth., S. S. 
Tchr. and S. S. Supt. at Roosevelt and 
Cold Springs; mbr. bd. of trustees and 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, life mbr.. 
Union Lodge; A. F. & A. M., Denver, Colo.; 
Consistory Abilene, Kan.; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. M. Tarr 
(father), Gracen Co., Tex., st. sen. from 
Morae Co., Wis., when Vicksburg fell dur¬ 
ing the Civil War. Pol. Act., active in co. 
and dist. affairs for 21 yrs.; works by 
personal contact. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., at 
Cold Springs number of yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and dist. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1895'; lived at Enid, 1895- 
09, then moved to Cold Springs; interested 
in reading, good schs. and good roads; 
mbr. good roads com.; was food adminis¬ 
trator during the war. 

TERRY, LEWIS, St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., assistant state treasurer. E?., 
Sharpsburg, Ky.; came to Okla. in 1902, 
located Hobart in 1902-19; Okla. City in 
1919- 29. Edu., pub. schs. of Ky. Wife, 
Lillie Flowers. Cdrn., 3 s., Roy L., L. J., 
W. H. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Farmers 



GEO. B. TARR 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JUDGE JAMES R. TOLBERT 


& Merchants Bk., Hobart. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, K. P.; W. 0. W.; B. P. O. E.; I. 
0. 0. F Pol. Act., partisan; st. and eo. 
worker 25 yrs. Offices, Co. Clk. of Hill Co., 
Tex.; Sheriff Kiowa Co. 2 terms; Sec’y St. 
Issues Com. 7% yrs.; Asst. St. Treas. since 
1926. Party Honors, St. Com. of Dem., 
Hobart; del. to st. and co. convs. 



LEWIS TERRY 


THOMPSON, C. W., Hobart. Dem. Occ„ 
justice of peace. B., Izzard Co., Ark., Apr. 
8, 1872. Edit., com. sch.. Ark.; Yellville 
Institute, 1892-94 ; Col., Mt. Home, Ark., 
1 yr. Wife, d. of S. W. May, Ark. Cdm„ 
6 s., Chester, Eufaula; Oscar, Cortez, 
Quentin, Hobart; (2 deceased). Bk. Con., 
City Guaranty. Assoc.. D. S. Wolfinger, 
Pat Mclntire, J. L. Adams, J. T. Carrea- 
thers; (nol.) Judge Carpenter; T. P. Shad¬ 
dock; John Lindsay; Henry S. Johnston; 

A. S. .T. Shaw; Jesse Reed; Mrs. 0. 0. 
Hammonds. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Sec’y., 1925-26; Mason Blue 
Lodge No. 132. Hobart. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 28 yrs.; mgr. of Henry S. 
Johnston campaign in Kiowa Co., 1926 ; 
makes speeches, works through party or¬ 
ganizations and personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Judge, 1900-02; Treas. Jasper Co., 
Ark., 1902-04 ; Co. Atty., Jasper Co., Ark., 
1911-13; J. of P„ Hobart since 1929. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1917; has lived 
Snyder; Eufaula; and Hobart since 1920. 
Spent one yr. in Y. M. C. A. at San An- 
tonio during W. War; interested in the 
betterment of the public schs. 

TOLBERT, JAMES RANDOLPH., Hobart. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Jackson Co. Tenn., 
May 14, 1862. Edu., com. schs., Tenn., 
Univ. of Texas, law dept., 1890-91. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 3 s., Raymond A., Embry, John¬ 
son, Tolbert law firm, Okla. City; James 
R., Jr., lawyer, Amarillo, Tex.; Miles G. 
Hobart; 2 d.. -Mrs. Wm. A. Fowler, Calif.; 
Ruth Anne, Hobart. Bus. Con.. Tolbert & 
Tolbert, law firm, Hobart; real estate in¬ 
terests. Bk. Con., Home St. Assoc., Miles 
G. Tolbert (son) law partner. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Amtr. 
Bar Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, Knight 
Templar, Hobart; Shrine, Okla. City. Po'. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. since 
1903 ; works through party organization, 
makes speeches; co. chmn. A1 Smith cam¬ 
paign. Offices, Mayor Vernon, Tex.; Co. 


Judge, Wilbarger Co., Tex.; Co. Supt. 
Schs., 6 yrs.; Chmn. Administrative Com., 
Sec. 17, Amer. Bar; Chmn. Advisory Bd., 
Pardon & Parole Bd., of Granite Reforma¬ 
tory. Party Honors, del. at-large, natl. 
conv., 1928; del. all st. and co. convs. ; 
candidate for Atty. Gen., 1918; candidate 
for Congress, 1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903; lived since at Hobart. Supporter of 
local option, 18th amendment, all prohi¬ 
bition movements. 

VOGLE, ALICE IV.., Snyder. Rep. Occ. 
housewife. B., Mo., May 2r‘o, 1580. Edu., 

Kan. com. and h. schs.; Tchrs. Col., at 
l'liiliipsburg, Kan. Hus., H. L. Vogle. 
Cdrn., .Hugh Orville, Theodore J. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Denny Mont¬ 
gomery, Hobart; Mrs. Lola C. Pierson, 
Helen H. Meister, A. C. Alexander, Okla 
City; Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, Meth., 
‘S. S. Tehr. and choir dir. Clubs & Lodges, 
O. E. A.; Royal Neighbors. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in st. and co. since suffrage; works 
both through comms. and by personal con¬ 
tact; makes speeches. Party Honors, Pres, 
elector in 1928; del. to all st. and co. 
convs. since woman suffrage; del. to natl. 
Rep. Conv. 1924; in 2 st. convs. was sec’y 
of the resolutions com; St. committeee- 
woman at present; executive committee- 
woman for th last 8 yrs. from the 7th 
Congressional Dist.; vice chmn. for Kiowa 
Co., 1916-20. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1900 settling in Harper Co.; moved to 
iSnyder in 1911, is local chmn. of the Red 
Cross work for Tillman and Kiowa Cos. 

VOGLE, HENRY LESLIE., Snyder. Rep. 
Occ., hardware merchant and farm owner. 

B. , Moniteau Co. Mo., Apr. 18, 1877. Edu., 
h. sch., normal col. in Kan. Wife, Alice M. 
Cdrn., Hugh, Orville; Theodore J. Bus. 
Con., Vogle Hdw. Co.; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. J. Burton, 
Supt. ISnyder Cotton Oil Co., Chas. Fawks 
Jr., Joy Blanchard, A. W. Boyd, Judge 
Bailey, Finley McLaury; (pol.) L. S. Reed. 

C. G. Long, Geo. Irwin, Gotebo; Place and 

D. Montgomery, Sen. Murphy, Clint Strong, 

E. G. Roe, Judge Rucli, A. C. Alexander, 
Okla. City; Jim Harris, Nick Gensman. 
Church, Meth., chmn. bd. of stewards, 3 
yrs. S. S. tchr. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
pres. 2 yrs.; chmn. good roads com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Guthrie Consistory; 
M. W. A. Imp. Rel., D. F. Vogle and S. V. 
Vogle, Anaheim, Calif.; Clarence C. Vogle, 
Mrs. Ethel Carner, Anaheim, Calif.; Mrs. 



MRS. ALICE M. VOGLE 









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327 





WELLS, DAVID., Mt. View. Dem. Occ., 
farm loans and insurance dealer. B., Gates- 
ville, Tex., Oct. 13, 1876. Edu., com. and 
h. sch... Gatesville, Tex. Wife. Louise Ellis 
Wells, of Ill. Cdrn., 1 s. Charles D., Parco, 
Wyo.; 2 d., Mrs. Margaret Baker, Mrs. 
Berta Young, Mt. View. Bus. Con., Baker 
& Wells, Loans & Insurance, Mt. View. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Fred E. Wells, 
business partner; (pol.) Finis Gillespie, 
Hobart; Tom Smith, Gotebo; Charley 
Fawks, Snyder; A. C. Bolen, Claude 
Weaver. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Mt. 
View; Past Master Mason; High Priest of 
Chapter; Worthy Patron Eastern Star; M. 
W. A., Mt. View. Imp. Re!., R. B. Wells, 
J M. Wells, (bros) ; Mrs. Maude Brown, 
Hobart, (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive for 30 yrs. in co. and st.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Postmaster, Mt. View, 1914-23; mbr. Sch. 
Bd., 1924-27. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to st. and co. convs.; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in *1894; 
lived at Cloud Chief, 1894-1901; Cordell, 
1901-08; Clinton, 1908-10; Mt. View since 
1910. Hobby, fishing and gardening. 


Co. in 1908; always been del. to st. and! 
co. convs.; chmn 7th Dist. Conv., Elk City 
1928, Altus 1924 ; chmn. co. and dist. conv., 
Hobart. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 
as homesteader; moved to Snyder in 
1911; co. treasurer of Woodward County 
Farmers Union ; active in the Liberty Loan 
Drives and Red Cross work during the 
war. His chief aim is to make the com¬ 
munity better. 


H. L. VOGLE 


Mattie Slader, Snyder. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active in st. and co. for 30 yrs.; 
works both by personal contact and through 
comms. Offices, mbr. 2nd and 3rd Legisla¬ 
tures ; floor leader in the 3rd Legis.; repr. 
from Harper Co.; mbr. sch. bd. for 10 yrs. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman for 8 
yrs.; chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. for Harper 


WALKER, F. E., Lone Wolf. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Plevna, Ala, Nov. 28, 1875. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ala.; Cumberland, 
Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., A. B. 1879 ; Med. 
Col., Grant Univ., Chattanooga, Tenn., 
grad. 1900. Wife, d. of A. O. Edwards, of 
Tenn. Bus. Con., owner of farm and of 
rental property in Lone Wolf. Bk. Con., 
Orient St. Bk. Assoc., T. S. Warren; J. C. 
Jacobs; J. W. Higg'ins; E. R. Christopher, 
Lone Wolf; (pol.) Finis Gillespie; Judge 
Tolbert; J. A. Portwood; Jim McClintic; 
Judge Edwards, Cordell; Dr. McLain Rogers; 
Dr. Fowler Border. Church, Pres., mbr. 
Bd. of Elders. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past pres., mbr. Bd. of Dir.; mbr. of Good 
Roads Com.; iM. W. A.; W. O. W.; Lone 
Wolf. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. E. Walker, Dr. H. 
O. Walker, Ala.; Rev. H. L. Walker, Tenn. ; 
W. E. Walker and C. J. Walker, Ala. (bros). 
Pol. Act., active in st. for 30 yrs., makes 
speeches; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts;. Offices, mbr. City 
Council; Town Treas., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived only at Lone Wolf 
since; during W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan work; interested 
in good roads. 

WARREN, THOMAS SHELBY. Lone Wolf. 
Dem. Occ., lumber and hardware dealer. 
B„ Fayetteville, Tenn., Sept. 19, 1875. 

Edu., com. and h. schs., Fayetteville, Tenn., 
grad., 1894; Collegiate Col., Fayetteville, 
grad., 1898. Wife. Willie Mae Johnson. 


D. B. WILLIAMS 


Cdrn., 1 d., Olive Maurine. Bus. Con., 
owner and prop., C. F. Warren Lumber 
Co., T. S. Warren Hardware Co., Lone 
Wolf. Bk. Con., Orient St. _Assoc., Dr. 
Walker, J. C. Jacobs, Tom Lockhart, R. R. 
Jackson, J. A. Wells, Lone Wolf; (pol.) 
Claude Liggett, Judge John Sam Carpen¬ 
ter, Dr. Winter, W. W. Rowland; E. M. 
Reed, Elk City; Raymond Harvey; Elmer 
Thomas; Judge Mitchell; Clint Strong; 
Jim McClintic. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lone Wolf Golf Club; C. of C.; 
I. O. O. F. ; M. W. A.; K. of P. : B. P, O. E. 
Hobart. Pol. Act., nationally is democratic; 
locally, independent; works through comms. 
and party organizations. Offices, pres. Lone 
Wolf Sch. Bd. 16 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived at 
Weatherford until 1902 ; at Lone Wolf 
since. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan work. Hobby, 
golf. 


DR. F. E. WALKER 


WILLIAMS, DANIEL BOONE., Cooper- 
ton. Rep. Occ., farming and stock raising. 
B.. Abilene, Kan., May 18, 1877. Edu., 
pub. sch., Chanute, Kan. Wife, Sadie Jes¬ 
ter. Cdrn., Mrs. Selma McKiernan, North 
Platte, Neb.; Mrs. Leona Bay, Mrs. Lucille 
Buchanan, Mrs. Frances Harley, Harry, 
















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KIOWA COUNTY 



DWIGHT S. WOLFINGER 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 329 



DR. JOHN D. WINTER 


Roy, Arleigh, Carl. Bus. Con., farming and 
stock raising, stockholder in co-operative 
gin. Bk. Con., Bk. of Cooperton. Assoc., 
Chas. Burge, T. A. Davis, E. M. LaBurge, 
Hans Groth, D. L. Haley, G. B. Rogers; 
(pol.) W. W. Rowland, Dwight Wolflnger, 
Df. Watkins, H. L. Vogle, William Under¬ 
wood, S. B. Bailey, Snyder; Sen. W. B. 
Pine, Jim McClintic, A. C. Alexander, 
Okla. City. Church, Chris., mbr. br. of dir. 
15 yrs.; active in S. S.; del. to several 
S. S. convs.; leader of young people; chmn. 
finance com. Imp. Rel., Dr. Money, (cousin) 
Dixon Co., Kan.; W. H. Gene, Shawnee ; 
Mrs. Minnie Riley, Mrs. Bernice Bowman, 
Chanute, Kan. Pol. Act., nationally par¬ 
tisan ; locally independent. Active in st. and 
co. affairs for 22 yrs; works both through 
comms. and by personal contact. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 1911-25; mbr. Twp. Bd. 
for 10 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. of Elec. 
Bd. for 20 yrs; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
Twp. com.; del. to several co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1907, locating at 
Cooperton; chmn. of local good roads com. 
Instrumental in securing consolidated schs. 
for Cooperton. 

WILLINGHAM, W. V., Snyder. Rep. 
Occ., justice of the peace. B., Warren Co. 
Mo., July 29, 1847. Edu., Mo. pub. schs. 
Married. Cdrn., 5 s.; 1 d., Elexanger 

Gerwin, Childress, Tex.; D. C., Ft. Worth; 
Mrs. T. Y. Pettie. Waco, Tex.; Gus, Waco, 
R. C., Quanah. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge W. M. Allison, Snyder. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, formerly a 
Mason; Odd Fellow. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. 50 yrs.; works by per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, Deputy U. S. Mar¬ 


shal. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892, 
locating at Norman; moved to Snyder in 
1902. Hobby, good roads. 

WINTER, JOHN DeCAMP., Hobart. Dern. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Chicka- 
sha Co., Miss., Jan. 29, 1886, Edu., com. 
and li. sch., Hoelka, Miss.; Miss. A. & M. 
Col., 1903-05 ; Med. Sch.. Univ. of Nashville, 
Tenn., grad. M. D.. 1909. Wife, Lela 
Myrtle Gillespie. Cdrn., 3 s., John De- 
Layne, DeCamp Wayne, Jeva Halley. Bus. 
Con., Practicing Physician and Surgeon; 
'farm owner; Pecan planter. Bk. Con., 
City Guaranty, Hobart. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Tolbert, Finis Gillespie, Tom Shat- 
tuck, J. C. Lindsey, Dwight Wolfinger, 
Hobart; Rep. Kidd, Leflore Co.; Judge 
Holly, Maud; Andrew Holly. Okla. City. 
Church, Meth., S.; steward past 7 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwanis, char¬ 
ter mbr.; Hobart Country Club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Hobart; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. politics for 10 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Health officer, Lambert, Miss., 1912, 
Co. Supt. of Health, Kiowa Co., 1923 and 
1928-31. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1918; 
lived at Poteau 2 yrs., and at Hobart since 
1920; interested in the boy scout move¬ 
ment and work in his co. During W. War 
served in Medical Dept.. Ft. Riley, Kan., 
as Battl. Surg., 57th Inf.; in Camp Logan, 
15th Sanitary Train Amb., Co. 258; Amer. 
Legion Milligan-Goodson Post, Hobart ; 
commission of Lieut, in Army; Capt. In 
Reserve Corps., to become Major in 1929 ; 
Charter mbr. Reserve Officers Club in 
Hobart His hobby is pecan planting and 
horticulture; he has the first pecan plant¬ 


ation in the st. and is making a success 
cf raising paper shell pecans. 

WOLFINGER, DWIGHT S., Hobart. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Sylvania, Ohio, July 31, 
1872. Edu., pub. sch., Nickerson, Kan.; 
St. Normal, Emporia, Kan. Married. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Dill, Hobart. Bus. Con., Pres. City 
Guaranty Bk., Hobart. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl., Okla. City, (Corr.). Assoc., Charles 
M. Carder, C. W. Lenan, J. A. Baker, 
Hobart; Cora E. Dill, Maurine Harris, 
Norman; (pol.) Finis Gillespie; W. W. 
Rowland; Leslie Reed; J. S. Carpenter, 
Hobart; Eugene P. Gum; Jesse Reed; Jim 
Gibson, Sec’y St. Bankers Assn.; Dr. Mc¬ 
Lain Rogers. Church, Bap., Supt. S. S. 
23 yrs.; Pres. Okla. St. S. S. Assn., 3 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, C of C.; Rotary Club; 
Past Gov. of 12th Dist. of Rotary, attended 
Rotary World Conference, Ostend, Belgium, 
1927 ; Mason Blue Lodge, Commandery, 
Consistory, Okla. City India Temple Shrine; 

I. O. O. F.; mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assn; 
mbr. Exec. Com. and Tax Com. of Amer. 
Bankers Assn.; Pres. Okla. Bankers Assn., 
1924. Imp. Rel., Roy Wolfinger, Instructor 
Phillips Univ., Enid, (bro.). Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1901; 
works through personal contacts only. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Medford 1898-1901, at Hobart since. 
His hobby is tree planting and city beauti¬ 
fying.; during W. War was co. chmn. for 
all Liberty Bond drives, and was given 
special recognition by the government for 
success in bond drives. 

WRIGHT, PAUL O., Hobart. Rep. Occ., 
produce dealer. B., Creston, la., June 3, 
1895. Edu., com. and h. sch., Creston, la., 
grad., 1915. Wife, Neta Mills, Anadarko. 
Cdrn., 4 d., Jo Nina, Dorothy Jean, Nancy 
Ann, Betty Lou. Bus. Con., W. D. Wright 
Produce Co., Hobart, JMangum, Snyder, 
Lone Wolf. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants 
Assoc., R. G. Wright (bro.) Mrs. Janies F. 
Irwin, Mrs. Grace Johnson, (sisters) 
partners in business; Billy Winkleman, 
James L. Adams, W. C. Kelsey, D. S. 
Wolfinger, Clayton Carder, Hobart; (pol.) 
L. S. Reed; Place Montgomery; Ralph 
Hobbs, Paul Headlund, Hobart; Frank 
Johnson, Judge Mitchell, Judge Clark. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
active in city beautifying movement; 
Kiwanis Club, first pres., interested in 
agricultural and inter-club relations of 
Kiwanis; B. P. O. E., Hobart; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council. Hobart. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1926; works through party organizations 
and clubs. Party Honors, candidate for 
Mayor of Hobart, 1929. Remarks, came to 
Okla in 1915; lived for short time at 
Okla. City, Lawton; Altus; Elk City and 
at Hobart since 1924. During W. War 
served in 132nd Machine Co., 36th Div.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Milligan-Goodson Post. 
Hobart. 

ZINK, GEO. L., Hobart. Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B.. Litchfield, Ill., Mar. 27, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1901, located Hobart. Edu., 
com. sch.; Univ. of Ill, 1901. Wife, Evelyn 
Gaddy. Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret Rebecca, 
grad. Randolph Macon Woman's Col. Bk. 
Con., Atty. Farmers & Merchants Natl. 
Bk. Assoc., D. S. Wolfinger, W. C. Kelsey, 

J. M. Rule, C. R.Harter, W. M. English; 
(pol.) S. D. Bailey, J. O. Sneed, J. L. 
Adams, Henry Vogle, Place Montgomery, 
H. L. Standeven, Judge Cotteral, J. H. 
Clive. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Ho¬ 
bart Com'L Club; Masonic Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 28 yrs. all 
ways needed. Remarks, mbr. Council of 
Defense and Red Cross chapter during W. 
War; Capt. Co. K 4th Ill. Vol. Inf., in 
Spanish Amer. War, served in Cuba. Hobby, 
chemistry. 






Latimer County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge. J. W. Callahan (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co. Attorney, C. B. Perdue (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Ct. Clerk, Viola V. Elliott (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co.'Clerk, Clarence Ray (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Sheriff, R. Vane Allen (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co Treasurer, A. A. Hendrickson (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co! Surveyor, E. Mark (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, L. O. 

Yandell (Dem.)-"Wilburton 

Co. Assessor, John Livingston (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Co. Weigher, None 
County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. T. Estes (Rep.)-Wilburton 

Dist. No. 2—C. B. French (Dem.)-Talihma 

Dist. No. 3—J. F. Truck (Dem.)-Red Oak 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., J. E. Little (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Chinn., Jas. W. Baird (Dem.)-Wilburton 

Mbr., James T. Rogers (Rep.)-Panola 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Claud Briggs (Dem.) Wilburton; 
Senator Jess Harper (Dem.) Talihina; District Judge, 
D. C. McCurtain (Dem.) Poteau. 

State Officers, E. F. Lester (Dem.) Mbr. Supreme 
Court; Matt McElroy, Mbr. St. Industrial Com.; R. S. 
Pace, Wilburton, Deputy Oil Inspector; J. M. Harris, 
Wilburton, Co. Superintendent Health. 

State Institutions, Eastern Okla. Col., E. E. Tourtel- 
lotte, President; Latimer Co. Game Preserve. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

I. O. Rich, Wilburton, Chmn.; Mrs. I. M. Harris, 
Wilburton. V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

W. E. Brown, Wilburton, Chmn.; Mrs. Ike Baer, 
Wilburton, V.-Chmn.; L. G. Hysmith, Wilburton, Sec’y. 

A. C. Strang, Wilburton, St. Committeeman; Mrs. 
L. G. Hysmith, Wilburton, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Wilburton, Co. Seat; J. W. Martin (Mayor) ; Ben 
Treads (Clerk) ; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 950 | 


1214 


| 1457 i 


| 1583.1 

Rep. 

| 663 | 


1410 


1 973| 


| 1368 | 

Soc. 

| 335 | 


333 


1 30 | 


1 21 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

738 

1193 


| 1338 | 

1092 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

499 

1465 


| 1472 | 

964 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

57 

312 


| no C. | 

7 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

748 


2245 

1 1 

1159 

1 ! 

Rep. 

1 1 

539 


12S2 

1 1 

1103 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

59 


14 

1 1 

3 

1 1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 947 | 

734 

1242 

1894 

| 1510 | 

1167 

| 1737 | 

Rep. 

1 651 | 

491 

1358 

1181 

| 800 | 

896 

| 970 | 

Soc. 

| 329 | 

56 

318 

13 

| no C. | 

5 

1 19 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Wilburton 


Newspaper 

News-Democrat (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor Owner 

Carlton Weaver Carlton Weaver 


ALLEN, R. V., Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
Sheriff. B., Eglantine, Ark., July 17, 1874. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Ark., Quitman 
Col. 2 yrs. Wife, Mattie L. Evans. Cdrn., 
5 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., 
Louis M. Pace, A. C. Smallwood, R. A. 
Welch, Red Oak; (pol.) Claude Briggs, P. 
S. Pace, Wilburn Cartwright, Jess Harper, 
J. W. Callahan, William Morgan, Latimer 
Co. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. 
since 1895; makes speeches and works 
personally through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Assessor 4 yrs., Bd. of Edu. 
Party Honors, del. co. convs. Remarks, 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives; 2 
sons served in W. War; came to Okla. 
1906; located Red Oak 1906; lived Wilbur¬ 
ton since 1917. 

ANDERSON, ROGER EDWARD, Wilbur¬ 
ton. Dem. Occ., owner Chevrolet agency. 
B., Tvler, Tex., Mcli. 8, 1888. Edu., com. 
sch., 1903, Tex. Wife, Bessie Slocum, Wil¬ 
burton. Bus. Con., Anderson Chevrolet 
Co. (individual). Bk. Con., Wilburton St. 
Assoc., Carlton Weaver, Dr. P. S. Cole¬ 
man, R. C. Smallwood, Claude Briggs, L. 
G. Hysmith. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Consistory No. 2, Shrine, 
Muskogee, past Master lodge; Eastern 
Star; Commercial Club, pres, and dir.; 
Civic Improvements. Offices, City Treas. 
1918-19; Co. Treas. 1925-27. Party Hon¬ 
or, del. Dem. conv. League Young Dems. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. through 
com. and others 15 yrs. Pol. Assoc., C. 
B. Perdue, J. W. Callahan, John Living¬ 
ston, R. T. Allen, Latimer Co.; Wilburn 
Cartwright, Gov. Holloway, Judge Searcy, 


Jess Barbre, W. H. Brown. Remarks, 
served in U. S. army 1908-10; is a Legion- 



MRS. IKE BAER 


naire; was campaign mgr. for Judge 
Searcy for Attorney General. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

BAER, MRS. IKE, Wilburton. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Germany, Mch. 25, 1885. 
Edu., Germany; Ft. Smith, Ark.; Forest 
Park Univ., St. Louis; E. O. Col. Hus., 
Ike Baer. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe. Bus. Con., 
ladies ready to wear. Bk. Con., Wilbur¬ 
ton St. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. 
Strang, Judge Jones, Mrs. Henry Hood, 
W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz, Sen. Harreld. 
Church, Jewish. Clubs & Lodges, Twen¬ 
tieth Century Music Club; Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919 mak¬ 
ing speeches and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, v.-chmn. Rep. com.; has held of¬ 
fice of sec’y and treas. of com.; attends 
all co. and st convs. Remarks, active 
leader in all church work: pres. Twentieth 
Century Club; was active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work during W. War. 
Came to Okla. 1906; located at Wilburton. 

BRIGGS, CLAUD, Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Cameron, Okla., Aug. 
12, 1891. Wife, Lela. Cdrn., 2 c., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., v.-pres. and dir. Wilburton St. 
Bk.; farming interests. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, Blue Lodge, 
Consistory, McAlester; Jr. O. U. A. M. 
Okla. Bar Assn.: Lions, Pres.; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., J. E. Briggs, (bro.). Red Oak, 
Qkla. Assoc., Carlton Weaver, R. C. 
Smallwood, J. W. Martin, Geo. W. Royce, 
H. E. Pace; (pol.) R. Y. Allen, Florence 
Miller, Carlton Weaver, Judge Callahan, 
Repr. Wilburn Cartwright, Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, M. E. Trapp, W. A. Durant, Henry 













































CLAUD BRIGGS 


5. Johnston. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 20 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns. 
Offices, Co. Atty 4 yrs.; City Atty.; Rep¬ 
resentative 1926-30. Party Honors, del. to 
all Dem. st. convs. Remarks, active in 
all war activities; mbr. Executive Council 
Bd. of Trustees of the Choctaw Area of 
the Council of Boy Scouts; actively op¬ 
posed impeachment moves of 11th and 12th 
Legislatures, 

BROWN, W. E„ Wilburton. Rep. Occ., 
railroad agent. B., March 29, 1890, Le- 
Flore Co. Edu., Howe, Okla. Wife, Icie 
Crouch. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
railroad. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Clubs 

6. Lodges, Lions; Mason, 14th. Imp. Rel., 
O. C. Brown, (bro.), Shawnee. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. G. Hysmith, L. L. Henry, A. C. 
Strang 1 , W. B. Fine, Sen. Harreld. Pol. 
Act., partisan; always been active, mak¬ 
ing speeches; personal and com. work. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Commr. 2 yrs.; 
attends all co. convs. Remarks, active 
worker during war; active civic leader. 

CALLAHAN, J. W., Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., County Judge. B., Salem, Mo., Sept. 
25, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sch.; Lynch’s 
Academy, Salem, Mo.; grad, from Col. E. 
T. Wingo Law Sch., Salem, Mo.; admit¬ 
ted to bar 1893. Wife, Charity Westing. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Dr. J. S. Callahan, Heavener, 
Okla. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., 
Claude Briggs, R. C. Smallwood, L. G. 
Highsmith, Wilburton; (pol.) Roy Small¬ 
wood, Hugh White, Arthur Noxey, R. V. 
Allen, C. J. Wrightsman, William Skirvin. 
Robt. L. Williams, Col. Sneed. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., strictly partisan. Offices, City 
Atty., Wilburton 5 yrs.; City Atty. 6 yrs., 
Salem, Mo; Co Judge 5 yrs, Latimer Co; 
Pros. Atty., 4 yrs.; Probate Judge 4 yrs.. 
Dent Co., Mo. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. House, 9th. 
Legis. Served on Legal Advisory Bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

DEVEREAUX, OLIVE, Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., head educational department. East 
Okla. Col., Wilburton. B., Donithan, Neb. 
Edu., public sch.. Carmen; Friends Col.; 
grad. Cen. Tehrs. Col.; grad O. U., A. 
B. and M. A. post-grad. Univ. of Calif. 
Bus. Con., formerly tchr. Neb.; principal 
jr. h. sch., Tonkawa; principal h. sch, 


LATIMER COUNTY 

Anadarko. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., 
Eugene S. Briggs, Mrs. Cyril J. May, Mc- 
Curtain; (pol.) Mel Nash. Church, Meth. 
Clubs and Lodges, 20th Century Federated 
Club; B. & P. W.; 0. E. A.; Latimer Co. 
Tchrs. Assn.; Phi Omega Pi Sorority, 
Norman; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Alice Devereaux, Carmen. Remarks, came 
to Carmen 1900; Edmond, Tonkawa, Ana¬ 
darko, Kan. Calif., Wilburton. Active in 
Red Cross work during war. 

ELLIOTT, MRS. VIOLA V., Wilburton. 
Dem. Occ., Ct. Clerk. B„ Waxahachie, 

Tex., Aug. 20, 1889. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Hartshorne, Okla.; Eastern Okla. 
Col. Hus., Wm. S. Elliott. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Lodge, Eastern Star. Church, Pres. Imp. 
Rel., Frank Vaughan, (bro.), McAlester, 

Okla. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. _Assoc., 
J. W. Callahan, Claude Briggs, E. Grady 
Stephens; (pol.) John Livingstone, J. D. 
Kuykendall, J. J. Brice, Claude Briggs. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 8 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 

through coins, and others. Offices, Deputy 
City Clerk; Superintendent 5 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902; Caddo, Hart¬ 
shorne 1906; Wilburton since. 

FRAZIER, MRS. MAUDE HAMILTON, 

Wilburton. Dem. Occ., merchant. B., 
Birmingham, Ala. Edu., Galloway Fern. 
Col., Searcy, Ark. Hus., John Randolpli 
Frazier. Cdrn., 2 s., James R, Wewoka, 
educator; J. Floyd, engineer; 1 d. Lucille, 
now Mrs. Pace, musician. Bus. Con., re¬ 
tired. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges 
Eastern Star and Federated Women's 
Clubs, ex-pres. Pol. Act., partisan; makes 
speeches and does personal work. Re¬ 
marks, came to Monroe, Okla. 1875; later 
to Wilburton. Active club worker. 

GARLAND, R. C., Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Washington, D. C.. 
Nov. 28, 1897. Edu., h. sch. Okla.; S. 
East Tchrs. Col.; O. U. Wife, Virginia 
Hawthorne. Bus. Con., R. C. Garland, 
law. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Claude Briggs, Wilburton; Judge E. 
F. Lester, Congressman Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, O. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Imp. Rel., A. H. Garland, (grandfather), 
U. S. Atty. General under Pres. Cleve¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1920; makes speeches. Party Honors, 
Seo-y-Treas. Dem. Co. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910; admitted to bar 1928; 
mbr. Bar. Assn. Served in Navy. 

HARRIS, MRS. CARRIE YOUNG, Wil¬ 
burton. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Medina, Tex., May 16, 1895. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., three yrs. Col. _Husband, J. M. 
Harris, M. D. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. C. Callahan, Co. Judge; 
Hon. Claude Briggs, Jess Harper, Wilburn 
Cartwright, >M. C. Washington, D. C., Judge 
E. F. Lester. Church. M. E. South Clubs 
& Lodges, Eastern Star, Wilburton; Fed. 
Women’s Clubs, civic clubs. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1925 ; operates through 
com. and others. Party Honors, v.-chmn. 
Dem. Co. Cen. Com.; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, social Service; local poli¬ 
tics. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, located 
Kenton; Kiowa from 1919-25’; Wardville 
1911-12: Wilburton since 1925. Active in 
civic affairs. Local repr. Amer. Red Cross. 

HARRIS, J. M„ Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Tex., July 19, 1884. Edu., 
h. sch., Anson, Tex.; Emory Univ., At¬ 
lanta, Ga. Wife, Carry Young. Cdrn., 

1 s., 1 d. Imp. Rel., Dr. E. M. Harris, 
Cushing; Dr. C. T. Harris, Kiowa Bk. 
Con., First St. Bus. Con., Kiowa Drug 
Co.; cattle; real estate; stock farming. 
Assoc., Kerr Dry Goods; Terminal Ele¬ 
vator, Enid; (pol.) Claude Briggs. Carl¬ 
ton Weaver, Wilburton; Jess Harper, 
Scott Ferris. Judge Lester. Church, Math., 
Lodges & Clubs, Mason; Shrine; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 20 yrs., 
working through corns. Offices, Co. Health 
Officer, Arizona 3 yrs.; Physician for St. 


331 

Reform Sch. of Ariz. ; mbr. Sch. Bd. ; 
Physician Coal Co. ; Co. Health Officer, 
Wilburton. Party Honors, several times 

del. to co. and st. convs.; Ex-Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived Pott. Co., Konawa, Kenton, W’ardville, 
Kiowa. 

HENDRICKSON, ALVA ALTON, Wil¬ 
burton. Dem. Occ., County Treasurer. 
B., Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 3, 1873. Edu., 

com. and h. sch. ; Commercial Col. St. 
Louis, Mo. Wife, Mary Gallagher. Cdrn., 
3 s., 5 d. Bk. Con., W’ilburton St. Assoc., 
Claude Briggs, Dr. Hamilton, Roy Small¬ 
wood, Will Shaw, Wilburton. Church, 
Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1894, both co. and st., through personal 
contact, with connns. and organizations. 
Pol. Assoc., Claude Briggs, Dr. R. L. 
Rich, C. L. Stone and Carlton Weaver, 
Wilburton. Offices, Co. Surveyor, 1911-12- 
17-18-19; Deputy Co. Assessor 1913; As¬ 
sessor 1914; Deputy Co. Clerk 1915; Co. 
Clerk 1916; Deputy Treas. 1920-25-28 ; 
Co. Treas. 1921-25-28-29-31. Party Honors, 
Co. Registrar 1917-18. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900 ; lived at Red Oak 1911. 

HENRY, TULLY LEE, Wilburton. Rep. 
Occ., physician. B., Conway, Ark., Aug. 
26, 1885. Edu., h. sch., Mt. Vernon, 

Ark.; Med. Dept, of Univ. of Little Rock. 
Wife, Verna Grace Lawson. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Millard L.; 3 d.. Allice Lorine, Ophelia 
Doyle, Betty Lee. Imp. Rel., Wylie H. 
Henry, (bro.), Wilburton. Bus. Con., 
farming ; registered cattle, Poland China 
hogs, chickens, dogs, and wild geese. 
Bk. Con., Hartshorne Natl. Assoc., Henry 
Royce, Claude Hunter, John Huskins; 
(pol.) G. B. Mitchell, Bob Perdue, Joe 
Welch, Tom McConille, Wilburton; Omer 
K. Benedict, Robert E. Lee, Sam Butler, 
Idabel; Earl McGowan, Ardmore. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; W. 
O. W.; Woodman Circle; A. O. U. W. ; 
Degree of Honor; Juniors; Knights and 
Ladies of Security; C. of C., dir., chmn. 
Agri. Com. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. since 1909; works through 
personal contacts, corns., and organiza¬ 
tion. Offices, Postmaster Hughes, 1911-12; 
Sch. Dir. District No. 13, 1911-12. Party 
Honors, St. Rep. Cen. Com. 1916-20; Co. 
Cen. Com, Latimer Co. 1925-26; Prct. 
Chmn. since 1920; attended natl. conv. 



DR. T. L. HENRY 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. R. HUNT 


1910 Chicago, Ill.; Congressional Com. 
1928, still acting; del. to all Rep. co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Hughes 
1910-12; Wilburton since 1913. 

HUNT, C. R., Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Hartford, Ark., Feb. 3. 
1875. Edu., coijn. and h. sch., Harts- 
ford. Ark.; passed bar 1907. Wife, Mary 
Louise Thompson. Cdrn., 1 d. Imp. Rel., 
John A. Hunt, Sallisaw; Will Hunt, 
Wister; Oscar Hunt, Hartshorne, (bros.) 
Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., O. D. 
Meridith, T. J. Stallings, Hartshorne; 
Phil D. Bewer, Liberty Natl., Okla. City: 
(pol.) G. B. Mitchell, Wilburton; R. L. 
Nelson, Gowen; Dr. R. L. Rich, Red Oak; 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway, V. P. 
Crowe, Okla. City; A. R. Ash, Cordell. 
Church, First Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge No. 141; Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act. partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 25 yrs.; makes speeches and works 
personally, through corns, and others. 
Offices, Co. Judge 8 yrs.; Co. Atty. 1 yr.; 
City Atty. 1 term; Mayor of Hartshorne 
1 term. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man; attends co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1877 ; Monroe 1877-94, 
Hartshorne 1894-1908; Wilburton since. 
Leader in all civic and public activities. 

HUNT, MRS. C. R., Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Memphis, Tenn., May 

I, 1873. Edu., h. sch. grad. Little Rock, 
Ark. Hus., Columbus R. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Marie Baird. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Viola D. Elliott, Mrs. 

J. R. Frazier, Wilburton; Mrs. Roblin, 
Olkla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
20th Century; Eastern Star. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active since 1914 through per¬ 
sonal work. Party Honors, attends co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, very active in 
all church and club work; all civic af¬ 
fairs ; active worker in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan during war. Located Hart¬ 


shorne 1900-08; Wilburton since. 

HYSMITH, L. G., Wilburton. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Adamsville, Tenn., 
Sept. 6, 1875. Edu., com. and boarding 
sch. of Tenn. Wife. Rose Edwards. Cdrn., 
1 s., Earl. Bus. Con., postmaster, land 
owner; real estate; wholesale grocer. Bk. 
Con., First St., Wilburton. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge P. S. Jones, C. D. Butler, Lew 
Wentz, Sen. Pine, Sen. Harreld. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; C. 
of C.; Mason; Scottish Rite. Pol. Act- 
partisan; active since 1899; makes 
speeches; personal and com. work. Party 
Honors, attends all co. and st. convs.; 
natl. conv., Kansas City; sec’y. and Treas. 
Rep. com. Remarks, came to Wilburton 
1900. Active leader civic and public af¬ 
fairs. Aided organizing first Rep. club. 

HYSMITH, MRS. L. G., Wilburton. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker and teacher. B., 
Santa Rosa, Calif., Feb. 14, 1885. Edu., 
Col., Tex.; E. O. Col. Hus., L. G. Hy- 
smith. Cdrn., 1 s, Earl. Bk. Con., First 
St., Wilburton. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Ike 
Baer, Charley Park, Red Oak; Mrs. 
Jasper Butler, Mrs. Maude Thomas 
Beaver, Mrs. L. C. Pearson, Mrs. Sayre, 
Ardmore. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
20th Century; Eastern Star; Rebekah; D. 
A. R.; U. D. C. Pol. Act., partisan; al¬ 
ways been active making speeches, per¬ 
sonal and com. work. Party Honors, St. 
Committeewoman 10 yrs.; attends all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Wil¬ 
burton 1907. Very active leader; first 
woman to cast vote in Okla. 

LAND, MRS. HATTIE BELL, Wilbur¬ 
ton. Dem. Oco., educational work. B., 
Wardville, Okla. Edu., S. T. Col. Dur¬ 
ant; Ind. Univ., Muskogee; Baylor Col., 
Belton, Tex. Hus., Joseph Henry Land, 
(dec.) Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph Harold, Shaw¬ 
nee. Bus. Con., head of Home Economics 
Dept., Dean of Women East Okla. Col. 


Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., (pol.j 
E. E. Tourtelotte, St Bd Education and 
St Bd Affairs Church, Bap Clubs & 
Lodges, Natl. Home E. C.; O. E. A.; N. E. 
A.; Latimer Co. Tchrs. Assn.; Delphian; 
Eastern Star; U. D. C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active since 1914; makes speeches. Re¬ 
marks, principal rural sch. 5 yrs.; prin¬ 
cipal grade sch. Kiowa 5 yrs.; head of 
science dept. Hartshorn h. sch. 2 yrs. 
Active in Red Cross work during war. 

LESTER, EUGENE FAY, State Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., Justice Supreme Court; V.- 
Ohlef Justice. B., Lebanon, Tenn., Aug. 
7, 1871;. Edu., com. and h. sch., Nash¬ 
ville, Tenn; grad h. sch. 1889; attended 
Normal Sch., read law. Wife, Beulah Col¬ 
lier. Cdrn., 2 s., Thelman, Lieut, in Air 
Service (killed) ; E. F. Jr.; 3 d., Doris, 
Virginia, Carolyn. Bk. Con., Tradesmen 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., James S. Ar- 
note, McAlester; Judge Philas S. Jones, 
Muskogee, former law partners. Church, 
First Chris. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Wilburton; I. O. O. F„ Wilburton. 
Offices, St. Bar Com. 1908-18; Dist. Judge 
1919-25; Supreme Court since 1925. Party 
Honors, Co. Chmn. at beginning of state¬ 
hood ; del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1892; located McAlester 1892-97; 
Whitefield 1897-1902; Wilburton since. 
Elected District Judge without op¬ 
position from either party; swept every 
county in his district when he ran for 
Supreme Court; in 1924 led his judicial 
ticket in state. Active in war work. 

LIVINGSTON. JOHN, Wilburton. Dem. 
Oco., County Assessor. B., Coalgate, Okla. 
Aug. 13, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Bonanza, 
Ark.; Scranton course bus. and account¬ 
ing. Wife, Katie Foster. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., Claude 
Briggs, Dr. Harris, E. E. Tourtelotte, 
Carlton Weaver, Wm. Shaw, Wilburton: 
(pol.) H. L. Gilmore, Claude Crouch, Wm. 
Fields, Ed Buse, Chat Stone, James Babb, 
Monroe Burton, Tom Watkins, Judge Mc- 
Curtain, Mrs. Bertha Ryan. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, Mason 32nd; Scottish; 
Consistory No. 1; Junior Order United 
Amer. Mechanics. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1914; both co. and st. by per¬ 
sonal contact, through com. and others. 
Offices, Co. Assessor 1922-31. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. prct. Elec. Bd. Remarks, na¬ 
tive ; located Coalgate 1900; Alderson 1903; 
Poteau 1903-5; Hughes 1907; Bonanza, 
Ark., 1917; Wister 1918; Wilburton 1918. 

MARTIN, JOHN WILLIAM, Wilburton. 
Dem. Oco., lumber man. B., Rock Creek, 
Kan., Aug. 10, 1903. Edu., public schs., 
Okla. Wife, Alice Hill. Cdrn., 1 d., Billy 
Jean. Bus. Con., owner J. W. Martin Lum¬ 
ber Co., wholesale and retail. Bk. Con.. 
Wilburton St. Assoc., (pol.) Jack Grif¬ 
fin, Muskogee; A1 Reeves, McAlester; 
Claude Briggs, Carlton Weaver, Wilbur¬ 
ton. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son 32nd, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Eastern Star; M. W. A.; B. P. O. E.; 
S. W. Lumber Men’s Assn.; Shawnee C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches; 
active since 1924. Offices, formerly Mayor. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; at Poteau 
1905-08 ; Okla. City 1908-13; Hartshorne 
1913-25; lived at Wilburton since 1925. 
Active in Boy Scout work. 

McELROY, MAT, St. Capitol, Wilbur¬ 
ton. Dem. Occ., mbr. St. Industrial Com¬ 
mission. B., McAlester, June 12, 1882. 

Edu., day and night sch., Okla. Co. Wife, 
Alice Furton, no children. Bus. Con., 
coal mining. Assoc., G. B. Mitchell, Judge 
E. F. Lester, Guy L. Andrews, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway, Judge Thos. H. Doyle, O. 
A. Cargill, Jess Harper. Church, Cath. 
Club, Y. M. C. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 
city, co. and st. worker; personal activ¬ 
ity. Offices, appointed Sept. 16, 1929 to 
present office. Remarks, pres, of United 
Miners of Amer., dist. No. 1; 2d v.-pres. 
Okla. Fed. of Labor 

MILLER, FLORENCE GRAVES, Wilbur¬ 
ton. Dem. Occ., instructor vocational 








LATIMER COUNTY 



dept.; librarian; matron. B., Terry, Hinds 
Co., Miss., Aug. 6, 1886. Edu., Blue Mt. 
Col., Blue Mt., Miss., A. B.; post grad. 
Univ. of Okla. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. 
Assoc., E. A. Tourtellotte, R. B. Mitchell, 
Kelly DeBush; (pol.) M. Frazier, Claude 
Briggs, Judge Lester, W. E. Utterbaclc, 
Philas Jones, John Vaughan, M. A. Nash, 
H. G. Bennett, Wilburn Cartwright, B. G. 
Lowery, Pat Harrison. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Eastern Star. Clubs, N. E. A.; O. E. A.; 
U. D. C. Pol. Act., partisan; active both 
in co. and st. since 1914; mostly making 
speeches. Offices, Co. Supt. Latimer Co. 
1919-23; instructor Eastern Okla. Col. 6 
yrs. 1923-29. Party Honors, formerly chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; present v.-chmn. Latimer 
Co. Dem Cen. Com. ; v.-pres. 3rd dist. League 
Young Dems; del. to many Dem. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla 1910; Red Oak 
1910-19; Wilburton 1919 to present time; 
editor Okla. Club Woman; st. del. twice 
to Natl. Illiteracy Conf. 

MITCHELL, G. B., Wilburtom Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Miss., Apr. 27, 1877. 
Edu., New Albany, Booneville, Miss.; Miss. 
Col.. Clinton, Miss.; Univ. of Miss., Ox¬ 
ford, Miss.; bus. col., Poughkeepsie, N. 
Y. Wife, Minnie Butler. Bk. Con., Wil- 
burton St. Assoc., (pol.) Bud Cutler, Red 
Oak, D. C. Lewis, Wilburton; W. H. 
Brown. Muskogee; Mat McElroy, Joe Camp¬ 
bell, Okla. City. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
A. O. U. W. Imp. Rel., Geo. T. Mitchell, 
Atty. General, Miss. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active since 1911; makes speeches; does 
personal work. Offices, City Atty.; Mayor, 
mbr. City Council; Co. Judge and Go. 
Atty. of Latimer Co. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends all co. and st. convs. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive in church and politics, in charity work 
during war; came to Okla 1910; at Stigler 
6 mos.; Wilburton since. 

MITCHELL, R. B., Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., dean Eastern Okla. Col. B., Bethany 


Ill., Nov. 27, 1883. Edu., grad. Walker, 
Mo., h. sch.; Ill. St. Normal Sch.; Mo. 

Sch. of Mines, B. S. in mining. Wife, 

Catherine Royce. Cdrn., 1 s., Royce. Bus. 
Con., stockholder Wilburton St. Bk. Bk. 
Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., E. E. Tourte- 
lotte, P. S. Coleman; (pol.) E. Grady 
Stevens, Co. Supt.; all leading sch. men 
of st. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 

32nd Mason; Consistory, McAlester; past 
Master at Wilburton; Lions; C. of C. 

Imp. Rel., Myro Mason Mitchell, industrial 
supt., Leeds, Mo.; Mrs. T. L. Hudson, 
Bethany, HI.; Mrs. Ethel Osenberger, 
Walker, Mo. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. since 1917, making 
speeches, and depending upon circum¬ 
stance how otherwise to work. Offices, 
professor English Okla. Sch. of Mines 1911- 
15, 1921-23; 1924-29 dean. Remarks, came 
to Wilburton 1911; sec’y local Council Boy 
Scouts. 

PERDUE, BOB, Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Wister, Feb. 8, 1898. Edu., 
public sch., Wilburton; Sch. of Mines. 
Wife, Jewel Johnston Heavener. Bk. Con., 
Wilburton St. Assoc., (pol.) Claude Briggs, 
Judge Callahan, Wilburton; D. C. McCur- 
tain, Fred Capshaw, Judge E. F. Lester, 
James Bobb, Henry S. Johnston. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Mc¬ 
Alester; Shrine, Muskogee; Okla. Bar 
Assn.; Amer. Bar Assn.; Latimer Co. Bar 
Assn.; st. organization of co. officials. 
Imp. Rel., Gladys Perdue, court reporter, 
Lawton. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919 making speeches for party. Offices. 
Co. Clk. 1919-20; Ct. Cllc. 1923-29; Co. 
Atty. Party Honors, del. to all Dem. cen. 
convs. Remarks, native; served during W. 
War 18th Art.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Nathan- 
Plunkett Post, Hartshorne. 

RAY, CLARENCE, Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Clk. B., Daisy, Ark., June 27, 1904. 
Edu., com. sch., Laura; h. sch., Red Oak 


333 

Wife, Eula Williams. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Red Oak; Wilburton St. Assoc., J. W. 
Martin, P. S. Coleman, R. E. Lackey, R. 
S. Pace, Claude Briggs; (pol.) A. Maxey, 
Red Oak; H. L. Gilmore, Talihina, route 
2; James Baird, Wilburton; H. E. Pace, 
Wilburton; L. B. Kyle, E. F. Lester, Okla. 
City; W. D. Hastings, Antlers; Monroe 
Burton, D. C. McCurtain, Poteau. Offices, 
Co. Clk. 1927-31. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1926; working personally with 
com. and others. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Junior Order United Amer. Mechanics. 
Remarks, came to Muse, Okla. 1907 ; Laura 
1923; Red Oak 1924; Wilburton 1925. 

ROYCE, GEO. W., Wilburton. Rep. Occ., 
Ford agency. B., Ia., Aug. 26, 1883. Edu., 
public schs., Ia., La., and Okla. Wife, 
Grace Casey. Cdrn., 1 s., Geo. H. Royce, 
East Okla. Col.; 2 d., Amy, Catherine G. 
Bus. Con., pres. Limestone Oil & Gas Co.; 
owner and mgr. Ford agency; dir. Wil¬ 
burton St. Bk.; merchant. Assoc., P. S. 
Coleman, R. C. Smallwood, Claude Briggs, 
Carlton Weaver, J. W. Martin, H. E. Pace; 
(pol.) A. C. Strange, Dr. Henry. Church, 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; Izaak 
Walton League, pres.; B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel., Henry W. Royce, Mrs. P. S. Cole¬ 
man, Wilburton; Mrs. R. B. Mitchell, Mrs. 
W. McLaughlin, Portland, Ore.; William 
Royce, Wilburton; John W. Royce, Henry- 
etta. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904; makes speeches. Party Honors, del. 
to most Rep. st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Coalgate Okla. 1895; Wilburton 1899; 
active in Liberty Loans during W. War. 

SMALLWOOD, E. H., Wilburton. Rep. 
Occ., insurance. B., Raymondville, Mo., 
Nov. 15, 1894. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
Red Oak; Tahlequah; East Okla. Col.; bus. 
course. Wife, Bessie Rebecca Hilling. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., E. H. Small¬ 
wood Agency, insurance, accounting, and 
mercantile work. Bk. Con., Wilburton St. 
Assoc., R. A. Welch, Red Oak; Ben J. 
Thomas, Wilburton; W. B. Merchant, Red 
Oak. Church, Bap., Missionary; choir dir. 
Clubs & Lodges, sec’y-treas. Lions Club, 
Wilburton; Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern 
Star; B. Y. P. U. Pol. Act., nationally 
Rep.; active since 1917 in co. and st.; 
by personal contact, com. and others. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; mbr. 
elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
located at Colbert; Woodville, Red Oak, 
1906-24; moved to Ark.; returned to Wil¬ 
burton 1926. Scored first Superior Model 
Sch. in st. at Boggy, dist. 10, Latimer 
Co., 1927-28. 

SMALLWOOD, R. C., Wilburton. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Tex. Co., Mo., June 20, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. schs., Indian 
Terr.; Gainesville, Tex., Bus. Col. Wife, 
Jessie Horton. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
Wilburton St. Assoc., Ben Mills, Sam 
Morley, Okla. City; (pol.) B. J. Thomas, 
L. S. Highsmith, Geo. W. Royce, Carlton 
Weaver, Wilburton; W. B. Pine, Henry 
Johnston, Wilburn Cartwright. Church, 
Bap.; treas. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, past Master; Consistory, McAlester; 
Eastern Star, past Worthy Patron; pres. 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. John 
Smallwood, Red Oak; L. T. Smallwood, E. 
H. Smallwood, Jesse Smallwood, Wilburton. 
Pol. Act., nationally Rep.; locally inde¬ 
pendent; active since 1912; making speech¬ 
es and working personally and through 
com. Offices, City Council. Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com.; mbr. co. 
elec, bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
Colbert 1899-1906; Wilburton since 1906. 

STRANG, A. C., Wilburton. Rep. Occ., 
merchant, furniture and undertaking. B., 
Scotland, May 2, 1873. Edu., h. sch., 
Scranton; correspondent Sch. Mines; 
Clarks Col., England; embalming. Wife, 
Jane. Bus. Con., sec’y Limestone Oil & 
Gas Co.; farming. Bk. Con., Wilburton 
St. Assoc., D. C. J. Laws, Princeton, Mo.;- 
(pol.) Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hysmith, W. 










E. E. TOURTELOTTE 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


J. W. MARTIN 


E. Brown, P. S. Jones, E. F. Lester, Tom 
J. Fields, ex-Sen. Harreld. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Chapter; Consis¬ 
tory 32nd; Shrine; 0. E. S.; K. of P.; 
I. O. O. F.; Rebekah; Lions. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. C. J. Laws, Princeton, Mo.; Wm. 
Strang, Cleveland, Ohio. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1907; personal and 
com. work. Offices, Mayor, mbr. City 
Council; mbr. Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 
attended all co. and st. convs. since state¬ 
hood ; attended several natl. convs.; prct. 
chain.; co. chmn. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; located at Wilburton; McAlester; 
back to Wilburton. Active Red Closs, Lib¬ 
erty Loan drives, reconstruction work. 

TOURTELLOTTE, EDWARD EVERETT, 
Wilburton. Dem. Occ., pres. Eastern 
Okla. Col. B., Ingalls, Dec. 26, 1893. 
Edu., public sch.., Okla.; Sch. of Mines; 
h. sch., Stillwater; preparatory and col., 
A. & M., B. S., M. S. Wife, Beatrice 
Roll. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., dir. 
Wilburton St. Bk. Church, Meth.; bd. 
stewards; S. S. bd.; tchr. men’s Bible 
class. Clubs &. Lodges, 32nd Mason; Knight 
Templar, Shrine, Okla. City; B. P. 0. E.; 
Jr. A. 0. U. M., councillor; Lions; C. 
of C.; life mbr. 0. E. A. and N. E. A. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Mary Anna Tourtellotte, 
Stillwater. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1914 making speeches. Offices, fl. Sch. 
Inspector 3 yrs.; pres. Eastern Okla. Col., 
1923. Remarks, commissioned officer in 
W. War; Legonnaire; active in Boy Scouts. 

WEAVER, CARLTON, Wilburton. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Mt. Vernon, Tex., Aug. 
25, 1881. Edu., pub. schs., Tex; Univ. of 
Ky.; Okla. Univ. Wife, Amanda Janies 
Haynes. Bus. Con., owns and publishes 
Latimer Co. News-Democrat; dir. of the 
Wilburton St. Bk.; ranching. Bk. Con., 
Wilburton St. Assoc., Mrs. Carlton Weav¬ 
er; (pol) Claude Briggs. Judge E. F. Les¬ 
ter, Bill Murray, Henry S. Johnston, Tom 
D. McKeown, Scott Ferris. Church, Bap.: 


deacon; clerk. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 
Commercial; St. Press Assn.; N. E. A.; 
Izaak Walton League; mbr. Sons Confed¬ 
eracy; mbr. executive bd. of the Choctaw 
Area Boy Scouts Amer. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1904 ; makes speeches. 
Offices, mbr. constitutional conv., dist. No. 
87, Ada; mbr. City Council, Ada; pro¬ 
moted to St. Game Preserve in co. Party 
Honors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. number 
of yrs.; del. to all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Pauls Valley, Okla. 1899; 
lived in Ada, Tulsa, and Wilburton. Hobby, 
game preservation; fishing. 

WEAVER, MRS CARLTON, Wilburton. 
Dem. Occ., newspaper. B., Franklin Co., 
Tenn., Feb. 6, 1887. Edu., Franklin. 

Tenn., private sch.; col. in Meridian, 
Miss. Hus., Carlton Weaver. Bus. Con., 
Latimer Co. News-Democrat. Bk. Con., 
Wilburton St. Church, Meth.; active in 
missionary society. Clubs & Lodges, Twen¬ 
tieth Century Club; N. E. A.; St. Press 
Assn. Imp. Rel., R. E. Haynes (lawyer). 
Tenn.; Floyd Haynes (merchant, hard¬ 
ware), Ada. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
lived in Ada, Tulsa and Wilburton. 


YANDELL, L. 0., Wilburton. Dem. Occ., 
Supt. Schools. B., Bansfield, Ark., Nov. 
30, 1898. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Red 
Oak; col., Durant; Eastern Okla. Col. 
Wife, Pauline Rich. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 

Bk. Con., Wilburton St. Assoc., Roy C. 
Smallwood, E. E. Tourtelotte, Claude 
Briggs, Wilburton; (pol.) R. U. Allen, 
Bob Perdue, John C. Callahan, John Liv¬ 
ingston, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Judge Les¬ 
ter, John Vaughan, M. E. Trapp, Mel 
Nash, Dr. Bennett. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1914 both making speeches 
and working through com. and others. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Party Honors, chmn. 
Dem. co. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900 ; Cameron 1900-04; Wilburton since. 









LeFlore County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Grover Flanagan (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Attorney, J. L. Hale (Dem.)_Poteau 

Ct. Clerk, C. M. Followell (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Clerk, Munroe Burton (Dem.)_Poteau 

Sheriff, H. S. Pilgreen (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Treasurer, Fred M. Roberson (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Surveyor, Joe Page (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. 

Roy Welton (Dem.)-Poteau 

Co. Assessor, Bertha Ryan (Dem.)_Poteau 

Co. Weigher, None 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—George F. Turgeson (Rep.)_Panama 

Dist. No. 2—J. Paul Mathies (Dem.)_Poteau 

Dist. No. 3—Joe Johnston (Dem.)_Heavener 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., P. C. Bolger (Dem.)_Poteau 

Chmn., R. L. Redwine (Dem.)_Spiro 

Mbr., H. S. Costellow (Rep.)_Heavener 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, James Babb (Dem.) Poteau; Bur¬ 
ton Kidd (Dem.) Poteau; Senator, J. B. Harper (Dem.) 
Talihina; District Judge, D. C. McCurtain (Dem.) 
Poteau. 

State Officers, L. V. Reid, mbr. Supreme Court 
Com.; Alex Todd. mbr. State Mining Bd. ; Sylmon Wof¬ 
ford, Poteau. Game Ranger; W. F. Lunsford, Poteau, 
Co. Superintendent Health; Frank E. Weems, Poteau, 
and J. A. King, Soiro, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions,Tubercular Sanitarium, Talihina, 
F. P. Baker, Superintendent; LeFlore Co. Fish Hatch¬ 
ery, Heavener, Ad Aldrich, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Edgar Moore, Spiro, Chmn.; Mrs. Chas. Johnson, 
Heavener, V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

m H- E Wallace, Spiro, Chmn.; Mrs. Della Wade, 
Talihina, V.-Chmn.; J. S. Brown, Poteau, Sec’y. 

W. H. Harrison. Poteau, St. Committeeman; Pales¬ 
tine Brice, Poteau, St. Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Poteau, Co. Seat; P. C. Bolger (Mayor); B. B. 
Shuler (Clerk) ; A. G. Windham (Attorney) ; O. G. & 
E. 

Heavener, G. D. Hughes (Mayor) ; S. J. Folson, 
(Clerk) ; O. G. &. E. 

Spiro, Municipal. 

Talihina, Municipal. 

Bokoshe, W. E. Jones (Mayor) ; James Grayston 
(Clerk) ; Municipal. 

Cameron, Oscar Tucker (Clerk) ; LeFlore Co. Gas 
& Elec. Co. 

Cowlington, W. T. Callicoatt (Clerk). 

Wister, S. W. Adamson (Mayor) ; J. F. Barnes 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2576 

1 1 

3770 | 

| 4069 | 

1 

4622 | 

Rep. 

| 1944 

1 1 

4934 | 

| 3326 | 

1 

5168 | 

Soc. 

| 643 

1 1 

387 | 

1 81 | 

1 

37 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 2078 | 

3809 | 

| 3465 | 

3290 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1592 | 

4939 | 

| 4854 | 

2596. | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 70 | 

377 | 

|no C. | 

15 | 

! 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

| 2101 | 

| 5S20 

1 1 

3500 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1630 | 

| 3325 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Heavener 

Poteau 

Spiro 

Talihina 


Newspaper 


Ledger 
LeFlore County Sun 
News 
Times 
American 


(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

Frank Richards 
Chas. IJ. Cowles 
Robt. L. Kidd 
O. A. Johnson 
J. F. Nicholson 


Owner 

East Okla. Pub. Co. 
Robt. L. Kidd 
O. A. Johnson 
J. F. Nicholson 


ARNETT, MISS JESSYE E., Poteau. 
Dem. Occ., Court ' Reporter. B., Man¬ 
chester, Tex. Edu., Normal Sch. Bus. 
Assoc., Judge D. C. McCurtain, 5th Judic¬ 
ial Dist. Pol. Assoc., Paul Stewart, W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Chris. Lodges & 
Clubs, pres. Hus. & Professional Women’s 
Club; Eastern Star; U. D. C.; mbr. St. 
Rel., J. W. Kincaid, Civil War Veteran; 
Judge George T. Arnett, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
active dist. worker 10 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Court Reporter 3 yrs.; Principal 
Ward Sch. and Tchr. 8th Grade in Idabel 
public sch. 2 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1916; located Idabel. Hobby, 
horsels. 

BABB, JAMES, Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Yell Co, Ark., Sept. 9, 1881. 
Edu., Washita Bap. Co.; admitted to bar 
1916. Wife, Vade West. Cdrn., 3 s„ Irl, 


Carroll, Singleton; 1 d., Rachel. Bk. Con., 
LeFlore Co. Pol. Assoc., E. A. Moore, D. 
C. McCurtain, M. L Courington, Sam Wil¬ 
son, F Hunt, Frank Carter, Geo. Noble, 
Ed Dabney, E. F. Lester. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; W. O. W.; St. 
and Co. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., S T. Babb, 
deceased. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 20 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
held public office 16 yrs; Court Clerk 
1913-17; Asst. Co. Atty. 1919-23; Co. 
Atty. 1923-29; mbr. 12th Legislature. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
1917-18; del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; located 
Boyington ; Howe 1906 ; Poteau since 1912 ; 
4-minute speaker during W. War. Hobby, 
civic improvement and community better¬ 
ment. 

BAKER, FORREST PITT, Talihina. 
Dem. Occ., physician. B., Hot Springs, 


Ark., Feb. 2, 1889. Edu., public sch. Ark.; 
A. & M. Okla.; Univ. of Ark. Med. Dept., 
M. D. Wife, Maude Fitzgerald. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mary, Martha. Bus. Assoc., Dr. C. W. 
Beson. Pol. Assoc., Drs. Byrum and 
Moorman, Sen. Jess Harper, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Royal Arch; Eastern Star; Lions; 
Okla., American and LeFlore Medical 
Assn. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. P. Baker, Mos¬ 
cow, Ark., grad, of West Point, Reg. Sur¬ 
geon of 1st Ter. Vol. in Spanish American 
War. Pol. Act., active worker 16 yrs. 
Offices, present Supt. Eastern Okla. T. B. 
Sanatorium; mbr. Natl. T. B. Assn.; 
Asst. Supt. Ark. St. T. B. Sanatorium 9 
yrs. Remarks, came to Pawnee; lived 
Cleveland; Guthrie; Talihina; contributed 
articles to various papers and magazines; 
Legionnaire, Talihina Post; 5 yrs in Reg. 
Army Medical Corps. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 













































330 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DR. F. P. BAKER 


BARBEE, M. M„ Spiro. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Sallis'aw, Okla., Oct. 7, 
1897. Edu., Spiro h. sch. Single. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St. Pol. Assoc., H. E. 
Wallace, Frank H. Tibbitts, W. B. Pine, 
J. W. Harreld. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
Mason. Imp. Rel., G. L. Vincent, Ft. 
Smith, Ark. Pol. Act., statewide worker 
6 yrs. Offices, Postmaster. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, lived at Stroud, 
Sallisaw, and Spiro; Legionnaire, mbr. 
Post No. 222; wounded in Army at 
Cantigny, St. Mihiel, high explosive shell 
fire. Hobby, tennis, basketball. 

BARNES, C. L., Wister. Rep. Occ., 
minister. B., Hartford, Ark., June 28, 
1876. Edu., Hartford, Ark.; Buckner Col. 
Wife, Mary Heavenor. Cdrn., 7 s., 1 d. 
Bk. Con., First St. Pol. Assoc., A. B. 
Wiggton, S. J. Conster, W. H. Harrison, 
Judge McCurtain, J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Bap. ; minister. Lodges, Master Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Hartford. Imp. Rel., Ben Barnes, 
Hartford, Ark. Pol. Act., independent; 
worker 15 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
preaching 27 yrs.; pastor at Wister 12 
yrs.; Sch. Bd. Trustee; Moderator of Assn, 
for 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; lo¬ 
cated at Wister; speaker for Red Cross 
drives diming W. War. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

BENNETT, C. T., Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Crawford Co., Ark., Mch. 
11, 1893; came to Okla. 1899; located at 
Howe 1899; Poteau 1915. Edu., grad h. 
sch., Poteau; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., LL. B. Wife, Florence Burns. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Dorothy. Bk. Con., LeFlore 
Co. Natl. Assoc., James Babb; (pol.) A. 
E. Moore, Judge D. C. McCurtain, M. L. 
Harris, Jimmie Rollins, Geo. D. Key, 
Robert Burns, Hall Rains. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Knight Templar; 
sec’y LeFlore Co. Bar Assn.; mbr. Okla. 
Bar Assn.; chmn. Dem Cen. Com. since 
statehood except 2 terms; pres. Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League. Imp. Rel., A. L. Bennett 
(dec.). Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
14 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices. Deputy 
Ot. Clk. U. S. Dist. Ct. under Judge R. 
L. Williams 1 y 2 yrs.; Deputy Ct. Clk. Le¬ 
Flore Co. 5 yrs.; Asst. Co. Atty. 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, chmn. dist. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; pres, of LeFlore Co. League of 
Young Dems.; del. to st. and co. convs. 


Remarks, Legionnaire, 16 mos. foreign ser¬ 
vice, Obra Post No. 132 v General Head¬ 
quarters A. E. F.; attorney for cdrn. of 
deceased soldiers LeFlore Co. Hobby, help¬ 
ing ex-service men. 

BIRD, F. W., Poteau. Dem. Occ., ab¬ 
stractor. B., Grant Co., Ark., Nov. 23, 
1872; came to Okla. 1889; located at Cam¬ 
eron; Poteau 1899. Edu., pub. sch., Okla. 
Wife, Kate Gatewood, no cdrn. Bus. Con., 
LeFlore Co. Abstract & Insurance. Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) D. C. Mc¬ 
Curtain, R. L. Redwine, E. F. Lester, Jess 
Harper, Jess Reed, Fred Capshaw, W. J. 
Holloway. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter; Shrine; Mus¬ 
kogee; C. of C., mbr. good roads com. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 25 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, City Clk. and Water 
Commr. 5 yrs.; Alderman 4 yrs.; Mayor 
2 yrs.; mbr. Legislature 1926-28. Party 
Honors, sec’y. Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to 
st. Dem. Convs. Remarks, DeRosey Ca¬ 
bell Camp Spanish-Amer. War Veterans; 
home service sec’y of Red Cross. Hobby, 
good roads and civic improvement. 

BIRD, MRS. KATE, Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Jackson, Miss.; came to 
Okla. 1891; located at Cameron, Indian 
Terr.; Vinita 1900; Poteau 1903. Edu., 
acad., Rogers, Ark. Hus., F. W. Bird, no 
cdrn.. Bus Con., LeFlore Co. Abstract 
Co. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge D. C. McCurtain, Mrs. Nellie Mill¬ 
er, Clyde Bennett. Church, Epis. Clubs, 
C. of C.; St. Assn, of Abstractors. Imp. 
Rel., Oscar Carr, Clarksdale, Miss. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker since 1917. Of¬ 
fice, Tag Agt. 1927-29. Party Honors, 
prct. comniitteewoman. Remarks, during 
W. War was mbr. Local Bd. Officers, chief 
clk. LeFlore Co. Council of Defense. Hob¬ 
by, homemlaking. 

BOHANNON, 0. G., Wister. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Lebannon, Mo., Apr. 7, 
1879; came to Okla. 1908 ; located at Wis¬ 
ter; at Seattle, Wash., 1 % yrs.; St. Louis 
6 yrs. Edu., Lebannon, Mo. Wife, Inez 
Syfert, no cdrn. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., (pol.) T. J. White, W. H. Harri¬ 
son, W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., R. E. Bohannon, stockman; T. G. 
Bohannon, largest stockman in Richland, 
Mo. Pol. Act., st. worker 12 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Office, Postmaster 8 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. several co. convs.; 
twice st. convs. Remarks, active during 
W. War in Red Cross work. Hobby, 
chickens and hogs. 

BOLGER, PERRY C„ Poteau. Dem. 
Occ., attorney and Mayor. B., Sharmon, 
Ark., Nov. 4, 1867; came to Okla. 1895 ; 
located at Cameron; Poteau 1900. Edu., 
h. sch.. Magnolia, Ark., 1885; Washington 
& Lee Univ., Lexington, Va., 1890. Wife, 
May Stalcup Bolger. Bk. Con., LeFlore 
Co.; Cen. Natl. Assoc., E. R. Goode, D. 
C. McCurtain, Judge R. P. White, T. T. 
Varner; (pol.) R. L. Redwine, J. B. Har¬ 
per, James Babb, Burton Kidd, Judge R. 

L. Williams, Geo. B. Noble, W. H. Brown, 

M. E. Rosser, P. D. Brewer. Church, Bap. 
Clubs, chmn. Red Cross, sec’y-treas. Sal¬ 
vation Army. Imp. Rel., Perry C. Bolger 
(cousin), cashier LeFlore Co.. Bk. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 34 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, Mayor 1929-31; City 
Councilman Poteau 6 yrs.; Co. Judge 
1911-16; first Co. Clk; referee in bank¬ 
ruptcy, Poteau Div.; Probate Commr., Po¬ 
teau Div., Dent Dist., Indian Ter., 1897- 
1907; City Atty. Cameron 2 yrs., 1897-98. 
Party Honors, past mbr. St. Dem. Cen. 
Com. chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 1908; del. 
to co. and st. Dem. Convs.; alternate del. 
natl. conv., St. Louis, 1900; Denver, 1904; 
sec’y Co. Election Bd. 3 yrs., resigned 
1928. Remarks, mbr. Council of Defense, 
later sec’y; campaigned co. for all drives; 
also 4-minute man during W. War; ac¬ 
ting U. S. Commr. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 


BREWER, OREN J. M., Heavener. Rep. 
Occ., pres. First Natl. Bk. B., Sebastian Co., 
Ark., Apr. 10, 1869; came to Okla. 1878; 
located near Cameron; Poteau 1892; Heav¬ 
ener 1898 since . Edu., com. sch., Kully- 
cliaha, Indian Terr., 1887. Wife, Ocie 
Washburn. Cdrn., 1 s.„ Jerry. Assoc., A. 

S. Johnston, Free Malone, Jr., Minnie W. 
Allen, Glenda Miller; (pol.) Judge Grover 
Flannagan, I. P. Clark, €. P. Bolger, 
Judge W. H. Brown, T. C. Humphrey, J. 
B. Harper, C. J. Thomas. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Knight Templar; 
Eastern Star; past Master Mason Lodge; 
York Rite, past pres. Lions; mbr. Amer. 
and Okla. Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., Phil D. 
Brewer (cousin). Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 22 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
past. pres. Bd. of Edu., 10 yrs.; Chmn. Bd. 
of City Commrs.; past Postmaster 4 yrs.; 
past Co. Commr. Le Flore Co. 2 yrs.; Jury 
Commr. several times; mbr. Good Roads 
and S. W. Assn. Court Reporters. Imp. 
past pres. Bd. of Edu., 10 yrs.; chmn. Bd. 
of City Commrs.; past Postmaster 4 yrs.; 
past Co. Commr. LeFlore Co. 2 yrs.; Jury 
and Bridge Corns. Remarks, active during 
W. War on Liberty Bonds, Red Cross, etc.; 
established first store in Heavener, also 
First Natl. Bk., 1910. Hobby, good horses. 

BRICE, MRS. PALESTINE, Poteau. Rep. 
Occ., housekeeper. B., Brooklyn, Ky., Dec. 
9, 1875; came to Okla. when a child; 
lived at McAlester, Altus, Haileyville and 
Poteau. Edu., com. sch. Hus., Arthur 
Atwood Brice; killed Jan. 11, 1916; 1 son 
killed Oct. 5, 1905. Church, Chris. Imp 
Rel., Melvin Flener, Union, Indian Terr 
Pol. Act., st. committeewoman; served on 
Election Bd.; attended first conv.; never 
misses; first v.-chmn. of LeFlore Co. 4 
yrs. Remarks, chmn. Red Cross drives 
during W. War. 

BROWN, J. SOL, Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., St. Paul, Ark., Feb. 14, 
1885; came tol Okla. 1886; located at Gil¬ 
more; moved to Cameron; then Poteau. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Slatonville, Ark. ; 
bus. col.. Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, Pearl 
Baughman. Cdrn., Genevieve. Bus. Con., 
Horn & Brown. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. 
Assoc., E. S. Loaknote, W. H. Harrison, 

T. T. Warner, M. W. Murray; (pol.) 
H. E. Wallace, S. J. Chronister, W. W. 
Burton, W. B. Pine, M. E. Trapp, W. M. 
Franklin, Harry Rogers, Lew Wentz, 



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I. P. CLARK 


Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; W. O. W.; M. W. A. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 15 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, dir. Sch. Bd.; treas. 
Twp. Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; prct. committeeman; chmn. 
Rep. Cen. Com. 

BRYAN, H C., Spiro. Dem. Occ., clerk, 
land owner. B„ Cass Co., Tex.; Aug., 
1885 ; came to Okla. 1908 ; located at Spiro. 
Edu., pub. sch., Tex. Wife, Frederica 
Fannin. Bk. Con., Spiro St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge D. C. McCurtain, James Babb, Cy 
Avery, Judge E. F. Lester. Church. Meth. 
Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge; W. O. W. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker 19 yrs.; personal 
contact. Offices, chmn. Co. Commrs. 4 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 3 yrs.; Mayor 2 yrs.; Town 
Clk. 2 yrs. Remarks, instrumental in 
building court house and graveling streets; 
active on Red Cross drives during W. War. 

BURTON. MONROE, Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Clk. B., Cameron, June 3, 1891; na¬ 
tive; Panama 1898; Shady Point 1920; 

Poteau since. Edu., com. and h. schs., 

Shady Point and Poteau. Wife, Beatrice 
Welch. Cdrn., 1 s., Kenneth Ray; 1 d., 
Bertha Dean. Bk. Con., LeFlore Co. Natl. 
Assoc., II. L. Peck, C. B. Lions, Roy 

Coleman; (pol.) J. J. Hardy, M. W. Mur¬ 

ray, J. S. Terry, T. L. Holden, C. C. Chil¬ 
ders. Bert McDonel, M. E. Trapp, Wilburn 
Cartwright, Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, del. to 
Lions Club convs.; W. 0. W.; O. A. U. 
W.; IC. P.; Co. Officers Assn., del to co. 
officers conv. Pol. Act., straight co. Dem. 
20 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, Co. 
Clk. ; Co. Assessor; Good Roads Com. 
Party Honors, del. co. conv.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; mbr. Election Bd. 

BUTLER, JASPER N„ Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
real estate. B., Huntingdon, Tenn., Apr. 
22, 1877; came to Okla. 1890 ; located at 
Cameron 13 yrs.; Indianola 2 yrs.; Red 
0*ak 10 yrs.; Poteau since. Edu., Tenn. 
and Indian Terr. Schs. Wife, Ruth Smith. 
Cdrn., 5 d., Mrs. Carrie P. Lucas, Mrs. 
Helen S. Bross, Mrs. Beulah Wallace, 
Esther and Mildred Butler. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl.; LeFlore Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
E. A. McGowan, Lew Wentz, Jim Harris, 
E. L. Kirby. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., 
father and oldest brother Civil War vet¬ 
erans. Pol. Act., partisan; worker all his 


life; personal contacts and through com. 
Party Honors, st. committeeman; del. to all 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, active on 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives during 
W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

BYERS, JUSTIN N., Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Mansfield, Feb. 16, 
1893; came to Okla. 1919; located at 
Beggs; Poteau since 1920. Edu., grad, 
h. sch., Stigler, 1910. Wife, Estelle Cald¬ 
well. Cdrn., 1 s., Justin, Jr. Bk. Con., 
LeFlore Co. Assoc., P. O. Bridgeman, L. 

A. Walker, A. A. Lingle, Carl Riddle; 
(pol.) W. H. Harrison, Dr. M. W. Mur¬ 
ray, Bill Hoggard, Sherman Chronister, W. 

B. Pine, Ivan Wade, James Hepburn, Omer 
Benedict. Church, Bap. Lodges, I. O. O. 
F.; W. O. W.; Carpenters Union; past 
mbr. Sheriffs Assn. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; co. worker 7 yrs.; through personal 
contact Offices, Deputy Sheriff 1923-29 ; 
Chief of Police, appointed Oct., 1923, 
served continuously to date being elected 
3 consecutive times. Party Honors, del. 
to Co. Rep. Conv.; prct. committeeman; 
past mbr. election bd. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Obra Fair Post No. 132. Hobby, 
catching criminals. 

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM ANDREW, Po¬ 
teau. Dem. Occ., Co. Treas. B., Dar- 
danelle, Ark., 1865 ; came to Okla. 1904; 
located at Poteau. Edu., grad. com. sch., 
Gravely, 1891; commercial col., Little 
Rock, 1892. Wife, Annie Grace Adams, 
no cdrn. Bus. Con., sec’y-treas and mgr. 
Poteau Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl. Assoc., F. J. Kohr, C. B. Se¬ 
vier. W. W. Lowery, O. P. Bridgeman, 
John Oxley, S. W. Pemberton, Chas. L. 
Sigmon; (pol.) R. L. Redwine, Mack Hall, 
J. J. Thomas, John F. Mahr, E. C. Gay, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 37 yrs., per¬ 
sonally. Offices, City Council 1906-07 ; 
City Treas. 1908-24; Co. Treas. 1925-29. 
Hobby, baseball, tennis and croquet. 

CHRESTMAN, GRAYSON, Spiro. Dem. 
Occ., Deputy Sheriff. B., Cameron, July 
6, 1897;; Braden 1904; Spiro since. Edu., 
h. sch., Spiro. Wife, Dortha Powell. Cdrn., 
1 s., Grayson, Jr. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Jim Hale, Grover Flanna- 
gin, Jess Harper, James Babb. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. Landruf, Miss. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 2 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Ft Bliss, Tex.; 4 
yrs. service in Mexico 1918. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

CLARK, I. P., SR., Heavener. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Lexington, Mo., 
June 3, 1883; came to Okla. 1903; located 
at Bunch, Indian Terr.; Poteau 1904; 
Heavener 1911 since. Edu., grad. h. sch., 
Lexington, Mo., 1901. Wife, Esther C. 
Murray. Cdrn., 3 s., I. P., Jr., John W., 
Dan J. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., M. 
A. Stewart, L. R. Williams; (pol.) W. H. 
Harrison, T. H. DuBois, T. T. Varner. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. G. W. Clark, Venice, Calif. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 20 yrs., personal 
contact. Offices, Sch. Dist. Treas., dist. 
No. 2, 1919-24; Alderman Heavener 1915- 
17; Mayor Poteau 1907-09; Alderman Po¬ 
teau 1905-07. Party Honors, Rep. Co. 
Cen. Com. 1921-29; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. Co. Council of De¬ 
fense 1917-18; chmn. Red Cross 1916-24; 
mbr. Co. Instruction Bd. 1918. Hobby, 
fishing, golf. 

COURINGTON, MOSES L., Heavener. 
Dem. Occ., private secretary. B., Heav¬ 
ener, Indian Terr., Oct. 8, 1891; native. 
Edu., grad. h. sell., Heavener 1908; 
Draughon’s Bus. Col., Ft. Smith, Ark., 
1909. Wife, Katherine Bianci. Cdrn., 1 s., 
M. L., Jr. Bus. Con., v.-pres. St. Natl. 
Bk. Assoc., John H. Young, M. A. Stew¬ 
art, O. J. M. Brewer, J. W. Patton.; (pol.) 
Grover Flannagin, D. C. McCurtain, Clyde 
Bennett, W. J. Holloway, J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, v.- 


pres. Lions; trustee Air Port Golf Club; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter; Commandery; 
M. W. A.; Izaak Walton League. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Mollie Courington, Heavener. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; co. worker 12 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, past City Aider- 
man Heavener 1 yr.; Treas. Sch. Dist., 
independent No. 3, 1923-29; City Commr. 
1929-33. Party Honors, past dist. com¬ 
mitteeman ; helped to write charter of city 
for city manager form of government; del. 
to co. convs. Remarks, active Liberty Loan 
drives during W. War. Hobby, fishing, 
hunting, golf. 

DAVIS, MELVIN, Wister. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Stoutland, Mo., Mch. 12, 1879; 
came to Okla. 1914; located at Wister. 
Edu., h. sch., Stoutland, Mo. Wife, Floy 
Fulbright, no cdrn. Bus. Con., v.-pres. 
First St. Bk.; stockholder Natl. Bk., Harts- 
horne; lumber co. Assoc., M. L. Harris, 

B. W. Mathies; (pol.) J. Paul Mathies, 
Judge D. C. McCurtain, M. E. Trapp, Judge 
E. F. Lester. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
John Davis, pres. First St. Bk. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Party Honors, del. in Mo. Hob¬ 
by, fishing and hunting. 

DUBOIS, TOUSSAINT H„ Talihina. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Mo. Valley, la., 
Oct. 13, 1870; came to Okla. 1893; located 
S. McAlester 1907; Poteau 1918; Talihina 
since. Edu., com. sch., Mt. Ayr, la., 
1887 ; started law practice 1907. Wife, 
Minnie Freeman. Cdrn., 1 s., T. F.; 3 d., 
Mary, Sue, Carolyn. Bus. Con., DuBois 
& Harper, Attys. (Jess Harper). Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Meth. Club, C. of 

C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 37 yrs. 
Offices, Ct. Reporter U. S. Ct., 1893-1907; 
U. S. Commr. 1917-19; mbr. City Council 
1912-16; 1919-21; present City Atty. Party 
Honors, del. natl. conv., 1925, Kansas 
City; sec’y Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, active during 
W. War, Red Cross and Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, fishing, hunting, chess, 
sch., civic affairs. 

FAIR, ELLIS N„ M. D., Heavener. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Waldron, 
Ark., Aug. 18, 1881; came to Okla. 1911; 
located at Heavener. Edu., h. sch., Wal¬ 
dron, Ark., 1899; Hendricks Col., Conway, 
Ark., 1900; Univ. of Ky., M. D., 1908. 
Wife, Annie Cooper. Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin; 
4 d., Ouida, Juanita, Frankie, Wanda. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc.. O. J. 
M. Brewer, Mack Hall, Free Malone; 
(pol.) Jess Harper, Burton Kidd, D. C. 
McCuriatn W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Meth Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Shrine, 
Muskogee; Eastern Star, Worthy Patron; 
Lions. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. E. F. 
Fair, Waldron, Ark., married 64 yrs. Sept 
5, 1929: ancestors are all tchrs. and 

preachers; two bros., one bro.-in-law, five 
uncles all Meth. preachers. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, past Sch. Dir. Heavener 3 yrs.; Twp. 
Trustee Houston Twp. Hobby, golfing and 
fishing. 

FERGUSON, GEO. F., Panama. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Iberia, Mo., 
Oct. 23, 1871 ; came to Okla. 1916; located 
at Panama 1916 since. Edu., pub. sch. 
and Iberia Acad. Wife, Elizabeth Arnold. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Nean; 1 d., Georgia. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Harrison, 
Jasper Butler, H. E. Wallace, Judge Mc¬ 
Curtain. W. B. Pine, Dr. Murray. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason; Royal 
Arch. Imp. Rel., John Ferguson, v.-com¬ 
mander G. A. R., Iberia. Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 30 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, clk. Sch. Bd.; Co. Treas. 
1920-22; Co. Commr. 1927-33. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. Hobby, 
baseball, good roads. 

FINDLEY, H. M., Panama. Rep. Occ., 
mail carrier. B., Burlington, Kan., Sept. 
14, 1884; came to Okla. 1919; located at 




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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



SENATOR JESS HARPER 


Panama. Edu., grad. Harrisonville, Mo. 
Wife, Ethel Massey, no cdrn. Pol. Act., 
Geo. F. Ferguson, W. H. Harrison. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Mason, Booneville, Mo.; A. 
O. U. W. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; st. worker 10 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Postmaster Panama 2 yrs.. 
City Clk. 7 yrs. Party Honors, W. 0. 
W.; del. to st. conv. at Kansas City. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

FLANAGAN, GROVER, Poteau. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Noblesville, Ind., 
July 29, 1884; came to Okla. 1907 ; lo¬ 
cated at Heavener; moved to Poteau 1929. 
Edu., grad. Washington, Ind., h. sch.; Ind. 
Univ.; admitted to Bar 1911; Supreme Ct. 
of Okla. Wife, Hazel Richards (dec.). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Janies R. Flanagan; 0. M. 

A. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., C. F. 
Johnston. Church, Meth. Lodges, Shrine, 
Muskogee; Rose Croix, McAlester; Knight 
Templar, Heavener; mbr Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Elizabeth Flanagan 
(mother), Aurora, Ind. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Judge 6 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. Dem. convs. Re¬ 
marks, Co. Chmn. LeFlore Co. Chapter 
Amer. Red Cross; also on Draft Bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, fishing and work 
among crippled children; LeFlore Co. holds 
st. record for work among crippled chil¬ 
dren. Also sponsor 4-H Jersey Calf Clubs; 
dir. Jersey Calf Dept, of Fair Assn. 

FOLLOWELL, CLYDE MASON, Poteau. 
Dem. Occ., Co. and Dist. Court Clerk. 

B. , Hardy, Ark., Feb. 20, 1898; came to 
Okla 1906; located at Richard; Summer- 
field 1909; Heavener 1927 ; Poteau since 
1928. Edu., com. sch., Summerfield, 1914; 
h. sch., 1918; S. E. Tchrs. Col.; Univ. of 
Chicago, LL. B., 1927. Wife, Annie Far¬ 
mer. Cdrn., 1 s., W. L. Bk. Con., Le¬ 
Flore Co. Natl. Assoc., James Babb, 
Judge McOurtain, F. W. Bird, Chas. L. 
Sigmon, Chas. Bolger; (pol.) Ed Kilpat¬ 
rick, James Babb, Edgar Moore, R. P. 
White, Bob Perdue, Earl Welch, Claude 
Briggs, Judge Moore, H. D. Lewis. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., C. R. Followell (bro.), 
Summerfield. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 6 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
Town Clk Summerfield 1920-23; Town 
Treas. 1924-26; Dist. and Co. Ct. Clk. Po¬ 
teau 1929-31. Party Honors, inspector 


City Election Bd.; del. to co. and st. 
convs.; com. on appointments. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Fulsom-Lumpkins, Heavener No. 
188; 77th- Division, 306th Field Hospital 
Corps. Hobby, livestock, hunting, fishing, 
and travel. 

GOODNIGHT, J. H„ Panama. Rep. Occ., 
retired, Mayor of Panama. B., Carroll, 
Mo. Nov. 1, 1858; came to Okla. 1869; 
located at Old Scullyville 1869. Edu., 
subscription schs. of Indian Terr. Wife, 
Emma Brashears, Cdrn., 1 s., Edmund, 
pres. Cen. Natl. Bk., Poteau. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Harrison, 
Summey Fulson, J. D. Ward, H. E. Wal¬ 
lace, John Fields, W. B. Pine, A. C. Al¬ 
exander. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
W. O. W.; I. O. O. F.; K. P.; sec’y of 
Agricultural Wheel of LeFlore Co. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 45 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, Postmaster of Pan¬ 
ama 1892-1903; established first post of¬ 
fice ; Mayor of Panama and Twp. Justice 
since statehood. Party Honors, del. to 
first statehood conv. Remarks, Food Ad¬ 
ministrator during W. War. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, fishing and stockraising. 

GREEN, SAM T., Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Lee Co., 
Va., Oct. 26, 1889; came to Okla. 1894; 

located at Cameron 1894; Poteau 189S 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Poteau. 
Wife, Iona Deason. Cdrn., 1 s., F. T., 
Jr.; 1 d., Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl; 
LeFlore Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Mason Blue Lodge; Com- 
mandery; C. of C. Pol. Act., co. worker 
15 yrs.; personal contact and com. Of¬ 
fices, clk. of Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 

sec’y Co. Cen. Dem. Com,, Prct. and Co. 

Elec. Bd. Remarks, chmn. United Char¬ 

ities ; active during W. War on Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, fishing 
and golf. 

HALL, MACK, Heavener. Dem. Occ., 
pres. St. Natl. Bk., Heavener. B„ Sharp 
Co., Ark., Nov. 23, 1881; came to Okla. 
1910; located at Heavener. Edu., h. sch., 
Waldron, Ark., 1902. Wife, Josie Teeter. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Edward, Ernest, Ray, Mack, 
Jr.; 1 d., Helen. Bk. Con., Amer-First 
St. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. Assoc., 
D. Sallee, M. L. Courington, E. J. Free¬ 
man; (pol.) James Babb, R. L. Redwine. 
J. W. Patton, F. W. Bird, J. B. A. Rob¬ 
ertson, Sam Neely, J. B. Harper, W. J. 
Holloway. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Air Port Golf Club; W. O. W.; A. 
O. U. W.; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Hubert 
J. Hall (uncle), Waldron, Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 28 yrs.; personal 
contact and through com. Offices, past 
Councilman Heavener 4 yrs., 1912-16; past 
pres, of Council. Party Honors, mbr. Co. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to Dem. Co. and 
St. Convs. Remarks, published Heavener 
Dispatch 1910-18; active on local bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War; attends all meetings St. Press 
Assn. Hobby, golf, baseball. 

HARDY, HARRELL, Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Conway, Tenn., 
Mch. 11, 1882; came to Okla. 1907 ; located 
at Calhoun 1907; Bokoshe 1909; Poteau 
1918 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Con¬ 
way and Pulaski, Tenn.; M. D., Louis¬ 
ville, Ky. Wife, Robbie Malone, no cdrn. 
Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. LeFlore Co. Assoc., 
Charlie Sigmon, E. G. Goodnight, Milburn 
Babb; (pol.) Ezra Hester, Cleve Scranton, 
Sam Sorrels, E. S. Lain, Henry Wortham. 
M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, C. of C.; Boy Scouts; Crip¬ 
pled Children. Imp. Rel., Geo. Hardy, Pu¬ 
laski, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; co. work¬ 
er 22 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, Co. 
Health Officer. Party Honors, co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. Council of Defense 
and Examining Bd. during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, improved farming. 

HARPER, SEN. J. B., Talihina. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Greenwood, Ark., Oct. 
19, 1884; came to Okla. 1911; located at 


Talihina. Edu., h. sch., Greenwood, Ark.; 
Columbia Univ., LL. B. Wife, Effie Nor¬ 
ris, no cdrn. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Lions; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 20 
yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, Representa¬ 
tive in House about 12 yrs., Speaker 1925; 
Senator 1926. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs.; natl. conv., 1928, Hous¬ 
ton. Remarks, very proud of sanitarium 
at Talihina which he has helped put over. 
Active during W. War on Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

HARRIS, M. L., Wister. Dem. Occ., 
pres. First St. Bk.; pres. Clayton St. Bk.; 
pres. Hartshorne Natl. Bk.; pres. Harris 
Lumber Co., Tulsa; pres. Wister Oil Co.; 
pres. Harris Lumber Co., Wister. B., Hart¬ 
ford, Ark., Dec. 28, 1874; came to Okla. 
1886; located at LeFlore 8 yrs.; Paige 
2 yrs.; Houston 4 yrs.; Oliver, Ark., 3 
yrs.; Waldron 3 yrs.; Wister about 21 
yrs. Edu., h. sch., Hartford, Ark. Wife, 
Willia Mathies. Cdrn., 1 s., M. L„ Jr. 
Assoc., Neil Sims, Ft. Smith, Ark.; Mel¬ 
vin Davis, Wister; O. O. Dallins, Harts¬ 
horne; B. W. Mathies, Wister; C. O. Up¬ 
church, Wister; Wharton Mathies, Clayton; 
W. L. Harris, T”'=a; (pol.) D. C. Mc- 
Curtain, Judge Reid, Judge Lester, E. A. 
Moore, M. E. Trapp. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason, McAlester; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 25 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Offices, chmn. Co. Sch. 
Dirs. Assn.; Sch. Dir. 6 yrs.; offered Co. 
Assessor by Gov. Haskell. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; helped manage 
Frank Carter and M. E. Trapp campaigns. 
Remarks, established first St. Bk. of Wis¬ 
ter. Active on Red Cross during W. War; 
also Liberty Loans. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

HARRISON, WILLIAM H., Poteau. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Haskell Co., Okla., 
March 4, 1876; Poteau since 1902. Edu., 
grad. A. B., Tulsa Uni.; Center Univ., 
Danville, Ky., LL. B. Wife, Minnette 
Roberts. Cdrn., 1 d., Virginia Mary. Pol. 
Assoc., H. E. Wallace, I. S. Wade, I. P. 
Clark, J. T. White, O. G. Bohannon, F. J. 
Kohr, W. B. Pine, Sen. J. W. Harreld, 
Bk. Con., Central Natl. Church, Pres. 
Lodge, Mason. Imp. Rel., Mitchell Harri¬ 
son, deceased. Sans Bois, Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 28 yrs. all 



M. L. HARRIS 






LEFLORE COUNTY 


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ways needed. Offices, Prosecuting Atty. 
for Choctaw Dist. 1902 ; Mashatalubbes, 
First Dist. 1906 ; Postmaster 1907-11; 
Chief of Choctaws; mbr. of Sch. Bd. 4 
yrs., Poteau. Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; Rep. St. Committeeman; 
del. to all st. Rep. convs.; del. to Natl. 
Progressive Conv. 1916, Roosevelt Monu¬ 
ment. Remarks, the leader of Indians; 
active during W. War on Red Cross. Hob¬ 
by, football. 

HESTER, E. IRA, Poteau. Dem. Occ.. 
owner and operator truck line; city treas¬ 
urer. B., Hurd Co., Ga., Sept. 3, 1881; 
located Greenwood, Ark., 1816; Poteau 

since 1919. Edu., public sch.. Ark.; Com¬ 
mercial Sch., Ft. Smith; Ft. Smith h. 
sch.; Hendrix Col., Conrad Wife, Cora 
Floyd, deceased Cdrn., 1 s., E. Ira Hes¬ 
ter, Jr.; 1 d., Annie Sue. Bk. Con., Cen. 
Natl., Poteau. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason No. 131, Greenwood Grot¬ 
to ;W. O. W.; C. of C.; Country Club; 
sponsor good roads. Pol. Act., statewide 

worker 15 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 
Co. Clerk, Sebastian Co., Ark. 4 yrs.; Co. 
Judge and St. Sen., Ft. Smith, Ark; City 
Treas.. Poteau 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to various convs. Remarks, secured pas¬ 
sage of Good Health and Good Sch. Bills; 
built court house at Greenwood; active 
during W. War, Liberty Loan drives. 
Hobby, fishing, good roads, good schools. 

HUNT, W. F., Wister. Dem. Occ., 
hardware and furniture. B., Hartford, 

Ark., Sept. 13, 1877 ; came to Okla same 
yr., located LeFlore Co.; Monroe 15 yrs.; 
Hartshome 15 yrs.; Monroe 3 yrs.; Wister 
since. Edu., Monroe h. sch. Wife, Rhoda 
Starling. Cdrn., 2 d„ Sallie, Mae. _Bk. 
Con., stockholder First St. Bus. Assoc., 
M. L. Harris, B. B. Smith Pol Assoc., 
Judge D. C. McCurtain, Jim Bell, Jess 
Harper, Claude Briggs, Judge E. F. Lester. 
Offices, Deputy U. S. Marshal 3 yrs. 


Party Honors, del. st. conv. 2 times. 
Remarks, active during W. War in Red 
Cross. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

JOHNSON. MRS. CHAS. F„ Heavener. 
Dem. B., Ozark, Ark. Edu., com. schs., 
Ozark, Ark.; h. sch.. Ft. Smith. Occ., 
homemaker. Husband, Chas. F. Johnson. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. E. 
Patton, John Folsum, Gene Blackwell, 
Albert Johnston, Mrs. John Cottell, Mrs. 
Fite, W. T. Hunt. Church Meth.. Clubs 

6 Lodges, Woodman Circle. Pol. Act., 
partisan; county wide, active since 1920 ; 
works through com. and others. Party 
Honors, V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 1922; Co. 

V. -Chmn. 1930; mbr;. Elect Bd. ginoe 
1920 ; del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, locating 
at McAlester; Heavener since 1916. Active 
in civic affairs. Was active in Red 
Cross work during war. 

JUDY, 0. C., Wister. Rep. Occ., 

druggist. B., Mansfield, Ark., Sept. 23, 
1887; came to Okla. 1900, located Poteau; 
Wister 1919. Edu., h. sch., Walter, Ark. 
Wife, Ruth McDaniel. Cdrn., 1 s., O. C., 
Jr.; 1 d.. May. Bk. Con., First St. Bus. 
Assoc., R. W. Carson, W. B. Hodgens. 
Pol. Assoc., O. G. Bohannon, P. L. Young, 

W. B. Pine. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Masonic, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., R. P. 
Judy, banker, Ya. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 20 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
City Clerk, Poteau 8 yrs.; Mayor Wister 

7 yrs. Party Honors, Rep. co. conv.; Co. 
Prct. Committeeman 4 yrs. Remarks, very 
active in Pine campaign. Hobby, hunting, 
baseball. 

KIDD, BURTON, Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
owner Kidd Drug Co. B., Prentiss, Miss., 
Sept. 30, 1882; came to Okla. 1892, located 
Poteau. Edu., h. sch., Poteau. Single. 
Bk. Con., LeFlore Co. Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
E. A. Moore, O. L. Pinex, D. C. McCur¬ 
tain, W. J. Holloway, Gordon Gray, Paul 


iStewart, A. N. Leecraft. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. T.; C. of C.; S. Sch. worker. 
Imp. Rel., Robert Lee, Wallace, Henry and 
Frank Kidd, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan 
worker 7 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Representative LeFlore Co. 1923- 
24-25-28. del. several times to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, active on Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan drives during W. War. 
Hobby, church work and fishing. 

KIDD, ROBERT LEE, Poteau. Dem. 
Occ., editor and publisher. B., Dkalona, 
Miss.; came to Okla. 1892, located Poteau. 
Edu., practical edu. Wife, Ruby Park. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Robert Lee, Jr., James Park. 
Edward Burton. Bus. Con., Poteau News. 
Bk. Con., LeFlore Natl. Pol. Assoc., Chas. 
Wrightsman, W. J. Holloway, R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, T. P. Gore, Phil D. Brewer. Church, 
Meth. Club, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Capt. Kidd, 
pirate, (great uncle). Pol. Act., partisan 
worker 22 yrs. Offices, Appraiser of Segre¬ 
gated Coal and Asphalt of Choctaw and 

Chickasw Nations; Mayor of Spiro ; Sec'y. 
of Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, Colonel on 
Staff. Remarks, active on drives dur¬ 

ing W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

KNECHT, ROY, Heavener. Dem. Occ., 

Chevrolet dealer. B., Town City, Pa., 
June 10, 1888 ; came to Okla. 1908, 

located Gilmore; Stigler 1908 ; Monroe 
1909; Heavener since 1925. Edu., h. sch.. 
Town City; Kutztown St. Normal, Kutz- 
town, Pa., grad. 1908. Wife, Josie M. 
Banting. Cdrn., 2 s., Gilbert, Donald; 1 
d., Mary. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; First Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., John H. Young, Jack Free¬ 
man, E. P. Swan. Pol. Assoc., D. C. Mc¬ 
Curtain, Grover Flannigan, Clyde Bennett, 
J. W. Patton, Judge E. F. Lester, Judge 
L. Y. Reid, George Noble, P. C. Bolger, 
W. C. Lewis. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Masonic Chapter, Heavener; 
Master Masonic Order, Consistory Mc¬ 
Alester, Shrine Muskogee; C. of C., mbr. 
Crippled Children’s Com. Pol. Act., co. 
worker 15 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Young Men’s Dem. Club. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Folson Lumpkin No. 188 Post; 319 
Field Art. Battery D.; Overseas 1 yr. 
active service; very active Boy Scout 
worker. Hobby, crippled children work. 

KOHR, FRANK, Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Dover, Ohio, Sept. 25, 
1876; came to Okla. 1906; located Poteau. 
Edu., com. sch., Salina, Kan. 1892; h. 
sch., 1894. Wife, Alice Farringer. Cdrn., 
1 d., Ruth. Bk. Con., LeFlore Co. Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., Judge Bolger, Martin Bos¬ 
well, John Obkley, W. A. Campbell, C. L. 
Sigman. Pol. Assoc., W. H. Harrison, H. 
E. Wallace, David Robinson, Ivan Wade, 
O. G. Bohannon, W. B. Pine, Pat Hurley, 
Henry Cooper, J. W. Harreld, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Commandery; K. T.; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. D. S. Kohr (mother), 
Salina, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker 30 yrs.; prefers work through 
corns. Offices, Alderman Poteau 1911-12; 
City Clerk 1913; Postmaster 1925-34. 
Party Honors, del. co. and dist. convs. 
Remarks, Chmn. 4-Minute Men during W. 
War. Hobby, flowers and vegetable garden¬ 
ing. 

LUNSFORD, W. F„ (M. D.), Potea*. 
Dem. Occ., County Health Officer. B., 
Cameron, Okla., April 8, 1898 ; Talihina 
1908; Poteau since 1928. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Poteau; O. U. 6 yrs., B. S., M. 
D. Wife, Inez Scott. Bk. Con., Cen. 
Natl.; LeFlore Co. Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
Jess Harper, Judge Flanagan, Monroe Bur¬ 
ton, James Babb, Wilburn Cartwright. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Royal Arch; Alpha Kappa 
Kappa; Sponsor Boy Scouts ; Choctaw Coun¬ 
try Club; Okla. and Amer. Med. Assn. Pol. 
Act, independent co. worker 5 yrs., all 
ways needed. Office, Co. Health Officer. 
Party Honors, dir. Co. Health Units. _Re- 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


MOORE, E, A., Spiro. Dem. Occ., 
v.-pres. Farmers State Bank. B., Oak 
Lodge, Okla., Jan. 7, 1873; moved to 

Spiro. Edu., h. sch.. Oak Lodge; Spencer 
Academy; Indian Sch. Goodland; Gibson 
Ya. Col. Wife, Jessie Ainsworth. Cdrn., 
3 s., 1 d. Bus. Assoc., Frank Tibbitts, 
L. K. Moore. Pol. Assoc., L. R. Redwine, 
Judge D. C. McCurtain, Burton Kidd, 
Judge Branson, Judge Bob Rainey, Judge 
R. L. Williams. Church, Episcopal. Lodges, 
Shrine, McAlester; Consistory, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 30 
yrs., all ways needed. Offices, Co. Judge 
2 yrs.; Sheriff 1 term; mbr. Choctaw 
Council 10 yrs.; Governor Duke, and Gov¬ 
ernor McCurtain; mbr. First Legislature. 
Party Honors, del. to nearly all co. and 
st. convs; del. Dem. conv. at Denver, 1908. 
Chairman Democratic Central Com. 1930. 
Remarks, head of Red Cross during W. 
War; Food Administrator in Spiro, Okla.; 
2 yrs. military service in sch. at Brown- 
ville. Hobby, fishing. 


T. Assn.; B. & P. Women’s Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. worker 10 yrs., all ways 
needed. Party Honors, V.-Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. 2 terms. Remarks, active on 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, community better¬ 
ment. 


BURTON KIDD 


MOORE, L. R., Spiro. Dem. Occ., 
President Farmers State Bank. B., Oak 
Lodge, Indian Ter., Oct. 25, 1874. Wife, 
Ida N. McCurtain. Cdrn., 1 s., Ethan; 
2 d., Jessie, Fannie Eugenia. Bus. Assoc., 
E. A. Moore, Frank H. Tibbitts. Pol. 
Assoc., D. C. McCurtain, R. L. Redwine, 
Sam L. Morley, W. A. Durant. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club; 
32nd Mason; Shriner. Imp. Rel., E. A. 
Moore. Pol. Act., statewide worker 20 
yrs.; personal contact. Offices, Co. Clerk 
10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, active in Red Cross; 
Vice Co. Chmn. during W. War. Hobby, 
athletics. 


marks. Legionnaire Orbra Fair Post No. 
132; Field Hospital 143, 111 Sanitary 

Train, A. E. F. 1 yr. overseas. Hobby, 
golf and football. 

MATHIES, JOE PAUL, Poteau. Dem. 
Occ., County Commissioner. B., Monroe, 
Indian Ter., Sept. 7, 1895;located Wister 
1910; Poteau since 1923. Edu., com. sch., 
Monroe 1910; Wister 1912; A. & M. Col. 
1916. Wife, Inez Miller. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe 
Paul, Jr.; Howard; 2 d., Janet, Norma 
Jean. Bk. Con., First St., Wister. Bus. 
Assoc., W. O. Kemp, T. L. Ferguson, W. 
A. Campbell Foster Jahn, C. B. Saviers. 
Pol. Assoc., H. C, Bryan, J. J. Phillips, 
John J. Thomas, J. W. Patton, W. J. Har¬ 
ris, S. J. Mathies, E. E. Brewer, J. B. 
Caswell. Church, South Meth. Lodge, 
Masonic Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., C. C. 
Mathies (father), was mbr. Constitutional 
Conv., mbr. 2nd. Legislature, Co. Commr. 
1912-14, one of first Dem. Chmn. of Co. 
Cen. Com. and named this county himself 
and was organizer of party in co. 1907-08. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 10 
yrs.; personal contact. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Treas. 1923-25; Chmn. Co. Commrs. 1925- 
31. Remarks, Legionnaire Orbra Fail- 
Post; Ambulance Corps First Army. 
Hobby, fishing, hunting, baseball. 

McCURTAIN, D. C., Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
District Judge. B., Skullyville, Indian 
Ter., Jan. 29, 1873; near Spiro and Le- 
Flore Co. 1873; Haskell Co. 1898; Mc¬ 
Alester 1900; LeFlore since 1914. Edu., 
Kemper 1 Military Sch.; Subscription Schls., 
LeFlore Co.; Roanoke Col., Salem, Mass.; 
State Univ. Columbia; Univ. Washington, 
D. C.; admitted to Bar 1903. Wife, Kate 
Mathies. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl. Pol. Assoc., C. B. Stewart, 
M. E. Trapp, Judge P. D. Brewer, Reford 
Bond, Judge Melton, Judge Porter New¬ 
man, Judge Earl Welch. Church, Meth. 


MILLER, JOHN F. (DICK), Poteau. 
Dem. Occ.. undertaker. B., Hackett, Ark., 
Dec. 18, 1870; came to Okla. 1894; located 
Poteau since 1894. Edu., public sch. of 
Ark.; licensed embalmer; Cen. Col., Altus, 
Ark., now Conway. Wife, Nellie C. Rogan. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., Miller Under¬ 
taking, Poteau, Okla. Pol. Assoc., Judge 
D. C. McCurtain, James Babb. Jess Harp¬ 
er, Burton Kidd. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge ; Royal Arch Chapter; 
past mbr. Isaac Walton League. Pol. Act., 
partisan co. worker 40 yrs., all ways 
needed. Remarks, mbr. Okla. Embalmers; 
mbr. first class of embalmers in Indian 
Ter.; mbr. Food Administration during W. 
War. Hobby, hunting, fishing, religious 
education. 


Clubs Sc Lodges, Mason; Consistory Mc¬ 
Alester; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Martha A. 
Ainsworth, (mother), pioneer; Green Me- 
Curtain, (father), deceased, last elected 
principal Chief of Choctaw Nation, for 
whom McCurtain Co. was named. Pol. 
Act., partisan statewide worker 30 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, Dist. Atty. in 
Choctaw courts; del. representing Choc¬ 
taw Tribes in Washington; General Atty. 
for Choctaws 1908-12; Mayor McAlester 
1913-14; Co. Atty., LeFlore Co. 4 yrs.; 
Dist. Judge 1925; Co. Judge 2 terms. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. Dem. convs.; 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. of Pittsburg Co. 
Remarks, mbr. Council Defense during W. 
War; 4-Minute speaker; one-half Choctaw. 
Hobby, football. 


MURRAY, M. W., Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B., Bandon, Miss., March 6, 
1867; came to Okla. 1895; located Cam¬ 
eron, Okla.; McAlester; Poteau since 1900. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Bandon, Miss.: 
Meridian, Miss. Wife, Louise Reynolds. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Reynolds; 1 d., Helen. Bk. 
Con., Cen. Natl. Bus. Assoc., W. H. Har¬ 
rison, Sam T. Green. Pol. Assoc., R. L. 


MILLER. MRS. NELLIE C., Poteau. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Nettleton, 
Miss.; came to Okla. 1893; located Cam¬ 
eron; Poteau since 1895. Edu., public 
sch. of Miss.; Pres. Col. at Durant. Hus. 
John F. Dick Miller. Cdrn., 1 s., Louis 
R; 4 d., Mrs. Paul Mathies, Mrs. D. G. 
Lane, Nita Kate, Nell Virginia. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Eastern Star; P. 


d. c. Mccurtain 









LEFLORE COUNTY 


341 


Redwine, T. C. Walter, L. E. Walker, Jess 
B. Harper, Dr. Carl Puckett, M. E. Trapp, 
Henry S. Johnston. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; K. T.; 

K. P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., independent 
co. worker 35 yrs., all ways necessary. 
Offices, Pres. Bd. of Edu.; Mayor twice; 
City Council. -Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, Mayor before statehood. 
Hobby, chickens. 

NICHOLSON, JAMES FRANKLIN, Tali- 
hina. Dem. Occ., editor and owner “The 
Talihina American.” B., Plttsville, Mo., 
Nov. 29, 1888; came to Okla. 1921, located 
Talihina. Edu., com. sch. Odessa, Mo., 
1906; h. sch. 1910 Odessa. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth C. Hedges. Cdrn., 1 s., James F.; 

1 d., Elizabeth C. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., John T. Bailey, John Ballin¬ 
ger, J. W. Anderson, J. J. Thomas, W. E. 
Ward. Pol. Assoc., Jess B. Harper, 
Joshua Anderson, Burton Kidd, R. M. C. 
Hill, R. M. Foshee, Homer Hedges, Guy C. 
Ames, J. S. Whitworth. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., independent co., natl. Dem. 19 
yrs., through corns. Offices, City Council¬ 
man 1916-17 in Mo. Party Honors, Chmn. 
City Election Bd.; del. st. convs. Hobby, 
fishing, flowers, chickens. 

NOBLE, GEO. B., State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., employee State High¬ 
way Dept. B., Collin Co.. Tex., Sept. 26, 
1868; came to Okla. 1888 ; located Hart- 
shorne; LeFlore Co. 1890 ; Okla. City since 
1910. Wife, Memora Jean Stalcup. Cdrn., 

2 s., George Bird, Jr., Wm. S.; 1 d., Mary 
Lou. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Poteau; 
K. of P„ Poteau. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 59 yrs. Offices, St. 
Game Warden 1915; St. Highway Commr. 
1915; first Sheriff of LeFlore Co. Party 
Honors, Prct. Commr.; Dist Chmn.; Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com.; del to all co. and st. convs. 

PATTON, JOHN W., Heavener. Dem. 
Occ., hardware and Furniture. B., Bates, 
Scott Co., Ark., June 17, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1899; located Heavener. Edu., h. 
sch., Cauthron, Ark. 1899. Wife, Sue 
Matthews. Cdrn., 1 s., John E. Bk. Con., 
St. Natl.; First Natl. Bus. Assoc., J. F. 
Hall, J. E. Patton, R. L. Walker, A. S. 
Johnston, Louis S. Johnston. Pol. Assoc. 
W. F. Hunt, R. P. White, R. L. Redwine, 
D. M. A. Stewart, J. B. A. Robertson, 
Judge Lester, Judge L. Y. Reid, Judge 
Brown. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Chmn. Finance Com.; Airport Golf Club; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
J. C. Patton, (father), deceased, pioneer 
of Heavener; helped establish town. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. worker 25 yrs.; personal 
contact. Offices, Jury Commr. 1925 ; pres. 
Sch. Bd. 1915-31; past Alderman 4 yrs.; 
Mayor Bates, Ark. 1895-97; Deputy Sher¬ 
iff Scott Co., Ark. 1898-99. Party Honors, 
past mbr. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; 

del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman; Ex Judge Co. Election Bd. Re¬ 
marks, active in Liberty Bond, Red Cross 
and War Savings Stamp work, also Dep¬ 
uty Registrar during W. War. Hobby, 
baseball and sch. work. 

PERMENTER, J. E., Talihina. Occ., 
banker. B., Caldwell, Tex., July 22, 1891; 
came to Okla. 1908; located Talihina; was 
2 yrs. in Atoka, 1920-21, in Okla. St. Bk. 
Wife, Bertha. Cdrn., 1 d., Melba. Clubs 
Lions. Offices, Sec’y. St. Tuberculosis 
Sanatorium at Talihina for 3 yrs., 1922- 
24. Remarks, Legionnaire, Robert Stev¬ 
ens Ramsey Post No. 86, Talihina; served 
1 yr. as Vocational Instructor in U. S. 
Service 72 Cas. Replacement Unit Medical 
Dept., 1919. Hobby, fishing. 

PILGREEN, HOSEA S., Poteau. Dem. 
Occ., County Sheriff. B., Calhoun Co., 
Miss., Jan. 16, 1881; came to Okla. 1883; 
located Kullychaha, Indian Ter. 1890; 
Cameron 1890; Poteau since 1907. Edu., 

com. sch., Cameron 1898; Commercial Col., 



JOHN J. 


Ft. Smith, Ark., 1900. Wife, Lily Wilson. 
Bk. Con., LeFlore Co. Bk. Bus. Assoc., 
H. H. Powell, G. C. Christman, G. N. 
Baker, S. R. Wilson, Geo. O’Brien. Pol. 
Assoc., R. L. Redwine, J. W. Patton, J. 

J. Thomas, C. L. Scranton, W. H. Bryan, 
Geo. B. Noble, Malcom E. Rosser, J. L. 
Dickson. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 

K. of P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. worker 22 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, Clerk Dist. Court 4 terms, 1908- 
12; Clerk Co. Court 1913-14; Court Clerk 
1917-20; Deputy U. S. Clerk, Muskogee 
1921; elected Co. Sheriff, LeFlore Co., 
1929. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. 

REDWINE, J. R., Spiro. Dem. Occ., 
President First National Bank. B., Sebas¬ 
tian Co., Ark., Jan., 1874 ; came to Okla. 
1898; located Spiro. Edu., Cavanaugh, 
Ark., and Cen. Bus. Col., Sedalia, Mo. 
Wife, Essie Bryan. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Pol. 
Assoc., Judge D. C. McCurtain, Judge 
Flanigan, Wilburn Cartwright, R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, J. M. Cornelius. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, 32d Mason; Consistory McAlester; 
Shrine Muskogee; Grotto, Ft. Smith. Imp. 
Rel., W. N. Redwine, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
co. worker 30 yrs.; personal contact. 
Offices, Pres. Town Bd. 4 yrs.; Ex Judge 
Election Bd. Remarks, Chmn. Spiro Lib¬ 
erty Loan drive during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing and farming. 

REDWINE, R. L„ Spiro. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Sebastian Co., Ark., July 
7, 1871; came to Okla. 1898; located 

Spiro since 1898. Edu., public sch. Ark.; 
Ft. Smith Commercial Col.; Univ. of Ark. 
Wife, Lulu M. Martin. Cdrn., 3 s„ 3 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc., J. R. 
and L. G. Redwine. J. A. Shepperson. Pol. 
Assoc., Lee Cruce, Judge R. L. Williams, 
Judge E. F. Lester. Church, Meth. Imp. 
Rel., G. D. Redwine, deceased. Pol. Act., 
statewide worker 30 yrs. as needed. 


THOMAS _ 

Offices, Chmn. LeFlore Co. Good Roads 

Assn.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 1909-21; Sch. Bd. 
4 yrs.; Chmn. Co. Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to various convs. Remarks, 
Sponsor 4-H Club; Chmn. LeFlore Co. 
Council of Defense during W. War. 

ROBERSON, FRED MYERS, Poteau. 
Dem. Occ., County Treasurer. B., near 
Rome, Ga., Sept. 10, 1889: came to Okla. 
1916; located Cowlington 1916-23; Keota 
1923; Ft. Smith, Ark. 1924; Cowlington 
1925; Poteau since 1929. Edu., com. sch. 
Greenwood, Ark., 1908; h. sch. Excelsior, 
Ark. 1910. Wife, Nellie Dodson. Cdrn, 
1 s, Mervin L; Id. Montel Bk Con, 
Spiro St; Cen. Natl., Poteau. Bus. Assoc., 
R. P. White, E. G. Goodnight, Judge D. 
C. McCurtain, Clias. Sigmon, F. L. Hol¬ 
den. Pol. Assoc., J. M. Coleman, F. W. 
Bird, Jess Harper, Burton Kidd, Camp¬ 
bell Russell, Jim McDaniel, Ira Cowan. 
Earl McDaniels, Jim Keys. Church of 
Christ. Lodge, W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
George Roberson, (bro.) ,Ft. Smith, Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 14 
yrs., all ways needed. Offices, City Clerk 
Cowlington 1916-23; City Treas. 1928-29; 
Co. Treas. 1929-31. Party Honors, Treas. 
Sch. Bd.. Cowlington 1927-29; Prct. Reg¬ 
istrar; Sec’y. Prct. Election Bd. Hobby, 
baseball. 

SAVIERS, C. B., Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
gas distributor for American Indian Oil 
& Gas Co. B., Winterset, Ohio, Dec. 24, 
1894; came to Okla. 1921; located Poteau. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Winterset, Ohio 
and Muskingum Col.; Commercial Course, 
Cambridge, Ohio. Wife, Roscie Marie 
Miller. Cdrn., 1 s„ Boyd M. Bk. Con., 
Cen. Natl.; LeFlore Co. Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
Chas. T. Orr, M. W. Murray, E. L. Good¬ 
night. Pol. Assoo., Burton Kidd, F. J. 
Kohr, W. B. Pine. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary; Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Rotary Director Chapter; 
Sponsor Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., independ- 








342 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


ent co. worker 12 yrs. Party Honors, 
served Election Bd. Remarks, active on 
all drives during- W. War; Dir. Poteau 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Hobby, fishing. 

SIGMON, C. L„ Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Harrison, Ark., Feb. 25, 
1882; came to Okla. 1904; losated Stigler; 
Poteau since 1919. Edu., com. and h. 
soh., Harrison, Ark. Wife, Hattie Mae 
Spear. Cdrn., 1 d., Ella Mae. Bus. 

Con., Sigmon Bros. Store; v.-pres. Cen. 
Natl. Bk. Bus. Con., L. J. Lants, 
E. L. Goodnight, Dr. Harrell Hardy. 
Pol. Assoc., Grover Flannigan, Judge Mc- 
Curtain, Dr. M. W. Murray, J. Berry 
King, L. V. Reid, Judge Crittenden, Wil¬ 
burn Cartwright. Church, Bap. Clubs, 
C. of C.; dir. of Rotary; sponsor Boy 
Scouts; mbr. Co. Free Fair Bd.; Park 
Bd.; sponsor 4-H Club. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
of Edu. and Good Roads Com. Hobby, 
fishing and golf. 

TERRY, J. S., Poteau. Dem. Occ., 
general contractor. B., Sulligent, Ala., 
Nov. 12, 1868. Edu., public sch., Ala. 
Wife, Margaret Griffin. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Joseph Fleming; 2 d., Marjorie, Pauline, 
all col. grads. Bk. Con., LeFlore Co. Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge and Chapter Poteau; K. P., 
past Chancellor, Commander; Lions; A. 
G. C. of Amer.; C. of C. Offices, pres. Bd. 
of Edu., Poteau 5 yrs.; City Councilman. 
Party Honors, Co. Com. Cen. Dist. Le¬ 
Flore 1907, 314 yrs.; St. Cen. Com. 4 
yrs.; Sec'y. LeFlore Co Election Bd 11 
yrs Remarks, on Draft Bd with question¬ 
naire during W War; very active in pro¬ 
moting good roads. 

THOMAS, JOHN J, Talihina Dem Occ., 
druggist. B., Shady Hill, Tenn., Feb. 21, 
1860; came to Okla. 1888; located Tali¬ 
hina, Indian Ter. 1888. Edu., h. sch., 
Henderson, Tenn. 1878; Univ. 1878. Wife, 
Nellie Needham. Cdrn., 1 s., A. N.; 3 d., 
married. Bus. Con., Thomas Drug Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc., A. B. 
Emmert, O. W. Blaylock, G. O. Gilbert. 
Pol. Assoc., J. S. Terry, M. A. Stewart, 
T. B. Lunsford, Dr. W. M. Murray, Elmer 
Thomas, Jess B. Harper. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Eastern Star; C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan statewide worker 22 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Judge in first election 
held in Talihina; mbr. 11th Legislature; 
past mbr. Sch. Bd. 15 yrs.; appointed by 
Gov. Williams to serve as Commr. 1% 
yrs.; elected and served 4 yrs. longer; 
Mayor of Talihina now; attended Consti¬ 
tutional Conv. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv., Kansas City; del. to all co. and 
st. Dem. con vs. 

THOMAS, W. B„ Wister. Dem. Occ., 
minister. B., Ala., Sept. 30, 1858; came 
to Okla. 1907 ; located Wister. Edu., Ala. 
h. sch. Wife, Sarah Ford. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Samuel Thomas; 2 d., married. Bk. Con., 
First St. Pol. Assoc., Clyde M. Followell, 
J. Paul Mathies, Jess Harper, James Babb. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker 25 yrs. ;great speech maker; 
also works all ways needed. Offices, 
Justice of Peace; Mayor 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, Queen City, Tex. Indian Assn.; 
left there with high honors. Remarks, 
active on drives during W. War. Hobby, 
fishing. 

TIBBITTS, FRANK H„ Spiro. Rep. 
Occ., cashier Farmers State Bank. B., 
Oak Lodge, Okla., May 8, 1886; Spiro 
since 1909. Edu., h. sch.. Oak Lodge. 
Wife, Ella Ainsworth. Cdrn., 2 s., Tom 
Frank, J. McAlister. Bus. Assoc., E. A. 
& L. R. Moore. Pol. Assoc., J. D. Ward, 
W. H. Harrison, W. B. Pine, Jess Harper. 
Church, Episcopal. Lodges, Mason; Shrine 
Muskogee; Consistory McAlester. Pol. 
Act., independent worker co. 15 yrs., all 
ways needed. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Rep. party 1920; Prct. Committeeman 4 
yrs.; del. to st. and co. convs. Hobby, 
fidhing and gardening. 


VAN CLEAVE, WM. E., Talihina. 
Independent. Occ., superintendent-physi¬ 
cian. B., New Market, Ind., Nov. 3, 1877; 
dame to Okla. 1911; located El Reno; 
moved to Talihina. Edu., public sch. Ind.; 
grad. Ky. Univ., Louisville, Ky.; post 
grad. Chicago ear, eye, nose, and throat. 
Wife, Catherine Gunkle. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Maurine, grad. Univ. Ark 1930, music and 
art, S. A. E. Bus. Con., both Medical 
and administrative supt. of Choctaw- 
Chickasaw Sanatarium. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; Okla., Amer. and 
Southern Med. Assns. Pol. Act., worker 
for 20 yrs. as needed. Offices, Indian 
Agency, El Reno; Med. Supt. 5 yrs. Kan. 
and Okla. Indian Sch.; Med. Supt. Choc- 
taw-Chickasaw Sanitorium since established 
1916. Remarks, Indian Gov’t. Service 22 
yrs.; contributed various articles on T. 
B.; Reserve list 1917. Hobby, fishing and 
dogs. 

VARNER, T. T., Poteau. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Greenwood, Ark., Dec. 15, 
1872; came to Okla. 1897 ; located Cam¬ 
eron 1897 ; Poteau since 1900. Edu., pub¬ 
lic sch. Ark. and Okla.; Univ. Ark.; grad. 
Natl. Univ. Lebanon, Ohio, 1892; admitted 
bar 1894, Okla. 1897. Wife, Ella F. Smith. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Orpheus F., W. War veteran, 
deceased; Alpheus, Law Dept. O. U. Bk. 
Con., Merchants Natl.; First Natl., Ft. 
Smith; Cen. Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, 32d 
Mason; Consistory McAlester; K. P.; 
Commercial League of Amer., Okla. Co. 
and Amer. Bar Assn.; Choctaw Country 
Club. Offices, Deputy Clerk U. S. Indian 
Ter. 1897-1905; City Council; Sch. Bd. 
Remarks, Legial Advisory Bd. during W. 
War; Atty. for several large banks and oil 
companies. 

WADE, IVAN, Talihina. Rep. Occ., 
salesman Continental Oil Co. B., Talihina, 
Okla., Aug. 21, 1889. Edu., Jones Acad¬ 
emy, Talihina. Wife, Ruby Mae Price. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank; 2 d., Mildred and 
Patricia. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., P. H. DuBois, O. H. Bohannon, 
W B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, Clark Wasson. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Master 
Mason; M. W. A.; A. O. U. W.; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Grandfather Wade was first 
Chief Choctaw Nation, Capt. in Confed¬ 
erate Army, and Supreme Judge. N. D. 
Wade (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan worker 
15 yrs., all ways needed. Office, mbr. Bd. 
Edu. 6 yrs. Party Honors, served on Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; attends all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active during W. War on Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, 
fishing. 

WADE, MRS DELLA, Talihina. Rep 
Occ., housewife. B„ Choctaw Nation 
near Talihina. Married and has family. 
Bk. Con., Talihina Bk. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an county worker 20 yrs.; personal activ¬ 
ity and through com. Party Honors, Rep. 
v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; del to co. convs. 
Remarks, influential with the Indians in 
her community. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

WALKER, RICHMOND L., Heavener. Rep. 
Occ., seed business. B., Columbia Co., 
Ark., March 21, 1860; came to Okla. 1902; 
located Heavener. Edu., com. sch., Scott Co., 
Ark. Wife, Sudie Patton. Cdrn., 4 s., 2 d. 
Bus. Com, Walker Johnston Hardware 
Co.; Walker Seed Co. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., Louis S. Johnston. Pol. 
Assoc., Dr. Stewart, Dick Britton, J. W. 
Patton, O. J. M. Brewer, S. R. Wilson, 
W. H. Harrison, W. B. Pine. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Mason; Royal Arch. Imp. 
Rel., Samuel R. Walker, (bro.), Waldron, 
Ark. Offices, past City Councilman Heavener 
4 yrs. Party Honors, past Co. Cen. Com.; 
del. to co. and st. convs., mbr. co. election 
bd. several times. 

WALLACE, H. E.. Spiro. Rep. Occ., 
mail messenger. B., Bolivar, Mo, Jan. 16, 
1861; came to Okla. 1888; located Tahle- 
quah; Muldrow 1897; Sallisaw 1897; 


Spiro since 1900. Edu., public sch. Mo. 
Wife, Louise J. Christian. Cdrn., 4 d., 
married. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Pol Assoc., 
W. H. Harrison, Frank Korn, Win. Bar¬ 
bee, Geo. Ferguson, Philas Jones, John 
Field, Bert PajAnenter, Jim Harris. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, W. O. W.; I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., Marion S. Wallace, 
Civil War veteran. Offices, Deputy U. S. 
Marshal, 1906-07 ; Postmaster Spiro 1909- 
13; Co. Commr. 1921-453. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs. 

WARD, WILLIAM E., Talihina. Dem. 
Occ., undertaker. B., Hickman, Ky., Nov.. 
28, 1875; came to Okla. 1898; located 
Antlers, Indian Ter.; moved Talihina 1924. 
Edu., h. sch., Springfield, Mo., 1895; 
Barnes Sch. of Embalming, Dallas, Tex., 
1916. Wife, Helen E. Andrews. Cdrn., 
2 s., William E. and Joe Thomas. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc., L. L. Gann, 
L. G. Ballinger, Frank Ozment, J. H. 
Garvin. Pol. Assoc., T. H. DuBois, J. F. 
Nicholson, Thomas G. Andrews, A. T. 
Whitworth, Arthur Leecraft, A. S. J. 
Shaw, J. B. A. Robertson, M. B. Cope. 
Church, Southern Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Isaak Walton League; Lions; M. W. A.; 
Boosters Club; past Sec’y. and Treas. C. 
of C.; elected Sov. Grand Lodge I. O. O. 
F. of the World, Boston, 1928. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 30 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Livestock Inspector Pushma¬ 
taha Co. 1923; St. Bd. of Agriculture 
1923 ; Asst. Sergeant at Arms St. Senate 
1924; chmn. Sch. Bd. Antlers 1906; Dep¬ 
uty Co. Assessor Pushmataha Co. 1922; 
Government Employment Powder Mills, 
Nashville, 1918-21; Deputy Co. Treas. 
Pushmataha Co. Party Honors, del. to 
all Dem. Co. and St. Convs.; Prct. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. 1906-23. Hobby, music, hunting 
and fishing. 

WATKINS, EDWIN T„ Spiro. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Krebs, Oct., 1896; Wil¬ 
burton 1900; Spiro since 1923. Edu., 
Subscription Schs.; Wilburton h. sch.; 
S. E. St. Tchrs. Col.; Cumberland 
Univ., LL. B.; taught 4 yrs. com. 
sch., 1 yr. mathematics Okla. Sch. 
of Mines (Eastern Okla. Col.), Wilbur¬ 
ton. Wife, Lillian G. Sammons. Cdrn., 

1 s., Edwin T., Jr.; 1 d., Bettye Joe. Bk. 
Con., Spiro St. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. H. G. 
Bennett, John Vaughan, Dr. Linsclieid, 
Judge E. F. Lester, Judge Philas H. Jones, 
Dr. M. P. Hammonds. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, K. P.; Mason; Knight Tem¬ 
plar; Eastern Star; Okla. and Co. Bar 
Assns. Offices, City Atty.; Legal 
Atty. for Spiro Bk.; sec’y Bd. of Edu. 
Wilburton; mbr. Bd. of Edu. Spiro 3 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., Rep. nom¬ 
inee for Co. Atty. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
charter mbr. Marietta Post; mbr. U. S. 
Naval Reserve Corps 1918-22; overseas. 
Hobby, chickens, fishing. 

WHITE, R. P., Poteau. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B„ Ga.; came to Okla. 1894; lo¬ 
cated Howe; Poteau about 1896 since. 
Edu., Univ. of Ga. Married. Cdrn., 1 
s., Alex; 1 d., Mrs. Carl Gatewood, Ala. 
Bk. Con., LeFore Co. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. L. W’illiams, Judge Thos. P. Doyle. 
Church. Meth. Lodge, Mason. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Atty.; Dist. Judge. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Bar Commission. Hobby, law. 

WHITEAKER, MRS. MYRTLE, Panama. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B., Pocahontas, 
Ark., Nov. 20, 1891 ; came to Okla. 1906; 
located at Weleetka 10 yrs.; Spiro 1 yr.; 
Panama since. Edu., h. sch., Weleetka; 
grad. S. E. Normal, Durant. Hus., W. W. 
Whiteaker, Panama, no cdrn. Bk. Con., 
Spiro St. Assoc., (pol.) J. H. Goodnight, 
George F. Ferguson, M. L. Harris, W. B. 
Pine. Church, Meth. Offices, Post¬ 
master. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, active during W. War in Liberty 
Bond drives and Red Cross; active in 
church work. Hobby, reading. 


Lincoln County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Dale B. Sutton (Rep.)_Stroud 

Co. Attorney, John Embry (Rep.)_Chandler 

Ct. Clerk, J. C. Herr (Rep.)_Chandler 

Co. Clerk, Allen Burgess (Rep.)_Chandler 

Sheriff, J. Ted Mears (Rep.)_Chandler 

Co. Treasurer, Floyd Soderstrom (Rep.)-Chandler 

Co. Surveyor, Geo. Gillian (Rep.)_Chandler 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lucile 

Baird (Rep.)_Agra 

Co. Assessor, Ora Long (Rep.)_Chandler 

Co. Weigher, Jerome Leader (Rep.)_Chandler 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—O. C. Lippert (Dem.)-Stroud 

Dist. No. 2—Paul Prince (Rep.) _Chandler 

Dist. No. 3—D. E. Hosier (Rep.)_Sparks 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y. J. F. Gilmore (Dem.)_Chandler 

Chmn., M. M. Fenderson (Dem.)_Chandler 

Mbr., O. T. Hubbell (Rep.)_Stroud 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, M. M. Watson (Rep.) Chandler: 
Senator Geo. Dewey Peck (Dem.) Macomb; District 
Judge, Hal Johnson (Rep.) Shawnee. 

State Officers, Tom G. Andrews, Justice Supreme 
Court, Chandler; Walter A. Hadley (Dem.) Stroud, 
Sec’y. to Governor; Geo. F. Clark, income tax account¬ 
ant ; E. E. Peck, Stroud, Deputy Oil Inspector; F. II. 
Norwood, Prague, Co. Superintendent Health. 

State Institutions, None. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Roscoe Cox, Chandler, Chmn.; Mrs. Vera Jenkins, 
V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

Geo. Pringley, Kendrick, Chmn.; Mrs. L. D. Gray. 
Chandler, V.-Chmn.; Mrs. Ned Crane, Chandler, Sfeo’y. 

D. J. Norton, Chandler, St. Committeeman; Mrs. 
Maud Crane, Chandler, St. Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Chandler, Co. Seat; O. C. Armstrong (Mayor) ; L. 
C. Green (Manager) ; Clyde Andrews (Attorney) ; Okla. 
Nat. Gas Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Carney, L. E. Robertson (Mayor) ; Geo. J. Jones 
(Clerk) ; Lincoln Utility Co. 

Davenport, A. L. Swartz (Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas 
Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Meeker, M. G. McKee (Mayor) ; W. E. Primm 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; O. G. &. E. 

Prague, H. W. Hartman (Mayor) ; Lillian M. New- 
house (Clerk) ; W. E. Wells (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. 
Gas Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Stroud, W. A. Hadley (Mayor) ; Hugh McConnell 
(Clerk) ; W. G. Pardoe (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas 
Corp. 

Try on, Clarence Hall (Clerk) ; Lincoln Utility Co. 
Wellston, Sam Cunningham (Mayor) ; Ira F. Baird 
(Clerk) ; Erwin & Erwin (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas 
Corp. ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

| 2258 | 


2985 | 

| 3283 

1 

2405 | 

Rep. 

| 2388 : 


5264 | 

| 4220 

1 

6118 | 

Soc. 

| 1047 


640 | 

1 "2 

1 

102 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 1619 

| 2966 | 

| 2748 \ 2617 

i 1 

Rep. 

1 

2211 

5392 | 

| 5529 

3109 

1 

Soc. 

1 

159 

| 585 | 

|no C. 

17 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1555 

| 3812 

1 

2888 

1 

Rep. 

1 

2461 

| | 4269 

1 

3353 

1 

Soc. 

1 

152 

| 62 

1 

23 

1 

Congressman 

Dent. 

| 2138 

1606 

| 2986 | 3882 

| 3601 

2808 

3362 | 

Rep. 

| 2419 

2183 

| 5340 | 3780 

| 3937 

2872 

4839 | 

Soc. 

| 1104 

] 162 

| 581 | 62 

|no C. 

no C. 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town, Newspaper 


Chandler 

Lincoln County Republican (Rep.) 


News-Publicist 

(Rep.) 

Davenport 

Dispatch 

(Wkly.) 

Meeker 

Herald 

(Wkly. Rep.) 

Prague 

Record 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Stroud 

Democrat 

(Wklv. Dem.) 


Messenger 

(Wkly. Rep.) 

Tryon 

Lincoln County Leader 

(Wkly. Rep.) 

Wellston 

News 

(Wkly. Ind.T 


Oklahoma Messenger (mo. W. C. T. U. 

Agra 

Lincoln County Ledger 

Kendrick 

News (Wkly. 

Non-partisan) 


Editor 

L. B. Nichols 
O. F. Hayes 
J. E. Krebs 
A. O. Leamon 

Geo. Dewey Peck 
George Y. Walbriglit 
O. E. O’Blennes, Jr. 
O. H. Coxen 
Mrs. Elizabeth House 
O. E. O’Blennes 
Roy Gray 


Owner 

O. F. Hayes 
Record Pub. Co. 

O. H. Coxen 


ALDEN, C. J., Agra. Rep. Occ., bank¬ 
er. B., Essex, la., Jan. 9, 1881. Edu., 
coni, and h. schs., Shenandoah, la.; bus. 
col., Lincoln, Neb.; Univ. of Neb., grad, 
of law sch. Wife, Florence Prescott, Lin¬ 
coln, Neb. Cdrn., 1 s., John P., Okla. 
City Univ.; 1 d., Evelyn. Bus. Con., pres. 
Bk. of Agra; farming interests, stock rais¬ 
ing; legal advisor. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl., Security Natl., Okla. City (corres¬ 
pondent). Assoc., W. A. Henston, Agra, 
(pol.) John Gayman, Joe Pringy, Chand¬ 
ler; John Fields. Church, Bap.; supt. S. 
S. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club, 
chmn. or active mbr. in all civic affairs; 
M. W. A., Agra. Imp. Rel., Judge George 


D. Alden (cousin). Mass.; Miss Blanche 
Alden (sister), city librarian, Shenandoah. 
Ia.; Arthur B. Allen (cousin), internal 
revenue collector, Omaha, Neb. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1907; works 
mostly through personal contacts; dry 
voter. Offices, mbr. Co. Road Com.; mbr. 
Town Bd. 1920-29; chmn. Sch. Bd. 6 yrs.; 
Mayor of Agra past 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st., dist. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907; lived since at Agra. 
Hobby, civic work. 

AMBLER, E. B., Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Fallston, Md., Mch. 
28, 1859. Edu., Friends Private Sch., Oak¬ 


land Acad., Fullston, Md.; Baltimore 
Univ., LL. B., 1893. Wife, Sadie. Bk. 
Con., Union Natl. Assoc., 0. C. Burgess, 
H. C. Brunt, Fred Boscum, J. A. Embry. 
Chandler; (pol.) Judge Dale B. Sutton, Ed 
Keegan, L. B. Nichols, Oliver Ingenthorn, 
Chandler; Bird McGuire; Sen. Peck; Por¬ 
ter Newman, Durant. Church, Friends. 
Clubs, C. of C., Chandler. Imp. Rel., an¬ 
cestors came over to Amer. with William 
Penn. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. af¬ 
fairs, independent locally; active in pol¬ 
itics of st. since 1904 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and on 
com. Offices, St. Legislator 1919-20; City 
Councilman, Chandler, 1921-22; Justice of 





































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. ,T. ALDEN 


Peace, Chandler, since 1929. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to, st., dlst. and co. convs. since 
statehood; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904 ; lived at Okla. City 
2 yrs.; at Chandler since. Hobby, chick¬ 
ens. 

ANDERSON, 0. R., Sparks. Dem. Occ., 
grocery and market. B., Butler Co., Kan., 
Nov. io, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Kan. and 
Okla. Wife, Louana Beringer. Cdrn., 2 
s., Glennis, O. R., Jr.; 2 d., Grace, Billie. 
Bus. Con., 0. R. Anderson, grocery and 
market, Sparks; real estate; familiar with 
barber and garage bus. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers & Merchants. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Mc- 
Nemey, Dr. Nash, C. N. Howard. Sparks: 
Dewey Peck, Representative Watson, Chand¬ 
ler. Church, Bap. Clubs, Sparks Civic 
and Improvement Club, v.-pres. Imp. Rel., 
Stella Haines (cousin), mbr. Kan. Legis¬ 
lature; M. P. Anderson (bro.). Sparks. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and dist. 
20 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts; favors changing pro¬ 
hibition law. Offices, mbr. Town Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since at 
Sparks; interested in schs. and civic im¬ 
provements ; active in good roads move¬ 
ment ; during W. War was active in all 
local war enterprises. 

ANDREWS, CLYDE, Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Greenfield, la., Nov. 
13, 1900; canie to Okla. 1911; located at 
Stroud; Chandler 1919 since. Edu., 
Stroud h. sch., Phillips Univ., Enid; Univ. 
of Okla.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn.; admitted to bar 1923. Wife, Opal 
Anderson, no children. Bk. Con., Union 
Natl.; First Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason; I. O'. O. F.; Lions. 
Imp. Rel., Justice Tom G. Andrews, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker for 
10 yrs. in all ways needed. Offices, for¬ 
mer City Atty., Stroud and Chandler. Re¬ 
marks, considered one of the coming factors 
in politics. 

ANDREWS, THOMAS GALPHIN, St. 

Capitol, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Justice 
of Supreme Court. B., Orangeburg, S. C., 
Aug. 29, 1882. Wife, Della M. Walgomott 
(dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., Clyde, Chandler. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Chandler; Security Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., Clyde Andrews (son), 
law partner; (pol.) Dan Norton, L. B. 
Nichols, Chandler; Fred Clarke. A. C. Al¬ 


exander, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Lions Club, Chandler; C. of 
C., pres., chmn. of good roads com. 8 
yrs.; K. P„ Chandler; M. W. A., Stroud; 

I. O. O. F., past Grand Master and rep¬ 
resentative to Sovereign Grand Lodge 8 
yrs.; Mason Blue Lodge, Commandery, 
Chandler; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent; has 
been active in city, co. and st. politics all 
his life; works through others; is an or¬ 
ganization man; makes speeches. Offices, 
City Atty., Stroud, 1914-18; City Atty., 
Chandler, 1922-29; Co. Atty., Lincoln Co., 
1920-22; Justice of Supreme Ct. since 1929. 
Party Honors, nominee for Attorney Gen¬ 
eral 1922; mbr. co. cen. com. for yrs.; 
del. to st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911; lived at Stroud 1911-19; Chandler 
since 1919. Had charge of Red Cross, 
Liberty Loan and other activities at Stroud 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

ARMSTRONG, O. C., Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., druggist; Mayor. B., Linn Co., Kan., 
July 7, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Linn Co., 
Kan. Wife, Nellie E. Cdrn., 2 d.. Miss 

J. Fay., Chandler; Miss Ola G., Watonga, 
Co. Demonstrator, Blaine Co. Bus. Con., 
City Drug Store, Chandler; real estate; 
also familiar with farming and stockrais¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Miss 
C. Wolcott, Chandler; (pol.) E. C. Love, 
H. C. Brunt, Roscoe Cox, C. 0. Finch, 
Dr. G. Louwein, Chandler; Tom McCowan, 
Streeter Speakman, Sapulpa; Judge Wag¬ 
ner, Judge Tom Andrews, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Chandler; Guthrie 
Consistory. Imp. Rel., J. S. Armstrong 
(bro.), Billings. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and congressional dist. since 
1901; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Mayor of Chandler 1925-29; 
re-elected 1929 without opposition; Street 
Oommr. 1905-07. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. : Prct. Registrar. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1899; lived since at Chandler; 
in drug bus. for 17 yrs. 

ATKINS, JAMES D„ Sparks. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Howard Co., Mo., Apr. 10 
1861. Edu., com. and normal schs., Kirks- 
ville. Mo. Wife, Martha C. Knight (sec¬ 
ond wife). Cdrn., 3 s., Dr. H. J. Atkins, 
Pratt, Kan.; C. W. Atkins, Denver, Colo.; 
Raymond P. Atkins, Chandler; 1 d., Mrs. 
Irene Adams, Okla. City. Bus. Con., J. 

D. Atkins Grocery, Sparks; familiar with 
farming and railroad bus. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers & Merchants. Church, Chris. Imp 
Rel., Mrs. Susie Ann Andrews, Mrs. Elizn 
Jane Andrews (sisters), Iligby, Mo. Po! 
Act., independent; active in st. since 1899: 
makes speeches; works through persona' 
contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; Justice 
of Peace. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899: 
lived at Shawnee 1899-1900 ; Sparks since 
Active in civic affairs. 

BABEK, CHARLES W„ Prague. Rep. 
Occ., blacksmith and acetylene welder. B. 
Ennis, Tex., Aug. 22, 1897. Edu., com 
and h. schs., Prague. Wife, Anna Mar- 
tinelc. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond John; 1 d. 
Rosalee M. Bus. Con., Model Carriage 
Works, Prague, blacksmithing and weld 
ing; all branches of mechanical work. Bk. 
Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., (pol.) O. L 
Rea, Leonard Burt, Prague; Allen Bur¬ 
gess, Chandler Herr, Chandler. Church 
Cath. Clubs, Workmans Society; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., Joe Babek, Liberty Natl Bk.. 
Okla. City; Frank Babek, Ennis, Tex. 
bros.). Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1919; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and organizations; leader among Bo 
hemian voters. Party Honors, Dist. Judge 
of Elec. Bd. over 7 prets. 1928; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. ir 
1904; lived since at Prague; during W 
War serived in Headquarters Co., 97th 
Regiment; mbr. Amer. Legion, Edward 
Walla Post, Prague. Hobby, baseball. 

BAIRD, IRA F., Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B. t Crawford Co., Ill., Jan. 13, 


1885. Edu., Cen. Normal, Edmond. Wife, 
Muriel Smith. Cdrn., 1 s., Gerald; 2 d., 
Mildred, Lois. Bus. Con., cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Wellston; also familiar with 
farming and mercantile bus. Assoc., S. 
J. Witson, pres. First Natl.; H. M. John¬ 
son, R. A. Vose, A. E. King, Okla City; 
(pol.) Jackson Thompson, J. E. Roe, Wells¬ 
ton ; Paul Prince, Chandler; A. E. King, 
Ben Moore, Cabot Binion, Grant Stanley, 
Okla. City. Church, Chris.; elder. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions Club, Mason Blue Lodge, 
O. E. A., Wellston. Imp. Rel., Everett 
Baird (bro.), city postoffice, Edmond. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in local politics 
since 1915; works through personal con¬ 
tacts; favors prohibition. Offices, Post¬ 
master, Luther, 1912-16; City Clerk, Wells¬ 
ton, now serving. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived at Luther 1901-16; Wellston 
since. Active in civic movements; in good 
roads: chmn. of Liberty Bond drives and 
Red Cross at Luther during W. War. H*b- 
by, good roads. 

BEELER, DAN P., Meeker. Rep. Occ., 
barber. B., Pawnee City, Neb., Apr. 25, 
1875. Edu., Hill Sch.; Liberty, Neb. Wife, 
Goldie L. Nichols, Ky. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Dan, Jr., Leo, Meeker; 4 d., Mrs. 

Thelma Henderson, Henryetta; Edna, 
Norman; Elizabeth, Evelyn. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Meeker. Assoc., Hal Johnson, John 
Embry, Chandler; Tom Andrews, Mark 
Goode, S. P. Freeling. Church, Chris.; 
sec’y S. S. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
M. W. A., Meeker. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 25 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only; prohibitionist. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all co. convs.; del. to st. conv. 
1928; mbr. elec. bd. past 20 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Shawnee 
1900-23; at Meeker since. Active in Lib¬ 
erty Loan and Red Cross work during W. 
War; attended Okla. Natl. Guard encamp¬ 
ment 2 times; interested in good schs. 

BLUMENTHAL, ERNEST, Prague. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Pina, Germany, Jan. 
13, 1897. Edu., com. and h. schs., Prague. 
Wife, Celia, d. of Mrs. G. Cohm, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., merchant, ready-to-wear, 
Prague; Rice-Stix, St. Louis; Eli Walber, 
St. Louis; Hart-Scliaffner-Marx and Flor- 
sheim, Chicago. Bk. Con., First Natl; 
First St. Assoc., (pol.) W. E. Wells, H. 
H. Hartman, Dr. F. N. Norwood, Dewey 



JUSTICE THOS. G. ANDREWS 








Peck, Stroud; Allen Burgess, Chandler; 
Tom McKeown; Joe Pringey. Church, 
Jewish, Okla. City. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions 
Club; C. of C.; Mason, Prague; Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Morris Blumen- 
thal (father), deceased 1925, founded pres¬ 
ent bus. in Prague; Abel Blumenthal 
(bro.), ladies read-to-wear, Monroe, La.; 
Mrs. Joe Marizon (sister), N. Y. City. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in politics 
of Lincoln Co. since 1919; works through 
personal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived since at Prague; during W. 
War served in 320th Supply Co.; 14 mos. 
overseas; mbr. of Amer. Legion Post, 
Okemah. Hobby, golf. 

BOWMAN, C. 0., Stroud. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Weatherford, Tex., Dec. 16, 
1889. Edu., com. sch., Stroud. Wife. 
Mable. Bus. Con., owner Humpty-Dumpty 
Store, Stroud, since 1924. Bk. Con., St. 
Bk.; Natl. Bk. Assoo., Dan Dodds, Dr. 
Carver, Dr. Glenn, Stroud; Walter Had¬ 
ley, Stroud. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., dir.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Shamrock; Commandery, Drumright; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1912. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd.; elk of Elec. Bd. 2 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived since at Stroud. 
Interested in good roads movement. 

BROWN, FRED C., Stroud. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; police judge. B., Carolton, Ky., 
Nov. 24, 1898. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Stroud; Cen. Normal, Edmond, 3 yrs.; 
Phillips Univ., Enid, 1 yr.; Cumberland 
Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. Unmar¬ 
ried. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; Police 
Judge; Asst. Tag Collector. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Stroud. Assoc., (pol.) G. M. 
Jarret, Roscoe Cox, E. H. Nichols, Chan¬ 
dler. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Joe 
Donaldston, (uncle), Carolton, Ky. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1924; 

works through personal contacts; anti- 
Klan. Offices, Police Judge, since 1925; 

Asst. Tag Collector; served on Election 

Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 

has lived since at Stroud. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

BURFORD, W. R., Wellston. Dem. Occ., 
merchant; undertaker. B., Lewis Co., 
Mo., Jan. 7, 1870. Edu., com. and h. 
soh. near Thackerville, Indian Ter. Wife, 
Luella E. Grace. Bus. Con., hardware, 
implements, furniture and undertaking, 
Wellston, since 1907. Bk. Con., First Natl, 
Wellston Natl., Wellston. Assoc., (pol.) 
T. J. Hinchey, E. C. Love, Roscoe Cox, 
H. C. Brunt, Chandler; Henry Johnston, 
J. B. A. Robertson. Lee Cruce. Church, 
Meth. Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Lions 
Club, mbr. Road Com, active in civic af¬ 
fairs; M. W. A., Wellston. Imp. Rel., J. 
E. Burford, L.P. Burford, (bros), Lind¬ 
say; Mrs. Gertrude Oleson, (sister); Mrs. 
Jennie Pruett and Mrs. Laura Moffet, 
(sisters-in-law), and Oscar Grace, (bro.- 
in-law), Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in politics of Okla. since 1892; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Commr. 1913-15; 
Mayor of Wellston 1923-25. Party Honors, 
del. to st., dist., and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; served on Election Bd.; 
mbr. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1880; lived at Marietta, 1880-86 ; 
Maysville 1886-91; Fallis 1891-96; Wells¬ 
ton since. During W. War was Chmn. of 
the Wellston Council of Defense. 

BURGESS, ALLEN, Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., County Clerk. B., Fleming, Ky., 
Oct. 14, 1893 Edu., com. sch, Lincoln 
Co; h sch, Davenport, grad; Bus Col, 
Guthrie. Wife, Beatrice Fuller. Cdrn., 
1 s., Bobby; 1 d„ Jo Ann. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Union Natl.. Chandler. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. B. Nichols, Dan Norton, T. J. 
Hinchey, E. C. Love, Chandler. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Clubs; C. 
of C., dir.; Boy Scouts, deputy Commis- 


LINCOLN COUNTY 

sloner, 3 yrs.; Mason; Knight Templar; 
Eastern Star; K. P.; I. O. O. F.; and 
M. W. A., Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan, 
in uatl. affairs but independent locally; 
active since 1915; makes speeches; works 
mostly through corns. Offices, Postmaster 
Davenport 1914; Co. Clerk of Lincoln Co. 
past six yrs.; Court Clerk, Lincoln Co. 4 
yrs.; elected three times without opposi¬ 
tion, always elected by a large majority. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived at 
Davenport 1903-15; at Chandler since; 
during W. War served in Company H., 
2nd Engineers, 2nd Div; was overseas 16 
months; mbr. Amer. Legion, Arthur J. 
Matheney Post Chandler; is Post Service 
Officer. Active in all movements for 
community progress. 

BURTON, J. C., Stroud. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Randolph Co., Mo., May U9, 
1853. Edu., com. sch., Mo.; St. Normal. 
Kirksville, Mo.; Pleasant Mound Col., 
Huntsville, Mo.; registered pharmacist 
1898. Wife, Dora Miller. Cdrn., 3 s.. 
Glade C., Stroud; Lucius, registrar at 
Okla. A. & M. Col.; Dore Vest, auto 
accessories, Arkansas City, Kan.; 4 d., 

Mrs. .1. G. Franklin, Seattle. Wash.; Mrs. 
W. W. Baker, Tulsa; Mrs. S. E. Jandahl, 
Wilson; Miss Daisy, tchr. at Jenks. Bus. 
Con., owner Burton Drug Store. Stroud; 
extensive farm owner; contributor to 
Pharmaceutical Assn. Magazine. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; St. Natl., Stroud. Assoc., 
Glade C. Burton, (s.) partner in drug 
bus.; (pol.) B. W. Knot, Wellston; E. C. 
Love, Judge Ellis Carney, George A. 
Smith, Roscoe Cox, Lincoln Co.; J. B. A. 
Robertson, Gen. Roy Hoffman; Judge C. 
B. Wilson, Judge Cordell. W. A. Carlock, 
John M. Murray. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, St. Pharmaceutical Assn., past 
pres.; Maccabees; W. O. W.; M. W. A.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Stroud. Pol. Act , 
partisan; active 50 vrs.; works through 
corns. and personal contacts; makes 
speeches; helped organize the Dem. party 
in Lincoln Co.: Pres, of Lincoln Co. Al 
Smith Club. Offices, Sec’y. St. Bd. of 
Pharmacy. 8 yrs., under Haskell and 
Cruce; mbr. Sch. Bd. for a number of 
yrs.; Mayor of Stroud; Pres, of Natl. 
Assn, of Bds. of Pha r macy, and Chmn. of 
Executive Com. of Assn. 2 yrs. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 16 yrs.; 
del. to every st. conv.; was formerly 
Chmn. of the Dem. Cen. Com. in Chey¬ 
enne Co., Kan., and was a candidate for 
Congress from Kan. in 1896. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898 and has lived since 
at Stroud: active in all movements for 
civic improvement. As mayor of Stroud 
helped secure water works, lights and 
sidewalks for the town. Established the 
first drug store bus. in Stroud. 

BUSH, C. C., JR.. Prague. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Montague Co., Tex., May 22, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., Prague; 
Wentworth Military Academy, grad.; O. 
U., A. B., 1923. Wife, Marie, d. of W. 
B. Mullins, Prague. Cdrn., 1 s., C. C. III. 
Bus. Con., v.-pres. and cashier Prague 
Natl. Bk. Assoc.. C. C. Bush, Sr„ Chmn. 
Bd. Dir. ; T. G Hinson, Pres, of Prague 
Natl. Bk.; (pol.) Walter Hadley, Stroud; 
Roscoe Cox, Chandler; Dr. T. H. Nor¬ 
wood, Prague. Church. Meth.; Treas. 
Bldg. Fund. Clubs & Lodges, Lions 
Club, charter mbr. and former sec’y.; C. 
of C., sec’y. and chmn. of Civic Welfare 
Com.; Prague Country Club, charter mbr. 
and sec’y. for 3 yrs.; Chmn. Lions Club 
Com. on Boy Scout work and Scout Mas¬ 
ter : Pi Kappa Alnha ; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Prague; Guthrie Consistory; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., C. C. 
Bush, Sr., (father), Prague, pres. Natl. 
Bk. of Prague Pol Act. partisan; active 
for 6 yrs; favors prohibition; makes 
speeches; works mostly through personal 
contacts Party Honors, past Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; mbr. Election Bd. for 4 yrs.; 
attends co. and st. convs. Remarks, »ame 
to Okla. in 1906; lived since at Prague; 


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active in civic work; in good roads work; 
First Lieut, in O. R. C., inactive now. 
Hobby, Boy Scout work. 

CARSON, EDWARD M„ Prague. Rep. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Stroud, Okla., 
Oct. 27, 1901. Edu., com. sch., Stroud; 
h. sch., Prague. Wife, Thelma, d. of J. 
L. Williams, Prague. Bus. Con., Tope- 
Carson Motor Co., Prague. Bk. Con., 
Prague Natl., First Natl., Prague. Assoc., 
O. E. Topei, Prague, partner in bus. ; 
(pol.) J. Ted Mears, Chandler; W. E. 
Wells, Prague; Tom Andrews, John Em¬ 
bry, G. E. Wadsack, Norman. Church, 
Catholic; active in church work. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Prague 
Country Club; Izaak Walton League; M. 
W. A., Prague. Imp. Rel., T. F. Carson, 
(bro.), Prague. Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1920; works through corns. ; 
believes prohibition law should be modi¬ 
fied; influential in dist. between Prague 
and Stroud. Anti-Klan. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. convs. Remarks, lived all 
his life in st. Hobby, fishing, golf and 
other outdoor sports. 

CASH, I. G., Chandler. Dem. Occ., 
lumberman. B., Caddo Gap, Ark., Dec. 
15, 1895. Edu.. Geary h. sch. Wife, 

Sallie Hogan. Cdrn., none. Bus. Con., 
mgr. Davidson & Case Lumber Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Chandler. Pol. Assoc., 
Roscoe and M. A. Cox, L. J. Hinchey, 
Dewey Peck, Judge Tom Andrews. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic. Blue 
Lodge; M. W. A.; v.-pres. Lions; C. of 
C.; Boy Scout, Executive Council. Imp. 
Rel., Lester Frank Cash, Geary. Pol. 
Act., partisan worker 6 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Tag Agent; Dem. nom¬ 
inee for Co. Commr. 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907; located Gerty, Indian Ter. 
1907 ; Geary 1912; Chandler since 1921; 
Legionnaire Arthur J. Matheny Post No. 
64; 2nd Lieut. Company G, 357th Inf.; 
14 months overseas; past Commander Post 
twice. Hobby, fishing, baseball and foot¬ 
ball. 

CLARKSON, GEORGE, Stroud. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Danville, Ill., Nov. 3, 
1879. Edu., com. sch., Ill.; Bus. Col., 
Quincy, Ill. Wife, Nancy Perisho. Bus. 
Con., pres. First Natl. Bk., Stroud ; ex¬ 
tensive farm owner. Assoc., Mrs. George 
Clarkson, (wife), D. G. Dodds, partners 
in bk. ; (pol.) Dan Norton, E. C. Love, 

O. T. Hayes, H. C. Brunt, Lincoln Co. ; 
Harry Rogers, Tulsa; Hugh Johnson, 
Okla. City; Tom Andrews. Church, Chris., 
deacon; chmn. of bd. Clubs & Lodges. 
C. of C., active mbr., particularly in good 
roads work; Okla. and Amer. Bankers 
Assn.; B. P. O. E., Stroud. Pol. Act., 
nartisan; active in st. since 1904; makes 
speeches; works through corns, and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. and 
nibr. Election Bd. for a number of yrs.; 
Treas. of Group 3 of St. Banking Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Weleetka 1900-15; at Stroud since; 
active in public affairs: Chmn. of Liberty 
Loan drives at Stroud during W. War. 
TJobby, baseball. 

CLIFT, J. E., Prague. Rep. Occ., oil 
and gas dealer. B., Champaign Co., Ill., 
March 3, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Cushing. Wife, Goldie Burchett. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. Frances Smith, Prague. Bus. 
Con., wholesale and retail oil and gas; 
filling station, Prague ; agent for Magnolia 
Petroleum Co.; farm owner; familiar with 
grain, flour and seed bus. Bk. Con., 
Prague Natl.; First St.; First Natl., 
Prague. Assoc., C. E. Tope, E. E. Long. 
Ed McKim, Prague; Ora Long, Chandler; 

P. G. Rowdon, Geo. Bowman. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Lions Club, Chmn. of 
Finance Com. in both organiz.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, Prague; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., A. E. Clift, 
first v.-pres Ill. Cen. Ry., Chicago; E. P. 
Clift, St. Louis, Mo., (bros.) Pol Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. for lo 


346 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


yrs.; makes speeches: works personally 
and through corns. OTfices, City Council¬ 
man 1923-27. Party Honors, del to st. 
conv. 1928; del. to dist. and co. convs; 
served on Election Bd., Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890 : 
lived at Cashion 1890-1915; Prague since. 
In.erested in good roads. 

COLLIER, C. W., Sparks. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Lincoln Co., Okla., May 5, 
1895. Edu., com. sch., Lincoln Co.; h. 
sch., Stillwater. Wife, Lorena Richardson. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Norman; 1 d., Jo An. Bus. 
Con., cashier Farmers & Merchants Bk., 
Sparks. Bk. Con., (cor.) Liberty Natl.,, 
Okla. City. Assoc., D. W. Collier, (father) 
pres of bk.; A. G. Stockton, Estelle Hailey, 
directors; (pol.) J. K. Hines, Dr. T. C. 
Brown, Sparks; Allen Burgess, Chandler. 
Church, Meth. preferred. Clubs & Lodges, 
Sparks Civic and Improvement Club, treas.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, 14th Scottish Rite. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Alta Grace Stockton, 
(sister), postmistress, Sparks. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
through personal contacts; prohibitionist, 
believes the dry laws can and should be 
enforced. Offices, mbr. Town Bd., now 
serving; served on Election Bd. frequently. 
Remarks, lived all his life in Lincoln Co.; 
served 18 months in U. S. Navy during 
W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion, Arthur 
Matheny Post, Chandler. Hobby, outdoor 
sports. 

COMBS, TROY, Davenport. Dem. Occ., 
theater owner and farmer. B., Knott Co., 
Ky., Feb. 19, 1896. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Hindman, Ky. Wife, Beulah Doyle. 
Cdrn.. 3 s., Leon, Carl, Harold. Bus. 

Con., Princess Theater, farm owner. _Bk. 
Con., Davenport St. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. W. 
E. Nickell, M. P. Myers, Davenport; Tom 
Hinchey, Chandler; Tom D. McKeown. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, active in 
civic affairs; Mason, Blue Lodge, Daven¬ 
port; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Wiley 
A. Combs, (father), ex-county judge, Em- 
malena, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1919; works mostly through corns; 
Prct. Chmn. for 8 yrs; always supports 
party nominees. Offices, former Mayor of 
Davenport; mbr. Sch. Bd. for 7 yrs. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Prct. Com. 8 yrs.; 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1919; lived since at Daven¬ 
port; during W. War. and previously, 
served in Co. I, 17th Inf; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler; 
mbr. of the Pershing expedition into Mex. 
in 1916, promoted 2nd Lieut, in 1918. 
Hobby, raising White Leghorn chickens. 

COX, MANFORD A., Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Prairie Hill, Mo., May 
31, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Salisbury, Mo.; 
Okla. A. & M. Ool. 1909-10; Univ. of 
Okla., LL. B. 1913. _Wife, Mildred, d. of 
Mrs. John Roberts, Chandler. Cdrn., 1 s., 
John Roberts. Bus. Con., Cox & Cox, 
attys., Chandler; farm interests; oil roy¬ 
alties ; Chandler Abstract Co. Assoc., 
Roscoe Cox, (bro.), partner in law; (pol.) 
Tom Hinchey, H. M. Jarrett, E. C. Love, 
H. C. Brunt. Mrs. Ole Olson, M. T. Rid- 
path. Chandler; M. A. Nash, Chickasha; 
Ray Weems, Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.: Izaak Walton 
League; Mason, Blue Lodge, Knight 
Templar, Chandler; Sons of the Amer. 
Revolution. Imp, Rel., Mrs. Edith T. 
Mitchell, Okla. City, former representative 
from Payne Co., (sister). Pol. Act- 
partisan; active in co since 1915; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Atty. for St. Land Office, 
1919-24; Asst. Co. Atty., Lincoln Co., 
1915. Party Honors, ex-Co. Chmn. Young 
Dem. League; del. to st. and co. convs; 
former Prct. Committeeman; Sec’y. of Co. 
Cen. Com. since 1926. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903; lived at Tryon 1*03-14; 
at Chandler since; during W. War served 


in 348th Inf., 87th Div.; holds rank of 
First Lieut.; past Commander Amer. 
Legion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler. 
Hobby, Amer. Legion work. 

COX, ROSCOE, Chandler. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Prairie Hill, Mo., Sept. 30, 
1885. Edu., com. sch., Salisbury, Mo.; 
Okla. A. & M. Col. 1904-05; Univ. of 
Okla., LL. B„ 1913. Wife, Avis Barbour. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Roscoe, Jr.; 1 d., Caroline. 
Bus. Con., Cox & Cox, attys.; farming 
interests in Lincoln Co.; Chandler Ab¬ 
stract Co.; bus. property owner; bk. stock¬ 
holder ; interested in theatrical bus. Bk. 
Con., Union Natl., First, Natl., Chandler. 
Assoc., Manford A. Cox, partner in law; 
J. W. Smith, J. H. Hurst, T. C. Ross, E. 
G. Keegan, Chandler; (pol.) T. J. 
Hinchey, M. F. Ridpath, H. C. Brunt, 
Chandler; J. C. Burton, Stroud; Bill 
Yalasak, Prague; Miner Sloane, Tryon; 
O. Weir, Agra; Allen Robertson, Avery; 
Tom J. McKeown, Hil'on Phillips, Earl 
Foster of Okla. City; Streeter Speakman, 
Sapulpa; Bill Eagleman, Tulsa. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, 
charter mbr.; Chandler Country Club, 
charter mbr.; Izaak Walton League; C. 
of C., pres. 1926, chmn. Good Roads Com., 
dir. a number of times; sponsor for Boy 
Scouts; mbr. Okla. and Lincoln Co. Bar 
Assn.; Phi Delta Phi; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
past Worthy Patron Eastern Star; M. W. 
A.; I. O. O. F., Chandler; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Edith L. Mitchell, 
(sister), Okla City; Mrs. O. C. Snoddy, 
Elk City; Mrs. Narcissa Feland, Agra; 
Mrs. Esther Handcock, Tryon, (sisters). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1915; 
campaign! mgr. of the last 3 campaigns in 
Lincoln Co.; makes speeches. Offices, Co. 
Atty. 1925-28; Pres. Bd. of Edu. 1921-22. 
Party H onors, Prct. Committeeman; del. 
to st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 
Young Democrat and President 4th District; 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Tryon 
1903-14; at Chandler since; active in 
civic and public affairs; during W. War 
was mbr. Training Sch., Waco, Tex; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, 
Chandler. Hobby, agriculture. 

CRANE, MRS. MAUD, Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Hus., Charles Crane, 
Chandler. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Assoc., L. B. Nichols, Dan 
Norton, John Gayman, Justice Thomas G. 
Andrews, A. C. Alexander, W. G. Skelly. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 10 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, former Asst. 
Co. Supt., Pottawatomie Co., Lincoln Co., 
appointed Co. Supt. Lincoln Co. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeewoman; Y.-Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com.; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Hobby, better schools. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

CRANE, MRS. NED, Chandler. Rep. 
Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

CRANE, ROSS C., Chandler. Rep.Occ . 
Ford dealer. B., Polk Co., Ia., Sept. 22, 
1880. Edu., com. sch., Ia. and Okla. 
Wife, Jennie. Cdrn, 2 d, Ethel May, 
Rosslyn Bus. Con., Crane Motor Co., 
Chandler; real estate; individual oil in¬ 
terests ; familiar with farming and grocery 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., Chandler. 
Assoc., Charles Crane, partner in bus.; 
(pol.) D. J. Norton, John Gayman, O. F. 
Hayes, E. A. Foster, J. C. Herr, Ora 
Long, Chandler; Fred Patrick, Sapulpa; 
Dr. Shrader, Bristow; Lew Wentz, A. C. 
Alexander. John B. Nichlos. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Chan¬ 
dler; (Jkla. duty India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., Clyde Crane (bro.), Spanish 
War veteran; Miss Ola M. Crane, (sister) 


Lawton. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1901; works through corns, and personal 
contacts; effective personal contact worker. 
Offices, Park Commr. 3 yrs.; Asst. Serg.- 
at-Arnis in 1928 Nat. Conv. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Chmn. Prct. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; 
lived near Guthrie two yrs.; at Chandler 
since; during W. War served on Executive 
Bd. Hobby, politics. 

DEAN, HUGH, Chandler. Dem. Oc*., 
real estate and insurance. B., Benton 
Co., Ia., May 8, 1867. Edu., public sch., 
Ia. Wife, Anna M. Shutt. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Carney, Wichita; Grover C., Idaho; C. K., 
Wichita; 4 d.. Miss Ethel Dean, Topeka, 
Kan.; Mrs. Daisy Paul, Calif,; Mrs. Enid 
Peterman, Wellston; Miss Opal Dean, at 
h. Bus. Con., Dean & Nickell, real es¬ 
tate, oil leases, insurance, royalties; fa¬ 
miliar with farming, livestock, potato ship¬ 
ping and implement bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., E. H. Nickell (partner in 
bus.) ; (pol.) T. J. Hinchey, H. C. Brunt, 
M T. Ridpath, Roscoe Cox, Tom Denyear, 
Lincoln Co.; J. B. A. Robertson, Geo. 
Clark, M. E. Trapp, Henry S. Johnston. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; active mbr.; 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st since 1891; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts; prohibitionist 
but thinks present laws are failure. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman, Carney, 4 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. for number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. for 
20 yrs. from Carney; mbr. election bd. 
number of yrs. : treas. Dem. Cen. Com.; 
prct. committeeman; nominee for Repre¬ 
sentative 1907; nominee for Registrar of 
Deeds on first Lincoln Co. ticket 1894. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived at 
Carney 1891-1926; at Chandler since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of Council of De¬ 
fense, chmn. of Red Cross drives at Car¬ 
ney. Active in all civic movements. Hob¬ 
by, outdoor recreations. 

DIETRICH, EVA M., Prague. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Pittsfield, Ill., Apr. 29, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Hus., C. J. 
Dietrich, Prague. Cdrn., 1 s., Ray F., 
Prague. Bus. Con., The Prague Ice Co., 
dealers in ice and coal, owned and oper¬ 
ated by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dietrich. Bk. 
Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Vaught, 
Prague; Mrs. L. D. Gray, Chandler; Mrs. 
Elma Irla, Okla. City. Church, Bap.; ac¬ 
tive and interested in church work. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1918; 
works only through com. Party Honors, 
del. to st., dist. and co. convs. several 
times; prct. committeewoman; Judge of 
City Election Bd. for 9 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived at Shawnee 
1893-96; at Prague since. During W. War 
was active in Red Cross work; strong ad¬ 
vocate of good roads. 


DODDS, D. G., Stroud. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Reno Co., Kan., Feb. 20, 1882. 
Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, Elizabeth 
Edmission. Cdrn., 1 d., Marian Lenox, at 
h. Bus. Con., v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Stroud; familiar with general mercantile 
bus and insurance. Assoc., Geo. Clarkson, 
pres. First Natl., Stroud; (pol.) E. C. 
Love, Chandler; Sen. Peck, W. A. Hadley, 
Stroud; Tom McKeown. Church, Friends. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir. and active 
mbr.; Lions Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Stroud. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
st. since 1904; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Postmaster, Beggs, 1903-15 ; 
City Treas., Stroud, 1925-26; mbr. Sch. 
Bd., Beggs, 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st., dist. and co. convs. from Beggs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; lived at 
Kaw agency, Okla., 1890-99; Sapulpa, 1899- 
1901; Beggs, 1901-15; at Stroud since. 
First pres, of the Red Cross organization 



.TAMES A. EMBRY 


at Stroud during W. War; served 9 mos. 
overseas with Italian Commission Red Cross. 
Hobby, flower gardening. 

DUKE, A. W., Meeker. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Lamont, Mo., Mch. 19, 1897. 
Edu, com. sch., and Cen. Bus. Col., Se- 
dalia. Mo. Wife, Velma Divers Duke. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Elizabeth Leah, Margaret 

Frances. Bus. Con., Thompson & Duke 
Hardware and Implement Co., Meeker; 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Bk. of Meek¬ 
er. Assoc., M. J. Thompson, C. D. Divers 
(partners in bus.) ; T. F. Green, A. O. 
Leoman, C. C. Cowden, W. S. Martin, 
Meeker; (pol.) Dan Norton, Chandler; 
Judge Hal Johnson, Shawnee ; Judge Thomas 
G. Andrews, Sen. George D. Peck, Wal¬ 
ter Hadley, J. B. A. Robertson, Col. H. 
B. Gilstrap, E. B. Guthrie. Church, Chris.; 
elder; chnin of bd.; chmn. building com. 
Clubs, pres. C. of C.; pres. Lincoln Co. 
Retailers Assn, for a number of yrs.; Lin¬ 
coln Co. Good Roads Assn.; very active in 
community and civic work. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1905 ; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; influential in his community. 
Offices, Mayor, now serving; mbr. and past 
chmn. Sch. Bd. for 8 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905; lived at Payson 1905-09; at Meeker 
since. During W. War was mbr. of Co. 
Council of Defense and active in Liberty 
Bond work. Hobby, good roads. 

EMBRY, JAMES A., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Owensboro, Ky., Sept. 
21, 1879. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Chand¬ 
ler; law edu. self acquired. Wife, Iva 
Boatright. Cdrn., 3 s„ John Embry, Jr.; 
Henry Embry; James A. Embry,Jr., Chand¬ 
ler; 2 d., Mrs. Dorothy Webb, Miss Iva 
Chloe, Chandler. Bus. Con., practicing at¬ 
torney; farm owner. Bk. Con., Union 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., John Embry, 
Jr., partner. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chandler; Consistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., 
John Embry (bro.), Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
independent; active since 1900; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Clk. Dist. Ct., 1912-15; Ct. Cik., 
1912-16; Co. Atty. 1917-18; former mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv., Chicago, 1920; del. to nearly all 
st., dist. and co. convs.; prct. committee¬ 


LINCOLN COUNTY 

man ; served on co. election bd.; first Rep. 
appointed in Lincoln Co. Remarks, came 
to 0(kla. 1891; has lived since at Chand¬ 
ler; served in 33rd Regiment, U. S. Volun¬ 
teers, in Philippines and China; mbr. Vet¬ 
erans of Foreign Wars; honorary mbr. of 
Amer. Legion Post, Chandler. Advocate 
of good roads. Hobby, fishing. 

EMBRY, JOHN Jr., Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Attorney. B., Sparks, July 13, 190b. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Chandler; Okia. 
Univ., LL. B., 1927. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Union Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dale B. 
Sutton, J. C. Herr, E. A. Foster. Chandler; 
Thomas G. Andrews. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chandler. Imp. Rel., 
John Embry (uncle), Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1927; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and party organization; favors prohibi¬ 
tion. Offices, Co. Atty., Lincoln Co., 1929, 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs., was sec’y of co. 
conv.; pres, of Lincoln Co. Young Rep. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived all his 
life in Lincoln Co.; mbr. of the R. O. 
T. C., Okla. Univ., and of Battalion C, 
160th Field Artillery of the Okla. Natl. 
Guard; mbr. of Co. and St. Bar Assn. 
Interested In civic work. 


ERWIN, P. D., Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Brown Co., Kan., Mch. 6, 
1886. Edu., Okla. Univ., A. B., 1911; 
LL. B., 1912. Wife, Lila Jones Erwin (dec. 
1928). Cdrn., 1 s., Paul Dair. Bus. Con., 
Erwin & Erwin, lawyers, Wellston and 
Chandler; farm owner. Bk. Con., Wells¬ 
ton Natl. Assoo., Walter C. Erwin (part¬ 
ner in law) ; (pol.) Dan Norton, Chand¬ 
ler; W. E. Wells, Prague; Col. J. E. Rea, 
Wellston; Paul Darrough, Okla. City; Judge 
Tom G. Andrews. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Wellston. Imp. Rel., 
Walter E. Erwin, Chandler; Dr. B. F. Er¬ 
win, Okla. City; Dr. P. F. Erwin, Wells¬ 
ton (bros.) ; Mrs. J. J. Erwin, (mother) ; 
Mrs. Geo. Kuhn (sister). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active for 12 yrs.; interested in 
local politics; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts; prohibitionist. 
Offices, City Atty., Wellston, several yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; del. 
to all co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived since at Wellston. Active in 
civic affairs Interested in schs. and good 
roads. Hobby, agriculture. 

ERWIN, WALTER C., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Brown Co., Kan., Mch. 
4, 1876. Edu., com. and h. schs., Kan.; 
Cen. Normal, Edmond, grad. 1900 ; Univ. 
of Okla., B. A., 1906; Univ. of Chicago, 
Ph. M., 1910; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., LL. B., 1913. Wife, Marie Fite 
Erwin. Cdrn., 2 step-d., Margaret, Alber¬ 
ta Wilson. Bus. Con., Erwin & Erwin, 
lawyers; dir. Wellston Natl.; instructor at 
Univ. of Okla. 1906-12; head of the Sch. 
of Edu., 1910-12. Bk. Con., Wellston 
Natl.; Union Natl. Assoc., P. D. Erwin, 
Wellston; (pol.) D. J. Norton, John Gay- 
man, L. B. Nichols, Frank Hayes, Chand¬ 
ler; S. J. Thompson, Ira F. Bound, Wells¬ 
ton; John Embry, Okla. City; Judge Chap¬ 
pell, Pawhuska; Judge Thomas J. Andrews. 
Church, Bap.; S. S. tchr. Clubs, C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. J. Erwin (mother), 
Wellston; P D. Erwin, Wellston; Dr. 
Frantz B. Erwin, Medical Arts Bldg., Okla. 
City; Dr. P. F. Erwin, Wellston (bros.) ; 
Mrs. George Kuhn (sister), Wellston. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 1913; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and also on com. Party Honors, 
chmn. of Chandler Hoover-Curtis Club; 
prct. committeeman, Wellston; attends both 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived near Wellston for a short time; 
at Norman 1904-12; Wellston 1912-25; 
Chandler since 1925. Active interest in 
good roads. 


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FELAND, SANFORD, Agra. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., St. Joseph, Mo., June 29, 1861. 
Edu., com. sell., Mo. Wife, Narcissa Cox, 
Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., 6 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Agra. Assoo., (pol.) F. N. Wist, R. W. 
Pode, Agra; Roscoe Cox, Tom Hinchey, 
Chandler; J. R. Williams, George Smith, 
Okla. City; Otto Bryan, John Adams, 
Tulsa. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Eastern Star, Agra. 
Pol. A<%, partisan; active in st. since 
1900; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Farm Loan Appraiser for St. Sch. 
Land Dept., 1907-19; chmn. Sch. Bd. 8 
yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; past prct. commr. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898 ; lived at Perry 1898- 
1900; at Agra since. Active in the civic 
and rural affairs. During W. War was 
chmn. of the Council of Defense at Agra. 

FEUQUAY, COURTLAND M„ Chandler. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Hackney, Kan., 
Apr. 15, 1890. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
Chandler, grad. 1906; Okla. City Univ., B. 

O. , 1908; Univ. of Okla., A. B., 1910; 
Univ. of Va., LL. B„ 1911; Yale Univ., 
LL. B., 1912. Wife, Ruth, d. of Judge 
E. A. Foster, Chandler. Cdrn., 1 d., Ruth 
Ann. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; own¬ 
er of real estate, farm lands. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Union Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
T. J. Hinchey, Roscoe Cox, E. C. Love, 
Chandler; Dudley Smith, Bob Poole, Agra; 
Walter Hadley, Dr. Burton, Stroud; 
George Key, Sam Hayes, Tom McKeown, 
Bill Murray, Gen. Roy Hoffman. Clubs & 
Lodges, C of C., active civic leader; K. 

P. ; I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Chand¬ 
ler: Consistory, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City; Pi Kappa Delta; 
Delta Sigma Rho; Chi Tau Kappa. Imp. 
Rel., W. B. Holland (uncle), managing ed¬ 
itor, Miami Herald, Fla. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; makes speeches; also works through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Atty., 
1915-16; St. Senator, 1923-27. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs.; at¬ 
tended all natl. convs. since 1900 except 
1928 ; co. chmn.; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1890; lived at Krebs 
1 yr.; at Chandler since 1891. During W. 
War served in 14th Field Artillery, E. 
Battalion, Regular Army; rank of first 
Lieut.; mbr. Amer. Legion, organizer and 
first commander of Arthur J. Matheny 
Post, Chandler. Interested in literature 
and newspaper work. Hobby, water sports. 



COURTLAND M. FEUQUAY 






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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOHN J. GAYMAN 


FINCH, CHARLES OTIS, Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Vandaberg Co., Ind., 
Nov. 26, 1870. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. Wife, 
Tessie, d. of W. W. Brucey, Chandler. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. J. S. Cornell, Dallas, 
Tex.; Viola Finch, tchr., Muskogee. Bus. 
Con., C. O. Finch Grocery, Chandler; dis¬ 
tributor in Okla. for the Deshler Broom 
Factory. -Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoo.. 
(pol.) E. C. Love, Courtland Feuquay, Ros- 
coe Cox, Tom Hinchey, H. C. Brunt, 
Chandler; Fred Branson, J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son, Tom McKeown. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C., past pres.; K. P., 
Chandler; A. O. U. W., Guthrie. Imp. 
Rel., Rebecca Finch, highway dept., Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
and co. since 1900; works mostly through 
com.; one of most active Dem. organizers. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; former City Coun¬ 
cilman. Party Honors, former chmn. of 
Co. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892; lived at Guthrie 1892-97; 
Okla. City, 1897-98; Chandler since. Hob¬ 
by, politics. 

FOSTER, EMERY A., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Harrison, Mo., July 17, 
1868. Edu., com. and h. schs., Milton, 
Wis., and Ann Arbor, Mich. Wife, Harri¬ 
ett, d. of Jacob Wagner, Guthrie. Cdrn., 
1 s., Emery G., Chandler; 2 d., Mrs. Ruth 
Feuquay and Mrs. Gladys Sipe, Chandler. 
Bk. Con., Union Natl. Assoc., Rep. lead¬ 
ers in Lincoln Co. and st. Clubs, C. of 
C, active mbr. Pol. Act., in Okla. poli¬ 
tics since 1889; made speeches in all natl., 
st., dist. and co. campaigns; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Atty. 1903- 
07; City Atty. Party Honors, del. to 
natl. conv. 1928; alternate to other natl. 
convs.; del. to st., dist. and co. convs. 
for past 40 yrs; past st. committeeman; 
mbr. co. central com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived at Guthrie 1889-91; at 
Chandler since 1891. Hobby, literature; 
conducts the Wiseology column in Lin¬ 
coln Co. Republican. 

GAYMAN, JOHN J., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B. t Muncie, Ind., Aug. 
27, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, 
Grace Newell. Cdrn., 2 s.. Hale, Richard, 
Chandler; 2 d., Mrs. J. T. Barnhouse, 

Okla City; Miss Ruth Gayman, Ponca City. 
Bus. Con., Gayman, Sutton & Downing 
Co., hardware and implements. Bk. Con., 


Union Natl. Assoc., A. E. Sutton, J. L. 
Downing (partners in bus.) ; (pol.) Dan 
Norton, L. B. Nichols, E. A. Foster, 
Chandler ; A. C. Alexander, Roy St. Lewis, 
Sen. W. B. Pine, Judge Tom Andrews. 
Church, Pres.; elder. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., Mason Blue Lodge, Commandery, 
Chandler; life mbr. of the Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in O'kla. pol¬ 
itics since 1904 ; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Treas. 1910- 
15; St. Representative 1905 ; former City 
Councilman, Chandler; Postmaster, Chand¬ 
ler, since 1925. Party Honors, del, to all 
st. convs. since 1905; attended natl. conv. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; lived 
in Pottawattomie Co. 1890-96; in Lincoln 
Co. since; at Chandler since 1910. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bond work. Hobby, politics. 

GILMORE, JOHN F., Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Putnam Co., Ind., Nov. 
11, 1856. Edu., com. sch., Putnam Co., 
Ind. Wife, Ella Hughes Gilmore. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. A. C. Killian, Okla. City; Mrs. 
S. A. Dunyer, Drumright. Bus. Con., 
farming, dairying, poultry. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) T. J. Hinchey, 
E. C. Love, H. C. Brunt, Dan Norton, 
Chandler; J. D. Lindsay, Kendrick; Thur¬ 
man Spear, Tryon ; Merle Knox, Goodnight; 
E. D. Phillips, Meeker; George Spearman, 
Meeker; Nat Meyer, Davenport; W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister, Ed Dabney, Okla. City. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., independent in co. af¬ 
fairs ; partisan in st. and natl.; active in 
Okla. since 1891; works personally and 
through com. Offices, sec’y Election Bd. 
for 14 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Dir. for St. Fair, 
appointed by Gov. Robert L. Williams. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. 
convs. since 1891; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since at 
Chandler; active advocate of good roads. 
Hobby, R. I. Red chickens. 


GODDARD, FRED, Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Madison Co., Ark., Jan. 
11, 1891. Edu., h. sch. and tchrs. insti¬ 
tute, Chandler. Wife, Paralie Haggard. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Clover. Bus. Con., was far¬ 
mer and sch. tchr. Bk Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., John Gayman, Chandler; J. E. Roe, 
Wellston. Church, Chris.; deacon. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Wellston. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1917; works through 
personal contacts only; favors prohibition. 
Offices, Postmaster since 1920; former mbr. 
Sch. Bd., Wellston. Party Honors, del. 
to st. conv., 1928; del. to all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla 1902; lived since 
at Wellston. Active in civic affairs. In¬ 
terested in good roads and schs. 

GRAY, MRS. L. D„ Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
ice bus. B., Platte City, Mo., Mch. 14, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. schs., Platte 
City, Mo.. Normal Col., Greeley, Colo. 
Hus., L. D. Gray. Bus Con., mgr. and 
owner of ice plant. Chandler, Barnsdall; 
formerly a sch. tchr. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. J. Norton, Chandler; Sen. 
W. B. Pine. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. and Professional Womens 
Club; Round Table Club; Eastern Star, 
Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Offices, Mayor of 
Chandler 1 yr. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. several times; chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. 6 yrs., now serving. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1913; lived since at Chand¬ 
ler ; active leader in civic movements. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
drives and purchased a large amount of 
bonds. Hobby, driving. 

GREEN, L. C., Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
city manager. B., Lincoln Co., Okla., Jan. 
6. 1899. Edu., h. sch., Carney Okla.; 2 
terms Tchrs. Col.,, Edmond. Wife. Myrtle 
Eva Bell. Cdrn., 1 s., L. C. Jr. Bus. Con., 
city manager. Bk. Con., First Natl. 



W. A. HADLEY 






LINCOLN COUNTY 



Assoc., E. 0. Love, J. W. Smith, Chas. 
Evans, E. G. Keeegan. Chandler (pol.) F. 
C. Higginbotham, Sapulpa, Mr. Cathaway, 
City mgr.,, Tecumseh. Church, Bap. 
Cluibs &. Lodges, Lions; Rotary; Mason, 
I. 0. 0. F.; C of C. Imp. ReL, Alfred 
Green, (father). Offices city mgr. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs; mbr. 
sch. bd. Remarks, Native born. Active 
leader in C. of C. Hobby, is fishing ana 
hunting. 

HADLEY, WALTER ALEXANDER, St. 

Capitol, Stroud. Dem. Occ., sec’y to Gov¬ 
ernor. B., Carters Creek, Tenn., Sept. 21, 
1885 ; came to Okla* 1903 ; located at 
Stroud since. Edu., Santa Fe Col., Santa 
Fe, Tenn. Wife, Katherine Hulme. Cdrn., 
3 d., Faye, Helen, Gertrude. Bus. Con., 
real estate and Stroud Cotton Oil Co. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl.; First Natl., Norman. 
Assoc., R. A. Yose, A. E. King, Horace 
Hayden, Okla City; 0. M. Hadley, Stroud; 
Ray Elliott, Okla. City; (pol.) Dewey 
Peck, Stroud; H. M. Jarrett, Chandler; 
Fletcher Johnson, Bristow; Dr. W. E. 
Grisso, Seminole. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge No. 142, Stroud; Consistory, 
Guthrie; K. P„ M. W. A., Lions, Stroud. 
Imp. Rel., Oscar M. (bro.) Mayor of 
Stroud. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and 
st. worker all his life ; makes speeches ; 
works through com. primarily but success¬ 
ful also in personal work. Offices, Mayor 
of Stroud 1915-25; 1927-29, seven terms; 
sec’y to Governor, appointed 1904-19, 29 
since. Party Honors, sec’y co. cen. com. 
1919. 

HAGAN, CHARLES A., Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., cotton ginner. B., Lees Summit, 
Jackson Co., Mo., Sept. 12, 1862. Edu., 
com. sch., Jackson Co., Mo. Wife, Alice 
B. Cdrn., 1 s., C. E., Chicago; 1 d., Myr¬ 
tle, Okla. City. Bus. Con., mgr. cotton 
gins and cotton buyer, Southland Cotton 
Oil Co. and Chandler Gin Co. Bk. Con., 


First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) T. .1. Hinchey, 
Roscoe and Manford Cox, E. C. Love, H. 
C. Brunt, H. G. Stettwood, Chandler; and 
other mbrs. of the Co. Dem. organization; 
Streeter Speakman, Judge Speakman, Sa¬ 
pulpa ; Judge Foster, Okla. City; Henry S- 
Johnston, Perry. Church. Bap.; active 
in church work. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; M. W. A. and Security Benefit Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Mo. and 
Okla. for 40 yrs.; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman; del. to st. and co. convs.; 
sec’y of co. campaign com. in 1926 dur¬ 
ing primary. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived at Perry, Stillwater, Ralston, 
Yale, Quay, Kendrick, Coyle, Tulsa Co., 
for various lengths of time, at Chandler 
since 1919 ; interested in church work and 
politics. 

HALL, CLARENCE, Tryou. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Lead Hill, Ark., July 24, 1889. 
Edu., com. sch., Lincoln Co.; h. sch.. 
Chandler. Wife, Stella, d. of W. H. Ward, 
Guthrie. Cdrn., 1 d., Ada Estelle. Bus. 
Con., cashier Farmers & Merchants Bk., 
Tryon; farm owner; Tryon Trading Co.; 
formerly a sch. tchr. for 6 yrs. Assoc., 
M. C. Sloan, F. L. Powers, Tryon; Tom 
Hinchey, John Gilmore, Chandler; S. W. 
Silverthorne, Tryon. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Agra; Guthrie Consistory; I. 0. O. F., 
Tryon. Imp. Rel., N. P. Hall (father). 
Meeker; Lee Hall, (bro.), banker, Yale. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1915; works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices Postmaster, Tryon, 1917-21; former 
mbr. and treas. of Sch. Bd.; City Clerk. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived since in Lincoln Co.; in Tryon 
since 1915. Hobby, fishing. 

HANCOCK, J. M., Chandler. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Sulphur, Ky., Sept. 25, 


349 

1877. Edu., com. and h. schs., Sulphur, 
Ky.; Univ. of Louisville, Ivy., grad., 1905. 
Wife, Florence Bishop. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Joseph, William; 1 d., Marjorie, Drum- 
right. Assoc., Dr. W. P. Cottrell (partner) ; 
Roscoe and Manford Cox, Dan Norton, Em¬ 
ery Foster, H. M. Jarrett, Chandler; Gen. 
Roy Hoffman, Major Harry Gilstrap, Dr. 
Yon Wedel, Dr. Eugene Dixon, Okla. City. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; I. 0. 0. F.; K. P.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chandler. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in st. since 1908; works 
through personal contacts; co chnin. C. 
M. T. C.; chrnn. disaster com. Red Cross. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived at 
Kendrick 1908-17; Chandler since 1917. 
Veteran of the Spanish-Amer. War, served 
in third Volunteers, Ky. Inf.; during W. 
War served in 35th Div. and 1st Div. 
Base Hosp.; holds commission Lieut.-Col. 
Medical Reserve Corp.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler; co. 
chmn of the Legionnaires. Active in Boy 
Scout work; sec’y of the Co. Medical So¬ 
ciety. Hobby, reading. 

HANMER, R. E., Carney. Rep. Occ., 
banker; farmer. B., near Juarez, Mexico, 
Nov. 27, 1899. Edu., Carney h. sch. and 
short course at Okla. A. & M. Col. Wife, 
Lillian Davis. Cdrn., 2 d., Wanda, Mary 
Leuella. Bus. Con., Carney St.; also op¬ 
erates several farms. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Gayman, D. J. Norton, J. C. Herr, Lincoln 
Co. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., sec’y-treas.; Deputy Commr. Cimar¬ 
ron Valley Council Boy Scouts of Amer.; 
sec’y-treas. and dir. Carney Cemetery Assn., 
Inc.; R. A. M., Chandler; Lincoln Com- 
mandery, Knight Templar, Chandler; A. 
F. & A. M., past Master at Carney; I. 
O. O. F„ past Noble Grand, Carney. Imp. 
Rel., his father is oldest Master Farmer in 
Amer. and the first chosen in Okla., 1926. 
Pol. Act., active in co. for several yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, dist. head of Engineers 
Club, Hoover for President, 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to, Okla. 1911; lived since in 
Lincoln Co. near Carney. Formerly mbr. 
of Arthur J. Matheny Post, Amer. Legion, 
Chandler. Hobby, hogs and run down 
farms. 

HARTMAN, HAROLD W., Prague. Rep. 
Oeo., railway station agent; Mayor. B., 
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22, 1891. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Indianapolis. Wife, 
d. of C. S. Brock, Kendrick. Bus. Con., 
station agent. Ft. Smith & Western Ry., 
Prague. Bk. Con., First St.; First Natl.; 
Prague Natl.; First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., D. V. Jones, Edward Sween¬ 
ey, Thad Beall, Prague; (pol.) W. 
E. Wells, O. L. Rea, Prague; E. 
C. Love, Chandler; and mbrs. of the 
Lincoln Co. Rep. organization; Wal¬ 
ter Hadley, Stroud; Dr. Grisso, Doc. Har¬ 
bour, Seminole. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., pres.; Lions Club, dir.; 
Izaak Walton League, dir.; Mason Blue 
Lodge and B. P. 0. E.. Indianapolis, Ind.; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active since 1919; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Prague since 1923; City 
Councilman. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1917; lived at 
McCurtain 1917-19; at Prague since. Ad¬ 
vocate of good roads. During W. War 
was instructor in Signal Corps, Ft. Ben¬ 
jamin Harrison, second Indiana Co. A., 
active on the Mexican Border; first Lieut, 
during W. War; now Capt. in Regular 
Army Reserve; mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 
Indianapolis, Ind. Hobby, hunting. 

HINCHEY, T. J., Chandler. Dem. Occ., 
real estate; farming. B., Pikeville, Ky., 
Feb. 20, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, 
Kate Ratliff (dec.) ; Florence B. Gillett 
(second). Cdrn., 1 s.. Mack, Chandler; 
1 d., Mrs. E. H. Nickell, Chandler. Bus. 
Con., real estate, insurance; extensive farm 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



O. T. HUBBELL 


owner; gas and oil royalties and leases; 
formerly merchant for 20 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., E. H. Nickell (son- 
in-law), partner in real estate bus.; (pol.) 
Hugh Dean, E. C. Love, Roscoe Cox, 
Chandler; Geo. D. Key, Alger Melton, H. 
M. Johnson, R. L. Williams, Ed Semans, 
Fred Speakman, A. S. J. Shaw. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, chart¬ 
er mbr. at Chandler; C. of C.; active in 
Boy Scout work; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Knight Templar, Eastern Star, Chandler; 
Shrine, India Temple, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act, partisan; active in st. since 1892; 
influential in Lincoln Co.; works through 
com. and personal contacts; believes pro¬ 
hibition laws should be changed. Offices. 
Co. Assessor of Lincoln Co., 2 terms, 1902- 
09; formerly City Councilman, Chandler; 
former mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, st. 
committeeman for 16 out of last 20 yrs., 
now serving; ex-chmn. co. cen. com.; del. 
to all. st convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived since at Chandler; active 
in all war drives and chmn. of the last 
Liberty Loan drive; chmn. Woodroow Wil¬ 
son Memorial Fund drive in eo. Hobby, 
farming. 

HEUSTON, W. A., Agra. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Glenvil, Neb., Jan. 10, 1880. 
Edu., com. sch.. Neb. and Okla. Wife, 
Maud, d. of I. J. Merchant, Agra. Bus. 
Con., cashier of the bk., Agra; farm in¬ 
terests. Assoc., C. J. Alden, pres, of the 
bk., Agra; (pol.) Roscoe Cox, J. D. Nix¬ 
on, Chandler; A. J. Miller, Agra; John 
Gayman; J. B. A. Robertson; John Em¬ 
bry. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., D. A. 
Houston, jeweler; E. T. Heuston, auto¬ 
mobile service station; J. E. Heuston, bar¬ 
ber, Cushing (bros.). Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in co. since 1900; works through 
personal contacts only; dry voter. Offices, 
treas. of the City of Agra, since 1908; 
elk. of the Sch. Bd. 12 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893; lived since at 
Agra; active in the public affairs; mbr. 
of Council of Defense during W. War. 
Hobbies, music and gardening. 

HOWARD, C. N., Sparks. Dem. Occ., 
merchant; undertaker. B, Bolivar, Mo., 
Sept. 17, 1893. Edu., com. sch. and bus. 
col., Okla. Wife, Flossie Yeager. Cdrn., 
1 d., Evelyn. Bus. Con., C. N. Howard, 
hardware, furniture, undertaking. Sparks. 


Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) Joe McNerny, Sparks; H. C. Brunt, 
Chandler; Paul Prince; Tom Andrews; J. 

C. Pringey, Chandler. Church, Chris.; ac¬ 
tive worker. Clubs &. Lodges, correspond¬ 
ing sec’y Sparks Civic and Improvement 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, O. E. A., Sparks; 
Guthrie Consistory; I. O. O. F., M. W. 
A., K. K. K„ Sparks. Imp. Rel., O. S. 
Howard, (bro.), Paden, livestock business. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919; 
works personally and through com.; pro¬ 
hibitionist. Offices, mbr. Town Bd. 4 yrs.; 
Treas. Sch. Dist. No. 77; pret. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived 
since at Sparks; good roads enthusiast. 
Interested in good schs. 

HUBBELL, 0. T., Stroud. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and loans. B., DeWitt Co., 
Ill., June 2, 1862. Edu., com. schs.; h. 
sch., Carthage, Mo.; some col. work at 
Marysville, Mo. Wife, Lulu Corum. Cdrn., 
1 s., Floyd G., Stroud; 4 d., Mrs. Grace 
Shallenberger, Montana; Mrs. Thrace Par- 
doe, Mrs. Bertha Ungleshe, Miss Viola 
Stroud. Bus. Con., O. T. Hubbell & 
Son, real estate, loans and oil bus., Stroud. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc., 
Floyd Hubbell (son), partner in bus.; 
(pol.) J. F. Evans, L. G. Scott, Geo. Clark¬ 
son, Stroud; Tom Andrews, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, P. G. Rawdon, Tom D. McKeown, 
W. B. Pine. Church, Chris.; elder. Clubs 
&. Lodges, past pres. C. of C., Mason Blue 
Lodge, Stroud; Guthrie Consistory; Akdar 
Shrine, Tulsa; K. P., Chandler. Imp. Rel., 
G. O. Hubbell (bro.), Meeker; Carl Hub¬ 
bell (nephew), star baseball pitcher for 
N. Y. Natl. League) Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1904 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com.; prohibitionist, but thinks the laws 
should be changed; anti-Klan; influential 
on east side of co. Offices, City Council¬ 
man 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs.; pret. committeeman; mbr. co. elec¬ 
tion bd. for 10 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived since at Stroud; for¬ 
merly taught sch. for 18 yrs.; in real es¬ 
tate bus. for 14 yrs. Hobby, baseball and 
golf. 

INGENTHRON, OLIVER M„ Davenport. 
Rep. Occ., druggist. B., Forsythe, Mo., 
Oct. 12, 1886. Edu., com. sch., Forsythe, 
Mo.; li. sch., Springfield, Mo. Wife de¬ 
ceased. Cdrn., 1 s., Radford; 3 d., Cleone, 
Helen, Marian Pauline. Bus. Con., In- 
genthron Drug Store; farm owner; oil in¬ 
terests; bus. property; emergency hospital; 
former distributor for Gallion Road Imple¬ 
ments. Bk. Con., Davenport St. Assoc., 
Fred and Willard Soward, Stroud; Cyrus 
Garrett, Chandler; A. E. Moore, Stroud; 
Ross Crane and James Embry, Chandler; 
John Embry, Okla. City; Sen. Dewey Peck, 
Stroud. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions Club, past 

pres. ; I. O. O. F. and M. W. A., Daven¬ 
port. Imp. Rel., Joseph Ingenthron, 
(nephew), Prosecuting Atty., Forsythe, Mo.; 
W. Lee Johnson (nephew), ex-Co. Atty., 
Pawnee Co. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1907; colored leaders work 
through him. Offices, Mayor of Daven¬ 
port 1914-16; mbr. City Council 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 

pret. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907 ; lived at Prague 1907-09; 
at Davenport since 1909. Hobby, politics. 

JARRETT, H. M., Chandler. Dem. Oco., 
attorney. B., Nebraska City, Neb., Oct. 
31, 1869. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Neb., 
St. Normal, Peru, Neb.; law sch., Ann 
Arbor, Mich., LL. B., 1893. Wife, Mabel 

D. Best. Cdrn., 1 s., J. K., student at 
Okla. Univ.; graduate of the law sell., 
Lebanon, Tenn. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., J. K. Jarrett (son), partner in law: 
(pol.) T. J. Hlnchey, H. O. Brunt, E. C 
Love, Chandler; H. M. Johnson, Gov. Trapp, 
Olkla. City; Thomas G. Andrews. Church, 
Pres., preferred. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., active mbr. in all movements for com¬ 
munity betterment; Amer., Okla., and Lin¬ 


coln Co. Bar Assns., past pres. Lincoln 
Co. Bar Assn. 8 yrs.; Mason Blue Lodge; 

K. P.; M. W. A., Chandler. Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. affairs; independent lo¬ 
cally ; active in st. for number of yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts; introduced in Legisla¬ 
ture our present drainage law of Okla.; 
originated and was successful in passing 
the nepotism law. Offices, Co. Judge 1911- 
17; mbr. first Legislature; chmn. of Civil 
Div. of Judiciary Com. Party Honors, 
chmn. co. central com. 1923-25; del. to 
st. conv. 1924; active part in dist. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; 
lived at Stroud 1898-1911; at Chandler 
since; St. Food Administrator and four 
minute speaker during the W. War; in¬ 
terested in civic progress; mbr. of the 
Izaak Walton League. Hobby, fishing. 

JENKINS, MRS. VERA, Dem. V.-Chmn 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further informa 
tion unavailable.) 

JONAS, GEORGE J., Carney. Rep. Occ.. 
banker. B., Trosky, Minn., Nov. 20, 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Norman; St. 
Mary’s Col., St. Mary’s, Kan. Wife, Esther, 
d. of J. L. Vaugelin, Tulsa. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Geo. J., Jr.; 2 d., Dorothy, Betty Jean, 
at h. Bus. Con., cashier Carney St. Bk. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl, Tulsa (corr.) ; Se¬ 
curity Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., J. C. 
Jonas (father), Okla. City, pres, of Car¬ 
ney St. Bk.; (pol.) John Gayman, Allen 
Burgess, Chandler; Tom Andrews, Okla. 
City. Church, Cath. Clubs, C. of C., pres. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1920; 
works through com. and personal contracts. 
Offices, treas. Sch. Bd.; City Clk. of Car¬ 
ney. Party Honors, del. to dist., co. and 
st. convs.; treas. of co. cen. com. since 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived 
at Norman 1900-16; Okla. City 1916-18; 
Carney since 1918. 

JONES, JAY B., Prague. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Granger Co., Tenn., Oct. 
23, 1868. Edu., public schs., Tenn. Wife, 
Marie Payne (deceased) second, Junia J. 
Heath. Cdrn., 2 s., Harry P., Jack; 1 
d., Juno. Bus. Con., Prague Record, 
publisher. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Junia Heath Jones (wife), partner in bus.; 
in the newspaper bus. for 47 yrs. Church, 
Bap. Clubs, C. of C., Prague. Pol. Act., 
independent. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1919; lived at Sapulpa 1919-25; at Prague 
since. Hobby, flowers. 

KEY, S. A., Chandler. Dem. Occ., gro¬ 
cer. B., Steelville, Mo., Aug. 13, 1850. 
Edu., Pres. Seminary, Steelville, Mo. Wife, 
Sarah L. Cdrn., 6 s„ A. F„ S. D„ C. 

L. , Chandler; J. D. Guymon ; J. A., Phoen¬ 
ix, Ariz.; T. C., Topeka, Kan.; 2 d., Mrs 
Edna Scantland. Mrs. Ruby Powers, Chand¬ 
ler. Bus. Con., Key & Key, grocers. Chand¬ 
ler. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoe., A. F. 
Key (son), partner in bus.; (pol.) mbr. 
of the Dem. organization in co.; Geo. 
Key, Roy Hoffman, Harry Gilstrap, J. B. 
A. Robertson, Okla. City; Henry S. John¬ 
ston, Perry. Church, Pres.; active mbr. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Com- 
mandery. Chandler. Imp. Rel., J. T. Key 
(bro.), Tryon. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1901; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts; very influential among 
moral forces of co. advocate of law en¬ 
forcement. Offices, l\|ayor of Chandler, 
1907-08. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived since at Chandler; mbr. of No. 66 
Highway Assn.; active in behalf of good 
roads. 

LEAMON, A. 0., Meeker. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B., Sheridan, la., Dec. 13, 1871. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Minnie Howell. 
Bus. Con., publisher Meeker Herald, Meek¬ 
er; in newspaper bus. for 47 yrs. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Meeker. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Gayman, Dan Norton, Chandler; A. W. 
Duke, Meeker; W. B. Pine, Tom Andrews. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 





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works personally and through com. Of- 
fioes, mbr. Twp. Bd 4 yrs.; Road Over¬ 
seer 15 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman 20 yrs.; del. 
to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1891; lived since at Prague. In¬ 
terested in civic affairs. 


LONG, ORA, Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Tax Assessor. B., Parkland, Lincoln 
Co., Mch. 21, 1894. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
Chandler, grad., 1914. Wife, Flossie, d. 
of Mrs. Minnie Taylor, Shawnee. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Jack, Gene. Bk. Con., Union Natl. 
Assoc., Ross Crane, Dan Norton, H. C. 
Brunt, John J. Gayman, Chandler; Ira My- 
rick, Agra; Ira Hunnicutt, Prague; John 
Griswold, Agra; Jess Clift, Prague; Judge 
Chappell, Okla. City; Fred Patrick. Sa- 
pulpa. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Chand¬ 
ler. Pol. Aet., partisan; active in co. 
since 1916; popular co. officer; has a 
large personal following; works through 
persona] contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor 
1924-26; and 1926 re-elected for a second 
4-yr. term; Counter on prct. election bd. 
1916-24 : elk. Sch. Bd., dist. No. 48, 4 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and 
co. convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived all his life in 
Lincoln Co. During W. War served in 
Co. B., 344th Machine Gun Corps, 90th 
Div., was overseas 1 yr.; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler. 


EURA E. LONG 


Meeker, chmn. publicity com.; M. W. A., 
Meeker. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
yrs.; favors prohibition, but thinks laws 
should be amended. Offices, City Coun¬ 
cilman and mbr. of Sch. Bd. at various 
towns in Okla. Party Honors, del. to all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1887 ; lived in Okla. City 1890-93; Musko¬ 
gee 1893-96; Alva 1896-1906; Sapulpa 
1906-18; Kiefer 1918-20; Slick 1920-22; 
Agra 1922-24; Meeker since. During W. 
War was active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work. Interested in civic improve¬ 
ments. 

LIPPERT, O. C., Stroud. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner. B., Lincoln Co., June 
6, 1893. Edu., com. sch., Lincoln Co. 
Wife, Ella. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe Bill; 1 d., 
Mary Ellen. Bus. Con., farm owner; farm¬ 
ing and stockraising. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Evans Bothers, Dewey Peck, 
B. A. Morrow, M. Sloan, Allan Burgess, 
Roscoe Cox, Ora Long. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; M. W. A., 
Stroud. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. af¬ 
fairs but independent locally; active in co. 
since 1919; only Dem. co. official in co., 
now serving. Offices, Co. Commr., 1927 to 
present. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
all his life in Lincoln Co.; active in af¬ 
fairs for civic improvement; during W. 
War served in Co. B, 344th Machine Gun, 
90th Div., and was six mos. overseas; mbr. 
of the Amer. Legion, and Charter mbr. of 
Post at Stroud; particularly interested in 
good roads. Hobby, fancy roping and cat¬ 
tle. 

LONG, E. E„ Prague. Rep. Occ., real 
estate; oil bus. B., Johnson Co., Ark., 
Nov. 19, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Prague. 
Wife, Martha Johnson. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
Flossie Morrow, Texarkana, Tex.; Mrs. 
Anna Lewis, Edmond; 6 s., Wesley. 

Prague, Leonard, Okla. City, others, at h. 
Bus. Con., real estate dealer; land owner; 


large holdings in oil royalties; familiar 
with farming, confectionery, drug bus. Bk. 
Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Gayman, Allen Burgess, E. A. Foster, 
Chandler; John Embry, Jim Harris, Tom 
Andrews. Church, Bap., Missionary; treas.; 
assisted in building new church. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., v.-pres.; mbr. road 
and highway com.; active in all public af¬ 
fairs ; Lions Club, dir.; 32nd Mason; Scot¬ 
tish Rite; Guthrie Consistory; Shriner, In¬ 
dia Temple, Okla. City; I. O. O. F., M. 
W. A., Prague. Imp. Rel., B. B. Long, 
mail carrier, Bristow; George E. Long, 
Prague (bro.) ; N. W. Long (cousin). Wal¬ 
nut Grove, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 25 yrs.; works mostly 
through party organizations and com.; pro¬ 
hibitionist; anti-Klan. Offices, Clerk Sch. 
Bd.; Justice of Peace; Deputy Sheriff, 1 
yr. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1926; 
prct. committeeman; former mbr. election 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived 
since at Prague. Advocate of good roads. 

LONG, GEORGE E„ Prague. Rep. Occ., 
contractor and builder. B., Boone Co., 
Ark., July 29, 1880. Edu., com. sch., 

near Prague; commercial col., Shawnee. 
Wife, Mary Warden (dec.) ; second, Mamie 
McGinn. Cdrn., 5 s.. Geo. E„ Jr., Clar¬ 
ence, Jewell, Leslie, Russell, at h.; 2 

d., Elna, Bristow; Mrs. Mary Spurgin, 
Meeker. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Prague 
Natl.; First St. Assoc., (pol.) Jim Em¬ 
bry, Judge Sutton, Ora Long, Chandler; 
John Embry, Tom Andrews, Mose Ander¬ 
son. Church, Meth.; elk. and treas.; con¬ 
tractor in charge of constructing new 
church, Prague. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Prague; Guthrie Consistory; I. O. 
F., Prague. Imp. Rel., E. E. Long (bro.), 
Prague; Isiah Long (cousin), former mbr. 
Okla. Legislature; N. W. Long (cousin). 
Walnut Grove, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1900 ; makes speeches; 


LOUWIEN, G., Chandler. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B., Austin, Tex., June 6, 1876. 

Edu., com. and h. schs., Austin, Tex.; 
Western Dental Col., Kansas City, Mo. 
Wife, Anna Laura, d. of Mrs. Alice Her- 
ford, Chandler. Bk. Con., Union Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Roscoe Cox, H. C. Brunt, 

Chandler. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Chandler; Consistory, 
Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
K. P., W. O. W., Chandler. Pol. Act, 
partisan; active in co. since 1906; makes 
speeches and works personally and through 
organizations; advocate of law enforce¬ 
ment. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 

Remarks, came to O'kla. in 1906; lived 
since at Chandler. Hobby, motoring. 

LOVE, E. C., Dem. Occ., banker. B., 

Attala Co. Miss., Nov. 16, 1882. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Kosciusko, Miss.; Miss. A. & 
M. Col. Wife, Mabel, d. of J. M. McCoy, 
Chandler. Cdrn., 1 s., E. C., Jr., student 


E. C. LOVE 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



M. G. McKEE 


at O. U.; 1 d., Mary, at h. Bus. Con., 
First Natl. Bank, Chandler; has been in 
the banking business at Chandler since 
1903; farm owner; real estate owner. 
Assoc., T. C. Ross, lloy Dawson,, both of 
Chandler; (pol.) George D. Peck, Stroud; 
W. R. Burford, Wellston; George Han¬ 
cock, Tryon; Bill Bsalak, Prague; T. J. 
Hinchey, J. F. Gilmore, H. G. Stettmund, 
all of Chandler; Hugh M. Johnson and 
Frank Johnson, Okla. City; Judge Robert 
L. Williams. Church. Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Chamber of Commerce, chairman 
of the Agricultural Committee; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chandler; Consistory, Guthrie; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Tom Love, Lieut. Gov., Dallas, Texas ; 
ex-Gov. Robert Love Taylor,, of Tenn. Pol. 
Act., has been active in politics since 1903. 
A powerful figure in the political affairs 
of Lincoln county. Has a real love for 
politics and fully understands the working 
of politics. Works through committees and 
personally. Is personally acquainted with 
many of the state politcal leaders in 
politics. Knows personally a large per¬ 
centage of the voters of Lincoln county and 
has a large personal following. Also makes 
speeches. Pub. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., six 
yrs.; City Commr., two terms; elected 
without opposition. Party Honors, del. 
to every st. conv. since statehood; del. 
to Natl. Conv.. Houston, 1928; Precinct 
committeeman formerly. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903; lived since at Chandler. 
During W. War took a very active part 
m Liberty Loan drives and was chairman 
of the Chandler dist. His hobby is out¬ 
door sports. 

LYNCH, M. W., Stroud. Rep. Occ , 
hotel owner. B., N. Y„ June 10, 1845. 
Edu., com. sch., N. Y. Married. Bus. 
Con., hotel owner; real estate, loans and 
insurance dealer; formerly salesman for 
John Deere implements. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dan Nor¬ 
ton, J. B. Charles, Lincoln Co.; Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, Ed Trapp. Church, Cath. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of €., civic leader; Elks, 
K. P., Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through com. and personal contacts ; 
active anti-Klan leader. Offices, City 
Councilman 2 yrs.; St. Senator 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., Chicago, 
1912, nominated as chmn.; chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. 14 yrs.; del. to all st. and 


co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1888 ; 
lived since at Stroud. Leader in civic 
affairs. Hobby, fishing, hunting and pitch. 

MARTIN, MAY COLE (MRS. W. S.), 

Meeker. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Brownsville, Kan., May 30, 187) Edu., 
com. sch., Brownsville, Kan. Hih., W. 
S. Martin, cotton bus.. Meeker. Cdrn., 
3 s., Ed, Meeker; Herbert, Norman; Em¬ 
mett, Tulsa; 3 d., Mrs. Ethel Parnell, 
Corpus Christi, Tex.; Mrs. Lula Clark, 
Miss Mildred, Meeker. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Meeker. Assoo., (pol.) Mrs. J. C. Molder. 
Meeker; J. B. A. Robertson, Frank But- 
tram, Okla. City. Church, Pres.; mbr. 
missionary societies. Lodges, Rebekahs, 
Noble Grand, Meeker. Imp. Rel., W. W. 
Cole (bro.), Shawnee. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in politics since 1918; works 
mostly through party organizations. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived at 
Okla. City 1889-91; Meeker since 1891; pi¬ 
oneer of Okla.; made run into Sac and 
Fox coimtry. 

MARTIN, W. S., Meeker. Occ., cotton 
buying; merchant. B., Malta, Ohio, Nov. 
20, 1866. Edu., com. sch., Ottawa, Kan. 
Wife, May Cole. Cdrn., 3 s„ Ed, Meeker; 
Herbert, Norman; Emmett, Tulsa; 3 d., 
Mrs. Ethel Parnell, Corpus Christi, Tex.; 
Mrs. Lula Clark, Mildred, Meeker. Bus. 
Con., Meeker Trading Co.; cotton buying 
and cotton ginning; Odell Gin Co.; farm¬ 
ing and farm owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Meeker. Assoc., W. T. Amis, O. D. Amis, 
J. T. Amis, Shawnee; W. T. Molder, 
Meeker; (pol.) W. E. Primm, Meeker; Tom 
Hinchey, Chandler; M. J. Thompson, Meek¬ 
er; Roscoe Cox, Chandler; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son; E. B. Guthrie, R. A. Singletary, 
Frank Buttram, Gen. Roy Hoffman, H. M. 
Johnson. Church, Pres.; trustee for 10 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres. 8 yrs.; 
active in all civic and community affairs; 
I. O. O. F., past Noble Grand, Meeker. 
Imp. Rel., Clarence Martin (bro.), Wich¬ 
ita, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1889; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through party organization. 
Offices, City Councilman since 1923. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
sec’y of co. cen. com.; prct. committeeman; 
served on election bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889; lived at Okla. City 1889- 
91; at Meeker since 1891; pioneer of 
Okla.; homesteaded one-half mile east of 
Meeker in 1891. Mbr. of the Lincoln Co. 
Good Roads Assn. During W. War was 
food administrator for Meeker and vicinity. 
Hobby, good roads. 

MARSHALL, ARCHIE MAUPIN, Chand¬ 
ler. Dem. Occ., physician. B., Moline, 
Mo., Apr. 19, 1873. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.. Mo.; Univ. of Mo., M. D. Wife, 
Maud C. Conklin. Cdrn., 3 s., Edgar Wil¬ 
liam, Seminole; A. M„ Jr., Chas. B., 
Chandler; 1 d., Mrs. Mary O. Jarrett, 

Chandler. Bus. Con., Harvej 7 Co., Peoria, 
HI.; Waterbury Chemical Co., Des Moines, 
la.; Caviness Drug Co., Okla. City; farm¬ 
ing and stockraising interests. Bk. Con., 
Union Natl.; wife is a dir. in bk. Assoc., 
Edgar Marshall (son), Seminole; H. A. 
Frank, city drug store. Chandler; (pol.) 
H. C. Brunt, Mrs. Geo. G. Boggs, Mrs. 
Ed Hoyt, Eli Bower, Chandler; Dr. Ed 
Nichols, Davenport; Mont Highly, J. B. A. 
Robertson, Okla. City; Dewey Peck, Stroud: 
M. M. Wilson, Joe Hopping, Tulsa. Church, 
Chris.; progressive branch; prominent in 
church work. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Boy Scout Court of Honor physician; Ma¬ 
son, Royal Arch; K. P., Chandler. Imp. 
Rel., L. J. Marshall, Chris. Church, Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo.; T. M. Marshall, Tulsa; 

J- W. Marshall, court house, Tulsa; J. 
W. Marshall, organizer of First Chris. 
Church, Tulsa, (bros.). Pol. Act., active 
for 30 yrs.; makes speeches; works on 
com. Offices, Co. Physician; City Phy¬ 
sician. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; 


prct. chmn. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; 
lived since at Chandler; life mbr. of Red 
Cross; Pension Examiner past 15 yrs. 

McKEE, M. G., Meeker. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Vienna, Ind., Dec. 1, 1856. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Flora J. Mar¬ 
tin, la. Cdrn., 2 s., Lloyd, with Board- 
man Co., Okla. City; Jim, Meeker; 1 d., 
Mrs. Mary Boothe, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
cashier Bk. of Meeker past 26 yrs.; bk. 
established by him and Willard Johnston 
and C. M. Cade of Shawnee in 1903. 
Assoc., Willard Johnston, Shawnee, pres, 
of the Bk. of Meeker; (pol.) John Gay- 
man, Paul Prince, Chandler; W. T. Mol¬ 
der, Meeker; John Embry, Tom Andrews. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of C., treas, ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in politics of Okla. since 1891 ; 
does com. work; favors prohibition. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Sch. Bd. for 18 yrs.; City 
Councilman. Party Honors, prct. commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to all st. convs. for 25 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1801; lived in 
Pottawotamie Co. 1891-1901 ; at Meeker 
since. Interested in good roads. 

McKIM, EDWARD, Prague. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B„ Kan., Mch. 13, 1881. Edu,, 
com. sch., Lincoln Co.; h. sch.. Chandler, 
2 yrs. Wife, Iva Kinzey. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Geo. Jepson, H. W. Hart¬ 
man, B. F. Whitmore, W. E. Wells, Prague; 
(pol.) John Gayman, Dan Norton, E. A. 
Foster, Chandler; Tom Andrews, A. C. Al¬ 
exander; P. G. Rawdon, Okla. City. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. in civic 
affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Prague; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Vern McKim 
(bro.), Mrs. Henry Spurgeon (sister), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1904; works mostly through personal 
contacts; believes present prohibition laws 
are not enforceable. Offices, Deputy 
Treas., Lincoln Co., 3 terms; Deputy Co. 
Clk.; Deputy Ct. Clk.; City Treas. 2 terms; 
Postmaster at Prague since 1926. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv.; served as Count¬ 
er on Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1891; lived at Chandler 1891-1914; 
at Prague since. Interested in good roads. 
Hobby, outdoor recreations. 

McNERNEY, JOE, Sparks. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., North Cumberland, Pa., 
Mch. 25, 1863. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Pa. Wife, Margaret McCarthy, Ireland. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Joseph, John; 3 d., Marian, 
Margaret, Katherine, Sparks. Bus. Con., 
Sparks Pharmacy; been in drug bus. for 
40 yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, 
vSparks. Assoc., Charles Finch, Earl Love, 
Tom Hinchey, Chandler; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son, Tom Doyle, Austin Rittenhouse. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Sparks 
Civic and Improvement Club, pres.; M. W. 
A., Sparks. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1893; influential in home dist.; 
works through com. and personal contacts; 
anti-Klan; anti-Prohibitionist. Offices, 
former Mayor of Sparks; former mbr. Town 
Bd. and Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. and co. convs.; former prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; 
lived at Hobart 1891-93; Sparks since 1893. 
Interested in good government. 

MINSHALL, MILLARD F., Tryon. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B„ Ind., May 8, 1855. 
Edu., com. sch.. Neb. Wife, Elizabeth. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Ray, Albert, Edgar; 2 d., Mrs. 
Stella Linton, Mrs. Clarence McClain, 
Tryon. Bus. Con., Minshall and Son, mer¬ 
chants ; been in mercantile bus. for 13 yrs. 
in Tryon; farming interests; familiar with 
meat market bus. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants, Tryon. Assoc., Roy Minshall 
(son), partner; John Bennington, Clar¬ 
ence Hall, Minor Sloan, Tryon; (pol.) D. 
Norton, John Gayman, O. F. Hayes, Joe 
Pringey, Chandler; George Pringey, Kend¬ 
rick. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1900; good organizer; influential 
with the farmers in dist. Offices, dir. 
Sch. Bd., Tryon, 1892-1910; judge of prct. 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



L. B. NICHOLS 


election bd. since 1889. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; del. to st. and co. 
convs.; attended natl. conv. 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since in 
Lincoln Co. 

MOLDER, JOHN C., Meeker. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Bedford Co., Tenn., Nov. 
15, 1892. Edu., h. sell., Meeker; bus. col., 
Sedalia, Mo. Wife, Klaris Kerr. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mary Millicent. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Meeker. Bus. Con., (past) prior to be¬ 
coming postmaster was treas. of Meeker 
Trading Co. for 7 yrs.; familiar with farm¬ 
ing, insurance, banking and mercantile 
bus. Assoc., (pol.) M. G. McKee, E. D. 
Walker, Meeker; John Gayman, Chandler; 
P. G. Rawdon. Church, Pres.; deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. in 
civic work; Mason Blue Lodge, Meeker; 
Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1914 ; dry; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Treas., 1913-16; treas. Sch. Bd., now serv¬ 
ing; Postmaster, Meeker, since 1926. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; to all co. 
convs; former mbr. election bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Meeker. 
During W. War served in Base Hospital 
Corps of A. E. F.; mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler. Inter¬ 
ested in politics. Hobby, baseball. 

M01LDER, W. T„ Meeker. Rep. Occ., 
cotton ginner; merchant. B., Bedford Co., 
Tenn., Jan. 12, 1874. Edu., com. sch., 
Bedford Co., Tenn. Wife, Della Head. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Clarence, Horace, Marvin; 1 
d., Mrs. Eda Smith, Meeker. Bus. Con., 
Meeker Trading Co.; Molder Gin Co.. 
Meeker, Sparks; farming interests; real 
estate owner. Bk. Con., Bk.' of Meeker. 
Assoc., W. S. Martin, Meeker; W. T. 
Amos, O. D. Amos, J. P. Amos, Paris. 
Tex.; (pol.) John J. Gayman, Paul Prince, 
Chandler; J. C. Pringey, Meeker; Thomas 
G. Andrews. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Eastern Star, Meeker; Consistorv, 
Guthrie; I. O. 0. F., M. W. A., Meeker. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1905; works mostly through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Councilman 1923- 
25; Mayor; Twp. Trustee; Postmaster. 
1925. Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and 
co. convs.; prct. committeeman; served on 
election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; lived at Meeker and vicinity since. 


MOORE, REX LEE, Davenport. Dem. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Bedford Co., 
Tenn., Mch. 22, 1869. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Tex. Wife, Josie Moore. Cdrn., 
1 s„ A. C., St. Louis, Okla.; 1 d., Mrs. 
C. F. Gould, Drumright. Bus. Con., R. L. 
Moore, real estate and collections; familiar 
with newspaper bus. Bk. Con., Davenport 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Dewey Peck, Robert 
Morrow, Charlie Mills, Stroud; Joe Mc- 
Nerney, Sparks; Jack Walton; George 
Bowman, Kingfisher; Tom Doyle, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., independent; active in st. 
since 1903; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through com.; strongly antl-Klan. 
Offices, Postmaster, Auditor in the Senate, 
1909; Postmaster at st. penitentiary, 1923- 
24. Party Honors, Dem. nominee for St. 
Representative 1926; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; lived at 
Pauls Valley, Maysville, Chickasha, Law- 
ton, Kiefer; Davenport 1925. Hobby, pol¬ 
itics. 

MOSIER, D. E., Sparks. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner. B., Ohio, Apr. 7, 1868. 
Edu., com. sch., Ohio, la., Kan. Wife, 
Ella Erwin. Bus. Con., farm owner and 
farming. Bk. Con., First St. Bk., Prague; 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., (pol.) Dan 
Norton, John Gayman, L. V. Nichols, Lin¬ 
coln Co.; W. B. Pine, Dewey Peck. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
past Master, Arlington; Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and 
nation for a number of yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally and through the com. Offices, 
Co. Commr. past 4 yrs. x chmn. and re¬ 
garded as one of the best Co. Commrs. in 
st.; mbr. Twp. Bd. 14 yrs.; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 20 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. several times. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1891; lived since in Lincoln Co.; 
active in community improvement. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was pres, of Council of De¬ 
fense ; active in Red Cross. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

MULLINS, W. B., Prague. Dem. Occ., 
merchant; undertaker. B., Van Zandt Co., 
Tex., Jan. 24, 1878. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Grand Saline, Tex. Wife, Eleanora 
Gertrude Mahrbacher. Cdrn., 1 s., K. W., 
Prague; 3 d., Mrs. Marie E. Bush, Prague; 
Mrs. Nelda C. Coleman, Shawnee; Miss 
Amaryliss. Bus. Con., hardware, imple¬ 
ments, furniture and undertaking, Prague. 
Bk. Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., W. S. 
Martin, Meeker. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Lions Club, active mbr. in all civic 
affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Prague; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; K. P., M. W. A., Prague. 
Imp. Rel., J. N, Mullins, Muskogee; J. W. 
Mullins, E. L. Mullins, Tex., (bros.). Pol. 
Act., independent; active in politics since 
1904; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., elk.; served on 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
located at Shawnee; lived at Prague since 
1903. 

MURRAY, LEVI, Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Bollinger Co., Mo., Jan. 
6, 1889. Edu., Barnes Univ., M. D., 1911. 
Wife, Flora, d. of O. D. Lutz, Depew. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ray; 1 d., Billie Mae. Bk. 
Con., Wellston Natl. Assoc., J. E. Rea, 
E. L. Gibson, S. J. Thompson, C. E. Em- 
rick, Wellston; (pol.) Allen Burgess, John 
Gayman, Chandler; George Pringey, Kend¬ 
rick ; Pat Hurley; Fred Patrick, Sapulpa; 
W. J. Otjen, Enid. Church, Meth., pref. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, charter mbr. 
and past pres.; A. F. & A. M., Royal 
Arch, Wellston; M. W. A., Wellston. Imp. 
Rel., H. J. Murray (father), Civil War 
veteran, Thomas; Dr. P. G. Murray (bro.), 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1920 ; favors prohibition, believes present 
laws should either be enforced or repealed; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organizations. Offices, pres, of Bd. of 
Edu. and past sec’y. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; attends all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived 


in Creek Co. 1911-18; Wellston since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served 1918-19 at Base Hos¬ 
pital, Bordeaux, France; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler; 
past Commander of local post. V.-Pres. 
of Lincoln Co. Medical Assn.; mbr. of 
Okla. and Amer. Medical Assns. Inter¬ 
ested in good roads and schs. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

NICHOLS, LANSING B., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., editor. B., Viola, la., Nov. 21, 
1868. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ia.; bus. 

col. , Des Moines, Ia.; Thomas Normal Sch., 
Des Moines, Ia., 1886. Wife, Anna L. 
Wimber. Cdrn., 2 s., Fred L., Chandler; 
Leo G., Seminole. Bus. Con., owner and 
editor of Lincoln Co. Republican; former¬ 
ly in U. S. Mail Service, Des Moines, Ia. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., E. C. Love, 
T. C. Ross, Allen Burgess, I. G. Cash, 
C. E. Kapp, Chandler; (pol.) D. J. Nor¬ 
ton, Chandler; George Pringey, Kendricks; 
M. G. McKee, Meeker; O. L. Ray, Prague; 
Tom G. Andrews, Chandler; Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; Grant 
McCullough, Tulsa. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Chandler Country Club; C. of 
C., past sec’y; Lions Club, pres., second 
term; Okla. St. Press Assn.; Natl. Edi¬ 
torial Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1903 ; very strong in organi¬ 
zations work ; works personally and through 

com. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; sec’y Rep. Co. Cen. Com., Lin¬ 
coln Co.; has filled position 8 yrs. now 
serving. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived since at Chandler. A veteran of 
the Spanish-Amer. War; served with first 
S. D. Volunteers in Philippines; mbr. 
United Spanish War Veterans and past 
Dept. Commander of Okla; honorary mbr. 
Arthur J. Matheny Post of Amer. Legion, 
Chandler; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense; active in Red Cross 
work; had charge of publicity at Chandler 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

NICKELL, ELLIS HAGAR, Chandler. 
Dem. Occ., real estate and insurance deal¬ 
er. B., Cannel City, Ky., Oct. 16, 1892. 
Edu., com. sch., Ky. and Okla.; Hazel 
Green Acad., Ky.; bus. col., Guthrie. Wife, 
Ora, d. of T. J. Hinchey, Chandler. Cdrn., 
2 s., E. H., Jr., Franklin Edgar; 1 d., 
Mary Katherine. Bus. Con., Dean & 
Nickell, insurance and real estate. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Hugh Dean 
(partner) ; (pol.) Roscoe Cox, T. J. Hin¬ 
chey, Chandler; Willard Soward, Walter 
Hadley, Stroud. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Commercial Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge, past Master, Marlow; Consistory, 
Guthrie, mbr. of Degree Team; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; Eastern Star, 
Chandler. Imp. Rel., Drs. U. E. and M. H. 
Nickell (bros.), Davenport; Mrs. C. W. Mc- 
Ferron, Tulsa, Miss Ada Nickell, Daven¬ 
port (sisters). Pol. Act., usually partisan; 
active in co. since 1925; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 

Election Bd. Party Honors, sec’y Lincoln 
Co. Campaign Com. in 1928 ; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; del. to co. convs.; attended 
Houston conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1908; lived at Davenport 1908-12; 
Marlow 1912-22; Chandler since. During 
W. War was in service at Base Hospital, 
Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chandler. 
Hobby, cattle. 

NIXON, C. W., Sparks. Rep. Occ., 

garage owner. B„ Grant City, Mo., Jan. 
15, 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo. 
Wife, Bertha Chamberlin. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Gilbert; 1 d., Mrs. Katherine Newton, 

Sparks. Bus. Con., Sparks Garage; sub 
dealer for Ford automobiles; a farmer for 
27 yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., Gilbert Nixon (son), partner in 
bus.; (pol.) John Heinze, D. W. Collier, 
Dr. Brown, Sparks: John Embry, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Sparks Civic Club, active mbr.; A. F. & 






SEN. GEO. DEWEY PECK 


A. M., Blue Lodge, Sparks; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City Shrine; Eastern Star, 
Sparks. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1903; works personally and on 
com. Offices, elk. Sch. Bd., 5 yrs.; Judge 
Election Bd. 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dist. and co. convs.; former pret. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
lived at Okla. City 2 yrs. and at Sparks 
since; interested in civic progress and 
good roads. Hobby, lodge work. 

NORTON, D. J., Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
investments. B., Bloomington, Ill., Aug. 
10, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Kan., Okla. 

Wife, Dot Tillman. Cdrn., 2 s., Burford 
J., grad, of Cumberland Univ.; William A., 
at h.; 1 d., Agnes, student at Okla. Univ. 
Bus. Con., extensive land owner; oil and 
gas royalties; farming interests. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Union Natl. Assoc., Roy 
Dawson, H. C. Brunt, L. B. Nichols, Ros- 
coe Cox, Chandler; (pol.) E. A. Foster, 
Frank Hayes, John Gayman, T. C. An¬ 
drews, Chandler; T. B. Charles, Stroud; 
Lew Wentz; A. C. Alexander; Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough; J. A. Veazy; J. C. Denton. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions 
Club, charter mbr. at Chandler and pres, 
of bd. of control; C. of C., past chmn. of 
good roads com. for Highway No. 66 and 
Ozark Trail; Mason Blue Lodge; I. 0. O. 
F.; K. P.; M. W. A., Chandler. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1897: 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Ct. Clk., Lincoln 
Co., 12 yrs.; agent for U. S. 2% yrs.; mbr. 
City Council a number of yrs. and a mbr. 
of Chandler Sch. Bd. Party Honors, mbr. 
of St. Rep. Com.; del. to natl. conv. 1912, 
Chicago, and mbr. of credentials com.; 
this conv. was of Progressive party, and 
he was one of the original signers of the 
party platform; attends all natl. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891, at Sac 
and Fox opening; lived since at Chand¬ 
ler. Leader in all civic and community 
affairs. Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War. 
served in Co. K, 1st Territorial Infantry; 
honorary mbr. of Amer. Legion, past Com¬ 
mander of Legion Post, Chandler; 7 yrs. 
was Capt. of Company B, Okla. Natl. 
Guard; Commander of United Spanish War 
Veteran’s Camp, Chandler. Hobby, out¬ 
door recreations. 

NORWOOD, F. H., Prague. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Columbia, 


LINCOLN COUNTY 

Mo., Dec. 28, 1872. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Columbia, Mo.; Univ. of Mo , Med¬ 
ical Sch., M. D., 1901; N. Y. Post Grad. 
Sch., 1906. Wife, Madge McDowell. Cdrn., 
1 s., Ervin N., Shawnee; 2 d., Margaret, 
Jean. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sen. Peck, Stroud; Roscoe Cox, Judge Jar- 
rett, Tom Hinchey, Chandler. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
nibr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Prague. Pol 
Act., independent; active in st. since 1902; 
works through personal contacts in a quiet 
way, also through party organizations. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Supt., Health, 1907-12 ; re¬ 
appointed 1929. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived at 
Parkland 1900-02; at Prague since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was home service sec'y at 
Prague during the first part and later en¬ 
listed in Medical Corps; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion Post, Okemah. 

PARKS, C. F., Prague. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Otxford, Miss., Sept. 30, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Miss.; 
Miss. A. & M. Col., Starksville, Miss. 
Wife, Eva, d. of J. D. Grimes, Prague. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Billy; 1 d., Wanta, at h. Bus. 
Con., hdw. store, Prague and Dustin. Bk. 
Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., Ray, J. A., 
and Lornie Parks (bros.), partners in bus.; 
(pol.) Geo. Jepson, Lloyd Oplinger, Bert 
Bradway, Prague; H. I. Grimes, Geo. 
Green, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; A. F. 
& A. M., Prague. Pol. Act., partisan ; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1919; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd., 5 terms. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1919; lived since at Prague; served in 
Quartermasters Corps during W. War; mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Okemah. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and baseball. 

PARKS, RAY, Prague. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Oxford, Miss., Oct. 6, 1889. 
Edu., eom. and h. schs.. Miss.; bus. col., 
Guthrie. Wife, Grace Burdick. Cdrn., 1 
s., Robert; 1 d., Bernice. Bus. Con., 

Parks Bros. Hardware Stores, Prague and 
Dustin. Bk. Con., Prague Natl. Assoc., 
C. F. Parks, J. A. Parks (bros.), partners 
in bus.; (pol.) Geo. Jefferson, J. D. 

Grimes, Prague; Roscoe Cox, Chandler; 
Charlie Board, Olda. City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; C. of C., 

mbr. good roads com.; A. F. & A. M., 

Prague. Imp. Rel., W. N. Barry (uncle), 
banker, Okemah. Pol. Aet., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1914; works personally 

and through com. Offices, Mayor, Prague, 
1916-19; Clk. of Co. Election Bd., 2 terms. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1908; lived at 
Paden 1908-10; Okemah 1910-12; at Prague 
since. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

PECK, GEORGE DEWEY, Stroud. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Sac and Fox Indian 
Agency, May 6, 1902. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Stroud; admitted to Bar 1927. 
Wife, Edythe, d. of W. F. Wickham, Bris¬ 
tow. Cdrn., 1 d., Gwendolyne. Bus. Con., 
editor and owner of Stroud Democrat; fa¬ 
miliar with theatricals and with banking; 
owner of Ritz Theater, Stroud. Bk. Con., 
St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Walter Hadley, 
Gov. Holloway, Wade Loufbourrow, Fletcher 
M. Johnson. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, 
one of the organizers of the Stroud club; 
Natl. Editorial Assn.; St. Press Assn.; 
honorary mbr. Okla. City C. of C.; mbr. 
original “66” organization; honorary v.- 
pres. Valley Fair Assn.; I. O. O. F., B. 

P. O. E., M. W. A., Stroud; 32nd Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory; when 21 yrs. of age 
was youngest 32nd Mason in U. S. Imp. 
Rel., E. E. Peck (father), pioneer Okla¬ 
homan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in pol¬ 
itics of Okla. for 6 yrs.; works personally 
and through com. Offices, Senator in 
Eleventh and Twelfth Legislatures, the 
youngest Senator ever elected in Okla.; 
acting sec’y Walton and Whitehurst Im¬ 
peachment Ct.; Clk. of the Senate in the 
Ewe Lamb Rebellion; mgr. of Storm’s cam- 


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paign for pres, pro-tempore of St. Senate? 
reading clk in St. Legislature for 6 ses¬ 
sions. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; pret. committeeman; mbr. League 
of Young Dems. Remarks, came to Stroud 
1914; lived all his life in Okla.; leader in 
civic affairs. Hobby, shows. 

POOL, R. W., Agra. Dem. Occ., farmer 
(retired). B„ Albany, Mo., Feb. 15 1866 
Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Ella J. Darl¬ 
ing. Cdrn., 4 s., W. E., H. L., A. D., 
Agra; O. B., Cushing. Bk. Con.,’ Bk. of 
Agra; Farmers and Merchants, Tryon. 
Assoc., Ira Myrick, John Griswold, H G 
Montsinger, Agra; (pol.) H. M. JarretL 
Tom Hinchey. Dr. Redpath, Chandler; 
Judge Brown, C. J. Burton, Stroud; Sen. 
Peck, Tom D. McKeown, John Embry, 
Claude Hendon. Church, Church of God. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Agra. Imp. Rel., L. E. 
Pool, (bro.), Agra Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1891; makes speeches; 
works personally and on corns. Offices 
Twp. Trustee 1904-16; Justice of Peace 
4 yrs.; Sch. Dir. 1890-1912, first dir. in 
his district. Party Honors, del. to dist.. 

co. and st. convs several times; Pret. 
Committeeman several times; Insp. of 
Election Bd. 1916-28. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1891; lived since at Agra; active 
in community improvement movements; 
Chmn. of the Bd. of Defense in his Dist¬ 
rict during the W. War. Hobby, study of 
the Scriptures. 

POWERS, FLOYD L., Tryon. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B„ Tryon, Okla., July 
16, 1894. Edu., com sch., Tryon. _Wife, 
Leona, d. of S. B. Barclay, Tryon. Cdrn., 

2 s., Bobby, Donald; 1 d., Floriene. Bus. 
Con., Tryon Trading Co.; farm owner, de¬ 
voted to raising Jersey cattle and Duroc 
hogs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, 
Tryon. Assoc., Clarence Hall, M. C. 
Sloan, O. G. Fowler, C. W. Fowler, S. W. 
Silverthorne; (pol.) Roscoe and Manford 
Cox; C. M. Feuquay, Judge Tom Andrews. 
Church, Chris. Union. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., 
Tryon; Mason, Blue Lodge, Carney. Imp. 
Rel., Ray Jenness, (uncle), Guthrie; Leo 
Powers, (bro.), merchant. Pawnee. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 
1916; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, former City Clerk, Tryon. Party 
Honors, Pret. Committeeman; serves on 
Election Bd. Remarks, has lived all his 
life at Tryon. Hobby, raising Jersey cat¬ 
tle. 

PRINCE, PAUL, Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B., Austin, Tex., 
Aug. 1, 1878. Edu., com. sch. of Tex. 
and Indian Ter. Wife, Emma Wall. Cdrn., 

1 s., George Emmett; 1 d., Mrs. Leona 
Martin, Chandler. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Union Natl., Chandler. Past Bus., fann¬ 
ing; grocery bus.; oil bus. Assoc., O. C. 
Lippert, Stroud; D. E. Mosier, Sparks; 

E. A. Foster, Chandler; (pol.) D. J. 
Norton, L. B. Nichols, J. J. Gayman, Ross 
Crane, E. A. Foster, Mrs. L. D. Gray, O. 

F. Hayes, Chandler; Lew Wentz, Pat Hur¬ 
ley. Lodges, K. P., Chandler; M. W. A., 
McLoud. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Millie Prince, 
(mother), McLoud; George A., grocer. 
Chandler; Phil D., Okla. City, (bros.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1900 ; works through personal contacts; 
makes speeches. Offices, Clerk Sch. Bd., 
1910-14; Co. Treas., 1923-29; Co. Weigher, 
1912-14; Co. Assessor, 1914-18; Co. Commr. 
entered office July 1929. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1892; lived at Duncan 1892- 
97; and in Lincoln Co. since; lived in 
Chandler since 1914. Hobby, politics. 

PRINGEY, JOSEPH C., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer. B., Somerset, Pa., 
Dec., 22, 1858. Edu., com. sch. and bus. 
col.. Ill. Wife, Josephine Young. Bus. 
Con., retired farm owner; familiar with 
insurance bus. Bk. Con., Union Natl.; 
First Natl., Chandler. Assoc., (pol.) 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


John Emery, A. C. Alexander. Church, 
Chris.; deacon. Lodges, I. O. 0. F., 

Chandler; 32nd Mason, Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., George 
Pringey, (bro.), Kendrick, Oltla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 50 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns.; makes speeches. 
Offices, U. S. Representative, 1920-22; 
mbr. Territorial Council 4 yrs.; Co. 
Clerk Lincoln Co., 8 yrs.; Postmaster, 
Kendrick, 6 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. St. 
Rep. Com. for yrs.; del. to natl. conv., 
Philadelphia, was a mbr. of Credential 
Com.; helped to nominate McKinley and 
Roosevelt; attended st. and natl. conv of 
Rep. party. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1891; lived since in Lincoln Co.; during 
W. War was mbr. of Council of Defense 
and a. 4-minute speaker; active in affairs 
of his co. and st. Hobby, traveling. 

PRINGEY, GEORGE W„ Kendrick. Rep. 
Occ., insurance. B., Bloomington, Ill., 
Jan. 13, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Fairview, 
Mo.; Bus .Col., Sedalia. Mo. Wife, Rose, 
d of John Smith, Kendrick, Okla. Cdrn., 

1 s., Leo H.. Cushing, cashier of Okla. 
Natl Bk.; 3 d. Mrs. H. D. Strong, 
Cushing; Mrs. Pauline Steen, Kendrick: 
Miss Nettie Kendrick, Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
insurance and real estate dealer; special 
agent for Census Dept.; farming and oil 
interests. Bk. Con., Bk. of Kendrick. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ray Gray, B. F. Efaw, Ken¬ 
drick; D. J. Norton, John Gayman, Judge 
Foster, R. B. Nichols, Chandler; Col. Pat 
Hurley, O. K. Benedict, Tulsa. Lodges, 
I. 0. O. F.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Kendrick. 
Imp. Rel., Joe C. Pringey, (bro.). Chan¬ 
dler. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
since 1892; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, City Councilman; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 12 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; Chmn Co. Rep. Cen. 
Com. since 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1891; lived 1 yr. in Pawnee Co., and 
at Kendrick in Lincoln Co. since. Hobby, 
I. O. 0. F. work. 

REA, J. E., Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
lumber. B., London, Ohio, April 18, 1862. 
Edu., com. sch., Marion Co., Kan. Wife, 
Laura Wright. Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn, Okla. 
City; 2 d., Mrs. Everett Nolte, Okla. City; 
Zo. Bus. Con., mgr. Lynch Davidson & 
Co., Lumber Yard; farm owner; familiar 
with hardware bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Wellston. Assoc., Lynch Davidson, Hous¬ 
ton, Tex.; J. H. Cook, S. L. Davis, Hous¬ 
ton, Tex.; (pol.) John Gayman, E. A. 
Foster, Dan Norton, Frank Hayes. Chan¬ 
dler; Major Gilstrap, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, v.- 
pres. active in civ’c affairs; M. W. A., 
Wellston: K. P., Chandler; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Wellston, past Master 3 times: 
past Worthy Patron of Eastern Star. 
Wellston; Royal Arch, Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie; Chapter, Chandler. Imp. Rel., Oscar 
Rae, (bro.), Prague. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active since 1891; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Clerk, 1905- 
13; mbr. Sch. Bd.; Mayor. 1914-16, Wells¬ 
ton. Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. 
convs.; Prct Committeeman; served on 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1891; lived at Wellston and vicinity since; 
during W. War was active worker in Lib¬ 
erty Bond and Red Cross drives. Hobby, 
bird hunting. 

REA, 0. L., Prague. Rep. Occ., Rep¬ 
resentative McCasky Register Co. B. 
Peabody, Kan., Dec. 19, 1885. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Chandler. Wife, Fay Burt. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Annabelle, Peggy. Bus. Con., 
McCasky Register Co., Alliance, Ohio.; 
also familiar with automobile bus. Bk. 
Con., Prague Natl.; First St. Prague. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. B. Nichols, John Gay¬ 
man, Chandler; George Pringey. Kendrick; 
Judge Tom G Andrews, John Embry, Sr., 
M. E. Trapp, Gen. Roy Hoffman, Austin 
Rlttenhouse. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Chandler Golf Club; C. of C., 
Prague, chmn. Membership Com., active in 


all civic affairs; M. W. A.. Prague; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, Chandler, 
Master Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., J. E. Rea, (bro.), Wellston. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1909; makes speeches; works personally 
and through corns. Offices, Co. Treas., 
1919-23; Pres. Sch. Bd., 1926-28. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com, 1926-27; served on 
Election Bd; nominee for Co. Treas., 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; 
lived near Wellston, 1891-98; Chandler, 
1898-1908; Shawnee, 1908-13; El Reno, 
1913-14; Chandler, 1914-23; Prague since; 
during W. War was active- worker in Red 
Cross and Liberty Bond drives; advocate 
of good roads. Hobby, reading. 

RIDPATH, MERRITT T„ Chandler. Dem. 
Occ., oil leases; veterinary surgeon. B., 
Cowley Co., Kan., Dec. 21, 1889. Edu., 
com. sch., Lincoln Co, Okla Wife, Nannie, 
d. of Samuel J. Smith, Lincoln Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Union Natl., Chandler. 
Assoc., H. C. Brunt, E. C. Love, Frank 
Hays, Chandler; Horace Gaylor, Bill 
Dalock, Prague; Fred and Willard Sew¬ 
ard, Stroud; Gov. Holloway, Sen. Geo. D. 
Peck, Sen. Paul Stewart, J. Q. William¬ 
son.. Clubs & Lodges,, C. of C.; I. O. 
O. F.; K. P., Chandler; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Perkins; Farmers Union, Chandler. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla pol. 
since 1910; makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Sher¬ 
iff, 1924-29, only Dem. to be elected 2 
terms for this office. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 
Young Denis. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1891 and has lived in Lincoln Co. since; 
Chandler since 1923; during W. War 
served, in 2nd Div., U. S. Navy, and was 
26 months in foreign waters; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Arthur J. Matheny Post, Chan¬ 
dler. Interested and active in Legion 
work. Hobby, politics. 

ROBERTS, WILLIAM P„ Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., Deputy County Assessor. B., Va., 
Aug. 23, 1887. Edu., com. sch. and 

Lincoln Co. Normal Scl\, Lincoln. Co. 
Okla. Wife, Margaret Lyon. Bus. Con., 
farming, and farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Union Natl., Chandler. Assoc., (pol.) D. 
■T. Norton, John Gayman, Chandler; Ru¬ 
dolph Pliva, Phillip Bartosh. Prague ; Hua-h 
McConnell, Joe Evans, Stroud; Judge 
Chappell, Okla. City; Charles Hawks, 
Shawnee; Fred Patrick, Sapulpa; John 
Fields, John Emery, Pat Hurley, Lew 
Wentz. Church, Meth. Lodges, K. P., 
Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co since 1908; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts; mbr. of the 
Co. Campaign Com. in 1928. Offices, 
Deputy Tax Assessor, 8 yrs.; mbr. Prct. 
Election Bd., 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st., co. and dist. convs.: Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, 12 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897; lived since in Lincoln Co., 
near Meeker until 1921 and at Chandler 
since. Hobby, farming. 

ROBERTSON. L. E., Carney. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Benton Co, la., Jan. 29, 1868. 
Edu., com. and h sch., Kan. Wife, Rosa 
Robertson. Cdrn., 1 s., J. K.; 1 d., 

Mrs. Verne Stump, Carney Bus. Con., 
L. E. & J. K. Robertson, Grocers, Carney; 
L. E. Robertson, undertaking establish¬ 
ment, Carney; familiar with farming and 
telephone exchange bus. Bk. Con., Car¬ 
ney St. Assoc., J. K. Robertson, partner, 
Carney; (pol.) George Jones, Russell Ham¬ 
mer, Carnev; Paul Prince, Ross Crane. .Toe 
Pringey, Chandler; J. D. Roberts, Guth¬ 
rie. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Carney; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Carney, Commandery, 
Chandler; W. O. W., Carney. Imp. Rel., 
O. G. Robertson, Davenport, L W. Rob¬ 
ertson, J. A. Robertson, Carney; Ralph 
Robertson, Waurika, (bros.), Mrs. Ida 
Mason, Carney; Mrs. Mabel Renner, Okla. 
City, (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1891; works through per¬ 


sonal contacts; a good organizer. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 12 yrs.; mbr. Town Bd. 20 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived at Guthrie 
1 yr., and at Carney since. Hobby, 
politics. 

ROBERTSON, OSCAR G„ Davenport. 
Rep. Oec., merchant. B., Benton Co., Ia., 
Dec. 19, 1866. Edu, com. sch., Beloit, 
Kan. Wife, May Carroll. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Edvard C., Myron B.; 2 d., Mrs. Lelia 
Roberts, Mrs. Marie Whitt, Davenport, 
Okla. Bus. Con., Robertson Hardware Co., 
Davenport. Bk. Con., Davenport St. Assoc., 
Edward C Robertson, (s.), partner; (pol.) 
John Gayman, D. J. Norton, Joe Pringey, 
Judge Foster, Chandler; Dennis Flynn; 
Tom Andrews; Roy Hoffman. Church, 
Pres.; trustee. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, past Master, Daven¬ 
port, Commandery, Chandler; Consistory, 
Guthrie; I. O. O. F., Davenport. Imp. 
Rel., Lem Robertson, (bro.), Carney, Okla. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1891; always supports party nominees; 
works through personal contacts and 
corns.; influential among farmers of his 
community. Offices, Town Trustee; Town 
Clerk; Town Treas.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 16 
yrs. Party Honors. Prct. Committeeman 
for 12 yrs., now Chmn.; del. to st. and 
co. convs.; was del. to first Rep. st. conv. 
in Okla, Remarks, came;,to Okla. in 1889; 
lived at Guthrie, 1889-91; at Davenport 
and vicinity since; during W War was 
Chmn. of the Council of Defense at Dav¬ 
enport and active wo~ker in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross drives. Hobby, “honesty 
in politics.” 

ROGERS, G. B., Carney. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Wayne Co., Ky, Aug 23, 
1867. Edu., com. sch., Kan.; Kan. Agri¬ 
cultural Co., Manhattan, Kan Wife, Es- 
tella Wright. Cdrn., 2 d., Arda, Guthrie; 
Nola, Webb City, Okla. Bus. Con., Rog¬ 
ers Hardware Store, Carney, Okla.; farm¬ 
ing interests. Bk. Con., Carney St. Assoc., 
(pol.) T. J. Hinchey, Judge Cordell, Judge 
Jarrett, Chandler; Judge John Embry, 
Okla City. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active in all civic affairs; I. O. 
O. F., Carney. Pol. Act, independent; 
active in st since 1896; makes speeches; 

works through personal contacts; dry 

voter. Offices, City Councilman, 4 yrs.; 
Judge and Clerk of Election Bd., 15 yrs. 
Party Honors, nominated for Constitution 
Com. 21st Div.; del to st., dis. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; 
lived at Perkins 1896-1910 : at Carney 
since; during W. War organized Red 

Cross and Liberty Loan campaigns in 8 

sch. districts in vicinity of Carney; active 
in upbuilding sch. at Carney. 

SCOTT. L. G., Stroud. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Grayson Co., Tex., Oct. 
26, 1878. Edu., subscription sch., Indian 
Ter. Wife, Willie Alma McLaughlin. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Louis H.; 3 d., Mrs. Stella 
Wright, Key West, Okla.; Edith and Fay. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Stroud. Past Bus., 
was formerly in contracting and building 
bus. for 20 yrs. Assoc., (pol.) George 
Pringey, Kendrick; A. R. Collins, O. T. 
Hubbell, Stroud; Thomas Andrews, Oilier 
K. Benedict, W. G. Johnson, Roy John¬ 
son. Church, Chris., preferred. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W„ Stroud 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. politics 
for 20 yrs.; favors prohibition; works 
mostly through corns, and party organiz. 
Offices, Postmaster, Stroud, since 1923; 
former mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; former Prct. Committeeman; 
former mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1890; lived at Durwood, Coal- 
gate, and Marlow; and Stroud since 1918; 
active in all civic movements; advocate 
of good roads. Hobby, baseball. 

SI LVERTHOIRN, SHERMAN U„ Tryon. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Iowa City, la., 




L. G. SCOTT 


Oct. 5, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Winfield, 
Kan. Wife, Nora, d. of Isaac Frazier, 
Tryon. Cdrn.. 3 s.. John, Los Angeles, 
Calif.; Frank, Guthrie; James Edwin, 
tchr., Tryon; 2 d., Mrs. Ellen Johnson, 
Tryon; Bessie, tchr. Bus. Con., Silver- 
thorn Implements; Tryon Trading Co.; 
threshing machines; been in bus. in Tryon 
for 30 yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants, Tryon. Assoc., Clarence Hall, M. 
C. Sloan, C. W. Fowler, 0. G. Fowler, F. 
L. Powers, Tryon; (pol.) Hugh Dean, C. 
O. Finch, Roscoe Cox, Courtland M. Feu- 
quay, Chandler; Tom McKeown, Judge 
Charles B. Wilson, Pawhuska; J. B. A. 
Robertson, Okla. City. Church, Chris. 
Union; trustee since organization; v.-pres. 
of St. Council for 3 yrs. and pres, for 4 
yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Agra, past Master; 
Consistory, Guthrie; I. 0. 0. F. and M. 
W. A., Tryon. Imp. Rel., Edwin Root, 
clerk U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C.; Dr. C. R. Silverthorn, 
owner General Hospital, Woodward, Okla 
Pol. Act., independent; active since 1905; 
works through personal contacts; influen¬ 
tial among farmers of his section; repre¬ 
sented the town of Tryon on several oc¬ 
casions before Corporation Commission. 
Offices, pres. Town Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd. for 
17 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. several times; Prct. Committeeman; 
Inspector on Election Bd.; nominee for 
Co. Treas., 1912. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894; lived since at Tryon. 

STOCKTON, ALTA GRACE, Sparks. 
Rep. Occ., Postmistress. B., Lincoln Co., 
•Okla., March ? 1893. EH", com. and h. 

sch., Sparks, Okla. Hus., Lon G. Stockton. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Cleo Bernard, Sparks. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants, Sparks, stock¬ 
holder. Assoc., Mrs. Jessie Thomas, Clar¬ 
ence W. and D. W. Collier, Sparks; (pol.) 
Mrs. F. C. Brown, J. R Hines, Sparks; 
John Gayman, Chandler; Sen W. B. Pine. 
Lodges, Eastern Star, past Worthy Matron, 
Sparks. Imp. Rel., D. W. Collier, (father), 
Sparks; Clarence W. Collier, (bro.), 
Sparks; Mrs. C. H. Haley, (sister). Meek¬ 
er. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1918; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts; one of the most active 
women at Sparks. Offices, Postmistress, 
Sparks, appointed 1922 under Pres Hard¬ 
ing; mbr. Sch. Bd. since 1928. Remarks, 
lived all her life in Lincoln Co.; during 


LINCOLN COUNTY 

W. War was active in home Red Cross 
work. Hobby, painting. 

STRICKLE, J. W., Wellston. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer; automobile bus. B., 
Freestone Co., Tex., Dec. 12, 1882. Edu., 
com. sch., Tex. and Okla. Wife, Grace 
Wilson. Cdrn., 2 s., John, Erwin, Wells¬ 
ton. Bus. Con., real estate dealer; 
Chrysler automobiles; filling station; farm¬ 
ing ; familiar with general merchandise 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., Wellston. 
Assoc., John and Erwin Strickle (sons) 
partners in bus.; (pol.) P. D. Erwin, Ira 
Beard, Wellston; E. C. Love, Charles 
Evans, Chandler. Church, Bap., deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Wellston. Imp. Rel., G. T. Strickle, 
Tulsa; J. L. Strickle, Shawnee, (bros.); 
Mrs. Fred Ewing, Okmulgee; Mrs. Earl 
Clay, Okla. City, (sisters). Pol. Act- 
independent; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts; activities confined to his 
f/wn. Offices, former Chmn. of Bd. of 
City Commrs., 1925-29; mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil. Remarks came to Lexington, 1894; 
at Wellston since 1915. 

SUTTON, DALE B., Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., County Judge. B., Chandler, Dec. 
10, 1902, Edu., com. and h. sch.. Chan¬ 
dler; Univ. of Okla., LL. B, 1927 Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., Union Natl., Chandler. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dan Norton, John Gayman, 
Chandler; Geo. Pringey, Kendrick; Roy 
St. Lewis, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 1924 ; 
works through corns, and personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Judge, Lincoln Co., since 
1929; mbr. Co. Election Bd. 5 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, lived all his life in Lincoln Co.; 
active part in public affairs; mbr. Co. 
Bar Association. 

TOPE, C. E., Prague. Rep. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Galliopolis, Ohio, 
Jan. 6, 1885. Edu., com. and h. scb., 
Ohio; Col. at Rio Grand, Ohio. Wife, 
Rosie Mae McCall of Ohio. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Howard; 1 d., Neva Mae. Bus. Con., 
Tope & Carson Motor Co., Prague, dealers 
in Hudson, Essex. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Prague. Assoc., E. M. Carson, partner 
in bus, Prague; (pol.) J. E. Clift, W. E. 
Wells, Prague; Ora Long, Chandler; P. 
G. Rawdon, F. A. Rittennuuse, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
dir.: Mason, Blue Lodge, Prague; Com- 
mandery. Chandler; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1907; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Clerk of Prague Sch. Bd. 
3 yrs.; Judge Co. Election Bd. 10 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived 
at Ponca City 1907-08; Mulhall, 1908-10: 
Tonkawa, 1910-12; Chandler, 1912-19 and 
at Prague since. Teacher for 16 yrs., 
and supt. of sch. at Tonkawa, Chandler 
and Mulhall. Hobby, fishing; a mbr. of 
the Izaak Walton League. 

WALBRIGHT, G. Y., Stroud. Rep. 
Occ., publisher. B., Metropolis, Ill.. April 
30, 1871. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. and Kan. 
Wife, Nina Roberts. Cdrn., 1 d., Willa. 
Bus. Con., publisher of The Stroud Mes- 
s'-nge". Bk Cem. F'rst Natl.; St. Natl. 
Assoc., J. B. Charles, Geo Clarkson. Gal 
Lunn, Stroud; W B. Pine, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Jim Harris. Church, Pres., elder. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; 
M. W. A., Stroud. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1900: works personally 
and through corns; favors prohibition. 
Offices, former Postmaster at Stroud 13 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs. 
until recent yrs.; former Co. Committee¬ 
man. -Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; 
lived since at Stroud; mbr. of the Kan. 
Natl. Guard 2 yrs. Hobby, agriculture. 

WALKER. E. D., Sleeker. Rep. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Blue Ridge, Ill.. Jan. 10. 
1881. Edu., com. and h. sch. Ill Wife. 
Minnie McGee. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Sue. 
Bus. Con.. Walker & Primni Drug Co., 
Meeker. Bk. Con., The Bk. of Meeker. 


357 

Assoc., W. E. Primrn, partner in bus.; 
(pol.) M. G. McKee. W. F. Molder, ,). G. 
Molder, Meeker; John Gayman, L. B. 
Nichols, Chandler. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in politics since 1908 ; 
works through personal contacts; in favor 
of prohibition. Offices, City Clerk of 
Meeker formlerly, number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. several times; 
Prct. Committeeman formerly, for a num- 
iber of yrs. Hobby, golf. 

WATSON, M. M., Chandler. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Kan, 1867. Married. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. worker for number of 
vyrs. in all ways needed. Offices, mbr. 
Legislature 1920-26; 1928-30. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all co. and st. convs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

WELLS, W. E., Prague. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Maryville, Mo., Oct. 23, 1879. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Mo.; Univ. of Mo., 
LL. B., 1906. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; First St., Prague Assoc., (pol.) 
members of Co. Rep. Organiz. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir.; 
32nd Mason; K. C. C. H.; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., Charles E. Wells, former St. 
Sen. and Rep. nominee on 2 occasions for 
Congress, of Shawnee, (bro.). Offices, City 
lA'tty. 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived since at Prague; during W. War 
was legal advisor to the Draft Bd.; active 
in home war activities; was a 4-minute 
man. 

WHITMORE, A. J., Stroud. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer; farmer. B., Nowata Co., 
Mo., Dec. 12, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Mo. 
Wife, Edith Wedge. Cdrn., 4 s., Fred. 
Forrest, Milfay, Okla.; Clint, Bristow; B. 
F., Stroud; 1 d., Mrs. Pauline Ladd, Mil- 
fay. Bus. Con., Whitmore Independent 
Gin, cotton buyer; farmer; owner of 
several farms; familiar with livestock 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., Stroud. 
Assoc., (pol.) Tom Hinchey, Chandler; 
George Ransome, Sneed Grayham, Stroud; 
Homer McKeowen, Walter Hadley. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Stroud. 
Imp. Rel., B. F. Whitmore, (bro.), Prague. 
Offices, Mayor of Stroud 4 yrs.; 
Deputy Sheriff under Bill Tilghman 4 
yrs.; mbr. Twp. Bd. 2 yrs.; City Council¬ 
man 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to most 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman for a 
number of yrs.; Registrar. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889; lived at Mulhall, 
Okla. City, Milfay, and Stroud. 

WILSON, L. P., Prague. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Forsythe, Mo., Oct. 29, 1891. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Prague; Com¬ 
mercial Col., Tecumseh. Wife. Nora Case- 
Cdrn., 1 s., L. P., Jr.; 2 d, Eleanor, Mar¬ 
garet. Bus. Con., cashier First St. Prague; 
v.-pres. of First Natl., Prague; real estate 
owner; farm owner; oil interests. Bk. 
Con., (cor.). Tradesmens Natl.; Fidelity 
Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., Joe Meyer, John H. Sutton, Prague; 
(pol.) W. E. Wells, Prague; J. B. Charles, 
Sr., Stroud; Roscoe Cox, Chandler. Church. 
Bap. Clubs, Prague Golf & Country 
Club, pres.; C. of C.; Okla. Bankers 
Assn. Imp. Rel., Paul Wilson, (bro.), 
Prague. Offices, mbr. iSch. Bd. since 1924; 
former Treas. of Sch. Bd. for 8 yrs.; 
former City Treas. 5 yrs.; served on Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, lived at Prague since 
1905. During W. War served in Depot 
Brigade, 165th, San Antonio, Tex. 

WILSON, WALTER, Chandler. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. Edu., Chandler h. sch.; 
Univ. of Okla.; admitted to bar 1920. 
Wife, Dorothy Mascho. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Martha Lou. Bus. Con., atty. for Crane 
Motor Co., Chandler. Bk. Con., First 
Natl, Chandler. Church, Protestant. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason; I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; 
C. of C. Offices, former Asst. Co. Atty., 

2 terms Co. Atty. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, mbr 
Arthur Matheny Post. 





Logan County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, C. E. Smith (Rep.)-Gutlirie 

Co. Attorney, Harry Blake (Rep.)-—Guthr.e 

Ct. Clerk, Marie Sleeper (Rep.)-Guthrie 

Co. Clerk, Frank Bond (Rep.)-Guthr.« 

Sheriff, L. B. McKean (Rep.)-Guthrie 

Co. Treasurer, Fred L. Wenner (Rep.)-Guthrie 

Co. Surveyor, T. B. Reder (Rep.) --Guthrie 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Irene 

Sloan (Rep.)_Guthrie 

Co. Assessor, Glen Farquharson (Rep.)-Guthrie 

Co. Weigher, E. E. Tallman (Rep.)-Guthr.e 

County Commissioners: . 

Dist. No. 1—F. M. Rinehart (Rep.)-Guthrie 

Dist. No. 2—John Gathers (Rep.)-Guthr.. 1 

Dist. No. 3—Jean C. Dittmer (Dem.)-Crescent 

County Election Board: , . 

Sec’y. M. G. Smith (Dem.)-Guthrie 

Chinn.. Walter H. Matthews (Dem.)-Mulhall 

Mbr., Fred Wegner (Rep.)-Coyle 


Ed Robertson, Guthrie, St. Committeeman, Mrs. 
Frieda Kock, Guthrie, St. Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Guthrie, Co. Seat; W. R. Welch (Mayor ) ; Win. 
V. Martin (Manager); Earl J. Geddes (Clerk ), Merle 
G. Smith (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; Guthrie 
Gas Co. 

n u Wnrdell (Mavor) : R. H. Roettger 


(Clerk) ; O. G. &. E. 

Crescent, C. T. Henderson (Mayor) ; F. A. Bonner 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; Okla. Cen. Gas Co. 

Marshall, J. A. Cook (Clerk) ; O. G. &. E.; Apache 
Gas Co. 

Mulhall, W. H. Matthews (Mayor) ; J. J. Estus 
(Clerk) ; O. G. &. E. 

Meridian, PI. F. McCroskey (Clerk). 


Orlando, C. C. Kensey (Clerk) ; O. G. &. E. 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, J. H. Farr (Rep.) Guthrie; V. G. 
Houston (Rep.) Guthrie; Senator, Amos A. Ewing 
(Rep.) Guthrie; District Judge, Charles C. Smith 
(Dem.) Guthrie. 

State Officers, Miss Ethyl Hopkins, mbr. Bd. of 
Examiners and Registration of Nurses ; Mrs. Addie Lee 
Lowther, Guthrie, mbr. Bd. Regents St. Univ.; Harry 
Gallaher, mbr. Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners; T. H. 
Harmon, Guthrie, mbr. Bd. of Regents Agri. and Normal 
Univ., Langston; W. C. Miller, Guthrie, Co. Superm- 
tendent Health; George Martin, Guthrie and Tom Ral¬ 
ston, Mulhall. Deputy Oil Inspectors. . 

State Institutions, Agricultural and Normal Un:v. 
(colored) Langston, Z. T. Hubert, President. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Mose Anderson. Guthrie, Climn.; Mrs. Geo. Mar¬ 
tin, Guthrie, V.-Chmn 

Republican 

Fred Madden. Guthrie, Chinn.; Mrs. N. M. Carter, 
Guthrie, V.-Chmn.; N. J. C. Johnson, Guthrie, Secy. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1701 


2218 | 

| 2366 | 

2251 | 

Rep. 

| 2270 


461S | 

i 4445 | 

6277 | 

Soc. 

| 552 


2S2 | 

1 87 | 

74 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1250 

[ 2313 | 

| 2399 | 2021 

1 

Rep. 

! 

1781 

| 4613 | 

| 5269 | 2916 

I 

Soe. 

1 

122 

1 251 | 

|noC. | 22 

I 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1275 

1 | 3099 

1 | 2442 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1933 

| 4992 

| 2838 

1 

Soe. 

.! 

137 

1 1 57 

| 23 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1633 

1246 

| 2294 | 3056 

| 3278 | 2138 

3010 | 

Rep. 

| 2269 

1760 

| 4409 | 3994 

| 3788 | 2548 

4898 | 

Soo.. 

| 591 

123 

| 263 | 73 

|no C. Jno C. 

52 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Coyle 

Crescent 

Guthrie 


Marshall 

Orlando 


Newspaper 

Cimarron Valley Clipper (Wkly. Ind.) 
Logan County News (Wkly. Rep.) 
Oklahoma Leader (Wkly. Ind.) 

Okla. Odd Fellow (mo.) I. O. O. F. 
Okla. State Register (Wkly. Ind.) 
Tribune (Wkly. Ind.) 

Clipper (Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

C. F. Wandell 
Ernestine Adams 
Raymond Fields 
G. W. Bruce 
J. M. Dolph. Jr. 
R. E. Payne 
W. L. Lanter 


Owner 

Crescent Pub. Co. 
McIntyre & Fields 
I. O. O. F. Pub. Co. 
Okla. Printing Co. 

R. E. Payne 
\\ L. Lanter 


ADAMS, EMILY BURKS, (MRS. H. A.), 

Guthrie. Dem. Occ., home builder. B., 
Farmington, Mo., Sept. 13. 1879. Edu., 
h. sch., Edmond; Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond, grad. 1903. Hus.. H. A. Adams. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Hugh J., Jack P., Charles. 
Guthrie. Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk., 
Goltry, dir. (H. A. Adams, husband, 
pres.) Bk. Con., First St., Guthrie;; 
Farmers & Merchants, Crescent; First 
Natl, Goltry. Assoc., John W. Whipple, 
Stillwater, v.-pres. St. Congress P. T. A. : 
Mrs. G A. Waring, v.-pres., Tulsa; Mrs. 
John Kinck, recording sec’y., Okla. City; 
Mrs. John R. Burns, treas., Okmulgee; 
(pol.) Mrs. Deselms, Mrs. L. L. Johnson, 
Mrs. Fred Beyers, Guthrie; Mrs. E. W. 
Aniba, Crescent; Mrs. Wm. Cowgill, Okla. 
City; Mrs. Geo. Rainey, Enid; Mrs. V. B. 
Barefoot, Chickasha; Mrs. G. H. Fink, 
Edmond. Church, Chris.,treas. and S. S. 


tclir. Clubs & Lodges, Guthrie Country 
Club; past Matron Eastern Star, Cres¬ 
cent ; Blue-Blue Violet; Tchrs. Assn.; mbr. 
Natl. Bd. P. T. A., ex-dir. on Natl. Bd.; 
pres. Okla. Cong, of P. & T., 1927-29; 

active in St. P. T. A.; mbr. Rules Com., 
Natl. P. T. A., Washington, D. C. Pol. 
Act., partisan in national affairs, but in 
local affairs independent; works through 
personal contacts. Imp. Re!., Mrs. Anna 
Burks Lone, principal Linwood Sch., Okla. 
City; Mrs. C. R. Hartman, Mesmer Gas 

Co.; Carrie E. M. Burks, tchr. Iowa St. 
Tchrs. Col., Cedar Falls, la.: Fred Burks, 
city marshal, Edmond. Party Honors, 
mbr. 1st. election bd. after women were 

permitted, Douglas. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1894; located near Hartzell; 
Crescent, 1905 ; Douglas, 1916; Calif., 
1921; Goltry, 1922; Guthrie, 1927; Cres¬ 
cent, 1929. Taught 3 yrs., Edmond city 


schools; was in community service work 
at Goltry 5 yrs. Writer for magazines 
and papers. 

ADAMS, (MISS) ERNESTINE, Cres¬ 
cent. Rep. Occ., newspaper publisher. 
B., Hartville, Mo., April 14, 1902. Edu., 
com. sch., grad., 1914; h. sch. Guthrie, 
grad. 1918; Univ. of Mo., grad. 1922. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., Logan Co. News, 
Miss Aileen Adams, Miss Ernestine Ad¬ 
ams, partners and owners. Bk. Con.. 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., Chas. Graff, 
T. A. McNew, Crescent; Eugene A. Beyer, 
Mrs. Chas. Olson, Mrs. Geo. Martin, Guth¬ 
rie; (pol.) C. A. Sanderson, Crescent; 
John Adams, Bert McKeen, co. sheriff; 
Ed Robinson, Guthrie; Mrs. Lola Clark 
Pearson, Marshall. Clubs, Womans Bus. 
Club; Chi Omega; Theta Sigma Chi. Imp. 
Bel.. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Adams, furniture, 

















































Crescent, (father and mother) ; Mrs. H. A. 
Adams, pres. P. T. A., Okla., (aunt) ; 
John Adams, atty., (uncle), Guthrie, and 
Hugh A. Adams, pres. Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants Bk., Crescent (uncle). Pol. Act., 
in natl. affairs Is partisan, but in local, 
independent; active for past 5 yrs; work¬ 
ing through personal contacts, coins, and 
also makes speeches. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs. 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. when only a few months old, in 
1902; located at Crescent. In 1924 was 
editor of Independent Age newspaper, Ait- 
ken. Minn. Interested in writing short 
stories. 

ADAMS, HUGH A., Crescent. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Wright Co., Mo., May 15, 
1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hartville, 
Mo.; col. work, Edmond; Quincy Bus. 
Col., Quincy, Ill., grad. 1900. Wife, Miss 
Burks, Edmond. Cdrn., 3 s., Hugh J., 
Univ. of Okla.; Jack P., Arnold C., 
Guthrie. Bus. Con., pres. Farmers & 
Merchants Bk., Crescent; pres. First Natl. 
Bk., Goltry. Assoc., E. W. Aniba, Ernest 
Williams, Romain Byers, Y. Y. Willett, 
Geo. H. Voss, associated with him in the 
banks at Crescent and Goltry; (pol.) C. 

A. Sanderson, Crescent; J. J. Hildreth, 
attys.; Chas. Smith, Dist. Judge; Vic 
Houston, John Adams, atty., Guthrie; Ira 
Hill, Sen. Cherokee; H. G. McKeever, atty., 
Enid; C. A. Alexander, Okla. City; F. W. 
Wolfe, Ponca City. Church, Chris. Ciubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason, India Temple 
Shrine; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Mary E. 
Adams, Crescent, (mother) ; H. B. Adams, 
hardware, Crescent; John Adams, atty., 
Guthrie, (bros.) Pol. Act., independent; 
active for 30 yrs. in co.; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; attended the natl. conv. 
Kansas City, 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897 and located at Edmond; 
moved to Goltry 1902, and then Crescent. 
Mbr. of Sch. Bd., Goltry; mbr. Standing 
Corn, on Good Roads for 5 yrs. Hobby, 
golf. 

ADAMS, JOHN, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Wright Co., Mo., July 7, 
1874. Edu., com. sch., grad. 1893; Cen. 
Normal, Edmond, grad. 1897 ; Law Sch. of 
Univ. of Mich., LL. B., 1900. Wife, Eva 
Alt, Wahoo, Neb. Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth. 
Bus. Con., First St. Bk., Guthrie; Farmers 
& Merchants Bk., Crescent; Employees 
Building & Loan Assn., Guthrie; C. of C. 
Bk. Con., First St., Guthrie. Assoc., Ed 
Robertson, farmer; A. E. Beyer, pres. 
First State Bk. : Ned Holman, pres. First 
Natl. Bk.; Merle G. Smith, atty.; Frank 
J. Fitzpatrick, Guthrie. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
Royal Arch, Guthrie; Country Club, Guth¬ 
rie; C. of C., dir. Imp. Rel., H. A. Adams, 
pres. Bk. of Crescent; E. J. Adams, mer¬ 
chant; H. B. Adams, hardware. Offices, 
Co. Atty. 1911-14. Party Honors, del. to 
Cleveland conv. 1924. Remarks, moved to 
Okla. in 1894. Interested in st. highway, 
park improvement. Former mbr. of stand¬ 
ing com. on good roads. Mbr. Council of 
Defense 1917-18. 

ADLER, FELIX, Guthrie. Deni. Occ., 
real estate, mortgages and loans dealer. 

B. , Mako, Hungary, Feb. 6, 1859. Edu., 
com. sells., completed in 1872. Wife, d. 
of Naden Samish. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Geo. 
A Isaac, Minn.; Miss Della, A1 Rosen¬ 
thal’s, Okla. City; Miss Flora, Chicago. 
Bus. Con., real estate, mortgages and 
loans; wholesale liquors 1890-01. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Farmers & Merchants, First 
St., Guthrie. Assoc., (pol.) Walter Wil¬ 
son Bob Hancock, E. J. Murphy, John 
Hopkins Crescent; Cy Morse, Guthrie; 
Tom Doyle, Ed Trapp, Okla. City; Frank 
Matthews, Wm. Bowles, Perry; Bill Mur¬ 
ray, Tishomingo. Church, Jewish Syna¬ 
gogue, Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent; 
active for 30 yrs. in st.; works through 
corns. Offices, Logan Co. Chmn. 1903-09 ; 
Committeeman Ward 1, for 27 yrs.; Logan 


LOGAN COUNTY 

Co. Treas. 1901; Logan Co. H. Sch. 
Treas. 1898; City Treas. of Guthrie 
(Councilman days) ; mbr. of Bd. for Com¬ 
mission! Form of Govt. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman from Logan Co. 4 yrs.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs. for 30 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. and located at 
Guthrie in 1890. Mbr. of C. of C. 

ANDERSON, GEORGE LINCOLN, Guth¬ 
rie. Rep. Occ., City Clerk. B., Wood¬ 
land, III., Aug. 29, 1888. Edu., h. sch., 
Woodland, Ill., grad. 19Q6; bus. col., 
Guthrie, grad. 1909. Wife, Gladys Crews. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., 
Raymond Fields, Fred Deselms, Rev. J. W. 
Ivilborn, F. W. Green, atty.; Harry Loy, 
pres. Lions Club; E. R. Richards, Guth¬ 
rie. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, dir. 

C. of C.; Lions, sec’y. 1925-26, pres. 1927, 
at present deputy dist. gov.. Zone E; M. 
W. A.; Mason, Albert Pike No. 162. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. W. Anderson, (father), retired, 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., mbr. Hoover-Curtis 
Club. Offices, Clerk in Co. Treas. office 
IV 2 yrs.; in St. Auditor’s office 8 months; 
City Clerk since 1916. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. Rep. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909 and located at 
Guthrie. Chmn of Publicity Com. C. of 
C. 

ANDERSON, W. A., Guthrie. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

ANDERSON, WILLIAM MOSES, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge 
A. F. & A. M. B., Springfield, Ill., Jan. 
3, 1866. Edu., h. sch., Wichita, Kan.; St. 
Normal, Emporia, Kan., grad. 1888. Wife, 
Lillie Benn, Pittsfield, Ill. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Moses M., Beaumont, Tex.; Henry Philip; 
1 d., Jennie A. Cecil, Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
Grand Sec’y., Grand Lodge A. F. & A. 
M., Okla., 21 yrs.; Treas. of Federal Tax 
Co., Okla. City; atty. at law, Wichita, 
Kan. and Enid; v.-pres First Natl. Bk., 
Waurilca 1907-12. Bk. Con., all bks. in 
Guthrie. Assoc., R. O. Renfrew, Wood¬ 
ward ; Ed Semans, Hubert L. Bolen, 
Okla. City; Wash Hudson, Tulsa; A. N. 
Leecraft, John Carr, Enid. Church, Chris, 
elder for 15 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Guth¬ 
rie Country Club; C. of C.; 33rd Mason. 
Imp. Rel., D. G. Anderson, farmer, Enid, 
(bro.) ; Mrs. Dr. S. N. Mayberry, Enid, 
(sister). Pol. Act., prior to statehood 
served 2 terms asi Chmn. Dem. Territorial 
Com. Offices, probate judge, Garfield Co., 
1897-98. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs, also del. to natl. conv., Kansas 
City. At age of 18 was del. to Kan. st. 
conv, Leavenworth. Remarks, came to 
Okla. and located at Enid in 1893; lived 
at Waurika 1906-12; at Okla. City 1912- 
21, and at Guthrie since. 

ARMSTRONG, ARTHUR BRADLEY, 

Guthrie. Rep. Occ., insurance, loans and 
investments. B., Grand Blanc, Mich., 
Sept. 10, 1853. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Flint, Mich., grad. 1873; Univ. of Mich., 
Ann Arbor, finished 2 yrs. engineering 
course 1876. Wife, Emma Cecelia Em¬ 
bury, Grand Blanc, Mich. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Clara Belle, wife of H. F. Clark, supt. 
junior h. sch., Sacramento, Calif. Bus. 
Con., see’y. and treas. Armstrong Invest¬ 
ment Co., Guthrie, for 21 yrs., incorpor¬ 
ated in 1923. Bk. Con., First Natl., Guth¬ 
rie. Assoc., Harold Batchelor, J. M. Dolpli, 
Ed Richards, repr. Ill. Oil Co.; Harry T. 
Worthley, commercial agent for Ft, Smith 
& Western; Paul Carey, cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Guthrie. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; C. of C., past v.-pres., 
dir. for 10 yrs.; on com. of good roads. 
Offices, City Treas. of Guthrie. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1907 and located in 
Guthrie. Hobby, raising sweet peas. 

ARMSTRONG, RUSSELL N., Crescent. 
Rep. Occ,, banker. B., Christian County, 
Ill., April 18. 1879. Edu., h. sch., Arthur, 
Mo., grad. 1899; private col., Richhill, Mo. 


359 

1900 ; St. Normal, Warrensburg, Mo. 1900- 
02. Wife, Lura Frances Presley, Tenn. 
Bus. Con., cashier and mgr. Bk. of Cres¬ 
cent; First. Natl. Bk., Guthrie; Amer.- 
Fkist Natl. Bk., Okla. City; Exchange Bk. 
& Trust Co., Tulsa. Assoc., Ned Holman, 
pres. First Natl. Bk., Guthrie; Wm. Brown, 
pres. Bk. of Crescent; J. T. Stinson, re¬ 
tired farmer; W. A. Kendall, physician. 
Crescent; (pol.) Charlie Graff, John Fav¬ 
or, Crescent; P. A. Norris, Ada; Ed King, 
Tupelo; C. A. Acker, Stonewall; Julge 
G. T. Ralls, Coalgate; W. C. Duncan, 
atty., Ada. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, 
Scottish Rite, 32nd; Eastern Star, Mc- 
Alester Consistory. Imp. Rel., A. R. Arm¬ 
strong, chief of police, Pittsburg, Kan.; 
J. C. Armstrong, asst, treas. Kansas City 
Title & Trust Co., Kansas City, Mo.; T. 
W. and W. B. Armstrong, farmers, Arthur, 
Mo. (bros.) Pol. Act., in natl. affairs is 
partisan Rep.; in local, independent; 
active for 20 yrs. through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, with 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Guthrie; First 
Natl. Bk., Stonewall, 1910-11; Tupelo, 
1911-26; Crescent since 1926. Fuel Ad¬ 
ministrator in Coal Co. during W. War. 

BEYER, ALBERT EUGENE, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B„ Burkstaadt, Sax¬ 
ony, Germany, Nov. 8, 1864. Edu., com. 
sch., Wright Co.', Mo. Wife, Sadie Adams, 
Wright Co., Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., R. H., v.- 
pres. First St. Bk., Guthrie. Bus. Con., 
First St. Blc., Guthrie; Amer. First Natl., 
Okla. City; Exchange Natl. Bk., Tulsa; 
v.-pres. and dir. St. Bk., Meridian; dir. 
Farmers & Merchants Bk., Crescent. 
Assoc., Bill Pugh, Ford dealer; Frank 
White, jeweler; F. M. Deselms, post¬ 
master; John Austin, Buick dealer; Mor¬ 
ris Abrams, merchant; (pol.) John Heath, 
Meridian; Enoch Carter, banker, Coyle; 
Harry Bean, Navina; Homer Adams, Cres¬ 
cent; Wm. Mee, banker, Okla. City; John 
Simmons, oil man, Tulsa. Church, First 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Arthur A. Beyer, v.-pres First 
St. Bk. t (bro.) ; Hugh Adams, pres. Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants Bk., Crescent, (bro.-in- 
law) ; John Adams, atty; E. J. Adams, 
furniture dealer. Crescent; Homer B. Ad¬ 
ams, hardware. Crescent; W. C. Adams, 
Liberty, Mo.; Frank Prince, furniture, 
Marshall. Pol. Act., partisan in natl., in¬ 
dependent locally; active for 35 yrs.; 
working mostly through personal contacts 
and corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 1905- 
12; Twp. Cen. Com. in Wright Co., Mo; 
Twp. Committeeman, Seward, 1898-1902. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in April, 1889, 
and located on a claim in Logan Co. 
Was in general merchandise bus., Seward, 
1896-1902. Interested in good roads, city 
beautification, schools and churches. 

BEYER, RAYMOND HOBART, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Logan Co., Okla., 
July 13, 1897. Edu., h. sch., Guthrie, 
grad. 1916.; Okla. City Univ. 1 yr. 1916; 
O. U. 1917-18. Wife, Mary Eleanor Mee, 
0|kla. City. Bus. Con., v.-pres First St. 
Bk., Guthrie; Union Loan & Investment 
Co., A. E. Beyer, pres.; R. H. Beyer, v.- 
pres. and chmn. bd.; Arthur A. Beyer, v.- 
pres.; M. A. Rouch, cashier; P. S. Elli¬ 
son, asst, cashier, Guthrie. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., Ned Holman, pres. 
First Natl. Bk; Raymond Fields; Judge 
John J. Hildreth, John Adams, Frank Mc¬ 
Guire, atty., Guthrie. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Guthrie Country Club, 
dir. : Mason, Blue Lodge, 32nd, Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, India Temple, Okla. City; 
M. W. A.; C. of C. dir. Imp. Rel., R. E. 
Beyer, Farmers & Merchants Bk., Cres¬ 
cent, (cousin) ; Homer Adams, hardware. 
Crescent, (uncle) ; Ernest Adams, furni¬ 
ture and undertaking. Crescent; H. A. 
Adams, pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk., 
Crescent; Arthur A. Beyer, Guthrie. Offices, 
City Treas. of Guthrie. Remarks, native 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




A. G. C. BIERER, JR. 


Oklahoman; always lived in Logan Co.; 
in 14th Field Artillery during W. War: 
mbr. Amer. Legion; mbr. Beta Theta Pi. 

BIERER, ANDREW GORDON CURTIN, 
JR., Guthrie. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Guth¬ 
rie, Dec. 1, 1899. Edu., coni, and h. schs., 
Guthrie, grad., 1917; Univ. of Okla., A. 

B. , 1921; Harvard, LL. B., 1925. Wife, 
Vinita McDonald, El Reno, grad. Okla. 
Univ., 1925, st. pres. Kappa Kappa Gamma. 
Bus. Con., Bierer & Bierer, attorneys for 
First Natl. Bk., Guthrie; Natl. Loan Co.; 
mbr. Bd. of Examiners, Ark. Lumber Co.; 
Fullerton Stewart Lumber Co.; First Natl. 
Blc., Coyle; Guthrie Coca Cola Bottling 
Co.; local Frisco Ry. ; Chicago Rock 
Island; Okla. Railway Co.; Guthrie Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Ned Holman, Raymond Fields. 
Guthrie; Alva McDonald, El Reno; Felix 

C. Duvall; Geo. W. Miller, Jr., Ponca 
City; .T. F. Rollins, Tulsa; Owen Black, 
Lawton; Hutton Bellah, Altus: Frank P. 
Douglass, Geo. A. Davis, Okla. City. 
Church, Epis.; pres. Bishops Com. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Rotary; Guthrie Country Club; 
Univ. Club; Harvard Club of Okla.; Ma¬ 
son 32nd; Scottish Rite; India Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., A. G. C. Bierer (father), Guth¬ 
rie. Pol. Act., dist. chmn. League of 
Young Dems.; pres, of Logan Co. Young 
Dems. Remarks, lived in Guthrie since 
birth ; mbr. of Amer. and Co. Bar Assns.; 
city library bd.; Kappa Sigma; Mansfield 
Law Club, Harvard; Phi Alpha Tau; Chi 
Chi Chi; Quo Vadis; pres, freshman law 
class, Univ. of Okla. 1922; pres. RufT 
Neks, Okla. Univ., 1921-22. In officers 
training camp at Camp Hancock, Ga., Cen¬ 
tral Machine Gun Corps; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, past Commander LeBron Post No. 
58, Guthrie. 

BIERER. ANDREW GREGG CURTIN, 

Guthrie. Dem. Occ .. lawyer. B., Union- 
town, Pa., Oct. 24, 1862. Edu., com. and 
h. schs.; Georgetown Univ., M. A., 1886. 
Wife Nannie M. Stamper. Cdrn., 1 s., 
A. G. C.. Jr., Guthrie; 1 d., Mrs. Louise 
Taylor, Ph. D., prof, in Columbia Univ., 
N. Y. Bus. Con., dir. in Guthrie Bldg. 
& Loan Assn.; dir. in Guthrie Natl. Bk.; 
dir. in Williamson-Halsell-Frazier Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Ned Holman, 
Guthrie; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; C. J. 
Wrightsman, Tulsa; Geo. G. Sohlberg, 
Okla. City; Frank Derr, Guthrie; Judge 


Sam Hays, Okla. City; Edmond Frantz, 
Enid. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 

Guthrie Country Club; Twin Lake Club; 
Okla. Club, Okla. City; 32nd degree Ma¬ 
son, Scottish Rite, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Offices, v.-chmn. good 
roads com.; City Atty., Guthrie, 1891-92; 
Associate Justice Supreme Ct. of Okla., 
1894-98; City Atty., Garden City, Ivan., 
1889. Remarks, came to Okla. in run of 
1889; located at Guthrie; lived at Perry 
1894-98 ; since at Guthrie. Came in same 
car with John H. Cotteral, now U. S. 
Circuit Judge. Was special highway dept, 
counsel in good roads injunction case in¬ 
volving three million dollars; was special 
Master in Chancery in case of U. S. v. 
Miller Bros., in U. S. Dist. Ct., 1896-97. 

BIRCKETT, ROLL WALTER, Orlando. 
Rep. Occ., auto dealer. B., Logan Co.. 
Mch. 11, 1894. Edu., country sell. Wife, 
Carrie Marie Wyant, Orlando. Cdrn., 1 
d. Bus. Con., Bircketts Garage since 1919; 
farming since boyhood; rural mail carrier 
3 vrs. Bk. Con., Farmers St.; Okla. St., 
Mulhall. Assoc., P. H. Gilmore, Arch 
Richardson, Mulhall; W. W. Wagner, John 
Schaeffer, Dr. T. L. Sharp, E. J. Wyant, 
Orlando. Church, German Evangelical. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., C. 0. Birckett (cousin), Cordell: F. 
0. Birckett (hro.) ; Mrs. Fred Walker (sis¬ 
ter), Orlando. Offices, pret, committeeman 
1928-29; Mayor of Orlando 1926-27. Re¬ 
marks, lived in Logan Co. all his life; 
father and mother made run in 1889 and 
located 4 miles from Orlando; still living 
on original homestead. Mbr. of Council 
of Defense, Orlando, during W. War; ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives: 
active in good roads development and high¬ 
way park improvement. 

BLAKE, HARRY FORREST, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Wellston, June 

17, 1899. Edu., com. and h. schs., Guth¬ 

rie, grad., 1918 ; 
Okla. Meth. Univ., 
Guthrie, 1918-22; 
Okla. Univ. Wife, 
Margaret Emily 
Rurnam, Glencoe. 
Bus. Con., attorney, 
Logan Co.; prac¬ 

ticed law 7 yrs. 
alone; 2 yrs. with 
John Adams, Guth¬ 
rie. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., John 

Adams, atty.; F. J. 

Fitzpatrick, atty.; 
Ned Holman, Ray¬ 

mond Fields. Ed 
Robinson, Chas. C. 
■Smith, Dist. Judge; 
Anthony Dean, 
Guthrie; Homer 
Adams, Crescent; 

Roy Teal, Coyle. Church, Pres. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; I. 0. 0. F.; Woodmen, Yeo¬ 
men, Guthrie. Imp. Rel.. L. C. Blake 
(father), Guthrie; Pete Ellison (bro.-in- 
law), asst, cashier First St. Bk., Guthrie; 
W. F. Blake (uncle), farmer. Offices, Asst. 
Co. Atty. 1923-24; Co. A|tty. 1929-31. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. ; 
acted as chmn. of co. caucus several times. 
Remarks, native of Okla.; entered offic¬ 
ers training camp during W. War; mbr. 
Amer. Legion. 

BOND, FRANK, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
accountant. B., Scott City, Kan., Mch. 

18, 1892. Edu., com. and h. schs., Guth¬ 
rie, grad., 1910. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
accountant and salesman for Knauss Music 
Store, Guthrie. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
L. M. Jelsena, abstractor; Glen Farquhar- 
son, Co. Assessor; A. A. Beyer, cashier 
First St. Bk.; D. A. Hunter, grocer; Neil 
Barde, contractor; Guthrie. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, & Lodges, past v.-pres. of Lions, 
32nd Mason. Scottish Rite, Guthrie. Imp. 
Rel., E. E. Often (bro.-in-law). claim agt., 
Santa Fe. Offices, Co. Treas. i920-26; Co. 


Clk., 1926-29. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
and located in Guthrie 1898. During W. 
War served 9 mos. in Chief Ordnance 
Dept, as accountant; mbr. of Amer. Le¬ 
gion and Post Adjutant of Le Bron Post 
No. 58, Guthrie. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

BROOKMAN, JOHN WALLACE, Coyle. 
Rep. Occ., Postmaster, Eagle Creek. B., 
Murphysboro, Ill., Mch. 5, 1866. Edu., at 
h., lived on frontier in Tex. and sch. were 
not accessible. Wife, Dora Joyner, d. of 
Mrs. Lucy Joyner, Coyle. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
James Edwin, Wichita Falls, Tex. ; tele¬ 
phone construction foreman for Shell Co. ;. 
William, Beggs, engineer for Consolidated 
Pipe Line Co. ; 6 d.. Nova, wife of A. 
C. Nowlin, Beggs; Ruby, wife of R. A. 
Hill, merchant, Tyron; Ruth, wife W. D. 
Meek. Shell Oil Co., Hominy; Alma, un¬ 
married, C. & S. Chain Store, Tryon ; 
Denziel, at O. C. W., Cliickasha; Jonny, 
at h. Bus. Con., owner of telephone ex¬ 
change. Coyle, 1918-27. Assoc., (pol.) 
Roy Teal, R. J. Gephart, J. A. Phillips, 
Coyle; F. M. Deselms, Guthrie; W. D.. 
Knight, Coyle; Sen. W. B. Pine, Okmul¬ 
gee; J. W. Kelley, Postmaster, Marshall. 
Bk. Con., First Natl; Cimarron Valley. 
Church, Meth.; S. S. supt. ; bd. stewards. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, I. O. 
0. F., Rebekahs, M. W. A., W. O. W., 
clk. of M. W. A., chmn. of civic move¬ 
ment for betterment of Coyle. Imp. Rel.,. 
Cornelius Brookman (bro.), farmer, Vin¬ 
son ; Chas. E. Worthen, merchant. Man- 
gum ; Isam Worthen, Denver, Colo. ; Allen 
Worthen Jayton, Tex.; Clarence Worthen, 
.Tayton, Tex. (half bros.). Pol. Act., active 
for 40 yrs. in co. ; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1897 ; 
located at Vinson in Harmon Co., where 
he lived until 1918; Postmaster, Vinson, 
12 yrs. ; lived at Coyle since 1918. 

BROWN, HARRY, Guthrie. Mbr. Ad¬ 
ministrative Com., Section 11, St. Bar. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

BRUCE, GILES WILLIAM, Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., office manager. B., Red Creek, N. 
Y., May 1, 1867. Edu., com. sch., Linn 
Co., Kan. Wife, Flora E. Cooper. 
Cdrn.. 2 s., Harry M., night foreman for 
Franklin Co., Chicago; Leonard E., inter- 



JUDGE A. G. C. BIERER, SR. 










E. E. CARTER 


ior decorator, Paris, France; 1 d.. Miss 
Esther Bruce, 4 yrs. of music in N. Y. 
Bus. Con., grand sec’y of Grand Lodge, I. 
O. O. F., of Okla.; public accountant, 
co. auditing exclusively. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., J. B. A. Robertson, M. E. 
Trapp, Okla. City; A. N. Leecraft, ex-St. 
Treas.; A. S. J. Shaw; Thomas Andrews, 
Justice Supreme Ct.; J. K. Wright, co. 
atty.', Okla. Co. Church, Meth.; mbr. bd., 
sec’y. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 32nd 
Mason, Consistory, India Temple, sec’y of 
Old Timers Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., 
chmn. Dem. Prct. Com.; mbr. registration 
bd., 1917. Offices, mbr. bd. of education 
1903-04; pres. sell, bd., 1917-23; mbr. po¬ 
lice force, 1893-96; Deputy Co. Treas., 
1897-1901; mbr. city council, Guthrie. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1892; lived in Paw- 
huska a few mos. then moved to Guthrie. 

CAREY, PAUL M„ Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
cashier First Natl. B., Logan Co., Oct. 3, 
1896. Edu., Guthrie h. sch. grad., 1913. 
Wife, Gladys A. Caldwell. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Paul, Jr., John Dale. Bus. Con., cashier 
First Natl. Bk., Guthrie; sec’y Natl. Loan 
Co., Guthrie; Natl. Bk. of Commerce, St. 
Louis, Mo.; employed by P. A. Norris, 
Ada. Assoc., Lloyd Lentz, merchant; Ho¬ 
mer Heizel, retail grocer; John B. Gatchell, 

C. J. Nelson, Frank White, Guthrie. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Guthrie 
Country Club, sec’y; dir. C. of C.; dir. 
Guthrie Retailers Assn.; I. 0. O. F.; A. 
F. & A. M., 35; Consistory No. 1. Imp. 
Rel., Joe Carey (bro.), auto dealer, Guth¬ 
rie. Party Honors, treas. Bd. of Edu. 
Remarks during W. War was overseas 20 
mos. doing clerical work in Gen. Pershing’s 
office under Fox Conner, chief of opera¬ 
tions ; mbr. Amer. Legion, finance officer 
of Guthrie Post. 

CARTER, ENOCH E., Coyle. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Madison Ind., June 21, 1872. 
Edu. Madison, Ind., 1884; Humboldt, Kan., 
1886; Elk City, Kan., 1888. Wife, Hazel 

D. Harper, Mound Valley, Kan. Cdrn., 1 
s., Neil H., N. Mex. Military Institute, 
Roswell, N. Mex; 1 d. (dec.). Bus. Con., 
pres. Cimarron Valley St. Bk.; Security 
Natl. Bk., Okla. City; Fidelity Natl., Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo.; First St., Guthrie. Assoc., 
John Fry, cashier; R. S. Smith; C. L. 
Murphy; D..K. Barrett; C. H. Eckman; 
J. W. Brookman; R. J. Gephardt; (pol.) 


LOGAN COUNTY 

Neil Humphry, Meridian; B. Bateman, W. 
M. Anderson, Guthrie; W. H. Matthews, 
banker, Mulhall; A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. 
City; Margaret Gregory, Lawton; L. K. 
Meek, Ponca City; Robt. L. Owen, Tulsa. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Coyle 
Golf Club; pres. C. of C. past 5 yrs.; I. 
O. O. F.; Modern Woodmen. Pol. Act., 
locally is independent; nationally parti¬ 
san ; active for 30 yrs.; makes some 
speeches, works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor, 1914- 
20; Deputy Sheriff, 1924-28. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeeman; del. to co. and 
st. eonvs. 3 times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889 ; located in Logan Co.; lead¬ 
er in his section; mbr. of Logan Co. Vig¬ 
ilantes, crack shot. During W. War was 
mbr. Council of Defense, co. chmn. of Red 
Cross, and mbr. of bd. of legal advisors. 
Still owns his old homestead. 

CARTER, MRS. N. M., Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Sturgis, Mich., Jan. 
22, 1850. Edu., com. sch., Mich.; Mich. 
St. Normal. 1868; Emporia Normal, 1869. 
Hus., N. M. Carter. Cdrn., 2 s., 4 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. 

E. G. Sharp, John Adams, Fred Weimer, 
Mrs. Lola C. Pearson, F. M. DeSelms, Lo¬ 
gan Co.; Sen. Harreld, Sen. Pine, A. O. 
Farquharson, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. T. B. 
Ferguson, Judge Cullison. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, Pioneer Womans Club; Ladies 
Circle; D. A. R.; W. C. T. U. Imp. Rel., 
Irving Bruce Menville (bro.), Denver. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1903 ; 
works through com. Party Honors, v.- 
chmn. Rep. Co. Com., 1928-32; dist. chmn. 
anti-Walton League. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived since at Guthrie. Eldest 
bro. was in battle of Gettysburg on Union 
side. Chmn. Legislative Com. of St. W. 
C. T. U., 1907. First to agitate for library 
at Guthrie; one of her clubs presented her 
portrait to library; it is hung in club 
room. Second v.-pres. St. Suffragist Assn., 
1907-08. Life sketch written by Mrs. Jen¬ 
nie Harris Oliver. Hobby, preservation of 
wild life. 

CRAVEN, JULIAN HOMER, Guthrie. 
Occ., dealer in sch. and office supplies. 
B., Palmer, Neb., Feb. 20, 1885. Edu., 

com. sch., Blaine 

Co. Wife, Daisy 

Maud Pratt, Dela¬ 
ware, Ind. Cdrn., 2 
s., Russell Dean, 

Julian Homer, Jr. ; 

1 d., Daisy Maur- 
i n g, sec’y.-treas. 

Moro Valley Oil Co., 
operating in Texas. 
Bus. Con., Craven 
Office Supply Co., 
Guthrie; v.-pres. 
Cooperative Pub. 
Co.. Inc., Guthrie; 
salesman and credit 
manager for Cooper¬ 
ative Publishing Co. 
12 yrs.; credit mgr. 
Western Bk. Supply 
Company, 1919-20;: 
taught, Blaine 
Co., 1904-06; 1929 Logan Co. Highway 

Representative and Auto Tax Collector. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants; First 
Natl.; First St. Assoc., Fred W. Lintz, 
merchant; Mark Rouch, cashier First St. 
Bk.; W. F. Powers, road machinery; Mar- 
ley F. Smith, cleaners; Loren Hutchins, 
Guthrie. Church, Meth.; chmn. bd. of 
stewards; pres. bd. of trustees; supt. S. 
S. 1923-24; treas. of church, 1916-17; 
pres. Logan Co. S. S. Assn.; v.-pres. St. 
S. S. Assn. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Scottish Rite; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine; past Patron Eastern 
Star; past Master Albert Pike Lodge No. 
162; A. O. U. W.; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F., 
past Noble Grand. Imp. Rel., Geo. B. 
Craven (bro.), Norman. Pol. Act., ex- 
officio mbr. exemption draft bd. during W. 
War. Offices, elk., Blaine Co., 1911-13; 


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Co. Registrar 1915-18, also 1925 and con¬ 
tinuing at present; auto tax collector. Party 
Honors, sec'y Dem. Cen. Com., Logan Co., 
1922; del. to co. eonvs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1892; lived on farm 10 miles S. 
of Watonga 1892-1904 ; Blaine Co. 1903- 
OS ; was in lumber bus. in Watonga, 1905; 
relief man, Geary, Hydro, Okla. City, 
Chickasha, Tuttle, Darrow, 1907-10; Wa¬ 
tonga, Co. Clk., 1910-13; Guthrie 1913 and 
since except 1919-20 when credit man¬ 
ager for Western Bk. Supply, Okla. City. 

COTTERAL, JOHN H., Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., U. S. Circuit Judge, eighth circuit. 
B., Middletown, Ind., Sept. 26, 1864. Edu., 
public sch., Middletown and New Castle, 
Ind.; Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor. Wife, 
Ruth Pearl, d. of Watson Sherriff, Guth¬ 
rie. Assoc., A. G. C. Bierer, in law firm 
of Bierer & Cotteral, Guthrie, 1889-94; J. 
R. Keaton, in firm of Keaton & Cotteral, 
Guthrie; C. G. Horner, in firm of Cotteral 
& Horner, Guthrie. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Guthrie Country Club; A. O. 
U. W.; K. of P., Guthrie. Offices, U. S. 
Dist. Judge, Western Dist. of Okla., 1907- 
28; now U. S. Circuit Judge, 10th Cir¬ 
cuit. Party Honors, nominated for St. Su¬ 
preme Ct., first election in st.; del. to 
natl. Rep. conv., 1904. Remarks, came to 
Oklaj in Apr. 22, 1889; located at Guth¬ 
rie; was admitted to bar in Kansas in 
1885 ; honorary degree of LL. D. conferred 
by Okla. City Univ., 1925. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing and fruit growing on a small scale. 

DALE, FRANK, Guthrie. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., DeKalb, Ill., Nov. 26, 1849. 
Edu., com. sch. Wife, Martha I. Wood, 
Herkimer, N. Y. Bus. Con., pres. Farmers 
& Merchants Bk., Guthrie; Dale, Brown 
& Hoyland, law firm. Bk. Con., Farmers 
& Merchants. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country Club; Okla. Club, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., active in st.; attorney 
for M. E. Trapp in attempts made to dis¬ 
qualify Trapp from succeeding himself in 
Governor’s chair. Offices, Prosecuting Atty., 
Wichita, Kan., 4 yrs.; Registrar U. S. 
Land Office, Wichita, Kan., 1885-89 ; Assoc. 
Justice Supreme Ct., in Okla. 1893; Chief 
Justice, 1893-98. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 ; was mbr. of Council of Defense, 1917- 
18; active in practice of law since 1875. 

DAVIS, RALPH MONROE, Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., Mayor. B., Moulton, la., Apr. 23, 
1874. Edu., h. sch., Moulton. Ia., grad. 
1893. Wife, Ella Marie Clinkinbeard, 
Moulton, Ia. Cdrn., 1 s., John Dudley; 6 
d., Mrs. Dorothy Nance, Guthrie; Mrs. 
Lois Buckminster, Chicago, Ill.; Mary 
Mae Haag, Tulsa; Jenevieve Davis, in Tag 
Collector’s office, Guthrie; Nancy Jane, Ra- 
bella. Bus. Con., Mayor of Guthrie since 
1923; cigar manufacturer in Crescent, 
Guthrie, for 16 yrs. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., W. H. Boasen, Guthrie manager of 
O 1 . G. & E. Co.; W. J. Reghal, paint and 
wallpaper dealer; G. W. Bruce, grand sec’y 
of Odd Fellows; J. M. Dolph, newspaper 
man; A. E. Beyer, banker, Guthrie. Church, 
Chris.; past deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Eastern Star, 
past Patron; U. C. T., present Grand Con¬ 
ductor, local pres. 6 yrs., 1920-26; South¬ 
ern Travelers, Dallas; I. O. O. F.; M. 
W. A. Venerable Council; Veomen ; Home¬ 
steaders ; Ia. St. Traveling Men’s Assn.; 

C. of C. Imp. Rel., W. W. Davis, lawyer. 
Tonkawa; Dr. F. C. Davis, Tonkawa; Dr. 

R. L. Davis, Guthrie. Pol. Act., active 
in caucus and various com. Offices, Jus¬ 
tice of Peace, Crescent, 1910; Mayor, Guth¬ 
rie, since 1923; Mayor, Moulton, Ia. 1902- 
OS. Remarks, city and co. chmn. of Okla. 
Public Health Assn, since 1923. Came to 
Okla. 1908; located at Crescent. Pres, 
of Okla. Municipal League 1929. In Chau¬ 
tauqua work 3 yrs. prior to coming to Okla. 
Father was mayor of Moulton, Ia., for 16 
yrs. prior to his own mayorship. 

DERR, FRANK ALVIN, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., secretary of Scottish Rite Bodies. B., 
Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 28, 1874. Edu., 










h. sch., Ft. Scott, Kan., grad., 1887 ; bus. 
col., Winfield, Kan., grad. 1889. Wife, d. 
of Christian Madsen, Guthrie. Bus. Con., 
chmn. bd. of control of Masonic Home for 
Children, also Home for Aged ; sec’y Scot¬ 
tish Rite Bodies. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Frank H. McGuire, Guthrie; Elva 
C. Barrows, Tulsa; John R. Abernathy, 
Chickasha. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., dir., 1925-27 ; 33rd Mason; K. 
C. C. H.; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City, 
past Grand Master of st. Imp. Rel., John 
A. Derr (father), Guthrie; Chas. T. Derr, 
Herbert D. Derr (bros.), contractors, Okla. 
City. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; lo¬ 
cated at Guthrie; lived at Okla. City 
1906-07; all the rest of the time at Guth¬ 
rie. Chief interest is Masonry. 

DESELMS, FREDERICK MYRON, Guth¬ 
rie. Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B., Bentens- 
port, la.. May 17, 1871. Edu., com. sell., 
Oneida, Ill., and Mound City, Kan., fin¬ 
ished 8th grade 1888. Wife, Nellie Mae 
Hillard, Mound City, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Byron H., attorney and adjuster Travelers 
Insurance, Okla. City. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., E. L. Hirschi, W. L. Welch, 
A. T. Bunting, sec’y Cotton Oil Co. ; C. C. 
Ford, retired; Ed R. Richard, Ill. Oil Co.: 
G. W. Bruce, sec’y I. 0. 0. F.; W. M. 
Anderson, Guthrie. Church, Meth.; bd. of 
trustees. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past 
pres.; Mason; Guthrie Consistory, past 
Master Consistory 31st and 32nd, 1928; 
K. C. C. K.; Eastern Star, past Patron 
1928; C. of C., past pres, and dir.. 1928. 
Imp. Rel., A. B. Deselms (bro.), oil leases, 
Edmond; W. H. Deselms, cement dealer, 
Stroud. Pol. Act., acting chmn. Rep. Com. 
1924. Offices, Postmaster since 1924; mbr. 
advisory bd. construction of h. sch., 1924. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, moved from Mound City, Kan., 
to Logan Co., 1893; lived at Orlando and 


Marshall; was chmn. in Skeleton Twp., 
Council of Defense, during W. War; chmn. 
food regulations. 

DIEHL, JACOB SMITH, Mulhall. Deni. 
Occ., merchant. B., Chambersburgh, Pa., 
Sept. 16, 1863. Edu., com. sch.; tchrs. 

col., St, Thomas, Pa., 1881-82. Married. 
Cdrn., 2 s., C. J., Oak Park, Ill.; E. W., 
in bk. at Mulhall; 2 d., Mabel, wife of 
W. R. Kincaide, gas and oil station at 
Mulhall; Mrs. Stella R. Craven. Bus. Con- 
Beaver Valley Hardware & Implement Co., 
dealers in hardware, implements, furniture 
and undertaking, Mulhall. Assoc., F. T. 
Johnson, merchant; W. H. Matthews; W. 
R. Kincaide, O. M. Spickelmier, E. E. 
Richardson, Mulhall; (pol.) Jennie Rawl¬ 
ings, J. F. Rawlings, Nora Stansbury, Mul¬ 
hall. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F., Noble Grand; 
sec’v of Magnolia Lodge No. 23, I. O. 
O. F., for 25 yrs.; sec’y of Mulhall Free 
Fair Assn. 4 yrs.; mbr. and dir. Com¬ 
mercial Club of Mulhall. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan in natl. affairs ; independent in local 
affairs. Offices, trustee Orlando Twp., 4 
yrs., 1896-1900; mbr. Sch. Bd. Orlando, 
9 yrs., Mulhall, 8 yrs.; elk. Twp. Bd. 6 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892 from 
Kan. Had been teaching since 1881. 
Homesteaded near Orlando and has lived 
at Orlando and Mulhall ever since. 

DINWIDDIE, ALBERT V., Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Palmyra, Mo., Aug. 27, 
1888. Edu., com. sch., 1905; Okla. A. & 
M., 1907; Hills Bus. Col., Okla. City, 1908. 
Wife, Myrtle McNabb. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., attorney for Bd. of Edu., Guthrie, 
1 yr.; City Atty., Coyle; Appeal Agt. for 
government during 1917-18. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., Judge J. J. Hildreth: 
J. D. Van Hoozer; Ned Holman, pres. 
First Natl. Bk.; Harry F. Blake, Co. Atty.; 


H. B. Adams, Romaine Blyer, Crescent. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Elk; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Guthrie; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., J. D. Dinwiddie (father), Stillwater. 
Pol. Act., del. to st. and co. convs. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Atty., 1919-22; Asst. Co. Atty., 
Payne Co., 1916-18; Ottawa Co., 6 mos 
Remarks, -came to Okla. 1904; located at 
Stillwater. Booster for good roads. 

DOLPH, JOSIAH MORTON, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B„ Vinton, la.. 
Jan. 23, 1867. Married. Cdrn., 3 s.. Geo. 
L., Chickasha; Curtis M„ and J. M-. 
Guthrie; 1 d., deceased. Bus. Con., Okla. 
Printing Co., Guthrie, publishers "Okla. 
St. Register”; commercial printing and 
office supplies. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
First St., Farmers & Merchants, Guthrie. 
Assoc, sons, Curtis M. and J. M., assoc¬ 
iated in, bus. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Guthrie Consistory; I. O. O. F.; M 
W. A.; C. of C. Pol. Act., active for 30 
yrs. through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898 and located at 
Guthrie. 

DOUGLAS, JACOB EDWARDS, Guthrie. 
Dem Occ., 'gas and oil jobber. B., Sevier 
Co., Tenn., Sept. 8, 1866. Edu., com sch., 
Sevier Co. Tenn. Wife, Rosa Chaney, 
Jefferson Co., Tenn. Cdrn., 2 s., Glen 
Newton, highway engineer, Okla. City ; 
Lloyd William; 2 d., Ethel May, wife 
of John R. Nissley, aviation lieut., San 
Diege, Calif.,' Mary Ellen, wife of Warren 
Van Hoozer, agent for Magnolia Oil Co., 
Guthrie. Bus. Con., oil and gas jobber 
in Logan Co. for Skelly Oil Co.; v.-pres. 
Houghton & Douglass Cotton Co., 1892- 
1917; pres. Pioneer Cotton Mills, Guthrie, 
1906-22. Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie; 
Farmers & Merchants, Tyron. Assoc., Ned 
Holman, pres. First Natl. Bk.; Judge Dale, 
Dr. RitzhauR, Fred Lintz, merchant; F. J. 
Fitzpatrick, Guthrie. Church, Chris., trustee 
for yrs. Lodges, 33rd Mason, Scottish 
Rite/ Consistory; K. C. C. H.; ex-pres. 
Guthrie C. of C.; mbr. of com. for con¬ 
struction of city water works. Imp. Rel., 
T. E. Douglass, mgr. Co. Farm, Guthrie, 
(bro.) Offices, mbr. City Council 1894 and 
in 1898; Col. on staft of J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son, while Gov. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1889, located at Guthrie; lived at Trinidad, 
Colo,, 1886-89.; Chmn. Finance Com., Ma¬ 
sonic Bodies, Guthrie, 15 yrs.; del. to 
International Rotary Conv., Edinburgh; del. 
to World’s Cotton Congress, Liverpool and 
Manchester. Interested in cotton mill bus.. 
would like to see it developed in Okla. 

ECKMAN, CHARLES, Coyle. Dem. Occ., 
real estatq, loans and insurance. B., 
Carlton, Mo., March 14, 1882. Edu., h. 
sch., Mulhall, grad. 1904; Okla. A. & M. 
Col. 2 yrs Unmarried Bus Con, Eckman 
Bro^, Real Estate Loans & Insurance; oil 
leases farming and stockraising Bk. Con., 
Cimarron Valley, Coyle. Assoc., John W. 
Eckman, (bro.), Coyle; E. E. Carter, pres. 
Cimarron Valley Bk.; S. Goldsmith, dry 
goods; John Fry|, R. J. Gephart, druggist; 
F. A. Stockton; (pol.) W. H. Mathews, 
Mulhall; Fred L. Wenner, Glenn Far- 
quharson, Mose Anderson, Guthrie; F. B. 
Swank, M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; W. B. 
Pine, Okmulgee; Lew Wents, Ponca City; 
E. B. Howard, Tulsa. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club; A. F. 
& A. M., Coyle No. 184, Blue Lodge, past 
Master, 1914-16. Pol. Act., in local af¬ 
fairs is independent, in natl., is partisan ; 
active for 20 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works personally and through corns. 
Offices, Registrar N. Cimarron Twp., Logan 
Co., since 1922; Councilman. Party Honors, 
V.-Chmn. Cen. Com.; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; 
lived east of Mulhall until 1911; Peoples 
St. Bk., Coyle, 1911-14; and in present 
bus. since then. Taught 7 yrs. in Payne 
Co. 






LOGAN COUNTY 



RAYMOND FIELDS 


Nichlos, Chiekasha; James Tait, Black- 
well; Geo. B. McKinnis, Shawnee. Church, 
Pres., trustee last 10 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Country Club, Guthrie; 32nd Mason, Scot¬ 
tish Rite; I. 0. 0. F.; mbr. C. of C„ dir. 
and auditor. Imp. Rel., James J. Estus, 
“Tired Farmer,” Guthrie, (father) ; James 
J. Estus, druggist, Mulhall, (bro.) Offices, 
Deputy Registrar of Deeds Logan Co., 
1909-13; Cderk Supreme Court, 1913-14; 
Co. Clerk, 1916-21, elected three times 
without opposition. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs., never missed a co. 
conv. except in 1928; Prct. Committeeman 
1922-28. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 
and settled at Mulhall, still owns old 
homestead; mbr. of Draft Bd. during W 
War. Interested in good roads and park 
improvement. 

EWING, AMDS A., Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
Oil and gas leases. B., Holmesville, Ohio. 
Feb. 7, 1862. Edu., com. sch., Ohio, 
Wife, Mary E. Kelly. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., 
(pol.) E. E. Tallman, Guthrie; W. A. 
Kelly, Marshall; Wm. Knight, Coyle; Dr. 
E. G. Sharp, Guthrie; Fred Clark, Roy 
St. Lewis, Okla. City; Walter Ferguson, 
Tulsa. Church, First Chris., deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., David F. 
Ewing, (deceased), a noted atty. of Ohio. 
Pol. Act., active since maturity. Offices, 
Deputy Sheriff, Edwards Co., Kan., 1886- 
87; mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. A. & M. 
Col., 1881-94; Probate Judge, Blaine Co. 
1892; St. Repr. 5th, 6th and 7th Legis.; 
Special Agent Dept, of Justice 1921-23; 
Deputy U. S. Marshal 1925-28; St. Sen. 
1928-33. Party Honors, First Chmn. Rep. 
Co. Cen. Com., Kingfisher Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. April 22, 1889; lived at 
Kingfisher 1889-1906; Guthrie since. 

FARQUHARSON, GLEN, Guthrie. Rep. 
Ooc., County Assessor. B., Guthrie, Okla., 


ECKMAN, JOHN W., Coyle. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Carlton,, 
Mo., March 21, 1879. Edu., com. sch., 
Payne Co., completed in 1899. Wife, Audrey 
Saling, Kan., (deceased). Cdrn., 1 d., 

Ethel Lillian. Bus. Con. Eckman Bros., 
Real Estate Loans & Insurance; oil leases; 
farming and stockraising. Bk. Con., Cim¬ 
arron Valley, Coyle. Assoc., Chas. Eck¬ 
man, (bro.), Coyle; M. E. Fruint, David 
K. Baird, John T. Vaughn, E. E. Carter, 
Coyle: B. Bateman, Guthrie; Joseph Bow¬ 
les, retired farmer, Shattuck; (pol.) Harry 
Blake, Judge Partridge, Judge Bierer, 
Judge Dale, John Adams, Guthrie; Sen. 
Gore,. Lee Cruce, Judge Wilcox, Billie 
Chappell, Judge Crump. Church, Chris., 
treas. 1917-18. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, past Master 1913-14, sec’y. 
1917-22. Pol. Act., in local affairs is in¬ 
dependent, in natl., partisan; active for 
20 yrs.; works through coins, and personal 
contacts. Offices, City Clerk 1912-19; dir. 
Sch. Bd. 5 yrs.; Councilman 4 yrs; Justice 
of Peace since 1922. Party Honors, v.- 
chmn. Cen. Com.; del. to co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1892; lived east 
of Mulhall until .1911; Peoples St. Bk., 
Coyle 1911-14 and then in present bus. 
since. On advisory Bd. during W. War. 
Hobby, music; taught vocal and instru¬ 
mental music for 30 yrs. 

ESTUS, ROBERT AMBROSE, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ,, loan and investments. B., 
Arkansas City, Kan., June 19, 1881. Edu., 
com. sch., Mulhall, grad. 1885; Capital 
City Bus. Col., Guthrie, grad. 1900 Wife, 
Daisy Myrtle Crow. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. 
Con., sec’.v. and treas.. The Employees 
Building & Loan Assn., Guthrie, G. A. 
Hughes, pres.; C. B. Baker and F. L. 
Williami) v.-pres.; John Adams, atty. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., Ned Hol¬ 
man, Guthrie; Frank B. Burford, Okla. 
City; L. K. Meek, Ponca City; John B. 


3G3 

Nov. 12, 1894. Edu., h. sch. and bus. col., 
Guthrie. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Far- 
quharson-Wehmeier Motor Co., Guthrie. 
Assoc., Geo. Wehmeier, Covington; Maur¬ 
ice and A. O. Farquharson, (bros.), Guth¬ 
rie; (pol.) Frank Bond, Harry Blake, 
John Adams, Bert McKean, of Logan Co.; 
Frank Ritthaler, Perry; L. W. Wright, 
Stillwater. Church, Bap. Lodge, 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919. Offices, Co. Assessor 1927-31; 
Deputy Co. Treas. and Deputy Co. Asses¬ 
sor, formerly. Remarks, has lived all his 
life at Guthrie. During W .War served in 
Co. C., 357th Inf., 90th Div.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, LeBron Post, Guthrie. Hobby, 
athletics. 

FARR, JOHN HENRY, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B„ Athens, Pa., May 18, 
1865. Edu., com. sch., Athens). Pa.; 

Eastern Iowa Normal, Columbus Junction, 
la. Wife, Maude Brophy. Cdrn., 1 s 
George W.; 1 d., Nellie. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants, Guthrie. Assoc., (pol.) 
Fred Madden, Judge Dale, Judge Bierer, 
Fred Wegner, Logan Co.; Sen. Otjeb,; Geo. 
Hutchinson, Enid; J. D. Sams, Nowata. 
Lodge, M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 

active since maturity; makes speeches; 
works through coins. Offices, St. Repr. 
1928-30; Twp. Clerk 1898, 1906-09. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. many 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived 
since on homestead near Guthrie. Hobby 
livestock. 


ntLua, RAYMOND HAYWOOD, Guth- 
*'! e - Be P- Occ., editoq, co-publisher, “The 
Guthrie Daily Leader.” B., Center, Okla., 
AC y J ’ 1897 - Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Okemah), grad. 1916 from h. sch. Cedar- 
vale, Kan. Wife, d. of Dr. (deceased) 
and Mrs. M. F. Ballard, Okla. City. Cdrn. 

cl., Patricia Ann. Bus. Con., pres. 
Leader Publishing Co.„ Guthrie; pres. 
Okemah Publishing Co.; v.-pres. Subur¬ 
ban Publishing Co., Okla. City, Guthrie 
Daily Leader, Okla. Weekly, Okemah Daily 
Beacon), and weekly papers at Choctaw, 
Wheatland, Moore, Spencer, Britton, and 
Weekly” of S. W. Okla. City. Bk. Con 
First Natl., Guthrie; Citizens St.. Okemah! 
Assoc., E. M. McIntyre, Guthrie; Glenn 
Strong, Okemah; E. E. Hadley, Okla. 
L>ty; (pol.) Fred Madden,, co. chmn ; 
Fred DeSelms, postmaster, Guthrie; Lew 
Mentz. Church, Bap., Okla. City. Clubs 
Rotary, Guthrie; pres. Guthrie C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Gus Fields, city pol. writer, 
Tulsa Tribune; Alyin Fields, Okemah, auto 
bus, Sherman Fields, Okemah, grocery 
and market, Guthrie, (bros.) Pol. Act 
active since 1919 in both co. and 'st. af¬ 
fairs : is independent in editorial expres¬ 
sions; works personally, through coins., 
and by making speeches. Party Honors 
sec y. Rep. St. Cen. Com.; dir. of pub¬ 
licity for Okla in last campaign. Remarks, 
lived at Ada 1897-99; Wetumka,, 1899-1902: 
Okemah 1902-19; Okla. City 1919-25; Guth¬ 
rie since; active in community and civic 
enterprises in both Guthrie and Okla. 
City; during W. War served in 42nd Div., 
117th Sanitary Train; mbr. Amer. Legion! 
LeBron Post No. 58, Guthrie; Commander 
Guthrie Post 1926; Chmn. St. Conv. Com 
Guthrie 1927 ; Fifth Dist. Commander 1928 : 
St. Membership Chmn. 1929; Natl. Exe¬ 
cutive Committeeman 1929-31; charter 
mbr. Okla. City Post No. 35,. also St. 40- 
8; del. to natl. convs.; mbr. publications 
com. of "Okla.. Legionnaire.” Hobby, Le¬ 
gion work and golf v Father came to Okla. 
before Okla. Ter. was opened, 1884. Active 
Rep. leader in early days. Marshal of 
Okemah 8 or 10 yrs., although town was 
Democratic Prominent Mason; organizer 
and Master of lodges. 


FRUIN, MALCOLM E., Coyle. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Bellevue, Mich., April 
17). 1881. Edu., h. sch. Bellevue Creek, 
Mich.; Mich. Bus. and Normal, Battle 
Creek, Mich. Wife, d. of Mrs. N. E. 






304 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



M. E. FRUIN 


Paris, Chicago. Cdm., 2 d<, Carlotta, 

cashier First Natl. Bk., Coyle; Geraldine, 
attending Cottey Col., Nevada*. Mo. Bus. 
Con., pres. First Natl. Bk., Coyle; pres. 
Houghton Dept. Store, Inc. Bk. Con., First 
Natl*, Guthrie. Assoc., Mrs. Nona Paris 
Fruin. (wife), gen. mgr. and sec’y.-treas. 
Houghton’s Dept. Store; Miss Carlotta 
Fruin, (d.), cashier First Natl. Bk., Coyle; 
(pol.) Judge Bierer, Ned Holman, Frank 
Dale, Guthrie; Carl Rice, Tulsa. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
Blue Lodgei, Coyle; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., active for 20 yrs. in Logan Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 and lo¬ 
cated at Coyle; owns over 1,000 acres of 
fee and royalty, mostly in and around 
Tom Slick’s well known Logan Co. block 
of leases. Interested in 21 royalties. 

FRY, JOHN AUGUST, Coyle. Rep. Occ„ 
hanker. B., near Lovell, Okla., Aug. 16, 
1890. Edu., com. sch.; Capital City Bus. 
Col.» Guthrie; also studied law and took 
a course in certified accounting. Wife, d. 
of J. W. Hager. Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothea-Ann, 
Donna Ruth. Bk. Con., cashier|, Cimarron 
Valley Bk., Coyle. Assoc., E. E. Carter, 
pres. bk.; R. J. Gephardt, dir.,, Coyle; R. 
S. Smith, Guthrie; (pol.) F. W. Deselms, 
L. M. Jelsma, John Adams, E. A. Beyer, 
Guthrie; W. J. Thompson, O. B. Acton, 
Lovell; L. K. Meek, Ponca City; Roy San¬ 
ford, Enid; Wm. Mee, Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk., Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Commercial Club; 32nd Mason, 
Scottish Rite, Guthrie Consistory; Senior 
Warden of local chapter of Masons; M. 
W. A.; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Leonard R. 
ITy, Fred Fry, farmers, Lovell; Edgar 
Fry* with Trave-Taylor Co., Okla. City; 
Edward Fry, Uncas, (bros.) ; Mrs. F. L. 
Denny and Miss Lavina Fry, Lovell; Mrs. 
B. Porter, Edmond; Mrs. E. Elrod, Dover, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., nationally partisan, 
locally independent; active for 20 yrs., 
working through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, committeeman and v.- 
chmn. Remarks, always lived in Logan 
Co. Advocate of good roads; was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and chmn. of all corns., 
Lovell, during W. War. Hobby, golf. 

GAFFNEY, GEORGE WESLEY, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., oil and gas jobber; Studebaker 
agency. B., Hope, Kan., Jan. 20, 1875. 
Edu., com. sch.. Chapman). Kan.; Dickin¬ 
son Co. h. sch., grad. 1893. Wife, Mrs. 


Agnes Schenfele. Cdrn., 2 d., Doris, wife 
of John B. Gatchell* mgr. Gaffney Ind. 
Oil Co., Guthrie; and Eliza C., tchr in 
Guthrie h. sch. Bus. Con., Gaffney Inde¬ 
pendent Oil Co., Logan Co. and Hope, 
Kan., 15 oil and gas stations. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.* Guthrie. Assoc., (pol.) Ned 
Holman, pres. First Natl. Bk.; A. E. Beyer, 
pres. First St. Bk.; Fred Lentz, merchant: 
Milo Ball, real estate, John Adams, atty.* 
Guthrie; R. E. Romaine, cashier F. & M. 
Bk., Crescent; John Patterson, Orlando; 
Enoch Carter* Coyle. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Guthrie 
Consistory; dir. C. of C.; mbr. Merchants 
Retailers Assn. Imp. Rel., Robt. A. Gaffney, 
real estate, Guthrie; John E. Gaffney, 
furniture dealer, Guthrie; Chas. R. Gaf¬ 
fney, Cashier N. Y. Mutual, Okla. City, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Lida McCloud and Mrs. 
Agnes Woodworth, Guthrie*, (sisters). Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. for 25 
yrs.; works only through personal con¬ 
tacts. -Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
Mulhall till 1900 then moved to Guthrie. 
Active in civic affairs. 

GALLAHER, DR. HARRY H., Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., Chiropractor. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason 32nd.; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Party Honors, mbr. St. Bd. 
Chiropractic Examiners. Remarks* Sec’y. 
International Chiropractic Congress ; St. Ba. 
of Chiropractic Examiners; St. Chiroprac¬ 
tic Assn. (Further information unavail¬ 
able.) 

GATHERS, JOHN M., Meridian. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Clarion, Pa., Feb. 19, 
1871. Edu., com. sch., Topeka, Kan.; 
Topeka Bus. Col. Wife, Lenora Walker. 
Cdrn., 2 s., John William, Geo. Walker, 
Meridian. Bus. Con., Gathers Grocery, 
Meridian; farmer. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Guthrie; Farmers & Merchants, Guthrie; 
Meridian St. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. Kendall, 
Geo. Gates, Harry Beam, Art. Bridle, 
Chas. Smith*, Logan Co.; Ralph Cleveland, 
Anadarka; Otho Cole, Luther; John Adams, 
Albert Kespert, Guthrie; Jim McDaniel, 
Meridian. Lodges, W. O. W.; I. O. O. F. 
Imp. ReL, G. B. Gathers, Lookeba; R. C. 
Gathers, Anadarko, (bros.) ; Mrs. W. C. 
Rodgers, (sis.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 25 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts, corns, or by making speeches. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Commr., July 1, 1929; Chmn. 
Sch. Bd. 1917-26; Chmn. Twp. Bd. 1911- 
29. Party Honors* del. to co and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; 
lived at Anadarko until 1901; at Meridian 
since. Was sec’y.-treas. Rural Telephone 
Co. 1 y 2 yrs. and pres. 7 yrs. On Draft 
Bd during W War and active in all Red 
Cross Drives. 

GEDDES, EARL J., Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
City Clerk; Police Judge. B., Logan Co., 
Aug. 8j, 1902. Edu., h. sch., Guthrie, 

1920; bus. col., Guthrie, 1921. Wife, 
Ruby, d. of W. A. Berg, Navina. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants; First St. 
Assoc., (pol.) John Adams, Raymond 
Fields, L. M. Jelsma, Frank Bond, Fred 
Werner, Amos Ewing*, V. G. Houston, 
Claude Smith. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Izaak Walton League; Mason Blue 
Lodge; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Logan Co. since 1923; 
personal contact worker. Offices, Deputy 
Co. Treas., 1925-28; City Clk,. 1929-31. 
Remarks, native of Okla.; lived all his 
life in Logan Co. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

GRAFF, CHARLES, Crescent. Rep. Occ., 
hardware and implement dealer. B., Sew¬ 
ard, Logan Co., Nov. 3l t , 1889. Edu., 
com. sell., finished 1907; commercial course 
at Okla. A. & M. Col. 1908. Wife, Nora,, 
d. of James M. Hudson, Mangum. Bus. 
Con., Graff Hardware Co., Crescent; Ritz 
Theater;, Crescent; Crescent Milling Co. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Crescent. Assoc., Geo., 
Walter, Earl*, Frank Graff (bros.). Cres¬ 
cent; R. N. Armstrong, cashier Bk. of 
Crescent; H. A. Adams, pres. Farmers & 
Merchants Bk.; Homer Adams, hardware; 


O. E. Brewster; Wm. Brown,, general mer¬ 
chandise, Crescent; (pol.) John Adams, at¬ 
torney; Judge Frank Dale, Amos Ewing, 
Guthrie; Arthur Davis,. Okla. City; Judge 
Cullison, Enid; J. W. Harreld, Okla. City. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. O. F., past Grand 
and all other chairs. Pol. Act., partisan 
in natl. affairs; active for 10 yrs. through 
personal contacts. Offices, clk. Sch. Bd., 
1920-28. Party Honors, mbr. of Council 
since 1921. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
always lived in Logan Co*, first at Seward 
then Crescent since 1905; chmn. of com. 
for paved roads through Crescent; active 
in all civic affairs; advocate of city man¬ 
ager form of government; served 9 mos. 
in Co. B, 357th Infantry, 90th Division, 
during W. War; mbr. of Amer. Legion, 
Dural Ray Post,, No. 200. 

GREEN, FREDERICK WEBB, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Manhattan, Kan., 
July 24, 1881. Edu. com. sch., Manhat¬ 
tan, Kan.; h. sch.> Guthrie, grad. 1900; 
Univ. of Okla.. 1901-02; Univ. of Kan., 1903 
04. Wife, Narissa Partridge,. Marysville. 
Mo., 1913. Cdrn., 1 d., Nancy Jane. Bus. 
Con., local attorney for Santa Fe; Amer. 
Surety Co.; U. S. F. & G. Co.; Otis & 
Co., Toledo, Ohio. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Geo. M. Green (bro.), solicitor for 
Santa Fe; Miss Helen Green (sister), 
"Terrace Food Shop”; J. S. Buchanan, 
prof, of history; David R. Boyd; Ned Hol¬ 
man, Guthrie; M. E. Trapp, Judge S. W. 
Hayes, Frank B. Burford, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth.; mbr. bd. since 1905; del. 
to general conference 1912; mbr. bd. of 
trustees, Meth. hospital. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., past pres.; while pres, appointed 
Ned Holman chmn. good roads com.; Lions, 
first pres, of Guthrie club and started 
movement for Ed Vaught for international 
pres, of Lions; Rancho Beach & Country 
Club, Okla. City, on bd. of governors; 
Country Club, Guthrie; Mason 32nd, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Guthrie; Beta Theta Pi. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Atty., 1900 ; City Atty., Guthrie, 
1907-11 and 1923-29; U. S. Commr. 1922- 
32. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; located 
at Guthrie as pres, of C. of C.; instru¬ 
mental in securing an experimental station 
in farm terracing and soil erosion from 
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture; owns "Green 
Acres,” 80-acre farm; favors park beauti¬ 
fying of highways; mbr. Amer. Bar Assn.; 
mbr. general council of St. Bar Assn.: 
pres, of Guthrie Bar Assn. During W. 
War was sec’y and legal advisor to Ad- 



FRED W. GREEN 











visory Bd. of Council of Defense; chmn. 
home service Red Cross; chmn. Food Ad¬ 
ministration, Logan Co.; mbr. Salvation 
Army Bd* 1917-18; minute man in Lib¬ 
erty Loan drives. 

GREEN, WILLIAM DANIEL, Lovell. 
Dem. Occ., real estate, loans and insur¬ 
ance. B., Jackson, Miss. Sept. 27, 1863. 
Edu., com. sch., Jackson, Miss. Wife, d. 
of Mr. (dec.) and Mrs. J. H. Minchure*. 
Britton. Cdrn., 4 s-, William Daniel, Jr., 
Colorado Springs; Otho D* Borger Tex.; 
John, Colorado Springs; Jewell, Kansas 
City; 5 d., Ida, wife of S. L. Kennimer,, 
Minco; Avey, wife of M. L. Benders, Col¬ 
orado Springs; Miss Annabell Greenes, Col¬ 
orado Springs; Bessie, wife of T. A. Car- 
son, Phoenix, Ariz.; Irene*, wife of 0. H. 
Good, Crescent. Bus. Con., real estate, 
loans and insurance; also farming. Bk. 
Con., First St.; Farmers & Merchants, 
Crescent. Assoc., (pol.) Dick Smith*, Scott 
Smith, Claude Meyers, Guthrie; Frank 
Denny, 0. B. Acton, Lovell; C. F. Good, 
Crescent; C. M. Emerson, Britton; C. H. 
Canly, Hitchcock; H. C. Tucker, Afton; 
Luke Lovel, Enid. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., active in all civic activities; I. O. 
O. F., Lovell. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 30 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts*. through com. and speech 
making. Offices, Police Judge and Justice 
of Peace since 1927. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; Navine 1906-19; Lovell 1919; 
Hitchcock 1920-22; Afton 1922-24; Ed¬ 
mond 1924-25 ; returned to Lovell 1926. 

HARVEY, T. H., Guthrie. Mbr. Bd. 
Regents; Agriculture and Normal Univ., 
Langston. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

HEARN, HENRY DAVID, Marshall. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B„ Casey, Ill., Jan. 3, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Casey, Ill., com¬ 
pleted 1889; Central Normal Col., Dan¬ 
ville, Ill., 1890. Wife, Elsie Barbee Hearn, 
Casey, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., E. W., assistant 
cashier Farmers St. Bk., Marshall; 4 d., 
Mrs. V. F. Hammer, Billings; Rachel 
Hearn, teaching at Tulsa; Leota Hearn, 
teaching at Bartlesville; Clara Hearn, 
Phillips Univ., Enid. Bus. Con., First 
Natl., Guthrie; First Natl., Enid; Fidelity 
Natl., Okla. City; Okla. St., Enid; Ex¬ 
change Natl., Tulsa; cashier of Farmers 
St., Marshall. Assoc., G. F. Engle, J. C. 
Pearson*, W. A. Kelley, E. J. Clark, Les¬ 
ter C. Beeby, Marshall; (pol.) Ned Hol¬ 
man, Guthrie; Enoch Carter, Coyle. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Guthrie Consistory; 
dir. in C. of C. and mbr. standing com. 
good roads. Imp. Rel., I. W Hearn, age 
92, St John, Kansas (father) ; J. L. Hearn, 
pres. Farmers St. Bk* Marshall; E. L. 
Hearn, Master Farmer, 1927, Marshall, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent in local 
affairs; partisan in natl.; active for 30 
yrs. in co.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offioes, mbr. Sch. Bd. for more 
than 20 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. nominating Woodrow Wilson. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Marshall which has since been his home. 
His son, E. W. k during W. War, was a 
radio operator in Aerial Sch., Penn Field, 
Austin. Mbr. Amer. Le»ion Post Com¬ 
mander Zoellner Post No. 167„ Marshall. 

HEATH, JOHN MARION, Meridian. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., McCordevillei. Ind., Mch. 
12, 1868. Edu., com. sch* Collins, la.; 
completed 1886. Wife, Margaret Buffington, 
Mo. Cdrn., 2 &., John Marion, Jr.; Syl¬ 
vester Benton. Bk. Con., St. Bk. of Mer¬ 
idian; First St. Assoc., H. F. McCrosky, 
cash. Bk. Meridian; A. E. Beyer, First St., 
Guthrie; Neal Humphrey, A. H. Rickstrew, 
John F. Allen. Fred Randall, Meridian, 
John Adams Guthrie. Church, attends Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish 
Rite; Guthrie, mbr. good roads s t*J lc * ln S 
com. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. affairs; 
independent in local; active for 22 yrs. 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 


LOGAN COUNTY 

past chmn. Twp. Bd., 1918-28; elk. of 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla 1903; 
lived on farm near Edmond until 1906; 
lived in Meridian since. During W. War 
was mbr. of Council of Defense at Merid¬ 
ian; active in good roads work. Hobby, 
raising Buff Rock chickens. 

HIRSCHI, EMIL LOGAN, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., insurance and real estate dealer. B., 
Medicine Co., Ill., Apr. 22, 1867. Edu., 
sch.. Medicine Co., 111. Wife, Mary E. 
Kiltenbacher, Medicine Co., Ill. Cdrn., 3 
s., Otto R., asst, cashier Arcadia, Calif.; 
William T. Hirschi, lawyer, Guthrie; Ches¬ 
ter Arthur (dec.). Corporal in 90th Divis¬ 
ion, 357th Inf., Co. 1, killed in Meuse- 
Argonne Oct. 23, 1918; 1 d.. Miss Mae E., 
tchr. in Guthrie schs. Bus. Con., Emil 
L. Hirschi, ins. and real estate. Bk. Con-, 
First Natl. Assoc., Ned Holman, pres. 
First Natl.; A. E. Beyer, pres. First St.; 
Fred Deselms, Postmaster; F. J. Fitzpat¬ 
rick, merchant; R. B. Wolgamut, drug¬ 
gist, Guthrie. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; 32nd Ma¬ 
son; K. C. C. H.; Knight Templar; Shrin- 
er, was v.-chmn. of advisory com. for con¬ 
struction of Scottish Rite Temple, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., R. O. Hirschi (bro.), dentist, 
Guthrie. Pol. Act, mbr. advisory bd. for 
construction of city reservoir, 1919; mbr. 
zoning bd., resurfacing and paving bd. 
Offices, Guthrie City Council 1900-04 ; Co. 
Conner. 1916-19. Party Honors, pret. com¬ 
mitteeman, ward 1, pret. 1; del. to st. and 
co'. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; 
located at Guthrie. 

HOLMAN, FRED AUSTIN, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., asst, cashier First Natl. Bk. 

B. , Comanche Co., Tex., Aug. 16, 1903. 

Edu., Guthrie h. sch., grad.; Okla. Univ., 
Norman, grad., 1924. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., asst, cashier, First Natl. Bk., Guth¬ 
rie; treas. Natl. Loan Co., Guthrie. Assoc., 
Leo Cade, Shawnee; A. G. C. Bierer, Jr., 
Dr. Robert Allen, Lloyd Lentz, F. L. 
Scrutchfield, Guthrie. Church, Epis. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Okla. Country Club, Okla. 
City; S. E. A. Fraternity. 

HOLMAN, NED, Guthrie. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ La Grange, Tex. Edu., grade 
sch., Comanche, Tex. Wife, deceased. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Fred A., asst, cashier First 
Natl. Bk.; Edward Paine, Victor E.; 1 
d., Lillian Dorothy Ritzhaupt. Bus. Con., 
pres. First Natl.; v.-pres. First Natl., Ada; 
dir. Okla. City Federal Reserve Bk. of 
Kansas City; pres. Guthrie Bldg. & Loan 
Assn.; pres. Natl. Loan Co.; chmn. of 
bd., Bk. of Commerce, McAlester. Assoc., 
P. A. Norris, M. E. Trapp, Judge A. G. 

C. Bierer, Roy Johnson, Ardmore; Cy 
Avery, Tulsa. Church, Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges, Guthrie Country Club: C. of C.; 
Okla. Club, Okla. City; 32nd Mason; Scot¬ 
tish Rite, chmn. of advisory committee for 
construction of Scottish Rite Temple; mbr. 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Offices, 
sec’y of Co. Election Bd. during Gov. Wil¬ 
liams administration. Remarks, chmn. of 
Red Cross chapter for 10 yrs.; chmn. Co. 
Council of Defense; mbr. St. Council of 
Defense; mbr. Legislative Com. of Okla. 
Bankers Assn.; chmn. of C. of C. Good 
Roads Com. 

HOPKINS, MISS ETHEL, Guthrie. Mbr. 
Okla. St. Bd. for Examination and Regis¬ 
tration of Nurses. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

HOUSTON, VICTOR G., Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., insurance and real estate dealer. B., 
Garnett, Kan., Apr. 9, 1866. Edu., com. 
and h. schs.. Kan.; Univ. of Okla., 1885. 
Wife, Lula C. Carlin. Bus. Con., repre¬ 
sentative of 8 Are and surety cos. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Adams, J. J. Hildreth, Ed Robertson. Fred 
Madden, John Mahoney, Logan Co.; Lew 
Wentz, M. C. Garber, A. C. Alexander, 
Fred Bearly, Chas. Terwilliger, H. H. 
Rogers. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C of C., dir., past v.-pres., Chmn. com. 


365 

on parks, public improvement and civic re¬ 
lations; Lions Club; Guthrie Country 
Club; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., T. W. 
Houston (bro.). Pres, minister. Sulphur 
Springs, Colo. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since maturity; makes speeches.; works 
through com. Offices, City Alderman 1901- 
02; St. Representative, 1928-30; mbr. Edu. 
and Appropriations Corns. Party Honors, 
mbr. pret. and co. com.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; 
lived since at Guthrie. During W. War 
mbr. Council of Defense and 4-minute 
speaker. Interested in civic affairs. Hob¬ 
by, golf. 

INGLE, GORDON FOSTER, Marshall. 
Dem. Occ., dealer in hardware, general 
merchandise, and dry goods. B., Des 
Moines, la., Dec. 22, 1877. Edu. h. sch., 
Caldwell, Kan., grad., 1897 ; Cong. Col. 
Wife, Cora B. Rutledge, 1902. Cdrn., 3 
s.. Geo. F., Okla. Univ., leader of Sooner 
Serenaders; Wm. Paul, A. & M.; Har¬ 
old; 4 d., Helen, wife of L. E. Ezell, Ard¬ 
more; Evelyn, lone, Virginia. Bus. Con., 
Watts & Ingle Dept. Store, Marshall, B. 
F. Watts, partner; v.-pres. and dir.. Far¬ 
mers St. Bk., Marshall; J. L. Hearn, pres. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., B. F. 
Watts, J. L. Hearn, Bert Williams, Ford 
agency; John O'Neill, farmer; W. H. 
Grassman, Chevrolet dealer, Marshall; 
(pol.) Judge Bierer; Judge Dale; John 
O'Neill; M. E. Trapp; J. B. A. Robertson; 
Judge Bob Williams, Muskogee. Church, 
attends Pres.; Chris. Scientist. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; Scottish Rite; K. C. C. 
H.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., M. B. Ingle, Okla. 
City, attorney (bro.). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent in local affairs, but partisan in 
natl.; active for 39 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through com. and personally. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Marshall, 1921-29. Party 
Honors, del. to co. conv.; pret. committee¬ 
man ; chmn. twp. cen. com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; located at Hennessey; came 
to Marshall 1902; lived there since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of Council of De¬ 
fense and chmn. of almost all com. of Red 
Cross and Salvation Army. Interested in 
beautification of his home. 

JENKINS, TOM, Guthrie. Dem. Occ., 
clothing. B., Scranton, Pa., Dec. 8, 1866. 
Edu., com. sch., grad. 1884; Kan. St. Nor¬ 
mal, grad., 1886. Wife, Harriett Roberts. 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., Tom Jenkins, 
clothing for men and boys, Guthrie; tele¬ 
graph agent for Santa Fe 12 yrs.. Cotton¬ 
wood Falls. Bk. Con-, First Natl. Assoc., 
Ned Holman, Judge Bierer, Ed Cotteral, 
farm dealer; Walter Wolgamat, druggist; 
Dr. Allen, Dr. Petty, Guthrie. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Country Club; 
Lions; Elks; past Exalted Ruler Elks, 1922; 
dir. in Country Club; dir. in C. of C.; 
past pres. Retailers Assn., 1921; former 
mbr. good roads com.; I. O. O. F.; A. O. 
U. W.; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Offices, Bd. of Regents, Lang¬ 
ston Univ. 1929; City Treas., 1918-24. 
Remarks, came to Guthrie, from Newton, 
Kan., 1902. Park improvement on highway 
approved. 

JOHNSON, FRANKLIN TAYLOR, Mul- 
hall. Rep. Occ-, merchant. B., Jones- 
ville, Va., Apr. 13, 1880. Edu., com. sch., 
grad’. 1898; Jonesville Junior Col. grad., 
1906. Wife, (first) d. of J. W. Hassel, 
Guthrie; (second) d. of G. H. Oliver, Eu¬ 
reka, Springs, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., (first wife) 
Wallace Reginald. Bus. Con., F. T. John¬ 
son, general merchandise; Home Town 
Grocery, Mulhall. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., C. E. Hudspeth, F. E. Waite, F. 

A. Hartman, W. R. Kincaide, J. S. Diehl, 
F. E. Andrews, W. R. Hoopes; (pol.) F. 
M. Deselms, Amos Ewing, Guthrie; W. A. 
Kelly, Mrs. J. C. Pearson, Marshall; O. 

B. Acton, Lovell; Sen. Pine, Muskogee; A. 

C. Alexander, H. B. Gilstrap, ex-Sen. Har¬ 
rell, Okla. City; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; 
M. C. Garber, Enid. Church,, Meth., trus- 


3G6 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



WM. A. KELLEY 


tee, steward; treas. and mbr. finance com. 
8 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; York 
and Scottish Rites, Knight Templar, Guth¬ 
rie ; pastor Master Mason; past Patron 
Eastern Star; I. 0. O. F., past Grand, 
Rebekahs. Imp. Rel., Mrs. M. E. Trent 
(cousin). Chandler; Mrs. \V. W. Perry 
(cousin), Paden; Ray Oliver, Meeker; H. 
L. Gilliam. Shamrock; Horace Cook (bro.- 
in-law), Okla. City; Grover Cherry (bro.- 
in-law), merchant, Warwick. Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. affairs; independent in 
local; active for 30 yrs. through personal 
contacts and speech making; local chmn. 
for Sen. Harreld campaign and also for 
Congressman Stone’s. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; del. to co. and st. convs. 
for past 20 yrs.; elected to Town Council 
1929. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived 
at Meeker 1906-12; Mulhall 1912-15; Wells- 
ton 1915-17; Mulhall since; taught at all 
these places; was supt. at Mulhall 8 yrs.; 
owned and published “Mulhall Lookout” 
newspaper, 1924-28; uesd his paper in 
publicity which helped Mulhall to secure 
lights and water. Hobby, fine cattle. 

JOHNSON, GRACE M. OLIVER, Mul¬ 
hall. Rep. Occ., postmaster and home¬ 
maker. B., Madison Co., Ark., November 
18, 1885. Edu., h. sch., Fayetteville, Ark., 
grad., 1909; Univ. of Ark., grad., 1914. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Wallace Reginald. 
Bus. Con., F. T. Johnson, general mer¬ 
chandise, Mulhall. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Fred Deselms, Mrs. 
Hildreth, Mrs. Harry Blake, Miss Irene 
Mason, Guthrie; Judge Oldfield. Okla. 
City; Geo. Rainey, Enid; Mrs. Pearson, 
Marshall; W. A. Kelley. Marshall, post¬ 
master. Church, Meth.; S. S. tchr. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. H. L. Gilham, tchr., Shamrock 
(sister) ; Mrs. J. O. Guinn, Meeker (sister). 
Clubs & Lodges, Rebekah, past Noble 
Grand 1915; Eastern Star, all chairs ex¬ 
cept Matron. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1922 in co.; works personally. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster, Mulhall, since 1922. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1916; located at 
Wellston as public sch. tchr.; Meeker, 1917 ; 
Mulhall 1918-21. Hobby, flowers. 

JOHNSON, N. J. C., Guthrie. Rep. Sec’y. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

KELLY, WILLIAM ALBERT, Marshall. 
Rep. Oco-, Postmaster. B., Pike Co., 
Ohio, Jan. 4, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Al¬ 


toona, la., finished 1888; Highland Park 
Col., Drake Univ., 1890. Wife, Addie C. 
Copeland. Cdrn., 1 d., Irma, wife of A. 
K. Parlour, live stock and grain dealer, 
Enid. Bk. Con-, Farmers St. Assoc., H. 
D. Hearn; J. C. Pearson; L. E. Ellison, 
druggist; G. F. Ingle, merchant; Col. E. 
A. Shanks; (pol.) F. M. Deselms, John 
Adams; Sen. Amos Ewing; Frank Mc¬ 
Guire ; Fred Madden; Mrs. L. C. Pearson; 
A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; Sen. Harreld. 
Bus. Con., (past) Editor “Herald,” Story 
City, la. ; owner and editor, “Marshall 
Tribune,” 1904-23. Church, Meth.; trus¬ 
tee; steward; financial sec’y. Clubs & 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., all chairs. Grand 
Chaplain Grand Lodge 1928; sec’y C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., J. H. Kelly, deputy sheriff 
27 yrs., Des Moines, la. ; Rev. C. A. Kelly, 
Meth. preacher 39 yrs., Chicago (bros.) ; 
Mrs. Jennie H. Pace, Allen, Kan.; Mrs. 
Carrie M. Crawford, Altoona, la. (sisters). 
Pol. Act. partisan; active for 50 yrs.; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices. Justice of Peace 1904-24; mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 1906-08; mbr. Logan Co. h. sch. 
bd., 1910-14. Party Honors, del. to all 
convs.; mbr. st. cen. com. 1919-23; under 
A. C. Alexander. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904; lived since at Marshall: was mbr. 
of Council of Defense during W. War; ac¬ 
tive in all war activities. Hobby, outdoor 
sports, especially baseball (was catcher for 
15 yrs. on Story City, la., team, and Hal 
Chase tried to sign him for natl. team 
but his wife objected). 

KOCH, FRIEDA REDFIELD, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., home builder. B., Hillsboro, 
Ill., Jan. 21. 1886. Edu., com. sch., Hills¬ 
boro and St. Louis ; 
h. sch., Guthrie, 
1901-02 ; 9 sum¬ 

mers normal work, 
Guthrie; 1 summer, 
Boulder, Colo.; now 
taking extension 

front C. S. T. C. 

toward degree. Hus., 
Hariy J. F., in em¬ 
ploy of Dawson Pro¬ 
duce Co. Cdrn., 1 
s., Carl; 2 d., Olga, 
Elizabeth. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Guthrie; 
Farmers & Mer¬ 

chants, Cres cent. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. M. 
ChilcAtt, Mrs. N. 

|M. Carter, Mrs. F. 
M. Deselms, Mrs. 
Alice Adams, ed¬ 
itor Ct. Record; W. T. Walker, Mrs. T. B. 
Ferguson, Jennie Harris Oliver,’ Jim Harris, 
natl. com.; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; O. O. 
Owens, Tulsa: Mrs. Sayre, Medford; Mrs 
R. D. Rood, st. natl. committeewoman; W. 
G. Skelly. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rebekah Jewel, 20 yrs. Pol. Act., nation¬ 
ally partisan; locally independent; active 
for 10 yrs. through personal contacts and 
speech making; broadcast speech for 
Hoover; past pres. Bus. & Professional 
Womens Club; mbr. W. C. T. U., v.-ehmn. 
Kingfisher Co., 1920. Party Honors, cen¬ 
tral st. committeewoman 1928; offered Co. 
Supt. position, Kingfisher Co.; requested to 
run for Congresswoman, 1920; st cam¬ 
paign speaker 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; taught sch., 1902-13 Logan 
and Kingfisher Cos., Guthrie, Marshall, and 
Crescent; mbr. advisory bd. Guthrie Bus. 
Col.; she and husband served on sch. bd. 
near Crescent ifntil dist. sch. .was rated 
a "Model A” sch. Writer of literary 
works and short stories. Tenth generation, 
direct descent, John and Priscilla Alden; 
also, grandmother Rachel Todd, first cousin 
to Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd; 
descendant on mother’s side, Baron Groen- 
weldt Kessinger, who served in Revolu¬ 
tionary War. Lost both grandfathers as 
soldiers, one in Mexican War, one in Civil 
War. Did social welfare work five and a 


half yrs. Served on Council of Defense 
during W. War; edited half page during 
W. War, Logan Co. News, Crescent. 

LOWTHER, MRS. ADDIE LEE, Guthrie 
Deni. Occ., representative N. Y. Life In¬ 
surance Co. B., Centralia, Ill. Edu., 
public sch.. Ill. Hus., E. S. Lowther. 
Cdrn., 2 foster s., J. Lloyd Lowther, Hol- 
denville; Stanton Lowther, St. Louis; 2 
d., Mrs. D. C. Harder, Okla. City; Max¬ 
ine, at h. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Eastern Star, sec’y, past. 
Matron. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
since 1904. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., 
Guthrie ,6 yrs., sec’y and bus. mgr. 15 
yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. Univ. 
Party Honors, prct. and co. v.-chmn. and 
sec’y at different times; del. st. convs.; 
mbr. com. to select delegates to natl conv., 
1924. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
lived at Guthrie since except Okla. City 
1927-28. Outstanding woman in Logan Co 
Interested in com. sch. edu., with com¬ 
pulsory attendance for all children. 

MADDEN, FRED, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Bloomington, Ill., Jan. 13, 
1863. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Birdie 
Frisbie. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., land 
owner, dairying. stockraising, road grad¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John Adams, Ed Robinson, Fred Wagner, 
Fred Green, Frank Reinhart, Logan Co.; 
Fred Bearly, Will Cox, Stillwater; Claude 
Baker, Ponca City. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Guthrie. Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive since mattirity; works through com. 
Offices, treas. Guthrie Twp., 1929-31. 
Party Honors, chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 
1916-20, 1928-32; treas Co. Cen. Com. 1912- 
16. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived 
since near Guthrie; Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross worker in rural dists. during W. War 
Hobby, Jersey cows. 

MAHONEY, JOHN, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
dealer in real estate and oil leases. B., 
Detroit, Mich., May 2, 1865. Edu., com. 
sch., Detroit, Mich. Married. Cdrn., 1 
d., Betty Bus. Con., real estate and oil 
leases; also interested in farming. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants, Guthrie. 
Assoc., F. P. Kelley, Guthrie; (pol.) 
Charlie Filson, Frank Rinehart, Guthrie; 
M. E. Trapp, Okla. City. Church, Catholic. 
Clubs 4. Lodges, K. of C. ; Elks. Active in 
all civic matters. Imp. Rel., R. C. Ma¬ 
honey, electric plating, Detroit, Mich. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs. through 
personal contacts and corns, in affairs of 
co. Offices, Asst. Jailor under U. S. Mar¬ 
shal Faucett; Under Sheriff 1901-05; 
Sheriff 1907-14; Asst. Chief of Police 
1905. Sheriff of Logan Co. at time capitol 
was moved from Guthrie to Okla. City and 
served the papers on Gov. Haskell re¬ 

straining him from issuing proclamation to 
make Okla. City the capital. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in run of April 22, 
1889 and located in Guthrie Twp. Inter¬ 
ested in traveling. 

MARTIN, GEORGE JACKSON, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., lumberman. B-, Effingham, 
Kan., Nov. 4, 1878. 
Edu., Guthrie h. 

sch.. also Edmond. 
Wife, d. of Prof. W. 
S. Calvert, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., 

Ark. Lumber Co., 
Guthrie; mg<r. Ark. 
Lumber Co., Cres¬ 
cent 1912-19. Bk. 
Con., First St.; 

First Natl. Assoc., 
J. H. Batchelor, 
pres Ark. Lumber 
Co.; H. C. Fortna, 
sec’y. and treas.; 
M. W. Batchelor, 
v.-pres., Guthrie; 

GEO. ,T. MARTIN ( P o1 -) J- T - p ffim- 
mer, farmer. Cres¬ 
cent; Geo. Rouse, farmer, Pleasant 











Valley; Merle Smith atty., Chas. Allen, tag 
agent, both of Guthrie; Geo. D. Key, Jer¬ 
ry Marker, Theo. Tilsom, Frank Carter, 
Okla. City; Judge Bierer, Mose Anderson, 
Guthrie. Chureh, First Chris., sec’y. and 
treas. for 5 yrs.. Crescent. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., active in good roads movements; 
I. O. O. F.; Security Benefit Assn.; 32nd 
Mason, Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Geo. E. Calvert, 912 First Natl. Bk., Okla. 
City. Pol. Act. .partisan; active for 7 yrs. 
in his co.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Deputy Oil Insp., Logan Co. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Logan Co. Dem. 
Com.; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; located at Guthrie; 
lived in Crescent 1912-19, then returned to 
Guthrie. 

MARTIN, MRS. MAY, Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Nevada, Mo. Edu.. 
Guthrie h. sch.; Central Tchrs. Co., Ed¬ 
mond. Hus., George Martin, Guthrie. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; First St. Assoc., (pol.) 
officials of the regular party organization. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, P. E. O.; 
Cambridge Club; Acorn Club; Bide-a-wee; 
Country Club; Eastern Star, Guthrie; all 
civic clubs. Imp. Rel., Prof. W. S. Cal¬ 
vert, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide since maturity; makes speeches; works 
through com. and others. Party Honors, 
Vice chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., Logan 
Co.; Prct. Chmn.; Vice Chmn. 5th Cong. 
Dist.; served on campaign corns.; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900 ; located Guthrie; lived there 
since. Specially interested in home, flowers, 
church, politics. 

MATTHEWS, WALTER HENRY. Mulhall. 
Dem. Oce., banker, loans and investments. 
B., Brockton, Mass., May 26, 1860. Edu., 
h. sch. 2 yrs., Waterville. Me. Married. 
Cdrn., 2 s., F. D., farms old homestead 
near Mulhall; R. C., Wellington, Kan., 
civil engineer with Santa Fe; 1 d., wife of 


J. F. Pollack of Quinton. Bus. Con-, Ex¬ 
change Natl. Bk., Tulsa; Security St. Bk., 
Ponca City; Tradesmens Natl. Bk., Okla. 
City; First Natl. Bk., Guthrie. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St., Mulhall. Assoc., J. J. Donohoe, 
pres. Okla. St. Bk.; W. H. Matthews, v.- 
pres.; A. L. Richardson, cashier; E. J. 
Boedecker, merchant; J. S. Diehl, merch¬ 
ant; A. L. Richardson, banker; James A. 
Winter, Ford dealer; A. G. T. Childers, 
M. D.; Mulhall; (pol.) Judge Chas. C. 
Smith, A. G. C. Bierer, Guthrie; J. L. 
Hearn, Marshall; Jim McDaniels, Meridian; 
Jim Taylor, Perry; Jim Gibson, Okla. City;.' 
John Wright, Okla. City; Lee Cruce, Ard¬ 
more. Church Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, 
dir. and past pres. Commercial Club; mbr. 
Standing Com. on good roads; 33rd Mason, 
York Rite, India Temple Shrine; mbr. 
Eastern Star. Attended every Grand Ma¬ 
sonic Lodge meeting since 1895. Pol Act., 
partisan; active for 40 yrs. in co., st. and 
natl.; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, Mayor and mbr. Bd. 1904-29; St. 
Repr. 1913. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Chum. Co. Election Bd.; Reg¬ 
istrar Prct.; Sec’y. Prct. Com. Remarks, 
came to Oikla. in 1889 and located near 
Mulhall; lived since in Mulhall and vicin¬ 
ity. 

McCREIGHT, BESSIE LARAMORE, (MRS. 
HARRY AITHLING), Guthrie. Dem. Occ., 
home builder. B., Fairbury, Neb., July 18, 
1892. Hus., Harry A. McCreight. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Linden, Max; 1 d., Madelyn. Bus. 
Con., H. A. McCreight, Grocery Guthrie. 
Bk. Con., First St., and First Natl., Guth¬ 
rie. Assoc., Mrs. C. W. Allen, Mrs. Elmer 
Phelps, Mrs. S. A. Braswell; Miss Mar¬ 
garet Diehl, Mrs. Morris Farquharson, Mrs. 
F. M. Woods, Miss Nell Whitted, Guthrie; 
(pol.) Judge John A. Ramey, Judge C. C. 
Smith, Judge Bierer, Tom Boggess, Judge 
A. H. Boles. Church, Pres., mbr. of var¬ 
ious circles. Clubs & Lodges, A. O. U. W., 
past Master Workman 1929; Grand Lodge 


367 

honors; past pres. Bus. & Professional 
Women’s Club; mbr. Bd. Edu. 1.927-31; 
pres. City* Council P. T. A. Assn.; corres¬ 
ponding sec’y. St. P. T. A. Imp Rel., I. 
D. Sutherland, (deceased). Senator from 
Neb. Pol. Act., natl., partisan; local, in¬ 
dependent; active for 8 yrs. personally and 
through coins. Offices, Deputy Co. Clerk, 
Phillipsburg, Kan., 1911. Party Hnoors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; headquarters 
sec’y. 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1897 ; has lived at Coyle, Chandler, and 
Guthrie. Interested in P. T. A. work. 

McCREIGHT, HARRY, Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., retail grocer. B., Fairbury, Neb., 
July 18, 1888. Edu. com. sch. Payne Co., 
and finished in Colo. 1907. Wife, Mrs. 
McCreight, mbr. Bd. of Edu. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Linden, Max; 1 d., Madelyn. Bus. Con., 

H. A. McCreight Grocery, Guthrie. Bk. 
Con-, First St.; First Natl., Guthrie. 
Assoc., W. H. Laramore, (father-in-law), 
partner in bus.; W. E. Long, garage own¬ 
er; Chas. Allen, auto tax collector; E. R. 
Cotteral, furniture dealer; Ralph M. Davis, 
Mrs. Elma Phelps; (pol.) Judge Remy, 
Judge Bierer, Guthrie; Walter Wilson, 
Meridian; Col. Shanks, Marshall; J. B. 
Favor, Bill Brown, Crescent. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Guthrie; mbr. Zoning Commission, 
Guthrie; mbr. C. of C. Retailers Assn. 
Imp. Rel., C. S. McCreight, st. agent for 
Travelers Ins., Okla. City, and Leon Mc¬ 
Creight, court reporter in court of appeals, 
Dallas, Tex., (bros.) ; Orin McCreight, en¬ 
gineer for Santa Fe; Darwin McCreight, 
ranch owner, Colo. Pol. Act., in natl, af¬ 
fairs, Dem., in local, independent; active 
for 15 yrs. both personally and through 
coins; defeated condidate for Dist. Court 
Clerk. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman 
and Chmn. for 15 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908. 

MclNTYRE, EDWARD MOORE, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., bus. mgr., co-publisher-owner, 
“Guthrie Daily Leader.” B., Chicago, Ill., 
Aug. 17, 1893. Edu., grade, h. sch.; 2 yrs. 
of commercial law and accounting. Wife, 
d. of Dr. (deceased), and Mrs. M. F. Bal¬ 
lard, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s,. Richard; 1 
d., Shirley Arden. Bus. Con. sec’y. and 
treas. Leader Pub. Co., Guthrie; Okemah 
Pub. Co.; Suburban Pub. Co., Okla. City; 
Guthrie Daily Leader, Okla. Weekly, 
Okemah Daily Leader, Okemah Ledger, 
Capital Hill Beacon and weekly papers at 
Choctaw, Wheatland, Moore, Spencer, Brit¬ 
ton and “Weekly” at S. W. Okla. City. 
Bk. Con. First Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., 
Raymond Fields, Guthrie; W. G. Strong, 
Okemah; E. E. Hadley, Okla. City; (pol.) 
Amos Ewing, W. I. Walker, Ed Robertson, 
Bert McKean, Guthrie; Lew Wentz, Ponca 
City; Fred Bearly, Okla. City; A. E. 
Landon, Waurika; Scott Thompson, Miami. 
Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M., No. 35; 

I. O. O. F.; C. of C., Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
active in co. 3 yrs. through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, mbr. Finance Com., 
Rep. in Logan Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
March, 1919; Miami 1919-23; Okla. City 
1923-24; Waurika 1924-25; Guthrie since. 
During W. War served in 310th Inf., 78th 
Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, LeBron Post No. 
58; Post Commander 1929; Chmn. for 
Logan Co. in 1928 for Okla. St. C. of C. 
By absorption of old "St. Capital,” the 
“Guthrie Leader” is oldest continuously 
published daily newspaper in Okla. Active 
in Legion and public affairs. 

McKEAN, LOUIS BERT, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., sheriff. B., Marshall, Okla., June 16, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. sch., Guthrie, 
(unfinished on account of having enlisted 
for service in W. War, 1917). Wife, Elea¬ 
nor Scheihing. Bus. Con., real estate, ins. 
and loans, 1925-28. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Farmers & Merchants, Guthrie. Assoc., 
Tom Jenkins; J. S. Shearer, ex- sen.; 
Raymond Fields, Paul Carey, Fred Deselms, 
Guthrie; Frank Kelley, Marshall; Pete 
Scott, Mulhall. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; 
Yeomen, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., W. E. Me- 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Kean, real estate and loans, Guthrie. 
Offices, Co. Sheriff, elected Jan., 1929. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, nibr. of Young Men’s Bus. Club; 
has always lived in Marshall and Guthrie. 
During W. War served 2 yrs. and 3 mos. 
overseas, aboard the U. S. S. Jupiter; 
nibr. of Amer. Legion. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

McNEER, TULLIUS AMBROSE, Crescent. 
Dem. Occ., merchant, dry goods and ready 
to wear. B„ Greenville, West Va., July 
20, 1863. Edu., com. schs. grad. 1881. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Theo., Lindsay; H. 
A., grocer. Crescent; 3 d., Grace, wife of 
J. C. Daugherty, Springfield, Mo.; Mabel 
(deceased) ; Lucille, wife of Geo. Gruff, 
Crescent. Bus. Con., T. A. McNeer & Co., 
Crescent; Mrs. McNeer and R. P. Fords, 
partners. Taught in W. Ya. 1881-89. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants, Crescent. 
Assoc., Hugh Adams, banker; and E. W. 
Aniba, Crescent; R. N. Armstrong, banker ; 
Wm. Strange, Wm. Brown; (pol.) Dr. W. 
A. Kendall; C. T. Henderson; W. L. Wells, 
E. Y. Wells, John Hopkins, John Adams, F. 
Swank, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges M. W. A., Crescent. Imp. Rel., 

A. M. McNeer, magistrate and past co. 
assessor, Alderson, W. Va. Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. and st. affairs ; independ¬ 
ent in co.; active through personal con 
tacts for 30 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. 1924; Chmn. Prct. Com. 10 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 and 
located at Crescent. Active in good road? 
development; supporter of public utilities 
Hobby, flowers and chickens. 

MONTIN, WILLIAM V., Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., city manager. B., New York City, 
May 29, 1896. Edu. com. and h. sch. 
Wife, Kathleen, d. of C. H. Carswell, Ana- 
darko. Cdrn., 1 d., Gladys. Bus. Con., oil 
interests in Tex. Bk. Con., First St, Guth¬ 
rie; First Natl., West Tex. Natl., Big 
Springs, Tex. Assoc., (pol.) Gordon Bier- 
er, Raymond Fields. Frank White. John 
Adams, W. R Welch. Logan Co.; Roy Hoff¬ 
man, M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, Harry 
Jolly, Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Pres. 
Clubs Rotary; hon. mbr. Lions; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1918; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, City Manager, 
Guthrie 1929-31; Co. Engineer 1919-22; 
City Engineer, Lawton, and Co. Engineer, 
Comanche Co. 1923-24. Remarks, came to 
0(kla. 1918; lived at Ponca City, Ana- 
darko, Lawton, Guthrie since 1929. Was 
in Central Amer. 1924-26. Civic worker. 
Hobby, sports. 

MOORE, NELSON J., Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., chief of police. B., Canton, Ill., 
Dec. 5, 1898. Edu., com. sch. and bus. 
col.. III. Wife, Rhea Twinning. Cdrn., 1 
s., Pat J. Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie. 
Assoc., (pol.) Gordon Bierer, Raymond 
Fields, John Adams, Merle Smith, Dan 
Patton, E. B. Howard, Pat Hurley, W. G. 
Skelly, Chas. O’Connor, Church, Episco¬ 
pal. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, 
McAlester Consistory, Tulsa Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1919; 
personal contact worker. Offices, Capt. of 
Police, Tulsa, 1921-27 ; Chief of Police, 
Guthrie, 1929-31. Remarks, came to Okla 
1920; lived at Tulsa, Guthrie since 1929. 
During W. War served in 2nd Div. Eng., 
Co. E.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Joe Carson 
Post, Tulsa; mbr. Vets, of Foreign Wars, 
Dept. Commander 1927. Hobby, sports. 

MULHALL, ZACK, Mulhall. Dem. Occ., 
rancher. B., Tex. Edu., Notre Dame, 
Ind. Wife, Agnes Locks. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Logan, Jack; 2 d., Lucile. Bessie. 

Bus. Con., land owner. Bk. Con-, 
Okla. St., Mulhall. Assoc., (pol) W. H. 
Matthews, Jim Winton, Dr. C. B. Hill, 
Judge Bierer, Judge Dale. Logan Co.; Karl 
E. Humphrey P. A. Janeway, Everett Hill, 
Ed Semans. Church, Catholic. Lodges, 

B. P. O. E„ Okla. City; K. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1889; 
personal contact worker Offices, Chief of 


Police, Guthrie 1889-1903; U. S. Marshal 
during Roosevelt administration. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; has lived since near Mulhall. 

PARTRIDGE, GEORGE WASHINGTON, 

Guthrie. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Paris, 
Ill., Feb. 8, 1855. Edu-, com. sch., Mary¬ 
ville Mo. Wife Laura A. Smith, Mary¬ 
ville, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Edwin E., died in 
service in W. War; Theodore K., sales 
mgr. Portland Cement Co., Los Angeles; 3 
d., Edith, wife of W. E. Wiles, Cherokee; 
Narissa, wife of Fred W. Green, Guthrie; 
Maud E. wife of Ray E. Adams, Lamar, 
Colo. Bus. Con., general practice of law 
in all courts. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants, Guthrie. Assoc., W. M. Anderson, 
Frank Derr, Fred W. Green, F. M. 
Deselms Judge Bierer, Fred W. Wenner, 



MRS. LOLA C. PEARSON 


Frank Bond, Frank Rineliardt, Reuhl Gib- 
hardt. Judge Swindall, Woodward; Judge 
Cullisop, Judge Garber, Enid; Judge Chap¬ 
pell. Pawhuska. Church, Bap., Chmn. Bd. 
of Deacons; active in church welfare. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; W. 
O. W., Camp No. 8, Maryville, Mo. ; I. O. 
O. F., former White Cloud Lodge No. 92, 
Maryville, Mo., occupied all chairs 1896- 
1907; mbr. Guthrie Lodge No. 10, I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act-, national, Rep.; local, inde¬ 
pendent; active for 53 yrs.; speaker, also 
works personally and through corns. Offices, 
Clerk Circuit Court, Maryville, Mo. 1894- 
98 ; mbr. Mo. Sen. from 1st Dist., 1904-07 ; 
mbr. Okla. House Repr. 1909-10. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Cen. Com., Alfalfa Co., 
1911-12; Chmn. Minority Div. House of 
Repr. 1909-10. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907; lived Cherokee 1907-18 ; Guthrie since. 
Hobby, flowers. Great-grandfather served 
in Revolutionary War, John Partridge; 
grandfather, John Partridge, Jr., served in 
war of 1912; John R. Partridge, (father), 
vet. of Civil War; Edwin Partridge, served 
in World War. 

PAYNE, RUMSY E., Marshall. Rej 
Occ. editor. B., Preston, Kan., Dec. 24, 
1901. Edu-, com. sch., Enid; h. sch, Nash, 
grad. 1921; K. S. A. C., Manhattan, Kan. 
1924-25. Wife, Fonda Eva Gillespie, 
Akron, Colo. Cdrn-, 1 d., Marcelyn Ruth. 
Bus. Con., “Marshall Tribune,” editor and 
owner. Bk. Con., Farmers St., Marshall. 
Assoc., H. E. Cummings, Enid, (bro.-in¬ 
law) ; (pol.) W. A. Kelley, Marshall; F. 
M. Deselms, Glenn Farquharson, Bert Mc¬ 
Kean, Guthrie; Ed Price, Enid. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; 


Eastern Star; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; Re- 
bekahs; mbr. C. of C. Imp. Rel-, Mr. and 
Mrs. H. E. Cummings, Enid, (bro.-in-law 
and sister) ; Lillie Payne, First Natl. Bk.. 
Guthrie; Inez Payne, bookkeeper Cen. 
West Gas Co.; Almeda Payne, Marshall, 
attending sch., (sisters) ; Floyd Payne, at¬ 
tending sch., Marshall, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
locally is independent; nationally. Rep.; 
active for 7 yrs. in co.; works through 
personal contacts and by making speeches. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 and lo¬ 
cated at Marshall; moved to Orlando 1906; 
left Okla. and returned in 1914; Enid un¬ 
til 1915; Goodwell 1915-17; Marshall 1918- 
20; Nash 1921; Marshall 1922-23; out of 
st. until 1928 when he returned to Mar¬ 
shall. Pres, of Commercial Club, Athol, 
Kan. 1927-28; mgr. of picture show at 
Athol, Kan. Hobby, hunting and golf. 

PEARSON, LOLA CLARK, Marshall. 
Rep. Occ., home builder, editor Home Dept., 
Okla. Farmer Stockman. B., Maquoketa, 
la., Nov. 29, 1871. Edu., h. sch., Kings¬ 
ley, la. grad. 1888; Cornell Col., Mt. Ver¬ 
non, la.; Morningside Col., Sioux City, la. 
Hus-, J. C. Pearson. Cdrn., 2 s., John C., 
Okla. City; Clark W., senior at Univ. of 
Okla.; 1 d. Marion, wife of Denney H. 
Neal, Dallas, Tex. Bk. Con-, Farmers St., 
Marshall. Assoc., Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Ard¬ 
more; Mrs. F. B. Hancock, Yale; Mrs. P. 
S. Mason, Newkirk; Mrs. M. G. Meister, 
Okla. City; Mrs. H. C. Calhoun, Muskogee; 
Mrs. Paul A. Johnson, Tulsa; Mrs. J. A. 
Riehl, Blackwell; Mrs. Geo. Rainey, Enid; 
Mrs. Lula D. Anderson, Okla City; Mrs. 
F. M. Deselms, Guthrie; Mrs. Geo. Chaney, 
McAlester; Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson, Tulsa; 
Mrs. J. W. Harreld, Okla. City; Mrs. T. 
S. Alcorn, Muskogee; Sen. W. B. Pine, 
Muskogee. Church, Meth., past trustee 
and steward; supt. S. Sch. Clubs & 
Lodges, past Worthy Matron, Eastern Star, 
Marshall; pres, local Womans Club; pres. 
Ladies Aid Society; mbr. D. A. R.; St. 
Parliamentarian W. C. T. U., drafting and 
revising St. Constitution of W. C. T. U.; 
mbr. Natl. League Amer. Pen Women; 
mbr. Okla. Authors Club. Pol. Act., 
active for past 8 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through corns, and personal contacts. 
Offices, St. Chmn. Citizenship-P. T. A.; 
Chmn. Dept. Amer. Citizenship of Gen. 
Fed. Womens Clubs; past V.-Chmn. Rep. 
St. Com.; St. Historian of Okla. Federated 
Womens Clubs; past St. Pres, and past 
Gen. Dir., Okla. Federated Womens Clubs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905 and lo¬ 
cated at Marshall where she has since 
lived. During W. War was co. v.-chmn. 
of Marshall Auxiliary of Red Cross and 
received a medal for service. Edited dept, 
for women in “Household Magazine.” 

POWELL, ALBERTUS BARTON, Cres¬ 
cent. Dem. Occ., druggist. B., Dark Co., 
Ohio, Aug. 12, 1887. Edu. com. and h. sch. 
Independence, Kan., grad. 1898 ; Tchrs. 
Co., Edmond, 1898-1901. Wife, Miss 
Corbet, Iowa. Cdrn., 1 d., Wilma, wife of 
J. O. Clanin, Univ. Hospital, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Powell Pharmacy, Crescent; 
stockraising. Bk. Con. Bk. of Crescent, 
and Farmers & Merchants, Crescent. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Hopkins, F. D. Moon, Crescent; 
Fred Wenner, Neal Humphrey Dick Smith, 
Guthrie; Frank Wolfe, Ponca City; Dr. 
Ritzhaupt, Guthrie; M. E. Trapp, Jasper 
Sipes, S. Parlette Okla. City. Church, 
Congregational. Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. 
A.; I. O. O. F.; Knights & Ladies of Se¬ 
curity; 32nd Mason, India Temple Shrine, 
Guthrie Consistory; past Patron Eastern 
Star; past Master Masonic Order; trustee 
Masonic Temple building. Imp. Rel., An¬ 
drew Powell Crescent, (father) ; Mrs. Car¬ 
rie Pirett, druggist, Guthrie, (sister). Pol. 
Act., in natl. affairs is partisan; co. and 
st., independent; active for 25 yrs. work¬ 
ing personally and through corns. Offices. 
City Clerk of Crescent since 1904; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. for 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Twp. Dem. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898 and located in Edmond; moved to 
Crescent 1903; lived there since. Active 







in all civic activities; is past pres. St. 
-Poultry Federation. Hobby, poultry rais¬ 
ing. ” v 

PORTENHEIMER, FRED, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., peace officer. B„ Salsbury, Mo., 
March 14, 1873. Edu. com. schs. up to 
1881. Did not attend' 5 after 8 yrs. of age. 
Wife, Florence Peery, Atchison, Kan. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Frank, brakeman on Santa Fe. 
Okla. City; Carl, machinist, Phoenix Ariz.; 
3 d., Mrs. Carl Evans, and 2 at home. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., John 
Mahoney, real estate; F. J. Fitzpatrick, 
Ed McKeen, real estate; Tom Wilder, ab¬ 
stractor; Johnl Reinhardt, Guthrie. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Woodmen, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., Prct. Committeeman, 2nd Ward, 
Guthrie; Judge, Election Bd. Offices, 
Chief of Police, Guthrie, 1927-29; on po¬ 
lice dept. 1917-27. Remarks, mbr. St. 
Peace Officers Assn. Came to Okla. from 
Kan. Farm owner. 

POWER, WluLIAM FUQUA, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ. distributor road machinery. B., 
Friena, Ill., Oct. 10, 1873. Edu-, com. schs. 
Wife, d. of Henry Coleman. Cdrn. 2 s.. 
Henry Jones, Karl William, associated 
with him in bus. Bus-, Con., Clarence L. 
Boyd Co., Inc., road machinery distribu¬ 
tors, pres, and gen. mgrj Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., F. M. Deselms, 
postmaster; Ray Saferight, mgr. Piggly- 
Wiggly; Ned Holman, pres First Natl. Bk.; 
W. L. Rejalil, wall paper and paint; (pol.j 
John Adams, Russell Borgman, J. S. 
Shearer, Guthrie. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions, pres. 1928; C. of C., dir.; 
I. O. O. F.; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, 
India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., active in 
natl. and co., working mostly through 
coins. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman: 

del. to st. convs. Offices, pres. Bd. of 
Edu. 5 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892 and located at Guthrie. Favors park 
inprovements on st. highways. 

PROCTOR, WILLIAM HENRY, Lovell. 
Dem. Occ., barber. B., Eldora, Ill., Jan. 
31 1867. Edu., com. schs. completed 1883. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George, Wichita, Kan.; H. T., 
Garber; 3 d., Sophia, Mrs. Edw. Oldham, 
Cleveland, Ohio; Sarah, Mrs. Leonard Al- 
bott Joplin, Mo.; Miss Murel. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants St., Garber. Assoc., 
W. D. Green, John Hyatt, druggist; Mil- 
ton Davis, grain elevator; Geo. Waaring. 
Lodges, I. 0. O. F., Chaplain Lovell Lodge, 
No. 416. Pol. Act., partisan in natl., in¬ 
dependent in local affairs; active through 
personal contacts for 30 yrs. Offices, 
City Marshal. Mt. Hope, Kan. 1894; Con¬ 
stable 1895; Deputy Sheriff, Choctaw 1909- 
10; Clerk Davis Sch., near Choctaw. Party 
Honors, del. 6 terms, Bureau of Labor 
and Industry, Topeka, Kan. 1899-1904. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; has 
lived at Okla. City, Marshall, Garber and 
Lovell. Veteran of Spanish War. In¬ 
terested in raising Rhode Island Red 
chickens. 

REDER, THORNBERG BALDWIN, Guth¬ 
rie. Rep. Occ., County Surveyor. B., 
Logansport, Ind., May 6, 1855. Edu., 

com. schls., Logansport, Ind. Wife, Frances 
A. Conrad, Ind. Cdrn., 1 s., George Willis, 
Okla. City, married; 1 d., Clara Maude, 
wife of Alfred A Asp, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., undertaking bus., Guthrie, 1889-1908. 
Bk. Con., First St., Guthrie. Assoc., A. A. 
Beyers, pres. First St. Bk; Ned Holman, 
pres. First Natl. Bk.; John Rinehart, v.- 
pres. Farmers & Mchts. Bk.; Fred Crook, 
jeweler; F. M, Rinehart, co. commr.; F. 
M. Williams, pres. Building & Loan Assn.. 
Guthrie. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason. 
Commandery, Grotto. Consistory, Anointed 
High Priest of Chapter; past Chancelor K. 
of P.; past Junior Warden I. O. O. F.; 
past High Priest Chapter No. 6; Eminent 
Commander, Guthrie Commandery No. 1; 
Tyler of Consistory for 8 yrs.; first man 
raised to Master Mason under charter of 
Guthrie Lodge No. 35, 1898. Offices, City 
Councilman 1903-07; Co. Surveyor 1922- 
32; Co. Coroner 1889-1903. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; City Engineer, 


LOGAN COUNTY 

appointed. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1889 and located at Guthrie which has 
since been his home. Interested in Masonry. 

RICHARDSON, ARCHIE LLOYD, Mulhall. 
Rep. Occ., bank cashier. B., Mulhall, 
Okla., Aug. 11 1891. Edu., h. sch., Mul¬ 
hall, grad. 1910; Draughons Bus. Col., 
Okla. City, grad. 1910. Wife, Daisy, d. of 
Robt. Newman, Marshall. Cdrn-, 1 d.. 
Ruby Rose. Bus. Con., cashier Okla. St. 
Bk., Mulhall; farm owner. Bk. Con., Okla. 
St., Mulhall. Assoc. J. J. Donahue, pres. 
Okla. St. Bk., Mulhall, lives at Ponca City; 



W. F. POWER 


Walter Mathews, v.-pres., Mulhall; (pol.) 
E. J. Boedecker, Walter Matthews, J. A. 
Winton, E. L. Mills, Mulhall; R. W. Birck- 
ett, Orlando; L. K. Meek, F. F. Ball, 
Ponca City; G. L. Dark, C. O. Gilham, 
Old a. City; J. M. Taylor, Perry. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, treas of Mulhall 
Commercial Club; Mason, 32nd, Consistory 
Guthrie; Eastern Star, Mulhall; I. O. O. F.; 
Yeomen. Imp. Rel., E. E. Richardson, 
Mulhall, (father). Pol. Act., independent; 
active for 15 yrs. in his co.; active through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Clerk, 
Mulhall 1909-14 ; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1928. 
Party Honors, Clerk of Election Bd., Prct. 

I, since 1925. Remarks, born and reared 
at Mulhall. 

RINEHART, FRANK M„ Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., farmer; Chmn. Bd. of Co. Commrs. 
B., Athens Co., Ohio, April 12, 1858. Edu., 
com. sch., finished 1876. Wife, was Miss 
McClellan. Cdrn., 2 s., Harry E., Santa 
Ana, Calif.; F. M., Jr., Guthrie; 5 d.,Mrs. 
Grace D. Hurlbert, Washington, D. C.; 
Mrs. Mabel A. Fulton, Mrs. Jan F. Hull, 
Mrs. Ethel Carlin, Mrs. Ruth Horn, Okla. 
City. Bk. Con-, Farmers & Merchants, 
Guthrie. Assoc., J. E. Hopkins, co. commr.. 
Crescent; R. J. Gephart, co. commr., Coyle; 
(pol.) Chas. Filson, Fred Madden, Sam 
.Torden, John H. Cotteral, Amos Ewing, J. 

J. Hildreth, Guthrie; E. P. Kelly, El Reno; 
Erskine Snoddy, Alva. Clubs &. Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Knight 
Templars; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., patrisan; active in co. for 
past 37 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Deputy Sheriff 2 yrs.; 
Sheriff 2 yrs. Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. of Logan Co. 6 yrs. Remarks, 
made the run to Okla. in 1889 and settled 
at Guthrie. Interested in livestock, farming 
and good roads. 

RITZHAUPT, LOUIS HENRY, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., surgeon. B., Kansas City, 


369 

Mo., Jan. 18, 1891. Edu. h. sell., grad. 1908; 
Union Col., B. A., 1912; George Washing¬ 
ton Univ, Washington, D. C., grad. 1917. 
Wife, Lillian Mae. Cdrn., 1 s.,; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., past pres. Co. Medical Society; past 
pres. Logan Co. Poultry Assn. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Farmers & Merchants; First 
St., Guthrie. Assoc., Judge Hildreth, Frank 
McGuire, John E. White, B. E. Duskin, 
Gus Koetch, Mr. Mueller, druggist; Robt. 
E. Allen, M. D.; Judge John Cotteral, 
Guthrie. Church, Seven Day Adventist. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, past pres., del, 
to natl. conv., Atlantic City; C. of C. 
past pres., 1921; 32nd Mason, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., William Ritzhaupt, 
city engineer, Blackwell, (bro.) ; Geo. M. 
Ritzhaupt, salesman, Guthrie. Offices, past 
pres. Bd. of Edu., Guthrie, 1924; Co. 
Physician, Logan Co.; mbr. City Council, 
Guthrie. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs; defeated candidate for St. Sen., 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 and 
settled at Guthrie. Hobby, Rhode Island 
Red poultry and dir. of Okla. Poultry 
Federation. Surgeon Okla. Meth. Hos¬ 
pital; also Masonic Home; mbr Amer 
Legion. 




Rep Occ., real estate and insurance deal¬ 
er B„ Cowley Co., Kan., March 29, 1873. 
Edu., com. sch., Atlanta, Kan., grad. 1891. 
Wife, Mary E. Peaker, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Cdrn. 3 s., James, cashier Miller Bros. 101 
Ranch; George, auto mechanic; Lewis 
Bus. Con., Roberts & Roberts, Real Estate, 
ins. & Loans. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants,. Guthrie. Assoc-, James Roberts, 
(son), in bus.; Lon Blake, John Mahoney, 
Oscar Trimm, real estate; Pete Ellison, 
r irst St. Bk.; Geo. Tipton v.-pres. First 
Tvatl. Bk., Guthrie. Church, Congregational. 
Lodges, I. Ot O. F. Pol. Act., mbr. Twp. 
Bd Guthrie Twp. Offices,- mbr. Sch. Bd.. 
191o-18. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla., lived 
in Guthrie since 1898; farmed 1898-1918. 
Active in good roads movement. 


ROBERTSON, ED, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
assistant chief of police. B„ Eureka, 
Kan., Feb. 17, 1874. Edu-, com. sch., and 
Bus. Col., Guthrie. Wife Elizabeth Wal¬ 
lace. Cdrn. 2 s., Wallace, Tulsa; Ben, 
Guthrie; 2 d., Dorothy, Ponca City; Alma, 
home. Bus. Con., owner oil leases and 
royalties. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, 
Guthrie. Assoc., (pol.) John Adams, Fred 
Madden, W. A. Kelly, Ed Hill, Theo. Kil- 
lough, Guthrie; Jim Harris, Lovell; C. G. 
Moore, Purcell; Alva McDonald, El Reno; 
Frank Gordon, Okla. City; Claude Baker, 
Ponca City. Church, Bap. Lodges, M W. 
A.; B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Eagles, 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since maturity; personal contact 
worker. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, Logan 
Co. 1911-18: Sheriff 1918-23; Deputy U. S. 
Marshal, 1923-26; Special Investigator, 
Dept, of Justice, 1926-27 ; Chief of Detect¬ 
ives, Guthrie 1929-31. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman 1928-32; del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived 
since at Guthrie. Hobbies, flowers and 
chickens. 


ROUSE, GEORGE, Pleasant Valley. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B„ Rome, N. Y. Oct. 31, 
1868. Edu., com. sch..Rome, N. Y., and 
Hutchinson Co., Kan. Wife, d. of Mrs. 
Flora Clark, Riggsfleld, Washington. Cdrn., 
2 s., Morris, merchant. Pleasant Valley; 
Claude, contractor, Houston, Tex.; 4 d., 
Mrs. iiva Wainscoat, Houston, Tex.; Mrs. 
Edna Schedler, P. I.; Flora, at Okla. A. 
& M.; Vivian, at home. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing, stockraising; Hereford cattle. Assoc., 
(pol.) Tom Tribble, Navina; Tom Mack- 
nally, Guthrie; Burl Rextrew, Meridian; 
Walter Colbert, Ardmore. Lodges, I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Kate Burker, Pleas¬ 
ant Valley, (sister). Bk- Con., Cimarron 
Valley, Coyle. Pol. Act., is nationally 
partisan, locally independent; active in 
co. for 37 yrs. working through corns and 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. and clerk 
of Sch. Bd. for 36 yrs. Party Honors, del. 







370 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


to co. conv.; Chmn. Antelope Twp. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892 and lo¬ 
cated at his present homestead at Pleasant 
Valley. 

SANDERSON, CON. ALBERT, Crescent. 
Rep. Occ., Justice of Peace. B., near 
Helper, Kan., March 8, 1878. Edu. com. 
schs., finished 1897. Wife, d. of S. P. 
and Dora L. Hodges, farmers,near Cushing. 
Cdrn., 4 s., T. A., with Marland Refinery, 
Crescent; Wayne, with C. A. Ryland 
Mercantile Co. Crescent; C. A., Jr., Rex. 
Bus. Con., real estate and insurance. Cres¬ 
cent. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants, 
Crescent. Assoc., Harry Blake, co. atty.; 
Fred Wenner, co. treas.; Wm. Brown, 
merchant; 0. E. Brewster, mayor; Chas. 
Graff, merchant; Eugene Dittmer, Ford 
dealer; Hugh A. Adams, Crescent; (pol.) 
Mrs. C. A. Sanderson, Judge Hildreth, F. 
M. Deselms, Fred Madden, Guthrie; Bert 
Parmenter, Lawton; Judge Cullison, Sen. 
Otjen, Enid. Church, Meth. Clubs &, 
Lodges, I. O. 0. F. ; M. W. A., past Grand 
and Dist. Deputy Grand Master for 7 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Clarence and Robt. Hurt, on 
police force, Okla. City, (nephews) ; Mrs. 
James Law, Co. Committeewoman, St. Clair 
Co., Lowry City, Mo. Pol. Act., in natl. 
affairs is partisan, in local independent; 
active for past 30 yrs. through personal 
contacts and corns. ; mbr. Hoover-Curtis 
Club. Offices, Justice of Peace and Police 
Court since 1917. Party Honors, Insp., 
Prct. Committeeman for 10 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in Dec. 1889 and located 
on farm near Crescent; has lived there 
since except about 6 months in Dewey Co. 
in 1909. Mbr. Home Guard 1917-18; active 
in assisting Draft Bd.; active in Red Cross 
work 1917-19; active in civic improvements. 

SCHAEFER, JOHN EDWARD, Orlando. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Crawford Co., 
Ohio, Sept. 17, 1878. Edu-, com. sch.; h. 
sch.. Falls City, Neb., grad. 1897. Wife, 
Sophia Kruse, Enid. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., Farmers St. Bk., Orlando, pres.; 
with C. B. Cowles in hardware and imple¬ 
ment bus. 1898-1910; purchased bus. and 
operated alone 1911-13; farmer 1913-16; 
general merchandise, Covington 1916-22; 
present banking bus. since 1922. Bk. 
Con., Security Natl., Okla. City; First 
Natl., Guthrie. Assoc., W. A. Short W. E. 
Rugh, E. C. Gordon; Jim Wenton, Mulhall; 
H. D. Hearn, Marshall; Ed Fitzgerald 
Covington; Jim Taylor, Farmers & 
Merchants Bk., Perry; J. S. Thompson, 
St. Bk., Lovell. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, York 
Rite Grotto, Enid; Guthrie Consistory; 
Tulsa Shrine; Eastern Star; I. O. 0. F., 
Covington; past Master Masonic Lodge at 
Covnigton; asst, administrator to Worthy 
Patron Eastern Star, Covington. Pol. Act., 
Clerk Sch. Bd. 1912-14. Remarks, Mrs. 
Schaefer (wife) past Worthy Matron, East¬ 
ern Star 1920. 

SCOTT, PETER BENDER, Mulhall. Rep. 
Occ., gas and oil dealer. B-, Shelbyville. 
Ill. March 8 1863. Edu., com. schs., Shel¬ 
byville, Ill. Wife, Sara Jane, Shelbyville, 
Ill. Cdrn-, 2 s., C. C., detective for A. T. 
& S. F., Cushing; R. M., meat cutter, 
Guthrie; 2 d., Hattie Eva, wife of A. O. 
Heiden, Texaco warehouse man, Guthrie; 
Mary Grace, wife of W. D. Forest, agent 
A. T. & S. F. Mulhall. Bus. Con., Scott 
Service Station, (Texaco), dealers in gas 
and oil, Mulhall; farm owner. 240 acres 
near Mulhall. Bk. Con., Okla. St., Mulhall. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ed McKeen, John Adams, 
atty.; St. Sen. Amos Ewing, Guthrie; 
Charlie McGraff, Crescent; W. A. Kelly, 
Col. Shank, Marshall; O. A. Brewster, 
Crescent; Elmer Wyant, Orlando. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. A., past 
Grand Master; K. of P.; A. 0. U. W., 
sec’y for 25 yrs.; Commercial Cluh, chmn. 
agricultural com. Pol. Act., in natl. af¬ 
fairs is partisan, but in local affairs in¬ 
dependent; active for 30 yrs., works mostly 
through corns. Offices, Co. Commr., 1919- 
20; Orlando Twp. Clerk 2 yrs.; Treas. 
Pleasant Valley Sch. Bd. 16 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. 


Chmn., Mulhall Twp. Prct. 1, 1922-29; 

Committeeman Orlando Twp. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898 and located near 
Mulhall. Interested in agriculture. Had 
on display 450 varieties of products, at 
the Cimarron Valley Fair, Guthrie, 1915; 
also had exhibit at natl. exhibit, Tulsa. 
1913. Won blue ribbons at both places, 
and in other exhibits for 7 yrs. Mbr. 
of standing com. on good roaus. 

SHARP, ECKLEY GRANT, Guthrie. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Douglas 
Co., Ill., Dec. 31, 1866. Edu., pub. sch., 
Newman Ill., and Longton, Kan.; Normal 
Institute, grad. 1889; Eclectic Medical In¬ 
stitute, Cincinnati, Ohio, grad. 1893. Wife, 
Miss Janes, Ind. Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene G., Jr., 
farmer near Enid. Bus. Con._ practicing 
physician and surgeon; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; First St.; Farmers & 
Merchants, Guthrie. Church, Chris., chmn. 
bd. 8 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Consistory, Scottish Rite, Eastern 
Star; Lions; C. of C.; Guthrie Country 
Club; Retailers Assn. Imp. Rel., Anna T. 
Sharp, age 82, mother, lives with him; 
Dr. T. L. Sharp, Orlando; G. J. Sharp, 
Howard, Kan., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in st. for 36 yrs.; works personally, 
through corns, and by making speeches. 
Offices, Twp. Committeeman, Orlando Twp. 
1893; Legislature 1921. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. convs.; Committeeman 
for 5 yrs. from 2nd Ward, Prct 1. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived first 
at Orlando, moved to Guthrie 1903. Served 
on Territorial Bd. of Health under last 3 
Rep. governors. 

SLEEPER, MARIE, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 
court clerk. B., Arkansas City Kan., Oct. 
10, 1899. Edu., h. sch., Guthrie, 1916; 
Capitol Bus. Col., Guthrie 1917. Hus., 
Arthur W. Sleeper, Guthrie Mineral Water. 
Cdrn., 1 s., LeRoy. B., Con., First Natl., 
Guthrie. Assoc., Mrs. Irene Sloan, Co. 
Supt.; C. Emory Smith, Co. Judge; Frank 
Bond, Co. Clerk; Glenn Farquharson, Co. 
Assessor; Bert McKeen, Sheriff, Guthrie. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, A. O. U. 
W.; Amer. Legion Auxiliary, was chosen 
vice-president of Auxiliary. Offices, Dep¬ 
uty Court Clerk 1925 until elected Ct. 
Clerk; Ct. Reporter 1924-25. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1902 ; mother and father came 
here originally in 1889. 

SMITH, CHARLES C., Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. Married. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Lodges, Mason, Okla. Consistory No. 1, 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker all ways needed. Offices, appointed 
Dist. Judge 1920; elected in 1922 and 
1926. (Complete information unavailable). 

SMITH, C. EMORY, Guthrie. Rep. Occ, 
County Judge. B., Okeene, Okla., Oct. 13, 
1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okeene, 
grad. 1918; Univ. 
of Okla., A. B. 1924; 
law sch., 2 yrs., ad¬ 
mitted to bar 1927 
o n eceamination. 
Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., sec'y. and 
treas. of Smith In¬ 
vestment Co., Inc., 
Enid, dealers in oil 
and le a s e s. Del- 
mar Smith, (father), 
pres. : Lloyd Smith, 
(b r o.)„ v.-pres.; 
Cassie Glicher, v.- 
pres. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Rev. T. B. 
McDivitt, Guthrie 
John Fry, Orla/ido ? 
Ed Hull, W. J. 
Thom pson, Lov¬ 
ell; Frank McGuire, Guthrie; E. R. Krae- 
ttli, Norman; Louis Hey, Okeene; Judge 
J. I. Goings, Marietta; Judge J. A. Led¬ 
better, Perry; John Embry, Chandler. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Guth¬ 
rie - No. A, No. A. S. R. of Free Masonry, 
Guthrie; Acacia Frat., pres. 1925-27 : 

Guthrie Country Club; sec’y. C. of C 



JUDGE 

C. EMORY SMITH 



F. A. STOCKTON 


Lovell 1928, resigned upon coming to 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Delmar Smith, Enid, 
(father) ; Lloyd Smith atty., Bristow, 
(bro.) ; Mrs. J. W. Walker, Columbia, Ky., 
(sister) ; Mrs. Douglas Durham, Lex¬ 
ington, Ky., (sister) ; Arda Smith, (sis¬ 
ter), attending Univ. of Okla. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1920; so far 
confined to co. matters only. Offices, City 
Atty., Lovell, 1928; Co. Judge at present. 
Remarks, has lived at Okeene, Lovell and 
Guthrie. During W. War was in S. A. T. 
C.; mbr. of Amer. Legion, LeBron Post 
No. 58, Guthrie. 

SMITH, MERLE GEORGE, Guthrie. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Purcell, Okla., Jan. 19, 
1899. Edu., h. sch. Norman, grad. 1918; 
O. U., IV 2 yrs.; George Washington Univ., 
V 2 yr. ; Cumberland Univ. % yr. Wife, 
Ernestine E. Avant. Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret 
Sue ; 1 s.. Merle Jr. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
First St.; Farmers & Merchants, Guthrie. 
Assoc., Ned Holman, pres. First Natl. Bk.; 
John Adams, Raymond Fields, W. R. Welch, 
H. T. Anderson, Guthrie. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C. ; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Car- 
land E. Smith, atty., Okmulgee, (bro.) 
Offices. City Atty., Guthrie ; Co. Election 
Bd. 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, moved to Guthrie in 
1922 and has lived there since; admitted, 
to bar in 1921; was pres, freshman class 
O. U.; mbr. Amer 1 ., St. and Co. Bar 
Assns; mbr. Amer. Legion, was Adjt. Le¬ 
Bron Post No. 58 in 1923; Historian 
Amer. Legion of Okla. 2 yrs.; mbr. Guth¬ 
rie Bar Assn. Father, Charles P. Smith,, 
born and reared in Okla. 78 yrs. ago, was 
Deputy U. S. Marshal, Purcell for 15 yrs., 
now lives at Pas Arobles, Calif. 

STOCKTON, FRANCIS ASBURY, Coyle. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Maries Co., 
Mo., Dec. 25, 1856. Edu., com. schs., 
Maries Co., Mo., finished 1872. Wife, Mary 
Louise, Cleaversville, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Thomas Edward, Coyle. Bus. Con., gen¬ 
eral merchandise, Coyle. Bk. Con., Cim¬ 
arron Valley, Coyle. Assoc., Thomas Edward, 
(son), associated in bus. with him; Dr. 
Kendall, W. H. Brown, R. F. Perkins, 
Crescent; M. E. Fruin, banker; E. E. 
Carter, banker; Reuhl Gephart, druggist ; 
John Fry, cashier Cimarron Valley Bk. ; 
(pol.) J. D. Murphy, David Barrett; Mr. 
Basel, treas of Payne Co.; Walter Hurt, 
First Natl. Bk., Stillwater; J. M. Graves,. 

, Perkins ; Harry McCreight, Guthrie. Church, 







Chrisi. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; pres. 
Cemetery Assn.; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
John W. Lester, (father-in-law). Pol. 
Act., locally independent, but nationally 
partisan; active for 40 yrs.; prefers to 
work through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Road Overseer 1895-98; mbr. City 
Council 1908. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; 
farmed in Payne Co. till 1907 ; moved to 
Coyle in 1907. Active in community and 
worker on behalf of good roads; mbr. of 
Coyle Council of Defense during W. War, 
and chmn. last Liberty Loan drive, Coyle. 

SWEARINGEN, HARMON THEO, Guth¬ 
rie. Independent, registered a Dem. Occ. 
photographer. B., Bloomington, Ind., 
March 3, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Garnett, 
Kan. Wife, Jessie J. Swift, Mound City, 
Kan. Cdrn., 1 s„ A. P„ Guthrie. Bus. 
Con. photographer. Bk. Con-, First St.; 
First Natl., Guthrie. Clubs & Lodges, 33rd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Shrine; Master Blue 
Lodge, Albert Pike No. 162, 1904 and 
1910; Master of Lodge of Perfection 1909- 
27; pres, of Corporation in charge of 
Building 1913-25; Master Bus. Body 18 
yrs.; Master of Perfection 12 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894 and located 
at Guthrie. Active in politics only as 
they deal with Masonic matters. 

TALLMAN, ERWIN EDWIN, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., Yellow Cab garage and filling 
station operator. B. Davenport, Iowa, 
Oct. 5, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Davenport, 
la. Wife, Carrie Mae Sweet. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mattie, wife of E. L. Hagney, solicitor for 
Burlington Ry., Denver, C'olo.; Alice, grad. 
Chris. Col., Columbia, Mo., associated with 
him in bus. Bus. Con., Tollman & Co., 
Guthrie. Bk. Con-, First Natl., Guthrie. 
Assoc., Henry Dodd, life ins. agent; John 
Filsom, clerk U. S. Ct.; Ned Holman, Geo. 
Tipton, J. J. Hildreth, Frank McGuire, 
Guthrie; (pol.) Col. Shanks, Marshall; 
Roy Teal, Coyle; John Gathers, Meridian; 
Frank Reinhardt, Guthrie. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie; (wife and d.. Eastern Star) ; 
Guthrie Country Club. Pol. Act., active in 
co., st. and natl. Rep. affairs for 30 yrs. 
Offices, Co. Weigher for 26 yrs., 1903-29. 
Party Honors, Councilman, 2nd Ward, 
1903-04. Remarks, came to Okla. April 
22, 1889, and located farm at edge of 
Guthrie. Chmn. Paving Com. for Guthrie. 
Interested in horses and livestock. 

TEAL, ROY, Coyle. Rep. Occ., hard¬ 
ware and implement merchant. B., Leg- 
iner, Ind., July 13, 1864. Edu., com. sch., 
Leginer Ind., 1882. Wife, Ellen Campbell, 
Ill. Bus. Con., N. Y. Hardware Store, Inc., 
Coyle; farming and stockraising. Bk. Con., 
Cimarron Valley; First Natl, Coyle. Assoc., 
,T. H. Bachelor, Austin & Peterson, Joe 
Blake, Guthrie; (pol.) Fred Wenner, O. B. 
Acton, Amos Ewing, Judge Hildreth, Judge 
Cotteral, Guthrie; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; 
C. C. Stone, M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; W. 

, B. Pine. Okmulgee. Church, Meth., trustee. 
Clubs, Commercial, pres. 1922-26; treas. 

1926- 29. Pol. Act., Hoover-Curtis Club; 
partisan, active in st. for 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through coins, and 
personal contacts. Offices, City Treas. 

1927- 29; Mayor of Coyle 1911-23. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Co. 
Cen. Committeeman; Chmn. del. to st. 
conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 
and located at Guthrie; moved to Coyle 
1900; Sec’y. first Co. Fair, 1890; dir. of 
Cimarron Valley Fair 6 yrs., and of Logan 
Co. Free Fair 3 yrs. 

THOMPSON, JOHN S., Coyle. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Liberty, Mo., Sept. 
29, 1862. Edu., com. sch.. Liberty, Mo., 
completed 1878 ; William Jewel Col., Liberty, 
grad. 1880. Wife, Mrs. Ruth Smith, active 
in politics. Cdrn., 2 d., twins, Molly, wife 
of O. W. Phillips, Coyle, Sarah F., wdfe 
of' C. R. Taylor. Bus. Con., Thompson & 
Phillips. Groceries and Dry Goods. Bk. 
Con., Cimarron Valley, Coyle; Okla, St. 
Mulhall. Assoc., C. W. Phillips, partner 


LOGAN COUNTY 

in bus.; E. E. Carter, R. J. Gephart, Joe 
Moss, Roy Teal, hardware merchant; V. 
L. Minnick, Coyle; (pol.) Walter Mat¬ 
thews, Mulhall; John Harkins, W. H. 
Brown, Orescent; I. W. Bebout, Orlando; 
Judge Bierer, Judge Dale, John O’Neil, re¬ 
tired farmer, Marshall; Col. O. B. Acton. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; M. W. A. Pol. Act., is nationally 
partisan, locally independent; active for 
42 yrs.; sometimes makes speeches, but 
works mostly through personal contacts 
and corns. Offices, postmaster. Midhall, 
1912-20; Prct. Committeeman, Ctescent, 
1900; Orlando, 1902-08. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1898; lived north of Crescent 
1898-1902; Orlando, 1902-08; Mulhall, 
1908-22; Coyle since. Advocate of good 
road movements and movements for civic 
betterment; mbr. Local Council of De¬ 
fense during W. War; active on all Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, 
out door sports. 

THOMPSON, JOHN THOMAS, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Nashville, 
Tenn., Dec. 26, 1876. Edu., com. sch., 
Russellville; Univ. of Ark., grad. 1903. 
Wife, Bertha Jane Dodson, Russellville, 
Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., FYed, Norman. Bus. Con., 
Co-Operative Publishing Co., T. H. Har¬ 
mon, pres.; Fred H. Byers, sec’y.-treas.; 
J. T. Thompson, credit mgr.; taught We- 
tumpka 1903-04; Holdenville 1904-05 ; 
Russellville, Ark. 1905-08 ; Muskogee 1908- 
13; Okla. St. Bk., Council Hill, Muskogee 
Co.. 1913-19; Okla. City 1919-21; Guthrie 
Co-Operative Pub. Co. since 1921. Assoc., 
T. H. Harmon, Guthrie; A. S. J. Shaw, 
Okla. City; N. F. Hancock, Muskogee; 
Chas. Freeman, Checotah; L. S. Cooper, 
Wewoka; P. A. Janeway, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth., South. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
Sec’y. Election Bd., Muskogee 1910; Prct. 
Committeeman 1910; defeated candidate 
for Legis. from Muskogee Co. 1924. Offices, 
Chief Clerk St. Highway Dept. 1919-21. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
1910-12. Remarks, is a mbr. of Executive 
Com. Retail Credit Mens Assn.; on Coun¬ 
cil of Defense 1917-18; and a 4-minute 
man during W. War. 

THOMPSON, WILLIAM JOSEPH, Lovell. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Kane Co., Ill., 
Feb. 1, 1867. Edu., h. sch., BeKalb Co., 
Ill., grad. 1885. Wife, Martha VanVoorhis. 
Cdrn-, 2 s., William Joseph, Jr., teller 
Security Natl. Bk. Okla. City; Willard 
V., Brown Univ., Providence, R. I.; 1 d., 
Mrs. Lucy Thompson Miller, Okla. City, 
(hus. geologist with W. E. Ramsey). Bus. 
Con., First St. Bk., Lovell; Exchange Natl. 
Bk., Tulsa; Security Natl. Bk., and Amer. 
First Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Assoc., John 
Lovell, Guy McCandless, John Hyatt, C. C. 
Ahsmuhs, H. C. Wehrenberg; (pol.) John 
Adams, Frank McGuire, O. E. Acton, 
Guthrie; John M. Pollard, Lovell; Fred 
Woodward. Dewey; H. W. Granzow, Earl 
Fiesher, Edmond; Robt. Q. Blakeny, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; K. of P., past Chancellor. Imp. 
Rel., Enos D. Thompson, farmer, Wellston, 
(bro.) Pol. Act., in local affairs is inde¬ 
pendent, in natl.. Rep.; active for 40 yrs. ; 
mostly through personal contacts, and con¬ 
fined to his prct. Offices, City Alderman, 
Hubbard, la., 1903-06. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.. Harden Co., Ia.; Twp. Com¬ 
mitteeman, Harden C'o., Ia. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1907 ; Okla. City 1907-23 ; 
Lovell since. Owner of property where 
the Cromwell deep well, north of St. Cap¬ 
itol is being drilled. 

TIPTON, GEORGE, Guthrie. Rep. Occ., 

banker. B., Cooke Co., Tex., Jan. 31, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Chautauqua, Ivan., 
finished 1890. Wife, Anna Murtha. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Geo. Jr., sophomore in col. at St. 
Mary, Kan.; John, Guthrie, junior. Bus. 
Con., v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., also trust 
officer; v.-pres, Natl. Loan Co.; pres. 


371 

Guthrie Building & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., 
(cor.) Exchange Natl., Tulsa; Amer.-First 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., F. J. Fitzpat¬ 
rick, Fren Gum, F. M. Deselms, Tom 
Jenkins, Merle G. Smith, W. R. Welch, 
Fred Soehl. Church, Catholic. Clubs & 
Country Club. Imp. Rel-, J. A. Tipton, 
Tulsa, photographer, (bro.) Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 1900-04. Remarks, came to Guth¬ 
rie in 1890; lived there since; 34 yrs. 
continuous service in First Natl. Blc., 
Guthrie; mbr. Advisory Bd. Guthrie Provi¬ 
dent Society; mbr. Co. Council of Defense 
1917-18. Mother, Mrs. Clara V. Tipton, 
came to Guthrie during the run of 1898 
and is living on her original homesite. 

WAGNER, WILLIAM WALTER, Orlando. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Seneca Co., Ohio, 
Nov. 10, 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs. 2 
vrs. Effingham, Kan. 1894-96. Wife, Anna 
May Adcock, from Neb. Cdrn., 1 s., James, 
Hills Bus, Col., Okla. City; 1 d., Leola, 
tchr., Orlando. Bus. Con., postmaster at 
Orlando since 1922; taught, Atchison Co., 
Kan. 1896-98; Noble Co., 1899-1902; Gar¬ 
field Co. 1902-05 ; rural mail carrier 1910- 
22. Bk. Con., Farmers, Orlando. Assoc., 
C. C. Kersey, Sam Boley, farmer and 
store; John Schaefer, pres. bk.; Fred 
Kruse, J. R. Robertson, merchant, Orlando. 
Church, Chris., elder. Lodges, Mason, 
18th. Imp. Rel., L. A. Wagner, with O. 
G. & E., Okla. City; A. K. Wagner, with 
Ford plant, Okla. City, (bros.) Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1899, has lived in Noble and 
Garfield Cos., and moved to Logan Co. 
1908. 

WEGNER, FRED, Coyle. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Watertown, Wis., Feb. 16, 
1865. Edu., com. sch. Watertown, Wis., 
finished 1882. Wife, Augusta. Cdrn., 4 
s., A. F. and Benjamin, Ponca City; 
Walter, Homestead; C’arl, Hi-Way gas & 
oil; 1 d., Martha C., wife of Geo. Koehn. 
farmer in Payne Co. Bus. Con., farming 
and poultry raising, associated with son, 
Carl, in gas and oil station on highway. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Coyle. Assoc., Carl 
Wegner, son; C. H. Campbell, Geo. Rouse, 
Chas. Hawland, G. A. Hall, J. A. Freund- 
enberger, C'oyle; (pol.) Fred Madden, Ed 
Robinson, W. T. Walker, A. B. Armstrong, 
Fred Wenner, Mrs. N. M. Carter, Frank 
W. Wolfe, Ponca City; W. J. Kelly, Mar¬ 
shall. Church, has services at home. 
Clubs, Farmers Union; mbr. good roads 
improvement com. Pol. Act., in local af¬ 
fairs is independent, in natl., partisan; 
active for 35 yrs.; works personally, 
through corns., or bv making speeches. 
Offi ces, Rep. Cen. Committeeman and treas. 
in co. for past 10 yrs.; mbr. Co. Election 
Bd. for past 6 yrs.; Assessor and trustee 
Antelope Twp. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. every session; Chmn. of 
Prct. Com. 25 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
and located at his present residence in 
1901. For many yrs, has won first and 
second prizes on poultry at co. fair. 

WELCH, WILLIAM RAYMOND, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., oil properties. B., Lancaster, 
Ohio, Sept. 18, 1861. Edu. com. sch.,, 
Kansas Citv, Mo.; Spauldings Commer¬ 
cial Col., 1878. Wife, Alice M. Smith, 
Kansas City, Mo. Cdrn., 5 s., W. R., 
Equitable Bldg. & Loan, Ft. Worth, Tex.; 
Harold E., supt. Co-Operative Publishing 
Co., Guthrie; Edw. M., farmer, near Guth¬ 
rie; Wm. R., Jr., (died after return from 
F. War service 1920) ; Clarence R., (de¬ 
ceased). Bus. Con., Welch, Acton & 
Brown, oil properties; firm formed in 1922; 
operator of Mineral Wells Bath House, 
Guthrie, 1913-29; interested in drilling 3 
wells in Logan Co., 1 producer. Printing 
and book binding, Kansas City 1878-90; 
supt. Frank Greer plant, “Okla. St. Cap¬ 
ital,” Guthrie, 1911; then partner in pub¬ 
lishing bus. till 1922. Bk. Con-, First 
Natl, Guthrie. Assoc., Raymond Fields, 
Anthony Dean, Ned Holman, Harold 
Betchelor, Sam Gardner; (pol.) Judge C. 
C. Smith, dist. judge; Mayor Ralph Davis, 
Frank Rinehart, Frank Bond, Judge Tom 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Doyle, Judge Fay Lester, Gov. M. E. 
Trapp, Congressman Swank, Gov. C. N. 
Haskell, Gov. Frank Frantz. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. dir., 
instrumental in starting beautification of 
Logan Co. highways 1928; on Standing 
Com. of good roads; mbr. St. Ins. Bd. 
(fraternal) 1918-26; K. of C. past Grand 
Knight; Grand Recorder St. of Okla.; A. 
0. U. W., 1904-18; Grand Master A. O. 
U. W„ 1920-21. Pol. Act., natl. partisan, 
local independent; active for 25 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Guthrie since 1929; mbr. 
Bd. Edu., 1905. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1890 and located at Guthrie. Hobby, 
fishing and all outdoor sports. Father, 
Jacob Welch, fought in Civil War and was 
at battle of Vicksburg. 

WENNER, FRED LINCOLN, Guthrie. 
Rep. Occ., newspaper publisher; County 
treasurer. B., Tiffin, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1865. 
Edu., com. sch., Tiffin. Ohio. Married. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Henry S., Portland, Ore.; Robt. 
M., Guthrie; David J., in hospital at Sul¬ 
phur for past 10 yrs. on account of in¬ 
juries received in W. War. (Was first 
volunteer in Logan Co., volunteering on 
day of call as a private and returning a 
1st lieutt, medical corps, supply office, 
Base Hospital at Bordeaux; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Sulphur; mbr. Disabled Veterans 
of Amer, past commander). Cdrn-, 2 d., Mary 
E., wife of Floyd G. Hopkins, Guthrie; 
Miss Fannie I., St. C. of C., Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., dir. Guthrie Building & Loan 
Assn since 1892. At opening of Okla., 
1889, represented Globe Dem. and Chicago 
Tribune 1889-99. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Guthrie. Assoc., F. W. Deselms, J. M. 
Dolph, Ned Holman, W. H. Boasen, L. W. 
Rejahl, E. Cook, Guthrie; (pol.) Fred 
Madden, co. chnm.; Fred Wegner, Glen 
Farquharson, co. assessor; Fred W. Green, 
U. S. commr., Guthrie; Horace J. New¬ 
berry, Tulsa; Judge Chas. Swindall, 
Woodward; Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Watonga. 
Church, Pres., supt S. Sch.; pres, and 
.sec’y. St. S. Sch. Assn, many yrs.; mbr. 
Bd. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason Scottish 
Rite, office of Prior; Okla. Consistory : 
mbr. Finance Com. of Consistory many yrs.; 
Order of Maccabees. Imp. Rel., Frank W. 
Wenner, treas. of Washington Co., I bro.) 
Pol. Act., partisan nationally, but inde¬ 
pendent in local and co.; active for 40 


yrs., working personally, through corns, and 
by making speeches. Private sec’y. under 
Gov. Barnes, Jenkins and Ferguson. Of¬ 
fices, Sec’y. Ter. Sch. Land Bd., 1903-08; 
Co. Treas., 1925-31. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. many times; mbr. 
Co. Election Bd. and Sec’y. 1912-25; 
Sec’y. Ter. Cen. Com. 1910-12; Chmn. Co. 
Conv. many times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. April 22, 1889 and located at Guth¬ 
rie; lived at Kingfisher 1901-03; Sec’y. St. 
Louis World’s Fair Commission from Okla. 
1900-03, in charge of Okla. building. 
Hobby, raising fruit and flowers. 

WESCOTT, GEORGE HARTLEY, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., loans, real estate and insur¬ 
ance dealer, oil and gas leases and royalty. 
B., Webster, Kan., Feb. 27, 1887. Edu., 
h. sch., grad. 1904, Fairfield Neb. Wife, 
Loretta Maude McCullough, Guthrie. Cdrn., 
3 d., Mela Margueritta, Beatrice, Blanche, 
attending Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., Edmond. 
Bus. Con., real estate, farm loans, insur¬ 
ance, and oil leases; dir. in Farmers & 
Merchants Bk., Guthrie. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants, Guthrie. Assoc-, Earl 
Flesher, Edmond; Judge Dale, Judge A. 
G. C. Bierer, John Reinhart, A. A. Ewing, 
Guthrie; John Favors, Crescent; William 
Seylles, Cashion; John Vaughn, Coyle. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Consistory, 32d, Scot¬ 
tish Rite Guthrie. Imp. Rel., M. E. Wescott, 
grocer, Culbertson Heights, Okla. City, 
(bro.) Offices, Sec’y. Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 
1924; mbr. Sch. Bd. Dist 18. Logan Co. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman, Prct. 5, Ward 2. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 and lo¬ 
cated at Guthrie. Mbr. of Council of De¬ 
fense during W. War. Interested in stock- 
raising. 

WOLGAMOT, RICHARD BURT, Guthrie. 
Rep Occ., druggist. B., Kenton, Ohio, 
Nov. 11, 1897. Edu., h. sch., grad. 1899; 
Ohio Northern Univ., Ada, Ohio, grad. 
1902. Wife. Nell Jane Lloyd, Ada, Ohio. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Katherine, wife of Guy 
Thomas Roe, salesman for Alexander Drug 
Co., Okla. City. Bus. Con., Wolgamot 
Bros.; Guthrie Bldg. & Loan Assn., dir.; 
Orchard Park Drug Co., Main & Western, 
Okla. City, (operated by A. M. Wolgamot, 
bro.) Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie. 


Assoc., Tom Jenkins, clothing; T. 
Davis undertaker; Ned Holman, Floyd 
Lentz’ clothing; Fred Lentz, gen. mdse.; 

B. Cooksey, C. Frazier, druggist, Guthrie. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32d Mason, 
Scottish Rite, Consistory, Guthrie; C. of 

C. , past dir. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1907 and located 
in Guthrie. On C. of C. good roads com. 

WOODS, FRANK MUCHEL, Guthrie. 
Dem. Occ., tailor. _B., Ireland, Jan. 1, 
1866. Edu., com. sch., Ireland, completed 
1884 Married. Cdrn., 2 d.. Alexia Jane, 
Kathleen. Bk. Con., First Natl., Guthrie. 
Assoc., John Mahoney, E. L. Hirschi, J. P. 
Winton, J. J. McNulty, Geo. Tipton, Guth¬ 
rie; (pol.) W. R. Welch, repr.; Frank 
Reinhardt, repr.; R. B. McKeen, sheriff; 
E. L. Hirschi, atty.; Mayor Ralph Davis, 
Guthrie; M. E. Trapp, Judge Tom Doyle, 
Geo. Mechlin, Okla. City; Amos Ewing, 
Fred Parkenheimer, Guthrie. Church, Cath¬ 
olic. Clubs &. Lodges, Guthrie Country 
Club; K. of C. Imp. Rel., Peter E. Pas- 
que. Southwestern News Co., (son-in-law). 
Pol. Act., independent; active 20 yrs.; 
works through corns. Party Honors, Prct. 
Insp, 5 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893 and located at Newkirk; Guthrie 
1901; Cushing 1918, and back to Guthrie 
in 1923. 

WYANT, ELMER JOHN, Orlando. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Carlton, Ill., Dec. 7, 
1869. Edu., com. sch., Morrisonville, Ill. 
Wife, Julia Ellen Mitchell, Morrisonville, 
Ill. Cdrn., 3 s„ Joseph E., Willis, Or¬ 
lando; Clyde IV., freshman in Okla. A. & 
M. Col.; 4 d., Nellie J., wife of A. M. 
Scott; Carrie M., wife of R. W. Berckett; 
and Irene Orlando; and Edith O, wife 
of M. G.'Steele, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
farmer until 1915; mgr. telephone company. 
Orlando 1910-28. Bk. Con., Farmers, Or¬ 
lando; Okla. St., Mulhall. Assoc., W. W. 
Wagner, postmaster, Orlando; C. C. Ker¬ 
sey, mgr. lumber yard, Orlando: P. H. 
Gilmore, E. J. Murphy, J. R. Robinson. 
Church, Evangelical., trustee. Imp. Rel., 
Floyd B. Wyant, farmer, Mulhall, (bro.) 
Offices, Chmn. Twp. Com.; Twp. Clerk 
since 1914. Party Honors, attends co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1897 
and located on farm near Orlando; moved 
to Orlando in 1915. 


Love County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. I. Goins (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Attorney, B. W. Jones (Dem.)_Marietta* 

Ct. Clerk, J. S. Batson (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Clerk. Viola Davis (Dem.)_Marietta 

Sheriff, J. W. Stafford (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Treasurer, J. H. Pearce (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Surveyor, J. H. Holloway (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, O. W. 

Wester (Dem.)_Marietta 

Co. Assessor, Sam Billingsley (Dem.)-Marietta 

Co. Weigher, J. W. Wilkins (Dem.)_.-Marietta 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Geo. W. Burnett (Dem.)-Marietta 

Dist. No. 2—Henry Pittman (Dem.)-Marsden 

Dist. No. 3—J. W. Shankles (Dem.)—Burneyville 
County Election Board: 

Sec’y. E. G. McKinney (Dem.)_Marietta 

Chmn.. Chas. L. Clark (Dem.)-Leon 

Mbr., E. M, Marion (Rep.)--—Marietta 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, J. Woody Dixon (Dem.) Marietta ; 
Senator U. T. Rexroat (Dem.) Ardmore; Jesse L. 
Pullen (Dem.) Sulphur; Distrist Judge, Asa E. Walden 
(Dem.) Marietta. 

State Officers, Judge, R. A. Kellar (Dem.) Marietta, 
Attorney Highway Department; O. A. Kirby, Marietta 
Co. Superintendent Health; Will Riley, Marietta, Dep¬ 
uty Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Judge J. R. Gaylor,' Marietta, Chmn.; Mrs. E. O. 


Anderson, Marietta, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

W. C. Andrews, Marietta, Chmn.; W. B. Powell, 
Marietta, V.-Chmn.; A. A. Mayfield, Marietta, Sec’y- 
M. G. Nor veil, Marietta, St. Committeeman; Mrs. 
S. L. Norvell, Marietta, St Committeewoman 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Marietta, Co. Seat; V. L. Stokes (Mayor) Omri 
Autry (Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; Community Nat. Gas. Co. 


THE VOTE 



191G 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1125 | 

1 

1662 | 

1 1T13 | 

1 

1268 | 

Rep. 

| 268 | 

1 

716 | 

1 479| 

] 

843 | 

Soc. 

| 364 | 

1 

152 | 

1 74 | 

1 

0| 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

851 | 

1655 | 

| 1821 | 

997 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

153 | 

716 | 

| 1003 | 

357 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

37 | 

152 | 

|no C. | 

2 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

856 | 

| 2112 

1 1 

1018 

l 

Rep. 

1 1 

159 | 

| 301 

1 1 

440 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

35 | 

1 7 

1 1 

3 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1124 | 

850 | 

1669 | 2078 

| 1941 | 

989 

1473 | 

Rep. 

| 252 | 

148 | 

693 | 178 

| 337| 

318 

557 | 

Soc. 

| 372 

36 

152 | 1 

|No C. 

1 3 

o 1 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Marietta 


Newspaper 

Herald (Wkly. Dem.) 

Monitor (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor Owner 

Masters & Duncan 

Mrs. H. W. Choate Mrs. H. W. Choate 


ANDERSON, MRS. E. 0., Marietta. Dem. 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. com., 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 


ANDREWS, W. C., Marietta. Rep. Occ 
public weiglier. B., in Ill., July 12, looo. 
Edu., com. sch. and h. sch. of Tex. Wife, 
Ida Weaver. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., Pub¬ 
lic Weigher. Bk. Con., First. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Millard Shuford, M. G. Nowell, W. 
P Powell, W. B. Pine, Bert Parmenter, 
J.' W. Harreld, A. C. Alexander. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Blue Podge. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 18*9 doing 
organization work. Offices, City Council, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Sanger, Tex. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Rep. Com.; del. to all convs. 
Remarks, active in all war work during 
war; came to Okla. 1919; lived Marietta 


AUTREY, DR. DAVID., Marietta. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B.. Carroll Co. Tenn., 
Nov 22, 1867. Edu., Memphis Hospital & 
Med. Col., M. D. 1900. Wife, S. L. Brogan. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Physician, 
Marietta. Bk. Con., Love Co. Natl. Assoc., 
Dr. M. D. Looney, Marietta; Chester Wilk¬ 
ins, Cameron & Kelly, W B. Jones, Lee 
Cruce, Wilburn Cartwright, Henry S. John¬ 
ston. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Blue 
Lodge; I. 0. O. F.; K. P.; W. O. W., 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1901; making speeches and doing personal 
and organization work. Offices, City 1 hy- 
sician; former Co. Health officer. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; formerly mbr. 
Co Com.; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894; lived near and in 



DR. DAVID AUTRY 


Marietta since; mbr. Okia. and Southern 
Med. Assn. 

AUTREY, MRS. D., Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
Physician assistant and graduate Nurse. 

B. , Gainesville, Tex., Mar. 3, 1892. Edui., 
h sch., Gainesville; Gainesville Sanitarium 
Nurse’s Sch. Hus., Dr. D. Autrey. Bus. 
Con., nurse and asst, to husband.. Dr. 
Autrey. Bk. Con., Love Co. Natl. Assoc., 
D. Autrey; (pol.) Dr. D. Autrey, W. B. 
.Tones, C. W. Cameron, Chester Wilkins, 
Marietta. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rebekah: Fraternal Union Aid, Gainesville. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1918; 
working through conims. and others doing 
organization work. Party Honors, ex-vice- 
Co. chmn.; del. to st. convs. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive in all women’s work and active in 
Dem. politics in Love Co. Hobby, rose 
gardens and fishing. 

BLACK. SPYKER., Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Bentcnville, Ark., June 23, 
1897. Edu., com. and h. schs., Marietta, 
Okla., grad., 1916. Wife, Ruby M., d. of 
J. A. White. Bus. Con., Asst. Cashier, 
Marietta Natl. Bk. Assoc., S. F. Black, 
James H. Gayler, S. F. Jones, Sam Black, 
W. H. Ritchey, Marietta; (pol.) J. J. Carn- 
han, James R. Gaylor, Dr. 0. A. Kirby, 
R. D. Ransin, Marietta ; Frank Carter. Okla. 
City; Judge Odgen, Ardmore; R. A. Keller, 
Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. 

C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Marietta; K. 
of P., Marietta. Imp. Rel., S. F. Black, 
vice-pres.; Sam Black, pres.. Marietta 
Natl. Bk., (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in politics since 1921; works through 



























































*74 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. WOODY DIXON 


personal ccntacts. Offices, Co. Clk., 1922- 
23; Gasoline Inspector for Love Co. since 
1928. Remarks, came to OKla. in 1900 ; 
lived since at Marietta. During W. War 
served in 146th Art.; mbr. Amer Legion, 
Burch Brothers Post, Marietta; interested 
in good government. 

CAMERON, CRAWFORD W„ Marietta. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Dublin, Tex., Mar. 
29, 1891. Edu., com. sch.., Okla.; Logan 
Co., h. sch., grad., 1909; Univ. of Okla., 
LL. B., 1913. Wife, Lula Belle, d. of Mra. 
It. B. Chambers, Marietta. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Crawford W., Jr. ; i d., Clara Louise. Bus. 
Con., Keller and Cameron, Attys., Marietta. 
Bk. Con.. Marietta Natl.; First Natl. 
Assoc., R. A. Keller, Okla. City; (pol.) 
Woody Dixon; Judge Walden; J. H. flays, 
Marietta; Fred Capshaw, Ed Trapp. Scott 
Ferris, J. B. A. Robertson, Okla. City. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past Pres., 1928; Kappa Sigma and I’hl 
Delta Phi Fraternities; Amer. Bar Assn. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Marietta; Iv. of P., 
Marietta. Imp. Rel., Hon. Cameron Morrison, 
(cousin), ex-Gov. of N. C.; Don Cameron, 
atty., Wewoka; Malcolm Cameron, atty., 
Statesville, N. C.; Capt. E. D. Cameron, 
Ft. Sill, (bros.) ; Mrs. Tom Porter, (sister), 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and dist. since 1912; makes speeches 
and works through the party organizations 
and through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mayor of Marietta, 1921-23. Party Honors, 
organizer and charter mbr. of League of 
Young Denis.; pres, of the Smith-Robin- 
son Club; Sec’y. of Co. Cen. Com.; attends 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
m 1892; lived at Marietta since maturity 
1913. During W. War had limited service 
under Major Eugene M. Kerr, headquart¬ 
ers at Okla. City ; mr. Amer. Legion, Burch 
Brothers Post, Marietta. Interested in 
Amer. Legion work; his father, E. D 
Cameron, was first St. Supt. of Public 
Instruction in Okla. and was also Terri¬ 
torial Supt. under Grover Ceveland. 

CHOATE. MRS. H. W., Marietta. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B„ Cook Co., Tex., Dec. 
12, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex 
Hus., H. W. Choate, (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., 
Willis, Jr., Marietta; 1 d., Mrs. John Justin. 
Ft. Worth, Tex. Bus. Con., Publisher 
Marietta Monitor; Dir. Marietta Bldg. & 
Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Marietta Natl.; First 
Natl., Marietta. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. D. 


Autrey; Mrs. E. 0. Anderson, Woody Dix¬ 
on, Marietta ; John J’. Easley, Ardmore ; 
Wilburn Cartwright, McAlester; Walter 
Archibald, Durant. Church, Meth., Marietta; 
Tchr. S. S. Class for 16 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. of Com. on Pub¬ 
licity ; O. E. A. Marietta; Pres. 6. Okla. 
Publishers Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 14 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Works through com. Party Honors, mbr. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to st. eonv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905 ; lived 
Cnee at Marietta, Chmn. of the Red Cross 
work in Love Co. during the W. War. 
Interested in civic improvements. 

DIXON, J. WOODY, Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Dimound, Tex., Sept. 4, 1900. 
Fdu., h. sch., Marietta; LL. B., O. U., 1923. 
Wife, Prances Rose. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. 
Con., J. Woody Dixon, Atty.; Cattle bus¬ 
iness; farm owner. Bk. Con., Marietta 

Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. O. A. Kirby, 
James R. Gaylor, Dr. Cohoon, Asa Walden, 
B 11 Griggs, Bill Farmer, John J. Harden, 
Lew Wentz, Jess Harper, Jimmie Thomp¬ 
son. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan: 

active since 1917 making speeches and 
through personal and organization work. 
Offices, mbr. Leg. 1922-30. Party Hon- 
o~s, Speaker pro-tern House Rep. 1929. 
Dist. campaign mgr., Natl, organiz. 1928. 
del. to Y. D. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; Shawnee 1907-13 ; Marietta 
srnce 1913; active in all civic affairs of 

Marietta. Mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assn. 
Served U. S. N.; Radio operator. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Marietta. 

DUNSWORTH, W. T., Thackerville. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B.. Scotland, Ark., Dec. 
29, 1885. Edu.. pul), sch.. Ill. and Tex. 

Wife, Rosa House. Bk. Con.. Marietta Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Marshall Norville, M. F. 
iShuford, Marietta; T. T. Hopper, Thacker¬ 
ville. Church, Meth., Thackerville; Steward. 
Lodges. Mason, Blue Lodge, Thackerville. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. O. C. Dunsworth, (bro.) 
Trenton, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and dist. for 15 yrs.; works through 
contacts only. Offices, Postmaster at 
Thackerville since 1927 ; Clk. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors del. to all co. convs.; form¬ 
er mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905 and has lived since at Thack¬ 
erville. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross work. 'n- 
terested in good roads and good schools. 

FROSSARD, EMIL.. Marietta. Rep. Occ., 
store manager. B.. New Y T ork City, N. Y.. 
July 8, 1890. Edu.. com. and h. .sch., 
Marietta; iSt. Edwards Preparatory Sch.; 
Notre Dame LTniv., 1906. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Westheimer & Co. Store, Marietta. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., S. Westheimer, 
Ardmore; (pol.) M. F. Shu'ford, M. G. 
Norvell, Marietta; Otto Harris, Thacker¬ 
ville; L. Parsley, Leon; Senator W. B. 
Pine, Mrs. Horace Sayre, Ardmore; Roy 
Johnson and H. B. Fell. Ardmore. Clybs 
&• Lodges, C. of C., Dir.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Marietta; McAlester Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., IS. Westheimer, Max Westheimer, of 
Ardmore; Mrs. John Sharp, (sis.), Turkey, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
s'nce 1914; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. many times; Co. Chmn., 1926; sec'y 
of Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1895; lived since at Marietta. During 
W. War served in 26th Construction Co. of 
the Air Service. Long Island, N. Y.; mor. 
Amer. Legion, Burch Bros. Post, Marietta. 
Interested in Amer. Legion work. 

GAYLOR, J. R., Marietta. Dem. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

GOINS, JAMES ISHAM. Marietta. Dem. 
Occ., County Judge. B., Floyd Co., Tex., 
April 30, 1903. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Lockney, Tex., grad., 1922; West Tex. st. 
Teachers Ool., 1922-23; Univ. of Okla., 
1928. Unmarried. Assoc., (pol.) B. W 
Jones, Judge Asa Walden, Crawford Cam¬ 
eron, John Scott, T. M. Randolph, W. A. 
Pritchard, Speaker Black, Jim Gaylor, 


Marietta. Church, Rap. Clubs & Lodge, 
C. cf C.; Acacia Frat.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Lackney, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1928; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Judge Love Co., 
elected 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1923; lived in Norman, 1923-28; Marietta, 
since 1928. 

HARPER, T. T., Thackerville. Rep. Oc»., 
farming and real estate bus. B., Hoos 
Cave, Ky., May 2, 1869. Edu., Pub. schs., 
Tex.; Lanes Academy. Honey Grove, Tex. 
Wife, Cora M. Sinclair, of Tex. Bus. 
Con., real estate bus., past 25 yrs.; farmer. 
Bk. Con., Love Co. Natl. Bk., Marietta. 
Assoc., (pol.) Marshall Norvell, Marietta; 
iW. T. Dunsworth, Thackerville; Errett 
Dunlap, Ardmore; W. B. Pine; J. W. Har- 
reld; R. A. Brigman, Pauls Valley. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Marietta. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and dist. 
for 25 yrs. In favor of prohibition ; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and organiz. Offices, Postman under Capt. 
Hammer, 1889-1907 ; Alderman of Thacker¬ 
ville. Party Honors., del. to st. conv., 
1907 ; attends all co. and dist. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived at 
Thackerville. Active in civic affairs. Was 
a four minute man during W. War and 
active in all Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
work. 

HAYES, JOHN H., Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Tenn., July 3, 1875. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Tenn.; Nashville Col., 

B. S.; LL. B., 1900. Wife, Zoe Demarce. 
Cdrn., 2s., John H., Jr.; Herbert, We¬ 
woka; 1 d., Mary. Bk. Con., Marietta 

Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Asa Walden, Sam 
Black, Woody Dixon, Marietta ; Tom Doyle ; 
Judge Heffner, W. M. Franklin. Henry S. 
Johnston, Porter Newman. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 

Lodge; K. of P.; W. O. W., Marietta. Imp 
Rel., Brad Hayes, (descendant) of Edwin 
Burke of Ireland) was Bap. Missionary. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 30 yrs. ; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Anti-Klan. Taught sch. 
in gov. schs. in I. T. and pub. sch. in Tenn. 
Offices, Co. Judge of Love Co., 1912-18; 
Co Atty., 1928; former mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to last 3 Democratic 
St. Convs.; del. to all co. and dist. conv.; 
former Co. Chmn. of Love County. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla in 1906 ; lived since at 
Marietta. During W. War was Legal Adv. 
Bd. Chmn. which kept him from active ser¬ 
vice; active in Liberty Bond drives. 

HIGH, W. C., Thackerville. Dem. Occ., 
ginner. B., Dallas, Tex., May 28, 1877. 
Edu.. com. sch.. Tex. Wife, Ethel Lee 
Ware. Cdrn., 1 s., W. C., Jr Bus. Con., 
W. C. High Gin, Thackerville; furnishes 
light and power for Thackerville. Bk. Con., 
Marietta Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. H. 
Hays, Woody Dixon, Crawford Cameron, 
Marietta; Wilburn Cartwright; B. C. Logs¬ 
don, Okla. City. Church. Meth. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Thackerville. Imp. Rel., 
Roy High, (bro.) Corpus Christi, Tex. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 
15 yrs. ; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, J. of P., 1907-12 ; former clk. 
of Sch. Bd. for several yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Thacker¬ 
ville. Active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Bond work during W. War. Hobby, to work 
on inventions. 

JONES, BURWELL W., Marietta. Dem. 
Occ.. County Attorney. B., Columbiana 
Ala., July 1, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Gray¬ 
son Co., Tex.; Grayson Col., Whitewriglit. 
Tex., 1901-03. Wife, Mae, d. of Eldorado 
White, Marietta. Cdrn.. 1 s., Robert M.; 

3 d., Dorothy, Mary, Rose. Bk. Con., Love 
Co. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Goins, J. W. 
(Stafford, Marietta; John Brueggamayer, 
■Charley Clark, Leon; Judge W. G. Long, 
Sulphur; Wilburn Cartwright, McAlester; 
Earl A. Brown; Stephen A. George. Church, 
Bap. Po’. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1904; makes speeches and works through 
personal contacts and corns.. Offices, City 
Atty. 1913: Ca. Judce 1919-25; City 
Atty., appointed Mar., 1928, elected Nov.. 









1928. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 1928; 
attends all co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived since 
at Marietta; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
raising Jersey cattle. 

KING, MRS. EDWARD L. JR., Marietta. 
Dem. Occ., Theater owner and manager. 
B„ Tenn., Oct. 18, 1892. Edu., pub. sells., 
TeX.; h. sch., Temple, Tex.; Baylor Univ., 
Waco, Tex. Hus., Edward L. King, (deceas- 
ede, formerly of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward 
L. King, III. Bus. Con., owner and mgr. of 
theater at Marietta; connected with West- 
heimer Store, Marietta. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., F. B. Conrad, banker; C. W. 
Cameron, atty.; Emil Frossard, D. E. Sel¬ 
vedge, Marietta; (pol.) J. Woody Dixon. 
Judge Walden, W. A. Prichard, Marietta; 
Sen. U. T. Rexroat, Ardmore. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., sponsor for boy 
scout activities ; Rebekah ; past Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., Weldon M. Stamps, Sterling 1 City; 
Clarence Stamps; Kenneth Stamps, (bros.) ; 
Mrs. John Weeder, Temple, Tex., (sister;. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works through coins, 
and personal contacts. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dem.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1921; lived since 
at Marietta. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
educational pictures. 

MASTERS, P. R., Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Bartow Co., Ga., Aug. 2, 
1873. Edu., h. sch., Hunt Co., Tex.; Cal¬ 
houn Col., A. B., 1893. Wife, Bamah Ran¬ 
dle. Cdrn., 2 s., R. F., Buffalo, N. Y.; W. 
S., Amarillo, Tex.; 2 d., Mrs. W. L. Ennis, 
Miss Edna Masters. Bus. Con.. The Marietta 
Herald, publisher. Bk. Con., Love Co. Natl. 
Assoc., F. C. Dustin, Marietta; (pol.) Asa 
Walden, C C. Wilkins, C. W. Cameron, 
Woody Dixon, Marietta ; Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright;; Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap., vice 
pres. S. ,S. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. dir.; 
chmn. Agricultural Com.; Lions Club; mbr. 
Press Assn, of Okla., and of the Southern 
Okla. Publishers Assn.; K. of P., Mt. Pleas¬ 
ant, Tex. Imp. Rel., E. B. Masters, Dallas, 
Tex.; C. P. Masters, Pecan Gap, Tex., 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
for 35 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal activities; attended all political 
convs. when he lived in Ga. and Tex. 
Offices, Justice of Peace, Anson, Tex., 3 
terms. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1926 ; 
lived since at Marietta. Was a four minute 
man during W. War and was on all corns, 
that sold Liberty Bonds. 

MAYFIELD, ADALI A„ Marietta. Rep. 
Occ., post office clerk. B., Cedar Hill, Tex., 
Mar. 18, 1883. Edu., h. sch., Tex. Wife. 
Mamie. Cdrn., 1 s„ James Cleo; 1 d., 

Christine. Bus. Con., Post Office. Bk. Con., 
Marietta Natl. Assoc., (pol.) M. G. Norvell, 
A A Mayfield, W. P. Powell, Emil Fros¬ 
sard, W C. Andrews, J. B. Alexander. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; K. 
of P.; Modern and W. 0. W., Marietta. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works by personal ac 


LOVE COUNTY 

tivity. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; 
Marietta, lived there since. Hobby, fishing. 

NORVELL, MARSHALL G., Marietta. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Sharp, Ark., 
Mar. 22, 1880. Edu., h. sch. and Almo Col., 
Hubbard, Tex.; Commercial sell., Dallas, 
TeX. Wife, Sallie L. Snyder. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Marshall G., Jr.; 1 d., Frances. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. A. Mayfield, 
M. F. Shuford, Emil Frossard, W. C. 
Andrews, Marietta; IS. G. Victor, Miami; 
Judge Kennamer; Clark Wasson; Ben Col¬ 
bert. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; former I. 0. 0. F.; W. 0. W., Marietta. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. E. E. Norvell, (bro.) Shaw¬ 
nee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 
25 yrs. ; in favor of prohibition; works 
through corns, and personal contacts. Offices, 
Postmaster, now serving 3rd term; U. S. 
Marshal for Love Co., 1903-08. Party 
Honors, St. Committeeman from Love Co. 
for 20 yrs.; attends all st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Wynnewood, 
1900-05 ; at Marietta since 1905; was mbr. 
of Council of Defense during W. War and 
active in Liberty Bond work. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

NORVELL, SALLY L„ Marietta. Rep. 
Occ., postoffice clerk. B„ Fannin Co., Tex., 
NoV. 20, 1884. Edu., h. sch., Tex. Hus., M. 
G. Norvell. Cdrn., 1 s., M. G. Jr., 1 d., 
Frances. Bus Con., Housewife and Asst. 
Clk. Postoffice. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
M. G. Norvell, Postmaster; (pol.) A M. 
Mayfield, W. C. Andrews, M. F. Shuford, 
Emil Frossard, Marietta; Mrs. Gladys 
Hunt, iSayre. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909 organ¬ 
ization work through corns, and others. 
Party Honors, iSt. Committeewoman since 
1924 ; del. to st. conv. 1924. Remarks came 
to Okla. 1904, Marietta, lived there since; 
active in all women’s work and also during 
War. 

SHUFORD, MILLARD F., Marietta. Rep. 
Occ., drv goods salesman. B., Ladonia, 
TeX., Sept. 29, 1882. Edu., com. sch, La¬ 
donia, Tex. and Leon, Okla. Wife, Audrey, 
d. of Mrs. J. N. Matthews, Marietta. Cdrn., 

1 s., Paid; 2 d., Irma, Audrey Jean. Bus. 
Con.. Westheimer & Co. Store, Marietta. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Emil Frossard, 
Marietta; S. Westheimer, Ardmore; (pol.) 
M. G. Norvell, Marietta; P. B. Arthur. 
Leon; iSen. W. B. Pine. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1916; 
works through corns, and party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; Clk. Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., 
1920-28; del. to st. conv., 1920. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived at Leon, 1890- 
1903; Marietta since 1903. Veteran of the 
Spanish-Amer. war, served in 33rd Tex. 
Volunteers; mbr. Spanish War Veterans 
Camp, Ardmore; Captain of the Home Guard 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

STAFFORD, JAMES WILLIAM., Marietta. 
Dem. Occ., sheriff of Love county. B 


375 

Abbieville, Miss., Nov. 12, 1879. Edu., 
self educated. Wife, Laura, d. of W. C. 
Colwell, of Marietta. Cdrn., 2 s., Harold, 
James W. Jr. Bk. Con., Love Co. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Charles Tolliver, Leon; Lige 
Smith, Thackerville; Arthur Dillard, Mari¬ 
etta ; Sid Bolen, Overbrook; Hanly Moore, 
Marsden; B. W. Jones, Frank Lofton, Fred 
Enas, Dr. Autrey, Marietta. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Marietta. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1917; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Undersheriff, 1917-24; 
City Marshal, 1926-27 ; Sheriff, elected 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; 
lived at Dixie 1 yr. and at Marietta since. 
Hobby, law enforcement. 

WALDEN, ASA E., Marietta. Dem. Occ., 
district judge. B., Collin Co., Tex., Mar. 1, 
1893, Edu., com. schs., Thackerville; h. 
sch.. Marietta; S. E. Tchrs. Col., Durant; 
Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 1916. 
Wife, d. of J. D. Wiseman, Thackerville. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Jim John; 3 d., Helen, Alice 
Jo; Rose Marie. Bus. Con., dist. Judge; 
farm owner, devoted to dairy cattle. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Marietta Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Woody Dixon, Crawford Cameron, 
Arch Robertson, .T. E. Rose, Marietta; J. 
A. Porter, Leon ; Ed Black, Orr; A. Hooker. 
Thackerville; Elmer Thomas; R. L. Wil¬ 
liams; Lee Cruce, Ardmore; J. B. A. 
Robertson, Ed Trapp. Okla. City. Church, 
IMeth., Tchr. Mens Bible Class. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Thackerville. Imp. Rel., Dr. Dewey H. 
Walden, Med. Officer in U. S. Navy, San 
Diego. Calif., (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1914; makes speeches; 
influential in his dist. Offices, Dist. Judge, 
appointed 1923; elected, 1926, still serving; 
mbr. 5th, 6th and 7th St. Legis.; City 
Atty. of Marietta* 1921-23. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs., serves on resolutions com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Pike, 1900-07 ; at Marietta since. Hobby, 
fishing. 

WILKINS, CHESTER C„ Marietta. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., De Soto, Miss., Jan. 26, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., Durant; S. 
E. Normal, Durant; Univ. of Okla., 1910-12. 
Unmarried! Bus. Con., Wilkins & Wilkins, 
attys.. Marietta. Bk. Con., Marietta Natl.; 
Love Co. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., T. B. 
Wilkins, partner. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Mari¬ 
etta ; Hella Temple iShrine, Dallas, Tex. 
Imp. Rel., J. G. Wilkins, (bro.) Marietta, 
former Co. Clk. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1922; anti-Klan; makes speech¬ 
es; works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mayor of Marietta, 1923-29. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1897; lived at Durant, Norman, 
Okla. City, at Marietta since 1922; attends 
all st. and co. Dem. convs. During W. War 
was a mbr. of Cen. Officers Training Sch., 
Field Artillery, Camp Knox; mbr. Amer. 
..Legion, Burch Bros. Post, Marietta. 


Major County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Harry Randall (Rep.) _Fairview 

Co. Attorney, J. H. Lindley (Rep.)_Fairview 

Ct. Clerk, Mrs. Georgia Maxwell (Rep.)_Fairview 

Co. Clerk, M. L. Dague (Rep.) _Fairview 

Sheriff, L. Burwell (Rep.) _Fairview 

Co. Treasurer, Rachel Francis (Rep.) _Fairview 

Co. Surveyor, E. Y. Ogilvie (Dem.) _Fairview 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Cleveland Weaver (Dem.) 

-Fairview 

Co. Assessor, C. E. Seese (Rep.) _Fairview 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—D. B. Clark (Dem.) _Ringwood 

Dist. No. 2—C. H. Carey (Dem.)_Homestead 

Dist. No. 3—F. W. Buttel (Rep.)_Sherman 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y.j Ralph Floyd (Dem.) -Fairview 

Chmn., C. T. McDermeit (Dem.) _Ringwood 

Mbr., W. R. McMaster (Rep.) _Phroso 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Joe Sherman (Rep.) Sherman; 
Sen. Ira A. Hill (Rep.) Cherokee; Dist. Judge, O. C. 
Wybrant (Rep.) Woodward; J. W. Bird (Rep.) Enid. 

State Officers, E. E. Halley, High School Inspector; 
W. L. Gleason, County Supt. of Health, Fairview; J. A. 
Floyd. Deputy Oil Inspector, Fairview. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

W. H. McCue, Chmn-, Fairview; Mrs. W. D. Flint, 
V-Chmn., Fariview. 

Republican 

Chas. E. Seese, Chmn., Fairview; Mrs. B. A. Mc- 


Kisson, V-Climn., Fairview; H. P. Cunningham, Sec’y., 
Fairview. 

Joe Sherman, State Committeeman, Fairview; Mrs. 
W. A. Fuller, State Committeewoman, Ringwood. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Fairview, Co. Seat; B. F. Johnson (Mayor) ; O. T. 
Corwin (Clerk) ; John Butler (Attorney) ; Cons. Gas. 
Utilities Co. 

Ames, C. W. Bacon (Chmn. Bd. of Trustees) ; T. 
B. Turnbaugh (Clerk). 

Cleo Springs, I. T. Grimes (Chmn. Bd. of Trustees) ; 
W. F. Cousins (Clerk). 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Pres. 

| 763 | 


1 784 | 

| 649 

1 

1 674| 

Rep. 

| 946 | 


| 1923 | 

| 1785 

1 

2891 | 

Soc. 

| 636 | 


| 496 | 

1 67 

1 

91 1 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 I 

490 

1 713 | 

| 645 | 

669 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

753 

| 2013 | 

| 2231 | 

1385 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

331 

| 485 | 

|no C. j 

28 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

474 

I | 1181 

1 1 

1053 | 

| 

Rep. 

1 1 

863 

1 I 1774 

1 1 

1260 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

352 

1 | 132 

1 1 

34 1 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

Rep. 

Soc. 

| 646| 

481 

1 886 | 1093 

I 937| 

685 | 

1036 | 

| 1015 | 

827 

i 1771 1568 

1889 | 

1503 | 

2544 1 

| 670| 

319 

I 548 | 146 

| no C. | 

28 | 

33 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Fairview 


Newspaper 

Major County Journal (Wkly. Ind.) 
Republican (Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 

W. E. Farrell 
H. P. Cunningham 


Owner 

Farrell Pub. Co. 
H. P. Cunningham 


BACON, CHARLES W., Ames. Kep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Alhambra, 
Ill., April 8, 1867. Edu., Rogers, Ark. h. 
sch. grad. 1893; Col. of Physicians & Sur¬ 
geons, Kansas City, Mo., grad., 1896. 
Married. Cdrn.. 1 s., W. S., Enid; 3 d., 
Mrs. T. B. Turnbaugh, Mrs. R. A. Jones, 
Ames; Mrs. W. A. Barron, Manfred. Bus. 
Con,, Ames Drug Co.; Real Estate; bus¬ 
iness bldgs. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
T. B. Turnbaugh, (drug partner), Ames, 
(pol.) J. N. Vorhees and Perry Cunning¬ 
ham, Fairview; Judge Garber, Enid. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Ledge, Okeene; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., active 10 yrs.; activities con¬ 
fined mostly to co. Offices, dep. ct. elk., 
Pawnee Co., 1898-1907 ; chmn. of city coun¬ 
cil and acting mayor of Ames now. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. Pawnee Co., 1894-96 ; 
St. Pres. Rep. Club, 1896. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893; located at Pawnee, moved 
to Yale 1907; Ames since 1917. Was in 
Service during W. War 8 mos., in M. R. C., 
Ft. Sill. Interested in planting fruit trees. 

BATES, RAY A., Fairview. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Rock Island Ill., July 3, 
1870. Edu., com. schs., Delphos, Kan. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Pearl Baus- 
man, Fairview. Bus. Con., Bates Drug 
Store, Fairview; farm owner; dir. in Fair- 
view Bldg. & Loan Assn.; one of organ¬ 
izers. Bk. Con., Farmers and Merchants 
Natl. Assoc., W. L. Stewart, P. C. Friesen, 


M. J. Eddington, J. E. Baumgartner, Al¬ 
bert Young, (pol.) F. V. Morris, J. W. 
Lowder, J. A. Floyd, Tom E. Willis, Fair- 
view. Church* Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

Rotary M. W. A., Fairview, Pol. Act., 

partisan; active in co. since 1898. Offices, 
City Councilman, 2 terms; pret. registrar. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; Fairview 
since. Is the only original stockholder 

in largest bldg, and loan assn, in N. W. 
Okla. Good roads enthusiast. 

BAXTER, SAM M.. Cleo Springs, Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Saltila Co., Ind., Sept. 
21, 1868. Edu., com. sch., Jackson. Kan. 
Married. Cdrn. 2 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., 
Baxter’s Grocery, Cleo Springs; business 
bldgs. Bk. Con., Cleo St. Assoc., Chas. 
E. Seese, J. N. Vorhees, Joe Sherman, 
J. W. Bishop, Fairview; Bill Glidwell, 
Helena; Ira Hill, Cherokee; Judge Garber, 
Enid. Church, Meth. Lodges, I. O. 0. F.; 
M. W. A., Cleo Springs. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. since 1908; works 
through com. Party Honors, twp. commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to co. convs. since 1908. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived since 
at Cleo Springs. Interested in good schs. 

BERGDALL, JOSEPH H., Meno. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B„ Petersburgh, W. Ya„ 
.April 7, 1862. Edu., com. sch., Elkhorn, 
W. Ya. Married. Cdrn., 7 s.. H. Rav, 
Winfield Kan.; E. L., O. G„ J. Harold, 
Wilson D„ Richard 'S., John C., Meno; 
3 d., Mrs. Bertie See, Miss Edna Bergdall, 


Mrs. May Cochran, Sterling, Colo. Bk. 
Con., First Bk. of Lahoma, Lahoma. Assoc , 
(pol.) Tom .Major, Tom E. Willis, C B 
Wood, Fairview; Sam Campbell, Enid. 
Church, Lutheran, Petersburg, W. Va. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 1910 
Offices, elk. sch. bd., 1909-29. Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn, Meno twp. 10 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908; lived since at Meno. 
Active in sch. affairs. Was on Elec. Bd., 


BIERIG. FRED, Isabella. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Isabella, Aug. 10. 1899. Edu 
com. sch., Isabella. Wife, Edith Simpson. 
Ringwood. Cdrn., Fred Jr., 1 d. Dorsie 
Mae. Bus. Con., Farmers St. Bk., Isabella, 
v.-pres. and cashier. Assoc., Geo. Bierig, 
(father) Isabella; Judge Garber, Joe Sher¬ 
man, Ira Hill. Cluibs & Lodges. Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., uses per¬ 
sonal influence among friends and ac¬ 
quaintances to further interests of Rep. 
candidates. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 1924. 
Party Honors, chmn. West Deer Creek twp. 
Rep. com. Remarks, lived all his life in 
Isabella. Active worker for good roads, 
schools and churches. 

BISHOP, JOHN W., Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., iSangamon Co., Ill., 
April 1, 1859. Edu., Hazel Dell Acad. 
Newton la.; Cen. Univ., Pella, la. Widower. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Roscoe Zane Bishop, Des 

Moines, la. Past Bus. Con., Editor news- 





























































MAJOR COUNTY 377 



JOHN W. BISHOP 


papers at Cleo Springs, “Cleo Chieftain”; 
‘‘Coolidge Citizen,” Coolidge and “Hamil¬ 
ton Co. Bulletin”, Syracuse, Kan. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants Natl. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Fairview. Pol. 
Act., works through friends. Offices, co. 
atty. 1917-21; U. S., Commr., 1903-15; 
postmaster at Cleo, 1903-14; postmaster 
at Fairview since 1922. Remarks, mbr. 
Kan. Legis. in 1888. Was active in fighting 
grafters in Kan. through the columns of 
his newspapers and narrowly escaped 
death on several occasions. Came to Okla. 
1893 ; lived at Alva 1 yr.; Cleo 1894-1914; 
Fairview since. Nominated for co. judge 
1922 but did not make race. (Now deceased.) 

BOWER, HENRY A., Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Schuyler Co., Ill., Mar. 
11, 1872. Edu., Delphos, Kan., h. sell.; 
Emporia St. Normal, Emporia, Kan. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur F. Bower, Okla. City 
Univ.; 2 d., Mrs. Donald Fanar, Okeene; 
Helen Bower, Enid. Bus. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants Natl., Fairview. Assoc., L. 
(Mathis, J. H. Kliewer, John Butler, Charles 
'A. Slack, Fairview; (pol.) Joe Sherman, 
J. N. Vorhees, H. P. Cunningham, M. L. 
Dague. Church, M. E., North. Clubs. Ro¬ 
tary, Fairview; C. of C.; Pres. A. B. 0. 
Pass Highway Assn. Imp. Rel., C. D. 
Bower, banker, Winfield. Kan.; Chas. H. 
Bower, farmer, Minneapolis, Kan. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co.; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
Rep. Natl. Conv., 1912. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893 ; located at Fairview. Active on 
behalf of good roads. 

BOWMAN, STEPHEN RUSSELL, Ames. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Clearwater, Kan., Dec. 
18, 1886. Edu., com. sell.. Ames; Wichita. 
Business Col., Wichita, Kan. Wife, Miss 
Peck, d. of J. V. Peck, Ames. Cdrn., 1 a., 
Billy B., Ames. Bus. Con., Farmers St. Bk., 
Fairview; farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers 
St. Assoc., S. T. Goltry, I. E. Hall, Ames: 
(pol.) H. Clay Willis, Tom Willis, John 
Butler; John Cawley, J. W. McCue; John 
Doolin, J. P. Battenberg, Alva. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Okeene,' 
Enid Grotto; I. O. 0. F., Ames; M. W. 
A., Ames. Pol. Act., partisan; active 20 
yrs. in co.; works through coins., makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 2 yra. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 3 times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived since 


at Ames. Took active part in all Liberty 
Bond Drives during war and was chmn. of 
all Bond Drives in his dist. Active worker 
for good roads. Hobby, raising thorough¬ 
bred Jersey cattle. 

BURWELL, LEWIS P., Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., Sheriff. B., Sussex Co., N. J., July 
12, 1865, Edu., Holloway, Kan., com. schs. 
Wife, Nellie C. Hill, of Lawrence, Kan. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Lawrence, Winston, N. C. ; 2 
d., Mrs. Margery Cash, Mrs. Josephine 
Smiley, Fairview. Past Bus., farming. Bk. 
Con., Fairview St. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Sherman, 
James Jarvis, Isabella ; Charles Seese, Co. 
Assessor. Church, Pres. Lodges, W. O. W., 
Ringwood. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Margaret Pros¬ 
ser, Topeka, Kan. (sister). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Sheriff, Major Co., 5 terms; City 
Marshal of Fairview, 10 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to first Co. Conv. after statehood ; del. 
to st. conv. 1908. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1894; lived north of Ringwood, 1894-1905 ; 
Mono, 1905-07 ; moved to Fairview 1907. 
Mbr. of 'St. Sheriff’s Assn. Was 1st sheriff 
of co.; elected by largest majority ever 
given a sheriff in co. Two sons in service 
during W. War. 

CARLSON, CARL E., Meno. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Sweden, July 24, 1862. Edu., 
h. sch. Married. Cdrn., 3 s., Floyd, 

Meno ; Bill, Walter at Okla. A. & M. Col. ; 
2 d., Mrs. Terry Hobson. Meno and Alice, 
tchrs. in Enid h. sch. Bk. Con., First Bk. 
of Lahoma. Assoc., (pol.) John Coward, 
Charles Seese, H. P. Cunningham, Fairview ; 
John Moffit, Meno ; Joe Sherman, Repr. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Lahoma ; 
Guthrie Consistory; I. O. O. F., Ringwood. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Emily Carlson, Minneapo¬ 
lis, Minn, (sister). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. 20 yrs. Offices, Trustee, Meno 
Twp.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. conv., 3 times. Remarksi, came to 
Okla. 1893; located at his present home. 
Came to America at age of 21. Dir. ! n 
Farmers Elevator in Meno 8 yrs. On Coun¬ 
cil of Defense during W. War. Floyd Cat- 
son (son), served in army during W. War, 
with commission of 2nd Lieutenant. 

CORWIN, ORVILLE T., Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., city clerk. B., Hennessey, Okla., Feb. 
11, 1S97. Edu., com. sch. and h. sch., Fair- 
view; Tchrs. Normal, Fairview, 1916. Wife, 
Nellie Clements, Fairview. Cdrn., 2 a., 
iMaxine, Darline. Bus. Con., interested in 
cattle raising business with his bros. Bk. 
Con., Fairview St.; Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., (pol.) Charles Seese, M. L. Dague. 
L. Mathis, Fairview. Church. Church of 
Christ. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Fairview, Past Master. Imp. Rel., W. L. 
Carwin, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Treas. 1921-22; City Clk. since 1922. 
Party Honors, del. to co. oonv. 1923. Re¬ 
marks, native son of Okla.; lived on a 
ranch in Woods Co. 1898-1910; moved to 
Fairview 1910. Was appointed Co. Treas. 
when 23 yrs. old. In A. R. D., No. 327, 
Fort Sill, during W. War Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, King-Hagen Post No. 51, Fairview. 

CAWLEY. JOHN J., Fairview. Dem. Occ. 
merchant. B., Sliga Co., Ireland, Jan. 1, 
1881. Edu., com. schs., Ireland. Married. 
Cdrn.. 2 s.. Jack, Francis P.; 2 d., Mary 
C., Chestnut Hill Col., Philadelphia; Ger¬ 
trude C. Bus. Con., Cawley’s Cash Store, 
Fairview ; Cawley Bros., Inc., Drumrlght. 
Bk. Con., Fairview St.. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, Fairview; K. C., 
Enid; M. W. A., Fairview; B. P’. O. E., 
Enid; C. of C., Fairview. Imp. Rel., Pat 
Cawley, Drumright; Denny Cawley, Sayre. 
Assoc., (pol.) Tom E. Willis, W. H. Mc¬ 
Cue, Fairview; S. R. Bowman, Ames; John 
Butler. C. B. Wood, J. E. Morse. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co.; works through 
personal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909; located at Sayre; iived at Supply, 
1912-14, Fairview since. Good roads en¬ 
thusiast. 

CUNNINGHAM, HUGH PERRY, Fair- 

view. Rep. Occ., newspaper publisher. B., 


Marion, la., Feb. 1, 1870. Edu., h. sell., 
Delphos, Kan., grad. 1889. Wife, Rena 
Church, Corning, la. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. (2 
deceased); Mrs. B. D. Parker, Osage Co.; 
Mrs. Esther Eubanks, Fairview. Bus. Con., 
Fairview Republican, editor and publisher. 
Been in newspaper business in Fairview 30 
yrs. Bk. Con., Fairview St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Joe Sherman, J. N. Vorhees, Fairview'; 
Judge Garber; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; Ira 
Hill, Cherokef } Ersklne Snoddy, Harry 
Hall, Alva; Judge Wilson, Ed Ingram, 
Kingfisher. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Fairview'; M. W. A., 
Fairview; Rotary. Imp. Rel., J. C. Cun¬ 
ningham, prof, in Amos Agricultural Col., 
Ia. Pol. Act., actively campaigned for Rep. 
nominees and supported them in his news¬ 
papers. Offices, Co. Clk., Woods Co., in 
Territorial days; 1st. City Clk. Fairview ; 
Mayor of Fairview, 1917-18, Party Honors, 
St. Committeeman 1912-14; Co. Chmn., 
Co. Sec’y, 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; located at Fairview; Alva 1905-07 ; 
Fairview since. Interested in good roads, 
drew map 'for road through Fairview dist. 
that w r as adopted by Roads Commission 
His road plans influenced co. to vote a 
$600,000.00 bond issue for road improve 
ment. 

DAGUE, MICHAEL LEROY, Fairview. 
Rep. Occ.. county clerk. B., Wilson, Kan.. 
Oct. 30, 1894. Edu., com. schs., near Ring- 
wood ; St. Sch. of Agriculture, Helena, 
grad., 1915; Northeastern St. Normal, grad. 
1911; Hills Business Col., Okla. City, 1917. 
Wife, Miss Blair, d. of Mrs. M. L. Blair. 
Fairview. Cdrn.. 1 d., Mary Lois. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants; Central Natl., Enid. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. W. Fuzzell, Orienta; C. 
R. Bowman, O. J. Turner, Ames; Tom Mc¬ 
Dermott, Arnold Spenner, Ringwood; M. 
F. Goranflo, Quinlan ; Ira Hill, Cherokee; 
Bill Glidwell, Helena; Joe Sherman. Church, 
Meth. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, Fair- 
view. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
since 1918. Offices, Deputy Co. Treas. 1918- 
20; Co. Clk. since 1920. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; located near Ringwood, lived 
in Tahlequah,' 1910-18, Fairview since. 
During the W. War was in U. S. Navy. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, King-Hagen Post, 
Fairview'. 

FARRELL, WALTER E„ Fairview. Dem. 
Occ., newspaper publisher. B., Sweet 
Springs, Mo., Jan. 23, 1897. Edu., h. sch 
Westport, Kan. City, Mo., grad. 1914; Wm. 



W. E. FARRELL 






378 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Jewel Col. Mo., 1915-16; Columbia Univ., 
Mo. 1921-22. Wife, Eva Fay Hines. Cdrn., 

2 s. Bus. Con., The Major Co. Journal, 
editor and publisher. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants Natl Assoc., (pol.) Tom Willis, 
John Butler, E. Y. Ogilvie, C. B. Wood, 
John Cawley, Dr. B. F. Johnson, Fairview. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions, Fairview; I. O. 0. 
F., Fairview. Imp. Rel., Otto E. Farrell, 
Bupt. Campbell Baking Co. (bro.). Pol. 
Act., uses the columns of his paper in 
support of Dem. candidates. Party Honors, 
del. to Dist. conv 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1922; lived in Okla. City 1 yr., in 
Aline, 1923-25; moved to Fairview 1925. 
Made good record with Dem. paper in Rep. 
stronghold and secured most of co. print¬ 
ing for his shop. During W. War was in 
68th Depot Brigade, Camp Funston. 

FLINT, MRS. W. D., Fairview. Dem. 
Vice Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

FULLER, MRS. W. A., Ringwood. Rep. 
State Committeewoman. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

HOFFMAN, HARRY T„ Altus. Dem. Occ., 
railroad man, locomotive engineer. B.. 
Waterloo. Ia., April 8, 1878. Edu., com. 
schs., Cairo, Neb., and Blackwell, Okla. 
Wife, Miss Fender, Fairview. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) George N. Suitt, Ames; Ed 
Walls, Ringwood; D. L. Moore, Earl Davis, 
Fairview; B. M. Martin, Isabella; Hubert 
Bolen, Okla. City; C. E. Hoffman, Mc- 
Alester; John Carr, Enid. Church, Church 
of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Fairview; Consistory, Wichita, Kan.; 
B. 0. F. L. E., Fairview Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co.; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. 1924-26. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1894 ; located at Blackwell, moved 
to Fairview 1906 ; at Altus 1914; Fair- 
view since. 

JARVIS, JAMES E., Isabella. Ren. Occ., 
farmer. B„ Rushville, Ill., Feb. 14, 1867. 
Edu., com. sch.. McDonough Co., Ill. and 
Independence, Kan. Wife, Josina Moore, 
Ill. Cdrn., 3 s„ Harry E., with Frisco' R. R., 
Enid; Robert L., .Tones Construction Co., 
Ft. Worth; James E. .Tr„ Univ. of Okla., 

3 d., Mrs. Arvilla Elliot, Mountain Grove, 
Mo.; Mrs. Ethel Roark. Mrs. Edith Meyers, 
Enid. Bus. Con., stockholder in Farmers 
St., Isabella ; stockholder in Farmers Union 
Exchange, Isabella; automobile dealer; 
farmer. Bk. Con.. Farmers St. Assoc., 
George Bierig, Fred Bierig, Isabella; Judge 
Garber, Judge Cullison. Judge Swindall, 
Ren. Otgen, Enid; Joe Sherman. J. N. Vor- 
hees, Fairview; Ira Hill, Cherokee. Lodges, 
K. P., Okeene. Imp. Rel.. James Edmond 
Jarvis, banker, Winfield, Kan. (uncle) ; s. 
M. Jarvis (uncle dec.), founder of Jarvis- 
Conklin Trust Co., and North Amer. Trust 
Co., N. Y. Established First Amer. Bk. in 
Havana, Cuba; received government reve¬ 
nue colloctions at Havana under Taft and 
Roosevelt administrations. Pol. Act., makes 
campaign speeches; arranges speaking 
itinerary for candidates; uses personal in¬ 
fluence among friends. Party Honors, Co. 
Chmn. 8th Congressional Dist., Major Co. 
1929; Co. Chmn. Rep. party 4 yrs. Remarks, 
made Run to Okla. 1889; located at Guth¬ 
rie ; moved to Isabella 1893. Had first oil 
test made in his twp., drilled by T. B. 
Slick, Okla. City, 4765 feet. Helped orga¬ 
nize Farmers Union Exchange at Isabella; 
secured charter for Farmers St. Bk., 
Isabella. Active in Farmers Union and in 
behalf of systematic farming. Worker for 
good roads. 

JOHNSON, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Fair- 
view. Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. 
B.. Brick. Ala., Anril 19, 1873. Edu., 
T eighton Academy, Leighton, Ala. ; Univ. 
of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn., grad. 1898. 
Widow-er. Cdrn., 2 d.. Anna May. grad, of 
Univ. of Okla., Frances Virginia, at 
Col. at Lynchburg, Va. Bus. Con., Johnson 
Drug Co., Fairview. Bk. Con.. Fairview St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Cleveland Weaver, .1. A. 


Floyd, IV. H. Mc.Cue, S. E. Bishop, John 
Majors, Tom Willis, C. B. Wood, John But¬ 
ler, F. V. Morris, Fairview. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Fairview; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City; Rotary, Fairview. Offices, 
Co. Health Officer of Major Co., continu¬ 
ously since statehood with exception of 
2 yrs. Party Honors. Chmn. Co. Dem. Com., 
16 yrs. Remarks, helped carry good roads 
bond issue 1928. Chmn. Co. Good Roads 
Assn. Came to Okla. April 1901; located at 
Fairview. On Medical Examining Bd. during 
W. War. 

LEET, WALTER C., Cleo Springs. Rep. 
Occ., employed by State Highway depart¬ 
ment. B., Livingston Co., N. Y„ June 29, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Piffard, N. Y. 
Married. Bk. Con., Cleo St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Joe Sherman, John Coward, Chas. Seese, 
J. N. Vorhees, John W. Bishop, Fairview; 
Harry Dunning, Gage; Ira Hill, Cherokee. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cleo Springs. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 
20 yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. several 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; locat¬ 
ed in Woods Co. ; lived in Guthrie 1902 ; in 
Enid 1910-11; since at Cleo Springs. Good 
roads enthusiast. Has been connected with 
Good Roads Dept, for 5 yrs. Mbr. Sch. Bd 

LINDLEY, J. HOWARD, Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., county attorney. B„, Stanbury, Mo., 
Oct, 29, 1900. Edu., Wentworth Military 
Academy, Lexington, Mo., grad. 1915; 
Okla. Univ., LL. B., 1926 ; Columbia Univ., 
N. Y. ; Naval Training S’ch., San Francisco, 
Calif., 1917. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Shirk, 
Danner & Lindley, Okla. City, Attys.; 
Lindley & Son, Breeders of Whiteface cat¬ 
tle, Fairview. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants Natl. Assoc., Dr. .T. S. Lindley, J. 
H. Shirk, H. L. Danner; (pol.) Lew 
Burwell, Chas. Seese. Abraham Epp, Ben 
Becker, Adam Ratzlaff, George Bierig, Dick 
Comelson, Fairview. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Dist. Grand Master for 
St, and Past Master of Blue Lodge, Fair- 
view ; Guthrie Consistory; Okla, City. India 
Temple Shrine, Repr. of Potentate of India 
Temple; Grotto, Enid; Rotary, Fairview. 
Pol. Act., campaigned for Rep. candidates 
in co. 8 yrs. Offices, Co. Atty. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; located in Fairview. 
During W. War served in U. S. Navy; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, King-Hagen Post, Fair- 
view. 

LOWDER, JOHN W., Fairview. Dem. 
Occ.. _ merchant. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 
6, 1875. Edu., com. schs., near Hot Springs, 
Ark. Wife. Miss Rawley, d. of F. A. Raw- 
ley, Ringwood. Cdrn.. 2 s., Lee Kilgore, 
Donald Wesley, Fairview. Bus. Con., Low- 
der Bros. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., F. W. Lowder, partner; (pol.) John 
Butler, Tom E. Willis. Ray Bates, C. W. 
Woo'd, W. E. Farrell. Past Bus., associated 
"'ith Tom E. Willis. J. A. Floyd. Dr. B. 
F. Johnson and Ray Bates in forming Dem. 
newspaper in Fairview, 1922. Church. Bap. 
Imn. Re'., Ike W. Lowder, Fairview (bro.). 
Pol. Act., prtisan; active in co. 18 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
dty Councilman 4 vrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1896 and Garber until 1911, Fair- 
view since. Good roads enthusiast. 

MATHIS, DR. L.. Fairview. Ren. Occ., 
banker. B.. Paris. Tenn., Oct. 14. 1871. 
Edu.. h. sch., Mountain Grove, Mo.; Barnes 
Medical Col., St. Louis, Mo., grad. 1900. 
Wjfe, Zaida Hughes. Cdrn.. 1 s., Gail 
Mathis, at Univ. of Okla. Bus. Con., Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants Natl., Fairview; farming 
interests; owns farm lands. Bk. Con., Farm. 
p”s & Merchants Natl Assoc., Henry A. 
Bower, .T. H. Kliewer, Charles Slack. John 
W. Bishop, J. N. Yorhees, Fairview. Church. 
Bap. Lodges. I. O. O. F., Fairview. Offices. 
Co. Treas. 1907-13. Party Honors, St. 
Committeeman. Remarks. came to Okla. 
1896; Coyle 1896-1907 ; moved to Fairview. 
Defeated candidate for St. Treas. 1914. 
Until last few yrs. has been very active 
in Rep. circles. 


MAXWELL, MRS. GEORGIA, Fairview. 
Rep. Occ., court clerk. B., Great Bend, 
Kan., Aug. 6, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Fair- 
view. Married. Cdrn., 4 d., Margaret, 

Janice, Peggy, Elizabeth Ann. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Fred Bierig, Isabella; D. W. Fuzzell, 
Orienta; W. R. McMaster, Phroso. Church, 
Church of Christ. Clubst, Etude. Imp. Rel., 
Arthur P. Buck, land office Dept., Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. Pol. Act., calls on individuals 
before primary, actively campaigns with 
other candidates in general election. Offices, 
Co. Treas. 1923-29 ; Ct. Clk. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1894; located north of Fairview; 
Woodward 1900, Oklahoma City 1902 ; 
Fairview since. Helped bring Community 
Institute to Fairview and in bldg, library. 
Served in Fairview Ct. House since 1919, in 
various capacities ; asst, to Co. Assessor ; Ct. 
Clk.; Co. Treas., was Sec’y of Co. Treas. 
Assn. 1925. 

McCUE, W H.., Fairview. Dem. Chmn. 
Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

mcdermott, Charles thomas. Ring- 

wood. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Henderson 
Co., Ill., Nov. 7. 1867. Edu 1 ., com. schs., 
Marysville, Mo., Butler Co., Kan. Married. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Roy, Okeene; Elmer, L. G., 
Kaw City; 4 d., Mrs. Ethel Slappey, Olive; 
Mrs. Mabel Phillips Hitchcock; Mrs. Pearl 
ICoons, Mrs. Grace John, Ringwood. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Ringwood. Church, Chris. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ralph Floyd, S. R. Bowman, 
Ralph E. Farrell, Henry Beatch, Ray Bates, 
C. B. Wood and Tom E. Willis, Fairview. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1895; works mostly through com. Offices, 
mbr. Co. Elec. Bd., 16 yrs. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Quinlan Twp. Dem. Com.; del. to 
co. conv., several times. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893; located at Ringwood. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

McKISSON, MRS. MARY JANE, Fair- 
view. Rep. Occ., restaurant operator. B., 
Emporia, Kan., Jan. 16, 1884. Edu., com. 
sch. and 1 yr. h. sch., Emporia, Kan. Hus., 
B. A. McKisson. Bus. Con., Iowa Cafe, 
Fairview, Joint owner with husband. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants Bk. Church, 
Pres. Pol. Act., leader in Women’s 
activities, Vice-Chmn. Cen. Com. Party 
Honors Received!, now Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com.; del. to co., dist, and st. convs. for 
6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910 ; 
located at Fairview. Has reared 2 nephews, 
now students at Univ. of Okla. 

MORRIS, FORREST V.. Fairview. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Harvey Co., Kan., Feb. 6, 1886. Edu., 
com. sch., Harvey Co., Kan.; Univ. of Okla., 
1908; Epworth Univ., (now Okla. City 
Univ.) 1909. Wife, Sadie M. Phifer, Okla. 
City. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con., F. V. Morris 
Agcy„ Fairview. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. B. F. 
Johnson, C. B. Wood, Harry Huffman, John 
Majors, Fairview. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges. Rotary and I. O. O. F., Fairview. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; Chmn. 
St. Cen. Com. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla.; located at Quinlan in Woodward Co. 
1901, moved to Fairview 1917. Was in 
Civil Ser. work in Wash. D. C. 1911-12. 
Taught sch. in co. 1905-07. Interested in 
music and choir work. Active worker for 
good roads. 

PATZKOWSKY, AUGUST F., Isabella. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Russia, Feb. 20, 
1872. Edu., com. sell., Marion Co., Kan. 
Wife, Mary Kraus, of Kan. Cdrn.. 5 s., 
Albert.. Theodore, Bryan, farmers, near 
Isabella; Reuben, banker in Fairview; and 
Wesley, Univ. of Okla. ; 2 d., Mrs. Eliza¬ 
beth Fast, Fairview. Mrs. Peter Shallen- 
berg, Minneapolis. Minn. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing; Fairview Union Store. Bk. Con., 
Fairview St. Assoc.. Dan Sunderman; 
John Hines, A. P. Epp, H. Clay Willis, 
Thomas E. Willis, C. B. Wood, Dr. J. F. 
Johnson, Fairview. Church, Mennonite. 
Pol. Act., works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, del. to st. conv.. 


MAJOR COUNTY 379 



J. N. YORHEEiS 


several times; with H. Clay Willis ac¬ 
companied W. .T. Bryan on tours of Okla. 
Remarks, came to Okla. and located on 
his present homestead, 1893; lived in Russia 
and Germany before coming to America. 

PERKINS, NELLIE M„ Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., housewife; banker. B., Jackson, Ill., 
June 21, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Edwards- 
ville. Ill.; h. sch., Edwardsville, Ill., grad , 
1910. Special Social Service work in Univ. 
of Okla. Husband F. A. Perkins, banker. 
Fairview. Bus. Con.. Fairview St. Bk. 
Con., Fairview St. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. B. 
A. McKisson, Fairview. Church, of 
Christ. Lodges, Eastern Star. Worthy Ma¬ 
tron. Po!. Act., mostly of personal type; 
pres. Hoover-Curtis Club of Major Co. 
Party Honors. Co. v.-chnm. in past; now 
Congressional Committeewoman ; del. to co., 
dist. and st. conv. for 5 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1911, located in Fairview 
During W. War was ehmn. of Major Co.. 
Liberty Loan Com; exec, sec’y. of Red 
Cross of Major Co. 

RANDALL, HARRY, Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., county judge. B.. Palmer, Kan., 
March 20, 1880. Edu.. pub. sell., Palmer. 
Kan.; Normal Univ. Salina, Kan., grad., 
1904 ; Kan. Univ., grad., 1908. Wife, Mary 
S. Boal of Palmer, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Thomas G. Andrews, 
J. N. Vorhees, H. P. Cunningham, Fair- 
view. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., every branch; Lions, Fairview. 
Pol. Act., makes campaign speeches and 
actively helps in all elections. Offices, 
dep. oo. atty., Dewey Co.. 1911 ; dep. co. 
atty., Major Co., 1911-13; pres. sch. bd., 
1913; co. judge, 1917-23; city atty. 1915- 
17; co. judge since. Remarks, came l<> 
Okla. 1908; lived at Taloga 1908 ; Seiling 
1909-11 ; moved to Fairview 1911. 

RAT2LAFF. ADAM, Orienta. Dem. Occ., 
Edu., com. sch., Hillsboro, Kan. Wife, 
(first) Sarah Schraeder, of Hillsboro, Kan. ; 
(second) Bena Frantz o'f Hillsboro, Kan. 
Cdrn., (first wife) 6 s., Ed., Fairview; 

Dan, Otto. Albert, Orienta ; Harrison, Wm„ 
Wichita. Kan.; 3 d., Mrs. Clara Durbin, 
Orienta ; Mrs. Mary 'Miller, Hillsboro. Kan. ; 
Mrs. Anna Willis. Canton, Okla. ; (second 
wife), 3 s., Waldo, Lloyd, Benton; 5 d.. 
Elsie, Lindy, Edna, Evelyn. Ruby. Bus. 
Con., farmer, land owner: v.-pres. Fair- 
farmer. B.. Prussia, Germany, Oct. 10, 1867. 


view St. Bk.; owner business and residence 
property in Fairview. Bk. Con., Fairview 
St.; First Natl., Hollis, Okla.; Zalza St., 
Zalza, Calif. Assoc., mbrs. of his family; 
(pol.) H. Clay Willis, Fairview. Church, 
Mennonite,, S. S. Supt., 14 yrs.; tchr 
men’s Bible class, 10 yrs. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
David Ratzlaff, physician, Kansas City, Mo. 
Pol. Act., acts as adviser to German popu¬ 
lation in co. Offices tvvp. treas. and elk. 
of sch. bd. almost 40 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv; was on Reception Com. 
to meet Pres. Wilson. Remarks, came to 
Amer. 1880, being one of 32 children that his 
father and mother brought; was reared in 
Turkey, kidnaped at age of 7 and held 
by Turkish bandits for ransom; came to 
Okla. from Kan. 1893 with his wife anti 
1 child, and a capital of $8.00 and one 
wagon; located 1 mile north of Fairview 
where he has since resided; now is the 
father of 17 children and has estate worth 
over $200,000.00. Active in every Liberty 
Loan Drive; 2 s., served in Army and 
Navy during W. War. 

RATZLAFF. P. P., Meno. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B.. Russia, Oct. 3. 
1869. Edu., com. sch., McPherson, Kan. 
Wife, Mis Johnson, d. of A. J. Johnson, 
of Va. Cdrn., 4 s.. Rudolph, Lawton; 

Cephers, Charles, Davis, Meno; 1 d. Mrs. 
Ella DeFebers, Carmen. Bk. Con., First 
Bk. of Lalioma ; Garfield Co., Enid. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. E. Carlson. Meno; John Coward, 
Adam Ratzlaff, Tom E. Willis. J. W. Bishop. 
Fairview; John Ambrey, Jim Ferguson, 
Okla. City. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
independent; active 20 yrs. ; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Party Honors, 
twp. committeeman; Judge of Elec. Bd.;, 
del. from Washita Co., 1982. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891 and located in Cheyenne 
Co. south of Weatherford : lived in Shawnee 
1901-08 ; Meno since 1908 ; spent 18 yrs. 
in government Indian Service; Indian farm¬ 
er at Shawnee, 1801-1908; in charge of 
Industrial Dent. Seger Indian Sch., Seger, 
Okla., 1891-1901. 

« 

SEESE. CHARLES E„ Fairview. Re]). 
Occ., county assessor. B., Minnick, Ill., 
1878. Edu., com. sch., Sumner Co., Kan., 
h. sch., Peck, Kan. 
Wife, Miss Boaz, d. 
of J. P. Boaz, Ring- 
wood. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Harry A., Wichita, 
Kan.; Lloyd M., Se¬ 
attle, Wash ; Chas. 
Jr., Bobby J.; 1 d. 
Eva Ruth. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merch¬ 
ants Natl. Assoc... 
(pol.) J. N. Vorhees, 
Chas. A. Wright, 
Fairview; J. C. 
Head-ick, Ringwood : 
0. J. Turner, Mrs. 
Hand, Ames; Joe 
iSherman; I r a H'll, 
Cherokee; Judge 
Garber, Enid; Judge 
Swindall. Heirshel 
ISnoddy, Alva ; Bill 
Glidwell, Helena. Church. Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in dist. and 
co. for 30 yrs. ; works through com. Offices, 
co. assessor, 9 yrs.; Under Sheriff. 1 term. 
Party Honors, co. chmn. 1926-28 ; del. to st. 
convs.. 2 times; del. to co. conv. 6 times; 
twp. committeeman. Remarks came to 
Okla. 1896, located in Major Co.; lived in 
Fairview since 1917. Interested in good 
schs. 

SHERMAN, JOE, Fairview'. Rep. Occ., 
farmer, stockman. Married. Bk. Con.. 
Fairview St. Assoc., (pol.) leaders in co. 
and st. republican organization. Lodge. 
Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. since statehood; through per¬ 
sonal contacts and speech making. Offices, 
mbr. legis. 1909-11 and 1928-30 ; mbr. St. 
Sen., 7th and 8th Sessions; Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs. ; Rep. St. Committee¬ 
man ; House Leader, 12th Session; v.-chmn. 


House Investigating Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894 ; lived since at Fairview. Civic 
work. (Complete information unavailable). 

SPENNER. ARNOLD, Ringwood. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Dickinson Co., Kan., 
March 22, 1871. Edu., com. sells., Dick¬ 
inson Co., Kan. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 
George and Carl, Ringwood; 3 d., Mrs. 
Nellie Webb. Mrs. Lottie Hyatt, Enid; 
Mrs. Mary Walls. Bus. Con., farmer and 
stockman. Bk. Con., Bk. of Ringwood. 
Church. Meth. Lodges, I. O. O. F. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. D. Baxter, Meno; Sam Baxter, 
Cleo; J. N. Vorhees, Joe Sherman, P. H. 
Cunningham, John Bishop, Fairview: Judge 
Garber. Enid. Imp. Rel.. Mrs. Emeline 
Ritz, Booker, Tex. Po'. Act., partisan: 
act've in co. 30 yrs. Offices, co. commr., 
1917-22; twp. trustee, 12 yrs. Party 
Honors twp. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893, located at Ringwood; 
active in good roads movement. 

TAYLOR, JOHN ELDBRIDGE, Ringwood. 
Pep. 0"c. grain dealer. B., Kingman. 
Kan., Anril 28, 1885. Edu., com. sell., 
Ringwood, Okla. Wife, Miss Lindimore, 
d. of S. E. Lindimore. San Benito, Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Rosa Elaine, Enid Bus. Col. 
Bus., Con.. En’d Milling Co. ; owner of 
farm near Ringwood. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Ringwood; First Bk. of Lalioma. Assoc.. 
.J W. Maney, Ringwood; (pol.) C. E. 
Seese, Joe Sherman, John Vorhees, Fair- 
view: .T. C Headrick, Ringwood; Judge 
Garber, P. C. Simons, Enid; Judge Swin¬ 
dall, Woodward. Lodges. I. O. O. F.. Ring- 
wood; K. of P., Enid. Imp. Rel., Mr. and 
Mrs. .T. H. Schooley, Hutehhson. Kan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 22 yrs. ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
treas. of Meno twp., 1923-27. Party 
Honors, chmn. Meno twp., 1928; del. t<> 
co. conv. 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; located at Ringwood. Interested 
in good roads; instrumental in bringing 
Highway through Ringwood. 

VORHEES, JOHN N., Fairview. Rep. 
Occ., automobile dealer ; farmer ; stockman. 
B., Adams Co., Ia., March 3, 1877. Edu., 
com. sch., Ia.; Ia. Acad. Corning, Ia. grad., 
1894. Wife, Myrtle L. Kinney, Topeka, 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d., Mrs. Raymond B. 
McClain, Salina, Kan.; Mrs. Verne Sut¬ 
ton. Fairview. Bus. Con., Voorhees Chev¬ 
rolet Co., Fairview; John Henry Grain Co., 
Enid. Past Bus., J. N. Vorhees Grain 
Co., Fairview. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Senator Ira 
Hill, Cherokee; Sen. Otjen, Enid; Joe 
Sherman, Rep \ ; Milton Garber, Enid ; Judge 
Charles Swindall; James B. Cullison, Enid. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Fairview; Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie; Rotary, Fairview. Pol. Act., 
whle he was Co. Chmn. his party 
polled largest vote ever cast in Major 
Co. Offices, city clk. v 1909; ct. elk.. 
1910-11; mbr. sch. bd., 1912-19; repr. 1923- 
25. Party Honors, co. chmn, 1920 ; del. 
to st. convs. 16 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1896 ; lived at Hennessey 1896-98; 
Enid, 1898-99 ; Homestead, 1903-08 ; Fair- 
view since. 

WALLS, ED., Ringwood. Dem. Occ., 
wholesale gas and oil dealer. B., Edgar 
Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1872. Edu., com. sch., 
Metcalf, Ill. Wife, Miss Boez, d. of John 
Boez, Metcalf, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., Eldon, 
Ringwood; 2 d., Mrs. Wanda Scott, Juanita 
Ringwood. Bus. Con., agt. for Pierce Pe¬ 
troleum Corporation; farm owner; bus. 
bldgs., Ringwood; garage owner. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Ringwood. Assoc., Billy Walls, Ring- 
wood; (pol.) Tom E. Willis, H. Clay Willis, 
Floyd Perkins, J. A. Floyd, Henry Bower, 
Fairview; Tom McDermou, John G. Parker, 
Enid. Lodges, W. O. W., Ringwood. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. for 3b 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. conv., _4 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; 
located at Ringwood 1895-1909; Elk City, 
Ringwood. interested in good roads move¬ 
ment and was one of a com. of 5 that 
called on Gov. Johnston in regard to good; 
roads. Oakley Walls, (son) 101st Field 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



CLEVELAND WEAVER 


Batt., won D. S. C., for keeping up line 
of communication under fire; won Croix 
de Guerre for other acts of valor; killed in 
action, Nov. 10, 1918. 

WEAVER, CLEVELAND. Fairview. Dem. 
Occ., school superintendent. B., Hazelton, 
Kan., Nov. 23, 1880. Edu., com. sch., Alva; 

N. W. Normal, Alva, grad., 1912. Bk. 
Con., Farmers and Merchants. Unmarried. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; I. 

O. 0. F.; Lions, Fairview. Assoc., Tom E. 
Willis, Walter Farrell, John Major, Fair- 
view. Pol. Act., Interviews friends and 
acquaintances in co. and uses personal 
influence. Offices, co. supt.; 3 terms. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1925. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived at Okeene, Home¬ 


stead and Fairview. Elected co. supt. on 
Dem. ticket in an overwhelmingly Rep. 
Co. 3 times; sch. tchr. Major Co., 4 yrs.; 
in Sherman, Okla., 1 yr.; Homestead, 2 
yrs.; Supt. of Consolidated schs. Burling¬ 
ton, 1918; supt. Lenore Union Graded sch., 
1921-22; taught in Beaver Co. 1 yr. Vol¬ 
unteered for service during W. War. In¬ 
terested in educational work. 

WILLIS, THOMAS ELLSWORTH, Fair- 
view. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Caneyville, 
Ky., Sept. 15, 1866. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Litchfield Acad., grad., 1879. Wife, 
L. Josephine Bratcher, of Ky. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mrs. Mabel 0. Wahl, Enid; Mrs. Jessie L. 
Ryan, Okla. Gas & Elec. Co., Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., practice of law; real estate and 
investments; also familiar with locomotive 
and mechanical engineering. Bk. Con , 
'Fairview St. Assoc., (pol.) Claud B. 
IVood, H. Clay Willis, W. L. Cummings, 
John Butler, Dr. B. F. Johnson, I. W. 
Lowder, Fairview; Judge Thos. H. Doyle; 
Henry S. Johnston Judge R. L> Williams ; 
J. B. A. Robertson. Church, Pres.; active 
mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial; Lions; 
I. O. O. F.; A. F. & A. M.. Fairview; 
Roval Arch; Knight Templar. Enid. Imp. 
Rel., Capt. William R. Willis, Co. G, 11th 
Ky. Vol. Inf., (father, deceased) ; Henry 
Willis, Capt. Hart's Co., Taul’s Reg., Ky. 
Riflemen, War 1812, (grandfather) ; great¬ 
grandfather was soldier in Revolutionary 
War; H. Clay Willis, J. Harrison Willis, 
Oliver P. Willis, William Edward Willis. 
Eugene E. Willis, Albert R. Willis, (bros.) 
bankers; Mrs. Sarah E. Willis Smith, (sister), 
banker Pol. Act., partisan; active 42 yrs. ; 
made speeches 25 yrs. ; takes active part 
in every campaign. Offices, Rep”, in 4th 
Legis. Assembly of Okla. Ter.; City Atty., 
Fairview, since 1920. Party Honors st. 
committeeman ; co. chmn.; del. to ">anv st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; lived 
at Hennessey, 1890-1909; Fairview since. 
During W. War served in Q. M. Corps, 
Headquarters detachment. Judge Advocate 
General’s Dept.; now captain in Reserve 
Corps Judge Advocate General’s Dept.. V. 
S. Army. Mbr. Amer. Legion, King-Hagen 
Post No. 51, Fairview. Hobby, music and 
flowers. 

WOOD, CLAUDE BURROUGHS, Fairview. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Oventon, Ky., 
Jan. 21, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch.,Hazelt n’ 


Kan., grad., 1896; studied law in an atty's 
office. Wife, Jane, d. of R. A. Shepherd, 
Enid. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., general prac¬ 
tice of law. Past Bus., real estate, loan 
and newspaper bus. before admission to 
bar Bk. Con., Fairview St. Lodges, I. O. 
O. F., Fairview. Assoc., all acive Dem’s 
in Fairview. Past Assoc., S. F. Brady. 
Tom E. Willis, attys in Fairview. Church, 
Bap. Imp. Rel., G. R. Wood, supt. Helena 
Orphans Home. Pol. Act., active in co. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn.; St. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; locat¬ 
ed near Cherokee; moved to Fairview 1915. 
Admitted to Bar June 1914. Active in 
W. War; was government appeal agt. for 
Local Bd., in Major Co. 



TOM E. WILLIS 







Marshall County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, F. O. Lewis (Dem.) _Madill 

Co. Attorney, E. S. Hunt (Dem.) _Madill 

Ct. Clerk, J. M. Scott (Dem.) _Madill 

Co. Clerk, A. C. Byrd (Dem.) _Madill 

Sheriff, Ed Lang (Dem.) _Madill 

Co. Treasurer, C. T. Morris (Dem.) _Madill 

Co. Surveyor, R. C. Bates (Dem.) -Madill 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., C. B. Trammell (Dem.) Madill 

Co. Assessor, W. J. Bell (Dem.) -Madill 

Co. Weigher, Allen Williams (Dem.) -Madill 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—W. L. Winston (Dem.) -Madill 

Dist. No. 2—J. W. Colby (Dem.) -Madill 

Dist. No. 3—C. H. Dunn (Dem.) -Madill 

County Election Board: 

Sec’v., Harry Lawrence (Dem.) -Madill 

Chmn., Will Steele (Dem.) -Kingston 

Mbr., W. B. Marshall (Rep.) -Madill 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, David L. Faulk (Dem.) Kingston; 
Sen. W. O. Ray (Dem.) Tishomingo; Dist. Judge, 
Porter Newman (Dem.) Durant. 

State Officers, Syd Wheeler, Legal Clerk, Highway 
Department; P. E. Robinson, County Supt. Health, 
Madill; Rex Strickland, Deputy Oil Inspector, Madill. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

J. W. Moon, Chmn., Madill; Mrs. John Reynolds, 
Y-Chmn., Kingston. 


Republican 

C. A. Yandevort, Chmn., Madill; Miss Janie Cook, 
Y-Chmn., Kingston; Walter Florence, Sec’y-, Madill. 

H. ,T. Pool, State Committeeman, Aylesworth; Mrs. 
G. L, Kizzer, State Committeewoman, Kingston. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Madill, Co. Seat; Homer Moss (Manager); F. L. 
Yeager (Clerk) ; A. L. Bullock (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 
Kingston, M. C. Landram (Mayor) ; O. G. & E. 
Woodville, L. L. Dillow (Mayor) ; Guy D. Jackson 
(Clerk). 

THE VOTE 

President 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 1928 

Dem. 

| 1352 | 


1589 | 

| 1935 

| 1358 | 

Rep. 

| 449 | 


1487 | 

| 866 

| 1063 | 

Soc. 

1 618 | 


269 | 

| 69 

1 70 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 i 

833 

1589 | 

| 2156 

1239 | 

Rep. 

1 1 

315 

1553 | 

| 1555 

567| | 

Soc. 

1 1 

80 

| 272 | 

|no C. 

21 | | 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

841 

| 2416 

I 

1298 | | 

Rep. 

! 1 

365 

| | 664 

1 

778| | 

Soc. 

| | 

90 

! 1 34 

1 

25 | | 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1317 | 

837 

| 1646 | 2196 

| 2146 

1342 | 1569 | 

Rep. 

| 405 | 

295 

j 1420 | 379 

| 717 

459 | 729 | 

Soc. 

1 624 | 

69 

| 259 | 2 

|no C. 

51 | 49 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Kingston 

Madill 


Newspaper 

Red River Dairy Farmer 

Record (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor Owner 

Herbert J. Pate Herbert J. Pate 
Herbert J. Pate Herbert J. Pate 


AYERS, J. H., Woodville. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Honey Grove, Tex., July 8, 
1882. Edu., com. sch.. Honey Grove, Tex. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., farmer; stock- 
halder and, dir. in Woodville St. Bk. 
Assoc., M. U. Ayers, cashier bk. Wood¬ 
ville; J. W. Johnson, merchant, Woodville; 
(pol.) W. Y. Wiley, Woodville; Dem. or¬ 
ganic. in his co. Church, Meth., South 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in party for 
22 yrs.; works through the party organiz. 
Offices, dir. of Sch. Bd.; Fret. Commit¬ 
teeman for 14 yrs., served at election 
time with the bd. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived since at Woodville; active 
in civic affairs. Hobby, athletics. 

BARNARD, G. E., Madill. Rep. Occ., 
fire insurance agent. B., Harriman, Tenn., 
Feb. 6, 1859. Edu., com. schs., Tenn.; 

Wesleyan Univ., Athens, Tenn. Wife, Ida 
Crowder. Cdrn., 2 s., Charles, Will H., 
Claremore; 1 d., Mrs. Grace Tebbe, Perry. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Madill. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. A. Vandervort, E. P. Snyder, 
H. I. Pool, Madill; John Fields, Sen. Har- 
reld, Okla. City. Church, Bap.; deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Madill. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 25 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Judge Co. 
Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. on several occasions. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived since 
at Madill; in favor of prohibition law. 
Takes a yearly cotton gin census for the 


U. S. Dept, of Commerce. Active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan work during W. 
War. 

BELT, M. D., Woodville. Dem. Occ., 
surgeon and physician. B., McNary Co., 
Tenn., Feb. 4, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; 
Chris. Col., Ft. Worth Tex. Wife, Lona 
Murrell Belt. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Maude 
Morris, Chico, Tex.; Mrs. Jessie Taylor, 
Woodville. Bk. Con., Woodville St., Wood¬ 
ville. Assoc., Guy D. Jackson. J. W. John¬ 
son, M. U. Ayers, Woodville, (pol.) Ed 
Long, W. J. Bell, Judge Hurt, co. atty., 
Madill; Claude Hatchett, Bill Utterback, 
Durant. Church, Meth., South. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Woodville; past Sec’y. 
Imp. Rel., E. M. Harris, (cousin), Cush¬ 
ing. Pol. Act., partisan; active locally 
for 20 vrs. ; works through party organiz. 
Offices, Co. Coroner 1908-10. Party Honors, 
Prct. Chmn. 6 yrs.; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks ,came to Okla. in 1898; 
lived since at Woodville; active in civic 
affairs; mbr. of the Council of Defense 
during W. War; served in the Indian al¬ 
lotments at Woodville. Hobby, athletics. 

BULLOCK, ARDEN L., Madill. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Cherry Creek, N. Y. 
March 16, 1875; came to Okla. 1906, 

located Roff, Ada 1915, Madill since 1920. 
Edu., Univ. of Buffalo, LL. B. 1900. Wife 
Josephine Terry. Cdrn., 5 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Madill. Pol. Assoc., A. A. 
Kelley, partner; Porter Newman, I. O. 
Willis, Judge Ed Long, R. A. Sneed, W. 
H. Murray, Lee Cruce, Prince Freeling. 


Church Meth., South. Clubs &. Lodges, 

Rotary, Roff 169 A. F. & A. M.; Royal 
Arch; Chapter; Knight Templar. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 20 yrs. all 

ways needed. Offices, Co. Atty., Pontotoc 
Co.; Mayor of Roff; City Atty Madill now; 
mbr. Administrative Com. Sect. 6 Okla. 
Bar. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to st. conv. Remarks, was with the 
Y. M. C. A. attached to the Italian Army 
overseas. Mbr. St. Bar Assn. 

CHESTNUT, A. L., Kingston. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Grayson Co., Tex., Dec. 
5, 1883. Edu., com. and h. schs., Gray¬ 
son Co., Tex.; Bus. Col., Dallas, Tex. 

Married. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Estella Rit- 
they, Okla. City; Loree Chestnut, Kings¬ 
ton. Bk. Con., First Natl., Kingston. 

Assoc., A. R. Ray, Bruce May, A. B. Fin- 

lev, Kingston. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Offices, Postmaster, now serving. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 

came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived since at 
Kingston. Hobby, fishing. 

COLBY, B. M„ Madill. Dem. Occ., 

wholesale grocer. B., Honey Grove, Tex., 
Aug. 23, 1883. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Honey Grove, Tex. Wife, Pauline Mc¬ 

Clure. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., S & S. 
Cash Store, No. 1 and No. 2, Madill; in¬ 
terested in 75 per cent of the grocery 
stores of Madill; land owner. Bk. Con., 

First Natl., Madill. Assoc., W. H. Colby, 
(bro.), partner in bus.; (pol.) John 
Landram, Rex Strickland, Madill. Church, 
Hap. Clubs, Rotary Club. Imp. Rel., J- 








































382 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. L. HOLLAND 


W. Colby, (bro.), chmn. Co. Deni. Com., 
Madill. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 25 yrs.; works through per¬ 

sonal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1904; located at Madill. Hobby, 
fishing. 

COLBY, J. W„ Madill. Dem. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B. t Fannin Co., 

Tex., Jan. 17, 1874. Edu., com. sch., 
Fannin Co., Tex.; Normal Sch., Denton, 
Tex. Wife, Barbara Allen. Cdr., 2 s., 

Sam, Jack W., Jr.; 1 d., Mrs. Myrtle 
Short, Madill. Bus. Con., Co. Commr. ; 
part owner C'olby & Allen Grocery Store, 
Madill; farm owner. Bk. Con., First 

Natl., Madill. Assoc., Claude Allen, Ma¬ 
dill; (pol.) Ed Long, M. E. Ewing, Felix 
Simmons, Madill; Porter Newman, J. W. 
Clark, Roy Cargill. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Rod & Gun, past dir. Imp. Rel., W. H. 
Colby, (bro.), Madill. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 34 yrs. Offices, 
Co. Commr. since 1919; Chinn, for past 
8 yrs. ; instrumental in building hard sur¬ 
face roads in his co.; Mayor, Madill, 1919- 
23; Alderman for a number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at Madill; active in civic affairs. 
Hobbies, fishing and hunting. 

COOKE, JANE, Kingston. Rep. Occ., 
store clerk. B., Monroe Co., Tenn., March 
27, 1898. Edu., com. sch., Kingston, Okla. 
Llnmarried. Bk. Con., First Natl., Kings¬ 
ton. Assoc., (pol.) C. A. Vandervort, Wal¬ 
ter Florence, Elmer Cooper, Marshall Co.; 
Lew Wentz, Ponca City. Church, Meth., 
South, sec’y.-Treas. of S. S.; Missionary 
Society. Imp. Rel., Dr. Elmer Summitt, 
Charity Hospital, New Orleans; H. Cook, 
(father). Pres, minister past 50 yrs. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; works through, personal 
contacts only. Party Honors, V.-Chmn. 
Prct. Com.; Co. V.-Chmn. of Rep. party; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1904 ; lived 1 yr. at Woodville, and at 
Kingston since; active in civic affairs; 
mbr. of the Kingston Cemetery Assn, 
visiting sick and helping build up com¬ 
munity. 

EWING, MILAM E., Madill. Dem. Occ., 
loans and insurance. B., Sulphur Springs, 
Tex., July 5, 1880. Edu., com. sch.. Sul¬ 
phur. Tex. Wife, Edna Lindly. Cdrn., 1 
s., Olgus, Port Arthur, Tex.; is rearing 


his niece, Bonnie Bess Graham. Bus. 
Con., city loans; fire and casualty ins.; 
farm owner; Justice of Peace. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Madill. Assoc., (pol.) Felix 
Simmons, W. H. Colby, Alonzo Stanley. 
H. B. Wiggs, Madill; M. L. Nash, John 
Vaughan, William Franklin, Bob Hefner 
Church, Church of Christ, elder 20 yrs 
Clubs, C. of C., past pres.; Rotary Club, 
was organizer and first pres, Madill. Imp. 
Rel., J. A. Ewing, (bro.), Hickory, Okla. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st 
for 18 yrs.; works mostly through personal 
contacts; makes some speeches. Offices, 
past City Commr. and City Alderman. 
Party Honors, Insp. of Election Bd. past 
10 yrs.; del. to co. convs.; former Prct. 
Committeeman; past Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived in 
Bryan Co. in Indian Ter.; lived in Madill 
since 1911; Executive mbr. of the Co. 
Council of Defense throughout the W. War; 
Chmn. of Membership Com, for Red Cross; 
Chinn, of Liberty Loan Com. of Marshall; 
mbr. Co. Council of Defense; selected as 
most useful citizen of Madill. Interested 
in civic improvement and the advance¬ 
ment of humanity. 

FAULK, DAVID L., Kingston. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Elmo Co., Ala,, Dec. 7, 
1867; came to Okla. near Kingston 40 
yrs. ago. Edu., com. sch., of Tex. Wife, 
Erma Little. Cdrn., 3 s., Sam, David L., 
Jr., Solomon; 2 d., Lola B., Irene. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl., Kingston. Pol. Assoc., 
J. W. Colby, Bill Colby, John Hammond, 
John Abies, Henry S. Johnston, Summers 
Hardy, Geo. Henshaw, John Simpson. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Blue 
Lodge; M. W. A.; W. O. W. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 40 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, Legislature 10th, 11th, 
12th sessions. Party Honors, former Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to all st. and co. 
convs. 

FLORENCE, WALTER S., Madill. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Oakland, Okla., Dec. 
11, 1894. Edu., com. sch., Madill, Okla. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., Madill Natl Assoc., 
(pol.) C. N. Vandervort, Madill; H. J. 
Poole, Aylesworth; Judge Kennamer, H. B. 
Fell, Ardmore; Sen. J. W. Harreld, Okla. 
City. Church of Christ. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Council, Chapter, Oommandery, 
Knight Templar, Ardmore. Imp. Rel., 
Judge Kennamer, (bro.-in-law), Tulsa; J. 
C. Florence, (bro.), in Land Dept. Prairie 
041 & Gas Co., Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active for 10 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts and party organiz. Offices, 
Postmaster, Madill, now serving second 
term. Party Honors, Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com.; 
del. to all st., dist. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, his home at Oakland, until 1898, 
at Madill since; active in civic affairs; 
served 6 yrs. in the U. S. Army, 3 of 
which were in the Philippines; served in 
Co. I, 13th Inf., 8th Div.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Charles B. Burke Post, Madill; 
del. to natl. Legion conv. at Cleveland. 
Hobby, fishing; mbr. of the Izaak Walton 
League. 

FULTZ, D. E., Linn. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., McMinnville, Tenn., Sept. 
1875. Edu., com. sch., Indian Ter. Wife, 
Laura Overton. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Viola 
Moore, Shawnee; Mrs. Velma Holden; 
Miss Salatha Fultz, Linn, Okla. Bk. Con., 
Madill Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Moore, 
Madill; John Brown, Cumberland; R. L. 
Stout, Linn; F. E. Kennamer, Tulsa; 
Porter Newman. Bus. Con., Fultz Mercan¬ 
tile Co., Linn. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Postmaster, 1900-1905; Clerk Sch. Bd.; 
Clerk Election Bd.; Prct. Registrar, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived 
since at Linn. Hobby, fishing. 

HOLLAND, J. L. Madill. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Cook Co., Tex., 
June 1, 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., 


Cook Co., Tex.; Med. Sch., Baylor Univ.,; 
M. 1). 1905; grad, work in Chicago, Minn., 
several certificates from Okla. Univ. Wife, 
Zona, d. of J. D. Walker, Altus. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Wilma Short, Knoxville, Tenn; 
Miss Mildred Holland, Sand Springs, Okla. 
Bus. Con., practicing physician and surg¬ 
eon; farm owner; pecan grower. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Madill. Assoc., (pol.) 
M. E. Ewing, Rex Strickland, M. B. 
Bryant, E. P. Schneider, Madill; Judge 
Kennamer, Tulsa; Holden & Welch, Hugo; 
Porter Newman, Durant. Church, Bap., 
Madill. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Era, Tex.; Chapter, 
Madill; Consistory, McAlester; Knight 
Templar, Ardmore ; Bedouin Temple Shrine, 
Muskogee; Eastern Star, Madill. Pol. 
Act., partisan; interested for 30 yrs. and 
particularly active during past year in 
both co. and st.; works through personal 
contacts and the party organiz. Offices, 
Sec’y. and past Pres. Marshall Co. Med. 
Society; City Health Officer since 1919; 
Frisco Surgeon at Madill. Party Honors, 
mbr. Election Bd.; past Chmn. of his 
Prct. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905 
and has lived since at Madill. 

HURT, E. S., Madill. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney at law. B., Tex., Feb. 12, 1860. 
Edu., com. and h. sell., Sherman, Tex.; 
Univ. of Tex., Austin. Wife, Lora Buris. 
Cdrn., 6 s.; Id. Bk. Con., Madill Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) David Russell, R. L. Cox, 
Madill; Judge Tom Doyle; Charles 
Wrightsman; Judge Threadgill, Coalgate; 
Judge Estes, Okla. City. Lodges, I. O 
O. F., K. P., Madill. Imp. Rel., R. M. 
Hurt, Mercantile Natl. Bk., Dallas; E. E. 
Hurt, atty., Dallas; Robert Hurt, Asst. Co 
Atty., Dallas; E. D. Hurt, Magnolia Pet 
Co., Dallas, (bros.) ; father 22 yrs. Judge 
of the Criminal Ct. of Appeals. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and the party organizations. 
Offices, Mayor of Ravia, 1906-07 ; Co. Atty., 
1928-30. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902. 
Hobby, fishing. 

JACKSON, GUY D„ Woodville. Rep. 
Occ., druggist. B., Princeton, Mo., Sept. 
15, 1875. Edu., com. and h. schs.; High¬ 
land Park Sch. of Pharmacy, Ph. G., 1902. 
Wife, Grace. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert; 2 d., 
Ruth, Virginia. Bus. Con., Jackson Phar¬ 
macy, Woodville. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Henry Lukin, Kingston; Walter 
Florence, Madill. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Woodville; Consistory, 
McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. for 10 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, elk. of City Coun¬ 
cil; former elk. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1908 ; active in civic affairs; during W. 
War was active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan work. Hobby, music. 

JOHNSON, J. W., Woodville. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 21, 
1891. Edu., h. sell., Woodville. Wife, 
Dixie Lee. Cdrn., 1 d., Jean. Bus. Con., 

J. W. Johnson, grocer, Woodville. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) Rex Strick¬ 
land, Madill; W. Y. Wiley, John Ayres, 
Woodville. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., J. 
E. Johnson (bro.), hardware bus., Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and dist. 
for 18 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. and treas. of Wood¬ 
ville Sch. Bd. 3 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived in Woodville since; 
active in civic affairs; attends all co. Dem. 
convs.; during W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond drives and was mbr. of the 
Council of Defense; interested in good schs. 

KELLEY, ALVA ALPHONSO, Madill. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., West Point, Ill., 
May 11, 1876; came to Okla. 1916; lo¬ 
cated at Madill. Edu., h. sch., Carthage, 
Ill.; admitted to Bar, Ill., 1897. Wife, 
Lona T. E. Davis. Cdrn., Mrs. G. W. 
Sparger. Bus. Com, Kelley & Bullock, at¬ 
torneys. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 






A. A. KELLEY 


(pol.) A. L. Bullock (partner), C. A. Van- 
devort, H. A. Pool, R. E. Kennemer, Robt. 
Crockett, J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine, Geo. 
Strawn. Church, Pres. Lodge, Royal 
Arch Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; st. work¬ 
er 33 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, City 
Atty., Carthage, Ill., 8 yrs.; first Mayor 
under Commission form, 1917; City Atty., 
Madill. Party Honors, nominee for Crim¬ 
inal Ct. of Appeals 1924; nominee List. 
Judge. 1922; del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
mbr. Legal Advisory Bd.; chmn. Executive 
Co. Com. Red Cross during W. War; mbr. 
Co. and St. Bar Assns. 

KIZ2ER. MRS. G. L.. Kingston. Rep. 
St. Committeewoman. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

LANDRAM, JOHN, Madill. Dem. Occ., 
insurance agent. B.. Pottsboro, Tex., Nov. 
8, 1889. Edu., h. sch., Kingston. Wife, 
Ruth Kernsdall. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. 
Con , 1'fe insurance aat.; v.-ores. First 
Natl. Bk„ Madill; farm owner. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. H. Colby, v.-pres. First Natl. 
Bk.. Madill: Bruce May. Kingston; A. F. 
Stanley, Madill; John Vaughan; A. N. 
Leecraft; R. L. Williams. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club, dir. and 
past pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, 
Madill. Imp. Rel.. W. C. Landram, mer- 
cliant, Kingston; F r ank Landram. v.-pres. 
First Natl. Bk., Kingston (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan: active in co. and st. for 
22 yrs. ; anti-Klan dry voter: makes some 
speeches, but works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts and the party organizations. 
Offices, sec’y Dem. Cen. Com.; sec’y Sch. 
Bd.. Madill Party H"nors. del. to dist. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived at Kingston and Madill; during 
W. War was 4-minute speaker for Liberty 
Loan campaign; mbr. of the Izaak Walton 
League. Hobby, fishing. 

LEWIS, I. 0.. Madill. Dem. Occ., Co. 
Judge. B,, Chickasaw Nation, Nov. 14, 
1856. Edu., private sch.. Collin Co.. Tex., 
under Geo. W. Coffman; law education ac¬ 
quired by studying and reading. Wife, 
Addie, d. of Dad Richards (dec.). Byars. 
Cdrn., 2 s., W. C., Okla. City; Fitzhugh, 
Madill; 5 d., Mrs. Claude Hawkins, Tuc¬ 
son, Ariz.; Mrs. Alta Wyrick, Paris. Tex. ; 
Mrs. Lillian Madill. Okla. City: Miss Ty- 
jauna Lewis, Madill. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., E. S. Hurt, Co. Atty.; J. 


MARSHALL COUNTY 

M. Scott, Ct. Clerk, Madill; (pol.) Felix 
Simmons, J. H. Colby, H. M. Rice, Charles 
Vandervort, John Vandervort, Madill; 
Judge Newman, Durant; Joe Champion, 
Tom Champion, Ardmore. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Marshall Co. Dem. Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Madill, past Master for 8 yrs. Imp. 
Rel., Ben Love (uncle), dec.; Jim Lewis 
(half-bro.), Ardmore. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 50 yrs.; works 
personally and with the party com. ; makes 
speeches; active in Indian government af¬ 
fairs during the life of the Tribal govern¬ 
ment; anti-Klan. Offices, Co. Judge, Dist. 
Judge, Atty. General and Co. Clk. of 
Chickasaw Nation; J. P., Co. Judge for 
past 18 yrs. Party Honors, delegate to 
Chickasaw Nation Convs. at Washington, 

D. C,; del. to all co. and dist. convs. Re¬ 
marks one of the first white men in his 
section of the st. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

LITTLE, REUEL W„ Madill. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Kingston, Nov. 28, 1902. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Kingston; Univ. of 
Okla., LL. B., 1927. Wife, Gemma, d. of 

E. E. Ayers, Madill. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Little, W. H. Colby, 
John Landram, Madill; W. A. Ray; John 
Vaughan. Church, of Christ. Clubs, Ro¬ 
tary Club, chmn. vocational com.; active 
in civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 2 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts and the party 
organizations; makes speeches. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist., and st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman : lived all his 
life at Madill. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

MARCH, MARGUERITE, Madill. Dem. 
Occ., Asst. County Superintendent of Pub¬ 
lic Instruction. B., Nocona, Tex., Dec. 3, 
1896. Edu., h. sell., Madill; S. E. Tchrs. 
Col., Durant. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. W. Moon, J. W. 
Colby, Madill; Dave Faulk; J. S. Vaughan; 
Judge Clark. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. Offices, Asst. Co. 
Supt. of Public Instruction, now serving. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. on sev¬ 
eral occasions; v.-pres. of pret. com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1910; has lived since 
at Madill; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
music. 

McCOMMAS, BESS, Madill. Dem. Occ., 
librarian at Madill City library. B., Lins- 
dale, Tex., Sept. 7, 1886. Edu.. public 
sch., Indian Terr. Hus., Frank McCom- 
mas, Madill. Assoc., Miss Margaret March, 
Madill. Church. Bap. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. Offices, librarian of 
city public library, now serving. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1887 ; lived since at Ma¬ 
dill ; is highly regarded because of her 
interest and activities among the children 
and in church work. 

MOON, J. W., Madill. Dem. Occ , marble 
and granite dealer. B„ Cumberland Co., 
Ky., July 4, 1873. Edu., h. sch., Gaines¬ 
ville. Tex. Wife, Mattie J. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 
d. Bus. Con., Madill Marble and Granite 
Works. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
David Russell, Felix Simmons. Jack Colby, 
Madill; William Franklin, George Henshaw, 
Lester Smith, Porter Newman. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, K. P., W. O. W.. Madill; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Madill. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 35 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through the party organ¬ 
izations Offices, first Tax Assessor and 
Collector for Madill, 1906: Public Weigher 
1910-12; mbr. City Council 10 yrs. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. St. Dem. Corn.; del. to 
st convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived since at Madill; active in civic af¬ 
fairs ; during W. War was garden director 
in Marshall Co.; mbr. Co. Council of De¬ 
fense; mbr. Izaak Walton League. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

MOSS, HOMER, Madill. Rep. Occ., city 
manager. B., in Mo,. Mar. 25, 18<2. Edu., 
schs. of Indian Terr, and Sherman, Tex. 


383 

Wife, Dora Claiburn. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
Doss Lynn, Okla. City; Mrs. Dick Smith, 
Texhoma,, Dorothy Moss, Madill. Bus. Con., 
City Mgr., Madill. Assoc., H. B. Wiggs, D. 
O. Davis, F. J. Cartfer, Mr. Davis, Madill; 
(pol.) F. L. Yargar, City Clk., Joe Leeper, 
City Commr., Scott. Church, M. E. Clubs 
& Lodges, VV. O. W.; Mason; I. O. O. F.; 
Municipal League. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1900; makes speeches, oper¬ 
ates through coins, and others. Offices, City 
Mgr., Madill, since 1925; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1879 ; located near 
Sulphur, moved to Marshall Co. and lived 
there since. Served on me Advisory Bd. 
during War. Hobby, cattle, horses. 

POOL, H. J., Aylesworth. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Howell Co., Mo., July 30, 
1890. Edu., com. sch., Bristow. Wife, 
Iva, d. of A. T. McCraw, Aylesworth. 
Cdr., 3 s., H. J., Jr.; Harold, Edward; 3 
d., Joyce, Doris, Fay. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Iva Pool (wife) ; (pol.) Co. 
Rep. leaders. Church, Meth.; steward. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cumberland. 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. for 22 yrs.; 
also in natl. affairs; anti-Klan; works 
through personal contacts and com. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster at Aylesworth since 1922; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs. ; st. committeeman at 
present. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; 
lived in Cherokee Strip 2 yrs.; Bristow 
1900-15; Antlers 1915-19; at Aylesworth 
since 1919; ran for Sheriff 1928, defeated; 
active in civic affairs; interested in polit¬ 
ical questions. 

REYNOLDS, MRS. J. F., Kingston. Dem. 
Occ., housekeeper. B„ Pottsboro, Tex., 
Sept. 2, 1867. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Pottsboro, Tex.; Kidd Key Col., grad., 1889. 
Hus., J. F. Reynolds. Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn, 
ranchman at Kingston. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Bruce May, Mrs. J. E. 
Click, Rev. J. A. Morgan, Kingston; (pol.) 
Mrs. Grace Willis, Willis; J. W. Moon, 
John Landram, Madill. Church, Meth., S. ; 
pres. W. M. S.; supt. of publicity for 
East Okla. Conference. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Jafnes Qrowford (siister), Purcell. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 8 yrs.; works 
through the party organization in co. 
Party Honors, v.-chmn. Dem. Co. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1908; lived at Ma¬ 
dill 1908-13; at Kingston since 1913; v.- 
pres. of Co. Red Cross organization. Hobby, 
chicken raising. 



H. J. POOL 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


ROBINSON, P. F., Madill. Deni. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Izard Co., 
Ark., Nov. 15, 1867. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.. Bearing Fork, Ark.; Univ. of Tenn., 
Nashville, M. D. Wife, Clemma B. Phil¬ 
lips. Cdm., 3 d., Mrs. Bonnie Spindle, 
San Bernardino, Calif.; Mrs. Lloyd Cain, 
McAlester; Miss Imogene Robinson, Ma¬ 
dill. Bus. Con., practicing physician; Co. 
Supt. of Public Health; real estate owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dave Faulk, 
Felix Simmons, David Russell, Madill; 
Jack Colby, Will Winsom. Church, Meth.; 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, Rod & Gun 
Club, Durant and Madill; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Madill; Royal Arch, Ardmore. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. W. J. Robinson, Portia, Ark.; 
Dr. J. T. Robinson, Washington, Ark.; Dr. 
Amos Robinson, Leachville, Ark.; John 
Robinson, Paragould, Ark. (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
40 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Co. Supt. of Public Health; 
chmn. of Sch. Bd. 10 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. ; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived at 
Powell 1894-1904; at Madill since 1904. 
Hobby, touring and fishing. 

SIMMONS, FELIX, MadJit. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Grayson Co., Tex., Sept. 8, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., Durant; 
Okla. A. & M. Col. 1920. Wife, Kaiah, 
d. of Dr. W. H. Ford, Sudan, Tex. Cdrn., 
1 s., Felix Ford. Bus. Con., cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Madill; farm and real estate 
owner. Assoc., W. H. Colby, Joe Hamon, 
Madill; P. A. Norris, Ada; (pol.) J. W. 
Moon, chmn. co. cen. com.; John Landram, 
Madill; Mrs. J. F. Reynolds, Kingston; W. 
C. McAlister, Bill Holloway. Ed Semans, 
Scott Ferris, Hubert Bolen. Church, 
Meth. ; mbr. bd. of trustees. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Madill; Royal Arch, Jacksonville, Fla.; In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
Carl Simmons, Denver, Colo.; Clyde Sim¬ 
mons, Madill, (bros.). Pol. Act., a lead¬ 
er in co. and st.; active for 14 yrs. ; 
makes speeches and works through the 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, Senator from 26th dist., 1927-29; 
past sec’y of Co. Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
sec’y co. cen. com.; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 : lived at Du¬ 
rant 1895-1906; during W. War served as 
finance officer in Quartermaster Corps.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Charles B. Burke Post, 
Madill. Hobby, golf. 

STRICKLAND, REX. Madill. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Lee Co., Miss., 
Aug. 16. 1892. Edu., h. sch., Paris, Tex.; 


commercial col., Paris, Tex. Wife, Allie 
Hart. Cdrn., 1 d., Virginia. Bus. Con., 
Dodge dealer, Madill. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Madill Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Alonzo 
Stanley, M. E. Ewing, Fitzhugh Lewis, 
Madill; C. C. Childress, Frank Carter, M. 
A. Nash, Jim Rollins, John Vaughan, Jim 
Hatcher. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club; Mason, life mbr. of Blue 
Lodge; Chapter, Madill; Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester ; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., C. F. Strickland, former Asst. 
Supt. S. Pacific R. R., Beaumont, Tex.; 
W. B. Strickland, Dallas, mbr. Tex. House 
of Representatives (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. for 15 yrs.; anti-Klan; 
in favor of prohibition; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, treas. of Sch. Bd.; 
Oil and Gas Inspector of Marshall Co. 
Party Honors, pres. League of Young Dems. 
in co.; del. to all st. convs.; pres, of 
the Smith-for-Pres. Club in Marshall Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1912; lived since 
at Madill; during W. War was mbr. of 
the unassigned infantry; mbr. of the Amer. 
Legion, Charles B. Burke Post, Madill; af¬ 
ter the war close was inspector under Fre- 
vost Marshal Major Kerr in closing up 
the Draft Bds.; pres, of the Marshall Co. 
Izaak Walton League of Amer. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

SUDBURY, B. E., Kingston. Dem. Occ., 
lumber and hardware dealer. B., Nash¬ 
ville, Tenn., Feb. 13, 1897. Edu., h. sch., 
Wolf City, Tex. Wife, Ada, d. of J. E. 
Flynt. Kingston. Cdrn., 1 d., Anna Lou. 
Bk. Con., First Nafl. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Lingo-Leeper Co, Kingston. Assoc., W. 
J. Leeper, C. W. Wilson, Denison, Tex. ; 
(pol.) D. L. Faulk, Jim Moon, Rex Strick¬ 
land, Madill; J. F. Rollins, Tulsa; J. B. 
Harper, Talihina; Fred Capshaw, Frank 
Carter, S. J. Wheeler, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. (pref.). Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Kingston. Imp. Rel., H. B. Sudbury (bro.), 
in lumber bus. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. 12 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and the party 
organizations. Offices, Mayor of Kingston, 
now serving; mbr. City Council for 2 yrs.; 
Co. Tag Agt. Party Honors, mbr. League 
Young Dems.; del. to st. conv. 1928; del. 
to all co. convs.; former sec’y Dem. Cen. 
Com., 1926-27. Remarks,, came to Okla. 
1920; lived since at Kingston. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

VANDERVORT, C. A., Madill. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Pana, Ill., M'ch. 10, 1871. 
Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Mary Gray. 
Cdrn., 3 s., LeRoy, Tulsa; Clyde, Weldon, 
Madill; 2 d., Mrs. Hettie Endlebreck. De¬ 


troit, Mich.; Hazel Vandervort, Madill. 
Bus. Con., Vandervort Bros. Mercantile 
Co., Madill. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
J. W T . Vandervort (bro.), partner in bus.; 
(pol.) W. F. Florence, Madill; H. J. Poole, 
Aylesworth; Sen. Pine. Church, Meth. 
(pref.). Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Madill. 
Pol. Act., nationally partisan; locally in¬ 
dependent; active in) co.; anti-Klan. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Election Bd., 1907-11; 
del. to co., dist. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived since in Mar¬ 
shall Co.; in Madill since 1907 ; active in 
civic affairs. 

WILEY, W. Y., Woodville. Dem. Occ., 
hardware dealer. B., Lafayette Co., Miss., 
Dec. 30, 1871. Edu., com. sch.. Miss. 
Wife. Julia Ponder. Bus. Con., Wiley & 
Co. Hardware, Woodville. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., Julia Ponder Wiley (wife), 
partner in bus.; (pol.) J. W. Johnson, John 
Ayres, Woodville; C. D. Howard, Wood¬ 
ville; Henry S. Johnston; Charles Carter. 
Church, Chris. Scientist. Lodges, W. O. 
W., Mason Blue Lodge, Woodville. Imp. 
Rel., G. C. Wiley (bro.), real estate bus., 
Durant. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and dist. for 20 yrs.; favors enforce¬ 
ment of prohibition; anti-Klan; makes 
some speeches; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 15 yrs. Party Honors, for¬ 
mer prct. committeeman and mbr. of Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; attends all st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived at 
Tishomingo and at Woodville since 1905; 
active in civic affairs; was chmn. of every 
drive for Liberty Bonds and Red Cross at 
Woodville during W. War; chmn. of the 
Co. Council of Defense. 

WILLIS, JAMES HAMP., Kingston. Dem. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Willis, 
Apr. 17, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Pottsboro, 
Tex.; h. sch., Sherman, Tex. Wife, Em¬ 
ma M., d. of R. M. Harris, Tishomingo. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Helen R. Lewis, Ada. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Doug¬ 
las H. Johnson, Gov. of Chickasaws; 
Wright & Wisdom, Muskogee. Church, 
Nazarene. Imp. Rel., Gov. R. M. Harris 
(father-in-law), Tishomingo; Holmes Wil¬ 
lis, mbr. of the Dawes Commission. Pol. 
Act., independent. Offices, Mining Trustee 
for Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, 1905- 
22; Sheriff of Pickens Co. during Tribal 
government of Indians, 4 yrs.; mbr. Chick¬ 
asaw Legislature 2 terms; Indian Police 
under Geo. W. Wright and D. M. Wisdom, 
Muskogee. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived in Kingston for 32 yrs.; interested 
in church work. 


Mayes County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Henry L. Burris (Rep.)_Locust Grove 

Co. Attorney, H. A. Kehn (Dem.) _Pryor 

Ct. Clerk, J. M. Downing (Rep.) _Pryor 

Co Clerk, Dan Carman (Rep.) _Pryor 

Sheriff. Chas. M. Kelley (Rep.) _Pryor 

Co. Treasurer, A. M. Duncan (Rep.) _Pryor 

Co. Surveyor, F. C. Settle (Dem.) _Pryor 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Jnst., Flossie Templeton (Dem.) 

~ - - Locust Grove 

Co. Assessor, Don McElroy (Dem.) _Prvor 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1 — .T. R. Leach (Dem.) _Adair 

Hist. No. 2 — E. F. Fults (Dem.) _Pryor 

Dist. No. 3—C. A. Wilson (Rep.) _Peggs 

County Election Board: 

See’y., R. A. Wilkerson (Dem.) _Pryor 

Chmn., M. E. DeLozier (Dem.) _Adair 

Mbr., A. D. Nickle (Rep.)-Locust Grove 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative. Babe Howard (Dem.) Try or; Sen. 
Richard L. Wheatley (Dem.) Vinita; Dist. Judge, Ad 
V. Coppedge (Dem.) Grove. 

.State Officers. W. J. Whitaker, County Supt. Health, 
Pryor; Mrs. J. Z Hogan. Deputy Oil Inspector, Pryor. 

State Institutions, Whitaker State Home for white 
children, J. C. Wilkerson, Supt., Pryor. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

R. A. Wilkerson, Chmn., Pryor; Mrs. R. V. Grant, 
V-Chmn., Choteau. 

Republican 

Chas. M. Kelly, Chmn., Pryor; Mrs. C. R. Jackson, 
V-Chmn., Adair; Roy Harding, Sec'y., Pryor. 


W. T. L. Dodson, Committeeman, Locust Grove; 
Mrs. Anna Downing, State Committeewoman, Mazie. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Pryor, Co. Seat; Thos. J. Harrison (Mayor) ; Roi- 
liu E. Adair (Clerk) ; W. E. Nicklin (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Serv. Co. of Okla. 

Adair. T. R. Gebbs (Mayor) ; Geo. E. Childress 
(Clerk), Pub Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Choteau, Will A. Crockett (Clerk), Pub. Ser. Co. 
of Okla.; Choteau Gas Co. 

Locust Grove, Sam Gear (Chmn. Bd. of Trustees) ; 
F. L. Thurman (Clerk), Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Salina, W. O. Hausenblack (Mayor) ; W. S. Wain- 
wriglit (Clerk), Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

191S 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1574 


| 1995 | 

| 224(7 

1 1 

2161 | 

Rep. 

| 1229 


j 2448 | 

| 2340 

1 1 

3004 | 

Soc. 

227 


163 | 

| 39 

1 1 

40 | 

Senator 

Dem. 


1122 

| 1969 | 

| 2623 

| 1746 | 

1 

Rep. 


913 

| 2484 | 

| 2706 

| 1695 | 

1 

1 

Soc. 

1 

40 

1 149 [ 

|no C. 

1 4 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1127 

| 2764 

1 

| 1824 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

955 

| 2172 

1 

| 1941 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

42 

1 ! 24 

1 

1 13 [ 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

115171 

1112 

1 2025 I 2558 

I 2037 

| 1842 | 

2507 1 

Rep. 

| 1285 1 

954 

| 2448 2023 

1 2435 

| 1687 | 

2486 

Soc. 

| 214 

36 

| 159 | no C. 

no C. 

‘no C. | 

8 | ; 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Adair 

Citizen 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

A. J. Gibson 

A. J. Gibson 

Choteau 

Herald 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

Will A. Crockett 

Will A. Crockett 

Pryor 

Mayes County 

Dem. (Wkly. Dem.) 

II. M. Butler, Jr. 

James P. Hogan 


Mayes County 

Rep. (Wkly. Rep.) 

L. D. Harding 

L. D. Harding 

Salina 

Hustler 


J. C. Brown 

J. C. Brown 


ANDERSON, JOHN C., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
farmer ;road construction. B., Browns¬ 
ville, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1864. Edu., com. and 
h. seh., Tenn.; McNaught Col., N. Y. 
Wife, Mabel Washburn. Cdrn., 2 d., Gladys, 
Mrs. Helen Taylor, Tulsa. Bk. Con., First. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. C. Goins, W. E. 

Nicklin, Dr. ,T. H. Gravin, Mayes Co; 
Geo. D. Key, Henry S. Johnston, Mrs. 0. 
O. Hammonds, E. B. Howard, John J. 

Mitchell. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; K. P. Pol. Act., co. and st. 

worker since 1888; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts and party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, Supt. of Road Con¬ 
struction, appointed by Gov. Tolinstou; 
first Clk. of Fed. Ct., Vinita. Party Honors, 
chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., Mayes Co.; Sec'y 
to Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 

1888, lived Vinita, Pryor since 1904 ; dur¬ 
ing W. War was Food Administrate for 
Co. and mbr. Exec. Com. of Council of 
Defense. 

BATTENFIELD, A. LEE.. Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Russellville, Ark., Mar. 
29, 1880. Edu., Univ. of Ark., A. B. 1900, 
LL. B., admitted to Bar in Ark. 1903. 
Wife, Ora Overton. Cdrn., 1 s., Lincoln; 
2 d., Gloria Lee, Mary Jane. Bk. Con., 


Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mack R. Shanks, 
Harve Landley, W. M. McCullough, Pryor; 
Tom Right, Chas. Moon, Jim Nance, A. N. 
Leecraft. Church, Chris., tchr. Mens’ 
Bible Class. Clubs & Lodges, Izaak Walton 
League; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, past 
Master; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W.; K. P. 
Imp.. Rel., D. M. Battenfield, lawyer, 
Claremore. Pol Act., partisan; st. worker 
since 1904 ; makes speeches; works 
through party organiz. Offices, Mbr 11th 
Legis.; Co. Atty. 1908-12; City Atty. 1912- 
14. Party Honors, past co. and st. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; Mbr. Dem. St. Campaign Com. 
1928; Del co., st. and dist. convs.; Mbr. 
League of Young Dem. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived since at Pryor. Civic 
worker. Mbr. Council of Def. and 4 mm. 
speaker during W. War Interested in 
good roads. Originator of foreign corp. 
license tax law. 

BAUGH, JOEL LINDSAY, Choteau. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, retired. B . Mayes Co., 
Jan. 8, 1858. Edu., Cherokee Male Semin¬ 
ary, Tahlequah. Wife, 2nd. Nannie S. Cdrn , 
3 s., Joel L., Jr., Roscoe R., Edgar; 1 d., 
Charlotta. Assoc., W. J. Walker, Joe C. 
Lindsay, Judge A. C. Brewster, Dr. A. C. 
Bryant, W. W. Hastings, Judge James S. 


Davenport, W. R. Samuels, E. B. Howard. 
Church, Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. 45 yrs. Offices, J. of P.; Postmaster 
Choteau 1917-22; Sen. in the Cherokee 
Natl. Council 1891-92. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, atty. for Cherokee Nation in mak¬ 
ing the Dawes Commission Roll of Chero¬ 
kee Citizens for the Cherokee Nation. Ac¬ 
tive in Cherokee affairs before and after 
statehood. 

BAUGH. NANNIE S., Choteau. Dem. 
Occ., housewife and tchr. B., Muskogee 
Co., Oct. 24, 1877 ; Tahlequah 1886 ; Ft. 
Gibson 1898 ; Choteau 1901. Edu., Female 
Seminary and Tahlequah Inst. Presbyterian 
Mission, N. E. St. Teachers Col., Tahle¬ 
quah 4 yrs. Hus., Joel JAndsay Baugh. 
Cdrn., 3 step-s., Joel L., Jr., Roscoe R., 
Edgar. Assoc., Mrs. Cassity, Mrs. 
J. P. Brown, Mrs. Betty O’Neil. Church. 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1907. Offices, Asst. Postmaster 1917- 
22. Remarks, taught in Okla. 15 yrs. 

BENNETT, 0. N., Mazie. Dem. Occ., 

grocer. B.. Wayne Co., Mo., Feb 25, 1878; 
came to Okla. 1917 : located Choteau 1917- 
28, Mazie since 1928. Edu., Normal Sch. 



































Cape Girardeau, Mo. Wife, May Whitener, 
1902. Cdrn., 2 d., Thelma, Lucille. Bus. 
Con., Mazie Cash Store; land owner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Pryor No. 100. Poi. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 25 yrs. Offices, 
Mbr. Sch. Bd. Choteau 6 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Twp. Committeeman 10 yrs. in Mo. 
Remarks, active during W. War. 

BIRCHFIELD, J. A., Pryor. Dem. B., 
Feb. 26, 1882 near Nowata, native, Tahle- 
quah 1884-85, Delaware Co., 1885-95, Pryor 
since. Edu., pub. sch. Delaware Co. Wife, 
Minerva Young. Cdrn., 1 s., Cecil F. Bus. 
Con., Mgr. Marlin Service Sta. _Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., R. A. Wilkerson, Babe 
Howard, John Doolittle, E B. Howard, 
James S. Davenport. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
25 yrs. Office, Co. Sheriff 2 terms 1919-23. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
active during W. War. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. 

BORUM, OVERTON JAMES. Pryor, Dem. 
Occ., lumber and grain bus. B., Henry Go., 
Mo., June 15, 1878; came to Okia. 1901; 
located Pryor 1901-28. Edu., com. sch. 
Henry Co., Mo., at Edmond. Wife. Daisy 
May Borum. Cdrn., 1 s., Wallace Gordon, 
at Edmond Prof. C. S. T. C.; 3 d., Thelnn. 
tchr at Marshall. Bus. Con.. Pryor Lbr. 
& Grain Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
W. A. Graham, J. H. Langley, R. A. Wilk¬ 
erson, W. Niekelin, Tom Harrison, Judge 
Kane. Church, Christian. Lodges. Masonic 
Blue Lodge, C. of C. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; co. worker since 1912; works by per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, Ex. City Council¬ 
man; Co. Treas. 1914-19. Party Honors. 
Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 1928-29. Del. 
to various st conv. Remarks, active in 
Bond Drives during W. War and interested 
in civic improvement. 

BOWLING, T. C., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
real estate. B., Aug. 19, 1885; came to 


Okia. 1907 ; located Pryor. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Leroy, Ala.; Auburn, Ala. 
Wife. Sue Clements. Cdrn., 3 s., Theodore, 
Billie, Tom; 1 d., Virginia. Bus. Con., 
real estate, loans and abstracting. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl., First Natl. Assoc., all 
co. dem. leaders. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; Shrine, 
Bedouin Temple, Muskogee; Consistory, 
MeAlester; C. of €'. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 20 yrs. ; works by personal 
activity. Offices, City Council, Clk. of 
Sch. Bd.; Co. Register Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dlst. and co. convs., 
Prct. Committeeman, Served on Election 
Bd. Remarks 2nd St. Militia Co. “C”, 
Mobile, Ala. 

BREWSTER, A C., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B., Meridian, Miss., 1861; came 
to Okia. 1902; located Pryor. Edu., Bap¬ 
tist Col. Witcherville, Ark., Univ. of Ark. 
1884; Emory & Henry Col., Emory, Va. 
Wife, Bessie. Cdrn., 1 s., Forrester. 

Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. A. Wil¬ 
liams, J. M. Langley, H. N. Langley, E. 
R. Brown, H. A. Kane, Pryor; Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, W. H. Brown, Kelly Brown, Judge 
J J. Smith, S. C. Fullerton, Ray Mc- 
Naughton, Carey Caldwell, Sen. R. J. 
Wheatley. Church, Meth. Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge, Shrine, Muskogee, Con¬ 
sistory, MeAlester, I. O. O. F., W. O. W. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Eastern Okia. 
since 1902. Offices, Co. Judge 1907-11 ; 
Dist. Judge 1919-27. Party Honors del. to 
co. and st. convs. Lost the Dem. Nom. 
for Supreme Ct. in 1924 by only 72 votes. 
Remarks, active during the War in various 
drives. Helped organize the dem. party in 
his dist. in order to elect del. to the 
Const. Conv. 

BROWN, ERNEST R., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Dec. 16, 1894 ; came to Okia. 
1894 ; located Pryor. Edu., h. sch., Pryor; 
Univ. Okia., LL. B. Wife, Emily Foster. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest R., Jr. Bus. Con., Wil¬ 


kerson & Brown, attorneys. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., R. A. Wilkerson, C. 
D. McElroy, T. J. Harrison, E. B. How¬ 
ard, Elmer Thomas, Ed Dabney. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge; C. of C.; Izaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; st. worker 10 yrs., in 
all ways necessary. Offices, Co. Judge 
1922-27. Party Honors, ex-Co. Chmn.; 
pres. League Young Dems.: del. to all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, former com¬ 
mander Amer. Legion Post, Norman. 

BURRIS, HENRY L., Locust Grove. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Judge. B., Russellville, Ark., 
Dec. 16, 1881. Edu., com. and li. sch., 
Ind. Terr.; Cumberland Univ., Tenn., LL. 

B. , 1911. Wife, Mattie B. Cdrn., 1 s„ 
Jack; 1 d., Dorothy. Bus. Con., bank 
stockholder; loans; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Exchangte, Tulsa. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Locust Grove; Knight Templar, 
Shrine, Muskogee ; I. O. O. F. ; W. O. VV. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker since 
1907; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge since 
1929; mbr. Sch. Bd. 13 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okia. 1889. 
Co. Food Admr. during W. War and mbr. 
Co. Advisory Bd. Hobby, livestock. 

CROCKETT. WILL A., Choteau. Rep. 
Occ., real estate loans and insurance. B., 
Ash Grove, Mo., May 31, 1874; came to 
Okia. 1880 ; located Fairland 1880-1904; 
Choteau since 1904. Edu., pub. sell., Fair- 
land; Cen. Bus. Col., Sedalia, Mo. Wife, 
Matilda Purcell. Cdrn., 3 s. ; 3 d. Bus. 
Con., Will A. Crockett & Sons, real estate 
and insurance. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., L. D. and Ray Harding, T. L. Mar- 
teney, J. W. Harreld, Chas. O'Connor, Geo. 
Sebwabe, Harry Seaton, W. B. Pine. 
Church, Pres. Lodge, I. O. 0. F. ; C. of 

C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 22 
yrs.; works in all ways necessary. Offices, 
Prct. Committeeman; pres. No. 11 High¬ 
way Assn.; chmn. Ins. Com. 8th Legisla¬ 
ture ; City Clk.; treas. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, ex-Legislator; ex-St. Committee¬ 
man; del. to various st. convs. Remarks, 
active during W. War. Interested in good 
roads and agriculture. 

DODSON. W. T. L., Locust Grove. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Springfield, Mo.. Dec. 
9, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Drury Col., 
Springfield, Mo. Wife, Mattie Mack, Mo. 
Bus. Con., Hardware store. Locust Grove. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Locust Grove; Bk. 
of Salina, Okia. Assoc., (pol.) Charles 
Kelly, J. M. Downey, A1 Duncan, Pryor ; 
Tom Bradshaw, H. L. Burris, A. D. Nich¬ 
ols, Locust Grove ; Sen. W. B. Pine; Jim 
Harris; Lew Wentz. Church, Pres. Clubs 
C. of C., v.-pres. ; Chmn. Boy 
Scout Com. ; I. O. O. F., Locust Grove. 
Imp. Rel., J. C. Dodson, (father) former 
sheriff Green Co., Mo., (deceased). Pol. 
Act., partisan in natl. and st. affairs; in¬ 
dependent localjy ; active in co’. since 
1913. Party Honors, former Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; St. Committeeman, now; elected 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okia. 1913; lived since at iLociust 
Grove. Leader in county; civic worker. 
Good roads enthusiast. 

DOWNING, MRS. ANNA, Mazie. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., about 45 yrs. ago 
near Tahlequah; native. Edu., Indian 
Mission Schs. Widow. Hus., Chester 
Downing, deceased. Bk. Con., Bk. Mazie. 
Church. Protestant. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker for number of vrs.; 
through personal contact and coins. Partv 
Honors, Rep. St. Committeew ■•man , del. 
to all co. convs. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

DOWNING, J. M.. Pryor. Rep. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B., Tahlequah, June 26, 1888; 
native; Mayes Co. since 1911. Edu., com. 
and h. sell. ; N. E. St. Normal and Male 
Seminary, Tahlequah. Wife, Betsy Sun¬ 
day. Cdrn., 3 s., 6 d. Bk. Con.. Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., H. L. Burris, A. M. Dun- 







J. O. HOGAN 


can, Chas. M. Kelley, J. M. Hill, W P. L. 
Dobson, E. T. Stroud, Chas. O’Conner, Sam 
Montgomery, Judge Keenan. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., L. A. and Ned Down¬ 
ing, Locust Grove. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; st. and co. worker 12 yrs.; works 
personally. Offices, Ct. Clk. since 1925. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com.; del. to st., dist. and co. 
convs.; served on Elec. Bd. Remarks, the 
Downing family have been living in Okla. 
and Ind. Terr, for several generations. 

DUNCAN, A. M., Pryor. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Treasurer. B., Madison Co., Ark., Feb. 

I, 1869; came to Okla. 1916; located Pry¬ 
or since 1916. Edu., pub. and h. sch.. 
Ark. Wife, Dora Belle Garrett. Cdrn., 
2 s., 5 d. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl.; First 
Natl.. Assoc, Will A Crockett, W. F. L. 
Dodson, John Bogle, Pat Hurley, John 
Goldsberry, Chas. O’Conner, George 
Schwabe. Church, Chris. Lodge, I. 0. O. 
F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
40 yrs.; works in all ways necessary. Of¬ 
fices, House of Representatives, Ark., 1905 ; 
Co. Treas. Mayes Co. since 1925. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. at present; del. to all 
co. conV.; st. oonv. 1928. Remarks, ac¬ 
tive during W. War. Interested in good 
schools and roads. 

FERGUSON, S. P., Adair. Rep. Occ., 
grain dealer. B., Macon Co., Tenn., April 

II, 1874 ; came to Okla. 1893 ; located 
Adair. Edu., pub. and h. sch., Willitte, 
Tenn. Wife, Lulu Gregory. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Gregory, Chas.; 1 d., Betty. Bus. Con., 
mgr. Bouldiri -Thorn ta/n Gra/in Co.; dir. 
Bk. of Adair. Assoc., S. A. Cobb, Roy 
Harding* Judge T. L. Marteney, Chas. Kel¬ 
ley, W. G. Skelly, W. B. Pine, J. W. Har- 
reld. Church, Pres. Lodge, Mason Blue 
Lodge; O. E. A. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in dist. 25 yrs. Offices, Sch. Bd., 16 yrs.; 
postmaster Adair 7 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and dist. convs. ; served on 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, active in W. War dur¬ 
ing all drives. Interested in livestock. 

FISHER. A. W.. Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Lake Co., 0., April 10, 1853. 
Edu., com. schs.; Iowa Cen. Univ. Wife, 
Ella Hawk, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., Clare, 
Univ. Okla. Bus. Con., owner business 
and residence property. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Sam Harris, Howell Mul- 
grove, E. L. Crawley, Prof. Buchanan, Nor¬ 
man; (pol.) mbr. co. and st. Dem. organ- 


MAYES COUNTY 

izations. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge; Royal 
Arch, (oldest past grand master in Okla.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity; 
works personally and through corns. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Judge by appointment 2 yrs. ; 
first Mayor of Norman; St. Senator 1897. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived Nor¬ 
man; Pryor since 1908. Leader in civic 
and public affairs and in home activities 
during W. War. 

GIBSON, A. J., Adair. Dem. Occ., pub¬ 
lisher. B., Mary’s Co., Mo., Apr. 9, 1894; 
came to Okla.* 1901; located Adair. Edu., 
pub. schs. Wife, Mattie Merritt. Cdrn.. l 
s., 4 d. Bus. Con., publisher Adair Citi¬ 
zen. Bk. Con., Bk. of Adair. Church, 
Meth. Lodge. A. O. U. W.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. 10 yrs; works 
through personal contact. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs.; Prct. Registrar at pres¬ 
ent. Assoc., Fred Lee, Dr. White, W. E. 
Nicklin. Remarks, Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

GOOLDY, W. T., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
Chevrolet dealer. B., Auxvasse, Mo., 
Sept. 14, 1895 ; came to Okla 1919, locating 
Bartlesville; Shutler 1921-22 ; Pryor since 
1923. Edu., h. sch., Auxvasse, Mo.; West¬ 
minister Col., Mo. Wife, Millie Rae Moore. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Bill. Bus. Con., Gooldy-Da- 
vis Chevrolet Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., R. L. Davis, R. A. Wilkerson, H. 
N. and J. H. Langley, Babe Howard, W. 
•T. Holloway, W. C. McAlister, Geo. D. 
Key. Church. Meth. Lodges. 32nd Ma¬ 
son : Scottish Rite, Bedouin Temple Shrine, 
Muskogee; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in st. 10 yrs.; works in all ways 
necessary. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire 35th Div., 138 Inf. 

GRANT, H. V., Choteau. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B.. Polk Co., Mo., Oct. 19. 1878 ; 
came to Okla. 1883 ; located Choteau. 
Edu., com. sch.. Choteau; H. S. Pleasant 
Hope, Mo. Wife. Minnie Hines. Cdrn., 
Is., Henry Lee. Bus. Con., Choteau Drug 
Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Chur<’h. Pres. 
Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge; McAlester 
Consistory; I. O. O. F. ; Booster Club. 
Imp. Rel.. J. W. Adania. r uncle). Pleasant 
Hope. Pol. Act., nationally partisan; lo¬ 
cally independent 20 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and organizations. Of¬ 
fices. City Councilman first six yrs. after 
incorporation. Party Honors del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman : 
served on Elec. Bd. Remarks. Interested 
in good roads and educational work. Pi¬ 
oneer in eastern part of state. 

GRANT, MRS. H. VIRGIL. Choteau. 
Dem. Occ.. homemaker and business wom¬ 
an. B., Ind. Terr., near Caddo, Okla., 
Aug. 13, 1890. Edu;., Sch. of Okla.; Tah- 
lequah St. Normal Schs. Hus.. H. V. 
Grant. Cdrn,, 1 s., Henry Lee. Bus. Con., 
Choteau Drug Co. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., Judge Brown, W. E. Nicklin, Earle 
Witte, Bess Stubblefield, Mrs. Kelly Brown, 
Mrs. Geo. J. C. Wilkerson. Mrs. Alice M. 
David. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. 
Eastern Star: sec’y W. C. T. IT.; 4-H Club 
pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active 10 yrs.; 
speechmaker. Party Honors, vice chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com. 5 yrs.; Prct. Committee- 
woman number of yrs.; del. to co. and st. 
convs., various times. Remarks, t'Teas. 
Choteau chapter Red Cross during W. War. 
Was school teacher. 

GRIFFITH, RAYMOND, Choteau. Rep. 
Occ., grocer. B.. Marshall, Mo., Sept. 9, 
1903 ; came to Okla. 1906; located Welch, 
1906-22; Choteau since 1922. Edu., h. sch., 
Welch, Okla. Wife, Bess Robbins. No. 
cdrn. Bus. Con., Farmers Produce Co. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl., Wagoner. Assoc.. 
R. C. Griffith, Will A. Crockett, Clay Rob¬ 
bins. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan: 
•co. worker 5 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. 

HARDING, L. D., Pryor. Rep. Occ., 
editor. B., Iowa, Feb. 22, 1873; came to 


387 

Okla. 1917; located Pryor., Edu., h. sch., 
and newspaper offices. Wife, Ella Peters. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Roy, Lawrence; 1 d., Helena. 
Bus. Con., Mayes County Republican. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Will A. 
Crockett, Harry Seaton, Pate Ferguson, J. 
W. Harreld, John Goldsberry, T. W. Thomp¬ 
son, W. T. L. Dodson, Lew Wentz, W. G. 
Skelly, W. B. Pine. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
Masonic Lodge No. 100; M. W. A.; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., Warren G. Harding (cousin). 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. and co. worker 30 
yrs.; writing and personal activity. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor Attica, Kan., 4 yrs.; City 
Council 4 yrs.; City Clk. 2 yrs.; postmas¬ 
ter 2 terms. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to co. and dist. conv.; on 
Elec. Bd. 12 yrs. Remarks, former mbr. 
Montana Natl. Guard; works chiefly 
through his newspaper. Active during W. 
War. 

HARDING, ROY, Pryor. Rep. Occ., 
newspaper publisher. B., Chase, Kan., Jan. 
24, 1897 ; came to Okla. 1917; located Pry¬ 
or; lived Pend Creek 1923-24; Pryor since 
1924. Edu., grad. h. sch., Attica, Kan., 
1915; Lawrence Bus. Col., Lawrence, Kan.; 

B. W. Col., Winfield, Kan., 1916-17. Wife, 

Mary Marshall. Cdrn., 2 s., (Richard, 

John; 1 d., Mary. Bus. Con., Mayes Co. 
Republican. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
L. D. Harding, W. T. L. Dodson, S. P. 
Ferguson, Chas. M. Kelly, Grant McCol- 
lough, Wrn. G. Skelly, John M. Goldsberry, 
Pat Hurley. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; 
sec’y C. of C. and Retail Merchants Assn. 
Imp. Rel., second cousin late President 
Warren G. Harding. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker since 1919; works in all ways 
necessary. Party Honors, sec’y Co. Cen. 
Com. 1928; del. st. convs.; nominated on 
party ticket for St. Representative 1928. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Grover A. Sullivan 
Post, Pryor; former mbr. 2nd Inf., Camp 
Dodge, Iowa. 

HARRISON, THOS. J.. Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., abstract and insurance business. B., 
Fayetteville, Ark., March 7, 1885 * 1 II, ; came 

to Okla. 1891; lived Tulsa 1891-93; Pryor 
since 1893. Edu., Ind. Terr, subscription 
sells.; bus. course. Ft. Smith Commercial 
Col.; Henry Kendall Col. Wife, Beatrice 
L. Followell. Bus. Con., pres. Mayes Co. 
Abstract Co.; pres. Cherokee Title & 
Trust Co. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lod¬ 
ges, Masonic Blue Lodge; Temple, Mus¬ 
kogee ; K. P. ; organizer and former pres. 

C. of C.. Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., partisan. 
Offices, City Treas. Pryor 10 yrs.; Mayor 
Pryor 10 yrs. Party Honors, former chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., sec'y- treas. first co. 
organization.; del. st. convs. Remarks, 
active during W. War; 4-minute speaker 
and other activities. Hobby, library on 
government and history. Active in all af¬ 
fairs for civic improvement. 

HENSON, H. C., Locust Grove. Rep. 

Occ., hardware and lumber. B., Danville, 
Ind., June 5. 1865 ; came to Okla. 1917; 
located Locust Grove. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Danville, Ind. Wife, Nellie E. Em¬ 
ory. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Osa A. Mann. Bus. 
Con., Henson-Knight Supply Co. Bk. Con , 
First Natl.. Pryor. Church. Meth. Lod¬ 

ges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cartersville; East¬ 
ern Star and Consistory, Joplin, Mo. ; 
Shrine, Springfield, Mo. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
F. Henson, Paola, Kan. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; co. and st. worker 43 yrs. Of¬ 

fice, City Council, Centerville, Mo. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist., and co. conv.; 
Prct. Committeeman; served on Elec. Bd. 

HOGAN, J. C., Pryor. Dem. Occ., ban¬ 
ker. retired. B., Charleston, S. C., Aug. 
18, 1847. Edu., com. sch., Ga. Wife, Martha 
Adair, (deceased). Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Mabel 
Worsham; Mrs. Viola Hancock, Muskogee. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. A. 

Wilkerson, Harve Langley, W. T. Goodby. 
Church, Chris. Lodge. Mason, honorary 
life mbr. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
since 1870 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, past Co. Committee- 






3SS 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HOWARD LANGLEY 


man; del. to all st. convs. for yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1870 ; located in 
Ind. Terr., lived at Pryor since 1879. 
Hobby, politics; Yet. of Civil War, served 
under Hood. 

HOGAN, EVA., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
Dep. Oil and Gas Inspector. B., Stockton, 
Calif. Edu., com. sell., Okla. Hus., Zall, 
(deceased), son of J. C. Hogan. Cdrn., 

1 s., Zall, Jr. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. & Prof. Womens Club., char¬ 
ter mbr. and vice pres.; Eastern Star, 
Worthy Matron. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1923; works through personal 
contacts and corns. Offices, Den. Gas and 
Oil Inspector 1922-29. Party Honors, for¬ 
mer vice chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894; lived since at Pryor. 
Worker in Red Cross. 

HOWARD, BABE., Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
travelling salesman; legislator from Mayes 
Co. B.. Adair Co., Okla., July 16, 1882; 

native, located Stillwell, Rose, Pryor. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Tahlequah, Mission sell, 
at Dwight. Wife, Nannie R. Ridge. Cdrn., 

2 s.. Babe Jr., John Pershing; 1 d., Pat¬ 
ricia. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Joe 

Hanna, L. L. Davis, R. A. Wilkerson, 

Claude Bridge, Lloyd Lowery. Church, 

Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge; Legion- 
aire. Imp. Rel., C. J. Howard, Pryor. Pol. 
(Act., partisan; co. and st. worker for 
25 yrs., works all ways necessary, 
Offices, Co. Clk., Asst. Co. Treas., Asst. 
Registrar of Deeds, Under Sheriff. Party 
Honors, Mayes Co. Repr., Prct. Committee¬ 
man. 

JACKSON, MRS. C. R., Adair. Rep. 
Vice-Chmn. Co. Oen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

JACKSON. JOHN D.. Choteau. Dem. 
Occ., garage and filling station. B., Tex. 
Co. Mo., Aug. 23, 1887 ; came to Okla. 
1911, * 1 2 * * * * located Choteau. Edu., com. sch.. 


Tex. Co., Mo. Wife, Rosie. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 
d. Bus. Con.. Choteau Garage. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.. Assoc., Dr. A. C. Bryant, J. 
L. Baugh, James Jackson, A. C. Brewster, 
R. A. Wilkerson. Lodge, I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel., Andrew Jackson of Tex. Co. Mo. 
(father). Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
since 1922, works by personal contact. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. 
to co. convs. 

KELLEY. CHARLES M., Pryor. Rep. 
Occ., sheriff. B., Lynn Co. Kan., Aug. 8, 
1867. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kan.; Cen¬ 
tral Normal Col., Great Bend, 1 yr. Wife, 
Daisy D. Black. Cdrn., 3 s., Byron, tchr., 
Stillwater; Roland, Express Agent, Pryor; 
.Donald, Newspaper, Pryor; 1 d., Mrs. 

Mabel Clower, Coffeyville, Kan. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. Tillman English. W. T. L. Dodson, 
Locust Grove; W. A. Crockett, Choteau; 
John Fields, Walter Stevens, Sen. Harreld. 
Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Whiter Kelly (bro.) Kan. City, Mo.; Mrs. 
Carrie Sargent, Kingfisher; Mrs. (Dr.) 
Emma Sloan, Kingfisher; Mrs. Amos Ewing, 
Guthrie; Mrs. Laura K. Hill, Supt., I. 0. 
0. F Home, Carmen (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. since 1893; 
works personally and through party orga¬ 
nizations. Offices, Sheriff since 1925. Party 
Honors, del. st., dist., and co. convs. ; 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. since 1928 ; Prct. 
Committeeman; served on city and co. 
Elec. Bd.; former chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., 
in Blaine Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; 
lived Kingfisher, Kingfisher Co. and Blaiim 
Co., Pryor since 1919. Civic worker, served 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives 
during VV. W 7 ar; interested in good roads 
and sells. 

LANGLEY, HARVE N„ Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Neosho, Mo., Sept. 9, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla.; 
Lecture Course in George Washington 
Univ., admitted to Bar 1913. Wife, Mary 


Alice Faught of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., Harve N. 
Jr.; 1 d., Mary Josephine. Bus. Con.,.. 
Langley & Langley law firm, Pryor. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., J. Howard Langley, 
(cousin) law' partner; (pol.) T. C. Bowl¬ 
ing, W. L. Mayes, J. C. Hogan, Mayes Co.; 
Ed Trapp, Tom Anglin, Jim Davenport. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1909 ; makes 
speeches, works through party organlz. 
Offices, St. Sen., 1923-26; Sec’y to Jim 
Davenport, 1916-17. Party Honors, past 
Co. Committeeman; mbr. League Young 
Dem.; del. all st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived Adair, Pryor since 1913. 
Civic worker; served in U. S. Inf., during 
W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion, McKinnrey- 
Montgomery Post, Pryor. 

LANGLEY, J. HOWARD., Pryor. Dem. 

Occ.. lawyer. B., Southwest City, Mo., July 
8, 1867. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Tchrs. Col., 
Springfield, Mo.; Scarritt Col., Neosha, 
Mo. Wife, Octavia Brock. Cdrn., 1 d„ Mrs. 
M. Hadley; 2 s. Janies, Paul, (deceased). 
Bus. Con", Langley & Langley, law firm; 
land owner, real estate interests. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Harve N. Langley, 
(cousin), law partner; (pol.) J. C. Hogan, 
T. C. Bowling, many friends in co. and st. 
organizations. Church, Chris., deacon; supt. 
S. S. Lodge, Mason. Imp. Rel., E. C., co. 
clk.; C. E., co. treas., Pryor. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1900 ; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
comrns. Party Honors, del. Const. Conv.; 
del. all st. and co. convs. since statehood. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived Grove, 
Adair, Pryor since 1898. Civic leader ; 
active in all home works during W. War ; 
mbr. Supreme Bar Assn. 

LINDSAY, JOE C., Choteau. Dem. B., 
Choteau, IS'ept. 9, 1879; native. Edu., Che¬ 
rokee Indian Sch.; Scarrett Col., Neosho, 
Mo. Single. Assoc., T. B. Sauuders, Ft. 
Worth; W. H. Keys, St. Louis, Judge C. 
G. Watts, Cyrus S. Avery, J. Harve Lang¬ 
ley, W. E. Nialand, Houston B. Teehee. 
Church, Meth., S. Imp. Rel., R. W. Lindsey, 
(father), first white man elected to Chero¬ 
kee Senate; (grandfather). Col. Joel M. 
Bryan, Choteau, atty 1848-95 for Old Set¬ 
tlers Cherokee; (cousin). Uncle Geo. W. 
Mayes. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
before statehood; works all ways needed. 
Offices, St. Repr. from Mayes Co., 1922 : 
Co. Cmmr. Mayes Co. 1917; Right of Way 
agent 4 1-2 yrs. Remarks, interested in 



CHAS. M. KELLY 












J. HARVE LANGLEY 


good roads; influential with the Cherokee 
Indians. 

MASON, GEORGE L„ Mazie. Dem. Occ., 
carpenter and painter. B., Woodford Co. 
Ky., Mar. 25, 1872; came to Okla. 1915, 
located Mazie. Edu., com. and h. sch. 
Marshall, Mo. Wife, Mary Ola Bramble. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. L., John E.; 1 d., married. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. of Pryor. Assoc., 
J. M. Green, T. C. Bowling, R. A. Wilkerson, 
Harve L. Langley. Church, Chris. Lodge, 
M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Geo. Davis, Macom. 
Mo. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. 15 yrs.; works through pesonal 
contact. Offices, postmaster, 1915-16; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. since 1923, elk. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman, served on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, active in dairy work; interested 
in good roads and electional work; local 
food administrator during W. War. 

McELROY, DON. Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
■county assessor. B., Bellefonte, Ark., Aug. 
17, 1886 ; came to Okla. 1906, located 
Okemah until 1919, Pryor since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., BeUefonte, Ark. Wife, 
Maude Campbell. Cdrn., 1 s., C. D.; 3 d., 
Mrs. Etta Downum, Alene, Jane. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc,. Lela Morgan, L. W. 
Doolittle, R. A. Wilkerson, C. J. Howard, 
H. W. Evans, W. P. Lowry. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge, Locust Grove. 
Imp. Rel., H. McElroy (father). Locust 
Grove. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. 12 yrs.; works through personal 
contact. Offices. Co. Assr., 1923-24. re¬ 
elected 1926, still serving. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs.; served on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, interested in good roads and 
farming 

MORGAN, GIDEON.. Tip. Dem. Occ., 
farmer; manager summer resort. B., Athens, 
Tenn., Apr. 3 1851. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. ; 
home study. Wife, Mary Payne. Cdrn., 2 
s., H. M., G. L. in ferry business; 6 d., 
Marv L., Martha L., Margaret E, Sallie, 
Maye, Ellen. Bus. Con., farm owner, live¬ 
stock, mgr. Morgans Inn. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Pryor. Assoc., (pol.) nvbrs. of Dem. 
organizations in co. and st. Church, Pres. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in Okla. since 
1871; makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Commr. to help build Cherokee Col.; 
Cherokee Sen., 1901-03; mbr. 4th and 7th 
Legislature; mbr. Sch. Bd. for yrs. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 


MAYES COUNTY 

came to Okla. 1871; lived Ft. Gibson, 
Tahlequah, Bartlesville, Tip since 1909; 
leader in civic affairs ; pres. Farmers Union. 
Hobby, livestock; father was Major of 3rd 
Confederatt Reg., during Civil War. 


389 

1896 ; campaign mgr. for W. B. Pine in 
Mayes Co., 1924; del. to dist. and co. 
convs.; served as prct. committeeman and 
on city and co. Elec. Bds. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in community betttrment. 


NICKLIN, WALTON E., Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ New Hope, Mo., July 
22, 1867 ; came to Okla. 1908, located 
Pryor. Edu., com. and h. sch., Lincoln Co. 
Mo.; Mo. St. Univ., LL. B., 1888. Single. 
Bus. Con., Nicklin & Marteney. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., T. L. Marteney, John 
Anderson, John A. Burchfield, O. J. Borum. 
Church, Chris. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in his judicial 
dist. 40 yrs., works by personal contact. 
Offices, Co. Atty. 1911-13; 1915-19, City 
Atty. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, Provost Marshal during the W. 
War; interested in good roads. 

REYNOLDS, JOSEPH EDWARD., Salina. 
Bern. Occ., lumberman. B., Wideman, Ark., 
Mar. 14, 1894; came to Okla. 1914, located 
Pauls Valley, Afton 1916, Salina 1920. 
Edu., com. and h. sell.. Calico Rock, Ark. 
Wife, Opal Cunningham. Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph 
Edward, Jr. Bus. Con., mgr. Antrim Lum¬ 
ber Co. Bk. Con., Bk. of Salina. Assoc., 
John Anderson, W. L. Belew, Gus Long, 
J. T. Hairston. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Locust Grove. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker since 1920. 
Farty Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Sec'y Co. Cen. Com. 1926. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 40, Vinita: 
358th Machine Gun Co., 90th Dist. Interest¬ 
ed in good roads. 

SEATON, MRS. HARRY., „ Pryor. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Crawf'ordville, Ind.; 
came to Okla. 1911, located Pryor. Edu., 
h. sch. and Business Col., C'rawfordville, 
Ind. Hus., Harry Seaton. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Roberta, Billie and Jeane. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Mrs. Roy Harding, Chas. 
Kelly, W. A. Crockett, Mrs. Beulah Cure- 
ton, Mrs. Paul Johnson, John Goldsberry, 
Church, Meth. Clubs. O. E. A.; Women’s 
Clubs. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
statehood; works all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Co. and St. Chairman, alternate 
del. to natl. conv. 1924, del. to all st. 
convs. Remarks, Capt. Girl Scout work; 
actively interested in seeing a widow’s 
pension law enacted. First woman chmn. 
and has served ever since. 

STEPHENSON, T. C., Locust Grove. 
Occ., merchant. B., Madison Co. Ark., Feb. 
3, 1875’; came to Okla. 1914, located at 
Murphy 1921. Locust Grove since 1921. 
Edu., com. sch., Kingston, Ark. Wife, 
Sana Grig'gs. Cdrn., 1 s., Floyd; 1 d., 
married. Bus. Con., Stephenson & Son; 
stockholder in Farmers St. Bk. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 593, Locust 
Grove. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. for 33 yrs.; works by personal 
contact. Offices, mbr. iSch. Bd. and City 
Council. 

THOMPSON, T. WYMAN., Salina. Rep. 
Occ., under sheriff. B., Linn Creek. Mo., 
Mar. 20, 1862; came to Okla. 1881, located 
Creek Nation 1883, part of which is now 
Mayes Co. Edu., selfeducated. Wife, Jane 
Annie Ketchem. Cdrn., 2 s., Gordon L.. 
J. Corbett; 1 d.„ married. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Salina. Assoc., Chas. M. Kelley, A. M. 
Duncan, Dan Carmen, Joe Downing, E. P. 
Stroud, W. T. L. Dodson, Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Master Mason Blue Lodge, 
Vinita; C. of C. Imp. Rel.. Rev. J. C. 
Thompson. Pol. Act., partisan ; co. and st. 
worker 40 yrs. Offices, Dep. Clk. Delaware 
Dist. under Cherokee Govt.; elected to 
Cherokee Natl. Council and served 2 yrs., 
appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal, north¬ 
ern dist. of Ind. Terr. 1897 ; Oo. Commr. 
Mayes Co. 1916-23; Chmn. Bd. 4 yrs.; 
candidate for Representative from Mayes 
Co. 1907 ; Nominee for iSt. Sen. 1918; can¬ 
didate for Sheriff of Mayes Co. 1923; 
Mayor of Salina 1922-25, under sheriff 
since. Party Honors, Rep. del. to Ter¬ 
ritorial convs. at Muskogee, April 25, 


VEITCH, F. W., Mazie. Rep. Occ., grain 
and feed. B., Mt. Pleasant, la., Dec. 11, 
1863; came to Okla. 1904, located Wagoner 
1904-05; Mazie since. Edu., pub. and h. sch. 
Ia. Wife, Jennie L. Shaffer. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Glenn D. Bus. Con., Mazie Hay & Grain Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. of Pryor. Assoc., 
W. A. Vesper, J. M. HR1, M. A. Duncan. 
W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, J. W. Harreld, 
Lew Wentz. Jim Harris. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, M. W. A. Pol. Act, partisan; active 
in co. and dist.; worker for 25 yrs., or¬ 
ganization man. Offices, Twp. Bd. Remarks, 
active in war activities during W. War. 

WALKINSHAW, TOM L„ Salina. Dem. 
Occ., president bank of Salina. B., Le¬ 
banon, Mo., July 31, 1883; came to Okla. 
1901; located Muskogee; moved to Salina 
1915, there since. Edu., pub. sch., Lebanon; 
Draughons Bus. Col., Muskogee. Wife, 
Rebecca Purdy. Cdrn., 2 s., Tom L. Jr., 
Hugh. Assoc., B. Broadus, C. A. Ambrister, 
S. P. i Brooks, Judgte A. C. Brewster, Paul 
Williams, John Bradley. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Consistory, Chapter Bedouin 
Temple Shrine, Muskogee; I. O. O. F., 
Salina. 

WHITAKER, WILLIAM J., Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Turtle 
Town, N. C., Sept. 8, 1881. Edu., Henry 
Kendall College; Willie Halsell College, 
Vinita; Male Seminary, Tahlequah ; 
Medical Col., Kan. City., M. D., 1900. 
Wife, Lois Waldrep of Ga. Cdrn., 1 s., W. 
J. Jr. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. Carl Puckett, Okla. City; (pol.) 
mbrs. of co. organization. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., dir.; Amer. and 
Okla. Med. Assn.; Mayes Co. Med. Assn., 
organizer; Mason Blue Lodge, Pryor; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, McAlester; 
M. W. A.; W. O. W., Pryor. Imp. Re!.. 
W. T. Whitaker, (father) founder of 
Whitaker St. Home, (deceased) ; Claude, 
(bro.) Pure Oil Co.. Tulsa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide influence since statehood; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, City Physician, Pryor; Co. Sunt. 
Health, 3 yrs.; City ISupt. Health, 20 yrs.: 
Physician for Whitaker St. Home. Party 
Honors, del. to 1st st. conv. after state¬ 
hood ; to other st. convs.; attends co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1S81 : lived 
Choteau, Pryor since 1886. During W. War 
was in Med. Officers Training Camp, Ft. 
Riley, Kan., rank of Lieut.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Grover Sullivan Post, Pryor, Lec¬ 
tures on health. Civic worker. 

WHITAKER, WILLIAM T., Pryor. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Anderson, N. C., Feb. 
14, 1854. Edu., com. sch., N. C. Wife, 
Stacy L. Hood. Cdrn-, 5 s., James, Calif. ; 
Win,, Pryor; Charles, Kans.; Claude, 
Tulsa; Clarence, Tex.; 4 d., Mrs. Maggie 
Lawson, Tex.; Mrs. Emma Callipriest, 
Neb.; Mrs. Ora Morris, Tex. Assoc., W. A. 
Graham, Gid Morgan, J. C. Hogan, J. 
Harve Langley of Mayes Co.; pioneers rf 
the st. Church. Pres., built the Presby¬ 
terian, the Meth., and North Churches, 
Pryor. Clubs, A. O. U. W. Imp. Rel.. grand¬ 
father Taylor was surveyor of Cherokee 
Country in early days. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1881; lived Choteau, Pryor since 
1887 ; past mbr. Indian police force; civic, 
religious and educational leader; founder 
of Whitaker St. Orphan Home, 1879, and 
Supt. for number of yrs. Chief interest is 
orphan children. 

WHITE, DR. L. C., Adair. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Warren Oo., 
Ivy., Dec. 25, 1873 ; came to: Okla. 1905, 
located Adair. Edu., Medical Univ., of 
Louisville, 1905. Wife, Nannie L. Chandler. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Carl C. White. Bus. Con., 
physician; dir. in Bk.; land owner. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Adair. Assoc., Harve .T. Lang¬ 
ley, W. E. Nicklin, Fred S, Lee, E. B. 







390 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. C. WILKERSON 


Howard, Bert Chandler. Church, _ Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
32nd degree Mason, Scottish Rite, McAles- 
ter; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
dist. worker 25 yrs. Offices, Mayor 6 yrs.; 


mbr. Sch. Bd., com. for good roads. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman, former Co. 
Committeeman, del. to all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, active in W. War drives and was 
accepted for medical service just before 
war closed. Pryor Examining Physician. 


WILKERSON, J. C„ Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
superintendent Whitaker State Home. B., 
New Middleton, Tenn., Feb. 17, 1892. Edu., 
com. sch., Tenn.; Carson & Newman Col.; 
Middle Tenn. iSt. Normal; Peabody Col. ; 
Univ. of Okla.; Central St. Tchrs. C>1., 
B. A. Wife, Ruth Ferris, Tenn. Cdrn., 2 
d., Carmen, Carol Elizabeth. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., leading sch. men of st. 
Church, Bap., trustee, tchr. Mens' Bible 
Class. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., dir. Exec. 
Bd. of Boy Scouts; N. E. A.; 0. E. A.; 
Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., R. A. Wilker¬ 
son, atty., Chattanooga (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker since 1915; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Offices, iSupt. Whitaker St. Orphan Home, 
since 1929. Party Honors, served as chmn. 
of Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1912; lived since in Mayes Co. ; tchr in 
rural sch. 5 yrs.; Pryor sch. 7 yrs., Supt. 
at Pryor 4 yrs. During W. War was in 
Officers Training Camp, Camp Pike; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Sullivan Post, Pryor; in¬ 
terested in edu. of cdrn. Hobby, outdoor 
sports and trading. 


WILKERSON, R. A.. Pryor. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Smith Co., Tenn., Jan. 30, 
1886 ; came to Okla. 1909, Checotah 1909- 
10, Pryor since. Edu.. LL. B., Cumberland 
L : niv. 1915. Wife, Norma Neff. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Luke A.; 2 d., Neva, Margaret. Bus. Con., 
Wilkerson & Brown. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., E. R. Brown, Harve J. Lang¬ 
ley, Babe Howard, W. T. Gooldy, W. C. 
McAlister, Geo. D. Key, W. J. Hollo¬ 


way. Church, Bap. Clubs 8c Lodges, I. O. 

O. F.; Blue Lodge, Past Pres. C. of C. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 25 yrs., works 
all ways needed. Offices, Mayor of Pryor 
1917-18. Party Honors, Sec’y Elec. Bd.; 
former chairman st. Committeemen; Chmn. 
Dem. Central Committee, 1930; delegate to 
st. convs. Remarks active during W. War; 
interested in farming and live stock. 

WILSON, C. A., Locust Grove. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Tenn., Nov. 11, 1859 ; 
Came to Okla. 1883, located Ind. Terr. ; 
lived in Adair Co.; Pott Co.; Lincoln Co.; 
Rogers Co.; now in Mayes Co. Edu., com. 
sch., taught 34 yrs. Wife, Annie B. Brad¬ 
shaw. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond; 1 d., Sallie 
E. Assoc., Harry Seaton, A. M. Duncan, 
Chas. Kelley. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 40 yrs. Offices, Co. 
Commr. Party Honors, €o. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, interested in good roads. 

WITT, EARLE., Pryor. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Shiloh, Van Buren Co., Mar. 6, 
1871; came to Okla. 1903, located Chand¬ 
ler 1903-05, Okla. City 1905-23, Pryor 
since. Edu., schs. of Conway, Ark.; St. 
Univ. of Ark. Wife, Catherine Cowan. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Earle; 2 d.. Virginia, 
Catherine, both Univ. graduates. Assec., 
O. J. Borum. J. Harve Langley, Les. P. 
Ross, Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs 
8c Lodges, Mason; Chapter Monett, Mo., 
Pryor Blue Lodge No. 100, Order R. R. 
Conductors Union No. 476, Okla. City; 
Eastern Star No. 50, Pryor; C. of C.; mbr. 
Farmers Union. Pol. Act., active worker 
in co 10 yrs. Offices, Ex-iSupt. Whitaker 
St. Orphan Home, Pryo?, 1923-29. Party 
Honors, del. to St. Conv.; chmn. Mayes 
Co. delegation. Remarks, Chief interest edu. 
of unfortunate children. 










McClain County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, H. R. Jacobs (Deru.) _Purcell 

Co. Attorney, Purman Wilson (Dem.) _Purcell 

Ct. Clerk, Orin Johnston (Dem.) _Purcell 

Co. Clerk, Pearl Daugherty (Dem.) _Purcell 

Sheriff, Jas. Ratliff (Dem.) _Purcell 

Co. Treasurer, R. N. Alford (Dem.) _,_Purcell 

Co. Surveyor, None. 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., E. R. Lancaster (Dem.) Purcell 

Co. Assessor, D. C. Cavnar (Dem.) _Purcell 

Co. Weigher, W. E. Kelley (Dem.) _Purcell 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. R. Evatt (Dem.)_Wayne 

Dist. No. 2—Joe Colbert (Dem.) _Purcell 

Dist. No. 3—A. O. Maddox (Rep.)_Blanchard 

County Election Board: 

See’y., P. J. Thiel (Dem.) _Purcell 

Chmn., S. R. Fisher (Dem.) ,_Byars 

Mbr., W. S. Robertson (Rep.) _Purcell 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, C. C. Hester (Dem.) Blanchard; 
Sen. Mac Q. Williamson (Dem.) Pauls Valley; Dist. 
Judge. Tom L. Pace (Dem.) Purcell. 

State Officers, W. C. McCurdy, County Supt. of 
Health, Purcell; A. G. Jennings, Deputy Oil Inspector, 
Purcell. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

I/. T. Cook, Chmn., Purcell; Miss Lillin Blevins, 
V-Chmn., Byars. 

Republican 

Hugh Henderson, Chmn., Wayne ; Mrs. A. Burrows, 
V-Chmn., Purcell; John Lambe, Sec’y., Purcell. 

C. G. Moore, State Committeeman, Purcell; Mrs. 
Harry Brickie, State Committeewoman, Washington. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Purcell, Co. Seat; G. F. Jones (Mayor); Edyth 
Newell (Clerk) ; Glasco & Glasco (Attorney) ;Com- 
munity Natural Gas Co. 

Blanchard, P. C. Lackey (Mayor) ; W. E. Green¬ 
wood (Clerk); Southwest Light & Power Co.; Okla. 
Natural Gas Corp.; State Fuel Supply Co. 

Byars, Roy Clark (Mayor) ; A. H. Edgmore (Clerk). 
Washington, John Troutwine (Mayor) ; I. W. Folkes 
(Manager) ; C. G. Moore (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Wayne, C. T. Power (Mayor) ; S. W. Kerr (Clerk) ; 
0. G. & E.; Community Natural Gas Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

191S 

1920 

1922 1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

1 1541 | 

1 

2324 


| 2519 


1913 | 

Rep. 

680 | 

1 

1733 


| 1233 


2399 | 

Soc. 

| 492 | 

1 

250 


| 27 

1 

32 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

970 | 

2345 


| 1414 

| 1884 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

444 | 

1755 


| 2653 

| 811 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

40 | 

250 


no C. 

3 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

994 | 


2623 | 

i 1980 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

469 | 


127.- 

1 | 

809 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

41 | 


13 | 

5 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

|1532 | 

975 | 

2460 

2777 | 2S75 

2038 

2420 | 

Rep. 

| 660 | 

441 | 

1630 

940 1024 

694 

1694 | 

Soc. 

j 576 | 

33 | 

250 

16 |noC. 

no C. | 

16| 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Blanchard 

Purcell 


Newspaper 

News (Wkly. Ind.) 

Register (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

Otis C. Reed 
J. G. Hardie 


Owner 

Register Pub. Co. 


ABERNATHY, JOHN L„ Purcell. Dem 
Occ., grocer. B.. Evening Shade, Ark., 
Jan. 5, 1875. Edu., com. schs., Evening 
Shade, Ark. Wife, Caroline Levy. Cdrn., 
1 s., John L., Jr., attending Arkansas Univ. 
Bus. Con., Pres. Purcell Grocery Co.; Troy 
Granite & Gravel Co.; oil leases; farming 
and stockraising interests. Bk. Con., 
Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; McClain Co. 
Natl.; Security St., Lexington. Assoc., 
Geo. Kerbo. F. C. Love, J. L. Knox, Luther 
Hamilton; (pol.) L. T. Cook, Purman Wil¬ 
son, Roy Glasco, Tom Pace, McClain Co.; 
Judge F. B. Swank; Scott Ferris; R. 
A. Sneed; Wm Durant. Church. Bap. 
Clubs Rotary Okla. City, past dir.; C. of 
C., past dir. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1895. Very influential personal 
contact worker; serves on com. Offices, 
Alderman, Purcell, 1898-1904. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs; and to 
natl. convs., St. Louis and Kansas City. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; has lived 
since at Lexington and Purcell. During 
W. War was Co. Food and Fuel Adminis¬ 
trator; also chmn. of the Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, farming and raising of pure 
bred cattle and sheep. 

ALFORD, ROBERT NEWTON. Purcell. 
Dem. Occ., deputy county treasurer. B., 
Murfreesboro, Ark, Nov. 3, 1877. Edu., 
com. schs., Ark. Wife. Ollie L. Power. 
Cdrn., 3 s., C. T., Russellville; Robert H., 
Lloyd H., at h. Bk. Con., McClain Co. 


Natl. Assoc., John H. Wells, John H. 
Perry, B. H. Love, Horace Hunter, John 
Feland, Purcell; (pol.) A. Iv. Jennings, 
Hugh Boone, H. R. Jacobs, Tom P. Pace, 
Dist. Judge, McClain Co. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; EagTes, Purcell. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. T. F. Alford, Dr. J. E. Al¬ 
ford. (bros.), Arkansas. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1917, previous 
to that in Arkansas; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Dep. Co. Treas., since 1917; Co. and Cir¬ 
cuit Clk. in Murfreesboro, Ark., 1910-14. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1917; lived since 
at Purcell. Hobbies, fishing and flowers. 

BLANCHARD, WILLIAM GRANT, Purcell. 
Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Decatur, Ill., 
Dec. 7-, 1868. Edu., h. seh.. St. Joseph, Mo., 
grad., 1885. Wife Adele Beringer. Cdrn., 
3 s., William Grant.Jr., Dallas, Tex.; John 
B., San Antonio; Stanley W., attending 
0. TJ.; 3 d., Mrs. Laura Fenton. Wewoka; 
Mrs. Dorothy Blackman, Miss Lucile 
Blanchard, Carlsbad. N. M. Bus. Con., 
Beringer Hdw. & Implement Co.; also fam¬ 
iliar with dry goods and general mercantile 
bus. Bk. Con.. McClain Co. Natl. Assoc., 
B. 0. Clark, John Feland, W. H. Rainbow, 
J. D. Palmer. Purcell; (pol.) C. G. Moore, 
Joe Wallace, Leslie Masterson, Purcell ; 
Hugh Henderson, Wayne; W. B. Johnson, 
Ardmore; C. B. Douglas, Tulsa; A. C. 
Alexander, Okla. City. Church, Pres; 
Elder; past Supt. S. S. Clubs, C. of C., 


past pres, and dir. 5 times each Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1889 ; works 
personally and on com. Offices, Mayor of 
Purcell, 12 yrs., last time in 1920; coun¬ 
cilman, 5 terms; sec’y. sch. bd., 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs; 
natl. conv., St. Louis; prct. chmn.; past 
co. chmn., McClain Co. Cen. Com. Rb- 
marks, came to Okla. in 1887; lived since 
at Purcell. Active in upbuilding town; 
was first 'Mayor and when city was placed 
on cash basis and light and water sys- 
terns were installed. Sec'y-treas of Purcell 
& Lexington Bridge Co. at time the first 
bridge was built across the South Canadian 
River; was one of the organizers and past 
seo’y. of Purcell Cotton Seed Oil Co.; 
past sec'y.-treas. Purcell Compress Co. 
Hobby, hunting, fishing and baseball. 

BLEVINS, LILLIAN, Byars. Dem. Occ., 
school teacher. B., Stonewall, Tex., July 
24, 1904; came to Okla. 1912, located at 
Byars and Pauls Valley. Edu., B. A. de¬ 
gree from Okla. Univ. Single. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

BOWSER, R. H. Blanchard. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Ardmore, Nov. 1, 1892. 

Edu., com. and h. schs., Okla. Wife, 
Clemmie Ward. Cdrn., 1 s., Chester; 2 d., 
Faye, Norma Lea, at h. Bk. Con., First 
(Natl.; First St. Assoc., (pol.) C. G. 
Moore, Purcell; A. O. Maddox, Blanchard; 
Hugh Henderson, Wayne; Mat Robinson, 
Chickasha; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; 













































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


W. B. Pine; C. E. Stone. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F., has 
ftiled all chairs. Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1915; works on com. and 
through personal contacts. Offices, post¬ 
master at Blanchard, since 1922; City 
Councilman, 2 yrs.; mbr. elec. bd. 3 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to all co., dist. and st. 
convs. Remarks, lived at Ardmore, Ada, 
Okemah, Blanchard. His father, J. H. 
Bowser, founder of Ada, in partnership 
with Jeff Reed, established first cotton gin, 
store, and blacksmith shop there ; the town 
is named for Jeff Reed’s daughter, Ada. 

Interested in g'ood roads and schs. 

BRICKEL, ESTELLE HERRALD, Wash¬ 
ington. Rep. Occ., housewife; assistant 
postmaster. B., Westville, Ind., Feb. 18, 
1886. Edu., com. sch., Westville, Ind.; 

h. sch. South Bend, Ind.; Univ. of Chi¬ 
cago, 5 terms; Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. Hus¬ 
band. Henry, Postmaster, Washington. Cdrn., 

1 s., Herrald N.; 1 d., Mary C. at n. 

Bus. Con., former tchr. of Home Economics, 
Washington, 4 yrs.; also music tclir. ; 
tchr. S. Bend. Ind., 6 yrs.; Sunt. Home 
Economics^ Jacksonville, Fla. Bk, Con., 
First. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. E. Moore, 
Guy Henderson, McClain Co. Church, 
Church, Meth.; tchr. in S. S.; mbr. Ladies 
Aid Society. Imp. Rel., Lloyd D. Herrald, 
(bro.) tchr. in N. W. Univ., Advertising 

dept. Pol. Act., active since 1919. Offices, 
asst, postmistress, Washington, now serv¬ 
ing. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; committeewoman for McClain Co.. 

2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919, 
since at Washington. Mbr. 0. E. A. Hobby, 
domestic sciences. 

BRICKEL, HARRY, Washington. Rep. 
Occ.. Postmaster. B., Atchinson, Kan., Dec. 
26, 1887. Edu., com. and h. sells.; Tchrs. 
Col., Edmond. Wife, Estella Herrald. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Herrald; 1 d., Mary, at b. 
Bus. Con., was in garage bus. 10 yrs.; 
tchr. 8 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) C. G. Moore, E. E. Dillingham, Eli 
Fowler, Judge Pace, Hugh Henderson, Mc¬ 
Clain Co.; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Metli.; 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. 
good roads com.; Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Lawrence Briokel, (bro.), elecitrid 
welding, Cushing. Pol. Act., locally inde¬ 
pendent ; partisan in natl. affairs; active 
since 1915; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and on com.; also makes speeches. 
Offices, Postmaster at Washington, since 
1925. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893: 
lived in Lincoln Co., 1893-1905 ; Edmond. 
1905-19; at Washington, since. During 
W. War worked in shipyards equipping 
emergency fleet; rank of Sergt.; Major 
in Okla. Natl. Guard. Hobby, poultry. 
Interested in all community affairs. 

BURROWS, MRS. ALMA, Purcell. Rep. 
Ooc., stenographer and housewife. B.. Hill 
Co.,, Tex., June 29, 1893; came to Okla. 
1888, located near Ardmore, Ind. Terr., 
moved to Cleveland Co. near Norman in 
1900, in what is now McClain Co., since 
1904. Edu.. h. sch.; Business Col. course. 
Hus.. Alvie Burrows. Cdrn., 3 s.. Francis 
M. Estep, Fremon L. Estep, Denzil R. Es¬ 
tep, cdrn. by deceased husband. Bus. Con., 
stenographer in C. G. Moore’s Law Office. 
Purcell Bk. Con., Purcell Bk. and Trust 
Co. Assoc., |pol.) C. G. Moore, Hugh 
Henderson, John A. Lamb, Joe Wallace, 
Clark Wasson, J. B. Campbell, E. L. Kirby., 
Joe Sherman. Church, Missionary Bap. 
Lodges, Royal Neighbors of Ame:., Purcell ; 
Past Oracle there in Rebekah, Purcell; Past 
Noble Grand. Imp. Rel., J. L. Brown, 
(father). Pol. Act., partisan; co. Vice 
Chmn. Rep. Party, McClain Co. 4 yrs. ; 
personal contact. Party Honors. Vice Co. 
Chmn. Rep. organizer. 

CATRON, CHARLES BURKET, Oklahoma. 
Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Rogtersville, 
Tenn., March 3, 1876. Edu., com. sch., 
Okla. Wife, Fay Strickland. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Deri; 1 d., Silvia. Bus. Con., C. B. Ca¬ 


tron, general merchandise, Byars; farming 
interests; oil leases; royalties. Bk. Con., 
Byars St. Assoc., S. C. Newburn, Frank 
Garner, E. R. Harrison, F. N. Mabes. 
Byars; (pol.) Chas. Moore, L. T. Cook, E. 
E. Glasco, Jim Evatt, McClain Co. Church, 
attends Meth. Pol. Act., independent lo¬ 
cally, partisan in natl. affairs; active since 
1898; works personally and on com. Offices, 
past* Jury Commr., McClain Co.; past, 
councilman at Byars, 7 yrs.; elk. of sch. 
bd., 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
ecnvs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; 
lived at Tecumseh 1890-98; Purcell 1898- 
1900; Byars, since; active in all civic 
affairs; mbr. com. on Liberty Bonds, War 
Saving Stamps and Red Cross Work during 
W. War. Hobby, farming. 

CAVNAR, D. C., Purcell. Dem. Ccc.. 
county assessor B., Detroit. Tex., July 7, 
1890. Edu., com. and h. schs., Okla. ; 
Tchrs. Col., Ada and Edmond. Wife, Allie 
Harper. Cdrn., 1 s., Leslie: 2 d., Lenora. 
Minnie. Bk. .Con., McClain Co. Natl 
Assoc., J. R. Emerson, .T. H. Perry, Pur¬ 
cell: (pol.) Tom P. Pace, Dist. Judge; 
Roy Glasco, R. H. Jacobs, McClain Co. ; 
A. S. J. Shaw, Charlie Childers, F. B. 
Swank, M. E. Trapp, S. M. McQuistion. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, sponsor 
for Boy Scouts; I. O. O. F.; Rebekah; 
Eagle- Mascn Blue Lodge, Purcell. Imp. 
Re'., G. W. Cavnar, Tulsa: C. J. Cavnar. 
Okla. City; J. T. Cavnar, A. W. Cavnar, 
Purcell, (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915; works mostly through personal 
contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor; twp. treas. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. ; helped, 
raise funds for campaigns. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1897 ; lived at Pawnee, Law- 
ton, at Purcell since 1907 ; active in all 
civic affairs; helped carry bonds for new 
court house. During War served in 141st 
Machine Gun, 36th Div.; mbr. Amer. 

I egion Post, Purcell. Hobby, reading and 
fishing. 

CLARK, B. C., Purcell. Dem. Occ.. 
jeweler. B., Ivociusko, Miss., Jan. 15, 1869. 
Edu., com. schs. and Acad., Miss. Wife, 
Flora Edwards. Cdrn., 1 s., B. C., Jr., 
at h. ; 4 d.. Mrs. Olin Evans, Wewoka ; 
Mrs. W. L. Tomlin, Okla. City ; Clara Mae. 
tchr. .Purcell; Sallie Joe. Bus. Con., 2 
Jewelry Stores, Purcell: farm owner; ren¬ 
tal properties in Purcell and Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; Mc¬ 
Clain Co. Natl. Assoc., E. L. McElderry, 
W. H. Rainboldt, B. H. Rackley, John Perry. 
.Trim Feland. Purcell; (pol.) T. J. Laws, 
Blanchard; Clyde Holliday, Washington; 
C. C. Hester, Blanchard; Judge Tom Pace., 
Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart ; Judge Ed S. 
Vaught; Rev. R. E. L. Morgan, Ardmore; 
Rev. Forney Hutchinson, Okla. City. 
Church. Meth.; steward; trustee, 30 yrs.; 
Supt. S. S. , 35 yrs.; del. to Annual con¬ 
ference, 28 times; treas. of S. S. Confer¬ 
ence Bd. of Western Okla.; del. to World’s 
S. S. conv., 1928, at Los Angeles; was first 
trustee cf Okla. Meth. Orphanage and 
secured first, finances for establishing the 
home. Clubs & Lodges. Rotary, charter 
mbr., v.-pres. and dir.; C. of C., pres. 2 
yrs.; sponsor for Boy Scout activities; 
32nd Mason; mbr. St. Jewelers Assn. Imp. 
Rel., Rev. R. A. Clark, Mayfield, I<y.. 
(traveled to Holy Land): in his family 
there are 12 ministers. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active since 1892 ; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Offices, City 
Treas., Purcell; pres, of Bd. of Education. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; lived since 
at Purcell. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan, Red Cross and all Charily 
drives. 

CLARK, ROY E.. Byars. Rep. Occ.. 
livestock dealer. B.. Paxico, Kan., Feb. 
22, 1891. Edu., com. and h. schs., Maple 
Hill, Kan.; Univ. of Neb., 2 yrs. Wife. 
Leona Foster. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy, Jr., Ted. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Paoli, Paoli. Assoc., J. 
Neely Forehand, R. G. Evatt, Dr. L. K. 
Massey, E. R. Harrison, Byars; Judge Moore, 
Purceil ; Jim Evatt, Wayne. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 


Lodge; Shrine, Dallas. Po’. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. smee 1919; works per¬ 
sonally and on com. Offices, chmn. of city 
councilman, Byars; mbr. sell. bd. -Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; mbr. Hoover 
Curtis Club, Purcell. Remarks, came tO' 
Okla., 1919; lived since at Byars; was 
first man enlisted from Byars for service 
in World War; mbr. Co. E. llth Eng., 
36th Div., stationed at Camp Bowie and 
later at Camp Zachary Taylor: mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Purcell. Hobby, baseball. 


COLBERT, JOE EDWIN. Purcell. Dem. 
Occ, county commissioner. B., Tishomingo. 
Oct. 7, 1857. Edu., Chickasaw Acad., 

Tishomingo, grad., 1878. Wife, Lenora 
Ingram. Cdrn., 5 s., Henry T., Long Beach, 
Calif.; Joseph E., Purcell; William B.. 
El Reno; Gordon E., Purcell; Dixie A., 
Shawnee; 4 d., Mrs. Annie Meek, Mrs. 

Lula Munsing, Mrs. C. C. Callihan, Okm 
City; Leona. Bus. Con., farming and 
ranching interests. Bk. Con.. McClain Co. 
Natl. Assoc., J. R. Feland, B. H. Love, S. J. 
Bridwell. W. H. Rainbolt, Purcell; (pol.) A. 
P Winn, Lindsay; Maxey Harreld, Luther 
Nichols. Lindsay; Geo. Ledbetter, Neelv 
Forehand, Purcell; Judge E. E. Glasco: 
Claude Weaver, Scott Ferris, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
very active mbr. ; Mason Blue Lodge : East¬ 
ern Star, Purcell. Imp. Rel., Walter Co,- 
bert, (cousin) Ardmore; D. H. Colbert, 
(bro.) Sulphur; Mrs. Lela Scoby, Okla. 
Citv; Mrs. Mollie. Simpson. Lone Grove, 
(sister). Pol. Act., partisan; active m 
co. since 1877 ; works on com., and through 
personal contacts. Offices, co. commr.. 
now serving, since 1918. first appointed 
by Gov. Williams; dep. sheriff, 1877 ; past 
revenue collector for Chickasaw Nation. 
4 vrs. ; "aM natl. sec’y. for Chickasaw 
Nation, 1901-07; past elk. sch. bd., 8 yrs.: 
past elk. twp. bd., 5 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs. ; pret. com- 
nutteeman several times; elk. of Election 
Bd. Remarks, lived all his life in st; 
Henry House Creek, Fort Arbuckle. Tish¬ 
omingo, Washington, White Bead, Wayne. 
Criner, Purcell since 1917. Authority on 
early day affairs in Okla. His wife was 
first white child born in Pauls Valley. 
During TV. War, mbr. of Liberty Bond 


COCK. L. T., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer, B., North Carolina, May 16. 1881. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. N. C. ; Trinity 
Col..: Univ. of N. C. Wife, Emma, d. of 
M. A. Bickerey. Purcell Cd'n., 1 s., L. S. 
Bk. Con., McClain Natl. ; Purcell Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., J. H. Berry, .T. H. Wells. 
John Feland, F. C. Love. Purcell; (pol.) 
Judge Tom Pace, Perman Wilson, C. C. 
Hester. Mac Q. Williamson, F. B. Swank, 
John Luttrell. SC. C. Childers. Frank Cor¬ 
tez. Judge Hefner, Judge Phelps, Judge 
Long. Church. Pres.; elder 10 yrs.: trustee. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., past dir.: mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
chap., Purcell. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1909 ; makes speeches and works 
th-orgh personal contacts and com. Offices 
C'ty Legislative Commr.; active mayor 
for 6 mos. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; chmn. of Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla., in 1909; lived 
since at Purcell. During W. War was a 
mbr. rf Legal Advisory Bd.. chmn of Bond 
and Charity Drives and of Y. M. C. A. 
drives. Hobby, athletics. 


DAUGHERTY, PEARL Purcell. Dem. 
0"c.. county clerk. B.. Moody, Tex., Dec. 
21, 1881. Edu., com. schs., Hickory Grove, 
Okla. H unhand, J. E. Daugherty, (de¬ 
ceased). Cdrn., 3 s., John, Marvin, Ed; 7 
d., Antoinette. Helen, Laura, Lucile, Sue, 
Vivian, Ann. Purcell. Bk. Con., McClain 
Co. Natl. Assoc., John Perry, Roy Glasco. 
Judge Tom Pace, (pol.) R. N. Alford, H. 
R. Jacobs, Charlie Thompson, McClain 
Co. Church, Meth. Lodges, Eastern 
Star. Imp. Rel., J. W. Barefoot (father) 
Purcell; W. W., S. L. and B. E. Bare¬ 
foot, Purcell; J. F. and B. A. Barefoot. 
Seminole, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 



J. R. EVATT 


in co. since 1926: works personally and on 
com. Offices, Co. Clk. since 1927. Re-' 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived in 
McClain Co. since 1904. During W. War 
was active in Red Cross and Food con¬ 
servation work. 

DILLINGHAM, E. E., Washington. Rep. 
Occ., manager lumber yard. B., Joplin, 
Mo., Jan. 21, 1882. Edu., com. sells., Okla. 
Wife, Nellie iM. Cdrn., 2 s., Russell, Max. 
Bus. Con., mgr. Carey, Lombard, Young 
Lbr. Co.., Washington; real estate owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. C. M. Holli¬ 
day, W. J. Morrison, Washington; (pol.) 
C. G. Moore, A. 0. Maddox, H. R. Hen¬ 
derson, McClain Co.; Sen. Harreld; F. 
B. iSwank; W. P. Pine; Judge Tom Pace; 
Sen. C. C. Hester. Church, Meth.; stew¬ 
ard. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd 
Mason, ComsistOElv, 'Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1909 ; makes 
speeches and works in whatever way is 
good for party. Offices, postmaster 10 yrs. 
at Paoli; asst, postmaster, Wynnewood ; city 
clk., Washington; mbr. sch. bd.; elk of 
bd. 1926-29; first city clk., Paoli; mbr. 
elec. bd.; past mbr. sch. bd. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1891; lived in Cleveland Co., 1891-94 ; 
Garvin Co., 1894-1917; Washington, since. 
During W. War was chmn. of Liberty Loan 
Drives and very active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, fishing and baseball. 

EVATT, JAMES R., Wayne. Dem. Occ-, 
county commissioner. B., Arlington, Tex., 
Sept. 19, 1878. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Mary Robinson- Cdrn.. 3 s., Wayne, Pur¬ 
cell, Bobby, at li. Buis. Con., real estate 
loans, leases and royalties; familiar with 
mercantile bus. Bk. Con.. First St.; Mc¬ 
Clain Co. Natl. Assoc., O. B. Fox, W. E. 
Beck, J. N. Hall, Dr. 0. 0. Dawson, (pol.) 
Roy Glasco, A. G. Jennings, J. B. Powell, 
M. E. Riddell, McClain Co.; Mac Q. Wil¬ 
liamson, Pauls Valley; L. C. Giles, Norman ; 
J. T. Blanton, Pauls Valley; C. C. Hester, 
Blanchard. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Imp. Rel., W. H. Evatt, (father). Ft. 
Worth, Tex.; Bob Evatt, Byars, (bro.) ; 
Mrs. M. Enless Okla. City; Mrs. J. C. 
Jicks, Norman (sister). Pol. Act., active 
in co. since 1901; effective personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, Co. 'Commr., McClain 
Co., 1925-33; past town, trustee, clk. and 
treas.; chmn. co. elec, bd., 1912-22. Party 


McCLAIN COUNTY 

Honors, chmn. co. cen. com., 1920-24 ; del. 
to co. and st. convs.; pret. committeeman 
since statehood. Remarks, came to Okla. 
In 1901; lived since at W T ayne. Active 
in all civic, educational, and public 
affairs. During W. War w r as a mbr. of 
Special Advisory Bd., of the Council of 
Defense and Red Cross and active in Liberty 
Bond Drives. 

EWING, W. A. Washington. Dem. Occ, 
physician. B., Mattoon, Ill., March 20. 
1862. Edu.. Univ. of Lowell, Ky. M. 1*. 
degree. Wife Addie See. Cdrn., 6 s., 

Robert M„ Okla. City; Samuel F„ Norman; 
(Webber, Chas., Nollie, Washington; 3 d., 
Mrs. Flojd Summers, Eldorado; Mrs. Dana 
(Smith, Purcell; Louise, attending Univ. 
of Okla., Norman. Bus. Con., practicing 
physician; was druggist for 25 yrs.; farm¬ 
ing interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Dr. Kolb, Dr. McCurdy, Judge Tom Pace. 
C. C. Hester, Dr. Stout, Dr. Dardis, Dr 
Hunter, F. B. Swank. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp Rel 
Finis Ewing, (bro.) ; Mrs. J. F. Vanzant 
(sister), Okla. City. Pol. Act., active 
since 1889. Offices. Co. Health Officer; 
t ity Health Officer, Washington; past mbr. 
elec. lid. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889- lived 
at Beef Creek, Tuttle, Ft. Cobb, Wash¬ 
ington since 1924. Hobby hunting and 
fishing. 

FELAND, JOHN R., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Durant, April 15, 1882. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Chlckasha; Parsons 
Col., Weatherford, Tex., 1 term; Polytech¬ 
nic Col., Ft. Worth, Tex., 2 yrs. Wife, 
Mable Remington. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary 

Elizabeth, Okla. City. Bus. Con., V.-Pres. 
and Treas. of Purcell Bk. & Trust Co. ; 
farm and dairying interests. Bk. Con. 

(Corr) Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; First 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., J. W. Teeter, J. P. 
Gibson, Okla. City; (pol.) Judge T. P. Pae*. 
Ifobt. E. Bell, Purcell; L. W. Franklin, 
Rosedale; E. R. Harrison. Bvars; Scott 
Ferris, Mac. Q. Williamson, Col. R. A. 
Sneed. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mountain Fishing Club, Lawton; 
Sponsor for Boy Scouts ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter and Commandery, Purcell; Shrine, 
Okla. City; mbr. Cotton Growers Assn, of 
Okla.; Executive Council of St. Bankers 
Assn. Imp. Rel., Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, 
in command of Marines in Nicaragua. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in Okla. since 
1904 ; works on corns. Offices, past Treas. 
of Sch. Bd.; Notary Public; Special Judge 
to hold Election in Garfield Co. on Co. Seat 
Eight; past Clk. Election Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to Congressional Conv., Hobart. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Purcell since 
1905. Active in civic affairs. Hobby, dairy¬ 
ing. 

FOREHAND, JACKSON N„ Byars, Dem. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Las Pasos, 
Tex., Sept. 16, 1882. Edu., com. sch., Pool- 
ville. Wife, Melissa Fox. Cdrn., 1 s., Oscar 
B. ; 6 d., Lois, Bertha, Donna, Waldean, 
Voncil, Leota, Byars. Bus. Con., Ford dealer, 
Byars; Dir. Byars St. Bk; farm owner r 
stockraising. Bk. Con., Byars St. Assoc., 
S. C. Newburn, .T. A. Harris. D. F. Swindle, 
Carl Goddard, McClain Co. ; (pol.) Judge 
Tom Pace, E. R. Lancaster, Purcell; Oscar 
Lowrance, Sulphur; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Pauls Valley; Purman Wilson, Purcell; F. 

B. Swank, Norman. Church, Bap. Clubs, 

C. of C., pres, for past 7 yrs.; A. O. U. VV. 
Imp. Rel., A. Forehand, (father) ; Lee, Andy 
and Robt. (bros.), Byars; Mrs. W. B. Lar¬ 
ina n, Byars, Mrs. VV. A. Aldridge, Strat¬ 
ford, Mrs. Minnie Anderson, Bristow, 
(s : sters). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904 ; makes speeches, works personally and 
on com. Was joint author and instrumental 
in securing the passage of Weak Sch. Aid 
Law while st. legis. Offices, mbr. 11th 
Legis.; past Co. Commr., McClain Co.; 
Chmn. Sch. Bd. for past 6 yrs.; past mbr. 
Tvvp. Bd., 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs. ; Pret. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; lived at 
Byars since 1904. active in behalf of good 


393 

roads. Instrumental in securing extension 
of St. Highway No. 19 to connect with 
No. 18 through Byars and Rosedale and with 

U. S. No. 77 at Wayne. Hobby, politics. 

FOX, ODIE B., Wayne. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Pittsburg, Tenn., Feb. 24, 
1882. Edu., com. and h. sch., Pittsburg, 
Tenn., grad., 1901. Wife, Ruby Reid. Cdrn., 
1 s., Odie B. Jr.; 2 d., Mrs. Lila Nelson, 
Goltry; Elinor. Bus. Con., Gen. Mercantile 
Business, Wayne; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., J. R. Evatt, D. E. White, 

V. V. Haney, Wayne; (pol.) Judge Tom 
Pace; Roy Glasco, Purman Wilson, Pur¬ 
cell; Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls Valley; C. 
C. Hester, Blanchard; Jess Bunch, Centra- 
ho-ma. Chuch, Meth., Supt. S. S.; Chmn. 
of Bd. of Stewards. Clubs & Lodges, Com¬ 
mercial Club, active mbr.; Mason, Chapter, 
Wayne. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1911; works personally and through 
coins. Offices, past Clk. of Sch. Bd., 10 yrs. ; 
Chmn. of City Council, Wayne; Chmn. of 
Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs.; Pret. Committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901; lived at Wayne since 1911. 
During W. War was Chmn. of Council of 
Defense, of Registration Bd., of Food & 
Fuel Conservation Com. Active part in all 
Red Cross and Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, 
baseball. 

FRANCIS, W. C., Blanchard. Dem. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B„ Tupelo, Miss., Mar. 
21, 1881. Edu., com. sch.. Miss, and Okla. 
Wife. Addie McQuinn. Cdrn., 3 s., Raleigh, 
Herald, Rene. Bus. Con., Ford Agent. 
Blanchard; Theater Bldg.; Brick Rental 
properties. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoo., 
T. J. Love, H. E. Greene, W. M. Yokum, 
Blanchard; (pol.) C. C. Hester, Herman 
Wilson, Jim Ratcliffe, M. Alford, McClain 
Co. ; Judge Tom Pace; Judge Jacobs, Mac 
Q. Williamson ; E. B. Swank. Clubs & Lodges 
Lions; C. of C.; 32nd Mason Scottish Rite. 
Fol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1909; works through personal contacts. 
Serves on com. Offices, Town Councilman; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. co. convs.; 
Pret. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907 ; lived at Blanchard since 
1917. Active in road work. Chmn. of Loan 
Drives during W. War. Leader in civic ar- 
fairs. Hobby, hunting. 

FREEMAN. W. P., Washington. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., San Antonio, Tex., Mar. 
30, 1884. Edu., com. schs., San Antonio; 
Univ. of Tex., Ph. G. degree. Wife, Len» 
Adkins. Cdrn., 2 d., Gloria, Joeanne. Bus. 
Con., owner Freeman Drug Store, Wash- 
ton. Bk. Con., First Natl., Norman. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Tom Pace, Herman Wilson, 
J. H. Ratcliffe, McClain Co.; F. B. Swank, 
Mac Q Williamson, C. C. Hester, Paul 
Moomaw. Church. Meth. Lodges, Mason, 
York Rite, India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1915; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
corns. Offices, mbr. St. Pharmacy Bd., 6 
yrs.; Pres. 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived at Okla. City, Pawhuska, Nor¬ 
man and Washington, since 1921. Interested 
in good government. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

GLASCO, ELVIS E„ Purcell. Dem. Oco., 
lawyer. B., Caramel, Ill., Oct., 28, 1869. 
Edu., com., h., and St. Normal Schs., Ill.; 
Hayward Collegian Institute, Fairfield, Ill., 
LL. B., 1892. Wife, Mattie Emory. Cdrn., 

2 s., Roy, Raymond E., Purcell; 3 d., 
Mrs. Ellen Stephenson, Chickasha; Mrs. 
Crystal Love, Mrs. Evelyn Ballard, Purcell. 
Bus. Con., Practicing Atty.; farming in¬ 
terests ; live stock raising. Was tchr., 8 yrs. 
Bk. Con., McClain Co. Natl.; Purcell Bk. 

& Trust Co.; First Natl., Norman. Assoc., 
O. P. Glasco, (bro.) stock business; Roy 
Glasco, (son) partner in law; (pol.) W. B. 
M. Mitchell. John Perry, Frank Terry, Tom 
Doyle, J. B. A. Robertson, F. B. Swank, 
W. H. Murray. Church, Meth., S. Clubs, 
Amer., St. and Oo. Bar Assn.; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1890, in 
Tex. and Okla. Usually works through per¬ 
sonal contacts, but also by public speaking 





394 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


and through party organizations. Offices, 
First Co. Judge. McClain Co., 1907-11 ; 
Co. Assr., Wayne Co., Ill., 1890-94; St. 
Repr. from McClain Co., 1913-17 and 1919- 
21. Party Honors, past Chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com., McClain Co.; del. to all Co. and St. 
Convs. since Statehood; del. to Natl. Convs., 
Baltimore, 1912; Houston, 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904; lived at Tishomingo 
1 yr., Purcell since. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

GLASCO, ROY, Purcell. Deni. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Fairfield, Ill., Aug. 21, 1890. 
Edu., com. schs., Purcell; admitted to Bar, 
1914. Wife. Vernie, d. of S. E. Bryant, 
Purcell. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond W.; 1 d., 
Norma Estelle. Bus. Con., practicing atty. ; 
Atty. for McClain Co. Natl. Bk.; Byars St. 
Bk., Byars; Purcell Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
John H. Wells, John H. Perry, W. L. Grif¬ 
fin, Frank J. Terry, B. H. Love, John R. 
Feland, Purcell; (pol.) J. R. Evatt, Wayne; 
Mrs. Edith Newell, Purcell; J. R. Kerr, 
Dibble; M. E. Riddell, Rosedale; J. T. 
Blanton, Pauls Valley; Mac Q. Williamson, 
Pauls Valley; John E. Luttrell; Scott 
Ferris. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Eag'le; I. 0. O. F.; Mason, Royal 
Arch, Purcell. Imp. Rel., Judge E. E. 
Glasco, (father). Pol. Act., partisan; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.. 1924-30 ; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; lived at 
Purcell since 1906. During W. War served 
in Co. B., 357th Inf., 9th Div. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post, Purcell. Hobby, raising hogs. 

GREEN, H. E., Blanchard. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ky., Sept. 18, 1880. Edu., com. 
schs., Louisville, Ky. Wife, Lula Kayler. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Louise, tchr. at Blanchard; 
Winifred. Bus. Con., Cashr. First St. Bk. 
Assoc., C. C. Hester, Blanchard; (pol.) J. 
H. Perry, Tom Norris, E. R. Lancaster, W. 
A. Jennings, Purcell; Scott Ferris: Mao 
Q. Williamson; W. P. Payne. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, Sec’y; pas. 
Sponsor for Boy Scouts; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Blanchard. Imp. Rel., R. H. Green, lawyer, 
Louisville, Ky.; O. L. Green, Ponca City, 
(bros.) ; Dr. Winifred Green, Eye, Ear, 
Nose & Throat specialist; Miss Millie 
Green, in Treas. Dept., Washington, D. C. 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; influential 
in territory surrounding Blanchard; works 
personally and on corns. Offices. Treas. of 
Bd. of Edu., Blanchard. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived at Guthrie, McLoud. 
Tuttle. Tulsa, Blanchard since 1918; active 
in civic affairs. Active campaigner in se¬ 
curing water, gas, lights and sewer system 
for Blanchard. Hobby, gardening and 
flowers. 

HACKER. EARL, Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor of City of Purcell. B„ Hopkins, Mo., 
May 15, 1892. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.; 5 d. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Eagles; Odd Fellow. 
Offices, Mayor of Purcell, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. In 1897; lived 1 
yr. at Hollis and at Purcell since. 

HENDERSON. ETTA B„ Wayne. Rep. 
Occ., Postmistress. B., Elmore City, Feb. 
27, 1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Wayne. 
Hus., H. R. Henderson. Cdrn., 2 s.. Mack, 
James; 1 d., Mary Frances. Bk. Con., First 
)St. Assoc., D. V. Haney, W. T. Holbrook, 
D. E. White, Wayne; Judge Moore. Church, 
Chris., S. S. Tchr.; very active and inter¬ 
ested in church work. Clubs, Home Demon¬ 
stration Club. Imp. Rel., M. L. McNabb, 
(bro.) Carnegie; A. L. McNabb, (father) 
Wayne. Pol. Act., independent; works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Offices, Postmistress 
at Wayne since 1922. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all her life in the st. 
At Wayne since 1902. 

HENDERSON, HUGH R„ Wayne. ReD. 
Occ., merchant. B., Logan Co., Ky., July 
29, 1873. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky. Wife, 
Etta B., d. of A. L. McNabb, Wayne. Cdrn., 
2 s., Hugh A., James H.; 1 d., Mary Fran¬ 
ces. Bus. Con., Wayne Furniture Co. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., V. V. Haney, Dr. 
O. O. Dawson, O. B. Fox, D. E. White, 


Wayne; (pol.) C. G. Moore, M. S. Lollar, 
E. E. Dillingham, McClain Co.; A. C. 
Alexander, Okla. City; Jim Harris, Wagoner; 
Ben F. Colbert, Washington, D. C.; Sen. 
J. W. Harreld, Okla. City Church, Meth. 
Steward; Tchr. Jr. Bible Class. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. 
O. F., Wayne. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1899; works personally and 
on corns. Helped hold first election after 
statehood. Offices, Asst. Postmaster, Wayne. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 
in McClain Co., 3 yrs.; past Sec’y Co. 
Com., 4 terms; Prct. Committeeman since 
statehood; del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived 
since at Wayne. Veteran of Spanish Amer. 
War. Served in 3rd Ky. Volunteers in 
Cuba and 13th Inf. in the Philippines. 
Mbr. Roosevelt Camp, Okla. City. Hobby, 
politics. 

HESTER, C. C., Blanchard. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and oil properties. B., Childress 
Co., Tex., Nov. 10, 1891. Edu., Central St. 
Normal, Edmond; Uuiv. of Okla.; Univ. 
of Grenoble, France. Wife, Cora Lane Hester, 
Blanchard Bus. Con., real estate owner; 
oil property; Dir. First St. Bk., Blanchard. 
Assoc., G. T. Baze, Phil Maddox, Blanch¬ 
ard; H. E. Green, (pol.) Roy Glasco, Judge 
Tom Pace, A. G. Jennings, J. R. Evatt, H. 

L. Hunter, McClain Co.; Gov. Holloway, 
iF. B. Swank, Jess Read, Tom Right, John 
Head, R. H. Stanley, Woody Dixon, Frank 
Carmichael, Jim Nance. Church. Cumber¬ 
land. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, charter 
mbr. ; Mbr. Good Roads Com.; 32nd Mason, 
Consistory and Hella Temple, Dallas, Tex. 
Imp. Rel., H. J. Hester, banker; Smith, 
and Dean Hester, Blanchard (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1920; makes 
speeches, works personally. While in Legla. 
introduced, with Bob Graham, House Bill 
No. 3 which passed House but died in Sen. 
Offices, mbr. 10th and 12th Legis.; Vice 
Chmn. of Road and Highway Com. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. convs.; 
Pres. League of Young Dem., McClain Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived in 
McClain Co. since 1915. During W. War 
served in 36th Engineers, in foreign service 
1 yr., at iS't. Mihiel and Argonne Forest. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Bond Garner Post, 
Blanchard, Charter m'br. and Adjutant. 
.Leader in civic affairs. Interested in good 
government, roads, schs. and free bridges. 

HOLLIDAY, C. M., Washington. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Keokuk, la., Jan. 25, 1880. 
Edit., com schs., Ia. and Okla. Wife, 
Florence Ryan. Bus. Con., Cashr. First 
Natl. Bk., Washington; farm owner. Assoc., 
W. J. Morrison, C. W. Mooreland, Wasn- 
ingfon; R. F. Ellinger, Noble; (pol.) C. G. 
Moore, Judge Pace, J. A. Ratliff, Purcell ; 
C. C. Hester, Blanchard; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Washington ; Consistory, Guthrie; C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com. Imp. Rel., Janies 
B. Ryan, St. Sen.. Colo. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; works through personal contacts; 
also serves on com. Party Honors, del. to 
Co. Convs. Remarks. came to Okla. in 
1892 ; lived in Lincoln Co., Cleveland Co 
and McClain Co. since 1912. Active in all 
civic affairs. Hobbies, fishing and baseball. 

HUNTER, MRS. HORACE, Purcell. Dem. 
Formerly V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

JACOBS, HARDEN R„ Purcell. Dem. 
Occ., county Judge. B., Goodwater, Ala.. 
'Sept. 4 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., grad. 
1900 ; Univ. of Ala., LL. B„ 1904. Wife. 
Ida Adcock. Cdrn., 1 s., James H.; 3 d., 
Cleo, Elizabeth, Lucile. Bus. Con., Dir. ar.d 
Vice Pres., McClain Co. Bk., Purcell; 
farming interests. Assoc., J. H. Perry. J. 
H. Wells, T. H. Hardy, Purcell; (pol.) J. 

M. Moseley, Byars; R. E. Riddle. Rosedale: 
O. B. Fox, Wayne; Jake Cline, Blanchard; 
Colley Crockett, Loveland; J. W. Trippitt, 
Tuttle; K. O. Gates, Bethel; R. A. Fox, 
Admore. Church, Bap., deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads Com. ; 
Mason York Rite, India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City; Past Master, Purcell. Imp. Rel., 


J. F. Jacobs, (bro.) farmer near Loveland. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1906 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Co. Judge, McClain 
Co., 1927-31; Co. Atty., filled an unexplred 
term, 18 months; Police Judge, Purcell, 2 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Special Election Ba. 
service. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; 
lived since at Purcell. During W. War 
served on Exemption Bd., Registration Bd.. 
and as Govt. Appeal Agent; also a fout 
minute speaker in McClain Co. Successful 
as Co. Judge. Hobby, farming. 

JOHNSTON, ORIN, Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
court clerk. B., Johnson, Indian Terr. Feb. 

■ 25, 1895. Edu., h. sch., Byars, grad. 1911; 
Business Col., Shawnee 1912. Wife, Vena 
d of C. L. Lokey, Walters. Bk. Con.. 
Byars St. Assoc., Neil McElderry, B. C. 
Clark, John Wells. Purcell; (pol.) P. C. 
Lackey, C. C. Hester, Blanchard; S. C. 
Newbern, Byars; Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls 
Valley; W. J. Holloway, Gov.; Tom Pace. 
Purcell. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Ma^'i: 
32nd Shrine, Okla. City, Consistory, Guthrie. 
Eastern Star, Byars; I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. 
E., Purcell. Imp. Rel., Lem Johnston, 
(father), Texaco, N. Mex.; C. F. Johnston. 
Okla. City, Luther Johnston, Clinton ; Tand> 
(Johnston, Cordell; (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. since 1919; works on 
corns, and through personal contacts. Offices 
Ct. Clk., McClain Co., since 19^4, now serv¬ 
ing. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. fconvs. 
Remarks .native Oklahoman; lived at John 
(Son, Indian Terr., 1895-1902; Byars, 1902- 
25; Purcell since. During W. War served 
in 142nd Inf., 36th Div. Mbr. Aliier. Legio.., 
Purcell Post Commander, past Post Adju 
itant and past Post Service Officer. Hobby. 
Amer. Legion work. 

JONES, CHARLES C., Purcell. Dem. 
Occ., farmer; county registrar. B., Me.. 
'Aug. 25, 1860. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife. 
Jennie Van Antwerp. Cdrn., 1 s.. Chas. 
Leslie, Sec’y Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; 1 
d., Mrs. V. F. Watzke, Okla. City. Asset;.. 

\ (pol.) James Evatt, Judge Jacobs, E. E. 
Glasco, Judge Pace, C. C. Hester; Mac cf. 
Williamson, F. B. Swank, Gov. Holloway, 
ex-Gov. Johnston, Claude Weaver. Church. 
Chris., Deacon for 40 yrs. Imp. Rel., ex- 
Congressman Thomas E. Stout, from Mont., 
.(nephew); J. F. Jones (bro.), Mayor or 
Purcell 3 times. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1889 ; makes, speeches, works 
. through personal contacts and serves on 
corns. One of the pioneer politicians of 
dist. Indian Terr, and co. since 1889. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 6 yrs.; mbr. Election Bd.. 
15 yrs.; Co. Register, McClain Co. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. of 
First Terr. Dem. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889; lived since at Purcell. Es¬ 
tablished first drug store in Purcell, also 
established Christian Church there. Hobby, 
farm relief. 

JUDD, E. D.. Washington. Dem. Oco., 
merchant. B., Tenn., July 16, 1874. Edu.. 
■com. schs., Tenn. Wife. Alice Jones Juda. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ Sam E., auditor in Retailer 
Fire Ins. Co., Okla. City; 1 d., Mrs. A. F. 
Fall, with Highway Dept., Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., W. J. Morrison Store, Washington; 
Insurance, (Fidelity Mre Ins. Co.). Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Chas. Moore, 
Judge Tom Pace, John Abernathy, Buck 
Love, C. C. Hester, McClain Co.; F. B. 
Swank; Mac Q. Williamson, JoTm Luttrell. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1906; works personally and 
on coins. Offices. City Councilman; mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. Election Bd. Party Honors, 
mbr. First St. Election Bd. after statehood. 
Del. to co. convs.; Prct. Registrar, 6 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived at 
Stratford, 1906-20; at Washington since. 
Active in all public enterprises of co. Mbr. 
of Good Roads Com. and a del. to St. 
Highway Conv. Mbr. of Council of Defense 
and active in Red Cross during W. War. 

LACKEY, P. C., Blanchard. Dem. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Heber Springs, Ark., Sept. 4. 
1899. Edu., com. schs., Heber Springs, Ark. ; 


McCLAIN COUNTY B95 



A. 0. MADDOX 


h. sell., Watts, Okla.; Univ. of Ark. 2 yrs.; 
St. Normal. Pittsburg, Kan., 1 yr. Wife, 
Billie, d. of Frank Tackett, Erick. Bus., 
proprietor of Red Cross Drug Store. Bk., 
Con., First Natl.; First St. Assoc., T. J. 
Laws, C. C. Hester, Dr. I. N. Kalb, Blanch¬ 
ard; (pol.) Judge Tcm Pace, R. H. Jacobs, 
Jim Evatt, McClain Co. ; Elmer Thomas; 
F. B. Swank; Tom D. McKeown; Mac Q. 
Williamson. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions, Dir., charter mbr.. first vice pres.; 
Sponsor for Boy Scouts, past Scout Master; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Eastern Star, Blanchard; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester. Pol. Act., independent locally, par¬ 
tisan in natl. affairs; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Offices, City Councilman; 
Inspector Election Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs ; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1912; lived at Blanchard 
since 1923. During W. War served in 10th 
Div., U. S. Inf. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Bond 
Garner Post. Blanchard; past Post Com¬ 
mander. Hobby, radio and shepherd dogs. 

LAMBE, JOHN, Purcell. Rep. Sec’y Co. 
Gen. Com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able). 

LANCASTER, E. R., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
county superintendent of schools. B., Mt. 
View, Ark., Feb. 12, 1895. Edu., com. sell., 
Okla. and Tex.; East Central St. Tchrs. 
Col., Ada. Wife, Verinda Foster. Cdrn., 2 
d., Leona Louise, Mary Nell. Bk. Con., 
Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; McClain Co. 
Natl. Assoc., J. R. Feland, J. H. Perry, J. 
H. Wells, Purcell; Hugh Henderson, J. N. 
Forehand, C. C. Hester. Roy Glasco, Judge 
Pace, McClain Co.; M. E. Nash. John 
Vaughan, F. B. Swank, Jas. Hatcher, Henry 
S. Johnston. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Boy Scout leader; Sponsor 4-H 
Club work; Treas. McClain Co. Agricul¬ 
tural Development Club ; Okla. Edu. Assn.; 
Sec’y Treas. McClain Co. Tchrs. Assn.; 
Red Red Rose; Sec’y McClain Co. Free 
Fair Assn., 4 yrs. Mbr. Good Roads Com.; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., E. 0. Lancaster (bro.) 
with Prairie Pipe Line Co., Rosedale. Pol. 
Act., influential in st since 1919; makes 
speeches, works personally and serves on 
corns. Offices, Co. Supt., McClain Co. since 
1923. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911 ," 
lived since in McClain Co., Wayne, Byars, 
Rosedale and Purcell. Leader In sch., civic 
and agricultural movements. During W. 
War served in Co. F, 111th Engineers, 36th 


Div.; mbr. of Amer. Legion, Purcell Post 
past Post Commander; 2 yrs. in foreign 
service in France. Interested in rural sch. 

LARRAN, MARTIN BENJAMIN, Purcell. 
Rep. Occ., laundry. B., France, Jan. 7, 1873. 
Edu., Sacred Heart, night sch., Okla. City, 
1894. Wife, Josephine C. Schott. Cdrn., 1 
s., Francis. Bus. Con., Modern iSteam 
Laundry, Purcell; Cleaning and Pressing. 
Bk. Con., Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; Mc¬ 
Clain Co. Natl.. Assoc., John G. Beumler, 
partner in business; IV. G. Blanchard, John 
H. Perry, T. R. Hardy* J. D. Palmer, W. 
H. Archer, Blanchard; (pol.) C. G. Moore, 
IW. S. Trudgeon, W. S. Archer, James 
Robinson, J. D. Palmer, McClain Co.; Joe 
Medeke; J. F. Williams, Ben Barnett, John 
Hutchinson. Church, Cath. Clubs, C. of C. ; 
Eagles; Order of Forresters. Pol. Act., 
active in co. since 1898; works only through 
personal contacts. Party Ho<nors, del. to 
co. and st. convs., 1924-28. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1893; lived in Pott Co., 1893- 
98; at Purcell since. During W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and Red Cross. 
Hobby, hunting. 

LAWS, T. J., Blanchard. Dem. Occ., 
•banker. B., Fulton, Mo., Sept. 26, 1880. 
Edu., com. schs., Fulton, Mo.; h. sch. and 
Business Col. Chillicothe, Mo. Wife, Ada 
T. Thompson Laws. Bus. Con., Cashr. First 
Natl., Blanchard; extensive farming in¬ 
terests; stockholder in First Natl. Bk., at 
Alex and Pocasset; stockholder in Chick - 
asha Cotton Oil Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl.: Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
C. E. Costello, Lindsay; R. K. Wooten, 
Chickasha; Jim Borden, Blanchard; (pol.) 
C. C. Hester, Judge F. B. Swank, Judge 
Tom Pace, C. G. Moore, Chas. Gun- 
te.', F. G. Babb. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
charter mbr., Pres, and Dir. Amer. Okla. 
and Grady Co. Bankers Assn.; Mason, 
work completed to 32nd degree. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. S. S. Laws, Pres, of Columbia IJniv. 
Columbia, Mo.: F. D. Laws, (bro.) Asst. 
Cashr. First Natl. Bk., Alex. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1910; works 
through corns; also makes speeches. Offices. 
City Treas.. Blanchard. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived at Granite, 1901-07 : 
Chickasha, 1907-10 ; Blanchard since. 
Hobby, traveling. 

LOVE, JOE C., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
banking. B., Purcell, Aug. 13, 1894. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Purcell; Castle Heights, 
Lebanon, Tenn., 1912; Okla. Univ., 3 yrs. 
Wife, Gladys Williams. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe 
Allen; 1 d., Gloria. Bus. Con., McClain 
Co. Natl. Bk., Purcell; farming interests. 
Assoc., B. C. Clark, W. H. Rainbolt, 
James Robertson, E. L. McElderry, Purcell ; 
(pol.) Tom Pace, Purman Wilson, R. N. 
Alford, E. R. Lancaster, McClain Co.; 
Allen Street, Okla. City; C. C. Hester, 
Blanchard; Chas. Orr, Holdenville; Mac Q. 
Williamson, Pauls Valley. Church, Meth., 
■South, Purcell; Steward; S. S. Teacher; 
Supt, Boys Dept. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., past Treas.; Purcell Golf & Country 
Club; B. P. O. E., Purcell; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; Chap.; Commandery, past recorder. 
Purcell; Shrine. Okla. City; Rotary, Treas. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1919; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Past Treas. of Bd. of Edu., 
Purcell, 6 yrs.; Counter Election Bd. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman ; lived all his life 
at Purcell. Drafted and in service 6 days 
at Fort Sill during W. War. Mbr. of Red 
Cross Chap, and Liberty Bond drives. 
Hobby, golf and farming. 

MADDOX, ARTHUR O., Blanchard. Rep. 
Occ., contractor. B., Savannah, Tenn., Feb. 
26, 1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., Savan¬ 
nah, Tenn., grad 1903. Wife, Myrtle John¬ 
son. Cdrn., 2 s., A. O., Jr., Billy; 1 d., 
Wilma. Bus. Con., Gen. Contractor; Mill 
& Ice Plant, Blanchard; farming. Bk. Con., 
First St.; First Natl. Assoc., C. C. Hester, 
H. E. Green, Homer Bowser. Blanchard; 
(pol.) C. G. Moore, Hugh Henderson, C. 
O. Golden, McClain Co.; H. H. Hinkle, 
Okla. City; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. Church, 


Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, active in all 
civic affairs; Miason, Blue Lodge, Past 
Master; Eastern Star, Blanchard. Imp, 
Rel., Mrs. W. A. Maddox, (mother) Okla. 
City; J. T. Maddox, Sapulpa; P. L. Mad¬ 
dox, Okla. City, (bros.) ; Mrs. Anna M. 
Robertson, Mrs. Rella Broyles, Okla. City ; 
Mrs. Corna Crawford, Norman, (sis.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1905; works 
personally and on com. Offices, Chmn. Co. 
Conunrs. of McClain Co. since 1924; former 
Clk Sch. Bd., Blanchard. Party Honors, 

del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; Prct. Election Bd. mbr. Mbr. of 
first prct. election at Newcastle, at state¬ 
hood, 1907. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; lived at Tuttle, Newcastle, and at 
Blanchard since 1919. Hobbies, fishing and 
hunting. 

McELDERRY, E. L., Purcell. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Warren Co., Ia., June 26, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Ia. and Okla. Wife, 
Ruth Royalty. Cdrn., 3 s., Ralph, Edmond; 
Clark, John; 3 d., Mrs. Hazel Bender, Ed¬ 
mond ; Harriett and Helen, Purcell. Bus. 
Con., owner and operator of McElderry Dry 
Goods Store, Purcell; is also familiar with 
farming and grocery bus. Bk. Con., Mc¬ 
Clain Co. Assoc., John H. Wells, B. C. 
Clark, L. W. Kennedy, Purcell; (pol.) W. 
G. Blanchard, Chas. Moore, B. C. Clark, 
Purcell; F. B. Swank, Mac Q. Williamson, 
Tom Pace, C. C. Hester, Gus Matthews. 
Church, Meth., Purcell; Steward; past Supt. 

S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mbr. 
Good Reads Com.; mbr. Trade Extension 
Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Purcell. Imp. 
Rel., Neil McElderry, Purcell (bro.) ; Mrs. 
J. J. Hacker, Okla. City, (sis.). Pol. Act., 
independent locally,; partisan in national 
affairs; active in co. since 1915; works on 

com. and through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Cllf. 
Election Bd., 3 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892 ; lived in Greer Co., in Love 
Co., and at Purcell since 1898. Active in 
civic affairs. 

MITCHELL, WILLIAM B. M„ Purcell. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Union Co., Ivy., 
July 9, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky. 
Wife, Ida Hayden. Cdrn., 1 s., William B. 
M., Jr., Blanchard. Bus. Con., Gen. Atty.; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Purcell Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., Judge Jacobs, A. G. Jennings, 
Purcell; (pol.) Judge E. E. Glasco, H. R. 
Jacobs, McClain Co.; Ben Franklin, Lee 
Cruce, T. P. Gore, J. B. A. Robertson, 

M. E. Trapp, R. L. Williams. Church. 
Pres. Lodges. I. O. O. F., Purcell. Imp. 

Rel., J. B. Mitchell, Okla. City; J. C. and 

L. W. Mitchell, Allen, Robt. Mitchell, Pan¬ 

handle, (bros.) ; Mrs. W. D. Jackson, Strat¬ 
ford, (sis.). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1896 ; makes speeches; works personally and 
on com. Took part in investigations by 
4th Legis. Offices, Mbr. 4th Legis, (in ses¬ 
sion 6 mos.) ; Co. Atty., 1924-29; past 

Judge and Insp. Election Bd.; past City 
Atty.; Co. Judge of Garvin Co., first and 

second terms after statehood; past Clk. of 
(8ch. Bd., 10 yrs. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Garvin and McClain Co. several yrs.; del. 
to co. and st. convs. since 1900 ; Prct., Co. 
and St. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1891; lived at Ardmore, 1891-99; 
Magee, Ind. Terr., 1899-1904 ; Pauls Yalley, 
1904-14; at Purcell since. Mbr. Council of 
Defense during W. Mar; also four minute 
speaker; mbr. of the Food and Fuel Con¬ 
servation Com. and an active worker in 
Liberty Bond and War Saving Stamp drives. 
Interested in prohibition. 

MOORE, CHARLES GRANT, Purcell. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., near Petersburg,, Ill.. July 
28, 1867. Edu., Petersburg, Ill. Wife, 

Callie Frager. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph A., Frank 

T. , Enid; 3 d., Esther, Ruth E.; Mrs. A. 

M. Swan, Tulsa. Bus. Con., S. W. Cotton 

Seed Oil Mill; McClain Co. Natl. Bk.; 

Purcell Bk. & Trust Co.; Purcell Ice Plant; 
Anthony Motor Co.; Trudgeon Lbr. Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. W. Acher, A. O. Maddox, 
Hugh Henderson, Roy Clark Byars, job 

Wallace, McClain Co.; H. H. Rogers, J. C. 
Denton, Tulsa; Clark Wasson, Antlers; Guy 




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C. G. MOORE 


P. Cobb, Ardmore; John Fields. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; 
C. of C.; Mbr. Good Roads Com.; Rotary, 
Dir.; B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., partisan work¬ 
er since maturity, through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Ct. Clk., Council Grove, 
Kan., 1892-96; Fed. Probate Officer, 1905- 
07. Party Honors, St. Committeeman, 15 
yrs.; del. co. and st. convs.; del. natl. 
conv., 1916 (attended all natl. convs. since 
1908). Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived 
Chickasha; Purcell since 1907. Chmh. lo¬ 
cal Exemption Bd. 1917-18. Hobby, fine 
saddle horses. 

MOOREHEAD, C. W„ Washington. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Franklin Co., Ga., Mar. 
20, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Ga. and S. C.; 
h. sch., Tracy, Tex.; Col., Dustin, Tex. 
Wife, Ophelia James. Cdrn., 3 s., Jack, 
attending Okla. Univ.,; Watler and Bruce; 
1 d., Leah, telir., Dover. Bus. Con., hard¬ 
ware merchant; farmer. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. M. Holliday, W. J. Morris¬ 
on, H. M. Smelser, Washington; (pol.) Roy 
Glasco, James Radcliff, Ferman Wilson, 
Pturcell; Scott Ferris, F. B. Swank, C. C. 
Hester, Henry S. Johnston. Church, Bap. 
mbr. Bldg. Com. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; Sponsor for Boy 
Scouts; W. 0. W.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Washington; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1909; works 
mostly through personal contacts; serves 
on corns. Offices, past mbr. Sch. Bd., when 
new bldg, was built; mbr. Twp. Bd.; In¬ 
spector Elec. Bd. since 1909. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs.; past Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived since at Washington except for a 
short time at Paoli; was first to locate 
in Washington and opened a grocery store 
there; his wife was first tchr. in town. 
Hobbies, gardening and thoroughbred cat¬ 
tle. 


MORRISON, W. J., Washington. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., N. C., May 9, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., N. C.; Baptist Collegiate 
Institute; Business Col., both at Asheville. 
N. C. Wife, Dora Cooper. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry. 
Bus. Con., W. J. Morrison, general mer¬ 
chandise, Washington ; familiar with lumber 
and banking business; established first 
lumber yard in Washington; was cashr. 
First St. Bk., 1900-13. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. A. Ratcliffe, E. E. Glasco, 
Judge Pace, G. C. Moore, James Elliot, 
McClain Co.; F. B. Swank; C. C. Hester, 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway. Church, Bap, 
tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Sec’y; 32nd Mason, Master of Lodge, Wash¬ 
ington ; Past Patron Eastern Star; W. O. 
W.; I. O. O. F., Washington. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1909; 
works mostly through personal contacts ; 
makes speeches. Offices City Councilman, 
2 yrs.; Clk. Sch. Bd., 12 yrs. Party Honors, 

del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at Purcell 1 yr, at 
Washington since. During W. War was 
mbr. of local Draft Bd., and of Liberty 
Loan drives. Interested in good government. 

NEWELL, EDYTH McDEWITT, Purcell. 

Dem. Occ., financial secretary to City of 
Purcell. B., Guthrie, Apr. 25, 1890. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Purcell, grad., 1906; 
East Cen. St. Normal, Ada. Hus., E. F. 
Newell, (deceased) .Bk. Con., Purcell Bk. 
•& Trust Co.; McClain Co. Bus. Assoc., 
John H. Perry, John R. Feland, J. D. Palm¬ 
er, Purcell; (pol.) C. C. Hester, J. R. 
Evatt, Roy Glasco, F. J. Ferry, McClain 
Co.; Mac Q. Williamson, Robt. Hefner, 
ex-Gov. Cruce. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Business & Professional Womens 
Club; Laff-A-Lott Club; C. of C.; Royal 
Neighbors, Oracle; Pathfinder Club, char¬ 
ter mbr.; Rebekahs, Purcell. Imp. Rel., C. 
E. Snyder, Leavenworth, Kan.; Mrs. Dora 
Nickson, (sister) Purcell; W L. McDewitt, 
(bro.) Ponca City. Pol. Act., partisan; ac- 


PALMER, JAMES DAVID, Purcell. Rep. 
Occ., ice manufacturer. B., Ossawattomie, 
Kan., Dec. 25, 1876. Edu., com. schs., 
Ossawattomie, Kan.; h. sch., Beloit, Kan.; 
Business Col., Chickasha. Wife, Zula Clark 
Palmer. Cdrn., 1 s., William P., grad. Okla. 
Univ. 1922. Bus. Con., Purcell Ice Co.; 
Anthony Motor Co.; Pruitt & Palmer Farm¬ 
ing and Stockraising. Bk. Con.. McClain 
Co. Natl.; Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., C. E. Tarbet, John Feland, Neil 
McElderry, F. C. Love, Purcell; (pol.) C. 
G. Moore, Hugh Henderson, Bill Blanchard, 
Joe Wallace, McClain Co.; John Fields; 
Sen. Harreld; Everett W. Hill; Frank Derr. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
past Pres., dir. ;Rotary, past V.-Pres., dir.; 
32nd Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; Chapter 
and Commandery, Purcell; India Temple 
(Shrine, Okla. City; Charter mbr. Hydro 
Lodge; Past Master, Past High Priest, 
Weatherford Chapter; Eminent Commander 
Royal Arch, Chickasha; mbr. Bd. of Cus¬ 
todians of Grand Lodge 2 yrs.; past mbr. 
Finance Com. of Grand Lodge 2 yrs.; 
Dist. Deputy Grand Alaster. 6 yrs. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in McClain Co. since 
1920; Caddo Co. since 1901. Works person¬ 
ally and serves on corns. Offices, Mayor of 
Hydro, 3 yrs.; Constable, 4 yrs.; City 
Comnir., Purcell; past pres. Sch. Bd., 6 
yrs. Party Honors, Judge of Election Bd.; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived at Hydro, 1901-20 ; 
Purcell since 1920. Hobby, touring. 

PERRY, JOHN H„ Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., McKinney, Tex., Jan. 25, 1887. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Gordon, Tex., 
grad., 1905; Business Col., Greenville, Tex., 
1906. Wife, Enna Montgomery. Cdrn., 1 s., 
John H. Jr. Bus. Con., Pres. McClain Co. 
Natl. Bk., Purcell. Bk. Con., (Corr.) Amer. 
First Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl., 
Tulsa; Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
(pol.) Roy Glasco, J. R. Evatt, M. E. Rid¬ 
dell, C. C. Hester, McClain Co. ; Scott 
Ferris; A. S. J. Shaw; F. B. Swank; Judge 
Ross. Church, Pres.; Chinn. Bd. of Stewards. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Chnin. Good 
Roads Com.; Rotary, past pres., dir.; Mason 
life membership in Akdar Temple Shrine, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1912; works personally and serves 
on com. Offices, past Pres. Sch. Bd., 1916- 
17. Party Honors, del. to co, and st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1910 ; lived at Butler, 1910-12; at 
Purcell since. Chmn. of Comms. which suc¬ 
ceeded in floating bonds for new court 
house, for light plant, for equipping all 


five in st. since 1922; makes speeches, 
works through corns. Offices, Clk. and Treas. 
of City of Purcell Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Purcell since 1891. Active in all 
public affairs. Hobbies, lodge work and 
driving. 


PACE, TOM P., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 

district judge. B., Chatham Co., N. C., Oct. 
11, 1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., Maxton, 
N. C.; Trinity Col., Durham, N. C., 1909 ; 
New Trinity Col., Duke Univ., A. B., 1913; 
Univ. of Va., one semester. Wife, Loretta 
Nance. Bk. Con., McClain Co. Natl. Assoc., 
J. D. Palmer, B. C. Clark, H. H. Ambris- 
ter, B. H. Love, Purcell; (pol.) co. and st. 
officials of Dem. Party. Church, Trinity 
Meth.; local lay leader. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C., Sec’y 2 terms; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Purcell; B. P. O. E„ life mbr., 
past Exalted Ruler. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1915; w 7 orks personal¬ 
ly and through corns.; makes speeches, 
was one of the organizers of the Woodrow 
Wilson Club in 1912. Offices, Dist. Judge, 
14th Judicial Dist. since 1926; Co. Judge, 
McClain Co., 1921-26. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; active in all Elec¬ 
tion Com. work. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1915; lived at Purcell since 1916. En¬ 
listed May 10th, 1917 for service in W. 
War and served until Jan. 10, 1919; 87th 
Div., First Officers Training' Camp. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Purcell Post. Hobbies, fish¬ 
ing and gardening. 









McClain county 



sch. grounds In Purcell. Was Chmn. of 
Com. for sale of Liberty Bonds until go¬ 
ing into C. 0. T. S. at Camp Pike. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Purcell Post. Hobby, golf. 

RACKLEY, B. H„ Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
merchant and undertaker. B., N. C., Nov. 
16, 1880. Edu., com. sch., San Angelo, Tex. 
Wife, Tommie Pickens. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe 
Claire, Okmulgee; 3 d., Corinne, Book¬ 

keeper for O. G. & E., Wewoka; Helen, 
tchr., Wichita Falls, Tex.; Billie. Bus. 
Con., owner of Furniture store; farm own¬ 
er ; rental properties; undertaker, in point 
of service in the same town is oldest un¬ 
dertaker in Okla. Bk. Con., McClain Co. 
Natl. Assoc., John Abernathy, John Perry, 

B. C. Clark, B. H. Love, Purcell; (pol.) 

C. C. Hester, Henry Johnston, A. S. J. 
Shaw, C. C. Childers. Frank Carter; was 
personal friend of Joe Bailey. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Chmn. of good roads 
com., is a free bridge enthusiast; M. W. 

A.; W. O. W.; Yeomen, Purcell. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1904 ; makes 
speeches, w'orks in whatever manner is 
necessary. Offices, Mayor of Purcell, 1 yr.; 
City Councilman, 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived 
since at Purcell. Active in all public en¬ 
terprises, Food Administrator in McClain 
Co. during W. War and active worker in 
Red Cross and Liberty Bond drives. Also 
mbr. of Council of Defense. 

RAINBOLDT, W. H., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Cisco, Tex., Oct. 1876. Edu., 
com. sch., Cisco, Tex. Wife, Carrie Pool. 
Bus. Con. W. H. Rainboldt Grocery Store, 
Purcell; also dealer in wholesale and retail 
oil and gas. Bk. Con., McClain Co. Natl. 
Assoc., B. C. Clark, E. L. McElderry, 
Buck Love, John Perry,_ H. W. Archer, 
Purcell; (pol.) Rov Glasco, Purman Wilson, 
C. C. Hester, Judge Pace, McClain Co.; 
Mac Q. Williamson, Jim Nance, ex-Gov. 


Johnston; Sam Brown, Elk City. Church, 
Trinity Meth.; Steward ; Trustee; Treas. for 
20 yrs. ; Asst. Supt. of S. S.; mbr. of 
Bldg. Com., 1917. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
charter mbr.. Dir. and past pres., also 
Treas for 3 yrs.; del. to International 
Conv., Dallas; C. of C., past Pres.; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; Sponsor for Boy Scout 
activities; Mason, Chickasha Commandery ; 
M. W. A.; A. 0. U. W., Purcell; Purcell 
Golf Club, past pres., sec’y and Treas. 
Po\ Act., partisan; active since 1900; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
corns. Offices, City Councilman; mbr. Elec. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to nearly all co. 
and st. convs.; del. to Statehood Conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived 
■since at Purcell. Active civic and churcb 
leader. During W. War was Chmn. of Co. 
Red Cross and doubled the quota of Co. 
funds .'Chapter funds; was mbr. of Council 
of Defense and Chmn. of Liberty Loan 
drives. Hobbies, fishing, hunting and golf. 

RATLIFF, JIMMIE A., Purcell. Dem. 
Occ., Sheriff. B., Florence, Tex., Feb. 20, 
1877. Edu., com sch., Bradley. Wife, Mag¬ 
gie Barnett. Cdrn., 7 s., Buddie, Lloyd, 
Ryan, Aubrey, Marvin, Paul, Brownell, 
Purcell; 3 d., Mrs. Lottie Payne, Floretta, 
Vera, Purcell. Bus. Con., farming and 
stockraising interests. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Washington; McClain Co. Assoc., W. G. 
Blanchard, B. C. Clark, John Wells, Pur¬ 
cell; (pol.) Purman Wilson, H. R. Jacobs, 
C W. Morehead, C. M. Holloway, McClain 
Co.; F. B. Swank; Gov. Haskell; T. P. Gore; 
C. C. Hester. Church, Bap.; tchr. Adult 
Bible Class; ordained Bap. Minister and 
was pastor of Bap. Church, Washington, 
1918-25. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Callie Clark, Fairfax; Mrs. Lucy 
Perry, Four Acres, (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1901; makes speech¬ 
es, works personally and on corns. Offices, 
Sheriff of McClain Co. since 1927; Clk. 
Election Bd., 15 yrs.; Clk. Sch. Bd., 10 


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yrs.; Clk. Twp. Bd., 3 yrs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1884; lived at Mangum, Norman, Brad¬ 
ley, and in McClain Co. since 1909. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross worker in his community. 

RIDDELL, MARVIN E„ Rosedale. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Spartanburg, S. C.. 
Mar. 21, 1880. Edu., com. sch., Ark.; Ark. 
Cumberland Col. Wife, Lona Frost. Cdrn., 
2 d., Lona Jean, Martha Ruth. Bus. Con., 
general mercantile business, Rosedale; farm 
owner; was -sch. tchr. Bk. Con., McClain 
Co. Natl., Purcell; Amer. St. Assoc., C. 

B. Goddard, John Perry, Purcell; G. M. 
Roller, -LI W. Franklin, S. O. Smith, Rose¬ 
dale; (pol.) Jim Evatt, Pete Thiel, Purman 
Wilson, W. B. M. Mitchell, Ray Glasco, 
Tom- Pace, Judge E. E. Glasco, McClain 
Co.; Mac Q Williamson, Scott Ferris, F. 
B. Swank, C. C. Hester. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, C. of C., pres. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in' McClain Co. since 1909 ; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
former Twp. Trustee; past mbr. Sch. Bd, 
6 yrs.; Inspector Election Bd. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; 
lived since at Rosedale. 

ROBB, W. H., Washington. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Ind., Oct. 18, 1871. Edu., 

com. sch., Ind.; St. Normal Sch., Emporia, 
Kan. Wife, Mary Frances, d. of J. D. Wise, 
Norman. Cdrn., 1 d., Dorothy. Bus. Con., 
Robb Store, Washington; familiar with 
drugs and optometry, is registered phar¬ 
macist and optometrist. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. M. Holliday, W. J. Mor¬ 
rison, H. S. Williams, Washington; (pol.) 
A- O. Maddox, Purman Wilson, W. B. M. 
Mitchell, McClain Co.; Judge Sam Harris, 
Claude Weaver, T. P. Gore, Sen. Pine, 
F. B. Swank. Church, Bap. .Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Washington. Pol. 
Act,, independent locally, partisan 
nationally; active in st. since 1893; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
past Postmaster; Fire Marshal; mbr. of 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived at Shattuck, Perry, Guthrie, 
Edmond, Pauls Valley, Tishomingo, Noble; 
at Washington since 1909. Active in public 
affairs. During W. War was oh Food 
com. and worker in Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross drive. Hobby, out door sports. 

ROBERTSON, WALTER S.. Purcell. Rep. 
Occ., Postoffice Clerk. B., LaFayette, Ind., 
Feb. 26, 1882. Edu., com. sch.; Business 
Col., LaFayette, Ind. Wife, Della Bondreau. 
Bus. Con. Plumbing & Electric business. 
Bk. Con.. Purcell Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
Louis Groothouse, W. G. Blanchard, John 
H. Perry, John R. Feland, W. H. Rainboldt, 
J. D. Palmer, Purcell; (pol.) J. W. Simp¬ 
son, W. C. Boyer, A. C. Newman, Geo. 
Williams, C. G. Moore, McClain Co.; Bill 
Elliott, Chickasha; Geo. Eacock, Warren 
Moore, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Elks; Yeomen; Eagles, Purcell. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Nellie P'oole, (sister) office mgr. of 
Cromwell Franklin Oil Co., Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 1909 ; 
works only through personal contacts. A 
good dependable mbr. of the party. Offices, 
City Clk., 1917-18. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs., 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900; lived since at Purcell. Hobbies, 
baseball, flowers and chickens. 

ROLLER, GRANVILLE, Rosedale. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Ava, Mo., Aug. 27, 
1877. Edu., com sch.. Walnut" Grove., Mo 
Wife, Bertha Clements. Cdrn,, 1 s., Joe T.; 
4 d., Mrs. E. O. Lancaster, Shawnee; Mrs. 
Zell Dawson, Pocasset; Mrs. A. L. Wilson, 
Mexia, Tex.; Mrs. Carl Johns, Wichita 
Falls, Tex. Bus. Con., Rosedale Hardware 

C. ; Farming interests, Bk. Con., Amer. 
St. Bk., Rosedale. Assoc., L. W. Franklin, 
Jim Mann, H. T. Walker, Rosedale; (pol.) 

D. S. Mises, L. M. Franklin, Rosedale ; 
Tom Pace, Orin Johnson, Leslie Masterson, 
Roy Glasco, Purcell. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Retail Hardware Assn. Mason, 
Worshipful Master, Roseffale. Imp. Rel., 
A. Y. Roller, Durant, (father) ; W. A. Roll- 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


er, (bro.), Henryetta; Mrs. Jess Smith, 
Okla. City; Mrs. Katie Garrett, Durant, 
(sister). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1912; works through personal 
contacts, also serves on com. Offices, Past 
Clk. Sch. Bd., 2 yrs.; past City Council¬ 
man, 1902 ; Jury Commissioner, 1st Dist.; 
mbr. Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. con vs.; Dist. Co. Committee¬ 
man, Rep. Party. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived at Durant, Wanette; Rose- 
dale since 1912. Hobby, fishing. 

SLOVER, B. W., Blanchard. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Wise, Tex. Sept. 23, 1873. 
Edu., Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo., 

M. D. Wife, Lucy Lawrence. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. E. B. Collingsworth, El Paso, Tex. 
Bus. Coin., Practicing Physician; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Dr. I 

N. Kolb, Dr. S. C, Davis, Blanchard; Dr. 
W. C. McCurty, Purcell; (pol.) C. C. 
Hester, Wayne; Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls 
Valley; Dr. Livermore, Chickasha; F. B. 
Swank, Tom Pace, Hubert Bolen, Dr. Lane, 
Dr. Long, Okla. City Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Natl, and St. Medical Assn.; Lions 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Blanchard. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. G. W. Slover, (bro.) Sulphur. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 1912. 
Serves on coins. Influential in rural corns, 
of his section. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived at Durant, 1899-1912; at Blan¬ 
chard since 1922. Active in Liberty Loan 
drives during! W. War. Hobbies, bridge and 
police dogs. 

SPANN, PINKNEY RICE., Purcell. Dem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B., Winfield, Ala., 
Sept. 17, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Winfield, 
Ala. Wife, Carrie Logan. Cdrn., 4 s., Bernie 

B. , J. T„ Ray B., P. R. Jr., Purcell; 5 d., 
Mrs. Grady Key, Tex.; Mrs. Georgia Car- 
son, Tex.; Mrs. Fredia Huddleston, Mrs. 
Floy McGee, Daisy, Purcell. Bus. Con., 
farming interest, fancy Jersey cattle. Bk. 
Con., McClain Co. Natl. Assoc., John Fe- 
land, T. R. Hardy, J. R. Emerson, E. L. 
McElderry, Purcell; (pol.) J. R. Evatt, R. 

C. Tucker, Wayne; A. G. Jennings, J. M. 
Tucker, Purcell; F. B. Swank, Norman; 
Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls Valley. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Eagles, Purcell. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1910; works 
personally and serves on committees. 
Offices, Co. Treas. of McClain Co. since 
1922: Election Bd. Inspector for 10 yrs.; 
past Clk. of Sch. Bd., 20 yrs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910 ; 
lived at Wayne, 1910-22; at Purcell since. 
Active in public affairs. Hobby, fancy 
cattle. 

SWINDLE, BENJAMIN F.. Rosedale. 
Dem. Oec., merchant. B., Comanche, Tex., 
Jan. 25, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; 
Daniel Baker Col., Brownwood, Tex., 1896. 
Wife, ^taggie Brooks. Cdrn., 4 s., Claude. 
Cfaas., Jack, Rosedale; Frank, Wayne; 5 
,d., Mrs. C. M. Stephenson. Okla. City; 
Mrs. Ola. Simons, Okla. City; Jessie Mae, 


Lula, Geraldine, Rosedale. Bus. Con., Gen¬ 
eral Mercantile business, Rosedale; farm¬ 
ing, Rosedale. Bk. Con., Amer. St. Bk., 
Assoc., G. M. Roller, C. B. Goddard, M. 

E. Riddell, Rosedale; (pol.) T. A. Miser. 
Rosedale; C. C. Hester, Blanchard; Mac 
Q. Williamson, Pauls Valley; Jim Evatt, 
Wayne. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1908; works personally 
and on com. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Offices, 
former mbr. of Sch. Bd., 15 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived near Paoll, 
1901-03; Okey, 1903-08 ; Rosedale since. 
Was local Food and Fuel Administrator 
during W. War and mbr. of Com. for sell¬ 
ing Liberty Bonds. Hobby, farming. 

THIEL, PETER JOSEPH., Purcell. Dem. 
Occ : , barber. B., Toledo, Ohio, Mar., 22, 
1867. Edu., com. sch., Mich.; Mich. Bap. 
Col., 1882; Meth. Seminary, 1883; East 
Michigan Normal, 1884-85. Wife, Mary 
Ford. Cdrn., 2 s„ P. J. Jr., Seattle, Wash.; 

F. F., Magnolia Petroleum Co, Purcell; 1 
d., Mrs. G. R. Futrell, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., owner “Corner Barber Shop”, Pur¬ 
cell ; stockholder in various oil cos.; fa¬ 
miliar with truck gardening business. Bk. 
Con., McClain Co. Natl. Assoc., J. D. Palmer, 
W. G. Blanchard, L. L. Hawk, L. W. Ken¬ 
nedy, J. H. Dyer, Purcell; (pol.) J. R. 
Evatt, S. R. Fisher, Roy Glasco, F. H. 
Ferry, C. C. Hester, Oscar Morgan, Mc¬ 
Clain Co.: W. C. McAlister; Robt. Hefner; 
'M. Q. Williamson; Judge Thomas Doyle; 
John A. Luttrell. Church, Cath., edu. for 
priesthood. Clubs &. Lodges, Eagles, Yeo¬ 
men, Purcell; C. of C., active worker in 
civic affairs. Imp. Rel., Geo. R. Futrell, 
(son-in.-law) Mgr. Davidson Case Lumber 
Co., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1888 in Okla.; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, Sec’y Co. 
Election Bd. 1910-29; del. to co. and st. 
convs. ; candidate for Financial Sec’y of 
Purcell, (defeated by one vote). Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1888; lived since at 
Purcell except 1894, at Noble. Hobby, fruit 
trees and truck gardening. His son, P. ,T., 
Jr., was first volunteer from McClain Co. 
for service in W. War. 

TRUDGEON, WILLIAM S., Purcell. Rep. 
Occ., lumber dealer. B„ Purcell, July 31, 
1891. Edu., com. sch., Purcell; A. & M. 
Col., 1909. Wife, Daisy Ann, d. of Geo. H. 
Priest, Ada. Bus. Con., Trudgeon Lumber 
Co., retail, Purcell. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl.; Okla. City; McClain Co. Natl.; Bk. 
& Trust Co.; Fidelity Natl., Okla. City; 
First St., Wayne. Assoc., G. W. Trudgeon 
partner in business; John H. Perry, W. L. 
Griffin, B. H. Love, Judge Tom Pace, C. 

G. Moore, Purcell; (pol.) Hugh Henderson, 
Wayne; A. G. Fry, Lawton; Fred Bearlv. 
Okla. City; M. Q. Williamson. Pauls Val¬ 
ley; F. B. Swank, Norman. Church, Epis. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Rotary, Treas.; C. 
of C., past V.-Pres., Sec’y and Treas.; 
Mason, Scottish, York Rite, past Eminent 


Commander, Purcell; Guthrie Consistory; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
W. H. P. Trudgeon, (father), Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1920: 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, is native Oklahoman; lived all 
his life at Purcell. During W. War served 
in 3rd Div., Co. No. 27. Overseas 18 months. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Purcell Post, Purcell. 
Hobby, touring. 

WELLS, JOHN H., Purcell. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Sulphur Springs, Tex., Feb. 3, 
1881. Edu., com and li. sch., Business Col., 
Sulphur Springs, Tex. Wife, Kate Garrett. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Morris €., attending Okla. 
Univ. Bus. Con., Cashr. McClain Natl. Bk., 
also stockholder and dir.; Farm owner; 
rental real estate; formerly in cotton seed 
oil business for 13 yrs. Assoc., W. L. 
Griffin, E. L. Sheets, L. W. Kennedy, W. H. 
Rainboldt, E. L. McElderry, Purcell; (pol.) 
Judge Tom Pace, C. G Moore, C. C. Hester, 
McClain Co.; Gov. Holloway; A. S. J. 
Shaw; Hugh Johnston; R. K. Wooten; L. 
C. Hutson, Chickasha. Church, Bap., 
Trustee; mbr. Finance Com. Clubs & 

Lodges, Amer., Okla. and McClain Co. 
Bankers Assn.; C. of C.; alason, 32nd 
Master of Lodge, Purcell; Worthy Patron 
of Eastern Star; Shrine, Okla. City; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Knight Templar, Purcell; 
High Priest of Purcell Chapter; Eminent 
Commander of Knights Templar; Sec’y of 
Blue Lodge at Purcell 14 yrs.; Deacon in 
Grand Lodge of St. Imp. Rel., J. W. Wells, 
(bro.) jeweler, Muskogee. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in st. since 1906; is a 
power in co. and throughout st.; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Mayor of Purcell (resigned 
to accept his present position in bk.) ; Sec’y 
of Bd. of Edu., 14 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1906; lived since at Purcell. Ac¬ 
tive in all civic and educational affairs. 

WILSON, PURMAN, Purcell. Dem. Occ., 

county attorney. B., Davis, Oct., 18, 1901. 
Edu., com and li. sch., Blanchard; Okla. 
ITniv., 1 term, 1918; Normal Sch., Ada, 
1919-20, Edmond 1920-21; Cumberland 
Univ., LL. B.; 1924. Wife, Dolores, d. of 
Thomas H. Dyer, Blanchard. Bk. Con., Mc¬ 
Clain Natl. Assoc., B. C. Clark. H. H. 
Ambrister, John Perry,, H, W. Archer; 
(pol.) B. C. Clark, L. T. Cook, E. E. 
Glasco, F. C. Love, Purcell. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, past Sec'y; 
C. of C., past Sec’y; F. O. E.; B. P. O. E. ; 

I. O. O. F., Purcell; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Blanchard. Imp. Rel., F. H. Wilson, 
(father) Blanchard. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1924 ; makes speeches, 
works personally and on com. Offices, 
Co. Atty. since 1927 ; Represented St. High¬ 
way Dept, in McClain Co., 1925-27. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Chmn. 
Dem. Campaign Com. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan ; lived in Blanchard and Purcell. 
Interested in civic work. 


McCurtain County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Wm. A. Tidwell (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Attorney, L. E. Mifflin (Dem.) _Idabel 

Ct. Clerk, Allie Bartlett (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Clerk, Joe G. Hendrix (Dem.) _Idabel 

Sheriff, Charlie Holman (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Treasurer, Bill Montgomery (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Surveyor, James R. Earl (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., A. A. Westbrook (Dem.) Idabel 

Co. Assessor, Delbert S. Randolph (Dem.) _Idabel 

Co. Weigher, Jesse Shipp (Dem.) _Idabel 

County Commissioners: 

Dist No. 1—Geo. J. Touchstone (Dem.) Broken Bow 

Dist. No. 2—Gus Rowland (Dem.) _Idabel 

Dist. No. 3—E. A. Felker (Dem.) _Yalliant 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., Luther Calahan -Idabel 

Chinn., W. R. McCallister (Dem.) _Yalliant 

Mbr., Floid Thompson (Rep.) _Broken Bow 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, John Head (Dem.) Idabel; James 
Dyer (Dem.) Broken Bow; Sen. Paul Stewart (Dem.) 
Haworth; Dist. Judge, Geo. T. Arnett (Dem.) Idabel. 

State Officers, C. R. O’Neal, State Fire Marshal, 
Idabel; C. J. Stewart (Dem.) Commissioner of Pen¬ 
sions, Idabel; Chas. A. Hess (Dem.) member Bd. of 
Dental Examiners, Idabel; J. M. Craig (Dem.) mem¬ 
ber Okla. Forestry Commission, Idabel; John W. Scott, 
Income Tax Collector; R. C. Williams, County Supt. 
Health, Idabel; S. J. Lewis, Deputy Oil Inspector, Idabel. 

State Institutions, McCurtain County Game Pre¬ 
serve, John E. Beavers, Supt., Broken Bow. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

John Craig, Chinn., Idabel; Mrs. F. W. Temple, 
V-Chmn., Broken Bow. 


Republican 

W. J. Whiteman, Climn., Goodwater; Mrs. J. E. 
Fleming, V-Chmn., Smithville; Robert Allen, Sec’y., 
Idabel. 

V. A. Farmer, State Committeeman, Broken Bow, 
Mrs. Sue Allen, _State Committeewoman, Millerton, 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Idabel, C. Seat; N. C. Stephens (Mayor) ; Mrs. 
J. T. Hill (Clerk) ; F. M. Hudson (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Broken Bow, E. M. Keener (Mayor) ; Mary E. Mc- 
Anally (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Valliant, Carl Turley (Climn. Bd. Trustees) W. R. 
McCallister (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1763 | 

S 

2610 | 

| 3279 

1 

2877 | 

Rep. 

| 795 | 

1 

1966 | 

| 1669 

1 

1915 | 

Soc. 

| 643 | 

1 

318 | 

| 38 

1 

17 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

973 | 

2681 | 

| 2583 

2542 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

276 | 

1947 | 

| 3002 

916 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

36 | 

305 | 

no C. 

14 | 

i 




Governor 




Dem. 

1 1 

955 | 

| 3483 

I 

2637 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

305 | 

| 1048 

1 

1011 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

36 | 

| 23 

1 

14 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

| 1738 | 

975 | 

2678 | 3085 

| 3405 

2606 | 

3338 | 

Rep. 

| 760 | 

273 | 

1849 | 734 

| 1102 J 826 | 

1353 | 

Soc. 

| 635 | 

40 | 

306 | 23 

|no O. 

10 | 

15 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Broken Bow 
Idabel 

Yalliant 


Newspaper 

News (Wkly. Dem.) 

McCurtain Democrat (Wkly. Dem.) 
McCurtain Gazette (Bi-Wkly.) 

Tribune (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 
Guy R. Old 
R. E. Schooler 
W. J. Old 
O. R. Huckabay 


Owner 

Schooler Pub. Co. 
T. B. Mills 


ABBOTT, F. R., Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Ellis Co., Tex., Aug. 26, 1887 ; 
came to Okla. 1892, located Durant, 1892- 
1912, Idabel since. Edu., pub. sch., Durant; 
h sch., grad. S. E. Tehrs. Col.; admitted 
to Bar 1911. Wife. Lora B. Roberts. Cdrn., 
2 d., Margaret, Doris. Bk. Con., Idabel 
Natl. Assoc.. J. M. Craig, H. P. Hosey, Torn 
Finney, Jess Shipp. W. W. Hastings, M. E. 
Trapp, W. J. Holloway, Elmer Thomas, 
Geo. D. Key, Lee Grace. Church, Meth. 
Ciubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason : K. C. C. H.; 
Eastern Star; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 25 yrs., speaker. Offices, 
mgr. Senator Owen Campaign 1912, R. L. 
Williams 1913, Henry S. Johnston 1926. 
Party Honors, del. to oo. and st. convs.; 
speaker for Dem. party since statehood. 
Remarks, 4-Minute speaker, legal advisor, 
charge Liberty Loan drives, dir. Red Cross 
and War service campaigns. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

ALLEN. ROBERT, Idabel. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. Bus. Con., Allen & Allen, law 
firm; Douglas Allen, partner. Pol. Act. 
partisan; worker since moving to Idabel 
about 1924 ; makes speeches, works person¬ 
ally and through corns. Party Honors, Sec y 
Rep. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, was in serv¬ 


ice during W. War, wounded in action. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

ALLEN, MRS. SUE, Millerton. Rep. Occ., 
postmistress. Hus., Douglas Allen. Party 
Honors, St. Committeewoman. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

ARNETT, GEORGE T„ Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
district judge. B., Red River Co., Tex., 
June 29, 1884; came to Okla. 1908, located 
Idabel. Edu., pub. sch., Tex.; Cumberland 
Univ., LL B., 1915. Wife, Lotta B. Collins. 
Cdrn., 1 s., George T. Jr. Bus. Con., V.- 
Pres. St. Natl. Bk. Assoc.. D. B. Strawn, 
W W. Hendrix, Joe Griffith; (pol.) A. G. 
Etheredge, Judge Geo. Crump, Judge Earl 
L. Welch, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; W. 0. 
W.; C. of C. Pol. Act., statewide worker 
15 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, asst. Co. 
Atty. McCurtain Co., dist. Judge Dist. 27 
since 1923. Remarks, active during W. War. 
Organized Co. G. National Guards with Col. 
Ledbetter, Lt. Geo. T. Arnett. Hobby, Jer¬ 
sey cattle and chickens. 

AXTON, W. L., Idabel. Dem. Occ.. deputy 
clerk. B„ Ohio Co., Ky., Feb. 2, 1874; came 
to Okla. 1908, located Idabel. Edu., com. 


sch., select sc-h., Ky. Wife, Laura E. Barnes. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Joe H., Thomas.; 1 d., tchr. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., D. B. Strawn, 
R. D. Williams, Wilbur A. Tidwell; (pol; 
Judge Hendrix, John C. Head, W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, Paul Stewart, R. H. Stanley, James 
Dyer. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., Independent; 
statewide worker 25 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, Deputy Dist. Clk., Deputy Ct. Clk. 
Deputy Assr. Party Honors, Clk. Elec. Bd, 
Remarks, Deputy Ct. Clk. 7 yrs., long con¬ 
tinuous county service. 

BARNES, T. J.. Idabel. Dem. Occ. attor¬ 
ney. B., Sevier Co., Ark., May 16, 1874 ; 
came to Okla. 1902, located Garvin 1902-07, 
Idabel since. Edu., pub. sch.. Ark., admit¬ 
ted to Bar 1903 ; grad. Milton h. sell* 
Lockburg, Ark. Wife, Myrtle Luttrell. Cdrn., 
1 s., deceased; 2 d., Kathleen, Inez J. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoic., (pol.) Gov. W. 
J. Holloway. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
first Co. Judge, McCurtain Co., 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, put over the Grandfather 
Clause in McCurtain Co., Remarks, 
pioneered Garvin; he helped lay out 
town, constructed first building; active 
advocate of statehood. Mbr. Council of 
Defense during W. War. Hobby, economics. 





















































400 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


BARTLETT, MRS. ALLIE. Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., court clerk. B., Memphis, Term., Sept. 
6, 1884; came to Okla. 1920, located at 
Idabel. Edu., h. sch., DeQueen, Ark., 1901; 
grad. Bentonvllle, Ark., Col., 1904. Cdrn., 

1 s., Ed. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., W. 
W. Morris, Miss Lee Holmes; (pol.) J. Ran¬ 
dall Connell, Jessie Shipp, Tom Finney, 

H. B. Hosey, Paul Stewart, John Head, W. 
J. Holloway, James Dyer. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, past Matron Eastern Star: 
C. of C.; V.-iPres. Parent Tchrs. Work, 
Pres. 1 yr. Business & Professional Womens 
Clubs. Imp. Rel., J. M. Craig, (bro.-in-law) 
Idabel. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 8 
yrs., personally and through coins. Offices, 
Ct. Clk. now, Deputy Ct. Clk. 1921-26. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active during W. War. Hobby, art. 

BRYANT, S. R.. Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer. B.. Bingen, Ark., Sept. 26, 
1867 ; came to Okla. 1905, located Idabel. 
Edu., com. sch., Bingen, Ark. ; Business 
Col., Little Rock, Ark. Wife, Fannie Col¬ 
lins. Cdrn., 4 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., Mabel 
Natl. Assoc., J. R. Jones, John C. Head, 
Paul Stewart, W. J. Holloway, R. H. Stan¬ 
ley, C. R. O’Neal, M. E. Trapp. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; K. P. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
statewide worker 40 yrs., personal contact. 
Offices, Dep. iSheriff 18 yrs., enforcement 
officer 10 yrs. Remarks, good co. official 
record. Hobby, law enforcement. 

CALAHAN. LUTHER, Idabel. Dem. Ore- 
abstractor. B., Hartselle, Ala., Aug. 25, 
1887; came to Okla. 1908, located Idabel. 
Edu., h. sch., DeQueen, Ark.; Univ. of 
Ark. 1907. Wife, Pearl P. Thomas. Cdrn., 
6 d. Bus. Con., Mabel Abstract Co. Bk. Con¬ 
st. Natl. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Masonic Blue Lodge ; Idabel; C. of 
C. Assoc. Paul R. Taylor, Charlie Bolinger, 

I. W. Lacy; (pol.) Bill Montgomery, G. G. 
Hendrix, Paul Stewart, C. E. Dudley, W. 

J. Holloway. Pol. Act., partisan; co. work¬ 
er, personal contact and through corns. 
Offices. Sec’y Sch. Bd. 3 yrs. Party Honors, 
Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., just appointed; del. 
to co. convs. Hobby, football. 

COCHRAN, E. E„ Idabel. Dem. Occ- 
attorney. B., Ben Lomand, Ark., June 18, 
1880 ; came to Okla. 1905’, located Mabel, 
Valliant 1905-11, Idabel 1911 since. Edu- 
com. sch. and h. sch.. DeQueen, Ark., LL. 
B.; Univ. of Ark. Wife, Nancy Louise. 
Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. Assoc- (pol.) J. M. 
Craig, I. L. Carr, Paul Stewart, John C. 
Head, M. E. Trapp, W. J. Holloway, Elmer 
Thomas, Scott Ferris. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Consistory McAlester, 
Shrine Muskogee; Eastern 'Star. Imp. Rel- 
Mrs. D. L. Baggerly, Ashdown, Ark. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; statewide worker 30 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, ex-Co. Judge 1911. 
Legis. 1927-28. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 

2 times, Co. Elec. Bd. Registrar 10 yrs. 
Remarks Chmn. local bd. during W. War; 
active all drives. 

COSTILOW, JAMES WILLIAM, Broken 
Bow. Dem. Occ., stockraising. B.. Judsonia, 
Ark., Aug. 9, 1863; came to Okla. 1880, 
located Wheelock Acad. Ind Terr., 1890, 
Garvin in 1890 ; Lukefata in 1895, 
Broken Bow, 1912 and since. Edu., com. 
sch., Baldknob, Ark., 1878. Wife, 
Carrie M. Skelton. Cdrn., 3 s.; JT d. Bus. 
Con., Costilow Gin Co. Bk. Con., MeCurtain 
Co. Bk. Assoc., Floid Thompson, R. T. 
Lacey, A. D. Sherrill, F. M. Park, T. Har¬ 
rison; (pol.) John Craig, J. E. Beavers, B. 
E. Lambert, A. G. Etheridge, John C. Head, 
James Dyer, Paul Stewart, A. D. Womack, 
Geo. Touchstone. Church. Bap. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; 32nd Mason; K. C. C. H. ; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Grotto, Ardmore ; 
Shrine, Muskogee, Past Patron Eastern 
Star, Past Master Masonic Order. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; co. worker 40 yrs., personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 1927 since. Co. 
Tag Agent; Ex-Co. Commr. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; served as clk.. Judge, Counter 
on Elec. Bd. Remarks, mbr. Council De¬ 
fense, mbr. Bd. of Food Conservation dur¬ 


ing W. War. Hobby, fishing and bird hunt¬ 
ing. 

CRAIG, JOHN M., Mabel. Dem. Oc»- 
manager Choctaw Lumber Co., since 1909. 
B- Bentonville, Ark., Mar. 4, 1886. Edu.. 
com., li. sch., Ouachita Bap. Col., Ark. 
Wife, Ola Lake. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con.. 
MeCurtain Co. Natl., Broken Bow. Assoc., 
Herman Dierks, D. V. Dierks; (pol.) 
Thomas Finney, Paul Stewart, J. R. Con¬ 
nell, Mrs. I. C. Sprague, MeCurtain Co. : 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, George Short, W. C. 
McAlister, Prince Freeling. Church. Pres., 
deacon. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act- partisan; 
worker through personal contacts and 
corns since 1911. Offices City Councilman. 
Idabe' 1920-26. Party Honors, mbr. Co. 
Dem. C-m. Com.; Co. Chmn. Cen. Com. : 
held firs' election in Broken Bow, 1912; 
del. Dem. co. an st. ^nvs. ; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. Natl. Conv. 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived since at Idabel. 
During W. War Co. Fuel Administrator, 
mbr. Council of Defense, Red Cross and 
Liberty Bond worker. Hobby, fishing, bird 
hunting. 

CROUCH, LON L.. Idabel. Dem. Occ- 
deputy sheriff. B.. Huston, Miss., Aug. 22, 
1875; came to Okla. 1905, located Valliant, 
Mabel 1929 since. Wife, Lena Lull. Cdrn., 
4 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; Farmers St., 
Valliant. Assoc., U. R. Holman, D. P. Will 
mg, W. A. Wauhop; (pol.) G. G. Merritt, 
E. A. Felker, S. B. Hackwo’-th, Paul 
Stewart, R. H. Stanley, Chas. McPherren, 
J. H. Knight. Church. Meth. Lodge, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Valliant No. 301. Imp. Rel., 
(Father), B. M. Crouch, Dallas, Tex. Pol. 
Act- partisan ; co. worker 25 yrs., person¬ 
al contact. Offices, Justice Peace, Valliant 
since statehood to Jan. 1, 1929. Deputy 
Co. Sheriff, Mabel since. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. convs. ; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, Registrar, Valliant during 
W. War. Hobby, bird hunting. 

DARLING, ALICE M- Garvin. Rep. Occ- 
postmistress. B„ St. Paul, M : nn., June 27, 
1875. Edui., com. and h. sch., St. Paul. 
Hus., Aimer M. (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., 
Donald, H. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. Ollie Bartlett, E. M. Gray, 
Idabel; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., independent; 
worker in co. and st. since 1909; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Postmistress, 1915-20 and 1927-33; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 8 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. 
St. Rep. Cen. Com., 4 yrs.; del. st. convs. ; 
prct, committeewoman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904. Tohr. in Minn. 16 yrs., in Gar¬ 
vin 8 yrs. Interested in all public service 
work. 

DECK, MICHAEL D„ Mabel. Dem. Occ- 
attorney. B„ Clarkridge, Tenn., Feb. 25, 
1882; came to Okla. 1903, Durant 1903-10, 
Idabel since. Edu., com. sch.. A. B. Wright 
Institute, Mt. Vernon, Tenn., admitted to 
Bar 1907. Wife, Beatrice Davis. Cdrn., 3 
d., Clyde Lucille. Beatrice Maurine, Myra 
Jean. Bk. Con., Mabel Natl. Assoc- J. Ran¬ 
dall Connell, R. H. North, Bernie Herstine; 
(pol.) L. E. Miffilin, E. A. Felter, Chas. R. 
Holman, W. .T. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, John 
C. Head, Paul Stewart, Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act- partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 26 yrs, all ways needed. 
Offices, Justice of Peace. Party Honors, 
mbr. Elec. Bd.; prct, committeeman. Re¬ 
marks. active during W. War as Homo 
Guard and on drives. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

DEWITT, J. W- Mabel. Dem. Occ- 
banker. B„ Mt. Joy, Tex., Nov. 9, 1874; 
came to Okla. 1907, located Idabel. Edu- 

com. sch., Mt. Joy, Tex. ; Business Col- 
Paris, Tex. Wife, Carrie Eaff. Cdrn.. 3 s. ; 
2 d. Bus. Con., V.-Pres. Mabel Natl. Bk. 
Assoc., H. L. Dalton, J. B. Gholsby, E. M. 
Terlever; (pol.) Paul Stewart, John C. Head, 
James Dyer, W. J. Holloway, W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister, Frank Carter, C. C. Roberts, C. 
R. O’Neal. Church. Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason; Okla. and Amer. Bankers Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 15 


yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Bd. of Edu. 
4 yrs., Treas. Sch. Bd., good roads com., 
co. clk., 4 yrs., sheriff 4 yrs. Hobby, civic 
betterment. 

DOOLEY. JAMES EDGAR, Mabel. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B- Locksburg, Ark., Jan. 2, 
1885. Edu., com. sch., and bus. col.. Ark. 
Wife. Mary E. McCullough. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., V.-Pres. St. Natl. Bk. Bk. Con- 
(corr.) Fidelity Natl., Okla. City; Federal 
Reserve, Dallas. Assoc- D. B. Strawn, pres.; 

C. E. Bollinger, cashr., G. T. Arnett, vice 
pres. St. Natl. Bk. ; (pol.) Dr. C. A. Hess, 
Wade Stephens, J. DeWitt, S. G. C. Bryant, 
W. W. Hendrix. MeCurtain Co.; Judge 
Welch, R. E. Schooler, Hugo; R. H. Stan¬ 
ley, J. A. Brock, Durant; Cliff Pullen. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C- 
dir. mbr. Finance Com.; Mason Blue Lodge ; 
W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. 
and st. through corns, since 1919. Offices, 
City Treas., 1923-31. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1912; lived since at Mabel. 

DYER. JAMES. Broken Bow. Dem. Oce- 
farmer. B., Eagleton, Ind. Terr., May 10, 
1888; native, located in Broken Bow. Edu- 
Pres. Col., Durant, Okla. Wife, Laura Clay. 
Bk. Con., MeCurtain Co. Bk. Assoc., J. W. 
Costilow, Ben E, Lambert, Floid Thompson ; 
(pol.) J. R. Connell, Joe Taylor. J. E. 
Beavers, W. .T. Holloway, George F. Short, 
Ed Dabney, M. E. Trapp. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, McAlester, Eastern Star, Worthy 
Patron at this time. Imp. Rel., James Dyer, 
Sr., (deceased). Travelling Missionary for 
Choctaw Nation, also del. to Washington, 

D. C. Pol. Act- statewide worker 11 yrs, 
all ways needed, mostly personal contact. 
Offices, Justice of Peace, Broken Bow, 3 
months; St. Legis. 1921-25; St. Legis. 
months, appointed Government Farmer 8 
1927-30. Party Honors, del. to all co. ana 
st. convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
on Selective Service Bd. during W. WaT. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

EARL, JAMES R- Mabel. Dem. Occ., 
county surveyor and engineer. B- Marshall, 
Ark., June 16, 1891; came to Okla. 1893, 
located Poteau, Ind. Terr., Lawton 1889, 
Idabel 1915. Edu., com sch., Lawton; h. 
sch- Kemper Military Sch.; Warrenburg 
Normal, 2 yrs.; A. & M., 1 yr. Wife, Helen 
Stanley. Cdrn., 1 s., James R. Jr.; 1 d- 
Helen. Bk. Con.. Idabel Natl. Assoc., John 
Craig, Dr. B. L. Davidson; (pol.) E. A. 
Felker, C. B. Holman, John C. Head, Paul 
Stewart, W. J. Holloway, Geo. F. Short, 
M. E. Trapp, A. S. J. Shaw. Elmer Thomas, 
Wilburn Cartwright. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory 
McAlester; C. of C.; Lions; Sponsor Boy 
Scouts. Pol. Act- partisan ; statewide work- 
Offices, Good Roads Com., Co. Surveyor, 
Co. Engineer for 3 cos. Remarks, Legionaire, 
Geo. Oakley Post No. 8, Metrological Sec¬ 
tion Signal Corps, A. E. F., first Legion 
Post Commander; mbr. Isaak Walton Lea¬ 
gue. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FARMER, VERNON A- Broken, Bow. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B.. Camden, Tenn., 
May 7, 1877; came to Okla. 1897, located 
Arapaho, Clinton 1903-12, Broken Bow, 
1913 since. Edu., h. sch., Camden, Tenn., 
1895. Wife. Victoria Nobles. Cdrn., 3 d- 
Mildred, Kate, Agnes. Bk. Con., McCur- 
tain Co. Bk. Assoc., Dr. R. H. Sherill, 
•T. M. Adcock. O. E. Thompson, J. B. Potts; 
(pol.) John Tyler, Floid Thompson, Robert 

E. Lee, Clark Wasson, Clint Strong, Cy 
Howenstine. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FELKER, E. A., Valliant. Dem. Occ- 
farmer; stockman. B„ Union, S. C., Sept. 
14, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Sarah 
Townsend. Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur; 4 d., Louise 
Eva, Beatrice, Lucy. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Guaranty. Assoc- Judge Tidwell, John Craig. 
Judge Arnett. Jesse Shipp, MeCurtain Co. ; 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Sen. Paul Stewart, 
John Bead, James Dyer. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Assn, of Co. Commrs.: 
32nd Mason Blue Lodge, Valliant; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. 
Act- partisan; worker in co. and st. since 


Mccurtain county 401 



JOHN HEAD 


1904 ; makes speeches, works personally aru 
through party organizations; farm leader 
Offices, Co. Oommr., 1923-31, chrnn. Party 
Honors, del. st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1890; lived since at Valliant. Hobh). 
fishing and hunting. 

FINNEY, TOM, Idabel. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Feb. 21. 
1899; came to Okia. 1920, located Idabel. 
Wife. Betty Higgs. Cdrn., 1 s., Tom, .Tr. 
Bk. Con., idabel Natl. Assoc., J. M. Craig, 
J R. Connell, F. W. Temple, George S. 
Short, J. B. King, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Pres. Clubs. Lions; C. of C., Pres. 
McCurtain Co. Bar Assn., 1929. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 10 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1921-22: 
Co. Atty. 1925 since. Party Honors, Speak¬ 
er Dem. Campaigns, mbr. League Young 
Dem.. del. to st. convs. S. A. T. C. Vander¬ 
bilt. Hobby, football. 

FLEMING, JOE E., Smithville. Rep. Occ.. 
attorney. B„ Clayton, Tex., Jan. 21. 1885 
came to Okla. 1889, located Wynnewoou, 
1906, Sulphur 1906, Roff 1907, Ardmore 
1911, Poteau 1913, Smithville 1918, since. 
Edu.. h. sell., Wynnewood, Pres. Private 
Sch.; Indianola Col., Wynnewood Married. 
Assoc., W. F. Latham, H. D. Ladd, Calvin 
Watson, Roy Burkhart. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges. Masonic Blue L idge, Cove, Ark. ; 
I. O. O. F.; K. of P., Poteau; Pres. C. of 
C. ; admitted to Bar 1917; Past Pres. Le- 
Flore Co. Live Stock Assn. 4 yrs., organiz¬ 
ed same 1916; Past Pres, LeFlore Free 
Fair Assn. 2 yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 22 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
St. Sen. 1918, LeFlore and Latimer Cos., 
1922 ; Past -Pres. City Council Poteau 2 
yrs.; Past City Councilman Poteau 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to all dist., co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, stockraising. 

FLEMING. MRS. J. E., Smithville. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Center, Ala., Aug. 4, 
1887; came to Okla. 1907, located Rolf, 
Ardmore 1911, Poteau 1913, Smithville 1918, 
since. Edu., h. sch., East Tex. St. Normal, 
also Col. Commerce, Tex. 1905. Hus., J. E- 
Fleming. Cdrn., 2 s., Fred, John Madison; 
2 d., Ruth, Mary Joe. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc.. Ed Turrentine, H. D. Ladd, W. B. 
Hubbell. C. E. Nesbit; (pol.) Roy S. Burk¬ 
hart, IV. J. Whitman, V. A. Farmer, J. W. 
Harreld, James A. Harris, E. A. McGowan, 
Clark Wasson. Church. Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Pres. Parent-Tehrs. Assn.; O. E. S. Pol. 


Act, partisan; co. worker 10 yrs. all ways 
useful. Offices. V.-Chmn. Rep. Ceii. Com. 
1927 since; mbr. City Council. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. Hobby, 
home attention for children. 

FORTNER, JAMES N., Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Prescott, Ark., Sept. 23, 1878; 
came to Okla. 1908, located Idabel. Edu., 
grad. Cove, Ark, 1900 ; read law, admitted 
to Bar 1914. Wife, Emma P. Winton. Cdrn , 
1 s., Ollie A. Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. Assoc., 
Bernie Herstein, D. B. Strawn, Ralph Goff; 
(pol.) L. E. Mifflin, C. D. Wilkinson, W. 
F. Tapley, Theo Reed, W. J. Holloway, C. 
E. Dudley, Paul Stewart, V. P. Crowe. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Ark., Consistory McAlester, 32nd degree; 
Past Master Lodg'e No. 500 India Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 25 yrs. 
all ways needed. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd., 
Little River Co., Ark. 1903-07, Justice of 
Peace Idabel 1910-14, U. S. Probate Atty. 
1918-21, Asst. Co. Atty McCurtain Co., 
1916-18, Co. Atty. McCurtain 1921. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Co. Elec. Bd. 4 yrs. Remarks, mbr. Coun¬ 
cil Defense, Chmn. Speakers Bureau dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

GREEN. E. R.. Idabel. Dem. Occ., Justice 
of Peace. B., Monroe, N. C., Sept. 18, 
1875; came to Okla. 1916, located Idabel. 
Edu., com. sch., N. C., and Ark. Wife, 
first wife, Sarah Phillips; 2nd wife, Ave 
Lee. Cdrn., 2 s., Luther, W. S., 1 d. mar¬ 
ried. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., E. C. Arm¬ 
strong, M, A. Cassidy, L. E. Miffin; (pol.) 
Paul Stewart, Judge Tidwell, Judge Tom 
Carr, C. D. Wilkerson, W. J. Holloway, 
John C. Head, Wilburn Cartwright. Church, 
Meth. Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Miss Margarite Quail, Col. Unlv. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 35 
years, personal activity and through 
corns. Offices. Justice of Peace 4 terms. City 
Council, Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.. Elec. Bd., Justice of Peace. 
Remarks, Congressman Oldfield of Ark. was 
Mr. Green’s cousin, and his wife was ap¬ 
pointed to take his place, and later re¬ 
elected. Hobby, hunting, fishing, gardening. 

GREEN, MRS. (W. S.) VESTA, Idabel. 
Dem. Occ., county superintendent. B., New 
Edinburg, Ark., .Tune 16, 1894; came to 
Okla. 1911, located Garvin, Idabel 1914, 
since. Hus., W. S. Green. Cdrn., 1 d., Pat¬ 
ricia Anne. Bus. Con., Husband is cotton 
buyer for Geo. H. McFadden & Bros., 
Philadelphia. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc.. 
Mrs. E. C. Armstrong, D. B. Strawn, Dr. 
C. A. Hess, Wade Stevens, A. E. Womack ; 
(pol.) C. W. Stewart, G. C. Anderson, 
Thus. Finney, John Head, I)r. H. G. Ben¬ 
nett, Marvin G. Orr. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Eastern Star; Delta Delta Delta. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 10 
yr.s., personal activity and through corns. 
Office, Co. Supt., unexpired term., May 7. 
1928 to June 30, 1929. Party Honors, pret. 
eommitteewoman. Remarks, taught sch. 1917- 
18. Not politically ambitious. Hobby, bridge, 
flowers. 

GRIFFIN. J., Valliant. Rep. Occ., post¬ 
master. B., Ida, Okla., June 20, 1907. Edu., 
com. sch., S. E. Tchrs. Col., 1 term. Wife. 
Georgia Hamby. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Guaranty. Assoc., V. A. Farm¬ 
er, P. M., Broken Bow r , O. H. Parks. Idabel. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; national¬ 
ly, independent locally; worker in co. since 
1926, through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, postmaster, 1928-33. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; mbr. Okla. Natl. Guard. 
Hobby, football. 

HACKWORTH, S. W„ Valliant. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Red River Co., Tex., Mar. 
15, 1887. Edu., com. sch.. Business Col., 
Tex. Wife, Ora. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con., V.- 
Pres. Farmers St. Guaranty Bk., Valliant. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. H. Montgomery, Geo. T. 
Arnett, Delbert Randolph, McCurtain Co.; 
C. M. Bosworth, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Scott 
Ferris, M. E. Trapp, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth.; Steward, Supt. S. S.; Pres. Mc¬ 
Curtain Co. 8. S. Assn.; mbr. Finance Bd. 


Meth. Conference. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
dir., mbr. good roads com.; mbr. co. free 
fair bd.; past Scout Master; Mason Con¬ 
sistory at McAlester, Shrine, Muskogee; 
Bankers Assn., vice pres. co. bankers assn. 
Pol. Act., independent worker in co. and st. 
since 1909 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and coins. Offices. City Clk.; mbr. Bd. 
of Edu. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; 
lived since at Valliant. Civic worker. Inter¬ 
ested in dairying. 

HEAD, JOHN, Okla., City. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer B„ Richmond. Ark., Mch. 19, 1890. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Mena, Ark.; Unlv. 
of Ark., LL. B., 1911. Wife, Corrinne Bax¬ 
ter, Little Rock. Cdrn., 2 s., John, Robert. 
Bus. Con., Head & Rains, Attorneys for 
Dierks Lbr. & Coal Co., K. C. Bk.‘ Con., 
Idabel, Natl. Assoc., Hall Rains, law part¬ 
ner; (pol.) J. M. Craig, Jess Shipp, W. A. 
Tidwell, of Idabel; Paul Stewart, of Ha¬ 
worth. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Idabel; McAlester Consistory; Mus¬ 
kogee Shrine. Imp. Rel., J. D‘. Head, 
(uncle) Texarkana. Pol. Act., active in 
city, county and st. Party man; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Representative, 12th Legis., 1929-30-. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived since 
at Idabel. Offices in Okla. City but main¬ 
tains legal residence in McCurtain Co. 

HENDRIX, JOE S., Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B., Buckner, Ark., June 8 
1896 ; came to Okla. 1919; located Idabel. 
Edu., com. sch. and h sch.. Buchner, Ark. 
Wife, Esther Park. Cdrn., 3 d„ Mary 
Frances, Eloise and Louise. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., D. B. Strawn, Bernie 
Herstein, Dr. R. D. Williams. Pol. Assoc., 
John C. Head, Paul Stewart, S. W. Hack- 
worth, Geo. Touchstone, W. J. Holloway 
Wilburn Cartwright, C. R. O’Neal. Churcn] 
'Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge. 
C. of C. Po . Act., partisan st, worker 14 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, County Clk. 
6 yrs.; Deputy Court Clk. and Deputy 
County Clk. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks. Legionnaire Geo. 
Oakley Post No. 8; Base Hospital Detach. 
Camp Pike. Hobby, chickens and bees. 

HERSTEIN, BERNIE, Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Perryville, Ark., July 6, 1880 ; 
came to Okla. 1898 ; located Ind. Ter., 
Indianola 1903 ; Valliant 1311; Broken 
Bow 1918; Idabel 1920 since. Edu.. com. 
sch., Barham, Texas, Bus. Col., Perryville, 
Ark. Wife, Myrtle Watkins. Cdrn, 1 s., 
4 d. Bus. Con., cashier Idabel Natl. Bk. 
Buis. Assoc., Dr. R. D. Williams, T. G. 
Carr, John C. Head, B. H. North. Pol. 
Assoc., William A. Tidwell, L. E. Miflin, 
M. James, W. .T. Holloway, Paul Stewart, 
Judge R. L. Milliams, Gov. Henrv S. John¬ 
ston, C. R. O’Neal. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge, Consistory McAlester, 
Okla. Bankers Assn. Pol. Act., partisan 

st. co. worker 30 yrs., personal contact. 
Offices, City Council Indianola, Bd. of 
Edu. Remarks, organized Idabel Nat. Bk., 
Farmers St. Guaranty Bank at Valliant. 
McCurtain Co. Bank at Broken Bow. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HESS, CHARLES ALLEN, Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., dentist, B., Parsons, Kan., June 11, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Parsons; 
Western Dental Col., Kansas City, Mo. 
Wife, Lita Harrell. Cdrn., 5 d., Juliana, 

Mildred, Hilda, Susan, Mary Allen. Bus. 
Con., Dir. Bldg. & Loan Assn., Idabel. 

Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Little River 
Country; Lions; Pres. 1929-30 ; C. of C., 
past pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Idabel ; 
Consistory, McAlester: Chapter. Com- 
mandery, Hugo; iShrine, Muskogee. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Bd. Dental Examiners, 
since 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904 ; 
lived Krebs. Savannah. Okla. City, Clare- 
more; Idabel since 1913; mbr. sch. bd. 
Capt. in Dental Reserves. Was formerly 

hotel manager. 

HOGLE, EDGAR L., Garvin. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Iroquois, Ill., Mch. 30, 1879. 
Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Laura Beverly. 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., St. Natl., Val¬ 
liant. Assoc., D. L. Kirk, bus. partner; 





MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


402 

(pol.) C. L. Wilkinson, Joe Hendrix, Judge 
Cochran, John Head, Idabel ; Paul Stewart, 
Haworth; Jimmie Dyer, C. R. O'Neal, Okla. 
City. Lodges, M. W. A.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Idabel. Po!. Act., partisan; co. 
worker through personal contacts since 1917. 
Offices, Mayor, since 1924; Dir. Sch. Bd., 
1915-18; Justice of Peace, since 1917. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1913; lived since at 
Garvin. Chinn. Finance Com., Liberty Bond 
drives and Red Cross at Garvin during 
W. War. Opened first cream station at 
Garvin, which led to development of dairy 
bus. Hobby, football. 

HOLMAN, CHARLES R., Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., County Sheriff. B., Cerrogordo, Ark., 
May 3, 1874; came to Okla. 1883; located 
Wheelock, Old Garvin Co., lived near Hugo 
all his life. Edu., com. sch. Ark. on 
boundary line. Wife, Nell Maddox. Cdrn., 
1 s., Charles Jr.; 6 d., Mrs. Earl Ausmus. 
Thelma, Edna, Helen, Imogene, Marie. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl.; Idabel Natl.; Farmers St. 
Guarantee, Valliant. Bus. Assoc., D. P. 
Willingham, W. A. Wauhop, L. L. Crouch. 
Sam Sellers. Pol. Assoc., Tom Finney, H. 
P. Hosey, J. R. Connell, F. R. Abbott, W. 
J. Holloway, Paul Stewart, John C. Head, 
Judge E. F. Lester. Clubs & Lodges 32nd 
deg. Mason, Blue Lodge No. 264, Consist¬ 
ory McAlester, Eastern Star, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Father, J. H. Holman, Amarillo, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; co. worker 22 yrs., per¬ 
sonal activity. Offices, Indian Police under 
Gov. McCurtain 6 yrs., 1901-07, First Dep. 
co. Sheriff under Tom Graham 1908-12, 
Deputy under A. W. Felker and Richard 
Jones 1920-24. Sheriff 1929 since. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., Prct. 
Committeeman, Clk„ Counter and Judge 
Election Bd. Mbr. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, active during W. War. Mbr. Okla. 
Peace Officers Assn. Hobby, bird hunting. 

HOSEY. H. P.. Idabel. Dem. Occ.. attor¬ 
ney. B., Lake Como, Jasper Co. Miss., 
June 10. 1871; came to Okla. 1909; located 
Idabel since. Edu., pub. sch. Miss., Aam. 
to Bar 1906. Wife, Laura Arrington. Cdrn.. 
1 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. Poi. 
Assoo.. Judge Thos H. Doyle, Earl Welch. 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Imp. Rel.. Father. W. 
T. Hosey, Conf. War Yet. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge, Ex. 
Pres. Lions Club; C. of C.; Mbr. Boy 
Scout Council. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
vvorker 35 yrs. all ways necessary. Offices, 
City Atty. Presidential Elector 1924. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., several 
times; del. to all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, 4-minute speaker and Government 
Agent during W. War. Hobby, organiz. 
in Democratic Party. 

JAMES, MAYO. Idabel. Dem. Occ., County 
Treas. B., Lowden Co., Va., Jan. 27, 1855; 
came to Okla. 1874; located Lukfata, Ind. 
Ter. 1876; Clarksville, Tex. 1874-1904 ; 
Idabel since. Edu.. com. sch., Lowden Co. : 
Va. 1873. Wife, Sue Fidton. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 
4 d. Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
Mayo, Jr., Joe Griffith, T. G. Carr, T. J. 
Barnes, E. A. Coyle. Pol. Assoc., John C. 
Head, Gus Roland, J. M. Tyler, A. G. 
Etheridge, I. C. Sprague, Chas. Townsend, 
W. J. Holloway, James Dyer, Judge E. L. 
Welch, Judge Mark Barrett. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, W. O. W. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 15 
yrs. through committees. Offices, Co. Treas. 
1923-29. 

JONES, J. WILL, Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Rochester, Ky., Aug. 27, 1881 ; 
came to Okla. 1906 ; located Mountain Park 
1911; Idabel 1912 since. Edu 1 ., grad. h. sch. 
Beaver Dam, Ky. 1901. Wife, Pearl Stroud. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Bill, Bob. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., Tom Finney, John Craig, Geo. 
T. Arnett, H. P. Hosey, John C. Head, Paul 
Stewart. R. H. Stanley, Earl Welch. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd deg. Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Idabel; Consistory, McAlester; 
Eastern Star; C. of C.; Past Master Ma¬ 
sons. Imp. Rel., Mrs. S. E. Jones, Luzerne, 
Ky. Poi. Act., partisan; co. worker 17 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. Dem. Co. Cen. Com ; 


Inspector Prct. Elect. Bd.; del. to co. and 
st convs. Remarks, Spanish War. Veteran, 
3rd Ky. Vol. Inf., Legionnaire Geo. Oakley 
Post No. 8, Capt. 345 Inf., 87 Div. Hobby, 
baseball. 

KNISELEY, JOHN ROSS, Idabel. Rep. 
Occ., druggist. B., Longton, Kan., Mch. 9, 
1874. Edu., Muskogee, Okla.; Harrell In¬ 
ternational Inst., 1898. Wife, Beulah Was- 
sen. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., Kniseley Bros. 
Drug Co., Inc., Idabel. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., E. L. Kniseley, (bro.), C. A. Den¬ 
nison, partner in drug bus.; (pol.) J. M. 
Tyler, D. B. Strawn, J. G. Griffith, Jordan 
Whiteman E. C. Armstrong, of McCurtain 
Co.; C. W. Cain, Okmulgee; Senator Pine; 
Jim Harris, Wagoner; A. C. Alexander; C. 
D. Dodson. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, Con 
sistory, McAlester; I. O. O. F.; K. P.; W 
O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker through committees since 1895. Of¬ 
fices, Pres. sch. bd., 1919-33; Mayor, Mul- 
drow, 1898-99 ; councilman and town elk., 
Muldrow, 1894-98 ; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1888. Boy Scout 
Comr., 1917-21; mbr. Red Cross Com. 1917- 
19. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

MERRY, G. G., Valliant. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B„ Ark., Sept. 29, 1S79. Edu., 
com. sell., Ark.; bus. col., Tex. Wife, 
First Annie Oakes (dec.) ; second Loula 
Hayes. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Merry Drug 
Store, Valliant. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Guaranty, Valliant. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Head, S. W. Hackworth, J. D. Jones, L. L. 
Couch, Idabel; R. L. Williams, M. E. Trapp, 
Elmer Thomas, W. A. Durant. Church, 
Dap., deacon, Supt. S. S., mbr. Bldg. Com. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; Consistory, 
McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. and st. since 1901; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts and com¬ 
mittees. Offices, Co. Commr., 9 yrs.; City 
Councilman; mbr. Bd. of Edu. Party Hon¬ 
ors, st. committeman; del. co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived 
Valliant since 1906. Hobby, fishing. 

MIFFLIN, L. E.. Idabel. Dem. Occ., Coun¬ 
ty Attorney. B., HI., Aug. 29, 1882; 

came to Okla. 1917; located Idabel. Edu., 
pub. sch., Valparaiso Univ. Ind., LL. B., 
Literary, Southern Ill. Univ., Carbondale, 
Ill.; grad. pub. Speaking, Valparaiso. Wife, 
Bessie Vinson. Cdrn., 1 s., L. E. Jr. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl. Pol. Assoc., John Prague, 
W. J. Holloway, Wilburn Cartwright. Church. 
Meth. Lodges. I. O. O. F. ; McCurtain Co. 
Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., Father, William 
Mifflin, Civil War Veteran Tenn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 20 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, Mayor Danville, Ark., 
Asst. Co. Atty. 1922, Co. Atty. 1923-24. 
1929. Party Honors, speaker for Dem. Cam. 
Com. in all campaigns. Remarks, 4 Minute 
Speaker during W. War. Hobby, football. 

MONTGOMERY, WILLIAM H., Idabel. 
Dem. Occ., County Treasurer and Atty. B., 
Marietta, Oct. 5, 1906 ; located Idabel 1922- 
24, Valliant 1911-22, Idabel since. Edu., 
grad. Norman h. sch., 2 yrs. O. U., grad 
Lebanon, Tenn. LL. B. Single. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Guaranty Bk., Valliant. Pol. 
Assoc., John C. Head, Paul Stewart, Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Mac Q. Williamson. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
M. W. A.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. worker 5 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Deputy Co. Treas. 1925-28, Co. Treas. 1929- 
31. Party Honors, Pres. League of Young 
Democrats. Remarks, 2 yrs. O. U. Military 
B. O. T. C. Youngest Co. Official in St. 
Hobby, tennis. 

PENDERGAST, HARRY E„ Valliant. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 
17, 1891. Edu., com. sch.. Ark. Wife, 
Lucile Smith. Cdrn., 1 d: Bus. Con., 
cashier Farmers ISt. Guaranty Bk.; farming 
interests. Bk. Con., (corr.) Fidelity Natl., 
Okla. City; Idabel Natl., Idabel. Assoo., 
Dr. A. W. Clarkson, Pres.; S. V. Hackworth, 
v.-p., Carl Turley, v.-p.. Farmers St. Guar. 
Bk., Valliant; (pol.) Paul Stewart, E. A. 
Felker, McCurtain Co. Church, Bap. Clubs 


& Lodges, C. of C., dir.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Valliant. Pol. Act., partisan; personal con¬ 
tact worker in st. since 1911. Offices, Ald¬ 
erman, Valliant, 1925-since; St. Bk. Exam¬ 
iner, 6 mos. 1923; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1912; lived Haworth, 
Bokchito, Valliant since 1924. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, hunting. 

POST, J. M., Idabel. Dem. Occ., hotel 
man. B., Chambersville, Ark., May 31, 
1861; came to Okla. 1897; located Idabel. 
Edu., com. sch., pub. sch. Florida. Wife, 
Mary Donielly. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
Idabel Natl. Bus. Assoc., J. W. Dewitt. 
Pol. Assoc., C. Gamble, A. E. Johnston, 
Paul Stewart, W. J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, 
Scott Ferris, John M. Craig. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 25 yrs., per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, County Assessor 4 
straight terms, Twp. Trustee and Mayor. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
active during W. War, Council of Defense 
and Liberty Loans. Scotch Rifles in Florida. 
Hobby, hunting and civic betterment. 

RANDOLPH, DELBERT S., Idabel. Dem. 

Occ., County Assessor. B., Mauldin, Mo., 
July 25, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Okla. Wife, Beatrice Weems. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ira Rone, G. G. Merry, C. 
Gamble, J. W. Costilow, A. E. Johnson, Mc¬ 
Curtain, Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway, C. R. 
O’Neal, Bert Mc.Donel, Paul Stewart, John 
Head. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. personal contact worker since 
1917. Offices, County Assessor, j.yzu-31. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived Bonomo; 
Idabel, since 1920. 

ROBERTS, MAYO H„ Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Idabel, Feb. 27, 1906. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Idabel; Gulf Coast Military 
Acad., Miss. 3 yrs.; Univ. of Okla., law 
sch., admitted to bar 1929. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Idabel St.. Idabel Nal. Assoc., (pol.) 
Paul Stewart, John Head, Idabel; Bart 
Aldridge, Wewoka; Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C.; Indian 
Club; Rifle Team & Pistol Practice. Pol. 
Act., partisan worker in co. and st. since 
1923; makes speeches, works personally and 
through com. Party Honors. Pres. McCur- 
tian League of Young Dems.; del. st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; took military 
training in O. N. G. while att. O. U., 2nd 
Lt. in Reg. Army Reserve. Hobby, news¬ 
paper work and writing, edits a column in 
McCurtain Co. Gazette. 

RONE, IRA. Idabel. Dem. Occ.. bonds, 
insurance. B., Hartford, Ky., April 4, 1884. 
Edu., com. sch. and bus. col., Bowling 
Green, Ky. Wife, Hazel, d. of M. J. Mueller. 
Cdrn., 1 s.,; 1 d. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; Ida¬ 
bel Natl. Assoc., M. J. Mueller, (partner) 
(pol.) John Craig, T. G. Carr, J. W. DeWitt, 
E. M. Fulmer, D. S. Randolph, McCurtain 
Oo.; M. R. Phillips, Norman; Chas. Mc- 
Pherren, Okla. City; W. C. McAlister, Gen. 

B. H. Markham, C. R. O'Neal, Okla. City. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 

C. of C.; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rites, 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; personal worker in 
co. and st. since 1909. Party Honors, see'y. 
Co. Eelection Bd., 1926-30 ; del. co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla., 1913; 
lived since at Idabel. During W. War, 
mbr. 90th Div. O. R. C.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Geo. Oakley Post. Hobby, duck 
hunting. 

ROWLAND, GUS (E. A.), Idabel. Dem., 
Occ., hardware and implements. B., Hope, 
Ark., Dec. 30, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Hope. 
Wife, Annie Scott. Bus. Con., v-pres. 
Griffith Hdw., Co., Idabel. Bk. Con., 
Idabel Natl. Assoc., J. G. Griffith, pres 
Hdw. Co.; (pol.) A. E. Johnson, H. C. 
Perkins, Bascom Coker, Roger Earle, Ben 
Denison, J. M. Craig, McCurtain Co.; Geo. 
Crews, Ft. Towson; Judge Barrett, Hugo; 
C. J. Townsend, Okla. City; Paul Stewart, 
John Head. Church, Meth. Clubs & 


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403 



John Sutton, Mrs. Alea Rain bo; (pol.) 
Mrs. Allie Barlett, Paul Stewart, Jimmie 
Dyer, John M. Craig, Judge E. E. Cochran, 
Mitt Layton, Jess Shipp, Mrs. R. L. Fite, 
Mrs. Frank Lucas, W. J. Holloway, A. S. 
J. Shaw._ Church, Meth. dubs & Lodges, 
;Bus. Womens Circle; Women’s Foreign 
Missionary Society; First v-pres. Maxev 
Ray Chap. U. S. Daughters of Confeder¬ 
acy; P. &. T. Club. Pol. Act., co. Dem. 
worker 10 yrs.; personal contact and 

through com. Offices, past pres. W. C. 
T. U.; in charge Dem. Headquarters, 1928; 
v- chmn. prct. Party Honors, del. to all 
oo. and st. convs. Remarks, taught class¬ 
es surgical dressing; has service medal 
Red Cross. Hobby camping. 

STEPHENS, NEWBURN C„ Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., mayor. B., Tupelo, Miss., May 8, 

1871. Edu., Baylor Univ., Waco. Tex., 
1895. Wife Alice Campbell. Cdrn., 1 s., 

1 d., Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. 

Con., St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. E. 
Mifflin, J. W. DeWitt, J. R. Jones, J. D. 
McLenden, Paul Stewart, John Head, Mc¬ 
Curtain Co.; C. R. O’Neal. Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, Okla. City. Church, Bap.; dea¬ 
con. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 


MRS. I. C. SPRAGUE 


Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason; Scottish 
Rite, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan; personal worker 
In co. and st., since 1915. Offices, co. 
commr., 1927-29 and 1929-31 ; city council¬ 
man, 1912. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909. 
lived since at Idabel. Civic worker. Hobby, 
quail hunting. 


SHIPP, JESSE., Idabel. Dem. Occ.. 
county weigher. B., Bowie Co., Tex., May 
3, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 

Naomi Meredith. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., owner rental and real estate proper¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. P. Hosey. Tom Finney, J. W. Costellow, 
McCurtain Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway; Dr. 
Bennett, A. & M. Col.,; Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright. Church, Bap.; deacon. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Broken Bow; Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
worker in co. and st. since 1909; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, county weigher, since 1925: 
city councilman. Broken Bow,; supt. Mc- 
Cifrtain Co., game reserve under Gov. 
Walton. Party Honors, chmn. prct. com. ; 
del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907 ; lived Hugo, Broken Bow, 1913- 
26; Idabel, since. Civic worker; agt. for 
Okla. Cotton Growers Assn.; interested in 
good schools. Hobby, fishing. 

SNEAD, EDWARD P., IdabfeJ. Dem. 
Occ., district court reporter. B., Choctaw 
Co., Okla. Nov. 23, 1887. Edu., Armstrong 
Acad., Bokchito; Okla. A. & M. Col, 
commercial dept. Wife, Opal, d. of Z. E. 
West,. Cdrn.. 2 s.. 1 d. Bk. Con., Idabel 
Natl. ; St. Natl. Assoc., partisan; co. and 
st. worker -since 1909; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Dist. Ct. Reporter, 6 yrs.; IJ. S. Indian 
Field Clk., 5 yrs. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan ; lived at Hugo, Ft. Towson, Mus¬ 
kogee, Tulsa, Bokchito, Idabel. Civic and 
religious leader among Choctaw Indians. 
Hobby, outdoor sports. 

SPRAGUE, MRS. 1. C., Idabel, Dem. 

Occ., homemaker. B., Wynnewood, Okla,. 
Dec. 25, 1884; native, Tecumseh 1898, 

Trinidad. Colo. 1906 ; Lawton, 1909; Altus, 
1911; Idabel since 1914. Edu., h. sch., 
Wynnewood Presby sch. Husband, I. C. 
Sprague. Cdrn., 2 s., Doyle Atwood; Chas. 
2 d., Lois Fowler. Mrs. Homer Self. Bk. 
Con., Idabel Natl. Assoc., Dr. McDonald, 


COL C. J. [STEWART 


Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. since 1915, through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, mayor, since 1929 ; 
dep. co. sheriff, 1926-29 ; mayor also, 1924- 
25. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917, lived 
since at Idabel. Hobby, Ihunting and 
fishing. 

STEWART, COL. CHAS. J, State Capitol. 
Occ., commissioner of pensions. B., Clarks¬ 
ville, Ark., Jan. 16, 1848; came to Okla. 
1897. located Poteau 1897-1900; Howe, 
1900-01; Heavener 1902; Idabel 1923; 
Okla. City, since. Edu., Ewing Seminary, 
grad., Lamar, Ark.; attended Franklin Cot., 
Clarksville, Ark., now called Hendrix. Wife, 
iSallie R. Dickey. Cdrn., 3 s., C. W., Hay¬ 
worth, Ark.; iSen. Paul Stewart, Antlers; 
James Benj. Stewart, Okla. City.; 3 d., 
Mrs. J. W. Covey, Poteau; Mrs. F. B. 
Nichols, Idabel; Mrs. C. W. Dickerson. 
Gentry, Ark. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., Judge D. A. Richardson, Judge 
Albert C. Hunt, Judge J. Estes, Gov. M. E. 
Trapp, W, J, Holloway, Geo. W. Mayes. 
Church, Meth., South. Lodge, W. O. W.; 
K. of P. : Masonic Blue Lodge, since 21 
yrs. of age. Pol. Act., lias been active 


- - 


60 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, First 
Official, Co. Surveyor, Johnson Co., Ark. 
1888-90 ; at statehood, was first dist. clk., 
McCurtain Co., 1907-10 ; commr. pensions, 
1923-27, 1929-31. Remarks well liked by 
those on pension list and others; chief 
interest the restoration of law and order; 
served as pvt., Co. C. 7th. Ark. Mounted 
Infantry., Cabells Brigade, Fagans Div., 
Price’s Corps, Tran6-Miss. Dept., com¬ 
manded by E. Kirby Smith. 

STEWART, PAUL, Haworth. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Clarksville, Ark., Feb. 27, 
1892, came to Okla. 1896, located McCur¬ 
tain Co., 1902 ; Haworth since 1911. Wife, 
Bertha Keene. Cdrn., 2 d., Elma, Mar¬ 
tha Genoa. Bus. Con., owns the Antlers 
American; practicing attorney 14 yrs.| 
Bk. Con., St. Natl; First Natl, Antlers. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. J. Old, J. W. Costilovr, 
J. C. Oliver, C. E. Dudley, A. W. Trice, 
Earl Welsh, W. E. B. Leonard, Choice D. 
Holden, W. J. Holloway, Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Tom Anglin, Geo. D. Peck, John 
Doolin, Tom Kight. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; C. of C., Antlers; 
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 338 Haworth; 
Consistory No. 2, McAlester; Shrine Mus¬ 
kogee. Imp. Rel., C. J. Stewart, (father), 
Okla. City, Commr. of Conf. pensions, since 
1923; C. W. Stewart, (bro.), co. commr., 
McCurtain Co., 6 yrs.; Josept Stewart, 
(grandfather), in both wars in Tex. with 
Houston, Confederate Soldier; returned 
from Calif., 1861, joined confederacy. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 16 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, Census Enumer¬ 
ator, 1910; postmaster, Haworth, during 
Wilson’s Adm.; Majority Floor Leader of 
St. 'Sen.; elected to legislature. 1923-25; 
elected St. Sen., special session, 1927 : 
Gen. Election, 1929. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs.; attended natl conv., 
Houston, 1928. Remarks, hobby, good 
roads and good sells. 

STRAWN. DANIEL BOONE, Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., president state national bank. B., 
DeQueen, Ark., March 11. 1880 ; came to 
Okla., 1898, located Idabel. Edu., grad., 
com. sch.. Foreman, Ark., 1898. Wife, 
Lula Dye. Cdrn., 3 d. Assoc., A. G. 
Etheridge, T. J. Barnes, Judge G. T. Ar¬ 
nett, Dr. C. A. Hess, John R. Knisely; 
(pol.) B. L. Coker, Judge Arnett, Ira Rone, 
L. E. Mifflin, Jesse Shipp, John N. Craig, 
Paul Stewart, John C. Head, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, R. A. Sneed, James Dyer. Church, 



PAUL STEWART 









404 


Meth. 

'Mason; 

Alester; Shrine Bedouin Temple, Muskogee; 
w. 0. W. ; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker, 30 yrs., through com. 
Offices, First postmaster, Idabel, 1902; 
city council, 1921-25, 1910-12, 1914-16. 

Party Honors, mbr. various campaign com. 
Remarks, active during W. War, on all 
drives. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

TEMPLE, MRS. F. W., Broken Bow. 
Hem. Occ., homemaker. B„ Hardiman 
Co., near Whiteville, Tenn., came to Okla. 
1908, located Idabel; Broken Bow, since 
1912. Edu, h. seh., Yildo, Tenn.; col. Ga., 
Robertson Christian col., Henderson, Tenn.. 
1900. Husband, Fred W. Temple. Cdrn., 
2 s., Fred W., Jr., Lawrence; 2 d., Mrs. 
Gladys Manning. Mrs. Harrold B. Yerbyn. 
Bk. Con., McCurtain Co. Assoc., (pci.) 
J. M. Craig. Judge Wm. A. Tidwell, Mrs. 
Allie Bartlett, Mrs. Roy Binger. Pol. 
Act., co. worker through personal contact 
and com. Offices, v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 
since 1928. Remarks, active in Red Cross; 
savings stamp and liberty bond drives 
W. War. Hobby, church work. 

TIDWELL, WILLIAM A., Idabel. Dem. 
Occ.. county judge. B., Franklin Co., 
Ala., June 29, 1896. Edu., com. sch., Okla.; 
law training TJ. S. Veteran Bureau; ad¬ 
mitted to bar, 1925. Wife, Eva Godddard. 
Cdrn . 2 d., home. Bk. Con., Idabel Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Dudley Monk, Tulsa; W. 
,T Hartman, MoAlester; Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, John Head, Paul Stewart, Archm 
Wilson, 'iD. Hayden Linebaugh; George 
Trice, Ada. Church, Meth.; steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Okla. 
Bar Assn.; sec’y-treas., Mc.Curtain Co. Bar 
Assn 1926-27; Mason Blue Lodge; M. 
W. A.; 1. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. and co. worker since 1919; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts 
and committees. Offices, Co. Judge, since- 
1925. Party Honors, mbr. League Young 
Hem.; Speaker for Dem. camp. com.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1905; lived Garvin, Broken Bow, Idabel 
since 1917. In army service 1917-24; 
first Prov. Co. C. A. C„ 15 mos. oversea 
service, 88 % disability; mbr. Amer. 

Legion, Geo. Oakley Post, Idabel; mbr. 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Muskogee; mbr. 
disabled veterans of foreign wars, at large. 
Hobby, boxing. 

THOMPSON. FLOYD, Broken Bow. Rep. 
Occ., lumber business. B., St. Paul, Minn., 
Oct. 13, 1875. Edu., h. sch.; Marshall 

Sem., Ark. Wife, Bess Hudson. Bus. Con., 
gen. mill supt.; Dierks Lbr. & Coal, Broken 
Row 7 ; farm owner. Bk. Con. McCurtain 
Co. Assoc., Herman Dierks, Hans Dierks. 
(pol.) Judge Armstrong, J. Whiteman, O. 
E. Thompson, McCurtain Co.; Bob. Wil¬ 
liams, W. C. McAlister, George Short, Gov. 
W. .T. Holloway, Okla. City. Church, Meth., 
South; chmn. bd. of stewards. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country Club; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Broken Bow; Consistory, Little Rock; 
Shrine, Pine Bluff; Commandery, Eastern 
Star; Royal Arch, De Queen. Pol. Act., 
partisan; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts. Offices, city council¬ 
man, De Queen, Ark., 1900-11. Party 
Honors, past chmn. co. cen. com.; co. 
elec. bd.; del. co. and st. convs.; Severs 
Co., Ark.; chmn Rep. co. elec, bd., 1919 
and since in McCurtain Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1911, lived since at Broken Bow. 
Hobby, outdoor life, hunting, fishing. 

THOMPSON, OTIS E„ Broken Bow. Rep. 
Occ., oil and gas station. B., Westly, Ark.. 
March 10, 1890. Edu., h. sch. and Univ. 
of Ark., Fayetteville. Wife, Daisy Oswalt. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Pennant 
Service Station, oil, gas, tires; Broken 
Bow Bottling Works. Bk. Con.. McCur¬ 
tain Oo. Assoc., Roy Binger, J. W. Costi- 
low, Frank Yawitz, > (pol.) V. A. Farmer, 


John Tyler, F. W. Temple, McCurtain Co. ; 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, C. R. O’Neal, Paul 
(Stewart, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions, pres.; I. O. O. F.; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. since 1919; personal contact worker, 
serves on all committees. Offices, post¬ 
master, Wright City, Ark., 1922; Clk. sch. 
bd.. Broken Bow, since 1924; sch. dir., 
Wright City, Ark., 1920-22. Party Honors, 

del. co. convs.; judge pret. elec, bd., since 
1924. Remarks, came to Okla., 1920, lived 
Bartlesville, Broken Bow, since 1923 ; lived 
at Wright City, Ark., 1920-23. Civic and 
sch. worker. Hobby, fishing. 

TOUCHSTONE, GEORGE J., Broken Bow. 
Dem. Occ., county commissioner. B., 
Franklin Co., Ark., March 17, 1880. Edu., 

com. sell.. Ark. Wife, Lena Costello. 
Cdrn., 6 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., real est., ins.; 
farm owner, livestock. Bk. Con., McCur¬ 
tain Co. Assoc., (pol.) F. W. Temple, 
Joe Hendrix, Charles Holman, L. E. Mifflin, 
McCurtain Co.; Paul Stewart, John Head, 
James Dyer, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Bap., deacon. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, Ida- 
bel. Pol. Act., partisan; personal contact 
worker in co. since 1909. Offices, co. commr., 
1925-33; past clk. sch. bd., Lukfata, 10 
yrs.; past clk. sch. bd.. Broken Bow, 2 
yrs. Party Honors, pret. committeeman; 
past clk. co. elec, bd., 4 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1891, lived Eagle Town, 
Broken Bow. Hobby, fishing a fid hunting. 

TOUCHSTONE, JACK, Idabel. Dem. 
Occ., chief of police. B., De Queen, Ark., 
May 2, 1889. Edu., com; sch., Idabet. 
Wife, Beulah Crain. Bk. Con.. Idabel Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Homer Gibson,, Bascorn Coker, 
M. F. Hudson, H. C. Ray. J. N. Fortner. 
(McCurtain Co.; Juidge Welch, Antlers; 
Ernest Boss, Durant; C. II. O’Neal, John 
Head, Paul Stewart, James Dyer. Church. 
Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; W. O. W. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
through personal contacts since 1917. 
Offices, chief of police, 1925-31; dep. sher- 
ifi', 1923-25 ; constable, 1915-23. Party 
Honors, mbr. League Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla., 1904, lived since at 
Idabel. Hobby, squirrel hunting. 

TYLER, JOHN MARCH. Idabel. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Farmington, Ill., Jan. 
6, 1870. Edu.. com. sch.. Ill. Wife, Nellie 
Matlock. Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. Con., Idabel 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. R. Knisely, Robert 
E. Lee, V. A. Farmer, W. T. Williamson, 
Henry Martin, McCurtain Co.; Dennis T. 
Flynn, Sen. J. W. Harreld, A. C. Alexander, 
Judge Ed S. Vaught, John Dillon, Bird 
McGuire. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., organizer and first pres.; Mason; 
York Rite; Knight Templar; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. 
and st. since maturity; works personally 
and through committees. Offices, postmaster, 
1922-30; co. clk, Blaine Co.. 1905-10. 
Party Honors, Co. Rep. ohmn. 1894 ; st 
committeeman, McCurtain Co., 1921-29. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1887, lived Alva, 
Butte, Darlington, Bridgeport, Wiatonga, 
Okla. City; Idabel since 1918. 

WALL, ADDISON L„ Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
director instrumental music for schools 
and civic bodies. B., Marianna, Ark., Feb. 
13, 1905. Edu., com. and h. sch., Man- 
anna ; Univ. of Ark., B. S. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., Henry Tovey, 
dir. music, Univ. of Ark.; Bohumil Mc- 
Kousky, Okla. A. & M. Col.; Scott Squyres, 
Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., chmn. entertainment com.; Lions, 
sec’y.; Kappa Kappa P'si, past pre$.; Phi 
Mu Alpha, past pres.; natl. v-pres. Kappa 
Kappa Psi; Ark. Univ. Booster Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker in co. since 1921 ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com. Mbr. League Young 
Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. 1928, lived 
since at Idabel. Active in st. and natl. 
musical circles; asst, band dir., Univ. of 


Ark. 3 yrs., other activities in musical 
circles. 

WAyHOP, WILLIAM A., Idabel. Dem. 

Occ., '‘deputy sheriff. B., English, Tex., 
Feb. % 1873: Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, 
Myrtle Chappian. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bk. 
Con., (Sty Natl. Assoc., Charles Holman, 
sheri^i^ljallas Willingham, L. L. Crouch, 
(pol.) ’J. R. Cornell, Thomas Finney, H. 
1’. Hosey, Judge Tidwell, J. Paul Stewart, 
John Head, McCurtain Co.; Jas. Dyer, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Lodge. Mason Blue Lodge, Bokhoma. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; personal contact work¬ 
er in cb. Offices, dep. sheriff, since 1929 ; 
past city marshal and constable, Haworth; 
dep. sheriff, 1918-23; Tick Eradicator, 
under Harry Cordell,, 1 yr. Party Honors, 

del. co. and st. convs.; pret. chmn. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla., 1913 lived Bokhoma, 
Idabel since 1929. Veteran Spanisli-Amer. 
War. Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

.WESTBROOK, A. A., Idabel. Dem. Occ., 
CmWv superintendent. B., Center Point, 
Ark?f*March 20, 1886; came to Okla. 1913, 
located Idabel. Edu., h. sell, Hesperia^, 
Locksburg, Ark.; Univ. of Okla. 1 % 
yrs.; S. E. St. Tchrs. Col., Durant 2$ 
yrs. Wife, Wilma Herndon, Cdrn., 1 
s. Arthur A., Jr.; 2 d., Kathleen, Sibyl- 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., Bernie Her- 
stein, Dan Strawn, (pol.) Luther Callahan, 
John Vaughan, H. G. Bennett. Dr. Muerjnan, 
co. worker, all ways needed. Office, co. 
supt., McCurtain Co., since 1929. -Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, con¬ 
tributor to all Red Cross and other drives 
during W. War. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

f. WHITEMAN, W. J., Goodwater. Rep. Occ., 
mercantile business; farming; ginning. 
Married. Bk. Con., Texarkana Natl. ; 
Idabel Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Rep. leaders 
in co. and st. Lodges, & Ciubs, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Shrine, Muskogee; Lions; 
civic w 7 orker. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker many yrs. through personal 
contacts and coins. Party Honors, Rep. 
chmn. co. cen. com. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

WILLIAMS R. D., Idabel. Dem. Occ, 
banker. B., Texas, Oct. 30, 1880. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Tex.; Univ. of Tex,, 
Med. sch. Wife, Lillian Madden. Cdrn., 

1 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., pres. Idabel Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. A. Tidwell, Chas. Hol¬ 
man, Joe Hendrix, Paul Stewart, McCurtain 
Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway, James Dyer, M. 
E. Trapp, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Dr. Puckett, 
Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, Hons; spon- 
so- Bov Scouts; pres. Co. Med. Assn ; 
mbr. Okla. Bankers Assn.; Okla. Med. 
Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, Consistory, 
McAlester. PoJ. . Act., partisan; worker 
in co. and st. since 1904 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices. Co. Health Officer, mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1904; lived since 
at Idabel. Mbr. Examining Bd., during 
W. War, Liberty Loan worker, pres. Red 
Cross in McCurtain Co. Hobby, fishing, 
hunting. 

WILLINGHAM, DALLAS P., Broken Bow. 
Dem. Occ., office deputy for sheriff. B., 
Little River Co., Ark., Jan. 4, 1875. Edu., 
com. sch., Ark. Wife, Dionetia Darby. 
Cdrn., 6 s. ; 2 d. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc.. C. R. Holman, sheriff, W. A. Wau- 
hop, L. L. Crouch, deputies; (pol.) A. D. 
Sherrill, Joel McCorkel, Bud Nevells, 
Broken Bow; Walter Colbert, Ardmore; 
.Toe Wyatt. Hugo; Dan Straughn, Bernie 
Herstein, Idabel. Church, Chris. Lodge, 
Idabel. Pol. Act., partisan worker in co. 
since 1900; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices., dep. 
sheriff, in office, since 1929; Road Over¬ 
seer, Broken Bow, 1917-18 and 1926-27 ; 
sch. dir., Ark., 1900-04; mbr. co. elec, bd.. 
Broken Bow. Remarks, came to Okla., 1911 
lived at Broken Bow since 1912. Hobby, 
fishing. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 32nd 
Scottish Rite, Consistory, Me- 


McIntosh County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Horace B. Reubelt (Dem.) _Eufaula 

Co. Attorney, Milam M. King (Dem. J _Eufaula 

Ct. Clerk, B. F. Venator (Dem.) __Eufaula 

Co. Clerk, Mrs. George R. Henshaw (Dem.)_Eufaula 

Sheriff, E. A. Kelley (Dem.)_1_Eufaula 

Co. Treasurer, E. W. Gray (Dem.)_Eufaula 

Co. Engineer, Geo. W. Mitchell (Dem.) _Eufaula 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Carl Twidwell (Dem.) Eufaula 

Co. Assessor, Rashie C. Smith (Dem.)_Eufaula 

Co. Weigher, E. W. Lyman (Dem.) _Eufaula 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—B. J. Reynolds (Dem.)_Checotah 

Dist. No. 2—J. L. Corbin (Dem.)_Eufaula 

Dist. No. 3—J. T. Ayers (Dem.) _Hanna 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., C. H. Glazner (Dem.) _Eufaula 

Chmn., Franzel Coughron (Dem.)_Eufaula 

Mbr., L. I. Jacobs (Rep.)__Hanna 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Joe M. Whitaker (Dem.) Eufaula; 
Sen. W. G. Stigler (Dem.) Stigler ; Dist. Judge, Harve 
L. Melton (Dem.) Eufaula. 

State Officers, W. C. Alston, member State Bd. of 
Pharmacy, Checotah ; Clyde Dyer, Conservation Officer: 
Lafe Short, Conservation Officer : Duton Bennett, County 
Supt. Health, Texanna ; B. E. Davis, Deputy Oil Inspec¬ 
tor, Eufaula. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

PI. C. Hooker, Jr., Chmn., Eufaula; Mrs. J. B. 
Castle, V-Chmn., Eufaula. 

Republican 

T. J. Stout, Chmn., Checotah ; Mrs. Sherman Mooter, 


V-Chmn., Hanna; Miss Grace Davidson, Sec'y., Checo¬ 
tah. 

J. G. Schofield. State Committeeman, Checotah; 
Mrs. Geo. Burns, State Committeewoman, Hanna. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Eufaula, Co. Seat; T. T. Pyle (Mayor) ; Eloise C. 
Smock (Clerk) ; Ben D. Gross (Attorney) ; Western 
Natural Gas Co.; O. G. & E. 

Checotah, A. C. Sanders (Mayor) ; M. H. Gladden 
(Clerk) ; B. H. Tabors (Attorney) ; Western Natural 
Gas Co.; O. G. & E.> 

Hanna, Willis Smith (Mayor) ; C. B. Burnham 
(Clerk) ; Roy White (Attorney) ; Pub. Service Co. of 
Oklahoma. 

Hitchita, E. C. Dooley (Chmn. Bd. Trustees) ; T. 
S. Archer (Clerk). 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1743 

1 

2645 | 

| 2723 

1 1 

2044 | 

Rep. 

! 898 

1 

2358 | 

| 1677 

1 1 

2742 | 

Soe. 

| 552 

1 

259 | 

| 26 

1 1 

28 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1201 | 

2650 | 

| 2320 

| 1583 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

655 | 

2384 

| 2437 

| 1099 | 

1 

1 

Soc. 

1 

59 | 

239 | 

no C. 

4 I 

i 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1185 | 

| 2969 

1 

| 15S2 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

725 | 

| 1519 

1 

1 1274 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 

65 | 

1 io 

1 

1 2 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1751 

1210 | 

2695 | 3050 

| 2918 

I 1670 | 

2535 | 

Rep. 

| 873 

650 | 

2312 | 1181 

| 1509 

| 1047 | 

2107 | 

Soc. 

| 591 

1 59 | 

263 | 23 

|no C. 

|no C. | 

12 | 


Town 

Checotah 

Eufaula 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 

McIntosh Co. Dem. (Wkly. Dem. ) 
Indian Journal (Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

Herbert Wetzell 
R. B. Buford 


Owner 

Herbert Wetzell 
R. B. Buford 


ALSTON, W. C., Checotah. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., DeQueen, Ark., Sept. 24, 1881. 
Edu., pub. schs., Ark., grad. DeQueen h. 
sch. ; 7 yrs. Univ. of Ark.; 1 yr. Vander¬ 
bilt, Ph. G. Wife, Beriaa Presson. Cdrn., 
1 s., W. C. Jr.; 1 d., Ruth. Bus. Con., 
farm owner, leases and oil royalties. Assoc., 
Fletcher Hall, Dr. Lee, Jackson Thompson, 
Checotah; (pol.) W. W. Hastings, Judge E. 
F. Lester, W. G. Stigler, Clarence M. An¬ 
derson, Ben Peters. Church, M. E. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Checotah No. 
88; Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory McAles- 
ter; Lions. Pol. Act., usually Dem. 
Active since 1907; makes speeches. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Treas. 
St. Bd. Pharmacy. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; ‘Wilburton, 1914-16; Checotah since 
1916; mbr. st. pharmaceutical assn.; mbr. 
St. Bd. of Pharmacy, past pres. St. Rexall 
club; st. del. to the Natl. Assoc, of Phar¬ 
macists. Leader among the druggists of st. 
special interest in drugs. Very active dur¬ 
ing war. 


AMMONS, ELISHA ENOCH, Eufaula. 
Dem. Occ., Justice of Peace and attorney. 
B., jasper, Ark., Dec. 16, 1872. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Jasper, Ark. Wife, Mattie B., 
Blackwood. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., timber- 
lands in Ark. Bk. Con., St. Natl Assoc., 
R. L. Simpson, W. A. Tolleson, C. H. Tully, 


E. C. Hopper, Clark Nichols; (pol.) J. B. 
Castle, Hanna; Latta Ogden, Texanna; C. 
H. Tully, R. L. Simpson, Mike Saltsman, 
Thos. H. Owen, W. J. Crump, Judge Geo. 
C. Crump, W. G. Stigler. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, past Grand Patron East¬ 
ern Star; 32nd Scottish; Consistory., Little 
Rock; Commandery, Harrison, Ark.; Odd 
Fellows. Offices, .T. P. Jasper, Ark.; Co. 
Judge, Jasper; J. P. Eufaula, 1926-30. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., New¬ 
ton, Ark., 1914-18; Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 
1910-12, Newton, Ark. Pol. Act., Natl. Dem. 
locally independent; active since 1894; 
makes speeches and works through com. 
and others. Remarks, came to Eufaula in 
1919. Active politically many yrs.; mbr. 
Bar Assn.; interested fine hogs. Hobby, 
hunting squirrels. 

BOALEY, EARL C., Hitchita. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Butler Co. Kan., Jan. 16, 
1888. Edu., pub. sch., Okla. I. C. S. Wife, 
Esta Hopping. Cdrn., 2 s.. Dale, George; 
2 d., Mary Frances, Doris Jean. Bus. Con., 
merchant; royalties and leases. Bk. Oon., 
Hitchita St.; Producers Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judgte Reubelt, Co. Atty. Church. 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, 
432-P. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and state¬ 
wide, active since 1909 ; works personally. 
Offices, Councilman; mbr. Elec. Bd. 10 yrs. 


Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; Stillwater 
to 1902; Iowa 1902-06 ; Okmulgee 1906- 
12 ; Hitchita 1912 since. Active in civic 
affairs. Hobby, tennis, golf, good - schools. 

BUFORD. R. B. (D. D. S.), Eufaula. 
Occ., publisher. B., Sulphur Springs, Tex., 
Apr. 23, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Tex.; Univ. 
of Tenn., Nashville, D. D. S. Wife. Mar¬ 
cella Fossick. Cdrn., 2 s., John C., R. B.; 
1 d., Margaret, Bus. Con., owner and editor 
Indian Journal; co.-owner McIntosh Co. 
Dem. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. Assoc., John C. Buford; (pol.) Ben 
Lafayette, Scott Ferris, Lee Cruce. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; M. W. A. ; 
Lions; N. E. A.; Okla. St. Press. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1904 ; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Co. Treas. ; Mayor Eufaula 4 
terms; Co. Registrar McIntosh Co. Party 
Honors, del. to all Dem. Convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899; Eufaula. Active worker 
during war; chmn. of exemption bd. Hobby, 
football and politics. 

BURNS, MRS. GEORGE. Hanna. Rep. 
State Committeewoman. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

CASTLE. MRS. J. B. Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com., 1930. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 





































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. E. FOLEY 


COUGHRON, FRANZEL, Checotah. Dent. 
Occ., Cities Service Co. B., Checotah, Oct., 
8, 1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Checotah; 
N. E. St. Tehrs. Normal. Wife, Blanche Lynn 
Bus. Con., farm land, oil and gas, City 
Service Oil Co. Bk. Con., Peoples Natl. 
Assoc., W. A. Young, E. V. Henry, W. A. 
Brice, Checotah; (pel.) H. B. Ituebelt, M. 
King, M. E. Trapp, W. G. Stigler, W. W. 
Hastings, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Churcn, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Imp. Rel., H. W. Coughron. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. and statewide; makes speeches 
and works through corns, and others. Party 
Honors, Pres. League Young Dem.; chmn 
Co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, native. Checotah 
sive 1893. Very active in Young Dem. or¬ 
ganizations. Served First Eng., L T . S. N. 
Wife, Rep. worker in co. 

DAVIDSON, MISS GRACE, Checotah. 
Rep. Secretary Co. Cen. Com. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

FOLEY, C. E., Eufaula. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired merchant and banker. B., Scott Co. 
Ia., June 20, 1857. Edu., Muskogee rural 
schs. Wife, Rosa L. Marshal. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Marshal R., Cornelious, Leo Gates. Bus. 
Con., real estate; land owner; stockholder 
Farmers & Derchants Bk. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; St. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) T. J. Stout, 
Charley Wilson, Hazen Green, J. W. Har- 
reld, W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 33rd, No. 1, 
Eufaula: Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent locally; 
partisan nationally; works personally. 
Mayor Eufaula 3 terms. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1873 ; Muskogee 8 yrs.; Eufaula since. 
Active in church and civic work. Hobby, 
football. 

FOSHEE, A. J., Hitchita. Dem. Occ., 
aardware merchant. B., Ind Terr., July 3, 
1892. Edu.. com schs., Hitchita; Business 
Col., Techumseli; Indian Schs., Eufaula. 
Wife, Iona Berryhill. Bus. Con., Fcshee 
Hardware Co.; farming. Bk. Con., Hitchita 
St. Assoc., Sanford Lackey, W. N. Blair, 
Adam Pence; (pol.) E. Y. Kelley, Judge 
Reubelt, Mrs. Geo. Henshaw, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, M. E. Trapp. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Consistory, McAlester, Shrine, 
Muskogee. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Mary A. Fo- 
shee, Hitchita. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide, active since 1917; personal con¬ 
tact work. Offices, City Clk. Party Honors, 


registrar, Elec. Bd.; Prct. Inspector; chmn 
Prct. Com.; del. to st. coiivs. Remarks, 
native. Served in W. War, 8th Div„ I2th 
Inf.; mbr. Amer. Legion. Hobby, golf, fish¬ 
ing) and hunting. 

FREEMAN, CHARLES R., Checotah. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Clay Co., Miss., Nov. 8, 
1875. Edu., Normal Col., Iuka, A. B.; Univ. 
of Miss., LL. B. Wife, Eunie V. McCaf- 
ferty. Bus. Con., Dir. Peoples Natl. Bk., 
Checotah; land owner. Assoc., (pol.) C. 
N. Haskell, R. L. Williams; mbrs. of co. 
Dem. organization. Church. Bap., deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, charter mbr.; Okla. 
and Amer. Bar Assns.; V.-Pres. McIn¬ 
tosh Co. Bar Assn.; I. O. O. F.; K. P. 
Pol. Act., worker since 1904 ; speaker for 
party. Offices, Referee in Bankruptcy, 
Muskogee Dist. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived 
since at Checotah. During W. War 4 min¬ 
ute speaker and sec’y of Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobby, fishing. 

GLAZNER. CHARLES H., Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Calhoun Co., Ala., Feb. 
26, 1871. Edu., h. sch., Ala.; Univ. Tex. 
2 years, A. & M. Tex., College Station; 
LaSalle Univ. of Chicago, Law, 1923. Wife, 
Lula Jordan. Cdrn.. 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
St. Natl. Assoc., R. L. Simpson, S. V. 
Homan, Dan Carter; (pol.) E. C. Hopper, 
Milan King, Boy White, Ervin Kelly, Judge 
Reubelt, W. G. Stigler, Judge Melton. 
Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., B. L. Glazner, 
(bro.) Minister, Arlington, Ariz. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909; makes speech¬ 
es, also personal work and through coins. 
Office, Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and prct. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1916, Eufaula. Hobby, fancy 
horses. 

GRAY, EMMETT WILSON, Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B., near Eufaula. 
Apr. 7, 1879. Edu., com. sell., Tahlequah. 
Cherokee Nation Male Seminary, 1897. 
Wife, Lula Wallace. Cdrn.. 1 d., Wanda. 
Bus. Con.. Co. Treas. Bk. Con., St,. Natl. ; 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., Judge Reu¬ 
belt, C. H. Tully, R. L. Simpson, M. E. 
Turner; (pol.) E. C. Hopper, Jr., M. E. 
Turner, C. W. Gent, Harry Parris, W. G. 
Stigler, O. H. P. Brewer, H. B. Teehee, 
W. M. Gulager, Jess Barbre. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Woodmen of the World. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. E. W. Gray, Eufaula. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active since 1909 ; works 
personally and through coins, and others. 
Offices, Co. Treas. 1925-31; Co. Assr., 1919- 
25; Deputy Assr., 1913-19. Party Honors, 
del. co. conv. 1928 ; mbr. Elec. Bd.; Tret, 
office 1907-08 ; Twp. trustee. Beck Twp. 
1908-09. Very dependable in handling Co. 
finances as a mbr. of Excise Bd. A civic 
booster. Native of Okla. 

GREENE, FREEMAN A., Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Luther, Tenn., Sept. 29, 
1893. Edu., com. sch., Mooresburg, Tenn., 
1908; h. sch., Rome, Ga., 1912; Maryville 
Col., Tenn., 1917; Cumberland Univ. Le¬ 
banon, Tenn. 1922-23. Wife, Ruth Quinn. 
Cdrn., 2 s., F. A. Jr.; Chas. William. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants; St. Natl. 
As9oc., R. L. Simpson, Mike Saltman, C. 
E. Foley, B. H. Tabor, Jackson Thompson, 
(pol.) E. A. Kelly, M. M. King, Roy White. 
R. C. Smith, Ed Davis, Judge Enloe Ver- 
no'r, H. W. Summers, W. W. Hastings, Frank 
Watson, Hugh A. White. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1923, makes 
speeches, works through com. and others. 
Offices, mbr. City Council, 1926; Asst. Co. 
Atty., 1925-29. Remarks, he and wife both 
very active in community. Hobby, garden¬ 
ing and flowers; croquet. 

GREEN, ROBT. HAZEN, Eufaula. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Preston, Mo., Dec. 12, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Creston; h. sch., 
Urbana, Mo. Wife, Effle Clymore. Cdrn.. 

1 s., R. O. Bus. Con., Receiver of 

First Natl., Checotah; First Natl., Hanna. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., R. L. Simpson, 


W. A. Tolleson, C. H. Wilson, M. E. Farm¬ 
er, C. E. Foley; (pol.) C. H. Wilson, T. J. 
Stout, J. Schofield, Checotah,; Sherman 
Mooter, Hanna; C. E. Foley, Eufaula; 
Harwood Keaton, Okmulgee; W. B. Pine; 

H. H. Rogers, A. H. Geissler, Herb House, 
J. M. Robertson. Church. Chris. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1899, makes 
speeches and works through comms. and 
others. Attends all st. and co. convs. 
Offices, Justice of Peace, 1899, Hermitage, 
Mo.; Co. Atty. Hickory Co. Mo., 1900-04 ; 
City Atty., Eufaula 1909-10. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 1914-20; St. 
Committeeman 1920. Remarks, came to 
Eufaula 1906. Active in all public and 
civic affairs; specially interested in me¬ 
chanics and children. 

HALL, FLETCHER, Checotah. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Athens, Ala., Feb. 3, 1894. 
Edu., com. schs., Oktalia; li. sch., Muskogee. 
Wife, Grace Futrell. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Cashr. of Checotah St. Bk. Bk. Con., 
Checotah St. Assoc., N. P. Lee, W. C. 
Austin, B. H. Taylor, Jack Thompson, 
Checotah; (pol.) H. B. Reubelt, Ben La¬ 
fayette, B. A. Marien, Checotah; W. W. 
Hastings, Gov. W. J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, 
W. G. Stigler, Charles W. Gunter. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 

I. O. O. F.; mbr. Bankers Assn. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. S. F. Dale, Porum. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. since 1919; 
makes speeches and works through coins. 
Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906, 
Oktaha, Porum 1911-21; Checotah since. 
Interested in Boy Scouts organization and 
agriculture. 

HENSHAW, MRS. GEO. R„ Eufaula. 
Dem. Occ.. county clerk. B., Kilgore, Tex., 
Feb. 26, 1892. Edu., li. sch., Nowata; 
Tchrs. Normal, Tahlequah. Hus., George 
I!. Henshaw', (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., (de¬ 
ceased) ; 2 d. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., 
Thomas Metcalfe, Miss Frances Mills; 
(pol.) -E. W. Gray, Milan King, R. C. Smith, 
Geo. Mitchell, Judge Reubelt, Judge Melton. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star; past Rebekah. Imp. Rel., Mr. and 
Mrs. D. F. Henshaw, Checotah. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1922 ; personal con¬ 
tact and through corns. Offices, Co. Clk., 
McIntosh 1925, (elected). Remarks, came 
to Talala 1915; Eufaula since 1915. Was 
appointed to suceed her husband to office; 
afterward becoming candidate for office, 
and being elected'. 

HOPPER, E. C., Jr., Eufaula. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Tex., Jan. 31, 1885. Edu., 
com. sells., Tex.; East Tex. Col., Com¬ 
merce Tex.; Univ. grad. Tex. LL.B. Ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1911. Wife, Ina Green. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Betty. Bus. Con., E. C. Hop- 
2 d., Betty, Dora. Bus. Con., Niles Law 
Assoc., Judge Reubelt, Lee Cruce, J. B. 
King, Ben F. Lafayette, Alger Melton, W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Meth.. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason 32nd. McAlester; Lions. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1909; 
makes speeches. Offices, City Atty., 9 yrs. 
Party Honors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; del. 
to all st. Dem. convs; pres. Bd. of Edu¬ 
cation. 1929 ; sec’y. McIntosh Co. election 
bd., 14 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910, 
Eufaula. Very active in civic betterment 
Hobby, football and hunting. 

KEENEY, J. N., Checotah. Rep. Occ.. 
banker. B., Iowa, Jan. 25, 1875. Edu., 
com. schs., Ia. ; h. sch., Ia. ; Bus. Course, 
Carrol, Ia. Wife. Edith Forster. Cdrn., 

1 d., Edna M. Bus. Con., pres. Peoples 
Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., Peoples. Assoc., R. J. 
Koch, (pol.) W. W. Hastings. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester; Lions; Okla. Bankers Assn. Imp. 
Rel., E. V. Keeney, Checotah. Pol. Act., 
independent; co. wide; active since 1899, 
works through com. and others. Offices, 
Bd. of Edu., Party Honors, del to convs. 
Remarks, came to Kay Co. 1900 ; Checotah 
since 1911. Interested in Boy Scout work. 
Hobby, general recreation. 





KELLEY, ERVIN A., Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., county sheriff. B., Denton, Tex., 
Sept. 11, 1886. Edu'., h. sch., Checotah; 
grad., 1907. Wife, Dessie Cromer. Cdrn.. 

3 s., Donald, John, Ervin A., Jr.; 2 d., 
Edna, Marie. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chant. Assoc., Harve Melton* Horace B. 
Reubelt, Milan M. King, F. E. Green, A. 
E. Ammons, Eufaula; (pol.) Dr. Bennett, 
Texanna; Jack Thompson, Checotah; A. 

J. Foshee, Hitchita; J. D. Castle, Hanna; 
Charlie Childers, Ed Dabney, W. G. Stigler, 
Joseph Whitaker, L. D. Ogden. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges. Mason; Shrine, 
Muskogee; Knight Templar;. I. 0. O. F.; 
Isaak Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan; 
county wide, active since 1914, makes 
speeches, but mostly personal contact. 
Offices, Policeman Checotah 1918; Chief 
of Police, Checotah, May 1918 to Jan. 
1925; Sheriff, McIntosh Co. 1925-31. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1890, Caddo; Checotah 1904-25; 
Eufaula since. 

KING, MILAM MALONI, Eufaula. Dem. 
attorney. B., Texas, Sept. 1, 1902. Edu., 
com. schs.. Pierce, h. sell., “Connors , 
Warner.; O. U. Law, 1923. Wife, Tishia 
Montgomery. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
co. atty. Bk. Con.. St. Natl. Assoc., R- 
L. Simpson, C. T. Foley, Dr. W. A. Tolie- 
son, R. B. Buford, (pol.) Jack Thompson, 
Checotah; Ray White, Hanna; F. M. 
Bowlin, Eufaula; R. B. Burford, Dr. Ben¬ 
nett, Joe Looney, Wewoka ; W. W. Hastings, 
W. M. Gulager, Bart Aldredge, Jimmie 
Rollins. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
Mason Blue Lodge, Sr. Warden, Eufaula 
No. 1. I; O. O. F. Imp. Rel., J. B. 
King (father). Pierce. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and statewide; active since 1923; makes 
speeches, does personal and com. work. 
Offices, City Atty., Eufaula 1924 ; Co. Atty., 
1925-31. Party Honors, sec’y. Dem. co. 
cen. com., 1924; del. co. and st. conv., 
1926 and prior. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 ; Checotah 1923; Eufaula since 1923. 
Active worker in community. Hobby, vege¬ 
table gardening. 

LACKEY, SANFORD, Hitchita Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Walden, Ark., Dec. 11, 
1884. Edu., com. schs., Walden, Ark. 
Wife, Gladys Marie. Cdrn., 1 s.. Win. San¬ 
ford Jr.; 1 d. Betty Sue. Bus. Con., 
general store at Hitchita. Bk. Con 
Hitchita St.; Peoples Natl., Chicago, 111. 
Assoc., J. A. Keeney, Jack Thompson, 
Checotah; (pol.) E. A. Kelley Joe Whit¬ 
aker, Horace B. Reubelt, Eufaula, V. 
W Hastings, Elmer Thomas. M. E. Trapp. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide since 1909; works through com. 
Offices, city council. Party Honors, del. o 
co. and st. convs.; Elec. Bd. judge, pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Ok la., 
1903 ; Hitchita; active in church and sen 
work. Hobby, squirrel hunting. 


LAFAYETTE, BEN F. Checotah Dem. 
Occ.. merchant. B.. Covington, Ga„ Feb. 
2, 1859. Edu. pub. schs., Lafayette Ind . 
grad h. sch. Wife. Estelle Selig. Cdrn.. 
\ s„ Jean Paul; 1 d- Dorothy. Bus. Con- 
oil and gas royalties; gin , ow “ er -„ C f °. “ 
American Natl. Assoc.. Jean P< ‘-At, 
ette; (pol.) Chas. O. Freeman R. L. Wil 
liams J. B. A. Robertson. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Shrine, 
Muskogee; Consistory McAlester;^Rebeka . 
K. P- Checotah; B. P. O. E- -'1, U ® KC r 
nast Grand Master, I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active since 1889 makes speches, 
works both personally and through cm • 
Offices, Mayor Checotah, 4 TtS-» chmn. Bd. 
nf Affairs 5 vrs. Party Honors, chmn. Dem. 

V" It,.: received comP « 

vote for v.-pres. at Chicago 1894, del. at 
Urge to natl. convs. San Francisco; St. 
Louis - N Y. ; Kansas City. Remarks, active 
{Tall civic affairs. Hobby, politics and 
lodges. 

MARLIN, B. A- Checotah Dem. Occ., 
investment and farmer. B- Sallisaw, Okla- 
Aug. 27, 1887. Edu- com. and h. scn., 
Checotah; Bacone Col- Muskogee. Wife. 


McINTOSH COUNTY 

Nora Deer. Cdrn., 4 d. Bus. Con- farm¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Checotah St. Assoc., 
Fletcher Hale, Judge Reubelt, Checotah. 
(pol.) E. A. Neely, Milam King, Roy White, 
W. W. Hastings, Henry S. Johnston, Geo. 

D. Key. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Consistory, McAlester; 

I. 0. O. F. Pol._ Act- partisan; co. and 
statewide; active since 1914 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Offices. Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 
ex-chmn dem. cen. com.; good roads com. ; 

del. co. and st. convs.; pret. committee¬ 
man; Elec. Bd. Inspector. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1887, Sallisaw 1887-94; Checotah 
since. Active church worker. Hobby, his 
children. 

MARTIN, A. J. Onapa. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Wayne Co. Tenn- March 5, 
1877. Edu- pub. schs. of Tenn. Wife, 
Margaret. Cdrn., 4 s- Carl, Clyde, Rus¬ 
sell, A. J.; 1 d. Buis. Con., Cotton buy¬ 
ing, ginning and lumber bus. Bk. Con- 
People’s Bk. Assoc- Carl Martin, (pol.) 

C. H. Wilson, L. B. Bennett, T. G. Stout, 
Eufaula; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. Clubs & 
Lodges, 1. O. 0. F.; W. 0. W. Imp. Re!., 

D. H. Martin, (f) Oollinwood, Tenn. Pol. 
Act- independent, nationally and locally; 
co. and statewide; active since 1909; makes 
(speeches and works personally. Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd., 20 yrs.; Mellett Clk. and 
mbr. number of yrs.; twp. bd. number of 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Prct. committeeman for Rep. 

com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, Eu- 
tfaula; Checotah 1920-23 ; Onapa since 1923. 
Very active politically and leader in civic 
affairs; also active in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives during W. War. Hobby, 

^community betterment, baseball. 

MELTON, HARVE L- Eufaula Dem. 
Occ- District Judge. B., Nebo, Ill- Oci. 
12, 1880. Edu- pub. schs. and h. sch.; 
Univ. of HI- LL.B, 1907. Wife Gertrude 
Campbell. Bk. Con- Farmer & Merchant; 
First Natl., Bk. of Commerce, McAlester. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 32nd. 
Consistory, McAlester; I. O. 0. F., Izaak 
Walton League. Imp. Rel- Col. A. P. Melton, 
Gary, Ind. (bro.) mbr. St. Highway Com. 
Pol. Act- partisan; statewide; active since 
1907; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personally. Offices. Dist. Judge, 1919- 
31; St. Tax Reviewer. Party Honors, chmn. 
co. cen. com.; prct. committeeman, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came ro 
Okla. 1907 ; Prague 1907-12; Eufaula since. 
Active during War, Red Cross and Lib¬ 
erty Loan work; mbr. St. Bar Assn.; 
pres. Dist. and Superior Judges Confer¬ 
ences. Specially interested in Boy Scouts 
activities, conservation wild life; chain. 
Bd of Dir- Okla. Div. Isaak Walton 
League. Hobby, fishing and camping. 

METCALFE. WALTER C- Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ- real estate and insurance. B., Mt. 
Sterling, Ky., Nov. 8, 1867. Edu- h. schu, 
St. Louis, Mo. Wife, Josephine Louth. 
Cdrn.. 3 s- Melvin E- Tulsa; Walter L., 
Okla. City; Tom C- Harrah. Bus. Con- 
farming. Bk. Con- St. Natl. Assoc- Bob 
Simpson, C. H. Tully, T. T. Pyle, (pol ) 
Ed Davis, Clark Nichols, Carl Tidwell, 
C. D. Tully, D. Whitaker, Chas. Glazner. 
Church, Meth. S. Pol. Act- partisan; 
co wide; active since 1917; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices. Mayor 
Eufaula 6 yrs, 1915-19-25-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912, Eufaula; active^work¬ 
er during W. War. Sponsor Boy Scouts. 
Hobby, gardening. 

MOORE, MARCUS BROWN, Eufaula. 
Dem. Occ. Chevrolet agency. B- Tenn- 
July 14, 1878. Edu- com. sch- Lawrence 
Co. Tenn. Wife, Margaret Lindsay. Cdrn- 
2 s MB. Jr- James; 2 d- Margaret, 
Mary Lee. Bus. Con- Chevrolet Auto 
Agency. Bk. Con., St. Natl. _Assoc., R. 
L. Simpson, E. C. Hopper, Jr W. D. 
Renfro, Louis Brown, T. T. Pyle; (pol.) 
E C Hopper, C. W. Beckett, S. J. Spill¬ 
man Hanna; Dr. Bennett, Texanna; Adam 
Pence, Hitchita; John Russell, Okmulgee; 


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John W. Porter, Eck Brooks, Muskogee; 
Crockett Lee, Muskogee; Geo. W. Porter, 
McAlester. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason 32nd. Scottish, Consistory, 
McAlester; Shrine; Bedouin Temple, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act- partisan; co. and 
statewide; active since 1904 ; works mostly 
through com. Offices, mbr. elec, bd- 1908; 
sheriff 1921-25 ; undersheriff 1912-20. Mbr. 
Bd. of Edu. 1910-11; Clk. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. co. conv Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905. Mbr. st. peace officer assn. 
Hobby, fishing, bird dog, hunting. 

MOOTER, MRS. SHERMAN, Hanna. Rep. 
V.-chmn. co. cen. com. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

NICHOLS, CLARK, Eufaula. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Elks Falls, Kan., Nov. 16, 
1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., Joplin, Mo.; 
Univ. Mo. 1903-06, LL.B. Wife, Daphene 
Bishop. Cdrn- 1 s„ Clark, Jr.; 1 d- 
Betty Lou. Bus. Con., Co. Excise Bd.; II. 
B. Reubelt, E. W. Gray, R. M. Smith; 
other court officers. Bk. Con- St. Natl.; 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., R. L. Simp¬ 
son, S. V. Homan, H. B. Reubelt, M. E. 
Turner, E. F. Saltsman. (pol.) Joe Whit¬ 
aker, E. W. Gray, H. L. Melton, E. A. 
Kelley, Gov. W. J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, 
Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, W. H. Hast¬ 
ings. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
past commander Amer. Legion No. 82. 
Pol. Act- partisan; co. and statewide; ac¬ 
tive since 1900 ; makes speeches and works 
through com. and others. Officers, City 
Atty- Joplin, Mo. 1907-09 ; St. Sen. 27tn 
Sen. Dist., 1821; chmn. Excise Bd- 1925- 
31. Parly Honors, chmn. Dem. cen. com. 
.1914-16; del. co. arid st. convs.; Co. Reg¬ 
istrar. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; 
Holdenville, 1910-13; Hanna 1913-16; Eu¬ 
faula 1916 since. Served in W. War; mbr. 
Chas. Whitaker, Jr., Post No. 82, Amer. 
Legion. Hobby, fishing, bridge. 

NILES, CLAUDE. Checotah. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Rolla, Mo., Nov. 5, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Rolla, Mo.; St. 
Univ. Mo. Wife, Elva M. Barton. Cdrn., 

2 d., Betty, Dora. Bus. Con.. Niles Law 
Firm. Bk. Con., Peoples Natl. Assoc.. 
Jackson Thompson, B. A. Marland, R. 
J. Koch, Checotah. (pol.) Dr. Bennett, 
Texanna; May Killingsworth, Checotah; 
Geo. D. Key, W. W. Hastings, Prince Free- 
ling, John P. Boyd, W. G. Stigler. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Royal Arch; M. W. A.; S. A. K. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; co. and statewide; active since 
1902; makes speeches and works through 
com. and others. Offices, City Atty.; Asst. 
Co. Atty. Party Honors, del. to Co. and 
st. convs.; prct. committeeman 20 yrs.; 
good roads com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902 ; Checotah, I. T. Active in Boy Scout, 
church and political work. Active during 
W. War on Legal Advisory Bd. 

PENCE, ADAM- Hitchita. Dem. Occ- 
banker. B„ Oct. 2, 1871, Kearney, Mo. 
Edu., pub. and h. sch. Kearney, Mo. Wife, 
LaDona Arnold. Cdrn., 1 d- Mrs. J. F. 
Tulley, Eufaula. Bus. Con., pres. Hitchita 
St. Bk.; farm and royalty. Bk. Con., 
Hitchita St. Assoc- Mrs. Adam Pence 
(pol.) Joe Whitaker, Eufaula; W. M. Gul¬ 
ager, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, Tahle- 
quali; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge 
No. 432, Hitchita; Royal Arch, Checotah; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, McAlester; 
past Master Grand Lodge, mbr. Eastern 
Star; mbr. Bankers Assn.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; county and statewide; since 
1902 ; works personally. Offices, twp. Treas. 
12 yrs.; Clk. sch. bd. 20 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1928; Inspector elec. 
Bd.; good roads com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892; Chickasha 3 mos.; Muskogee 
1902-03 ; McIntosh Co. since. Assisted in 
building Town of Hitchita. Active in civic 
betterment. Active in War work during 
W. War. Hobby, farming and propagation 
paper shell pecans. 

PENCE, MRS. LA DONA. Hitchita. 
Dem. Occ- Cashier Bank of Hitchita. B- 
Kearney, Mo. Edu., h. sch., Kearney. Hus- 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


band, Adam Pence. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. f. V. 
Tulley, Eufaula. Bus. Con., Cashier Hitcli- 
ita St. Bk.; farm and royalty. Bk. Con.. 
Hitchita St. Assoc., Adam Pence; (pol.) 
Joe Whitaker, G. W. Henshaw, Eufaula; 
W. W. Hastings. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Eastern Star, Asso. Matron. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and statewide; active 
since 1904; works personally. Party Hon¬ 
ors, V.-chmn. co. Dem. cen. com. 4 yrs.; 

del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; Chickasha 3 mos.; Muskogee, 1902- 
OS; McIntosh Co. since 1903. Active in 
church work; interested in propagation of 
paper shell pecans; civic betterment. 

REMERT, L. G., Checotah. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Indiana, Sept. 17, 1862. 
Edu., com. schs. Ind. Wife, Etta Pulley. 
Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., postmaster, 
Checotah. Bk. Con., People’s Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. G. Scofield, C. H. Wilson, T. L. 
Stout, J. W. Robinson, W. B. Pine, Harry 
Rodgers. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and state¬ 
wide; active all life; makes speeches; 
through com. and others. Offices, post¬ 
master; city council. Party Honors, del. 
co. and st. convs., elec. bd. prct. commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; 
located at Checotah. Hobby, fishing, hunt¬ 
ing, baseball. 

REUBELT, HORACE B„ Eufaula. Hem. 
Occ., county judge. B., Henderson, Ivy., 
Sept. 8, 1870. Edu., h. sch. Henderson, 
Kv.; Cumberland Univ. 1903, LL.B. Cniv. 
Chicago, 1900. Wife, Ollie Edith Stephen. 
Cdrn.. 1 d., Martha Jane. Bus. Con., 

farming interests. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; 
Farmers & Merchants Natl. Assoc., R. L. 
Simpson, Dr. J. E. Tolleson, Eufaula; 
Jackson Thompson, Checotah. (pol.) Clark 
Nichols, L. B. Ogden, Milam M. King, 
Claude A. Niles, Eufaula ; IV. W. Hastings, 
Harve L. Melton, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Lee 
Cruee. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel.. Mrs. Rachael 
W. Reubelt, Eufaula. Pol. Act., partisan; 
does considerable personal work; throuu* 

com. and others. Offices, Co. Atty., Mc¬ 
Intosh Co., 1907-11 ; Co. Judge 1917-21; 
Co. Judge, 1925-31 ; Mayor Checotah 1912. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
perpetual campaign mgr. in McIntosh Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905, Checotah 
1905-17; Eufaula since 1917. Was very 
active in war work during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, history and law. 

SALTSMAN, EUGENE F„ Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Birmingham, Ala., May 
23, 1880. Edu., h. sch., Birmingham,; Bus. 
Col., Birmingham. Wife, Mary Simpson. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Gordon, Tulsa; 1 d.. Sue Ann. 
Bus. Con., pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk. ; 
Eufaula Ice and Fuel Co.; Eufaula Grain 
Co. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Tulsa; 
First Natl., Muskogee. Assoc., M. L. 
Turner, Phil Huls, J. C. Brennan, Steve 
Yarbaugh (pol.) C. W. Gust, M. E. Turner, 
N. if. Burton, E. W. Gray, Eufaula; Dave 
Stovall, Hugo, Dr. Culp, Okmulgee; W. 
S. Brennan, Coweta, Allen Street, Okla. 
City. Church, Catholic. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Commercial Club. Imp. Rel.. 
Thomas F. Saltsman, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active statewide since 1905; works 
mostly through committees and friends. 
Offices, city elk., Eufaula 1905 ; climn. 
co. commr., 1912-16; mbr. 9th legis. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. Dem. convs. 
Attended natl. conv. St. Louis; inspector 
elec, bd., 1907. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900, Eufaula; very active during W. War; 
served co. and local Draft Bd.; very much 
interested in good roads. 

SCHOFIELD, J. G., Checotah. Rep. State 
Committeeman. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

SIMPSON, MRS. JOHN C„ Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Ft Smith, Ark., July 
12, 1880. Edu., com. schs., Okla. Hus., 
John Crabtree Simpson. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. 
Con., owner and operator of Grocery and 
Market. Assoc., John C. Simpson, (pol.) 
Mrs. Frazier, Wilburton; Mrs. Kelly Brown, 


Mrs. Quarles, Muskogee; Mrs. Harry Shep- 
«ard. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

Ladies Missionary Soc.; C. of C.; U. D. 
of Confederacy; Music and Study Club. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1909: 
speaker for party. Party Honors, vice-chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com. 1928; del. to most 
Dem. convs.; mbr. sch. bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 188«; McAlester 1883-94; Eufaula 
1894 since. Active in Red Cross work dur¬ 
ing War. Hobby, religious edu.; church and 
welfare work. 

SIMPSON, ROBERT LEE, Eufaula! Dem. 
Occ., President State National Bank. B., 
Eufaula, Sept. 23, 1875. Edu., com sch., 
Eufaula, 1892; Westminister Col., Fulton, 
Mo., 1894. Wife, Agnes Whatley. Cdrn., 1 
s., Robert; 2 d., Mary Elizabeth, Agnes. 
Bus. Con., Pres. St. Natl. Bk., W. A. Tol¬ 
leson ; C. L. Follansbee, D. E. Carter. Bk. 
Con., Security Natl., Okla. City; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., P. A. Norris, Ada; 
(pol.) L. D. Ogden, Texanna, E. C. Hop¬ 
pings, Jr., .Tee Whitaker, E. W. Gray, M. 
M. King; IV. G. Stigler, W. W. Hastings, 
IV. M. Gulager, Scott Ferris. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 32, Scottish, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shriner, Muskogee; 
Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mary Elizabeth 
Simpson, Tchr. English, Univ. Norman. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. wide, ac¬ 
tive since 1900 ; works through corns, and 
others. Offices, mbr. City Council. Remarks, 
native. Outstanding civic leader. Mbr. Natl. 
Bd. Arbitration. Hobby, Agricultural in¬ 
terests. 

SMITH, ROSHIE C.. Eufaula, Dem. Occ., 
county assessor. B., Melette, July 22, 1890. 
Edu., com. sch., Indian Mission, 1907: 
Indianola Business Col., Tecumseh, 1909. 
Wife, Bethel Ferguson. Cdrn., 2 s., Otto, 
Curtis; 1 d., Bethel Jean. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc.. C. L. Follansbee, R. L. Simp¬ 
son, S. V. Horman, M. E. Turner, W. A. Tol¬ 
leson; (pol.) E. A. Kelly, J. T. Ayres, 
Francill Cougliron, ,T. C. Simpson, Dich 
West, Homer Pittman, Tom Beam, George 
Phillips, Lee Tipton. Church. Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. wide, active since 1912; 
makes speeches and works through coins. 
Offices,_ Oo. Assr. 1924-31 ; Deputy Sheriff, 
1910-17. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
native. Civic worker. Hobby, singing, base¬ 
ball. 

STOUT, T. J., Checotah. Rep. Occ., 
collector for banks of Checotah, Hannah, 
Collinsville. B.. Foyett, III., Feb. 10, 1875. 
Fdu.. pub. sch. of Okla. Wife, Fannie 
Farris. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert W. Bus. Con., 
owner of town property. Bk. Con., Checo¬ 
tah St. Assoc., Hardware men; Harwood 
Keaton, Okmulgee; (pol.) J. G. Schofield, 
R. G. Rennert, Checotah; C. H. Wilson, 
Judge Foley, Eufaula; Shermon Mooter, 
Hannah; Ed Fry, Sallisaw; Henry Cooper, 
Frank Lee, Muskogee; Clark Wasson, Okla. 
City; E. L. Kirby, Wagoner. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. A.; Bankers Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide, 
active since 1900; makes speeches and 
works through corns, and personally. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; mbr. City Council ; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. since statehood. Party 
Honors, Co. Chinn. Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1884; Tamaha 1889-1905; Checotah 1905, 
since. Very active in all civic and political 
affairs. Hobby, fishing, horse racing, good 
schools. 

TABOR, B. H., Checotah. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Nashville, Tenn., July 5, 1889. 
Edu., com. sch.. New' York City; Ft. Smith 
Ark.; passed Bar; Okla. City,' 1911. Wife, 
Bessie Duncan. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
B. H. Tabor Law' Firm, dir. Checotah St. 
Bk. Bk. Con., Checotah St.; Peoples Natl. 
Asoc., Ben LaFayette. Fletcher Hall, Joe 
Henry; (pol.) Judge Melton, H. B. Reu- 
■belt, IV. W. Hastings. Elmer Thomas, W. G. 
Stigler. Church. Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions Club. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide, active since 1910 ; makes speech¬ 
es, works through coins, and others. Offices, 


City Atty. 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; Past Pres. League Young 1 Dem. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, Muskogee 
1907-11 ; Checotah 1911 since. Specially 
interested in agriculture. Hobby, Scout 
work. 

TOLLESON, WILLIAM ALFRED, M. D„ 

Eufaula. Dem. Occ., physician. B., Char¬ 
leston, Ark., Dec. 31, 1869. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Ozark ; Searcy Col., Searcy, 
Ark.; Medical Department of the Wash¬ 
ington Univ., Chicago, Ill 1898 ; Tulane, 
1909. Wife, Georgie Ella Stidham. Cdrn., 
1 s., Alfred W., Roswell N. Mex. M. Sch. 
Bus. Con., Vice Pres., Dir. St. Natl. Bk.; 
farm land. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., R. 
L. Simpson, M. E. Turner, C. L. Follansbee, 
S. V. Homan, R. R. Martin; (pol.) Dr. Ben¬ 
nett, Texanna; Jack Thompson, Checotah; 
Judge Reubelt, Eufaula; C. H. Tully, Eu¬ 
faula; W. W. Hastings, George Porter, O. 

H. 1’. Brewer. W. G. Stigler, W. H. Harrow- 
er. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason. 
32nd degree, Scottish, Consistory, McAies- 
ter: Shriner, Muskogee; Odd Fellows, past 
all chairs; past patron Eastern Star; Lions. 
Imp. Rel.. Rev. F. M. Tolleson, Fayetteville, 
Ark. Pol. Act., partisan ; co. and statewide 
s ! nce 1904, prefers doing personal work, 
but makes speeches and works through 
■nm. and others. Offices, Co. Health Officer, 
1916-17 : mbr. City Council 1904-29 inter¬ 
mittently. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Chinn. Dem. Club 1904-96. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895, Eufaula since. Active 
in all medical societies. Served on Exami¬ 
nation and Exemption Bd. during W. Mar. 
A political and civic leader. 

THOMPSON, JACKSON, Checotah, Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Checotah, Nov. 15, 1872. 
Edu., Mission sells, of Okla. 6 months; 
schs. in Tex. Wife, Susanna Grimes. Cdrn.. 

I d., Mamye. Bus. Con., Checotah Hard¬ 
ware Co., Checotah St. Bk., land owner, 
Bk. Con., Checotah St. Assoc., Fletcher Hall 
Dr. Lee, Dr. Bennett. W. C. Alston, Che¬ 
cotah ; E. A. Kelley. H. B. Reubelt, Milan 
King. Eufaula; M*. G. Stigler, Stigler; W. 
W. Hastings, Tahlecuuh; Malcolm Rosser, 
Muskogee: Joe Bruney, Sapulpa. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge 
No. 86, Checotah; Royal Arch; Muskogee 
Knight Templar, Muskogee; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Past M'orthy Patron Eastern Star; 

I. O. O. F.; K. P.; Lions. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. and statewide, active since 1900, 
works personally. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu.; 
'mbr. City Council in early days. Party 

Honors, del. to st. eonvs. M’as del. to Wash¬ 
ington in which lie aided in securing ap¬ 
pointment of E. J. Van Court as Natl. 
Atty. for Creek Nation. Remarks, specially 
interested in edu. and training of Indians. 
Hobby, football, basket ball. 

TULLY, CHARLES H., Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Russelville, Kv., Nov. 
19, 1865. Edu., private, pub. and h schs.. 
Bethel, Ivy. ; Cottage Home, Cave Springs, 
Ivy. Wife, Katie G. Foley. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
Vincent, Muskogee; 1 d„ Naomi T. Round- 
tree, New York City. Bus. Con., Farmers 
& Merchants; St. Natl. Assoc.. E. F. Salts- 
man, R. L. Simpson, C. E. Foley; (pol.) 

E. C. Hopper, R. B. Buford, M. E. Turner, 
E. L. Saltsman, Eufaula ; Lee Cruce. Scott 
Ferris, Graves Leeper, Tom Harrill, W. W. 
Hastings. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. O. E.. Muskogiee No. 517 ; Lions Club. 
Pok Act., partisan; active since 1890, oo. 
wide; makes speeches, works personally and 
through coins. Offices, Mayor Eufaula 2 
terms: Pres. Sch. Bd. 10 yrs.; Dir. of Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. 
convs.; del. to natl. conv. to Kan. City ; 
del. to M^ashington to procure Statehood. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; pioneer of 
Eufaula; mbr. Okla. Bar Assn. Served in 
U. S. Army with Logan Guards, Russel¬ 
ville, Ky. Was mbr. ExempMon Bd. during 
W. M r ar. Pres. Red Cross. Hobby, flowers; 
gardening; law books. 

TURNER, MARTIN E., Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Columbia, Mo., May 2. 
1878. Edu., com sch.. Mo.; Univ. of Mo., 
LL. B.; admitted to Bar Okla. 1901. Wife, 


mcintosh county 409 


Vera L. Lane. Bus. Con., Turner, Turner 
.& H. B. Parris; Dir. and Vice Pres, of 
Farmers & Merchants Bk.; land owner. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
Kirk B. Turner, H. B. Parris; (pol.) R. 
L. Simpson, E. P. Saltman, Harry Rogers, 
W. W. Hastings. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, B. P. O. E.; Lions; Okia. Bar. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1909 ; 
makes speeches. Offices. City Atty., Black- 
well. Party Honors, Chnin. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Blackwell 1901-06; New¬ 
kirk 1906-08 : Okla. City 1908-11 ; Eufaula 
1911 since. Was legal advisor for Draft Bd.. 
during War. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

TURNER, VERA LANE, Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Memphis, Tenn. Edu., 
h sch. and Busines Col.; law Sch.; admit¬ 
ted to Bar 1915. Hus., Martin E. Turner. 
Bus. Con., Law elk. in office of Turner & 
Turner, Attys. Assoc., Martin E. Turner, 
Kirk B. Turner. Church, Meth. Epis., S. 
Clubs & Lodges, U. L>. C.; Okla. St. Bar 
Assn. Imp. Rel.. S. T. Lane (father) Justice 
of Peace, Poteau. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1919; makes speeches. Party 
Honors, mbr. campaign com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900 ; Poteau 1900-08 ; Eufaula, 
1910 since. Hobby, flowers and reading. 

TWIDWELL, CARL, Eufaula. Dem. Occ., 
county superintendent. B., Henley, Tex., 
Apr. 30, 1890. Edu., com. schs., Austin, 
TeX.; h. sch., Checotali; S. E. Tchrs. Col., 
Durant. Wife, Cleo Cesar. Cdrn., 1 s., Carl, 
Jr.; 2 d., Mary Joe, Marie. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc.. E. H. Bingham, Hanna; E. 
G. Smith, Hitchita; Outhal Marian, Che- 
cotah; Clyde Martin, Checotah; (pol.) W. 
E. Dickey, H. E. Cook, J. H. Young, W. E. 
McIntosh, Miami; J. C. Muerman. Durant; 
A. L. Crable, Okla. City; Grady Stephens, 
Wilburton. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Royal Arch. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and statewide, active since 1915, makes 
speeches and works personally. Offices. Co. 
Supt. 1925-31. Party Honors, Prct. Chmn. 
1914-15. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; 
Checotah 1900-12 ; Brookin 1912-16; Hogt, 
1916-18; Onapa, 1919-24; Checotah 1924- 
25; Eufaula since 1925. Active in Red Cross 
work during war. Active Y. M. C. A. work. 
Hobby, crippled cdrn. and better rural 
schools. 

VENATOR, BEN F., Eufaula. Dem. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B., Canyon City, Ore., Dec. 14, 


1875. Edu., com. sch., Cedar Vale, Kan 
Wife, Pearl Hall. Cdrn., 3 s., Rudolph; 
Richard; Robert Lee; 1 d., Edith. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Farmers * 
Merchants. Assoc., Senora Whitlow; (pol.) 
Ben F. Lafayette, Checotah; Horace Reu- 
belt, E. C. Hopper, E. W. Gray, Milan M. 
King, Harve Melton, Joe M. Whitaker, Eu¬ 
faula. Imp. Rel., T. J. Ventor (father), 
Eufaula. Pol. Act., partisan; countywide, 
active since 1904 ; makes speeches; activi¬ 
ties, personal contact. Offices, Ct. Clk. 1909 ; 
Ct. Clk. 1915-21; held office continuously 
since. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902 ; Muskogee. 
1902-09 ; Eufaula 1909 since. Hobby, regis¬ 
tered cattle. 

WHITAKER CHARLES, Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Hooks Point, la., Nov. 
10, 1868. Edu.. com. sch. of la.; admitted 
to Bar 1895. Wife, Bede B. Miller. Bus. 
Con., Whitaker & Whitaker. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Okla. Bar Assn.; 
McIntosh Co. Bar Assn. PoL Act., partisan ; 
active since 1894 ; makes speeches. Offices, 
mb'. 8th Legis. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904. Eufaula. Active in War work. Hobby, 
law and farming. 

WHITAKER, JOE MILLER, Eufaula. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Boone, la., Jan. 

1, 1903. Edu.. com. and h. sells., Eufaula; 
admitted to Bar, Apr. 1924. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl; Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., R. L. 
Simpson, W. A. Tolleson, C. E. Foley, E. C. 
Hopper, Clark Nichols, Eufaula; (pol.) 
Sanford Lackey, Hitchita; Dr. Bennett, 
Texanna ; B. H. Tabor, Checotah; - H. B. 
Parris, W. W. Hastings, Tom Anglin, W. G. 
Stigler, W. M. Gulager, Guy Andrews. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; Lions Club. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. 
Chas. Whitaker, Eufaula, (parents). Pol. 
Act, partisan; active since 1923; makes 
speeches, works through coins, and others. 
Offices Repr. McIntosh Co., 12th Legis. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
League Young Dem.; Prct. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904 ; Eufaula since. Served 
Natl. Guard 180th Inr., Co. H.; 1st. Lieut. 

WILSON, CHAS. HENRY, Eufaula. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Feb. 

2, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Mo.; Nor¬ 
mal training, St. Normal. Wife, Lyda Bur¬ 
ton. Chrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants; St. Natl. Assoc., R. L. Simpson, 


C. E. Foley, C. J. Farmer, Dr. Tolleson. 
W. L. Belt; T. J. Stout, J. G. Scofield, 
Checotah; Hazen Green, Sherman Master, 
Hanna; Frank Lee, J. W. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine, R. B. Butts, R. C. Patterson. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1905; makes speeches, works through corns, 
and others. Offices, Deputy C. S. Marshal, 
1911-12; Co. Supt. 1912-16; acting Post¬ 
master, Aug. 1928-29; Postmaster, Jan. 
1929-33. Party Honors. Pres. Elector 1920 ; 
Rep. St. Committeeman 1910-12; del. co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; Eufaula since 1916. Active during 
War in Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, hogs, 
fishing and hunting. 

WRIGHT, MILLARD H„ Eufaula. Dem. 
Occ., uiidersheriff. B.. Harmony, Ark., 
Aug. 8, 1920. Edu., h. sch.. Harmony, Ark. ; 
Draughons Business Col., Ft. Worth. Wife, 
Esther Summers. Bk. Con.. St. Natl. Assoc., 
E. A. Kelley, H. W. Counts, Checotah; J. 
W. Sampson, Eufaula, 11. II. Hussell. Eu¬ 
faula; Miller Floyd, Texanna; (pol.) Milam 
M. King, E. W. Gray, Eufaula; A. R. Kirk¬ 
patrick, Hanna; W. H. Brown, Muskogee; 
Joe M. Whitaker, Eufaula; W. G. Stigler, 
Stigler. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
Masonic, Scottish Rite, 14 degree, York 
Rite, No. 5; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., Par¬ 
tisan; active since 1919; works personally. 
Offices, Deputy Assr., 1921-22; imdersheriff 
1922 since. Remarks, served 350 Aero Squad ; 
mbr. Chas. Whitaker, Jr., Post No. 82, 
Amer. Legion. Came to Okla. 1914; Vivian 
1914-20; Eufaula since 1920. Interested in 
B. Y. P. U. work. 

YOUNG. J. H.. Checotali. Dem. 0~c.. 
auto dealer. B., Bowie, Tex., Apr. 22, 1880. 
Edu., com. sell., Tex.; h. sell., Italy, Tex. 
Wife, Sarah Stone. Cdrn., 1 s., John; 2 d.. 
Mary Anna; Bernice. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Model Chevrolet Co., Checotah. Bk. Con.. 
Peoples St. Assoc., T. E. Bratton, Eufaula: 
J. E. Doyle, Checotah; (pol.) W. G. Stig¬ 
ler; Judge Reubelt; E. A. Kelley; E. W. 
Gray ; Russell . Glass; W. W. Hastings. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club- 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1909 ; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices. Mayor Checotah, 
1927-29 ; mbr. City Council 8 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to Co. Dem. Convs.; inspector 
Prct. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1913; 
Checotah since. Hobby, fishing, hunting, 
civic betterment. 


Murray County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. H. Casteel (Dem.)_Sulphur 

Co. Attorney, J. C. Powell (Dem.)_Sulphur 

Co. Clerk, Edna Swearengin (Dem.)-Sulphur 

Co. Clerk, Elmer Cleveland (Dem.)_Sulphur 

Sheriff, Ira Potes (Rep.)_Sulphur 

Co. Treasurer, M. F. Nowlin (Dem.)-Sulphur 

Co. Surveyor, J. A. Arms (Rep.)_Sulphur 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Jake Vanderslice 

fDem. 1 _ Sulphur 

Co. Assessor, R. F. Buchanan (Dem.)_Sulphur 

Co. Weigher, T. R. Jordan (Dem.)_Davis 

County Commissioners : . 

Dist. No. 1—J. B. Jennings (Dem.)_Hickory 

Dist. No. 2—E. M. Rice (Dem.)_Dougherty 

Dist. No. 3—Tom Slover (Dem.)_Davis 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., F. M. Anderson (Dem.)_Sulphur 

Chmn.. John H«ury Samples (Dem.)_Dougherty 

Mbr., J. B. Outler (Rep.) _Davis 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Oscar K. Lowrance (Dem.) Sul¬ 
phur; Senator, Jess L. Pullen (Dem.) Sulphur; District 
Judge, W. G. Long (Dem.) Sulphur. 

State Officers, G. W. Slover, Sulphur, Co. Super¬ 
intendent Health ; D. E. Edwards, Sulphur, Deputy Oil 
Inspector. 

State Institutions, Soldiers Tubercular Sanitarium, 
Subdiur, Dr. G. A. Rhodes, Superintendent; School for 
Deaf. Sulphur, J. W. Blattner, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Luther Green. Sulphur, Chmn.; Mrs.. C. P. Single¬ 
tary. Sulphur V.-Climn. 


Republican 

F. F. Whitlock, Sulphur, Chmn.; Mrs. J. E. Sim¬ 
mons, Sulphur, V.-Climn. ; Joe B. Outler, Davis, Sec’y. 

Dallas Rose, Davis, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
Herbert Garrison, Davis, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Sulphur, Co. Seat; F. F. Whitlock (Mayor) ; Blance 
G. Know (Clerk) ; J. T. Young (Attorney) ; Commun¬ 
ity Nat. Gas Co.; O. G. & E. 

Davis, R. Helms (Chmn., Bd. of Trustees) ; W. N. 
Lewis (Attorney) ; Community Nat. Gas Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

191S 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

Prcsidpnt 

Dem. 

| 1305 | 


1747 


| 2083 t 

11498| 

Rep. 

| 458 


1362 


| 7867 

| 1(531 i 

Soc. 

| 350 | 


121 


1 19 j 


26 I 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

910 

1755 


| 1296 | 

1432 

| 

Rep. 

1 1 

303 

1443 


I 1S71 | 

722 

t 

Soc. 

1 1 

23 

93 


no C. ! 

5 

1 

. Governor 

Dem. 

1 I 

903 


2220 

1 

1419 

1 

Rep. 

| | 

336 


936 

1 1 

868 

1 

Soc. 

| | 

20 


9 

! 

9 

t 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1290 | 

916 

1845 

2214 

2355 | 

1557 | 

1839 | 

Rep. 

1 454 | 

300 

1292 

593 

578 | 

608 | 

1183 i 

Soc. 

| 362| 

22 

107 

14 

no C. | 

no C. | 

22 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

1 (avis 
Sulphur 


Newspaper Editor 

News (Dem.) (Wky.) Fav L. Crossed 

Times Democrat (Dem.) (Wky.) J. C. Iloukins 
Saturday Advertiser 


Owner 

Fay L. Crossett 
Times Democrat Co. 


ANDERSON, FRANCIS MARION, Sulphur. 
Dem. Occ., wholesale lumber. B., Musca¬ 
dine, Ala., Jan. 29, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
Marshall, Ark., 1886-90. Wife, Norah Brag- 
don. Cdrn., 4 s., Lewis, Ivan, Otis, Wood- 
row; 4 d., Ola Mary Lois, Teddy. Bk. 
Don., Farmers Natl. Assoc., B. B. Hassman, 
Clyde Parker, E. M. Echols, J. B. Moseley, 
J. R. Manning; (pol.) Eugene Higgins; 
Charles Pyrtle; Elmer Cleveland; Bird 
Williams; M. F. Nowlin, Murray Co.; Judge 
Walter Long; Sen. Jess Pullen; S. D. Wil¬ 
liams; Arthur McClure. Church, Pres. 
Elder. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Sulphur, has 
filled all chairs. Imp. Rel., N. C. Anderson, 
cattleman, Durant, (bro.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. and st. for 40 yrs. 
Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., 1909-17; Chmn. 
of Bldg. Com. of the Bd. of Edu. Party, 
Honors. sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 1922, still 
serving; mbr. City Council, 1909-10. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; lived at 
Sulphur. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Bond work. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing, has a reputation in Murray Co. of 
being “Blue Ribbon Perch Fisherman”. 

BENNETT, N. L., Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 

retired lumberman ; operator of tourist camp. 
B., Matamoras, Mex., Dec. 13, 1863. Edu., 
com. sch., Denison, Tex. Wife, Sarah Ann 
Talley Bennett, Sulphur. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, 
Chicago; Roy Lee. Bus. Con., owner of 
Tourist Camp, Sulphur. Bk. Con., Park 


Natl. Assoc., C. M. M*yes, Dave Collins, 
Rob Green; (pol.) M. J. Pavloirtch, William 
Biggerstaff, Clyde Parker, J. W. Ridley. 
-Murray Co.; J. G. Leeper; Col. Sneed. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of C.; mbr. Griev¬ 
ance Com.; Rotary Club; active in Boy 
Scout work. Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. D. Leeper, 
Gainesville, Tex., (sister). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. for 22 yrs.; works 
through corns, only. Offices, Mayor Sul¬ 
phur; City mgr. of Sulphur; City Council¬ 
man. Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1899; lived at Marietta, 
1899-1903; Okla. City, 1903-07; Sulphur 
since 1907. 

BLATTNER, J. W., Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
superintendent of school for deaf. Sulphur. 

B. , Mahaska Co., la. Edu., pub. schs. and 
Central Univ., Ia., B. A., M. A.; Penn. 
Oral sch., Scranton, Penn.; Ia. Sch. for 
Deaf, graduate work; Clark Sch. for Deaf, 
Northampton, Mass. Wife, Lula C. Cdrn., 
3 s., George W., Washington, D. C.; David 
J., Milwaukee; J. W. Jr., attending Col., 
Washington, D. C.; 2 d., Mrs. O. L. Mcln- 
tire, Ia , wife of Supt. Sch. for Deaf; Dell 
S. Blattner, tchr. in S. D. Sch. for Deaf. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; Park Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) the leading citizens of Sulphur and 
Murray Co. Church, Meth., Pres. Bd. of 
Stewards for 20 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 

C. ; K. P., Sulphur. Imp. Rel., H. J. Blat¬ 
tner (bro.), retired business man, Long 


Beach, Calif. Pol. Act., independent; active 
for 40 yrs.; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts and also on corns. Offices, 
principal and studied at Clark sch. for deaf 
while Mrs. Coolidge was teaching there; 
Supt. of Colo. St. Sch. for Deaf; tchr. in 
Ia. Sch. for deaf; Principal Tex. Sch. for 
Deaf; Supt. N. Dakota Sch. for Deaf; Supt. 
Okla. Sch. for Deaf since 1915. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1915 as Supt. of the Sch. 
for Deaf at Sulphur. His chief interest is 
work among the deaf children of the state. 

BUCHANAN, ROBERT F., Sulphur. Dem. 
Occ., county assessor. B., Bonham, Tex., 
•Tan. 20, 1865. Edu.. com. sch., Bonham, 
Tex. Wife, Louise Rutledge. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Marvin Stephens, Louis E.; 2 d., Mrs. E. 
L. Wall, Grace. Bus. Con., farming. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., B. B. Hors- 
man, E. W. F&gan, Clyde Parker, Dr. J. L. 
Keller; J. B. Moseley; (pol.) R. S. Goit'e, 
J. D. Ramsey, F. M. Anderson ; D. S. Lind¬ 
say, Wynnewood; John Norman, Elmer City; 
Frazier Underwood, Mill Creek. Church, 
Bap.; Deacon for 8 yrs. Lodges, M. W. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 25 yrs.; works through corns, only. 
Offices, Co. Treas., 1921-25; Co. Assr., 1925- 
29; Twp. Assr., 1908-12; Co. Assr., 1913- 
17. Party Honors, assisted in organizing 
co. for statehood in 1907; del. to co. convs.; 
Co. Committeeman.. Remarks, came to Okla. 




































in 1899; lived since at Sulphur. Hobbies, 
fishing and raising chickens. 

CLEVELAND, ELMER, Sulphur. Dem. 
Occ„ county clerk. B„ Fannin Co., Tex., 
May 1, 1881. Edu., com. schs., Fannin Co., 
Tex. Wife, Edna Runyan Cleveland. Cdrn., 
4 s., J. E. Eldon, Martin, Raymond; 3 d.. 
Odessa, Oletta, Normalie. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Assoc., M. F. Nowlin, Co.’Treas ; 
R. F. Buchanan, Co. Assr., Sulphur; (pol.) 
.1. H. Castile. Co. Judge ; Ira Potes, Sheriff : 

M. F. Nowlin, Co. Treas.,, Sulphur; F. B. 
Swank, Norman; Graves Leeper, Okla. City. 
Church, Bap. Clubs. C. of C. Imp. Rel., W. 
E. Cleveland, (bro.), Duncan; Mrs. Lee 
Coker, (sister), Duncan. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. for 22 yrs.; works 
through the party corns, and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices. Co. Clk. first one in Murray 
Co.; Co. Clk. 8 yrs; former Co. Weigher, 
4 yrs. ; former Co. Assr. for 8 yrs.; former 
Counter on Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1894; lived at Emmett. 1894-96 ; 
Sulphur since 1896. During W. War was a 
mbr. of the Co. Draft Bd. of Murray Co ; 
was active in all Red Cross drives. 

COLBERT, HOLMES, Sulphur. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Sulphur, Feb. 9, 1896. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Sulphur; Okla. 
City Col., 4 yrs.; N. W. Univ. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., Dr. Bailey, 
Dr. Wade, Dr. Slover, Sulphur; (pol.) Gene 
Wiggins. J. D. Casteel, Mose Nowlin, Sul¬ 
phur; Scott Ferris, M. E. Trapp, Graves 
Leeper, ex-Gov. Cruce; Sen. Gore; R. A. 
Sneed. Church, Meth., former S. S. tclir. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past Pres.; Mason 
Knight Templar, Sulphur; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City Shrine; B. P. 0. E. . 
K. P., Sulphur. Imp. Rel., E. R. Colbert, 
(bro.), Okla. City; Mrs. L. A. Richardson, 
Sirs. P. G. Keeton, Mrs. G. L. Goodall, 
(sisters), Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
makes speeches, works through personal 
contacts and the party organizations. Offices, 
Co. Judge. Party Honors, City Election Bd.; 
Prct. Committeeman; del to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
all his life at Sulphur. Interested in all 
activities for the upbuilding of his home 
town. During W. War was in 12th Inf., 

Co. C., Rank of 1st. Lieut.; mbr. Amer. 

Legion, organized and was commander of 
Platt Natl. Park Post at Sulphur. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

COPPIC. J. F„ Sulphur. Dem. Oce., 

Justice of Peace. B.. Tenn., June 15, 1860. 
Edu., com. sch., Cleveland, Tenn. Wife. 
Florence Williams, Coppic, Tenn. Cdrn.. 1 
s., Grover C., R. R. worker; 2 d., Mrs. 

Lora Gilden, Tonkawa; Mrs. Goldie Wood- 
massie, Tonkawa. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., J. B. Morley, banker; J. H. Young, 
E W. Fagan, Sulphur; (pol.) B. A. Wil¬ 
liams, Scott Ferris; J. C. Pannell; Jess 
Pullen; M. E. Trapp; ex-Gov. Johnston; 
Graves Leeper;; ex-Gov. Cruce. Church, 
Chris. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Sam 
Coppic (bro.) Ark.; Mrs. Lila Barber 
(sister), San Angelo, Tex. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active 40 yrs.; makes speeches, works 
through the party organizations and personal 
contacts. Offices, Justice of Peace, 7 terms; 
Police Judge of City of Sulphur, 3 terms; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to one Natl. Conv. del. to st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; former Co. Chmn. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; lived at 
Enterprise, 1894-05; Quinton, 1905-12; 
Sulphur since 1912. Hobby, pitch. 

CRIUUEN, WILLIAM KING, Rep. Occ., 
superintendent of Platt National Park. B.. 
Monroe Co., Tenn., Apr. 26, 1887. Edu.. 
com. sch., Monroe Co., Tenn. Wife, Kath¬ 
erine, d. of Mrs. F. M. Russell, Davis. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Howell A. Bus. Con., Supt. of 
Platt Natl. Park. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc.. J. E. Mountford, V. G. Hetzler, 
Park Ringer, T. Y. Smith, A. P. Taylor, G. 

N. Kerr; (pol.) J. C. Kelley, Geo. Pierce, 
Davis; R. J. Carter, J. A. McClure, Sul¬ 
phur ; Pat Hurley, Cy Avery, Tulsa; Roy 
M. Johnson, Ardmore; A. C. Alexander, 
Okla. City. Church, Pres., past Deacon. 


MURRAY COUNTY 

Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary Club; C. of C. ; 
former dir.; A. O. U. W.; I. O. O. F„ Sul¬ 
phur. Imp. Rel., J. R. Crippen, (bro.). 
Davis. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 20 yrs.; works through party 
contacts. Offices, former Deputy Co. Assr. 
2 yrs; former mbr. Sell. Bd. for 12 yrs • 
former Clk. of Turner Twp. 2 yrs.; former 
Co. Oommr. 4 1-2 yrs.; Supt. Platt Natl. 
Park, since 1926. Party Honors, del. to 
oo. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; 
former Clk. Elec Bd. for 16 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived at Davis, 1905- 
-26; at Sulphur since 1926. During W. War 
was chmn. in his prct. for selling War Sav¬ 
ings Stamps. Interested in good roads. 


411 

Steve Johnson; (pol.) Judge Fagan, Judge 
Long, Judge Lewis, Arthur McClure, Em¬ 
mett Rice, Murray Co.; Cyrus Leeper; Mose 
Ferguson; W. H. Fuqua, Duncan; Charles 
Worley, Pauls Valley; Joe Kemp. Church, 
Bap., mbr. of Bd. 40 yrs.; leader in church 
activities. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; Mason, Charter mbr. of 
Lodge, Davis; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City, India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; a leader in co. and st. movements 
for 40 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Commr., 10 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch.. Bd., 20 yrs.; City Alderman in early 
days. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1886: 
lived since at Davis. 


CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE W„ Sulphur. 
Item. Occ., automobile dealer. B., Columbus, 
Ky., May 12, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Ky.; Marvin Cel., Clinton, Ky., 1893 
Busines Col., Gainesville, Tex., 1896. Wife, 
Mollie E. Carr Cunningham. Cdrn , 1 s. Roy ; 
2 d., Ruth, Margaret. Bus. Con., automobile 
dealer, Chevrolet Co.; farm agent. Bk. Con.. 
Park Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., T. C. 
Brewer, in business; (pol.) Bird Williams; 
Judge Castile, Tom Ferris, Judge Fagan, 
Murray Co. ; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; ex- 
Sen. F. B. Swank, Norman; Oscar Lowr- 
ance; Jess Pullen. Church. Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; W. O. W,, Sulphur. Imp. 
Rel., J. E. Cunningham (bro.). Sulphur. 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. for 25 yrs.; 
works through the party organizations and 
personal contacts. Offices, former dir. Sch. 
Bd. ; City Commr., since 1927 ; City Coun¬ 
cilman. 1908-12. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; 
past mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902; lived since at Sulphur. Hobby, 
politics. 

CUSHENBERRY, HUGH M., Sulphur. 
Dem. Occ., grocery and bakery business. B.. 
Franklin, Ky., Nov. 1, 1875. Edu., com. 
sch.. Blossom, Tex.; Lamar Col., 1893. 
Wife, Louise, d. of Mrs. J. A. Melson, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Clarence Lat- 
timore. Sulphur. Bus. Con., Grocery and 
Bakery business, Sulphur. Bk. Con., Park 
Natl. Assoc., A. G. Dunn, undertaker; J. 
I. Young, furniture dealer; Amon Hassen, 
dry goods merchant. Sulphur; (pol.) Dr. 
Geo. W. Slover, Geo. Cunningham, Ed 
Ballenger, Sulphur; Col. Sneed, Okla. City; 
Graves Leeper; Charlie Worley; Mac Q. 
Williamson. Church. Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Rotary Club; C. of C., former dir. and ac¬ 
tive mbr. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Sulphur; W. 

O. W.; K. P„ Sulphur. Imp. Rel., N. C. 
Cuslienberry, Okla. City; Y. M. Cushen- 
berry, Stanford, Tex., (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts 
and the party coins. Offices, City Commr., 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; 
lived since at Sulphur. 

DODSON, WILLIE RAYE, Davis. Dem. 
Occ., Chief Warrant Clerk State Treasurers 
office. B., Roff, Okla., June 11, 1895. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Davis; East Central St. 
Tchrs. Col., Ada. Single. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Church. Bap. Club, mbr. 20th Cen¬ 
tury Club, Davis. Pol. Act., 10 yrs. in all 
ways called upon. Offices, former Sch. Tchr.; 
Co. Clk., Murray Co. 1920-26, Clk. in St. 
Treas. Office, St. Capitol now. Assoc., 
(pol.) Col. R. A. Sneed, Col. Graves Leeper. 
Remarks, very active in Murray Co. civic 
affairs. (Complete information unavailable). 

ELLIS, DAVIDSON FRAZIER, Davis. 
Dem. Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Jack- 
son Co., Ala., July 30, 1859. Edu., com. 
sch. Wife, Bessie B. Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin B., 
Wilson, Okla. ; Don L., Marland Oil Co., 
Ponca City; D. F.; 8 d., Mrs. Lee Mackey, 
Ft. Worth, Tex.; Mrs. O. C. Francis, Davis; 
Mrs. M. E. Cochran, Wynnewood; Mrs. R. 
H. McCollister, Okla. City ; Mrs. L. E. Web¬ 
ber, Crum, Tex.; Mrs. St. Elmo McCold, 
Davis; Olive K., Davis; Dorothy, Sasakwa. 
Bus. Con., farming and stockraising. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoc., O. C. Francis, T. 
H. Slover, D. M. Rose, Judge W. N. Lewis, 


GARRISON, MRS. HERBERT, Davis. Rep. 
Occ.. school teacher in school for deaf at 
Sulphur. Hus., Herbert Garrison. Church 
Bap. Club, mbr. Delphian Club. Imp. Rel., 
(father), R. G. Morris, Supt. Platt Natl. 
Park. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 5 yrs 
through corns. Party Honors, Rep. St. 
Committeewioman. Remarks. active civic 
worker, representative citizen of Murray 
Co. (Complete information unavailable.). 

GREEN,, LUTHER, SULPHUR. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com.,, 1930. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

GREEN, R. C.. Sulphur. Dem. Occ., in¬ 
surance, abstracts and real estate dealer. 
B., Benton, Ark., July 20, 1884. Edu., com. 
and h. sell., Tecumseh, Okla.; Business 
Col., Shawnee. Wife, Myrtle, d. of J. M. 
Cowan, Shawnee. Cdrn., 2 s., R. C. Jr., 
Murray; 2 d., Jewel, Mona Cardia. Bus. 
Con., Sulphur Abstract & Title Co. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. W. Moseley, 
Jesse C. Moore; David Collins, Levy Wright; 
(pol.) J. A. McClure; J. A. Seeton ; Graves 
Leeper; Colonel Sneed; Prince Freeling; 
Elmer Thomas; J. B. A. Robertson; F. B. 
'Swank; Mac. Williamson; A. S. J. Shaw; 
Tom D. Mc.Keown. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., past Pres., Dir., has been 
either Pres, or vice Pres, since coming to 
Sulphur; Rotary Club, vice Pres, and dir.; 
Mason, Royal Arch; I. O. O. F., Sulphur; 
Cantonment, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. C. 

Green, Maud; F. C. Green, Vonette; J. W. 
Green, Shawnee, (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in section, and in st. for 20 
yrs.; makes speches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. Mayor of Sulphur, 
formerly; Ct. Clk. 3% yrs.; former Co. Clk. 
Pottawatomie Co. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 

Young Dems. Remarks came to Okla. in 
1892; lived at Tecumseh, 1892-192(1; Nor¬ 
man, 1920-22; at Sulphur since 1922. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of Food Adm. and 
Council of Defense. Active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan Drives. Hobby, good 
citzenship. 

HELMS. RAYMOND, Davis. Dem. Occ., 
mayor. B., Cornish, Okla., Nov. 10, 1897. 
Edu., h. sch., Ringling, 1911. Wife. Lottie, 
d of Luther Lail, Pauls Valley. Cdrn., 1 

s„ Raymond, Jr.; 1 d„ Elizabeth. Bus. 

Con., Mayor of Davis; Davis Light and 
Power Co. Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., T. 
H. Slover, O. W. Woodward; R. C. Kay. 
Fred T. Tucker, II. W. Harner, (pol.) W. 
G. Long, M. F. Nowlin, Elmer Cleveland, W. 
N. Lewis, J. A. McClure, Murray Co.; _J. T. 
Blanton ; A. A. McCrory; Mason Hart; R. 
E. Bowling; G. L. Johnson. Church, Meth., 
Davis; Steward. Clubs &. Lodges, Sulphur 
Country Club; C. of C., Pres., Davis; Ma- 
Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
independent, in local affairs; partisan, in 
natl.; active for 10 yrs; makes speeches; 
works through com. Offices, Mayor of Davis, 
now serving; former mbr. City Council: 
Sec’y Sch. Bd., 1927-29. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived al his life in the st. At 
Cornish and Ringling, till 1917; Tulsa. 
1917-19; Pauls Valley, 1919-22; Davis since 
1922. Hobby, sports. 

HORSEMAN, BOYD B„ Sulphur. Dem. 
real estate, loans & Insurance. B., Moody, 
Mo., April 11, 1882. Edu., West Plains, 
Mo., h. sch., 1900 ; Bus. Col., West Plains. 


412 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



IRA POTES 


Mo., 1902. Wife, Maude, d. of Mrs. Bell 
Coleman, Sulphur. Cdrn., 2 s., Leslie 

George, Leo Boyd; 1 d., Martha Bell. Bus. 
Con., real estate. Loans and Insurance deal¬ 
er; farming interests. Bk. Con., Park Natl., 
Sulphur; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee; Ex¬ 
change Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., W. F. Dennis, 
Sulphur; (pol.) E. F. Wiggins, .Judge Castile, 
Judge W. G. Long, Sulphur; W. N. Lewis, 
Davis; O. A. Cargill, Col. Sneed, Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, Okla. City. Church, Meth., Sul¬ 
phur; Sec’y Bd. of Stewards 15 yrs.; S. 
S. Tchr. in Pollyanna Intermediate Dept. 
Clubs & Lodges. Char. mbr. Platt Park 
Golf Club; Kiwanis Club, Vice Pres, now 
serving; C. of C., has filled all official 

positions in C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. 

A.; K. P., Sulphur. Imp. Rel., Martha 
Elizabeth Coleman, Sulphur; Mrs. A. A. 
Husted, (sis.). Sulphur Grocery & Market. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 25 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and the party com. Offices, 
Co. Clk., Murray Co., 10 yrs.; Tag Agt. 

for Murray Co.; was first Tax Assr. of 

Wynnewood. Party Honors, del. to all co. 
and st. convs. ; Prct. Committeeman ; Sec'y 
Co. Election Bd., now inspector of Wal'd 

No. 2. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; 

lived at Wynnewood, 1904-07, at Sulphur 
since 1907. During W. War was Chmn. 

of Liberty Loan Drive and received a medal 
for services ; was also a mbr. of Food and 
Fuel Conservation Com. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

JENNINGS. J. B„ Sulphur Dem. Occ.. 

county commissioner ;; stockman. B., Cook 
Co., Tex., March 13, 1880. Edu.. com. schs.. 
Hickory, Okla. Wife Bertha May. Cdrn., 

1 s., George Lee. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., J. B. Mosley, Jess C. Moore, How¬ 
ard Beyers, Sulphur; (pol.) Judge Castile, 
E. F. Wiggins, Macy Nowlin, Sulphur; 
Scott Ferris; Jess Pullen; Oscar Low- 
rance; U. T. Rexroat, Ardmore. Church, 
Bap. ; deacon for 7 yrs.; former mbr. 
Finance com.; S. S. Supt., formerly at 
Hickory. Imp. Rel., Charlie Jennings, 
(bro.) Hickory, Okla.; Frank, Henry, Wal¬ 
ter, Fred Jennings, Denison, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active in st. and co. for 20 yrs.4 
works through personal contacts and the 
party organizations. Offices, co. commr.; 
mbr. Excise Bd.; former mbr. Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Hickory and Sulphur -since. Interested in 
good roads and farming. 


LEEPER, COL. JOHN GRAVES, State 
Capitol. Dem. Occ.,- Secretary of State 

B., Chillicothe, Mo., May 23, 1854; came 
to Okla. 1898, located Okla. City since 1902. 
Edu., com. sch., Mo.; Cen. Col., Fayette, Mo. 
Bus. Con. Leeper Bros. Lbr. Oo., Tex. and 
Okla. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., 
•T. D. Leeper, Gainesville, P. B. Henry, 
Sulphur; widely known among all classes. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, belongs to all the 
lodges but the Masons. Imp. Rel., J. D. 
Leeper, (bro.) Lumberman, Gainesville, 
Tex.; Mrs. Bessie Wilson, (sister), Sher¬ 
man, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan city, co. 
and st. worker all his life, noted as after 
dinner speaker; has been personally very 
active. Offices, City Councillor, Bowie, 
Tex.,. 1896-97; sec'y. of st., since 1927. 
Party Honors, One of organizers of Dem. 
party in Kiowa Co., first chmn. of sch. bd., 
Hobart. 

LONG, W. G.. Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
Judge of 14th District. B., Wise Co., Va., 
June 18, 1882. Edu'., com. schs., Va. ; 

Mashington & Lee Univ.; William & 
Mary’s Col., 1908, LL. B. Wife, Wells, 
d. of Rev. D. V. York, Sulphur. Cdrn., 2 
s., Gilmer Yo'-k, James Victor. Bk. Con., 
Park Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Gene Williams, Boyd Horseman, John 
Seaton, John I. Young, Sulphur; Graves 
Leeper; Colonel Sneed; Hal Johnston. 
Shawnee; Judge M. W. Pugh, Marlow; 
Judge E. L. Richardson, Lawton. Church, 
Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club, charter mbr., first pres.; C. of C. 
sprnsor for Boy Scout; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Sulphur; I. O. O. F., Sulphur; mbr. Okla. 
Bar Assn.; Murray Co. Bar Assn.; Dist. 
Judges Conference. Imp. Re * 1 ., father was 
a Confederate soldier and a sch. man. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
2<* yrs.; works through personal activities 
and makes speeches. Offices, co. judge, 
Murray Co. 6 yrs.; dist. judge, 4 yrs. ; 
mbr. sch. bd., 2 yrs.; formerly co. atty. 
in Dickerson Co., Va., 1912-16. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1916; lived at 
Stroud 1 yr.; at Sulphur since. During 
W. War was Food Administrator of Murray 
Co. Hobby, fishing. 

LOWRANCE. OSCAR l<„ Sulphur. Dem. 
State Representative. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

MOSLEY. J. B., Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Miss., April 1863. Edu., 
rural sch.. Miss.; Normal sch., Troy; Univ. 
of Oxford. Wife. Lillie Mennaco. Bus. 
Con., pres. Farmers Bk., Sulphur; farm 
owner, 3 dairies; organized the Farmers 
Natl. Bk., People’s Bk, Hickory; owner 
of store. Hickory and at Springer. Assoc., 
(pol.) Colonel Sneed; F. B. Swank. Church. 
Bap.; deacon; trustee for 40 yrs.; mbr. 
of first bd. for Okla. City Baptist church. 
C ubs & Lodges. C. of C., chmn. Agricul¬ 
tural Com.; mbr. Amer., Okla. and Murray 
Co. Bankers Assn. ; mbr. Golf club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Sulphur; mbr. Rotary club. 
Pol. Act., independent; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and com. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; located at Springer; 
lived at Berwyn, Hickory, Okla. City, and 
Sulphur since 1914. During W. War was 
chmn. of Co. Council of Defense and of 
the Fuel Administration. Established the 
first Book Depository for sch. books after 
statehood; was mbr. Bd. of Regents for 
St. Normal Schs., during Gov. Haskell’s 
Administration. Financial leader in Mur¬ 
ray Co. Hobby, thoroughbred cattle and 
dairying. 

NOWLIN, MACY F„ Sulphur. Dem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B.. Ellis Tex., 
Aug. 5, 1885. Edu., com. sch.. Okla.; Okla. 
Univ., Music Dept., Violin. Wife. Florence, 
d. of P. W. Jones, Sulphur. Cdrn., 4 s.. 
Macy L., Shawnee; Gerald, Ira, .Tack: 4 
d.. Mrs. Golda Castleberry, Sulphur; Jua¬ 
nita, Rita., Marie. Bus. Con., farm owner 
and operator. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., J. E. Bailey, Ben F. Jones, Dr. 


Anna Davis, Jessie Moore, J. B. Mosley, 
Sulphur; (pol.) H. W. Broadbent; Judge 
Castile; Joe Batton. Church, Bap.; form¬ 
er Supt. S. S. Leader in Musical activities 
cf church; Gospel Song Leader. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Royal Arch, 
past Master, past High PTiest; a leader 
in Masonic Work, experienced in confer¬ 
ring degrees; leader in all Masonic musi¬ 
cal work. Imp. Rel., Dr. Nowlin, Okla. 
City; F. W. Nowlin, (bro.) Supt. W. B. 
Pine Oil Co.; C. R. Nowlin, (bro.) farmer, 
Mt. View; D. B. Nowlin, bro.) farmer, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 10 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal activities; makes speeches. Offices, 
Clk. Election Bd. since statehood ; co. treas. 
6 yrs.; mbr. sch. bd., 12 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to most st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla., in 1889 ; lived at 
Norman, Shawnee until 1905 ; moved to 
Sulphur where he has since resided. Mbr. 
of Co. Officials Assn.; mbr. Cotton Growers 
Assn. Hobby, music, particularly church 
music. 

OUTLER, JOE. Davis. Rep. Occ., painter. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker, personal activity and through com. 
Office, postmaster, Davis, under Taft. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

POTES. IRA, Sulphur. Rep. Occ., coun¬ 
ty sheriff. B., Murray Co., Okla., May 2, 
1891. Edu., h. sch.. Sulphur, grad., 1912; 
Bus. Col. Sulphur, grad., 1913. Wife, Mona, 
d. of .T. E. Paschall, Sulphur. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Ira Eugene, Jr., Bus. Con., land owner, 
500 acres; Oil Leases and Royalties; is 
also familiar with banking business. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl.; Park Natl. Assoc., 

C. H. Sander, Tipton ; H. T. Douglas, Shaw¬ 
nee; Jesse Moore* Sulphur; (pol.) Dallas 
Rose, Davis; W. J. Land, Elmer Cleveland; 
Sulphur; George Nicholson, Judge Heffner, 
Graves Leeper, Okla. City; A. N. Lee- 
craft. Church, Bap.; chmn. Bd. of Dea¬ 
cons, 10 yrs.; tchr. Young married men’s 
class. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis Club, past 
pres., Dist. trustee; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Sulphur. Imp. Rel.. Mrs. Emma Potes, 
Sulphur; Floyd E. Potes, (bro.) Rural 
mailcarrier, Sulphur; Delldee Potes, (sis¬ 
ter) stenographer. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. for 20 yrs.; works through 

personal contacts and party organizations; 
makes speeches. Offices, co. sheriff, since 
Jan., 1929 ; City Commr. 1924-26; treas. 
of sch. bd., since 1928. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; prct. committeeman; 
sec’y. prct. Election Bd. Remarks, has 
lived all his life in Murray Co. During 

W. War was active in War Savings Stamp 
Sales, and chmn. of Stamp Sales com.; 

active also in Red Cross work. Hobby, 
fishing. 

POWELL, JOHN C., Sulphur. Dem. Occ„ 
attorney. B., Monroe Co., Ala., Aug. 24, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., Ala.; Miss. A. & 

M. Col., grad. B. S., 1917; grad, work at 
Univ. rf Edinburgh, Scotland ; LL. B. from 
Okla. Univ., 1922. Wife. Marion, d. of 
Walter Miller, Monterey, Mex. Cdrn., 2 
s., John C., Jr., Walter Miller; 1 dau., 
Patricia Anne. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., J. B. Mosley, Dr. W. L. Shamel, 
Jeff Jennings, Jesse Moore, W. L. Fulton; 
(pol.) Judge Lewis Davis; J. B. Mosley; 
Lee Ward, Judge Long, Sulphur; Grover C. 
Wamsley, Anadarko; J. C. Looney, We- 
woka ; Graves Leeper; Colonel Key; Judge 
McNeil, Tulsa; F. B. Swank, Norman. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.: 
sponsor of Boy Scout activities; Alpha 
Tau Omega ; Phi Alpha Delta: mbr. Mur¬ 
ray Co. Bar Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Sulphur. Imp. Re'.. Dr. J. C. Ogwynn, 
noted specialist, Mobile, Ala. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; 
works through personal activities and party 
organization; makes speeches. Offices. Co. 
Atty., 2 yrs. Party Honors, past pres. 
Murray Co. League of Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1919; lived at 
Norman and Okla. City until 1923; Sul¬ 
phur since. Was special student sent to 







Edinburgh Univ- during Peace Confer¬ 
ence; traveled extensively over British 
Isles. Was in foreign service 17 mos. 
during W. War; Co. H, 126th Inf., 32nd 
Div.; later on Staff of Maj. Gen. Sum- 
merall; at 5th Corps Headquarters, re¬ 
ceived citation from Maj. Gen. Summerall, 
5th Corps Headquarters, Argonne, Gen. 
Order No. 26. Is Capt. Headquarters, Batt. 
158th F. A. of Okla. Natl. Guard. Charter 
mbr. Amer. Legion Post, Norman, Univ. 
Post; Past Commander Platt Park Post, 
Sulphur. Influential among Legion mbrs. 
Leader among Young Dem. of st. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting 1 . 

PRESSON, LESTER ALLEN, Sulphur. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B„ Makanda, Ill., 
Jan. 26, 1884. Edu., com. sch.. Ill.; h. sch., 
Carbondale, Ill., 1901; Southern Ill. Normal 
Univ., 1902-05. Wife, Alla Mae Rawlings. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Dorothy Shannon, Bus. Con- 
postmaster. Bk. oon — *„rmers Natl. 

Assoc.. Frank Howell, J. B. Mosley, David 
Collins, C. P. Williams, Harry Kelly; (pol.) 
J. T. Young, F. F. Whitlock; Dr. Shamel; 
D. M. Rose, J. B. Outler, A. C. Alexander; 
Ben Colbert; J. IV. Harreld; Sen. W. B. 
Pine. Church, Meth., steward; treas. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Royal Arch and Grotto; Kiwanis Club; 
Country Club. Imp. ReL, Mrs. W. R. Grae- 
ber, (sister). Post, Tex. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; works through personal contacts only. 
A positive force and moral leader in his 
co. Offices, postmaster, since 1922. Party 
Honors, sec’y. co. cen. com., 1914-22; prct. 
committeeman, 1906-14. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907 ; lived since at Sulphur. 
Popular. Hobbies, fishing, flowers and 
golf. 

PULLEN JESS, Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Davis, Okla., Oct. 20, 1890, 
lived Sulphur since 1916. Edu., h. sch., 
Davis 1916; East Cen. Tchrs. Col., 2 yrs.; 
Okla. Univ., LL.B., 1923. Wife, Nora 
Evelyn Young. Cdrn., 3 d., Gloria, Joyce, 
•Tesslyn June. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., W. G. Long, H. W. Broadbent, J. 
H. Casteel, E. W. Fagan, Elmer Thomas, 
F. B. Swank. Lee Cruce, R. H. (Bob) Wil¬ 
son. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Moose; hon. mbr. Okla. Club; Blue Lodge, 
Davis; W. O. W. ; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F- 
C. of C- Okla. City. Imp. ReL, Mr. and 
Mrs. G. W. Pullen, Davis. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; statewide worker 9 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, past mbr. co. cen. com., 
mbr. House of Repr., 1920-24; St. Sen., 
1926-30. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire Platt Natl. 
Park Post No. 148, 89th Div. Private. Hob¬ 
by, hunting. 

RICE, E. M., Sulphur. Dem. Occ- 
county commissioner. B., White Co., Ark- 
•Tan. 27, 1874. Edu., rural sehs.. Ark. 
Wife, Gertrude Nelson. Cdrn,. 1 s., Mer¬ 
ton, mgr. Carey-Lombard-Young Lbr. Co- 
Sulphur. Bus. Con., owner of Paint and 
Glass Shop; painter. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl.; Park Natl., Sulphur. Assoc., John 
Seaton, J. B. Mosley, Dr. Bourland, John 
Summers, Judge Long; (pol.) Elmore Henry; 
Fred Dillbeck; Tom Ferris; Scott Ferris; 
F. B. Swank; Graves Leeper; Col. Sneed. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. Commercial 
club; I. O. O. F.; K. P., Sulphur. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Bullard, (sister) Apache, Okla. 
Pol. Act., • partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 15 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, co. commr., 10 yrs.; 
secretary county election board, since 
1920; mbr. sch. bd., 10 yrs.; has been 
pres, and sec’y. Party Honors del. to convs.; 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903 ; lived since at Sulphur. 
Chmn. of Liberty Loan Drives in Dist. No. 
30 during W. War and active in Red Cross 
work. 

ROSE. DALLAS MARTIN, Davis. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Muskogee, Olfla., 
Feb. 14, 1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Muskogee, grad., 1907 ; Kendall Col.. 1908- 
10; Brown Col., Muskogee. Wife. Myrtle, 
d. of W. Y. Chitwood, Davis. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., Harry Horner, Tom 


MURRAY COUNTY 

Slover, Dr. T. P. Howell, Jesse Moore, J. 
D. Ramsey, Tom Youngblood; (pol.) F. 
F. Whitlock, L. A. PTesson, A. B. Hunni- 
cutt, Wm. Duncan, King Crippen; A. C. 
Alexander; Wm. G. Johnson; J. W. Har¬ 
reld; U. S. Stone. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.,, mbr. good roads com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Davis; Country Club. 
Imp. Rel., Horace C. Rose, Marshall, III.; 
W. M. Rose, Stigler; Cleveland C. Rose, 
Poteau, (bros.) ; Mrs. Lloyd Marshamn, 
Seminole; Mrs. Claude Frizzell, Stigler, 
(sisters). Pol. Act- partisan; active for 
10 yrs. Works through personal activities 
only. Offices, postmaster since 1922. Party 
Honors, st. committeeman, 5th Dist., 1928- 
32; del. to co. and st. convs.; co. chmn. 
cen. com., 1924-26. Remarks, lived at 
Muskogee until 1919, and at Davis since. 
During W. War served in Co. L., 12th Inf., 
8th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Sulphur Post. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

SEETON. J. A., Sulphur. Dem. Occ- 
druggist. B., McClellan Co., Tex., March 
7. 1885'. Edu., com. schs- Garvin Co., 

Okla.; Bus. Col. Wife, Bessie Winter. 
Bus. Con- druggist; dir. in Farmers Natl. 
Bk. Assoc- H. S. Shackelford, Louie Bal- 
lew; J. B. Mosley, Arthur McClure, J. 
C. Moore;, R. C. Green, G. C. Frier 
C. B. Thompson, W. L. Fulton, W. L. 
Scott. Church, Meth.; former S. S. supt.; 
steward, 10 yrs. Cluibs, Platt Park Golt 
Club; C. of C- dir. for past 6 yrs.; spon¬ 
sor for Boy Scout activities; charter mbr. 
Rotary Club; del. to International conv. at 
Denver; chmn. Good roads com., of C. of 
C.; attended all st. and dist. convs. Imp. 
Rel- Rev. J. W. Seeton, (father) M. E. 
Minister; L. W. Seeton, (bro.) Supt. Brit¬ 
ton Methodist Orphanage. Pol. Act- active 
in co. and st. 12 yrs. Works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Offices, mbr. sch. 
bd., 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; attended the natl. conv. at Hous¬ 
ton, 1928. Remarks, came to Garvin Co. in 
1889; Wynnewood, 1892-1922; and at 
Sulphur since 1922. Was voted Sulphur’s 
most useful citizen 1920. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Loan and other drives. 
Interested in good roads and a statewide 
bond issue. 

SINGLETARY. MRS. C. P., Sulphur. 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

SIMMONS. Mrs. J. E., Sulphur. Rep. 
Occ- vice chairman county central com¬ 
mittee. (Complete Information unavail¬ 
able.) 

SLOVER, G. W.. Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B„ Cherokee Co.. 
Miss., Jan. 30, 1867. Edu., com. schs., 
Collins Co., Tex. ; St. Louis Medical Col. 

Wife, Amy Hutchison. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
Louise Bislays, Wewoka ; Mrs. Ruby Towns- 
lev. Sulphur: Mrs. Ruth Gordon, Shawnee. 
Bk. Con- Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. B. 
Mosley, John Simmons, Sulphur; (pol.) 
John Alexander; Holmes Colbert, Dr. 
Thomas Wall, Murray Co.; Dr. Blesh, 
Wesley Hospital, Okla City. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. co., st. and natl. Medical 

Assn.; Mason; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City Shrine; Patron Eastern Star; I. O. 
O. F. : W. O. W. ; K. P., Sulphur. Imp. 

Rel- Dr. B. W. Slover, Blanchard; James 
L. iSlover, (bros.) Pol. Act- partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; makes 

speeches; works through personal activ¬ 
ities ; controlling factor in votes of the 
co. Offices, Co. Health Officer since state¬ 
hood ; former City Health Officer. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; co. 
registrar. Remarks, came to Okla., in 
1990 and has lived since at Sulphur. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of Examining \Bd. 
and Council of Defense. Interested in edu¬ 
cation. 

SLOVER, MARY L.. Sulphur. Dem 
Occ- homemaker. B.. Bonham, Tex., soon 
after Civil War. Edu., com. sch., Tex. 
Husband, T. A. Webb, (deceased 1897) ; T. 
J. Carter, (deceased 1902) ; T. Slover, (de¬ 
ceased 1920). Cdrn., 2 s., Thomas Allen 


413 

Webb; Blane Webb, detective, Wichita, 
Kan. Bk. Con., Park Natl. Assoc- J. W. 

Mosley, Jess Moore; (pol.) Col. Sneed; 
Miss Una Lee Roberts; Graves Leeper; 
Judge Long; Jess Pullen; F. B. Swank; 
Scott Ferris; Lee Cruce. Church, Epis¬ 
copal. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star, life 
mbr., past Worthy Matron; U. D. C- is 
widow of a Confederate veteran, attends 
ail Confederate convs.; (Is eligible for 
membership in D. A. R., Dames of 1812), 
is past sec’y. of U. D. C- and named the 
Serena Carter Chapter at Sulphur of which 
she is now pres. Imp. Rel- Charles D. 
Carter, (nephew) Ardmore, recently de¬ 
ceased; Serena Carter, (deceased) was her 
sister-in-law. Pol. Act., an active part 
for 25 yrs.; makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
v.-chmn. of Democratic Cen. Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla., 1893. Hobby, collect¬ 
ing antique furniture, beautiful quilts and 
rugs and pictures of Confederate and W. 
War notables. 

SLOVER, THOMAS HENDERSON, Davis. 
Dem. Occ- cotton gin business. B- St. 
Joseph, Mo., Nov. 30, 1873. Edu’., com. 
schs., Kansas. Wife, Grace Richardson. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Gordon F.,; T. H. Jr.; 3 d- 
Mrs. Edith Lowry, Shawnee; Marie, Bettie 
Grace. Bus. Con., owner Slover Gin Co.; 
owner Davis Light & Ice Co.; chmn. Bd. 
City Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., City Natl.; First 
Natl., Davis; and First Natl., Pauls Valley, 
Assoe., Arthur McClure; H. N. Harner, Earl 
Rowe, Dallas M. Rose, S. H. Davis, Davis; 
D. F. Ellis, M. F. Parker, R. Helms, O. 
M. Woodward, T. W. Frame, Murray Co. ; 
T. G. Mays; Ed Lowe, Pauls Valley; Ed 
Mitchell; E. L. Keys; J. T. Blanton, 
Pauls Valley. Church, Bap.; mbr. bd. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir. and mbr. 
good roads com.; Kiwanis Club ; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Davis; I. O. O. F., K. P., and W. 
O. W., Davis. Pol. Act- locally indepen¬ 
dent ; but nationally partisan; active for 
30 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, Co. Commr. serving now since 
1925 ; City Councilman, 1905-09 ; mbr. sch. 
bd- 1922-25. Party Honors, co. commit¬ 
teeman, 1914. Remarks, came to Okla- 
1896; took an active part in Red Cross 
Work and Liberty Loan Drives during W. 
War. Hobby, fishing. 

SWEARENGIN. EDNA, Sulphur. Dem. 
dec- court clerk. B.. Summer Co., Ia- 
May 2, 1884. Edu- com. and h. schs., Ala. 
Husband, William S. Swearengin, (deceased). 
Cdrn- 2 d- Mrs. Nell Cooper., Los Angeles, 
Calif.; Opal. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., Judge W. G. Long, Bob Green, 
Luther Green. J. B. Mosley, Sulphur; 
(Pol.) Mrs. W. I. Springer, Davis; Oscar 
Lowrance; Scott Ferris, R. A. Sneed; 
Graves Leener; Sen. Rexroat. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Thursday Nite 
Club; Woodman Circle; Rebekahs, Sulphur. 
Imp. Rel- Eleanor Imril, missionary in 
Africa; Wilbur Coe, (bro.) Steamboat 
Springs, Colo.; Mrs. R. T. Pullen, Miss 
Annie Coe, Sulphur, Mrs. Walter G. Wath- 
rrey, Ala- (sisters.) Pol. Act, partisan; 
active 12 yrs.; works through personal ac¬ 
tivities ; makes speeches. Offices City Clk.; 
Ct Clk., 8 yrs.; Dep. City Clk. Was the 
first city clk. elected under woman’s suf¬ 
frage. Remarks, came to Okla., in 1917; 
lived since at Sulphur. Sat on first Woman 
jury in st. Hobby, driving. 

TUCK, WALTER L- Sulphur. Dem. Occ- 
deputy sheriff. B., Grayson Co., Tex(, Aug. 
24, 1884. Edu- com. schs., Leon, Indian 
Ter., 1903. Wife, Willie Benson. Cdrn- 
3 s., Elmer, Audry, Eugene; 1 d- Beatrice. 
Bk. Con- Pa-k Natl. Assoc., Ira Potes, 
Sheriff; W. M. Webb, undersheriff; J. M. 
Cantrell, jailor, Sulphur; (pol.) Tom Fer¬ 
ris, J. H. Casteel. .T. C. Powell, Oscar 
Lowrance, ,T. L. Pullen, W. T. Rexroat, 
King Crippen, Sulphur; Dallas M. Rose, 
Davis. Church, Bap. Imp. Rel- Mrs. S. 
A. Gordon, (mother) St. Joe, Tex.; A. H. 
Tuck* (bro.) farmer, Hewitt, Okla. Pol. 
Act- partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and party 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


organizations. Offices, City Marshal of 
Davis 1917-22; dep. co. sheriff, now serv¬ 
ing, 1929. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. ; 
Judge of Election Bd., 2 yrs.; Inspector 
Election Bd., 1 yr. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1890; lived at Leon, (Indian Ter.) 1890- 
1904; Keltner, (Indian Ter.), Nebo, 1900- 
09; Sulphur, 1909-15; Davis, 1915-1929; 
at Sulphur since being elected to his pres¬ 
ent office in Jan. 1929. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond, Red Cross 
and War Savings Stamps drives. 

TURNER, MRS. E. B„ Davis. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. Hnsband, E. B. Turner, 
Davis. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Bk. Con., City 
Natl. Church, Meth. „ Clubs, Tuesday Study 
Club, Davis. Pol. Act., Partisan; co. work¬ 
er 5 yrs. through com. Party Honors, Repr. 
St. Committeewoman. Remarks, very active 
in civic affairs and repr. citizen of Mur¬ 
ray Co. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

WHITLOCK, FRANK F., Sulphur. Rep. 
Occ., Coal and Feed Dealer. B., Brooks- 
ton, Tex., July 27, 1882. Edu., com. schs., 
Lehigh, Okla.; Bus. Col., Ft. Smith, Ark., 
1899. Wife, Nellie McCoy. Bus. Con., 
Santa Fe Coal & Feed, wholesale and re¬ 
tail, Sulphur. Bk. Con., Park Natl. 
Assoc., Addison Walker, Dr. O. W. Sprouse, 
Ira Potes, J. B. Mosley, C. M. Mays; 
(pol.) Dallas M. Rose, st. committeeman; 
L. A, Presson; J. B. Outler; Pat Hurley; 
Sen. Pine; Congressman Stone; F. C. Hawk; 
Ben Colbert. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis Club; C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Coalgate. Imp. Rel., Oliver 
and Haden Whitlock, (bros.) ; Mrs. M. C. 
Whitlock, (mother) Lehigh; Roy R. Whit¬ 
lock, Ada, (bro.) ; Miss Lela Whitlock, sec’y. 
Service Oil Co., Tulsa, (sister). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in both co. and st. 
for 25 yrs.; executive and organizer; 
makes speeches; works through personal 


contacts and others. Offices, mayor of 
Sulphur, 1928-30, now serving; mbr. sell, 
bd., Phillips, 1914. Party Honors, chain, 
co. Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to St. Conv., Coal 
Co., 1924; pret. committeeman since 1907: 
Judge of Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1883; located at Lehigh; worked 
at Keystone Mine, Coalgate, 1918-1925 ; 
has lived at Sulphur since 1925; was 
mechanical engineer for Keystone Coal 
Mining Co., at Coalg'ate, 1917-25. Hobby, 
fishing; mbr. of Isaak Walton League. 

WIGGINS, E. F., Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
city manager of Sulphur. B., Trenton, Mo., 
June 17, 1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Trenton, Mo.; Bus. Col., Sherman Tex. 
Wife, (first) Melissa, d. of Columbus 
Nelson, of Murray Co., Okla., (second), 
Tama Talley. Cdrn., 3 s., Richard, Eugene, 
John. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.,; First 
Natl., Wynne wood. Assoc., B. Horseman, 
J. B. Mosley, J. C. Hopkins, Sulphur; 
(pol.) J. H. Casteel, Dan Edwards, Sul¬ 
phur ; Scott Ferris, Gov. Holloway; M. E. 
Trapp; George D. Key; Sen. Gore. Church, 
Chris.; elder; S. S. Supt., 3 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., mbr. Good Roads Com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Sulphur, Senior Ward¬ 
en. Imp. Rel., Dr. Bertha Sheets, (sister) 
Trenton, Mo.; Perley Wiggins, (bro.) Burk- 
iburnett, Tex.; Kenneth Wiggins, Trenton, 
Mo.; Richard Wiggins, Kansas City, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; makes speches; works 
through personal contacts and party com. 
Offices, asst. co. elk.; former mbr. Bd. of 
Education. Party Honors, sec'y. Election 
Bd., 4 yrs.; pret. committeeman; ex-chmn. 
of co. cen. com.; del. to co. and st. convs., 
for 10 yrs.; attended natl. conv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910 and has 
lived since at Sulphur; was chmn. of the 
Council of Defense during W. War and 
received a medal for services rendered in 
3rd. Liberty Loan drive. Hobby, hunting. 


WILLIAMS, BIRD, Sulphur. Dem. 
Occ., stock dealer. B., Henryetta, Tex., 
Sept. 16, 1878. Edu., com. schs., Clay 
Co. Tex. Wife, Lena, d. of W. W. Watkins, 
Spiro, Okla. Cdrn., 1 s., Billie; 2 d., Mrs. 
Ethel Griffiths, Sulphur, Dora Jean. Bus. 
Con., livestock dealer; farming; was 
formerly Livery Stable operator. Bk. Con.. 
Park Natl. Assoc., Earl Gibson, Sul¬ 
phur ; (pol) Boyd Horseman. Jean 
Wiggins, Tom Ferris, Sulphur; Scott Fer¬ 
ris. Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Walter Williams, Marbles, Ark.; C. 
P. Williams; Duncan Williams, Sulphur, 
Mrs. Jess Cowan, Frederick; Mrs. Cora 
Thompson, Hastings. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 25 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Offices, City 
Marshal at Daugherty, 3 yrs.; City Coun¬ 
cilman, Sulphur, 4 yrs.; former sheriff of 
Murray Co., 4 yrs.; pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895 ; lived at 
Sulphur a short time; Daugherty, 1895- 
99; Sulphur since. 

YOUNG, JOHN T., Sulphur. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Kentucky, Dec. 15', 1858. 

Edu., com. schs., Ky. Wife, Ruby King. 

B, k. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., W. G. 
Long, W. N. Lewis, Davis; J. B. Mosley, 
Sulphur; (pol.) J. T. Alexander, Arthur 
McClure, W. N. Lewis, Murray Co.; J. I. 
Phelps, Will Lyman, H. C. Patton, M. W. 
McKenzie. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club, Sponsor for Boy Scouts; 

C. of C.; Mason, Sulphur; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester. Imp. Rel., A. M. Young, Los 
Angeles, Emmett Young, Central City, Ky. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 45 yrs.; 
makes speeches and works through the 
party committees. Offices, former co. atty. 
Party Honors, del. to Co. and st. conv., 
for 30 yrs.; mbr. Elec. Bd.; ex-chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Ardmore, 1901-02; Tishomingo, 
1902-20 ; Sulphur since 1920. In 1890 was 
a mbr. Natl. Guard. 


Muskogee County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, O. H. P. Brewer (Deni.)_Muskogee 

Co. Attorney, Sam H. Lattimore (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Ct. Clerk, Theo. Frazier (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Co. Clerk, W. H. Pritchett (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Sheriff, Fred N. Hamilton (Deni.)_Muskogee 

Co. Treasurer, C. D. Harnage (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Co. Surveyor. C. R. Morgan (Deni.)_Muskogee 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Clarence Hun- 

nicutt (Dem.)-McClain 

Co. Assessor, E. B. Maytubby (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Co. Weigher, W. E. Musgraves (Deni.)_Muskogee 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—C. R. Hinson (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Dist. No. 2—A. T. Ingram (Dem.)_Porum 

Dist. No. 3—Irvin Blanchard (Rep.)_Haskell 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., Henry Effert (Dem.)_Ft. Gibson 

Chinn., Connie Russell (Dem.)_Muskogee 

Mbr., Roscoe S. Cate (Rep.)_Muskogee 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, W. II. Harrower (Dem.) Musko¬ 
gee; Charles A. Moon (Dem.) Muskogee; Q. B. Boyd- 
stun (Dem.) Ft. Gibson; Senator, W. M. Gulager 
(Dem.) Muskogee; District Judge. Enloe V. Vernor 
(Dem.) Muskogee; W. J. Crump (Dem.) Muskogee. 

State Officers, J. Berry King, Atty. Gen.; W. H. 
Brown, Ass’t. Atty. Gen.; Cecil Moore, Conserv. officer; 
R. M. Jones, mbr. Fish and Game Com.; Dr. W. I’. 
Fite, nibr. Bd. of Med. Exam.; Dr. H. C. Montague, 
mbr. of Osteopathic Exam. Mrs. Y. B. Gorman, mbr. 
Okla. Forestry Com.: Miller D. Hay, Chief Mine Insp.; 
T. P. Clonts, Div. Eng., highway dept.; Joe B. Witt 
and Ed F. Goben, Deputy Oil Inspectors; G. S. Atkin¬ 
son, Co. Superintendent of Health, all Muskogee. 

State Institutions, School for Blind, Muskogee, Mrs. 
O. W. Stewart, Superintendent; Connors State Agricul¬ 
tural Col., Warner, Id. C. King, Pres.; Deaf, Blind, and 
Orphans Home for Colored Children and State Training- 
School for Negro Girls, Taft, N. J. Caesar, Shawnee. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
. Democrat 

L. W. Randolph, Muskogee, Chmn.; Mrs. Susie L. 
Way, Haswell, V.-Clinin. 

Republican 

Luther Kyle, Muskogee. Chmn.; Mrs. Rose King, 
Muskogee, V.-Chmn.; H. E. Fearnside, Muskogee, Sec’y. 


Geo. W. Siebold, Muskogee, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
S. T. Alcorn, Muskogee, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Muskogee, Co. Seat; L. L. Gibson (Mayor); A. 

F. McGarr (Manager) ; Robert Chandler (Clerk) ; 
Bower Broaddus (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; O. 

G. & E.; Muskogee Nat. Gas Co. 

Boynton, Carl Keller (Mayor) ; W. J. Allen 
(Clerk) ; Guy L. Cummings (Attorney) ; Boynton Gas 
Co. O. G. & E. 

Braggs L. P. Holford (Mayor) ; C. P. Breedlove 
(Clerk) ; Council Hill, A. L. Hensley (Mayor) ; W. II. 
Goulding (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Ft. Gibson, J. W. Lindsay (Mayor) ; A. W. Nation 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Haskell, G. F. Bowers (Mayor) ; W. H. Jones 
(Clerk) ; John Hancock (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Oktaha, Otto Bales (Mayor) ; J. N. Smith (Clerk). 
Porum, Leo Emanuel (Mayor) ; J. O. Fox (Clerk) ; 
J. E. Futtrell (Attorney). 

Wainright, C. L. Newell (Mayor). 

Webbers Falls, R. L. Lockstone (Mayor) ; L. P. 
Hale (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 4009 


1 6389 | 

6895 

| | 6343 | 

Rep. 

2532 


j 5187 | 

| 6188 

| | 9972 | 

Roc. 

| 324 


1 99 | 

| 116 

1 I 37 ! 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

2719 

| 6515 | 

| 5180 

| 5583 | | 

Rep. 

1 

1370 

| 5119 | 

| 8700 

| 4769 | 

Roc. 

1 

38 

1 96 | 

|no C. 

1 « 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

2692 

1 1 T471 

1 

| 5644 | | 

Rep. 

1 

1473 

| | 5652 

I 

| 5280 | 

Roc. 

! 

35 

1 I 18 

| 

1 10 | | 

C ongressm an 

Dem. 

| 4099 

2772 

| 6523 | 8121 

| 7744 

| 5994 "8758 | 

Rep. 

| 2371 

1310 

5102 | 4633 

5472 

| 4406 | 7329 | 

Roc. 

| 330 

36 

| 90 | 52 

no C. 

1no C. | 0| 


Town 

Boynton 
Fort Gibson 
Haskell 
Muskogee 


Porum 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper Editor 

Index (Dem.) (Wky.) Isaiah Kirbey 

Independent (Local) (Wky.) Mrs. Sarah Holden 

News (Ind.) (Wky.) T. B. O’Bryan 

Journal of Okla. State Medical Assn. Dr. Claude A. Thompson 
(Mo.) (Med.) 

Phoenix (Ind.) Tams Bixby 

Times-Democrat (Dem.) (Eve.) Times Democrat Co. 

Leader (Dem.) (Wky.) ,T. O. Fox 


Owner 

Isaiah Kirbey 

T. B. O’Bryan 
Okla. St. Med. Assn., 
Barnes Bldg. 

Okla. Press Pub. Co. 

J. O. Fox 


ALLEN, W. J., Boynton. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Wright Co., Mo., Feb. 15, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., Pryor. 
Wife, Lucile Camden. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Cigar Store. Bk. Con., Amer. 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Fred Hamilton, Enloe 
Yernor, W. J. Crump, Muskogee; W. \V. 
Hastings, Fred Branson. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A.; B. 
P. O. E.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1909; personal contact. Offices, 
Town Clerk. Party Honors, Insp. Election 
Bd. Remarks came to Okla. 1895; Pryor 
1895-1904; Wagoner 1904-06; Muskogee 


1906-07; Okmulgee 1907-11; Shawnee 1911- 
21; Okmulgee 1912-13; Sulphur 1913-17; 
Boynton since 1917. Hobby, baseball. 

ANDERSON, JAY A., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B-, Champaign, Ill., March 
3, 1871. Edu., h. sch., Preston, Kan.; Em¬ 
poria Col., Univ. LL. B. 1900. Wife, Effie 
Forman. Cdrn., 2 s., Victor F., Herbert 
E.; 1 d., Mrs. Margaret Enloe. Bus. Con., 
Jay A. Anderson, atty. at law. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl., and First Natl. Assoc-, 
(pol.) Geo. W. Seibold, L. L. Kershaw. 
R. B. Butts, W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz. 


Church, Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1904; making speeches; organization 
and personal. Party Honors, Co. Commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Lawton 1901-04; Muskogee 
since 1904. Active in all civic affairs. 

ANDERSON, R. V., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B-, Champaign, Ill., 
Aug. 3, 1868. Edu., St. Tchrs Col. Em¬ 
poria Kan Wife Zetta McCoy. Cdrn., 1 s., 
3 d. Bus. Con., postmaster. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., and Commercial Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) all active mbrs. Rep. party in Mus- 








































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOEL H. BIXBY 


kogee Co. ; W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz, Bat 
Hurley, W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1890; makes speeches 
and organizes. Offices C.ty Supt. Schls., 
Moline, Ivan. Parly Honors, Chnin. Cong. 
Com. 8 yrs.; del. to all st. and co. convs.; 
Sec’y. Co. Election Bd. ; mbr. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; Lawton 
1901-04; Muskogee since 1904. Active in 
all civic affairs. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

ASKEW, WILL L. Muskogee. Dem. 
Ooc., Supt. Star Printing Co. B., Pitts¬ 
burg Tex., Dec. 12, 1885. Edu., h. sch., 
Tex. Wife, Ida Mae Coleman. Cdrn., 1 
s., Ben. Bus. Con. Star Printery. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., S. B. Hudson, 
Clyde L, Askew; (pol.) R. M. Mount- 
castle, Kelly Brown Ed Brook, Muskogee ; 
Jim Rollins, W. W. Hastings, (’has. Moon 
Geo. D. Key, Forrest L. Hughes. Church, 
Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, Yeoman; 
Rotary; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1913; makes speeches; organ¬ 
ization, personal contact and newspaper. 
Offices, Dist. Jury Commr. Party Honors, 
Dist. Chmn. League of Young Denis.; del. 
to all st. convs.; Prct. Registrar; Prct. 
Insp. Remarks, came to Muskogee 1905. 
Active in all civic affairs; active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, fishing. 

ATKINSON, G. S., M. D., Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., County Superintendent of 
Health. B., Kansas City, Mo., June 5, 
1900. Edu., Rockefeller Institute, New 
York City, M. D. 1925; D. P. H. 1926; 
Ph. G. 1924. Bus. Con., Co. of Muskogee. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. R. Hinson, Clement Moran Phillip Old¬ 
ham, Fred Hamilton, Muskogee; Y. P. 
Crowe, R. L. Williams, C'has. Moon. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 32d, 
Shrine, Muskogee; Jr. C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1925; personal con¬ 
tact work; mbr. League of Young Denis. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Pub. Health. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1925. Hobby, golf. 

BANKER, W. R.. Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Kan., Jan. 26, 1892. Edu., 
Park Col., Kansas City, A. B. 1912: 
Univ. Kan. LL. B. 1915. Wife. Margaret 
E. Fitch. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
W. R. Banker, atty. at law. Bk Con., 


First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. A. Killey, 
Geo. Leonard, Roy Harris, J. F. Darby, 
Muskogee; Pat Hurley, J. M. Twyford, 
Bruce L. Keenan, O. O. Owens, Sam 
Montgomery. Church, First Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1914; makes speeches; works 
personally and through coins. Party Honors 
del. to co. and st. convs:; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; Rep. candidate co. Atty. 1924. 
Remorks, came to Okla. 1906; Tahlequah 
1906-15; Muskogee since 1921. Active in 
civic affairs; served in W. War, 1st Div. 
130th F. A. 25th Div.; mbr. Jas F. Smith 
Post No. 15, Muskogee. Hobby, Eastern 
Okla. development. 

BIXBY, JOEL H-, Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
newspaper man. B., Red Wing, Minn., 
Nov. 30, 1888. Edu. com. and h. sch., 
Red Wing, Minn.; Henry Kendall Col. 
Wife, Grace Mann. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., editor Phoenix-Times Democrat. Bk. 
Con., all banks in Muskogee. Assoc, 
Walter Harrison. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Rotary; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since 1909. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897; Muskogee 
since. Mbr. James F. Smith Post No. 15, 
Amer. Legion. Hobby, fishing. 



C. H. BOATRIGHT 


BOATRIGHT, C. H. Ft. Gibson. Dem. 
Occ,, merchant. B-, Ark., Dec. 31, 1896. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Huntsville, Ark. 
Wife, Clara. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
merchant. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. M. Mountcastle, Q. B. Boydston, 
Fred Hamilton, Kelly Brown, Muskogee; 
R. L. Williams, W YV. Hastings. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, Ft. Gib¬ 
son, No. 12; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 

partisan; active since 1919; works per¬ 
sonally. Party Honors, Bd. of Edu.; 

Good Roads Com. Remarks, C. of C.; 

came to Okla. 1919; Ft. Gibson since. 

BODGETT, GEORGE M-, Ft. Gibson. 
Rep. Occ., oil business. B. Yinita, Okla., 
Sept. 23, 1896. Edu., Muskogee h. sch. 

Wife, Mary Andrew's. Cdrn., 1 s., William 
Ross’ Bus. Con., oil and gas leases; 

farming. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Luther Kyle, Dick Gibson; F. B. 
Sanford, Muskogee; E. R. Hughes. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 

1924. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 


del. to all convs; served on election bd. 
Remarks, native; Vinita 1896-1912; Ft. 
Gibson since. Active in civic affairs. 
Hobby, potato growing; politics. 

BONDS, ARCHIBALD, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Pond Springs, Ga., 
Jan. 29 1876. Edu., Univ. of Ga. Wife, 
Ora Myrtale Camp. Cdrn., 1 s., A. Camp; 
1 d., Mrs. Randolph McClendon, Tulsa. 

Bus. Con. Bonds and Bonds, attys. Bk. 
Con., First Natl and Commercial. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904; organization and speaking. Offices, 
Co. Judge, Rogers Co. 1907-10 ; Repr. Rog¬ 
ers Co. 1912-13; Asst. U. S. Atty. 1914- 
18; U. S. Atty. 1919-21. Party Honors, 
Pres. Elector 1928; del. to co. and st. 
convs; Co. and St. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Chelsea 1906-07; Clare- 
more 1907-14; Muskogee since 1914; mbr. 
C. of C.; active in all civic affairs; mbr. 
Isaak Walton League; was chmn. Liberty 
Loan drive during W. War. 

BOYDSTUN, Q. B„ Ft. Gibson. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Caddo, Indian Ter., Dec. 
8 1898. Edu. Caddo h. sch.; Univ. of 

Okla. LL. B., P. A. D„ O. U. Wife, 
Floy Luciel Clark. Cdrn., 2 d., Betty Ruth, 
Mary Lou. Bus. Con., lawyer; farming 
interest; various interests. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., R. M. Mountcastle, 
Muskogee; (pol.) Dem. organiz.; Kelly 
Brown Cleon Summers, W. W. Hastings, 
James F. Rollins. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason. Pol. Act-, partisan, co. 
and statewide; active since 1919; makes 
speeches; organiz. work. Offices, City 
Clerk and City Atty. for Ft. Gibson num¬ 
ber of yrs. ; mbr. Legis. 1928-30. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. of Mus¬ 
kogee Co. 4 yrs. ; del. to all st. and. co. 
convs. Remarks, native; Ft. Gibson since 
1919; mbr. Okla. Bar Assn.; Muskogee 
Bar Assn.; very active in organizing 
League of Young Denis. Past Boy Scout 
Master. Mbr. Izaak Walton League. Was 
in the Air Service during W. War; mbr. 
Frank Gladd Post; Post Commander, Ft. 
Gibson. Mbr. Okla. Athletic Assn. Hobby, 
football, hunting. 

BRAINERD, EZRA, JR., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Middlebury. Vt., Aug. 
26, 1878; came to Okla. 1904; located 

Muskogee. Edu., Worcester Academy. 1898 ; 
Univ. of Mich. 1904. Wife, Edith M. Hub- 



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MRS. R. B. BUTTS 


bard. Cdrn., 5 d., Jane, Bettie, Fanny, 
Ethel and Edith. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Ice. 
Co.; First Natl. Bk. of Muskogee. Bk. Con., 
College, Vermont. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Cosmos Club; Univ. Club. Wash¬ 
ington; all Masonic Lodges; Elks. Offices, 
mbr. Interstate Commerce Commission, 
Washington, D. C. since 1927. Party Hon¬ 
ors, alternate del. Natl. Rep. Conv.„ Cleve¬ 
land, 1924. 

BRANSON. FRED PAGE, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Judge. B., Cassville, Bartow 
Co., Ga., March 1, 1880; settled at Mus¬ 
kogee I. T. 1904. Edu., grad. Bellmont 
Institute, Rockmart, Ga. 1898; student 
Emory Col. (now Univ.) through junior 
yr.; B. L. Mercer Univ. 1913; delivered 
course of lectures on Equity Jurisdiction 
N. W. Univ. summer 1925. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges mbr. Okla. Bar Assn. ; 
Delta Tau Delta Frat.; Mason; B. P. 0 
E. Pol. Act., active ever since coming to 
Okla. in all ways called upon. Offices, 
Law Clerk Commr. Five Civilized Tribes; 
mbr. first St. Legis. 1907; Prosecuting 
Atty., Muskogee Co. 1912; Appellate Dist. 
Judge Muskogee and Wagner Cos. 1913-14; 
Justice Supreme Court 1923-28; Chief 
Justice 1925. Party Honors , Chmn. St. 
Oem. Executive Com. 1910-12; del. St. at 
..large Dem. Natl. Conv., Baltimore 1922. 

BRETT, JOHN FRED Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Toneka, Kan., Dec. 2, 
1883. Edu-, Univ. of Ivan., LL. B. 1907 ; 
Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi; Circuit 
Court of Appeals. Wife, Grace E. Davis. 
Bus. Con., Leopold & Brett, attys.; oil 
production. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Geo. W. Leopold; (pol.) Frank Lee, J. F. 
Darby, Luther Kyle, J. W. Harreld. W. B. 
Pine, J. C. Denton, W. C. Franklin. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Knight Templar; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Lions; C. of C.; Okla. 
Bar Assn. ; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta 
Phi. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1907; makes speeches; organiz. and per¬ 
sonal contact. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs; atty. for sch. bd. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1906; active civic work¬ 
er. Hobby, civic work and gardening. 

BREWER, O. H. P., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., County Judge. B. Webbers Falls, I. 
T., March 15, 1871. Edu., Cherokee tribal 
pub. schs.; Cherokee National Male Semin¬ 
ary; Univ. of Ark. 1893, B. S. Admitted 


to bar 1913. Bus. Con., Co. Judge and 
land owner. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc, (pol.) Ed K. Brook, Thomas W. 
Leahy, Chas. Fowler, Vore, Webber Falls, 
Itobt. L. Owen, Houston; B. Teehee, R. L. 
W.ll'ams. Church, Protestant. Clubs & 

Lodges, W. O. W.; C. of C. Pol. Act-, 
partisan; active since 1904; makes 

speeches, organiz. and personal work. 

Offices, Postmaster 1913-21; Co. Judge 
since 1927. Party Honors, elected to pub. 
office (Co. Judge). Remarks, native. Ac¬ 

tive in all civic affairs. Hobby, cattle. 

BROADDUS, BOWER, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Chillicothe, Mo., May 
30, 1888. Edu., Mo. Univ.; Kansas City 
Sch. of Law LL. B., 1910. Wife, Harriet 
Ann Noland. Cdrn., 2 s.. Bower, Jr., 
Elbridge; 1 d., Harriet Ann. Bus. Con., 
Broaddus & Ambrister, attys. at law. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., C. A. Am¬ 
brister; (pol.) W. J. Crump, A. M. De- 
Graffenried, Mrs. Harry Shepard, Paul 
Wiliams, Muskogee; O. H. Searcy, Tulsa; 
W. W. Hastings, Fred Branson, Fred Cap- 
shnw Judge Lester, W. G. Stigler. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Blue Lodge; Chap¬ 
ter ; W. O. W.; Yeoman; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan, statewide; active since 1909; 
makes speeches; organiz. and personal 
work. Offices, Police Judge, Muskogee 
1912-13; City Atty. since 1925. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to all 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Mus¬ 
kogee 1910. Active in all civic affairs. 
Hobby, golf. 

BROOK, ED., Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Raines Co., Tex., March 31, 
1882. Edu., Burleson Col. Tex. LL. B., 
1903. Wife, MLnta Rider. Cdrn., 1 s., Ed¬ 
win Earl; 2 d., Eunice, Peggy. Bus. Con., 
Brook-Brook-Brook, attys. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc., Eck E. and A. L. 
Brook; (pol.) Cleon A. Summers, Archi¬ 
bald Bonds, Rev. A. S. Wiley, W. J. 
Crump, Enloe Yernor, O. H. P. Brewer, 
Muskogee; Gov. W. J. Holloway. R. H. 
Wilson, Geo. D. Key, W. W. Hastings. 
Church, St. Pauls Meth. Imp. Rel„ Eck 

E. and A. L. Brook, (bros.), Muskogee. 
Pol. Act-, partisan, active since 1909; al¬ 
most all organiz. work, few speeches. 
Offices, Asst. Dist. Atty. 1916-20; Clerk 
Indian Dept. 1912-16. Party Honors, del. 
to all co., dist. and st. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, mbr. Isaak Walton 
League. Active in all civic affairs. Came 
to Durant 1898-99; Muskogee since 1899. 
Hobby, cattle; hunting, fishing. 

BRONSON, BYRON. Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., printer. B., Manchester, la., May 
22, 1875. Edu., h. sch., Manchester la.; 
Cornell Col., Mt’. Vernon, la. Wife, Laurie 

F. Miller. Bus. Con., Muskogee Printing 
Co. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., 
E. L. Halsell, May E. M. Kerr, Thos. H. 
Owen, William Meister; (pol.) all mbrs. 
Dem. party in Muskogee. Church, Congre¬ 
gational. Clubs & Lodges, K. P.; D. O. 
K. K. Pol. Act., partisan, active since 
1896; personal organiz. and publicity. 
Party Honors, serves as Insp. on Election 
Bd.; attends all co. andi dist. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Muskogee 1905. Active in 
all civic affairs. Active in A1 Smith cam¬ 
paign 1928. 

BRONSON, MRS. LAURIE, Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., Muskogee Printing Co. B.. 
Peoria, Ill., April 21 1877. Edu., Cornell 
C'ol., Mt. Vernon, la., B. S., 1895. Hus., 
Byron Bronson. Bus. Con., Muskogee 
Printing Co. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., Byron Bronson; (pol.) Mrs. W. L. 
Ford, Mrs. Gertrude Momyer, Mrs. W. W. 
Cotton, Muskogee; Miss Althea Terry, 
Bartlesville, Mrs. Florence Sullivan, Ok¬ 
mulgee ; Miss Maud Rounsabille, Okmulgee. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Pythian 
Sisters; P. E. O. Pol. Act., partisan, 
countywide; active since 1909; makes 
speeches; organiz. and personal work. 
Offices, Cashier City Water Dept. 1827-28. 


Party Honors, del. to all co. and dist. 
convs. Remarks: came to Muskogee, 1905. 
Active in civic affairs. Active in all IVar 
work. Hobby, politics. 

BROPHY, L. W., Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 

capitalist, investments. B., Kankakee, Ill., 
Feb.'*5, 1870. Edu., public schs. Ill. Wife, 
Alice I. Feehery. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus- 
Con., Investments. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc-, (pol.) Fred Hamilton, W. J. Crump, 
E. A. Summers, O. H. P. Brewer, Mus¬ 
kogee; W. W. Hastings. Thos. H. Doyle. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Lions; Chamber of 
Commerce- ; Political Activ.ties, partisan; 
active since 1904; works personally. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; mbr. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 ; Muskogee since. Active in civic af¬ 
fairs. Verjr active during W. War. Hobby, 
work, travel. 

BROWN, KELLY, Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B- Morgan C'o., Ky., May 11, 
1885. Edu., h. sch., Ardmore; Univ. Tex.; 
Chicago Univ., 1910; admitted to Bar 
1910. Wife, Leta May Woodward. Cdrn-, 
2 s., David Kelly, Richard Blackstone; 

2 d., Martha Elizabeth Leta May. Bus. 
Con., Kelly Brown, attorney at law. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Archi¬ 
bald Bonds, Cleon Summers, R. M. Mount- 
castle, Muskogee; Geo. D. Key. Lee Cruce, 
Geo. Bowman. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Blue Lodge; Elks; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1909; 
makes speeches, mostly through speakers 
bureau. Offices, mbr. Fifth Legislature 
1914-16; City Atty., Muskogee. 1918-20. 
Party Honors, co. committeeman; del. to 
natl. conv., San Francisco; all st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, very active in all 
civic affairs; mbr. Izaak Walton League; 
active during W. War; served for local 
Draft Bd.; mbr. St. and Co. Bar Assns. 
Hobby, fishing. 

BROWN, MRS. KELLY, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker, club woman. B., Bon¬ 
ham, Tex. Edu., public schs., Paris, Tex.; 
Mary Connor Col.; special work in jour¬ 
nalism. Hus., Kelly Brown. Cdrn., 2 s., 
2 d. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
pres. Young Matron Circle; Eastern Star; 
Noon Day Civic Club; Muskogee Parlia¬ 
mentary Club. Imp. Rel-, Mr. and Mrs. 
J. C. Woodward (parents), Kerrville, Tex.; 
Judge James K. Blair, Bonham, Tex.; Lady 
Astor (Nancy Langhorn), Va. (cousin). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919; 
makes speeches; organizes and works per¬ 
sonally. Party Honors, v.-chmn. of St. 
Dem. Cen. Com. 1928-30; del. to all co. 
and st. convs.; prct. committeewoman. Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. 1907; Ardmore 1907- 
11; Muskogee since 1915. Was active in all 
war work. Special interest in welfare 
work among girls. Hobby, her children. 

BROWN, W. H„ Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Fulton Miss., Meh. 15, 1876; 
came to Okla. 1906; located at Stigler; 
Muskogee 1921; Okla. City 1929. Edu., 
Iuka Normal Institute, Iuka, Miss.; Oak¬ 
land Col., Yale, Miss.; Nashville Col., 
Nashville, Tenn.; Washington & Lee Univ., 
Lexington, Va. Wife Janie M. Senter. 
Cdrn-, 1 d., Malinda S. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Muskogee. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge No. 121; 32nd 
Mason; Consistory, McAlester; W. O. W.; 
Kiwanis. Imp. Rel-. U. S. Sen. Hubert 
Stephens (cousin). Miss. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker in all ways needed; most¬ 
ly through organization. Offices, mbr. 
Legislature in Miss.; Judge of Dist. Ct., 
fifth Judicial Dist., Okla., 1911-19; now 
Asst. Atty. General, Okla. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; prct. and co. 
committeeman. Remarks, chmn. local bd. 
of Haskell, chmn. Haskell Co. Red Cross 
Chapter during W. War; very active and 
influential man. 

BRUTON, DR. L. D.. Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B.. Seymore, 
Mo., June 19, 1870. Edu., Barnes Univ., 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



R. B. BUTTS 


St. Louis, M. D., 1897 ; post grad, work 
Chicago and N. Y. Wife, Laura A. Rozelle. 
Cdrn-, 3 s. Bus. Con., physician and sur¬ 
geon. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. G. Disney, Murry Sells, Wm. A. 
Killey, Roy Harris, Muskogee; W. G. 
Skelly, J. W. Harreld, L. R. Kershaw, W. 
T. Hales. Church, Prot. Clubs & Lodges, 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1897; organ¬ 
ization and com. work; attended all natl. 
convs. until 1928. Offices. City Council 
Hartwell, Mo.; Co. Health Officer in Mo.; 
pres. Governors Pension Bd., Okla. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Muskogee 1908; active in 
civic affairs. Hobby, Holstein cattle. 

BUTTS, MRS. R. B., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., school teacher. B., .function City, 
Kan., Nov. 17, 1880. Edu., Univ. of Colo., 
A B. 1906. Hus., R. B. Butts. Cdrn., 
1 s., R. Beecher; 1 d., Ruth Bernice. Bus. 
Con., teaches sch. Bk. Con.. Citizens 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Ross King, Mrs. 
T. S. Alcorn, Mrs. A. J. Newconiber, Mrs. 
R. D. Rude, Mrs. Tom Ferguson, Mrs. Rose 
C. Pearson. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges 0. E. A.; Amer. Univ. Womens 
Club ; Y. W. C. A.: Red Cross. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1913; organization 
and speaking. Party Honors, st. committee- 
woman 1921-28 ; del. to all st. convs. since 
1920; sec’y Hoover Club, 1928. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1906. Active in all wom¬ 
ens clubs and missionary work; past pres, 
mbr. of Muskogee Co. Council of Defense 
during W. War. Hobby, Girl Scouts; Y. 
W. C. A. 

BUTTS, R. B., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Ohio, Feb. 18, 1877. Edu-, 
h. sch.. Mound Valley. Kan., 2 yrs.; Kan. 
Univ., LL. B. 1905. Wife, Nettie E. 
Cook. Cdrn., i s„ 1 d. Bus. Con., R. 
B. Butts, attorney; Natl. Bk. Receiver 


since war. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. R. Kershaw, R. V. Anderson, 
Luther Kyle, Mrs. F. S. Alcorn Bill Otjen, 
W. G. Skelly, W. B. Pine, W. J. Har¬ 
reld. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.;' 32nd Mason, Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Y. M. C. A.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1904; makes speech¬ 
es ; organization and personal. Offices. 
Justice of Peace in Kan. before coming 
here; mbr. Twp. Bd. Kan. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; chmn. Co. and St. 
Com., 1914-17; del. to 4 natl. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Muskogee 1905 ; active in 
all civic affairs. Mbr Spanish-Amer. War 
and W. War Veterans ; mbr Amer. Legion, 
Jas. F. Smith Post No. 15, Muskogee. 
Past Dept. Commander U. S. War Veterans; 
past Dept. Commander Veterans of For¬ 
eign Wars; mbr. Natl. Council of Admin- 
stration. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hob¬ 
by, Boy Scout work. 

CALHOUN, HERBERT C„ Muskogee. 
Rep. Occ., Indian education supervisor. 
B„ Clarke Co., Ia., Aug. 29. 1884. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Windsor, Mo.; Fourth 
Dist. Normal Sch., Windsor, Mo., B. Pe„. 
1907 ; St. Tchrs. Col., Springfield Mo., B. 
S. in Edu. 1919; Oskaloosa Col., A. B.; 
Okla. A. & M. Wife, Brookie May But- 
ner. Cdrn., 2 d., Brookie May, Bonnie 
Fay. Bus. Con., Supervisor of Indian ed¬ 
ucation (Civil Service). Past Bus., for¬ 
merly connected with schs. at Wagoner, 
Vinita, Big Cabin, Afton and Commerce; 
publishing bus., St. Louis, 1909-13. Imp. 
Rel., Mary Ann and John Patterson Cal¬ 
houn (parents) ; father was mbr. Okla. 
Legislature, 1910-11. Bk. Con., Commerc¬ 
ial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Frank Lee, R. B. 
Butts, S. M. Hilligoss, Luther Kyle, Mrs. 
S. T. Alcorn; W. B. Pine W. G. Skelly, 
Mrs. Lola B. Pearson. Church, Bap. 
Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches and 
organizes. Party Honors, del. to all co. 


and dist. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905 ; mbr. Okla. St. Educational Survey 
1923-24, Okla. St. Tchrs. Assn.; and N. 
E. A.; attended natl. conv., 1928. 

CAMPBELL, BOYD L., Warner. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Russellville, Ark. ( July 
11, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Webber Falls; 
Hills Bus. Col. Wife, Forrest McLemore. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Bus. Con.,, City Drug Store. 
Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) Ed 
Brooke, Enloe V. Vernor, Kelly Brown, 
Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, Chas. Moon, 
W. H. Harrower. Church, Meth.. S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Knight Templar, Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan co. and dist.: 
active since 1912; makes speeches; does 
personal work. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
Warner since 1924; served in the war with 
the 11th Medical Unit, 36th Div. Hobby, 
bird hunting. 

CANNON, V. S., Haskell. Rep. Occ., 
Creek Land & Loan Co. B., Sulphur 
City, Ark., Oct. 16, 1876. Edu., h. and 
commercial schs.. Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, 
Julia Simpson. Cdrn., 1 s., Lloyd. Tulsa. 
Bus. Con., owner Creek Land & Loan Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; International. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. H. Ogle, Haskell; J. M. 
Hilligoss, J. O. Dowdy, Luther Kyle. Mus¬ 
kogee ; W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld. 
Church, of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, W. 
O. W. Imp. Rel., W. T. Brooks Broken 
Arrow. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1904; makes speeches; organization. Of¬ 
fices, Co. and Probate Judge, Madison Co., 
Ark.; past City Alderman, Haskell. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. and st. committeeman. 
1912-18; del. to natl. conv., Chicago, 1916; 
del. to all st. and co. convs.. Remarks, 
came to Haskell 1918; mbr. C. of C.ac¬ 
tive leader civic affairs; chmn. Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross drives 1918. 

CASHON, H. C., Webbers Falls. Rep. 
Occ., Justice of Peace. B. Greenfield, 
Tenn., Sept. 26, 1880. Edu., Union Univ., 
Jackson Tenn. ; Indian Univ., Muskogee 
(Bacone). Wife, Alice Evans. Cdrn., 1 
s., 2 d. Bus. Con-, Justice of Peace. 

Assoc., (pol.) R. V. Anderson, Jay An¬ 
derson, Muskogee. Church Bap. Clubs 
&. Ledges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1901; personal contact. 
Offices, Postmaster, Byers, 1924-28; Jus¬ 
tice of Peace. Party Honors, prct. com- 



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COOPER, HENRY F, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ. U. S. Marshal. B., Spiro, Jan. 14, 

1874. Edu., com. sch.,, Oak Lodge. Wife, 
Mary Gray. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., U. 
S. Marshal. Bk. Con. First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) all members Rep. organization; Mus¬ 
kogee Co.; W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, 
Gene Lorton, W. G. Skelly, A. C. Alexan¬ 
der. Church, Prot. Clubs & Lodges, 

Blue Lodge, Stigler. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1900; makes some speeches; 
works through organizations and person¬ 
ally. Offices, City Council, Stigler; U. 

S. Marshal since 1921. Party Honors, 30 
yrs. nibr. Rep. organization; committee¬ 
man, etc.; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, 
lived in Stigler from 1874-21; Muskogee 
since; active in civic affairs; during W. 
War was active in all war work. 


CORGAN MARSH, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., Deputy U. S. Marshal. B., Wag¬ 
oner. Indian Terr., Oct. 6, 1895. Edu., 
h. sch.. Wagoner. Wife. Sammie Butler. 
Cdrn.. 1 s. Bus. Con., Dept. U. S. Mar¬ 
shal. Bk. Con., First Natl., Wagoner; 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., Henry F. Cooper, 
U. S. Marshal; (pol.) E. L. Kirby, Wag¬ 
oner; John F. Raper, Harry Cody, Co¬ 
weta ; Milton Ellis, Muskogee; Tom An¬ 
drews Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. F. ; M. W. A. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1914; makes 
speeches; organization and personal. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Sheriff 1921-29, Wagoner Co.; 
Deputy U. S. Marshal, 1929. Party Hon¬ 
ors, pret. committeeman; co. chmn. ; del. 
to st., co. and dist. convs. Remarks, na¬ 
tive of Wagoner; came to Muskogee since 
taking office 1929; active in civic affairs 
at Wagoner and Muskogee; served on elec¬ 
tion bd. Hobby, baseball. 


Y. S. CANNON 


mitteeman; del. to co. conv. Remarks, 
came to Oktaha 1905-19; Webbers Falls 
1919 since; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
prohibition enforcement. 

CATE, R. S., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Bradley Co., Tenn., Sept. 
2. 1876. Edu., com. and private schs.. 

Little Rock, Ark.; Benton Col., law, St. 
Louis, A. B., 1901; admitted to Bar 1901. 
Wife, Annette Griffin. Cdrn., 1 s.. 1 d. 
Bus. Con-, R. S. Cate, attorney at law. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Lu¬ 
ther Kyle, Geo. Siebold L. G. Disney, T. 
M. Hilligoss, H. D. House, Horace Mc- 
Keever, E. E. Blake, J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Shrine, Muskogee; Indian Consistory, 
McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1900; makes speeches; works through 
organization and personal contact. Of¬ 
fices, chief law elk. and chief elk. in of¬ 
fice of Supt. Five Civilized Tribes, Party 
Honors, pret. committeeman for 20 yrs.; 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to McAlester 1901-08; Muskogee since 1908; 
active in civic affairs; chmn. local draft 
bd. during war. 

CAVENDER, S. C., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., Asst. Co. Atty. B. Graves Co., Ky., 
Aug. 20, 1878. Edu., Dixon Col., Dixon, 
Tenn.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 
LL. B. Wife, Mallie M. Titsworth. Cdrn., 
4 d. Bus. Con., farming interests; Asst. 
Co. Atty. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
S. H. Lattimore Co. Atty.; (pol.) C. A. 
Summers, S. H. Lattimore, Archibald 
Bonds, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, W. E. 
Disney. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in st. since 1909; makes 
speeches and does personal work. Offices, 
Mayor of Porum; mbr. Sch. Bd., Porum; 
Asst. Co. Atty., Muskogee. Party Honors, 
past. pret. committeeman; del. to st. conv., 
1921; del. to all co. convs. Remarks, 


came to Oltla. 1908; Porum 1908-24; Mus¬ 
kogee since 1924; mbr. C. of C.; active 
in civic affairs; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League; was active in war work. Hobby, 
fishing. 

COMBS. W. E-, Haskell. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Kinton, Tenn., Aug. 7, 1877. 
Edu., public and h. schs., Conway Co. 
Wife, Lillian Burla Malone. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., cashier International Bk. of 
Haskell since 1919. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl. Bk., Muskogee. Assoc., Thos. O. 
Hays; (pol.) O'. H. P. Brewer, W. H. 
Pritchett Sam Lattimore, Chas. Moon, W. 
W. Hastings. Church. Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Royal Arch, 32nd Mason, Shrine, 
Muskogee; C. of C. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active since 1904; personal contact. 
Offices, City, Council; City Clk.; treas. Sch. 
Bd.; Pret. Inspector. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; been in Haskell since; active 
leader in all civic and public affairs; 
mbr. Amer., St. and Co. Bankers Assns. 

COOKE, PAUL S. Haskell. Dem. Occ., 
drv goods merchant. B., Tex., Dec. 2, 
1902. Edu-, Univ. of Okla.. A. B., 1922. 
Wife, Katherine Penderghast. Cdrn., i 
d. Bus. Con., mgr. United Stores, Has¬ 
kell, Checotah. Bk. Con., International. 
Assoc., C. L. Penderghast, Haskell; (pol.) 
M. D. Hartzel, Archibald Bonds, Bob Hall, 
Muskogee; Josh Lee W. W. Hastings, 
Dick Wheatley, Louis Gossett, Ben La- 
Fayette. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919; makes speeches; does personal and 
organization work. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman; chmn. A1 Smith campaign, 
Haskell; del. to co. conv. 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904 ; Haskell since 1925; 
mbr. C. of C.; active in all civic affairs; 
mbr. Izaak Walton League. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing, fishing. 


COTTON, W. W„ Muskogee. Dem. Ooc-, 
attorney. B., Franklin Co., Ark., July 7, 
1866. Edu., Univ. of Mo., unfinished; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar in Ark., 1899. Wife, Lil¬ 
lian A. Richardson. Cdrn. 2 s., Edmund 
W„ W. Berry; 1 d., Mrs. Othel W. Brew¬ 
er, San Pedro, Calif. Bus. Con., W. W. 
Cotton, attorney at law. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) the old line’ Dem. 
Muskogee Co.; W. W. Hastings, Ed Trapp. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Consistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1904; all phases of 
work; speeches. Offices, Mayor, Ozark, 
Ark. ; St. Legislature 2 terms; 2 terms in 


JUDGE W. -T. CRUMP 








420 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GUY L. CUMMINGS 


Senate in Ark.; Co. Atty., Muskogee Co.; 

2 yrs. Co. Judge, Muskogee. Party Hon¬ 
ors prct. committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Muskogee 1911; mbr. Co. and St. Bar 
Assns. Hobby, civic improvements. 

CRUMP, W. J., Muskogee. Dem.Occ., 
Dist. Judge. B., Hickory Co., Mo., Sept. 
22, 1865. Edu., com. sch.; Weaubleau 

Chris. Institute, Weaubleau, Mo.; admit¬ 
ted to Bar 1890 Ark. Wife, Gladys 
Jones. Cdrn., 2 s., Don M., Long Beach, 
Calif. ; Owen, Shreveport, La.; 1 d., Mrs. 
R. M. Henderson, Houston, Tex. Bus. 
Con., law. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) all old line Dems. in Mus¬ 
kogee Co. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Elks; Lions. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1889; makes speeches; 
organization and personally. Offices, Rep¬ 
resentative in Legislature, Ark., 1893; 
Prosecuting Atty., Thirteenth Judicial Cir¬ 
cuit, 3 yrs. in Ark.; Co. Atty., Muskogee, 
1908-09; Dist. Judge Third Judicial Dist., 
since 1927. Party Honors, co. chmn. co. 
central com.; co. campaign mgr.; mbr. 
st. com.; del. to st. convs.; all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1899; active 
in civic affairs; mbr. Co. and St. Bar 
Assns. Hobby, golf. 

CULP, C. E., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
Deputy Collector Internal Revenue. B., 
Newton Co., Mo., Apr. 25, 1882. Edu., 

public schs., Mo. Wife, Elizah Bowman. 

Cdrn., 5 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., Dept. In¬ 

ternal Revenue. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Geo. W. Siebold, L. R. Ker¬ 
shaw, Luther Kyle, Muskogee; W. J. Otjen, 
A. C. Alexander, J. W. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 

1904; organization work. Offices, Dept. In¬ 
ternal Revenue; past mbr. sch. bd. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. 1918-21, Choctaw Co.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Hugo 1915; Muskogee since 1923; 
active in civic affairs; very active during 
war. Hobby, fishing. 

CUMMINGS, GUY L„ Boynton. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Summertown, Ga., Oct. 
4 1890 Edu. Mercer Univ., Macon, Ga., 

A. B„ 1914: ’LL. B„ 1915. Wife, Alma 
Chandler. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Assoc., (pol.) 
Archibald Bonds, Phillip Oldham, O. fl. 
P. Brewer Muskogee; Q. B. Boydston, Ft. 
Gibson; H. H. Brown, Claremore; W. W. 
Hastings, Tahlequah. Church, Bap. Clubs 


& Lodges, Blue Lodge; K. P. ; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919; 
makes speeches; personal and organization 
work. Offices, City Atty., Boynton; City 
Treas. Party Honors, prct. chmn. 1929; 
del. to all st. convs.; inspector election bd. 
Remarks, came to Boynton 1919; active in 
civic affairs; served in 45th Field Artillery 
Corps., 15th Division, Second Lieut.; mbr. 
Jas. F. Smith Post No. 15, Muskogee. 
Hobby, baseball. 

CUMMINGS, MRS. GUY, Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Milledgeville, 
Ga., Nov. 7, 1892. Edu., Georgia St. 

Col. for Women. Hus., Guy L. Cummings. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. H. T. Lyne, Boynton; 
Mrs. G. M. Swanson, Muskogee; Mrs. Geo. 
M» Wisdom, Enid. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1921; organ¬ 
ization and personal work. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeewoman ; served on elec¬ 
tion bd.; del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1921; active in church and 
club work; has been employed in Veterans 
Bureau, Washington, D. C., and Atlanta, 
Ga. 

DARBY, J. F., Muskogee. Rep. Occ-, 
petroleum and banking. B., Odell, Ill., 
Aug., 1872. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ill.; 
Grinwell Col., grad. 1895; Univ. of Chi¬ 
cago, law sch. Wife, Mariene Pool. Bus. 
Con., pres. Darby Petroleum Corp.; pres. 
Western Oil Corp., Tulsa; dir. First Natl. 
Bk., Tulsa; pres. Darby Line Co.; dir. 
Commercial Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Epis. Pol. Act., in co. 
and st. since 1903: through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Agri¬ 
culture under Gov. Cruce; pres. Muskogee 
C. of C.; past pres. Mid-Continent Oil & 
Gas Assn. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; 
lived since at Muskogee; active in char¬ 
itable work; one of most important Rep. 
in Muskogee and Tulsa cos. Hobby, golf; 
helped organize Okla. Golf Assn. 

DISNEY, L. G., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
oil business. B., Shawnee Co., Kan., Jan. 
26, 1876. Edu., public schs., Kan.; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar, Topeka, Kan., 1899. Wife, 
Nettie Van Sant. Cdrn-, 2 s., L. G., Jr.; 
Stanley, Muskogee; 1 d., Mrs. Melton Mac- 
Kye, N. V. City. Bus. Con., oil leases 
and royalties. Assoc., (pol.) Murray Sells, 
Luther Kyle, W. F. Raphendahl, Roy Har¬ 
ris, Jim Harris, W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, 
A. C. Alexander. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Elks. Pol. Act., partisan: ac¬ 
tive since 1894; speeches and personal 
work. Office, elk. U. S. Circuit Ct. 4 yrs., 
1907-12; law elk. on Dawes Com.; Contest 
Judge, Atoka. Party Honors, mbr. con¬ 
gressional com.; del. to all st. convs.; 
del. to 3 natl. convs. Remarks, came to 
Muskogee 1902; active in civic affairs; S. 
A. W. V. Hobby, politics. 

DIXON, G. M-, Webbers Falls. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Pope Co., Ark., Feb. 
17, 1871. Edu., public schs., Ark. Wife, 
Eva Marsh. Cdrn., 4 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farmer. Bk. Con., Citizens St. Assoc., 
Luther Kyle, L. L. Kershaw, Mrs. Ross 
King, Muskogee; W. B. Pine. Okmulgee. 
Churoh, Prot. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1902 : makes speeches and works per¬ 
sonally and through organizations. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, prct. chmn.; 
del. to st. conv. 1928; all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Webbers Falls 1919; ac¬ 
tive in all rural and civic affairs. 

DONOVAN, IRVIN, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 
3, 1879. Edu., Smith Acad., St. Louis; 
Cornell Univ.; Washington Univ. St. Louis, 
LL. B., 1901. Wife, Laura Virginia Ed¬ 
wards. Bus. Con-, attorney at law; dir. 
Muskogee Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con.. 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Fred 
Hamilton, W. J. Crump, Enloe Vernor, 
Muskogee; Guy Curry, Harve Melton. 
Church, Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 


1914 ; organization and personal work. 
Party Honors, del. all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1904; a ^->v© 
in Red Cross work during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, flower gardening. 

DOUGLAS, MARSHAL, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., tag agent. B-, Bentonville, Ark., 
July 27, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Bentonville. 
Wife, Jettie Vryman. Cdrn., 2 s., Wil¬ 
liam, Vol. Bus. Con., stockholder Ben¬ 
ton Co. Hardware Co., Rogers, Ark. Bk. 
Con-, Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ed 
Brook, W. H. Harrower, T. H. Davidson, 
Muskogee; Ed Dabney, J. Berry King, W. 
N. Gulager, W. G. Stigler. Church, Meth., 
S. Clubs & Lodges, Knight Templar; 
Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1904 ; works personally. Offices, 
Deputy Sheriff, Muskogee Co.; Policeman, 
Muskogee. Party Honors, Co. Tag 
prct. registrar; inspector prct. election bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1922; Muskogee 
since; mbr. C. of C.; active in all civic 
affairs; mbr. Izaak Walton League; was 
active in war work. Hobby, fishing, hunt¬ 
ing. 

EDWARDS, MRS. M. R., Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Grayson Co., 
Tex. Edu., public sell., Tex.; 4 yrs. edu¬ 
cation work schs. of Tex. Hus., M. R. 
Edwards. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Church, Naz- 
arene. Clubs & Lodges, W. C. T. U. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1919; makes 
speeches. Party Honors, v.-chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. 2 yrs. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 
Elizabeth House, Q. B. Boydstun, R. M. 
.Tones, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Mrs, Swanson. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1912; pres. Okla. 
Co. W. C. T. U. 2 yrs.; evangelistic dir. 
W C. T. U. 4 yrs.; active club worker; 
minister 12 yrs. Hobby, religious work; 
W. C. T. U. worker. 

FEARNSIDE, H. C-, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Ohio, Nov. 15, 
1858. Edu., public and h. schs., Albany, 
N Y. Wife, Rydal Crain. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Revburn; 1 d., Gladys, Muskogee. Bus. 
Con., Co. Treas.; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. L. Sinks, J. 
F Darby. Luther Kyle, Geo. Seibold, Mus¬ 
kogee : W. G. Skelly, H. H. Rogers. 
Church. Prot. Clubs & Lodges, W. O. W.; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1889; organization work. Offices, City Ac¬ 
countant, Muskogee, 1906-10; Co. Treas. 
1925-29. Party Honors, co. chmn.; prct. 
committeeman; sec’y co. cen. com. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1904; active in civic 
affairs; active in all war activities; del. 
to all co. and st. convs. 

FITE, P. W., Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Vinita, Aug. 
31 1890. Edu., com. and h. schs., Henry 

Kendall Col.; Univ. of Va.; N. Y. Poly¬ 
clinic. Wife, Maurine Mitchell. Cdrn-, 2 
s. 2 d. Bus. Con., Fite clinic. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., F. B. Fite 
(father). Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; I. O. O. F.; Phi Gamma 
Delta; Sigma Delta; Omega Alpha Pi. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st.: active since 
1916; makes speeches. Offices, surgical 
consultant at U. S. V. B. Hosp. No. 90; 
mbr. St. Bd. Med. Examiners. Remarks, 
native; served 36th Div., Major; mbr. 
James F. Smithi Post, Amer. Legion, Mus¬ 
kogee ; is very active in doing charity work 
for crippled children. Hobby, hunting. 

FITE, FRANCIS BARTOW, M. D.. Mus¬ 
kogee. Dem. Occ.. physician and sur¬ 
geon. B., Bartow Co., Ga., Oct. 17, 1861. 
Edu-, Emory Univ., Atlanta, Ga., M. D., 
1886. Wife, Julie Patton. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Wm. P., M. D.; Edward H., Muskogee; 
Bartow Jr., attorney at law, Seattle, 
Wash.; Julian, Univ. Ya.; 1 d., Mrs. Hu¬ 
bert Ambrister, Okla. City. Bus. Con., re¬ 
tired physician. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl. Assoc., Drs. Wm. P. and E. H. 
Fite (sons) ; (pol.) J. C. Stone, Chas. 
Moon, R. M. Mountcastle, W. W. Hastings, 
R. L. Williams, R. L. Owen. Lee Cruce. 










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J. F. 


DARBY 


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422 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 

Knight Templar, 32nd Mason Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Elks; Lions; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1890: personal 
work and speeches. Offices, Mayor Mus¬ 
kogee 2 terms; 2 yrs. on Sch. Bd.; 4 yrs. 
pres. St. Medical Examining Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. convs., Kansas City 
St. Louis; all st. convs. Remarks, lived 
in Muskogee since 1889; active in all civic 
affairs; very active in Red Cross work; 
mbr. Amer. and St. Medical Assns.; Amer. 
Col. of Surgeons; founder and contributor 
to Stone Mountain Memorial. Hobby, fam¬ 
ily, fishing, fox hunting. 

FOREMAN GRANT, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Detroit, Ill., June 3, 
1889. Edu., h. sch., Whitehall, Ill.; Univ. 
of Mich., 1891, LL. B. ; admitted to Ill. 
Bar 1901; U. S. Sunreme Ct., 1910. Wife, 
Carolyn Thomas, Muskogee. Bus. Con., 
Foreman & Simms, attorney. Pol. Act., 
has always taken an active interest. Of¬ 
fices, with the Commr. of Five Civilized 
Tribes; dir. Okla. St. Historical Society. 
Remarks, student of Indian and western 
history and contributes numerous articles 
on those subjects; author Pioneer Days in 
the Early Southwest, ,1925. 

GARRETT, CLAUDE W., Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ,, attorney. B-, Madison Co., 
Ark., Nov. 9. 1895. Edu., Univ. Ark., 

A. B.. 1915; Univ. Ill.; Cumberland Univ., 
LL. B., 1917. Wife Katherine Oldham. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., Claude W. 
Garrett, attorney; oil drilling and produc¬ 
ing. Bk. Con.. First Natl.; Commercial 
Natl. Assoc. Thos. H. Owen, C. C'. Chil¬ 
ders, J. Berry King. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1917; making speeches ; 
working personally. Offices, City Atty., 
Ft. Gibson 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs.; ex-pres. L. Y. D. 


Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; active In 
civic affairs Ft. Gibson, Muskogee; mbr. 
St. and Co. Bar Assns. Hobby, swim¬ 
ming, fishing. 

GARRETT, SID. Ft. Gibson. Dem. Occ., 
banker, farmer. B., Huntsville, Ark., May 
31, 1874. Edu., public sch.. Eureka 

Springs, Ark. Wife, Ora W. Wilks. Cdrn., 

1 s., Floyd, Ft. Gibson. Bus. Con., First 
Natl.; farming; oil. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl., First Natl., Muskogee. Assoc-, L. 
W. Duncan, F. C. Hubbard; (pol.) 0. H. 
P. Brewer, Ed Brook, W. J. Crump. Mus¬ 
kogee ; Elmer Thomas, Lee Cruce, R. L. 
Williams, Church, Meth. Clubs & 

Lodges, 32nd Mason; I. O. 0. F.; M. W. 
A., McAlester. Offices, mbr. St. Senate, 
1910-14; former mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, co. and st. committeeman; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Ft. 
Gibson, 1906; active in civic affairs; was 
active in all war work. Hobby, outdoor 
sport. 

GIBSON, H. W., JR. Muskogee. Rep. 
Occu., banker. B., McKeesport, Pa., Dec. 
13 1895. Edu., Univ. of Ill., A. B., 1920. 

W : fe, Elizabeth Metz. Cdrn-, 1 d. Bus. 
Coni, assistant cashier First Natl. Bk.; 
dir. Muskogee Wholesale Grocery. Bk. 
Con., Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; Ex¬ 
change Natl. ; First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., 
Tulsa. Assoc., H. H. Odgen, J. P. Solo- 
man. Muskogee; (pol.) L. K. Kershaw, H. 
G. House, Cbas. Gotwals Muskogee; S. 
C. Boswell. Jack Wiley, R. L. Williams, 
Walter Ferguson. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges Knight Templar, 32nd, Shrine, 
Muskogee; Indian Consistory McAlester; 
Rotary. Imp. Re!., J. P. and J. D. Gib¬ 
son, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan, active 
since 1914; personal work. Was page at 
the 1916 Natl. Conv. Chicago. Remarks, 
came to Durant 1906 ; Muskogee since 1911. 


Active in all civic affairs. Served as 2nd 
Lieut. Motor Sup. Train during W. War. 
Hobby, golf. 

GIBSON, JAMES D„ Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., McKeesport, Pa., Nov. 
7 1898. Edu., h. sch. Muskogee; Univ. 

of Ill., A. B.; J. D., 1924. Bus. Con., 

dir. First Natl. Bk.; asst. atty. for Mid¬ 
land Valley R. R. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., O'. E. Swan; (pol.) all leaders 
Rep. party. Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Muskogee; Ro¬ 
tary. Pol. Act., partisan, active since 
1919; personal work. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; Sergt. at Arms Dem. conv. 
St. Louis, 1916; also Chicago conv., 1920. 
Remarks, lived in Muskogee since 1911; 

active in civic affairs; mbr. C'o. Bar Assn. 
Hobby, Shrine band. 

GIBSON, R., Ft. Gibson. Rep. Occ., 

garage owner. B., Harvard Co., Kan. July 
20, 1874. Edu-. pub. schs. Kan Wife 
Susie Ellis. Cdrn., 4 s. Bus. Con Gib 
son Garage; farming. Bk. Con., First Natl 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. Kershaw. Luther Kvle 
Muskogee; W. B. Pine Tom Andrews. Lew 
Wentz, W. G. Skelly. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1894 ; co. 
wide. Offices Twp. Clerk in Kan. ; City 
Council 6 times; Town Treas, Ft. Gibson; 
Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to co. and st. convs.; Election 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; Vinita 
1899-1904; Ft. Gibson since 1904. Active 
in civic affairs of Ft. Gibson. Hobby, 
politics. 

GIBSON, THOMAS L„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ. lawyer. B., Stanton, Tenn., Sept. 
3, 1881. Edu., Univ. of Tenn., B. A.; ad¬ 
mitted to bar 1910; admitted U. S. Su¬ 
preme Court 1925. Wife, Nell Buzard. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., West, Gibson, 
Sherman, Davidson, Hall. Assoc, (pol.) 
leading men of st. Church, M. E. South. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of C. ; pres. 
Boy Scout Council. Pol. Act. partisan, 
active since 1905. Offices, Mayor Mus¬ 
kogee 1 term. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1908; Muskogee since. 

GILLIAM, R. F-, Warner. Rep. Occ.. 
filling station. B., Sebastian Co.. Ark., 
Aug. 31, 1855. Edu., pub. sch.. Green¬ 
wood, Ark. Wife, Dorthulie Baskin. Cdrn.. 



R. GIBSON 









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W. H. HARROWER 


9 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., owns and operates 
Ailing station. Bk. Con., First St., War¬ 
ner. Assoc., (pol.) C. D. Thompson, R. B. 
Butts, Kelly Brown. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., partisan, active since 1880; personal 
worn. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. 3 yrs.; elected 
mayor Warner (refused to serve). Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1890; Muskogee 1890-05; 
Ark. 1905-08; Ft. Gibson 1908-11 ; Warner 
since 1911. Active in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross work during W. War. Active 
in all civic affairs. 

GORMAN, MRS. G. B„ Muskogee. Mbr. 
Okla. Forest Commission. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

GOTWALS, CHAS. P., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ-, attorney. B., Montgomery Co., Pa., 
Nov. 19. 1881. Edu., h. sch., Morristown, 
Pa.; admitted to bar. Pa., 1906. Wife, 

Anna N. Koehler. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. 

Con., Brainerd-Gotwals & Gibson, attys. 
at law ; dir. First Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc-, (pol.) W. A. Killey, Mus¬ 

kogee. Church, Episcopal. Clubs &. Lodges 
Knight Templar. Shrine, Muskogee; Lions; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan, active since 
1909; speaking and personal work. Offices, 
former pres Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Muskogee 1907. Active in all civic affairs. 
Mbr. Amer., St. and Co. Bar Assn. 

GRAVES, J. R., Boynton. Dem. Occ., 

physician B., Delaware, Ark. Nov. 29, 
1882. Edu., Univ. of Ark., M. D., 1914. 
Wife, Elizabeth Roberts. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., physician; dir. First Natl. Bk., 
Boynton; oil bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Boynton; First Natl.. Muskogee. Assoc., 
Kelly Brown, Enloe Vernor, O. H. P. 
Brewer, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, Fred 
Branson. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Elks; I. 0. O. F.; M. W. A.: Izaalt Wal¬ 
ton League; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. and congressional dist. since 
1914; speeches, personal and organiz. 
work. Offices, sec’y. sch. bd. 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to 2 st. 
convs; all co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Boynton 1914. Active in civic affairs; 
was active in all W. War work. Hobby, 
baseball. 

GRITTS, LEVI B. Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., farming. B., Stilwell, Okla., Feb. 
14. 1874. Edu. Cherokee Male Seminary, 


Tahlequah; Bacone Indian Sch. Wife, 
Wutie Daugherty. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus- 
Con., farm operations. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Luther Kyle, H. C. 
Fearnside, H. C. Calhoun, Muskogee; Pat 
J. Hurley, Omer K. Benedict, Clarence 
Douglas, Walter Ferguson. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active since 1900; organiz., per¬ 
sonal work, speaking. Party Honors, del. 
to co., dist. and st. convs. Remarks, 
native; active in all civic affairs; Chief of 
Cherokee Nation since 1920; Chmn. Chero¬ 
kee Representative Com.; Pres. Keetoowah 
Society; organized the "Society of Okla. 
Indian Republicans.” Sold Liberty Bonds 
during W. War. 

GULAGER WILLIAM MARTIN, Mus¬ 
kogee. Dem. Occ., farmer and stockman. 

B. , Ft. Gibson, Okla., 1871. Edu., Male 
Seminary, Tahlequah. Wife, Maurine. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., shipper of live¬ 
stock, and farming. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, K. of P.; I. O. O. F.; 
Mason. Ft. Gibson. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active since maturity. Offices, private 
sec’y., S. H. Mayes, Chief Cherokees; 
Clerk Dist. Cherokee Nation; St. Sen. 2 
terms, 1922-30. Party Honors, Dem. del. 
to U. S. Conv., N. Y. Remarks, native. 
Hobby, bald face cattle, red hogs. 

GUTHREY, E. BEE., Muskogee. Dem. 
B„ Saline Co.. Mo., Feb. 24, 1869. Edu., 
Neb. Col.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B. Wife, Addie R. Newman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; Stillwater 
1890-93; Muskogee since 1927. 

HAMILTON, FRED N., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ.. County Sheriff. B., Huntsville, Ark., 
April 6, 1883. Edu-, pub. schs., h. sch., 
Huntsville, Ark. Bus. Con., county sher¬ 
iff. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., and Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. J. Crump, 
Mrs. W. L. Ford, Walter Boatwright, Art 
Harris, Muskogee; Ruel Taylor, Durant; 
O. P. Ray, Atoka; Ed Dabney, J. Berry 
King. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges 
Elks; K. P. ; M. W. A.; Kiwanis; C. of 

C. Pol. Act., partisan, active since 1904; 
organiz., personal work and speaking. 
Offices, Co. Sheriff; Court Clerk; Co. 
Treas.; City Auditor. Party Honors, 
former pres. League of Young Dems.; 
Sec’y. Election Bd.; Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909 ; Muskogee since 1910. 
Mbr. Izaak Walton League; active in all 
W. War work. Hobby, fishing and himting. 

HANCOCK, JOHN, Haskell. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Casey, Ill. Dec. 19, 1892. 
Edu., h. sch., Casey, Ill.; Univ. of Ill. 
1912; Ill. Wesleyan Univ., LL. B. 1916. 
Wife, Florence Shaffer. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. 
Con., attorney at law. Bk. Con., Inter¬ 
national Bk. Assoc., (pol.) L. G. Disney, 
Roy Harris Muskogee; H. L. Winland, 
Boynton; Bert Parmenter, A. C. Alexan¬ 
der, Jim Hepburn, E. L. Kirby, W. B. 
Pine. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M.; 32nd, Indian Con¬ 
sistory, No. 2, McAlester; K. P.; I. O. 
O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan, ac¬ 
tive since 1915; personally; speaking. 

Offices, City Atty. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to all convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1917 : lived Haskell since. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 56, Haskell; 
is Capt. Field Art., Okla. Natl. Guard. 
Hobby, coon hunting. 

HARNAGE, CHARLES DANA, Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., County Treasurer. B., Mus¬ 

kogee Co., Okla. 1893. Edu., Pres. Mis¬ 
sion; Cherokee Male Seminary; St. Nor¬ 
mal, Tahlequah. Unmarried. Church, 

Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Jr. C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son. Knight Templar, Shrine, Muskogee. 

Imp. Rel.. W. W. Harnage, Clerk of House 
of Cherokee Council. Pol. Act , partisan 
worker since 1919. Offices, Deputy St. Ex¬ 
aminer and Inspector 5 yrs. ; Depute Co. 
Treas. 5 yrs.; Co. T eas, since 1929. Party 


Honors, mbr. St. League Young Dems.; 
del. to str-eonvs. Remarks, lived all his 
life in Muskogee Co.; served in 3rd Inf. 
during W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion, James 
F. Smith Post. 

HARRIS, ROY, Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Casey. Ill. June 11, 1886. 
Edu., Northwestern and Ill. Univ, (un¬ 
finished) ; admitted to bar 1910. Wife, 
Mable Young. Cdrn., 3 s., Richard Mer¬ 
rill; A. L. Jr.; Kenneth. Bus. Con., Roy 
Harris, atty. at law. Bk. Con., Commer¬ 
cial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) L. G. Disney, 
Murray Sells, Sam Hawley, Webster 
Reece. W. G. Skelly, W. B. Pine, Dan 
Norton, Joe Ferguson. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks Club. Pol. Act- 
partisan, active since 1909; makes speeches; 
works through corns, and organiz. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; campaign 
mgr. Congressional Dist. 1928; del. to co., 
dist. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1908; Wagoner 1908-17; Muskogee 
since 1917. Active in civic affairs. Mbr. 
St. and Co. Bar Assn. Hobby, politics. 

HARRISON, R. P., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
president Victor Building & Loan Assn. 
B., Oaltwood, Ill., June 6, 1867. Edu., 

pub. schs.. Ill.; admitted to bar 1906. 
Wife, Myrtle Buckingham. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Gordon B., Muskogee. Bus. Con., Victor 
Building & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., and Commercial Natl. Assoc., H. E. 
Boudinot, W. H. Cunningham, Muskogee; 
(pol.) John F. Mahr, W. R. McWilliams, 
Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge; 
M. W. A.; Rotary; C. of C. Pol. Act- 
independent, active since 1900; making 
speeches; organiz. Offices, Clerk Federal 
Court 1902-20; City Mgr., Muskogee, 1920- 
23. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Muskogee 1902; very active in all civic 
affairs; was active during W. War in Red 
Cross work. Interested in the Eastern 
Okla. playground project. Hobby, oil 
painting. 

HARROWER, WILLIAM HUGH, Mus¬ 
kogee. Dem. Occ., accessories and Master 
Service Station. B„ Pittsburgh, Pa., 
April 9, 1877. Edu., pub. schs. of Ark. 
Wife, Maude McMurry. Cdrn- 1 s., 1 d. 
Bus. Con- Master Service Station; oil and 
gas interests. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., Produce Co.; (pol.) R. M. Mount- 
castle, B. Broadding, W. J. Crump, O. H. 
P. Brewer, Don Logan, Mrs. Huff, Cyrus 
Avery. W. W. Hastings, Elmer Thomas, 
W. E. Utterback. Churteh, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Knight Templar, Shrine, 
Muskogee; C. of C. Pol. Act- partisan, 
statewide. active since 1905; makes 
speeches for campaign com., and works 
personally. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Ce. 
Commrs. 7 yrs.; Library Bd. 4 yrs.; Mus¬ 
kogee Co. Election Bd. number of yrs.; 
mbr. 12th Legis. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to all st. and natl. 
convs.; del. to natl. conv. San Francisco 
1920. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; Kiowa 
and Durant; Muskogee since 1902. Active 
in all civic affairs; Chmn. of Exemption 
Bd. No. 1, during W. War. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, good roads. 

HARTSELL, M. D- Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Brister, Ark., Aug. 22, 
1888. Edu., Lincoln-Jefferson Univ., LL. 
B.. 1910. Wife, Bessie M. Hill. Bus. Con., 
M. D. Hartsell, atty. at law; loans; oil 
leases and royalties. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Fred Hamilton, Byron Bronson, W. 
W. Cotton, Muskogee; Thos H. Doyle, Jas. 
A. Davenpor* Scott Ferris, J. F. Rollins. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. 
Legion; Jr. C. of C. Pol. Act- partisan, 
active since 1909, organiz., and speaking. 
Party Honors, Chmn. A1 Smith 2nd Cong. 
Dist. Campaign 1928 ; Co. Chmn. Cam¬ 
paign Com. 1928 : Prct. Committeeman ; del. 
to st. conv. 1928; Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907; Ryan 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



castle, Ind. Wife, Ethel C. Carr. Bus. 
Con., S. M. Hilligoss, Real Estate & In¬ 
surance. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. 
(pol.) Dr. D. B. Weeks, Mack Kelly, L. 
R. Kershaw, Muskogee; Lew Wentz, E. L. 
Kirby, J. F. Darby. Church, Protestant. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 32nd, Shrine, 
Muskogee; K. P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active since 1885; makes speeches, 
does organiz. and personal work. Party 
Honors, pres. Rep. Club Muskogee Co.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
lived in Muskogee since 1920; was active 
in all W. War work. Hobby, good citizen¬ 
ship. 


HINSON, C. R.. Muskogee. Dem. Occ, 
contractor. B., Dickson Co., Tenn., Feb. 
15, 1880. Edu., pub. sehs. of Tenn. Wife, 
Grace Halliburton. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. 
Con. Hinson Bros., Contractors. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., N. G. and R. H. Hin¬ 
son, (bros.), partners; (pol.) Ed Brook, 
0. H. P. Brewer, Sam Lattimore, Archi¬ 
bald Bonds, W. H. Harrower, Chas. Moon, 
Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, M. E. Trapp. 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan, active since 1904 ; personal 
work. Offices, Co. Commr. since 1925. 
Party Honors, former Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; Okmulgee 
Co., Morris 1914-17; Muskogee since 1917. 
Active in civic affairs; was active in W. 
War work. Hobby, good roads. 


MILLER D. HAY 


1907-10; Muskogee since 1910. Attended 
natl. conv. 1928, Houston. Mbr. St. and 
Co. Bar Assn. Hobby, fishing. 

HASKELL, CHARLES NATHANIEL, 

Muskogee. Dem. Occ., oil and gas; rail¬ 
road builder. B„ Leipsic, Ohio, March 
13, 1860. Edu., private study at home; 
studied law under direction of Jacob 
Warner; admitted to bar 1880. Wife, 1st, 
Lucy Pomeroy, Ottawa, Ohio; 2nd, Lillie 
Gallup. Ottawa, Ohio. Cdrn., 3 s., Norman 
(deceased); Murray, banker; Joseph, oil; 
3 d., Mrs. Prentiss Hill, Mrs. L. G. Nib- 
lock, Mrs. Joseph L. Hall. Offices, Gov¬ 
ernor, (1st) 1907-10. Remarks, came to 

Okla. 1901, has made his home since at 
Muskogee; organized and built all R. R. 
running into Muskogee except M. K. & T. ; 
built interurban from Muskogee to Cush¬ 
ing oil field; built and owned 14 brick 
bldgs, in Muskogee; dominant figure in con¬ 
stitutional conv.; also wrote large part of 
Sequoyah constitution; owned “New St. 


nate del. natl. conv. Kansas City, 1928; 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla 1889; Kingfisher Co. 1889-1905; 
Boynton since 1905. Active in all civic 
affairs of Boynton. Hobby, good schools. 

HAY, MILLER D., State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Chief Mine Inspector. 
B., Pulaska Co., Ky.. Sept., 1885; came 
to Okla. 1900, located Lehigh, Coal Co., 
1900-11 ; Henryetta 1911-19; Muskogee 
1919-27; Okla. City since. Edu., pub. sch. 


INGRAM, A. T., Porum. Dem. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B., Lee Co., Ala., 
Nov. 29, 1873. Edu., li. sch. Prescott. 
Ariz. Wife, Rosa Bell Arnett. Cdrn., 1 
s., Y. L., Msukogee; 2 d„ Mrs. Goldie 
Mae Gibson, Porum; Pauline, Porum. 
Bus. Con., Co. Commr. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Muskogee; First St., Warner. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. C. W. Vo well. Jack Lewis, T. 
B. Matthews. Poriun; W. W. Hastings, 
Thos. H. Owens, Chas. Moon, W. H. Har¬ 
rower. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan, active 
since 1907; makes speeches and does, per¬ 
sonal work. Offices, Mayor of Porum 2 
yrs.; Co. Commr. Muskogee 1911-16; 1925- 
28; starting July 1. 1929. Remarks, came 
to Porum 1895. Active in civic affairs of 
Porum and Muskogee; was active in W. 
War work. Hobby, good roads. 

JONES, R. M. (BOB), Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., assistant manager Prudential Life In¬ 
surance Co. B., Johnston Co., Ark., June 
30. 1878. Edu., h. sch. Oeark, Ark. Wife, 
Onis Brown. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., Pru¬ 
dential Lifei Ins. Co. Bk. Con., Commer- 


©f Ky.; St. Mining Bd., U. S. Bureau of c ial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. W. J. Hoi- 


Mines ; International Correspondence Sch. 
(I. C. S.) Wife. Bonnie Horton. Cdrn., 
2 s., Miller D., Jr.; Henry Horton; 1 d., 
Nancy Nell. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; B. P. Q. 
E.; United Mine Workers of Amer. Assn.; 
Boy Scout work. Pol. Act., strictly par¬ 
tisan 20 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 


ioway, Sam H. Harris, Joe W. Constant. 
Church, Meth. South. Clubs & Lodges, 
Knight Templar. Pol. Act., partisan, state¬ 
wide; active since 1909; organiz. Offices, 
Asst. Postmaster 4 yrs., Ozark, Ark., 4 
yrs. in Van Buren, Ark.; mbr. Fish and 
Game Commission. Party Honors, Sec’y. 
and Treas. Dem. Cen. Com. 7 yrs.; del. 
to all co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 


Mine Foreman and Supt. 1911-19 of the t0 0 kla. 1900; Muskogee since; active in 

Okla. Coal Co. & Consolidated Fuel Co. civic affairs; especially interested in 

and Lantz Coal Co.; mbr. Sch. Bd. num- preservation and propagation of wild life; 

Tribune. ’ For yrs. was most powerful ber of yrs .. Dlst Mine Inspector 4 yrs.; natL dir Izaak Walton League. Hobby, 

force in Okla. Active some years ago chief Mine inspector 4 yrs. Party 0 ut door sports, bird dogs. 

KERR, EUGENE M„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., journalist. B., Grandville, Ohio, Nov. 
11, 1869. Edu., Cen. Col. Ohio. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., receiver for 
Riverside Oil Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Chas. 
Moon, J. C. Stone, Chas. A. Looney, Mus¬ 
kogee; T. H. Owen, R. L. Williams, Alger 
Melton. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Knight Templar; Shrine; Amer. Legion, 
Muskogee; W. O. W.; M. W. A.; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan, statewide; active 
since 1885 ; makes speeches and organiz. 
work. Traveled extensively writing pol. 
history. Offices, mbr. 3rd Legis.; St. Sen. 
1916-20. V.-Mayor of Muskogee. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. convs; all st. and 

Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; alter- Ind. Cen. Normal; DePauw Univ., Green-co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1994 


in oil and stock market operations in N. 
Y., but returned recently to Muskogee. 
Now interested in natural gas bus. 

HAWLEY, S. L., Boynton. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Jefferson Co., Mo., March 12, 
1854. Edu., received edu. by private tute¬ 
lage. Wife, Bertie Schnaibel. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., owns and operates several farms. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer. St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Geo. W. Seibold. Luther Kyle, Roy 
Harris, Muskogee; Dennis T. Flynn, Wal¬ 
ter Ferguson, John Dillon, John Emory, 
Tom Andrews. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason. 32nd, Shrine, Muskogee; 
Indian Consistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active since 1880; organiz. and 
personal work. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 


Honors, del. to all co. and st. Dem. convs. 
since 1911; mbr. League of Young Dems. 
since origin. Remarks, first pres. Okla. 
St. Mine Safety Assn. 1927; mbr. Council 
of Defense; del. to Amer. Mining Congress 
at Washington, D. C. 1927, and Cincinnati 
1929; del. to Amer. Mining Engineers In¬ 
stitute, N. Y. 1928 ; Judge International 
First Aid & Mine Rescue Contest, Kansas 
City, Mo. 1927-29; appointed Chmn. Com. 
to Revise and Codify Mining Laws of Okla. 
by 11th Legis. 1927-28; Chmn. of Okmul¬ 
gee Coal Production Com. Interested in 
boys, dogs and fishing. 

HILLIGOSS, S. M„ Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and insurance. B., Rush 
Co.. Ind., Dec. 10, 1864. Edu., Danville, 












L. R. KERSHAW 


Muskogee; Major infantry in charge of all 
exemption bds. in st. during W. War. 
Hobby, better government. 

KERSHAW, L. R., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
investments. B., Elmwood. Ill., Dec. 6, 
1880. Edu., Univ. of Ill., EL. B., 1904. 
Wife, Clara Harrison. Cdrn., 2 s., Wm. 
R„ Robt.; 2 d., Patricia Ann, Betty. Bus. 
Con.. L. R. Kershaw, land owner, oil 
leases, royalties, farm, cattle raising. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. and Commercial Natl 
Assoc., (pol.) J. F. Darby, W. L. Biggs, 
S. M. Hilligoss, Luther Kyle. Muskogee; 
W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz. 
Irvin Page. Church, Protestant. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Knight Templar; Mason 32nd; 
Shrine, Muskogee; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active since 1905 ; makes speeches , 
works through organiz. Party Honors, Co. 
Ohmn. 1924-26; del. at large to Cleveland 
conv. 1924; del. to all st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1904; active 
in all civic affairs; active in all W. War 
activities during war; mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense during W. War. Hobby, farming. 

KILLEY, WM. A., Muskogee. Rep. Occ-, 
attorney. B„ Isle of Man, British Isles. 
Jan. 8, 1878. Edu., h. sch., Nortonville, 
Kan.; Univ. of Kan.. LL. B., 1904. Wife, 
Ella M. Hamer. Bus. Con., Brainerd-Got- 
wals & Gibson. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl., and First Natl. Assoc., Ezra Bram- 
erd, Washington, D. C.; Chas. P. Gotwals, 
Muskogee; John T. Gibson, Muskogee; 
(pol.) Luther Kyle, Dr. Bruton, Muskogee; 
Henry McGraw, Tulsa. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, Knights Templar. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1905; personal 
itnd organiz. work. Offices. Co. Judge, 
Muskogee 1925-26. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to nearly all st. co. 
and dist. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 Muskogee since; active in civic af¬ 
fairs; mbr. Izaak Walton League. Inter- 


425 

ested in Boy Scout3 and charity work. 
Hobby, flishing. 

KING, H. C., Warner. 0:c., president 
Connor's State Agricultural College, War¬ 
ner. B.. McMinnville, Tenn.. July 2, 1873. 
Edu., Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., A. B.; some 
work at Chicago Univ. Cdrn., 1 s., Walter; 
3 d., Mrs. Mildred Torpley, Henryetta; Mrs. 
Lorena Branch, Sulphur; Miss Orma, Ac- 
worth, Tex. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived at Calera, Colbert, Durant, Soper, 
Eufaula, Okla. City; Warner since 1918. 

KING, JAMES BERRY, State Capitol, 
(Muskogee). Dem. Occ., Attorney Gen¬ 
eral. B., Harrison, Ark., May 29, 1888. 
Came to Okla. 1910; located Tahlequah 
1910-17; Muskogee 1917-25; Okla. City 
since 1925. Edu. com. schs., Harrison; 
h. sch., Springfield, grad. 1902; Univ. of 
Ark. 1903-07 A. B. 1907 ; B. L. Univ. of 
Va. 1910. Wife, Sadye Thompson. Bk 
Con., stockholder First Natl., Muskogee. 
Assoc. W. W. Hastings, Tahlequah; Geo. 
Ramsey, Edgar de Meules, Villard Martin, 
Tulsa; Malcolm E. Rosser, Muskogee, Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Okla. City. Church, 
Chris., Harrison. Ark. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. City Golf and Country; Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Shrine, Muskogee; Scottish 
Rite, McAlester ; Veteran of Foreign Wars; 
Charter mbr. Kiwanis Club, Muskogee; 
Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Pol. Act., 
partisan; city county, state and national 
worker all his life; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal activity; able organizer. Offices, 
Asst. Atty. General .1925-29; Atty. General 
since 1929. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Cen. 
Com., Cherokee Co. 1911-16; Alternate to 
natl. conv. St. Louis 1916. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Post No. 35 Okla. City; Aide 
to Maj. Gen. E. H. Crowder, Washington, 
D. C.; helped organize and operate the 
whole selective system; made Major and 
attached to 77th Div. as Judge Adv. Gen¬ 
eral. and sent overseas; was in Coblenz, 


JAMES BERRY KING 


MUSKOGEE COUNTY 


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LEE, FRANK, Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
U. S. Attorney. B„ Stockwell, Ind., Dec. 
9, 1861. Edu., grad. Stockwell Col.; law 
sch., Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn. 
Wife, Emma Webster. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary 
Lavon, Muskogee. Bus. Con., U. S. Dist. 
Atty. Bk. Con., stockholder First Natl. 
Assoc., George Seibold, L. R. Kershaw, 
Luther Kyle, Muskogee; P. J. Hurley, 
Washington, D. C.; W. B. Pine, Okmul¬ 
gee; J. A. Harreld, Okla. City. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide; 
active since 1904; makes speeches, but 
mostly personal activity in connection with 
com. Offices, pres. Bd. of Edu.; Asst. 
U. S. Atty and U. S. Atty. 8 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1903; Hugo 1903- 
OS; Muskogee 1908 since; served as sec’y 
of the Dist. Exemption Bd. during W. War; 
mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assns. Hobby, ad¬ 
vancement of public schs. 


SAM H. LATTIMORE 


Germany 7 months. Years ago father was 
private sec’y. of James Berry, U. S. Sen. 
from Ark. 

KING, MRS. ROSS, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Vernon Co., Mo. Edu., 
h sch., Joplin„ Mo. Hus., Ross King. 
Bus. Con., Dep. Co. Treas. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., H. C. Fearnside; (pol.) 
Geo. Seibold, H. C. Fearnside, Luther 
Kyle, Mrs. S. T. Alcorn, Muskogee; Mrs. 
Beulah Cureton, Okla. City; Mrs. Kosilin 
Deitrict W„ B. Pine. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Eastern Star; White Shrine. 
Pol Aot., partisan; active since 1J15, 
makes speeches; does personal and organiz. 
work. Offices, Deputy Co. Treas. Party 
Honors, V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; del. to 
st., co. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla 1920, Muskogee since; active in all 
women’s club and missionary work; active 
in Red Cross work during W. War, very 
active in 1928 campaign in Muskogee Co. 
Hobby, music. 

KIRBY, ISAIAH, Boynton. Dem. Occ., 
newspaper publisher. B., Platt Co., Mo., 
Sept. 1, 1866. Edu., public and h. sch.. 
Mo. Wife, Blanche I. McKinley. Cdrn., 
1 s., Freeman W., Norman. Bus. Con., 
Boynton Index, insurance and loans. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Amer. St. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. H. narrower, R. M. Mountcastle, Ed 
Brook, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, J. 
Berry King. Church, Prot. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Blue Lodge; I. 0. O. F.; Elks; 
M. W. A.; W. O. W.; sec’y C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide; active since 
1900 ; organization and personal work. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Sch. and Twp. Bds.; Justice 
of Peace; Police Judge. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; del. to all st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Boynton 
1911; active in all civic affairs; was ac¬ 
tive in war work. Hobby, town building. 


KYLE, LUTHER, Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Carroll Co., Tenn., Sept. 15, 
1880. Edu., Huntingdon, Tenn., LL. B., 
A. B.., 1898. Wife Blanche Mason. 
Cdrn-, 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Luther Kyle, 
attorney at law. Assoc., (pol.) all active 
mbrs. Rep. party in Muskogee Co. and 
others. Church, Meth. Pol. Act-, parti¬ 
san; active since 1904; makes speeches; 
organization work. Offices, Co. Atty., Se¬ 
quoyah Co., 2 terms. Party Honors, co. 
climn.; del. to natl. conv.; to all st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
Stilwell 1899-1905; Sallisaw 1905-20; Mus¬ 
kogee since 1920; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs; active in war work; was co. chmn. 
Council of Defense; attorney for draft bd. 

LACEY, J. F„ Warner. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Bennington, Indian Terr., 
Jan. 1, 1880. Edu., public schs.. Warner. 
Wife, deceased. Cdrn., 4 d. Bus. Con., 
Postmaster; farmer. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc, (pol.) A. A. Schaublin, D. C. 
Thompson, R. F. Gillian, Warner. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, I. O. O. F. 
Pot. Acth, partisan; active since 1919; 
personal contact. Offices Justice of Peace 
1916; Postmaster since 1921. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all co. convs. Remarks, na¬ 
tive; Bennington 1880-84; Warner since 
1907; active in civic affairs. Hobby, bet¬ 
ter schs. 

LATTIMORE, SAM H„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Attorney. B.. Falls Co., Tex., 
May 26, 1881. Edu., Baylor Univ., Ph. B., 
1902; Univ. of Tex., LL. B., 1906. Wife, 
Gertrude L. Downing. Cdrn-, 1 s., John 
L. Bus. Con., Co. Atty., Muskogee Co. 
Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. I. B. Oldham, Muskogee; Ed Dabney, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, V. P. Crowe. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; York Scottish Rites; K. C. C. H.; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Deputy Grand Master 
Grand Lodge; W. Of W.; C. of C. Pol. 


LINEBAUGH, DANIEL HADEN, Musko¬ 
gee. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B-, Camden, 
Ark., Nov. 4, 1878. Edu., Temple, Tex., 
public schs.; admitted to Bar Feb. 1, 1901; 
admitted to U. S. Supreme Ct. Dec. 10. 
1912. Wife, Della McKennon. Cdrn., 2 
s., 1 d. Bus. Con., D. H. Linebaugh, 

law. Bk. Con. Commercial Natl. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, 
McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; past Mas¬ 
ter Eastern Star, past Worthy Patron; K. 
of P.; Muskogee Co. Bar Assn.; Rotary 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1900; makes speeches. Offices, U. S. Atty.; 
Eastern Dist. Okla. 1913-17; Special Asst. 
Atty. General U. S. 1917-20. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to natl. conv. 1908-12-16-20.; 
st. chmn. campaign com. 1912. Remarks, 
lived at Atoka 1898-1913; Muskogee 
since 1913; active in church work; has 
attended every St. Dem. Conv. since 1900; 
made nominating speech for Sen. R. L. 
Owen for pres, at San Francisco Conv. 
Hobby, golf and fishing. 


FRANK LEE 


426 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Act., partisan; statewide; active since 
1909; makes speeches; works through or¬ 
ganizations and personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Atty. since 1925. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907; Sapulpa 1907-11; Muskogee 1911 
since; very active in church work; Boy 
Scouts and Y. M. C. A.; mbr. Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League; mbr. St. and Co. Bar Assns. 
Hobby, fishing, outdoor sports. 













MUSKOGEE COUNTY 


427 


MOON, CHARLES A.. Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Cartersville, Ga., Feb. 
11, 1883. Edu-, Univ. Ga., LL. B.; ad¬ 
mitted Bar 1906; admitted U. S. Ct. 1910. 
Wife, Azella Gilmore. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus- 
Con., Stone ,Moon & Stewart. Assoc., J. 
C. Stone, Francis Stewart; (pol.) J. B. 
Doolin, E. P. Hill, W. E. Disney, M. E. 
Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Jim Nance. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
Knight Templar; Elks; Shrine; Muskogee 
Co. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1909; makes speeches; does per¬ 
sonal work. Offices, City Atty., Muskogee, 
6 yrs.; mbr. Legislature 1926-30. Party 
Honors pres. Muskogee Co. League of 
Young Dems. 2 yrs.; Asst. Treas. to Natl. 
Dem. Com., 1908. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; Muskogee since. 

MOORE, H. H-, Webbers Falls. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B. Johnsonville, Tenn., 
Mch. 17, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Johnson¬ 
ville, Tenn.; bus. col. Miami, Fla. Wife, 
Bessie McCrary. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
banking; pres. Citizens St. Bk., Webbers 
Falls; pres. First St. Bk., Yian. Bk- 
Con. Commercial Natl., Muskogee. Assoc., 
(pol.) O. H. P. Brewer, W. H. Pritchet, 
Enloe Yernor, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, 
W. M. Gulager, Chas. Moon. Church, 
Meth., S. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915; personal activity. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd.; mbr. City Council; serves 
on election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; Kellyville 1914-15; Sapulpa 1915-19; 
Webbers Falls 1919 since; mbr. C. of C.; 
active in civic affairs. Hobby, hunting 
ducks and birds. 

MOUNTCASTLE. R. M„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B. Jefferson City, Tenn., 
Mch. 17, 1888. Edu., Carson & Newman 
Col., Tenn. : Univ. of Chicago, J. D.. 1912. 
Bus. Con., R. M. Mountcastle, attorney at 
law; U. S. Commr.; farms. Bk. Con., 


McGARR, ARTHUR FRANCIS, SR. Mus¬ 
kogee. Dem. B., Davenport, la., June 16, 
1871. Edu., pub. schs. of Neb. ; Univ. of 
Mich.; Univ. of Va., LL. B. Wife, Ida R- 
Wingrove. Cdrn., 1 s., A. F. Jr., student 
Stanford Univ.,, Calif.; 1 d., Mary Eliza¬ 
beth, student A. & M. Stillwater. Bus. 
Con., City Mgr., Muskogee. Assoc., mbrs. 
of City Com. Church, M. E., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, past pres. Rotary; C. of C.; Boy 
Scout Council. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1905 ; makes speeches. Offices, Mayor 
Eufaula; Mayor Muskogee and City Atty.; 
City mgr. Muskogee. Party Honors, mbr. 
com. to draft charter and del. to convs.; 
mbr. pub. library bd.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; located 
Muskogee and Enfaula; interested in Boy 
Scout work and active in Red Cross drive. 
Has been City Mgr. of Muskogee since 
April 1926; past Pres. Executive Bd. Bov 
(Scout Council; present chmn. of Finance 
com. of Muskogee Area. First pres. the 
Municipal League of the state. 


MILLER, MATTIE G., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., tag agent. B., Mt. Pleasant. Tex. 
Edu., public schs., Tex.; Patton Seminary 
Eastman Col.; Central Col. Bus. Con., 
tag agent. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star; B. & P. Club; C. of C. Imp. Rel-, 
W. Perry Miller. Muskogee. Pol. Act., 
active since 1919; makes speeches; works 


through, com. and others. Offices, Tag 
Agt. 7 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
Muskogee since. Hobby, football, base¬ 
ball and flowers. 


MILLER W. PERRY, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Mount Pleasant, Tex., 
May 20, 1880. Edu., Central Col., Sul¬ 
phur Springs, Tex.; admitted to Bar 1910, 
Okla. Wife, Lena Laving. Bus. Con., 
AV. P. Miller attorney at law. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) all mbrs. 
Dem. party in Muskogee Co.; Cham Jones, 
Ed Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Cyrus 
Avery, Fay L. Roblin, J. B. Champion, 
Alger Melton. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Knight Templar. 
Imp. Rel., Mattie G. Miller (sister), Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act. partisan; statewide; ac¬ 
tive since 1895 ; makes speeches; personal 
and organization work. Offices, mbr. 
Legislature 1910-11; 1921-23; Clk. Dist. 

1909-10; Mayor 1912-14. Party Honors, 
chmn. of co. election bd. 1909-10; del. 
to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906; lived in Muskogee since; 
active in civic affairs; mbr. Muskogee Co. 
Bar Assn. 


GEO. AV. LEOPOLD 


LEOPOLD, GEO. W. Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Sibley, Ill., Mch. 5, 
1886. Edu., AVesleyan Univ., Ill.. LL. B., 
1907. Wife, Emma Mae Lutton. Bus. 
Con., Leopold & Brett, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Commercial Natl. 
Assoc., J. Fred Brett; (pol.) Chas. P. Got- 
wals. Geo. Seibold, Muskogee; J. F. Dar¬ 
by, J. C. Denton, J. AV. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine, A. D. Cochran. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Knight Templar, Shrine, 
Muskogee; Lions, past pres.; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide; active 
since 1907; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally. Offices, U. S. Commr., 1913-15; 
Referee in Bankruptcy. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; del. to st. conv. 1928; 
all co. convs.; mbr. co. campaign com., 
1928. Remarks, came to Muskogee, Indian 
Terr., 1907 ; active in war work during 
AA'. AVar; mbr. Co. and Amer. Bar Assns. 


MONTAGUE, HARDEMAN CORDELL, 

Muskogee. Dem. Occ., physician and sur¬ 
geon. B., Marshall Mo., Apr. 19, 1880. 
Edu., public sch., Kirksville, Mo.; Sher^ 
idan Rhodes; A. M. Schs. of Osteopathy. 
D. O.; Chicago A. S. O. Hosp. Wife, Lou 
Connaly. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert. Bus. Con., 
H. Cl Montague Robert Montague., 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; Rotary 
Club; Amer. Osteopath Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Party Honors, st. bd. contin¬ 
uously, since statehood; on a medical bd. 
until osteopath bd. created. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1903. Hobby, profes¬ 
sion. 


R. M. MOUNTCASTLE 






428 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Citizens Natl., Muskogee and Ft. Gibson. 
Assoc., O. H. P. Brewer, C. A. Summers, 
W. H. Harrower, Ed Brook, H. E. King. 
Hoy Harslia, Izaak Kirby, Boynton; Geo. 
D. Key, Scott Ferris W. W. Hastings, El¬ 
mer Thomas, R. L. Williams, Kelly Brown, 
Henry S. Johnston. Church Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Blue Bodge, Ft. Gibson; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide ac¬ 
tivity since 1909; makes speeches; works 
through organization and com. Offices, 
Postmaster 1915-17, Ft. Gibson; U. S. 
Commr. since 1919. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman, co. chmn. 1920; former 
pres. co. and city League of Young Dems.; 
del. to all st. and co. convs.; del. to 
natl. conv., Houston, 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912; Ft. Gibson 1912-19; 
Muskogee since; very active in civic af¬ 
fairs Ft. Gibson and Muskogee; very ac¬ 
tive in Amer. Legion work; served during 
war. First Army Ammunition Train; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, James F. Smith Post, Mus¬ 
kogee; special interest, farming. Hobby, 
politics. 

MORAN, CLEMENT, Muskogee. Dem. 
Oce., Asst. Health Commr. B„ Yinton 
Co., Ohio, July 25, 1866. Edu-, public 
and h. schs., Neoga, Ohio. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude McQuilton. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
Moran Real Estate. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Enloe Vernor, C. R. Hinson, 
Monte Sampson, Chas. Moon, Muskogee; 
C. V. Porter, Enid; Wm. Kennedy, Sam 
Campbell, Enid. Clubs & Lodges, Secur¬ 
ity Benefit Assn.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide since 1890 ; makes 
speeches; does personal work. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; Twp. Bd. in Garfield Co. before 
statehood; U. S. Marshal under E. D. 
Nix. Party Honors, inspector election bd. 
in Garfield and Comanche Cos.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1891; Okla. City 


1891-94; Enid 1894-1904; Comanche 1904- 
10; Muskogee since 1910; active in civic 
affairs. 

NUSSBAUM, BERT E„ Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., La Lorte, Ind., Feb. 
16, 1875. Edu., Univ. of Mich., LL. B„ 
1896, LL. M. 1898. Wife, Olive Murray. 
Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., Bert E. Nuss- 
baum, attorney at law. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl. Assoc-, (pol.) Geo. Seibold, 
H. A. Leekley, Muskogejg; H. L. Wineland, 
Boynton; Geo. D. Key, Okla. City; Jas. 
D. McGuire, Norman. Clubs & Lodges, 
Royal Arcanum; Muskogee Town & Coun¬ 
try. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide; active 
since 1909; makes speeches; organization 
ana personal work. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; del. co. and st. convs. Re- 
maras, came to Muskogee 1907 ; mbr. C. 
of C.; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
golf. 

OGLE, JEHU H., Haskell. Rep. Occ., 
filling station. B„ Maysville, Mo., Aug. 
3 1868. Edu., public and h. schs., Mays¬ 
ville, Mo. Wife, Eunice B. Howe. Cdrn., 
5 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Ogle Battery & Tire 
Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Geo. Seibold, L. R. Kershaw, Luther Kyle, 
R. V. Anderson, Geo. Schwabe, Sid Bailey, 
Bruce Kennan, Jim Hepburn, H. L. Wine- 
land. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Blue Lodge, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1900; makes speeches; works 
through com. and others. Offices, mbr. 
Eighth Legislature; Postmaster at Or¬ 
lando under Roosevelt. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman since statehood; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890; Orlando 1890-1905; Boynton 1905-18; 
Haskell Co. 1918-22; Haskell since 1927; 
active in civic affairs; specially interested 
in welfare of Okla. 


OLDHAM, PHILLIP K., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., Asst. Co. Atty. B„ Kirksville, Ky., 
Sept. 9, 1902. Edu., h. sch., Muskogee; 
Okla Univ., 2 yrs.; Cumberland Univ., 
LL. B., 1924. Wife, Mary Miller. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc,, S. H. Lattimore; (pol.) 
Ed Brook W. J. Crump, R. M. Mountcas- 
tle, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, J. Berry 
King. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Chap¬ 
ter, Mason, Muskogee; Jr. C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1925; does per¬ 
sonal work; speaks. Offices, Asst. Co. 
Atty. Party Honors, prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1903; mbr. 
Izaak Walton League. Hobby, farming and 
fishing. 

PATTON, R. B., Porum. Dem. Occ.. 
banker. B., Pittsburgh Co., Aug. 3, 1897. 
Edu., h. sch., Weleetka; Draughon’s Bus. 
Col., Muskogee. Wife, Gertrude Gates. 
Bus. Con., pres. Amer. St. Bk., Porum. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Muskogee. Assoc., 
Thos. P. Tarpley; (pol.) W. H. Pritchett, 

J. C. Buchanan, S. E. Cavenar, Muskogee; 
W. W. Hastings, A. S. J. Shaw, R. A. 
Sneed, C. G. Shull. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1919; works 
personally and makes speeches. Party 
Honors, election bd.; inspector election bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897; Pittsburg 
Co. 1897-1900: Henryetta 1900-19; Dustin 
1919-21; Sapulpa 1920-23; C’oyle 1923-25; 
Porum since 1925; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs; mbr. Izaak Walton League; grad. 
A. I. B. Sch.; mbr. Banking Assn.; served 
during war Battalion C., 38th Field Ar¬ 
tillery, 13th Division; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Sapulpa Post. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

PENDERGHAST, C. L., Haskell. Dem. 
Occ., dry goods merchant. B., Moore Co., 
Minn.. Oct. 25, 1869. Edu., public and 
h. schs., Minn.; Yalter Bus. Col., DeCora, 
la. Wife, Daisy Jass, deceased. Cdrn-, 
1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., United Stores, Has¬ 
kell and Checotah. Bk. Con., International. 
Assoc., Paul S. Cook; (pol.) Fred Hamil¬ 
ton, W. J. Crump, Muskogee; Henry S. 
Johnston, W. W. Hastings, C. J. Wrights- 
man. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 

K. P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1890; personal work. Offices, 
Mayor of Haskell 6 yrs.: Twp. Treas. 8 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs.; 
co. and dist. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; Red Fork 1901-05; Haskell since 
1905; active in war work during W. War. 
Hobby, good roads and schs. 

PIERCE, EARL BOYD, Muskogee. Dem. 
Oeo., lawyer. B., Ft. Gibson, Jan. 29, 
1904. Edu., Connor St. Sch. of Agricul¬ 
ture ; Staunton Military Acad., Va.; Univ. 
of Okla. Wife, Ruth Elizabeth, d. of J. 
E. Clark, Ft. Gibson. Cdrn., 1 d., Norma 
Joe at h. Bus. Con., Natl. Clothing Co., 
N. Y.; S. & J. Clothiers, Muskogee. Bk- 
Con-, Citizens Natl.; Citizens Natl., Ft. 
Gibson. Assoc., (pol.) R. M. Mountcastle, 
Cleon A. Summers, O. B. Boydstun, W. W. 
Hastings, Geo. D. Key, C. N. Haskell. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Ki- 
wanis; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Ft. Gibson. Pol. Act., active since 1923; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Party Horvors, pres, Co. 
League Young Dems.; natl. speaker for A1 
Smith, appointed by Bruce Campbell; dir. 
Speakers Bureau Dem. Natl. Com. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. Natl. Guard 3 yrs., Battalion 
D., 189th Field Artillery; has won many 
prizes in oratorical contests. 

PIERCE, JAMES MADISON. Muskogee. 
Dem. Oco., cotton ginner. B-, Atlanta, 
Ga., Dec. 13. 1877. Edu., com. sch.. Ft. 
Gibson. Wife, Mary Anderson. Cdrn., 4 
s., 6 d. Bus. Con., owner cotton gin. 30 
vrs.; land owner. Bk. Con., City Natl., 
Ft. Smith, Ark.; Citizens Natl.; Citizens 
Natl., Ft. Gibson. Assoc., (pol.) Joe T. 
Robinson, W. ,W. Hastings, R. M. Mount¬ 
castle. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 







MUSKOGEE COUNTY 



M. PIERCE 


Lions Club; K. P.; B. P. 0. E. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker since maturity; 
makes speeches; influential through per¬ 
sonal contacts; attends co., st. and natl. 
convs. Party Honors, prct. committeeman 
since statehood. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1883; lived since at Ft. Gibson and Mus¬ 
kogee ; leader in civic affairs. 

PLUNKETT, E. A. Porurn. Rep Occ 
Postmaster. B., Paris, Ark., Feb. 5, 

Edu., public sch.. Prairie View. Bus. 
Con., Postmaster. Bk. Con., Amer. St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Geo. Seibold, Luther Iv>le, 
R Y. Anderson Muskogee; Tom Andrews, 
W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Blue Lodge; 0. E. S. 

Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1905; 
organization and personal work. Offices, 
Postmaster since 1928 ; City Council. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to all_ co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1918; 
Porum since; active in civic affairs; at¬ 
tended 1928 st. conv. Hobby, good roads. 

PRITCHETT, W. H., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Clerk. B., St. Charles, Mo., 
Nov. 30, 187G. Edu., public schs., St. 

Charles, Mo.; bus. col. Salt Lake City 
and St. Louis, Mo. Wife, Hattie Belcher. 
Cdrn., 3 s., 5 d. Bus. Con.. Co. Clerk. 

Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., (p ol.) 
all Dem. leaders of Muskogee Co.; J. 
Berry King, Y. P. Crowe, Ed McDonald. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
Elks; Ii. P.; W. 0. W. Pol. Act., par¬ 

tisan ; active since 1900; makes speeches; 
personal and organization work. Offices, 
Co. Clerk since 1926. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; registrar; del. to all st. 
and co. convs Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905; Muskogee since; active in civic af¬ 
fairs Hobby, civic improvement and good 
roads. 

QUARLES, MRS. DELLE, Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., club woman. B., St. Joseph, 


Mo. Edu., public schs.. St. Joseph, Mo.; 
grad, the Moody Bible Sch. Hus., W. J. 
Quarles, deceased. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, White Shrine; Eastern Star; 
Noonday Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1919; makes speeches. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeewoman Dem. Club; del. 
to Dem. Conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907; Muskogee since; active in church 
and S. S. work; v.-pres. sixth dist. St. 
Federated Clubs; sec’y St. Federation Wom¬ 
ens Clubs; del. at large General Federated 
Women’s Clubs; teaches class of more than 
100 women in parliamentary law in Mus¬ 
kogee; is considered authority; very ac¬ 
tive in all Red Cross work. 

RAINS, MRS. FRED, Muskogee. Dem. 

Occ,, Deputy Clerk Co. Treasurer. B., 
Carrollton, Mo. Edu., public sch.. Mo. 
Hus., Fred Rains (dec.). Cdrn.. 1 s., 1 
d. Assoc., C. D. Harnage. Pol. Act-, 
partisan ; active since 1919 ; makes speech¬ 
es. Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; 
pres. Muskogee Co. Dem. Womens Club. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904. 

RAMPENDAHL, W. F., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., Asst. U. S. Dist. Attorney. B., Me¬ 
tropolis, Ill., Sept. 29, 1879. Edu., Wes¬ 
leyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill.. LL. 
B.\ 1900. Bus. Con., Asst. U. S. Dist. 
Atty. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc-, 
Frank Lee, U. S. Dist. Atty.; (pol.) Geo. 
Seibold, L. O. Disney, Roy Harris, Mus¬ 
kogee; Roy Johnson, Shade Wallen. 
Church, Tmth. Clubs & Lodges, Elks. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1902; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
organization. Offices, City Atty., Musko¬ 
gee 3 terms; Asst. U. S. Dist. Atty. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to 
all st. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; Mluskogee since; active in 
civic affairs; active in all war work; mbr. 
St. Bar Assn. Hobby, fishing. 


429 

RANDOLPH, L. W„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 1930. (Further in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

ROBERTSON, ALICE, Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., retired club woman and Congress¬ 
woman. B., Tullahassee Mission, Indian 
Ter., Jan. 2, 1854. Edu., Elmira, N. Y., 
Col., A. M.; Univ. of Tulsa, LL. D. Of¬ 
fices, Government Supervisor Creek In¬ 
dians 1900-05; Postmaster 1905-13; mbr. 
67th Congress 1921-23. Remarks, active 
Red Cross worker during W. War. 

ROONEY, L. H., Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
v.-pres. Manhattan Construction Co. B., 
Iow T a City, la., Jan. 1, 1860. Edu., pub¬ 
lic schs,, la. Wife Rebecca Stinman. 
Cdrn.) 1 s., Lawrence F., Muskogee; 1 d-, 
Mrs. Katherine Mclnesly, Dallas, Tex. 
Bus. Con., v.-pres. and treas. Manhattan 
Construction Co: pres. Phoenix Land & 
Title Co. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., First 
Natl. Assoc., L. W. Lewman; (pol.) W. 
J. Crump, E. A. Summers, O. H. P. Brew¬ 
er, Fred Hamilton Muskogee; Hugh John¬ 
son, Thos. H. Doyle. E. B. Howard, W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Cath. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900; personal work. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1928. 
Remarks, active in war work; came to 
Okla. 1897; Chandler 1897-1910; Musko¬ 
gee since 1910. 

ROSS, HUBBARD, Ft. Gibson. Rep. 
Occ-, Postmaster. B., Park Hill, Indian 
Terr.. July 18, 1867. Edu., Cherokee Male 
Seminary; Bacone Col., Muskogee. Wife, 
Hattie Babb. Cdrn., 4 d. Bus. Con., 
Postmaster. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Geo. W. Seibold, L. R. Ker¬ 
shaw, Vic Anderson, Muskogee. Church, 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1890; personal work. Offices, Postmaster, 
Ft. Gibson, 1898-1910; and since 1924; 
former Mayor. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, native; active in civic 
affairs. 

ROSSER, MALCOLM E„ Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Washington Co., 
Ark., Jan. 16. 1870. Edu., Univ. Va., 

LL. B.; admitted to Okla. Bar 1894; ad¬ 
mitted to U. S. Supreme Ct. 1914. Wife, 
Mary Elizabeth Frances Rodgers. Cdrn., 

1 s., Malcolm, E., Jr.; 2 d., Louisa; Mrs. 
Frances Rosser Brown, El Paso, Tex. Bus. 
Con., Malcolm E. Rosser, attorney. Assoc., 
Malcolm E. Rosser, Jr. C,hur)ch, Epis-. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; K. 
of P. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1906; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. Su¬ 
preme Ct. Com.; Dist. Judge Fifth Judicial 
Dist.; Mayor, Poteau, 1 term. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894; McAlester 1894; LeFlore Co. 
1894-11; OkJa. C#ty 1911-13; Muskogee 
since 1913; mbr Oikla. and Amer. Bar 
Assns. Hobby, reading. 

SCHAUBLIN, A. A., Warner. Rep. Oce., 
veterinarian. B-, Switzerland, Dec. 11, 
1873. Edu-, public schs.. Springfield and 
St. Joe, Mo. Wife, Julia Clark. Cdrn., 

2 s. Bus. Con., filling station, lunch 
stand mail messenger. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., Alfred L. Schaublin (son) ; 
(pol.) D. C. Thompson, Bob Boatman, B. 
F. Gillian, Warner; W. B. Pine, Tom An¬ 
drews W. G. Skelly. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act-, par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1907 ; makes speeches; 
organization and personal work. Offices, 
mbr. City Council 6 yrs.; Deputy Sheriff 
under Ledbetter. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman 20 yrs.; del. to all st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. Natl Rep. League. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891; active in civic af¬ 
fairs; Spanish-Amer. War veteran; waa 
chmn. Liberty Bond drive and on Council 
of Defense during W. War. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing. 

SEIBOLD, GEO. W„ Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and loans. B-, Chicago, 
Ill.. Feb. 22, 1872. Edu-, public schs., 
Chicago. Wife, Bessie Councilman. Cdrn-, 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



P. C. SINGELTON 


3 s., 2 d. Bus. Con-, Geo. W. Seibold, 
real estate, loans. Bk. Con-, Commercial 
Natl. Assoc., (pal.) all mbrs. Rep. or¬ 
ganization; W. B. Pine, A. C. Alexander, 
W. G. Skelly, J. W. Harreld, Mrs. R. D. 
Rood. Church. Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1900; organization and per¬ 
sonal work. Offices, City Council 2 yrs.; 
served on Sch. Bd. Party Honors, st. 
committeeman 12 yrs.; del. to natl. conv. 
1924; del. to all st. conva. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1904; active in civic 
affairs; was mbr. Liberty Bond Com. dur- 
W. War. 

SELLS. MURRAY C., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ. oil business. B., Queen City, Mo., 
Feb. 24, 1883. Edu., h. sch. and st. 

normal, Kirksville, Mo.; bus. col., Quincy, 
Ill. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. G. Disney, Roy Harris, Geo. 
Seibold, J. F. Darby, Jas. A. Harris Mrs. 
R. D. Rood, J. C. Denton, P. A. Hurley. 
Church, Meth. N. Clubs &. Lodges, Elks; 
Lions; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1905; makes speeches; personal 
and through com. and oth'ers. Offices, 
City Treas., Muskogee, 1909-10. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1904; mbr. 
James F. Smith Post No. 15, Amer. Le¬ 
gion. Hobby, athletics. 

SHACKELFORD, R. L., Porum. Rep. 
Occ., owner telegraph exchange. B., Cass 
Co., Mo., Nov. 4, 1875. Edu., public schs., 
Raymore. Mo. Wife, Mary Beck. Cdrn., 
1 s., Chas. Bus. Con., owner of telegraph 
exchange. Porum. Bk. Con., Amer. St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Luther Kyle, Roy Harris, E. 
A. Plunkett, W. B. Pine. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900; personal work. 
Offices Postmaster, Raymore, Mo., 2% 
yrs.; City Council, Porum. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and dist. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1916; Wagoner 1916-22; 
Porum since 1922; active in civic affairs 
of Porum; was active in all war work 
during W. War. Hobby, electric appliances. 

SHARP, N. E„ Haskell. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Rushville, Ill., Apr. 21, 
1867. Edu., private sch., Ill. ; normal sch., 
m. ; admitted to Bar 1893. Wife, Sue 
R. Williams. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., N. 
E. Sharp, attorney, auto tag agent. Bk. 
Con.. International. Assoc., (pol.) O. H. 


P. Brewer, Ed Brook, C. A. Summers, 
Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, Scott Ferris, 
Hubert L. Bolen, Henry S. Johnston. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, K. of 
P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; county¬ 
wide; active since 1900 ; makes speeches 
and works personally. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Cleveland Co., 1903-10; Mayor Norman 
1911-12; mbr. Fourth Legislature; City 
Atty., Haskell, 6 yrs. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; del. st. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs ; mbr. Co. Bar Assn.; was a 4-minute 
Okla. 1893; active in all civic affairs; 
mbr. Co. Bar Assn.; was a 4-minute 
speaker during W. War; an active pro¬ 
hibitionist before statehood; Spanish-Amer. 
War veteran. 

SHEPARD, MRS. HARRY, Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ,, housewife. B., Mo. Edu., Scar- 
ritt Col., Mo. Hus., Harry Shepard, Mus¬ 
kogee. Cdrn., 1 s.. Harry .Jr.; 2 d., Mrs. 
Sara Lakey, Chicago; Jean Shepard, Mus¬ 
kogee. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
all Dem. leaders in 2nd district. Church, 
Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges, Woman’s Noon¬ 
day; Parliamentary Law; Woman’s Hist. 
Club; Katherine Sue Harwell Welfare 
League; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active since suffrage; co. and statewide: 
works personally and through corns, and 
others. Party Honors, former Pres. of 
W’omans Dem. Club; Vice Climn. Dist. 
No. 2 (2nd Congr. Dist,). Remarks, located 
in Muskogee 1910; lived there since. Very 
active in civic affairs and was active in 
Red Cross work during war. 

SINGLETON, P. C., Webbers Falls. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Crawford Co.. Ark., 
Mch. 21, 1871. Edu., public schs.. Ark. 
Wife, Nellie Lee. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
Postmaster; owns farms. Bk. Con., Cit¬ 
izens St., First Natl., Ft. Smith. Assoc., 
J. C. Rhodes, Geo. Dixon. Webbers Falls; 
Elmer V. Plunkett, Porum. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1905; works per¬ 
sonally. Offices, Clk. and Treas., Web¬ 
bers Falls, in past; Postmaster since 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. convs.; served 
on election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890; Ardmore 1890-94; Webbers Falls 
since 1894; was active in all war work 
during W. War. 

SNIDER FERD P., Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Charleston, Ill., Oct. 
14, 1883. Ediu., Univ. of Ill., LL. B., 
1909. Wife, Florence Purtell. Cdrn., 1 
s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Ferd P. Snider at¬ 
torney at law. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., L. R. Kershaw, receiver for Mus¬ 
kogee Security Bk.; (pol.) A. L. Harris 
R. S. Cate Geo. Seibold, L. R. Kershaw, 
Luther Kyle, R. V. Anderson, Muskogee; 
W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, J. C. Denton 
Jack Horner, E. L. Kirby. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Consistory. McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1912; makes speech¬ 
es; personal and organization work. Of¬ 
fices, dir. for Sch. Bd., Haskell. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. conv., 1920; all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909, Muskogee; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs ; active in all war work; 4 minute 
man. Hobby, farming, fishing, golf, base¬ 
ball. 

STEWART, FRANCIS, Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Chillicothe, Mo., June 
28 1888. Edu-, Univ. of Mo., A. B. and 

B. S. in journalism, 1911; admitted to 
Bar in Mo., 1912; Okla. 1913. Wife, 
Fannie P. Murry. Cdrn., 2 s., Francis. 
Jr., Douglas Murry. Bus. Con., Stone 
Moon & Stewart, attorneys. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc. J. C. Stone, Chas. 
Moon; (pol.) Chas. Moon, W. J. Crump, 
Fred Hamilton, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, 
Graves Leeper. Church, M. E.. S. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions Club. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active since 1915; makes speeches; 
works personally and through organiza- 


Asst. City Atty. in past. Party Honors, 
tions. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 1913-16; 
prct. chnin. 10 yrs.; co. committeeman; 
del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1912; Muskogee since; mbr. St. Bar Assn. 

STONE, JOSEPH C„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B-, Stewart Co.. Tenn., Nov. 

8, 1870. Edu., Howard-Payne Col., A. B., 

1897; Univ. of Chicago, A. B., 1899;; 

Howard-Payne, LL. D. Wife, Louise Be¬ 
atrice Webb. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Stone, Moon & Stewart, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc,, Chas. Moon, 
Frances Stewart. Church, Epis. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., active 
since 1905; makes speeches; organization 
and personal work. Offices, City Atty., 
Okmulgee; City Council, Muskogee. Party 
Honors, del. to many st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; Okmulgee 1902-08 ; 
Muskogee since 1908 ; mbr. Izaak W’alton 
League; mbr. Co., St. and Amer. Bar 
Assns.; active during W. War; mbr. Co. 
Council of Defense. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

SUMMERS, CLEON A„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Barren Co., Ky., Dec. 

9, 1881. Edu., col., A. B., Bowling 
Green, Ky.; Lebanon, Tenn., Cumberland, 
LL. B., 1907; admitted to Bar 1907. Wife, 
Josephine Beck (dec.). Bus. Con., Cleon 
A. Summers, attorney at law; general at¬ 
torney for Muskogee Electric Traction Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Archibald Bonds, Kelly Brown, R. M. 
Mountcastle, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings, 
Tom D. McKeown Elmer Thomas, Harve 
Maxey. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Blue Lodge; Elks; Lions Club. Imp. Rel., 
E. A. Summers, Wagoner; Dr. C. S. Sum¬ 
mers, Tulsa; O. M. Summers, Dayton. 
Olkla. Pol. Act., partisan; active; state¬ 
wide; since 1905; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal work. Offices, Co. Atty., Barren 
Co., Ky.; Co. Atty.. Wagoner Co.; Special 
Asst. U. S. Dist. Atty. eastern dist. Okla. 
Party Honors, chmn. congressional dist.; 
del. to all st., co. and dist. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1914; Wagoner 1914- 
19; Muskogee since 1919; active in civic 
affairs of Muskogee; v.-pres. Okla. Bar 
Assn.; mbr. Izaak Walton League; was 
mbr. finance com. and Liberty Loan drives 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

SUMMERS, J. D., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 

attorney. B., Albemarle Co., Va., Jan. 6, 



JOSEPH C. STONE 







MUSKOGEE COUNTY 



JUDGE ENLOE Y. VERNOR 


1880. Edu., com. schs., Mo.; admitted 
to Bar 1902. Wife Claire Brewer. Cdrn -, 

2 s., 1 a. Bus. Con., real estate; attor¬ 
ney.’ Bk. Con., First Natl, Assoc., Aus¬ 
tin F. Anthis, Harry H. Ogden; (pol.) S. 
M. Hilligoss, Henry Cooper Frank Lee, 
Clark Wasson, P. A. Hurley. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., independent; works 
through com. and others; active since 1910. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1908; mbr. bd. trustees 
Phillips Univ.. Enid; pres. Muskogee Bar 
Assn. Hobby, books. 

THAYER, ED S., Muskogee. Rep. Occ., 
general contractor. B. Douglas Co., Ill., 
Jan. 30, 1875. Edu., Univ. of Ill. Wife, 
Emma Cox. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
general contractor. Bk. Con., all banks 
in Muskogee. Assoc., (pol.) Luther Kyle, 
R. S. Cates, L. R. Kershaw, Geo. Seibold, 
Muskogee; W. G. Skelly, W. B. Pine. J. 
C Denton, Lew Wentz, J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1905 ; makes speeches; organization 
and personal work. Offices, former po¬ 
liceman Muskogee. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman since 1907 ; del. to all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Musko¬ 
gee 1893; active in all war work during 
W. War; always been active in Union La¬ 
bor organizations. Hobby, fishing. 

THOMAS, L. M., Webbers Falls, Deni. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., La 
Grange, Tex., May 17, 1883. Edu., Univ. 
of Tenn M. D., 1906. Wife, Nell Jen¬ 
nings. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., physician 
and surgeon, farming. Bk. Con., Citizens 
St. Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Pritchett, O. H. 
P. Brewer, Muskogee; W. W. Hastings. 
Church, Prot. Clubs & Lodges, Blue 
Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1905 ; works personally. Offices, 
Mayor in past; also Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to co. 


convs. Remarks, came to Webbers Falls 
1909; very active in war work. Hobby, 
■gardening. 

TRUMBO, A. C., Muskogee. Rep. Occ,, 
investments and royalties. B.. Ohio, Aug. 
6, 1866. Edu., Leland Stanford Univ., 

A. B. 1894; Northwestern Univ. LL. B., 
1896. Wife, Bess Ethlyn Patterson. Cdrn., 
1 s., Donald City Atty., Fayetteville, Ark.; 
1 d., Elizabeth, Univ. Wis.; tchr. in Natl. 
Park Seminary. Bus. Con.. A. C. Trumbo 
Oil Lease, Royalties, etc. Bk. Con., Com¬ 
mercial Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
L. R. Kershaw, Geo. W. Seibold, Chas. P. 
Gotwals, Muskogee; W. B. Pine, W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Prot. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active since 1890 ; personal work. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Muskogee 1901; mbr. 
C. of C.; active in all civic affairs; dist. 
chmn. Red Cross during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, Arkansas River navigation and lower 
freight rates. 


VERNOR, ENLOE V., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., District Judge. B„ Elkton, Ill., Nov. 
24, 1879. Edu-. h. sch., Nashville, Ill.; 
Washington Univ., LL. B., 1904. Wife, 
Margaret L. Woodside. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Dist. Judge. Third Judicial Dist. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. J. Crump, E. 
A. Summers, Dist. Judges of same Dist.; 
(pol.) Ed Brook, Irvin Donovan. Jack 
Lewis, Porum; Isaac Kirky, Boynton; W. 
W. Hastings, Tahlequah; Chas. Moon, J. 
Berry King. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; Lions; C. 
of C. Imp. Rel„ Vilas Vernor, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide; active since 
1905 ; makes speeches; organization and 
personal work. Offices, City Clk., Nash¬ 
ville, Ill.. 1900-01; Co. Judge, Muskogee 
1916-22; Dist. Judge 1922 since. Party 
Honors, prct. co. committees; del. to nearly 
all st. convs. Remarks, came to Muskogee 


431 

1904 ; active in civic affairs; active in Red 
Cross during W. War; mbr. Co., St. and 
Amer. Bar Assns. 

VERNOR, V. V., Muskogee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Nashville, Ill., Jan. 15, 
1886. Edu., Washington Univ., LL. B., 
1912; grad, bus, col., Quincy, Ill. Wife, 
Edna Plant. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard E. Ver¬ 
nor. Bus. Con., attorney at law. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Cleon Summers, Ed Brook, Musko¬ 
gee; W. W. Hastings, Fred Capshaw, Pat 
Malloy, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, K. of P.; M. W. 
A.; I. O. O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; statewide; active since 1915; or¬ 
ganization ; personal and speaking. Party 
Honors, prct. chmn. 8 yrs,; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Musko¬ 
gee 1907 ; active in civic affairs; mbr. co. 
and st. bar assns. Hobby, hunting, fish¬ 
ing. 

VORE, CHAS. FOWLER, Webbers Falls. 
Dem. Occ., rural mail carrier. B., Web¬ 
bers Falls, July 19, 1890. Edu., public 
schs., Webbers Falls; Wentworth M. A., 
1911; Washington & Lee Univ., Lexing¬ 
ton. Va. Wife, Irene Karch. Bus. Con., 
farming. Bk. Con., Citizens St.; First 
Natl., Commercial Natl., Muskogee. Assoc-, 
(pol.) O. H. P. Brewer, Ed Brook. W. J. 
Crump, Enloe Vernor, Muskogee; W. W. 
Gulager, W. H. Harrower, Muskogee; W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Prot. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1911; personal work. 
Remarks, native; active in civic affairs of 
Webbers Falls. 

WALKER, MRS. EDITH, Ft. Gibson. Rep. 
Occ-, farmer. B., Park Hill, Indian Terr., 
June 6, 1856. Edu., public schs., Cherokee 
Nation; 2 yrs. finishing sch., Rockford, 
Ill. Hus., (dec.). Cdrn., 2 foster. Bus. 
Con-, farmer, potato grower. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. Gibson, 
H. Ross, Geo. M. Bodgett, Ft. Gibson; 
Alice M. Robertson, Muskogee. Church, 
Pres. Imp. Rel-, Alice Robertson, Musko¬ 
gee. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; personal and organization work. 
Party Honors, prct. committeewoman 10 
yrs.; del. to co. convs. Remarks, native; 
lived Ft. Gibson since 1866; active in civic 
affairs and womans club work; W. C. T. U. 
work; active in war work during W. War. 
Hobby, church work. 

WAY, MRS. SUSIE L„ Haskell. Dem. 
V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Corn., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

WEEKS, B. D., DR._ Muskogee. Rep. 
Occ., pres. Bacone Univ' B., Lincoln Co., 
Mo., iSept. 27, 1881. Edu., h. sch., Troy, 
Mo.; Buchanan Col., Troy; A. B., 1902; 
D. D., Ottawa Univ., 1926. Wife, Grace 
Berger. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con-, pres. 
Bacone Univ. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) S. M. Hilligoss, C. E. Creager, Lu¬ 
ther Kyle, Muskogee; Ed Fry, Pat Hur¬ 
ley, W. G. Skelly, E. L. Kirby, Jim Har¬ 
ris. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd 
Mason. Shrine, St. Joseph, Mo.; C. of C.; 
Rotary. Pol. Act. partisan; active since 
1909; makes speeches; does personal and 
organization work; attends all convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1910; Okla. City 
1910-13; Muskogee since 1917; active in 
civic affairs; active in all war work; 
Chaplain 180th Inf. Okla. Natl. Guard. 
Hobby, Indian Edu. 


WHEELER, BENJAMIN B., Muskogee. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., McLean Co., Ill., 
Feb. 17, 1870. Edu., public schs.. Ill.; 
st. normal sch., Greeley, Colo.; admitted 
to Bar 1907. Wife Beatrice Selah. Bus. 
Con., Ben B. Wheeler, lawyer. Bk. Con., 
Commercial Natl. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks, I. O. O. F. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Beni B. Wheeler; L. A. Wheel¬ 
er, Muskogee Pol. Act-, partisan; active 
since 1909; makes speeches. Offices, Dist. 
Judge third judicial dist. 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to most st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Muskogee 1904 ; mbr. Okla. Bar 
Assn.; active in Y. M. C. A. work. 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JUDGE ROBERT L. WILLIAMS 









MUSKOGEE COUNTY 


433 


PAUL C. WILLIAMS 


fices, Justice Peace, Muskogee; Judge of 
City Ct. 12 yrs., Muskogee. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Muskogee 1898; active in civic affairs; 
active in war work during W. War; mbr. 
St. and Co. Bar Assns. 

WILLIAMS, PAUL C„ Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Grenada, Miss., Feb. 
22, 1886. Wife, Jessie Love McCartney, 

Fayetteville, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Reynolds & Williams, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Natl. Assoc., Norman 
E. Reynolds. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Muskogee; C. of 
C. Pol. Act, partisan; active since 1909; 
makes speeches; personal and organiza¬ 
tion work. Offices, Mayor 1926-28; Dep¬ 
uty U. S. Marshal, 1905-07 ; Muskogee. 
Party Honors, co. committeeman; pret. 
committeeman 1914-18; del. tO' co., dist., 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Mus¬ 
kogee in 1903. Active in all civic affairs; 
mbr. com. which drafted Muskogee Charter 
for City Mgr.; mbr. Izaak Walton League. 
Hobby, golf, fishing. 

WILLIAMS, ROBT. L., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., Federal Judge, Eastern Dist. Okla. 
B„ Ala.. Dec. 20, 1868. Edu., Southern 
Univ., Greensboro, Ala. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1896. Offices, mbr. 
Okla. Constitutional Conv. 1906-07; Chief 
Justice Supreme Ct., 1907-14; Governor of 
Okla. 1915-19; U. S. Judge Eastern Dist. 
since 1919. Party Honors, Dem. Natl. 
Com., 1904-08. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896; Atoka 1896-99; Durant since. 


Lew Wentz. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masons, Boynton Lodge No. 370; 
Indian Consistory, McAlester; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1905; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Party Honors, former chmn. 
Muskogee Rep. Com.; nominee for Congress* 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901: 
Blackwell 1901-02; Boynton since; active 
leader in all Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
drives during war; served on Bd. of Edu. 
several yrs.; former First Lieut. Okla. Inf. 


WHEELER, CHAS., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ.. Judge City Ct. B., Three Rivers, 
Mich., Nov. 11, 1856. Edu., Hillsdale Col., 
Mich.; Univ. Mich., LL. B., 1882. Wife, 
Mattie B. Mellette. Cdrn., 6 s., 4 d. Bus. 
Con., Justice City Ct. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) O. H. P. Brewer, Ed Brook, 
R. M. Mountcastle, Chas. Moon, Musko¬ 
gee; W. W. Hastings, P. C. West. Church, 
Epis. Pol. Act-, independent; active since 
1879 ; personal and organization work. Of- 


WINELAND, H. L., Boynton. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B-, Virden, Ill., Oct. 25, 1879. 
Edu., Virden, Ill., h. sch.; National Nor¬ 
mal Univ., Lebanon, Ohio. Wife, Elsie 
E. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., pres. 
Amer. St. Bk., Boynton; v.-pres. and 
treas. Hyland Oil Co., Boynton. Bk. Con., 
Amer. St. Assoc., F. R. Hyer, Okmulgee; 
(pol.) Geo. W. Seibold, Luther Kyle, L. 
R. Kershaw, Muskogee; John Embry, W. 
B. Pine, John W. Harreld, W. G. Skelly, 


H. L. WINELAND 




















Noble County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. A. Ledbetter (Deni.)_Perry 

Co. Attorney. Edward Bowles (Dem.)_Perry 

Ct. Clerk, Henry Rucker (Rep.)_Perry 

Co. Clerk. F. S. Hamous (Rep.)_Perry 

Sheriff, Henry Isham (Rep.)_Perry 

Co. Treasurer, W. A. Edwards (Rep.)_Perry 

Co. Surveyor, E. R. Beck told (Dem.)_Perry 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Ada B. Sims 

(Rep.)-Perry 

Co. Assessor. F. F. Ritthaler (Rep.)_Perry 

County Weigher—None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Ed Morris (Dem.)_Red Rock 

Dist. No. 2—J. W. Yoce (Rep.)_Perry 

Dist. No. 3—S. J. Trussel (Rep.)_Perry 

County Election Board: 

Secy., A. W. Tucker (Dem.)_Perry 

Chmn., Robert Lavington (Dem.)_Perry 

Mbr., J. E. Dolezal, Sr. (Rep.)_Perry 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, A. Duf? Tillery (Dem.) Perry; 
Senator. Jo O. Ferguson (Rep.) Pawnee; District Judge. 
Claude Duval (Dem.) Newkirk; W. E. Rice (Dem.) 
Red Rock. 

State Officers. W. A. Ricker. Perry, Game Ranger; 
Mrs. Pearl E. Smith, Perrv, Trustee Union Soldiers 
Home: Wm. Stahl. Perry. Conservation Officer; B. A. 
Owen. Perry. Co. Superintendent Health ; Harry Shori- 
man. Perry. Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Judge Wm. Bowles, Perry, Chmn.; Mrs. Vivian 
Ford, Billings, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

.Toe Dolezal, Jr., Perry, Chmn.. Nina Bowman, 
Perry, V.-Chmn. 


Gene Branson, Morrison, State Committeeman; 
Lucy A. Boyes, Perry, State Committeewoman. 

C ITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Perry, Co. Seat; H. H. Reynolds (Mayor) ; Bruce 
Lucas (Clerk) ; H. E. St. Clair (Attorney) ; Apache 
Gas Co., W. J. Holleman, V.-Pres., 108 Mid-Co. Bldg. 
Tulsa. 

Billings, L. H. Spencer (Mayor) ; F. F. Daniel 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; Billings Gas Co. 

Marland, W. A. Brooks (Mayor) ; Calvin F. Case 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Morrison, Tlieo Stinze (Mayor) ; Susie Clifton 
(Clerk) ; Municipal District. 

Red Rock, P. F. Haynes (Mayor) ; B. Davis 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1346 


| 1520 | 

| 1927 | 

1 

1777 | 

Rep. 

| 1243 


| 2467 

| 2681 | 

1 

3607 | 

Soc. 

| 217 


1 154 | 

1 71 1 

1 

41 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

965 

|' 1553 | 

| 1706 | 

1833 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1127 

| 2494 | 

| 3545 | 

2175 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 

74 

1 147 | 

|no C. 

17 | 

i 

Governor 

Dem, 

1 

916 

| | 1950 

1 1 

2611 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1239 

| 2523 

1 1 

2164 | 

1 

80 c. 

1 

82 

| 43 

1 1 

16 | 

1 

Congressman 

I Jem. 

| 1245 

908 

1815 | 1992 

| 2544 | 

1809 | 

2219 | 

Rep. 

| 1343 

1181 

| 2178 2134 

| 2421 | 

2382 | 

3041 | 

Soe. 

| 210 

75 

| 128 | 49 

no C. | 

3 I 

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NEWSPAPERS 


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Transcript 

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Ira J. Williams 


ANDREWS, JOHN, Marland. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Princeton, Mo., July 80, 1871. 
Edu., com. sch. and 1 yr. h. sch., Prince¬ 
ton, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. 

Bus. Con., farming only; was ranch fore¬ 
man, 7 yrs. at Figure-3 Ranch, 1899-1906. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St. Bk. Assoc., Bob Bul¬ 
lard ; Roscoe Wilson; H. E. Dominy. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act. active in co. since 1900. Works 
personally among his friends and ithe 
ranks of voters. Offices, dep. assessor of 
Noble Co., for a number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. eonvs., a number of 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898. 
Is only man living in his township who 
located there that early. 

BAILEY. NINNIE KEITH, Perry. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B„ White Cloud, Kan., 
July 24, 1869. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
White Cloud, Kan.; Atchison Institute, 
Kan.; Western Normal Col., Shenandoah, 
la., A. B„ 1888. Husband, J. R. Bailey. 
Cdrn.. 1 d. Bk. Con., First Natl._ Assoc., 
(Pol.) Mrs. H. L. Boyes; Mrs. Wm. Stahl, 
Grant Shoop, Mrs. Nina Bowman; Judge 
M. C. Garber, Enid; Mrs. Geo. Rainey, 


Enid. Church. Pres.; active mbr.; chmn. 
of bd. of Religious Education; sec’y. Mis¬ 
sionary Education. Clubs & Lodges, very 
active in Okla. St. Federation of Womens 
Clubs for past 25 yrs.; mbr. Tuesday After¬ 
noon Club; was v-pres. of Okla. St. Suf¬ 
frage Assn for yrs.; first v-pres. Okla. 
Author’s Club; chmn of Library bd.. Perry; 
P. T. A.; mbr. League of American Pen- 
women, Washington, D. C.; P. E. O. ; Par¬ 
ent-Teachers Assn. Imp. Rel. Judge For- 
dyce M. Keith, (grandfather). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900. Mrs. Bailey sewed stars 
on first official flag of Okla. Is author of 
first book of poems published in Okla., by 
a woman author, “Life’s Undertow". 

BOWLES, EDWARD S., Perry. Dem. 
Occ., County Attorney. B.. Perry, Jan. 
14, 1902. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Perry, 
grad., 1919; O. U., grad., 1926; Univ. of 
Mich., 1 yr. Wife, Lois. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. M. Bowles, 
(father) partner in law; James A. Led¬ 
better ; Fred A. Wallace, co. attv., El Reno • 
Hal Crouch, Tulsa. Church. Pres.; active 
mbr.; sings in choir. Clubs, Phi Gamma 
Delta. Poi. Act., partisan; active in co. 


since maturity; ambitious for the success 
of his party. Offices, Co. Atty. since 1929. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived all his 
life in state. 

BOWLES, WILLIAM M„ Perry. Dem. Oce., 

lawyer. B., Jakes Prairie, Crawford Co., 
Mo., 1868. Edu., com. and h. schs., Vichy 
Normal sch. Mo., B. S. Married. Cdrn., 
1 s., Edward S. Bowles, partner in law; 
3' d. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; stock¬ 
holder and dir. First Natl Bk; Exchange 
Natl Bk.; and Red Rock St. Bk., Red Rock. 
Assoc., (pol.) well known to every office 
holder and pol. worker in Okla. Lodges, 
Mason, Knight Templar. Imp. Rel., Cong. 
Sam Burns, (cousin) Potosi, Mo.; his 
grandfather was st. repr. from St. Louis Co., 
Mo.,, 5 consecutive terms; great-grandfather 
was Judge of St. Louis Co., Mo., for 3 yrs. 
Offices, City Atty., 1894-1900 ; Co. Atty.. 
Noble co., 1897-98 ; speaker of House, 1903; 
dist. Judge, 12th Judicial Dist., 1907-19; 
Supreme Court Comm.r., 6 m,o., under 

Gov. Bob Williams. Party Honors, chmn. 
Dem. Co. Central Com., now serving; also 
Bt. Committeeman. Remarks, is very in¬ 
fluential and respected citizen in pol. life 
of co. and st. 







































NOBLE COUNTY 


435 



MRS. LUCY ANN 
(H. L.) BOYES 


BOWMAN, NINA, Perry.. Rep. Occ., 

housewife. B., Chanute, Kan., (of voting 
ag'e). Edu., com. sch., Chanute; h. sch., 
Guthrie, grad., 1906; normal sch., Guthrie. 
Widow. Cdrn., 3 c. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Lucy Boyes; 
Grant Shoop; H. H. Reynolds, Mayor. 
Church, Pres., active mbr. Lodges, Eastern 
Star, past Matron. Imp. Rel., Dick Cates, 
(cousin) Gov. of Ill. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. since suffrage. Party Honors, 
del. to co. con vs., almost continuously 
since suffrage; del. to st. conv., 1922. 

Remarks, during W. War was a very active 
worker in Red Cross; one of Perry’s use¬ 
ful citizens. 

BOYES, LUCY ANN MINOR, Perry. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., near Sullivan, Ill. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Emporia, Kan.; 

Kan. St. Tchrs. Col. ; 
grad. 1889. Hus¬ 
band, H. L. Boyes, 

real estate and loans 
dealer. Bk. Con.. 

Farmers & Mer- 

chants. Assoc., 
Mrs. J. R. Bailey; 
'Grant Shoop, Per¬ 
ry; Judge M. C. 
Garber, Enid; L. C. 
Pearson, Marshall. 
Church, Meth. ; very 
active mbr.; tchr. in 
S. S., 20 yrs. Clubs 
& Lodges, Tuesday 
Afternoon Club; 
Natl. Research 
Chap; Eastern 
Star; two literary 
clubs; W. C. T. U. 
Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1900. Offices, 
co. supt., 1899-1901 ; mbr. Bd. of Edu., 1909- 
13; and Perry Public Library; St. Com- 

mitteewoman, since suffrage. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1892; filed a claim in 

Cherokee Strip, 1893, which she still owns; 
taught sch., 10 yrs.; has been an active 

worker in pub. affairs of st. 

BRANSON. C. E., Morrison. Rep. Occ.. 
farmer. Edu., com. schs. Married. Sev¬ 
eral cdrn. Bk. Con., Bk. of Pawnee at 
Morrison. Pol. Act., statewide partisan 
worker; works through personal contact. 
Offices, dep. sheriff. Party Honors, st. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1893; homesteaded. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

BRENGLE, WALTER CLINTON, Marland. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B., Springfield Ky., 
Jan. 11, 1894. Edu., com. and h. schs. 
Perrv, grad., 1915; bus. col., Guthrie. Wife, 
Beatrice Peacock. Bus. Con., Cashier Mar¬ 
in nd St. Bk.; ins., represents Home Ins. 
Co., New York; E. R. Smith, Okla. City, 
is st. mgV. Assoc., L. K. Meek, pres.: 
Geo. L. Miller, v.-pres., both of Marland St. 
Bk. Church, Bap. mbr. ; attends Chris. 
Church of which his wife is mbr. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C. Mason Blue Lodge ; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Rev. W. H. 
Brengle, pastor of church, Chillicothe, Mo. 
Pol. Act., is influential in pol. affairs of 
his community. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman, 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1908; during W. War served 13 mos. in 
Batt. C, 67th C. A. G.; in France 6 mos. 

BROCK, CLIFF, Perry. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Stafford, O., Oct. 2, 1871. 

Edu., com. sch., Stafford, O. Wife, Myra 
Davidson. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., 
farming only; was formerly in mercantile 
bus., in partnership with Chas. Smith; is 
also familiar with livery barn and restaur¬ 
ant bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
W. S. Fallis; Grant Shoop; W. E. Edwards; 
John Yoce; Harry Donaldson. Pol. Act., 
active in co. since 1894; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, Commit- 
teeman of Oakdale Twp.,. 1918-24. Re¬ 
marks, a progressive and influential farm¬ 
er; pres, of Noble Co. Breders Assn., 
1916-21; pres, of Noble Co. Free Fair 
Assn, 1921-24 ; active in all movements 
for community progress; pres, of Perry 


and Northwestern Telephone Co., since 1914; 
during W. War was active worker in Red 
Cross drives. 

BUSCH, FRED F„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
Tolice Judge. B., Stuttgardt, Germany, 
Oct. 2, 1862. Edu., com schs, Pittsburg, 
Pa. Wife, Lizzie. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
was formerly a locomotive engineer. Bk. 
Con., Exchange; Farmers & Merchants; 
First Natl. Assoc.. J. M. Taylor; Joe 
Howard. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason; 
K. P.; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W., elk. for 28 
yrs. Pol. Act., partisan, active in Okla., 
since 1889; of late years has not been 
active on account of poor health, but is 
still an influential mbr. of party. Offices 
City Clk., 1901-22; Police Judge since 1922. 
Remarks, came to America from Germany 
at age of four; came to Okla. in 1889; 
lived at Norman, 1889-93; in Noble Co., 
since. 

CARPENTER, DICK, Red Rock. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Butler Co., Kan., Aug. 
13, 1881. Edu., com. schs., Kan. Wife, 
Lottie Wait. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., 
hdwe store; dir. in Red Rock St. Bk.. 
Assoc., D. J Donolioe, pres.; Richard 
Shelts, cashier, Red Rock St. Bk. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F., mbr for 20 yrs. 
Pol. Act., helps in party ranks at cam¬ 
paign times. Offices, (Mayor 12 yrs. Re¬ 
marks. came bo Okla. in 1904 ; lived since 
in Red Rock; has been instrumental in 
upbuilding his community and town. 

CARPENTER, SAM D„ Red Rock. Rep. 
Occu., farmer. B.. El Dorado, Kan., Apr. 
13, 1873. Edu., com. schs., El Dorado, 
Kan. Wife, Lura Jones. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 
d. Bk. Con., Red Rock St. Assoc., John 
Diehm; Dick Carpenter. Church, Chris., 
deacon. Lodges, I. O. 0. F.; M. W. A. Pol. 
Act., active in Noble co. since 1894. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 28 yrs; served on 
Elec. Bd., 28 yrs.; Committeeman, Red 
Rock Twp., 20 yrs. Party Honors, del. ;,o 
st. convs. a number of times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since at his 
present location. During W. War was lead¬ 
er in Liberty Bond Drives in his commun¬ 
ity and active worker in Red Cross. 

CASE, CHARLES W„ Marland. Dem. 
Occ., ginner. B., Ft. Scott, Kan., July 16, 
1884. Edu., com. and 2 yrs. of h. sell., 
Kan. Wife, Grace McCard. Cdrn., 1 s.; 
3 d. Bus. Con., cotton ginning and farm¬ 
ing; was in general mercantile bus., 1919- 
24. Bk. Con., Marland St. Assoc., H. L. 
Derry. Church, Meth. ; Supt. S. S. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
C. W. Case, (father). Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent. ; active since 1904 ; works for man he 
thinks best suited for office. Offices, J. of 
P., 1926-30; chmn. of Town Bd., 6 yrs.; 
Twp. Committeeman, 1922-24. Remarks, 
has lived in Marland since 1898 ; has been 
instrumental in upbuilding community. 

CHRISTOPH. CHARLES, Perry. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., West Walworth, N. 
Y., May 13, 1860. Edu., com. schs., Wal¬ 
worth, N. Y. ; Canandaigua Acad., On¬ 
tario Co., N. Y., Wife. Mattie. Bus. Con., 
Christoph & Newton Furniture Store. Bk. 
Con.. Farmers & Merchants. Assoc.. J. M. 
Taylor; Cliris Jensen; W T . R. Fry. Church, 
Meth..; trustee; chmn. of bd. of stewards. 
Lodges, M. W. A.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
has been influential in pol. of Noble Co., 
since 1893. Offices, City councilman, 1895- 
1903. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; 
has lived since in Noble Co. Is influential 
mbr. of Rep. party. 

CLARK. MRS. GEO. W., Perry. Rep. 
Occ., Real Estate. Loans and Oil Lease bus. 
B., LaMars, la. Edu., coin'. schs., 
LeMars, la.; Southwest Normal Sch., Le¬ 
iMars, la.; grad.. 1894. Husband. Geo. 
William Clark, Real Estate, Loans and 
Oil Leases. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. ; Farmers & Merchants: Stock¬ 
holder Exch. Assoc., partner in bus. with 
her husband; (pol.) L. G. Shoop. Church, 
Gath. Clubs, Red Cross Bd. mbr.; Public 
Health Bd.; Lioness of Lions Club. Imp. 
Rel., her father. Michael Bur^e, was nom¬ 


inated for Ins. Comrar. on first st. ticket. 
Pol. Aci., active in co. since 1900 ; Co. 
Com. mbr. in John Field campaign for 
Gov. Offices, dep. Recorder of Noble Co., 
1901-04 under L. G. Shoop. Remarks, a 
staunch and influential mbr. of Rep. pitrty; 
was sec’y. of Farmers Mutual Ins. Co., 
Guthrie, 1903-06. 



COBB, JOSEPH ALFRED, Ponca City. 
Rep. Occ., farmer. B., Johnson Co., Mo., 
May 17, 1872. Edu., Com. Sch., Johnson 
Co., Mo. Wife, 
Love Beamer,, (dec.) 
Cdrn., 4 s.; 6 d. 
Bus. Con., farming 
and stockraising all 
his life; has sold 
his farm and is 
now retired. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., 'Geo. H. 
Brett; H. E. Dom- 
iny, Marland; P. 
W. Cress; Tom 
Taylor. Church, 
Bap. .Lodges, I. O. 
O. F., for 22 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., John C. 
Cobb, Odessa, Mo. 
Pol. Act., active in 
co. since 1898. Is 
particularly influ¬ 
ential in northern 


JOSEPH ALFRED 
COBB 


part; works quietly but effectively through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Twp. Bd. 
a number of times, appointed to fill work 
begun by others; Twp. Committeeman, a 
number of times; del. to st. conv., 1918. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; has lived 
since in Noble Co. except seven yrs. out 
of st.; a builder in his community. 


COLDIRON, Mrs. D. F„ Perry. Dem. 
Occ.. housewife. B., Marion, Ky. Edu., 
com. schs. Marion, Ky.; O. U. Husband, 
Dr. D. F. Coldiron. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. 
Bk. Con.. Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Wm. Bowles. Church, Pres.; 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; 
Royal Neighbor; Noble Co., Pub. Health 

Assn.; dir. and sec’y. in Noble Co., and also 
st. sec’y. and dir.; has been actively engaged 
in pub. health works since 1918. Imp. 
Rel., J. E. Lemon, (bro.) Dem. Representa¬ 
tive from Grant Co., three terms under 

Govs. Williams and Cruce; Harry Ward, 
(uncle) candidate for Atty. Gen., of K.v. 

Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1915. 
Is particularly active in Dem. headquarters 
at campaign times. Party Honors, v-chmu. 
Noble Co., Dem. Com., 1920. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1894 ; lived at Pond Creek 
(which was then Round Pond) until 1905 ; 
in Noble since; an outstanding citizen 

because of her activities in public health 
work. 


CRESS, PARKER W„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Parkersvilie, ICan., Apr. 24, 
1869. Edu., com. and h. sells., Kan.; 
TTniv. of Kan., A. B., 1893. Wife, (first; 
Minnie Madaris, (deceased) ; (second) Del¬ 
la Niles. Cdrn., 2 s. (one is a capt. In 
U. S. Army); 1 d. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty.; represents Santa Fe Ry.; Frisco Ry.; 
Rock Island Ry.; Farmers & Merchants 
Bk.; First Natl. Bk., Billings Assoc., 
Gerald S. Toffee; Paul W. Cress, partner 
in law; was formerly in partnership at 
different times with Samuel H. Harris, Okla. 
City; James B. Diggs; Thomas H. Doyle, 
chmn. Industrial Committee; Geo. T. Car¬ 
ter, Los Angeles, Calif.; and with H. E. 
Sinclair. Church. Meth. Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges. Commercial Natl, and Okla. Bar 
Assn. ; Mason, W. O. W.; I. O. O. F., Perry. 
Pol. Act., has been a dominant factor in 
party since 1896. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. almost continuously for yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived 
there since. 


DOLEZAL, HORACE S, Perry. Rep. Occ., 

court clerk. B., Perry, Aug. 30, 1894. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Perry. Married. Bus. 
Con., was former owner Dolezal-Haynes 
Motor Co., Perry. 1919-20. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change. Assoc., W. K. Kirkhart, Lucien; 






436 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HENRY S. JOHNSTON 


R. K. Kobes, Asst, cashr., Exchange Bk., 
Perry. Church, Pres. Poi. Act., partisan; 
active locally since 1915. Offices, Ct. Clk., 
Noble Co., 1921-29; Deputy Oo. Treas., 
1917; Deputy Co. Clk., 1915. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived all his life in 
Noble Co. During W. War served in 329th 
Battl., Tank Corps; overseas 1 yr.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Post No. 53, Perry. Rank of 
2nd Lt. Very active in Legion work. 

DOLEZAL, JOSEPH E„ Perry. Rep. 
Occ., abstractor and insurance dealer. B., 
Oxford Junction, la., Oct. 19, 1867. Edu.. 
com. schs., Ia.; Northern Indiana Normal. 
Valparaiso, 16 months. Married. Cdrn., 6 
s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Abstractor and Insur¬ 
ance dealer; vice pres, and dir. Exchange 
Bk., Perry. Bk. Con., Exchange; Farmers 
& Merchants. Assoc., F. G. Moore, C. D. 
Jensen, Perry. Church, his wife and cdrn. 
are mbrs. of the Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Odd Fellow, Woodman, (Z. C. B. J.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1889. Offices, Co. Clk. 6 yrs. before state¬ 
hood, 3 yrs. after; City Treas.; mbr. Co. 
Elec. Bd., now serving. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1914-18; St. Committeeman. 
Noble Co., 1919-20; clk. of first Election 
ever held in Okla. Territory; del. to tlrst 
Rep. Ccnv. ever held in Okla., at Frisco, 
1889. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived 
in Okla. City or a number of yrs.; number¬ 
ed the streets of Okla. City, beginning at 
Grand and Broadway intersection as a base, 
and numbering north, south, east and west. 
One of the state’s pioneers who has taken 
an active part in its development along 
all lines. 

DOLEZAL, J. E., JR., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor and insurance dealer. B., Perry, 
Sept. 15, 1898. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Perry, grad. 1920. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
Noble Co. Abstract Co., Perry. Bk. Con.. 
Exchange. Assoc., J. E. Dolezal, Sr., 
(father), G. W. Dolezal, (bro.), partners 
in business; (pol.) L. G. Shoop, F. F. Rit- 
thaler. Perry. Clubs & Lodges, Perry 
Country Club; M. W. A., Perry. Pol. Act., 
active in co. since 1922; a hard and con¬ 
scientious worker in Rep. ranks. Offices, 
City Councilman, Perry. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs., 1926-28; Chmn. Noble Co. 
Cen. Com., 1928. Remarks, is native Okla¬ 
homan and has lived all his life in co. 
During W. War served in U. S. Navy, made 
18 convoys : mbr. Amer. Legion at Perry. 
Finance Officer, 1927. 


DOMINY, HENRY E., Marland. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Ratcliff, Ohio, July 22, 
1855. Edu., com. schs., Ohio. Married. Cdrn., 
3 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., farm owner; stock- 
raising; Pres. Bliss Cooperative Grain Co.. 
Marland. Bk. Con., First Natl., Ponca City; 
Marland St. Assoc., Fred Balduff, W. E. 
Larimer, E. J. Easley, Marland. Church, 
was former mbr. of United Brethren, but 
does not attend now as there is no church 
in community. Lodges, Fraternal Aid Union; 
I. O. O. F., Tonkawa; Mason, Consistory, 
Guthrie; has badge of honor from I. 0. O. 
F. lodge at Tonkawa, of which he was a 
useful mbr. for more than 25 yrs. Po). 
Act., partisan; active in Kay and Noble 
Cos., since 1894; works silently in party. 
A valuable aid to men and measures he 
supports. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. many times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894 ; lived in Kay Co., 1894-05; in 
Noble Co. since. An honored and respected 
citizen of his community. 

DONALDSON, HARRY, Perry. Dem. Occ., 
lumber dealer. B., Greenleaf, Kan., Oct. 
22, 1887. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Green- 
leaf, Kan. Married. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
mbr. Long Bell Lumber Co., Perry, 1912- 
19; now in lumber business, Donaldson A 
Yahn. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Chris, 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, Pres.; 
Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; K. P., Perry. 
Fol. Act., only due to his interest in good 
govt.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Councilman. 

DOTTS, RUSSELL W„ Perry. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Lynchburg, Ohio, July 10, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. schs. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 2d. Bus. Con.. Retail Hard¬ 
ware Store, Perry. Bk. Con., First Nall. 
Assoc., Chas. Monroe, partner in business. 
Lodges, Mason, Perry. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in Noble Co., since 
1919. Offices. City Councilman, now serving. 

EDWARDS, W. A., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., Atchison, Kan., Dec. 
19, 1866. Edu., com. schs.. Eureka, Kan. 
Married. Cdrn., 3s.; 3d. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants, Perry. Assoc., co. officials 
at ct. house. Church, Chris.; active mbr. 
Fol. Act., active locally; personal contact 
worker. Offices. Co. Treas., Noble Co. 

FALLIS, W. S., Perry. Ind. Occ., banker. 
B., Neosho, Mo., July 2. 1870. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Benton Harbor, Mich., grad. 
1888. Married. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., Pres. 
First Natl. Assoc., Grant Shoop, (rep.) 
Judge W. M. Bowles, (dem.), Perry. Church, 
Chris.; Elder; active mbr. Ciubs & Lodges. 
Rotary; M. W. A., Perry. Remarks, has no 
preference as to political parties, but by 
reason of his position is very influential in 
behalf of the men and principles he up¬ 
holds. 

FORD. MRS. VIVIAN, Billings. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. Hus.. owns Ford Chain 
Stores. Party Honors, Ex-Y.-Chmn. Cen. Com. 
Hobby, collecting antiques. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

FRY, W. R., Perry. Rep. Occ., merchant. 
B., Mount Yernon, la., April 13, 1879. 

Edu.. com. schs., Bertram, Ia. Wife, Avis. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., Palace Meat 
Market, Perry; Fry Market, Guthrie; also 
part owner Mallocks Book Store, rPerry. 
Bk. Con., ^Farmers & Merchants; First 
Natl. Assoc., W. K. Fry, Jr., (son), partner 
in business at Guthrie; (pol.) C. A. Har- 
baugh, S. J. Russell, J. M. Taylor, Perry: 
Gene Branson, Morrison. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; K. P. ; 
I. O. O. F.; Mason, Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., 
active in Okla. since 1906; has not missed 1 
taking an active part in every campaign 
since statehood. Offices, City Treas., Perry 
1908-12 ; Mayor of Perry. 1912-16; City 
Councilman a number of times; mbr. 11th 
Legis.. Party Honors, del. to st. convs 
many times. 

GREER, CHARLES J., Red Rock. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Sedalia, Mo., May 16, 
1869. Edu., com. and h. sch., Butler, Mo. 
Wife. Lucy Haskins. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bk. 
Con., Red Rock St. Assoc., Grant Shoop, 


John Yoce, Perry. Church, Bap., deacon and 
active worker. Lodges, I. O. O. F., mbr. for 
20 yrs. Pol. Act, partisan; works quietly 
in ranks of party; has been active in poli¬ 
tics of Noble Co. since 1889. Offices, Co. 
Commr., Noble Co., 1911-15. Party Honors, 
appointed del. to co. conventions a number 
of times, (has served only once). 

HALL, ORA R., Perry. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
er. B., Morrison, Jan. 27, 1891. Edu.. com. 
and h. schs., Morrison, grad. 1919; Bus. 
Ool., Chillicothe, Mo., 1910. Wife, Tillie. 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Cashr. Ex¬ 
change Bk., Perry. Assoc., F. G. Moore, 
Pres. Exchange Bk., Perry; Judge W. M. 
Bowles, Geo. H. Mouser, J. C. Wood, Perry. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason, York Rite; I 

O. 0. F., Perry. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915. Party Honors, Pres. Young 
Mens Dem. Club, 1915-16. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; has lived all his life in st. 
Veteran of the W. War; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion. 

HAMOUS, F. S„ Perry. Rep. Occ.. county 
clerk of Noble Co. B., Dodge, Neb., Sept. 
1, 1879. Edu., com. schs., Lindsay, Neb., 
and Kingfisher. Wife, Esther J. Hamous. 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants; was asst, cashr. of First Natl. Bk. 
of Perry, 1924-27. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in Rep. organization of 
Noble Co. since 1922. Offices, Dep. Co. 
Treas. 1922-24; Co. Clk. Noble Co., since 
1927. 

HARBAUGH, CHARLES A., Perry. Rep. 
Occ., county commissioner. B., Hackney, 
Ivan., Feb. 27, 1877. Edu., com. schs., Ivan.; 
h. sch., Winfield, Ivan., grad. 1898 ; Kan. 
Univ., 1 yr., 1899; Southwest Kansas Col., 
Winfield, 1900. Wife. Lula A. Cdrn., 2 s.; 

3 d. Bus. Con., Harbaugh & Swart Oil Co., 
1924-25, Perry; Harbaulgh & Woodruff, 
Mens Clothing, Perry, 1927-28 ; Harbaugh 
& Dotts Oil Co., 1915-25, Perry. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
S. J. Trussell. Co. Commr.; E. E. Nelson, 
druggist. Perry. Cluibs & Lodges, Lions, 
Perry Country Club; C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Perry. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in politics of Okla. since 
1904. Offices, Co. Commr., 1923-29 ; City 
Councilman, 1908-14, Perry. 

HIRSCHMAN, CHARLES P., Perry. Rep. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Green Ridge, 
Mo., Dec. 23, 1883. Edu., com. schs., Mo. 
Wife, Niona Ellis. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
Noble Co. Motor Co., Ford dealer, Perry; 
was formerly with Woodruff Mercantile Co., 
Perry, 1917-25. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
S. Krisher, Noble Co. Motor Co., Perry; 

P. W. Cress, Fred Mulger, Perry. Church, 
Lutheran. Lodges, Iv. P., Perry. Pol. Act., 
partisan; consistent worker since 1904. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived since 
in Noble Co. 

HOOVER, CHARLES L„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
farmer; Constable. B., Somerset, Pa., June 
5, 1864. Edu., com. and h. schs.. New Cen¬ 
terville, Pa. Wife, Margaret. Cdrn., 2 s.; 

2 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Sherman 
Trussell, Chas. Harbaugh, both Commrs. of 
Noble Co.; Jake Nelson, Perry. Church, 
Lutheran. Lodges, K. P. Perry. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in party in Noble Co. 
Offices, Sheriff Noble Co., 1912-16; Con¬ 
stable, since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900 ; lived since in Noble Co. 

JENSEN, C. D., Perry. Rep. Occ., real 
estate and loan. B., Geneva, Neb., Oct., 22, 
1873. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Neb. Wife, 
Lula L. Cdrn., 3 s.; 6 d. Bus. Con., real 
estate and loans dealer; was formerly in 
banking business for 30 yrs. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Church, Congregational. Lodges, 
Mason, Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., 
John Jensen (father) St. Legis., Neb.; Pres. 
St. Bd. of Agriculture, Neb.; Indian Agent 
for Tonkawa, Ponca, Pawnee and Otoe 
Tribes, 1898-1906. Pol. Act., partisan; and 
a staunch supporter of republican princi¬ 
ples since maturity. Offices, City Councilman ; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. formerly. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs. Remarks, during W. 
War was sec’y of Council of Defense in 










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437 


Noble Co.; Chmn. Co. Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives. 

JEROME, CHARLES F., Orlando. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Orlinda, Mo., April 7, 
1885. Edu., com. schs., Noble Co. Wife, 
Ida May Sesline. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., W. S. Fallis, Perry. 
Bam Boley, Orlando. Church, Congregational. 
Lodges, Woodmen, Orlando. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active worker in party since 1923. 
Party Honors, Co. Committeeman a number 
of times; del. to st. conv., 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since in same 
community. 

JOHNSON, H. S., Perry. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Williamston, S. C., July 27, 
1864. Edu., com. schs., S. C.; Wofford Col., 
Spartanburg, S. C.; Furman Univ. Green¬ 
ville, S. C.; St. Univ. Columbia, iS. C., class 
of 1893. Wife, (deceased). Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change; First Natl. Assoc., Judge W. M. 
Bowles, Joe 'W. Howard, Col. A. Duff Til¬ 
lery, Perry. Church, Bap. Lodges, K. P., 
Perry. Imp. Rel., Andrew Johnson, former 
Pres, of U. S., distant relative. Pol. Act., 
active in Noble Co. since 1893. Offices, Co. 
Judge, Noble Co. 1923-24 Territorial Coun¬ 
cilman 1896; mbr. Constitutional Conv., 
chmn. Com. on “Executive Department"; 
Pres. Pro-Tern of St. Sen.; City Atty., 
Perry, 1899-1901, 1920-21, 1914-15; Co. 

Registrar, 1918-28. Party Honors, Co. 
and iSt. Committeeman a number of 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived since at Perry; has been instrumental 
in upbuilding state. 

JOHNSTON, HENRY S., Perry. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Dec. 30, 1870, Evans¬ 
ville, Ind.; came to Okla. 1893, located 
Perry. Edu., com. sch., Neosho Co., Kan., 
1886; Baker Univ., Meth. Col., Baldwin, 
Kan., 1890, studied law office C. A. Cox 
& J. Q. Stratton, Erie, Kan. and John A. 
Deweese,- Denver, Colo., admitted to Bar 
1891. Wife, Ethel L. Littleton, Washington 
D. C. Cdrn., 4 adopted cdrn., 1 s., Robin 
Richard; 3 d., Nell, Reba, Gertrude. Bk. 
Con.. Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., Morris 
Gottlieb, H. C. Jackson, Everett E. Nelson, 
Dr. F. C. Seids, J. M. Taylor; (Pol.) A. 
W. Tucker, A. M. Long, Dr. R. A. Cavitt, 
A. Rverson, H. L. Derry, Arthur D. Sull- 
ins, A. M. Miller, W. C. McAlister, Jess 
Pullen, R. M. Perdue, Judge J. L. Sandlin, 
Alex Palmer, John Goodall, Joe H. Strain. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 
Isaak Walton League; Mason 32nd, Scot¬ 
tish and York, Guthrie; R. A. M. and Con 
sistory Commandery, Perry; Grotto, Enid} 
Past Grand Master A. F. & A. M., 1923; 
Past Grand Master 4 terms, 1918-22; Past 
Grand Master 1923; Grand Warden 1924; 
Master 31st. Deg. Scottish Rite, 1916-29; 
First Grand Chancellor K. of P., St. of 
Okla., 1907. Imp. Rel., (bro.) Prof. W. W. 
Johnston, Lansing, Mich. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker 40 yrs. all ways 
necessary. Offices. Co. Atty., Noble Co. 
1901-04; Constitutional Conv. 1906, Dist. 
No. 17; Chmn. Dem. Caucus of Constituti¬ 
onal Conv., called conv. to order; Pres. 
First St. Sen. Dist. No. 10; Territorial 
Councilman 1897-98, 4th Territorial Legis., 
nominated twice Congress 1908-14; Gov. 
Okla. 1926-29. Party Honors, Congressional 
Committeeman; del. to all st. and co. convs .; 
Champ Clark del. at Baltimore, 1912, 
nominating Woodrow Wilson. Remarks, 
chmn. Boys Working Reserve; mbr. Food 
Administration Bd., 2nd Lt. Home Guard, 
1917-18. Hobby, Historical, philosophical 
and religious records and research. 

JONES ERNEST W., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
county Judge. B.. McArthur, Ohio April 
23, 1870. Edu., com. and h. schs., McAr¬ 
thur, Ohio, grad. 1886 ; Columbia Univ., 
law sch.; Washington, D. C., grad. 189... 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., was owner and edi¬ 
tor of “Perry Republican , 1914-26, in 

partnership with O. L. Hamm. Bk. Con.. 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., J. M. Taylor, 
F. F. Ritthaler, Perry; Henry S. Johnston, 
Perry; Thomas H. Doyle. Okla. City. Lodges, 
K. P., life mbr. Imp. Rel., Captain, E. D. 
Hawk, Sacramento, Calif., Natl. Command¬ 


er, G. A. R., 1927. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1893. Offices, Co. 
Judge of Noble Co., 3 terms; Justice of 
Peace, 1895-98; U. S. Commissioner, Kay 
Noble and Pawnee Cos., 1896-1900; cashr. 
St. Sch. Land Office, 1902-03. Party Honors, 

del. to st. convs., almost continuously ; 
Surveyor in charge of crew allotting Caddo 
Indians; Chief enrolling and engrossing 
elk. last Territorial Legis., lower house. 
1905. 

KRETCH, FRED, Perry. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B„ Austria, Dec. 16, 1870. Edu., 

com. and h. sells.. Austria; special course 
in English, before coming to America. Wife, 
Bertha Richenberg. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Merchant at Perry since 1893. Bk. 
Con., Exchange. Assoc., Judge J. M. Bowles, 
Perry; ex-Gov. Henry S. Johnston, (neigh¬ 
bor or 18 yrs.) Church, Jewish. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; K. P.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, 
Perry. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Dem. 
party since 1900. Offices, Mayor of Perry, 
1915-19. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
almost continuously. Remarks, came to 
V. S. in 1886. 

LAU, EMIL, Perry. Rep. Occ., farmer. 
B., Germany, Apr. 4, 1877. Edu., com. schs.. 
Neb. and Kan. Married. Cdrn., 3 s.; 7 d. 
Bus. Con., farming and stockraising; stock¬ 
holder in Farmers Exchange, Perry. Assoc., 
Fred Mugler; Chas. Jerome, Orlando; Frank 
Loula, Sr., Perry; Fred Moore, Pres. Ex¬ 
change Bk., Perry. Church, Lutheran. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Perry. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in Noble Co. since 1904. 
Remarks, came to America at age of 4 yrs.; 
Okla. in 1904; has lived in Noble and Gar¬ 
field Cos. since; has been del. to Farmers 
Union Conv. at Okla. City every yr. for a 
number of yrs. Influential among farmers 
of his community. 

LEDBETTER, JAMES A., Perry. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Newkirk, Feb. 23, 1904. 
Edu., com. schs.. Noble Co.; h. sells., at 
Ponca City and Perry, grad. 1920; Okla. 
Univ., grad. 1927. Married. Bus. Con., 
Mounts & Ledbetter, attys., Perry. Bk. 
Con., stockholder in Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., E. S. Bowles, Joe Howard, Perry; 
J. I. Gains, Marietta; Claud E. Smith, 
Guthrie. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Offices, 
Co. Judge, Noble Co., now serving 1 . Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived all his life in 
Noble Co.; was a leader in his college 
work and is a highly respected young citi¬ 
zen. 

LEY, GUS A., Perry. Rep. Occ., real 
estate and insurance dealer. B., Cleveland, 
Ohio, Mar. 22, 1876. Edu.. com. schs., 
Kansas City and Chicago; Univ., Manhat¬ 
tan, Kan., grad. 1895. Wife, Katye. Cdrn., 
3 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., was formerly connect¬ 
ed with operating department of C. B. Q., 
U. P., Santa Fe, Northwestern R. R. Cos. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants; First 
Natl.; was former cashr. of First Nau., 
1903-23. Assoc., Joe McClelland, L. H. 
Shoop, Perry; Joe Ferguson, Sen.; J. J. 
McGraw, was associate in political matters 
until his death. Church, Cath. Clubs, Com¬ 
mercial Club; K. C. Imp. Rel., Sen. A. L. 
Cooper, Mo., (bro.-in-law.) . Pol. Act., 
partisan; influential in party since 1902. 
(An A1 Smith Rep.). Offices, City Treas., 
Perry, 1911-23. Party Honors, has been 
selected del. to st. convs. several times but 
declined honor. 

LOBSITZ, JAMES. Perry. Rep. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., Nov. 3, 1853, New 
York City; came to Okla. 1891. located 
Edmond i.891, moved to Perry 1893. Edu., 
com. sch., New York City, 1866. Wife, Ida 

L. Means. Cdrn., 3 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., 
Lobsitz Hardware Co., A. H. Lobsitz, mgr. 
Bk Con., First Natl. Assoc.. H. C. Jackson, 
W S. Fallis, Maurice Gottlieb, Harry 
Donaldson, H. H. Reynolds; (pol.) James 

M. Taylor, Chas. Harbau-gh, Wm. Fry, Joe 
McClelland, Mrs. Geo. W. Clark, M. C. 
Garber Joe Ferguson, Lew Wentz, Fred 
Winner Grant Shoop, J. A. Thoburn. Church, 
Temple Beni. Israel, Okla. City. Clubs & 
Lodges, Perry Golf & Country Club, 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Consistory. 


K. P.; Shrine; India Temple, Okla. City; 
C. of C.; Good Roads Standing Com. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 38 yrs. 
all ways needed. Offices mbr. Bd. Edu., 
1894-98; City Council 1902-06; 1919-21; 

Mayor Perry 1909-11; Co. Treas. 1929-31. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. Council 
Defense; chmn. Red Cross, Salvation Army 
Bd. 1917-18. Hobby, literature on political 
and religious matters. 

LOULA, F. W„ Perry. Rep. Occ., station¬ 
ary fireman. B., Bohemia, Nov. 9, 1858. 
Edu., com. schs., Montgomery, Minn. Wife, 
Mary Loula. Cdrn., 
4 s.; 7 d. Bk. 

Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. F. Fry, 
Chas. W. Harbaugh, 
S. J. Truss-ell, 
Frank Hamons, G. 
L. Shoop, Perry; 
Milton Devore, War¬ 
ren Valley; Steve 
Scheiner, Gene 
Branson, Morrison; 
Charles Jerome, 
Loew Twp. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. 
A., Perry. Pol. 
Act., partisan; 
worker in Rep. 
ranks for fifty yrs. 
Offices, Twp. Asses¬ 
sor in Minn., 1887- 
1894;. Postmaster at Lookeba, 1907-12. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn. of Noble Co., 
1924; del. to st. and dist. convs. many 
times. Remarks, made run into Cherokee 
Strip in 1893 and located near Billings; 
has lived in Okla. since. 

LUCAS, BRUCE, Perry. Rep. Occ., city 
clerk. B., Pallisade, Neb., Sept. 19, 1890. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Perry, grad. 1908 ; 
Col. of Pharmacy, Brunswick, Mo. Wife, 
Nelle M. Lucas. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. AssoiC., W. R. Fry, L. G. Shoop, 
Fred Yeager, Perry. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; K. P.; Mason York 
Rite, Perry. Pol. Act., mostly confined to 
city of Perry. Offices, City Clk. since 1922. 
Honors, del. to co. convs., several times. 

McCLELLAN, JOSEPH, Perry. Rep. Occ.. 
president Exchange Bank of Perry. B.» 
Ashford, N. Y., May 16, 1893; came to 
Okla. 1918; located Tulsa, Billings 1920, 
Drumright 1921, Perry 1924, since. Edu., 
com. sch., Ellioottville, N. Y., 1909 ; Car¬ 
negie Tech, Pittsburg, 1910. Wife, Madge 
Hester. Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph J.; 1 d., Mary 
Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Security Natl., Okla 
City; Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., O. E. 
Edson, H. C. Donohue, O. R. Hall, C. D. 
Lacy, H. C. Jackson; (pol.) Joe Dolezal, 
Sr., Joe Dolezal, Jr., P. W. Cress, Frank 
Ritthaler, C. D. Jensen, Lew Wentz, Joe 
Ferguson, M. C. Garber. Church, Cath. 
Clubs, Perry Golf & Country Club; C. of 
C., past Pres., 1928. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. co. alternate, st. com. 
Remarks, made race for St. Representative 
1928. Hobby, golf, football, baseball. 

McCOY, HARRY, Perry. Dem. Occ., con¬ 
tractor. B., Quenamo, Kan., Dec. 25, 1869. 
Edu., com. and h. sells.. Lincoln, Neb. 
Married. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., Mc¬ 
Coy & Sons, contractors. Perry. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
Carl McCoy, Melvin McCoy, (son), partner 
in business; (pol.) Tom O. Munger, A. W. 
Tucker, Gov. Henry Johnston, Perry; Gus 
Wollard, of Bd. of Affairs. Lodges. I. O. 
G. P.; Mason, Perry. Pol. Act., influential 
in Noble Co.; worked hard in support of 
Henry S. Johnston in campaign for gov. 
Party Honors, candidate for sheriff. Noble 
co. (defeated). Remarks, came to Okla. is 
1892; lived at Guthrie 1 yr.; lived at Perry 
since. 

MERRY, W. E.. Perry. Dem. Occ., farm¬ 
er. B., Marshal, Mo.. May 16, 1866. Edu., 
com. and h. schs.. Marshal, Mo. Wife, 
Margaret Kite. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., 
owner poultry ranch, Jennings stock farm. 




488 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


near Perry. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., (pel.) A. W. Tucker, Judge W. At 
Bowles, Joe Howard, ex-Gov. Henry S. John¬ 
ston, A. Duff Tillery, Perry. Church, Pres., 
active nrbr. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. 
P., Perry. Poh Act., active in Okla. since 
1900. Offices, Postmaster at Perry, 1913-22. 
Party Honors, del. to st. con vs., 1928; 
Sec’y Co. Dem. Corn., Noble Co. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893 and home¬ 
steaded in Noble Oo. During W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and most ac¬ 
tive worker in all home war activities. 

MILLER, MAY OGLE, Perry. Rep. Occ.. 
housewife. B., Maysville, Mo. Edu., com. 
schs., Maysville, Mo.; h. sch., grad. 1890 ; 
normal and business col., Chillicothe, Mo. 
Hus., E. J. Miller. Bk. Con., stockholder 
in First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge H. K. 
St. Clair; Mrs. G. W. Clark, Mrs. W. N. 
Stahl, Perry. Church, Pres., active mbr.; 
pres. Ladies Aid Soc. Clubs & Lodges. 
Ladles Tuesday Afternoon Club; P.-T. 
Assn.; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., J. H. Ogle, 
(bro.) Legis. from Haskell Co., 1921. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1904. 
Offices, Co. Supt. of Sells., Noble Co., 1920- 
24. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; has 
lived since in Noble Co. 

MONROE, McClelland C., Perry. Dem 
Occ., coal dealer; stockman. B., Washing¬ 
ton, Ohio, July 23, 1862. Edu., com. sells., 
Ohio. Widower. Cdrn., Is.; Id. Bus. Con., 
owner city coal yard. Perry; is also famil- 
ar with livestock business. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., Harry Mc¬ 
Coy, John McGehee, Joe Tate, Perry; 
Henry S. Johnston; Thomas H. Doyle; Tom 
Bryan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Noble 
Co. since 1896. Party Honors, sec’y. Dem. 
Campaign Com., 1908-10 ; del. to st. convs. 
a number of times Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1896 and has lived since in Noble Co. 

MOORE, FRED G„ Perry, Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Washington, la., Oct. 25, 1865. 
Edu., com. and h schs., Hilton, Kan.; An¬ 
napolis Naval Academy, 3 yrs. Wife, Anna 
McCandless. Bus. Con., Pres. Exchange 
Bk., Perry. Established this bk. at Perry 
in 1896 ; was formerly connected with First 
Natl. Bk., Holton, Kan., 1872-96. Assoc., 
Joe McClelland, Joe Dolezal, Grant Shoop, 
W. R. Fry, Perry. Church, Pres.; Trustee; 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary; K. P., Perry. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1896. Offices, City Councilman, 
Perry, 1906-08. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896 ; lived since at Perry. 

MOUSER, GEORGE H„ Perry. Dem. Occ., 
oil dealer. B., Lebanon, Ky., May 1, 1862. 
Edu., com. schs., Lebanon, Ky. Married. 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 5 d. Bus. Con., Mouser & Son, 
Perry. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., Perry; 
Farmers & Merchants, Perry. Assoc., Wil¬ 
ber G. Mouser, (son) partner in bus.; C. 
L. Watson, F. G. Moore, Perry; Ora Hall, 
H. H. Reynolds, H. C. Donahue, Perry; was 
formerly in bus. with Alex Younger and E. 
D. Davis, Okla. City. Church, Cath. Clubs. 
K. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; supporter of 
the Dem. party for a number of yrs. Offices, 
Dep. U. S. Marshal, under Ed Nix and Pat 
Nagel. 

MUNGER, THOMAS 0.. Perry. Dem 
Occ., merchant. B., Escondido, Calif., July 
19, 1888. Married. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con,, feed manufacturing plant. Perry; 
greenhouse and wholesale and retail seed 
bus. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., R. W. Treeman, partner in business; 
was formerly in newspaper bus., owner 
Perry Journal; Daily Oklahoman; Black- 
well Tribune. Church, Bap. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Perry. Pol. Act., active in pol, of 
Okla. since 1908 ; hard and influential 
worker in party. Party Honors, Centra! 
Committeeman, 1918-20; Chinn. Campaign 
Com., 1918-22 ; Chmn. of Noble Co. delega¬ 
tion to st. eonv. 1928. 

NELSON, EVERETT E.. Perry. Rep. Occ., 
retail drugs. B., Randolph, Ill., .Tan. 17, 
1883. Edu., com. and h. schs. Married. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Bus. Con., 
retail drug store, Perry, established in 


1918; formerly worked at Owl Drug Store, 
Portland; and Westfall Drug Co. and Roach 
-& Veazey Co., Okla. City. Assoc., J. M. 
Taylor, P. VV. Kress, Perry. Church, Meth., 
Perry; active mbr.; trustee; treas.; very 
much interested in church work. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; Odd Fellows; Mason, Perry. 
Pol. Act, active in Noble Co. since 1919. 
is very active and influential in behalf of 
those whom he supports. 

NICEWANDER, A. C., Perry. Dem. Occ., 
retired from bus. B., Allen Co., O., Aug. 
10, 1868. Wife, Mrs. Louise. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bus. Con., farmer all his life. 
Assoc., Harry Shortman, Judge W r . M. 
Bowles, Perry; J. W. Wilson, Cushing; Jean 
Tyle, Cushing. Church, Chris. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Scottish and York Rites. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in pol. since 1893; activ¬ 
ities principally confined to Payne and 
Noble Counties. Offices, Twp. Trustee, 
1902-07 ; Sheriff of Noble Co., 1907-10. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; located at 
Perry; lived at Cushing, 1913-25, Perry 
since 

O’NEIL, HENRY C., Marshall. Dem. Occ., 
dealer in real estate and oil leases. B., 
Danville, Pa., Oct. 28, 1866. Edu., Com. 
and h. schs.; Spaulding Commercial Col., 
Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Catherine Kinney 
O’NeilT Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., Farmers •V 
Merchants, Perry; Farmers St., Marshall. 
Assoc., L. F. Messman, Enid; H. J. Laffetty, 
Tulsa. Church, Cath. Clubs, &. Lodges, M. 
W. A.; U. C. T.; K. of C. Imp. Rel., Judge 
Thomas H. Doyle, Art Walker, T. O 
Kelley and R. T. Gorman. Pol. Act., active 
since 1890, in Noble Co. since 1912. Party 
Honors, del. to dist. conventions, several 
times, in Kan. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1906 ; lived in Okla. City, two yrs.; Guthrie, 
four yrs.; first came to Perry in 1893; 
but has been out of st. part of time since 
then. 

PLUMER, LOUIS E„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„ Junction City, Kan., Sept. 27. 
1887. Edu 1 .. com. schs., Lucien; h. sch., 
Winfield Kan., grad. bus. dept. Wife. 
Gertha. Cdrn., 3 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., Pres. 
Bk. of Lucien, 1917-27 ; Vice Pres. Farmers 
& Merchants Bank, Perry. Assoc., J. M. 
Taylor, Pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk., 
Perry; IV. R. Fry, E. H. Adams, Perry; A. 
H. Clausing, J. L. Kirkhart, L. B. Kennedy. 
Lucien. Lodges, M. W. A.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Perry. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in Rep. party. Offices, Clk. of Sch. Bd., 
Lucien. 

POWERS, W. S., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor; real estate and loans. B., Car¬ 
rollton, Mo., May 2, 1886. Edu., com. and 
h. sch.. Perry. Married. Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Gus C. Wel¬ 
lard, former Chnm. of St. Bd. of Affairs, 
is his partner when at home in Perry; 
former partner in bus. was John A. Han¬ 
sen, 1917-22. (dec.). Church, Chris., 

Perry; active mbr. Clubs & Lodges. Lions; 
K. P.; Mason, Comma.ndery and Consistory. 
Imp. Rel,. Virgil Traughber, (cous.) Cong¬ 
ressman, of Mo., 1912 (now dec.) ; Virgil 
Conkling, (brov-in-law) was prosecuting 
atty. Jackson Co. Mo.; cand. for circuit 
ct. of Northern Dist. of Missouri, (now 
dec.). Pol. Act., just so far as encourag¬ 
ing and supporting principles of Rep. party. 

PRIESTLEY, ORVILLE E., Perry. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B., Trading Post, Kan., Sept. 
20, 1S99. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ana- 
darko, grad., 1920; O. U., 1921-25, B. A.. 
1925. Wife, Opal Lee Shore. Bus. Con., 
editor of Perry Journal. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., Ira Williams, Publisher of 
Journal; .Toe Howard, Co. Atty.; Judge 
W. M. Bowles. Perry. Church, Meth... 
Perry; active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Kappa Phi; M. W. A., 
Perry. 

REYNOLDS, HENRY H. Perry. Rep. 
Occ., Mayor of Perry. B„ Whitesviile, Mo.. 
Sept. 27, 1862. Edu.. (self educated). 

Wife, Mary F., an active dry worker. Bus. 
Con.. Reynolds & Cress. Bk. Con., Farmers 
& Merchants; First Natl. Assoc., H. R. 


Cress, partner; (pol.) Grant Shoop, post¬ 
master ; Frank Ritthaler, Perry; Sen. Ira 
Hill, Cherokee Co.; W. H. Chappell, Judge 
Grim. Ct. of Appeals. Church, Chris. Scien¬ 
tist; Dir. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; W. O. W.; Rotary, Perry. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1889. Offices, Chief of 
Police, Guthrie, 1899-1905; Deputy U. S. 
Marshal, Guthrie, under E. D. Nix, 1894-96; 
Mayor of Perry, 1927 and since. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. convs. a number of times 
from Osag'e and Noble Counties; was elected 
police judge in Guthrie but resigned the 
office. Remarks, real pioneer of Okla.; set¬ 
tled in Guthrie 1889 at the opening. Also 
made run into Cheyenne-Arapaho Reserva¬ 
tion, 1891; Sac & Fox Country, 1892; 
Cherokee Strip, 1893 ; and also made a 
drawing in Kiowa-Comanche Country. 

RICKER. WILLIAM A., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
sheriff. B., Eureka, Kan., June 1, 1865. 
Edu., com. schs., Kan. Wife, Alice. Cdrn., 
Is. Bk. Con., Exchange. Assoc., Judge E. 
W. Jones, P. W. Cress, Perry; S. II. Har¬ 
ris, Jim Barker, Okla. City. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; K. P., Perry. Pol. Act., 
active in Noble Co. since 1914. Offices, 
Sheriff of Noble Co., since 1920. Remarks 
was formerly in grocery bus. at Hobart, 
with C. D. Given. 

RITTHALER, FRANK F„ Perry. Rep. 
Occ., county assessor. B., Harvey Co., Kan.. 
April 6, 1886; came to Okla. 1893 ; located 
east of Terry. Edu., com. sch.. Perry 
1901. Wife, Elizabeth E. Richardson. 
Cdrn., 2 s., R. W., Frank F. Jr.; 3 d., 
Emma Marie, Retta Elizabeth, Mary Ellen. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc.. B. W. 
Byerly, H. H. Reynolds, Morris Gottlieb, 
Sherman Ivrisher, J. A. Hart. Pol. Assoc., 
P. W. Cress, M. H. Whaling', Dick Car¬ 

penter, H. W. Cornbrank, J. H. Johnson, 
Roy Harvey, A. C. Alexander J. O. Ferguson, 
Winfield Scott, M. C. Garber. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 32d Mason; Scot¬ 
tish & York; Consistory, Guthrie; Coni- 
mandery. Perry; Perry Golf & Country; O. 
of C.; Isaak Walton League. Imp. Rel., 

Rudolph Rittholer, (bro.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker 25 yrs.; personal 
contact. Offices, mbr. Bd. Edu., 1912-16; 
Twp. Bd. 1916-18, Co. Assessor 1921-31. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 1918- 
25, Precinct Committeeman 1912-21; del to 
all co. and st. convs. Remarks, active in 

Red Cross and Liberty Loan Drives 1917-18. 
Hobby, Jersey Cattle. 

RYNEARSON, ARTHUR, Marland. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B„ Earned, Kan., May 6. 

1879. Edu., com. 

and h. schs., Den¬ 
ver, Colo., grad., 
1898 ; Pharmaceuti¬ 
cal sch., Denver. 

Wife, Jessie Marks. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., R.vnearso n 
Drug Store, Mar- 
land. Bk. Con., 
Marland St. Bk. 
Assoc., (bus.) Fox- 
Viiet Drug Co., 
Wichita, ,Kan.; 

E. Y. Schnoor' Cigar 
Co., Wichita, Kan. 
Church. Bap.; act¬ 
ive worker in Meth¬ 
odist Church. Clubs 
& Lodges, pres. C. 
of C.; Mason, Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; 
iShrine, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in party; particu¬ 
larly influential in Noble Co. Offices, 
(Mayor of Bliss, a number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928 ; Co. Com¬ 
mitteeman. 

SANDERS, FRANK M„ Red Rock. Rep. 
Occ., merchant and farmer. B., Boone 
Co., Ind., Dec. 10, 1865. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.. Mo. Wife, Ollie. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., farmer and stockraiser; filling 
station and gen. merchandise at Sears: 
was former Ford dealer in Noble Co., 3 







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SANFORD, H. C. t Perry. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Carlisle, Ky., Aug. 28, 1888. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Kan.; Kansas City 
Col., Pharmacy. Wife, Virginia Obuck, 
Tex. Cdrn., 2 s. Buis. Con., H. C. San¬ 
ford Drug Store; was formerly with San 
ford Drug Store, Enid, with R. L. Sanford. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. W. Tucker; Gus Wollard; Mor¬ 
ris Gotlieb, Perry. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; Perry Country Club; C. of C.. 
pres. 1926-27 ; Mason; York and Scottish 
Rites; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan ; active 
since 1909. 


lor, Chas. Huffman, W. R. Fry, Perry; 
(pol.) Mrs. H. M. Boyes. Chas. Harbaugh, 
W. R. Fry, Perry, Joe Ferguson, Pawnee, 
R. E. Hill, Cherokee. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Royal Neighbors; Rebekahs} 
Womans Relief Corps; P. T. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900. Party Honors*, 
mbr. Bd. of Trustees Union Soldiers Home; 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Committeewoman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; locating 
near Perry; lived in Perry since 1924. 
Hobby, politics. 

SOWERS, J. L„ (JACK), Perry. Rep. 
Occ., insurance dealer. B., Blaine, Pa., 
July 2, 1865. Edu., com. schs., Ill.; Pax¬ 
ton Collegiate Institute, Valparaiso, Ind. 
Wife, Jennie Ann Williamson. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Equitable Life Ins. Co., New 
York. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., L. F. Sowers, Enid, former part¬ 
ner in ins. bus.; (pol.) Joe McClellan, 
W. R. Fry, Perry; M. L. Wheelan, Billings ; 
Tom Testerman, Wichita Falls, Tex. 
Church, Pres.; (inactive). Lodges, Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in oo. since 
1912. Offices, Co. Treas., Noble Co., 1915. 
Party Honors, del. to st, convs., 1918-20. 
Remarks, came to Okla. from Hi., in 1912 
and has lived since in co. 

STAHL, ANNA G. McELHANY, Perry. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Pittsburgh,; Nor¬ 
mal sch., grad. 1890. Husband, W. N. 
Stahl. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. H. L. 
Boyes, Mrs. J. R. Bailey, Perry. Church, 
Christian Science; active mbr. Clubs & 
Lodges, pres, of W. C. T. U.; Eastern 
Star sec’v.; Rebekah; Royal Neighbors. Imp. 
Rel., W. W. McElhany, (bro.) was St. Sen., 
1892-93. Pol. Act., partisan; active m 
co. since woman suffrage. Offices, mbr. 
sch. bd., since 1927. 

STAHL, W. N„ Perry. Dem. Occ., 
traveling salesman. B„ Grcensburg, Pa.. 


SHOOP, LINCOLN GRANT, Perry. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Kittanning, Pa., Oct. 
14, 1864.. Edu., pub. sch.. Mo. Wife, Nan¬ 
nie E. Miller. Ky. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry 
Vincent; 2 d., Mrs. Elizabeth M. Munger; 
Mrs. Mary F. Merriman, iPerry. Bus. Con., 
farming and stockraising, in partnership 
with son; dir. K. D. Okla. Co. Assoc., 
(pol.) mbrs., Rep. organization in Noble 
Co.; M. C. Garber, Enid; C. R. Bostick, 
Tulsa; J. W. Harreld, Okla. City; Geo. 
Rainey, Enid. Church, First Pres.; elder. 
Clubs & Lodges, Perry Golf & Country; 
Mason; K. T., past commander; R. A. M., 
past high priest; A. F. & A. M., past 
Master; Eastern Star, past Patron, Perry; 
Council, Enid; C. of C., Perry. Imp. Rel., 
Jake Shoop, (father) officer in Sheridan’s 
Cavalry during Civil War (died from 
wounds received) ; John Speer, (uncle) est. 
first free state newspaper, Lawrence, Kan., 
1854; Gen. Geo. L. Shoop, (uncle) former 
U. S. Sen. and Gov. of Idaho. Pol. Act., 
worker in Okla., since 1889. Capable 
organizer and campaigner. Offices, Journal 
Clk., Okla. Sen. 1899; Reg. Deeds, 1901-05; 
Postmaster under Pres. Harding, Ooolidge, 
and Hoover. Party Honors, candidate for 
st. const, conv.; mbr. first Rep. com., Noble 
Co.; co. campaign chmn. and sec’y, sev¬ 
eral times; mbr. st. comm., 1916-20; del. 
most st. convs., including first and last. 
Remarks, came to Okla.. Apr. 22, 1889, 


MRS. ADA B. SIMS 


located at Guthrie. Lived Perry since 1893; 
organized Typographical Unions, Guthrie 
and Okla. City, 1890. Liberal contributor to 
civic enterprises. H'obby, poetry. 


L. G. SHOOP 


yrs.; pres. Farmers Co-operative organi¬ 
zation. Bk. Con., First St.; First Natl.. 
Perry; St. Security, Ponca City. Assoc., 
(bus.) Mr. Fallis, Pres. First Natl., Perry. 
Church, Chris.; active mbr. Lodges, K. P. : 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan, for 40 
yrs. Offices, was twp. Assessor in Sheri¬ 
dan Co., Mo., yrs. ago. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and twp. convs. Remarks, has lived 
in Noble Co., since 1897. 


SHORTMAN, HARRY, Perry. Dem. Occ., 
oil inspector for Corporation Commission. 
B„ England, Apr. 4, 1867. Edu., com. 
schs., in England. Wife, Leah. Cdrn., 
1 d. Bus. Con., Shortman Rooms; has 
been in hotel bus. in Perry since 1894. 
Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge W. M. Bowles, A. C. Nicc- 
wander. Perry. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Eagles, Kansas City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1893. Offices, Mayor of Perry, 1912-14; 
City Councilman, 1893-1913. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs., numerous times. 

SIMS, MRS. ADA B„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 

county superintendent of schools. B., 
Shelbyville, Ill., Sept. 2, 1889. Edu., com. 
schs.. Ill., and Okla.; h. sch, Stillwater; 
Okla. A. & M. Col., 1 yr.; Cen. Tchrs. Col.. 
Edmond, 2 yrs. Husband, Geo. W. Sims. 
Ex-Co. Supt. of Greer Co., 1907-12; sec’y. 
of Noble Co., Rep. Com. Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. 
Con., Exchange. Assoc., Mrs. E. J. Miller, 
pres. C. S. T. C.; E. E. Nelson, Perry; 
Ida M. Hale, Co. Supt., Okla. Co.; Judge 
John G. Mitchell, Edmond. Church, Meth.; 
past Worthy Matron. Offices, Co. Supt., 
pres. Nautile S. S. class; active worker. 
Cluibs & Lodges, C. of C.; O. E. S., past 
Worthy Matron. Offices Co. Supt. of 
schs.. Noble Co. since 1924 ; Co. Home 
Demonstration Agt., 1918-19; Pres. Cen. 
Dist. Tchrs. Assn., comprised of 13 coun¬ 
ties. Remarks, has been active and in¬ 
fluential worker in political, civic and edu¬ 
cational affairs of Noble Co. for number 
of yrs. 

SMITH, PEARL E., Perry. Rep. Occ.. 
housewife. B., Wamego, Kan., July 31, 
1879. Edu., Rossville,, Kan. h. sch. Bk. Con., 
Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., J. M. Tay¬ 













TREEMAN, R. W„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
grain and seed merchant. B., Seward. 
Neb., Sept. 17, 1884. Eau , euin. and U. 
sch. Perry, grad., 1899; Okla. A. & M. 
Col , B. S., 1905. Wife, Irene. Cdrn., 
2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Treeman & Manger, 
grain and seed merchants, Perry. Bk. 
Con.. Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
Thomas 0. Munger, partner in bus.; (pol.) 
H. E. DolezaL C. A. Harbaugh, W. A. 
Edwards, Mrs. Ada Sims, Perry. Church, 
Pres.; active mbr. Lodges, M. W. A. : 
Mason; York Rite; Royal Arch; Knight 
Templar. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1906. Offices. City Councilman, 
Perry, 1911-12; mbr. sch. bd., since 1927. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs many times. 


GUS 


1864. Edu., com. sch., Greensburg, Pa.; 
Otterbein Univ., O., grad. Wife, Anna G. 
MoElhany. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. .Con., Co¬ 
operative Printing Co., Guthrie; T. H. 
Harmon, mgr.; formerly with Samuel Dods- 
worth Printing Co., Dallas, Tex., for 25 
yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. W. Tucker, Judge W. N. 
Bowles, Perry. Church, Christian Science. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; 
M. W. A.; Okla. Traveling Mens Assn., 

Okla. . City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 

in co. for 40 yrs. Party Honors, Dem. 
Committeeman several times. 

ST. CLAIR, H. EDMOND, Perry. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Vinton, la., Apr. 13, 
1866. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ia.; Tilford 
Acad., grad., 1885.; Univ. of la.. Law 
Dept., grad., 1889. Wife, Mellie N. Cdrn., 

3 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; 

formerly in partnership with P. W. Cress, 
1916-20, Perry; J. P. Opdylke, Billings, 
in 1902. Bk. Con., Exchange. Assoc., 
(pol.) L. G. Shoop; W. R. Fry; P. W. 
Cress; W. A, Faris, ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnston, Perry. Church, Pres., elder 
for past. 20 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason, Consistory, Guthrie; M. W. A.; 
IM. B. of A. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Noble Co., since 1903. Offices, former 
Co. Commr.; Co. Judge, Noble Co., 1905- 
11; Co. Atty., Noble Co., 1920-23; City 
Atty., now serving. Party Honors, chmn. 
Congressional Com, now serving. 

SULLINS, ARTHUR D., Red Rock. Dem. 
Occ., farmer; B., near Elden, Mo., June 
11, 1873. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. and Okla.; 
Miller Co. Institute, Mo., iy 2 yrs.; O. U.. 
y 2 yf. Wife, Carrie C. Covey. Cdrn., 3 
s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., merchant at Red Rock. 
10 yrs. Bk. Con., Red Rock St.; Red 
Rock First Natl, at Perry. Assoc., Joe 
Howard, A. W. Tucker, Harry Briscoe, 
Perry. Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., Orville A. 
Sullins, (son) served 10 yrs. in U. S. 


WOLLARD 


Navy, now in Veterans Hospital at Liver¬ 
more, Cal.; served on U. S. Concord U. 
S. S. McLeish, U. S. S. Okla.; the Con¬ 
cord carried Pres. Wilson to France; 
Arthur S. Covey, (wife’s bro.) one of six 
highest ranking artists in America to-day. 
Pol. Act., active in st. since 1891. Offices, 
Registrar of Deeds, Noble Co., first 3 yis. 
after statehood; office den. for John L 
McGee, sheriff. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs., a number of times: 
served on resolutions com. at Tulsa eonv 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891 ; lived in 
Cleveland, Co., 1891-94; Noble Co., since. 

SURBER. GEORGE A., Perry. Rep. Occ , 
Justice of Peace. B„ Atchison, Kan., Mar. 
25, 1870. Edu., com. sch.. Atchison, Kan 
Wife, Georgia. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
bricklayer. Bk. Con.. Farmers & Mer 
chants. Assoc., H. H. Reynolds, C. L. 
Hoover, W. R. Fry, Jim Taylor, Perry. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. P 
Imp. Rel., Geo. E. Surber, (uncle), former 
U. S. Sen., from Kan., now deceased. 

Pol. Act., partisan ; active in co since 1901'-. 
Offices, J. of P., 1922-31. Party Honors, 
del. to st convs., 1918-20. 

TAYLOR, JAMES M„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Fontanelle, la., March 11, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Ia. Married. 

Bus. Con., pres. Farmers & Merchants Bk. 
of Perry. Assoc., L. E'. Plumer, H. A. 
Delashnett, Perry. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; Lions. 
Offices, City Treas.,, 12 yrs.; mbr. St. 

Banking Bd. 

TILLERY, A. DUFF, (COL.) Perry. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Plattsburg, Mo., Occ. 
28, 1858. Edu., Rural sch., Plattsburg 

Col., Mo.; Amherst Col., Amherst, Mass., 
A. B., 1866. Bus. Con., practicing atty. 
formerly in partnership in law practice 
with H. Bart Martin 1893-98. Bk. Con.. 
Exchange; Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. W. Tucker, Ora Hall, Perry; 
J. B. A. Robertson, Okla. City; Paul Ford. 


TUCKER. A. W., Perry. Dem. Occ., 

real estate, loans and oil lease dealer. 
B., Mo. 1860. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mo. 
Widower. Bus. Con.. dealer in real 
estate, loans and oil leases. ; formerly 
in bus. with .T. T. Perryman, who is now 
with the Prairie Oil & Gas Co.; also with 
his nephew, H. C. Donahue,. Bk. Con., 
First Natl, (stockholder). Assoc. Judge 
W. M. Bowles, Joe W. Howa'd. Perry: 
Judge Tom Doyle: Gus C. Wollard, former 
chmn. of Bd. of Affairs.; ex-Gov. Henry 
S. Johnston. Church. First Chris.; elde r 
Clubs & Lodges. L'ons; K. of P. ; I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act., active in pol. of Noble Co., 


A. W. TUCKER 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Hal Jones, A. W. Long, Dr. Brafford. 
Pete and Frank McKeown, B llings. Lodges, 
Mason. Imp. Rel., O. 0. McIntyre, (2nd 
cousin), writer. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
50 yrs. in city, co. and st. affairs. Offices. 
First City Aty., Perry ; Co. Judge, Noble Co , 
1915-21; St. Legislature, 1929. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs., 
several times. 


TRUSSELL, S. J., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
county commissioner. B., Hiawatha, Kan., 
Jan. 12, 1887. Edu., com. sch.. Perry; 
bus. col., Salina, Kan. Wife, Esther. 
Cdrn.. 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., auctioneer. 
Bk. Con.,, Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
J. M. Taylor, W. It. Fry. J. IV. Yoce. 
T’erry; Gene Branson; M. H. Wabley. 
Steve Shiver, Morrison. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C. ; K. of 
F.; I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1915. Offices, Co. Commr., Noble 
Co., 1923-31. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
dist. convs., several times. Remarks, canoe 
to Okla., in 1893. Lived two yrs in Logan 
Co. and in Noble Co., since 1895. 









since 1893. Offices, Registrar of Deeds, 
1894-98; Sec’y Co. Election Bd., since 1916. 

WILLIAMS, IRA J., Perry. Rep. Occ., 
publisher.. B„ North Bend, Neb., May 22, 
1897. Edu., com. and li. schs.. North 
Bend, Neb., grad., 1914; Wesleyan Univ., 
grad., 1918. Wife, Amber. Cdrn., 1 
s. Bus. Con., The Perry Journal, a cor¬ 
poration; former partner ■with A. E. Ovenden 
in publishing Pawnee Chief, at Pawnee 
City, Neb., 1919-26. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., James H. Skewes, Meridian, Miss., 
partner in bus. Church, Meth.; trustee; 
active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan. The 
editorial policy of his paper is independent. 
Remarks, during W. War was student offi¬ 
cer in Naval Aviation Corps, 4 mos.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Peiiy. 

WOLLARD, GUSTAVUS CLEMENTS, 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. oil and gas leases 
and royalties.. B., Richmond, Mo., July 3, 
1868; came to Okla. in 1901, located at 
Perry, lived there since. Edu., com. schs., 
Ray Co. Mo. Wife, Mary M. Smith. Cdrn., 
3 d., Lucinda Mrs. Thornton, Norman; 
Mary Lee, Jo. Bk. Con,, First Natl., Perry. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Country Club; 
Masonic Blue Lodge. Loyal Arch; K. P.. 
Perry; past Grand Chancellor of Okla. 
1924-25'; C. of C., Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; city, co. and st. worker all his 
life; makes speeches and works through 
others. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. of Affairs, 
Feb. 1 4 1927-29, appointed by Gov. John¬ 
ston. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 


NOBLE COUNTY 

Noble Co. 1924-28. Remarks, very active 
in war work of all kinds. 

WOLLE&ON, ADOLPH Jr„ Perry. Dem. 
Occ., farmer (retired). B., Racine, Wis., 
Aug. 27, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Emporia, 
Kan. Married. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. 
Con., Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., A. 
W. Tucker, Harry Shortman, Henry S. 
Johnston, Perry; Gus Wollard, former chmn. 
of Bd. of Affairs. Lodges, Mason Blue 

Lodge. Pol. Act., active in co. since 1893. 
Offices, Twp. Clk., 1914-18. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv., 1928; del. to co. convs; 
candidate for co. commr., (defeated). 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived 
since in Noble Co. 

WOODRUFF, EFFA LEE CARLOCK, 

(Mrs. B. J.) Perry. Dem. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B., Cleburne, Tex., Feb. 14, 1877. 

Edu., com. sch., Tecumseli.; h. sch., private 
tutor; Friends Society, Tecumseh; O. IT., i 
yr. Husband, B. J. Woodruff. Cdrn., 2 
d. Bus. Con., Woodruff Mercantile Co., 
Perry 24 yrs. Bk. Con., Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants; Exchange. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 

0. W. Boyer, Mrs. E. F. Tebbe, Perry; 
Ex-Gov. Henry S. Johnston, (neighbor) ; Sam 
H. Harris, Fred Gum, Okla. City. Church, 
Pres.; active mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Tues¬ 
day Study Club; P. T. A. Assn., pres, 
for 1925 ; mbr. Advisory Bd. of Rainbow 
Girls; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Go'v. 

Albert Roberts, (cousin) of Tenn.; Sen. 
Cullison, (cousin) of Ill. Pol. Act., active 
in Noble Co., since maturity; would never 
accept a pub. office. Furry Honors, acl. 


441 

to st. convs., 1926-28. Remarks, was a 
very active worker in Red Cross during 
W. War. 

YEAGER, FRED H„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 
deputy sheriff. B., Seymour, la., March 
31, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Myrtle. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants. Bus. Con., Henry Motor Co.. 
Perry, 1919-23. Assoc., W. R. Fry, Fred 
Moore, J. M. Taylor, Wm. Elliott, Chas. 
Harbaugh, Bruce Lucas, Perry. Church, 
Bap. Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. sinec 1909. Offices. City 
Marshal, 1925-29. Party Honors, del, to 
co. convs., 3 times. 

YOCE, JOHN W„ Perry. Rep. Occ., 

county commissioner. B., Clinton, 111.. 
Nov. 17, 1869. Edu., com. sch.. Ill.; La. 
Wife, Mary E. Wadsworth. Cdrn., 1 d 

Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jim 
Taylor, Fred Moore, W. S. Fallls, Henry 
S. Johnston, Perry. Church Meth. ;tcnr. 
Mens Bible Class. Clubs a. Lodges, C. of 
C. ; M. W. A.; I. 0. O. F. rol. Act., has 
been active for 40 yrs.; in Noble Co., 
since 1898. A useful and influential citizen. 
Offices, Co. Commr., Noble Co., 1907-12 ; 
and 1929 now serving; City Councilman. 
1907, 1913, and 1915; Mayor of Perry, 

1925-26. Party Honors, del. to st. conv.. 

1913. Remarks, came to Okla. in Run 
of 1893 and located in Garfield Co. ; has 
lived in Noble Co. since 1S98. During 

W. War was an active worker on various 
committees. 


Nowata County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, W. H. Thomason (Dem.)_Nowata 

Co. Attorney, Jay Tillotson (Dem.) _Nowata 

Ct. Clerk, R. W. Moreland (Dem.)_Nowata 

Co. Clerk, C. L. Woods (Dem.)_Nowata 

Sheriff, W. F. Gillespey (Rep.)_Nowata 

Co. Treasurer, J. W. McCracken (Dem.)_Nowata 

Co. Surveyor, C. T. Babb (Rep.)_Nowata 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, T. F. Davis 

(Rep.) -Nowata 

Co. Assessor, Guy S. Price (Dem.)_Nowata 

Co. Weigher, Sam Edmonds (Rep.)_Nowata 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Chas. Mehlin (Dem.)_Chelsea 

Dist. No. 2—C. T. Daugherty (Dem.)_Nowata 

Dist. No. 3—S. E. Keith (Rep.)_Lenapah 

County Election Board: 

See’y., J. .T. Snodgrass (Dem.)_Nowata 

Chinn.. Ralph B. Vandergriff (Dem.)_Alluwee 

Mbr., R. C. Cook* (Rep.)-Lenapah 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Eldon E. Sams (Rep.) Nowata, 
Senator: Gid Graham (Dem.) Nowata; District Judge, 
W ayne W. Bayless (Dem.) Claremore. 

State Officers, Chas. W. Mason (Dem.) Nowata, 
Chief Justice Supreme Court; Sam F. Wilkinson, No¬ 
wata, mbr. Bd. of Regents N. E. Junior Col., Miami; 
Mrs. E. B. Lawson. Nowata, mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. 
Col. for Women, Ch’ckasha; J. P. Sudderth, Nowata. 
Co. Superintendent Health; W. E. Roberts, Nowata. 
Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Frank Mason, Nowata, Chmn.; Mrs. W. M. Van- 
divort, Nowata, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

Mrs. E. E. Sams, Nowata, V.-Chmn.; D. H. Marsh, 


Alluwee, Sec’y. 

E. E. Sams, Nowata, State Committeeman ; There¬ 
sa Brashear, Watova, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Nowata, Co. Seat; W. A. Davis (Mayor); Ed 
Chouteau (Manager) ; Roy W. Wilkinson (Clerk) ; 
Loyd C. Colter (Attorney) ; Union Pub. Ser. Co.; Pub. 
Serv. Co. of Okla, 

Delaware, G. B. Henshaw (Chmn. Bd. of Trustees) ; 
Cecil J. Bond (Clerk) ; E. E. Sams (Attorney) ; Union 
Pub. Serv. Co.; Union Traction Co. 

Lenapah, J. A. Kidd (Mayor) ; M. L. Stewart 
(Clerk). 

Wann, E. H. Orndorff (Mayor) ; W. L. Graham 
(Clerk). 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

T928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1355 


1718 | 

| 2049 

1 

1763 | 

Rep. 

| 1334 

1 

2680 | 

| 2296 


2930 | 

Soc. 

178 

1 

75 | 

| 38 


12| 

Senator 

Dem. 

I 

945 | 

1724 | 

| 1913 

1430 

1 

Rep. 

| 

1126 | 

2720 | 

| 2733 

1443 | 

1 

Soc. 

| 

25 | 

69 | 

no C. 

8 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

933 | 

| 2247 

1 

1588 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1180 | 

| 2240 

1 

1578 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

25 | 

1 19 

1 

12 | 

1 


» 

Congressman 




Dem. 

| 1292 

926 | 

1781 | 2308 

| 1989 

1605 | 

2322 | 

Rep. 

| 1387 

1156 

2608 | 1878 

| 2320 

1412 | 

2286 | 

Soc. 

! 180 

23 | 

74 | no G. 

[no C. 

no C. | 

7| 


Town; 

Nowata Star-Times 

Spirit 


ANGLIN, A. T., Warm. Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Kan., Apr. 15, 1865. Edu., 
h. sch., Kan. Wife, M. E. Spillman. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., stockraising 
with son. Bk. Con., First Natl., Nowata; 
Citizens St. Assoc., E. E. Sams, J. Wood 
Glass, C. A. Hessong, Geo. B. Schwabe, 
J. C. Denton, Vernon Whiting. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., James B. Anglin (father) 
Pol. Act., independent. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 7 yrs.; cashier Bk., Wann, 1 
yr.; Asst. Co. Atty. 8 yrs.; Co. Atty. 2 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to all st. and 

co. convs. Remarks, leader in civic ac¬ 
tivities ; worked on Liberty Loan drives 
during W. War; interested in breeding of 
pure stock. 

BRASHEAR, THERESA. Watova. Rep. 
St. Committeewoman. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

CAMPBELL, HERBERT L., Nowata. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Alluwe, July 25, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. schs.; private tu¬ 
tor; col.. Liberty, Mo.; col., Ann Arbor, 
Mich. Wife, Jessie W. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
E., Phillips Pet. Co., Bartlesville; 3 d., 
Jean, Roberta, Virginia. Bus. Con., First 
Natl.; oili interests. Assoc., A. S. Gentry, 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspapers Editor 

(Wky.) J. T. Norton 

C. W. Hessong 


E. B. Lawson, J. A. Burns; (pol.) J. T. 
Norton, E. E. Sams, R. W. Benjamin, No¬ 
wata Co.; Eugene P. Gum, H. H. Rogers, 
W. D. Humphrey. Church, Pres.; deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Country; C. of 
C., pres.; sponsor Boy Scouts; Okla. Bank¬ 
ers Assn., chmn. executive com.; Nowata 
Co. Bankers Assn., pres.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Mrs. E. B. Lawson 
(sister), Tulsa, v.-pres. Federated Clubs of 
Amer. Pol. Act., co. and st. since 1907. 
Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., Nowata. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived always in 
Nowata Co.; civic worker; J. E. Camp¬ 
bell (father) established first store in No¬ 
wata and the First Natl. Bk., was also 
interested in bus. with J. W. Bartlesville, 
for whom town of Bartlesville is named; 
mother was d. of Rev. Journey Cake, last 
Chief of the Delawares. 

CHOUTEAU. JR. ED._ Nowata. Dem. 
Occ., City Manager. B., in Oklahoma. Edu., 
Col. work at Tahlequah ; grad. Married. Cdrn., 
3 s.; 3d. Bus. Con., city mgr. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., W. A. Davis, J. W. 
Winsell, J. J. Riner, C. 0. Pense, T. E. 
/Smith. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. Pol. 
Act., natl. straight; county independent; 


Owner 

J. T. Norton 


active since 1915; makes speeches; works 
personally and through corns. Offices, Dep. 
co. treas., Nowata;. City Clk. 4 yrs.; City 
Mgr. Remarks, native born. Active lead¬ 
er in all civic affairs. Mur. Newton Mar¬ 
tin McKeller Post American Legion. 
Attends all co. and st. convs. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

COBBS, ROY E., Nowata. Dem. Occ., 

merchant. B„ Mo., Sept. 19, 1882. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Nowata; bus. col., Ft. 
Smith, Ark. Wife, Jessie R. Newman. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Barbara. Bk. Con., First 

Natl. Assoc,, Jim Norton, H. L. Camp¬ 
bell, R. W. Benjamin, E. E. Sams, Nowata 
Co.; Howard Connor, A. A. Thomas, Har¬ 
ry Freeman, Mark Sexton. Church, Pres.; 
elder; treas.; S. S. supt. 6 yrs. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; Country; C. of C.; exec¬ 
utive com.. Boy Scouts; good roads com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; McAlester Consistory. 
Imp. Rel., Donald S. Alexander, Chicago; 
Mrs. C. W. Mason (sister), wife of Judge 
Mason, Okla. City; Gus Cobbs (bro.), Paw- 
huska; Mrs. McComas, J. S. Alexander, 
Colo. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. since 1915; works personally 
and through com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1892; lived since at Nowata. Outstanding 




































NOWATA COUNTY 


443 



ROY E. COBBS 


Boy Scout and civic worker. Protegee of 
H. C. Campbell to whom he attributes his 
success in life; sole executor of the H. 
C. Campbell estate of more than $700,000. 
Active in Red Cross since organization : 
co. chmn. for 4 yrs., since organization. 
Hobby, livestock. 

DAVIS, T. F., Nowata. Rep. Occ., Co. 
Superintendent of Schools. B., 4 ienna, 

Ill., Dec. 31, 1878. Edu., Southern Ill., 
Normal Sell.; N. E. St. Tclirs. C'ol., Okla. : 
Okla. Univ. Wife, May Slack, Ill. Cdrn., 
1 s., William, Tulsa. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. ; Commercial Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. F. (Bill) Gillespey, C. W. Hessong, E. 
E. Sams, Nowata; Charles O’Connor, W. 
B. Pine, Harry Rogers. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason, 32nd, 




J. WOOD GLASlS 


Scottish Rite; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. 
Act., regular; partisan; active in st. since 
1906; makes speeches ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Co. Supt. since 1923. Party Hon¬ 
ors, co. chmn. cen. com., 1926; del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived 
at Wetumka, Claremore, Nowata since 1910. 
Before the W. War served in U. S. Army 
Heavy Artillery, N. Y. Harbor; during W. 
War was active in all home war activities. 


DAVIS, W. A., Nowata. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor. B., Ind., June 8, 1868. Edu., Da¬ 
vis Sch., Ind., (named in honor of his 
family). Wife, Cora Atkinson. Cdrn., 1 
s., Fioyd H., with Phillips Pet. Co.; 2 d„ 
Pauline, Helen. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. A., W. O. 
W., C. of C., Mason; Consistory McAlester; 
Shrine, Tulsa; past Master Sunit Lodge 
No. 57; past Patron Eastern Star. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. since 
1898; works personally and through com. 
Offices, Mayor since 1927; first City Clk.; 
City Assessor 2 yrs.; City Councilman. 
Party Honors, del. Cong. Convs. 1912-16; 
pret. committeeman; mbr. Election Bd. 22 
yrs Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived 
since at Nowata; civic worker; built first 
school house in city; laid out the town, 
mbr. cemetery assn.; active in Liberty 
Bond work during W. War. 


GILLESPEY, W. F., Nowata, Okla. Rep. 
Occ., County Sheriff. B„ Vornon Co.. Mo 
Jan 21 1888; came to Okla. 1897; located 
Joadv Bluff 1897-1908; Nowata since. Edu., 
Coady Bluff h. sch.; Scarritt Bus. Col 
Kansas City, Mo. Wife, (2), Neva Wil¬ 
liamson. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe F.; 1 d., Mrs 
Edith Wallace. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl Assoc., E. E. Sams, T. F. Davis, 
Dr. J. R. Collins, W. B. Skelly, Chas. O’¬ 
Connor. Church, Bap. Lodges, B. P. O. 
E ; K. P.; D. O. P. A.; Masonic Blue 


Lodge; W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. 30 yrs.; works all ways nec¬ 
essary. Offices, Sheriff Nowata Co. since 
1910; Councilman Nowata 8 yrs. Party 
Honors, former Prct. Committeeman; del. 
to all st. convs. Remarks, active during 
W. War. Interested in good roads and 
civic improvement. 

GLASS, J. WOOD, Nowata, Okla. Rep. 
Occ., attorney, and oil producer. B., 
Winchester, Va., Nov. 23, 1880; came to 
Okla. 1902; located Nowata. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Winchester, Va.; Shenandoah 
Academy; Washington & Lee Univ., Va., 
LL. B. Wife, Elva Payne. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Julian W.; 1 d. Earnest Embry. Bus. 
Con., Glass law firm; pres. St. Savings & 
Loan; v.-pres. Henderson Gas Production 
Co Bk. Con., First Natl. ; Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., H. W. Reed, V. H. Robertson, 
Ralph W. Bingham Harry Rogers, Everett 
Hill, Floyd Calvert, Sen. W. B. Pine. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Hillcrest 
Country Club; Phi Kappa Sigma Frat- 
Imp. Rel., great, great, great grandson of 
James Wood, Gov. of Va. Two uncles 
were on Robert E. Lee’s staff during Civil 
War, Robert Madison and B. C. Camp¬ 
bell. Father was a Col. in Confederate 
Army. His sister, Mrs. Greene, owns a 
fort formerly occupied by Washington and 
built by him. She is an author and edu¬ 
cator. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 25 
yrs.; makes speeches, and works as neces¬ 
sary. Offices, City Atty.; Sec’y. Bd. of 
Edu.; on Co. Good Roads Com. Remarks, 
4-minute speaker during W. War. 

GRAHAM, GID, Nowata. Dem. Occ., 
farmer; State Senator. B., Coryell, Tex.. 
Jan. 21, 1867. Edu.. com. sch. Okla. and 
self study. Wife, Elizabeth, (deceased) ; 
2nd, Edith. Cdrn., 5 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Natl, of 
Claremore. Imp. Rel., Capt. Gideon Gra- 


W. A. DAVIS 





















444 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



SENATOR GID GRAHAM 


ham, of Tex. Rangers. Pol. Act., partisan, 
worker since 1907 ; party speaker. Offices, 
Sen. 1910-14 and 1928; Co. Commr., Rog¬ 
ers Co. 1907-10. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1887 ; lived near Vinita, Wagoner, 
Claremore, Nowata; former owner of 
deer ranch in Oklahoma. Contributor to 
Daily Oklahoman. Hobby, conservation of 
wild life; Chmn. of Game and Fish Com. 
in St. Sen.; mbr. several other coins. 

HESSONG, C. W„ Nowata, Okla. Rep. 
Occ., publisher. B., Mercer Co., Ohio, 
March 5, 1880. Edu., com. sch., Rockford. 
Ohio. Wife, Lanham, of Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Cloyd R., Eldom; 2 d., Mrs. Roxie How¬ 
ard, P. Is.; Audrey. Bus. Con., publisher 
Nowata Spirit. Bk. Con., Frst Natl., No¬ 
wata. Assoc., (pol.) T. F. Davis, A. T. 
Anglin, D. H. Marsh, Nowata Co.; Geo. 
Schwabe, Tom C. Andrews, Clyde King. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan worker since 1910; makes speeches; 
works through party organiz. Offices, 
Deputy Co. Treas. 1915-18; Justice of 
Peace 4 yrs. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to all st., dist., and 
eo. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; 
lived since 1915 at Nowata. Civic worker. 
Hobby, lodge work. 

KEITH, S. E., Lenapah. Rep. Occ., 
County Commissioner. _B., Ky., April 7, 
1882. Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, Beulah 
Roemer. Cdrn., 1 s., John Henry; 3 d., 
Thelma, Roma, Anna Pearl. Bus. Con., 
land and real estate owner; livestock; 
gas interests. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl, 
Lenapah. Assoc., John L. Swanson; (pol.) 
A. T. Anglin, Bill Turner, E. E. Sams, 
Sen. Harreld, Sen. Pine. Church, Bap. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1909; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr. since 
1923. Party Honors, del. to all st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
lived since at Lenapah. Civic worker. 

MARSH, D. H„ Alluwe. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Illionis. Edu., public sch., 
Ill. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
pres. First St., Alluwe. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., partisan worker in co. and st. 
since 1915; makes speeches. Party Honors, 
Sec’y. and Treas. Rep. Cen. Com. several 
yrs. 


KIDD, J. A., Lenapah, O'kla. Dem. Occ., 
real estate.; insurance. B., Boone Co., 
N. Car., Oct. 11, 1873. Edu., Normal, Ft. 
Scott; Col., Butler Tenn. Wife, Addie 
Moore. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. Lena¬ 
pah. Assoc, (pol.) W. D. Humphreys 
Tulsa; Wayne Bayless, Sen. T. P. Gore, 
Judge Roert L. Owen. Church, Bap., dea¬ 
con, tchr. Men’s Bible Class. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., charter mbr., pres.; 
32nd Mason, Master at Lenapah 7 yrs.; 
McAlester Consistory; Tulsa Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan, worker since 1905; makes 
speeches. Offices, Mayor; City Council¬ 
man; mbr. Election Bd., Insp. Party 
Honors del. st. conv.; Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; Sec’y. first Co. Dem. Organiz. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 ; lived since 
at Lenapah. One of town’s oldest citi¬ 
zens. Civic worker. Mbr. Legal Adv. Bd. 
during W. War. Hobby, horses. 

MASON. FRANK, Nowata. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; abstractor. B., Monroe Co., Ohio, 
Jan 18, 1865. Edu., com., h. and normal 
sch., Stafford, Ohio.; Bus. Col., Pough¬ 
keepsie, N. Y. Wife, Celia Shankland. 
Cdrn.. 3 s., Chas. W.. Okla. City; Ronald 
S., Tulsa; F. C., N. Mex. Bus. Con., 



FRANK MASON 


Title Abstract Co., Inc., Nowata. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Commercial Natl., Nowata. 
Assoc., L. E. Cauthorn, bus. assoc.; (pol.) 
G. W. Patchett, Lenapah; Sam F. Wil¬ 
kinson, W. E. Roberts, Nowata; Geo. D. 
Key, Ben Lafayette, Ed Semans. Church, 
Chris., elder. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Okla. Title Assn.; Rotary, past pres., 
charter mbr.; K. P. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in st. since maturity; makes 
speeches; does organiz. work. Offices, Co. 
Recorder, Ohio; City Councilman, early 
days at Nowata. Party Honors, Ex-Co. 
Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. and St. Commit¬ 
teeman since 1907; attended all convs. 
since 1907. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; lived since at Nowata. Community 
leader. During W. War was 4-minute 
speaker. 

MASON, CHARLES WALTER, State 
Capitol. Dem. Occ., Chief Justice Su¬ 
preme Court. B., Stafford, Ohio, Dec. 11, 
1887; came to Okla. 1905; located Nowata; 
there since. Edu., com. sch. Woodsville, 
Ohio.; Zanesville h. sch., grad. 1905 : 
Grant Univ. 1907-09; Washington & Lee 


1909-11, LL. B. Wife, Ruth Cobbs. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Natl., Nowata. Assoc., 
former law partner, W. D. Humphrey, 
Tulsa. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Nowata; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; Elks; K. P., 
Nowata; C. of C.; Rotary; Okla. Club. 
Pol. Act., city, co., and st. democratic 
worker all his life; makes speeches; 
works through personal activity and 
direct contact. Offices, City Attorney, 
Nowata 1913-14; Co. Attorney 1915-16; 
Dist. Judge 1919-23; Supreme Court since 
1923; Y.-Chief Justice 1927; Chief Justice 
1929. Party Honors, St. Committeeman 
from Nowata Co. 1917-18; del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, interested in flying, owns 
own plane. Legionnaire, First Post Com¬ 
mander, Newton Martin McKellar Post; 
Capt. during war in 87tli Div. Lives in 
Rep. co. but always elected on Dem. ticket. 
Takes active interest in C. M. T. C.. Is 
Lieut. Col. in Reserve, 380th Inf. 

MEHLIN, C. H., Alluwe. Dem. Occ., 
Chairman County Commissioners. B., 
Alluwe, Okla., July 22, 1874. Edu., Col., 
Vinita. Wife, Ida Connor. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Madie, Elizabeth Katherine, Edna Mae. 
Bus. Con., extensive land owner; live¬ 
stock. Bk. Con., First St., Alluwe. Assoc., 
(pol.) Sam Wilkinson. J. W. McCra'ckin. 
Rolf Vandergriff, Nowata Co.; Charles 
Mason, Jim Davenport, M. E. Trapp. 
Church, Meth. C’ubs, B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel., James G. Mehlin. Pol. Act., partis¬ 
an ; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr. since 
1921; Chmn. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs.; attends all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, native of Alluwe which has al¬ 
ways been his home. Red Cross and Lib¬ 
erty Loan worker during W. War. Active 
in good roads movements. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

PATCHETT, G. W., Lenapah. Dem 
Occ., merchant. B., Labette, Kan., Feb. 
10, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Kan.; Kan. 
Normal Col., Ft. Scott. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., Lenapah Supply Co.; land owner. 
Assoc., R. H. Patchett, J. W. Patchett, 
(bros.) partners; (pol.) Frank Mason, 
Judge Thomason, Gid Graham, Judge Chas. 
Mason. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge; I. O. 
O. F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. and st. since 1896; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 



CHAS. H. MEHLIN 















NOWATA COUNTY 445 



MRS. E. E. SAMS 


Offices, City Clerk in early days; Justice 
of Peace, 10 yrs.; Twp. Treas. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. 
Chmn. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896, 
lived since at Lenapah. Hobby, politics. 

RAYMOND, E. J., Nowata. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Chippewa Falls, Wis., Jan. 
11, 1880. Edu., h. sch. and Univ., Wis., 
2 s., Elam J., Jr.; Donald Evans. Bus. 
Con., Sams & Raymond, law firm; real 
estate interests; atty. for Commercial Natl. 
Bk., Nowata, and Commerce Trust Co., 
LL. B. Wife, Lillian E. Evans. Cdrn., 
Kansas City. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Thoma¬ 
son, T. F. Davis, Geo. B. Schwabe, Chas. 
Ol'Oonnor. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason, 
Shrine; B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent co. and st. worker since 1904 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, City Atty.; mbr. local com. 
St. Bar. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907; 
lived Muskogee short time; Nowata since 
1907 ; civic worker through C. of C.; mbr. 
Advisory Bd.; Chmn. Red Cross and work¬ 
er in Liberty Loan drives during W. War. 
Attends all co. Rep. convs. 

SAMS, E. E., Nowata. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Anamosia, la. Edu., com. sch, 
la.; Normal, Neb. B. E.; Wesleyan Univ., 
Ph. B.; George Washington Univ., LL. B. 
Wife, Irene L. Shields. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Gerald A., attending O. U.; 1 d., Mrs. 
M. L. Sumner, Coral Gables, Fla. Bus. 
Con., Sams & Raymond, law firm. Bk. 
Con., Commercial, Nowata. Assoc., E. J. 
Raymond, law partner; (pol.) mbrs. of 
Rep. organiz. Church, First Meth., mbr. 
Bd. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir.; No¬ 
wata Country; Okla., and Amer. Bar 
Assn.; Rotary, past pres.; 32nd Mason, 
McAlester Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan, 
leader since 1906; speaker; works also 
through personal contacts and party or¬ 
ganiz. Offices, mbr. 6th and 12th Legis.; 
Pres. Sch. Bd. number of yrs.; past City 
Atty., Pawhuslca. Party Honors, speaker 
in Rep. campaigns; past Chmn. Rep. Cen. 
Com.; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906; lived at Ardmore, 


Pawhuska, Nowata. Chmn. Co. Council 

of Defense and 4-minute speaker during 
W. War. Civic leader. Interested in edu¬ 
cational work, has one of best libraries in 
st. Hobby, golf. 

SAMS, MRS. E. E., Nowata. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker, clubwoman. B„ Iowa. Edu., 

public sch., Ia. Hus., E. E. Sams, atty. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Gerald A.; 1 d., Mrs. M. L. 
Sumner, Fla. Church, Meth., active mbr. 
Clubs, P. E. O. Imp. Rel., Glenn A 
Shields, Div. Passenger and Freight Agt., 
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Ry., at 
Rock Island, Ill. Pol. Act., party worker 
since 1919; speaker for party. Offices, 
candidate for presidential elector 1924; 
presidential elector 1928. Party Honors, 
pres. Nowata Co. League of Women 
Voters; V.-Chmn Rep. Cen. Com.; Pres. 

Hoover for Pres. Club and organizer for 
Club over 1st Dist.; charter mbr. and pres, 
of Oklahoma Club for Repr. and Sena¬ 
tors' wives organiz. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived Ardmore, Pawhuska, 
Nowata. Eligible for membership in D. A. 
R. 

STRAIN, JOE H., Wann. Dem. Occ., 

banker. B., Montgomery Co., Ind., April 
29, 1857. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ind.; 
Seminary Col., Mo. Wife, Verna Pilland. 
Cdrn., 1 s., C. B., bk. cashier; 2 d., Mary 
Augusta, Grace B. Bus. Con., pres. Citi¬ 
zens St. Bk. ; owner of real estate and 
farms. Assoc., Milt Haines. Lawton; 
(pol.) Frank Mason, John Kidd, Sen. 
Gore; Gov. R. L. Williams, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd 
Mason; Knight Templar; Shrine; Eastern 
Star. Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 
maturity; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, St. Sen. 4 yrs., 
1st from Dist. 33; Asst. Supt. Five Civil¬ 
ized Tribes, 6 yrs. under Pres. Wilson; 
St. Bk. Commr., under Gov. Walton; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. for years. Party Honors, del. to 
all co. and st. convs.; attended all natl. 
convs. since 1898; st. organizer of Wood- 
row Wilson campaign. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1898 ; lived Newkirk, Wann since 
1903. Civic leader. Worker and speaker 
in all Liberty Loan drives during W. War. 

THOMASON, W. H., Nowata. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; County Judge. B., Benionville, 
Ark., Jan. 31, 1886. Edu., com. sch.. 
Ark.; admitted to bar 1920. Wife, Wini¬ 
fred Ellis. Bus. Con., Sams & Thomason, 
law firm. Assoc., E. E. Sams, law part¬ 
ner; (pol.) mbrs. of Dem. organiz.; Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Charlie Mason. Church, 
Pres.; elder; supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; C. of C.; Country; Mason, 32nd 
degree Master, held all offices; Scottish 
Rites; Indian Consistory, McAlester; K. 
C. C. H. Pol. Act., partisan; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Judge, since 1922, 
(carried every prct., 2 terms, no opposi¬ 
tion) ; Deputy Ct. Clerk 1918. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
eame to Okla. 1905; lived since at No¬ 
wata. Civic, religious, political and Ma¬ 
sonic leader. Conducts Masonic funerals ; 
Chmn. local Red Cross and Draft Bd. dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

VANDIVORT, MRS. W. M., Nowata. Dem. 
B.. Mason City, Ill., Feb. 10, 1879 ; came 
to Okla. 1903, located Tulsa, Nowata sinje 
1907. Edu., Lincoln, Ill.,, grad, of Lincoln 
h. sch., and Lincoln Univ. Husband, Wil¬ 
liam Merton VanDivort. Cdrn., 2 d., Jeune 
and Marjorie, Tchrs. Supervisors of Phy¬ 
sical Education, Jeune of Bartlesville h. 
sch., and Marjorie of Independence, Kan. 
Clubs & Lodges. League of Women Voters, 
Delphian Club, Past Pres, of Wednesday 
'Music Club,, St. Chmn. of Division of 



E. E. SAMS 


Health O. F. W. C.; V.-Pres. of First 
Dist., O. F. W. C.; V.-Chmn. Dem. Co. 
organization; Past Matron O. E. S. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., relative of Chas. Car- 
rolton of Carrolton, Signer of Declara¬ 
tion of Independence. Pol. Act., was elected 
Co. V.-Chmn. of Dem. Com. 10 yrs. ago. 
Active in all civic and public affairs 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

WILKINSON, EUGENE, Nowata. Dem 
Occ., banking; oil. B., Columbia, Mo., 
May 8, 1876. Edu., com., h., Univ., 2 yrs., 
Columbia, Mo. Wife, Clara Floumay. 
Cdrn., 3 s., John F., Roy W., Hugh Sam¬ 
uel; 2 d., Mrs. Lucile Vincent, Maud Anna. 
Bus. Con., Commercial Natl. Bk.; real 
estate and land owner; oil interests. 
Assoo., (pol.) W. A. Davis, Frank Mason, 

J. T. Norton, Judge J. J. Smith; Welcome 
Pearson, Pawhuska. Church, Meth. Lodges, 

K. P.; W. O'. W.; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
Sam and Hugh (bros.) Nowata. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker in co. since 1905; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Commr., 1911-12; 1st Regis¬ 
trar of Deeds in Nowata Co. Party Honors, 
del. natl. convs., N. Y. and Houston; at¬ 
tends all co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1897; lived Chelsea 1 yr.; No¬ 
wata since. Civic leader. Liberal donator 
to Red Cross during W. War and since. 

WILKINSON, SAM F„ Nowata. Dem. 
Ocfc., banker; oil; real estate. B., Col¬ 
umbia, Mo., 1884. Edu., com., h. sch., 2 
yrs. Univ., Columbia, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 
1 s., Sam, Jr. Bk. Con., Commercial 
Natl., Nowata. Assoc., Judge Mason, Bill 
Dobbs, Claude Hammond, M. E. Trapp, 
Judge R. L. Williams, Newt. Graham. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of C.; B. P. O. 
E. Imp. Rel., Hugh and Eugene, (bros.) 
Nowata. Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 
1907; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Re¬ 
gents of Sch. of Mines, Miami. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1905; lived since 
at Nowata. Leader in civic and public 
affairs. Hobby, making friends. 











Okfuskee County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Harry Stephenson (Rep.)_Okemah 

Co. Attorney, D'ck Jones (Rep.)-Okemah 

Ct. Clerk, Arthur Taylor (Dem.)-Okemah 

Co. Clerk, J. R. Day, (Dem.)_Okemah 

Sheriff, J. W. Kennedy (Dem.)_Okemah 

Co. Treasurer, Essie M. Davenport (Dem.)_Okemah 

Co. Surveyor, A. L. Atchison (Dem.)_Okemah 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, John Cash 

(Dem.) _„_Welty 

Co. Assessor, S. T. McGee (Dem.)_Okemah 

Co. Weigher, W. W. McGee (Dem.)_Okemah 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. S. Cecil (Dem.)_Paden 

Dist. No. 2—G. W. Whitfield (Dem.)_Okemah 

Dist. No. 3—L. O. Lockhart (Dem.)_Weleetkn 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., E. C. Phillips (Dem.)_Okemah 

Ohmn., Frank Davis (Dem.)_Weleetka 

Mbr., Dr. W. B. Carroll (Rep.)_Paden 


Representative, W. N. Barry (Dem.) Okemah; Sen¬ 
ator, Tom Anglin (Dem.) Holdenville; District Judge, 
J. L. Norman (Dem.) Okemah. 

State Officers, J. Frank honey. Okemah, Game Rang¬ 
er : W. Board, Chief Oil & Gas Div., School Land 

Com.; Robert Keyes, Okemah, Co. Superintendent of 
Health : Tom C. Jordan. Paden, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, Training School for Negro Boys, 
Boley, J. H. Lilly, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Jesse Miracle, Okemah, Chinn.; Mrs. W. J. Timms, 
Paden, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

.Tames Nolan. Micawber, Chmn. ; Mrs. H. Stephen¬ 
son. Okemah, V.-Chmn.; Dick .Tones, Okemah, Sec’y. 


.T. N. Jones, Weleetka, St. Committeeman; Mrs. 
Floyd C. Dooley, Okemah, St. Committeewoman. 

C ITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Okemah, Co. Seat; C. G. Stout (Mayor); T. D. 
Thomas (Clerk) ; F. H. Otteson (Attorney) ; Pub. Serv. 
Co. of Okla.; Cen. States Power & Light Corp. 

Dustin, Eastern Okla. Gas Co., O. R. Howard, Gen. 
Mgr. Dustin Pub. Serv. Co. of Ada. 

Paden, T. Virt.h (Mayor) ; J. A. Burche (Clerk) ; 
J. E. Crawford (Attorney); Municipal Dist.; Paden 
Gas Co.. C. M. Seran, Mgr., Paden. 

Weleetka, Volney Hamilton (Manager) ; W. W. 
Griffin (Clerk) ; W. W. McLennan (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Serv. Co. of Okla.; Okla. Nat. Gas Co. 


THE VOTE 



191G 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1337 | 


| 1655 | 

| 2654 

1 1 

2513 | 

Rep. 

1 670| 


| 1769 | 

| 1431 

1 1 

3612 ] 

Soe. 

I 52G | 


| 242 | 

| 35 

1 1 

61 I 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

849 

| 1G22 | 

| 2060 

2376 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

515 

| 1S20 

| 2442 

1928 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

57 

1 241 | 

|no O. 

13 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

887 

| | 3020 

1 

2517 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

557 

1522 

1 

1748 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

52 

1 1 33 

1 

17 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1321 | 

827 

| 1677 | 2961 

| 2823 

2452 | 

2966 | 

Rep. 

| G62 | 

520 

1651 | 1016 

1234 

1853 | 

2782 | 

Soe. 

| 499 | 

47 

| 232 | 22 

no C. 

no G. | 

22 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Okemah 


Paden 


Newspaper Editor 

Leader (Ind.) Paul Miller 

Ledger (Ind.) (AVky.) Paul Miller 

Okfuskee County News (Ind. Dem.) E. L. K. Rice 
Sun (Local) (Wky) John H. Middleton 


Owner 

Okemah Pub. Co. 
Okemah Pub. Co. 
Rice A Penfield 
John H. Middleton 


BA l< HA US. ORVILLE F.. Castle. Dem. 
Occ.. merchant., B., Great nend, Kan., Dec. 
1900. Edu.. com. and h. sen., Castle and 
Okemah; Okla. A. & M Col., B. S. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., mgr. of 0. F. Bakhaus 
general mercantile store, Castle. Bk. Con., 
First St.; Citizens St., Okemah. Assoc., 
C. M. Seran, T. Elliott, J. W. Johnston, 
li. L. Gill, W. T. Rainey, Dr. W. P. 
Snider, W. N. Barry, Okfuskee Co.; Judge 
J. L. Norman; J. L. Sewall, Tom D. 
McKeown, Tom Anglin, Bobby Vincent 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Alpha 
Kappi Psi; Honorary mbr. of Edu., Society 
of Okla. A. & M. Col.; Mason, 32nd; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie Consistory; 
Junior Warden. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1924; makes speeches; works on com. 
Offices, mayor of Castle, 1927-29. Party 
Honors, mbr. and ex- pres, of Okfuskee 
Co., League of Young Dem.; del. to si. 
and co. ccnvs. Remarks, came to Okia. 
in 1901; lived at Okla. City 1 yr.; Castle 
since 1902. Rank of lieut. in Inf. in 
R. O. T. C., Camp Zachary Taylor, Louis¬ 
ville. Ky. Hobby, baseball and football. 

BARTOW, A. C., Okfuskee. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Fairfield, la. May 10, 185S. 
Edu., com. and b. sch., la.; Pleasant Acad.. 
Des Moines la.; Medical Col., Drake Univ. 


M. D. 1887. Wife. Mary L. Harrison. 
Cdrn.. 3 s., Geo. W., farming, Okfuskee; 
John W., Los Angeles, Calif.; Arthur II., 
tchr., Cushing; 2 d., Mrs. Helen Weaver 
and Mrs. Dorothy Sirader. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl.; 
First Nat,].. Okemah. Asso<c., C. C. Walker, 
Okemah; (pol 1 W. N. Barry, Wes Ken¬ 
nedy, Okemah; Tom D. McKeown, Tom 
Anglin, C. W. Board* C. W. Barry. Clubs 
& Lodges. St. Medical Assn.; I. O. 0. F., 
Okfuskee. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
40 yrs. ; makes speeches; works on com. 
of party organization. Offices, mbr. of Bd. 
of Education. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived at Okfuskee since 1905; mbr. of Natl, 
and St. Eclectic Societies. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing. 

BARRY, W. N.. Okemah. Dem. Occ.. 
banker. B., Oxford, Miss., Sept. 9, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch.. Lafayette Co., Miss. Wife, 
Eunice Inez Busby. Cdrn., 1 s., W. N., 
Jr., 3 d., Eleanor Elizabeth, Lois Inez. 
Lillian Barry, at h. Bus. Con., pres. Citi¬ 
zens St. Bk., Okemah; investments; cap¬ 
italist; stockholder in Chevrolet Agency. 
Okemah; also in hdwe. store and Barry 
Funeral Home. Bk. Con., Citizens St. 
Assoc., G. B. Aldridge, Paden; E. C. 


Aldridge, Wewoka; L. F. Werreil, Okemah; 
(pol.) C. W. Board, Okemah; C. F. Jordan, 
Paden; Leon C. Phillips, Geo. H. Storms; 
■T. Bart Aldridge; Henry S. Johnston; D. 
A. Lovall; W. C. McAlister; W. H. Har- 
rower, Muskogee. Church, Pres.; elder; 
treas.; mbr. Exec. Bd. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis, mbr. Exec. Bd.; Okemah Country 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah; Re¬ 
tail Merchants Assn., former pres.; K. 
P., charter mbr. at Okemah. Pioneer 
Club of Okemah. Imp. Rel., J. L. Barry, 
Jr., (bro.) ice and light plant owner. Ar¬ 
ansas Pass. Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1908 ; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Offices, co. commr. 
Okfuskee Co., 2 terms; mbr. of 5th, 6th, 
7th and 12th Legis.; wms chmn of the 
privilege elections com. in 5th, 6th and 
7th Legis.; mbr. sch. bd., and pres, for 
6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; 
lived since at Okemah; one of the pioneer 
citizens in the town; active in all move¬ 
ments for community betterment. Hobby, 
baseball. 

BLOSS, C. M., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Clay Center, 
Kan., May 24, 1878. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Clay Center, Kan.; O. U., 1 yr.; 
Univ. of Tex. ; course in X-Ray. New 


































OKFUSKEE COUNTY 


447 




(sisters). Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1907 in Okla.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only ; particularly Influ¬ 
ential among farmers of his sections. 
Offices, mbr. Bd. of Education, Okemah. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; lived 
since at Okemah. Has one of the largest 
pecan orchards in Okla. 


CAPEHART, THOMAS M„ Weleetka. 
Dem. Occ., contractor. B., Mena, Ark., 
Nov. 15, 1880. Edu., com. schs., Mena, 
Ark. Wife, Catherine McKlennry. Cdrn., 
3 d., Mrs. Lotie Mae Shelton; Madeline, 
Louisa. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., D. W. Johnston, banker; A. 
T. Douglas, merchant; R. L. Blue, ginner, 
Weleetka; (pol.) Riley Autry, Bill Red¬ 
dick, 0. L. Lockhart, Dr. Welch, Weleetka; 
W. N. Bell, Wm. Darr, H. B. Skinner, Enoch 
Knowles, Weleetka. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
I. 0. O. F., Weleetka. Imp. Rel., Oliver and 
W. A. Capehart, (bros.), Idabel. Pol. Act., 
active in local politics; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and on com. Offices, City 
Councilman, 1927-31; counter and judge 
on Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903 ; lived at Weleetka, 1903-10 ; Hugo, 
1910-11; Ada, 1911-13; Weleetka since. 
Hobby, fishing. 


ORVILLE F. BAKHAUS 


Orleans; Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Course 
at Mayo Bros.; post grad, course, New 
York City. Wife, Daisy Beck. Cdrn.. 
Claude M., Jr. attending O. U. Bus. Con., 
physician and surgeon; real estate; invest¬ 
ments ; Medical Arts Bldg; oil interests. 
Bk Con., Okemah Natl.; Citizens St. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. N. Barry, Dr. R. Keys. 
Sen. C. W. Board, L. C. Phillips, Okfuskee 
Co.; Dr. Leroy Long, Dr. W. J. Wallace, 
Dr E.~ S. Lain, Okla, City; Tom Anglin, 
Dr. Carl Puckett. Church, pres.; deacon. 
Clubs &. Lodges, ICiwanis, charter mbr., 
Okemah; Okemah Golf Club; mbr. Amer. 
Southern and Okla. Medical Assn; Retail 
Merchant Assn; Mason Blue Lodge; Royal 
Arch ; Commandery, Okemah ; Tulsa, Akdar 
Temple Shrine; M. W. A. and W. O. W., 
Okemah. Imp. Rel., R. R- Bloss, (bro.) 
v.-pres. International Derrick and Equip¬ 
ment Co., Columbus, O.; Mrs. G. W. Thomas 
(sister) Grady Co. Pol. Act., nationally 
oartisan, but locally independent; active 
in st. since 1904; works mostly through 
com" Offices, co. health officer, 8 yrs., 
Okfuskee Co.; Mayor of Okfuskee one 
term. Remarks, came to Okla. in 13.-.. 
lived at Kremlin. 1892-1900 ; Apache, 1900- 
04; Tecumseh, 1904-13 ; and at Okemah 
since. During W. War was mbr. of Medi¬ 
cal Corps. Ranks of 1st Lieut., Amer. 
Legion, Reynolds-Hargo Post, Okemah . 
charter mbr. Hobby, golf. 

BOARD, C. W., Okemah. (State Capitol) 
Dem. Occ., connected Oil & Gas Division 
School Land Department. B., Mo 18b9, 
came to Okla. 1905, located Okemah since 
1905. Edu., schs., of Mo. Wife, . Gertrude 
Roybourn. Cdrn., 2 s., Guy, Clovis N. M., 
Raymond, Okemah. 2 d Gertrude; Mr- 
Marv Catlett, Okemah. Bk. Con., Okemah 
Natl Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd degree 
Mason, Guthrie; M. W. A.; K. ! ., I- O. . 
R Imp. Rel. N. Board. Pol. Act., Dem. 
25 yrs. Offices, mbr. Constitutional Con 
vention. Register of Deeds, 2 terms; mb ., 


St. Sen. 1913-1919, pres, of Sen. Party 
Honors, ex-chmn. Dem. cen. com., Okfuskee 
Co.; del. to most st. .convs. Remarks, 
a farmer, civic and political leader. 

CAMP, STERLING, L., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., farming. B„ McComb, Ill., July 
1870 ; Edu., com. sch.. Ill. Wife, Emina 
Walker. Bus. Con., farming interests; oil 
royalties; owner of bk. stock. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Assoc.. S. C. Wilson, Ligon 
Stevenson, O. D. Bross, Okemah; (pol.) 
Dick Jones, Harry Stevenson; M. E. Trapp; 
Lew Wentz; D. Rexroat; Tom Anglin; 
W N. Barry. Church, Bap.; tchr. in S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; mbr. of agri¬ 
culture com.; Mason Blue Lodge; Royal 
Arch, Eastern Star. Okemah; K P.; I- 
O O F., Okemah. Imp. Rel., T. P. Camp, 
Howard Camp, (bros.) Okemah. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in Okla. since 1912; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, mbr. Election Bd.; Prc.i. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1912 • lived since at Okemah; active part 
in all pub. and rural activities; Veteran 
of Spanish-Amer. War. Served in 2nd Ark. 
Inf. Was formerly employed for ten yrs. 
in Lf S. Engineering Dept,, in Ark. and 
Mo. Interested in children and their wel¬ 
fare. 

CAMP, T. P., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Good Hope,. Ill., April 2, 18iS. 
Edu., com. sch.. Ark. Wife, Luna Cobb. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Tom; 2 d., Frances, Edna. 
Bk Con., First Natl.; Okemali Natl.; First 
St" Castle. Bus. Con., farming, is Master 
Farmer of Okla.; 12,000 acre ranch; 2,500 
pecan trees. Assoc., W. N. Barry, A. J. 
Martin. S. C. Wilscn, Okemah; (pol.) C. 
W Board, L. Stephenson, Dick Jones. 
Okemah; Tom D. McKeown; M. E. Trapp: 
Sen. Gore. Church, Pres.; elder. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis; 32nd Mason. Imp. 
Rel S. L. Camp, Howard Camp, (bros) : 
Mrs. J. M. Grubbs, Mrs. E. II. Abington. 


CARROLL, WILLIAM B., Paden. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Madison- 
ville, Tenn., March 1, 1878. Edu., com. 
and. h. sch., Madisonville, Tenn.; Grant 
Univ., Chattanooga, Tenn., M. D. 1905. 
Wife, Lela Milligan. Cdrn., 4 s., Manning 
M., Milligan, Morris, W. B., Jr. ; 2 d., 
Mrs. Mary R. Swickey, Okemah; Maurine. 
Bus. Con., practicing physician and sur¬ 
geon. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., T. G. 
Rawden, Henry Aberson,, L. M. Loswell, 
Taden; (pol.) Ed Stine, A. H. Johns, W. 
H. Dill, H. A. Dolan, Okemah; J. A. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City ; Frank Parkinson, Enid; 
A. J. Niles, Tulsa. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Guthrie Consistory; Past 
Master Masonry; Past High Priest of Chap¬ 
ter, Past Commander of Commandery/ 
Okemah. Imp. Rel., G. R. Carroll (bro.), 
Madisonville, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1912; works mostly through 
coins. Was temporary Chmn. of the first 
caucus held in Okfuskee Co. after state¬ 
hood. Offices. Postmaster, Okemah, 1921- 
26; Chmn. Sch. Bd., formerly at Weiiy. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1920- 
21; mbr. Co. Election Bd. ; del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 


W. N. BARRY 






















448 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



.T. V. CRAWFORD 


came to Okla. in 1905; lived at Welty, 
1905 12; Okemali, 1912-28; at Paden since 
1928. During W. War was chmn. of bd. of 
the Council of Defense. Hobby, golf. 

CASE, W. H., Paden. Dem. Occ., farmer. 
B., Terre Haute, Ind., Apr. 6, 1875. Edu., 
com. sell., Ripley Co., Mo. Wife, Enola 
Eaton. Cdrn., 4 s., Kenley, Treaver, Glenn, 
Woodrow, Paden; 3 d., Mrs. Nora Wilson, 

Prague; Mrs. Vallian Miller, Cushing; 
Vida. Bus. Con., farm interests, 160 acres; 
auto accessories, oil and gas station, Paden. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; First St., Prague. 
Assoc., A. R. Novotny, Bluford Geren, C. 
F. Jordan, Paden; (pol.) John Cast, John 
L. Norman, Okemah; Harry Stephenson, 
Oo. Judge; W. Kennedy, Co. Sheriff; W. M. 
Berry, Repr.; C. W. Board, Okla. City, 
Sen. Tom Anglin, Holdenville; Tom Mc- 
Keown, Ada. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. 
very active mbr.; Izaak Walton League; 
Mason, Master. Imp. Rel., Wahl and Len 
Case (bros.), Paden. Pol. Act., active in st. 
since 1910; makes speeches, works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, Twp. 
Treas. 1912-13; St. Legis. 1913-14, 1921-22; 
Clk. of Sch. Bd. formerly for 16 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. ; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived at present location since. At 
time of his location it was Creek Nation. 
Has a lake on his farm which is leased by 
st. and stocked with fish. During W. War 
was mbr. of Red Cross and active in all 
bond drives. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

CECIL, JOSEPH SHELBY, Paden. Dem. 
Occ.. farming. B., near Harrison, Ark., 
Mar. 30, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Ark. and 
Okla. Wife, Pearl Garris, Mo. Cdrn., 4 s., 
J. G., Roy W., C. J„ Glen.; 3 d., Mrs. P. 
H. Jordan, Mrs. R. D. Moore, Bettie L. 
Bus. Con., farming; cattle and hog raising. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Paden. Assoc., C. F. 
Jordan, H. S. Johnson. G. B. Aldridge, 
Henry Abrason, E. B. Hunt; (pol.) W. N. 
Berry, C. R. Board, Chas. It. Delhi, W. L. 
Sewell, Okfuskee Co.; Tom Anglin; Bill 
Armstrong; W. B. Gray, Tulsa. Church. 
Chris. Lodges, M. W. A., Paden; 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Guthrie Consistory. 
Po’. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1907 ; works mostly on corns. Offices. Co. 
Comr., 1923-27 ; mb”. Sch. Bd., 1908-16; 
Justice of Peace, 1911-12; Deputy Sheriff, 
1915-29. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; mbr. Election Bd.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 


located in Lincoln Co. near Sac and Fox 
Agency; has lived in Okfuskee Co. since 
1903; Chmn. of Dist. Red Cross In 1917- 
18. Hobby, gardening and fruit raising. 

COLEMAN, BURTON M„ Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., reporter for county court. B„ Ark., 
1889. Edu., com. sch.. Ark.; Business Col., 
Ft. Smith, Ark. Wife, Ruth Kinney, Ark. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Thelma B. Bus. Con., clerical 
work, was former clk. for R. R. Bk. Con., 
The Okemah Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
Norman, Judge Stephenson ; J. Hugh Wolen, 
W. L. Seawell, Okemah; Tom Anglin; Tom 
McKeown. Church, Meth., treas. of bd. of 
stewards. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; sponsor 
for Boy Scout activities; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Okemah. Imp. Rel.. Mrs. J. Hugh Nolan 
(sister), Okemah. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1921; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and on corns. Offices, co. 
ct. reporter since 1921. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; mbr. St. League of 
Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1920 ; 
lived since at Okemah. Active in civic and 
church affairs. During W. War worked o* 
Draft Bd. An advocate of greater efficiency 
in co. officers. Hobby, baseball. 

COUNTS, CLAUD C„ Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Kleburg, Tex., Apr. 1, 
1902. Edu., com. sch., Okla.; h. sch., Fred¬ 
erick, grad. 1922; Okla. Univ. law sch.,, 
1922-27 ; passed bar examination 1926. 
Wife, Thelma, d., of J. M. Thomas, We¬ 
leetka. Cdrn., 1 s., Stanley Thomas. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty. only. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc., F. E. Oliver, D. W. Johnson, 
W. C. Evans, E. O. Knowles, Weleetka; 
(pol.) Dick Jones, Okemah; Joe Day, L. O. 
Lockhart,. Weleetka; Tom Anglin, R. L. 
Christian, Frederick. Clubs, Lions; Kappa 
Theta (local). Imp. Rel., J. O. Counts, 
(father) Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1927 ; works personally and on 
coins.; makes speeches. A" hard worker, 
ambitious for career. Attend st. conv., 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv.; clk. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. and Inspector. Remarks, cam'' *o 
Okla. in 1905; lived in Weleetka since grad¬ 
uating from Univ. in 1927. Was mbr. of 
Young Dem. Club while attending Un»v. 
Hobby, football. 

CRAWFORD, J. V., Okemah. beui. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Sulphur City, Ark., Oct. 24. 
1894. Edu.. com. and h. sell., Okla. City: 
St. Normal,. Alva; Okla. Univ. 2 yrs.; 
Cumberland Univ. Wife, Viola Harden Craw¬ 
ford. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; oil Is 
terests; farming interests; real estate 
owner. Bk. Con., Citizens St.; Okemah Nan. 
Assoc., W. N. Barry, W. J. Martin, J. W. 
Long, Geo. 'Storms, Okemah; (pol.) Frank 
Davis, Weleetka; Bart Aldridge; M. E. 
Trapp: Scott Ferris; ex-Gov. Cruce; Gov. 
Holloway; Geo. D. Key; Tom D. McKeown. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Okemah; K. P. ; J. O. O. F.: 
M. W. A., Okemah. Imp. Rel., John P. 
Crawford, J. T. Crawford, Ada ; J. O. Craw¬ 
ford, Okla. City; J. A. Crawford, Wagoner, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1921; makes speeches ; woras personal¬ 
ly and on corns. Offices, City Atty., Okemah. 
Party Honors, Congressional Chmn. of 4th 
Dist. ; mbr. Elec. Bd.; Prct. Committeeman , 
del." to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1909 ; has lived at Okemah since 
1922. During W. War served in 219th Aero 
Squadron; has rank of 1st. Lieut. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Reynolds Harjo Post, Okemah, 
Hobby, hunting. 

DAVENPORT, ESSIE M„ Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B.. Yellville. Ark. 
Edu. com. sch., Yellville. Ark. Cdrn., 
4, d., Mrs. W. A. Chaney, Maud; Mrs. 
Doris Patton, Okemah ; Myrtle, Wilma. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. ; Citizens St. Assoc., T. H. 
Wren, A. J. Martin, S. T. Palmer. John 
Storms, W. H. Barry, Okemah; (pol.) Wm. 
I. Sewall, C. T. Huddleston, Okemah; A. 
G. Nichols, Mrs. Marie Hillis; Frank P. 
Douglas, Tom Anglin, Dr. R. Keys. Church. 
Meth., S. Clubs, Business and Professional 
Womens Club, past pres., Okemah. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1924; works on 


corns, only. Offices, Deputy Co. Treas., 1925- 
29; Co. Treas., since. A good office holder 
and an excellent accountant. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct, Committee- 
woman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1920 ; 
lived since Okemah. During W. War was 
mbr. and active worker in Red Cross. Hobby, 
outdoor sports. 

DAVIS. JOHN FRANKLIN, Weleetka. 
Dem. Occ., merchant, B., Baxter Co., Ark., 
Aug. 15, 1875. Edu., com. and h. sch., Big 
Flat, Ark. Wife, Lula C. Harp. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Leonard H.; 2 d., Mrs. Buna Bradshaw, 
Mrs. Una Riley, Weleetka. Bus. Con., Davis 
Hardware & Furniture Co., Weleetka; 
familiar with transfer and storage business. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., Tate Douglas, 
Hildon Douglas, F. E. Oliver, D. W. John¬ 
son, Weleetka; (pol.) P. A. Denoss, L. O. 
Lockhart, Weleetka; Judge Norman; Leon 
Phillips, Okemah; Tom Anglin; Tom D. 
McKeown; Frank Douglas. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, Dir.; 32nd Mason, 
Consistory, McAlester; Past Master, We¬ 
leetka. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1903; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and on corns. Offices, past City Coun¬ 
cilman, Weleetka, for 12 yrs.; past City 
Justice, 4 yrs.; Chmn. Dem. Election Bd. 
since 1920; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Violet 
Springs, 1900-02 ; Weleetka, since. During 
W. War was chmn. of local Council of De¬ 
fense and active in Liberty Bond drives. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

DAVIS, W. H„ Castle. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. B., Ill., Apr. 17, 1869. 
Edu., com. and h. sell.. Ill.; Medical Coi., 
St. Louis, Mo., post grad., Chicago, III. 
Wife, Eunice Cox. Cdrn.. 1 d., Eulalie. 
Bus. Con., practicing physician and sur¬ 
geon ; real estate owner; oil interests. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., C. M. Seran, Tolbert 
Elliot, Castle; (pol.) Horace Osborne, R. 
C. Taylor, Tom Anglin, W. N. Barry, 
Okemah; Tom D. McKeown ; Geo. Crump; 
Jack Walton. Church, Millennial Dawn. 
Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Okla. and Southern 
Medical Assn.; del, to St. Medical Assn; 
Mason Blue Ledge, Royal Arch; I. O. O. F. ; 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1901 in Okla.; makes speeches, works 
personally and on com. Offices, Mayor oT 
Castle, 14 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu., 12 yrs.; 
Notary Public, 18 yrs.; City Health Officer. 
Party Honors, aei. to co. ana si., convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901 ; lived 



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449 


open town ol' Okemah In 1902 and founded 
first bk. there. Was also one of those who 
laid out Shawnee. Mrs. Dill was first post¬ 
mistress at Shawnee. Hobby, ranching and 
cattle. 


DOLEN. NELLIE V., Okemah. Rep. 
Occ., Postmistress. B., Howard, Kan.; Apr. 
3, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Howard, 
Kan. ; Baker Univ., Baldwin, Kan., 1906- 
10. Hus., Harve A. Dolen, oil royalties 
dealer, Okemah. Cdrn., 1 s., Harve A. Jr. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Floyd Dooley, 
Park Gibson, Mrs. Sam Palmer, Mrs. A. J. 
Martin, V. K. Chouning, Okemah; (pol.) 
Judge Harry Stephenson, W. H. Dill; Sen. 
Pine; John Fields ; W. G. Skelly; Raymond 
Fields. Church, Meth., S.’S. tchr.; sec’y 
Missionary Soc.; Chmn. of young peoples 
work in East Okla. Conference, 1923-25. 
Clubs & Lodges, honorary mbr. Lions; 
Eastern Star, treas. P. E. 0. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1920 ; works 
on corns. Offices, Postmistress at Okemah, 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Vice Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1921- 
25. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; lived 
at Earlsboro, 1911-14; Seminole, 1914-18; 
Okemah since. Hobby, our neighbors' 
children”. 


W. H. DILL 


since at Castle. Oldest doctor in point of 
service in his section of co. and is a very 
influential man. Hobby, the study of science 

and religion. 

DAY, JOSEPH RICHARD, Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., county clerk. B., near Harrison, Ark., 
May 10, 1896. Edu., com. schs., Okla.; ac¬ 
counting course, LaSalle Univ., 1927. Wife, 
Lillie Marler, d. of L. J. Marler, Marlow. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn T.; 1 d., Vivian V. 

Bk. Con., First Natl.; Citizens St. Assoc., 
Dr. R. Keys, T. H. Wren, Floyd Dooley, W. 
L. Sewell, T. H. Huddleston, Okemah; (pol.) 
T. H. Ottison, C. B. Williams, W. N. Barry, 
S. D. Smith, S, H. Starnes, Okfuskee Co.; 
Tom Anglin, Hughes Co.; Frank P. Douglas, 
Bert MoDonel, Okla. City; Ellis B. Cooper, 
Weleetka; Dave Armstrong 1 , Okmulgee. 
Church, Meth.„ S.; served on bd. of stewards. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah; K. P. ; 
I. O. O. F., Sec’y and Vice Grand, Okemah; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds-Harjo Post No. 
123, Ofuskee. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
sice 1920; when he was census enumerator; 
elected 1920-22-24-26; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and on corns. Offices, Co. 
Clk., since 1920. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.- Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived near Canadian 1898-1911 ; 
Welty, 1911-20; Okemah, since. During W. 
War served in Co. M., 358th Inf., 90tl) 
Div., Co. G.; 110th Inf. of 28th Div. Penn. 
Natl. Guards; was wounded in service at 
St. Miehle Sector in which he spent about 
2 yrs. Served in Army of Occupation on 
Rhine River after Armistice; discharged May 
1919. Has sharpshooters medal. Hobby, live¬ 
stock, chickens, hogs and hunting. 

DIEHL, CHARLES R., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Coles Co., Ill., May 22, 
1870. Edu., com. schs., HI.; Ill. St. Normal, 
1891. Wife, Effie Zeigler. Cdrn., has none, 
but is rearing Orin and Raymond Mitchell. 
Bus. Con., farming; familiar with mercan¬ 
tile bus.; was tchr. Bk. Con., First Natl. 


Assoc., Kit Walker, W. N. Berry, Okemah; 
J. S. Cecil, Claude Jordan, Paden; B. F. 
Lawless, Okemah. Church, Meth., trustee. 
Lodges, M. W. A.; K. P„ Okemah. Pol. 
Act., partisan; works mostly on corns. 
Offices, Delinquent Tax Collector, 1925-27 ; 
Deputy Co. Clk., Okfuskee Co., 1911-15; 
Co. Clk., 1917-21; Deputy Co. Treas. 1923- 
24; organizer of Sch. Dist. No. 17, Dir.; 
census taker in Creek Twp. 1910. Was for¬ 
mer. sch. treas.; City Clk., Mayor in Lerna, 
Ill. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. t* county and state convs.; was a 
former st. committeeman. Ill. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1907 ; has lived since in 
Okfuskee Co., Paden and Okemah. Mbr. 
Bd. of Exemption and Registration Bd. 
during W. War. Hobby, politics. 

DILL, W. H., Okemah. Rep. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Champlain Co., Ill., Apr. 28, 
1870. Edu 1 ., com. sch., Ill. Wife, Mamie 
Estes. Cdrn., 1 s., Glen E., rancher, Okemah. 
Bus. Con., practicing atty.; retired banker; 
extensive land owner; livestock and farm¬ 
ing interests; lumber business. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Grover Hayden, Okemah; 
(pol.) Judge Frank Warren, Dudley Buell, 
Hughes Co.; Harry H. Rogers, Tulsa. Church, 
Meth., past steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., organizer of chamber at Okemah; 
Lions; Okemah Golf Club; Pioneer Club, 
organizer; Mason Scottish Rite, Shrine, 
Muskogee; I. O. O. F.; A. O. U. W., 
Okemah; W. O. W., Shawnee. Imp. Rel„ 
Sebastian Dill (father), founded Dillsburg, 
I'l. Pol. Act., independent locally, but par¬ 
tisan in natl. affairs; active in st. since 
1900 ; makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. One of the outstanding lead¬ 
ers in Okfuskee Co. Party Honors, nominee 
for St. Sen., 1928 ; nominee for St. Treas., 
defeated by Bob Dunlap; past Chmn. of Rep. 
Cen. Com.; del. to nearly all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; 
lived at Deer Creek, Shawnee, Okemah since 
1902. Active in civic affairs. Helped to 


DOOLEY, FLOYD C„ Okemah. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Coffeyville, Kan., Feb. 3, 1895. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Coffeyville, Kan.; 
Washburn Col., Topeka, Kan.; Okla. Univ.; 
Valparaiso Univ., Ind. Wife, Allie. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; oil interests; Dooley 
& Sewall, attys., Okemah. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Valporaiso, Ind.; Knight Templar, 
Okemah. Imp. Rel., Henry C. Dooley (de¬ 
ceased), (father), Coffeyville, Kan. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in Okla. since 
1921. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. Cen. Com., 
4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1921; 
lived since at Okemah. During W. War 
served in 35th Div., 139th Inf. overseas. 
Was in service 2 yrs. Mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Hobby, fishing. 

DOUGLAS, A. TATUM, Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B.. Sebastian Co., Ark., 
Aug. 31, 1867. Edu., Sebastian Co. Ark.; 
Business Course, Lexington, Ky., 1888. 
Wife, Maggie Oney. Cdrn., 3 s., Frank P., 
Okla. City; Claude G., Virgil, Weleetka; 
4 d., Mrs. Pearl T. Hale, Weleetka; Mrs. 
Dot Hendricks, Okemah; Mrs. Ona Brock¬ 
way, Wichita, Kan.; Virginia. Bus. Con., 


FLOYD C. DOOLEY 




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450 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Douglas-Bell Mercantile Go., Dry Goods, 
Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Furniture and 
Undertaking, Weleetka. Bk. Con., St. Natl., 
Assoc., 0. H. Douglas, Okmulgee; M. ,S. 
and H. B. Douglas, Weleetka (bros.), part¬ 
ners in business; (pol.) F. Davis, W. W. 
Turner, 0. P. Johnson, D. W. Johnson, M. 
J. Hughey, W. M. Berry, Okfuskee Co. ; 
Tom Anglin, Holdenville; J. R. Autry, W. 
J. Gray, Weleetka. Church, Meth., S.; 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., has 
filled all chairs at Weleetka; Mason, Knight 
Templar, Scottish Rite, Consistory, Mc- 
Alester; Past Master Mason, Weleetka; Past 
Patron of Eastern Star, Weleetka. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. L. Douglas, R. R. engineer, Cof- 
feyville, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1903; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Offices, past town trustee, 
2 terms; mbr. Sch. Bd.* now serving; Clk. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903: lived since at Weleetka. Active in 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives during 
W. War. Hobby, Masonic work. 

DUKE. W. C., Okemah. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., near McMinnville, Tenn., Feb. 7, 
1886. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. Wife, Florence 
Brewer, Tenn. Cdrn., 3 s.* Stratford, W. C. 
Jr.; Letterman; 2 d., Maurine, Kathleen. 
Buis. Con., W. C. Duke Mercantile Store. 
Okemah; farm owner; rental property; oil 
interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Logan Stevenson, T. 0. Monahan, Okemah; 
(pol.) Judge Stevenson, Judge Norman; 
Dick Jones, C. T. Huddleston, Okfuskee 
Co.; Tom D. McKeown, W. B. Pine, Tom 
Anglin. Church, Chris., elder; deacon: 
trustee. Clubs & Lodges, Retail Merchants 
Assn., past pres, and dir. ; 32nd Mason, 
Scottish and York Rites, Consistory, Me- 
Alester; M. W. A., past council. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st since 1905 ; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
A popular and successful leader in his 
community. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. 3 yrs.; 
mbr. Election Bd. for yrs. Party Honors. 

del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived since at Okemah. While 
mbr. of sch. bd. was instrumental in rais¬ 
ing standard of schs. in Okemah. During 
W. War was chmn. of Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work. 

DULING, S. A., Okemah. Rep. Occ.. 
lawyer. B., Ind., Sept. 14, 1880. Edu., com. 
sch., Ind.; Univ. of Ind.. A. B. ; LL. B. 
Wife, Ina Mae, d., of H. W. Taylor* Henry- 
etta. Cdrn., 1 s., Don A. Bus. Con., Dullng 
& Philips, law firm, Okemah. Bk. Con., 
Okemah Natl. Assoc., L. C. Phillips, law 
partner; (pol.) Judge Frank Warren, Judge 
Crump; Judge Orel Busby, Okemah; W. B. 
Pine; Tom McKeown. Church, Chris., 
deacon. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions, past pres, 
and dir., charter mbr. ; past mbr. Okemah 
Country Club; 32nd Mason. Past Master, 
Knight Templar; Shrine, Tulsa ; Consistory, 
McAles t e”. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. 
affairs, but independent locally; active in 
st. since 1915; makes speeches, works on 

com. Offices, former Co. Judge of Okfuskee 
Co., 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1998; 
lived since in Okfuskee Co. D”-ing W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond drives, in Red 
Cross Work and on Draft Bd. Interested in 
civic improvements. 

ELLIOT, T., Castle. Dem. Occ., banker. 
B., Topeka, Kan., Nov. 25, 1889. Edu., com 
sch., Perkins; h. sch., 3 yrs., Castle. Wife. 
Arlena. d. of A. Bishop, Okemah. Cdrn., 2 
s., Tolbert, Elmo; 1 d., Vivian. Bus. Con., 
Cashr. First St. Bk.. Castle; oil and gas 
leases; farming interests. Assoc.. C. M. 
Seran, John McKean, P. M. Broslers, 
Castle; (pol.) Tom D. McKeown. Tom 
Anglin, Sen. Pine. Lodges, M. W. A.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch; Eastern 
Star, Castle. Imp. Rel., L. L. Elliot (father) 
Castle; Elmer Elliot (bro.), Okla. City. 
Po!. Act., partisan in natl. affairs; inde¬ 
pendent locally; active in Okla. since 1912 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
corns. Offices, City Clk. : City Treas.; clk. 
of Bd. of Edu., Castle. Party Honors. Prof. 
Committeeman; former mbr. Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived at 


Ponca City, 1892; Perkins, 1892-1900; 
Castle since. Hobby, gardening. 

ESTILL, JAMES A., Okemah. Dem. Occ.. 
superintendent of city schools. B., Millers- 
burg, Ohio, June 11* 1893. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Ohio; Col., Muskingum, Ohio, B. S.; 
Okla. Univ., grad. Wife, Elizabeth, d. of 
Ed Smith, Roff. Bus. Con., leases and royal¬ 
ties, with Walker-Stephenson Co., Okemah. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., L*ean Stephen¬ 
son, Kit Walker, Okemah; Howard Ven 
Pelt, D. Johnson, Weleetka; Sam Geren, 
Paden; Frank Douglas, Okla. City; Robt. 
Kerr, Ada; Hayden Linebaugh, Muskogee; 
Tom McKeown, Ada; Sen. Pine. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, dir. Boy Scout work; 
co. chmn. Crippled Cdrn. Assn.; Kiwanis, 
Okemah; 32nd Mason, Consistory, Port¬ 
land, Me.; Shrine, Lewiston, Me. Imp. Re!.. 
Chas. Estill (father), Probate Judge, Millers- 
Iburg, Ohio. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1924; makes speeches and works 
in whatever manner is necessary to secure 
desired results. Offices, former Deputy Pro¬ 
bate Judge, Millersburg, Ohio. Party Honors, 
del. to co. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1919; lived at Chelsea. Beggs, Okmulgee, at 
Okemah since 1925. During W. War served 
in 154th Heavy Artillery; has rank of 
major. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds Harjo 
Post, Okemah. Hobby, politics. 

FERICHS, MARTIN L„ Okemah. Rep. 
Occ.. lawyer. B., Nemaha Co., Neb., Aug. 
19, 1880. Edui., com. sch., Neb.; Univ. of 
Neb., grad. Wife, Wilma, d. of Mrs. Hattie 
Shelby, Prague. Cdrn., 2 d., Barbara Ann, 
Charlotte. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Rep. leaders throughout st. Church, 
Meth.. steward; mbr. Bd.; tchr. in S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges. Kiwanis, charter mbr., 
now pres.; 32nd Mason, Royal Arch, past 
Master, Okemah; Conststory, Guthrie; M. 
W. A... Okemah. Pol. Act., independent: 
active in st. since 1908; makes speeches, 
works personally and on corns. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 : 
since at Okemah. Hobbies, reading and 
baseball. 

FUISOM, C. H., Okfuskee. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B.. Mo., 1896. Edu., com. schs.. 
Olda.. W>fe. Veda, d. of Mrs. James Ward, 
Morris, Cdrn., 1 s., Richard; 1 d., Betty 
Lou. Bus. Con., general mercantile busi¬ 
ness, Okfuskee; farm owner, livestock. Bk. 
Con., The Okemah Natl. Assoc., G. M. Man¬ 
warring. Austin Stine, Okfuskee; (pol.) 
W. H. Dill, Judge Stevenson, Geo. Storms. 
Okemah : Tom D. McKeown, A. R. Taylor, 
Judge Norman. Church, Holiness. Imp. Rel.. 
Lewis Fulsorn. Cashie Fulsom; farmers and 
cattlemen, Okemah. Pol. Act., independent: 
active since 1919 in Okfuskee Co. ; works 
personally and through corns. Controlling 
factor in political affairs of his town. Party 
Honors, mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1900; lived at Chickasha; 
Okemah; Okmulgee and Okfuskee. During 
W. War took an active part in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work. Interested in civic 
progress. Hobby, fishing. 

GASTON. EDWARD A., Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., Albion. Ill., July 1, 
1884. Edu., com. sch.. Louisville. Ill.; Col., 
Ewing'. Ill., grad. 1899. Wife. Dora, d. of 
Mrs, M. C. Bullard, Henryetta. Cdrn.. 2 
s.. E. A. Jr., Dale; 2 d., Cornelia Alice, 
Martha Jean. Bus. Con., owner and pub¬ 
lisher of Weleetka American. Dustin Amer¬ 
ican and Hanna American, all independent 
newspapers; oil and gas interests; also 
familiar with real estate. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., Miss 
Beulah Graham, Dustin : Sherman and Mrs. 
Mooter, Hanna; (pol.) W. N. Berry, C. W. 
Board, Geo. Storms, Okemah; T. S. Hurst, 
Pawnee; W. T. Pharoh, Pauls Valley. 
Church, Meth., pres. Mens Bible Class; past 
Supt. of S. S., Okemah. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions. Weleetka; chmn. of City Improve¬ 
ment Com.; former mbr. of Kiwanis, 
Okemah; Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah; M. 
W. A., Okemah. Imp. Rel., O. C. Gaston, 
(father) Okemah; Frank S., (bro.)„ Okla. 
City; Mrs. Harry Lions (sister), Okemah. 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in county 
since 1907. Party Honors, past Prct. Regis¬ 
trar,. Okemah, 1914-26; first Sec'y of Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com., 6 yrs.; past Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; del. to co. and st. convs.; 
Chmn. Co. Election Bd. 2 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. In 1907 ; lived since In Ok¬ 
fuskee Co.; at Okemah 1907-26; at We¬ 
leetka since. Sec'y of Co. Council of De¬ 
fense during W. War. Mbr. of Okla. Press 
Assn., pres, in 1925. 

GEREN, BLUFORD, Paden. Rep. Occ., 

merchant. B., Cleveland, Tenn., Nov. 14, 
1873. Edu., com. sch., Webber Falls; Busi¬ 
ness Col., Muskogee, 1894. Wife, Nannie 
Corbin. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Bertha Williams, 
Meeker; Mrs. Alta Piatt, Seminole. Bus. 
Con., general mercantile store, Paden; 
farming interests. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Prague; First Natl., Okemah. Assoc., L. O. 
Lockhart, Weleetka; Ed Sein, Okfuskee; 
(pol.) Harry Stevenson, Dale Jones, 
Okemah; James Nolan, Micawber; Bill 
Reddick, Weleetka; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; 
W. B. Pine, Sen.; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; 
Martin L. Ferichs. Okemah. Church, Bap., 
Paden; deacon. Clubs & Lodges, Commer¬ 
cial, Paden; M. W. A., all chairs; I. O. 
O. F.* all chairs; 32nd Mason. Imp. Rel., 
Geo., Rio Grande Valley; Joe, Prague; Lee, 
Wetumka; W. A., Los Angeles, (bros.); 
Mrs. Sallie E. Ross, (sis.) Prague. Pol. 
Act. partisan; active in Okfuskee Co. since 
1908 ; works personally and on com. Offices, 
Co. Commr., Okfuskee Co., 1919-23 and 
1927-33 ; was postmaster at Micawber 1925- 
27, and Clk. of Micawber Sch. Bd. for 8 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. ; Prct. Committeeman; past Clk. of 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
. 1881; lived at Paden since 1897. Active 
in upbuilding community. Hobby, fancy 
hogs and chickens. 

GILL, P. L., Castle. Dem. Occ., druggist. 
B., Norman, May 9, 1898. Edu. com. sch. 
Norman; h . sch., Tex. Wife, Lillie Allen. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Billy; Jack. Bus. Con., Castle 
Drug Co.; oil and farming interests. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., O. F. Bakhus, W. T. 
Rainey, Castle; (pol.) Tom Anglin, Tom 
D. McKeown, Scott Ferris. Lodges, K. P., 
Castle. Pol. Act., partisan; works on coins. 
Offices, City Clk., Castle; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Party Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
has lived in Castle since 1926. During W. 
War was in 128th Inf., at Camp Pike. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. Reynolds-Harjo Post, 
Okemah. Hobby, fishing. 

GOOCH, A. N., Castle. Dem. Occ., road 
patrolman. B., Marion Co., Ark., May 14, 
1879. Edu.. com. sch.. Ark.; Bap. Univ., 
Muskogee. Wife, Naomi Strother. Cdrn., a 
s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Okemah Natl. Assoc., C. M. Seran, 
Porter Bashiers; (pol.) J. R. Day, W. Ken¬ 
nedy. B. Geren, W. H. Dill, Okfuskee Co.; 
Tom D. McKeown, Tom Anglin. Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, M. E. Trapp. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Castle. Imp. Rel., Henry and Geo. 
Gooch (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1908; makes speeches, works 
personally and on corns. Influential among 
farmers of his dist. Party Honors, mbr. 
Elec. Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived in Ofuskee 
Co. near Welty, 1900-26 ; Castle since. 
Hobby, good roads. 

GRIFFIN, WALTER W.. Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., city clerk. B., Clarksville, Ark., Oct. 
21. 1883. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Clarks¬ 
ville, Ark. ; Business Col., Ft. Worth, Tex., 
1907. Wife, Kittie Lea Pirkle. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mary Alice. Bus. Con., dairy interests. Bk. 
Con.. St. Natl. Assoc., Dr. J. R. Preston, 
Volney Hamilton, T. M. Copeheart, Okemah; 
(pol.) J. F. Davis, Leon Phillips, Okemah. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, mer¬ 
chants Assn., past sec’y; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Imn. Rel., J. F. and L. E. Griffin 
(bros.), McAlester; Mrs. Frank Webster. 
McAlester; Mrs. R. S. Kato, Muskogee, 
(sisters). Po'. Act., partisan; works through 


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personal contacts only. Offices, City Clk., 
Weleetka, since 1927. Remarks, came to 
Ckla. in 1898; located at McAlester; lived 
at Weleetka, since 1921. During W. War 
served in U. S. Navy. 

HAMILTON, VOLNEY, Weleetka. Rep. 
Occ., Mgr. Light, Coal & Water Dept. B., 
Sept. 24. 1894. near Okla. City. Edu., 
h. sch., Edmond, grad. 1912; Col. Edmond 
1914. Wife, Annie Noe. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Bus. Con., Hamilton’s Tilling Station; mgr. 
Light & Water Dept. Weleetka. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl. Assoc., P. E. Oliver,, Melvin 
Huey. A. L. Douglas (pol.) .1. R. Preston, 
M. T. Capehart, W. W. Turner, J. M. 
Huhbard. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason 32nd Consistory. McAlester; Izaak 
Walton League,, mbr. iSt. Municipal 
League. Imp. Reb, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. 
Hamilton, Edmond, Okla. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan : active since 1915 ; makes speeches, 
operates personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices. City Councilman. Weleetka. since 1927. 
P^rtv Honors, mb’-. Town Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks native horn, lived in Enid 1914- 
16: Aitns 1917-19; Tulsa 1919-21; We¬ 
leetka since 1921. Served in 48t.b Coast 
Art. mb'-. Reynolds Har.io. American 
Legion Post, Okemah. Hobby, fishing, 
hunting, all athletics. 

HENDRIX. CHARLES E., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ.. farmer. B.. Johnston Co.. Okla,, Mar. 

27. 1895'. Edu.. com sell., Weleetka. Wife, 
Dot, d. of A. T. Douglass, Weleetka. Cdrn.', 

2 s., Douglas, .Toe; 2 d., Charlotte, Louise. 

Bus. Con., farming interests; cattle busi¬ 
ness. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., J. Autrv, 
■T. M. Duke. Weleetka : .T. M. Storms. 

Okemah; (pol.) L. C. Phillips, Sid White, 
Bill Sewed. Eugene Cutlip, Okemah; Chas. 
Worley. Sam Turner. Ed Dabney. Okla. 
City. Church Meth. O'mbs. Lions, Okemah 
Imp. Rel., G. W. Hendrix (father), Pharoh, 
Okla.; A. W. Hendrtx, Drumright; W. E. 
Hendrix, Capitol Hill. Tex. (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. since 1927 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
corns. Offires. Sheriff 0 f Okfuskee Co., 1927- 

28. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at 
Tishomingo. 1895-1902; Weleetka, 1902-27; 
Okemah since. During his term of office 
as sheriff 73 robbers and thieves plead 
guilty and were sent to penitentiary without 
trial, therebv saving considerable expense 
to co. Hobby, roping and rodeo. 

HENRY, MRS. C. C.. Paden. Dem. Occ., 
homemaker. B. Tex.. Dec. 1, 1874. Edu., 
com. schs., Tex.; educated mostly from 
father and mother, both of whom were sch. 
tchrs. Hus.. .J. P. Henry. Cdrn., 2 s., James, 
Howard, Ariz. ; 1 d., Mrs. Frank Gaston. 
Ckla. City. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Asscc.. 
(pol.) L. C. Phillips, Judge Wren, Judge 
Norman, Tom Anglin, N. Berry, Sen. Board, 
Judge Sewell. Jean Cutlet. Church. Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges. Eastern Star, past Matron, 
past Sec’y; Rebekahs, past Noble Grand; 
Royal Neighbors. Imp. Re!.. Henryetta, 
Okla., was named ofter her father-in-law 
and is on the old Henry Ranch; W. T. 
Harper (father), former Clk. of Okfuskee 
Co. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1912 ; works personally and also serves on 
corns. Offices, past mbr. Paden Sch. Bd., 2 
yrs. Partv Honors. Vice Chmn. Dem. Cen 
Com.. 1926-29 ; past Prct. Chmn.; Judge 
Election Bd., prct. No. 2; Registrar for 
prct. ; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived at Okmulgee. 
Henryetta : at Okemah; at Paden since 
1913. During W. War was sec’y of Paden 
dist. of Red Cross. 

HUDDLESTON, C. T., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Byrdstown, Tenn., Mar. 
15, 1875. Edu.. com. and h. schs.. Tenn. and 
Tex.; law sch., Cumberland Univ., Tenn. 
Wife, Rae Sturdevent. Cdrn.. 1 s., C. T.; 

3 d., Lorena, Mexico, Mo.; Maggie; Pau¬ 
line. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. First Natl. Bk.. 
Okemah ; retired lawyer ; capitalist; real 
estate owner; bldg. & loan; farming; oil 
and gas interests. Assoc., J. S. Bearden, C. 
C. Walker, S. T. Palmer, Okemah; (pol.) 


Harry Stevenson, J. L. Norman, Okemah; 
Gov. Holloway; Tom Anglin, Elmer Thomas, 
Scott Ferris, Tom D. McKeown. Church, 
Meth., steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Kiwanis; Okemah Country Club; Amer. 
and Okla. Bankers Assn.; Okla. St. Bar 
Assn.; sponsor for Boy Scout activities of 
Kiwanis Club; mbr. Good Roads Com. of 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1896; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; 
lived at old Stonewall, until 1901; at Law- 
ton, 1901-04 ; Okemah since 1904. Is better 
known as a lawyer than as a banker. 
Active in criminal cases of st. Hobby, 
social functions. 

HUGHEY, MELVIN J. Weleetka. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Jenny Lind, Ark., Sept. 
26, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., Weleetka. 
grad. 1917; Okla. Univ., 1 yr., 1918. Wife, 
Roberta, d. of R. E. Woods, Henryetta. 
Bus. Con., Cashr. St. Natl. Bk., Weleetka 
Assoc., D. W. Johnston, Pres.; F. E. Olive". 
Vice Pres., St. Natl. Bk., Weleetka; (pol.) 
L. C. Phillips, J. F. Davis, Weleetka ; 
Richard Jones, Okemah; Frank Douglas, 
Okla. City. Church, Chris., Supt. of S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason, past Master, 
Sec’y Weleetka; Consistory, McAlester. 
Imp. Rel., M. S. Hughey (father) ; Mrs. A 
E. Anderson (sister), Weleetka. Pol. Act., 
independent in local affairs, but partisan 
nationally; influential in co. since 1923; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, City Treas., Weleetka, 1927-30. 
Party Honors, clk. of City Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived since 
at Weleetka. 

HUSER, EUGENE. Okemah. Dem. Occ.. 
lawver. B., Spencer Co., Ind., Aug. 12. 
1867. Edu.. com. and h. schs. % Ind.; passed 
bar examination, 1912. Wife, Cora Ferris. 
Cdrn., 7 s., J. A., St. Supervisor of Bank¬ 
ers Reserve Life, Okla. City; Tom, atty., 
Wewoka; O. S. atty., Holdenville; Sam. 
druggist, Okla. City; Ellis, druggist, Ok¬ 
mulgee, H. M., tchr., Okemah; J. M., atty., 
Wewoka. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; farm¬ 
ing interests; familiar with real estate. 
Bk. Con.. Citizens St.; First Natl.; Okemah 
Natl. Assoc.. W. N. Barry, C. T. Huddles¬ 
ton, James W. McMahon, Okemah; (pol.) 
Thomas H. Wren, W. L. Seawall, C. C. 
Walker, C. W. Board, Okemah; Tom Ang¬ 
lin, Holdenville; W. N. Barry, Okemah: 
Wash Hudson. Tulsa; Lee Cruce, Ardmore, 
Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Pres., elder, 
former clk. Clubs & Lodqes, Okemah Golf 
and Country Clubs; Retail Merchants 
Assn..; K. P., filled all chairs; I. O. O. F., 
filled all chairs; Mason Knight Templar. 
Okemah. Imp. Rel., all seven sons are 
active in politics. Pol. Act.. partisan; 
active in st. since 1903; makes speeches, 
works personally and on corns. Offices, past 
City Councilman, Okemah, 2 yrs.; past 
City Atty., 2 yrs.; past Co. Committeeman. 
Party Honors del. to st. and co. convs. , 
past clk.. Judge and counter on Election 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived 
at Hastings, 1903-13; at Okemah since. 
During W. War was very active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work, was mbr. of 
Council erf Defense and a four minute 
speaker. His family has been active in poli¬ 
tics for more than two generations. Hobby, 
golf. 

JEFFERS. B.. Okemah. Dem. Occ., elder 
police. B., Franklin Co., Ark.. July 24, 1880. 
Edu., com. sch., Eufaula. Wife, Allie Reed. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Bert, Leon, Corbin; 3 d., Grace, 
Lena, Eula. Bus. Con., farming interests. 
Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. Assoc., Dr. Bloss, 
C. M. Bean, G. L. Moore, A. J. Martin, 
Okemah; (pol.) Judge Stevenson, John L. 
Norman, Dick Jones, Arthur Taylor, Ok¬ 
fuskee Co.; T. G. Andrews: O. O. Ham¬ 
monds, W. N. Barry; Henry Cooper. 
Church. Meth. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Okemah. 
Imp. Rel., Lester Jeffers, Paden. John Jef¬ 
fers, Okemah, Harlin Jeffers, Padeh (bros.). 


Po'. Act., partisan in natl. affairs; active 
in st. since 1903; works mostly through 
corns. Offices, Chief of Police, Okemah „ 
former deputy marshal and deputy sheriff 
for 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1887; 
lived at Eufaula, 1887-1900; at Okemah 
since. Was mbr. of Okla. Natl. Guard. 

JONES. DICK, Okemah. Rep. .Occ., 
county attorney. B., McMinnville, Tenn., 
Jan, 9, 1905. Edu., com. and h. schs., Okla.; 
Univ. of Okla., LL. B. Wife, Ida Bell, d. 
of Mrs. C. P. Seitz, Ardmore. Cdrn., Chas. 
Redman, and Mary Carolyn. Bus. Con., 
former practicing atty.; also familiar with 
mercantile business. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Citizens St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Stevenson, 
Jim Nolan, Judge Andrews, E. L. Kirby. 
Church, Chris., mbr. bd.; supt. S. S. Imp. 
Rel.. C. W. Jones, Okemah; A. V. Jones, 
Ft. Worth (bro.). Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1925; makes speeches. 
Offices, Co. Atty., how serving; sec’y and 
treas. of co. Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived since at 
Gkemali. Hobby, baseball. 

JONES, JOHN NORMAN, Weleetka. Rep. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Wales, Jan. 4, 
1872. Edu., com. sch., Wales. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., real estate; oil leases and royal¬ 
ties ; is also familiar with butcher business. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc.. D. W. Johnson, 
Bill Gregory, M. H. Hughey, W. T. Darr, 
Weleetka; (pol.) W. N. McLellan, Jim 
Nolan, Floyd Dooley, Okfuskee Co.; Harry 
Rog'ers, Tom Hartman, W. G. Skelly, Tulsa ; 
Tom Andrews; W. B. Pine. Lodges, Mason, 
Commandery, York Rite, Scottish Rite, 
Okemah; Cinsistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. affairs, 
but independent locally; active in Okla. 
since 1899; works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Mayor of Weleetka, just prior to 
statehood; past Justice of Peace; Census 
Enumerator, 2 times; Councilman and Pres. 
City Bd. of Trustees, 12 yrs. Party Honors, 
pres, elector, 1916; del. to co. and st. 
convs.; del. to natl. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1899 ; lived at Okla. City 1899-- 
1902 ; at Weleetka since. During W. War 
was mbr. of Legal Advisory Bd. Hobby, 
good government. 

JOHNSTON, DAVID W„ Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Greenwood Co., Kan., 
June 9, 1886. Edu.. com. and h. schs., Kan. 
Wife, Eula, d. of G. A. Blackman, We¬ 
leetka. Cdrn.. 2 d., Jane Ann, Betty Ruth. 
Bus. Con., pres. St. Natl. Bk., Weleetka; 
Pres. First St. Bk., Dustin; Vice Pres. 
Home Bldg. & Loan Assn., Weleetka; Pres. 
Lumber Co.; is also familiar with cattle 
business. Bk. Con., (Corr.) Fidelity Natl., 
Okla. City; Exchange Natl.; First Natl.. 
Tulsa : St. Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., A. T. 
Douglas. W. M. Bell. G. W. Hildebrandt, 
W. R. Blake, J. F. Davis, W. M. McLen- 
non; (nol.) L. C. Phillips, Floyd C. Dooley, 
J. F. Davis, Claude C. Counts. Okfuskee 
Co.; Frank Douglass, Tom Anglin, C. T. 
Edwards. Frank L. Warren. Church, Chris, 
deacon. Clubs & Lodges Lions, dir.; Izaak 
Walton League; Mason 32nd ; Scottish Rite, 
Consistory at McAlester: Shrine, Musko¬ 
gee. Imn. Rel., William Johnston (father), 
Mounds,' W. R. Johnston (bro.). Weleetka; 
Mrs. Frank Crum, Tulsa; Mrs. M. B. Gles- 
mann, Okmulgee; Mrs. William H. Cooper. 
Weleetka (sisters). Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1915; works on corns, 
and through personal contacts. Offices, Clk. 
Sch. Bd., Weleetka, since 1915. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived since at We¬ 
leetka. Active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work during W. War. Hobby, trout 
fishing. 

JOHNSTON, J. W., Castle. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Mansfield, Ark.. Oct. 3, 1880. 
Edu., com. sch.. Ark. and Okla.; Business 
Col.. Indianola, Okla. Wife. Florence, d. 
of W A. Nichols, Prague. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Lowell; 1 d., Wilma. Bus. Con., general 
merchandise; real estate dealer; Castle. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., T. Elliott, 
C. M. Seran, Orville Bakhaus, Castle; 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




J. W. JOHNSTON 


(pol.) James Nolan, Dick Jcnes, Judge 
Stevenson, Okfuskee Co.; Judge Norman; 
Tom Anglin. Church, Meth Clubs & Lodges, 
P. T. A. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Royai 
Arch, Knight Templar, Castle. Pol. Act , 
Independent; active in st. since 1910; works 
on corns, and through personal contacts. 
Offices, Clk. of Castle, now serving. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; clk. Elec. 
Bd. for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890; lived at Sallisaw, Okemah, Seminole 
and at Castle since 1910. Active in civic 
movements. Instrumental in securing gas 
and lights for town. During W. War was 
active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
v/ork and mbr. of local Draft Bd. His first 
vote was cast on statehood issue for Okla. 
Hobby, poultry. 

KENNEDY, JOHN WESLEY, Okemah. 
Dem. Occ., sheriff. B., Buchanon, Mo., May 
16. 1886. Edit. com. sell., Okla. and' Mo. 
Wife. Pead Bobescn. Cdrn.. 2 s., Winifred, 
Leon; 2 d., Vera and Lillian. Bus. Con., 
farming interests; stockraising; familiar 
with t’-ac* rs and road machinery. Bk. Con., 
Okemah Natl. Assoc. A. J. Martin, C. C. 
Walker. W. M. Barry, S. C. Wilson, Bob 
Maddox, Okemah : (pol.) Chas. Board, Judge 
Norman, J. 0. Lockhart, Chas. Nash, Ok¬ 
fuskee Co. ; Tom Anglin, Tom McKeown, 
Ralph’ Bussy, John Carothers, B. F. Har¬ 
mon. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; W. 0. W.; I. 0. 0. F., Okemah. 
Pc’. Act., partisan; active since 1927 ; 
works only through personal contacts. 
Offices, Sheriff of Okfuskee Co., now serv¬ 
ing; mbr. Elec. Bd. Rema r ks, came to Okla. 
in 1890; lived in and near Okemah since 
1902 Hobby, livestock. 

LOCKHART, LEODA 0., Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner. B., Hi., Oct. 
21, 1871. Edu., com. sch.. Pike Co., Ind. 
Wife, Helen Monroe. Cdrn., 1 s., J. T., 
Weleetka; 2 d., Mrs. W. A. Webb, We¬ 
leetka ; Mrs. Clarence Norman, Seminole. 
Bus. Con., farming interests, 1000 acres; 
stockraising, mules and Duroc hogs. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl. Assoc., D. W. Johnson, I. 
BelleW, W. A. Bell, W. P. Reddick, A. T. 
Danglus, Okfuskee Oo.; (pol.) J. N. Barry, 
•T. L. Norman. Leon Phillips, Nat Dorsey, 
Okfuskee Co.; Tom Anglin; Tom. D. Mc¬ 
Keown ; Ralph Busey; John Carothers. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Highway 
No. 75 Assn.; I. 0. O. F., Ailed all chairs. 
Imp. Re!., C. R. Lockhart, Weleetka; W. H. 


Lockhart, Dustin (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1902; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Oo. Ct. Clk., 1908-10; Co. 
Connnr., 1925-31 ; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1908-12. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., 
1924-28; mbr. Election Bd., 25 yrs.; past 
mbr. Dem. Cen. Com., 1922-24. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902; lived at Dustin, 
1902-17; at Weleetka, since. Master farmer. 
Hobby, raising Irish potatoes. 

LOVELAND, SARA A., Castle. Rep. Occ., 
postmistress. B., N. J., Nov. 21, 1862. Edu., 
com. sch., Topeka, Kan. Hus., Orson E. 
Loveland, (deceased). Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. 
Blanche Kennedy, Okemah; Mrs. Bertha 
Ray, Wewoka. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 

B. M. Brashears, Jim Nolan, T. Elliott, 
Castle. Church, Meth., worker in church. 
Clubs & Lodges, Business & Professional 
Womens Club, Okemah; Eastern Star, past 
Worthy Matron; past mbr. Rebekahs. Imp. 
Rel.. W. L. Seran (father), former Captain 
in Union Army; C. M. Seran, Arthur M. 
Seran, Wewoka (bros.) ; Mrs. Webb Thomp¬ 
son (sister). Pol. Act., independent; makes 
speeches, works personally and on coins. 
Offices, postmistress at Castle since 1918; 
asst, postmistress at Baden 2 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived near Still¬ 
water, 1889-95 ; in Okfuskee Co. since. 
Active worker in all civic movements. Was 
Food Administrator during W. War and 
active worker in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan drives. Hobby, gardening and flowers. 

MANWARRING. G. M.. Okfuskee. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B.. Tuckerman, Ark., 
1897. Edu., com. sch., Okfuskee. Wife, 
Pauline, d. of Ed Stine, Okemah. Bus. 
Con., farm owner; merchant, Okfuskee. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. H. Dill, C. C. 
Walker, Okemah; (pol.) Judge Stephenson, 
Dick Jones. Martin Ferichs, Okfuskee Co.; 
Tom D. McKeown, Sen. Pine. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Okfuskee, has filled all 
chairs. Pol. Act., independent locally but. 
partisan in natl. affairs; active in co. 
since 1919; works personally and on corns. 
Offices, postmaster at Okfuskee, 1925-33. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived 
since at Okfuskee. Active in civic affairs. 
Advocate of good roads, good schs. and com¬ 
munity improvements. During W. Wav 
served in Co. C. 13th Div. Mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Reynolds Harjo Post, Okemah. Hobby, 
athletics. 

McGEE, S. T., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
county assessor. B., Pike Co., Tex., Oct. 
11, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Spanish Fort, 
Tex. Wife, Sara Ellison. Cdrn., 7 s. ; 6 d. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., S. T. Palmer, T. E. 
Standley, A. J. Martin, Okemah; (pol.) C. 
W. Board, W. N. Barry, Okemah; Tom Ang¬ 
lin; Tom McKeown; T. P. Gore. Church, 
Meth. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 1920 ; 
works on corns, and through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Assr., since 1920. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1874; lived in 
Jefferson, Carter and Pottawatomie Cos., 
and at Okemah since 1902. Hobby, travel¬ 
ing. 

MclNTOSH, W. C., Okemah. Rep. Occ., 
lumber business. B., Salem, Ind., Dec. 24, 
1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ind. ; Wabash 
Col., Ind. grad. Wife. Mamie Trim. Bus. 
Con., lumber, real estate, farming, and oil 
interests. Bk. Con. Okemah Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Norman; Sen. Pine. Church, 
Pres. Clubs. Kiwanis; Retail Mcht. Assn.; 
Okemah Golf Club; Okmulgee Golf Club. 
Imp. Rel., W. C. DePauw (grandfather), for 
whom DePauw Univ. was named. Pol. Act., 
independent in local affairs, partisan in 
national; works personally and on com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; lived at 
Muskogee 1 yr., at Okemah since. Civic 
leader. During W. War was an active work¬ 
er in all Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives ; 
was first chmn. of Red Cross and co. chmn. 


of War Savings Stamp activities. Hobby, 
golf and hunting. 

McKINNEY, J. E„ Okemah. Rep. Occ., 
insurance, loans, real estate dealer. B., New 
Boston, Mo., Sept. 1, 1882. Edu., com. sch., 
Mo; Business Col., Chilicothe, Mo. Wife, 
Gertrude White. Cdrn., 2 s.„ Kermit, John 
L.; 1 d., Alleene. Bus. Con., Okemah In¬ 
surance Agency; city and gas leases and 
royalties; bldg. & loan interests; real es¬ 
tate. Bk. Con., First Natl Assoc., C. C. 
Walker, C. T. Huddleston, O. D. Bross, 
Okemah; (pol.) A. H. Jones, Floyd Dooley, 

C. O. White, W. H. Dill, Okemah; W. N. 
Barry, Lew Wentz, Harry Rogers. Church. 
Chris., elder; tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges. 
Kiwanis; I. O. O. F.; Rebekahs; Okemah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 1911; 
works mostly on corns. Offices, mbr. co. 
sch. bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; prct. committeeman; mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; 
lived in Roger Mills Oo., 1911-18; at We¬ 
leetka, 1918-19; at Okemah since 1919. 
Hobbies, hunting and golf. 

McLennan, WILLIAM M., Weleetka. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B.. Glenwocd, Minn., 
Dec. 25, 1872. Edu., com. sch.; Amity Col., 
Ia., 1892; Drake Univ.. LL. B., 1897. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., farming interests; dir. 
First St. Bk., Dustin; practicing atty. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl.; First St,, Dustin. Assoc., 

D. W. Johnston, W. N. Melton, both of 
First St. Bk. ; (pol.) J. N. Jones, J. W. 
Gregory, Weleetka. C ubs & Lodges, Lions, 
2nd Vice Pres.; B. P. O. E., Henryetta; 
Mason, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., nationally partisan, 
but locally independent; active in Ok¬ 
fuskee Co.; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and on coins. Influential m bis 
community. Offices, City Atty of Weleetka, 
4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Judge Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived at Dustin, 1908-23 ; at Weleetka since. 
During W. War was active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work; and as a mbr. of the 
Food and Fuel Conservation Com. Hobby, 
baseball. 

• McMULLEN, PAT, Paden. Rep.. Occ., 
road patrolman. B.. Ill., 1884. Edu., 
com. schs., Kan.; studied law 2 yrs. under 
F. B. Swank. Wife, Eula Bingham. Cdrn., 
6 s., J. L., Harry, Eldon, W. D., Roy, 



J. E. McKINNEY 







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453 



JAMES NOLAN 


Kenneth; 3 d., Mildred, Enid, Wilda. Bus. 
Con., owner of garage at Paden; former 
foreman cf gin 14 yrs., Paden; in employ 
of Union Cotton Oil Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc. Geo. Jepsen, Prague, supt. 
of Union Cotton Oil Co., (pol.) Judge 
Stevenson, C. C. Walker, T. C. Huddleston, 
D. Geren, W. H. Dill, Okfuskee Co.; Ed 
Stine, Judge Hays, Fred Speakman, Tom 
McKeown, W. B. Pine, Chas. O’Connor. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
I. O. 0. F., Noble Grand; M. W. A.; 

Mason Blue Lodge, Paden. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1909 ; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
com. Offices, City Clk., Paden 4 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dist. and co. con vs. ; mbr. Co. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907, lived 
since at Paden. Active in civic affairs 
and was instrumental in securing lights 
and gas for Paden. During W. War was 
ehmn. of Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
Drives at Paden; mbr. of Draft Bd. 
Interested in good road movement. Hobby, 
baseball 

MIRACLE, JESS I., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Okfuskee Co., Sept. 29, 
1902. Edu., com. and h. schs., Okemah; 
0. U., admitted to bar, 1925. Wife. Mary 
McCoy. Ark. Bus. Con., part owner of 
Radio Sales and Service Co., Okemah; 
lawyer. Bk. Con., Citizens St., Assoc., 
Tom D. McKeown, W. M. Barry, Judge 
Norman. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Mason Blue Lodge: Roy.il Arch. 
Okemah; Acacia Frat. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since, 1925; makes speeches; w< ’’ks 
personally and on com. ; mgr. Dem. cam¬ 
paign in 1928-. Party Honors, del. to st 
and co. convs. ; mbr. st. League of Young 
Dem.; chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 3 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, lived all his life in Okfuskee Co. 
Mbr. of R. 0. T. C. while attending 0. U. 

MORRIS, M. H., Okemah. De.n. Occ., 
county superintendent of schools. B., 
Timbo, Ark., April 28, 1895. Edu., com. 
schs. Ark.; Univ. of Ark.; East Cen. Col. 
Ada. Wife, Montie A. Meador. Cdrn., 2 
d., Jeanetta, and Nelda Pearl. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Logan Stephenson. 
C. T. Huddleston, James A. Estill, Okemah; 
(pol. and edu.) Judge Norman; Tom Ang¬ 
lin, IT. H. Porter, Dr. Duke, Okfuskee Co. : 
Tom McKeown, Ada; Judge Wren, Okemah; 
John Vaughan. Church, Bap.; tclir. in S. S. 


Clubs, Lions, Okemah; Scout Master, 
past 2 yrs.; Okla. Edu. Assn.; co. supt. 
schools. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1919; makes speeches and works on com. 
Offices, Co. Supt. of schools, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919, lived since 
at Okemah; was tclir. in rural schools of 
Okfuskee Co. 6 yrs.; principal of junior 
high school, Okemah 2 yrs. ; leader among 
school people of oo. Interested in school 
and school health crusade. During W. War 
served nine months in wireless service, 
unassigned. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds 
Harjo Post, Okemah. Hobby, basketball. 

MOSS, E. M., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 

lawyer; justice of peace. B., Green Co., 
Ind.,, Dec. 13, 1853. Edu., com. schs., Ind.; 
h. sell., Sullivan, Ind. ; admitted to bar, 
1876. Wife, Laura Butler. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Roy B., Lubbock, Tex.; 1 d., Mrs. Go Ida 
Meadors, Okemah. Bus. Con., real estate 
and oil & gas lease interests. Bk. Con., 
Citizens St. Assoc., Roy B. Moss, (son) 
partner in business; (pol.) W. N. Barry, 
L. C. Phillips, Thomas Wren, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, Meth. Clubs, Okla. and 
Okfuskee Co. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in Okla. since 1902. Offices, 
J. cf P., Okemah, past 6 yrs.; former co. 
judge in Ind. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902, lived at Tulsa, Wetumka, Mounds, 
at Okemah since 1911. Hobby, gardening. 

NASH, 0. P., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 

assistant county attorney. B., Prague. 

April 19, 1899. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Paden; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 
LL.B., 1926 ; Okla. A. & M. Col., B. S.. 
1921. Wife, Marguerite, d. of Ed Ward, 
Stigler. Bus. Con., familiar with news¬ 
paper work, formerly owned newspaper, 
Stigler. Bk. Con., First Natl. ; Citizens 
St. Assoc.. W. N. Barry, A. J. Martin, 

L. H. Bird, H. J. Walker, Okemah; (pol.) 
Bart Aldridge, W. H. Case, Paden; L. 0. 
Lockhart, Lcgan Stephenson : Enloe Vernon, 
Jim Nance. Jim Rollins. Geo. D. Key; 
Charles Moon. Church. Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Sigma Chi; Okla. Bar Assn.; 
Mas^n Blue Lodge; I. 0. 0. F. ; K. P.; 

M. W. A. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in local politics for several yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, asst. co. atty., Okfuskee Co. 
1929-31 ; St. Repr. from Haskell Co., 1927. 
Party Honors del. to co. and st. convs. ; 
mbr. St. League of Y'oung Dem. Remarks, 
lived at Paden. Muskogee, Henryetta. Stigler 
and at Okemah. since 1928. Was sec’y. 
of Haskell Co. Fair. Bd. 1925. While at¬ 
tending Okla. A. & M. Col., was mbr. of 
S. A. T. C.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds 
Harjo Post. Hobby, law, and newspaper 
work. 

NOLAN. JAMES. Micawber. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Chicago, Ill., Jan. 22, 1881. 
Edu., com. schs., Okla. ; International Cor¬ 
respondence course. Wife, Maud White. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Paul, gin mgr., Prague; Joseph 
C., ginner; James; 5 d„ Mrs. Martha 
McClain, Gertrude, Grace, Mary, Eunice. 
Bus. Con., gin mgr. for Union Cotton Oil 
Co. 22 yrs.; farm owner; mercantile inter¬ 
ests. Bk^ Con.. Okemah Natl., Okemah; First 
Natl. Bk., Paden. Assoc.. S. E. Wilson, 
A. J. Martin, Okemah; (pol.) Floyd Dooley; 
A. C. Alexander; P. G. Rowden; Judge 
Harry Stevenson ; J. IV. Gregory, Weleetka ; 
W. M. McLennon, Weleetka; J. N. Jones; 
Ed S. Vaught; Clark Wasson; W. B. Pine; 
P. J. Hurley; Frank Parkinson. Church, 
Cath., Prague. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Ginners 
Assn.; pres. Seminole-Tulsa Shortcut Assn. ; 
Okla. Highway Assn.; past scout master; 
Arkoma Good Roads Assn.; I. 0. 0. F.; 
M. W. A., for 30 yrs. Imp. Rel., Patrick 
Nolan, (father) born in Ireland; Edward 
Nolan. .T. D. Nolan, Will Nolan, (bros.) ; 
Mrs. Lizzie Wallace, Mrs. Otto Heinzeig, 
(sisters), Prague. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in Okla. since 1903 ; makes speeches ; 
works on com. and through party organi¬ 
zations. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. for yrs. ; 
postmaster, Micawber, now serving; cen¬ 
sus taker, 1925. Former evidence man for 
co. atty. of Okfuskee Co. Party Honors, 


del. to all st. convs. for 27 yrs., since 
yr. he became of legal age; del. to all 
co. convs.; formerly chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., 
sec’y. and treas. for past 6 yrs.; nom¬ 
inee, 2 times for St. Repr.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891, lived in 
Sac and Fox agency, Lincoln Co., 1890- 
1912; Okfuskee Co. since. An active lead¬ 
er in all movements for progress. Mbr. 
Okfuskee Co. Fair Exec. Com. Hobby, base¬ 
ball and track work. ’ 


NOLEN, JOHN HUGH. Okemah. Dem 
Occ., lawyer. B., Dublin, Ark., Feb. 15. 
1890. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ark.; Univ. 
of Ark., Fayetteville, grad., 1911, B. S. 
law sch.. Little Rock, LL. B., 1914. Wife, 
Agatha Coleman. Cdrn., 1 s., Hugh; 2 
d., Eulalia, Mary Jane. Bus. Con., prae 
ticing atty.; farm interests. Was former 
school tchr. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. ; 
Citizens St. Assoc., C. B. King, C. P. 
Pinfield, G. M. Castle, Okemah; (pol.) 
Logan Stephenson,, H. B. Van Pelt, W. 
A. Ratteree, Okemah; Tom Anglin, Holdeu- 
ville; Judge Phelps, Okla. City; Tom Mc¬ 
Keown, Ada. Church, Chris.; deacon. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions, pres, now serving 
2 terms; Retail Merchants Assn.; Co. and 
St. Bar Assn.; Mason; Knight TemplaT, 
Okemah; Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in Okfuskee Co. since 1915: 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
com. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 191."), 
lived since at Okemah. Was mbr. of Coun¬ 
cil of Defense during W. War and ‘served 
on Red Cross and Liberty Loan com. Hob¬ 
by, hunting. 


NORMAN, JOHN L., Okemah Dem. 
cc., district judge, 22nd district. B., 
oore Co., Tenn., Jan. 6, 18i7. Edu 

>m. schs., Lynchburg, Tenn.; admitted 
bar 1898. Wife. Hattie Helen Rabj. 
dm 1 d , Mrs. Jessie E. Dew, Okemah. 
ssoc’ dem. leaders throughout co and 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwan- 
charter mbr. and provisional pres., 
Ida and Okfuskee Co. Bar Assn.; Okeman 
olf Club; 32nd degree Mason; Knight 
miplar. Commander; High Priest of Royal 
rc-h Okemah; Consistory, Guthrie, Coun- 
1 at Shawnee; Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. ReU 
■lndfather and father were veterans or 
ivil War - Wm. A. Norman, (bro.) Chicago 
AcL,’ active in st. since 1905 ; good 
leaker, also works personally and througn 
,m Active in statehood campaign. Offices 
Tt judge, 1921 and since; co. Judge of 
kfuskee" Co., formerly; Superior Judge, 
, r tr vr<5 . r>res. ot sch. hd., o y rs * > P 
br. city ' council, Tenn. Party Honors, 
>1. from Tenn. to natl. con ^’ lr 190 l’, d f,; 

1905 ; lived since at Okemah. 
ovements for civic betterment. Jurm. 

nm its “organization to Its dissolution, 
obby, baseball. 

_. n/c-p fi OYD E . Weleetka. Rep. 

0U , V B Neb Feb. 7, 1887. Edu., 

cc., banker. B., «eD. ic onR . blis Col., 
sch, Anadarko, grad.. 1906 , rmrell 
. v. -i oo 7 Wife. Lela Littreu. 
bickasha, D ™ Ro bt. Phil. Bus. 

Irn., -j s., "Natl Bk Weleetka; dir. 

on.. v.-Pres. St. Natl ..b ^ v Welee tka; 

nme Building & Doan business 

.mOlar with grain and elevator ^ 

id farming. Bk. Con., W'O > lsa 

atl., Okla. City; First JNau., , 

„‘ c i> w. Johnson, pres.; M. J. Hupey, 
ss j p . c ” at Natl Bk. Weleetka; G. W. 

rif k okla City * Howard Skin- 
llderbrandt, Okla. vuy, rv W. 

Weleetka; (pol.) J- W. Gregory^ 

■e; Tom Andrews Chandler kogee . 

Sfiifsr 6 ot-; 

liver, (father) Chickasha; Raymond Oil 
^r. Anadarko: Fred G. Oliver. Bristow \ 









MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


454 


James R. Oliver, Okla. City, (bros.) Mrs. 
Ethel Bentley, Ft. Cobb; Mrs. Elsie Hor- 
aisty, Hardy; Mrs. Lela Hall, Drumright; 
Mrs. Gladys Kranig, Holt. Neb. (sisters). 
Pol. Act., independent locally hut partisan 
in national affairs: active in co. since 
1921; makes speeches; works personally 
and cn com. Offices, trea.s. Weleetka sch. 
bd., since 1921; city elk. at Ft. Cobb, one 
yr. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902, lived 
at Ft. Cobb, 1902-18; Anadarko, 1918-21; 
Weleetka, since. During W War served 
in 475t,h Aerial Squadron. Mbr. Anar. 
Legion, Reynolds Harjo Post, Okemali. 
Hobby, outdoor games. 

PALMER, SAM T., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Jackson Co., Ark., Aug. 
13, 1876. Edu., Sacred Heart Col. Har¬ 
grove Col., Ardmore. Wife, Edna Wolfe. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Lester T., Civil Engineer. Bus. 
Con., Creek Trading Co., Okemah; exten¬ 
sive farm owner. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl.; 
Citizens Natl. Asssoc.. G. E. Standlev. 
W. C. Cook, Okemah; (pol.) W. N. Barry, 
Tom D. McKeown, Judge Owen, Charles 
Moon. Church, Pres. Clubs, Okemah Golf 
Club; Retail Merchants Assn.; Klwanis, 
charter mbr., Okemah; trustee end mbr. 
of the Broadway of America Go;d Roads 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; works on com. 
and through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Councilman, Okemah, 2 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889, lived at Pauls 
Talley, 1889-97 ; Ada. 1897-99 ; Wynne- 
wood, 1899-1902 ; at Okemah since. Activs 
in all civic affairs. Hobby, golf. His 
wife was pres, elector in 1928. 

PARHAM, ROY P., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Miss., April 15, 1904. Edu., 
com. and li. sch., Tupelo, Miss.; Cumber¬ 
land Univ., Tenn. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., A. J. 
Martin, W. N. Barry, Judge Norman, 
Okemah; (pol.) L. Lockhart, 0. F. Bak- 
haus, Claude Jordan, Okfuskee Co.; Bart 
Aldridge; Gov. Holloway; Ed Dabney; Tom 
McKeown. Church, Pres. Tchr. in S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Lamda Chi Alpha 
Frat.; Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah. Imp. 
Rel., A. S. Parham, St. Legis., Miss.; J. 
D. Parham, (bro.) asst. st. *ax commr., 
Jackson, Miss. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1925; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Judge of Police Ct., 2 terms; dep. co. atty. 
Party Honors, v.-pres. St. League of Young 
Dems.; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1925; lived since at 
Okemah. Hobby, football, played at Cum¬ 
berland Cniv., for 3 yrs. 


Knoxville, Tenn., M. D„ 1907. Wife, 
Mamie M., d. of Mrs. M. J. Hardy, Idabei. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Binks R.; 2 d., Mary Jo, Doro¬ 
thy Hope. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., 
D. W. Johnson, M. S. Douglass, J. M. 
Durkey, Weleetka; (pol.) W. M. McLen- 
non, J. W. Gregory, O. O. Wilcox, Weleetka; 
Judge Harry Stephenson, Okemah.; Judge 
R. L. Williams; Sen. J. W. Harreld; Lew 
Wentz; Frank P. Douglass. Church, Chris.; 
deacon. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past dir.; 
Mason ; Scottish Rite; Shrine, Muskogee ; 
Consistory, McAlester; I. O. 0. F., Weleet¬ 
ka. Imp. Rel., Dr. T. R. Preston, (bro.) 
Weleetka; Mrs. P. A. DeMoss, (sister), 
Weleetka. Pol. Act., partisan; active m 
Okfuskee Co., since 1917; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, pa»» 
dep. Assessor, Johnston Co., Ky., 1893-96 ; 
Co. Clk., Johnston Co., Ky., 1898-1901; 
Mayor of Weleetka, since 1923. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okia. 
in 1910. lived at Adair, 1910-17; at We¬ 
leetka since. 

RATTERREE, WILLIAM A., Okemah. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Greenwood, Ark., 
Ark., June 9, 1873. Edu., com. and h. sehs., 
Ark.; studied law at h.. admitted to bar 
1898. Wife, Lula, d. of J. S. Wood, Shaw¬ 
nee. Cdrn., 4 d., Mrs. Letha Wynn, Dallas: 
Martha, tchr. Okla. City; Gladys, tchr in 
Okfuskee Co. h. sehs., Paden; Grace. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; also familiar with 
newspaper work. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. 
Assoc., Arthur Cochran. Church, Meth. S. ; 
steward; chmn. bd. of trustees; tchr. of 
men’s bible class for past 6 yrs. Lodges, 
Mason, Royal Arch, Past Master; I. O. 0. 
F.: M. W. A.; W. 0. W., Okemah. Imp. 
Rel., A. C. Ratterree, (bro.) Union City, 
Nevada; T. N. Ratterree, (bro.) Miami; 
A. L. Ratterree, Beaumont, Tex.; Mrs. 
Frank Young, (sister) Wagoner; Mrs. Sam 
W. Pearce, Edcaugle, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1922; makes 
some speeches. Offices, past Asst. Co. Atty.. 
Okfuskee Co., 4 yrs.; chmn. of Co. Elec. 
Commission, in Logan Co., Ark., 4 yrs.; 
past mbr. city council of Booneville, Ark., 
18 yrs.; City Atty., Booneville-, Ark., 4 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; inspector on co. and city elec. bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1922; lived since 
at Okemah. During W. War was co. chmn. 
in Ark., of Food and Fuel conservation 
com. Was also four minute speaker. In 
1900-04 was mbr. of Ark. Natl. Guard, 
in Co. A; has rank -of First Lt. Hobby, 
baseball. 


PHILLIPS, LEON C., Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Grant City, Mo., Dec. 
9, 1890. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Okla. 
LL. B.; attended Epworth Univ., Okla. City, 
2 yrs. Wife, Myrtle Ellenberger. Cdrn., 
1 s., Rcbt. Rowe; 1 d., Lois Ann. Bus. 
Con., Phillips & Brooks, attys., Okemah. 
Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. Assoc., Solus S. 
Brooks, law partner. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okemah Golf Club; Okla. and 
American Bar Assn.; Kiwanis, former pres. ; 
32nd Mason; K. C. C. H., Guthrie. Imp. 
Rel., Wesley Phillips, (bro.) Clinton; Mrs. 
Harold Boorem, Clinton; Mrs. Ralph Con¬ 
nelly, of Ind. ; Miss Dorothy Phillips, tchr. 
in O. C. W., Chickasha (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1925 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and on com. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 4 yrs.; sec’y. Elec. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892. lived in 
Okemah since 1916. When attending 0. U. 
was letter 1 man on 1915 football team." 
pres, of student body; won gold medal for 
sch. activities; mbr. Sigma Nu, Phi Delta 
Phi, Order of Coif. During W. War was 
in 33rd Training Batt., at Louisville, Ky. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, charter mbr. of Rey¬ 
nolds Harjo Post, Okemah. Active in all 
civic affairs. Hobby, games, from chess 
to football. 

PRESTON. JETHRO R., Weleetka. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Paints- 
ville, Ky., April 12, 1876. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Paintsville, Ky.; medical col., 


RAWDON, THOMAS G.. Paden. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Oregon Co., Mo., 
Sent. 1. 1892. Edu.. com. sehs., Tex. 

Wife, Dotie. d. of J. F. Suggs, Paden. 
Cdrn., 1 s., James Thomas. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. E. Porter, asst, post¬ 
master. Paden; (pol.) Jim Nolan. Micaw- 
ber; Harry Stephenson, Okemah; T. Yieth, 
Paden; Harry Stein. Okemah; W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; J. W. Harreld, Norman. Clubs 
& Lodges, Craftsman Club, Muskogee, hon¬ 
orary mbr. ; C. of C.; Natl. Assn, of Post¬ 
masters ; Anti-Theft Assn.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, sec’y. past 4 yrs; Eastern Star, 
past Worthy Patron. Imp. Rel., Mrs. M. A. 
Raw'don, (mother), Okla. City; P. G. Raw- 
don, Asst. Internal Rev. Collector; (bro.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919; effective personal contact worker, 
highly regarded in community. Offices, 
postmaster at Paden since 1924 ; clk. of 
Paden sch. bd. Party Honors, counter 
on Election Bd., 1922; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902, lived at Stroud and Prague; has 
been at Paden since 1919. During W. 
War served in 345th Field Art., 90th Div. 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds Harjo Post, 
Okemah; 11 mos. overseas. Hobby, base¬ 
ball. 

REDDICK, WILLIAM P„ Weleetka. Rep. 
Occ., farming and contracting. B., Andrew 
Co., Mo., Dec. 9, 1875. Edu., com. sehs., 
Coffeyville, Kan. Wife. Addie L. Mitchell. 
Cdrn., 5 s., Payton M., Robt. E., Noble, 


Novel (twins), Warren; 1 d., Esther Lee. 
Bus. Con., farming, oil leases and royal¬ 
ties ; contractor. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., A. T. Douglas, R. E. Snell, I. L. 
Blue, O. W. Johnston, Weleetka; (pol.) 
Ed Stein, Okfuskee; Bill Gregory, Weleetka; 
John L. Norman, Okemah; D. O. Crawley, 
Dustin; H. G. Pine, Okmulgee; Sen. W. B. 
Pine; Geo. C. Crump, Holdenville; Floyd 
Dooley, Okemah. Church, Bap. Imp. Rel. 
J. J. and R. E. Reddick, Weleetka, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan;; active in co. since 
1919; makes speeches; works mostly through 
personal contacts, serves some on com. 
Offices, pres. sch. bd., since 1915; mbr. 
bd. of co. commr., 1921-25; Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived at Jones for a short 
time, and at Weleetka since 1893. Built 
first house in Weleetka in 1893. During 
W. War was dist. chmn. of Red Cross 
and mbr. of Council of Defense Com. 
Hobby, basketball. 

RIGGINS, PERCY W„ Weleetka. Dem. 
Occ., automobile dealer. B., Gainesville, 
Tex., May 1, 1897. Edu., com. sch., Okla. 
h. sch., Okla. City, grad., 1915. Wife. 
Alma d. of S. H. Mount, Ada. Cdrn., 1 
s., Richard; 1 d., Patricia, Bus. Con., 
Riggins Motor Co., Ford dealer, Weleetka. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., F. E. Oliver, 
D. W. Johnson, A. T. Douglas, Frank 
Davis, Weleetka; (pol.) Dr. W. G. Wood¬ 
ward, L. P. Phillips, John N. Norman, 
Frank P. Douglass, Okemah; Hayden Line- 
baugh, Muskogee; Tom D. McKeown, Ada; 
Tom Anglin, Holdenville; W. B. Pine. 
Church, Meth.; tchr. of S. S. class. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions, charter mbr. and first 
v.-pres.; C. of C., past pres. 2 yrs.; Mason; 
Scottish Rite, Guthrie; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. E. F. Riggins, (mother! 
Okla. City; Mrs. R. C. Hisel, (sister), 
Okla. City; R. M. Riggins, (bro.) Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1922 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. A most effective personal con¬ 
tact worker in his community. Offices, 
past v.-pres. sch. bd., 2 yrs. ; past jury 
commr.; mbr. elec, bd., judge 1 yr. and 
inspector 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1899 ; lived at Weleetka since 1922. 
Organizer and master of Boy Scout Troops 
No. 34 and No. 40. During W. War was 
for a short time Ensign in Officers Train¬ 
ing Camp, Great Lakes. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Reynolds Harjo Post, Okemah. Hobby, golf. 

SHACKELFORD. JAMES M„ Okemah. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Jackson Co., Mo., 
March 26, 1867. Edu., com. sch.. Ark. ; 
private study of law. and passed bar exam¬ 
ination. Wife, Melissa Case, (deceased). 
Cdrn., 1 s., R. A., Bertillon Clk., at St. 
Penitentiary, McAlester; 2 d., Mrs. Bessie 
Geren, and Mrs. Evangeline Rose, both 
of Little Rock, Ark. Bus. Con., Stephen¬ 
son, Broffitt & Shackelford, attorneys; 
farming interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. Logan Stephenson, C. C. Walker, 
Okemah; (pol.) T. H. Wren, E. Huser, 
Okfuskee Co.; Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas, 
Gov. Hollow'ay, Fletcher Riley, Judge Mason. 
Church, attends Meth. Lodges. K. P., Oke¬ 
mah. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1912; makes speeches; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
Supreme Ct. Commission. 1923-26; pret. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1912; lived at Clinton, 1912-17; Miami, 
191 1 -20; Okemah since. Hobby, reading. 

SERAN, C. M., Castle. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B„ Leavenworth Co., Kan., 1878. 
Edu., com. sch. Kan. and Okla. Wife. 
Pearl Pierce. Cdrn., 2 s., Clyde M„ mer¬ 
chant; Dave A., student at 6. U.; 3 d., 
Mrs. Ed Waite, Calif.; Mrs. Gladys How¬ 
ard, Wewoka; Mrs. Ella Harrison, Tex. 
Bus. Con., merchant at Castle and Paden, 
in mercantile business in Okfuskee Co. for 
30 yrs.; owner Paden Gas Co.; farm owner, 
livestock and cotton buyer. Bk. Con., 
First St. Bk.; Okemah Natl., Okemah; 
First Natl., Paden. Assoc., A. J. Martin, 
Okemah; T. Elliott, Paden; Tom Hannah, 
O. C.; (pol.) Logan and Harry Stephenson. 


OKFUSKEE COUNTY 



C. M. SERAN 


Kit Walker, Jim Nolan, Okfuskee Co.; W. 
B. Pine, Tom D. MeKeown, Wes Kennedy; 
A. W. Taylor. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. good roads com.; 
P. T. A.; W. 0. W., Castle. Imp. Rel., 
W. L. Seran, (father) former captain in 
Union Army; A. M. Seran, hdw. merchant, 
Wewoka; Mrs. Webb Thompson, merchant; 
Mrs. S. A. Loveland, postmistress, Castle, 
(sister). Pol. Act., active in Okla. since 
1907; works through personal contacts 
mostly. The political leader at Castle. 
Offices, mayor of Castle, 4 yrs.; City Coun¬ 
cilman, 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1887 ; located in Creek Nation, Indian 
Ter., of which the present Okfuskee Co. 
was then a part. Active in upbuilding his 
community. Instrumental in securing gas 
and lights for Castle and Paden. Food 
Administrator and chmn. of Local Liberty 
Loan Drives during W. War. 

SHALLENBERGER, WILLIAM DOUGLAS, 

Weleetka. Dem. Occ., Police Judge. B., 
Shelbyville,, Ill., Sept. 12, 1858. Edu. com. 
schools, Shelbyville, Ill., Wife, Katie 
Ada Trammell. Cdrn., 1 s., Garvin D., 
2 d., Mrs. W. J. Gregory, Weleetka; Mrs. 
May Bucknes, Okmulgee., (sec’y. of city 
schs.) Bk. Con., First St.; Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., John Norman, dist. Judge, Okemah; 
Judge Geo. C. Crump, Holdenville; Tom 
Owens, Lee Cruce, Bob Williams, Chas. 
Haskell, Chas. Board, Tom D. MeKeown. 
Clubs, C. of C., chmn. ; Bus. Mens Club, 
Weleetka. Pol. Act. partisan; active in 
st. since 1901; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com. Offices, former¬ 
ly Police Judge, Weleetka; Mayor of We¬ 
leetka, 1902-04; J. of P., 1907-10. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs.; prct. 
committeeman; past treas. of dem. co. 
conv; past sec'y co. convs.; and past inspec¬ 
tor of elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1878; lived at Muldrow, 1878-1901 ; 


at Weleetka since. While Mayor was in¬ 
strumental in securing lights and water 
for town. Was a correspondent for the 
Fort Smith, Ark., Dem. During W. War 
was chmn. of Food & Fuel Conservation 
com. and mbr. of Co. Council of defense. 
HooDy, flowers, children and music. 

STEPHENSON, A. J., Okemah. Occ., 
physician. B„ Ark, Edu. com sell,, Ark.; 
medical colleges, Louisville, Ky., St. Louis, 
and Little Rock, Ark. Wife, Rosella Mar¬ 
tin. Cdrn., 4 s., Harry, Logan, Jack, Law- 
ton ; 4 d., Mrs. Chas. Franks, Mrs. Cecil 
Branscum, Okemah; Mrs. G. M. Wooley, 
Shawnee, Mrs. Tom Rothrock, Springdale. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., C. C. Walker, 
C. T. Hudleston, Okemah; (pol.) H. J. 
Walker, Harry Stephenson (son) .Richard 
Jones, Okfuskee Co.; Sen. Pine; Harry 
Rogers; John Fields; Lew Wentz. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. Medical Society; I. O. 
O. F., Okemah. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1916. Party Honors, for¬ 
mer chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1916; lived since at Okemah. 
Active in all charity movements of Oke- 
mah. 

STEPHENSON, HARRY, Okemah. Rep. 
Occ., county judge. B., Timbo, Ark., Oct. 
3, 1889. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ark.: 
Col.. Bellefont, Ark. 1909-10 ; Cumberland 
Univ.. Lebanon, Tenn., LL.B., 1924. Wife. 
Mattie Suttle. Cdrn., 4 s. Clem H., A. J. 
Chas. W., Robt. L. Bus. Con., mercantile 
and real estate interests. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. T. Huddleston, C. C. Walk¬ 
er, Dr. C. M. Cochran, H. J. Walker, A. 
J, Martin, W. N. Barry, Okemah; (pol.) 
Tom Rawden, Paden; Bill Gregory, We¬ 
leetka; W. M. McLennan, Ed Stine, Okemah; 
J. N. Jones, st. committeeman, Weleetka ; 
Sen. Pine; W. G. Skelly; Clark Wasson; 
J. C. Denton; D. B. Buell; Sen. Harreld; 
Omer K. Benedict; Fred Cooke. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodge, Lions; Boy Scout 


455 

Master; Mason Blue Lodge ; - L- O. -Q. F.; 
K. P.; M. W. A., Okemah; Eastern Star, 
Leslie, Ark. Imp. Rel., Dr. A. J. Stephen¬ 
son (father), Okemah; Logan, Jack, Law- 
ton Stephenson, Okemah (bros) ; Mrs. Chas. 
Franks, Mrs. Cecil Branscum, Okemah ; 
Mrs. G. M. Wooley, Shawnee, Mrs. Tom 
Rothrock, Springdale, Ark. (sisters). Pol. 
Act., independent locally but partisan In 
natl. affairs; active in Okla. since 1914; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Co. Judge, . 1926-30. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; Chmn. 
of Co. Cen. Com., 1924-28; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came' to Okla. in 1914 ; 
lived since at Okemah. Effective for com¬ 
munity progress. Interested in boy scout 
activities. Hobby, flowers. 

STEPHENSON, MRS. HARRY, Okemah. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., McLainsbor- 
ough, Ill., June 5, 1889. Edu., grad. 
Stone Co. Academy, Mountain View, Ark.; 
Sloan Hendricks Col.,, Imboden, Ark. Hus¬ 
band, Judge Harry Stephenson. Cdrn., 
4 s., Glen H., A. J.„ Charles W.. Robert 
L„ Okemah. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Eastern Star, Leslie. Ark.; P. 
T. A.; New Era Study Club; MOthercraft. 
PoL Act., partisan; active since 1915 ; 
makes speeches and does personal work. 
Party Honors, del. to Co. and St. convs. 
v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1914, locating Okemah. Leader 
in Girls Clubs and welfare work. 
(Further information unavailable.) 

STINE, AUSTIN, Okfuskee. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Okfuskee Co., 1907. Edu., 
com. sch., Okfuskee Co. Wife, Hazel Man¬ 
warring. Bus. Com., general merchandise, 
Okfuskee. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., G. 
M. ManWarring (father-in-law) Okfuskee; 
(pol.) Judge Stephenson. Dick Jones. Judge 
Norman, Okfuskee Co. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Okfuskee. Imp. Rel., Ed Stine 
(father), Co. Commr.; Rep. leader and 
Committeeman for past 8 yrs., Okemah. 
Pol. Act., independent in local affairs; 
works personally and on corns. Remarks, 
lived all his life in Okfuskee Co. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

STINE, Ed, Okemah. Rep. Occ., farmer. 
B., Augusta, Ivan.. Aug. 20, 1874. Edu., 
com. sch., Kan. Wife, Frances Klingen- 
smith. Cdrn., 3 s„ Henry, gas plant engi¬ 
neer, Tuskegee; Austin, merchant, Okfuskee; 
Frank W.; 2 d., Mrs. Pauline Manwar- 



DR. A. J. STEPHENSON 








456 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JUDGE HARRY STEPHENSON 


ring, tchr., Okfuskee; Frances. Bus. Con., 
farmer; mercantile interests, Okfuskee. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Rep. leader 
throughout Okfuskee Co. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Royal Arch; I. 0. 0. F.; M. 
W. A., Okemah. Pol. Act., independent lo¬ 
cally but partisan in natl. affairs; active 
in Okfuskee Co. since 1902 ; works through 
personal contacts and on corns. One of the 
leaders in Okfuskee Co. and very influen¬ 
tial among farmers. Offices. Co. Commr., 
past. 8 yrs.; was first elected co. elk. in 
Okfuskee Co.; mbr. Sch. Bd. at Okfuskee, 
6 yrs. Party Honors, St. Rep. Committee¬ 
man for 8 yrs.; Prct. Committeeman for 
yrS.; del. to st. and co. convs.; held first 
election after st. in Okfuskee Prct. a.ml 
has served on Election Bd. several yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Okla. City 1 yr. and near Okemah since. 
Interested in upbuilding co. and communi¬ 
ty. Active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
Drives during W. War. 

STORMS, GEORGE HOMAN. Okemah. 
Dem. Occ., automobile business. B.. Leban¬ 
on, Kan., Oct. 31, 1891. Edu., com. sch., 
Okemah. Wife, Winnie D., d. of Mrs. R. 
S. Payne, Okemah. Cdrn., 2 s., Geo. R., 
Luther L. Bus. Con., mgr. Barry Chevrolet 
Co., Okemah; also familiar with farming 
and retail grocery and hardware business. 
Bk. Con., Citizens St. Assoc., W. N. Barry, 
owner Chevrolet Auto Agency; F. C. Doolo.v, 
L. C. Phillips, .1. A. Storms, Robert Mad¬ 
dox, Okemah; (pol.) W. L. Seawell, L. C. 
Phillips, Murray Barton, J. S. Cecil, Ok¬ 
fuskee Co.; Tom Anglin ; Judge Crump, 
Holdenville; Frank Douglas, Okla. City; 
Bill Barnett, Okmulgee; J. H. Brown, Mus¬ 
kogee. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okemah Golf Club; Mason, York Rite, 
Commandery; M. W. A., Okemah. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. J. B. Storms, J. A. Storms, B. E. 
Storms, A. S. Storms (bros.;, Okemah; 
Mrs. Herberger, Mrs. Harold Platt, Okemah; 
Mrs. Bert Scott, Binger (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
only through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Treas., Okemah, 1921-23; Co. Treas., 
Okfuskee Co., 1923-29. Party Honors, Prct. 
Sec'y; Co. Committeeman; mbr. League of 
Young Dems.; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived since 
in Okfuskee Co. During W. War served in 
142nd Inf., Hdqrs. Co., was overseas 10 


months. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Reynolds Harjo 
Post, Okemah. Hobbies, golf, fishing and 
hunting. 

TAYLOR, A. R., Okemah. Dem. Ore., 
court clerk. B.. Weatherford, Tex., Oct. 24, 
1901. Edu., com. schs., Okla. and Tex. 
Wife, Florene, d. Of J. W. Nichols, Okemah. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Norman. Bk. Con., Citizens St. 
Assoc., W. N. Barry, Tom Jordan, Judge 
Norman, Okemah; (pol.) C. W. Board, W. 
N. Barry, Okfuskee Co. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Paden. Pol. Act., 
personally and on corns. Young leader with 
prospects of a political future. Offices, Co. 
Clk., now serving'; Deputy Ct. Clk. 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. ; 
mbr. Young Deni. Club. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1910; lived at Guthrie, 1910-12; 
in Okfuskee , ; Co. since 1912. Efficient of¬ 
ficial. Hobby, fishing. 

THOMAS, T. D., Okemah. Dem. Occ.. 
town clerk. B., Tenn., June 10, 1875. Edu., 
com. schs., Gibson Co., Tenn. Wife, Myrtle 
Stanley. Cdrn., 1 s., Stanley D.; 3 d., 

Camilla, Lou, Allie. Bk. Con., Okemah Natl. 
Assoc., A. J. Martin, W. N. Barry, C. T. 
Huddleston, Okemah; (pol.) Leon Phil¬ 
lips ; Dr. Bloss, C. C. Walker, Logan Steph¬ 
enson, Okfuskee Co. Church, Meth., North. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okemah since 
1922; works on com. and through personal 
contacts. Offices, Town Clk., Okemah. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; was ill the 
railroad business and lived at several 
different places throughout st. until 192?, 
when he located at Okemah. 

TIMMS, MRS. W. J., Paden. V.-Climn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

TURNER. WILLIAM W„ Weleetka. Dim. 
Occ., Minister. B., Jonesboro, Ga., Nov. 29, 
1860. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ga.; Col. 
Jonesboro, Ga., grad. 1883. Wife, Annie 
Alsover Turner. Cdrn., 6 s., Eugene R. and 
Raymond S., Oklahoma City; Lawrence, 
Bartlesville; Harry D., in Neb.; vV. W. and 
N. M., in N. Mex. ; 4 d., Mrs. D. M. Waters, 
Tex.; Jessie, Edith, Evelyn, Weleetka. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl. Church, Meth. Lodgfts, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Weleetka. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; activities are confined to works through 
personal contacts and on coins. Offices, 
Police Judge, Weleetka. now serving. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1906 ; lived at Anadarko, Pauls 
Valley, Calvin, Dustin; at Weleetka since 
1924. During W. War was co. chmn. of 
Red Cross and mbr. of Advisory Bu. 

UNTERKIRCHER, A. E„ Okemah. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Lavaca Co., T»x., Mar. 
24, 1887. Edu'., com. and h. schs., Prague. 
Wife, Ruby Francher. Cdrn., 2 d., Ailecn 
M. and Eleanor. Bus. Con., owner Home 
Furniture Store, Okemah; real estate own¬ 
er. Bk. Con., Citizens St.. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Stephenson, Dick Jones, Okfuskee Co. ; 
Judge Norman, Tom McKeown, T^m Ang¬ 
lin, W. N. Barry, Jess Miracle. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, M. W. A., past councilman; 
K. P., mbr. of these lodges foi 20 yrs, 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okia. since 
1909; makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. City Councilman, 
Okemah 2 yrs.; former mbr. Sch Bd. at 
Prague; former Twp. Road Overseev at 
Prague for 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902 ; 
lived at Prague, 1902-20; at Okemah .since. 
During W. War was active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross drives. Civic leade-. 

WALKER, C. C., Okemah. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Nov. 21,, 
1874. Edu., com. sch., Delaney, Ark. Wife, 
Jessie Irons. Cdrn., 1 s., William Earl. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl., Okemah; dir. 
Royalty Corp. of Amer., Tulsa; Okemah 
Ins. Agcy.., Okemah; Liberty Oil Co., Oke¬ 
mah ; investor in real estate with Logan 
Stephenson. Bk. Con., First Natl. Okemah; 
First Natl., Tulsa; Producers Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., Logan Stephenson, J. C. McMillan, 


O. D. Bross, A. B. S. Boutty, C. K. Mead- 
ers, J. S. Bearden, W. C. Duke, J. E. 
McKinney, Okemah; (pol.) C. A. Hunt, 
Geo. Whitfield, J,;W. Kennedy, Judge Nor¬ 
man, IS. C. Wilson, Okemah; D. W. John 
son, Weleetka; Henry Johnson, Paden; Ed 
Dabney, Gov. Holloway, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; good 
roads com.; Okemah Golf Club; Retail 
Merchants Assn.; 32nd Mason, York and 
Scottish Rites; Chap.,, Okemah; Consistory, 
Guthrie; I. O. O. F., Okfuskee. Imp. Re!., 
Jim Walker, Newby, B. L. Walker, Tulsa, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1897. Personal contact worker. 
Offices, postmaster at Tuskegee. forme~ly: 
mbr. sch. bd.; mbr. Bd. of Trustees for 
Okemah; mbr. Bd. Regents, Tulsa Univ. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv.„ from Creek 
and Okfuskee Co. ; former Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1894 ; lived near Fairfax 1894- 
1903; Tuskegee, 1903-17; Okemah since. 
Hobby, thoroughbred stock. 

WOODARD WILLIAM G.. Weleetka. Dem. 
Ore., druggist. B., Jefferson Co., Mo., Mar. 
18, 1802. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo.; 
Central Col., Fayette, Mo., 1882; Vander¬ 
bilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., M. D., 1888. 
Wife, Ollie Chase. Cdrn. 1 s., William C.. 
Tulsa; 2 d., Mrs. W. B. Burks. Okla. City: 
Mrs. R. C. Willingham, Quanah, Tex. Bus. 
Con., farming interests; Rexall Drug Store. 
Weleetka. Bk. Con.. St. Natl.; First Natl.. 
Snyder. Assoic.. W. B. Burks., Okla. City: 
(pol.) L. O. Lockhart, Bill Reddick, We¬ 
leetka; Jim McClintic; Judge E. L. Mitchell. 
Clinton ; A. S. J. Shaw ; Tom Anglin, Hold¬ 
enville. Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Mason, York Rite, Knight Templar, past 
Master at Weleetka; Eastern Star, past 
Patron. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1900 ; works personally and on corns. 
Instrumental in passage of the antl-di- - - 
crimination law. Introduced the Co. Ageni 
Law. Offices, mbr. 4th, 6th and 7th St 
Legis.; past city councilman, Snyder 4 yrs. 
past mbr. Snyder Sch. Bd. 10 yrs. Party 
Honors, mbr. Election Bd.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 19u0 : 
lived at Mountain Park, 1900-06; Snyder. 
1906-21 ; Weleetka since. Active in all 
civic affairs. Mbr. of Pension Bd., Hobart 
and was active worker in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross drives during W. War Active in 
affairs of Legis. while mbr. 



C. C, WALKER 








OKFUSKEE COUNTY 


457 



WREN, THOMAS H., Okemah. Dem. Oce 
lawyer. B„ Izzard Co. Ark., Mar. 23, 1874! 
Edu., com. sch., Tex., 2 yrs • Ark 1 vr • 

M S Sr-n Insm " te ' «os k wi y N! 
Li', f^adm t 4 ted?o V ki°c f h ^fr’ S S ° K 

Okla. Bar, 1909. UnSSief Bus 8 bon*" 

atty., farm owner; oil royalties; real es- 

past T l s r % tal t Pr T rtieS - Church ’ Chris., 

fuskee Co /T'S h tchr ‘ P^s. Oh¬ 
io ’ , n e Hn L °' S - Conv. edu. program. Clubs 
& Lodges, Ktwanis, pres.; chmn of organi¬ 
zation com of boy scouts; chmn. of Ok¬ 
fuskee Co. Red Cross Assn. Imp. R e |„ James 

of re i n si 2 8 - ra « df TT he w Was veteran °f War 
or 151^, b. U. Wren (bro ) mercbont 

Po 'o Act -. independent; active 
n Okla. since 1909 ; Chmn. of various Dem 
campaigns. Mbr. investigating com. in 
\\ al ton impeachment;. Makes speeches 
Offices, Repr. in 9th and 10th St. Legis.; 
Co. Judge, Okfuskee Co., 1913-16; City 
Atty., Okemah, 1911-12; Asst. Co. Atty!, 
1909-10. Party Honors, candidate for Gov. 
of Okla.; pres, elector, 1928 (resigned) ; 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1909 ; lived since at Okemah. 


Active in all civic enterprises. Chmn. of 
bond issue for court house, bond issue for 
highways. Sponsor for public library at 
Okemah, and donates many books. One of 
the first graduates from Military Academy 
at Rosewell, N. Mex., in 1904, sch. was 
established in 1898. Honor graduate and 
received rank of 2nd Lieut, in N. Mex. 
Natl. Guard. Mbr. Okla. Natl. Guard, 1913- 
17, has rank of capt. in Troop A, Okla. 
Cavalry. In active service on Mexican 
Border, 1916-17; volunteered for service 
in Officers Training Camp, at Camp Pike; 
during W. War was 4-minute speaker, chmn. 
of Council of Defense, of Pood Administra¬ 
tion, and Red Cross activities in Okfuskee 
Co. Mbr. St. and American Bar Assn. Mbr. 


Amer. Legion, Reynolds Harjo Post, Okemah. 


JUDGE THOMAS H. WREN 




Oklahoma County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

€o. Judge, C. C. Christison (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Co. Attorney, George M. Callihan (Rep.) Oklahoma City 

Ct. Clerk, Cliff Myers (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Co. Clerk, J. W. Berry (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Sheriff, Stanley Rogers (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Co. Treasurer, Paul Huston (Rep.)-Oklahoma City 

Co. Surveyor, Harry C. Adams (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 
Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Ida M. Hale 

(Dem.) _Oklahoma City 

Co. Assessor, James H. Berry (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Co. Weigher, George D. Lockhart (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

County Commissioners: , , 

Dist. No. 1—Robert Carlson (Rep.)—Oklahoma City 
Dist. No. 2—W. S. DeGraffenreid (Dem.)—Edmond 
Dist. No. 3—Ed S. Butterfield (Dem.) Oklahoma City 

County Election Board: , - 

Sec’y., Jasper Roberts (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Chmn., George D. Key (Dem.)-Oklahoma City 

Mbr., E. H. Alexander (Rep.)-Oklahoma City 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Mrs. Elma Eylar (Rep.), Okla. 
City; Wm. F. Hoover (Rep.) Okla. City; Allen Street 
(Dem.) Okla. City; Jerry Marker (Rep.) Okla. City; 
Robt. C. Graham (Dem.) Okla. City; Senator, W. C. 
Fidler (Dem.) Okla. City; District Judges, Sam Hooker 
(Dem.) Geo. W. Clark (Dem.) T. G. Chambers (Dem.) 
Wiley Jones (Dem.) Okla. City. 

State Officers, Tom Baugh, mbr. Com. for the Adult 
Blind; Mrs. Joe O’Brien, Okla. City, mbr. of the Com. 
for Adult Blind; Roy Hoffman, mbr. of Soldiers Mem¬ 
orial Com.; Chas. Evans, mbr. of Soldiers Memorial 
Com.; Mrs. Thos. H. Owen, mbr. Soldiers Mem 
orial Com.; G. T. Bryan, Sec’y. of Com. of Drainage 
& Irrigation ; Mrs. Richard E. Lee, mbr. Bd. of Exam, 
and Registration of Nurses; Ed L. Hahn, mbr. State 
Bd. of Embalmers; A. C. Seids, mbr. Bd. of Dental 
Exam.; John K. Crouch, mbr. Bd. of Chiropractic Exam.; 
Homer C. Hammond, mbr. Bd. of Accountancy ; T. D. 
Turner, mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Confederate Home; Mrs. 
J. R. Armstrong; mbr. Bd. of Trustees Confederate 
Home; Geo. A. Davis, Trustee, Union Soldiers Home; 
R. B. Wedding, Trustee Union Soldiers Home; E. A. 
Duke, mbr. Bd. of Regents Agri., and Normal Univ., 
Langston; E. M. Castleberry, Edmond, mbr. Bd. of 
Regents Agri. and Normal Univ., Langston ; Frank But- 
tram, mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. Univ., Norman ; Mrs. 
Roy Hoffman, mbr. Bd. Regents Okla. Col. for Women, 
Chickasha ; Tommy Vaughn, Conservation Officer; W. G. 
Goodwin, Game Ranger; W. L. Murphy, Ass’t. Atty. 
Gen.; Smith C. Matson, Ass’t. Atty. Gen.; Charley 
Alexander, Ass’t. , Banking Commr.; Fred Caps'haw 
(Dem.) Corp. Commr.; E. R. Hughes (Rep.) Corp. 
Commr.; Crawford D. Bennett (Dem.) mbr. Supreme 
Court Com.; Mrs. Jessie E. Moore (Dem.) Clerk Su¬ 
preme Court and Criminal Court of Appeals, Treas. 
Historical Society; Thos. H. Doyle (Dem.) Chmn. St. 
Industrial Com.; Mrs. F. L. Roblin (Dem.), mbr. Indus¬ 
trial Com.; Chas. F. Barrett, Adjutant General; Jno. R. 
Williams, mbr. St. Bd. of Public Affairs; Sam H. Har¬ 
ris, Chmn. Game & Fish Com.: Breck Moss, Chmn. St. 
Elec. Bd. Okla. City; Forney Hutchinson, mbr. St. Bd. 
Edu. ; Mrs. Raymond A. Tolbert, mbr. St. Library Com.; 
F. J. Folan, Ass’t. Commr. of Health ; C. F. Colcord, Pres. 
Okla. Historical Society ; Thos. H. Doyle, V.-Pres. His¬ 
torical Society; Phil. D. Brewer, V.-Pres. Historical 


Society; J. Y. Brice, Sec’y, Okla. City, Historical So¬ 
ciety ; Joseph B. Thoburn, Curator, Historical Society ; 
Howard Parker, St. Reporter; Miles W. Judge, St. 
Librarian; J. R. Keaton, Chmn. Bd. of Governors, St. 
Bar; Mrs. J. B. A. Robertson, Sec’y. to Com. for the 
Adult Blind; Albert Cates, Co. Supt. of Health; Mrs. 
Pearl Carter, Mrs. J. R. Williams, Mrs. Lillian Milam, 
Fred Courtney, Okla. City Deputy Oil Inspectors; J. C. 
Kendall, income tax collector; C. L. Lyons, School Land 
Appraiser; C. H. Rightmire, Div. Eng., Highway Dept. 
Mrs. Eula Erixon, Ass’t. Atty. Gen.; Baxter Taylor, 
Exec. Clerk, Governor’s office. 

State Institutions, Union Soldiers Home, Okla. City, 

N. D. McGinley, mbr. Bd. of Trustees and Superinten¬ 
dent; Okla. St. Univ. Med. Sch., Univ. Hospital and 
Crippled Children’s Hospital, Okla. City; Dr. Wann 
Langston, Administrative Officer. Central St. Teachers 
College, Edmond; John G. Mitchell, Pres. State Capitol. 
Okla. City. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

C. E. Hall, Okla. City, Chmn.; Mrs. Victor Purdy, 
Okla. City,, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

W. R. White, Okla. City, Chmn.; Mrs. Helen S. 
Francis, Okla. City, V.-Chmn. 

W. T. Hales, Okla. City, St. Committeeman; Mrs. 
M. G. Meister, Okla. City, St. Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Okla. City, Co. Seat; Walter C. Dean (Mayor) : 
E. M. Fry (Manager) ; M. Preshek (Clerk) ; O. G. & 
E.; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Britton, L. P. Yentz (Mayor) ; D. A. Riley (Clerk) ; 
Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Choctaw, K. J. McKnight (Mayor) ; Chas. A. 
Hughes (Clerk). 

Bethany, Earl Harris (Mayor) ; J. W. Vawter 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Edmond, G. H. Fink (Mayor) ; J. F. Baldwin 
(Clerk) ; John Roaten (Attorney; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

O. G. &. E. 

Harrah, B. F. Miles (Mayor) ; Roy Phillips 
(Clerk) O. G. & E. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 7971 


17854 | 

|21708| 

116073! 

Rep. 

| 5291 


15350 | 

|175041 

|36608| 

Soc. 

| 1220 


1221 | 

| 348 | 

| 237 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

5702 

18241 | 

|12625I15681| | 

Rep. 

1 

3894 

15463 | 

|30983|11591| | 

Soc. 

1 

227 

1071 | 

no C. | 

62 [ | 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

5461 

| 20397 

1 1 

17796” 

Rep. 

t 

4332 

| 23701 

1 112549! | 

Soc. 

1 

222 

| 156 

1 1 

63 | | 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 7033 

5621 

18140 I 24882 122655114938] 235071 

Rep. 

| 5897 

3862 

14816 | 14908 |16096111143126105! 

Soc. 

| 1301 

| 230 

1225 | 210 

|no C. 

no C. | 155 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Britton 

Edmond 


Beacon 

Post 

Booster 

Enterprise 

Sun 


Newspaper 

(Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 

E,. E. Hadley 
D. W. Banzett 
D. W. Banzett 
Royce B. Adamson 
A. D. Dailey 


Owner 

E. E. Hadley 
D. W. Banzett 
D. W. Banzett . 
Royce B. Adamson 
Sun Pub. Co. 

























OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


459 


NEWSPAPERS (Continued)' 


Town 


Newspaper 


Editor 


Owner 


Ilarrah 

Luther 

Bethany 

Choctaw 

Jones 

Capitol Hill 
Wheatland 
Moore 
Spencer 


Herald 

Register 

Tribune 

Beacon 

Oklahoma County 

Beacon 

Beacon 

Beacon 

Beacon 


(Wkly.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly.) 
(Dem.) 
News (Wkly. Ind.) 

(Dem.) 
(Dem.) 
(Dem.) 
(Dem ) 


Chester A. Keyes 
Chester A. Keyes 
H. M. Wickens 
PI E. Hadley 
Chester A. Keyes 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 


Chester A. Keyes 
Chester A. Keyes 
H. M. Wickens 
E. E. Hadley 
Chester A. Keyes 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 
E. E. Hadley 


N. B. (Beacon for six towns owned and published by E. E. Hadley, published in Oklahoma City). 


Eugene C. Pulliam, Pulliam Pub. Corp., 603 Okla. Savings & Loan Bldg., owns and operates the following 
papers: 

Hobart Democratic Chief Clinton News El Reno Tribune 

Altus Times Democrat Alva Review Coui-ier Elk City News 

Mangum Star 


Mr. Pulliam also owns a controlling interest in several newspapers in Indiana. He maintains his business 
office in Oklahoma City, under the name of the Pulliam publishing Company. Politically these newspapers are 
inclined to be independent, but with democratic inclinations, except in the case of the Alva Review Courier 
which espouses republican principles. 


Oklahoma City 


Employer (Industrial Mo.) 

Harlow’s Wkly. (Sat. I 

Investor (Fin. & Ins. Mo.) 

Okla. Appellate Ct. Reporter (Legal) 
Okla. Banker (Mo. Banking) 

Okla. Cotton Grower (Semi-mo.) 

Farmer-Stockman (Semi-Mo.) 

Okla. Hdwe. & Impl. Dealer (Mo.) 
Okla. Live Stock News (Mon & Thur) 

Daily Oklahoman 
Okla. News 

Okla. Tchr. (Edu. Mo., not issued dur¬ 
ing June, July, Aug.) 

Times 


Harry V. Kahle 
Victor E. Harlow 
W. H. Pattee 
Frank O. Eagin 
Eugene P. Gum 
H. J. Denton 

Clatrence Roberts 
J. E. Bennett 
W. R. Martineau 

E. Iv. Gaylord 
Carl Magee 


Employer Pub. Co. 
Harlow Pub. Co. 

Investor Pub. Co. 
Harlow Pub. Co. 

Okla. Bankers Ass’n. 
Okla. Cotton Growers 
Ass’n. 

Okla. Pub. Co. 

Harlow Pub. Co. 

Okla. Live Stock News 
Inc. 

Okla. Pub. Co. 
Scripps-Howard Pub. Co. 


C. M. Howell Okla. Edu. Ass’n. 

E. K. Gaylord Okla. Pub. Co. 


ABBOTT, A. H., Dept, of Edu., Okla. 
€ity. Dem. B„ Spring Hill, Ark., May, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., Prescott, 
Ark. ; Univ. of Tenn.; Okla. Univ.; South¬ 
eastern Tchrs. Col.; Columbia Univ. A. B. 
Wife, Clara Siler. Cdrn., 2 s.. Archer 
Homer, Ada; Wm. Siler. Bus. Oon., Dir. 
of Vocational Rehabilitation, St. Dept, of 
Edu.; formerly a tchr. 20 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
W. 0. W.; Mason, Royal Rrch, Ft. Tow- 
son. Imp. Rel., Abbott Martin, (cousin), 
U. S. Consular Service, China; Judge Joe 
Abbott, Marietta, Ga. Assoc., (bus.) John 
Vaughan, St. Supt. of Pub. Inst.; and 
mbrs. of St. Bd. of Edu., and Fed. Bd. 
of Vocational Edu.; (pol.) Sen. W. G. 
Stigler, Guy A. Curry, Ben Balew, of Stig- 
ler; Gov. W. J. Holloway, R. H. Wilson, 
M. E. Trapp, W. W. Hastings. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker since 1914; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts, committees and others. Offices, 
Supt. Schs., Eldorado, Ark. 1904-10; 
Stamps, Ark. 1910-14; Ft. Towson 1914- 
18; Stigler 1918-22; mbr. St. Dept, of 
Edu. since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; speaker for Liberty Loan and War 
Stamps during W. War. 

ABNEY, LOUIS D., 217 W. 20th, Okla. 
City Dem. Occ., school equipment. B., 
Union, Miss., Aug. 26, 1893; located Strat¬ 
ford 1913-16; Okla. City since. Edu., h. 
sch., Union, Miss.; LL. B. at O. U. 1916. 
Wife, Ruth Spoeneman. Cdrn., 2 s., Louis 
I)., Jr., William Chas. Bus. Con., pres. 
Okla. Sch. Equipment. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., W. C. Kite, Guy Reed, A. 
W. Gilliland, Frank Buttram, Irwin Per- 
rine. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Univ. Club; Okla. Club; Men’s Dinner 


Club ; 32nd Mason ; Scottish Rite; Shriner ; 
Izaak Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan 
statewide worker 15 yrs.; works personally. 
Offices, mbr. 5th Legis. from Garvin Co. 
Remarks, promoted from private' to capt. 
in Bellville, Ill. Aviation Field Corps dur¬ 
ing W. War. 



L. D. ABNEY 


ADAMS, HARRY, Continental Bldg., 
Okla. City. Occ., County Surveyor. B., 
Cutler, Ind.; came to Okla. 1906; located 
Okla. City. Edu., Wabash Col., Purdue 
1905. Wife, Bess Walker. Bus. Con., 
Okla. Co., Adams Engineering & Blue 
Printing Co. (owner). Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club; Mason; Scottish Rite; India 
Temple; 32nd; C. of C.; Phi Gamma Delta 
Frat.; Comr. Recreation Parks. Imp. Rel.. 
John Quincy Adams. Pol. Act., partisan 
statewide worker 23 yrs. Offices, Co. Sur¬ 
veyor 1910-30; Co. Engineer 1918-23; Co. 
Consulting Engineer 1923-26. Remarks, 
mbr. League of Young Denis.; Capt. O. R. 
C.; 95th Eng. Hobby, outdoor life. 

ADAMS, JOHN SAMUEL, Travelers In¬ 
surance Co., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., fire 
and casualty insurance. B., Iuka, Miss., 
Dec, 5, 1895; came to Okla. 1915; located 
Enid 1915-16 ; Okla. City since 1916. Edu., 
com. and h. sch, Iuka, Miss, grad 1911; 
taught 1912-14. Wife, Emma Burch. 
Cdrn., 2 s., John A., Geo. H. Bus. Con., 
Travelers Ins. Co. Assoc., D. R. Bonfoey, 
James Beattie, Jr., D. W. Whitehurst, E. 
V. Mashburn, John F. McCullough, T. J. 
Lucado, Sparling B. Anderson, Geo. H. 
Giddings, Jim Berry, Ben Dancy, Ned Loon¬ 
ey, Okla. City; Hal G. Cowan, Ardmore; W. 
J. Gault, El Reno; Walter Hart, Pauls 
Valley; Joe B. Thompson, Ardmore; Chas. 
L. Brice, McAlester. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Consistory, San Antonio; Omar Temple, 
Charleston, S. C.; Shriner; Jr. and Sr. C. 
of C.; mbr. of St. and Natl. Fire & Casu¬ 
alty Ins. Assn. P*ol. Act., locally independ¬ 
ent, nationally Dem.; works by personal 
contact. Remarks, Legionnaire, Okla. City 
Post No. 35; Sch. of Fire, Ft. Sill; 31 
months 344th Light Field Art. 90th Div. 
Military Order Foreign Wars. 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HARRY ADAMS 


ADAMSON, ROYCE, Edmond. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B„ Sherman, Tex., Sept. 28, 
1891. Edu., h. sell.; Central Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond. Wife, Neva Huffman. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mary Louise, Royce Eileen. Bus. Con., 
owner and editor Edmond Enterprise. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Citizens Natl., Edmond. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. L. Sheldon, P. M. Holmes, 
W. S. Patton, Edmond; Bill Alexander, 
A. C. Thurman, Scott Ferris. Church, 
Metli. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. 
A.; Yeomen; A. F & A. M., Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Shrine. Imp. Rel., J. C. Adamson, 
(father), former head of Agri. Dept., Cen. 
St. Tchrs. Col. Pol. Act., partisan, state¬ 
wide since 1915; works through personal 
contacts and corns. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; Insp. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1902; lived Ada, Durant; Ed¬ 
mond since 1907; civic worker; good or¬ 
ganizer; mbr. Draft Bd. during W. War 
and active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
drives. Hobbies, fishing and golf. 

ADWON, JOE, 2738 W. 19th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Greer Co., Okla., 
Nov. 15, 1896; located Greer Co. 1905 ; 
Okla. Co. 1905’; Greer Co. 1909 ; Okla. 
City 1911; Hughes Co. 1919; Okla. City 
since 1921. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla. 
City; York Univ. 1915-16; Cumberland 
Dniv. LL. B. 1923. Wife, Salema Kouri. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Jaynelle, Leatrice. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Pol. Assoc., Jas. I. Phillips, 
J. C. Looney, J. K. Wright, Thos. H. Doyle, 
J. W. Berry, Judge Sam Hooker, Judge J. 
W. Clark. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Odd Fellows; Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Wetumka; Eastern Star; Consis¬ 
tory. McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Oscar Adwon, (cousin), Henryetta, 
insurance. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 
9 yrs., all ways needed. Offices, Justice of 
Peace 1927-28. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to co. convs. 

ALEXANDER, A. C., Okla. City. Rep. 
Occ., Internal Revenue Collector for 
'Okla. B., on farm, Indiana. Edu.. coun¬ 
try and h. sch.; col., Marion, Ind. Church, 
Meth. Lodge, Elks. Offices, Sheriff, Grant 
Co., Ind. as young man, 2 terms; mbr. Bd. 
Edu., Marion, Ind., several yrs. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Rep. St. Organiz., elected 
1921 and 1924; del.-at-large, natl. Rep. 
conv. 1928. Remarks, prior to coming to 
Okla. was active in politics in Ind.; was 


in manufacturing bus. at Gas City, Ind. 
and publisher of Marion Chronicle; after 
coming to Okla. engaged in real estate 
and oil lease bus. Chief interest, chari¬ 
ties, personal and institutional. Resides at 
Juprenka Apts. 

ALEXANDER, EDGAR HAMILTON, 1721 
W. 8th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., oil leases 
and real estate. B., Decatur, Ill., Sept. 
25, 1866; came to Olda. 1900 ; located Okla. 
City 1901; Enid 1901; Okla. City since 
1902. Edu., com. and h. sch., Decatur, 
Ill., 1884. Wife, Caroline Roby. Cdrn., 1 
s., Wm. J.; 1 d., S. Louise. Bus. Con., 
farms in Okla. and Ill. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., B. M. Parmenter, A. C. 
Alexander, W. G. Johnston, S. A. Byers, 
W. R. White, Fred Bearly, Ed. Robinson, 
C. C. Hawk, Okla. City; R. B. Cobb, El 
Reno; Judge McKeever, Enid. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, K. P.; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., John Hays, Div. Mgr. Standard 
Oil Co., Taft, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. and st. worker 25 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, Asst. St. C’ommr. 1913-14; Street 
Commr. 1921-27. Remarks, interested in 
Boy Scout work. Was on Registration Bd. 
Classification Official Adj. Gen. Office for 
county 1917-18. 



A. C. ALEXANDER 


ALEXANDER. CHARLES J.. 1323 W. 

22nd. Okla. City. Dem. Now serving as 
Asst. St. Bk. Commr. ; formerly with St. 
Examiner and Inspector. Imp. Rel., W. L. 
Alexander* (bro.). (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LEE, Enid. 
Dem. Occ., Superintendent Institute for 
Feeble Minded. B., Charlotte, N. C-, Jan. 
29, 1869; came to Okla. 1889; located 4 
miles east of Okla. City; lived there 5 or 
6 months and filed near where Harrah is 
now; Pottawatomie Reservation, 1891. 
Edu., educated by mother who was a tchr. 
Wife, Cleo Jones. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. K. W. 
Shedd, Ft. Worth, Tex. Bk. Con., Enid 
Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., Roy San¬ 
ford, Sam Campbell. O. J. Fleming, John 
Carr, Judge Dan Huett, Ed M. Semans, 
Tom Wade, Alger Melton, J. C. Armfield, 
Elmer Jessee. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine; India Tem¬ 
ple; I. O. O. F.; C. of C., Okla. City; 


Economic League of U. S. Imp. Re|. r 
Abraham Alexander, mbr. of delegation 
which promulgated Mecklenburgh Declara¬ 
tion of Independence, May 24, 1775. Pol. 
Act., statewide worker 45 yrs. all ways 
useful. Offices, elected Treas. Okla. Co. 
1896-1901; St. Treas. 1914-19; appointed 
Okla. St. Institute for Feeble Minded since 
1926. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. Okla. Co. 1908-10 ; mbr. Territorial 
and St. Com. several times; managed both 
campaigns for removal of St. Capitol from 
Guthrie to Okla. City. Remarks, mbr. of 
various campaign corns, as Advisory Man¬ 
ager from territorial days up to present 
time; made speeches for Liberty Loan 
drives, Red Cross, etc. 1917-18; candidate 
for Governor Dem. primary, 1918; one of 
principal organizations of 89ers Ass’n.; has 
one of the finest vineyards in Okla. Co. 
and has one of the same on the st. grounds 
at Enid. Hobby, hunting, fine dogs a.nd 
fishing. 

ALLEN. H. L„ 805 W. 33rd, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., teacher. B., Bates Co., Mo., 
Sept, 20, 1888. Edu., Southwestern Tchrs. 
Col.,, Weatherford; Tulsa Univ.; Univ. of 
Okla. Wife, Neva, d. of A. J. Young, 
Quincy, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s„ Harmon War¬ 
ren; 2 d., Geraldine, Mary Mildred. 

Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Z. H. 
Lawter, A. W. Maddoux, Okla, City; H. F. 
Allen* El Reno; Dr. Chas. Evans, Frank 
Buttram, Okla. City; Theodore Pruett 
Anadarko. Church, Church of God. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., Community 
Welfare worker; Sons of Confed. Vets. . 
I. O. O. F.„ Guthrie; Mason, Carnegie; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel.. des 
Cendant, of Ethan Allen; Gen. Warren: H 
F. Allen, (bro.) Supt., El Reno. Pol. Act. 
partisan; statewide worker since maturity r 
makes speeches, works personally, through 
corns, and others. Party Honors, del. 
co. and st. convs. ; Sec’y. St. League of 
Young Dem.; Pres. Dem. Club; nominee 
for Co. Supt. of Schs., Caddo Co. _ Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898,. lived Canadian Co. : 
Leedy, 1901-06; Weatherford. 1906-09; 
Anadarko, 1909-10 : Tulsa. Tecumseh. Hin¬ 
ton, Carnegie, Guthrie; Okla. City since 
1929. Was Supt. of Schs. at Guthrie and 
other cities in Okla. 15 yrs. and pres. 
Findlay Col., Ohio, 1926-29. Adjutant m 
Replacement Div., R. O. T. C. Hobby, 
politics, athletics. 



W. L. ALEXANDER 













AMBRISTER, HUBERT, 7th & Bdwy., 
Okla. City. Deni. Oec„ lawyer. B„ Nor¬ 
man, Okla., Feb. 13, 1891. Edu.. Univ. 
of Okla. Wife, Frances, d. of F. B. Fite, 
Muskogee. Bus. Con., Legal Dept., Mag¬ 
nolia Pet. Co., Okla. City; also familiar 
with oil bus. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl., 
Okla. City, Assoc., B. B. Blakeney, W. 

R. Wallace; (pol.) Fred Capshaw, Justice 
Fletcher Riley, W. C. Kite, Okla. City; 
J. Harve Maxey, 0. H. Searcy, John Rog¬ 
ers, Tulsa. Church, St. Lukes M. E. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf and 
Country; Univ. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Chap¬ 
ter, Okla. City; Guthrie Consistory Imp. 
Rel., Dr. J. C., Chickasha; C. A., Mus¬ 
kogee; Ray, Pauls Valley; Harry, Purcell; 

S. G. and E. L., Norman (bros.) Pol. 
Act., independent; city, co. and st. since 
1919; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
Norman; Muskogee 1914-19; Tulsa 1919- 
20; Okla. City since. During W. War was 
pilot in Air Service ; rank of 1st Lieut; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, Okla. 
City. Wide contacts and influence among 
alumni of Okla. Univ. Famous football 
player while attending Okla. Univ. Hobby, 
athletics. 

AMES, C. B., Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Macon, Miss., 
Aug. 1, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Macon; Miss. A. & M. Col. 1887-88; Em¬ 
ory & Henry Col., B. S. 1890, LL. I>. 
1924; Univ. of Miss. LL. B. 1892. Wife, 
Elizabeth Pearl Allen, of Miss. Cdrn., 4 
s., Ben Allen, C. B„ Jr., Fisher, Long- 
street, Okla. City; 1 d., Mrs. J. L. Cleve¬ 
land, Jr., N. Y. Bus. Con., Ames, Cochran, 
Ames & Monnet, law firm; dir. The Tex. 
Co. Bk. Con., stockholder, dir., Security 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc.. C. B. Cochran, 
Ben Allen Ames, J. C. Monnet. law part¬ 
ners. Church, Meth. Clubs, Okla. Club; 
Okla. City Golf and Country. Pol. Act., 


active since maturity. Offices, mbr. Su¬ 
preme Court Com. from state-at-large, 
1911-13; Fed. Food Adm. for Okla 1917- 
18; Asst, to Atty. Gen. of U. S. 1919-20 
(resigned). Party Honors, del. natl. conv. 
1920; held many prominent positions of 
honor during fight for statehood; wrote 
original single statehood platform at Enid 
conv. 1902. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899 ; 
lived since at Okla. City. Active in all 
civic movements of importance in Okla. 
City; Chmn of special com. that secured 
removal of R. R. tracks and voting of 
four million dollar bond issue 1928. Voted 
most useful citizen, 1928. 

ANDERSON, CY F., 1122 W. 13th, Okla. 
City. Deni. Occ., ice manufacturer. B., 
Taylor Co., Ia., March 29, 1880; came to 
Okla. 1917; located Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Winfield, Kan. ; bus. 
course. Wife, Clara Gardner. Cdrn., 1 
d., Virginia. Bus. Con., Anderson Ice Co., 
Artie Ice Co., L. T. Hill Co. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. 
Assoc., Geo. D. Key, Elmer Thomas 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Knight 
Templar; Okla. Club; Okla. Golf and 
Country Club; Men’s Dinner Club; Mason; 
Shrine; C. of C.; Community Fund; Dir. 
Home State Life Ins. Co.; Dir. and V.- 
Pres Harris Produce Co. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide worker since 1917; personal contact. 
Offices, Pres, of Okla. City Ice Co.; Dir. 
of Y. M. C. A. several yrs. ; Dir. Rotary 
Club. Party Honors, served on Election 
Bd. Remarks, Pres, and Dir. of 13 ice 
companies. 

ANDERSON. CLARENCE M., 323 W. 

26th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Secretary 
State Board Pharmacy. B„ Sylvia, Kan., 
June 29, 1886; came to Okla. 1903; located 
Okemah 1923; lived Castle and Hugo 23 
yrs.; Okla. City 1926-30. Edu.. com. and 
h. sch., Kan.; Kan. Univ. Wife, Lila 


461 

Saffold. Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth Adele. Bk. 
Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Pol. Assoc., Elmer Thomas, Lee Cruce, 
Tom Anglin, W. J. Holloway, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; Lions; Mason; Consistory; K. C. 

C. H. Served in every office in Masonic 
Lodge, Hugo, Master 3 yrs. Dist. Deputy 
Grand Master. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Amanda 
Anderson, Hutchinson, Kan. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker since 1907. 
Offices, Bldg. Com. for $135,000 church, 
Hugo.; Sec’y. St. Pharmacy Bd.; Pres. 6 
Dist. Natl. Associations of Bds. of Phar¬ 
macy. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, Pres'.^, Kabofile Co. In¬ 
vention. Has served present office under 
Trapp, Johnston and Holloway, 

ANDERSON, FRANK G., 1925 W. 17th, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B.„ Law¬ 
rence Co., Ill., Dec. 24, 1886. Edu., com. 
and h. sch.. Ill., grad. 1909; Cen. Normal 
Col. Ind., grad. 1911. Wife, Sara J. 
Belcher, of Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., John Wil¬ 
liam; 1 d., Alice Dru. Bus. Con., Rainey, 
Flynn, Green & Anderson, law firm. Bk. 
Con., Liberty' Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
Robert M. Rainey, Streeter B. Flynn, Geo. 
M. Green, law partners. Church, First M. 
E. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, at McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active in state since 1911; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Commr., McAlester 1919-22; 
Co. Treas., Ill. 1908-10. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1911; lived Quinton 1911-15; Mc¬ 
Alester 1915-22; Okla. City since. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

ANDERSON, MRS. LULU DILLE, Box 

116, Capitol Hill Sta„ Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Knightsfown, Ind.: 
came to Okla. 1896; located Edmond 1897 ; 
McAlester 1908; Drumright 1925; Okla. 
City since. Edu., com. sch., Vermillion, 
Kan.; h. sch and col.; Campbell Univ, 
Holton, Kan. Hus., John Earl Anderson. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. H. B. Gabbert, Los 

Angeles, Calif. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, 
Sorosis; Natl. Research; Okla. City: Four 
Hundred; Temple No. 45; Pythian Sisters 
(past Chief; Women’s Civic Club; Pro¬ 
gressive Research Club; Buena Vista Club; 
Hospitality Club; Pioneer Women’s Fed. 
Clubs of Okla.; State Parliamentarian of 
Okla. State Fed. of Womens Clubs; D. A. 

R. ; mbr. of Amer. Women’s Clubs, Paris, 
France; Legislative Chmn. P. T. A. Cap¬ 
itol Hill. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. F. E. Chap¬ 
pell, Eddie M. Box, Mrs. Donnelly Ried, 
M. E. Trapp, E. B. Howard, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, A. S. J. Shaw, Mrs. D. A. Mc- 
Dougal, Mrs. I. M. Huff. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan statewide worker 15 yrs. all ways 
useful. Offices. Treas. Bd. of pdu. at 
Drumright 1915-16 when it was the richest 
school dist. in world; Repr. St. Legis. 
1922-24 Creek Co. Party Honors, chmn. 
of Soldiers Relief Com. of St. Legis.; Com. 
of Charities and Corrections; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, past pres, and 
past dist. pres. Amer. Legion Auxiliary; 
on Food Administration Com.; 4-minute 
speaker sent to Washington War Sch. by 
Gov. Williams; Sec’y. Council of Defense 
during W. War: mbr. Natl. Speakers 
Bureau; Dem. Com.; spoken in Okla., Mo., 
Kan., Nebr. and Iowa: given lectures on 
Art and Citizenship; Pres. Civic League 
which established first children’s play¬ 
ground in Creek Co. in Drumright. Hobby, 
children’s playgrounds and citizenship. 

ANTHONY, WILLIAM BRUCE, 3rd & 

Harvey, Okla. City. Dem. B., Bedford 
Co., Tenn., Jan. 9, 1871. Edu., h. sch., 
Jenkins. Tenn., grad. 1888; Terrill Col., 
Decherd. Tenn., grad. 1892. Wife, Sarah 

S. Shaw, of Tenn. Cdrn., 5 s., Shaw, 
with Norman Transcript; Curtis, owner 
Marlow Review; Bruce and John, of Mar¬ 
low: Clarence, of Norman; 2 d., Mrs. K. 

D. Jennings. Chelsea: Mrs. R. D. Burton, 
Heavener. Bus. Con., Okla. Gas & Elec. 










462 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


and st. worker since 1916. Offices, Deputy 
Co. Treas. Past Sec'y of Rep. St. Com. 
Past Post Master, Hobart. Deputy Co. Clerk. 
Party Honors, Div. Chief of General Pro¬ 
hibition Agents in N. Y. and N. J., Co. 
Chmn. and' Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com., Kiowa Co. 
del. to various st. convs. Remarks, one 
of the founders of Hobart Carnegie Library. 
Plans to build a Terpezone sanatorium in 
Ozarks for benefit of sick. Interested in 
curing ailments of humanity. 


ARMSTRONG, JAMES REVERDY, First 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Oee., 
lawyer. B., Jackson Co., Ala., Jan. 26, 1876. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Magnolia, Ark.; 
Arkadelphia, Ark., Col.; S. W. Univ., In¬ 
dian, Tenn.; S. W. Bap. Univ., Jackson, 
Tenn. LL. B., 1900. Wife, Bertha F. Scott. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Jeff Norman; Jasper, Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., Sunline Oil & Gas Co.; 
Allison Oil Co., principal stockholder in 
(both; bk. stocks; real estate. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) most of the 
leading Dem. of the st. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Okla. City Golf & Country; Okla. 
Club, Okla. City; Natl. Dem. Club, N. Y. 
City; I. O. 0. iF., Boswell; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Boswell; Scottish Rite, McAlester ; 
Shrine. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. F. M. 
Owen, (sis.) Boswell; John A. (bro.) Bos¬ 
well; W. J., (bro.). Chief Conservation of¬ 
ficer of Corp. Com. Pol. Act., active in co. 
and st., since maturity. Has helped elect 
officers from constable to Supreme Ct. Jus¬ 
tices ; managed campaigns; made races for 
himself. A power in politics, versatile and 
effective. Offices, Judge Crim. Ct. of Ap¬ 
peals, 1911-21, (was youngest mbr. of st. 
Appellate bench, 32 yrs.) ; Dist. Judge, 1910- 
11; (original 6th Dist., Hugo, Madill, Ida- 
bel). Party Honors, organizer of Dem. party 
in Choctaw Co., was first and second Co. 
Chmn.; del. at large to Natl, conv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; lived in 
Chickasaw Nation; Boswell since 1902 has 
been his legal residence. Came to Okla. 
1911 as Judge Crim. Ct. of Appeals; lived' 
here since. 


Co., works mostly in the field force. Bk. 
Con., City Natl,; First Natl., Norman. 
Assoc., J. F. Owens, Geo. A. Davis, Fred 
Parkinson, Okla. City. Church, M. E. 
South, Norman. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City; McAlester Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
since 1893; works by organiz. and through 
other people almost wholly. Offices, May¬ 
or, Marlow 1900-07 ; mbr. 1st, 2nd, 3rd 
Legis. 1907-13; Private Sec’y. of Gov. 
Haskell 1908-11; mbr. of St. Capitol Com. 
1913 until completion of building, 1919; 
City Mgr., Walters, 1919-23. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs.; mgr. of W. B. Humph¬ 
rey for Corn. Cominr. 1914 ; A. N. Leecraft 
for St. Treas. 1916. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived Duncan, Marlow 1895 
1923; Norman since 1923. Interested In 
governmental affairs and city building. 
During campaigns has made speeches all 
over the st. and has contact with all com¬ 
munities served by O. G. & E. 

ANTRIM, EUGENE M.. Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ.- President Okla. City University. 
B., Harvevsburg, Ohio, July 12, 1874. 

Edu., Univ. of Denver, A. B.; Boston 
Univ., S. T. B., Jacob Sleeper Fellowship 
for study abroad, and Ph. D.; Univ. of 
Denver, D. D. ; Kan. Wesleyan Univ., LL. 
D. Wife, Mary Winifred Vaughan, of 
Denver. Cdrn., 1 s., Roderic T., Edmond. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., 
Okla. City, stockholder. Assoc., Bd. of 
Trustees and others connected with Okla. 
City Univ.; and Gov. W. J. Holloway, Col. 
W. S. Key, Judge John Embry, Judge Ed 
S. Vaught. Church, Meth. Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; Okla. Club; C. 
of C., active in all public welfare work 
of C. of C. corns.; S. A. E. (col. frat.) ; 
Mason, Commandery, Shrine, etc., at Okla. 
City; Consistory at Guthrie. Imp. Rel., 
Antrim family of Pa., Ohio, and St. Louis. 
Offices, mbr. St. Pardon and Parole Bd. 


Remarks, came to Okla. 1923; lived since 
at Okla. City; formerly served as pastor 
of large churches in Springfield, Ill.; 
Springfield, Mass.; Detroit, Mich.; Dan¬ 
ville, Ill.; Sec’y. of Joint Commission on 
Church Union of Pres, and Meth. Episcopal 
churches of U. S.; twice del. to General 
Conference, M. E. church. Author of 
book, “The Greatest Things in Religion.” 

APPLE, S. A., Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., oil business and banker. B., 
Arlc., Jan. 2, 1871; came to Okla. 1904; 
lived at Ardmore, Muskogee and Okla. 
City. Edu., pub. sch. of Ark.; Searcy 
Col., Searcy, Ark.; Law Sch., George Wash¬ 
ington Univ., Washington, D. C. Wife, 
Byron. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. 
& Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., R. H. Wilson, 
Scott Ferris and E. E. Davis. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason ; 
Shriner. Pol. Act., partisan; active 25 
yrs.; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, Pres. C. of C. at Ardmore 2 yrs. 
Party Honors, attends all co. and st. 
convs; 4 yrs. Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, Pres, of first War Savings Bank 
in Amer., the first one established; stock¬ 
holder in 3 Okla. City bks. Very active 
leader in all civic and public affairs. 
Practiced law at Ardmore 8 yrs. 

APPLEBY, JOHN D.. Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Head of Terpezone 
Clinic. B.. Tenn., Mar. 6, 1878; came to 
Okla. 1901; located at Hobart, lived there 14 
yrs., Okla. City since. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Tenn. Southern Normal Univ. Wife, 
Madge Lorene Osterhout. Cdrn., 1 j., John 
D. Jr. Bus. Con., Terpezone Corp. Bk, 
Con., Tradesmens Natl. Assoc.. W. B. 
Nichols, Lewis Hopkins Rogers, all of New 
York City; James A. Harris, Wagoner; W. 
B. Pine, Okmulgee; Wm. H. Fuller, Mc¬ 
Alester ; W. H. Hills, Enid; Harry H. 
Rogers, Tulsa. Church. First Chris. Lodge, 
Mbr. Grand Lodge K. P. Pol. Act., co. 


photo by watton W. B. ANTHONY 


ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM JUDSON, State 
Capitol. Dem. Occ., State Conservation Of¬ 
ficer, Corp. Com. B., Magnolia, Ark., Sept. 
16, 1889. Edu 1 ., Norman, Univ. of Okla. 

1909-16 ; Okla. City 1916 since. Wife, 
Minnie Lee Burrus. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., 
Maywood Pharmacy No. 1 & No. i Okla. 
City: Oil. Bk. Con, American First Natl. 


JOHN D. APPLEBY 

















OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


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DR. EUGENE M. ANTRIM 







464 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA * 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



ALVIN C. ASHBY 


Assoc., Claud E. Aikman. (pol.) Ered Cap- 
shavv, C. C. Childers. Frank Carter, ft. L. 
Wallace; Judge Earl Foster, Sapulpa, 
Chas. D. Steele, Okmulgee', Dave .Logan, 
Okmulgee. Church, Bap. „ Fraternities, 
Acacia, Sigma Chi, Phi) Delta Phi, 
Delta Sigma Rho.. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Boswell, Scottish Rite, Mc- 
Alester, • Shrine, Imp. Rel. ? Judge Jas. 
R. Armstrongs John A. Armstrong. 
Boswell; Mrs. F. M. Owen, Boswell. Pol. 
AcL, city. co. and st. worker all his life, 
works through personal activity but strong¬ 
er in organization Offices, Present office, 
St. Conservation Officer 1925. Pariy Hon¬ 
ors, President League of Young Democrats 
1918. del. to all convs. Remarks, William 
Judson has ten deputy conservation officers 
and over 100 other employees under his 
direction. 

ASHBY ALVIN C„ Home B. & L. Assn., 
Okla. City. Dem. Oee., loans & investments. 
B., Lincoln Co., Tenn., June 6, 1892; came 
to Okla. 1898; located Weatherford until 
1925,'Okla. City since. Edu., Southwestern 
Normal, Thomas High, McPherson Col., 
McPherson, Kan.; M. Acct. 1909 McPher¬ 
son. Wife, Velma Neale. Cdrn., f d., 
Ella Juanita. Bus. Con., Pres. Ashby Inv. 
Co., Home B. & L. Assn.. V. Pres. Mayo 
Laboratories, Okla. City; Bk. Con., Liberty 
■Natl. ; Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., A. S. J. Shaw. Bunn Booth, Lewis 
Terry. .T. B. Pitts; N. E. Alkire, Chas. 
Vaughn. Mrs. Bert Cunningham, A/apaho, 
Geo. Meacham, Clinton. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodoes, C. of C., Mason, Custer 
Lodge No. 258 ; Custer Cyrus. Poh Act., 
partisan ; co. and statewide worker Id yrs., 
works by personal contact. Offices, co. 
Clk. Custer Co., Accountant State Treas¬ 
urer's Office. 

AULT, C. H., 2029 W. 21st, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ.. clothing salesman. B., Rut¬ 
ledge, Tenn., Apr. 18, 1888. Edu.. com. 
sell., Tenn.; Indianola Bus. Col., Teeum- 
seh, Okla. Wife. Mayte Beach. Cdrn., 
2 s., Dale Frank. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Church. First Chris. Lodges. Mac¬ 
cabees, Okla. City. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902, lived Okemah; Okla. City since 1911. 
Hobby, golf. 

BAILEY, LEONARD H., 1217 Colcord 

Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Arcnitect. 
B., London, England, Aug. 12, 1880; came 


to Okla. 1903; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Rebel Col. and London Polytechnic Inst, 
of Architecture. Wife; Mary Myrtle Allen. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Leonard Wendall, 4 d. Edna 
l’.a.,.Mary A. Martha L., Ida M. Bk. Con,, 
Farmers Natl. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary Club, C. of C., P. 51. Okla. 
City Lodge No. 36; P. Dist. Deputy and, 
Master 25th Dist. A. F. & A. M,.. Cyrus Chap. 
Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 India Temple 
Shrine; C. of C. Past Pres. Okla. City 
Rotary Club, Pres. State. Assn., of Archi¬ 
tects. Pres. St. Chant. Amer. Inst Archi¬ 
tects. Pol. Act., interested but does not 
make speeches. Offices, Pres, for past 5 

yrs. of the State Bd. of Examiners of 
Architects. Served 1 vr. on Okla. City 
and State. Athletic Com. Remarks, Co. 
Chmn. 4 minute man during W. War, Mbr. 
Counsel of Defense. Hobby, swimming and 
boating in summer; student of history. 

BAKER, EARL W., 900 Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., contractor. B., 
Tecumseh, Neb., 1886 ; came to Okla. 
1896; Shawnee 6 yrs., Blackwell 4 yrs., 

Okemah 2 yrs., Chickasha 4 yrs., Mountain 
Park 4 yrs., Hobart 2 yrs. Edu., com. sch., 
Shawnee. Wife, Alice Mae. Cdrn.. 3 d.. 
Edith, Lucy, Ruth. Bus. Con,, Earl Baker 
Contracting Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Bk. & Tr. Co. Pol. Assoc., M. E. Trapp, 
W. .T. Holloway, A. S. J. Shaw. Church, 

Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 

Consistory McAlestre, Shrine, Okla. City. 
Amer. Assn. Civil Engineers, Chmn. Fin¬ 
ance Committee of Okla. City Masonic Lodge. 
Offices, City Manager Blackwell City En¬ 
gineer Okemah. Party Honors. Colonel on 
Governor's Staff. Remarks Engineer and 
Captain in U. :S. Army. Hobby, hunting. 


BAKER, FRANCIS q.. City Hall, Okla. 
City,, Dem. Occ.. City Auditor. B., Edmond 
Okla. Sept. 1. 1900. Edu., h. sch. Okla 
City. Wife, Ger'rude L. 5Iace. Cdrn.. 1 s., 
James 51aoe. Clubs. Bd. of Dir. Junior 
Div;. Chamber of Commerce, Executive Com¬ 
mitteeman 5th Cong. Dist. American Le¬ 
gion. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
since war, personal contact. Offices, City 
Auditor Okla. City for yrs. Remarks, one 
of most active and influential Legionnaires 
in Okla. City; belongs to Post No. 35; 144 
F. H. Ill San. Train, 36th Div. 


Juni, ■ . f jjiuuiuiiu. x\h u • ■ f\I 

city clerk. B., Malvern, la., Oct. 8, 185 
Edu., h. sch.. Greenwood, la. Wife Ret 
Barnard Cdrn., 1 s., Elmer; 1 d.,’ Clai 
Okla. City. Bk. Con., Citizens Nau. E< 
mond. Assoc., E. E. Griffin; (pol ) ’w» 
ter De Graffenreid, W. ;S. Patten. Joi 
Roaten, H. W. Granzow, E. B. Howar 
John Rogers. Church, Meth. Lodges, A. 
i& A. M. ; M. W. A., Edmond. Poi. Ac 
independent locally, partisan nationall 1 
active in Okla. Co. since 1898 ; person 
contact worker. Offices, City Clk E> 
mond, since 1910. Party Honors, oel. 
convs. 3 times. Remarks, came to Okl 
18J8; lived at Edmond since, except, 190 
03 at Waterloo. Interested in good road 


BANZETT, D. W., Edmond. Rep Occ. 
publisher. B., Prairie City, Oregon, Mav 
. 1 ‘: E du., C. S. T. C., Eamond. 

Wife, Osa Lee Hope, of Hobart. Cdrn., 
1 d.. Dona Lee. Bus. Con., owner anti 
publisher of Edmond Booster, Okla. Co. 
Post. . Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., John 
Baldwin, Elmer Harding, 51rs. E. J 
Rankin, Pat Hurley, Sen. W. B. Pine. Sen' 
Harreld, Judge J. T. Dickerson. Church 
Pres. Cluibs & Lodges, C. of C., on 
various corns.; Kiwanis; I. O. O F • 
51ason, Edmond. Imp. Re!., Philip C. Slack 
(uncle), Edmond. Pol. Act., in Okla Co. 
since 1924; especially in co. campaigns : 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and committees; prohibitionist. 
Party Honors Pres. Coolidge for Pres. 
Club, 1924; del. to st., and dist. conv. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla., 1906; 
lived since at Edmond; active in movements 
for the betterment of the blind. Hobby, 
printing; writes feature articles. 


BARNARD, KATE, Humanitarian, Pol¬ 
itical Economist, :Stateswi/man. Dem. B., 
Geneva, Neb., 51ay 23, 1874; came to 

Okla., 1891. Edu., pub. schs., Kau., St. 
.Jfiseph’s Aca,d.„, .Okla.- City. Unmarried. 
Offices, First Commr. of Charities & Cor¬ 
rections for St. of Okla. Life Worn, Or¬ 
ganized United Provident Assn., in Okla. 
City in 1905 : . Cared for hundreds of des¬ 
titute families, putting thousands in the 
city schs. Obtained raise of wages for 
street workers and helped elect a Mayo* 
pledged to 8-hour day; activities which 
made her a political power to be reck¬ 
oned with. Used her influence to best ad¬ 
vantage. when New St. Constitution was 
under consideration. Convinced poverty 
and crime have their main root in neglected 
childhood, she undertook,, on her own ini¬ 
tiative, to secure protection for the Chil¬ 
dren of the Poor, in the constitution of the 
st. Ambassador Bryce said “the finest 
document of human liberty written since 
the Declaration of Independence or the 
Constitution of Switzerland." Was voted 
a mbr. of the “American Acad., for the 
Study of Social and Political Science." an 
honorary membership which can only be 
obtained upon proven merit. “American 
Women in Civic Life” by Miss rsennett 
a. N. Y. writer, contains the Life of Kate 
Barnard.’?’ A prominent, Massachusetts/ 
Sociologist and Anthropologist, and mbr. 
of the Natl. Bd. of Indian Affairs, Wai- 
ren K. 5Ioorehead, has paid high tribute 
to Kate Barnard in hip book devoted to 
the History and Destiny 6f the American 
Indian. Miss Barnard has jjppeareu oefore 
Vassar Col.. Bryn Mawr. Columbia Univ.. 
The C'.tv Club of New York City, Cooper 
Union, and the League for Ffolitical Edu 
In Boston she spoke at Ford Hall and 
Faneuil Hall. Kate Barnard 1 is the first 
woman in the world to create a Department 
ctf St. and to write sections of a St. Con¬ 
stitution. 

BARNES. GEORGE GUYER, Commerce 
Exchange Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
lawver. B., Las Vegas, N. M., Sept. 30, 
1880. Edu.. Okla. A. & M. Col. ; Kan. St. 
Univ. ; Northwestern Col., Chicago. Wife, 
Lucille Patch. D., Mrs. Guy Spencer, 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Keaton, Wells, 
Johnston & Barnes, law firm. Clubs & 
f odges Mens Dinner Club; C. of C.; Mason 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. 1889 ; lived Pawnee 
Co. 1893-1898 : all the remainder wf the 
time at Okla. City. Interested in the ma- 



D. W. BANZETT 













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BEN BAKNETT 


terial development of city ad st . par¬ 
ticularly in flood control and horticulture 
and farm clubs. 

BARNETT, BEN, 15 Bdwy. Circlt, Okla. 
City. Dem._ Occ., laundryman. B., Evans¬ 
ville, Ind. Edu, com. h. sch., commercial 
Col., Evansville. Ind., grad. 1889. Wife, 
Florence Cahn. D.. Marjorie Carol. Bus. 
Con., pres. Okla. Operating Co.; dir. Pro¬ 
vident Mort. Co.; dir. Industrial Finance 

Co.; Pres. Cascade Amusement Co.; t.-pres. 
Swiss Cleaning & Dyeing Co. Bk. Con., 

Liberty Natl. ; Security Natl. ; Tradesmens 
Natl.; Amer-First Natl. t Okla. City. Assoc., 
R. F. .J. Williams, Chas. Heidbrink, 
John Heidbrink, Judge C. B. Ames. 

Chuirchi, Temple B.’Nai Israel; Pres. 

Brotherhood. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
dir. of Open Shop; Assoc., Industries, dir.; 
Kiwanis; Okla. City Golf & Countr • . 
Rancho Beach Country; K. P. ; Mason Blue 
Lodge ; Shrine, Okla. City; McAlesti, Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., independent; con¬ 
fined to city and co.; works mostly tnrougn 
personal contacts^ also on corns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived since at Okla. 
City; active in natl. organization of 
Laundrymens Assn.. U. S. and Canada 
regional directionship of experimentations ; 
worker in home activities during W. War. 
Hobby, golf. 

BARNETT, CHARLES ARTHUR, Classen 
High Sch., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Prin¬ 
cipal of Classen High school. B., Wells- 
ville, Kan., June 16,, 1879. Edu., Ottawa 
Univ., Kan., A. B. and Ph. B.; L'uiv. of 
Kan., A. M.; Univ. of Ark. and Univ. of 
Chicago, post grad. Wife, Gertrude Ebbey, 
of Kan. Bk. Coil., Amer.-First Natl. As¬ 
soc., (pol.) W. T. Hales, Stanley Rogers. 
Judge Ed S. Vaught, Sen. Elmer Thomas, 
Lew Wentz. Church,' First Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; A. F. & A. M. Imp. Rel. 
Benjamin Harrison, (great uncle), pres, ot 
U. S. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
politics since 190(1; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Asst. 
Supt. Okla. City Schs., 1922-24. Principal 
at McKinley, Lincoln, Irving and Classen 
schs. Party Honors, del, to .corns. : chmn. 
co. com., McDonald Co., Mo. s 191-1. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1914; lived since at 
Okla. City. Interested in better schs. and 
citizenship. Prominent and popular in edu¬ 
cational circles. Hobby is horticulture. 


BARRETT, CHARLES F„ State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dean. Occ., adjutant general 
1919-30 excepting 2 yrs. B., Galion, O., 
came to Okla. 1893; located at Okla. City, 
Shawnee 1895, Okla. City since 1905. Wife, 
Capitola. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. F. Jr. , 2 d., 
Helen Jane and Wanda. Bk. Con., 
Liberty N&tl. Bk. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, 'Mason 32nd, Shrine; Knight 
Templar; Kxec. Com., Historical Society. 
Offices, Sec’y. of St. Bd. of Agri. 1 108 -IO ; 
ntbr. House, o-f Repr., 1910-12; St. Senator 
1912-16; Adj. Gen., 1919-^0 except 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. ,onys. 
Remarks, fifst Territorial Volunteer In¬ 
fantry Spanish American War; Natl. Guard 
Officer . from 1896-1930 to present date. 
Oldest ■ Ntfil. Guardsman; organized new 
Natl. Guard, 1918. Hobby, poultry, fruit 
growing. 

BARRY, JOHN, Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dent. Occ., lawyer. B., Perty, Kan., Mar. 
14, 1893: Edu., com. and h. sch.,, Cherokee, 
grad.,'1-912; Univ. of Okla. LL. B„ 1910. 
Wife, Ada Loomis, (sister of Mrs. Walter Fer¬ 
guson). Cdrn., 2 s.. Bob, Bill. Bus. Con., 
Bleakmore & Barry, Gen. Attys. for R. I. 
Assoc., Judge W. R. Bleakmore, W. L. 

Ry. in Okla. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Assoc., Judge W. R. Bleakmore, W. L. 

Farmer, Robt. E. Lee, law partners; (pol.) 
John B. Doolin, C. H. Mauntel, Alva; C. 
H. Baker, Cherokee ; Frank Vaughn, Wood¬ 
ward ; Geo. F. Short, Okla. City. Church, 
Cath. Clubs Univ. Club; Okla. City Club ; 
B P. O. E. ; Knights of Columbus, Okla. 
City. Bro., R. F., Asst Co Atty, Caddo 
Co. Pol. Act., partisan; in city, co., and 
st.; works through others. Offices, Co. 
Atty., Woods Co., 1918-20; Asst. Atty. Gen. 
to Geo. F. Short, 1923-25. Party Hono>», 
del. to st. convs.; Co. mgr. with others 
for Fred Capshaw campaign for Corp. 
Coiumr. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; lived 
Cherokee. Alva, 1916-23; Okla. City since. 
Active in all legal and government affairs 


of st. During W. War served in F. A. 

at Camp Taylor, Ky.; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Post No. 35', Okla. City. Influential among 
alumni of Okla. Univ. Hobby, psychology. 

BARTON, JAMES RICHARD, 529 W. 19th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., superintendent 
city schools. B., Pleasant Hill, Ill. Dec. 
24, 1888, came to Okla. 1913, located Wain- 
wrlght, Tahlequah 1915; Sapulpa 1917; 
Okmulgee 1924; Okla. City 1925 since. 
Edu., Hendrix Col., B. A., 1913 M. A. 

Columbia Univ., 1921, grad., Univ., of 

Calif, and Columbia Univ., LL. D. Hen¬ 
drix Col., 1929. Wife, Neil Noe. Cdrn., 
;1 s., James Richard, Jr.; 3 d.‘, Alice Eliza¬ 
beth, Paula Neil, and 'Mary Carolyn. Bk. 
Con., first Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, 
Meth., S. Cluus & Lodges, Rotary; Men’s 
Dinner Club; Mason; Royal Arch; Com- 
mandery; Shrine; C. of C., Y. M. C. A. 

Offices, Supt. of City Schs., Sapulpa, Ok¬ 
mulgee and Okla. City. Hobby, boys and 
girls, fishing, golfing. 

BAUGHMAN, ULYSSES MERRILL, 315 

N. Harvey, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., mort¬ 
gage & loan. B., Goshen^<Ind., Dec. 2, 
1868. Edu., Valparaiso Col./'tchrs. course, 
commercial course, law course, LL. B., 
1891. Wife, Jennie Berry, of Monroe. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Iris M. ( tchr. Okla. City High. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First Mortgage Loan Co., 
Inc., since 1919. Bk. Con., Amer.First 
Natl. Assoc., (bus.) Floyd R. Bull, v.- 
pres.; A. W. Krueger, Sec’y.; Lee G. Baugh¬ 
man, Asst. Sec’y.; C. F. Giard, E. L. 
Carpenter, dirs.; of First Mortgage Loan 
Co. Church, First Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Okla. Club; Men’s Dinner; K. I’.; M. W. A., 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Lee G., Baughman, 
Okla. City; F. D. Baughman, (bros.), Ind. 
Pol. Act., independent, active chiefly in 
co. affairs since maturity; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. During 
Cruce Adm’n was in close contact with Gov. 
on prohibition enforcement; also with Gov. 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


J. R. BARTON 



OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


A. M. BEETS 


R. L. Williams. Offices, postmaster, Manoa, 
Ind., 1893; mbr. Library Bd., Ind., mbr. 
City Council. Okla. City, 1927-29. Party 

Honors, Co. Chmn. Jasper Co., Ind., 1903- 
OS. Remarks came to Okla. 1907, lived 
since at Okla. City. Great admirer of 
Benj. Eranklin's ideals of life. Zealous 
for public efficiency. Takes a personal in¬ 
terest in ail public welfare matters. 

BAYLESS, LASSIE TANNER, (MRS. D. 
D.), Britton. Dem. Occ., housewife, for¬ 

mer Kindergarten tchr. and Librarian. B., 
Athens, Tex.. Apr. 26, 1900. Edu., East 
Cen. Tchrs. Col., Ada. Husband, Daniel 
D. Bayless. Cdrn., 1 s., James M.; 1 d., 
Frances D. Bk. Con.. Amer-First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Herbert Lewis, Mrs. W. 

B. Dennis, Mrs. Shintaffer, Mrs. Katherine 

Van Leuven, Mrs. Jessie Moore, Clk. of 

Supreme Ct; Mrs. Dale, St. Library Com.: 
Miss Una Lee Roberts, Asst. Sec-y. St. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Britton 

Literary Society; Federated Clubs; U. D. 

C. ; Britton Music Club, Treas.; mbr. Ladies 
Music Club, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Dorothy Mason, Panama Canal Zone, (sis¬ 
ter), was Sec’y. Women’s Dem. League, N. 
Y., 1923; Gov. S. B. Buckner of Ky.; 2 
Morehead governors of Ky., Gov. Tanner 
of Ill.; Gov.' Morehead of N. C.: Richard 
Pierson Hobson, (Spanish American War 
Veteran), and Captain Tanner of Va., 
crossed Delaware with Washington. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. Co., since 
1919; Librarian for Legis.. Conference Bu¬ 
reau, St. Law Libr., 1919-22; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
corns. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, lived 
Ada, Britton since 1918; was Maid of 
Honor at Confed. Vets., Reunion, Macon. 
Ga„ 1919; chosen to represent southern 
women at first st. reunion at Gettysburg, 
1913. Hobby, music. Encourages American 
Composers. 

BEARLEY. FRED DOUGLAS, 10 W. 12th 
St., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Lumberman. 


B., Pleasanton, Kan.. April 15, 1873. Edu., 
com. and h. sell.,, Kan. grad., 1892. Wife, 
Cora, d. of J. Y. Whitsitt,, Okla. City. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ James Henry; 3 d., Jane, 
Margaret Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Pres, and 
owner, Bearley Lbr. Co., Okla. City ; Treas. 
.1 F. McCullough Co., Ins.; Sec’y.-Treas. 
Spears Drilling Co., Okla. City; Monarch 
Derrick Co., Tulsa. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl.; Fidelity Natl.; Amer-First, Okla. 
City; Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc.. W. 
H P Trudgeon, Oran Huston, A. D. Spears, 
J ' F. McCullough, Okla. City; Joseph Me 
Graw, Tulsa; (pol.) Chas. H. Selby, W. T. 
Hales A. C. Alexander, Ed Vaught, Okla. 
City; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; W. G. 
Skelly, Tulsa; B. M. Parmenter. Lawton; 
Vernon Whiting. Pawhuska; Bird McGuire, 
Tulsa. Church, First Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lakeside Country; Canadian Gun 
Club; Okla. Club; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter; Knight Templar; Shrine; Eastern 
(Star. Okla. City; Consistory at Guthrie. 
Pnl Act., partisan; statewide. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Cen. Com., 1916-24 Secy. 
4 yrs • del. to st. eonvs.. since he has 
been a voter; mgr. Jim McGraw cumpaign 
for Natl. Committeeman 1916 and 19-0. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at 
Stroud, Ponca City, Okla. City, since 
1908 Interested in civic affairs; was pres- 
Okla. Citv Prov. Assn., for yrs. and worked 
out plaps for erecting Prov. Assn., home. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. _ 


BEATTY, JAMES, 305 N. Klein, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ. Tax Ferrett. B„ Jones- 
Iburg, Kan., came to Okla. City 1889. 
Edu.. h. sch.. Wife, Helen Gokey. Cdrn., 1 
d., Marguerite Bus. Con., owns Independent 
Gin Co.; Jones Ranch at Jones. Bk. Con., 
Amer.First Natl. Assoc., all city and co 
officials of Okla. Co. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Consistory; Shrin< 
Pol. Act., active statewide for 20 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, Clk. Superior Ct,, 1911-12; Ct. 
Clk., 1915-18; Co. Assessor, 1919-20 in 


467 

Okla. Co. Remarks, during W. War sold 
Liberty Bonds. Interested in Hard Sur¬ 
faced Roads. Head of the fight against 
Jack Walton, 1919, attempting to recall 
him from Office of City Mayor. 

BECKER, CHARLES A., 100 y 2 W. Grand, 
Okla, City. Dem. Occ.. Chief of Police, 
Okla. City. B., Chicago, Ill., Jan. 24, 1878. 
Edu., LaSalle Sell., Chicago,, Ill.; Bus. Col., 
Chicago. Unmarried. Bus. Con., familiar 
with commercial salesmanship and operat¬ 
ing large hotels. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Bk. and Trust Co. Church, St. Paul’s 
Episcopal. Cluibs & Lodges, United Commer¬ 
cial Travelers No. 30, Chicago; B. P. O. E., 
El Reno ; Kiwanis, Okla, City; dir. bd., Okla. 
City Boy Scouts; Sponsor Kiwanis Junior 
Police. Offices, Chief of Police, Okla. City; 
Supt, 'Stolen Goods Dept., Okla. City Police, 
8 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, lived 
since in Okla. City. Wide experience in 
criminology. Interested actively in boys 
paroled by co. courts and in all under¬ 
privileged children. Originator of police 
benefit fund, which insures each officer 
for $2000.00. Was Mgr. Bristol Hotel, 
Okla. City,, 1912-16; Hobby, golf. 

BEEKMAN, C. S., 1801 E 9th, Okla. 
City Dem. Occ., General Paving Con- 
tractor. B., Mackinaw, Ill., Apr. 12 1881 
came to Okla. 1920; located Okla.’ City’ 
Edu., pub. sch., of Ill. and Kan. Wife 
Delia Dauber. Cdrn.. 2 d., Helen, Retta! 

Bus. Con., Ward & Beekman. Bk. Con 
Amer.-First Natl .Bk. & Trust Co. Bus! 
Assoc., C. E. Ward, 4401 Classen Pol. 
Assoc., Geo. D. Key, Judge J. R. Armstrong, 
W. C. McAlister. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic; Knight Templar Shrine. 
Pol. Act., works entirely through corns. 
Remarks, probably built more roads than 
any other contracting Co. in st. 

®^ETS, ANDREW MONROE, Continental 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer B 
Edgar Springs. Mo., Oct. 1, 1881. Edu’.! 
h. sch., St. James, Mo.; Steelville Normai’ 
Mo.; admitted to Bar 1901, Mo. Wife 
Nora Dysart, of Mo. Cdrn., 2 s„ Walter’ 
Raymond, Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. Dorothy 
Arnold, Shawnee; Mrs. Helen Wells Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., practicing atty.'since 1901 ; 
mbr. of Bar of Supreme Ct., of U. S. Bk 
Con., Amer. First Nat. Assoc., Replogle and 
Johnston, oil operators; (pol.) Ed Trapp, 
John Doolin, John Williams, Judge Thos. A. 
Edwards. Sam Massingale. Church, St. 
Lukes Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
chmn. Flood Control Com.; Civitan; Isaak 
Walton League; Amer., St, and Co. Bar 
Assns. : Mason ; Scottish Rite, India Temple. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity; 
works mostly through corns. Offices ,Asst. 
Atty. Gen., Okla. 1918-19. Party Honors, 
mgr. Ed Trapp for Gov.. 1925 ; del. to co. 
eonvs. ; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., Washita 
Co., 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906, 
lived Cordell ; Okla. City since 1919. Chmn. 
Local Draft. Bd. during W. War. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

BELL. EDGAR T.. 732 E. 18th,, Okla. 
City. Occ., Sec’y.-Treas. Okla. Pub. Co. 
B., Birmingham, Ala., July 4, 1892. Edu., 
com. sch. Cdrn., 1 d., Lucy Emily, h. 
Assoc., (bus.) E. K. Gaylord t Carl Wil¬ 
liams, Walter M. Harrison, others. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Okla. City. Remarks, 

came to Okla, 1915, lived since at Okla. 
City. 

BELL, ROBERT RICHARD, 827-35 Amer¬ 
ican Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B.. Honey Grove, Tex., Apr. 6, 
1869. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Honey 

Grove, Tex., grad., 1890; Univ. of Tex., 

A. B., 1893; studied law in law office. 
Wife, Olive Haekenhull. of Gainesville, 
Tex. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Marjorie La Fills, 
New Orleans; Ruth, attending h. sch., Okla. 
City. Bus. Con., Ledbetter, Stuart & 

Bell attys.; counsel for Transcontinental 
Life Ins., Co.; Security Natl Bk. Okla. 
City; oil business; Hale-Halsell Whole¬ 
sale Grocery Co., Okla. City. Assoc., 
Judge W. A. Ledbetter, H. L. Stuart. law 
partners, (all came from Gainesville, Tex.) ; 






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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


FRED D. BEARLEY 
















PHOTO BY WATTON 



R. R. BELL 


(pol.) Frank Buttram, R. H. Wilson, May¬ 
nard Cornelius, Okla. City; Gov. W. .T. 
Holloway; Lee Cruce, Ardmore, (Frat. 
bros.). Church, St. Luke’s Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. City Golf and Country 
Club; Exchange Club, Okla. City; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Okla. City; Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie; W. O. W., Okla. City; Elks, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; but thinks men 
should be considered above party. Active 
In co. and st., all his life; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. In¬ 
fluential with Tex. Dem.; among attys, 
and particularly in his home town. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Atty., Cook Co., Tex., 1896-1899. 
Party Honors, Chmn., of his prct.. in 
Okla, City, for a number of yrs.; del. to 
numerous St. Convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909 ; lived since at Okla. City. 
Takes an active and unselfish part in all 
civic activities and responsibilities. Wrote 
Charter for City Manager form of Gov¬ 
ernment; Chmn. of the Democratic wing of 
the Committee of 100; mbr. of the Exec, 
com. of the Com., of 100 mbr. Good Gov- 
ment Club of Okla. Co.; mbr. for several 
yrs. executive Community Fund Committee 
of Okla. City. During War was attorney 
for Oklahoma, Co. Exemption Board. He 
is an active member of county, St. and 
Natl. Bar Assns. Has practiced law ex¬ 
tensively throughout Okla. and has a high 
reputation in the handling of damage 
cases against Railroads. IVas in Red River 
bed litigation between Okla. and Texas, 
both for clients and personally. Has a 
large appellate practice. Hobby, golf. 

BENDER, RAYMOND A., Edmond. Dem. 

Occ., automobile dealer. B., Whiting, Kan., 

Dec. 20, 1892. Edu., h. sch., and Col., 
Edmond. Wife, Bessie M., d. of C. B. 
Cole, Edmond. Cdrn., 1 s., Jackie. Bus. 
Con., Buick Dealer, Edmond. Bk. Con. 
Citizens Natl., Edmond. Assoc., (pol.) Clin 
Myers, Ed Sheldon, Phil C. Slack, E. B. 
Howard. F. B. Swank, Church, Me-h. 

Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Kiwams; R. 
A. M.; A. F. & A. M., Edmond. Pol. 

Act., independent; confined to co.; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903, lived since at Edmond. Dur¬ 
ing W. War, served in 16th F. Art., 4th 
Div. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Ray Collins Post, 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

Edmond. Post Commander. Interested in 
good roads, mbr. Mid-Cont. Auto Club 
of Amer. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BENHAM, WEBSTER LANCE, Perrine 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Consulting 
Engineer. B., Ft. .Snelling, Minn., 1885, 
came to Okla. 1907, located Okla. City. 
Edu., grad.. Trinity sch., 1901, N. Y. 
City (valedictorian of class, received Mc- 
Yickar award) ; grad., degree, C. E. Col¬ 
umbia Univ. 1905, N. Y. City (held J. 
Pierpont Morgan Scholarship). Wife, Mar¬ 
garet L. Drake. Cdrn., 1 d., Marg, 

Katherine; 3 s., Webster Lance, Jr., David 
Blair, John Fitzhugh. Bus. Con., H. W. 
Nyswonger, M. L. Benham, Ray A. Mur¬ 
ray, Ross Phillips, Kirk Stealy, Fred W. 
Pieper, Leonard Thornberg. Church, Epis¬ 
copal. . Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Orders, 
Okla. City; Past Natl. pres, of American 
Assn, of Engineers, Mbr. American Society 
of Civil Engineers, American Society of 
Mechanical Engineers, American Society 
for Municipal Improvements, American 
Assn, of Engineers. Imp. Rel., General 

Daniel Webster Benham, U. S. A. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 35'; Lt. 
Col. Engineers, A. R. C. Hobby, nshing, 
hunting, swimming. 

BENZEL, RICHARD JOSEPH, 3rd ana 

Broadway, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Gen¬ 
eral manager. Southwest Bell Telephone 
Company for Oklahoma. B., Mobile, Ala., 
June 13, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Sherman, Tex., grad. 1902 ; Austin Col., 
1 yr Wife, Ruth Agnes Fesler, Cdrn., 2 
d., Marjorie Ruth, Barbara Jeanne, homo. 
Bus. Con., S. W. Bell Tele. Co.; v.-pres. 
and dir. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., v.- 
pres. and dir. Okla. Industrial Finance 
Corp.; dir. Parsons Milling & Elev. Co., 
Parsons Kan. Assoc., Chas. W. Gunter, 
vice.president First Natl., Bk. & Trust 
Co., Kee R. McKee, pres. Industrial Finance 
Corp., and officials of S. W. Bell Tele. Co. 
Church, Cath. Clubs, C. of C., dir.; Okla.; 


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W. L. BENHAM 


Okla. City Golf & Country; Tulsa Club. 
Imp. Rel., E. L. Benzel, (bro.) owner 
Pittman & Harrison Grain Co., Durant. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1905; lived at 
Okla. City since; except 1913-21 at St. 
Louis, Mo. Interested in city bldg, and 



R. J. BENZEL 



















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Lee; 2 d., Nell Marie, 
Virginia Lou. Bus. Con., real estate inter¬ 
ests. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., John 
H. Murphy, Okla. City; many friends in 
botli political and business field Church, 
Cath. Clubs, Okla. City Golf & Country; 
St. John Epis. Dinner; Gibbons Club ; Lions; 
C. of C.; Okla. City Typographical Union; 
K. U.: B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., active in co. 
since 1898; tireless personal contact work¬ 
er. Powerful force in the co. and highly 
regarded by the voters. Offices. Clk. in Ct. 
of Appeals, St. Louis, 1898-1902; Deputy 
Clk. in Criminal Ct. of Corr., St. Louis, 
1903-04 ; Deputy Co. Clk., Okla. Co , 1918- 
19; Deputy Co. Assr., 1921-23; Co. Assr., 
1923 and since. Party Honors, Prct. Clk. in 
his ward for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1916; Jived since at Okla. City. Is author 
of new system of equalizing co. assessments 
on farm lands. 


BERRY, JAMES W., Court House, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., county clerk. B., Hopkins¬ 
ville, Ky.; lived in Okla. City since 1908. 
Edu., attended Robinson Inst., Kirksville, 
Ky., grad, from Academic course; bus¬ 
iness course Central Business Col., 
Sedalia, Mo. Wife, Elsie (deceased). 
Cdrn., 4 s., Howard K., Bruce W.. James 
William ; 2 d., Mrs. Vida R. Campbell, Miss 
Dorothy; Robert and Owen (deceased) Okla. 
City. Bk. Con.. Capitol St. Assoc., (pol., 
knows the co. leaders; Geo. D. Key. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Kiwanis; 
32nd Mason. Shrine. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
ex-Sen. James H. Berry, Berryville, Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide since 1908; 
makes speeches, works through personal 
contacts and coins. Offices. Co. Clk. since 
1927; mbr. Okla. City Sell. Bd. 1916-26; 
Asst. Sergt. at Arms, 6th Legis., in 1915. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in charitable W'ork for the worthy. 


PHOTO BY watton O. K. BERKE 


all bus. endeavors. Civic worker. Holds 
one of most influential positions in bus¬ 
iness life of the st. Hobby, golf, music, 
travels, athletics. 

BENNETT, JUDGE CRAWFORD D„ State 
Capitol. Dem. Occ., presiding Commis¬ 
sioner Supreme Court Commission. B., 
Anson Co., N. C., Mar. 7, 1870. Edu., 
com. sells., in N. C., h. sell., in Bingham; 
Preparatory sch., Univ. of N. Carolina, 
1888-95, both academic and law'. Wife, 
Frances McDonald. Cdrn., 1 s., Crawford 
D., Jr., Univ. of Okla., Norman. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl._ Assoc., past law partners, 
Paul M. Pope, Jacksonville, Fla.; D. K. 
Pope. Cleveland, O. Church, Cen. Pres. 
Clubs, Men’s Dinner; Y. M. C. A.; C. of 
C.; Sigma Nu Frat. Imp. Rel., Bert E. 
Bennett, Wadesboro, N C. (planter), David 
N. Bennett, Jr. Norwood, N. C. (planter), 
Mrs. Mary B. Stinson, Norwood, N. C., 
Mrs. Irene Bennett Henderson, Jackson¬ 
ville, Fla., (bro,s. and sisters). Pol. Act., 
city, co. and st. party man all his life; 
makes speeches and works through others. 
Offices, present office. Supreme Ct. Com., 
since 1927. Party Honors, del. to st. 
eonvs. Remarks, interested in outdoor 
athletics with young people; pres, of Okla. 
Co. 'Bar Assn., 1925. Has always been in¬ 
terested in politics but not prominent, 
good lawyer, ve”y conservative, well-to- 
do ; lias kept in close contact w ith his 
fraternity and O. U. activities. Active 
speaker in War work. Appointed to Com¬ 
mission by Gov. Johnston. 

BENNETT, HUGH LOGAN. State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Rate & Traffic 
Expert of Corporation Commission. B., 
Topeka, Kan., July 20, 1870 ; came to 

Okla. 1890; located Woodward 1880-97; 
Mayfield. Kan., 1897-1899; Wagoner 1899- 
1908, Guthrie and Okla. 1908-29. Wife, 
Margaret Anpe Thompson. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Venita Bess. Bus. Con., St. Corporation 


Com. Bk. Con., The Amer-First Natl. 
Assoc., C. C. Childers, E. R. Hughes, Fred 
Capshaw. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; A. O. U. W.; 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; 40 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, Rate & Traffic Expert of the Corp. 
Com. 1908-1929. Remarks, fond of read¬ 
ing. Instrumental in creating and or¬ 
ganizing and promoting the Dept, of Rare 
and Traffic in the St. Corp. Com. 

BERGER, C. L., Okla City. Deni. Occ., 
contractor. B., Junction ihty, Kai.., Dec. 
20, 1888. Edu., h. sch., Medford. Wife, 
Mary Etin. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., Berger 
Construction Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Church, Meth.; Lakeside. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason 32nd, India Temple, Scot¬ 
tish Rite; C. of C. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1894; lived in Grant Co. 1894 to 1917; 
Kansas City 1917-25; Okla. City since. 
Owner of Berger Construction Co.; tran- 
mission lines Sub-stations. Outdoor equip¬ 
ment. Ornamental street lighting. 

BERKE, 0. I<„ 1016 W. 8th St., Okla. 
City. Dem. B., Iowa. Edu., sch. of 
la., col. and Univ. Wife, Marybelle Strand 
(deceased). Cdrn., 1 d., Marybelle Billee, 
h. Bus. Con., Retired; familiar with bank¬ 
ing, investments, oil, ranching, townsite. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. ; 
Farmers Natl.. Okla. City. Lodges, 32nd 1 
Mason,. Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. 
City; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., since 1889; 
makes speeches, works mostly through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, 
lived Chiekasha; Hobart, Thomas; Okla. 
City since 1903. Active in civic and gov¬ 
ernmental affairs. Knows the st. leaders 
of past and present. 

BERRY, JAMES HENRY, Court House, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., county assessor. B., 
Denison, Tex., Oct. 31, 1878. Edu., com. 
sch., St. Louis. Wife, Catherine Lee, Mo. 


BERRYMAN, CHESTER T., 801 Colcord 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., special agent 
Union Central Life Insurance Co. B., Mont¬ 
gomery Co., Ind., Aug. 2, 1869; came to 
Okla. in 1909, located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. schs., Indiana; Business Coi., Wis. 
Wife, Ella H. Poindexter. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
man Natl. Assoc., Samuel L. Haynes, (pol.) 
W. G. Skelly, Fred D. Bearly, Bob 1’arman. 
Fred Clarke, A. C. Alexander, J. W. Har- 
reld. Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C.; Life 
Underwriters Assn.; Mason. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
James A. Berryman, Montgomery Co., Ind. ; 


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0. G. BEVERIDGE 


Nelson Berryman, atty. and Legislator, 
Shelbyville, Ind. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 15 yrs.; personal contact and 
through corns. Offices, mbr. City Bd. of 
Adjustment. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
for many yrs. Remarks, mbr. Draft Bd. 
during W. War. Chmn. for J. J. McGraw 
for Natl. Committeeman in Okla. Co. Hobby,, 


C. of C.j mbr. Aviation Com.; helps in 
Y. M. C. A. Imp. Rel., (bro.), Henry, un¬ 
dertaker and merchant; James, Bldg. In¬ 
spector for Okla. City; John, farmer, all 
of Okla. City; Frank, auto body maker, 
Los Angeles. Pol. Act., independent; in city, 
co. and st.. active since maturity; works 
only through personal contacts, but on ac¬ 
count of business has influence among 
some 300 voters Party Honors Prct. Officer. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Okla. City 

BILLUPS, RICHARD A. Sr., First Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Jefferson, Miss., April 24, 1878. Edu., Cum¬ 
berland Univ., LL. B., 1899. Wife, Beatrice 
Tyler, Miss. Cdrn., 2 s., R. A. Jr., W. T.; 
3 d., Virginia. Irene, Sarah. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Assoc., H. M. Peck, John 
W. Hayson, C. E. Grady, Walter D. Snell, 
M. B. Scofield; (pol.) Victor E. Harlow, 
Luther Harrison, Ed Semans, R. A. Sneed, 
ISen. Joe Morris, Okla. City; R. L. Wil¬ 
liams. Muskogee; W. E. Utterback, Durant; 
J. W. Armfield, Cordell; W. O. Calloway, 
'Sentinel. Church, First Bap., honorary mbr. 
Bd. of Deacons. Club, C. of C.; Dir. Y. M. 
C. A.; Mens Dinner Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide since 1900 ; makes speech¬ 
es, works through corns. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Washita Co., 1900-07; St. Sen. 1907-11 ; 
Asst. U. S. Atty. 1920-22. Party Honors, 
Sec’y Territorial Com., 1902-04; Co. Chmn. 
Cen. Com., 1904-06; St. Cen. Com. 19±8-22; 
Natl. Com. 1904-08 ; Prct. Com. 1922-32. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
Mt. View; Cordell, 1900-20; Okla City 
since 1920. Was unassigned Major Judge 
Advocate during W. War. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion Post No. 35, Okla. City. Hobby, 
flowers. 

BILLUPS, RICHARD A. JR., First Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Cordell, Okla.. Nov. 7, 1903. Edu.. h. sch., 
Okla. City, grad. 1922 ; Univ. of Va., B. S. 


1926. Wife, iM. Maurine, d. of W. E. 
Harvey, Ada. Bus. Con., Billups & Billups, 
law firm; Ohio Casualty Co.; Natl, fidelity 
Life Insurance Co.; Okla. St. Tire Dealers 
Assn. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Church, 
First Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Amer. Business 
Club; C. of C.; Chmn. Air Mail Club; 
Sec’y Flood Control Com.; mbr. Civic Com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Pi Kappa Alpha. Imp. 
Rel., Major Richard A. Billups (rather), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; activities 
statewide since 1925; makes speeches, works 
through corns. Offices. Repr., St. Legis., 
1928. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
in Okla. City since 1920. Has rank of 
■Sergt. in Reserve Field Artilery. Interested 
in civic work. Hobby, golf. 

BINKLEY, JAMES GARFIELD, Medical 
Arts Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., physician. 
B., Corydon, Ind. Mar. 14, 1880. Edu., 
Univ. of Ind., 1902-03 ; Univ. of OKia., M. 
D. 1917; has tchrs. diploma from Ohio 
Valley Normal. Wife, Nellie I. Keller, Ind. 
Cdrn., 2 s., James S., Frank; 2 d., Mrs. 
Andrew Ireland, Anna Margaret. Bus. Con., 
Dir. Capital Hill Bldg. & Loan Assn.; in¬ 
structor in Obstetrics, Liniv. Medical Sch.; 
Examiner for Aetna and Metropolitan Life 
insurance Cos. Bk. Con., Second Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Rev. Hale V. Divas, Hubart L. Bolen, 
W M. Harrison, Carl C. Magee, Okla. City; 
Dick Quinn, U. S. Marshal, Guymon. Church, 
iMeth., Capitol Hill; Steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis Club; C. of C., honorary 
mbr.; South Okla. Commercial Club; Amer, 
Southern, St. and Co. Medical Societies; 
Y M C. A., Boys Com. ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Capitol Hill. Pol. Act., independent; city, 
co. and statewide since maturity; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts. 
Offices. Dep. Registrar of Deeds, Guymon, 
1909-13 ; City Councilman, Okla. City since 
1927. Party Honors, Chmn. of Dist. lu Ind.; 
candidate for Dist. Ct. Clk., 1912 (defeat¬ 
ed) . Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; lived 


flowers. 

BERRYMAN, ELLA H„ 1121 W. 39th St., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Jeffer¬ 
sonville, Ind., Mar. 8, 1875 ; came to Okla. 
in 1909, located Okla. City. Edu., Jeffer¬ 
sonville. Ind., h. sch., Conservatory Music, 
Louisville, Ky. Hus., C. T. Berryman, 
active in business and politics in Okla. 
City 20 yrs. Bk. Con., Tradesman Natl. 
Assoc., Mrs. F. B. Owen, Mrs. Reese Perry, 
Mrs. J. S. Frank, Mrs. E. H. Lindsay; 
(pol.) Mrs. B. R. Cureton, Mrs. Frank 
Blair, Mrs. M. A. Hassenflu. Church, So. 
Meth. Clubs, Arts & Crafts Club; Chmn. 
Pianist Div. Music Club; Past Chmn. St. 
Lukes Missionary Soc. Imp. Rel., vuncle), 
H C. Poindexter, Mayor, Jeffersonville, 
Ind.; Chas. E. Poindexter, banker, Jeffer¬ 
sonville, Ind. Remarks, active in Wat work 
during W. War. Hobby, music. 

BESCHENT, FRED, Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
farmer, stockman. B., Ouldenburg, Germany, 
May 21, 1867. Edu., Col.. Ouldenburg, Ger. 
Wife, Anna Stolle, Germany. Cdrn., 2 s.; 
1 d Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Ed Shelden, F. E. Conner, Sen. Fidlef, Sen. 
Gore,, P. C. Slack. Church, Lutheran. Club, 
Sons of Herman, Wayne, Neb. Pol. Act- 
independent; active in Okla. Co. since 1901; 
personal contact worker. Party Honors, 
del. to convs.; Clk. and Judge of Twp. 
Elec. Bd. since 1901 ; Twp. Trustee 12 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901 ; lived 
since near Edmond. Leading farmer. Mbr. 
Farmers Co-operative Union; dir. or Okla. 
Co. Fair Bd., 1920-26. Interested in good 
roads. Hobby, pure bred stock. 


BEVERIDGE, CHARLES GRANVILLE, 

>05 Local Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
ruilding contractor. B., Phelps Co., Mo., 
Vlay 30, 1884. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
tolla. Mo. Wife, Ida Field. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Mayburn, Cecil, Theodore. Bus. Con., in 
building, contracting alone; investments 
n real estate, bonds, stocks. Bk. Con- 
Liberty Natl.; Amer. First Natl. Assoc, 
(pol.) Charles Selby, John Van Meter, 
Seorge Daniels. Okla. City. Clubs, Civitan . 



DR. J. G. BINKLEY 













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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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MRS. FRANK T. BLAIR 


at Guymon ; Norman : Okla. City since 1915. 
Deeply interested in public welfare, itobby, 
civic work. 

BIRD, HOMER V., State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., gasoline tax auditor. E>., 
Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 1870; came to Okla. 
1904 ; located at Ryan in 1904-20, Okla. City 
1920-29. Ed uCTSJJ.ahlonega, Ga. Wife, Eila 
Jackson. Cdrfi'., ;3 s.. Phillip, Lieut. J. F. 
grad. West Pcpit, F. A. Foreign service, 
Horace V., Midship. U. S. Naval Academy; 
1 d., Mrs. L. LT Swim. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Mason; I. O.-.-tO. F. Poi. „ct„ parti, an ; 25 
yrs., makes speeches, works personally and 
through organization. Offices, Co. Clk. f 
Clay Co., Tex. 4 yrs.; Asst. St. Treas. 2 
yrs. ; Sec’y Bd. of Affairs 4 yrs. unuer J. 
B. A. Robertson; Gas Tax Auditor 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. St. Cen. Com. 4 yrs.; 
Co. Chmn. Jefferson Co. Dem. Com. 12 yrs. ; 
del. to every st. conv. since statehood. 
Remarks, Spanish War Veteran; 4-Minute 
Man Speaker during W. War, chmn. of 
Liberty Loan Drives, mbr. Co. Council of 
Defense. Mapped out Jefferson Co. and 
organized the Dem. party there. 

BLACKWELDER, GUY E„ 605 Franklin 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ.. oil business. 
B., Hadden, Kan., Nov. 10, 1874; came to 
Okla. 1893, located in Okla. Cit> Edu., 
Com. and li. schs., Okla. City. Lawrence, 
Kan. Wife, Cora Belle Baumann. Cdrn., 
1 s., Phil E. ; 1 d., Bettina. Bus. Con., oil 
interests. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. *ssoc., 
(poi.) Bred Bearly, Frank McKay, A. C. 
Alexander. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
Mason. Okla. City, Slloam, Blue Lodge; 
Bd. of Dir. of C. of C. Imp. Re’., Mrs. M. 
G. Wellman, Los Angeles, Calif. Pol. Act., 
Independent; statewide worker 30 yrs.. 
personal contact and com. Offices City 
Commr. ; City Assr. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Served on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, helped build Okla. City; Pioneer 
Citizen, Natl. Guardsman, Sergt. -Co. M. 
Hobby, football. 

BLAIR, MRS. FRANK T (CECIL L.), 

2915 N. Hrdson, Okla. City. Rep. O-c., 
housewife. B.. St. Paul, Neb. ; came to Okla. 
1905, located Lawton. Okla. City since 
1916. Edu., com. and h. sells., Chicago; 
Ohio; Wesleyan ; Delaware. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
Nevin Blair, Okla. City. Assoc., (poi.) Mr3. 
Clarence Henley, Mrs. Wm. Ribble, Mrs. 


George Mesta, Beulah H. Cureton, Frank 
Parkinson. Church, Unitarian. Clubs & 
Lodges, A. A. U. W.; Delta Delta Delta; 
Ladies Univ. Club; Art League^ Rep. 
Woman’s Club. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 4 yrs., personal and through corns. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Rep. Woman’s Club in 
1928; membership chmn. 1929 ; Executive 
Bd. Remarks, very active and dependable 
civic worker. Hobby, study. 

BLAKE, ALDRICH, Perrine Bldg , Okla. 
City. Indep. Occ., oil business. B., Leaven¬ 
worth, Kan., Nov. 5', 1886. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Grand Rapids, Mich., grad. 1904 ; 
Andover Prep. Sch. Wife, Mary Clarkson, 
Mich. Cdrn., 2 s., John and Forrester Avery ; 

1 d., Sally Clarkson. Bus. Con., organizer 
of oil companies. Panhandle. Flag, Farmers 
Union, Royalty Cos. and others. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Assoc., Sen. T. P. Gore; 
W. M. Darnell, Woodward; Chas. McCloud, 
Campbell Russell, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
active in politics since maurity; effective 
writer. With Pat Nagel and T. P. Gore was 
formerly the dominant force among the 
rural voters of Okla. Party Honors, Sec’y 
to ex-Gov. Walton; Chmn. organization 
Bureau Wilson, Chicago headquart.n-s in 
1912; Sec’y Dem. Cen. Com. in Mich. 3 
yrs.; campaign nigt. for T. P. Gore for Sen. 
in 1920 ; and Bill Darnell for Gov. in 1926. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913; lived at 
Muskogee; Okla. City since 1922. During 
Walton’s administration he was militant 
against the Klan. His removal from office 
was summary, after which lie wrote a 
pamphlet called ‘-The Ku Klux Klaze” 
that brought the Klan and anti-Klau as an 
issue before the nation. 

BLAKE, E. E„ Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B.. Crown City. Ohio, 
Oct. 15. 1868; came to Okla. in 1891, locat¬ 
ed at El Reno, lived there 20 yrs., Okla. 
City since. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Univ. of IV. Va.; Adrian Col., Mich, and 
in law office. Wife, Minnie B. Birch. Cdrn., 

2 s., Ernest B. and Joseph C. Assoo., Lew 

Wentz, Pat Hurley, Harry Rogers. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; K. P.; B. P. O. E.; has 
been mbr. of Lakeside Elks and Supreme 
Lodge of K. P.; Deputy Grand Exalted 
Ruler and Member Ritual Com. B. P. O. E. 
Pol. Act., independent; co., st. and natl. 
worker 40 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 
Chmn. of Flood Control; C. of C. St. 
Commr. of Drainages and Irrigation. Re¬ 
marks, father was 4tli Va. Federals. his 
grandfather served in War of ’12 and ’48. 
His grandfather was Major Gen. A. T. 

Fuller; Dir. of Rock Island Canada R. R. 
Past Pres. Con. Telephone Co. ; Chmn. of 
Interstate Com. for Control of Ark., Red 
River. 

BLAKEMORE, W. R„ Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer; general 
attorney, for Okla. C. R. I. &: P. R. R. 

Co. Married. Bus. Con., Blakemore & 
Barry, attys. Assoc., John Barry, IV. L. 

Farmer. Pol. Act., appointed a mbr. of 
the Supreme Ct. Com. by Gov. J. B. A. 

Robertson; later served as Asst, to Prince 
Freeling„ Atty. Gen. Remarks, formerly 
a mbr. of the law' firm of Cruce, Cruce & 
Blakemore, Ardmore. From Atty. Gen.’s 
ffflee went to El Reno as Asst, to Judge 
C. O. Blake, chief council in Okla. for 
C. R. I. & P. It. It. Co. At Judge Blake's 
death was appointed his successor. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

BLAKENEY. BENJAMIN B„ Magnolia 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney for 
Magnolia Co., in Okla. and Kan. B., Desarc, 
Ark.. May 2, 1869. Edu., h. sch.. Little 
Rock, grad. 1887; Central Meth. Col., Okla., 
grad. 1891. Wife, Lena Whittaker. Cdrn., 

2 s., Ben B. Jr., atty.. Harvard; James R. ; 

1 d., Louise. Bus. Con., Blakeney 

& Ambrister. law firm; atty. for Magnolia 
Petroleum Co. Bk. Con.. Liberty Natl. ; 
Security Natl. Assoc., Hubert Ambrister, 
W. R. Wallace, law partners. Church, St. 
I. ukes Meth. Club. Lions. Imp. Rel„ James 
Quarles (cousin), Osage; John O. Blakeney, 
Little Rock, (mbr. Okla. Senate 1903) ; 
Robert Q., real estate, Okla. City (bros.). 


Pol. *,Act., partisan; st. and nauonwide 
makes - speeches, works in 
whatever manner is best to accomplish re¬ 
sults. Party Honors, chmn. Pottawatomie 
Cen. Com. number of yrs.; del. from Okla. 
to-greet W. J. Bryan upon his return from 
trip around wo:ld. Remarks, came nj Okla. 
1889; lived Normap 1 yr.; Tecumseh in 
1890-1903 ; Shawngel‘,1903-11 ; Tulsa 19ll- 
19; Okla. City since) Early in life he de¬ 
termined to become/fi lawyer-and ,ias re¬ 
fused many offices- and business openings 
which would interfere with his , profession. 
One of the keenest legal m’.nds in'.the South¬ 
west. Has helped 5 young men and women 
through college courses. Hobby, writing and 
the collection of rare old volumes. 

BLATT, RABBI JOSEPH, 901 W. 24th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Rabbi. B., 
Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1878; came to 
Okla. in 1906, located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and li. schs., Cincinnati, gran 1897 ; 
Univ. of Cincinnati, A. B. 1901, Hebrew 
Union Col., Cincinnati 1893-1901, B. H. and 
Rabbi 1901. Wife, Fannie M. Cdru., 1 s., 

A. Harreld; 1 d., Bernice Esther. Bus. Con., 
Rabbi, Temple B’Nai Israel, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Clubs & Luoges, 
Rotary; Mens Dinner; Okla. City Golf'and 
Country Club; Masonic Blue Lodge, Shrine, 
Consistory, Guthrie; Dir. C. of C.; Dir. of 
United Providence Assn., Okla. Tuber. Soc., 
and Camp Fire Girls. Pol. A;t., independ¬ 
ent ; statewide wrnrker all his life; personal 
contact and through others. Remaps, Jew¬ 
ish Welfare Bd., Camp rmniphan in War. 
Now teaching in sch. of religion, Univ. 
of Okla. For 10 yrs. 1906-16, only Rabbi 
in Okla., therefore served over entire 
state. Immensely popular both inside and 
outside of his church. 

BLINN, C. J., Equity Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Beaver Co., Penn., 
June 24, 1886 ; came to Okla. in 1909, lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., Beaver Falls, Pa., 
h. sch.; Univ. of Va. ; Univ. of Mich., LL. 

B. ; Yale Univ. 1908. Wife, Margaret Davis. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Davis; 1 d.. Barbara 
Dean. Assoc., John H. Wright, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Univ. Club; 
K. P.; past Grand Chancellor of the Grand 
Domain of Okla. ; D. O. K. K.; Repr. of 
Sir ’Wall Temple, Okla. City to Imperial 
Grand Palace: C. of C. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl.; First Natl. Bk. and Trust Co. Pol. 
Act., statewide. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. 


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474 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


C. J. BLINN 


City Cen. Com. of Okla. City 1923. Remarks, 
one of the two nominees for Mayor of Okla. 
City under the Managerial Amendment. 
Hobby, an old fashioned flower garden. 

BOARDMAN, JOHN R., Maple and Hawk, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., manufacturer. B., 
DeKalb Co., Ill., near Paw Paw, July 28, 
1866; came to Okla. 1910, located Okla. 
City. Edu„ com. schs.. Ill. Wife, Nannie 
May Shipp. Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin E. Bus. Con., 
The Boardman Co., Inc., manufacturers of 
tanks & heavy sheet metal. Bk. Con., Ame:. 
First Natl. Bk. and Trust Co. Clubs, Okla. 
Club; C. of C. Remarks, was for¬ 
merly with Underwood & Underwood for 
whom he travelled widely. Pres, of the 
Boardman Co. organized in 1910, largest 
plant of its kind in the st. An unselfish, con¬ 
structive thinker. Hobby, outdoor life. 


BOBO, L. P.. 1932 W. 20th, Okla. City. 
Occ., farmer. B., Wilson Co. Tenn., Aug. 
29, 1875 ; came to Okla. in 1904, located 
Muskogee, Atoka 1906, Ardmore, Wilbur- 
ton, Okla. City. Edu., private schs.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ. Wife, Elsie Webber. Cdrn.. 

3 s., Otto P., Roy Alex. Robert Louis; 1 
d., Ruth. Bus. Con., land and live stock. 
Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. ; Wilburton SI. 
Bk.. Wilburton. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic, Wilburton Consistory, Mc- 
Alester; I. O. O. F.; K. P.. Wilburton. 
Offices, Mayor of Wilburton; St. Repr. from 
Latimer Co.; St. Sen. from Latimer and 
LeFlore Cos. Party Honors, co. chmn. and 
del. to co. and st. convs.; various appoint¬ 
ments at St. Capitol Remarks, well liked. 
Hobby, domestic animals. 

BODINE, TOM, 1600 W. 22nd. Okla. City. 
Hem. Occ., accountant. B., Terre Haute, Ind., 
Mar. 4, 1876. Edu.. com. sch. Wife, Jose¬ 
phine, d. of A. L. Schott, Perry. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. N. 
Abernathy, Sam Hooker. Wm. Zwick, 
(Sen. Fidler, Judge F. B. Swank. 
E. F. Lester. Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, 
Knights of Columbus. Recording Sec'y 1916 ; 
M. W. A.; W. O. W., elk. 7 yrs.; Oonsulj 
Commander 1916-22. Imp. Rel., (bro.) Jim, 
Okla. City, of News Dispatch Publishing 

Co. Po'. Act., partisan; confined to Okla. 
Co.; personal contact worker. Offices, Co. 

Clk., 1917-23. Party Honors, del. to st. 

convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; 
lived since in Okla. City. Interested in 

good roads. Hobby, motoring and travel. 


JOHN R. BOARDMAN 

BOLEN, MRS. HUBERT L., 625 E. 14th 
St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., 
Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. 9, 1379. Edu., com. 
and special schs., Oxford, Ohio.; Miami 
Univ. Hus., Hubert L. Bolen. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Ralph Leslie, Lawrence Randolph. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. 
I. Phelps, Robt. Wilson, Robt. L. Owen. 
Church. Pres. Clubs, Shakespeare, Art 
League; McDowell, Modern Classics, Patron 
C vie Theater Assn.; Y. W. C. A.; W. C. 
T. U. ; P. T. A. ; Natl. Shakespeare Assn.; 
Natl. Drama League; Humane Society; 
Community Chest, other public and church 
organizations. Pol. Act., independent; co. 
worker since maturity; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts, corns, 
and others. Party Honors, assists In social 
affairs of Dem. party, serves on reception 
coins., hostess at inauguration of goteinors, 
etc. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived 
at Purcell; Okla. C'ty since 1906. Worker in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan during W. 
War, wrote and produced a play in Okla. 
City for relief of French orphans. Hobby, 
Shakespeare, nature study. 


BOLEN, HUBERT LESLIE, Perrine 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Ucc., lawyer. B., 
Front Royal, Va., Mar. 30, 1876. Edu., com. 
and h. schs.. Front Royal, grad. 1894;, 
Shenandoah Col., Va., 2 yrs.; Georgetown 
Univ., Washington, D. C., LL. B., 1905. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph, Lawrence. Bus. 
Con., Bk. and Bldg. & Loan stocks; oil 
Interests. Bk. Con., Security Natl., Okla. 
City. Assoc., Judge Geo. M. Nicholson, 
(offices with him) ; (pol.) Frank Buttram, 
Okla. City; T. C. Harrill, Wagoner; Alger 
Melton, Cliickasha; C. H. Wrightsman; 
Robert L. Owen. Church, Maywood Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; C. of C. ; St. 
and Co. Bar Assns.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Okla. City; McAlester Consistory. Pol. Act., 
active since 20 yrs. of age; was mgr. of 
Robert L. Owen’s campaigft for Set., every 
race except first. Campaign mgr. in Okla. 
fir Wm. G. McAdoo, for Pres. Places good 
govt, above party in city, st. and natl. af- 
fa'rs. Offices, mbr. 3rd and 4th Logis., in 
1912-14; Collector of Internal Revenue in 
1914-21. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. St. 
Com., 1912; del. to natl. convs. 1920-24; 
Sec’y Cen. Com,. Warren Co., Va., at 20 
yrs. of age. Candidate for Gov. of Okla. 
in 1920 (withdrew before filing to consoli¬ 
date against Walton). Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Okla. City. Hobby, 
politics. 


BOWDEN, D. T., Okla. City. Dem. Dir¬ 
ector of “Rural Sanitation”. B„ Patter¬ 
son, N. J., Nov. 18, 1892. Edu., com. andi 
h. sch., Patterson, N. J. Johns Hopkins 
Univ.,. B. A. Dr. of Medicine. Wife, Em- 
myng Elsbeth Wolter. Bus. Con., State 
Health' Dept. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., city and co. health officers over st. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Auto Club. Pol. Act., 
active since 1920 ; co. and statewide; in¬ 
dependent; makes speeches. Offices, dir. 
of Okla. Laboratory; Ass’t. Prof, public 
health & hygiene, Co. of Okla. Head of 
rural sanitation. Hobby, reading andi 
health work. Remarks, came to Okla. 1924 
lived in Okla. City since. Served in A. E. 
F„ Lieut. Med. Corp, Oapt. of Red Cross, 
Poland, Germany, Montenegro. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion Okla. City post. 

BOX, EDWARD M„ 2349 W. 19th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Tus*ahoma, 
Ind. Terr., Apr. 5, 1900; native, moved to 
Antlers, then Okla. City. Wife, Rubye 
Heard of Tahlequah, Okla. Bus. Con., Free- 
ling & Box, attys. Club, Jr. C. of C. Pol. 
Act., Strictly democratic 15 yrs. as needed. 
Offices, Co. Atty. Pushmataha Co., Ex. Clk. 
to Gov. M. E. Trapp. Party Honors, vari¬ 
ous party offices each election period. 

BRANIFF, THOMAS ELMER, Braniff 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., insurance and 
finance. B., Salina, Kan., Dec. 6, 1883. Edu., 
pub. sch., Kansas City, Mo.; h. sch., 3 yrs. 
Wife, Bess Thurman, Nevada, Mo. Cdrn., 
1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., Pres. T. E. Braniff 
Co., insurance; Braniff Investment Co. ; 
Provident Mtg. Co.; Prudential Fire In¬ 
surance Co.; real estate ; banking ; oil; avia¬ 
tion. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., 
Dir.; Liberty Natl. Bk. Church, Cath. Clubs. 
Okla. Club; Y. M. C. A. Imp. Rel., (bros.) 
Paul, Phil, Ed. Assoc., Frank Buttram, P. 
A. Janeway, J. Wilson Swan, et al., Okla. 
City; Tom Chestnutt, Tulsa. Pol. Act., votes 
Rep., independent in thought; city, co. and 
statewide; works through others. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived in Okla. City 
since except a short while at Bridgeport. 
Outstanding leader in all constructive pub¬ 
lic movements; mbr. Executive Com. and 
Treas. of Com. of 100 on City Mgr. Form of 
Govt, for Okla. City. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

BRASHEAR, MRS. EDITH WRIGHT, 

2131 N. Everest, Okla. City. Dem. B„ Car¬ 
ney, Neb., Dec. 1888; came to Okla. 1903, 



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BRAZELL, ED., Okla. City. Dem. Former 
Senator from Grant Co. in First Legisla¬ 
ture. (Complete information unavailable.) 


BREEDEN, ZULA J„ 2801 W. Park, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., oil broker. B., Casey, 
Ill., Sept. 15, 1885; came to Okla. 1908, 
located Haskell ,Muskogee in 1920, Okla. 
City 1926 and since. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Casey, 11.; 1 yr. Normal. S. E. Tchrs. 
Col.; Ill. Women's Col., Jacksonville,, Ill. 
Widow. Cdrn., 2 s., Robt. H., Hobart, Win. 
Okla. City. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) W. R. White, 
W. T. Hales, W. B. Pine, A. C. Alexander, 
Beulah H. Cureton. Mrs. R. D. Rood, Jas. 
A. Harris, Mrs. H. H. Sayre. Church, 
Chris. Science. Clubs, Rep. Woman’s Club; 
D. A. R. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 10 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Vice Chmn. Rep. Com. Muskogee 
Co. 1920 ; .St. Com. McCurtain Co. 1923-24 ; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Mbr. Speakers 
Bureau; St. Steering Com. in Pines cam¬ 
paign. 


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C. E. BRETZ 


located Perry, Okla. City 1905 anti since. 
Edu., Perry h. schs. ; Bus. Col.„ Okla. City. 
Hus., D. Claude Brashear. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
R. Wright; 1 d., Cecile Reagon. Bk., 

Con., Fidelity Natl. Assn., (pol.) 
Alice M. David, Okla. City. Church, First 
Meth. Cubs & Lodges, Hospitality Club; 
Eastern Star; W. C. T. U., (first 1 res. of 
the Willard W. C. T. U.) ; Dir. of Orches¬ 
tra at Church; mbr. Young People s Dra¬ 
matic Club; Tchr. of S. S.; mbr. Publicity 
Com. M. E. Church; Chmn. Entertainment 
Com. of Guild. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker always in all ways useful. 
Offices, St. Publicity Chmn. of W. C. T. U. 
Party Honors, Prct. Chmn.; del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, sings for many functions. Old 
Folks Home, Church Organizations, some¬ 
times political meetings, etc. Hobby, young 
folks welfare. 


Water Works Assn.; C. of C. ; Theta Nu; 
Epsilon Rensselaer Tech; Masonic Blue 
Lodge No. 36, 32nd Mason. India Temple, 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker personal contact. Offices, Supt. and 
Engineer Water Dept. 1920-29; City Engi¬ 
neer on Rebuilding of Water Dam, Engi¬ 
neer in charge of constructing City Puri¬ 
fication Plant. Remarks, prominent, Sub¬ 
way Construction Engineer, N. Y. City 
several yrs., until W. War. Post No. 35; 
402 Engineers. Recommended to Okla. City 
by Executives of N. Y. City. Hobby, 
beautification of Okla. 

BREWER, PHILIP DODDRIDGE, 520 

Liberty Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., near Hackett, Ark.. June 18, 
1862. Edu., com. schs.. Ark. ; DePauw Univ.; 
read law with ex-Gov. Bass Little, of Ark. 
Wife, Anna L. Mayfield. Cdrn., 1 Mrs 
Myrtle B. Allen. Bus. Con., Everest, Dud¬ 
ley & B-ewer, law firm, helped o.ganize 
Liberty Natl. Bk., Okla. City, is Dir. and 
General Counsel. Assoc., J. H. Everest, 
John B. Dudley, Robt. K. Everest, John 
H. Halley, E. E. Gibbens, law partners; 
(pol.) Judge R. L. Williams, Malcolm E. 
Rosser, of Muskogee; .1. H. Gordon, Mc- 
Alester. Church, St. Lukes, M. E., South. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Okla. City Golf and 
Country; Mens Dinner; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City; 
Past Grand Master Ind. Terr., 1903-04 ; 
Dist, Dept. Grand Master, Ark., 1895. Pol. 
Act., partisan, with restrictions; city, co. 
and statewide since maturity; works 
through others. Offices, mbr. Ark. Legis. 
1891; Sec’y-Treas. Sell. Bd.. McAlester, 
1902-08; Judge Supe-ior Ct. in 1909-11; 
Judge Supreme Ct. 1911-16. Party 
Honors, Co. Chmn., McAlester Recording 
Dist., until statehood ; Chmn. Markham Exec. 
Com., Ind. Terr., 1900-03. Helped organize 
Dem. Party in Ind. Terr., was Co. Chmn. 
for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; lived 
Cameron, 1 yr.; McAlester, 1896-1911; 


Okla. City since. Has sat on several special 
Supreme Cts. Hobby, reading, particularly 
ancient history. Has a large library of well 
read books. 

BROOKS, HENRY H„ Luther. Dem. Occ., 
salesman. B., Harrisville, Ohio., July 13, 
1865; came to Okla. 1901. located McLoud, 
Luther since *1903. Edu., com. schs., Ohio. 
Bealsville Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mo., 
Normal. Bk. Con., Luther St.; First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) G. W. Clark, Sam Hooker, 
Wiley Jones, Jim Be.ry, R. L. Peebly, F. 
B. Swank. Church, Universalist. Club. C. 
of C. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 
25 yrs., personal contact. Office, Postmaster 
Luther in 1916-22; Pres. Sch. Bd. In past; 
Justice of Peace in Mo. Party Honors, mbr. 
Elec. Bd.; del. to st. conv. in past. Remarks, 
active in War Savings Stamps drives, 
served as Postmaster during W. War. 

BROWN, ADELBERT, Perrine Bldg., Okla 
City. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Kansas City, 
Mo., Nov. 28, 1895. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Okla. City, grad. 1913; Staunton Military 
Academy, Va., grad. 1914; Univ. of Okla,, 
LL. B.. 1917. Wife, Nell Haughton. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Betty June. Bus. Con., Brown & 
Stater, attys.; owner business property, 
apartment house, oil interests, bk. stocks; 
Vice Pres. Reliable Insurance Co., Okla. 
City: statewide tax practice, rapidly ex¬ 
panding in natl.; specialist in tax matters 
with clients among Important corporations 
throughout the nation. Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. ; Liberty Natl. ; Security Natl. 
Assoc., Gordon Stater, partner in law; 
Thos. D. Lyons, Con Linn, Tulsa; Kee R. 
McKee, M. E. Durham. B. C. Housel, of 
Okla. City; (pol.) W. T. Hales, Byron D. 
Shear. Okla. City; Raymond Fields, Guth¬ 
rie. Church, First Bap. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Univ. Club; Okla. City Golf and Country; 
Okla. Club; Civitan : C. of C., Sr. and Jr.; 
American, St. and Co. Bar Assns.; K. P. 
Imp. Re!., Arthur H. Geissler, (uncle) Mm- 


BRETZ, C. E„ City Hall, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., superintendent and engineer of 
water department. B., Newport, Pent,; 
came to Okla. in 1920, located Okla. City. 
Edu., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, 
N. Y. Wife, Eunice Sanders. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Bart George; 1 d., Olive Jeane. Bus. Con., 
Las Vegas Service Station. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers; Southwest 


JUDGE PHIL D. BREWER 















MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


ADELBERT BROWN 










OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



PHOTO BY WATTON JOHN A. 


ister to Siam. Pol. Act., independent; 
co. and statewide since 1915 ; also has natl. 
contacts, makes speeches, works through 
others. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Pres. Young Mens 
Rep. Club, 1916-26. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896 ; lived Carmen, Helena; Okla. City 
since 1904. During W. War served in 16th 
Cavalry. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, 
Okla. City; Mbr. 40-8. 

BROWN, JOHN A.. Rorabaugh-Brown's 
Dept. Store, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Canton, Ohio.. Sept. 28, 187S ; 
came to Okla. 1908, located at Guthrie in 
1908-15, Okla. City in 1915 since. Edu., 
com. sch.. Canton, Ohio 1892 ; Baker Univ. 
Baldwin, Kan. in 1905-07. Wife, Della 
Dunkln. Bus. Con., Ro"abaugh-Brow-«. 
Brown-Dunkin, Tulsa ; Dir. Amer. First 
Natl. Assoc.. Frank Buttram, E. K. Gay¬ 
lord, G. A. Nichols, Frank Johnson. Judge 
Ames, Lew Wentz, Fred Bearly, W. T. 
Hales, W. G. Skelly, W. G. .Johnston, Sen. 
W. J. Otjen, O. B. Acton, J. S. Shearer. 
Judge John B. Cotte-al. Judge Ed Vaught, 
Fred H. Green. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Pres. Bd. of Dir. Okla. City I niv , 
32nd Mason. Scottish Rite, _ Guthrie, Con¬ 
sistory, India Temple, Shrine, C. of C. 
Pol. Act, partisan; co. and st. worker tor 
30 yrs., makes speeches and works person¬ 
ally. Remarks was active in War work 
curing 1917-18; past Dir. Y. M. C. A., 
Dir. Past Vice Pres.. past Treas. past 
Chnin. Chamber of Commerce. 

BRYAN, G. T., St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., real estate and oil operator. B., 
Wallace, Mo., Oct. 3, 1864; came to Okla. 
1893; located Perry, made the race in 
Cherokee Strip, Guthrie 1907, Okla. City 
1911 since. Edu., com. sch. Wallace. Mo., 
Comm’l Sch. St. Joseph Mo. Wife, Nellie 
Feland. Cdrn., 1 s., Earle P., Tulsa. Bus. 
Con., Sec’y Conservation Commission. Bk. 
Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co. 


BROWN 


Bus. Assoc., Ben F. Davis, Wewoka, T. C. 
Harrill, Wagoner. Pol. Assoc., John R. Wil¬ 
liams, Judge Thos H. Doyle, Geo. D. Key, 
Judge Sam H. Hayes. Church, Chris. 
Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. ana 
st. worker 37 yrs., personal contact. Of¬ 
fices Co. Treas., Noble Co., 1897-1901; 
mbr. Bd. of Agriculture, 1907-11 ; Pres. 
Bd. of Agriculture, 1911-15; mbr. of St. 
Industrial Com., 1927-29 ; Conservation 
Commission at pres. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

BUELL, FRANK ELMER. Edmond. Dem. 
Occ., lumberman. B., Clinton, la., Dec. 
2, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Abby, 
d. of Tom Hollis, Edmond. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Frank T., Edmond; 2 d., Mrs. R. L. Car¬ 
gill, Okla. City; Mrs. Jesse Livingston, 
Calif. Bus. Con., lumber; inventor of 
Buell-Cement Truck, manufactured at Ed¬ 
mond. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
Frank T. Buell, (son), Jonas D. Martin; 
(pol.) Ed Shelden, O. A. Cargill, Walter 
DeGraffenreid, Ed Semans, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, a gene-ous donator to church 
work. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; A. F. 
& A. M.; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent; in Okla. Co. since 1903 ; personal 
contact wo’kpr. Offices. Councilman, Ed¬ 
mond, 1920-22. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900, lived s'nce at Edmond. Active for 
all progressive measures. Interested In 
playgrounds, good roads and other public 
improvements. Hobby, fishing. 

BURFORD, FRANK B., Hales Bldg., Okla. 
City Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Craw'fords- 
ville. Ind., Nov. 17, 1884. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Guthrie; Univ. of Kan., B. A.; 
Univ. of Va., LL. B. Wife, Norma Heilman, 
Holcomb, Kan. Bus. Con., Burford, Miley 
& Hoffman law firm. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Judge W. H. Miley, 
Roy Hoffman. Church, Episconal. Ciubs, 


477 

Okla. City Golf & Country; Phi Beta Kap¬ 
pa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Izaak 
Walton League. Pol. Act., st. and natl. 
has been active all life. Makes speeches; 
works through other people. Offices, U. 
S. Referee in Bankruptcy; Mbr. Okla. 
Supreme Ct. com. Remarks, formerly as¬ 
sociated with John Kane, of Bartlesville, 
in practice of law. Son of the late Judge 
John H. Burford, Federal Judge and pio¬ 
neer. Ex-pres. and one of the dominant 
leaders, Izaak Walton League of Okla. 
One of attorneys for Prairie Oil & Gas 
Co., Phillips et. Co. and I. T. I. O. Co. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

BURGE, A. T„ 112 W. 25th, Okla. City. 
Occ., County Agent. B., Ind., Nov. 25, 
1881; came to Okla. 1906 ; located at Okla. 
City, Cheyenne 1908; Pauls Valley, 1919; 
Vinita 1923. Edu., Univ. of Mo. Wife, 
Gladys Curry. Cdm.. 2 s., Don and John C. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Vinita. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, Agri. Com.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., co. worker as needed. Offices, co. 
supt. Roger Mills Co., 1913-15. 

BURLESON, W. S„ 401 Okla. Savings 
& Loan Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
Fire and Casualty Insurance. B., Asliville, 

N. C., July 1882; came to Okla. 1907 j 
located at El Reno ; Hinton and Mineo. 1908 ; 
Weatherford 1915; Norman 1916; Fairfax 
1917; Okla. City since 1918. Edu., 
Alars Hill Col., Taylor Univ., Upland, Ph. 
B.. A. B., from O. II. Wife. Maude Smith. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Harold, Donald; 1 d., Beth 
Rurleson. Bk. Con., Amer. First Nat!. 
Pol. Assoc., R. E. Singletary, Hubert Bolen, 
Ed Semans, R. H. Wilson. M. E. Trapp, 
church, St. Lukes Meth. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker 22 yrs., personal contact. 
Offices. Repr. from First Dist. in Okla. 
City, 1923. Party Honors, Chmn. of Prct.; 
del. to co. convs. 

BUSHYHEAD, DENNIS W.. Y. M. C. A. 

Dem. Occ., Secretary Industrial Commis¬ 
sion; attorney. B„ Claremore. Okla., Nov. 
13, 1905. Edu., com. and h. sch. : Claremore; 

O. M. A. ; O. U, LL. B.. 4 vrs. ; A. & M„ 
2 yrs. Bus. Assoc.. Judge Thos. H. Doyle. 
Pol. Assoc., Tom Right, et. al. Church. 
Episcopal. Clubs. Kappa Sigma. Imn. 
Rel., Dr. J. C. Bushyhead, (father). Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 2 yrs. 
Offices. Sec’y- to Industrial Com. Remarks, 
Legionnaire. Activp in League of Young 
Dem., Training in Claremore Military Sch. 


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FRANK BUTTRAM 



OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



BULKLEY, W. S., Kerr Dry Goods Co., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., President Kerr Dry 
Goods Co. B., Chicago, Ill., 1872 ; came 
to Okla. 1905; located at Pawnee, Okla. 
City since 1908. Edu., h. sch., of Kan.; 
Col. Ottawa, Kan. Wife, Ethel Toole. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Ruth Edwards, Tulsa. Bk. 
Con., Amer-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Pol. Assoc., Frank Johnson, J. F. Owens, 
Grant McCullough. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. Golf & Coun¬ 
try Club; past dir. 10 yrs., C. of C.; Re¬ 
tailers Assn. Imp. Rel., C. G. Bulkley, 
(father.) Pol. Act., independent statewide 
worker 22 vrs., all ways necessary. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Bd. of Dir. Federal Reserve Bk. 
of Kansas City, Mo. Appointed by Pres. 
Coolidge; Chmn. Div. “A” Communicy 
Fund. Remarks, active on Liberty Loan 
Drive during W. War. Hobby, golf and 
fishing. 

BUTTERFIELD, ED, Capitol Hill, GKla. 
City. County Commissioner of Okla. Co. 
formerly clerk in iSt. Land Office. Ap¬ 
pointed Co. Commr. by Gov. Robertson, 
to succeed his father whose death left 
vacancy; has since been elected. Very 
active political factor in Okla. Co. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

BUTTRAM. FRANK, Braniff Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., oil operator; banker. 

B.. Chickashaw Nation, Ind. Ter., 1886. 
Edu., com. sch.. Chickasaw Nation; Prep, 
and Normal Col., Edmond, grad., 1909; 
Univ. of Okla.. B. S., 1910, M. A., 1912. 
Wife, Merle Newby. Cdrn.. 4 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Pres, and owner Buttram Petro¬ 
leum Corp.; Dir. First Natl. Bk., Okla. 
City; Dir. Seaboard Natl. Bk., Los Angeles; 
Stockholder Liberty Natl. Bk., Okla. City. 
Assoc., Errett R. Newby, Sec’y. Buttram 
Pet. Corp.; Chas. W. Gunter, Judge C. 
B. Ames, Walter Ramsey, Okla. City; Geo. 
L. Browning, Seaboard Natl. Bk., Los 
Angeles. Church, First Chris.; mbr. Exec. 


Bd.; Chmn. Com. on Supervision of Expen¬ 
ditures in Africa, of the International 
Chris. Church. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
Club; Univ. Club; Progress Club; Y. M. 

C. A.; C. of C.; Mens Dinner Club; Okla. 
City Golf & Country; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Knight Templar; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., Local, st. 
and natl. Strong exec., convincing speak¬ 
er. Earnest and active ; worker on behalf 
of better government. Chmn. Com. of 100 
that won City mgr. form of government 
for Okla. City, 1927-28. Acts in advisory 
capacity for Dem., leaders throughout the 
st. Party Honors, frequently urged to be¬ 
come candidate for Governor of Okla. Of¬ 
fices St. Chemist, Okla. Geological Sur¬ 
vey,’ 1910-12; Chmn. Okla. City Branch 
Fed Reserve Bk., 1926; mbr. Bd. of Reg¬ 
ents Univ. of Okla., since 1924; Chmn. 
since 1928. Remarks, deeply attached to 
the st. and interested in its welfare. Large 
following among the alumni of Okla. Univ. 
Generous benefactor of Okla. Univ. 

BYERS, S. A., 1000 W. 22nd, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Shannon, Ill., Jan. 
22 1878. Edu., h. sch. Shannon Ill. Col. 

of Law Wife Minnie M. (deceased.) Cdrn., 
2 d., Georgia, Ruth., Okla. City. Church, 
Lutheran. Clubs & Lodges. Cosmopolitan; 
C of C.; 32nd Mason. Shrine; K. F.; 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., makes speeches. 
Offices, Supervisor U S. Census, 5th Dist., 
Okla., 1930; Mbr. City Council, Okla. City, 
1907-11 ; served part of time as Pres, of 
Council and also as acting Mayor. Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. in 1901. lived since 
at Okla. City. Served in Troop B., Okla. 
Cavalry. Hobby, pecan growing. 

CALLIHAN, GEORGE M., Court House, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., County Attorney. 
B., Alexandria, Mo. Aug. 13, 1880. Edu., 
h. sch., Kahopa, Mo.; Col., Fairfield, la. 
Wife, Amelia M. LaCroix, of Chicago, Ill. 
Cdrn., 3 s. Stuart L., Wm. O., Geo. M„ 


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Jr.; 1 d., Jeanette, at h. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl. Assoc., all co. political leaders 
and many over the state. Church, Pres. 
Pol. Act., independent; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, Co. Atty., Okla. Co.; 1928-31; 
Judge of Probate Ct., Clark Co., Mo., 1907- 
10; Atty. for Federal Pro. Dept., Okla. 
1926-28. Party Honors, del. to convs., of¬ 
ten. Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived 
since at Okla. City. Active in all move¬ 
ments for better govt. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

CALVERT, GEORGE E., First Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Municipal 
Bond Dealer. B., Nevada, Mo., Aug. 31, 
1883; came to Okla. 1895; located Guthrie 
1911, Okla. City since. Edu., h. sch., 
Guthrie, 1904. Wife, Emily Maude Rich- 
man. Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Ann. Betty Lou. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Herbert 

D. Canfield, P. A. Janeway, J. E. Piersol, 
W. A. Brooks, Cliff Meyers, Mrs. Ida M. 
Hale, Judge Geo. W. Clark, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway M. E. Trapp, John Vaughan, A. 
S. J. Shaw. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Okla. Club; Rotary; C. of C.; 
Mason; Shriner, India Temple, Scottish 
Rite, Consistory at Guthrie; Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., Wm. iS. Calvert, Anderson, Mo. 
Office, Bond Clk. St. Auditors Office 1908- 
11. Remarks, Legionnaire, Post No. 35, Co. 
A-335 M. G. Battalion, 87th Div. Overseas, 6 
mos.. active service as First Lieut. 

CALVERT, MAUDE RICHMAN, 1101 N. 

E. 11th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
writer, lecturer, home maker. B., Effing¬ 
ham, Kan., came to Okla., located at Blaine 
Co., moved to Stillwater, 1912; Okla. City 
since. Edu.. rural sch., Blaine Co.; h. 
seh., Geary. Weatherford Tchrs. Col., 1912; 
A. & M., 1916, B. S.. O. U. M. A. 1920 ; 
Columbia Univ. N. Y., 1920-21 ; Chicago Univ. 
1924. Taught in rural grade and h .sch., 
Jr. Col., Tishomingo; Tchrs Col., Alva ; 
St. Univ.. taught while getting Master’s 
degree.; St. Supervisor of Home Econom¬ 
ics 1920-24. Husband, Geo. E. Calvert. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Marv Ann, Betty Lou. Church, 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodqes, New Century Club; 
Eastern Star; American Legion; P. E. O.; 
American Assn, of Univ. Women ; Blue Blue 
Violets : White Shrine ; Kappa Delta; Omi- 
cron Nu; Pi Kappa Sigma; Bd. Dir. and 
Cor. Sec’y. Big Sister organization; Bd. 
Dir. Exec. Com., Okla. Society for Crip¬ 
pled Cdrn.; mgr. Okla. Bureau Child De¬ 
velopment and Parent Edu.; mbr. St. Bd. 
Okla. Congress Parents and Tchrs. Imp. 
Rel, Herbert D. Canfield. Jerry Marker, 
Jesse L. Powers, Okla. City. Remarks, 
organized Mothercraft. (Parent Edu.) work 
1922 ; written several books, adopted by 
various states for textbooks. Hobby, home 
and Child welfare. 

CAMPBELL, ARCHIE OTTO, 60514 W. 
Main, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., building 
contractor. B., Moultrie Co.. Ill., Dec. 31, 
1871. Edu., com. sch., Lincoln, Neb. Wife, 
Minnie L., d. of G. W. Foresman, Tulsa. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., Campbell & 
Price, Contractors; v.-pres. Park-0 
Tell Co.; v.-pres. Shelbourne Motor 
Co.; dir. Okla. Ry. Co.; stockholder 
Bearley Lumber Co., Okla. City; large 
owner of bus. bldg., Okla. City, and irri¬ 
gated farm land, oil producing and drill¬ 
ing. Bk. Con.. Amer-First Natl. Assoc.. 
W. E. Price. Sam Shelbourne, Fred Bear- 
lev and John McClelland, Okla. City; many 
political friends among both parties. Clubs 
& Lodoes. Okla. City Golf & Country; 
Okla. Club; C. of C.; v.-pres. and dir. 
Builders Exchange Assn.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Knight Templar; iShrine; Eastern 
Star, Okla City; Consistory at Guth-ie. 
Pol. AcL, independent; active in city, co. 
and st. Offices. Fed. Jury Commr. for 
Western Dist., appointed by Judge Ed 
Vaught: pres. Okla. Fair Assn., Chmn. 
Okla. City Planning Commission. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899 ; lived since at Okla. 
City. Active in all affairs, both public and 
private. During W. War was mbr. of bd. 
for selecting officers for various camps in 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Shrine, Okla. City; McAlester Consistory; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Miss Henrietta 
Campbell, (sister) Dir. Opportunity Sch., 
Kansas City. Pol. Act., active in city, 
co. and st.; independent; works principal¬ 
ly as financier. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs.; del. natl. conv., 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived Ft. Cobb, Ana- 
darko, 1911-21; Okla. City since. Active, 
forward looking citizen in all pub. en¬ 
deavors. Mbr. Exec. Com. and Legis. Com. 
of St. Bankers Assn., 1917-19. Hobby, 
outdoor recreation. 

CAMPBELL, JOE C„ 1828 Linwood Blvd. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., President State 
Federation Labor. B„ Nashville, Tenn., 
Mar. 21, 1896; came to Okla. 1902. locat¬ 
ed at Okla. City. Edu.. h. sch., Okla. City, 
grad. 1910; Russell Univ., Nashville Tenn. 
1912. Wife! Edna Lampo. Bus. Con., 
International Trustee Theatrical Stage Em¬ 
ployees; mgr. Okla. Federation. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl.; Tradesmens Natl. Bus. 
Assoc., John Sinopoulo, Maurice Jayne, W. 
A. Murphy. Pol. Assoc.. Jasper Roberts, 
A 0. Cargill. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodces, B. P. O. E.; Blue Lodge, Okla. 
City; C. of C., st. and city. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Lou ell a Campbell, Okla, City; James 
A. Campbell, (bro.) .minister. Denver, Colo. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 10 
yrs„ all ways needed. Offices, mbr. Co. 
Cen. Com.; Co. Elec. Bd. ; St. Factory In¬ 
spector 1922; Adj. Gen. Office, 1 yr.; Lieut. 
Police Dept.. Okla. City, 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
League Young Dem. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Post No. 35 ; Radio Post No. 300 ; Bal¬ 
loon Corp.; active relief worker for sol¬ 
diers ; snonsored two Soldier Bonus Bills ; 
Legis. Repr. of St, Federation of Labor. 
Hobby, better economic and social condi¬ 
tions. 

CAPSHAW, FRED, State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. _Occ„ member Corporation 
Commission. B., Norman, Okla., Dec. 5.. 



photo by watton GRACE F. CAMPBELL 


Kan., Okla,. Colo., Tex. and Ark.; mbr. 
Co. Council of Defense. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

CAMPBELL, MRS. GRACE F„ 1325 E. 
14, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., social worker. 
B., Ft, Reno, Okla., Feb. 20, 1888; lived at 
Ft. Sill 1896; Frederick, Norman 1921; 
Okla. City since 1921. Edu., com. sch., 
El Reno; Indian Agcy., Ft. Sill; Sociology, 
2 yrs. Norman 1920-21; studied law at Capitol 
City sch. 2 yrs. Cdrn., 1 s., Herman, Jr.; 3 
d.. Merle Campbell Montgomery, Paris, 
France; Zelda Lemoine. Bk. Con. Amer. First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Sen. W. C. Fidler, C. 
W. Daily. Mrs. Thos. P. Doyle, Mrs. Thos. 
E. Ward, Mrs. W. E. Ramsey, Baxter 
Taylor, M. E. Trapp, Judge O. P. Estes, 
Cham Jones; Mrs. Jack Newland. Freder¬ 
ick. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Natl. 
Research. Dem. Woman's Club, League of 
Young Dem.; Univ. Dames at Norman; 
Delphians at Norman; Big Sister Move¬ 
ment, organizer and dir. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; co. and city worker 20 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Social Family Care Works 
1921-24; Supt. Bd. of Pub. Welfare, 1924- 
27. Party Honors, V.-Chmn. Cleveland 
Co., 1920. Remarks, during W. War, Chmn. 
Liberty Loan, Jr. Red Cross of Tillman 
Co. Made survey of Co. for Masons and 
Elks; been in charity work for yrs.; 
one of 11 Red Cross Standing Com, Till¬ 
man Co. Hobby, Social Service. 

CAMPBELL. JOHN ANDREW, Robinson 
& Grand, Okla. City. Dem. O^c., banker. 
B., Jerseyville, Ill., Oct. 4, 1875. Edu., 
com. sch.. Kansas City, Mo.; studied law, 
did not take degree. Wife, Maud Eliza¬ 
beth Baker, of Kansas City. Cdrn.. 1 d.. 
Yelma. Bus. Con., pres. Fidelity Natl. Bk., 
Okla. City; Treas. Mutual Sav. & Loan 
Assn., Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) George 
D. Key, John A. Simpson, Okla. City. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges. Okla. 
Club; Outdoor Life Club; Men’s Dinner 
Club; C. of C., dir.; Mason Blue Lodge ; 


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0. A. CARGILL 





MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



1891. Edu., com. and h. sell., Norman; 
Univ. of Okla., A. B., 1913; LL. B., 1914. 
Wife, Leonard Light. Cdrn., 1 step-son. 
Bus. Con., formerly in oil bus., with Em¬ 
pire Oil Co., 1917; Emerald Oil Co., 1920. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., W. J. 
Armstrong, (pol.) Frank Wyke, W. K. 
Wallace, Okla. City; Joe Chambers, Tulsa, 
former law partner. Church, First M. 
E. S., Norman. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
City Golf & Country; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Claremore; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Imp. Re'., Elmer Capshaw, supt. 
Norman schs.; Edward. U. S. Army, China, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., active statewide since 
maturity; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and corns. Offices, Corp. Commr., 
1925-31. Party Honors, mgr. Dem. Campaign 
in Rogers Co.. 1916; del. to st. convs. ; 
Candidate for Lieut. Gov. Remarks, lived! 
Norman Claremore. Enid; Okla. City since 
1917. Highly regarded among alumni of 
Okla. Univ. Hobby, hunting. 

CARDELL, ADA LOIS, Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Income Tax at¬ 
torney. B., Hoxie. Kan., Sept. 3, 1888. 
Edu., com. and h. sell.; Cutler Acad., Colo. 
Springs, Colo. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
individual practice; formerly mbr. Bolea, 
Ryndak & Cardoll. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., Hubert L. Bolen, Okla. City; 
J. A. Ryndak, Ada. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. C. 
R. Phelps, Okla. City. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs, Town Club, first pres., 1918; Bus. 
& Prof. Women’s; P.E.O.; Chapter V. 
Okla. City. Imp. Pel., W. W. Cardell, 
Judge of la. Sup. Ct„ (deceased). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1912; works 
through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, Chief Clk. Office of U. S. Col. 
of Internal Rev., 1918-21. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. and 2 st, convs.; mbr. 
Com. of 100 in City mgr. campaign; as¬ 
sisted the mgr. of Robert L. Owen's cam¬ 
paign for Sen. Also assisted st. mg", in 
Wilson campaign for Pres. Remarks, came to 


Okla. 1889; lived Mulhall, Stillwater; Colo. 
Springs; Okla. City since 1908. 

CAREY, THOMAS F., 1924 W. 34th, Okla, 
City. Dem. Occ., Public Accounting and 
Income Tax Counsel. B., iSpadra, Ark., 
Jan. 1884. Edu., h. sch., Shawnee; Univ. 
of Okla., grad., 1908. Wife, Bess M. Bul¬ 
lock, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., Tom F., Jr.; 
1 d., Martha Lynne, h. Church, First 
Pres. Pol. Act., active since 1904. Clubs, 
& Lodges, C. of C. ; Okla. Univ., Alumni 
Assn.; mbr. Bd. of Govs, of Okla. Union, 
Trustees of 'Stadium-Union Memorial Fund ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Okla. City; K. P ; 
Sigma Nu. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 ; 
lived Okla. City, Tecumseh, Shawnee, Nor¬ 
man; Okla. City since 1918. Pres, of 
Okla. Univ., Alumni Assn.,, 1911-12; 1928- 
29. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

CARGILL, OTTO ARTHUR, First Natl. 

Bldg., Okla, City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 

B. . Fulton Co., Ark., Feb. 26. 1886. Edu., 
com. sch.. Ark. ; Bap. Col., Mt. Home, Ark., 

1 yr.; home study of law, admitted to bar. 
Wife, Delia, d. of John A. Arnold," Cush¬ 
ing. Cdrn., 2 s., O. A., Jr.; O. B., home; 

2 d., Mrs. Otho Fullbright, Stillwater; Mrs. 

Okla. Hood, Okla. City. Bk. Con.. Amer.- 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Frank P. John¬ 
son, G. A. Nichols, John J. Hardin, J. S. 
Ross, of Okla. City; Judge W. R. Chest¬ 
nut, Miami; W. A. Chase, Tulsa; Porter 
Newman, Durant; Oscar Speed, Sayre; 
Roy Sanford, Enid. Church, First Bap. 

Lodges, I. O. O. F. ; B. P. O. E.; Mason 

Blue Lodge; Shrine of Okla. City; Mc- 

Alester Consistory. Imp. Rel., Guy Car¬ 
gill, cartoonist, K. C. Post; John Cargill, 
editor Kansas City Star; John H. Cargill, 
asst, pastor First Bap. Church, Cushing; 
R. L. Cargill, mgr. Greenlease-Moore 
Chre volet Co., Okla. City; (bros.); Mrs. 

C. D. Cook, correspondent for Cushing pa¬ 
per and owner Cook Packing House, East¬ 
ern, Okla.; Mrs. Jos. Gray, Stroud, Mrs. 


Ben Kapp, Okla. City, (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since maturity ; 
makes speeches; works personally and, 
through corns. Offices, Constable, Payne 
Co., 1907-09 ; Asst. Co. Atty., Okla. Co., 
1918-19; Co. Atty., 1920-22 ; Mayor, Okla. 
City, 1923-27. Party Honors, del. natl. 
convs., 1920 and 1924. Candidate for Gov. 
in 1926 primary, run by labor element. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived Stroud, 
Cushing, Okla. City since 1912. 

CARLSON. ROBERT W„ R. 1, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., County Commissioner. B., 
Okla. City 1900. Edu., grad. h. sch., Okla. 
City. Wife, Nora Campbell. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Elizabeth. Bk. Con., First Natl., Britton. 
Church, Lutheran. Pol. Act., co. worker 
through personal contact. Offices, mbr. 
co. fair bd.; supt. Fair Hartzell, twp. clk. 
Okla. Co., 12 yrs.; twp. highway bd. 12 
yrs.; co. commr., 1926-33. Party Honors, 
natl. del. Remarks, 111 Engineers during 
W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 35. 

CARTER, FRANK C., 940 E. 11. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., accountant. B., La- 
Grange. Tex., Sept. 21 t 1864, came to Okla. 
1898; iocated Chickasha, 1898-1901 ; Law- 
ton, 1901-1919; Okla. City, 1919. Edu., 
pub. schs. of Tex.; Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 
Wife, Elizabeth Shaw. Cdrn., 1 s., Royal; 
1 d., Mrs. Lurline Parish, Tyler, Tex. 
Bus. Con., lumber bus., La Grange, Tex. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, K. P. ; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel.. 
Col. Joel Robinson, who captured Santa 
Ana. Pol. Act., strictly partisan, 24 yrs. ; 
makes speeches. Offices, First Sheriff Till¬ 
man Co.. 5 yrs.; Sgt. at Arms 4th, 6th, 
7th, & 12th Legis. ; iSt. Auditor, 1919-23; 
Corp. Commr.. 1923-29. Remarks, while Cor¬ 
poration Commr. Mr. Carter was a strong 
advocate of the elimination of the Rock 
Island and Frisco Tracks. The tax levies 
during his term as auditor were as fol¬ 
lows : 3 mills, 1919 (levy made by bd. of 

1918) ; no tax 1920 ; no tax, 1921; % mill, 
1922; special interest is taxation. An 
efficient public official. 

CARVER, WILLARD, 521 W. 9th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., doctor and lecturer, 
Carver Chiropractic Col. B., Davenport, 
la., July 14, 1866 ; came to Okla. 1906 ; 
located Okla. City. Edu., Col. at Oskaloosa, 
la.; Drake Univ. Des Moines. Wife, Mary 
Ella Stutsman. Cdrn.; 1 s., Ronald L., 
Standard. Tex. Bus. Con., Carver Col. 
Bk. Con., Tradesmen Natl. Clubs, belongs 
to all Chiropractic Assns. Pol. Act., inde- 



FRANK C. CARTER 









pendent worker, 46 yrs. all ways needed. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, founder 
of Carver Col.; made first political speech 
when 17 yrs. of age ; aggressive. Appointed 
by Gov. Haskell, del. to International 
on T. B. at Wash.. D. C., 1908. 

CASADY, THOS., (Rt Rev.), 608 N. E 
18th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Bishop Prot¬ 
estant Episcopal Church of Okla. B., 
Des Moines, "la.. June 6, 1881; came to 
Okla. 1927, located Okla. City. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Des Moines, la., TJniv. of 
la., Ia. City; grad. General Theological 
Seminary of New York, 1905. Wife, Prances 
Baron Kasson. Cdrn., 5 s., Phineas McCray, 
iSimon Ill., Thos Jr., Richard Roboins; 1 
d., Christabel. Bk. Con., First Natl., Okla. 
City; First Natl., Omaha, Neb. Church, Ep's- 
copal. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club, Tulsa, 
Masonic Knight Templar. Pol. Act , inde¬ 
pendent worker, 25 yrs. in all ways needed. 
Remarks, Rector of All Saints Parish, 
Omaha, Neb., 1919-21. Protestant Leader 
of Churches in Okla. Hobby uotormg. 

CASSIDY, JOHN F„ 209 W. 2nd, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., City Detective. B., 
Minnesota, Dec. 1, 1874. Edu.. com. sch., 
Minn. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First Bk. & 
Trust Co., Okla. City. Church. Cath. Clubs, 
Knights of Columbus, Okla. City. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Hooker, Ed Overliolser, Sen. 
Fidler, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan J 
statewide worker since maturity through 
corns, and others. Offices, Police Officer in 
Okla. City since 1907. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894, lived Perry; Okla. City since 
1898. Hobby, baseball. 

CHAMBERS, TOM G., Court House 
Okla. City. Occ., district judge. B., 
Charleston. Ill., Nov. 6, 1861; came to 
Okla. 1893; located Okla. City. Edu.. A. 
B., 1884. DePauw, Ind.; St. Louis Law 
Sch. Wife, Flora Gossett. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Myron G., Tom G., Jr. Church, Episcopal. 


Clubs & Lodgs, Men’s Dinner Club; Mason, 
K. of P. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. W. Chambers, 
Charleston, IJ1., Pol. Act., active through 
personal contact. Offices, mbr. Legis., 1892, 
Coalwater. Kan.; City Atty., 1907-08 ; Dist. 
Judge last 7 yrs., term expires 1931. Re¬ 
marks, his rcord speaks for itself. 

CHEATHAM, WILLIAM C., State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., state health in¬ 
spector. B., Clarksville, Tex., 1876 ; came 
to Okla. 1902 ; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
pub. sch. of Tex. Wife, Effie E. Jones. 
Cdrn., 1 s., George; 1 d., Nancy. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmens Natl., Okla. City. Bus. Assoc., 
Dr. Clyde W. Beeson, Okla. City. Po'. 
Assoc., Ed Semans, Hall Haines, W. W. 
Robertson. Church, Meth. Lodge, K. P., 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker always, personal contact. Offices. 
Health Inspector of Okla. Hobby, health 
work and fishing. 

CHEEK, JAMES C.. Colcord Bldg, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B., Hunting- 
ton, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1885. Edu., h. sell., 
Fulton, Ky.. grad. 1903; Center Col., Kv., 

B. A., 1907; LL.'B., 1910. Wife, Ha Ida 
Newton. Cdrn., 3 s., .T. A., J. D., W. C. 
Bus. Con., Cheek & McRill, law firm. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl., Okla. City. Assoc... 
A. L. McRill, partner; Chas. F. Colcord, 
G. A. Nichols, Malcolm McKenzie, Hal 
Thurman, Rev. Forney Hutchinson; (pol.) 
Sen Fidler, John M. Murphy, Breck Moss, 
Ed M. Semans. Okla. City; Judge E. L. 
Mitchell, Clinton; Mac O. Williamson. 
Pauls Valley; Judge C. C. Smith, Guthrie; 
Tom Anglin, Hoidenville; Judge N. ,1. 
Gubser, Tulsa. Church. First Pres. Clubs, 

C. of C.; Edu. Com. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide since 1906 ; makes speeches ; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, city 
attorney., Paducah, Ky., 1906; Co. Judge, 
Okla. Co., 1923-24. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1916; lived since at Okla. City. Hobby, 
horses. 


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CHERRY, MOLLIE, 215 Harrison, Okla. 
i ty. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Wash¬ 
ington, la., came to Okla. 1909 ; located at 
Okla. City Edu., Washington, Ia.; Wash¬ 
ington Acad. Single. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. 
M. G. Meister, Mrs. Helen Francis, W. G. 
Johnson, Mrs. Elma Eylar, Mrs. C L 
Henley. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges] 
Rep. Woman’s Club; Garden & Flower Club. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city worker 9 yrs., 
personal contact. Party Honors, charter 
mbr. and treas. Rep. Woman’s Club when 
organized. 

CHILDERS, CHARLES CLARENCE, State 
Capitol. Dem. Occ., Chairman State 
Corporation Commission. B., Lawrence Co., 
Ark., Sept. 1, 1872. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., in Ark., grad., Hendrix Acad., Univ. 
of Ark., 2 yrs.. 1889-91; came to Okla. 
1908 ; Billings (Noble Co.) 1908-12; Enid, 
1912-22; Okla. City since. Wits, Eliza¬ 
beth Wells. Cdrn., 1 d„ Ruth Turner, 
Okla. Citv. Bk. Con.. Amer. First Natl. 
Church, Grace M. E. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Shrine; Knight Templar, Okla. 
C.ty; Consistory, Guthrie; Eastern Star, 
Enid; B. P. O. E., Okla. City; I. O. O F, 
Enid; W. O. W.. Okla. City. Imp. Rel, 
Sloan Childers, (oil), Okla. City; J. C. 
Childers, co. judge, Walnut Ridge, Ark., 
tbros.). Pol. Act, partisan; city, co. and 
st. worker all his life; makes speeches 
and works through personal activity and 
corns. Offices, sheriff and ex-officio Tax 
collector, Lawrence Co., Ark.. 1893-97; Clk. 
Circuit Ct. same Co. 1897-1901 ; mbr. Okla, 
Legis. 1913-17; Sec’y. St. Elec. Bd., 1919; 
ISt. Auditor 1922-26; Corp. Com., since 
1926. Party Honors del to st. convs.. Ark. 
and Okla. Remarks, chief interest is poli¬ 
tics. Knows more men and can call them 
by name than any man in Okla. 

CHILDERS. SLOAN. Okla. City. Former¬ 
ly of Ark. Former Supt. St. Penitentiary 
Farm, McAlester. Former emnloyee of St. 
Board of Agriculture under Whitehurst; 
now connected with an oil company. Imp. 
Rel., C. C. Childers (bro.). Chmn. of St.’ 
Corp. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

CHRISTISON. C. C., Coui't House, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., county judge. B„ At¬ 
lanta, Ill., came to Okla. i908, located Okla. 
City. Edu.. Ph. B., Lincoln Untv., 
Lincoln, Ill.; Cumberland Univ., LL. B. 
1893. Wife, Julia Ellen Hummell. Bk. 
Con., Amer-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Master 
Mason; C. of C. Pol. Act., statewide work¬ 
er all his life in all ways called upon. 
Offices, city atty. Holden, Mo.; Co. Judge 
Okla. Co.. 3 consecutive terms, served as 
special judge under Judge Taylor. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, practiced law since 1893 in De¬ 
catur, Ill., Holden. Mo., and Okla. City. 
Hobby, boys and girls; welfare work. 

CLARK, BRENT ELMER. First Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Engineer. 
B., Winchester, Va., Feb. 18, 1883. Edu., 
com. and prep, in private sch.; Shenan¬ 
doah Valley Acad.; Wash. & Lee Univ.; 
B. S. degree in England, 1906. Wife, Min¬ 
nie Lee d. of Wm. Witt. Dow. Okla. Cdrn., 

1 s., Brent Elmer. Jr.; 2 d., Zodean Yvonne, 
Virginia Lee. Bus. Con.. Dist. Engineer 
for Portland Cement Assn. ; oil and real 
estate interests. Bk. Con. Tradesmens 
Natl.. Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
many contractors and builders; co, and 
c ! vic leade-.s th-oughout the st. Church, 
Centenary M. E.. Okla. City. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary: C. of C.: Okla. A. A. E. ; 
pres. 1927: Okla. Historical Soc.; Amer. 
Concrete Inst. ; Mas°n Blue Lodge, Harts- 
horne; McAlester Cons’st.or.v; Okla. City 
Shrine. Pol. Act. partisan; active in co. 
end st. since 1909: works through others. 
Offices. Co. Surveyor and Engineer, Pitts¬ 
burg. Coal, Choctaw, McCurtain, 1916-19 
( resigned) ; St. Highway Commr., 1921-22. 
tres’gned) ; St. highway engineer, 1921; 
D’’st. Engineer, State Highway Dept., 1919- 
20. Remarks, came to OMa. 1908, lived 
Dow. McAlester. 1912-19 ; Okla. City since. 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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C. C. CHILDERS 


Was a forerunner of hard surfaced roads 
in Okla. Trained in civil and mining 
engineering. Civic worker,, through Rotary, 
Church, Y. M. C. A. 

CLARK, MRS. GEORGE E„ 1316 W. 17, 
Okla. City. Deni. Occ., housewife. B., 
Herrington, Kan., Sept. 10, 1880; came to 
Okla. 1903 located Mangum, Okla. City 
since. Edu., h. sch., Kiowa, Kan., Summer 
Normal, Medicine Lodge, Kan. Husband, 
George E. Clark. Cdrn., 1 s., Everett; 

3 d., Mildred, Helen, Margaret. Church, 
First Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Sorosis, Life 
mbr.; Mizpah Bible 'Study Club; Pres. City 
Council; Parents & Tchrs., Assn.; Amigo 
Chapter Eastern Star, Okla. City. Re¬ 
marks, del. to natl. Congress of Parents <fc 
Tchrs., Washington. D. C.; del. to st. 

convs., of Federated Clubs. Hobby, study 
club and parent-tchrs. work; especially 
interested in cdrn. 

CLARK, GEORGE F., State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., income Tax ac¬ 

countant. B„ Bond Co., Ill., Nov. 1869; 
came to Okla. 1902; located at Kickapoo Co., 
1902-10; Chandler 1910-18; Okla. City, 

1918- 29. Edu., Acad., Bloomington, Ill. 

Wife, Alla Cox. Cdrn., 1 s.. Geo. F., 

Detroit; 4 d., Leta, tchr Foreign Languages, 
Okla. City; Mrs. Thelma Lindsay, Sagi¬ 
naw, Mich.; Mrs. R. E. Hill, Jr., Mrs. Mona 
Van Arsdale, Wichita, Kan. ’ Bk. Con., 
Tradesmen’s Natl. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason; I. O. O. F.; K. P. Pol. Act, 
strictly partisan, 40 yrs.; makes co speeches. 
Offices tchr. 14 yrs. in Ill., Kan. and Okla. 
iMbr. Bd. Co. Commrs., Lincoln Co. 1907- 
11; Clk. Co. Ct., 1911-15; St. Sch. Land 
Dept. 1916; Editor of Chandler Co. Trib¬ 
une 1916-18; chmn. St. Bd. of Affairs 

1919- 23 under Robertson; St. Auditor, 1923- 
26; resigned to go into bus. Income Tax 
Accountant 1926-29. Remarks, Chmn. Lincoln 
Co. Council of Defense during W. War. 
Active . In promoting good roads in 
Lincoln Co. 

CLARK, GEORGE W., Court House, Okla. 
City. Occ., District Judge. B., Hunts- 
burgh. O., Aug. 5, 1851. Edu., Ill., studied 
law In bros. office; admitted to bar, 1875. 
Wife, Olive Ballard, of Ill. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mrs. Gail Horton, St. Louis; Mrs. Beatrice 
Fall, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl., Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs & 


Lodges, Lions; 33rd Mason, past grand 
Master Grand Lodge of Kan.; Past Grand 
Patron of O. E. S., Kan.; Past Master 4 
Blue Lodges; Past Potentate of India 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. M. B. 
Clark, Huntsburgh, O., (father) ; Charlotte 
Clark, Huntsburgh, (mother) ; E. 'M. Clark 
Pawnee. Pol. Act., active in politics ail 
his life. Offices, Dist. Judge, 22 yrs.; 
Probate Judge, Rice Co., Kan.; Asst. Atty., 
Gen., Kan. ;Judge Kan. Ct. of Appeals, 2 
terms; nominee for Supreme Ct. of Kan., 
1900, (defeated). Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904 ; lived since at Okla. Citq. 

CLARKE, FRED, C., Amer. Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. B., Atlanta, Ga., 
Feb. 24, 1881, came to Okla. 1913, located 
Okla. City. Edu'., com. and h. sch. At¬ 
lanta, Ga. Wife, Mae Bodine. Cdrn.. 3 
d., Jane, Gene, Betty. Bus. Con., St. Agt. 
Aetna Insurance Co. and World Fire & 
Marine Co., Pres Lewis-Clarke Pet. Co., 
•Sec’y. Okla. Co. t Tulsa; Dir. Marquette 
Oil Co., Tulsa ; Dir. Braniff Air Lines, Tulsa. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Exch. Natl, and First 
Natl., Tulsa. Bus. Assoc., L. H. Wentz, R. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



JUDGE GEO. W. CLARK 


H. Smith. Pol. Assoc., Scott Thompson, 
Roy St. Lewis, W. G. Skelly, W. T. Hales, 
Grant McCullough. Church, Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. City & Country Club; Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge; Siloam Shrine, Okla. 
City; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent statewide and natl. worker 10 
yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, treas. 
Rep. St. Cen. Com.. 1928. Chmn. Rep. St. 
Com., 1929. 

CLOUDMAN, DR. HARRY HOWARD, Med. 
Arts Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician. B., Gorham, Maine, Oct. 22, 1877 ; 
came to Okla. 1908; located Okla. City 
since. Edu., h. sch., Gorham, Me., A. B. 
Bowdoin Col., 1901; M. D., Univ. Yt. 1905. 
Wife, Mable Burnell. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Olin, N. Y. City; Harry Howard, Jr.; 1 d., 
Mrs. Vena Joe Sawyers. Bk. Con,, Amer-First 
Natl. Church, Unitarian. Lodges, Wash¬ 
ington No. 3 A. F. & A. M., Royal Arch. 
Chapter; Knight Templar, All Burlington, 
Vt. Mbr. Boy Scout Council; Amer. Med. 
Assn. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker, 
not active. Remarks, Medical Dir. for City 
Sells.. Coached and Refereed Football, 35 
yrs. One of founders and first sec’y. of 


Okla. St. H. Sch., Athletic Assn. Capt. 
6th. C. A. P., Lieut. Col. Med. Leg. No. 
120 O. N. G. Legionnaire Post No. 35, 
Okla. City. 

COBB, RANDELL SMITH, State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., assistant attorney 
general. B., Gainesville* Tex., July 8, 
1897 ; came to Okla. 1902, located at Lawton 
1902-04; Wewoka 1904-16; Okla. City since 
1916. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla. grad., 
Shawnee h. sch., 1915; Univ. Okla. 1916-19, 
LL. B., 1919. Wife, Mary Elizabeth 
Burke. Cdrn., 1 d„ Betty Jane. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, St. Lukes 
M. E. Lodges, 'Masonic Blue Lodge; Siloam; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act. partisan; worker city, co. and 
st. all his life, makes speeches. Offices, 
Dep. Co. Clk. Seminole Co., 1915; Dep. 
Ct. Clk. 'Seminole Co. 1915, Present Office 
1920. Party Honors pres. League of Young 
Dem., Okla. Co. 1923; del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 35, Okla. 
City; unassigned, 2nd Lieut Inf., Past 
Commander of Okla. City Post No. 35 
Amer. Legion 1927-28. Hobby, golf. 

COCHRAN. CHARLES B., 1226 W. 19th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., West 
Point Miss., May 9, 1887; came to Okla. 
1907 ;' located Durant; Okla. City, since 
1922. Edu., A. B. and LL. B. Univ. of 
Miss. Wife, Winniel W. Wright. Bus. 
Con., Ames, Cochran, Ames & Monnet, 
attys. Bk. Con., Dir. First Natl. Bk., 
Durant, stockholder in Amer-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. Church, St. 
Luke’s Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club, 
Okla. City Golf & Country Club; Men’s 
Dinner Club; Masonic Lodge, Durant. 
Office, associate Justice Supreme Ct. of 
Okla. 

COLBERT, BEN H., 1416 W. lltli, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., livestock farmer. B., 
Colbert, Station, I. T., March 24, 1873. 
Edu., com. sch., Colbert Station; Bap. 
Acad. Atoka. Bus. Col., Denison, Tex. 
Wife, Ruth Graff of Tex. Cdrn., 1 s„ Ted, 
Okla. City. 1 d., Tonapah, h. Bus. Con., 
Clerk for Congressman U. S. Stone. Also 
familiar with accounting, banking, real 
estate and insurance bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. and Trust Co. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Czarina Conlan, (sister), Supt. 
Indian Dept. St. Historical Soc.; Walter 
Colbert, Ardmore; Chas. Colbert, Durant 


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GEO. W. COLLETT 


(bro.). Assoc., (pol.) U. iS. Stone, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C.; S. A. Byers, Roy St. Lewis, 
W. G. Johnston A C. Alexander, Sen. W. 
B. Pine, J. W. Harreld, Lew Wentz. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and statewide since 
1900; makes speeches; works personally 
through corns, and others. Offices, First 
Sec'y. Gov. Douglas H. Johnston, Chick¬ 
asaw mbr. of Commission that drafted sup¬ 
plemental treaty between Chickasaw and 
Choctaw tribes of Indians and the U. S. 
Govt., 1902; U. S. Marshal, southern Dist. 
of Ind. Ter. 1900-04; Field Clerk Indian 
Dept. 1921-23. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs.; mbr. St. Com., 7 yrs.; 
Asst. Mgr. Pine’s campaign, 1923-24. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman, lived Colbert, 
Atoka. Tishomingo, Okla. City since 1919; 
has also lived in Texas an<t Mexico. Vet¬ 
eran of Spanish-Amer. War, with Rough 
Riders and Secretary for Col. Roosevelt 
1898; also veteran of W. War, machine 
gunner; mbr. Amer. Legion, Jas. D. Davis 
Post. Hobby, thoroughbred livestock. 

COLCORD, CHARLES FRANCIS, Colcord 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., capitalist. 
B., Ky., Aug. 18. 1859. Edu., com. sch. 
Wife, Harriett, d. of Rev. Thos. Scoresby, 
(deceased). Kan. Cdrn., 1 s.; 4 d. Bus. 
Con., owner Colcord Bldg.; large interest 
in Commerce Exchange Bldg.; new Bilt- 
more Hotel, pres, of bd.; dir. Local Bldg. 
& Loan Assn.; large oil holdings; identi¬ 
fied with many other enterprises In city 
and st. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl., dir. 
Assoc., (pol.) leaders of both parties in 
st. Clubs, 32nd Mason; Okla. Club. Pol. 
Act., active in city, co., st., and nation, 
50 yrs.; works personally, through corns, 
and others. Offices, Police Chief, Okla. 
City, early days; Sheriff, Okla. Co., 1889- 
90; U. S. Marshal, 1893-98. Remarks, 
came to Okla. about 1876. Herded cattle 
in western part of st.; lived Okla. City, 
1889-93, Perry, 1893-98; Okla. City since. 
Father of many of the most important en¬ 
deavors in Okla. City. Influential in civic 
affairs. Has confidence of Okla. City citi¬ 
zenry. Hobby, civic upbuilding. 

COLLETT, GEORGE W„ Edmond. Dem. 
Occ., stockraising. B., Palmyra, Mo., Dec. 
28, 1862. Wife, Stella, d. of C. E. Guern¬ 
sey, Edpaond. Cdrn., 6 d. Bus. Con., 
farming and stockraising. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Britton. Assoc., milking shorthorn 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

breeders in different states; (pol.) J. O. 

Gray, Chas. Randolph. J. H. Wirth, C. c! 

Hisel. Church, First Bap., Britton. Pol 
Act, independent; active in Okla. Co. ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices’ 
mbr. Free Fair Bd., 1926-27 ; mbr. twp. 
tod., 1920-21 ; twp. elec. bd. elk., 1927-28. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1889, lived since 
near Britton. Interested in good roads 
and good government. Active in rural 
affairs. 

CONLAN, CZARINA COLBERT, State 
Capitol, Okla. City. Occ., Supervisor In- 
dian Dept., State Historical Society. B , 

Bryan Co.. Okla., Jan. 14, 1871. Edu 

Indian sch., Colbert, Okla.; Convent, Deni¬ 
son, Tex.; Baird Col., Clinton, Mo.; Mary 
Baldwin Col., Staunton, Va. Husband 
Mike Conlan. Cdrn., 1 d., Lottie Anita, 
art tchr., Okla. City schs. Bk. Con., Amer- 
First Natl., Okla. City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, O. E. S., Atoka, past worthy matron; 
first pres. Ind. Ter., Fed. of Women's 
Clubs; past Division Pres. U. D. C.; has 
been active in Fed. Club work in Okla. 
Imp. Rel., Walter Colbert sheriff Carter 
Co.; Ben Colbert,, sec’y. to U. S. Stone; 
Chas. Colbert, stockman, Durant, (bros.) ; 
Mrs. H. U. McBride, (sister) Denver. Pol. 
Act., partisan; w’orks personally and 
through corns.; makes speeches. Offices, 


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CZARINA C. CONLAN 


Supervisor Indian Dept. St. Historical 
Society, since 1919; " mbr. Bd. of Edu., 
Lindsay, 1898 (sec’y.)—first woman on 
bd. of edu. in Okla. Remarks, one-eighth 
Choctaw Indian, lived at Colbert, Atoka, 
Lindsay, Okla. City since 1899. Chiefly 
interested in collection of Indian histori¬ 
cal relics and data. 

CONNALLY, CLAUDE E„ Colcord Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., insurance. B., 
Farmersville, Tex., May 12, 1878. Edu., 
com. sch., Farmersville. Married. Cdrn., 
Aileen R., Leah M., Norman. Bus. Con., 
Travelers Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Assoc., D. R. 
Bonfoey; (pol.) Jasper Roberts, J. K. 
Wright, Judge Wyley Jones, Col. R. A. 
Sneed, A. S. J. Shaw. Col. Graves Leeper. 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1907 ; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, St. Factory Inspector 1911-17; 
Commr. of Labor, Okla. 1918-27. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 


485 

came to Indian Terr, in 1898; lived Okla. 
City since 1911. Interested in educational 
movements, economics and good roads. 
Hobby, fishing. 

CONNER, FORREST EARLE, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., Ford dealer. B„ Ottawa, Kan., 
Jan. 13, 1896. Edu., h. sch.; Okla. A. &. 
M. Col. 2 yrs. Wife, Esther, d. of T. C. 
Pierce, Stillwater. Cdrn., Mary Jo and 
Donna Louise. Bus. Con., Ford dealer, Ed¬ 
mond. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Citizens Natl.; 
Amer. First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., B. 
H. Means, Jones, banker; (pol.) Stanley 
Rogers Albert McRill, Walter DeGraffen- 
reid; Hubert Bolen, R. H. Wilson, Henry 
S. Johnston, Charles McCloud. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., Edmond, 
Pres. 1928-29; Kiwanis; A. F. & A. M., 
Walters; K. of P., Hobart. Imp. Rel., ,J. 
V. Holcomb, May Store. Denver; Lee Con¬ 
ner, Mgr. Independant Oil & Gas Co., Ok¬ 
mulgee ; Chas. W. Conner, Leslie L. Con¬ 
ner, lawyers, Okla. City, (bros,). Pol. Act., 
active in politics since 1916; makes speech¬ 
es and works through corns. Party Honors, 
del. to convs., st. and co.; Chmn. Johnston 
for Gov. Club, Edmond, 1926. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899; lived Hobart, Walt¬ 
ers, McAlester, Ardmore, Okla. City; Ed¬ 
mond since 1924. Interested in good schs., 
good roads,, aviation. During W. War he 
served in 95th Div., Rank of 1st. Lieut. 
iMbr. Amer. Legion Post at Edmond. Hobby, 
uplifting of convicts and orphan children. 

CONNOLLY, JOHN, 326 W. 20th Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., investments. B., Toronto, 
Canada. March 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
and TJniv., Toronto. Wife, Maude Far¬ 
rington. Cdrn., 3 s., John Jr., James, 

Joseph; 1 d., Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Harjo Gravel Co.; real estate and in¬ 
vestments ; Provident Mtg. Co.; Capital 
Hill Finance Co.; Guthrh Inv. Co. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Church, Roman Cath. 
Clubs. Knights of Columbus; Gibbons Din¬ 
ner Club. Assoc., (pol.) J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son ; J. C. Walton. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
speeches; works through corns, and others. 
Offices, St. Fire Marshal, 1919-27. Party 
Honors, conducted st. campaigns for Dem. 
party 1896 and 1900. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902 and has lived since at Okla. 
City. Always active in Okla. campaigns. 

CONSTANT, MRS. R. L., 205 E. 13, 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ., housewife, teacher. 
B„ Medicine Lodge, Kan., 1888; came to 


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OKLAHOMA COUNTY 487 



JUDGE WLLIAM L. CRITTENDEN 


Okla. 1914, located at Okla. City. Edu., 
grad. h. sch., Winfield, Kan.. 1905, A. B. 

S. W. Col., Winfield.. 1909, Tchrs. Course. 
Hus., Robert Leroy Constant. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Warren Leroy, Robert Merwin. Bus. Con., 
Harrison 'Smith Co. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl.; 
Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
Sen. R. L. Owen, Muskogee; Mrs. J. W. 
Nicholson* Maryland; Dr. J. B. Rone, A. 
E. Moseley, H. T. Laughbaum, Dr. Geo. 
Zentz, Mrs. W. R. Pattengil. Maine; Mrs. 
Halsey Wilson, N. Y.; R. Hugh Jarvis, W. 
Va.; Mrs. Elizabeth House, Bristow. Church, 
Wesley M. E. Clubs & Lodges, Natl. Re¬ 
search Club; Eastern Star; Asst. Supt. 
Bd. of Public Welfare; East Side Civic 
Club; Amer. Legion Auxiliary; W. C. T. U. 
Imp. Rel„ descendant Gen. Warren, killed 
at Bunker Hill. Pol. Act., party woman but 
not radical; city, co. and st. worker, speaks 
on platform and over radio. Party Honors, 
Sec’y-Treas. Anti-Al Smith Dem. organiz¬ 
ation 2 yrs. Remarks, active national*?/ in 
politics, interested in church, social and 
civic welfare. 

COOMBS, MRS. WALKER M„, 2822 Clas¬ 
sen, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., musician. B., 
Cameron. Mo.; came to Okla. in 1907, locat¬ 
ed at Okla. City. Edu.. com. and h. schs., 
Cameron, Mo.; American Conservatory of 
Music, Chicago, Ill. Hus., Walker M. 
Coombs. Cdrn., 1 s., Howard C., Houston, 
Tex. Bus. Con., real estate. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) W. R. 
White, Fred C. Clarke. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Art League; Ladies Music 
Club; Hospitality Club; Amer. Guild of 
Organists; Eastern Star No. 10; Memorial 
Assn. Bd. of Dir. Imp. Rel., (bro.), W. E. 
Howard, Los Angeles, Calif.: (sister), Mrs. 

T. J. Woodward, Denver, Colo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and dist. worker 22 yrs. in 
all ways useful. Party Honors, Pres. Rep. 
Woman’s Club 1924-28; del. numerous times 
to co. and st. convs. Hobby, music. 

COPE, M. B., St. CapitoJ. Den*. Occ., 
attorney at law. B., Hunlock Greek, Pa., 
March 3, 1877. Edu., Stockton Acad.,, Stock- 
ton, Kan. grad. 1895, Scientific Course. 
Wife, Ethel Bradley, El Reno. Bus. Con., 
Atty. for St. Banking Dept.; familiar with 
Bldg. & Loan, banks and banking Bk. Con.. 
El Reno St. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
•Tames I. Phelps, Judge H. L. Fogg, Judge 
J. A. Rinehart and other democratic 


leaders. Church. First Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason. Blue Lodge, El Reno; 
Shrine, India Temple, Okla. City; Odd 
Fellow, El Reno Past Grand Master and Past 
Grand Repr. of Okla.; M. W. A., El Reno. 
Lions Club. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide, active since 1896; makes speeches, 
works personally and through corns, and 
others and all ways needed. Offices, mbr. 
first and second Legis., lower house; co. 
judge Canadian Co. 1925 ; postmaster El 
Reno 191:1-22. Appointed Attorney for 
the Sta+e Banking Department Feb. 1, 
1927. Party Honors del. to ail co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 
located El Reno and lived there since. 
Was active in all war work during W. 
War especially Red Cross work and Liberty 
Loan drives. 

CORDELL MRS. AUfw 500 E. lOtll, 
Okla. City. Dem. Oc~. Christian Science 
Practitioner. B., Nashville, Tenn., came 
Okla. 1890; located at Chandler, 
Guthrie in 1913, Okla. City since 1919. 
Widow. Cdrn., 1 s.. J. Wm. Rk. Con . 
L ; berty Natl. Church. First Church of 
Cbrst. Scientist. Clubs & Lodnrs Hospi¬ 
tality Club; Daughters of Confederacy; 
American Legion Auxiliary; League of 
w-iune Dem. ; Eastern Star: Fidelis 

Chapter. Okla. City; East Side Civic Club. 
Pol. Act., strictly partisan; co. worker 25 
yrs., pe-sonal contact and through com.s., 
et al. Party Honors, Prct. Vice Chmn. 
since 1925, still serving. 

CORDELL. JOHN WILLIAM. St. Capitol. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., reading clerk of 
Senate and assistant State Election Board. 
Teved in Chandler Guthrie, Altus, Okla. 
City, Jacksonville, Fla., Okla. City since 1928. 
WHe. Myrtle L. Stout, (deceased). Rk. Con.. 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., past., Paul M. Pope, 
Jacksonville, Fla. T. D. Turne". Works 
with party organization throughout state. 
Church, Christian Science, Guthrie. Lodges. 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Shrine ; Eastern Star, 
Okla. City Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in city, co. and st. all 
his life; makes speeches and works through 
personal contact. Offices, reading clerk in 
St. Senate since 1915. Remarks Legionnaire 
85th Inf. 18th Div.; Amer. Legion Post No. 
35, Okla. City. Started politics as page in 
1st Legis. Legion record. Mbr. Ex-Com. 
Post. No. 35, 1922-23; dep. Adjt. 1923-25. 

CORNELIUS. MAYNARD, S. W. Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., public 
accountant and tax accountant. B. Logan 
Co., Ky., May 25, 1877 ; came to Okla. in 
1901, iocated Mangum in 1901-02, Okla, 
City since. Edu.. com. schs., Ky.; Bethel 
Col. 2 yrs. Wife. Margaret H. Hooker. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Robert M. Bus. Con.. Corne¬ 
lius & McKeehen. Bk. Con.. Amer-First 
Natl. Assoc., C. W. McKeehen. R. H. 
Wilson, Hubert L. Bolen, Judge Sam 
Hooker, E. L. Shelden, W. S. Patton, Ed¬ 
mond. Church, Pres. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. P.: C. of C. Pol. Act. partisan; 
city, co. and st. worker all his life, works 
through others. Offices. Register of Deeds, 
1913-14; Co. Clk. 1915-16. Party Honors, 
local mgr. R. H. Wilson’s campaign for 
Gov. in 1922; helped in Gen. Dem. Cam¬ 
paign ; Co. Chmn. 1926-28. 

CORRIGAN, B. E„ 1112 E. 15th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. amusements. B., Gamer, 
Ark., Apr. 3, 1889 ; came to Okla. in 1916, 
located Okla. City. Edu., Hineman Univ. 
Ark. Cdrn... 2 s., Brian Earl. Robert Beresford ; 
3 d.. Geraldine Ruth, Anna Michaellne, Patsy 
Jean. Bus. Con., Pres. Corrigan Amuse¬ 
ment Enterprises. Bk. Con.. Tdberty Natl. 
Church. Grace Meth. Lodges, Mason; K. P. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 10 yrs. Honors, 
asst. co. registrar at this time. 

COTTLE. DR. ISAAC NEWTON. 2311 S. 
Harvey, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. physician. 
B., Elliott Co. Ky., Jan. 14. 1878. Edu., 
Medmal Col.. Kv„ Sell, of Medicine 1903. 
Bk. Con.. Capitol St. ; Okla. Natl. Assoc., 
.T'din Lesse~. Hale V. Davis, Bryan Beatty, 
Mrs. Julia Mulligan. Pol. Act. has been 
e-pecially active in co. the last 4 yrs. 


Offices, former Co. Health Officer. Remarks, 
has been del. to several convs., both in 
Kentucky and Oklahoma. 

COUCH,. JOHN !<„ 837 W. 10th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., chiropractor. B., Haneer- 
rille Ala., Nov. 14, 1884 ; came to Okla. 
in 1919, located at Okla. City. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Hancerrille, Ala.; Carver Col. 
of Chiropractor. Wife. Julia Viola McMurray. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Lucille Viola. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
men Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. iSullivan, Dr. 
Curtis .T. Lee, Dr. C. Sterling Cooley, Harry 
Gallaher. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Shrine, Birmingham, Ala. Pol. 
Act., Dem. worker 10 yrs. as needed. Party 
Honors, Treas. and mbr. St. Bd. of Chiro¬ 
practors; past Pres. St. Assn. Offices, City 
Clk. of Hancerrille, Ala. Remarks, tchr. 
in Clinic of Carver Col. Hobby, golf. 

CRAWFORD, J. 0., (ODE), Okla. City. 
Formerly of Pontotoc Co. Brother of John 
Crawford, Pontotoc Co. Mbr. of Bd. of Edu¬ 
cation. Formerly connected with St. Health 
Dept, as sanitary inspector. (Cofhplete 
information unavailable.) 

CRICK, LLOYD EARP, Britton. Dem. 
Occ.. lyceum manager. B„ Cunningham. 
Kan., .Tune 23, 1892. Edu., S. W. Col.. 

Winfield, Kan. grad.; Emporia Col., Kan.; 
Kansas Univ. grad, work; Okla. Univ.; 
Medical Sch. 1 vr. Wife, Beulali, d. of S. 
D. Frazier, Britton. Cdrn., Barbara Lee. 
Rus. Ccn.. gen. mgr. Columbian Artists, a 
Lyceum Bureau covering S. W. states; 
Chrysler sales agent, Wentz Motor Co., 
Britton ; extensive rental property, Winfield, 
Kan. Bk. Con.. First Tradesmen Natl.; 
Tradesmens Natl., Okla. City.; Winfield 
Natl. Winfield Kan. Assoc., Sch. Supt., 

Univ. Dir. and Churchman. Assoc., (pol.) 
Maynard Cornelius, Sam Elliott, John 
Wh'tehurst; Sch. Supt. Univ. Dirs. and 
Churchmen, various social and civic clubs. 
Church. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Commercial 
Club; Alnha Kapna Kappa ; I. O. O. 

F. ; A. F. & A. M., Britton. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
s'n. Offices. City Dairy Inspector, Emporia, 
Kan. 1916; Chmn. Britton Industrial Com. 
Prct. Chmn. Inspector. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1922 ; lived Okla. City 1 yr. ; Britton 
since 1923. Civic worker. Prohibitionist. 
Mbr. Hospital Corps Naval Reserve, officers. 
Hobby, music. 

CRITTENDEN, JUDGE WILLIAM L., 

1020 Petroleum Bldg.. Okla. City. Dem. 
B.. Morrisville, Va., Feb. 7, 1885; came to 
Okla. 1906, located at Stigler. Ind. Terr., un¬ 
til 1921, Tulsa 1922, Okla. City since. Edu., 
Morrisville, Va. h. sch.: Univ. of Va., LL. 
B. • George 'Washington Univ., Washington, 
D. C. Single. Bus. Con., Official Utilities 
Assn, of Okla. Bk. Con., Amer-First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Imp. Rel., Gov. T. T. Crit¬ 
tenden, Mo., J. J. Crittenden, Ky., acting 
GoV. of Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; natl., co. 
independent worker, not very active now; 
was Natl. Speaker in Wis. and Minn. 1916. 
Offices, appointed by Constitutional Conv. 
as first Co. Clk. of Haskell Co.; Co. Judge 
2 terms, Haskell Co.; Legal Advisor of 
Gov. R. L. Williams, same position with 
Gov. Trapp; asst. Atty. Gen. under Prince 
Freeling. Party Honors, del. to Natl. Dem. 
Conv., Baltimore, 1912; St. Louis, 
1916. Remarks. Legionnaire, mbr. 
Dunlap Post Stigler, enlisted in 36th Div. 
Served Inf., Artillery and Aviation in W. 
War.; discharged with rank of Major; 
at present Lt. Col. of Reserve Corps. Mbr. 
of Sons of Amer. Revolution. Mbr. of Soc. 
of War of 1812. Formerly Judge Advocate 
Gen. of Sons of Confederate Veterans. 
Hobby, foreign travel. 

CROSSLEY, LEE, Luther, Okla. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Atchinson Co.. Mo., Sept. 2, 
1875 ; came to Okla. in 1899, located at 
Guthrie Tmlher since 1902 Edu., com. sch., 
Kan. Wife, Justi Varel. Edu., 1 s., Leo 
Ollie; 1 d., Mrs. Mable Savage. Bus. Con.. 
Toe Crossley & Co., general mercantile Co. 
Rk. Con., LWher St. Assoc., (pol.) O. M. 
Cn'n E. T. Kennedy, Ross Lowell, Dave 
Walker, Dave King, A. B. Crouch, Ben 







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and h. schs., Stroud; St. Xaviers Academy, 
Denison, Tex. Hus., Ivy Victor Cruce. 
Cdrn., 3 s.. Jack J., Billy, Jean; 2 d., 
Mary Francis, Jo Ann. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
man Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Victor Purdy, 
Airs. John J. Volz, Margaret McA r ean, W. 
J. Holloway, Airs. Cafky, Sen. Harry Jolly 
M. E. Trapp. Church', Cath. Clubs 
& Lodges, Hospitality Club; U. D. 
C.; Okla. Dem. Club; League of 
Young Dem. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker since 1907, organizer, etc. Offices, 
Deputy St. Examiner and Inspector; Chief 
Clerk Enrolling & Engrossing Dept., House 
of Representatives. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeewoman; 
Registrar Elec. Bd. Remarks, charge Red 
Cross Unit, during W. War. Hobby, child¬ 
ren and education. 

CRUM, H. 0., Britton. Dem. Occ., real 
estate. B., A'irginia, Ill. Edu., com. schs., 
111.; Whipple Academy, Jacksonville, Hi., 
2 yrs.: h. sch. and Business Col., Winfield. 
Kan. in 1893-94. Wife, Eva Wolford, Id. 
Bus. Con., Home Insurance Co., N. Y. , 
local Bldg. & Loan Assn.. Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; First 
Natl. Assoc., Frank Trosper, Ed M. Semans ; 
(pol.) Claude Weaver, Hubert L. Bolen, 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


h. sch., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, Asst. Supt. Okla. City Water Dept. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman ; del. to 
convs. Remarks, came io Okla. in 1900 ; 
lived at McAlester, Duncan, Norman, Okla. 
City since 1908. Lectures on distribution 
methods at A. & M. Col., short course each 
year; instructor in State Fireman School 
on subject of hydrants. During W. War 
served in U. S. S. Buffalo, U. S. Navy ; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Okla. City Post. Hobby, 
improvement of tools and methods used in 
water department. 

CURETON, MRS. BEULAH H., 1216 W. 
40, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., sales force of 
Harlow Publishing Co. B., Newport, Ind.; 
came to Okla. in 1905, located at Wagoner in 
1919. Aluskogee 1919-26, Okla. City 1926- 
29. Edu., com. and h. .schs., Dunkirk, Ind.; 
Normal Sch., Angela, Ind., Winona, Ind. 
Hus.. Otis R. Cureton (deceased). Cdrn., 1 
s., Clarence Lee Cureton, Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Amer-First Natl.; Liberty Natl 
Assoc., (pol.) W. T. Hales, Fred C. Clarke 
Airs. Elma Eylar, Airs. Helen Francis, A. 
C. Alexander Airs. R. D. Rood, Aliss Alaude 
O. Thomas, Verne Whiting, Mrs. T. B. Fer 
guson. Church, Christian Science. Clubs, 
C. of C.; Woman's Rep. Club; Arts and 
Crafts; Natl. Research; Pres. Parent and 
Tchrs. Assn.. Wagoner 1910; Pres. Arts 
and Crafts and Alusic Club at Wagner in 
1914-16. Pol. Act., strictly partisan; co. 
and statewide Rep. worker 20 yrs., very 
active. Offices, Postmaster of Aluskogee in 
1921-26, 2nd largest postofifiee in U. S. to 
be held by a woman. Vice Pres, of Natl. 
Postmasters, organized in 1922-26. Party 
Honors, first Vice Chmn. Rep. St. Com. 
1920-22, resigned to take post office; del. 
to co., dist and st. convs.; mgr. for Airs. 
R. D. Rood. Natl. Committeewoman in her 
campaign for re-election 1928. Served in Rep. 
St. headquarters in 1928 : as St. Dir. of 
3 H. (Hoover, Home and Happiness) Prct. 
Clubs. Remarks, served during W. War as 
co. chmn. of Wagoner Co., Food Pledge, 
Saving Stamps, Council of Defense; on Si. 
Executive Com. of Council of Defense. 
Hobbies, reading, painting and politics. 

DABNEY, EDWIN, Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney general, resigned. 
B., Comanche Co., Tex., Feb. 2, 1883. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Tex., grad. h. sch. in 
1898; Howard Payne Col., 1899; Univ. of 
Texas 1899-1903, LL. B. Wife, first, Emma 
Adams (deceased) ; 2nd, Jewell Cooper. 


EDWIN DABNEY 


I. V. CRUCE 


Dancy, Geo. Callihan, I. L. Harris, Bob 
Carlson. Church, Chris. Club, C. of C., 
very active in civic affairs of Luther. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 25 yrs. personal 
contact. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. in past; 
mbr. Town Council. Party Honors, del. to 
numerous st. and co. convs. Remarks, active 
on all drives during W. War. 


CROWE, VINCIL PENNY, St. Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., assistant attorney general. B., 
Braymer, Mo., July 7, 1879; came to Okla. 
in 1921, located at Enid; Okla. City since 
1925. Edu., com. and h. schs., Mo.; 
grad. Woodson Institute, Richmond, Alo.; 
Central Col., Fayette, A. B. 1918 ; Univ. of 
Mo., LL. B. 1921. Wife, Katherine Frances 
Latimer. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Assoc., 
mbr. law firm. Embry, Johnson, Crowe and 
Tolbert; W. E. Crowe, Bert Smith, Enid; 
Walter E. Latimer, A. S. J. Shaw, Ed Dab¬ 
ney, Geo. F. Short, J. Berry King, Okla. 
City. Church, St. Lukes, Aleth., So. Clubs 
& Lodges, Acacia Frat, Mo. Univ.; Alason- 
ic Blue Lodge; Siloam, Okla. City; K. T.; 
Chapter, Enid. Imp. Rel., (bros.), W. E. 
Crowe, R. D. Crowe, Enid. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker in city, co. and st. all his 
life, makes speeches and works through 
personal activities. Offices, Co. Atty. of 
Garfield Co. 1923-24; Asst. Atty. Gen. in 
1925 to Nov. 1, 1929. Parly Honors, Dem. 
nominee for Congress from 8th Congres¬ 
sional Dist. 1924, defeated by M. C. Gar¬ 
ber; Pres. League Young Dem. of Garfieid 
Co. in 1923; del. to various st. convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 35, Okla. 
City, L T nit S. A. T. C. Interested in golf. 
Past Pres. Lions Club, Enid; Past mbr. 
Jr. C. of C. Work in Atty. General's office 
has been on tax and trial. Has been as¬ 
signed to Auditors office, close to Shaw. 

CRUCE, I. V., 1412 E. 12th St., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., accounting. B., Purcell, 
Aug. 31, 1887. Edu., com. and ’ h. schs., 
Wewoka and Norman. Wife, Frances Phipps. 
Cdrn., 3 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl. Church, Bap. Assoc., (pol.) W. C. 
McAlester. Pol. Act., worker since 1909 
through personal contacts. Offices, Deputy 
Co. Clk.; Deputy St. Examiner & Inspector. 
Hobby, improving public offices. 

CRUCE, MRS. I. V., 1412 E. 12th, Okla 
City. Dem. Occ., accountant. B., Whites- 
boro, Tex., Oct. 13, 1888; came to Okla. in 
1889, located at Tecumseh, Okla. 8 yrs., In 
Stroud 6 yrs., Okla. City since. Edu., com. 


AIRS. BEULAH H. CURETON 


Tke Bonaparte, Jas. H. Berry, Cliff Myers. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., Okla. City; Com¬ 
mercial Club. Britton; A. F. & A. AI.; 
Eastern 'Star, Britton; India Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1902 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Postmaster, Britton, 1914-22; City Coun¬ 
cilman. Britton; Inspector Elec. Bd., in 
1921-22. Party Honors, del. from Coman¬ 
che Co. to first St. Conv. in 1907. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902; lived near Duncan; 
Proved in claim in Comanche Co.; Brit¬ 
ton since 1909. Strong civic worker. 

CUNNINGHAM, MORRISON B.. 1104 W. 

45th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Assistant Sup¬ 
erintendent City Water Department. B., 
Greenville, Tex., Oct. 16, 1896. Edu., h. sch., 
Okla. City; Univ. of Okla.; Professional 
Course I. C. S. Wife, Lucy D., d. of Claud 
Weaver, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., M. St. 
Jacques; 2 d., Lucy Evaline, Mary Frances. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Church, Epworth Meth. Assoc., C. E. Bretz, 
Okla. City; (pol.)) Joe Patterson, Walter 
Dean, Judge C. C. Christinson, Fred Cap- 
shaw. Geo. Whitehurst, Claude Weaver. Imn. 
Rel., Clark A!., (bro.) tchr. at Webster Jr. 











JEWEL COOPER DABNEY 


Cdrn., 1 d.. Amber Jane. Bus. Con., 

new business, General Amer. Investment 
Foundation, Inc. private practice of law. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., past law 
partners, J. H Lawson, P. K. Morrill, C. 
E. Hall, Okla. City. Clubs &. Lodges, Opti¬ 
mist ; Rancho Beach; Country Club; Mason¬ 
ic Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie, Commandery* Eldorado, Okla. 
Pol. Act., party man, but independent; city 
co. and st. worker; makes speeches, works 
through personal activity. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Comanche Co. Tex., 1906-08; Repr. Okla. 
Legis. in 1919-21; Asst. Atty. Gen. 192?- 
27; Atty. Gen. 1927 until resigned, recently. 
Party Honors, in charge st. headquarters 
during st. campaign of 1922. Remarks, 
Chief interest is serving in public life ; 
mbr. of all Bar Associations. 

DABNEY, JEWEL COOPER, 625 Perrine 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., politician. B., 
Caddo Mills. Tex.. June 4, 1899 ; came to 
Okla. in 1906, located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., 1913; Hills Business 
Col. 1913. Hus., Edwin Dabney. Bus. Con., 
Sec’y Dabney & Thompson, Atty. Bk. Con.. 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ed M. Semans, Ed Trapp. Hubert 
L. Bolen, W. J. Holloway, J. Berry King. 
Elmer Thomas, Newt Graham, Bart Ald¬ 
ridge, Homer Bishop, Bess Stubblefield, 
Mrs. Huff, H. Tom Kight, Scott Ferris. 
John B. Doolin, Harry Fair. Clubs, Junior 
McDowell, Business Women's Club; Amer- 
Legion Aux. Imp. Rel., (uncle), C. L. 
Cooper, Durant. Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co., st. and natl. worker 9 yrs; 9 yrs. pri¬ 
marily through personal activities but uses 
all practical methods. Offices, Sec’y-Treas. 
St. League of Young Dem. 1924; Sec’y to 
Okla. Delegation to Natl. Conv. in N. Y., 
•Tune, 1924: appointed by Natl. Com. to 
have charge of activities of the Natl. Lea¬ 
gue of Young Dem. at the Auditorium 
Hotel (Dem. Hdqts.) Chicago, 1924; Ct. 
Stenographer 1914; Deputy Ct. Clk. 1914; 
both Okla. Co.; asst. City Auditor, Okla. 
City 1925-27. Party Honors, Okla. Co. 
Sec’y-Treas. Okla. Co. League of Young 
Dem., also Fifth Dist. Sec’y-Treas. League 
for St. ; Sec’y-Treas. Dem. St. Cen. Com. 
1922 25- Sec’y-Treas. Natl. League 1922-24. 
Remarks, mbr. Post No. 35. Hobby, politics. 

DAILEY, ALBERT DAVID, Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., publisher. B„ Port Byron, Ill. Edu., 
■com. and h. schs.. Port Byron, Ill. Wife, 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

Maude E. Munbrun. Cdrn., 1 s., Larry, 
Wichita Falls; 1 d„ Mrs. L. L. Bennett’ 
Chicago. Bus. Con., Edmond Sun. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Geo. M. Callihan, Ed Shelden, W. DeGraf- 
fenreid, W. B Pine, U. S. Stone, W. .1. 
Ilarreld, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., Pres. 1920; Kiwanis; 
Press Assn. ; Edmond Golf Club; A. F. & 
A. M., past Master. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. since 1905; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts and com«. 
Offices, Postmaster, Edmond, 1912-16. Party 
Honors, mbr. co. Elec. Bu. 1914; sec’y of 
Rep. Co. Com.. 1922. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Edmond. Inter¬ 
ested in good roads. Prohibitionist. Hobbv, 
golf. 

DALE, MRS. J. R., St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., secretary Oklahoma Library 
Commission. B., Marshalltown, la.; came 
to Okla. 1890, located Hobart, Okla. City 
1919 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Mar¬ 
shall Co., Ia.; Valparaiso Univ.; B. O. 
Highland Park Col., grad, in Pharmacy. 
Hus., John Richard Dale, M. D., (dec.). 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Church Pres., Clubs & Lodges, Sorosis 
Club; Town Club; Eastern Star. Offices, 
City Sunt, of Schs., of Hobart; Librarian 
at Hobart; Pres. S. W. Library Assn.; Sec'y 
Okla. Library Commrs., 10 yrs. Remarks, 
one of 4-Minute Speakers during W. War. 
Hobby, books and travel. 

DALEY. CHARLES WILLIAM, Colcord 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., general in¬ 
surance. B„ N. Y. City, N. Y., Feb. 6, 
1884; came to Okla. 1905, located Nowata 
1905-11; Tulsa 1911-23; Okla. City 1923 
and since. Edu., com. and h. sells., Lima, 
Ohio, grad. St. Louis h. sch. 1901. Wife, 
Louise Mary Emhoff. Bus. Con., Travellers 
Life Insurance Co., Okla. City Branch. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., G. R. Bonfoey; (pol.) W. J. Hodo- 


489 

way, M. E. Trapp, M. A. Looney, O. A. 
Cargill, Okla. City; Tom Wade, Marlow; 
John J. Hardin ,Okla. City; Owen Black, 
Lawton. Church, Cath., Bishop's Chapel. 
Clubs & Lodges, Pres. Cosmopolitan; K 
C., 4th degree, St. Deputy of Okla. since 
1924. Pol. Act., partisan; co., st. and natl. 
worker all life; makes speeches and works 
through personal activity. Offices, Inspector 
of Police, Tulsa 1921-22. Party Honors, 
•del. to st. and co. convs. occasionally; co. 
chmn. 4 yrs. Remarksi, mbr. Okla. Natl. 
Guard since 1918, held on recruiting 1 duty 
in Okla. City during War. Lieut. Col., in 
Inspector Gen. Dept.; also served 4 yrs. in 
Ohio Guard. Pres. Okla. Co. Reserve Offi¬ 
cers Assn, of U. S., 2 yrs. C. M. T. C. 
M as Chmn. ot Okla. Co. in Cargill’s 
campaign for Gov.; was in charge of or¬ 
ganization work for Mayor Newblock of 
Tulsa for Mayor. Mbr. of Okla. City Box¬ 
ing Commission, professional boxer 5 yrs. 
Took very prominent part in subduing Tulsa 
Race Riot. Mbr. Honor Guard at funeral of 
McKinley; represented Okla. as personal 
representative of Gov. at funeral of Pres. 
Harding. Mbr. Guard accompanying body 
to Marion, Ohio. In 1904 with Zack Mul- 
hall during World's Fair. Active as horse¬ 
man in every frontier meet in Cheyenne 
Wyo. until 1911. 

DANCY, BEN B„ 605 E. 10th, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., contractor. B., Tecumseh, Neb., 
Sept. 29, 1872. Edu., h. sch.. Republic, 
Kan. Wife, Oma Lacey. Cdrn., 3 s., Howard, 
Okla. City; Ben B. Jr.; James, Naval Lt., 
Calif. ; 3 d.. Mrs. W. B. Patfield, Mrs. Ed 
Markwell, Okla. City; Helen. Bus. Con., 
building contractor. Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl.; Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. G. 
Johnston, Dick Quinn, Jim Harris, Arthur 
Geissler, Lew Wentz, Roy St. Lewis, Judge 
Ed S. Vaught. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; K. P., 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., J. E. Dancy (bro.), 
Grainola Gazette, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; 



CHARLES W. DALEY 













490 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Wife, Grace Johnston. Cdrn., 1 s., E. Julian. 
1 d., Charlotte Ann. Bus. Con., oil and 
contracting. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., A. A. Davis, Houston ; 
( pol.) W. C. McAlister. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; Country Club; 
32nd Mason; K. of P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 25 yrs.; personal 
contact and through corns. Party Honors. 
Sergt. at Arras at Natl. Conv. in 1920-24- 
28. Remarks, procured and furnished mules 
and horses during W. War. Hobby, politics. 

DAVIS, GEORGE ADE, 0. G. & E. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., assistant to vice 
president of Okla. Gas and Electric Co. 
B., Kentland, Newton Co., Ind., Nov. 27, 
1884; came to Okla. 1920. located same as 
now. Edu., com. schs., Kentland Ind. ; li. 
sch. Plymouth, Ind.; 2 yrs. Butler Col., 
Indianapolis; 3 yrs. (grad.) Purdue Univ. 
1906. Wife, Ethel Slocum. Bk. Con., stock¬ 
holder Fidelity and Amer. First Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; 
Univ. Club; Okla. City Golf and Country 
Club; Okla. City Saddle and Polo Club: 
Outdoor Life; Amer. Legion; Phi Delta 
Theta Frat; Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel., John 
Ade (grandfather) Pioneer Indianian, 
George Ade, (uncle). Pol. Act., does not 
claim to be political worker, but is one of 
the best independent city, co., st. and natl 
workers in city. Offices. Post and Dept. 
(1928-29). Commander Amer. Legion; Vice 
Pres. Lions Club; Dir. C. of C.; Pres. Cit* 
baseball League; mbr. Okla. City Athletic 
Comm. Remarks, worker on LaFayette, Ind. 
Journal under George Barr McCutcheon; 
Indianapolis Star; Ind. Sentinel: Chicago 
Journal, etc. Mgr. Ziegfield and Stude- 
baker Theaters, Chicago. Business mgr. 
for Fritzi Scheff. Elsie Janis, Henry 
Warner, Wilton Lackey, Press Agent for 
Sara Bernhardt, Margaret Anglin, Douglas 
Fairbanks, etc. One of the most active, 
best loved and influential men in st. Widely 
informed on men and conditions in more 
than 200 communities in st. 


GEORGE A. DAVIS 


active in Okla. since 1901; makes speeches, 
works personally and through coins. Offices, 
City Councilman, 1910-12; Sheriff Okla. 
Co. 1921-22 and 1925-28. Party Honors, 
del. to convs often. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived few months at Pawnee, Okla. 
City since 1901. Interested in good govern¬ 
ment and law enforcement. 

DARK, GLEN L., 2527 S. Robinson, Okla. 
City. Dem. iOcc., banker. B., Ft. Scott, 
Kan., Oct. 14, 1891; came to Okla. in 1901, 
located at Duncan 1901-10 ; Walters 1910-18 ; 
Okla. City .1918; Duncan 1918-20; Okla. 
City since. Edu., Hastings Hill Sch. 1907- 
OS ; Business Col., Chickasha. Wife, Genelle 
Woodson. Cdrn., 1 s., Glen L. Jr.; 1 
d., Nelle Bernice. Bus. Con., Pres. Okla. 
Natl. Bk; Dir. Metropolitan B. & L. Assn.; 
Pres. Amer. Natl. Bk., Walters. Assoc., 
Leon G. Voorhies, John Campbell, Geo. 
Flanigan, J. F. Kimbro, A. H. Parmelee, 
•T. E. Moore, Jim Nance, Jed Johnson, Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; A. F. & A. M. No. 36, Guthrie 
Consistory, India Temple; C. of C.; Dir. 
Capitol Hill Commerce Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 20 yrs., active. 
Remarks, Auditor for St. Banking Dept. 
1918; mbr. Okla. Club; Okla. Golf and 
Country. During W. War was mbr. Cotton 
Co. Council of Defense; active in Liberty 
Loans and Red Cross worn. 

DARROUGH,' PAUL G., Hales Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Ocljj, lawyer. B., Okla. City., 
Feb. 24, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Vinita; Univ. 
of Okla., A. B. and LL. B. Wife, Margaret 
Archdeacon. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul G. Jr.; 1 d., 
Margaret Ann. Imp. Rel.. W. H. Darrough, 
Shawnee. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, 
St. Lukes Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Univ. Club; Co-Operative Club; Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 1917 ; 
makes speeches, works through corns, and 
others. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
Okla. City; Vinita, 1895-1908; Hugo, in 


1908-17 ; Okla. City since. During the W. 
War was in U. S. Naval service; mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Okla. City. Hobby, hunting, 
fishing, tennis. 

DAVID, MRS. ALICE M., 1530 W. 24th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lecturer and organiz¬ 
er for W. C. T. U. B., Jackson Co., Mo., 
Mar. 2, 1858; came to Okla. in 1917, locat¬ 
ed at Choteau 1917 ; Okla. City since 1919. 
Edu.. com. and h. schs., Kansas City, Mo.; 
2 yrs. Private Sch., Kansas City. Hus., 
D. H. David, (deceased). Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Hubert Bolen, H. T. Laughbaum, Mrs. 
Josephine Buhl, Mrs. C. C. Hisel, Mrs. 
Elizabeth House, Mrs. Walker Coombs, 
Mrs. Ida Fleenor. Church, Meth., Epis. ; 
preacher. Clubs & Lodges. W. C. T. 
L T .; Hospitality Club; on Bd. of Women’s 
Cvic Council; V. W. C. A.; Preachers 
Assn.; Big Sisters Organization. Remarks, 
works in both parties for prohibition ; 
lobbies. Dist. Treas. 6 yrs., W. C. 
T. U. in Kansas; St. Vice Pres. W. C. T. 
U T . St. of Okla. 1920-23; editor and pub¬ 
lisher of the St. special organ of the 
Woman’s Suffrage Assn, for Kansas 10 yrs. 
Public Speaker for W. C. T. U. 40 yrs. in 
Mo., Kan., Ark. and Okla. Author of two 
pamphlets “What Will the Democrats Do?”, 
“Brass Rails” and “Church Spires”. Hobby, 
prohibition. 

DAVIS, BEN F.. Insurance Bldg., Okla. 
City. Former State Representative from 
Okla. Co. Was once livestock agent for 
Rock Island Ry., later Conservation Agent 
for State C'orp. Commission. Now oil busi¬ 
ness—Okla. Natural Gas Co. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

DAVIS, E. D., Cotton Exchange Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., contractor. B., Smith 
Co., Marion, Va., July 30, 1875; came to 
Okla. 1889, located at Stillwater, Perry 1891; 
Okla. City 1910 since. Edu.. com. sch., 
Harrison Co. Mo.; Sch. of Hard Knocks. 


DAVIS, HALE V., 1833 Linden, Okla 

City. Dem. Occ., Baptist Minister. B„ 
Lamar, Mo., Apr. 3 1892; came to Okla. 

1897, located at Enid. 1897-1905 ; Roger Mills 
Co. on farm, proved up 1905-08 ; Sayre in 
1908-09 ; Enid 1910; Okla. City since Jan. 

I, 1911. Edu., A. B. Okla. Baptist Univ. 
M. A. in Education and Religion Edu., in 
Okla. Univ. 1926; 2 quarters in S. W. 
Baptist Theological Seminary. Wife, Berta 
Cordelia Hawkins. Cdrn.. 1 s.. Hale V. Jr. : 
2 d.. Berta, Florence Mary. Bus. Con., 
pastor Exchange Ave. Bap. Church. Or¬ 
ganizer and Dir. Stock Yards Bk. Bk. Con.. 
Liberty Natl, and Stock Yards Bk., Okla 
City. Assoc.. Ben Mills, L. Z. Brown, Frank 
Herrmann; (pol.) Frank Buttram, Hubert 

L. Bolen, J. W. Harreld. R. R. Bell. W. 
D. Hereford, Prof. W. M. Sulcer. 
Rev. E. W. Perry, Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
St. Sen. W. C. Fidler. Clubs & Lodges, 
past pres, and present dir. and dist. trustee. 
S. Okla. City Kiwanis Club, dir. Okla. City 
C. of C. Pol. Act., generally independent; 
works on side thinks best for city; active 
10 yrs.; makes speeches. Remarks Chap¬ 
lain 387th Inf. Legionnaire, Post No. 35. 
Okla. City. Dir. city mgr. movement, Okla. 
City; dir. Flood Relief 1923 South Side. 
Secured inclusion of Robinson and Ex¬ 
change Ave. viaducts. Helped locate city 
market. Publishes Community Weekly; 
The Builder, circulation 1850 copies; earn¬ 
est and sincere and almost indispensable 
in his particular location. 

DAVIS, MRS. J. A.. 314 W. Frisco. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Dallas, 
Ga., Jan. 6, 1867 ; came to Okla. 1902, 
located at Okla. City. Edu., com. sch., Rock 
Mark. Ga., li. sch. Husband, J. A. Davis. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Paul G., Yukon, Okla. Bk. 
Con.. Fidelity Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Cora 
Smith Wheeler, Mrs. J. W. iSchoerke, Mrs. 

M. P. Parker Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mrs. 

J. O. Earley, Mrs. Margaret McVean. Mrs. 
Donnelly Reid. Church. Cong. Clubs. 
Woman’s Dem. Club; U. D. C., pres. Gar- 






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492 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


DAY, C. C., Amer.-Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., general agent Pacific 
Life Insurance Company. B., Butler, Mo., 
Sept. 26. 1886; came to Okla., 1910; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Butler. Mo. Wife, Helen Armstrong. Cdrn., 
1 d., Dorothy. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Imp. Rel., Gen. Harvey C. Clark of Mo. 
Church, Chris. Science. Clu'bs, Okla. City 
Golf & Country; Okla. Club; C. of C.; 
Community Fund, Cdrn’s Service Bureau; 
Y.-Pres. Underwriters Assn.; mbr. bd. 
"Sunbeam Home". Pol. Act., independent; 
co. and st. worker since 1910; active. Re¬ 
marks, considered best Insurance salesman 
in Okla. City; interested in civic work 
through C. of C., and children’s welfare. 

DEAN, WALTER C., 610 W. 15th St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Mayor of Okla. 


DeBOLT, ALBERT MONROE, JR., 739 

W. 14th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., real estate. 
B., Okla. City, Aug. 6, 1906. Edu., com. 
sch. 1921; h. sch., 1925 ; Okla. Univ. 1926. 
Wife, Edith Patterson. Cdrn., 1 s., A. M. 
DeBolt Ill. Bus. Con., DeBolt Estate, (John 
H. Wright, Atty.). Bk. Con., Amer.-Firsi 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., R. A. 
Billups, Jr., Alton Jennings, Paul LafTerty, 
Howard Rice. Ernest Dippert, Judge Estes, 
Judge Chambers, R. A. Singletary, John 
Embry, George D. Key. Church, Chris, 
^Science. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and state¬ 
wide worker 3 yrs., active in Singletary 
campaign. 


Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived at Pauls Valley, Mayville, 
ISlusher; Edmond since 1917. Wide ac¬ 
quaintance over co. Prohibitionist. Inter¬ 
ested in good roads. 

DENNIS, WILLIAM B., Britton. Dem. 
Occ., state registrar vital statistics. B., 
Smithfleld, Ohio, May 19, 1866. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Ohio. Wife, Artie M. Aber¬ 
nathy. Cdrn., 2 s., E. W., Berkley, Calif.; 
James L.; 1 d., Elizabeth. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.. Britton. Assoc., (pol.) A. L. Harris, 
J. W. Berry, Ike Bonaparte. Bus. Con., J. 
P. Folan, Asst. Commr. of Health; Gilbert 
Harrison, dir. of Health Bureau. Church. 
Meth. Clubs, Britton Commercial Club; The 
Gideons, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., John L. 
Abernathy (bro.-in-law). wholesale grocer 
and oil operator, Purcell. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide since 1904 ; makes speech¬ 
es, personal contact worker. Offices, St- 
Registrar of Vital Statistics since 1919. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1896; lived Perry; Okla. City; 
Britton, since 1911. Interested in good 
roads and public health activities. 

DEPREITERE, R. REV., Monseigneur V. 
G. P. A. 519 N. Harvey,. Okla. City. Occ., 
Rector of St. Josephs Cathedral and Vicar 
General. Diocese of Okla. B., Courtrai, 
Belgium, Jan. 29, 1871. Edu., grad. Amer. 
Col., Louvain, Belgium. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl.; Amer.-First Natl.; Security Natl. 
Church, St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Clubs, 
Civitan; C. of C.; formerly active in Ro¬ 
tary Club, Enid ; Knight of Columbus, Okla. 
City, 4th degree. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1895; lived Muskogee, Assumption Church, 
1895-97; Muskogee 1897-1901 ; Hennessey, 
1901-20; Enid, 1920 ; Okla. City; Protono¬ 
tary Apostolic 1925; Domestic Prelate, 
1919; lived at Enid 19 yrs.; loved by every 
one. Catholic and Protestant alike. His 
position as second in rank to Bishop Kelley 
makes him a powerful factor in the poli- 


photo by watton RT. REV. R. DEPREITERE 


City. Edu., educated as Civil Engineer. 
Married and has 1 d., Mrs. Isabelle Short. 
Bus. Con., Dean Jewelry Co., (owner) 133 
W. Main, Okla. City. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, 32nd degree. Okla. 
Club and Rotary Club. Offices, Mayor Okla. 
since Managerial form of Government. Pol. 
Act., works personally. Remarks, very active 
in boy’s work of Rotary Club; one of 
the founders of Rotary Park. Came to 
Okla. in early day. Came from Ardmore 
to Okla. City. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 


WALTER S. D eGRAFFENREID 


field Teacher-Patrons Club, 10 yrs. Pol. 
Act, partisan; co. and city worker yrs. 
however needed. Party Honors, treas. of 
Woman’s Dem. Club, 9 yrs.; Prct. Chmn. 
6 yrs.; always co. del. Remarks, active 
in all W. War drives. Hobby, welfare work. 

DAWSON, KAYE W., Dawson Produce 
Co., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., wholesale 
Fruit & Produce business since 1889. B., 

Tilton, N. H. t Aug. 10, 1862; came to 
Okla. 1889; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
grad., h. sch.. Liberty, Mo., 1879. Wife, 
Mary Jane Johnston. Cdrn., 3 s., A. K., 
L. R., B. S. Buis. Con., The Dawson Pro¬ 
duce Co., at Guthrie, Enid, Arkansas City, 
Kan.; Chickasha. Lawton, Altus, Amarillo, 
Tex.; Ardmore, Shawnee, Muskogee Ok¬ 
mulgee, Sapulpa, Tulsa and Okla. City. 
His sons are his chief business associates. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Pol. Assoc., W. G. Johnston, J. H. 
Johnston, Chas. Newell and Frank Wells. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
Club; C. of C-; Mason; Shrine; India 
Temple, Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
nationally partisan; locally independent; 
has worked 35 yrs., mostly by personal 
contact. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., when Cen¬ 
tral h. sch. was built, served on building 
com., past city councilman 4th Ward. 4 
yrs. Party Honors, Judge Elec. Bd., del. 
to co. and st. Rep. convs. Remarks, taught 
sch., 1879-88. Has associated with him 
in different capacities in the branch houses 
several other relatives besides his sons. 
One of the outstanding business men of 
the town. 


DeGRAFFENREID, WALTER, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., grocer. B., Pauls Valley, July 
8, 1881. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Florence, d. 
of J. A. Stevens, Washington, Okla. Cdrn., 
1 s., Otis; 2 d., Mrs. Asa- Frazier, Miss 
Cleo, Edmonds. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., Oscar DeGraffenreid; (pol.) John 
Roatin, Dr. Points, G. H. Fink, T. B. 
Doughit, T. Sasser, Sen. Fidler, Dr. D. M. 
Stone, P. C. Slack, Bill Patton, John G. 
Mitchell. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., dir. 1928; Kiwanis; Mason; 
Royal Neighbors, Edmond. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since maturity; makes speech¬ 
es, works through personal contacts and 
corns. Offices, Mayor of Edmond, 1926-29 ; 
Co. Commr., Okla. Co., 1929-31. Party 


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FRANK P. DOUGLASS 




494 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



CHARLES C. DIAMOND 


tical and governmental contacts of the 
thousands of Catholics in Okla. 

DEUPREE, HARLAN T„ 824 W. 21st, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Bloom¬ 
field, la., July 5, 1884. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Bloomfield, HI.; Drake Univ., B. S.; 
Harvard Law Sch., LL. B. Wife, Neva 
Susan, d. of H. D. May, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
1 s„ H. T. Jr.; 1 d., Neva May. Bus. Con., 
Asst. Co. Atty. in 1929-30. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Church, First Christian. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Pres. 1920; C. of C.; 
Chinn. Park & Playground Com. in 1925; 
Sons of Amer. Revolution, iSt. Pres. 1922; 
Lieut. Gov. for Kiwanis of Okla.-Tex. Dist. ; 
Mason, Eminent Commander, Okla. Com- 
mandcry 1928; High Priest of Cyrus Chap¬ 
ter 1929 ; India Temple Shrine; K. P., 
Okia. City. Pol. Act., active in co. since 
1919; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts and corns. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. in 
1929-30. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. often. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909 ; 
lived since at Okla. City. 

DEUPREE, JOS. E„ 1609 W. 19, Okla. 
'City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Albany, Mo., 
June 29. 1878 ; came to Okla. in 1914, 
located in Okla. City. Edu., Lyons, Kan. 
Wife, Laura Belle Campbell. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Edwin A., Harry L.; 1 d., Margaret Belle. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason; K. P. Pol. Act. active 
co. worker 10 yrs. Offices. Justice of Peace. 
Remarks, acquainted with nearly all co. 
and st. leaders. 

DIAMOND, CHARLES CYRUS, State 
Capitol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. executive 
clerk., Okla. Relief committee. B., Colum¬ 
bus, Ivan.. Oct. 20, 1891; came to Okla. in 
1892, located on claim 20 miles north of 
Chandler, Stroud 1899-1901; Wetumka in 
1901-07 ; Holdenville 1907-24; Okla. City 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Wetumka 
and Holdenville, grad. h. sch. 1908; Okla. 
Univ. 2 yrs., 1910-11. Wife. Katherine 
Roberts. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles C. Jr. Bus. 
Con., real estate investments. Okla. City, oil. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Sam Pol¬ 
lard. Ben Wood, Sam Turner, Bert Mc- 
Donel, Okla. City; Chas. L. Orr, Holden¬ 
ville ; W. M. Williams, Mangum; Wm. G. 
Stigler Stigler. Church, St. Lukes, M. E. So. 
Clubs & Lodges, Izaak Walton League, 
Holdenville; Masonic Blue Lodge, Holden¬ 


ville; Scottish Rite, McAlester; Elks No. 
417, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., (uncle) G. M. 
Swanson, Muskogee; (bro.), Harry H. 
Diamond, Holdenville. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; worker in city, co. and st. 10 yrs. ; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
activity. Offices, present office 1924 since. 
Party Honors, Sec'y Co. Cen. Com., Hughes 
Co. 1922. Remarks, interested in golf and 
flower gardening. Legionnaire Tost No. 
35, Okla. City; Military Unit Co. F., 142nd 
Inf.. 36th Div., Sgt. Mbr. 40 and 8, Okla. 
City; Post Commander Holdenville Post m 
1922; holds appointment in active corns, in 
Legion conventions and in local posts. 

DICK, ROBERT WESLEY, Cotton Ex¬ 
change Bldg.j Okla. City. Dem. Occ., oil. 
B., Columbia Co., Ark., June 8, 1865. Edu., 
com. sch. and Col., Grayson Co. Wife, 
Minnie Blassingame. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. H. 
L. Berry, Mrs. R. E. L. Finley, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Pres. Geraldine Oil Co., Okla. 
City; owner of real estate. Bk. Con., 
Fidelity Natl. Assoc., Roscoe Farmer, Harrv 
Katz, ,T. L. McKeown, Mrs. W. B. Green, 
Okla. City; (pol.) iScott Ferris, Geo. D. 
Key, John Williams; Lee Cruce, Ardmore; 
John Doolin, Alva; Guy L. Andrews, Mc¬ 
Alester; Tom Wade, Marlow. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Okla. City Golf and Country Club ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Ardmore; Mc¬ 
Alester Consistory; Okla. City Shrine; B. 
P. O. E., life mbr., Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in politics since maturity; 
city, co., st. and nation; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts. Plays 
politics for the sake of the game. Offices, 
Mayor of Ardmore,, 1902-09; Warden St. 
Penitentiary 1909-16. Party Honors, del. 
to many convs. ; to natl. conv. in 1920. 
Has attended all natl. convs. since 1900. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived at 
Ardmore, McAlester; Okla. City since 1916. 

DISNEY, R. L., Braniff Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Richland, Kan., 
June 6, 1887 ; came to Okla. 1910. located 
Muskogee. Ardmore 1917, Okla. City since 
1929. Edu., com. and h. schs.; Kan. pub. 
schs.; Kan. Univ. ; Arizona Univ. ; Chicago 
Univ.; Oxford Univ. Wife, Harriet Mitchell. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Richard L. Jr., Mitchell K. ; 
2 d.. Iris Dawn, Gloria Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 
Suits & Disney, Atty. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Bus. Con., R. M. Mountcastle, 
Russell Brown, J. B. Ogden. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. P.; Okla. Co. Bar Assn.; St. 
Bar Assn. ; on Rhodes Scholarship Com. 
for iSt. Imp. Rel., (bro.), W. E. Disney. 
Tulsa ; L. G. Disney. Pol. Act... co. and st. 
worker 17 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Legislator. Remarks, Sec'y to Dem. 
Comm. Club while in Kan. Univ. Hobby, 
golf. 

DOLLARHIDE, CHARLES B., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., state service officer American 
Legion. B., Lockesburg, Ark., Aug. 31, 1894; 
came to Okla. in 1900, Hochatown. Eagle- 
town, Wright Citv, Okla. City in 1910. Edu.. 
Wright City h. sch.; Polytechnic, Ft. Worth, 
Henderson-Brown. Arkadelphia, Ark. 1910. 
Wife, Rosa Lee Hader. Cdrn., 2 s., William 
Joe, Charles Louis; 1 d.. Rose Mary. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., J. W. Cor¬ 
dell. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., (bro.), W. 
K. Dollarhide, Okla. City; Lois Dollarhide, 
La Junta, Colo.; John M. Dollarhide. Ida- 
bel; Tom Dollarhide, Wright City. Po". 
Act., independent; political worker since 
1916; works through corns. Offices, St. 
Service Officer of Amer. Legion. Remarks, 
interested in athletics, hunting and fishing. 
Legionnaire. Okla. City Post No. 35, Mili¬ 
tary Unit Battery F-71st. Artillery. His 
position throws him in contact with a large 
number of ex-service men and he has their 
confidence. 

DONART, CLARENCE ROMANIS, 1301 
N. Ellison, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., producer 
and distributor of pedigreed cotton seed. 
B., Van Wert Co., Ohio, Mar. 6, 1877 ; came 
to Okla. in 1889, located at Stillwater, Rip¬ 
ley 1902; Altus 1907; Lawton 1915; Okla. 


City 1917 since. Edu., A. & M. Col., B. S. 
1899. Wife, Martin Louise Swormstedt. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Louise, Roma in Okla. Univ, 
Norman. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co.; First Natl., Jones. Assoc., W. A. Cof¬ 
fey; (pol.) Judge C. C. Christianson, Cliff 
Myers, A. S. J. Shaw, Edward Dabney. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic, 
Okla. City; A. O. U. W., Stillwater; M. 
W. A., Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Dr. Carl F. 
Gauss, Gottingen, Germany, great uncle of 
wife; J. H. Donart , C. W. Donart, 
C. E. Donart Stillwater; G. H. Donart, 
Los Angeles (bros.), Mrs. W. A. Coffey, 
Okla. City; Mrs. C. E. Millard, Stillwater, 
(sisters). Pol. Act. partisan; co. worker Of¬ 
fices. acting Mayor of Altus Treas. of Altus 
Bd. of Edu.; Clk. and Treas. of Ripley in 
1915-17; Co. Agent with U. S. Dept, of 
Agriculture Comanche Co. and Okla. Co., 
1917-26. Remarks, for many yrs. he has 
been one of the main points of contact be¬ 
tween the farming element surrounding the 
St. Capitol and the business men of the 
city. Sec'y.-Treas. Campaign Com., Okla. 
Co. Road Bond issue, 1927 ; campaign mgr. 
Okla. City Municipal Bond issue, 1927. 
Hobby, plant breeding work. 

DOSS, L. M ., 714 E. 17th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ.. automobile and petroleum busi¬ 
ness. B., Lawrence Oo., Ala., Apr. 8, 1879. 
Edu., St. Normal, Florence, Ala.; Univ. of 
Kv. Louisville. Wife, Jimmie Lee, d. of 
Judge J. F. Woolf oik, Brandenbury, Ky. 
Cdrn., 1 s., R. O.; 1 d., Avenel. Bus. Con., 
Pres. iSeminole Motor Co. Ford dealers; 
stockholder Home St. Life Insurance Co.; 
also a dentist; familiar with investments 
business. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co., Okla. City; First Natl., Seminole. 
Assoc.. Robert Burns, Seminole; Victor 
Holt, Okla. City; (pol.) Art Walker, C. J. 
Wrightsman, Gov. W. J. Holloway, R. L. 
Williams, A. N. Leecraft, Charles Barrett, 
M. E. Trapp, M. A. Nash, John C.. Mitchell. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
locat, St. and Natl. Dental Assn.; Psl 
Omega; I. O. O. F.; K. P., Seminole; 
Mason* Chapter, Gommandery, Shrine, Okla. 
City; Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., 
Judge J. M. Doss, (father) ; T. Clay Doss, 
Kansas City, Mo.; ,T. F. Doss, auto, busi¬ 
ness, Okla. City, (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide since maturity; makes 
speeches, w 7 orks personally, through corns, 
and others. Offices, Pres. St. Dental Assn., 
1923 ; served under five Governors as Pres, 
and 'Sec'y. of St. Bd. of Dental Examiners. 



CHARLES B. DOLLARHIDE 








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496 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DR. L. M. DOSS 


Party Honors, Auto Tag Agent, Semlnoie 
Co., 3 yrs.; del. to st. and natl. convs. 
(both before and after statehood. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived Shawnee; 
Ada, 1900-03; Okla. City since 1903. Mbr. 
of Legis. Com. of Dental Soc. 15 yrs. and 
also mbr. Executive Council, mbr. ani 
officer Natl. Bd. of Dental Examiners. 
Outstanding man in his profession for 
promotion of professional ethics, legislation 
and organization. Hobby, hunting, fishing. 

DOUGLASS, FRANK PAUL, Petroleum 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer; oil 
investments. B., Jenny Lind. Ark., Jan. 7, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., Weleetka, 
grad. 1913; Okla. Univ. LL. B. Wife, Helen, 
d. of Burr Randle, Okemah. Cdrn., 1 s., 
David Randle; 1 d., Carolyn. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Universal Oil Royalties, Inc., Okla. 
City and Okmulgee; private oil interests. 
Bk. Con., Okemah Natl.; Amer.-Flrst Natl. 
Assoc., B. G. Patton, Okmulgee ; (pol.) Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, W. G. Johnston, Fred 
Capshaw, W. .T. Armstrong, Okla. City; 
Tom Anglin, Holdenville; W. G. Stigler, 
Stigler; Cong. T. D. McKeown, Ada. Church, 
Met.h., S.; Steward: mbr. Bldg. Com. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Knight Templar, Okemah; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
O. H. Douglas (uncle), Okmulgee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in city, co. and st. 
since maturity; makes speeches, works 
mostly through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903; lived Weleetka. Oke¬ 
mah 1916-29; Okla. City since 1929; civic 
worker. During W. War served in 344th 
Machine Battalion. 90th Div., Pres. 90th 
Div. Assn. 1929, rank of Sgt. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Revnolds-Harjo Post, Okemah. 
Past Post Commander; Past Dept. Com¬ 
mander 1927-28. During his administration 
as Dept. Commander the first unit of Le¬ 
gion Orphan billet was built at Ponca City. 
Had largest membership in Legion of Okla. 
during his administration. 

DOUTHIT, GRACE, Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Ritchey, Mo., Aug. 21, 1871. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ritchey, Neutonia. 
Mo. Hus., Thomas Burton. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 
Dd. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ida 
M. Hale, W. A. DeGraffenreid, Cliff Myers, 
E. H. Linzee (nephew). Church. Pres. 
Clubs, W. C. T. U.; P. T. A.; War Mothers; 
Federated Clubs; Pres. Aid Society of 
Church; St. Dir. Peace & Arbitration Com. 


of W. C. T. U., 1926-27 ; Sec’y. W. C. T. 
U.. 1915-16; Treas. 1924-29. Pol. Act., 
active in co.; works in any way most ef¬ 
fective. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; 
lived Roosevelt; Edmond since 1913; very 
active in W. C. T. U, Church and Federated 
Clubs work. Interested in international re¬ 
lations and world peace. 

DOWNS, LILLIAN, 1319 W. 24th, Okla. 
City. Dem. B., Lexington, Va.; came to 
Okla. 1900, located at Okla. City. Edu., grad, 
grade schs., Lexington, Va.; attended Mary 
Baldwin Seminary of Va.; Univ. of Okla. 
Hus., A. L. Downs (deceased). 1&08. Cdrn., 
1 it, Alfa May Maney, Enid. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., knows very well all 
co. and st. leaders. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
League of Young Dem.; Womens Dem. 
Club; Maccabees; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
statewide partisan; worker 15 yrs., works 
every way needed. Offices, appointed Clk. 
of Appropriation Com. of the House of 
Representatives several sessions; highly 
commended for such services. Party Honors, 
always a del. to co. and st. convs.; attends 
the natl. convs. Now Sec'y to Womens Dem. 
Club of Okla. Co., 1929; Sec’y League of 
Y’oung Dem. 1922; Publicity Chmn. of 
Womens Deni. Club since organization in 
1920. Remarks, interested in Child Welfare 
work in all phases. During the W. War was 
sec'y to Western Dist. of Okla. Exemption 
Bd. One of the leading democratic women 
in Okla. Co. and State. 

DOYLE, THOMAS HENCHION, St. Capi¬ 
tol Okla. City. Dem. Occ., chairman of 
Okla. Industrial Commission. B„ Worcester 
Co., Mass., Dec. 21, 1863. Edu., com. sell., 
Mass. Wife, Rosa O’Neill, Kansas City. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. John Francis Martin, Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, Cath. 
Pol. Act., city, co., st. and natl.; partisan 
worker since maturity; makes speeches and 
works in all effective ways. Assoc., (pol. l 
political leaders over entire st. Offices, mbr. 
House of Representatives 1897-1901; As¬ 
sociate Justice, Okla. Criminal Ct. of Ap¬ 
peals. 1908-29, (presiding Justice 1915-23). 
Party Honors, non-partisan joint state¬ 
hood del. from Okla. and Ind. Terr, to 57th, 
58th and 59th Congresses, 1901-07 ; del.-at- 
large and chmn. Okla. delegation of Dem. 
Natl. Conv., Denver, 1908; hon. Vice Chmn. 
Okla. delegation, Dem. Natl. Conv., Balti¬ 
more, 1912. Remarks, Vice-Pres. St. His¬ 
torical Soc.; chiefly interested in govern¬ 
mental affairs. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

DRAPER, STANLEY C., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., manager Okla. City Chamber of Com¬ 
merce. B., Nov. 21, 1890, Lasker, N. C. 
Edu., 2 y 2 yrs. Col. Wife, Grace Anne. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Stanley C. Jr.; John David; 
1 d„ Martha Rose, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Mgr. Okla. City C. of C. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, St. Luke’s 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Siloam 
Lodge, Okla. City; Royal Arch, Okla. City; 
Rotary, Men’s Dinner Club. Remarks, 
came to Okla. City 1919; lived there since. 
Has been Supt. 'Sunday School of M. E. 
Church for past 5 yrs. Is a mbr. of 
Amer. Legion Post No. 135, Okla. City. 

DUDLEY, JOHN BENTON, Liberty Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., 
on farm, Labelville. Tenn., Dec. 20, 1877 ; 
came to Okla. 1901, located at Norman, 1901- 
17; Okla. City since 1917. Edu., com. schs., 
Tenn; B. S. Dickson Normal iSch., Tenn. 
in 1897; Southern Law Col., Nashville, 
Tenn., LL. B. 1900. Wife, Maud E. Wingate. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Paul, John B. Jr., Carter G. 
Bus. Con., Everest, Dudley & Brewer, atty3. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., J. H. Ever¬ 
est, Phil D. Brewer, Robert K. Ever¬ 
est, John H. Halley, Okla. City; 
(pol.) Sen. J. W. Harreld; Sen. W. B. 
Tine, Judge Ed. Vaught. Church, Grace M. 
E., So. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Norman; Shrine, Okla. City; Lions; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; city, co. and st. work¬ 
er all his life; makes speeches. Offices, 
City Atty.. Norman 1903-06; mbr. Supreme 
Ct. Com. 1916-17; appointed by Gov. R. 


L. Williams. Party Honors, alternate to 3 
or 4 natl. convs. Remarks, has been identi¬ 
fied with some inportant litigation, Gov. 
Johnston’s and Judge J. W. Clark's Im¬ 
peachment Cases. Was Gen. Atty. for Okla. 
hy. Co. 1917-28. One of Attys. in Univ. 
Development Co. vs. Epworth Univ. Case. 

DUFFY, PETER PARNELL, 1221 First 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
bond attorney. B., Louisville, Ky., Aug. 31, 
1880; came to Okla. 1901, located at El 
Reno; Duncan 1921; Okla. City since 1924. 
Edu , h. scb., Columbia, iNeb., grad. 1898 ; 
Univ. of Neb. 1900-03. Wife, Olivette 
Hatchett. Cdrn., 2 s., Peter P. Jr., Glenn. 
Bus. Con., R J. Edwards, Inc. Assoc., Elmer 
Thomas. U. S. Senator. Church, Chris. 
Cluibs &• Lodges, Lions; Rotary; Univ. Club, 
Duncan; life mbr. B. P. O. E.; M. W. A., 
K. P. El Reno; Tribe of Ben Hur, Okla. 
City; ^Sec’y Duncan C. of C., 1921-23. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker all his 
life however needed. Offices, private Sec y 
Lieut. Gov. G. W. Bellamy 1907-11 ; Mayor 
El Reno 1911-21. Party Honors, Congi. 
Comm. Canadian Co. 1916-22. Remarks, 
Pioneer political figure in Okla. Hobby, 
newspaper writing. 

DUKE, EUGENE A., St. Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., rural school supervisor. 
B.,' Newborn, Ga„ Feb. 11, 1879; came to 
Okla. 1903 located at Mangum, 

Ponca City 1904-07; Newkirk 1907-13; Okla. 
City 1913-29. Edu., Univ. of Ga., B. b., 
student Univ. of Colo.; Harvard Unij., 
Wife, Maye Mills. Cdrn., 1 s., Albert B., 
1 d., Frances Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Trades- 
man’s Natl. Church, St. Luke’s Southern 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. 32nd degree Mason, 
Guthrie; O. E. A.; N. E. A. Pol. Act., 
active and made speeches for 20 jrs. 
Offices, prin. High Sch. of Mangum 1903- 
04; prin. Ponca City h. sch., 1905-07; Co. 
Supt Kay Co. 1907-13; asst. St. Supt. of 
Public Instruction 1913-16; St. Supervisor 
Rural Schs. 1916-29. Remarks, 4-Minute 
Speaker during War. Writer and education¬ 
al leader. Work has been in interest ot 
the underprivileged children; 1 Consoli¬ 

dating the more favorably located rural 
schs. and provided graded schs. for first 8 
grades and h. schs. for rural children. 
2. Bringing the next lower strata up to the 
model sch. standard. 3. Improving teami¬ 
ng done in all rural schs. by the elemen¬ 
tary accrediting process. 4 . Improvement 
of schs for negroes througn the use of 
philanthropic funds. Over 200 modem bldgs, 
for negroes have been provided by assist¬ 
ance of Rosenwald Fund. 

DUNLAP, HOMER, Maple & Hawk, Okla. 
City. Dem. President Western Paint Co. 
of Okla. City. (Complete information un- 

n tt n 11 n lil n \ 


DURAND, MRS. ELLA M. (C. W.), 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ.,, homemaker. B„ Stan- 
berry, Mo., Feb. 18, 1869; came to Okla. 
1899, located at Okla. City. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Stanberry, Mo.; N. W. Normal, 
Stanberry, Mo. Hus., C. W. Durand. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. W. H. Churchill. Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. M. G. Meister, Mrs. Helen Frances, 
A. C. Alexander, W. G. Johnson, Mrs. H. 
H. Sayre Mrs. F. B. Ferguson, Chas Selby. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Art League; 
Pioneer Club; Republican Woman’s Club; 
Hospitality Club; En Avant; Progress; 
Parlamentary Study; Eastern Star; Nova 
Chapter; White Shrine of Jerusalem; Ama¬ 
ranth Court. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
dist. worker 50 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. convs. 
1928; Prct. Chmn. 5th Dist.; Chmn. of 
Hoover Clubs 1928. Hobby, parliamentary 
law. 


DUNNING, CHARLES M„ 224 W. 20th, 
(office 42014 N. Hudson), Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., general contractor. B., Chicago, Ill., 
1876. Edu., Chicago Sch. of Architecture. 
Wife, Julia Coleman. Cdrn., 2 s., John M., 
Okla. City; C. E.. Okla. City; 1 d., Bettle 
Lou, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Pres. Chas. M. 






PHOTO BY WATTON 



CHARLES M. DUNNING 


Dunning Construction Co. Bk. Con., stock¬ 
holder* Liberty Natl.; Fidelity Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. 
City Country Club; C. of C.; mbr. City 
Planning Com.; Mason, Shrine, Okla. City ; 
Consistory, McAlester. Assoc.. John M_. Dun¬ 
ning, Vice Pres.; E. H. Walpole, Sec’y- 
Treas., partners in business. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909; lived since at Okla. City, 
active in civic and welfare work. Veteran 
of Spanish-Amer. War, served aboard U. 
iS. S. Oregon, at Santiago. Hobby, golf. 

DURANT, WILLIAM . ALEXANDER, 

Cotton Exchange Bldg., Okla ; City. Dem. 
Occ., oil pronerties. B., Bennington, Okla., 
Mar. 18, 1866. Edu.. Ark. Col., Batesville. 
Wife, Ida May Corber. Cdrn., 2 s., James 
G„ W. E., both Okla. City. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine; K. P. Imp. 
Rel., Dixon Durant, for whom Durant, Okla. 
was named. Pol.- Act., statewide since 
maturity; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 
Choctaw Legis., Speaker of House of 
Choctaw Council, at beginning of State¬ 
hood; iSgt.-at-arms of Constitutional Conv., 
mbr. Legis. from Bryan Co. first 11 yrs., 
Speaker of House, 3rd Legis.; Oil & Gas 
Agent for Land Dept. 5 yrs.; Sec’y. Land 
office 6 yrs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived Bennington; Durant, 1881-1919; in 
Okla. City since 1919. Supt. of Jones 
Acad., Indian Sch., 1894, and very active 
in upbuilding of educational system of the 
state* 

DWYER, JAY J., 540 W. 31st St., Okl.a. 
City. Occ., real estate broker. B., Cleveland, 
Ohio, Apr. 1-1, 1887 ; came to Okla. 1909, 
located at Okla City. Wife, Evelyn Adams 
Dunn. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert, Jack; 1 d., 
Pauline. Bus. Con., Dwyer Realty Co. Bk. 
Con.,, First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Clubs, 
Men's Dinner Club; Kiwanis; Pres. Okla. 
City Real Estate Bd. 1930 ; Pres. Okla. Real 
Estate Assn. 1928. 

EACOCK, GEORGE J., Hightower Bldg. 
Okla. Citv. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Hopton, 
Suffolk, Eng.. Apr. 15, 1853. Edu., com. 
sch. Eng.; admitted to Indiana Bar 1879. 
Wife, Ella Chamberlin (deceased). Cdrn., 
1 s., Robert M., Okla. City. Bk. Con., Fidel¬ 
ity Natl Assoc., Judge Ed S. Vaught, Judge 
Clark, Judge Hooker, Judge Chambers, 
Judge Cotteral. Church, First Pres. Lodges, 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

Mason Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since maturity; personal contact 
worker. Offices, U. S. Commissioner since 
1926* still serving. Party Honors, del. to 
corn's, every year since 1903 ; Chmn. Co. 
Com., Okla. Co. 1904-07. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived since at Okla. City. 
Civic worker. Hobby, flowers and chickens. 

EACOOK, ROBERT MIDDLETON, 431 

Hightower Bldg.,. Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
insurance executive. B., LaFayette, Ind., 
Feb. 3, 1882; lived in Indanapol’is, Okla. 
City’ since 1901. Edu., LaFayette pub. schs.; 
Culver Military Academy; grad, with rank 
of 1st. Lt. in 1900; Purdue Univ. Wife, 
Pearl L. Rose. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard Middle- 
ton; 3 d., Beverly Jeanette, Dorothea Ro¬ 
berta, Virginia Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Chmn. 
Bd. R. M. Eacock & Co., Ins.; Pres. In¬ 
surance Inspection and Adjusting Co. ; Un¬ 
derwriters Exchange; Sec’y Treas. Fidelity 
Trust Co. Inc.; First Pres. & Organizer 
American Standard Insurance Co.; Dir. 
Amer. Fidelity Insurance Co. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmens Natl.; Fidelity Natl.; Amer. • 
First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Natl. Assn, of Insurance Agents; 
Okla. Assn, of Insurers; Masons, 32nd, 
K C C. H.; Shrine; Commercial; Okla. City 
B. S. A.; Sec’y. Exe. St. Advisory Bd. 
mbr. ; Advisory’ Bd. Salvation Army; A ice 
Pres. Bd. of Public Welfare; Dir. Com¬ 
munity Fund; Co-Operative Club; Rancho 
Beach Golf and Country Club. Imp. Rel., 
George, James and Ella M. Eacock. Re¬ 
marks, assisted in welfare work and sale oi 
war securities during W. War. Hobby, com¬ 
munity betterment. 

EAGIN, FRANK O., 3212 N. McKinley, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ Kan 
Sept. 30, 1884; came to Okla. in 1890. 
located at Okla. City 1890-99 ; Mangum 
1899-1916 Shawnee 1913-14; Okla. City 
since 1916. Admitted to Okla. Bar. 190,. 
Wife. Verna L. Pinkerton. Cdrn., 1 s-> 
Everett. Bus. Con., Harlow Publishing Co. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, Unitarian. 
Poi. Act., co., non-partisan; worker 25 yrs., 
in all ways necessary. Party Honors. Co, 
Chmn.; Co. Committeeman; deb First St. 
Rep. Conv. Remarks, also editor, Okla, 
Appellate Ct. Reporter, Harlow’s Supple¬ 
ment, Okla. Newspaper Code, Current Digest, 
Harlow's Okla. Civil Digest; also writes 
for various magazines including Harlow's 
Weekly. Clever and versatile. Hobby, 
philosophy and foreign languages. 

EARLY, MRS. J. 0., 134 E. Park, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Gramby, 
Mo., May 5, 1888. Edu., Gramby h. sch.; 
Gem City Business Col., Quincy, Ill. Hus., 
J O. Early. Cdrn., 2 d.. Elizabeth Virginia, 
Mary Edna. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Sorosis; McDowell 
Club; Eastern Star, Okla. City; P. T. A. 
active mbr. and has held many offices in 
F. T. A. Assoc., James Berry, Ed Sheldon, 
Stanley K. Rogers, O. A. Cargill. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker since maturity ; 
makes speeches, works personally through 
corns, and others. Offices, State Correspond¬ 
ing Sec’y. P. T. A. ; State Historian P. T. 

A. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
vice-pres. Okla. Co. League of Young Dem.; 
St. Sec’y. of O. A. Cargill for Gov. organi¬ 
zation. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 ; lived 
'Sapulpa, Lawton, Okla. City since 1913. 
Very active in parent tchrs. assn. 

EARP, ANCEL, Colcord Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., insurance and security bonds. 

B. , McLennan Co., Texas, Apr. 14, 1893; 

came to Okla. in 1897, located 15 miles 

NE. of Ardmore 1897-1912 ; Okla. City since 
1912. Edu., com. schs., Ardmore. Wife, 
Lillian Mary Tidnam. Cdrn., 1 s„ Ancel 
Jr.; 1 d. Mary Eloise. Bus. Con., owner 
Ancel Earp & Co. Insurance, Okla. City. 

Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, St 
Pauls Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City 

Golf and Country Club : Okla. Outdoor Life 
Club, Okla. City; Chickasaw Lake Club. 

Ardmore : Masonic Blue Lodge No. 36, Okla. 
City; -C. of C. Imp. Rel., (bro.), Tom Earp., 


497 

insurance, Okla. City. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; city, co. and st. worker; works 
through personal contact. Offices, Sec’y to 
Gov. R. L. Williams, 1916; Adjt. Gen. of 
Okla. July 1, 1916 to Dec. 10. 1917. R e . 
marks, Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 
35; Major and Brigade Adjt. of 185tli 
Inf. Brigade. Was Sec'y Campaign of Wil¬ 
liams for Gov. Club and R. L. Williams 
Good Government Club. 

EMBRY, JOHN, Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ Butler Co., 
Ivy., June 7, 1889 ; came to Okla. in 1891, 
located near Chandler; Guthrie 1905-12; 
Okla. City since. Eau., com. and h. schs., 
in Ky.; studied law in law office. Wife, 
Cora McCrary. Cdrn., 2 d., Ruth. Mary. 
Bus. Con., Embry, Johnson, Crowe & Tol¬ 
bert, attys. Assoc., Charles Edward John¬ 
son, V. P. Crowe and Raymond Tolbert, 
partners; (poi.) all political party lead¬ 
ers. Church, Wesley Moth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge,, Okla. City; I. O. O. 
F.. Chandler. Pol. Act., independent; co. 
and st. worker; uses all honorable means 
in politics. Offices, Co. Atty., Lincoln Co., 
1895-99; 2 yrs. Legislator, 1901-02 ; Pro¬ 
bate Judge 1900 ; U. S. Atty. 1906-12 ; Co. 
Atty Okla. Co. 1915-16, Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs., talked of for Governor for 
10 yrs. Remarks, strong man in his party 
for years. Has broad influence 
throughout st. Says he is through with 
personal politics hut attends co. and st. 
convs. regularly and is powerful factor. 

EMERICK, MRS. W. T„ R. R. 8, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., Hamilton, 
Tex., Mar. 20, 1893 ; came to Okla. 1909, 
located Durant; Okla. City since 1910. Edu., 
com. and h. sells., Gatesville and Temple, 
Tex.: Baylor Col., Belton, Tex. Hus., V,’. 
T. Emerick. Cdrn., 1 d., Betty Lou. Bus. 
Con., husband is architect. Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. Assoc., (poi.) Judge ’ C. B. 
Ames, Mrs. A. J. Rigsby, Mrs. J. N. 
Schworke, Geo. Henshaw;, Scott Ferris, 
Elmer Thomas, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Judge 
Thomas H. Owen. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Progressive Mothers; Women’s 
Dem. Club; U. D. C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
city and co. worker 10 yrs. all ways need 
ed. Party Honors, Pres. Woman's Dem. 
Club 1928; Sec’y of Dem. Club 3 yrs. 
which she helped organize in 1920 and held 
all offices except Treasurer and Parliamen¬ 
tarian ; del. to co. conv. 

ENOCHS, ANDREW CAPERS, 740 W. 

19th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., retired phy¬ 
sician. B., Crystal Springs,, Miss., Nov. 2, 
1859; came to Okla. City, 1908. Edu., com. 
schs., Crystal Springs, Miss., 1877 ; M. D., 
Vanderbilt Univ. 1882. Wife, Rosa Proctor. 
Cdrn., 4 d. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Assoc., G. A. Nichols,, J. W. Mann, J. M. 
Alford, Chas. N. Bancroft, J. O. Mattison, 
James S. Ross, Breck Moss, L. A. Britton,, 
Bob Williams. Gor. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
St. Lukes, Sou. Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
32nd degree Mason,. York Rite; Knight 
Templar; India Temple; C. of C. ; Good 
Roads Com. Imp. Rel., Isaac C. Enochs, 
Miss. Pol. Act., partlsa.., co. and state¬ 
wide worker 50 yrs. Offices, mbr. Bd. of 
Education Vicksburg, Miss. 1903-04. Re¬ 
marks. very active on various corns, ir 
1917-18. 

ERIXON, MRS. EULA, Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., assistant attorney general. B.. Erath 
Go., Tex., Apr. 25, 1894. Edu., pub. sch., 
Pottawatomie Co.; East Cen. Tchrs. Col., 
Ada; home study of law; admitted to bar, 
in 1926. Hus., Gustave A. Erixon (dec.). 
Cdrn., 1 s., -Gustave Adolphe. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, St. 
Lukes Meth. Offices, appointed Asst. Atty. 
■Gen., Feb. 15, 1930; has worked in Atty. 
Gen’s, office since 1915 when appointed by 
Prince Freeling. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900: lived Jefferson Co.; Pottawatomie 
Co. 1901-15; Okla. City since 1915. Hob¬ 
by, flowers. 

ERNSBERCER, EARL R„ Braniff Bldg,. 
Okla. City. Occ., president and general 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. B. ESTES 






ESTES, 0. P., 1800 W. 15th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B.. Izard Co. Ark. 
Feb. 2. 1887; came to Okla. 1917,. located 
at Okla. City. Edu., Cumberland TJniv., Le¬ 
banon, Tenn., LI. B., 1915. Wife, Frances 
McOlean. Cdrn., 2 s., Billie Ray, Jackie. 
Bus. Con., Associated with 0. A. Cargill, 
.1. L. Gowdy; stockholder Kessler Petroleum 
Co. Assoc., (pol.) 0. A. Cargill. T. Bern 
King, Ed Semans. Hubert Bolen, Rube 
Geers. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
32nd Mason, McAlester Consistory, India 
Temple; Iv. P. ; B. P. O. E. : I. 0. O. F. ; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., (cousins),. W. A. Estes, 
former Congressman for Ark.; J. W. Crum¬ 
ley, former minister in Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker all ways need¬ 
ed, 15 vrs. Offices, Police Judge since 1923. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman at pres¬ 
ent ; del. to all co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
League of Young Dem. Remarks, active 


JUDGE 0. P. ESTES 


organizer Southwestern Light & Power Co., 
serving 78 cities and towns. B., on farm 
La Grange, Ind., in 1877. Edu., grade and 
h. schs. ; Univ. of Ind., made his own ex¬ 
penses; grad. Civil Engineering 1901, at 
age of 24; Case Sch. Applied Science in 
Cleveland, 2 yrs. Engineering. Bus. Cor.., 
started in engineering dept, of Pa. R. R. 
at $1.75 per day, railroaded for several 
yrs., offered job Engineer and Supt. Track- 
Elevation with C. M. & St. P. ( worked foi- 
them 9 yrs., designed and constructed all 
their terminals in Chicago. Became Vice 
Pres, and General Mgr. >lt. Hoou Ry. & 
Power Co., Portland, Ore., sold to The 
Portland Ry. Light & Power Co., and ac¬ 
cepted presidency of Charles City & West¬ 
ern Railway Co. at Charles City, la. in 
1892 he was persuaded to come to Okla. 
and take over management of Southwestern 
Light & Power Co., which was then hav¬ 
ing a hard time. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 
d., married. Church. Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. City C. of of C.; The Okla. Club; 
Okla. City Golf & Country Club; Okla. 
Saddle Club; 32nd Mason, Shrine. Remarks, 
as mbr of the special com. of the Amor 
Railway Assn., acted as advisor to the 
Interstate Commerce Com. of the IT. S. 
Senate; also found time to serve as St 
mgr. of the Red Cross, and Vice Pre.s. of 
the Liberty Loan drives for St. of la. He 
has recently developed a Spanish Mission 
type of country home, which has made 
it one of the show places of Oklahoma. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

during W. War; 4 Minute Speaker. Mbr. 
St. and Co. Bar Assns. Hobby, baseball 

ESTES, WILLIAM BR ECKEN Rl DG E, 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Secretary to 
iState Chamber of Commerce. B„ Roanoke, 
Va., May 25. Edu., Virginia Military 
Academy and West Point. Wife, Avon. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Episcopalian. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, 32nd degree. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide, active since maturity; works 
through corns and personally. Remarks, 
came to Okla. City 1927 ; lived here since. 
Was youngest Major in the IV. War, at 
the age of 23. Now Lieut. Col. in Re¬ 
serve Corps. Has many Military deco-a- 
tions beaanse of brilliant war record. 
Went from West Point into the army. 
Hobby, golf and literature. Before com¬ 
ing to Okla. was officially connected with 
“Nation's Business”; also formerly inter¬ 
ested in Florida real estate. 

EVANS, CHARLES, ‘'Ey ans t iurs t’', Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., educator and lecturer. 
B.. Salem. Ky., Aug. 16. 1870 ; came to 
Okla. 1906, located at Ardmore, Edmond in 
1910; Tulsa 1916; Okla. City since 1917. 

Edu., Bible Sch., Lebanon, Ohio Univ. in 
1900, A. M. 1911; LL. D., Ky. St. Univ. 
1915. Wife, Martha Ferree Blue. Cdrn., 
(dead). Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, past 
Pres. Okla. Civic Improvement League m 
1912-16; del. Natl. Purity Congress, Louis¬ 
ville 1917; mbr. St. Cen. Com.; Y. M. C. 
A.; St. Monument Comm., 1919; mbr. Bd. of 
Edu., Dir. Extension Dept. A. & M. in 
1921; Pres. Mutual B. & L. Assn, since 

1925; N. E. A., Sec’y.; Promotion of Science, 
Peace League of America ; St. Edu¬ 
cational Assn.; mbr. Dornick Hills Country 
Club. Offices, taught sch. at Salem, Ky., in 

1887 ; Supt. Schs., Marion, Ky.,. 1395- 

1905; Supt. Sch., Ardmore, Okla. 1906- 

11; Pres. Edmond Cen. St. Teh-s. Normal 
1911-16; Pres. Kendall Col., Tulsa 1916-17; 


499 

Educational platform and Lyceum since. 
Remarks, mbr. Council of Defense during 
W. War. Author Growing Life 1912; Co- 
Author Okla. Civics 1908 ; Okla. Civics & 
History 1915; Compiler Great Thoughts 
of Leaders in the W. War 1918; The W. 
War Hero 1920 ; Lights on Okla. History 
1920. Hobby, golf. 

EVEREST, JEAN HARRISON, Liberty 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Eureka, Ill., Dec. 11, 1864. 
came to Okla. 18S9, located Olcla. City in 
1889; 1 or 2 months, Frisco 6 months , 
Kingfisher, 6 months; Okla. City since 
1890. Edu 1 ., com. sch., in Ill.; Prep, in Ky. 
Univ.; 2 years Eureka Co.; 2 years Butler 
Col., A. B. 1883. A. M. 1884. Wife, 1st. 
Edith Kirkbride (dec.). 2nd, Helen G. 
Mic.Corniek. Cdrn., 4 s, Robert K. Everest, 
Phillip M.„ Jean W., Raymond B., Okla. 
City: 2 d., Genevieve Helen, Okla. City; 
Jane E. (Mrs. Thos. J. Hayes) Little Rock, 
Ark. Bus. Cen., Everest, Dudley & Brewer. 
Bk. Con., Dir. and Atty. for Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., J. B. Dudley, Phil D. Brewer, Robt. 
K. Everest, John H. Halley, E. E. Gib¬ 
bons; (pol.) Judge Ed S. Vaught, W. T. 
Hales. Church, First Chris. Clubs, Okla. 
City Golf & Country; Y M. C. A.; St. 
Fair: Ex-Lion; I. O. O. F.; A. O. U. W. : 
Maccabees; K. P.; W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
father (deceased) one of the foremost men 
in America in Chris, church. Pol. Act., 
nationally partisan; city,, co. and st. in¬ 
dependent. worker. Remarks, takes interest 
in all political matters; has power in his 
party, strong factor in Okla. City legal, 
political and religious affairs. In early days 
specialized in lana and real estate titles, 
represented one side or other in nearly all 
contests on land surrounding Okla. City. 
Fought these cases all up and down st. 
Brought him in contact with great many 
people of South Okla. Has been head of 
one of leading firms since he came to Okla. 


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JEAN H. EVEREST 

















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



EVEREST, ROBERT KIRKBRIDE, Lib. 
Nat. Bk. Bldg. Okla. City. Rep. B„ Lyons, 
Kan., Aug. 13,' 1887 ; came to Okla. 1889 ; 
located at Frisco, Kingfisher, 1889, Okla. 
1890 since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla. 
City grad h. sch. 1906, Univ. of Okla. 
1906-08; Univ. of Chicago & Northwestern 
Univ. 1908-11, LL. B., N. W. Univ. Wife, 
Gertrude H. Hero. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert,, Jr.; 
1 d. Mary Louise. Bus. Con., Everest, 
Dudley & Brewer, Attys. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Assoc., J. H. Everest, Phil D. 
Brewer.‘j. B. Dudley, John H. Halley and 
E. E. Gibbons; (pol.) W. G. Johnston, 
Judge Edgar S. Vaught, Fred D. Bear- 
ley. Church, First Chris. Clubs. American 
Legion; C. of C. Pol. Act., independent 
city, co. and st. worker 20 yrs. works 
through others. Remarks, paints tor pas¬ 
time; studied art in Chicago and France. 
Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 35, 
Quartermaster Corps., A. E. F. First Lt. 

EYLAR, MRS. ELMA, State House Sta¬ 
tion, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Asst. Sec’y 
Rep. State Com. B.. Ottawa, Kan., July 
1883; came to Okla. 1905; located Okla. 
City. Edu., com. and li. sch., Oxford, 
Iowa; Bus. Sch.. Okla. City. Husband, J. 
W. Eylar. No cdrn. Bk. Con., Tradesmans 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. M. G. Miester, Mrs. 
Helen Francis, Mrs. Lyndall. Mrs. Clarence 
Henley, A. C. Alexander, Fred C. Clarke, 
Mrs. R. D. Rood. Beulah W. Cureton, W. 

T. Hales, W. B. Pine. Church Meth. Clubs 
V Pres. Okla. State Humane Society 19214, 
now Acting Pres. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker 15 yrs. personal, committee, 
etc. Office, acting Postmaster Okla. City 
6 mo. 1923; elected to State Legislature 
from Okla. Co. 1928. Party Honors, Co. V.- 
Chmn. 1922, St. Committeewoman for Okla. 
Co. 1924; del. to st. and co. convs. num¬ 
erous times, assisted in co. and st. Head¬ 
quarters numerous campaigns. Asst. Sec’y. 


Rep. St. Com. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross during W. War. Hobby, political 
reform. 

FAGEN, MAX M., Court House, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B.. Rockachow, 
Russia, July 4, 1905; came to Okla. 1917: 
located at Okla. City 1917-29. Edu.. LL. B., 
O. U. Single. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Church, Jewish Synagogue. Pol. Act., 
statewide independent worker active 4 yrs.. 
makes speeches, works through personal 
activity. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. Party 
Honors, del. to Rep. St. Convs. Assoc., 
knows most of the co. and st. leaders. 
Remarks, interested in tennis and welfare 
work. 

FARLEY, ALBERT CHAPMAN, Trades¬ 
mans Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ. Tax Expert, B., Mercer Co., W. 
Va„ Oct. 18, 1863; came to Okla. 1889; 
located on claim but did not stay, went to 
Perry 1911-14; Enid 1914; Lawton 1914- 
19; Okla. City since. Edu., com. sch., 
Athens, W. Va., Mt. Vernon Col. in Ark. 
A. B. and A. M. 1889-94, Univ. of Mo., 
number of summer sessions. Wife, Lucile 
Lilly. Cdrn.. 2 s., Sidney J.. Long Beach, 
Calif., Dr. R. B. Farley, Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., J. !F. Harbour, 
C. H. Russell, P. A. Janeway, W. A. Ly- 
brand. Col. R. A. Sneed, P. W. Tibbs. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, & Lodges, C. of C.„ 
Eastside Civic, Sons of Confed. Veterans, 
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 36, I. O. O. F.. 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan ; city. co. and 
st. worker all his life, works through dis¬ 
semination of governmental information, 
works through others. Party Honors, del. 
to various co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
Camp Commander of Okla. City Camp 
Sons of Confederate Veterans. Assembles 
information on tax rates of other cities 
size of Okla. City and reports to Budget 
officers etc. Made tax survey for Biltmore 


Hotel when the local organization was 
working on securing Hotel here. Wife is 
one of the leading landscape artists in 
Okla. City. 

FARMER, ROSCOE, Okla. City. Rep. 
Connected with Western Paving Co. Closely 
associated with John J. Harden in all his 
enterprises. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

FERRIS, SCOTT, Cotton Exchange Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., financier. B., Neosho. 
Mo., Nov. 3, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Neosho; Kansas City Sch. of Law, grad. 
1901; Univ. of Mo. Wife, Grace Hubbert, 
Neosho, Mo. Bus. Con., owner Cotton Ex¬ 
change Bldg, and various other real estate 
and bus. properties in Okla. City; also 
farm lands, oil properties, etc. in state; 
Dir. Transcontinental Life Ins. Co., Okla. 
City. Assoc., William A. Durant, Geo. A. 
Henshaw, J. W. Harreld. Geo. D. Key, and 
others; party leaders in Okla. and na¬ 
tionally. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co., st. 
and natl. worker since maturity; makes 
speeches, works in all manners effective. 
Offices, mbr. Terr. Legis., 1905-06 ; mbr. 
Congress. 1907-21 ; mbr. Bd. Regents. Smith¬ 
sonian Inst. Party Honors, Nominee for 

U. S. Senate 1921; Chmn. Natl. Speakers 
Bureau for Dem. Natl. Campaign Com., 
1920; dem. State Committeeman, for Okla. 
1926. Remarks,, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
Lawton; Pauls Valley, 1926-29 ; Okla. City, 
since. (Complete information unavailable.) 

FIDLER, WILGUS CATLETT, Huckins 
Hotel, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., oil. B„ Law- 
renceburg, Ky„ Aug. 20, 1878; came to 
Okla. 1908; located at Okla. C'ty. Edu., com. 
sch. in Ky., Bus. Col. Lexington, Ky., 
grad 1895. Single. Reared 2 brothers and 
1 sister. Bus. Con., owner Fidier Oil & 
Gas Syndicate. Assoc.. W. H. Wheeler, 
Chicago. Was Sec’y. of W. H. Wheeler & 
Co., Publisher, for more than 25 yrs. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. r 
Rancho Beach & Country Club, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, demit from Ravens Wood No. 
777 Chicago; Elks No. 417. V. of C. Pol. 
Act., city, co. and st. party man 10 yrs., 
makes speeches and works through others. 
Offices, Mbr. State Senate 1924 ever since. 
Party Honors, refuses to accept any. Re¬ 
marks, one of most fearless public servants 
in Okla., able and honest in public affairs. 
A power with all groups in st. Author of 
Joint Resolution No. 3, providing bldgs, for 
Crippled Children’s Hospital, Univ. Hos¬ 
pital, Historical Society, and at State 
Normal, Edmond. 

FINK, G. H. Edmond. Dem. Occ., Mayor 
of Edmond. B., Wurtenberg, Germany. Dec. 
7, 1867. Edu., grad. Public Sch., Oregon, 
Mo. 1888. Came to Edmond, 1890; lived 
there since. Wife, Beenette Nave. Cdrn., 
4 d.. Mrs. Tom C. Waldrep, Shawnee, Mrs. 

V. V. Willett, Goltry, Mrs. J. C. Looney, 
Wewoka, Rosena Fink, Edmond. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Citizens Natl. Bank, Edmond, Okla. 
Bk. Con., same. Assoc.. Ed Shelden, Mont 
Powell, C. C. Christenson. Tom C. Wald¬ 
rep. J. C. Looney. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
& Lodges. Kiwanis, C. of C., A. F. & A. M., 
No. 37, Edmond, Consistory, Guthrie, India 
Temple, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 35 yrs., works through com¬ 
mittees. Offices, City Treasurer of Ed¬ 
mond 1910-11, City Council 1925-29, Mayor 
1929-31. Remarks, state reputation,, in¬ 
fluential. 

FISHWICK. MRS. FRANK. 1418 W. 14th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., homemaker. B., 
St. Louis, Mo. Edu., com. and h. sch., St. 
Louis, Mo. Husband. Frank Fishwick. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Frances Maude. Bus. Con., 
Husband represents Amer. Elevator Co. in 
Okla. Bk. Con.. Tradesmens Natl. Pol 
Assoc., Ed M. Semans, John Mahr. Mrs. 
Kelly Brown, Scott Ferris, Geo. D. Key, 
Mrs. D. A. McDougal. Church, Episcopal. 
C’ubs & Lodges, Woman’s Natl. Democratic 
Club, League of Young Democrats, East¬ 
ern Star, Nova Chapter No. 263. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and city worker 11 yrs. in 
all ways needed or useful. Party Honors. 






OKLAHOMA COUNTY 501 



G. H. FINK 


first elected County V.-Chinn., 1922-26. 
Acting Co. Chinn., 1922. Always a del. 
to co. and st. convs. Chmn. for organiza¬ 
tion com. for Smith-Robinson Club 1928. 
Remarks, active in Red Cross during W. 
War. Organizer and chmn. of Chapter for 
Surgical Dressings, etc. Hobby, politics. 

FLANAGAN, GEORGE M„ 2520 S. Rob., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., plumbing. B„ Vir¬ 
ginia, July 18, 1881. Edu,. com. sch.„ 

Okla. City. Wife, Jessie V. Hudson. Cdrn., 
3 s.. Geo. M. Jr., Lawell, Goldie; 8 d., 
Evelyn, Dorothy, Beulah, Edith. Alice M., 
Helen, Jesse A., Nora N. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Flanagan Plumbing Co., Capitol Hill. Bk. 
Con., Okla. Natl., Cap. Hill. Pol. Assoc., 
j. K. Wright Cliff Myers, Glen Dark. A. 
H. Parmalee, 0. A. Cargill, Graves Deeper, 
F. B. Swank, Justice Hunt, Okla. City. 
Church, Church of God. C ubs & Lodges, 
Cap. Hill Country; Kiwanis; C. of C.; 
Capitol Hill Commerce; I. 0. 0. F. Pol. 
Act., independent; active since maturity. 
Makes speeches, works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, past Mayor. 
Cap. Hill. Party Honors, past Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, and Insp. of Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1893 ; lived since in 
Okla. Co.; Capitol Hill since 1899. Mbr. 
of Com. of 100 in securing managerial 
gov’t, for Okla. City. Mbr. Exec. Com. 
of Dem. Good Gov't. Club, 1928. 

FLANARY, PROF T. M„ Okla. City. Occ., 
Pres. Draughon’s Bus. Col. B.. Waverly, 
Tenn.; came to Okla. 1908 ; located in 
Okla. City, been here ever since. Edu., 
grad. Dixon Normal Co., Edgewood, Tenn., 
Lebanon Col., Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Livia 
Bell Warren. Cdrn.. 2 s., Dumont, with 
father, Hugh, with Ford Motor Co. Bus. 
Con., Draughon’s Bus. Col. Bk. Con., Amer. 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., 
Judge Ed Vaught. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Ad Club, Lions* Mason, Federation 
Bus. Col., C. of C. Pol. Act., co. worker, 
votes for the best man, makes speeches,, 
and has been personally active 30 yrs. 
Party Honors, frequently del. Remarks, 
one of the best known and liked sch. men 
in the state; interested in helping young 
people. 

FLESHER, EARL. Edmond. Rep. Impor¬ 
tant in Masonic work. Past Grand Master. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 


FLYNN, DENNIS T., Colcord Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Phoenixville, 
Pa., Feb. 13, 1861. Edu., St. Josephs 

Orphanage Buffalo, N. Y.; Canisius Co!., 
Buffalo. Wife, Addie M. Blanton. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Streeter B., Okla. City; Olney, Tulsa. 
Bus. Con., Dir. in Okla. City Hdw. Co.; 
Dir. in First Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Church, 
Cath. Clubs, Okla. City Club; C. of C.„ 
Okla. City; Bankers Club of N. Y.; Union 
League of Chicago. Offices, U. S. Congress¬ 
man, 1892-96; and 1898-1902; City Atty., 
Kiowa, Kan.. 1884 ; Postmaster, Kiowa, 
Kan. 1884 ; ’ Postmaster, Guthrie, 1889. 
Party Honors, cand. for U. S. Senate (de¬ 
feated by T. P. Gore) First National Com¬ 
mittee Mbr. from Okla. Terr., 1892; del. 
to Natl. Conv., 1908. Pol. Act., partisan 
worker since maturity. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889 ; lived Guthrie, Okla. City since 
1904. Secured passage of “Free Homestead’’ 
Bill, 1898 in Congress. Civic worker. 

FLYNN. STREETER B„ Colcord Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Guthrie, 
Nov. 2, 1892. Okla. City 1905 since. Edu., 
com. sch. and h. sch. Okla. City, Columbia 
Law School, A. B. Yale. Wife., Margaret 
Tuttle. Cdrn., 1 s., Streeter, Jr.; 2 d., 
Margaret* Adelaide. Bus. Con., Rainey, 




GEO. M. FLANAGAN 


Flynn, Green & Anderson, Attorneys. 
Assoc., A. C. Alexander, W. T. Hales, Beulah 
H. Cureton„ Fred C. Clarke, Mrs. R. 
Rood, Dennis Flynn. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Okla. Club, Country Club, 
Apha Delta Phi, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Father, 
Dennis Flynn, Okla. City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. and district worker 10 yrs. all 
ways needed. Party Honors always a del. 
to co., dist. and st. convs. Remarks, Leg¬ 
ionnaire,, Okla. City Post; U. S. Navy. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FORGAN, ROBERT L.. S. W. Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla, City. Rep. Occ., State Mana¬ 
ger Woodmen of World. B., BoNess, Scot¬ 
land, Feb. 23, 1873 ; came to Okla. 1907, 
located at Okla. City, been here ever since. 
Edu., in Scotland. Wife, Lizbeth Ranslam. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Thurston. Bus. Con., Woodmen 
of World of Omaha. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc., knows all co. and st leaders. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, W. O. W., 32nd 
Mason ; Shriner. Pol. Act., statewide work¬ 
er • makes speeches; votes for best man. 
Remarks, 12 vrs. in Woodmen of World, 
hdqts., Omaha, 22 yrs.,, in Okla. as st. 
mgr. 


FOSTER, MIKE, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B„ Nashville, Howard, Co., Ark., 
Sept. 23, 1894. came to Okla. 1920, located) 
at Ft. Towson; Okla. City, since 1921. Edu., 
h. sch.. Foreman, Ark. 1913, Co. Inst. 
McCurtain Co.; admitted Bar, 1921. 
Single. Bus. Con., Oil Royalties. Bk. 
Con., Capitol St. Bk. Pol. Assoc., Mont 
Powell, Geo. Henshaw. C. J. Blinn, Ruel 
Haskell, Geo. D. Key, Judge Thos. H. 
Doyle. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Past Chancellor; K. of P.; Sons of Con¬ 
federate Veterans, Southside Kiwanis, 
Southside C. of C. ; Exec. Com. American 
Leg'ion. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. James 
G. Foster, Winthrop. Ark.; Nolan Foster, 
(bro.) Weatherford, Okla., St. Engineering 
Dept. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co.. 
in all ways necessary. Offices, past J. P.„ 
Little River, Ark., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; prct. committee¬ 
man ; prct. Elec. Bd. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, mbr. Post No. 35 Okla. City; 187 
Div. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FOSTER, T. F„ Hightower Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., life insurance. B., 
Wise Co.. Tex,. Dec. 13,. 1878 ; came to 
Okla. 1909, located at Okla. City. Edu., h. 
sch., Pella, Tex. Wife, Daisy M. Arring¬ 
ton. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas Paul; 1 d., 
Mary Ellen. Bus. Con., organizer Trans¬ 
continental Life Ins. Co. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Bus. Assoc., George A. Hen¬ 
shaw, Scott Ferris. John W. Harreld. Pol. 
Assoc., Hubert L. Bolen, Judge R. R. 
Bell. Church, Meth., S. Lodge, K. of P. 
Po". Assoc., partison. Offices, Clerk of 
House of Repr., of Okla. Party Honors, 
del. and on com. at convs., 

FRAIM, AMOS A., Edmond. Rep. Occ.. 

interior decorator. B., Loudonville, O., 
Dec. 5. 1875, came to Okla. 1889; located 
11 miles northeast of Edmond, lived around 
Edmond ever since. Edu., h. sch., El 
Dorado, Kan. Wife, Margaret Catherine 
Cline. Cdrn., 2 s., George, Orville; 5 d.. 
Mrs. Laurence Whalen,, Evelyn, Alma, 
Catherine, Annie Jewel. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Judge G. W. Clark, Judge 
Sam Hooker, Ed Shelden. M. E. Trapp, 
E. B. Howard. Pol. Act., independent; co. 
worker, works th~oug'h personal activity. 
Party Honors, del. to several co. convs. 
Remarks, interested in landscaping and 
good roads, has influence among the farm¬ 
ers southern part Logan Co. Mbr. of sch. 


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T. F. FOSTER 
















502 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GEORGE FREDERICKSON 


bd., Lincoln twi>.„ 1913; also tvvp. bd. of 
Lincoln Co., 1904-10. Prohibitionist. Son 
of the late George G. Fraim, 89er of 
Edmond. Mrs. Fraim is elk. sch., bd., 
Waterloo. Okla., 1923-29. 

FRANCIS, MRS. HELEN SPERRY, 115 

W. 18. Okla. City. Rep. Occ., managing 
own property. B., Sherman Tex., came 
to Okla. 1901, located Okla. City. Edu., 
com. sch., Sherman, Tex., Kidd Key Col., 
Sherman, Tex. Husband, deceased. Cdrn., 
1 d.. Mrs. Mary Francis Hessmer, Detroit, 
Mich., grad. Univ. of Mich., Ann Arbor, 
and Law Sch., admitted to Bar in Mich. 
Bk. Con., American First Natl. Pol. Assoc.. 
Mrs. M. G. Miester, Mrs. Beulah H. Cure- 
ton, Mrs. ,J. S. Ross, S. C. Byars, Mrs. R. 
D. Rood, Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Fred C. 
Clarke, A. C. Alexander, Judge Ed Vaught. 
Church. Bap. Clulbs &. Lodges, Sorosis. 
pres. Year Club; Treas. D. A. R. ; Mc¬ 
Dowell Club; Eastern Star No. 10; His¬ 
torical Society; Pioneer Club; Hospitality 
Club; Garden Flower Club; Ladies Music 
Club, Rep. Woman’s Club. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. and city worker. 10 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact and through com. Party 
Honors, Co. V.-Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., 
1928-30. Very active in Co. Hdqts., during 
1928 campaign. Hobby, outdoors; farming. 

FRANCISCO, MRS. W. 0., 2017 W. 22 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 
Chicago,, Ill., came to Okla. 1920 ; located 
Okla. City. Edu,, com., h. sch., and Chi¬ 
cago Col., Chicago, Ill. Husband, Wm. O. 
Francisco, (Dentist). Bk. Con., Farmer’s 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. L. F. Leach, Mrs. 
Clarence Henley. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rep. Women’s Club Eastern 
Star.; Nova Chapter; Lions Club; Cdrn’s. 
Summer Camp; Delphian Society; Beta 
Chapter; Swastika Study Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 6 yrs. t personal con¬ 
tact. Party Honors, Sec’y. Rep. Women’s 
Club. In Fields Hdqts., 1924. 

FRANKLIN, BEN, 428 W. 22, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., state attorney St. Louis 
and San Francisco R. R. B., Denton, Co.. 
Tex., Oct. 1L, 1877, came to Okla. 1901, 
located at Lawton ; Purcell 1905 ; Okla. City 
since 1921. Edu., h. sch., Gibtown, Tex.; 
Ft. Worth Univ., 1 yr. Wife, Ida Satter¬ 
field. Cdrn., 1 s., Ben Jr.; 1 d., Donna. 
Bus. Con.. Cruce & Franklin, attorneys. 
Bk. Con., attorney for Fidelity Natl. 


Church, Meth., S. Clubs, C. of C.; Okla. 
City Golf & Country Club. Imp. Rel., 
Rev. R. S. Satterfield, (bro.-in-law), Mus¬ 
kogee, Okla., Conference Missionary Sec’y. 
M. E. South. Pol. Act., statewide worker 
s'nce 1901 as needed. Offices, Co. Atty., Mc¬ 
Clain Co., 1907-12 ; St. Senator 19th Dist.. 
1912-10. Party Honors, nominated and 
elected to above offices. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Okla. City; Capt. U. S. A. 1917-19, 
312 Ammunition Train 87th Div.; mbr. 
O. T. Natl. Guard, 1902-05. Hobby, to 
see all cases tried according to law, treat¬ 
ing all classes alike; golf. 

FRANKLIN. WILLIAM MONROE. 120 W. 

17th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. attorney. 
B., near Terral, Kaufman Co., Tex.,,, Dec. 
9, 1874 ; came to Ardmore, Ind. Ter., 1898 ; 
located Madill. 1901 ; elected Clk. Supreme 
Ct. etc., 1914; and came to Okla. City. 
Edu., com. sell., of Tex. and Mineral Wells 
Oil.. Mineral Wells, Tex. Wife. Mattie 
Louise Young._ Cdrn.. 2 s., Prentiss 

Orville. Melvin Granville. Church, St. Luke’s 
M. E. S. Clubs &. Lodges. Masonic Lodge, 
Madill; K. of P., Okla. City; W. O. W., 
has been Head Consul of W. O. W.; was 
pres of St. Conference of Charities & 
Corrections. Pol. Act. was a mbr. of the 
Joint Statehood delegation to Washington 
in 1908 to work for statehood. Offices. 2 
terms in St. Senate immediately after 
statehood from Johnston and Marshall 
Counties, served as Clk. of the Supreme Ct. 
and Criminal Ct. of Appeals (ex-officio Sec’y. 
of St. Bar Com.) from Nov. 16. 1914 to 
first Tuesday in January 1927, and there¬ 
after for six months rendered legal 
services in the governors’ office. Remarks, 
stands for honest gov’t, and is interested 
in religious problems, an equitable sys¬ 
tem of taxation, sane economy, etc. 

FRANKLIN. WIRT, Franklin Bldg., Okla. 
City. (See Carter Co.) 

FREDERICKSON, GEORGE, 407 W. Main, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., music dealer. B., 
on farm near Champagne, Ill.. Apr. 14, 
1874 ; came to Okla., 1900; located at Okla. 
City, lived there since. Edu., com. and 

h. sell.,, Champagne, III., grad. 1890 ; B. S., 
Univ. of Ill., 1894. Wife, Mary L. Brown¬ 
lee. Cdrn., 2 s., John B., grad. Univ. of 
Ill.. Harry G., grad., Princeton. Bus. Con.. 
Pres. Frederickson Kroh Music Co. ; V. 

Pres Mutual Savings & Loan Assn.; Pres. 
Coliseum Corp. Bk. Con., dir. Fidelity 
natl. Assoc., John H. Frederickson, (bro.) 

•T. L. Constant, Sec’y. treas.; John H. 

Frederickson. (son) ; (pol.) all civic lead¬ 
ers. especially leaders in good government 
club and city mgr. campaign. C ubs & 
Lodges, Okla. City Golf & Country Club, 
pres. 3 yrs.; Bd. Dir. C. of C., pres. 2 yrs.; 
Y. M. C. A., all Masonic bodies in Okla. 

City; Consistory, McAlester; 33rd degree 
Mason, Washington, D. C. Imp. Rel., John 
H. Frederickson, contractor & builder, 
Okla. City; D. T. Frederickson,, with J. 
H., Judge Wm. Frederickson , Dist. Judge. 
Los Angeles, Calif.; A. G. Frederickson 
(retired) Champagne, Ill., Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; city. co. and statewide worker 
for yrs.; works through personal activity 
nr through corns. Remarks, takes part 
in constructive polity, is interested in 
development of efficient government. The 
premier money raiser for public activities 
in Okla. City. Public spirited. One of 
the most influential bus., civic and finan¬ 
cial figures in Okla. City. 

FREELING, S. P., Skirvin Hotel. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., McNairy, 
Tenn., Jan. 25, 1874; came to Okla. 1909, 
located at Shawnee, Okla. City since 1915. 
Edu., Union Univ., Jackson, Tenn. ; A. 
B. Harvard Univ. 1899. Single. Bus. Con., 
Freeling & Box. attorneys. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bar Assns. ; Mason ; Shriner ; Okla. 
City. Offices, Co. Atty., Pottawatomie Co., 

3 terms; Atty. Gen. of Okla. 1915-22. 

FRY, EDMUND M., City Hall, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., city manager. B., Lake Vil¬ 
lage, Ark., Oct. 29, 1875; came to Okla. 


1895 ; located McAlester, Washington 1898- 
1905 ; Muskogee 1907 ; McAlester 1909; 
Tulsa 1922; McAlester 1924 ; Okla. City 
since 1927. Edu., com. and h. sch., 1893 
Ft. Smith, Ark., Engineering in field 10 
yrs. Wife, Nita Williams. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Phillip H., Edmund M., Jr. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty and Amer.-First Natl. Church, Epis¬ 
copal. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club, Rancho 
Beach; Fin & Feather,. McAlester; Mc¬ 
Alester Country Club; Scottish and Y’ork 
Rites, Consistory McAlester; Knight Tem¬ 
plar, McAlester; Shriner; India Temple; 

C. of C.; mbr. Isaak Walton League. Imp. 
Rel., Joshua Fry, Commander Army of Va. 
prior to Revolutionary War. Pol. Act., 
natl. Dem., locally independent; worker 

20 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, dep. Ward¬ 
en, Okla. St. Pen. 1909-19 ; mbr. bd. of 
edu., McAlester many yrs. ; pres, of bd., 
1916-19, City Mgr., McAlester. 1919; City 
Mgr. Okla. City,. 1927-30. Party Honors, 

del. co. and st. convs. many times. Re¬ 
marks. U. S. Interior Dept. Geological Sur¬ 
vey 1895-1905. all parts Western and North¬ 
ern States, various M’ning Companies in 
St. of Washington. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

FULTON, ELMER L„ 1025 W. 19th St. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Harrison Co., Ia., came to Okla. 1901; 
located at Stillwater. Pawnee 1903 ; Okla. 
City since 1905. Edu., Taber CoL, Ia.„ 
admitted to Bar in Neb., 1896. Wife, Mable 
Rhinehart. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Dorothy 

Marchbank, Evanston, III.; Margie M. 
Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
C. W. Fulton, (bro., deceased), former U. 
S. Senator. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
mbr. Cong., 1907-09 ; Asst. Atty., 1919. 
Party Honors, del. to various co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, anbr. Legal Advisory 
Bd. during W. War. Mbr. St. and Co. Bar 
Assns. Practices in all courts including 
IT. S. Supreme. 

GALT, CAM., Colcord Bldg.. Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Securities & Investments. B.. 
Mt. Vernon, Tex., Nov. 16, 1876, located 
at Pauls Valley, 1897-14; Okla. City since 
1914. Edu., com. and h. sch., in Mt. Ver¬ 
non. Tex., grad. h. sch.. 1893. Wife, Ada 
Penn. Cdrn., 1 s., W. J., El Reno; Martha, 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Henry L. Doherty 
& Co. (Okla. City Branch), Real Estate, 
oil. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl.; Amer.-First 


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CAM GALT 












Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., John R. 
Williams, Art L. Walker. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla.; Civitan; C. of C.; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Shrine, Okla. City; 
Chapter, Pauls Valley; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., W. J. Galt, (father), Mt. Ver¬ 
non; Sid, Farmer, Mt. Vernon, Tex.; Jim, 
Stockman, Wifinsboro, Tex.; Mrs. A. H. 0. 
Tyson Mt. Pleasant, Tex., (husband may¬ 
or), Mrs. N. W. Fletcher, Mt. Vernon, 
(husband, co. elk.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
city,, co. and st. worker since Statehood; 
works through others. Offices, Supt. Sales 
of Okla. Pub. Lands. 1911-12, Chief Clk. 
Farm Loan Div., Sell. Land Dept., 1913-15. 
Party Honors, consistently avoided any. 
Remarks, interested in boys’ work and in 
city building. 

GAFFORD, TOM FRANK. 531 W. 16th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Special Agent 
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. B., Jeffer¬ 
son, Tex., July 25, 1863; came to Okla. 
1900, located at Sulphur, Okla. City since 
1919. Edu., Log Sch House Marion Co., 
Tex. Wife, Annie Derrick. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Phil. H., Lawton; T. F„ Jr.; 3 d., Lucile 
(Chicago Univ.), Elizabeth, Okla. City; 
Mrs. Milton E. Hart, Boston, Mass. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Bus. Assoc., Stanley 
R. Bruce, Geo. E. Wyatt. Pol. Assoc., 
Col. R. A. Sneed, .£ B. A. Robertson, Sen. 
W. C. McAlister, Jess G. Reed, M. E. 
Trapp, F. B. Swank, Scott Ferris. Church, 
St. Luke’s Meth. Lodges, A. F. & A .M. 
Amity Lodge No. 473, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 40 yrs. all 
ways called upon. Offices, Tax Collector 
Hopkins Co., Tex., 1892-97; Co. Commr., 
Murray Co., Okla., 1913-19. Party Honorsi, 
appointment to St. Ins. Bd. by Gov. J. 
B. A. Robertson as Sec’y. 1 yr.; resigned. 
Del. to Prct. co. and st. convs., for many 
yrs. Remarks, active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan Drives, 4 Minute Speaker 
during W. War. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


GARNETT, CHARLES H., First Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Colmar, Ill.,, Jan. 12, 1873; came to 
Okla., 1906, located at Hugo, Ind. Ter., ’06; 
Okla. City, since 1907. Edu., St. Mary’s 

Ill., Plymouth, Ill., Carthage Col., Ill., 

Univ., LL. B, Yale. Wife, Ermine Wil¬ 
liams. Cdrn., 1 s., Williams K.; 2 d.. 

Elizabeth E.. Sarah K. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc., Frank Ptak, .T. K. Wright, 
F. B. Swank, Jack Helms, Sam 
Hookes,, Ernest Chambers. Church. Chris. 
Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., regular Dem., 
30 yrs., works mainly through personal 
contact. Offices, St. Atty.. Hancock Co., 
Ill., 1900-04; Judge Superior Ct., Okla. 

Co., 1915. Partv Honors. Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com., 1902-04; 1911-15; del. to var¬ 
ious co. and st. convs. Attended natl. cony, 
at St. Louis,, 1904. Remarks, mbr. Council 
of Defense during W. War. 

GARNETT, ROBERT E., Hales Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., certified public 
accountant, B.. Plymouth, Ill., Mar. 7, 
1885, came to Okla. 1909, located at Prague 
1915; Okla. City since. Edu., Carthage 
Col. and University of Ill. Wife, Hazel 
Laurel Jones. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward Jones. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., Maynard Cornelius. .Jim H. Berry, 
Judge. Wiley Jones, Frank Carter, A. S. 
.T. Shaw, Gov. W. H. Holloway. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Okla. Club; 
Mason; Shriner; Lions; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active 20 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Prct. Committeeman, Lincoln Co., 4 
yrs. Del. to various co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active worker in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loans during War. Income Tax 
Revenue Agent during War. 

GARSIDE. WARREN HOADLEY, Wilson 
& Co., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., manager 
Wilson & Co. B., Edon, O., Jan. 26, 1886; 
lived in Okla. since 1917. Edu., grammar, 
h. sch., Edon.. 0., 1903; Bus. Col., St. 


503 

Paul, Minn. Wife, Lucille Segler. Cdrn., 

1 d., Dorothy Ruth. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Wilson & Co.; dir. Liberty Natl. Bk.; 
dir. Okla. Cattle Loan Co., Dir. S. Okla. 
Town Co.; dir. Okla. Natl. Stockyards Co.; 
dir. Okla. Junction Ry. Co.; V.-Pres.,Treas. 
and Dir. Okla. Coliseum Corp. ; dir. Okla. 
City C. of C. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., Ben Mills, H. It. Empire,. Key R. 
McKee, Chas. Taylor, John R. Baker. L. 
H. Prichard. Church, Lutheran. Clubs, 
Okla. Club. Pol. Act. independent; worker. 
Remarks, in charge division “C,” C. of C. 
at this time. 

GAYLORD, EDWARD KING, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., publisher and editor. B., 
near Atchison, Kan., March 5, 1873 ; 

came to Okla. 1902; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., com. sch.„ in Colorado, Colorado Col., 
Colorado Springs. 1889-95. Wife, Inez Kin¬ 
ney. Bellaire, O. Cdrn., Edward Lewis; 

2 d., Edith Kinney and Virginia. Bus. 
Con., Pres. Okla. Pub. Co.; Editor Daily 
Oklahoman and Okla. City Times. Bus. 
Assoc., Edgar T. Bell, Walter M. Harrison, 
Luther Harrison, Carl Williams. Church. 
Pilgrim Cong. Clubs, Dir. C. of C„ and 
Y. M. C. A. ; active in all constructive civic 
movements and in most statewide political 
movements. Pol. Act., local, st. and natl., 
a party man, but not hidebound. Remarks, 
One of the most powe-ful figures in st., 
possibly the most powerful. Takes an 
active part in all important movements 
affecting government of Okla., always a 
factor in every campaign, independent in 
thinking and acting determined and 
quietly aggressive. Continental traveler. 

GAYLE, J. M., Commerce Exchange Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., industrial invest¬ 
ments and Engineer. B., Henderson, Ky.. 
•Tune, 26, 1879, came to Okla.. 1912; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., Louisville, Ky.; 
grad., h. sch.; Col. of Engineers, Ky. Wife, 
Celia Logan. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Assoc.. J. G. Beaver, Charles Taylor. 
Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. Club; Masonic Blue Lodge ; 
Shrine; Lions Club; American Association 
of Engineers. Imp. Rel., Joe and Luke 
Blackburn, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 20 yrs. Offices, chmn. of his prct. 
10 yrs., 5 yrs. cha-ge Bureau of Accounts 
and Statistics of Corporation Com. of St. 
of Okla. Party Honors, del. several times 
to st convs. Remarks, was very active 
during War with Liberty Loans and Red 



ROBERT E. GARNETT 
















504 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J M. GAYLE 


Cross Drives. Active in civic affairs since 
1912; has influence and knows nearly all 
leading men in st. He is a certified public 
accountant and life mbr. Natl. Accountants 
Institute. 

GEERS, W. C., (RUBE), 1500 N. Bdw.v.., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., editor. B., Den¬ 
ton, Tex., Feb. 2. 1873; came to Okla. 1910; 
located at Tishomingo 1912, also Ardmore, 
Okla. City since 1922. Edu,, com. sch., 
Denton, Tex., also h. sch.„ and St. Normal. 
Wife, Bessie I. Tripp. Bus. Con., editor 
“Oil Record", Tecumseh, Earlsboro, Asher 
and St. Louis. Bk. Con.. Tecumseh Natl, 
and Amer.-First Natl. Bk. and Trust Co. 
Pol. Assoc., O. A. Cargill, Ned Looney, 
W. C. McAlister T. P. Gore, Ed Semans. 
Bill Murray, R. L. Williams, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way. Church Christian. Clubs & Lodges. 
Co-Operative Club; Tecumseh Life mbr. 
Young Dem. Club; W. 0. W.; M. W. A., 
Tishomingo. Imp. Rel., Alvin M. Oswley, 
(cousin), ex-Natl. Commander Amer. Legion; 
(father), Chas. W. Geers, Editor “Charlie 
Geer’s Camp,” Mannsville, Okla., named for 
father. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker 40 yrs. all ways useful. Offices 
sec'y. Corp. Com. Party Honors, always 
a del. to co. and st. eonvs., nominated 
Robt. L. Owen for Pres, to break the 
deadlock 1924, New York City Natl, conv., 
sec’y. Elec. Bd. in Johnston Co. 1914-22, 
sec’y. Dem. Cen. Com. 1914-22. Publicity 
man in St. Hdqts., 1928. Remarks, Spanish- 
Amer. War Veteran. Chmn. Local Exemp¬ 
tion Bd., Johnston Co. W. War.; mbr. 
Shawnee post. Hobby, farm relief. 

GEISSLER, ARTHUR H., Okla. City. Rep. 
Occ., United States Ambassador to Siam. 
B.. Oct. 30 1877. Edu., com. sch., under 
tutors; George Washington Univ.. com¬ 
parative jurisprudence and diplomacy. 1903- 
04 ; several study trips to Europe and 
Latin America. Wife, Julia Henderson 
Alams, Washington, D. C. (deceased). 
Lodges, Mason; Shrine; Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., active since maturity. While in Okla. 
before going to Guatemala was prominent 
Rep. figure. Offices, Envoy Extraordinary and 
Minister Plenipotentiary,, Guatemala, 1922- 
29; Minister to Siam, 1929. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Okla. Co. Com., 1910-14; Chmn. 
St. Cen. Com., 1912-18; Pres. Natl. Assn. 
Rep. St. Chmn., 1918; del. at large, natl. 


conv., 1910. Remarks, Lincoln Memorial 
Univ., Cumberland Gap, Tenn., conferred 
upon him degree of LL. D. 

GIBBONS, MURRAY F., 2055 W. 22nd, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.,, attorney. B., 
Purcell, Ind. Ter., Feb. 28 t 1891; came to 
Okla. City 1925.- Edu., com. and h. sell., 
Purcell. A. B. Okla. Univ., Wentworth 
Military Acad., Berkeley, Calif. Wife, 
Francis Leiper. Cdrn., 2 s., Murray F., 
Jr.„ George Leiper. Bus. Con., Lydick & 
West, Attys. Bk. Con., American First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc,, J. D. Lydick, Clarence 
Blinn, Ed Semans. Jim Nance, Bill Durant. 
Imp. Rel., Janies E. Gibbons, (father), 
pioneer of McClain C'o., Pres, of Good 
•Government Club during Bob Williams 
Campaign. Pol. Act.,, partisan statewide 
worker 22 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Sec’y. McClain Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 1907- 
1919. Party Honors), Repr. 1921-24, 
Speaker of House 1923; Prct. Committee, 
sec’y. and treas. now. Remarks, helped 
put across Soldier’s Relief Program in a 
Rep. House. Was Chmn. of Com. on Soldiers. 
Relief in Extraordinary Session; helped 
secure the Muskogee Hospital, also the T. 
B. Hospital at Sulphur. Legionnaire,, Capt. 
mbr. 1 urcell Post No. 54; 4 yrs. U. S. 
Navy; 3 yrs. U. S. Army. Hobby, Rose 
garden. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



W. C. (RUBE) GEERS 


GIDDINGS, GEORGE HENRY, JR., 1920 

W. 20. Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. attorney. 
B., Gainesville, Tex., July 17, 1892; came 
to Okla. City 1908. Edu., grad. h. sch., 
Gainesville and Okla. City., 1910, O. U.„ 
1913. Wife, Clarice Jenkins. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Jeane, Patricia. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Churchy Cath. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rancho Beach; B. P. O. E.; K. P.; D. O. 
K. K., C. of C.; Y. M. C. A. Imp. Rel., 
•T. D. Giddings, Brenham,, Tex. Pol. Act., 
Co. Dem., worker 10 yrs., works personally 
mostly. Offices, .T. of P., since 1924. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire. Okla. City Post No. 
35; 36th Div., Ill Ammunition Train, 61st 
Field Artillery Brigade, as First Lieut. 

GILL, JAMES, Okla. City. Dem. Former 
resident of Tecumseh, where he held many 
county offices. Moved to Atoka at state¬ 
hood and was elected to co. offices there 
repeatedly. Moved to Okla. City about 
1918. Was Asst. Commissioner of Chari¬ 
ties and Corrections during both adminis¬ 


trations of W. I). Mathews. Prominent In 
municipal politics. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

GILL, SAM S., 401 Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Shawnee, 
Okla., Dec. 29, 1890; located in Shawnee 
1913; Muskogee 1$21; Shawnee 1923; 
Okla. City since 1923. Edu., Tecumseh. 
Okla. com. aaid h. sdh.; studied .law 
while reporter, Admitted Bar 1913. Wife, 
I earl Jett. Cdrn., 1 s., Sam, Jr.; 1 d., 
Helen Ethel. Pol. Assoc., Judge Wiley 
Jones. Judge J. I. Phelps, Mont Powell, D. 
H. Linebaugh, Judge Lester, Prince Freel- 
ing, M. E. Trapp. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges Co-Operative Club; Pres. Okla. 
Dem. Assn.; K. of P.; Royal Arch Mason ; 
Knight Templar; Y. M. C. A. Imp. Rel., 
Jas. H. Gill, (father), asst. Commr. of Char¬ 
ities, 7 yrs.; Nina Lee Gill, (mother), 
taught sch. 30 yrs.; Mrs. Nina Dempsey, 
(sister) Violin tchr., Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. worker 20 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, reporter Superior Ct., Shawnee 
1909-13; asst. Co. atty., Pottawatomie Co.„ 
during 1913; Asst. U. S. Atty., 1917-18; 
Special Asst, appointed by Atty Gen.; Asst, 
it tty., M. K. & T. R. R. for Okla. 
1917. Party Honors, Chmn., Pottawatomie 
Co. Compaigm Com., del. to eonvs. Re¬ 
ported several Wm. Jennings Bryan’s 
speeches. 

GILLILAND, ARTHUR WALLACE, Col- 

cord Bldg., Okla. City. Dem.,, Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Jacksboro, Tex., Feb. 14, 1888. 
came to Okla. 1909,, settled at Chickasha 
1909-10; Alva 1910-11; Durant 1911-15. 
Edu,, com. and ii. sch., in Tex., grad., h. 
sch., Decatur 1907 ; grad. Commercial Course 
Chickasha. 1907-18; Univ. of Tex., 1908-10; 
Columbia Univ. N. Y. 1915-18, J. D. Degree. 
Wife (first). Miss Dorothy Carter, (de¬ 
ceased). (Second) Miss Erin McAllister. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Eleanor, Dorothy Jean. Bus., 
Con., Shartel & Gilliland. Assoc., Kent 
W. Shartel. Judge Samuel H. Hayes, D. 
A. Richardson, Charles McCloud, Okla. 
Cdy. V. B. Haves Claud Hatchett, Durant. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, Okla. Club; 2nd. 
Pres. University Club; dir. Okla., Bar 
Assn.,, mbr. State & Natl. Bar Assns. Pol. 
Act., interested in politics 15 yrs.; speaks; 
independent. Remarks, for yrs. associated 
with Judge Sam Hayes, therefore actively 
connected with Marland organization. Has 
no political aspirations for himself but takes 
a keen and active interest in all political 



MURRAY F. GIBBONS 
















OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


505 



ARTHUR H. GEISSUER 











506 




MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Cdrn., Edith Henrietta. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens. Assoc., W. R. White, Porter Morgan, 
A. L. Harris, Judge Ed Vaught. Jim Mabon 
of Miami. Church, Pilgrim Congregational. 
Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M., No. 36; 
Okla. Chapter No. 91, R. A. M., Okla. Com- 
mandery No. 3; K. T.; Consistory of Guth¬ 
rie; 33rd Mason, India Temple, Worship¬ 
ful Master 1913 A. F. & A. M. No. 36 ; 
Trustee since for same; First High Priest 
of Okla. City Chapter No. 91, 1922 ; Emi¬ 
nent Commander Okla. Commandery No. 
K. T. 1929; Illustrious Master of Alpha 
Council No. 18 Royal & Select Masters of 
1929; Pres, of Masonic Bldg. Assn. in 
1924-28 ; King of Mizpah Shrine 1927-29. 
Imp. Rel.. Henry Goddard Leech, Editor of 
The Forum. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker, 
speaks and works through personal acti¬ 
vity. Offices, Deputy City Atty. 1909-11 ; 
mbr. Okla. Co. Elec. Bd. 1922-28 ; now 
Asst. Co. Atty. Party Honors, del. fre¬ 
quently; chmn. Rep. Co. Com. 1920. Re¬ 
marks, 4 Minute Man of Com. on Public 
Information during War. Special interests; 
fraternal work. 

GORDON, FRANK, Kingkade Hotel, Okja 
City. Rep. Occ,, contractor. B., Austria, 
Nov., 15, 1888; came to Okla. in 1904, 
located at Hugo 1904-16; Okla. City since 
1916. Edu., com. schs., in Austria. Single. 
Bus. Con., Manhattan Construction Co., 
Muskogee; Kriepke Construction Co.. Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., A. C. Alexander, Sen. J. 
W. Harreld, Ray W. Lewis. W. C. Johnston, 
Okla. City; Sen. W. B. Pine, W. G. 
.Skelly, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., (bro.) Leon Gor¬ 
don, artists N. Y. City: Joe Gordon. Sport 
Editor, N. Y. City; Bernard Gordon, Por¬ 
trait Painter, Beverly Hills, Calif. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker statewide past 14 yrs. ; 
works almost every way, chiefly through 
the Legion. Party Honors, Prct. Chmn.; 
now and has been for several yrs. Chnm. 
of Rep. Service League of Okla.; appoint¬ 
ed by Hanford McNider, Former Natl. Com¬ 
mander of Amer. Legion; also former 
Asst. Sec’y of War. Has been mbr. of Ex. 
Com. Post No. 35 Legion ; Chmn. of Legis¬ 
lative Com. of 8th Legislature, that put 
over Hospital Program; del. to all st. and 
natl. convs. of Legion. “The Legion Politi¬ 
cian’’, very active in all Legion politics. 
He was in 136th Reg’t., 34th Division. 

GRAHAM. ROBERT C. (BOB), 435% W. 
9th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., sales manager 
Nicholson Clay Products. B., Owensboro, 


MRS. CLARA H. GIRVIN 


movements, city, co. and st. in Okla. Re¬ 
sponsible more than any one else for 
the present success and substantiality of 
the Okla. City Univ. Club. Stands un¬ 
usually high with the membership of that 
organization. 

GILSTRAP, HARRY BENSON, 2008 W. 
20, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., manager Re¬ 
gional Office, United States Veteran's Bu¬ 
reau. B., McLean Co., Ill., Mar. 1, 1870. 
came to Okla. in 1892; located Chandler 
1892-1924, Okla. City, since Dec. 15, 1924. 
Edu., country schs., and Arkansas City 
grade schs., Kan.; St. Agricultural Col., 
grad., 1898, degree B. S. Wife, Harriet 
Patrick. Cdrn., 3 s., Lee F., O. M. A., 
Claremore, Okla.; Harry B., Jr. Phoenix, 
Muskogee; Sam Patrick, Kappa Sigma 
House, A. & M. Col.,, Stillwater. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc.. Geo. Ade Davis, 
Roy Hoffman, J. W. Harreld, W. S. Keys; 
Mbrs. of Okla. Cong. Del. ; W. G. Skelly, 
Raymond Fields. Church, First Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges. Okla. City’s Men’s Din¬ 
ner Club, Capitol City A. F. & A. M. No. 
518, Bethlehem Commandery No. 45 India 
Temple, all at Okla. City.,. Okla. Consistory 
A. & A. Scottish Rite, Guthrie, K. of P. 
No. 15. Chandler; Rotary Club; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Lee F. Gilstrap (son) Com¬ 
mandant Cadets O. M. A. (D. S. C. for 
Service W. War). Pol. Act., partisan, work¬ 
er; most active in Okla. Co., during 1919-20, 
works through personal activity and through 
others. Offices, postmaster. Chandler, 
Okla., 1902-14: Regent Okla. Univ. 1902-08; 
Sec’y. to Manuel Herrick, M. C. 1921-28. 
Party Honors, Sec’y. Co. Com. Rep., Lincoln 
Co., Sec’y. Rep. St. Convs., St and Ter¬ 
ritorial ; del. to Territorial and st. Rep. 
convs. Remarks, tchr. in Men’s Class, 
First Chris Church. Service in Natl. 
Guard, beginning 1909; 3 yrs. U. S. Mili¬ 
tary Service (Border and W. War). Edi¬ 
tor Chandler News 1892-08 and 1920-21. 
Sec’y. Okla. Press Assn., at first State¬ 


hood. Mbr. Exec. Com. (Dept, of Okla.) 
and del. to 4 natl. convs. of Legion. Wide 
acquaintance in American Legion through¬ 
out St. and Nation. Mbr. Post No. 35, 
Okla. City, Major Inf. Commanding spe¬ 
cial Troops, 45th Div. Okla. Natl. Gd. 

GIRVIN, MRS. CLARA HENDERSON. 409 

W. 18th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Civic 
worker and Club Woman. B.. Sardis, 
Miss., June 28, 1876; came to Okla. 1910, 
located at Okla. City. Edu., com. sch. and 
h. sch., Pamala, Sardis, Miss; Jackson. 
Tenn. Female Col. Husband, Charles Gordon 
Girvin. Bk. Con., Amer.First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., Stanley Draper, 
Ed Overholser. Church, St. Paul Episcopal. 
Cluibs, Sec’y. Okla. Park Bd., 12 yrs., 
Treas. D. A. R.; Ladies Music Club; Chmn. 
Visitors U. D. C.; held all offices in Sor- 
osis, on Bd. since 1920; mbr. McDowell 
Club. 2 yrs. on conv. com. C. of C., name 
in corner stone of Sorosis Club, Com¬ 
munity Fund, Chmn. Council of Defense 
during W. War, received medal. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Sarah A. and Dr. William 
Henderson, (deceased). Pol. Act., On St. 
Bd. Humane Society.,, Chinn., Women’s Dem. 
Club. Organized Blue Flower Unit of Gar¬ 
den & Flower Club, (past pres.). Mbr. Art 
League, mbr. Big Sisters Organiz. Head 
of First Woman’s Team Community Fund, 
mbr. Sterling Thimble Club; mbr. Histori¬ 
cal Society, Y. W. C. A. Remarks, First 
Chmn. Electrical Lighting at Xmas, mbr. 
Eastern Star, Hospitality Club. Charter 
mpr. Arts and Science League. Helps guar¬ 
antee Fund for Symphony Orchestra. Hob¬ 
by, park work and community fund. 

GODDARD, HENRY LEWIS,, 1737 W. 
10th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., assistant county 
attorney. Came to Okla. City 1906. 
Edu., Manhattan Agricultural College, Man¬ 
hattan, Kansas; 2 years Topeka high 
sch., grad. 1900; Kan. Univ., grad, law 
dept., LL. B. degree. Wife, Mary Barber. 


mammas 






I 

: 


MAJ. HARRY B. GILSTRAP 











PHOTO BY WATTON 



W. B. GROVES 


Ky., Aug. 29, 1890; came to Okla. in 1919, 
located Miami,, mgr. Editor Miami News, 
Okla. City since 1920. Edu., Staunton Mili¬ 
tary Academy; 3 yrs. Univ. of Va. Married. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., newspaper 
men, and practically all leaders of party in 
co. and st. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. 0. E. ; Amer. Legion; Marine Corps 
Club, Okla. City. Imp. Re'., (mother), Mrs. 
Louise V. Davis, (cousin). Atlee Pome- 
rene of Ohio. Pol. Act., Chmn. Publicity 
and Speakers Bureau St. Dem. Headquart¬ 
ers ; campaigns 1920-22-24-26 ; Speaker and 
active in st. and natl. campaign 1928; per¬ 
sonally active 9 yrs. in Okla. Offices, mbr. 
House of Representatives from 5th Okla. 
Co. Dist. 10th. 11th, 12th and special 12th 
Sessions. Remarks, Legionnaire 5tli Reg. 
U. S. Marines, mbr. Post No. 35; orga- 
nizer-Adjutant Radio Post No. 300, only 
Legion Radio Post in World. Introduced the 
Public address system better known as the 
Bell Loud Speaker in Southwest. Known 
throughout the Southwest as political 
speaker and "One of the Four Horsemen". 

GRANZOW. H. W., Edmond. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Hubbard, la.; came to Okla. 
in 1906,. located at Harrah in 1906-08 ; 
Edmond 1909-29. Edu., h. sch., Hubbard, 
Iowa. Wife, Anna Swallum. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Gordon B.; 1 d., Ardys E. Bus. Con. Citi¬ 
zen’s Natl. Bk. of Edmond. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc.. Elmer E. Griffin, A. 
D. Dailey,, E. C. Flesher Col. E. H. Jayne. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; 32nd degree 
Mason; Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan worker; 
works through committees. 

GREEN, T. G„ 934 E. 17th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., produce merchant. B., Athens, 
Tex.. Nov.- 22, 1897 ; came to Okla. 1922, 
located.at Okla. City. Edu.. h. sch.; Busi¬ 
ness Col. Wife, Helen Keller. Bus. Con., 
Green Produce Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl.; Liberty Natl. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason; B. P. O. E.; K. P.; 
Moose; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker; personal contact and corns. Party 
Honors, mbr. Executive Com. of Okla. Co. 
Dem. Assn. Remarks, mbr. Natl. Guard, 
Texas. Hobby, baseball. 

GREEN, TOM, 11 N. Lee, Okla. City. 
Dem. Pres. Green-Boots Construction Co., 
specializing in st. highway and municipal 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

paving projects. Formerly resided at 
Miami, Okla. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

GRIFFIN, ELMER E.. Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., near Winfield,, Kan.; came 
to Okla. 1892, located near Edmond, been 
there ever since. Edu., Central St, Tchrs. 
Col. Wife, Charlotte Grass. Cdrn., 2 d.. 
Frances, Louise. Bus. Con., Asst. Cashier 
Citizen’s Natl. Bk. of Edmond. Bk. Con., 
Citizen's Natl. Assoc., H. L. and Ira D. 
Griffin Okla. City; H. W. Granzow, E. C. 
Flesher, Col. Elta H. Jayne. Church, Math. 
Clubs & Lodges Kiwanis; 32nd degree 
Mason, Shriner. Offices. Treas. Bd. of Edu., 
Edmond; past Pres. Kiwanis; mbr. Bd. of 
Directors of C. of C.; active in civic af¬ 
fairs. 

GRIFFIN, HARRY L., Edmond. Dem. 
Occ real estate broker. B., Independence, 
Kan. Sept. 23, 1874 ; came to Okla. 1892, 
located at Edmond 1892-1906 ; Devol 1906- 
10; Edmond 1910-29. Edu., grade sells.. 
Independence, Kan. Wife, Eliza McGall. 
Cdrn.. 3 d., Mrs. Frank Hyson, Lois Griffin, 
Hollis Griffin,, Edmond. Bus. Con., G. H. 
Fink. Bk. Con., Citizen’s Natl. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Ledges, Kiwanis; A. F. & 
A. M. No. 37; Okla. Consistory No. 1; 
India Temple, Okla. City; Pres. C. of C. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



5RANT B. GRUMBINE 


now at Edmond, 1929-30. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker. Remarks, was Trustee 
of Edmond Kiwanis in 1927 ; Master of A. 
F. & A. M. No. 37 in 1923. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

GROVES, WARNER BAILEY. 326 Liberty, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., real estate and loans. 
B., Choctaw' Co., Ala., May 14, 1872; came 
to Okla. 1900, located Mangum in 1900-03; 
Hollis, 1903-15 ; Okla. City since 1915. Edu., 
com. and h. sells, in Ala., grad. Yantley 
h sch. in 1890. Wife, Nina Brooks. Cdrn.. 
2 s., Wallie B.„ Dallas; James H., Okla. 
City; 4 d., Mrs. F. Hughes, Tulsa; Mrs. 
H. D. Hazlerigg, Okla. City; Mrs. R. E. 
Brady, Dallas; Mrs. Floyd Askew, Amarillo. 
Bus. Con., Pres. The Commerce Co. Inc.. 
Okla. City; was in banking business in 
Mangum. Hollis and Duke, 14 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
R. R. Bell. Okla. City; (pol.) Mrs. Lamar 
Looney, Sen. Loofbourrow, Tom Waldrep, 
Ed Reed, Ed Semans, T. P. Gore, Hubert L. 
Bolen; very active in Henry Johnston’s 
campaign and equally in his impeachment; 


507 

Geo. A. Henshawq Park Wyatt, Shawn##,. 
N. R. Graham Tulsa; Dr. G. F. Border, 
Mangum. Church, Trinity Bap. Imp. Rel., 

Joe Bailey (deceased). Dr. Julian Bailey. 
Meridian, Miss. Pol. Act., old line, city, 
co. and st. worker 31 yrs., works through 
others. Offices, was Pres, of Bd.; Mayor of 
Mangum and Hollis; was Chmn. of Com. 
that created Harmon Co., first co. created 
in st.; Chmn. Co. Seat Com.; had Hollis 
made co. seat; with Judge Brown, went to 
Washington. D. C\, secured from Atty. Gen. 
consent to bring suit forcing Harmon Co. 
to come back into Okla. from Texas. 
Remarks, active in all party affairs; helped 
H. B. Houghton secure passage of Mutual 
Ins. Bill in Legislature in 1924-25. 

GRUMBINE, GRANT BARTHOLOMEW, 

627 E. 15th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
manager Steel Treating Plant. B., Hast¬ 
ings, Neb., Aug. 24. 1879; came to Okla. 
1907, located Geary in 1907-08; Okla. City 
1908-10 ; Alva 1910-16, Edmond 1916-17; 
Okla. Ct.y since. Edu. h. sell.. B-ecken- 
ridgo. Mo. ; B. S. Central Col., Fayette, Mo. 
1903; M. S. 1904 ; special wo^k Chicago, 
Rennselaer Roby; Troy, N. Y. Wife Mary 
Elizabeth Cox. Cdrn., 3 s., Grant B. Jr., 
Okla. Univ., Levi C., Nathan G. ; 1 d., 
Ma r y E. Bus. Con.. Natl. Industr al Labo¬ 
ratories, 1617 S. Agnew, Okla. City. Bk. 
Con.. Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., M. E. Trapp, John Williams, Sen. 
W. C. Fidler, John Doolin, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, S. Meth. C ubs & Lodges. Mason ; 
Knight Templar. Scottish Rite: C. of C. 
Pol. Act., independent; statewide worker 
20 yrs., wm-ks as most needed. Offices, 
Pres. Alva Normal 1910-16; Pres. Edmond 
St. Tchrs. Col., 1916-17. 

GUM, EUGENE P„ Colcord Bldg.. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., secretary Oklahoma Bank¬ 
ers association. B., Strasburg, Mo. _ Edu., 
h. sch. and college, Odessa, Mo. : Mo. St. 
Univ.; Kan. City Sch. of Law. Wife, Ida 
Lee, d. of Judge It. S. Andrews, Sayre. 
Bk. Con., all banks in Okla. City, (person¬ 
ally and officially). Bus. Cor,., had Bk. of 
Sayre, now Beckham Co. Natl. Bk.; later 
farm and chattel loans and investments; 
later Pres. Union Mutual Had Insurance 
Co.; now r Sec’y. Okla. Bankers Assn. 
Church, First Pres. Cubs C. of C.; Okla. 
Club ; Okla. City Golf & Country Club. 
Into. Rel. Fred S. Gum, Lester B. Gum 
John L. Hill, all of firm of Gum Bros., 


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IDA M. HALE 


Okla. City. Offices, Pres. Cen. St. Confer- 
erence, 1922, organization representing 
17,000 banks; Pres, of Secretaries’ Sect, 
of Amer. Bankers Assn., 1925; past mbr. 
of Exec. Council of Amer. Bankers Assn, 
and also of the Administrative Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived Sayre; 
Enid, 1914-18; Okla. City since 1918. 
Hobby* carving and inlaying woods. 

GUNTER, CHARLES WESLEY, 2nd Natl. 
Bk., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., banker. B. 
LaGrange, Miss., Feb. 6, 1884. Edu., com! 
and h. schs.. LaGrange,, Miss. Wife, Louise 
Jane, d. of Edward Currie, Okla. City. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. W. Jr.; 2 d., Louise 
Currie. Jane Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Second Natl. Bk., formerly Pres. Federal 
Savings & Loan Co. and St. Agent for 
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., Okla. 
City. Assoc., Frank Buttram, Hubert Bolen, 
officers and directors of Security Natl. Bk. 
Church, St. Luke’s M. E.; Chmn. of Bd. 
7 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & 
Country; Lotus; Univ. Club; C. of C., past 
Vice Pres. 4 yrs.; Y. M. C. A., pres. 4 
yrs. Imp. Rel., Andrew J. Gunter (father), 
Mathiston, Miss.; F. E., vice-chmn. First 
Natl. Bk. St. Louis; John S., farmer. 
Mathiston, Miss (bros.) ; Mrs. W. L. Bell 
(sister), Mathiston, Miss. Remarks), came 
to Okla. 1909 ; lived at Ardmore a few 
months; at Okla. City since; Chmn. of 
Okla. City Exemption Bd. during W. War. 
Hobby, golf. 

HADLEY, D. B„ 2516 S. Walker, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., editor. B., Grinnell, la., 
Dec. 24. 1903; came to Okla. in 1928, 
located at Okla. City. Edu., pub. sen., Grin¬ 
nell; Grinnell Col., B. A. 1925 ; post grad, 
work Univ. of Wis., 1927-28. Single. Bus. 
Con., managing editor Capitol Hill Beacon. 
Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Capitol Hill. Assoc., E. 
F. Hadley,, (bros.). Church, Congr. Clubs, 
Co-Operative Club; Sigma Delta Chi. Pol. 
Act, non-partisan; worker through news¬ 
paper publicity. Remarks, worked on Des 
Moines Register and Tribune; Associated 
Press; Milwaukee Journal; Wisconsin St. 
Journal. Hobby, economics and music. 

HADLEY, EDMOND E„ 418 W. B„ Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Grinell, la., 
Aug. 12, 1895. Edu., Grinell College, la., 
A. B. Wife, Marguerite. Cdrn., Joseph E. 
Bus. Con., Pres, and Treas. Suburban Pub. 


Co. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl., Capitol Hill. 
Church, Congr. Clubs, Commerce Club, 
Capital Hill; Alpha Tau Omega; Sigma 
Delta Chi frats. Assoc., Raymond Fields, 
E. M. McIntyre, Guthrie; (pol.) mbrs. of 
the party organization. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1921; lived Okla. City since except 
at Stillwater, 1904-06. During W. War 
served C. I. P. in A. E. F., mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Capital Hill Post. 

HADLEY. ROSCOE E„ 110 W. 28, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., druggist. B„ Vesta, Ark., 
Jan. 27, 1882; came to Okla. 1897, located 
at Wagoner, Ind. Ter.; Lenapah 1905 ; Mus¬ 
kogee 1906; Okla. City 1911 since. Edu., 
Central Col., Wagoner, Ind Terr. Wife, 
Alzaida Gibson. Cdrn., 1 s., Randle R.; 
1 d., Nita Ray Blake. Bus. Con., Quaker 
Drug Co.,. Okla. City. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Ross N. Lillard, 
Judge Hooker, Wiley Jones, J. K. Wright. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Rancho 
Country Club; Elks. Imp. Rel., (father), T. 
J. Hadley. Pol. Act., partisan. .Office, 
St. Chemist. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, Pres. St. Druggists 
Assn. 2 yrs. 1923-24. Hobby, baseball and 
athletics. 

HAHN, ED L., 119 W. 10th* Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ,, funeral director Hahn Funeral 
Home. B., Dark Co. Ohio, 1879 ; came to 
Okla. 1902, located El Reno, moved to Okla. 
City. Edu., com. and h. schs., West Milton,, 
Ohio; Commercial Col., Dayton, Ohio. 
Wife, Mrs. Chester E. Lowe. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. Joseph H. Noyes. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc., wife, Mrs. Ed L. Hahn. Church, 
S. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & 
Country Club; Okla. Club; Kiwanis; C. 
of C; Masonic India Temple; Advisory Bd. 
Salvation Army. Pol. Act., independent; 
statewide worker throug'h St. Bd. of Health. 
Offices. Sec’y Treas. Okla. St. Embalming 
Bd. Remarks, Spanish Amer. War Veteran ; 
3rd. Ohio Vol. Inf.; in business since 1917. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HAINER, BAYARD TAYLOR, 918 W. 17, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., retired Jurist and 
author. B„ Columbia, Mo., May 31, 1860 ; 
came to Okla. 1889, located at Guthrie 1889- 
98; Perry, 1898-1907; Tulsa 1907-13 ; Okla. 
City since. Edu., com. sch., Southern la., 
1880; grad. Ia. St. Col., B. S. 1S84; Mich. 
Univ., LL. B. 1887. Wife, Florence Weather - 
iby. Cdrn., 1 s., Bayard T. Jr. Assoc., Judge 
J. R. Keaton. Sen. J. W. Harreld. Gen. Roy 
Hoffman, Judge John Embry, Judge John 
H. Cotteral, Judge Bob Williams, Grant 
McCullough, Frank Green, W. G. Skelly. 
Pat Hurley. Church, Epis. Lodges, 32nd 
degree Mason. Scottish Rite, Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Royal Order of Scotland. Imp. 
Re!— Congressman Eugene J. Hainer, 
Lincoln,. Neb. (deceased 1928). Pol. Act., 
active 35 yrs. Offices. City Solicitor 1891- 
98; Sec’y First Sch. Land Dept. 1892; As¬ 
sociate Justice Supreme Ct.. Okla. Terr., 
1898-1907; U. S. Dept. Agriculture; ap¬ 
pointed Chief Counsel Packers & Stock- 
yards 1921; Chief Counsel U. S. Federal 
Trade Commission 1925; retired account 
of health in 1927. Party Honors, a leader 
in Logan and Noble cos.; admitted to Bar 
Supreme Ct. in Michigan in 1887 ; admit¬ 
ted Bar Supreme Ct. U. S. 1897. Remarks, 
Vice Pres. Amer. Bar Assn, for Okla.; 
Author Modern Law & Municipal Securities; 
his father was professor Modern Languages 
at Univ. of Mo. in 1856-61. Wrote State¬ 
hood Opinion for admission of Okla. to 
statehood, Vol. 16, Okla. Rep. ; associates 
on Supreme Ct., Judge John H. Burford. 
Judge B. F. Burwell, J. L. Pancoast, Frank 
Gillette. C. F. Irwin (deceased), Congr. M. 
C. Garber, J. K. Beauchamp. 

HALE, IDA M., Court House, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., county superintendent of pubile 
instruction. B., Maroa, Ill. Edu.. St. Tchr<. 
Col., Edmond, A. B. Hus.. Willard B. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Virginia Ruth, Lois Irene. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church. First Chris. 
Club, Business & Professional Womens.. 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., R. W. Mayall (bro.), 
Edmond. Pol. Act., partisan ; makes speech¬ 


es. Offices, Co. Supt. of Public Instruction 
since 1921. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; 
lived Edmond, Weatherford, Britton; Okla. 
City since 1921. Interested in betterment 
of rural schs. Wide acquaintance hrough- 
out state. 

HALES, WILLIAM TAYLOR, First Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., real estate, 
banking, oil capitalist. B., McDonald Co., 
Mo., Dec. 8, 1877. Edit., com. and h. schs. 
and Business Col. Wife, Oneta Burnsides. 
Cdrn,, 2 s.. W. T. Jr., Geo. Alfred; 3 d„ 
Mrs. W. (F. Peterson* Mrs. Carter Mullaly, 
Long Beach,. Calif.; Lucile. Bus. Con., 
Vice Pres, and Dir. Amer.-First Natl. Bk.; 
Pres. Harbour Longmire Furniture Co.; 
Pres. Local Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Pres. 
Greater Okla. City Holding Co.; and many 
other interests; owns more valuable real 
estate than any one else in Okla. City, 
First Natl. Bk. Bldg,, Security Bldg., Balti¬ 
more Bldg., Harbour Longmire Bldg., etc. 
Assoc., W. M. Longmire, .1. F. Harbour, 
Frank P. Johnson, Hugh Johnson, Okla. 
City. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Dir.; Okla. City Club, 
Dir. and Chmn. Gen. Com.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Shrine. Okla. City; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., Geo. H., Long Beach, 
Calif.; J. L. and T. J. (bros.), Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co., st. and 
natl.; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, mbr. Okla. City Sch. Bd. yrs ago. 
Party Honors, St. Committeeman, now 
serving; del. to natl. conv. 1927; many 
other honors. Consulted by U. S.. Senators 
and Congressmen in regard to important 
appointments. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890; lived in Okla. City since 1891. Has 
home in Okla. City, country estate near 
Okla. City; home in Long Beach, Calif. 
Public worker for upbuilding of Okla. City. 
Hobby, is philanthropic work. 

HALLEY, JOHN HELMS, Liberty Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Morristown, Tenn., June 3, 1885 ; came 
to Okla. 1912; located Okla. City since. 
Edu., pub. schs, Morristown, Tenn and 
Washington, D. C.; Prep. Sch. New Or¬ 
leans, La.; Georgetown Univ., LL. B. 1912. 
Wife, Hazel Graham. Cdrn., 4 s., Junior, 
David Graham, Patrick L., Charles Edmond. 
Bus. Con., Everest, Dudley & Brewer. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Church, St. John’s 
Epis. Clubs & Lodges. Okla. City Golf & 
Country Club; Univ. Club; C. of C.; all 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Kipp,. Muskogee, C. A. Looney, Muskogee. 
Church, St. Lukes M. E., So. Clubs &. 
Lodges. C. of C.; Masonic Blue Lodge No. 
36; K. P., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
primarily statewide worker; active 20 yrs., 
makes speeches but works mainly through 
others. Offices, Asst. Examiner and Inspec¬ 
tor Okla. 1911-30; mbr. St. Bd. of Account¬ 
ancy. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.. etc. 
Remarks, his work takes him all over the 
st.; he takes a keen interest in and watches 
politics and government in Okla., and his 
work places him in a position to have in¬ 
fluence. 


Bar Assns.; St. John’s Dinner Club ; Mason¬ 
ic Blue Lodge, Okla. City; Chapter, Wash¬ 
ington,, D. C 1 ., Araer. Legion. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; worker city, co. and st. ’ Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire Post No. 35, 40 and 8, 
Yoiture 169 Chapter mbr. Okla. City Post; 
Vice Commander 1919 ; mbr. St. Executive 
Com. 1922; mbr. Rese ve Officers Assn., 
Capt. Judge Advocate General’s Dept, 

HALL, CHARLES EDWARD, Perrine 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. attorney. B.. 
Ellis Co. Tex., Aug. 30, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1909, located Altus 1909-17 ; Holden- 
ville 1917-19; Okla. City since 1919. Edu., 
com. and h. sells., Tex., grad, from Claren¬ 
don li. sell. 1895 ; Clarendon Col.,, 1896-98, 
B. S. Wife, Dorothy Smith. Bus. Con., 
Hall & Thompson, lawyers; Sec’y-Treas. 
Phelan Brooder Co., Okla. City; Dir. Ar- 
buckle Products Co.. Okla. City; Vice Pres. 
Stuart Bulletin Corp. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc.. Judge Wm. 
P. Thompson, Dr. J. R. and Jas. T. Phelan ; 
Frank A. Stewart, Okla. City; Ross Turner, 
Hal A. Correy. Dallas., Tex. ; Van W. Vin¬ 
son, Okla. City; E. C. Hall, Chicago. 
Church, St. Luke’s M. E. So. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lakeside; Rancho Beach; Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Shrine; East¬ 
ern Star, Okla. City; I. O O. F., Altus; 
W. O. W., Holdenville, Elk, Altus. Imp. 
Rel., Jas. A. Hall. Atty., Clovis. N. Mex. ; 
W. N. Hal!,, Branch m?rT T n 'ted Sash & 
Door Co., Amarillo, Tex. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; city, co. and st. all his life; makes 
speeches but prefers to wo k ’hrougli person¬ 
al activity. Offices I r . S. Commissioner in 
N. Mex., 1907-08: Co. Attv. Jackson Co. in 
1913-16; City Atty. Holdenville 1918-19. 
Party Honors, del. to var oil's s‘. convs. 
Remarks, an active flgur° in political af¬ 
fairs of city and st., Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com., 1930; Past Pres, of the Optimist 
International Club. Interested in boys. 
Private in Okla. Natl. Guard 1917-18. Dur¬ 
ing the war was sent over several states as 


speaker for Liberty Loans, Red Cross, etc. 

HAMILTON, JOE NELSON, Franklin 
Bldg.,, .jkla. City. Rep. Occ., Executive 
secreta y of Okla. Society for Crippled 
Children. B., Coldwater, Kan., July 31, 
1886; came to Okla. 1915, located Ponca 
City in 1915-25; Okla. City since 1925. 
Edu.. com. and h. schs., Anthony, Kan.; 
Southwestern Col.,. Winfield, A. B. 1910 ; 
Summer Session Chicago Univ. in 1912; 
Univ. of Calif. 2 yrs. Wife, Gretchen Bar¬ 
bour. Cdrn., 4 s.. Hobart, Frank, Joe, Jr., 
Robert; 1 d.. Margaret. Bus. Con., The 
Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children, 
Inc. Bk. Con.. Fidelity Natl.; Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., Earl F. Bridges, Clyde Much- 
more, Lew Wentz, Henry Hadley,, Henry 
Heberling, FeLx Duval, Ponca City. Church. 
Wesley Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Men’s Din- 
re"; Rotary; Masonic Blue Lodge, Ponca 
City. Pol. Act., independent; city, co. and 
st. worker 4 yrs., does not make speeches; 
works through others. Offices. Supt. Schs., 
Ponca City 1915-25. Remarks, was brought 
to Okla. City by Lew Wentz and paid by 
h'm to take over work of Crippled Cdrn. 
Society in Okla. ; his work brings him into 
close contact with politics. Pres. Okla. 
Educational Assn. 1921. 

HAMMONDS. HOMER CLARE, Hers- 
kowitz Bldg'.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., public 
accountant. B. Belle Plain, Tex.,. Mar. 1, 
1883; came to Okla. 1894, located Shawnee 
1894-1901; Lawton 1901-11; Okla. City 
since 1911. Edu., com. and h. schs., Shaw¬ 
nee; Univ. of Okla. 6 months; admitted 
practice law, Lawton 190z; practiced until 
1911. Wife, Lucretia Decker. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Homer D., Charles E. (dec.),, Sam J.; 1 d., 
Elizabeth. Bus. Cen. Hammonds & Nash 
Certified Public Accountants. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Evans 
A. Nash, C. J. Alexander, Scott Ferris, 
Judge J. T. Johnson. Judge Sam Hookei, 
Okla. City; W. L. Alexander, Enid; Louis 


HAMMONDS, DR. 0. O., Medical Arts 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., physician and 
surgeon. B., Sevier Co., Ark., March, 1880 ; 
came to Okla. 1915, located at Broken Bow, 
Okmulgee 1920; Okla. City since 1927. Edu., 
Univ. Medical Col., Kan. City. Mo. Wife, 
Mamie L. Scott. Cdrn., 2 s., Oliver Wen¬ 
dell, Geo. Scott, both at Okla. Univ. Bk. 
Con., Tradesmen Natl.; Amer. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc, (pol.) A. S. J. 
Shaw, Geo. D. Key, W. C. McAlister, 
Henrv S. Johnston, Judge Jas. S. Davenport. 
Church, Meth. Cluibs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
Country Club; Masonic Lodge, DeQueen, 
Ark., Consistory Guthrie. Imp. Rel., (bro.) 
John Hammonds, Atoka, Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker always through 
personal contact. Office. Ex-St. Health 
Commissioner o'f Okla. Hobby, bunting and 
fishing, mechanical inventions, reading of 
Biography and Philosophy. 

HAMMONDS, MRS. O. 0., 1219 W. 29tb 
St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., life insurance. 
B., Center Point, Ark., June 7, 1887. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Horatio, Ark.; Maddox 
Seminar}’, Little Rock; Univ. of Ark. ; 
Ward Seminary. Nashville, 1904-06, A. B 
Hus., Dr. O. O. Hammonds. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Geo. Scott and Oliver Wendell. Bus. Con.. 
Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ed Mc¬ 
Donald, W. C. McAlister. Geo. D. Key, W. 
J. Crump, Muskogee; ex-Gov. Henry S. 
Johnston. Church, St. Lukes Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, always active in Y. W. C. A.; 
Red Cross and Foreign Relief work; mbr. 
F. E. O., Okmulgee; Eastern Star, degree 
of honor. Imp. Rel., Leland Stanford 


HOMER C. HAMMONDS 


C. E. HALL 






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MRS. HELEN GLOYD HAMPTON 


(cousin), John R. Scott, Okla. City; Wm. 
1. Scott, DeQueen, Ark. (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and statewide worker since 
maturity; makes speeches, works personally 
through coins, and others. Offices, Sec’y 
to ex-Gov. Johnston, 1927-29. Party Honors, 
mbr. League Young Deni.; del. to co. and 
st. convs.; proxy del. to natl. conv. 1921 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1916; lived Broken 
Bow; Okmlgee, 1920-27; Okla. City since 
1927. During W. War was chmn. 4th Liber¬ 
ty Loan, Food Conservation Com., Red 
Cross an,d French War Orphan Fund, at 
Broken Bow. 

HAMPTON, MRS. HELEN GLOYD, 826 

W. 18th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ„ musician. 

B. , Beloit Kan. ; came to Okla. in 1898, lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Okla. City; “Ogontz” Penn. Finishing sell. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Clubs & Lodges^, past Pres. Junior League; 
Rep. Woman’s Club; Vice Chmn.; Chmn. 
Walnut Grove Community House; Sponsor 
Horse Show; Art League ; Runs Community 
House at Walnut Grove. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. worker 9 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Vice Pres. Rep. Woman’s Club. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. L.vndal Leach, Mrs. 
Geo. McClelland, Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, 
Fred C. Clarke, W. T. Hales, J. W. Har- 
reld. Remarks, active in Natl. Council of 
Defense during W. War. Hobby, art and 
music. 

HANRATY, PETE, 1022 W. 21st. Okla. 
City. Dem. State Capitol Guide. Was mbr. 
of Constitutional Conv. from Pittsburg Co. 
Union Labor leader. Former - pres. United 
Mine Workers of America. Elected first 
St. Mine Inspector. Was once mayor or 
McAlester. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

HANSON, ANDREW RAY, 715 E. 20, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., plumbing and heat¬ 
ing contractor. B.. Larned, Kan., Nov. 30, 
1886; came to Okla. 1889. located Okla. 
City. Edu., h. sch., Okla. City. Wife, Bessie 

C. Dunn. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Ray. Bus. Con., 
Vice Pres. Hanson Bros., Inc. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. 
City. Assoc., Henry F. and Emily J. Han¬ 
son. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. Davis, A. 0. Work¬ 
man. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Civi- 
tan Club ; Okla. City No. 36 A. F. & A. M.; 
Elks; India Temple, Shrine, Okla. Consist¬ 


ory; Amer. Legion. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Okla. City Post No. 35; 304 Motor Trans¬ 
port Corps; mbr. Executive Com.; Vice 
Commander 1925'; past Commander 1926-27. 
Hobby, farming. 

HARBOUR, A. EMMA ESTILL, Edmond. 
Deni. Occ., head of dept, and professor of 
history and social science. B., Liberty, Mo., 



RAY HANSON 


Nov. 27, 1884 ; came to Okla. 1907, located 
at Chickasha 1907-12; Edmond 1912-29. Edu., 
Colorado Col. Colo. Springs,, A. B.; Okla. 
Col. for Women. A. B.; M. A. Univ. of 
Okla. 1923 ; grad, work at Columbia Univ. 
and Chicago Univ.; Ph. D. Univ. of Okla. 
in 1930. Hus., Pleasant James Harbour. 
Assoc., W. S. Patton, Judge Phelps, Elmer 
Thomas, M. E, Trapp, R. H. Wilson, W. 
C. Fidler,, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Associations, Daughters of 
American Revolution; Daughters of Amer. 
Colonists, St. Sec’y; Daughters of 1812; 
St. Parliamentarian 1926-29; United 
Daughters Confederacy; Women’s Overseas 
League; Dist. Pres.; mbr. Bd. of Dir. of 
Okla. Historical Soc., 1919-32; Hospitality 
Club; MacDowell Club; 1st Vice Pres, of 
St. Amer. Assn, of Univ. Women; life 
mbr. Okla. Edu. Assn. ; mbr. Natl. Edu. 
Assn. Imp. Rel.. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Coley 
(parents), El Reno. Pol. Act., partisan, 
worker, makes speeches and works through 
corns, and personal activities. Offices, First 
Chmn. of Woman’s Organization of Dem. 
party in Okla. Co. Party Honors, hon. 
Sec’y of Natl. Dem. Conv. 1924, N. Y. City; 
frequent del. to st. convs. Remarks, Speak¬ 
er Dem. Headuarters; one of the 100 
men and women of influence in Okla. for 
whom tree was planted on highway. Mbr. of 
Okla. Memorial Assn. (Bd. of Dirs.) ; mbr. 
Cambridge Club, Edmond; Alpha Phi, Natl. 
Social Frat; Phi Gamma Mu, Natl. Social 
Science Frat; mbr. Woodrow Wilson Me¬ 
morial Assn.; mbr. of the Alpha Psi Omega 
Dramatic Frat; Chmn. Historical Dept, of 
Okla. Edu. Assn. ; St. Legislative Chmn. 
Amer. Assn, of Univ. Women; mbr. Edmond 
Branch Amer. Legion ; served overseas dur¬ 
ing war; one of two girls chosen by the 
Amer. Federation of Women’s Clubs to 
serve in France; appointed by Gov. Trapp 
to serve on Illiteracy Committee. 



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EMMA ESTILL HARBOUR 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOHN J. HARDEN 







FRED HARDY 


HARBOUR, JAMES FRANKLIN, 420 W. 

Main, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., furniture 
dealer. B., Lavaca Co., Tex., May 30, 1867; 
came to Okla. City 1901. Edu., com. sch., 
Lavaca Co., high school, Coleman Texas, 
graduate high school, 1885; 2 years Pri¬ 
vate College, Moulton, Texas; Business 
College. Ft. Worth, grad. 1887. Wife, first, 
Elizabeth Sneed; 2nd, Gertrude Williams. 
Cdrn., 3 stepsons. Bus. Con., Harbour- 
Longmire Bldg. Co.; Harbour Longmire 
Finance Co., have store in Shawnee, and 
plan to organize others, to be known as 
“Harour-Longmire Stores, Inc.” Assoc., 
W. T. Hales, W. M. Longmire,, J. R. Mc- 
Brayer, W. F. Peterson, all civic leaders 
in Okla. City; T. E. Genet, Tulsa; Oakley 
Anderson, Chickasha, Ben Woods. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & 
Country Club; Rancho Beach Country Club ; 
Masonic Blue Lodge,, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., city, co. and 
st. worker by personal contact all his life. 
Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., Okla. City 4 yrs., 
1909-12. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, served on com. from Okla. City 
that closed contract for Packing Plants; 
Chmn. Bldg, and Grounds Com. of Bd. of 
Edu. in Okla. City, and got old h. sch. ready 
to put Capitol in when brought from Guth¬ 
rie ; now Chmn. of Citizens Assn, of Okla. 
City, which has to do with the assisting in 
assessing and levying taxes in Okla. Co. 
worked for Government during War. Now 
Pres, of Okla. St. Retail Furniture Dealers 
Assn. 

HARDEN, JOHN J., Petroleum Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., real estate operator. 
B., Lansing, Mich., Oct. 13, 1884. Edu., 
com. and h. h. sells., Lansing, Mich., grad, 
in 1902. Wife, Frances Hale, Omaha, Neb. 
Cdrn.. 2 s., James, John J. Jr. ; 2 d., Fran¬ 
ces. Jane. Bus. Con., Pres. John J. Harden, 
Inc., Okla. City; Public Market; Rose Hill 
Cemetery Co.; Western Paving Co.; South¬ 
ern Rock Asphalt Co.; East Amarillo De¬ 
velopment Co.; Ft. Worth Development Co.; 
and scores of other development companies 
in cities of Southwestern United States. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl.; Liberty Natl.; 
Tradesman Natl. Assoc., R. D. Farmer, 
Geo. S. Simpson, A. M. Spencer, Charles 
F. Smith, Gene Selser, Okla. City. Church. 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & 
Country: Okla. Gibbons Club; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., has been active in co., st. and 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

natl. politics for 10 yrs. Strictly partisan ; 
operates carefully politically, with few if 
any known intimates, yet the prime mover 
frequently in major Dem. politics of this 
section. Familiar with all types of political 
operations. Party Honors. St. Treas. and 
main backer of the A1 Smith Club of Okla. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; lived at 
El Reno, 1906-11 ; Tulsa, 1911-16; Okla. 
City since 1916. His hobbies are trout 
fishing, traveling, hunting and knowing 
celebrated men. Has made 8 trips to Europe, 
and has been in every country of Europe. 
One of the most powerful political and 
financial figures in Okla. Has contacts with 
some of the forces that move the business 
and political affairs of America. His busi¬ 
ness activities are closely connected with 
governmental activities and are largely 
subterranean. His large wealth enables him 
to indulge his hobby of meeting the promi¬ 
nent men of America and causing them to 
become his friends. Knows Irvin S. Cobb,, 
Ray Howard, Rex Beach, Roy Long, and 
many others celebrated in various fields 
of endeavor in America. 

HARDIN, ELI, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. 
insurance. B., Ky. Remarks, once state 
insurance commissioner, appointed to fill 
vacancy, then reelected but resigned to 
engage in insurance business for himseir 
in Okla. City. Came to Ada, Okla., as a 
young man from Texas. (Comolete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

HARDWICK, NELLE RUNYAN, 1317 W. 
21st, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., newspaper 
writing. B.. Dodge City, Kan.,, in 1887; 
came to Okla. opening of Strip; located at 
Pond Creek; Okla. City 1910; Tulsa 1922; 
Guthrie 1906. Edu.. Pond Creek h. sch., 
Epworth Univ. Hus., L. W. Hardwick. Cdrn., 

1 s„ Franklin Jennings, United Artists’ 
Hollywood,, Calif. Bus. Con., Tulsa Tri¬ 
bune; Peggy Lynn Features; Fairch'ld 
News Service, N. Y. Bk. Con., First Natl., 


513 

Tulsa; Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (bus.) 
Orba J. Irwin, Edmund H. Cutler; (pol.) 
Mrs. James A. Henry, Mrs. Walter L. Cain, 
Mrs. Beulah Cureton, Mrs. R. D. Rood. 
Church, Meth.„ S. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. 
Pen Women, Vice Pres. ; Hvechka Tulsa, 
Schubert; O. E. S. No. 133; McDowell 
Amaranth, Okla. City; Tulsa Opera Patron; 
Community Chest Drive; Aviation; Ad. 
Club. Pol. Act., statewide independent 
worker 22 yrs., personal contact. Party 
Honors. Eastern Okla. Women's Mgr. Pine 
Campaign 1924. Remarks. Author "Hand 
Book Women Voters 1922”, revised edition 
1930; created ‘‘Women in Politics" feature 
Harlow’s Weekly 1920-22 ; mbr. St. Bd. of 
Federation Music Clubs; Publicity Chmn. 
Okla. Suffrage Campaign Com. 1917-18; Pub¬ 
licity Dir. Okla. W. C. T. U, 1925. Hobby, 
music and aviation. 

HARDY, MRS. E. E., 301 E. Third. 

Edmond. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Glous- 
ter, Ohio. Edu., Central St. Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond. Hus., Elmer E. Hardy. Cdrn., 1 
s.„ Kenneth ; 3 d., Genevieve, May, Margaret 
June. Bk. Con., Citizens Bk. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Garden Club; Belies Let- 
tres; Rebekah; Pres. City Federation of 
Womens Clubs. ImD. Rel., Steven Ward 
(uncle), artist, Okla. City; Chas. Newton 
(bro.), contractor, Okla. City Assoc., (pol.) 
Ed Sheldon, Mrs. Leslie Moore, D. N. 
McGowan, Phil C. Slack, Judge Dickerson. 
Pel. Act., co. party worker since 1919; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns.; Prct. Chmn. of Ward No. 
3, Edmond,, 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; lived since at Edmond. Hobby, 
flowers. 

HARLOW, J. C„ 1116 W. 21st, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Winfield, 
Mo., Nov. 23, 1889. Edu.. com. and h. schs., 
Lincoln Co. Mo.; St. Normal, Kirksviile, 
Mo. Wife, Anna Gladney, of Mo. Cdrn., 2 
s., Bruce, Robert. Bus. Con., Harlow Pub. 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


J. C. HARLOW 






















514 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

mal at Alva, helped form and was mbr. 
first bd. Woods Co., h. sch.. Hobby, live¬ 
stock. 


HARPER, HATHAWAY. 8 W. Sixth, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Promoter 'Musical 
& Theatrical Events. B., Indianapolis, 
Ind. Mar. 3, 1867, came to Okla. 1895, 
located at Okla. City. Edu., grad. h. sch., 
Colfax, Ind. Bus. Con., Marshall & Har¬ 
per, Undertakers; Oil Leases & Royal¬ 
ties. English Oil Co. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Royal Arch, Okla. City A. 
P. & A. M. No. 36, K. of P. ; B. P. 0. E.; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Judge William P. Har¬ 
per, Okla. City,, (bro.). -Pol. Act., 
independent; co. worker 35 yrs., mostly 
through personal contact. Offices, Dist. 
Clk. Okla. Co., 1907-11 ; Ct. Clk., 1895-96. 
Party Honors, Prct. official, Atty. Dry Con¬ 
gress Conv., Denver 1909. Mbr. of Com. 
on Registration. Remarks, a great pro¬ 
moter of Grand Opera; had title of “New 
State Impresario” bringing to Okla. City 
all Musical Stars dating back to 1906 
when he brought Lillian Nordica to Okla. 
City. Proud of his record in politics as 
well as musical and theatrical activities. 


Co., Sec’y. ; also familiar with farming and 
teaching. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., 
Victor E. Harlow, Rex F. Harlow, business 
associates. Church. Pilgrim Congr. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., statewide since 1919 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. Text Book Com., Mo., 1916. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Cen. Com., Lincoln Co., 
Mo. 1916. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; 
lived since at Okla. City. During W. War 
served in 50th Inf., rank 2nd Lieut, mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, Okla. City. 

HARLOW, REX F„ 1011 W. 14th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., publisher and writer. B., 
Winfield, Mo. 4 June 19, 1892. Edu., com. 
sch., Lincoln Co., Mo.; h. sch., Okla. City, 
grad. 1914; Cen. iSt. Tchrs. Col., grad, in 
1916; Univ. of Okla.; Okla. A. & M. Col ,- 
Saumur Artillery Sch., Saumur, France, 
Wife, Ruby Esther, d. of Mr. and Mrs. 
Billy Wilson, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., Wil¬ 
liam Bruce; 1 d., Esther Frances, (Benj. 
LeRoy, dec.). Bus. Con., Harlow Pub. Co.; 
also familiar with teaching and oil busi¬ 
ness. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., V. E. 
Harlow, J. C. Harlow. Church, Pil¬ 
grim Congr. Clubs, C. of C.; Y. M. C. A. 
Pol. Act., city and statewide since 1919; 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
mbr. Exec. Com., Com. of 100, City mgr. 
campaign, Okla. City. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1912; lived since at Okla. City. 
Civic worker through Y. M. C. A., Amer. 
Legion and educational channels. During 
W. War served in 61st F. A. Brig., 36th 
Div., private. One of organizers and 
first Post Adjt. Okla. City Post No. 35; 
del. and sec’y. of st. delegation to natl. 
conv. of Amer. Legion, Minneapolis; del. 
to World Conference Ex-Service Men, 
London, 1924. Author of “Trail of 61st”, 
“Tinkletoes and other stories”, “Success¬ 
ful Oklahomans” “Geo. W. Austin, His 
Life and Work”, “The Home-Story Reader”, 
“Oklahoma Leaders”, “Tip, the Story of 


a Little White Dog.” 

HARLOW, VICTOR EMMANUEL, 2207 W, 
18th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., publisher. 
B., Chantilly, Mo., Nov. 23, 1876. Edu.. 
La Grange, Mo., Col. A. B., 1896; Shurt- 
leff Col., Alton, Ill., A. M. 1899 ; Univ. of 
Mo. Wife, May Van Hooser, of Ill. (dec.) ; 
2nd, Gertrude Gindling, St. Louis. Cdrn., 
5 s., Victor E., William V., James G., John 
H., Brice N.; 1 d., Dorothea. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Harlow Pub. Co.; editor Harlow's 
Weekly, Okla. City; Pres. Webb City Col., 
Mo., 1899-1901 ; editor of Enid Dem., in 
1906-07 ; iShawnee Herald, 1909-11; New 
State Tribune, 1911. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., Rex F. Harlow, J. C. Harlow 
(bros.), associates in pub. business. Church, 
Cong. Clubs, Okla. Press Assn.; N. E. A. ; 
Soc. Bibl. Lit. & Exegesis.; Univ.; Men’s 
Dinner; Okla. City C. of C. Offices, First 
Sec’y. and organizer of St. Bd. of Pub. 
Affairs, Okla. Remarks, Author of “The 
Nations”, “Jesus the Man.” 

HARDY, FRED, First Natl. Bk. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., field engineer. 
Portland Cement Assn. B., Shelbyville,, Ill., 
May 6. 1865. Edu., pub. schs. of Kan. 
Wife, Minnie B. Hunter. Cdrn., 4 s., H. 
H.„ Denver: R. D., Los Angeles; Homer D., 
Tulsa; R. L., Okla. City; 1 d.. Mrs. O. G. 
Hampton, Alva. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., (bus.) B. E. Clark, and officials of 
Portland Cement Assn.; (pol.) Hubert L. 
Bolen, Judge S. W. Hayes, Okla. City; 
John J. Doolin, Alva. Church, Pres. (May- 
wood). Clubs & Lodges, Dem. Club, Okla. 
City; Mason, Alva; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Charter mbr. Okla. Abstracters Assn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and statewide worker 
since maturity, through corns, and others. 
Offices, Registrar of Deeds, Woods Co. 
Party Honors, del. to many co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, lived 
Alva; Okla. City since 1910. Civic and 
educational worker, helped locate St. Nor¬ 


HARRELD, JOHN WILLIAM, 201 W. 31st 
St,, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., oil and gas; 
mining and investments. B., Morgantown, 
at Ardmore, 1906-17 ; Okla. City since. Edu., 
Natl. Normal Univ., Lebanon, O., 1891- 
92; Bryant & Stratton Hus. Col., Louis¬ 
ville, Ky,, Studied law in Office. Wife, 
Laura Ward. Cdrn., 1 s.. Ward Harreld, 
in bus. with father. Bus. Con., owner 
Harreld Inv. Co., dir. and sec’y. Trans¬ 
continental Life Insurance Co., Okla. City; 
dir. Income Shares Co., Oil Royalties. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc.. Ward Har¬ 
reld Geo. Henshaw, Scott Ferris,. Hubert 
L. Bolen C. D. Hill Okla. City; DeArmand, 
Mangum; John Embry. A. C. Alexander, 
W. T. Hales, Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges Lions; C. of C.; Okla. 
Club ;Masonic Blue Lodge; Chapter, Ard¬ 
more; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. 
City ; W. O. W.; Moose. Imp. Rel., W. 
T. Ward. (bro.-in-law), Ardmore. Referee 
in Bankruptcy for yrs. Pol. Act., St. 
and Natl, party man, but not partisan; 
active 35 yrs. Believes in honesty in pub¬ 
lic and party affairs. Offices, Co. Atty. 
Butler Co., Ky., 1902-06; Referee Bank¬ 
ruptcy in Okla. 1908-15 ; mbr. of Congress 
1919-21; U. S. Senator 1921-27. Party 


JOHN W. HARRELD 


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OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


I. L. HARRIS 


515 


PHOTO BY WATTON VICTOR E. HARLOW 


Honors, nominated by Rep. party for re- 
election to Senate in 1926 ; in Senate was 
mbr. of Com. Jud clary, Postoffiees and 
Post Roads; Indian (Chmn. 3 yrs.) Dist. 
of Columbia Com., Bldg. & Grounds, Agric. 
In House was mbr. of Com. on Agric., 
Indian affairs, Nominat'ons. Was Co. Chmn. 
of Butler Co. and C o n g r. Dist. 
Com. in Carter Co. for yrs. Del. to natl. 
conv., at Cleveland, 0.. and mbr. of Plat¬ 
form Com., 1924. Remarks, he has been a 
farmer’s son. tch-. accountant, lawyer, co. 
atty., Referee in Bankruptcy, oil producer, 
mbr. of Congress, and mbr. of U. S. Sen. 
Is now retired from politics. 

HARRIS. MRS. GRACE M.. 607 S. Lee, 
Okla. City. Dem. Oce.- homemaker. B.. 
Dayton. Tenn.. .Tan. 9. 1890. came to Okla. 
1919, located Okla. City. Edu., Girls h. 
sch., Atlanta, Ga.; Cobb Co., Acad., Mar¬ 
ietta. Ga. Widow. Cdrn., I d.. Edna 
Grace. Bk. Con., Farmer’s Natl. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodnrs. Okla. Co. Women’s 
Dem. Club; Hosp'tality Club; League of 
Young Dem.; Royal Neighbors; Wheeler 
Park Improvement Club. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; city and co. woker 4 yrs.; personal 
contact and othe- ways. Party Honors, 
Sec’y. Woman’s Dem. Club 1929 ; del. to 
co. convs. Prct. Sec’y. and Treas.; v.- 
chmn. 

HARRISi I. L.. Britton. Rep. Ore., 
assistant county attorney. B.. Grandview, 
Ill., July 1, 1886. Edu.. h. sch.„ Hunt City, 
Ill.; Cen. Tchrs. Col.. Edmond. 1917; Ep- 
worth Univ., 1915; Chicago Sch. of Law; 
1923. Wife, Gertrude R.. d. of .T. C. Lind¬ 
say, Okla. City. Cdrn. 2 s., I. L.„ Jr., 
Chas. L., at li. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Western 
Amusement Operations Inc.. (Spring Lake 
Park.) Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Roy Staten. Okla. City; (pol.) Earle C. 
Flesher, Edmond; Geo. M. Callihan ; Geo. 
B. Schwabe, Tulsa; U. S. Stone. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Civitan, Okla. 


City; Britton Commercial; Mason, Britton. 
Imp. Rel., Cecil P. Yearin, (cousin), form¬ 
er Sec’y. to Joe Cannon. Speaker of House 
of Repr. Pol. Act., independent; co.' and 
statewide since 1916; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Good 
organizer. Offices, asst. co. atty., 1929- 
31; St. Repr., 1917-24; City Atty..'. Britton, 
1924-29. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs., since 1917. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903, lived Okla. City, 1903-08; 
Choctaw, 1908-10 ; Britton since. Was for¬ 
merly supt. of schs. at Choctaw and 
Britton. As st. repr. was author of laws 
providing for education of orphan chil¬ 
dren; originator of st. aid for weak schs., 
mbr. com. for adult blind. Interested’ 
in legis. concerning taxation. 

HARRIS, SAM H„ Bell Tel. Bldg. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Carroll Co., 
Ark., Oct. 18, 1858, came to Okla. 1881. 
located Norman 1891-93; Perry to Okla. 
City,. 1906 ; here since. Edu.. Warrens- 
burg. Mo. Wife, Minnie E. Carlock. Cdrn. 

1 s., Samuel Lowe. Bus. Con. Nowlin & 
Spielman. Bk. Con.. Amer.-First Natl. ; 
Liberty Natl. Church, Pres. C!u' s & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Perry; Shrine; Scottish Rite, Guthrie; 
York, Okia. City; Twin Lake Club; Night 
Club; Okla. City Golf & Country Club; 
Dinner Club. Imp. Rel., S. Y. Harris, 
(father). Po'. Act., partisan; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, co. atty. 
Noble Co., 1893 ; pres. Bar Assn.. Okla. A 
Ind. Ter.; mbr. Fish & Game Dept., Capitol 
3 yrs.; chmn. same 2 yrs.; chmn. Code 
Com., 1909-11 ; prepared revise laws 1910. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, helped in everyway possible dur¬ 
ing W. War. Interested in outdoor life, 
park and outdoor activities. 

HARRIS. VERNON VINEYARD. Perine 
Bldg.. Okla. City. Rep. Ore., attorney. 
B., Simpson Co., Ky., Dec. 16, 1881, came 


to Okla. 1901; located at Okla. City, 1901; 
Weatherford 1901-1904; Konawa 1904-07 ; 
Wewoka, 1907-10 ; Holdenville, 1910-16 ; 
Okla. City since. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
in Ky., Fuqua Acad., 1899 ; O. U. 1926, 
took A. B. degree. Wife. Fancljon Helley. 
Cdrn., 2 s., V. V„ Jr.; Billy; 1 d., Mar¬ 
garet. Bus. Con., dir. Liberty Natl. Bk. ; 
Pres. South Motor Supply Co., v.-pres. 
Main St. Arcade Co., (real estate). Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Church. St. Lukes M. 
E. Clubs & Lodges Lions; Men’s Dinner; 
Okla. City Golf & Country; Masonic Blue 
Lodge; mbr. Bd. Y. M. C. A.; Community 
Fund; Cdfn’s Service League, etc. Pol. 
Act., natl. partisan; independent locally. 
Remarks, was in banking bus., Weather- 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ford and Konawa; active practice of law, 
Wewoka and Holdenville; Investments in 
Okla. City. 

HARRISON, CHARLES, Okla. City. Dem. 
General Manager Boardman Company. Cap¬ 
tain during World War. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

HARRISON JOHN B„ Petroleum Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Anderson Co., Ky., Apr. 10 1861; came 
to Okla. 1893; located at Cheyenne, 1893- 
1904; Sayre 1904-11 ; Okla. City since. Edu., 
com. and h. sell., in Northern Tex.,, Prep, 
seh., at Whitesboro, Tex. ; Col at Paris, 
Tex., did not get degree; read law in 
law office at h.„ and in cow camps. Wife, 
Etta Wallach. Cdrn., 2 s., L. D., John 
Burtford; 3 d., V. Ray, Oma, Lou B. Bus. 
Con., Roddie & Harrison. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, First 
Chris. Pol. Act., has been active ever since 
he was 23, convincing speaker,, and has 
been able to draw strong Rep. support in 
his various races, but he has never scratched 
his ticket. Offices. Co. Judge, Wheeler Co., 
Tex., 1891-92 ; Co. Atty.,. Roger Mills Co., 
1894-98; Ter. Council, upper house, 1900- 
02; del. constitutional conv 1906; Supreme 
Ct. Com., 1911-14; Asst. Atty.,, Gen. 1914- 
18; Supreme Court, 1918-28. Made 
speeches very actively during War for all 
war operations. 

HARRISON, LUTHER. Okla. City. Dem. 
editorial writer, Daily Oklahoman. Former 
mbr. of Legislature (tum Seminole Co., 
later st. senator from Seminole-Pontotoc 
Co. District. Former editor Wewoka Demo¬ 
crat and Holdenville Democrat. Outstand¬ 
ing both as a writer and speaker. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

HARRISON, WALTER MUNFORD. Okla. 
Pub. Co., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., managing 
editor* The Daily Oklahoman and Okla. 
City Times. B., Ivrington, Ky., Aug. 16, 


1888. Edu., h. sch., Sioux City, la., grad. : 
Iowa iSt. Col., Agri. & Mecli. Arts, 1907- 
09. Wife, Anne Waters. Cdrn., 3 s., Walter 
Munford, Gilbert Waters, John Devereaux, 
2 d., Barbara Earle, Willa Anne. Bus. Con., 
stockholder Okla. Pub. Co. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Church, Church of Christ 
Scientist. Clubs, Okla. Club; Okla. City 
Golf & Country; Phi Gamma Delta and 
Sigma Delta Chi (frats) ; Pres. Amer. 
Soc. of Newspaper Editors; Chmn. Bd. of 
Adjustment, City Planning Com., Okla. 
City. Assoc., E. K. Gaylord, Edgar T. Bell, 
Carl Williams, others. Pol. Act., city, co., 
st. and natl. since maturity. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1916; lived since at Okla. 
City; one of state’s best writers, speakers 
and toastmasters. During W. War, Capt. 
in Military Intelligence Div., O. R. C. 

HARROD, J. Q. A., 104y 2 W. Main. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Ark., Jan. 6, 1877 ; 
came to Okla. 1905 ; located Ind. Ter. ; 
Durant, Okla. City since 1911. Edu., com. 
sch., Conway,, Ark., Hendrix Col.; Univ. 
of Ark., Bar 1905. Wife, Gertrude Hamp¬ 
ton. Bus. Con., Harrod & Harrod, attys., 
operates one of largest farms in Okla. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Pol. Assoc., K. L. 
Williams. Lee Cruce, Robert L. Owen,, T. 
P. Gore, Charles N. Haskell. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Bar Assn., K. P.; 
I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Laynie W., (bro.). 
asst. co. atty. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker since 1905 all ways needed. 
Offices, speaker in political campaigns; 
City Atty. of Durant,, Okla. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. Prct. Committeeman, 
served on elec. bd. Remarks, Council of 
Defense, Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
drives; 4 minute speaker during W. War. 
Hobby, farming. 

HARROD, LAYNIE W„ 1445 W. 31, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Paulker, 
Ark.,, June 15, 1896; came to Okla. when 
21, located at Okla. City. Edu., rural 


and h. sells.. Ark. St. Normal, Ark. Univ. 
Ark. St. Law Sch., admitted har, 1921. 
Wife, Katherine Danke. Cdrn., 1 s., James 
Hoffman; 1 d.„ Elinor Sue. Bus. Con., Har¬ 
rod & Harrod, attys. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Con¬ 
sistory; Mason ; Okla. Bar Assn. ; I. O. O. F.; 
K. P.; Amer. Legion; Dokeys; Y. M. C. A.; 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 9 yrs. 
all ways needed. Offices, asst. co. atty., 
6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 
35; Field Art., Camp Taylor. 

HART, WALTER, Okla. City. Dem. 
Secretary St. School Land Commission. 
Came to Okla. City in 1928. Formerly lived 
at Pauls Valley where he was engaged In 
farm loan business. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

HASKELL, REUEL, Jr.. Okla. City. Dem. 
B„ West Leipsic, O., Aug. 12, 1879 ; came 
to Okla. 1903, located at Muskogee ; Ind. Ter. 
until statehood, then Guthrie until Capitol 
moved to Okla. City. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., 1897. Bk. Con., American First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., all Justices 
Supreme Ct. and Criminal Ct. of Appeals. 
Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lincoln Park; Golf Club; K. of 
P.; Royal Arcanum; B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel., C. N. Haskell, (uncle) first Gov. of 
Okla. and mbr. of Constitutional conv.; 
4 bros., all in bus. in Ohio, Tex., and Okla. 
Pol. Act., has been connected with politics 
since statehood. Offices, was stenographer 
first Gov. of Okla.; went into office of Clk. 
'Supreme Ct., in 1908, under W. H. L. 
Campbell, as asst., where he still is. Re¬ 
marks, has occupied position of asst. clk. 
of Supreme Ct. and Criminal Ct. of Ap¬ 
peals and Sec’y. St. Bar Com. since June 
1. 1908. 

HASSETT, W. T., 929 W. 21st. Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., income tax counsellor. B„ 
Amesbury, Mass., Aug., 1878. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., and business col., Mass. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, B. P. O. E.; K. P. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. C. E. Tospach (niece), Saginaw,, Mich.; 
Cecilia T. Hassett (sister), Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker since 1917, 
through personal contacts and others. 
Offices. Deputy Collector Internal Rev., in 
1921-25. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. since 1908 ; mgr. Ed Overholser 
campaign for 'Mayor, 1914. Assoc., (pol.) 


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OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


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JUDGE SAMUEL W. HAYES 







518 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON J. Q- A. 


S. A. Byers, Fred Bearley, Geo. Callihan, 
J. A. Harris, T. G. Disney. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1907 ; lived since at Okla. City. 
Owner of real estate. 

HAUK, CLARENCE RALPH, Britton. 
Dem. Occ., Road Foreman. B., St. Louis, 
Mo., May 10, 1882. Edu., com. sch., St. 
Louis. Wife, Dora E. Noyes. Cdrn., 3 s., 
C. R., Jr., M. C., St. Louis; Benj., h.; 1 
d.. Dorcas Ann, h. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Bert Whisler, J. Ross, of Britton; 
(pol.) Ed Sheldon, ex.-Gov. Henry Johns¬ 
ton, Pres. Herbert Hoover. Bus. Con., 
organized Supply Men’s Assn., (calling on 
ice cream and dairy industries), first Pres. 
1918; sec’y.-treas. 1921-22. Correspon¬ 
dent for Natl. Ice Cream Review and Ice 
Cream Journal. Church, First Bap. Clubs. 
Okla. City; Rancho Beach & Country; 
Jr. Order U. A. M., Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
independent; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices fore¬ 
man,, Okla. Co. roads, Dist. No. 2; City 
Councilman, 1929-31 ; Clk. in Co. Commrs. 
office, 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919, 
lived Okla. City. 1919-23; Britton since. 
Interested in pub. charity work. Mbr. exec, 
com. Okla.. Co. Free Fair Assn. 

HAWK, J. W„ First Natl. Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., architect. B., Kenton, 
O., March 26, 1864. Edu., com. sch., 0. ; 
St. Normal, Kirksville, Mo. Wife, Har¬ 
riett Coffey. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Mary Graal- 
man, Okla. City. Bus. Con,, Hawk & Parr, 
architects. Assoc., J. 0. Parr, partner. 
Church, Chris, (preference). Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. Club; Mason ; Commandery; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, McAlester. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; lived since 
at Okla. City; active in all pub. affairs. 
One of state's pioneer architects. Archi¬ 
tect for Guthrie Scottish Rite Temple and 
Biltmore Hotel Okla. City. Specialist in 
public and office bldgs. 


HARROD 


HAYES BASIL A., Med. Arts Bldg., 

Okla. City. Dem Occ., physician and 
surgeon. B., Stone Mountain, Ga., Nov. 
20, 1890; came to Okla. 1920; located 

Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., Lott, Tex.; 

Chris. Univ., Ft. Worth, Tex., A. B. 1916; 
TJniv. of Tex.. M. D. 1919; 1 yr. interne 
Cleveland, Ohio City Hospital; 1 yr. house 
surgeon, St. Univ. Hospital, Okla. City; 
admitted to Amer. Col. of Surgery 1927, 
F. A. C. S. degree. Wife, Lois O’Neill. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Basil A., Jr. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl Bk. & Trust Co. Church, St. 
Lukes Southern Meth. Cubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Siloam A. F. & A. M.; India 
Temple; Shrine; Knight Templar; Cyrus 
Chapter; K. P. Imp. Rel., S. R. Scott, 

(uncle), Dist. Judge, Waco, Tex. Offices, 
4 yrs. Supt. Okla. Co. T. B. Hospital; 
physician Okla. Co. since 1929; Asst. Pro¬ 
fessor Genito-Urinary Diseases, Univ. of 
Okla. since 1929. Remarks, Legionnaire; 
Okla. City Post No. 35; Capt Medical Re¬ 
serve Corps during W. War. Plays flute. 

HAYES, SAMUEL WALTER, Colcord 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Huntsville, Ark., Sept. 17, 1875. Edu.. pub. 
sch., Tex.; Univ. of Virginia; studied law 
in private office, admitted to bar 1900. 
Wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Russell Crockett, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., (by first wife), 1 s., 

Kent Birch; 2 d.. Ruby Grace, Ida. Bus. 

Con., dir. First Natl. Bk & Trust Co., 

Okla. City; Citizens-Farmers Natl. Bk., 
Chickasha; Amer.-First Trust Co., Okla. 
City; Southland Royalty Co., Ponca City; 
Amer.-Fidelity Ins. Co., Okla City; op¬ 

erates in oil bus., finance and other fields. 
Prominent in many important legal cases; 
large practice; mbr. law firm, Welbourne & 
Hayes, Chickasha, 1902; Cottenham & 
Hayes, Okla. City 1915-23; formerly joint 
solicitor in Okla. for Santa Fe R. R. Co. 
Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Okla 
Club; C. of C.; Okla. City Golf and 


Country; Bus. Mens Dinner Club; Knights 
of Pythias; 32nd Mason. Pol. Act., partisan 
city, co., st. and natl. worker all his life ; 
makes speeches; works primarily through 
personal activities, but knows and uses all 
effective methods. Offices, City Atty., 
Ryan, 1900-02; Justice of Supreme Court. 
1907-14, (Chief Justice 1912-14) ; mbr. Bd 
of Regents, Okla. Univ., several yrs., first 
appointment by Gov. Robertson, second by 
Gov. Holloway to present Bd. Pol. Assoc., 
party leaders in state and some natl. lead¬ 
ers. Party Honors, mbr. and one of dom¬ 
inating figures. Constitutional Conv., 1906- 
07 ; del. to st. convs; Chinn. St. Cen. Com. 
of Dem. party, elected 1930. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1898 ; lived at Ryan ; Chicka¬ 
sha 1902-07; Okla. City since. Civic work¬ 
er along governmental, legal and educa¬ 
tional lines. Self-educated; full of tre¬ 
mendous energy. Has beautiful home and 
one of best libraries in st. World trav¬ 
eler. Very active in war work 1917-18; 
forceful speaker. Hobby, books, reading 
and young men. 

HAYSON, JOHN WILLIAM, First Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. B., Swan- 
wick, Mo., Mch. 23, 1876; came to Okla. 
1903; located at Okla. City. Edu., com. 

sch., Osage Co., Kan. 1887 ; h. sch., Bur¬ 
lingame, Kan., 1894; Kansas LTniv., law 
dept., LL. B., 1900. Wife, Sadie. No 

children. Bus. Con., Hayson & Lukenbill, 
Amer. Bldg. & Loan Assn., Red Ball 

Transfer Co., Okla. City. Bk. Con., Far¬ 
mers Natl. Assoc., J. H. Everest, Frank 
Buttram J. F. Harbour, ,T. B. Dudley, John 
H. Shirk; (pol.) Fred Bearly, Ed Vaught. 
John Embry, S. A. Byars,. Chas. Selby. 
Geo. Callihan, Judge P. C. Simons, Ross 
Rizley, Purcell; Judge R. L. Lawrence, 

Anadarko; Chas. G. Stephens, Lawton; Er¬ 
nest Bradly, Kingfisher; Albert Jones, W. 
J. Hulsey, McAlester. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Consistory, McAlester; attorney 
Grand Lodge, Okla.; A. O. U. W.; Past 
Chancellor K. of P.; Potentate India Tem¬ 
ple, 1921; oast Consul W. O. W. ; past 
Noble Grand I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Edw. 
Stanton, sec’y war under Lincoln, was first 
cousin once removed. Pol. Act., nationally 
Rep., locally independent 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches; personally active. Offices, City 
Atty., Burlingame, Kan., 1901; Police 
Judge, Okla, City JL905-07; Asst. Ct. Atty., 

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J. W. HAWK 











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F. E. HERRING 


Okla. Co., 1907-11; Co. Judge 1911-15; 
Dist. Judge 1915-19; served on Supreme 
Ct. Commission under Gov. Bob Williams. 
Remarks, taught at Burlingame, Kan., 
1895-96; owns farm land northeast of 
Okla. City near Slick Oil Well. 

HEINY, TOM, Okla. City. Dem. B., in 
Indiana; lived in Oklahoma many yrs. 
Was Co. Registrar, Okla. Co., several yrs. 
Very active politically. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

HELMS, JOHN CHAS., Fidelity Nat. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 
B., Sterling, Ill., Jan. 25, 1885; came to 
Okla. City 1910. Edu., h. sch., Sterling. 
Ill.; Carthage Col., Carthage, Ill., B. S., 
1907 ; Univ. of Mich., LL. B., 1910. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, Luth. Clubs 
& Lodges, I. 0. O. F., B. P. O. E., Si- 
loam No. 277, India Temple, McAlester 
Consistory. C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. worker 15 yrs. Assoc., George Calli- 
han, Fred Bearly, Yern Whiting, W. G. 
Skelly, Lew Wentz, Chas. O’Connor, Jim 
Harris. Party Honors, St. Organizer of 
Rep. Clubs; attends all st. and natl. convs. 
Remarks, Rep. nominee for St. Senate in 
1916. 

HEMPHILL, RALPH T„ 1105 E. 13th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., sec’y Okla. St. 
Fair Assn. B., Macon Co., Decatur. Ill., 
Aug. 8, 1926, 1885; came to Okla. 1909 ; 
located at Stigler; Stillwater 1915-17; Okla. 
City 1917 since. Edu., h. sch., Westfield, 
Ill., 1904. Wife, Ada Williamson. Cdrn., 
1 d., Betty Jean. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., F. S. Lamb, Oscar H. Dietz, 
J. M. Owen O. A. Campbell, J. H. Ever¬ 
est, G. A. Nichols, John L. Hill, etc. Ciubs 
&. Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. City Saddle 
Club; Mason; Knight Templar; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., J. C. Hemphill, (bro.), Wash¬ 
ington. Pol. Act., independent; st. work¬ 
er 20 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tact and com. Offices, sec’y and general 
mgr. Okla. St. Fair Assn. 1923 to date; 

A. & M. Col. 1915-17 as asst. dir. Ex¬ 
tension Dept.; Co. Agt. Dept. Agriculture 
1912-15; position does not allow of party 
honors. Remarks, sec’y of International 
Assn, of Fairs for past 5 yrs., also at 
this time; dir. of International Motor Con¬ 
test Assn. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

HENLEY, HERTHA H„ 525 W. 14th 
St., Okla. City. Rep. Occ.. homemaker. 

B. , Macon, Mo.; came to Okla. 1901; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., St. James 
Acad., Macon, Mo.; studied law in office 
of father and admitted to liar of Mo. 
Hus., Clkrence L. Henley. No children 
Bus. Con., formerly connected with news¬ 
paper reporting and editorial work. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs, chmn. Y. W. C. A.; Bus. & Profes¬ 
sional Women’s Assn. Party Honors, mbr. 
of citizens com. of 100, only woman repre¬ 
sentative and sec’y on com. to investigate 
forms of city managerial form of govern¬ 
ment and recommended to city form ac¬ 
cepted ; mbr. of com. and sec’y to investi¬ 
gate Community Fund Form of Public Char¬ 
ity and recommended plan accepted by 
city; one of com. of three appointed to 
devise plan for Woman’s building at Co. 
Poor Farm; st. chmn. Woman’s Suffrage 
Party year Okla. women won suffrage; 
pres. Woman’s Rep. Club Okla. City, 1927. 
Remarks, st. chmn. of college women during 
W. War; also on executive com. of Liberty 
Loan and head of Woman’s Dept. Com¬ 
munity Chest. 

HENRY, PAT, Box 1295, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., originator of Velvetoil; oil 
business. B., Alabama, Sept. 5, 1881; came 
to Okla. 1917; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
grad. Tex. h. sch. Wife, Velma Hammond. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Walter, Henry; 1 d., Mrs. Boh 
Roberts. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & 1 rvdnes. Lakeside Golf & 
Country Club; Mason; Shriner; Scottish 
Rite. Imp. Rel., R. L. Henry, 20 yrs. in Tex. 
Congress. Pol. Act., active worker 8 yrs; 
organization work. Party Honors, Dem. 
Cen. Com., Okla. Co., several yrs.; del. 
several times to various co. and st. convs. ; 
attended 1 natl. conv. Remarks, was ac¬ 
tive worker during W. War in both Lib¬ 
erty Loans and Red Cross drives ; has been 
head of the Klan and is of the opinion 
that the Klan is not a political organiza¬ 
tion ; head of Knights of Ku Klux Klan, 
Realm of Okla. 

HENSHAW. GEORGE ALLEN. Commerce 
Exchange Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., Marion, Ill., Oct. 2. 1871; 

came to Okla. 1900 ; located at Madill 1900- 
07; Guthrie 1907-11 ; Okla. City 1911 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Marion, 
Ind., grad. h. sch., 1890; Valparaiso Univ., 
LL. B., 1894. Wife, (first) Nettie Ander¬ 
son; (second) Lillian Hays Du Vo-11. Cdrn., 
3 s., Walter A., Geo. A., Paul A., San 
Angelo, Tex.; 1 step daughter, Mrs. Floyd 
Haynes, Ada. Bus. Con., Henshaw & 
Hough, attorneys; Henshaw Oil Corp. Bk. 
Con., Fifst Natl., San Angelo; Amer,- 
Birst Natl., Okla. City. Assioc., A. C. 
Hough, his sons, Frank Feasthwaite,. N. Y.; 
(pol.) O. A. Cargill, Pat Henry, Hubert 
L. Bolen. G. B. Bonaparte, Okla. City; C. 
E. Burlingame, Bartlesville; Lee Cruce, 
A"dmore. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 
Okla. City Golf & Country Club; C. of 

C. ; I. O. O. F.; past Grand Master of 
Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1896; makes speeches and 
works personally and through organizations. 
Offices, mbr. Constitutional Conv.: Asst. 
Atty. General under West; Corp. Commis- 
s ; on 1911-17; Federal Receiver for Okla. 
Rv. 1924-26. Party Honors, prct. and co. 
chmn. at various times: natl. co. chmn. 
Okla. Co. Remarks, while receiver of Okla. 
Ry. he and co-receiver brought that com¬ 
pany out of receivership. 3 yrs., turned 
over to stockholders $432,000 in cash and 
$576,000 in improvements and betterments, 
also interest on $6,000,000 of bonds; helped 
organize Transcontinental Life Insurance 
Co., pres. 

HENSON, BERTHA MAE, 1400 Classen 
Blvd., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., private 
sec’y. to v.-pres. of Mid-Continent Life In¬ 
surance Co. B., Stephens Co., Dec. 1. 
1895; resided in Duncan,- Hobart, Okla. 
City, Bristow, Hennessey, and Gotebo. 


519 

Edu., h. sch., Gotebo; Cen. St. Tchrs. 
Col., Edmond; Hills Bus. Col., Okla. City; 
Hus., killed in war. Cdrn., 1 d., Blanche. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. P. Bodard (parent) ; 
Burney P. Bodard attorney, St. Louis, 
Mo.; J. L. and J. B. Bodard, Hobart 
(bros). Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Carnegie. 
Assoc., Edwin Starkey, v.-pres. Mid- 
Continent Life Insurance Co.; (pol.) Finis 
Gillespie, Grover Wheeler, Jim McClintic, 
Sen. Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, H. F. Al¬ 
len. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Al- 
trusa Club; honorable mbr. Blue Goose 
Club; Royal Neighbor, Carnegie. Pol. Act., 
partisan; organizer and publicity worker. 
Offices, was asst, to St. Fire Marshal. Re¬ 
marks mbr. of Amer. Auxiliary Post No. 
35, Okla. City; while in office of Asst. St. 
Fire Marshal, Okla., entered National 
Poster Contest for first time and won first 
prize at natl. conv. Atlantic City and Mem¬ 
phis; author of course of study of fire 
prevention for public schs. in Oklahoma, 
and the only woman ever invited to ap¬ 
pear on the program at a natl. conv. 
which was in Chicago, Feb. 20, 1929. Hob¬ 
by, reading and golf. 

HERRING, F. E., 308 North Robinson, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., merchant, stock- 
man, banker. B., Hill Co., Tex.; came to 
Okla. 1884; located at Comanche and Kiowa 
Reservations ; Navajo 1886 ; Cheyenne 1898 ; 
Elk City 1902; Okla. City since 1918. 
Edu.. com. sch.,, Texas Wife, Molly 
Lee Herring. Cdrn., 1 s., Jesse L., Ill.; 
3 d., Flossie Lee (deceased) ; Alice at 
home; Mrs. Dr. M. W. Hoover, Elk 
City. Bus. Con., stockholder and officer 
in numerous institutions including pres, of 
Universal Vapor Spray Mfg. Co. Bk. Con., 
v.-pres. First St. Bk. Foss; pres. Strong 
C'tv St. Bk.; stockholder in other bks. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
Country Club; Mason Club. Elk City; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; India Temple; Shrine; 

C. of C.; active in all welfare and civic 
work both in Okla. City and Elk City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker always in 
all ways called upon. Offices, mbr. of 
Okla. Constitutional Conv., 46th Dist. 
Party Honors, del. to many co. and st. 
convs.; candidate for governor in 1914. 
Remarks, a pioneer who helped greatly in 
law enforcement; an old friend of Roger 
Q. Mills after whom Roger Mills Co. was 
named; has probably bought more cotton 
from the wagon than any man in Okla.; 
has probably sold more farm machinery 
than any other Oklahoman ; issued personal 
checks during nanic of 1907 to keep his 
stores open. Hobby, progress. 

HIET, M. E„ 1923 W. 20th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., bonds and insurance. B., Well¬ 
ington, Kan., Aug. 16, 1888; came to Okla. 
1893; located at Enid, Stillwater 1906; Paw¬ 
nee 1916; Nowata 1920; Okla. City 1923 
since. Edu., h. sch., Harper, Kan. A. & 
M. Col., Stillwater. Wife, Sadie Edith 
Stovall. Cdrn., 1 d., Elsie Virginia. Bus. 
Con., mgr. Southern Surety Co. of New 
York, branch office. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge N. E. McNeil, Senator Calvert, Judge 
C. H. Baskin. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Ledges, C. of C.; Lions; Amer. Society 
Civil Engineers; A. F. & A. M., Okla. 
City; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. 
City; mbr. Alumni Assn. A. & M. Col. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 10 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, Division Engi¬ 
neer ; Engineer of Plans and Surveys; Asst. 
Highway Engineer; Co. Engineer for Paw¬ 
nee and Nowata Cos.; served on election 
bd. Remarks, mbr. Okla. Natl Guards. 
Hobby, good roads. 

HICKS. JEWELL. Braniff Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., architect. B., Texas, June 
3. 1883. Edu., grad, of Univ. of La. Wife. 
Florence May Bradford. Cdrn., 1 s., Jewell, 
Jr.; 1 d.. Mabel, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Layton. Hicks & Forsythe, architects. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 

S. A. Layton, George Forsythe, business 










520 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JEWELL 


associates; (pol.) party leaders over tile 
entire st. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Okla. City; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine and York 
Rite, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide activities since 1908; works person¬ 
ally, through corns, and others. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908 ; lived Durant; Okla. 
City since about 1915. Does a great deal 
of charity work. Very active in all st. 
"building. Has been st. architect of Okla. 
Holds prominent place in Dem. politics; 
large contributor and quite influential. Has 
one of widest acquaintances of any man in 
Okla. Always in touch with heart of gov¬ 
ernmental affairs in state. 

HIGHLY, MONT F.. Hales Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Farmington, 
Mo., Aug. 20, 1877. Edu.. com. and h. sen., 
Farmington; Univ. of Mo., s yrs.; Univ. 
of Tex., 2 yrs.; B. Lit,, 'LL B., M. L. 
Wife, Lois Liegerot. Cdrn., 2 s., Jack, 
Mont, Jr, Okla. City; 3 d., Mrs. I.. Wein- 
ecke, Bartlesville; Lois Elizabeth, Patricia. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, Cath. 
Clubs. Okla. Club; Outdoor Life Club; 
Gibbons Dinner; Mens Dinner; C. of C., 
Park Bd. Okla. City; on Gas Com. for 
Okla. City; Past Sec’y. Okla. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since 1901; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts. Offices. First Asst. Co. 
Atty. Gen., 1908 ; City Council Mbr. and 
Acting Mayor, 1903-04 ; Belgian Consul, 
1922-29; mbr. Bd. of Regents, Univ. of 
Okla. 1925-27. Party Honors, del. for Okla., 
1904, to welcome W. J. Bryan at N. Y. 
upon his homecoming. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived since at Okla. City. One 
of Authors of Okla. Form Book, 1902, 
Sixth Edition 1929. Three Minute Speak¬ 
er in Liberty Loan Drives during W. War; 
Major in 1st. Okla. Inf., O. N. G. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

'HILL, C. G., 406 N. Bdwy.„ Okla. City 
Dem. Occ., merchant and contractor. B., 


HICKS 


Carrollton, Ill., Apr. 18, 1874; came to 

Okla. 1909; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. schs.. Topeka, Kan. Wife, 
Carrie E. Winn. Cdrn., 2 s., Chas, Jack; 
1 d., Mildred. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 

Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. R. Keaton, 
Judge Alger Melton, Chickasha; Judge 
Dale, Guthrie; Arthur Burwell, Enid; C. 
L. Colcord, Karl Humphrey, Okla. City. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C., dir. of 
Open Shop Division; Y. M. C. A.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Consistory. 14th degree; 
Knight Templar. Pol. Act., worker 21 yrs.; 
personal contact. Office, finance chmn. in 
anti-Walton campaign. 

HILL, W. P„ Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., secretary of State Assn, of 
Ice Manufacturers. Formerly resident of 
McAlester. Son of E. P. Hill, pardon and 
parole officer. Associated with Everett W. 
Hill in ice business. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

HILL, EVERETT WENTWORTH, 601 

Perrine Bldg. Dem. Occ., Manufacturer. 
B., Russell,. Kan., Jan. 10, 1884. Edu., 
Russell h. sch., 1902; Cascadilla Prep. 
>Sch., Ithaca, N. Y". t 1903; B. S. in Eco¬ 
nomies, Wharton Sell. of Finance and! 
Commerce, Univ. of Penn.,, 1907. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Ethel Frances. Bus. Con., Chmn. Bd. 
Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; pres. West¬ 
ern Ice & Cold Storage Co., Shawnee Ice 
Co., Seminole Ice & Co., Maud Ice Co., 
Western Ice Co.; stockholder and officer 
in banks, lumber companies, and other 
industrial corporations; oil royalties and 
leases; officer in st. and natl. Ice Assns. 
Clubs & Lodges. Amer. Acad. Political and 
Social Science,, Natl. Economics League, 
Y. M. C. A., Phi Kappa Sigma, Rotary 
International (v.-pres., 1923-24 ; pres. 1924- 
25). Masonic Blue Lodge, Shawnee; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. Elks 
Shawnee; Okla.; Men’s Dinner; Joi de Vie; 


Lotus; Rotary; Okla. City Golf & Country; 
Okla. City Saddle & Polo. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl.; St. Natl., Shawnee; Farmers 
St. Bd. Russell, Kan. Church, Epis. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Frances E. Hill, Los Ange¬ 
les, Calif. Remarks, active in Red Cross. 
Liberty Loan, and Council of Defense 
work in W. War; chmn. Big Gifts Com., 
Community Chest Fund, Okla. City. 

HINDS, C. WILBUR B. (COLONEL), 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., writer. B., Ky. 
Edu., col. man. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
mgr Okla. Dem. Press Bureau, Okla. 
City. Offices, elk. in office of Sec’y of 
St., 1915-16. Assoc., (pol.) Dem. leaders 
in st. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived 
at Guthrie; Hugo 1911-15; Okla. City 
since; mbr. Dem. St. Cen. Com. and chmn. 
of his Congressional Dist. in Ill.; campaign 
sneaker in two Bryan campaigns. 1896 and 
1900; asst. mgr. St. Dem. Press Bureau, 
1916, and later mgr., still serving; formerly 
connected with newspapers in the states of 
Wash., Calif.. Utah, and Colo.; representa¬ 
tive of Associated Press in Denver; pol- 
it'cal editor of Okla. Leader. Guthrie; Hu- 
sonian, Hugo; Harlows Weekly, Okla. City; 
founder of Mattoon, Ill., Morning Star. 
(Complete information unavailable). 


HIRSH, EDWARD, Colcord Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ. attorney. B., Borden, 
Miss., Dec. 13, 1871; came to Okla. 1904; 
located at Muskogee, there 16 yrs.; came 
to Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., Vicksburg, 
Miss. ; studied law in law office. Wife, 
Alice Goodman. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
Hirsh & Hirsh. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., Scott Ferris, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Jewish Synagogue. Clubs &. 
Lodges, K. P. ; W. O. W. ; Elks; Okla. & 
Amer. Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., Joseph 
Hirsh. Vicksburg, Miss. Partv Hon¬ 
ors. del. to first conv. after statehood. 


HIRSH, LEON S., Colcord Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Dallas. 
; P06T ’"BRiO Ol 8ttI B0 :?06I ‘ZJ " 3n V "Xfl 
located at Muskogee 15 yrs.; Okla. City 
since. Edu., h. sch., Muskogee; Okla. 
Univ. 3 yrs. Wife, Selma Barn. Bus. 
Con., Hirsh & Hirsh, Mid-Continent Oil 
& Gas Assn. Church, Jewish Temple. 
Clubs & Lodges, Civitan Club; Elks; C. 
of C., greeting com. Imp. Rel., Edward 
Hirsh (father). Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 5 yrs.; active. Office, Asst. Atty. 
General. Remarks, youngest Asst. Atty. 




pointment. 

HOFFMAN, CLAUDE E.. 2619 N. Har¬ 
vey, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., former supt. 
industries at McAlester penitentiary. B.. 
Denton. Tex., Aug. 13, 1874; came to Okla. 
1914; located at Okla. City. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Denton, Tex. Wife, Katy 
Harbar. Cdrn., 1 s., Carl C. Bk. Con.. 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Hubert L. 
Bolen, Ed Semans, Jim Harris, John St. 
Clair. John Moore, Ben F. Wheeler. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis: 
Mason; York Rite; Shrine: Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., Robert H. Hoffman, mbr. bd. 
of regents of North Tex. St. Tchrs. Col. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 8 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Offices supt. industries 
at Okla. penitentiary. Remarks, belonged 
St. Militia: Sergeant Maior Fourth Tex. 
Regiment; former head of Klan. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HOFFMAN, ESTELLE CONKLIN (MRS. 

ROY), 1414 N. Hudson, Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Osage Mission, Kan., 
Sept. 22, 1878. Edu., Sisters of Loretto 
Convent, Osage Mission ; Col. of Sisters of 
Bethany, Topeka. Hus.. General Roy Hoff¬ 
man, lawyer. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; 
Union Natl., Chandler. Church, Epis. 
Clubs, Five O’clock Tea. Imp. Rel., de¬ 
scendant of Custis family of Va. Offices, 
mbr. bd. of regents. Okla. Col. for Wom¬ 
en, Chickasha. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889; located in Sac and Fox Agency; 
Chandler 1898-1915; Okla. City since 1915: 
mbr. Amer. Legion Auxiliary, Okla. City. 











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WM. P. HOOVER 


HOFFMAN, ROY, First Natl. Bldg. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Neosho 
Co., Kan., June 13, 1869. Edu., com. sch. 
and Kan. Normal Col.; admitted to Okla. 
Bar 1891. Wife, Estelle Conklin. Cdrn., 
2 s., Roy, Edgar Peter; 2 d., Mrs. Hubert 
Hudson, Mrs. Chas. A. Vose Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Burford, Miley, Hoffman & Bur- 
ford, law firm. Clubs & Lodges, Mens 
Dinner; Okla. City; Army & Navy Club, 
Washington, D. C.; 33rd Mason, K. P., 
I. O. O. F., B. P. 0. E., Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., active in Okla. since opening of ter¬ 
ritory. Offices Dist. Judge, 1908-12; Asst. 
U. S. Atty., 1903-07; private sec’y to Gov. 
Renfrow, 1892-97; past chmn. St. Bd. of 
Affairs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, 
founded Guthrie Daily Leader; Co. K First 
Territorial Volunteer Infantry, Spanish- 
Amer. War, Capt. Lieut. Col. 1900; Mex¬ 
ican Border 1917; W. War Commander 93rd 
Division, France, front line service; re¬ 
ceived commendation Legion of Honor, from 
Marshal Foch many other citations and 
decorations; Brigadier General 1917; past 
natl. pres. Reserve Officers Assn. 3 terms; 
natl. charter mbr. and one of organizers of 
Amer. Legion, past Post and Dept, Com¬ 
mander of Legion, Okla.; past Dept. Com¬ 
mander United Spanish War Veterans. 

HOGAN, DAN, Oklahoma Leader, Okla 
City. Dem. B., Ft. Smith, Ark., Oct., 
21, 1870; came to Okla. 1920; located at 
Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., Boonville, Ark. 
Wife, Mrs. Lottie Hogan. Cdrn., 3 d., 

Freda, Mrs. Robert Treaster, Mrs. Alice 
Jones; 1 s., Dan Hogan, Jr. Bus. Con., 
sales manager and editor Oklahoma Leader 
Co. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Tradesman’s. Remarks, widely 
read and well posted. Hobby, municipal 
gas and st. cement plant. 

HOGAN, MARJORIE, Federal Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., secretary. B., 
Brookston, Tex.; came to Okla. when a 
small child; located at Caddo and Du¬ 
rant ; Okla. City since 1922. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Caddo; pipe organ work. 
Okla. Univ. Single. Bus. Con., Internal 
Revenue Service. Assoc., (pol.) Beulah 
H. Cureton, Mrs. M. G. Meister. Sen. W. 
B. Pine, Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Mrs Lola Clark 
Pearson, Fred 0 Clarke. J. W. Harreld. 
Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, 
Woman’s Rep. Club; McDowell Club; East¬ 
ern Star; Durant Chapter. Pol. Act., par¬ 


tisan ; city and co. worker 7 yrs.; personal 
contact. Remarks, active in local Red 
Cross, Durant, during W. War. Hobby, 
children’s story telling. 

HOLLAND, FRANK, Okla. City. Dem. 
For many yrs. elk. of Okla. Co. Election 
Bd. (Complete information unavailable.) 

HOLMBOE, LAWRENCE S., 426 W. 2nd, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., construction en¬ 
gineer. B., Louisville, Ky., July 7, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1909; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., Louisville h. sch.; Univ. of Mich., 
1913, B. C. E. Wife, Mary C. Mulvey. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Lawrence S., Jr.; 1 d., Mary 
Thais. Bus. Con., Holmboe Construction 
Co. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl.; Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., J. A. Holmboe, H. A. 
Pierce. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions Club; Univ. Club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Okla. City; Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 15 yrs.; 
works through personal contact. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 35; has 
been in construction bus. 16 yrs. in Okla. 
City, McFarland Memorial Church at Nor¬ 
man and 3 Jr. High Schs. at Okla. City, 
5 of the buildings on the Okla. Univ. Cam¬ 
pus have been built under his supervision; 
has contract for building of Historical Bldg, 
at Capitol. 

HOLMES, P. M., Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and real estate. B., Denmark, Apr. 
12, 1868. Edu., h. sch., grad. Beloit, Kan. 
Wife, Emma Clement, Little Rock, Ark. 
Cdrn., 4 d. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; C'. of C., Ed¬ 
mond. Pol. Act., mostly confined to co. af¬ 
fairs. Offices, Co. Commr.. Okla. Co., 1920- 
22. Assoc., (pol.) W. S. Patton, Jim Kier- 
lin, Royer Adamson, Edmond; Hubert Bolen, 
Okla. City. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; 
lived since in Okla. Co.; laid out May 
Avenue Road to Britton; also changed road 
to Edmond along street railway line. Hob¬ 
by, building lakes and fishing. 

HOOVER, WILLIAM P., R. D. No. 2, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., plumber. B., Hen¬ 
derson, Ky., July 19, 1896. Edu., public 
sch., Ky.; St. Josephs’ Sch., Okla. City; 
St. Mary’s Col., St. Marys, Kan. Wife, 
Mabel B. Riegel, Denver, Colo. Cdrn., 1 
s., David Allen; 2 d.. Marietta, Dorothy 
B., at h. Bus. Con., Asst. Mgr. Elmwood 
Park. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., T. 

A. Hoover, R. D. No. 7, Okla. City; (pol.) 
Jerry Marker, Sen. Fidler, Judge Wyley 
Jones, Judge G. W. Clark, Okla. City; 
Lewis A. Fischl, Ardmore; Judge Bruce 
Keenan, Tahlequah; Lew Wentz, Ponca 
City. Church, Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C., Capitol Hill; Elks, Capitol Hill; 
Kiwanis, Forresters, K. P., Yeomen, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker since 
maturity; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally; through com. and others. Offices, 
St. Representative, Okla. Co., second dlst. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived since 
at Okla. City; interested in prison reform 
movements; introduced poll tax revision 
bill (7 times) ; favors Code Revision and 
election of Co. Supt. by voters in rural 
dists. only. 

HOPE, JOHN H„ 1814 W. 17th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., sec'y Sherman Machine 
Iron Works. B., Independence, Mo., Sept. 
21, 1875. Edu., h. sch., Kansas City. 

Wife, Nellie, d. of N. S. Sherman, Okla. 
City. Cdrn., 1 s., John C., Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., sec’y Sherman Machine & Iron 
Works; bd. dirs. Security Bldg. & Loan 

Assn.; stockholder South Okla. City Natl. 
Bk. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., N. S. Sherman, Jr., W. S. 
Sherman, E. W. Sherman (bus. partners). 
Church, Meth., S.; mbr. bd. of stewards, 
St. Lukes. Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. 

M.j Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, Guth¬ 

rie; Kiwanis, C. of C. Assoc., (pol.) E. 

B. Howard (bro.-in-law), Tulsa, Pol. Act., 
co. and st. since maturity; makes speech¬ 
es; works personally; through corns, and 
others. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., 1913-19; 


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convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; lived 
since at Okla. City. 




, -• Dtninsm, equity 

Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 
B., on farm near Neodesha, Kan., Feb. 
18, 1887; came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Lawton 1901-05; Panama Canal 1905-07; 
Okla. City 1907-09; Guthrie 1909-11; Okla. 
City since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Law- 
ton; Epworth Univ., B. 0„ 1909; bus. col., 
Lawton. Wife, Freda Andreen. Cdrn. 1 
s.. Howard, Jr.; 1 d., Dorothy Jeanne. 
Bus. Con., McLaury & Hopps, attorneys; 
sec’y Graham Flying Service; sec’y Kess¬ 
ler Petroleum Corp. investments in oil, 
real estate, furniture. Bk. Con Amer - 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; Liberty Natl.’; 
Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., W. T. McLaury, 
Sen. J. w. Harreld, E. E. Barbee, J. m! 
Kessler, B. S. Graham, W. T. Hales, W. 
G. Johnston. A. C. Alexander, Okla. City; 
Raymond Fields, Guthrie; P. J. Hurley 
Tulsa. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. City Golf & Country Club ; Univ. 
C of o., Okla. City; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., John J. Hopps 
(father), Carl Hopps, (bro.), Lawton. Pol. 
Act., co., st. and natl. worker; very ener¬ 
getic in matters in which he is interested ; 
makes speeches; regular but open minded. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1916-17; sec’y to 
Federal Judge Cotteral 1909-10. Party 
Hoirors, del. to st. and co. convs.; presi¬ 
dential elector from fifth dist.; pres. Okla. 
Co. Hoover-Curtis Club. Remarks, on bd. 
of strategy of Sen. J. W. Harreld when he 
was elected to U. S. Senate; candidate 
for Justice Supreme Ct., defeated 1928. 


HOOKER, SAM, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
District Judge, appointed by Gov. Trapp 
and later elected. Served as Supreme Ct. 
Commissioner during administration of 
Governor Williams. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. Leslie Wilson. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 


HOUCHIN, J. W„ R. D. 1, Okla City. 
Dem. Occ., farmer, dairy. B., Edmonson Co., 
Ky., 1865. Edu., pub. schs., Ky. Wife, 
Leah Rachel. Cdrn., 10 s., M. L. Muskogee; 
O. B. Moore; Dr. W. G., Okla. City; E. 
W., Muskogee; T. W. Edgar, Okla. City; 
John D.; 3 d., Mrs. Cora Edmonson, Shaw¬ 
nee; Mrs. Ella May Harris, Moore; Minnie, 
Dallas. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. Imp. 
Rel., Judge Houchin, Major Houchln, of 
Brownsville, Ky. Pol. Act., independent; 
nationwide; active since maturity; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
corns. Party Honors, del. to co., st. and 
natl. convs.; Chmn. Farm Labor Party 
campaign of Okla. and st. mgr. LaFollette 
campaign 1924. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived Durant; Walters, 1906-08 ; 
Shawnee, 1908-13 ; Moore, 1913-17; Okla. 
City since 1917. 

HOUGH, A. CAREY, Hightower Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Salem, Ill., Sept. 16, 1881; came to Okla. 
1911; located at Nowata 1913; Okla. City 
1917 since. Edu., Univ. of Neb., A. B.; 
Neb. Univ., LL. B. Wife, Lou Fields. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Hammet F., Okla. Univ., Nor¬ 
man; 1 d., Helen F. Bus. Con., Henshaw 
& Hough, attorneys. Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason. Okla. City; Dela Sigma Rho; mbr. 
executive bd. of Bap. Assn, of Okla. Co. 
Imp. Rel., Rev. J. W. Hough (father), Sa¬ 
lem, Ill. Pol. Act., co. worker all his life 
as called upon. Offices, Co. Registrar No¬ 
wata Co.; City Atty., Nowata. Party 
Honors, sec’y Dem. Co. Cen. Com., Nowata. 
Hobby, church; S. S. work. 


HOUGHTON, HARRY BITTENBENDER, 

Continental Bldg., Okla. City. Ind. Occ., 
life insurance. B., Hughesville, Pa., Jan. 
15, 1876; came to Okla. 1889; located at 
Okla. City 1889-90; Munsel, Pa,, JS9(J- 
1902; Okla. City 1902 since. EdiJ., cfifil. 
and h. schs., Hughesville, Pa. ," N. W. 








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BARRON C. HOUSEL 


Univ., Evanston, Ill., 2 terms. Wife, Ella 
Ayers. Cdrn., 1 s., Leonard H. Bus. Cion., 
pres. Natl. Aid Life Assn, and Natl. Aid 
Life Insurance Co.; oil, merchandising, .real 
estate. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl.; Amer.- 
First Natl. Assoc., L. H. Houghton (son). 
Church, Luth. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. & 
St. Athletic; Mason Blue Lodge, Okla. 
City; Consistory. Guthrie; life mbr. K. 
T. and mbr. Shrine, Okla. City; I. 0. 0. 
F.; C. of C. 25 yrs. Imp. Rel., Rev. H. 
L. Houghton, Houston, Tex., minister. Pol. 
Act., independent; co. and st. worker 10 
yrs. Remarks, interested in fishing, fish 
raising, landscape gardening. 

HOUSEL. BARRON C., 119 W. 14th, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., adjuster. B., 
Coffeyville, Kan., Jan. 12, 1877. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Okla. City; bus. col. Wife, 
Ouida Payne. Cdrn., 1 s., Barron C., Jr.; 
2 d., Mrs. Lorraine ’ Thomas, Bartlesville; 
Mrs. Eloise Schumate Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., sec’y Home St. Life Insurance Co.; 
dir. Prudence Thrift Co., Okla. City; mgr. 
Insurance Bldg., Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Church, Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lake Leven; C. of C., mbr. city 
planning bd., 1926-29; Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Shrine. Okla. City; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory. Pol. Act., independent; active since 
maturity; personal contact worker. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived since at 
Okla. City. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HOWELL, CLYDE MELVIN, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., executive sec'y Okla. Edu. 
Assn. B., Amity, Mo., June 30, 1887; 

came to Okla. 1891; located at Kingfisher 
1891-1903; Edmond 1903-29. Edu., grad. 
Central Tchrs. Col.; Univ. of Okla., A. B.; 
grad, student Chicago Univ. Wife, Mary 
Buck. Cdrn., 1 s„ Robert E.; 1 d„ Carroll 
Ann. Bus. Con., Okla. Edu. Assn., ex 
sec’y 7 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Jno. S. Vaughn, M. A. Nash, W. H. Pat¬ 
ton, J. F. Hatcher, G. C. Wamsley, Ana- 
darko; Phil C. Slack. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, Okla. City; A. 
F & A M No. 37, Okla. Consistory No. 
1. India Temple, C. of C., Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., C. P. Howell, supt. of schs., Fairfax; 
Paul E. Howell, W. R. Howell, Shawnee 
Motor Supply Co. Pol. Act., co. worker; 
makes speeches. Offices. St. H. Sch. In¬ 
spector 1919-23; Supt. of Schs., Roosevelt, 
1910-12; prof, of science Central St. Tchrs. 


Col., 1912-16. Remarks, Legionnaire Ed¬ 
mond Post No. Ill, 347th Infantry, during 
W. War; manager 3 st. campaigns, $15 
amendment Campaign 1923 and similar cam¬ 
paigns ; worker for legislative sch. improve¬ 
ment, 1928, also for the crippled children; 
editor of The Okla. Teacher; Lieut Col. 
Finance Dept. Natl. Guard Reserve; pro¬ 
hibitionist ; Phi Gamma Delta, Social; Phi 
Delta Kappa, honorary. 


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HOWARD, MRS. JOSEPHINE, Liberty 
Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., secre¬ 
tarial work. B., Ohio Co., Ky., July 13, 
1895 ; came to Okla. 
1920 ; located at 
Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. schs,, 
Owe n s b o r o. Kv.; 
Owensboro Col., 
1914-15. Hus., Urey 
Howard. No cdrn. 
Bus. Con., sec’y. to 
P. A. Janeway), 
chmn. and executive 
mgr. Liberty Natl. 
Bk. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Church, 
Bap. Clubs, pres. 
2 terms Okla. City 
Bus. & Professional 
Women’s Clubs; 
Hospitality Club; 
Altrusa Club; life 
mbr. Natl. Research 
Federation. Imp. 

MRS. JOSEPHINE Rel., distant relative 
HOWARD Chief Justice Day, 

United States Supreme Court. Pol, 
Act., independent thinker and voter in 
city and co. politics. Party Honors, mbr. 
of com. of 100 City Manager Campaign; 
mbr. executive com. Good Government 
Club, ex sec’y. Remarks, during W. War 
with Solicitor of Internal Revenue in 
Washington, D. C., 1918-20; with Hubert 
P. Bolen, Collector of Internal Revenue, 
1920-21 ; second v.-pres. Okla. St. Federa¬ 
tion of Bus. & Professional Women’s Clubs. 



HUBENTHAL, HENRY WILLIAM, Petrol¬ 
eum Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., engi¬ 
neer Okla. Utilities Assn. B., Bremen, 
Germany June 15, 1874; came to Amer. 
1888; lived in Tex. and Ark. and came 
to Okla. 1912; located at Afton; Okla. 
City 1917 since. Edu., com. sch., Germany. 
Wife, Bessie Kelly. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry K., 
chief electrician O. G. & E., Shawnee; 1 
d., Mrs. H. Cackler, Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Church, Luth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; B. P. O. E.; 
Amer. Assn. Engineers; v.-pres. Independ¬ 
ent Telephone Assn.; Okla. City Electric 
Club; Telephone Pioneers of Amer. Office, 
telephone engineer St. Corp. Commission, 
1917-24. Remarks, active on Liberty Loan 
drives, four-minute speaker during W. War. 
Hobby, landscaping and radio; cable ad¬ 
dress “01 Hube.” 


HUCKINS, JOE, JR., Huckins Hotel, 
Okla. City. Dem. Formerly lived at Han¬ 
nibal, Mo., where father was in hotel busi¬ 
ness. Father built hotel in Texarkana, 
Ark., known as Huckins House; came to 
Okla. City and acquired interest in Lee 
Hotel, known as Lee-Huckins; later bought 
the interest of Lee and built the Huckins 
Hotel. At one time operated the Caddo 
Hotel, Shreveport^ La. Owner of Oxford 
Hotel, Enid; Westbrook Hotel, Ft. Worth, 
a new four million dollar hotel in Los 
Angeles. Cdrn.. 1 s., Joseph III, who opera¬ 
tes hotel newly acquired in Omaha; 1 d., 
Gloria. Dir. Fidelity Natl. Bk. Mbr. Okla. 
City C. of C. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

HUDSON, CLARK C., Box 792, Okla. 
City. Ind. Occ., writer, free lance. B., 
Wichita, Kan. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Kiowa, Kan.; normal sch., Emporia. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mildred, attended Okla. Univ. Bus. 
Coin., Corp. Commission. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl., Okla. City. Lodge, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent; 
co. and st. worker since 1894. Offices, 


mbr. Charter Commission, Okla. City, 1911; 
mbr. Bd. of Edu., Okla. City, 1913 and 
1915 (pres. 2 terms). Party Honors, pub¬ 
licity writer and dir. in st. campaigns since 
1896. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived 
at Alva, Okla. City since 1896; edited and 
operated “Alva Review,” 1894-95 ; “Okla. 
Champion” (later merged with Oklahoman) 
1896-97; established “Gutirrie Register” 
1898-99; edited and operated "Times Echo,” 
Eureka Springs, Ark., 1899-1902; mbr. edi¬ 
torial staff, “Daily Oklahoman” 1902-06. 

HUDSON, HUBERT R„ Okla. Ry. Co., 
Okla. City. Ind. Occ., pres. Okla. Ry. Co. 
B., Fredonia, Kan., Jan. 22, 1888. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Fredonia; Kan. Agricul¬ 
tural Col., Manhattan. Wife, Dorothy, d. 
of Gen. Roy Hoffman, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
2 s., Hubert, William; 1 d., Carolyn, at h. 
Bus. Con., pres. Okla. Ry. Co.; pres. Rail¬ 
way Investment Cb.; pres. Okla. Power 
Holding Co.; v.-pres., dir. Okla. City-Ada- 
Atoka Ry. Co.; dir. 23rd St. Development 
Co. and 17th St. Investment Co. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., A. M. DeBolt, 
Kent W. Shartel. Clubs, Okla. Club; Okla. 
City Golf & Country; C. of C.; Mason, 
Fredonia, Kan. Pol. Act., independent; in¬ 
fluential through large bus. interests. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1923; reorganized 
Shawnee branche of M. K. T. Ry. forming 
Okla. City-Shawnee Interurban Co. and 
Okla. City-Ada-Atoka Co.; acquired control 
of Okla. Ry. Co. 1927; during W. War 
served in Co. B, 110th Eng., 35th Div.; 
just prior to coming to Okla. was pres. 
First Kan.-Okla. Joint Stock Land Bk., Kan¬ 
sas City, Kan. Recreation, golf. 

HUFFMAN, C. E., S. W., Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., general 
contractor and builder. B.. Rolla, Mo.„ 
Sept. 21, 1873; came to Okla. 1911; located 
at Okla. City. Edu., Rolla Sch. of Mines. 
Wife. Katherine Reams. Cdrn., 2 s., C. E., 
Jr., Billy; 2 d., Mrs. Jack Gill, Okla. City; 
Mrs. Vivian Nields, Essex, Canada. Bus. 
Con., C. E. Huffman & Son, general con¬ 
tractors. Bk. Coin., Tradesmans Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, Okla. City Golf & 
Country Club; Lakeside Country Club; 
LTniv. Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways called upon. 
Offices, Sch. Bd., Rolla, Mo. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
builder of Okla. City Coliseum, Harbour 



HENRY W. HUBENTHAL 










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KARL E. HUMPHREY 





Longmire Bldg., Western Union Bldg., In¬ 
ternational Harvester Co., and scores of 
others, known nationally. Hobby, home 
builder. 

HUGHES, EDWIN ROY, State Cap¬ 
itol, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Corporation 
Commissioner. B., Larned, Kan., Sept. 23, 
1879 ; came to Okla. 1891; located at King¬ 
fisher ; Enid; Roger Mills, Beckham Co.; 
Shawnee, Okla. City since 1913. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Kansas City, Kan. Wife, Mary 
Belle Reaves. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Geniese. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Imp. Rel.. W. N. Hughes, Post Office 
Inspector St. Paul since Pres. Harrison’s 
administration; O. A. Hughes, farmer at 
Hammon (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co. and st. worker 30 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal activity. Offices, 
U. S. Commr. 1902-07; Corp. Commission 
1921-27; Corp. Commission 1929 since. 
Party Honors, st. committeeman from Beck¬ 
ham Co. 1907-09; del. to various st. convs. 
Remarks, one of his strongest assets is his 
friendly personality and willingness to help 
friends irrespective of politics. 

HUMPHREY, KARL EASTMAN, 36th and 
McKinley, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., miller 
and grain dealer. B., Abilene, Kan., Aug. 
21, 1885; came to Okla, 1893; located at 
El Reno 1893-1929; Okla. City 1929. Edu., 
com. and li. schs., Okla.; Emporia Col., 
1902-03; Univ. of Kan., 1903-07, A. B. 
Wife, Irene Beacom. Cdrn., 2 s., Karl 
Eastman, Jr., Thomas Beacom,; 1 d., Mary 
Prances. Bus. Con., pres. Okla. City Mill 
& Elevator Co., Okla. City; El Reno Mill 
& Elevator Co.; Perry Mill & Elevator 
Co.; General Grain Co., Okla. City; Gold 
Medal Flour Co. of Okla., Okla. City. 
Assoc., Herman Dittmer, N. A. Nichols, M. 
A. Ashbrook, John L. Funk, El Reno. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. 
Club, Okla. City Golf & Country Club, 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


Okla. City Saddle and Polo Club, Okla. 
City, Kansas City; Elks, El Reno. Bk. 
Con., City Natl., El Reno; Amer.-First 
Natl. Poi. Act., independent; city, co. and 
st. worker 5 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
mainly through organization. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. City Commrs. 1926-28, 2 yrs.; pres. 
St. C. of C., 1927-28; mbr. of Bd. of St. 
C. of C. for past 6 or 8 yrs.; dir. in Gen¬ 
eral Mills, Inc.; dir. Miller's Natl. Federa¬ 
tion. Remarks, he is head of largest mill¬ 
ing interest in st. and one of dominant 
figures in St. C. of C. 

HUNT, ERNESTINE LOYD, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., stenographer and secretary. 
B., Tex. Edu., public and h. schs., Tulsa; 
2 yrs. Girl’s Seminary, Ft. Scott, Kan.; 
Draughon’s Bus. Col., Muskogee. Hus., W. 
R. Hunt. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) all leaders in Young Dem. organi¬ 
zation; Geo. D. Key, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Kelly Brown, Muskogee; all natl. and st. 
officials of Okla. Church, Bap. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in st. since 1922; personal 
contact and organization work. Offices. 2 
yrs. Government service U. S. V. B. Hos¬ 
pital No. 90, Muskogee, 1921-23; St. Sol¬ 
diers Sanitarium, Sulphur, 1 yr., 1924; 
elk. election bd. office, St. Capitol, 1927; 
Asst. Edu. Dir., Game and Fish Dept., 1928; 
elk. St. Pardon and Parole Office 1929. 
Party Honors, sec’y to st. chmn. Dem. 
Central Com. 1926-27; executive sec’y for 
League of Young Dems. 1927. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907 : assisted in organizing 
every co. in st. for League of Young Dems. 
1927; worker in St. Dem. Headquarters 
during 1928 natl. and st. campaign,, assoc¬ 
iated with J. F. Rollins in the organization 
work; special interests, family. Hobby, 
politics. 

HURST, HOMER STANLEY, St. Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., Sec’y St. Issues Commission; 
attorney. B., Ozark, Mo., Feb. 4, 1878; 
came to Okla. 1907; located at Holdenville 


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1907-14; Okla. City ever since. Edu., com 
schs., Mo.; studied law in law office. Wife, 
Teresa Wamsley. Cdrn., 1 small d., Su¬ 
zanne. Bus. Con., Securities. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., Graves Leeper, A. S. 
J. Shaw, Col. R. A. Sneed, Okla. City. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; K. P.; B. P. O. E.; C. of C.; 
owner of Mistletoe Gun Club. Imp. Rel., Tim, 
retired, Okla. City; H. H., owner Western 
Sign Works, Wichita, Kan. (bros.) ; W. R. 
Martineau (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; worker city, co. and st. all his life; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
activity and through com., but is liberal 
minded. Offices, St. Senator 22nd Dist. but 
lost seat on contest 1909; appointed present 
office Jan. 1927. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
Hughes Co., 1908; del. to all convs. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire Post No. 35, Okla. 
City; Provost Marshal Camp Pike; Major 
of Infantry; Commander of Military Police; 
fine army record. Fond of hunting., fishing, 
pistol and rifle shooting. 

HUTCHINSON, REV. FORNEY, 200 W. 

20th. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., minister. B„ 
Cente? Point, Ark., Sept. 28, 1875. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Nashville. Ark.; Hendrix 
Col., A B. 1899; Vanderbilt Univ. B. D. 
1905; Hendrix Col. D. D. 1914; Okla. 

City Univ. LL. D. 1924. Wife, Bertie 

Anderson. Cdrn., 3 s., John Paul, Forney, 
Jr., Charles Kelsey; 1 d., Virginia. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
(pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, Judge C. B. 

Ames, M. E. Trapp, Ben Davis, Allen 

Street, Okla. City; . Ben LaFayette, Che- 
cotah; Joe Whittaker, Eufaula; others. 
Church, pastor of St. Lukes M. E. South, 
Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges Men’s Dinner; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Okla. City. Pol. Act- 
party man, but not partisan; never par¬ 
ticipated in party politics except in ad¬ 
visory capacity, interest being chiefly along 
religious and educational lines; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. Okla. St. Bd. of Edu. 
since 1922; mbr. Ark. St. Bd. of Edu. 
1917-18. Remarks, came to Okla. 1918; 
lived since at Okla. City; has been pastor 
of three largest churches in Okla. and 
Ark. in his denomination; also Presiding 
Elder, Little Rock, Ark., Dist.; one of 
strongest Methodist ministers in South. 

HUSTON, PAUL, Ct. House, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., Treasurer of Okla. Co. B., 



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JACKSON, BERT. 1218 W. 41st St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Assistant Man¬ 
ager Hills Business College. . B., Shelby- 
ville, Incl., July, 1883 ; came to Okla. 1908 ; 
located at Chickasha ; Okla. City since 1919. 
Edu., com. and h. .sch. of Ind.; Tri St. 
Normal Col., Ind. Wife, Beulah. Cdm., 
2 s., Robert, Billy. Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl. Church, Meth. Club, C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., John Jackson, (father), minister. 
Pol. Assoc., John H. Wright, W. W. Rob¬ 
ertson, W. A. Durant, Tom Waldrep, Paul 
Nesbitt. Pol. Act., independent statewide 
worker since 1915 in all ways needed. 
Offices, Repr. from Grady Co. 1915; ’17; 
19; Chmn. Com. of Edu. Remarks, Natl. 
Guard, Ind. Hobby, farming and pecan 
trees. 


JAMES, EARL E„ Braniff Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Farmer 
City, Ill., March 9, 1901; came to Okla. 
1908; located in Canadian Co.; Okla. City 
since 1912. Edu., com. and h. sch., Em¬ 
erson h. sch.; Univ. of Okla., LL. B , 
admitted to bar 1902. Wife, Mary Good¬ 
win. Cdm., 2 s., Earl E., Lewis Frank; 
1 d., Mary Juanita. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Fred Owen, A1 Thur¬ 
man, Ed Hall, Jasper Roberts, .T. Woody 
Dixon, Joe Looney. Church, St. Luke s 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. P.; Okla. Bar Assn.; C. of C., 
Chmn. Jr. C. of C. Aviation Com; Leading 
Knight of Elks; Phi Delta Phi; mbr Natl. 
Aeronautics Assn.; Rainbow Lake Club. 
Colo. Pol. Act., statewide worker, all ways 
needed. Remarks, wrote a number of laws 
on aviation; mbr. of Aviation Com. for 
Sr. C. of C. Legis. Com. C. of C.; Justice 


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PAUL HUSTON 


Victoria, Tex., Aug. 6, 1877; came to 

Okla. 1901; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
schs of Paris, Ill. Wife, Binnie Mary. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Clyde; 1 d., Georgia. Bk. 
Gon., Okla. Co. Bks. Church, Epis. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. Club; Mason Lodge A. 
F. & A. M. No. 36; Scottish Rite; India 
Temple. Imp. Rel., Frank C. Huston (bro.), 
Glendale, Calif.; Lucy France Huston (sis¬ 
ter). N. Y. City. Pol. Act.- has taken partin 
every political fight in 26 yrs. Office, Co. 
Assessor 1907-08; Co. Treas. 1929-31. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire Post. No. 35, Okla. 
City; Spanish-Amer. War, Camp Roosevelt 
No. 1, Okla. City. Hobby, flood control; 
single tax. 


of Peace 2 terms; candidate for Co. Judge; 
Prct. Committeeman; co. del.; gave lec¬ 
tures on aviation; organized Jr. Div. of 
Aviation Club; Sec'y. Light Field Art. Re-- 
serve. Hobby, aviation, hunting, dogs. 

JAMES, RALPH, Okla. City. County 
Engineer. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) i 

JANEWAY, PHINEAS ALLEN, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., banker. B., Newton, 
la., Nov. 27, 1868; came to Okla 1899; 
located Perry; Roff 1901; Mangum 1901; 
Okla. City since 1919. Edu., Penn Col., 
Oskaloosa, la. 1887-89. Wife, Elizabeth 
Rodney. Cdm., 1 s., Rodney Francis, 

Univ. of Okla. ; 1 d., Catherine Ruth, A. 

B. , O. U. 1928. Bus. Con., Chmn. and 
Executive Mgr. Liberty Natl. Bk.; Pres 
Mangum Natl. Bk. Bk. Con., same as 
above. Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club; Mens Dinner; Kiwanis; Okla. 
City Golf and Country; Gibbons Dinner; 

C. of C., all Okla. City; Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Mangum; Chapter, Commandery 
and Shrine^, Okla. City; I. O. O. F.; Elks, 
Mangum. Pol. Act., independent in voting 
and thinking. Remarks, leader in C. of C. 
and all constructive, civic movements; 
Fed. Reserve Bk. 1924; Pres. Okla. City 
Clearing House Assn.; Chmn. Okla. City 
Agency War Finance Corp, W. War; Chmn. 
all Liberty Loan drives in Greer Co.; also 
Chmn. Co. Council of Defense; part time 
Food Administrator and Dist. Chmn. 2 
Red Cross drives. 

JARMAN, J. H., 606 E 6th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Wartrace, Tenn., 
Sept. 23, 1883 ; came to Okla. 1905 ; lo¬ 
cated Sallisaw: Okla. City since 1923. 
Wife, Lou Neal. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d., mar¬ 
ried. Bus. Cion., Allen & Jarman, attys. 
for Ramsey Pet. Corp.; Anderson-Pritch- 
ard Oil Corp.; Seminole Royalty Co., etc. 
Bus. Assoc., Joe B. Allen, Judge B. C. 


Logsdon. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan statewide worker 20 yrs. all ways 
needed; mostly through corns. Offices, 
Dist. Judge 1st Judicial Dist. of Okla.; 
Supreme Court Commr. of Okla. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Sequoyah Co. Dem. Ceil. 
Com.; mbr. St. C'en. Com.; del. to natl. 
Dem. conv. 1920. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

JAYNE, E. H„ Edmond. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Jeffersonville, Ohio, April 
26, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Kan.; Cen. 

St. Tchrs. Col., Okla. Wife, Linda, d. of 
W. K. Harwell, Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
C tizens Natl., Edmond. Assoc., Geo. C. 
Foster; (pol.) W. R. White, st. and co. 
committeemen. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Ledges, C. of C., v.-pres. 1924; K. P.; 
Mason, Edmond; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., Dr. David 
Jayne Hill, (uncle), ambassador to Ger¬ 
many and Switzerland, former Sec’y. of 
St. under Roosevelt and McKinley. Pol. 
Act., partisan; personal contact worker. 
Offices, postmaster 1899-19 ; 1922-29. 

Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. 
since 1898 except while in army service. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; lived since 
at Edmond. During W. War was first to 
volunteer from Edmond; across seas 16 
months; Lieut.-Col. 142nd Inf., 36th Div. 
Holds rank of Col. in U. S. Army reserves ; 
mbr. Amer. Legion Post at Edmond; Com¬ 
mander 1924. Hobby, big game hunting. 

JAYNE, MAURICE. 317 W. Park, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., architect. B., Kiowa, 
Kan.; came to Okla. 1893; located at Ed¬ 
mond; Okla. City since 1894. Edu., Okla. 
h. sch. grad. 1912. Wife, Lelia Leverton. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Remarks, Legionnaire; mbr. Post No. 
35, Field Art. Owner of Georgian Courts, 
Hobby, civic beauty and betterment. Out¬ 
door life. 


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MRS. JOANNA JERKINS 


JERKINS, MRS. JOANN*. 419 S. W. 29th, 
Okla. City. Dem. B., Douglas Co., Ga., Jan. 
22, 1878. Edu., com. and h. schs., Douglas 
Co., Ga. Widow. Cdrn., 3 s., Joe T., Wilbur 
S., Stanley; 3 d., Bessie, Johnnie Myrtle. 
Pauline, Okla. City. Bus. Con., St. Health 
Dept. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. ; First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, Chmn., and organizer War 
Mothers Club, Okla. City; Chmn. Parlia¬ 
mentary Study Club. Assoc., (pol.) M. V. 
Parker, Ruby Leeper, M. E. Trapp, Henry 
S. Johnston. Pol. Act.. Calender Clk. of 
Senate, 1927 ; Property Clk. of House. 
Party Honors, past Pres. Okla. Dem. 
Womens Club; del. to every co. and st. 
conv. since womens suffrage; prct. com- 
mitteewoman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived Anardarko; Okla. City since 
1905. During W. War mbr. of Council of 
Defense. 

JOHNSON, FRANK PEARSON, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., banker, real estate; cap¬ 
italist. B., Lexington, Miss., Aug. 9, 
1872. Edu., com. sch.. Miss.; A. & M. 
Col., Miss., B. S. 1890. Wife, Aida Allen, 
of Miss. Cdrn., 1 s., Hugh A., (dec.) ; 1 
d., Mrs. Etlilyn Hightower, Okla. City. 
Bus. Ck>n., Pres. First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co.; Pres. Okla. City Credit Corp.; Sec’y.- 
Treas. Empire Bldg. Co. and Union Mort¬ 
gage Co.; President Okla. City Planning 
Com. (resigned) ; Dir. Amer. Natl. Co.; 
Okla. City Bldg. & Loan Assn.; Okla. 
Savings & Loan Assn. ; Okla. Biltmore 
Hotel. Church, Pres. Clubs, Okla. Club; 
Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Elks; C. of C., dir.; 
Okla. Clearing House Assn. Assoc., Hugh 
Johnson, (bro.) Chmn. Bd., First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co.; and officers and dirs. 
of bank and various bus. enterprises in 
which he is interested. Pol. Act., city, co., 
st. and natl., since maturity; works 
through others. Party Honors, Treas. 
Dem. St. Campaign Com. 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895; lived at Okla. City. 
Editor and owner newspaper at Koscuisko. 
Miss., 1890-1905; published daily newspaper, 
taught school and engaged in mortgage 
and loan bus. when he first came to Okla. 
City. (Complete information unavailable.) 

JOHNSON. MRS. FRANK P.. 439 W. 

15th St., Okla. City. Dem. B., Louis 
ville. Miss. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kos¬ 


ciusko, Miss.; grad. Ward’s, Nashville, 
Tenn. Hus., Frank P. Johnson, banker. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. W. E. Hightower, Okla. 
City. Bk .Con., First Natl. Bk. and Trust 
Co., Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. T. G. 
Chambers, Mrs. Robert R. Walker, Scott 
Ferris, Okla. City. Church, First Pres. 
Clubs, Civic Theatre; Lotus Dancing; 
Ladies Music, Okla. City; Embassy Club, 
N. Y. City; Berkley Club, N. Y. City; T. 

B. Society; Five O'Clock Tea Club. Pol. 

Act., partisan co. and st. worker since 
1927; makes speeches; works personally; 
through corns, and others. Party Honors, 
first woman in U. S. to broadcast for 
AJfred E. Smith; gave numerous talks 
and public speeches over the st. in 1928 
campaign; del. to contact meeting in St. 
Louis; worker in campaign office head¬ 
quarters. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; 
lived since at Okla. City; active in civic 
affairs, many private charities. During 
W. War was one of organizers and in¬ 
structor in surgical dressings reserve. A 
direct descendant of Gov. Pickens, of S. 

C. , and relative of late private John Allen 
of Miss. 

JOHNSON, HUGH, Okla. City. Dem. B„ 
Miss. In banking business at Chandler, 

many yrs. Came to Okla. City and was 

Pres. First Natl. Bk. until combined with 
American Natl. Bk., as Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk., and now know as First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co., in which institution he holds 

position as Chmn. of the Bd. Was Treas. 
of St. Campaign com. during campaign of 
1918. Brother of Frank P. Johnson, Pres. 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

JOHNSON, MRS. HUGH, Okla. City. 
Dem. B., in Miss. Wife of Hugh Johnson, 
Chmn., of Bd., First Natl. Bk. and Trust 
Co., Okla. City. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

JOHNSON, J. T„ Terminal Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Overton 
Co., Tenn., Jan. 7, 1856; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Lawton; Okla. City 1919 
since. Edu., private schs. Wife, Mary C. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Wendell, 2 d., Dana, Mary 
Louise, all Okla. City. Bus. Con., senior 
mbr. Johnson & Johnson. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Church, Chris. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; st. worker all his life as needed. 
Offices, Justice of Peace and Co. Judge 
in Tex.; Dist Judge, Assoc. Justice, Chief 
Justice Supreme Ct. 

JOHNSON, STANLEY, Britton. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Mch. 13, Mediaoplis, la. 
Edu., h. sch., Britton; bus. col. Wife, 
Mabel Ekdol, Britton. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., R. M. Whisler; (pol.) A. L. 
Harris, Ike Bonaparte, Ed Semans Clubs 
& Lodges, I. O. O. F. No. 498, Britton; 

A. F. & A. M. No. 434. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active, since 1923; operates 
through com. and others. Offices, election 
clerk Britton Twp., 1919-29. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904 ; located at Britton; 
lived there since. 

JOHNSON, WENDELL, Terminal Bldg., 
Okla, City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Audubon, Tex., Jan. 6, 1885; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Lawton; Okla. City 191 e 
since. Edu., h. sch., Lawton; Univ. of 
Tex., law sch. Wife, Emma Lura. Cdrn. 

1 d., Virginia. Bus. Con., Johnson & John¬ 
son. attorneys. Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl. Church. Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Okla. City; Elks, Wichita Falls; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., J. T. Johnson (father), ex- 
Chief Justice of Okla. Supreme Ct., partner. 
Pol. Act., partisan; Offices, atty. for St. 
Bk. Com.mission. Party Honors; pres. Okla. 
Co. Leaeue of Young Dems.; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, mbr. Okla. 
City Post No. 35; 7th Field Artillery, First 
Division, A. E. F. Hobby, flowers and 
shrubbery. 

JOHNSTON CARROLL, 109 Bdwy., 
Okla. Citv. Dem. Occ., bonds, insurance. 

B. . Okla. City, Okla., April 6, 1895. Edu., 


com. and h. sch., Okla. City; Univ. of 
Okla.; Univ. of Lyons;, France. Wife, 
Yvonne, d., of Victor De Val, Dijon, France. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Victor Carroll, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Ed M. Semans, Co. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Univ. Club; Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan, statewide worker since 1920 
through personal contacts and corns. Re¬ 
marks, native of Okla. City which has 
always been his home. During W. War 
served as aviator, rank of Capt.; on 
Armistice Day was attached to Peace Com. 
and served as aid to Pres Wilson's party 
In France and as guide to representatives 
sent by U. P., A. P. and International 
News Service; later spent a term at 
Lyons Univ.; worked for Food Com. under 
Herbert Hoover. Hobby, aviation, garden¬ 
ing. 

JOHNSTON, D. I., Commerce Exchange 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 

B. , Indiana, Pa., Aug. 18, 1876; came to 
Okla 1903; located at Okla. City; lived 
there since. Edu., public schs., Pa.; In¬ 
diana St. Normal Sch., Indiana, Pa.; Univ. 
of Mich. Wife, Katherine F. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mrs. Elaine Tucker, Lois; 1 s., David 

C. Bus. Con., Keaton, Wells, Johnston & 
Barnes, Okla. City. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Union League Club, Chicago; 
Okla. Club; Men’s Dinner Club; Okla. 
City Golf & Country Club; Amity Lodge 
No. 473; Okla. City India Temple; A. A. 
O. N. M. S„ Okla. City. 

JOHNSTON, JOHN HUMPHREY, 916 W. 

18th, Okla. City. Ind. Occ., traffic mgr. 
Okla. Cottonweed Crushers Assn. B., Fer¬ 
managh Co., Ireland, May 5, 1865; came 
to Okla. 1904 ; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., com. sch., bus. col. Wife, Emma 
Jane Boyle. Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest H.; 3 d., 
Winifred J. Perry, Margaret B. McPher- 
ren. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; 
Security Benefit Assn.; mgr. C. of C.' 7 
yrs.; sec’y Retailers Assn.; Traffic Assn. 
Imp. Rel., W. G. Johnston, Postmaster. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 45 yrs.; 
personal contact and through com. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman; mbr. Bd. of Edu.; 
efficiency expert Taxpayers Assn. Party 
Honors, Bull Moose candidate for United 
States Senate. Hobby, farming. 


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JACK JONES 


JOHNSTON, MRS. MARY, 1105 Euclid, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., editor of Okla. 
Club News. B., Osage Mission, Kan., July 
17, 1885 ; came to Okla. 1908; located at 
Guthrie; Okla. City since 1921. Edu., com. 
and h. schs.. Parsons, Kan.; later edu. ob¬ 
tained in newspaper offices, 6 yrs. “Parsons 
Eclipse”, Parsons, Kan. Hus., Louis Le 
Roy Johnston. Cdrn., 2 s.. Louis. Jr., Pat¬ 
rick; 1 d., Mary Jean. Bus. Con., editor 
and mgr. of Okla. Club News (official pub¬ 
lication of Okla. Federation of St. Clubs). 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. R. L. Constant, Mrs. George Flick, 
Ned Holman, Judge A. G. C. Bierer, Mrs. 
Geo. Rainey, Mrs. L. L. Rood, Mrs. John 
J. Volz. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Art League ; Hospitality Club; Natl. League 
of Amer. Pen Women ; sec’y Okla. Writer’s 
Club; Eastern Star, Guthrie. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; st. worker 14 yrs.; all ways 
useful. Party Honors, received numerous 
appointments but activity in club magazine 
prohibited accepting. Remarks, 4-minute 
speaker for Red Cross, Retail Price Report¬ 
er for Food Administration, Guthrie, and 
co. organizer of women for duration of W. 
War for every Red Cross drive. Hobby, 
writing. 

JOHNSTON W. G., Federal Bldg.. Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., Postmaster. B.. Ireland, 
Sept. 22, 1875 ; came to Okla. 1902; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., grad. h. sch. and bus. col., in old 
country. Wife, Kathryn. Cdrn., 2 d., 

Mrs. Dole Greever, Augusta Johnston. Bus. 
Ccn., Johnston Randle Furnitture Co. ; v.- 
pres. Home St. Life Ins. Co. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc.. 
0 R. Randle, Joe Moose, Barron Housel, 
all political leaders of his party. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Moose, Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., co. and st. worker 10 yrs. Party 
Honors. Postmaster since 1924. Remarks, 
interested mainly in hard work. 

JOHNSTON, WILLIAM GREEN, Huckins 
Hotel, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., oil oper¬ 
ator. B., Albertville, Ala., Feb. 2, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1909located at Okemah 
1909-26: Okla. City since 1926. Edu.. com. 
sch., Albertville, Ala.; h. sch.. Okemah; 
grad. Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. 1916; Tulsa 


Univ., 1 yr., Tulsa. Single. Bus. Con., 
Replogle & Johnston, oil Bk. Con., Aiuer.- 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; Liberty Natl, 
(mbr. bd. dirs.). Assoc., I). Replogle; 
(pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, W. C. Fidler, 
Ed Trapp, Ernest Davis, Earl Tankersley, 
Okla. City; Tom Anglin, Holdenville; Nick 
Berry, Okemah; H. H. Diamond, Holden¬ 
ville; Dan Tankersley, Tulsa. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Goit 
& Country; Tulsa Club; Okla. Club; Univ. 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Okemah; Royal 
Arch, Okemah; C. of C. Imp. Rel., D. W. 
Johnston, (bro.). Ark. Legislature, Clarks¬ 
ville; V. A. (bro.), Clayton, N. Mex., cat¬ 
tleman; Ralph A. (bro.), land dept. Sinclair 
Oil Co., Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan in past; 
drifting toward independent activity in co. 
and st.; works personally. Party Honors, 

del. to natl. conv. 1924; chnin. finance 

com. Young Mens. Dem. League of Okla. 
1925 ; sec’y to chmn. of Okla. Del. to Natl. 
C'onv. and cast first vote for John W. 
Davis; was Col. on Governor’s staff 1925- 
26, 1929-30 ; v. pres, and inbr. of executive 
bd. Mid-Continent Oil Royalties Owners 
Assn. ; mbr. of Mid-Continent Oil & Gas 
Assn; mentioned in “Who’s Who in Oil 
Business’ Oct. 1929. 

JONES, FRED, 220 S. Harvey, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Ford dealer. B., La Fayette, 
Ga., Mch. 9, 1892. Edu., com. and h. 
sells., Chattanooga, Tenn., grad. 1911; Mc- 
Calleys Prep. Sell., Chattanooga, 1912. 
Wife, Mary Eddy. Cdrn., 1 s., Fred; 1 d., 
Marylin. Bus. Con., owner Fred Jones 
Ford Agency, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge George Clark, ex-Gov. M. E. Trapp, 
Stanley Rogers, Okla. City. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Ledges, Rotary; Okla. St. Ath¬ 
letic; Okla. City Golf & Country; Univ. 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, Shrine, 
Okla. City; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
independent, but works with party; active 
in Okla. Co. since 1919; personal contact 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; lived 
since at Okla. City: had Ford agency at 
Blackwell, 1920-21; one of most successful 
Fo'd deale-s in Amer.; Stanley Rogers, 
Sheriff, formerly a mbr. of his organiza- 
t’on. During W. War served in 36th Div. 
England; mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, 
Okla. City. Recreation is outdoor sports. 

JONES, JACK, 729 W. Main, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., funeral director. B., Akron, 
Ohio, Sept. 15, 1868. Edu., com. and h. 
schs. Wife, Estel Higgins. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Paul. Bus. Con., .Tack Jones Funeral Home. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres.; 
United Commercial Travelers; C. of C.; 
Mason, Shrine, past potentate, Okla. City; 
Consistory, McAlester. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
Ed S. Vaught, Ed Overholser, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Grant McCullough, P. .T. Hurley, 
Lew Wentz. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 
since 1900 through com. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. : Col. on staff of ev¬ 
ery Governor since statehood, except one. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived since 
at Okla. City.. Hobby, Masonry. 

JONES. MAN I ON F„ Cotton Exchange 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., cotton deal¬ 
er; atty. B.. Cook Co., Tex., June 20,. 1886. 
Edu., com. h. sch. and bus. col., Gaines¬ 
ville, Tex. Wife, Susie A. Danforth, d. of 
Mrs. Peachy W. Bottom, Hobart. Cdrn., 
2 s., M. F., .Tr.: Byron, at li. Bus. Con., 
M. F. Jones & Co.; cotton, banking, farm¬ 
ing interests; owner of 640 acres, Jackson 
Co. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Assoc., Allen Street, F. A. 
Baird, Scott Ferris, W. A. Easley. Leonard 
Bailey; (pol.) Ira Mitchell, M. E. Trapp, 
R. R. Bell, Okla. City; Judge Fletcher 
Riley, Lawton ; Judge J. Tolbert: E. L. 
Richardson, Lawton; Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
past pres, at Lawton; C. of C.. mbr. var¬ 
ious com., Lawton: Mason, York Rite, 
Commandery, Lawton; Okla. City Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Peachy W. Bottom (mother- 


in-law), Hobart. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in Okla. since 1909; personal contact 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; 
lived Okla. City 1905-09; Hobart 1909-12; 
Lawton 1912-25; Okla. City since; inter¬ 
ested in farm relief work; specialist in 
cotton classing with government license; 
during W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense, Lawton, and active in Red Cross 
work; has rank of Capt. in Quartermaster 
Corps of Officers Reserve. 

JONES, WYLEY, 1245 N. Lottie St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Judge Dist. Ct. 
B., Cocke, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1862; came to 
Okla. 1907 ; located at McAlester; Okla. 
City 1909 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Emery Henry Col., Va.; Bar 1890. Wife, 
Maude Miles. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Minnaletha 
White, Norman. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Okla. Bar Assn.; 
Sons Amer. Revolution; Mason; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine; K. P.; Sigma Alpha Ep¬ 
silon. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 27 
yrs.; all ways useful. Offices, Justice of 
Peace; Dist. Judge; Bd. of Edu.; McAlester 
Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, del. st. conv.; 
Treasurer’s Dept. U. S. Government 7 yrs.; 
referee Supreme Ct, 6 yrs. Remarks, mbr. 
O’Neal Conference; del. to general confer¬ 
ence of Meth. Church. 

JORSKI, PAUL A., Harrah. Dem. Occ., 
auto dealer. B., Little Rock, Ark., June 
22, 1889. Edu., com. sch., Harrah. Wife, 
Paulina A. Miller. Cdrn., 1 d., Geraldine 
Marie, at h. Bus. Con., Jorski Motor Co., 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Aug¬ 
ust D. Jorski (bro.), bus. partner; (pol.) 
Alex Hopcus, Pete Sinkowski, B. F. Miles, 
Stanley Rogers, Judge Thomas Doyle, Judge 
Christenson. Church, Catli. Clubs, Lions; 
Knights of Columbus; St. Josephs Society. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. Co.; 
works through com. Party Honors, del. to 
convs.; has refused several offices. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1890; lived since at 
Harrah. Hobby, hunting and golf. 

JUDGE, MILES WILLIAM, St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., St. Law Librar¬ 
ian. B., Annaman, Ill., May 17, 1870 ; 
came to Okla. 1892; located at Kingfisher 
1892-1913 ; Guthrie 1913-17; Okla. City 
1917 since. Edu., public sch.. Ill. : h. sch., 
Leavenworth, Kan. Wife, Theodosia Mc¬ 
Kay. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Esther Scott, Mrs. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



H. V. KAHLE 


Margaret Penny, Mrs. J. W. Crites. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, Pilgrim 
Cong. Clubs &. Lodges, sec’y 6 yrs. M. 
W. A.; sec’y Mason Lodge 6 yrs.; mbr. 
com. on bar assn, reports of Natl. Assn, 
of Law Libraries. Imp. Rel., has coat of 
arms of old .lodge family of Ireland. Pol. 
Act., Dem. worker 30 yrs. Offices, 2 yrs. 
mbr. of Sell. Bd. Reserve Twp., Kingfisher 
Co.; Deputy Registrar of Deeds Kingfisher 
Co. 2 yrs.; U. S. Government Land Office, 
Kingfisher, 6 yrs.; Chief Clk. Crookston, 
Minn., Land Office. 2 yrs.; Asst. St. Li¬ 
brarian 1917-27; St. Librarian 1927-29. 
Party Honors, sec’y. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 
Kingfisher Co., 8 yrs. ; first sec’y Co. Elec¬ 
tion Bd., Kingfisher Co., 6 yrs. Remarks, 
interested in baseball, football and geneal¬ 
ogy. 

KAHLE, HARRY V., Oil Exchange Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., sec’y.-treas. Asso¬ 
ciated industries of Okla.; sec’y.-treas. Akin 
Cotton Dinners Assn. B., Plumer, Pa., June 
10, 1876. Edu., h. sch., Franklin,' Pa.; 
Ohio Northern Univ.. LL. B., 1897. Wife, 
Lucrezia B., d. of E. S. Bosburg, Sham¬ 
rock. Cdrn., 1 s., Loren F., Tampico, 

Mex.; 1 d., Mrs. C. R. Davis, St. Louis. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., L. 
C. Hutson, pres., Chickasha; W. C. Frank¬ 
lin, first v.-pres., Tulsa; S. M. McManus, 
second v.-pres., Muskogee; John H. Kane, 
O. K. Spurrier, C. H. Ritter, Ben Barnett, 
C. H. Russell, Robert Ballentine. John C. 
Brown. Karl E. Humphrey, C. F. Prouty, 
Wm. Steckelburg, J. A. Holmboe, Geo. L. 
Knapp, E. H. Seither, W. S. Ambrose, 
Virgil Brown, N. A. Nichols, W. M. Long- 
mire, C. E. Kerns. Frank J. Hinderliter, 
E. Cook, John R. Boardman, L. S. Morell, 
Bd. of Govs., all of Associated Industries; 
Joe C. Brown, pres., Muskogee: W. F. Ra- 
born, v.-pres.. Marlow. Okla. Cotton Gin- 
ners Assn. Officials. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Okla. Club; C. of C., Okla. 
City; Ind. Order of Forresters; Royal Ar- 
eanum, Lima, Ohio. Imp. Rel., Dr. A. W., 
Dr. R. D., P. A., attorney, Lima, Ohio; 
Clarence, oil. Bartlesville: Francis U., 
chemist, N. Y.; Dr. C. E., Okla. City 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent; statewide: 
interested in constructive legislation and 
public officials; personal contact worker. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; lived since 
at Okla. City. During W. War was sec’y- 


treas. War Industries Bd., Southwestern 
Dist. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

KAROHMER, LOUIE M„ 2131 W. 18th, 
Okla. City. Ind. Occ., steel and metals. 

B. , Vilma, Russia, Dec. 25, 1889; came to 
Okla. 1914; located at Dallas, Tex., 1918; 
Sherman; Okla. City 1920 since. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Dallas; Sherman bus. 

col. 2 yrs., grad, highest honors. Wife, 
Rose. Cdrn., 1 s., Alfred Harold; 1 d., 
Annette Frances. Bus. Con., L. M. Karch- 
mer Iron & Metal Co. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl.; Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Major Peck, Bob Scott, Ed Overholser, W. 
G. Johnston, Judge Sam Hooker. Church, 
Jewish. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Y. M. 

C. A.; C. of C.; Mason; Shriner; India 
Temple; Elks. Pol. Act., independent; st. 
worker 11 yrs. in all ways needed. Office, 
mbr. com. for crippled children. Remarks, 
drafted but not called W. War; worked with 
Bob Scott on Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
drives. Interested in sch. development. 
Hobby, athletics and sports. 

KEATON, JAMES R., Commerce Exchange 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B., Carter Co., Ky., Dec. 10, 1861. Edu., 

com. and normal schs., Ky.; Natl. Normal 
Univ., Lebanon, Ohio, B. S., 1884; George¬ 
town LTniv., Washington, D. C., LL. B., 
1890. Wife, Lucile Davenport, Denton, 
Tex. Bus. Con., Keaton, Wells, Johnston 
& Barnes; large holdings in two or three 
states; oil, gas, mining, and real estate 
interests. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 

D. I. Johnston, Frank Wells, George Barnes 
(law partners) ; (pol.) S. P. Freeling, C. 
F. Colcord, Okla. City; Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Pauls Valley; A. G. C. Bierer, Guth¬ 
rie; Alger Melton, Chickasha; James H. 
Gordon, McAlester; W. C. Austin, Altus. 
Clubs, Men’s Dinner; Okla. Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in city, co. and st. 
since maturity; makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Federal 
Judge, third judicial dist., Okla., 1896-98; 
chmn. Okla. St. Bar Commission 1929, ap¬ 
pointed by Gov. Holloway as first mbr. of 
new commission and given responsibility 
of putting new Bar Commission law into 
effect: pres. Okla. St. Bar. Party Honors, 
nominee for Congress 1898; del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; lived 
at Guthrie; Okla. City since 1896; inter¬ 
ested in development and conservation of 
state’s resources; active in many tax and 
conservation matters affecting Okla. City; 
one of state’s outstanding pioneers. 

KEENEY, MARBLE WOODRUFF (BILL), 

Edmond. Rep. Occ., City Manager of 
Edmond. B., Rockton, Ill., Oct. 8, 1872. 
Edu., h. sch. and bus. col., Ill. Wife, 
Mabel Collins, Ill. Cdrn., 2 s., Floyd C., 
M. W., Jr., at h. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc* G. M. Fink, J. F. Baldwin, E. N. 
Kelly, Edmond; (pol.) Ed Sheldon, Walter 
DeGraffenreid,. P. C. Slack, Henry S. John¬ 
ston, Judge Phelps. Church. Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C., sec’y 1927 ; mbr. parks 
and schs. com.; Mason, past Master, past 
High Priest. Pol. Act., independent in 
Okla. Co.; personal contact worker. Offices, 
City Mgr. of Edmond since 1926; Supt. 
Water and Light Dept., 1911-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1911; lived since at Ed¬ 
mond; interested in civic affairs and good 
roads. Hobby, fishing and golf. 

KELLEY, FRANCIS CLEMENT, 218 W. 

5th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Bishop. Cath. 
Diocese of Okla. B., Prince Edward Island. 
Dominion of Canada. Parents, John and 
Mary Kelley, Vernon River, P. E. I., Can¬ 
ada. Edu'., Affiliated Cols. Laval Univ. ; 
classics at St. Dunstans Col.. Charlotte¬ 
town. P. E. I. : philosophy and theology, 
Nicolet (P. Q.) ■Seminary; Notre Dame 

Univ., LL. D., 1907; Laval Univ., D. D., 
1908; Louvain Univ., Ph. D., Lift. D. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl.; Amer.-Natl.; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Clubs. Univ. Club. Chicago, 
Tulsa: Okla. Club, Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. 
Joseph A. Kelley (bro.). Division Freight 
Agent, Canadian Natl. Ry., Charlottetown, 


Canada. Remarks, came to Okla. 1924; 
lived since at Okla. City. Veteran Spanish- 
Amer. War, Capt. and Chaplain 32nd Mich. 
Volunteer Infantry. With Archbishop Quig¬ 
ley, Chicago, founded, Oct. 18, 1905, Cath. 
Church Extension Society of U. S. A., and 
was appointed acting pres.; elected pres. 
Dec., 1905; the society established canon¬ 
ically by Pope Pius X, June 19, 1910, by 
whom he was again appointed pres, to 
serve 5 yrs. and reappointed June, 1917. 
Founder, 1906, and editor-in-chief of the 
Extension Magazine, 1906. Made prothon- 
otary apostolic by Pope Benedict XV, 1915; 
consecrated Bishop of Okla. Oct. 2, 1924. 
Edited report of first Amer. Cath. Mission¬ 
ary Congress. V.-Commander General of 
Military Order Foreign Wars of U. S., 5 
yrs.; v.-chmn., mgr. Second Cath. Mission¬ 
ary Congress, Boston, 1913. Author, “The 
Last Battle of the Gods”; “The Flaming 
Cross”; “Charred Wood”; “Dominus Vobis- 
cuin”; “Letters to Jack”; “The City and 
The World”; “The Story of Extension”; 
“When the Veil is Rent.” 

KELLY, BLISS, City Hall, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Chicago, Ill., 
Mch. 19, 1891; came to Okla. 1918; located 
at Miami. Edu., home tutoring for grade 
sch. and h. sch.; scientific course, Valpar¬ 
aiso Univ., Valparaiso, Ind., 1910. Wife, 
Ethel L. King. Cdrn., Keith Howard. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Church, Epis. Clubs 
& Lodges, Men’s Dinner Club; South Ca¬ 
nadian Gun Club; Okla. City No. 36 A. 
F. & A. M.; Guthrie Consistory; A. A. S.; 
India Temple; A. A. O. N. M. S. & 
Arab Patrol of India Temple. Imp. Rel., 
Flora Kelly (mother), Denver, Colo. Pol. 
Act., independent worker; personal contact 
and through com. Offices, sec’y of City 
Planning Commission and Asst. Municipal 
Counselor, Okla. City, 1923 to date. Re¬ 
marks, very active in Red Cross, Liberty 
Bond drives during W. War; organized 3 
bands of boys ages 10 to 17 yrs. and 
played at different places for the drives. 
Hobby, music; boy bands. 

KELLY, EVERETT M„ Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., City Marshal. B., Pickering, Mis¬ 
souri, Dec. 1886. Edu., com. sch., Mo. 
Wife, Nellee E. Scott, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Cit’zen.s Natl.; First Natl. 
Assoc., J. F. Burks, D. D. Baldwin, Ed¬ 
mond; (pol.) Ben Dancy, Stanley Rogers, 
Geo. Callihan, Ed Shelden, Walter Degraf- 
fenreid. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; I. O. O. F. ; Rebekah. Pol. Act- 
independent; active in Okla Co. since 1917; 
personal contact worker. Offices, City Mar¬ 
shal, since 1925; mbr. Election Bd., Gettys¬ 
burg, S. D., 1911-16. Remarks, came to 
Okla, 1917 : lived since at Edmond; civic 
worker; efficient officer; interested in bet¬ 
ter government. 

KETCH, FRANK L., 504 E. 16th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., oil producer and stock- 
man. B., Princeton, Ill., May 1, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1899: located at Kingfisher; 
Lawton 1900; Ardmore 1913; Okla. City 
1926 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Digh- 
ton. Kan.; Kingfisher Col., bus. course. 
Wife, Ada Mae Brown. Cdrn., 1 s., Law¬ 
rence B. Bus. Cion., pres. Levant Oil Co. ; 
pres. W. C. Kas Oil Co. : pres. Ruthada Oil 
Co. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sen. Elmer Thomas, W. B. Pine, Scott Fer¬ 
ris. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club: Rod & Gun Club, Ardmore; 
past mbr. Kiwanis: Shrine. Pol. Act., st. 
worker 30 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, 
del. to territorial conv. that helped nom¬ 
inate .T. Y. Callahan. Remarks, First 
Lieut in Okla. Natl. Guard, Co. G. Work¬ 
er in Community Fund work. Hobby, Here¬ 
ford cattle. 

KENDLE, C. J. 2721 N. Hudson, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Field St. Auditor. B., 
Georgetown, Ohio; came to Okla. 1890; lo¬ 
cated at McAlester; Okla. City 1892 since. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio 
Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, Ohio. Wife, 




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536 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

Okla. Life Insurance Co.; dir. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. Assoc., C. 
W. Gunter, E. C. Aldridge, N. Bert Smith, 
E. W. Whitney; (pol.) Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, M. E. Trapp, Judge R L. Williams. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; 
Rotary; Men’s Dinner Club; Mason; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine; K. C. C. H. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. and natl. worker 
10 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, Warden 
St. Penitentiary, McAlester, 1924-27 ; pres. 
Wardens Assn, of U. S., 1926; chmn. St. 
Pardon and Parole Bd. for St. Penitentiary, 
McAlester, 1929. Party Honors, del. to var¬ 
ious st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Post 
No. 35, Okla. City; entered war as C'apt. 
First Okla. Infantry; Major Infantry 42nd 
Division; Lieut. Col. 7th Division; now 
Brigadier General; Okla. Natl. Guard; also 
in Reserve Corps. Hobby, military affairs. 

KEYES, CHESTER ARTHUR, Jones. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Denver, Ind., 
May 14, 1874; came to Okla. 1901; located 
at Jones. Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, 
Blanche Finley. Cdrn., 4 s., 5 d. Bus. 
Con., publisher Okla. Co. News, Luther 
Register, Harrah Herald. Bk. Cion., First 
Natl.; First Natl., Harrah; Luther St. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. S. Lapp, R. L. Peebley, 
Jim Berry, Cliff Myers, Sam Hooker. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, Royal Arch Ma¬ 
son; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 35 yrs.; organization; personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Twp. Trustee; Twp. Clk.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd.; Mayor; on Twp. Bd. over 
20 yrs. Party Honors, former mbr. central 
com., served on election bd.; jury commis¬ 
sion. Remarks, active on all drives during 
W. War. Hobby, checkers. 

KIMBROUGH, JOSEPH RAYMOND, 112 

W. 25th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., drug¬ 
gist. B„ Dutch Mills, Ark., Mch. 25, 1889; 
came to Okla. 1898 ; located in Okla. Co. 
Edu., h. sch., Okla. and Mo.; Draughons 
Bus. Col.; Bd. of Pharmacy. Wife, Rose 



C. J. KENDLE 


Irene Ewart No children. Bk. Con., Fi¬ 
delity Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Wyley Jones, 
Judge Sam Hooker, Judge R. L. Williams, 
J. B. A. Robertson, M. E. Trapp, W. J. 
Holloway. Church, Pres. Lodge, Elks. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 yrs.; all 
ways useful. Offices, Asst. Secy, to St. 4 
yrs. : private sec’y Mayor, Grant. 4 yrs.; 
Asst. Health Comrnr. 4 yrs.; Chief Clk. to 
3 Legislatures; present Field St. Auditor; 
sec’y to Jess ’ Harper. Hobby, fishing. 

KEY, GEORGE D. Oil Exchange Bldg.. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Car¬ 
thage, Tenn., Mch. 26, 1881. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Carthage, grad. 1898; S. W. 
Bap. Univ., LL. B., 1901. Wife, Bertha 
Cunningham, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Geo. D., .Tr.; 
James M., attending sch. Bus. Con., law¬ 
yer, mining, bridges, oil, real estate inter¬ 
ests. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Ferris, Col. R. A. Sneed, Okla. 
City; Sen. Elmer Thomas, Sen. Tom Gore, 
Washington, D. C. Clubs &. Lodges. Okla. 
Club; Okla. City Golf & Country; Outdoor 
Club; C. of C., active civic worker. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. since 
maturity; makes speeches, but is chiefly an 
organization worker. Party Honors, chmn. 
Dem. St. Cen. Com. since 1926, elected 
twice without opposition. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived Lawton; Okla. City 
since 1912; Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War, 
Co. A., first Tenn. Volunteers. Active in 
home work during W. War. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

KEY, WILLIAM SHAFFER, Perrine 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., oil operator; 
hardware merchant; banker. B., Dudley- 
ville, Ala., Oct. 6, 1889; came to Okla. 
1911; located at Wewoka; Okla. City 1927 
since. Edu.. com. and h. schs.,, Opelika, 
Ala., 1905. Wife, Irene Davis. Cdrn., 2 s , 
Wm. S., Jr.; Robt. C. ; 1 d.„ Genevieve. Bus. 
Con., pres. Keyokla Oil Co., Okla. City; 
pres. Key Hardware Co., Wewoka; v.-pres. 



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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



,7. R. KIMBROUGH 


Cdrn., 1 d. Bus., Con., Kimbrough & 
•Tones, 3 drug stores; dir. Capitol Hill 
Building & Loan ; Oklahoma National 
Bk. Assoc., Roger Jones; (pol.) Glen DarK, 
E. S. Billington, Ed Moore, Rev v Nelson, 
Breck Moss, Allen Street, Graves Leeper. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son ; Scottish Rite Mason; Shrine; C'. of 
C. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 20 
yrs.; personal contact and through com. 
^arty Honors, former prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, mbr. Bd. of Adjustments; active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross during W. 
War. Hobby, his grape and fruit orchard, 
Brownsville, Tex. 

KING, BROWN, Britton. Dem. Occ., 
real estate. B., Coleman, Tex., Apr. 15, 
1894. Edu., h. sch., Britton; bus. col., 
Okla. City; Goldwaith Acad., 3 yrs. Wife, 
Verna L. King. Cdrn., 2 d., Rose Mary, 
Naomi Jane, at h. Bus. Con., real estate 
interests. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Liberty 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., John ,1. Harden, 
H. H. Van Hook, Okla. City; D. F. Mc- 
Lemore, Gus Willard. Church, Bap. Clubs, 
C. of C., active on committees; 3rd v.- 
pres. Okla. City Jr. C. of C., 1929, dir. 
1928. Imp. Rel., John M. King (father), 
well known in Tex. politics, Britton. Pol. 
Act., active since 1922 in st. and co. ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, Mayor, Britton, 
1923-25. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1921; lived since 
at Britton; civic worker, ambitious for his 
town; mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, 
Okla. City. Interested in good government. 
Hobby, gardening. 

KING, CLIFFORD WILLIAM, Amer. 
Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Wolfe City, Tex., Dec. 8, 
1882. Edu., com. and h. schs., Throck¬ 
morton, Tex.; bus. col., Waco, Tex.; legal 
education with Hendrix & Coffee, Miami, 
Tex. Wife, Jessie Brownell Orr, Hopkins¬ 
ville, Ky. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl.; Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Assoc., Geo. F. Short, Okla. 
City. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Imp. Rel., Judge A. H. King (bro.), mbr, 
Tex. Legislature; Mrs. A. M. Stewart 
(sister) Mangum; two bros., Tex. ranch¬ 
men. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since maturity; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Asst. 


Ct. Clerk, Miami, Tex., 1902-03 ; Second 
Asst. Sec’y of St., 1907-08; Co. Judge 
Harmon Co., 1908-13; Asst. Atty. General, 
Okla., 1914-25. Party Honors, sec’y Okla. 
Territorial Campaign Com. 1904; del. to 
various st. convs.; represented Okla. at 
Conference of Governors with Pres. Cool- 
idge at White House, 1923. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1904 ; lived Mangum 1904-07; 
Guthrie 1907-08; Hollis 1908-13; Okla. City 
since. Principal effort while in Atty. Gen¬ 
eral’s office was handling revenue and tax¬ 
ation litigation; took five important cases 
to Supreme Ct. of U. S., won four of them; 
mbr. Okla. Tax Code Revision com., 1924; 
adviser on Revenue & Taxation Com., Elev¬ 
enth Legislature. Hobby, fishing and golf. 

KING. MRS. FERNE E„ 1161 N. McKin¬ 
ley, Okla. City. Dem. B., Richmond, Va.. 
May, 1889 ; came Okla. 1909; located at 
Kingfisher; Okla. City 1927 since. Edu., com. 
and h. schs. and normal, Ill.; Univ. of 
Ill., Champagne, Ill.; grad, of Columbia 
Dramatic Sch. of Art, Chicago. Hus., Frank 
E. King. Cdrn., 1 s., Stephen; 1 d., Vir¬ 
ginia. Bk. Con.. Fidelitv Natl. Assoc , 
(pol.) Geo. L. Bowman, Geo. Van Nov, .T. 
IT. Rule. Brown Moore. Church Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Natl. Research. Hosnital- 
ity Club; Royal Neighbors, Kingfisher. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 7 yrs.; all 
ways useful. Offices. Treas. St. Bd. of 
Agriculture 1923-29. Party Honors, v.-chmn. 
nrct.. Kingfisher, 3 yrs.; sec’y Co. Dem. 
Com. previous to present appointment. Re¬ 
marks, expression tchr.. booking agent. Ly¬ 
ceum Artists and special attractions. Man¬ 
ages own ranch at McAlester. Active in 
Rpd Cross and Coupon of Defense work 
du”'ng W. War. Hobby, ranch and scenic 
farm. 

KITE. WILLIAM CASPER, Braniff Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., oil operator. B., 
Stillwater, Nov. 13, 1891; native of Okla.; 
Stillwater until 1893: north of Perry on 
farm 1893-97; Perry 1897-1915 ; Tulsa 1915- 
16; Okla. City 1917 since. Edu., com. and 
h. schs.. Perry; grad. h. sch. 1912; A. & 
M„ 1913; Okla. Univ., A. B„ 1915. Wife, 
Maude Adeline Randel. Cdrn., 2 s., Wm. 
Casper. Jr.; James Randel. Bus. Con., 
pres. Unity Royalty Co.; Fidelity Royalty 
Co.; mbr. bd. dirs. Farmers Natl., Okla. 
City; stocks, bonds and real estate. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., Frank But- 
tram, Hubert L. Bolen, Okla. City: John 
Rogers, Tulsa; Gus Wollard, Perry. 
Church. Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Univ.; 
Okla. City Golf & Country; Amer. Assn. 
Petroleum Geologists; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker, last 2 yrs.; 
personal activity. Office, mbr. bd. of re¬ 
gents, Univ. of Okla.. 1928 to date. Re¬ 
marks, pres. Univ. Club, Okla. City. Ac¬ 
tive in oil and financial circles in Capitol. 
Strong with Alumni of both Okla. Univ. 
and A. & M. Colleges. U. S. Army, 1918; 
mbr. Amer. Legion. Independent thinker. 

KREIPKE, ADOLPHUS CHARLES, 708 

W. Grand, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., general 
construction. B., East St. Louis, Ill., Aug. 
27, 1870. Edu., com. and h. schs.. East 
St. Louis. Wife, Anna Moore (dec.). 
Cdrn., Otto C., attending A. & M. Bus. 
Con., owner Kreipke Construction Co., 
Okla. City. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Hubert L. Bolen, M. E. 
Trapp, Ed Semans, Okla. City. Church, 
Luth. Clubs &. Lodges, Civitan; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, El Reno; B. P. 
O. E., life mbr!, El Reno; K. P., life 
mbr. Okla. City; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., active in st., co. and Southwest since 
1900; works chiefly through others, but uses 
all methods. Party Honors, del. st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived El 
Reno 1901-12, remainder of time at Okla. 
City; has built building at practically every 
public Institution in Okla. and many in 
Tex., Colo., Ark., Kan. 

KULL, A. E., Aberdeen Apts., Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., automobile business. B., Stock¬ 


holm, Sweden, Mar. 10, 1876. Wife, Dove, 
d. of A. J. Montgomery, Barnsdall, Okla. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. A. W. Smith, Buffalo, N. 
V.; Mrs. C. P. Hixon, Okla. City Bus. 
Con., Reo Motor Car Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) Ed S. 
Vaught, J. W. Harreld. Church, Unitarian. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, Okla. City; Lake¬ 
side ; C. of C.; Mason. Offices, U. S. Com¬ 
missioner, appointed by Pres. Taft; St. 
Cen. Committeeman, S. Dakota. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1915; lived since at Okla. 
City. Hobby, tennis, fishing, camping. 

LACKEY, DAN V., 1016 W. 34th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., president American Live¬ 
stock Commission. B., Summer, III., 1877. 
Edu., com. sch. and business col., Ill. Wife, 
Grace, d. of N. Z. Hurd, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
4 s., Dan, Jr., Phillip, Woodrow, Richard; 
3 d., Lucile, Marjorie, Joe Ann. Bk. Con., 
Stockyards Bk. Church, Meth. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ed Semans. Fred Leach, Ed Davis, 
Elmer Thomas, E. B. Howard. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker since 1916; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Mayor, Okla. City, 

2 yrs.; mbr. City Council, 2 yrs. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; mbr. Elec. 
Bd.; del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1899; lived since at Okla. City. 
Was in charge of barbecue for Jack Walton. 
Hobby, fishing, hunting, camping. 

LACY, LESTER DAN, 314 N. Robinson, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., industrial banker. 
B., Barber Co., Kan., Aug. 17, 1892; came 
to Okla. at opening of Cherokee Strip, 
1893; located in Garfield Co. west of Enid; 
Grant Co. near Waklta 1900-14 ; Enid 1914- 
la ; Lawrence, Kan., 1915-16; Osborne. 
Kan., 1916-17; Covert, Kan., 1917-20; Med¬ 
icine Lodge 1920-22; Okla. City 1922 since. 
Edu., grad. h. sch., Wakita, 1910; Phillips 
Univ., A. B., 1913; Univ. of Kan., 1914- 
15, M. A.; grad, work in Kan. Univ. and 
Chicago Univ. Wife, Nell Olney. Cdrn., 

3 s., Dan, Bill, John; 1 d., Margaret. Bus. 
Con., mgr. Morris Plan Bk., Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Commercial; Liberty Natl.; 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
H. M. Aclier, C. H. Seger, Chas. L. Yan¬ 
cey, B. M. Gessel, P. H. Bull; (pol.) W. 
M. Harrison, Carl Magee, T. E. McGhee, 
Mrs. M. H. McGlasson, Okla. City; M. A. 
Nash, Chickasha; John Mitchell, Edmond; 
J. P. Battenberg, Alva. Church, Chris. 


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DAN V. LACKEY 










OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


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A. 0. KREIPKE 





540 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



L. D. LACY 


Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, Wakita. Imp. 
Rel., W. P. Lacy (father), largest taxpayer 
in Grant Co. Pol. Act., independent; Item, 
worker city, co. and st. 5 yrs.; works 
through personal activity. Party Honors, 
active in prct. work; del. to several convs. 
Remarks, spoke all over northern Kan. for 
war drives. Was active in Okla. City 
Teachers Mutual Organ while tchr. in city 
system: dir. of research Okla. City system 
for 5 yrs., 1922-27. 

LANDERS. J. B„ Okla. City. Rep. B., 
at Gainesville, Ga. Ed. in Ga. Was mgr. 
Open Shop activities in Little Rock before 
coming to Okla. City in 1922. Head of 
Open Shop Division of C. of C., Okla. City ; 
prominent in open shop natl. affai-s. Pro¬ 
moted Commerce Exchange Bldg, and Bill- 
more Hotel, Okla. City; Sec'y. of both. 
Mgr. Okla. City Bldrs. Exchange. Mbr. 
Civitan Club. Married. Cdrn., 1 s. Inti¬ 
mate with building business. 

LANDON GRANT Okla. C'ty. Dam. P... 
in Mo.; came U OHa. as represantative 
of Kansas City Bridge Co., resigned and 
entered business f~r hims'lC Forme’' mbr. 
of the Bd. of Educat^n, Okla. City. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

LANE, REV. E. F„ 1512 W. 29th. Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ.. minister. B., Putnam 
Co., Ind., Eeb. 7, 1851; came to Okla. 

1907 ; located at Okla. City. Edu., public 
sch... Bainbridge, Ind.: prep, work done 
with private tutor; grad. Butler Col. 1871; 
valedictory address. A. B.. M. A., 18 ^ 4 . 
Wife, Jessie Darnell. Cdrn., 1 s., Dr. 
Henry Higgins, Ph. D., Lawrence, Kan. ; 
1 d., deceased. Bus. Con., stockholder Lo¬ 
cal and Okla. City Bldg. & Loan Assns. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. 
C. Alexander. John Embry. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Sigma Chi Fraternity, K. 
P. Imp. Rel., George Washington, Gov. 


Lane of Ind., Sen. Lane of Ore., Dr. H. 
H. Lane, Kan. Liniv. Offices, mbr. Ind. 
St. Legislature, 1877 ; pres. Sch. Bd , Okla. 
City. Party Honors, pres. co. conv.; often 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, pastor 
of Univ. Place Chris. Church 10 vrs., 
building erected during his pastorate. Hob¬ 
by, gardening and “Let your word be your 
bond." 

LANGSTON, JAMES LUTHER, 1538 W. 
30th, Okla. City. Dem. Oec., printer. 
B.. Parker’s Gap,. Wh’teoak Mountain, 
James Co., Tenn., Dec. 19, 1875 ; came to 
Okla. 1905; located at. Okla. City. 
Wife, Effie Daphne Cecil. Cdfn., 2 s., 

B'shop Cecil, James Luther, Jr. ; 1 d., 
Frances Ann Barron. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Pol. Act., independent; st. 
worker 35 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
pres. Okla. City Trades and Labor Council, 
1921-22; sec’y Okla. Federation of Labor, 
1907-11; sec’y Farmer-Labor Progressive 
League 1923 since. Party Honors, del. to 
natl. suffrage conv., Washington, D. C'., 
1910. Remarks, during Mr. Langston's 
term of office all important Labor Laws 
were enacted with exception Workmen’s 
Compensation Act. In 1910 the petition for 
women’s suffrage was filed w'th Sec’y of 
St. in Mr. Langston's name. Hobby, com¬ 
pulsory sch. legislation and factory inspec¬ 
tion laws. 

LANGSTON, LEE Y„ 19 W. Reno, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., retail and wholesale 
merchant. B., Murray, Ky., Aug. 30, 1878; 
came to Okla. 1906; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., schs. of Murray, Ky.; Southern Nor¬ 
mal ; Univ. of Huntington, Tenn. ; Okla. 
City Univ. Single. Bus. Con., Freeman- 
Langston Co. (5 stores). Bk. Con., Liber¬ 
ty Natl. Assoc.. John F. Freeman, Harry 
G. Hadley. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, pres. Okla. Advertising Club; Mas¬ 
ter Mason; Kiwanis; C. of C.; Univ. Club. 



LEE Y. LANGSTON 


Imp. Rel., Rufus M. Langston (father), 
Murray, Ky. Offices, served on Elec¬ 
tion Bd. number of times; refused several 
offices; acted as del. Remarks, was credit 
manager of the Maxfield Co., Okla. City, 
5 yrs. Served on Red Cross all during W. 
War. 

LANGSTON, WANN, Okla. City. Occ., 
physician. B., Jackson Co., Ala., Dec. 13, 
1882. Edu., Univ. of Okla., Sch. of Medi¬ 
cine, M. D., 1916. Wife, Clara Louise Jones, 
Texas. Cdrn., 1 s., Wann, Jr., Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Administrative Officer, Univ. of 
Okla. Sch. of Medicine and Associated 



J. LUTHER LANGSTON 











OKLAHOMA COUNTY 541 


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DR. WANN LANGSTON 


Hospitals. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Mason, 
Okla. City. Assoc., Pres, of Okla. Univ., 
and Dean of Sch. otf Medicine. Rema:ks, 
came to Okla. 1909 ; lived Car.er Co.; Till¬ 
man Co., 1911-12; Norman, 1912-14; Okla. 
City since 1914. Dnr.ng W. War, Base 
Hospital 108, A. E. F. ; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Post No. 35; Okla. City. Fellow Amer. 
Col., of Physicians and Amer. Soc. of 
Clinical Pathologists. 

LARSON, WILLIAM HANS, 408 W. 6th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., printer and lithog¬ 
rapher. B., Elgin, Ill., Dec. 18, 1886; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City 1911 and since. Edu., 
grad. h. sch., Plainview, Neb., 1902; Morn- 
ingside Col., 1904. Wife, Hazel H. Chris¬ 
tie. Cdrn., 2 s., William Christie, Robert 
Carl. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Trave-Taylor Co. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., Saoi 
J. Trave, Dudley O. .Taylor; (pol.) J. B. 
A. Robertson, J. V. Bird, Ryan; W. F. 
Kerr, Ancel Earp, Frank Wike, U. S. Rus¬ 
sell, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Civitan, Univ., St. Press, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City; Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., city and co. party 
man all his life; works through personal 
contact; liberal minded. Party Honors, del. 
to city and co. convs. Remarks, candidate 
for Legislature, 1927, defeated. Adjutant 
Okla;. City Amer. Legion 1926-27, 2 terms; 
Bd. of Dirs. Civitan Club, 1925. Served as 
reporter on Sioux City Journal, Colorado 
Springs Gazette, Houston Chronicle, Cap¬ 
per Publications, Ashland (Wis.) Press. 

LASKEY, ANNA. 320 W. ‘‘C,” Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Watertown. 
Wis.. Apr. 28, 1877 ; came to Okla. 1889; 
located at Okla. City; there ever since. 
Edu., grad. h. sch., Charles City, la.; now 
law student, Univ. of Okla. Hus., Eugene 
A. Laskey, deceased. Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn 
Eugene, Okla. Univ., A. B., 1920. Bk. 

Con., Tradesman’s Natl. Assoc.; L. N. 
Sheldon, Angie Russell, Luther Langston. 
Church, Unitarian. Clubs, Progressive 
Mother’s Club ; Dem. Club; Rebekahs; Hos¬ 
pitality Women’s Benefit Assn,; W. C. T. 
U. Pol. Act., independent; worker since 
1914; makes speeches and works through 
personal contact. Offices, Representative 
Okla. Co., second dist., 1922-28. Party 
Honors, frequently del. to convs. Remarks, 


main interest the increasing possibilities of 
the farmer and laborer; always had the en¬ 
dorsement of Trades Council, etc. Organ¬ 
ized the Indian Territory for woman’s suf¬ 
frage, perhaps only living pioneer of move¬ 
ment ; due to organization Okla. came in 
and enfranchised her women 2 yrs. before 
the Nineteenth Amendment passed ; positive 
in her convictions and fearless in her 
speech; sponsor for all humanitarian and 
progressive legislation. 

LAUGHBAUM, H. T., 212 E. 15th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., superintendent, attorney 
and legislative superintendent, Oklahoma 
Anti-Saloon League. B., Crawford Cq., 
Ohio, Dec. 6, 1869. Edu., country sell., 
Ohio; Business Col., Cleveland, Ohio; 
Normal Sch., Wauseon, Ohio; Otterbein 
Col., Westville, Ohio; Law Sch., Northern 
Ohio Univ., LL. B. and LL. M. Wife, Mary 
Ann Kirk, of Ohio. Cdrn., 2 s., Henry Kirk; 
Graydon Howard, Seminole; 2 d., Mary 
Isabel, Nancy Louise. Bus. Con., devotes 
entire time to work of Anti-Saloon League; 
formerly lawyer in Ohio, admitted to bars 
of Ohio, Ind. Ter., Okla. St. and U. S. 
Supreme Ct. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl. 
Church, Maywood Pres.; Moderator of Pres. 



ANNA LASKEY 


Synod, of Okla. 1910. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent worker. (Antl-iSaloon League acti¬ 
vities are omnipartisan and interdenomina¬ 
tional). Offices, served as Deputy Clk. of 
Courts and later Acting Sheriff, Crawford 
Co., Ohio, 1894-97 ; Special Atty. for Okla. 
under Gov. C. N. Haskell. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906 ; lived since at UKla. City. 
Was a mbr. of Com. of 100 that drafted 
charter for managerial form of Govt, in 
Okla. City. Represented the Anti-Saloon 

1 eague constituency at the Constitutional 
Conv. and at each session of the Legis¬ 
lature. Appointed by Pres. Wilson one of 
12 to represent U. S. at 14th International 
Congress" on Alcoholism, Milan Italy. 

LAW, RUSSELL LOWELL, Insurance 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., life insur¬ 
ance. B., Lawford, W. Va., Oct. 13, 1892. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.; Wesleyan Col., 
W. Va., B. S., 1917. Wife, Gwendolen, d. 
of W. J. Collier, Tulsa. Cdrn., 1 s„ Rus¬ 
sell L., Jr.; 2 d., Virginia, Mary, at h. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Tradesmens 
Natl.; Security Natl. Assoc., Leon M. Wil- 
lets, Harry E. Jacobs, Melvin F. Iliff, Nat 
E. Blake. Okla. City. Church, Meth. 


Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. City 
Golf & Country; Sigma Nu; C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; Izaak Walton League. 
Imp. Rel., W. A. Law (cousin), banker, 
Philadelphia. Pol. Act., partisan, but inde¬ 
pendent voter. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1923 ; lived since at Okla. City. During W. 
War served in 161st Depot Brigade, Camp 
Grand, Ill. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Okla. City 
Post. Hobby, horses. 

LAWTER, Z. H ., 16 N. Klein, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Sec’y.-Treas. Okla. Farmers 
Union. B., Cleone, Clark Co., Ill., July 4, 
1890; came to Okla. 1894; located near 
Geary; near * 1 Weatherford 1895; Okla. City 
since 1921. Edu., h. sch. grad.; 3 yrs. 
Southwestern Tchrs. Col., Weatherford. 

Wife, Ellen Harrell. Cdrn., 3 s., Wood- 

row, Joe Henry, Z. H., Jr.; 1 d., Lucy 
Lee. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Bus. Assoc., John A. Simpson. 
Pol. Assoc., R. L. Peebly, Frank Holland, 
George D. Key, Ed M. Semans. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., Judge J. W. Lawter, 
(uncle), Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan 

statewide worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Deputy Co. Assessor, Custer Co., 
Okla. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Hobby, baseball. 

LAYTON, SOLOMON A., Braniff Bldg., 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ., architect. B., 
Red Oak, la., 1864; came to Okla. 1900; 
located at Okla. City. Edu., h. sch. Bus. 
Con., Layton, Hicks & Forsythe. Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Security First Natl. 
Assoc., Jewell Hicks, George Forsythe, and 
all leading public figures. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club; Lakeside C. C.; C. of C.; City 
Welfare; City Planning Com. ; Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Shrine, Okla. City; Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., city, co. and st. 
partisan worker all his life. Offices, mbr. 
Okla. Soldiers Memorial Com. Remarks, 
interested in fishing, hunting and reading 
Ruskin. Has built many public bldgs, in 
Okla.; St. Capitol, Skirvin Hotel, all Mar- 
land bldgs, except residence Ponca City, 
78 sch. bldgs in Okla. City, Law Bldg, 
O. U., Southeastern, Northwestern and 
Central Tchrs. Col., etc. One of most Im¬ 
portant factors in bringing St. Capitol to 
Okla. City. 

LEACH, MRS. L. F„ 1434 W. 35th St., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., 


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MRS. L. F. LEACH 













542 


MAKE 



H. “SPIDER” LEDPY 


Chillicothe, 0., Nov. 29, 1876 J came to 
Okla. 1889 ; located at Kingfisher; Guthrie 
1902 ; Okla. City 1916-29. Edu., "King¬ 
fisher sch. and Congregational Col. Hus., 
L. F. Leach. Cdrn., 1 s., Lendol Brown¬ 
lee. Bus. Con., Kansas City Paper House. 
Pol. Assoc., Mrs. M. G. Meister, Mrs. Elma 
Eylar, Mrs. P. D. Rood, Fred C. Clarke, 
Lew Wentz, J. B. Cullison, Verne Whit¬ 
ing W. J. Otjen. Church, Congregational. 
Clubs, Rep. Woman’s Clubs; Okla. City 
Golf & Country Club; Okla. Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan city and co. worker 5 yrs. 
Offices, Register and Receivers Clerk, Enid 
U. S. Land Office. Party Honors, pres, of 
Rep. Woman’s Club 1929; chmn. social 
com. during 1924 campaign. Hobby, golf. 

LEDBETTER, WALTER A., Amer. Natl. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B., Warrenton, Tex., March 9 1863. Edu., 
Sam Houston Normal sch.; Huntsville, 
Tex., 1881-82; studied law privately. Wife, 
Lititia Parantheau, of Ill. Lodges. Ma¬ 
son; Elks. Bus. Con., Ledbetter. Stuart, 
Bell & Ledbetter, law firm. Remarks, 
admitted to bar in Tex. 1884; came to 
Ardmore, Okla. 1890; Okla. City 1909. 
Mbr. Okla. Constitutional Conv. 1906, 
(chmn. Judicial com.) (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

LEDDY H. “SPIDER,” Britton. Dem. 
Occ., poultry specialist. B.. Caldwell, 
Kan., Nov. 2, 1886 ; came to Okla. 1887 ; 
located at Anadarko 1887-91: Hennessey 
1891-1925: Brttton s ; nee 1925 Ff*u.. h. sch., 
Chillicothe, Ohio, Nov. 29 1876; came to 

Hennessey. Wife, Mabel Vermillion. Cdrn., 
2 s., Jack, radio singer; Harreld. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc,, L. E. M. Kim- 
merer, C. R. Hank Jack Mead. D. F. Mc- 
Lemore, Judg3 Cullison. Enid; D. B. Welty. 
Church, Episcopal. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 20 yrs.: makes speeches, etc. Party 
Honors, frequently del. to cr» and st. 
convs. Offices, mail carrier 1904-18 for 
Hennessey. Remarks, he is a son of the 
late John Jack Leddy, Hennessey, Okla., 
IT. S. Deputy Marshal 1885-91 ; has wide 
acquaintance among farmers and profes¬ 
sional poultry men in Okla., Kan. Colo., 
and Utah. Interested in poultry and good 
roads. 

LEFLORE, LOUIS, 225 W, 29th. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., engineering dept, of 


US OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Okla. City. B., Indian Ter., near Ft. 
Smith, Ark., April 30, 1873; native; lo¬ 
cated near Ft. Smith until about 1904; 
Stigler 1904; Okla. City since 1917. Edu., 
pub. sch.. Ft. Smith, Ark.; A. & M. Col. 
at Lexington. Ky.; Staunton, Va. Military 
Acad.; Kemper Military Acad, Booneville, 
Mo. Wife, Mayme B. Fudge. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Leroy C., Louis; 1 d., Martha Elizabeth. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Pol. Assoc., Judge 
E. F. Lester, A. S. J. Shaw, J. C. Nance. 
Church, Episcopal- Clubs &. Lodges. Ma¬ 
sonic Siloam; Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Okla. Citv. Imp. Rel., Campbell 
LeFlore, (father),. Tribal Repr. in Wash¬ 
ington for Choctaw Nation 20 yrs; Judge 
Welch, (cousin), Pushmataha Co. Pol. 
Act., partisan statewide worker in all ways 
needed. Offices, Sec’y. St. Bd. of Affairs; 
first Co. Assessor Haskell Co.; Co. Clerk 
Skullyville Co., now LeFlore Co. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
bolus commission 2nd Lieut. Mo. Natl. 
Guards. Hobby, hunting and cards. 

LEVY. D. S„ Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Louisville, Ky., Sept. 10, 1881. 
Edu., h. sch. and col., Conesville, Ky. 
Unmarried. Pol. Act., formerly statewide. 
Offices, first Sec’y. of Okla. Co. Election 
Bd., 1908-11. Remarks came to Okla. in 
1905; lived since at Okla. C'ty. Veteran 
of Spanish-Amer. War. Mason. 

LILLARD, ROSS N„ Okla. Savings & 
Loan Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. lawyer. 
B.. Me'gs, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1881. Edu., h". 
sch., Knoxville, Tenn. Wife, Dorothy E. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ross N., Jr. Bk. Con.. Fidelity 
Natl. Church. Meth., S. A'soc Wayne E. 
Wheeling. Okla. City; (pol.) Gov. C. N. 
Haskell, Gov. J. B. A. Robertson. Gov. W. 
J. Holloway; Sen. Thomas; E. B. Howard. 

I m p. Rel.. Wm. J. Bryan. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker since maturity; 
makes speeches, also works through other 
channels. Offices, Asst. Co. Attv., Okla. Co. ; 
Cfiy Atty., Okla. City; Asst. Sec’y. of St., 
Okla. : St. Senator, Okla. and Canadian 
Co. Dist. Party Honors, often del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1906 ; lived since at Okla. City. Public 
welfare worker particularly in A’. M. C. A 
and boys work. During W. War served in 
Rainbow Div., A. E. F. Charter mbr. of 
Amer. Legion by special act of Congress. 
Organizer and first St. Commander of 
Amer. Legion of Okla., rank of Capt. of 
Inf.. 42nd Div., in Champagne defensive, 
Toul Sector, Chateau Thierry, Marne drive, 
St. Mihiel and Argorne drives; on front 
when armistice was signed. 

LOGAN, ORAN JACKSON Tradesmens 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Morganton, Pa., Ma-eh 19. 1,870. 
Edu., com. and h. sell. Wife, Margaret 
Fnlkenbury, of Cleburne. Tex. Cdrn- 1 d.„ 
Mrs. Harvey Lee Marcnux prof, of Eng., 
Tulane Univ.. La. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. El¬ 
mer Thomas, Luther Harrison, Okla. City; 
Bob Dunlap, Ponca City; Judge R. L. 
Williams, ex-Gov. C. N. Haskell. Mus¬ 
kogee ; Judge Sam Massingale, Cordell. 
Church, St. Lukes Meth.. South. Lodges, 
Mason. Blue Lodge, Mt. View: K. P ; W. 
O. W., Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. first Logan 
in Amer. was aide to Wm. Penn in his 
treaty with Indians; John A. Logan, one 
time candidate for Vice-Pres. of U. S. 
Pol. Act., partisan, but not radical; active 
in citv. ca. and st. s'"c° maturity: wo-ks 
through personal contacts and the party 
channels. Offices, mbr. Ter. Leg’s. 1904; 
served in last Legis. under Gov. Ferguson : 
mbr. 1910-11 Legis. ; Special Sess’on called 
1910; Chmn. of Com. on Capitol location, 
moving it from Gu*hr’p to Okla. C't>-; 
Chmn. of Com. on St. Sch. Lands wlrch 
first provided for their sale ; mbr. St. Sen. 
1914-18, 6 th Dist. Party Honors, first 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., Kiowa Co.; mbr. 
Ter. Cen. Com. 1902-04; Joint Author vrt-h 
Elmer Thomas of St. Depository Law 1915 ; 
also Co. Depository Bill, passed. Remarks. 


came to Okla. 1901; lived Chickasha, 
Granite, Hobart, Mountain View 1903-10; 
Hobart 1910-18; Okla. City since 1918. 
Particularly interested in politics and 
government and a student; knows politics 
and govt, as few men in Okla. know them. 

LONG, JOHN W., 1821 Linden, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., salesman, Louis F. 
Dow Co., St. Paul, Minn. B., Cisco, Tex., 
March 16, 1895; came to Okla. 1914; lo¬ 
cated at Altus; Okla. City since 1915. Edu., 
grad. Glenrose, Tex. h sch Wife, Billye 
Hadley Cdrn., 1 d., Dickey B. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Church, Meth., South. 
Lodge, Masonic, Ottawa Lodge No 478, 
Picher, Okla.' Pol. Act., partisan. Offices, 
Supt. Bureau of Identification, Okla. City; 
Police Dept.; Chief Police Seminole; 
Deputy Warden Okla. Penitentiary. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire Post No. 35; 1st. Lieut. 
M. P. Reserves (2d M P. Co. 2d Div.) 
Hobby, cooking. 

LONG, LeROY, Med. Arts Bldg., Okla. 
City. Occ., -surgeon; dean Univ. of Okla. 
Sch. of Medicine. B. Lincoln Co., N C., 
Jan. 1, 1869. Edu., h. sch.; languages, 
higher mathematics and basic sciences 
under private tutors; Louisville Med. Col., 
Grad. 1893. Wife, Martha Downing. 
Cdrn., 2 s., LeRoy Downing, Wendell Mc¬ 
Lean, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Drs. Long, 
& Long Med. Arts Bldg., Okla. City. 
Assoc., two sons are partners. Church, 
Meth. Ciubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; Univ. 
Club; 32nd Mason, Okla. City; Scottish 
Rite, McAlester. Imp. Rel., Wm. E. Long, 
mayor, Cornelius, N. C.; Dr. Thos. J. 
Long, surgeon. Denison Tex., (bros.) 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 ; lived Caddo; 
McAlester 1904-15; Okla. City since 1915. 
Mbr. St. Bd. Med'cal Examiners 1911-15; 
head of Medical Sch. of Univ. of Okla. 
since 1915; Pres. Okla. Academy of 
Science 1929. A leader in the upbuilding 
of the medical profession in Okla. and the 
-Univ. Hospital. During W. War Major 
Med. Corps; since W. War Lieut. Col. in 
Med. O. R. C.; C. O., U. S. Army Gen. 
Hosp. 56, Okla. City. Hobby, French lit- 
terature. 

LOONEY, MARION AUGUSTUS (NED), 

Amer. Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., V'enna, Ill., Feb. 11, 
1886 ; came to Okla. 1903; located at Tisho- 


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M. A. (NED) LOONEY 






LOUTHAN, CHARLES DUNN (DICK), 

Oil Exchaneg Bldg., Okla. City. Deni. 
Occ., leal estate and oil leases. B., Chick- 
asha, Aug. 21, 1890; Okla. City 1919 since. 
Edu., coni, and h. schs., Chickasha, grad, 
h. sch. 1907 ; Okla. Univ. 1908-10; Chi¬ 
cago Univ., 1907. Wife, Marie Gilmer. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Martin G. Bus. Con., (M. V.) 
Van Meter Investment Co. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
.1. B. Doolin, .1. P. Battenberg, Ed Falk- 
enberg, M. V. Van Meter,, Jewel Hicks, W. 
E. Utterback. Church, Epis. Lodges, Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; Elks. Imp. Rel., M. B. 
Louthan (father). Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker all his life all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. St. Executive and Inspector. 
1915-17; Inspector Attorney General’s of¬ 
fice, 1922-23; Marshal of Ct. of Impeach¬ 
ment 1923 ; Supt. Okla. Institute for Feeble 
Minded, Enid, 1924-26. Party Honors, 
pres. League of Youns Denis. 1917 ; del. to 
various st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Raymond T. Hurst, Chickasha Post; Engi¬ 
neers 40th. Hobby, hunting. 


O. ,T. LOGAN 


mingo 1903-18; Okla. City since 1918. 
Edu., grad. h. sch., Vienna 1904; Univ. 
of Ill. 1905-06; Washington Univ. 1907-08, 
law there. W.fe, Helen Dudley. Cdrn., 1 
s., Robert; 2 d., Georgia, Fan Louise. Bus. 
Con., Owen & Looney, Attys. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., Judge Thos. 
H. Owen, Gen. Baird H. Markham, Gov. 
W. ,1. Holloway, Fred Capshaw, W. C. 
McAlister, W. C. Fidler, Okla. City; John 
Doolin, Alva. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla.; Univ.; Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, McAlester; 
past High Priest Royal Arch Chapter; 
Eastern Star; M. W. A., Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. B. Gillespie (cousin), Illinois; 
another relative. Josiah Whitnell, gen. 
atty.. Mo. Pacific, E. St. Louis. Pol. Act., 
partisan, co. and statewide worker since 
1910; makes speeches, but works chiefly 
through organization. Offices, Mayor of 
Tishomingo 1916-18, resigned ‘to go to 
Army; Asst. Co. Atty., filled place of Co. 
Atty. Johnston Co. 1 yr. first Asst. Co. 
Atty. under Robt. Burns, Okla. Co. 1919- 
22. Was lieut. of Wm. H. Hurray for 
several yrs. before coming to Okla. City; 
assisted in campaign for Thos. H. Owen 
for Gov.; mgr. of Cargill campaign for 
mayor and governor; active in Bob Wil¬ 
liams campaign for Supreme Court and 
Gov; one of defense attys. for Gov. 
Johnston in impeachment trial. Outstand¬ 
ing cases : Pamplin Murder Case; defended 
Roy Hughes and W. C. Geers in conspiracy 
cases ; highway case dealing with time ele¬ 
ment. Leninger v. Ward, et al. Remarks, 
interested in athletics generally. Legion¬ 
naire Post No. 35, Okla. City; Military 
Unit. Camp Pike Officers Training Camp, 
Little Rock, Ark. Has been strong leader 
in Dem. pary for nearly 20 yrs. 

LOPP. HARRY SAMUEL, Jones, Okla. 
Dem. Occ.. farmer. B.. Oskaloosa, Kan., 
Feb. 2 1869; came to Okla. 1896; located 


at Jones. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Lot¬ 
tie Dennis. Cdrn., 1 s., Wilbur; 4 d., 
married. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl.; 
Tradesmen. Bus. Assoc., B. E. Corrigan, 
Stanley Rogers, Cliff Myers, G. W. Clark, 
Alvin Rucker. Church, Meth. Lodges, M. 
W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 32 
yis.; organization. Offices, Twp. Trustee 
in past; Twp. Clk.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 18 
yrs.; Deputy Sheriff under Garrison. Par¬ 
ty Honors, inspector election bd. 20 yrs.; 
prct. committeeman 20 yrs.; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, active in all 
drives during W. War. Hobby, reading. 

LOSH. ALBERT RICHARD, St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., civil engineer. 

B. , Benton, Butler Co., Kan. Dec. 20, 1884 ; 
came to Okla. 1922; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., Lewis Acad., Wichita, Kan.; Kan. 
St. Agricultural Col.; post grad. Mass. In¬ 
stitute of Technology, B. S., M. E., C. E. 
Wife, Jennie Caton. Cdrn., 2 s., Richard 

C. Tom C. Bk. Con., Security Natl.; Fort 
Worth Natl., Ft. Worth. Church, Pres. 
Lodges. Mason; Royal Arch; Sigma Nu; 
Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Tau; Amer. Society 
Civil Engineers; ex mbr. C. of C.; Rotar- 
ian; mbr. Tex. Engineers Assn.; honorary 
mbr. Ark. Engineers Assn.; mbr. Amer. 
Assn. St. Highway Officials; Boy Scouts. 
Imp. Rel., John O. Losh (grandfather), de¬ 
ceased, Stanton Co., Va., Confederate vet¬ 
eran. Offices. Asst. St. Engineer Kan. 7 
yrs.; Asst. Engineer Bureau of Public 
Roads 6 yrs.; Dist. Engineer Bureau of 
Public Roads 7 yrs.; present St. Highway 
Engineer. Remarks, Legionnaire, Historian 
Post. Fort Worth; Capt. during W. Wa~. 
chemical warfare. Has written a number 
of articles on highway location for engin¬ 
eering magazines, and one publication on 
highway cost keeping. Represented federal 
government in design and construction of 
Harrihan Viaduct over flood plain of Miss, 
at Memphis, cost $2,000,000 ; supervise. 


LUCADO, THORNTON JENKINS, Col- 
cord Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ. insur¬ 
ance. B., San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 20, 
1894; came to Okla. 1916; located at Okla. 
City 1916-20; Tulsa 1920-21; Okla. City 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Fairfield, 
Neb., grad. h. sch., 1911; U. S. Naval 
Acad.. 1912-15; Midshipman. Wife, 
Gladyce Jewell McCarty. Cdrn., 2 d„ Lo- 
rene Ethlvn, Etta Jean; 1 s., Thornton 
Jenkins, Jr. Bus. Con., pres. Branham- 
Lucado Co., office supplies. Artesian Spring 
Foundation; v.-pres. General Amer. Invest¬ 
ment & Foundation, Inc.; st. mgr. Okla. 
Bd. of Amer. Natl. Insurance Co., Galves¬ 
ton, Tex. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl; Amer.- 
First Natl. Assoc.. Sen. J. W. Harreld, 
Rov St. Lewis, R. C. White. Jas. S. Twy- 
ford, John Embry, Okla. City; Dr. Fox, 
Altus; Sen. W. ,T. Otjen, Enid ; Buck Camp¬ 
bell, Waukomis; Grant McCullough, C. A. 
Mayo, Tulsa; Sen. G. W. Morris. Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. Church. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
pdes. Okla. City Co-operative Club: (inter 


A. R. LOSH 


o44 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


for federal government of expenditures on 
federal aid roads in states of Ark., Okla., 
Tex., and La. for 7 yrs., estimated ex¬ 
penditures $130,000,000; engineer for fed¬ 
eral government on forest highways in 11 
western states 2 yrs. 








OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



T. J. LUC ADO 


national dir.) Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter 
Council., Connnandery, Shrine, Patrol, Okla. 
City; dir. Okla. Co. Red Cross; mbr. Bd. 
Boy Scouts Council and Campfire Girls; 
mbr. standing com. Y. M. C. A.; mbr. bd. 
of C. of C.; past st. pres. Okla. St. Junior 
C. of C.; honorary mbr. Kappa Phi Frat. ; 
mbr. Sons of Amer. Revolution. Imp. Rel., 
grandfather was Rear Admiral Thornton, 
Alexander Jenkins, Retired Rear Admiral,, 
Valentine Nelson (uncle), Annapolis, Md., 
Commander of Southern Division during W. 
War; Gen. Porter C. Haines (uncle), de¬ 
ceased. Pol. Act., city, co. and st. work¬ 
er ; locally independent; nationally parti¬ 
san 15 yrs. ; makes speeches, works through 
personal friends. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; temporary sec’y co. conv., 1926 ; 
st. and co. del. Remarks, has had leading 
agency for his insurance company for past 
4 yrs.; belonged to Amer. All-Star Conv. 
composed only of the leading personal pro¬ 
ducers in Amer. of their respective com¬ 
panies, made it in 1920 and in 1926. Lead¬ 
er in public affairs; deeply interested in 
politics; mbr. Legionnaire Post No. 35, 
mbr. 40 and 8; First Sergeant in Aviation 
during W. War. 

LUKENBILL, WILBER CARSON, First 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Fredericksburg, Ind., May 
27, 1879; came to Okla. June, 1907; lo¬ 
cated at Frederick 1907-18; Okla. City 1918 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ind. grad, 
h. sch., 1895; Valparaiso Univ., B. S., 
1904-07 and LL. B., 1907. Wife. Desse 
Mae Ellis. Cdrn., 1 s.. Wilber S. Bus. 
Con., Hayson & Lukenbill, attorneys; pres. 
Federal Mfg. Co. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., Judge J. W. Hayson W. H. Mc¬ 
Coy, A. C. Kreipke, S. A. Layton, J. R. 
Barton, Marmaduke Corbyn. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, past pres. Cosmopolitan; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter, Commandery, 
Council, Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 


Guthrie; K. P., Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
Edgar H. Lukenbill, Co. Supt., Lincoln, 
Ill.; H. D. Lukenbill, pres. Lions Club, 
Springfield, Ill. Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co. and st. worker 20 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es and works through personal contact. 
Offices, City Atty., Frederick, 1910-12; Co. 
Judge, Tillman Co., 1913-16: Co. Atty., 
Tillman Co., 1917-18; Atty. Bd. of Edu., 
Okla. City, 1923 since. Remarks, special¬ 
ly interested in baseball; a successful law¬ 
yer and bus. man. Legionnaire, Post No. 
35. Military Unit Field Artillery, Camp 
Taylor, Louisville, Ky. 

LYBRAND. WALTER A., Okla. City Rep 
Member of law firm of Owen, Snyder & 
Lybrand. Was appointed special Supreme 
Justice during the noted Crews trial at 
Enid. For number of yrs. was sec’y. of 
Okla. 'St. Bar Assn. Very active in civic 
and legal circles. Wife (deceased). (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

LYDICK, J. D., Braniff Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Odin, 
Ill., Mch. 4, 1876; came to Okla. 1897; 
located at Norman 1897-98 ; Lexington 
1898-1905 ; Shawnee 1905-20; Okla. City 
1920 since. Edu., Meth. Col., Winfield. 
Kan.; Okla. Univ., Norman. Wife, Clara 
George. Cdrn., 1 s., John M. Bus. Con., 
Lydick & McPherren. Assoc., Chas. E. 
McPherren, M. E. Jordan; knows all the 
political leaders generally over the st. 
Imp. Rel., L. N. Lydick, Winfield, Kan.; 
O. B. Lydick Herrington, Kan.;' Bernice 
Robinson, Freedom; C. C. Lydick, Moline, 
Ill.; C. E. Lydick, Wichita. Kan.; (bros. 
and sisters). Church, Unitarian. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla.; Okla. City Golf & Coun¬ 
try Club; K. of P.; Elks; Sigma Nu Frat., 
Norman. Office, Justice Supreme Ct., 1924. 

MAGEE, CARL C.. Okla. News, Okla. 
City. Dem. B., Fayette, la., Jan. 5, 1873. 
Edu., Ia. St. Tchrs. Col., M. Di., 1894 ; 


545 

Upper Ia. Univ., M. A„ 1899. Wife, Grace 
G. Griffin, Ia. Cdrn.. 2 s., Carl C. (dec.) ; 
Ted P. ; 1 d., Gertrude F. Bus. Con., ed¬ 
itor,, Okla. News. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Shrine. Remarks, formerly 
practiced law at Tulsa, 20 yrs.; owner and 
editor Albuquerque Morning Journal, 1920- 
22; editor New Mexico St. Tribune, 1922- 
27; editor Okla. News, since 1927. Out¬ 
standing feature of his editorial writing is 
public reform; was a storm center because 
of these writings in N. Mex. and has 
been since editor of Okla. News; played 
dominant part in impeachment of Gov. 
Henry S. Johnston and subsequent delib¬ 
erations of the members of the Legislature; 
conducts personal column “Turning on the 
Light.” Active in Y. M. C. A. and church 
work; dir. C, of C., Okla. City. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

MAHLANDT, ALBERT WILLIAM, Cleve¬ 
land. Rep. Occ., Malonry Sales Corp., 
Tulsa. B„ Carlisle, Ill., Nov. 12, 1887. 
Edu., com. sch., Clinton Co., Ill. Wife, 
Lula. Cdrn., has reared and educated 1 
niece. Bus. Con., distributor for Amer. 
Tank Co.; oil producer; real estate owner; 
Mahlandt Dairy; is also familiar with coal 
bus., farming and sch. teaching. Bk. Con., 
Cleveland Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., J. 
B. Shells, Cleveland; R. E. Freeman, Ed¬ 
ward Fleming, Tulsa; (pol.) C. Byers, Tom 
Dickson. Dave Holler, Cleveland; Joe Fer¬ 
guson, Pawnee; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa. 
Church, Chris.; active mbr.; pres. Pawnee 
Co. S. S. Assn. Clubs & Lodges, Parent- 
Teachers Assn., former pres.; K. P., Dist. 
Deputy Grand Chancellor, third d:st. ; 
Knights of Korashin, Tulsa; I. O. O. F., 
Cleveland. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in Pawnee Co. since 1924 ; a strong ad¬ 
vocate of prohibition; particularly influ¬ 
ential among church and moral forces; 
very active for Hoover and Curtis in 1928 
campaign. Offices, former Twp. Assessor, 
Clinton Co., Ill. Party Honors, v.-pres. 
of Hoover-Chrtis Club, 1928; attends co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived 
at Drumright 1914-19; at Cleveland since; 
interested in S. S. and Lodge Work. 

MAHR, JOHN FAIR, 306 Local Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., building and loan. 
B., Okla. Co., Jan. 1. 1892. Edu., com. 
sch., Shawnee; Preparatory, Tonkawa, 
1907-10; Okla. Univ., 1910-12. Wife, Kath- 



W. C. LUKENBILL 








546 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



WM. E. MARSH 


erine Graham, Mo. Bus. Con., executive 
sec’y Okla. St. League of Bldg. & Loans 
Assns. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., 
Geo. E. McKinnis, Shawnee; L. C. Pol¬ 
lock Bartlesville; Clive Bruce, Tulsa; W. 
R. McWilliams, Okla. City; (pol.) W. C. 
Fidler, Chas. Rodesny, Okla. City; John 
Doolin, Alva; Brack Rains, Durant; prob¬ 
ably has more personal friends at State- 
house than any other man in st. Church, 
Pres. Pol. Act., partisan; active in city, 
co. and st.; works mostly through personal 
contacts, but also makes speeches and uses 
other methods. Offices, St. Bldg. & Loan 
Supervisor, 1923-28. Party Honors, sec’y 
Okla. Co. Cen. Com., 1923; del. st. convs. 
many times Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived Shawnee 1895-1910; Okla. City since. 
Does not belong to civic clubs but works in 
all civic enterprises for upbuilding of the 
town. During W. War served in Co. F, 
11th Engineers Corps, 36th Div. ; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, Okla. City. 

MAKINS, C. H„ Okla. City. Dem. Head 
of Makins Sand & Gravel Co. and Makins 
Lumber Co. A leading layman in Catholic 
church. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

MALERNEE, D. B., Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ.„ oil bus. B., Belle- 
plaine, Kan., Mch., 1872; came to Okla. 
1891; located at Stillwater; Lawton 1905; 
Walters 1910; Okla. City 1926 since. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Belleplaine, Kan. Wife, 
Ethel Hinkle. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Beulah 
Payne, Okla. City; Mrs. Ruby Hayden, We- 
woka. Bus. Con., Malernee Oil Co. Bk. 
Con., Tradesmen’s Natl.; Okla. Natl. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 

C.; 32nd Mason; Shrine. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 30 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Party Honors, st. committeeman from Cot¬ 
ton Co. 4 yrs.; del. to natl. conv., Chi¬ 
cago. 1920; always del. to co. and st. 
convs. Assoc., (pol.)Bert Parmenter, Wal¬ 
ter Hubble, E. G. Etzold, Jas. A. Harris, 
L. G. Disney, Fred Bearley. Hobby, or¬ 
ganization. 

MANEY, JAMES WILLIAM 1208 N. 
IShartel, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., con¬ 
tractor. B., Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 3, 1862. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Clark Co., Ia.; 
private col.. Red Oak, Ia. Wife, Alphon- 
sena Gerrer (dec.). Cdrn., 2 s., Robt. M., 
Enid; Jas. W., Jr., Shawnee; 4 d., Mrs. 


Paul R. Braniff, Agnes, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Phil Braniff, Tulsa; Florence, Washington, 

D. C. Bus. Con., pres. Maney Milling Co., 
Omaha, Neb.; pres. Enid Milling Co., Enid; 
pres. S. W. Terminal Elevator Co.. Enid; 
pres. Canadian Mill & Elevator Co., El 
Reno. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., 

H. K. Schafer, Omaha, Neb.; Henry 
Schafer, Okla. City; (pol.) M. E. Trapp, 
Gov. Holloway,, Ed M. Semans, Frank P. 
Johnston, Ed Sheldon. Okla. Co.; Bill Al¬ 
exander, Enid; M. C. Garber, Sen. Elniei 
Thomas, Sen. Harreld, A. C. Alexander. 
Church, Cath.; trustee St. Joseph’s '’a- 
thedral and St. Joseph’s Orphanage. Clubs, 
Okla. Club; Elks; Knights of Columbus. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. C. Fogerty (sister), 1208 
N. Shartel. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in Okla. since 1889; also active in natl. 
affairs; makes speeches. Offices first Co. 
Surveyor, Canadian Co., 1890-94. Party 
Honors, appointed del. to several natl. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; 
lived at El Reno 1889-1904; Okla. City 
since; a generous donator to civic works. 

MANN, JAMES WALTER, Petroleum 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., general con¬ 
tractor. B., Wilcox Co., Ga.. May 3Q, 
1872; came to Okla. 1908: located at Okla. 
City. Edu., com. sch., Ga. Wife, Mattie 
T. Conway. Cdrn., 3 d., all married. Bus. 
Con., The Mann Co. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge No. 36; Chap¬ 
ter ; Temple; Shrine ; Consistory, Guthrie ; 
natl. dir. and past pres, of Okla. Division 
Assn. General Contractors; mbr. Okla. Cot¬ 
ton Growers Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker all his life. Party Honors, dist. 
commr. in Okla. Co. once, but has kept out 
of party organizations. Remarks, builder 
of two of Okla. City’s largest skyscrap¬ 
ers, Cotton Exchange and Petroleum Bldgs.; 
constructed court house at Bartlesville; 
Panhandle Agricultural Sch., Goodwell; h. 
sch. Clinton. Hobby, farming, fishing and 
hunting. 

MARKER. JERRY R„ 937 E. Park, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ.. printer. B., Jefferson Co., 
Kan.. Oct. 7. 1882. Edu., com. sch., Okla. ; 

I. C. S. Wife. Pearl, d. of W. S. Calvert. 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d., Martha Ann. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, First Chris. 
Cluibs & Lodges, Mason; C. of C.; M. W. 
A.; Yeomen. Assoc.. Chas. T. Foster, R. 

E. Nelson, W. 0. Johnstom Okla. City; 
(pol.) Barritt Galloway, W. R. White, 
Geo. Callihan, Okla. City; O. O. Owens; 
Sen. Amos Ewing, Gilthrie; A. T. Snoddy, 
Alva. Imp. Rel.. Capt. Walter Marker, L. 
M. Marker, Okla. City (bros.). Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. ; Town Clk., Orlando; St. 
Legislature, 1928-30. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker since maturity; makes 
speeches, works personally, through corns, 
and others. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived Orlando; 
Guthrie, Okla. City since 1911. Holds 
certificates as Masonic lecturer. Hobby, 
tennis. 

MARSH, WILLIAM E„ 229% W. First, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., general manager 
Bureau Engraving and Electrotyping. B., 
Columbus, Ind., Jan. 25, 1883 ; came to 
Okla. 1912; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Ind.. Univ., A. B., 1905. Wife, Dorothy 
Pleasants. Cdrn., 1 s., James; 3 d., Mary 
Elizabeth, Jane, Nancy. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., Jess Hoke (partner) ; M. 
Cornelius, Victor Harlow, Geo. D. Key, 
John Q. Newell, A. S. J. Shaw. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rancho Beach; 
Kappa Sigma Alumni; York Rite, Ma¬ 
son, Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., for 30 
yrs. hasi been interested supporter of good 
men from the side lines. Office, private 
sec’y to Congressman Lincoln Dixon, fourth 
Ind., 1908. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman and election inspector. Re¬ 
marks learned his politics in sch. of Thomas 
Taggart,, both his father and his father- 
in-law being important cogs in the Tag¬ 
gart machine that ruled Dem. politics in 


Ind. for 25 yrs., the same training sch. 
that produced Ed Semans, Jack Walton and 
A. C. Alexander (on the Rep. side.) 

MARTIN, JOHN FRANK, Amer. Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., Clinton, Mo., Apr. 18 1892; came 
to Okla. 1899; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Okla. City; St. Marys, 
Kan.; Georgetown Univ. Wife, Margar- 
ette Mary Doyle. Cdrn., 1 s., Samuel 
John; 1 d.. May Margarette. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl.; Liberty Natl. Assoc., 

J. T. Martin (bro.). Church, Cath. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Okla. Club; Elks; K. C.; Amer. 
Legion. Imp. Rel., John T. Martin (father). 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 13 yrs. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty.; mbr. of Legisla¬ 
ture ; City Atty.; Civil Service Commission. 
Party Honors, prct. inspector; Justice of 
Peace; St. League of Dem. Co. Convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 1038; Of¬ 
ficers Training Camp during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, Holstein cattle. 

MARTINEAU, WILLIAM R., 135 W. 19th, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., publisher and 
printer. B., Galena, Ill., Sept. 20, 1888; 
came to Okla. 1909; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., largely self educated in newspaper 
work; special student law, Minn. Univ. 
Wife, Mary Agnes Wamsley. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Mary E., Patricia. Joan, Roberta. Bus. 
Con., pres, and editor Okla. Live Stock 
News; sec’y Industrial Printing Co.; sec’y 
Okla. Coliseum; treas. Stockmen’s Club. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Amer.-First Natl.; 
Stock Yards. Assoc., L. F. Martineau, 
Geo. W. Eiler, Geo. Frederickson. Church, 
Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Clubs & 
Lodges, Sigma Delta Chi; Rotary; Gibbons 
Dinner Club; Okla. Club; Okla. City Golf 
& Country Club; Stockmen’s Club; B. P. 
O. E.; past pres. Rotary; C. of C., dir.; 
pres. Okla. Press Assn., 1930 ; dir. South¬ 
west Amer. Live Stock Show. Pol. Act., 
independent worker; any way he deems 
necessary. Remarks, Association work in 
interest of craft. Hobby, golf. 

MATHERS, JAMES H., Ill W. 18th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ 
Springtown, Tex., Feb. 22, 1881; came to 
Okla. 1903; located at Ardmore; Okla. 
City 1925. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ard¬ 
more; Ft. Worth, Tex.; Cumberland Univ., 
Ann Arbor, Mich; admitted to Bar 1900. 
Wife, Key Pettitt. Cdrn., 1 s.», James C.; 
1 d., Mattie Key. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Thomas L. Doyle, Smith C. 
Matson, W. R. Bleakmore. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs & Lodges, Elks; W. O. 
W.; K. P.; C. of C.; Eagles; M. W. A. 
Imp. Rel., Henry M. Furman, Chief Jus¬ 
tice Ct. of Criminal Appeals. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. and natl. worker since state¬ 
hood; personal contact. Offices, first City 
Atty., Ardmore; first Co. Atty. after state¬ 
hood 14 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co., 
st. and natl. convs.; pres, and sec’y Dem. 
Cen. Com.; organized first Dem. club in 
Carter Co., noted criminal attorney. Hob¬ 
by, farming. 

MATTHEWS. WILLIAM D„ St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Custodian Con¬ 
federate Memorial Hall. B., Jan. 11, 1846; 
came Guthrie 1899 ; lived at Norman; Pauls 
Yallev; Tecumseli : Atoka; Weatherford: 
PurceF : Dav’s; Wymewood; Okla. City 
since 1915. Edu.. St. Thomas Hall Military 
Acad.. Holly Springs. Miss. Wife, Nannie 
D. Conway. Cdrn., 2 s., B. D. Matthews, 
St. Treasurer’s Office; J. A. Matthews. N. 
Hollywood, Calif.; 4 d., Mrs. W. A. Nich¬ 
olson, Pauls Valley; Mrs. Carl Shumate, 
Pauls Valley: Mrs. .T. H. Cooper, Wynne- 
wood ; Miss Nanie Maude Matthews. Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Security Natl Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., L. C. Giles, Mont Powell, J. 

K. Wright. A. S. .T. Shaw. Geo. W. Mayes, 
Lee Crttce. Charles H. Hunter. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., independent; worked ac¬ 
tively for 50 yrs.; statewide; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, retired in 1912, Frederick, from 
active service of 50 yrs.; pastor of Meth. 








MAUPIN, JOHN ARCHIBALD, Equity 
Bldg., Okla. City. Occ., lawyer. B., John¬ 
ston Co., Mo., Aug. 23, 1884. Edu., h. 
sch., Perry; Univ. of Mo., LL. B v 1908. 
Wife, Grace E. LePine, (dec.) ; Virginia 
Lee (second). Cdrn., 4 s., Robt. N., Chas. 
E., Carey Addison, Chapman W.; 2 d., 
Virginia Ann, Olivia Jane, at h. Bus. 
Con., editor Siloam Craftsman; writer for 
various magazines; pres. Okla. Evangelist; 
farming and real estate interests. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl.; Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ed Dabney, F. A. Rittenhouse, Ben 
LaFayette, Jas. Mathers, Moman Pruett, 
Judge Robt. L. Williams, Arthur Leecraft, 
Lee Cruce Alger Melton, Judge Will Linn. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
playgrounds com.; A. F. & A. M., Chap¬ 
ter; McAlester Consistory. Imp. Rel., Robt. 
W., Dr. A. A., Dr. W. L„ Chas. S. (bros.), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
since maturity; makes speeches; does com. 
work. Offices, Special Co. Judge, Noble 

Co., 1908. Party Honors, chmn. central 
com., Okla. Co., 1916; mgr. Woodrow Wil¬ 
son campaign. 1916; mbr. Dem. Cen. Com. 
since 1909; candidate for nomination for 
Justice of Supreme Ct., 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892; lived at Perry 1894- 

1909 and the remainder of the time since 
1892 at Okla. City. Mbr. Co. L., First 

Infantry, Okla. Natl. Guard, 1899-1901. In¬ 

terested in farming. 


MAUPIN, ROBERT W„ Equity Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Warrensburg, Mo., Nov. 15, 1881; came to 
Okla. 1892; located at Okla. City; Perry 
1893; Mo. 1903-08 ; Okla. City since. Edu., 
h. sch.. Perry; Univ. of Mo., LL. B., 
1908. Wife, John Sam Denham. Cdrn., 
4 s., Lawson, William, Denham, Sam. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ed 


w. c. McAlister 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


GEORGE WASHINGTON MAYES 


Episcopal Church, S., Guthrie, 1900; Nor¬ 
man 1900-02; Pauls Valley 1902-04; Tecum- 
seh 1904-06 ; Atoka 1906 ; presiding elder 
at Weatherford 1906-10; Purcell 1911; Da¬ 
vis 1912; presiding elder 4 yrs. at Clin¬ 
ton Dist. 1904-07; commissioner of char¬ 
ities and corrections of Okla. 1915-23; pres¬ 
ent office. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, mbr. Confederate Veterans Natl. 
Assn.; Chaplain General; appointed to his 
present position 1924; to date has regis¬ 
tered over 18,000 visitors. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

Hall. John Tomerlin, Forrest Hughes, Tom 
Chambers, William Bowls, Henry S. John¬ 
ston. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodge , K. 
P.; Blue Lodge; Siloam No. 276; Guthrie 
Consistory; C. of C. Imp. Rel., John A., 
Dr. W. L., A. A., Okla. City; Dr. C. C. 
Linsville, Ky. (bros.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; co. worker 30 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, road overseer in Noble Co., 1901; 
Asst. Co. Atty., Okla. Co., 1920-22; Justice 
of Peace 1910-18. Party Honors, del. to 
conv.; del. to territorial conv. in Okla. 
City, 1905. Remarks, mbr. Okla. Natl. 
Guard during Spanish-Amer. War. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

MAYALL, R. W„ Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Maroa. Ill., Dec. 2, 1882. 

Edu., Cen. St. Tchrs. Col., Okla. Wife, 
Agnes Hunt. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bk. Con , 
First Natl., Britton. Assoc., (pol.) Stan¬ 
ley Rogers Cliff Myers, Walter DeGraffen- 
reid. Sen. W. C. Fidler, Judge Geo. Clark. 
Church, Chris. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Ida M. 
Hale, Co. iSupt. Public Instruction, Okla. 
City (sister). Pol. Act. partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1904; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and com. Of¬ 
fices, pres. Okla. Co. Free Fair Assn., 1928- 
30; mbr. Springcreek Twp. Bd. since 1923 ; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to convs.; 
prct. chmn. since 1919. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; lived since at Edmond and 
Okla. City. Interested in promoting better 
agricultural fairs. 

MAYES, GEORGE WASHINGTON 
(UNCLE), 306 E. 13th, Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., retired. B., Westville, Nov. 21, 1848. 
Edu., com. sch., Pryor. Wife Susie Mar¬ 
tin. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Assoc., (pol.) Stan¬ 
ley Rogers, Allen Street Geo. Henshaw, 
Chas. Childers, M. E. Trapp, Sen. Fidler, 
Thomas H. Owen, Houston B. Teehee. 
Okla. City; W. W. Hastings, Tahlequah: 
O. H. P. Brewer, Muskogee. Church, Bap. 


547 

Imp. Rel., G. W. Mayes (father) was High 
Sheriff of the Nine Dists. of the Cherokee 
Nation, 1884-92; Joel B. Mayes, Chief 
Cherokee Tribe, 1888-93; Dennis Bushy- 
head (uncle). Chief of Cherokees, 1879-87; 
W. W. Hastings. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co.; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 
Cherokee Council at time Cherokee Strip 
was sold; mbr. Cherokee Senate, 1901-03; 
Sheriff Mayes Co., 1910-14. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; Mayes Co. was named in 
honor of his grandfather; influential 
among Cherokees throughout the st.; inter¬ 
ested in politics; opposed sale of Cherokee 
Strip in national government. 

McALISTER, WILLIAM CLAUDIUS, 1310 
W. 20th, Okla. City. Dem. B., on farm. 
Marlboro Co., S. C., Sept. 14, 1870 ; came 
to Okla. 1908; located at Hugo; Okla. City 
1919 since. Edu. com. sch., in country, 
S. C.; Univ. of N. Carolina, A. B., 1891- 
95; 1895, 1 yr. in law there. Wife, Jewel 
Hill, Ennis Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., W. C., Jr., 
grad. Okla. Univ. 1929; Carl Hill Jr., 
Okla. Univ.; 1 d., Emily, Jr. H. Sch., Okla. 
City. Bk. Con. Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) party leaders generally. Church, at¬ 
tends Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
20 yrs.; personal activity. Offices, mbr. 
St. Senate 1912-20; sec’y Senate and ex- 
officio sec’y St. Election Bd., 1918-29; mbr. 
Bd. of Edu. Hugo,, for 10 yrs.; City Supt. 
Schs., Monroe, N. C., 1897-98 ; principal 
h. sch., Ennis Tex., 1899-1902; supt. city 
schs., Texarkana, Ark., 1902-05. Remarks, 
was public contractor for awhile. Hobby, 
good government. 

McBEE WM. D., Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Austin. 
Tex., June 10, 1876; came to Okla. 1896; 
Comanche 1902; Clovis, N. Mex., 1913; 
Lawton 1915; Nowata 1916-18; Duncan 
1925 ; Okla. City 1926-29. Edu., rural 
schs., Breckenridge, Tex., 1896; bus. col., 


















54S MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



DR. EARL D. McBRIDE 


Ardmore, 1898. Wife. Myrtle Montgomery. 
Cdrit., 4 s., J. S., W. D. J., Jack, Howard; 

1 d., Mrs. J. Lee Robertson. Bus. Con., 
Royalty Auditing Co. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Assoc., J. Lee Robertson, S. 
P. Render; (pol.) L. P. Bobo, W. C. Mc¬ 
Donald, HenTy Sr Trayler, J. K. Wright, 
W. C. Fidler, iScott Ferris. D. A. MeDoueal, 
Sapulpa; L. R. Lowry, Duke; Sam F. Wil¬ 
kinson. Nowata; E. E. Brown, Duncan; 
Joe M. Sandlin, Duncan. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, Mason, Scottish 
Rite, Consistory, Santa Fe, N. Mex.; 
Shrine, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; York Rite, 
Royal Arch, C. of C. Imp. Rel. W. H. 
Montgomery (father-in-law), M. D., Dal¬ 
las, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker 35 yrs.; works through com. 
Offices, City Assessor and Tax Collector, 
Comanche, 1898; St. Senator, N. Mex., 
1908-11; Asst. Dist. Atty., Clovis. N. Mex. 
1912; Co. Judge, Curry Co., N. Mex., 1912- 
13; mbr. Bd. of Regents TJniv. of N. Mex., 
1908; mbr. Bd. Edu., Clovis, N. Mex., 
1910 and Melrose, N. Mex., 1908-12. Party 
Honors, mbr. Co. Dem. Com. 1904-12 
Clovis, N. Mex.; del. co. and st. convs. 
1922 and several st. convs. during 11 yrs. 
tn N. Mex. Remarks, published Clovis 
Journal. 1912; elected House of Representa¬ 
tives. Stephens Co., 1922; elected Speaker 
of House for both special sessions Ninth 
Legislature. 1923-24. Member Izaak Walton 
League from Duncan. Mbr. legal Advisory 
Bd. in Nowata Co., 1917-18 and Council 
of Defense during W. War. 

McBRIDE, DR. EARL D., 717 N. Robin¬ 
son. Okla. City. Ren. Occ., orthopedic 
surgeon. B. Severy, Kan., June 16, 1891; 
came to Okla. 1899; located at Watonga; 
Ralston 1917; U. S. Army 1917 ; Okla. City 
1919 since. Edu., Watonga h. sch.; Ep- 
worth LTniv.; Okla. Univ., B. S.; Colum¬ 
bia TJniv., M. D. Wife, Pauline Wahl. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Pollyanna, Marv Frances, Dor¬ 
othy Lee. Bus. Con., Chief Surgeon of 
Reconstruction Hospital and McBride Clin¬ 
ic. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., Dr. 
E. Margo. Dr. E. Goldfain. Church Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Golf & Country; 
Univ.; Mason, Okla. C'tv; Consistory, 
Guthrie; India Temple; Shrine; C. of C.; 
founder of crippled children movement in 
Okla. Imp. Rel., A. McBride, Okla. City. 


Pol. Act., st. worker; independent accord¬ 
ing to qualifications of candidate. Offices, 
pres. Okla. Co. Medical Society; instructor 
in Medical Col., Okla. Univ. Remarks, a 
young doctor with a promising future; has 
done a great deal of reconstruction work 
among crippled children and adults. Hob¬ 
by, golf and music. 

McCjAFFERTY, CHARLES 210 E. 12th 
St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Undersheriff 
of Okla. Co. B., Hardin Co., Ia., 1878; 
came to Okla. 1888; located at Wagoner; 
Okla. Co. 1892 since. Edu., central nor¬ 
mal and h. sch., Okla. City. Wife, Mamie 
McCullam. Cdrn., 1 s., J. J., at h. Bk. 
Con.. Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) Sheriff Stanley K. Rogers, 
Judge T. G. Chambers, Judge Sam Hooker, 
W. L. Alexander, ex-Gov. R. L. Williams, 
R. H. Wilson. Church, Pres. Clubs &. 
Ledges, Mason, Okla. City; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester; India Temple; Shrine; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker always; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices Co. Treas., Okla. 
Co., 6 yrs.; Asst. Sec’y of St. of Okla. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



CHARLES McCAFFERTY 


Remarks, has been in public office as head 
or assistant for nearly 30 yrs. Hobby, 
outdoor life. 

McCAFFREY, THOMAS j., Equity Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Leavenworth, Kan., Nov. 17 1894; came 

to Okla. 1920; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
h. sch., Leavenworth, 1912; St. Benedict 
Col., Atchinson, Kan., 1916; Ill. Univ. and 
Kansas City Sch. of Law, LL. B., 1917. 
Wife, Josephine M. Herringer. Cdrn., 1 
d. Margarite Josephine. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl; South Okla. Natl. Church 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Co-Operative; B. 
P. O. E.; K. of C., fourth degree; C. of 
C., mbr. st. aviation com. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; co. worker 10 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es; works through com. and personal c n- 
tact. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., Okla. Co., 
1920. Party Honors, pret. committeeman; 
attended all co. and st. and 2 natl convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire. Post No. 35, Okla. 
City; St. Historian Amer. Legion. Mbr. 
of Legislative Com. of Natl. Jr. C. of 
C.; chmn. of Public Relations Com. Co- 
Operative Club; past international dir. Co- 
Operative International 4 yr. term; del. to 


nati. Conv., Paris, Amer. Legion; toured 
Europe with his wife, while there. A breed¬ 
er of registered dogs. .. 

McCALL, FRANK, 1411 W. 6th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., supt. Okla. Ry. Co. 
B., Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 18, 1874; came 
to Okla. 1904; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Prep. Sch., Charlotte, N. C. Wife, Nannie 
Phillips. Cdrn., 3 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., 

Amer.-First Natl. Church Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; K. 
of P.; Eastern Star, Nova Chapter. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker; personal con¬ 
tact and through com. Offices, pres. Okla. 
City Bd. of Edu. 1926; mbr. Bd. 1923-30; 
Traffic Commr. of Okla. City, 1928-30. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
with Okla. Ry. Co. continuously for 23 

yrs.; one of the greatest boosters in city 

or st. Hobby, better schs. 

McClelland, mrs. j. l., 307 w. 17th, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 
Effingham, Ill.; came to Okla. 1908 ; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City 1908 since. Edu., com. 
sch., Kan.; Topeka, Kan. and Sargent 

Cambridge, Mass. Hus., John Lawson Mc¬ 
Clelland. Cdrn., 1 s., John, Jr.; 2 d., 
Katherine, Mary Donnell. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
men Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Lyndah 

Leach, Mrs. Clarence Henley, Mrs. M. G. 
Meister, Mrs. Fred Clarke, W. T. Hales. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rep. Wom¬ 
an’s Club; Modern Classics; Ladies Music 
Club; Art League; Fortnightly Review; 
charter mbr. McDowell Club; v.-pres. 
Harding Parent-Tchrs. Assn.; active in 
Philanthropic Circle Trust; treas. of rural 
com. for Y. W. C. A. Imp. Rel., Mr. and 
Mrs. Thos. Paxton (parents), El Paso, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and city 
worker 2 yrs.; all ways called upon. Party 
Honors, 2nd v.-pres. Rep. Woman’s Club; 
chmn. program com. 1929-30; chmn special 
com. 1928. Remarks, active during W. 
War on all drives. Hobby, family. 

McCLOUD, CHARLES 900 Southwest 
Bell Tel. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
confidential agent, attorney. B., Mercer 
Co., Sept. 2, 1879; came to Okla. 1897; 
located at Weatherford; Elk City 1898; 
Okla. City 1909. Edu., com. sch., Mo. 
Wife, Helen Pinkham. Cdrn.. 2 s. Joseph 
A., George E. ; 1 d., M-s. Nell McGaugh, 
Elk City. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Church, Prot. Clubs & Lodges, 



THOS. J. McCAFFREY 











OKLAHOMA COUNTY 549 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



FRANK McC'ALL 


Lakeside Club; 32nd degree Mason; Shrine; 
B. P. 0. E.; M. W. A.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 35 yrs.; personal 
contact and through com. Party Honors, 
del. to various st. convs. Remarks, has 
been an important figure in Okla. politics 
since statehood. 

McCLURE, DAVID V., Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., stockman. B., Atoka, Dec. 12 1879. 
Edu.., com. sch., Okla.; Kemper Military 
Acad., Mo., gad. 1899. Wife, Grace Ann 
Aimsey, Ohio. Cdm., 2 s., Wm. John, 
Guy Victor; 1 d., Veta Ann, Edmond. 

Bus. Con., Okla. Stockyards, Davis & 
Younger, Okla. Commission Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Britton. Assoc., (pol.) Stan¬ 
ley Rogers, Ben Dancy, John J. Wright. 
Geo. Callihan, A. L. Harris, Ike Bona¬ 
parte, Walter DeGraffenreid, Sen. Pine, 
Sen. Harreld, Col. Sneed, Graves Leeper. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd Mason; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Veta McClure Church, Equitable 
Bk. & Trust Co., N. Y.; Wm. John Mc¬ 
Clure (father), first legal settler in Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
Okla. Co. since maturity; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and com. 
Offices, treas. Spring Creek Twp. Bd. 1929- 
31. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at 
Atoka, Okla. City Edmond, since 1922; vet¬ 
eran Spanish-Amer. War, First U. S. Vol¬ 
unteer Cavalry; interested in better gov¬ 
ernment and honest officers. Bro., Guy Mc¬ 
Clure, (dec.), was engineer Overholser 
Lake, Okla. City. 

McCLURE GRACE ANN (MRS. D. V.), 

Edmond. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Cin¬ 
cinnati, Ohio, June 26, 1889. Edu., pri¬ 
vate tutoring. Hus., David Victor, mer¬ 
chant. Cdrn., 2 s., Wm. John, Guy V.; 1 
d., Veta Ann, Edmond. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Britton. Assoc., (pol.) Walter De¬ 
Graffenreid, Stanley Rogers, Anna Laskey, 
I. L, Harris, Judge Zwick, Jim Nance Dr. 
Winnie Sanger. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. SorOsis; ’89ers: School Mothers; 
pres. Fafm Womans Home Demonstration 
Club; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in Okla. Co. since 1921; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Party Honors. committeewnman, Okla. 
City. 1920-22; Edmond. 1922-29 ; del. to 


convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived 
at Okla. City, Sulphur, Edmond. Camp¬ 
fire Guardian, Okla. City, 1914 and 1919; 
church and civic worker. Hobby, land¬ 
scaping. 

McCUISTION, S. M., Commerce, Exchange 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., agricul¬ 
tural director. B., Sulphur City, Ark., 
Apr. 3, 1888 ; came to Okla. 1908; located 
at Purcell; Okla. City 1916; Pawhuska 
1916; Okla. City 1926. Edu., Henry Grove, 
Ark.,, h. sch.; Central St. Tchrs. Col.; A. 
& M. Wife, Alema T. Carney. Cdrn., 1 
d., Juanita. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Metli., S. Lodges, Guthrie Lodge; 
Royal Arch. Pol. Act., partisan; st. work¬ 
er. Offices, McClain Co. Supt., 1912-16; 
Osage Co. Farm Agt. 1916-26; Okla. Co. 
Farm Agt. 1926-29. Party Honors, del. to 
st. conv.; sec’y McClain Co. Dem. Cen. 
Com., 1914, chmn. 1915; congressional dist. 
chmn. League of Young Dems. about 1914 ; 
mbr. of com. that drafted constitution for 
organization. Hobby, rural home improve¬ 
ment. 

McCullough john Frederick, 1435 

W. 40th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., general 
insurance. B., Urbana, Ill., March 13, 
1882; came to Okla. 1901; located Yukon, 
(New York 1908) ; Okla. City since 1908. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



D. V. McCLURE 


Edu., com. sch. 1897; h. sch. Champaign 
1901, grad. Wife, Caroline A. Clist. 
Cdrn., 1 s., J Milton; 1 d. Ruth C. Bus. 
Con., Travelers Ins. Co. Bk. Con., Fidel¬ 
ity Natl. Bus. Assoc., J. S. Adams, D. W. 
Whitehurst, James Beattie, Jr., H. V. Sap¬ 
per, E. E. Dorsey, A. D. McMullen, W. P. 
Canavan Fred Bearly. Pol. Assoc., Porter 
Morgan, Geo. Callahan, Oliver Black. A. L. 
McRill, P. W. Tibbs, Henry Goddard, J. J. 
Thayer, L. A. McCallister, Chas. L. Brice, 
Mose Anderson. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32d Mason; Lions; v.-pres. Okla. 
Club; Scottish and York Rites; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Commandery Okla. City; India 
Temple; Shrine; C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. S. 
McCullough, Urbana, Ill., St. Auditor, Ill., 
(dec.) Pol. Act., independent worker 30 
yrs.; personal contact. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; Dist. Co. Election 
Bd. 1912-28. Remarks, Chmn. Health 
Campaign, Lions Club; mbr. all drives 
1917-18 W. War; Executive Com. Boy 
Scouts 1927-30. Hobby, all outdoor sports. 


MCDONALD, FOSTER P., Insurance 
Bldg., Okla. City. - Dem. Occ;-, publisher of 
Peace Officers Magazine. B., Bowling 
Green, Ky., Aug. 4, 1882; came to Okla. 
1902; located Okla. City; Tex. 1907; Okla. 
City since 1918. Edu., Bowling Green, Ky. 
com. sch.; h. sch. and Univ. Austin, Tex. 
Wife, Artie Bell Wheelis. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Bessie Mary. Pol. Assoc., C. H. Chesley, 
Cliff Meyers, J. K. W’ells, W. J. Holloway 
O. A. Cargill. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Young Men’s Dem. Club; Masonic; 
Shriner; India Temple; (orator) C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. and st. worker 26 
yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, col¬ 
onel on Gov. Holloway’s staff 1930 ; handles 
publicity work Com. Cen. Dems. Remarks, 
editor International Assn, for Identifica¬ 
tion ; mbr. first Tex.; Col. Spanish Amer. 
War Vets. Active during W. War on all 
drives. 

McELDOWNEY, M. S., Ill N. Bdwy., 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ., retail merchant. 
B., Chicago, Ill., April 2, 1887; came to 
Okla. 1909; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Univ. of Mich. Wife, Margaret Ross. 
Cdrn., 1 s., James; 1 d., Caroline. Bus. 
Con., McEldowney & Son. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; treas. Okla. City Masonic Lodge; 
Blue Lodge; Country Club. Offices, Bd. of 
Edu., mbr. 1929-33. Hobby, golf. 

MclNNIS, VERIS E., 803 Colcord Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Monticello, Miss., Nov. 24, 1880; came to 
Okla. 1907 ; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Austin Col. B. S. 1899; Tex. Univ. LL. B. 
1902. Wife, Lillian Pauls. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Neill P.. Hugh L. Bus. Con., dir. Liberty 
Natl. Bk.; gen. counsel of Public Service 
Co. of Okla. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Boy Scout Council; Siloam Lodge 
No. 277; C. of C.; Men’s Dinner Club, etc. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 20 
yrs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Post No. 35, 
Okla. City; Capt. F. A. Camp Zachary 
Taylor, Ky. Hobby, horses, dogs, flowers. 

McELHOES, SAMUEL IRAD, Braniff 
Bldg. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Public 
Utilities. B., Madison, Neb., June 29, 
1876; came to Okla. 1902; located at Law- 
ton 1902-22; Okla. City since 1922. Edu., 
h. sch., Madison, Neb.; 2 yrs. Northeast 
Neb. Normal 1893-94; Univ. of Neb. Law 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



V. E. MclNNIS 















MclVER, WILLIAM F., Court House, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Deputy Sheriff. 
B., Madisonville, Tex., June 24, 1867. 

Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Mamie Wil¬ 
son. Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. A., Calif.; Bill, h. 
Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl., Okla. City. Church, First 
Church of Christ Scientists. Lodges, K. 
P. ; W. O. W., Okla. City. Imp. Rel., B. 
Mclver, late atty. gen. of S. Carolina. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in Okla. since 
1909; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and corns. Offices. Capt. 
Police Dept. 1917-19; Constable 1904-16; 
head of Western Detective Agency, Okla. 
City 1908-15; Deputy Sheriff now. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. often. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; lived since 
at Okla. City. Charter mbr. of Peace Of¬ 
ficers Assn, of Okla. 


McGOWAN, DANIEL NELSON, Edmond. 
Rep Occ., merchant. B. Albany, Ill., 
April 17, 1859. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. 

Wife, Villa Chamberlin. Cdrn., 1 s.. Perry, 
Edmond. Bus. Con., hardware, furniture, 
undertaking Edmond. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Citizens Natl., Edmond. Assoc., 
(pol.) Porter Morgan, Gus Paul, George 
Eacock, C. E. Flesher, John Fields. 
Church, Pres. Pol. Act., active in Okla. 
Co. since 1881; personal contact worker. 
Offices, City Councilman 1914; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. 1912-13. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900; lived since at Edmond. Interested 
in all st. and federal activities; prohib¬ 
itionist; del. Furniture Dealers Assn, of 
Amer. 1908; treas Royal Arch Masons 
1914-29. Wide acquaintance over st. In¬ 
terested in good roads. Hobby, golf. 


550 


McKAY, EDWARD FERRIS, State Cap¬ 
itol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Plains, Pa., Aug. 5, 1876; came to Okla. 
1906; located Woodward 1906-09; Guthrie 
1910; Okla. City since 1910. Edu., grad. 
Englewood h. sch., Chicago; special work 
at Park Col., Parksville, Mo., and Colo. 
Col. at Colorado Springs; admitted to bar 
1910 by examination. Wife, Florence Dan- 
son. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward D., O. U. Bus. 
Con., mgr. Okla. Utilities Assn. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter of 
Okla. City; Lions Club; C. of C.; 
Okla. Bar Assn; Okla. Co. Bar Assn.; 
Natl. Assn, of Utility, past Pres, of Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active 25 yrs. Offices, 
past Pres. Okla. City Electric Club; past 
pres, of St. Society of Sons of Amer. Rev¬ 
olution ; past pres, of the Pikes Peak Press 
Club, Colo. Springs Colo.; managing ed¬ 
itor Colo. Springs Telegraph; atty. for 
Corporation Commission 1923 with Com- 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


W. F McIVER 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


(pol.) C. W. Gethman, Geo. Woodworth. 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Imp. Rel., Rev. L 
II. McGee. Dangerfield, Tei., deceased. 
Church. St. Luke’s Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; Men's Dinner Club; Okla. Jobbers 
& Mfgs.; C. of C„ Okla. City; Masonie 
Lodge, Paris, Tex. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent st. and co. worker; votes for the best 
man; makes speeches. Offices mbr. Bd 
of Aldermen at Paris, Tex. for several 
yrs. Party Honors, elected to sch. bd 
by large majority without any solicitation. 


PHOTO BY WATTON THOMAS E. 


Sch., LL. B. 1901. Wife, Franc Garner. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Donald. Irad; 1 d., Myra 

Helen. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Southwest 
Light & Power Co. Bk. Con., Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Church, First Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis; C. of C., Okla. City; 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Lawton. Pol. Act., 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


McGEE 


does what his party asks of him; chiefly 
speech making; 20 yrs. Offices, City Atty. 
of Lawton 9 yrs. 1910-22; Asst. Atty. Gen. 
of Okla. 1913-14; Co. Judge Comanche Co. 
7 months. Party Honors, del., to st. 
convs but does not attend. Remarks, one 
of the mbrs. of Freeholders that wrote 
City Charter of Lawton. Has been warm 
supporter of Scott Ferris, former partner. 
Was about 2% yrs. in Neb. Natl. Guard; 
16 months in Spanish Amer. War; 4 yrs. 
in Okla. Natl. Guard 1904-08, mustered 
out as 2nd Lieut. 


McGEE, THOMAS EMMETT, P. O. Box 

655, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., mgr. South¬ 
land Cotton Oil Co. B., McKinney, Tex., 
Jan. 26, 1887. Edu. h. sch., Gilmer, Tex.; 
Tyler Commercial Col. grad. 1904. Wife, 
Vernon Ward. Cdrn., 2 s., Thomas, Jr., 
John Wilbor; 2 d., Elizabeth and Frances. 
Bus. Con., mgr. Southland Cotton Oil Co.; 
owner Creek Sales Co. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc.. P. A. Janeway. D. W. Sneed, 
Okla. City; Earl Shotwell, Chandler; N. 
Felty, Wynnewood; R. S. Baird, Hugo; 


D. F. McLEMORE 












OKLAHOMA COUNTY 




551 

Con., owner McLemore Drug Co., Britton. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Britton. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dale Rorem, T. E. Crick, Ross J. 
Wildman, B. E. Iman. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Jr. C. of C, Okla. City, dir., 
pres. 1929 ; K. P.; Jr. O. U. A. M., Okla. 
City; Mason, Britton. Imp. Rel., J. L. Mc¬ 
Lemore, (bro.), commercial artist, St. 
Louis. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
Co. since 1925; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. often; V.-Chmn. 
Dem. Com., Britton 1929. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived Altus, Britton since 
1925; Sec’y. St. Pharmaceutical Assn. 
1929-30. Civic worker. Hobby, music, 

McMAHAN, ARGYLL J., Insurance Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Municipal Bonds. 
B., Hancock, Ill., Sept. 28, 1873; came to 
Oklahoma City in 1904. Edu., Carthage 
Col.; Drake Univ. A. B. 1895. Wife, 
Ethel Elder. Cdrn.. 1 s„ Harold E.; 

1 d., Alta Merle Ricks, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., A. J. McMahan, Bonds & Invest¬ 
ments ; pres. Prudence Thrift Corporation. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Bus. Assoc., E. K. Kraul, W. A. Mc- 
Graw. Church, Chris. Clubs, Okla. Club; 
Okla. Golf and Country Club; Men’s Din¬ 
ner Club; C. of C. Pol. Act., independent 
partisan statewide worker 30 yrs. all ways 
needed. Party Honors, attends convs. 
Hobby, golf. 

McPHERREN, CHARLES ELMO, 1220 
W. 20th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Pleasant Grove, Miss., June 16, 1875; 
came to Okla., Caddo and Durant 1896; 
Okla. City since 1924. Edu., Franklin 
Col., Pilot Point, Tex., 1893; Univ. of 
Miss. 1896; admitted Tex. bar, Denton. 
Wife, Marnaret Johnston. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Charles J., and John Martin; 1 d., Mar¬ 
garet Jane; Bus. Con., McPherren- 
Maurer Attys. Church, Episcopalian. Clubs 
mbr. Okla. Bar Assn.; Amer. Bar Assn.; 


mission 8 yrs. Remarks, during W. War 
wrote copy for St. Com. of Red Cross. 
Has contributed articles to various bus¬ 
iness journals; mbr. Boys Work Com., Y. 
M. C. A.; mbr. Advisory Council of Amer. 
Gas Assn. Monthly; mbr. of Membership 
Com. of the Amer. Electric Ry. Assn. 
Supt. of Junior Congregation of First Pres, 
church 10 yrs. 

McKEOWN. J. L., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., accountant; oil. B., Wisconsin, 1873. 
Edu., pub. sch.. Mo.; Mo. St. Normal Sch. 
Warrensburg, grad. 1899; Spaulding Bus. 
Col., Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Effie Lovell, 
Guthrie. Lodges, M. W. A.; B. P. O. E. 
Offices, helped organize office of St. Ex¬ 
aminer and Inspector; financial sec’y., 
Okla. A. & M. Col. to 1914; mbr. Legis. 
1914-16. Remarks, statewide political 
worker all his life. Imp. Rel., James, 
farmer; William T., atty., (bros.) ; Mrs. 
A. J. Clark, Miss Kate, (sisters). (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

McKOWEN, OLIVER WESLEY, 217 N. 

Harvey, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Manager 
Western Newspaper Union. B„ near Well¬ 
ington, Kan., Oct. 12„ 1878; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. sch, Wellington; grad. h. sch. 
1897; Kan. Univ. 1898-99. Wife, Ella 
Martin. Cdrn., 1 d., Joan. Bus. Con., 
Western Newspaper Union. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., Y. E. Harlow. 
Church, First M. E. Clubs, Rotary; Job¬ 
bers & Mfgrs., Okla. City. Pol. Act., co. 
and st. worker; independent; works 
through personal contact. 

McLEMORE, DAVE F„ Britton. Dem. 
Occ., pharmacist. B., Altus, Okla., Feb. 
21, 1902. Edu., h. sch. Altus; Okla. A. 
& M. Col.; Univ. of Okkla., Ph. G.; Cen. 
St. Tchrs. Col., Ph. D. C. Wife, Ivah E., 
d. of P. H. Bessire, Headrick. Cdrn.. 1 s . 
D. F., Jr.; 1 d., Betty Jacqueline, h. Bus. 


PHOTO BY WATTON O. W. McKOWEN 


CHAS. E. McPHERREN 















552 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Osage Co. 1917-19. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived Stillwater 1889-1909, 
Grainola 1909-19; Jones 1920-29; Edmond 
since. City Councilman at Jones 1920 -zh 
1st Lieut, in Home Guard during W. War. 
Hobby, band music and baseball. 

MEE, WILLIAM, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. 
banker. B., Monmouth Co., N. J-, Jan. 1. 
1861; came to Okla. 1906; located Iowa, 
moved to* Okla. City. Edu., pub. sch., 
Edwards Academy, Sterling, Ill.; Craves 
Academy, Iowa City, la., and Cornell Col.. 
Mt Vernon, la. Wife, Mable. Cdrn., 8 
s., Wm., J., Herbert Martin, Charles Harry; 
2 d., Bernice, and Mary Beyer (Mrs. Ray¬ 
mond). Bus. Con., Amer.-First Natl.. 
Okla. City, and First Natl, of Gladbrook. 
Ia. Clubs &. Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. 
City Golf & Country Club; Men’s Dinner 
Club; C. of C.; Masonic Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., independent Dem.; personal contact. 
Offices, Sch. Treas., Gladbrook, Ia. Party 
Honors, Sec’y.-Treas. Grundy Co., Ia. Dem. 
Cen. Com; Treas. St. Dem. Com., Okla. 
Co.; nominated for Co. Auditor of Tamar 
Co., Ia. 1887 on Dem. ticket. Remarks, 

ontinn Hn finer YV YV"" TTn A110 rlniroc 




PHOTO BY WATTOM 


w. r. McWilliams 


Alpha Sigma Phi; Okla. Club. Pol. Act., 
statewide worker in all ways needed. 
Offices, Mayor Caddo, Indian Ter.; mbr. 
St. Senate 1921-25. Remarks, served as 
Sergt. U. S. Vol. Cav. (Roosevelt Rough 
Riders) 1898; advanced from Maj. to 
Brig. Gen. 0. N. G.; Commanding Gen. 
90th Brigade since 1918; Brig. Gen. O. R. 
C. Grad, from Army War Col., Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. 

McRILL, ALBERT LEROY 1525 Classen 
Blvd., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Richmond, Kan. Oct. 1, 1880; came 
to Okla. 1902; located at Watonga; Grand 
1903 ; Watonga 1905: Okla. City since 
1907. Edu., grad. Williamsburg, Kan. 
sch. ; grad. Epworth IJniv., Okla. City 
with A. B. and A. M. Wife, Myrtle Hart. 
Bus. Con., Cheek & McRill, Attys. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions: Men’s Din¬ 
ner Club; Amity; A. F. & A. M., Okla. 
City; India Temple Shrine Bethlehem; 
Commandery, Okla. C’ty; C. of C.; Bd. 
of Trustees of Okla. City Univ. Pol. Act., 
active in co. and st. politics; active in 
Anti-saloon League campaign in Okla for 
prohibition 28 yrs.; all ways called upon. 
Offices, City Atty., Watonga, Okla. Hobby, 
literary work. 

McWilliams, william robert. 125 

N. Harvey, Okla. City. Dem. Occ. Build¬ 
ing & Loan. B., Stewartsville, Mo.. Sept. 
17, 1884; came to Okla. 1906; located 
Okla. Citv, here since. Edu.. grad. k. 
sch.. Mo. 1903; Gem City Bus. Col Quincy, 
Ill. 1904-05. Wife. Gladys Alexander. 
Cdrn., 2 s., James, Billy; 1 d., Ava. Bus. 
Con., V.-Pres. and Mgr. Okla. City Bldg. 
& Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Civic Clubs, Pres. Okla. City Real Estate 
Bd.; mbr. Okla. St. Bldg. & Loan Bd.; 
Treas. Okla. St. _League of Bldg^. & Loan 
Assns. Assoc., J. M. Owen, A. L. Welsh, 
H. T. McWilliams, (bro) ; (pol.) Sen. W. 


C. Fidler,, John F. Mahr. Cliff Myers, W. 
G. Johnston, Okla. City; John Doolin. 
Alva; Gene F. Scott, Pawhuska; O. R. 
Salmon, Durant; R. P. Harris, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., independent city, co. and st. 
worker 15 yrs., through personal activity 7 . 
Offices, mbr. St. Bldg. & Loan Bd. 1927, 
appointed by Gov. Henry Johnston. Re¬ 
marks, chief interest, fishing and civic 
activities. 

MEADE. EMMA D. Britton. Dem. B., 
Princeton, Ind., Oct. 20, 1866. Hus., Wm. 
P. Meade. Cdrn., 5 s., 1 d. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Britton. Church, First Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, W. C. T. U., past pres, 
at Blackwell, pres, at Britton, co. pres. 
Kay Co. 1901, v.-pres. Britton 1929; pres. 
W. R. C., Blackwell 1901; del. for yrs. 
to convs. of W. C. T. U., W. R. C. and 
O. E. S. Assoc., Alice M. Davis, Okla. 
City. st. organizer of W. C. T. U.; Ida 
B. Fleenore, st. officer W. C. T. U. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1901; lived Black- 
well ; Britton since 1924. Good organizer. 
Interested in temperance movement; child 
welfare work and prohibition of child 
labor. Substitute matron at M. E. Or¬ 
phanage three or four times; solicittor for 
state orphanage several times. 

MEARS B. H., Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
real estate: investments. B., Climax, Kan. 
Edu., Okla. A. & M. Col. 1896-1900. 
Wife, Lillian, d. of G. W. Bartgis, Weath¬ 
erford. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., mgr. 
and owner Mears & Co., Edmond; pres. 
Connor Motor Co., Edmond. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Okla. City; First Natl., 
Edmond; First Natl., Jones. Assoc., Judge 
Twyford, Dr. Flesher, Walter DeGraffen- 
reid. M. E. Trapp. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Jones; Mason; Knight Temp¬ 
lar, Chapter, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., L. L.. 
Edmond; P. J.. Florence, Col., (bros.) 
Pol. Act., independent; personal contact 
worker. Party Honors, Sec’y. Dem. Com., 


MEISTER, MRS. M- G., 226 W. 11th. 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 
La Porte City, Ia., Feb. 16, 1874 ; came 
to Okla. 1905; located at Okla. City. Edu. 
h. sch., Waterloo, Ia.; Col., Cedar Rapids 
Ia. Hus., Melvin George Meister. Cdrn., 
2 s., Lieut. Melvin Eugene, Ft. George 
Meade, Md.; Mark; 2 d., Mrs. Glenwood 
Dale Arbuckle, Duncan; Miss Ruth. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rep. Wo¬ 
mans’ Club; New Century Club; Pres. 
City Federation of Womans’ Clubs; Pres, 
of Presby. Women's Home for Aged; St. 
Pres. Presby. organiz. Women Synodical of 
Okla. Imp'. Rel.. Jesse G. Gay, (cousin). 
Commander in charge Naval Base, Hono¬ 
lulu. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
9 y 2 yrs., all ways useful. Party Honors. 
Okla. Co. St. Committeewoman; mbr. St. 
Executive Com.; Presidential Elector 1928 : 
del. always to co. and st. convs. Pol. 
Assoc., Mrs. Helen Francis, Mrs. ,T. A. 
Ross, Mrs. Elma Eylar, Mrs. Beulah H. 
Cureton, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. T. B. 
Ferguson, Mrs. Lola Clark Pearson, Mrs. 
H. H. Sayre. 

MENTEN, LEO, 612 W. 6th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Sec’y. City Health Dept. B., 
St. Paul, Kan., Feb. 21, 1888; came to 


MRS. M. G. MEISTER 















LEO MENTEN 


Okla. 1889 ; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
Okla. City schs. Wife, Mazie B. Knox. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Pol. Act., partisan worker; personal 
contact. Office, Sec’y. City Health Dept. 

Hobby, baseball. 

MERRITT, GEORGE ELMER, State Cap¬ 
itol, Okla. City. Deni. Occ., attorney. 
B. t Boggs Twp., Clearfield Co., Pa., Dec. 
16, 1868; came to Okla. 1908; located 

at Pawnee; Okla. City since 1919. Edu., 
pub. sch. Pa.; admitted to bar 1891; ad¬ 
mitted U. S. Supreme Court 1923. Wife, 

Estella Barrett. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. A. G. 
Braen, La Coma. Wash. ; Gladys Elaine, 
junior h. sch. student. Bk. Con., Liberty 

Natl. Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; mbr. Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., 
Berten Merritt. Pol. Act., Dem. worker 
40 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 

Sch. Bd. in Pa.; Co. Judge Pawnee Co. 
4 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Pawnee 2 yrs.; Law 
and Executive Clerk for St. Sch. Land 
Commission since 1919. Remarks, worked 
during W. War for Council of Defense as 
4-minute speaker. 

MILES, BEN F., Harrah. Rep. Occ., 

Pres. First Natl. Bk. B. Miles, la.. Jack- 
son Co., Nov. 27, 1873 ; came to Okla. 
1903; located at Choctaw; Harrah since 
1903. Edu., com. sch., Melis, la. 1891. 
Wife, Katherine Weagley. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Jane Miles Huskins, Wichita Falls, Tex. 
Bk. Con.. Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City; 
Commerce Trust, Kansas City. Bus. Assoc., 
T. H. Williams, S. E. Ferguson, E. R. 

Ragland, W. C. Elliott, H. C. Conley, O. 
G. McClurg. Pol. Assoc., Fred Bearley, 
W. G. Johnston, A. C. Alexander, P. A. 

Janeway. S. A. Byers, John Fields, W. B. 
Pine, W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz, John B. 
Nichlos, J. W. Harreld. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club, Okla. City: 32d Mason, Scot- 
ish Rite, Consistory, Clinton, la.; Shrine. 
India Temple; Pres. Harrah C. of C.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; mbr. Izaak Wal¬ 
ton League. Imp. Rel., J. W. Miles, legis¬ 
lator of Jackson Co., Ia. (dec.) Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 25 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact and corns. Offices, Mayor of 
Harrah 1920-31; Treas. Bd. Edu. 1925-30. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman and 
Chmn. 1910-20. Remarks, mbr. Council 
of Defense 1917-18; Ch|nn. Red. Cross 
1917-18 and now. Hobby, fishing. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

MILEY, JOHN HENRY, First Natl. Bk. 
Bldg, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Bastrop, Tex., Feb. 23, 1878; came to 
Okla. 1909; located at Shawnee; Wewoka 
1912; Okla. City 1914; Tulsa 1915; Okla. 
City since 1916. Wife, Cora M. Brown. 
Cdrn., 1 s., W. H.; 1 d., Mrs. W. T. 
Horner. Bus. Con., Prairie Oil & Gas 
Co.; Ind. Ter. Illuminating Oil Co. Bk. 
Con., Tradesmens Natl. Bus. Assoc., P. 
A. Janeway, S. W. Hayes, C. F. Colcord, 
Geo. W. Curtis, S. V. Anderson. Pol. 
Assoc., Cliff Meyers, Judge Sam Hooker, 
E. D. Davis, Luther Harrison, Fred Cap- 
shaw, Pat Malloy, J. M. Barker, Alger 
Melton, J. H. Gordon, Bob Williams. Clubs. 
Okla. Golf & Country Club. Imp. Rel., 
Jeff D. Ray, (half-bro.), Bap. Univ., Ft. 
Worth. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Co. Surveyor Bastrop Co., Tex. 1898 ; 
special asst, to Atty. .Gen. U. S. at We¬ 
woka 1912-14; Asst. Atty. Gen. Okla 1914- 
la; Justice Supreme Court Okla. 1917-19. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Com. at Bas¬ 
trop, Tex. 1900; Dist. Committeeman, al¬ 
ternate, Natl. Conv. 1916. Remarks, mbr. 
Natl. Council Boy Scouts, Okla City Area 
Council Boy Scout; Chmn. Budget Com. 
Hobby, Boy Scout work; fishing. 

MILEY. MRS. J. H„ (CORA BROWN). 

Okla. City. Dem. Hus., Juage J. H. Mlley. 
Cdrn., 1 s., William H. Remarks, was 
reared on plantation in South. At time of 
marriage lived at Arkade.phia, Ark. Came 
to Okla. 1910; lived Okla. City since 1919. 
Mbr. McDowell Club. Lecturer and writer 
on school and social subjects; contrib. to 
“Americana”, natl. ma-gazine of Amer. 
Genealogical Soc.; Harlow’s Weekly. Promi¬ 
nent in Patrons Club in Okla. City, prior 
to the organization of P. T. A. Former 
teacher. Accomplished violinist. Author of 
"Myths and Legends” a school text. Active 
in educational affairs. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 


553 

MILLS, BEN, Liberty Natl. Bk., Okla. 
City. Independent. Occ., banker. B., 
Marionville, Mo., Aug. 13, 1877 ; came to 
Okla. 1902 ; located at McAlester 1902-20; 
Okla. City since 1920. Edu., 3 yrs. h. 
sch. Pierce City, Mo. Wife, Breckenridge 
Cabell. Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothy, Univ. of 
Okla.; Mary. Bus. Con., Pres. Liberty 
Natl. Bk.; Dir. Stockyards Bk., Okla. City; 
Pres. Cattle Loan Co. Assoc., W. T. 
Hales, Chas. H. Taylor Kee R. McKee, 
V. E. Mclnnis, Bishop F. C. Kelley, Mel- 
ven Cornish, McAlester; Roy C. Smith, 
Chickasha; Nelson Morris, Chicago; Mel¬ 
vin A. Traylor, Chicago. Church, Cath¬ 
olic. Clubs, Gibben’s Dinner and Men's 

Dinner, and Co-Operative Clubs; Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., independent worker 

through bus. channels. Remarks, con¬ 
structive banker. Connected with a large 
number of banks in other towns in Okla. 

MILLS, JAMES, 127 W. 7th, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., Dean, St. Paul's Cathedral. 
B., Baildon, Yorkshire, Eng., March 15, 

1886. Edu., Baildon Church Sch.; Ship- 

ley Tech. Sch.; Leeds Univ., Eng.; Special 
Courses at Univ. of Pa.; Temple Univ., 
Philadelphia; Philadelphia Divinity Sch.. 
3 yrs. Wife, Hilda Lomax, of Pa. Cdrn., 

1 s., James; 1 d., Hilda Alice Evelyn. 

Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, St. 
Paul’s Episcopal, Okla. City; was Rector, 
St. Paul’s Church. Duluth, Minn., prior 
to coming to Okla. Clubs, Okla. City 
Golf & Country. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1927; lived since at Okla. City; active in 
civic affairs through the church. Hobby, 
painting, golf. Six bros. and sisters and 
mother still living in Eng. 

MITCHELL, IRA A., Cotton Exch. Bldg,. 
Okla. City, Occ., cotton merchant. B., 
Chickasaw Co., Miss., Sept. 3. 1874; came 
to Okla. 1890 ; located at Wynnewood; Okla. 
City since 1914. Edu., pub. sch.. .Miss. 
Wife, Blanche Kerr. Cdrn., 1 s., Carl B.; 


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MRS. JBS'SIE E. MOORE 


1 d., Zula Mae. Bk. Con., Southern Natl.., 
Wynnewood; Farmers Natl., Okla. City; 
First Natl., Wynnewood. Pol. Assoc., 
Gov. C. N. Haskell and R. L. Williams; 
all regular Dem. workers in st. Church, 
Meth. South. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, 
charter mbr. Wynnewood No. 40; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; India Shrine; Sec’y. St. 
Capitol Com. Pol. Act., an organizer al¬ 
ways. Offices, mbr. first Bd. of Control 
Pauls Talley, St. Training Sch. Party 
Honors, Co. Registrar, Okla. Co.; del. to 
co. and st. convs.; del. to St. Louis Dem. 
Natl. Conv. Remarks, Chmn. Garvin Co. 
Exemption Bd. during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

MITCHELL, JOHN GORDON, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., Pres. Central State Teachers 
College. B., Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 14, 1878; 
came to Okla. 1905 ; Supt. City Sehs., 

Checotah 1905-11 ; same at Pryor 1911- 
19; Pres. Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. 1919-29. 
Edu., Cen. Normal Col.: Viola Col.; Deb- 
rell Normal Sch. George Peabody Col. for 
Tchrs., Tenn.; Okla. Univ., M. A. Wife. 
Elsie Judson Gold. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary 
Gordon. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; A. F. 
& A. M. No. 37; India Temple. Offices, Co. 

Supt. of Schs., Smith Co., Tenn., 1904- 

OS; Principal h. sch., Gordonville, Tenn., 
1902-04. Remarks, st. influence, especial¬ 
ly among educators; active in sch. work 
over 27 yrs. 

MOBLEY, ERNEST CRAMER. 222 W. 

28th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., min¬ 

ister. B., Walton Co., Ga., Oct. 31, 1878. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Monroe, Ga.; 
law course, Athens, Ga.; Ky. Univ., B. A., 
1901; post grad. Columbia Univ., 1917; 
Oxford, Eng., 1906-07. Wife, Elizabeth 
Wallace Irby, Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., Ernest C., 
Jr., Wallace, Benjamin Irby, at h. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Frank Buttram,. 


Hubert Bolen, Okla. City; W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. Church, 
Chris.; pastor. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
C. of C.„ Univ., Okla. City; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Commandery, Shrine, W. O. W., K. 
P„ I. O. O. F„ Okla. City. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co., st. and nation ; makes 
speeches; also works through the party or¬ 
ganizations and personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. City 1922; held pastorates 
at Rome, Ga.; Gainesville, Tex.; Southampton’ 
Eng.; Winnipeg, Canada; Amarillo, Tex. ; 
Huntington, Ind. First political efforts 
were in behalf of W. J. Bryan; was inti¬ 
mate with and active in campaign of Wood- 
row Wilson and came to know him well 
in Paris; was in Paris to write for Amer. 
newspapers; after peace treaty did com¬ 
munity work. Hobby, acquaintance with 
men. 

MONNOT, ALBERT FRANCIS, 3214 N. 
Lake Ave., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Cath¬ 
olic Priest. B., Ft. Wayne, Ind., Feb. 28, 
1880; came to Okla. 1894; located at Pot¬ 
tawatomie Co. 1894-1900 ; St. Joseph’s Col., 
St. Louis, 1900-05 ; Sacred Heart Col., Pot¬ 
tawatomie Co., 1906; Univ. of Louvain. 
Belgium, 1906-09; ordained by Cardinal 
Mercier, Hooker,, 1909-12 ; 18,500 square 

miles in his parish, Geary, 1912-17; Hinton 
1917-19; Okla. City since. Edu., St. Jo¬ 
seph’s, B. A. Bus. Con., has educational 
and religious institution. Our Lady of Per¬ 
petual Help, conservatively valued at $430,- 
000. Bk. Con.. Liberty Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
ex-Chief Justice Fred P. Branson, Mont F. 
Highly, Judge Thos. H. Doyle, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, John Tomerlin. Clubs, ex-Ro- 
tarian, C. of C., Gibbons Club, K. C., Okla. 
City; boys work and Rotary Park in Ro¬ 
tary, given credit for Rotary Park; Chief 
Justice of Ecclesiastical Ct.; dean (carries 
supervision of one-fourth S. W. part of st.„ 
27 priests). Pol. Act., independent; st. and 
natl. worker; personal contact and through 


555 

com. Offices, mbr. advisory com. for par¬ 
dons and paroles for Granite Reformatory. 
Party Honors, reception com. for Woodrow 
Wilson, 1919. Remarks, drove mule team 
to covered wagon down Western Ave. in 
1894; taught sch. in Pottawatomie Co. at 
age of 17; mbr. of speakers bureau during 
W. War; chmn. of Council of Defense in 
Hinton. Hobby, reading detective stories; 
carpentering. 

MOORE, J. EDGAR, Capitol Hill Bldg. 

& Loan Assn., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
finance. B., Buchanon, W; Ya., Dec. 21, 
1881. Edu., h. sch., Jamesport, Mo. 
Single. Bus. Con., pres. Capitol Hill Bldg. 
& Loan Assn.; treas. Citizens Insurance 
Co.; land owner. Bk. Con., Capitol St. 
Assoc., E. S. Billington, J. R. Kimbrough, 
J. T. Yeaman, Joe Hucklns, Jr., J. S. 
Hoffman, W. J. Steinmeyer. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Shriner; Okla. Club; Kiwanis. Offices, 
Mayor, Cement organizer of town govern¬ 
ment of Buffalo. Party Honors, Rep. Co. 
Committeeman, Buffalo; del. to various st. 
convs. Remarks, owned blrs. at Eldorado, 
Cement, Snyder, Buffalo; was pres, of 
Capitol St. Bk., Capitol Hill, 4 yrs., now 
pres. Capitol Hill Bldg. & Loan Assn.; 
owns 750 acres of fine land at Pauls Tal¬ 
ley ; has been active in municipal affairs 
for 25 yrs. 

MOORE, JESSIE E„ St. Capitol. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., clerk Supreme Ct. and 
Criminal Ct. of Appeals of Okla. B., Pa¬ 
nola Co., Chickasaw Nation, near Ft. Wash¬ 
ita, Jan. 30, 1871 ; in 1874 moved up on 
frontier on what is now McClain and Gar¬ 
vin Cos. of old Chickasaw Nation; Okla. 
City 1912-29. Edu., schs. at Denison and 
Gainesville, Tex.; attended Kidd Key 
Col., Sherman, Tex. Hus., E. M. Moore. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Gene Moore Rockwood, Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Tradesmans Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, pres. Daughters of 
Confederacy; India-Okla. Club; past Ma¬ 
tron Eastern Star, Pauls Talley; mbr. bd. 
of dirs. Okla. Historical Society; C. of 
C.; Hospitality Club, Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Mattie L. Hamm (sister), Clay¬ 
ton, N. Mex. Pol. Act., statewide. Offices, 
Deputy Clk. Supreme Ct. 1912-24; Clk. Su¬ 
preme Ct. 1924-31; also Criminal Ct. of 
Appeals; Asst. Commr. Charities 1924-26. 
Remarks, keenly interested in Okla. St. 
Historical Society. Daughter of W. C. 
Randolph (Sarah Classen) Pauls Talley. 
Mbr. of Chickasaw Nation by birth. 

MORGAN, PORTER HEATH. 1340 W. 
17th, (office, Amer. Natl. Bk. Bldg.), Okla. 
City. Ren. Occ.. lawyer. B.. Terre Haute. 
Ind, Oct. 12, 1880. Edu., Okla. Univ.; 
Drake Univ., De.s Moines, la., Ph. B. 
Chicago University Law School J. D. Wife. 
Clemmer Deupree. Cdrn., 3 s., Dicko, Wil¬ 
liam M., Porter H., Jr. ; 1 d., Martha Merle. 
Church, Chris. Cubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Chapter, Commandery, Shrine, Eastern 
iStar, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Congressman 
Dick T. Morgan. Pol. Act., party state¬ 
wide worker since maturity; works person¬ 
ally and through committees. Offices. Asst. 
Co. Atty., Okla. Co. Party Honors, del. 
often to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889, lived Guthrie, Perry, El Reno ; 
Okla. City since 1906. Active in Boy Scout 
work and Religious Education movements. 

MORLEY, SAM L„ 912 W. 14h, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. Gen. Mgr. Okla. Cotton 
Growers Assn. _B. Honey Grove, Tex., Oct. 
14. 1872. Edu. Univ. of Ark., B. S. 1905. 
Wife, Jennie Clark. Cdrn., 2 d., Margaret, 
Elizabeth, at. Univ. of Okla. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City. 
Assoc., (bus.) J. D. Douglass, M. B. Harp¬ 
er, Asst. Treas., Okla. City; Geo. Moncrief, 
Pres, of Assn., Canadian; Alex Foreman, 
Sec’y of the Assn. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
son, Shr’ne at Muskogee; Consistory and 
Commandery, McAlester; C. of C., Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan state and natl. 
worker since maturity, through personal 
contacts and committees. Offices, Mbr. St. 







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OKLAHOMA COUNTY 557 



SAM L. MORLEY 


Bd. Public Affairs, 1914-16; Warden State 
Penitentiary, 1916-19. Party Honors, del. 
to co., state and natl. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895 ; was in Natl. Guard, 
1915-20. Hobby, to put farming on equal 
basis with other vocations. 

MORRIS, B. F. C„ 1815 N. Billen, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Pres, of B. F. C. Morris 
Mfg. Co. B.. Jackson Co., Ivan., Nov. 28, 
1882. Edu., h. sch.. Cedar Rapids, la. 
Wife, L’May, d. of J. K. Stone, El Reno. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Claud F., Robert J., B. F. C., 
Jr.; 3 d., Eva May, Addie Lou, Virginia. 
Bus. Con., Gen. Mgr. B. F. C. Morris Co. 
and of The .Morris Mfg. Co.; Owner The 
Morris Safety Hatch Farm; Treas. Uni¬ 
versal Spray Mfg. Co.; stockholder and 
officer in other industries. Bk. Con., stock¬ 
holder, First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. 
City. Church, First Bap., Church Treasur¬ 
er. Clubs, Rotary; Okla. Club; Internation¬ 
al Councillor, U. S. C. of C.; Mbr. Com. 
of 100 to promote City Mgr. form of Govt.; 
past dir. of C. of C. and Y. M. C. A. 
Asssoc., (bus.) Kirk Woodworth, Minco. ; 
Chas. S. Hagerman, Everett' W. Hill, Irv¬ 
ing Perrine, F. E. Herring, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., independent worker. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902; lived Guthrie; Okla. 
City since 1907. Interested in church work. 

MORRIS, CHARLES G„ Ct. House, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., Asst. Co. Atty. B., 
Dubberly, La., Sept. 13 1888. Edu., com. 
and h. sehs., Arkansas City, Kan.; Kan. 
Univ., LL. B. Wife, Lillian Grace Miller. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Lillian Grace, Jeanette Miller, 
at h Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City. Assoc., (pol.) James S. Twyford, 
Geo. Callihan; Tom Kelly, Stillwater; Fred 
Bearly; Horace McKeever, Enid; T. A. 
Chandler, Vinita. Church, St. Paul’s Cathed¬ 
ral. Lodges, 32nd Mason,, Consistory. Knight 
Templar, Shrine. Imp. Rel., Joe Morris, Elias 
Morris (bros.), Okla. City; Judson Saxon, 
(uncle), philanthropist, Ga. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since maturity, 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty.. 
Okla. Co., 1929-31; Municipal Judge, Yale, 
1922-23. Party Honors, del. st. convs. 
1916 and 1920. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890; lived at Ardmore, Whitehead Hill, 
El Reno, Yale; Okla. City since 1924. 
Worker in Red Cross during W. War, chmn. 
first drive. Hobby, gardening. 


MORRIS, JOE (SMITH), Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., salesman. B., 

Bates Co., Mo., Sept. 4, 1876; came to 
Okla. 1903; located at Hooker; Okla. City 
1910; Ponca City 1923; Okla. City 1925 

since. Edu., com. sch., Vernon Co., Mo.; 

Central Col., Fayette, Mo., 1893-97. B. S.. 
1896; Ph. B., 1897. Wife, Winnie M. 
Holt. Cdrn, 1 s., Joe, Jr.; 1 d., Edith 
B. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) Geo. D. Key, Scott Ferris, 
J. B. A. Robertson, J. O. Mattison, Geo. 

W. Clark, Judge R. L. Williams, J. Harve 
Maxey, Judge Jas. S. Davenport. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Hooker; Consistory Guth¬ 
rie. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all 
his life through organization. Offices, mbr. 
St. Senate 1907-11; sec’y St. Election Bd. 
1914-18; Sec’y of St. 1919-23. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to natl. conv., 1908; chmn. Co. 
Cen. Com. old Beaver Co., 1906-07; treas. 
natl. St. Dem. Headquarters, 1928. Re¬ 
marks, his work is of such a nature as to 
carry him into every county of Okla., es¬ 
tablishing innumerable personal contacts. 

MORRIS, LEWIS REAVLEY, Southwest 
Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., Oscaloosa,, la., Mch. 7, 1893; 

came to Okla. 1893; located at Guthrie 
1893-1902; McAlester 1902; Haileyville 
1902-09; Aransas Pass, Tex., 1909-11 ; Nor¬ 
man 1911-17; Okla. City 1917 since. Edu., 
com. and h. schs,. Okla.; grad. Haileyville 
H. Sch. 1909 (first boy to graduate from 
it); Univ. of Tex., 1910-11; Univ. of Okla. 
1911-17, A. B„ M. A., 1915, LL. B., 1917. 
Bus. Con., Morris & Tant, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc. S. David Tant 
(partner.) Church, Chris. Clubs, Univ. 
Club, Sigma Nu Frat., Phi Delta Phi, Okla. 
Univ. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and 
st. worker all his life; makes speeches and 
works through personal activity. Remarks, 
active in Alumni affairs of Okla. Univ.; 


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LEWIS R. MORRIS 


formerly associated with Moman Pruett 
noted criminal attorney, now has much of 
that bus.; one of Oklahoma’s leading crim¬ 
inal lawyers. During W. War served in 
131st Machine Gun Corps, 36th Division, 
rank of Corporal; mbr. Amer. Legion, Post 
No. 35 1 ; mbr. League of Young Dems. 















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MORSE, JOE D., Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., pres. Home St. Life In¬ 
surance Co. B., Kan., Mcli. 5, 1877 ; came 
to Okla. 1900; located at Hobart 15 yrs.; 
Granite and Okla. City 1913. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Neb.; col., Omaha, Neb., LL. 
B. Wife, Daisy Anderson. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Norman; grad. Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl.; Fidelity Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
H. L. Standeven, Lew Wentz. Church, 
Presbyterian. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. 
Univ. Club; Mason; York Rite; Shrine; 
K : wanis; Community Fund. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; st. worker 30 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices Traffic Commission. Hob¬ 
by, fishing and hunting. 

MOSS. BRECK, Amer. Natl. Bk. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Lawyer. Apptd. Chmn. 
(State Elec. Board by Gov. Johnston on 
recommendation of State Senate Committee. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

MOTHERSEAD, OLIVER B„ 109 N. 

■Broadway. Dem. Occ., fire insurance. B„ 
Albany, Mo.. Sept. 17, 1877; came ro 
Okla. 1902; located at Hobart 1902-21; Mc- 
Alester 1921-22; Muskogee 1922-23; Okla. 
City since. Edu., grad. h. sch., Albany, 
1891; Central Chris. Col., 1892-93. Wife, 
Mamie S. Spears. Cdrn., 2 s., G. B., S. 
W. St. Tchrs. Col., Weatherford: W. H., 
chemist for Tidol Oil Co., Drumright. Bus. 
Con., sec’y-treas. Globe Fire Ins. Co.; Gen¬ 
eral Amer. Investment Co., Inc. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
Ed M. Semans, A. C. Parsons; (pol.) M. 
E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, Elmer Thomas. J. V. McClintie, 
Tom Anglin. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Blue Goose, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Hobart; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co and st. worker 20 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es : works through personal contact. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Treas., Kiowa Co., 1912-16; Bk. 


Examiner, Okla.. 1920-23; Bk. Commr., 
1923-27. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
convs. Remarks, wrote Liquidating Law and 
Trust Law now in operation in Okla.; helped 
organize and start Home St. Bk., Hobart; 
has been interested primarily in helping 
get good men in politics; one of men who 
helped discover Elmer Thomas, Scott Fer¬ 
ris and J. Y. McClintie; widely quoted 
financially all over country. 

MUELLER, MRS. HERBERT, 111% E. 
6th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., teacher. 
B., Lawrenceburg, Ky. Edu., Chicago 
Univ., Ph. D.; post grad. Leipsig, Germany. 
Hus., Herbert Mueller. Cdrn., 1 d., Jose¬ 
phine, at h. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Church Epis. Clubs, Hospitality; Amer. 
Assn. Univ. Women; W. C. T. U., corre¬ 
sponding sec’y and publicity dir., Okla. 
City; pres. Unit No. 1, St. Pauls Cathedral 
Adult Blind Assn., chmn. constitution 
com. Imp. Rel., Dr. Albert J. Farr (bro.). 
Hamilton, Ohio. Pol. Act., active in st. 
since 1917; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Party Honors, del. 
co. and st. convs.; sec’y-treas. Okla. Co. 
Central Com.; mbr. Womens Dem. Club, 
sec’y 1927 ; mbr. League of Young Dems. 
Remarks, came to Olcla, 1913; lived since 
at Okla. City. Co. dir. and scientific tem¬ 
perance instructor in schs. Interested in 
all movements for betterment of st., par¬ 
ticularly for betterment of state’s adult 
blind. 

MURPHEY, G. R„ Ct. House, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Okla. Co. Engineer. 
B., Otterville, Mo., Mch. 12, 1890; came 
to Okla. 1891; located at Chickasha; Okla. 
City 1907 since. Edu., grade schs., Chick¬ 
asha ; grad. Okla. City h. sch.; Univ. of 
Kan., B. S. Wife, Hazel Watson. Cdrn., 
1 s.. G. R.; 1 d., Patricia. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Metli. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; India Temple. Of¬ 


fices, Okla. Co. Engineer, appointed Sept. 
1 1929. Remarks, Legionnaire, Post No. 

35 Okla. City; Coast Artillery. 

MUSHRUSH. A. E„ Okla, City. Dem. 
F rmerly purchasing agent for Okla. City 
school board; now with state Market Com¬ 
mission, State Capitol. Mason, Past Po¬ 
tentate of Shrine. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

MUSSON, H. E„ 141 E. 13th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., consulting engineer. B., Mo- 
berly. Mo., June 29, 1877 ; came to Okla. 
189i; located at Noble; Shawnee 1893-98; 
Okla. City 1908-16; Henryetta and Okmul¬ 
gee 1917-18; Okla. City 1919 to date. 
Edu., summer sch.; 1 yr. h. sch.; I. C. 
S., electrical and mechanical engineering. 
Wife, Helen Ina Klinglesmith. Cdrn., 1 s., 
C. E. Musson. Bus. Con., H. E. Musson 
& Co. consulting and appraisal engineers. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, Meth., 
S. Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Noble. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker. Office, 4 yrs. en¬ 
gineer in charge telephone, gas & electric 
department, Corporation Commission of 
Okla. Party Honors, V.-Prct. Chmn. No. 
14 A. 

MYERS CLIFF A., Ct. House, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Ct. Clerk. B., Goshen, 
Ohio, Aug. 12, 1879; came to Okla. 1906; 
located at Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., 
Goshen, Ohio. Wife, B. Garland Gale. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Fidelity. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, pres. 
Lakeside Golf & Country Club ; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Consistory; India Temple ; C. of C.; 
has held every office in I). O. K. K. and 
K. of P. Pol. Act., st. worker all ways 
needed. Offices, Ct. Clerk, Okla. Co., 1919- 
31. Party Honors, st. del. Remarks, old¬ 
est co. official from point of service in 
Okla. Co.; either leads the ticket or is 
second in every election. Hobby, golf. 

MYERS, MRS. HAZEL LONG (T. S.), 

Ct. House, Okla. City. Rep. Occ. Deputy 
Co. Treas. B., Kingfisher, Nov. 17, 1900; 
native; Okla. City 1929. Edu., com. sch., 
1916; h. sch., 1918; Kingfisher. Hus., 
Thos. S. Myers. No children. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., Paul Huston E. 
J. McBride, Glen L. Dark. E. A. Walker, 
S. Miller; (pol.) Mrs. G- W. Eiler, W. T. 
Hassett, B. C. Housel, Mrs. John Duff. W. 


PHO-O 3Y WATTON 



MRS. HERBERT MUELLER 








OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



MR. AND MRS. PATRICK S. NAGLE 


P. Kimmerer, Robt. McClintock, Miss Ida 
Banker, Paul Loosen, Ed Ingram. Church. 
Meth. Clubs Jr. C. of C.; pres. Bus. & 
Professional Womens Club, Kingfisher, 1927 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Henry A. Long (mother). 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 10 yrs.; all 
ways useful. Offices, Deputy Co. Treas., 
Kingfisher Co. 1919-23; Co. Treas., King¬ 
fisher Co., 1923-29; Deputy Co. Treas., 
Okla. Co., 1929 since. Hobby, china paint¬ 
ing; singing. 

NAGLE, MRS. PATRICK, 121 E. 15th. 
Okla. City. B., Franklin, Pa.; came to 
Okla. 1889; located at Kingfisher; Okla. 
City 1923 since. Edu., h. sch. and 2 yrs 
col.. Kan. Hus., Patrick Sarsfleld Nagle 
(dec.). Cdrn., 2 s., Paul R., 905 E. 18th, 
Okla. City; Dr. Patrick Sarsfleld, Jr. Imp. 
Rel., W. A. McCartney (bro.) mbr. first Terri¬ 
torial Senate and pres, of the second. Of¬ 
fices, v.-chmn. Bd. of Public Affairs 4 
yrs. Pol. Act., active 8 yrs.; very capable 
and efficient. Remarks, only lady to serve 
on the Bd. of Public Affairs in Okla. 1922- 
26. under Gov. Walton and Trapp. She 
and her husband formerly head of 
Socialist party in Okla., profoundly affected 
destiny of the new state. They worked 
together in the Walton Campaign and are 
credited with doing more than anyone else 
to elect him Governor. 

NASH EVANS A., 729 Hightower Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., certified public ac¬ 
countant. B„ St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 25, 
1888; came to Okla. 1908 ; located at Okla, 
City. Edu. com. and h. schs., St. Joseph; 
St. Mary’s Col., Kan. Wife, Nancie B. Of- 
futt. Cdrn., 1 s., Evan G. Bus. Con., 
Hammonds .Nash & Corey; Tom Cooper 
Motor Co.; Automobile Investment Co.: 
Union Bus Terminal Assn. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
Homer C. Hammonds, Albert W. Corey. 
Church Cath. Cubs. Civitan Club; Okla. 
Club; Okla, Golf & Country; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., R. M. Nash, Amarillo, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 21 yrs.; 
personal contact and through com. Office, 
Deputy St. Examiner. Party Honors, at¬ 
tended Dem. Conv. Hobby, golf. 

NEFF, FRANK ELMER, Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., rancher. B., Omaha, Neb., Oct. 29, 
1880; came to Okla. 1892; located at 
Guthrie; Edmond 1907-29. Edu.. grad. h. 
sch., Guthrie. Wife, Ava Shreffler. Cdrn., 


1 s., Coen Neff; 4 d.. Mrs. Jack Under¬ 
wood, Mrs. Maurice Lewis, Jessie, Irma 
Faye. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City; First Natl. Assoc., Cliff Myers, A. 
H. Crabb, Walt DeGraffenreid, Ben Dancy, 
Phil C. Slack, Sen. W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., independent; co. 
worker; works for the best man. Offices, 
Twp. Trustee of Okla. Co., Deep Fork 
Twp., 1924-25, 1926-28. Party Honors, del. 
frequently to co. and st. convs. 

NELSON, BAIN MURRELL, 121 S. W. 

25th. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., minister. 
B., Campbell Co., Ky., May 31, 1875. 

Edu., com. and h. schs.; private and cor¬ 
respondence. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., W. B.; 
1 d., Ruth C. Bk. Con., Capitol St.; Okla. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) P. C. W. Beckham, 
Lee Cruce. Sen. Elmer Thomas, Robert L. 
Owen, Henry S. Johnston, Hon. F. B. 
Swank, Jed Johnson. Church, Meth., S.; 
minister 33 yrs., in Okla. 18 yrs. during 
which time he has added 3000 new mem¬ 
bers to his church. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Co-Operative Club; Mason, Royal 
Arch; O. E. S.; I. O. O. F.; K. P.; Py¬ 
thian Sisters Imp. Rel., direct descendant 
of Lord Nelson. Pol. Act., active in Okla. 
affairs since 1911. Party Honors, presi¬ 
dential elector (resigned) ; del. to all st. 
convs since 1911. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911; lived since 1926 at Okla. City; civic 
worker; was a close friend of W. J. Bryan ; 
during W. War was mbr. of speakers bu¬ 
reau ;. chmn. Okla. Co. Dems.; chmn. prct. 
bd.; has built a number of churches. 

NELSON, SAM F., Norman. Dem. Occ., 
Occ., supt. Live Stock Inspection of Okla. 
B., Howard Co., Ark., July 5, 1878; came 
to Okla. 1896; located at Purcell; Choc¬ 
taw Co. 1898-1927 ; Norman since 1927. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Athens. Wife, Mick Ala¬ 
bama Herman. Cdrn., 3 s., Luther Sam, Jr., 
Herman; 1 d., Jewel. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce,. Hugo. Assoc., Harry B., Cordell, 
Ed L. iSpears; (pol.) Sen. W. C. McAlister, 
W. J. Holloway,, Bert McDonel. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Consistory, 
Shrine, Eastern Star, I. O. O. F., Hugo; 
M. W. A. Council Commander 8 yrs. Pol. 
Act., active since statehood as needed. 
Offices, past v.-pres. Liberty St. Bk.; Supt. 
7 yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 6 yrs.; Twp. 
Treas. 3 terms; Co. Commr. 4 terms; Live 
Stock Inspector 1 yr.; Supt. Live Stock 
Inspection. Party Honors, del. to co. and 


559 

st. convs.; prct. commiueeman. Remarks, 
sch. military training. Hobby, agriculture 
and hunting. 

NEVILLE, KATHERINE PIERCE, St. 

Capitol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Journal 
Clerk of House. B., Neb.; came to Okla. 
1909; located at Guthrie; Okla. City 1911- 
17; Tulsa 1917-19; Medicine Park 1919- 
26; Okla. City 1926-29. Edu., Lincoln, 
Neb. Hus., Frank L. Neville (dec. 1928). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin L., O. G. & E. ; grad. 
Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
pres. Bus. & Professional Women’s Club 
1918-19; eligible to D. A. R. Imp. Rel., Mr. 
and Mrs. Geo. W. Pierce, Lincoln Neb. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; worker 15 yrs.; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Journal Clk. Senate 1911-17 ; sec’y 
to City Supt. Schs., Tulsa, 1916-17; cor¬ 
respondent with Service Dept, of Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Chicago, 3 yrs.; with speakers bu¬ 
reau of national headquarters 1920; Jour¬ 
nal Clk. House of Representatives 1927 ; 
asst. dir. Speakers Bureau St. 1928 Cam¬ 
paign. Party Honors, first natl. sec’y 
League of Women Voters; chmn. St. Com¬ 
mittee for Ratification of Federal Suffrage 
Amendment; mbr. League of Young Dems. 
Remarks, generally active during W. War. 
Hobby, reading and swimming. 

NEWBY,, ERRETT RAINS, Braniff Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., sec’y Buttram Pe¬ 
troleum Corp., Okla. City and Los Angeles, 
Calif. B., Chase Co., Kan., Dec. 14, 1885 ; 
came to Okla 1899; located at Guthrie 
1899-1904 ; Norman 1904-20; Okla. City 
1920. Edu., grad. h. sch., Guthrie, 1904; 
Okla. Univ., 1904-08 ; B F. A., 1907, B. 
A., 1908. Wife, Lola North Cdrn., 1 s., 
David; 3 d., Ruth, Elaine, Rosemary. Bk. 
Con,, Security Natl.; First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co.; Liberty Natl. Assoc., Frank 
Buttram (bro.-in-law) ; Joe Bailey Allen. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Univ., 
Men’s Dinner, Mason Blue Lodge, Chap¬ 
ter, Commandery, Norman; Shrine, Okla. 
City; Sigma Nu Frat. Imp. Rel., Rev. E. 
A. Newby (uncle), Wichita, Kan.; J. B. 
Newby, oil operator; John A. Newby, mgr. 
Magnolia Garage (bros.) ; Jessie, sch. 
tchr. Classen (sister), all Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan in principle; independent in 
voting since 1914 co. and st. worker. Of¬ 
fices, field dir. of Vocational Training 
Com. on Edu. and special training under 
general staff, Washington, D. C., 15 mos., 
1918-19; sec’y of Univ. of Okla. 1908-20; 
registrar of Univ of Okla. 1911-20. Re- 



REV. B. M. NELSON 












MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



CHAUNCEY NICHOLtS 


marks, has wide friendship from sch. days 
over st.; interested in good government; 
works actively with Frank Buttram on pol¬ 
itics ; has been on Bd. of TJniv. Alumni 
Assn, and Stadium, Union Bldg. 

NICHOLS, CHAUNCEY, Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., v.-pres. Okla. 
Portland Cement Co. B., Grand Haven, 
Mich., Apr. 12, 1886. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Benton Harbor; Univ. of Mich. 
Wife, Adah, d. of Byron Drew, Ardmore. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Edgar Drew. Bus. Con., v.- 
pres. Okla. and Ark. Portland Cement Co. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. City Golf & 
Country; Mason Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
and co. since 1919; works through com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived since 
at Okla. City. Hobby, golf. 

NICHOLS, G. A., Okla. City. Dem. Born 
in Mississippi. Located in Okla. City as 
a youno: man and practiced dentistry. Be¬ 
came interested in real estate as a side¬ 
line, which finally grew to such propor¬ 
tions that he gave up his profession and 
.devoted his entire time to rial estate oper¬ 
ations. Has probably built more homes 
and contributed more to the expansion of 
Okla. City than any other eitizm. Is now 
developing Nichols Hills, a 2600 acre tract 
adjoining Okla. City. Married, has 2 d., 
Mrs. John Coyle, prominent horsewoman; 
Lucile. Owns largte oil interests. Active in 
C. of C. of which he is director. Mbr. Okla. 
Club. Hobby, fine horses. 

NICHOLSON, GEORGE MANSEL, 1521 
W. 18th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 
B., Riley Co., Kan., May 30, 1874; came 
to Okla. 1903; located at Sulphur, Indian 
Ter.; Okla. City since 1921. Edu.. gram¬ 
mar; h. sch., Ness Co.„ Kan. Wife, Edith 
Cole. Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl.; Park 
Natl., Sulphur. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
party man 26 yrs.; works with co. and 
st. corns. Offices, Justice Supreme Court 
of Okla. 1921-24; Chief Justice 1925-26. 
Remarks, popular with both parties, un¬ 
questioned integrity. 

NORMAN, DR. GEORGE R., 427 E. 

Park, Okla. City. Dem. Ooc., physician 
and surgeon. B., Alton, Mo., Feb. 21, 
1861 ; came to Okla. 1903 ; located at Luther ; 
Okla. City since 1921. Edu., h. sch., 


Thomasville, Mo.; St. Louis Col. of Phy¬ 
sicians & Surgeons 1893, M. D. Wife. 
Laura J. Northcutt. Cdrn., 2 s., William 
P., George E.; 2 d., Mrs. Essie Wepler, 
Mrs. Edna Stewart. Bk. Con., Tradesmen 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., Dr. C. A. Howell, 
John Dow, W. L. Alexander. Pol. Assoc., 
C. W. Huntington Harry Klap, H. H. 
Brooks, J. B. A. Robertson, R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, W. L. Alexander. Church, Meth. 
South. Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge; 
Consistory, Guthrie; Commandery,' West 
Plains, Mo.; Shrine, Okla. City; C. of C.; 
Eastern Star; Master of 4 different lodges; 
past Patron Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., 
Judge J. C. Norman, (bro.), Walters, Okla. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 50 yrs.; 
personal and through corns. Offices, mbr. 
Co. Cen. Com. 1906-12; mbr. Sch. Bd., 
Luther 3 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd., Mo. 5 yrs.; 
Tax Collector, Oregon C’o., Mo. 1885-86; 
Mayor, Luther 12 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, mbr. Red Cross and Special 
Com. during W. War; rejected for service 
on account of age. Hobby, baseball. 

NORTON, J. B., 519 E. 10th, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., inspector weights and measures. 
B., Huntington, Vt., May 19, 1861; came 


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JOE O'BRIEN 


to Okla. 1903; located at Ponca City 1907. 
Edu., com. sch., Huntington, Vt.; East¬ 
man Bus. Col., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Wife, 
Genia L. Boyce. Cdrn. 1 s., Robert H., 
sec’y. to Sen. Burton, Washington, D. C. 
Bus. Con., City Health Dept. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Pol. Assoc., A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, W. G. Johnston. Geo. D. Callahan, 
A. L. Hilpirt, J. A. Davidson, James A. 
Harris. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Masonic, North Star Lodge No. 12, Rich¬ 
mond, Vt. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 
50 yrs.; personal contact and through 
corns. Offices, mbr. Vt. Legis. 1898-1900; 
mbr. City Council, Ponca City 1904; mbr. 
of last Ter. Legis. and Speaker of the 
House; mbr. of Legis. from 4th Dist. Okla. 
City 1914. Party Honors, Sec’y. Okla. Co. 
Rep. Cen. Com. 1915-21; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Hobby, politics. 

O’BRIEN, JOE, Union Truck Depot, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Manager Truck 
Depot. B., Winchester, Ky., Aug. 13. 
1887. Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, Mary, 
d. of R. T. Gorman, Okla. City. Bus. 


Con., Okla. City Union Truck Depot; Yel¬ 
low Transit Co.; Yellow Cab & Baggage 
Co. Church, Catholic. Clubs, Knights of 
Columbus. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker since maturity; makes speeches; 
works personally. Offices, Sec’y. to Gov. 
R. L. Williams 1917; Sec’y. to Gov. J. B. 
A. Bobertson 1920-23; St. Repr. 1923. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived Enid; Okla. City 
since 1912; established bureau for Daily 
Oklahoman at Washington 1917-18; pol¬ 
itical writer for Daily Oklahoman; wide 
acquaintance among co., st. and natl. 
figures. Hobby, fishing. 

O’BRIEN, MARY GAMAN, Okla. City. 
Dem. Husband, Joe O’Brien. Imp. Rel. 
Judge Thomas H. Doyle, (uncle). Re¬ 
marks, formerly in stenographic position 
with Supreme Court, now representative of 
Oil Journal at state capital. Active in 
Women’s Democratic Club, Okla. City. Hus¬ 
band, well known former newspaper man. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

OLDFIELD, EDWARD DEWES, 411 Fi¬ 
delity Natl. Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Shermerville, Cook C'o., 
Ill., March 5, 1875 ; came to Okla. 1905; 
located at Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., Chi¬ 
cago ; English h. and manual training 
1892; Lake Forest Univ. 1905, LL. B. 
Wife, Edith Baird. Cdrn., 3 s., Edward 
John. William Baird; 1 d., Claribell. 

Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Men^s 
Dinner Club; Masonic; I. O. O. F.; K. 
of P. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Old¬ 
field, (mother), Chicago. Offices, Dist. 
Judge 13th Dist. 1915-23; Superior Court 
Judge 1911-15; Justice of Peace Okla. 
City 1907-10. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, active in all 
Liberty Loan, Red Cross drives during W. 
War. While superior Court Judge, passed 
on validity of first charter for Okla. City. 

O’NEIL, MICHAEL EDWARD, Richards 
& Conover Hdw. Co., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., Wholesale Hdw. B„ Osage City, Kan., 
April 29, 1876; came to Okla. 1923 ; lo¬ 
cated at Okla. City. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Osage City, Kan. Wife Emma J. Harms. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Thomas, James, John; 1 d., 
Josephine, Mrs. John J. Russell, all in 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Sec’y. Richards & 
Conover Hdwe. Co., Kansas City and Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc.. 


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MICHAEL E. O'NEIL 



















OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


561 


O’NEIL, J. E.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Kan., 1868. Edu., grade 
sch., Osage City; St. Normal, Emporia, 
Kan. at age of 19. Bus. Don., engaged in 
hardware bus. with Park, Cramer & Co., 
Wholesale Hardware Co., Leavenworth, 
Kan.; soon sent out as salesman; became 
salesman for Richards & Conover, Whole¬ 
sale Hardware of Kansas City, Mo. 6 yrs.; 
came to Okla. City 1906 as mgr. Richards 
& Conover Branch House. Married. Cdrn., 
2 s., 5 d., all married. Offices, Dir. and 
V.-Pres. Okla. City C. of C.; Chmn. Okla. 
City Park Bd. 8 yrs.; O’Neil Park named 
for him; one of organizers and dir. of 
Okla. Traffic Assn.; Jobbers & Mfg. Club; 
Okla. City Credit Men’s Assn., twice pres., 
made Natl. Dir. 2 yrs.; Pres. Okla. St. 
Fair Assn. Party Honors, he was made 
Dem. mbr. of St. Bd. of Affairs under 
the Trapp administration, served 3 yrs.; 
appointed because of fitness for position. 
Remarks, he is one of few men who has 
rounded out an active, successful business 
life with an honorable and successful 
political service to his state. 


sonal contacts and others; active on pro¬ 
gram and finance corns, of Rep. Club; 
throws home open for Rep. meetings. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1889; lived since 
at Okla. City. Interested in all charitable 
work. 

OWEN, FREDERICK B„ Braniff Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Clinton, Mo., July 12, 1874. Edu., Clin¬ 
ton Military Academy.; Clarksville Tchrs. 
Col.; Univ. of Mo. 1903. Wife, Ethel 
Barnell. Bus. Con., Snyder, Owen & Ly- 
brand, law firm; V.-Pres. Federal Tax Co. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-Flrst Natl., Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Univ. Club; Supt. Natl. Aid Life Ins. Co.; 
B. P. 0. E.; Mason, Shrine Consistory. 
Pol. Act., partisan worker since 1909 ; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 1 
yr. Party Honors, del. to convs.; attended 
several natl. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived since at Okla. City; 

worker in Liberty Loan and Red Cross 

campaigns during W. War. Interested in 
all educational matters. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

OWEN, THOMAS H., Amer.-Flrst Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B., near Jasper, Ark., Feb. 24, 1873. Edu.. 
Valley Springs Academy, Ark. Wife, Ludie 
H. Hall, of Vinita. Cdrn., 2 s„ Thos. H„ 
Jr., Davis H.; 1 d. Jessie Coates. Bus. 
Con., Owen & Looney, law firm. Bk. 

Con., Dir. Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., M. A. Looney, law partner. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Okla. Club. Pol. Act., 
active since maturity; works in all ways. 
Offices, City Atty., Muskogee 1901-03; Co. 
Atty., Muskogee 1910-12; Justice Criminal 

Court of Appeals 1909-11; Asso. Justice 
Supreme Court of Okla 1917-23; Chief 
Justice 1919-20 (resigned). Party Honors, 


O’SULLIVAN, NEAL, 615 W. 20th St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., life insurance. 
B., Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 19, 1888; came 
to Okla. 1910; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Kansas City; Ward Sch. 
Wife, Agatha Hutton. Cdrn., 3 d., Mary 
Joe, Patsy, Betty Lou. Bus. Con., Equit¬ 
able Assurance Society of U. S. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. 
Assoo., M. E. Trapp, Baird Markham. 
Church, Catholic. Clubs, Okla. Golf & 
Country Club; Clvitan Club; C. of C., 
Community Fund. Pol. Act., natl. Dem., 
locally independent; 30 yrs.; personal con¬ 
tact. Hobby, golf. 


OVERHOLSER, ED. Okla. City. Rep. 
Occ., President Chamber of Commerce. B., 
1896. Edu., Univ. Grad. Married; has one 
son, Edward Jr. Bus. Con., C. of C. Church, 
Lutheran. Pol. Act., partisan ; active since 
maturity,, makes speeches and works- all 
ways necessary. Very active in republican 
party affairs, but refuses to run for office. 
Offices, mbr. Okla. City sch. bd. in early 
days; mbr. and chmn. bd. of Co. Commrs. 
Who built present Co. court house ; 
Mayor, Okla. City. Hobby, writing and 
speaking. Remarks, most outstanding civic 
leader in Oklahoma; president Okla. City 
C. of C., re-elected annually for past five 
yrs. Built and for yrs. operated the Over- 
holser Theatre,, now Orpheum Theatre. Was 
in charge of townsites of Stroud, Wellston. 
Luther and Jones, all of which he had 
(built when the Frisco Railroad was ex¬ 
tended from Bristow to Okla. City. Built 
and operated the first long 1 distance tele¬ 
phone line in Okla. along the Frisco lines. 
At one time was engaged in the oil bus¬ 
iness. His father, Henry Overholser, was 
known as “The father of Okla. City." 
(Complete information unavailable.) 


FRED B. OWEN 


M E. Trapp, W. J. Holloway, Allen 
Street, T. E. Braniff. C. H. Makins, Geo. 
Wright, Altus; J. I. Dennison, Hobart; 
James Lobstitz, Perry; John Boyle, Wood¬ 
ward. Church, Catholic. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Gibbons Dinner ; Rotary ; Rancho-Beach 
Country Club, K. of C., 3rd degree, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., independent city, co. and 
st. worker 25 yrs,, through personal activ¬ 
ity. Remarks, active in C. of C. for up¬ 
building of city; was very active in selling 
Liberty Bonds during W. War; Pres. Okla. 
City Jobbers & Mfgrs. Assn.; Chmn Good 
Will Tour, C. of C. 


OVERHOLSER. MRS. HENRY, 405 W. 

15th, Okla. City. Rep. B., Holden, Mo. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Little Harrison, 
Ark. Hus., Henry (dec.) Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
J. W. Perry, Okla, City. Bus. Con., loan 
and investment interests. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl.; Farmers Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
(pol.) Geo. Sohlberg. .T. W. Harreld, Mrs. 
Clarence Henley, Mrs. Lea Riley, Lew 
Wentz, W. T. Hales. Church, Chris. Sci¬ 
ence. Clubs, Rep. Womans’ Club; Ladies 
Music; Modern Classic, governing bd. ; Art 
League; one of organizers (1908) and mbr. 
governing bd. of First Families of Okla., 
(Pres.) ; 5 O’Clock Tea Club. Imp. Rel. 
Samuel Murphy, (father), (dec.), first 
Ter. treasurer. Pol. Act., partisan: city 
and co. worker since 1889; through per¬ 


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JESSIE PARDOE 












562 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

PARKINSON, FRED, O. G. & E. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Public Relations 
in connection with taxes. B., Pomona, 
Kan., Dec. 30, 1868; came to Okla. 1881; 
located Muskogee 1881-84; Red Pork 1884- 
90; Okmulgee 1890-97 ; Wagoner 1897- 
1925; Okla. City since 1925. Edu., com. 
sch., Kan.; Gem City Bus. Col., Quincy, 
Ill, late eighties. Wife, Laura Trent. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Trent, Tulsa; Charles, Okla. 
City; 1 d., Doris, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
O G. & E. Bk. Con., Amer.-Pirst Natl. 
Assoc., J. P. Owens, Geo. A. Davis, W. B. 
Anthony; (pol.) Judge R. L. Williams, Mus¬ 
kogee, W. B. Anthony, Okla. City; Judge 
Poe Tulsa; T. C. Harrill, Wagoner; Judge 
S. W. Hayes, Okla. City. Church, Chris. 
Science. Pol. Act., partisan city, co. and 
st. worker all his life; works through 
others. Offices, had charge of appraising 
work of Sch. Land Dept. 1909-12; ap¬ 
pointed St. Examiner & Inspector 1912-25. 
Party Honors, Chmn. of Ind. Dem. Ex¬ 
ecutive Com. at time of statehood; del. to 
st. convs. Remarks, expert accountant. 


PHOTO ”Y watto:: 


FRED PARKINSON 


del. at large, Natl. Convs. 1912 and 1920. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; lived Muld- 
row, Yian, Muskogee, Okla. City since 
1917. 

OWEN, MRS. THOS. H„ 600 W. 14th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ. homemaker. B., 
Vinita, Okla., Aug. 23, 1877 ; Muskogee 
1916; Okla. City since 1917. Edu., Willie 
Halsell Col., Vinita; N. T. F. C„ Sher¬ 
man, Tex.; Howard Payne Col., Fayette, 
Mo.; Cincinnati Conservatory Music 2 yrs. 
Hus., Judge Thos. H. Owen. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Vinita; Dir. First Natl. Bk. 
1927-30. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Ladies Music Club; Sec’y to Y. W. C. A. 
Bd. 5 yrs.; 5 O’Clock Tea Club (charity- 
work). Imp. Rel.. J. O. Hall, (father), 
(dec.), Vinita, Okla. Offices, mbr. of 
Soldiers’ Memorial Commission under Gov. 
J. B. A. Robertson’s administration, only 
woman member. Remarks, had charge of 
Red Cross surgical dressing rooms at St. 
Capitol during W. War. Formerly 7 mar¬ 
ried Judge Luman F. Parker, Jr.. 1898; 
lived in Vinita and Washington, D. C. 
Judge Parker died 1911. Hobby, outdoor 
life; raising thoroughbred Hereford cattle 
on Tex. ranch. 

PAAS, MRS. MARY C., Edmond. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Litchfield, Ill. Oct. 
9, 1873. Edu., grad, grade sch., Litch¬ 
field. Married. Cdrn., 3 d., Ruth, Mar¬ 
garet, Maurine, h. Bus. Con., Paas 

Hardware Co., Edmond. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
O. E. S.; Rebekah; W. C. T. U., Co. 
Pres.; Pres. W. C. T. U. 1923-26; past 
Matron O. E. S.; past Noble Grand Re¬ 
bekah. Assoc., Harold G. Paas, bus. 
partner; Mrs. Tolbert, Okla. City, Co. 
Pres. W. C. T. IT,;. Ed Sheldon. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910; lived Okla. City; 

Edmond since 1911; active in all civic 


movements for betterment and beautifica¬ 
tion, and in school activities. 

PAGE, JACK W„ Fidelity Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Earlsboro, Okla., Nov. 11. 1899; Man- 
gum 1901; Walters 1916; Norman 1918; 
Okla. City since 1929. Edu., Univ. of 
Okla., Norman. Single. Bus. Con. mbr. 
Grigsby & Page, attys. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl., Norman. Bus. Assoc., J. D. 
Grigsby, Jr. Pol. Assoc., Judge Tom 
Pace, Purcell; Gov. W. J. Holloway, J. 
Berry King. Church, Meth. Clubs, active 
in starting League of Young Dems. of 
Okla.; C. of C. Imp. Rel. Thomas Nel¬ 
son Page. Pol. Act., partisan. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. Co. Atty. of Cleveland Co., 
Okla. Party Honors, Pres. League of 
Young Denis., Cleveland Co. Hobby, golf. 

PARDOE, MISS JESSIE, State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Deputy Clerk 
Supreme Court and Criminal Court of 
Appeals. B., Mercer Pa.; came to Okla. 

1898: located at Guthrie 1898-1910 ; Okla. 
City 1910-29. Edu., schs. of Pa., and 

Guthrie, Okla. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, P. E. O.; Eastern Star; Town 
Club. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Pol. Act., 
Dem. worker 20 yrs. Offices, Deputy Clerk 
Supreme Court of the Ter. of Okla. 1900- 
07; Deputy Clerk of Supreme Court ana 

Criminal Court of Appeals 1907-29; oldest 
from point of continuous service in the st. 
Remarks active in war work during W. 
War. Very efficient. 

PARKER, HOWARD, State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Law Editor, State 
Reporter. B., Vernon, Tex., March, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1901; located Hobart 1901- 
05; Ada 1905-08; Guthrie 1908-11; Okla. 
City 1911-29. Edu., B. A., Univ. Nash¬ 
ville; LL. B., Univ. of Tex. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Cynthia, Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. Bk. Con., Amer- 
First Natl Church, Bap. Lodge, Mason. Of¬ 
fice, State Reporter 1908-29. 


PARMELEE ART H., 619 S. W. 29th 
St., Capitol Hill, Okla. City. Occ., Prin¬ 
cipal Capitol Hill h. sch. B„ Thayer Co., 
Neb., Feb. 14, 1876; came to Okla. 1901; 
located at Okla. City; Pottawatomie Co. 
taught sch. from 1909 to date; supt. sch. 
Ralston, also Pawhuska. Edu., h. sch. 
Alexander, Neb.; Fremont Normal; Ed¬ 
mond 1910; O. U. 1917, A. B.. M. A. 
1922. Wife, Edna Gehring. Cdrn., 2 s„ 
Billie, Bob; 4 d., Arta, Katherine, June, 
Edna. Bus. Con., Dir. Globe Fire Ins. 
Co. Bk. Con., Capitol St. Church Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic, Shrine, also 
Patrol Masonic; Dir. Kiwanis, and past 
Pres. South Okla..; Pres. C. of C. at 
this time. Imp. Rel., W. L. Parmelee, 
(bro.) very active Mason. Remarks, good 
speaker educational work; 2 yrs. Philippine 
Islands Spanish Amer. War. Especially 
interested in boys and girls, seeing that 
those who drop out, return and go through 
h. sch. and college if possible. Lieut. Col. 
179th Inf. O. N. G. Hobby, camping hunt¬ 
ing and fishing, horse-back riding. 

PARR JOS. OVERTON, First Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., architect. 
B., Denton, Tex., Feb. 17, 1877; came to 
Okla. 1905; located McAlester; Okla. City 
since 1910. Edu., com. sch., Denton, Tex. 
1895 ; Denton St. Tchrs. Col 1899; Ar- 


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mour & Art Institute Chicago 1902-03. 
Wife, Ida Gamble. Cdrn., 2 s., J. O., Jr., 
(0. U.) ; Wm. G.. (A. & M.) ; 3 d., Mar¬ 
garet, Wanda, Maida. Bus. Con., Hawk 
& Parr; Dir. Security Bldg. & Loan Assn. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Scottish and York Rite, Consistory Guth¬ 
rie ; Commandery, Shrine, India Temple; 
Elks; C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. C. Parr, 
{father) Denton, Tex. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent locally, nationally Dem. 20 yrs. ; per¬ 
sonal contact and through corns. Remarks, 
active 1917-18 selling bonds, etc. Hobby. 
Masonry. 

PARR, MRS. IDA A., (MRS. J. 0.). 123 

W. 15th St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
owner Aberdeen Apts. B., Denton, Tex. ; 
came to Okla. 1907 ; located at McAlester : 
Okla. City 1911. Edu., com. sch. ; Terrell 
Sch. Denton; St. Normal 1904, grad.; 
taught sch. 8 yrs. Hus., Josephus Over- 
ton. Cdrn., 2 s., J. O., Jr., William; 3 d., 
Margaret Elizabeth, Wanta, Maida. Bk. 
Con., Fidelity Natl. Bus. Assoc., C. C. 
Roberts,, Bunn Booth Ed S. Vaught, Paul 
Harrup, Judge Frederick Owen. Pol. Assoc., 
Mrs. Ellen C. Edwards, Mrs. John How¬ 
ard Payne, Mrs. John M. Lewis, Col. R. 
A. Sneed,' Mrs. A. S. J. Shaw, Sen. E. 
P. Hill. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Eastern Star, Beaumont past and present 
Chaplain Shakespeare Club; Bible Study 
Club; Hospitality Club; past Pres. P. T. 
A. Imp. Rel., J. Rider Haggard, Judge 
John H. Reagan, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan 
statewide worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, principal of Memphis, Tex. and 
McLain, Tex. h. schs. Party Honors, Prct. 
Registrar; del. to co. and st. convs. Hobby, 
Parent & Teachers Assn. 

PARMAN, BOB, Amer. Natl. Bk. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., stocks and bonds. 
B„ Johnson Co., Mo., Jan. 25, 1886; came 
to Okla. 1889; located at Okla. City. Edu., 


h. sch. Okla. City 1903 ; Benz Bus. Col., 
1904. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Fidel¬ 
ity; Farmers Natl. Bus. Assoc., Will S. 
Guthrie, Key R. McKee,, Chas. Vose, Ed 
Overholser. Pol. Assoc, C. T. Berryman, 
Fred T. Bearley, J. A. Davidson, G. A. 
Paul, Oliver C. Black, W. G. Skelly, J. 
W. Harreld, Onter K. Benedict, W. B. 
Pine. Church, Congregational. Clubs & 
Lodge, Alumna Chulosa Club; Masonic; 
Shrine India; Consistory, McAlester. Pol. 
Act., independent statewide worker 23 yrS.; 
personal contact and through corns. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Co. Cen. Com. 1917; City 
Commr. Public Safety, Okla City 1921-27 ; 
Elected Co. Clerk Okla. Co. 1910-12; City 
Clerk Okla. City 1909-11; Asst. City Clerk 
1905-09. Party Honors, Prct. Election Bd.; 
del. to Rep. co. and st. convs. Remarks 
active Red Cross, Liberty Bond, Baby 
Bond drives during W. War ; built up Fire 
Dept, during his administration; also 
Health Dept. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

PARROTT, FORREST, 604 W. Main, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., automobile deal¬ 
er. B., Westville, Ohio, April 24, 1896. 
Edu., h. sch., Checotah; Okla. A. & M. 
Col. Wife, Lois„ d. of T. R. Taylor, Okla. 
City. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald, li. Bus. Con., 
Parrott Motor Co., Okla. City; Detroit In¬ 
vestment Co. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl, 
stockholder. Assoc., Gov. Holloway; all 
party leaders. Church, First Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. City Golf & 
Country; Lakeside; Kiwanis; C. of C., Sr. 
and .Tr.; Mason Royal Arch, Shrine, K. 
T., Okla. City; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., Russell Parrott, (bro.), Okla. City. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived Che¬ 
cotah; Okemah 1919-24; Okla. City since. 
During W. War served in 6th Reg. U. S. 
Marines; mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 35, 
Okla. City; Post Commander 1923 at 
Okemah; St. Treas. Amer. Legion Child 
Welfare fund 1925-29; Pres. Jr. C. of C. 


563 

1927 ; Pres. Auto Dealers Assn. 1927; mbr. 
Bd. of Dirs. Amer. Legion 1925-26; Treas. 
Susqui-Cen. Com. 

PARSONS, ANDREW CLARKSON, 109 

N. Bdwy., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., fire in¬ 
surance; agriculture; bldg. B., Savonburg, 
Kan., Feb. 5, 1881. Edu., h. sch.; Eldorado 
Col., grad. 1896; Univ. of Okla. 1900-02; 
L^niv. Neb. 1902-03; Univ. C'olo.; Univ. 
Chicago; LL. D., Okla. Univ. 1923. Wife, 
Nellie May d. of W. T. Hunt, Okla. City. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Nellie May, h. Bus. Con., 

V. -Pres. Globe Fire Ins. ; Pres. Univ. 
Home Builders Assn. ; owner farm lands 
over Okla. and Kan. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl.; Amer.-First Natl.; Farmers Natl., 
Okla. City; Security Natl.,, Norman. Assoc., 
Ed M. Semans O. B. Mothersead, Okla. 
City; J. L. Lindsay, Norman; E. A. Foster, 
Wm. Mee, Frank Johnston, C. W. Gunter, 
F. R. Bull, Okla. City; R. W. Hutto, C. 
H. BeSsant, Norman ; (pol.) Ed M. Semans, 

W. J. Holloway, Okla. City ; Paul Stewart, 
Haworth; Geo. Davison, Arnett; John B. 
Doolin, Alva. Church First Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Phi Delta Kappa, Chicago; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Guthrie Consistory; N. E. A.; O. E. A., 
life mbr. ; Natl. Society for Study of Edu. 
Pol. Act., active in politics since maturity; 
organizer in public affairs ; personal contact 
worker; makes speeches. Offices, Asst. St. 
Supt. of Pub. Inst., 1911-12; Sec’y. St. 
Bd. of Edu. 1912; St. Inspector H. Sch., 
and Prof, of Edu. Administration Univ of 
Okla. 1912-22; Climn. Okla. H. Sch. Con¬ 
ference 1912-22; Pres. Okla. Edu. Assn. 
1921; mbr. Bd. of Regents, Okla. City Univ. 
1922-25; Supt. Schs. Okla. City 1923-26. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898; lived Alva 
1898-03; Durant 1909-11; Okla. City 1911- 
12: Norman 1912-22; Okla. City since. 
One of the largest growers of pecans in 
Okla. Interested in development of a 
superior citizenship. In “Who’s Who in 
America.” 

PATTEN. W. S. Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Sandwich, Ill., May 21, 
1869. Edu., St. Normal, Ill. Wife, Erma, 
d. of A. A. Howard, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
2 s. William H., cashier; Chas. H., at¬ 
tending O. U. Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. 
Bk., Edmond; (corr.) Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., William Howard, (son), 
cashier bk. ; (pol.) Geo. Henshaw, Judge 
It. Bell, Judge Geo. Clark, M. E. Trapp, 
ex-Gov. R. L. Williams. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rancho Beach, Okla. 
City ; Okla. Club ; Mason, Shrine, K. T. ; 
C. of C., pres. 1910. Imp. Rel., E. B. 
Howard, (bro.-in-law), Tulsa; Dr. S. M. 
Patten, (dec.), well known writer. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. Co.; works 
through personal contacts and corns. 
Party Honors, del. to convs. often. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since at 
Edmond. Interested in better farming 
conditions. Hobby, golf. 

PATTERSON, EARL, LIEUT COL., St. 

Capitol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., U. S. 
Property and Dist. Officer. B., De Kalb 
Co., Mo., Dec. 23,1882; came to Okla. 
1896: located at Edmond 1896-1996; Guthrie 
1906-11; Okla. City 1911-29. Edu.. Mo. 
and Okla. pub. schs. and Cen. St. Tehrs. 
Col., Edmond. Wife Bessie E. Thread- 
kell. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl Edgar, Leon Leslie. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, Chris. 
Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., Democratic 23 
yrs. Offices, connected with Okla. Natl. 
Guard since 1906; IT. S. Property and 
Dist. Officer since 1919. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Post No. 35 charter mbr ; Capt. 
141st Inf. Machine Co. 36 Div.; 11 months 
foreign service ; past mbr. Executive Com. 
Post No. 35; past Chmn. Funeral Com. 
Post No. 35; active in membership drive; 
won Lew Wentz 2nd cash prize 1929; 
active in Amer. Legion activities. Assoc¬ 
iated with Gen. Chas. F. Barrett nince 
1919. 






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MRS. JOHN HOWARD PAYNE 


PAYNE, MRS. JOHN HOWARD, 315 W. 

21st St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B., Gainesville, Tex. Edu., com. 
sch., Chickasha; h. sch., Chickasha and 
Gainesville, Tex., grad 1910; Tex. Univ. 
1910-12; Okla. City Univ., A. B., 1928; 
Okla. Univ., now taking work for M. A., 
majoring in history. Hus., John Howard 
Payne, lawyer. Cdrn., 1 d., dec. in in¬ 
fancy. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., 
Sen. Elmer Thomas, Arthur H. Geissler, 
Lee Cruce, J. Berry King Hall Rains. 
Church, Chris. Clubs, Modern Classics; 
McDowell; Hospitality; Womens Overseas, 
Pres. 1925; Dem. Club; D. A. R.; Daugh¬ 
ters of Rep. of Tex. Daughters of Confed¬ 
eracy; Daughters of 1812; Art League; 
Big Sisters; Patron Symphony Orchestra. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city,, co. and st. 
worker 10 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal activity. Officers, Read¬ 
ing Clerk House of Repr. 1923. Party 
Honors, Speaker for co. and st. Dem. 
campaign com. 1920-22. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893; lived Chickasha 1893-1911; 
Okla. City since. Toured Europe summer 
1928; Cen. Amer., Christmas 1928; Canada 
summer 1929. Served overseas as enter¬ 
tainer with A. E. F. during W. War. 
Hobby, books and travel. 

PAYNE, WILLIAM PENN, St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Chief Clerk St. 
Land Office. B., Stilwell, Adair Co., Okla., 
Jan. 25, 1879. Edu., pub. sch. Okla.; 

Cherokee Male Academy; Haskell Insti¬ 
tute. Wife, Alice Bolen. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 
Pearl Benda Ollie G., and Charlotte E. 
Arbuckle. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., past Chmn. of Dem. 
Cen. Com. of Rogers Co.; active for 25 
yrs.; works through organiz. Offices, first 
Co. Clerk of Rogers Co.; Clerk of Co. 
Court 5 yrs.; Chief Clerk of St. Land 
Office. Remarks, del. to various st. convs. 


PATTERSON, JOE H„ 1401 W. 20th, Okla. 

City Dem. Occ., real estate investments. 

B.. Webster Co., Miss., Mch. 2, 1882. Edu., 
com. sch.. Miss. Wife, Josfe Dell Burns. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Elton Tanner, Joe Hester, h. 
Bus. Con., V.-Pres. & Dist. Mgr. Federal 
Construction Co. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl., 
Libertv Natl., Okla. City. Church, Trinity 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Clvitan; A. F. & 

A. M., Shrine, Consistory: K. P., Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., L. E. and D. S. Patterson, • 
(bros.) ; Mrs. B. H. Anderson, Mrs. J. M. 
Whitely, (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan: 

co. worker through personal contacts. Of- 
fises. Park Commr.. 1916-19; Commr. of 
Public Property, 1919-27. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1904: lived Ada, Wewoka; Okla. 
City since 1906. Interested in boy scouts, 
school and park development. 

PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD, First Natl. 

Bk. Bldg. .Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 

B. , near Granville, Tenn. Edu., com. sch.. 
Bellewood Academy: Hartsville Masonic 
Institute, grad. 1901; Cumberland Univ.. 

A. B. 1909. Wife, Sallie Landis Spruce. 
Cdrn., 1 d., dec. in infancy. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Ed M. 
Semans, John Hope, Hall Rains. J. K. 
Wright, J. Berry King, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Lee Cruce. Church, St. Lukes 
M. E., South. Clubs & Lodges, Univ. 
Club; Mason. Blue Lodge Chapter, Coun¬ 
cil, Commandery, Shrine; K. P.; D. O. K. 

K., all Okla. City. Pol Act., partisan; 
city, co. and st. worker all life; makes 
speeches and works through others. Of¬ 
fices, Civil Asst. Co. Atty. 1923-26: Okla. 

Co. Tax Ferret 1927-29. Party Honors, 
Sec’y.-Treas. Okla. Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 
1920-24; del. to various st. convs.; alt., 
Natl. Conv. N. Y. 1924. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1911; lived since at Okla. City. 
Hobby, flowers and books. Wife is one 
of most active mbrs. of Legion Auxiliary 
in st.. Now studying at Okla. Univ. for 
M. A. 



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IRVING PERRINE 



500 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



R. L. PEEBLY 


Interested in Title and Loan work. Be¬ 
longs Okla. Natl. Guard. 

PECK, HERBERT MASSEY, 605 W. 

32nd., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., U. S. 
Attorney. B., Rockbridge Co., Va., Nov. 
5, 1879. Edu., Ph. B., Lawrence Col., 

Appleton, Wis. 1904; LL. B., Uuiv. of 
Va. 1908. Wife, Francis McCoy Sawyer. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Rena Page, Francis Sawyer. 
Margaret McCormick. Bus. Con., began 

practice Okla. City 1908; Asst. Co. Atty. 
Okla. Co. 1911-13; Asst. U. S. Dist. Atty. 
West Dist of Okla. 1915-17; Special Asst. 
U. S. Atty 1919-20; U.S. Atty. West Dist. 
Okla. 1920-23. Bk. Con., V.-Pres and 

Trust Officer First Natl., Okla. City since 
1923, now merged with Amer.-Natl. 

Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Shriner; mbr. Amer. and Okla. Bar Assns.; 
Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi. Remarks, 
enlisted U. S. A., Aug. 25, 1917; Comd. 
Capt. F. A. 90th Div. Nov. 27, 1917; Maj. 
Aug. 22, 1918; honorable discharge, rank 
Lieut. Col. R. C. June 30, 1919. 

PEEBLEY, ROBERT L., East View Farm, 
R. F. D. No. 9, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 

Master Farmer. B., Otoe Co., Neb., Jan. 
17, 1865 ; came to Okla. 1893 ; located at 
Okla. City. Edu., St. Normal Sch., Neb. 
Wife, Anna Lewis. Cdrn., 2 s., James 

Sterling, Edmond Eugene. Bus. Con., R. 
L. Peebley & Son, live stock and dairy 
farm. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, former Lion; 
K. P.; Dokey; Farmers Union; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 40 yrs.; all 
ways necessary. Offices, Federal Census 
Supervisor fifth dist., 1920; mbr. Third and 
Fifth Legislatures; sec’y Okla. Co. Election 
Bd. 1924-28. Party Honors, chmn. co. 
court com. 5 yrs. in territorial days; mbr. 
co. central com. 13 yrs. in past. Remarks, 
was mbr. of Draft Bd. and Council of De¬ 
fense; also had charge of War Savings 
Stamp Drive, Okla. Co., during W. War. 
Mbr. Co. Fair Bd.; is only live stock ex¬ 
hibitor that has exhibited at every St. 
Fair; was Master Farmer 1928; Mr. Peeb- 
ley’s home was C. of C. sweepstakes for 
county’s best home; has dairy now and is 
milking 40 to 50 cows. Hobby, Jersey cat¬ 
tle; herd is composed of more than 100 
head all registered; mbr. bd. of dirs. St. 
Dairy show, ‘Duncan. 

PERRINE, HALE, Britton. Dem. Occ., 


retired lawyer. B., Monroe, Wis. Edu., 
h. sch., Monroe. Wis.; Univ. of Wis. 
Wife, Margaret May, d. of Joseph Dewey, 
El Reno. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Margaret Vil- 
berg, Helen, Gertrude, Wisconsin. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc, (pol.) Cliff Myers, 
Stanley Rogers,, J. W. Berry, Bob Wilson, 
Col. Sneed. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Britton. 
Imp. Re!., descendant of Daniel Perrine, the 
Huguenot. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. Co. since 1907; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal contact worker. Offices Justice of 
Peace, City Councilman, Wisner, Neb. 
Party Honors, mbr. Election Bd., Okla. 
City, 7 yrs.; del. to convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1896; lived at Geary; Okla. City 
1907-18; Britton since 1918; interested in 
educational movements. 

PERRINE, IRVING, Petroleum Bldg. 
Okla. City. Ind. Occ., oil geologist. B., 
Wallkill, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1884; came to 
Okla. 1912; located at Norman 1912-15; 
Hutchinson, Kan., 1915-16; Okla. City 1916 
since. Edu.. com. sch., Wallkill; New 
Paltz St. Normal, 1900-03, grad.; Cornell 
Univ. 1903-12, A. B., 1907, A. M. 1911, 
Ph. D.„ 1921. Wife, Hilda Aurelia Sweet. 


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HALE PERRINE 


Cdrn., 1 d. Phyllis Sweet. Bus. Con., v.- 
pres. Randada Oil Corp.; pres. Belle Isle 
Royalty Co.; dir. Diversified Royalties, Inc., 
Unidos Royalty Co.; geologist. Flag & 
Associate Companies; independent holdings. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl.; Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., Everett W. Hill, Aldrich Blake, 
Fred Owens. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. 
Univ. Club, past pres.; Okla. Club; Okla. 
City Golf & Country; Amer. Geologists 
Assn., past v.-pres.; Okla. City Geologists 
Society, pres. 1922-23; Mid-Continent Oil 
& Gas Assn. Kan. Acad. Sciences; Men’s 
Dinner Club; Mason Blue Lodge, Shrine, 
Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie; Elks, 
Okla. City; Fellow A. A. A. S.; Amer. Ins. 
Mining Engineers; Sigma Xi; Phi Gamma 
Delta. Pol. Act., independent; worker city 
and st.; personal activity among members 
of his profession and Alumni of Okla. 
Univ. Remarks, professor of geology 
Univ. of Okla., 1912-15. Hobby, hunting 
and athletics. 

PERRY, A. E. (DYNAMITE ED), 729 

W. 16th St., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., pres¬ 
ident Concho Sand & Gravel Co. B., Mon¬ 
treal, Canada, July 24, 1870. Edu., com. 
sell., Denison, Tex.; Col., Montreal, Can. 
Wife, Carrie LeFlore. Bk. Con., First 


Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Cath. 
Clubs, C. of C.; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
J. W. Perry, banker, N. Y. City; Claud 
Perry, manufacturer, St Louis; John Perry, 
manufacturer, Kan. City (bros.). Assoc., 
(pol.) W. G. Johnston, W. T. Hales; G. T. 
Ralls, Coalgate; W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, 
Fred C. Clarke; Roy Johnson, Ardmore. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since 1888; makes speeches; works in all 
ways effective. Party Honors, st. v.-chmn. 
Rep. Com., 1908; st. mgr. Roosevelt’s Cam¬ 
paign; del. natl. conv. 1912 and chmn. of 
delegation to Chicago Conv. 1916; del. to 
numerous st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1888; located at Atoka; Coalgate 
1889-1922; Okla. City since 1922; civic 
worker, both through C. of C. and pri¬ 
vately ; especially active in charity work 
among Indians; three-minute speaker during 
W. War and publicity manager in southwest 
part of st. 'for Liberty Loan work. Hob¬ 
by, party harmony. 

PHELPS, CHARLES H„ Okla. City. 
Dem. B., Arkansas. Occ., land owner; 
investments. Remarks, was very active in 
Scott Ferris’ headquarters in his campaign 
for U. S. Senator, 1920. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

PHELPS, JUDGE JAMES I., Security 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney 
and Judge. B., Newton, Tex., June 20, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1899; located at El Reno 
1899-1929; Okla. City 1929. Edu., Univ. 
of Tex., LL. B. Wife, Lydia B. Malcom. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Malcolm E.; 1 d., Thelma 
Phelps-Lester. Bk. Con. Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Shirk, Danner 
and Phelps (law partners) : (pol.) Judge 
Geo. Clark, Leslie Swan, Judge E. F. Les¬ 
ter, Judge M. B. Cope, Harris L. Danner. 
Judge Albert C. Hunt. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; 
Knight Templar; past Potentate Shrine, 
1927; India Temple; past Grand Patron 
Eastern Star; Men’s Dinner Club; Okla. 
Bar Assn. ; Grand Junior Warden of Most 
Worshipful Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., 
Okla. City, 1929; Grand Orator of Grand 
Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan. Offices, Munic¬ 
ipal Judge El Reno, 1901-02; Canadian Co. 
Judge 1901-07 ; Dist. Judge 13th Dist, 1918- 
25; Justice Supreme Ct., 1925-29. 

PINE, JOHN SWHIERS, Medical Arts 
Bldg. Okla, City. Dem. Occ., physician. 
B., Green Springs, Va., July 26, 1875. 


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SAM A. POLLARD 


Edu., com. sch., Ya.; Natl. Normal Unlv., 
Ohio, 1897-98; Univ. Col. of Medicine, 
Richmond, Va., M. D.. 1901. Wife, Mary 
Eleanor White. Bus. Con., pres. Medical 
Arts Bldg. Assn.; mgr. of Med. Arts Bldg., 
oil interests; farming interests ; Twin Lakes 
Gun Club. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., 
,M. J. Reinhart, George Forsythe,, Dr E. S. 
Lain, E. S. Ferguson, J. C. Eagan, Okla. City ; 
(pol.) W. A. Ledbetter, Hubert L. Bolen, 
A. T. Early, Dr. J. G. Binkley. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Gun Club; C of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Commandery, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Consistory, San Jose, Calif. Pol. Act., 
partisan; personal contact worker; in 
Okla. City only. Remarks, came to Okla. 
City 1908 ; good organizer; headed the or¬ 
ganization, planned the program and car¬ 
ried the plan through for Medical Arts 
Bldg. During W. War served at Base Hos¬ 
pital, Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Calif. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

POLLARD, SAMUEL ALLEN, 1700 N. 
Robinson, Okla. City. Dem. Occ„ oil op¬ 
erator. B., Florence,, Kan., May 27, 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Pawnee; St. 
John’s Military Acad., Salina, Kan., grad. 
1910; Okla. A. & M. Col.. 1911-13. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City; Federal Natl., Shawnee; Meeker St., 
Meeker. Assoc., Hugh Ownby, Tulsa; Paul 
Williams, Muskogee; Chas. Dierker, Shaw¬ 
nee; W. E. Ramsey, Okla. City; Carl Haun, 
Blackwell. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges. 
Lincoln Park Golf; Shawnee Golf; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie 
Consistory; I. O. O. F., Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., John Pollard (great uncle), now can¬ 
didate for Governor of Va. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in city, co. and st.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, Accountant with Rate 
Division of Corporation Commission, 1919- 
20; clerk and accountant St. Bd. Public 
Affairs, 1921-22; elk. Sec’y of State’s Of¬ 
fice 1922-23; Asst. Sec’y Sch. Land Office, 
1923-29. Party Honors, candidate for 
Sec’y of St., 1929 (now). Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900; lived at Pawnee, Stillwater; 
Okla. City since 1919. Active in civic af¬ 
fairs through Legion and governmental 
channels. During W. War Machine Gun 
Instructor, Camp Hancock, Ga.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Post No. 35, Okla. City, past post 
Commander, candidate for Dept. Commander 
1926. Influential in' League of Young Dems. 


and Amer. Legion; supported in his candi¬ 
dacy by present Sec’y of St. Graves Leep- 
er. Hobby, outdoor sports, golf, etc. 

POSTELLE, GUY, 2415 W. 15th, Okla. 
City. Dem. B., Ducktown, Tenn., Aug. 
14, 1895; came to Okla. 1900 ; located at 
Okla. City. Edu., h. sch., Okla. City, 1911; 
A. & M. Col., Stillwater, 1916. Wife, 
Floy Stansburry. Cdrn., 2 d., Charlotte, 
Josephine. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
W. H. Stout, J. F. Harbour, Robert M. 
Scott, Ben D. Cardwell; (pol.) Ed Sernans, 
Ross Lillard, Jess Todd, Maynard Cornel¬ 
ius. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, York 
Rite, Scottish; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mr. 
and Mrs. Dr. J. M. Postelle. Pol. Act., 
Dem. Co. worker 7 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, inspector Election Bd.; pres. pret. 
3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. Dem. 
Conv. Remarks, 12 mos. active serviec on 
border in Okla. Natl. Guard. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

PUCKETT, DR. CARL, 315 E. 12th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. 
B., Rogers, Ark., Oct. 31, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1905 ; located at Pryor 1905-24; 
Okla. City since. Edu., Rogers Acad., 
Rogers, Ark.; St. Louis Col. of Medicine 
and Surgery, M. D., 1905. Wife, Elva Bur- 



DR. CARL PUCKETT 


gess. Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Jean, Sarah El¬ 
len. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl.; First Natl., 
Pryor. Assoc., Dr. L. J. Moorman, John 
Vaughn, E. K. Gaylord, Jack Owen, M. 
E Trapp, Okla City; R. A. Wilkerson, J. 
Harve Langley, Ernest R. Brown, Pryor. 
Church, Bap. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pryor. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contact. Offices, Co. Health 
Officer Mayes Co.; St. Health Commr. 
1924-27; mgr., dir. Okla. Public Health 
Assn. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
convs. Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 35, 
Okla. City; Capt. Medical Service Attend¬ 
ant to Aviation during W. War; has a 
Major’s Commission in Medical Reserve; is 
Sanitary Inspector 95th Div., mbr. of 40 
and 8; active in st. health work since 1924. 

PULLIAM, EUGENE, C., Okla. Savings 
& Loan Bldg., Okla. City. Ind. Occ., news¬ 
paper publisher. B.. Grant Co. Kan., May 
3 1889 Edu., De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, 


Ind., grad. 1910. Wife, Martha Ott, of Ind. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene C., Jr.; 2 d., Martha 
Corinne, Helen Susanne. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Pulliam Pub. Corp. and Pulliam Pub. Co., 
owning and operating Altus Times-Demo- 
crat, Hobart Democrat Chief, Mangum Star, 
Elk City News, Clinton News, El Reno 
Tribune, Alva Review-Courier, in Okla.; 
and Lebanon Reporter and Linton Citizen, 
in Ind.; Washington News, Wash., D. C. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges Delta Kappa 
Epsilon, Sigma Delta Chi (founder) ; Natl. 
Press Club, Wash., D. C.; Columbia and 
Athletic Club, Indianapolis; Ulen Country 
Club, Lebanon, Ind. ; Rotary, past Group 
Gov., Group Six, Lebanon; Univ. Club, 
Okla. City; Indiana and Okla. Press Assns.; 
B. P. O. E.; Mason. Imp. Rel.. Rev. Irvin 
B. Pulliam (father) leading Methodist min¬ 
ister in Kan. 30 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1929, lived since at Okla. City. State¬ 
wide influence through newspapers. Makes 
speeches. Interested in children. Hobby, 
golf. During W. War, in charge of Lib¬ 
erty Loan publicity for Indiana. 

PURDY, TEMPLE M„ 1527 W. 25th St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Orrick, Mo., July 4, 1894; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Elk City; Okla. City 1911 
since. Edu., h. sch.. Elk City; Central H. 
Sch., Okla. City; Okla. Univ. Hus., Vic¬ 
tor S. Purdy. Cdrn., 2 s., Millard Small¬ 
wood, Stanley Temple, at h. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmans Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Clar¬ 
ence Brain, Mrs. G. A. Waters, Mrs. Frank 
Fishwick. Church, Chris. Clubs, treas. 
Mother’s Culture Club; past pres. Keramlc 
Art Club; Hospitality Club; pres. P. T. 
A. Jefferson Sch.; La Coture. Imp. Rel., 
Gen. Smallwood, Confederate army.; M. E. 
Lard noted writer; Gov. Woodson, Mo.; 
Dr. R. C. Smallwood, pioneer physician of 
western Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 8 yrs.; all ways useful. Offices, 
v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Co., Okla. Co. Party 
Honors, sec’y Smith-Robinson Club; del. to 
st. convs. Hobby, painting, cooking and 
children. 

PURDY, VICTOR S„ 1527 W. 25th. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., printer. B„ Dun¬ 
lap, Kan., Oct. 26, 1888; came to Okla. 
1892 ; lived at Stillwater; Perry; Kansas 
City,, Kan.; Shawnee ; Austin, Tex.; Guth¬ 
rie ; in 1911 editor and publisher 
Homing Herald, Sayre; pres, of Local 
Typographical Union Okla. City, 1917-18; 
sec’y of Shawnee Typographical Union, 
1906-10; chmn. Labor Bureau Dem. St. and 



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Natl. Headquarters, 1928. Edu., graded 
schs.. Perry. Wife, Temple Martha Small¬ 
wood. Cdrn., 2 s., Millard S. ; Stanley T. 
Bk. Con., Tradesman Natl. Assoc., Joe 
Campbell, pres. Okla. St. Federation ot La¬ 
bor. Imp. Rel. Gen. Chas. F. Barrett 
(uncle), Okla. City. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; st. worker 33 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, editor Okla. Federation since 1920; 
mgr. Labor Temple, Okla. City; treas. of 
Labor, Temple Assn., Okla. City; sec’y- 
treas. Okla. St. Federation of Labor 1920 
since. Party Honors, mbr. League of Young 
Denis.; del. to co. and st. convs. several 
terms. Remarks, mbr. Okla. Natl. Guard, 
First Lieut., 1918. Hobby, baseball. 

PURDY, MRS. VICTOR. V.-Chmn. Dem. 
Com., 1930. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

QUILLAN, F. J„ 1839 Linden, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Jack- 
son Co., Nov. 16, 1884; came to Okla. 
1905 ; located at Cashion 1905; Taloga 
1909 ; Okla. City 1911 since. Edu., public 
sch., Okla.; Cashion H. Sch. Wife, Clara 
Alma McChesney. Cdrn., 3 s., Wm. Paul, 
Chesney James, F. J., Jr. Bk. Con., pres. 
Stockyards Bk. Assoc., R. A. Bryant, Hale 
V. Davis; (pol.) Fay Thompson, A. H. 
Parmalee D. V. Lackey. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis (south Okla. City 
Club); K. C.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
C. B. Barker, Guthrie; Dr. J. L. House- 
worth, Hollywood, Calif. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker always; through com. 
and personally. Office, City Council. Hob¬ 
by, baseball and football. 

RAINEY, ROBERT M., Colcord Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Sherman, Tex., Sept. 29, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1904; located at Atoka. Edu., Sher¬ 
man h. sch.; Unlv. of Tex.; Cumberland 
Univ, law, Lebanon. Tenn., 1903-04. Wife, 
Lillian Fryer, Paris, Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Robert M„ Jr. Gordon F., Thos. J.; 1 d., 
Dorothea. Bus. Con., Rainey. Flynn, Green 
& Anderson, attorneys. Church, Mpth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Golf & Country Club; 
Okla. Club ; Mason ; Shrine ; Knights Tem¬ 
plar; C. of C. ; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. First Okla. Legislature from 
Atoka Co., 1907-08; Judge 7th (26th) Ju¬ 
dicial Dist., 1909-15 ; Justice Supreme Ct. 


1917-20. Party Honors, st. chmn. Dem. 
St. Natl. Campaign Com., 1916. 

RAINS, HALL, Perrine Bldg., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Jonesboro, ArK., 
Nov. 11, 1889; came to Okla. 1913; lo¬ 
cated at Muskogee 1913-20; Okla. City 
since. Edu., com., h. sch., and preparatory 
col., Jonesboro, Ark., grad. h. sch., 1909; 
Washington & Lee Univ., B. A., 1912; 2 
yrs. law later at Washington & Lee Univ.; 
Cumberland Univ., LL. B., 1919. Single. 
Bus. Coin., Head & Rains, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., Geo. D. 
Key, Ed Semans, Hubert L. Bolen, Gov. 
W. J. Holloway, Okla. City; C. G. Ben¬ 
nett, Poteau; Edwin Dabney, Altus; Robert 
Burns, Seminole; A. E. Beckett, Okmul¬ 
gee; Tom Harrill, Wagoner; Ben Monral, 
Arapaho; W. F. Ledbetter, Muskogee. 
Clubs, Lambda Chi Alpha, Cumberland 
Univ. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Bay, 
Ark.; Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. H. L. Rains., Okmulgee; W. W. Rains, 
oil operator, Muskogee (bros.). P!ol. Act., 
partisan; co., st. and natl. worker all his 
life; makes speeches; works through others. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
primarily identified with campaigns of Rob¬ 
ert Bums, Gomer Smith and 1927 natl. 
campaign. Remarks, honest and fearless, 
an untiring worker, who spends freely of 
his own, time and money in political cam¬ 
paigns; has acquired a knowledge of Im¬ 
peachment Law that makes him an expert 
on that subject through his part in the 
Governors Walton and Johnston trials. 

RAMSEY, W. R„ 400 W. 16th, (bus. Per¬ 
rine Bldg.), Okla. City. Ind. Occ., oil 
bus. B., Gainesville, Tex., Dec. 1, 1885. 
Edu., com. sch., Ardmore. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Arthur, Charles; 1 d., Marie, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Ramsey Petroleum Corp., pres.; 
large real estate holder, oil producer, stock 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City, 
and bond investments, v.-pres. and dir. 
Assoc., W. E. Ramsey (bro,), bus. assoc. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lakeside, 
Okla. City Club, 32nd Mason. Pol. Act., 
independent; statewide; through others, 
principally financially. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1886; lived at Ardmore; Apache 
1902-04; Okla. City since 1904; mbr. Bd., 
Okla. City Univ.; mbr. Bd. Sunshine Home 
for Orphans; active in charitable works; 
one of most active and wealthy oil oper¬ 
ators in st. 

RANDOLPH, CHARLES F., Edmond. 
Rep. Occ., rancher. B., Anthony, la.; 
came to Okla. 1900; located 4 miles west, 

1 mile north of Edmond 1900 since. Wife, 
Alice Thornton. Cdrn., 2 s., L. G., R. G.; 

7 d., married Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
A. M. Coates, Judge J. T. Dickerson, Lew 
Wentz, W. T. Hales. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., independent; co. worker 25 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact; votes for the best man. 
Offices, Constable Edmond Twp., 1905-10, 
Edmond; pres. Protective Assn., 1922; 
pres. Anti-Horse Thief Assn., mbr. since 
1902; Prohibition Enforcement Officer. 
Party Honors, candidate Co. Commr., 1924- 
28; served on h. sch. bd., dist. 11, about 
20 yrs. Hobby, pure bred stock. 

RANKIN, MRS. EDWARD JOHNSTON, 

Edmond. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., 
Mount Peter, Ind. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Ind. Hus., Edward Johnston R. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Robert E., Edmond; 3 d., Mrs. 
John D. Fonburg, Wagoner; Dorothy, 
Grace, at h. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. C. W. Durant, Mrs. 
Cliff Corner, P. C. Slack, I. L. Harris, 
Lew Wentz. Sen. Harreld, Ben Dancy, U. 

■S. Stone, S. A. Byers. Church, Bap. 
Clubs, W. C. T. U., Edmond; O. E. S., 
Burkburnett, Texas. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. Co.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. st. and co. convs. 1928 ; candidate for 
Mayor 1929 ;- ward committeewoman 1928 ; 
co. organizer Hoover-Curtis Club. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907; lived at Kiefer; 


Okla. City; Edmond since 1919; active in 
meritorious civic movements; ambitious for 
the election of a Rep. Governor. Hobby, 
music. 

RATLIFF, CLIFTON, Security Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., leases and royal¬ 
ties. B., Raymond, Miss., Aug., 1876; 
came to Okla. 1906; located at Okla. City. 
Edu., public sch. and Miss. Col., Clinton, 
Miss. Wife, Blanche Tenney. Cdrn., 1 
d., Blanche Davis Ratliff, student Okla. 
Univ. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. 
& Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) R. F. Bell, 
Fred B. Owens, Ed M. Semans, W. L. Al¬ 
exander, Sen. W. C. Fidler, Judge Thos. 
H. Doyle. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commander local camp of Sons of Con¬ 
federate Veterans;; Mason, Okla. City; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, India 
Temple, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Capt. W. 
T. Ratliff (father),, of Miss., was pres. bd. 
of trustees of Miss. Col., 45 yrs. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; st. worker 25 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Office, Registrar of Deeds, Okla. 
Co. Party Honors, Col. on Gov. C. N. 
Haskell’s staff; congressional committee¬ 
man 1908. Remarks, an influential man 
from an influential southern family. Hob¬ 
by, bird hunting. 

RATLIFF, EDGAR SAMUEL, St. Cap¬ 
itol, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B., Hickman Co., Tenn., Mch. 26, 1880; 
came to Okla 1904; located at Ada, 1904- 
1920; Okla. City since. Edu., com. schs.. 
Tex.; Univ. of Tex., LL. B., 1903; admitted 
to Okla. Bar 1904; admitted U. S. Supreme 
Ct. Wife, Katherine Lee Underwood. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Edgar S., Robert, Billie, Rich¬ 
ard; 2 d.. Mrs. Robert F. Eaton, Mrs. 
Ralph L. Robey. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, W. O. W.; Okla. 
Bar. Pol. Act., strictly partisan; worker 
22 yrs.; speaker for campaign com. Of¬ 
fices, past pres. Pontotoc Co. Bar Assn, 
number of yrs.; attorney Corporation Com¬ 
mission 9 yrs.; mbr. of First and Second 
Legislatures; Mayor, Ada, 6 yrs. Party 
Honors del. to nearly all St. Dem. Convs. 
Remarks, interested in baseball and foot¬ 
ball. Four minute speaker during W. War. 
Active in establishment of E. C. T. Col. 
while ,mbr. of Legislature. First pres. 
Okla. Municipal League, one of the active 
organizers and promoters of it. As attor- 


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ney for the St. Corporation Commission, he 
is considered an authority, and one of the 
ablest lawyers in the st. 

RAY, COLONEL SCUDDER, 1231 W. 
45th St., Okla. City. Deih. Occ., sales¬ 
man. B., Hanson, June 12, 1894; lived 
at Gould 1900-17; France 1917-18; Gould, 
Keely, Hanson, Frederick, Ardmore, Mus¬ 
kogee, Stillwater, Norman, Edmond Wil¬ 
son, Altus, Mangum, Okla. City 1925-29. 
Edu., h. sch., Hollis, 1914; pursued com¬ 
bined course, B. S., A. B., M. D., 1912- 
19; Central St. Tchrs. Col.; Clarendon 
Col.; Okla. A. & M.; Okla. Univ.; Beaunne 
Univ. France. Wife, Ina E. Shelby. Cdrn., 
2 s., Thomas, Colonel S., Jr. Bus. Con., 
Hey wood Wakefield Co., Chicago. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., W. A. Fannin, 
Chicago; John T. Beasley, Kansas City; 
all prominent st. party leaders. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Kansas City Club; 
C. of C.; League of Young Dems.; Mason 
Blue bodge No. 402, Gould; Scottish 
Rite No. 5fi, San Antonio; Rancho 
Beach Golf & Country Club, Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. T. Ray (father), 
Gould. Pol. Act., partisan since 1914; 
makes speeches and works through com. 
and others. Party Honors, Colonel on 
Governor’s staff 1925; pres. St. League of 
Young Dems., elected by acclamation 1925. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 
35; Military Unit Headquarters Field 
Hospital Corps, 315 Sanitary Train, 90th 
Div. A. E. F. Interesting character be¬ 
cause of experiences in France and in 
politics. 

REID, MRS. CATHERINE DONNELLY, 

226 W. 25th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
physical educator, dancing. B., Crab Or¬ 
chard. Ky.; came to Okla. 1901; located 
at Okla. City. Edu., Lebanon, Ky., grade 
sch.; St. Catherine's Convent, Springfield, 
Ky. Hus., P. J. Reid. Cdrn., 1 s.. Edward. 
Assoc., Mrs. E. C. Donnelly. Church, 
Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, Natl. Re¬ 
search ; D. A. R.; U. D. C.; sec¬ 
tional pres, of the two sections of Needle¬ 
work Guild of Amer. in Okla. City; chmn. 
of Philanthropy in Okla. City Federation 
of Women’s Clubs. Pol. Act., co. worker 
20 yrs. in all ways useful. Office, pres, 
of Okla. Co. Women’s Dem. Club. Party 
Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, organized 
first Bus. Women’s Club in Okla. City 1909 ; 
started movement closing stores at 6 o’clock; 
founder Cath. Women’s Activity Club. 

REID, GUY C., 1528 W. 36th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., architect. B., Des Arc, 
Ark., Dec. 22, 1892; came to Okla. 1909; 
located at Sulphur; Stillwater 1910; Tulsa 
1915; Okla. City 1917 since. Edu., A. & 
M. Col., Stillwater, B. S. in architecture. 
Wife, Gertrude Ideala Wright. Cdrn., 1 
s., John Allen; 1 d., Mary Catherine. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Church Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Univ. 
Club; Mason, Shrine, Okla. City; Consis¬ 
tory, Guthrie. Remarks, Legionnaire Post 
No. 30; Field Artillery, Replacement De¬ 
pot. Hobby, art work. 

REINHART, MARTIN JOHN Commerce 
Exchange Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
structural engineering. B„ Edwards, Ill., 
July 17, 1881; came to Okla. 1908; located 
at Okla. City; here ever since. Edu.. com. 
and h. schs., Ia.; grad. h. sch., 1901; la. 
St. Col.. Ames, 1901-05, B. C. E. Wife, 
Josephine Alice Welsh. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
Ambrose; 4 d., Frances Marie, Eleanor 
Louise, Mary Amelia, Helen Josephine, at 
h. Bus. Con., pres. Reinhart & Donovan 
Co., civil and contracting engineers. Bk. 
Con., Tradesmen and Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., John M. Rein¬ 
hart (father), D. E. Donovan; (pol.) Y. 
E. Harlow, Walter C. Dean, Frank P. 
Johnson, Wm. Mee, C. F. Colcord, John 
H. Stirk. ' Ed O'erlWser, Okla. Ci*v. 
Church. Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
K. C. fourth degree, Okla. City No. 1038. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 25 


yrs.; uses all methods but votes inde¬ 
pendently. Remarks, one of the largest 
operators in building and construction in 
Okla.; public spirited in unusual degree, 
active in flood relief, health, etc.; hla 
work has been mostly in development and 
organization of departments and bds.; 
helped organize Ia. St. Highway Organi¬ 
zation and Ia. St. Engineering Experiment 
Station; interested in drainage and water 
supply. Mbr. of Bd. of Dirs., C. of C., 
also of Builder’s Exchange of Okla.; has 
been one of main factors in bringing about 
the erection of the new $3,500,000 Bilt- 
more Hotel. On Bd. of the Citizens 
Assn., organized for reduction of taxes. 
Active mbr. of Amer. Society of Engineers, 
also Amer. Assn, of Engineers. Mbr. of 
Open Shop Division, C. of C., since 1920. 

RENO, ERNEST L„ St. Capitol. Dem. 
Occ., dealer in supplies in Lobby. B., Al¬ 
bany, N. Y., Feb. 16„ 1888 ; came to Okla. 
1916; located in Okla. City. Edu., com. 
schs., Albany. Wife, Mary Celeste Thread- 
gill. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Ernestine. Bk. 
Con., Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., knows all 
co., st. and natl. leaders. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Knights Pythias. Pol. 
Act., statewide partisan worker 15 yrs.; 
since he was 20. Offices, refused several 
offices, prefers his own business. Party 
Honors, del. to co., st. and natl. convs. 
Remarks, popular, well liked; one of the 
most influential blind men in the st.; has 
almost risen above his infirmity; v.-pres. 
Assn. Adult Blind; treas. Okla. City Chap¬ 
ter Adult Blind; deserves all he gets and 
prefers to) ignore his infirmity rather than 
to trade on it. 

RHODES, HARVEY E., Southwestern 
Bell Telephone Co., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
advertising mgr. of Southwestern Bell Tel¬ 
ephone Co. B., Stockton, Kan., Dec. 16, 
1891; came to Okla. 1907 ; located at Skia- 
took; Kansas City 1913; Alliance, Neb.; 
Tulsa 1916; Okla. City 1923 since. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Stockton, Kan. Wife, 
Gladys Towson. Cdrn., 2 d., Elaine, Max¬ 
ine. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Assoc., R. J. Benzel. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Clay Cross, Skiatook. Office, sec’y to 
Mayor, Tulsa. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

RIBBLE, MRS. WM., (BELLE J.), 1523 
W. 36th, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., home¬ 
maker. B„ Warren, Pa.; came to Okla. 
1910; located at Okla. City. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Kansas City, Mo.; 2 yrs. 
Univ. of Neb., Lincoln, Neb. Hus., Wm. 
Ribble, supt. in oil fields. Cdrn., 2 s., 
John, Wm. Jackson. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Clarence Hen¬ 
ley, Mrs. Frank T. Blair, Mrs. Floyd Bull, 
Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton. Church Chris. 
Science. Clubs, Rep. Woman’s Clubs; Par 
Avance Study Club; McDowell Club. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Enid Jackson Fulton (sister), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; city and 
co. worker 10 yrs.; all ways needed. Party 
Honors, first v-pres. Rep. Woman’s Club 
1927-28; sec’y of Fields for Governor Club 
1922. Remarks, worked as speaker for 
Woman’s Council of Defense during W. 
War. At one time she and her sisters 
were very well and favorably known as 
mbrs. of the North Bros. Stock Co. 

RICHARDSON, DAVID ARTHUR, Col¬ 
cord Bldg 1 ., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Charleston, Ark., July 4, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1903; located at McAlester 
1903-04; Durant 1904-12; Okla. City since. 
Edu., grad. h. sch.. Charleston, 1894; 
Univ. of Ark.; studied law in law office. 
Wife, Bess L. Brown. Cdrn., 1 s.. David 
B., Princeton Univ. Bus. Con., Hayes & 
Richardson. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & Coun¬ 
try Club; all Bar Assns.; C. of C. Of¬ 
fices, Judge sixth dist. from statehood to 
Apr., 1910; appointed mbr. Criminal Ct. of 
Appeals, 1910-11; mbr. of law firm of 
Ames, Chamber, Lowe & Richardson, 1912- 


25; general counsel for Marland Oil Co., 
1925-29; now consulting counsel for Con¬ 
tinental Oil Co. 

RIGSBY, MRS. A. J., 319 W. 12th, 

Okla. City. Dem. Oco., homemaker. B., 
Vicksburg, Miss., Aug. 1, 1887 ; came to 
Okla. 1903; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
private sch., Vicksburg Miss.; Hollins, Va. 
Hus., A. J. Rigsby. Cdrn., 1 s.„ Allan 
Wood, sec’y St. Bar Assn., Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. J. N Schwoerke, Mrs. D. A. McDoug- 
al, Mrs. R. L. Fite. Church, Cong. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Parliamentary Study Club; 
Children’s Welfare League 17 yrs.; in 
charge of Babies Health Conference, Okla. 
St. Fair; City Federation Women’s Clubs; 
Okla. Co. Women’s Dem. Club. Party 
Honors, sec’y, parliamentarian and v.-pres. 
of Okla. Co. Dem. Club; del. to st. and 
co convs.; st. speaker’s bureau. Remarks, 
co. chmn. Food Conservation Com. and 
v.-chmn. Council of Defense during W. War. 
Hobby, child welfare. 

RILEY, DAVID ARTHUR, Britton. Dem. 
Occ., Town Clerk. B., Des Moines, Ia. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Evelyn Holland, 
Ia. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Dale Lankford, Max¬ 
ine, at h. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Geo. Riley; (pol.) Dave McClure, Dave 
McLemore, I. L. Harris Stanley Rogers, 
Bob Carlson, Walter DeGraffenreid. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Britton Commercial 
Club; Mason. Pol. Act., independent; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Town Clerk, since 1919; 
Councilman 1915-20. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived since at Britton; inter¬ 
ested in good roads. 

RITTER. LOUELLA McADAMS (MRS. 
F. A.), Chadwick, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
VSu.pt. of Co. Home for Dependent Girls. B., 
Miss., Sept. 20., 1880; came to Okla. 1907 : lo¬ 
cated at Poteau, Coalgate, Heavener. Stig- 
ler, Okla. City. Edu., grad. st. schs., 
Miss.; teachers life certificate in Okla.; 
lacked 1 yr. finishing in Bap. Univ. Hus., 
Fieldon A. Ritter. Cdrn., 1 s., Jewell C. 
Chadwick. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; 
Britton; First St., Wister. Church. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges social worker; P. T. A.; 
Democratic; Eastern Star; Woodmen Cir¬ 
cle; Brotherhood of Amer. Yeomen. Of¬ 
fices. Asst. Post Mistress. Wister. 
Hobby, working with and teaching cdrn. 


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UNA LEE ROBERTS 


RINGLAND, E. B., St. Capitol, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., Custodian G. A. R. 
and Spanish-Amer. Hall. B., Washing¬ 
ton, Pa., Jan. 4, 1846; came to Okla. 1900; 
located at Okla. City. Edu., grade schs., 
Washington Pa., and Lee Co., near Keo¬ 
kuk, la. Wife, Katherine O’Donald, d. of 
late Capt. Wayne O’Donald. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Evan B. Ringland; 2 d., Gleneweir Boet¬ 
tcher, N. Y. City; Katherine, Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church, Pres. 
Imp. Rel., Col. Thomas Ringland (grand¬ 
father) , was pres, of the Pa. Senate for 
9 yrs., also a Mexican War veteran; Ma¬ 
jor Newton Ringland (father), was Mex¬ 
ican War veteran; Miss Alice Ringland 
(cousin). Missionary in Africa, interna¬ 
tionally known; Martha (cousin), Mission¬ 
ary in China; A. W. Ringland (bro.), pres, 
of McAlester Col., St. Paul, Minn.; (all 
three bros. are over 80) ; Caleb B. Weir 
(uncle), Lieut in Eleventh la. Infantry. 
Office, Custodian under Trapp, Johnston 
and Holloway. Party Honors, del. fre¬ 
quently; makes speeches. Remarks, served 
2% yrs. Third la. Cavalry Detachment 
Service, Medical Dept., performed about 
200 surgical operations 1861-65; grad. 
Medicine, 1873, Philadelphia, Pa.; post 
grad, work, Keokuk; ordained for Ministry 
1912; held chair psychology. Parsons, Kan., 
Fairfield, la.; working at present on a life 
of Jesus Christ. Hobby, religion. 

ROACH, THOMAS, Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., pharmacist. B., At¬ 
wood, Tenn., Oct. 29 1880; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Okla. City. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Atwood, Tenn. Wife, Nellie 
Elizabeth Jackson. Cdrn., 1 s., Thos. Jo¬ 
seph; 2 d., Mary A. Alline, Martha Nell. 
Bus. Con., proprietor Roach Drug Co.; 
treas. Home St. Life Ins. Co. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., M. A. McDearmon; 
(pol.) Hubert L. Bolen, H. T. Laughbaum, 
O. J. Logan, Claude J. Stephens, R. A. 
Singletary, Roy Sanford. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, C. of C.; Rotary: dir. Okla. City 
Retail Merchants Assn.; dir. and past pres. 
Okla. Retailers Assn. Imp. Rel.. Dr. Finis 
Roach (cousin), dentist, Chicago. Pol. 
Act., city, co. and st. worker all his life 
through others. Remarks, has had charge 
of Legislative activities of St. Retail Mer¬ 
chants Assn, for past 10 or 11 yrs.; pres. 


' of Natl. Assn, of Retail Druggists (22,000 
mbrs), membership in Okla. 150. Active 
in all campaigns for raising funds; very 
conservative; interested in government and 
politics as a bus. man concerned with pub¬ 
lic welfare; primarily interested in hold¬ 
ing to Constitutional government, a stu¬ 
dent of Constitutional government. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

ROBERTS, CLARENCE, Okla. City. Ind. 
Occ., Editor Okla. Farmer-Stockman. Grad, 
of Okla. A. & M. Col. Assoc, in bus. with 
Carl Williams. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

ROBERTS, JASPER NEWTON, 501 

Southwest Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Montague Co., Tex., 
Dec. 13, 1884; came to Okla. 1884) lo¬ 
cated at Indian Terr.; Whitehead Hill 
1886-90; father, Meth. preacher, lived all 
over st.; Duke 1910-16; Wewoka 1916-17; 
Okla. City since. Edu., com. and h. schs. 
various towns in Okla.; Southwest St. Nor¬ 
mal 2 yrs., 1904-05; Southwest Univ., 
Georgetown, Tex., 1 yr. Wife, Myrtle Mc- 
Murray. Cdrn., 1 s., Jasper; 2 d., Cosette; 
Mary Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 
pres. Eastside Civic Club; K. P.; I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all 
his life; all ways needed. Offices, Justice 
of Peace 1923-25. Remarks, newspaper 
bus. in Tex., 2 yrs., 1908-10; Duke 1910- 
13; read law, taught sch. 2 yrs.; admitted 
Bar 1916; practiced in Wewoka 1916-17. 

ROBERTS, UNA LEE, 1126 W. 25th 
St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Asst. Sec'y 
of St. B., Hallville, Tex., Apr. 16, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1905; located at Sulphur; 
lived at Okla. City since 1919. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Dallas, Tex.; bus. col., Dal¬ 
las. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., Graves Leeper, Col. R. A. Sneed. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Hospital 


Club; U. D. C.; B. S. M. A.; Confederate 
Southern Memorial Assn.; Arts & Research 
Club; Bus. & Professional Womens Club; 
Crippled Children’s Society; League of 
Young Dems.; Legion Auxiliary; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., S. G. Roberts (father, dec.) ; 
Chas. B. Roberts (bro.), regional mgr. 
Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill. Pol. 
Act., active statewide worker since 1909; 
through personal contacts and com. Of- 
tifices, sec’y Platt Natl. Park, Sulphur. 
Offices, sec’y to Pension Com. under Col. 
R. A. Sneed, until 1923; Asst. Sec’y of 
St. since. 

ROBERTSON, JAMES BROOKS AYERS, 

Continental Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Keokuk Co., Ia., Mch. 15, 
1871; came to Okla. 1892; located northern 
part Lincoln Co.„ 1896; Chandler, Okla. 
City 1911 since. Edu., com. sch., Keokuk 
Co., Ia., 1886; taught sch. 3 yrs., Ia.; 7 
yrs. Lincoln Co. Wife, (first) Olive Stub¬ 
blefield, deceased; (second) Isabelle But¬ 
ler. Cdrn., 1 s., J. B. A., Jr., Okla. City; 
1 d., Mrs. D. E. Hillis. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Bk. Assoc., A. S. J. Shaw, Prentice 
Price. John Connolly, Wm. Mee, Judge C. 
B. Cochran; (pol.) Geo. Henshaw, R. W. 
Dick, Geo. F. Clark, Fred Switzer, J. K. 
Wright, J. A. Barbre, A. N. Leecraft, H. 
L. Fogg, A. E. Herod, Geo. L. Bownan. 
Imp. Rel., Miss Alice M. Robertson, New 
Haven Conn, (sister). Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; York and 
Scottish Rites; Consistory, Guthrie; Com- 
mandery, Okla. City; Knights Templar; 
Shrine; India Temple; I. O. O. F., Grand 
Sire of the World 1915, past Grand Master; 
K. P.; Elks; M. W. A. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; st. worker 35 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Co. Atty., Lincoln Co., 1899-1900; 
Dist. Judge lOtli Dist. Chandler, 1909-10; 
Supreme Ct. Commission 1911-14; Governor 
of Okla. 1919-23. Party Honors, mbr. 
Dem. Cen. Com., Lincoln Co.; mbr. St. 


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ways needed. Party Honors, pres. Okla. 
Co. League of Young Denis. Remarks, 
chmn sch. division of Woodrow Wilson Me¬ 
morial, Inc.; was the youngest Univ. Pro¬ 
fessor in U. S. Hobby, law enforcement; 
public safety; city manager government; 
short ballot. 

ROBLIN, MRS. W. A. (FAYE L.), St. 

Capitol. Dem. Occ., mbr. St Industrial 
Com. B., Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 1, 1886; 
came to Okla. 1891; located at Guthrie 
1891-92; Okla. City 1892 since. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Okla. City, did not grad.; 
music in Buffalo, N. Y.; studied William 
Gamph. Hus., Wesson A. Roblin. No 
children. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., ex-Gov. Robt. L. Wil¬ 
liams, M. E. Trapp, W. J. Holloway. 
Church Epis. Clubs &. Lodges, Altrusa, 
Eastern Star, Okla. City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 12 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through others. Offices, Ct. Re¬ 
porter ; law clerk and sec’y of Commission 
1917-20; mbr. of Commission 1920 since; 
filled unexpired term of Judge Jackson ;i 
re-appointed 1924 for 6 yr. term. Party 
Honors, served in many unofficial capac¬ 
ities; has not taken part officially because 
of holding public office. Remarks, former¬ 
ly with Western Newspaper Union several 
yrs.; holds most important office neld by 
a woman in Okla.; mbr. co., st. and natl. 
Bar Assns.; studied and admitted while on 
Commission. Hobby, rehabilitation of in¬ 
jured workmen. 


MRS. W. A. (FAYE L.) ROBLIN 


Com., 1905 and subsequently. Remarks, 
mbr. various com. and 4-minute man 1917- 
18. Hobby, fishing. 

ROBERTSON, MRS. J. B. A., Okla. City. 
Dem. iSecretary State Commission for Adult 
Blind. Wife of former governor of Okla¬ 
homa. (Complete information unavailable). 


RODDIE, REUBEN MARCO, Petroleum 
Bldg. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Elkmont Springs, Tenn., Jan. 7, 1874; 
came to Okla. 1904; located at Ada 1904- 
23; Okla. City 1923 since. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Elkmont; grad. h. schs., 1890; 
Vanderbilt, A. B.; studied law in private 
office. Cdrn., 1 s., Leonox Y.. attorney, 
Ada; 1 d., Mrs. Bryan Roberts, Ada. Bus. 
Con., Roddie & Harrison, attorneys. Bk. 


Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., John B. Har¬ 
rison, R. H. Wilson. Hubert L. Bolen, 
Judge W. A. Ledbetter, J. E. O'Neil, V. 
E. Harlow, Sen. Elmer Thomas, ex-Gov. 
Chas. N. Haskell, Campbell Russell. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Univ. 
Club; C. of C.; life mbr. K. P. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker. Offices, Okla. St. 
Senator 1907-14. Party Honors, co. chmn 
and campaign mgr. for yrs. and has been 
del. to st. convs.; was Democratic leader 
in Senate 2 terms. Remarks, sat through 
constitutional conv. every day it was in 
session, although not a mbr. 

RODKEY, EARL A., Edmond. Dem. 
Occ., mill. B., McPherson, Kan., Sept. 
21 1891. Edu., Cen. St. Normal, grad. 

1910; Columbus Lab., Chicago, 1913. 
Wife, Emma P., d. of W. W. Curby, Ed¬ 
mond. Cdrn., Eloise Jane, at h. Bus. 
Con., Acme Milling Co., Edmond. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., A. W. Rod- 
key (father). Donald Rodkey; (pol.) Ed 
Shelden, Walter DeGraffenreid, Tom Wal- 
drep, Ed Semans. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C., mbr. good roads com.; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason; Shrine; Con¬ 
sistory. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
Okla. Co. since 1919; personal contact 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; 
lived at Okla. City; Edmcfcid since 1897. 
Hobby, fishing. 

RODKEY, ISAAC WESLEY, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., milling. B„ Taneytown, Md., 
Dec. 12, 1864. Edu., com. and h. schs. 
Wife Catherine Ranck. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl 

A., Donald R.; 1 d., Mrs. Earl Flesher. 
Bus. Con., pres. Eagle Milling Co., Ed¬ 
mond ; dir. Home Life Ins. Co., Okla. City. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., sons 
(partners in bus.) ; (pol.) Cliff Myers, 
Judge Phelps vStanley Rogers, Mose Ander¬ 
son, Earl Flesher, Sen. R. L. Owen, Fred 
Ives. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; 32nd Mason; Shrine; Eastern Star. 


ROBERTSON. W. W., Okla. City. Dem. 

B. , Virginia. Remarks, former State Rep¬ 
resentative, from Okla. Co. several terms. 
Now representative of Charles E. Merrill 
Pub. Co. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

Postmaster. B., Madison, Ga., July 12 
1871. Edu., Kansas Univ., M. D.; Chicago 
ROBINSON, 0. T„ Britton. Rep. Occ., 
Univ., B. D. Wife, Mabel, d. of G. A. 
Precure, Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s., T. W., 
W. R., Durant; 2 d., Mrs. R. C. Smith, 
Colo.; Dorothy, at h. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bus. Con., owner Britton Pharmacy. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. M. Whisler, C. P. Whit¬ 
ten. I. L. Harris, A. C. Alexander, U. S. 
Stone. Church, C’ong. Clubs & Lodges, 
Britton Commercial; Mason, Britton. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in Okla. since 
1895; locally; partisan nationally. Party 
Honors, del. often. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1895 ; lived at erry, Colony, Hy¬ 
dro; Britton since 1909 ; interested in good 
roads. 

ROBISON, LEE JENNINGS, 2500 W. 
15th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., professor 
of political science. B., Batesville, Ark., 
Dec. 12,. 1905 ; came to Okla. 1907; lo¬ 
cated at Ada; Okla. City 1916 since. Edu., 
Central h. sch., Okla. City; Okla. City 
Univ., A. B.; Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, 
Tenn., M. A.; graduate work in Minn. 
Univ. and Colo. Univ. Wife, Esther Gan¬ 
naway. Cdrn., 2 d., Katherine Ann and 
Caroline. Bus. C»|i., Okla. City Univ. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., Dr. E. M. Antrim; (pol.) 

C. E. Hall, Mrs. Herbert Mueller, J. W. 
Berry, Ben F. Wood, Judge C. I. Phelps, 
Judge Ed S. Vaught, Judge Baxter Taylor, 
Col. C. E. Daley, W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Rancho Beach 
Country Club; Alpha Tau Omega; Pi Kap¬ 
pa Delta; Jr. and Sr. C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
T. W. Robison (father), Shawnee. Imp. 
Rel., partisan; st. worker always; in all 



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STANLEY ROGERS 


Pol. Act., independent; active in Okla. Co. 
since 1894; works personally and through 
com. Offices, City Councilman. Party 

Honors, del. to convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894; lived at Okla. City; Edmond 
since 1897. Hobby, landscaping. 

ROETZEL, J. P., 404 W. 21st, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., retired. B., Mendota, 

Ill. Dec. 30, 1862; came to Okla. 1892; 
lorated at Okeene; homesteaded; Okla. City 
1926 since. Edu., public and h. schs., 

Mendota, Ill. Wife, Clara Schallmo. Cdrn., 
1 s., G. F. ; 1 d., Mrs. Helena Roetzel 

Shawner. Bk. Con., First Natl.. Okeene; 

Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. 
H. Price, Mrs. Bert Brown, Elmer Thomas, 
E. B. Howard, Cham Jones, Jack Walton. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Grand 

Knight K. C. Imp. Re!., G. F. Roetzel 

(son), Natl. Bk. Examiner. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 46 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Co. Treas. Blaine, 1902; first Dem. 
ever elected; first v.-pres. Bd. of Agricul¬ 
ture after statehood 1907-08 ; presidential 
elector 1924, del. to carry official ballot to 
Washington. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
Blaine Co. 17 yrs.; st. committeeman 19 
yrs.; v.-chmn. St. Conv. Com. 1896; elect¬ 
ed st. chmn. 1896 and refused. Hobby, 
hunting and horse racing. 

ROGERS HENRY HARMEN, Britton. 
Dem. Occ., retired. B., Greenville, Ohio, 
July 9, 1848. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Ohio; admitted to Bar, Springfield. Ill., 
1869. Wife. Margaret Dalton. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Past Bus., Rogers Abstract Co., 
Britton. Assoc., (pol.) I. L. Harris, Henry 
S. Johnston, ex-Gov. C. N. Haskell. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Britton Com¬ 
mercial, mbr. public parks and playgrounds 
corns.; Mason, Springfield, Ill. Pol. Act., 
independent, but affiliated with Dem.; ac¬ 
tive since maturity; makes speeches; works 
through com. Offices, Co. Judge Grant 
Co., 1896-1910; Co. Atty., Ocheltree Co., 
Tex., 1890-92. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived in Grant Co.; Okla. Co. since 
1911; mbr. G. A. R.. Okla, City; prohib¬ 
itionist ; admirer of W. J. Bryan and Her¬ 
bert Hoover. 

ROGERS. STANLEY, Ct. House, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Sheriff. B., Wichita, Kan., 
Nov. 19, 1888. Edu., h. sch., Shawnee. Wife, 


Graces d. of J. M. Davis. Cdrn., 1 s„ Kendall; 
1 d.. Fay Elizabeth, at h. Bk. Con., Amer.- 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. Holloway; co. 
and st. officials. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Optimist, v.-pres. 1929; C. of C.; 
Mason; Commandery; Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
William Rogers (uncle), dean Cincinnati 
Law Sch. 27 yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in Okla. Co. since 1919 ; makes speech¬ 
es ; works personally and through com. 
Offices, Sheriff since 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889; lived at Yukon, Shawnee; 
Okla. City since 1909. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

RONE, J. B., Okla. City. Ina. Occ.. 
Physician. Remarks, was head of Hoover- 
Democratic Club of State in campaign ot 
1928. (Complete information unavailable). 

ROPER, CLAY M„ Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
Citv. Dem. Occ.. attorney. B., Marion- 
ville. Mo., Feb. 27, 1893; came to Okla. 
1900; located at Miami; Vinita 1904 ; 
Okla. City 1929. Edu., Northeastern St. 
Tchrs. Col., Tahlequali. Single. Bus. 
Con., Roper & Babcock, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; 
First Natl., Yinita. Assoc., Sanford Bab¬ 
cock; (pol.) Judge E. F. Lester, Judge 



DALE ROREM 


Thos. A. Edwards, Judge J. S. Davenport, 
Allen Street, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Dave 
Stovall. Church, Meth. .Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Vinita; Consistory, McAlester; C. 
of C. Imp. Rel Chief Justice White of Mo. 
Supreme Ct.; Wm. H., Nogales; Frank H., 
Miami; Fred L., Okla. City (bros.); Nora 
M., Fairland; Grace G., Okla. City (sisters). 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker always; in 
all ways needed. Offices, Ct. Clerk, Craig 
Co., 1921-23; Co. Atty., 1923-29 ; Repre¬ 
sentative St. Legislature 1929-31. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Okla. City Post No. 35; Co. 
C, 140th Infantry, A. E. F. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing, hunting, live stock. 

ROREM, DALE, Britton. Dem. Occ., 
cotton business. B., Radcliffe, la., July 9, 
1896. Edu., h. sch.. Corpus Christi Tex. : 
Okla. Univ.; Chicago Univ. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth M. Hartman. Bus. Con., mgr. Beth¬ 
any Gin & Elevator Co.; Pres. Central Cot¬ 
ton Service Co., Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Janies 
M. Bailey, Britton; E. B. Bonaparte, 
Mainard Cornelius,, J. C. Ballard, Carl Ma¬ 


gee. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Jr. 

C. of C.; Mason, Radcliffe, la.; Chapter, 
Okla. City; Phi Gamma Delta. Imp. Rel., 
Samuel M. Shintaffer (grandfather), was 
“father of Britton” and with John Shar- 
tel and Anton Classen laid out Okla. Ry. 
and Britton; E. E. Rorem, promoter, Mi¬ 
ami, Fla.; Elmer T. Rorem, Radcliffe, la. r 
Mark Rorem, merchant, Britton (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. Co. 
since 1919; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Party Honors, del. 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; 
lived since at Britton. During W. War 
served in motor transport corps; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Radcliffe, la. Interested in good 
roads and lower taxes. 

ROREM, ELIZABETH M., Britton. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Anamosa, la., Jan. 
28, 1898. Edu., Cornell Col., Mt. Vernon. 
Ia., grad. 1919. Hus., Dale Rorem, cotton 
bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. Ida 
M. Hale. Church, Bap. Clubs, Hospital¬ 
ity. Okla. City. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in Okla. Co. since 1922; personal 
contact worker. Party Honors, del. st. 
and co. convs., 1928 ; served on credentials 
com. at co. conv. 1928; nrct. v.-chmn.. 
Britton. Remarks, came to Okla. 1921; 
lived since at Britton; interested in good 
schs. and good roads. 

ROSE, OTTO, 2600 S. Rob’nson, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. drug business. B„ 
Atoka, Indian Territory. Oct. 26, 1893. 

Edu., h. sch., Atoka; Okla Univ., Ph. C., 
1915. Wife, Lucy, d. of S. S. Butterfield. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Otto; 1 d., Shirley, at h. Bus., 
Con., Rose’s Drug Stores. 1 and 2; dir. 
Capitol Bldg. & Loan Co.; dir. Capitol 
St. Bk.; Rose Jewelry Co. Assoc.. Joe 
Huckins, Jr.; J. S. Hogman. J. W. Shaf- 
ner, Ed Moore; (pol.) Ed Butterfield. J. 
If. Wright, J. W. Berry, Jim Berry. Gov. 
J. W. Holloway, Anna Laskey. Paul Hoov¬ 
er, Allen Street. Church. Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.. organizer and dir.. 
Capitol Hill; CapPol H’ll Athletic Assn., 
pres.; Kiwanis Club orgau ; zer; Mason; 
Knight Templar; Commande-y; Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., Ed Butterfield (bro.-in-law). 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 1915; 
through com. and personal activities. Party 
Honors, del. several co. convs. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Capitol Hill 
since 1913. During W. War was bacteri- 



ISAAC W. RODKEY 












OTTO ROSE 


ologist for 90th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Post No. 35, Okla. City. Hobby, motor¬ 
ing, golf. 

ROSS, MRS. J. A., 1204 W. 32nd, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., Wil¬ 
mington, Ohio. Apr. 8, 1870; came to Okla. 
1902; located at Okla. City. Edu., Friend’s 
Col., Wilmington, Ohio. Hus., Dr. Jas. Al¬ 
bert Ross. Cdrn., 1 s., Jas. Leonard; 3 
d., Mrs. Walter L. Ditzler, Mrs. Chas. Gor¬ 
don Carlson, Tulsa : Mrs. Norman F. Brun- 
kow Evanston, Ill. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. M. G. Meister, 
W. R. White, Barritt Galloway,, Lola Pear¬ 
son, Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Alice Robertson, 
Mrs. Walker Coombs, W. G. Skelly, Mrs. 
R. D. Rood. Church, Pres.; pres, wom¬ 
en’s work 15 yrs. Clubs, city pres, of 
Needlework Guild of Amer.; McDowell 
Club; Hospitality Club; Rep. Woman’s 
Club; past pres. City Federation; Bible 
Study Club; sec’y Bible literature for St. 
Federation of Women’s Clubs 6 yrs.; has 
held every office in W. C. T. U.; organ¬ 
ized Federation and was first pres. P. T. 
A. Council; organized P. T. A. in 15 build¬ 
ings. Pol. Act., partisan; dist. worker 27 
yrs.; all ways needed. Party Honors, past 
co. v.-chmn. of Rep. Com.. 1924-28 ; del. to 
co. and dist. convs. Remarks, was active 
for suffrage. Hobby, good citizenship. 

ROSS. JAMES SMITH, Perrine Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Atty. B., Feb. 9,, 

1878 Dover, Tenn. ; came to Okla. 1909;, 
located at Okla. City. Edu.. com. and 
h. sch., grad. H. S. 1896 ; studied law in 
office. Wife, Emma Hollaway. Cdrn., 1 s.„ 
James H. ; 2 d., Mrs. S. J. Clay; Myra, 

both Okla. City. Bk. Con.. Amer. First 

Natl. Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. Club,. V.-Pres. C. of C.. Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan, 
co. and statewide worker. Party Honors. 
Del. at Large to Houston Conv. 1928. Re¬ 
marks, good speaker. 

ROWLETT. JOSEPH RODGERS 232 W. 

"E,” Okla. City. Dem. Occ., retired. B., 
Tremble Co.. Ky„ Sept. 20, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1901; located at Okla. City. Edu., 

com. sch., Bedford, Ky. Single. Bk. Con., 
Capitol St. Bk., Capitol Hill. Assoc., (pol.) 
Otto Rose, Ed Moore, Joe Kinabrough. Ed 
Butterfield, J. W. Berry Anna Laskey, 
Graves Leeper. Church, Bap. Pol Act., 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

independent; co. worker 25 yrs.; personal 
contact. Hobby, golf and hunting. 

ROWLETT, FRED M„ 319 S. W. 27th, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Deputy Co. As¬ 
sessor. B., Tremble Co., Ky., Feb. 13, 

1889. Edu., h. sch., Okla. City. Unmar¬ 

ried. Assoc., J. H. Berry, Co. Assessor; 
(pol.) Jack Ferris, Bert McDonel, Ben 

Wood, Dave Woodson, E. B. Bonaparte. A. 

E. Bockoven, Okla. City. Clubs, Kiwanis, 
Capitol Hill. Imp. Rel., Joe Rowlett (bro.), 
Capitol Hill. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
through personal contacts and com. since 
1911. Offices, Deputy Co. Assessor; Deputy 
Co. Treas. 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. co. 
and st. convs.; mbr. League Young Dems. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived since 
at Okla. City; civic worker. During W. 
War served in 304th Motor Transport 
Corps, Sergeant first class; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion Post, Okla. City. Hobby, prize fights, 
baseball. 

RUSSELL, (Mother) ANGIE A., 1210 W. 
28th, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., housewife. 
B., Rochester, N. Y., 1857. Edu., private 
and pub. sch., Rochester. Husband. D. T. 
Russell (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., Jack; 1 d., Mrs. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



(MOTHER) ANGIE RUSSELL 


John P. Hopkins, Okla. City. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge R. L. Williams, 
Mrs. Mabel Bassett. Church, Episcopal. 
Lodge, Eastern Star, Michigan. Imp. Rel., 
Rev. John S. Ware, of Va.; Lieut. Ware, 
N. Y. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
since maturity; makes some speeches, works 
personally, through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, Supt. Juveniles of Okla.; First Matron 
of State Industrial School, Pauls Valley 
Party Honors, Prct. chairman; del. to co. 
and state convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907 ; lived Okla. City, except 1910-12 at 
Pauls Valley. Active statewide in welfare 
work. Founder State Industrial School 
for Girls, Okla. City, 1913; used her own 
means to secure equip, and maintain it. 
Conducted it on a contract plan with the 
State for six yrs. at which time she turned 
over a creditable institution to the Sae. 

RUSSELL, CAMPBELL, Braniff Bldg., 
Okla. City. Ind. Dem. Occ., stock farm¬ 
er. B„ Apple Grove, Ala.. Oct. 22, 1863; 
came to Okla. 1882; located Canadian Dist., 
Cherokee Nation; Okmulgee 1883-84; 
Ranch 1885; Muskogee 1886-87; Eufaula 
1888-89; Hoyt 1890-91; Warner 1892-1916; 


575 

Okla. City 1917-29. Edu., com. sch. Wife, 

Mary A. Constant. Cdrn., 4 s., Connie, 
Carl, Christy, Clayton; 3 d.. Mary, Mar¬ 
garet, Martha. Bus. Con., Southwestern 
Light & Power Co. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason, Warner and Muskogee. Pol. Act., 
free lance. Offices, St. Senate and Cor¬ 
poration Commission. Remarks, has been 
active 53 yrs.; indefatigable worker on 
tax matters; said to be strongest man 
with figures on government and taxes in 
the st.; interested in law observance and 
equality of opportunity; recognized as the 
outstanding user of the initiative petition in 
Okla.; a regular ferret on discerning evil 
in government; famous for the part he 
played in St. Senate, also as publisher of 
The Cat, a personal, political organ. 

RUSSELL, U. S., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., managing editor Harlow’s Weekly. 
B., California, Mo., Jan. 31. 1879 ; came 
to Okla. 1898 ; located at Norman; Mc- 
Alester 1899; Shawnee 1908 ; Okla. City 
1910 since. Edu., h. sch.; Hooper Insti¬ 
tute, M. C. Wife, Harriet Whitlow. Cdrn., 
2 s., U. S. Russell, Jr., student Univ. of 
Okla., Norman; Ryan Russell, student h. 
sch., Okla. City. Bus. Con., owns and op¬ 
erates several farms in southeastern Okla. 
Church, Chris. Pol. Act., active in st. 
politics 25 yrs.; personal activity and pub¬ 
licity; many yrs. dir. of publicity for st. 
Dem. com. and for several gubernatorial 
candidates; dir. publicity 1928 for st.-natl. 
Dem. coins. Assoc,, (pol.) former Gov. 
Lee Cruce, J. B. A. Robertson, etc. Of¬ 
fices, St. Food and Drug Commission 1909- 
15; Chief Clerk St. Bd. of Public Affairs 
1919-23; St. Income Tax Collector 1923- 
25; mbr. of the Sequoyah Constitutional 
Conv. Remarks, has been identified with 
all political campaigns since statehood; at¬ 
tended every legislative session except 2 ; 
never been a candidate for public office; 
as reporter attended all sessions of the 
st. constitutional conv.; pres. St. Press 
Assn. 1910; pres. St. Elks Assn. 1909; 
pres. Dem. Editorial Assn. 1908. Hobby, 
st. politics and st. history. 

RUTH, CHARLES H., 901 W. 9th, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Wilming¬ 
ton. Delaware. Edu., Georgetown Univ., 
grad, law sch. Wife, Flora A. Robertson, 
Washington, D. C. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Cliff Myers, Ika Bona¬ 
parte, Ed Sheldon. Ed Butterfield, Ed Se- 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



JUDGE CHARLES H. RUTH 











576 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



mans, Frank P. Johnston, William Mee, W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Fres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lakeside Country; K. P.; B. P. 
0. E.; Mason. Imp. Re!.. James Wilson 
(grandfather), signer of Declaration of In¬ 
dependence. Pol. Act., active since ma¬ 
turity ; partisan : makes speeches; personal 
contact worker. Offices, City Councilman 
1910-11; mbr. St. Legislature 1919-20; 
City Atty., Okla. City, 1919-22; chmn. St. 
Bd. of Affairs, 1923, 4 mos.; resigned to 
become Supreme Ct. Commr., 1923-26; 
chmn. Co. Election Bd. 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908; lived since at Okla. 
City; was active in politics in Virginia 
and N. Y. prior to coming to Okla.; inter¬ 
ested in good roads. 

RUTH, MRS. FLORA A. (CHAS. H.), 

901 W. 9th,, Okla. City. Dem. Occ,, 
housewife. B., Georgetown, D. C.; came to 
Okla. 1908; located at Okla. City. Edu., 
public sch., Washington, D. C.; Washing¬ 
ton Normal Sch.; taught in Washington 
Sells. Hus., Judge Charles H. Butli. No 
edrn. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Church 
Call. Clubs, Dem. Club; Ohoyahoma Club; 
Okla. Country Club ; past Press Correspond¬ 
ent; dir. of Okla. Diocesan Council of 
Natl. Council of Cath. Women. Imp. Rel., 
the Randolphs of Va. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker before suffrage; in all ways called 
upon. Offices acting sec’y for drive of 
research laboratory at St. Anthony’s Hos¬ 
pital, first in st. Party Honors, del. fre¬ 
quently to co. and natl. convs. Remarks, 
chmn. Belgian Relief Drive 1914; one of 
10 women on bd. of dirs. of Red Cross of 
st. during W. War; chmn. and organizer 
St. Cath. Red Cross; chmn. of the Inves¬ 
tigation Com. to reduce high cost of living 
afer W. War. Chmn. of Mexican Com¬ 
munity Welfare work in Okla. City 5 yrs.; 
Chmn. of Edu. week for the Adult Blind, 
1927-28-29. Hobby, welfare work and poli¬ 
tics. 

6ANGER, WINNIE M., Cotton Exchange 
Bldg.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., physician 
and surgeon. B., America, Ill., Feb. 2 
1874. Edu., h. sch. Mo.; Scaret Col., Ne¬ 
osho, Mo.; Univ. of Kan., 1904. Hus., 
Dr. Fenton M. Sanger. Cdrn., 1 s.. Dr. 
Fenton A., Okla. City. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., (pol.) Allen 
Street. Sen. F'dler. Gov. Holloway. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Cosmo¬ 


politan ; pres. St. Federation Women’s 
Clubs 1923-25; Scribblers League; Gate- 
wood Morning Forum; D. A. R.; 89’er 
Club; st. chimn. A. E. W.; O. E. S., treas. 
Grand Chaplain, 1912; past Worthy Ma¬ 
tron. Imp. Rel., Doc. A. Monroney (dec.). 
Doc & Bill Furniture C'o., (bro.). Pol. 

Act., independent; makes speeches; does 
com. work. Offices, Medical Inspector Okla. 
City Schs., 1919-24; Medical Advisor of 
St. Univ., 1924-27; St. Officer of P. T. A. 
Remarks, came to Okla 1894; lived since 
at Okla. City; interested in journalism; 
sec’y Law Observance League. Hobby, 
flower culture. 

SCANLAND, GRANVILLE A., Equity 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 

B. . Randall, Kan., June 6, 1896. Edu., 
Univ. of Kan.. LL. B., 1922. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., McCaffrey & Scanland, law 
Arm. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., Roy St. Lewis, Gomer Smith, W. 
II. Griffith Dr. T. A. Buchanan; (pol.) 
Walter DeGraffenreid, Sam Hurd, Stanley 
Rogers, Jasper Roberts, Bob Graham; Judge 
Tom Pace, Purcell; John Lee, Norman. 
Church, Epis. Clubs. Rancho Beach; C. of 

C. ; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., partisan; work¬ 
er in co. since 1921; makes speeches; works 
personally. Remarks, came to Okla. 1923; 
lived since in Okla. City and Bramen. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in U. S. Marines; mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Okla. City; post Com¬ 
mander 1929; interested in Amer. Legion 
work. 

SCHONWALD, DAVE, 215 W. 19th, 
Okla. City. Occ. banking. B., Austria- 
Hungary, Apr. 16, 1872; came to Okla. 

1891; located at Guthrie 1896; Ponca City 
1898; Blackwell 1925; Okla. City 1930. 
Edu., fair education in Europe. Wife, 
Anna. Cdrn., 2 s., Harold, Emanuel; 1 
d., Jessica, Barnard Col.. N. Y. City. Bus. 
Con., pres. Security St. Bk., Blackwell; 
dir. Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; 
pres. Kay Oil Co., Blackwell. Clubs & 
Lodges, Temple; Okla. Country Club; Okla. 
City Club; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Mason Lodge, Blackwell. Offices, 
dir. Blackwell C. of C.; pres. Blackwell 
Oil & Gas Co.; pres. Harold Petroleum Co. 
Hobby, golf. 

SCOTHORN, NELLIE D„ 111 W. 14tli, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., food products demon¬ 
strator. B., Hamden, Ohio. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Guthrie; Conservatory of 
Music, Cincinnati, O., 1 yr. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con.. Tradesmens Natl., Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Sorosis, 
C. I’. S.; Eastern Star, Amaranth, White 
Shrine. Imp. Rel.. Judge J. W. Scothorn, 
(father) dceeased. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. M. 
G. Meister, Mrs. Geo. Flick, Chas. Selby, 
W. G. Johnston, W. J. Otjen, W. G. Skelly, 
W. B Pine, Mrs It D Rood, 'Mrs. T. B. 
Ferguson, Mrs Lola Clark Pearson, Mrs. W. 
W. Sayre. Pol. Act., always active with 
her father in his political work. Partisan, 
co. and statewide; makes spieeches, works 
personally, through committees and others. 
Offices, Clerical Asst, in Federal Clerk’s 
Office, 1928-29. Party Honors, Nominee for 
Clerk of Supreme Court, 1926; del. to all 
co. and state convs.; elected alternate del. 
to Natl. Conv., Chicago, 1920. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1891; lived Guthrie; Okla. 
City since 1910. Civic and charit¬ 
able worker through church and clubs. 
Had charge of Red Cross unit during W. 
War. Direct descendant of Col. Custer. 

SCOTT, W. L.. Edmond. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Harlam Springs, Ohio. Edu., 
grade schs., Harrisburg, Ohio. Wife, Ella 
Willmetta. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., farmer. 
Bk. Con., Edmond St.; First Natl. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason. Pol. Act., 
independent; county wide; active and 
works through com. and others. Offices, 
elk. of Lincoln Twp., 1920-29. Party Hon¬ 
ors del. to co. convs. Assoc., Gus Von 
Elm; Colonel E. H. Jayne; Earl Flesher, 
Cliff Myers, John Simpson. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889 ; located at Mulhall, 


living there from 1889-1919; lived in Ed¬ 
mond since; pres, of the Farmers Co-oper¬ 
ative Union of his Dist. 

SCOTT, DR. ANGELO C„ Okla. City 
Univ., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., educator 
and writer. B., Franklin, Ind.; came to 
Okla. 1889; pres. A. & M.; Stillwater 
1899-1908. Edu., Univ. of Kan., A. B.; 
Univ. of Kan., A. M.; Geo. Washington 
Univ., LL. B. LL. M.; literary degree Em¬ 
poria Col. Wife, Lola Smeltzer. No cdrn. 
Bus. Con., dir. Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., 
knows all leaders of both parties. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, organizer Men’s Dinner Club, 
pres. 21 yrs.; honorary mbr. Univ. Club. 
Pol. and Edu. Act., active in co. 35 yrs. 
Offices, mbr. Territorial Senate 1895-97. 
Party Honors del. to various convs. Re¬ 
marks. founder of Okla. Journal, now 
Okla. City Times. During the War spoke 
all over the st. on loans and war morals; 
spoken in every important town in Okla. 
on educational and political questions; 
mbr. and dir. of extension lectures 10 yrs.. 
Okla. Univ.; head of English department 
for 5 yrs., Okla. City Univ. 

SCOTT, ROBERT M„ 717 N. Hudson, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., real estate and in¬ 
vestments. B., Lincoln, Neb., Edu., 
pub. sch.; Baker University. Wife, 
Luna V., d. of Capt. A. J. Vickers. Cdrn., 

1 s., Robert M., .Jr.;; 2 d., Louise V., Betty 
Jane. Bus. Con., Pres. Okla. City Drug 
Co.; Scott Royalty Co.; Scott Realty Co. 
Bk. Con.. Dir. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., Dale Martin, 1226y 2 W. 18th St. 
Church, FPst Meth. C ubs & Lodges. C. 
of C. ; Lions; Dir. Provident Assn.; Dir. 
Y. M. C. A.; Mason, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived since at Okla. City. Par¬ 
ticularly interested in public service. 

SEIDES, ARTHUR CHRISTIAN, 1443 W. 
43rd St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., dentist. 
B., Bryan Ohio, Sept. 7, 1881; : came to 
Okla. 1906; located at Snyder; Perry 1908 ; 
Okla. City 1909 since. Edu., dental de¬ 
partment Western Reserve T T niv.. Kansas 
City, D. D. S., 1905. Wife, Antonette 

Preston. No cdrn. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Church, Luth. Clubs & Lodges, 
mbr. A. D. A. St. Dental Society; Okla. 
Co. Dental Assn.; ex-pres. Dental Central 
Dist. Society; C. of C.; ex-pres. Lakeside 



GRANVILLE A. SCANLAND 








OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


577 



PHOTO BY WATTON 


ED M. SEMANS 






















578 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



KITTY SHANKLIN 


Golf & Country Club. Imp. Rel., Dr. F. 
C. Seides (bro.). Perry. Pol. Act., co. 
worker; personal contact. Party Honors, 
on st. dental bd. since 1918. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

SELBY, CHARLES BAXTER, Commerce 
Exchange Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Osceola, la., Feb. 18, 1872; 
came to Okla. 1900; located at Lawton 
1900-1908; Oregon 1908-12; Okla. City 
1912 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ia. ; 
Univ. of LeCompton, Kan., 2 yrs.; Kan. 
St Agricultural Col., B. S. 1896; read law 
in office, admitted to Bar 1909. Wife, Al¬ 
ice V., deceased. No cdrn. Bus. Con., 
Parmenter & Shelby,, Special Asst. Atty. 
General of U. S., Civil Division. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; city, co., st. and natl. 
worker. Offices, U. S. Commr., Oregon, 
1908-12; U. S. Commr. Comanche Co., 1903- 
OS; Asst. Co. Atty., Okla. City. 1915-16; 
Co. Atty. 1916-18. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. convs. execpt one. Remarks, inter¬ 
ested in good government. 

SEMANS, ED. M., Colcord Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., insurance, real estate 
and bonds. B., Winchester, Ind. Jan. 19, 
1874; came to Okla. 1906; located at Okla. 
City since. Edu., public schs., Winchester, 
Ind. Wife, Georgia H. Hollis. Cdrn., 1 
d. Bus. Con., Ed M. Semans & Co., pres. 
Globe Fire Insurance Co.; trustee Rancho 
Holding Co.; v.-pres. Smith Motor Co.; 
v.-pres. Crites Broom Co. Assoc., O. B. 
Mothersead A C. Parsons, insurance; J. 
Foster, automobiles; (pol.) Hubert L. Bo¬ 
len, M. E. Trapp, E. D. Davis; very friend¬ 
ly with all leading Dem. leaders in st. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City 
Golf & Country; Rancho Beach & Coun¬ 
try Club; C. of C.; life mbr. in Shrine, 
Okla. City; life mbr. K. P., Okla, City; 
life mbr. Elks Okla. City; life mbr. Blue 
Lodge No. 36; life mbr. Consistory, Mc- 
Alester; I. O. O. F„ Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel, J. P. Goodrich (cousin), former Gov¬ 
ernor of Ind., prominent in Hoover cam¬ 
paign. Pol. Act., partisan; co., st., and 
natl. worker, but has had close friendship 
for leading Republicans since 1896; makes 
speeches, but is chiefly known as a great 
organizer. Party Honors chmn. Randolph 
Central Com. 2 times; mbr. of Dem. St. 


Executive Com., both in Ind., chmn. 3 
times; Okla. Co. Dem. Cen. Com.; chmn. 
Okla. St. Dem. Cen. Com. 1922-24; del. to 
natl. conv. from Ind. 1904, from Okla. 
1924; during 1920 campaign so organized 
co. that while rest of co. was going Hard¬ 
ing Rep., Okia. Co. increased its Dem. 
strength; was one of 2 or 3 who handled 
Johnston campaign and elected him. Re¬ 
marks. has been active and dominant fig¬ 
ure in st. politics since Williams Adminis¬ 
tration, probably most powerful man In 
Dem. st. politics; organized the Globe Fire 
Ins. Co.; has in process organization of 
Globe Casualty and Globe Life Insurance 
Company’s group; organizer and first pres, 
of Okla. Assn, of Insurance Agents 1914. 

SHAFFER, MRS. MOLLIE L., 1321 E. 
13th St.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., St. 
Agent Whittaker St. Orphans Home. B., 
Meridian, Miss., Feb., 1889; came to Okla. 
1893; located at Kildare 1900; Guthrie 
1900; Muihall 1905; Coyle 1907; Okla. 
City 1911 since. Hus., Martin. L. Shaffer. 
No cdrn. Bus. Con., St. Dept. No. 45. 
Bk. Con., Amer-First Natl. Assoc,, (pol.) 
Geo. A. Henshaw, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Mrs. 
D. A. McDougal, Scott Ferris, Geo. D. 
Key. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
League of Young Denis. Worthy Matron 
Nova Chapter No. 263 Eastern Star; 
White Shrine; W. C. T. U.; Dem. 
Women’s Club. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 9 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, St. Agent Whittaker St. Orphans 
Home, Pryor. Party Honors, formerly v.- 
chnm. Dem. Cen. Com. Okla. Co.; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross during W. War. Hobby, social serv¬ 
ice. 

SHANKLIN. KITTY, Univ. Hospital, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., dir. social serv¬ 
ice dept., Univ. Hospital Okla. City; in¬ 
structor dept, of sociology, Univ. of Okla. 
B., Jefferson Co., Apr. 26, 1902; came to 
Okla. 1902; located in Jefferson Co.; Min¬ 
eral Wells Tex., 1903; Okla. City 1908. 
Edu., Okla, City h. sch.; Okla. Univ., A. 

B. , 1923; Simmons Col., Boston, Mass.; 
post grad, in social work N. Y. Sch. So¬ 
cial Work. Single. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., Joe N. Hamilton; (pol.) Lew 
Wentz, Allen Street, Wm. G. Johnston. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Alpha 
Phi; St. Alumni Assn.; Hospitality Club; 

C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; st. work¬ 
er 10 yrs.; all ways needed. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. convs. Remarks sec’y to Paul 
Fessler 1 yr.; sec’y to Asst. Dean Medical 
Sch. 4 yrs.; trustee Lew Wentz Student 
Loan Fund at Norman. 

SHANNON, ED. W., 212 W. 23rd, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., factory sales agent. 
B., Nebraska City, Neb., July 15, 1874; 
came to Okla. City 1898; located at Shaw¬ 
nee; Chickasha 1901-11; Okla. City 1911 
since. Edu.. com. sch., 1888; h. sch., 

1890, Nebraska City, Neb.; also bus. col, 

1891. Wife, Loraine Mead. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Edna, Mrs. Foster P. Boggs. Bus. Con., 
Visible Records Equipment Co., Chicago, 
Ill.; Value Sales Corp., Okla. City, Fred 
Suits, pres., R. J. McAusland, v.-pres., Ed 
W. Shannon,, sec’y-treas. Bk. Con., 
Tradesmens Natl. Assoc., R. J. McAusland, 
H. E. Burns, John R. Boardman; (pol.) 
Mont Powell, Judge Phelps, C. T. Lockwood, 
Ed. M. Semans, L. C. Hutson, Wash Hudson, 
Ed John. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodres, past 
dir., sec’y, treas. and nres. Lakesid“ Cou^-v 
Club; Mason; York Rite; Royal Arch : Jr. 
Order Amer. Mechanics. Imp. Rel., Chas. 
A. Shannon (bro.), Nebraska City. Neb. 
Pol. Act. nationally Dem.. locally i r '-’°- 
pendent 18 yrs.; personal contact. Office, 
will run for Co. Assessor 1930. Party 
Honors, prct. registrar; past prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Hobby, golf, hunting and fish¬ 
ing, baseball and football. 

SHARTEL, KENT WELFORD, Colcord 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Winfield, Kan., Jan. 31, 1891; came 


to Okla. 1892; located at Guthrie 1892- 
98; Okla. City 1898 since. Edu., h. sch., 
Okla. City; Kan. St. Agricultural Col., 
1907-08 ; Univ. of Mich., 1908-09; Mass. 
Institute of Technology 1909-10; Univ. of 
Mich., law sch., 1910-13, LL. B., 1913. 

Wife, Elizabeth Jordan. Cdrn., 1 d., Betsy. 
Bus. Con., Shartel & Gilliland. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Church, Pres. Club, 
Okla. City Golf & Country ; Okla. Pol. Act., 
independent; city, co., and st. worker ; works 
through others. Remarks, not particularly 
active; his position as attorney for Okla. 
Ry. Co. makes him a political factor; his 
father w T as one of the founders of that 
company, and was one of the most prom¬ 
inent lawyers in Okla. 

SHEAR, BYRON DELOS Terminal Bldg., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., 
Hillsboro, Wis., May 12, 1869; came to 
Okla. 1892; located at Okla. City since. 
Edu.. grad. Hillsboro H. Sch. 1885 ; Univ. 
of Wis., LL. B.. 1889, B. L. 1892. Wife, 
Ida Cunningham. No cdrn. Bus. Con., 
Bldg. & Loan, real estate investment, bank¬ 
ing, merchandising. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., Frank Inglis, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Sen. J. W. Harreld, John Embry, 
W. T. Hales, W. G. Johnson, Okla. City; 
Sen. W. B. Pine, P. J. Hurley, W. G. 
Skelly, Tulsa. Church, Unitarian, Okla. 
City. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City Golf & 
Country; Outdoor Life; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Elks. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Thos. 
J. Shear (father), st. figure of prominence 
in Wis.; on mother’s side Eli Woodbury, 
mbr. of President’s cabinet in 30’s or 40’s. 
Pol. Act., independent; co. and st. work¬ 
er; he makes speeches, but his strength 
is through personal contacts; operates 
through organization. Offices, Clk. U. S. 
Ct. of Okla. Terr. 1898-1903; Municipal 
Counsellor, Okla. City, 1915-18; Mayor 
Okla. City 6 mos. Party Honors, treas. 
Rep. St. Organization 1922-28; chmn. Rep. 
iSt. Central Com. 1926-28 ; del. natl. conv. 
1924. Remarks, deceased after information 
taken. 

SHELBURNE, SAM, Okla. City. Dem. 
Was formerly in lumber business in Grant 
Co. Moved to Enid, later to Okla. City. 
Now head of Shelburne Motor Co.; owner 
of substantial oil interests. Assoc, with O. 
A. Campbell, contr. and bldr. in develop¬ 
ment of a system of tourists hotels, known 
as Park-O-Tell. Active in civic affairs. 


ED W. SHANNON 










OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



PHOTO BY WATTON BYRON 


Oldest automobile dealer in years of ser~ 
vice on automobile row in Okla. City. St. 
distributor of Hupmobile and Reo cars. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

SHELDEN, EDWIN LUTIAN, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., ice manufacturer. B., Fal¬ 
mouth. Ky., Oct. 18, 1871; came to Okla. 
1891; located at Edmond 1891-93; home¬ 
stead 2 miles east of Billings 1893-98; near 
Pocassett 1902-04; Edmond since Edu., 
com. sch., Ky. Wife, Phamie Jones. Cdrn., 
3 s., W. L. Shelden, mgr. Ice Plant; C. 
P., same place; A. V., mgr. Shelden Ra- 
diola Shop, Plaza Ct., Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., owns controlling interest in Edmond 
Ice Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
sons, W. L. and C. P., and all well-known 
co. leaders in his party. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. 0. O. F., Edmond; K. T., Shrine, 
Elks Okla. City. Imp. Rel., many in N. 
Y. and Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. ; active 18 yrs. Offices, Road Overseer 
1894; Sch. Bd. Caddo and Okla. Co., 1899- 
1908; City Council. Edmond; Mayor Ed¬ 
mond 1921-23; Co. Commr. Okla. Co., 1915- 
19; also 1923 since. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, has been a power in co. politics 
15 yrs.; still is, although defeated for re- 
election this year; chiefly interested in 
good roads; not a mile of hard-surfaced 
road when he was first elected Co. Commr. 
in 1915, now more than 200 miles. 

SHELDON, REV. FRANK MILTON, 304 

W. 23, Okla. City. Independent with Dem. 
leaning. Occ.. Clergyman. B., Mills Co., Ia., 
Nov. 21, 1875'. Edu., B. S. Tabor Col., Ia., 
1898; B. D. Yale Div. Sch., 1901; M. A. 
Colorado Col., 1905; D. D. Yankton Col., 
1929. Wife, Alice Keenan, Shenandoah,, Ia. 
Cdrn., 6 d.. Mrs. Helen Durkee, Evelyn, 
Katherine, Alice. Frances Majorie, Ruth 
Margaret; 2 s., Chas. Foster (dec.), Keen¬ 


. SHEAR 


an. Bus. Con., ordained Cong. Ministry in 
1901; Pastor Greeley, Colo., 1901-05; Rock¬ 
ford, Ill., 1905-08; Dubuque, Ia. 1909-10; 
Supt. Wis. Congregational Conference in 
1910-13; pastor Ann Arbor. Mich. 1913-14; 
'Sec’y Congr. Edu. Soc. 1916-24; pastor 
Pilgrim Congr. Church, Okla. City since 
1924; was bus. mgr. Platform Press 1915- 
17; Trustee Rollins Col., Union Soc. C. E.; 
now Trustee. Sch. of Religion, Univ. of 
Okla.; Pres. Kingfisher Col. Foundation. 
Remarks, author The Bible in our Modern 
World 1916; Why I Believe in Immorality, 
1917; Making Christianity Christian. Re¬ 
in arksi, thoroughly independent hi thinking 
and speaking in the pulpit but constructive. 

SHELDEN, MRS. PHANNIE, 327 E. 2nd, 
Edmond. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., La 
Cygne. Kan., June 4, 1877. Edu., pub. 
sch., Kan. and Okla. Husband, Ed L. 
Shelden. Cdrn., 3 s., W. L. and C. P., 
Edmond; A. V., Okla. City. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl., Edmond. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Belle Lettres Club; First Famil¬ 
ies of Edmond : Ladies Aid; Eastern Star; 
Itebekah; U. D. C. Pol. Act., partisan 
statewide since maturity. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; sec’y.-treas. Dem. 
Co. Com.. Okla. Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived since near and in Ed¬ 
mond. Active in Red Cross work during 
W. War. Active in all public welfare 
work. 

SHI NTAFFER, Britton. Dem. Occ., 
Ibanker. B., Lisbon, Ia.„ Nov. 9, 1851 ; came 
to Okla. 1900 ; located at Britton 1900-29. 
Wife, Lida Slack. Cdrn.. 1 s., George; 1 d., 
Mrs. Mertie Rorem. Bk. Con., Vice Pres. 
First Natl. Assoc., A. L. Harris, C. R. 
Hank. Phil C. Slack. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan worker; works 
personally. Office, City Councilman, Brit¬ 
ton 1919-22. Party Honors, del. to convs. 
Remarks, chiefly interested in good roads 
and welfare of Britton. 


570 

SHIRK, JOHN H(ENRY), Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. 8., Dec. 14, 1880. 
Edrn, com. and h. sch., in Elkhart, Ind. 
Grad. h. sch.,, 1898; Indiana Univ. 1898- 
1903, A. B.; Notre Dame, 1903-04, LL. B. 
Wife, Carrie H. Hinderer, Goshen, Ind. 
Cdrn., 3 s.„ George Henry, John Francis, 
Paul Raymond, 1 d., Lucille Agnes. Bus. 
Con., Shirk, Danner; Phelps, Attys. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
Harris L. Danner and Judge Jas. I. Phelps. 
Church, First Lutheran. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge and Shrine, Okla. City ; 
Consistory Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
does personal work. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
located at Okla. City. Head of open shop 
movement in Oklahoma; active in bar work. 
Chinn, of Military Training Camp Assn., 
Southwest Division, of General Staff; ap¬ 
pointed from Washington. 

SHIRLEY, HERMAN M., Perrine B(dg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B., Doniph¬ 
an, Mo., Feb. 16, 1884. Edu.. com. and h. 
sch., Randolph, Arlr.; Pocahontas h. sch.; 
Ouachita Acad., Maynard, Ark.; S. E. Tchrs. 
Col., East Cen. Tchrs. Col., grad. 1915; 
studied law at home, admitted to bar 1913. 
Unmarried. Church, First Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge ; I. O. O F. 
Centrahoma. Imp. Rel., J. A. Shirley, Co. 
Atty. Bryan Co.; S. M. Shirley, atty. 
Bryan Co. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
worker since maturity; makes speeches, 
works through organizations. Offices, supt. 
Pub. Inst., Coal Co., 1913-17; Co. Atty. 
Coal Co., 1917-20 (resigned). Party Honors, 
del. to all st. convs., except last one, since 
1912. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909 ; lived 
Coalgate, 1909-22; Okla.' City, since 1922. 
Assisted in campaigns of Atty. Generals, 
iShort and Dabney. Head of all war work 
organizations. War Savings, Liberty Loan. 
Red Cross, in Coal Co. during W. War. 
Father Confed. vet. 

SHORT, GEORGE FORD, Amer. Natl. 
Bk. Bldg.,, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., on farm, Breckenridge Co. t Ky., June 
29, 1889 ; came to Okla. 1902,’ located at 
Durant 1902-10; Coalgate 1910-11; Tahle-’ 
quah 1911-12; Coalvate 1913; Idabel 1914; 
Okla. City since 1918. Edu., com. and h. 
schs.„ Ky., Tex. and Okla.; grad. h. sch. 
Durant 1906; Univ. of Okla., 3 yrs. 1907- 


photo BY WATT ON 



H. M. SHIRLEY 












580 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



09. Wife, Emma Reed. Bk. Con., Amer- 
First Natl. Assoc., Errett Dunlap, Ardmore; 
Justice Fletcher Riley, Lawton, J. Berry 
King, Muskogee; John Berry, Okla. City; 
John Craig, Idabel; Ray O. Weems, Salli- 
saw. Church, S. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Univ.; Masonic Blue Lodge. Idabel; Con¬ 
sistory McAlester; Elks, Coalgate; Kappa 
Sigma. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and st. 
worker 85 yrs. ; makes speeches and works 
personally. Offices, Asst. Atty Gen. 1918-22 ; 
Atty Gen. 1922-26. Party Honors, mbr. of 
Finance Com.; del. and sec’y to st. conv. 
and alternate to natl. conv. 1916. Remarks, 
warm personal friend of Dierks & South¬ 
erland of Dierks Lumber organization. 
Active In affairs of his fraternity. Repre¬ 
sents Pickwick Greyhound Lines and 
Okla. Transportation Co., M. K. & 0. 
Coaches and others (25 or 30) more than 
any other atty. in state. 

SIMPSON, JOHN A.. R. F. D. No. 4, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., farmer and president 
of Farmers Union. B., Salem, Neb., July 
4. 1871 ; came to Okla. 1901. located near 
Ft. Cobb; Weatherford 1906 ; Stillwater in 
1920; Okla. City 1924. Edu., h. sell., Auburn, 
Neb.; Kan. St. Univ. LL. B. Wife, Millie 
Perlet. Cdrn., 2 s., William B., John B.; 4 
d. t Dorothy, Mildred. Irma. Mrs. Ellen 
llergthold. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc.. 
Arthur King, Z H. Lawter, A. H. Smith. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
No. 138 ; Chapter and Commandery No. 17, 
Weatherford; India Temple Shrine; C. of C , 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
and natl. worker 37 yrs., all ways needed 
or useful. Offices St. Accountant, Neb., 
1897-1901 ; mbr. 5th Legis. Okla. 1915-16, 
Custer Co. Party Honors, del. natl. Dem. 
conv., San Francisco 1920; Houston, Tex. 
1928. Hobby, organization and co-operation. 

SIMPSON, WILLIAM B. R. F. D. No. 4, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. fire insurance. B., 
Lincoln, Neb.. June 12,. 1897 ; came to 


Okla. 1901, located Ft. Cobb, Weatherford 
1906 ; Stillwater 1920 ; Heavener 1924 ; 
Okla. City since 1925. Edu., h. sch.; S. W. 
Tchrs. Col., Weatherford; grad. Okla. A. & 
M. Stillwater, B. S. 1924. Single. Bus. 
Con., Farmers Union. Bk. Con., Fidelity 
Natl. Assoc., John A. Simpson (father), 
Z. H. Lawter. Church, Bap. Clubs, Rancho 
Beach Country Club; Jr. C. of C. Party 
Honors del. to st. convs. 1920-24 ; first 
Pres. Payne Co. League of Young Dem. 
Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 10 yrs., 
through corns, and personal contact. 

SINGLETARY, R. A., C. of C., Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., manager of good roads depart¬ 
ment, Chamber of Commerce. B., Brown- 
wood. Tex., Mar. 18. 1881; came to Okla. 
1892, located Washita Co.. 1892-1912; 
Cloud Chief; Mangum 1912-17; Okla. City 
since 1917. Edu., li. sch., Farmersville,. Tex. 
Wife, Grace Carr. Cdrn., 1 s., Heston L. a 
2 d.. Grace, Bernice. Bk. Con.. Fidelity 
Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Elks; B. P. O. E.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide and natl. worker since 
20 yrs. old; works through personal activ¬ 
ities and through corns. Offices. Justice of 
Peace, Sentinel 1910-12; mbr. Legis. from 
Okla. Co. 9th, 10th and 11th Sessions; 
mgr. Good Roads Dept., C. of C. 1917-29. 
Party Honors, del. frequently. Assoc., Jim 
Berry Ed Butterfield, Maynard Cornelius, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Ed Semans, Geo. D. 
Key, A. S. J. Shaw. Remarks, interested in 
better highways. Dir. LT. S. Good Roads 
Assn., mgr. good roads div., Okla. City.. 
C. of C. 

SINOPOULO, JOHN G„ New Midwest 
Office Bldg., Okla. Citv. Dem. Occ., presi¬ 
dent Midwest Enterprise Co. B., Sparta, 
Greece, Mar. 18, 1878 ; came to Okla. 1902. 
located at Okla, City. Edu., pub. schs., 
Sparta. Greece. Wife. Katherine De Lamon- 
tain. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; stockholder in 


Amer.-First Natl. Church, Greek Orthodist 
Clttbs & Lodges, Lions; Elks; C. of C. and 
other public welfare work. Imp. Rel., (bro.), 
Prof. Constantine Sinopoulo, Sparta., 
Greece, noted linguist. Pol. Act., takes 
active interest in securing good men for 
office. Remarks, now building new Mid¬ 
west Office Bldg. 10 stories; has 20 acres 
of fine fruit trees of all kinds surrounding 
his country home. Hobby, flowers. 

SIPES, JASPER, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
|Sch. Equipment; sch. books & supplies. B., 
Wapello Co., Iowa. Edu., pub. sch. Montana. 
Wife, Anna. Cdrn., 1 s., Glen J. Sipes, 
iSan Francisco, Cal.; Gail J. (d.) Calistoga, 
Cal. Bus. Con., Pres. Jasper Sipes Co., 
Okla. Citv. Bk. Con., First Nat. & Trust 
Co. (dir.). Assoc., H. L. Gage, Gage, Jack 
London, Mary Hunter, W T. Russell (pol.) 
regular political organization. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge No. 36, Okla. 
City; Consistory, Guthrie, India Temple 
(Shrine) Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
statewide, active since maturity, works 
through corns, and others. Party Honors, 
Pres. Okla. Historical Society, del. to st. 
convs., also several natl. convs. Chmn. St. 
Central Com. Territorial Days. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; locating at Okla. City; 
lived here since. Is especially interested 
in educational work. Dean in years of 
continuous service of all school equipment 
men in U. :S. (43 yrs.). Very much be¬ 
loved by entire school fraternity in Okla. 
Attends all state and national education 
association meetings. 

SKIRVIN, W. G. Okla. City. Rep. Owner 
and operator of Skirvin Hotel. Has large 
oil interests. Married. 1 s.. Win. Jr., assoc, 
in business with him. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

SLACK, PHILIP C„ Edmond. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Marshaltown, la., Feb. 15, 
1876 ; came to Okla. 1901, located at Edmond 
in 1901-29. Edu., Janesville h. sch. for the 
Blind. 1895 ; Col., for Blind, Vinton, la., 
grad. 1896. Wife, Birtie Washburn. Bus. 
Con.. P. C. Slack Book Store. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., I. L. Harris, E. H. 
Jayne, J. B. A. Robertson, Sen. W. J. 
Otjen, John Fields,. W. C. Fidler, Tom 
Waldrep. Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Kiwanis. Edmond; Pres, of St. 
Assn, for the Blind ; Pres. Okla. St. Com. 
for Adult Blind 1925-29 ; Pres. C. of C., 



JOHN A. SIMPSON 










OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


581 



PHOTO BY WATTON JASPER SIPES 


1929-30. Edmond. Pol. Act., partisan 
worker 30 yrs., works through personal 
activity. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
before statehood. Remarks, came to Edmond 
1900 with small amount of money and suit 
case; now has one of best equipped book 
stores in Southwest. Enjoys working with 
news boys and has started many of them 
on their way to success. He is a prohi¬ 
bitionist. 

SMITH, GOMER, Colcord Bldg., Okia. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Jackson Co., 
July 11, 1894. Wife, Hazel Mizner,, Ray Co. 
Mo. Bk. Con,, Fidelity Natl.; Liberty Natl. 
Church, First Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Masonic ; India Shrine ; Okia. Club. 

SMITH, N, BERT, Perrine Bldg., Okia. 
City. Rep. Occ., insurance and oil. B., 
Williamsburg* Ky., Aug. 30, 1885; came 
to Okia. 1896, located at Shawnee; Perry in 
1897; Wewoka 1900; Holdenville; Okemah; 
Okmulgee; Wewoka 1902; Oklahoma City 
1919. Edu., Williamsburg com. and 
h. schs. Wife, Willie E. Williams. 
Cdrn., 1 s., N. Bert Jr.; 1 d., 

Patty Lee. Bus. Con., Okia. Life Insurance 
Co., pres. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Assoc., Col. W. S. Key, Art Walker, S. A. 
Apple, Roy Wood, J. R. Simpson; (pol.) 
.1. A. Patterson, J. W. Harreld, Fred C. 
Clarke„ Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Golf & Country Club; 
Okia.; Masonic Shrine; Scottish Rite; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., independent worker. 
Office, City Council, Wewoka, 2 
terms 1908-12. Remarks, organized Okia. 
Life Insurance Co. with own funds and 
sold stock afterwards. One of the foremost 
insurance men of the state. 

SMYTHE, MRS. M. H„ 1215 W. 22nd, 
Okia. City. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Gaines¬ 
ville,, Tex., June 9. 1883 ; came to Okia. 
1909, located at Okia. City. Edu., h. sch.. 


Gainesville. Hus., M. H. Smythe. Cdrn., 
1 s., M. H. Jr. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &, Lodges, U. D. C.; 
W. C. T. U.; Good Will Center. Pol. Act., 
independent; statewide worker 6 yrs., per¬ 
sonal contact and through corns. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
St. Agent for Orphan Home at Pryor; mbr. 
Bd. Dir. St. Baptist Orphan Home; mbr. 
Bd. Dir. Good Will Center. Hobby, wel¬ 
fare work. 

SNEED, GEN. R. A., iSt. Capitol,, Okia. 
City. Dem. Occ., state treasurer. B., Pres¬ 
ton, Miss.; came to Okia. 1885', located Ft. 
Sill; Pauls Valley 1890; Mt. Scott 1902; 
Lawton 1907 ; Okia. City since 1919. Edu., 
Twp. schs.. Canton; Miss. Boys Academy,, 
Canton* Miss. Wife, Anna Robert Bullock, 
(dec.). Cdrn., 3 s.; 3 d.; 9 grandchildren. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Church, S. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, all Masonic Bodies,, in¬ 
cluding Scottish Rite. Imp. Rel.. CaDt. 
Erasmus Darwin Bullock. IJ. S. Army, 2nd 
Dragoons, Archibald and Junius Sneed. 
60th Capt.; Pay masters, U. S. Army. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker 60 yrs. in all 
ways useful. Offices, Deputy Clk. of 
Supreme Ct. of Tenn. 2 terms; Clk. of 
Circuit Ct., Madison Co., Tenn. 8 yrs.; 
Register of Deeds of Comanche Co. 3 yrs., 
first under statehood; Supt. of Platt Natl. 
Park 1914-19; Sec’y of St. 1922-26; St. 
Treas. 1926-31. Party Honors, del. to 
various st. convs.; Sec’y of Tenn. delegation 
to Cleveland conv. that nominated Grover 
Cleveland for Pres. U. S. in 1884 ; Sec’y 
Okia. del. to Houston, 1928. Remarks, 
mbr. Co. C., 18th Reg. Miss. Vol. Inf., 
Earksdale Brigade,, McLaws Div., Long- 
street Corps, Army of Northern Va. under 
Lee; Commander in Chief of the 
U. S. Forces of the Confederates of Amer.; 
took part in bldg, up War Spirit in late 
War. Noted for his resemblance to Robt. 



GEN. R. A. SNEED 


E. Lee. Hobby, being loyal American Citi¬ 
zen. Life mbr. Okia. Historical Society. 

SNYDER, HENRY GEORGE, Braniff Bldg., 
Okia. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Luisa, 
Ky.„ Dec. 7, 1879; came to Okia. in 1906, 
located at Okia. City. Edu., B. S. Centre Col., 
Ky.; Law Dept. Columbia, 1898-99 ; LL. B. 
Yale 1902. Wife, Olive Marshall Darrel 
(deceased). Cdrn., 1 d., Olive Darrell. 

Sec. Wife, Frances Goudelock. Bus. Con., 
began practice of law, Lexington, Ky. in 
1902; Okia. City 1906 ; mbr. firm Snyder, 
Owen & Lybrand 1907 ; Asp, iSnyder„ Owen 
& Lybrand since 1923 ; Sec’y. and Prof. 
Corp. and Constitutional Law in law dept, of 
Epworth Univ. 1908-11. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Childs Code Com., 
Okia.; mbr. Advisory Com. Natl. Child 
Labor Com.; Trustee of Church Property 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



P. C. SLACK 















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON GOMER SMITH 


Missionary Dist. of Okla. Meth. Church; 
mbr. Amer. and Okla. Bar Assns.;, Okla. 
Assns.; Okla. Historical Society; Okla. 
Men’s Dinner Club; Okla. Golf & Country 
Club. Remarks, Compiler Annotated Con¬ 
stitution of Okla. 1908; laws of Okla. in 
1909. 

SNYDER, WARREN l<„ Mercantile Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., in Ya., 
Feb. 8„ 1868. Edu., self acquired. Wife, 
Emily Mae Arledge. Cdrn., 2 s.., Harold H., 
Edward C. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; 
Security Natl. Lodges, W. O. W.; M. W. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker since maturity; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through organizations. Offices, St. Senator, 
1916-17 and 1919-20; Bd. of Freeholders, 
1908. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; liver! 
since at Okla. City. Wide acquaintance 
throughout st. Worker in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan drives during W. War. 61y';c 
worker. Hobby, pictures. "ffL 

SPEARS, ED L., 'State Capitol. Dem. Occ„ 
Secretary State Board of Agriculture. B , 
Paris, Tex., Aug. 20, 1874. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Shiloh, Tex., came to Okla. 
1903: located Cale 1903-05; Durant 1905- 
21, Okla. City since. Wife, Hallie Ingram. 
Cdrn., 1 s.j Anse Hade; 1 d.,Edl, Tchr. in 
Cameron St. Sell.,. Lawton. Bus. Con., 
former partner S. W. Stone, Drugs, Durant. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City; 
Commercial Natl., Durant. Assoc., has 
worked with all dem. leaders. Church, 
First Chris. Lodge. Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Durant; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
McAlester; Elks, Durant; W. O. W., Du¬ 
rant. Formerly Sec’y. C. of C. in Durant. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and st. worker. 
Offices, City Treas., Durant 1904 ; Tax As- 
sesor (First) Bryan Co.. 1909-10 ; Co. 
Commr. 1911-15; Mayor Durant, 1918-20; 
Sec’y. Bd. of Agriculture since July 1, 


1921. Remarks, one of the most popular 
men in St. Cpitol. 

SPIELMAN, JACOB REYLE, 900 Tele¬ 
phone Bldg., Okla. City. Ind. Occ., at¬ 
torney B., Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 24, 1878, 
came to Okla, City 1905. Edu., h. sch., Phil¬ 
adelphia; Univ. of Pa., LL. B., 1905; Tern- 
pie-Col., Pa. Wife, Margaret Pressley. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Jacob R.„ Jr., Victor G.; 2 d., Edith 
Louise, Margaret. Bus. Con., Nowlin, 
Spielman & Thomas, attys. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., 
Claude Nowin, M. M. Thomas, Charles Mc¬ 
Cloud, C. R. Anthony J. B. Hamilton, Rev. 
N. H. Royer. Church. Lutheran. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okla. City Golf & Country Club; 
Msonic Blue Lodge; Knight Templar; 
'Shrine; B. P. O. E., past exalted ruler), 
C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; st, worker 
25 yrs. all ways needed. Remarks, mbr. 
Co. St. and Amer. Bar Assn., active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives during 
W. War; 4 minute man. Hobby, reading 
and gol'f. 

STARK, GEORGE ALTON. 107 N. Bdwy. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. real estate and 

insurance. B., Shiloh,, Ark.. May 30, 1894, 
came to Okla. 1920; located at Okla. City. 
Edu.. h. sch. Heavener Springs. Wife, Lola 
Wallace. Cdrn., 1 s., Wallace. Bus. Con., 
mr. iSemans Realty Co. Bk. Con., Capitol 
St. Pol. Assoc., Ed Semans, Randall Cobb, 
F. G. Baker. Church. Exchange Ave. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Sec’y. Kiwanis S. Okla. 
City; Blue Lodge Hiram No. 494. Pol. 

Act., partisan ; co. worker 15 yrs., personal 
contact and through com. Offices, dep. 
Sheriff Cleburne Co., Ark.; City Marshal 
Heavener Springs, Ark. Party Honors, 

former St, Treas. League. Young Dem.; 
former pres. same. Ran for Co. Treas. 
1928. 

STEALEY, MRS. C. L„ 2925 N. Robinson, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 

Westchester, O. came to Okla. 1901, lo¬ 



WARREN K. SNYDER 


cated near Purcell on Stealey Ranch; Okla. 
City since 1905. Edu., com. sch., Clermont 
Co.„ O.; Ohio Wesleyan Univ., Delaware, 
O. Husband, Charles Lloyd Stealey. Cdrn., 
2 d„ Mrs. Rollin C. Boyles, Okla. City; 
Mrs. Steve P. Redfearn, Font:a City. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. 
Assoc., Mrs. Clarence Henley, Mrs. Wm 
Ribble. Mrs. Cecil Blair, Mrs. Helen Gloyd 
Hampton, Mrs. H. H. Sayre. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Amer. Assn. Univ. Women; 
Modern Classics; Music Club; McDowell 
Club; Rep. Women’s Club; mbr. Y. W. C. 
A. Bd., 1916-27;, past pres. Jr. High Pa¬ 
trons Club; past v.-pres. Cen. H. Sch. Pol. 
Act., partisan. Party Honors, organization 
chmn. Rep. Woman’s Club 1928; del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, very active in Red 


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Cross and Liberty Bond drives during W. 
War. Helped establish church and sch. 
near Purcell 1901; called ‘‘Stealey Sch." 
She and husband gathered neighboring cdrn. 
and taught them in Sunday sch., and night 
sch., It is now government sch. Hobby, 
reading and writing poetry. She and Mrs. 
Hubert L. Bolen are sisters. 

STEARLEY. J. GEORGE, 3rd and Walnut, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Clerk and Business 
manager; board of education. B., Brazil, 
Ind.. Oct. 2, 1884. Edu., h. sch., Brazil, 
Ind.,' grad., 1902 ; Valparaiso Univ., 1903,, 
1 term; Tchrs. Training, Terre Haute, 2 
terms, 5 summer terms. Wife, Virga L. 
Mace, of Ind. Cdrn., 1 d., Mildred K., h. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, dir.; C. of C. ; 
Y. M. C. A. ; A. F. & A. M. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide since 1910; works 
through personal contacts and committees. 
Offices, building inspector for Bd. of Edu., 
1923-25; Clk. and Bus. Mgr. Bd. of Edu., 
1925 and since; also 1918-1923; supt, of 
bldg., Bd. of Edu., 1910-18. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; prct. insp. elec. bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1910,, lived Ham¬ 
mond, Okla. City since 1910. During W. 
War had 18 near relatives in active service. 
Hobby, hunting. 

STEPHENSON, JOSEPH CLARK, 828 E. 

20th, Okla. Citv. Dem. Occ., Prof, and Head 
of Anatomy Dept., Univ. of Okla. B., 
iSheridan, Ind., Oct. 21, 1886. Edu.. High 
Sch.. iSheridan, 1901-06 ; Univ. of Chicago, 
B. S., 1907; Univ. of Berlin, Germany, 
1910--11; Univ. of Wis., PH. D. 1916; 
Rush Medical Col., Chicago, M. D. 1921; 
Ass’t. Resident Surgeon. Baltimore, Md., 
under Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood, 1924-25. 
Wife, Marie Gerlach, Woodward, Okla. 
Imp. Ref., John J. Gerlach. (father-in-law). 
Woodward; Josh Lee, (bro.-in-law) head 
of pub. speaking Dept., Univ. of Okla. 
Clubs American Legion, Sons of Amer. 
Revolution, elec, one of three State J ice- 
Pres., 1930; Sigma XI; Gamma Alpha; 
Amer. Medical Assn.; Okla. State and Co. 
Med. Soc.; Amer. Assoc, for Advancement 
of Science; Okla. Acad, of Science. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1919, lived Norman, 
Okla. Citv. Served in Medical Unit during 
W. War. 

STINE. SCOTT W.. State Capitol. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. accountant. B., Frank¬ 
lin Co., Ivan., July 8, 1880 ; came to Okla. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

1900; located at Custer 1900-20 ; Okla. City 
since. Wife, Cora Gorrell. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Charles Willis, Harold Scott; 1 d. Mrs. 
Helen Stine Taylor. Assoc., A. S. J. Shaw. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, C. of C. Pol. «ui., partisan; 
worker 20 yrs., all ways needed. Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd., Custer City, Mayor Custer 
City 4 yrs.; Asst. Sec’y. Land Office 4 
yrs., connected with St. Treas. Office 4 yrs.; 
Asst. St. Treas.. 2 yrs. ; Asst. St. Auditor 
now. Party Honors, del. to Dem. conv. 
Remarks, 4 minute speaker during War; 
Dist. Chmn. Red Cross organization. Hob¬ 
by, baseball, football and gardening. 

ST. LEWIS, ROY, Federal Bldg., Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., United States District 
Attorney for Western Okla. B., Sharon, 
Pa., Aug. 21, 1891, came to Okla. 1911,, 
located at Norman 1911-15, Holdenville, 1915- 
20„ El Reno 1920-22 ; Okla. City 1922 to 
date. Edu., com. and h. sch., at Sharon, 
grad., h. sch., 1910; Univ. of Okla. LL. B. 
1915. Wife, Inez Reams, dus. Con., Lewis- 
Clarke Oil Co., Okla. City; stockholder 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. 
City Bldg. & Loan Inv. Bk. Con., same. 
Assoc. , Fred C. Clarke Okla. City; Lew 
Wentz, Ponca City; Grant McCullough, 
W. G. Skelly, Tulsa. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; C. of C. ; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Norman; Consistory, Guthrie; Life mbr. of 
Moose. Imp. Rel., James J. Davis. Sec’y. 
of Labor, Washington, D. C. (cousin). 
Pol. Act., partisan; local, st. and natl. 
activities. Officesi, Asst. U. S. Atty., 1922- 
24; U. S. Atty. 1925 to date. Party Honors, 
del. to Dist. and St. convs.; Sec’y. 4th 
Cong. Dist. 1916. Remarks, has respect 
and confidence of party and bar of Okla. 
Strong figure in Legion also, belongs Post 
No. 35, Okla. City. 345th Inf.. Regt. Sergt, 
Major in War, bright future, has made 
excellent record in office. One of del. to 
First Natl. Conv., at Minneapolis Amer. 
Legion, has been del. to almost all natl. 
convs., including one at Paris. He is mbr. 
Kappi Sigma ; Phi Alpha Delta, Legal Frat., 
mbr. of co. st. and natl. bar assns. 

STONE, DR. S. N., Edmond. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Bethel, Ky.„ Jan. 7, 1871, 
came to Okla. 1907,. located at Edmond. Edu., 
Transylvania Univ., Lexington, Ky. Wife, 
Annie L. Arsdale. Cdrn., 2 s.„ S. N. Stone, 
Jr., David J. Bk. Con., First Natl. As¬ 
soc., Ed. Sheldon. W. S. Patten, W. De- 
Graffenreid. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis; A. F. & A. M. No. 3, 
Edmond ; India Temple ; York Rite ; Knight 
Templar. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
30 yrs., works through corns. Offices, v.- 
pres. Okla. Medical Society, 1928; mbr. 
city Bd. of Edu. 1911-15; Co. Bd. of 
Health, Bath Co., Ky., and Owensville, Ky.; 
City Health Officer 1917-29, Remarks, chiefly 
interested in good roads, •beautification, of 
country, also city sanitation. Mbr. Frank 
Collins Post No. Ill, Edmond. Active 
worker in Amer. Legion. 

STRATTEN. CARL HENRY. City Hall, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Supt. Bureau of 
Criminal Identification. B., Trenton, N. 
Jersey, Mav 19, 1891, came to Okla. 1910, 
located at 'Okla. City 1910-29. Edu., self 
taught. Wife, Agnes Groseclose. Cdrn., 
1 s. Price; 1 d„ Virginia. Bus. Con., 
City'of Okla. City. Assoc.. E. M. Frye, 
Waiter Dean, Chas. Becker, Stanley Rogers, 
Walter DeGraffenreid,, Sen. W. C. Fidler, 
Ed. Trapp, Allen Street. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, W. O. W. Pol. Act., independent; 
statewide worker. Offices, supt. Bureau 
of Criminal Identification 1921-29. Re¬ 
marks. International Assn., for Crim. Iden¬ 
tification: rnbtr. International Sheriff & 
Peace Officers Assn. 

STREET, ALLEN MORGAN, 920 N. Rob¬ 
inson, Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Investments. 
B., Mexia, Tex.,, June 17, 1885, came to 
Okla. 1891. located at Stonewall, 1891-92 ; 
Okla. City since. Edu'., com. and h. sell., 
Okla. City, grad. h. sch.. 1905; Vanderbilt 
1905-09 ; did not take degree. Wife, Erma 


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McElhiney. Cdrn., 2 s.„ Bob Allen, Gor¬ 
don; 1 d., Mary Louise. Bus. Con., Street 
& Draper, Funeral Dir.; dir. Mid-West 
Enterprises Inc.; dir. Eichaltz Furn. Co., 
Muskogee. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl, andi 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc.. 
J. M. Draper, W. E. Harper, T. H. Bolend, 
John Sinopoulo, R. H. Hutchinson, W. M. 
Eichaltz, Okla. City. Church, First Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Okla. City Golf 
& Country; Masonic Blue Lodge; Com- 
mandery; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Past potentate of Okla. City 
Shrine. Pol. Act., co., st. and natl. par¬ 
tisan ; worker 20 yrs. ; makes speeches ; 
uses various methods. Offices. Okla. House 
of Repr. 1919, 1923, 1925, 1929,, 4 terms. 
Party Honors, was elected unanimously 
as Speaker of House for 1929,, served 3 
hrs. Chmn.. of Okla. Dem. Cen. Com., 
2 terms, 15 yrs. ago; Sec’y. of Co. Cen. 
Com. 1 term; pres. Okla. League of Young 
Dem., 1914; worked with Scott Ferris in 
Chicago in Woodrow Wilson Campaign as 
Chmn. of organizing Young Dem., in 
Amer. Remarks, interested in athletics. 

STUART, CHARLES B„ Fidelity Natl. 
Bldg.. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ 
Mecklinberg Co., Va., Apr. 4, 1858. Edu., 
pub. sch., Louisiana; Randolph-Macon Col. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., private 
law practice; dir. Fidelity Natl. assoc.. 
Major Cruce, Ben Franklin, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., city, county, state and national 
party worker; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, U. S. 
Judge for Indian Ter., 1893-95 ; Chief 
Justice, U. S. Ct. of Appeals, 1895. Party 
Honors, numerous honors of various kinds. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, lived Mus¬ 
kogee, McAlester, Okla. City. Civic work¬ 
er along governmental and legal lines. At 
Gainesville, Tex., was associated in prac¬ 
tice of law with Joseph W. Bailey and 
other prominent public figures. Atty. sev¬ 
eral yrs. before statehood for C. O. & G. 
Ry. Co., before it was purchased by Rock 
Island. Atty. for Chas. Page before Page’s 
death and now of Page Estate. Powerful 
o~ator and advocate. Wide contacts and 
influence in Okla. and at Washington. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

STUART ROBERT TERRY, 13th & 
Classen, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Life 
Insurance, land man and banker. B., Ter¬ 
rell, Tex., Jan. 24„ 1880, came to Okla. 


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M. A. SWATEK 


1916; located In Okla. City. Edu., M. & F. 
Institution. Chicago; Sam Houston Nor¬ 
mal Huntsville, Tex., grad. 1898. Bus. Con., 
pres. Mid-Continent Life Ins. Co., Okla. 
City; Pres. R. T. Stuart A Co., Harlin¬ 
gen, Tex. ; Chmn. Bd. Amer. Land Co., of 
Tex., Harlingen, Tex., dir. Mo. Pac. Ry. 
Co. Bk. Con., Amer.First Natl, and num¬ 
bers of other bks. in Okla. and Tex. Assoc., 
0. E. Stuart, (bro.) ; has bus., financial and 
professional connections with many of the 
leading bus. and public figures of Amer. 
Church, Southern Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
life mbrship Rotary, Harlingen; Masonic 
Life Mbr. Scottish Rite. Dallas, Life Mbr. 
Elks, Okla. City; Blue Lodge; Ft. Worth; 
Commandery, Ft. Worth; Shrine, Dallas 
K. P.; dir. Intra-Coastal Canal Assn., 
dir. Rivers & Harbors, Congress,, etc. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in public 
affairs, st. and natl. Powerful in Tex. 
and Okla. Has never sought or held public 
office. Remarks one of most powerful 
forces in st. actively interested in^ all 
larger phases of government and politics. 
Developer of Stuart Place and a leader in 
the development of the Magic Valley of the 
Rio Grande. Interested deeply in educa¬ 
tion of young people, generous contributor 
to that cause; a wonderful salesman. 

SUENRAM, Edmond. Dem. Occ.. miller. 
B„ Bancroft, Neb. Wife, Ida Miller Ed¬ 
mond. Cdrn., 4 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., mgr. of 
Farmer’s Grain Co., Edmond. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. ; Citizens Natl. Assoc.. Ed Shel- 
den, W. S. De Graffenreid. Mike Jordan, 
Mel Nash. Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodaes. 
I. O. 0. F., No. 12, Noble Grand in 1920; 
Edmond, Grand Repr. 1927 ; C. of C. ; A. 
F. & A. M. PoL Act, independent; active 
since 1915. Offices, Twp. Clerk, Britton., 
1916-19-22-23: dir sch. bd.. Dist. 21, Okla. 
Co., 1924-25. Party Honors Dem. Cen. Com.. 
Britton Twp. 1922; Registrar 1917-22. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901; Edmond 1901- 
09; Cottenwood Falls, Kan., and Saquache. 
Colo.; back to Edmond since 1911. 

SUITS, FRED E., Braniff Bldg., Okla. 
City. Ren. Occ., attorney. B.. Camden,, Mo., 
Dec. 16,' 1880; came to Okla. in 1890. 
located on farm NE. of Guthrie; Purcell ; 
Ind Ter. 1900 ; Darlington ; Indian Agency 
1901. Edu.. pub. sch. and Natl. Univ. Law 
Sch., Washington D. C. Wife, Mildred E. 
Suits. Cdrn. 1 d.„ Katherine 531 Ml- 33rd 
St., Okla. City. Bus. Con., Suits & Disney. 


Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; 
Lakeside Golf & Country Club; Men's Din¬ 
ner Club; Siloam Lodge No. 276. Offices, 
First Atty. for Okla. City Planning Com¬ 
mission. Party 'Honors, St. Sec’y. for Pro¬ 
gressive Party in 1916. Remarks, started 
movement in 1920 for a Union Station in 
Okla. City and for the removal of Frisco 
and Rock Island Tracks and was active in 
such movement for more than 7 yrs. until 
agreement was finally reached with rail¬ 
roads for removal of their tracks and the 
building of joint station by the Frisco and 
Rock Island Companies. 

SWAN, LESLIE, Okla. City. Rep. Secre¬ 
tary Masonic Bodies, India Temple, Okla. 
City. (Complete information unavailable). 

SWATEK, M. A., 529% West Main, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., paving contractor. B., 
Prague Czecho-Slovakia, Aug. 16, 1867. 

Edu., pub. schs., of Czecho-Slovakia and 
Neb. Wife. Lottie Kasl. Cdrn., 2 s., Charles 
M., Roy E.; 1 d.. Marie. Bus. Con., Pres, 
of M. A. Swatek & Co. Paving & Con¬ 
struction Co.; extensive owner of city and 
farm properties. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co.; stockholder; Liberty 
Natl.; Farmers Natl. Assoc., sons are bus. 
partners; (pol.) Judge C. B. Ames, 
Judge Robt. R. Bell. Clubs & Lodges, West¬ 
ern Fraternal Order Czechs; W. O. W. 
Mason, Okla. City; mbr. Associated Gen¬ 
eral Contractors of Amer. Imp. Rel.. Frank 
Joseph and Charles Swatek (bros.)„ all of 
Okla. in 1900, located at Granite, Altus, 
Lewis Leigh, Okla. City (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. and st. worker since maturity, 
through personal contacts, corns, and others. 
Offices, City Councilman, Okla. City 1902- 
OS. Party Honors, Treas Okla. City Cam¬ 
paign Com. Remarks, came to America in 
1880 ; to Okla. in 1889, homesteaded near 
Okla. City, still owns homestead. Hobby, 
fishing, hunting, athletic games. 

SWITZER. FRED C., Hightower Bldg., 
Okla. in 1900; located at Granite; Altus, 

B. , Milam Co. Tex., July 15, 1873; came to 
Okla. in 1900, located at Granite, Altus 
1902; Mangum 1915; McAlester in 1919; 
Okla. City 1923 since. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Comanche. Tex. ; Weatherford Col., 
Weatherford, Tex. Wife, Ruby Lyles. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. ; First Natl., Mangum. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. S. .1. Shaw. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Odd Fellow; Masonic York 
Rite. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
30 yrs., personal contact and coins. Offices, 
City Council Mangum 1907-15 ; Warden St. 
Penitentiary 1919-23. Party Honors, Co. 
Chmn. Greer Co. 1918; uei. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, served on Council of De¬ 
fense and active on all drives during W. 
War. 

TANKERSLEY, EARL, Cotton Grain Ex¬ 
change Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., build¬ 
ing contractor. B., Norman, Oct. 10, 
1896 ; lived in Shawnee 1907; Sapulpa in 
1907 ; Okla. City since 1928. Edu., com. 
sch., Shawnee; h. sch.. Sapulpa; 2 yrs. 
Okla. Univ. Wife. Mary Jane Muchmore. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Bill, Dan; 1 d. t Marilyn. Bus. 
Con., Tankersley Construction Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. D. Key, 
Ed Semans,. M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, 
Herbert L. Bolen. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
Univ. Club; Beta Theta Pi; B. P. O. E.; 

C. of C.; Okla. Club; League of Young 
Dem. Imp. Rel., W. A. Tankersley, Okla. 
City; (bro.) Dan Tankersley, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 12 yrs. 
through others. Offices, Registrar for Creek 
Co. in 1920-29. Party Honors, Dist. Chmn. 
Cen. Com. 1926-27; Executive Com. 1926- 
27. Remarks. Legionnaire Roscoe Fry Post., 
Sapulpa ; Private, Unassigned. 

TANNER, ALEXANDER D.. Box 1004, 
Britton,, Okla. Dem. Occ., teacher, farmer 
and newspaper man. B., Parkers Cross 
Roads, Tenn. in 1856; came to Okla. 1901. 
located at Ada until 1920 ; moved to Britton 
1920-29. Edu., grade schs., and Academy. 
Wife, Mollie Douglas. Cdrn., Ashby 

D. , principal Liberty Sch.. Seminole; Car- 
thel D., editor Hominy News; Mrs. 


Louise Bayless. Britton; Mrs. Dorothy 
Mason, Columbia. S. Amer. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Britton. Assoc., Hon. Wm. M. Frank¬ 
lin, ex-Senator R. M. Roddie, J. B. A. 
Robinson. Henry and John Williams, Eli- 
Hardin. Church, Unitarian. Lodges, Mason¬ 
ic; A. F. & A. M. No. 165. Imp. Rel., 
Richard P. Hobson, John W. Morehead, N. 
C.; Thos. T. Tanner, Govt. Postal Service, 
Te:rell, Tex.; connected with some of the 
most prominent families of Va. and N. C., 
including Ashbys, Moreheads, Motleys, Arm- 
stiads. Pol. Act., partisan; active 40 yrs., 
serving on elections, attending conventions. 
Offices, Co. Clk. in Texas and Ct. Clk. of 
Pontotoc Co. 2 terms. Remarks, owner 
Star Dem.,. Ada, 1904-18; Amer. at Cleve¬ 
land, 1920-21; prohibitionist who opposed 
18th amendment because of state’s rights. 

TAYLOR, BAXTER. St. Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B„ Happy Valley, 
Tenn., Jan. 20, 1877 ; came to Okla. 1906, 
located at Atoka 1906-19; Okla. City 1919-20, 
Edu., pub. schs., Tenn.; Milligan Col.; 
Washington Col.; Cumberland Univ., LL.B. : 
admitted to Okla. Bar in 1906. Wife, Lou 
Thomas. Cdrn., 3 s., James, Baxter, Robert. 
Bk. Con.. Amer.-First Natl. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason ; Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker; speech maker; works 
through organization. Offices, Chmn. St. 
Industrial Com. 4 yrs.; Asst. Atty Gen. 
number of yrs. ; Co. Atty., Atoka Co. 4 
yrs.; Co. Judge 4 yrs.; Atty. for Governor’s 
Office. Party Honors, del. to all st. convs. 
Remarks, 4 minote Speaker during W. War ; 
Appeal Agent for Government, Was editor 
Atoka Dem. Written most of the platforms 
for Dem. party. Major in Reserve Corps. 

TAYLOR, BLUFORD WESLEY, Choctaw. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Lafayette Co., 
Miss., Dec. 16, 1877 ; came to Okla. 1897, 
located at Choctaw. Edu., com. schs., Tex. 
Wife. Addie Fudge. Cdrn., 1 s., Wilfred C.; 
2 d., Mrs. Mabel Knight, Marie. Bk.. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. of Harrah. Assoc., i'pol.) 
•Tim Berry,, Mont Powell, Sam Hooker, G. 
W. Clark, Jeff Beaty, P. A. Janeway, F. 
B. Swank, W. B. Pine. Church. Meth. 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 30 yrs., personal contact. Offices, 
Town Clk. for 5 yrs. in past; mbr. of 
Jury Commission at present. Party Honors, 
mbr. Elec. Bd. 10 yrs.; Registrar 10 yrs.., 
refused all honors. Remarks, active n all 


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drives during W. War. Hobby, community 
betterment. 

TERRY, LEWIS, St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., assistant state treasurer. B., 
jSharpsburg,, Ky.; came to Okla. in 1902, 
located at Hobart in 1902-19 ; Okla. City in 
1919-29. Edu., pub. schs. of Ky. Wife, 
Lillie Flowers. Cdrn., 3 s., Roy L., L. J., 
W. H. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; Farm¬ 
ers & Merchants Bk., Hobart. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, K. P. ; W. 0. W.; B. P. O. 
E.; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
and co. worker 25 yrs. Offices, Co. Clk. 
of Hill Co., Tex.; Sheriff Kiowa Co. 2 
terms; Sec’y. St. Issues Com. 7 y 2 yrs.; 
Asst. St. Treas. since 1926. Party Honors, 
iSt. Com. of Dem., Hobart; del. to st. and 
co. convs. 

THOBURN, JOSEPH B„ St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., writer and historian. 
B., Ballaire, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1S66; came to 
Okla. 1899, temporarily at Guthrie 1903- 
05’; Norman 1913-17. Edu., pub. schs., 
Kansas; Kansas Agricultural College, B. 
S. Wife. Caroline R. Cornwell. Cdrn., 
2 d... Mary E., Santa Fe, N. Mex., 

editorial work; Jeanne, A. & M. Col. 
Church. Meth. Lodges, Mason; M. W. A. 
Pub. Act., lecturer and speaker 30 £rs. 
Offices, Hon. Life mbr. Kan. Historical Soc.; 
mbr. of Sons of Amer. Revolution; past 
Pres, of Okla. Soc.; Sec’y Territorial Bd. 
of Agriculture 1902-05; mbr. Bd. of Dir.; 
Okla. History Soc. 1903-17, sec’y and 
curator and research editor past 13 yrs. 
Remarks, Mr. Thoburn is considered an 
authority on local history, Great Plains 
History and archaeology of Okla^j-and ad¬ 
jacent portions of neighboring statSls.. Nation 
wide acquaintance with Archaelogists; oc¬ 
casional contributor to magazines arid news¬ 
papers ; author of ‘‘School History of 
Okla.” 1908 (with I. M. Holcomb) ; ‘‘Stand¬ 
ard History of Okla.”,, 2 vol., 1916; ‘‘Okla¬ 
homa ; A History of the State and its peo¬ 


ple” (with Muriel H. Wright), 2 vol. 1929. 
Connected with History Dept, of Okla. Univ. 
1913-17. Was Captain and Major Okla. 
Natl. Guard in 1918-19; private and capt. 
Okla. Natl. Guard in 1901-04. 

THOMAS, JOHN D., Plaza Court, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., John D. Thomas Co., Inc. 
B., Palmyra, Ohio, Aug. 27, 1877 ; came to 
Okla. in 1901, located at Okla. City. Edu., 
h. sch. Wife, Ruth Nelson. Cdrn., 1 s„ 
John W.; 2 d., Ellen Elizabeth, Kaye 
Johanna, Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl.; 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., J. L. Cole, R. T. 
Howard. Church, Pres. Imp. Re!., Foster 
W. Thomas; Chas. H. Thomas, Palmyra 
(bro.) ; Mrs. Laura Barclay, Ravenna, O.; 
Mrs. Annie Jones, Miss Edna Thomas, both 
of Palmyra (sisters). Clubs & Lodges, 
Lakeside Country Club; Rotary; past Vice 
Pres.; Mason York Rite, Shrine. India 
Temple; dir. C. of C. many yrs. Pol. Act., 
independent; worker for yrs. Office, Pres, 
of the Retailers Assn. 1922. Remarks, the 
largest and finest Food Store in st. of 
Okla. Helped in every drive during W. War. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

THOMAS, R. B., 2608 IS. Lee, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Insurance. B., Bardwell, Ky., 
Jan. 1, 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Bardwell, Ky Wife. Margaret Dunn, of 
Ky. Cdrn., 1 d., Laverne, home. Bus. 
Con., Mutual Benefit Health Assn.; also 
familiar with mercantile bus. and travel¬ 
ing salesmanshhip. Bk. Con., iSouth Okla. 
Natl., Capital Hill. Assoc., J. P. Harris; 
(pol.) Judge J. T. Johnston, Judge Fletcher 
Riley, Geo. Key, Scott Ferris. Church, 
Capital Hill Christian. Lodges, Odd Fel¬ 
lows; Woodmen. Imp. Rel., C. B. Thomas, 
(bro.) Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
and st. worker since 1903 ; makes speeches, 
works personally and through others. Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster, Cache, 1914-17; State 
Legislature, Comanche Co., 1919-21. Party 
Honors, Mbr. Co. Elec. Bd., Comanche Co., 


1908-12; del. all st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1902; lived Cache; Lawton, 1917- 
20; Okla. City since 1920. Helped organize 
first Dem. Club in Okla., 1912; author of 
House Bill No. 198 (Insurance). 

THOMPSON. DAVID ROY. Jones. Rep. 
Occ., hanker. B., Eldon, Mo., June 12. 
1888; came to Okla. 1906, located at Wells- 
ton t Jones since 1917. Edu., h. sch., Wells- 
ton; 1 yr. at Weatherford Norm. Wife, Cora 
Wiggins. Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. C. Johnston. Geo. Callihan, Bob 
Carlson. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 
Knight Templar; India Temple; Shrine; 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
10 yrs., through organization. Office, mbr. 
Town Bds. at present; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. Amer. and Okla. St. 
Bankers Assn. Has been in U. S. Navy. 

THOMPSON, FAY, Liberty Natl. Bk., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., banker. B., Monti- 
cello. Ark., Dec. 20, 1880. Edu., com. and 
h. schs.. Little Rock. Wife, Mary Alice 
Dowdy, of Ky. Cdrn., 1 s., Earl; 2 d., 

Dixie Fay, lone Kaye. Bus. Con. Vice 
Pres. Liberty Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Rotary,, Gov. 1916; Mens Din¬ 
ner, Dir. 7 yrs.; Y. M. C. A. Imp. Ref.. 
Commodore McClain (cousin) t U. S. Navy. 
Pol. Act., active in Okla. Co. since maturi¬ 
ty; independent. Offices,, Councilman, Ward 
1, since 1927-31. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1C00; out of st. 1901-11; has lived in 
Okla. City since 1911; Div. Passenger Agent 
for R. I. Ry. 1911-19; with Liberty Natl 
Bk. since 1919; pub. Relations man for 
Liberty Natl. Bk. with wide acquaintance 
and influence throughout the st. During 
W. War was dir. Liberty Loan drives of 
C. R. I & P., div. No. 2, which sub¬ 
scribed 100 per cent. Hobby, football and 
boing. 

THOMPSON, WILLIAM PRESSLEY, Per- 
rine Bldg., Okla. City. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Rusk Co., Tex., Nov. 19, 1866. Edu., com. 
schs., Ind. Terr.; Male Seminary,, Tahle- 
quah, B. S.„ 1884; Vanderbilt Univ. LL.B. 
in 1889. Wife. Elizabeth Clyde Morris 
(dec.). Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. J. Berry King, 
Okla. City; Mrs. J. W. Stapler, Houston, 
Tex. Bus. Con., Hall & Thompson,, attys.; 
Trustee Mustang Oil & Gas Co.; stock¬ 
holder Vinita Natl. Bk.; extensive farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Vinita Natl., Yinita; 
Liberty Natl.; Amer.-First Natl. Assoc., 



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ALVIN THRASHER 



587 

terment of government. Hobby,, literature 
and music. 

THURMAN, HAROLD (HAL) CLARK, 

Braniff Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Greenfield, Mo., July 29, 1881; 
came to Okla. 1904, located at Muskogtee in 
1904-18; Okla. City since. Edu., com. and 
h. sehs., Lamar,, Mo., grad. 1898; Mo. Univ., 

A. B„ 1903; LL. B. 1904. Wife, Freda 
Levy, Columbia, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold C. 
Jr.; 3 d., Margaret, Freda, Estelle. Bus. 
Con., law; real estate; oil & gas; Bldg. 
& Loan. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; Trades¬ 
mens Natl. Church. Pilgrim Congregational. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lotus; C. of C.; Y. M. 
C. A.; Masonic Blue Lodge; Commandery. 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., (father). Judge B. G. 
Thurman, Nevada. Mo.; first and one of 
few Dem. elected in Paae Co., Mo., after 
the war. Has been Prosecuting Atty.; St. 
Sen.; Circuit Judge (22 yrs. on bench) re¬ 
tired. Pol. Act., statewide worker; makes 
speeches but is free lance in politics. 
Offices, Judge of Superior Ct., Muskogee. 
1914-18, Atty. for Sch. Bd. of Okla. City for 
1920-21 and 23. Remarks, interested in de¬ 
velopment of practical idealism, moral and 
religious growth of people, disgusted with 
primary system. Was active in all cam¬ 
paigns and operations of War work In 
Muskogee Co., Red Cross, Liberty Loans,, 
etc. 

THURMOND, ERASMUS KHLEBER, 

Stockyards, Okla. City. Dem. Dec., banker. 

B. , Tarrant Co., Tex., May 29, 1875. Edu., 
pub. sch., Texas. Wife, Pearl Moody, of 
Kansas City. Bus. Con., interested in line 
of bks. in Western Okla.; Dir. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. City; Treas. Scan- 
nel Slitt Com. Co., Okla. City; (Dir. Fed. 
Reserve Bk.„ Okla. City, 1919). Church, 
Bap. Clubs, Okla. Club; C. of C.; Okla. 
City Golf & Country. Pol. Act., city, co., 
st.; partisan; active through others since 
1900. Assoc., Frank P., Hugh Johnson and 
others. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived 


C. E .Hall, law partner; (pol.) C. N. Hask¬ 
ell. Muskogee: J. S. Davenport, Vinita; 
W. W. Hastings, Tahlequah; R. L. Williams, 
Muskogee. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Okla. City Golf and Country; Okla. City; 
Hillcrest Country; 32nd Mason. Imp. Rel., 
J. Berry King (son-in-law) ; Atty. Gen., 
Okla.; Capt. J. Lewis Thompson (cousin); 
mbr. Texas Legis. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in city, co. and st. since maturity; 
makes speeches, active in partisan affairs. 
Offices, Clk. Lower House, Cherokee Coun¬ 
cil, 1889-91 ; Clk. Okla. Senate, 1891; 
Sec’y to Treas. of Cherokee Nation, ex- 
fiec’y. Cherokee Nation, 1891-1902 ; U. S. 
Commr., 1893-95, under Judge Chas. B., 
Stuart; Atty. for Cherokee Nation, 1895- 
1901; Supreme Ct. Commr. of Okla. 1923- 
26. Party Honors, del. to Dem. Natl. Convs., 
1896 and 1920. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1870 ; lived in Delaware Dist., Ind. Ter. ; 
Muskogee, Tahlequah, Vinita; Okla. City 
since 1923. Hobby,, saddle horses, held blue 
ribbon in Okla. 1917 to 1923. 

THRASHER, ALVIN. 501 First Natl. Bk. 
Bldg.,, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., district sales 
manager for Electrolux Refrigerator Sales 
Inc.. Evansville, Ind. Dist. of Oklahoma, 
Arkansas and parts of Texas, N. Mexico 
and Mo. B„ Sulphur, Okla., Feb. 3, 1898 ; 
came to Okla. Citv in 1916. Edu., schs. of 
Murray Co.; Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. Edmond; 
Draughon’s Business Col., grad. Okla. City. 
Married. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk., Britton. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club; Masonic Blue Lodge No. 36; Knight 
Templar No. 3; India Temple, past Noble 
Grand; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Capt. Adam 
Thrasher, Civil War Veteran. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; statewide worker 7 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Mayor of Britton 1924-25; 
Pres. C. of C. at same time. Remarks, 
active worker on Red Cross during W. War. 
Strong and positive enthusiast for better 
and more economical operations, and bet 



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JUDGE WM. T. THOMPSON 







588 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



PHOTO BY WATTON RAYMOND A. TOLBERT 


Cheyenne; Okla. City. Man of great power 
in western Okla.; very active in politics, 
operates through private sources. 

TIBBS, PLESANT W., 1449 W. 34th, 

Okla. City. Rep. Occ., manager Tibbs 
Dorsay manufacturing Company. B., Porta, 
Tenn., June 1, 1884; came to Okla. 1910. 
Edu., h. schs., Nashville, Tenn., 1900; 
Normal Col. Summer Roberts 1904. Wife, 
Hallie Poland. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., E. E. Dorsey. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. City Golf & 
Country Club; Masonic Shrine; India 
Temple, Consistory McAl ester; C. of C. 
Pres. Commerce Exchange Bldg. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. P. H. Tibbs, Portland, Tenn. Pol. Act., 
independent; co. worker 15 yrs; works 
through corns. Offices, Councilman Okla. 
City 2 yrs.; Planning Commission 4 yrs.; 
Vice-Chmn. Citizens Com. for Removal of 
Tracks. Party Honors, Election Bd. as 
Judge and Clk.; Fret. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, not eligible during W. War. Hobby,, 
civic work. 

TILGHMAN, 20E A,. 924 N. W. 12th St., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., editor. B„ Green¬ 
wood, Co., Kan., Nov. 15, 1880 ; came to 
Okla. 1887, located on Ranch on Big Beaver 
Creek; Osage Reservation; on Claim 4 
miles S. W. of Tonkawa 1893; Ingalls, 
Payne Co. 1896 ; Chandler 1903; Okla. City, 
1911. Edu., Taught by mother at home; 
schs., Arkansas City, Kan. 4th to 10th 
grade; Univ. of Okla.; final prep, and 2 
yrs. col., paid her own way. Hus., William 
Matthew Tilghman (‘‘Bill”) dec. Cdm., 2 
s., Mayo Tench, student Okla. Univ.; 
Woodrow Wilson. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
89ers Assn.; Okla. Writer’s League; Mc¬ 
Dowell Chib of Allied Arts, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Husband, Bill Tilghman, peace 
officer,, pioneer. iSt. Senator, civic and 
political activities; (father), M. E. Strat¬ 
ton, mbr. of Kan. Bar, pioneer, drove third 
herd of cattle up the Chisholm Trail, also 


drove last herd in 1887 ; (grandfather), 
Mark Shepard, St. Senator, Maine Pol. Act., 
active worker for 6 yrs.„ personal activity 
and through corns., some work for Co. Com. 
Party Honors, PVct. Vice Chmn. several 
terms, also Chmn. Remarks, author of 
two books, also stories, articles and poems 
in natl. magazines and Harlow’s Weekly, 
one of the foremost of Oklahoma’s writers. 
Hobby, writing. 

TODD, JESSE A.. Okla. City. Dem. In¬ 
surance. Member City Council. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

TOLBERT, RAYMOND AUGUSTINE, 

Perrine Bldg.. Okla. City. Dem. _Occ„ 
attorney. B., Vernon, Tex., Mar. 17, 1890 ; 
Okla. 1903, located at Hobart 1903-19 ; El 
Reno 1919-22; Okla. City since 1922. Edu., 
grad. Hobart H. Sell., 1907 ; S. W. Univ..; 
Georgetown Tex., 1907-10 ; Okla. Univ., 

A. B. 1912," LL. B. 1913. Wife, Irma Rapp. 
Bus. Con., Embry, Johnson & Tolbert; 
real estate; securities; bk. stock. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., 
John Embry, Chas. Edward Johnson, law 
partners. Church, Pres. Club, Univ. Imp. 
Rel., (father), Jas. R. Tolbert, Hobart. 
Pol. Act., statewide; liberal democrat all 
his life, makes speeches. Offices, City Atty. 
Hobart; 1916-17. Party Honors, one of 
organizers and charter mbrs. of Young 
Men's Dem. League of Okla.; del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, at Hobart was Pres, of 
Library Bd.; C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads 
Com.; Bd. of Edu.; Pres, of Woodrow Wil¬ 
son Club, Okla. Univ. Was asst. Atty. for 
Okla. for C. R. I. & P. Ry. Co.; mbr. of 
Exam. Com. of St. Bar Assn. Active in 
Bar Assn. work. Managed father’s cam¬ 
paign for Congress in 1914. 

TOLBERT, MRS. RAYMOND A., 1516 W. 
21st St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., housewife. 

B. . Locan Co„, la., Oct. 15. 1896 ; came to 
Okla. 1905,, located at Perry; Stillwater in 


1909; Hobart 1917; Stillwater 1919; El 
Reno 1920; Okla. City since 1922. Edu., 
Stillwater H. Sch.; A. & M. Col., B. S. 
1917. Hus., Raymond A. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. 
Assn, of Univ. Women; Hospitality Club; 
Kappa Alpha Theta; Omicron Nu; Y. W. 
C. A.; St. Home Economic Assn. Pol. Act., 
interested in election of good men and 
■women to office. Office, mbr. St. Library 
Commission. Remarks, mbr. Bd. of Dir. of 
Alumni and former students Assn, of A. 
& M. College. 

TOMERLIN, JOHN, Halse Bldg.. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Robertson 
Co., Tenn., Nov. 22, 1877. Edu., com. and 
h. sch.. Union City, Tenn.; Vanderbilt 
Univ., LL. B. Wife, Annie Barrs. Cdrn., 
1 s., Granville, home. Bus. Con., Tomerlin 
& Chandler, law firm. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C.; Mason. Assoc., Stephen 
Chandler, law partner; (pol.) Judge Sam 
W. Hayes, Scott Ferris. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. worker since maturity; makes speeches, 
works through committees and others. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; lived since at Okla. 
City. Attorney for draft Board during W. 
War. Civic worker. 

TRAPP, MARTIN EDWIN, Petroleum 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. investment 
securities dealer. B., Robinson, Kan., April 
18. 1877. Edu., com. schs., Ind. Terr.; pri¬ 
vate tutelage; Capitol City Col., Guthrie, 
grad., 1888; admitted to Okla. Bar in 1912. 
Wife. Lou Strang, Guthrie. Cdrn.. 1 s., 
Martin Edwin, Jr. Bus. Con., dealer in 
Municipal Securities; oil interests; farm¬ 
ing interests. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; 
Tulsa; First Natl.. Guthrie; First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. in business 
development of city and st.; Okla. Histori¬ 
cal Soc.; Okla. City Golf and Country 
Club; Men’s Dinner Club, Okla. City ; 
Petroleum Club, Guthrie; I. O. O. F. ; M. 
W. A.; B. P. O. E.; A. O. U. W.. Guthrie ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Consistory, Guthrie; 
India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
W. M. Trapp, F. J. Trapp, A. C. Trapp,, 
wealthy farmers of Robinson, Kan.; H. G. 
Trapp, ranchman, Monta Vista, Colo, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co., 
st. and natl.. since 1903; makes speeches 
and uses all methods necessary to secure 
the best results. Has played an active part 
in all but two of the first ten legislaures 
in Okla. One of the best informed men in 
the st, on parliamentary procedure. Offices. 
Co. Clk,, Logan Co., 1905-07 ; St. Auditor, 
1907-11 ; Lieutenant Gov., 1915-23; Gov. 
1923-27. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
several times; del. and chmn. of the Okla. 
Delegation to Natl. Conv. in N. Y., 1924. 
Remarks!, came to Okla. in 1889 ; has lived 
here since ; lived at Guthrie ; Muskogee and 
Okla. City. During his administration ns 
Gov. the st. drainage commission was creat¬ 
ed. He also placed the state’s credit on a 
sound basis and restored normalcy in the 
administration of the state’s affairs fol¬ 
lowing a period of mal-administration. 
Hobby, outdoor sports. 

TRAUB, CARL J„ 743 E. 16, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., justice of the peace and lawyer. 

B. , Okla. City, Nov. 28, 1899; lived here 
all his life. Edu., grad. h. sch. Wife, Ruby 
Owens. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Assoc.. 
Cliff Myers, Jesse Todd. Church, St. Luke’s 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, K. P.; Elks; Jr. 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
10 yrs. ; makes speeches and works through 
corns. Office, Justice of Peace 1929-30. 

TRYON, L. T„ 524 W. 18th„ Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., insurance. Came to Okla. 1906. 
located Roff- Broken Arrow 1912; Okia. 
City since 1917. Edu., h. sch., Strawn, Ill. 
Wife, Harriett F. Fleming. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Richard L. Bus. Con., Southwest Indemni¬ 
ty Corporation. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs. Pres. Civitan 1930* 
Civic Com. C. of C. Pol. Act., active worker- 
in all ways called upon. 





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MARTIN EDWARD TRAPP 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


G. FRED TUNNARD 


TUNNARD, G. FRED, Equity Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Suttington. 
England in 1883; came to Whalen Co. Tex 
as a very small boy; came to Okla. 1892,, 
located Cheyenne; Army 1917-19; Okla. 
City since. Edu., pub. and li. schs., Chey¬ 
enne, Okla.; LL. B. Valparaiso Univ., 
Valparaiso, Ind. Wife, Madge M. Collins. 
Cdrn.. 1 s.. G. Fred. Jr.; 1 d., Freda Lee. 
Bk. Con., tradesmens Natl. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic, Okla. City; C. of 
C. ; holds Croix de Guerre. Imp. Rel., de¬ 
scendant of noted Tunnard family of Eng¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
in a 11 ways called upon. Office. Sec’y to 
Chief Mine Inspector of Okla. Party Honors, 
Fret. Chmn.; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, Commander of Disabled Amer. 
Veterans of the W. War. Holds an appoint¬ 
ment from Gen. Hines as Liaison Officer. 
Legionnaire, Okla. Post No. 35; Sixth 
Reg’t. of Marines. Hobby, democracy. 


Oliver, Guy Ed Blackwelder,, Warren Moore, 
IVarren B. Sherman, E. E. Westervelt. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Okla. City 
Golf & Country Club; Masonic; India 
Temple; Okla. Club; Univ. Club; Amer. 
Assn. Petroleum Geologists; Geol. Soc. of 
Amer.; Amer. Soc. Econ. Geol. Imp. Rel.. 
(father), a minister; George Stuart, minis¬ 
ter. Pol. Act., Dir. for Hoover for Pres. 
Engineers Okla. Com. 1928; Chmn. of 6th 
Dist. of same. Offices. Mineral specialist in 
charge mineral investigation Amer. Com. 
and Negotiate Peace. Paris 1919. Chief of 
.Sec’y Foreign Mineral Deposits; U. S. Geo. 
Survey 1918-19; Dir. Sch. of Engineering 
Geology Univ. of Okla. 1919-24; Pres, of 
Goldepline Oil Corp. 1924. Remarks, Chmn. 
Section Petroleum Prod. Engineering in 
1927 ; Amer. Institute of Mining and Metal¬ 
lurgical Engineers; Chmn. of Div. 1929. 
Presented paper World Mining Congress, 
Tokyo, 1929. Hobby, outdoor sports. 

VAHLBERG, WILLIAM FREDERICK, 

Okla. City. Dem. Occ., auditing and ac¬ 
counting. B., Evansville. Ind., Nov. 19, 
1866; came to Okla. 1903, located at Okla. 
City. Edu., pub. schs., Evansville, Ind. 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


VAN LEUVEN, KATHRYN, 316 First 
Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Ft. Smith, Ark., Feb. 5, 1888; came to 
Okla. 1906, located at Tahlequah, Muskogee 
1906 ; Nowata 1907 ; Okla. City since 1914. 
Edu., h. sch., Ft. Smith, Ark.; admitted to 
Bar 1913; special work Chicago Univ. 
Hus., Judge Bert Van Leuven. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Hermit. Bus. Con., Van Leuven & Van 
Leuven, Attys. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Assoc., associated with son in law business, 
also Sec’y-Treas. Paramount Drug Co.; 
(pol.) R. L. Williams. Lee Cruce, C. N. 
Haskell, C. B. Ames,, Samuel Hays, Arthur 
Hull, P. A. Janeway. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs, mbr. U. D. C.; Founder Okla. Hospi¬ 
tality Club; mbr. C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; natl. worker 15 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Asst. Atty. Gen. 1921-26 ; Asst. Co. 
Atty. Nowata Co. 1916-17. Party Honors, 

del. ‘to natl. conv. 1924; mbr. Advisory 
Com. to Platform Conv. in N. Y. 1921: 
first Pres. Young Dem. Club; also first wo¬ 
man to hold office in Young Dem. Club. 
Remarks, appointed by Jack Walton as 
■Supreme Ct. Commr., but not approved by 
Supreme Ct. because Ct, disapproved the 
choice of a woman. Hobby, flowers. 

VAN METER, JOHN WESLEY, City Hall, 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., building commission¬ 
er, Okla. City. B„ Washington, Ill., Oct. 
15, 1863; came to Okla. City 1903. _Edu., 

com. sch., Washington, Ill., 1881. Wife, 
lone Randolph. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. 
Assoc., E. M. Fry. City mgr.; A. O. 
Campbell, Sol Layton, Chas. Dunning, H. 
N. Knight, Ernest Hosmer, C. G. Beveridge, 
Fred Bearly, Frank Sprackle, C. B. Cook, 
Sen. J. W. Harreld,, M. C. Garber, Sen. 
W. B. Pine, H. H. Rogers, Lew Wentz, Sen. 
W. J. Otjen. Church, Unitarian. Clubs & 
Lodges, Civitan; M. W. A.; C. of C. 
Imp. Re!.. Mrs. (Dr.) .T. C. Roberts, 
Peoria, Ill., (sister). Pol. Act., locally 
independent; nationally republican 30 yrs.; 
makes speeches,, but mainly through per¬ 
sonal operation. Offices. First Bldg. Com. 
of Okla. City 1905-08; Present Bldg. Com. 
1921-29. Party Honorsi, Prct. Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com., 1919-30; del. to co. and st. 
convs., many times. Remarks, Father and 
Son Movement; Civitan Club and Boys 
Camp; Strong Arm Squad C. of C. 1917- 
18. Served as apprentice 3 yrs., after 
sch. work; contracting and following his 
trade in Washington and Neb. Contract¬ 
ing 2 yrs., 1903-05; doing pub. work, 


PHOTO BY WATTON 


TURNER, GENERAL T. D., 627 W. 15th 
St., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., investments. B., 
Oxiford. Miss., Sept. 22, 1848; came to 
Okla. 1902, located at Okla. City. Edu., pub. 
schs. of Ark. Wife, Fannie I. Cdrn., 2 s... 
T. D. .Tr., Francis H., Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Dir. of Okla. Gas & Electric Co. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc.. J. F. Owens; (poL) 
Gen. R. A. Sneed. Gen. W. B. Matthews, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Okla. City Club ; Masonic, Okla. 
City; Charter mbr. Okla. City Golf and 
Country Club; Electric; Pres. C. of C. in 
1905. Po’. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
all ways needed. Offices, Pres. Confederate 
Soldiers Home Bd. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Campaign Committees. Remarks, one of 
Oklahoma's most prominent and active 
pioneers, dignified, patriotic and public 
spirited; mbr. of Co. “E” Woods Regiment 
Marmaduke Cavalry Brigade, Confed¬ 
erate Army. Hobby, usefulness. 

UMPLEBY. JOSEPH B„ Braniff Bldg. 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ.. Geologist and Petro¬ 
leum engineer. B., Graysvllle. Ohio, Nov. 
20, 1883; came to Okla, 1919. located in 
Norman. Edu., A. B. Univ. of Wash.; M. S. 
and Ph. D. Magna Cum Lauda; Univ of 
Chicago. Wife, Bertha G. Cdrn., 2 s., Joseph 
Grav Stuart Standish; 2 d., Virginia Cole, 
Berta Bartlett. Bk. Con.. Liberty Natl., 
First Natl., Norman. Assoc., Case Pomeroy 
& Co.. Norman Meland, L. Z. Harrison, R. 
L. Scovill, Hugh McKinnie; (pol.) Earl 


GEN. T. D. TURNER 


Wife, Lillian R. Bledsoe. Cdrn., 3 s., J. 
H., Walter T., Dr. Ernest R.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Violet Lewis. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Assoc.. Frank W. Taylor, John T. Findlay, 

C. J. Blinn; (pol.) Ed Semans, Dan V. 
Lackey,, C. W. Turner, Geo. Baker, A. N. 
Leecraft, W. C. McAlister, Sam Davis, J. 

D. Carmichael. Church, Chris. Lodges, K. 
of P.; I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 50 yrs. all ways 
necessary to obtain results. Offices, Asst. 
Sec’y St. Elec. Bd. 1917; Oil and Gas 
Dept. Sch. Land 1916; Commr. of Account¬ 
ing and Finance 1923-07; Clk. of Bd. Park 
Commissioners 1909-12; Pres. Park Com. 
1904-09 ; City Collector & Clk. Hot Springs, 
Ark. 1896-1902. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; attended natl. convs. in 
1896-1924. Remarks, 1909 voted Bond Is- 
ssues Park Development; purchased all 
parks and Aviation Field; also Boulevard 
around Okla. City 28 miles in length. 
Trosper, 620 A Park; Lincoln Park 744 A; 
Municipal Aviation Field 160 A; as City 
Commr., finances were put in best condi¬ 
tion possible, were in high class condition 
at expiration of his term. Was in Natl. 
Guard. Hobby, baseball. 


JOHN W. VAN METER 












OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


591 



MRS. JOHN J. YOLZ 


1908-21, when present position was ac¬ 
cepted. 


VAN METER, M. V., Oil Exc. Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Bus. Con., M. V. Van 
Meter & Co. Real Estate. Remarks, former¬ 
ly lived in Kiowa Co. Past Asst. State 
Treasurer under W. L. Alexander, 1915-19 
(Complete information unavailable). 


VAREL, PAUL MILLER Luther. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Oxford, Kan., March 
6, 1886; came to Okla., 1894, located at 
Luther. Edu., h. sch., Luther; Central 
St. Tchrs. Col.; Capitol City Bus. Col. 
Wife, Ethel M. Lovell. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul 
M., Jr., Emil M.; 2 d„ Vieva, Nieva Bus. 
Con.. Pres. Luther St. Bk. Pol. Assoc., 
O. M. Willeford, W. S. DeGraffenreid. Chas. 
McCafferty, Mrs. Ida M. Hale, E. S. Bona- 
part, M. C. Binion, Geo. W. Clark. Church, 
Chris. , ' l ubs &. Lodges. C. of C. ■ 3? 

Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
22 yrs., personal contact. Offices, City 
Treas. now; Treas. Sch. Bd. Party Hon¬ 
ors, former prct. chmn.; del. to numerous 
convs. Remarks, active in all drives during 
W. War, mbr. St. and Okla. Bankers Assn. 
Hobby, farming. 


VAUGHT, EDGAR SULLINS. Federal 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., U. S. Dis¬ 
trict Judge. B., near Rural Retreat.. A a.. 
Jan. 7, 1873; came to Okla. 1901; located 
at Okla. City. Edu., com. sch., in Va.; Car- 
son & Newman Col., Jefferson City, Tenn. A. 
B. 1900 ; Emory & Henry Col., Va. Wife, 
Mary Holtsinger. Cdrn., 1 s., Edgar,, Jr.; 
2 d., Mrs. Marquis Morris, Ruth. Bus. 
Con , former mbr. Everest, Vaught & 
Brewer. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Po\ 
Assoc W. G. .Johnston, A. C Alexander, 
J. W. Harreld,, Fred Bearley, C. B. Selby, 
W. T. Hales, Lew Wentz, W. G. Skelly, 
W. B. Pine, P. J. Hurley, Roy Johnson, 
etc. Church. St. Luke’s M. E. South. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club; Okla. Citv 
Golf & Country,. Men’s Dinner; Lions; C. 
of C.; Masonic Blue Lodge; Shriner,. Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 23 yrs.; 
makes speeches: and works through per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, appointed Clk. Terr. 
Ct. for 3 mo. before statehood. Fed. Dist. 
Judge since 1928. Party Honors, mbr. st. 
com. also co. com.; del. to natl. conv. 1924 ; 
alternate 1916. Remarks, one of finest 
public speakers in Okla. International 
pres. Lions Club* 1922. Popular as after 
dinner speaker. 


VOLZ, MRS. JOHN J., 1137 W. 32nd, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. Club Woman and 
civic worker. B., Leavenworth, Kan.; 
located at Okla. City, 1911. Edu., com. and 
h. sch.. Col. at Grinnell, la. Husband, 
John J. Volz. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth Moor? 
and Mrs. Kathryn Van Leuven. Club As¬ 
soc., Mrs. Joe S. Morris, Mrs. John Watts, 
Mrs. John W. Shartel. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs, Pres. Hospitality Club, 4 
yrs.; v.-pres. Woman’s Civic Council; iSec'y. 
Okla. Art League, Chmn. Bd. Dir. City Fed¬ 
eration Woman’s Clubs; past pres. St. Me¬ 
morial Assn.; v.-pres. Bd. Campfire girls; 
v.-pres. Big Sister Assn. ; Sec’y. City Li¬ 
brary Bd., 7 yrs., Okla. City; Order East¬ 
ern Star, Amigo Chapter No. 451 and 
Amaranth No. 1; mbr. W. C. T. U., Bd. 
of Dir. Okla. Congress P. T. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker all ways need¬ 
ed. Remarks, organized Scholarship Com. 
and Cdrn’s Com., of Hospitality CTub, also 
Adult Com. Beautifying County Farm Com. 
One of Okla. City's most outstanding Club 
Women. Hobby, civic work. 

VON ELM, AUGUST FRANK, Edmond. 
Dem. Occ., Stockman. B., Berlin. Ger¬ 
many,, Mch. 9, 1883. Edu., com. sch., 
Edmond. Wife, Frances, d. of Herman 
Kuper, Edmond. Cdrn., 2 s.; 6 d. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Edmond. Assoc., (pol.) 
Ed Sheldon,, Henry Habben, Fred Noe, 
W. S. Patten, John Simpson, W. Z Lawter, 
Judge F. B. Swank; Sam Morley. Church, 
St. Johns Cathedral, Edmond. Lodges, 
M. W. A., Edmond. Imp. Rel., John Von 
Elm, detective; Henry Von Elm, candidate 
for Repr., Okla. City., (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. Co.; personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, Fire Chief, 1907-11 ; 
Party Honors. Chmn. Dem. Com., Lincoln 
Twp., since 1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 : lived in Okla. Co. since, except 1907- 
11 in N. Mex., Sec’y. Farmers Union since 
1922; pres. Citizens Protective Assn., since 
1924; chmn. War Finance Com., Lincoln 
Twp. during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

WALKER. ART., Perrine Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., oil investments. B.. 
Johnson Co.„ Tex., Dec. 16, 1879. Edu., 
com. sch., (lived on frontier all life) 
Wife Mary Frances, d. of T. D. Kelly, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur L,. Jr.; 
5 d., Mary Louise, Reta Jane, Helen 
Frances. Bus. Con.. Prairie Oil” & Gas 
Co., Independence, Kan., established Tri¬ 
bune newspaper and First St. Bk. at Tem¬ 
ple; First St. Bk., Waurika (now Farmers 
Natl.); also Waurika Dem.; hdw. bus. at 
Waurika, with townsite. Bk. Con.. Amer.- 
First Natl.; Security Natl.; Liberty Natl. 
Assoc., N. Bert Smith, Pres.. Okla. Life Ins. 
Co.; Roy Woods, Woods Wholesale Prod. 
Co.; Harry L. Kelly, Okla. City; (pol.) 
W. C. McAlister, Gov. W. J. Holloway, M. 
E. Trapp, J. C. Walton. Elmer Thomas, 
Tom Anglin, Holdenville; Chas. S. Storms, 
Waurika; Mac Q. Williamson, Pauls Val¬ 
ley ; Scott Ferris, N. R. Graham; H. H. 
Smith, Tulsa. Church, Pres., Omaha, Neb. 
Clubs & Lodges Okla. City Golf & Country 
Club ; Gibbons Dinner; Lakeside Country; 
C. of C., past sec’y.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Waurika; Royal Arch, Lawton; M. W. A. 
Imp. Rel., Raymond F., Swift & Co.; Edgar, 
Armour & Co.„ (bros.), both Ft. Worth. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co., st., and natl. 
Offices, Sec'y. Co. Com., that organized 
Comanche Co. 1902-04; first mayor, Temple, 
1904. Party Honors, first chmn. co. Cen. 
Com., Jefferson Co., chmn. co. campaign 
com.,, Jefferson Co., 6 yrs.; chmn. Co. 
Seat Com., to remove co. seat from Ryan 
to Waurika; mbr. Exec, and Financial 
corns., for Woodrow Wilson in Okla.; mgr. 
campaign for A. C. McCrory for speaker 
of House and his sec’y. during Gov. Wi¬ 
liams First Term; Chmn. St. Elec. Bd., 
1915 ; First oil and gas conservation offi¬ 
cer in Okla., organized the dept, and wrote 
regulations now in use. Private sec’y. 
Gov. R. L, Williams. 1915-18 ; mbr. Corp. 
Com., succeeding Jack Love, 1917-22 (re¬ 
signed) chmn. of Bd. 3 yrs. Remarks. 


came to Okla. 1900 ; lived Lawton, Bots- 
ford (now Temple),, 1902-05; Waurika, 
1905-15; Okla. City since 1915. Worker in 
governmental and political affairs. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

WALKER, PAUL ATLEE. State Capitol. 
Dem. Occ., special counsel corporation 
commission. B., Washington Co., Penn.» 
Jan. 11, 1881; came to Okla. 1905, located 
at Shawnee 1905-15; Okla. City since. Edu., 
com. and Normal sch.. Pa.; Col. Acad., 
Univ. of Chicago, Ph. B. 1909 ; Univ. of 
Okla. (law) 1909-12, LL. B. 1912. Mbr. 
first Law class at O. U. Chmn. of Student 
Com., which located the Law bldg. Wife. 
Myra Evelyn Williams. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul 
Atlee Jr. Robert Williams; 2 d., Myra 
Julia, Virginia Jane. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl., Okla. City. Church, First Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Masonic Blue 
Lodge No. 36; Cyrus Chapter No. 7, Beth¬ 
lehem Commandery No. 45, India Temple, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Dr. Joseph D. 
Houston, Tex., (bro.) ; Judge R. L. Wil¬ 
liams. (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. worker, 20 yrs. Offices. Prin. 
iShawnee h. sch., 1905-08; debating Coach 
and Instructor in pub. speaking O. U., 
1910-12; atty. corp. com. 1915-19; Referee 
for Supreme Ct., of Okla. 1919-21 : Spe¬ 
cial Counsel Corp. Com., in charge of Liti¬ 
gation before Interstate Commerce com., 
since 1921. Party Honors, Dem. nominee 
for Co. Judge, Pottawatomie Co., 1914, 
one of organizers of St. League of Young 
Dem. Remarks, because of nature of hts 
work has not been active in party politics, 
but is deeply interested in government. 
Judge Advocate for Okla. Natl. Gun^d si”ce 
1919„ rank of Lieut. Col. Special interests; 
education. Univ. of Okla. and church. 

WALLACE. WILLIAM ROBERT, Magnolia 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Troy, Tex., Feb. 21, 1886 ; came to 
Okla. 1896; located at Wynnewood. 1896- 
1905; Pauls Valley 1905-25: Okla. City 
since 1925. Wife, Charlotte Walker, 
(deceased). Cdrn., 1 s. ( Junior. Bus. Con., 
Magnolia Pet, Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., B. B. 
Blakeney, Hubert Ambrister, Fred Cap- 
shaw, W. J. Armstrong, Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Pauls Valley,, J. Harvey Maxey, Tulsa. 
Church, Trinity Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
Civitan; Kappa Sigma Frat., Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Pauls Valley. Has belonged to all 



ART L. WALKER 










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HARRY C. WATTON 











OKLAHOMA COUNTY 



lodges but has not kept them up. Pol. 
Act., city, co. and st. worker all his lire, 
makes speeches. Office, city atty., Pauls 
Valley,, 1911; Co. Judge 2 terms 1913-16; 
Youngest mbr. 2nd Legis. 1909-10 ; St. 
Senator 1919-1923. Party Honors, chmn. 
Co. Campaign Com., Garvin Co. when he was 
Judge. Remarks, strong factor in Dem. 
politics in Okla. Helped manage campaign 
of Fred Capshaw for Corp. Commr. Wide 
politica 1 acquaintance. Good organizer. 
Teaches Men’s Class, Trinity Bap. Church. 

WALTON, J. C., (JACK), Tradesmens 
Natl. Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer, oil. B., Indiana, March 6 t 1881. Edu., 
pub. schs., and col. Wife, Madeline. Cdrn.. 
2 d., Madeline Louise, Mary, at h. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, Elks, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., George 
Walton, signer of Declaration of Inde¬ 
pendence; Robert Walton, (bro.) Siloam 
.Springs, Ark. Offices Commr. of Pub. 
works, Okla. City, 1917-19; Mayor 1919- 
23; elec. Gov. of Okla. 1922. Party 'Hon¬ 
ors, del. co.. st. and natl. convs.; nominee 
for FT. S. Senate, 1924. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903 ; lived since at Okla. City. 
During W. War was a Col. in Engineering 
Corps. 

WANTLAND, CHARLES WILLIAM, Ed¬ 
mond. Dem. Occ., Dean of Men ; Physical 
Dir. B„ Purcell, Okla., Feb. 21. 188S; 
lived there until 1907; Norman 1907-10 ; 
Bradley 1910-11; Norman 1911-12; Ed¬ 
mond 1912-29. Edu., grad. Purcell, li. sch., 
grad. Castle Heights Sch.. Lebanon,. Tenn. ; 
Okla. Cniv. A. B„ 1919. Wife, Mary Agnes 
Lindsay. Cdrn., 3 s., William Lindsay ; 
Chas. Phelps. John Louis. ; 1 d., Mary 

Agnes. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Church, 
Meth. Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & 
A. M. No. 37; Consistory No. 1; India 
Temple: Bov Scout Movement. Imp. Rel., 
Louis Cass Wantland, 76. (father) named 
Creeks in Okla. Co. on River. Dug first 


well on the south side of N. Canadian River 
east of Capitol Hill, still there. Operated 
on Ranch where Fair Grounds is now. 
Knew Payne and Couch personally. Prob¬ 
ably knows more history than any living 
person in the st. about Okla. resided here 
60 yrs., connected with every enterprise 
started in Purcell. Uncle, late John 
Wantland. Chickasha,, who built first 
house in Chickasha and Purcell, pioneer 
banker and merchant. Father and uncle 
comprised Wantland & Sons Merc. Co. Pol. 
Act., not partisan; co. worker. Remarks, 
pres. Kiwanis,, Edmond, 1929 ; Pres. Izaak 
Walton League, Edmond, 1929; Kappa Sig¬ 
ma Frat.; Pe-et Senior Hon. Frat., Okla. 
Univ. ; C. of C., Edmond 1922 ; Okla. Ed. 
Assn. ; Natl. Edu. Assn. ; Amer. Football 
Coaches Assn. His wife is a musician and 
expressionist; prominent in Club work,, and 
Ex.-Pres. Woman’s Clubs. 

WARD, MRS. ESTELLE CHISHOLM, 

1323 E. 23rd. Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
newspaper work. B., Chism, Okla., June 
18, 1875, Bloomfield 1894. Tishomingo,, 

1896, Okla. City since 1925. Edu.. grad, 
from Bloomfield Seminary 1892; Kidd Key,, 
Sherman, Tex.. 1894-05 ; jt'otter Col., Bow¬ 
ling Green. Ky., Natl. Conservatory of Mus¬ 
ic,, Nashville, Tenn., 1895-96. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 
3 d.. married. Bus. Con., “Black Gold” 
Apartment Hotels. Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. and Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., 
Mrs. M. G. Meister, W. T. Hales, Mrs. 
Helen Francis, W. R. White, Sen. J. W. 
Harreld, Mrs. R. D. Rood, W. G. Skelly, 
Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Fred C. Clarke, Pat 
Hurley,, Lola Clark Pearson and Mrs. 
Beulah Cureton. Church. Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Rep. Woman’s Club; O. E. S., 
Tishomingo Chapter No. 120; McDowell 
Club; W. C. T. U. Imp. Rel., Douglas H. 
Johnston. Gov. of Chckasaws, Okla. City; 
Dr. A. E. Davenport, XT. S. Marine Hos¬ 
pital, New York. Pol. Act., partisan; 


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statewide worker 9 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Presidential Elector 1920. Party 
Honors, v.-chmn. of Rep. Cen. Com. Johns¬ 
ton Co., 2 yrs. and st. committeewoman, 8 
yrs. One of Pine’s 16 Women Campaign - 
mgrs., 1924 ; managed 28 cos. for Harreld 
1924 ; managed 28 counties for Harreld 
1926 ; St. v.-chmn. Curtis for Pres, organ¬ 
ization 1928 ; Natl. Bureau of Women 
Speakers 1924. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross. Liberty Loans and Council of De¬ 
pub. sch., Gainesville; Univ. of Tex., Law 
fense during W. War. Hobby, reading 
and music. 

WARD, T. E„ 1801 E. 9th, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Paving Contractor. B., 
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26, 1881; came 

to Okla. 1914; located at Miami, Okla. City 
since 1920. Edu., pub. sch., Indianapolis. 
Wife. Mary L. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas Jr. 
1 d., Patricia. Bus. Con., C. L. Beekman. 
Church, Catli. Pol. Act., works entirely 
through coins. Remarks, his company has 
built more roads than any other Company 
in Okla.; Spanish Amer. War Veteran, 
mbr. Worth Bagley Camp, St. Paul. 

WARD. MRS. THOMAS E„ 4401 Classen, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. homemaker. B., 
Peoria, Ill. Edu., com. sch., Peoria; St, 
Agnes Convent, St. Paul. Husband, Thomas 
E. Ward. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas E., Jr.; 1 
d., Patricia Clare. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Bk. & Trust Co., Okla, City. Church, Our 
Lady of Perpetual Help. Clubs, Pres. Okla. 
Diocesan Council of Natl. Council of Catho¬ 
lic Women ; Ladies Music Club; Art League; 
McDowell Club; Okla. City Golf & Country; 
Catholic Daughters; Hospitality Club; 
Chmn. Parliamentary Law Dept, of Catholic 
Womens Activities Club, 1928-30; Pres. 
Altar Soc. of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 
Church, 1927-29; Pres. P. T. A. of Our 
Lady of Perpetual Help School, 1930; 
Charter Mbr. Big Sisters Organization of 
Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lived 
Miami; Okla. City since 1921. Particularly 
active in charity work. 

WATTON, HARRY C(larence), Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., Portrait photographer. B., 
Shelbyville, Ill., April 15, 1872. Edu., com. 
schs. of Shelbyville, Ill. Wife, May 
Nathan. Cdrn. 2 d., Mrs. Ivan E. Duncan, 
Enid; Mrs. J. M. Wier, Okla, City. Bus. 
Con., owner Watton’s Studio. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Church, 
Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Shrine, Okla City,, Consistory, 
Guthrie; Rotary; C. of C.; present pres. 
Okla. City Civic Theatre Assn. Pol. Act,., 
independent; principally city; does per¬ 
sonal work. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906, 
located at Okla. City and lived here since. 
Mr. Watton is one of 144 out of 14,000 
photographers in America who is listed 
in “Who’s Who in Photography in Amer¬ 
ica." Very active in all natl. photographic 
assns. 

WEAVER, CLAUDE, Huckins Estate Bldg. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
March 19, 1867, came to Okla. 1895’, located 
at Pauls Valley,, Okla. City since 1908. Edu., 
pub. sch., Gainesville, Univ. of Tex., Law 
Dept.,, LL. B. Wife, Lelia Adah Reinhart. 
Terrell, Tex. Cdrn.. 1 s., Claude, Jr., 

5 d.. Bus. Con., began practice of law 
Gainesville 1887, Pauls Valley,, Ind. Ter., 
1895; Okla. City since 1908. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Pol. Assoc., Sen. Carter 
Glass of Va., Pat Harrison of Miss.; Thos. 
P. Gore and Wm. H. Murray of Okla. 
Church, Meth. S. Clubs & Lodges, Mason,. 
Okla. City; Beta Theta Pi. Imp. Rel., 
Judge W. T. G. Weaver, (father), Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; nation wide worker all 
his life, uses all methods; natl. speaker 
in all campaigns since 1908. Offices, Asst. 
Co. Atty., Cook Co., Tex, mbr. sch. bd.„ 
Pauls Valley, Ind. Ter.; postmaster, Okla. 
City 1915-23; mbr. U. S. CongTess 1913- 
15. Remarks. In collaboration with Joe 
Thompson,, (deceased) founded the first 
system of free pub. schs. in Ind. Ter. On 
Bd. of Freeholders of Okla. City that 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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J. K. WELLS 


wrote Charter of Okla. City. Was leader 
in fight for Constitutional Prohibition of 
liquor traffic of Okla. and commission form 
of government in Okla. City. While in 
U. S. Congress was on Banking & Cur¬ 
rency Com. which framed Federal Reserve 
Act. Delivered orations on “The Literature 
of Tex.” 1887,, and “The American Scholar” 
1894 before Literary Societies of Univ. 
of Tex. Author of “A Century of Progress” 
and “Why I Go to Church.” Hobby, The 
Life and Genius of Sargent Smith Prentiss; 
Poetry of Percy B. Shelley. 

WEICKER, ROBERT ANDREW, 531 W. 

Main Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Transfer 
and Storage. B., Guthrie, Okla.. July 1890 ; 
Okla. 1890-96 ; Denver, Col., 1896-1900 ; 
Okla. City since. Edu., grad. h. sch., Okla. 
City 1909. Wife, Leta Faye Dodson. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Robert A. Jr. Bus. Con., Sec’y.-mgr. 
O. K. Transfer & Storage Co. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Assoc., A. C. Weicker, 
(father) ; Elmer C. Lette,. Will W. War¬ 
ren, A. C. Barton,, Ben F. Wood, Ed Trapp, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Walter C. Dean. 
Church, Maywood Pres. C'ubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Elks; Masonic Blue Lodge; Shrine, 
Okla. City; Consistory. Guthrie. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Robert W. Work, wife of Son.of Sec'v. 
of Interior (cousin). Pol. Act., city work¬ 
er for party, but reserves right to in¬ 
dependent action, works by personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, mbr. of Council, Okla. City, 
1928-29 (appointed). Remarks, takes an 
active part in public life of Okla. City, 
likes politics and keeps well informed, well 
liked and influential in city’s affairs. Hob¬ 
by, golf, fishing and hunting. 

WELCH, A. L., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
broker. B., Chariton Co., Mo., Sept, 24, 
1865 ; came to Okla. 1905 ; located at Pur¬ 
cell; Okla. City since 1913. Edu., pub. sch., 
of Mo. and Warrensburg; Tchrs. Col., War- 
rensburg, Mo. Wife, Milton Tracy. Cdrn., 
1 s., O. L. Welch. Pol. Assoc., Sen. W. 

C. Fidler, Sen. O. J. Logan,, Ex.-Gov. Lee 
Cruce. Scott Ferris, Sen. T. P. Gore, Geo. 

D. Key. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 
Masonic Consistory, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., Judge E. B. Welch, 
(father) of Mo. Pol. Act., partisan ; state¬ 
wide worker always, personal contact and 
through com. Offices, co. treas., Chariton 
Co.„ Mo.; St. Ins. Commr. appointed 2 yrs. 


by Gov. Cruce,, elected 2 four yr. terms. 
Hobby, hunting. 

WELCH, OSCAR L., 109 N. Bdwy. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., insurance. B., Keytes- 
ville. Mo., July 14„ 1891; came to Okla. 
1906, located at Purcell, Army 1909-13; 
Univ. of Okla. 1913-15; Marietta 1915; Okla. 
City since 1916 (France 1918-19.) 
Edu., h. sch., Keytesville, U. S. Military 
sch.. West Point, Univ. of Okla. B. S. in 
Engineering. Wife, Imogene Quigg. Cdrn., 

1 d., Yvonne. Bus. Con., Ed M. Semans & 
Co. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Pol. Assoc., Ed Butterfield, 
Judge George W. Clark, Roy St. Lewis, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, J. Berry King, Gov. 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. Jack Walton, Patrick 
J. Hurley. Church, Pres. Cluibs & Lodges, 
Okla. City Golf & Country Club; Univ. 
Club; Masonic, Okla. City; Scottish and 
Y’ork Rite Mason; Consistory, Guthrie ; 
India Temple; Shrine; Sigma Chi Frat., 
Norman; C. of C.; Welfare Drives. Imp. 
Rel., A. L. Welch, (father), ex-st. official. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker all ways 
needed. Offices, Bd. of Regents; Univ. 
of Okla. Party Honors, on corns.; prct. 
Registrar; del. to convs. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire mbr, Okla. City Post No. 35; 111 
Engineers, Commander of Co. "F.”. Hobby, 
golf and hunting. 

WELLS. FRANK, Commerce Exchange 
Bldg., Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. 

B. , Seneca, Kan.. Aug. 26,, 1867, came to 
Okla, 1901; located at Okla. City. Edu., LL. 
B., Univ. of Mich. Wifei, Florence. Cdrn.. 

2 s.. Eugene S., Oliver S.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Vivian Fleming,, Beverly Hills. Calif. Bus. 
Con., Keaton, Wells, Johnston & Barnes, 
attys. Bk. Con., dir. Farmers Natl. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Club, Okla. City; 
Golf & Country: American Bar Assn., 
American Law Institute,, Okla. St. Bar Assn. 
Siloam Lodge A. F. & A. M., Cyrus Chapter, 
Okla. City Commandery; Knight Templar; 
India Temple; Shrine. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent worker. Offices co. atty. Nemaha 
Co.,, Kansas 1891-1895. 

WELLS, GEORGE CLAIR State Capitol. 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Secretary State 
Board of Education. B., May 10, 1890 ; 
came to Okla. 1908, located at Stigler, 
1908-15; Tahlequah, 1015-16; Muskogee 
1916-17; Wainwright. 1917-21; Luther 1921- 
23, Okla. City since. Edu.. B. S.. Univ. 
of Okla. 1923 ; A. M. Columbia Univ. 1927. 
Wife, Effie Matthews. Cdrn., 2 s.„ Ken¬ 
neth David; 2 d., Dorothy, Ruth. Bus. 
Con.', editor and writer of sch. texts. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., John Vaughan. 
E. A. Dake, E. E. Brown, M. A. Nash, 
P. M. Hammonds. Church. Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges. Kappa Delta Pi; Phi Delta 
Kappa; Masonic Blue Lodge, (Hiram) 
Okla. City; Consistory; Scottish Rite. 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Gov. John Fisher, of 
Pa.; uncle of wife. Pol. Act., independent 
st. worker all his life; works mainly 
through others. Offices, St. H. Sch. In¬ 
spector 1923-29 ; Sec’y. St. Bd. of Edu., 
1929. Remarks, special interests, educa¬ 
tional. Special instructor in sch. admin¬ 
istration Univ. of Okla. summer sessions. 

WELLS, J. K., 422 American Bank Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ.. oil business. B., 
Bells. Tex., April 3. 1882; came to Okla. 
1907 ; located at Ardmore; Chickasha 1908: 
Okla. City since 1910. Edu.. h. sch.. Bells, 
Tex.; Grayson Col., Whitewright, Texas, 
grad. Denton St. Normal. Denton, Tex., 
1903. Wife, Minnie Wycoff. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Jack, Jr., San Diego Army & Navy Acad. 
Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Pol. Assoc., Geo. D. Key, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Imp. Rel., 
Tom Wells. Bells, Tex., mbr. Legis., Tex., 
(bro.). Church, Meth. Clubs, Kiwanis; 

C. of C. Pol. Act. partisan; st. and co. 
worker; locally independent; 25 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices. Clk. 27th Legis., 
Tex.; Clk. First St. Sen. of Okla. ; Clk. 
Constitutional Conv. Party Honors, del. to 


every co. and st. conv. since age of 21. 
prct. committeeman; elec. bd. Remarks, 
author “Blind Hatred” in Tulsa World,. 
Clk. of Appropriation Com. 

WELLS, 0. A., Tradesmens Bldg. Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., surety bonds. B., Bed¬ 
ford O., Oct. 5, 1863. Edu., country schs. 
Wife, Mayme Rice, of Tex. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Minnie E., Mary E., Bk. Con., Tradesmens 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Horace McKeever, 
Enid; John Fields, and all ‘‘old timers.” 
Lodge, 32nd Mason; Shrine. Pol. Act., 
partisan co. and st. worker since 1898; 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
Clk. U. S. Dist. Ct„ Fairbanks, Alaska, 
1908-09. Party Honors, del. to all terri¬ 
torial and st. convs. of Rep. party; Sec’y. 
Ind Ter., Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898; lived at Colbert, Ardmore, 
Muskogee; Okla. City since 1922. Hobby, 
harness horses. 

WELTY, DANIEL BURNS, Petroleum 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B. Detroit, Ill., May 13, 1877 ; came to 
Okla. 1899; located at Chandler; Roff 1900- 
01; Sayre 1902-05; Okla. City since. Edu., 
com. sch., in Detroit. Read law in Con¬ 
gressman William’s law office, Pittsfield, 
Ill. Wife, (first), Nettie Penstone; (sec¬ 
ond), Nettie Johnson. Cdrn., Velma, 
(deceased). Bus. Con., Welty & LaFon, 
Oil, B. & L. Municipal Construction and 
Securities. Bk. Con., Amer.First Natl 
Assoc., Hubert L. Bolen, Wylie Jones. Sam 
Hooker, B. A. LaFon, John B. Harrison, 
Lee Cruce, Ardmore,, Judge Hardy, Tulsa. 
Church, First Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 
K. P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co., st. and Natl, worker since 1891; makes 
speeches; usually in Mo., Ill., & Ind. in 
Natl campaigns. Offices, city atty Pitts¬ 
field, Ill., 1898; city atty. Sayre 1903-05; 
mbr. of Okla. Legis. 1913; Asst, City Atty. 
Okla. City.,, 1922-23. Party Honors, del. 
to natl. conv. 1904; asst. Sgrt. Arms Natl 
Conv. 1912 and 1920; Co. chmn. Okla. 
Co. 1914; Sec’y. St. Cen. Com., 1916-20. 
Remarks, mbr. Com. of 100, City Mgr. 
campaign. Was 1 of 3 selected to draft 
Amendment to charter. Chmn. of Okla. 
City Cen. Com., in 1906. 

WHEELER, MRS. CORA F. SMITH, 1812 
W. 29, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., promoter. 
B„ St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 1890; came 
to Okla. 1902 ; located at Guthrie; Okla. City 


PHOTO BY WATTON 



SYD J. WHEELER 











since 1910. Edu., com. and h. sch., St. 
Louis, Mo., attended Chicago Univ. Bus. 
Con., Treas. Memorial Park Assn. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk., Tulsa. Bus. Assoc., Dr. 
L. E. Farris, Tulsa. Pol. Assoc.. C. B. 
Ames„ Harry B. Cordell, Geo. W. Clark, 
MrS, Mike Conlin, Pixey Mayes, Scott 
Ferris, E. B. Howard, Lee Cruce, J. Elmer 
Thomas, Jas. McClintic, R. L. Williams. 
Church, Bap. Clubs U. D. C.; Bus. & 
Prof. Women’s Club. Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 20 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Sec’y. St. Bd. of Vocational 
Edu., for Okla. First woman to hold exec, 
position in st.„ 1918. Party Honors, mbr. 
of Natl. Speakers (Dem) 1920, went with 
Cox on special train Emu and Joplin, 
1916 Reception Com. to meet Pres. Wilson 
at Wichita, Asst., St. Librarian of Okla. 
Supreme Ct. Library 1914-18; appointed 
dir. Women’s and Cdrn’s Bureau Dept, 
of Labor 1921 ; Senate Auditor and Postmis¬ 
tress 1913; St. House Indexing and edit¬ 
ing House Journal, 1923; del. to st. convs. 
Alternate at San Francisco conv. Re¬ 
marks, organized first woman’s Dem. club 
in st., 1920, (pres.) spoken in every cam¬ 
paign in st. since 1920. Reception com., 
from natl speakers Bureau 1928 to re¬ 
ceive natl speakers. 1U07 appointed by 
Gov. Haskell to serve as star on Flag. 
Del. from St. of Okla. to Natl. Federation 
of Women’s Clubs at Chicago, 1922. Au¬ 
thor 1915 Sketch Book of 4th Legis. by 
Cora Florence Smith. Hobby, children, 
flowers, dogs. 

WHEELER, MRS. S. C., 1405 E. 18th 
St. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., property owner. 
B., Franklin. Ga., Aug. 21, 1870; came to 
Okla. 1914 ; located at Okla. City. Edu., La 
Grange, Female Col.. La Grange, Ga. 
Widow. Cdrn., 4 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Clubs Hospitality Club, Big 
Sister, Service Star Legion. Amer. Legion 
Auxiliary; War Mothers, Sr. V. .Com. of 
Disabled American Veterans of Women’s 
Auxiliary W. War; mbr. Memorial Assn., 
Charter mbr. U. D. C. of Ala. Jefferson 
Davis Memorial Assn. Imp. Rel.. C. B. Mc- 
Outchen,, (father), Confederate Veteran, La 
Grange, Ga.; P. T. McCutchen, (bro.) 
Franklin, Ga.; St. Commr., Ga. and news¬ 
paper man. Pres. Ga. Press Assn., Past 
Grand Commander Masonic Tmdge; 33rd 
Mason. O. E. Wheeler, Tuscon, Ariz.;. 
Albert, O. G. & E.; .T. C. Wheeler, Okla. 
City; H L,. Wheeler, Okla City,, (sons). Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 40 yrs. per¬ 
sonal contact and through com. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; p-ct. 
Registrar; prct. committeewoman. Re¬ 
marks, T.egionnaire Auxiliary. Okla. City 
Post. Mbr. First Woman’s Press Assn., 
ever organized in Ga.; mbr. N. E. A. 
Publicity woman Okla. Woman’s Dem. 
Club. Mrs. Wheeler was responsible for 
the first woman’s political speech over the 
air made by Mrs. Frank P. Johnson. Hob¬ 
by. Soldier’s Relief work. 

WHEELER, SYD, J„ State Capitol,. Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., attorney B., Miami, 
Mo., .Tan. 7, 1878; came to Okla. 1909 ; 
located at Kingston, Madill 1919 ; Okla. City 
since. Edu., grad. Miami, Mo., h. sch , 
LL. B. O. U. Wife. Addie Schneider. Bk. 
Con., Amer.-First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. 
Church. Bap. Lodges Mason, Royal Arch; 
Cyrus Chapter No. 7; Knight Templar No. 
3; Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., Dr. A. A. 
Wheeler, Miami, Mo., Grand Master I. O. 
O. F. of Mo. Pol. Act., active 30 yrs. m 
all ways needed. Offices, Asst. Librarian 
Supreme Ct Library of Mo., Asst. Chief 
Clk. House of Repr., Mo., 1901; mbr. House 
of Repr. from Marshall Co., 1917-19; legal 
clk. with Okla. St. Highway Dept., now. 
Party Honors, del. to all St. Dem. convs. 
Remarks, 4 minute speaker during War, 
helped in ail civilian work. Hobby, Boston 
TJull dogs. 

WHISLER, ROBT. M., Britton. Rep. 
Occ., pres. First Natl. Bk. since 1922. 
B., Cumberland, la.. Oct. 5, 1888; came 
to Okla. 1890; located at Edmond 1890-1909; 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

Kingfisher 1909-15; Edmond 1915; Britton 
1916-29. Edu., Kingfisher Col. and Acad¬ 
emy, Cen. St. Normal, 1912. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth Neal. Bus. Con., Fidelity Natl.; 
Tradesman's Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., J. 
Ross Wildman, S. L. Shintaffer, C. R. 
Hauk Ike Bonaparte, Bob Carlson. Lodge, 
Treas. A. F. & A. M. No. 434; Treas. 
1926-29; Treas. Britton Commercial CiuD 

1925- 29. Pol. Act., co. worker, personal 
contact. Officesv Treas. Britton 1929-31. 
Party Honors, del. Rep. St. conv., 1928. 

WHISLER, MRS. R. M., (ELIZABETH). 

Britton. Rep. Occ., Principal high school. 
B., Altus, Okla., June 6, 1893; Okla 1893- 
1913; Britton since 1916. Edu., Altus H. 
.Sch., 1913; Kingfisher Col.,1913-15; O. U., 

A. B„ 1918. Husband., R. M. Whisler. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. H. Taylor, 
supt. Britton H. Sch., C. R. Hauk, Bob 
Carlson, A. F. Harris, Ida M. Hale. Lodge., 
Worthy Matron O. E. S. No. 432, 1929. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker; works 
through personal activity and through com. 
Party Honors, del. Rep. Co. conv. 1926. 
Remarks, prohibitionist, On Advisory Bd. 
Rainbow Girls, 1928. An educator and 
active in Rep. politics. 

WHITE, W. R„ 1828 W. Park, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ., oil business. B., Fern- 
wood, O., July 31, 1875.. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., and Meth. Col.,, Scio, O. Wife, 
Amelia E. Swank. Cdrn., Kathleen. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. C. Alexander, W. G. 
Johnston, Henry L. Goddard, Roy St. Lewis, 
J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly, 
W. .T. Otjen. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason ; York Rite. Pol. 
Act., partisan; city and co. worker since 
1909 ; makes speeches, works personally, 
through corns, and others. Party Honors, 
co. chmn. Rep. Com., 1924-30 ; del. co.„ 
dist. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909; lived Guthrie,; Okla. City since 
1910. Hobby, politics. 

WHITTEN, MRS. C. P.. Britton. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Gentryville, Mo., June 
12, 1876; came to Okla. 1889,, located at 
Pauls Valley 1889-1916 ; Okla. City 1916-18;. 
Britton 1918-1929. Edu.. h. sch., Gentry¬ 
ville. Mo. Husband, Coatland Prentice. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Earl; 2 d.. Mrs. R. L. Spencer, 
Amarillo, Tex.; Mrs. F. E. Bush, Harring¬ 
ton, Kan. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Jim Berry, Ida M. Hale, S. T. Harris, 
Jessie E. Moore, Geo. M. Callihan, Jim 
Thompson, Mac Q. Williamson, Judge F. 

B. Swank. Church, Chris. Clubs, W. C. 
T. U., Britton; Hospitality t Okla. City. 
Party Honors, Republican committeewoman 
Ward No. 2 Britton 1928 ; del. co. conv. 

1926- 28 ; del. st. conv., 1923. Remarks, 
interested in good government, has prestige 
and is a leader among the Rep. women. 

WILLIAMS. CARL, Okla. City. (Wash¬ 
ington, D. C.) Dem. Occ.. editor. B., 
Porter Co., Ind., Mar. 30, 1878. Edu., pub. 
sch.. and Normal sch. Wife, Mabel Bates, 
Traverse City, Mich. Bus. Con., Reporter 
city ■newspapers. 1895-1903 ; Sec’y. Scien¬ 
tific Farming Assn.. Colo. 1904-05; farm¬ 
ing and irrigation work;, 1905-13; Editor 
Okla. Farmer Stockman, Okla. City, 1913- 
29; mbr. Federal Farm Bd. since. Bk. 
Con., Dir. Liberty Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Dir. Amer. Okla. Cotton Growers Assn. ; Ex - 
pres. Cotton Growers Exchange: mbr. S. W. 
Wheat Growers Assn. ; Ex-Pres. Amer. 
Agri. Editors Assn.; Natl. Council Farmers 
Co-Operative Marketing Assn. Church, 
Divine Scientist. 

WILLIAM'S. HENRY. Okla. City. Dem. 
B., Greenville, Texas. Came to Okla. as 
head of State Natl. Bank; now connected 
with Magnolia Petroleum Co. as tax agent 
(Complete information unavailable). 

WILLIAMS JOHN ROBERT, State Capitol, 
Dem. Occ., member State Board of Affairs. 
B„ Smith Co. (Tyler) Tex.. Oct. 30, 1868; 
came to Okla. 1885; located 12 miles east 
of Duncan on ranch, Greer Co., 1886-87; 


595 

Tex. 1887-1892; Ryan i892-95 ; Hobart 
1875-1910 ; Okla. City since 1910. Edu., 
com. schs., of Tex. Wife, Elizabeth De- 
Lesdernier. Cdrn., 2 s., Allen, Billy. Bus. 
Con., oil business; leases. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Assoc,, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway. M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; Lee 
Cruce, Ardmore; Jesse Reed, Hobart; John 

B. Doolin, Alva. Lodge. Masonic Blue 
Lodge; K. P„ M. W. A., Hobart; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp Rel., father was a Con¬ 
federate soldier; bro., H. W. Williams, 
a tty Magnolia Oil Co., Okla City. Pol, 
Act., partisan; city,, co. and st. worker, 
mostly through others. Offices, U. S. Commr. 
under C. B. Kilgore, Ryan & Duncan 
1895-97 ; Sec’y. Sch. Land Dept. 1911-15: 
mbr. Bd. of Affairs since 1929; mgr. Cruce’s 
campaign for Gov.; chmn. st. campaign 
com. that ,vr.; del. to various st. convs. 
Party Honors, chmn. Kiowa Co. Cen. Com. 
1994-06; mbr. st. com. 1906 ; mbr. st. 
campaign com. for Congress Dist., 1907. 

WILLIAMS, ROBERT FLETCHER JACK- 

SON, 304 W. 1st,, Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
Laundry owner. B., Macon Co., Ala., Apr. 
25, 1878; came to Okla. 1908; located 

at Norman 1908; Norman, Purcell and 
Pauls Valley 1909-10 ; Okla. City since 
1910. Edu., Natasulga, Ala. Wife, Emily 
Margaret Witt. Cdrn.. 1 s., R. F., Jr. Bus. 
Con., Sec’y.-treas. Okla. Operating Co., 
Gec’y. -Treas. Okla. Industrial Fnance Corp. ; 
Dir. Mutual Savings & Loan. Bk. Con., 
L'bert.v Natl. Assoc., Ben Barnett, C. F. and 
John W. Heidbrink, Kee R. McKee, Bunn 
Booth and John Campbell,. G. A. Reeves, 
Earl Leech, John H. Wright. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges. Klwanis; Pres. Okla. 
Club 1922; mbr. Bd. Y. M. C. A.; Salvation 
Army and United Provident Assn., C. of 

C. ; past nres. Men’s Tabernacle Class 1926; 
past pres. Okla. Laundries Assn. Masonic 
Flue Lodge, Shrine. Okla. City; Consistory, 
Guthrie; K. P., Montgomery. Ala. Pol. 
Act., active city, co. and st. worker since 
1920; works through organization. Offices, 
mbr. of Okla. City sch. bd. 1924 to date; 
chmn. of bd. 1925-26. 

WILLIAMS, TRAVIS H„ Harrah. Dem. 
Occ., retired merchant. _B., Memphis, 
Tenn., Aug. 15, 1869; came to Okla. 1900 ; 
located at McLoud, Harrah since 1906. 
Fdu., Com. schs., Memphis. Tenn., Wife, 
Eva Herring. Bus. Assoc., B. F. Miles, 
Banker. Harrah. Pol. Assoc., Judge Sam 
Hooker,. Judge Geo. W. Clark, Ed Vaught, 
Baxter Taylor, Elmer Thomas, F. B. Swank. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 32d Mason; 
Guthrie Consistory; India Temple; C. of 
C. Bus. Con., v.pres. and dir. First Natl. 
Bk. Harrah. Pol. Act. t partisan; co. work¬ 
er 30 yrs., personal. Remarks, St. Militia, 
Shawnee. Hobby, hunting. 

WILSON. BEN F„ 617 W. “F"„ Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ.. farmer, retired. B., 
Dallas, Co., Tex., Oct. 15, 1855; came to 
Okla. 1889 ; located in Canadian Co., Okla. 
City since 1925. Edu., Cedar Hill,, Tex., 
com. sch.; Lancaster, Tex. h. sch. Wife, 
Jennie Horne. Cdrn., 4 s., Chas. A., Ross 
L.„ Dr. O. B., Okla. City; John A., Lindsay; 

3 d., Mrs. W. F. Mclver, Mrs. Arthur 
Bentley, Okla. City; Mrs. Ed McMahan,, 
Apache. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Pol. 
Assoc.. M. B. Cope, J. D. Pew, Frank 
Stevens, C. C. Fisher, Tom McMecham, 
Col. Jim Johnson, Campbell Russell, Chas. 
F. Barrett. Gid Graham. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san co. and st. worker 40 yrs. as called 
upon. Offices, st. senate 1911 to 1915; 
13th dist. Speaker of House 1909-10 ; st. 
T/egis. Territorial 1897-1907 ; 1908 Flotor- 
ial dist. Party Honors, always a del. to 
st. convs. in Canadian Co. from Territorial 
days to 1025. Remarks, farmed and bought 
Liberty Bonds during W. War. 

WILPON, JAMES A. Havlin Hotel., 
Okla. City Dem. Occ., Field Representa¬ 
tive Farmers Union Corporation Royalty 
Co. B., Lake City, Minn., Aug. 29. 1874, 
came to Okla. at time of statehood. Edu., 
rural schs.,, Minn.; St. Agricultural h. sch.; 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



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OKLAHOMA COUNTY 


597 



St. A. & M. Col. Wife, Anna C. Smith. 
Bus. Con., real estate and oil business. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Jno. A. 
Simpson, Campbell Russell, H. 0. Miller. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
York Scottish Rite; K. P.; Rotary; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., J. E. Phillips, Atty., St. Paul,. 
Minn. Pol. Act., partisan; worker state¬ 
wide since 1902 in all ways needed. 
Offices, taught rural schs., several yrs. ; 
Dir. Extension Work A. & M. ; Dir. Exper¬ 
imental work at A. & M. Party Honors, 
del. to co., st. and some natl. convs. 
Remarks, mbr. St. Council Defense under 
R. L. Williams. Worked through Dept, of 
Agriculture at Washington. Helped get 14 
freight rates during W. War. Active work¬ 
er, Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives; 
4 Minute Speaker. Volunteer to Spanish 
& Amer. War. Hobby, farm and sch. bet¬ 
terment. 

WILSON, ROBERT HARRISON, (R. H.), 

205 Petroleum Bldg.,, Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ., manager Petroleum building. B., 
Scottsville Ky.„ Aug. 25, 1873; came to 
Okla. 1903, located at Chickasha; Okla. City 
since 1911.. Edu., com. schs. in Ky.; Gray¬ 
son Col. B. -S. 1898. Wife, Grace Womack. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Lee; 1 d., Mary Grace. Bus. 
Con., Sec'y (Fidelity Trust Co.; mgr. of 
Petroleum Bldg.; stockholder Farmers Natl., 
Chickasha. Church, Bap. Lodges, Masdnic 
Blue Lodge; Shrine, Consistory Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Grady Co. 1907-11 ; St. 
Supt. Public Instruction in 1911-23. Party 
Honors, del. to various st. convs. Remarks, 
taught 7 yrs.; candidate for Gov. in Dem. 
Primary 1922; 5 men in race, Wilson re¬ 
ceived more votes than any other candi¬ 
date ever has received in Dem. Primary 
except Jack Walton who won the nomi¬ 
nation. 

WILSON, W. E., 1415 N. Hudson, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Oak Ridge, 


Mo., July 11, 1875. Edu., Univ. of Mo.„ 

A. B., M. A. and LL. B. Wife, Gertrude. 
Cdrn., 2 s., W. F. Jr., Philip; 1 d., Clara 
Owens. Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co.; Okla. City Hardware Co.; Wilson & 
Wilson Law firm. Assoc.. W. F. Wilson,. 
Jr., R. E. Owens, partners in law. Church, 
Cath. Clubs, Okla. Club; Elks. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900 ; lived since at Okla 
City. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

WOLLARD, GUSTAVUS CLEMENTS, 

Okla. City. Mbr. St. Bd. of Affairs. (See 
Noble County.) 

WOOD, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Bassett 
Bldg., Okla. City. Occ., secretary-manager 
Furniture Buyers Association of Okla. 

B. , Keytesville, Mo., Sept. 25* 1892; came 
to Okla. 1918, located at Okla. City. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Keytesville and 
Kansas City, Mo.* grad. Kansas City 1910. 
Wife, Mable Malotte. Cdrn., 1 s., Ben Jr.; 
1 d., Julia Elizabeth. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl.; Security Natl.; Liberty Natl. Assoc., 
officers of Buyers Assn., Sec’y Okla. Re¬ 
tail Merchants Assn. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; Furniture Club 
of Amer.; Okla. Soc. for Crippled Children : 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council; 
Knight Templar, Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker in city, co., and st. 
all his life; personal activity. Party Honors, 
first St. Pres, of Jr. C. of C. in Okla. 1926 ; 
has been mbr. League of Young Dem. 10 
yrs., now Pres, of Okla. Co. League; St. 
Public Dir. under 3 different Presidents of 
League. Sponsored official paper for St. 
League of Young Dem. Was active in Kan¬ 
sas City politics before old enough to vote. 
Editor ‘‘Furniture Merchant”. 

WOOD, DR. J. IRA JONATHAN, Jones. 
Dem. Occ., physician. B., Quincy, Ill., Oct. 
28,, 1880 ; came to Okla. 1890, located a* 
Jones. Edu., Cen. St. Tchrs. Col.; Univ. of 
Ind., A. B. 1901,. B. S. 1900; Univ. of 


Medicine, Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Nelle 
Ross. Cdrn., 2 s., Leslie, Ross. Bus. Con., 
physician and operates City Drug Store at 
•Tones; stockholder First Natl. Bk., Jones. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. A. Keys,, Frank Tevis, B. 
H. Mears, H. S. Lopp, Jim Beatty, Jim 
Berry, G. W. Clark. Church. Meth. Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Shriner. Imp. Rel., (father). 
Dr. Jonathan Wood, pioneer. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 25 yrs., through or¬ 
ganization. Offices, former Mayor; present 
City Clk.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
former Prct. Committeeman Co. Cen. Com. ; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, active on all 
drives during W. War. Mbr. Okla. Co. and 
St. Medical Assn. 

WOODSON, DAVID S., 2604 S. Robinson, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., realtor, home builder. 
B., Montague Co., Texas; came to Okla. in 
1902, located at Alva 1902-11 ; Okla. City 
since 1911. Edu., Sells., of Galveston,, Tex.; 
Cape Girardeau. Kans.; Tchrs. Col. Wife, 
Maude Edna Burke. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul,, 
David; 3 d., Ruth, Catherine, Mary. Bus. 
Con., Woodson Investment Co. Church, 
Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis ; 
Odd Fellows; past Pres Capitol Hill Com¬ 
mercial Club. Po'. Act., statewide worker. 
Offices, Representative from Okla. Co. :'n 
1910-12; Supt. St. Demonstration Farm 
Bel. Agriculture 1910-12. Party Honors, 
del. often st. convs. Hobby, boosting Okla. 

WORKMAN, ANTHONY OSCAR (TONY), 

207 Local Bldg,, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Londonville,, 
Ohio, Mar. 28. 1891. Edu., com. schs., 
Mich, and Okla. City; Epworth Univ. ; 
Hills Business Col., Okla. Wife, Oma, d. 
of John B. Harrison,, Okla. City. Cdrn., 
2 s., John Perry, Tom Edward. Bus. Con., 
stockholder and Pres. W’orkman-Carlin Co., 
also familiar with automobile business 
Bk. Con., Tradesmens Natl.; Amer.-First 
Natl. Assoc., H. S. Carlin, business partner 
Church, Chris. Science. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Lions; Okla. Club; Izaak Walton; C. of C. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Okla. City; Consistory 
Guthrie. Pol. Act., party man, but not 
partisan; city, co. and st.; active since 
1919; works through others. Offices, Okla. 
.Soldiers Relief Com. (Rep. mbr.) 1926, 
resigned when Gov. Johnston came into 
office. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived 
since at Okla. City. During W. War was 
Instructor in Airplane Motor Sch., Kelly 
Field, Tex., with Curtis Aeroplane Co., 




A. O. (TONY) WORKMAN 













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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


1903; Business Col., 1904; Okla. City Law 
Sch., 1907-10, LL. B. Wife, Lenora Mc- 
Knight. Cdrn., 1 s., J. K. Jr.; 1 d., Ella 
Lee. Bus. Con., Sloan Forsberg Oil Co.; 
First Natl. Bk.„ Britton; Bert Whistler, 
Pres. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. D. Key, M. E. 
Trapp, Judge Geo. W. Clark, M. Cornelius, 
Geo. Hinshaw, A. T. Whiteworth, I. K. 
Mason, Geo. Highsmith,, Judge Tolbert, R. 
L. Williams,, A. N. Leecraft. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Liberty Natl, and Tradesmens 
Natl.; First Natl., Britton. Assoc., Judge 
C. B. Ames, Ernest Mobley, Frank John¬ 
son J. F. Harbour, R. M. Scott, J. F. 
Owens. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Optimist Club; Rancho Beach; 32nd Mason ; 
■Scottish Rite, Consistory Guthrie; India 
Temple & Patrol; Past Grand Master I. 
O. O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 20 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1919-22; Co. Atty. 
1923-29. Party Honors, Prct. Inspector 
Elec. Bd., 1910-19; dfil. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. Council Defense; 
Registration Bd. 1917-18. Hobby, home 
(beautifying. 


PHOTO BY WATTON MRS. GEO. W. WRAY 


Hammonds Port, N. Y'., Rank of Sgt. 1st 
Class; Trustee Amer. Legion Home Bldg, 
and mgr.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Post No. 
35; Treas. Red Cross, Okla. City Chapter 
3 yrs.; Adjt. Amer. Legion, 1925 ; mbr. 
local Executive Com.; Vice Local Command¬ 
er Amer. Legion. Contestant for appoint¬ 
ment by Pres. Hoover as Census Supervisor 
for 5th Cong. Hist. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

WOODWORTH, GEORGE ORVILLE 

Okla. Sash & Door Co., Okla. City. Dem. 
Occ.. secretary Okla. Sash and Door Co. 
B., Nodaway Co.. Mo., Dec. 21, 1858; came 
to Okla. 1890. located near Jones; Okla. 
City since 1894. Edu., com. schs., 1878 ; 
li. schs.,, Maryville, 1882. Wife. Elizabeth 
Lee Davis. Cdrn., 2 s., L. A., Ford Motor 
Co., John G.; 1 d., Mrs. T. A. Deshman, 
Jacksonville, Fla. Bus. Con., Okla. Sash 
& Door Co.; Standard Lumber Co Bk. Con., 
Security Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., A. 
O. Campbell, Frank McCall, L. S. Darling. 
Frank Johnson, R. F. J. Williams,, Jasper 
Sipes, Allen Street, Campbell Russell, Robt. 
I’eabley, Ed M. Sheldon, Lee Cruce,, Frank 
L. Leecraft, Judge R. L. Williams, J. A. 
Mayberry, Sayre. Church, St. Luke’s Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; past Dir. of C. 
of C.; Mason, Y^ork Rite, Commandery No. 
3,. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., L. A. Woodworth, 
Maryville (father). Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and statewide worker; makes no speech¬ 
es, prefers personal contact. Offices, Co. 
Clk. 1894, unexplred term; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
1917-21; past Pres, elected 1929-33. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, active in Red Cross 
in 1917-18. 

WRAY, MRS. GEORGE W„ St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., Chief Clerk to 
Governor. B., Whiteside Co., Ill.; came to 
Okla. 1904, located at Chandler 1904-08; 
Okla. City 1908-21. Edu., Chillicothe, Mo.; 
grad. Tchrs. Col. and Conservatory; A. B. 


grad. Fine Arts. Hus., George W. Wray. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, past Pres. 
P. T. A. ; Mothers Club; mbr. Authors 
League; Chapter B. F. P. E. O.; No. 10 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., Dem. worker; 
works through reading and speaking. Offi¬ 
ces, tchr. number of yrs. in Mo. and Okla. 
City Schs.; Chief Clk. to Gov. under ex- 
Gov. Johnston, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Re¬ 
marks. known as Public Entertainer, drama 
and singing. Author of various books of 
poetry. Short Stories “Hearth Stones” and 
“Apron Strings.” Was active in Red Cross 
work during War. Past mbr. Bd. of Dir. 
of Girl Reserves of Y W. C. A. 

WRIGHT, FRANK V., 1515 W. 23rd, Okla. 
City. Rep. Occ.. oil lease and royalty 
brokerage. B., Huntisville, Mo., Dec. 22, 
1873. Edu., h. sch., Huntsville and Rich¬ 
mond, Mo. Wife, Maud E. Rankin. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Mary Frances. Bk. Con., City Natl., 
Lawton. Assoc., (pol.) A. C. Alexander, 
Roy St. Lewis,. H. K. Hyde, Sen. W. B. 
Pine, W. G. Skelly, et al. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., Sec'y at Lawton 
several yrs.; 32nd Mason, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., worker through group activities since 
1904. Offices, Special Agent Bureau of 
Investigation, 1920-24; Prohibition Ad¬ 
ministrator for Texas and Okla. Party 
Honors, del. to Rep. natl. convs., 1912. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; has made 
his home since at Lawton. 

WRIGHT, JOHN H„ Equity Bldg., Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., lawyer and capitalist. Re¬ 
marks, former state representative from 
Okla. Co.; former mbr. Okla. Bd. of Edu. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

WRIGHT. JOHN K., 304 Okla. Savings 

and Loan Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Fort Griffin, Tex., Jan. 21, 
1883; came to Okla. 1892,, located Ryan in 
1898; Comanche; Okla. City since 1907. 
Edu., com. sch., Comanche 1900 ; h. sell.. 


WRIGHT, NORMAN H.. 1633 N. E. Ave., 
Okla. City. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Fort 
Griffin. Tex., .Tan. 6, 1885; came to Okla. 
1892 ; located at Ryan 1893 ; Comanche '94 ; 
Okla. City 1907. Edu., com. sch., Comanche 
1902; h. sch., 1905 ; Epworth Univ., Okla. 
City 1907-09 ; Okla. Univ. 1910, LL. B. 
Wife, Hazel Neal Shriner. Cdrn., 1 s., W. 
R.; 2 d., Norma Eileen. Margaret Mae. 
Bus. Con., Hazard Mfg. Co.; Sloan Forsh- 
berg Oil Co., E. A. Hasseman Oil Co. Bk. 
Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Newton Avey, 
Bill Overholser„ Geo. G. Barnes, B. E. 
Clark, J. F. McCollough; (political), Ben 
Dancy. J. W. Harreld, Geo. Callihan, John 
Embry, John W. Hayson, Roy St. Lewis, 
John Fields, John Tillman, John Goldsberry, 
Judge Kenname", Judge John H. Cotteral,’ 
J. A. Bonrue. Church, Meth. Lodge, P. A. 
P. Club; Masonic Blue Lodge; C. of C. 
Pci. Act., nationally Rep., locally inde¬ 
pendent; 22 yrs. all ways necessary. Office, 
Trustee in Bankruptcy 1910-1920. Party 
Honors, prct. Committee; del. to co. and 
st. convs.; del. dist. Constitutional convs. 
Remarks, mbr. Council Defense; Registra¬ 
tion Bd.; Bond & Stamp drives 1917-18. 
Hobby, home beautifying. 

YOUNG, A. M., Tradesmen Natl. Bk. 
Bldg., Okla. City. Dem. Occ., banker. B., 


J. K. WRIGHT 







Lauderdale C., Ala., July 25„ 1858; came 
to Okla. 1907, located at Muskogee. 
Edu., pub. schs. of Ala. Wife, Ollie 
Young. Cdrn., 5 s„ 0. E., M. G., A. M. 
Jr., H. C., Texarkana; Edwin, Kansas City. 
Bus. Con., Chase Natl. Bk., N. Y. Church, 
St. Luke's Meth. Clubs, C. of C., public 
welfare work. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker all ways needed. Offices, 
Bk. Commissioner of Okla. Hobby, fox and 
wolf hunting. 


OKLAHOMA COUNTY 

ZEIGLER, C. C., 19 W. Main, Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., leather goods merchant. B., 
Adair Co., Mo., May 12, 1868; came to 
Okla. 1897, located at Okeene, Chicitasna in 
1900; Okla. City since 1903. Edu., pub. 
schs. of Mo. Wife, Malissa Loughmiller. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Edgar; 1 d., Mrs. C. C. Wolf. 
Bus. Con., Pres. Zeigler Leather Goods, Inc. 
Bk. Con., Liberty Natl. Assoc., Edgar 
Eeigler and Mont R. Powell; (pol.) Judge 
Ed S. Vaught, Carl Magee, Sen. Elmer 


599 

Thomas, Judge Sam L. Hooker, Thos F. 
Chambers. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Kiwaris; K. P.; Mason, Commandery, 
Okla. City; C. of C. Imp. Rel., P. W. 
Zeigler of Chicago. Pol. Act, independent; 
statewide worker, always however needed. 
Office, Justice of Peace. .Party Honors, 
del. to co. and dist. convs.; nominated for 
Co. Treas.; committeeman. Remarks, Pres, 
St. Federation of Labor 4 yrs. Hobby, 
horticulture and trees. 


Okmulgee County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Orlaudo Swain (Rep.)-l_Okmulgce 

Co. Attorney, James W. Irwin (Dem.)_Okmulgee 

Co. Clerk, D. V. Armstrong (Dem.)_Okmulgee 

Ct. Clerk, Grace E. Morton (Rep.)_Okmulgee 

Sheriff, James Stormont (Rep.)-Henryetta 

Co. Treasurer, Emmit Roberts (Dem.)_Okmulgee 

Co. Surveyor, T. P. Paxton (Dem.)_Okmulgee 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

Edgar E. Harris (Dem.)-Henryetta 

Co. Assessor, R. R. Short (Dem.)_Beggs 

Co. Weigher, None 
County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—Mike Bivins (Rep.)_Henryetta 

Dist. No. 2—Preston L. Nicholas (Rep.)—Okmulgee 

Dist. No. 3—A. B. Reed (Rep.)-^Henryetta 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., W. H. Grume (Dem.)_Okmulgee 

Clnnn., W. P. Rorex (Dem.)_Henryetta 

Mbr., R. S. Brown (Rep.)-Okmulgee 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, David M. Logan (Dem.) Okmulgee; 
W. C. McAdoo (Rep.) Okmulgee; Senator T. T. Blakely 
(Rep.) Okmulgee; District Judge, Jas. M. Hayes (Dem.) 
Okmulgee; Superior Judge, J. H. Swan (Dem., 

State Officers, W. R. Rutherford (Dem.) Henryetta. 
Ass’t. Mine Inspector; Dudley Monk (Dem.) Okmulgee, 
mbr. Soldiers Relief Com.; Charley Cummings, Schulter, 
mbr. St. Mining Bd.; Chas. A. Dickson, mbr. Bd. Gov¬ 
ernors, St. Bar; J. E. McPherson, Okmulgee, mbr. St. 
Bd. of Veterinary Exam.; Geo. W. Bailey, Henryetta, 
Game Ranger; J. O. Wailes, Okmulgee, Co. Superinten¬ 
dent Health; W. L. Robbins, Okmulgee, Deputy Oil 
Inspector; U. S. Senator, W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. 

State Institutions, None 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Harry D. Pitchford, Okmulgee, Chmn.; Mrs. Viva 
Peckenbaugh, Henryetta, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

Harwood Keaton, Okmulgee, Chmn.; Mrs. Earl 
Morgan, Henryetta, V.-Climn. 

M. G. Walker, Henryetta, State Committeeman; 


Miss Rosalind Detrich, Okmulgee, State Committee- 
woman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Okmulgee, Co. Seat; Dan C. Keenan (Mayor) ; Adiai 
S. Baker (Clerk) L. L. Cowley (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. 
Gas Corp., Public Service Co. of Okla. 

Beggs, R. C. Wright (Mayor) ; Ethel Denny 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; Union Pub. Serv. Co. 

Dewar, S. A. Varner (cn) J. E. Powers 
(Clerk) ; Cent. States Power & Light Corp.; Pub. Serv. 
Co. of Okla. 

Henryetta, J. W. Orendorff (Mayor) ; Clarice Har- 
riman (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Central States 
Power & Light Co. 

Hoffman, Leegere Wirth (Clerk) D. F. Painter 
(Board of Trustees) ; Chas. Rainstead & Co. of Okmul¬ 
gee. 

Ivusa, J. W. Furney (Mayor) ; Chas. Hatfield 
(Clerk) ; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 

Morris, C. A. Lamar (Mayor) ; Waldo Eley (Clerk) ; 
V. V. Morgan (Attorney) ; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 
Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2406 | 

1 

4499 | 

| 5927 

1 1 

5834 | 

Rep. 

| I860 | 

1 

5373 | 

| 6015 

1 1 

9149 | 

Soc. 

1 754 i 

| 

593 | 

j 158 

1 1 

64 | 

Senator 

1 )em. 

1 1 

1892 | 

4681 | 

5587 

| 4259 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1391 | 

5310 | 

j S443 

| 4409 | 

1 

Boc. 

1 

92 | 

545 | 

no C. 

1 23 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1809 | 

| 5579 

| 

1 “±717 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1550 | 

| 6542 

| 

| 4714 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

114 | 

| 68 

1 

f 331 

1 

Congressman 

I )em. 

| 2332 | 

1921 | 

4718 | 4384 

| 6560 

| 4877 \ 

7252 | 

Rep. 

| 1805 

| 1326 I 

5177 | 6740 

| 5474 

| 3929 | 

6997 | 

Boo. 

! 794| 

87 | 

519 | 108 

no C. 

|no C. | 

49 | 


Town 

Beggs 

Henryetta 

Morris 

Okmulgee 


NEWSPAPERS 


Independent 

News 

Free Lance 
N ews 
Democrat 


Newspaper 

(Wkly. Ind.) 

(Rep.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Dem.) 


Okla. Union Farmer 

Okmulgee County Record (Ct. News) 

Times (Ind.) 


Editor 

R. C. Wright 
Rev. A. R. Garrett 
George Riley Hall 
C. W. .Teffress 
H. II. Horton 

John A. Simpson 

H. H. Horton 


Owner 

R. C. Wright 

George Riley Hall 
C. W. Jeffress 
Times Pub. Co. 

Farmers Edu. & Co-Op¬ 
erative Union, Publishers 
Okmulgee Ptg. Co. 

Times Pub. Co. 


ARMSTRONG, DAVID VIRGIL, Okmul¬ 
gee. Dem. Occ., County Clerk. B., Ash- 
fiat, Ark., May 12, 1889, came to Okla. 
1904, located Tahlequali, Henryetta 1907, 
Okmulgee since 1922. Edu., com. sch., 
Ashflat 1904; taught sch. Kan.-Okla 1907; 
Tchrs. Normal 1922. Wife, Josephine 
Miller. Cdrn., 1 s., Theodore; 3 d., Ruth, 
Gladys, Louise. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., 
Okmulgee. Church, Bap., tchr. Baracca 
Bible Class. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Henryetta; High 12. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker 20 yrs. as needed. Of¬ 
fices, Deputy Co. Clerk 1913-14; Co. Clerk 
1922-30; mgr. Co. Excise Bd. 1922-30. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
pres. Co. Officers St. Assn. 1927-28; mbr. 


Co. Officers Legislative Com. Remarks, law 
student under Judge Merwine; admitted to 
bar 1927, St. Supreme Ct. 1927. Hobby, 
fishing. 

BAKER, ADLAI, Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
Commissioner of Finance. B., Mountain 
Home, Ark., Dec. 28, 1891. Edu. com and 
li. sell.. Mountain Home, Ark.; Bap. Col. 
Wife, Lula Davis. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Lee. 
Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., Okmulgee. Bus. 
Assoc., D. M. Smith W. E. Wood, Fowler 
Gordon, Geo. Keenan. Pol. Assoc., E. M. 
Hickman, R. R. Short, D. V Armstrong, 
M E. Trapp. W. J. Holloway, W. W. 
Hastings, Elmer Thomas,. Dan C. Keenan. 
Church, Chris. Clubs, dir. Lions; C. of 


C. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
12 yrs. through corns. Offices, com. of 
finance. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BALLINGER, DR. I. W„ Henryetta. 
Dem. Occ., surgeon. B., Charleston, Ark., 
May 1. 1889, came to Okla. 1907, located 
Mangum, Henryetta since 1916. Edu., 
pub. sch. of Ark.; Univ. of Ark., M. D. 
Wife, Nettie Alexander. Cdrn., 2 s., Hugh, 
Calvin. Bus. Con., v.-pres Henryetta St. 
Bk. Bus. Assoc., Claude Manning, E. W. 
Smith. Pol. Assoc., Dr. Thomas Lynch, 
Dr. Vernon, Dr. G. C. Robinson, Dr. Pat 
Fite, Dr. Cunningham, Dr. Climer. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine 
Consistory, McAlester; Eastern Star; ex- 





































OKMULGEE COUNTY 





601 


Assoc., J. R. Reynolds, W. P. Rorex, Robt. 
Burns, Judge Estes. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
I. 0. 0. F.; W. 0. W. Pol. Act, partisan 
co worker 37 yrs., personal contact. Of¬ 
fices, Farm Demonstration Agent; Justice 
of Peace; past dir. Bd. of Edu.; Registrar 
Election Bd. Remarks, taught sch. 15 yrs. 
Hobby, reading. 


BIVINS, MIKE, Beggs. Rep. Occ., 
County Commissioner. B., Siloani Springs. 
Ark., Oct. 14, 1895; came to Okla. 1895 ; 
located at Tahlequah, Indian Terr.; Tulsa 
1905; Okmulgee Co. 1909 since. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Tahlequah 1912; Draughons 
Bus. Col., Muskogee. Wife, Viola Pendle¬ 
ton. Cdrn., 1 s., Gerald; 2 d., Freda. 
Lois. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., A. 
B. Reed, E. M. Hickman, Press L. Nich- 
olos; (pol.) Harwood Keaton, Judge Hep¬ 
burn, Micky Walker, Lew Wentz, W. J. 
Jones, Jessie Bunch, J. G. Parker. Clubs 
&. Lodges, mbr. Hoover Curtis Club : A. 
0. IJ. W.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. worker 13 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Co. C'ommr. 1927-32. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to co. and st. Rep. convs.; prct. 
committeeman; elk. and counter election 
bd. Remarks, 7th Co. Artillery Stationed 
Philippine Islands. Hobby, baseball. 


BLAKELY, SEN. T. T., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., oil properties. B., Grafton, Mass., 
Apr. 18, 1873; came to Okla. 1913; lo¬ 
cated at Bartlesville; Okmulgee 1905 since. 
Edu., h. sch., Janesville, Wis., grad. ; 
Univ. Wis. Wife, Hattie Ferrin. Cdrn., 4 
s., Thurston A., Murl F., Kenneth G.; Mal- 
com E.; 1 d.,’deceased. Bk. Con., Cen¬ 
tral Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Orlando 
Swain. Charley Chappel, A. D. Cochran, 
W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz, J. W. Harreld, Jim 
Harris, w’. G. Patton, Harry Rogers. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Grand 
Lodge Rebekah; 32nd Mason Guthrie and 
Okmulgee; past pres. Rotary; past pres. 
C. of C.; past pres. Boy Scouts; C. of 
C.; pres. St. C. of C. Imp. Rel. C. E. 
(father) and Nellie W. Blakely (mother, 
past st pres. Rebekahs), deceased. Pol. 
Act., independent st. and co.; natl parti¬ 
san ; worker all ways needed. Offices, St. 
Senator; Sch. Bd. in Kansas 5 yrs.; City 
Council 2 yrs. Party Honors, attends all 
convs. since elected. Remarks, knows 
nearly all st. men, and the biggest worker 
in C. of C. in this co.; built Rotary Park. 


D. V. ARMSTRONG 


BENTON. W. R., Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
builder and contractor. B., Melbourne, 
Ark., Sept. 21, 1870, came to Okla. 1919, 
located Greer Co.., Henryetta since 1920. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Melbourne. Wife, 
Mary E. Wilson. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond L.; 
2 d„ Clarice Sharp, Elsie Benton. Bk. 
Con-, Henryetta St. Bus. Assoc., J. B. 
Croom, W. M. Smith, Frank Davis. Pol. 


ARTHUR L. BECKETT 


T. T. BLAKELY 


Lions; Bd. Dir. C. of C. ; Natl., St., Co., 
Southern Medical Assn; Country Club. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. W. H. Ballinger. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 15 yrs., mostly 
through lectures on public health. Offices, 
Co. Health Dir. Party Honors, del. to var¬ 
ious medical convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, 


charter mbr. Boerstler Cullen Post ; 1st 
Lieut. Funston Machine Cavalry U. S. A. 
Hobby, hunting, fishing, bird dogs. 

BECKETT. ARTHUR L., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ-, attorney. B., Spadra, Johnson Co., 
Ark., March 14, 1870. came to Okla. 1879, 
located Whitefield, Choctaw Nation 1897, 
Starvilla 1900, Bennett 1901, Russell 1902, 
Stigler 1905, Okmulgee since 1917. Edu., 
h. sch.. Ft. Smith, Ark.. 1886, admitted 
to bar 1891. Wife, Ola Sadler. Cdrn., 4 
d. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., Okmulgee. Bus. 
Assoc., R. J. Boilman, Tex .Tones, W C. 
Newman. Pol. Assoc., D. V. Armstrong, 
James Irwin, C. M. Gordon, E. M. 
Hickman. James M. Hayes, Hayden 
Linebaugh, O. H. P. Brewer, E. F. Lester, 
Kelly Brown, Hubert Bolen. Church, Meth. 
South. Club, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. L. 
E. Beckett Spiro. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker 40 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
first postmaster Star, Okla. 1890; first 
postmaster Russell, Okla., 3 yrs; past Co. 
Judge Haskell C'o. 1907-12. Party Honors, 
del. to Washington to lobby on work for 
admission of statehood; del. to all co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, received meritorious 
service card Amer. Legion 1928. only 3 
such cards presented in st. During W. 
War was active in Council of Defense, 
Food and Fuel Conservation Corn., Liberty 
Bonds, Red • Cross and War Savings 
Stamps, Red Cross, Indian affairs and statis¬ 
tics, baseball, boys work. 










602 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



WIM. H. CRUME 


During W. War was head of com. to get 
war material of manufacturer distributed. 
Hobby, civic improvement. 

BOATMAN, A. N., (JACK), Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Indian Terr., 
Chickasaw Nation, Jan. 5. 1887. Edu., 
univ. grad., A. B., LL. B.; never at¬ 
tended public sch.; learned to read and 
write when 19 at bus. col., Tecumseh; at¬ 
tending Univ. Okla. Wife, ’Lucile Bowden. 
Cdrn-, 2 s.. Jack Holland, Edgar B.; 1 
d., Lucile Marie. Bus. Con., Boatman & 
Steele, attorneys. Bk. Con., Citizens St. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. B. Steele. Tom D. Mc- 
Keown. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Scottish Rite; Mason, first Master of Lodge 
512; mbr. both Chapters Eastern Star; C. 
of C.; Kiwanis; High 12, Kappa Sigma; 
Sigma Delta Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Imp. 
Reh, H. C. Boatman (father) Civil War, 
10th Regiment Tenn. Volunteer Cavalry. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 10 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Offices, Mayor Drum- 
right, appointed; Asst. Co. Atty., Okmul¬ 
gee Co. 14 mos.; Co. Atty. 4 yrs.; Asst. 
Co. Atty. Creek Co., under Earl Poster. 
Party Honors, mbr. prct. election bd.; 
League of Young Dems.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Edwin 
K. White No. 10 Post; Lieut. Quarter¬ 
master Dept.; Capt. Inf. Reserve, overseas 
twice; first Dist. Commander Creek Co.; 
first Adjutant Drumright Post; co chmn. 
for M. C. T. C. drive. Hobby, truck farm¬ 
ing. 

BOLLMAN, RALPH, Okmulgee. Mbr. 
Administrative Com|., Section No. 22, St. 
Bar. (Complete information unavailable). 

BUCHANAN, B. L., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ohio Co., W. Va., Apr. 
8, 1856; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Okmulgee. Edu., Ohio Co., W. Va.; Ohio 
Northern Univ., grad, of col. 1882; class¬ 
ical 1885. Wife, Josephine Hamilton, no 
cdrn. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. L. Newhouse, Crittenden Smith, 
D. M. Smith. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker 40 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Remarks, one of the oldest settlers; al¬ 
ways stood for what is honest and right 
in public office and against graft. 

BYNUM, GROVER L-, Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ga.; came to Okla. 
1919; located at Henryetta. Edu., pub¬ 


lic sch., Ga.; Univ. Ga.; B. S., LL. B.; 
admitted bar 1913. Wife, Clare Hamby. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Helen, Patricia, Natalie; 1 s., 
Grover L.. Jr. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Swain, E. W. 
Smith, Dr. I. W. Ballinger, Judge E. Rich¬ 
ardson, Judge John L. Norman. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges Mason; B. P. O. 
E.; Royal Arch; C. of C.; Country Club ; 
sponsor Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. worker 10 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Mayor of Clayton, Ga., 4 yrs.; 
speaker for campaign of 1928; st. and 
natl.; Asst. Co. Atty. under L. G. Wal¬ 
lace; City Atty. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, Military Training 
Drury Col., Springfield, Mo.; charge local 
draft bd. during W. War. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

CARTER, 0. E., Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
insurance, real estate and loans. B-, Ind.. 
1887; came to Okla. 1913; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee, Indian Ter^. Edu., pub. sch., 
Ind.; Central Normal Col. Danville, Ind.; 
post grad, work, Ada, B. S. Wife, Fran¬ 
ces Smith. Cdrn., 3 s.. Orris Jr.. Nathan, 
Robert N. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Citizens 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Orlando Swain. 
Jim Starwalt, D. B. Armstrong, Dr. A. 
Linscheid. Church, Bap. Clubs, Lions. C. 
of C. Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 
25 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, Indian 
Rural Schs. 3 yrs.; co. village, and rural 
schs. 5 yrs.; Co. Supt. Okmulgee 1924-25. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, taught Americanization classes 
during W. War; civic and religious leader. 
Hobby, good schs. 

CATT, DR. W. M., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B-, Mo., Dec. 1, 1869; 
came to Okla. 1900; located at Okmulgee. 
Edu., public sch., Mo.; grad. Univ. of Mo., 
1906; Physician-Surgeon Sch., St. Louis, 
Mo. Wife, Mary Louise Wing. Cdrn., 2 
s., William Warner, govt, service, Kelly 
Field, Rantoul, Ill.; Dorsey W., Rio Grande 
Valley, Tex.; 1 d., Margaret E. Boyne, 

McAlester. Bk. Con-, Citizens Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Shrine; Consistory, McAlester; Knight 
Templar; Eastern Star; past mbr. B. P. 
O. E. ; I. O. O. F.; sec’y of first C. of 
C.; past pres. Eastern Dist. Med. Assn.; 
Okmulgee Med. Assn.; mbr. St. Med. Assns. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 25 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Offices, Co. Health and 
Co. Supt. of Health 1907-17; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. for number of yrs., city physician 4 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. Re¬ 
marks, house physician for Sweet Springs 
Sanitarium, Sweet Springs, Mo., 1898-1900, 
one of the organizers; chmn. draft and 
chief medical examiner of one of largest 
draft bds. in st. Hobby, good horses and 
thoroughbred cattle. 

COBURN, EMANUEL, Beggs. Rep. Occ., 
plumber. B., Willsville, Ohio, Aug. 19, 
1880; came to Okla. 1910; located at Beggs. 
Edu., com. sch., Pittsburgh, Pa., 1892; 
home study, Hamilton Institute. Wife, 
Alice Hill. Cdrn., 3 s., Charles, Chester, 
Hays. Bus. Con., Osburn Plumbing Co. 
Bk. Con., Frst Natl, and Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., James B, Kelley, W. H. Reeding, 
H. H. Cornett; (pol.) C. W. Ramsey, H. 
C. Wright, Mike Bivins, J. D. Deaton, Pat 
Hurley, Omer K. Benedict, Harwood Keat¬ 
on, Jim Hepburn. Church', Meth. Lodges, 
Master Mason, sec’y I. O. O. F., through 
all chairs. Pol. Act., nationally Rep.; lo¬ 
cally independent; 15 yrs.; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, City Council of Beggs 8 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
Judge, Counter on Election Bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, Spanish-Amer War 
veteran, first Lieut. Co. F, refused Cap¬ 
taincy; mbr. Vigilance Com., Beggs; 18th 
Pa. Volunteer Infantry 1898-1910. Hobby, 
gardening and chickens. 

CONLEY, LAWRENCE L., Okmulgee. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B , Columbus. Kan., 
18*77; came to Okla. 1901; located at Per¬ 


ry; Okmulgee 1913 since. Edu., public 
sch., Kan.; Kan. St. Univ., A B., LL. 

B. ; license for Okla. and Kan. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude Chapman, no cdrn. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. H. Hudson, Tom H. Doyle, Thomas G. 
Andrews, S H. Harris, W. B. Pine, John 
L. Norman, Geo. C. Crump. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, supt. Lions, past pres.; 
High Twelve; C. of C.; Okmulgee Bar 
Assn. Imp. Rel., W. L. Conley, Civil War 
veteran. Pol. Act., natl. Rep., locally Ind.; 
st. worker all ways needed 28 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, referees in bankruptcy before state¬ 
hood; sec’y City Library Bd. since 1914; 
atty. for Sch. Bd. 12 yrs.; City Atty. over 
12 yrs.; Co. Atty., Noble Co., 1911-12. Re¬ 
marks, legal adviser to volunteers during 
W. War on filling out questionnaires. Hob¬ 
by, good schs. and civic betterment. 

CRUME, WM. HENRY, Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., real estate loans and insurance. B., 
near Miami, Aug. 8, 1877 ; native; Chand¬ 
ler 1893; Okmulgee 1908 since. Edu., com. 
sch. near Chandler, 1894; A. & M.. Still¬ 
water, 1897; bus. col., Guthrie; Capitol 
City 1899. Wife, Libbie Sires. Cdrn., 4 
s., 4 d. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
A. D. Kennedy, Crittendon Smith; (pol.) 
Harry Pitchford, Judge Carruthers, J. W. 
Irwin. W. P. Rorex, W. G- McAlister W. 
J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, J. B. A. Rob¬ 
ertson, John A. Whitehurst, Tom Anglin. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
York; Commandery; High Twelve; Knight 
Templar; Shrine; Bedouin Temple; C. of 

C. , good roads. Pol. Act., independent lo¬ 
cally ; democratic nationally 32 yrs.; 
through com. Offices, Co. Commr. Okmul¬ 
gee Co. 1916-17; Undersheriff under Bill 
Tilghman in Lincoln Co. 1901-05. Party 
Honors, sec’y co. election bd.; Okmulgee 
7 yrs.; sec’y Dem. Cen. Com. Okmulgee 
Co., 1918; sec’y Co. Tchrs. Assn. Lincoln 
Co. and Masonic Lodge, 1904-08. Remarks, 
only former student A. & M. Col. who 
served on Bd. of Agriculture; past pres. 
St. Horticultural Society; served under 

5 governors and 5 bank commissioners as 
a liquidating agent; auditor state senate 
regular and special sessions, 1921. Hobby, 
fruit trees. 

CUMMINGS. CHARLIE, Shulter. Mbr. 
St. Mining Bd. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

CUTLER, C. E. B., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Joliet, Ill.; came to 
Okla. 1906; located at Lehigh. Indian 
Terr.; moved to Coalgate, Ada, Okmulgee. 
Edu., public sch., Ill.; Northern Ind. Law 
Sch., LL. B. Wife, Frances M. Brooks, no 
cdrn. Imp. Rel.. Miss Ida Lucy Cutler, 
direct descendant Gen. Cutler, Rev. War. 
Assoc., Bill Murray, Thos. P. Gore, Tom 

D. McKeown. Church, Epis. Clubs, el¬ 
igible to Sons of Amer, Revolution. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 30 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Party Honors, active in electing 
del. to constitutional conv.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, 4-minute speaker dur¬ 
ing W. War. 

DETRICH, ROSALIND, Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., home maker and club woman. B., 
Ind.,; cam® to Okla. 1917; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee. Edu., public sch., Ind.; st. col., 
Valparaiso; st. normal, Terre Haute. Ind. 
Single. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; Bus. 

6 Prof. Womens Clubs, chmn. public re¬ 
lations com. ; sec’y Y. W. C. A. 2 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Elias Cooprider (grandfather), 
Ind. Pol. Act-, co. worker 10 yrs.; speak¬ 
er for party. Offices, organized Hoover- 
Curtis in second congressional dist; depart¬ 
ment Co. Supt. for number of yrs. Party 
Honors, st. committeewoman Okmulgee Co. 

2 yrs.; sec’y of Rep. co. organization num¬ 
ber of yrs., treas. Remarks, one of the 
two women in the st. supervision of the 
fifteenth census enumeration Legionnaire 
Aux. Organized sch. in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bonds during W. War. Hobby, or¬ 
ganization work. 





OKMULGEE COUNTY 


603 



DICI<S0*N, CHARLES A., Okmulgee. 
Mbr. Bd. of Governors. St. Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

ELEY WALDO, Morris. Deni. Occ., 
City Clerk. B.. Holt Co., Mo., Jan. 21, 
1884; came to Okla. 1902; located at Enid; 
Morris 1903. Edu., h. sch., Oregon, Mo., 
1918. Wife, Georgia Gattis. no cdrn. Bk. 
Con., Morris Natl. Assoc., C. A. Lamar, 
Geo, A dkin s B. H. Young, 0. W. Simpson, 
C. R. Landrey. H. P. Stidham; (pol.) J. 
A. Edwards, C. E. Heath, C. W. Jeffress, 
R. C. Wynne, Henry S. Johnston, W. J. 
Holloway. Club, C. of C. Imp. Rel., D. 
Eley. Morris. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker, personal contact. Office, City Clk. 
8 yrs. 


FOWLER, W. L., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
County Earm Agent. B-, Kenton, Tenn., 
Oct. 23, 1886; came to Okla. 1914; located 
at Stillwater; Tenn., 1917; Okmulgee 1924 
since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kenton, 
Tenn.; Univ. of Tenn., 1905-07, Knoxville; 
Univ. of Mo. 1907-09, Columbia; grad. 
Mich. A. & M. Col., 1912. Wife, Edna 
Patterson. Cdrn., 2 s., John Edwin, W. L., 
Jr. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Assoc., E. M. 
Hickman, Dave Logan, T. T. Blakely; (pol.) 
J. Harry’ Swan, E. E. Harris, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, M. E. Trapp, Cy Avery, Elmer Thom¬ 
as. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge; C. of C.; 4-H Club. 
Imp. Rel., J. L. Fowler, Lewisburg, Tenn. 
Pol. Act., nationally partisan, locally in¬ 
dependent 20 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Agt.; Bd. of Edu.; Good Roads 
Com.; Agriculture Com. Party Honors, 
served on Election Bd. and chmn. of Cen. 
Com. Remarks, almost continuously ap¬ 
pointed at Fairs wherever residing for 
judging live stock; one of best educated 
and practical men in entire southwest. 
Hobby, radio, newspapers and football. 


GIBBS, 0. D., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Yazoo Co., Miss., 1897; 
came to Okla. 1900; located at Ardmore, 
Tishomingo, Guthrie, Okmulgee. Edu., 
public sch., Okla.; Univ. of Okla., LL. B. 
Wife, Mary Reed. Cdrn., 1 s., Shelby R.; 
1 d., Lily B. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Harry Pitchford, Judge J. 
H. Swan. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Knight Templar; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Rotary; C. of C.; Phi 
Delta Phi; Beta Theta Pi. Imp. Rel., 
W. D. Gibbs (grandfather), St. Senate, 
Miss. Pol. Act., partisan worker 11 yrs.; 
all ways needed, speaker. Party Honors, 
Co. Registrar of Okmulgee Co.; del. to st. 
Dem. Convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Ed¬ 
win K. White No. 10 Post; Lieut. Field 
Artillery 9th Battery, 11th Division; ac¬ 
tive at Legion convs. Editor Weekly Bul¬ 
letin Rotary Club. Hobby, fishing. 


HALL, GEORGE RILEY, Henryetta. Rep. 
Occ., editor. B., Rolla. Mo.. Feb. 1, 1865; 
came to Okla. 1888; located at Eufaula, 
Creek Nation Sch. pres, and tchr., 1899; 
Henryetta 1900 since. Edu.. com. sch., at¬ 
tended sch. Newton Co., Mo. Wife, Kath¬ 
ryn Harris. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
owner, publisher Daily Free Lance. Bk- 
Con., Amer. Exchange. Assoc., (pol.) 
Harry Boswell, Judge Merwin, Sen. Glen 
Horner, Judge Orlando Swain, Sen. W. B. 
Pine, Lew Wentz, Harry H. Rogers. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter; 
Council Commandery; Consistory, McAles- 
ter; Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act-, inde¬ 
pendent ; st. worker 38 yrs.; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Bd. of Edu. 10 yrs.; pres. 
Creek Tchrs. Institute 1897-98. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 2 terms 
chmn. central com.; served on election bd. 
Remarks, at the close of 10 yrs. service 
ns pres, of Sch. Bd. was voted resolution 


of thanks by Sch. Bd. because of outstand¬ 
ing devotion to edu. Hobby, poetry, liter¬ 
ature and music. 

HANNIGAN, J. P., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Lebanon, Mo., Mch. 14, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1917; located at Okmulgee 
since. Edu-, public sch., Lebanon. Mo.; 
Drury Col., Springfield, A. B.; Univ. of 
Mo., LL. B. Single. Bus. Con., Hiatt 
& Hannigan. Bk. Con., Central Natl. 
Church, Roman Cath. Clubs, C. of C.; 
Okmulgee Bar Assn.; Phi Delta Phi; Phi 
Delta Theta; Q. E. B. H.; Order of Coif; 
Country Club. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. B. 
J. Hannigan (parents), natives of Ireland 
and Germany. Pol. Act., natl. Dem. Party 
Honors, League of Young Denis. Remarks, 
pres, of Student Senate, Univ. of Mo.; 
nibr. intercollegiate debating team, editor 
of year book, pres, of senior class and stu¬ 
dent body. Legionnaire, Edwin K. White 
Post No. 10, Post Commander; Second 
Lieut Field Artillery Reserve. Hobby, golf. 

HARROVIAN, MISS CLARICE, Henryetta. 
Rep. Occ., City Clerk B., Sarcoxie, Mo.; 
came to Henryetta 1909. Edu., public sch.. 
Mo. and Okla.; Draughons Bus. Col. 
Single. Bk. Con., Henryetta St. Assoc., 
Dane Reed, J. W. Orendorff, W. B. Benton, 
E. Decies C. L. Bonar; (pol.) M. G. 
Walker, Mrs. Grace E. Morton, Mrs. Rosa¬ 
line Dietrich. Church, Bap.; supt. Jr. S. 
S. Dept. 9 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & 
Prof. Womens Club; Boy Scout work; 
crippled children work. Imp. Rel., Byrd 
McGuire ex-congressman. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; st. worker 10 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, City Clk. 5 yrs., third 
term. Party Honors, prct. committeeman; 
v.-chmn. ward 3; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, civic improvement. 

HAYS, JUDGE JAMES MORRISON, Ok¬ 
mulgee. Dem. Occ., Dist Judge 22. B„ 
near Barbourville, Ky., June 13. 1868; came 
to Okla. Dec. 24 1909; located at Hobart 
and Lawton; Okmulgee 1910; came through 
Okla. 1891 at opening. Edu., public sch., 
Ky.; Univ. of Ky.; Valparaiso Univ.; ad¬ 
mitted Bar 1897. Wife, Florence Chesnut. 
Cdrn-, 3 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason; Royal 
Arch; Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., Alex¬ 
ander Hays (great grandfather), pioneer; 
M. B. Hays. Atty. General, Ky. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 30 yrs.; speaker. Of¬ 
fices, Dist. Judge 22nd Judicial Dist. 1927- 
31. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Hobby, to eliminate personalities 
from the interpretation of the laws of the 
st. through the Dist. Ct. 

HAYS, MINERVA FRANCES, Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., reporter to Co. Atty. B., 
Barbourville, Ky. Feb. 1904 ; came to Okla. 
1910; located at Okmulgee Edu., public 
sch., Okmulgee; Chris. Col., Univ. of Mo., 
Columbia, Mo. Single. Bk. Con., Citi¬ 
zens Natl. Assoc., C. M. Gordon, J. W. 
Irwin; (pol.) Judge Hays, Tom D. McKe- 
own, Jimmie Rollins, Mrs. Max Hampton. 
Bart Aldridge. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Eastern Star; eligible U. D. C.; 
D. A. R.; Colonial Dames. Imp. Rel., 
Judge James M. Hays, Dist. Judge. Pol. 
Act-, st. worker 4 yrs.; all ways useful. 
Offices, sec’y to Rev. J. H. O. Smith, re¬ 
porter for Co. Atty.; stenographer for Dem. 
headquarters and mgr. headquarters under 
Co. Chmn. Harry Pitchford. Party Honors, 
mbr. St. League of Young Dems. Remarks, 
Hobby, reading and all civic activities. 

HEPBURN, JAMES, Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B-, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 
March 30, 1868; canie to Okla. 1900; lo¬ 
cated at Guthrie, Indian Terr.; Henryetta 
1916; Okmulgee 1921 since. Edu., public 
sch., Scotland, LL. B.; Northern Col, of 
Law, Dixon, ill., LL. B. t LL. M. Wife, 
Mary Corinne Strattan. Cdrn., 2 s., Don¬ 
ald Lauder, James Strattan. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) T. T. Blake¬ 
ly. W. C. McAdoo, Harwood Keaton, Lew 










G04 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Wentz, W. B. Pine. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, life nibr. Guthrie Lodge No. 35, 

A. F. & A. M.; Gethsemane Commandery 
No. 25; Knight Templar, Okmulgee; Bed¬ 
ouin Temple; A. A. 0. N. M. S., Muskogee; 
Okmulgee Chapter No. 39 R. A. M.; past 
mbr. Henryetta Rotary Club; Okmulgee Ki- 
wanis Club. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
30 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, City 
Atty., Guthrie, 7% yrs.; Co. Atty. Logan 
Co. 3 yrs.; City Atty. Henryetta 1 yr.; 
Co. Atty. Okmulgee Co. 2 yrs.; Dist. Judge 
22nd Judicial Dist. 4 yrs.; only Rep. ever 
elected District Judge in that district. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
candidate for Rep. nomination for Gover¬ 
nor 1926. Hobby, honesty and ability in 
xjublic office. 

HEPBURN, JAMES S., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Guthrie, April 29, 1904 ; 
native; Henryetta 1916; Okmulgee 1921 
since. Edu., h. sch., Henryetta, grad. 1921; 
Okla. Univ. Law Dept. 1926; admitted Bar 
1923 ; Capital Bus. Col., Guthrie. Sin- 
gle. Bus. Con-, Hepburn & Hepburn, 
attorneys. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., 
J. P. Rossiter, Harwood Keaton, T. T. 
Blakely, W. C. McAdoo, W. B. Pine, Lew 
Wentz. Church, Bap. Clubs, C. of C.; 
Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity. Imp. Rel., 
James Hepburn (father), ex-Dist. Judge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 7 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. Rep. Cen. Com. since 
1927 ; mbr. prct. election bd. Remarks, 
junior 4-minute man during W. War; sold 
Liberty Bonds through Boy Scouts; won 
medal with four bars; charter mbr. De- 
Molay, Okmulgee; acted as campaign man¬ 
ager for his father. 

HIATT, W. A., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Chester Hill, Ohio, Apr., 
1870 ; came to Okla. 1907; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee. Edu., public sch., Ohio; admitted 
Bar, Ohio, 1902; Ohio St. Univ., B. A; 
admitted Bar Okla. 1907. Wife, Blanche 
Schafer. Cdrn., 1 s., William Amos. Bus. 
Con., Hiatt & Hannigan, attorneys. Bk- 
Con., Citizens Natl. Church, Unitarian. 
Lodge, Mason; C. of C. Pol. Act-, inde¬ 
pendent ; usually Dem. worker in co. ; 
speech maker. Remarks, mbr. Natl.. Okla. 
and Okmulgee Bar Assns.; one of the larg¬ 
est corporation attorneys of Okmulgee. 

HICKMAN, EUGENE MANDIVILLE, Ok¬ 
mulgee. Dem. Occ., County Commissioner. 

B. , Lees Summit, Mo., Mch. 29, 1868; 
came to Okla. 1902; located at Okmulgee. 
Edu-, com. sch.. Hazel Grove Sch. House, 
1883. Wife, Jessie Hall Crutchfield. Cdrn., 
1 d., Elizabeth Fisher, stenographer Bd. 
of Edu. Bk. Con., Citizens & Amer. Assoc., 
Geo. W. Mabry, D. M. Smith, W. E. Gra¬ 
ham, J. L. Fuqua. Ed Hart; (pol.) 
A. D. Gibbs Harry Pitchford, W. E. Wood, 
George Reeves, R. B. McEwen, Cy Avery, 
W. H. Harrower. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; 

C. of C.; Good Roads; Agricultural Com. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. C. W. Hanson Benton Har¬ 
bour, Mich.; J. T. Hickman (father), elk. 
Hazel Grove Sch. 33 yrs. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker thirty years; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, member Board 
of Edu. 1909-14; Co. Commr. 1923-29; 
chmn. Excise Bd. 1923-29. Party Honors, 
registrar, election bd., dist. No. 25; del. 
co. and st. convs.; prct. chmn. Remarks, 
a high class official. Hobby, mules and 
cows. 

HINTON, JIM W., Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ-, attorney. B., Neosho, Mo., June 21, 
1880; came to Okla. 1901; located at Choc¬ 
taw Nation Ft. Smith, 1903; Guthrie 1909; 
Tex. and Henryetta 1914 since. Edu., com. 
sch., Neosho, Mo.; pres class. Wife, Jes¬ 
sie C. Barbour, teaches dancing. Cdrn., 
1 s., Jim Carol, attending Washington 

Univ., St. Louis; 1 d., Rosemary. Bus. 
Cen., Southern Coal Co., practicing at¬ 
torney. Bk. Con., Henryetta St. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. Harry Swan, Mark F. Murray, 
Judge R. E. Simpson, M. E. Trapp, Scott 


Ferris, W. J. Holloway, Victor Harlow. 
Church, Unitarian. Club, past pres. C. of 
C.; pres. Rotary. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 25 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
acting Mayor of Henryetta. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs.; prct. committeeman; 
handled eastern camp for Gov. M. E. Trapp. 
Remarks, has worked on Ry. construction; 
then claim agent; chief elk. to general mgr.; 
fuel agent; then sales agent for Sans Bois 
Coal Co.; after helping clear up wreckage 
explosion No. 2 Mine, McCurtain, 1911, 
went to Tex. for Dow Coal Co.; after yr. 
came back as sales mgr. old Okla. Coal 
Co., Dewar. Hobby, better political of¬ 
ficials. 

HOCKENSMITH ROY A., Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B-, Richmond, Mo., 
Aug. 7, 1879; came to Okla. 1910; located 
at Okemah 1910; Okmulgee 1919 since. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Lawson, Mo.; 
Pres. Col., A. B.; Univ of Mo., LL. B., 
1902. Wife, Imogens Davey. Cdrn . 1 s.. 
John Davey; 2 d., Marian, Frances. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., A. D. Adcock. 
E. T. McDowell, W. N. Barry; (pol.) S. 
T. Palmer, E. T. Noble, W. N. Barry, J. 
W. Cosgrove. Hal Thurman. Church, Epis. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Muskogee; Boy 
Scouts. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 
yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, City Atty., 
Carthage. Mo. Remarks, author book on 
st. of Mo.; asst, editor 5 yrs. on news¬ 
paper. Hobby, oil game. 

HOLMES, J. R., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
supt of city schools. B., Faukner Co., 
Ark., July 16, 1891; came to Okla. 1915; 
located at Wainwright; Sapulpa 1919; Ok¬ 
mulgee 1928 since. Edu., public sch.. Ark. ; 
h. sch. and col., Hendrix Col., Conway, 
Ark., B. A.; post grad. Okla. Univ. and 
Chicago Univ.; Tchrs. Col., Columbia M. 
A.; 1 yr. Hendrix Acad., Conway, Ark.; 
2 yrs. supt Wainwright Sch.; 5 yrs. prin¬ 
cipal Sapulpa h. sch.; 4 yrs. supt. Sapulpa 
City Schs. Wife, Lola Marie Harris. Cdrn , 

1 d.. Betty Katherine; 2 s., Joseph Rob¬ 
ert, Jr., Geo. H. Bk. Con-, Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., C. W. Wilson, Charlie Steele, R. 
W. Adkisson, G. B. Blakely; (pol.) George 
Wells, Dr. A. Linscheid, H. G. Bennett, 
Dr. W. B. Bizzell, John Vaughan. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, v.-pres. Rotary; 
Mason Royal Arch; pres. N. E. Tchrs. 
Assn; eligible Sons Confederacy; C. of C.; 
pres. Boy Scout Council. Creek Nation, 3 
convs.; v.-pres. Col. Y. M. C. A.; rec¬ 
ommended for I). S. C.; given permission 
to wear Silver Star on service Badge. Imp. 
Rel-, both grandfathers were Confederate 
soldiers. Pol. Act., independent; st. work¬ 
er 15 yrs. Office, supt. of city schs. of 
Okmulgee. Party Honors, League of Young 
Dems. Remarks, life mbr. Natl. Edu. Assn.; 
Okla. Edu. Assn. ; mbr. St Bd. of Edu. 

2 yrs.; Legionnaire Post No. 10; 17 mos. 
overseas; 3rd Division, 10th Field Artillery. 
Lieut and Capt.; outstanding sch. man of 
st. Hobby, Boy Scout work. 

HOODENPYL, PHILIP ALBERT MAR¬ 
SHALL (PAM), Okmulgee. Dem. Occ. 
attorney. B., near McMinnville, Tenn., 
July 18, 1881: came to Okla. 1913; lo¬ 
cated at Okmulgee. Edu., com. sch., War¬ 
ren Co., Tenn., 1899; Richmond Acad., 
1902; Peabody Col., 1910; Vanderbilt, law 
dept., 1911-12. Wife, Ida Skoog. Bk. 
Con., Citizens; Cen. Natl. Assoc., F. H. 
McBrayer, J. C. Allen, Harry Perkins, W. 
A. Jolly, W. C. Newman; (pol.) Harry 
Pitchford. J. C. Milner, Judge James M. 
Hays, S. L. O’Bannon, Mark L. Bozarth, 
Wade H. James, H. R. Duncan, S. E. Dunn, 
Guy H. Woodward, C. N. Haskell. Church, 
Chris. Club, C. of C. Pn|. Act., parti¬ 
san ; st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Co. Judge 1919-20 special ap¬ 
pointee. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man, judge city and co. elections; served 
on election bd. Remarks, active on Coun¬ 


cil of Defense, Red Cross, Liberty Loan 
drives; certificate to practice in Federal 
and St. Cts. Hobby, football and baseball. 

HORNER, GLEN R., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Henry Co., Mo., Nov. 
6, 1879; came to Okla. 1910; located at 
Okmulgee. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Deep¬ 
water, Mo.; Univ. of Mo. Wife, Mary 
Sommers. Cdrn., 3 s., Theodore, Sommers, 
Glen; 2 d., Carlotta, Helen. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl.; Green Natl. Assoc., J. A. 
Price, Judge C. B. McCrory, A. F. Boone; 
(pol.) A. D. Cochran. Orlando Swain, W. 
B. Pine, Harry Rogers, Ira A. Hill, M. 
E. Trapp. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; C. 
of C.; Country Club; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Consistory Guthrie; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Bedouin Temple. Pol. Act., independent; 
st. worker 20 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fice, ex-St. Senator. Party Honors, good 
roads com.; always del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, popular man. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HUDSON, WILLIAM BARTLETT, Hen¬ 
ryetta. Rep. Occ., administrator for Skel¬ 
ton estate. B. La Grange, Ind., June 6, 
1865; came to Okla. 1903; located at Hen¬ 
ryetta. Edu., public sch., Ind. and Mich. 
Wife, La Mara Davis. Cdrn., 4 s.. 2 d. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Assoc., M. E. 
Stout M. G. Clarke, M. F. Graham, V. 
M. Matthews, R. L. Williams; (pol.) W. 
B. Pine, Judge James Hepburn, A. D. 
Cochran, Judge Orlando Swain. Church. 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; 
Shrine Muskogee; I. O. O. F.; C. of C.; 
•ex-pres. and charter mbr. Imp. Rel., John 
Brown, Jeff Davis. Pol. Act., speech 
maker. Offices, Sch. Bd.; City Council. 
Party Honors, del. to all Rep. St. Convs.; 
attended constitutional conv. Remarks, 
chmn. Co. Council of Defense during W. 
War. Hobby, fishing. 

HUGHES MRS. NORINE, Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., home demonstration agent. B., 
Ky.; came to Okla. 1905'; located at 
Choctaw Co.; moved Muskogee, Hugo. Ok¬ 
mulgee 7 yrs. Edu., public sch., Ky.; 
Columbia Univ.; normal sch.. Ky.; normal 
sell., Okla.; 'Chicago Univ. Hus., Frances 
Marion Hughes, deceased, no cdrn. Bk. 
Con., Central Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Wesley 
Chaffin C. K. Reiff, D. P. Trent, E. S. 
Monroe, J. R. Tighe, H. G. Bennett W. J. 
Holloway, Rev. Gibbons, Silas Bacon, M. 

P. Hammond, Calvin Ballard, John D. Ben¬ 
nett. Church Chris. Clubs, Bus. & Prof. 
Clubs; W. C. T. U. ; Y. W. C. A.; Bus. 
Club. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 
20 yrs.; all ways useful. Offices, taught 
in Hugo Schs.; Goodland Govt. Indian 
Sch.; Muskogee sch. system 9 yrs.; Co 
Demonstration Agt. 7 yrs. Remarks, dur¬ 
ing W War Mrs. Hughes was active in 
Red Cross work and relief work, very pop¬ 
ular ; visited Europe to study effects of 
war. Hobby, horaemaking. 

IRWIN, JAMES W., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., County Attorney. B., Savannah, Tenn., 
Dec. 8, 1890; came to Okla. 1919; located 
at Okmulgee. Edu.. h. sch.. Savannah, 
Tenn. grad. 1909; Vanderbilt Univ., B. S., 
1914, 'LL. B., 1918. Wife, Gladys M. Cor¬ 
nell, no cdrn. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., C. M. Gordon, C.’ J. Pinkerton; 
(pol.) Chas. B. Steel, John Carruthers, 
James B. Kelly, Glenn E. Leslie, C. J. 
Pinkston, M. A. Dennis, A. B. Rivers 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, High 
Twelve; Mason; Chapter; past Master 
Lodge No. 199. Imp. Rel-, Mrs. J. W. Ir¬ 
win, Sr., Savannah, Tenn. Pol. Act., co. 
worker 5 yrs. ; all ways needed. Offices, 
Co. Atty., Okmulgee Co., 1929. Party 
Honors, past pres. League Young Dems., 
Okmulgee; past pres. League of Young 
Dems.. Victory Club, 1920; inspector Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; registrar Election Bd. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, mbr. Edwin K. White Post 
No. 10, U. S. N.; chmn. Court of Honor 
for Boy Scouts. Hobby, tennis. 


OKMULGEE COUNTY 605 


ISHAM, ROBT. M., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ-, chemist. B., Madras, India, Jan. 22, 
1889; came to Olsla. 1917; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee. Edu., com. sch., Hastings, Neb.; 
h. sch., Lincoln; Wesleyan Univ., Neb., B. 
A.; 1 yr. scholarship Toronto, Canada; 2 
yrs. Columbia Univ., Ph. 1).; Instructor 
Columbia Univ. Wife, Hettie M. Murchi¬ 
son, no cdrn. Bk. On., Central Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. M. Hickman, Walter 
Wheatley, Press Nicholas, W. B. Pine. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary; High Twelve; Mason Blue Lodge ; 
Consistory. Imp. Rel., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 
W. Isham, former missionaries to India. 
Pol. Act., independent worker 20 yrs. Of¬ 
fice, past city chemist. Remarks, one of 
leading men Okmulgee. Hobby, fishing, 
golf. 

JACKSON, B. A., Henryetta. Rep. Occ-, 
retired, ex-mayor. B., Ark., 1868, came 
to Okla. 1894; Caddo; Shawnee; Henryetta. 
Edu. pub. sch., Ark. Wife, Ida Alice Lud¬ 
low. Cdrn., 8 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., dir. 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., The Henry- 
etta-Okla. Bus. Assoc., W. M. Smith. 
Claude Monromey. Pol. Assoc., W. B. 
Pine, James Hepburn, Jim Starwalt, Roy 
Short, Judge Orlando Swain, Mrs. Grace 
Morton. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; I. O'. 0. F.; C. of 

C. ; sponsor Boy Scout activities. Pol. Act., 
natl. rep.; locally independent; statewide 
worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Sch. Bd. number of yrs.; Mayor of Henry¬ 
etta 1927-29. Party Honors, Chinn. Rep. 
Com. Prct. and Co.; del. to '■o. and st. 
corn s. Remarks, pioneer bus. man; active 
during W. War on Liberty Lean drives; 

JEFFRESS, CHARLES W., Morris. Dem. 
active securing Pittsburgh Plate Glass 
mfg. plant. Hobby, civic improvement. 
Occ., owner and editor “Morris News.” B., 
Como, Tex., June 17, 1888, came to Okla. 
1908 ; located Eufaula 1918, Morris since 

1918. Edu. h. sch.. Sulphur Springs, Tex., 

1905; private sch.’ 1906-07. Wife, Rose 

Parks. Cdrn-, 2 s., Louis, Victor; 2 d., 

Juanita Jane, and Doris. Bk. Con., Morris 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., J. L. Stidham, H. B. 
Stidham, Geo. Reeves. Pol Assoc., W. O. 
Barnett, John Lenox, H. LeSuer, Frank 
Eakes, Judge Hayes, Geo. Miller, W. T. 
Bowen. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; Mason, York Rite; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 16 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, past City Coun¬ 
cilman, Eufaula; City Treas., Morris since 
1926. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Inspector Election Bd.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Hobby, fishing. 

JOHNSON, ALEXANDER, Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., attorney and pres. Major Oil 
Co. B., Wichita, Kan., Dec. 1, 1891, came 
to Okla. 1892, located Alva. Okmulgee 
since 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okmul¬ 
gee; O. U.; Kan. Univ. Wife, Lillian M. 
Watkins. Cdrn., 2 s., Alexander C.. 

Thomas M. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., Okmul¬ 
gee; Continental, Chicago. Bus. Assoc., 

D. M. Smith, Joe King, P. J. Hurley. Pol. 
Assoc., Jim Irwin, W. H. Crume, Judge 
Swain, Tom L Jones, M. E. Trapp, W. B. 
Pine, Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Consistory McAlester; Shrine Muskogee. 
Pol. Act.,' independent co. and st.; par¬ 
tisan natl. worker 17 yrs. as needed. Of¬ 
fices, U. S. Probate Atty.; acting Co. Atty. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Edwin White Post 
No. 20; 3d and 5th Div. A. E. F. Organ¬ 
ized Major Oil Co. and Okla. Oil Syndi¬ 
cate. Hobby, bridge. 

JONES, ENOCH PETER (TEX), Okmul¬ 
gee. Dem. Occ-, oil operator. B., San 
Francisco Calif., Nov. 19, 1888, came to 
Okla. 1919. (In San Antonio, Tex., 1890- 
1919) ; located Okmulgee. Edu-, com. sch. 
1906; San Antonio Holy Cross Col. 1907 ; 
Worchester, Mass.; Eastman Bus. Col. 
1908. Wife, Maria Easton Bird. Bus. 
Con-, pres. Jones & McClelland Bros. Drug 
Co.; v.-pres. T. A. Johnston Oil Co.; v.- 


pres C. A. Butler Mfg Co; dir Mid Con¬ 
tinent Oil & Gas Assn.; dir. Mid Conti¬ 
nent Royalty Owners Assn.; past pres. Ind. 
Oil Mens Assn, of Okla. Bk- Con., Cen. 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., W. E. Wood, W. C. 
Newman, Max Fuhrman, D. N. Smith. 
Fowler Graham. Pol. Assoc., Judge Swan, 
Dave Logan, J. W. Irwin. J. J. Monroney, 
Carl O. Hornett, Joe Chambers, W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, Bob Kerr, Jim Hatcher, Morton 
Harrison. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Elks; 
Tulsa Club. Imp. Rel., the Jones family 
celebrated its citizenship in San Antonio 
Tex. 100 yrs. 1929; one of the few remain¬ 
ing families in Tex. who hold an Indian 
claim against govt, for live stock destroyed 
on Gallagher Ranch, 18 miles north of San 
Antonio. Grandfather, Edward Carolan, 
organized and built first Masonic Lodge 
in San Antonio about 1855, also organ¬ 
ized and outfitted his own ’ Company in 
Confederate Army; first mayor of San 
Antonia. Grandfather, Enoch Grif Jones, 
first Amer. merchant in San Antonio, set¬ 
tling there in 1849. Grandmother, Mrs. 
Charlotte T. Jones, last living charter 
mbr. of First Bap. church in San Antonio. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 20 
yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, mbr. 
League Young Denis.; mbr. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1926-28; del. to co. and st. convs. 
and del. natl. conv. 1928. Remarks, Le¬ 
gionnaire Edwin K White Post No. 10; 
315 French Motor Bat., Div. 129 Field Art. 
35th Div.; 1 yr. France, 4 engagements, 
26 months in Army service. Hobby, motor¬ 
ing, baseball. 

JONES, JAMES RUSSELL, Okmulgee 
Dem. Occ., co. treasurer. B., Fayetteville, 
Ark., March 2, 1893, came to Okla. 1915, 
located Okmulgee; Davenport 1919; Okmul¬ 
gee since 1920. Edu., com. sch., Fayette¬ 
ville, 1903. Wife, Maud Tapp. Cdrn., 2 
s., Harrel, James Kenneth. Bk. Con., Amer. 
and Union Natl. Bus. Assoc., W. P. Wood¬ 
ruff, A. E. Graham, W. M. Smith. Pol. 
Assoc., Harry Pitchford, Dr. H. L Rains, 
J. C. Milner, John Lenox. Glen Kelly, Bert 
McDonel, C. C. Childers, Judge A. C. Hunt, 
Roy Askew, Herb Gibson. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; High 12; Mason, 
York. Commandery, Shrine, Bedouin Temple, 
Muskogee ; Elks ; K. P.; M. W. A.; Moose ; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Donald (bro), dist. 
engineer St. Highway Dept., Ark. Pol. 

Act., partisan statewide worker 15 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Treas. 1923-29; 
mbr. Co. Excise Bd. Party Honors, mbr. 
Election Bd.; Prct. Chmn.; pres. Co. 
League Young Dems.; del. co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

KEATON, HARWOOD. Okmulgee. Rep. 

Occ., receiver of Natl. Bk. B., Tenn., Jan. 
27, 1886, came to Okla. 1902, located 

Okmulgee. Edu., com. sch., Castle Heights, 
Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Marie L. Pol. 

Assoc., W. B. Pine, Ross Pine, Alice Rob¬ 
ertson, Miss Rosaline Detrick M. G. Walk¬ 
er, B. L. Wigton, Geo. W. Seibold, E. L. 
Kirby, Henry Cooper. Pol. Act partisan 
statewide worker 10 yrs. personal contact 

and corns. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. Rep. 
Com. 10 yrs. Eastern mgr. for W. B. Pine. 

KEENAN, DAN. C., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., mayor. B.. Seymour, Tex., Sept. 30, 
1891, came to Okla. 1917, located Okmul¬ 
gee. Edu. com. and h. sch., El Paso, Tex.; 
Col. Wesleyan; Princeton Univ. Wife, 
Natalee Harrison. Cdrn., 1 d., Nell. Bk. 
Con,. Cen. Natl. Bus. Assoc., D. M. 
Smith, W. E. Wood, George Knapp, J. E. 
Price. Pol. Assoc., Harry Pitchford, J. J. 
Monroney, M. C. French, Judge Simpson, 
W. B. Pine. Elmer Thomas. W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Amer. Legion; Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker 35 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
mayor. Party Honors, del. to co .and st. 
convs.; Insp. and Prct. Registrar; Sec’y. 
Election Bd. Remarks, Legionnaire, Ed¬ 
win K. White Post No. 10; Capt. 19th 
Field Art. Hobby, shrubbery and trees. 


KENNEDY, A. D., Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
lands, loans and investments. B., Law¬ 
rence, Kan., came to Okla. 1902, located 
Okmulgee. Edu., dist. schs., Kan.; grad. 
Kan. St. Univ. 1889; Kan St. Normal 1890. 
Wife, Nellie Eyatman. Cdrn., 4 s., John 
Y., Elwood M., A. D., Jr., Frank S.; 2 d. 
Bus. Con., Kennedy & Kennedy. Bk. Con., 
organizer and pres. Bk. of Commerce. 
Church, Friends. Clubs, Mason; Rotary; 
Consistory Guthrie; pres. Okla. Bankers 
Assn. 1907-09; pres. Okla. St. Bankers 
Assn. 4 yrs.; Chmn. Okmulgee Library 
Com. Pol. Act., independent statewide 
worker since 1902. Hobby, livestock. 

KILPATRICK, GARRET A., Henryetta. 
Dem. Occ., surgeon. B., St. Louis, Mo., 
June 16, 1887, came to Okla. 1890, located 
McAlester; service in France 1917-19; 
Wilburton 1919; Henryetta since 1920. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.; Univ. of Mo.; 
Tulsa Univ. Wife, Mamie Taylor. Cdrn., 
1 s., John Taylor; 1 d., Dorothy Lois. 
Bus. Assoc-, O. J. Terrel, M. L. Walker, 
Henry Babb Pol. Assoc., Anton Koch, 
Jim Hinton, Dr. McKinney, Fay Lester, 
Le Roy Long. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Masonic Blue Lodge, No. 141; sec’y. St. 
Medical Assn. Pol. Act., independent 
statewide worker 15 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Co. Health Officer; St. Surgeon 
for Veterans Hospital; was V.-Chmn. 
League. Remarks, Legionnaire, Post No. 
28; Lieut. Medical Corp, Surgical Evac. 
Hospital No. 14. Hobby, fishing. 

KIRK, OSCAR H., Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
assistant cashier and treasurer Board of 
Education. B., Scottsboro, Ala., Nov. 26, 
1899, came to Okla. 1913, located Indianola; 
Okmulgee since 1917. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Bowie, Tex. and Indianola, Okla; 
East Tex. Col, Commerce, Tex. Wife, 
Vivian Clark. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert; 1 d., 
Marge Alyce. Bk. Con-, Citizens Natl. 
Bus. Con., Crittenden Smith, O. A. Bingam. 
Ed Hart. Pol. Assoc., Charles E. Myers, 
W. H. Crume, Press Nicholas, Jim Irwin. 
W. B. Pine, W. C. McAdoo, Edwin Dabney. 
Church, of Christ. Clubs, C. of C., v.- 
pres. 14th Dist. of International Coopera¬ 
tive Club; will go to Milwaukee, Wis. to 
represent it. Pol. Act., independent state¬ 
wide worker 11 yrs. all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Treas. Bd. of Edu.; Treas. Church 
Bd. of Elders. Party Honors, del. to co. 
conv.; served on Election Bd. Hobby, 
fishing. 

LAMAR, CHARLES “POP,” Morris. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Nodaway Co., Mo., March 
26. 1871, came to Okla. 1905, located Mor¬ 
ris ; farmed 1907 ; Morris since 1924. Edu-, 
Academy Burlington Junction 1886; Cen. 
Bus. Col., Sedalia, Mo. 1891. Wife, A r iola 
Hazey. Cdrn., 5 s., 4 d. Bus. Con., Pop’s 
Help Yourself Grocery. Bk. Con., Morris 
Natl Bus. Assoc., A. L. Denton, Geo. 
Reeves, R. B. Peugh. Pol. Assoc., Rev. T. 
M. Moore, E. U Young Church, Meth. 
South. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Chapter, 
past Master; C. of C.; M. W. A.; Patron 
Eastern Star 7 terms, still acting. Imp. 
Rel., Robert T. Lamar (bro.), Elmo, Mo. 
Pol. Act., independent co. worker 37 yrs., 
personal contact. Offices, mail carrier R. 

R. No. 1, first route established, 1908-17; 
first Treas. Sch. Bd. Morris; built first 
sch. house; Treas of Bd. for first Consoli¬ 
dated sch. Okmulgee Co.; Treas Sch. Bd. 
now; Mayor now; only dist. in Okla. that 
did not refund bonds. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends co. and st. convs; Inspector and 
Registrar outlying dist. Morris No. 1. 
Hobby, playing dominos. 

LaRUE, H. M., Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
superintendent water works, Henryetta. B., 
Illinois 1875, came to Okla. 1904. located 
Henryetta. Edu., pub. sch. Cherokee, Kan. 
Wife, Myrtle Isabel Grubbs. Cdrn., 2 s.; 

1 d. Bk. Con., Henryetta St. Bus. Assoc., 

M. A. Barman, Earl Wells, B. A. Jackson, 

L. E. Decius. Pol. Assoc., Gov. Bynum, 


606 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKL 



DAVID M. LOGAN 


J. W. Orendorff Judge Orlando Swain, 
Church, Pres Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., independent co .worker 20 yrs., all 
ways needed Offices, Superintendent City 
Works, 20 yrs.; City’Council 2 yrs.; Sch. 
Bd. 2 yrs.; Election Bd. many yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co, convs. Remarks, 
completed courses in chemistry and bac¬ 
teria for examination of water A. & M. 
Col. One of builders of first sch. house, 
made of natural stone; second oldest man 
in point of service in Oltla. Received the 
second certificate for hoisting engineer in 
state. Hobby, football and basketball. 

LESLIE, GLEN EARL, Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., cashier Union National Bank. B., 
Floyd, Okla., July 1, 1894 located Still¬ 
water 1900 ; Clinton 1902 ; ’Longdale 1907 ; 
Cherokee 1913; Hobart 1915; Eresno, Calif. 
1919; Beggs 1921; Okmulgee since 1929. 
Edu., com. sch., Longdale, 1910; Cherokee 
1913; NE Normal, Alva 1913-16; Trinity 
Col., Dublin Ireland 1918-19. Wife, Edith 
Loomis. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank; 1 d., Lucia 
Ann. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl., Tulsa; 
Amer.-First Okla. City; Commerce Trust, 
Kansas City. Bus. Assoc., W. E. Wood, 
D. M. Smith, James G. Lyons, W ,B Pine, 
Roy Hockinsmith. Pol. Assoc., Jim Irwin, 
Mike Bevins, R. R. Short, Harry Pitchford, 
W. A. Jenkins, W. W. Hastings, Ira A. 
Hill, Dave Logan, T. T. Blakely. ’ Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason, 
York, Commandery; Knight Templar; Good 
Roads Com. Highway No. 75. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Walter Ferguson, Tulsa, noted writer. 
Pol. Act., independent locally, natl. Dem.; 
15 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, City 
Treas Beggs 1923-28; pres. City Council, 
Beggs 1928-29; mbr. Excise Bd. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. Dem. Cen. Com. 1927-28; 
Prct. Committeeman 1922-27; del. to co. 


and st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Ed¬ 
win K. White Post No. 10; 343d Machine 
Gun Co. B 13 months. Hobby, ethnology. 

LESLIE, DR. S. B., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Leslie, Ark., April 6, 
1874, came to Okla. 1902, located Okmul¬ 
gee. Edu., pub. sch.. Ark., h. sell., Den¬ 
ver, Colo.; Dick Normal Sch.; Denver 
Medical Col Wife, Blossom McKeage. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Samuel; 3 d., Elizabeth, 

Frances, Ruth. Bus. Con., stockholder 
Cen. Natl. Bk. Bus. Assoc., Rev. A. L. 
Bowman. Rev. J R Abernathy, J L. May¬ 
nard, C. E. B. Cutler, A. D. Kennedy. 
Pol. Assoc., Judge Orlando Swain, Judge 
Hays, Jim Irwin, W. W. Hastings, 
Henry S. Johnston, W. B. Pine, Dr. 
O. O. Hammonds. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; High 12; 
C. of C.; mbr. Okla. and Okmulgee Medi¬ 
cal Assn.; St. Bd. Medical Examiners. 
Imp. Rel., Col. and Capt. S. E. Leslie, 
Civil War veteran; Grandfather Samuel L. 
was founder town of Leslie, Ark. 1835. 
Pol. Act., independent statewide worker 27 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Sch. Bd. 20 
yrs.; pres. Bd. 16 yrs.; lectured on health 
to sch. cdrn. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv when Bryan was nominated in Kan¬ 
sas City; del. to st. and co. convs.; del. 
to Natl. Edu. Assn.; del. to several medi¬ 
cal convs.; pres. St. Homeopathic Medical 
Assn. Remarks, mbr. Council of Defense 
and on Examining Bd. during W. War. 
Hobby, good roads and better schools; 
fishing. 

LE SUEUR, TAYLOR, Morris. Dem. Occ., 
contractor. B-, Rolla, Mo., July 11, 1879, 
came to Okla. 1903, located Okla. City; 
Morris since 1904. Edu., com. sch., Rolla, 
Mo. 1896. Wife, Lula Matthews. Cdrn., 
3 s., Taylor, Jr., Woodson, David; 1 d.. 
Esther. Bk. Con., Citizens’ Natl.. Okmul¬ 
gee; Morris Natl.; Union Natl., Okmulgee. 


AIIOMA 

Bus. Assoc., C. E. Wales, F. D Eaker. 
Charles Lamar. Pol. Assoc-, J. C. Milner, 
Hugh Stidham, Judge Bozarth, Judge R. E. 
Simpson, John Russell. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. worker 28 yrs. personal contact. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Bald Hill Twp. Clerk 3 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. Evening Star Dist. 10 yrs.; 
Co. Commr. Okmulgee Co. 1920-28. Party 
Honors, del to Dem. co. conv.; Counter 
and Clerk Election Bd. many times. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. Council of Defense; Chmn. 
Red Cross during W. War. 

LIGGETT, JOSEPH, Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., real estate. B., Glasco, Mo., Nov. 
22, 1869; came to Okla. 1891 located Guth¬ 
rie; Thomas 1900 ; Henryetta since 1913. 
Edu., com. sch. Glasco, Mo. ; medical edu. 
Keokuk Medical Academy. Wife, Termelia 
Ring. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. Bus. 
Assoc., J. C. Sanderson, Judge Simpson, 
Joe Whittington Pol. Assoc., John Price, 
Dr. Brazil Gillispie Judge Swan, M. E. 
Trapp, W. W. Hastings, Elmer Thomas, 
Prince Freeling. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine Okla. 
City; Knight Templar, Weatherford; past 
Exalted Ruler Elks; past Master Blue 
Lodge; past High Priest of Chapter. Imp. 
Rel., J. E.. Liggett, (bro.) Pol. Act. par¬ 
tisan statewide worker 4 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices Chmn. St. Assn. Co. 
Commrs.; Co. Commr. 6 yrs.; Police Judge ; 
City Council; Justice of Peace; Good Roads 
Com. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, beautifying parks and rec¬ 
reation grounds. 

LOGAN, DAVID M„ Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., geologist and oil producer. B., Ver¬ 
non, Tex., March 20, 1894, came to Okla. 
1899 ; located Tahlequah ; Tex. 1905 ; Tahle- 
ciuah 1909-17; War; Okmulgee since 1920. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. and prep. NE St. 
Normal; O. U., A. B. 1916; taught 1 yr. 
head of mechanical Tr. dept. Wife, Lucile 
Cole. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., and Citizens 
Natl. Church, Meth.. South. Clubs & 
Lodges, Okmulgee Country Club; Univ. 
Club; Rotary Club; Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Chapter and Commandery, Okmulgee, Con¬ 
sistory-Guthrie. Shrine Okla. City; Sigma 
Chi. Imp. Rel., L. M. Logan, (father), 
tchr. in NE St. Tchrs. Col.; father estab¬ 
lished first free pub. sch. in Wynnewood; 
pres, then of Old Cherokee Male Seminary 
at Tahlequah. Dr. C. K. Logan, Hominy, 
and Leonard Logan, (bros.). Norman, past 
pres. St. League of Young Dems. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker since 1924, all 
ways useful. Offices, mbr. St. Legislature 
for past 3 terms, 10th, 11th, and 12th. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Edwin K. White 
Post; observer in Air Service, 2d Lieut. 
Author and champion of bill to make Bd. 
of Regents of O. U. as at present con¬ 
structed, permanent. Attends all st. and 
one or two natl. convs. Has taken trip 
around world 1923; trip to Europe 1928. 

MAYNARD, JOHN L., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Jefferson City, Tenn., 
March 25, 1871; Mt. Vernon Mo. 1871- 
1902; came to Okla. 1902; located Okmul¬ 
gee. Edu., com. sch.. Mt. Vernon, Mo. 
1890 ; Drury Col., Springfield 1894; grad. 
Mt. Vernon Academy 1893; Univ. of Mo., 
LL. B. 1902. Wife, Julia Harris. Bk. 
Con., Union Natl. Bus. Assoc., W. E. 
Wood, A. D. Kennedy, D. M Smith, Joe 
King, Fowler Graham. Pol. Assoc., Chas. 
Chappell, Judge Orlando Swain, Judge 
Hepburn, A. D. Cochran, John Embry. A. 
L. Hilpert, L. R. Kershaw, W. B. Pine, 
H. H. Rogers. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. Lions; M. W. A.; C. of C. _lmp- 
Rel., M. M. Maynard, prof. English, Mon¬ 
mouth Col., Monmouth, Ill. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 33 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices mbr. Mo. St. General As¬ 
sembly 1900-02; Sec’y. Law and Order 
Club. Party Honors, Rep. Cen. Com.; Co. 
Rep. Com.: del. to co. and st convs; Chmn. 
first Pine For Senator Club; nominated for 
Co. Atty. 8 yrs. ago. Remarks, 4-minute 
man during W. War. Hobby, poetry and 
touring. 






OKMULGEE COUNTY 


607 



JESSE C. MILNER 






MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


008 

McADOO, WILLIAM C., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and insurance. B., Pella, 
la., Oct. 1, 1865, came to Okla. 1901; lo¬ 
cated Okmulgee. Edu., pub. sch., Ia.; 
Ceil. Univ., Pella, Ia. Wife, Etta E. Heady. 
Bk. Con., The Cen. Natl. Pol Assoc-, Jim 
Harris, Lew Wentz, W. B. Pine, Sen. Har- 
reld. Sen. Blakely, Judge Hays, Will Chap¬ 
pell, Judge Andrews. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, 32nd Mason; Co-Operative Club; 
Shrine, Consistory, Guthrie; Knight Temp¬ 
lar ; Eastern Star; M. W. A.; Country 
Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Isabell McAdoo, 
Lies Moines, Ia. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker 25 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, Mayor of Okmulgee 1920-23; mbr. 
City Council; City Treas.; mbr. 1st and 
12th Legislatures. Party Honors, attends 
all convs.; Chmn. and Sec’y. Rep. Cen 
Com; mbr 10 House Corns; mbr Bd of 
Trustees O. B. U. 1 yr.; charge of Bldg. 
Com.; just completed new $90,000 Educa¬ 
tional Bldg. Remarks, Chmn. Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, religious 
education. 

McDANIELS, OSCAR B., Beggs. Rep. 
Occ., billiard parlor and barber shop. B., 
Little York, Ind., March 10, 1872, came to 
Okla. 1895, located Catoosa 1900; Henry- 
etta 1912; Beggs since 1920. Edu., com. 
sch., Poplar Bluff, Mo. 1884. Single. Bk. 
Con-, First Natl. Bus. Assoc., Herman 
Cornett, Jack Fuquay, Tom Sturdevant. 
Pol. Assoc., Jack Burton, C. H. Dexter, 
Mr. Sprinkler, Sid McEachern, Jim Hep¬ 
burn, W. B. Pine, W T . W. Hastings. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, treas. Masons; Shrine, 
Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie; Eastern Star; 
I. O. O. F.; Rebekah. Imp. Rel., J. W. 
McDaniel, San Diego Cal Pol Act., natl. 
Rep., locally independent; new man in 
Beggs; works through personal contact. 
Offices, Chmn. City Council, Beggs, 1927- 
31. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman. 

McKINNEY, G. Y., Ilenryetta. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Mena, 
Ark., June 6, 1886, came to Okla. 1910, 
located Hazel; Milb’urn 1912; Kusa 1917; 
Henryetta since 1918. Edu., com. sch., 
Mena, Ark.; h. sch., Mena; Col. Univ. of 
Ark., Little Rock; post grad, work 1917- 
21, Tulane Univ. Wife, Cecile Buckler. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Worthy; 2 d.. Grace, Ruth. 
Bk. Con-, Henryetta St.; Amer. Exchange. 
Bus. Assoc., Jerry Jeeters, Sid Oakley, A. 
B. Reed. Pol. Assoc., Judge Swan, Jim 
Erwin, M, E. Trapp, W. W. Hastings, 
Thos. P. Gore, W. B. Pine. Church Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Izaak Walton; 
Amer. Legion; Masonic Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory ; Shrine; Lions, Muskogee; Okla. 
Medical Assn.; past pres. Lions. Imp. Rel., 
Jim Pipkin, supt. of Ford interests in 
Okla. Pol. Act., nationally partisan, 
locally independent, 17 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Health Officer; City 
Council; Good Roads Com.; Census Enum¬ 
erator U. S. 1910. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; Co. Cen. 
Com.; dir. Co. Free Fair Bd.; del. to St. 
Medical Assn.; del to International Lions 
conv., Sandusky, Ohio. Remarks. Legion¬ 
naire Post No. 85; 1st Lieut. Medical Corps, 
Base Hospital, Ft. Sill; past dir. of bank; 
instructor in Co. Institute; past pres. Co. 
Medical Assn. Hobby, agriculture. 

McPHERSON, DR. J. E.. Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., veterinary surgeon. B., Hamilton, 
Co., Tndi., July 6. 1891. Edu., girad. 

ICirklin, Ind., h. sell., Indiana Veterinary 
Col.. Indianapolis Wife. Harriette J. 
Cdrn., 3 s.„ .Tames B., H. Leon, Don Eu¬ 
gene, Okmulgee. Bus. Con., proprietor of 
McPherson Veterinary Hospital. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) .T. E. Roberts. 
Mayor Dan Kenan, Okmulgee; Mayor J. 
. W. Orendorph, Henryetta ; Harry B. Cordell, 
Dr. C. C. Hisel, J. Berry King,, M. E. Trapp, 
Okla. City. Church, First Meth. Episcopal. 
Clubs, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and statewide, active since 1912; personal 
activity and through corns. Party Honors, 
mbr. Vete-inary Board and Inspector of 


Animals for Slaughter; V.-Pres. Okla. 
St. Bd. of Veterinary Medical Examiners. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1923, locating at 
Tulsa, 1923-28; Okmulgee since June 18, 
1928. Served in Veterinary Co. No. 1. 
Camp Greenleaf, Georgia., during War; 
mbr. American Legion Post, Edwin Iv. 
White, No. 10, Okmulgee. 

MEACHAM, 0. W., Henryetta. Rep. 

Occ., assistant editor Henryetta News; 
telegraph editor and proof reader Daily 
Free Lance 6 yrs. B., Schuyler Co., Ill.. 
March 16, 1858; came to Okla. 1890; lo¬ 
cated Okla. City and Norman, foreman 
Daily Evening Gazette, Okla. City; on 
Norman Transcript 3 yrs.; established 
with S. E. Quein, the Shawnee Quill, 2 
yrs.; Vinita Leader, 2 yrs. Edu., only 3 
terms sch. in life. Wife, Aline Louise 
Chambers. Cdrn., 2 d., Bertha and Ver- 
melle, married. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange, 
Henryetta. Pol. Assoc., Harwood Keaton, 
Bert Parmenter. Ed Overholser, Bill Grimes. 
Imp. Rel., A. G. Meacham, Civil War vet¬ 
eran. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
first Mason in Henryetta; 15 yrs. sec’y. 
K. C. C. H.; Eastern Star; Shriner and 
Royal Arch; one of organizers of C. of 
C., 1905. Pol. Act-, natl. Rep., locally 
independent, 40 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Meacham, Clark & Moore laid out 
town of Henryetta; City Clk. 1 yr.; post¬ 
master 1900, 14 yrs.; Mayor 1916-18. Party 
Honors, mbr. Election Bd. 20 yrs.; Chmn. 
of Prct. of Henryetta; del. to all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. Food Ad¬ 
ministration during W. War. Hobby, 
flowers and editing Sunday column, “It 
Appears To Me.” 

MILAM, ARTHELUS M., Morris. Rep. 
Occ., real estate. B., Lincoln Co., Mo., 
June 4, 1867, came to Okla. 1886, located 
Eufaula; 1904 moved to Morris. Edu., St. 
Normal, Emporia Kan. 1886. Wife, Laura 
T. Doyle. Cdrn., 2 s., C. A. and A. M. Jr.; 
1 d. Kate B, all married Bk. Con., Morris 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., C. W. Jefferies, Geo. 
M. Reeves, W. H. Septer Pol Assoc., 
Harwood Keaton, James Hepburn, Mike 
Walker, Mike Bevins, Jim Harris. R P. 
Harris, Lew Wentz. C!ub, past Financial 
sec’y. C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker 42 yrs., all ways needed. Offices 
assistant Postmaster, Admire, Kan. 2 yrs. 
1885-86; U. S. Constable Eufaula 4 yrs. 
1898-1901; Clerk Dist Court Okmulgee Co. 
3 yrs. 1907-11; Police Judge, Morris 2 yrs. 
1912-13; City Clerk, Morris 2 yrs. 1920- 
21; Mayor Morris 1923-29. Party Honors, 
Counter Election Bd. several terms; del. 
to all co. and st. Rep. convs.; Repr. Exec¬ 
utive Com. Indian Ter. 23 yrs. Remarks, 
Com. to sell Liberty Bonds and Baby 
Bonds; filled out 1407 questionnaires dur¬ 
ing W. War. Mr. Milam and E. M. Hick¬ 
man put Road No. 27 across Okmulgee Co. 
Hobby, good roads. 

MILNER, JESSE C-, Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and farm loans. B., Rox- 
bury, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1864 ; made run to 
Okla. 1889, located Guthrie; moved to 
Okla. City 1889; Tecumseh 1891; Asher 
1902; Okmulgee since 1909. Edu., com. 
sch., Roxbury 1883; farming to 1885: 
Scott City, Kan. 1887; Oxford and Kansas 
City, Kan. 1889. Wife. Mary A. Riecker. 
Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. R.. John M.; 1 d, Florence 
E. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
W. H. Crume, Press Nicholas, E. B. Neville, 
C. B. McCrary, Fowler Graham. Pol. 
Assoc., Harry Pitchford. G. W. Barnett, 
John Lennox, W. H. Crume, M. E. Trapp, 
Dr. J. M. Byrum, Lee Grace J. B. A. 
Robertson, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Geo. 
Stone, Chas. Board. Church, Meth. South. 
Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 40 
yrs., personal contact. Offices, dir. rural 
sch. bd. at Tecumseh 1891-1900, and 
Asher 1902-09; Undersheriff Tecumseh 
1901-02. Party Honors Sec’y. Co. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. 1909-12; Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. 
Com. 1912-16 and 18; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, moved here during the 


opening, first white couple married in Pot- 
tawattomie Co. Chmn Farm Com. of 
Council of Defense during W. War. Has 
been successful with farming and Poland 
China hogs. Hobby, camping, touring, 
hunting and fishing. 

MOAK, B. F., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B-, Brookhaven, Miss., Dec. 
24, 1888, came to Okla. 1923, located 
Okmulgee. Edu., com. sch., Lincoln Co., 
Miss.; Univ., Oxford, Miss. Wife, Frances 
Holmes. Cdrn., 1 d., Frances Miriam 

Holmes (deceased). Bk. Con., Cen. Natl., 
and Citizens Natl. Bus. Assoc., H. E. 
Kennedy, A. B. Kennedy, W. L. Reynolds. 
L. W. Felder; (pol.) Judge Orlando Swain, 
James M. Hayes, J. H. Swain, W. 
W. Hastings, W. B. Pine, Henry S. John¬ 
ston. Church Bap. Lodge, Mason. Pol. 
Act., independent co. worker 19 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Prosecuting Atty. 
in Miss.; City Atty. Miss.; Atty. for Bd. 
of Edu. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Hobby, reading and motoring. 

MORGAN, MATTIE, Henryetta. Rep. 
Occ., deputy court clerk B, Whitewright, 
Tex., Aug. 21, 1897, came to Okla. 1911, 
located Henryetta. Edu., com. sch., Hen¬ 
ryetta; bus. col. Denison, Tex. Hus’, Earl 
Truman Morgan. Cdrn., 1 d., Betty Jo. 
Bus. Assoc-, Dr. I. W. Bolinger, E. L. 
McLoughlin, M. L. Walker. Bk. Con., 
Henryetta St. Pol. Assoc-, Thomas L. 
Andrews, W. B. Pine, E. L. Kirby, Lew 
Wentz, Harwood Keaton. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., natl. 
partisan, locally independent, 11 yrs., all 
ways needed. Offices, Deputy Court Clerk. 
Party Honors, co. and st. convs.; Co. V.- 
Chmn. Election Bd.; attended inaugural 
exercises at Washington, March 4. as 
guest of Sen. W. B. Pine, invited by Vice 
President. Hobby, golf. 

MORTON, MRS. GRACE E., Okmulgee. 
Rep. Occ., court clerk B., Gratis, Ohio, 
Sept., 1876; came to Okla. 1902, located 
Okmulgee. Edu., pub. sch. Ohio; Ada St. 
Normal; Univ. of Ohio. Hus., Dr. Fred H. 
Morton, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., Richard; 

2 d., married. Bus. Con-, owner and mgr. 
insurance agency. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., W. P Robinson, Pol. Assoc., 
Judge Orlando Swain. W. B. Pine, et al. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Bus. and Profes¬ 
sional Womens Club, past pres. 2 yrs.; 1st 
v.-pres St. Assn.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., A. 
L. Harris, Levi P. Morton of Indiana, 
Warren N. Loor III. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent co. worker 13 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, first woman elected Co. Clk. in 
St., 1916; held office 6 yrs.; Court Clerk 
1928-31. Remarks, only woman with in¬ 
surance agency in Okmulgee; served • on 
Registration Bd. during W. War. Hobby, 
reading and flowers. 

NEAL. EDWARD, Beggs. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B-, New Haven, Ind., Aug. 15, 
1872; came to Okla. 1909; located Kiefer; 
Beggs since 1919. Edu., com. sch. Spen- 
eerville, Ohio 1891. Wife, Dollie Kennann. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Willard C., O. M. A., Clare- 
more. Bus. Con oil and gas, wholesale 
and retail; accessories, batteries and tires; 
dir Amer. Natl. Bk. Bus. Assoc., Sam 
Turner, J. B. Kelley, William Sitler. Gar¬ 
land Jacobs. Pol. Assoc., Mike Bivins. 
James Irwin, Henry S. Johnston, W. B. 
Pine, John Russell, Dave Armstrong. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Consistory. Guthrie; 
Chapter, Okmulgee, 32nd; I. O. O. F.; 
mbr. No. 75 Road Assn.; past Chmn. Re¬ 
tailers Assn.; mbr. St. Fireman’s Assn. 
Pol. Act., Natl. Dem.; locally independent; 
co. worker 35 yrs.; personal contact and 
coins. Offices, Fire Chief. Beggs, 1921 to 
present time; past Chmn, Town Bd.; mbr. 
Council Beggs. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman 
10 yrs., also at this time; Insp. of Elec¬ 
tion Bd. for past 10 yrs. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 




OKMULGEE COUNTY 


609 



NEWHOUSE, J. LAFAYETTE, Okmulgee. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ Delaware, Ohio, 
Oct. 8, 1862 came to Okla. 1902, located 
Beggs 1902, Okmulgee since 1907. Edu., 
h. sch. Ostrander, Ohio 1880; Northern 
Ohio Univ., Ada, OOiio, A. B. 1885. Wife, 
Minnie Bradfleld. Cdrn., 2 s., W. Darst, 
Rafia Cameroun, W. Africa, Pres, mission¬ 
ary 3 yrs.; Verne, Sapulpa, student The¬ 
ology Chicago Pres.; 1 d., Margaret R., 
grad. Park Col., Mo. A. B. Okmulgee. A. M. 
Univ. of Mich. Bk Con, Cen. Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., B. A. Jackson, Fred Wilson, R. A. 
Potter, J. L. Maynard, James Hepburn, W. 
B. Pine, Judge Miller, R. G. Horner, Judge 
Andrews. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, past 
Patron; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Albert New- 
house (bro.) Hollywood Calif. Pol. Act.; 
partisan co. worker 45 yrs.. all ways 
needed. Offices, City Atty., Lebanon, Mo. 
5 yrs. 1903-08; Prosecuting Atty., Laclede 
Co., Mo. 1894-98; first Co. Judge Okmul¬ 
gee Co. 1907. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. Rep. convs. ; Co. Committeeman. 
Remarks, Commr. to Gen. Assembly of 
Pres, church at Atlantic City 1910, Tulsa 
1928. Hobby, horticulture. 

NICHOLAS, PRESTON L„ (PRESS), 

Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., auto hotel. B-, 
Highlandville, Mo., Dec. 24. 1888, came 
to Okla. 1901, located Coweta 1903; Okmul¬ 
gee since 1903. Edu-, Com. sch. Okmulgee 
1906. Wife, Veta Weaver. Bus. Con., 
Okmulgee Furniture Co.. 1907-24 ; Press 
Nicholas Auto Hotel. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., Glenn Leslie, R. J. 
Bowman, Addison Sessions, R J. Baugh, Jr., 
Ben G. Harned. Pol. Assoc., Mickey Walk¬ 
er, Harwood Keaton. C. E. Wright, A. M. 
Milam, C. W. Wangerine, W B. Pine, H. 
H. Rogers, Frank Gordon, A. C. Alexander. 
Hughes B. Davis, Floyd Dooley, Raymond 
Fields. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; Consistory, 


McAlester, Bedouin Temple Shrine; C. of 
C., mbr. No. 75 Highway Com. Pol. Act., 
partisan statewide worker 10 yrs., personal 
contact. Offices, Co. Commr. ’ 1929-32. 
Party Honors, del. to dist. and st. conv.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Edw. K. White Post No. 10; Base 
Hospital Corps No. 29, overseas 10 mos.; 
past Commander Post 1922-23; Executive 
Com. 1925-26. Hobby, Amer. Legion. 

NOBLE, EDGAR T., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B-, Nodaway Co., Mo., 
Oct. 25, 1872; came to Oklahoma 1901; lo¬ 
cated at Okmulgee. Edu., h. sch., Mary¬ 
ville, Mo.; Kansas City Law Sch., LL. B., 
1898. Wife, Coral Wright. Cdrn., 1 d.. 
Nancy Lee. Bus. Con., v.-pres and gen¬ 
eral council McCulloch Oil Co.; mbr. Cen¬ 
tral Natl. Bk. Bd. Assoc.. A. D. Cochran; 
(pol.) J. W. McCulloch, W. E. Wood, M. 
F. Graham, C. N. Haskell, Lee Cruce, W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Epis. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Okmulgee Country Club; I. O. O. 
F.; B. P. O. E.; Mason; York Rite; Scot¬ 
tish Rite; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Muskogee; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker; personal contact. Offices, past 
Bd. Aldermen, Okmulgee. Party Honors, 
del. to Dem. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
chmn. Red Cross Com.; mbr. Council of 
Defense; active on Liberty Loan drives dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

ORENDORFF, J. M„ Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., Mayor. B-, Cutler Co.. Tex., 1861; 
located at Hartshorne; Alderson 1905; 
Henryetta 1912. Edu., public sch., Mc- 
Kenny, Tex.; instructor, McKenny Col. 
Wife, Jamie Work. Cdrn., 1 s., John Rus¬ 
sell; 2 d., married. Bk. Con., Henryetta 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge Newman, . Judge 
Hays, T. P. Gore, Scott Ferris, Mrs. Mabel 
Bassett, Graves Leeper, Cal Sand, Tom 
McKeown, W. W. Hastings, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, M. W. A., 


McAlester; K. P.; Mason; C. of C.; Boy 
Scouts Com.; pres. Municipal Assn, of 
St. Mayors, 1926. Imp. Rel., John H. 
Orendorff, Civil War veteran under Joseph 
Johnson. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
35 yrs.; good speaker; all ways needed. 
Offices, Postmaster under Wilson 3% yrs.; 
resigned to become Mayor, has served 6 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; attended first conv. after statehood; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. number of yrs. Remarks, 
served on Draft Bd., Questionnaire Dept., 
during W. War. Hobby, outdoor sports, 
better government. 

PATTON, BRYANT GRADY, Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., oil operator. B., Apalachicola, 
Fla., Oct. 8, 1894; came to Okla. 1915; 
located at Drumright 1915; Boynton 1916; 
Okmulgee 1919 since. Edu-, com. and h. 
schs.. Apalachicola, grad. 1910; Southern 
Bus. Col., Atlanta, 1911. Wife, Edith 
Montgomery. Cdrn-, 3 d., Rhetta. Patsy, 
Lois. Bus. Con., Universal Oil Royalties, 
Inc. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.. Tulsa; 
Central Natl. Assoc., Frank P. Douglass, 
Forrest Parrott; (pol.) Dan C. Keenan, 
Preston L. Nichols, Dave Logan. Judge 
Harry Swan, W. J. Holloway, Jim Hatcher, 
Dr. Frank MaGregor. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Country Club; Lions; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge; Chapter; Elks; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all his 
life; all ways needed. Offices, Co. Regis¬ 
trar 1920-27, appointed by Gov. Trapp. 
Party Honors, campaign mgr. Dan C. Keen¬ 
an for Mayor 1928. Remarks, Legionnaire. 
Edwin K. White Post No. 10; Air Service, 
chief machinist attendant. Navy; elected 
Dept. Commander of Okla. Legion at Ponca 
City; organized Arch Lovell Post, Beggs, 
1919; served as Post Commander Okmulgee 
1926; Dept. V.-Commander 1927; St. Mbr. 
Chmn. 1928. Hobby, Legion. 

PAXTON, THOMAS P., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., County Surveyor and Engineer. B., 
Glasco, Va., June 27, 1889; came to Okla. 
1910 ; located at Okmulgee. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Buena Vista, Va.; Va. Col.; Wash¬ 
ington & Lee Univ. Wife, Pauline Car¬ 
mack. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary. Bk. Con., Cit¬ 
izens Natl. Assoc., E. H. Locker, E. M. 
Hickman, A1 Reed; (pol.) Dave Armstrong. 
,T. R. Jones, W. B. Pine, W. W. Hastings. 
T. T. Blakely, W. G. Jones. Church. Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee. Imp. Rel., Mrs. T. C. Paxton. Tren¬ 
ton, N. J. Pol. Act., independent; co. 
worker 15 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Engineer; Commr. of Public Works. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young Dems. 
Hobby, fishing. 

PAYNE, J. O., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Superintendent of Okmulgee Co. B., 
Mo., 1879; came to Okla. 1918; located 
at Beggs; Okmulgee Co. 1925 since. Edu., 
public sch.. Mo.; Okla. Univ.; East Cen¬ 
tral Tchrs. Col.; S. W. Tchrs. Col.; 
Univ. Mo.. B. S.; A. & M. Col., Stillwater. 
Wife, Leonar Dennison. Cdrn., 2 s., Jen¬ 
nings O., James W. ; 1 d., Helen L.; 1 
granddaughter, Joanne. Bk. Con., Union 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. A. Linscheid, 
Dr. Collins, E. A. Duke, Dr. Patterson, M. 

A. Nash, J. R. Barton, O. C. Briggs, J. 
R. Holmes Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie ; Royal Arch; Eastern Star; C. of 
C.; Okla. Edu. Assn.; Okmulgee Tchrs. 
Assn.; Natl. Edu. Assn.; mbr. Boy Scout 
Council; past pres. St. Assn, of Co. Supts.; 
mbr. and past pres, of Okmulgee Kiwanis 
Club; Red Red Rose. Imp. Rel., James 

B. Campbell (grandfather). Judge in Mo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 yrs.; 
speaker. Offices, Supt. Schs., Beggs, 1918- 
25 ; Co. Supt. of Okmulgee Co., 4 yrs.; Co. 
Supt., Texas Co., Mo.. 8 yrs.; City Supt. 
Licking 3 yrs.; instructor psychology at 
East Central summer terms; instructor 
psychology and rural edu. A. & M., 1929- 
30. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; dist. del. in Mo. Remarks, con- 













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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



SENATOR W. B. PINE 



tributes articles to various sch. journals; 
pres, of St. and Co. Supts Assns. Hobby, 
children, rural sch. administration. 

PAYNE, TOM, Okmulgee. Dem. Occ 
attorney. B., Waldron, Ark., June 22, 
1875; came to Okla. 1920; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee. Edu., h. sch., Waldron, Ark., 
1896; admitted Bar 1897. Wife, Maggie 
Williams. Cdrn., 5 s., 4 d. Bk. Con- 
Central Natl. Assoc., W. E. Woods, A. e! 
Graham, Dr. James G. Edwards, Rev. A. 
E. Black; (pol.) Judge Mark L. Bozarth, 
Judge James M. Hayes, Harry D. Pitch- 
ford, Barclay Morgan. W. J. Holloway. 
Tom Eight, Jom C. Nance, E. W. 
Snoddy, Scott Perris, Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth., S. Lodges, B. P. 0. E.; 
M. W. A. Imp. Rel., W. B. Payne. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 27 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices. St. Representative 
Okmulgee Co. 1927-29; Co. Judge Scott 
Co., Ark.; Asst. Prosecuting Atty. 1913-16. 
Party Honors, appointed by Gov. Charles 
Hillman Bruff of Ark. 1916 to life mem¬ 
bership U. S. Good Roads Assn.; accepted 
by Commission by reason of his activity 
for better roads in Ark.; del. to all co. 
and st. convs. in Ark. and Okla. since 21 
yrs. of age; was very active during W. 
War and went all over Scott Co. at his 
own expense; given much time and thought 
attempting to get legislation passed making 
expenses of st. come within income; done 
much work for good roads wherever he 
has lived. Hobby, fox and wolf hunting 
with hounds. 

PECK, 0. K., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ-, 
dist. manager Mutual Life Insurance Co. 
of N. Y. B-, South Acworth, N. H., Aug. 
28, 1866; came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Beggs; Weleetka 1902; Beggs 1903; Okmul¬ 
gee 1914 since. Edu., com. sch.. Neb. 
Wife, Marguarite Gookin. Cdrn., 2 s., O. 
K., Jr., Bill; 1 d., Helen K. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., L. B. Norton, O. 
H. Douglass, D. M. Smith, Judge Orlando 
Swain; (pol.) T. T. Blakely, Judge Swain, 
Judge Hays W. B. Pine, M. E. Trapp, W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Meth., S. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of' C.; Rotary; Mason; 
Chapter; Commandery; Shrine. Imp. Rel., 
W. P. Peck (bro.), Liberal, Mo. Pol. 
Act., independent; local worker 23 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, Mayor 1917; 
City Treas., Beggs, Indian Terr. Party 
Honors, del. to territorial conv. 1907 ; 
served on election bd.; prct. registrar 12 
yrs. Remarks, Legonnaire, Edwin K. 
White Post No. 10; Spanish-Amer. War 
veteran; Quartermaster Corps Ft. Logan, 
Colo., Camp Johnson, Fla., and Camp Mer¬ 
ritt, N. J. Mr. Peck has had a colorful 
career, having moved to Neb. 1874; lived 
in du’gout when the buffalo roamed the 
plains; carried mail on horseback; cut 
some of the ties to build railroad around 
famous Georgetown Loop in Colo; been 
brakeman on railroad trains, once when 
42 degrees below zero, Cheyenne, Wyo. 
Hobby, fishing; holds membership in Pres¬ 
ton Lake Anglers Club. 

PECKINPAUGH, MRS. VIVA. Henryetta. 
Dem. Occ., bookkeeper and school treas¬ 
urer. B., Iowa. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Houston,, Tex. Bus. course, Okmulgee Bus. 
Col. Husband, Thos. L. Peckinpaugh 
(deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Fred, June; 1 d.. 
Wenonah, Henryetta. Bus. Con., book¬ 
keeper and sec’y. Pharaoh Const. Co., book- 
ryetta. Bk. Con., American Exchange. 
Assoc., (pol.) all Dem. leaders. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. wide; active since 
1926; does personal work and through 
com. Offices, Head Dep. Ct. Clk. Henryetta 
3 yrs.; Sch. Treas. Party Honors, prct. 
v.-chmn. and co. v.-chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919, lo¬ 
cated Henryetta, lived there since. 

PINE, WILLIAM BLISS, Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., U. S. Senator; oil and gas operator; 
lumberman ; banker; bldg, and loan; farm¬ 
er. B., Bluffs, Ill., Dec. 30, 1877. Edu., 


OKMULGEE COUNTY 

com. sch. Wife, Laura M„ d. of Jas. and 
Emma Hamilton Bluffs, Ill. Cdrn., 1 s., 
William Hamilton, Okmulgee. Bus. Con., 
v-pres. Central Natl. Bk., Okmulgee; pres. 
Okmulgee Bldg. & Loan Assn.; pres. Burns 
Tool Co., Okmulgee; v.-pres. Southwestern 
Sheet Glass Co., Okmulgee; v.-pres. Sun 
Lbr. Co., Okmulgee; pres. Okmulgee Pro¬ 
ducers & Mfgrs. Gas Co.; owner W. B. 
Pine oil bus. Assoc., D. M. Smith, C. 
W. Wangerien, O. A. Bingman, Harry 
Hemmick, Okmulgee; Empire Oil & Refining 
Co. and Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartles¬ 
ville; (pol.) M. G. Walker, Henryetta; 
Harwood Keaton, Okmulgee; Fred C. 
Clarke. Okla. City; all mbrs. of party or¬ 
ganization in co. and st. Church, Meth., 
S. Clubs, Okla. Club; Okmulgee Coun¬ 
try. Imp. Rel-, Margaret Pine (mother), 
Okmulgee; Harry G. (bro.), farmer, Ill.; 
John Monroe (bro.), farmer, auto, bulk 
oil and gas, stock bus., Winchester, Ill.; 
Roswell D. (bro.), oil and gas, tool bus., 
Okla.; Grant S. ’ (bro.), oil bus., Okla. 
Pol Act., partisan but personally inde¬ 
pendent; active nationally and in st. and 
co. since 1915; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through organizations and oth¬ 
ers; head of his party in Okla. Offices, 
elected U. S. Senator 1924, now serving; 
Co. Commr., Okmulgee Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1903 ; lived Cleveland; Gotebo 
1904-09; Okmulgee since 1909. Interested 
in upbuilding of Okla., road building, se¬ 
curing and promoting industries within the 
st.; had economic survey of st. recently 
made by natl. scientific agencies, as gift 
to Okla. 

PINKSTON, C. J-, Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Lawrence Co., Mo.. 
Sept., 1889; came to Okla. 1916; located 
at Henryetta. Edu., h. sch., Mo.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn. Wife, Nona 
Ham. Cdrn-, 2 d.. Lennabelle, Edna Earl. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. Assoc., E. M. 
Johnson, G. W. Barnett, J. O. Pharoah; 
(pol.) R. E. Simpson. Barclay Morgan, J. 
W. Bryant, Sen. Glen Horner. Sen. Thos. 
P. Gore, M. E. Trapp, W. W. Hastings, 
Scott Ferris. Church, Pres. Clubs, Ro¬ 
tary; C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. 
Act., st. worker 12 yrs.; all ways; needed. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. now; City Atty. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
hobby, fishing. 

PITCHFORD, HARRY DUVOL, Okmul¬ 
gee. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Ft. Smith, 
Ark., June 24, 1893; came to Okla. 1896; 
located Tahlequah; Stillwell 1914; Salli- 
saw 1917; Okmulgee 1926. Edu., com. 
sch.; Bap. Mission 1903; N. E. St. Nor¬ 
mal 1908; Bacone Col. 1904; Carlisle 
Military Sch. 1905-06; Mexico. Mo., Mil¬ 
itary Acad. 1909-10; Okla. Univ., ’ 1912- 
13; Law Sch. Wife, Madge Woodruff. 
Cdrn., 1 s., H. D., Jr.; 1 d., deceased. 
Bus. Con., Pitchford & Pitchford, attor¬ 
neys. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Assoc., 

D. M. Smith, Rogers Hays, E. B. Riley, 
H. W. Metzger, Sid Talliaferro; (pol.) 
Harry Swan, James M. Hays, W. A. Bar¬ 
nett, Q. D. Gibbs, James G. Lyons, W. 
W. Hastings, M. E. Trapp. J. A. Goodall, 
R. M. Mountcastle, Houston B. Teehee. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son; Scottish Rite; Consistory, McAlester; 
Blue Lodge, Sallisaw; Okla., Amer. and 
Okmulgee Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., John H. 
Pitchford (father), deceased, former Chief 
Justice St. Supreme Ct., first white man 
elected Mayor Tahlequah; Dist. Judge first 
judicial dist. eastern, Okla. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 15 yrs.; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, City Atty., Stillwell, 1914; Co. 
Atty., Sallisaw, 1921-26. Party Honors, 
chmn. Dem. Com. 1927-31; Col. on Gov. 
Holloway’s staff; natl. del. Houston 1928; 
sec’y Dem. Co. Cen. Com.. Sequoyah Co., 
1919-20. Remarks Legionnaire, charter 
mbr. Welch Post, Sallisaw; mbr. Edward 
W. White Post No. 10; Quartermasters 
Dept., also active food administration. Se¬ 
quoyah Co. during W. War. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing; bird dogs. 


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PITCHFORD, JOSEPH I., Okmulgee. 
Occ., attorney. B., Gainesville, Ga., Sept. 
25, 1888; came to Okla. 1896; located at 
Tahlequah; Sallisaw 1911; Warsaw 1917; 
Okmulgee 1919 since. Edu., com. sch.; 
Mission Sch. Okla.; Univ. of Ark.; Wash¬ 
ington Univ., Lexington, Ya. Wife, Hen¬ 
rietta Cozart. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus’. Con., 
Pitchford & Pitchford, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Central Natl. Assoc., J. H. Swan, 
J. R. Jones, E. M. Hickman. Dan New¬ 
man, C. W. Mason, M. E. Trapp, W. J. 
Holloway, D. M. Logan, Elmer Thomas, W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason; Country Club; 
Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Muskogee; Elks; sponsor Boy Scouts. Imp. 
Rel., Harry Pitchford (bro.), Okmulgee; 
bro.-in-law is Lieut. Governor of Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 18 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Party Honors, stand¬ 
ing com. good roads; del. to co. and st. 
convs.; chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; sec’y elec¬ 
tion bd. Remarks, Legionnaire Edwin K. 
White Post No. 20; Finance Division R. 
R. & C.; chmn. of Red Cross before going 
into service. Hobby, traveling and sight 
seeing. 

PRICE, J. A., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Sheridan Co., Mo. Dec. 16, 
1874; came, to Okla. 1905; located at Ok¬ 
mulgee. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo. 
Wife, Mable Huckins no cdrn. Bus. Con., 
dir. of Union Natl.' Bk.; Bldg. & Loan 
stock; oil and gas leases. Assoc., W. L. 
Reynolds, C. L. McMann, James L. Lions; 
(pol.) Judge Hays, Jack Boatman, Guy 
Heckensmith, Harry Rogers, M. E. Trapp, 
W. J. Holloway, E. H. Moore. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, Country Club; Boy Scouts; 
Salvation Army. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
and natl. worker 40 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Remarks, educated 7 girls of family and 
5 girl relatives; organized first Sunday Sch. 
in Mounds. Active on all drives during W. 
War. Hobby, antiques. 

RAMSEY, CEAF W., Beggs. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B„ Harrison, Ark., July 3, 
1888; came to Okla. 1916; located at Has¬ 
kell 1916-19; Leonard, Bixby, Shamrock, 
Beggsy 1919 since. Edu., h. sch.. Western 
Grove. Ark., 1905. Wife, Walsie Davis. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Sammie, Peggy Lou. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
Nellie Yowell, J. C. Broyles, G. W. Phin- 
ney, T. F. Upton; (pol.) Jim Starmont. 
Harwood Keaton, Mike Bivins, Judge Or¬ 
lando Swain, W.’ B. Pine, M. C. Walker, 
James Hepburn. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; Scottish Rite; Royal Arch; 
Consistory. Guthrie; I. O. O. F.; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., S. P. Ramsey, Bixby. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 10 yrs;; all 
ways needed. Offices, past Chief Poliee 
Haskell and Beggs; Deputy Sheriff in Ark.; 
Deputy Assessor and Tax Collector; Post¬ 
master Beggs 1921 to date. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, as¬ 
sisted in filling out questionnaires and 
on Liberty Loan drives during W. War. 
Hobby, quail hunting and fishing. 

REEVES, GEORGE M., Morris. Dem. 
Occ., cashier, principal owner Morris Natl. 
Bk. B„ Ft. Smith, Ark.. Mch. 13, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1897 ; located at Muskogee 
1901; Afton 1918; Boynton 1918; Morris 
1921 since. Edu., public sch., Muskogee; 
Kendall Col., now Tulsa Univ.; Draughons 
Bus. Col., 1909; Okla. Univ. Law Sch., 
1912-13; mbr. first h. sch. grad, class. 
Wife, Olie Mae Keaton. Cdrn., 1 d.. Vir¬ 
ginia Ann. Bus. Con., cashier Morris Natl.; 
Morris Fire Ins.; tag agent; real estate. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.. Tulsa; Security 
Natl.. Commercial Natl., Muskogee. Assoc., 
W. H. Septer Thos. H. Mitchell, H. L. 
Mullins, J. M. Clark, Wm. Moore. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M. 
No. 470; Worshipful Master Boynton 
Lodge 1921; York Rite; Shrine; Kappa 
Sigma, fraternity; C. of C., pres, twice; 
past pres. Okla. Bankers Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 15 yrs.; all ways 



612 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


needed. Offices, past mbr. Sch. Bd., Mor¬ 
ris; automobile tag agent. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, S. 
S worker. 

REYNOLDS, GEORGE P„ Henryetta. 
Dem. Occ., real estate. B., Alabama, 
Jan. 16, 1862; came to Okla. 1900; lo¬ 
cated at Henryetta. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.. Ark. Wife, (first) Martha R. Hop¬ 
kins; (second) Ora F. Roberds. Cdrn.. 

2 s., Guy M., mgr. Elks Club; Ray R. 
(dec.). Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. Assoc., 
Dr. W. C. Sanderson, A. S. Diamond, 
Joseph Liggett, W. R. Davis; (pol.) 
E. M. Carter, John S. Eaton, Scott Fer¬ 
ris. M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas, R. L. 
Williams. Church, of Christ. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 45 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, City Council; Justice of 
Peace. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; pret. committeeman; mbr. election 
bd. Remarks, built first 2-story brick 
store in Henryetta; one of first del. to 
territorial Dem. conv.; helped elect Jeff 
Davis Governor of Ark.; also Sen. R. L. 
Lawrence, U. S. Senator from Ark., to 
office. Hobby, pitch, poker and politics. 

REYNOLDS, J. R., Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., real estate. B-, Lawrence Co., Tenn., 
1859; came to Okla. 1910; located at Hen¬ 
ryetta. Edu., com. sch. Wife Cynthia 
Lumpkins. Cdrn., 8 s., 3 d. Bk. Con., 
Henryetta St. Church, of Christ. Lodge! 
Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. warker 15 yrs. ; all ways needed. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., Hous¬ 
ton; served on election bd.; Mayor 1913; 
pret. committeeman. Hobby, church work. 

RISOR, MISS EDNA, Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Kan., Apr., 1885; came 
to Okla. 1906; located at Henryetta; Ok¬ 
mulgee 1920 since. Edu-, public sch.; 

normal sch.. Normal, Ill.; admitted to Bar 
1916. Single. Bus. Con., court reporter 
for Superior Ct. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl.; 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge J. H. 

Swan, Judge L. E. Simpson, Judge Hays, 
Judge Orlando Swain, Mrs. Grace E. Mor¬ 
ton. Church, Pres. Clubs, Bus. & Prof. 

Womens Club; Okmulgee Bar Assn. Pol. 
Act., independent; st. worker 5 yrs.; ali 
ways needed. Office, reporter Co. Atty. 
office for about 10 yrs. prior to being 
reporter for Superior Ct. 12 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, holds 
record for longest official service in Ct. 
House, first woman attorney in Okmulgee 
Co., received highest grades in class. Hob¬ 
by, reading. 

ROBERTS, JAMES (EMMETT), Okmul¬ 
gee. Dem. Occ., accountant. B., Bridgeport, 
Tex., July 11 1889; came to Okla. 1912; 

located at Henryetta; Dewar 1914; Okmul¬ 
gee 1920 since. Edu., h. sch., Bridgeport, 
Tex., 1906; Tanner & Gillman Bus. Col.. 
Chicago, Ill., 1918. Wife, Louise Lipps. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Thorold Eugene. Bus. Con-, 
sec’.v Dick Clamp Tank Co. Bk. Con 
Central Natl. Assoc., F. J. Hoey, C. a! 
Mechling, W. H. Mandeville; (pol.) E. M. 
Hickman. O H. Douglas O. K. Peck, 
Claude Manry, James M. Hayes, Dave M. 
Logan, J. C. Milner. Church, Meth. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, K. of P.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; High Twelve; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
W. P. Roberts (father). Loving, Tex. Poi. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 10 ’ yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact; through com. Offices, Act¬ 
ing Postmaster Dewar 1919; City Clk. De- 
war 1919; Co. Treas Okmulgee 1929. Party 
Honors, mbr. League of Young Denis. Re¬ 
marks, served on fuel com. Okmulgee Co. 
during W. War; also Liberty Loan drive. 
Hobby, baseball. 

ROBINSON, J. C., Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Columbia, Mo. July 
2. 1866: came to Okla. 1891; located at 
Krebs, Indian Ter.; McAlester 1901; Hen¬ 
ryetta 1911 since. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Columbia Univ.; Univ. of Mo.. M. D., 
St. Louis, Mo. Wife, Alice Dobbins, no 


cdrn. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. Assoc., 
(pol.) Joe Hillman, R. L. Bailey, C. J. 
Pinkston, L. W. Burnett, Dr. Clyde W. 
Beeson. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge ; Consistory ; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee ; Elks; Lions. Pol. Act., independent; 
st. worker 40 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fice, Co. Health Officer. 

ROREX, W. P„ Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B. Southern 
Ill., Aug. 25. 1873; came to Okla. 1907 ; 
located at Okernah; Henryetta 1917 since. 
Edu., public sch., commercial sch., Tex. 
Wife, Lennie Ballard. Cdrn., 1 s., Ed¬ 
ward; 1 d., Ruth. Bk. Con., Henryetta 
St.; Okernah Natl. Assoc., T. V. Dollins, 

C. R. Jones; (pol.) George C. Gibbons, 
F. E. Stephens. Church, Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Shrine; Consistory, 
McAlester; C. of C.; Golf Club; one of 
organizers Country Club, pres. 6 yrs. Pol. 
Act., independent; st. worker 20 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, City Council; elk 
of Sch. Bd., Okernah; chmn. co. election 
bd., Okmulgee Co. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Hobby, golf, paper shell 
pecans. 

ROSENBLOOM, JOSEPH J., Okmulgee. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B , Chicago, Ill., 
Jan. 9, 1895 ; came to Okla. 1920; located 
at Okmulgee. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
law sch., Chicago, Ill. Married. Bus. Con., 
First Natl Bk.; Hyer & Horner, Inc., Oil 
Assn. Bk. Con., Citizens Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Harve Melton, J. H. Swan, 
W. J. Holloway, Sen. W. B. Pine, M. E. 
Trapp, T. T. Blakely, J. A. Price. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Amer. Le¬ 
gion; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Martha A. 
Rosenbloom, Okmulgee. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; st. worker 15 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Party Honors, nominee for Co. 
Atty.; del. to co. and st. convs.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, Legionnaire, Ed¬ 
win K. White Post No. 10; 4th Inf., 3rd 
Division, A. E. F.; Commander of Legion 
1925. Hobby, golf. 

RUBLE, J. W., Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
Undersheriff. B., Tenn., 1875 ; came to 
Okla. 1892; located Wagoner; Muskogee, 
Okmulgee 1925 since. Edu., public sch.. 
Ark., acad.. Valley Springs, Ark.; Ph. G. 
Wife, Birdie Boatwright. Cdrn-, 2 s., 

Paul W., Jack; 2 d., married. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc, (pol.) Harwood Keat¬ 
on, Marsh Corgan, Bert Wegdon, W. B. 
Pine Lew Wentz, John Rappa, S. S. Cobb. 
Church, Bap. Lodge, M. W. A. Imp. 
Rel., W. H. H. Ruble, Meth. minister, de¬ 
ceased. Pol. Act-, natl. Rep., locally inde¬ 
pendent 30 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, first Registrar of Deeds, Wagoner, 
3% yrs.; after statehood; special agent 
Frisco R. R. 6V4 yrs.; evidence man under 
Charlie Page and attorney in the Bilby 
case; Undersheriff 1929-31; Deputy U. S. 
Marshal under Leo E. Bennett 5 yrs.; 
Sheriff 1917-18 Wagoner Co. Party Hon¬ 
ors, past mbr. Rep. Congressional Com.; 
del. to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
government secret service during W. War; 
one of the oldest in point of service, in law 
enforcement in Okla., continuous since 
1904, 25 yrs. Hobby, detective work. 

SHACKELFORD, THOMAS F„ Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., attorney; U. S. Commissioner. 

B. , Calhoun, Ga.. Oct. 26, 1866; came to 
Okla. 1898; located Sallisaw; Hernando, 
Miss.. 1889; Calhoun, Ga., 1891; Morrilton, 
Ark., 1898; Okmulgee 1917 since. Edu-, com. 
sch., Pine Chappell, Ga., 1883; Oxford, 
Miss., 1888; Univ. Miss.; taught • sch. ; 
studied law near Calhoun, Ga. Wife, Fan¬ 
nie Wheeler. Cdrn., 2 s., Thos F., Jr., 
Wharton; 1 d., Aurie Lee. Bk. Con.,’ Cit¬ 
izens Natl.; Union Natl. Assoc., W. A. 
Hiatt, C. B. McCrary, W. J. Peterson, W. 

C. Alley. W. A. Barnett; (pol.) Judge R. 
E. Simpson, Judge Robt. L. Williams, W. 

D. Mayo, Tbos. J. Watts, Judge J. L. 
Brown, ,1. P. Wheeler. Church, Pres. 
Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. 


Act., partisan; st. worker 30 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Atty., Sequoyah 
Co., 1911-12; City Atty., Sallisaw, 1905- 
11; U. S. Commissioner 1926-30. Party 
Honors, chmn. election bd. 1909-10; del. 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, on examina¬ 
tion and questionaire bd., 1917. Hobby, 
hunting, croquet. 

SHAW, E. 0., Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
Supt. of Schools. B., Leonard, Tex., May 
3, 1881; came to Okla. 1907 ; located at 
Addington; Caddo; Valliant; Caddo; Du¬ 
rant; Wetumka; Henryetta. Edu., public 
sch., Tex.; Grayson Col., A. B., Ph. B.; 
Okla. Univ., M. A. Wife, Lilley Hayes. 
Cdrn., 2 s.’, Hayes Allen, Edwin. Bus. 
Con., supt. schs.; dir. Local Bldg. & Loan 
Assn.; dir. Amer. Exchange Bk. Assoc., 
W. M. Smith, Floyd Wallen, J. S. R. Rey¬ 
nolds, Lee Boerstter; (pol.) J. O. Payne, 
J. R. Holmes, Tom McKeown, John 
Vaughan, Dr. A. Linscheid, Dr. H. G. 
Bennett, Dr. Phelan, George C. Wells, A. 

L. Crabb Wm. Hally. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; K. P.; Ro¬ 
tary ; Kiwanis; Natl. Edu. Assn.; Okla. 
Edu. Assn.; Phi Delta Kappa; Okmulgee 
Co. Tchrs. Assn.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Edward Shaw, Civil War veteran. Pol. 
Act., independent; st. worker 27 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Offices, Supt. Addington, 
Caddo, Valliant. Caddo, Wetumka, Hen¬ 
ryetta ’ 3 yrs.; past pres. Eastern Central 
Okla. Div. O. E. A.; instructor at Ada 
and Durant, Edu. Dept., about 10 yrs.; 
instructor) of Edu., A. & M. faculty, sum¬ 
mer session; present city supt. Party 
Honors, well known speaker on all sch. 
problems and activities. Remarks, out¬ 
standing sch. man of st.; contributor to 
various sch. magazines Hobby football, 
education, more fundamentals and less 
frills. 

SHORT, R. R-, Okmulgee. Dem. Oec., 
County Assessor. B., Mo., 1878; came to 
Okla. 1909; located at Tulsa; Kiefer 1912; 
Okmulgee 1914 since. Edu., public sch., 
Mo.; Warrensburg Normal; Univ. of Mo. 
Wife Ottoline McVey. Cdrn., 2 s., Rob¬ 
ert R., Jr.; Thomas McVey. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge James 
Hays, Harry Pitchford, J. C. Milner, W. 
,T. Holloway. A. S. J. Shaw, Frank Car¬ 
ter C. C. Childers. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Lions treas. 
of Club, bd. of dir.; mbr. Red Cross; C. 
of C.; sponsor Boy Scouts, past Scout 
Master. Pol. Act-, partisan; st. worker 
20 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, principal 
h. scht, Kiefer; head science dept in 
Tulsa; principal h. sch., Okmulgee, 3 yrs.; 
Co. Assessor Okmulgee Co. 1919-29; Dep¬ 
uty Co. Clk. 1 yr. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems. Hobby, outdoor 
sports and religious education. 

SITLER, GEORGE E., Beggs. Dem. 
Occ., hardware merchant. B., Lebanon, 
Mo., Dec. 2, 1877; came to Okla. 1902; 
located at Beggs; Allen Reid, Tex., 1908; 
Beggs 1910 since. Edu., com. sch., Leb¬ 
anon, Mo., 1893. Wife, Lelia Van Vorhis. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Herbert, Edgar, Robert; 1 d., 
deceased. Bus. Con., Sitler Hardware Co. 
Assoc., D. R. Young W. H. Reedy, James 
B. Kellv. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

M. W. A.; K. of P.; Good Roads; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., nationally Dem. ; locally 
independent; co. worker 15 yrs.; personal 
contact and through com. Office, past 
Councilman, Beggs, 5 yrs. Party Honors, 
judge election bd. Hobby, touring. 

SITLER, JOHN W., Beggs. Dem. Occ., 
furniture dealer. B., Lebanon, Mo., Apr. 
1, 1872; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Beggs. Edu., com. sch., 1888. Wife, 
Emma Ivy. Cdrn., 2 s.. 4 d. Bus. Con-, 
Sitler & Langford Furniture Co. Bk. Con- 
First Natl. Assoc., T. W. Langford, George 

E. Sitler; (pol.) Mike Bivins, Ed Neal. 
W. H. Reeding. Lodge, M. W. A. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 6 yrs. 



D. M. SMITH 


SKINNER, ERNEST A., Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., supt. ’ city water works. B., Blue 
Springs, Neb.. May 22, 1888; came to 

Okla. 1901; located at Okmulgee. Edu., 
com. sell., Wagoner, Neb., and Okmulgee. 
Wife, Lillian Davis. Cdni., 2 s., Jimmie, 
Tommy; 2 d., Clarice, Doris. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl. Assoc., Fowler Graham, 
Dan C. Keenan, W. C. McAdoo; (pol.) I. 
L. Embry T. P. Paxton, Walter Wheatley, 
W. B. Pine, Dave Logan, Virgil Riddle. 
Church, Meth., S. Lodges, Elks; M. W. 
A. Imp. Rel., D. A. Skinner, Okmulgee. 
Pol. Act-, partisan; st. worker 22 yrs.; 
all ways needed . Offices, supt city water 
works; pres. Okla. Motor Work Assn. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Hobby, fishing with B. L. Snell. 

SMITH, D. M„ Okmulgee. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Hunt Co., Tex., Nov. 3, 1870; 
came to Okla. 1881; located at Chickasaw 
Nation 1881; Creek 1890; Okmulgee 1902. 
Edu., com. sch., Whitewright and Baker, 
Tex.’ Wife, Amelia Carley. Cdrn., 3 s., 
C. F., David, Graham. Bus. Con., Cen. 
Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., 0. A. Bing¬ 
ham, W. B. Bingham, Ridgeway Law¬ 
rence ; (pol.) W. B. Pine, Haywood Mel¬ 
ton, W. C. Newman, W. Edwards, Harry 
Rodgers, Grant McCullough M. E. Trapp, 
Frank Buttram. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Knight Templar; Shrine, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act-, nationally Rep., lo¬ 
cally independent 30 yrs.; through com. 
Offices, Good Roads Com.; City Water 
Works; sponsor Boy Scouts. Party Hon¬ 
ors, served on election bd.; treas. Pine for 
Senator Club. Hobby, bridges. 

SMITH, E. W„ Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Dawson Co., Ga., Sept. 16, 
1889 ; came to Okla. 1914; located at Col¬ 
linsville; Henryetta. Edu., public sch., 
Ga.; admitted Bar Ga. and Okla. 1914; 
Univ. of Ga.; Atlanta Law Sch. Wife, 
Mona Lumley. Cdrn., 3 s., E. IV., Jr., 
Jack. Hoke. Bus. Con., law firm; dir. 
Henryetta St. Blc., dir. Western Loan Co. 
Assoc., Claude Manry, Dr. I. W. Ballinger. 
Homer Bryant, W. M. Smith; (pol.) Harry 
Pitchford, Jack Boatman, A. R. Garrett, 
Fred Branson. Fred Speakman, John L. 
Norman, Tom McKeown, Kelly Brown, Sam 
Lattimore, W. W. Hastings. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Shrine at 
Bedouin Consistory, McAlester; I. O. O. 


OKMULGEE COUNTY 

F.; M, W. A.; C. of C.; chmn. Boy Scout 
work; n br. Country Club. Imp. Rel., S. 
J. Smith, Gainesville, Ga. Office, Asst. 
Co. Atty. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
nearly all co. and st. convs.; mbr. League 
of Young Denis.; chmn. Dem. Dist. Com. 
Remarks, 4-minute man during W War; 
active on Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
drives. Hobby, baseball and golf. 

STORMONT, JAMES, Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ-, Sheriff. B., Ill., 1877; came to 
Okla. 1905; located at Henryetta; Okmul¬ 
gee 1905 since. Edu. public sch.. Ill. 
Wife. Katie Vieweg. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul. 
David; 2 d., Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Nor¬ 
man; Mary Lou. Assoc., (pol.) Harwood 
Keaton, Mike Bivins, W. B. Pine, M. J. 
Walker, Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Lions, co-operative. 
Imp. Rel., David R. Stormont, Henryetta. 
Pol. Act., nationally Rep., locally inde¬ 
pendent; st. worker. Offices, Sheriff of 
Okmulgee Co.; Chief Police. Henryetta, 8 
yrs.; Criminal Identification, Deputy Sher¬ 
iff Creek Co. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, mbr. Council of 
Defense; active Liberty Loan and Red 
Cross drives during W. War; served as 
Deputy Sheriff last Crazy Snake uprising. 
Hobby, finger prints, hunting and law en¬ 
forcement ; grad, of the Univ. of Applied 
Science, finger print dept. 

STEWART, RILEY WILLIAM, Okmulgee. 
Dem. Occ., Deputy Sheriff. B„ Clare- 
more, Aug. 7. 1887; native; lived Pryor, 

Collinsville and Okmulgee. Edu., public 
sch., Indian Government Sch., Okla.; Cher¬ 
okee Male Seminary, Tahlequah. Wife 
Virginia Irene Chester. Cdrn-, 2 s., Wil¬ 
liam Riley, Jack Eugene. Bk. Con., Cit¬ 
izens Natl. Assoc, (pol.) Jim Whatwatt, 
Harry Pitchford. Judge Swan, Judge Jim 
Hays, Judge Orlando Swain, Tom Payne, 

Charlie Price W. C. McAdoo, A. N. Boat¬ 
man. Church, Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 

B P. O. E.; Boy Scout lecturer. Imp. 
Rel., W. R. Stewart, Deputy U. S. Mar¬ 
shal. Pol. Act., natl. Dem., locally inde¬ 
pendent ; st. worker 15 yrs.; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Probate Officer, Capt. of Po¬ 
lice, Okmulgee; City Detective, Tulsa 5 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. conv. ; mbr. 
League of Young Dems. Remarks, 46 boys 
and girls paroled to him for reformation; 
Legionnaire, Edwin K. White Post No. 10, 
90th Div.; 14 mos. service overseas; was 
a gunner; disabled 75 percent. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

SWAIN, ORLANDO. Okmulgee. Rep. 
Obc., attorney. B-, Reponset, Ill., June 
16 1857; came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Okmulgee. Edu., public sch., Neb. ; Ind. 
Col., York, Neb.; admitted to Bar 1898. 
Wife, Lydia E. Lash. Cdrn., 3 s., Ed¬ 
ward T., Paul E., Arthur L. ; 1 d., Mrs. 
Helen Mitchiner. Assoc., (pol.) Jim Har¬ 
ris, Ed Vaught. Church. Meth. Clubs, 
Lions; C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. 
Act. worker 30 yrs. all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices. Mayor, Okmulgee, 1918-23; U. S. 
Commr. 5!4 yrs. before statehood; mbr. 
Bd. of Edu.; Co. Judge number of yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to various st. convs. 
Remarks, generally active during W. War. 
Hobby, Juvenile delinquency cases. 

SWAN. JAMES HARRY, Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ-. attorney. B., Bristol. Tenn., July 
19, 1882; came to Okla. 1918; located at 
Sapulpa: moved to Tulsa; Okmulgee 1920 
since. Edu., public sch., Tenn.; admitted 
to Bar., Tenn., 1903; Okla. Bar 1919; 
Okla. Supreme Ct. Wife, Sue Edna Shib- 
ley, no cdrn. Bus. Con., Superior Judge; 
owner and operator st. experimental pecan 
orchard. Bk. Con., Amer. & Echange, 
Henryetta. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, past Master, past High Priest, 
past Commander of Masons; Knight Tem- 
nlar; Shrine Muskogee; C. of C. ; Okla. 
Bar Assn.; honorary mbr. Typographical 
Labor Union. Imp. Rel., J. H. Swan, Sr., 
prominent Mason, Bristol, Tenn.; Lieut. 


61cf 

James Snapp, under Andrew Jackson. Pol. 
Act partisan; st. worker 25 yrs.; all ways 
needed; speaker. Offices, St. Assn, of 
Judges; mbr. Legislature, Tenn.; Atty. for 
Comptroller of St. of Tenn.; • U. S. Title 
Atty., 1914-17, under Woodrow Wilson; 
Superior Ct. Judge, 1923. Party Honors, 
del. to all Dem. Convs. Remarks, mbr. 
Tenn. St. Militia; Government Secret Serv- 
ive; contributed articles on pecans to var¬ 
ious magazines. Hobby, fishing and pe¬ 
cans. 

TATE, JOHN W„ Henryetta. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Harrison Co., Tex., 
Jan. 10, 1873; came to Okla. 1887 ; lo¬ 
cated near Ardmore; Mill Creek; Henry¬ 
etta 1903 since. Edu., public sell., Tex. 
and Okla. Wife, Pearl Edwards. Cdrn., 

I s., Johnnie; 3 d., Mrs. Robert Parkins, 
Sapulpa; Mrs. D. Rice, Henryetta; Merci- 
dith Pearl. Bk. Con., Henryetta St. Assoc., 
M. Bratton, M. Burnett, Clyde Mannery; 
(pol.) Judges Swan, Hays, Norman, Hep¬ 
burn; Harry Pitchford Wm. Jones. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; C. 
of C.; St. Peace Officers Assn. Pol. Act., 
independent; co. worker 10 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Chief of Police 2 yrs.; 
Patrolman for City 5 yrs. Remarks, has 
quite a collection of guns. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, better law enforcement. 

TATOM, MRS. J. M„ Henryetta. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker, B., Chicago, Ill., May 

II 1891; came to Okla. 1914; located at 
Allen; Henryetta since 1916. Edu., public 
sch. Ill.; Englewood grade and h. schs. 
Hus’, John William Tatom, Ry. engineer. 
Cdrn., 2 s„ Charles, Billie; 2 d„, March, 
Ruth. Bk. Con., Henryetta St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Harry D. Pitchford, Judge Orlando 
Swain, Judge James Hays, Jim Irwin, Jim 
Stormont, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Henry S. 
Johnston, John Russell, W B. Pine. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Security Benefit Assn. Pol. 
Act., st. independent worker 15 yrs.; all 
ways useful. Offices, sec’y Dem. headquar¬ 
ters 1928. Party Honors, v.-chmn Dem. 
Cen. Com. 4 yrs.; del. to st. and co. convs.; 
pret. conimitteewoman; mbr. League of 
Young Dems. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan drives during W. 
War. Hobby, birds and dogs. 

THOMPSON, DAVID, Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., Chief of City Police. B-, Hedrick. 
Ia., Nov. 28, 1875; came to Okla. 1902; 
located in Lincoln Co.; moved to Okmul¬ 
gee. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ia. Wife, 
Maud Nelson. Cdrn., 1 d., Gladys. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., Judge Simpson, 
Ed Hart, D. M. Smith. Pol. Act-, natl. 
partisan; locally independent 28 yrs. : per¬ 
sonal contact and through com. Offices. 
ex-Sheriff 4 yrs.; pres. Bd. of Edu.; Chief 
of Police. Party Honors, del. to co. conv.; 
election bd.; pret. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, took government course at police 
sch., received certificate of proficiency. 
Hobby, shooting. 

WALKER, M. G., (MICKEY), Henryetta. 
Rep Occ., coal miner and accountant. B., 
Caddo, Mch. 20, 1891; native; Coalgate 
1899; Phillips 1900 : Henryetta 1916 since. 
Edu. com. sch., Phillips, Coa’gate; bus. 
col higher accountancy Wife, Mayme 
Platt. Cdrn. 1 d., Helen Marguaret. Bk. 
Con., Henryetta St.; Okemah Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Pres Nichols. James M. Hepburn, 
James Stormont, W. B. Pine, Pat Hurley, 
T T. Blakely, E. L. Kirby. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Consistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan natl. and st.; locally independent 
17 yrs.; works through com. to put in the 
best man for the office. Offices, Postmas¬ 
ter, Phillips, before 21 yrs. old. Party 
Honors, Commander Amer. Legion; U. S. 
Treasury Dept.; Aide de Camp to Com¬ 
mander in Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars; 
del. to Rep. St. Convs.; pret. committee¬ 
man ; st. committeeman. Remarks, trav- 




614 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



M. G. WALKER 


eled through Canada and every st. in 
Union; Legionnaire Post No. 85; service 
in A. E. P. Hobby, baseball. 

WARNER, FAYETTA, Okmulgee. Deni. 
Oec., Dist. Ct. Reporter. B., Gallatin, 
Mo., Sept. 24. 1894; came to Okla. 1913; 
located at Nowata; moved to Okmulgee 
1926. Edu., public sch., Mo. and Kan.; 
normal, Tahlequah; bus. col., Et. Wayne, 
Ind. Single. Bk. Con., Central Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge James Hays; Mrs. 
Grace E. Morton, H. T. Pitchford, Mrs. 
J. M. Hays, Mrs. Sue Bradley, Judge Har¬ 
ris, Judge C. H. Baskin, Judge Speakman, 
Mrs. Kelly Brown, Judge Norman. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & Prof. 
Womens Club; Y. W. C. A.; Bus. Girls 
Club; Natl., St., and Southwest Reporters 
Assn.; Brotherhood of Amer. Yeomen. Pol. 
Act., independent; co. worker 10 yrs.; all 


ways needed. Office, Dist. Ct. Reporter 3 
yrs. Party Honors, St. League of Young 
Denis. Remarks, active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan drives during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, outdoor sports and good schs. 

WHEATLEY, WALTER, Okmulgee. Rep. 
Occ., Commr. of Public Works. B., Den¬ 
ver. Colo., Dec. 15, 1891; came to Okla. 
1920; located at Okmulgee. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Denver, Colo.; Univ of Colo. 
Wife, Julia Uri, no cdrn. Bk. Con., Cit¬ 
izens Natl.; Central Natl. Assoc., T. P. 
Paxton, Dan Kenan, Adlai Baker; (pol.) 
Harwood Keaton, Preston L. Nicholas, W. 

B. Pine. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Amer. 
Legion; Mason Blue Lodge; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., E. 
L. Wheatley, Denver, Colo. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; st. worker 17 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Office, Commr. Public Works. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, Legionnaire Edwin K. White Post 
No. 10; Coast Defense, Puget Sound, Ft. 
Warden, Wash. Hobby’ tennis. 

WILSON, C. C., Henryetta. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Marion Co.. Ind., Mch. 
2, 1860 ; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Henryetta. Edu., public sch., Ind. Wife, 
Anna H. Brock. Cdrn-, 2 s., Walter R., 
Charles L. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. 
Church, Quaker. Clubs & Lodges, Iv. P.; 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
30 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, Post¬ 
master 6 yrs.; City Treas. Party Honors, 
del. to Rep. Conv. Remarks, active during 
W. War in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
drives. 

WINFREY, A. R., Okmulgee. Dem. 
Occ., auto license collector. B., Carroll 
Co., Mo., May 15, 1871; came to Okla. 
1907 ; located at Okmulgee. Edu., public 
sch., Carrolton, Mo. Wife, Hattie Cros- 
white. no cdrn. Bk. Con.’, Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., Judge James Hays,. A. M. Boatman, 
James W. Irwin, E. M.’ Hickman Dave 
Armstrong, Hubert Bolen. Ed Semans, 
Kelly Brown. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; Royal Arch; M. W. A.; 
past Worthy Patron Eastern Star; High 
Twelve; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 20 yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, 
auto license agent 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
election bd. since statehood; inspector; 
prct. registrar; del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
active on food administration during W. 
War. Hobby, baseball. 


WOOD, W. E., Okmulgee. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ind.; came to Okla. 1903; lo¬ 
cated at Medford; moved to Okmulgee. 
Edu., public sch., Ind.; Kan. Normal Col., 
Kan. Wife, Amy Ragsdale, no cdrn. Bus. 
Con-, chmn. bd. of dirs. of Amer. Natl 
Bk. Assoc., (pol.) W. B. Pine, Elmer 
Thomas, W. W. Hastings, E. B. Howard. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; K. P.; C. of C.; sponsor Boy- 
Scouts; Country Club. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; st. worker 30 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Postmaster 314 yrs. Con¬ 
way Springs, Kan.; Co. Clk. Summer Co.. 
Kan., 5 yrs.; mbr. City Council; pres. U. 
S Highway Assn. No. 75. Party Honors, 
del to st. and co. convs. at various times; 
ex-chmn. Dem. Congressional Dist., Kan. 
Remarks, active during W. War as chmn. 
Red Cross; mbr. Amer., Okla. and Okmul¬ 
gee Bankers Assns.; successful oil man. 
Hobby, good roads. 

WRIGHT, ROY C., Beggs. Rep. Occ., 
owner and editor Beggs Independent. B.. 
Lebanon, Kan., Mch. 1, 1896; came to 

Okla. 1919; located at Duncan 1921; moved 
to Beggs. Edu., h. sch., Lebanon, Kan., 
1914; Kan. Univ. 1 yr.; Wesleyan Univ. 

2 yrs.; received scholarship from French 
Government Army Service; attended Univ. 
of Montpelier, France; received degree 
Wife, Florence Muir. Cdrn., 1 s.. Bobbie; 

1 d., Betty. Bus. Con., operator Sales 
Co Wright Printers mail order operators. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
G. E. Leslie, W. H. Reeding, .T. B. Kelley; 
(pol.) Jim Hepburn, Mike Walker, Mike 
Bivins, Jim Stormont, Virgil Riddle. T. 
T. Blakely, D. R. Wright, W. B. Pine. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Master 
Mason; C. of C.; v.-pres., past pres. Ki- 
wanis; past pres. Retail Merchants Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 15 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Party Honors, active mbr. 
Hoover Curtis Club, chmn. publicity com. 
of same; chmn. Program Com., Lincoln 
Day banquet; nominated on Rep. ticket 
for Legislature 1924 but withdrew before 
regular election;; chmn. Rep. Co. Com.; 
del. to all co. and st. convs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Office, Mayor Beggs 1927 to 
date. Remarks, Legionnaire. Edwin K. 
White Post No. 10; 339th Machine Gun 
Battalion, 88th Division; while in Europe 
was in eleven foreign countries, visited all 
historic towns and spots. Organized the 
first Rep. club in Beggs. Hobby, football. 







Osage County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Henry Wood (Dem.) 

Co. Attorney, James p. Devine (Rep.) 
Ct. Clerk. Ross L. Perryman (Rep.) _ 
Co. Clerk, A. B. Ludwick (Dem.) 

Sheriff, Ben McDonald (Rep.)_I_ 

Co. -Treasurer, Ralph Hughes (Rep.)_ 
Co. Surveyor. Will M. Clark (Dem.) 
Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst.. Luverne Harris 
Co. Assessor, Fred Whiting (Rep.)__ 
Co. Weigher, None. 


-Pawhuska 

-Pawhuska 

-Foraker 

-Pawhuska 

-Pawhuska 

-Pawhuska 

-Pawhuska 

(Rep.) Shidler 
-Pawhuska 


(lounty Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—T. L. Dillard (Dem.) 
Dist. No. 2—F. E. Pennell (Rep.) 
Dist. No. 3—Earl Gray (Dem.) __ 

County Election Board : 

Sf'e'y., Pat Henry (Dem.) _ 

Chmn., D. E. Johnson (Dem.) 
Mbr., John Freeman (Rep.) 


-Pawhuska 
-Barnsdall 
-Fairfax 


—Pawhuska 

-Fairfax 

-Hominy 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, A. S. Perryman (Rep.) Foraker: 
Woodward R. Mitchell (Rep.) Shidler: Sen. A. C. Easter 
(Rep.) Bartlesville; Dist. Judge, J. J. Worton (Dem) 
Pawhuska. 

State Officers, A. L. Roark, Sec’y. State Ins. Bd„ 
Pawhuska; Will H. Chappell (Rep.) Judge Criminal 
Court ot Appeal: Mrs. Blanche Hopper, mbr. Bd. of 
Exam, and Registration of Nurses, Pawhuska; H. L. 
M right. Co. Supt. Health. Pawhuska ; Roy R. Douglas. 
Faifax. Joe I. Howard. Pawhuska, Deputy Oil Inspee- 
1 ors. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

L. A. Justus, Jr.. Chmn., Pawhuska; Mrs. W. I. 
Mahan. V.-Chmn., Fairfax. 

Republican 

P. D. Lindsay, Chmn., Hominy; Mrs. R. S. Harris, 
V.-Chmn., Shidler; T. E. Phillips, Sec'y., Pawhuska. 

C. H. Codding, State Committeeman. Foraker; Mrs. 
P. D. Lindsay, State Committeewoman, Hominy. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Pawhuska, Co. Seat: P. I. Monk (Mayor); S, P. 
Malone, (Manager) ; Clias. M. Hurt (Clerk) ; A. B. 
Campbell (Attorney) ; Okla. Power & Water Co., S. 
E. Wolff, Pres. Sand Springs; Pawhuska Oil & Gas Co., 
E. B. Emenhiser, Sec’y-, Bartlesville. 

Avant, F. S. Herndon (Mayor; Chas. E. Hardy 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Power & Water Co.; State Fuel Supply 
Co- , H - 

Barnsdall, W. W. Horsley (Mayor) ; O- E. Cox 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Power & Water Co.; Osage Distribut¬ 
ing Co. 

Burbank, D. E. Crocket (Mayor) ; J. C. McClelland 
(Clerk). . 

Fairfax, Beaty Pitts (Mayor) ; J. N. Fly (Clerk) ; 
Okla. Utilities Co. 

Hominy, W. R. Brady (Mayor) ; G. H. Blackwood 
(Clerk) ; F. E. Ransdell (Attorney) ; Okla. Power & 
Water Co.; Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

Osage, J. W. Evans (Mayor) ; C. H. Hill (Clerk) ; 
Okla. Power and Water Co. 

Shidler, W. E. Hall (Mayor) ; J. C. Ifland (Clerk) ; 
Okla. Power and Water Co. 

Wynona, O. C. Baker (Mayor) ; Thos. F. Gore 
fClerk) ; Okla. Power & Water Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2052 | 

1 

3818 | 

| 7070 


| 5010 | 

Rep. 

| 1528 | 

1 

4569 | 

| 6363 


|10555i 

Soc. 

| 424 | 

! 

256 | 

| 187 


1 57| 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1439 I 

3973 | 

| 5452 

4132 

1 1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1138 | 

4462 | 

| 9153 

4196 

1 1 

Soc. 

1 1 

59 | 

247 | 

|no C. 

21 

1 1 

Governor 

Dem. 

| 

1443 | 

| 4427 

1 

4434 

1 i 

Rep. 

1 1 

1184 | 

| 4842 

1 

4475 

1 1 

Soc. 

| | 

63 | 

| 73 

1 

127 

1 1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1928 | 

1384 | 

3679 | 4339 

| 6811 

4244 

| 6735 | 

Rep. 

| 1612 | 

1216 | 

4734 | 3907 

| 6351 

4152 

| 8318 | 

Soc. 

1 452| 

53 | 

212 |no C. 

no C. 

no C. 

1 34| 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Barnsdall 

Fairfax 

Hominy 

Pawhuska 

Shidler 


Newspaper 

Times (Wkly. non-Part.) 

Chief (Wkly. Ind.) 

News (Wkly. Ind.) 

Journal—Capital (Dem. Ind.) 

Osage County News (Wkly. Ind.) 

Review (Wkly. Rep.) 


Owner 

A. R. Zenor & Son 
Elmer Petrie 
C. D. Tanner 
J. Gilbert Hill 
Chas. E. Prentice 
Frank S. Nipper 


Editor 

A. R. Zenor & Son 
Elmer Petrie 
Hominy Pub. Co. 
Osage Pub. Co. 
Charles E. Prentice 
Frank S. Nipper 


AARON, WILLIAM HUBERT, Pawhuska. 
Dem. Occ., physician. B., Coatsburg, Ill., 
May 26, 1874. Edu., com. and h. schg.. 
Ill.; Normal Sch., Ill.; Univ. of Ill., M. 
D. Wife, Mary Todd. Cdrn., 2 s., Wil¬ 
liam Hubert, Jr., Rand-McNally, Chicago; 
Dick Todd. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Gene Scott, T. L. Lillard, H. H. 
Brenner, Henry Wood, Jesse J. Worten, 
Osage Co.; Chas. N. Haskell, R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, E. B. Howard, Dr. E. A. Duke. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Commer¬ 
cial; C. of C.; Knight Templar, White 
Hair Lodge; De Molay; I. O. O. F.; K. 
P., Pawhuska. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 


party organization and com. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. convs. 1916-24. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902: lived since at Paw¬ 
huska; during W. War was mbr. of local 
bd; was in service at San Antonio 4 mos.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, 
Pawhuska. 

ADAMS, H. R„ Hominy. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Commissioner. B., Scott Co., Va., 
Nov. 18, 1874. Edu., rural sch., Va. 

Wife, Angie Faley. Cdrn., 5 s.. Tommy 
Gore, Wynona; Pat H„ George M., John 
Q., Warren, Hominy; 5 d., Mrs. Carrie 
Brown, Wynona; Mrs. Lillie Prim, Elec- 
tra; Mrs. Alma Cannon, Skiatook; Mrs. 


Margaret Kimberly, Tulsa; Miss Lelia. Bus. 
Con., ranch owner; stockraiser; extensive 
farm acreage; stockholder in First Natl. 
Bk., Hominv. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Amer.-First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., T. 
L. Lillard. L. D. Edgington, J. J. Quarles; 
(pol.) Alfred E. Drummond, Judge Flint, 
G. K. Sutherland, Vernon Whiting, Osage 
Co.; Sen. Pine, Charles O’Connor. Church, 
Pres.; deacon; chmn. finance com. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; mbr. various good 
roads corns.; Kiwanis; St. Co. Officers 
Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, Hominy; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; India Temple Shrine, Okla. 
City; B. P. O. E„ K. P„ Hominy. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs.; works 




































61(3 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



G. H. BLACKWOOD 


personally and through party organiza¬ 
tion. Offices, Co. Contmr. since 1921. dur¬ 
ing time majority of road building in Osage 
Co. has taken place; one of first commrs. 
in co.; mbr. Sch. Bd. for yrs.; mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. for yrs. : helped hold first elec¬ 
tion in Hominy. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898; lived since at 
Hominy; active in all civic improvements; 
Interested in good roads; during W. War 
was mbr. of Home Guard which he helped 
organize; active in Liberty Loan work 
Hobby, hunting. 

ALLEN, CLYDA. Pawhuska. Occ., Dep¬ 
uty Co. Clerk. B., Perry, Dec. 6, 1901. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Pawhuska ; Okla. 
Univ., A. B.; Columbia Univ., N. Y. City. 
Unmarried. Past Bus., sch. teaching, lan¬ 
guage instructor in Pawhuska h. sch. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
Mrs. J. J. Worten, A. B. Ludwick, F. L. 
Lillard, Earl Gray, Pawhuska; (pol.) 
Judge Chas. B. Wilson, J. L. Justus, Paw¬ 
huska; ex-Gov. Henry S. Johnston, for¬ 
merly her father’s law partner and was 
Co. Atty. in Noble Co., when father was 
Co. Judge of Noble Co. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & Professional 
Womens Club, past pres.; sponsor for 
Girls Reserve; del. to conv. of Bus. & 
Professional Womens Clubs, New Orleans, 
1928; eligible for membership in IT. D. C.; 
mbr. Alpha Phi. Imp. Rel., Ethan A. Al¬ 
len (dec.), formerly Co. Judge, Noble Co.; 
organizer of Bk. of Commerce, Pawhuska, 
(father). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1924; works personally and through 
com.; makes speeches; interested in pol¬ 
itics ; mbr. of com. to organize Dem. Wom¬ 
ens Clubs. Offices, Dep. Co. Clk. s’nce 1925. 
Party H onors, v.-pres. Osage Co League of 
Young Dems. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Perry until 1906 and at Paw¬ 
huska since; active in all work for civic 
improvement. 

ARRINGTON, JOHN L„ Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Shawnee, July 4. 1890. 
Edu., h. sch., Tecumseli: Okla. Univ., LL. 
B. Wife, Grace Louise Moore, Tishomingo. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., E. H. Mattingley, Dr. G. 
E. Stanbro. Pawhuska; (pol.) Dr. M. B. 
Prentiss. Fairfax; Vernon Whiting, Paw¬ 
huska; Sam Montgomery, Tulsa. Church, 
Meth. Ciubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; active 


in civic affairs : Klwanis, very active mbr.; 
past pres, and now mbr. of soliciting 
com.; Mason Blue Lodge, Pawhuska; 
Knight Templar, Shawnee; Shrine. Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., Roscoe C. Arrington (bro.), at¬ 
torney, Shawnee. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 20 yrs.: makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Offices, City Atty., Tecumseh, 1916- 
17; Judge of Election Bd. for many yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs. 
number of times ; candidate for Dist. Judge 
1922 and 1926 campaigns. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived at Shawnee, Te¬ 
cumseh, Wetumka, and at Pawhuska since 
1920; during W. War served in 304th 
Cavalry; mbr. Amer. Legion, Rollie Mc¬ 
Cartney Post, Pawhuska; mbr. of Osage 
Co., St. and Amer. Bar. Assns. Hobby, 
tennis and fishing. 

BARKETT, L. T., Wynona. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Beyrout, Syria. March 24, 
1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Beyrout, 
Syria; 2 yrs. in American Col, Beyrout, 
Syria. Wife, Virginia Futcli. Cdrn., 1 s., 
L. T., Jr.; 3 d., Lela, Pauline, Virginia. 
Bus. Con., Barkett Mercantile Co. Bk. 
Con., Wynona Natl., Wynona. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge Wilson, T. K. Templeton, 
Pawhuska; K. C. Coleman, Isaac Crossno, 
Wynona; st. Dem. leaders. Church, Bap.: 
Supt. S. S. Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge 
and Chapter, Wynona, past Master; Mc- 
Alester Consistory; past Patron Eastern 
Star; I. O. O. F., past Noble Grand, Wy¬ 
nona. Imp. Rel., F. H. Barkett, Okla. 
City; S. T. Barkett, Oilton, (bros.) Pol. 
Act., independent; active locally for 17 
yrs.; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts : does some organiz. work; opposed 
to Klan. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and dist. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman ; mbr. Election Bd. for 8 yrs. 
Remarks, came to LT. S. in 1904 at age of 
17 yrs. and filed intention of becoming an 
Amer. citizen, received naturalization 
papers at age of 21: came to Okla. in 
1918; lived for a short time at Drum- 
right and at Wynona since. Active in all 
civic affairs; during W. War was mbr. 
of Co. Council of Defense; active in other 
w\ar work. Hobby, lodge work. 

BARNEY, R. A.. Pawhuska. Ren. Occ, 
law'yer. B., New York-City, N. Y., Dec. 
19, 1900. Edu., h. sell., Muskogee: Geo. 
Washington Univ., Washington, D. C., LL. 

B. Wife, Pauline, d. of John Mohon, Ky. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl.; First Natl., 
Pawhuska. Assoc., M. L. Holcombe, Clar¬ 
ence Lehman, partners in law; (pol.) 
Frank McCoy, Corbett Cornett, Pawhuska; 
Roy Hoffman, Roy St. Lewis, Okla. City; 
John Goldsberry. Church. Episcopal. Clubs, 

C. of C., active in all public affairs ; 
Kiwanis, Chmn. of Com. on Laws and 
Regulations. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. for 8 yrs.; makes some speeches; 
works through coins. and personally. 
Offices, U. S. Dept, of Interior, Indian 
service, 1920-27: Sec’y.-Treas. Osage Co. 
Bar Assn, since 1927. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1915: lived at Muskogee until 
1922 and at Pawhuska since 1927. Dry; 
anti-Klan voter and very influential 
among Indians. Special interest, laws 
pertaining to Indian affairs. Author, 
“Laws Relating to Osage Tribe of In¬ 
dians.” 

BEAN, RAYMOND, Barnsdall. Dem. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B., Junction City, Kan., 
Nov. 18, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Counc'l Grove. Kan. Wife, Ila, d. of Dr. 
A. J. Lewis, N. Mex. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald. 
Bus. Con., Barnsdall Motor Co., owner. 
Bk. Con., Barnsdall St.; Cen. Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., I. C. Crusoe, partner in bus.; 
(pol.) Clarence Lohman. Pawhuska; Henry 
Duncan, H. M. Curnutt, Barnsdall; Geo. 
Davis and M. B. Blake. Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
active mbr. in all public affairs; Mason. 
Blue Lodge. Chanter and Council, Barns- 
dall. Imp. Rel., W. F. Bean, (bro.), Ord- 


way, Colo. Pol. Act., independent: active 
in co. for 5 yrs.; works personally ana 
through corns. Party Honors, candidate 
for Mayor of Barnsdall, (tied with E. fe- 
Cooksey) ; has attended co., dist. and st. 
convs several times. Lived at Pawhuska 
1920-26; at Barnsdall since. During W. 
War served in Marines, 5tli, 8th and 13th 
Regiments; across seas; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Webster Schrack Post, Barnsdall; 
commander of Post in 1928. Hobbies, 
fishing and golf. 

BEAVER, L. DALE, Fairfax. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B„ Sisterville, W. Va Nov. 1, 
1892. Edu., com and li. sch., Sisterville, 
W. Va.; is registered pharmacist. Wife, 
Hazel, d of J. W. Lovett, Okla City. 
Cdrn., 2 s., L. Dale, Jr., Billy, (adopted). 
Bus. Con., co-owner Rexall Drug Co., 
Fairfax. Bk. Con., First Natl., Fairfax. 
Assoc., Geo. E. Chambers, bus. partner; 
(pol.) Dr. Mitchell, Shidler; Dean John¬ 
ston, Norman; Gov. Holloway, Cecil Stu¬ 
art, Tulsa: Clarence Anderson, H. S. Cald¬ 
well, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Retail Merchants Assn., 
dir.; St. Pharmaceutical Assn., pres. 1929, 
now serving, and v.-pres. 1925-28; del. 
from Okla. to Natl. Assn, of Retail Drug¬ 
gists, Minneapolis; Mason, past Master 
Drumright Lodge: Guthrie Consistory; 
Eastern Star; Saba Grotto, Tulsa. Imp. 
Rel., Donald Beaver, (bro.), oil bus., 
Luling, Tex. Pol. Act., independent; 
active for 15 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 
Mayor of Fairfax 1927-28; City Council¬ 
man, Fairfax, since 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1912; lived at Cushing and 
Drumright until 1923, at Fairfax since; 
active in all civic improvements; leader in 
st. pharmaceutical circles; in 1927 was 
winner of Terrapin Derby at Miller Bros. 
101 Ranch. Interested in seeing pharmacy 
placed on a professional level. Hobby, 
traveling. 

BLACKWOOD, GEORGE H., Hominy. 
Rep. Occ., City Clerk. B., Pomeroy, 
Ohio, March 12, 1888. Edu., h. sch., 

Billings; Okla. A. & M. Col. 2 yrs. Wife, 
Eva, d. of W. C. Duncan, Pawnee. Cdrn., 
1 s., Paul. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Hominy. Assoc., (pol.) L. D. Edg- 
ington. Hominy; J. D. Mitchell, Paw¬ 
huska ; J. S. Shanks, Wynona; Joe Fergu¬ 
son Pawhuska; Judge W. II. C'hapne". W. 
P p-o/i- nia’ T or of Hominv: L. Hall. F. 
G. Drummond, Hominy. Church, Bap., 
deacon and treas.; active mbr. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. in civic af¬ 
fairs: Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A., 
Hominy. Imp. Rel., Virgil A. Blackwood, 
(bro.), Supt. of Water Dept., Hominy. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 15 yrs.; 
favors prohibition; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Clerk, now serving; Postmaster at Hominy 
1918-27; City Councilman, 1916-18. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Billings 
1900-05; Red Rock 1905-09; Hominy since. 
During W. War a 4-minute man and 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. Hobby, farming and gardening. 

BRENNER, H. H„ Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., banker and business man. B., 
Kourland, Russia, June 15, 1850. Edu., 
com. sch. Wife, Mary L. Moris. Bus. 
Con., Dir. in Hominy Natl. Bk.. Hominy; 
First Natl., Pawhuska; stockholder Bren¬ 
ner Wholesale Groceries Co., Memphis, 
Tenn., New Orleans, La.: Holly Springs, 
Oxford, Granada, New Albany, Clarksdale. 
Miss.; owner of large property interests 
in Pawhuska. Assoc., (pol.) T. J. Leahy, 
F. L. Roberts, Clarence Lohman, Osage 
Co.; ex-Gov. Chas. N. Haskell. ex-Gov. 
M. E. Trapn. E. B. Howard, Judge R. L. 
Williams. Church. Jewish. Lodges. Mason, 
32nd: Shriner: Scottish R ,+ °; MeAlester 
Consistory; B. P. O. E.; K. P., Pawhuska. 
Imp. Rel.. Charlie Brenner, (bro.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 50 yrs: serves 
on corns. Party Honors, Elector, Wilson 





administration 1914. Remarks, came to 
U. S. in 1870; lived at Oxford, Miss, un¬ 
til 188,6; at Pawhuska since; one of the 
pioneers of Pawhuska, and instrumental 
in its development; active in all charity 
work; active during W. War in Red Cross 
relief work; assisted in Europe and 
throughout Orient during 1921-25. 

BROWN, M. B., Shidler. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Whiting, Kan., Oct. 31, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch., St. Joseph, 
Mo. Wife, Margaret L., d. of Dennis 
Hays, St. Joseph, Mo. Bus. Con., owner 
M. B. Brown, Dry Goods Co., Shidler; 
was formerly in newspaper bus. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Exchange Natl., Shidler. Assoc., 
Jack R. Hayes, Okla. City; (pol.) Chas. 
Alexander, Frank Nipper, Shidler; Air. 
Cotting, Grainola; Judge Worten, Judge 
Henry Wood, Pawhuska; Congressman 
Howard, Howard B. Hopps, Okla. City. 
Church, Roman Catholic. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Burbank Country Club; C. of C., active 
mbr.; K. of C.; M. W. A., Shidler, sec’y.; 

K. of P., sec’y. Imp. Rel., W. C. Brown, 
St. Joseph, Mo. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 7 yrs.; makes 
speeches; does personal work. Offices, 
City Councilman 1926-30. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1922; been in 
bus. at Shidler since; active part in all 
civic improvements. Anti-Iilan. Hobby, 
better and cleaner government. 

BUCHANAN, JAMES S., Barnsdall. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Norman, Okla., 
May 22, 1902. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Norman; O. U., LL. B„ 1924. Wife, Ma- 
Ens Schaefer, d. of Dr. Schaefer, deceased. 
Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. Assoc., (pol.) O. 

L. Gilley, Otis Cox, Claude Couch, Barns¬ 
dall; Jimmie Rollins, W. F. Gilmer, Tulsa. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active in all civic affairs; W. O. W., 
Barnsdall. Imp. Rel., Dean J. S. Buchan¬ 
an, (father), Norman. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 7 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through party or- 
ganiz.; active in organiz. of League of 
Young Dems. in Osage Co. Party Honors, 

del. to st. conv. 1928; candidate for nom¬ 
ination to Legislature in 1926; Sec’y. 
League Young Dems. in Osage Co.; del. 
to st. conv. of League of Young Dems. 
Remarks, lived at Norman until 1924; at 
Tulsa 1924-28, and at Barnsdall since. 
While attending O. U. was mbr. of R. O. 
T. C. Hobby, traveling. 

BYERS, GROVER C„ Burbank. Dem. 
Occ., Santa Fe Station Agent. B., French 
Lick Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1885. Edu., 

com. and h. sch., Orange Co., Ind. Wife, 

Mable G., d. of Mrs. Lou Strickland, 
Claremore. Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin; 1 d., 

Myrna. Bus. Con. ,Santa Fe Railway Co. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Burbank. Assoc., 
(pol.) Clarence Lohman, M. L. Holcombe, 
Pawhuska; D. E. Crockett, T. J. Pinkston, 
Burbank. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial Club, Burbank. Pol. Act., 
usually partisan; active in co. since 1912; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mayor of Burbank 1927-28. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1912 and located at Pawhuska; 
moved to Burbank 1922. Hobby, fishing. 

CALLAHAN, C. I., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., salesman. B., Waukegan, Ill., May 
28, 1867. Edu., h. sch. and bus. col.. 
Independence, Kan. Wife, Alary Rock¬ 
ford. Cdrn., 1 s., James F., Independence, 
Kan.; 1 d., Mettie, El Reno. Bus. Con., 
Ford Alotor Co., Pawhuska, is salesman; 
familiar with hardware, newspaper bus. 
and police work. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Amer. Natl., and Bk. of Commerce, Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., (pol.) T. J. Leahy, L. A. 
Justus, L. F. Roberts, Pawhuska; ex-Gov. 
Ed Trapp, Col. R. A. Sneed, Geo. D. Key, 
Okla. City. Church, Catholic. Imp. Rel., 

F. J. Callahan, hardware merchant, Ana- 
darko; John Callahan, atty.. Independence, 


OSAGE COUNTY 

Kan., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for 25 yrs.; makes some speeches; 
works personally and through party or¬ 
ganiz; favors prohibition but thinks the 
law should be amended. Offices, first 
Chief of Police of Pawhuska; Postmaster 
at Pearson 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to all st. and co. convs.; always a prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; lived at Anadarko 1901-05 ; Paw¬ 
huska since; during W. War was active 
in all Liberty Loan and Savings Stamps 
work; has given up all lodges and clubs, 
but is active in all civic affairs. Hobby, 
fishing; mbr. of the Izaak Walton League. 

CARPENTER, H. G., Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
lumberman. B., Hamilton, Ala., March 30, 
1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Hamilton, 
Ala. ; Hills Bus. Col., Okla. City, 1910. 
Wife, Bertha Whatley. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold 
G. Bus. Con., mgr. Spurrier Lumber Co., 
Hominy. Bk. Con., Hominy Natl.; First 
Natl, Hominy. Assoc., Roland Price, 
Guthrie; Dave Cavenah, Pawhuska; (pol.) 
Hugh Jones, Frank Ransdell, John Free¬ 
man, Hominy. Church, Meth.; Chmn. Bd. 
of Stewards. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active in all civic affairs; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Hominy. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. J. L. Northington, Hamilton, Ala. 
Pol. Act., independent; activities confined 
to co.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Councilman since 1926 ; 
served on Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905 ; lived, at Mangum 1905-16; 
Shamrock, Yale and Drumriglit until 1922 
and at Hominy since. During W. War was 
mbr. of Co. Council of Defense and active 
in Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, fishing 
and outing. 

CARRIGER, JAMES M., Hominy. Dem. 
Occ., automobile dealer." B., Knoxville, 
Tenn., Aug. 21, 1896. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Chelsea; Hendrix Col., Conway, Ark., 
A. B. Wife, Aladge, d. of Frank AI. 
Terry, Hominy. Cdrn., 1 s., John Thomas; 

1 d., Alary Aladge. Bus. Con., Carriger 
Motor Co., established the Willys-Knight 
and Overland Agencies, Barnsdall, Cleve¬ 
land, Sand Springs, Oilton, Pryor, Dav¬ 
enport and Hominy; also has some farm¬ 
ing interests. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce; First Natl., Hominy. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. Logan, Hominy; Henry Woods, Paw¬ 
huska ; Hugh Jones, Hominy; M. L. Hol¬ 
combe, Clarence Lohman, Pawhuska; 
Chas. Holden, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Hominy Country Club; C. of 
C., active in civic affairs; Kiwanis, pres., 
organizer of Club; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Pawhuska: Knight Templar, Hominy; 

Eastern Star, Hominy; Akdar Shrine, 
Tulsa; Guthrie Consistory; B. P. O. E., 
Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., James A. Carriger, 
atty., Alorristown, Tenn.; William H. Car¬ 
riger, auto dealer at Cleveland and Oil- 
ton ; John Sterling Carriger, Jones Dept. 
Store, Kansas City, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. affairs, but in co. and 
st. independent; active in co. and st. 
for 8 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903; lived at Bartlesville 1903-09; 
Chelsea 1909-17; Pawhuska 1917-19; 
Barnsdall 1919-21; Hominy since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in 44th Artillery, at¬ 
tached to 42nd Rainbow Div., active in 
battles of Champaign, St. Mihiel, Meuse 
Argonne, Chateau Thierry; rank of 1st 
Lieut; one of the organizers of Andrew 
Blackwell Post of Amer. Legion, Hominy 
and has been Commander, Y.-Commander 
and Historian; is also mbr. of 40-8. With 
Charles A Holden organized Battery D, 
Okla. Natl. Guard F. A. Unit, Pawhuska 
and was active in having organiz. trans¬ 
ferred to Hominy. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

CHAPPELL, WILL HENRY, State Cap¬ 
itol, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Judge Crim¬ 
inal Court of Appeals. B., Brown Co., 
Ind., July 24, 1866. Edu., Gates Acad¬ 
emy, Neligh, Neb., 1885-1887. Wife, Ray 


617 

K. Sykes. Cdrn., 1 s., Elwood B., Dist. 
Judge, Lincoln, Neb.; 3 d. Mrs. Florence 
Tupper, Jordan, Alont.; Airs. Ellen M. 
Binning, Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Evelyne 
Carlson, Lincoln, Neb. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Judge James 
Hepburn, Okmulgee, former law partner. 
Church, Emmanuel Bap.; is a regularly 
ordained Bap. minister; v.-pres. of Bap. 
General Conference of Okla.; has been 
active in Bap. dept, work for yrs.; was in 
charge for 4 yrs. of raising money for 
Bap. Univ. Imp. Rel., T. E. Chappell, 
wholesale const.. New York City; R. J. 
Chappell, Supt. Fitwig-Tex. Oil Co., New 
York City; A. G. Chappell, Los Angeles, 
Calif., (bros.) ; Mrs. Alary E. Trayer, Supt. 
Alexican Bap. Work, Los Angeles, Calif.; 
Mrs. Martha E. Searson, owner “Nebraska 
Teacher,” Lincoln, Neb.; Airs. Jessie A. 
Seicke, wife of St. Forrestry Supt., Col. 
Station, Tex., (sisters). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in politics, city, co., st. and 
natl. all his life; works through personal 
contacts; makes speeches, has spoken for 
Natl. Com. in Neb., Kan., Ia., and South 
Dakota. Offices, Judge, Criminal Court of 
Appeals since 1929; Co. Assessor, Osage 
Co. 1927-28; Dist. Assessor, Pierce Co., 
Neb. 1895-96; mbr. First Okla. Legisla¬ 
ture 1907-08, nominated for Speaker; 
Municipal Judge, Guthrie 1911-12. Party 
Honors, Pres. Young Alen’s Rep. Club, 
Neb. 1989-99; mbr. speaking staff. Rep. 
Natl. Com. 1897-1902; V.-Chmn. of St. 
Cen. Com. of Okla. 1904-11; Atty. for St. 
Cen. Com. 1904-11. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived at Guthrie 1902-22; 
Hominy 1922-27 ; Pawhuska since; takes 
part in all public affairs in connection 
with church and political activities. 

CLARK, WILL M., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., County Engineer. B., Mound City, 
Kan., Oct. 30, 1881. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Newkirk., grad. 1902; O. U. 1903-05. 
Wife, Mabel C. Dutton, Seneca, Mo. Cdrn., 

1 s., Harold; 2 d., Irene, Adeline. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl.; First Natl., Paw¬ 

huska. Assoc., Clarence Lohman, atty.; 
Harry Blake, farmer; Dr. D. Warten, E. 
S. Shidler, banker, Pawhuska; (pol.) T. 
L. Lillard. Eugene Scott, Paul H. Smith, 
Pawhuska; Ralph Barton, Foraker; E. B. 
Howard, Chas. Holman, Tulsa; Charlie 
Harrison, Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge; K. P., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., J. 
S. Clark, (bro.), Co. Engineer, Newkirk. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1910; influential among 300 employees of 
the Engineering Dept.; an efficient per¬ 
sonal contact worker. Offices, Co. En¬ 
gineer and Surveyor of Osage Co. since 
1910. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 

1928; attends all co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1891; lived at Newkirk 1891-07 and at 
Pawhuska since. Hobby, gardening and 
fruit raising. 

CLEWIEN, E. R., Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
Under Sheriff. B.. Greenlake Co., Wis., 
Jan. 5, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Princeton, 
Wis., 1896; Michigan City, Ind., 1903. 

Wife, Anna, d. of Mrs. Betty Rogers, Wy- 
nona. Cdrn., 2 d., Airs. Clarabell Theis, 
Kansas City; Frances. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing interests; part owner Clewien & Cof¬ 
fey Bowling Alley; familiar with mercan¬ 
tile bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., Pawhuska. 
Assoc., B. P. AlcDonald, sheriff; J. C. 
Coffey, office deputy; Bob Stewart, pres. 
Country Club; A. S. Sands, atty.) John 
Leahy, Pawhuska; (pol.) Vernon Whiting, 
Tom Galvin, Pawhuska; G. K. Sutherland, 
Hominy; Bill Spurgeon, Fairfax; John 
Fields, Prentiss Price, Okla. City; Dr. 
Sam Kennedy, W. G. Skelly, Tulsa. 
Church, attends Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Pawhuska Country Club, v.-pres.; Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine; Eastern 
Star; B. P. O. E.; K. P., past Chancellor. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 22 
yrs. Offices, Under Sheriff, Osage Co., 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C. H. CODDING 


since 1929; Deputy Sheriff, Osage Co., 
1916-17, and 1923-28; Chief of Police, 
Pawhuska, 1915-16; appointed Sheriff, 
Osage Co., 1914 and served until 1915. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1902; lived since in and 
near Pawhuska; during W. War was mbr. 
of Registration Com. in dist. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

CODDING, CHARLES HAROLD, For- 
aker. Rep. Occ., hanker and farmer. B., 
Westmorland, Kan., Jan. 4, 1890. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Kan.; Washburn Col., 
LL. B., 1907 ; Kansas City Col., LL. B., 
1910. Wife Selma J. Olson. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Charles H„ Jr., Donald K. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Foraker, pres. Bus. Con., 
ranch owner; familiar with law. Assoc., 
Selma J. Codding, (wife), v.-pres. bk.; C. 
R. Bailey, cashier; (pol.) Yernon Whiting, 
E. K. Sutherland, Chas. Alexander, Osage 
Co.; A. C. Alexander, Clark Wasson, Grant 
McCullough, W. G. Skelly; N. D. Welty, 
Dew Wentz. Church, Meth., pres. bd. 
Trustees; active mbr. Clubs &. Lodges, 
32nd Mason, Blue Lodge; life mbr. Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Akdar Temple, Tulsa; 
past Patron Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., J. 
K. Codding, (father), former warden of 
Leavenworth penitentiary. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 20 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through party organiz. 
Offices, Assistant Atty. General, 1910-12; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Foraker; been to Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. several times on Osage In¬ 
dian affairs. Party Honors, St. Commit¬ 
teeman, since 1920; attended conv. at 
Kansas City in 1928, and all st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913; lived 
since at Foraker; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs. Hobby, cattle raising. 

COOKSEY, E. S., Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
automobile business. B., Lancaster, Mo., 
Feb. 23, 1889. Edu., com. sch., Lancas¬ 
ter, Mo.; Bus. Col., Pawhuska and Chilli- 
cothe, Mo. Wife, Dessa Stinbaugh, Boli¬ 
var, Mo. Bus. Con., Cooksey Motor Co., 
Dodge dealers, Barnsdall. Bk. Con., 
Barnsdall St.. Assoc., (pol.) H. M. Freese, 
Tom Leahy, Pawhuska. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., dir., active in 
all civic affairs; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Barnsdall; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Rev. W. E. Cooksey, (bro.), Yewed, Okla. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. for 


20 yrs.; favors prohibition; works through 
personal contacts and corns. Party 
Honors, candidate for Mayor of Barns¬ 
dall, tied with Raymond Bean, (defeated). 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived 
since at Barnsdall; during W. War was 
mbr. of 163rd Depot Brigade, 135th Co., 
Camp Dodge, la: 7 ; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Webster Schrick Post, Barnsdall; treas. 
of Post. Hobby, hunting. 

CORNETT, J. CORBETT, Pawhuska. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Cornetsville, Ky., 
Jan. 1, 1894. Edu., h. sch.. Hominy; 

Valparaiso Univ., LL. B. Wife, Helen, d. 
of B. B. Young, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., E. A. 
IShidler, banker; Robt. Stewart, atty.; 
Clarence Lohman, atty.; R. S. Tolson, in¬ 
surance, Pawhuska; (pol.) Sam Wilson, 
Barnsdall; M. B. Prentice, Fairfax; G. K. 
Sullivan, Hominy; Bailey Bell, Tulsa; Roy 
St. Lewis, Okla City; Glenn Horner, Ok¬ 
mulgee; Harry O. Glasser, Enid; Chas. 
O’Conner. Church, Pres., elder; active 
mbr. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres, 
at Pawhuska; mbr. Executive Bd. Boy 
Scouts; Dir. Local Salvation Army; 
Chmn. Co. Red Cross; mbr. Co., St. and 
Amer. Bar Assn.; C. of C., past Pres., 
Chmn. Finance Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Pawhuska; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., Roy Cornett, (bro.), 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. affairs, 
but independent locally; active in co. and 
st. for 10 yrs; anti-Klan and dry voter; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Atty, Hominy, 1915- 
16; Co. Atty., Osage Co., 1916-20; St. 
Sen. 1920-24. Party Honors, del. to co., 
dist. and st. convs. -Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived at Hominy until 1916 
and at Pawhuska since. Interested in civic 
work. 

COUCH, CLAUD, Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
real estate dealer. B., Springdale, Ark., 
June 3, 1884. Edu., com. and h. sch., 

Springdale, Ark. Wife, Effa Box, Mus¬ 
kogee. Bus. Con., Couch Real Estate, 
Barnsdall; familiar with mercantile and 
creamery bus. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. 
Assoc., (pol.) H. M. Cumutt, Barnsdall; 
Judge Henry Wood, Pawhuska; A. C. 
Jeffries, Okla. City; P. S. Lester, Mc- 
Alester. Church, Bap. preferred. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Barnsdall; W. O. W., 
Dustin. Imp. Rel., R. H. Couch, atty., 
Tahlequah; Fred Couch, Okla. City; 
Ralph Couch, hardware, Blackwell, (bros.) 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 23 yrs.; works through personal 
activities. Offices, Postmaster, Crowder, 
1913-19; Postmaster, Barnsdall, 1919-22; 
City Treas. 1925-27; City Councilman. 
Party Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. 
convs. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived at Westville, Tahle¬ 
quah, Dustin, McAlester, Durant, Crowder 
and Barnsdall; active in all civic affairs; 
during W. War was mbr. of Co. Council 
of Defense and active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work. Hobby, fishing. 

COX, O. E„ Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
City Clerk. B., Ardmore, Okla., Feb. 22, 
1899. Edu., h. sch, Stroud; Cen. Tchrs. 
Col., Edmond. Wife, Beatrice, d. of J. 
T. Estes, Yukon. Bus. Con., insurance 
agent; repr. of St. Highway Dept. Bk. 
Con., Barnsdall St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Martin Fraley, Hominy; Clarence Loh¬ 
man, M. L. Holcombe, Pawhuska; Geo. D. 
Pick, Stroud; W. C. Taylor, Tulsa. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., sec’y.., active mbr. in all public af¬ 
fairs ; Mason, Blue Lodge, past Master, 
Barnsdall; past and present Worthy 
Patron of Eastern Star; I. O. O. F.; K. 
P., past Chancellor, Barnsdall. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 10 yrs.; favors 
prohibition; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, City Clerk since 
1927. Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. 
convs. Remarks, lived at Ardmore until 
1910; at Stroud 1910-20; and at Barns¬ 


dall since. While attending St. Normal 
at Edmond was mbr. of S. A. T. C.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Webster Schrack Post, 
Barnsdall. Hobby, lodge work. 

CURNUTT, H. M., Barnsdall. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Talihina, Okla., July 
31, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tali¬ 
hina; O. U. 1 yr.; Cumberland Univ., LL. 
B., 1917. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Barns¬ 
dall St. Assoc., (pol.) John Kennedy, D. 

B. Kelley, O. E. Cox, Barnsdall; Bart 
Aldridge, Jess Harper, Woody Dixon, Al¬ 
bert Hunt, Jim Rollins. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. past Pres, and 
active mbr. in all civic affairs; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F., Barnsdall. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 8 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through party organiz. Offices, mbr. 10th 
Legis.; City Atty. of Barnsdall since 1927. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. convs.; Pres. 
Co. League of Young Dems. Remarks, 
lived at Talihina 1896-1920; at Yale 1 yr. 
and at Barnsdall since; during W. War 
was in unattached artillery and served 14 
months overseas; mbr. of Amer. Legion; 
in 1921 organized Barnsdall Post, Web¬ 
ster Schrack, which won the prize in 1928 
for largest increase in membership under 
his leadership; attended all natl. convs 
of the Amer. Legion. Hobby, baseball. 

DABNEY, LON, Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Chattanooga, Tenn., 
Aug. 15, 1894. Edu., com. sch., LeFlore 
Co. Wife, Martha Stant. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Jeff, Ernest. Bus. Con., owner of bus 
buildings and residence properties; was 
farmer for 15 yrs.; also familiar with 
grocery bus. Bk. Con.., Hominy Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. B. Weaver, J. M. Car- 
ringer, Hominy; Dr. C. K. Logan, Chas. 
O'Conner, Tulsa; Judge Jesse Worten, 
Judge Henry Wood, Pawhuska. Church, 
Bap. preferred. Clubs, C. of C., active 
mbr. Imp. Rel., W. A. Dabney, cafe bus., 
Detroit, Mich.; T. L. Dabney, farmer. Ft. 
Smith, Ark., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
activei in co. and dist. for 10 yrs.; favors 
prohibition; anti-Klan; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Chief of 
Police, now serving; former Deputy Sheriff 
in LeFlore Co.; mbr. Sch. Bd.; has served 
on Election Bds.; always attends co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; lived in 
LeFlore Co. 1905-24; at Hominy since; 
had military service in Co. H., 13th Inf., 
in Philippines; during W. War was active 
in Red Cross and Liberty Bond work. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

DELANEY, WILLIAM A., Pawhuska. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Altus, Ark., 
June 9, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Altus, Ark. 
Wife, Alice Murphy, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
W. A., Jr., Ada; 1 d., Mrs. Bernice Rut¬ 
ledge, Fayetteville, Ark. Bus. Con., 
Piggly Wiggly Corp.; familiar with cloth¬ 
ing 1 bus. Bk. Con., First Natl, and Amer. 
Natl., Pawhuska; First Natl., Wynona. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. A. Justin, Prince Free- 
ling. Church, Catholic. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; K. of C., Ft. Smith, Ark. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1906; 
is good personal contact worker. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived at Holden- 
ville 1906-15; Okla. City 1915-19; Ponca 
City 1919-23 and at Pawhuska since. 
Hobby, hunting. 

DEVINE, JAMES P., Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., County Attorney. B., St. Charles, 
Mo., April 29, 1893. Edu., h. sch., St. 
Louis, Mo., grad. 1910; St. Louis Univ., 
Mo.; Cumberland Univ., Tenn., LL. B., 
1926. Wife, Pearl, d. of F. N. Revard. 
Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 s., James P., Jr.; 2 
d., Julia Mae, Juanita. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing interests. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl., Skia- 
took. Assoc., S. T. Carman, W. J. 
Mahan, P. D. Lindsay, assistants; (pol.) 
S. H. Wilson, Barnsdall; Vernon Whiting, 
Pawhuska; S. H. Codding, Foraker; Frank 
Nipper, Shidler: Dan Norton, Chandler; 
John M. Goldsberry, Tulsa; Grant Victor 





OSAGE COUNTY 619 



H. R. DUNCAN 


Afton; B. S. McGuire, H. A1 Rambo, 

Tulsa. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Paw¬ 

huska Country Club; Mason, York and 
Scottish Rites; Tulsa Shrine; Guthrie 
Consistory; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. Pol. 
Act., active in st. for 5 yrs; makes 

speeches; works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Co. Atty., Osage Co. 1928, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1920; lived at 
Tulsa 1 yr. and at Pawhuska since; in 
service on Mex. Border in 1916; 388th 

Inf., 97th Div., served 2 yrs., 4 mo.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, 
Pawhuska. Hobbies, golf and fishing. 

DODD, RAY R., Fairfax. Rep. Occ., 
druggist. B., Union Co., Ill., Jan. 20, 
1882. Edu., com. and h. sch., Anna, Ill.; 
Univ. of Ill., grad 1907. Wife, Ruth, d. 
of J. C. Heflin, Fairfax. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary 
Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Osage Drug Co., 
Fairfax; former sch. tchr. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Fairfax. Assoc., Ross Perryman, 
James Devine, Pawhuska; Dr. and Mrs. 
Prentiss, Joe Nash, D. E. Foley; (pol.) 
Chas. O’Connor, Tulsa. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, Dir in 
both; Mason, Blue Lodge, Fairfax; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Col. Town¬ 
send F. Dodd, (deceased) on Gen. Persh¬ 
ing’s Staff in France; Major Homer H. 
Dodd, served in France and died from 
effects of being gassed, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1922; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and organiz. Offices, Supt. of 
West Okla. Home, Helena 1918-19; Supt. 
Jones Male Academy, Hartshorne, 1911- 
18; Town Trustee, Fairfax. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1907; lived at Davenport, 
Barnsdall, Hartshorne, Helena, and at 
Fairfax since 1919. Hobby, golf. 

DUNCAN, H. R., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Bloomfield, Ky., Aug. 3, 1891. 
Edu., Western St. Normal, Ky.; Kan. 
Univ, Lawrence, Kan., LL. B. Wife, Leah, 
d., of A. S. Pace, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., Chas. B. 
Wilson, Jr., partner in law.; (pol.) D. E. 
Johnson, J. J. Quarles, Fairfax; E. E. 
Garrett, Avant; John Holleman, Bartles¬ 
ville; Judge McNeil, Tulsa; Everett W. 
Hill, Roy Hoffman, Okla. City. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C„ active 


mbr.; Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge, Paw¬ 
huska ; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine; 
B. P. 0. E., I. O. O. F., Pawhuska. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. for 20 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts; favors prohibition; antl- 
Klan. Party Honors, mbr. League of 
Young Denis. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1916; lived since at Pawhuska; interested 
in all civic movements; during W. War 
served in 19th Inf., Co. A; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska 
Hobby, horsemanship. 

EARLEY, HENRY, Wynona. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Davis Co., Mo., Jan. 
23, 1877. Edu., com. and h. schs., Davis 
Co., Mo. Wife, Claudie Williams (dec.). 
Cdrn., 3 s., Clarence, Wynona; Clayton, 
Tulsa; Glen, Wynona. Bk. Con., Wynona 
Natl. Past Bus., farming and construc¬ 
tion work. Assoc., (pol.) Arthur Graves, 
Judge J. Worten, Pawhuska; Carl Latham, 
II. C. Coleman, Mayor, Wynona; Martin 
Fraley, Hominy; E. B. Howard, Tulsa. 
Church, Metli. Lodges, M. W. A., past 
Venerable Council and past Worthy Ad¬ 
visor, Wynona. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; works 
principally through personal contacts; for¬ 
merly affiliated with Klan but not active 
now. Offices, Truant Officer, Wynona, 
1921-27; Chief of Police since 1927, re¬ 
elected in 1929 to serve until 1931. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; serves 
on Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1910; lived at Tulsa 1910-18; Hominy 
1918-20; Wynona since; active in all civic 
improvements. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

EDGINGTON, L. D., Hominy. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Wabannsee Co., Kan., June 

13, 1879. Edu., Emporia Tchrs. Col., Em¬ 
poria, Kan.; correspondence course from 
Chicago Law Sch.; admitted to Bar, 1908. 
Wife, Grace Lockhart, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Joseph R.; 3 d., Sylvia, Elizabeth, Mar¬ 
garet, Bus. Con., pres. Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Hominy; general agt. Bankers Re¬ 
serve Life Ins. Co., Omaha; land owner; 
familiar with law, oil, gas and telephone 
bus. _Bk. Con., (correspondent) Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa; Security Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., Percy Dixon, Geo. M. Treadway, 
J. L. Flint, F. G. Drummond, Harry New¬ 
man; (pol.) J. L. Freeman, Hominy; Bill 
McGuire, Pawhuska; Sam Wilson, Barns¬ 
dall ; Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart; John W. 
Harreld, Okla. City; Sen. Pine, Geo. L. 
Schwabe. Church, Pres.; tchr. in S. S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, charter mbr., 
treas. and dir.; C. of C., active mbr.; 1 
O. 0. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Hominy. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
dist. for 25 yrs.; favors prohibition and 
enforcement of present dry laws; works 
personally and through com. Offices, 
Mayor of Hominy, 1914 ; Councilman, 1912- 

14. Party Honors, prct. committeeman; 
attends co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906; lived since at Hominy; during W. 
War was chmn. of Council of Defense at 
Hominy and active in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross work. Hobby, ranching. 

ELAM, J. F., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
insurance. B., Mulberry Grove, Ill., Sept. 
1893. Edu., h. sch., Anthony, Kan., 
grad.; Horner Institute of Fine Arts, Kan¬ 
sas City, voice culture course. Wife, 
Mary Helen Patterson, Kansas. Cdrn., 1 
d., Marjorie Lee. Bus. Con., Pawhuska 
Abstract and Title Co.; was formerly in 
newspaper bus., editor of Pawhuska Daily 
Capital, 1922-23. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., D. A. Gorman, E. A. Meyer, F. W. 
Files, Pawhuska; (pol.) Clarence Loliman, 
M. L. Holcombe, T. S. Leahy, Thomas 
Leahy, Dr. R. L. Hall, Judge J. J. Wor¬ 
ten, Judge Henry Wood, Pawhuska; Gov. 
Holloway, Geo. A. Davis, Okla. City; 
Robt. Kerr, Ada; R. N. Montcastle, Mus¬ 
kogee; Ancel Earp. Church, Epis. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Rotary, dir. and former pres., 
1927; C. of C., dir.; B. P. O. E„ Ma¬ 


son Blue Lodge, Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., 
Richard Elam (bro.), newspaper man at 
Wewoka and Cushing. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active for 10 yrs. ; works mostly 
through com. Offices, treas. of Bd. of 
Edu., Pawhuska. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1919; lived at Ponca City; moved to Paw¬ 
huska ; during W. War was in service at 
Camp Funston, Kan. ; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska; active 
in civic affairs; an entertainer of con¬ 
siderable ability, singer and Scotch im¬ 
personator. Hobby, music and shows. 

FARRAR, FRED W„ Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., loans and real estate dealer. B., 
Phillips, Mo., Nov. 12, 1855. Edu„ com. 
sch., Phillips, Mo. Wife, Kate Hawkins. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Donald, local mgr. and public 
relations man of Central States Power Sc 
Light Corp., Okemah. Bus. Con., dealer 
in loans and real estate ; familiar with 
mercantile bus. and was Indian trader for 
19 yrs. in early days. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. ; Citizens Natl. Assoc., Vernon 
Whiting, H. H. Bruner, J. W. Stroud, W. 
C. Tucker, Robt. Stuart, H. J. Smith, Paw¬ 
huska; (pol.) C. H. Codding, Foraker; G. 
K. Sutherland, Hominy ; Homer Huffaker, 
Fairflax ; Donald Farrar, Okemah ; Geo. 

B. Farrar, Kingfisher; Chas. O’Connor, H. 
H. Rogers, Tulsa; Porter Morgan, Okla. 
City; in early days he counted among 
his friends, J. H. Harris, Jake Hamon, 

C. H. Philson, O. A. Wells, A. H. Geiss- 
ler, Roy Hoffman, John W. Harreld, Wil¬ 
liam Johnston, Jim Harris, F. H. Greer 
and H. J. Smith, all prominent in his¬ 
tory of Okla. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs, C. of C. ; Pawhuska Country Club, 
life mbr.; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. B. Farrar, Asst. Cashier Peo¬ 
ples Natl. Bk., Kingfisher, (bro.) ; Arthur 
M. Heard, pres. Amokeag Natl Bk., Man¬ 
chester, N. H. (bro.-in-law) . Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 50 yrs.; makes 
speeches ; works through party organiza¬ 
tion. Party Honors, mbr. St. Rep. Com., 
Osage Co., 1903-13. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; lived at Perry 1893-98; 
was out of st. 2 yrs. and located in Paw¬ 
huska in 1900 ; during W. War was mbr. 
of Council of Defense and chmn. of War 
Savings Com. Hobby, golf, bridge, flowers 
and shrubbery. 

FILES, F. W., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Oak Ridge, La., Oct. 26, 



F. W. FILES 






620 makers of government in Oklahoma 



D. ARTHUR GORMAN 


1890. _Edu., com. and h. schs., Oak 

Ridge, La., grad., 1908; Univ. of Ark., 

A. B., 1912; Cumberland Univ., LL. B., 
1915. Wife, Lillian Bennett, Bentonville, 
Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank Bennett. Bus. 

Con., Leahy, MacDonald, Maxey & Files, 

attorneys, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., T. J. Leahy, Tulsa; C. S. 
MacDonald, Pawhuska; J. H. Maxey, 
Tulsa (law partners) ; (pol.) Clarence 
Lohman, R. L. Hall, Henry Wood, G. B. 
Stutzell, Pawhuska; E. B. Howard, Tulsa. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mason, Oak Ridge, La.; B. P. O. 
E., Pawhuska. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 10 yrs.; effective personal 
contact and a good organizer. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to con vs.; judge on Election Bd. 
for past 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1916; lived since at Pawhuska; during 
W. War was in Artillery Training Sch., 
Camp Taylor, Ky.; instructor in F. A. 

< R. D.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Rollie Mc¬ 
Cartney Post, Pawhuska. 

FINK, LOUIS 0., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Chicago, Ill., July 14, 1895. 
Edu., com. sch., Chicago; h. sch., Law¬ 
rence, Kan. ; Univ. of Kan., LL. B., 1922. 
Wife, Grace, d. of J. H. Brandstetter, 
Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 s., Darrell Monroe. 
Bus. Con., practicing attorney, Pawhuska; 
familiar with oil leasing bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Citizens Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Albert Hunt, Fred Tillman, L. A. Justus, 
Henry Wood. Judge W. T. Crozier, Austin 
Jeffry, Pawhuska. Church, Chris, (pref.). 
Clubs, C. of C.; Izaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1920, in 
Okla. and Kan.; effective personal con¬ 
tact worker; also makes speeches. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. prct. committee¬ 
man ; was nominated for Co. Judge in 
Douglas Co., Kan., 1922. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1923; lived since, at Pawhuska. 
Helped organize Co. of 250 volunteers in 
Kan. at outbreak of W. War; served in 
180th Field Artillery, B Battalion, 35th 
Div.; was on the Meuse-Argonne, St. 
Mihiel and Alsace-Lorraine fronts; mbr. 
of Amer. Legion, and Commander of Rol¬ 
lie McCartney Post, Pawhuska. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing, boxing and football. 

FOLEY, DANIEL EMMETT, Fairfax. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer; real estate and insur¬ 
ance dealer. B., Ralston, Feb. 10, 1901. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Fairfax, grad.. 


1922; Georgetown Univ. Sch. of Law, 
Washington, D. C„ LL. B., 1926. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; 
Frank V. Shaw Real Estate and Insur¬ 
ance Office. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Joe Nash, Pat Lynn, C. H. White, 
Dr. Prentiss, Fairfax; Chas. O’Conner, 
Tulsa; Sam Montgomery and Bird Mc¬ 
Guire, Tulsa. Church, Cath. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., sec’y; K. of C., Ponca 
City. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. since 1926; one of the younger men 
who is depended upon to help in cam¬ 
paigns ; effective personal contact worker. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1926; del. 
to co. conv. 1928. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; lived at Fairfax since 1908. Hob¬ 
by, football. 

FRALEY, MARTIN, Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Hamburg, Tenn., Feb. 2, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Hominy; 
Okla. Univ., A. B.; Cumberland Univ., 
Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B., 1920. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. 
Ira Mullen, Hominy; M. L. Holcombe, T. 
L. Lillard, Pawhuska; Geo. D. Key; Har¬ 
ry Smith; Gov. Holloway; G. C. Clark. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., active mbr. in all civic affairs; Sigma 
Chi; Mason Blue Lodge, Hominy; Guthrie 
Consistory; B. P. O. E., Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Dr. J. J. Fraley, Hominy. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through party organizations; influen¬ 
tial mbr. of party. Offices, mbr. Elev¬ 
enth Legislature. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dist. and co. convs.; prct. committee¬ 
man ; nominee for Senate from 34th St. 
Senatorial Dist (defeated). Remarks, 
came to Okla, 1904; lived since at Hom¬ 
iny ; interested in politics. 

FREEMAN, JOHN L„ Hominy. Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer. B., Platt Co., Ill., 
Sept. 7, 1860. Edu., com. sch., Jasper 

Co., Mo. Wife, Acinath Graham. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Effie Rogers, Cleveland; Mrs. 
Beatrice Lindsey, Hominy. Bus. Con., 
land owner; owner considerable real es¬ 
tate property in Hominy. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce; Hominy Natl. Assoc., 
Chas. Martin, Hominy; Mr. Eggleston, 
banker. Hominy (pol.) J. C. Morphis, 
Cleveland; Vernon Whiting, Pawhuska; 
John Embry, Okla. City; Bird S. Mc¬ 
Guire; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason, Cleveland; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., Gen. 
Weaver, who served in Revolutionary War. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since becom¬ 
ing of age: makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Indian Police 
Dept., U. S. Marshal, 16 yrs.; former 
Mayor of Hominy 1 term. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs. in Okla. 
and Osage Co., both before and since state¬ 
hood. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; 
lived since in Osage Co.; active in civic 
affairs. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

FROST, WAYNE, Shidler. Rep. Occ., 
electrical business. B„ Benjamin, Mo., 
Mch. 20, 1892. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. and 
Ill. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Frost Elec¬ 
trical Shop, Shidler. Bk. Con., Amer. Ex¬ 
change. Assoc., (pol.) F. S. Nipper, John 
Stoker, C. A. Alexander, Shidler; W. R. 
Mitchell. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Sinclair Shidler Golf Club; C. of C., ac¬ 
tive mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge and Chap¬ 
ter, Shidler. Imp. Rel., R. R. Frost (bro.), 
Augusta, Kan.; Mrs. John R. Miller (sis¬ 
ter), Shidler. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works person¬ 
ally and through party organizations; op¬ 
posed to Klan. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1921; 
lived since at Shidler; during W. War was 
in service in 35th Div., 130th Machine 
Gun Battalion, Co. D; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Preston Davis Glazebrook Post, Webb 
City, Mo. Hoby, hunting and fishing. 

GODDARD, I. T., Barnsdall. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Shady Point, June 19, 


1895. Edu., com. and h. schs., Keota; 
Okia. A. & M. Col., B. S., 1925. Wife, 
Ruby Lee Hamilton, Keota. Cdrn., Ira 
T., Jr.; James Stanley. Bus. Con., mgr. 
for C. R. Anthony General Mercantile Co., 
Barnsdall. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. Assoc.,, 
(pol.) P. D. Lindsay, Hominy; Miss Rob¬ 
ertson, Muskogee. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Keota; W. O. W„ Carterville. 
Imp. Rel., Miss Inez Goddard (sister), sch. 
tchr. at Hominy. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 9 yrs.; makes some 
speeches; works through com. and person¬ 
ally; favors prohibition. Offices, elk. and 
counter on Election Bd. 2 yrs.; attends 
st. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
iived at Keota, Stillwater, Hominy and 
Jiarnsdall; during W. War served in Head¬ 
quarters Co., 358th Inf., Camp Travis; 
mbr. of Amer. Legion, Andrew Blackwell 
Post, Hominy. Hobby, Natl. Guard work. 

GORMAN, DAVID ARTHUR, Pawhuska. 
Dem. Occ., insurance dealer. B., Ta- 
poma, Wash., Dec. 3, 1895. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., St. Paul, Minn.; Univ. of 
Minn., 1913-15. Wife, Mary Angela. Cdrn., 
3 d., Patricia Mary, Jean Katherine, An¬ 
gela. Bus. Con., General Mgr. of Paw¬ 
huska Abstract & Title Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. Francis Elam, E. 
A. Meyer; John T. Gorman; (pol.) Henry 
Wood, Co. Judge; Judge Worten; Dr. Hall. 
Pawhuska: Bob Coons, Osage; Fred Till¬ 
man, Pawhuska; John Kennedy, Barns¬ 
dall; W. E. Disney, Tulsa; Wright Bom- 
ford, Miami; Ned Looney, Okla. City. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Pawhuska 
Country Club; Rotary, past dir.; C. of 
C., past dir.; Natl. Assn, of Insurance 
Agents; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. Imp. 
Rel., Harry Bridgeman (cousin), pres, pro 
tempore of Minn. St. Senate; Richard H. 
Gorman (bro.), Los Angeles. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since maturity, 
1916; effective personal contact worker; 
also makes speeches. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems, has held office in 
league; del. to st. convs. in Minn., 1916; 
past prct. committeeman; attends co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lived 
since at Pawhuska; during W. War served 
in 15th Field Artillery Brigade; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Rollie McCartney Post; 
trustee in Post; active in Legion affairs 
of co. and dist.; present Post Commander. 
Hobby, Ashing. 

GOVER. W. B., Shidler. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., St. Clair, Mo., Jan. 23, 1895. 
Edu., com. and h. sohs., Oceola, Mo. 
Wife, Marianna, d. of S. P. Johnson, 
Woodward. Cdrn., 1 s., John P. Bus. 
Con., pres. Amer. Exchange Bk., Shidler; 
also familiar with insurance and real es¬ 
tate bus. Assoc., Elmo Hester, R. D. Tay¬ 
lor, Shidler; (pol.) Clarence Lohman, 
Pawhuska; Earl Gray, Henry Duncan, 
Gov. Holloway. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Golf Club; C. of C., treas.; Amer. 
and Okla. Bankers Assn.; Mason, Shidler; 
Guthrie Consistory; Medinah Temple 
Shrine, Chicago. Pol. Act., active for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 
treas. 4 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. League 
of Young Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1921; lived at Wynona; at Shidler since 
1921; active in affairs for community prog¬ 
ress; during W. War served in U. S. Navy; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, David Glaze Brook 
Post, Webb City, Mo. Hobby, fishing. 

GRAY, E. B., Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
asst. supt. Barnsdall Refinery. B., Vanee- 
burg, Ky., June 25, 1865. Edu., com. 
sch.; h. sch., Franklin, Pa. Wife, Hardee 
Reed. Bus. Con., asst. supt. Barnsdall 
Refinery, Barnsdall. Bk. Con., Barnsdall 
St. Assoc., V. R. Oakley, supt., Barns¬ 
dall : F. E. Holsten, v.-pres., Tulsa; H. 
M. Edinger, treas., Tulsa; (pol.) H. M. 
Curnutt, E. F. Murphy, John Kennedy, 
Barnsdall; E. B. Howard, Bert Chandler. 
Church, Chris. Scientist. Clubs & Lodges 





PAT HENRY 


C. of C., dir., active mbr., chmn. water 
com.; K. of P., Barnsdall. Imp. Rel., M. 
I). Gray asst. supt. Marland Refinery; T. 
T. Gray, pres. Gray Process Corp., Ne¬ 
wark, N. J.; A. Me D. Gray, Elizabeth, N. 
J.; John L. Gray, v.-pres. Shaffer Refin¬ 
ery (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 20 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., serving sec¬ 
ond term; formerly pres. Sch. Bd., Texas 
City, Tex. Party Honors, alternate to st. 
st. conv. 1926; served on elec. bd. in 
Tex. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1917; 
lived since at Barnsdall; during W. 
War was active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work. Hobby, radio and gardening. 

GROSS, ED. C., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. Edu., col. man. Single. Bus. 
Con., mbr. firm Hamilton, Howard & 
Gross, attorneys. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, belongs to several 
civic clubs. Office, mbr. administration 
com., section 24, st. bar. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker. (Complete information 
unavailable). 

GUNTER. J. T., Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., La Grange, 
Aliss., June 1, 1873. Edu., Hebron h. sch., 
Miss.; Milsaps Col., Jackson, Miss., grad. 
1899. Wife, Jewel King, Miss. Cdrn., 2 
s., Joseph M. and Thomas L., (twins), 
attending Wentworth Military Acad.; 1 d.. 
Alary Jewel, attending Okla. TTniv. Bk. 
Con., Barnsdall St. Assoc., (pol.) Henry 
Wood, L. A. Justus, Pawhuska; H. M. 
Curnutt, Barnsdall; Chas. W. Gunter, 
Okla. City: Thomas J. Ellis, Ochelata. 
Church, Aleth.; active mbr. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; asst, in¬ 
structor of troop sch.; I. 0. 0. F., W. 
O. W., Ochelata. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. politics for 18 yrs.; makes 
some speeches; also works personally and 
through com.; attends all st. and natl. 
convs. ; favors prohibition. Offices, elk. 
sch. bd.; was co. commr. of Lincoln Twp., 
Washington Co., for 7 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912; lived at Ochelata 
1912-15; Barnsdall since; mbr. of St. and 
Amer. Aledieal Assns; during W. War 
served in Medical Corps of 377th Inf.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Webster Shrak Post, 
Barnsdall. Hobby, hunting. 

HALL. J. 0., Pawhuska. Rep. Oee., 
sup*. Pawhuska City Schs. B.. Warner, 


OSAGE COUNTY 

Feb. 27, 1876. Edu., h. sch., Lawrence, 
Kan.; Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1898, M. A.; 
also attended Univ. of Chicago. Wife, 
Bertha Kelley. Bus. Con., stockholder in 
building and loan; has also been sch. 
magazine writer and editor. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl.; Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., C. W. Brewer, Tulsa; R. W. Brew¬ 
er, Okla. City; E. E. Grimstead, Pawhus¬ 
ka; (pol.) Clarence Lohman, Dr. R. L. 
Hall, M. L. Holcomb, Geo. B. Alellott, Dr. 
W. H. Aaron, Osage Co.; Dr. W. B. Biz- 
zell, Okla. Univ.; Dr. P. P. Claxton, Tulsa; 
H. G. Faust; J. R. Barton, Okla. City. 
Church, Aleth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., sponsor for Boy Scouts: Rotary; Ala 
son; Knight Templar; 0. E. S.; I. 0. O. 
F., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Rufus B. Hall, 
surgeon, Cincinnati, Ohio, in “Who’s 
Who”; Joseph A. Hall (bro.), Frisco R| 
R., Pittsburg, Kan. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active for 7 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, sec’y City Library Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1922; lived since at Paw¬ 
huska ; active in Red Cross and Salvation 
Army work. 

HANNE, DESSA L., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Ooc., court reporter. B., McPherson, Kan. 
Edu., com. sch., Gaba, Kan.; h. sch., Her¬ 
rington, Kan.; McPherson Col., grad.. 
1911. Unmarried. Bus. Con., owner of 
mining interests. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. 
Assoc., H. E. Hanne, Bucklin, Kan.; (pol.) 
Air. and Mrs. L. A. Justus, Airs. J. J. 
Worten, Pawhuska; Dr. C. K. Logan, 
Hominy; Judge Henry Wood, Pawhuska; 
Airs. Pat Henry, Mrs. Prentice Souter, 
Pawhuska; Airs. W. J. Mahon, Fairfax; 
Rnbt. Burns, Seminole; R. W. Wallace, 
Pauls Valley. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Bus. and Professional Womens, 
Pawhuska; Eastern Star, White Shrine, 
Amaranth, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., H. E. 
Ha,nne (bro.), Bucklin. Kan., head of 
Kansas-Alexico Copper Alines of Aqua Pe- 
rita, Alex. Pol. Act., partisan: active in 
co. since 1912; works through personal 
contacts and com.; particularly active 
among League of Young Dem. mbrs. Of¬ 
fices, Chief Clk. in Co. Atty’s office, Okla. 
City, 1918-20; Ct. Reporter, Pawhuska, 
now serving. Party Honors, mbr. League 
of Young Dems., past v.-pres. of Osage 
Co. League; dist. v.-pres. of League in 
1928; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1912: lived at Pauls Valley 
1912-18: Okla. City. 1918-21; Pawhuska 
since. Hobby, aviation. 

HARGIS, G. W., Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., DeKalb, Mo., Jan. 
15, 1862. Edu., com. and h. schs., De- 
Kalb, Mo.; Univ. of Alo., 1 yr. Wife, 
Alary Rigg (dec.). Bus. Con., farm own¬ 
er: familiar with law bus., being admitted 
to bar in 1890. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce. Pawhuska. Assoc., Hargis and 
Yarborough, lawyers; Gray and Farmer, 
lawyers, Pawhuska; (nol.) J. B. Spence, 
lawyer; Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Izaak Walton League; I. 
O. O. F., K. P.. Pawhuska; former mbr. 
B. P. 0. E. Imp. Rel., H. E. Hargis 

(bro.), lawyer, Pawhuska. Pol. Act., in¬ 

dependent; active in co., st. and nation 
for 50 vrs. ; works personally and on 
com. Offices, Justice of Peace nearly all 
his life. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs several times: was del. to first co. 
conv. ever held in Okla. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1904; lived since at Pawhuska; 

active in all movements for civic rmog r ess; 
active in Red Cross work during W. War. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HARRIS. MRS R. S., Shidler. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Supt. Schools. Bk. Con., Shid¬ 
ler Natl. Widow. Pol. Act., partisan 
worker; will make speeches. Office, Co. 
Supt. Schs. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

HENRY, PAT, Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Bonham. Tex., Dec. 10, 
1857 Edu., com. sch.. Fannin Co. Tex.; 


621 

Emory Henry Col., Va.; Central Col., 
Fayetteville, Alo. Wife, Dora Ala.v Smith. 
Cdrn., 2 d., both dec. Bus. Con., Pat 
Henry Abstract Co., Pawhuska; oil inter¬ 
ests ; leases; is also familiar , with mer¬ 
cantile bus. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce; Citizens Natl. Assoc., Al. O. Ste¬ 
venson, Fred H. Rock, Pawhuska; (pol.) 
Dr. R. L. Hall, Judge J. J. Worten, Clar¬ 
ence Lohman, M. L. Holcombe, Judge 
Henry Wood, Osage Co.; Judge R. R. Tol¬ 
bert, Hobart; Judge Chas. Holden, Tulsa; 
Geo. D. Key, Okla. City; Judge J. T. 
Johnson, Okla. City; W. L. King, Eli Mc¬ 
Connell, Ris Lair, Dr. J. D. Osborn, Fred¬ 
erick. Imp. Rel., Alalcolm Henry (bro.), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1910; effective personal contact work. 
Offices, Sheriff of Willbarger Co., Tex., 2 
yrs.; Co. Clk., Fannin Co., Tex., 4 yrs.; 
sec’y of Osage Co. Election Bd. since 1922. 
Party Honors, past pret. committeeman; 
attends, co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909: lived in Tillman Co. 1 yr.: at Paw¬ 
huska since 1910; active in civic affairs; 
nioneer of Arizona and West Tex. where, 
he had many unusual experiences in early 
days of those territories. Hobby, bird 
dogs, hunting and fishing. 

HESTER, ELMO P.. Shidler. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B.. Colony, Feb. 11, 1906. Edu , 
com. sch.. Weatherford; h. sch., El Reno; 
Okla. Univ., 2 yrs. Wife. Josephine, d. of 
Airs. Edith M. Lavton, Shidler. Cdrn., 1 
d., Nancy Ann. Bus. Con., cashier Amer. 
Exchange Fk., Shidler. Assoc., W. B. Co¬ 
ver. R. D. Taylor. Shidler; (pol.) Andrew 
Fraley, Shidler. Bk. Con., (correspondent) 
Firs* Natl.. Pawhuska : Commerce Trust 
Co. Kansas City; Tulsa Natl.. Tulsa; 
FlJst Natl., Bartlesville. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., active mbr.; 
Alftson Blue Lodge, Royal Arch. Shidler; 
sec’y of Blue Lodge; mbr. of Okla. and 
Amer. Bankers Assns. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active for 2 yrs. only: works 
through personal activities. Party Honors, 
candidate for Citv Clk. but was defeated. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman: since matur¬ 
ity has lived at Shidler. Hobby, hunting. 

HOLCOMBE, M. L.. Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B , Haywood Co.. N. C., 
Dee. 9, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sells., 
Clyde, N. C.; Weaverville Col., Ashville. 
N. C„ grad. 1890. Wife. Effle. Cdrn., 3 
s., Guy, Los Angeles. Calif.; Woodrow and 
Thad students at Kemper Alilitary Acad. 
Bus. Con., Holcombe & Lohman, attorneys. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc.. Clarence 
Lohman (partner in law). Church, Pres. 
Clubs A Lodges L f ons: Coun¬ 

try Club; C. of C. : active in all good 
roads work, civic club work and other 
nublic enterprises: Alason Blue Lodge, 
Pawhuska; Guthrie Consistory; Akdar 
Temnle Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1900; makes speeches: 
works on com. and through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices Co. Atty.. Custer Co.. 1905- 
07: Congressional Committeeman. 1920-24. 
Party Honors, del. to nearly all st. convs.; 
attends all co. convs.: nrct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902: lived at 
Avanho 1902-07; Clinton 1907-17; Paw¬ 
huska since. Hobby, civic work. 

HOWARD, J. I., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Pulaski Co., Va., Mch. 11, 
1878. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Browning, 
Mo. Wife, Kate Lain. Cdrn., 1 s.. Joe, 
student at A. & Al. Col.; 2 d., Mrs. J. 

D. Owens, Okla. City; Afargaret, at h. 
Bus. Con., Hamilton, Gross & Howard, 
attorneys, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Natl. Assoc., Wm. S. Hamilton, Edwin 
C. Gross (partners in law) ; (pol.) Jesse 
J. Worten, Henry Wood. 8. S. Mathis, 

Chas. P. Wilson, Osage Co.; mbrs. of co. 
Dem. organization; Elmer Thomas, Gov. 
Holloway, Tom Doyle, Bob Williams, W. 
W. Has.ings. Tom McKeown. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; St.. 

Bar Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, M. W. A., 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. Chas. A. Howard 

(bro.), Okla City. Pol. Act., partisan; 






6122 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HOMER HUFEAKER 


active in st. since 1899; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com. Offices, 
general elk. of House of Representatives, 
Okla., 1903; sec’y of Okla. Senate, 1908 ; 
Co. Atty., Rogers Co., 1911-12; Asst. Atty.- 
General 1915-18. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived at Sayre 1902-03; Foss 1903- 
07; Guthrie 1907-08 ; Claremore 1908-15 ; 
Okla. City 1915-27; Pawhuska since. 

HUFFAKER, HOMER, Fairfax. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Council Grove, Kan., 
Mch., 1876. Edu., rural sch., Kan. Wife, 
Erma Bates, Kansas City. Cdrn., 3 s.. 
Bates, bond dealer, Chicago; Homer Hall, 
merchant: Darwin. Bus. Con., pres. First 
Natl. *Bk., Fairfax; dir. Pawhuska Bldg. 
& Loan Assn.; extensive farm owner; es¬ 
tablished and organized the Big Hill 
Trading Co., first store in Fairfax. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Citizens Natl., Pawhus¬ 
ka. Assoc., S. S. Matthis; Carl Huffaker, 
Citizens Natl. Bk.; E. S. Shidler; (pol.) 
Vernon Whiting; Bird McGuire, Osage Co.; 
Hugh Johnson and Frank Johnson, Okla. 
City: John Teter. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges. C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Guthrie; 
Olkla. City Shrine; Scottish, York Rites; 
past Master Fairfax Lodge. Imp. Rel., T. 
S. Huffaker (father), pioneer of Kan.; 
Geo. Huffaker, merchant, Fairfax; Carl 
Huffaker. bonds. Fairfax (bros.). Pol. 
Act., independent locally, but partisan na¬ 
tionally ; active for 30 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Mayor, Fairfax; City Coun¬ 
cilman : mbr. Sch. Bd. for yrs.; Census 
Taker 1900; chmn. Co. Commrs. 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to territorial convs.; 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1891; lived at Grayhorse; lived 
at Fairfax since 1903 ; active in all affairs 
for civic progress and community better¬ 
ment. Hobby, baseball. 

HUGHES RALPH W„ Pawhuska. Ren. 
Occ., Co. Treasurer. B., Aranaho, Feb. 19, 
1900. Edu., com and h. schs.. Arapaho; 
Okla. Univ.. 2 yr. bus. course. Wife, Lola, 
d., of R. E. Milstead. Bartlesville. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Pawhuska. Past Bus., 
was asst, cashier First Natl Bk.. Pawhus¬ 
ka. 9 yrs.; accountant also and familiar 
w'tb income tax matters. Assoc.. A. G. 
Oliphant. A. W. Solomon. Clarence Loh- 
man, H. H. Brenner. Pawhuska: (nol.) 
Chas. Prentiss, H. ,T. Smith, Vernon Whit¬ 


ing, Pawhuska; C. H. Codding, Foraker; 
Chas. O’Connor, John Goldsbury, Pat Hur¬ 
ley, E. B. Howard, Tulsa; Dick Cloyd, 
Norman. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Kiwanis, B. P. O. E., Pawhuska.- Imp. 
Rel., Sam Hughes, Gov. of Ariz. (dec.) ; 
A. S. Hughes (bro.). Empire Gas & Fuel 
Co., Bartlesville. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in politics in Osage Co. for past 2 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Treas. since 1928. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Arapaho until 
1917; for a short time each at Drumright, 
Tulsa, Bartlesville, Pawhuska since 1920; 
while attending Okla. Univ. was mbr. of 
S. A. T. C.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Rollie Mc¬ 
Cartney Post, Pawhuska. Hobby, golf and 
tennis. 

HUNT, D. W., Burbank. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 22, 
1876. Edu., com. sch.. Walnut Ridge, 
Ark. Wife, Rosalie Davis, Ark. Bus. 
Con., Hunt Grocery Store, Burbank. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St. Assoc., C. R. Beau¬ 
champ (partner in bus.), Burbank; (pol.) 
Clarence Lohman, Dr. H. G. Carson, Paw¬ 
huska; Ray Davis, Burbank. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial Club ; 



RALPH W. HUGHES 


active worker in Y. M. C. A.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery, 
Pawhuska; Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., Har¬ 
ry G. Hunt (bro.), Pawhuska. Pol. Act., 
independent; active locally for 15 yrs.; 
antt-Klan; favors prohibition; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Clk,, Burbank, since 1928 ; counter on 
Election Bds. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1910; lived at Pawhuska since 1917; ac¬ 
tive in all public affairs. Hobby, reading. 

INGHAM, WILLIAM LEWIS, Pawhuska. 
Rep. Occ., station agent for Santa Fe 

R. R. B., Hutchinson, Kan., Dec. 30. 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Hutchinson, Kan. 
Wife, Della Woods, Kan. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. H. L. Puryear, Pawhuska. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
A. A. Gist, division supt., Chanute, Kan.; 
P. E. Taylor, division freight agent, Tulsa; 

S. P. Malone, Clarence Lohman, E. S. 
Shidler, Clyde F. Lake, R. W. Tucker, 
Pawhuska; (pol.) Vernon Whiting. Geo. 
K. Sutherland, B. S. McDonald, Corbett 
Cornett, Homer Huffaker, Bert Lawton, 
Osage Co.; Fred Bearly, Okla. City; Cash 


Cade, Lew Wentz, Harry Rogers, Frank 
Roodhouse, Henry McGraw. Church, Epis. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, sec’y; C. of C., 
past dir.; Mason, Consistory, Wichita; In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine, Okla. City; East¬ 
ern Star, Shawnee; Knight Templar, 
Ponca City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; works mostly 
through com. Offices, City Councilman, 
Ponca City, 1906. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; former Rep. Cen. Com¬ 
mitteeman, Shawnee, Ponca City. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1893; lived at Gave, 
1893-1894; Newkirk 1895 and 1905; Guth¬ 
rie 1896-99; Ponca City 1907-09; Shaw¬ 
nee 1909-23 ; Norman 1923-24 ; Pawhuska 
since. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross work. Hobby, hunting, fishing and 
Rotary Club. Boys’ work. 

JOHNSON, DAVID EUGENE, Fairfax. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Paris, Ark., Feb. 
16, 1885. Edu., com. and h. schs., Paris, 
Ark.; Univ. of Ark., A. B., 1908, and LL. 
B., 1909. Wife, Orie, d. of F. N. Car¬ 
ter, Stillwater. Cdrn., 2 s., Harlan, Law¬ 
rence; 1 d., Eugenia. Bus. Con., John¬ 
son & Stith, attorneys; ranch owner, 
stockraising; owner of real estate rental 
properties. Bk. Con., First Natl.; The 
Osage Bk. Assoc., L. R. Stith (law part¬ 
ner) ; (pol.) M. L. Holcomb, L. F. Roberts, 
T. J. Leahv, E. F. Scott, Pawhuska; J. 
H. Ward, W. G. Lynn, S. S. Mathis, E. 
E. Ashbrook, Fairfax; Judge Albert C. 
Hunt, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, 
Chris.; supt. S. S.; mbr. finance com. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, dir.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Fairfax; Guthrie 
Consistory; Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., John 
A. Johnson (father) was a pioneer to 
Calif, in the 1849 gold rush and a Confed¬ 
erate veteran; C. A. Johnson, attorney, 
Ariz.; O. C. Johnson, Blythe, Calif, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. W. E. Kelly, Riverside, 
Calif., and Mrs. Lola Sacks, Blythe, Calif, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1917; one of the strongest polit¬ 
ical figures in his section of co. : also 
works personally and on com. Offices, 
pres. Sch. Bd., for past 2 yrs.; helped 
build new $60,000 h. sch. bldg.; City 
Councilman 1920-23: Representative to 
Ark. Legislature 1909-13; Co. Supt. of 
Sells., Logan Co., Ark., 1914-15. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1926: 
del. to st. and natl. convs.; chmn. of 
Osage Co. Election Bd. 6 yrs.; speaker 



D. E. JOHNSON 











OSAGE COUNTY 623 



HUGH C. JONES 


for Dem. party in co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1917;. lived at Okemah for a few 
mos.; then moved to Fairfax; active in all 
civic improvements. Hobby, stockraising. 

JONES, HUGH C., Hominy. Dem. Occ„ 
lawyer. B„ Kentucky Town, Tex., Apr. 
23, 1888. Edu., h. sch., Crawford, Tex.; 
law sch., Cumberland Univ., LL. B., 1922. 
Wife, Anese Van Pelt, Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Hugh C., Jr.; Perry; 2 d., Dixie, Anita, 
at h. Bus. Con., attorney for Okla. Util¬ 
ities, Hominy; real estate owner. Bk. 
Con., Hominy First Natl. Assoc., J. H. 
Comer, banker; J. B. Weaver, grocer; 
Marion Parks, elevator man. Hominy; 
(pol.) Henry Wood, L. A. Justus, 
Pawhuska, Martin Fraley, W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister, R. M. McCool, Tishomingo; 
Frank Carter. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary, dir.: C. of C., past 
pres, and active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Scottish Rite Consistory, McAlester. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Nina Earp (sister), Ardmore, 
active in political affairs; Perry L. Jones 
(bro.), Decatur, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 25 yrs.; was influential 
in Carter, Johnston and Osage Cos.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com.; thinks prohibition law should be 
modified. Offices, Ct. Clk 1917-29 in John¬ 
ston Co.; mbr. Eighth Legislature; Ct. 
Bailiff, Dist. Ct.. Ardmore, 1908. Party 
Honors, chmn. Carter Co. delegation to 
Dem. Conv., Muskogee, 1912; mbr first 
Election Bd. in Carter Co.; del. to many 
st. convs. and all co. convs.; mbr. Carter 
Co. Cen. Com., 1912; del. and sec’y to 
dist. conv. that nominated Clint Grayham 
as del. to Okla. Constitutional Conv. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at Ard¬ 
more 1906-11; Mannsville 1911-16; Tisho¬ 
mingo 1916-22; Hominy since. Capt. in 
Okla. Natl. Guard Inf. during W. War.; 
chmn. of four minute men for Johnston 
Co.; sec’y of the Johnston Co. Red Cross. 
Hobby, fishing. 

JUSTUS, L. A., JR., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Oec., lawyer. B., Foreman, Ark., May 24, 
1899. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Tulsa; 
law training in law offices, admitted to 
Bar June, 1919. Wife, Anna, d. of Mrs. 
Anna Bradford, Tulsa. Cdrn., 1 s., Carol. 
Bus. Con., Stuart, Justus & Considine, at¬ 
torneys, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., Robert Stuart, 
Leo Considine (law partners) ; (pol.) 


Chas. B. Wilson, C. K. Templeton, W. T. 
Crozier, Tom Leahy, Pawhuska; Scott 
Mathis, Walter Gray, Fairfax; Hugh 
Little, Barnsdall; Ed Jones, Newt Gra¬ 
ham, Tulsa. Church, Meth. (pref.). Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Osage Co. and Okla. 
Bar Assns.; B. P. 0. E., K. P., Paw¬ 
huska; Pawhuska Country Club. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1922 in co. 
Helped organize Dem. party and is speaker 
for party in co.; works on com. and 
through personal contacts. Offices, Asst. 
Co. Atty., 1922; Co. Judge, 1923-27. Party 
Honors, Co. Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1928- 
30; del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. League 
Young Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1910; lived at Tulsa 1910-21; at Paw¬ 
huska since. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

KELLY, D. B., Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
confectionery and book store. B., Lynn- 
ville, Ind., Sept, 10, 1897. Edu., com. and 
h. sch. Lynnville, Ind.; bus. col., Evans¬ 
ville, Ind. 1919. Wife Florence d. of A. 
E. Freeman Tulsa. Cdrn. 2 d. Juna Belle 
Maritina. Bk. Con. Barnsdall St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Clarence Lohman,, Pawhuska; Bill 
Taylor, Tulsa; Martin Farley, Hominy. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Collins¬ 
ville; I. O. O. F., Barnsdall. Imp. Rel., 
Jim Kelly, Evansville, Ind. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active in co. and st. for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches occasionally; works 
personally and through corns, mostly; at¬ 
tends co., st. and dist. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1911; lived at Collins¬ 
ville 1911-18, and at Barnsdall since; 
during W. War served in Co. H, 358th 
Inf., 90th Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Web¬ 
ster Schrack Post, Barnsdall. Hobby 
hunting and fishing. 

KENNEDY, JOHN, Barnsdall. Dem.Occ., 
banker. B., Tipperary, Ireland, June 29, 
1897. Edu., com. sch., Tipperary, Ire.; 
h. sch., Pawhuska; O. U.; U. S. Military 
Academy, West Point, N. Y. Wife, Vivian, 
d. of Mrs. E. H. Simpkins, Pawhuska. 
Cdrn., 1 s., John, Jr.; 2 d., Mary, Helen. 
Bk. Con., pres. Barnsdall St., Barnsdall. 
Church, Catholic; active mbr.; religious 
leader in his section. Clubs, C. of C., 
active in civic affairs. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913; 
lived at Pawhuska, 1913-25; at Barnsdall 
since; during W. War was in Field Artil¬ 
lery; mbr. Amer. Legion, Webster Schrack 
Post, Barnsdall; past Post Commander of 
Pawhuska and Barnsdall posts; mbr. of 
40-8 ; Major in Natl. Guard Reserve Corps. 

KIRKLAND, DENVER DEE, Burbank. 
Dem. Occ., Superintendent Burbank City 
Schools. B., St. Joseph, Ky., April 3, 
1899. Edu., com. and h. sch., Calhoun, 
Ky., grad. 1915; Western Ky. St. Tchrs. 
Col., Bowling Green, Ky., 1916-18; North¬ 
western St. Tchrs. Col., Alva, grad. 1926; 
will receive Master degree summer of 1930. 
Wife, Elna A. Seegraves, Ark. Cdrn., 1 
d., Helen Marie. Bk. Con., Farmers St., 
Burbank. Assoc., (pol.) C. K. Templeton, 
Pawhuska; D. E. Johnson, Fairfax; T. J. 
Pinkston, G. C. Byers, Burbank; J. P. 
Battenburg, Alva; S. G. Thomas, Cordell; 
Mrs. Clubb, Kaw City; John Tillman, H. 
M. Curnutt, Barnsdall. Church, Bap. 
Missionary. Clubs &. Lodges, Commer¬ 
cial, Burbank; Phi Kappa Delta; Kappa 
Delta Phi, O. U.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Kaw City. Imp. Rel., W. A. Kirkland, 
Calhoun, Ky., pres, of McClain Co., Ky. 
Bd. of Edu. for past 10 yrs. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1922; in¬ 
fluential among sch. people of co. and in 
Amer. Legion; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, City 
Clerk at Apperson, Okla., 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Chmn. of League of Young 
Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1921; 
has lived at Barnsdall, Apperson and 
Burbank; pres of Osage Co. Tchrs. Assn. 
2 yrs.; pres, of Ark. Valley Conference 2 


yrs.; youngest and highest salaried sch. 
supt. in Mo. in 1920, under 21 yrs. of age; 
has been youngest City Supt. in age in 
Osage Co. for past 7 yrs. and is now one 
of oldest in point of service in co.; at¬ 
tends ' Natl. Supts. Conv. each yr. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of M. T. C. No. 
603; mbr. of Amer. Legion, and Adjutant 
of Chas. Donovan Post, Burbank, C. 
Company, Amer. Legion with 1559 men. 

LAUDERDALE, N. 0., Wynona. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Green Co., Tenn., 
March 6, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Green Co., Tenn. Wife, (deceased). Cdrn., 
1 d., Olivia, Cleveland. Bus. Con., N. 
O. Lauderdale Dry Goods & Mens Fur¬ 
nishings Store, Wynona; real estate 
owner. Bk. Con., Wynona Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Isaac Crossno, L. T. Barkett, K. 

C. Coleman, Wynona. Church, Meth.; 
active; former mbr. bd. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial, active mbr in civic affairs; 
K. of P.; I. O. O. F., Wynona. Imp. Rel., 
J. L. Lauderdale, (father), N. S. Lauder¬ 
dale, both of Hominy. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. and st. for 20 yrs.; 
works personally and through corns. 
Offices, mbr. Prct. Election Bd.; Regis¬ 
trar for Wynona; Prct. Committeeman; 
served on Election Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived at Sallisaw, Collins¬ 
ville, Hominy, Pawhuska, and Wynona. 

LAWTON, BERT, Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Arapaho, Okla., Dec. 16, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Arapaho; 
O. U., LL. B., 1920. Wife, Amber, d. of 
Solon Brocken, Pawnee. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Marion Reed, Montford Bert. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; Nash Finch Gro. Co.; 
Baughman Lumber Co., Ponca City. 
Familiar with newspaper bus., worked with 
his father who owned Arapaho Bee and 
Fairfax News. Bk. Con., City Natl; First 
Natl.,, Pawhuska. Assoc., (pol.) Vernon 
Whiting, C. H. Codding, Foralter; P. D. 
Lindsay, Osage Co.; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; 
W. B. Pine, Grant McCullough, Bird Mc¬ 
Guire, Dennis Flynn. Church, Chris.; 
Supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Mason, Blue Lodge and 
Chapter, Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Joe Law- 
ton, Supt. of Drills, Skelly Oil Co., Hutch¬ 
inson, Kan., (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 25 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns.; had 
charge of Rep. campaign in Osage Co. in 
1928. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1928; attended Natl. Conv. 1928, Kansas 
City; acting sec’y. for St. Rep. Com. 1928. 
Remarks, lived at Arapaho 1896-1919; 
Fairfax 1919-21; Pawhuska since; during 
W. War served in Hospital Branch of U. 
S. Navy; mbr. of Amer. Legion, Rollie 
McCartney Post, Pawhuska; Natl. Judge 
Advocate of the 40-8; del. to every Natl. 
Conv. of Amer. Legion for last 7 yrs; 
was overseas in service 11 months. Hobbies, 
S. S. work, Legion work and politics. 

LEAHY, T. ROGER, Pawhuska. Deni. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Pawhuska, Okla., June 
25, 1897. Edu., com. and h. sch., Paw¬ 
huska, grad. 1916; Univ. of Okla., LL. B., 
1921. Wife, Valda, d. of D. B. Thomas, 
Throckmorton, Tex. Bus. Con., Leahy, 
Macdonald, Maxey & Files, attys.; also 
ranch owner and cattle raiser. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., C. S. 
Macdonald, T. J. Leahy, J. H. Maxey and 
F. W. Files, partners in law; (pol.) W. 

D. Pearson, W. T. Crozier, W. H. Mc¬ 
Kenzie, Pawhuska; Frank Shaw, Fairfax; 

E. B. Howard, Chas. Holden, Harry Hol¬ 
ley, J. H. Maxey, Tulsa; W. W. Bayless, 
Olaremore; Harry Diamond, Holdenville. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Council, Chapter, Commandery, 
Pawhuska; Guthrie Consistory; Akdar 
Temple Shrine, Tulsa; B. P. O. E., Paw¬ 
huska. Imp. Rel., T. J. Leahy, Pawhuska. 
Pol. Act., active in co. since 1918; par¬ 
ticularly influential in League of Young 
Dems.; makes speeches; gooff personal 
worker. Party Honors, Pres, of Co. 





624 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


League of Young Denis. 2 yrs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Dist. Chmn.; attends all 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, lived all his 
life at Pawhuska; during W. War was in 
Camp Cody, N. Mex. and mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska. 

LILLARD, THOMAS LOVE, Pawhuska. 
Dem. Occ., County Commissioner; farmer 
and stockraiser. B., Danville, Ky., Sept. 
23, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Danville, Ky.; 
Center Col., Danville, Ky., 1882. Wife, 
(deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., William Hubble, 
Osage Co.; 2 d., Mrs. Alice H. Ehlers, 
Pawhuska; Mrs. Lynn Gambil. Bus. Con., 
farm owner, stock raising; familiar with 
mercantile bus. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Pawhuska, Assoc., (pol.) Eugene Scott, 
M. L. Holcomb, L. F. Roberts, L. H. 
Gambil, Pawhuska; Dr. Ira Mullins, Hom¬ 
iny; J. J. Quarles, Fairfax; Chas. Holden, 
H. Maxey, Tulsa. Church, Chris. Clubs 
Lions Club; C. of C. Imp. Rel., John T. 
Lillard, (bro.), Bloomington, Ill.; Thomas 
Madison Lillard, atty. for Union Pacific 
and Burlington railroads. Pol. _Act., 
partisan; active since 1890; was active 
in Ivy. prior to coming to Okla. and was 
Chmn. of Gold Bug Denis, in Boyle Co., 
Ky., in 1896 ; works personally and through 
coins. Offices, mbr. first Sch. Bd. in Paw¬ 
huska and helped to build first sch. house 
there; Co. Conimr., Osage Co. since 1921. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Ponca City 1991-06; at Pawhuska since. 

LINDSEY, MRS. P. D., Hominy. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B„ Jasper, Mo., Aug. 
18, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch. Hus., 
P. D. Lindsey, Hominy. Bus. Con., owner 
of real estate. Hominy. Assoc., (pol.) J. 
C. Codding, S. H. Wilson, Barnsdall; 
Vernon Whiting, Pawhuska; Lew Wentz, 
Grant McCullough, W. G. Skelly, Dan Nor¬ 
ton, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. T. B. Fergu¬ 
son. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, D. 

A. R.; Alpha Study Club; Eastern Star, 
Hominy; Pioneer Club, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
John L. Freeman, (father), pioneer of 
Okla. and in Osage Indian service for 17 
yrs.; Mrs. Ola J. Rogers, (sister), Cleve¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
10 yrs.; works personally and through 
corns. Party Honors, St. Committeewoman, 
Osage Co., now serving second term of 
4 yrs.; mbr. First Dist. Rep. St. Executive 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived at Skiatook, 1893-1900; Tulsa 1900- 
05; and at Hominy since. Hobby, pol¬ 
itics. 

LINDSEY. PARREN DURWOOD, Hominy. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Centralia, Mo., 
•ct. 22, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., 

Ashland, Mo.; Univ. of Mo. 1900-07. 

Wife, Leona Beatrice, d. of John L. Free¬ 
man, Hominy. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; 
investor in gas and oil devices; incubator 
and thermos jugs. Bk. Con., Hominy Natl. 
Assoc., J. H. Comer, L. D. Edgington, Ira 
Mullins. Dr. C. K. Logan, Geo. Wilson; 
'(pol.) Sam Wilson, Barnsdall; Geo. Swal¬ 
low, Hominy; Bert Lawton, Pawhuska; 
James Devine, Pawhuska; Pat Hurley, 

Washington, D. C.; C. H. Codding, For- 

aker; Vernon Whiting, Mrs. Geo. James, 
Fairfax; J. H. Comer, John L. Freeman, 

Hominy; W. G. Skelly, Jim Atkinson, 
Chas. O'Connor, Harwood Keaton, Hominy; 
Claude Baker, Dan Norton, Chandler. 
Church, Pres. Clubs Sc Lodges, Hominy 
Country Club; Kiwanis; C. of C., Chmn. 
Legis. Com.; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite, 
Royal Arch, Hominy; Council, Pawhuska; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 25 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
personally and through corns. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Atty., now serving; Justice of 
Peace at Hominy 1914-20; Deputy Co. 
Clerk 1916-18. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Osage delegation 1924-28 in st. conv.: 
Prct. Committeeman several yrs.; nominee 
for St. Repr. 1912, defeated; candidate U. 
S. Sen. 1920: candidate for Congress 1924; 
Chn. of Rep. Cen. Com. since 1926. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at 


Bartlesville, Pawhuska, Ponca City, Shaw¬ 
nee, Chickasha, Mangum, Hobart, Perry 
for a very short time each, and located 
in Hominy in 1909. Hobby, politics. 

LOGAN, CLIFF K., Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Vernon, Tex., Nov. 6, 
1895. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tahle- 
quah; N. E. St. Teachers Co., grad.; 
Univ. of Okla., A. B., B. S., M. D. Wife, 
Ruth, d. of Col. Geo. Griffith, Dallas, Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Clifford K., Jr.; 2 d., Ruth 
Frances, Mary Martha. Bk. Con., Hominy 
Natl. Assoc., J. A. Presbury, banker; J. 

B. Weaver, grocer; Hugh C. Jones; (pol.) 
Henry Wood, Roger Leahy, Pawhuska; 
St. Dem. leaders. Church, Meth. Clubs 
Sc Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., active mbr.; 
Hominy Golf Club, pres.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Hominy; Guthrie Consis¬ 
tory ; Tulsa Shrine; I. O. O. F.; K. P., 
Hominy; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. Imp. 
Rel., L. M. Logan, past Supt. Natl. Male 
Seminary of Cherokee Indians, Talile- 
quah; David M. Logan, (bros.), mbr. 10th, 
11th and 12th St. Legis., Okmulgee; 
Leonard M. Logan, Jr. (bro.). Prof, of 
Pol. Economy, Univ. of Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 12 
yrs.; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, City Physician since 1924. Party 
Honors, V.-Pres. League of Young Denis, 
of Osage Co.; City Chinn, of Dem. cam¬ 
paign in 1928; del. to st. convs. 1924-28; 
del. to co. and dist convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Tahle- 
quah until 1920 and at Hominy since; 
mbr. of Med. Reserve Corps of S. A. T. 

C. ; mbr, Amer. Legion, Andrew Jackson 
Post, Hominy; in 1929 was Chmn. of 
Med. Section of St. Med. Assn.; mbr. of 
Amer., Southern, and St. Med. Societies, 
and past pres, of Co. Med. Assn. Hobby, 
collecting Indian relics; has one of best 
collections in the st. His father has been 
a professor in the N. E. St. Col. since 
its beginning. 

LOGAN, JOHN S., Wynona. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Okla. Co., Okla., Jan. 1, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Chicka¬ 
sha and Amber; Chillicothe Bus. Col., Mo. 
1919. Wife, Elizabeth Marshall. Bus. 

Con., Logan Mercantile Co., Humpty- 

Dumpty Store, Wynona; familiar with 
farming, stockraising and feed bus. Bk. 
Con., Wynona Natl., Wynona. Assoc., R. 
H. Shultz, W. E. Browning, Wynona. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; works 

through personal activities. Offices, City 
Councilman, elected 1929; mbr. Election 
Bd. 6 yrs. Remarks, lived at Chickasha, 
Wirt and Lawton, and at Wynona since 
1919; active in civic affairs; during W. 
War served in Q. M. C.; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Donahue Jones Post, Wynona. Hobby, 
chicken raising. 

LOGAN, W. H., Burbank. Rep. Occ., 

farming. B., Waynesville, Mo., Feb. 2, 
1886. Edu., com. sell., Waynesville, Mo. 

Wife Ruby George, 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., 
2 d. Bus. Con., 
owner farm lands ; 
livestock r a i s e i. 
Bk. Con., Farmers 
St., Burbank. As¬ 
soc.,. (pol.) Sam 
Wilson, Barnsdall ; 
P. 1). Lindsay, Hom¬ 
iny; Charlie O’Con¬ 
ner. Church, Bap.., 
preferred. Clubs & 
Lodges, Commercial 
active mbr.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Bur¬ 
bank; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory ; Tulsa 

Shrine. Pol. Act., 
partisan; in natl. 
affairs, independent 
in local; active in 
co. for 27 yrs.; works personally 

and through corns; favors prohibition, 

offices. Chmn. Sch. Bd. 1916-26; MarshaT, 
Burbank; Deputy Sheriff several times; 


Judge of Prct. Election Bd. at various 
times for past 15 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to dist. and co. convs. several times; 
Prct. Committeeman, now serving. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived since 
at Burbitok; during W. War was active 
in Liberty Bond and Red Cross work. 
Hobby, livestock. 

LOHMAN, CLARENCE, Pawhuska. Dent. 
Occ., banker and lawyer. B., Sedan, Kan., 
May 25, 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Port Arthur, Tex.; Univ. of Tex., B. A., 
1915; M. A., 1916; LL. B., 1917; Oxford 
Univ., Eng., 1919. Wife, Ginerva, d. of 
J. A. Dean, Hearne, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Clarence, Jr.; 1 d., Anna Katherine. Bus. 
Con., Holcomb & Lohman, attys.; acting 
cashier and v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., M. L. Holcomb, law part¬ 
ner ; A. W. Lohman, pres. First Natl. Bk., 
and ranchman; (pol.) A. L. Jeffrey, T. J. 
Leahy, L. F. Roberts. Pawhuska; D. E. 
Johnson, Fairfax; H. M. Curnutt, Barns¬ 
dall; Chas. A. Holden, Tulsa; Claude 
Briggs, Wilburton; R. A. Singletary, Okla. 
City; Chas. Moon, Muskogee; Earl Brown, 
Ardmore; Albert C. Hunt. Tulsa. Church, 
Meth. Clubs Sc Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Consistory, Austin, Tex. Imp. 
Rel., A. W. Lohman, pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Pawhuska; Henry Lohman and E. F. Loh¬ 
man, Port Arthur, Tex. (bros.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. since 1919; 
makes speeches; serves on corns.; works 
through personal contact; influential among 
bus. men. Offices, Representative from 
Osage Co., in 11th Legis. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919; 
lived since in Pawhuska; during W. War 
served in 115th Signal Bat. with rank of 
1st Lieut.; was overseas 1 yr.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, 
Pawhuska. Hobby, reading and travelnig. 

LUDWIG, A. B., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B„ Bates Co., Mo., Aug. 
25, 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., Bates 
Co., Mo.; Kansas City Sch. of Law, grad. 
Wife, Roberta Catron. Cdrn., 1 d., Eliza¬ 
beth. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce, 
Pawhuska. Assoc., (pol.) Judge L. F, 
Roberts, D. E. Johnson, Fairfax; M. L. 
Holcomb, atty.; Judge Henry Woods, Dr. 
R. L. Hall, and mbrs. of co. Dem. or- 
ganiz. ; also leaders in st. organiz. of 
Dem. party. Church, Pres. Clubs Sc 
Lodges, C. of C., active in civic affairs; 
A. F. & A. M., Blue Lodge, Chapter and 
Council, O. E. S., Pawhuska; K. P.; M. 
W. A., Butler, Mo. Imp. Rel., J. F. Lud- 
w T ick, druggist, Butler, Mo.; G. B. Lud- 

wick, Clarence, Colo.; Dr. A. L. Lud- 

wick. Overland Park, Kan., (bros.) ; Mrs. 
W. W. Graves, Jefferson City 7 , Mo., (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1909; 
makes speeches; works through corns, and 
personal contact. Offices, former Circuit 
Clerk and Prosecuting Atty. in Bates Co., 
Mo.; Co. Clerk of Osage Co. since 1921. 

Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived 

since at Pawhuska. Hobby, baseball and 
other outdoor sports. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. 

MACDONALD. C. S., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Atchison, Kan., Jan. 9, 
1S77. Edu., h. sch., Wichita, Kan.; Univ. 
of Kan., LL. B. Wife, Anna Hubner, 
Kan. Cdrn., 1 s.; Id. Bus. Con., Leahy, 
Maxey, Macdonald, Holden, Tulsa. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., 
(pol.) T. J. Leahy, John F. Palmer, Paw¬ 
huska ; Fed. Judge Bob Williams, Mus¬ 
kogee. Church, Episcopal. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Commercial Club; C. of C., active 
mbr. in all public affairs; Phi Delta Phi; 
Sigma Nu; K. P., Pawhuska; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Pawhuska; Guthrie Consistory; 
Tulsa Shrine. Imp. Rel., A. B. Macdonald, 
(bro.), optician, Ponca City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 2-2 yrs.; 
works personally and through corns.; 
favors prohibition; anti-Klan. Offices, 
City Atty., Paw'huska 1906-tO; City 
Commr. 1920-23; Mayor of Yawhuska 





1923-24; Chmn. Cc. Election Bd. 2 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co., dist. and st. 
convs. a number of times. Remarks, 
yr. and at Pawhuska since; during W. 
War took an active part in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bond work. Interested in civic 
improvements. 

MAHAN, MRS. W. J., Fairfax. Dem. 
Y.-Chinn. Dem. Cen. Com. 1930. (Further 
information unavailable). 

MALONE, S. P., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
City Manager of Pawhuska. B., Knox¬ 
ville, Tenn., June 18, 1878. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Fall River, Kan. :Ky. Univ., 
4 yrs; Commercial Col., Ky. Wife. Jessie 
Young Gladfelter. Cdrn., 1 s., Harold; 
2 d., Loraine, Pearl Louise. Bus. Con., 
owner of real estate and oil stock; in 
oil production bus. for 26 yrs.; familiar 
with farming and steel construction bus. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. W. Keith, Clarence Loliman, P. 
J.AIonk, Mayor; Walter Soderstron, J. W. 
Stroud, W. C. Tucker, Osage Co.; W. H. 
Chappell, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Commercial; Lions, is 
active leader in civic affairs; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Scottish and York Rites; Master Ma¬ 
son, Kansas City, past Master, Pawhuska. 
Imp. Rel., E. L. Malone, Maynardville, 
Tenn. ; and P. L. Malone, Knoxville, Tenn. 
(bros.) ; D. L. King, merchant. Pol. Act., 
independent; active for many yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
■coins. Offices, City Mgr., Pawhuska past 6 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; 
lived at Jenks for a few months, at Tulsa 
at Pawhuska since 1912. Active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

MASTERS, ALAN D., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., El Reno, Olda.. Nov. 
2, 1904. Edu., com. and h. sch., Shenan¬ 
doah, la.; LTniv. of la., grad. Wife, Max¬ 


ine, d. of Dr. C. W. Day, Tulsa. Cdrn., 
2 s., John I)., Chas. D. Bus. Con., in 
newspaper bus. all his life, is now pub¬ 
lisher Pawhuska Journal Capital, and 
Osage Journal; formerly connected with 
Evening Dem., Ft. Madison, la.. Daily 
Standard, Excelsior, Mo., Des. Moines 
Capitol. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Citizens 
Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., W. J. McGiffin, 
Ft. Madison, la.; H. G. Funkhouser, Paw¬ 
huska. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Commercial: Rotary, active in civic and 
public affairs; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. 
Imp. Rel., Ormsby McHarg, New York 
City, atty. and former mbr. Roosevelt 
cabinet. Pol. Act., partisan nationally but 
independent locally: makes speeches. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; spent most of 
his life out of st.; returned to Okla. and 
located at Pawhuska in 1925; mbr. Ia. 
Natl. Guard for 3 yrs. Hobbies football, 
basketball and prize fights. 

McClelland, j. C., Burbank. Rep. 
Occ., Justice of Peace. B„ Bridgeport, 
Ind., Jan. 15, 1848. Edu., com. sch., Ind. 
Wife, Julia Bovee, Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Clyde 
B., Okla. City; Clinton E.. Berkeley, Calif. • 
1 d., Mrs. Lucile Wieser, Burbank. Bk. 
Con., Farmers St., Burbank. Assoc.. G 
T. Norton; (pol.) A. S. Perryman, For- 
aker; Sam Wilson, Barnsdall; J. D. 
Mitchell, Pawhuska. Church, Meth. pre¬ 
ferred. Lodges, I. 0. O. F., Ponca City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 26 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and 
corns.; not so active in recent yrs. on 
account of age; favors prohibition. Offices, 
Police Judge, Ponca City 1901-05 ; mbr. 
Bd. of Edu. at Ponca City formerly; 
former Justice of Peace, Ponca City; 
Justice of Peace, Burbank since 1920. 
Patry Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs. 
a number of times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; lived at Ponca City 1893- 


G25 

1913; at Burbank since; active in civic 
affairs. Hobby, chickens. 

McCORKLE, .1. R., Burbank. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Waynesville, Mo., Nov. 15, 
1889. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, Myrtle 
Hash. Bus: Con., grocer; ovrner of real 
estate property; farming and ranching. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Burbank. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. H. Logan, J. K. Mitchell, J. C. 
McClellan, Burbank. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Commercial, active mbr.; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 10 yrs.; works mostly 
through coins. Offices, Clerk Sch. Bd. 
past 2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived at Thomas 2 yrs.; Foss 1900- 
09; and Burbank since. Mbr. Co. Red 
Cross Assn. Hobby, livestock. 

McCOY, FRANK T., Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Greensburg, Ind., Sept. 
15, 1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Logan 
Co., Okla.; St. Johns Military Academy; 
Ind. Uniy. Wife, Virginia, d. of W. G. 
Hightower, Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s., at 
Shattuck Sch., Fairbault, Minn. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Pol. Assoc., 
Vernon .Whiting, C. H. Codding, Osage Co.; 
W. G. Skelly, G. R. McCullough, Tulsa; 
John Embry, Okla. City. Church, Episco¬ 
pal. Clubs, Beta Theta Pi; Amer., St. 
and Co. Bar Assn.; C. of C., active in 
civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan in natl. 
affairs, independent in local; active in 
natl. pol.; favors prohibition; makes sonfe 
speeches; works mostly through personal 
activities. Offices, Dept, of Justice, Okla. 
City 1912-20. Party Honors, del. to dist., 
co. and st. convs on several occasions; 
attends natl. and cong. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived at Guthrie 
1890-1912; Okla. City 1912-20; Pawhuska 
since. 

McDONALD, B. P., Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., County Sheriff. B„ Cowley Co., 
Ivan., Dec. 6, 1879. Edu., com. and h. 
sch. Winfield, Kan. Wife, Jessie May, d. 
of C. M. Hill, Pawnee Co. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Leslie H. Bus. Con., has oil holdings, 1 
producing well; was formerly in drug bus. 
at Pawhuska for 17 yrs. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Commerce, Pawhuska. Assoc., Ed 
Clovine, undersheriff; Will Parker, deputy 
sheriff; (pol.) H. B. White, Bill Mitcheli, 
Bert Lawton, Pawhuska; Henry McGraw, 
Tulsa; W. H. Clark, Blackwell. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; B. P. 
O. E., past Exalted Ruler, Pawhuska; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Pawhuska; Tulsa 
Shrine; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., 
Airs. W. H. Clark, (mother), Blackwell; 
L. J. McDonald, (bro.), Pawhuska; Mrs. 
Easterday, (sister), Kay Co. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. for 30 
yrs.; anti-Ivlan; in favor of prohibition 
enforcement; makes some speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
former City Treas., Pawhuska, 2 yrs. ; held 
all offices on Election Bd.; Sheriff of 
Osage Co. since 1928, elected on dry 
Platform. Party Honors, del. to co., dist. 
and st. convs on several occasions. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Blackwell 1893-1903; at Pawhuska since. 
During W. War was active in Liberty 
Loan work. Hobby, bowling. 

McGUIRE, WILLIAM E„ Pawhuska. 
Rep. Occ., real estate and insurance 
dealer. B., Kaseyville, Mo., Nov. 28, 
1858. Edu., com. and h. sch., Kaseyville, 
Mo.; St. Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mo., 
grad. 1879. Wife, first, Virginia Slater, 
(deceased) ; second, Mrs. Bertha Stoner, 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Joel S., Pawhuska; 
Robt. Earl, Burbank; 1 d.. Airs. Naomi B. 
Robinson, Huntington Park, Calif. Bus. 
Con., real estate and insurance bus., 
Pawhuska. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Citi¬ 
zens Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., Judge Henry 
Wood, personal friend; Major L. J. Miles, 
J. W. Stroud, Clarence Lohman, W. Clark 
Tucker, Eugene S. Shidler; (pol.) co. Rep. 
leaders; and Byrd AIcGuire, Ed S. Vaught, 




G2G 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MAJOR L. J. MILES 


John Embry, ex-Gov. Jenkins. Church, 
Meth.; trustee since 1898; Supt. S. S. 
for 20 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, repre¬ 
sented club in International Conv., in 
Calif., 1926; past pres. Pawhuska Lions 
Club; C. of C., active mbr.; organized 
first troop of Boy Scouts, Pawhuska 1909, 
Scoutmaster and Executive for 14 yrs.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter, Pawhuska, 
past Sec’y. Blue Lodge; past Patron 
Eastern Star; Guthrie Consistory; I. O. 
0. P.; K. P., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Byrd 
S. McGuire. ex-Congressman, Tulsa, (bro.) ; 
Mrs. W. B. Frederick, Tulsa, (sister). 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. for 49 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
personally and through organiz. Offices, 
City Clerk, Ponca City 1893 ; Supt. of 
Sells. 1896-98 ; Postmaster, Pawhuska, 
1898, 1915, appointed by Pres. McKinley; 
mbr. Library Bd.; mbr. Co. Health Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to several st., dist., 
and co. convs.; past St. Committeeman; 
served on Election Bds.; elected Co. Treas. 
of Osage Co., 1918, but refused and re¬ 
signed office. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived at Ponca City 1893-98; at 
Pawhuska since. During W. War was 
active on corns., in bond drives and Red 
Cross work; Capt. of first Natl. Guard 
organized in st., at Ponca City. Inter¬ 
ested in boys and Boy Scout work. Strong 
man for better civic affairs. 

MILES, LABAN JENKS, Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., retired business man. B., Miami 
Co., Ohio, March 10, 1844. Edu., com. 
sch., Westbranch, la.; Univ. of la. 1860- 
63. Wife, Agnes. Cdrn., 2 s., Theodore 
W. and O. B., Pawhuska; 3 d., Mrs. Har¬ 
riett Odell, Topeka, Kans.; Mrs. Blanche 
Hopper, Co. Infirmary, Pawhuska; Mrs. 
Laura McMillan, (deceased). Bus. Con., 
stockholder Newman Dry Goods Co. ; 
Newman Investment Co., Arkansas City, 
Kan.; stockholder Frst Natl. Bk., Paw¬ 


huska; land owner. Bk, Con., First Natl., 
Pawhuska. Assoc., Albert Newman, Ar¬ 
kansas City ; Clarence Lohman, Pawhuska; 
(pol.) T. J. Leahy, W. E. McGuire, J. Geo. 
Wright. Osage Co.; Sen. Allison, la.; 
Chas. E. Curtis, Washington, D. C., (V.- 
Pres.) ; Sen. Breck of Ky. Church, Meth. 
Imp. Rel., B. C. Miles, (half bro.), retired 
lumberman, Salem, Ore. Pol. Act. inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. st. and natl. since 
maturity; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through coins, and party organiz. 
Interested in young men and in temper¬ 
ance. Offices, Twp. Trustee when young; 
Indian Agent, Pawhuska 1878-85 ; 1889- 

93; City Councilman, Arkansas City, 1895- 
99. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. in 
Okla., Kan., and la. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1878 ; lived at Pawhuska since 
except 1885-89 when he lived at Arkansas 
City, Kan. Has devoted much of his life 
to Indian work. 

MITCHELL. J. K., Burbank. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Cawker City, Kan., Jan. 
1, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sell., Cawker 
City, Kan. Wife, Georgia C. Buist, Kan. 
Bus. Con., owner of J. K. Mitchell Gen. 
Mercantile Store, Burbank; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Farmers St., Burbank. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs, Commercial, active in 
all public affairs. Pol. Act., partisan in 
natl. affairs but independent locally; in¬ 
fluential in co. for past 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only; favors 
prohibition. Offices, Mayor of Burbank, 
elected 1928, now serving; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; 
lived at Burbank since. During W. War 
was mbr. of Co. Council of Defense and 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. 

MITCHELL, LAYTON, Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., Chief of Police. B., Mitchell, Ind., 
Feb. 25, 1900. Edu., com. sch., Bedford, 


Ind., com. and h. sch.. Bus. Col., Okla. 
City. Wife, Tressa, d. of T. J. Haddock, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Elsie, Evelyn 
Marie. Bk. Con., First Natl., Pawhuska. 
Assoc., S. P. Malone, City Mgr.; P. J. 
Monk, Mayor, Pawhuska; (pol.) Henry 
Woods, Co. Judge; James Devine, Co. 
Atty., Pawhuska; Sam Turner, Supt. Bur¬ 
eau of Identifications, Okla. City; A. L. 
Jeffrey, Supreme Ct., Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, K. P., Pawhuska. Imp. 
Rel., Clyde Mitchell, officer in Ind.; Guy 
Mitchell, officer in Okla. City, (bros.) ; 
Geo. Mitchell, Hobart, Legis. 1916. Pol. 
Act., independent; active for 6 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Chief of Police, Pawhuska. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910; lived at Okla. City 
1910-23, and at Pawhuska since. Active 
in all civic affairs. Attends all st. sheriff 
and peace officers convs. Hobby, sports. 

MITCHELL, WOODWARD R., Shidler. 
Rep. B., 1876, La. Edu., Col. man. Bk. 
Con., Shidler Natl. Pol. Act., partisan 
worker. Offices, Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 1928- 
30. (Complete information unavailable). 

MULLINS, IRA, Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Dickenson Co., Va., May 
2, 1872. Wife, Jettie S. Souter. Bus. 

Con., practicing physician; ranch owner; 
familiar with drug bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Hominy. Assoc., (pol.) T. J. Leahy, 
Tulsa; J. J. Quarles, Fairfax; L. F. 
Roberts, Pawhuska; Chas. Peters, Tulsa; 
Chas. Wrightsman, E. B. Howard, Hubert 
Bolen, Ed Trapp. Church, Pres., active 
mbr. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
mbr.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Hominy; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory'; Tulsa Shrine; O. E. A., 
Hominy; Co. Medical Assn., past pres.; 
mbr. St. Medical Assn.; I. O. O. F., 
Hominy. Imp. Rel., S. B. Mullins, (bro.), 
bus. man, Praise, Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 35 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. Edu. 23 yrs.; Mayor 2 yrs. in 
past; City Health Officer. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. convs. since statehood; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903 ; lived since at Hominy. 
During W. War was Capt. of Camp Hos¬ 
pital No. 26, in France; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Andrew Blackwell Post, Hominy. 
Interested in good sch. and civic improve¬ 
ments. 

MULLIN, MRS. IRA, Hominy. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. Married. No cdrn. 
Party Honors. V.-Chmn. Co. Conv. for 
several terms. Remarks, chief interest 
sch. work. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

MURPHY, E. F., Barnsdall. Dem. Occ., 
refinery foreman. B., Dover, N. H., Oct. 
2, 1895. Edu., h. sch., Manchester, N. H.; 
Tufts Cod., Boston, Mass., grad. B. S., 
1918. Wife, Della, d. of Henry Jensen, 
Lawton. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. Assoc., 
John Kennedy, Hiram Curnutt, Barnsdall; 
(pol.) Henry Wood, James Devine, J. C. 
Worten, Pawhuska; Gov. Holloway. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs, C. of C., active mbr. 
Pol. Act., partisan in natl. affairs, inde¬ 
pendent locally; active in co. for 6 yrs.; 
favors prohibition; works personally and 
through corns. Party Honors, del. to dist. 
and co. convs.; attends st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1919; lived since at 
Barnsdall. During W. War served in 101st 
Field Signal Batt.; 26th Div., Y. D.; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Webster Schrack Post, 
Barnsdall; Commander of Post at present 
and St. Historian of the Legion. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. 

NASH, JOE, Fairfax. Rep. Occ., sub¬ 
stitute postal clerk. B., Ralston, Okla., 
July 15, 1904. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Fairfax, grad. 1922; Okla. A. & M. Col. 
1924-26. Unmarried. Bus. Con., familiar 
with electrical bus.; oil and gas station 
bus., and clerk. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Fairfax. Assoc., (pol.) D. E. Foley, Dr. 




627 


OSAGE COUNTY 



FRANK S. NIPPER 


and Mrs. Prentiss, Fairfax; Bert Lawton, 
James Devine, Pawhuska; Pat Hurley, 
Washington, D. C.; Chas. O’Conner, Tulsa. 
Church, Chris. Imp. Rel., R. C. Nash, 
(father), Fairfax, organizer and editor of 
first Rep. newspaper in Osage Co. and 
active in co. pol. for many yrs.; Mrs. 
William Thieme, (sister), Fairfax, com- 
mitteewoman. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1924; one of the younger pol. 
workers in co.; personal contact worker. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. conv., 
1926-28; Prct. Committeeman; Co. Organ¬ 
izer for Young Rep. Club. Remarks, lived 
at Ralston until 1905 and in Fairfax since. 
Hobby, football. 

NASH, R. C., Fairfax. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired newspaper man. B., Branch Co., 
Mich., March 12, 1855. Edu., com. sch., 
Ind.; Wolcottville Seminary, Ind. Wife, 
Elizabeth. Cdrn., 2 s., D. L., Joe; 3 d., 
Mrs. S. B. Walters, Mrs. Seibert Hunsaker, 
Mrs. Wm. Thieme, Fairfax. Bk. Con., 
Osage Bk., Fairfax. Assoc., (pol.) W. C. 
McGuire, Pawhuska; Dr. M. B. Prentiss, 
Fairfax; John Fields, Clarence Douglass, 
Frank Greer, Bird S. McGuire. Clubs, C. 
of C., one of the organizers and first sec’y. 
of Fairfax Chamber. Imp. Rel., Vernon 
Nash (nephew’), Rhodes scholar from Mo., 
now head of Journalism Dept., Peking 
Univ., China. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for many yrs.; served his party faithfully 
through columns of his newspapers; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
corns., but his principal services have 
been rendered through columns of his news¬ 
papers. Party Honors, del. to co., dist., 
and st. convs. on several occasions; one 
of the official escorts to Vice Pres. Fair¬ 
banks when he w’as in Okla. prior to 
statehood; former Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Norman 
1900-02; Ralston 1902-04 ; Fairfax since; 
edited first Rep. newspaper in Osage Co.; 
helped organize first sch. in Fairfax; has 
written history of several Okla. towns, 
which records are on file at St. Historical 
Society. 

NIPPER, FRANK S., Sliidler. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B., Fayette, Mo., Nov. 12, 1847. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. and Cen. Col. Fay¬ 
ette. Mo. Wife, Ottie Corbin. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Francis; 1 d., Nadine, nurse Ponca City 
Hospital. Bus. Con., publisher Shidler Re¬ 


view; also familiar with electrical en¬ 
gineering. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange, 
Shidler. Assoc., (pol.) Sam H. Wilson, 
Barnsdall; Congressman Chas. O’Connor, 
Tulsa; John Embry, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth., Prague. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active in all civic affairs; K. P., Ponca 
City; I. O. O. F., Shidler. Imp. Rel., 
Louis J. Nipper, (bro.), Eckner Paige 
Motor Co., Coffeyville, Kan. Pol. Act. 
active in st. for many yrs.; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, Post¬ 
master, Apperson 4 yrs; Postmaster Wy- 
nona formerly. Party Honors, alternate 
to natl. conv. 1928; del. to co. and st. 
convs. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909 ; lived at Prague 1909-19 ; 
lived at Wynona 3 yrs., and has lived at 
Shidler since 1927. Volunteered for serv¬ 
ice in. W. War; helped organize first Red 
Cross chapter at Prague, first chapter in 
Lincoln Co. Hobby, baseball, fishing and 
hunting. His grandfather was a soldier 
in Blackhawk War. 

NOEL. J. E., Hominy. Rep. Occ., 
minister and police judge. B., Galesburgh, 
Ill., April 26, 1861. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. 
Wife, Martha Elizabeth Skaggs, of Mo. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Cash, Earl, and Art, at 

Hominy; 4 d., Mrs. Ossie Chester, Okla. 
City; Mrs. Emma Mitchell, Howard, Kan.; 
Mrs. Mercy Wilson, Bartlesville; Mrs. 
Myrtle Tatten, Earlsboro. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Hominy Natl., Bk. of Commerce, 
Hominy. Assoc., (pol.) J. B. Weaver, Dr. 
Farley, Percy Dixon, Hominy. Church, of 
God Holiness, minister; preacher for 25 
yrs.; gave up all lodges when he entered 
ministry as he thinks their principles are 
wrong. Active in civic affairs of Hominy. 
Imp. Rel., Jake D. Noel, Edgar Co., Ill. 
(bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 20 yrs; makes some speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts; favors 
prohibition, but thinks law should be 
amended so it could be enforced. Offices, 
Police Judge 2 yrs, still serving; former 
Deputy Sheriff and Justice of Peace. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Elk City 1901-05; Hominy since. During 
W. War was active in Liberty Bond and 
Red Cross work. 

NORTON, GEORGE T., Burbank. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, loans and insurance 
dealer. B., Bruce Co., Canada, Oct. 2, 
1864. (Came to Mo. the same year.) Edu., 
com. sch., Carroll Co., Mo. Wife, (de¬ 
ceased). Bus. Con., Norton & McClel¬ 
land; farm owner; also familiar with 
hardware bus. Bk. Oon., Osage St. Bk., 
Fairfax; Farmers St., Burbank. Assoc., 
J. C. McClelland, partner in bus.; (pol.) 
Pat Henry, W. T. Crozier, Pawhuska; 
Thomas Pinkston, G. C. Byers, Burbank. 
Clubs, Commercial, Burbank. Imp. Rel., 
Gus S. Norton, Kalvester, Kan.; Wm. I. 
Norton, Hughson, Calif., and T. R. Nor¬ 
ton, Modesto, Calif, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active since 1909 ; one of the 
most active mbrs. of party in his section 
of co. for many yrs.; depended upon to 
do organiz. work; does personal contact 
work and serves on coins. Offices, Con¬ 
stable and ex-City Councilman; mbr. Sch. 
Bd.; Inspector on Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; del. to several 
st. convs; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived in Grant Co. 
1905-08; Apache 1908-09 ;and at Bur¬ 
bank since. Hobby, stockraising. 

OAKLEY, V. R„ Barnsdall. Rep. Occ., 
supt. Barnsdall Refining Co. B., Ottawa, 
Kan., July 16, 1890 Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Coffeyville, Kan. Wife, Lillian B. 
Layn. Cdrn., 2 s., John, Vernon; 1 d.. 
Hazel. Bus. Con., supt. Barnsdall Refin¬ 
ing Co., Barnsdall, since 1926; in refinery 
bus. in Kan. and Okla. for 14 yrs. Bk. 
Con., Fourth Natl., Wichita, Kan. Assoc., 
F. E. HOlsten, E. B. Reeser. Tulsa; H. 
M. Eddinger, H. L. Hughes, Tulsa; (pol.) 
Tom Pemrel, Buck Curnutt. Barnsdall; E. 
B. Reeser. Tom Casey, Tulsa. Church, 


Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Wichita, Kan.; 
Consistory, Shrine, Wichita, Kan.; M. W. 
A., Wichita. Imp. Rel., S. K. Titus, Ponca 
City. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. and st. for 5 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts; influential among the 700 
employees of Barnsdall Refining Co.; 
makes speeches. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1919; lived at Cushing 1919-21; Okmul¬ 
gee 1921-26; Barnsdall since. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing. 

PALMER, JOHN F., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., retired lawyer and rancher. B., Da¬ 
kota Terr., Apr. 5, 1862. Edu., primary 
grades in Cath. Mission Sch., Osage Mis¬ 
sion, Kan. Wife, Martha Plomondon. 
Cdrn., 1 s., John Edwin (dec.) ; 5 d., Mrs. 
Mable A. Eschrich, Mrs. Mary E. Gaylord, 
Mrs. Clementine Durrett, Mrs. Martha M. 
Trough (dec.), Mrs. Marguerite Brofman. 
Bus. Con., extensive land owner; stock 
raising. Assoc., W. S. Fitzpatrick, C. D. 
Shukers, C. J. Wrightsman, E. L. Fulton; 
(pol.) J. J. Quarles, Frank Shaw, Fairfax; 
Lee Cruce; Gen. Roy Hoffman; John Dool- 
in, formerly chmn. of Dem. St. Com. 
Lodges, K. P., Pawhuska; Mason, first 
Master of first Masonic Lodge in Osage 
Co. Imp. Rel., Gen. John N. Palmer, for¬ 
mer Governor and U. S. Senator of Ill. 
Pol. Act., active in st. since 1893; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Party Honors, was temporary chmn. 
of first single statehood conv.; chmn. 
Osage Co. Dem. Com. at statehood; attends 
all st. and Osage Co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1876; lived since in and 
near Pawhuska; a pioneer and original 
frontiersman of Okla.; veteran of Spanish- 
Amer. War, being the only volunteer from 
Osage Co. in that war; served under Roy 
Hoffman, who was then capt.; one of the 
great factors in upbuilding Okla. in all 
lines of endeavor; active in problems af¬ 
fecting the Osage Indians since he is one; 
leader in securing educational rights for 
Osage e/lrn. in public schs. of Okla. 
Hobby, race horses. 

PERRYMAN, A. S., Foraker. Rep. Occ., 
rancher. B., Mercer Co., Mo., Mch. 2, 
1865. Edu., com. and h. schs., Mo. Wife, 
Myrtle Fox. Cdrn., 2 s„ Chas., Foraker; 
Warren, Wichita, Kan.; 3 d., Mrs. Ollie 
Weaver, Abilene, Tex.; Mrs. Hattie Castle- 
man, Foraker; Miss Gladys Perryman, Ar¬ 
kansas City, Kan. Bus. Con., stockman; 
ranchman; owner land; familiar with liv¬ 
ery and mercantile bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Chas. Perryman (son), part¬ 
ner in bus.; (pol.) C. H. Codding, A. S. 
Sands, Tom Rickard, Osage Co.; O. O. 
Owens, Lew Wentz, Geo. Bretz, Henry Mc- 
Graw, Dan Bain. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Ldoge; M. W. A., Foraker. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. W. M. Potter (half-bro.), 
Portland, Ore. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. for 30 yrs.; works personally and 
through com. Offices, mbr. Twelfth Legis¬ 
lature : Mayor of Foraker 9 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 15 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st. conv. 1928; to all co. convs.; mbr. elec¬ 
tion bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; 
lived at Ponca City 1893-1903; Foraker 
since. Active in all civic affairs; built 
first house in Ponca City in 1893 ; during 
W. War was active in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work. Hobby, hogs. 

PEGG, C. C., Barnsdall. Rep. Occ., 
druggist. B., St. Clair Co., Mo., Feb. 
11, 1882. Edu., com. and li. schs., Ponca 
City; Highland Park Pharmacy Sell., Des 
Moines, la. Wife, Carrie, d. of P. M. 
Smith, Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 d., Lillian, at 
h. Bus. Con., Pegg Drug Store, Barns¬ 
dall : owner: familiar with farming and 
stockraising bus. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. 
Assoc., tool.) H. M. Curnutt. H. R. Little, 
C. H. Myers, Barnsdall; William E. Mc¬ 
Guire, Pat Henry, Paw'liuska. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
in civic affairs; Mason Blue Lodge. Barns¬ 
dall; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., F. 




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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JNO. F. i’ALMER 















till'd 

Pierson (uncle), bus. man, Nowata. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st.; makes speech¬ 
es ; works through personal contacts and 
com. Offices, special asst, to Atty. Gen¬ 
eral 1922. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. since 1921; past pres, of Co. 
League of Young Dems.; managed st. conv. 
at Pawhuska of League. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1912; lived at Nowata 1912-21; 
Okla. City 1921-23; Pawhuska since. Ac¬ 
tive mbr. of Okla. Bar Assn, and mbr. 
of its Council; mbr. of Amer. Legion, Rol- 
lie McCartney Post, Pawhuska. Hobby, 
aviation. 

PLUMMER, JIM S., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., Court Bailiff. B., Pettis Co., Mo., 
June 1, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Pettis Co., 
Mo. Wife, Birdie, d. of W. W. Dunham, 
Pawhuska. Cdrn., 3 d., Hattie, Jane, Dora. 
Bus. Con., owner of real estate properties. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. T. Leahy, Judge J. J. Worten, Judge 
Woods, Clarence Lohman, M. L. Holcombe, 
T. J. Leahy, John Tillman, Fred Tillman, 
Pawhuska; E. B. How’ard, Judge N. A. 
McNeil, Bert Chandler, C. J. Wrightsman, 
Tulsa. Church, Bap. Lodges, M. W. A., 
Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Bert Means, Lamont, 
Mo.; J. T. Howard, Kansas City, Mo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1899; 
effective as personal contact worker. Of¬ 
fices, Ct. Bailiff, now serving; former 
Constable; former sch. dir. Party Honors, 
Election Bd. Inspector; prct. committee¬ 
man ; attends all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899; lived since at Paw¬ 
huska; interested in good sch. and roads. 

PINKSTON, THOMAS J., Burbank. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Jefferson City, Mo., 
July 23, 1877. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Medicine Lodge, Kan.; N. W. Tchrs. Col., 
Alva. Wife, Ada Newton. Bus. Con., 
Baughman Lbr. Co.; farm owner; hatchery 
bus. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., R. 
II. Baughman, Ponca City; (pol.) G. C. 
Byers. G. T. Norton. Burbank; Clarence 
Lohman, Pawhuska; Frank Quarles, Fair¬ 
fax; E. B. Howard, Tulsa. Church, Com¬ 
munity; teaches Bible class; past S. S. 
supt. Clubs &. Lodges, Commercial, past 
pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, past Master, 
Burbank; Guthrie Consistory; Chapter, 
Kaw City. Pol. Act., independent; active 
in co. since 1919; works through personal 
contacts only; influential among the far- 


GRACE S. MRS. M. B.) PRENTISS 


A. S. PERRYMAN 


OSAGE COUNTY 


PERRYMAN, ROSS, Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., Court Clerk. B., Ridgeway, Kan., 
July 23, 1897. Edu., com. and h. schs.; 
1 term at col., Emporia, Kan. Wife, Helen 
Kinney, Kan. Bus. Con., Franklin Life 
Insurance Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Cit¬ 
izens Natl. Assoc., Dr. G. I. Walker, 
Hominy; C. R. Bailey, Foraker; Chas. 
P entiss, Pawhuska; F. W. Eitsman, For¬ 
aker; (pol.) C. Cornett, Pawhuska; Judge 
Chappell, Okla. City. Church, Cong., Over¬ 
brook, Kan. Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Over- 
brook, Kan. Imp. Rel., John Little, Col¬ 
orado Springs, Colo., former Dist. Judge 
3 terms; A. S. Perryman (second cousin), 
Representative from Osage Co.; Lloyd Per¬ 
ryman (bro.), Topeka, Kan. Pol. Act., 
independent; active for 6 yrs.; favors pro¬ 
hibition ; works personally and through 
com. Offices, Postmaster, Foraker, 1925- 
27; Ct. Clk., now serving; mbr. election 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1918; lived 
at Billings 1918-22; Foraker 1922-28 ; 
Pawhuska since; active in all civic affairs ; 
during W. War was mbr. of Co. 9, Aero 
Squadron, Kelly Field, Tex.; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska. 
Hobby, baseball. 


J. Pegg (bro.), Drumright. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; active in co. for 10 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
served on election bds. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889 ; lived at Stillwater 1889-91 ; 
Ponca City 1891-1902; Bartlesville 1902- 
18; at Barnsdall since. Hobby, educational 
work. 

PENNELL, F. E„ Barnsdall. Rep. Occ., 
drilling contractor. B., Venia, Pa., June 
26, 1883. Edu., com. sch.. Pa. Wife, 

Etta B. McCray, Pa. Cdrn., 1 s., Nor¬ 
man; 2 d„ Ellen, Winifred. Bus. Con., 
Pennell Drilling Co. past 14 yrs.; familiar 
with lumber bus. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St.; 
Okla. St., Skiatook; Tulsa Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., Thomas Pennell (bro.), partner in 
bus.; (pol.) Sam Wilson, Barnsdall; John 
Freeman, Hominy; Chas. O’Connor, W. B. 
Pine, Grant McCullough. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Barnsdall; 
Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 25 yrs.; 
Offices, County Commr., elected 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; del. 
to dist. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1918; lived since at Barnsdall; ac¬ 
tive in civic improvements; during W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond drives. Hob¬ 
by, fishing. 

PENNELL, THOMAS, Barnsdall. Rep. 
Occ., assistant superintendent Barnsdall 
Machine Shop. B„ Coraopolis, Pa., Aug. 
15, 1889. Edu., com. sell., Pa.; commercial 
col., Beaver, Pa. Wife, Etta B. McMurt- 
rie, Pa. Bus. Con., asst. supt. Barnsdall 
Machine Shop; familiar with steel mill, 
drilling and garage bus.; was formerly as¬ 
sociated w 7i th U. S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh. 
Pa., for 15 yrs. Assoc , (pol.) Jimmie De- 
vine, Ben McDonald. W. L. Eagan, A. C. 
Alexander, W. G. Skelly. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Council, Chap¬ 
ter, Barnsdall; Guthrie Consistory; Shnne 
Pittsburgh, Pa. Imp Rel.. F. E Pennell 
(bro.), Co. Commr., Barnsdall. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. politics for 20 yrs.; 
works personally and through com. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; former 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1919; lived since at Barnsdall; ac¬ 
tive in all civic affairs; during W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond work; mbr. 
Izaak Walton League. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 


T. .T. PINKSTON 


PHILLIPS, T. E„ Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
filling station. Office, sec’y Rep. Co. Cen. 
Com. (Complete information unavailable). 

PIERSON, WELCOME D., Pawhuska. 
Dem. Oec., lawyer. B., Conway Springs, 
Kan., Feb. 22, 1899. Edu., com. sch., 

Kan.; h. sch., Nowata, grad. 1917; Univ. 
of Okla., grad. 1922. Wife, Frances, d. 
of F. L. Ratliff, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
Pierson & Barney, attorneys, Pawhuska ; at¬ 
torneys for Diamond Refining Co., Natl. 
Surety Co.; also general practice. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
Ralph A. Barney (partner) ; Robert Stuart, 
W. C. Tucker, G. W. Gilchrist, A. D. Mas¬ 
ters, M. L. Holcombe, Pawhuska; (pol.) 
Clarence Lohman, L. A Justus, Jr., Henry 
Wood, Pawhuska; H. N. Curnutt, Barns¬ 
dall; Dr. Ira Mullins. Hominy; Frank 
Shaw, Fairfax; Sam F. Wilkinson, No¬ 
wata ; Ed Dabney, Geo. Short. S. P. Freel- 
ing. Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., v.-pres. and chmn. of 
Industrial and Aviation Coins.; very active 
mbr. in all civic affairs; Pawhuska Aero 
Club, pres. Imp. Rel., F. E. Pierson 
(father), bus. man., Garber; Chas. E. 













C30 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. ,T. QUARLES 


mers. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd,. former mbr. 
City Council, Burbank. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived at Alva 1893-1906; at 
Osage 1906-18; Burbank since; mbr. of 
Council of Boy Scouts; active In all civic 
affairs. Hobby, chicken raising. 

PINKSTON, ADA N., Burbank. Dem. 
Occ., poultry raiser. B., Chaffee, N. Y., 
Jan. 15, 1888. Edu., com. sch., Buffalo, 
N. Y. Hus., T. J. Pinkston, merchant, 
Burbank. Bus. Con., Hillcrest Poultry 
Farm. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
Mrs. A. R. McCurry (sister), Burbank; 
(pol.) Mrs. Geo. James, Fairfax; W. H. 
Logan, G. T. Norton, Burbank; E. B. 
Howard, Tulsa; Frank Quarles, Fairfax. 
Church, Community. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Osage Co. Poultry Assn.; charter mbr. 
and v.-pres., W. C. T. U., Kaw City; East¬ 
ern Star. Imp. Rel., Glenna N. Buckley 
(sister), pipe organist, Buffalo, N. Y. Pol. 
Act., independent; works mostly on com. 
Party Honors, elk. of Dem. Election Bd. 
since 1924, now serving; del. to Dem. Conv. 
at Pawhuska. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; interested in movements for better¬ 
ment of community. 

PRENTISS, M. B., Fairfax. Rep. Occ., 
physician. B., Metarnore, Ohio, June 25, 
1874. Edu., Col. of Medicine and Surgery, 
Detroit, Mich., M. D., 1896. Wife, L. 
Grace Sage, Kansas City. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Harry L., Toledo; H. M., physician, No¬ 
wata. Bus. Con., practicing physician; 
farm owner; familiar with drug bus. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Fairfax Natl.; Osage St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Joe Nash, D. E. Foley, 
Homer Huffaker. Fairfax; Lew Wentz, A. 
C. Alexander, Grant McCullough. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. active in 
all civic affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Fair¬ 
fax. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 25 
yrs.: influential in west Osage Co.; makes 
speeches; works mostly through party or¬ 
ganizations and com. Offices, first Rep. 
elected to Legislature from Osage Co., 
1912; first Mayor of Wynn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since at Fairfax; 
has never missed a st. conv. in 20 yrs.; 
attends nearly all natl. convs. of Rep. 
party; nominee for sec’y of st. in 1914; 
during W. War was local chmn. of Red 
Cross. Hobby, politics. 

PRENTISS, MRS. M. B., Prentiss. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Kansas City, Mo. 


Edu., com. and h. sells., Kansas City; Mo. 
Univ.; bus. col., Kansas City. Hus., Dr. 
M. B. Prentiss, Fairfax. Bus. Con., farm 
owner in Osage Co.; citrus grove in Fla. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Fairfax Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. A. Justus, C. K. Temple¬ 
ton, H. B. White, Corbett Cornett, Yernon 
Whiting, Ben McDonald, Pawhuska; Lew 
Wentz, Sen. Harreld, D. E. Johnston, Mrs. 
O. R. Cureton, Mrs. T. B. Ferguson. 
Church, Epis. Clubs, dept, pres, of Amer. 
Legion Aux.; U. D. C.; eligible for mem¬ 
bership in I). A. R.; past pres. Philomathion 
Federated Club; chmn. Co. Red Cross; 
pres. Okla, League of Postmasters, 2 yrs.; 
v.-pres. Tri-State Postmasters Assn., 2 
yrs.; sec’y Okla. Assn. Postmasters, 2 yrs. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. P. Betehen (sister) 
was. st. and national speaker in Okla. 
until 1928 when she removed to Albuquer¬ 
que, N. M.; Mrs. Roscoe Moore (sister), 
tchr. at Earlsboro; Joel Chandler Harris. 
Pol. Act., active in st. and nation for 12 
yrs.; a speaker of st. and natl. fame; also 
works personally and on com. Public Of¬ 
fices, Postmaster, Fairfax, since 1922, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
dist. convs.; pret. committeewoman 1920; 
co. v.-chmn. 1922. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1917; lived at Bartlesville 1917-19; 
Wynona 1919-21; Fairfax since; active in 
Amer. Legion Auxiliary; interested in work 
among disabled soldiers. Hobby, politics 
and Legion work. 

PURYEAR, JAMES A., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Hartsville, Tenn., Jan. 
26, 1881. Edu., com. and h. schs., Seneca, 
Mo. Wife, Marguerite Ellis, Kan. Bus. 
Con., proprietor of Puryear Drug Store, 
Pawhuska. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Pawhuska; Guthrie 
Consistory; Tulsa Akdar Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., R. B. Puryear, Adair; n. L. 
Puryear, Pawhuska (bros.). Pol. Act., ac¬ 
tive in Osage Co. since 1910; works 
through personal contacts and com.; mbr. 
of co. organization; attends nearly all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived since 1910 at Pawhuska; ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. 

QUARLES, FRANK, Fairfax. Dem. Oco., 
merchant. B., Lafayette Co., Miss., Jan. 
13, 1887. Edu., com. sch., Osage Co. 
Wife, Annie. Cdrn., 2 s., James, Riley. 
Bus. Con., Quarles Hardware Store, Fair¬ 
fax. Bk. Con., Osage. Assoc., (pol.) A. 
C. Hunsaker, J. J. Quarles, D. E. John¬ 
son, S. S. Mathis, Fairfax. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., pres.; Rotary; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Fairfax; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., J. J. Quarles (father), 
banker, Fairfax. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1924; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts; his father has for yrs. been 
one of the most influential figures in pol¬ 
itics, and he has grown up in a political 
atmosphere. Offices, former mbr. and 
chmn. of City Council. Party Honors, 
mbr. Young Mens Dem. League; nominee 
for St. Legislature (defeated). Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892; lived at Hominy 1892- 
1903; at Fairfax since. Hobby, golf and 
fishing. 

QUARLES, JAMES JONES II, Fairfax. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., College Hill, 
Miss., May 5, 1862. Edu., com. sch.. Col¬ 
lege Hill, Miss. Wife, Ella Todd. Cdrn., 
2 s., F. O. and James Jones III, Fairfax; 
2 d., Mrs. Aleen Winters, Tulsa; one dead; 
2 stepdaughters, Gertrude Granett Walters, 
Telegin. Roumania; Jean Granett, Brunk- 
off, Wyoming, Ohio. Bus. Con., pres. 
Osage Bk., Fairfax; also familiar with 
mercantile bus., farming, and stock rais¬ 
ing. Assoc., .T. M. Hollings, R. M. Cook, 
Kansas City; W. N. Ballard, John Broder¬ 
ick, Fairfax; (pol.) all partisan Dems. 
in co. and st. Church, Pres. Clubs, Ro¬ 
tary, pres, and very active in all civic 
affairs: pres. Osage Co. Boy Scouts for 
yrs.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., R. W. Quarles 


(bro.), Van Buren, Ark.; Jacob Jones 
Quarles, th« first man to receive a diploma 
from Univ. of Miss. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 50 yrs.; influential in N. E. 
Okla.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. St. Bd. 
of Affairs; City Commr., Pawhuska; mbr. 
Bd. of Regents, Tonkawa. Party Honors. 

del. to constitutional conv. 1906 ; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1892; lived at Hominy 1892-99; Gray 
Horse 1899-1903 ; Fairfax 1903-21; Paw¬ 
huska 1921-24; Fairfax since. Active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan work during 
W. War. Hobby, sweet clover. 

RANSDELL, FRANK E., Hominy. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Cedar Co., Mo. Edu., 

com. and h. schs., Eldorado Springs, Mo.; 
St. Normal Sch., Warrensburg, Mo.; Univ. 
of Mo. Wife, Eleanor Reagen. Bus. Con., 
practicing attorney; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Hominy. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dem. leaders of co. and st. Church, 
Unitarian. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis, dir.; 
C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
I. O. O. F., Hominy. Pol. Act., active for 
25 yrs.; works personally and through 
party organizations; makes speeches; fa¬ 
vors prohibition. Offices, mbr. Mo. Legis¬ 
lature 1899-1901; Asst. Prosecuting Atty., 
Jackson Co., Mo., 1903-05; Co. Atty., El¬ 
lis Co., 1911-14, 1915-17; Asst. U. S. 
Atty., 1921; City Atty., Hominy. Party 
Honors, Co. Registrar, Osage Co., now 
serving; del. at large to Dem. Natl. Conv., 
1916, nominating Woodrow Wilson for 
President; (lei. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
former St. Committeeman, Ellis Co. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1907; lived in Ellis 
Co., 1907-17; Okla. City 1917-21; Hominy 
since; as City Atty. conducted litigation 
against oil companies which resulted in 
securing pure water for city, and insured 
against pollution of city water in future; 
instrumental in securing land for city 
parks; mbr. of St. and Amer. Bar Assns. 
Hobby, agriculture and horticulture. 

ROBERTS, LEON F., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., tag agent; lawyer. B., Nashville, 
Tenn., Apr. 2, 1879. Edu., com. sch., 

Tenn.; Walden-Morney Training Sch., 
grad., 1896; Vanderbilt Univ.. grad., 1901; 
Cumberland Univ., grad., 1905; has a 
scholarship from the Confederate Veterans 
Training Sch., Franklin, Tenn. Wife. Imo- 
gene Dennis. Cdrn., 2 d., Margaret. Sarah. 
Bus. Con., practicing attorney, Pawhuska. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc . L. H. Gam- 
bill. office assoc.; (pol.) John Kennedy, 
Pawhuska; J. J. Barlow. Hominy; J. J. 
Quarles, Fairfax; G. C. Byers, Burbank: 
Hubert Bolen, Okla. City; Geo. D. Key; 
E. B. How'ard: Sam F. Wilkerson, Nowata; 
Col. C. A. Holden, Tulsa; Ed M. Semans, 
Okla. City. Church, Pres.; trustee and 
former supt. of S. S. Clubs. C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan: active in co. and st. for 
20 yrs.; makes speeches; works mostly on 
com. Offices. Tag Agt., Osage Co., ap¬ 
pointed by Gov. Johnston; City Judge of 
Pawhuska 1906-07; Co. Atty., Osage Co., 
1907-11. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; chmn. Dem. St. Com., since 
1926, now serving. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1906; lived since at Pawhuska; dur¬ 
ing w. W»r was “Blue Ribbon Salesman” 
of Babv Bonds in 1917: mbr. Red Cross 
Chapter. Hobby, gardening. 

SEELY, A. C., Pawhuska. Occ.. in¬ 
surance and accounting. B., Knoxville. 
Penn., Feb. 15, 1860. Edu.. com. sch.; 
bus. course; accounting at Pooles Col., 
Larned, Kan. Wife. Ida M. Seely. Cdrn., 

3 s.. Raymond, air plane machinist. Wich¬ 
ita, Kan.; Alfred J.. auto salesman. Shid- 
ler; Frantz R., Pawhuska. Bus. Con., in¬ 
surance and accounting; familiar with 
cattle bus.; leasing; in railroad bus. for 
24 v-rs.. 1876-1900. Bk. Con.. First Natl.: 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. Rotary; 33rd Mason. 
Scottish Rite; Guthrie Consistory; head of 








OSAGE COUNTY 




631 


through corns. Offices, rabr. Osage Tribal 
Council, 1914-20; St. Repr., Osage Co., 
1924-26. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. several times; del. to Washing- 
ton several times as repr. for Indians to 
Dept, of Interior. Remarks, an Indian; 
lived all his life in Ofcage Co.; in 1927 
was decorated a K. of St. Gregory by the 
Pope; is first Indian ever to receive such 
honor. Active in civic affairs. Interested 
in farming and stockraising. Hobbies, 
athletics and quail hunting. 


SHIDLER, E. S., Pawhuska. Dem. Oec., 
banker. B., Newton Co., Ind., Nov., 29, 
1876. Edu., St. Normal Col., Emporia, 
Kan. Wife, Blanche Neiman, Kan. Cdrn., 
1 s., Joe, 0. U., 3 yrs. ; Univ. of Wis. LL. 
B. ; 2 d., Evelyn, Kan. Univ., A. B., 

Pawhuska ; Vera, grad, in journalism, at 
0. U. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Citizens Natl. 
Bk., Pawhuska; ranch owner; King Bee 
cattle man, one of largest cattle men in 
Osage Co. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl, Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., W. C. Tucker; (pol.) 
Judge ,C. S. McDonald, Judge Worten 
Judge Holcombe, Osage Co. ; Harry Rogers, 
Gov. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, Henry S. 
Johnston. Church, Pres., dir. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; Commercial Club, past 
pres.; Mason. 32nd, Guthrie ; Tulsa Shrine ; 
I. 0. 0. F., Pawhuska; Pawhuska Country 
Club. Imp. Rel., F. C. Shidler, banker 
and oil man, Kaw City ; W. A. Shidler, 
rancher, Burbank, (bros.) ; C. L. Shidler, 
banker, Kaw City. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. and st. for 25 yrs. ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
coins. Offices, City Councilman, Pawhuska. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902: lived at 
Kaw City 1902-19; at Pawhuska since. 
During W. War was 4-minute speaker. In¬ 
terested in civic progress. Hobby, cattle. 


FRANK V. SHAW 


DeMolay. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since maturity; works mostly through 
com. Offices, Ok. Bd. of Edu., 1909-21; 
bookkeeper in St. Superintendent’s office 
under Gov. Ferguson, 1905-06; cashier St. 
Sch. Land Office, 1907, under Gov. Frantz. 
Party Honors, sec’y cen. com., Blaine Co., 
1904-05; sec’y Osage Co. Com., 1909. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900; lived at Wa- 
tonga 1900-05; Guthrie 1905-07 ; Pawhus¬ 
ka since. Hobby, walking. 

SHANKS, J. S., Wynona. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Kirksville, Mo., Nov. 27, 
1865. Edu., com. and h. schs., Clarence, 
Mo. Wife, Matilda E. Miller. Cdrn., 2 
d., Mrs. Theresa L. Brown, Minn.; Mrs. 
Katherine M. Smith, Wynona. Bk. Con., 
Wynona Natl. Past Bus., supt. of sales¬ 
men for Spalding Mfg. Co., 1914-17; fa¬ 
miliar with farming, cotton and mule bus. 
Assoc., Mrs. Matilda Shanks (wife). Asst. 
Postmaster; R ,R. Williams, auto dealer; 
W. E. Browning, banker; I. Crossman and 
J. S. Logan, merchants, Wynona; (pol.) 
S. H. Wilson, Barnsdall; T. F. Gore, Wy¬ 
nona : Henry Corbett, Pawhuska; Sen. W. 
B. Pine, Bert Chandler, Lew Wentz. 
Church, of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, K. 
of P., Grand Lodge, Hobart; W. O. W., 
Lindsay. Imp. Rel., J. L. Miller (bro - 
in-law), Tulsa; D. E. Shanks (bro.), 
Boise, Idaho. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 40 yrs.; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices. City Marshal, El¬ 
mer, Mo., yrs. ago; former Sch. Bd. mbr., 
near Shawnee; Postmaster, now serving, 
since 1919. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; former prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894, 
lived at Shawnee 1894-1904; Lindsay 1914- 
19; Wynona since. Active in Liberty 
Bond drives during W. War. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing and stockraising. 


SHANKS, MATILDA ELIZABETH, Wy¬ 
nona. Rep. Occ., Asst. Postmaster. B., 
Macon Co., Mo., Feb. 12, 1869. Edu., 

com. and h. schs., Macon Co., Mo. Hus., 
J. S. Shanks, Postmaster, Wynona. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Theresa L. Brown, Minn.; Mrs. 
Katherine M. Smith, Wynona. Bk. Con., 
Wynona Natl. Assoc., J. S. Shanks 
(husband), Postmaster; (pol.) Mrs. Longs- 
worth, T. F. Gore, Wynona; Sen. W. B. 
Pine, Chas. O’Conner. Church, of Christ; 
active worker. Imp. Rel., J. L. Miller 
(bro.), Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 10 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, Asst. Post¬ 
master. Wynona, now serving. Party Hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeewoman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894; lived since at Shaw¬ 
nee, Lindsay; Wynona since 1919. Active 
in civic and charitable work. Hobby, gar¬ 
dening and flowers. 

SHAW, FRANK V., Fairfax. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Osage Co., Feb. 8, 1887. Edu., St. Johns 
Sch., Gray Horse, Osage Nation; Ponca 
City common sch.; St. Mary Academy, 
Ponca City; N. Mo. Military Acad., 
Salisbury, Mo. Wife, Rose M. Cdrn., 2 
s., John L., Franklin; 1 d., Mrs. Sudie 
Musgrove, Fairfax. Bus. Con., real estate 
and insurance dealer, Fairfax; land owner. 
Bk. Con., Fairfax Natl.; First Natl., and 
Osage, Fairfax. Assoc., D. E. Foley, John 

L. Shaw, Fairfax; (pol.) John F. Palmer, 
Pawhuska; J. J. Quarles, Fairfax; Wil¬ 
liam McCullom, W. J. Mahan, Carl Keller, 

M. E. Trapp, J. Woody Dixon. Church, 
Catholic. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir.; 
Rotarv, treas.; Gibbons Club, pres.; K. of 
C,. Ponca City, 4th degree, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Charley Shaw, (bro.), farmer and 
stockraiser ; John F. Palmer, (bro.-in-law), 
Pawhuska. Pol. Act., active for 15 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 


SMITH. HORACE J., Pawhuska. Dep. 
Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Tuscola, Ill., Aug. 15, 1871. Edu., com., 
and h. sch., Tuscola; Knox Col., Gales¬ 
burg, Ill. Wife, Florence Mitchell. Cdrn., 
3 s., Clayton Needham, grad. Kan. A. & 
M. and O. U., A. B.; Horace Russell, 
grad. Knox Col., Dist Mgr. Mo. St. Life 
Ins. Co., Tulsa; Emmett Mitchell, Jr., at¬ 
tending Knox Col. Bus. Con., Horace J. 
Smith & Sons, farm loans and ins., Paw¬ 
huska; dir. in Royalty Corp. of Amer., 


HORACE J. SMITH 


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<332 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Tulsa; stockholder First Natl. Bk., Paw- 
huska; familiar with banking and cattle 
raising. Assoc., A. W. Hurley, A. S. 
Sands; (pol.) Sen. Harreld, W. B. Pine, 
Bird McGuire, Major Miles, E. B. Howard, 
Harry Rogers, L. E. Phillips, Frank PhiL- 
lips, John Cain. Church, Chris. Science., 
reader. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; C. of 

C., past pres.; Pawhuska Country Club, 
past pres, and dir.; Univ. Club, Tulsa; 
Bartlesville Country Club; K. P.; Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory, Tulsa Shrine; Eastern 
Star; Beta Theta Pi Frat. Imp. Rel., de¬ 
scendant of Capt. John Smith and Gen. 
Sam Houston; in 1924 had five cousins in 
Congress from five different states, 3 Reps., 
2 Denis. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
35 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
nearly all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909; lived since at Paw¬ 
huska. During W. War was a 4-niinute 
speaker and very active in Council of De¬ 
fense; he has initiated his 3 sons in Beta 
Theta Pi, and the Consistory. Hobby, 
golf and landscape gardening. 

SHIRLEY, E. E., Wynona. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B„ Augusta, Kan., Aug. 5, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Augusta, 
Kan.; Col. of Pharmacy, Kan. City, Mo., 
gTad. 1893. Wife, Lula Rohweder. Cdrn., 
1 s., Emery, Barnsdall; 1 d., Mrs. Gladys 
Cogbum, Aline. Bus. Con., Shirley’s 
Variety Store, Wynona; prior to that was 
in drug bus.; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Wynona Natl., Wynona. Assoc., L. T. 
Barkett, merchant; Henry Early, J. S. 
Logan, Wynona; (pol.) Frank Ransdell, 
Hominy; Pat Henry, Pawhuska. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Blue Lodge; M. W. A., Wy¬ 
nona. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. for 25 yrs.; works personally and 
through organiz. Officers, Clerk of Sch. 
Bd., formerly; Prct. Registrar. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman; Judge Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1893; lived at Mulhall 1893- 
94; lived in Pottawatomie Co., Ellis Co., 
Comanche Co., Osage Co.; at Wynona 
since 1926. Hobby, chickens and dogs. 

SOUTER, L. D., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
Deputy County Assessor. B., Pontotoc Co., 
Miss., Jan. 11, 1874. Edu., com. sch.. 

Wife, Unie Lacey. Cdrn., 3 s., Prentiss, 
Dyke, Mullins, Pawhuska; 1 d., Mrs. Iris 
Gorman, Pawhuska. Bus., Con., was in 
farming bus. prior to becoming Co. As¬ 
sessor; brick manufacturer, also, 1919-26. 
Bk. Con., Cleveland Natl., Cleveland. 
Assoo., I. E. Hunter, Blackwell ; Bob By¬ 
rum, Okla. City; C. H. Noll, Wichita, Kans. 
Fred La Fontain, K. C.; (pol.) Dr. Ira Mul¬ 
lins, Hominy; Clarence Lohman, Dr. R. L. 
Hall, M. L. Holcomb, W. C. Tucker, Osage 
Co.; Geo. D. Key; E. B. Howard; Tom Mc- 
Keown; Chas. N. Haskell; R. L. Williams. 
Churoh, Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., B. V. Souter. farm¬ 
er. Cleveland; F. M. Souter, with Sinclair 
Oil Co., (bros.) ; Mrs. Ira Mullins, (wife of 
Dr. Mullins) Hominy, (sister), active in 
political affairs of Osage Co. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in co. for 22 yrs; works 
through corns. Offices, Co. Assr., 1912-18; 
Asst. Co. Assr. since 1927; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Party Honors, mbr. Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896 ; lived since 
in Osage Co. One of the pioneers; has work¬ 
ed faithfully and well in upbuilding co. 
Active in Boy Scout and Salvation Army 
work. Hobbies, baseball and poultry raising. 

STEPHENSON, A. F„ Pawhuska. Dem. 
Oco., insurance, loans and real estate 
dealer. B„ Cooper, Tex., April 26, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; East Tex. 
St. Normal, Commerce, Tex. Wife, Sallie 
Mooreland. Cdrn., 2 s., Jesse C., Morris 
Laverne; 4 d., Freda, Christine, Mary 

Kathryn, Frances. ^Bus. Con., ins., loans 
and real estate dealer, Pawhuska. Bk. 
Con., American Natl., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, Pawhuska. Assoc., W. O. Dildine, 


banker; L. E. Minton, abstractor; J. W. 
Keith, banker, Pawhuska; (pol.) co. or¬ 
ganiz. of Dem. party (usually). Church, 
Chris., choir dir., Bd. mbr. and elder. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions, past pres, and 
sec’y.; C. of C.; Masonic Lodge, Paw¬ 
huska. Imp. Rel., W. L. Stephenson, 
(bro.), Hartshorne. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; active for 25 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and on coins. Offices, 
Tax Collector, Delta Co., Tex., 1904-07; 
City Commr., Pawhuska, 1922-28; Mayor, 
1927-28. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1916; 
lived at Henryetta 1916-21; and at Paw¬ 
huska since. Hobby, baseball. 

STROUD, J. W., Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
retired banker. B., New York, Aug. 2, 
1859. Edu., com. sch., Mo. Wife, Mrs. 
Etta B. Andrews. Cdrn., 3 s., Sam and 
Chas., San Antonio, Tex.; Le Moyne, atty., 
Tulsa; 3 d., Mrs. Priscilla Ward, Fairfax; 
Mrs. Alma McMillen, Ponca City; Mrs. 
Maude Spurr, Seminole. Bus. Con., stock¬ 
holder Local Bldg, and Loan Assn., Okla. 
City; in Natl. Bldg. & Loan, Pawhuska; 
owner of brick rental property and farms; 
familiar with banking. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Natl., Paw r huska. Assoc., Mark Sexton, E. 
S. Shidler, E. E. Grimstead, W. C. Tucker, 
Pawhuska; (pol.) H. P. White, Vernon 
Whiting, Chas. Hoffman, J. B. Charles, 
Osage Co.; Ed Overholser, Okla. City; W. 

B. Pine; Hugh Johnston, Judge Worten, C. 
G. Jones. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 

C. of C.; Lions; Mason, charter mbr. 
Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Shrine, charter 
mbr.; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Lorenza 

D. Stroud, Battery L. I., Mo. Art. Pol. 
Act., independent; active for 50 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through corns, 
mostly. Offices, Mayor of Pawhuska, 1909- 
10; was first Rep. elected in co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889; lived at Guthrie, 
1889-92; Stroud 1892-1907; Pawhuska 
since. Is founder of Stroud 1892; with 
Henry Overholser and C. G. Jones built 
Frisco from Sapulpa to Okla. City in 
1898. Interested in agricultural develop¬ 
ment of Osage Co. 

STUART, ROBERT S., Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Walnut, la., Jan. 5, 
1882. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Walnut, 
la.; Creighton Univ., B. A., M. A., and 
LL. B. Wife, Anne Henneberry. Cdrn., 

1 d., Janet. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; 
extensive land owner and rancher; large 
real estate properties. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., (pol.) E. S. 
Shidler, Ed P. Kennedy. W. S. Hamilton, 
Elmer E. Grimstead. C. Cornett. Harry 
Rogers, E. B. Howard. Church, Catholic. 
Clubs, Rotary, dir.; Pawhuska Country 
Club, pres, for 2 yrs.; C. of C., pres, for 

2 yrs.; B. P. O. E., Exalted Ruler. Imp. 
Rel., Chas. Stuart, banker, Pawhuska: 
Donald L. Stuart, banker Waurika; John 
A. Stuart, banker, Pawhuska; A. J. 
Stuart, farmer, Burbank, (bros.) ; Sister 
Mary Xavier, St. Josephs, Guthrie; Mrs. 
Marie Bullock, Chicago; Mrs. Berniece 
Marshall, Los Angeles, and Miss Helen 
Stuart, Los Angeles, (sisters). Pol. Act., 
independent; active for 20 yrs.; was mbr. 
of Executive Com. of Osage Co. Hoover 
Club. Offices, City Atty, Pawhuska 1919- 
21. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; 
lived since at Pawhuska. Interested in 
civic improvement. During W. War was 
large buyer of War Savings Stamps. 
Hobby, dairy cattle. 

STURGELL. G. B., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ.. 
lawyer. B„ Prestonburg, Ky., Feb. 17, 
1878. Edu., com. and h. sch. and East 
Ky. Normal Col.; Valparaiso Univ., Ind., 
LL. B. Wife, Martha, d. of R. C Ham¬ 
mond, Highland, Kan Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. 
M., Norman; J. Coral; 1 d., Mrs. Loretta 
Elinger, Okmulgee. Bus. Con., Sturgill & 
Calville, attys.; was former sch. tchr. for 
10 yrs. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., L. M. Calville, partner in 


law; (pol.) Frank Ransdell, Hominy; E. 

E. Johnson, Fairfax; Judge Henry Wood, 
T. J. Leahy, Ed Dabney, Judge Hunt, 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis, 
Lieut. Gov. for Tex.-Okla. Dist.; del. to 
International Convs. of Kiwanis; charter 
mbr. Pawhuska Country Club; A. F. & 
A. M., Blue Lodge, Pawhuska; Guthrie 
Consistory; Tulsa Shrine; B. P. O. E., 
past Chancellor, Pawhuska; C. of C., 
Climn. Good Roads Com.; mbr. St. and 
Amer. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., P. V. Miller, 
(brother-in-law), dept. Asst. Bk. Ex¬ 
aminer, Kansas City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 22 yrs.; makes some speeches 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Judge, Osage Co. 1918-24 
Party Honors, del. to dist, co. and st. 
convs. most of time. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908; lived since at Pawhuska. 
During W. War was Chmn. of Co. Council 
of Defense, and Sec’y. of Relief Corps of 
Red Cross. Interested in all activities of 
civic organiz. Hobbies, flowers and fish¬ 
ing; mbr. of Izaak Walton League. 

SUTHERLAND, GEORGE l<„ Hominy. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Stratton, Va., Sept. 
18, 18S0. Edu., h. sch.; iy 2 yrs. col. 

Clintwood and Richmond, Va.; admitted to 
bar 1908. Wife, Margaret Crawford, la. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Geo.; 1 d., Virginia. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; dir. in First Natl. 
Bk., Hominy. Assoc., J. L. Flint, Frank 
Shelly, Geo. W. Treadway, R. F. Mullen- 
dore, Fred G. Drummond; (pol.) C. H. 
Codding, Foraker; Vernon Whiting, J. O. 
Ferguson, Pawnee; Geo. Blackwell, Hom¬ 
iny; M. B. Prentiss, Fairfax; Chas. O’¬ 
Conner, Ed Vaught, Corbett Cornett, John 
M. Goldesberry. Church, Chris.; pres. 
Men’s Bible Class. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., active in civic affairs; Rotary; Ma¬ 
son, Blue Lodge, Scottish and York Rites-; 
K. C. C. H.; M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; K. P. 
Imp. Rel., Howard Sutherland, U. S. Sen., 
W. Va.; Wm. B. Sutherland, (uncle) ,• mbr. 
Va. Legis. for years.; Wm. A. Sutherland, 
(bro.). Bap. minister, Philadelphia. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 28 yrs., both co. 
and st.; works personally and through 
corns.; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
of Edu. past 14 yrs., and pres, past 4 
yrs.; Police Judge 6 yrs.; City Atty. 2 
yrs. Party Honors, alternate del. to Natl. 
Conv., Cleveland 1924; del. to all st. 
convs. ; mbr. Election Bd. 4 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904; lived since at 
Hominy; has a gold medal from govt, for 
selling Liberty Bonds during W. War; is 
mbr. of Civil Legion; mbr. N. E. A. and 
O. E. A.; mbr. of Citizens Com. author¬ 
ized by Commr. of Indian Affairs 1929. 
Hobby, ushing; mbr. of Izaak Walton 
League. 

TALBUTT, J. B., Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
dentist. B„ Lexington, Ky., Feb. 19, 1872. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Lexington, Ky. 
Wife, Maggie. Cdrn., 4 s., John, Culver 
City, Calif.; Robert B., and Boyce, Paw¬ 
huska; 2 d., Mrs. May Wallin, Oktaha; 
Mrs. Olive Westerman, Paw'huska. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; livestock; familiar with real 
estate and life ins. Assoc., (pol.) T. P. 
Lillard, L. F. Roberts, Lad Gamble, C. K. 
Templeton, Pawhuska; Chas. Wrightsmar., 
Henry S. Johnston, Bob Owens, T. P. 
Gore, T. J. Leahy, C. S. McDonald. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Council, Commandery, Paw¬ 
huska; Guthrie Consistory; Shrine, Tulsa; 
M. W. A.; K. P., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., 

J. H. Talbutt, (bro.), Barnsdall. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs., does 
not take such an active part now as 
formerly, on account of age; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Insp. for Co. Election Bd. 1907-17. Party 
Honors, del. to Territorial conv., Ana- 
darko 1903. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1888; lived at Calvert in, Indian Ter., Le¬ 
high. McAlester, South Canadian, 1 yr. in 


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633 


Court Reporter for 16 yrs. Party Honors, 
Insp. on Election Bd.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man; attends st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived at Atoka 
1901-06; Coalgate 1906-12; Okla. City 
1912-15; Pawhuska since. During W. War 
served in First Okla. Inf., 36th Div., De¬ 
tached. 


TILLMAN, FRED A., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Jan. 
1, 1890. Edu., com and h. sch., Fayette¬ 
ville, Ark.; Univ. of Ark., grad. 1912; 
George Washington Univ., Washington, D. 
C. Wife, Ruth Craig. Cdrn., 2 d., Ruth 
Virginia, Mary Helen. Bus. Con., Tillman 
& Tillman, attys. Pawhuska. Bk. Con., 
Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., John 
W. Tillman, (bro.), partner in law; (pol.) 
the co. and st. organiz. of Dem party. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Pawhuska; 
Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Akdar Temple 
Shrine; B. P. O. E.; K. P., Pawhuska. 
Imp. Rel., John N. Tillman, (deceased) 
former U. S. Congressman from Ark. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1920; makes 
speeches and works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Asst. Prosecuting Atty, Fayette¬ 
ville, Ark. 1914; mbr. Election Bd. for 6 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1920; lived since at 
Pawhuska. During W. War served in 90th 
Aerial Squadron, and was 18 months in 
France; awarded the Distinguished Service 
Cross, Croix de Guerre, and French Le¬ 
gion of Honor for different acts of bravery 
as an aviator during war: mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska; 
has been twice commander of the Post : 
Judge Advocate General in 1927; del to 
first Natl. Legion Conv. : and was charter 
mbr. of first Amer. Legion Post, George 
Washinhgton No. 1. Washington, D. C. 


G. K. SUTHERLAND 


each town: at Muskogee 1892-1902; and 
at Pawhuska since; active in civic affairs. 
During W. War was mbr. of local Bd. of 
Examiners. Hobby, livestock. 

TALBUTT, JESSE H., Bn-nsdall. Dem. 
Occ., insurance dealer. B., Sherman, 
Tex., Feb. 24, 1878. Edu., com. sch. in 
Okla. and Ky. Wife, Jaretta Mae (de¬ 
ceased). Bus. Con., insurance. Homestead¬ 
ers Life Ins. Co., Des Moines, la. Bk. Con., 
Barnsdall St. Assoc., B. F. Parsons, 
Pawhuska; (pol.) Judge Jesse Worten, 
Thomas Leahy, John Leahy, Pat Henry, 
Pawhuska; Chas. N. Haskell; W. E. Dis¬ 
ney, Judge R. L. Williams, John P. Logan, 
R. C. Allen, Henry S. Johnston, D. E. 
Johnston, Pawhuska. Church, Cihrs. 
Lodges, M. W. A.. Muskogee; I. O. O. F.. 
Barnsdall; Red Men, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. J. B. Talbutt, Pawhuska; Dr. D. E. 
Talbutt, Earlsboro, (bros.) Pol Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 33 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through organiz. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dist. and co. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; served on Election Bds. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1888; lived at Colbert 

Station, Chickasaw Nation, 1 yr.; Lehigh, 
Muskogee, McAlester and Canadian; and 
at Barnsdall since 1915. Interested in 
educational work. 

TEMPLETON, C. I<„ Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Magoffin Co., Ivy., May 
10, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Ky.; Shoemaker 
Col., Gate Citjl, Va. ; Law Sch., Val¬ 

paraiso; Univ. Ind.. LL. B., 1903. Wife. 
Nellie, d. of Rush Roberts, Pawnee. Cdrn., 
4 s., James, C. K., Jr., Robert E. Lee, 

Orban Fleetwood; 1 d.. Myrtle, Pawhuska. 
Bus. Con., practicing atty.; familiar with 
farming, stockraising and orange growing. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce: First 
Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc , (pol.) the co. 

Dem. organiz., and E. B. Howard, Tulsa: 


Robt. Gwen Jim Davenport, Ed Trapp, 
Ed Dabney, Okla. City. Church, Meth, 
South. Clubs & Lodges, Scottish Rite Club, 
pres, for past 10 yrs.; Wah-shah-she No. 
110 A. F. & A. M„ Pawhuska Chapter No. 
fi-.; O. E. S Palestine Commandery No. 35 

K. T.. Pawhuska; Gate City Chapter No. 
35 R. A. M„ Gate City Va,; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; K. 
P., Pawhuska. Pol. Act., active in st. 
since 1896; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts; never been de¬ 
feated in race for office and usually wins 
by large majority. Offices, Co. Atty. 1911- 
12; Asst. Co. Atty. 1915-16; Co. Atty. 
1921-22, and again 1925-28. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; mbr. League of 
Young Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; lived since at Pawhuska. Hobby, 
baseball. 

THREADGILL, EDGAR A„ Pawhuska. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Jan. 15, 1891. Edu., Wall Sch., 
Honey Grove, Tex.; law training received 
in law offices and while serving as Dist. 
Court reporter. Wife, Ruby, d. of J. A. 
L'-wriV’C' 1 Healdton. Cdrn 3 s.. Wain- 
right William Joseph, and Thomas; 1 d., 
Miriam. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; also 
familiar with jewelry bus, court reporting 
and mining. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., (pol.) E. F. Scott, Judge 

L. F. Roberts, Judge C. H. Wilson, L. A. 
Justus, Pawhuska; Judge Albert Hunt, 
Summers Hardy, E. B. Howard, Tulsa; 
Tom Doyle, Judge Robert L. Williams. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, B. P. O. E.; K. 
P., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Mrs. E. L. 
Reno, Okla. City, (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. and co. since 190i . 
makes speeches: understands how to ac¬ 
complish results through corns.; is also 
good personal contact worker. Offices, Law 
Clerk of Supreme Court 1915-16; Dist. 


TILLMAN, JOHN W„ Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ.. lawyer. B., Fayetteville, Ark., June 
16, 1886. Edu., com. and li. sehs., Fay¬ 
etteville, Ark.; Univ. of Ark., Fayetteville. 
Wife, Jane Walker. Bus. Con., Tillman & 
Tillman, attys. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl.. 
Pawhuska. Assoc., Fred A. Tillman, (bro.) 
law partner; (pol.) co. and st. Dem. or¬ 
ganiz. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. of C. ; 
K. P.; B. P. O. E., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., 
John N. Tillman, (father) was U. S. 


ROBERT STUART 











034 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



_FRED A. TILLMAN_ 

Congressman from Ark. for 16 yrs. and 
also pres, of Univ. of Ark. (now deceased). 
Pol. Act., partisan; leader of Dem. party 
in st. and co.; makes speeches and does 
personal work and serves on corns. Offices, 
Co. Atty. 1915-16. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1911; lived since at Pawhuska. 

TOMLIN, ALBERT H„ Foraker. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Greenwood Co., Kan., Sept. 16, 1869. 

Edu., com. sch., Colley Co., Kan.; South 
Western Meth. Col., Winfield, Kan. Wife, 
Lunetta Case. Cdrn., 2 s.. Jack and Carl; 
4 d., Mrs. Edna Felts; Miss Grace Tomlin; 
Mrs. Bertha Norris; Mrs. Georgia Cham¬ 
bers. Bk. Con., First Natl., Foraker. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. R. L. Hall, L. A. Justus, Clar¬ 
ence Lohman, Pawhuska; Martin Fraley, 
Hominy; Cong. Howard, Cong. Davenport, 
Jack Walton, Ed Trapp, Ed Semans, 
Lodges, M. W. A.; I. O. O. F., Foraker. 
Imp. Rel., R. J. Tomlin, Kaw City; Ed 
Tomlin, Atlanta, Kan., (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 38 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; Town Clerk of Foraker. Party 
Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; served on Election Bds.; 
Prct. Insp. for Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893; lived In Grant Co. 
1893-1901; left st., but returned to For¬ 
aker In 1909. Active in all civic move¬ 
ments; during W. War was chmn. of all 
government activities in Foraker. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

VOYLES, P. E., Pawhuska. Deni. Occ., 
investments, oil productions and leases. 
B., Salem, Ind., July 23, 1873. Edu., 
com sells., Kan. Wife, Marjorie, d. of 
Mrs. Ella Hargler, Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Clyde, Phoenix, Ariz. Bus. Con., Prairie 
Oil & Gas Co., oil production and leases; 
stockholder First Natl. Bk., Pawhuska, 
and Pawhuska Marble & Granite Works; 
owner of brick rental property. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. 
Assoc., L. G. Standley; (pol.) Vernon 
Whiting, Judge Wood, C. S. McDonald, C. 
Lohman, Judge Worten, Osage Co. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, C. of C.; former mbr. of 
Rotary. Imp. Rel., Frank Voyles, (bro.), 
Pawhuska. Pol. Act., independent; active 
for 30 yrs.; makes speeches. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived since at Paw¬ 
huska. Interested in civic improvements. 
Was in marble and granite bus. there for 


30 yrs. and was one of the largest im¬ 
porters in Middle West, from Norway, 
Sweden, Scotland, Italy, England and 
Germany. Hobby, home making and lawn 
landscaping. 

WEAVER, J. B., Hominy. Dem. Occ., 
grocer B., Boone Co., Ark., March 25, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ark. Wife, 
Maude Payner, Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., R. B., 
Hominy; 1 d., Mrs. Martha McCafree, 

Barnsdall. Bus. Con., Weaver Grocery, 
Hominy. Bk. Con., Hominy Natl..; First 
Natl., Hominy. Assoc., R. B. Weaver, (s.) 
partner in bus.; (pol.) Hugh Jones, Frank 
Ransdell, Hominy; Jesse Worten, Paw¬ 
huska; J. Berry King, W. W. Hastings. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., former dir. and 
active mbr.; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W., Hom¬ 
iny. Imp. Rel., R. F. King, (bro.-in-law) 
bus. man, Hulbert. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. for 35 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts; believes 
dry law should be changed. Offices, 
Mayor of Hominy, now serving; Court 
Clerk, Cherokee Co., 1917-20. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; and all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; 
lived at Hulbert 1911-21; at Hominy since. 
Is vet. of Spanish War; active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Bond work during W. 
War. Hobby, flowers and coon dogs. 

WHITE, H. P., Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., -Alfordsville, Ind., March 8, 
1871. Edu., com. and h. schs., Alfords¬ 
ville, Ind.; St. Normal Sch., Terre Haute; 
Cen. Normal Col., Danville, Ind., LL. B.; 
Ind. U. 1900. Wife, Idona Belle Elrod. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ralph Waldo, student at O. 
U.; 1 d., Mary Elizabeth, O. U. Bus. 
Con., Sec'y. Acacia Oil & Gas Co.; Sec’y.- 
Treas. Big Ben Oil & Gas Co.; practicing 
atty.; mbr. Bar of U. S. Supreme Court; 
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals; U. S. 
Dist. Court; St. Supreme Court. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce; First Natl., Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., J. W. Stroud, pres. Acacia 
Oil & Gas Co.; B. P. McDonald, pres. 
Big Ben Oil & Gas Co.; (pol.) Joseph D. 
Mitchell, Fred Williams, Pawhuska; Sen. 
W. B. Pine, ex-Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, v.-pres and 
active leader; Commercial Club; Amer. 
and St. Bar Assn.; Co. Bar Assn.; Fra¬ 
ternal Ins. Orders. Imp. Rel., John White, 
(father) and John Harris, (grandfather), 
volunteered and served in same unit 
through the Civil War; W. L. White, and 
Roy O. White, (bros.), Ind. Pol. Act., 
independent in st. and co. affairs, but 
partisan in natl.; active for 25 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through corns. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903; lived at Hobart 1903-05; and at 
Pawhuska since; active part in all civic 
affairs; during W. War was very active 
in Liberty Loan and Baby Bond drives; 
has been mbr. of bar, U. S. Supreme Ct., 
since 1911. Hobby, baseball and football. 

WHITING, FRED, Pawhuska. Rep. Occ., 
County Assessor. B., Enid, Okla., June 
19, 1899. Edu., com. and h. sch., Paw¬ 
huska; O. U. 5 months. Wife, May, d. of 
Harry Keifer, Tulsa. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Natl., Pawhuska. Past Bus., before be¬ 
coming assessor was in newspaper bus. 
for 15 yrs., publisher of “Pawhuska Cap¬ 
ital” and “Osage Co. News,” at Paw¬ 
huska. Assoc., (pol.) C. H. Codding, For¬ 
aker ; Chas. Prentice, Vernon Whiting, 
Pawhuska; W. G. Skelly. Lew Wentz, M. 
C. Garber, H. G. McKeever, Enid; Mrs. 
R. D. Rood, Bartlesville. Church, Episco¬ 
pal. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
mbr.; Elks, Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Vernon 
Whiting, (father), Pawhuska. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 10 
yrs.; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Assessor, was appointed 
to office in Feb. 1929, to succeed W. H. 
Chappel. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
dist. convs.; served on Election Bd.; 
former Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
lived at Enid until 1909, and at Pawhuska 
since. While attending O. U. was mbr. 


of S. A. T. C. and is mbr. of Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Rollie McCartney Post, Pawhuska. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WHITING, VERNON, Pawhuska. Rep. 
Occ., investments. B., Ogdenburg, N. Y., 
Feb 10, 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Seward, Neb.; bus. col and law sch., Lin¬ 
coln, Neb.; studied law under Hon. D. C. 
McKillip, Sew r ard, Neb.; adm. to Neb. and 
Okla. Bar, 1891. Wife, Maude Bunnell, Kan. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Fred, Pawhuska; 1 d., Mrs. 
Freda Peel, Pawhuska. Bus. Con., pres. 
Realty Investment Co., Pawhuska; also 
engaged in law practice and newspaper 
bus. Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. H. Codding, Foraker; E. 
E. Prentice, Pawhuska; P. D. Lindsey, 
Hominy; Homer Huffaker, Fairfax; Lew 
Wentz, W. G. Skelly, Milton C. Garber, 
Chas. O’Conner, W. B. Pine. Church, 
Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotarian; K. P., Pawhuska. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co., st. and natl. for 
40 yrs.; good organizer; works personally 
and through party organiz; managed Cool- 
idge primary campaign in Okla. As a 
repr. of C. of C. in Washington he worked 
with Indian Dept, and Osage Council in 
securing passage of Osage Act. of Feb. 27, 
1895. Conducted 4 successful campaigns 
for Bird S. McGuire, M. C. Offices, City 
Commr. and Mayor of Pawhuska, elected 
1921; Probate Atty. and Competency 
Commr., Osage Tribe of Indians, appointed 
1909, served 4 yrs.; Clerk U. S. Court, 
under Fed. Judge Milton C. Garber (now 
Congressman) of Enid 1906-07; Postmaster, 
Enid,' 1904-06. Party Honors., Sec’y. Rep. 
Terr, and St. Com. 10 yrs.; Chmn Rep. 
St. Com., 1918-21 : del. to natl. convs., 
1908, 1912, 1920; Private Sec’y. to Con¬ 
gressman Bird S. McGuire 1907-08; has 
held numerous other positions of trust and 
honor as a reward for services to the 
party. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; 
lived at Kingfisher until opening of 
Cherokee Strip; at Enid 1893-09 and at 
Pawhuska since. During W. War was 
chmn. 4-minute men in Osage Co.; 
mbr. Council of Defense and active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond and Stamp sales. Hobby, land¬ 
scaping. 

WHITTAKER, FRED, Fairfax. Rep. Occ., 
barber. B., Wright Co., Mo., Aug. 14, 
1891. Edu., com. schs., McComb, Mo. 
Wife, Effie Hilton, Norwood, Mo. Cdrn., 



VERNON WHITING 








OSAGE COUNTY 63o 



CHAS. B. WILSON, JR. 


2 s., Ray, Roy. Bus. Con., owner 0. K. 
Barber Shop, Fairfax; farm owner; has 
traveled extensively over st. for an auto¬ 
mobile finance co. Bk. Con., Fairfax 
Natl.; First Natl., Fairfax. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sam Wilson, Barnsdall; I)r. Prentiss, Fair¬ 
fax ; Geo. Sheels and Bill Logan, Bur¬ 
bank; James Devine, Bert Lawton, Paw¬ 
huska; Chas. O’Connor, Tulsa. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Fairfax. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1914; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Deputy Sheriff 
1923-24. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; lived at 
Fairfax 1914-23; Pawliuska 1923-24; and 
at Fairfax again. Hobby, hunting. 

WILSON, CHARLES B„ JR., Pawliuska. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Clinton, Mo., 
Aug. 2, 1872. Edu., Clinton Academy, 

Mo.; legal edu. in law offices. Wife, 
Lucile, d. of Mrs. J. J. Cummings, Paw- 
huska. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. Ill; 1 d., Anna 
Louise. Bus. Con., Wilson & Duncan, 
attys., Pawhuska; farm owner. Assoc., 
Henry R. Duncan, law partner. Clubs & 
Lodges, Pawhuska Country Club; C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; K. P.; 
I. 0. 0. F„ Chandler. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in 10th and 24th Judicial Dist. 
since 1894; works mostly through personal 
contacts; expects to be a candidate for 
Judge of Supreme Court in 1930. Offices, 
Dist. Judge, 10th Dist. 1911-19; Dist. 
Judge 24t.h Judicial Dist, by appointment, 
1920; elected Dist. Judge 24th Dist. 1922, 
but resigned in 1923. Party Honors, mbr. 
Supreme Court Commission 1915-16, by 
assignment of Gov. Williams; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1889 and located at Guthrie; moved to 
Lincoln Co. 1891 and to Pawhuska 1919. 

WITTY, WALTER E„ Fairfax. Rep. 
Occ., rural mail carrier. B., Bardwell, 
Ky., June 7, 1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Bardwell, Ky. Wife, Susan, d. of G. W. 


W’hiles, Ralston. Bus. Con., was formerly 
a farmer and in oil station bus. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Fairfax. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. 
and Mrs. Prentiss, Fairfax; Joe Nash, Tom 
Hutchinson, H. T. Jarvis, Fairfax; Sen. 
Pine, J. W. Harreld, W. A. Hubler, Tulsa. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; M. W. 
A., Fairfax. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1910; influential with farmers 
in his section; effective personal contact 
worker. Offices, rural mail carrier, now 
serving; Counter on Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1906; lived at Okla. 
City, 1906-10; Fairfax since. During W. 
War enlisted but unassigned to duty; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Triplett Post, Fairfax. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WOOD, HENRY, Pawhuska. Dem. Occ., 
County Judge. B., Tahlequah, Feb. 15, 
1889. Edu., Cherokee Natl. Male Sem¬ 
inary, Tahlequah, grad. 1906 ; Cumber¬ 
land Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., grad. B. L., 
1922. Wife, Winifred Scott. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Henry S.; 1 d., Mary L. Bus. Con., was 
in Indian Agency Office, Muskogee 5 yrs.; 
and with Southern Surety Co., Muskogee, 
5 yrs., prior to becoming office holder. 
Bk. Con., Citizens Natl., Pawhuska. 
Church, First Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Lions, Pawhuska; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch, Bedouin Temple Shrine, 
Muskogee; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1912; ac¬ 
quainted with the larger figures in st. 
politics; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and party organlz. 
and corns. Offices, Co. Conimr., Muskogee 
Co.,1917; City Commr., Muskogee 1918-19; 
Private Sec’y. to J. B. A. Robertson, 
which he resigned to take office of St. 
Highway Commr., 1919-21; elected Co. 
Judge, Osagei Co., first in 1926, and again 
in 1928. (Was only Dem. to carry Osage 
Co. in 1928 election, natl., st., or co. 
ticket). Party Honors, mbr. League of 
Young Dems. since its organiz.; Prct. 
Committeeman formerly in Muskogee Co.; 
attends all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
lived at Tahlequah 1889-1907; Muskogee, 
1907-19 ; Okla. City 1919-23; Hominy 1923- 
26; and Pawhuska since. Was one of 
the 4-minute men speakers during W. War, 
and was active in all Liberty Bond drives. 
Hobby, fishing. 

WORTEN, GRACE, Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Norman, Okla., Aug. 
11, 1892. Edu., com. schs., Norman; Prep¬ 
aratory Sch. and Univ. of Okla. 1909-11. 
Hus., Judge Jesse J. Worten, Dist. Judge, 
Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 s., Jesse J., Jr; 2 d., 
Hanna, Margaret. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. L. 
A. Justus, Mrs. John Evans, Mrs. Pat 
Henry, Mrs. L. P. Moser, Miss Clyda Al¬ 
len, Pawhuska; Mrs. Mahon and Mrs. 
Quarles, Fairfax; Mrs. Ira Mullins, Hom¬ 
iny. Church, Meth., Norman. Clubs, Tri 
Delta; P. E. O. Imp. Rel., Paul Waner, 
Lloyd Waner, Pittsburgh, direct descendant 
of Ethan Allen. Pol. Act., partisan; 
activities confined to co.; works mostly 
through women’s organiz. of Dem. party. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Women's Dem. Or¬ 
ganiz. of Osage Co. Remarks, lived at 
Norman 1892-1912; at Pawhuska since; 
active interest in all civic affairs and In 
club work. Hobby, music. 

WORTEN, JESSE J., Pawhuska. Dem. 
Occ., District Judge. B., Smithland, Ky., 
Oct. 13, 1886. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Paducah, Ky., grad. 1902; South Ky. 
Univ., M. A., 1903. Wife, Grace, d. of 
H. G. Cook, Pawhuska. Cdrn., 1 s., Jesse 
J., Jr.; 2 d., Hanna, Margaret. Bus. Con., 


stockholder Minnehoma Oil Co., Pawhuska ; 
real estate owner, Pawhuska. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Pawhuska. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. R. L. Hall, Clarence Lohman, 
T. L. Lillard, Chas. MacDonald, H. G. 
Carson, Pawhuska; Judge Conn Lynn, 
Judge N. E. McNeil, Redmond S. Cole, to. 
A. Breckenridge, Tulsa. Church, Chris., 
Hopkinsville, Ky. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C. ; Mason, Blue Lodge and Akdar Temple 
Shrine, Tulsa; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., W. W. Worten, Shidler, (bro.) ; Miss 
Kate Worten, (sister) with Spradling, 
atty., Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1908; makes speeches ; works on 
corns. and through personal contacts. 
Offices, Dist. Judge, 24th Dist., appointed 
1923 and elected 1926; former Sec’y. of 
Co. Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. ; former Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived since in Pawhuska, practiced law in 
Pawhuska for 15 yrs. prior to being ap¬ 
pointed Dist. Judge. Hobby, fishing. 

ZENOR, A. R., Barnsdall. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B„ Everett, Mo., May 9, 1875. 
Edu., com. schs. Kan. and Ind. Wife, 
Anna Murray, Ind. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul, 

Barnsdall; 2 d., Mrs. Nellie Combs, Los 
Angeles; Mrs. Ruth Stanley, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., publisher of Barnsdall Times; 
has been in newspaper bus. for 35 yrs. 
in Ind. and Okla. Bk. Con., Barnsdall St. 
Assoc., Paul Zenor, (s.) partner in bus.; 
(pol.) Judge Woods, Thomas Leahy, E. E. 
Whatman, Osage Co. ; E. B. Howard, Chas. 
O’Conner. Church, Chris, preferred. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; I. O. O. 
F., Barnsdall. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in st. for 25 yrs. ; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del to 
all st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1914; lived at Chelsea 1914-19; at Barns¬ 
dall since. During W. War was active 
in Liberty Loan work. Interested in civic 
improvements and good roads. 




JUDGE JESSE J. WORTEN^ 






Ottawa County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Cuddie E. Davidson (Dem.) -Miami 

Co. Attorney, Perry Porter (Dem.) -Quapaw 

Ct. Clerk, Wayne Anderson (Rep.) -Miami 

Co. Clerk, A. J. Lampkin (Dem.) -Miami 

Sheriff, D. T. Watters (Dem.)-Miami 

Co. Treasurer, Horace M. Rider (Dem.)-Miami 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Joe Weir (Rep.)-Miami 

Co. Surveyor, John L. Speer (Dem.) _Miami 

Co. Assessor. T. C. Young (Dem.) _Miami 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—,T. G. Logan (Rep.)_Miami, Rt. 2 

Dist. No. 2—W. A. Wagoner (Dem.)_Miami 

Dist. No. 3—J. M. Fuser (Rep.)_Afton 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., Bruce Stubblefield (Dem.) _Miami 

Chmn., Roy Mitchelson (Dem.) _Commerce 

Mbr.. S. G. Victor (Rep.)__Afton 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, R. W. Skinner (Dem.) Miami, 
Ralph M. Chambers (Dem.) Hockerville; Sen. A. L. 
Commons (Dem.) Miami; Dist. Judge, J. J. Smith 
(Dem.) Miami. 

State Officers, Ralph I. Tuthill, mbr. Bd. Regents, 
N. E. Okla. Jr. Col.. Miami; Riley Clark, Asst. Mine 
Inspector, Dist. No. 4. pitcher ; Vern E. Thompson, mbr. 
Bd. of Governors State Bar; E. Holcomb, mbr. Bd. of 
Trustees Fnion Soldiers Home, Okla. City, Miami; F. 
P. Helm, Co. Supt. Health. Miami; W. I. Angel, Deputy 
Oil Inspector, Fairland; W. A. Painter, Income Tax 
•Collector. 

State Institution. Northeastern Okla. Junior College, 
M. R. Floyd, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

W. E. McIntosh, Chmn., Miami; Mrs. W. M. Har¬ 
rison. Jr., V.-Chmn., Picher. 

Republican 

A. M. Armstrong, Chmn., Picher; Mrs. Dr. 
Harper, V-Chmn., Afton; Homer E. Chandler, Sec'v., 
Miami. 

A. C. Wallace, State Committeeman; Mrs. Kate 
Rodgers. State Committeewoman, Picher. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Miami, Co. Seat; W. L. Rush (Mayor); W. G. 
Berkshire (Clerk) ; A. G. Croninger (Attorney) ; Con¬ 
sumers Gas Co. 

Afton, J. A. Obar (Mayor) ; Laura Byrd (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 

Cardin, Oda Jones (Mayor) ; O- C. Parker (Clerk). 
Commerce, J. S. Denton (Mayor) ; Fred Reeves 
(Clerk) ; W. R. Chestnut (Attorney) : Empire Dist. 
Elec. Co.; J. E. Harsh, Gen. Mgr., Joplin Consumers 
Gas Co. 

Fairland, M. J. Campbell (Mayor) ; S. E. McGarder 
(Clerk) ; Empire Dist. Elec. Co. 

richer, J. H. Klinefelter (Mayor) ; S. E. McGarder 
(Clerk) ; A. Clark (Attorney) ; Consumers Das Co.; 
Empire Dist. Elec. Co. 

Peoria, G. W. Qualls (Mayor) ; Lawrence Holt 
(Clerk). 

Quapaw, W. I. Bingham (Chmn. Bd. Trustees) ; 
Lawrence E. Holt (Clerk) ; Empire Dist. Elec. Co.; 
The Ruth Fuel Co., C. E. Burlingame, Pres., Bartles¬ 
ville. 

Wyandotte, Homer Wells (Clerk) ; Joe Choate 
(Bd. Trustee) ; Empire Dist. Elec. Co. 

North Miami, Hugh Stevens (Mayor) ; L. R. Hen¬ 
derson (Clerk). 


THE VOTE 



1910 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1877 

1 

| 3978 

1 

1 

| 4522 

1 1 

4488 | 

Rep. 

| 1642 


| 5298 

1 

| 5203 

1 1 

8144 | 

Hoc. 

I 215 

i 

| 372 


| 170 

1 1 

69 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 2158 

| 4004 


| 4164 

| 3929 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1780 

| 5165 


| 6555 

| 3224 | 

1 

Hoe. 

1 

| 88 

| 345 

1 

no C. 

1 21 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

2222 

1 1 

4179 

1 

| 4231 | 

1 

Rep. 

* 

1808 

1 

4086 

1 

3553 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

96 


60 

1 1 

42 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

i 1793 | 

2137 

| 4391 j 

3961 

i 4837 | 

4174 | 

6322 | 

Rep. 

I 1721 | 

1843 

| 6173 | 

3543 

| 4746 | 

3196 | 

6340 | 

Hoc. 

! 226 

| 66 

| 347 

I no C. 

|no C. | 

no C. | 

34 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Commerce 

Fairland 

Miami 


News 

News-Herald 

News-Record 


Newspaper 

(Wkly. Rep.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Ind.) 


Editor 

August Mayerhoff 
John T. Newport 
C. M. Bartlett 


Owner 

August Mayerhoff 
John T. Newport 
News-Record Pub. Co. 


ADAMS, F. D., Miami. Rep. B., Brown 
Co., Ivan., Oct, 10, 1870; came to Okla. in 
1892, located Okla. City 1 yr., Kan. 5 yrs., 
Kan. City 1 yr., Indian Terr, in 1900, Vini- 
ta 2 yrs., Miami since. Edu., Brown Co. 
Kan.; Campbell Univ., Jackson Co., studied 
law in offices at Okla. City. Wife, Mary 
Weller. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., S. C. 
Fullerton, Scott Thompson. Dr. W. L. Mc¬ 
Williams. W. B. Pine, Chas. O’Connor. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd de¬ 
gree Mason, Blue Lodge, Vinita; Lions 
Club; mbr. Park Bd. Imp. Re!., R. C. Adams 
Official Ct. Reporter, Jackson Co. Ct. Pol. 
Act., statewide worker since 1891; works 
all ways necessary. Offices, U. S. Commr. 
5 yrs.; City Atty. 2 yrs.; mbr. City Coun¬ 
cil 1 term. Party Honors, del. several times 


to co. and st. convs., also natl convs. Re¬ 
marks, organized first co. that built first 
bridge over Grand River, a toll bridge, in 
1904. Was employed by the Rep. party in 
1896 at Topeka, Kan., assisted in making 
poll of Kan. 1898-99. 

AISENSTADT, DR. ALBERT. Picher. 
Married. Hospital owner. Active in Leg¬ 
ion. (Complete information unavailable.) 

ARMSTRONG, A. M., Picher. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Wilson, N. Y., Mar. 24, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Wilson; Syracuse 
ITniv.. A. B., admitted to bar in 1916. Wife, 
Florence, d. of Ed M. Clark, Pawnee. Bk. 
Con., Security; Bk. of Picher. Assoc., (pol.) 
leaders in Rep. organization. Church, Pres. 


Clubs & Lodges, Rockdale Country; Paw¬ 
nee Country; C. of C.; Okla. and Amer. 
Bar Assns.; Mason Blue Lodge, Pawnee; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1915 ; Speaker for party. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Com. of First Congressional 
Dist.; Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com., Ottawa Co. ; 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1916; lived Pawnee, Miami since 
1926; mbr. Kan. Natl. Guard, Sergeant, 
1909-12; Mo. Natl. Guard, 1912-14; Officers 
Training Camp; Capt. in Inf. Reserve; 
Capt. Co. B., 179th Okla, Inf. 1921-22; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Earl Maggart Post, Pawnee, 
past post Commander and Adjt. Interested 
in Boy Scouts, past master in Pawnee Co., 
organizer of 3 troops in Ottawa Co. Hobbies, 
Jersey cattle, Rhode Island Red chickens. 


































OTTAWA COUNTY 


637 



H. E. CHANDLER 


AUSTIN, J. G., Miami. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Ohio, July 31, 1875; came to 
Okla. 1904,. located at Muskogee, Grove 1915. 
Miami 1915-21. Edu., Ohio Normal Univ., 
Ohio, B. S. C.; Ohio St. Univ., LL. B. ,- 
Univ. of Columbus, Ohio. Wife, Georgiana 
Dyer. Cdrn., 1 s., William; 1 d., Sarah E. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Lodge, Masonic Blue 
Lodge; Amer. and Okla. Bar Assns. Pol. 
Act., independent; worker, chiefly in Dela¬ 
ware Co. 30 yrs. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 
Remarks, 4 Minute Speaker during War. 
also Council of Defense. Established schs. 
and is civic leader. 

BALLINGER, DYKE, Miami. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., East Tenn., Sept. 23, 1866 ; 
came to Okla. 1887, located at Beaver, An- 
adarko 1901-18, Miami since. Edu., Tenn., 
studied law and passed bar in 1897. Wife, 
Rosa Dell Ansel. Cdrn., 2 s., Harry C., S. 
Bryce; 1 d., Laura B. Assoc., R. B. Cun¬ 
ningham, J. D. Mosley. John A. Campbell, 
Vern Thompson, James S. Wade, Sen. J. 
W. Harreld, James S. Crawford. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Masons; 
M. W. A.; K. P. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker. Offices. 
Legis., 5 sessions, 2 sessions Territorial 
Congress,, last before statehood; Bd. of 
Edu.; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; Co. Clk.; Co. 
Atty. Remarks, active during War on 
drives, also served as 2nd Lieut. St. Chmn. 
Hoover Civic Volunteers. Hobby, fishing; 
lover of poetry. 

BARRY, N. C., Miami. Rep. Occ.. lawyer. 

B. , Stroudburgh, Pa., Oct. 18, 1880. Edu., 
h. sch., Pa.; Univ. of Mo., LL. B., admit¬ 
ted to bar. Mo. 1904; Okla. in 1906. Wife, 
Nora Moore. Cdrn., 2 s., Lewis C., Norman 

C. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Grant 
Victor, Scott Thompson, A. C. Wallace. 
Ottawa Co. Church, Meth., past S. S. Supt. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. ; Amer. and Okla. 
Bar Assns.; Phi Delta Phi; B. P. O. E., 
past Exalted Ruler; K. P., past Chancellor; 
Mason Blue Lodge, past Master; Eastern 
Star; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1904; makes speeches, works person¬ 
ally and through corns. Offices, City Atty., 
Afton, 1909-11 ; City Clk, Afton, 1913-15; 
Treas. Bd. Edu., 1915-17; Co. Judge Ottawa 
Co.. 1917-19; City Atty., Miami, 1923-25 ; 
IT. S. Commr., Northern Dist., 1927. Party 
Honors, formerly sec’y. Co. Cen. Com., 
prct. committeeman; nominee for Dist. 
Judge, 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
lived Afton. Miami since 1916. Veteran 


Spanish-Amer. War Co. L. 9th Penn. Voi. 
Inf.; mbr. U. !S. Spanish War Veterans, 
Commander of Camp at Miami,, served also 
in Philippines. Major in Judge Adv. Gen. 
Dept., Offices Reserve Corps, U. ,S. A. 
During W. War chairman Legal Advisory 
Board, Ottawa Co. and 4 minute speakei. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CHAMBERS. RALPH M„ Hockerville. 
Dem. St. Repr. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

CHANDLER, HOMER EDW„ Miami. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Ogeschee, Okla., Sept. 
20, 1893 ; located at Hickory Grove in 

1908, Fairland 1914-26; Miami since. Edu., 
Com. sch., Fairland 1911, Independence, 
Kan. 1912, Natl. Business Col., Muskogee 
1912-13. Wife, Mary Leona Hoffman. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. R. Tidwell, Joe 
Weir, Vern Thompson, Ralph Tuttle, A. C. 
Wallace. B. McWilliams, John Durwell, A. 
E. Robertson, Ben Chandler, S. R. Mc¬ 
Intosh, A. C. St. Clair. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Lions. Imp. Rel., Mother, Mrs. J. W. Chand¬ 
ler. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
15 yrs., works all ways necessary. Party 
Honors, mbr. Ex. Co. Young Men’s Rep. 
Club; Sec’.v Co. Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
legionnaire, Floyd L. Perry Post; 15th 
Div. ; Sec’y Co. Bar Assn. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

CLARK, ADOLPHUS, Picher. Mbr. Ad- 
minis. Com., Sec. No. 28, St Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

COLEMAN, GEORGE L„ Miami. Dem. 
O'c., mining and banking. B., McAufin Co., 
Ill., Sept. 19, 1858; came to Okla. in 1887, 
located at Miami. Edu., pub. schs.. Ill. Wife, 
Jessie E. Carr. Cdrn., 1 s., George L. Bus. 
Con., Pres. First Natl. Bk. ; Sec’y-Treas. 
Commerce Mining & Royalty Co.; Pres. 
Miami Hotel Co. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; 32nd degree Mason, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester, Shrine, Tulsa; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 40 
yrs. Remarks, active during War. An ex¬ 
tensive property owner. Hobby, golf and 
Whitefaced cattle. 

COLEMAN, 0. M„ Miami. Rep. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Newton Co., Mo., May 
4. 1882 ; came to Okla. 1911,, located at 
Miami. Edu., com. and Silver Creek schs., 
Mo. Wife, Emma Smith. Bk. Con., Security 
Trust Co. Assoc., John W. Roberts, Ed 
Mallinger, Henry Saft, James S. Coffee, 
Wayne Anderson, W. B. Pine, J. W. Har¬ 
reld. Church, Chris. Lodge, Masonic Blue 
Lodge. Pol. Act., Strictly partisan; Rep. 
10 yrs., works all ways necessary. Offices, 
Chief of Police; Justice of Peace; Deputy 
Sheriff, Constable. Party Honors, Clk. Elec. 
Bd., Good Roads Committee. 

COMMONS, ARTHUR LOGAN, Miami. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Booneville, Tenn., 
Oct. 31, 1894 ; came to Okla. 1914, located 
Miami. Edu., com. schs., Newtonia, Mo. 
1910; Scarritt-Morrisville Col., 1913, Mor- 
risville, Mo.. 1913; admitted to bar July 

12, 1912. Wife, Lura Chandler. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., H. E. Chandler, Geo. 

C. Brown, H. M. Rider, Roy Painter, W. 

D. Gibson, Tate Edmundson, Richard L. 
Wheatley, W. E. Disney, Wayne W. Bayless. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; K. P.; Okla. & Amer. Bar 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
15 yrs., works all ways. Offices, City Atty., 
Picher,. Okla. 1920-22; Co. Atty., Ottawa 
Co. 1923-29 : St. Sen. 30th Dist. 1929 since. 
Party Honors, Sec’.v Dem. Cen. Com. 1920- 
22.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Floyd L. Perry No. 147, also 40 
and 8. A factor in Miami activities. 

CRONINGER, ARTHUR G„ Miami. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Artesian t So. Dak., Nov. 
10, 1884 ; came to Okla. 1898, located m 
Vinita, Muskogee 1906, Bartlesville 1911- 

13, Vinita 1916-17, Miami 1917 and since. 
Edu., com. sch. 1898. Wife, Ethel Cherring- 
ton. Cdrn., 1 s. Robert A.; 1 d., Frances 
A. Bus. Con., First Natl. Bk.; Miami Motor 
Co. Assoc.. W. J. Martin. Ross R. Bayless. 
A. Scott Thompson, J. W. Roberts. Church, 


Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; 32nd de¬ 
gree Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory No. 
1. McAlester; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide and natl. worker; locally inde¬ 
pendent. Offices, City Atty. 1929 since. 
Party Honors, mbr. Elec. Bd.; mbr. Young 
Mens Club. Hobby, pitching horseshoes. 

DURNIL, JOHN H„ Picher, Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Vernon, Mo., June 2, 1897; 
acme to Okla. 1900 ; located at Miami, 1902, 
Welch, 1902-17, Picher since. Edu., h. sch., 
Welch 1915. Wife, Beulah Siler. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Picher. Assoc., Frank Moon, A. 
Scott Thompson, S. G. Victor, John Fuser, 
Joe Ferguson, Chas. O’Connor. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, K. of P. ; I. O. O. F.; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Indian Consistory, 
32nd McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan ; co. 
worker 12 yrs. Offices*, Postmaster Picher 
since 1924. Party Honors, past Co. Rep. 
Cen. Com. Ottawa 4 yrs. ; Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; del. to co. and st. convs. ; attended 
natl. conv. at Kan. City. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Picher Post No. 150. 35th Div. re¬ 
placement. Commander of Amer. Legion in 
1929. Mbr. Executive Com. Young Mens 
Rep. Club, influential. Hobby, fishing. 

FITZGERALD, E. C., Miami. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., Keystone, la., Feb. 19, 1884 : 
came to Okla. 1908, located at Miami. Edu., 
h sch.. Rock Rapids ; B. A. and LL. B., 
Ia. Univ. Single. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Fred Branson, C. H. Mason, Judge 
James Davenport. Church, Cath. Clubs & 
Lodges, B. P. O. E. ; Miami Country Club ; 
Ottawa Co. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., James 
Fitzgerald, (grandfather) Civil War Vet. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 20 yrs. 
Offices, U. S. Probate Atty., or Five Civili¬ 
zed Tribes; Co. Atty. 1910-12. Party Honors, 
ex-Chmn. of Dem. Cen. Com. 2 yrs.; del. 
to various st. convs. Remarks, Dem. leader. 
Hobby, golf and land titles. 

FLOYD, M. R., Miami. Ind. Occ., pres¬ 
ident of Junior College. B., Ottawa, Kan., 
1876. Edu., St. Tchrs. Col., Mo., B. Pe. ; 
.State Tchrs. Col. Colo., Okla. B. A. and 
M. A. Wife, Ida A. Whitman. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Florin W., geologist, Duncan; 1 d., Mrs. 
Wilma L. Sugg. Mo. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., M. A. Nash, Chickaslia. Church. 
Meth.,, S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
charter mbr., past pres.; O. E. A., life 
mbr.; N. E. A.; Amer. Assn, of Jr. Col., 
v.-Pres.; Pres of Supt. section of O. E. A.; 
Sec’y. O. E. A., 1922-23. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1909; lived Miami,, Vinita, Okla. 
City, Miami since 1923. Edited Okla. 



J. H. DURNIL 









63S 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GEORGE L. COLEMAN 




OTTAWA COUNTY 




639 


Assoc., (pol.) John Fuser, W. C. Scott, S. 
G. Victor. Pol. Act., Rep. worker since 
1909 ; makes speeches. Attends all co. ana 
st. con vs. Party Honors, Vice-Chmn. Rep. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896, leader in civic affairs and in Red 
Cross work. 


HARRISON. MRS. W. M„ Jr., Picher. 

Vice-Chmn. Dem. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 


HODGE, GERALD. Picher. Dem. Occ., 

deputy sheriff. B., Bonham, Tex., May lo, 
1904.' Edu., com. sch., N. E. St. Tchrs. Col., 
Tahlequah. Wife, Opal Linder. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Picher. Assoc., D. T. Watters, 
sheriff; John Reed, undersheriff; W. A. 
Poteet, Deputy; (pol.) W. E. McIntosh, 
Miami; Horace Rider, J. B. Lucas, Picher; 
IW. M. Thomas, Sen. A. L. Commons, 
Miami; J. F. Rollins, Tulsa; Bob Graham, 
Okla. City; Bill Sims, Vinita. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. O. F.; 
Moose; S. B. A. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker since 1923; personal contact and 
com. work. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, since 
1929; City Treas. 1927-28. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; Chmn. Prct. 
Com.; Co. Pres. League Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived Devol, 
Tahlequah, Picher since 1915. During W. 
War served in Replacement Co. B., 5th 
IT. S. In'f. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Picher Post. 
Hobby, baseball. 

ft 

HOLCOMB, E., Miami. Mbr. Bd. Trus¬ 
tees, Union Soldiers Home, Okla. City. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 


M. R. FLOYD 


Teacher, was instrumental in making it a 
mbr. of Editors Press Assn., Co-writer of 
Okla. Edu. bill. Supt. Miami schs., 1909-19, 
Pres. Jr. Col. since 1923, Miami. 

FREEMAN, MRS. CLYDE, Fairland. 
Dem. V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

FULLERTON, S. C„ Miami. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Lawrence Co.» Mo., Sept. 11, 
1878; came to Okla. 1897, located at Miami. 
Edu., grad. pub. sch., Lawrence Co. Mo. 
Wife, Minnie L. Beck. Cdrn., 2 s.; 5 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. W. Dobson, 
E. C. Fitzgerald. Church, Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Masonic Shriner, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Tulsa, Consistory, (McAlester. 
Imp. Rel., Niece, Mrs. Eula E. Halverton, 
Tahlequah. Pol. Act., independent; co. and 
statewide worker 30 yrs., works all ways 
necessary. Offices, Dist. Judge 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to various co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, active during War. Specially noted 
for his pure bred cattle, has taken prizes 
all over the U. S., 5 yrs. Pres. Cattle Breed¬ 
ers Assn. Mbr. Bd. of Dir. now. History of 
his cattle published by Alvin Howard San¬ 
ders, Chicago, Ill. 

FUSER, J. M., Afton. Rep. Occ., banker; 
county commissioner. B., Booneville, Mo., 
Oct. 27 1876. Edu., com. sch., Booneville. 

Wife, Pearl Brunner. Cdrn., 1 s., J. M. Jr.; 
2 d.» Frances, Clara Mae. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Farmers St. Bk., Afton; farm and real 
estate owner. Assoc., (pol.) mbrs. of both 
parties. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Booster Club; 32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Afton. Imp. Rel., H. E. Fuser. M. R. Fuser 
(bros.). Pol. Act-, active in Okla. since 
1900; personal worker; makes speeches. 
Offices, Chairman County Commrs. since 
1918; Pres. First Fair in Ottawa Co. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs. and to natl. 
conv 1928; st. committeeman. 4 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived Fair- 
land, Afton since 1901. Civic leader, or¬ 


ganized Co. Fair; mbr. Council of Defense 
during W. War; worker in Red Cross and 
Liberty Bnod work. Hobby, purebred Here¬ 
ford cattle. 

GIBSON, L. D„ Miami. Dem. Occ., deputy 
county clerk. B„ Bloomfield, Ark.. Dec. 8, 
1887 ; came to Okla. 1891, located Kansas. 
Okla. 1891-1909, Jay, Afton and Miami. 
Edu., com. arid h. sells., Kansas, Okla., 
Draughon’s Business Col., Springfield, Mo. 
Wife, Della Pierce. Cdrn., 2 s., L. D. Jr., 
Paul. Bk. Con., Security Bk. & Trust Co. 
Assoc., Tolbert Taylor, L. M. Weems, A. .T. 
Lampkin, Fred Parkinson, M. E. Trapp, W. 
J. Holloway, Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. worker 20 yrs., makes speeches 
if necessary. Offices, City Treas., Co. Treas.; 
Deputy Co. Clk.; Treas Bd. of Edu. Party 
Honors, Co. Registrar; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, has been a public official and 
civic leader for many yrs. 

HARPER, ROBT. HENRY, Afton. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Beverley, 
fW. Va., Feb. 11, 1869; came to Okla. in 
1897. located at Afton. Edu.. com. sch., 
Purdy and Cassvilie, Mo., 1892; St. Louis 
Med." Col.; Washington Univ. Med. Sch. 
Wife, Katherine E. Oldmam. Bus. Con., 
owner Afton Hospital Bk. Con., Farmers St. 
Assoc., E. A. Lamb. W. C. Scott, Leo Scott, 
Roy Painter, F. G. Marsh, S. G. Victor, 
John Feider, R. W. Skinner, Ralph Chamb¬ 
ers M. C. Barry, Bruce McWilliams. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; Booster 
Club; Co., St. and Natl. Medical Assn. 
Pol. Act., natl. Rep., locally independent; 
worker 30 yrs.. works through committees. 
Office, Chmn. Twn. Bd. Major Co. 1922-26. 
Remarks, mbr. Red Cross and Council of 
Defense during War. Hobby, scientific 
library accumulation. 

HARPER, MRS. R. H., Afton. Rep. Occ., 
housewife, clubwoman. Edu., com. scb. 
Hus., R. H. Harper. Bk. Con., Farmers St. 


HOWARD, JOE W., Miami. Dem. Occ-, 
county attorney. B., Rushville, Mo., Feb. 
16, 1896. Edu., Perrv h. sch., 1917 ; grad. 
Univ. of Okla. 1922, LL. B. Wife. Nellie L. 
Brown. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., Farmers & 
Merchants, Perry. Assoc., A. W. Tucker, 
Tom O. Munger, W. M. Bowles, Jim Taylor, 
Gus Willard. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Pres. Lions Club, American Legion, 
Delta Upsilon, K. T. Imp. Rel., Wife is 
cousin of V.-Pres. Chas. Curtis. Pol. Act., 
partisan; participated in local campaigns 
since 1916. Offices, Co. Atty. Noble Co. 
since 1923. On March 1st, 1929 moved to 
Miami, Ottawa Co. as Asst. Co. Atty. Party 
Honors, del. Houston Conv. 1928* only Dem. 
elected in Noble Co. in last 4 yrs. Re¬ 
elected last election without opposition 
either party. Remarks, was on Staff of 


JOE W. HOWARD 












“Sooner" (publication) at Okla. Unit-. 
Major R. 0. T. C. Father homesteaded 
5 miles northwest of Perry, Ex-Service 
13 months, discharged March 1919, 67th 
Field Artillery. Present Reserve Officer. 
Walked 5 Mi. each way to attend h. sch. 4 
yrs., practically earned way through 0. U. 

HUDSPETH, CLELL M„ Afton. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Berryville, Ark., Jan. 
30, 1897; came to Okla. 1905; located 
at Aftoh. Edu. grad. Afton h. sch., 1915. 
Single. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Floyd E. 
Roomsbury, P. W. Boyd, R. D. Boyd, L. 

A. McElroy, J. M. Fuser, Fred Marsh, Leo 

B. McWilliams, S. J. Montgomery, Chas 
O’Connor. Morton Harrison. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, B. P. 0. E.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; good co. worker 7 yrs., works 
personally and through committees. Offices, 
Asst. Postmaster 1922-25,, Postmaster since. 
Party Honors, del, to co. and st. convs. 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Mbr. William \ r ickers Post No. 124, 83rd 
Div. 329 Inf. Chapter Mbr. and Past Com¬ 
mander Post which is oldest in North¬ 
eastern Okla. Overseas 7 Mo. Hobbv, base¬ 
ball. 

HUTCHISON. HAROLD B., Miami. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B., St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 13, 
1895. Edu.. com. and h. sch., St. Joseph; 
Univ. of Mo. Wife, Nora Billingsley, of 
Mo. Cdrn., 1 d., Ba r bara. Bus. Con., 
Miami News Rpcord. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., C. M. Bartell, Walter Harrison, Ed 
McIntyre. Clubs & Lodres, C. of C.; Lions, 
mbr. Publicity Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since 1919. Does com. and personal work. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1922; lived since at 
Miami. During W. War served in Naval 
Aviation Corps, Mbr. Amer. Legion, Floyd 
Perry Post, Miami. Interested in Legion 
work and writing feature stories. Hobby, 
tennis. 


KLINEFELTER, JAMES H., Picher. Rep. 
Occ., mayor. B., Taylorville, Ill., May 4, 
1866 ; came to Okla. 1917; located at Picher. 
Edu., com. sch. Christian Co., Ill., 1886. 
Wife, Laura M. Graham. Cdrn., 4 s., 2 d. 
Bk. Con., Bank of richer; American Natl., 
Baxter Springs, Kan. Assoc., Joe Nolan, 
Johnnie Durnil, Dr. Connell, Vem Thomp¬ 
son, A. M. Armstrong, Chas. O'Conner, 
John Goldsberry, A. L. Commons, Scott 
Thompson. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
I. 0. 0. F., M. W. A., Royal Neighbors. 
K. K. K„ C. of C. Imp. Rel., Brother P 
M. Klinefelter. Picher. Pol. Act., St. and 
co. worker 42 yrs., works through com¬ 
mittees and personally. Offices, Mayor 
1925-27; 29-31, Councilman Webb City, Mo. 
1909-13. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Chmn. Picher Rep. Com., Counter 
and Judge of Elections several times. Re¬ 
marks, active during War. Hobby, basket¬ 
ball. football, baseball, community better¬ 
ment. 

LAMPKIN, A. J., Miami. Dem. Occ., 
County Clerk. B., Ind., May 9, 1874; came 
to Okla. 1889 ; located Prairie City 1889- 
1907, Miami since. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Fairland, Okla., Tahlequah St. sch.. Com¬ 
mercial sch., Lexington, Ky. Married. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Jake Sample, C. 
B. Cole, .1. M. Garrison, E. B. Howard, 
Elmer Thomas, James S. Davenport. Lodge, 
K. P. Pol. Act., Special Deputy Sheriff, 
Deputy Treas., Co. Clk. 3 terms. Register 
of Deeds 2 terms. Justice of Peace 2 
terms. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, capable bus. man, co. official for 
several yrs., fond of fishing. Taught first 
Free Sch. at Narvissa before statehood 
1905. 

LOGAN, J. G., Miami. Rep. Occ., Co. 
Commr. B„ Cherokee Co., Kan., May 30, 
18S3 Edu., com. sch., Cherokee Co. Wife, 
Mattie Lemley. Cdrn., 5 s., Orville, Ernest, 


Clifford, J. G., Everett W.; 5 d.. Carmen, 
Marvel, Irene, Roberta, Lera May. Bus. 
Con., farm owner, livestock. Bk. Con., 
Sec’y St„ Miami. Assoc., (pol.) W. I. 
Bingham, Quapaw; John Durnil, Picher; 

A. Scott Thompson, Sen. W. B. Pine, Lew 
Wentz, Sen. J. W. Harreld. Church, Chris. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 1908; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, Co. Commr. 
since 1923; Mbr. Sch. Bd. 9 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. co and st. convs. Remark*, 
came to Okla. 1900; lived since at Miami. 
Leader in community improvement. Worker 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross during W. 
War. Hobby, races. 

LUCAS, J. B. JR., Picher. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Colorado, Tex., Sept. 18, 1889; 
came to Okla. 1893; located at Checotah, I. 
T. 1925, Picher since. Edu., h. sch., 
Checotah 1910; Henry Kendall, Muskogee 
1912. Wife, Effie Griffing. Cdrn., 2 s., Jim 
and Bob; 1 d., Mary. Bk. Con., Y. Pres. 
Bk. of Picher; ' Exchange Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., A. M. Gaines, M. C. Conners, Leo 
Dobbin, W. E. McIntosh, W. N. Harrington, 
J. K. Campbell, M. E. Trapp, O. B. Mother- 
sead, W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Izaak Walton, Kiwanis, K. of P., 
M. W. A. Dir. of C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. worker 21 yrs., works through 
committees and personally. Offices, Cam¬ 
paign Mgr. Northern Dist. 1926; Sec’y 
League Young Democrats 1917, Chmn. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. McIntosh Co. 1920-25. Sec’y Co. 
Cen. Com. 1912-20 Past City Clk. Checotah 
5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
Dem. eonv... Prct. Committeeman McIntosh 
Co. Remarks, Hobby, baseball, football, 
fishing. 

MASON, 0. F„ Miami. Rep. Occ., lawyer. 

B. , Mason Valley, Ark.. Nov. 11, 1872. 

Edu., com. sch., Mt, Vernon -Col., Ark. 
Wife, Etta Burnett. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles 
L.; 2 d., Dorothy, Mrs. Paul E. Johnson 
(twins). Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Vern E. Thompson, A. Scott Thomp¬ 
son. S. G. Victor, Ottawa Co.; Judge E. S. 
Bessie, John M. Goldesberry. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Hazel Valley, 
Ark. Imp. Rel., George Mason, mbr. U. S. 
Constitutional conv.; O. F. Mason, noted 
lawyer, N. Car. Pol. Act., independent, 
locally; partisan nationally; statewide 
worker since 1896 ; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
county atty., 1921-22. Party Honors, St. 
Committeman, Ottawa Co., 1907-1920; del. 



O. F. MASON 





















w. e. McIntosh 


st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896. lived Grove, Afton, Miami since 1910. 
Civic worker through C. of C.; active in 
Red Cross during W. War. Hobby, checkers. 

MABON, J. S., Miami. Rep. Occ., in¬ 
vestments. B., Racine, Ohio, July 20, 1S60. 
Edu., com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Lucie Kennedy. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Erben C., safetv eng.., Eagle- 
Picher Lead Co.. Miami; 3 d., Mrs. Edna 
Sweem, Tulsa; Mrs. Edith McWilliams, Miss 
Zella, Miami. Bk. Con., Sec’y St.. Miami. 
Assoc., A. Scott Thompson, Judge Vern 
Thompson, Grant McCullough, Harry Rog¬ 
ers, Outer Benedict, Fred Bearly, A. C. 
Alexander. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, past Dir.; C. of C., past pres.; 
33rd Mason, Guthrie Consist.. Akdar Shrine 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan worker since 
1892; speaker for campaigns. Offices, past 
Co. Treas., Wright Co. Mo.; past pres. 
Guthrie City Council; Registrar of Deeds, 
Logan Co. 2 terms; Repr. from Ottawa Co. 
4th, 7th, 9th Legis. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs.,, attended all but 3 since state¬ 
hood. Chmn. Rep. Com. Logan Co. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1892 ; lived Logan Co., 
Miami since 1908. Introduced and promoted 
passage of bill creating N. E. Okla. Jr. 
Col. at Miami. Pioneer in develop, of 
lead and zinc mines. Hobby, hunting. 

MclNTOSH, W. E., Miami. Deni. Occ., 
lumber man. B., Carthage, Tenn. Feb. 26, 
1893; came to Okla, 1901; located Che- 
cotah 1924, moved to Miami. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Checotali, Okla. Wife, Lulu 
Emily Vance. Cdrn., 4 s„ 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Ketcham Lumber Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. W. Hopkinson* A. L. Commons 

J. B. Lucas, C. E. Davidson, Geo. D. Key,' 
C. A. Niles, W. W. Hastings, E. B. Howard. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Lions; Masonic Consistory, McAlester; 

K. T.. Shrine, Muskogee; chmn. Park Bd. 
Imp. Rel., McIntosh Co., named after fath¬ 
er; M. D. Vance, uncle-in-law, is Past 
Commander in Chief United Conf., Veterans, 
grandfather, D. N. McIntosh, Colonel Jn 
Confederate Army. Father was an atty. 
and co. supt. of Edu. Smith Co., Tenn., also 
co. supt. of McIntosh Co., Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker; works all 
ways needed. Offices, City Clk. Checotah 
40 yrs. Party Honors, pret. committeeman, 
Chmn. Deni. Cen. Com.; pres. League Young 
Dem., McIntosh Co. Hobby, athletics. 
Legionnaire, Floyd L. Perry Post No. 202, 
Com. "E” U. S. A., unassigned. 


OTTAWA COUNTY 

MCWILLIAMS, LEO BRUCE, Miami. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B„ Miami, Sept. 30, 
1894. Edu., com. sch., Miami 1909, h sch 
1913, Univ. Mo., 1916. Wife, Edith Mabon.’ 
Cdrn., 3 s.,; 1 d._ Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., A. Scott Thompson, Geo. L. Coleman, 
John W. Roberts. J. S. Mabon, Geo. E. Bom- 
ford, Homer E. Chandler, A. M. Armstrong 
John Fuser, M. E. Walsh, Omer Bene¬ 
dict,, P. J. Hurley, Sam J. Montgomery, 
Bert Chandler, Chas. O’Connor, Jim Atkin¬ 
son. Church, Pres. Lodges 32nd Mason; 
Scottish Rite, Consistory Guthrie; Lions C 
of C. Imp. Rel., J. S. Mabon. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker 10 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, postmaster, Miami 1922-30. Father, 
Dr. W. L. McWilliams, was postmaster 20 
yrs. prior to July 1922. Party Honors, 
pret. committeeman; one of organizers 
Young Men’s Rep. Club, 1922. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, v.-commander Floyd L. Per-y 
Post No. 147; U. S. N. R. F., Great Lake's 
Hobby, hunting. 

MILLNER. F. E.. Miami. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Noble Co., Ohio, Feb. 3, 
1877; came to Okla. 1902 ; located Miami. 
Edu,. pub. sch., Kan.; Kan. Normal Col., 
Ft. Scott, Kan., Univ. of Mo. Wife, Wil- 
helmina Schurlein. Bus. Con., co-partner 
of Millner & Fribley, Hdwe. & Furn., Real 
estate; stockholder N. E. O. R. R. Miami 
Packing Co. Bk. Con,, First Natl. Assoc., 
C. J. Fribley, John Fields, R. W. Skinner. 

J. S. Mabon. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Ledges, Rotary Club; 32nd Mason; Con¬ 
sistory McAlester; Shrine, Tulsa Rock Dale 
Co. Club, C. of C. West; Retail Impl. 
dealers Assn., Kansas City; good roads 
com., mbr. Sales Day bd. Sec’y. Masonic 
Lodge. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 
25 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, City 
Council, 8 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. Elec, 
bd. Remarks, active in all civic matters, 
community improvement. Hobby, golf, fish¬ 
ing, good roads. 

MITCHELSON. ROY. Commerce. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Ashland, O., Jan. 31, 
1876 ; came to Okla. 1905; located at Lin- 
eolnville, 1914, Commerce, 1914 since. Edu., 
grade sch., Quaker Acad., and Bus. Col., 
Lowell. Kan., 1900. Wife, Gertrude Bal¬ 
lard. Cdrn.. 3 s.; 5 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. Commerce. Assoc., Jim Robin¬ 
son, Ruth Botts, Cal Gorman., Dee T. 
Walters, Lon Lambkin, Joe R. Willard, W. 
R. Chestnut. Club., Commercial Club of 
Commerce. Pol. Act., partisan; good co. 
worker 22 yrs; works personal contact. 
Offices, past pres., sch. bd. Commerce 6 
yrs. ; past pres. bd. Councilmen, 5 yrs. 
Party Honors, chmn. co. elec, bd., 1924 
to date; del. to co. conv.„ pret.; commit¬ 
teeman, first one from Commerce. Remarks, 
a leader in Commerce. Hobby, fishing and 
quail hunting. 

MORRIS, E. D., Miami. Rep. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., Little Rock. Ark., 
Oct. 14, 1889; came to Okla. 1890; located 
Ada, 1890-1907 ; Lawton 1911, Okla. City 
1912, Miami since. Edu., com. h. sen., 
Ada; Bus. Col., Lawton. Wife, Nola Mc¬ 
Clain. Cdrn.. 2 s., Neal, Robert, Bk. Con.. 
Security Natl. Assoc., Joe Wier, Wayne 
Anderson. Henry Craig. W. B. Pine. Omer 

K. Benedict, A. L. Commons. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge 
Consistory. McAlester; Shrine, Tulsa; 
Eastern Star, American Legion. Pol. Act., 
independent; Rep. co. worker, 13 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Treas. 4 yrs.; dep. Co. Treas. 

6 yrs.; dep. co. assessor 5 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. st, and co. convs. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Floyd Post No. 147, Artillery, 
Ft. Sill Med. Adv. Bd., during War. Hobby, 
fishing. 

NESBITT. FRANK W., Miami. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Colony, Kan., Aug. 

5, 1899. Edu., com. and h. sch., Garnett, 
Kan.; Univ. of Kan., A. B., LL. B. Wife, 
Nell Grayson, of Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Frank 
W., Jr., Robert E.; 3 d., Ruth, Sue Nell, 
Mary Ann. Bk. Con., First Natl., Miami; 
atty. for First Natl., Quapaw, Farmers St. 
Afton. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Phi Alpha Delta; Okla. and Amer. Bar 


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Assn.; B. P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
since 1915; makes speeches. Offices, City 
Atty., 5 yrs. Party Honors, appointed del. 
to st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1913, 
lived since at Miami. During W. War ; 
was mbr. Legal Adv. Com. 

PARKER. FRANK, Miami. Rep. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Benton Co., Kan., 
Oct. 20, 1881 ; came to Okla. 1906 ; located 
at Miami. Edu., Mason Valley,, Ark. Wife, 
Anna Curry. Cdrn., 1 s., Orvil D. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Ed Matthews, 
Newt Thompson, W. R. Kreeger, H. B. 
Durant, A. L. Commons. Church, Quaker. 
Lodges, K. P.; 1. O. O. F. Pol. Act., st. 
and national Rep. worker. Offices, 
special Deputy Sheriff, Chief of Police 
Patrolman. Sheriff. Party Honors, del. 
several times to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, railroaded on Frisco 3 yrs. under 
•I. H. Douglas, Orchard and Nursery busi¬ 
ness, 9 yrs. Active in Red Cross during 
War. 

PORTER, PERRY, Miami. Dem. Occ., 
county attorney. B., Greenville, Tex. Aug. 
10, 1896; came to Okla. 1923; located 
at Quapaw, 1929,. Miami since. Edu., 
h. sch., Greenville, Tex., 1916; Univ. of 
Tex.,. Austin, Tex., LL.B., 1922. Wife, 
Margaret Humphrey McLemore. Bus. Con., 
dir. A. L. Powell Plow Co.. Magnetic Elec. 
Motor. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk., Quapaw. 
Assoc., Joe Howard, R. J. Danford, A. E. 
Basinger. John Robinson, W. M. Thomas, 
Henry Craig, Percy Foster. Herbert G. 
Gibson, John Miller, Dave Stovall, Allen 
Street. Church. Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Quapaw; K. of P.; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., R. L. Porter. Green¬ 
ville, Tex. Pol. Act., statewide worker, 8 
yrs.; works all ways necessary. Offices, 
City Atty., Quapaw, 1923-26; Legis., 10th 
& 11th Legis., Co. Atty. Ottawa Co., since 
1929. Party Honors, del. to all co. and 
st. convs. Mbr. League Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks. Legionnaire, Floyd E. Perry Post 
No. 147, Base Hospital No. 84. Hobby, 
fishing and baseball. , 

RIDER. HORACE MONROE. Miami. Dem. 
Occ., county treasurer. B., Springdale, Ark., 
Feb. 3. 1894; came to Okla. 1899, located 
at Nareissa, 1906 ; Alton 1908-22; Picher, 
19 yrs., Miami since 1929. Edu., com. 
sch.. Nareissa, 1906. Wife, Sadie Irene 
Gillespie Cdrn.. 1 d., Jane Ann. Bk. Con.. 
Bk. of Picher; Security St. Assoc.. W. L. 
Rush. W. M. Thomas, H. B. Cobban, 
Wayman Dobson, John Robinson, A. L. 
Commons, Ralph Chambers, John Reed, Wm. 
M. Thomas. Gerald Hodge, W. J. Holloway, 
Morton Harrison, W. M. Hastings, Scott 
Ferris, Judge W. H. Brown. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges. 32nd. Mason; Scottish 
Rite: Consistory No. 2 McAlester; C. of 
C., Mfg. & Home Industries. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker, 15 yrs. Offices, 
co. treas. 1929-31. Party Honors, Treas. 
League Young Dem., 1926 ; city chmn. 
Picher. Dem. Cen. Committeeman, 1924. 
Remarks. Legionnaire Picher Post No. 150, 
Navy. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

ROBERTS, J. M., Miami. Rep. Occ., 
banker and mining man. B., Dent Cc., 
Mo., Aug. 2L. 1879; came to Okla. 1917; 
located at Commerce, Miami since 1922. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Dent Co., Mo., 
Valparaiso; O. U. Wife, Bessie Jack. Cdrn.. 

3 s., 1 . Bus. Con., Security Bk. & Trust 
Co.; Roberts Milling Co.; S. R. & W. 
Mining Co.,, interest in Independent Lumber 
Co. mbr. bd.; Miami Real Estate rentals; 
Packing Co., Bus. Assoc.. Vern E. Thomp¬ 
son. D. H. Wilson Chas. A. Neal, Geo. Pro- 
vine. M. M. DeAnnond, M. F. Owens, R. J. 
Tuthill. D. F. Seals, W. P. Howard. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; Lions; 
Chapter and Knight Templar, Miami; Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge, Commerce; Consistory, 
McAlester; Shrine, Tulsa; St. and Okla. 
Bankers Assn. Offices, Ex-Mayor, Miami, 
Bd. of Edu., 6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
various co. and st. convs. Mo.; mbr. Elec. 
Bd.; pret, and co. committeewoman. Pol. 






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MAKERS of GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



J. J. SMITH 


Act, nationally Rep., locally independent 
35 yrs.„ works eve-y way necessary. Re¬ 
marks, active on all drives during W_ War; 
mbr. Exec. Com., Trust Co., Div. Okla. 
Bankers Assn.; active in all drives during 
W. War and active for community better¬ 
ment. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

RUSH, W. L., Miami. Dem. Occ., Auto¬ 
mobile sales and service. B. t Mt. Vernon, 
Tex., Oct. 19, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Mo.; 
St. Normal Springfield; Univ. of Mo. Wife, 
Hazel Elliott, of Mo. Bus. Con., Chevrolet 
Agency., Miami. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodgesi, C. of C., 
v.-pres.; chmn. Transportation Com.; Ro¬ 
tary, dir. past v.-pres.; mbr. Music Com.; 
Mason ; Country Club, stockholder; Sponsor 
Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker since 1917; makes speeches; works 
personally and through com. Offices, May¬ 
or of Miami, 1929. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1917; lived since at Miami. Civic leader 
in city beautification, airport, convention 
hall, widening streets, etc. Hobby, fishing. 

SKINNER, R. W., Miami. Dem. St. 
Repr. (Complete information unavailable.) 

SMITH, J. J., Miami. Dem. Occ.. law¬ 
yer. B., Eastland, Tex., June 23, 1889. 

Edu., pub. sch.. Okla.; Cordell Acad.; 
Univ. of Okla. ; Cumberland Univ., LL. B. 
1911. Wife, Genevieve, d. of Rev. A. B. 
L. Hunkapillar, iSulphui. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Jack Lockwood, Richard Wood : 1 d., Mabel 
Jacqueline, h. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; K. P.; B. P. 0. E..; 
I 0. O. iF., Miami. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. 
Holloway, Gov. Trapp. Bob Williams, Bob 
Davidson, Luther Harrison, Jerry Rand, 
and others. Offices Mayor, Afton. 1914 ; St. 
Senator. 1916; Dist. Judge,, since 1922. 
Party Honors, del. to most st. convs.; 
statewide speaker at every campaign. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900, lived Greer 
Co., Cordell, Afton, 1911-17; Miami since. 
Has been a speaker throughout the st. be¬ 
fore civic and church bodies as well as 
political. During W. War was a mbr. 
Legal Advisory Bd. Hobby, hunting elk in 
Rockies and deer on Mexican border. 

SPEER, JOHN L., Miami. Dem. Occ., 
city engineer. B„ Harrison. Ark., Feb. 2o’ 
1880; came to Okla. 1898; located at Mus¬ 
kogee; Tulsa, 1900-08; Miami since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Eureka Springs, Ark., 
Cor. course in engineering. Wife, Sarah 


Hill. Cdrn., 2 s., John, George; 2 d., 
Francis, Mary Jane. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. W. Dodson, W. A. Wagoner, 
S. M. Blackwell, Joe It. Wollard, W. A. 
Painter, L. A. Milley, E. B. Howard, Elmer 
Thomas, D. W. Patton. Church, Chris. 
Lodge, K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker, 30 yrs. Offices, city engineer; co. 
Surveyor, 10 yrs. Party Honors, Elec. 
Bd., pret. committeeman. Hobby, bird 
dogs. 

STRECKER, THEODORE H„ Commerce. 
Rep. Occ., postmaster. B., Joplin, Mo., 
May 14 1907 ; came to Okla. 1916, located 
at Picher 1923, Commerce since. Edu., com. 
sch., Commerce, 1924. Single. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., W. G. Reece, John 
West, C. J. Elliott. Lodge, I. O. O. F. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. P. Edwards, Commerce. 
Offices, appointed postmaster, May 14, 1929. 
Hobby, baseball and fishing. 

SUFFECOOL, J. L„ Miami. Dem. Occ., 
superintendent Quapaw Indian Agency. B., 
Franklin Co., Penn., Nov. 22, 1879; came 
to Okla. 1906, located at Stroud. W T hite- 

cloud, Kan., Horton, Lower Brule - 

(Courailane), Idaho, Ft. Lehway, Idaho, 
Sacaton, Ariz., supt. Sesseton Wahpekon In¬ 
dian Reservation, supt. Shawnee Indian 
sch., 1921-24; Miami since 1924. Edu., 
iSt. Tchrs. Col. Warrensburg, Mo. Wife, 
Belle Coleman. Cdrn., 1 d., Hildreth. 

Bus. Con., Pres. Joplin Reo Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Gen. Roy Hoffman, A. 
C. Douglass, A. Scott Thompson. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Aberdeen 
S (Dakota ;York Rite, Commercial Club. 
Pol. Act., independent statewide worker 25 
yrs. Remarks, active in government In¬ 
dian Service 23 yrs.; leader in all Indian 
affairs. 

THOMAS, WILLIAM M.. Miami. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Bartlesville, Ind., June 
24, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ind.; 
Valparaiso Univ., LL. B. Wife, Mildred 



WM. M. THOMAS 


Wilson. Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. M., Jr. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. L. Commons, 
P. Porter, John Robinson, of Ottawa Co.; 
Lee Cruce, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Hubert L. 
Bolen, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church, Bap. 
pres. st. B. Y. P. U., 2 terms Clubs, C. 
of C.; St. Bar Assn.; K. P., B. P. O. E.; 
Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 


A. SCOTT THOMPSON 













JTTAWA COUNTS 


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First Natl., Miami. Assoc., (pol.) co. and 
st. mbrs. of Rep. organization. Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., W. W. Hastings, (bro. 
of first wife). Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker since 1896; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and com. Of¬ 
fices, apptd. U. IS. Marshal, Roosevelt, 1908, 
Eastern Dist.; 2d term under Taft, mbr. 
(Soldiers Relief Com. helped Kuild Univ., 
Hospital, Okla. City; Hospital jat Sulphur 
and at Muskogee. Party Honors, del. natl., 
st. and co. convs. since 1896; Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. since statehood. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1885; lived since at, Afton and 
Miami. Leader in civic and political af¬ 
fairs. Liberty Loan worker during W. 
War. Hobby, politics. 

WAGONER, WILLIAM ANDERSON, Mi¬ 
ami. Dem. Occ., farmer and land owner. 
B., Odessa, Mo., Mar. 17, 1859; came to 
Okla. 1879 ; located at Miami. Edu.. com. 
sch., Odessa, 1875. Wife. Ada Whittock. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Ross Bayless, J. R. Wollard, J. F. 
Robinson, Ralph Tuttle, Judge S. C. Ful¬ 
lerton, Ray McNaughton, Dr. G.' L. Frazier, 
Tom Ward, W. J. Holloway, E. B. Howard. 
W. W. Hastings. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Scottish 
Rite; Consistory No. 1, Shrine, Miami. 
Imp. Rel., W. A. Wagoner, Jr., Miami, 
(son). Pol. Act., partisan; statewide work¬ 
er 48 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
com. Offices, Sheriff, Lincoln Co., Colo., 
1886-1890 ; Co. Commr., since 1923. Party 
Honors, chmn. Cen. Dem. Com., 4 yrs., 
Colorado 1882-86; City Council, Miami, 
1902-04. Remarks, was in mercantile bus.. 
17 yrs. including period of War. Large 
holdings in mining and farming lands. 

WALKER, ROY T„ Picher. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Oct. 23, 
1896. Edu., h. sch.. Welch; sch. of Phar¬ 
macy, Wichita, Kan. Wife, Grace, d. of 
J. W. McPherson, Allen. Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Picher; Welch St.; First St., 
Hockerville. Assoc., (pol.) J. J. Smith, C. 
Davidson. A. L. Commons, Perry Porter, 
Miami; E. B. Howard, Ed Dabney, W. J. 
Holloway: Miller D. Hay, H. M. Shirley. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
P. T. A.; Kiwanis; Goodfellows; B. P. O. 
E.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
through personal contacts since 1919. Fi¬ 
nancial contributor; activities confined to 
co. Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; registrar, 6 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 



worked since 1919; makes speeches, com- 
mitteo and personal contact worker. Offices, 
Co. (Judge; City Atty., now. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs.; campaign mgr.; 
candidate for Corp. Com., 1926. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907, lived Cotton Co., 
Ott.-awa Co., since 1915. Interested in child 
welfare and tubercular work, worked for 
Legis. relief for tuberculosis. During W. 
W ar served in U. S. Navy, mbr. Floyd 
Perry Post, Miami. Hobby, nature study. 

THOMPSON, A. SCOT'., Miami. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Farlinville, Kan., April 
*20, 1876. Edu., Ann Arbor, Mich., LL. B., 
admitted bar, 1902. Wife, Elsie Perry. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Joseph, attending Kemper Mil. 
Acad.; Daniel, at h. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (Pol.) Fred Clark, W. G. Skelly, 
Sen. W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz. Church, 
• 7 Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
chmn. boy work; C. of C.; Rockdale Coun¬ 
try; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory-, 
Tulsa Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
isince 1902; makes speeches. Offices, city 
tatty., many yrs.; v.-pres. sch. bd., many 
/yrs. Party Honors, dist. del. to natl. conv., 
asst. mgr. for Curtis. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; lived since at Miami. Organ¬ 
izer and legal advisor for Tri-State Ore 
products Assn., Miami; co. chmn. of st. 
ft ICrippled Children’s Assn.; interested in 
religious education. During W. War legal 
I adv. for draft bd. 

THOMPSON, VERN E., Miami. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Stockbridge, Mich., Nov. 
I 12, 1878. Edu., h. sch., Univ. of Mich., 
/ LL. B., 1902. Wife, Etta Manwarring, of 
1 la. Cdrn., 1 s., Yern E. Jr.; 3 d., Dorothy 
Ann, Polly, Nelly Rae. Bus. Con., dir. 
1 Security Bk. & Trust Co.; Gen. Council 
Black Eagle Mining Co. ; Childress Lead & 
) Zinc Co.; Skeleton Lead & Zinc Co., dir. 
i Mid.-Cont. Lead & Zinc Co.; Commonwealth 
j Mining Co.; Acme Mining Corp. and Child- 
) ress Royalties Co. Assoc., (pol.). A. Scott 
/ Thompson, J. W. Roberts, James Veasey. 


Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C., past pres.; Lions, past pres.; Univ. 
Club at Joplin ; pres. Ottawa Co. Bar Assn. ; 
First Gov. Okla. St. Bar for first Supreme 
Judicial Dist.; 32nd Mason; Akdar Shrine. 
Tulsa. Poh Act., partisan; nationally; 
independent in st. and co.; makes speeches; 
personal and com. worker since 1902. Of¬ 
fices co. atty., 1907 ; co. Judge, 1912-16. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; first 
chmn. Rep. Com. after statehood. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902 ; lived since at Miami. 
Co. chmn. Red Cross during W. War; 
civic worker. Hobby, horses and riding. 

TIDWELL, MOODY R„ Miami. Rep. Occ., 
investments. B., Williamson Co., Ill., Jan. 
28, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ill.; 
Northwestern Univ., Ph. G. and Ph. C. 
Wife, Kate Peebles. Cdrn., 4 s., Moody R. 
atty., Miami; John Q., Mich.; Robt. A.. 
William; 1 d„. Marguerite. Bus. Con., 
dir. Miami Bldg. & Loan Assn.; mbr. bd. 
dirs. 4 First Natl. Bk., Miami and First 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce; First Natl., Qua- 
paw; Bk. of Quapaw; was cashier First 
Natl. Bk., Miami, 26 yrs. Church, Meth. 
dir.; chmn. Finance Com. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, pres. 1929; Rockdale Country; Okla. 
and Amer. Bankers Assns.; past mbr. Exec. 
Com. Okla., Bankers Assn.; 32nd Mason ; 
past Master; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa 
Shrine. Imp. Rel.. John F. Tidwell, Marion, 
Ill. Pol. Act., active in Okla. since 1900. 
Offices, ex-mayor; ex-mbr. sch. bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900; lived since at 
Miami; mbr. Council of Defense and Lib¬ 
erty Loan worker during W. War. Hobby, 
golf. 

TUTHILL, RALPH T„ Miami. Mbr. Bd. 
Regents, N. E. Jr. College. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

VICTOR, S. G„ Miami. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Ill., Nov. 17, 1867. Edu., com. 
sch.. Ill., Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Fred S., 
James L.; 2 d., Sadie, Gladys. Bk. Con., 


VERN E. THOMPSON 



MOODY R. TIDWELL 











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WEIR, JOE, Miami. Rep. Occ., County 
Superintendent schools. B., Galatia, Ill., 
June 20, 1870. Edu., com. sch., Acad, and, 
S. Normal Univ., of Ill. Wife, Elizabeth 

Manier. Bus. Con., bk. stockholder. 

Lodges, 32nd Mason, McAlester. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker since 1909; makes 

speeches. Offices, Treas., Ottawa Co., 4 

yrs.; CY>. Supt. since 1923. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900 ; lived since in Ottawa Co. During 
W. War wa5 in 3rd Detachment, Detached 
service, Newport News, mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Floyd L. Perry Post, Miami. Educational 
and civic leader; mbr. O. E. A. Hobby, 
hunting. 


WILLS, ROY 1'., Miami. Dem. Occ., 
vice president First Natl. Bk. B., Lamar, 
Mo., April 20, 1884 ; came to Okla, 1898 ; 
located Miami, since 2898. Edu., first pub. 
sch., Miami, Indian Tt?r. Wife, Lillie O. 
Robinson. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard F., Baylor 
Univ., Sr., B. B. A. Assoc., G. L. Cole¬ 
man Ross R. Bayless, Rev, J- Grover Scale. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lpdges, 32 degree 
Mason ; Consistory, MeAlesfter; Commander 
and Shrine, Tulsa; Moderator N. E. Okla 
Bap. Assn., 5 yrs.; C. of C. > Lions Club; 
Amer. & Okla. Bankers Assn. Imp. Kel., 
Hon. P. Willis, del. Const. Conv. (deceased) 
Pol. Act., statewide worker,, 25 yrs. Offices, 
City Council. Remarks, active during War 
as Food Administrator. Religious and civic 
leader. 


S. G. VICTOR 


Welch, Hockerville, 1918-26; Pieher since 
1926. Widely acquainted in mining dist. 
Hobby, quail hunting. 

WALLACE, A. C., Miami. Rep. Occ., 
attorney B., Washington, la., Feb. 20. 
1882; came to Okla. 1908 ; located at Miami. 
Edu., grad., h. sch.. Rock Rapids, la.; 

B. S', degree* Univ. of la., 1906 ; LL. B., 

admitted Bar, 1908. Wife, Grace Van Matre. 
Cdrn., 1 s., John Wallace; 1 d., Mary 

Grace. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; B. P. O. E.; Tulsa 
Club; Amer. Bar Assn.; Okla. Bar Assn. ; 

C. of C.; Bockdale Country Club. Pol. 
Act., statewide Rep. worker, 20 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, pres. Bd. of Edu.„ 7 yrs.; mbr. 10 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. Exec. Com. St. Rep. 
Cen. Com., 1928-29. Remarks, 4 minute 
speakre; government appeal agt. draft 
bd. during War. 

WATTERS, DEWITT T„ Miami. Dem. 
Occ., county sheriff. B., Miami, Indian 
Ter., April 14, 1887. Edu., com. sch., 
Miami, 1904. Wife, Virgie C. Garman. 
Cdrn., 1 s.* Dewitt T., Jr.; 1 d., Helen 
Jurene. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
John Reed, Gerald Hodge, W. A. Poteet, 


Judge Wm. Thomas, Mike Tallen, Horace 
Rider, Sid Campbell, Ralph Chambers, Judge 
Skinner, A. L. Commons. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. of P. ,* 
M. W. A.; B. P. O. E.; B. B. A.; Rebekahs; 
Pythian Sisters; C of C. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san co. worker 22 yrs. works through com¬ 
mittees and personally. Offices, sheriff 
Ottawa Co.; past mbr. sch. bd. dist. No. 
38. Remarks, active on all W. Drives, mbr. 
Food Conservation Com. Hobby, good sad¬ 
dle horses. 

WEEMS, G. M., Miami. Dem. Occ., 
county assessor. B., Greenville, Tenn., Feb. 
13, 1859 ; came to Okla, 1887 ; located at Jen¬ 
nings, 1892; Pawnee, 1892-1900; Sulphur, 
1908 ; Miami since. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Athens* Tenn. Wife, Marguaretta E. Ken¬ 
ney. Cdrn., 4 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Ross Bayless, J. L. Earm- 
ington, J. J. Smith, J. R. Woolard, Roy 
McGee, Geo. Brown, Henry S. Johnston, 
Ed Trapp, John Q. Newell. Ray Weems. 
Imp. Reh, Ray O. Weems. Okla, City, (son'. 
Poi. Act., partisan; statewide worker 4Ti 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, City Council, 
sch. bd.; Co. Clk., 1896 ; dep. Co. Assessor, 


WOOLARD, JOE R., Miami. De,’". Occ., 
retired farmer and cattleman. B., Shelly 
Co., Ill., Oct. 9, 1857; came to Okla- 1891; 
located in Ottawa Co. Edu., com. g.ch., of 
Mo. Wife, Ida Tennison. Cdrn., 1 s -> 

Thomas; 2 d., Edith and Mae. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., J. T. Robinson, Geo. 
Coleman. Bill Wagner, Jess Byrd, Geo. 
Brown, James S. Davenport, M. E. "Trapp. 
W. J. Holloway, E. B. Howard. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. ; C. 
of C.; W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan. Off ices, 

del. to Territorial Congressional Conv.,: Co. 
Commr. 3 terms; City Commr, 1 term, G\ood 
Roads Com. Party Honors, del. to \c°- 
and st. convs.; chmn. Dem. Cen. Con"-, 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Hobby, good roads ai'd 
schools. 

V 

YOUNG, THOMAS CARTER, Miami. Dem • 
Occ., county assessor. B., near Lexington 
Mo., Sept. 8, 1867,; came to Okla. 1917 J 
located at Miami. Edu., com. sch., Wentworth 1 
Military Acad.* 1885, law at Washington 
Lee Univ., 1892. Wife, Erminie M. Massie. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. J. Tuttle. 
Moody Tidwell. Ross Bayless, J. W. Roberts:. 
Ralph Chambers, W. M. Harrington, W.\ 
M. Thomas, Will Ahrens. Church, Pras. Y 
Lodge, K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; work-) 
er, 40 yrs.; makes speeches and works on 

com. Offices, Co. Assessor, 1928-32. Party 

Honors, prct. committeeman. Remarks, \ I 

active during War on Council Defense and 
Draft Bd. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Elec. Bd.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, active during war in various 
drives. Organized bks. at Jennings and 
Merrimae; had charge of right of way 
for Santa Fe R. R.; helped organize first 
Natl. Bk. at Pawnee. Hobby, good roads. 








Pawnee County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Charles Besly (Rep.) _Pawnee 

Co. Attorney, E. Waite Clark (Rep.) _Pawnee 

Ct. Clerk, Joe D. Soulsby (Dem.) _Pawnee 

Co. Clerk, Carl D. McGee (Dem.) _Pawnee 

Sheriff, Allen N. Jones (Rep.) _Pawnee 

Co. Treasurer, C. p. Livesay (Rep.) _Pawnee 

Co. Surveyor. O. F. Sewell (Rep.)_Pawnee 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., C. C. Bell (Dem.)_Pawnee 

Co. Assessor, C. E. Davies (Rep.) _Skedee 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—J. E. Florer (Rep.) _Terlton 

Dist. No. 2—E. E. Rogers (Rep.) _Pawnee 

Dist. No. 3—T. W. Skinner (Dem.)_Cleveland 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., C. C. Roberts (Dem.) _Pawnee 

Chmn.. J. O. Fitzgerald (Dem.) _Skedee 

Mbr.. H. M. Barnes (Rep.) _Jennings 


LEGISLATIVE ANI) STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, C. D. Webber (Rep.) Pawnee; Sen. 
.T. O. Ferguson (Rep.) Pawnee; Dist. Judge, Edwin R. 
McNeill (Dem.) Pawnee. 

State Officers, Geo. E. Merritt, Law and Executive 
Clerk, School Land Com. ; John T. Wilson, mbr. St. Brl. 
of Veterinary Exam., pawnee : Ralph Butts, Deputy Oil 
Inspector, Pawnee; C H. Haddox, Co. Supt. Health, 
Pawnee. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

W. Lee Johnson, Chmn., Pawnee; Mrs. Fred 
Streeter, V-Chmn., Jennings. 

Republican 

J. O. Ferguson, Chmn., Pawnee; Mrs. G. W. Lillie. 


V-Climn., Pawnee ; Mrs. Myrtle Strosnider, Sec’y., Paw¬ 
nee. 

O. A. Gilbert, State Committeewoman, Pawnee; Mrs. 
Lyda Badger, State Committeewoman, Pawnee. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Pawnee, Co Seat; R. W. Johnson (Mayor) ; Bert 
Williams (Clerk) ; P. R. Calvert (Attorney) ; Munici¬ 
pal Dist.: Cent. States Power & Light Corp. 

Cleveland, W. M. Reynolds (Mayor); L. D. Pago 
(Clerk) ; J. B. Sowder (Attorney) ; Cities Serv. & Okla. 
Utilities Co.: O. G. & E. 

Hallett, O. G. & E 

Jennings. J. F. Moore (Mayor) ; Fred Streeter 
(OlerltT ; O. G. & E.; Cent. States Power & Light Co. 
Marimec, O G. & E. 

Ralston. Paul R. Snaulding (Mayor) ; Ora E. 
Spaulding (Clerk) : Okla. Utilities Co., Bristow. 

Terlton, O. G. & E. 

THE VOTE 



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1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

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1966 | 


| 2376 

1 1 

1 ! 

1949 | 

Rep. 

| 1396 


2982 j 


| 3093 

1 1 

4489 | 

Soc. 

! 528 


372 ! 


| 82 

I 1 

66 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1129 

2004 | 


I 2071 

1 1888 i 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1135 

2966 I 


I 3989 

1 2451 | 

| 

Soc. 

1 

103 

355 | 


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1 18 | 

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Govern 

or 




Dem. 

I 

1123 

\ 

2481 

1 

| 2260 | 

I 

Rep. 

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1205 

\ 

3140 

1 

1 2050 1 

! 

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1 

112 

1 

64 

1 

1 27 | 

1 




Congress 

man 




Dem. 

! 1313 

1072 

1991 | 

2576 

1 2500 

I 2071 I 

2859 j 

Rep. 

$oc. 

I 1542 

1198 

2940 | 

2445 

; 2866 

1 2282 | 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Cleveland 

Jennings 

Pawnee 


Newspaper 


Clevtdand-American 
N ews 

Courier-Dispatch 


(non-Part.) 
(Wklv. Local) 
(Wkly. Ind.? 


Times-Democrat 


(Wkly. Ind.) 


Editor 

E. D. Powell 
R. L. Stewart 
C. R. Kerr 


Owner 

E. I). Powell 
R. L. Stewart 
J. O. Ferguson & Terry 
Marlin 

Pawnee Pub. Co. 


ALLEN, LELA M., Jennings. Dem. Occ., 
housewife. B., Stockton, Mo., June 1, 1894. 
ard C. Allen, Crystal Barber Shop. Bk. 
Con., First St., Assoc., Terry Marland, J. 
D. Turner, Pawnee; Mrs. Fred Streeter, 
Jennings. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, Swastika Study Club; Eastern Star, 
Chaplain, Past Grand Matron, Jennings. 
Pol. Act., partisan, active in Pawnee Co. 
for 10 yrs. Works through com. Party 
Honors, v.-climn. Young Dem. League, 
Pawnee Co., 1927 ; del. to conv. League 
Young Dem., 1928; del to co. conv., 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 : lived since 
at Jennings. Hobby, Eastern Star Work. 

ARNOLD. FRANK, Jennings. Rep. Ore., 
gin and feed business. B., Johns Co.,. Ia., 
April 11, 1871. Edu., com. schs., 

Webster Co., Neb.; Hastings, Col., 
Hastings, Neb. Wife, (deceased). Cdrn.. 
2 s., Clarence, Noyah, Mike,. Jennings; J 
d., Mrs. Carmen Fuller, Cisco, Tex.; Mrs. 
Tjeah Spurgeon, Catoosa; Miss Goldie Arn¬ 
old, Jennings. Bus. Con.. J. H. Beilis Cot¬ 
ton Co.; Thompson Feed and Coal Co. ; 
familiar with teaching and railroad work. 
Assoc.. J. H. Beilis, Cushing; A. W. Thomp¬ 
son. Jennings; (pol.) J. A. McCollum, Allen 
Jones, A. C. Davies, Pawnee; C. F. Ham, 


V. Van Hoy, Frank Moore, Jennings; Con¬ 
gressman O’Connor, Bird McGuire, Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., Jack Arnold, Oilton; Eugene 
Arnold, Casona; (bro.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1893. Excellent 
personal contact worker. Offices, mbr. sch. 
bd. ; former city elk., Jennings. Party 
Honors, pret. committeeman; J. of P.; at¬ 
tends all co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla., in 1893; lived since at Jennings. 
Hobby, raising strawberries. 

BADGER, LYDA, Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B.. Washington, la., Dec. 19, 
1877. Edu. com. and h. sch., Kan. Hus¬ 
band, John S. Badger. Cdrn.. 1 s., John 
S., .Tr., Pawnee; 3 d., Mrs. Frances Van- 
Winkle, Florence Badger, Mrs. Dorothy 
Baughman, Ponca City. Bk. Con.. Pawnee 
National. Assoc., Mrs. Ruth Fluharty, 
Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Gilbert* Joe Ferguson, 
J. A. McCollum, Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, 
Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. Pearl Sayre, Charles 
O’Conner. Frank McCullough, W. G. Skelly. 
Church, Episcopal. C'ubs & Lodges. Del¬ 
phian ; Pawnee Development 'Club; 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., worker in city, 
co., dist., and st. since 1920 ; works per¬ 
sonally and through coins Party Honors, 
pret. committeewoman; v.-chmn. 1920 ; st. 


committeewoman, 1922-29; dist. commit¬ 
teewoman, 1926-28. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1894, lived Morrison, Pawnee since 1896; 
chmn. Food Conservation Com. in Pawnee 
Co. during W. War. Hobby,, politics. 

BAGBY, A. H. Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., St. Joseph, Mo., Apr. 
16, 1868. Edu., com. and h. sch. and St. 
Univ., Mo.; Dental Col., Kan. City. Wife, 
Minnie E. Martin. Cdrn.. 1 s., William 
Marshall, Tulsa; 1 d., Mary Louise. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) T. S. 
Hurst, Terry Marland, Pawnee; Lee Cruce, 
Ardmore. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Mason Blue Irndge; Commandery; Knight 
Templar, Pawnee. Imp. Rel., E. 
L. Bagby, Supt. Hospital, (bro.) Supply. 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. for 35 
yrs.; works through personal contacts 
and com.; Anti-Klan dry voter. Offices, 
city treas., 1894-95 now serving, since 1924 : 
Co. Assessor Pawnee Co., 1912-15; city 
treas.. Pawnee; Resident Dentist, Central 
St. Hospital, Norman. Party Honors, ex- 
chmn. co. cen. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893; lived at Perry, 1893-94: Pawnee 
since.. Rank of First Lieut, in Pawnee 
Co., of Natl. Guards. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 












































646 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


BAKER, CECIL G., Maramec. Dem. Occ., 
oil business. B„ Edmond, May 17, 1905. 
Edu„ com. and h. sch., Okla. Citv, grad., 
1925. Wife, Lura, d. of J. T. Pace, Okla. 
City. Cdrn., 1 d., Patricia Jo. Bus. Con., 
Geo. Baker Oil Co.; familiar with collec¬ 
tion of delino.uent personal taxes. Bk. 
Con., First St.; American First Natl. 
Okla. City. Assoc., Geo. E. Baker; (pol.) 
Dana Ryan, L. H. Houser, John Devine, 
Maramec. Church, Lam but h Memorial 
Meth. Okla. City. Imp. Rel., F. G. Baker, 
City Auditorium (bro.): Iva Baker, (sister) 
dep. co. elk., Okla. City. Po\ Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in Pawnee Co. since 1926; 
comes of a family of politicians; works 
through personal contacts. Remarks, lived 
in Okla. City until 1926 ; moved to Mara- 
mee. Scout Master Boy Scout Troup, Mar¬ 
amec. Hobby, reading., 

BAKER, GEORGE E., Maramec. Dem. 
Occ.. oil business. B., Shelby Co., Mo., 
Mar. 7, 1871. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Shelbyville, Mo.; Bus. Col., Texarkana, 
Tex. Wife, Mattie. Cdrn. 5 s.. C. G.. 
W. R., S. F., Maramec; T. G., Rob., Okla. 
City; 3 d., Mrs. Joyce McGoodwin. Still¬ 
water; Iva, Tomye., Okla. Citv. Bus. Con 
Geo. Baker Oil Co.; Baker Royalty Co.; 
Ba-Kee Oil Co.; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First St., Maramec; American First Natl., 
Okla. City. Assoc., Tom W. Coates, C. R. 
Rogers, Okla. City; (pol.) Dana Ryan, W. 
L. Hauser, John Devine, Maramec; D. 
Turner, Pawnee; John Fitzgerald. Skedee; 
Ed Semans, J. B. A. Robertson, Okla. 
City; E. B. Howard, Tulsa; W. S. Patton, 
E. L. Sheldon, Edmond. Church Chris 
Shelbyville, Mo. Lodges, M. W. A.. Edmond. 
Imp. Rel., T. G. Baker, (son) city auditor, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; leader in 
st. since 1890; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mayor 
of Edmond, 1902; Head Dep. Co., Treas., 
Okla. Co., 1905-13; co. treas., Okla. Co.. 
1913-17. Party Honors, del to st. eonv. ; 
pret. committeeman; attended first co. 
conv. in Pawnee Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived in Logan Co.,. 1892- 
93; Pawnee Co. 1893-1900; Edmond. 1900- 
05; Okla. City,, 1905-17 ; Maramec since. 

BARBER, L. C.. Ralston. Rep. Occ 
physician. B., Marshall Co., Kan., Oct. 9, 
1878. Edu., h. sch., Nearsville, Ill.; Unix, 
of Iian., 2 yrs.; Medical Col., Kan. City, 
Mo. Wife, Bettie E., d. of Steward De¬ 
Hart, Ralston. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Lavern 
Davis. Mrs. R. O. Clark. Ralston; 1 d. at 
home. Bus. Con., owner citv drug store, 
Ralston. Bk. Con., First Natl] Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., (pol.) ,T. O. Cales, I. R. 
Hedges, Ralston: J. A. McCollum, Pawnee; 
Bird McGuire, Tulsa. Church, Pres. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ralston. Pol. Act., partisan, 
in natl. and st. affairs, but independent 
locally; active in co. for 29 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts; influential. 
Offices, chmn. sch., bd., 3 yrs. ; city council¬ 
man, 2 yrs. Party Honors, del to st., dist. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1900; lived since at Ralston. During 
IV. War was co. examiner for draft bd.; 
mbr. Pension Bd. Hobby, golf. 

BARNES, HENRY MILTON. Jennings. 
Rep. Occ., farmer and stockman. B 
Perryville, Jefferson Co., Kan., Sept. 12, 
1869. Edu., com. sch.. Jefferson Co., Kan. 
Wife. Laura M. Barnes. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
Muriel Ferguson, Yale. Bus. Con., farm 
owner; bus. property owner; mgr. of nine 
farms for Smith & Steinberger, Tulsa; 
investor; life ins. stock ; banking interests. 
Bk. Con., First St., Jennings; (pol.) C. 
D. Weber, A. C. Davies, J. A. McCollum, 
Louis Raba, Joe Ferguson, Pawnee; Y. L. 
Yan Hoy, C. F. Ham, Frank Moore. Jen¬ 
nings; O. A. Gilbert. Cleveland; Bailey 
Bell, Tulsa; G. K. Sutherland, Hominy. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Jennings; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1898 ; influential through¬ 
out the st. Offices, sch. land appraiser, 
1908-12; mbr. co. elec. bd. since 1912; 
mbr. sch. bd., 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; former pret. com¬ 


mitteeman ; sec’y. Rep. cen. com., 1918. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived 
since at Jennings. One of the organizers 
and first v.-pres. of the First Natl. Bk. Jen¬ 
nings. Served on many Bond drives during 
W. War. Active in behalf of good roads. 

BELL, C. C., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., coun¬ 
ty superintendent of public schools. B., 
Edmond, Aug. 21, 1896. Edu., com. and 

h. sch., and Col., Edmond. Wife. Audra, 
d. of J. T. Perkins, Skiatook. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pawnee. Assoc., (pol.) J. D. 
Turner, T. S. Hurst, Pawnee; R. L. Davis, 
Cleveland; Clay Kerr, Okla. City; M. A. 
Nash, Chickasha. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
C. of C., act. mbr.; Isaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act., independent,, active for 12 yrs.; 
dry voter; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; influential among school people 
Offices, co. supt. of sch., Pawnee Co., since 
1923; mbr. city council, Cleveland, 1921- 
23. Remarks, during W. War was in ser¬ 
vice in Recruit Camp; mbr. Amer. Legion. 
Earl Maggert Post, Pawnee. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

BELL, JAMES, Blackburn. Dem. Occ., 
retired county commissioner and farmer. 
B., Filmore Co., Minn., Sept. 16, 1867. 
Edu., pub. sch., Minn. Wife. Ella Goff. 
Bus. Con., owner of farms, real estate and 
cattle. Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., 
John Carter. Greely Hampton, Blackburn; 
Judge McNeill, Prentiss Rowe, Cecil Jay, 
Pawnee; Judge R. L. Williams. Clubs & 
Lodges, honorary mbr. C. of C. ; Mason; 
K. P.; former I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel.. John 
Bell, (bro.) Maud. Pol. Act.,, partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1889; works through 
personal contacts and party organization. 
Offices, co. commr., formerly in Pawnee Co. 
for 12 yrs.; twp. trustee, 1 term; mbr. 
elec. bd. for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1889; lived at Purcell, 1889-93 ; Black¬ 
burn since; active in all civic movements. 
Interested in good roads. During W. War 
was mbr. council of defense. 

BESLY, CHARLES. Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
county judge. B„ AVabash Co., Ill., May 

i, 1877. Edu., com. sell., Wabash Co., Ill.; 
Valparaiso Univ., Ind., B. S„ LL. B. 190S. 
Wife, Martha Mhude Alice. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Chas, Andrew, Morris Coles, Warren Leslie; 
1 d., Helen Frances. Bus. Con., farm own¬ 
er; owner real estate property in Okla.; 
practice of law; was former sch. tchr. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Church, 
Chris. ; tchr. boys IS. S. class; former supt. 
S. S. in Mont. ; active in all work of Chris 
church. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Paw¬ 
nee Co. Bar Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Galata, Mont. Imp. Rel., Sam C. Besley,, 
(father) veteran of Civil War. Pol. Act.. 
partisan active in co. since 1920; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts ; advocate of prohibition. Offices, city 
atty.. 1923-26; asst. co. atty., 1921 -23 ; 
co. judge, elected 1926 by largest majority 
of anv candidate on either ticket and re¬ 
elected 1928 without opposition . Par*v 
Honors, del. to st. convs., 1928 ; attends 
all co. convs. ; pret. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. In 1920; lived at 
Jennings 1 yr. and Pawnee since. Admit¬ 
ted to practice law in Okla., Montana, 
Idaho, and Indiana Federal Cts. Interested 
in Christian education. 

BOLES. WILLIAM H., Cleveland. Rep. 
Occ.. building and loan business. B., Ozark, 
Ark., June 12, 1883. Edu,, com. sch.. 

Perry: Northwestern Normal. Alva, 1900- 
01. Wife. Lela S., d. of Mrs. Kate Sut¬ 
ton, Cleveland. Cdrn.. 1 s., Geo. Wayland, 
attending sch. of Journalism, O. U.; 1 d., 
Katherine Virginia, Stephens Col., Col¬ 
umbia, Mo. Bus. Con.. Cleveland Bldg. 
& Lean Assn.; real estate owner; fanrliar 
with banking business. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Assoc., J. C. Byers, Cleveland; 
(pol.) Ward Guffy, Cleveland; Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Bear Creek Outing 
Club; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Cleve¬ 
land ; Guthrie Consistory; Tulsa Akdar 
Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., A. H. Boles, 
(father) former co. judge Logan Co., 
Guthrie; Alfred H. Boles, Jr., banker. 


Bartlesville; A. M. Boles, printer, Okla. 
City; E. K. Boles, Independenoe, Kan., 
(bros.) Pol. Act., independent, active in 
Pawnee Co. since 1910; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, city treas., Cleve¬ 
land ; treas. sch. bd.; mbr. city council. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; lived at 
Perry, 1894-1902; at Cleveland since. Ac¬ 
tive in all public affairs. Interested in 
Boy Scout work. 

BYERS, J. CHALMERS, Cleveland. Rep. 
Occ., insurance and real estate dealer. B., 
Jefferson Co., Ia., Aug'. 14, 1861. Edu., 
com. sell., Kan.; Parsons Col., Fairfield. 
Ia. Wife, Florence, d. of Mrs. E. N. 
Powell. Cleveland. Cdrn., 3 s., H. C., W. 
D., Louis H., Cleveland. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
Assoc., D. B. Holler, W. H. Bales, Cleve¬ 
land; (pol.) Joe Ferguson, Chas. Weber, 
Pawnee: Millard Grubb, Maramec; Ward 
Guffy, Cleveland; Grant McCullough, Chas, 
O’Connor, Tulsa; Judge Sutherland, Hom¬ 
iny; Will McGuire, Pawhuska. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; K. P.. 
veteran mbr. at Cleveland; Mason, Caney, 
Kan. Imp. Rel., Sam Byers, atty., Okla. 
City; Will L. Byers, Cleveland; Roley M. 
Byers, Borger, Tex. (bro.). Pol. Act., 
independent; a leader since 1882; voted in 
every presidential election since 1882 ; works 
through com. and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, mayor of Cleveland, 2 terms; chmn. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, chmn. co. cen. 
com. 1 term ; helped to organize Rep. party 
in Okla.; alt. del. to 1928 natl. conv.; at¬ 
tends st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1869; located in Osage Co., at 
that time there were only five families 
in entire co.; moved to Hominy in 1889 
and to Cleveland 1895. Hobby, agriculture. 
His son, H. C., was one of first volunteers 
for service in W. AA’ar from Okla. 

BRYAN, J. E., Skedee. Ren. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Houston, Mo., Mar. 28, 1888. 

Edu., com. and h. sch. Houston. Mo. Wife, 

Nora, d. of John Stecker, Skedee. Cdrn.. 
1 d. Corinne. Bus. Con., Thomas & Bryan 
Merc. Co., Skedee. Bk. Con., St. Bk., 

Blackburn. Assoc., G. C. Thomas, Mara¬ 
mec;, bus. partner; (pol.) Chas. Davies, 

Skedee; Louis Richardson, Henry Stecker, 
Skedee. Church, Meth. Lodges. M. W. A.; 

I. O. O. F., Skedee. Imp. Rel.. F. B. 
Bryan, (bro.) Cedar Rapids, Ia. Pol. Act., 
independent, active in his dist., for 15 
yrs.; works through personal contacts; 
favors prohibition. Offices, mbr. town bd.. 
now serving; former pret. committeeman 
and mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1909; lived at Maramec, 1909-19 ; 
Drumright 1919-21; Skedee, since. Active 
in all civic affairs. During W. War served 
in Co. B., 131st Mach. Gun, 36th Div., 1 
yr. overseas; mbr. Amer. Legion. Maggert 
Post, Pawnee. Hobby, baseball. 

CALDWELL, W. S., Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
atty. B„ Boonsboro, Ia., Nov. 17, 1869. 

Edu., com. sch., Ia.; law edu., self ac¬ 
quired. Wifm Sarah H. MacLaughlan. 
Cdrn., 3 s., W. E., Aria F., Pawnee; H. 
R., Tulsa; 2 d., Mrs. Ruby V. Robinson. 
Tulsa; Mrs. Dorothy I. Raymond, Topeka. 
Bus. Con., practicing atty. ; gas and oil 
interests,. Gypsy Oil Co.. Tulsa. Bk. Con.. 
Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

J. H. Hale, Col. C. H. Johnson, J. A. Mc¬ 

Collum, Pawnee; O. A. Gilbert; Geo. Rey¬ 
nolds, Cleveland, Frank Moore, B. H. 
Barnes, Jennings; A. C. Alexander. Sen. 
John W. Harreld; W. B. Pine: W. G. 
Skelly; Lew Wentz; Frank McCullough; 
Scott Thompson; W. .T. Otjen; Ira Hill. 

Ghurch. Chris. Imp. Rel., Geo. M. Cald¬ 

well, Pawnee, (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally, but mostly 
through party organization. Offices, legls. 
from Pawne Co. in 8th, 9th, and 10th ses¬ 
sions, was floor leader in 10th session ; asst, 
co. atty., 1922-24; city councilman, Mara¬ 
mec; J. of P.; Maramec, 1903. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to all st. convs., since statehood; 
to all dist. convs., but one since state¬ 
hood and to nearly al co. convs.; past 

chmn. and sec’y. of co. cen. com., several 




W. S. CALDWELL 


times; candidate for Lt. Gov., 1926. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1897 and located 
at Pawnee; lived at Maramec 1903-98, 
and the remainder of time at Pawnee. Ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Upon filing applica¬ 
tion to take Bar examination he was called 
before the Judges of the Supreme Ct. and 
on motion was granted license to practice. 
Hobby, politics. 

CALVERT, PRESTON R„ Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Brinkley, Ark., July 13, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. sch., Brinkley, 
Ark., grad., 1904 ; Univ. of Ark., Law Sch., 
1913-14. Wife, Alma Webb. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; also familiar with real 
estate and railroad business. Bk. Con., 
Pawnee Natl. Assoc., fpoi.) Terry iMarland, 
J. D. Turner, Carl Magee, C. C. Bell, O. 
O. Minter, Abe Kolb, L. V. Orton, P. E. 
Rowe, Pawnee; Wayne Bayless, Claremore; 
E. B. Howard, Redmond S. Cole, N. E. 
McNeil, Tulsa, Church, Bap. Clubs, 
Pawnee Country Club; C. of C., active in 
all civic affairs. Pol. Act., partisan, active 
in st. since 1915. Good organizer, works 
through com. and personal contacts; makes 
speeches. Offices, city atty., since 1927; 
postmaster. Pawnee, 1919-24; city council¬ 
man, 1915-16; Financial Clk., U. S. Ind. 
Agy., 1915-19. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs., since 1915; prct. commit¬ 
teeman ; registrar, 10 yrs.; candidate for 
st. Sen., 1928, defeated by Rep. landslide. 
Remarks,, came to Okla. in 1915; lived 
since in Pawnee. Hobby, golf and other 
outdoor sports. 

CLARK, ED WAITE, Pawnee. Rep. 
Occ., county attorney. B., Pawnee, July 
24, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Pawnee; 
Univ. of Okla.,. LL.B.; Stanford Univ. 1 
yr.; Okla. A. & M. Col.,. 1 yr. Wife, 
Pattie, d. of R. H. Hudson, Bartlesville. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret Florence. Bk. Con., 
Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Carl 
Magee, Chas. Besley, Alan M. Jones, Paw¬ 
nee; (pol.) Ed. M. Clark, Chas. Davies, 
Joe Ferguson, J. A. McCollum, Pawnee; 
A. M. Armstrong, Picher. Church, Pres, 
trustee. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, 
sec’y. active in all civic affairs; Pawnee 
Country Club; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Up- 
silon; Mason Blue Lodge, Pawnee. Imp. 
Rel., Ed. M. Clark, (father). Pawnee; Geo. 
W. Clark, (uncle) Okla. City; Mrs. A. M. 
Armstrong, (sister) Picher. Pol. Act., 
independent, active in co. and st. for 10 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 


PAWNEE COUNTY 

sonal contacts. Offices, co. atty., elected 
1929. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 1922, 
1928; del. to dist, convs., 1928. Remarks, 
lived all his life at Pawnee; mbr. Okla. 
Natl. Guard, Q. M. Dept., 45th Div. Hobby, 
gardening and reading. 

CONLEY, NORA, Maramec. Dem. Occ., 
school teacher. B., Rogers, Ark., Oct. 26, 
1895. Edu., com. and li. sch., Pawnee; 
Central St. Tchrs. Col., Edmond; A. & M. 
Col., 1917-19. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
St., Maramec; First Natl., Pawnee. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Houser, Dan 
Ryan, Harry A. Martin, E. M. Easley, Mar¬ 
amec ; Thurman Hurst, Terry Marlin, J. 
T. Roe, S. Thornton, Prentiss Roe, Paw¬ 
nee ; Mrs. N. E. McNeil, Mrs. Redmond S. 
Cole, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Dora Conley, Maramec; E. E. Con¬ 
ley, Springdale, Ark.; J. S. Sager, Rogers, 
Ark.; W. S. Conley, Bloomington, Calif. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co since 
1924 ; works through personal contacts. In¬ 
fluential among sch. people. Party Honors, 
Clk. Elec. Bd.; prijt. committeewoman; 
nominated city clk. on Dem. ticket 1924. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Blackburn; at Maramec since. 

CRADY, J. M., Cleveland. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Lyons, Ky., Dec. 26, 1879. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Hodgensville, Ky., 
Normal Sell., Buffalo, Ky. Wife, Maud 
Powell, Kan. Bus. Con., owner of J. M. 
Crady Grocery, Cleveland; v.-pres. Cleve¬ 
land Natl. Bk.; v.-pres. Local Bldg. & 
Loan Assn., Cleveland; familiar with gen¬ 
eral mercantile business. Bk. Con., Cleve¬ 
land Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Carl McGee, Lee 
Johnson, Pawnee; E. B. Howard and Cy 
Avery, Tulsa. Church, Bap.; deacon, active 
mbr. Clubs &. Lodges. Rotary, pres.; C. 
of C., dir.; mbr. of Natl. C. of C.; Coun¬ 
cillor from Cleveland; K. P.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Cleveland; Izaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. for 25 yrs. ; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, chmn. sch. bd.., 
1924-26; judge of local elec, bd., 5 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to dist., co. and st. 
convs. on several occasions. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1905; lived since at Cleveland. 
Active in all pub. affairs, dir. of natl. 
Highway Assn., No. 64 and chmn. of local 
Good Roads Com. During W. War was a 
four minute speaker and active in Liberty 
Loan drives. Hobby, fishing. 

DAVIES, C. E„ Skedee. Rep. Occ., 
county assessor; farmer. B., Polk Co., Mo., 
Dec. 22, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Weaubleau, Mo. Wife. Iva M. Hartley. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Frank, 3 d., Mrs. Drudie 
Tanner. Helen, Mary Lou, Skedee. Bus. 
Con., farming; familiar with fire insurance 
business. Bk. Con., (Skedee St. Bk. Assoc.. 
J. T. Craig, Dtp. Co. Assessor; (pol.) 
Lew Raba, J. A. McCollum, Pawnee; O. A. 
Gilbert. Cleveland; Sen. Ferguson, Paw¬ 
nee. Church, Meth. Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; M. W. A., Skedee; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Pawnee. Imp. Rel., George 
W. Davies, Oceola, Mo. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san, active in co. and st. for 25 yrs.; work3 
mostly through party organizations. Offices, 
co. assessor, since 1922 ; former clk. Skedee 
sch. bd. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. Co. 
Cen. Com.. 3 terms, sec’y. 2 terms; com¬ 
mitteeman; del. to st., dist., and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901 : lived at 
Muskogee, 1901-02 ; in Pawnee Co. since. 
Active in Liberty Bond d"ives during W. 
War. Interested in educational work. 

DAVIES, IVA. Skedee. Rep. Occ.. post¬ 
mistress. B., Weableau, Mo., March 20, 
1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., Weaubleau, 
Mo. Husband, Chas. Davies. Cdrn.. 1 s., 
Frank, Skedee; 3 d., Mrs. F. L. Tanner, 
Topeka. Kan.; Helen, Mary at h. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl. Church. Meth. Clubs, 
Royal Neighbors, Skedee. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan. in natl. affairs, but locally votes for 
the man; active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, post¬ 
mistress. Skedee since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to dist. and co. convs. Remarks, came 


647 

to Okla. in 1901; lived at Muskogee 1901-, 
02; (Skedee since 1902 ; active in public 
affairs. Hobby, flowers. 

DEVINE, JOHN E., Maramec. Dem. 1 
Occ., truck farming. B„ Shelby Co., 
Ill., Mar 1, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Shelby 
Co., Ill., Red Willow Co., Neb. Wife, Ida 
Bymer. Cdrn., 1 s. t I. S.; 2 d., Lena, 
Belma. Bus. Con., truck farming ana 
chicken raising only. Bk. Con., First St.' 
Assoc., Dana Ryan, Harry Martin, G. C. 
Thomas, Maramec; Terry Marlin, John San¬ 
ford, Pawnee. Lodges, M. W. A.; Royal 
Neighbors, Maramec. Imp. Rel., J. D. 
Devine, newspaper editor, Texhoma; K. E. 
Devine, Fed. Reserve Bk. employee, Wray, 
Colo. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Paw¬ 
nee Co. since 1902; effective personal con¬ 
tact worker. Party Honors, elected del. to 
co. convs., 1928, but was unable to attend; 
prct. registrar. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; lived since at Maramec. Hobby, 
raising chickens. 

EASLEY, EVERY MERRITT, Maramec. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B„ Shelby Co., Ky., 
Dec. 23, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Vernon 
Co., Mo. Wife, Etta Mae Hicks. Cdrn., 

2 s., William Chas., Max; 2 d., Wilma, 
Elaine. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., L. W. 
Hauser, Dana Ryan, Harry Martin. John 
Devine, J. D. Jones, Maramec; J. E. Hedges. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Maramec. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1902; works 
through personal contacts; very influential 
among farmers. Hobby, honesty in govern¬ 
ment. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 6 yrs.; twp. 
treas., 4 yrs.; inspector on elec. bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. several times ; 
v.-chmn. prct. com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897 ; lived since at Maramec 
Advocate of good roads. 

EPPERSON, E. L., Terlton. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Waverly, Tenn., Jan. 21, 1876. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tenn. Wife. Nan¬ 
nie Vick. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul Wilkins; 1 d., 
Sybil June. Bus. Con., Cash. First St, Bk.; 
also familiar with farming and railroad 1 
business. Bk. Con-, (Qorr.) Interstate 
Natl., Kansas City; First Natl., Tulsa; 
First Natl., Pawnee. Assoc., J. M. Perry, 
Keystone, (pol.), C. E. Kibby, J. E. Florer, 

D. S. Stewart, B. D. Storm, Terlton; C. 

D. Weber; Joe Ferguson; L. V. Orton. 
Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
Co-operative, active mbr. in civic and rural 
affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Jennings; chap., 
Alexandria, La. Imp. Rel., Mrs. J. R. 



PRESTON R. CALVERT 










648 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JAMES H. HALE 


Jones, Sallisaw, (sister). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan, active in co. and st. for 10 yrs. 
works through personal contacts only; 
favors prohibition. Offices, past city coun¬ 
cilman; prct. registrar. Party Honors, del. 
to st., dist. and co. convs.; served on Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1916; lived 
since at Terlton. Mbr. of Amer. st and co. 
bankers assn. Interested in good roads 
During W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
drives. 

FARMER, RUBY, Pawnee. Deni. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Cumberland Co., Ill., Nov. 
13, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., and Bus. 
Col., in Okla. Unmarried. Bus. Con., 
Pawnee Title & Loan Co. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., Terry Marlin, Joe Fergu¬ 
son, Pawnee; (pol.), T. S. Hurst, Judge 
Besley, Pawnee; Henry S. Johnston. Church. 
Chris.; sec’y. iS. S. Clubs C. of C.; active 
mbr. in civic affairs. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent ; active for 7 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Activities are 
confined to co.; favors strict prohibition ; 
Anti-Klan. Offices, dep. co. elk., 2 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv., 1928; prct. 
registrar. Remarks, came to Okla. in 190S ; 
lived in Jackson Co. 1908-12, at Pawnee 
since. 

FERGUSON. JO. 0.. Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
Editor. B., Willow Springs, Mo., June 29, 
1889; came to Okla. 1919, located Pawnee. 
Edu., common and high school; Mo. 
Univ. Wife, Anna Stogsdill. Cdrn., 
1 s., David Jo; 1 d., Dolores Ann. Bus. 
Con., Terry Marlin, Pawnee. Lodges, 
Masonic and I. O. O. F., Pawnee; K. P. 
at Willow Springs, Mo. Pol. Act., Rep. 
Floor Leader Senate both Sessions 1929; 
active 20 yrs. Offices. St. Senator since 
1924. Party Honors. Chmn. Pawnee Co. 
Rep. Com.. 1924 to 1928. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Earl Maggart Post No. 26 
Pawnee; 140 Inf. and Postal Exp. Service, 
Courier from Paris to Vienna after War. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

FITZGERALD,!. P„ Skedee. Dem. Occ., 
Lumber Bus., B., Burden, Kan., Nov. 21, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Burden, 
Kan.; K. U„ 1 yr. Wife. May Waller. 
Cdrn., 1 d.„ Bus. Con., mgr. Rounds & 
Porter Lumber Co., Skedee; familiar with 
Hardware business. Bk. Con., Skedee St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Terry Marlin, Thurman Hurst, 
L. V. Orton, Pawnee; E. B. Howard, Tulsa; 
Scott. Ferris, Okla. City; Tom Gore. Church, 


Cath. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 
yrs.; works through personal contacts; 
One of the strongest leaders in Skedee. 
Favors prohibition. Offices, chmn. co. elec, 
bd., since 1925; chmn. Dem. co. com., 1918; 
city councilman. 1919-29. Party Honors, 

del. to all st. dist. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909; lived at Bur-bana, 
1909-14; at Skedee since. Active part in 
civic improvements of his town. During W. 
War took active part in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work. Hobby, fishing. 

GILBERT EVIE POWELL, Cleveland. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Vandalia, Mich. 
Edu.. h. sch., Lyons, Kan'. Husband, O. 
A. Gilbert. Cdrn., 1 foster s., Halley Raper. 
Bus. Con., Asst, postmaster; registered 
ass*, pharmacist. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. A. Davies, Skedee; Joe 
Ferguson, Judge Besley, Pawnee; George 
Schwabe; Mrs. H. H. Sayre, Ardmore. 
Church, Chris.; S. S. tchr.; past elk. 
church bd. 25 yrs. Clubs & Lodges. Py¬ 
thian Sisters, past Grand Chief: IV. B. A., 
past Supreme Rep. for Okla.: W. C. T. U., 
in charge of gold medal contest. Imp. Rel., 
John Hart, great-great grandfather, signer 
of Declaration of Independence. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1919; chmn. Pawnee 
Co. Hoover-Curtis Club; made m any 
speeches for Hoover; also works through 
corns, and personal contacts; ardent pro¬ 
hibitionist. Offices, past asst, postmistress. 
Cleveland. Party Honors, v.-chmn; mbr. 
Platform Com. in st. conv., 1929 ; chmn. 
Pawnee Co. delegation to st. conv., 1928 ; 
dist. Congressional Committeewoman. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1889 ; lived Edmond, 
Cleveland since 1890; active during W 
War in Red Cross and Saving Stamp work. 
Hobby, public speaking and music. 

GILBERT, 0. A., Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
druggist. B„, Henry Co., Ill., Aug. 10, 
1866. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ill.; N. W. 
Normal. Geneseo, Ill. Wife, Evie Powell. 
Cdrn., 1 foster s., Hally Roper. Bus. Con., 
Gilbert Drug Store. Bk. Con.. First, Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. C. Morphis. Joe Ferguson, 
IV. M. Reynolds, Pawnee Co.; Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough; Geo. Schwabe; A, C. Alexander; 
W. B. Pine. Church. Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., dir. pres, for 6 yrs.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; K. P., Cleveland. Imp. Rel., 
traces his ancestry back to Sir Humphrey 
Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 40 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through corns, and per¬ 
sonally ; favors prohibition but thinks laws 
should be amended. Offices, Mayor of Cleve¬ 
land, several times; mbr. sch. bd. Party 
Honors, St. Committeeman; del. to all st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; 
lived at Edmond, 1889-92; Stillwater. 1892- 
94; Cleveland since. Active in Liberty 
B^nd work during W. War. Hobby, 
chickens. 

GILLESPIE B. L., Hallett. Dem. Occ., 
farming. B.. Alby, la., Nov. 24. 1862. Edu., 

com. sch., Kan. Wife, Juliet Ward. Cdrn.. 

3 d., Mrs. Susie Marple, Nemeha Co., Kan. ; 
Mrs. Maude McKaughan, Penrose. Colo. ; 
Mrs. Elsie Horton, Hallett. Bk. Con., 
Cleveland Natl. Assoc., (pol.) D. Ward, 
Herb Dillard, Ah. Toller, Hallett; Cory 
Funkhouse. Church, Chris.; deacon. CIu^s 
&. Lodges Farmers Union, act. mbr. in 
rural affairs; M. W. A. ; Past Venerable 
Coirpcil. Imp. Rel., Franklin Parnell, 
Lincoln. Neb. Pol. Act., independent; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Makes some speeches. In favor of pro- 
lrbition enforcement. Offices, dep. sheriff. 
Pawnee Co., 1907-13 Marshal of Hallett. 
1904-14; mbr. sch. bd.; Constable and 
Road Overseer. Party Honors^ del. to co. 
convs.; twp. elk.; past prct. Committeeman ; 
served on elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1904; lived since at Hallett. One of 
the pioneers of co. 

GILLILAND, R. A., Blackburn. Rep. 
Occ., general merchandise business. B., 
Washington Co., Ark., Sept. 19, 1872. Edu.. 
com. sch.. Ark. Wife, Ruth Rice. Cdrn., 

4 d.. Mrs. Grace Milliam. Mrs. Oma Davis, 
Blackburn ; Mrs. Ethel Washington. Jen¬ 


nings ; Mrs. Jessie Ivrienitz, Cleveland. Bk. 
Con., Blackburn St. Assoc., Judge Besly. 
Judge McNeal, Joe Ferguson, Pawnee; E. 
B. Howard, Tulsa. Church. Chris. Lodges. 
32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, Pawnee; Guthrie 
Consistory; I. O. O. F., Blackburn. Pol. 
Act., Independent; active in co. and local 
politics for 25 yrs. Anti-Klan. An advo¬ 
cate of prohibition ; works personally and 
through com. Offices, mayor of Blackburn. 
1923, now serving; chmn. sch. bd. for 

several yrs. Party Honors, del. to dist 

and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived since at Blackburn. Active 
in civic improvements. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Loan campaigns. 

GILSON, ADRIAN, Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
cafe proprietor. B., McDonald Co., Mo.. 
April 25, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sell.. 

Cleveland. Wife, Sarah May. Cdrn., 1 
s., William Adrian. Bus. Con., Gilson's 

Waffle House, Cleveland; also familiar with 
confectionery business and oil refining. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) O. C. Gil¬ 
bert. Pawnee; Clias. O’Connor Tulsa. Clubs. 
Isaak Walton League; C. of C. Imp. Rel. 
Mrs. C. Fred Coffman, (sister) Capitol 
Bldg.,. Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan: 
active in co. since 1917; personal contact 
worker. Party Honors, prct. committee¬ 
man, past 12 yrs., and has been instru¬ 
mental in changing prct. from Dem. to Rep. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived since 
at Cleveland. Served in U. S. Navy, 
abcard L T . S. S. Sproston and U. S. S. 
San Francisco. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Everett 
Taylor Post, Cleveland. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

GILSON, SARAH MAY, Cleveland. Rep. 
Occ., cafe proprietor. B., Bartlesville. 
Oct. 29, 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Cleveland. Husband, Adrian Gilson. Cdrn. 

1 s., William Adrian. Bus. Con., Gilson’s 
Waffle House, Cleveland. Bk. Con.. First. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. O. A. Gilbert. 
Mrs. E. Bender. Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Cleve¬ 
land ; W. Lee Johnson, Wade Clark, Allen 
.Tones, Pawnee; Chas. O’Connor, Tulsa. 
Church, Chris. Po’. Act., independent; 
active in Pawnee Co. since 1923 ; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
former Judge, Counter and Clk., Elec. Bd. ; 
Ward o.tran. of Hoover-Curtis meetings. 
Party Honors, prct. committeewoman past 
4 yrs. Remarks, lived at Bartlesville. 
Chandler, Sparks. Drumright, Cushing. 
Hobby, fishing. 

GUFFY, WARD, Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Montezuma, la., Dec. 6. 
1866. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Effie 
Swan. Cdrn., 1 s., Ralph, Wichita; 5 d.. 
Mrs. Gladys Case, Cleveland; Mrs. Ellen 
Adams Carrolton,, Mo. ; Paula, Razelle, at¬ 
tending col. in Mo. Bus. Con., was for¬ 
merly a farmer and blacksmith. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., A. W. Lee ; J. C. Byers, 
ins.; J. M. Crady, gTocer; W. H. Bowles 
Bldg. & Loan, Cleveland; (pol.) Chas. 
Davies, Skedee; J. C. Byars. Cleveland: 
.Toe Ferguson,, Pawnee; A. C. Alexander. 
W. G. Johnson, Okla. City. Church, First 
Chris.; supt. S. S.; pres. bd. trustees. 
Clubs. C. of C., active in all civic affairs. 
Imp. Rel., Fred W. Guffy, (bro.) postmaster. 
Beton, Tex.; M'-s. J. .T. Jackson, (sister). 
Kansas City, Mo. Pol. Act., partisan : 
active in st. for 30 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts; favors prohibition. Of¬ 
fices. postmaster, since 1923, now serving; 
trustee of Cleveland prior to its Incor¬ 
poration; former mbr. sch. bd. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to all st. and co. convs.; prct. 
committeeman. 15 yrs.; mbr. prct. Elec. 
Bd., 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 : 
lived at Vinita 1894-95; Nowata, 1905-98; 
Cleveland since; chmn. of Council of De¬ 
fense at Cleveland during W. War and 
active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. Hobby, chickens. 

HALE, JAMES H., Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
Municipal Judge and Justice of Peace. B., 
Orchardgrove, (now Dinwiddie) Ind., Oct. 
1, 1862. Edu.. com. sell., Woodson Co., 
Kan.; Kan. St. Normal, Emporia, Kan. 
Wife Mary W. Wright. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. 




Ruth Iluhart, Pawnee; Mrs. Lloyd Craig, 
Coalgate; Miss Rachael Hale, Pawnee. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (doI.) Joe 
Ferguson, C. D. Weber, Major Lillie, Paw¬ 
nee ; Sam Montgomery; Chas. O' Connor; 
Sen. Pine. Church, Meth. Ldoges, Mason, 
York Rite, Blue Lodge; Royal Arch, Com- 
mandery. Council, Pawnee. Pol. Act., 
partisan active for 50 yrs; makes some 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and party organization ; Anti-Klan; favors 
prohibition. Offices, mbr. st. legis., in Kan., 
1889; Ct. Clk., Pawnee, 1917-20; Judge 
of Co. Election Bd. Party Honors, attended 
several st., dist. and co. convs.; mbr. co. 
and st. cen. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893; lived since at Pawnee; made run 
from Ingalls ; charter mbr. of st. Historical 
Society; active in civic affairs. Hobby, 
flowers and gardening 1 . 

HAM. CHARLES F., Jennings. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Trenton, Mo., Nov. 
26, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Jennings. Wife, 
Opal Ramey. Cdrn., 1 s., Virgil; 3 d., 
Vingie, Oma, Lelia. Bus. Con., stockholder 
in cotton gin, Jennings; also familiar with 
insurance and real estate business. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., E. T. Ramey, (father- 
in-law) bus. assoc.; (pol.) Joe Ferguson, 
Louis Raba, .1. A. McCollum, Chas. Davies, 
Pawnee; H.M. Barnes, V. L. VanHoy, Jen¬ 
nings; Bailey Bell, Tulsa. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Jennings. Imp. 
Rel., M. D. Ham and E. B. Ham, Henry- 
etta (bros.). Pol Act., independent ; active 
in co. since 1926. Works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Postmaster since 
1928; Rural Mail Carrier 8 yrs. ; Justice 
of Peace, 1927-28; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived at 
Stillwater 1893-95; at Jennings since. 
Hobby, baseball. 

HAMPTON, H. G„ Blackburn. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Coon Rapids, la., Aug. 9, 1871. 
Edu., com. sell., Elgin, Kan. Wife, Daisy 

D. Johnson. Cdrn., 1 s., Leo. Bus. Con., 
Cashr. Blackburn St.; familiar with drug, 
shoe and barber busines. Assoc.. Geo. H. 
Smith, Pres. Blackburn St. Bk.; (pol.) J. 

E. Carter, Blackburn; S. A. Pershall, 
Pawnee; W. B. Pine, Bird S. McGuire. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Hominy; Guthrie Connsistory. Pol. Act., 
active since 1900; works through personal 
contacts. Favors prohibition and would like 
to see laws enforced. Attends all st. and 
co. convs. Offices, mbr. Town Bd.; former 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1894; lived since at Blackburn. During W. 
War was active in Liberty Bond campaigns. 
Hobby, chickens. 

HARRY, V. M., Ralston. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Joplin, Mo., Dec. 20, 1896. Edu., 
com. sch.; Normal sch. Wife, Helen Maxey. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Roto. Howard, Owen Keith, 
Virgil M. Jr.; 1 d., Helen Frances, Ralston. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, First Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; A. F. & A. M., 
Ralston; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
partisan. Party Honors, Young Dem. Co. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived since at Ralston. Mbr. Amer. Legion. 

HAUSER, LOUIS W„ Maramec. Dem. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Winston 
Salem, N. C., Oct. 5, 1867. Edu., com. sch., 
Vernon Co. Mo. • Wife, Sarah Margaret 
Hauser. Cdrn. 4 d., Mrs. A. L. Privett, Mrs. 
Jess Ball, Miss Marie Hauser, Maramec ; 
Mrs. Jessie Vickery, Miss. Bk. Con., First 
St,. Assoc., (pol.) E. M. Easley, H. A. 
Martin, Dana Ryan, Miss Nora Conley, 
Maramec; Carl McGee, P. E. Rowe, L. M. 
Kimrey, Terry Marlin, Lee Johnson, E. E. 
Ryan, T. R. Hurst, Pawnee; E. W. Craven, 
Quay; Ben Sublett, Jennings; Dr. E. G. 
Newell, Yale; Judge Redmond S. Cole, Judge 
N. E. McNeil, Tulsa. Church, Free Gospel. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Maramec. Imp. 
Rel., John H. Seaton, Sulphur; Luther W. 
Seaton, Wynnewood; had 2 bros. in Con¬ 
federate Army, one lost life; 1 son, Gran¬ 
ville in service in W. War. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in Vernon Co. Mo., Pawnee 
Co. since 1885'. Influential farmer in his 


PAWNEE COUNTY 

community. Strongly Anti-Klan; works 
through ccms. and personal contacts. Offices, 
drst Chinn of Co. Elec. Bd.; mbr. Sch. Bd 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. several 
times; always attends co. convs.; Fret. 
Committeeman; nominated for Co. Commr. 
3 times, defeated in 1920 by only one vote 
in a predominantly Rep. Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Maramec. 
Active in good roads work. Active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. Hobby, tree 
planting. 

HAUSER, SARAH MARGARET. Maramec. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Vernon Co., Mo., 
Jan. 12, 1870. Edu. com. sch., Vernon Co. 
Mo. Hus., Louis W. Hauser. Cdrn., 4 d., 
Mrs. A. L. Privett, Mrs. Jessie Ball, Marie, 
Maramec; Mrs. Jessie Vickery, Miss. Bk. 
Con,, First St. Assoc., Miss Nora Conley, 
Mrs. John Ryan, Mrs. E. M. Easley* Mara¬ 
mec ; Mrs. E. E. Ryan, Pawnee; Mrs. E. 
R. McNeil, Tulsa ; Mrs. W. B. Hudson, Mrs. 
Susie Christman, Yale. Church, Free Gospel. 
Lodges, O. E. S., Maramec; was first sec’y 
of chapter No. 442. Imp. Rel., John Q. New¬ 
ell, McAlester; Dr. E. G. Newell, Yale; Dr. 
W. B. Hudson (bro.), Yale; Mrs, Susie 
Chrislman (sister), Yale. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. politics since 1912; anti-Klan. 
Works through personal contact. Influential 
among women. Offices, first Twp. Registrar, 
first woman to hold this office in Maramec. 
Party Honors, Vice Chmn. Twp. Com.; del. 
to st. conv., 1924; attends co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1901; lived since 
at Maramec. Had cne son and two son-in- 
laws in service during W. War. Hobby, 
flowers. 

HEDGES, I. R., Ralston. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired farmer. B., I'nionville, Mo., Dec. 25, 
1855. Edu., com. sell., Mo. Wife, Mary M. 
Drury. Cd r n. 2 s., Ray, Ralston; Harry, 
Fairfax; 5 d., Mrs. Attie Grace Robertson, 
Chandler; Mrs. Mattie Bolton, Fairfax; Mrs. 
Jessie Buhl. Idaho; Miss Ruthie D., Fair¬ 
fax ; Mrs. Mabel Loganbar, Cushing. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Waite Clark, 
Co. Atty., Pawnee; Lee Johnson, Allen 
Jones. Pawnee; A. C. Alexander; J. W. 
Harreld; Lew Wentz. Church, Chris. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F., Ralston ; Cantonment and Camp 
Enid. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in st. and 
co. for 50 yrs*; anti-Klan. Favors prohi¬ 
bition. Offices, Mayor of Ralston, 1915-21 ; 
Judge Elec. Bd., 1917-23. Party Honors, 
del. to all dist., co. and st. convs. ; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived at Chandler, 1899-1901 ; Rals¬ 
ton since. Active in all civic affairs. During 
W. War was mbr. of Draft Bd. and Council 
of Defense. Hobby, reading. 

HEDGES, RAY T., Ralston. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Cincinatti.Oliio, Dec. 31, 1891. 
Edu., com. and h. sell., Ralston. Wife, 
Barba Opal. d.. of E. L. Walls, Skedee. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., Hedges & Co., gro¬ 
cers, Ralston; familiar with hardware 
business. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., G. 
C. Bolton, partner in business, Fairfax ; 
(pol.) Chas. Davies, J. A. McCollum, Paw¬ 
nee ; Ward McCague, Ralston; Bailey Bell, 
Tulsa. Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., active in all public affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ralston; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; active for 8 yrs. Par¬ 
tisan in natl. affairs, but independent local¬ 
ly ; works through personal contacts. Anti- 
Klan. Favors prohibition. Offices, City 
Councilman, 1923; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1924; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs. on several occasions. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
Chandler, 1899-1901 ; at Ralston since. 
During W. War served in 608th Squadron, 
Aviation. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Triplett Post 
Fairfax. Ho-bby, baseball and other sports. 

HENDERSON, MAY C„ Ralston. Dem. 
Occ.» housewife. B., Tribe Co., Ky., July 
17, 1891. Edu., Greenburg, Kan., h. sch. ; 
Bethany Col., Lindsborg, Kan. Hus., M. 
E. Henderson, Ralston. Cdrn., I s., Mar¬ 
shall; 1 d., Elizabeth. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. F. 

J. Spaulding, Ralston; .T. O. Cales, V. M. 
Harry, Ralston. Church, Bap., tchr. in S. S. 


649 

Clubs, O. E. A.; W. C. T. U., takes active 
part in women’s club. Imp. Rel., Caplinger, 
(bro.), hardware, Stafford, Kan. Pol. Act., 
independent; activities are mostly along 
lines of prohibition. Offices, Deputy Record¬ 
er of Deeds at Greensburg, Kan., formerly. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1918; lived near 
Guymon, 1917-20; at Ralston since; taught 
sch. and music for number of yrs. Was 
mbr. of Messiah Chorus, Lindsborg, Kan. 
Hobby, music. 

HENDERSON, M. E., Ralston. Rep. Occ., 
public utilities. B„ Monnett, Mo., May 12, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Purdy, Mo.; 
Wiliam Jewel Col., Mo. 1 yr.; Okla. Bap. 
L’niv., 1920. Wife, May Caplinger. Cdrn., 1 
s., Marshall; 1 d., Elizabeth. Bus. Con., 
owner City Water Works, Ralston; local 
representative of Ralston light plant, which 
he formerly owned but sold to Okla. Utili¬ 
ties Co.; Electric Shop, Ralston; familiar 
with farming and plumbing business. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
J. O. Cales, J. A. McCollum, Joe Ferguson, 
Pawnee Co.; (’has. O’Connor, Tulsa; J. 
Chas. Webber, Pawnee. Church, Bap., or¬ 
dained Bap. Minister; dir. of choir work. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., Vice Pres., active 
mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, past Master,Ral¬ 
ston; K. P., Ralston. Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. for 10 yrs.; makes speeches, 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Favors prohibition and would like to see 
strict enforcement of the law. Offices, for¬ 
mer Justice of Peace; former mbr. Sch. 
Pd. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
Co. Committeeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1917; lived at Guymon, 
1917-20; Ralston since. Chmn. of local 
Council rf Defense during W. War near 
'Guymon. Hobbies, music and golf. 

HOLLER. DAVID B„ Cleveland. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and insurance. B., Dayton, 
Ohio, May 14, 1869. Edu., h. sell., Monte 
Vista, Colo.; Univ. 
of Kan., LL. B., 
1896. Wife, Eliza¬ 
beth Taylor. Cdrn., 

1 s., Leighton; I d., 
Louise. Bus. Con., 
Byars & Holler In¬ 
surance and Real 
Estate, Cleljaland; 
familiar with law 
and banking busi¬ 
ness. Bk. Con.. 
Cleveland National; 
First Natl. Assoc., 
J. C. Byars, partner 
in business; (pol.) 
O. A. Giloert, W. 
M. Reynolds, Cleve¬ 
land ; Omer K. Ben¬ 
edict ; Tom An¬ 
drews ; Senator 
J. W. Herrald: Bird McGuire; Senator 
W. J. Otjen; Lew Wentz. Church, Congre¬ 
gational. Clubs &. Lodqes. C. of C., active 
mtor.; I. O. O. F., Cleveland. Imp. Rel., 
A. C. Holler (bro.), l’ale. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in st. since 1893; one of the 
pioneers who has been influential in the 
formation of the st. govt. Prohibitionist. 
Anti-Klan. Works through personal con¬ 
tacts mostly. Offices, Co. Treas., 1905-10; 
City Clk., 1910-14; Clk. Sch. Bd., 1893-01. 
Party Honors, del. to almost all st. convs.; 
to all co. convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived since at 
Cleveland. During W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and active in Liberty 
Bond campaigns. Interested in good roads. 

HURST, THURMAN S., Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Cassville, Mo., April 28, 
1889. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. Pawnee-, 
Univ. of Okla., LL. B. Wife, Elizabeth 
Stevens. Cdrn., 2 s., Edwin, Bobby; 1 d., 
Helen. Bus. Con., practicing atty. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. ; Pawnee Natl. Church, Chris., 
deacon; tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., active mbr.; Order of the Coif; Phi 
Delta Phi; Mason Blue Lodge, Pawnee: 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active for 17 yrs.; makes speeches, works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 




6.j0 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



LOUIS N. KIMREY 


Pres. Sch. Bd. 6 yrs.; Co. Atty., Okfuskee 
Co., 1914-18. Party Honors, del. to several 
st. convs. and many dist. and co. convs.; 
former co. Registrar. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892. 

JARRELL, R. S.. Ralston. Rep. Occ., 
Ranker. B., Butler Co., Kan., Feb. 12, 1889. 
Edu., com. and h. sell., Stillwater; Okla. 
A. & M. Col. s Stillwater. Wife. Bina Ford, 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Ford, Billy; 1 d., Yirginia. 
Bus. Con., Cashr. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
3. 0. Cales, Pres. Bk. of Commerce; (pol.) 
mbrs. of st. and co. Rep. and Dem. orga¬ 
nizations. Church, Federated; mbr. Bd. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.. Pres.; Mason 
Blue Lodge and Chapter; K. P. Imp. Rel., 
T. J. Hartman, (bro.-in-law), Pres. Pro¬ 
ducers Bk., Tulsa;’ J. F. Jarrell (cousin), 
publicity agent for Santa Fe, Chicago. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; works through com. and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Favors prohibition but 
thinks the law should be amended. Offices, 
City Councilman formerly for 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived at Stillwater, 
1889-1908 ; and 1918-23; the remainder of 
time at Ralston since 1923. Interested in 
Boy Scout work, helped organize the Boy 
Scout Troop at Ralston. 

JAY, CECIL D., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B„ Elmwood, Ill., July 12, 1883. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Chicago, Ill. Wid¬ 
ower. Cdrn., 1 s.. Palmer C., Tulsa. Bus. 
Con., ,T. & J. Drug Co.. Pawnee; stockhold¬ 
er in Pawnee Natl Bk. Bk. Con., Pawnee 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. Lee Johnson, T. 
McCollum. Ed. Waite Clark. Lewis Raba. 
Terry Marlin, Pawnee; E. B. Howard, Tulsa; 
'Grant McCullough, Tulsa ; Redmond S. Cole ; 

N. E. McNeil. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; Lions, first sec’y; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Chapter, Council, Commandery, 
Pawnee; Guthrie Consistory; Charter mbr. 
Tulsa Shrine; M. W. A.. Pawnee; B. P. 

O. E., Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., N. D. Jay, 
Paris, France; M. B. Jay (bros.), drug 
salesman, Kan. City. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent in local affairs; active in co. for 25 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Anti-Klan. Offices. Co. Registrar since 1928, 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; former 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Pawnee, 1900-04 ; 
Blackburn, 1904- 07 ; Pawnee since. During 


W. War was Chmn. of Co. Council of De¬ 
fense. Interested and active in behalf of 
good roads. Hobby, politics. 

JOHNSON, A. C., Cleveland. Dem. Occ., 
lumber business. B., Simpson Co., Ivy., July 
16, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Augusta, Kan. 
Wife, Grace Nevins. Cdrn., 2 s., A. C. Jr., 
James; 2 d., Wilma, Helen. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Bates & Son Lumber Co., Cleveland; 
familiar with drug business. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Cleveland Natl. Assoc., W. 
Scott Bates, Kan. City. Pres, of the Lumber 
Co.; (pol.) O. A. Gilbert, J. C. Morphis, 
Jim Grady, Pawnee Co.; Frank Carter, 
John Carr, Enid. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., past Pres., active mbr.; 
Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter ; 

Council and Commandery; K. P., Cleve¬ 
land. Imp. Rel., John Carr (uncle),. Enid; 
J. C. Johnson (bro.), Frederick. Poi. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Anti-Klan. 

Thinks prohibition laws should be revised. 
Offices, City Councilman 7 yrs. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Prct. Com.; attends st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906 ; 
lived at Faxon, 1906-07 ; Junction City, 
1907; Barnsdall, 1907-14 ; Blackwell, 1914- 
17 ; Cleveland since 1919. During W. War 
was active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
work. Interested in good roads and civic 
inprovements. 

JOHNSON, CHARLES H., Pawnee. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Indianapolis, Ind., 
Oct. 15, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., India¬ 
napolis, Ind. Wife. Mary Evans. Cdrn., 4 
s., Oakly, Harris, Evans, Chas. H. Jr.; 
1 d., Ruth Helen. Bus. Con., familiar with 
express office and confectionery business. 
Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
S. Caldwell, Joe Ferguson, Chas. Davies, 
Pawnee; A. C. Alexander, Okla. City. 
Church, Metli. Clubs & Lodges, C. of V., 
active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Pawnee; 
Dallas Consistory, Islam Temple. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. for 15 yrs.; favors 
prohibition. Offices. Postmaster since 1923 ; 
City Councilman. Party Honors, del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; former St. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived since at Pawnee. During W. War 
served in 36th Div., 142nd Inf., rank of 
Major; mbr. Amer. Legion,, Carl Maggert 
Post, Pawnee; rank of Lieut. Col. in Okla. 
Natl. Guard. Served with Gen. Roy Hoff¬ 
man , cn Mexican Border. Received the 
French Croix de Guerre in foreign service. 

JOHNSON. R. W.. Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B,, Ringcastle, Mo., Jan. 39, 1875. 
Edu.. com. sch.. Mo. Wife, Ollie M. Coli- 
van. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., Pawnee 
Merc. Co., Inc., Wholesale Grocers. Bk. 
Con.. Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Asson, E. 

D. Colivan, partner in bus.; (pol.) J. A. 
McCullum, J. L. Ferguson; U. R. MuCul- 
lough, B. S. McGuire, W. E. McNeal, 
Church, Meth. deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.. active mbr. in all public affairs; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Pawnee. Pol. Act., par- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.. 1930. (Com- 
tisan in natl. affairs, independent locally. 
Offices. Mayor of Pawnee, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived since 
at Pawnee. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

JOHNSON, WILL L.. Pawnee. Dem. Occ.. 
Mail Carrier. B., Van Buren,, Ark., Nov. 6, 
1876. Edu.. com. and h. sch.. Mo. ; Spring- 
field, Mo., Tchrs. Col. W'fe. Anna E. Hens¬ 
ley. Cdrn., 3 s., W. Lee, Woodrow, Stanley; 
4 d., Mrs. Carl D. McGee, Pawnee; Mrs. 
V. A. Belden, Oilton; Gladys, Vivian. 
Bus. Con., Deputy St. Oil Inspector; lawyer; 
Tchr.; Minister. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) E. P. Rowe, Terry Marlin, .T. D. 
Turner, Pawnee; J. B. A. Robertson ; Henry 
S. Johnston; Frank Carter. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Pawnee. Pol. Act., independent; active in st. 
for 20 yrs.; makes speeches, works through 
com. and personal contacts. Prohibitionist. 
Offices. Police Judge, 1911; Mail carrier 
since 1925. Party Honors, del. to co., dist. 
and st. convs.; Co. campaign mgr. 1928. 


Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; lived at 
Prague, 1906-13; at Pawnee since. Active 
'n civic affairs. Interested in good roads. 

JOHNSON. W. LEE, Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Forsythe, Bio., July 17, 1903. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Pawnee; Okla. 
Baptist Univ., Shawnee; Okla. Univ. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Pawnee 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Carl McGee, Terry 
Marlin, Cecil D. Jay, Pawnee; E. B. 
Howard; Jimmie M. Rollins; Albert Hunt; 
Ed. Dabney; Bart Aldridge. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; 
Lions, vice pres, and dir.; I. O. O. F.; M. 

W. A., Pawnee. Imp. Rel., Will L. Johnson 
(father). Pawnee; Mrs. Carl D. McGee 
(sister. Pawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 6 yrs.; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Neutral 
on the Klan issue. Offices, Co. Atty., Paw¬ 
nee Co., 1925-29. Party Honors, del. to st. 
co. and dist. convs.; past Pres. League of 
Young Dem. in Pawnee Co.; mbr. Speakers 
Bureau in 1928 general election; Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com. in 1930. Remarks, came 
to Oklahoma in 1906; lived in Lincoln Co. 

10 yrs.; at Maramec, 1916-22; at Pawnee 
since. 

KELLY, F. C., Jennings. Dem. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Durant, Bliss.. Dec. 3, 1887. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Durant, Miss.; 
Blemphis Hospital Bledical Col., Tenn., 
1908-12. Wife, Flora, d., of C. L. Thompson. 
Skiatook. Cdrn., 2 d., Nancy Ellen, Marjo¬ 
rie Blarie. Bus. Con., City Drug Store, Jen¬ 
nings. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Fred 

Streeter; (pol.) W. Lee Johnson, Prentiss 
Rowe, Terry Blarlin, D. Turner, Carl Blc- 
Gee, C. C. Bell, Pawnee; Tom Kight, 

Claremore; Dr. Mullins, Hominy; Judge N. 

E. BlcNeil, Judge James, Tulsa. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C., sec’y and active mbr.; 

Mason Blue Lodge, Sallis, Bliss. Imp. Rel., 

Dr. W. R. Kelly (bro.), Jasper, Tex.; Dr. 

S. W. Glass, Miss.; F. B4. Glass, atty.,, 

Wynona, Miss.; D. H. Glass, St. Legisla¬ 
tor, Koscuskio, Miss. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1924; attends co. and 
st. convs.; works through personal con¬ 

tacts. Offices, City Councilman since 
1924. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; 
lived in Pushmataha Co. 1 yr.; at Clare- 
more 1915-22; Hominy 1922-24; Jennings 
since. Hobby, bird hunting. 

KIBBE. C. E., Tarlton. Rep. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Rock Co., Wis.„ Feb. 14, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Randall, Kan.; 
Col., Salina, Kan. Wife, Clara Fairchild. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Louise; 1 d.. BPs. Ruth Eaton, . 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., Retail Hardware and 
Lumber dealer; in business at Terlton for 
past 25 yrs.; familiar with furniture and 
undertaking business; farm owner. Bk. 
Con., First St., Terlton. Assoc., (pol.) M. 

Bf. BIcCollum. Charlie Webber. Pawnee; E. 

A. Moore, Terlton. Church, Meth. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F„ Randall, Kan.; W. O. W„ Terl- y) 
ton; Mason Blue Lodge, Jennings; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
independent; active for 25 yrs.; works ij 
through personal activities. Dry "Voter. 
Offices, B'layor of Terlton 12 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs. 
several times. Remarks came to Okla. in 
1904 ; lived since at Terlton. Active fn 
movements for civic betterment. Hobby, 
hunting. 

KIMREY, LOUIS N., Pawnee. Dem. Occ.. 
lawyer. B., Plato, Mo., Blar. 28, 1874. Edu.. 
com. sch., Tex. Co. Mo.; li. sch., Houston. 

Mo.; studied law under Congressman Lamar, 
of Mo. Wife. Callie Collet. Cdrn., 6 s.. 
Emmett L., Ted L„ Harold., Claude L., in 
Ark.; Delbert, Pawnee; Chester, in consul 
service, Guatemala, Central Amer.; 3 d., 
Alta, Jewel, Enid; Leta, Boulder,, Colo.; 

2 sons served in navy during W. War. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; tchr. for 14 yrs. 

Bk. Com., First Natl. Assoc., L. V. Orton, 
former law partner; (pol.) W. Lee John¬ 
son, Terry Marlin, Bert Williams, Carl D. 
Magee, Pawnee; J. C. McGowan, Hallett; S. j 

T. Stafford. Maramec; Bert Ramey, Jen¬ 
nings, V. BI. Harry, Ralston; Henry S. 





Johnston, Perry; E. B. Howard, Tulsa; 
Brown Moore, Stillwater; Judge R. S. Cole 
Judge Albert Hunt, Judge N. E. McNeil! 
Tulsa. Church, Chris., taught S. S. class 
for 5 yrs. Imp. Rel., J. A. Collet, candidate 
for U. S. Senate from Mo., 1928. Pol Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1900; makes 
speeches, also works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, representative 
from Tex. Co., Mo., 1903-09 ; Co. Judge, 
Pawnee Co., 1928-27. Party Honors, del. to 
several st. convs.; attends eonvs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Vice Chmn. Reed Club in 
Pawnee Co., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1909; lived at Hallett, 1909-19; at Paw¬ 
nee since. Interested in care of neglected 
and dependent children. 

KLINE, M. W., Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B.. Mills Co., Ia., Sept. 17, 1877. 
Edu., com. sch. Wife, Lora Truesdell. Cdrn., 
4 s. Buis. Con., half owner Piggly-Wiggly 
Store, Pawnee; formerly, farmer. Bk. Con., 
Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Fred 
Cochran, business partner; (pol.) W. C. 
Caldwell, Joe Ferguson, Pawnee; Quincy 
Newell, McAlester. Church, Bap. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F.; W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 22 yrs. A power in his 
community; works through corns. and 
personal contacts. Anti-Klan. Favors pro¬ 
hibition. Offices, Treas. Sch. Bd.; Judge 
Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
1928; attends dist. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Paw¬ 
nee. Active in civic movements. Hobby, 
livestock. 

KOLB. A. H., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., oil 
jobber. B., Union Parrish, La., Aug. 8, 
1867. Edu., com. sch.. Prairie Grove, ArK. 
Wife, Alice Pearl Baggett. Cdrn., 1 s., J. 
Otis, oil jobber, Pawnee. Bus. Con., Pawnee 
oil station; oil jobber for past 7 yrs.; real 
estate owner; formerly farmer. Bk. Con., 
Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Terry Marlin, 
Pawnee; Tom Skinner, Cleveland; Geo. 
Key, Okla. City; Judge R. L. Williams; 
Sen. R. L. Owen; Henry S. Johnston. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C.of C., 
active mbr.; sponsor for Boy Scouts; W. 
O. W.; I. O. O. F., Pawnee. Imp. Rel., T. 

J. Kolb (father), veteran of Civil War. 
Pol. Act., partisan in uatl. affairs, but 
independent locally. Active in co. and st. 
since 1892. Anti-Klan. Works through com. 
and personal contacts. Favors prohibition. 
Attended Natl. Conv. in 1900 when W\ J. 
Bryan w r as nominated. Offices. Co. Commr., 
1905-07 : Judge Elec. Bd. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1912; del. to dist. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892 ; lived since at Pawnee. Has farmed 
same place in Pawnee Co. for 40 yrs. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

KRAMER, DANIEL, Maramec. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Christian Co., Ill.. 
June 24, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Cherokee 
Co., Kan. Wife. Edna. Cdrn., 4 s., Lloyd 
A., Teddy R., Herbert E., Dale B., Tulsa ; 
1 d., Mrs. Glenna Hendrickson, Detroit, 
Mich. Bus. Con., farm owner; modem and 1 
up-to-date farm and farm houses. Success¬ 
ful in dairying. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
C. C. Schmelzel, Sam Fugate, Frank Tens- 
field, Mrs. Frank Adler. Clubs &. Lodges, 
T. O. O. F., Maramec; Farmers Union, 
active in all movements for rural and com¬ 
munity betterment. Imp. Rel., Eugene 
Kramer (bro.). Minister, Emporia, Kan. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1895; works through personal contacts and 
very effective. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; attends co. convs. Remarks;, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since at 
Maramec. Interested in sch. work and good 
roads. 

KRAMER. EDNA, Maramec. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Jasper Co. Mo., Sept. 23, 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Jasper Co. Mo.; 
Kan. St. Normal, Emporia. 1890-91. Hus., 
Dan Kramer, farmer and stockman. Cdrn., 
4 s., Lloyd A., Teddy R., Tulsa; Herbert 
F.„ Dale B., Maramec; 1 d., Mrs. Glenna 
Hendrickson, Detroit, Mich. Bus. Con., 
farming interests. Bk. Con., First. St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schmelz- 


PAWNEE COUNTY 

el, Mrs. Helen Whitlock, Frank Tinsfield, 
Mrs. Frank Adler, Maramec; C. E. Yaley, 
Joe Ferguson, Pawnee. Church, United 
Brethren; active in S. S. and Church. 
Lodges, Rebekah, Maramec. Imp. Rel., 
Herbert Burton (bro.), Minos, Cuba. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1922. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeewoman; at¬ 
tends convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1894; lived since at Maramec. Was sch. 
tchr. for 5 yrs. in Mo. and Okla. 

LANCASTER, D. L., Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
under sheriff. B„ Wise, Co. Tex., Sept. 27, 
1887. Edu., com. sch., Osage City. Wife, 
Alma, d. of F. L. Frame, Skedee. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Merle; 2 d.. Ruby, Laura Mae. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., Allan N. Jones, 
Pawnee; C. M. Butler, Cleveland; (pol.) 
C. E. Davies, Chas. P. Livesay, Pawnee ; 
Joe Ferguson; A. M. Armstrong; John W. 
Harreld. Church, Nazarene. Skedee. Clubs, 
C. of C., active in all civic affairs. Imp. 
Rel., J. J. Lancaster (bro.), Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 12 yrs.; neutral 
on Klan issue, works through party organi¬ 
zations and personally. Offices, under 
sheriff. Pawnee Co. since 1921. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; counter on Election Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; lived at 
Osage City, 1894-1900; Skedee, 1900-26; 
Pawnee since. Hobby, government. 

LEE, A. W., Cleveland. Rep. Occ.. Justice 
of Peace. B„ Franklin Co. Jnd., June 11, 
1845. Edu., self acquired, including law 
edu. Wife, Oliva M. Brown. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Charles E., civil engineer, Okla. City. Bus 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) ,T. A. Mc¬ 
Collum, Joe Ferguson. Chas. Webber, Paw¬ 
nee Co. Church, Meth. Lodges. K. P. ; Red 
Men; Moose. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 69 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Anti-Klan. Offices. Justice of Peace 
since 1909; dir. Sch. Bd. 5 yrs. prior. 
Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman; former Cen. 
Committeeman ; has served on Election Ba. 
for over 25 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893 ; lived 1 yr. at Perry and at Cleveland 
since. Active in the civic upbuilding. Dur¬ 
ing Civil War served in Co. F., 52nd Ind. 
Inf. Mbr. G. A. R., Slokum Post. Past S. 
Vice Commander of the G. A. R., and now 
Brigadier General and dept, commander of 
G. A. R. Attended encampment, Portland, 
Me., 1929. Entered army at age of 15 yrs. 
and served 3 yrs. and 11 months. Active 
in many battles and was twice wounded. 
Interested in law enforcement. 

LILLIE, GORDON W. (Pawnee Bill), 
Pawnee. Rep. Occ., ranchman, etr. B., 
Bloomington, Ill., Feb. 14, 1860. Edu.. com. 
and h. sch., Bloomington, Ill., grad. 1879. 
Wife, Mary Manning. Bus. Con., Extensive 
Ranch owner; owner Buffalo Bill Wild 
West Show and Pawnee Bill Great Far East 
Show; oil royalties. Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl.; 
First Natl. Assoc., James A. Bailey; (pol.) 
Lew Wentz; Frank Phillips; Wade Phil¬ 
lips ; W. G. Skelly; W. B. Pine; Grant 
McCollough; Gov. Hclloway; Rob. Brewer; 
Harry Rogers; Will Rogers. Church. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; St. Q. of C., hon¬ 
orary mbr. Bd. of dir.; 32nd Mason. Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; charter mbr. and life mbr. 
Tulsa Shrine; life mbr. Royal Order of 
Jesters in Shrine; life mbr. B. P. O. E.: 
mbr. Cripple Cdrns. Assn.; life mbr. Old 
Timers Cherokee Strip and Cowpunchers 
Assn.; life mbr. Natl. Council of Boy 
Scouts of Amer Imp. Rel.. Newton W. Lillie 
(father). Civil War Veteran, (deceased) ; 
Albert F. Lillie (bro.), retired ranchman. 
Pawnee; Mrs. Lena Green, Matron Chillocco 
Ind. Sch.; Mrs. Effie Mae Judy, Henryetta, 
Miss Mae Lillie (sisters). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in st. for 50 yrs.; mbr. of 
Gov. Staff under Gov. Williams. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1878; lived at Wallington 
and Hunter Mills for a short time and at 
Pawnee since 1879. Last and only living 
leader of the original Okla, Boomers. Supt. 
of the Indian School, Pawnee 1879. Inter¬ 
preter for Pawnee Tribe, White Chief,. 
Pawnee Tribe. president and originator 


651 

of Pawnee Route Highway No. 64. interest¬ 
ed in preservation of Amer. Buffalo. Owner 
of the greatest herd of buffalos on earth. 
Hobby, flowers, particularly African water 
lilies. 

LILLIE, MRS. G. W., Pawnee. Rep. V.- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete Informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

LUNSFORD, R. L„ Cleveland. Dem. Occ 
banker ; oil producer. B„ Perry Co. Mo.! 
Apr. 22, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Mo. Wife’ 
Blanche Cope. Cdrn., 1 s„ R. L. Jr., Cleve¬ 
land;! d., Mrs. Lillian Brewer, Cleveland. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Bk., Cleveland; 
if eS V>i Gorona d° O* 1 Co., Cleveland; First 
Bk., Jennings and R. L. Lunsford Crude 
OH Co., Cleveland; stockholder in Marland 

an f r ~ a ?u ie 0il & Gas Cos - > founder of 
lulsa Tribune and other newspapers. Assoc., 
Mrs. Kate Sutt-on, May S. Myers, Cleveland; 
(P°l ) Gene Powell, Cleveland; L. V. Orton, 
Terry Marlin, Pawnee; Dr. ,T. Q. Newell; 
John R. Williams; C. N. Haskell; Lee 
Cruee; E. B. Howard. Church, Pres., Tulsa 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arcli, 
Chapter; K. .; M. W. A.; Royal Neighbors, 
Cleveland. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in st. 
for 35 yrs.; makes speeches. Thinks pro¬ 
hibition laws should be modified. Offices, 
Clk. Mo. Legis.. 3 terms; Gen. Agent to 
Land Com., 1908-16. Party Honors, del. to 
nati. conv., Houston, 1928. Ool. on personal 
staff Holloway. Remarks, came to Okla in 
1898; lived at Tulsa, 1898-1903; Cleveland 
since. Active in civic affairs. One of the 
pioneers in the oil business in Okla., drill¬ 
ing the first well in Okla., July 2, 1902. 
Won capital prize in nati. literary contest, 
30000 competing. Early good roads advocate. 
Interested in sch., believes in specialization 
in school work. 

MARLIN. TERRY. Pawnee. Dem. Occ. 
publisher. B., Cormi, Ill., Feb. 15, 186l! 

co “‘ scl V Ill.; Southern Ill. Col., 
Enfield. Ill. Wife, Margaret Mackey. Cdrn 
Is., W. R., Pawnee; 1 d., Mrs. A. E. Nall 
Beaumont Tex. Bus. Con., publisher of 
i’awnee Courier-Dispatch; also interested 
in abstract and loan business. In banking 
business for 30 yrs., Glencoe, Maramec, 
Oilton,, Y’ale and Pawnee; familiar with 
mercantile business. Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl. 
Assoc.. Joe Fe-guson. C. R. Kerr, Pawnee: 
(pol.) L. V. Orton, T. P. Hurst, P. E. Roe, 
lawnee; Scott Ferris, Ed. Tranp, Okla 
City; Rob Williams; Lee Cruee.* Church 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. past dir.; 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. A. ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Pawnee. Imp. Rel., John A. Langan (2nd 
cousin). Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since. 1894 ; makes speeches, works through 
com. and party organizations. Is a prohi¬ 
bitionist but believes the law needs modi¬ 
fying. Anti-Klan. Offices, former City Coun¬ 
cilman at Glencoe; mbr. Sch. Bd'. for a 
number of yrs. Party Honors, del. to all 
st. and co. convs.; elected for del. to nati. 
convs. but declined the honor. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived in Payne Co., 
1894-1912; at Pawnee since. Hobby, agri¬ 
culture. 


MARLIN, W. R., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B.. Pawnee Co., Oct. 6, 1895. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.. Pawnee; Okla. A. & M. 
Col. Wife. Alma Wilkerson. Bus. Con. f 
Cashr. Pawnee Natl. Bk.; bookkeeper, as¬ 
sistant cashr. and cashr. since 1929. Assoc.. 
Frank Hudson, A. T. Severs, W. B. John¬ 
son, S. P. Smith, Pawnee; (pol.) W. Lee 
Johnson, Thurman Hurst, Prentice Roe, P. 
R. Calvert. Pawnee; Jim Hatcher, Chicka- 
sha; Frank Douglas, Okemah; Will L. 
Eagleton, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. Pawnee Golf & Country Club, past 
dir.; C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Pawnee. Imp. Rel., Terry Marlin 
(father), publisher. Pawnee. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active since 1919; makes speech¬ 
es, works mostly through personal contacts. 
Anti-Klan. Party Honors, mbr. League of 
Young Dem.; Prct. Committeeman; del. to 
st. convs., 1926; del. to several co. convs.; 
former mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived all his life at Pawnee. 


852 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JUDGE EDWIN 


During W. War served in 357th Inf., 90th 
Dlv. Rank of Sergt. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Earl Maggart Post, Pawnee; dist. mgr. and 
Commander 1st. Dist. Amer. Legion. In 
battles, St. Mechael and Meuse Argonne 
Sectors. Hobby, work of Amer. Legion. His 
wife is past dept. Pres, of the Amer. Legion 
Auxiliary dept, of Okla. 

McARTHUR, J. A., Terlton. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Bonham, Tex., May 7, 1892. 
Edu., com. sch., Keystone. Wife, Constance, 
d. of J. E. Florer, Terlton. Bus. Con., 
grocery store, largest in Terlton; farm 
owner; in grocery bus. for past 14 yrs., 
Terlton. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., L. 
G. Florer, partner in bus.; (pol.) J. E. 
Florer, (father-in-law) Co. Commr., Terlton; 
Ben Florer, (bro.-in-law) township elk., 
Terlton; J. A. McCullum,, Pawnee. Church, 
Chris. Union. Pol. Act., independent; 
favors prohibition; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, mbr. Election Bd. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908; lived at 
Keystone, 1908-18 ; at Terlton since. Active 
in civic affairs. Hobby, hunting. 

McCAQUE, J. WARD, Ralston. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Ralston, Jan. 26, 1900. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Ralston; LaSalle Extension 
Univ., Grad, in Bus. Course. Wife, Alta, 
d. of D. Boyle, Ralston. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Commerce, First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. 
Joe Ferguson, O. A. Gilbert, C. C. Davies, 
Skedee, W. B. Pine, J. W. Harreld; M. J. 
Montgomery; Chas. O’Connor. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; 
Izaak Walton League, Sec’y; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Ralston; Guthrie Consistory; I. O. 
O. F.; M. W. A. t Ralston. Pol. Act,, par¬ 
tisan ; influential in co. and st. Favors 
prohibition but thinks the laws should be 
revised. Works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Postmaster at Ralston 
since 1919. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1928; attends all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived all his life 
at Ralston. Hobby, fishing. 


R. McNEILL 


McCOLLUM, CLAUDE C„ Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Seligman, Mo., Jan. 11, 
1887. Edu., com. sch., Seligman, Mo.; h. 
sch., Marionville Collegiate Inst.; Univ. 
of Mo. Law Depart., A. B., 1909. Wife, 
Mary I. Stanley. Bus. Con., McCollum & 
McCollum, Attys.; Attys. in Pawnee Co. 
for Santa Fe, Frisco and M. K. & T. Rys.; 
attys. for all natl. bks. in Pawnee Co., farm¬ 
ing interests in Barry Co., Mo.; stockhold¬ 
er in First St. Bk., Maramec. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Pawnee; Pawnee Natl., Pawnee; 
First St., Maramec. Assoc., J. A. McCol¬ 
lum; Part, in law. Pawnee; E. C. McCol¬ 
lum part, in farming interests, Seligman, 
Mo. (bros.) ; E. E. Ryan , Maramec; (pol.) 
Terry Marlin, Cecil D. Jay, S. Thornton, 
Judge E. R. McNeill, Pawnee ; Judge Redmond 
S. Cole, Judge N. E. McNeill, Judge C. 
Linn, Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Pawnee Bus. Mens, Pres, in 1920 
and Sec’y-Treas. since; Pawnee Golf and 
Country Club; C. of C., Sec’y, 1918; Apo 
Yaos, P. I.; Phi Delta Phi; Okla. St, and 
Amer. Bar Assn.; Natl. Geographic Soc.; 
Amer. Academy of Political & Social Scien¬ 
ces. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. since 1915; makes speeches; works 
through party organiz. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Atty., Pawnee, 1917-21. 
Party Honorsi, del. to dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1913 ; lived since 
at Pawnee. Served in U. S. Civil Service 
in Phil. Islands, 1909-12 and circled world 
while connected with service. During W. 
War was mbr. of Guard & Fire Co., No. 
312. Q. M. C., Norfolk, Va. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Earl Maggart Post, Pawnee. Hob¬ 
bies, golf and dogs. 

McCOLLUM. JAMES A., Pawnee. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B.. Seligman, Mo., Oct. 26, 
1883. Edui., h. sch. and Collegiate Inst., 
Marionville, Mo., grad.,, 1905; Univ. of Mo., 
LL. B., 1911. Wife, Lilian McCann. Cdrn., 
3 d., Mary Lillian, Mildred, Maxine. Bus. 
Con., McCollum & McCollum, Attys., Paw¬ 


nee; farm owner; oil royalties. Bk. Con., 
Pawnee Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Claude 
E. McCollum, (bro.) partner inlaw; (pol.) 
Yern Van Hoy, Jennings; John Carter, 
Blackburn; David B. Holler, Cleveland; 
Lewis Raba, Pawnee; J. O. Cales, Ralston, 
Grant McCollough, Tulsa; Shade Wallen. 
Yinita; Horace McKeever, Enid; Carl Mc¬ 
Gee. Church, Meth., Pawnee; Trus. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Pawnee Golf and Country Club, 
past pres.; Lions, Mbr. Bd ; Bus. Mens; C. 
of C. Pres, past four yrs. Mbr. Co. and St. 
Bar Assn.; mbr. Good Roads Com. ; Chmn. 
Park Bd. of Pawnee Country Club, working 
out plans of Lake La-Wah-Kah Park C0Te ^‘ 
ing 312 acres with a nine hole golf cours w 
tourist park and all play ground equip¬ 
ments. Mason, Blue Lodge, Chap., Com 
mandery, Pawnee. Pol. Act., partisan, 
nationally but independent locally. Ac¬ 
tive for 20 yrs. Offices, Co. Atty. Paw¬ 
nee Co., 1913-15’; reelected, but served only 
six mos. and resigned. Party Honors, 
served on Rep. Co. Central Com.; del. to 
dist. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1911; lived since in Pawnee. Ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. Chmn. of Council of 
Defense, Liberty Loan Drives and Red 
Cross work. Pawnee during W. War. in¬ 
terested in landscaping and beautification 
of town. Charge of beautifying sch. and 
ct. house grounds in Pawnee. 

McGEE, CARL D„ Pawnee Dem Occ., 
Co. Clk. B., Pawnee Co., Mar. 24, 190-. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Pawnee., grad. 192„. 
Wife, Glessa, d. of W. J. Johnson, Pawnee. 
Bk Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., W. n. 
Johnson, Terry Marlin, Pawnee ; R. L Luns¬ 
ford E D. Powell, Cleveland; J. C. Mc- 
Quinn, Hallett; Fred Streeter, Jennings; V. 
M Harry, Ralston; Thomas Murphy, Ral¬ 
ston; Sebe Christian, Creek Co Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge. 
Pawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1923; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, J. ot l., 
Co. Clk., since 1926. Party Honors, Mbr. 
League of Young Dem.; attended St. Conv. 
1928 and always attends co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. native Oklahoman; lived all his 
life at Pawnee. In the U. S. Navy, 1919 


McNEILL, EDWIN RUTHVEN. Pawnee. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ near Onawa, la., 
Jan. 5, 1880. Edu., h. sch., Onawa; Univ. of 
Minn A B 1905 ; Kent Col. of Law, Chi- 
cako, LL. B., 1910. Wife, Louise Campbell. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) T. S. 
Hurst., C. C. McCollum, J. D. Tinner, Terry 
Marlin, N. E. McNeill (bro.). Church, 
Chris. Imp. Rel., Neil E. McNeill, (bro.) 
former Supreme Court Judge. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker since 1915; 
makes speeches, works through personal con- 
tacts. Offices, Dist. Judge, 21st Judicial 
Dist. since 1923; co. registrar, 1919-2o. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1914 ; lived since at 
Pawnee. Chmn. Exemption Bd. during W. 
War and 4-min. speaker. Mbr. Amer. and 
St. Bar Assn.; mbr. Assn. Dist. Judges 
of Okla.; was mbr. of com. to draft con¬ 
stitution and by-laws. Civic worker through 
C. of C. Hobby, gardening. 


MEANS, E. W., Cleveland. Dem. Occ., 
City Street Commr., Cleveland. B., Marshall 
Co., Kan., May 27, 1877. Edu., Okla. A. 
& M. Col., Stillwater, Prep, and Col. 
Wife, Anna Perry. Cdrn., 2 s., David G., 
Franklin H., Carnegie. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Lee Johnson, Terry 
Marlin, Pawnee; E. F. Powell, Cleveland; 
E. B. Howard, Tulsa. Church, Bap. Clubs 
8c Lodges, C. of C.„ active mbr.; Chmn. of 
Poultry Com.; K. P., Cleveland. Imp. Rel., 
H. G. McKeever, Enid, candidate for Gov. 
1920 on Rep. ticket. Pol. Act., partisan 
in natl. affairs; active since 1900. Strongly 
in favor of prohibition. Anti-Klan. Works 
personally and through com. Offices, City 
Street Commr., since 1925; Appointee of 
Gov. Haskell as inspector on enforcement 
bureau; Chief of Police, Cleveland, 1909. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. oonvs., 
1926; Inspector Elec. Bd. since 1907 ; Chmn. 
Central Ward Com. past 4 yrs. Remarks, 






came to Okla. in 1892; lived at Stillwater, 
1892-1900; Cleveland since. Hobby, chick¬ 
ens. 

MITCHELL, C. E., Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Manson, la., Oct. 31, 1901. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Lawton; 0. U. 
LL. B., 1924. Wife-, Gladys Lucille Carter. 
Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl. Church, Meth., 
South. C:ubs & Lodges. C. of C., act. mbr.; 
Lions; Mason, Blue Lodge, Pawnee. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Atty., Pawnee Co., 3 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1902 ;lived at Law- 
ton 1902-20 ; at Pawnee since 1924. Mbr. 
Okla. Natl. Guard. Hobby, fishing; mbr. 
of Izaak Walton League. 

MOORE, E. A. Terlton. Rep. Occ., post¬ 
master. B., Moorehead, Kan., Feb. 27. 
1882. Edu., com. sell., Okla. Jennings 
Acad.. 2 yrs. Wife. Edna Walts. Cdrn.. 
3 s.. Ray, Chester, Vernon; 4 d., Eva, Alma, 
Ruth. Ernestine. Bus. Con., hotel owner; 
farming interests; familiar with meat and 
grocery business. Bk. Con., First St. 
Asoic., (pol.) O. A. Gilbert, Cleveland; J. 

E. Florer, C. E. Kibby, Terlton; F. M. 
Moore, Jennings; W. B. Pine; Sen. J. O. 
Ferguson; C. D. Webber, Pawnee. Church, 
Chris.; recording elder. Lodges, M. W. A., 
past Venerable Council. Imp.. Rel., A. ,T. 
Moore, (father) Christion Union Minister, 
(deceased). Pol. Act., partisan, active in 
eo. since 1910; makes speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices, 
co. commr.. 1919-21; Mayor of Terlton, 
1916-18; city treas., 1914-16; postmaster, 
Terlton, since 1920 ; dir. sch. bd. Party 
Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs.; del. 
to st. convs.; prct. committeeman; served 
on election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894; lived at Cleveland, 1894-1907 ; 
Texas Co., 1907-10; Terlton since. Active 
in civic affairs. During W. War was food 
and fuel administrator. Hobby, reading. 

MORPHIS, J. C.. Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
right-of-way man for Sinclair Oil Co. B„ 
McNary Co., Tenn., June 30, 1863. Edu., 
com. sch., Miss. Wife. Sadie Clark. Bus. 
Con., Sinclair Oil Co.; familiar with farm- 
'tig and stockraising. Bk. Con., Cleveland 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) O. A. Gilbert, Cleve¬ 
land; Chas. Davies,, Skedee; Tom Dixon, 
Pawnee; Bird S. McGuire, Grant McCul¬ 
lough, Bailey Bell, Tulsa. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Cleveland; 
14th Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. and co. since 1895. 
Anti-Klan .-thinks present prohibition laws 
will never be effective. Offices, post¬ 
master, Cleveland, 1905-14. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1895; lived since at Cleve¬ 
land. Active in civic improvement. Hobby, 
hunting; mbr. of Isaak Walton League. 

MURPHY, THOMAS, Ralston. Dem. 
Occ.. insurance and real estate... B., Atchi¬ 
son, Kan., Mar. 21. 1876. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Atchison, Kan.; St. Benedicts Col., 
Kan. Wife. Willa Crowder. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Bus. Con., real estate, insurance and farm 
loan agts., Ralston; owner of real estate 
properties in Ralston; is also familiar with 
grain business. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Commerce, 
First Natl. Assoc.. P. E. Roe, Joe Sauls- 
by, Terry Marlin, Pawnee; V. M. Harry, 
Ralston; E. B. Howard, Tulsa; J. D. 
Turner, Pawnee. Church Catli. ; mbr. 
Gibbons Club. Clubs, C. of C., active mbr. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1904; works through personal contacts; 
highly regarded in his community. Offices, 
elk. sch. bd., 1908-14 ; twp. treas., 1914- 
19; police judge, Ralston, 1921-23. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and dist. convs.; elected 
del. to several st. convs., but could not 
attend; prct. committeeman, six yrs.; mbr. 
elec, bd., 1910-14. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1904; lived since at Ralston. During 
(V. War was registrar for draft bd. and 
active in Liberty Bond work. One of 
organizers of Boy Scouts, Ralston. Hobby, 
fishing and hiking. 

ORTON. L. V., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Mich., near Bangor, July 10, 
1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mich.; Dixon 


PAWNEE COUNTY 

Law Sch., Ill.; Col. of Law, Indianapolis, 
Ind., LL. B., 1902. Wife, Clara Cook. 

Cdrn-, 1 s., Emory O. ; 1 d., Clarice. Bus. 
Don., practicing atty., 27 yrs.; land owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Pawnee Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Terry Marlin, Pawnee; Bob Luns¬ 
ford, Cleveland; V. M. Harry, Ralston; N. 
E. McNeill, Redmond Cole, Tulsa; William 
Bowles, Perry. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Pawnee; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1910. 
Favors prohibition ; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organization. 
Offices, mayor of Pawnee, 1 term; City 
Atty., formerly; city atty., Humboldt, Kan., 
4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; 
lived since at Pawnee. During W. War was 
active in Liberty Loan drives and a mbr. 
of the Council of Defense, a four minute 
man. 

PRIVETT, ARNOLD LOYD, Maramec. 
Rep. Occ., drilling contractor. B., Fay¬ 
etteville, Ark.. Sept. 1892. Edu.. com. sch. 
Fayetteville, Ark. Wife. Claudia Muryl, 
d. of L. W. Hauser, Maramec. Cdrn., 3 
s., Bryce, Joe, Rex; 1 d., Armond. Bus. 
Con., Trivett Drilling Co., Maramec. Bk. 
Con., First St., Maramec. Assoc., H. A. 
Martin, Maramec; (pol.) Mr. and Mrs. 
Dan Kramer, F. C. Tensfield, A. C. Boker, 
Bird Adley Maramec; Locoes, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Maramec; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Eastern Star, I. O. O. F., Maramec. Imp. 
Rel.. L. W. Hauser, (father-in-law) _ Mar¬ 
amec. Po!. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1913. Influential among oil field 
workers in Maramec dist. Offices, chmn. 
town bd., 8 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1913; lived at Blackburn. 1913-16; at 
Maramec since. Darning W. War wa3 
mbr. of Gen. Hospital Unit No. 5, dis¬ 
charged, Ft. Ontario, N. Y. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

RABA, LEWIS, Pawnee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Niabara, Neb., May 28, 1890. 
Edu., com. sell., Edmond. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. 
McCollum, Joe Ferguson, Allen James, 
Pawnee; Bird S. McGuire, Chas. O’Connor, 
Tulsa; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. Church. 
Meth. preferred. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Pawnee. Pol. Act., active since 1909 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
ct. elk.. Pawnee Co., 1921-25. Party 
Honors, sec’y. Rep. Co. Com.; del. to st. 
and dist. convs. on several occasions. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived at 
Yukon 1891-94; at Pawnee since. Dir. 
in local Red Cross. During W. War served 
in Co. D., 142nd Inf.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Earl Maggart Post, Pawnee. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing; mbr. of Izaak Walton 
League. 

RABY, GEORGE. Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
supt. Sinclair Gasoline Plant. B„ Car- 
bondale, Kan., Mar. 19, 1879. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Carbondale, Kan.; Kan. A. 
& M. Col., Manhattan, 1900. Wife, Ella 
Irene. Bus. Con., Sinclair Oil Co.; farm 
owner in Kan.; residence property in Cleve¬ 
land. Bk. Con., Cleveland Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. R. Bender, Tom Dickson, O. A. 
Gilbert, W. M. Reynolds, Cleveland; Chas. 
O’Connor, Tulsa. Clubs. & Lodges. Rotary; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Command- 
ery, Cleveland; Consistory -at Guthrie; 
Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa; K. P., Cleve¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1915; effective personal contact 
worker. Offices, twp. elk. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909; lived at Bartlesville, 1909- 
12; Jenks, 1912-15’; and Cleveland since. 
Advocate of good roads. Hobby, fishing 
and croquet. 

RAMEY, ELBERT T., Jennings, Dem. 
Occ., Real Estate and insurance. B., Linn 
Co., Kan., Sept. 19, 1870. Edu., com. sch., 
Chautauqua, Kan. Wife, Nellie M. Ramey. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Otto; 1 d.. Mrs. Opal M. Ham, 
Jennings. Bus. Con., Real Estate and Ins.; 


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oil interests; live stock business; familiar 
with farming and banking business. Bk. 
Con.. First St., Jennings. Assoc., Chas. 

F. Ham, Otto E. Ramey, bus.; (pol.) Fred 
Streeter, Dr. F. C. Kelly, Ted, Carney, Jen¬ 
nings ; W. Lee Johnson, PTentiss Rowe, 
Pawnee; Judge N. E. McNeil, Judge Red¬ 
mond S. Cole, Tulsa ; Dr. Quincy Newell,, 
McAlester. Lodges. I. O. O. F., Jennings. 
Imp. Rel., William T. Ramey, (bro.), Jen¬ 
nings. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1900 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, J. of P.; mbr. sch. bd. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
nret. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1889 ; lived at Guthrie, Still¬ 
water, Perry, Ralston and Wellston ; moved 
to Jennings in 1900. Interested in good 
reads; was one of first men from Pawnee 
Co. to attend the st. good roads conv. 
Organized the First Natl. Bk. of Jennings 
in 1920 and served 2 yrs. as its pres. 
Hobby, livestock. 

REYNOLDS., W. M., Cleveland. Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer. B., Terre Haute, 
Ind., May 14, 1852. Edu., com. sch., Ind. 
Wife, Emma Weible. Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. 
W., C. A., Cleveland; 2 d., Mrs. Hattie 
Haney, Sautelle, Calif. ; Mrs. Myrtle Pat¬ 
terson, Tulsa. Bus. Con., dir. in Cleve¬ 
land Bldg. & Loan Assn.; land owner, 
still owns his homestead; was formerly 
in Mill & Elevator business for 15 yrs, 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Cleveland. Assoc., 
(pol.) O. A. Gilbert, J. C. Bars, J. C. 
Morphis. Cleveland; Jimmie Houston, Hen- 
ryetta; Bird S. McGuire. Church, Meth. 
Lodccs. K. P., Cleveland; Charter mbr. 
Pol." Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1893; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personal contacts; anti-Kian; thinks 
probihition laws should be changed. Offices, 
mavor of Cleveland, now serving; mbr. 
sch. bd., 15 yrs.; former co. commr., 7 yrs.; 
mbr. of bd. that built first st. roads in 
Okla. Party Honors, del. to all st. and 
co. convs.; prct. committeeman formerly 
for 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived at Edmond, a short while, at 
Perry until 1895; at Cleveland since. Ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. During W. War was 
Food Administrator for Cleveland and vici¬ 
nity. Hobby, good roads. 

ROBERTS, C. C.. Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Louisville, Ky., July 22, 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.; St. Tchrs. Col., 
Miss. Wife, Georgia Ruth Boren, Miss. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. C., Jr. Bus. Con., cashier 
First Natl. Bk. Assoc., G. Thornton, v.- 
pres.; Herman Huflfins, Asst. Cashier; First 
Natl. Bk., Pawnee; (pol.) J. D. Turner, 
Terry Marlin, Prentiss Rowe, T. G. Hurst, 
Pawnee. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Pawnee. Pol. Act., partisan, active in co. 
and dist. since 1919; works through com; 
and personal contacts; favors modification 
of prohibition laws. Offices, city council¬ 
man, 1922. Party Honors, sec’y. co. elec, 
bd.; mbr. League of Young Dem. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1919; lived at Pawnee; 
served 4 yrs. in U. S. Navy, 5% mos. 
overseas, in 34th Inf., 87th Div.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Earl Maggart Post, Paw¬ 
nee. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

ROE. J. T., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., deputy 
county treasurer. B., Mexico, Mo., Oct.. 
20, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Ind.; Normal 
Sch., Marion, Ind. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) C. C. Roberts, 

G. M. Berry, H. M. Barnes, Jennings ; 
Teery Marlin, Pawnee; E. B. Howard, 
Tulsa; Geo. E. Merrett, Okla. City; Henry 
S. Johnston, Perry. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
C .of C., active mbr. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Tom 
Cavner. Okla. City; Mrs. Effie Curry, (sis¬ 
ters), iStillwater; J. H. Roe, (bro.), Pawnee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1892; favors prohibition; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, was dep. co. treas., mbr. sch. bd. 
Party Honors, chmn. co. elec. bd.; Dem. 
nominee for St. Supt. of Schs.; del to 
dist. and co. conv. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived since at Pawnee; be- 


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fore becoming dep. treas. was tchr. and 
taught for 24 terms; mbr. Farmers Union. 
During W. War was very active in Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan work and a mnr. 
of Draft Bd. Hobby, hunting 1 . 

ROWE, PRENTISS E„ Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Greenwood, Ark., Mar. 
3, 1885. Edu., com. and h. sell.. Green¬ 
wood, Ark.; Univ. of Ark., LL.B., 1905. 
Wife, Helen, d. of M. N. Tomblin, Pawnee, 
former editor Southwest Amer., Pt. Smith, 
Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., Prentiss E., Jr. Bus. 
Con., owner of farm and oil lands; atty. 
for First Natl., Pawnee; for Continental 
Casualty Co., and for Hardwaremen’s Mu¬ 
tual Casualty Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., C. C. Roberts, Lee Johnson, T. C. 
Goff,, West Roe, Dr. C. H. Haddock, Paw¬ 
nee; (pol.) J. D. Turner, Terry Marlin, 
Pawnee; Tom Murphy, Ralston; Van Hoy, 
•Jennings; Scott Ferris, Geo. Key, M. E. 
Trap, Gov. Holloway, Okla. City; Judge 
R. L. Williams; friend of Henry S. Johns¬ 
ton, during campaign,. Perry. Church, 
Meth., steward; chmn. finance com. for 
new church; former S. S. teacher. Clubs 
& Lodges, Pawnee County Club; Lions; 
C. of C., past president; S. A. E. 
Fraternity, Ark. University; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Guthrie Consistory; I. 0. 0. F.; 
K. P., Ralston; and Pawnee Co. Bar Assn., 
mbr.; chmn. com. for pub. health Assn., 
Pawnee; active worker in Boy Scouts. 
Imp. Rel., Styles T. Rowe, (father) former 
dist. judge and grand master of Ark.; Ma¬ 
sonic Lodge, (deceased) ; Styles P. Rowe, 
purchasing dept. Okla. Natl. Gas. Co., 
Tulsa; Rupert H. Rowe, mgr. ins. dept. 
Commonwealth Ins. Co., Hot Springs, Ark., 
(bros.) Pol. Act., active for 23 yrs. ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
organization; anti-klan. Offices, mbr. Ark. 
legls., 1907; co. atty.. Pawnee Co... 1919-21; 
atty. for sch. land lessees of Pawnee Co.; 
asst, prosecuting atty., Ft. Smith, Ark., 
1909-12. Party Honors, past chmn. Paw¬ 
nee Co. Dem. Cen. Com.; pret. commit¬ 
teeman ; past St. Committeeman; del. to 
st., dist. and co. convs.; speaker for st. 
and natl. Dem. campaigns; has attended 
natl. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1917; lived since at Pawnee. During W. 
War was chmn. of Council of Defense in 
Okla. and four minute speaker; chmn. of 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross drives. In¬ 
terested in development of sane and impar¬ 
tial respect for our laws. 

RYAN. DANA C., Maramec. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B.. Maramec, Oct. 25, 1899. Edu., 
com. sch., Maramec; h. sch.. Pawnee, grad. 
1920 ; Okla. A. & M. Col. 1 yr., 1918; 
Univ. of Okla., 1 yr., 1921. Wife, Bur- 
genia, d. of J. C. Kelly, Davis. Cdrn., 
I s„ Dana C., Jr.; 1 d., Betty Evelyn. 
Bus. Con., cashier First St. Bk., Maramec; 
familiar with rig contracting and cattle 
business. Bk. Con., (corr.) Pawnee Natl. 
Assoc., E. E. Ryan, (father), Pawnee; 
(pol.) L. W. Houser, Maramec; W. Lee 
Johnson, Pawnee; H. A. Martin. Geo. Baker, 
Maramec. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City, India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in 
co. since 1921; well informed on pol. 
questions and very influential in com¬ 
munity; works personally and through 
party organization. Offices, city treas., 
Maramec, since 1925. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman; attends st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, lived all his life at Maramec. 
One of the leaders in his community. 
While attending Okla. A. & M. Col. was 
mbr. of S. A. T. C. Hobby, fishing. 

RYAN, EMSEY E„ Pawnee. Dem. O'-c., 
banker and theatre owner. B., Shelby Co., 
Ky., May 24, 1865. Edu.. com. sch., 

Shelby Co., Ky. Wife. Elizabeth O. Cdrn., 
1 s., Dana C., bk. cashier, Maramec. Bus. 
Con., owner Buffalo Theatre and Gem. 
Theatre, Pawnee; First St. Bk. of Mara¬ 
mec; farm owner. Bk. Con., First St. 
Maramec; Pawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Louis Hauser, Maramec; E. M. Easley, 
Maramec; D. Turner, Terry Marlin, Frank 
Hudson, Pawnee; Henry S. Johnston, Perry; 


PAWNEE COUNTY 

Quincy Newell, McAlester; Hubert Bolen. 
Ray Weems, Okla. City. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Maramec; M. 
W. A.; Yeomen, Maramec. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in Pawnee Co. since 1899; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, J. of P. Party Honors, Dem. nom¬ 
inee for Legis., 1926; del. to st. Convs., 
1924 and 1928; attends co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived ai 
Maramec until 1926 and at Pawnee since. 
Active in all civic affairs at Maramec as 
well as at Pawnee. Hobby, stock raising 1 . 

SOULSBY, JOSEPH D„ Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., Court Clerk. B., Easton, Md., Sept. 
23, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Easton, 
Md. Wife, Laura Blanche Comad. Cdrn., 
1 d., Mary Elizabeth. Bus. Con., farm 
owner, familiar with insurance business. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Pawnee Natl. Assoc., 
Judge E. R. McNeill, Ed Waite Clark, 
Chas. Besley, Pawnee; party leaders in 
co. and st. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active in all civic and rural 
affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Chap., Com- 
mandery, Pawnee; Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. S. Soulsby, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts; neutral on klan 
issue. Offices, dep. co. elk., 1914-16; Co. 
Clk., 1916-20; Ct. Clk., since 1924; mbr. 
sch. bd. Party Honors, past chmn. co. 
cen. com.; served on elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901 ; lived since at 
Pawnee. Had charge of registration in 
co. during W. War. Hobby, farming. 

SPAULDING, PAUL R„ Ralston. Rep. 
Occ., livestock dealer. B., Crawford, Neb., 
July 4, 1886. Edu., h. sch., Galesburg. 
Ill.; Knox Col., Ill. Wife, Ora E., d. of 
C. S. Dehart, Ralston. Bus. Con., live¬ 
stock business for 11 yrs.; was formerly 
a farmer; is also a civil engineer. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Commerce, Assoc., (pol.) 
Allen Jones, Charlie Lindsay. E. E. Rogers, 
Pawnee. Church. Federated. Lodges, I. 
O. O. F., K. P., Ralston. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san, in natl. affairs but independent local¬ 
ly ; active for 22 yrs.; prohibitionist; anti- 
klan ; works personally and through com. 
Offices, city councilman, 1926-27 ; mayor 
of Ralston, since 1927; clk. of twp. elec, 
bd., 1921-29. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903; lived since at Ralston; active in 
public affairs of town. During W. War 
served in 165 Depot Brigade, Co. 36. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Triplett Post, Fairfax. 
Hobby, flowers. 

STREETER, FRED LOGAN, Jennings. 
Dem. Occ.. druggist. B.. Joplin, Mo., 
June 16, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Coffey- 
ville, Kan. Wife. Winifred Schraeder. Cdrn., 
1 s., Chas.; 1 d., Lorene. Bus. Con., city 
drug store, Jennings; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First St., Assoc., (pol.) W. Lee Johnson, 
Prentiss Rowe, Terry Marlin, Pawnee; R. 
L. Lunsford, Cleveland; B. O. Sublett, 
Elbert Ramey. Jennings; Geo. Key, Okla. 
City; Luther James, Judge E. R. McNeil, 
E. B. Howard, Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges. C. 
of C.; Izaak Walton League; I. O. O. F.: 
Mason Blue Lodge, Jennings; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel.. Fred Christman, former 
mayor of St. Louis. Mo.; Mrs. Henry 
Hoel, (sister), Stillwater. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1915. Offices, city 
clk., Jennings, since 1925 1 ; pret. registrar. 
Party Honors, pret. committeeman; inspect¬ 
or on elec. bd.; attends st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1915; lived since 
at Jennings. 

STREETER, WINIFRED. (MRS. FRED), 

Jennings. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Tulsa, Nov. 18, 1901. Edu.. com. sch., 
Jennings. Husband, Fred L. Streeter, 
druggist, Jennings. Cdrn.. 1 s., Chas.; 1 
d., Lorene. Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Terry Marlin, J. D. Turner, Mrs. 
R. C. Allen, Pawnee. Church. Cong. Clubs 
&. Lodqes, Swastika Study Club; Eastern 
Star, Past Matron, 1925, Jennings. Pol. 
Act., active in affairs only during last 
campaign, 1928. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv., 1928; vice chmn. Pawnee Co. Dem. 


in 1928-30 and attended conv. at Paw- 
huska, 1928. Remarks, lived all life in 
st. Active in civic affairs, sponsored the 
“clean up the city” movement in 1924. 
Interested in politics and club work. 

STROSNIDER, MRS. MYRTLE, Pawnee. 

Sec’y. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

SUBLETT, BENJAMIN OAKLEY, Jen¬ 
nings. Dem. Occ., banker. B., Magoffin 
Co., Ky., Dec. 15, 1866. Edu., com. sch., 
Ky. Wife, Catherine. Cdrn., 4 s., Rob., 
Eagle Grove, la.; Chas., Cushing; William, 
Three Sands; Winifred; 4 d., Carrie; Mrs. 
Mary Pittser, Clinton; Mrs. Grace Giles, 
Mrs. Ruth Brady, Jennings. Bus. Con., 

pres. First St. Bk., Jennings; farm owner; 
hotel owner; oil interests; familiar with 
grocery business and was formerly store¬ 
keeper for U. S, Revenue Dept., in Ky. 
Assoc., H. H. Harris, R. L. Lunsford, J. 

B. Greaves, Geo. Reynolds; (pol.) E. T. 
Ramey, Fred Streeter, Jennings; Terry 
Marlin, Judge McNeil, Pawnee; L. W. 
Houser, Dana Ryan, Maramec; Judge N. 

C. McNeill,, Judge Redmond S. Cole, Tulsa; 
T. J. Wells, Enid; Geo. Merritt, C. W. 
Kennel], Okla. City. Church, Chris, pre¬ 
ferred. Lodges, I. O. O. F., M. W. A., 
Jennings. Imp. Rel., D. G. Sublett, politi¬ 
cian, Salyersville, Ky., (bro.); G. B. 
Gardner, atty. in Interior Dept., Washing¬ 
ton, D. C., Byron Richards in the Treas. 
Dept., Washington, (cousin). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1904; effective 
personal contact worker. Offices, mbr. sch. 
bd., 12 yrs.; chmn. twp. bd. Party Honors, 

pret. committeeman; attends both co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; 
lived since at Jennings. Active in civic 
development. Hobby, politics. 

THOMAS. GEORGE CURTIS.. Maramec. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Jacksonville, Ill., 
Apr. 27, 1892. Edu., com. sch., Maramec; 
St. Normal Edmond, 1912-14. Wife. Lizzie, 
d. of J. M. Davis. Cdrn., 2 s., Howard, 
Robert Curtis; 2 d.. Myrtle, Irma Lee. Bus. 
Con., Thomas Brothers, Maramec; Thomas 
Brothers, Ralston; Thomas & Bryan, Ske- 
dee. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Ray 
Thomas, Maramec; Tony Thomas, Ralston; 
J. E. Bryan, Skedee. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge. Imp. Rel., Frank Thomas, Wag¬ 
oner; C. E. Thomas, Oilton, attys. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1918. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 1924; 
attends co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894; lived since at Maramec. During 
W. War was in Base Hospital No. 5, 
Mineola, N. Y. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Earl 
Maggart Post, Pawnee. Hobby, fishing, 

TURNER, J. D., Pawnee. Dem. Occ., 
retired real estate and insurance dealer. 

B. , Sumner Co., Tenn., Oct. 2, 1858. Edu. 

com. sch., Tenn.; Univ. of Tenn., 1 yr. 
Wifo Anna Holley. Cdrn. 2 s., J. Harley, 
Pawnee; Nelson B., engineer in St. High¬ 
way dept., Edmond; 3 d., Mrs. Anna 

Ramsey, Yale; Mildred Turner, tchr. in 
Horace Mann Sch., Tulsa; Florence Tiu-ner, 
A. &. M., Col.. Stillwater. Bus. Con., 
real estate owner; oil properties; familiar 
with banking business. Bk. Con., Pawnee 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) O. O. Mentzer, Terry 
Marlin, Thurman Hurst, W. Lee Johnson, 
Pawnee; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; Henry 
Johnston, Perry. Church. Chris. Clubs, 

C. of C., active mbr. Imp. Rel. J. W. 
Turner, (bro.) Lela. Pol. Act, partisan; 
active for 50 yrs.; works personally and 
through party organizations. Neutral on 
klan issue. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 20 
yrs.; pres, and treas. Party Honors, for¬ 
mer chmn. Dem. Co. Com.; del. to st., 
dist. and co. convs.; pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1885 ; lived at 
Ponca Agency, 1885-88; Wellston, 1888-89; 
Edmond, 1889-1903; Pawnee since. Inter¬ 
ested in agricultural work. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing with hounds. 

VANHOY, VERNON LEE. Jennings. Rep. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B., Jasper Co., Mo., 
Oct. 30, 1890. Edu., com., sch.. Pleasant 
Valley. Wife. Alvira, d. of Dan Freeland, 


G5C 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Cleveland. Cdrn., I d., Margaret Louise. 
Bus. Con., VanHoy Motor Co., Ford dealer, 
Jennings; farm owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) H. M. Barnes, Frank 
Moore, C. F. Ham, Jennings; Joe Ferguson, 
J. C. McCollough, Pawnee; 0. A. Gilbert, 
Cleveland; Bailey Bell, Cap Scott, John 
Goldsberry, Tulsa. Clubs, C. of C., active 
mbr. Imp. Rel., John Freeman, Hom¬ 
iny; E. H. Vanhoy, (bro.) Jennings. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1922 ; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organization. Offices, mbr. twp. bd.; for¬ 
mer City Councilman. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; attends co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived since 
at Pawnee and Jennings. Interested in 
good roads. Hobby, hunting. 

WEBBER, CHAS. DAVID, Pawnee Rep. 
Occ.. real estate, loans and insurance dealer. 
B., Gallatin Co., Ivy., Feb. 14, 1870. Edu., 
earlier education, self acquired; later 
worked his way through one yr’s schooling 
at Eminence, Ky. Wife, Florence A. 
Roberts. Cdrn., 2 s., I. I., Enid, in hdwe. 
bus.; H. E., Grand Rapids, Mich., in tobac¬ 
co bus.; 3 d., Mrs. Maude M. Ryan, Tulsa; 
Mrs. Russell Haws, Mt. View; Miss Esther 
Webber, teaching seh., Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., Loans, Ins. and Real Estate dealer; 
oil leases; farming interests; is also fam¬ 
iliar with grocery bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) The Pawnee Co. and st. 
leaders of Rep. party. Church, Chris.; 
elder. Clubs &. Lodges, Pawnee Tpwn and 
Country Club ; C. of C.; K. K. K.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge; M. W. A.; I. O. 0. F., Paw¬ 
nee. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 30 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through party organizations. Offices, 
Repr. from Pawnee Co. in 11th and 12th 
sessions of St, Legls.; sheriff of Pawnee 
Co., 1914-19. Party Honors, del. to all st. 
convs., since 1910; del. to dist. and co. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Served on 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; 
lived El Reno 1 yr.; at McAlester 1 yr. ; 
Guthrie, 1900-07 ; Out of st. until 1910 
when he returned and located at Pawnee. 
Hobby, hunting, particularly wolf chasing. 

WHEELER, HORACE, Pawnee. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B.. Pawnee, Sept. 12, 
1899. Edu., com. and h. seh.. Pawnee. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., Marx & Wheeler 
Clothiers, Pawnee. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Pawnee Natl. Assoc., G. M. Marx, 
partner in business; J. A. McCollum. Lee 
Johnston, P. E. Rowe, J. D. Turner, Terry 
Marlin, Pawnee; (pol.) John Fitzgerald, 
Skedee; Ray Berg, Pawnee; Tom Gilbert, 
Morrison; Frank Douglas, Okemah; Sam 
Pollard, Ray O. Weems, Frank Shaw. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs, C. of C.; Lions, 
charter mbr., Pawnee. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent ; active in co. and st. for 10 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through com.; anti-klan. Offices, Tag agt., 


1926-27. Party Honors, del. to st., dist. 
and co. convs.; Registrar for Ward No. 3 
since 1920; mbr. League Young Dem. Re¬ 
marks, lived all his life at Pawnee. Hobby, 
Ashing and hunting: sec'y Izaak Walton 
League. 

WHITLOCK. HELEN.. Maramec. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., St. Joseph, Mo., July 
21, 1899. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mara¬ 
mec. Husband, W. Byron Whitlock. Cdrn., 
1 s., Howard. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Joe Ferguson. Church, United 
Brethren. Lodges, Rebekah. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. since 1924. Influ¬ 
ential in her community among the women. 
Works through personal contacts. Offices, 
postmaster since 1924, Maramec. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived since 
in and near Maramec. Hobby, reading. 

WIERMAN, J. A.. Keystone. Dem. Occ., 
hotel proprietor. B., Fayette Co., III., 
Feb. 10, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sell., 
Fayette Co., Ill. Wife, Louilla, d. of W. 

B. Rees, Stillwater. Bus. Con., hotel 
proprietor., Keystone; oil interests. Bk. 
Con., Keystone St.; First Natl., Pawnee. 
Assoc., (pol.) T. S. Hurst, Terry Marlin, 

C. C. McCollum, Pawnee; Con Linn, Judge 
M. E. McNeil. Flint Moss, Biddison & 
Campbell, Tulsa; Church, Meth. Imp. 
Rel., C. D. Abercrombie, (bro.-in-law) In¬ 
come Tax Accountant, Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 40 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts and com. Offices, U. S. 
dep. marshal, 1888, Paris, Tex.; in Okla. 
1889-12; dep. sheriff, Pawnee Co., 1896- 
1908; elk. of co. elec. bd. for 15 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1886; lived at 
Guthrie, 1886-96; at Pawnee from 1896 
until 1903 then to Keystone. Active in all 
civic improvements. Hobby, Ashing and 
hunting. 

WILSON, JOHN, Keystone. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Tuscumbia, Mo., Sept. 24, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Iberia, Mo. 
Wife, Arline Y’ork, Tahlequah. Bk. Con., 
Keystone St. Assoc., (pol.) O. A. Gilbert, 
Cleveland; Otto O’Kief, Keystone; J. O. 
Ferguson; Chas. O’Connor; Pat Hurley. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Sec’y; Mason 
Blue Lodge and chap.. Keystone. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active for 15 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts; affiliated with klan. Offices, post¬ 
master since 1920, Keystone. Party hon¬ 
ors, prct. committeeman; del. to st. convs. 
in Mo.; and to dist. and co. convs. in 
Okla.; former Co. Cen. Committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1919; lived 
since at Keystone. During W. War served 
in 51st Balloon Co. Aviation Section. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Earl Maggert Post, Pawnee. 
Interested in promotion of good schools. 
Hobby, hunting. 


WILSON, JOHN T., Pawnee. Mbr. St. 
Bd. Vet. Examiners. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

WRIGHT, A. L., Cleveland. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Stone Co., Mo., June 26, 1897. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Crane, Mo.; O. U., 
grad., 1923. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Morphus, O. A. 
Gilbert , Tom Dickson, Cleveland; C. E. 
Mitchell, J. A. McColloch, Pawnee. Clubs, 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1923 ; w r orks through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, prct. Committeeman; 
attends co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1917; lived at Cleveland since 1923. 
Hobby, Ashing. 

YALEY, CHARLES E„ Pawnee. Rep. 
Occ., insurance and loans dealer. B., 
Clark Co., Ill., Mar. 10, 1862. Edu., com. 
sch., Ill. Wife, Ella Yaley. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. Belle Fulton, la. Bus. Con., C. E. 
Yaley, Insurance & Loans, Pawnee; familiar 
witr farming, banking and retail mercantile 
business. Bk. Con., Pawnee Natl.; First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Joe Ferguson, C. D. 
Webber, W. S. Colwell, C. E. Davies. C. 
H. Johnson, Pawnee. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F., Maramec; M. W. A. 
Imp. Rel., C. E. Yaley, (bro.) Pawnee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1919; 
works also through personal contacts. 
Offices, Mayor of Maramec; co. assessor, 
1921-22; city councilman. Party Honors, 
campaign mgr. for Rep. ticket, 1926; 
elected all but one candidate; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1910; lived since in Pawnee Co. During 
W. War was active in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross in Maramec. Hobby, farming. 

ZELLNER. E. F., Keystone. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Granby, Mo., Feb. 10, 1885. 
Edu., com. sch. Bus. Con., retail coal 
dealer, Muskogee; owner farm land. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk., Muskogee (oldest 
bk. in st.) Assoc., (pol.) Fred Long, Geo. 
Henderson, C. D. Hubbard, J. M. Perry, 
Keystone; L. C. Boone, Tulsa; R. F. Car¬ 
ney, Cleveland; D. D. Trout, Muskogee. 
Church, Chris. Scientist. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active in pub. affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. v Keystone. Imp. 
Rel., L. A. Zellner, coal dealer, Catoosa; 
Louis Zellner, fruit grower, Catoosa; Robt. 
Zellner, oil dealer, Tulsa, (bro.) Pol. Act., 
independent; active in Pawnee Co. 21 yrs. ; 
dry voter; anti-klan; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, sec’y. sch. 
bd. ;Alderman City Council; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; lived 
since at Keystone and Muskogee. During 
W. War was active in Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross work Hobby, hunting and Ash¬ 
ing- . i ! 


Payne County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, L. H. Woodyard (Rep.)_Stillwater 

Co. Attorney, E. Jenkins (Rep.) _Stillwater 

Ct. Clerk, Dewey Dobson (Dem.) _Stillwater 

Co. Clerk, Y. A. Doty (Rep.) __Stillwater 

Sheriff, James Bradley, (Dem.) _Stillwater 

Co. Treasurer, M. E. Basil (Dem.)_Stillwater 

Co. Surveyor. L. A. Taylor (Dem.) _Stillwater 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Cornie Hart (Dem.) Stillwater 

Co. Assessor, L. W. Wright (Rep.) _Stillwater 

Co. Weigher. None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—J. H. Redeker (Rep.) _ Cushing 

Dist. No. 2 — Ed T. Thatcher (Rep.)_Stillwater 

Dist. No. 3—Arthur Holbrook (Rep.)_Perkins 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y., M. E. Devine (Dem.) _Stillwater 

Chinn.. L. F. Montgomery (Dem.) _Coyle 

Mbr., Henry Vineyard (Rep.) _Cushing 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Frank C. Orner (Rep.) Goodnight; 
B. H. Schlagel (Rep.) Cushing; Sen. Fletcher Johnson 
(Dem.) Bristow ; Dist. Judge, C. C. Smith, Guthrie. 

State Officers, W. K. Grady, mbr. Bd. of Optometry. 
Stillwater; J. W. Garner, Trustee Union Soldiers Home, 
Okla. City. Perkins; G. W. Whittenberg. Div. Engineer, 
Highway Dept.: Pettis M. Richardson, Co. Supt. Health, 
Cushing: Mrs. Lummie Vincent, Cushing and S. A. D. 
Alcott, Stillwater, Deputy Oil Inspectors. 

State Institution, A. A M. College. Stillwater, I>r. 
H. G. Bennett, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

J. W. Baker, Chmn.. Stillwater: Mrs. S. J. Berton, 
V-Chmn., Cushing. 

Republican 

R. W. Holbrook, Chmn., Perkins; H. C. Vinyard. 


V.-Chmn., Cushing; Henry W. Hoel, Sec’y-* Stillwater. 

Auston Goom, St. Committeeman, Ripley; Mrs. S. 
Brandenburg, State Committeewoman, Yale. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Stillwater, Co. Seat; R. B. Worsham (Mayor) 
Gordon A. Shannan (Clerk) ; H. T. Williams (Attor¬ 
ney) ; Cen. States Power & Light Co. 

Cushing, L. A. Crenshaw (Mayor) ; T. E. Hough 
(Clerk) ; S. J. Burton (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; Cons. 
Gas Utilities Co. 

Perkins, E. T. Stumbo (Mayor) ; R. L. Baker 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Ripley. W. E. Baker (Mayor) ; Austin Goom 
(Clerk); Wilcox & Swank (Attorney); O. G. & E.; 
Ripley Gas Co., W. H. Tippett, Okla. City, Pres. 

Yale, .T. W. Flint (Manager) ; Forne Tolson 
( Clerk) ; L. G. Lewis (Attorney) ; Yale Natural Gas 
Co., W. H. Tippett, Okla. City, Pres. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2140 


| 3242 

| 

| 4342 

1 1 

2904 | 

Rep. 

1 1767 


| 4583 

1 

| 4823 

1 1 

7864 | 

Soc. 

| 833 


| 549 

1 

| 86 

1 1 

83 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1502 

| 3386 

1 

| 2887 

| 2899 | 

t 

Rep. 

1 

1703 

| 4520 

1 

| 7132 

| 3215 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

145 

| 504 

1 

no C. 

16 | 

l 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

14S4 

1 

| 4368 

1 

| 2646 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1808 

1 

| 5356 

! 

| 3098 | 

1 

Soc. 

I 

165 


1 75 

1 

1 20 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1942 

1479 

3269 

| 4962 

| 4858 

| 3380 | 

4398 | 

Rep. 

| 1795 

1652 

4431 

| 3735 

| 4138 

| 2625 | 

6041 1 

Soc. 

| 845 

141 

| 530 

| 85 

no G. 

I no C. | 

41 | 


Town 

Cushing 

Perkins 

Ripley 

Stillwater 


Yale 
(deneoe 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper- 

Citizen (Ind.) 

Journal (Wkly. Inn. i 

News 

Gazette (Wkly. Rep.) 

O’Collegian (daily during Col. yr ; 
semi-wkly. during summer). 

Payne Co. News Semi-Wkly. Ind.) 
Press (Ind.) 


Record 
31 irror 


(Wkly. non-Part.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 

O. H. Lachemnayer 
B. F. Miller 
Roy Gray 
J. I*. Hinkel 

Students of A. & M. Col. 
W. F. Allen 
Randle Perdue 
Ira B. Minnick 
W. C. Bridwell 


Owner 

O. H. Lachenmayer 
B. F. Miller 
Roy Grav 
Hinkle & Sons 

Students of A. & M. Col. 
W. F. Allen 
Hinkle A Sons 
Ira B. Minnick 
W. C. Bridwell 


ALBRIGHT. EARLE CLARENCE, Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., assistant to pres. A. 
& M. Col. B„ Terrell, Tex., Aug. 11, 
1895 ; came to Okla. 1897 ; located at Okla. 
City; Norman 1916; Weatherford 1918; 
Stiilwater since. Edu., city sells.. Okla. 
City; Univ. of Okla.; Southwestern Tchrs. 
Col.; A. & M. Col. Wife, Hazel. Cdrn., 
2 s., Earle C.. Jr., Melvin. Bk. Con., 
Amer.-First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
Lions; Alpha Kappa Psi; Red, Red, Rose; 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Walter F.. Graham 
.T. Whitten, Calif.; Harrison W.. Ernest 
G. Whitten. Wichita, Kan. (bros.). Re¬ 
marks, Hobby, golf, tennis etc. 

ALLES, SIMEON P., Cushing. Rep. 
Occ., automobile agency. B., Canada, 
Sept. 26, 1864. Edu., com. sell., Canada; 


h. sch., Reed City, Mich. Wife, Elizabeth. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs, Viola Garmen, Stillwater ; 
Mrs. Elvira Gann,, Wewoka. Bus. Con., S. 
P. Alles, Dodge Motor Agency, Cushing; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
S. N. Garmen, Stillwater; (pol) Tony Hig¬ 
gins, Stillwater; C. S. Brigham, Cushing. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Cushing 
Country; Rotary; C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; K. T., Cushing. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. for 30 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts. Offices. Mayor 
of Cushing 1920-21; pres, of Sch. Bd., past 
2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to both co. and 
st. convs. ; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1895; lived since at Cush¬ 
ing ; active in civic affairs; helped to 
draft charter for managerial form of gov¬ 
ernment in Cushing. 


ANDREWS, ROBERT N. (BOB), Still¬ 
water. Rep. Occ., stockman. B., Marion, 
Ind., Apr. 25. 1865. Edu., com. sch., Mar¬ 
ion, Ind. Wife, Florence Doolin. Cdrn., 
3 s.. Carl Stanton, Tulsa; Ralph J., Dun¬ 
can; Forrest D., Stillwater, attending A. 
& M.; 1 d., Eunice E., Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
stockraising, hauling contractor; dairy 
farming. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Wilcox. Tom Kelly, 
John C'alderhead, A. W. Swank, Stillwater; 
Dennis T. Flynn, John Embry, Okla. City; 
Judge A. H. Houston, Guthrie; Bird Mc¬ 
Guire, Frank Greer, Tulsa; Sen. W. B. 
Pine. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Farmers Union; Payne Co. Improvers Assn.; 
former mbr. of C. of C.; M. W. A.. Still¬ 
water. Imp. Rel-, Grant Andrews, Chero¬ 
kee; O. S. Andrews, Forgan (bros.). Pol. 

































<558 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MALCOLM A. BEESON 


Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
46 yrs.; works mostly through party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices Deputy Sheriff of 
Payne C'o.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 14 yrs. ; City 
Marshal 1904-06; Constable, Stillwater, 
1899-1919; U. S. Deputy Marshal 1889- 
90; served 25 yrs. as peace officer in 
Okla. Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and 
co. convs.; former chmn. Rep. Central Com. 
of Payne Co.; served on election bd.; prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
Apr. 22, 1889; located at Guthrie; lived 
at Guthrie 1889-90: at Stillwater since; 
during W. War served on Co. Council of 
Defense. 

BAKER, J. W„ Stillwater. Occ., real 
estate loans and insurance dealer. B., 
DeKalb Co., Ill., Sept. 22, 1865. Edu., 
com. sch.. Liberty, Kan. Wife, Lod.au 
DeLarue, Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., DeLarue, 

Shawnee; Jack, Stillwater; 3 d., Mrs. G. 
C. Carmichael, Henryetta; Mrs. Elinore 
Gassaway, Stillwater; Mrs. Ora Smith. 
Bums, Wyo. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Geo. D. Key Bob Williams, 
Ed Trapp, Henry S. Johnston, Scott Ferris, 
Hubert L. Bolen. Church Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., active in all 
civic affairs; Mason Blue Lodge. Still¬ 
water; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., D. 
T. Baker (bro.), Independence, Kan. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. and co. for 
35 yrs.; knows many st. political leaders; 
works personally and through com. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Commr., Pawnee Co., 5 yrs.; 
mbr. Sch. Bd.. Stillwater, 8 yrs. Party 
Honors, co. chmn.; del. to all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; lived 
at Nowata 1890-94; Pawnee 1894-1913 ; Still¬ 
water since; during W. War was active in 
Liberty Bond drives. Red Cross and other 
civilian war work; interested in good roads 
and schs. 

BAKER, ROBERT L., Perkins. Dem. 
Occ., groceryman. B., Salisbury, Mo., 


Mch. 30, 1890. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Perkins. Wife, Maude. Bus. Con.. R- 
L. Baker, grocery, Perkins. Bk. Con-, 
Payne Co.; First Natl. Stillwater. Assoc., 
(pol.) Sam Clifton, C. D. Ross, Dr. L. R. 
Wilhite, J. A. Hudgens, Perkins. Church. 
Meth., N. Clubs & Lodges, Commercial. 
Mason Blue Lodge, Perkins; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel-, T. N. Baker (father). 
Perkins; W. N. Baker (bro.), Perkins. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1919; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Clk. 1927 and since; 
Inspector on Election Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to st. eonv. 1928; chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1930; prct committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived since at Per¬ 
kins ; during W. War served in 75th Heavy 
Artillery Corps; mbr. of Amer. Legion, 
Frank E. Hurt Post, Perkins; Post Adju¬ 
tant in 1928. Hobby, music, fishing. 

BARNES, ELLA JINNETT. Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Vermillion Co., 
til., Jan. 16, 1860. Edu., com. and h. 
schs. Ill. Hus., Chas. Whittington Barnes 
(dec.) one of the pioneers of Okla. and 
active in early history of st.; was del. 
to constitutional conv.; one of the early 
advocates of prohibition; brought first 
purebred shorthorn cattle into Okla. Cdrn., 
1 s., Henry Dale, Stillwater; 2 d., Mrs. 

A. O. Heston Okla. City; Dorothy Frances' 
Barnes, Stillwater. Bus. Con., farming in¬ 
terests, owner farm. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc. Mrs. Columbia 
Wetzel, Mrs. John P. Hinkle, John P. Hin¬ 
kle, Tom Kelly, Stillwater; J. W. Harreld. 
Elizabeth House. Church, Meth. ; active 
in Foreign and Home Missionary Societies. 
Lodges, Eastern Star Stillwater. Pol. 
Act., independent; active for 45 yrs. in 
co. and st.; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through organizations; active 
on behalf of prohibition. Party Honors, 
del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; first v.- 


chmn. Rep. Co. Central Com., Payne Co.; 
st committeewoman; nominee for Commr. 
of Charities and Corrections, 1922. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived near 
El Reno until 1916; at Stillwater since: 
active in civic affairs; assisted her hus¬ 
band in organizing St. S. S. Assn., and 
was at one time its v.-pres,; past pres. 
Canadian Co. W. C. T. U.; local pres, 
and co. dir. W. C. T. U.; was st. supt. W. 
C. T. U. for yrs.; during W. War was ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross work. 

BASIL, MARION ELMER, Stillwater. 
Dem. Occ., Co: Treas. B., Douglas Co., 

Kan., Apr. 12, 1867. Edu., com. sch., 

Osage Co., Kan.; .Baker Univ., Baldwin, 

Kan.; Kan. St. Normal, Emporia, Kan.; 

Okla. A. & M. Col., Stillwater. Wife, 
Daisy L., d. of H. B. Houston, Kellyville. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Robt. Basil, connected with 
Page Fence Sales Co., San Angelo, Tex. 
Bus. Con., farm owner; former tchr. and 
traveling salesman for Page Steel & Wire 
C'o. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Brown Moore, Stillwater; A1 Spurgeon, Par¬ 
adise ; W. A. Thompson, Stillwater; M. E. 
Gates, Philip Gaines Payne Co.; J. W. 
Reece, Dale Lytton, Stillwater. Clubs &. 
Lodges Farmers Union; St. Tchrs. Assn.; 
C. of C., active leader in civic movements; 
I. O. O. F., Stillwater. Imp. Rel-, Margar¬ 
et Basil Stillwater, relief worker; R. J. 
Basil (father). Probate Judge, 1895-99 and 
prominent politician of Okla. (dec.) ; A. J. 
Basil world’s record salesman for Page 
Fence Co., San Angelo, Tex.; J. H. Basil, 
entertainer and insurance dealer, Oshkosh, 
Wis. (bros.). Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1891; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts; influen¬ 
tial mbr. of Farmers Union. Offices, Co. 
Treas. since 1925; re-elected 1928. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; former co. 
registrar; campaign manager; has served 
on election bd.; attends co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived since 
in Payne Co. Hobby, poultry raising. 

BEESON, MALCOLM ALFRED, Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., capitalist and educator. 

B. . Gadsden, Ala., June, 1879. Edu., h. 

sch., Duck Springs, Ala.; Polytechnic 
Col., Auburn, Ala.. B. S., 1900; Johns 
Hopkins Univ., 1901-03; honorary D. S. C. 
Meridian. 1910. Wife, Effie Harrison of 
Montgomery, La. Cdrn., 1 s., Malcolm 

W., attending Okla. A. & M.; 2 d.. Mrs. 
Evelyn Parker, Miss Wilamina, grads, of 
Okla. A. & M. Col. Bus. Con., pres. B. 
K. & T. Corp.. investments, Stillwater; 
former owner of Meridian Male Col., 1903- 
15; pres, at age of 23 and bought the in¬ 
stitution at age of 24; prof, of Agronomy 
at Okla. A. & M. Col. Assoc., Sherman 
Krisher, Perry; H. W. Thomas, Stillwater, 
bus. partners and former students under 
him at Okla. A. & M. Col.; (pol.) J. 
W. Baker, Roy C. Holt. J. W. Reese Dr. 
H G. Bennett, Stillwater; W. J. Holloway, 
M. E. Trapp. Charlie Gunter, Hugh John¬ 
son. Church, Meth.; conference lay lead¬ 
er of W. Okla.; chmn. bd. stewards; mbr. 
extension 1 bd.; mbr. bd. dirs. pastors sch.; 
mbr. bd. of lay activities. Clubs, C. of 

C. ; Lions, chmn. park commission, city 
zoning and planning commission; Izaak 
Walton; Sons of Amer. Revolution; Far¬ 
mers Union; Kappa Sigma dist. Grand 
Master, Okla. and Ark.; Red, Red. Rose; 
Kappa Tau Pi; Phi Gamma Mu. Imp. Rel., 
Major W. B. Beeson Civil War veteran, 
tchr., farmer, St. Representative in Ala. 
fdec.) ; Major General W. L. Sibert 
(cousin), was one of 3 men of Panama 
Canal Commission, was Commander of 
First Division Amer. troops in France; also 
a descendant of Edward Beeson who came 
to Amer. with William Penn; comes of a 
family of 10 children, of which 4 of the 
bros. have been col. presidents and all 
have gained fame in some line of work. 
Pol. Act., active for 25 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es. Party Honors, prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1915; lived 
since at Stillwater; prof, of Agronomy at 





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DEAN C. P. BLACKWELL 


Okla. A. & M. Col., 1915-21 and dean of 
agriculture 1923-24, in charge of all ex¬ 
tension and experimental work; while con¬ 
nected with this col. he selected and de¬ 
veloped Cotton No. 44 which is best adapt¬ 
ed to Okla. soil and climate; laid out pres¬ 
ent experiment farm of col., secured aid 
from U. S. to make soil surveys in three 
counties of st., and in making farm man¬ 
agement surveys, developed the dairy herd 
and secured its separation from the ani¬ 
mal husbandry department, began co-oper¬ 
ative experiments through st. in soil and 
crops, inaugurated the policy of permitting 
students to bring two cows to the col. 
dairy and care for them there to pay their 
way through col., which policy has proved 
highly successful; inaugurated Farmers 
Week at the col.; author of Pure Seed law 
of Okla.; organized the Pure Seed Growers 
Assn. ; also inaugurated many other poli¬ 
cies for the benefit of the col. and its stu¬ 
dents. Author of many pamphlets and 
articles dealing with agricultural and 
dairy subjects. In Who’s Who in Amer.. 
Who's Who in Middle States Blue Book of 
W'orld, Amer. Men of Science, Who’s W r ho 
in Agriculture, Amer. Authors. During W. 
War was a 4-minute speaker; very active 
in food conservation, and was instrumental 
in saving many millions of dollars to the 
wheat farmers. One of the outstanding 
citizens of the nation. Hobby, landscaping. 

BENNETT, HENRY GARLAND, Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., pres. A. & M. Col. 
B., Nevada Oo., Ark., Dec. 14. 1886; came 
to Okla. 1907; supt. Boswell Schs. 1907- 
09.; Co. Supt. Choctaw Co. 1909-10; Supt. 
Schs. Hugo 1910-19; pres. S. E. Tchrs. 
Col., Durant, 1919-28; pres. A. & M. 
since. Edu., Ouachita Col.. A. B. : Okla. 
Univ., M. A.; Columbia Univ.. Ph. D. 
Wife, Vera C. Cdrn„ 3 s., Henry G. Jr., 
Phil C., Thomas E.; 2 d.. Liberty, Mary, 
at h. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary. Mason, Du¬ 
rant; Consistory, McAlester; Bedouin 
Shrine, Muskogee; I. O. O. F.; C. of C. 
Hobby, development of student self-help 
industries. 

BERTON, MRS. S. J-, Cushing. Dem. 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further 
information unavailable.) 

BLACKWELL. DEAN CARL P., Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., dean of sell, of agn- 


PAYNE COUNTY 

cultural A & M. Col. B„ Lampasas, Tex., 
Nov. 5, 1886; came to Okla. 1895 ; located 
in Jackson Co.; Stillwater 1906; taught 
other schs. and colleges from 1912-28; Still¬ 
water since. Wife, Lillian. Cdrn-, 1 s., 
Carl Petty, Jr.; 1 d., Lucille. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Assocj, (pol.) Carl J. 
Williams, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs, 
Rotary; Phi Kappa; C. of C. Remarks, 
dir. of the A. & M. Experiment Station; 
representative of U. S. government in re¬ 
search work in Okla. Hobby, soil building. 

BLANKENSHIP, CHESTER F., Cushing. 
Dem. Occ., druggist. B., Barry Co., Kan.. 
October 27, 1891. Edu., common and 

high schools, Anadarko; Oklahoma Univ., 
grad., 1910. Wife, Ruth. Bus. Con., City 
Drug Store, Cushing. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) S. A. Bryant. J. M. 
Bryant, Cushing; Fred Capshaw, Sen. Gore, 
Roy Sanford, William Armstrong. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres.; 

C. of C., former mbr. good roads com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch. Cushing; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
works among his friends; makes speeches. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Anadarko 1901-15; Cushing since. Hobby, 
golf. 

BLIZZARD, W. L„ A. & M. Col., Still 
water. Mbr. St. Livestock Registry Bd. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

BOATRIGHT. R. G., Cushing. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance dealer. B., Lone 
Elm, Kan., Apr. 5, 1884. Edu-, preparatory 
col., Vernon Co.. Mo. Wife Atha, d. of 
Rev. D. A. McLaury, Cushing. Cdrn., 3 
s., Glenn. Richard, Robt.; 1 d., Laura, 

Lou, at h. Bus. Con., R. G. Boaright Real 
Estate & Insurance Office, Cushing; sec’y 
Cushing Savings & Loan Assn.; also fa¬ 
miliar with farming and railroad bus. ; own¬ 
er of real estate and rental properties, 
Cushing. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) P. T. O’Herin, J. M. Grubb, Cush¬ 
ing; S. A. Bryant Cushing. Church, 
Pres.; elder. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. 
of C.; dir. and active in all civic affairs; 
Mason; Scottish, York Rites; Yeoman. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 25 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts; thinks 
dry law should be revised so it can be 
enforced. Offices, treas. Bd. of Edu.. past 
8 yrs. Party Honors,, pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; lived since 
at Cushing; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and active in War Sav¬ 
ings Stamp drives; interested in civic im¬ 
provements and good schs. 

BRADLEY, M. J., Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., Sheriff. B., Arno, Mo., Feb. 15, 
1888. Edu-, com. and h. schs.. Arno, Mo. 
Wife, Ruby, d. of James Creech, Still¬ 
water. Cdrn., 1 s. Marvin Eugene. Bus. 
Con., was formerly in grocery, real estate 
bus. and Buick automobile dealer, Still¬ 
water. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. C. 
W. Benton, Undersheriff; D. M. Humphrey 
Deputy; Geo. E. Cassidy, Deputy; O. W. 
Annis, Deputy Stillwater; (pol.) Harry 
Jones, Judge Reese, Stillwater; Sen. John¬ 
ston. Bristow; Judge Swank, Norman. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Civitan; I. O. O. F.. Still¬ 
water. Imp. Rel„ A. C. Bradley, Phoenix 
Ariz.; J. R. Bradley Stillwater (bros.) ; 
Mrs. A. D. Turner, Mrs. Ben Johnston, 
Stillwater (sister). Pol. Act.,, partisan in 
natl. affairs but independent locally; ac¬ 
tive for 8 yrs.; strongly in favor of pro¬ 
hibition enforcement; well thought of in 
co. and has a large personal following; 
makes some speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Sheriff, elected 1929; 
Deputy Sheriff 1923-24; counter on dist. 
Election Bd. Party Honors., pret. com¬ 
mitteeman; attends co., dist. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914 ; lived since 
at Stillwater; during W. War was active 
in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. 


BRANDENBERG, MRS. SOPHIA, Yale. 
Rep. Occ.. housewife. B., Owsley Co.. 


Ky., 1869; came to Okla. 1908; located at 
Cushing 1914; Yale 1914 since. Edu., pub¬ 
lic sch., Ky. ; Boonville and Green Hill Nor¬ 
mal Sch. of Ky. Hus., H. G. Branden- 
berg. Cdrn., 2 s., Conley H., Buenos 

Aires; Burgess W.. Venezuela; 3 d., Mrs. 
M. J. Grove, Miss Gladys, Mrs. Hugh Coul¬ 
ter. Bk. Con. Farmers & Merchants. Assoc., 
(pol.) Austin Goom. Mrs. Maud Thomas, 
Mrs. T. B. Ferguson. E. A. Pearson, T. 
W. Kelly, W. A. Rookstool, C. S. Goodall. 
Church, Bap. Lodge, past Matron Eastern 
Star; chmn. Charity Com. and Civic 
League of Yale. Imp. Rel., Representative 
W. A. Smith of Ky. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. worker in all ways needed. Party 
Honors, St. Rep. Committeewoman; del. to 
co. and st. conv. Hobby, reading. 

BREWER, EDGAR E„ Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., purchasing agent, A. & M. College. 
B„ Lee Co., Va., Oct. 23, 1879; came to 
Okla.. 1892; located at Yates; Perry 1893; 
Stillwater 1903. Edu., h. sch., Bell Plain, 
Kan., and A. & M. Okla. Wife, Maude D. 
Kenicutt. Cdrn., 3 s„ Virgil E., Wayne 
C., Byron Bruce; 1 d., Geraldine. Bk. 
Con-, Amer.-First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Sen. 
Harry Jones, J. W. Reece, Geo. L. Bowman, 
Henry S. Johnston, A. C. Scott, W. J. 
Holloway. Imp. Rel., Albert Brewer, 
(bro.), Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, pres. Lions Club; dir. Lake 
Park Country Club; Consistory Guthrie; 
Yeoman Fraternal and Union; C. of C. 
Pol. Act-, partisan co. worker always how¬ 
ever most useful. Offices. City Council, 
Stillwater, 7 yrs.; acting Mayor. Remarks, 
has everaged building over one building a 
year for 26 yrs. Hobby, architecture. 

BRIGHAM, C. S., Cushing. Rep. Occ-, 
postmaster. B., Blair, Neb.. Aug. 4, 1869. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. Blair, Neb. Wife, 
Mattie Grindstaff, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., Orville, 
Yale; 2 d., Mrs. Maude Dillon, Hominy; 
Fern Brigham, Yale. Bus. Con., former 
building contractor for 20 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Okla. Natl., Cushing. Assoc., Chas. Grif¬ 
fith, garage owner; Doyle Gerney, real 
estate dealer; John Beilis Leo Prinzey, 
banker, Cushing; (pol.) H. C. Vineyard, 
Cushing; Tom Kelly, Stillwater; J. W. 
Harreld. A. C. Alexander. Irving Page, W. 
G. Johnston. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges C. of €., past dir., active mbr. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
for 35 yrs.; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, post¬ 
master since 1922; mbr. Bd. of Edu. for 
yrs. Party Honors Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 
1920-22; del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived in 
Payne Co. since; at Cushing since 1891. 
During W. War was active in Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross work. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing, mbr. of Izaak Walton League. 

BRYANT, S. A., Cushing. Dem. Occ, 
banker. B., Knox Co. Mo.. Jan. 11 1884. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Knox Co. Mo.; 
Oaklawn Col., Novelty. Mo.; bus. col., 
Quincy, Ill. Wife, Mary Glahn Mo. Cdrn., 
2 s., Edward, Richard; 1 d., Marian. Bus. 
Con., pres. Farmers Natl. Bk., Cushing; 
treas. Cushing Bldg. & Loan Assn.; oil 
interests; familiar with farming and drill¬ 
ing contracting. Assoc-, R. C. Jones, v.- 
pres.; T. J. Hughes v.-pres., both of Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Bk., Cushing; (pol.) mbrs. of co. 
Dem. organiz. ; William Mee, Newton Gray- 
ham; Ned Holman. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; C. of C., active mbr.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, York Rite Scottish 
Rite; Akdar Temple Shrine Tulsa. Imp. 
ReU E. S. Bryant, (bro-.), Ralston, active 
part in politics. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 20 yrs.; works mostly 
through coins, and party organiz.; believes 
prohibition laws should be modified. Offices, 
City Councilman, 4 yrs.; former Sec’y. 
Cushing Sch. Bd., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1926; del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904: lived at 
Ralston 1904-06; Cleveland 1906-17; at 
Cushing since. During W War was active 




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in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work. 
Hobby, golf. 

BURTON, LUCIUS W., Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., Registrar A. & M. College. B., St. 
Francis, Kan., May 25, 1887; came to 
Okla. 1899; located at Stroud ; DePauw 1915 ; 
Shamrock 1916; Stillwater since 1923. 
Edit., William Jewell Col., A. B., Liberty, 
Mo. Wife, Florence M. Cdrn-, 4 s., Lucius 
W., Jr., Chas. Jackson, John Franklin, 
Robert Main. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., 
Stillwater. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Masonic, Shamrock; Consistory 
Guthrie; Shrine Tulsa; C. of C..; chmn. 
A. & M. Stadium Corp. Imp. Rel., Hr. J. 
C. Burton, Stroud. Pol. Act., partisan 
statewide worker through personal con¬ 
tact and committees. Offices, Postmaster' at 
Shamrock 4 yrs. Party Honors, served on 
corns, and election bds. 

CALDERHEAD, JOHN B„ Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., automobile dealer. B., New 
Lisbon, Ohio, April 26, 1885. Edu-, com. 
and h. sch.. New Lisbon, Ohio. Wife, 
Vona Sparks. Cdrn.. 2 s.. 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Stillwater Motor Co., Inc., Oakland 
and Pontiac dealer; familiar witli oil re¬ 
fining. Bk. Con,, Stillwater Natl.; First 
Natl., Stillwater. Assoc., Ed N. Yancey, 
A. L. Raupe, Stillwater; (pol.) C. C. 
Suntan, Stillwater; Geo. B. Wiles, Gushing; 
H. G. Brandenburg. Yale; Sen. Otjen. 
Enid; Geo. W. Partridge, Guthrie. Church, 
Chris.; deacon. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active in all public affairs; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Council. Chapter and Commandery, 
Stillwater, past Master Blue Lodge; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns; well thought of and influential in 
co.; favors prohibition. Offices, Justice of 
Peace 1913-16; Deputy Co. Sheriff, 1923- 
24; Sheriff 1925-29. Party Honors, del. to 


co. dist. and st. convs since 1910; past 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1912; lived at Hobart 1912-15 and 
in Payne Co. since; at Stillwater since 
1924. Active in church work. 

CANTWELL. A. D„ Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Ray Co., Mo., Jan. 
1. 1870. Edu-, com. sell., Ray Co., Mo. 
Wife, Zella. Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene McKinley, 
Montague, Calif.; 1 d.. Mrs. Roberta Gar¬ 
rison, Miami, Fla. Bus. Con., A. D. Cant¬ 
well, Grocery and Produce Store, Still¬ 
water ; is also familiar with telephone bus. 
Bk. .Con., Stillwater Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Perry Hayes,. Datus Sater, Jim Bradley, 
C. C. Suman, L. H. Woodyard, Levi 
Wright, Stillwater; Warren Cooper, Per¬ 
kins; L. G. Lewis, Yale; John Whipple, 
Brown Moore,, Stillwater. Church, Chris. 
Imp. Rel., Vernon Cantwell, asst, post¬ 
master, Richmond, Mo.; Harry Cantwell, 
Orchard, Colo.„ (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1901; works 
through personal contacts; an active work¬ 
er in the organiz.; influential personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Co. Jailer 1925-26. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; attends 
all prct. meetings. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived since at Stillwater. 

CHANDLER, EMMA A.. Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., tea room owner. B., Fairfield, la., 
March 28, 1885. Edu-, com. and h. sch., 
Fairfield, la.; Okla. A. & M. Col., B. S.; 
Upiv. of Chicago 1 yr. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., Wayside Inn, owner, Stillwater. Bk. 
Con. First Natl., Stillwater. Assoc., Miss 
Alice Hastings. Stillwater; (pol.) Miss 
Pauline Whipple, T. W. Kelly, Stillwater; 
Mrs. Brandenberg, Yale; John Fields, 
Wichita, Kan.; Thomas J. Hartman Tulsa: 
Judge L. H. Woodyard, Stillwater; Carl 
Williams. Mrs. Clarence Henry, J. F. 
(Jack) Owens, Okla. City. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Bus. & Professional Wo¬ 


men, Stillwater, was st. pres. 1924-25; C. 
of C., active in public affairs; P. E. O. 
Imp. Rel-, John Slaughter, chief of Weath¬ 
er Bureau, Okla. City. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. for 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns.; ardent advocate of prohibition ; 
active among women voters. Offices, v.- 
pres. City Sch. Bd. 1922-27. Party Honors, 
del. to dist., co. and st. convs. 1927; 

Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 1922. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903 ; lived since at Stillwater. 
St. Home Demonstration Agent, Extension 
Div. of A. & M. Col.; Home Economics 

Dir. for St. Food Administration. Inter¬ 
ested in Red Cross work. 

CLIFTON, SYLVESTER M„ Perkins. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Marshall Co., 
Ind., Jan. 14 1867. Edu., com. schs., 

Plymouth, Ind. Wife, Lora M. Cdrn., 1 
s., Clarence Okla. City; 1 d.. Pearl B., 
Clifton. Bus. Con., farm owner; filling 
station owner; also familiar with live¬ 
stock bus. Bk. Con., Payne Co., Perkins. 
Assoc,, (pol.) Chas. Miltpn,'Amos Clink- 
enfield Brown Moore, O, W. Anderson, 
Stillwater; Robt. Baker, -Howard Baldwin, 
John Ringwall, Don Cloud, Perkins; Bird 
McGuire, Dennis T. Flynn. Lodges, W. O. 
W. Perkins. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1890; one of, the leaders in Payne 
Co. for 30 yrs.; a good personal contact 
worker. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Chmn. Remarks came to 
Okla. in 1889; lived at Pawnee 1889-90, 
and at Perkins since. 

CRABLE, A. L., Stillwater. Dem. Occ., 
dir. of correspondence study, A. & M. Col. 
B., Wolfe City, Tex., Nov. 27, 1889; came 
to Okla. 1920; located at Marietta; Durant 
1922; Okla. City 1924; Stillwater 1929. 
Edu,, h. sch.. Lone Oak, Tex.; Austin Col., 
A. B.; Okla. Univ., M. A. Wife, Claudia 
Mae Church. Cdrn., 1 s., Lawrence Jr.; 
1 d., Martha Jo. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl., Stillwater. Pol. Assoc,, Judge R. 
A. Keller Crawford W. Cameron, Earl 
Brown, M. A. Nash, John S. Vaughan, 
Judge R. A. Hefner. Church, Bap. Frat., 
Phi Delta Kappa. Club, Rotary. Pol. 
Act., partisan statewide worker. Offices, 
City Councilman, Marietta; State High 
School Inspector of Okla. Remarks, Le¬ 
gionnaire. Burch Bros., Marietta Post; 
Officers Training Sch. Camp McArthur, 



JOHN B. CALDERHEAD 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MISS EMMA A. CHANDLER 


appointed 2nd Lieut. Inf. Reserve. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

CRENSHAW, L. A., Cushing, hem. Occ., 

mayor of Cushing. B., Sumner Co., Tenn., 
Feb. 28, 1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Sumner Co., Tenn. 1898. Wife, Stella At¬ 
kins. Cdrn., 2 s.. Paul M„ Austin, Tex.; 

Donald L., Cushing; 3 d., Mrs. Dorothy 
Buell, Colorado, Tex.; Mrs. Marjorie Hawk, 
Tulsa; Miss Carolyne Cushing. Bus. Con- 
was formerly in pipe line contracting bus. 

Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Cushing. Assoc., 
S. A. Bryant, banker; Paul E. Roberts, 
merchant; Tom Looney, banker. Cushing; 
(pol.) L. L. Smith, O. C. Newby. Claude 
S. Mathias, L. E. Hancock, Cushing; 
Judge C. C. Smith. Church, Meth. Clubs 

& Lodges, Lions, pres.; C. of C. and Jr. 

C. of C., dir.; attended International Conv. 
of Lions 1929; Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Cushing; Guthrie Consistory; Worthy 

Patron Eastern Star. Pol. Act., independ¬ 

ent; active in co. since 1901; works through 
personal contacts; forceful personal con-' 

tact worker for those candidates he be¬ 

lieves to be right. Offices, Mayor of Cush¬ 
ing 1921-25, 1927-29, and re-elected for 
fourth term 1929, now serving; Clerk Sch. 
Bd., Miller Twp. for 12 yrs., Kay Co.; 
Insp. Election Bd., Miller Twp., Kay Co., 

12 vrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Ponca City 1901-13; at Cushing 
since. Has made good record as mayor; 
instrumental in securing water works and 

white way at Cushing while mayor. In¬ 

terested in and helping underprivileged 
children. 

DOBSON, DEWEY, Stillwater. Dem. 
Oetv Court Clerk. B., Tarkio, Mo., Nov. 

16 1899 Edu., com. and h. sch., Lincoln 
Co. Wife, Grace, d. of S. H. Warren, 
Stillwater. Cdrn.,, 1 3 .. Dewey, Jr. Bus. 
Con., former barber before becoming court 
clerk . Bk. Con., First Natl., Stillwater. 
Assoc., Mrs. Dorcas Ransom, Mrs. Lillian 
Houston Judge L. H. Woodyard, Stillwater, 
(pol.) J. W. Baker, M. J. Otey, Stillwater; 
.T. M. Grubbs, Cushing; Henry S. John¬ 
ston, Fletcher Johnson, Harry Jones, L. 

D. Palmer. Church, First Chris.; active 
mbr. Clubs & Lodges. Civitan; C. of C., 
active in all civic affairs of Stillwater; 
B. P. O. E., Enid; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch; I. 0. O. F., Stillwater. Imp. 
Rei., Roy Canfield, Yale. Pol. Act., par¬ 


tisan ; active in politics for 7 yrs.; works 
mostly through personal contacts; neutral 
on Klan and prohibition. Offices Sec’y. 
Election Bd. 1925-29; Court Clerk since 
1929, now serving. Party Honors, Sec’y. 
Co. Cen. Com. since 1924; del. to 3 st. 
convs.; del. to several co. convs.; active 
mbr. League of Young Denis. ; Pret. Com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived in Lincoln Co. for a few 
months and in Stillwater since 1915. 

DONNELL, DEAN PHILLIP S., Still¬ 
water. Ind. Occ., Dean of Div. of En¬ 
gineering, A. & M. Col. B„ Minneapolis, 
Minn., Dec. 16„ 1889; came to Okla. 1929; 
located at Stillwater. Edu. A. B., Clark 
LTniv.; M. E. E., Harvard Univ. Wife, 
Pauline Gardener. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard; 
2 d., Sylvia Barbara. Bk. Con., Still¬ 
water Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Masonic, Albuquerque, N. M.; 
Theta Xi Frat.; mbr. Stillwater Airport 
Com.; pres. Boy Scout Council; mbr. 
Amer. Inst. Electrical Engineers, society for 
promotion of engineering edu.; Reserve 
Officers Assn. Imp. Rel.. direct descendant 
of chairman of first bd. of regents of 
Harvard; also of Governor Bradford. 



A. L. CRABLE 


Remarks, Legionnaire; mbr. Carter C. Han- 
ner Post, Stillwater; Signal Officer 45th 
Div., now C. Company 322d F. S. B.; also 
Commanding Officer, C. Company, 221st F. S. 
B. In 4 major engagements, A. E. F. 
Hobby, Natl. Guard, Boy Scouts, mountain 
climbing. 

DOTY, V. A., Stillwater. Rep. Occ., 
County Clerk. B., Jenkins, Mo., April 12, 
1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., Jenkins, 
Mo.; Tchrs. Col.,, Springfield, Mo., 1 term; 
Tchrs. C’ol, Edmond 1 term; Okla. A. & 
M. Col., 1 term. Wife, Elizabeth McCall, 
Mo. Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl. Assoc., 
Flo Swalley, Stillwater; (pol.) Tom 'Kelly, 
L. W. Wright H. W. Hoel, Stillwater 
Church, Bap.; ordained minister; very 
much interested in church work. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Still¬ 
water. Imp. Rel., Harrison Doty, Cass- 
ville. Mo.; John W. Doty, Berryville, Ark., 
(bros.) Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. for 5 yrs; strongly in favor of pro¬ 
hibition ; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Co. Clerk since 1927, now serving. 

Party Honors, del. to st. and dist. convs.; 


Piet. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1920; lived in Creek Co. until 
1923; lived in Payne Co. since. During 
W. War was in service 6 months in 212th 
Eng. Co. C., 12th (Plymouth) Div.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Carter C. Hanner Post, 
Stillwater. Interested in church and Boy 
Scout work. 

DRAKE, WILLIAM A., Cushing. Dem. 
Occ., insurance and real estate dealer; 
tag agent. B., Hall Co., Neb., Aug. 6 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. schs. Ponca City, grad. 
1916; Univ. of Okla. 1914. Wife Edna F., 
d. of Chas. T. Foster, Cushing. Cdrn., 1 
d., (adopted), Patricia. Bus. Con., insur¬ 
ance and real estate; tag agent; farm 
owner; livestock dealer; dir. Cushing Hotel 
Corporation. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; 
Okla. Natl., Cushing. Assoc., C. C. 
Walters furniture; E. J. Blank, S. A. 
Bryant, banker; T. J. Hughes, lumberman, 
Cushing; (pol.) L. A. Crenshaw, S. A. 
Bryant, C. C. Walters, Cushing; Cecil 
Jones Stillwater; Gov. Hollow * * * * * & 7 * * * * 12 * * * 16 ay. Church, 
Pres. ; trustee. Clubs, Lions, dir. and 
former v.-pres., now pres. 1929; C. of C., 
dir. and v.-pres.; active in all civic work. 
Imp. Rel- Leroy Drake, (father) Ponca 
City; H. E Drake Ponca City; Earl Drake, 
in Land & Lease Dept of Lew Wentz Oil 
Co, Ponca City, (bros.) Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active since 1925; active in cam¬ 
paigns and supports only men he con¬ 
siders qualified; works mostly through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Automobile 
Tag Agent since 1925 ; City Councilman, 
pres.; acting Mayor of Cushing for one 
week in June 1929; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarksi, came to Okla. in 1910; lived at 
Ponca City 1910-16; Hennessey 1916-18; 
Ponca City 1918-19; at Cushing since. 
During W. War served in Signal Corps; 
mbr. of Amer. Legion, Donaldson Walker 
Post, Cushing; Commander in 1923. Is 
mbr. of Salvation Army Bd. at Cush¬ 
ing. Active in civic work. 

FLINT, J. W., Cushing. Occ., City 
manager. B., Bolivar, Mo., Dec. 5, 1884. 
Edu., pub. schs. & col.. Engineering by 
actual experience. Wife, Lillian. ^Cdrn., 

1 d., Dorothy,, Cushing. Bus. Con., city 
mgr. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Bk. Assoc., 
S. P. Allen, A. W. Little, Joe Long, Rex 
Winget, H. E. Benefiel, all city mgrs. of 
the st.; the city commrs. of Cushing. All 



DEAN PHILLIP DONNELL 










PAYNE COUNTY 663 



AUSTIN GOOM 


business men of Cushing. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Yale, Okla.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1910; makes speeches. 
Offices, city mgr. Yale 1927-29; city mgr. 
Cushing since 1929. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907, located Arapaho; has lived in 
Weatherford, Stillwater, Yale and Cushing. 
Is a director in the Chamber of Commerce 
of Cushing. Mbr. of St. Municipal League. 

FORTER, JACOB, Cushing. Rep. Occ., 
feed store. B., Switzerland. Dec. 1, 1865. 
Edu., com. sch., Mo. and Kan. Wife, Ma¬ 
tilda Bennett. Cdrn., 4 s. Adolph Davis, 
Houston, Tex.; Jacob L., South America; 
Goldy, Teddy, Cushing; 1 d. Mrs. Gladys 
Davis, Houston, Tex. Bus. Con., Forter’s 
Feed Store. Cushing; also in real estate in 
Cushing for 30 yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. C. Suman, Stillwater; C. 
E. Brigham, Jake Puckett, Cushing. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; M. W. A., past Yen. Council¬ 
man, Cushing. Imp. Rel., Sam Forter, 
(bro.), Co. Treas., Marysville, Kan. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs.; in favor 
of prohibition; works personally and 
through corns. Offices, City Councilman, 
1912-16; v.-pres. Sch. Bd. 1911-19; Judge 
and Counter Election Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to dist. and co. convs. several times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; lived at 
Stillwater 1889-90; Vinita 1890-1902; 
Cushing since. Hobby, land developing. 

GALLAGHER, EDWARD CLARK Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., athletic director and 
coach, A. & M. Col. B., Perth, Kan., 
Sept. 5, 1887. Edu., Okla. A. & M. Col., 
B. S.; .diploma from Chautauqua Sch. of 
Physical Edu., Chautauqua, N. Y. Wife, 
Mary Austella Taylor. Cdrn., 3 s., Don¬ 
nell, Clarence, Kenneth; 3 d., Geraldine. 
Jayne, Barbara. Bk. Con., Amer.-First 
Natl., Stillwater. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Hunting Club; Stillwater 
Country; Mason, Stillwater. Imp. Rel., 
Clifford James Gallagher, (bro.), asst. tchr. 
and head wrestling coach. Harvard Univ. 
Remarks, of international standing in his 
profession; considered the world's best 
wrestling coach because he has coached 
champion wrestling team of U. S. each 
year since 1925 (except 1926) ; has more 
men on Olympic Team than any school in 
world; developed 14 big time coaches, 
more than any other school in U. S., 


among whom are the coaches at Harvard, 
Mich. U., Colo. U., Mich. Aggie, Kan. U., 
Mass. Tech., Kan. Aggies, Okla. U., Frosh 
Coach, Ill. U., Northwestern U., Wyoming 
U., Tulsa High, etc. Hobby, fruit grow¬ 
ing. 

GARNER, J. W., Perkins. Rep. Occ., 
minister. B., Wayne Co., Ky., Jan. 14, 
1843; came to Okla. 1895 ; located at Per¬ 
kins. Edu., pub. sch., of Ky. and Univ. of 
Ky. Wife, Mary J. Friels,, dec. Bk. Con., 
Payne Co. Pol. Assoc., Tom Kelley, Dr. 
R. W. Holbrook, J. W. Harreld. Church, 
Chris. Pol. Act., independent statewide 
worker always, especially prohibition 
speeches. Offices, mbr. Bd. Union Soldiers 
Home, Okla. City; was Dept. Commander 
Okla. G. A. R. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, Civil War veteran, 1st. 
Ky Cavalry, 1st Sergeant Co. A. 

GEORGIA, A. B„ Cushing. Rep. Occ., 
investments, land owner. B., Keokuk, la., 
June 21, 1868. Edu., com. sch.,, Keokuk. 
Ia., Jewel, Kan. Wife Mary. Cdrn., 3 s., 
R. M., co. agent, Mangum; Chester, Keen, 
Tex.: Everett, Cushing; 1 d.. Mrs. Carrie 
Beasley, Cleveland. Bus. Con., extensive 
land owner; bk. stockholder. Bk. Con., 
Okla. Natl.,, Cushing. Assoc., (pol.) H. C. 
Vineyard, J. H. Bellas, C. S. Brigham, 
Cushing; Campbell Russell, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth.; tchr. in S. Sch. Imp. Rel., 
Frank Georgia, Jewel Co., Kan.; Louis 
Georgia, Long Beach, Calif., (bros.) ; Mrs. 
Jesse Rutz, Los Angeles, (sister). Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. since 
1891; well acquainted with farmers 
throughout co.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, member twp.. board; 
mbr. Sch. Bd. 20 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1891; homesteaded 
a farm near Cushing and has since lived 
there. Hobby, farming and stockraising. 

GOINGS, WALTER EMMET, Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., hotel' proprietor. B., Danville, 
Ill.. Nov. 14, 1885. Edu., com. sch.. Mo. 
and Okla. Wife, Viola Wesley, deceased. 
Bus. Con., Goings Hotel, Restaurant and 
Barber Shop, owner and mgr.; familiar 
with farming and stockraising. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Stillwater; W. A. Northgroves, 
Judge W. H. Wilcox, John P. Hinkle, W. 
L. Hurt, Stillwater; W. A. Northgraves, 
Yale; S. A. Bryant, Cushing; John Em¬ 
bry Fred Parkinson, Okla. City; John 
Hadley, Galveston Abercrombie, Tulsa ; John 
Fields, Wichita, Kan. Imp. Rel., A. R. 
Goings, (bro.). farmer, Quay. Pol. Act., 
active for 15 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through corns, and personally. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Assessor 1912-18; Deputy Co. 
Treas. 1917-19; Co. Treas. 1921-25; mbr. 
Water Commission; mbr. Road Com. 1910- 
18. Party Honors, Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 
1916; del. to st. conv. 1914; mbr. Congres¬ 
sional Conv. 1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1897; lived at Ingalls and Yale for a 
short time ajid at Stillwater since 1900. 

GOOM, AUSTIN, Ripley. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B„, Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 22, 
1888. Edu., com., preparatory sch. and 
A. & M. Col., Stillwater, B. S. 1918. 
Wife, Mable Massecar. Cdrn., 1 d.. Norma 
Lee. Bus. Con., cashier Farmers St. Bk. 
Ripley; also familiar with farming, real 
estate and oil bus. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., James E. Berry, 
pres.. Stillwater; E. J. Blank, v.-pres., 
Cushing; (pol.) Tom Kelly, John P. 
Hinkle, W. H. Wilcox, A. E. Swank, Still¬ 
water; Dr. Holdbrook, Perkins; Henry 
Vineyard, Cushing; L. L. Hitt, Yale; 
Clarence Brigham, Cushing; Sophia Bran¬ 
denburg, Yale ; A. C. Alexander, John W. 
Harreld, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges C. of C., active in all public 
affairs, Chmn. Good Roads Com., Chmn. 
Payne Co. Paved Roads Assn.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Ripley; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
since 1914; a! powerful influence in Payne 


Co.; makes speeches; works personally and 
through organiz. Offices, City Clerk 1914 
and since; Treas. Sch. Bd. since 1928. 
Party Honors, St. Committeeman since 
1924;~ del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman; mbr, Co. Cen. Com.; 
served on Election Bds. Remarks, came 
to Okla. In 1897 ; lived since in Payne Co-., 
near Stillwater until 1912 and at Ripley 
since, where he has been in banking bus., 
first as asst, cashier and now as ca-shier. 
During W. War was in service in Med. 
Officers Training Camp and in Inf.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Carter Hanner Post, Still¬ 
water. 

GRADY, DR. W. K., Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., optometrist. B., Saline Co.. Mo., 
May 28, 1867; came to Okla 1900 ; lo¬ 
cated at Stillwater. Edu., Univ. of Mo.; 
Northern Ill. Col., Chicago, Ill. Wife Ida 
M. Cdrn-, 2 s., Dr. Walter A., Carlton; 
1 d., Mrs. F. W. Allen. Lawton. Bk. 
Con., Stillwater Natl.; Amer. First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc.,. J. W. Reece, W. A. Thompson. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Masonic, Com- 
mandery, Stillwater. Imp. Rel., Henry W. 
Grady. Pol. Act., independent co. worker 
always; personal activity and through 
corns. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Edu., Still¬ 
water; pres. Examining Bd. Optometrists 
of Okla. Hobby, gardening, flowers, etc. 

GRAY, J. T., Stillwater. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Louisville, Ky., Jan. 9, 
1871. Edu.. com. and h. sch., and Univ., 
Louisville, Ky., grad. 1898. Wife, Eusebia 
Willis, Ky. Cdrn., 1 s., Willis N., Seat¬ 
tle Wash.; 2 d., Mrs. W. R. Hightower, 
Nowata: Mrs. Commodore, Blackwell. Bk. 
Con., Stillwater Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
H. Barker, Charlie Melton, John Reese, 
Stillwater; Freeman D. Miller, Okla. City. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 27 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices first 
Chmn. of St. Election Bd., appointed by 
Gov. Haskell. Party Honors, Chmn. Co. 
Cen. Com. 4 yrs; del. to co. convs. sev¬ 
eral times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived since at Stillwater; active in 
all public affairs of town; was formerly 
in the hardware bus. at Stillwater and is 
known throughhout st. in hardware circles. 
During W. War was examiner for Draft 
Bd. 

GRUBB, J. M„ Cushing. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Drew Co., Ark., Aug. 4, 1877. 
Edu., com. sch.; h. sch. under private in¬ 
struction; Univ. of Ark., B. A. 1905; LL. 
B. 1907. Wife, June Camp. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
Champ, Sterling; 2 d., Hope June. Bk. 
Con. First Natl.; Farmers Natl, Cushing. 
Assoc., (pol.) Claude Mathias, R. G. Boat- 
right, P. T. O’Herin, Cushing; Scott Fer¬ 
ris F. B. Swank Henry S. Johnston. 
Church, Bap. Clubs, C. of C., active 
mbr.; former mbr. of Lions. Imp. Rel. VV. 
W. Grubb, (bro.). St. Legis., Ark. Pol. 
Act-, partisan ; active in co. 20 yrs.: makes 
speeches; does com. and organiz. work; 
in favor of prohibition. Offices, City Atty., 
Cushing 1917-21. Party Honors del. to st. 
conv. 1928; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
Election Bd. 1914. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1908; lived at Stillwater 1908- 
16 : at Cushing since. During W. War was 
a Liberty Bond and Red Cross worker. 
Hobby, golf. 

HALE, W. R., Stillwater. Dem. Occ-, 
automobile salesman. B., Evansville, Ind., 
April 3, 1889. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Evansville, Ind. Wife, Elnora G. Bolin 
Ind. Cdrn., 1 s., James J.; 1 d.. Dorothy 
Iris. Bus. Con., Pontiac Motor Co., Still¬ 
water ; former barber for 18 yrs. at Still¬ 
water. Bk. Con., First Natl., Stillwater. 
Assoc., (pol.) Harry Jones., M. J. Otey, 
Freeman E. Miller, Stillwater; A. S. J. 
Shaw, Okla. City. Church. United Breth¬ 
ren. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; K. P Stillwater; 
interested and active in lodge work. Pol. 
Act-, independent; active in co. for 15 
yrs.; works personally and through corns. 






004 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



L. L. HITT 


Offices, Sec'y. Co. Election Bd. 1920; Co. 
Registrar; Sec’y. St. Election Bd. at . c- 
Alester. Party Honors, del. to dist. and 
co. convs.; attends st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910; lived since at Still¬ 
water; active in all public affairs. Hob¬ 
by, automobiling and lodge work. 


HAYES, PERRY W., Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., automobile sales agency; retired mer¬ 
chant. B., Hamilton Co., Ohio, Jan. 4, 
1862. Edu., com and h. sehs.. Cincinnati, 
Ohio; St, Mary’s Col., St. Mary, Ohio. 
Wife, I .lizzie. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. P., San 
Jose. Calif.; 4 d., Mrs. Datus Sater, Mrs. 
Sadye Eby, Stillwater; Mrs. C. A. Carter. 
Denver; Mrs. W. L. White, Shawnee. Bus. 
Con., automobile agency; real estate own¬ 
er; oil interests. Bk. Con., Stillwater 
Natl. Assoc., Paul F. Eby, Stillwater; 
(pol.) John Vaughan, Tom Kelly, C. F. 
Babcock, A. D. Cantrell. W. P. Lyon Still¬ 
water; Dr. W. H. Holdbrook, Perkins; Mrs. 
Williams, Mrs. (I»r.) Cleverton, Stillwater; 
Mary Halzer, Ella J. Barnes, Mrs. A. D. 
Rep. st. leaders. Church Chris. Lodge, 
I. O. O. F., Stillwater (inactive). Pol. 
Act., partisan : active in co. since 1890; 
a real organizer and understands how to 
work in organization to best advantage for the 
party and its nominees: good personal con¬ 
tact worker. Offices, Deputy Co. Clk. 1 
term; Deputy Dist. Clk. 6 yrs.; Recorder 
of Deeds 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; prct. committeeman; 
serves on election bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1890; lived since at Stillwater. 
Hobby, mechanics and his grandchildren. 

HIGGINS THOMAS A., Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., atty. B., Cedar Vale, Kan., Apr. 
12, 1881; came to Okla. 1889; located at 
Guthrie; Cushing 1913; Stillwater since 
1927. Edu., h. sch., Guthrie. Wife, Lena 
Koetscli. Cdrn., 1 s., Norton A.; 2 d., Mil¬ 
dred L., Margaret E. Bus. Con., atty. for 
trust dept. Stillwater Natl. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dennis T. Flynn, Ed S. Vaught. Church, 
Pres. Ciubs & Lodges, Mason, Cushing; 
Consistory Guthrie; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
independent; st. worker; all ways needed. 
Offices, City Atty.; mbr. Administrative 
Com., Section 11, St. Bar Assn. Party 


Honors, co. chmn.; del. to st. conv. Hob¬ 
by, golf and fishing. 

HINKEL, JOHN PAINTER, Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., publisher. B. Philadelphia, 
Pa., July 4, 1861. Edu., com. sch., Pa. 
W.fe, Nell Bowdlear. Cdrn.. 2 s., John 
W., William S„ Stillwater, his assoc, in 
bus. Bus. Con., publisher. Daily Press and 
Weekly Gazette Stillwater. Assoc-, (pol.) 
W. A. Knipe, Perkins: W. H. Wilcox, T. 
W. Kelly, Stillwater. Church Epis. Clubs, 
Rotary; C. of C.; Payne Co. Old Settlers 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan, but not too 
strictly so; active in co. and st. for 25 
yrs.; works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices Postmaster at Perkins and at Ripley 
formerly; U. S. Ct. Comnir. 6 yrs. in ter¬ 
ritorial days; twice chief enrolling and en- 
g. ossing clk. and once enrolling and en¬ 
grossing clk. in territorial house and coun- 
c 1. Party Honors, del. to> all co. and st. 
convs. in territorial days. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1891 from Washington, D. C., 
where he was proof reader in government 
printing office 2 yrs. ; located in Sac and 
Fox country near Perkins; lived in and 
near Perkins 1891-1900; Ripley 1900-04 ; 
Stillwater since; established Perkins Jour¬ 
nal in 1892. So far as, he knows, he is 
the oldest continuous publisher in Okla.; 
during W. War was mbr. of Payne Co. 
Council of Defense and chmn. of Payne 
Co. Chapter of Red Cross. Hobby, trav¬ 
eling. 

HITT, L. L., Yale. Rep. Occ., cabinet 
maker and general contractor. B., San 
Saba Tex., Aug. 22, 1876. Edu., com. 

and h. schs., McGregor, Tex.; Baylor Univ., 
Waco, Tex. Wife, Cuba Dallas, d. of J. 
I). Frank, Yale. Cdrn., 2 s., Jack H., 
L. L., Jr. Yale; 1 d., Mrs. Jas. O. Asher, 
p-.nd Creek. Bus. Con., Yale Cabinet Shop; 
general contractor 14 yrs.; also familiar 
with lumber and newspaper bus. Bk. 


HARDY, S. G„ Ripley. Dem. Occ., re¬ 
tired engineer. B., Randolph Co., Ark., 
Sept 3 1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., 

Washington Co., Ark.; extension work in 
engineering from Okla. A. & M. Col. 
Wife, Grace Sharum. Cdrn., 2 s., Marvin 

5 , Carl F., Kan.; 2 d., Mrs. Della Schaf¬ 
fer, Kan.; Miss Opal Hardy, Kan. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Cushing; Stillwater Natl. 
Assoc-, (pol.) Paul Wintersteen, Brown 
Moore, C. A. Melton, O. W. Mannis, Har¬ 
ry Jones, Stillwater; and st. Dem. lead¬ 
ers. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 14 yrs.; opposed to Klan and to 
present prohibition laws; makes speeches. 
works personally and through party organ¬ 
izations; influential in vicinity of Ripley. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; local 
chmn. of Dem. organization; served on 
election bds.; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived since 
in Payne Co.; active in public affairs. 

HARLOW, GEORGE, Cushing. Rep. 
Occ. real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Green Co., Mo.. Aug. 13, 1877. Edu., com. 
sell.. Mo. Wife, Lula, d. of J. B. Mc¬ 
Daniel Cushing. Cdrn., 5 s., Delmer. 

Chester, Grover, Stanley, Gale ; 3 d., Ethel. 
Velma, Beatrice. Bus. Con., Geo. Harlow 

6 Co., oil leases, Cushing; also familiar 
with farming and stock raising. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Floyd 
Griffith (bus. partner); (pol.) Clarence 
Brigham, S. A. Bryant, Cushing; T. F. 
Gafford, Okla. City. Church, Bap. Clubs, 
C. of C., mbr. agricultural com. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. and con¬ 
gressional dist. for 30 yrs.; favors prohib¬ 
ition ; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, former mbr. Sch. Bd. for 
10 yrs.; former judge of election bd. for 
10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; 
lived in Payne Co. since, and in Cushing 
since 1919; during W. War was active in 
Liberty Bond and Red Cross work and had 
charge of raising funds in dist. north of 
Cushing where he then lived: interested in 
good schs. ard civic improvements. 



ARTHUR C. HOLBROOK 













PAYNE COUNTY 



DR. R. W. HOLBROOK 


Con.. Farmers Natl., Yale. Assoc, (pol.) 
Austin Goom, Ripley; Dr. Holbrook, Per¬ 
kins ; John Raldecker, Cushing; Ira Hill, 
Walter Ferguson, Pat Hurley. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.„ chmn. 
road com. for past 5 yrs.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Yale. Imp. Rel., R. R- Hitt (uncle), 
former Senator. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive for 30 yrs.; a power in Payne Co. for 
many yrs.; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and through com. Party Honors, 
chmn. Hoover Club, Yale dist.; attends 
all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1903; lived at Wanette, Cherokee 
and at Yale since 1914; during W. War 
was active in Liberty Bond work. Hobby, 
cabinet work. 

HOEL, HENRY W„ Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ-, Asst. Co. Attorney. B., Charleston, 
W. Va., Sept. 10, 1895. Edu.. com. and 
h. schs., Stroud; Okla. A. & M. Col. W;fs, 
Ruby Mae Streeter. Cdrn., 2 d., Pauline, 
Bonnie Lee. Bus. Con., Vermillion-Metger 
Motor Co.; Shidler & McVey Builders Sup¬ 
plies, Stillwater. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. W. L. Hurt, C. C. Porter. Free¬ 
man E. Miller, G. C. Shidler,. W. B. Mur¬ 
phy, Stillwater; (pol.) I)r. R. W. Holbrook, 
Perkins; Tom Kelly, John W. Hinkel, Still¬ 
water; H. C. Vineyard, Cushing; Joe Fer¬ 
guson, Pawnee. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Civitan; C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Stillwater. Pol. Act., partisan ; ac¬ 
tive in st. for 10 yrs. ; makes speeches; 
works through com. and party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, Postmaster, Jennings, 1923- 
27; Asst. C'o. Atty., Payne Co., 1929, and 
since. Party Honors candidate for Co. 
Judge, Payne Co., 1928; del. to st., dist. 
and co. eonvs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived at Kendrick 1907-13; Nash 
1913-14; Cushing 1914-15; Jennings 1915- 
27; Stillwater since. Hobby, good litera¬ 
ture. 


HOLBROOK, ARTHUR C., Perkins. 
Rep. Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Ows¬ 
ley Co., Ky., July 12, 1882. Edu., com. 
sch., Perkins. Wife, Daisy, d. of Ed 
Clark, Perkins. Cdrn., 2 s.. Forest E.; 
Lester W.; 1 d.. Vera. Bus. Con., farm 
owner: stock raising. Bk. Con., Payne 
Co. Assoc., Bill Knipe, Dr. R. Holbrook, 
E. R. Herb, Wallace Dickey, Elmer Sher¬ 
rod; (pol.) Oscar Goom, Ripley; J. W. Gar¬ 
ner, Perkins; J. K. Hastings, Perkins; Tom 
Kelly; Chas. Harbold, Perry; Sen. Pine, 
Lew Wentz, W. G. Skeily, Cy Avery. 
Church, Ciiris. Clubs &. Lodges, Com¬ 
mercial; 32nd Mason; W. O. W., Perkins; 
Guthrie Consistory; India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel-, Ralph, W. H., J. 
M. Holbrook (bros ), Perkins; Mrs. N. F. 
Holbrook (mother), Stillwater. Pol. Act-, 
partisan; active for 20 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, Co. 
Comnir. since 1926; mbr. Sch. Bd. 1908-20. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1889 ; lived since at Perkins; during W. 
War was mbr. of Council of Defense and 
engaged in intensive farming; interested in 
good roads. Hobby, hunting. 

HOLBROOK, RALPH W„ Perkins. Rep. 
Occ., physician, surgeon and druggist. B., 
Owsley Co., Ky., Dec. 24, 1871. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Lebanon, Ohio; Medi¬ 
cal Sch., St. Louis Univ., M. D., 1899. 
Wife, Florence Hicks. Cdrn., 3 s.. Robt., 
Finley, Ralph W. ; 1 d., Mary Ruth. Bus. 
Ccn., practicing physician and surgeon; 
Central Drug Store; dir. First Natl. Bk., 
Stillwater; farm owner; stockraising. Bk. 
Con. First Natl., Stillwater; Payne Co. 
Assoc., (pol.) Austin Goom, Ripley; Harve 
Brandenburg, Yale; John Beilis, Ctishing; 
Tom Kelly, Henry Hoel, W. H. Wilcox 
Stillwater; A. C. Alexander, Judge Ed S. 
Vaught, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Commercial Perkins, mbr. exec¬ 


665 

utive com.; Payne Co. Good Roads Assn., 
v.-pres. was very active for hard-surfaced 
roads; Izaak Walton League, pres., Per¬ 
kins; Amer., St. and Co. Medical Assns.; 
32nd Mason, Blue Lodge Perkins; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., A. C. Holbrook, Co. Commr. 
Payne Co. (bro.), Perkins. Pol. Act-, in¬ 
dependent ; active in st. since 1899; one 
of the strongest political figures in Payne 
Co.; good organizer and keeps harmony in 
party in Payne Co. ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Offices. Mayor of 
Perkins 1912, instrumental in securing 
water system for Perkins and W’as Mayor of 
it was completed. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
Rep. Cen. Com. since 1923, now serving: 
del. to natl. conv., 1928, and was Asst. 
Sergeant-at-Arms there; attends all co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1899; lived since at Perkins; during W. 
War was mbr. of Medical Reserve Bd. and 
took a very active part in all Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work. Hobby, hunting 
big game in Alaska. 

HOLLUMS JAMES WALTER, Cushing. 
Dem. Occ., minister. B.. Rome, Ga., Mch. 
3, 1878. Edu., N. T. Bap. Institute, A. 

B. ; Baylor Univ. grad. work. Wife. 

Elizabeth Gaddy. Bus. Con., farming and 
stockraising. Bk Con.. First Natl.; Far¬ 
mers Natl. Assoc.. John E. Wilson, Geo. 
Laughten, C. W. Carpenter. S. A. Bryant, 
Loren Crock Cushing; (pol.) Graham Fra¬ 
zier. S. Graham, Dr. H. G. Bennett, Ivan 
•T. Young, C. C. Walters. J. H. Beilis. 
Payne Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway; Judge 
Barrett, Hugo; Rev. M. F. Ham J. B. 

Rounds, Dr. W. W. Phelan. Church, Bap. ; 

pastor; active in building and financing 
church and parsonages. Ciubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.. active in Bov Scout work; L ! ons: 

32nd Mason, Knight Templar, Commandery. 
Cushing. Imp. Rel., Luther Hollums, de¬ 

tective, Birmingham, Ala.; Ellis Hollums, 
newspaper Jacksonville. Fla. Po'. Act., 
independent; active for ID yrs.; makes 
speeches : works through com.; active in ail 
local politics, where it touches the moral 
s : de of life. Party Honors chmn. Payne 
Co. Dem. Central Com. Remarks came 
to Okla. in 1919; lived at Altus 1919- 
23 ; Hugo 1923-24; Cushing since. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HOUGH. T. E.. Cushing. Rep. Occ., 
City Clerk. B. Monroe Co., Ia.. Jan. 12. 
1870. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ia.; Wes¬ 
tern Normal Col, Shenandoah. Ia. Wife, 
Alice, d. of Dan Harris, Cushing. Cdrn- 
2 s., 3 d. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Past 
Bus. banking bus. 3 yrs.: general me'-can- 
tile bus., 5 yrs., Cushing. Assoc, (pol.) C. S. 
Brigham. H. C. Vineyard, Jim Brink. Church, 
Pap. Lodges. I. O. O. F.. Cushing. Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. affairs, but independent 
locally: active in co. fo” 30 vrs.; works 
Personally and through com.; favors pro¬ 
hibition. Offices- City Cle-k now serving, 
since 1920; chmn. Sch. Bd. 7 vrs.: Judge 
of Election Bd. 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to all st., dist. and co. convs.: prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; 
lived since at Cushing; active in public 
and civic affairs. Hobby, flowers. 

HURT. WALTER LEO Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ. banker. B., Effingham, Ill., Mch. 7, 
1882. Edu.. com. sch. Okla.; h. sch., 
Perkins, grad. 1900; bus. col., Guthrie. 
1901. Wife. Ruth Miller. Cdrn. k 1 s., 
James Kendall. Bus. Con. pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Stillwater: familiar with mer¬ 
cantile bus. Bk. Con-, (correspondent) 
Liberty Natl., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City: Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc.. W. 
H. Wilson, attorney; J. L. Bishop, cloth¬ 
ing: Harry Jones, capitalist; (pol.) T. W. 
Kelly, Austin Goom, Ripley; J. H. Beilis, 
Cushing; Oscar McCormick Glencoe; Ar¬ 
thur and Ralph Holbrook, Perkins; Chas. 
Gunter P. A. Janeway, Okla. City; Frank 
Dale. Dwight Wolfinger, Hobart; L. K. 
Meek, Ponca Citv: O. B. Mothersead. Okla. 
City. Churchy Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 












6(}6 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


of C., past pres.; Rotary, pres.; Yost Lake 
Country Club, pres.; 32nd Mason, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, York Rite, Knight Templar, Com¬ 
mander}', Stillwater; Guthrie Consistory. 
Imp. Rel., E. R. Hurt (bro.) Ford agent, 
Perkins. Pol. Act., active in co. and st. 
for 20 yrs.; works through com.; forceful 
worker. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1885 ; 
lived near Chelsea 1885-89; near Perkins 
1889-91; for a time at Tryon and Ralston 
and at Stillwater since 1908; during W. 
War was mbr. Council of Defense and a 
4-minute speaker. Hobby, sports. 

JENKINS, ERNEST F., Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Attorney. B„ Douglas Co.. Mo., 
June 12, 1897. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Perkins; Okla. A. & M. Col., 1914-18; 
Univ. of Okla., 1925-28. Wife, Lela E., 
d. of T. H. Stockton, Stillwater. Cdrn., 
1 s., Donald F. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. L. Hitt, Geo. Branden- 
berg, Yale; Clarence Brigham, Mrs. Ella 
J. Barnes, Mrs. Buell, Cushing; Royal 
Shannon, Stillwater; Dr. R. W. Holbrook, 
Col. Wm. Knight, Perkins. Church. Meth. 
Clubs, C. of C.; Boy Scouts; Farmers 
Union; W. C. T. U. Imp. Rel.. Gilbert 
Jenkins, St. Legislature; Robt, Jenkins, co. 
officer, Ava, Mo.; Dr. H. B. Jenkins, De¬ 
pew. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 3 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally and 
through com.; popular among farmers and 
womens’ organizations; carried co. by 1000 
votes in his race for Co. Atty. : attends 
st., dist. and co. con vs. Offices Co. Atty., 
elected 1928, now serving. Remarks, lived 
in Payne Co. since 1910; during W. War 
was in unassigned service; rank of Second 
Lieut in U. S. Reserve Officers Corps; be¬ 
fore elected Co. Atty. was a farmer and 
sch tchr. for* 9 yrs. Hobby, Jersey cattle. 

KELLY, TOM, Stillwater. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B. Holt Co., Mo., Feb. 27, 
1868. Edu-. com. and h. schs., Forrest 
City, Mo. Wife, Lida Carson. Cdrn., 2 
s., James Shannon, Carson Emerson Still¬ 
water; 1 d., Mrs. Mary Grace, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., real estate owner; hardware 
bus.; railroading, was with Wabash Ry. 
for 13 yrs. Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl.; 
First Natl. ; Amer. Natl. Assoc.. C. S. 
Basler, Earl Gray, Stillwater; (nol.) Dr. 
D. F. Janeway, C. C. Sumans, Judge W. 
H. Wilcox. Stillwater; Dr. R. M. Holbrook, 
Perkins: O. T. McCormack,, Glencoe: A. C. 
Alexander G. W. Johnston, J. W. Harreld, 
Dennis Flynn, John Embry, Jimmie Twy- 
ford, Okla. City. Church Chris.; deacon 
for 30 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., 
past pres.: Lions, active in all civic af¬ 
fairs ; mbr. Hardware Men’s Assn. : Knight 
Temnlar Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, 
Stillwater; former K. P. and I. O. O. F. 
Imp. Rel., P. H. Carson (dec.) father-in- 
law, was one of the pioneers of Gentry Co.. 
Mo., and organized first Masonic Lodge there, 
Pol. Act., Independent; active in co.. st. 
and nation for 40 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works personally and through organizations; 
one of the strongest leaders in Payne Co., 
an organizer. Offices Co. Treas., Gentry 
Co., Mo., 1895-97; former Mayor of Still¬ 
water;. mbr. St. Election Bd. 1920-24 ; 
Postmaster at Stillwater since 1923. Party 
Honors, st. committeeman for 12 yrs.; co. 
chmn. Central Com. 8 yrs.; del. to 1928 
natl. conv.; del. to numerous st., dist. and 
co. convs..; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived since at Still¬ 
water. 

KNIPE, WILLIAM A.. Perkins. Rep. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Green- 
castle, Tnd., Feb. 4, 1855. Edu.. Kan. A. 
& M. Col., Manhattan. Wife. Rita, d. of 
D. W. Beyer, Okla. City. Cdrn., 6 s., 
Forrest, Okla. City; Frank Shawnee; Wil¬ 
liam, Jr., Nile, Dennis. Perkins; Streeter, 
Pomona, Calif. ; 3 d., living in Calif, and 
Tucson, Ariz. Bus. Con., farm owner, dairy 
and registered livestock; former right of way 
man for Santa Fe Ry., for eastern Okla., 
1901-04; formerly in mercantile bus. for 20 
yrs. Bk. Con., Payne Co. Assoc., (pol.) 


J. P. Hinkle John H. Beilis, Cushing; Ed 
Good, Ripley; Walter Hurt, Stillwater; 
Charles McCormick, Glencoe; Dennis T. 
Flynn, William Grimes, William Walker, 
Frank J. Wyckoff, Judge Burford, Tom 
Kelly, Okla. City. Church Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Commercial, chmn.; chmn. Co. 
Good Roads Assn., 1925. active in behalf 
of good roads in co.; I. O. O. F., Perkins; 
Old Settlers Sons & Daughters of Okla., 
pres. Imp. Rel., Geo. D. Knipe (bro.), 
Horseshoe Bend, Idaho mbr. Idaho Legis¬ 
lature: S. N. Paddleford (bro.-in-law), 
capitalist, Manhattan, Kan.; Clementine 
Paddleford (niece), contributing editor 
Farm & Fireside Journal. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1889; one of the 
most powerful Influences In Payne Co. one 
of the organizers of the Rep. party in 
Okla.; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Offices, St. Legislature 
1895; ex-Counctlman and Sch. Bd. mbr. 
Party Honors, mbr. territorial central com. 

1891- 99 ; del. to every territorial and st. 
conv. since 1889 except one; candidate for 
Legislature 1891 and 1893, elected 1895: 

del. to many dist. convs. Remarks came 
to Okla. in 1889; lived since at Perkins; 
Capt. on staff of Gov. Ferguson and of 
Gov. Jenkins; founder of town of Perkins 
and established first store there; built first 
bridge across Cimarron River in Okla. ; 
chmn. of Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
drives at Perkins during W. War; chmn. of 
anti-Tubercular Assn, in Payne Co. Hob¬ 
by, livestock. 

LAUDERDALE, WILL. Yale. Dem. Ore., 
banker. B., Newton Co., Mo.. Dec. 29 
1871. Edu., com. sch., Oswego, Kan. Wife, 
Lula Robinson. Cdrn- 2 s.. Robert F., 
Yale; Glenn C., Seminole; 2 d., Mrs. Ruby 
iM. Percival, Seminole; Grace L. Lauder¬ 
dale, Mexico City, Mo.; missionary tchr. 
Bus. Con., First Natl.. Yale cashier. Bk. 
Con., (correspondent) Liberty Natl., Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City.; Exchange Natl., 
Tulsa. Assoc.. W. A. Northgrave, pres. 
First Natl. Bk., Yale; (pol.) Dr. W. B. 
Hudson, Dr. E. G. Newell, Yale: Wm. 
Barker, Stillwater: F. B. Swank, Norman. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges mbr. 
Amer. and St. Bankers Assns.; Mason Blue 
Lodge Yale: Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; M. W. A.. Yale. 
Imp. Rel.. Dr. T. L. Lauderdale (bro.), 
Ranger, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 35 yrs.; works personally and through 

com. Offices, Deputy Co. Treas. 1901-05. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman now 
serving; attends all co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1892; lived at Cushing 

1892- 93: and at Yale since; active in civic 
affairs; during W. War was active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond and Red Cross work; owns his 
original homestead. Hobby, hunting and 
checkers. 

LEWIS, L. G., Stillwater. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B-, Waterbury, Pa.. Jan. 20, 
1886. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Pa.; Val- 
naraiso Univ., Ind., grad. Wife, Dora 
Walden (dec.). Cdrn., 1 d.. Betty Jane. 
Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Assoc., L. H. Har- 
rill, Yale; (pol.) Brown Moore, C. G. New¬ 
ell. Yale; C. C. Smith Guthrie; Dr. New¬ 
ell, McAlester. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Yale; I. O. O. F. Yale. Pol. Act., 
indenendent; active for 10 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally: makes speeches. Offices, City 
Attv.,, Yale. 9 yrs. Remarks, came to 

Okla. in 1907; lived at Claremore and 

Wvnnewood a short time; at Yale until 
1928; at Stillwater since: active during W. 
War in food and fuel administration. 

LUMLY TOM M.. Cushing. Rep. Occ.. 
banker. B< Chautauqua Co. Kan., July 
3. 1877. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, 

Alma, d. of G. W. Snyder, Muskogee. 

Cdrn. 1 s.. Tom M., Jr., attending Okla. 
A <C M. Bus. Con., Pres. Okla. 
Natl. Bk.. Cushing; real estate and farm 
owner. Assoc., Ben B. Sanders, Loren C. 


Crooks; (pol.) John Raedeker, Co. Conimr.; 
H. Johnson, Okla. City; N. T. Gilbert, 
Tulsa; Mike O’Neal, Okla. City; John 
Embry. Church Meth.; mbr. official bd. 
Ciubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; St. Retailers 
Credit Assn., past pres.; Cimarron Valley 
Council of Boy Scouts, treas. past 5 yrs.; 
Lions, past pres., dii*. for 5 yrs., charter 
mbr., chmn. finance com. to secure 1930 
St. Lions Club Conv. at Cushing and chmn. 
of reception com.; former mbr. Cushing 
Country Club; 32nd Mason Commandery, 
Cushing; Tulsa Shrine; Guthrie Consistory, 
past High Priest Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., 
J. G. Lumly, Civil War soldier under Gen. 
Sherman (dec.) ; W. F. Lumly, Okla. 
City; E. M. Lumly, Tulsa (bros.). Pol. 
Act., active for 37 yrs.; is usually Rep.; 
makes speeches. Remarks* came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived at Chandler, 1892-1903; We- 
tumka 1903-10; Prague 1910-13; Cushing 
1913-16; Tonkawa 1916-19 and at Cushing 
again since; active in civic movements. 
Hobby, touring; he has been in all 
states west of Miss, and in Old Mexico. 

LYTTON, CLYDE F., Stillwater. Dem. 
Ooc., bus. manager A. & M. Col. B., 
Beatrice Co.. Neb., May 15 1888 ; came to 

Okla. 1889; located at Stillwater since. 
Edu., A. & M. Col., Stillwater; Valparaiso 
Univ., B. S.; *St. Louis Univ., B. C. S. 
W : fe, Atealia. Trltz. Cdrn., 1 d.. Elaine 
Claire. Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Masonic; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent worker. Hobby, fishing. 

MANNING. HOMER CLAY. Cushing. 
Rep. Occ.. surgeon. B., Williamsburg 
April 1, 1881. _Edu., conn sch., and Bap. 
Institute, Williamsburg, Ky.; Grant Uni¬ 
versity, Chattanooga, Tennessee, M. D. 
1907. Wife, Dora Smith, Kentucky. Cdr-v. 
1 s., Joe Rollater. Bus. Con., surgeon in 
charge of Cushing Hospital; S. & S. Lab¬ 
oratory ; drug bus.: has been practicing his 
profession in Cushing since 1907. Bk. 
Con. First Natl. Assoc., R. C. Jones. J. 

T. Williamson Cushing; L. O. Shannon, 
Stillwater; W. A. Driggs, J. H. Beilis, 
Cushing; (nol.) L. .T. Hoyt. Judge Wilcox. 
C. C. Sumans, Stillwater; H. C. Vineyard 
C. S. Brigham. Cushing: Judge E. S. 
Vaught, John Fields. A. C. Alexander. J. 
W. Harreld Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges. Lions, past p’-es.; Cush¬ 
ing Country Club; C. of C.: Mason Bliie 
Lodge. Knight Templar, Cushing: Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City Ind'a Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel-, Dr. Ben Spaulding, Arkansas 
City. Kan.; Joe Manning (bro.), mbr. Ky. 
Legislature. Pol. Act. partisan; active in 
Payne Co since 1907: valuable mbr. of 
Rep. organization for 20 yrs : works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, former 
Asst-. Co. Sunt, of Health. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1907; Pved since at Cushing. 
Hobby, hunting and raising fox hounds. 

M AKOVSKY, BOH.- Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ.. head of music dept.. A. & M. Col. 
B., Frantisky, Bohemia. Sept. 23, 1878; 

came to Okla. 1900 : locate at nun. c t- ; 
Woodward 1905; Okla. City 1907; Still¬ 
water since 1915. Edu., pub. sch.. Bohemia, 
including h. sch.; numerous musicians in 
Bohemia, especially John Makovsky, 
(uncle). Wife. Georgia Shestak. Bk. Con.. 
Amer. First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; Masonic. Commandery, 
Chapter, Stillwater; 33d Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
Dist. Deputy Grand Master Masons: Ad¬ 
visory Acacia Fraternity of St. of Okla. 
Remarks, was selected by U. S. Govt, to 
prepare 100 men for musicians for U. S. 
A. 1918, Armistice signed before the plan 
was comnleted. Who’s Who in Music in 

U. S. Hon. mbr. Natl. Advisory Bd. of 
Music. Past Natl. Pres, of Natl. Honor¬ 
ary Band Fraternity. Kappa Kappa Psi. 
Chmn. of Bd. Music Supervisors Natl. Con¬ 
ference. N. B -—Only three honorary mbrs. 




667 

Payne Co.; works through com. Offices, 
Sch. Land Appraiser 1904-06, under Gov. 
Frantz; Asst. Postmaster, Ripley, now 
serving; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1912-20. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; mbr. Twp. 
Election Ed. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1888, on the Bar-X-Bar Ranch owned by 
John McClain; has lived at Ripley since 
1889; veteran of Spanish-Amer. War. served 
with Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and under 
Capt. Woodbury Kane, 1st U. S. Cavalry, 
Troop K., carrying food to front line under 
heavy fire at San Juan Hill; honorably 
mentioned in Roosevelt’s writings in World 
Book; was with the first expedition to 
Cuba before the battle of Santiago; was 
in show bus. with “Buffalo Bill” for 3% 
yrs.; organizer of McGinty Cowboy Band, 
broadcast by KVOO, Tulso, and WHO, 
Des Moines. World champion broncho 
buster, 1910. Hobby, broncho busting. 

MclNTOSH. DANIEL C„ Stillwater. Hem. 
Oec., dean of the graduate sch. of A. & 
M. Col. B., Green Co., Ind., Oct. 16, 
1882; came to Okla. 1928; located at Still¬ 
water. Edu. Indianapolis Col. of Phar¬ 
macy, Ph. G.; Ind. Univ., A. B., A. M.; 
la. St. Col., B. S.; Ind. Univ., Ph. D. 
Wife, Fanchon Moffett. Bk. Con-, Amer. 
First Natl. Assoc, (pol.) John S. Vaughan. 
Prof. C. W. Briles. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Delta Tau Delta, Gamma Sigma. 
Mason, Worthington, Ind.; Consistory, 
Shrine Indianapolis; Elks, Linton, Ind. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. J. P. McIntosh, (father), st. 
senator, Ind. Pol. Act., partisan; state 
worker all ways needed. Offices, County 
Superintendent Schools, Green County, Ind. 
Party H onors, Dem. nominee twice for 
St, Supt. of Schs., Ind. Remarks. Legion¬ 
naire Carter Hanner Post, Stillwater; 139th 
and 129th Machine Gun Battalion, A. E. 
F.; mbr. of St. Com. on h. sch. course 
of study for Oklahoma. 


McCLENDON, TERRELL B„ Stillwater. 
Dem. Occ., acting chief clerk A. & M. 
Col. B., Newnan, Ga.. May 11 1896; 
came to Okla. 1900; located at Calumet; 
Geary 1904; Atlanta, Ga., 1910; Shawnee 
1912; Okla. City 1913; Bartlesville 1917; 
Okla. City 1920; Stillwater 1922 since. 


WILLIAM McGINTY 


PAYNE COUNTY 


Wife, Lina Aiken. Cdrn., 1 d.. Maurine. 
Bk. Con., Amer. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
John A. Whitehurst, Frank Carter, C. C. 
Childers, Harry B. Cordell. Church Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Stillwmter; Chap¬ 
ter, C. of C. Pol. Act. partisan; worker 
through com. Remarks, Legionnaire Carter 
O. Hanner No. 129 Ordnance Dept. A. E. 
F. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 


BOH MAKOYSKY 


in the Natl. Band Fraternity, Sousa. Herb¬ 
ert Clark, and Bob Makovsky. Hobby, 
young people. 

MATHIAS, CLAUDE G. Cushing. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Getchel, Wash., Aug. 
6 1889. Edu., com. and h. schs., Perkins; 
bus. col., Chillicothe, Mo. Wife, Ruby, d. 
of J. M. Clanin, Perkins. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robert; 1 d., Virginia, at h. Bus. Con., 
owner Rexall Drug Store, Cushing; part 
owner Rexall Drug Store Bartlesville; in 
drug bus. 21 yrs. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc-, Don S. Freeday Bartlesville, part¬ 
ner in drug bus. there; (pol.) J. M. Grubb, 
Bill Baker, John Reese, Stillwater; Frank 
Carter Ed Trapp, O. A. Cargill, Okla. 
City. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Rotary; Retail Credit Merchants 
Assn., dir. ; St. Rexall Club, pres.; Izaak 
Walton League; Mason Knight Templar, 
W. O. W., Cushing. Imp. Rel., Elsie Hand, 
(cousin). Librarian, A. & M. College, 
Stillwater. Pol. Act, partisan; active in 
county and district for 15 years; anti- 
Klan; believes prohibition law should be 
modified; particularly influential in Payne 
Co.; works personally and through com.; 
attends most st. and all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived at Per¬ 
kins until 1918 and at Cushing since; dur¬ 
ing W. War served in Co. D, 90th Division, 
387th Infantry. Hobby, fishing. 

McCLARY, E. O., Y T ale. Dem. Occ.. city 
mgr. B., Ind. Ter., June 18, 1893. Edu., 
at Ada and Stratford. Wife, Maude 
Vssery. Cdrn.. 2 s., Eugene,, Lewis; 2 

d., Catherine, DeMalee. Bus. Con., city 
mgr. Bk. Con., Farmers & Merchants. 
Assoc.. Dr. L. O. Rambo, A. E. Epperson, 
Dr. Henson, (pol.) city commrs. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.„ M. W. 
A.; C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1915; makes speeches; does personal 
and com. work. Offices, city mgr. since 
Oct.; prior to that was Supt. light & 
water works for 10 yrs. Remarks, native 
born. Attends all co. convs. Hobby, foot 
ball and all athletics. 


McELROY, C. H., Stillwater. Rep. Occ., 
dean of science and literature and dean of 
men. B., Tulsa, 1886; native; Jennings 
1900 ; Stillwater 1906 since. Edu-, A. & 
M.. B. S.; St. Joseph Veterinary Col., Mo., 
D. V. M. Wife, Maggie Allnutt. Cdrn., 
1 s., Buel; 1 d., Geraldine. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions, Sigma Nu, Mason. Still¬ 
water ; Consistory, Guthrie ; Amer. Veterans 
Medical Assn.; Okla. Society for Crippled 
Children; dir. C. of C. Imp. Rel., Pleasant 
Porter, chief of the Creek Indians. Pol. 
Act., independent worker. Office, City 
Councilman. Remarks, faculty representa¬ 
tive in Mo. Valley athletic conference. 
Hobby, bacteriology', college athletics. 

McGlNTY, WILLIAM, Ripley. Rep. Occ., 
Asst. Postmaster. B., Mercer Co., Mo., 
Jan. 1 1871. Edu., self educated. Wife, 
Millie Pickering. Cdrn., 3 s., Delmar, Otto, 
Clarence. Bus. Con., owner Chevrolet 
agency, Ripley; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Assoc., Austin Goom, Bur- 
ford Sheron, W. H. Hastings, J. E. Yan- 
ser, Wm. Baker; (pol.) Tom Kelly, Judge 
Woodyard, Judge Wilcox,, Stillwater; Frank 
Orner, J. B. Colbert, Tishomingo; Ben 
Miller, Tulsa; Frank Frantz, Tulsa; Judge 
Wm. Sumnis, Vinita; “Pawnee Bill.” 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge. Ripley. 
Imp. Rel-, John, Ripley; Isaac, Sapulpa 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Roy Schiner (sister), Ripley. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 30 yrs. in 











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DR. E. G. NEWELL 


McNEFF, J. A., Stillwater. Rep. Occ., 
grocer. B., Centerville, la., Oct. 7. 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Kan. and Mo.; Cooper 
Col. Moundsville, Mo. Wife, Mamie, d. 
of H. S. Clary, Stillwater. Cdrn„, 2 d., 
Mrs. Mildred Leechman, Bernadine, Still¬ 
water. Bus. Con., pure food market, Still¬ 
water, past 25 yrs. Bk. Con., Bk. of Still¬ 
water; Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc-, 
(pol.) Datus E. Sater, Ed Brewer, Ed Bo¬ 
len. Stillwater; Pat Henry; T. W. Cover- 
dale, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; Rotary; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Stillwater; W. 0. W., 

Stillwater; Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. and st. for 30 
yrs.; works personally and through com. 
Offices, former chmn. Sell. Bd. 7 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to all st., dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived since 
at Stillwater. Hobby, traveling. 

MELTON, C. A., Stillwater. Dem. Occ., 
real estate, loans and insurance dealer. 
B„ Republic Co., Kan., Mch. 27, 1873. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Cuba, Kan. Wife, 
Nettie Northup. Cdrn., 3 s.. Dr. F. A. 
Melton, Norman; L. D., John H., Still¬ 
water. Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl. Assoc-, 
(pol.) Brown Moore, J. J. Williamson, 
Dewey Dobbs, L. G. Lewis, Lafayette 
Wright, L. L. Fisher, Stillwater; and st. 
Dem. leaders. Church, Meth., S.; Wesley 
brotherhood; choir dir. Imp. Rel., W. A. 
Melton (bro.), Tulsa; W. A. Melton, Jr., 
(nephew 1 ), supt. Shaffer Oil Co., Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., active in co. and st. for 29 yrs.; 
works personally and through organiza¬ 
tions; good organizer. Offices, City Coun¬ 
cilman, Cuba, Kan.; Probation Officer of 
Payne- Co. Party Honors, co. chmn. Cen¬ 
tral Com. for 4 yrs.; del. to st. dist. and 
co. convs.; Co. Registrar for yrs.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived since at Stillwater; active in 
civic improvements; during W. War was 
active in Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, box¬ 
ing and vocal music. 

MILLARD, CHARLES EDMOND. Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., Deputy Co. Treasurer. 
B., Clifton, Kan. Aug. 9, 1883. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Stillwater; Okla. A. & M. 
Col., Stillwater. Wife, Eda. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Chas. Roland. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Brown Moore, S. J. Burton, 
Cushing; Steve Bryant, Cushing; C. A. 


Melton, S. A. Alcott, L. G. Lewis, Still¬ 
water; Fletcher Johnson, Bristow; Scott 
Ferris, Okla. City. Lodges, I. O. O. F., 
M. W. A., Stillwater. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1912; anti-Klan; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and has large personal following. Offices, 
Ct. Clk., 1915-19; Deputy Co. Treas. since 
1925; sec’y Co. Election Bd. 1920-23. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1897 ; lived at 
Ponca City 1897-1900; at Stillwater since. 
Hobby, farming. 

MILLER, FREEMAN E„ Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ«, lawyer. B., Fountain Co., Ind., May 
19 1864. Edu., com. and h. sells., New- 

town, Ind.; DePauw Univ., Greencastle, 

Ind.. grad., 1887. Wife, Ada M. Cdrn., 
Floyd E., newspaper publisher, Skiatook. 

Bus. Con., practicing attorney; was prof, 

of English at Okla. A. & M. Col., 1894- 
1898, and 1915-16. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) L. G. Lewis, Yale; J. M. 
Grubb. Cushing; Dr. J. C. Gray, Still¬ 
water. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Still¬ 
water. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1910; makes speeches; works through 
com.; anti-Klan. Offices, mbr. territorial 

council, 1901; Dist. Atty., 31st judicial 
dist., Tex., 1889-90. Party Honors, del. 
to st. and co. convs.; co. chmn. 1900 ; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890 ; lived since at Stillwater. 

MITCHELL, L. A., Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ-, physician. B. Haleyville, Ala., May 
20, 1881. Edu., Western Ala. Agricultural 
Col., grad., 1902; Peabody Col., grad., 
1904; medical col., Univ. Nashville, grad., 
1908. Wife, Cornelia Boyd, Nashville, 
Tenn. Cdrn., 1 s.. Max; 1 d.. Hazel Marie. 
Bus. Con-, farm owner. Tillman Co. and 
in Rio Grande Valley; former physician 
for A. & M. Col. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. Spurgeon, Dr. Arrington, Fred¬ 
erick; (pol.) Mr. Baker, Judge Woodyard. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges Lions, 
instrumental in securing flying field at 
Stillwater; Okla. and Payne Cos. Medical 
Societies; C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Frederick; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., C. E. Mitchell (bro.), St. Legislator. 
Ala. Pol. Act., independent; active for 15 
yrs.; makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Remarks came to Okla. in 
1910 and lived at Frederick until 1925 ; 
at Stillwater since; active in all public and 
civic affairs: active in Red Cross during 
W. War and is now mbr. of Red Cross 
Bd.; Deputy Co. Health Officer and is local 
surgeon for Santa Fe R.v.; interested in 
younger generation and in helping them 
to secure advantages in the world; officer 
in Okla. Natl. Guard; he attends all med¬ 
ical convs. and has been an officer in st. 
and co. assns. Hobby, col. athletics and 
sports. 

MOORE. BROWN, Stillwater. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Johnson Co., Ark., Jan. 12, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. schs., Johnson 
Co., Ark.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., LL. B. Wife Inez. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Jacqueline. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) S. A. Bryant, L. A. Crenshaw, Cush¬ 
ing ; M. J. Bradley, Dewey Dobson L. G. 
Lewis, Stillwater. Church, Meth., S. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
15 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts; anti-Klan. Offices, Co. 
Atty. Pawnee Co., 1920; Co. Judge, Payne 
Co., 1923-24. Party Honors. Co. Chmn. 
Central Com. 1922.-24; St. Committeeman 
1922; del. to st., dist. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1919; lived at Pa w¬ 
nee 1919-21; at Stillwater since; mbr. of 
Payne Co. Bar Assn. ; during W. War was 
Second Lieut in Infantry, unattached. 

MUNDAY, J. K.. Ripley. Dem. Occ., 
retired farmer. B., Madison Co.. Ky., 
Mch. 3, 1856. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Madison Co., Ky. Wife, Mary E. DeJar- 
nette. Cdrn., 2 s., T. L., Mehan; Roy 
C„ Ripley. Assoc., (pol.) Chas. A. Mel¬ 
ton, Brown Moore, Stillwater; Dr. Newell, 


Yale; ex-Gov. R. L. Williams, Bill Frank¬ 
lin, ex-Gov. J. B. A. Robertson. Bill Mur¬ 
ray, ex-Gov. Chas N. Haskell, Sen. Tom 
Gore, Representative Swank. Church, of 
Christ; elder for yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Dem. circles for 50 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
party organizations. Offices, Asst. Post¬ 
master in first Okla. Legislature ; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, chmn. co. central com. 
1920-22; del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
served on local inspection and co. election 
bds. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; 
lived since at Ripley. 

NEWBY, OMAR C., Cushing. Dem. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Independence, Kan., 
Feb. 3, 1881. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Kingman, Kan. Wife, Monte, d. of M. 
I. Boyles, Cushing. Bk. Con-., Farmers 
Natl.; First Natl., Cushing. Assoc., (pol.) 
L. A Crenshaw, Wilbur Harris, S. A. 
Bryan, W. A. Drake, Claude Mathias Mack 
White, C. H. Blankenship, Hiram Duncan, 
Jim Gearheart. Chas. J. Smith, Chas. Grif¬ 
fith, Cushing. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
O., I. O. O. F.„ Cushing. Imp. Rel., R- 

L. Newby (bro), Tulsa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1919; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Chief 

of Police. Cushing, 1919-25; and again 
since 1927; connected with Cushing police 
force for 12 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903 ; lived since at Cushing. Hobby, 
gardening. 

NEWELL, E. G„ Yale. Dem. Occ., 

physician. B. Vernon Co., Mo., Jan. 10, 
1870. Edu., com. and h. schs., Nevada, 

Mo.; Beaumont Medical Col., St. Louis, 
Mo M. D. Wife, Pearl J. Hyder. Cdrn., 
2 s., John C., Tonkawa; William C.. Y r ale; 
2 d., Mrs. B. Million, Woodward; Mrs. Be¬ 
atrice Josey, Dallas. Bus. Con. practicing 
physician ; insanity specialist; farm owner. 
Pawnee Co.; interested in gas production. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Brown Moore, Chas. Melton, Harry Jones 
L. G. Lewis, Stillwater; Dan Welty, Bill 
Alexander, M. E. Trapp, Okla. City. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Yale; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; M. W. A.; Amer. Assurance 
Union. Imp. Rel., John Quincy Newell 
(bro), warden, penitentiary, McAlester. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 38 yrs.: 
works personally and through party organ¬ 
izations. Officesi first Mayor of Yale 1903- 
06 and 1920-22; Supt. St. Institution, 
Supply, 1907-15. Party Honors, del. to 
constitutional conv. 1906 ; del. to nearly all 
st. convs.; del. to numerous dist. and co. 
convs; pret committeeman; mbr. co. cen¬ 
tral com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895; 
lived at Jennings 1895-1903; Yale 1903- 
07; Supply 1907-15; Okla. City 1915-18; 
and at Yale since; mbr. of Co. H, 2nd 
Regiment, Mo. St. Militia. Hobby, fishing; 
football. 

ORNER, FRANK CRAIG, Goodnight. 
Rep. Occ., farmer and stockman. B., 
Martinsville, Ind.. Jan. 5, 1868; came to 
Kan. 1880; located near Wellington; an 
“89er” • in Payne Co. the last 40 years. 
Edu., public schs., Kan.: Wichita Bus. 
Col., Wichita. Kan. Wife, Nancy Lee 
Nora. Cdrn., 4 d.. Zephyr, Sophia, Leone, 
Mrs. Oretha Swartz. Bk. Con., Stillwater 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Wm. McGinty. Thomas 
Kelly, Dr. R. W. Holbrook, Rev. .T. W.Gar- 
ner. Rev. E. W. Snoddy, Judge Thos. P. 
Doyle, Sen. Amos Ewing. Rev. B. H. 
Sclilegel. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 

I. O. O. F.; life mbr. St. Historical So¬ 
ciety; M B. A.; Farmers Union; sec’y- 
treas Old Settlers; Sons and Daughters 
Assn, of Okla., Inc. Imp. Rel., Wm. H. 
Orner (father). 89er and Union soldier. 
Pol. Act. nonpartisan: st. worker all ways 
needed. Offices, U. S. Secret Service 1886; 
Scout and Cavalry 1887 : Twp. Trustee 
1898; Twp. Assessor. Sch. and Church Bd., 
Representative in St. Legislature. Party 






669 


PAYNE COUNTY 



FRANK C. ORNER 


Honors, co. central com.; twp. committee¬ 
man; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
an outstanding pioneer of Payne Co., 
proud of his Seotch-Irish descent. Hobby, 
st. history. 

PATTERSON, HERBERT, Stillwater. Ind. 
Occ., dean of sch. of education and dir. 
summer sch., Okla. A. & M. Col. B., 
Chilmark, Mass., Feb. 17, 1887. Edu., 

Wesleyan Univ., Conn., B. A., 1908, M. A., 
1911; Yale Univ., M. A., 1911, Ph. D., 

1913. Wife, (first) Susie V. Hartford 
(dec.); (second) Mary L. Schenck (dec.). 
Cdrn., 1 s., John Herbert; 4 d., Ruth, 

Nancy Jane, Emily, Esther Mary, at li. 
Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl.; First Natl.; 
Amer, Natl. Church, Pres.; elder. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; N. E. A., life mbr.; 
Amer. Philosophical Society; Amer. Sociol¬ 
ogical Society; Amer. Assn, of Univ. Pro¬ 
fessors ; Natl. Society of College Tchrs., 
O. E. A.; pres. Sectarian Col. teachers, 

1927 ; Natl, and Okla. Vocational Edu¬ 
cation Societies; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi 
Kappa Phi; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Kappa 
Psi; Phi Delta Kappa; other educational 
societies; Lions; Mason Blue Lodge, Still¬ 
water. Imp. Rel., Walter B. Patterson, 

Rumford Press, Concord, N. H.; Robt. M. 
Patterson, Hotel Potomac. Washington, D. 
C. (bros.). Pol. Act., active in co for 
10 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, St. 
Commr. to inspect junior colleges. Re¬ 

marks, came to Okla. in 1919 ; lived since 
at Stillwater; author of many books, 
pamphlets, and articles and a lecturer on 
educational subjects. 

POUND, ALICE, Cushing. Dem. Occ., 
housewife; B., Washington, La., Aug. 7, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Kan. and Mo. 
Hus., deceased. Cdrn., 2 s., William P., 
Duncan; Shannon L., Cushing; 1 d., Mrs. 
Frances Wedin, Cushing. Bk. Con., Okla. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs J. M. Marable, 
Mrs. H. L. Mascho, Mrs. L. H. Owens. 
Mrs. C. L. Mitchell, Mrs. John Middleton, 
Mrs. L. L. Hulme, Mrs. W. E. Morgan, A. 
V. Doty, Dewey Dobson, Cushing; Mrs. 
House, Bristow. Church Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, W. C. T. U.; Eastern Star; Re- 
bekahs, Cushing. Imp. Rel., William This¬ 
tle (bro.), manager Bell Telephone Co., 
Atchison, Kan. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in co. for 10 yrs.; works personally 
and through com. Party Honors, Dem. 


Committeewoman, Stillwater, 1927; v.- 

chmn. Dem. Co. Com., Cushing, 1928. Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. in 1889; mbr. of 
Amer. Legion Auxiliary of Donaldson 
Walker Post, Cushing, which she organ¬ 
ized ; attended first Amer. Legion St. Conv. 
and also the first natl. conv. at Kansas 
City at which was present Gen. Foch, 
Gen. Pershing, Lloyd George and other war 
notables. Hobby, art. 

PUCKETT, JACOB, Cushing. Rep. Occ., 
retired. B., Shelby Co., Ill., Aug. 22, 
1860. Edu., com. sch., Erie, Kan. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Con., First Natl. Past Bus., 
farmer; livestock dealer; banker; mer¬ 
chant, implements, oil bus. Assoc., (pol.) 
Bill Knight, Perkins; John P. Hinkle; 
Clarence Brigham, Cushing; Dennis T. 
Flynn, Bird S. McGuire, John Embry, 
John J. Greer. Church. Meth. preferred. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory 7 ; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 

50 yrs.; since he has retired from bus. 

he devotes his time to politics; works per¬ 
sonally and through com.; thinks prohib¬ 
ition law should be modified; anti-Klan; 
a power in party since statehood. Offices, 
Postmaster Cushing 10 yrs., under Roose¬ 
velt and Taft, Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs. in early days. Remarks, 

came to Okla. in 1893; lived in Lincoln 

Co. 1893-98; and at Cushing since; with 
L. B. Hay, laid out town of Cushing: 
was organizer of First Natl. Bk. at Yale; 
during W. War was pres, of war bk. and 
very' active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work; interested in civic improvements. 

READEKER, J. H., Cushing. Rep. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., Freeport, Ill., 
Apr. 3 1866. Edu., com. sch., Freeport, 

Ill. Wife, Mary, d. of Henry C. Notson, 
Wellston. Cdrn., 2 s., John R., Robt.; 2 
d.. Martha, Mary. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., T. R. Lumley, T. C. Orr, C. C. 
Waters, Chas. Griffith, Andrew Little 
Cushing; (pol.) H. C. Vineyard. Clarence 
Brigham, Cushing; E. T. Thatcher, Still¬ 
water; Dr. Holbrook, Perkins; H. H. Rog¬ 
ers Tulsa; Judge Vaught, Okla. City; Earl 
Gray, Fairfax. Church, Chris.; deacon. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery. 
Cushing; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine; trustee Payne Co. 
Masonic Hospital Assn. Pol. Act-, parti- 
1928 since. Edu., DePauw Univ.. Green 
san ; active for 30 yrs,; favors prohibition ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Commr. since 1920 now serving fourth 
term; former mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
former del. to st. convs. and del. to all 
co. convs. Remarks came to Okla. in 
1892; lived at Chandler 1892-1913; and at 
Cushing since; active in all civic affairs 
of Cushing; during W War was active in 
Bond drives and Red Cross work; spent 
one enlistment in Okla. Natl. Guard. Hob¬ 
by, good roads. 

RAMBO. I. 0., Yale. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician. B., Cowley Co., Kan., Dec. 12, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., Arkansas 
City, Kan.; Darling Col., Wichita Kan.; 
Montgomery Acad.. Winfield. Kan. : La Salle 
Extension Univ., Chicago. Ill. Wife Hat¬ 
tie B. McCandless. Cdrn., 1 s., I. O., Jr. 
Bus. Con., practicing physician; also a 
lawyer and familiar •with life insurance 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. ; ’ Farmers Natl. 
Assoc, (pol.) Co. Dem. leadersj G. A. Mel¬ 
ton, Brown Moore, Stillwater; A. C. Alex-* 
ander, Howard B. Hopps, Ed Semans. M. 
E. Trapp, Okla. City; Sen. Fletcher John¬ 
son. Creek Co.; J. W. Baker, co. chmn. 
central com., Stillwater; Will Lauderdale, 
Dr. E. G. Newell, Yale. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. ; 
Security Benefit Assn., Topeka. Kan.; K. 
P., Yale. Pol. Act., independent; active for 
3o’ yrs.; makes speeches; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices. Mayor 
of Yale, now serving; V.-Mayor 1927-29; 
City Commr. 1927-29 ; Constable in Cowley 


Co., Kan., 1896-98; Co. Assessor, Cowley 
Co., Kan., 1908-10. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928; del. to 
many dist. and co. convs.; mbr. co. central 
com.; inspector elections, fourth ward, 
Yale. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1916; 
lived since at Yale. Hobby, fishing. 

REESE, JOHN W„ Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Johnstown, Ohio, Aug. 
10, 1874. Edu., h. sch., Emporia, Kan.; 
academic work at Kan. St. Normal, Em¬ 
poria, Kan.; law sch., Univ. of Neb., ad¬ 
mitted to bar by Supreme Ct. of Neb. 
1896. Wife, Mabel Radley. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Robert, Walter, Stillwater; 3 d., Eulah, Le- 
nore, Grace, at h. Bus. Con., practicing 
attorney. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. Church, 
Meth.; former mbr. bd. of trustees. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Civitan; C. of C., active in all 
civic affairs; Mason Blue Lodge; Knight 
Templar; I. O. O. F., Stillwater. Imp. 
Rel.,, William Reese. Supt. Schs., Emporia, 
Kan.; Mrs. Linna Lawther (sister), pri¬ 
mary tchr. at Anadarko, past 20 yrs. Pol. 
Act., partisan : active in co. and st. for 
25 yrs.; favors prohibition; makes speech¬ 
es; works through com. and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, mbr. Fourth and Eleventh 
St. Legislatures; Federal Prohibition Dir. 
for Okla. 1919-21, and 1923-25; Co. Atty., 
Payne Co., 1907-11 and 1923-24; City 
Atty., Stillwater, now serving; mbr. Bd. of 
Edu., Stillwater, 1913-16. Party Honors, 
co. chmn. and sec’y of co. central com. 
several times; del. to st., dist. and co. 
convs. several times; presidential elector, 
Woodrow Wilson campaign, 1916. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived since at Still¬ 
water; active in civic progress; during W. 
War was mbr. of Council of Defense, spec¬ 
ial investigator for Medical Bd. and at¬ 
torney for War Stamp campaign. Hobby, 
baseball and pitching horseshoes. 

RIDDLE, DAISY (MRS. G. W.), Ripley. 
Dem. Oce., homemaker. B., Lebanon, 
Kan., Mch. 5, 1892. Edu.,, li. sch.. Paw¬ 
nee, grad. 1907; bus. col., Guthrie, 1908. 
Hus., G. W. Riddle. Bk. Con., Farmers 
St. Assoc., Mrs. Paul Harrison. Mrs. J. 
E. Yenzes, Mrs. Euliss Moore, Mrs. Aus¬ 
tin Goom; (pol.) G. W. Baker, W. J. Brad¬ 
ley, Brown Moore, Stillwater; S. A. Bryant, 
Cushing; Dr. Rambo, Yale; Ed Semans, 
M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, P. A. Janeway, 
Geo. D. Key and Roy St. Lewis, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth.; supt. S. S. for 5 



DR. HERBERT PATTERSON 










670 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



DEAN JULIA E. STOUT 


yrs.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, Merry 
Matrons Bridge Club; Royal Neighbors, 
Ripley. Imp. Rel. Albert L. Massecar 
(father), Ripley; Mrs. Austin Goom, Rip¬ 
ley; Mrs. G. M. Bond, Okla. City (sisters) ; 
Eugene and C. G. Massecar Ripley and 
W. J. B. Massecar, Anaheim, Calif, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Payne Co. 
for 10 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, formerly v.-chmn. 
Democratic Central Committee. Remarks, 
came to Oklahoma in 1905; lived near 
Enid 1905-06 ; Pawnee 1906-10; Ripley 
since; during World War was active mbr. 
of Red Cross Chapter. Hobby, swimming 
and brodge. 

RIDDLE, G. W. , Ripley. Dem. Occ. 
merchant. B„ Cowley Co., Kan., Oct. 29, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ripley. 
Wife, Daisy, d. of Albert Massecar, Rip¬ 
ley. Bus. Con., General Dry Goods and 
Gents Furnishings Store, Ripley; also fa¬ 
miliar with hardware, bakery and restaur¬ 
ant bus. Bk. Con., Farmers St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Brown Moore, J. M. Bradley, J. W. 
Baker, Stillwater. Clubs &. Lodges. C. 
of C., sec’y and active mbr.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Ripley. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
for 10 yrs.; works mostly through personal 
contacts; thinks the method of enforcing 
prohibition should be changed. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; serves on 
election bd., past 10 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1889; lived in and near Rip¬ 
ley since; has been in bus. in Ripley for 
past 15 yrs.; interested in agricultural 
work. Hobby, baseball. 

RINGWALD JACOB F., Perkins. Dem. 
Occ., real estate and insurance dealer. B., 
Ross Co., Ohio, Aug. 8, 1849. Edu., com. 
sch., Ross Co., Ohio. Wife. Roanah S. 
Ringwald. Cdrn., 7 s., John W. and Otto, 
Perkins; Leslie, Hilbard, Cushing; Grover 
A., Chillicothe, Mo.; Ruby R., Nampa. Ida¬ 


ho; Clarence A., Enid; 1 d., Mrs. Alma 
Wallis, Perkins. Bus. Con., real estate, 
insurance, farm owner, notary public. Bk. 
Con., Payne Co. Assoc, (pol.) Bill An- 
nis. Freeman Miller, John Reece, E. L. 
Basil, Stillwater; Sam Clifton, Charles 
Kenworthy. Robt. Baker, Perkins. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Perikns; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., William H. Ringwald (bro.), Chilli¬ 
cothe, Ohio. Pol Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1889 ; a pioneer of Perkins 
and has confidence of public; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, former 
Justice of Peace and former Twp. Trustee. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. nearly 
every yr. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1889; 
lived since at Perkins; had three sons in 
service during W. War and his son Hilbard 
served in France with 90th Division. Hob¬ 
by, pitching horseshoes. 

SATER, DATUS E., Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., abstracts, insurance and loans. B., 
Muncie Ind., Aug. 3, 1880. Edu., com. 
sch., Stillwater; Okla. A. & M. Col., 1898- 
1902. Wife, Mabel Hayes, Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Max. Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl.; Amer. 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Newt Kelso, Mulhall; 
A. M. Howe C. M. Edmondson, Orlando; 
H. C. Vineyard, Cushing; Austin Goom, 
Ripley; L. L. Hitt, Yale. Church, Chris.; 
sec’y S. S.; mbr. Church Bd.; chmn. Boy 
Scout Troop Com. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., past sec’y; mbr. Cimarron Valley Coun¬ 
cil of Boy Scouts; Mason, Frontier Lodge 
No. 48, Blue Lodge Stillwater; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., J. E. Sater (father) 
was a mbr. of constitutional conv. (dec..). 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1904; one of the most active workers in 
party for many yrs.; fine organizer; at¬ 
tends convs. and prct. meetings; works 
, also through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to st., co. and dist. convs.; 


prct. committeeman, ward 1. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889; lived since at Still¬ 
water ; officer in K. K. K. Hobby, politics. 

SCH LEG EL, B. H., Cushing. Itep. St. 
Repr. (Complete information unavailable.) 

SCROGGS, SCHILLER, Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., Administrative Research A. & M. 
Col. B., Rogers, Ark., May 30, 1892; came 
to Okla. 1904 ; located at Kingfisher 1912-20 ; 
Kingston 1920; Durant 1927; Stillwater 
since 1928. Wife, Roberta Wilmouth Lan¬ 
drum. Cdrn., 1 s., Schiller J. Bus. Con., 
general mgr. Student Self Help Industries, 
broom factory, ceramic factory, A. & M. 
duplicating service, cabinet making shops, 
student farm, hand craft shops. College 
Cafeteria. Bk. Con., Amer.- First Natl., 
Stillwater. Church, Congregational. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Lions; Phi Delta Kappa; Kappa 
Delta Phi; Masonic, Kingston; A. A. A. S. 
of U. S.; Okla. Academy of Science; C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. W. Scroggs, Nor¬ 
man, Okla. Pol. Act., co. worker; always 
interested. Offices Sec’y. of Gov. Hollo¬ 
way’s Okla. Edu. Commission ; mbr. h. sch. 
Curriculum Re-organization Com. of Okla : 
Chmn. of Co. Com. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, charter mbr. Hammer Post, Still¬ 
water 1913; Sgt. 1914; re-enlisted 1915; 
re-instated Sgt.; commissioned in infantry 
1916; Second Lieut; First Lieut, and Cap¬ 
tain; A. E. F. Siberia 1918; left Siberia 
1920 and resigned 1920; mbr. Coast Artil¬ 
lery 1912, transferred to Hospital Corps. 
Mbr. Okla. Research Club. Hobby, equal 
opportunities for education for all. 

SHULL, DR. R. J., Stillwater. Dem. 
Occ., physician and sturgeon, A. & M. Col. 
B., Winchester, Va., Dec. 22, 1878 ; came 
to Okla. 1904; located at Hugo; Stillwater 
1928 since. Edu., S. N. C., Reliance, Va.; 
Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, Md.. 1903. 
Wife, Virginia Clagett. Cdrn., 1 d., Vir¬ 
ginia Alleen. Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Supt. John Vaughan, Harry 
B. Cordell, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Gen. 
Chas. F. Barrett. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
Mason, Commandery, Hugo; Bedouin Tem¬ 
ple Shrine, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., C. G. 
Shull, Bk. Commr., St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker; personal 
contact and through com. Offices, City 
Health Officer, Hugo. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. conv. Remarks, Legionnaire 
Carter Hanner Post; Capt. in M. C-, U. 
S. Army; St. Surgeon of Okla. Natl. Guard, 
rank of Major in Reserve Corps. Hobby, 
physical training. 

STOUT, DEAN JULIA E., Stillwater. 
Rep. Occ., dean of women, A. & M. Col. 
B., Cicero, Ind.; came to Okla. 1910; lo¬ 
cated at Hugo; Durant 1916; Stillwater 
1928 since. Edu., DePauw Univ., Green- 
castle, Ind.; Natl. Sch. of Music, Chicago; 
Columbia University, B. S. Single. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. J. 
Holloway, John S. Vaughan. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. Assn. Univ. 
Women; Lahoma Club; Alpha Phi (Natl. 
Sorority); Eastern Star, Hugo; O. E. A.; 
Natl Assn. Deans of Women; Bus. & Pro¬ 
fessional Women’s Clubs; mbr. Natl. Music 
Supervisors Assn. Imp. Rel., Dr. H. H. 
Stout (dec.), Ind.; Admiral George Dewey. 
Remarks, in working out tchrs. diploma 
at Columbia Univ., N. Y. City, she spec¬ 
ialized in directing the community singing 
and was S. A. T. C. song leader; directed 
community singing among foreign groups 
and Henry street settlement divisions. 

STRODE, RUTH M„ Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., furniture and undertaking. B., Lew- 
istown. Ill., Sept. 27, 1879. Edu., com. 
and h. schs. Lewistown, Ill.; Knox Col., 
Galesburg, Ill. Hus., s. of Dr. W. S. 
Strode. Lewistown, HI. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward 
M., Stillwater. Bus. Con., Strode Furniture 
& Undertaking Stillwater, for past 15 yrs. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 
John P. Hinkel, T. W. Kelly, Judge Wood- 
yard, Stillwater; James L. Harris, Wag¬ 
oner; Geo. Strawn, Ardmore. Chureh, 






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671 



Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. & Professional 
Womens Club; W. C. T. U., C. of C., dir.; 
Eastern Star, P. E. 0., Rebekahs, Still¬ 
water. Imp. R el ... Col. W. E. Hull, Pe¬ 
oria, Ill.; Ross McDowell (bro.), Travelers 
Insurance Co., Okla. City. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active for 20 yrs.; strongly in fa¬ 
vor of prohibition; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, indorsed for Con¬ 
gress 1928 by the Payne Co. Bd.; attends 
many st., dist. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910; lived at Clare- 
more 1910-15; at Stillwater since. Hobby, 
reading and music. 

SUMAN, CHARLES C., Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Platte Co., Mo., Eeb. 
12, 1874. Edu., com. sch., Jackson Co.. 

Kan.; Campbell Univ., Holton, Kan.; Cen¬ 
tral Normal Col., Great Bend, Kan., B. 
S.. 1897; Univ. of Okla., grad., 1901. Wife, 
Daisy B. Cdrn., 2 s.. Conrad and Houston; 
1 d., Susie. Bus. Con., practicing attor¬ 
ney; dir. and stockholder Home Gas Co., 
Cushing; also familiar with drug bus. and 
established Rexall Drug Store at Cushing. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Stillwater Natl.; 
Okla. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. A. McNeff, 
Datus Sater Tom Kelly. W. H. Wilcox, Ar¬ 
thur Swank, Stillwater; Dr. Holbrook, Per¬ 
kins ; Oscar Goom, Ripley; H. C. Vineyard, 
Cushing; John Fields, Bird McGuire, Tul¬ 
sa; Sen. Pine, Sen. Harreld. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cush¬ 
ing, past Master; Chapter, Stillwater; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Col. Suman, 
financier and politician, Valparaiso, Ind. 
Pol. Act., partisan; influential in co. since 
1900; makes speeches; very fine campaign¬ 
er ; strong personal contact worker; as co. 
chmn. was instrumental in carrying co. 
for John Fields in his race for governor. 
Offices Co. Atty. of Payne Co. 10 yrs.; 
City Atty. and City Councilman formerly. 
Cushing; Justice of Peace, Cushing. Party 
Honors, chmn. Payne Co. Central Com. 


1922; del. to st. convs.; attends co. and 
prct. eonvs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892; lived near Cushing 1892-1913 and 
at Stillwater since; interested in prohibi¬ 
tion. 

SWANK, A. R., Stillwater. Rep. Occ,. 
lawyer. B., Weatherly. Pa., Oct. 9, 1880. 
Edu., Henry Kendall Academy, Muskogee; 
Okla. Univ., A. B., 1907; admitted to Bar 
1910. Wife, Margaret J. Chilton. Cdrn., 
2 s., A. R.. Jr., Chilton; 3 d., Olive Lou, 
Margaret Jane, Mary Anne. Bus. Con., 
Wilcox & Swank, attorneys, Stillwater. 
Bk. Con., Stillwater Natl.; First Natl. 
Assoc., W. H. Wilcox (partner in law) ; 
(pol.) Tom Kelly, W. L. Hurt Stillwater; 
Austin Goom, Ripley. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
C. of C.; Stillwater Country Club; former 
mbr. Lions Club; Amer., Okla. and Co. 
Bar Assns.; Kappa Sigma, fraternity. Imp. 
Rel., R. C. Swank, J. W. Swank, (bros.), 
Chicago; Mrs. Anne Ringer, Pauls Valley; 
Mrs. Amie White, Okla. City (sisters). 
Pol. Act., active for 20 yrs.; does not 
associate himself with factions in party; 
makes speeches. Offices, Co. Atty. 1914-18 ; 
Dist. Judge, Eleventh Dist., 1919-20; Asst. 
Co. Atty., Logan Co., 1910-14; former mbr. 
Sch. Bd., Stillwater, 3 yrs. Party Honors, 
former del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived at Guthrie 
1890-1921; at Stillwater since; during W. 
War was Co. Atty. Logan Co. and was ap¬ 
peal agt. for exemption bd. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and hunting. 

TALBOT, NORA AMARYLLIS, Stillwater. 
Dem. Occ., dean of home economics A. & 
M. Col. Edu., A. & M. Col., B. S.; Co¬ 
lumbia Univ. M. A. (Household Arts) ; 
now on Sabbatical leave of absence, 
attending Harvard University. Unmarried; 
lives with parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Tal¬ 
bot. Stillwater. Bk. Con., Amer. First 
Natl. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 


Lodges, Bus. & Professional Womens Clubs; 
Amer. Assn, of Univ. Women; Chi Omega; 
Phi Kappa Phi; Eastern Star; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Herman H. MacNeil (cousin), 
noted sculptor. Long Island, N. Y. Re¬ 
marks. started the first home economics 
class for men in the west, 1925, at A. & 
M. Col. Has been a power in promoting 
Home Economics in the state. Hobby, 
making homemakers. 

THATCHER, ED T., Stillwater. ReD. 
Occ., Co. Commissioner, chmn. B., Jewel 
Co., Kan.. Sept. 9, 1881. Edu., com. 

sch., Stillwater; Okla. A. & 51. Col.; Ep- 
worth Univ., Okla. City, 1 yr. Wife, Kath¬ 
erine Duck Thatcher, Stillwater. Cdrn., 
1 s., John; 4 d. Margaret, Mary Kather¬ 
ine, Ruth Helen, Jane. Bus. Con., farmer; 
familiar with manufacturing and machine 
shop bus. Bk. Con.. Stillwater Natl. 
Assoc., J. H. Raedeker, Cushing, A. C. Hol¬ 
brook Perkins, Co. Commrs.; (pol.) Tom 
Kelly, Stillwater; O. T. McCormack, Glen- 
co; R. C. Holbrook, Perkins. Church, 
Meth.; active mbr. ; Asst. Supt. S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., dir.; Lions, past 
v.-pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Knight Tem¬ 
plar. Commandery, Stillwater; Farmers 
Union. Imp. Rel., J. W. Thatcher, Still¬ 
water ; Mrs. Jessie Bost, Cleveland; Mrs. 
Jennie Reed, welfare worker, Stillwater; 
Mrs. Hester Johnson, Venice, Calif, (sis¬ 
ters) ; L. E. Thatcher, John Thatcher ma¬ 
chine shop, Stillwater; C. I. Thatcher, drill¬ 
ing contractor, Cleveland (bros.). Pol. 
Act., active for 10 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations; 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
Co. Commr. since 1922; mbr. Payne Co. 
Hard Surfaced Roads Assn. Party Honors, 
del. to 2 st. convs.; del. to co. and dist. 
convs.; served on election bds. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived since at Still¬ 
water. Hobby, farming. 

THOMAS, RAYMOND D.. Stillwater. 
Dem. Occ., deal sch. of commerce, A. & 
M. Col. B„ Barry Co., Md„ Feb. 27, 1892; 
came to Okla. 1928; located at Stillwater. 
Edu., St. Col., Springfield, Mo., B. S.; 
Univ. of Wis., Ph. M. and Ph. D. Wife, 
Hattie B. Cdrn., 1 s., Raymond B. Bk. 
Con., Amer. First Natl. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason, Aurora Mo.; Com¬ 
mandery, Shrine, Springfield; C. of C.; 
mbr. Amer. Economic Assn.; Amer. Farm 
Economic Assn.; Mo. Historical Society. 



ED T. THATCHER 







672 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Pol. Act., independent; worker. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Carter Hanner Post, Still¬ 
water ; unattached. Hobby, reading and 
gardening. 

TROUT, CLEMENT E., Stillwater. Ind. 
Occ., Prof. Journalism and Head of Publi¬ 
cations Dept. B., Shelby Co., Ill., Aug. 11, 
1891; came to Oltla. 1926; located at Still¬ 
water. Edu., li. sch., Shelbyville, Ill.; 
Univ. of Ill., B. S.; Univ of Wis., M. S. 
Wife, Ruth Brown. Cdrn., 2 d., Ann, Juanita 
Jane. Bk. Con., Amer.-Pirst Natl., Still¬ 
water. Church, Meth. Lodges, Grange, 
Washington, D. C., (first Chapter established 
by this organiz.) 

USHER, W. I., Cushing. Dein. Occ., 
salesman. B., Weaherford, Tex., Aug. 16, 
1895. Edu., com. and h. sell., Tulsa; 
Tulsa Univ. 1 yr. Wife, Alma, d. of C. 
C. Walters, Cushing. Cdrn., 2 s., Erwin, 
Kyle; 2 d., June, Lou. Bus. Con., sales¬ 
man for Walter Furniture & Undertaking 
C'o., Cushing; also familiar with oil bus. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.. Cushing. Assoc., 
C. C. Walters, Cushing; (pol.) Ben Slegle, 
J. W. Hollums, Clyde Rhodes, Cushing; 
Ed Semans, W. B. Weatherby, Ed Trapp. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
both Jr. and Sr.; Izaak Walton League, 
pres, in Payne Co. and attends all st. meet¬ 
ings of League; M. W. A., Cushing. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and dist. for 
5 yrs.; favors prohibition; supporter of 
Hoover; influential among younger voters; 
active in establishing League of Young 
Dems. in Payne Co. Party Honors, mbr. 
Ltague Young Dems.; Prct. Committeeman ; 
del. to all eo. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived at Tulsa 1900-13 ; at 
Cushing since. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

VINEYARD, H. C., Cushing. Rep. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Scott City, Mo., July 15. 
1889. Edu., h. sch., Pierce City, Mo.; 
Bap. Col., Pierce City, Mo., 1 yr. Wife, 
(first), Margaret Kernodle, (deceased 1920) , 
(second), Jessie L. Bailey. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Henry C., Jr. ; 3 d., Margaret Jane Cath¬ 
erine Patricia, Martha Florence. Bus. Con., 
owner Ford Agency, Cushing; v.-pres. Home 
Gas Co.; sec’y.-treas. Home Pipe Line Co.; 
v.-pres. Cushing Savings & Loan Assn.; 
also familiar with sch. tching. and bank¬ 
ing bus. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; First 
Natl., Cushing; Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City. Assoc., O. M. Berg; (pol.) Austin 
Goom, Ripley; Tom Kelly, Stillwater; Dr. 
Holbrook, Perkins; W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; 
Lew Wentz, Ponca City; A. C. Alexander, 
Okla. City. Church, First Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Sr. and Jr.; former Ro- 


tarian, and del. to international Rotary 
conv., Edinburgh, Scotland 1921; A. F. 
& A. M., York Rite, Knight Templar, Com- 
mandery, Cushing; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine. Imp. Rel., O. P. Kernodle, 
(bro.-in-law), owner Auto Hotel, Okla. 
City; William F. Vineyard, (bro.), con¬ 
struction supt. Burton Cracking Process 
Co..Chicago; Joe V. Bailey, (wife’s uncle), 
of the Bailey Drilling Co. Pol. Act. par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. for 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
coins.; powerful influence in his section of 
st.; favors prohibition. Offices, city Coun¬ 
cilman, Cushing, past 6 yrs. Party Honors, 
v.-chmn. Payne Co.; attends all st. and 
co. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; 
lived near Tulsa 1908-09; Keystone 1909- 
11; and at; Cushing since. Mbr. Council 
of Defense during W. War and a 4-minute 
man; was also sec'y.-treas. of Payne Co. 
Red Cross and had charge of collections. 
Hobby, politics. 

WINTERSTEEN, PAUL A., Stillwater. 
Dem. Occ., insurance and loans; tag 
agent. B., Wahoo, Neb., April 8, 1882. 
Edu., com. schs., Wahoo, Neb., and Cush¬ 
ing, Okla. Wife, Oral Ann, d. of A. Cole¬ 
man, Ponca City. Bus. Con. Wintersteen 
Agency, Bldg. & Loan; Santa Fe Sign Co.; 
also familiar with printing bus. Bk. Con., 
Stillwater 1 Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. Harry 
Jones, J. W. Reese, James E. Barry, C 1 .E. 
Hull, Stillwater; J. M. Grubbs, Cushing; 
M. E. Trapp, W. C. McAlister, Ben Lafay¬ 
ette, Eufaula; Bob Dick, Ed M. Semans, 
Geo. D. Key, A. C. Kreipke, Okla. City; 
Sen. Fletcher Johnson. Church, Chris.; 
his wife is a lifelong mbr. of Chris, church. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. chrnn. Legis. 
Com.; past chmn. Road Com.; mbr. Payne 
Co. Hard Surfaced Road Assn.; Civitan 
International, charter mbr. and first dir., 
is now district trustee; K. P.; Redmen, 
Stillwater. Imp. Rel., Judge Waldo Winter¬ 
steen, Fremont, Neb.; Bryan W. Robert¬ 
son, (half-bro.) Stillwater. Pol Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1902; Payne Co. 
since statehood; works personally, through 
coins, and in advisory capacity; good or¬ 
ganizer ; one of com. of 7 that helped put 
over road bond issue in Payne Co.; edited 
the Cushing Democrat during statehood 
campaign and supported the full Dem. 
ticket; knows personally many st. pol. 
leaders. Offices, City Clerk, Cushing 1906- 
07; Tag Agent since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; del. to natl. 
conv, San Francisco, 1920; Prct. Regis¬ 
trar for 10 yrs; Sec’y. Cen. Com. 10 yrs.; 
St. Committeeman 1918-22. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1891; lived at Cushing 1891- 


1907; at Stillwater since. Placed himself, 
his time and resources at disposal of Coun¬ 
cil of Defense during W. W’ar; active in 
all civic and public enterprises. Hobbies, 
politics and motoring. 

WOODYARD, L. H„ Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., county Judge. B., Carrol Co., Mo., 
Dec. 6, 1876. Edu., h. sch., Bosworth, 

Mo.; Wesleyan Col., Cameron, Mo. Wife, 
Mayme Crosby. Cdrn., 1 s., K. C., with 
Okla. Gas & Elec. Co., Enid. Bus. Con., 
owner of real estate in Tulsa. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Stillwater. Assoc, (pol.) R. 
W. Holbrook, Perkins; T. W. Kelly, C. C. 
Sunian, Stillwater; A. C. Alexander, Bar¬ 
rett Galloway, Okla. City; Sen. Otjen, 
Enid. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active mbr.; C’ivitan, past pres., 
dir. ; Mason, 32nd. and Royal Arch, Still¬ 
water. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 20 
yrs.; favors prohibition. Offices, Co. Judge 
Payne Co. since 1923; was former judge 
and clerk of Election Bd. in Mo. Party 
Honors, del. to all dist., co. and st. convs.; 
attended natl. conv. 1928. Remarks came 
to Okla. in 1916; lived at Tulsa 1916-23; 
at Stillwater since. Veteran of Spanish- 
Amer, War, served in Co. A., 4th Mo. 
Vol. Inf.; mbr. Robert Lowry Post, Still¬ 
water. 

WRIGHT, LEVIN W„ Stillwater. Rep. 
Occ., County Assessor. B., Greenhill, Ind., 
July 23, 1874. Edu., com. schs., Greenhill, 
Ind.; preparatory sch., Greencastle, Ind.; 
Normal sell., Covington, Ind. Wife, Lillie 
M. McCord (deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Law¬ 
rence W., Stillwater; Harry, Supply; 3 d., 
Mrs. Helen Young, Tulsa; Mrs. B. E. Bald¬ 
win, Seminole; Miss Elsie, Stillwater. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Stillwater. Assoc., S. 
W. Wyatt, Mrs. Grace Dobson, M. E. Basil, 
V. A. Doty, Stillwater; (pol.) C. C. Su- 
man, Tom Kelly, Stillwater; Dr. Holbrook, 
Perkins; Lew Wentz, J. W. Harreld, W. 
G. Skelly, Leo Myers. Church, _ Meth. 
Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
active mbr.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Com- 
mandery. Chapter, Stillwater; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine; I. O. O. F., Still¬ 
water. Pol. Act., independent; active in 
st. for 30 yrs; favors prohibition; makes 
soeeches: works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Court Clerk 1913-17, in Noble Co.-; 
Co. Assessor, Payne Co. since 1925; Twp. 
Treas. and Sch. Trustee, Noble Co. Party 
Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
del. to congressional conv., Norman 1928; 
Prct. Committeeman; serves on Election 
Bds. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; 
lived at Morrison 1904-13: Perry 1913-19; 
and at Stillwater since. Interested in oil 
industry. 


Pittsburg County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, S. F. Brown (Dem.) _MeAlester 

Co. Attorney, Frank Watson (Dem.) _MeAlester 

Ct. Clerk, J. M. Gannaway (Dem.) _MeAlester 

Co. Clerk, W. E. Fisher (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

Sheriff, W. T. Beams (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

Co. Treasurer, E. L. McFarland (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

Co. Surveyor, J. Floyd Frazier (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Sam O. Battles (Dem.) 

- MeAlester 

Co. Assessor, W. S. O’Neal (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—John p. Savage (Dem.) _ Hartshorne 

Dist. No. 2 — F. E. Akin (Dem.) ___ Kiowa 

Dist. No. 3 — W. E. McGowan (Dem.) _ MeAlester 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., Charles H. Hudson (Dem.) __ (MeAlester) 

Chmn., R. H. Hall (Dem.) _ Ashland 

Mbr., Frank Savio (Rep.) _ Hartshorne 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, O. H. Whitt (Dem.) MeAlester; D. 
L. Roe (Dem.) Pittsburg; Pres. S. Lester (Dem.) Me¬ 
Alester ; Sen. Guy L. Andrews, MeAlester ; Dist. Judge, 
Harve L. Melton (Dem.) Eufaula. 

State Officers, E. P. Hill, Pardon & Parole Officer. 
MeAlester; Earl McAlpine, mbr. State Mining Bd., 
Haileyville; Jas. H. Gordon, mbr. Bd. of Governors 
State Bar; Tliad Wilkes, Game Ranger, MeAlester; 
Douglas C. Robbins, MeAlester, Ass't Mine Inspector 
District No. 2 ; Mrs. W. T. Culbertson, Kiowa, Trustee 
Confederate Home; Mark Sexton, MeAlester, mbr. Bd. 
of Regents, Okla. Col. for Women, Chickasha; C. C. 
Crisler, income tax col., J. B. Harrison, MeAlester, 
Deputy Oil Inspector; C. M. Pearce, MeAlester, Co. 
Superintendent Health. * 

Repr. in Cong. Wilburn Cartwright (Dem.) Me¬ 
Alester. 

State Institutions, Okla. State Penitentiary, Me¬ 
Alester, Dr. John Q. Newell, Warden. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Dr. T. T. Norris, Krebs, Chmn.; Mrs. Viola Crisler, 
North MeAlester, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

R. C. Nelson, MeAlester Chmn.; Mrs. L. C. Cob- 


lentz, Quinton, V.-Chmn.; Frank Savio, Hartshorn®, 
Sec’y. 

W. H. Fuller, MeAlester, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
H. D. Shankle, Hartshorne, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

MeAlester, Co. Seat; J. B. MeAlester (Mayor); 
Wallace Bond (Manager) ; Helen B. McDonald (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Crowder, J. H. Smith, (Bd. of Trustees) ; R. C. 
Isom (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Haileyville, J. W. Keith (Mayor) ; Sam B. Young 
(Clerk). 

Hartshorne, Joe A. Brown (Mayor) ; C. T. Coffrin 
(Clerk) ; J. E. Sayden (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of 
Okla. 

Kiowa, Scott P. McGill (Bd. of Trustees) ; Ida M. 
Butts (’Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla; 

Krebs, J. T. Sadler, (Mayor) ; Jehnette Patterson 
(Clerk) ; Fuller, Porter & Fuller (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Pittsburg, Seaf Staples (Clerk) ; Farris Briggs 
(Bd. of Trustees) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Quinton, H. D. Goodale (Mayor) ; M. L. Hammons 
(Clerk) ; L. C. Tiney (Attorney) ; Pub. Ser. Co. & 
Quinton Relief Oil & Gas Co., L. P. Coblens, Sec’y, 
Quinton. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 3443 | 

1 

5375 | 

| 6062 | 

' 

5960 | 

Rep. 

| 1914 | 

1 

5371 | 

| 3555 | 


5875 | 

Soc. 

| 868 | 

1 

683 | 

1 120 | 


87 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

2607 | 

5288 | 

| 4394 | 

5094 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1163 | 

5547 | 

| 6257 | 

2897 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

120 | 

625 | 

|no C. | 

29 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

2602 | 

| 7855 

1 1 

5269 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1222 | 

| 4639 

1 1 

3125 

! 

Soc. 

1 1 

116 | 

| 49 

1 1 

28 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 3383 | 

2565 | 

5359 | 2271 

| 6393 | 

5309 | 

7449 | 

Rep. 

I 1792 | 

1148 | 

5295 | 3293 

| 3068 | 

2732 | 

4040 I 

Soc. 

| 892 | 

107 | 

640 | 9 

|no C. | 

24 | 

72 | 

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NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Hartshorne 

Kiowa 

MeAlester 


Quinton 


Sun 
Chronicle 
Guardian 
News-Capital 
Oklahoma Mason 
Times 


Newspaper 

(Dem.) 

(Dem.) 

(Dem.) 
(Ind 


Editor 

(Wky.) Henry M. Butler 
(Wky.) J. J. Dennis 
(Wky.) Forrest A. Garrett 
Dem.) Fred G. Cowles 
(Mo .) William P. Freeman 
(Local) (Wky.) Arthur F. Drake 


Owner 

Henry M. Butler 
J. J. Dennis 
Forrest A. Garrett 
Fred G. Cowles 
Okla. Mason Pub. Co. 
Arthur F. Drake 


ALEXANDER. JOHN P., MeAlester. 
Dem. Occ., haberdashery and tailor. B., 
Indianapolis, Ind., May 10, 1876. Edu., 
h. schs., Atkins, Ark. Wife, Leila Bark¬ 
er. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con-, various 
merchants. Bk. Con., Bk. of MeAlester. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason Consistory, MeAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee. Assoc., Dr. T. S. Chapman. W. 
S. Key, Gov. M. E. Trapp, Geo. D. Key, 
Frank Watson, H C. Peary, Tom Haile. 
Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 30 yrs. Of¬ 
fices, treas. Bd. of Edu., 15 yrs.; St. Tag 
Agt. Party Honors, del. co. convs., in¬ 
spector elections. Remarks, interested 
in fishing and hunting; active during war., 
in Libtrty Loans and Red Cross. 


ALLEN, J. E., Pittsburg. Rep. Occ„ 
real estate, loans and insurance. B., Pike 
Co., Ill.. Aug. 30, 1877. Edu., public schs.. 
Ill., Jacksonville, Whipples and Ill. Col., 
Jacksonville, Ill. Wife, Edna Emory. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., banking, coal 
mining. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., A. U. Thomas, J. S. Fuller, J. L. 
Shinnebarger, Bob Nelson, P. H. Wilkins, 
Judge Harve L. Melton. Church. Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; C. of C.; past 
pres. Council of Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 22 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. Good Roads Com. 
several yrs.; Bldg. Com. Ct. House; High¬ 
way Com.; Postmaster 4 yrs.; pres, and 
elk. Sell. Bd. 14 yrs. Party Honors, del. 


to Rep. Co. Convs. Remarks, champion 
and promoter of rodeo for past 21 yrs.; 
pres, of Fair Bd. 3 yrs. Rep. candidate, 
nominee for Representative. During the 
war chmn. of finance bd. of sale of bonds 
and war securities. Founded the town 
of Pittsburg. Hobby, bird hunting. 

ANDREWS, GUY L., MeAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Guadaloupe Co., Tex., 
Jan. 22, 1872. Edu., Univ. of Tex.; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1903. Wife Magdalena 
Schwausch. Cdrn., 2 s. in army service, 
1 now First Lieut Field Artillery Corps, 
Regular Army; 2 d., both univ. grad. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., all leading poli¬ 
ticians in st. Church, Epis. Clubs & 














































G74 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



SEX. GUY L. ANDREWS 


Lodges, B. P. 0. E.; Amer., Okla. and 
Pittsburg C'o. Bar Assns.; v.-pres. C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 35 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Offices Senator 1926-30. ; 
Sell. Bd., 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Remarks, strong man; 4-minute 
speaker during W. War; lias largest pri¬ 
vate library in McAlester; extensive reader 
history and legal literature. 

ARNOTE, J. S. McAlester. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Mercer, Mo., 1869. Edu., 
public sells.. Mo.; Kirksville Normal, 
Northern Ind. Law Sch., Valparaiso, LL. 
B. Wife, Stella Rock. Cdrn. 1 s., Wal¬ 
ter Janies Arnote, Okla. Univ. student, 
Harvard. Bus. Con., Sr. mbr. Arnote & 
Arnote; dir. First Natl. Bk.; stockholder 
in Doss Oil Royalties; owns farm lands, 
city residences and business prop. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Country Club; Fin 
& Feather Club; sponsor Boy Scouts; 32nd 
degree Mason; Shrine, Okla. City; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Knight Templar; I. 0. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st.; worker 30 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Remarks, a successful trial lawyer; was 
4-minute speaker during W. War; pioneer 
citizen; interested in dairy and stock cat¬ 
tle. 

BANKS HOLLIE, McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
grocer. B., Menticello, Mo., Mch. 26, 
1872. Edu., grad. h. schs., Mt. Vernon 
Tex. Wife, Margaret Cargile. Cdrn., 4 
d. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Assoc., 
W. E. Beaty, Sam Horne, Carl Tinch; 
(pol.) Stanley Neiswander, C. H. Hess, W. 
E. Beaty, J. W. McCully, Henry S. John¬ 
ston, W. J. Holloway, Col. Sneed ex-Gov. 
Haskell. Church, Bap.; deacon. Lodge, I. 
0. O. F. Offices, was Co. Commr. in 
Franklin Co.. Tex. ; mbr. Council and Sch. 
Bd. in McAlester. Party Honors, pret. 
committeeman; del. co. convs.; judge elec¬ 
tion bd. Remarks, quietly active; was mbr. 
Food Conservation Com. during W. War; 
pres, of Retailers Assn. 3 yrs. in McAl¬ 
ester. 

BATTLES, SAM 0., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., County Superintendent. B., Camer¬ 
on. Edu., Cameron Schs.; Southeastern 
St. Tchrs. Col., Durant; Wolverton Col. 
Wife, Ruth Duncan. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bk. 
Con,, First Natl. Assoc., Ben Childers, 
John Basolo, J. B. McAlester, Ray de la 


Master, G. M. Chaney; (pol.) W. E. Mc¬ 
Gowan, H. I. Aston, E. M. Harroway, 

Quinton; John Savage, Joe Brown, Harts - 
horne; D. L. Roe, Pittsburg; It. H. Hall, 
Ashland; John S. Vaughan, E. P. Hill, 
Eugene Briggs, A. G. Bowles, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, Bert McDonel, Frank Higgin¬ 
botham. Church, Bap. Clubs Sc Lodges, 

Lions Club; Mason; mbr. C. of C.; Boy 
Scout Council; O. E. A.; N. E. A. Pol. 
Act., active 10 yrs.; serves on com. and 

makes speeches. Offices, Dist. Chmn. St. 
Co. Superintendents Assn., Southeastern; 
Co. Supt. Pittsburg Co., youngest Supt. 
in st. when elected at 23. Party Honors, 
pret. chmn. Dem. Co. Com.; del. co. and 
st. convs.; co. chmn. League of Young 

Denis. Remarks, a Legionnaire; progress¬ 
ive in sch. work. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

BEAMS, WILLIAM T. (TOM), N. Mc¬ 
Alester. Dem. Occ., County Sheriff. B., 
Pittsburg Co., Oct. 17, 1879. Edu., grade 
sch., Pittsburg Co. Wife, Lavina Victoria. 
Cdrn., 5 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., A. A. Watson, T. N. Lynn, T. H. 
Savoy, J. A. Stapp, C. I. Hill; (pol.) J. 
B. McAlester, W. B. McAlester, Frank 
Higginbotham, R. B. Coleman, Bud Cole¬ 
man, C. L. Clark, A. B. Hamilton, Carl 
Monk, Press Lester. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Consistory. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker 27 yrs. Offices, 
Deputy Sheriff at age of 18 under Choc¬ 
taws; Deputy 2 yrs. before statehood; 
elected Sheriff 1928. Remarks, interested 
in farming; active as sheriff. 

BENNETT, JOHN D., McAlester. Dem. 
Oco., Co. Treasurer. B., Alton, Mo., Oct. 
18, 1881. Edu., h. schs., Alton, Mo. 
Wife, Mima Davis. Cdrn., 1 s., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., educational, accounting and farming. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc-, Geo. W. Chaney, J. F. McMur- 
ray, M. L. Stockton, Tom Haile, K. J. 
LeFevers, J. H. Davidson, Sam Morley, E. 
M. Fry, Judge Harve L. Melton, Guy An¬ 
drews, Wilburn Cartwright. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Consistory. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; co. and st. worker 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Treas. 1923-29; 
Supt. Rural Schs., Brewer, 1913. Party 
Honors, pret. inspector several terms. Re¬ 
marks, active during W. War in Liberty 
Loans and Red Cross. 

BOND, WALLACE, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., city manager. B., Pittsburg Co., 
Nov. 1, 1884; lived there ever since. Edu., 
public schs., McAlester; bus. col., Paris, 
Tex. Wife, Jennie Hopkins. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Miss Liberty Bond. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
McAlester. Assoc., I. O. Newell, J. F. 
Kirby, Dr. T. T. Norris, F. D. Pittman, 
McAlester; Henry S. Johnston, Elmer 
Thomas, Geo. D. Key. Church, Meth. 
Clubs and Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 19 yrs. 
Offi oes, was Deputy Warden 2 yrs. ; Co. 
Chmn. Dem. Com. 2 yrs.; Com. of Fi¬ 
nance 9 yrs. Remarks, chmn. Local Ex¬ 
emption Bd. during W. War. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

BRICE, CHARLES S., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., insurance. B„ Oct. 4, 1876. Edu. 
grad. Cumberland Univ., Tenn.; admitted 
to Bar 1900. Wife, Ellen Turner. Cdrn., 
2 d. Bus. Con., represents fire insurance 
co. of the nation. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. T. T. Norris, Krebs; Judge 
Melton, Judge Brown; (pol.) M. E. Trapp, 
A S. J. Shaw, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Blue Lodge, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; Ex¬ 
alted Ruler B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., James 

S. Brice, editor Dem. paper, Union City, 
Tex. Offices, speaker Ninth Legislature; 
speaker to call special session Walton Im¬ 
peachment; mbr. Investigating Com. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active 29 yrs.; speaker in 
all campaigns. Party Honors, chmn. Dem. 


Cen. Com. 1916; del. to all st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, one of oldest insurance 
men in. st. 

BROWN, JOE A„ Hartshorne. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Oct. 22, 1896. Edu-, Okla. 
Law Sch.. 1920. Wife, Mary Bostis. Cdrn., 
1 d. Bus. Con., coal mining; Ed Merkel, 

T. J. Stallings, Bill Jones. Bk. Con., 

Hartshorne Natl. Assoc., Frank Watson, 
John Savage, Wallace Bond, Guy Andrews, 
Randall Cobb, Lawrence Beattie, Joe 
Looney. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd degree Mason; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active 9 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, just elected Mayor of Hartshorne; 
Atty. for Hartshorne Sch. Bonds. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. Dem. convs.; 
pret committeeman; pret. registrar; in¬ 
spector and served on election bd. Re¬ 
marks, past Commander Amer. Legion Na- 
Wife, Minerva Price. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. 

Assoc., generally known all over st. 
than Plunkett Post No. 180, Hartshorne. 

Hobby, boxing and gym work. 

BROWN, S. F., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge. 8 ., Mt. Vernon, Ky.. Oct. 20, 
1875. Edu-, Ky.. LL. B., Nashville. Tenn. 
Wife, Minerva Price. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. 

Assoc., generally known all over st. 
Church, Chris. Clubs Sc Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Council Royal Arch McAlester; 
I. O. O. T. ; M. W. A.; W. O. W.; mbr. 
st. organization of Social Workers. Pol. 
Act., partisan; been active 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offi oes, was Police Judge 4 yrs. ; 
City Atty. 2 yrs.; Co. Judge 16 yrs.; 
mbr. of co. election bd. for number of 
yrs. Remarks, interested in juvenile work 
and all social work; chmn. bd. of Crip¬ 
pled Children Clinic; special work among 
the crippled, blind and sub-normal. 

BRYCE. JOHN YOUNG, St. Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., sec’y Okla. His¬ 
torical Society. B., Corsicana, Navarro Co., 
Tex., May 5, 1863; came to Okia. 1868; 
Edu., Skullyville Indian School, Fayette, 

Mo.; Georgetown University, Texas. Wife, 
(first) Nettie French; (second) Mar¬ 
garet Leek. Cdrn., 3 s. 2d. Bk. 
Con., Tradesman’s Natl. Assoc., Judge 
R. L. Williams, John R. Williams, 
Lee Cruce, Gen. Chas. F. Barrett. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs tc Lodges, Mason; Royal 
Arch; Knight Templars; Lions; Eastern 
Okla. Conference. Imp. Rel., Rev. Jones 

Young Bryce, missionary among Indians. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 45 yrs.; 

speaker for prohibition and Dem. party. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; Appraiser of pub¬ 
lic lands under Lee Cruce; sec’y Okla. 

Historical Soc’y since 1926. Party Hon¬ 
ors, very active in electing Boone Wil¬ 
liams to constitutional conv; del. to var¬ 
ious st. convs. Remarks, 4-minute speaker 
during W. War; author Methodism in Okla. ; 
contributes articles to various magazines. 
Hobby, history of Okla., football. 

BUSH, C. W., Crowder. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Mexico, Mo., Oct. 24, 1878. 
Edu., Centralia, Mo. Wife, Eva Hess. 

Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., real estate. Bk- 

Con., First Natl., McAlester. Assoc., 
Frank Watson. Judge S. F. Brown. Church, 
Bap. Clubs Sc Lodges, Country Club; Ma¬ 
son; Commander, Shrine. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; st. worker 20 yrs.; works by per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, alderman; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Remarks, civic leader. Hobby, 
fishing. 

BUSSEY, DR. H. N., Pittsburg. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Thomson, Ga., Aug. 
29 1885. Edu., h. sch., Thomson; Univ. 

of Ga., M. D.; Chicago extension work; 
Univ. of Okla. Bus. Con., owner, dir., 

Bussey Store; general practice; farm own¬ 
er. Bk. Con., First Natl., McAlester. 
Assoc., Dr. Kilpatrick, Judge Brown, A. 

U. Thomas, Dr. LeRoy Long E. L. Roe, 

Guy Andrews, Wilburn Cartw'right. 
Church, Meth.; chmn. bldg. com. Clubs 

Sc Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Consistory; Knight Templar; Shrine; Co., 







WILBURN CARTWRIGHT 


Imp. Rel., B. T. Bussey (father). Civil 
War veteran. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
st. worker 20 yrs.; makes speeches on san¬ 
itation, hygiene and public health. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. City Council several yrs.; pres. 
Sch. Bd.; local surgeon for C. R. I. & 
P. R. R., also McAlester Edwards Coal Co. 
Party Honors, registrar co. elections. Re¬ 
marks, during war was 4-minute speaker, 
mbr. Council of Defense; oldest doctor in 
Pittsburg point of service; very active civic 
worker. Hobby, hunting and fishing; mbr. 
leaak Walton League. 

CARTWRIGHT, WILBURN, Washington, 
D. C., McAlester. Dem. Occ., teacher, 
lawyer, and mbr. Congress. B., near 
Georgetown. Tenn., Jan. 12, 1891. Wife, 
Carrie Staggs. Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con-, 
First Natl., McAlester. Assoc., John Ben¬ 
nett. F. D. Pittman, Ceph Shoemake, Du¬ 
rant ; Dr. H. G. Bennett, Stillwater; Dr. 
F. D. Woodson, Poteau; Earl Brown, Ard¬ 
more. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Elks; I. 0. O. F., Jr. Order. Imp. Rel., 
J. R. Cartwright (father), Wapanucka, Leg¬ 
islator. Pol. Act., partisan; active in city, 
co., st., and nation; worker 17 yrs.; works 
through personal activity; makes speeches. 
Offices, Legislature, Coal Co., 1915-18; 
Senate 1918-22; M. C., 1926 since, 

vocational adviser* for disabled soldiers, 
1920-21. Party Honors, del. to various 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, a Legion¬ 
naire, Rupert Harrison Post, McAlester, 
private in infantry; he is especially in¬ 
terested in Indian affairs. Congress record¬ 
er ; introduced bill and secured passage 
making Durant Federal Ct. city; secured 
passage of a bill releasing 400,000 acres 
coal land in Choctaw and Chickasaw na¬ 
tions ; active in trying to wind up affairs 
of Indian Tribes in his dist.; introduced Bill 
now pending to sell coal lands of In¬ 
dians to government and distribute it per 
capita to Indians. 

CHAPMAN, THOS. S., M. D., McAles- 
ester. Dem. Occ., physician. B., New¬ 
ton, Miss., Oct. 1, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
Conehotta. Miss. ; Louisville Medical Col., 
Ky. Wife, Nellie Martin. Cdrn,., 2 s., 
2 d. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Com¬ 
merce ; Bk. of McAlester. Assoc., Glenn 
Briggs, H. C. Perry, W. H. Goodner, Chas. 


PITTSBURG COUNTY 

Richmond, W. S. Ambrose; (pol.) W. S. 
O’Neal. W. E. McGowan, Guy L. Andrews, 
Frank Watson, Wallace Bond, Judge 
Harve Melton. John Q. Newell, W. S. Key, 
•Sam Morley, R. W. Dick. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary Club; McAlester 
Country Club; 32nd degree Mason; Scot¬ 
tish Rite ; Indian Consistory; Alpha Class; 
St., Amer., Co., and Southern Medical 
Assns. Imp. Rel., son mbr. of staff Albert 
Pike Hospital, Major during W. War. Pol. 
Act., nationally Dem.; locally independent. 
Offices, mbr. first Council 1901; v.-chmn. 
St. Game & Fish Com. Remarks, an out¬ 
standing civic leader; been pres., v.-pres. 
and sec’y of Izaak Walton League; mbr. 
Council of Defense, examination bd.; in¬ 
terested in protection of wild life of Okla. 

C/LAYTON, W. H. H., McAlester. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Ft. Smith, Ark., July 
14, 1879. Edu., grad. Michigan Military 
Acad. ; Univ. of Mich., LL. B. Wife, Net¬ 
tie Wheeler. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church 
Gath. Clubs & Lodges, past Exalted Ruler 
B. P. O. E.; sec’y McAlester Country Club 
6 yrs.; C. of C.; sponsor Boy Scouts. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 25 
yrs.; makes speeches. Remarks, during W. 
War active as dir. Red Cross; donated 
Amer. Legion Bldg.; charter mbr. Country 
Club; mbr. of Okla. and Pittsburg Co. 
Bar Assns. 

COB LENTZ, MRS. L. C., Quinton. Rep. 

V. -Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

COUNTS, MARTIN O., Hartshorne. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Wesley. Ark., May 1, 
1893. Edu., h. sch., Mangum and Hobart; 

N. E. St. Tchrs. Col., Tahlequah; passed 
Bar 1915. Wife, Ruth Nall. Bk. Con., 
Hartshorne Natl. Assoc., Dr. Norris, 
Krebs; Joe Brown, Hartshorne; Guy An¬ 
drews, G. N. Porter, McAlester; Judge E. 

F. Lester. Ed Dabney, Judge Clark, C. 

G. Shull. Clubs & Lodges, pres. Rotary 
Club ; Mason Consistory, McAlester ; Shrine, 
Muskogee; past pres. C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
J. C., J. O., Okla. City; L. C., Olney., Tex.; 

W. J. Counts, McAlester (bros.), all at¬ 
torneys ; Mrs. Bessie Kilpatrick, Elk City; 
Mrs. Ora Smith, Frederick; Mrs. Minnie 
Ellis. Hobart, (sisters). Pol. Act-, parti¬ 
san ; active in co. 15 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, City Atty. Mangum 2 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, leading attorney in Hartshorne; 
charter mbr. Amer. Legion and Command¬ 
er for 2 yrs., 1921-22; mbr. Administra¬ 
tion Com. for section 4. st. Bar. 

COUNTS. W. J., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., near Fayetteville, Ark.. Aug., 
1883. Edu-, public sch., Okla. and Tex., 
LL. B.; Cumberland Univ. Wife. Eliza¬ 
beth Wright. Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc-, Dr. O. S. Norris, Krebs; 
Charlie Brice, Judge Brown Frank Wat¬ 
son, Jim McClintic, Scott Ferris, Elmer 
Thomas, Wilburn Cartwright Judge E. F. 
Lester. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Pittsburg Co. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., J. C.. 
J. O., Okla. City; L. C., Olney, Tex.; M. 

O. Counts, Hartshorne (bros.). Pol. Act, 
active 20 yrs. Offices mbr. City Council; 
mbr. Sch. Bd., Hollis; campaign mgr. 
Dem. party; del. to various st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, party leader, during war; chmn. 
4-minute speakers bureau; Council for De¬ 
fense ; mbr. local exemption bd., Harmon 
Co.; active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan. 

COWLING, J. A., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and loans. B., Cowlington, 
Okla., Aug. 1, 1880. Edu. Bacone Indian 
Univ., Muskogee; Keys Bus. Col. Sher¬ 
man, Tex. Wife, Ella Barnett. Cdrn., 1 
s.; 5 d. Bus. Con., banking and cattle 
raising. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., P. S. Lester, O. H. Whitt, D. L. 
Rouse, Wilburn Cartwright, Guy L. An¬ 
drews. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions Club. Ada; 32nd Mason: Consistory. 


675 

McAlester; C. of C. Pol. Act. partisan; 
active in co. 20 yrs. Offices, City Commr. 
4 yrs. McAlester; first Co. Registrar Ponto¬ 
toc Co. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
convs. Remarks, is 1 /32nd Choctaw. Cow¬ 
lington was named for father, A. F. Cow¬ 
ling, deceased. Civic leader; active in Y. 
M. C. A. work. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

CRISLER MRS. VIOLA, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Mo., Sept. 12, 1866. 
Hus._ Otis Crisler, deceased. Cdrn., 2 s., 
1 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Assoc., 
Mrs. W. L. Alberson, Kiowa, Mrs. George 
Taylor McAlester; Mrs. Fannie Ross, A. 
S. J. Shaw, J. B. A. Robertson. Church, 
First Bap. Clubs & Lodge, past pres, of 
the Rebekah Assn, of Okla., sent to Jack¬ 
sonville, Fla 1927, elected v.-chmn. Pitts¬ 
burg Co. 1928; mbr. Charity Bd., Royal 
Neighbors, del. 3 times to Supreme Camp; 
belongs to card club. Imp. Rel., A. B. 
Cook, (bro.), Mo. Pol. Act.., partisan; 
Y.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. Party Honors, 
del. to all co. and st. convs. Remarks 
active worker in Red Cross during W. War : 
very active civic worker. 

CROWDER, ROSE, Krebs. Rep. Oee., 
postmistress. B., Krebs, Okla., Nov. 15, 
1886. Edu., Krebs, Okla. Unmarried. 
Assoc., Frank Dale, H. H. Hokey. James 
Watson, Krebs; (pol.) W. H. Collins, N. 
R. Homer, Krebs; J. L. Shinnebarger, W. 
A. Thomas, McAlester ; Wilburn Cartwright. 
Church. Meth. Lodges, Rebekahs; Royal 
Neighbors. Offices, City Clerk 1919-20; 
Asst. Postmistress 1918-21 ; Postmistress 
1921 to date. Remarks, well thought of 
and has influence. 

CULBERTSON, MRS. W. T„ Kiowa. 
Mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Okla. Confederate 
Home, Ardmore, (Complete information 
unavailable). 

D0LLIN9 ORVILLE O., Hartshorne. 
Dem. Occ., bank cashier. B., Boxelder, 
Tex., Oct. 25, 1896. Edu., grad. Wilburton 
h. sch. 1917. Wife Alta Ada Childers, 
deceased. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Amer. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. 
City. Asscc , M. L. Harris, Wister; A. N. 
Secord Ft. Smith, Ark. ; (pol.) M. O. 
Counts, M. L. Thompson, Frank Paul, Ed 
Merkle, Hartshorne; James McConnell, Mc¬ 
Alester; Austin Parks, Tulsa; G. B, Mit- 



M. O. COUNTS 







MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


676 

chell, Wilburton. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. 10 yrs.; works through corns. 
Offices, Sch. Dist. Treas., Wilburton 4 yrs.; 
Sec’y-. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs. Church, Latter 
Day Saint. Clubs & Lodges, dir. Rotary 
Club; pres. C. of C.; mbr. Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Wilburton; Scottish Rite, McAles- 
ter; Eastern Star. Party Honors, Judge, 
Counter and Clerk of Prct. Election Bd. 
several yrs. Remarks, interested in fish¬ 
ing. Was at U. S. Naval Air Station, San 
Liego, Calif; mbr. Nathan Plunkett Post 
No. 180, Hartsliorne. 

ECHOLS, DR. J. W. McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., physician and writer. B., Longview, 
Tex., Sept. 24, 1871. Edu., Glendale Col., 
and Louisville, Ky. 1894. Wife, Pay E. 
Cdrn., 4 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of Mc¬ 
Alester; First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., Judge Harve Melton, Carl Monk, 
Guy L. Andrews, John Q. Newell, Mc¬ 
Alester; Frank Carter, A. S. J. Shaw, C. 

C. Childers, Roy Hughes, W. J. Holloway, 
Judge E. F, Lester. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Country Club; B. P. 0. 
E.; Fin & Feather; Masonic Blue Lodge; 
Shrine; Consistory; It. P.; Scottish Rite, 
and York Rite; C. of C.; past Eminent 
Commander of the Knight Templar; M. 
W. A.; Post Grad, work in New Orleans, 
Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Mayo’s 
Clinic. Imp. Rel-, R. E. Echols, deceased, 
former St. Corp. Com. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, past pres. Sch. Bd. for 
34 yrs.; Prison Physician for 17 yrs. un¬ 
der every Governor except Holloway. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. Dem. convs. 
Remarks, mbr. of St. Medical Assn.; Pitts¬ 
burg Co. Medical Assn.; has contributed 
on prison life, etc. to Daily Oklahoman, 
as well as written extensively for various 
medical journals, and also writes poetry. 
Dr. Echols has been initiated into over 40 
different orders. 

FARMER, JAMES L., McAlester. Dem. 
Oco-, real estate. B., Port Gibson, Miss., 
May" 1, 1876. Edu., grade sch.. Port Gib¬ 
son. Wife, May Lawrence. Cdrn., 1 s., 
3 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Assoc., 
Tom Hale, Jim Cameron, Arthur Crone, 
Ray DeLaMaster; (pol.) Carl Monk, Press 
Lester. Bill Laskey, Willis O’Neil, Mc¬ 
Alester. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. Offices, past pres. City Sch. 
Bd.; City Commr. McAlester; Chmn. Cam¬ 
paign Com. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; elected to co. and st. convs. but 
did not attend. Remarks, active during 
W. War on all war staving stamp drives, 
Rod Cross and Liberty Loans. Hobby, 
filling and hunting; mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. 

FERRELL, GUY, Quinton. Dem. Occ., 
assistant cashier bank. B., McLoud, Okla., 
June 12, 1899. Edu., Indianola, Okla. 

Wife, Ruth McElhaney. Bus. Con., insur¬ 
ance, banking, mercantile. Bk. Con., 
Farmers St. Assoc., Sam L. Morley, A. R. 
Reeves, W. E. Watson, W. E. McGowan, 

D. L. Roe, O. H. Whitt. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Indian¬ 
ola Blue Lodge No. 242. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. 8 yrs.; makes speeches. 
Offices, Treas. Izaak Walton League; City 
Treas. 6 yrs.; Asst. Agent Liquidating un¬ 
der Frank Thornton. 

FIELDS, A. L., Quinton. Dem. Occ., 
cashier First Natl. Bank. B., Cameron 
Indian Ter., Dec. 3, 1899. Edu., grad. Hot 
Springs, Ark. h. sch. Wife, Elizabeth 
Toole. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., fire insur¬ 
ance, banking, real estate. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Quinton. -Assoc., J. McClenahan, M. 
L. Stockton, L. L. Morris, E. L. McFar¬ 
land, Guy Andrews, Bill Stigler. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodge, Commercial Club; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
independent worker 9 yrs.; makes speeches; 
serves on corns. Offices, City Treas. 3 terms. 
Remarks, cashier bk. 12 yrs. Interested in 
fishing, hunting and baseball. 


FREEMAN, WILLIAM PERRY, McAles¬ 
ter. Rep. Occ., secretary Scottish Rite 
bodies. B., Miller Co., Mo., June 15, 1858. 
Edu., pub. schs. Mo.; admitted to bar 
1895. Wife, Alice Harris. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Mrs. Lewis A. Ellis, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., McAlester; farm¬ 
er ; banker; politician; newspaper man. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Judge C. B. 
Stewart, Lee Cruce, W. J. Holloway, Henry 
Johnston, L. H. Love, Ardmore. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E., 
past Grand Master of Grand Lodge of 
Okla.; 33rd Mason; Scottish Rite; Knight 
Templar; Shrine; Red Cross of Constan¬ 
tine; Royal Order of Jesters; Royal Order 
of Scotland; Rotarian. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 50 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 
defeated for Sec’y. of St. 1896; mbr. Mo. 
Legis.; Clerk Circuit Court 8 yrs. ; 
Recorder of Deeds. Party Honors, Clerk 
of U. S. Court of Appeals 1898-1907; del. 
to Natl. conv. 1892, Benj. Harrison. Re¬ 
marks, active advocate of statehood; chmn. 
of conv.; chief interests Masonry, golf and 
fishing. Active during W. War; mbr. of 
Council of Defense; Exemption Bd.; Chmn. 
Reid Cross. 

FULLER, WILLIAM HAYES, McAlester. 
Rep. Oco., attorney. B., Lenawuee, Mich., 
June 19, 1869. Edu., Univ of Mich. 1891. 
Wife, Gertrude Lyon. Cdrn., 1 s. in firm 
with father; 1 d. Bus. Con., banking, 
farming, coal„ oil. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce; Bk. of McAlester. 
Church, Presbyterian. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; 32nd Mason; Shrine; Knight 
Templar; Venerable Master of Lodge 
of Perfection; C. of C.; Boy Scout 
Council. Pol. Act., 30 years active 
service in st.; makes speeches. Offices, 
mbr. City Council and Sch. Bd. number of 
yrs.; Co. Atty. Fulton Co., Ohio 2 terms; 
Clerk Ohio Senate, McKinley Governorship. 
Party Honors, mbr. St. Rep. Cen. Exec. 
Com. Remarks, special counsel for the 
Chickasaws and Chief Council Fed. Trade 
Commerce 3 yrs. 1921-26, Washington. 
Active during W. War in Red Cross, co. 
chmn., and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, 
fishing and golf. 

GANNAWAY, JOHN M., McAlester. 
Dem. Occ., county court clerk. B., Rome, 
Ga.., June, 1863. Edu., Boonville, Ark. Col. 
and Peabody Normal at Nashville, Tenn. 
Wife, Sue. Bus. Con., Sec’y Great Lake 
Oil & Gas Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., Dr. T. T. Norris, Krebs; Judge 
Harve L Melton, Eufaula; Judge S. F. Brown. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; 
C. of O.; Y. M. C. A. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. and st. worker. Offices, City Clerk and 
City Commr.; Court Clerk 6 yrs. Party 
Honors, was v.-pres old Jefferson Club, So. 
McAlester; del. to st. and co. Dem. convs. 
Remarks, was successful photographer be¬ 
fore becoming public official; pres. 2 yrs. 
St. Photographers Assn; awarded medal at 
Chicago World’s Fair. Very proud of his 
public record and determined to preserve 
it. 

GILL, GUS A., McAlester. Dem. Occ-, 
insurance and real estate. B., Booneville, 
Mo., Oct. 28, 1857. Edu., h. sch. Wife, 
Mattie Elmore. Cdrn., 4 s., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., brick buildings; real estate; farm 
lands, insurance; loans; Liberty Bonds. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce; Bk. of Mc¬ 
Alester. Assoc., Tom Haile, H. C. Peary, 
C. Charles Bonart, W. E. McGowan, Wal¬ 
lace Bond, Guy Andrews, Ed Fry, Tom D. 
McKeown, Judge C. B. Stewart. Church, 
Meth. South; helped build Meth church. 
Pol. Act., active 53 yrs. in co. and st.; 
makes speeches and works through corns. 
Offices, he was the first Mayor; organized 
first C. of C., and mbr. Bd. of Edu., and 
Good Roads Corns. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; del. to Wolverton Gold 
Bug and Free Silver Bryan fight; Prct. 
Committeeman and mbr. Election Bd. Re¬ 
marks, one of the first and foremost citi¬ 


zens of McAlester, and has helped in all 
the building activities of the town; is not 
a lodge man, but one of the most active 
civic workers in the st. 

GORDON, JAMES H., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Locust Dale, Va., 
Oct. 3, 1868. Edu., Suffolk Military Acad¬ 
emy; Univ. of Va. 2 yrs. Wife, Bertha 
L. French. Cdrn., 1 s„ 1 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc-, W. P. Freeman, W. S. 
Ambrose, Geo. A. Kilpatrick; (pol.) Tom 
Haile, N. J. Magrudor, Charles S. Brice, 

R. W. Higgins, Harve L. Melton, Guy An¬ 
drews, Charles B. Stewart, Preston C. West. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C.; Country Club; B. P. O. E.; 33rd Ma¬ 
son; Okla. Bar Assn.; V.-Pres. Albert 
Pike Hospital; Dir. Doss Oil. Royalty Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 22 yrs.; 
makes speeches and works through coins. 
Offices, mbr. City Council; Justice Su¬ 
preme Court; Pres, of Bar 1914. Party 
Honors, mbr. of Bd. St. Bar Assn., ap¬ 
pointed by W. J. Holloway. Remarks, 
church and civio worker. 

GOTCHER, W. E., McAlester. Dem. 
Oco., attorney. B.< Bentonville, Ark., Oct. 
21, 1876. Edu., Bethel Col., Ky. Wife, 
Susan Peesley. Cdrn., 6 s., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., mining and farming. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Commerce. Assoc., F. D. Pittman, S. 
F. Brown, Roy Caldwell, Robt. J. Bell. 
Carl Monk, Guy Andrews, E. F. Lester, 
J. B. A. Robertson, Scott Ferris, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, K. P.; I. O. O. F.; Rebekah; 
Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. and st. 30 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through corns. Offices, Co. 
Atty.; City Atty.; mbr. Bd. of Edu.: 
Asst. Co. Atty. Party Honors, del to st. 
and co. convs.; mbr. City Election Bd.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, active in 
church and Boy Scout work; interested in 
better schs. Wife is also active. 

HAILE, TOM C., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. . B„ Oct. 13, 1887. Edu., Bur- 
rett Col.; Univ. of Tenn. Wife, Anna 
Vernon. Bus. Con., banking, coal, farm¬ 
ing and law. Assoc., Guy Andrews, O. H. 
Whitt, Judge Harve L. Melton, Frank Wat¬ 
son, M. E. Trapp, Scott Ferris, Sen. Gore, 
Judge R. L. Williams, Lee Cruce, B. H. 
Markham. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Country Club; Masonic Blue Lodge; B. P. 
O. E.; K. P. Imp. Rel-, Marvin C. Haile, 
(bro.), law partner; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 
Haile, Gainsboro, Tenn, (parents). Pol. 
Act-, partisan; active in co. and st. Offices, 
U. S. Probate Atty.; mbr. Okla. Legion; 
pres. C. of C., Kiowa, Okla. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. Legis.; appointed U. S. Probate 
Atty. Remarks, works for charity or- 
ganiz.; was active during W. War; Chmn. 
Judiciary Bd. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

HARAWAY, E. M., Quinton. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Dec. 23, 1877. Edu., pub. 
sch., Okla.; Cumberland Col., Ark. Wife, 
Ocie Blair. Bus. Con., farm lands. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Quinton. Assoc., Judge 

S. F. Brown, Bob Lackey, Judge Harve L. 
Melton, Wilburn Cartwright, Guy Andrews, 
Carl Monk, Judge E. F. Lester. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A.; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., A. D. Haraway, Civil War 
veteran. Pol. Act., partisan co. and st. 
worker 20 yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, 
Co. Commr. 2% yrs.; mbr. Good Roads 
Com. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman 
number of yrs.; del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
active during W. War, Council of Defense; 
4-minute speaker. Active for community 
betterment. Interested in the paper shell 
pecan industry. 

HARNED, LEE, McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
loans and insurance. B., Harned, Ky., 
Sept. 15, 1873. Edu., pub. sch., Ky. Wife, 
Anna Catlin. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., ex¬ 
tensively interested in farm lands, oil roy- 
altiesj real estate and mines. Bk. Con., 


Amw. First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., Okla. 
City; First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce, Mc¬ 
Alester. Assoc-, Judge Melton, Judge 
Brown, Frank Watson, Col. Sneed, Pat 
Murphy, Jack Walton, 0. A. Cargill, Ex- 
Gov. Johnston, Judge Lester, Judge J. W. 
Clark. Church, Meth.; Bd. of Stewards. 
Imp. Rel., Henry Harned, (father), Chicka- 
sha for whom town of Harned, Ky. was 
named; 0. M. Harned (son), asst. mgr. 
Nash Finch Grocery Co., Chickasha; Victor 
Harned (son), Fresno, Calif.; B. G. Har¬ 
ned, (bro.), Guthrie; E. L. Harned, (bro.) 
mbr. faculty Tchrs. Col., Edmond. Pol. 
Aet., partisan; active in co. and st. for 
30 yrs. Offices, City Commr. 2 yrs.; mbr. 
of Election Bd. number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. Remarks, civic 
and financial Dem. leader. 

HARRIS, DR. C. T., Kiowa. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B„ Feb. 17, 1870. Edu-, Univ. 
of Tenn.; Medical Col. 1901. Wife, Lillie 

B. Braswell. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
ranching. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce, 
McAlester. Assoc., J. M. Harris, Guy An¬ 
drews, Frank Watson, M. E. Trapp, Henry 
S. Johnston. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason; Shriner; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel-, Dr. J. H. Germany, Bromide. Pol. 
Aet., partisan st. worker 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offiees, siwgeon M. K. & T. 
R. R. 20 yrs.; ex-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; 
Alderman; City Health Officer Kiowa 
18 yrs.; Health Officer, Seminole Co. 7 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, leader in Kiowa. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

HARRISON, JOHN A., McAlester. Dem. 
0c*., State Oil & Gas Inspector. B., Hot 
Springs, Ark., March 8, 1842. Wife, Lula 
Porterfield. Cdrn., 2 s., deceased; 2 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Frank Car¬ 
ter, Judge Lester. Judge Stewart, Judge 
Brewer, Judge Wyley Jones. Church, Meth., 
mbr. Bd. Trustees. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. 
First Class Consistory; 32nd Mason; 
Shrine; Eastern Star; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Rupert Harrison, (son), deceased, for whom 
Rupert Harrison Post is named; Mrs. Pat 
Birdsong (d.), Durant; Miss Marion Har¬ 
rison, tchr. in Globe, Ariz. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. and st. worker. Offices, mbr. City 
Council 4 yrs.; first sheriff Pittsburg Co., 
1906-07 ; Chief of Police 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
good citizen and pioneer Dem. leader. 

HIGGINS, ROBERT WILLIAM, McAles¬ 
ter. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Fackler, 
Ala., Nov. 10, 1868. Edu., St. Normal, 
Florence, Ala. 1892. Wife, Gertrude Henly. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoe-, Sen. Guy L. Andrews, J. H. Gor¬ 
don, E. P. Hill, Geo. M .Porter, W. E. 
Beattie, F. M. Bailey, Earl Welsh, Robt. 
M. Rainey, Judge C. B. Stuart, Geo. Ram¬ 
sey. Church, Bap. Lodges, 32nd Mason; 
Scottish Rite; Consistory; mbr. St. Bar 
Assn. Imp. Rel., G. G. Higgins, (bro.), 
Memphis. Pol. Act., partisan co. and st. 
worker 30 yrs.; makes speeches and serves 
on corns. Offices, Co. Judge 1907-11 ; Dist. 
Judge 1915-18; Justice Supreme Court 
1918-21. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
1925 ; del. to co. and st. convs. number of 
times. Remarks, interested in revision 
Okla. Tax Code, and tax laws. Active 
during W. War. 

HILL, GEORGE L., McAlester. Dem. 
Oce., attorney. B., Gainesville, Tex., Jan. 
11, 1893. Edu., h. sch. Dallas, Tex.; O. 
IT. also Okla. Military, passed bar 1913; 
Chapter Kappi Sig Frat. Wife, Winifred 
Clarke. Cdrn., 1 d. Bk. Cen., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. S. Key, Judge James H. Gordon, 
M. A. Hawk, R. H. Hill, Ashland. H. H. 
Sherrill, Kiowa; Press Jones, Uhlan; W. 

C. Tinker, Bache; M. E. Trapp. Walter 
Mills, Earl Foster, Judge Albert C. Hunt, 
Joe Chambers. Imp. Rel., E. P. Hill, 
father and law partner. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. worker. Church, Pres. Clubs A 


PITTSBURG COUNTY 

Lodges, Country Club; 40-8; C. of C.; 
Americanization Com. Amer. Legion. Of¬ 
fices, past Sec’y. St. Dem. Cen. Com.; past 
Asst. Co. Atty.; pres. St. League Young 
Dems. 1925; Twp. Judge. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; past Sec’y Co. 
Election Bd. several yrs.; past Co. Regis¬ 
trar. Remarks, good public speaker. 

HORTON, WILLIAM J., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Homes Co., Miss. 
Edu-, Henry Col., Va.; Vanderbilt Univ., 
LL. B., 1S84. Wife, Fanny A. Foltz. Cdrn., 

1 s., 2 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce; 
First Natl. Assoc., Gus A. Gill, J. M. 
Gordon, Judge S. F. Brown, Phil D. 
Brown, E. M. Fry, Reuell Haskell. Church, 
M. E., South; teaches Young People’s class. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. Offices, 
U. S. Dist. Atty. for Cen. Dist. Indian Ter. 
July 1895 ; appointed by Cleveland, Oct., 
1897 ; mbr. Okla. St. Bar Assn.; now City 
Atty.; Sec’y. Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. c'onvs. Remarks, 4- 
minute man during W. War. 

HUDSON, CHAS. H., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Seldon, Miss., June 
11, 1875. Edu., Oxford Miss. Univ. 1903; 
Frat. S. A. E.; LL. B. Wife, Lyda Mae 
Clark. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., Hale Hal- 
sell Grocery Co.; Childers Motor Co.; farm 
lands; Cities Petroleum Co.; Tliaxton Mo¬ 
tor Co. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assog., 
Chas. S. Brice, H. I. Austin, Geo. Porter, 
H. H. Sherrill, R. H. Hall, Ashland; (pol.) 
Ben Harrison, Judge E. E. Lester, Tom 
Anglin, Jno. Carlock. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Elks Club. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. and st. worker 20 yrs. Offices, mbr. 
Bd. of Edu., Wilburton 1915-19; Sec’y. Co. 
Election Bd. 1926-30. Party Honors, St. 
Executive Committeeman 1906-07 ; Dem. 
Cen. Com. 1908-09. Remarks, Chmn. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense 1917-18; Chmn. Red Cross 
Div., Latimer Co. 1917-18. Interested in 
livestock. 

JARVIS, JUNE M., Haileyville. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B„ Weston, W. Va., 
Sept. 21, 1869. Edu., Normal Sch., Fair¬ 
mont, W. Va. Wife, Inez Peterson. Cdrn., 

2 s.. 1 d. Bus. Con., furniture and hard¬ 
ware. Bk. Con., Haileyville Bk. Assoc., 
S. M. Jones, E. A. Wilson, J. A. Reed, 
A. A. Clanton; (pol.) J. M. Shinnebarger, 
R. C. Nelson, J. R. William, Shamrock, 
A. U. Thomas, Wilburton; A. P. Harris 
McAlester, W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. Imp! 
Rel., J. C. Jarvis, (bro.), Enid. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 25 yrs.; does 
not make speeches. Offices, appointed Jr. 
Commr. by Judge Higgins 2 yrs.; past 
pres. Bd. Edu. 2 yrs.; past Councilman 2 
yrs; now postmaster. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; 
Clerk of Election Bd. Remarks, interested 
in good roads; attended several convs. on 
good roads; mbr. Council of Defense and 
Red Cross during W. War; past Chmn of 
United Charities. 

JONES, CLAY C., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
Justice of Peace. B., Cooper, Tex., Nov. 
14, 1892. Edu., com. sch. Stuart, Okla.; 
Bus. Col., McAlester 1914. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., fire insurance. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., W. R. Edwards, Carl Monk. 
Frank Redpath, G. L. Metcalf, Jim El- 
wood, J. A. Carter, Stuart; Judge Harve 
Melton, Joe Whittaker. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; Con¬ 
sistory. Imp. Rel., Mrs. B. F. Jones, 
mother. Pol. Act., partisan worker 10 yrs. 
Offices, Justice of Peace 1926-30. Party 
Honors, Clerk Election Bd. Hobby, base¬ 
ball. 

KEIL, ALBERT H„ Haileyville. Rep. 
Occ-, attorney. B., Tonawanda, N. Y., 
Aug. 2. 1882. Edu., Univ. of Mich. 1908. 
Wife, Florence Easton. Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d.. 
Church, Unitarian, Okla City. Clubs. 
Izaak Walton League; Rod & Gun Club. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 20 
yrs.; makes speeches. Offices, City Atty. 


677 

7 yrs.; Postmaster 4 yrs. Party Honor*, 
del. to co. and st convs; Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; Clerk Election Bd. Remarks, Sec’y. 
Council of Defense during W. War. In¬ 
terested in conservation of wild game. 

KEITH, JESSIE W., Haileyville. Dem. 
Occ., carpenter B., Garvin, Indian Ter., 
Jan. 26, 1877. Edu., h. sch., Paris, Tex.; 
Ft. Smith Bus. Col. Wife, Myrtle L. Clay 
Cdrn., 2 d., both valedictorians in sch. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Haileyville. Assoc., C. 
F. Moulton, Romeo Pannaci, W. H. 
Young; (pol.) Judge S. F. Brown, 
John Savage, H. F. Healy, Judge Higgins, 
Guy Andrews, Wilburn Cartwright. Church, 
Pres.; S. Sch. worker. Lodge, A. O. U. 
W. ,* active in C. of C. Pol. Act., active 
in co. 28 yrs.; makes speeches and works 
through personal contact. Offices, Sec’y. 
first Sch. Bd. after statehood, 1907-12; 
City Clerk 3 terms, 1910-14; City Council¬ 
man 1916-18; City Mayor 1925 to date; 
Prct. Committeeman; del. to co. convs.; 
Prct. Registrar; Prct. Inspector contin¬ 
uously since 1912. Hobby, baseball and 
football. 

KIRBY, J. F., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
banker & office work. B., Conway. Ark. 
Edu., li. sch. Wife. Mary E. Wright. Cdrn., 
1 s., Jesse F. Jr.„ McAlester; 1 d.. Iris 
Kirby, Jr. in O. C. W., Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., Auditor & Credit man Okla. St. 
Penitentiary, McAlester. Assoc., John 
Q. Newell, Wallace Bond. McAlester; (pol.) 
Elmer Thomas,, Wilburn Cartwright, J. V. 
McClintick, Tom McKeown, Jed Johnson, 
W. W. Hastings, E. B. Howard, Pres. Les¬ 
ter, iScott Ferris, Geo. D. Key,, Judge E. F. 
Lester, Judge Chas. Mason, Judge Fletcher 
Riley, Judge Albert Hunt, Jas. I. Phelps, 
Judge Jas. A. Davenport, Tom Edwards, 
Governor Haskell, Lee Cruce, Judge Fletcher 
Williams, Jack Walton, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Southern Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason and Elk. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and statewide; former co. and congres¬ 
sional dist. chmn.; pres., sec’y. dist. Dem. 
Cen. Com. of the 3rd. Dist.; active since 
1905 ; managed 3 General campaigns for 
Dem., operates through personal contact 
and coins. Party Honors, serving 4th term 
as sec’y. Pittsburg Co. Dem. Co. Cen. 
Com.; also sec’y. 3rd. dist. Offices, Asst. 
St. Bk. Commr., Okla City, 1923-24; 
Auditor Okla. St. Penitentiary, McAlester 
since 1927. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900, 
located at Granite; Granite 1900-07 ; Co¬ 
manche 1907-14 ; McCurtain Co. 1914-15; 
Pittsburg Co. since 1915. Hobby, politics. 

LANE, J. L., Kiowa. Rep. Oce., post¬ 
master. B., Stillwater, Okla., May 14, 
1893. Edu-, pub. sch.. Ark.; grad. Wil- 
burton h. sch. Wife, Emma Alice Ligon. 
Bus. Con., merchant. Assoc., D. A. Brown, 
J. K. Murray, J. L. Shinnebarger, R. C. 
Nelson. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Consistory; Eastern Star; 
Country Club; C. of C. Imp. Rel., P. D. 
Lane Civil War veteran. Pol. Act-, na¬ 
tionally partisan, locally independent; ac¬ 
tive in st. work 15 yrs.; works through 
personal contact. Offices, mbr. Prct. Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; Postmaster 1923 to date. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Co. F, U. S. 7 Eng. 5th Div. 
Army Occupation 17 months overseas ; 
mbr. Rupert Harrison Post No. 79; Post 
Adj. of Wilburton Amer. Legion Post. 

LAYDEN, JOHN E., Hartshorne. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Cheneyville, Ill., Jan. 
17, 1885. Edu-, LL. B., Univ. of Ill. 1910. 
Wife Hazel Harbert. Cdrn., 7 s„ 1 d. 
Bus.' Con., pres. Hartshorne Coal Co. 
Assoc., Owen McHugh, John Savage, Harve 
L. Melton, Guy Andrews, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, E. F. Lester, Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, M. E. Trapp. Church, Catholic. 
Clubs &. Lodges, B. P. O. E.; C. of C.; 
Order of Coif; Phi Kappa. Bk. Con., 
Hartshorne Natl.; Blc. of Haileyville. Pol. 
Act., partisan co. worker 16 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through corns. Offices, 


078 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



City Atty 1913-23 and 1925 to date. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Fret. 
Committeeman; Inspector Election Bd. 
1914 to date. Remarks, active during W. 
War; mbr. Bd. Dir. Brooks Hospital. 

LESTER, PRESTON S., McAlester. item. 
Occ-, attorney. B., Tenn., Sept. 6, 1867. 
Edu., Nashville, Tenn.; Cumberland Univ. 
Wife Alice Pitchlynn. Cdrn., 3 s., 4 d. 
Bus. Con., farm owner and law firm. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Frank P. Blair, 
Wallace Bond, Melvin Cornish,. J. F. Mc- 
Murry, C. N. Haskell, Bill Murray, Scott 
Ferris, Judge R. L. Williams. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E. Imp. 
Rel., Judge E. F. Lester, Supreme Court. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 40 yrs. 
makes speeches. Offices, presidential Elec¬ 
tor 1904 ; mgr. Bill Murray's campaign 
1904; private sec’y Green McCurtain 5 
yrs.; Chmn. Cen. Com., Pittsburg Co.; 
elected Co. Commr. 1913; appointed Post¬ 
master McAlester by Pres. Wilson 6 yrs.; 
elected Legis. 1927. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. and co. convs. since statehood. 
Remarks, Capt. Natl. Tenn. Guard volun¬ 
teer organiz.; active leader during W. War; 
sold one million war savings stamps, and 
also sold bonds and worked with Red Cross. 
One of McAlester’s leaders. 

LITER, EDWIN CARLTON, Haileyville. 
Rep. Occ., railroad conductor. B., Jan. 
18, 1871. Edu., grad, grade sch.. Rood 
House, Ill. 1887. Wife, Barbara Boerckee. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Haileyville. Assoc., John 
Tonz. Clanton Mitler, Ernest A. Wilson; 
(pol.) A. H. Kyle, J. M. Jarvis, A. U. 
Thomas, Bill Fuller. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd Mason; Consistory; K. C. 
C. H.; Eastern Star; Master Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., active in co.; works through 
personal contact and corns. Offices, on 
Legislative Bd. for Order of Conductors, 
C. R. I. & P. R. R. Party Honors, del. 


co. convs.; Judge Election Bd. Remarks, 
interested in Boy Scout work; Chmn. of 
Court of Honor of 800 boys; holds several 
offices in Masonic Lodges; was active dur¬ 
ing W. War; received medal for Liberty 
Loan work. 

MAGAFFIN, EBEN, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., County Engineer. B., St. Paul, 
Minn. April 10, 1885. Edu., Univ. of 

Ark. 1 yr.; Mo. Sch. of Mines. Wife, 
Mima Patterson. Cdrn-, 3 s., 1 d. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc. Dr. Baum, Ed 
Crosby, J. C. Murray; (pol.) W. E. Cowan, 
Sam O. Battles, W. E. Fisher, John Right- 
mire, Scott Ferris, Lew Wentz. Church, 
Chris. Science. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., 
independent worker 6 yrs. Offices, Co. En¬ 
gineer; mbr Good Roads Com.; was City 
Engineer 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs.; mbr. election bd. Remarks, 
volunteered for Engineer Corps during W. 
War; accepted as First Lieut. 

MARKLEY, A. C-, McAlester. V.-Chmn. 
Adm. Com. Sect. No. 4, State Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

MCALESTER, JAMES BURNEY, Mc¬ 
Alester. Dem. Occ., Mayor of McAlester. 
B., McAlester. Okla., June 7, 1876. _Edu., 
Rock Academy, Wapanucka ; Kemper Mili¬ 
tary; Mo. Univ.; 1 yr. Vanderbilt; East¬ 
man Bus. Col., N. Y. Wife, Laura Crab¬ 
tree. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., N. End 
Merc. Co.; J. J. McAlester Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc. Judge James H. Gordon, 
Sen. Redwine, Judge Stevenson, Geo. D. 
Key W. J. Holloway, Col. Sneed. Church, 
Meth. South. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Consistory; 33rd Mason; 
Knight Templar; Elks; Amer. Legion; 
Shrine; C. of C.; Treas. Boy Scouts. Imp. 
Rel., J. J. McAlester, (father), deceased; 
W. B. McAlester, (bro.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. and st. worker 30 yrs.; makes 


speeches. Offices, Mayor McAlester; City 
Councilman. Party Honors, Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; appointed Natl. Good Roads 
Com. Remarks, active in Boy Scout work: 
Free Fair Assn, activities. 

McALESTER, W. B.. McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., banker, real estate owner, farm own¬ 
er. B., N. McAlester, Okla., Nov., 1879. 
Edu., grad. Wentworth Military Academy; 
Univ. of Mo., also Kansas City Veterinary 
Sch., degree D. V. S. Wife, Mary Mc¬ 
Clure. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., v.- 
pres. Bk. of N. McAlester; pres. North End 
Mercantile Co. ;pres. J. J. McAlester Mer¬ 
cantile Co.; land owner. Assoc., D. W. 
Hopkins, Otto Sites. J. B. McAlester; 
(pol.) Dr. Echols, Wallace Bond, Charles 
Pace, Press Lester, W. E. Beattie, C. N. 
Haskell, J. B. A. Robertson, Lee Cruce, 
■Jack Walton. M. E. Trap]), A. S. J. Shaw. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason; Blue Lodge; 
Consistory; Royal Arch; Knight Templar; 
B. P. O. E.; Izaak Walton League. Imp. 
Rel., J. J. McAlester, (father), who 
founded town of McAlester; served on 
Corporation Commission; Lieut. Gov. un¬ 
der Cruce; U. S. Marshal Eastern Dist. 
under Cleveland; established first store in 
McAlester, freighting through from Ft. 
Smith, Ark.; mined the first coal; instru¬ 
mental in securing M. K. & T. R. R. 
Pol. Act._ partisan, co. and st. worker 25 
yrs. Offices, St. Veterinarian under Has¬ 
kell; mbr. City Council. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman; del. to various co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, pioneer. Inter¬ 
ested in fishing, hunting and raising Irish 
and Lewellyn setters. 

McALPINE, EARL, Haileyville. Sec’y. 
State Miniing Board. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

McFARLAND, a. E., Pittsburg. Dem.. 
Occ., Blacksmith. B., June 14, 1869. 

Edu., Mo. schs. Wife, Anna Culwell. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., real estate; 
stock raising. Bk. Con., First Natl, Col¬ 
bert. Assoc., J. D. Bennett, Doug McFar¬ 
land. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C. 
Imp. Rel-, E. L. McFarland, Co. Treas. 
Pol. Act., partisan st. worker 30 yrs. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 28 yrs.; Mayor 2 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, interested in fishing and 
hunting. 

McFARLAND, EVERETT LEE, McAles¬ 
ter. Dem. Occ., Deputy Conuty Treasurer. 
B-, Weston. Tex., Sept. 22, 1895. Edu., 
com. sch., Tex. 1915. Wife Sallie O’Neal. 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con-, Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., J. D. Burnett. M. S. Durand, Geo. 
Taylor, D. L. Roe, W. H. Davidson, (pol.) 
Press Lester, J. E. Layden, M. O. Counts. 
Lang Fields, Dr. Sherrill, Judge Harve L. 
Melton, H. C. King. Sam Morley, E. M. 
Fry. Church, of Christ. Lodge, I. O. O. 
F. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
10 yrs.; personal contact. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks interested 
in current events; fond of reading. 

McGOWAN, WIRT EDW., McAlester. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Commissioner. B., De- 
Sota. Miss., Apr. 9, 1883. Edu., Univ. 
of Ark. Wife, Ora Cowling. Cdrn-, 3 d. 
Bus. Con., real estate; farm loans; Mc¬ 
Gowan’s Real Estate & Loan Co.; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Assoc-, 
J. F. McMurray, Ray De La Master, Bun Mc¬ 
Alester, Moss Patterson, Ben Childers; (pol.) 
Carl Monk, P .S. Lester, Wallace Bond,, .T. 
F. Kirby, Dr. T. T. Norris Sam O. Battles, 
Guy L. Andrews, Geo. D. Key, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, Tom D. McKeown, Scott Ferris, E. 
M. Fry. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. O. E.; Country Club; 32nd degree 
Mason; Scottish Rite; Consistory; K. of 
P.; C. of C. mbr. Good Roads Com. 10 
yrs. past. Imp. Rel., Fowla Cowling 
(father-in-law, dec.), settled and named 








JOHN Q. NEWELL 


town of Cowlington 56 yrs. ago. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. and st. worker 24 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, sec’y Co. Election Bd., 
1912-13; appointed Appraiser St. Sch. 
Land Dept., 1914-18; Co. Comrnr., 1923- 
31, Dist. No. 3; Co. Jailer, 1911. Party 
Honors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1914; del. 
co. and st. convs. regularly since 1917. 
Remarks, v.-pres. St. Realtors Bd.. 1926- 
27; manager Gov. C. N. Haskell’s “New 
St. Tribune,” formerly owned “Stonewall 
News,” “Oklahoma Miner,” “Savanna 
News,” “McAlester Guardian”; appointed 
Dictator for McAlester District by Na¬ 
tional Service Dictator, 1914, Royal Order 
of Moose; Roy Stafford of Daily Oklaho¬ 
man dubbed him “The Hearst of Okla.” 

McSHERRY, F. D.. McAlester. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Toledo. Ohio, Nov. 20, 
1891. Edu., com. schs,. Ohio, Okla.; Sa¬ 
cred Heart Col. Wife, Mary Bridges. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., Bldg, and Loan; 
printing. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. of 
McAlester. Assoc., Carl Monk, bus. part¬ 
ner; John Basolo, R. C. Nelson, Jas. H. 
Gordon, L. C. Ticer, J. E. Layden, J. L. 
Shinnebarger, Lew Wentz,, L. B. Kyle, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Pat Hurley. Church, 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Country Club; B. 
P. 0. E.; Amer. Legion; 40-8. Pol. Act., 
co. and st. worker 10 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, City Atty., Krebs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, during war Lieut. Aerial Observer 
90th and 166th Aero Squadrons, A. E. F. 
and Army of Occupation; belongs Rupert 
Harrison Post No. 79, Amer. Legion; gen¬ 
eral attorney for Okla. M. K. & T. R. R. ; 
interested in flying. 

MORGAN, WILLIAM M„ McAlester. 
Rep. Occ., Internal Revenue Collector. B., 
Vienna, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1870. Edu., public 
sch., Ohio; Browns Bus. Col., Youngstown, 
Ohio. Wife, Elizabeth Evans. Cdrn., 1 
s., 1 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. 
Assoc,, ex-Sen. Harreld, W. B. Pine, A. 
C. Alexander, W. G. Skelly. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; 33rd 
degree Mason; Consistory; Shrine; past 
mbr. Country Club; B. P. O. E.; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. 30 yrs. Offices, Deputy Internal Rev¬ 
enue Collector 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. 


PITTSBURG COUNTY 

to st. convs. Remarks, active advocate of 
statehood; mbr. of--Draft Bd. during W. 
War.. Hobby, baseball. 

NELSON, R. C., McAlester. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B., Rising Sun, Ind., Dec. 5, 
1873. Edu., Donellville, Ind.; Delaware, 
Ohio. Wife, Laura J. Johnston. Cdrn. 1 
s., 1 d. Bus. Con., owner Pioneer Ab¬ 
stract Co.; treas. McAlester Bldg. & Loan 
Assn.; treas. Albert Pike Lodge of Per¬ 
fection; treas. K. C. C. H. Assoe., J. 

L. Shinnebarger, A. U. Thomas, W. H. 
Fuller, W. B. Pine, Sen. J. W. Harreld, 
Lew Wentz, Carl Monk, A. C. Alexander. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; 
K. C. C. H.; C. of C. Pol. Act-, parti¬ 
san ; co. and st. worker 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Auditor in Ohio and 
Ind. 8 yrs. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com. 4 yrs.; del. to natl. convs., 
Cleveland. Ohio; always st. del.; treas. 
Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, mgr. both, Pine 
and Harreld campaigns; active in Council 
of Defense and sec’y Red Cross during W. 
War. Hobby, race horses. 

NEWELL, JOHN QUINCY, McAlester. 
Dem. Occ., Warden Okla. St. Peniten¬ 
tiary. B„ Nevada, Mo., Sept. 30, 1871; 
came to Okla. 1896, located at Jennings; 
Okla. City 1910 until present appointment. 
Edu., Univ. and Medical. Wife, Augusta 

M. Bus. Con-, real estate and oil inter¬ 
ests. Church, Meth.. S. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Jennings; Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie; Shrine Okla. City. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; worker since 1896; works through 
personal activity and com. Offices, Co. 
Supt. of Health, Pawnee Co., 1909; St. 
Senator from 10th Dist., Second and Third 
Legislatures; U. S. Marshal during the 8 
yrs. of Woodrow Wilson’s terms; Warden 
penitentiary at McAlester since. Remarks, 
interested in hunting and fishing. 

NICHOLS, J. B., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Tag Agent. B., New Liberty, Ky., 
Apr. 10 1868. Edu., com. sch., Ky. Wife, 
Emma Kierney. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con-, 
40 yrs. in lumber bus. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., C. A. 
Calcott, Tulsa; W. B. Kennedy, Okla. 
City; Fred Bannister, Kansas City; (pol.) 
W. E. Gotcher, Henry Shoemaker, J. F. 
Kirby, Wallace Bond Geo. Mechlin, Henry 
Johnston, C. L. Pinkham, Judge E. F. 
Lester. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; Rotary; M. W. A.; Rebekah. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. and st. 
40 yrs. Offices, Co. Tag Agt.; mbr. City 
Council. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs., Okla. and Kansas; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; mbr. election bd. Remarks, in¬ 
terested in dogs. 

NORRIS, THOMAS T., Krebs. Dem. 
physician and surgeon. B., LeGrange Co., 
Ind., Sept. 12 1876. Edu., Univ. of Nash¬ 
ville, Tenn., M. D.. 1901. Wife, Jessie B. 
Boatright. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., H. H. Hokey, Frank Dale, 
Harry Chaney; (pol.) Wollace Bond,^ Guy 
Andrews, Sen. Redwine, Press Lester, Geo. 
D. Key, E. M. Fry, C. N. Haskell. 
Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, York 
Rite; Consistory; Solomon No. 32; India 
Consistory No. 2; Eastern Star; past Mas¬ 
ter Canadian Lodge; dir. C. of C.; Master 
Mason; mbr. Co., St,, and Amer. Med¬ 
ical A&sns.; past. pres. Amer. Medipal 
Assn.; past chmn. Pittsburg Co. Medical 
Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
22 yrs.; personal activity. Offices, chmn. 
Council, Krebs, 1925 to date; chmn. Coun¬ 
cil, Crowder, 10 yrs.; chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1928 to date; chmn. Dem. Presiden¬ 
tial Com., Crowder, 10 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all dem., co. and st. convs. since 
statehood. Remarks, called “The Poli¬ 
tician of Krebs.” 

O’NEAL, WILSON SAMUEL McAlester. 
Dem. Oicc., Co. Assessor. B., Gaines¬ 
ville, Tex., Jan. 19, 1884. Edu., com. 

sch., Gainesville. Wife, Florence Pounds. 


G79 

Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., banking; 
registered pharmacist. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
McAlester. Assoc., J. D. Jones, Arthur 
Krone, Ray De La Master, Elmer Hale, 
Geo. M. Chaney, T. T. Lewis, Dr. H. H. 
Sherrill, B. F. Mills, Alec Davidson. Guy 
Andrews, Jess Harper, Tom Anglin, Sen. 
Thos. P. Gore, Will D. Hays. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; B. P. O. 
E.; K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker 22 yrs.; personal contact. 
Offices, first Undersheriff 1097-12; Co. 
Clk. 1912-16; Co. Treas. 1917-20; Co. As¬ 
sessor 1927-31. Party Honors,! ex-chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; sec’y Dem. Cen. Com.; 
twice chmn. Young Mens Dem. Club; sec’y 
City Cen. Com. 1909. Remarks, active dur¬ 
ing W. War; sec’y Children’s Friend Assn. 

PIERCE, E. A., Kiowa. Dem. Occ., 
cattleman. B., Bell Co., Tex.. 1 ; 871. Edu., 
public schs., Tex. Wife, Maggie Mitchell. 
Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. Con-, raheh owner; 
cattleman. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., Charlie Hudson, Bob Hall, Judge 
Higgins. Milliard Johnston, Jack Jones, 
Geo. D. Key. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; past Noble Grand 
and past Master. Imp. Rel. Geo. F. 
Pierce, Second Cherokee Cavalry. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 30 yrs.; 
works through personal contact. Offices, 
Mayor of Kiowa; mbr. City Council sev¬ 
eral yrs.; mbr. Election Bd. several yrs.; 
Sch. Bd. several yrs.; Sheriff Pottowat- 
omie Co. 1907-13; Deputy Sheriff 1899- 
1900, 1903-04. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman 6 yrs.; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, pioneer; active during W. War, 
Liberty Loans; interested in cattle and 
stock. 

PIERCE, JOHN OWEN, Pittsburg. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., July 19, 1870. Edu., 
com. sch. Wife, Minnie Wilkins. Cdrn., 2 
s ; 1 d. Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. 

Assoc., H. H. Sherrill, Dr. C. T. Harris. 

J. E. Allen, R. H. Hall, W. D. Ward, 
Carl Monk, S. C. Adams, R. R. Bell, 
Claude Weaver, Clyde Ayres, Chas. J. 
Townsend, W. C. Liedtke. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; Elks; W. O. W. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 40 yrs. 
Offices, Co. Com. 1916-17, 1920-29; 4 yrs. 
chmn. co. com. 1917-20. Party Honors, 
prct. committeeman; judge prct. elections. 
Remarks, interested in good roads pro¬ 
gram ; private interests are White Leg¬ 
horns, Jersey cattle and hunting. 

PORTER, GEO. M„ McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Centerville, la., Feb. 
19, 1878. Edu., Centerville H. Sch.; 

Drake Univ. 1 yr.; admitted to Bar 1899. 
Wife, Ethel Clark. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., mbr. Arm Fuller, Porter & Fuller. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of McAlester. Assoc., W. 

H. Fuller, John L. Fuller, Dem. leaders 
of st. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club; 32nd degree Mason; Shrine; 
Consistory; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; B. 

P. O. E.; Country Club; Fin and Feather 
Club; past pres. C. of C. Pol. Act-, in¬ 
dependent ; co. and st. worker; has made 
speeches 20 yrs. Offices, City Atty. in 
1909. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; 
mbr. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, chmn. of 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives dur¬ 
ing W. War; Spanisli-Amer. War veteran, 
Co. E-50, la.. Volunteers; interested in 
hunting and fishing. 

REDPATH, W. M., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., general manager Union Iron Works. 

B-, Minersville, Ohio, June 28 1872. Edu., 
public schs. Ohio. Wife Sula Lorena 
Gleason. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Assoc., Wil¬ 
liam Redpath, Roy Cecil Redpath. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 32ud degree Ma¬ 
son ; Consistory; Knight Templar; Eastern 
Star; C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; 
co. worker 30 yrs. Offices, City Comrnr. 

5 yrs. Remarks, established the Union 
Iron Works in 1905, mgr. and holds con¬ 
trolling interest; influential politically. 







6S0 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



REDWINE, W. N., McAlester. Deni. 
Occ., attorney. B., Cherokee, Ala.. Mch. 
13, 1862. Edu., normal schs. Lebanon and 
Ada, Ohio; Cumberland Univ., LL. B. 
Wife, Mattie Beech Noe. Cdrn.. 1 s., J. 

N. Bedwine, oil leases and royalties. Bk- 
Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., J. B. A. 
Robertson. Jack Walton, Elmer Thomas, 
ex-Gov. Johnston M. E. Trapp, Col. Sneed, 
Judge Harve L. Melton, all Dem. leaders. 
Church, Bap. Club, Commercial Civil 
Club. Imp. Rel-, John W. Redwine, Civil 
War veteran; 3 bros., all successful. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 30 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Offices, St. Senator 1907- 
13; first, second and third terms Legis¬ 
lature. Party Honors, del. to territorial 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, at¬ 
tended every conv. since statehood; leader 
in all civic and political affairs in eastern 
part of st.; writer of mining laws in 
Okla.. especially coal mines; 4-minute 
speaker during W. War. 

ROE, D. L., Pittsburg. Dem. Occ., 
Supt. Pittsburg Schs. B., Pilot Grove. 
Mo., Oct. 8, 1861. Edu-, Pilot Grove A. 
& M. Col.. 1886; Central Col., Fayette, 
Mo.; S. E. Tchrs. Col. Wife, Lillie Fray. 
Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., extensive 
farm owner, oil royalties and leases, real 
estate and farm loans. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., McAlester. Assoc., Press Lester, T. 
T. Norris, J. P. Connors, Geo. Moncrief, 
Dave Stovall, Woody Dixon, Bob Williams, 
Henry S. Johnston. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 32nd de¬ 
gree Mason; Eastern Star; M. W. A.; W. 

O. W.; 0. E. A. Pol. Act-, partisan; co. 
and st. worker 50 yrs; makes speeches. 
Offices, tchr. 40 yrs., rural schs.. Mo.; 
city schs. Pilot Grove, 5 yrs.; Canadian 
16 yrs.; Blanco 1 yr.; Supt. Pittsburg 3 
yrs.; taught 3 summers Durant Tchrs. 
Col.; Justice of Peace, Canadian; mbr. 
Eleventh and Twelfth Legislatures. Party 


Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to var¬ 
ious convs. Remarks, received A. B. de¬ 
gree at age of 68 in 1929; chief interest 
is appropriation for aid for weak schs., 
introduced Bill 129; contributed much to 
magazines and daily papers; won oratorical 
contest, 1885, Fayette, Mo. 

RYAN, CLAY F., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
Asst. Co. Attorney. B., Harrison. Ark., 
Nov. 24, 1878. Edu-, Harrison, Ark.; col., 
LaSalle Extension Univ., Chicago, Ill. 
Wife, Beulah Mulkey. Bus. Con., oil in¬ 
dustry, mining, railroads. Bk. Con-, Bk. 
of McAlester. Assoc., H. W. Russell, Ki¬ 
owa ; W. A. Pendergrass, Frank Watson, 
McAlester; (pol.) O. H. Whitt, Judge S. 
F. Brown, Press Lester, McAlester; Wil¬ 
burn,, Cartwright. Henry S. Johnston, 
Judge Lester, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Mason Blue 
Lodge; M. W. A.; Pittsburg Co. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active 5 yrs. in co. 
work; makes speeches. Offices, City Clk.; 
City Atty.. Kiowa; now Asst. Co. Atty., 
McAlester. Party Honors, del. co. and st. 
convs. ; registrar of election bd. Remarks, 
Legionnaire; 142nd Field Artillery, 39th 
Division; has taught Men's Bible class. 
Hobby, hunting. 

SAVAGE, JOHN P- Hartshorne. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Mason, Ill., Nov. 7, 
1872. Edu., grade sch. Hacket City, Ark. 
Wife. Ida M. Beagles. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 
d. Bus. Con., banking drugs. Bk. Con., 
Hartshorne Natl. Assoc., W. E. Mc¬ 
Gowan, McAlester; J. O. Pierce, Kiowa; 
(pol.) Geo. W. Moncrief. M. O. Counts, 
B. E. Harper, Judge A. P. Connors, Sam 
L. Morley, R. W. Dick, W. A. Durant, 
Guy Andrews. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Consistory; 
Eastern Star ; C. of C.; chmn. Good Roads 
Com.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in co. 22 yrs. Offices, mbr. Co. 


Commrs since 1919, chmn. from 1923 to- 
date; past dir. Sch. Bd. 6 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; past 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, interested 
in good roads. 

SAVIO, FRANK, Hartshorne. Rep. Sec’y 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

SEWELL, ARTHUR C-, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., attorney; Justice of Peace. B., Gads¬ 
den, Tenn., June 29, 1879. Edu., h. sch., 
Russelville. Wife Grace Kelly. Cdrn., 1 
s., 4 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Wallace Bond. Dr. G. A. Kilpatrick, Earl 
Allen, J. H. Gordon, Wallace Wilkinson, 
W. F. Kirby, Ed Sittel, W. S. O’Neal,. 
J. T. Featherston, Tom Anglin, C. R. 
Hunt, Clark Nichols. J. W. Cooke, George 
Marlow. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
A. O. U. W.; Modern Brothers of Amer.;. 
C. of C. Imp. Rel., Rev. W. E. Sewell 

(bro.), Tampa, Fla. Pol. Act-, partisan; 
co. and st. worker 25 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices Justice of Peace, Russellville, 
1904; Chief of Police, Russellville, 1905- 
07; Justice of Peace, Haileyville, 1909-14; 
City Atty., Haileyville 1914-17; Justice 
Peace 1928-32. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks during W. War was mbr. Council 
of Defense; v.-chnm. McAlester Question- 

SEXTON, W. MARK, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., minister. B., Mo., July 8, 1877. 
Edu., Univ. of Annapolis, 2 yrs. Wife, 

Edith. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. H. Fuller. A. U. Thomas, Frank 
Watson, Dr. Pinkerton, John Vaughan, W. 
J. Holloway, Ben Lafayette, Sam Canady. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, offices in Mason Lodges; 
Shrine; past mbr. Rotary Club; Coun¬ 
try Club; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
Judge C. F. Sexton, Humansville, Mo. 
Pol. Act. active in co. work 8 yrs. 

Offices, appointed Bd. of Regents Okla. 

Col. for Women. Chickasha, by W. J. 
Holloway. Remarks, head of the Rainbow 
Girl work; ordained minister at age of 
17; preached at 14; has done Associated 
Press work; spent 1908 traveling in for¬ 
eign countries. 

SHANKLE, MRS. HENRY D., Hartshorne. 
Rep. Occ., writer. B., 1874. Edu., com. 
and h. sch. Husband, Dr. H. D. Shankle, 
Gov. Med. Officer. Party Honors, St. Com- 
mitteewomau. Remarks;, came to Okla. 1906, 
lived Hartshorne, Muskogee, Ft, Sill. Mbr. 
of many clubs and lodges and active in 
st. political affairs many yrs. 

SHERRELL, H. H., Kiowa. Dem. Occ., 

cattleman. B., Johnston Co., 1888. Edu., 
subscription sch. Wife, Chloe Culbertson. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., ranching, ginning, 
Wyo. Gas & Oil, real estate. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.. Assoc., Roddy Brown, E. P. 
Hill, Guy Andrews, J. E. Pierce. Clubs 
& Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Consis¬ 
tory; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 15 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal activity. Offices, Inspector Election 
Bd.; City Council 7 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. 
3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, sponsor Boy Scouts; ac¬ 
tive during W. War in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loans. Hobby, hunting. 

SHINNABERGER, JAMES LEWIS, Mc¬ 
Alester. Rep. Q|cc.. Postmaster. B., 
Wanseon, Ohio, Apr. 18, 1870. Edu., edu¬ 
cated normal and col., Wanseon, taught 2 
yrs. Wife, Ophelia Smith. Cdrn., 2 s., 
2 d. Bus. Con., dir. and sec’y McAlester 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc-, Geo. H. Driebler, R. C. Nelson, 
Tom Haile. G. M. Chaney, Geo. Howard, 
Guy L. Andrews, M. L. Thompson, W. H. 
Fuller, A. U. Thomas, Hampton Tucker; 
(pol.) Sen. W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz, A. 
C. Alexander, W. G. Johnson, R. V. An¬ 
derson. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Country Club; C. of 









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A. U. THOMAS 







MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


C. , dir. and secy. Pol. Act., does not 

make speeches, but is partisan; co. and 
st. worker; active 35 yrs. Offices, Sher¬ 
iff, Wanseon, Ohio. 1896-1900, 1904-08. 

Party Honors,^cp s „.chmn.,_ dist. .chmn., st. 
committeeman, Wanseon, Ohio. 

STOCKTON, M. L., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Limestdh'e*«- Co., Tex., 
Mch. 6, 1887. Edu., com>* and h. schs., 
Mexia, Tex.j; Groesbeck, Tex.; Tyler-Com¬ 
mercial Col. Wife, Vivian Snodgrass.' Bus. 
Con., coal, mercantile. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Quinton; First Natl. Assoc., ,J. McClen- 
ahan, A. U. Thomas, John P. Savage, J. 

D. Bennett; (pol.). M. B. Trapp, R. L. 
Williams, ,Judge Edwards, Hugh and 
Frank Johnson. Church, of Christ. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; pres. C. of C., Quin¬ 
ton ; Good Roads Com.; Rotary; Okla. and 
Amer. Banking Assns. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; co. and st. worker 20 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Remarks, active during 
W. War in Red. Cross and loan drives; in¬ 
terested in Boy Scout work. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing and golf. 

TERRELL, S. S., Quinton. Dem. Occ., 
Ph. G., druggist. B., Scott Co., Ark., Feb. 
26, 1885. Edu., subscription schs. Okla. 
Wife, Lula Blanche Smith, deceased. Cdrn., 
1 s.. 1 d , Bus. Con., owner S. S. Ter¬ 
rell Drug Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Dr. T. T. Norris, C. W. Bush, A. U. 
Thomas, Bill Fuller, Judge Harve L. Mel¬ 
ton, Judge | E. F. Lester, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, Clarence Anderson. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory; Shrine; Eastern Star; M. W. A.; 
B. P. O. lj!.; C. of C. Pol. Act,, parti¬ 
san but retains right to independent ac¬ 
tion. Offices, Cify Treas. 10 yrs., Crow¬ 
der ; City Council, Crowder, number of 
yrs. Remarks, active during W. War, 
Council of .Defense;; community leader for 
civic progress. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

THOMAS, A. U., McAlester. Rep. Occ., 
investments, B., Franklin* Grove, • Ill., 
1865. Edi|., public schs.. Ill.; ; h. sch., 
Franklin Grove,, Ill.; St: Normal Univ. 
Wife, Margaret Curtis. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., v.-pries. First Natl. : ; dir. Doss Oil 
Co.; extensive farm interests, oil royalties. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., st. Masonic 
friends, H. ; L. Muldrow, E. T. Craale, in¬ 
spector general, Kansas; Tom G. Fitch, 
Wichita, K[an. > Sam P. Cochran, Dallas, 
Tex. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, ;Ro- 
tary Club, ipast pres.; Sovereign Grand In¬ 
spector General Scottish Rite for st.; mbr. 
Supreme Council of the southern jurisdic¬ 
tion. Pol. ; Act., independent; co. and st. 
worker 30 yrs.; makes speeches. Party 
Honors, coj.' chmn. Rep. Executive Com.; 
del. to st.| convs. Offices, past pres, of 
Sch. Bd. ijiany yrs. Remarks, active ad¬ 
vocate of statehood; during W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and chmn. all 
Red Cross drives.' 

• 1 - .... 

THOMPSON, MERREL L-, Hartshorne. 
Rep. Occi, Postmaster. B., Auburn, 
Kan., June! 21. 1874. Edu., h. sch., To¬ 
peka, Kami; Ponds Bus. Col., 1894; Cen¬ 
tral Bus. Col., Kansas City, 1898. Wife, 
Elnora Carey Painter. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. 
Bus. Com, ; mgr. Supply iStore, McAlester; 
McAlester Coal Co. Bk. Con., Hartshorne 
Natl. Assoc., F. C. Savage, ex-Mayor; T. 
J. Stallings, O. O. Dollins, Geo. W. Walshe, 
J. L. Shinnebarger, R. L. Nelson, Oscar 


Hunt, Harris Wagoner, Clark Wasson, W. 
B. Pine, J. W. Harreld. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason, past 
Master Mason Order 3 times; Consistory; 
Eastern Star, past Patron; C. of C., past 
pres. Imp. Rel., John Thompson (father). 
Long Beach, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 20 yrs. Offices, past chmn. 
Rep. Co. C’en. Com.; past pres. Hartshorne 
Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; past City Councilman 5 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; mbr. Co. Election Bd. 4 yrs.; prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, active during W. 
War; chmn. Council of Defense; mbr. 
corns. Liberty Bond drives. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, hunting .and fishing. 

TOWNSEND, J. M., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ-, Chief of Police. B., McAlester, Oct. 
6, 1879. Edu., Drury Col., Springfield, 

Mo.; Randolph Macon Col., Bedford City, 
Va. Wife, Josephine Crites. Bus. Con. 
ranching, cattle raising. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl., Tulsa. Church, Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. 
F.; M. W. A.; B. P. O. E.; K. P.lmp. Rel., 
James Townsend (father), was pioneer of 
McAlester, deceased. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. worker 25 yrs.; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Chief Police 1917-20; 1929-30. 

VERNON, W. N., Kiowa. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Feb. 23, 1854. Edu-, Miss. 
Oxford Col. Wife, Allie Vernon. Cdrn., 
2 s,, David, John C.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
real estate and insurance. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., C. W. Crum. Lodge, 
Mason, Farmersville, Tex. Imp. Rel., Sam 
Witherspoon, Miss. Congress; Sam Ver¬ 
non (bro.), Ft. Worth, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 25 yrs. ; personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, City Council. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to every co. and st. conv. in Tex. 
Hobby, farming. 

WATSON, ALLEN A., McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., Undersheriff. B., Laurence Co., 
Mo., Nov. 14, 1877. Edu., h. sch. Repub¬ 
lic, Mo.; S. E. Normal, Springfield, Mo.; 
Central St. -Tchrs. Col., Edmond. Wife, 
Zella Shidler. Cdrn., 3 s., 1 d. Bus. 
Con., .education and farming. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Judge S. F. Brown, 
Frank WAtson, L. O. Bradford; (pol.) 
Carl Monk, < Guy L. Andrews, E, P. Hill, 
T. T. Norris, Press Lester, Henry S. John¬ 
ston. A. S. J. Shaw, Lee Cruce, Col. 
Sneed, M. E. Trapp. Church, Bap. Imp- 
Rel., A. Jj. Watson (bro.), Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 22 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Journal Clk. First St. 
Senate 1907-08; Deputy Co. Assessor. 1922- 
26; Deputy Treas. 1908-13; elected Co. 
Treas. 1913-17; past mbr. Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; 
Undersheriff 1926 to date. Party Honors, 
inspector prat. - election bd.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to co. conv. 

WATSON, FRANK, McAlester. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Attorney. B., Apr. 4. 1902. 

Edu., h. sch., McAlester; Okla. Univ. 6 
yrs. Wife, Mamie Ross. Bus. Con., edu¬ 
cation and coal industry. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of McAlester; First Natl. Assoc-, Clay 
F. Ryan, Dr. D. W. Rice, S. F. Brown, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, Josh Lee, Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Chris.; teaches Bible 
class. Clubs &. Lodges, Country Club; 
Masonic Consistory; Scottish Rite; Okla. 
and Co. Bar Assns.; Alpha Kappa Psi. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. R. L. Wilson (father), sur¬ 
geon. Pol. Act._ partisan; co., st. worker 5 
yrs.; makes speeches. Office, Co. Atty. 
and mbr. Eleventh Legislature. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs.; prct. committee¬ 


man. Remarks, taught public speaking at 
Okla. Univ. 2 yrs., mbr. of student coun¬ 
cil, Publication Bd., pres, of Student 
Union Organization; mbr. of Order of 
Coif; Alpha Tau Omega ; on debating team 
that won state contest. 

WATSON, W. E., Quinton. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Arkins, Ark., June 30, 
1879. Edu., public schs.. Ark. Wife, 
Arna James. Cdrn., 2 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farming; merchant. Bk. Con-, First Natl. 
Assoc., R. C. Nelson, Frank Savio, W. H. 
Fuller, A. U. Thomas, Henry Cooper, W. 
B. Pine, A. C. Alexander. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; East¬ 
ern Star; W. O. W.; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 22 yrs. Offices, Mayor 
of Quinton 1919-21; Sch. Bd. Treas. 9 
yrs.; mbr. Haskell Co. Election Bd. 4 yrs. 
Party Honors, mbr. Pittsburg Co. Rep. 
Com. 1918-23; del. to almost all co. and 
st. convs. since statehood. 

WHITT, O. H., McAlester. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Salyersville, Ky., Sept. 23, 
1888. Edu., grad. Draughons Bus. Col., 
Ft. Smith, Ark.; Okla. City Univ., LL. 

B. Wife, Irma Irene Daniel. Cdrn., 2 
s. Bus. Con., education and farming. Bk. 
Con-, Bk. of Commerce; First Natl. 
Assoc., Press Lester, Carl Monk, Frank 
Watson, Bob Bell, Dr. T. T. Norris, Jim 
Babb, A. N. Leecraft, Bob Wagoner, Judge 
E. F. Lester. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Consistory; 
Pittsburg Co. Bar Assn.; Okla. City C. 
of C., mbr. Choctaw Council of Boy 
Scouts. Imp. Rel., S. M. Whitt (father), 
attorney and preacher, Salyersville, Ky. 
Pci. Act., partisan; co., st. worker 10 yrs.; 
makes speeches. Offices, Twelfth House of 
Representatives; introduced Pardon and 
Parole Bill; Asst. Co. Atty. 1918-20; Co. 
Atty. 1920-24. Party Honors, mbr. League 
of Young Denis.; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, seven Whitt bros. all attorneys; 
O. H. was first Co. Commander of Amer. 
Legion Post No. 79; First Lieut in Of¬ 
ficers Reserve Corp. Judge Advocate Gen¬ 
eral Rupert Harrison Post No. 79. An 
auditor in Ordnance Dept., Washington, 
D. C. Interested in outdoor recreation. 

WILLIS, MRS. ODESSA, Pittsburg. Rep. 
Occ., postmistress. B-, Ulysses, Kan. July 
31, 1886. Edu-, Parsons, Kan. h. sch. 
Hus., Richard Willis. Bk. Con., Amer. 
Natl., McAlester. Assoc., D. L. Roe, J. O. 
Pierce, W. B. Pine, Wilburn Cartwright. 
Church, Meth. Lodge, Eastern Star. Pol. 
Act., partisan st. worker 8 yrs.; makes 
speeches; com. worker. Offices, post¬ 
mistress. Remarks, leader in Pittsburg 
Co. Hobby, motoring. 

WINGATE, CHALMERS S., Hartshorne. 
Rep. Occ., coal mining. B., Wenona, Ill., 
Oct. 21, 1865. Edu-, grade sch., Wenona 
Ill., 1881. Wife, Amelia Riedt. Bus. Con., 
banking. Bk. Con., Hartshorne Natl. 
Assoc., J. H. Baker, G. A. Riedt, J. H. 
McBride, J. E. Layden, J. S. Martin, 
H. J. LeFevere, Judge Harve Melton, Judge 
Allen Wright, Jim Gordon. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Con¬ 
sistory; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; C. of 

C. Pol. Act, independent; co. worker 25 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; 
clk. election bd. several times. Remarks 
active in all work during the W. War and 
in all community interests. 


Pontotoc County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Tal Crawford (Dem.)___Ada 

Co. Attorney, J. W. Dean (Dem.)_:_Ada 

Ct. Clerk, Kill Summers (Dem.)_Ada 

Co. Clerk, Joe Beck (Dem.)_Ada 

Sheriff, Fred Boles (Dem.)_Ada 

Co. Treasurer, J. M. Stanfield (Dem.)_Ada 

Co. Surveyor, B. C. Harbert (Dem.)_Ada 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, S. C. Heflin (Dem > Ada 

Co. Assessor, Itit Erwin (Dem.)_Ada 

Co. Weigher. George Montgomery (Dem.)_Ada 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1 — C. C. Roberts (Dem.)_Ada, Ttt. 4 

Dist No. 2—George R. Collins (Dem.)_Van os's 

Dist. No. 3 — J. W. Murphy (Dem.)_Stonewall 

County Election Board: 

See’y-, T. O. Dandridge (Dem.)_Ada 

Climn., Edwin Wright (Dem.)__Ada 

Mbr., E. S. Waggoner (Rep.)_Ada 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, Otto Strickland (Dem.) Allen; 
Robt. J. Wimbish (Dem.) Ada: Senator. Lester Smb h 
(Dem.) Wewoka; District Judge, Orel Busby (Dem.) 
Ada. 

State Officers, J. B. Sledge, mbr. Bd. of Regents 
Okla. Military Academy; W. Iv. Chaney, Game Ranger, 
Ada; R. T. Blackburn, Ada, mbr., Okla. Library Com.; 
Catherine Brydia, Ada, Co. Superintendent Health 
Jessie Crawford, Ada, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

Repr. in Cong., Tom D. McKeown, (Dem.) Ada. 
State Institutions, East Cen. State Teachers Col, 
Ada, A. Linseheid, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Denver. A. Davison, Ada. Chinn. ; Mrs. Truman 
Harrison, Ada, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

A. H. Constant. Ada, Chinn.; Mrs. Da Hayes, Ana, 
V.-Chmn.; J. W. Lewis, Ada, Secy. 


W. P. Chism, Ada, State Committeeman ; Mrs. M. 
F. Manville, Ada, State Committeewoman. 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Ada, Co. Seat; Somer Jones (Mayor) ; Lee Daggs 
(Clerk) ; Holt & Gilbreath (Attorneys) ; O. G. & E.; 
Southwest Gas Utilities Co., Geo. Belchic, Manager 
Shreveport, La. 

Allen, C. M. Means (Mayor) ; Grady Miller 
(Clerk) ; J. S. Bonds (Attorney) ; Cen. State Power & 
Light Corp.; Allen Gas Co., A. E. Pearson, Okla. City, 
Manager. 

Francis, J. I. McCoole (Mayor) ; J. R. Fendley 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; S. W. Gas Utilities Co. 

Roff, Sloan Reece (Mayor) ; Virgil Stanfield 
(Clerk) ; W. V. Stanfield (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

Stonewall. G. B. Hollingsworth (Mayor) ; C. L. 
Burnett (Clerk) ; Cen. States Power & Light Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 2418 | 


3801 | 

| 4268 

1 1 

3203 | 

Rep. 

1 913 | 


j 2370 1 

1S68 

1 1 

3356 | 

Soc. 

| 936 1 


| 206 j 

3S 

1 1 

26 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1765 

| 3849 | 

| 34S0 

| 2999 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

527 

| 2388 | 

| 3407 

| 1615 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

50 

1 193 | 

no C. 

5 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1785 

| 4692 

1 

| 2168 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

507 

| 2643 

1 

| 1842 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 ! 

50 

1 24 

1 

1 12 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2436 

1796 

| 4081 | 5496 

| 4596 

| 3366 | 

4304 | 

Rep. 

| 856 | 

525 

2170 | 1325 

! 1548 

| 1413 | 

2073 | 

Soc. 

| 959 j 

50 

| 194 | 22 

no C. 

|no G. | 

15 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Ada 


Allen 

Roff 


Newspaper 
(Iiul. Dem.) 


Bulletin 
News 
News 
Democrat 

Blue Valley Farmer 


(Semi-wky.) 
(Dem.) 
(Wkv.) (Dem.' 
(Wky.) (Dem.) 
(Ind.) (Wky) 


Editor 
L. R. Clark 
Wm. Dee Little 
Byron Norrell 
Paul Jones 
Merrill L. Parish 


Owner 

L. R. Clark 

N (> ws Pub. & Ptg. Cj. 

News Pub. & Ptg. Co. 

Paul Jones 

Merrill L. Parish 


BECK, JOE, Ada. Dem. Occ., County 
Clerk. B., Sulphur Springs, Tex., Nov. 
8, 1883. Edu., com. sch.. Sulphur Springs, 
Tex. Wife, Mary Fauntelroy, Tex. Cdrn., 
1 s., H. H. Bus. Con-, stockholder in cot¬ 
ton gin; stockholder in Home Bldg. & 
Loan Assn . - Ada. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc., J. F. McKeel, P. A. Norris, W. A. 
Brady, C. H. Rivers, L. A. Ellison. Ada; 
(pol.j John P. Crawford Geo. W. McKay, 
W. A. Henson, Edgar Hutchinson, B. E. 
Brazelton, Pontotoc Co.; Tom Anglin, Hoi- 
denville; W. O. Ray, J- M. Nesbit, Coal- 
gate. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C., mbr. good roads com.; Mason. Royal 
Arch, Ada. Pol. Act., partisan jactive in 
Okla since 1909: works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Co. Clk. since 1928; 
Mayor, Stonewall 1913-14. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; judge on elec¬ 
tion bd., Stonewall. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905 ; lived at Ada 1905-10; Stone¬ 
wall 1910-15; Ada since; worked with F. 
A. Norris, Fuel Administrator, 1917-18; 


active in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
drives. Hobby, quail hunting and fine 
dogs. 

BLACKBURN, R. T., Ada. Mbr. Okla. 
Library Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

BOLEN, J. W., Ada. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B„ Pontotoc Co., Miss., Aug. 31, 
1871. Edu., com. sch.. Miss.; Tocopala 
Col., Miss. B. S.; Univ. of Miss., LL. B. 
Wife, Kathleen Sugg. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. 
Caroll Walker, Douglas, Ariz.; Ruth, tchr. 
in East Central Col., Ada. Bus. Con., 
practicing attorney; extensive farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc.. H. W. 
Wells, P. A. Norris, Scott Ferris, -Tr.; Geo. 
Trice, John Crawford, Ada; (pol.) Fred 
Bowles, Robt. Wimbish, Elmer Thomas, 
Col. Sneed Graves Leeper, ex-Sen. Gore, 
M. E. Trapp, J. B. A. Robertson, C. N. 
Haskell, Tom McKeown, Judge Davenport, 
Judge R. L. Williams. Church Metli. 
Clubs & Lodges, former Kiwanian; C. of 


C.; Okla. Bar Assn.; W. 0. W. Pel. 
Act., partisan active in st. since 1901; 
makes speeches: Works personally and 
though com. Offices, former Dist. Judge, 
seventh dist., 10 yrs.; mbr. St. Bar Com¬ 
mission 2 yrs.; pres. St. Election Bd. un¬ 
der Gov. Haskell; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, presidential elector when Wilson 
was nominated; del to all st. and co. 
convs.; mgr. for C. N. Haskell campaign 
in fourth dist.; speaker for Dem. party. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; lived 
since in Pontotoc Co. ; at Ada since 1901; 
from point of service is third oldest law¬ 
yer in Pontotoc Co.; pioneer of co. and 
lias had much to do in its unbuilding; 
during W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense and a four-minute speaker. Hob¬ 
by, Dem. party and baseball. 

BOLES, FRED, Ada. Dem. Occ., Sher¬ 
iff. B., Hillsboro. Tex., Dec. 5, 1892. 

Edu., com. and h. sells., Ada; grad.. 1908. 
Wife, Bessie Massingale, Tex. Cdrn.. 2 
s., Delphis, Robt. Bus. Con., oil and gas 










































684 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


bus.: farming interests. Bk. Con., Security 
St : Okla. St.; Farmers Natl., Holdenville. 
Assoc., J. P. McKinley, W. C Duncan, C. 
C. Morris, R. W. Simpson, J. C. Hines, 
Ada; (pol.) Joe Beck, John Crawford, T. 
J Chandless, Pontotoc Co.; Judge Pryor, 
J. B. Campbell. Sam Turner; C. B. 
Hyde, Dave Hybarger, Jimmy Kerns. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
mbr. good roads com.; 32nd Mason; Scot¬ 
tish Rite; Consistory, McAlester; Kiwams, 
Ada. Imp. Rel-, C. T. Boles (father), 
Cornwall; A. L. Boles, Ada; Jack Boles 
and Hugh Boles, Seminole (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1914, 
works through personal contacts; leader 
with Bob Duncan and Bud Gordon in 
cleaning up Green Corn Rebellion in Sem¬ 
inole Co., 1917. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, 
Wewoka, 1914-16; Deputy U. S. Marshal, 
1917-18; Sheriff, Pontotoc Co., since 1929, 
now serving. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; regular inspector on all 
elections at Wewoka, 1907-18. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1896; lived at Ada and 
Wewoka since. Hobby, fishing. 

BRASELTON, BUSTER E., Roff. Dem. 
Occ-. banker. B., Weatherford, Tex., Mch. 
9 1888. Edu., com. and h. schs., bus. 

col., Weatherford, Tex. Wife, Elizabeth, 
d. of Mrs. Katie Byars, Byars. Cdrn., 
1 s., Kenneth. Bus. Con., v.-pres. First 
St. Bk., Roff; land interests; stock rais¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Amer.-First Natl., Okla. 
City; Central Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., P- A. 
Norris, Claude Griffith, Ada; W. F. Rob¬ 
inson, Roff; (pol.) J. L. Good, Roff; ™al 
Crawford, Orel Busby, Ada; S. P. Freel- 
ing, Okla. City. Church, Bap.; supt. b. 
S. 3 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, Platt Natl. 
Park Golf Club; Merchants Assn., Roff, 
treas.; 32nd Mason; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla City Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Pontotoc Co. since 1910; works 
personally and on com. Offices, past chmn. 
Bd. of Councillors, Roff; past chmn. and 
present treas. of Sch. Bd., Roff; past City 
Clk. ; v.-pres. Co. Free Fair Assn. 9 yrs., 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1910; lived at Byars 1910-14; at 
Roff since; during W. War was mbr. of 
Intelligence Dept, and active in Liberty 
Bond and Red Cross work. Hobby, Jersey 
cattle. 


BRUNSON, DAVID DANIEL Ada. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Rome, Ga. Nov. 29, 
1873. Edu., h. sch., Amity, Ark., 1897 ; 

col. , Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B., 1901. Wife, 
Mattie Herring. Cdrn., David Daniel, Jr., 
attending Okla. Univ.; William, Robert, at 
h.; 1 d., Mary E„ at h. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing attorney; farming interests; bank¬ 
ing and oil interests, Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; First St. Assoe., (pol.) Geo. Trice, 
D. A. Davidson, Ada; James R. Wood, P. 
L Gassoway, Coalgate; J. B. A. Robert¬ 
son; Pat Hurley; Dr. H. G. Bennett, Still- 
water; Dr. Linscheld, Ada. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason, Consistory, McAlester. 
Imp. Rel., F. A. Brunson (father), Caddo. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1901; speaker; works personally and on 

com. Offices, former Mayor of Coalgate 
4 yrs.; former st. committeeman 8 yrs.; 
mkr. Supreme Ct. Commission, appointed 
by Gov. Williams, 1916. Party Honors, 
del. to every st. and co. conv. since 1904; 
mbr. prct. election bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived at Coalgate 1901-28 ; Ada 
since 1928; during time he was Mayor of 
Coalgate wrote order which gave free schs. 
to town; during W. War was chmn. of 
local Draft Bd. 

BRYDIA, FRED F., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
farm loans and investments. B-, Forrest, 
Ill., May 23, 1880. Edu., com. schs.. Ill. 
Wife, Dr. Catherine Threlkeld, Co. Health 
Officer. Cdrn., 1 d., Marvine, tchr., Ada. 
Assoc., (pol.) all leading Dems. through¬ 
out st. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C. ; Ada Country Club; B. P. O. 
B.; Mason, Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 


T. W. Brydia (bro.) ; Mrs. Carrie Haney 
(sister), Ada. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1908; makes speeches; works 
personally and through com. Offices, mbr. 
St. Legislature 1923-24. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; del. to natl. 
conv. in 1904; chmn. of Dem. Central 
Com., 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1908; lived since at Ada; civic leader; 
during W. War was mbr. of Draft Bd. 

BURRIS, GEORGE W., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B-, Pontotoc Co., Okla., Nov. 26, 
1872. Edu., h. sch., Franklin, Tenn.; Van¬ 
derbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., grad. 1899; 
admitted to bar at Ardmore 1900. Wife, 
Thenia, d. of R. W. Jennings, Wynnewood. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Galen Stokes, Ada; Mrs. 
Lloyd Moody, Shawnee. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity St., Ada. Assoc. Z. K. McCoy, Geo. 
Trice, Robt. Wimbish, Ada; (pol.) T. 
Crawford, J. W. Denton, Sherwood Hill, 
Ada; Ben H. Harrison, Will Durant, Okla. 
City; Tom D. McKeown, Ada. Clubs, C. 
of C., Ada. Imp. Rel., M. J. Burris, Sem¬ 
inole; H. H. Burris, Tishomingo, (bros.) 
Pol. Act-, partisan; active in Pontotoc Co. 
since 1905 ; makes speeches; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, former 
Asst. Co. Atty., Pontotoc Co., 3 yrs.; 
former pres. Sch. Bd. Stonewall 5 yrs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; school mate 
of Chas. Carter in early days. During W. 
War was chmn. of Red Cross drives at 
Stonewall and mbr. of Council of Defense. 
Hobby, football. 

BUSBY, OREL, Ada. Dem. Occ., Dis¬ 
trict Judge. B., Batesville, Ark., Feb. 6. 
1890. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Olda.; O. 

U. 1907-09; St. Tchrs. Col., Ada 1910; O. 
U. Law Dept., LL. B. 1914. Wife, Hope, 
d. of Dr. Brydia, Ada. Cdrn., 3 s., John, 
Philip. David. Bus. Con., land owner; al¬ 
so familiar with real estate and oil roy¬ 
alties. Bk. Con., Security St., Ada. 
Assoc., R. W. Simpson, M. O. Matthews, 
C. H. Rivers J. Fred Orr, Gale Statler, 
Ada; (pol.) leading mbrs. of Dem. party 
in co. and throughout st. Church, First 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; 
Oak Hill Country Club; 32nd Mason; Scot¬ 
tish Rite; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1910; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, Mayor 
of Konawa 1910; Co. Judge, Pontotoc Co. 
1916-20; Dist. Judge, 7th Dist., now serv¬ 
ing; mbr. Bd. of Regents of O. U. 1926- 
27. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; first pres, of Young Mens Dem. 
League in Okla. 1912. Remarks, came to 
Ofkla. in 1891; lived at Allen, Indian Ter. 
1891-1906 ; Konawa 1906-12; Ada since. 
During W. War was chmn. of Council of 
Defense and Legal Advisory Bd., and Co. 
Food Adm. Hobby, fishing. 

CHISM, W. T-, Ada. Rep. State Com¬ 
mitteeman. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

CLOUD, H. L, Francis. Rep. Occ., 
minister. B., 14 Mile Creek near Tahle- 
quah, Okla., Nov. 5, 1874. Edu., Cherokee 
Indian Orphanage; Willie Halsell Institute, 
Vinita. Wife, Ruby M. Cdrn., 1 s., Riley 
H., Britton; 3 d., Mary, Elizabeth, Kath¬ 
erine. Bk. Con., Security St., Ada. 
Assoc., W. H. Powell, Ada; Sen. Pine. 
M. C. Garber, Tom Anglin. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., chmn. 
of Good Roads and Bridge Corns.; Boy 
Scout Master for 14 yrs.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Francis; Consistory, Guthrie; I. O. 
O. F., Francis. Imp. Rel., Rev. Joshua 
Cloud, Centralia; Noah Cloud, Tulsa, 
(bros.); Mrs. Annie Karney. (sister). 
Locust Grave. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1895 ; makes speeches; works 
personally and on corns. Offices, St. Legis. 
2 terms, from Kingfisher and Okla. City; 
v.-pres. Francis Bridge Co.; Clerk of Sch. 
Bd.; mbr. of Constitutional Conv. and of 
House of Repr. 2 terms. Party Honors, 
mgr. Rep. headquarters, Ada; Co. Chmn. 


1926. Remarks, Cherokee Indian; lived all 
his life in st. and has been very instn*- 
mental in upbuilding of his section. In¬ 
terested in good roads and bridges. 

CONSTANT, A. H., Ada. Rep. Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

CRAWFORD, DALE, Ada. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Washington Co., Ark., April 
18, 1879. Edu-, com. sch.. Ark.; Univ of 
Ark. 2 yrs. Wife, Carrie, d. of Mr. Wil¬ 
liamson, Ada. Cdrn., 1 s., Gordon; 1 d., 
Gladys. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; farm¬ 
ing interests; oil interests. Bk. Con., First 
St., Stonewall; Security St., Ada. Assoc., 
6. G. Heflin, Dr. R. F. King, Jim Bolen, 
Ada; (pol.) J. W. Denton, Stonewall; J. 
W. Dean, Ada; J. B. A. Robertson, Jack 
Walton, M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, Tom 
Anglin, Bill Durant. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel. 
Johnson Crawford, (father). Wagoner, 
former Repr. in Ark. Legis.; James, Wag¬ 
oner; J. O., Okla. City; J. V., Okemah; 
John and Tal, Ada, (bros.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1900; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Helped organize Dem. party in 
Pontotoc Co. Offices, City Atty. and City 
Treas, formerly. Stonewall; Repr. in 7th 
Legis. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man; del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived since at 
Stonewall and Ada. Hobby, hunting. 

CRAWFORD, TAL, Ada. Dem. Occ., 
County Judge. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Aug. 
31, 1889. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark.; 
East Cen. Normal, Ada 1910; O. U., A. 
B., 1912; LL. B. 1916. Wife, Jessie Rog¬ 
ers. Cdrn., 1 d.. Mary Louise. Bk. Con., 
Security St.; Okla. St.. Ada. Assoe., J- 
W. Dean H. F. Mathis, Ada; Otto Strick¬ 
land, Allen; Robt. J. Wimbish, Ada; and 
all co. officials. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
B. P. O. E., Ada; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Stonewall. Imp. Rel., James, Wagoner; 
J. O., Okla. City; J. V., Okemah; John 
and J. D., Ada, (bros.) Johnson Craw¬ 
ford, (father). Wagoner. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active in co. since 1919; makes 
speeches and works personally and on 
corns. Offices, Co. Judge, Pontotoc Co. 
since 1929. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910 ; lived at Ada, Nor¬ 
man, Stonewall; has lived at Ada since 
1919. Durnig W. War served in 36th 
Div.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Norman Howard 
Post, Ada. Hobby, hunting wolves and 
birds. 

DAVISON, DENVER N„ Ada. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B.. Rich Hill, Mo., Oct. 9, 
1891. Edu., 2 yrs. Academic work. Mo. 
Univ. and 3 yrs. Law, Okla. Univ. grad. 
1915 LL. B. Wifei, Barbara Wilhelm. Cdrn., 
1 s., Denver B. Bus. Con., Trice & Davi¬ 
son, lawyers. Assoc., Geo. Trice, law 
partner^ Ada. Church. Meth. _Clubs & 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Coalgate; Knights 
of Pythias, Coalgate; Phi Delta Phi, Legal 
Frat.; Alpha Tau Omega, Social Frat. Mo. 
B. P. O. E„ Coalgate; Oak Hills Country 
Club, Ada. Pol. Act., partisan; Party 
Honors, pres. St. League Young Dem., 
1922; Dem. Co. Chmn., Pontotoc Co. 1930. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1908, located Boko- 
she; Bokoshe 1908-13; Coalgate 1913-27; 
Ada since 1927. Mbr. Ada Post Amer¬ 
ican Legion. 

DEAN, JAMES WILLIAM, Ada. Dem. 
Occ., County Attorney. B., Detroit, Tex., 
Dec. 9, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch. and 
Normal, Detroit, Tex.; Univ. of Tex., 
Austin, grad. 1903. Wife, Lela Chapman. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Stanley; 1 d., Dubie Lee. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; former farmer. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Security St., Ada. 
Assoe., H. F. Mathis, asst. co. atty., Ada; 
(pol.) J. P. Crawford, Geo. Trice. Jess 
Bond, Pontotoc Co. ;■ Ed Ratliff, Edwin 
Dabney, R. A. Heffner, Robt. M. Rainey. 


Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., 

G. E. Dean, (bro.), Idabel; Mrs. W. A. 
Dean, Tulsa, principal Tulsa sch. His 
wife’s grandfather originated rooster em¬ 
blem for Dem. party. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1904; makes speeches; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1907-12; Co. Atty. 
1912, appointed; elected 1923, and still 
serving; City Atty, Ada 1914-22. Party 
Honors, del. to Washington in behalf of 
securing statehood 1906; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; 
lived since at Ada. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

ELLISON, L. A., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B. f Corsicana, Tex., May 31, 1877. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Ennis, Tex.; bus. 
col., Dallas, Tex. Wife, Bess Gregory. 
Bus. Con., Security St.; Okla. St., Ada; 
real estate owner; stockholder in Building 
& Loan Co. Assoc., H .W. Wells, L. H. 
Harold, Leslie Printz, Ada; (pol.) W. C. 
Duncan, C. C. Morris, Judge Busby, Ada; 
Scott Perris, Tom D. McKeown, Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, Lew Wentz, Sen. Harreld. Church, 
Bap.; deacon; S. Sch. tchr.; very active 
in all church affairs; mbr. Bd. of Trus¬ 
tees of Okla. Bap. Univ. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., dir.; Lions, past pres.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter and Consistory, Ada; 
K. P., Ada. Imp. Rel., W. E. Hugh, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan in natl., but in¬ 
dependent locally; active in st. since 
1905; makes speeches; works personally 
adn on corns. Offices, mbr. City Council; 
Commr. of Charities. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905; lived at Caddo 1905-08 ; 
at Ada since. Chmn. of 4th Liberty Bond 
drive in Pontotoc Co. Hobby, gardening. 

FLEET, D. T., Ada. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
ing and oil investments. B., Walnut Ridge, 
Ark., Sept. 24, 1884. Edu., com. and h. 
sch. Rolf, Okla.; bus. col., Maco, Tex. 
Wife, Hazel, d. of H. W. Twinam, Prague. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Howard W., Prank T.; 1 d., 
Margaret. Bus. Con., dir. in Security 
St. Bk.; Okla. St. Bk, Ada; and Bk. of 
Sasakwa; oil and gas leases and royalties; 
farming interests; real estate owner. 
Assoc., W. B. Osborne, H. P. Rich, Ada; 
J. E. Hall, Holdenville; (pol.) Harry Rog¬ 
ers, R. P. Brewer, Col. W. S. Key. 
Church, Meth.; steward; mbr. Finance 
Com. for building new church. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. Good Roads Com.; 
Lions; Ada Country Club; Sponsor for 
Boy Scouts; Mason, Blue Lodge, Ada; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City; 
M. W. A., Ada. Imp. Rel., W. L. Fleet, 
(bro.), real estate man, Tecumseh. Pol- 
Act., independent; active in st. since 1903; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, mbr. Twp. Bd.; Mayor 
of Sasakwa, in past; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Judge 
on Election Bd. at Sasakwa; mbr. League 
of Young Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1885 ; has lived in Ada since 1923. 
Hobbies, golf and big game hunting. 

FLEET, JOHN J., Ada. Rep. Occ., 
dealer in oil royalties. B. Sasakwa, Okla., 
June 29, 1904. Edu., com. sch., Sasakwa; 
h. sch., Ada; O. U. 3 yrs. Unmarred. 
Bus. Con., dir. Okla. St. Bk.. Ada; Bk. 
of Sasakwa; and Home Building & Loan 
Assn., Ada; farming interests; oil leases 
and royalties Assoc, Harry Shinbaugh, 
H. P. Rich, L. H. Harold, Ada; (pol.) Dan 
Welch, Ada; M. E. Trapp, Robt. Kerr, 
W. S. Key. Church, Bap.; provides church 
orchestra. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Lions; Ada Country Club; Elks, treas.; 
Alpha Sigma Phi; Kappa Kappa Psi; 
Kappa Phi; Mason, Blue Lodge, Com- 
mandery, Ada; Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Okla. City; mbr. Okla. City Shrine 
Band; mbr. Forum' Literary Society. Imp. 
Rel.. Col. W. S. Key, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in st.; works on 
corns, only. Remarks, lived all his life 
in Pontotoc Co., in Ada since 1909. 


PONTOTOC COUNTY 

Rank of 2nd Lieut, in Field Art. of Okla. 
Natl. Guard. Hobby, music. 

FLOYD, A., Ada. Dem. Occ., teacher. 
B., Ark., 1872. Edu., com. sch.. Ark; 
East Cen. Col., Ada, grad A. B. Wife, 
Grade Cole. Cdrn., 5 s., Curtis, B. S. 
from A. &M., co. agent, Johnson Co., 
Tishomingo; Otis, B. S. from Ames, la., 
head of cream plant at Clinton, la.; Den¬ 
ton, M. A. from A. & M., manual art 
dept., at C. S. T. C.; Herman civil en¬ 
gineer; Anthony, Jr., student. Bus. Con., 
principal Washington Sch., Ada. Bk. Con., 
C)kla. St., Ada. Assoc., I. S. Henshaw, 
Dr. A. Linscheid, Rart Smith, B. R. Stubbs, 
all sch. men, Ada; M. A. Nash, C. M. 
Howell, John Vaughan, Geo. C. Wells Miss 
Nell Hunt, M. A. Shepherd, Scott Glenn. 
Church, of Christ; elder; supt. S. Sch. 
Clubs, C. of C., Ada; asst. Scout Master. 
Imp. Rel-, C. W. Floyd, (bro.), deputy co. 
assessor Ada. Pol Act. partisan; active in 
st since 1895; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Offices, Co. Supt. of 
Pontotoc Co. 8 yrs. Party Honors, del, to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; in Ada since 1910; was a tchr. 
4 summers in Ada St. Tchrs. Col.; as Co. 
Supt. of Schs. raised standard greatly. 
During W. Wax was mbr. of various corns. 

GRANGER, T. H., Ada. Rep. Occ., 
dentist. B„ Mo., Dec. 22, 1880. Edu-, 
com. and h. sch. Mo.; Dental Col Louis¬ 
ville Ky (Special course in plate work) 
Wife, Emma Ernestmeyer. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Thomas Randolph. Bus. Con., farm owner; 
rental bus. property owner; Granger & 
Granger dentists, senior mbr. Bk. Con., 
Security St.; Okla. St., Ada. Assoc., Dr. 
Ed Granger, (bro.), partner in bus.; H. 
W. Well, J. F. McKeel, C. H. Rives, Ada; 
(pol.) W. P. Chism, John Beard, A. H. 
Constant, 0. F. Johnston, W. B. Pine, 
John Fields, Tom D. McKeown. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; sponsor 
of Boy Scouts; Mason, Blue Lodge, Ada. 
Imp. Rel-, Dr. Ed Granger, Ada; Wm. 
Granger, banker, Gracemont, (bros.) ; Mrs. 
Minnie Butler, (sister), Ada. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in st. since 1905; 
works through personal contacts; attended 
natl. conv. at Kansas City 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived since at Ada; 
active part in all Red Cross drives during 
W. War. Interested in good roads. Hobby, 
livestock. 

HARRELL, LOWREY H., Ada. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Hernando. Miss., Oct. 
8, 1893. Edu., com. schs., Tex.; h. sch., 
Ada.; O. U. 5 yrs. Wife, Vera, d. of E. 
R. McAlister, Seminole. Bus. Con., prac¬ 
ticing atty.; dir. in Security St. Bk, Ada; 
stockholder in Building & Loan Assn., 
Ada; farm owner; oil royalties. Assoc., 
M. O. Mathews, J. B. Sledge, Judge Busby. 
Robt. S. Kerr, Ada. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, past v.-pres.; 
Ada Country Club v.-pres.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Norman; Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1917; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
corns. Offices, City Atty., formerly, Ada; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907; lived since at Ada; during 
W. War served in 335th Field Art.; has 
rank of Lieut. Col. 160th Field Art.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Norman Howard Post. Ada; 
past Post Commander. Hobbies, golf and 
horses. 

HARRISON, MRS. TRUMAN, Ada. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Muskogee, Sept. 22. 1908. 
Edu., Wetumka li. sell.. East Cen. St. Tchrs. 
Col.„ Ada; bus. col. Husband!, Truman 
Harrison. Bus. Con., Hamilton & Hamil¬ 
ton. Attys., Holdenville. Church, First 
Meth. (iS.) Party Honors, del. to Co. and 
St. Convs., v.-chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, native born, lived Muskogee un¬ 
til 1911, Wetumka until 1928, Holdenville 
1928-29; Ada since. 


685 

HAYES, MRS. D„ Ada. Rep. V.-Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

HEFLIN, S. G., Ada. Dem. Occ., County 
Superintendent. B., Ark., Jan., 1900. Edu., 
com. sch., Okla.; Tchrs. Col., Tishomingo, 
3 yrs.; Okla. A. & M. Col., Stillwater. 
Wife, Nell, d. of J. C. Jackson, Ada. 
Cdrn., 1 s., S. G., Jr. Bk. Con., Security 
St., Ada. Assoc., J. E. Teague, Lloyd Wet- 
son, J. W. Bolen, John Crawford, Dale 
Crawford, Pontotoc Co.; M. A. Sheppard, 
John Vaughan, M. A. Nash, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown E. A. Duke, Dr. A. Linscheid. 
Church", Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Okla. Edu. Assn.; Red Red Rose; 
Co. Athletic Assn.; Kiwanis; mbr. Edu. 
Com.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Ada. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1921; makes 
speeches; works in whatever manner is 
for best interests of party. Offices, Co. 
Supt. of Pontotoc Co. 6 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1911; before becoming Co. Supt. was a 
tchr. in Johnston and Pontotoc counties. 
Hobby, baseball. 

HOLT, THOMAS P., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Sherman, Tex., 1875. Edu-, 
pub. and private sch. Sherman Tex.; Sam 
Houston Normal, Huntsville, Tex. Wife, 
Clara McReynolds. Cdrn., 2 s., Charles 
M., John Thomas; 1 d., Mary Raba, tchr. 
at Ada. Bus. Con., Gilbreath & Holt, 
attys., Ada. Bk. Con., Security St., Ada. 
Assoc., Tom D. McKeown, Judge Orel Bus¬ 
by J. W. Bolen, Dr. A. Linscheid, Ada; 
(pol.) M. F. Manville; John S. Vaughan, 
St. Supt. (formerly pupil of Mr. Holt) ; 
Graves Leeper, H. G. Hatfield, Judge F. 
M. Bailey Chickasha. Church, Chris.; 
elder; former S. Sch. tchr. Clubs & 
Lodges C. of C., past dir. on com. for 
work of underprivileged cdrn.; Kiwanis, 
past pres; Lieut. Gov. of 10th Div. Tex.- 
Okla. Dist.; Kiwanis Poet Laureate; 
mbr. Amer., Okla. and Co, Bar Assn.; 
32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; Consistory, 
McAlester. Imp. Rel., J. F. Holt, (bro.), 
atty. at Sherman Tex.; Mrs. Zelma Hol¬ 
man (sister), Ada. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Okla. since 1904; makes speeches. 
Offices, referee in bankruptcy under the 
Dist. Judge; City Atty.; v.-pres. of Sch. 
Bd. for number of yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to many st. and co. convs.; Chmn. of 
Dem. st. Lawyers Assn, in Pontotoc Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904; lived 
since at Ada. Chmn. of local Exemption 
and Draft Bds, during W. War; 4-minuto 
speaker. Hobby, furthering the principles 
of Kiwanis. 

HUTCHINSON, G. E., Allen. Dem. Oce., 
real estate and loans broker. B., Corinth, 
Ark., Sept. 16, 1879. Edu. com. sch.. Ark. 
Wife, Lula Donaghy. Cdrn., 2 s., Milton 
P., Forney F.; 1 d., Katherine, Los An¬ 
geles, Calif. Bk. Con., First, Natl., Allen. 
Assoc., J. K. Malone, Grady Miller, Allen; 
(pol.) Judge Orel Busby, W. M. Thomp¬ 
son ; Judge J. F. MeKeel, Pontotoc Co.; 
Tom Anglin, Tom D. McKeown, Gov. Hol¬ 
loway, Henry S. Johnston, C. C. Roberts, 
Church, Meth.; active mbr. Imp. Rel., 
Forney Hutchinson, pastor of St. Lukes 
Meth. Church, Okla. City; Rema Hutchin¬ 
son, (sister), tchr.; Harry Hutchinson, 
mgr. KVOO radio station, Tulsa; Dudley 
Hutchinson, (bros.), Ashdown, Ark. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1904; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; Co. 
Registrar for Dem. party; Prct. Committee¬ 
man; mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1904; lived at Ada 1904^07; 
at Allen since. Hobby, baseball. 

JOHNSTON, 0. F., Ada. Rep. Oc«., 

merchant. B-, Garvin Co., Okla., Nov. 17, 
1889. Edu., com. sch., Okla.; bus. col., 
Indianola. Wife, Grace M., d. of M. M. 
Cole, Shawnee. Cdrn., 1 s., Philip M.; 
2 d., Margaret, Gloria. Bus. Con., Coff¬ 
man Hardware Store, Ada; Johnston Hard- 



086 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


ware and Furniture Store, Allen; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl., Ada. Assoc., 
Mrs. W. J. Coffman, W. A. Delaney, A. C. 
Compton, Dr. A. R. Sugg, Dr. M. L. Love, 
Ada; (pol.) A. A. Constant, W. P. Chism, 
C. A. Cummings, J. W. Lewis, Dr. T. H. 
Granger Pontotoc Co.; A. C. Alexander, 
John Fields, Sen. Tom Anglin, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown. Church, of Christ. Clubs &■ 
Lodges, C. of C., past dir.; sponsor for 
Boy Scouts; Natl. Retail Hardware Assn., 
past dir. for yrs.; 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
McAlester; India Temple, Okla. City. Imp. 
Rel., Moses M. Johnston, (father), Ada, 
pioneer of town who established the first 
grocery store there. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent; active in st. since 1910; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Party Honors, Sec’y. of Rep. Cen. 
Com. past 2 yrs.; del. to most co. and st. 
convs.; mhr. Election Bd. Remarks, na¬ 
tive Oklahoman; lived in Ada since 1889. 
During W. War was Chmn. of Liberty 
Loan drives; Chmn. of United Charities 
drives at Ada and mbr. of Finance Com. 
Interested in good roads, schools and govt. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

KERR, AUBREY M., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Ada, Okla. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Ada; East Cen. Col., Ada; 0. U. 
3 yrs. Wife, Jewel, d. of J. C. Jordan, 
Ada. Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret. Bus. Con., 
Harrell & Kerr, attys., Ada. Bk. Con., 
Security St.; Okla. St., Ada. Assoc.. L. 
H. Harrell, law partner; Robt. S. Kerr, J. 
B. Sledge, Ada; (pol.) Robt. Wimbish, 
Will Thompson. Orel Busby, Ada; Frank 
Douglass, Lester Smith, Gov. Holloway, 
Tom McKeown,. Jim Hatcher. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Ada. Imp. Rel., Robt. S. Kerr, 
(bro.), former Dept. Commander of Amer. 
Legion. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1925; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; v.-pres. St. League of 
Young Dems. Remarks, lived all his life 
at Ada; while in sch. was active in all 
activities; pres, of Ruff Neks; pres, of 
com. of students who made it possible to 
build Student Union bldg.; pres. Kappa 
Nu Theta ; pres. Congress Literary Society; 
pres. Student Council; was mbr. of S. A. 
T. C and is mbr. of Amer. Legion, Nor¬ 
man Howard Post, Ada. 

KERR, ROBERT S. Ada. Dem. Oec., 
lawyer. B., Pontotoc Co., Okla., Sept. 11, 
1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ada; Okla. 
Bap. Univ. 1 yr.; 0. U. 1 yr. Wife, 
Grayce, d. of H. H. Breene, Tulsa. Cdrn., 
2 s., Robt. S., Jr.; Breene Mitchell. Bus. 
Con., Harrell & Kerr, attys.; Sledge^ & 
Kerr, real estate; Mathews Sledge & Kerr 
Oil Co.; Anderson & Kerr Drilling Co. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St.; First Natl.; Security St., 
Ada. Assoc., L. H. Harrell, J. B. Sledge, M. 
O Mathews, James L. Anderson, Ada; (pol.) 
J. F. McKeel, W T Shelton, Orel Busby, 
John Pegg, W. M. Thompson. Pontotoc 
Co.; Jim Hatcher, Frank P. Douglass, M. 
E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, Col. Baird Mark¬ 
ham, W. S. Key. Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Bap.; tchr. of young men’s class; mbr. 
building com. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
sponsor for Boy Scouts ; Lions; Ada Coun¬ 
try Club, organizer; Mason, Blue Lodge 
and Chapter, Ada. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1919; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Inspector of Election Bd. 
Remarks, lived all his life in Pontotoc Co. 
During W. War served in 87th and 28th 
Div. and was mbr. of Okla. Natl. Guard 
8 yrs; mbr. Amer. Legion, Norman How¬ 
ard Post, Ada; past Post Commander ; 
past Dept. Commander of Okla; mbr. 
Dept. Executive Com.; Dept. Judge Adv. 
Hobby bridge and Ashing. 

KING, B. C., Ada. Dem. Oc». lawyer. 
B., Leighton. Ala., Dec. 22 1876. Edu., 
com. sch. and Academy, Ala.; law exam¬ 


ination before Supreme Court of Ala. 
Wife Edna Porterfield. Cdrn., 2 s., Lester 
W., Turner M., both with St. Highway 
Dept; 2 d Mrs A C English, Ardmore; 
Mary and Edna. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty.; stockholder in bk. and Building & 
Loan Assn.; farm owner; oil & gas leases. 
Bk. Con., Security St.; First Natl., Ada. 
Assoc, H. W. Wells, C. H. Rives, P. A. 
Norris, Ada; (pol.) John Crawford, Robt. 
Wimbish, J. W. Bolen, F. F. Brydia, 
Pontotoc Co.; M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, 
A. S. J. Shaw, Elmer Thomas, Sen. Rex- 
roat. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; sponsor 
of Boy Scouts; Okla. Bar Assn.; B. P. 0. 
E.; I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A.; Ada. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1900 ; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and serves on corns. Offices, former City 
Atty. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; Prct. Committeeman for 10 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived 
since at Ada. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

LAMBERT, HARELL DESPERT Ada. 
Dem. Occ., Deputy County Clerk. B., 
Bolivar, Tenn., Aug. 31, 1883. Edu., com. 
sch. Tenn. Wife, Mary Ferris, Tex. 
Cdrn., 2 s., J. A., A. W.; 1 d., Genevieve. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St., Ada. Assoc., P. A. 
Norris Judge Busby, L. A. Ellison, W. D. 
Little, Ada; (pol.) Otto Strickland, Tom 
McKeown, Robt. Wimbish, Jr.; John Craw¬ 
ford, Pontotoc Co.; Lester E. Smith, Jim 
Armstrong, Okla. City; Judge Crump, C. E. 
Boswell, E. S. Rattliff. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge Ada. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. E. Irby Wewolra (sister). Pol. Act. 
partisan; active in co. since 1906; works 
personally and on corns. Offices Deputy 
Co. Clerk 1929-31. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs.; Election Judge Ada; 
Prct. Clerk. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903 ; lived at Boswell 1903-06; Ada 1906- 
12; Steedman 1912-20; Ada since; active 
in civic activities. During W. War was 
Chmn. of Council of Defense at Steedman 
and active in Red Cross work there. Hob¬ 
bies, bees and poultry. 

LEONARD, W. A., Allen. Rep. Occ., 
civil engineer. B., Independence, Ark. 
October 27. 1872. Wife, Rella Waters. 

Cdrn., 4 sons, Orval, Jay, Verden, Harold; 

5 daughters, Zana, tchr. at Allen; Mrs. 
Una Snider, St. Louis; Velma, Myrtle, and) 
Alyne. Bus. Con., civil engineer, geolog¬ 
ical surveying; farming interests. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Allen. Assoc., Edgar 
Hutchinson, C. M. Means, Allen; (pol.) 
Bill Chism. A1 Con'danh Ada: D. A. 
Crumley, Allen; Tom D. McKeown. Clubs 

6 Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Allen; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine. 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Pearl McCol¬ 
lum, Mrs. Myrtle Clark, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Ora Carrol, Tex., (sisters). Poi. Act., 
inddependent locally, but partisan in natl. 
affairs; active in co. since 1895 ; makes 
speeches and works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Mayor of Allen past 6 yrs.; 
Justice of Peace, now serving; past pres, 
of Town Bd.; Treas. Sch. Bd.; mbr. of 
U. S. Geological Survey for 3 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. : Prct 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893; lived since at Allen. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

LEWIS, J. W., Ada, Rep. Sec’y. Co. 
Cen. Com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able). 

LINSCHIED, A., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
president East Central State Teachers Col¬ 
lege. B., Mannheim, Germany, Dec. 24, 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch, Minn.; col., 
Fremont, Neb., B. S.; O. U., M. A.; Col¬ 
umbia Univ., N. Y., Ph. D. Wife, Hazel 
Audrey. Cdrn-, 2 s., Stewart Phillip, 

Billy Adolph. Bk. Con., First Natl., Ada. 
Assoc. P. A. Norris, Dr. M. L. Lewis, 
•Tiidce J. F. McKeel, W. D. Little, Ada; 
E. C. Wilson, dean, Ada; Henry Bennett, 
A. & M.; M. A. Nash, O. C. W.; T. T. 


M. F. MANVILLE 


Montgomery, John Vaughan, J. R. Barton, 
J. R. Holmes, Okmulgee; Dr. Phelan, O'. 
B. U. Dr. McCash, Phillips Univ. Church, 
Chris.; elder; tchr. Men’s Bible Class. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past pres., mbr. 
executive com.; C. of C., past dir.; Okla. 
Educational Assn., life mbr.; mbr. Natl. 
Dept, of Superintendents; past v.-pres 
Amer. Assn, of Tchrs. Col.; 32nd Mason, 
Consistory, McAlester. Pol. AgL, inde¬ 
pendent; active in affairs of Okla. since 
1903 ; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, St. Text Book Commr., under Gov. 
Trapp, 1925-29, present Chmn. of Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; connected 
with the schools of the st. at Prague 1903- 
08; Okemah 1908-09; Bristow 1909-11 ; 
Durant. English prof, in Normal, 1912-20; 
Ada since. Contributor of articles to var¬ 
ious school magazines; active in all edu., 
religious and civic movements of st. im¬ 
portance. 

MANVILLE, MAHLON FRITZ, Ada. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Shelbyville, Mo., 
Nov. 4, 1871. Edu., com. sch., Crete, 

Neb.; Doane Col. A. B., 1893 ; Univ. of 
Neb. LL. B. 1897; admitted to bar Lin¬ 
coln Neb. 1897. Wife Julia Draper. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Terence H., Mahlon F., Jr.; 2 d., 
Mrs. John M. Wheeler, Marion, Kan.; Mrs. 
S. Houston Harris, Ada. Bus. Con., Ada 
Title & Trust Co., pres. Bk. Con., Okla. 
St.. Ada. Assoc., C. S. Williams, sec’y.- 
treas. Title & Trust Co.; T. H. Manville, 
(son), v.-pres., Ada; (pol.) R. E. Sumter, 
H. E. Morris, Judge C. T. Barney, Dr. 
J. A. Rutledge. W. B. Johnston, Pontotoc 
Co.; A. C. Alexander, Sen. Pine, Frank V. 
Wright, W. G. Johnston, Sen. Harreld. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
was first pres, at Ada; C. of C.; 32nd 
Mason, Scottish and York Rites, Com- 
mandery, Knight Templar past Commander 
and past Master Ada; Consistory, McAles¬ 
ter; India Temple Shrine. Okla. City; past 
High Priest, Reigning Sovereign Red Cross 
of Constantine. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1903; makes speeches; 
works mostly on corns. Offices, Postmaster, 
Ada. since 1922; Deputy Clerk of U. S. 
Court, Wewoka 1900-05. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1897; tchr. in Mekusukey Mission Sch., 
1897-1900; lived at Wewoka 1900-05; Atoka 
1905-10; was treas. of Amer. Investment 






MRS. M. F. MANYILLE 


Co., Atoka; and at Ada since 1910. Dur¬ 
ing first part of W. War was v.-pres. of 
Pontotoc Co. Chapter of Red Cross, later 
pres., became treas. 1928; pres, in 1918; 
and treas. 1929. Hobbies, cribbage and 
reading. 

MANVILLE, JULIA DRAPER, Ada. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Oswego, Kan., July 
23, 1879. Edu-, com. seh. and Oswego 

Col. for Girls; Music at Kansas City, Mo. 
Hus., Mahlon F. Cdrn., 2 s., Terence H„ 
Mahlon F., Jr., Ada; 2 d., Mrs. Natalie 
Wheeler, Marion, Kan. ; Mrs. Emily Kath¬ 
erine Harris, Ada. Assoc., party leaders 
in st. and nation. Church, Episcopal; 
organist. Clubs & Lodges, Music; D. A. R., 
regent. Pol. Act., independent; active since 
1924; works through personal direction. 
Party Honors, V.-St. Committeewoman for 
Pontotoc Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1897; lived Seminole Co., (Indian Ter) ; 
Shawnee, Wewoka, Ada since 1910; Co. 
Chmn. Jr. Red Cross during W. War. 
Hobbies, music and genealogy. 

MATHEWS M. 0., Ada. Dem. Oco-, 
manufacturer. B., Tex., 1893. Edu., com. 
sch., Okla. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., M. 0., 
Jr., George; 2 d., Emelyn, Corrine. Bus., 
C'on., 0. K. Portland Cement Co.; oil in¬ 
terests. Bk. Con-, First Natl. ; O'kla. Natl., 
Ada. Assoc., J. B. Sledge, Robt. Kerr, L. 
H. Herrald, Pontotoc Co. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 

Lodge, Ada. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in Okla. since 1915; works personally 
and through coins. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902; lived since in Pontotoc Co. Ac¬ 
tive in civic affairs. 

MATHIS, HUGH F., Ada. Dem. Occ-, 
assistant county attorney. B., Milam Co., 
Tex., Jan. 26 1882. Edu., com. and h. 

sch.; Ark. Univ., grad 1907; law sch. at 
Little Rock, Ark., grad. 1910. Wife, Lil¬ 
lian, d. of G. C. Hodge, Ada. Bk. Con.. 
Okla. St.; Security St., Ada. Assoc., J. 
W. Dean, co. atty.; (pol.) W. M. Pegg, 

Allen; Orel Busby, C. C. Roberts, Ada; 
Ed Dabney, Graves Deeper, Okla. City ; 
Tom Anglin, Holdenville; Jess Bunch, 
Centrahoma. Church, Chris.; deacon. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. T. M. Wombanks (sister). 
Atwood. Pol. Act., active in co. since 

1913; makes speeches; works mostly on 
corns. Offices, past City atty., Allen, 2 


PONTOTOC COUNTY 

yrs.; Deputy Court Clerk, Allen 3 yrs.; 
Asst. C’o. Atty. 1918-23 and since 1926. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1910; lived at 
Stewart 1910-12; Allen 1912-18; Ada 
since. During W. War served on Liberty 
Bond Com. and was a 4-minute man. 
mbr. S. A. T. C. at Ada; is mbr. of Amer. 
Legion, Norman Howard Post, Ada. 

MoCOOLE, JOHN I., Francis. Rep. 
Occ., real estate and farm loans dealer. 
B., Whitewright, Tex., Feb., 1864. Edu.. 
com. schs.. Ark.; admitted to Bar 1907. 
Wife, Tennie, d. of P. O. Chism, Ada. Bk. 
Con., Okla. St. Assoc-, C. S. Norman, T. 
E. Miller, A. Dover; (pol.) M. F. Man- 
ville, A1 Constant, John Beard, Judge Bus¬ 
by, Pontotoc Co.; J. W. Bolen, John Fields, 
Tom McKeown, Thomas Andrews, Scott 
Ferris. Church, Pres.; past S. S. supt., 
15 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., sec’y 
and past pres.; I. O. O. F.; mbr. Grand 
Lodge, past Noble Grand; mbr. Encamp¬ 
ment; W. O. W.; Woodmen Circle; 32nd 
Mason; past Master Scottish and York 
Rites; Knight Templar, Ada; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee; Consistory, McAlester; past Worthy 
Patron of Eastern Star. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent locally, but partisan in natl. af¬ 
fairs; active in Okla. since 1901; makes 
speeches; works in whatever manner is 
necessary to accomplish desired results. 
Offices, Mayor of Francis, prior to state¬ 
hood ; former Postmaster for 12 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd.; mbr. Election Bd. most of life; 
Supt. of I. O. O. F. Home, Checotah, 1916- 
25. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; prct. committeeman, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; has lived 
since at Francis except 1916-25 when supt. 
of Odd Fellow Home at Checotah; a great 
leader and worked in Masonic and Odd 
Fellow circles of st. 

McKEEL, J. F., Ada. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Linden, Tenn., May 13, 1866. 
Edu-, com. and h. sells., Tenn.; tchrs. 
col., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. Wife, Zada 
Campbell. Odrnw, 2 s., John, William, 
Okla. City. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; 
farming and oil interests. Bk. Con-. First 
Natl. Assoc., P. A. Norris, M. O. Mathews, 
Floyd Haynes, Ada; (pol.) Robt. Kerr, 
Judge Busby, Ada; Gov. Holloway. Sen. 
Thomas, M. E. Trapp, Tom D. McKeown. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
pres.; C. of C., dir.; Ada Country Club; 
sponsor for Boy Scouts; mbr. Okla. and 
Co. Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., Dr. Sam M. 
McKeel, Ada; A. W. McKeel, Pocassett 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
Okla. since 1902; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com. Offices, mbr. Bd. 
of Edu.; mbr. bldg. com. for ct. house at 
Ada. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 

convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1896; lived at Pauls Val¬ 
ley 1896-97; Tishomingo 1897-98 ; Stone¬ 
wall 1898-1902; at Ada since; interested 
in beautification of city, in good roads and 
bridges; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and was Govt. Appeal 
Agt. Hobby, farming. 

McKEEL, SAM A., Ada. Ind. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Lynden, 
Tenn., Aug. 17, 1870. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Tenn.; col., Huntsville, Tex., 1896; 

medical col., Memphis, Tenn., M. D., 
1901. Wife, Cora Hooper (dec.). Cdrn., 

1 s., John Boyce, sec’y to Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown; 1 d., Grace. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. Ernest A. Canada, Dr. Kath¬ 
erine Brydia, Ada; (pol.) F. F. Brydia, 

John Murphy, Judge Orel Busby, C. C. 
Roberts, Ada; Bill Hastings, T. P. Gore, 
Ed McDonald, sec’y Highway Commission. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Lions, past pres., 1923; 32nd Mason, past 
Master, Hanson and Sallisaw; Consistory, 
McAlester; Bedouin Temple, Shrine. Mus¬ 
kogee. Imp. Rel., A. W. McKeel, farmer, 
Chickasha; J. F. McKeel, attorney, Ada 
(bros.). Pol. Act-, active in local politics 


687 

since 1908; effective personal contact work¬ 
er; also serves on com. Offices, Co. 
Physician, Pontotoc Co., 2 yrs.; past City 
Physician, Ada, 2 yrs.; past Co. Physician 
of Sequoyah Co. 15 yrs.; past pres, and 
treas. of Sch. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived at Sallisaw in Indian Terr.. 
1898-21; at Ada since; during W. War 

was mbr. of 10th Div.; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Norman Howard Post, Ada; has 
been pres, of co. medical societies of both 
Pontotoc and Sequoyah Cos. 

McKEOWN, TOM D„ Ada. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Blackstock, S. C., June 4. 

1878. Edu., com. and h. schs., S. C.; 

Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y.„ law sch.; ad¬ 

mitted to Bar June 3, 1899. Wife, Anna 
Sanders. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; 
farm owner; stockholder and mbr. of bd. 
of dirs. of New Printing Co., Ada. Assoc., 
C. F. Green (law partner) ; (pol.) all lead¬ 
ing citizens of st. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Ada Country Club; C. 
of C.; Amer., Okla. and Co. Bar Assns. ; 
32rtd Mason, past Master of Ada Lodge; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
I. O. O. F.; W. Oi. W.; M. W. A.; B. P. 
O. E., Ada. Imp. Rel., T. B. McKeown 
(father); Mayo McKeown, atty.. Tulsa; 
Ferris McKeown, Asher; Alex McKeown, 
Maude; Roy McKeown, Ada (bros.) ; Kate 
McKeown (sister), tchr. Ada. Pol. Act., 
leader in affairs of Okla. since 1901; 
makes speeches; as Congressman brought 
about one cent furlough fare for soldiers; 
was author of $60.00 bonus bill, which 
was the first for war veterans; was author 
of first Old Age and Disabled Pension Bill; 
leader in Congressional farm relief activ¬ 
ities and measures. Offices, Congressman 
from fourth dist. 10 yrs.; City Atty., Ada, 
4 yrs.; Dist. Judge, seventh dist., 6 l / 2 
yrs Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; made 
his home since at Ada. Hobby, fishing; 
farming. 

MEANS, C. M., Allen. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. B., Ala., May 
17, 1860. Edu.. com. sch., Alabama; Van¬ 
derbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn., grad, of 
sch. of medicine. Wife, Delia Reed. Cdrn., 

1 s., Eric; 3 d., Mrs. J. L. Moose, Ring- 
land; Mrs. B. O'. Crawford, Allen; Lelia. 
Bus. Con., dealer in real estate and in¬ 
stance ; owner of rental buildings; for¬ 
merly a practicing physician for 17 yrs. 



TOM D. McKEOWN 






MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


688 

and in drug bus. at Allen for 20 yrs. Bit- 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. W. Pegg, 
Luther Stallings, N. A. Lambert, Allen; 
(pol.) J. F. McKeel, Orel Busby, Pontotoc 
Co. ; Scott Ferris, ex-Gov. Henry S. John¬ 
ston, Tom D. McKeown, Sen. Smith, F. 
B. Swank, Gov. Holloway, Sen. Anglin 
(bro.-in-law). Church, Meth.; steward, 20 
yrs.; supt. of S. S. 10 yrs.; trustee; at¬ 
tends at S. S. convs. and was del. to gen¬ 
eral conference of Meth. Churches. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; past dir. and 
medical examiner of Boy Scout Troop; 32nd 
Mason, Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
McAlester; worthy Patron Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1895; makes speeches; works in whatever 
manner is necessary to accomplish desired 
results. Offices, inspector in St. Health 
Dept. 3 yrs., under Dr. Carl Puckett; 
City Councilman at Allen, 15 yrs.; pres. 
Sch. Bd., 10 yrs.; mbr. Election Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to many st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895; 
lived since at Allen; pioneer doctor of 
town; interested in good roads and higher 
education. 

MILLER. T. E., Francis. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Miss., Apr., 1872. Edu., 
com. sch., Tex. Wife, Ora, d. of M. J. 
Johnston, Ada. Cdrn-, 3 s., Ewell, drug¬ 
gist, Cromwell; Paul J., in drug store, 
Cromwell; Fred, at h.; 1 d., Lucile, tchr., 
Seminole. Bus. Con., owner of Birch 
Bldg., Ada; was former cashier of Bk. 
of Francis, 4 yrs.; in drug bus. for 16 
yrs. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Assoc., Dr. A. 
Linscheid; (pol.) A. H. Constant, M. F. 
Manville, W. H. Chism, Ada; Fritz John¬ 
ston, M. E. Trapp, Tom D. McKeown. 
Church. Bap.; deacon; trustee; supt. S. 
S. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Royal Arch. Pol. Act., is 
independent locally but partisan in natl. 
affairs; active in Okla. since 1901; works 
mostly on com. Offices, Postmaster at 
Francis, 1922-32; City Water Supt., Fran¬ 
cis, 4 yrs.; pres. Sch. Bd., since 1923; 
mbr. Election Bd., since statehood, clerk 
and counter. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896; 
lived near Durant in old Indian Terr.; 
at Pauls Valley and Francis since 1901; 
pioneer of Francis and has been instru¬ 
mental in its growth; active in securing 
a fine new sch. building and in civic affairs. 
Hobby, good schs. 

ORTON. HOBART G-, Ada. Sec’y Ad¬ 
ministrative Com., Section No. 7, St. Bar. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

PEGG, W. M., Allen. Dem. Occ., real 
estate dealer. B-, Independence, Ark., 
June 16, 1877. Edu., com. sch., Allen. 
Wife, Nettie Case. Cdrn., 4 s., Hubert, 
traffic manager for White Oak Refinery, 
Allen; Ovid, teller in Bk. of Italy; Wil¬ 
liam J.. utility man for Commercial Bk., 
Muskogee; Harrell. Bus. Con., real es¬ 
tate dealer; was former banker, established 
First Natl. Bk. of Allen and was pres, 
for 15 yrs.; also established Security St. 
Bk., Ada. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 

G. E. Hutchinson, C. H. Butler, Dr. C. 
M. Means; (pol.) Orel C. Busby (nephew), 
Otto Strickland, Tom Anglin, J. W. Bolen, 
Tom D. McKeown, Scott Ferris, Col. Sneed, 
Sen. Harreld. Church, of Christ; deacon. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Commercial, sec’y; Lions, 
dir. and charter mbr.; 32nd Mason, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine. Okla. City. 
Imp. Reb, his great grandfather was cous¬ 
in of Pres. Buchanan; J. W. Pegg, mer¬ 
chant, E. L. Pegg Allen (bros.) ; Mrs. G. 
W. Busby, Ada; Mrs. Eliza Story, Mrs. 
Ella Emerson, Allen; Mrs. Pearl Stokes, 
Wewoka (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1900; makes speeches; 
works in all ways necessary to accomp¬ 
lish results. Offices, chmn. of road bond 
issues in Ada; City Treas. 8 yrs., now 
serving; mbr. Election Bd. and Co. Regis¬ 
trar. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv. at 


New Orleans; del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; lived, at 
Allen since; during W. War was chmn. 
of Co. Council of Defense and local chmn. 
of Red Cross activities; a civic and financ¬ 
ial leader; interested in good roads move¬ 
ment. 

POWELL, WILLIAM H., Francis. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Dewitt, Ark., Jan. 

I, 1890. Edu., com. sch., Ark. and Okla.; 
bus. col., Tecumseh. Wife, Bessie, d. of 

J. W. Baker, Francis. Cdrn., 2 s., Wil¬ 
liam H., Jr., John; 1 d., Vivian. Bus. 
Con., general mercantile bus., Francis; 
owner of building and loan stock. Bk. 
Con., Security St.; Okla. St. Assoc., T. 

E. Miller, Francis; L. A. Ellison, Ada; 
(pol.) Tom D. McKeown, R. S. Kerr, J. 

F. McKeel, W. C. Duncan, Ada; Henry 
S. Johnston, W. N. Anderson, L. H. Swan, 
William P. Freeman. Church, Meth.; supt. 
S. S.; mbr. of building com.; active in 
church affairs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., pres.; mbr. Boy Scout Council; mbr. 
Good Roads Com.; 32nd Mason, Blue 
Lodge, past Master, Francis; K. C. C. 

H. , Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, Guth¬ 
rie; Eastern Star, Worthy Patron. Imp. 
Rel., H. P. Powell (father) Sasakwa; 
Mrs. Ada Blankenship, Mrs. Flora Brown, 
Okla. City; Mrs. Nora Taylor, Holden- 
ville (sisters). Pol. Act., independent in 
local affairs, but partisan in natl.; ac¬ 
tive in co. since 1912; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Offices, 
City Treas.; treas. of Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived since at Francis; leader in 
civic affairs. 

REAVES, LEAMON, Stonewall. Dem. 
Occ., manager Leamon yard. B., Limrock, 
Ala., Jan. 25, 1891. Edu., h. sch., East- 
land, Tex., grad. 1908; special col. train¬ 
ing. Wife Fannie A. Fowler. Cdrn., 3 
s., Glenn M., T. J., Leamon, Jr.; 1 d., 
Anna. Bus. Con., V. S. Cook Lumber 
Co., Stonewall, mgr. of lumber yard; fa¬ 
miliar with farming and drayage and trans¬ 
fer work. Bk. Con-, First Natl. Assoc., 
C. L. Bunette, C. Aker, Stonewall; (pol.) 
J. W. Denton, J. W. Bolen, J. D. Craw¬ 
ford, Pontotoc Co.; Otto Strickland, Robt. 
Wimbish. Church, Meth.; steward. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., Stonewall. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Pontotoc Co. 
since 1912; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and on com. Offices, City Justice 
of Peace, Stonewall; past elk. of Sch. Bd.; 
mbr. Co. Election Bd., 15 yrs., as counter, 
elk. and judge. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1903; lived at Stonewall since 1912. 
Hobby, baseball. 

ROLF, MRS. JOHN, Roff. Formerly V.- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. C'om. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

SLEDGE, JOHN BYRON. Ada. Dem. 
Occ., lumberman. B., Joshua, Tex., July 
21, 1895; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Ada. Edu., Okla. Univ., A. B., 1916. 

Wife, Mollie Derr Blount. Cdrn., 1 s., 

John Byron, Jr.; 2 d., Clara Blount, Mary 
Willis. Bus. Con., Sledge Lumber Co. and 
Local Oil Cos. Assoc., R. W. Simpson, 
Robt. S. Kerr, M. O. Matthews, J. L. 
Shaw; (pol.) Orel Busby, Robt. S. Kerr, 

P. A. Norris, B. H. Markham. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason; C. 
of C. Offices, Bd. of Regents, Okla. Mil¬ 
itary Acad., Claremore. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Norman Howard Post; Army Ar¬ 
tillery 12 Army A. E. F., Capt.; Lieut. 
Col. O. N. G. Division Staff, 45th Div. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

STRICKLAND, OTTO, Allen. Dem. 
Occ., druggist; legislator. B., Tishomingo, 
1887. Edu., com. sch. Okla.; Sch. of 
Pharmacy, Okla. Univ., grad., 1917. Wife, 
Bonnie Dyer. Cdrn., 2 d., Helen, O. U. 
grad, and valedictorian, 1929; Hazel, at¬ 


tending Okla. Univ. Bus. Con., owner 
and operator of Strickland Drug Store, Al¬ 
len; real estate properies, Allen. Bk. 
Con., Security St. Assoc., (pol.) J. W. 
Bolen, J. F. McKeel, Geo. C. Crump, Bill 
Darnell, Bill Murray (personal friend), 
Pontotoc Co.; Sen. Rexroat, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown, Tom Anglin, Gov. Holloway, Hen¬ 
ry S. Johnston. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, charter mbr. and 
leader and speaker in the good will tour; 
I. O. O. F., Allen. Imp. Rel., Lieut. Gov. 
Jim Browning, Tex. (uncle). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1908; makes 
speeches; works personally; one of 12 men 
who favored Gov. Johnston in impeach¬ 
ment proceedings; while in Legislature was 
co-author of Free Text Book Bill, Old 
Age Pension Bill; instrumental in secur¬ 
ing appropriation for new building at East 
Central Tchrs. Col.; was one of the men 
who furnished information in investigation 
of Grady Lewis and Ct. Judges. Offices, 
mbr. Tenth and Twelfth Legislatures, from 
Pontotoc Co. (although co. went Rep. he 
carried election by 1600 majority). Party 
Honors, speaker for Dem. campaign com. 
1928 ; del. to every st. and co. conv. since 
statehood; candidate for St. Senate, de¬ 
feated by Lester E. Smith (62 votes). Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived at Allen 
since 1900'; was a 4-minute speaker dur¬ 
ing W. War; active in promoting good 
schs. and roads. 

SUMTER, ROBERT 0., Ada. Rep. Occ., 
U. S. Marshal. B., Flint Dist., Cherokee 
Nation, June 4, 1875. Edu-, com. sch., 
Boggy. Wife, Lena Turnbull. Cdrn., 1 
s., Robert O., Jr.; 1 d., Cleo. Bus. Con., 
ranch owner. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Assoc., 
Chas. Rivers, Dr. Ross, M. F. Manville, 
Pontotoc Co.; (pol.) Jim Lewis, A1 Con¬ 
stant, Bill Chism, John Beard, Pontotoc 
Co.; E. A. Newman, Atoka; Bob Cock¬ 
rell, Durant; A. C. Alexander; Judge 
Warren, HoldenviUe. Church, of Christ. 
Lodges, Mason; Scottish and York Rites; 
Royal Arch; Chapter; Bedouin Shrine, 
Muskogee. Imp. Rel., C. J., Joseph M., 
Thomas A. Sumpter, Atoka (bros.) ; Mrs. 
Richard P. Stanford, Atoka (sister). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1901; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offices, U. S. Marshal, eastern dist., 1920- 
30; Tribal Deputy Sheriff, Atoka, 1901- 
07; . Sheriff, Atoka Co., 1919-20. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; co. 
chmn., Atoka Co., 1914-16; del. to natl. 
conv., Chicago, 1916. Remarks, native of 
Okla.; lived at Atoka 1902-18; at Ada since 
1925. Hobby fishing and hunting. 

WALKER, J. B-, Ada. Dem. Occ., re¬ 
tired. B., Hunt, Tex., Feb., 1876. Edu., 
com. schs., Tex. and Okla. Wife, Annie 
Dooley. Cdrn., 2 s., Leon and Harry; 2 
d., Mrs. Opal Jones, Ada; Billie Louise. 
Bus. Con., owner of real estate rental 
properties; former farmer and stockraiser. 
Bk. Con., Security St. Assoc., Dr. Cum¬ 
mings, Dr. Threlkill, Henry Wells; (pol.) 
Judge Bolen, Jim Bean, U. G. Winn. Pon¬ 
totoc Co.; Tom D. McKeown, Scott Ferris, 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. Holloway, Justice 
Clark. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Commercial; I. O. O. F., Ada. Pol. Act., 
independent but usually works with party; 
active in Okla. since 1905; works in what¬ 
ever manner is necessary to secure de¬ 
sired results; influential among farmers. 
Offices, Deputy Sheriff of Pontotoc Co. 2 
yrs.; Sheriff 6 yrs.; mbr. Election Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
attended territorial convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1884; lived at Ada since 1905; 
one of the pioneers of the town. Hobby, 
baseball and fishing. 

WELCH, DAN, Ada. Rep. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Caston, Indian Terr., Oct. 22, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. schs.; Okla. 
A. & M. Col.; Okla. Univ. 3 yrs. Wife, 
Clara Files. Cdrn., 1 s., Dan, Jr.; 1 d., 
Sarah Blanche. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Se- 


curity St. Assoc., (pol.) Judge McKeel, 
A. G. Constant, J. W. Lewis, John Beard, 
Dr. Granger Ada; Gov. Holloway, Judge 
F. E. Kennamer, J. W. Han-eld, Sen. Pine. 
Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C.; Lions; 
Okla. Bar Assn.; Bridge Club; Phi Delta 
Phi. Imp. Rel., Hal Welch (bro.), attor¬ 
ney, Hugo, was former partner in law 
practice with Gov. Holloway. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1919; makes speech¬ 
es ; works personally and on com. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; lived at Cas- 
ton, Talihina, Antlers, Madill, and at Ada, 
since 1921; served in Replacement Unit of 
Field Artillery during W. War; mbr. Amer. 
Legion. Hobby, bridge. 

WELLS, H. W., Ada. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B-, Honey Grove, Tex., Sept. 3, 
1884. Edu., com. and h. schs., Honey 
Grove, Tex.; bus. col., Poughkeepsie, N. 
Y. Unmarried. Bus. Con., pres. Security 
St. Bk., Ada; extensive land owner. 
Assoc., V. A. LaSalle, R. C. Stuart, H. 
Ogden; (pol.) Frank Johnston, C. W. Ben¬ 
edict, H. H. Osborne. Clubs, C. of C.; 
Country Club; Amer. and Okla. Bankers 
Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1907 ; works only through personal 
contacts. Offices, Bk. Examiner under J. 
D. Lanaford, during Gov. Cruce’s admin¬ 
istration, served & yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1907; lived at Caddo 1907-12; 
Okla. City 1912-13; Ada since; interested 
in economic bus. methods. Hobby, base¬ 
ball and farming. 


PONTOTOC COUNTY 

WILSON, E. C., Ada. Dem. Occ., li¬ 
brarian and dean. East Central Tchrs. 
Col. B„, Bates Co.. Mo., Nov. 28, 1886. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo.; tchrs. col., 
Springfield. Mo.; Univ. of Okla., A. B. 
degree. Wife, Bessie Cassity Wilson. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth Ann. Church, 
Chris. ; tchr. in S. S. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Lions past sec’y; C. of C.; mbr. Boy 
Scout Council; O. E. A., sec’y of East 
Central Dist. 15 yrs.; Amer. Library Assn.; 
Okla. Library Assn., pres. 17 yrs.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ada. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909; lived at Tishomingo and Conners- 
ville; at Ada since 1912 where he has 
been instructor in English and librarian 
for past 17 yrs.; one of the oldest sch. 
men in continuous service in the tchrs. 
colleges of Okla.; interested in betterment 
of conditions for crippled children. 

WIMBISH, ROBERT J. JR., Ada. Dem. 
Occ,, lawyer. B., Waxahachie, Tex., July 
7. 1900. Edu., com. and h. schs.; East 
Central Tchrs. Col.< B. S.; Okla. Univ., 
law sch., LL. B. Wife, Elizabeth Gee. 
Bus. Con., Robert Wimbish & Robert Wim- 
bish, attorneys, Ada. Bk. Con., Okla. St. 
Assoc-, Robert S. Wimbish, Sr. (father), 
law partner; (pol.) leading Dems. of Pon¬ 
totoc Co.; Lester Smith, Mac Q. William¬ 
son, Pauls Valley; Tom D. McKeown, El¬ 
mer Thomas. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Okla. Bar Assn.; I. O. O. 
F.; Mason, Chapter, Ada. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1921; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. Legislature 1928-30; Page in 


689 

Fourth Legislature for John Crawford. 
Party Honors, sec’y of Pontotoc Co. 
League of Young Dems. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1903; lived since at Ada. 
Hobby, baseball. 

WINN, U. G„ Ada. Dem. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Christian Co., Mo., May 30, 1864. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Ark.; Univ. of 
Ark.; admitted to Bar 1895. Wife, Min¬ 
nie L. Gibb. Cdrn., 2 s., both deceased, 
U. G., Jr., W. War veterans Co. G., 90th 
Division; 1 d., Mrs. Thelma Chancellor, 
Los Angeles. Bus. Con-, practicing attor¬ 
ney ; stockholder in Ada Bldg, and In¬ 
vestment Co.; farm owner; stockraising. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C.; I. O. O. F„ K. P„ B. P. O. E., Ada. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1893; one of state’s outstanding political 
leaders. Offices, Postmaster at Ada, 4 
yrs.; U. 3. Comnir. 7 yrs.; City Atty, 
Ada, 2 yrs.; served in Civil Service under 
Pres. McKinley, Roosevelt, Taft and Wil¬ 
son. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., 
St. Louis; del. to all st. and co. convs.; 
candidate! for Congress in 1908; candidate 
for Dist. Judge 1927; was mbr. of every 
statehood conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived at Duncan 1893-95; Center 
1895-1901; at Ada since 1902; one of the 
oldest citizens of Ada and helped to lay 
out streets and open the town; in point 
of service is the oldest lawyer in Ada; 
during W. War was mbr. of Council of 
Defense and active in all Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work. Hobby, farming and 
stockraising. 


Pottawatomie County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Leroy Cooper (Dem.)-Tecumseh 

Co. Attorney, Randall Pittman (Dem.)-Shawnee 

Ct. Clerk, Mabel Marlatt (Dem.)-Shawnee 

Co. Clerk, Eldon Pettigrew (Dem.)-Teeumseli 

Sheriff, Frank Stewart (Dem.)-Tecumseh 

Co. Treasurer, Jim Seay (Dem.)-Tecumseh 

Co. Surveyor, Clarence Farrell (Dem.)-Shawnee 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Celesta Robinette 

(Dem.) _Tecumseh 

Co. Assessor, Sam Coleman (Dem.)-Tecumseh 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—A. J. Ownby (Dem.)-Shawnee 

Dist. No. 2—A. W. Goar (Dem.)-Tecumseh 

Dist. No. 3—Clarence Ayres (Dem.)-Tribbey 

County Election Board: 

See’y., Roy Youngblood (Dem.)_Tecumseh 

Chmn., J. G. Weatherford (Dem.)_Maud 

Mbr., Mrs. Hulda Blain (Rep.)-Shawnee 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, J. Knox Byrum (Dem..) Shawnee; 
Geo. W. Noble (Rep.) Dale; Senator Clarence Johnson 
(Rep.) Macomb; District Judge, Hal Johnson (Rep.) 
Shawnee; Superior Judge, Leander G. Pittman, (Dem.) 
Shawnee. 

State Officers, John Rogers, State Examiner & Ins¬ 
pector’. Shawnee; Mrs. Lou Esther Waldrep, Shawnee, 
mbr. Okla. Library Com.; Dr. J. M. Byrum, Shawnee, 
mbr. Bd. of State Medical Exam.; Dudlev Jones, Div. 
Eng., Highway Dept.; J. E. Walker, Shawnee, Co. 
Superintendent Health ; R. E. Waren, Tecumseh, Deputy 
Oil Inspector; G. M. McMillan, Shawnee, Deputy Oil 
Inspector. 

State Institutions, Industrial School for Girls, Te¬ 
cumseh, Mrs. M. B. Conkling, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Scott Glenn, Shawnee, Chmn.; Mrs. C. E. Pettigrew, 
Tecumseh, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

Clarence Johnson, Macomb, Chmn.; Mrs. II. A. 
Pearson, Shawnee, V.-Chmn., John Goode, Shawnee, 
Sec’y. 

C. C. Hawk, Shawnee, State Committeeman ; Mrs. 
Maud Gish. Shawnee, State Committeewoman. 


CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Shawnee, Co. Seat; Heal Wimmer (Mayor); J. 
P. Coleman (Clerk) ; F. H. Reily (Attorney) ; O. G. 
& E.; Okla. Nat. Gas Co. 

Asher, Hugh McKay (Mayor) ; Roy Black (Clerk) ; 
H. N. Gambill (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; Ind. Nat. Gas 
Co. 

Earlsboro, C. A. Littleton (Bd. of Trustees) ; J. A, 
Jarrard (Clerk) ; A. B. Carpenter (Attorney) ; O. G. 
& E.; Ind. Nat. Gas. Co. 

Macomb, J. T. Reyonlds (Bd. of Trustees) ; L. Car¬ 
der (Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Maud, L. T. Sammons (Mayor) ; Gladys B. Ingle 
( Clerk) ; E. F. McClure (Attorney) ; O- G. & E.; 
Southwest Gas Utilities Co. 

McLoud, Jno. S. Seikel (Mayor) ; Roy Bowman 
(Clerk) ; Paul F. Cooper (Attorney) ; O. G. & E. 

St. Louis, R. B. Rippetoe (Chmn., Bd. of Trustees) ; 
Guy B. Hilton (Clerk) ; Empire Dist. Elec. Co. 

Tecumseh, W. W. Gilbert (Mayor) ; R. W. Cal¬ 
loway (“Manager) ; O. C. King (Clerk) ; O. G. & E.; 
Ind. Nat. Gas Co. 

Wanette, N. T. Miller (Mayor) ; Adolph Lyle 
(Clerk) ; Ind. Nat. Gas Co.; Seminole Co. Oil & Gas 
Co.; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 3276 

1 1 

5325 | 

| 5072 | | 

3797 | 

Rep. 

| 2042 

1 1 

5357 | 

| 4076 | 

8478 | 

Soe. 

| 1119 

1 1 

595 | 

1 108| 

58 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

| 

| 2109 | 

5255 | 

| 3994 [ 3456 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1442 | 

5586 | 

| 6655 | 2355 | 

! 

Soc. 

1 

! 120 1 

537 | 

|noC. T 20 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

| 2086 I 

| 6558 

| | 4888 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1592 | 

| 5308 

! 1 2577 | 

i 

Hoc. 


1 143 | 

| 159 

I 1 17 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 3157 

| 2093 | 

55S7 | 6827 

5467 | 3712 [ 

6401 | 

Rep. 

| 2011 

| 1492 | 

5023 | 3429 

4082 | 2293 | 

5061 j 

Hoc. 

| 1168 

1 130| 

553 | 89 

|no C. |no C. ] 

36 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Earlsboro 

Maud 


McLoud 

Shawnee 

Tecumseh 


Newspaper 

Journal (Wkly. Dem.) 

Monitor (non-partisan; Wkly.) 


Enterprise 

Monitor 

Herald 

News 

County Democrat 
Republican 


(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 

(Ind. Dem.j 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(WTdv. Rep.) 


Editor 

C. L. O’Bryan 
Theodore Bailey & 
John pierce 

L. G. Hardy 
T. J. Lewis 
Clyde M. Robinson 
Burns Hegler 

M. M. Henderson 
Johnson & Blackwell 


Owner 

C. L. O’Bryan 
Maud Pub. Co. 

R. G. Hardy 
T. J. Lewis 
Clyde M. Robinson 
Burns Hegler 
M. M. Henderson 
Johnson & Blackwell 


ARRINGTON, ROSCOE C., Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Newton Co., Ark., Aug. 
11, 1881. Edu., com. sch., Tecumseh; Univ. 
of Okla.; law edu., at home and in offices. 
Wife, Anna Belle, d. of J. E. McKee, 
Shawnee. Cdrn.. 1 d., Daisy Lee, home. 
Bus. Con., Arrington & Evans, law firm. 
Bk. Con., Federal Natl. Assoc., Ray Evans, 
law partner; (pol.) Chas. C. Hawk, E. L. 
Rosebush, Chas. Wells, J. W. Harrell, W. 

B. Pine. Church, Pres. Clubs, Lions; 

C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. L. Arrington, lawyer, 

Pawhuska, (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 

co. and st. worker since maturity; makes 

speeches; works through others. Offices, 


appointed special mbr. Temporary Supreme 
Ct, Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, lived Erin 
iSpringjs: Tecumseh, 1892-1914; Shawnee 
since 1914. 

BAILEY, SAM F., Maud. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 15, 
1871. Edu., com. schs., Ala.; Birmingham 
Acad., Ala.; law sch., at Univ. of Tex. 
Wife, Mary, d. of J. W. Pierce, Maud. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Theodore, Robt. G. Bk. Con., 
Maud St.; First Natl. Assoc.,’ J. G. Green, 
C. A. Tribble, J. J. Cuff, Maud; (pol.) 
A. W. Gore, Roy Youngblood, M. E. Trapp, 


Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, Judge Wil¬ 
liams, Gov. Holloway. Church, Meth.; 
active mbr. Clubs, C. of C.; Lions, Maud. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1902; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Offices, st. repr. 1925. 
Party Honors, past co. chmn.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902 and has lived since at Maud. Active 
in civic and religious matters as well as 
politics. Hobby radio. 

BALL, WILLIAM A., Wanette, Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B„ George¬ 
town, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1872. Edu., com.. 








































and h. schs., Tenn.; Georgetown Univ., 1893; 
U. S. Grant Univ., Chattanooga, Tenn., M. 
D., 1897. Wifev Myrtle, d. of J. J. Brown, 
Lexington. Bus. Con., farm owner and 
farming,, 2200 acres; oil lease and royalty 
Interests. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc], 
John A. Neal, Joe Schoemann, E. E. Light- 
ner, Wanette; (pol.) Dr. Royster, Joe 
Mundy, Wilson West, 0. L. Beckner, Wan¬ 
ette. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.; M. W. A. ; 
Yoemen; Woodmen Circle; Royal Neigh¬ 
bors, Wanette. Imp. Rel., J. A. Ball, L. C. 
Ball, Sulphur, (bros.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1907 ; works only 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs., (appointed). 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived 
at Box, 1899-1907 ; Wanette, since. Hobby, 
his farm on which he raises Red Pole and 
Jersey cattle, registered. 

BENEDUM, T. R., Earlsboro. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Spencerville, O., Nov. 14, 1900. 
Edu., com. schs. and h. schs., Norman; 
Okla. Univ., LL.B. degree. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., The Bk. of Earlsboro. Assoc., 
A. B. Carpenter, C. A. Littleton, L. F. Cas¬ 
teel, (pol.) Randall Pittman, LeRoy Cooper, 
Tecumseh; Park Wyatt, Lloyd Ingram, 
Shawnee; Tom D. McKeown, Knox Byrum, 
Virgil Riddle; Bart Aldridge; Hal Johns¬ 
ton. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
American. Okla. and Pottawatomie Co. Bar 
Assn.; Pi Kappa Alpha, was treas. 2 yis., 
Norman; De Molay. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1927 ; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices. J. of P., 
1927-31; Elec. Bd. Inspector, since 1927. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young Deni. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; lived at 
Morris, 1909-22; Norman, 1922-27; Earls¬ 
boro, since. At time of assuming office 
was youngest J. of P. in st. Was con¬ 
nected with the L. E. Cahill Co., of Tulsa 
1 yr., 1926. While attending Univ. of 
Okla. was mbr. of R. O. T. C. He is very 
much interested in politics and particularly 
better organization in Dem. party. Hobby, 

■ golf. 

BILLINGTON, C. B., Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
royalties. B., Labette Co., Kan., June 1, 
1874. Edu., coin, and h. sch., Kan. Wife, 
Edith E. Gray. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Grace 
Gilbreath, Shawnee; Mildred, Univ. of Mo. 
Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl.; Federal Natl.; 
First Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; 33rd Mason. Blue Lodge Shawnee; 
Consistory; Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., independent co. worker since 
1915 through personal contacts. Offices, 
former city councilman, Tecumseh; mbr. 
sch. bd., Maud. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1899 ; lived Okla. City; Tecumseh, 1901- 
OS ; Maud. 1904-20 Shawnee, since. Was 
formerly in lumber bus. 20 yrs. 

BOCHER, L. C., Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
v.-pres. and cashier Shawnee Natl. Bk. B.. 
Ft. Smith, Ark., Nov. 12. 1894. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Shawnee; bus. courses. Wife, 
Alice Ball, d. of Rev. J. H. Ball, Tulsa. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Lawrence C., Jr. Church, 
Meth.. S. Clubs & Lodges, Shawnee Coun¬ 
try; C. of C.; B. P. O. K.; Mason; Knight 
Templar. Imp. Rel., C. J. Bocher, (father) 
Okmulgee; L. S. Bocher, (bro.) Tulsa. As¬ 
soc., (bus.) H. T. Douglas, Pres. Shawnee 
Natl. Bk. ; (pol.) Chas. C. Hawk, Frank 
Roadhouse, W. B. Pine, Fred C. Clarke, 
John Fields, Walter Ferguson. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker since 1925 through 
others. Party Honors, Treas. Rep. Co. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1896, lived 
since at Shawnee. During W. War served 
in 34th Inf., rank Lieut.; E. O. R.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Bernard Gill Post, past 
treas. and v.-commander; mbr. Disabled 
Emergency Officers of W. War. 

BOWMAN, JOHN l<„ Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Garnett, Ivan., Aug. 13, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sell., Garnett, 
Kan.; Washburn Law Sch., Topeka, Ivan., 
grad., 1916. Wife, Hazel Acuff, Kan. Cdrn., 
1 d., Louise, at h. Bu. Con., a tty. for 
Prairie Pipe Line Co., past eight yrs. 
and now. Bk. Con., Federal Natl. Assoc., 
Joe Newman, Don Macheimer, K. H. Wur- 


POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 

ren, Charles Johnson, Tom Waldrep, Shaw¬ 
nee; (pol.) C. E. Wells, Park Wyatt, Fred 
H. Reily, Shawnee; Mont Powell, Frank 
Burford. Okla. City. Church, Cong. Clubs, 
Lions; C. of C.; Shawnee Country Club; 
Elks Club, Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active worker since 1919; works personally 
and on coni. Party Honors, pret. com¬ 
mitteeman, Topeka Kan., 1914-15. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1927 ; lived since 
at Shawnee. During W. War was chmn. 
of Advisory Bd. and mbr. of Council of 
Defense, at Garnett, Kan. His business 
connections are such that he will probably 
have an important part in pub. activities 
in Okla. Hobbies, baseball and golf. 

BRISCO, WILL S„ Maud. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and investments. B., Jasper, 
Ark., Jan. 28, 1884. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Jasper, Ark. Wife, Mattie Brasel. 
Cdrn., 2 d.. Hazel Billye Iv. Bk. Con.. 
Maud St. Assoc., Bert Harris, M. H. 
Perkins, Maud; (pol.) Clarence Johnson, 
Macomb; L. A. Brown, Shawnee; Jim Har¬ 
ris, Lew Wentz, Dr. McClain Rogers. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Lions, pres.; C. of C., chmn. 
of Charity Com.; Mason Blue Lodge, Maud, 
custodian lodge bldg, at Maud and col¬ 
lector of rents ; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine 
Okla. City. I. O. O. F., M. W. A., W. 
O. W.. Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Mary 
•T. McPherson, Okla. City, (sister). Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., independent locally, but 
partisan in natl. affairs; active in st. since 
1911; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, pres. sch. bd.. 2 yrs.; past 
City Clk.; Clk. of Elec. Bd., 18 yrs. Party 
Honors del. to co. and st. convs.; pret. 
committeeman, 18 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1911 ; lived since at Maud. One 
of leading citizens of town politically and 
in lodge and civic affairs and all movements 
for civic and community improvement. 
Mbr. good roads com. During W. War 
was mbr. of Council of Defense and four 
minute speaker. Hobbies, fishing and 
b-idge. His wife organized the Hoover 
Club at Maud, 1928 and has been candi¬ 
date for co. office, defeated by only 3 
votes. 

BROCK, ROBERT F„ Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., deputy sheriff. B., Lamar Co., Ala., 
Dec. 26, 1881. Edu., com. schs., Tecumseh. 
Wife, Ida Bugg. Cdrn., 4 s., Herman, St. 
Louis, Mo.; Hubert, Leon, Raymond, Te¬ 
cumseh; 3 d., Ina, Alta, Oleta. Bus. Con., 
farming. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., 
Bill Bicknel, L. P. Lash, E. L. Rosebush. 
Tecumseh. Imp. Rel., Wm. .T. Brock, 
gram, Shawnee; Arthur Goar, Tecumseh; 
Albert Keeper, C. R. Wallace, Macomb. 
Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Tecumseh. Tmty. Rei!., Wm. J. Briock, 
(father) Rocky; John Brock, Macomb; 
Walker and Alonzo Brock. Hobart, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1909 ; works personally and on com. Of¬ 
fices Deputy Sheriff of Pottawatomie Co., 
since 1924, now serving; twp. trustee, 4 
yrs.; past mbr. of sch. bd., 4 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; pret. 
committeeman; mbr. Elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890; lived at Ardmore, 
1890-96; at Tecumseh.. since. Takes an 
active part in civic affairs of town. Mbr. 
Twp. Good Roads Com. Hobby, baseball. 

BUCK, J. F., Shawnee. Independent. 
Occ., banker. B., McKinney, Tex., Oct. 24, 
1890. Edu., com. and h. sch., Military 
Acad., Dallas. Wife. Irene Sharp. Cdrn., 
1 d., Elaine. Bus. Con., president Federal 
Natl. Bk.; oil bus. Church. Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; Shawnee Country; C. 
of C.; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Consistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent worker through others. Offices. Bk. 
Comnir., 1918; (filled J. D. Lankford’s un¬ 
expired term). 

BYRUM, J. KNOX, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Asher, March 4, 1904. Edu., 
grad. h. sch., Shawnee ; A. B. Bap. Univ. ; 
A. M. Mo. Univ.; LL.B. Okla., N. W.,; 
Columbia Univ. Wife, Thelma Spurgeon. 
Bk. Con., St. Natl. Pol. Assoc., John 
Spencer, A. J. Fluke, J. H. Royster, Jimmie 


691 

Rollins, Jim C. Nance. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, B. P. O. E.; Mason; 
Chapter Council; C. of C.; Lions. Imp. 
Re!., Dr. J. M. Byrum, (father.) Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker 4 yrs., all ways needed. 
Office, mbr. 12th Legis. Party Honors, 
attends all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
4 minute speaker during IV. War. Hobby, 
golf, hunting. 

BYRUM, DR. J. M., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 

physician and surgeon. B., Monroe Co., 
Tenn., July 11, 1871; came to Okla. 1902, 
loeaetd at Asher, Shawnee since 1908. Edu., 
Ark.; Univ. of Memphis, Tenn.; Ark. Univ. 
Wife, Leah Knox. Cdrn., 1 s., J. Knox. 
Ek. Con.. St. Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, B. P. O. E.; 32nd Mason; Scot- 
tist Rite; Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. 
Knox Br.vum. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
27 yrs.; personal contact and com. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. St. Bd. Medical Examiners; 
under 5 governors; mbr. sch. bd. Party 
'Honors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; attended st. 
and co. convs.; del. to natl. conv. Re¬ 
marks, active during W. War on local Ex- 
Fd., Red Cross and Liberty Loan Drives. 
Hobby expert surgery. 

CADE, CASH M., Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
royalties and leases. B., Noble Co., O. 
Aug. 4, 1856. Edu., com. sch., O.; Normal 
Col., Lebanon. Wife, Elizabeth Hartz. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Cash M„ Jr.; Dale; Leo S.. 
Shawnee. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Jaji.es A. Harris, Dennis T. Flynn, Bird 
McGuire, Dick Quinn, W. G. Skelly, W. 
B. Pine. Church, Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, 
organized Country Club; K. P.; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., W. S. Cade, (bro.) 
Kansas City. Pol. Act., partisan: co. and 
st. worker since maturity; makes speeches; 
works personally, through com. and others. 
Offices, mayor, Coldwater, Kan., 1884-87 ; 
First Co. Clk. and Registrar of Deeds, (by 
appointment) Kingfisher, 1890-92. Party 
Honors, St. Chmn. Rep. Com., 1902-04; Ter¬ 
ritorial Natl. Com., 1904-08; first Rep. 
Natl. Committeeman of Okla., 1908-12; 
del. natl. convs., 1904-08, 1912: del. all 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, 
lived Kingfisher; Shajwnee, since 1894. 
Civic worker. Hobby, politics, until 1912. 

CALLAWAY. RALPH W., Tecumseh. 
Dem. Occ., city manager. B., Rome, Ga.. 
Sept. 5, 1881. Edu., pub. schs., Ga. Wife, 
Bessie Light. Cdrn.. 1 s., Ralph M., New¬ 
kirk, Okla. Bus. Con., City mgr. Tecumseh. 
Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., W. W. 
Gilbert,, C. O. Bailey. M. L. Penny, W. F. 
Stilley, Clyde NcMatan (pol.) all city mgrs. 
Jack .Salter, Frank Higginbotham. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club; Co- 
Operative Club; St. Municipal League. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1910, makes 
speeches mostly on municipal govt. Offices, 
city mgr. Tecumseh since June 1929. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1912, located Wag¬ 
oner, Wagoner 1912-16; Wellington, Tex.. 
1916-18; Newkirk 1918-26; Rome.. Ga. 1928: 
Weleetka 1928-29, lived in Tecumseh since 
June 1929. Has been City Mgr. Weleetka 
and Tecumseh. Was active in all home 
war activities. 

CARPENTER, A. B„ Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., city atty. B., Ky., March 29, 1899. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Ardmore; O. U., 
5 yrs. Wife, Helen, d. of M. E. Buelles- 
feld„ Blackwell. Bk. Con., Bk. of Earls¬ 
boro, Earlsboro; St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. A. Hefner, Randall Pittman, J. Knox 
Byrum, Tom D. McKeown, M. E. Trapp; 
Gov. Holloway; Sen. Owens. Sen. Harreid. 
Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Phi Kappa Alpha, Treas. 
Phi Alpha Delta; Mason Blue Lodge, Ard¬ 
more; B. P. O. E., Shawnee. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1924 ; makes speech¬ 
es ; was iocal mgr. for campaigns of Knox 
Bryum and Tom D. McKeown. Offices, 
city atty, now serving; Clk. of Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; has lived 
in Shawnee since 1926. During W. War 
served in Naval Aviation Corps and was 
Balloon Inspector in France. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Bernard Gill Post, Shawnee. A 



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young Dem. who has prospects of being an 
important party factor in future. Hobby, 
golf and fishing. 

CASTEEL, L. F., Barlsboro. Dem. Occ., 
hanker. B., Tex., Sept. 20, 1899. Edu., 
com. schs., Okla.; 0. U., Engineering, 3 
yrs. Wife, Bertha Knott. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robt.; 3 d., Bessie Katheryn, Velma Joy, 
Billie Joe. Bus. Con., cashier of bk. of 
Earlsboro; oil royalty interests; was for- 
merly sch. tchr. for 6 yrs. Assoc., C. A. 
Littleton. Ross Johnston, Joe Ingram, A. 
B. Carpenter, Sard S. Reed; (pol.) William 
Haight, Frank Stewart, Randal Pittman, 
LeRoy Cooper, A. W. Goar, Dr. W. W. 
Phelan, Pottawatomie Co.; Tom D. Mc- 
Keown, Gov. Holloway, Knox Byrum. Church, 
of Christ; tchr. of Young Men’s S. S. 
class; steward. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
charter mbr. and pres.; mbr. local Council 
of Boy Scouts and past Scout Master; 
chmn. of organization bd. of Canadian Val¬ 
ley Road Com.; mbr. Amer., Okla. and 
Pottawatomie Co. Bar Assn.; M. W. A.. 
Earlsboro; A. F. & A. M.. India Temple, 
Okla. City; Consistory, Guthrie; B. P. 
0. E., Earlsboro. Imp. Rel., F. L. Casteel, 
(father) mbr. first and second Legis. Pol. 
Act., independent; has been active since 
1925 ; makes speeches ; works mostly through 
personal contacts; was prct. campaign 
mgr. for Frank Stewart. Offices, treas. of 
City of Earlsboro; mbr. sch. bd.; mbr. Elec, 
bd. Party Honors, mbr. St. League of 
Young Dem.; mbr. Finance Com. of Dem., 
Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906, 
lived in Cimarron Co.; Okla. City, Maud, 
Shawnee, and at Earlsboro since 192 1 . 
While attending 0. U. was a mbr. of S. 
A. T. C. Hobby, basket ball and sch. ath¬ 
letics. 

CLARK, MRS. LOU E., Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Warren Co., Ia, 
Edu., Indianola, la. Husband, Sidney. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Sidney Ross, Shawnee; 1 d., 
Mrs. Tom Douglas, Shawnee. Bus. Con., 
Clark-Keller Seed Store. Church, PTes. 
Clubs, Round Table; Shawnee Provident 
Assn., chmn.; Park Bd. mbr. Pol. Assoc., 
Charles Hawk, J. A. Kouse, Mrs. Joe 
Ashley, W. B. Pine. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and local affairs since 1904 ; 
through com. and others. Assists in manag¬ 
ing campaigns. Party Honors, prct. chmn.; 
del. eo. convs.; v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 
1924. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, lived 
Okla. City, Anadarko, Shawnee, since 1901. 
Extension worker for county in Red Cross 
during W. War; philanthropic worker. 

CLARK, SIDNEY, Shawnee. Rep. Occ- 
merchant, B., Lawrence,. Kan., Jan. 15, 
1860. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Lawrence; 
St. Univ. Wife, Lou E. Irion. Cdrn., 1 s., 
S. R.; 1 d., Mrs. Tom Douglas, Shawnee. 
Bus. Con., Clark & Keller Seed Store, est, 
1901; vegetable plant grower; mbr. bd. 
dirs., of Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl. Assoc., (bus.) 
Wm. Keller, Crystal City, Tex.; (pol.) 
Wm. Jarvis, Frank Roadhouse, Geo. Mc- 
Kinnis,. Clarence Johnson, W. B. Pine, 
Walter Ferguson. Mrs. T. B. Ferguson. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of C.; Rotary. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 1900 
through personal contacts and others. Of¬ 
fices, City Councilman, Shawnee 1904-08. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman almost 
continuously; del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889, lived Okla. City, Law- 
ton; Shawnee since 1901. Civic worker. 
During War captain Liberty Loan fund and 
Red Cross work. Popular citizen. Hobby, 
motoring, U. S. and Canada. Has valu¬ 
able collection of autographs and letters of 
public men from Revolutionary times down. 

COLEMAN, J. C.. Shawnee. Dem. Occ- 
city clerk. B., Blackburn, Mo.; Dec. 
1886. Edu., com. schs., Mo. Wife, Ella 
Arrington. Bus. Con., was formerly bk. 
cashier at Shawnee, 5 yrs.; railroad tele¬ 
graph operator 10 yrs. Bk. Con., The St. 
Natl. Assoc.. Neal Wiemer, Roy Evan, Fred 
Reiley, Tom Waldrep. Ross Johnson, Shaw¬ 
nee; (nol.) C. E. Pettigrew, Joe Ingram, 
H. B. White, Sam Coleman, J. D. Seay, 


Shawnee; Tom D. McKeown,, Jim McClintic; 
Gov. Holloway, M. E. Trapp; A. S. J. 
Shaw; Frank Carter. Church, PTes. Clubs, 
C. of C.; Sponsor for Boy Scouts; mbr. 
Good Roads Com. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1907 ; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Clk., since 1925, now serving; dep. City 
Clk.. 1920-25. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903; lived at Tecumseh, 1903-20; at 
Shawnee since. Is leader in civic and 
political affairs. Active during W. War in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan work. Hob¬ 
by, baseball. 

CONE, H. L., Maud. Independent. Occ., 
retired physician. B- Fla. Edu., com. and 
h sch., of Fla.; Medical Sch., Chattanooga, 
Tenn.; Univ. of Mich- Ann Arbor. Wife, 
Florence. Cdrn., 1 s- Vemon. Bus. Con- 
farm owner. Bk. Con., The Maud St.; 
First Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of 
C- dir.; Lions, charter mbr. and first 
pres. Pol. Act., active in Okla., since 1909; 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. 
Remarks, has lived at Maud since 1907; 
formerly lived at Wewoka. Hobby, raising 
paper shell pecans. 

CONKLIN. MADELINE. Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ- superintendent of Girls Industrial 
iSchool. B., Lionsville, Pa., Feb. 14, 1864. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Lionsville, Pa. ; 
Vassar Col.; 2 yrs. Husband. R. M. Conk¬ 
lin. Past Bus. sch. tchr. for 31 yrs. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Bus. and Pro¬ 
fessional Womens Club; Delphian Club; 
Eastern Star; White Shrine, Boston, Mass.; 
was formerly St. Pres, of Rebekahs in 
Oregon; Past Grand Chief of Rathborn 
Sisters: Grand Matron of Eastern Star, 2 
yrs. : Grand Sec’y. 2 yrs. : Dast Most 
Worthy Grand Matron of General Grand 
Chapter of W’orld Eastern Star. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900; lived at Glencoe, 
1900-01 ; Okla. City. 1901-08: Cbeeotah, 
1908-13; Okla. City, 1913-21; Tecumseh, 
since. Is not a politician but active in 
her line of work. Her chief interest is 
girls. 

COOPER. LEROY G- Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., county judge of Pottawatomie county. 
B- Maud, March 11, 1900. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Maud,, grad., 1918; Cumber¬ 
land Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., LL.B., 1923. 
Wife, Hattie Lee, d. of Rev. Geo. Herd, 
Tecumseh. Cdrn., 1 s- LeRoy G. Jr. Bk. 
Con., Tecumseh Natl. Tecumseh; First 
Natl- Maud. Assoc., Wayne Klepper, E. 
L. Rosebush, S. P. Larsh, Tecumseh; (pol.) 
C. E. Pettigrew, Randall Pittman, J. H. 
Green, J. D. Green, Pottawatomie Co. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Bus. Men’s 
Club; Co-operative Club; B. P. O. E. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Tecumseh. Imp. Rel- 
P. H. Cooper, (father) Maud; Mrs. Jewell 
Truscott. Mrs. Gladys Troutman, Shawnee, 
(sisters). Pol. Act- partisan; active in co. 
since 1923 ; works personally and on com. 
Offices. Co. Judge, since 1929, now serving; 
past asst. Co. Atty., 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks lived 
all his life in Pottawatomie Co. Served 
3 yrs- in U. S. Navy, aboard ship 2 yrs. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Jess Hill Post, Tecum¬ 
seh. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CRAVENS, MRS. J. ROSS, Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ- homemaker. B- Leon, Indian Ter- 
April 1888. Edu.. com. sch- Wynnewood; 
Hargrove Col- Ardmore. Husband, J. Ross 
Cravens, “America Laundry.” Bk. Con- 
Federal Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. M. Mc- 
Kinnis, Miss Edith M. Young, Charles 
Hawk. J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine. Church, 
First Bap. Clubs, Synthetic Music; Pres. 
City Federation; Shawnee Golf & Country. 
Imp. Rel- Rev. and Mrs. John Keller 
(parents) early Okla. ministers and evan¬ 
gelists; Mrs. Frank D. Zeliff, (sister), 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan ; co. worker 
since 1917 ; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through others. Party Honors, 
prct. committeewoman. Remarks, lived at 
Wynnewood, Ardmore. Shawnee since 1910. 
Active in civic and club work, also church. 
Hobby, golf, music. 


CROSS, S. F- McLoud. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B- Chalk Mound, Kan— May 9, 
1874. Edu- com. and h. sch- in Kan. ; 
Bus. Col- in Neb. Wife., Ada Beck. Cdrn- 

5 s., LeRoy W., with Okla. Natural Gas 
Co., Shawnee; Newell, Merrell, Keith and 
Phillip, at h. Bus. Con., Cross Quality 
Store, McLoud; real estate and farming 
interests. Bk. Con- Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., J. C. Miller, McLoud; (pol.) John 
Seikel, McLoud; Judge Swindall, Lew 
Wentz. Church, Mem.; active mbr. Clubs 

6 Lodges, C. of C- mbr. Trade Resource 
Com.; Sponsor for Boy Scouts; Mason 
Blue Lodge, McLoud; Consistory, Guthrie; 
.Shrine, Okla. City; Eastern Star, McLoud. 
Pol. Act- independent locally, but partisan 
in natl. affairs; active since 1917; works 
personally and on com.; is one of the lead¬ 
ers in community. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st, convs. Offices, chmn. or Bd. 
of Education; Judge of Elec. Bd. Re¬ 
marks!, came to Okla. in 1900; lived in 
Beaver Co- 1900-11 ; Follett, Tex., 1911- 
25; McLoud since. During W. War was 
Food Distributor and active worker In 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. 

CUFF, J. J., Maud. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B- Ireland, Jan. 21, 18—. Edu., 
com. schs- Sligo, Ire. Wife, Ala Hughes. 
Bus. Con- Cuff Dept. Store, Maud; Farm¬ 
ing and real estate interests; bldg. & loan 
assn., organizer. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc- J. D. Green, Hugh Green, Maud; 
(pol.) Max Creech, Roy Youngblood, Tom 

D. McKeown. Church, Cath. Clubs, C. 
of C., charter mbr. good roads com., and 
other corns, that, are organized for civic 
improvement; Lions, Maud. Imp. Rel., 
Airs Cecile Thornton, Mrs. Theresa Cuff, 
Maud Hospital; Mrs. Henry McDonald, 
(sisters) ; A. N. Cuff, (bro.) Sayre. Pol. 
Act- independent locally but partisan 
nationally; active in eo. since 1903; works 
only through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1893 ; lived since at Maud, 
one of first men to locate in town. Has 
been very active in the upouilding of town 
and was one of the com. for securing gas, 
lights and water in town. Was instru¬ 
mental in raising money for first oil 
well drilled at Maud. 

CULBERTSON, R. R- Maud. Rep. Occ- 
physician and surgeon. B- Greenwood, 
Ark., Jan. 15, 1891. Edu., com. and h. 
sch.,. Okla.; Univ. of Ark., 2 yrs.; Ameri¬ 
can Medical Col- 4 yrs. Wife, Jo, d. of 
T. F. Villins, Maud. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. J. D. Green, Ben Harris, John Cuff, 
Maud; (pol.) Hal Johnson, Judge Cooper, 
Randall Pittman, Park Wvatt, Shawnee; 
M. E. Trapp ; Bill Stigler. Clubs & Lodges, 
mbr. Southern. Okla. and Co. Medical Assn.; 
also Sec’y. and Treas. of Haskell Co. Med¬ 
ical Assn.; Mason; Consistory. McAlester; 
Shrine Muskogee ; C. of C.; B. P. O. E- 
Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Leonard Culbertson, 
Maud; Gus Culbertson, N. Y.; Otto Cul¬ 
bertson, Santa Fe, N. M., (bros.) ; Mrs. 
Edith Duke, (sister) Stigler. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active since 1915; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. bd. of Examiners of U. S. Vet¬ 
erans Bureau. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived at Whitefield, 1892-16; at 
Maud since. During W. War served as in¬ 
structor in Medical Officers Training Camp, 
Hoboken, N. J- Rank of First Lieut. Has 
rank of Capt. in Med. Corps Air Service. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion Eliga Tiner Post, Maud. 
Is also a mbr. of the Air Service Assn. 
Hobby, horse racing. 

DADRILL, IKE, McLoud. Rep. Oc£., 
Jutice of Peace. B., Stockton, Kan- Mar. 
15. 1882. Edu- com. schs.. Kan. and Okla. 
Wife, Pearl Roughton. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, 
Ford plant, Okla. City; Albert, at h. Bus. 
Con., farming interests. Bk. Con- First 
Natl; Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., J. W. 
Hatfield, John Seikel, R. L. Wood, Walter 
Franklin. McLoud; Hal Johnston, Chas. 
Hawk, Roy Bowman, Pottawatomie Co.; 

E. A. Foster, Chandler; M. W. Lynch, J. 
B Charles Stroud. Clubs C. of C.; Anti 
Horse Thief Assn. Pol. Act- independent 


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DISCH, H. N., Maud. Dem. Occ., mer¬ 
chant. B., Washington Co., Neb., Feb. 19, 
1877. Edu., com. schs., Tex. Wife, Eva 

Carey. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph, salesman for 
Maytag Co.; Norvel; 3 d., Evelyn,, Grace, 
and Helen, at h. Bus. Con., owner and 
mgr. of Hdwe Store, Maud; real estate 
owner. Bk. Con., The Maud St.; First 

Natl. Assoc., all bus. men in Maud. 

Church, Meth.; steward, 25 yrs.; supt. of 
S. S., 15 yrs. Clubs. C. of C., Sponsor for 
Boy Scouts and mbr. Boy Scouts Council ; 
Lions, charter mbr. at Maud. Pol. Act., 

independent; active in co. since 1900 ; works 
only through com. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 
6 yrs.; mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, flirst 
came to Okla. in 1895 ; has lived at Maud 
since 1900. Hobby, civic betterment. 


REV. W. L. FLEET 


locally, partisan nationally; active since 
1904; works personally and on com. Offices, 
J. of P., McLoud, now serving; dep. sheriff 
in Lincoln Co., 14 yrs.; in Pottawatomie 
Co., 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1880, 
lived in Okla. Co., 1889-95; at McLoud 
since. Is one of pioneers of McLoud. Is 
veteran of the Spanish-American War; 
served 3 yrs. in Co. F, First U. S. Inf., 
in Cuba and the Philippines. Interested 
in good roads and schs. Hobbies, baseball 
and hunting and fishing. 

DARROUGH, W. H., Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
real estate; livestock. B., Thornton, Ind., 
July 21 1861. Edu., com. sch.. Valparaiso 
normal.' Wife, Lina B. Burford. Cdrn., 4 
s., H. B. Grand Rapids,, Mich.; Paul C., 
Okla. City; W. H„ Jr.. Hugo; Forest M., 
Holdenville; 1 d., Mrs. Ed Monnett, Tulsa. 
Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl. Church, Meth. 
S. Lodge, 32nd Mason. Assoc., (pol.) 
Chas. C. Hawk Frank Roadhouse, Geo. Mc- 
Kinnis, Wash Goode, Chas. Wells, Dennis 
Flynn, A. C. Alexander, J. W. Harreld, 
Jas. A. Harris, W. H. Johnston, Roy St. 
Lewis, Judge Ed S. Vaught, Guy Cobb, 
W. B. Johnson. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker since 1889; makes speeches ; 
works personally, through corns, and others. 
Offices. U. S. Marshal, Northern Dist. In¬ 
dian Ter. 1901-07 ; one of first mbrs. of 
City Council, Okla. City.; appointed on 
first bd. of Co. Commrs., by Gov. Steele. 
Party Honors, st. chmn. for Ind. Ter., 1900 ; 
del. natl. convs., 1896, 1900 ; del. st. convs.; 
personal escort of v.-pres., Fairbanks train 
through Ind. Ter., 1908. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889, lived Okla. City, 1889-93; 
Wyandotte, (laid out the townsite), 189u- 
1900; Vinita. Hugo; Shawnee, since 192 1 . 
Active in civic affairs. Hobby, politics ; 
started town of Hugo, 1901, named by Mrs. 
Darrough for Victor Hugo. 

DEISTER. WILLIAM A.. Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., dep. sheriff. B., Gainesville, Tex., 


Nov. 30, 1878. Edu., com. schs., Wichita 
Falls Tex.; Sacred Heart Mission, grad. 
1895'. Wife, Alice Monnot. Cdrn., 3 d., 
Mrs. Pearl Reaves, of San Antonio, Tex. ; 
Irene, Los Angeles; Nellie, at h. Bus. Con., 
farming interests, 360 acres in Pottawat¬ 
omie Co.; is also familiar with livestock 
dealing. Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl. Assoc., 
Max Krouch, Frank Stewart, Tecumseh; 
Ed Douglas, Shawnee; (pol.) Roy Young¬ 
blood, Tecumseh; Jim Green, Greely Ruther¬ 
ford, Maud; Sam Turner, Mrs. Nagle, Okla. 
City, Tex Holland, Shawnee. Church, 
Cath. Clubs &. Lodges, Peace Officers Assn, 
of Northern Tex. and Southern Okla.; M. 
W. A.„ Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Cynthia 
Deister, (mother) ; John Deister, Philip 
Deister (bros.) ; Mrs. Annie Lehmon, Mrs. 
Akerman, (sisters), Konawa; Mrs. Rose 
Lehmon, Asher, (sister). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1909; works per¬ 
sonally and on com. Offices, dep. Sheriff, 
since 1920. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895; 
has lived since in Pottawatomie Co.; Shaw¬ 
nee, since 1924; was in co. road construc¬ 
tion dept, for 3 yrs.; has served as dep. 
sheriff under 3 sheriffs, 2 Dem. and 1 
Rep. Very successful office holder and 
popular in' his home co. During W. War 
worked in smelters at Okmulgee. Hobby, 
guns. 

DIERKER, B. W., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
sub-district time accountant. B., Shawnee, 
Feb. 11. 1897. Edu„ com. and h. schs., 
Shawnee; Bus. Col. Wife, Freddie A., 
d. of S. G. Ashbaugli, Shawnee. Bus. Con., 
Rock Island Railway Co. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc., Paul, P. Loy, W. F. Brill, 
Elmer Heard, Shawnee; (pol.) Hal John¬ 
son, Leroy Cooper, Tom Waldrep, C. C. 
Hawk L. G. Pittman, Shawnee; Gov. Hol¬ 
loway^ M. E. Trapp, A. S. J. Shaw, R. 
A. Sneed, Scott Ferris, Bill Key. Church, 
Cath.; past trustee. Clubs, Knights of 
Columbus, past Grand Knight. Imp. Rel., 


L>ur»in, n. .viaua. nem. ucc., 

banker. B„ Hampton, Ark., Feb. 12, 1863. 
Edu., com. schs.. Ark. Wife, Julia A. Trib- 
ley. Cdrn., 2 s.. H. B., Jr.; R. K. Bus. 
Con., v.-pres. of Maud St. Bk.; investments, 
real estate, oil royalties and leases; mer¬ 
chant. Bk. Con., Maud St. Assoc. Bert 
Harris, of Maud St. Bk.; (pol.) Judge Hal 
Johnston, Tom Waldrep, H. T. Douglas, 
Shawnee; Tom D. McKeown; Judge Wil¬ 
liams; Judge C. B. Abernathy. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; American, 
Okla. and Co. Bankers Assn. ; Knights of 
Pythias. Imp. Rel., Ben C. Dunn, (bro.), 
Hampton, Ark. ; Mrs. Mollie Tatum, El 
Dorado, Ark.; Mrs. C. W. Smith, (husband 
has been dist. judge, 25 yrs.), Camden, 
Ark.; (sisters). Pol. Act., active in Okla. 
since 1898. Offices, mbr. sch. bd., Maud, 
16 yrs.; Judge Elec. Bd., 16 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived at 
iShawnee, 1898-1905; Maud, since. Is old¬ 
est merchant in Maud in point of con¬ 
tinuous service; is very active in all af¬ 
fairs for civic progress and community 
betterment. Veteran of Spanish American 
War. Hobby, hunting, bird dogs and quail. 

DUTTON, JOHN J., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., justice of peace. B., Honey Grove, 
Tex., Mar. 23, 1865. Edu., com. schs.. 
Honey Grove, Tex. Wife, Helen Robb. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Arthur, Holdenville; John L, 
Jr., Drumright; Hubbard, Tecumseh; 2 d., 
(twins) Mrs. Katie Deister, Mrs. Winnie 
Wolford, Tulsa. Bus. Con., farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., W. S. 
Bickell, Jim Williams, Carl K. Montague, 
Tecumseh; (pol.) Martin Deister, Ernest 
Ward, Max Crouch, Tecumseh; M. IM. Hen¬ 
derson, Tom Waldrep, Shawnee; Clarence 
Johnson. Macomb. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Tecumseh. Pol. Act., partisan ; active 
in co. since 1908 ; a personal contact work¬ 
er. Offices, J. of P., 1925-31; city judge, 
Tecumseh, now serving; past dep. sheriff 
of Pottawatomie Co. t for 13 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived at White 
Bead Hill; Tecumseh, since 1908 ; takes 
an active part in civic and public affairs 
of town. Hobby, boxing. 

EVANS, ELZA, Maud. Dem. Occ., 
chief of police. B„ Maud, Sept. 1. 1894. 
Edu., com. schs., Maud. Wife, Lillian 
Mildred, d. of O. H. Jones,, Maud. Cdrn., 
3 d„ Dorothy 4 Betty Lou and Mary Jane. 
Bus. Con., stockholder in bldg 1 .* loan co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl, Assoc., J. D. Green, 
A. W. Tribbey, J. J. Cuff, Maud: (pol.) Tom 
Waldrep, Randall Pittman, LeRoy Cooper. 
Roy Youngblood, Shawnee; Tom D. Mc- 


C. E. Dierker, (bro.), Shawnee; Sister 
Mary Bernadette, Prin. of St. Josephs 
Acad., Okla. City; Sister Mary Raphael, 
charge of St. Josephs Orphanage, Okla. 
City; and Annie Dierker, Huntington Park, 
Calif, (sister). Pol. Act., independent 
locally, partisan in natl. affairs; active 
since 1919; makes speeches and works 
on corns. Party Honors, mbr. League of 
Young Dem. Remarks, lived all his life 
at Shawnee. During W. War served in 
Fifth Engineers, 7th Div. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Bernard Gill Post, Shawnee; ’s 
past Post Commander, Finance Officer, and 
Adjutant. Is very much interested In 
Legion work. Hobbies, fishing, gardening 
and boys work. 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Keown. Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Burrell Jones, Philippine Islands; 
Claud Evans, (bro.) on Police Force of 
Washington, D. C., 9 yrs.; Mrs. Mollie 
Maynard, Shawnee; Mrs. Mamie Weather¬ 
ford, Stillwater; Mrs. Emma Green, Wichita, 
Kan., (sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1915 ; makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, chief 
of police, Maud, now serving; dep. sheriff 
of Pottawatomie Co., 7 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st, and co. convs.; Clk. of Elec¬ 
tion Bd., 4 yrs.; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, lived all his life at Maud. Was 
an active worker to secure water, gas, lights 
and paving for Maud. Hobby, baseball. 

FLEET, REV. W. L., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ„ president Oklahoma eldership of the 
churches of God. B., Lawrence Co., Ark., 
Dec. 20, 1875. Edu., pub. schs. of Ark. 
and Okla.; home study. Wife, Mary Van- 
landingham. Cdrn., 3 s., Robert F., William 
F., Walter L., Tecumseh. Bus. Con., stock¬ 
holder Tecumseh Natl. Bk. Assoc.. S. P. 
Larsh, E. L. Rosebush, R. F. Fleet, Tecum¬ 
seh; (pol.) A. W. Goar. Church, Pastor 
Church of God. Lodges, Mason, Imp. Rel., 
IV. T. Fleet, (father), Roff; D. F. Fleet, 
(bro.), Ada, oil bus. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent and influential in politics since matur¬ 
ity. Offices, pres. bd. of Edu., Tecumseh. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1886 ; lived near 
Sulphur, near Maud, 1897-1917 ; Tecumsen 
since. Active In civic and pub. affairs of 
religious and patriotic nature. Hobby, 
building Church of God. 

FLINN. GEORGE R„ Wanette. Hem. 
Occ., real estate and loan dealer. B., Lex¬ 
ington, Tenn., March 23, 1860. Edu., com. 
sells., Tex. Wife. Anna Sanders Flinn, Tex. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Robt. C., Wanette, mgr. of 
telephone office; 2 d., Mrs. Ruby Petril, 
Okla. City; Georgia at h. Bus. Con., real 
estate & loans; farming interests, 400 a. ; 
liquidating agt. for Security St. Bk., Wan¬ 


ette. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. 
H. Skinner, W. A. Weaver, Dr. Royster, 
Wanette; (pol.) Hal Johnson, Tecumseh; 
Judge Pittman, F. H. Riley, Shawnee; Le- 
Roy Cooper, co. judge; J. D. Seay, co. 
Treas. Lodges, M. W. A.; W. 0. W.; Yeo¬ 
men, Wanette. Imp. Re!., T. H. Flinn, 
(bro.), Austin, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1904; personal contact 
worker, also serves on corns. Offices, Mayor 
of Wanette, 1924-29; Past Dist. Tax Assr.; 
Census Taker. 1910-20-30; past Inspector 
Elec. Bd. 5 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at Pauls 
Valley 1902-04 ; Wanette since. During 
W. War was mbr. of com. for sale 
of Liberty Bonds at Wanette and active in 
Red Cross work. Hobby, improving run 
down property. 

FRANKLIN, WALTER R., McLoud. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Mo., Jan., 1877. Edu., 
com. schs.. Mo. ; registered pharmacist. 
Ph. M. degree. Wife, Golda Kennedy. Cdrn., 
1 d., June. Bus. Con., co-owner and mgr. 
of Owl Drug Store, McLoud. Assoc., John 
Seikel, Dr. R. C. Kayler, Roy Bowman, Mc¬ 
Loud; (pol.) Tom Waldrep, Hal -Johnston, 
Judge Pittman, Tom D. McKeown, Knox 
Byrum, Gov. Holloway; M. E. Trapp; Bill 
Murray; Claude Weaver; Reford Bond. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Chmn. of Good Roads Com. ; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Master, McLoud; Eastern Star, 
Worthy Patron for 8 yrs.; Pharmaceutical 
Assn, of Okla., Pres.; Retail Druggists 
Assn.; del. to Natl. Conv., 1928. Pol. Act., 
active in Okla. since 1903; makes speech¬ 
es. works in whatever way will accomplish 
best results; Chmn. of Dem. Finance Com., 
McLoud. Offices, Postmaster at McLoud a 
yrs. under Pres. Wilson; City Councilman ; 
City Clk.; Water Conunr.; Clk. Sch. Bd. 
8 yrs.; Inspector of Election Bd. many yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman many yrs. Remarks. 


came to Okla. in 1892 ; lived at Okla. City, 
Union City and at McLoud since 1899. Is 
oldest druggist from point of service in 
McLoud. Interested in good roads. 

GILBERT, WILLIAM WESLEY, Tecumseh. 
Dem. Occ., banker. B., Wamego, Kan., Sept. 
22, 1888. Edu., com. and h. schs., Okla. : 
Okla. Univ., 1 yr. Wife, Lucile McCall. 
Cdrn., 5 d., Willie Lee, Rose Mary, Helen 
Lois, Ruth Elaine and Barbara Louise. 
Bus. Con., vice Pres. Tecumseh Natl. Bk.; 
oil leases and royalties; farming interests. 
Bk. Con., (Cor.) Security Natl.; Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl., 
Tulsa; Liberty Natl., Kan. City; Shawnee 
Natl., Shawnee; Chase Natl., New York. 
Assoc., E. L. Rosebush, Pres.; W. F. Fleet, 
Cashr., S. W. Yance, Asst. Cashr., Tecum¬ 
seh Natl. Bk.; (pol.) Scott, Glenn, Tom C. 
Waldrep, A. B. Wyatt, Dick Richards, 
Shawnee; Arthur Goar. Tecumseh; A. E. 
Musrush, Okla. City. Church. Meth., Trus¬ 
tee; mbr. Finance Com. Clubs & Lodges, 
Cooperative Club, 1st. vice pres.; I. O. O. 
F.; Mason, Knight Templar, Sb,awnee. Imp. 
Rel., J. F. Gilbert (father), Tupelo, Okla.; 
W. L. Gilbert, Tupelo; C. E. Gilbert, Tulsa 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1909 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and on corns. Offices, co. Treas. of 
Pott. Co., 1921-25; Deputy Co. Treas. 1917- 
21; Treas. of Sch. Bd. 1 yr.; Mayor of 
Tecumseh, assumed office May 1929; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. of Co. several times. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1891; lived at Wanette, 
1891-1914; Earlsboro, 1914-16; Tecumseh, 
since. Hobby, ornamental shrubbery. 

GISH, MRS. MAUD, Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Topeka, Kan.; came to 
Okla. 1903, located at Shawnee. Edu.. Lin¬ 
coln, Neb. Hus., A. G. Gish, engineer. 
Church, Meth. Lodge, Eastern Star. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; worker 6 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Sec’y of Rep. Cen. Com. Party 
Honors, St. Committeewoman, 8 yrs.; del. 
to all st. convs.; del. to natl. conv. 

GLENN, SCOTT, Shawnee. Dem. Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. Old time political worker; 
a power for 20 yrs. in politics. Formerly 
(Superintendent Shawnee Schools, later 
member state Board of Education under 
Lee Cruce. Represents Row Peterson & Co. 
school book publishers. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

GOAR, ARTHUR W., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., stockraising. B., Bellefontaine, Miss., 
Oct. 24, 1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Bolivar, Tex., grad. 1894. Wife, Susie A. 
Woods. Cdrn., has no cdrn. of own, but has 
reared seven orphans, the last of whom 
will complete h. sch. in 1930. Bus. Con., 
farming interests ; live stock raising ;, fancy 
chickens, Rhode Island Reds. Bk. Con., 
Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., Max Krouch, Clar¬ 
ence Robinson, W. S. Bicknell, Tecumseh; 
(pol.) C. E. Pettigrew, H. B. White, LeRo.v 
Cooper, Tecumseh; Tom D. McKeown; ex- 
Gov. Lee Cruce; Prince Freeling; ex-Gov. 
J. B. A. Robertson. Church, Meth., S.; past 
Supt. S. S. 7 yrs. Lodges, I. O. O. F., past 
Noble Grand; M. W. A.; Mason; Eastern 
Star, Tecumseh. Imp. Rel.. T. P. Goar. 
(3rd cousin). Pol. Act., active in co. since 
1900; makes speeches, works personally 
and on corns. Offices, co. Commr., now serv¬ 
ing 3rd term, Chmn.; past Clk. Sch. Bd. 
2 yrs.; past Justice of Peace, 2 yrs.; 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1895; lived at 
Ardmore 1895’-1900; at Tecumseh since. 
During W. War was chmn. of Finance Com. 
in Liberty Bond, Red Cross and War Sav¬ 
ing Stamp drives. Was also mbr. of Draft 
Bd. Hobby, fancy horses, cattle and poultry 
exhibition. 

GOODE, JOHN L., Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Benton. Ill., Nov. 21, 1903. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Shawnee; Okla. 
Bap. Univ,; Univ. of Ill.; Univ. of Okla., 
A. B. and LL. B., in 1925. Wife, Mignon, 
d. of Dr. R. H. Faught, Ft. Towson. Assoc., 




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on Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1893 ; lived in Cleveland Co. until 1902, 
at Tecumseh since. Hobby, fishing. 


HAIGHT, WILLETT MILLER. Shawnee. 
Deni. Occ., lawyer. B., Crete, Neb., Oct. 
20, 1901. Edu., h. sch., and Bap. Univ., 
Shawnee; Okla. Univ., 1920; Cumberland 
Univ., Tenn., 1926-27. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Federal Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Tom Waldrep, 
Scott Glenn, Roy Youngblood, Celeste Rob¬ 
inette, Fred Riley, Pottawatomie Co.; Bart 
Aldridge, Sebe Christian, Sapulpa; John 
Thomas, Jr. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis, Sec’y; Shawnee Country Club ; 
C. of C.; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Jr. Warden, Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Morgan 
E. Haight, Blackwell. Pol. Act,, partisan; 
active since 1927 ; works mostly through 
personal contacts, also makes speecnes. 
Party Honors, _Pres. Pottawatomie Co. 
League of Young Dem.; Vice Chmn. 4th 
Dist. League; del. to co. convs.; Candidate 
for Co. Judge, 1928, defeated by narrow 
margin. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; 
lived at Ada 1 yr., at Shawnee since. Has 
prospects of becoming a very influential 
figure in Okla. affairs. Hobby, baseball. 


W. M. HAIGHT 


C. C. Hawk. C. M. Cade, Hal Johnston, 
Shawnee. Church, First Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Country Club; B. P. O. E.; I. 0. 
O. F ; M. W. A.; Co. Bar Assn., Pres.; 
Mason, Master, Shawnee. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Pott. Co. since 1925 ; works 
personally and on corns. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; mbr. Hoover-Curtis 
Club, Sec’y of Co. Rep. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908; lived at Shawnee 
since 1909. Hobby, checkers. 

GOODE, MARK, Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Franklin Co., Ill., Sept. 30, 
1868. Edu., com. sch.. Ill.; Academy, Alton, 
Ill ; Geo.’ Washington Univ., Law Sch., 
grad. 1903. Wife, Mattie Layman. Cdrn., 
1 s., John L., 'Shawnee; 1 d., Mary E., at¬ 
tending Okla. Univ. Bus. Con., practicing 
att.v.; farm interests, 390 acres. Assoc., 
John L. Goode (son) ; Chas. E. Dierker ; 
(pol.) C. M. Cade, Hal Johnson, Shawnee; 
Eugene Lorton; Ed S. Vaught; B. F. Davis. 
Bk. Con., atty. for St. Natl, and Federal 
Natl. Shawnee. Clubs, C. of C.; B. P. O. 
B., Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
40 yrs.; in Okla. since 1908. Works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Offices, City Indian 
Service 15 yrs.; mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908; lived at Norman 1 
yr. and at Shawnee since. Hobby, is farm¬ 
ing. 

GUILLIAMS, JOHN A., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., deputy sheriff. B., Lovell, Ky., Apr. 
10 1876. Edu., com. schs.. Ky. Wife, Ora 

Mayes. Cdrn., 2 s., Clyde, J. D.; 4 d„ 
Docia, Flecia-, Opal, Ruby. Bus. Con., 
farming interests, 75 acres; raising or 
fancy fruits. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. 
Assoc., W. S. Birkman, Oscar Russell, Tom 
Copeland, Tecumseh; (pol.) Max Krouch, 
Marion Murray, Roy Youngblood Ran da u 
Pittman, LeRoy Cooper, Pottawatomie Co. 
Church, Free Will Bap. Lodges, M W. A., 
Tecumseh. Imp. Rel., Mrs. W. D. Guilliams 
(mother) Mrs. Nannie Tinkle, Mrs. Georgia 
Hogue (sister), Shawnee; Charlie Guilliams, 
Okla. City; Jess Guilliams. Shawnee (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1902; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts, also serves on corns. Offices, Deputy 
Sheriff 8 yrs.; past Councilman, Tecumseh, 
2 yrs.; past Pres. Sch. Bd. 4 yrs.; past 
City Patrolman 3 yrs.; mbr. Twp. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; served 


HANKINS, M. L., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
iudge of municipal court and lawyer. B.. 
Denton, Tex., Jan. 7, 1877. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., and Normal Col., Denton, Tex., 
grad.; Univ. of Tex., LX. B., grad.; 
Draughon’s Business Col., Bachelor of 
Accounts degree. Wife, Annie Fain. Cdrn., 

1 d., Hilda. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) E. P. Downing, E. C. Stannard, F. 
H. Rielley, L. G. Pittman, Pottawatomie 
Co.; A. S. J. Shaw, Henry S. Johnston; 
Tom D. McKeown. Elmer Thomas, Tom Wal¬ 
drep. T. P. Gore’ Church, Bap., deacon 18 
yrs.; Supt.; Tchr. in S. S. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge. Chapter Royal Arch, Shawnee. 
Imp. Rel., C. A. Hankins (father). Confed¬ 
erate Soldier; Dr. L. A. Hankins (bro.), 
Houston, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in 
Okla. since 19TT7; a good speaker; works 
in whatever honorable way is necessary 
to accomplish desired results. Dem. leader. 
Offices Judge of Municipal Ct.; Co. Atty. 
of Jackson Co., formerly for 4 yrs. Party 
Honors Dem. nominee, twice, for Judge of 
Tenth Dist. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived at Altus 1907-17 ; Shawnee 
since During W. War was speaker for 
Liberty Loan Drives. Is a leader in church 
and civic, affairs as well as in political. 
Interested in good schools and churches. 

HANON. MRS. L. V., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Mexico, Mo., Feb. 23. 
1880. Edu., com. sch.. Willow Springs, Mo. 
Hus., LTovd Victor Hanon. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mary Joe, Helen Lloyd. Bk. Con., Tecum¬ 
seh Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Clarence Robinson, 
A. J. Fluke % M. M. Henderson. Church, 
Chris.; co. chmn. Pottawatomie Co. S. S. 
(all denominations). Clubs & Lodges, Del¬ 
phian; P. E. O.; D. A. R. ; Pres. 5th Dist. 
C. F. W. C.; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
worker in local party affairs since 1915: 
makes speeches, works through corns, and 
others. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; 
mbr. Young Dem. League. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906 ; lived Wanette, Sapulpa; 
Tecumseh since 1913. Active in Red Cross 
work, reporter, during W. War. Hobby, 
caring for sick and needy. 

HARRIS. BERT. Maud. Rep. _0cc„ 

banker. B., Temple, Tex., Jan. 5, 1886. 
Edit., com. schs.. Tex. Wife. Aurora, d. of 
Mrs. A. E. Vandervere, Dustin. Cdrn., 4 
s.. Bert, Jr., James, Clyde, Robert Lee. 
Bus. Con., Pres, of 'Maud St. Bk. Assoc., 
T L. Sammons, M. S. Briscoe, Dr. H. L. 
Cone, .T. D. Green, Maud; (pol.) Clarence 
Johnston. Charlie Hawk. Hal Johnston. 
Pottawatomie Co. ; Tom D. McKeown. 
Church. Meth.. Trustee; Supt. of S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. Dir.; Sponsor 
for Boy Scout Activities; mbr. Scout Coun¬ 
cil of Canadian Valley Area; Lions Club, 
charter mbr.; Amer., Okla. and Co. Bank¬ 
ers Assn. : 32nd Mason. Consistory. Mc- 
Alester: Shrine, Okla. City; Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel.. Jesse Harris, oil business, Hold¬ 
en ville (bro.) ; James Harris tfatner), 


Prague. Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. 
since 1915; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. ’ tfifices Clk. of Sch. 
Bd. 1 yr. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1905; 
at Prague, Dustin, and £it Maud since 1917. 
During W. War took an active part in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, 
community betterment. 

HARRIS, J. FRANK., Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., grocer. B., Prairie Co., Ark., Jan. 28, 
1878. Edu., schs. in Ark. Wife, Ila Grace. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Evelyn. Bus. Con., owner and 
operator of grocery store in Shawnee for 
15 yrs. Bk. Con., The St. Natl. Assoc., J. 
S. McIntyre, Ross Johnston; Dr. Baxter, 
Dr. Galagher, G. N. Griffin, Shawnee; (pol.) 
Tom Waldrep, Neal Weimer,, Will Byron, 
Pottawatomie Co.; Tom D. McKeown, T. 
P. Gore. Church, Meth. Lodges, M. W. A., 
Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1909; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and on coins. 
Offices, Vice Pres. Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; Clk. 
of Elec. Bd. 7 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; has lived since at Shawmee. During 
W. War was active worker for Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross drives. Interested in 
good schools and school athletics. 

HATFIELD, J. W„ McLoud. Dem. Occ.. 
merchant; undertaker. B., Tenn., Mar. 
1866. Edu., com. schs., Tenn. Wife, Emma 
Murray. Bus. Con., owner and mgr. of J. 
IV. Hatfield Grocery and Undertaking Co., 
McLoud; is also familiar with farming and 
furniture business. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., C. M. Hays, S. F. Cross, John 
Seikel, McLoud; (pol.) Fred Riley, Tom 
Waldrep, Geo^McKinnis, Knox Bvrum, Henry 
Johnston, Pottawatomie Co. ; Tom. D. Mc¬ 
Keown ; Clarence Moore; M. E. Trapp. 
Church, Bap., Trustee 15 yrs.; Supt. of 
S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. past Pres.; 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; W. O. W., McLoud; 
32nd Mason, Past Master of McLoud Lodge. 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City ; 
Eastern Star,, Worthy Patron. Imp. Rel., 
Jim Hatfield (bro.). Cement. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla. since 1899 ; works 
personally and on corns.also makes 
speeches. Offices, Treas. of Sch. Bd. 3 yrs.; 
City Councilman a number of yrs.; mbr. 
Elec. Bd. Party Honors, del. to many st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1891 : lived at Newcastle, at Purcell ; 
at McLoud since 1898. Is pioneer business 
man of McLoud. Is very much interested 
in good government. Good roads enthusiast. 

HAWK, CHARLEY C.. Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., automobile supplies dealer. B., Bake v s. 
ville, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1874. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Kan. Wife. Pearl Black. Cdrn., 
2 s., C. C. Jr.; Lafeyette T.; 2 d., Heltn 
Betty, Regina, Shawnee. Bus. Con., Hawk 
Auto Supply Co., Shawnee; farming inter¬ 
ests ; is also familiar with general broker¬ 
age business. Bk. Con., Federal Natl. 
Assoc.. V. P. Hawk, Gilla Woods, partners 
in business; (pol.) John Seikel, Clarence 
O. Johnson. Frank Roadhouse, Geo. Mc- 
Kinnis, T. L. Rosebush, Pottawatomie Co.; 
Lew Wentz; IV. G. Skelly. A. C. Alexander, 
Pat Hurley, Grant McCullough, Sen. Pine. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.: 
mbr. Good Roads Com., Dir.; Gander Lake 
Assn., Fishing Club, Pres, and mbr. Bd. 
of Governors: Lions; I. O. O. F.; B. P. 
O E all chairs in both lodges at Shawnee. 
Imp. Rel., Wilbur C. Hawk (bro.) editor, 
Amarillo, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1900: makes speeches, also 
works on corns. Offices. Chief of Police, 
Shawnee, 1909-17 ; Mayor of Shawnee in 
1924-27. Party Honors. St. Committeeman, 
Pottawatomie Co., 1926-32 ; del. to. st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
lived since at Shawnee. During W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and in special 
service for U. S.. also active worker in 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. Hobby, 
fishing. 

HAYES, C. M.. McLoud. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Andersonville, Ga„ Oct. 27, 
1869. Edu.. com. schs.,. Fayetteville, Ark.; 
Univ. of Ark., Fayetteville. Wife, Idella 




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MAKERS OF .GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOE A. INGRAM 


Windham. Cdrn., 3 s., C. H., bookkeeper 
for 0. G. & E., Ponca City; Russell and 
Joe C.; 1 d., Evelyn. Bus. Con., Hayes 
Bros, farmers, merchants, gin owners. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., R. V. Hayes, 
T. J. Hayes, J. H. Hayes (bros.), McLoud; 
J. W. Hatfield, W. R. Franklin, McLoud; 
Dr. Williams, McLoud; (pol.) Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown, Tom Waldrep, Clarence Johnston, 
Hal Johnston. Church, Bap. deacon. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C. ; mbr. Good Roads Com. ; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, McLoud; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in Okla. 
since 1896; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and on coins. Offices, Past Pres. 
Bd. of Edu.; mbr. Twp. Bd.; mbr. Eleo. 
Bd.. 18 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896 ; has lived since at McLoud. Hobbles, 
chickens and baseball. 

HENDERSON, MOSES M„ Tecumseh. 
Dem. Occ., publisher. B., Hamilton Co., 
Tenn., Sept. 20, 1861. Edu., com. schs., 
Tenn. Wife, Emma Ragsdale. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Lewis P., in newspaper work, Tecumseh; 

1 d., Mrs. E. M. Newall, Tecumseh. Bus. 
Con., publisher The County Democrat, 
Tecumseh; farming interests, 160 acres 
devoted principally to alfalfa, corn and 
cotton. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., 
Lewis P. Henderson (son) ; (pol.) Judge 
Clarence Robinson, A. W. Goar, C. A. 
Knight, Pottawatomie Co.; J. B. A. Robin- 
ston, C. N. Haskell, A. S. J. Shaw, Ed 
Dabney. Church, Pres., elder. Clubs. Com¬ 
mercial Club, past Pres.; St. Press Assn. 
Imp. Rel., I). S. Henderson (bro.). Asst 
Cashr. Hamilton Natl. Bk., Chattanooga, 
Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1901; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and on corns. Offices, mbr. 10t'n 
Dkla. Legis.; past Mayor of Tecumseh,, 4 
yrs.; past Highway Commr., under Gov. 
Robertson ; Postmaster at Tecumseh 'f yrs.; 
under Pres. Wilson Administration; past 
Sec’y St. Banking Bd., under Gov. Haskell; 
mbr. Bd. of Regents of Claremore and 
Tonkawa Preparatory 'Schools. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; past Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 

2 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived since at Tecumseh. Has been very 
active in all political affairs and those for 
civic betterment. Hobby, community in¬ 
terests. 

HENDON, CLAUDE, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Marietta, Okla. Edu., com. sch., 
Pottawatomie Co.; Univ. of Okla., law sch. 


Wife, Dana Glass Fairchild. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., Hendon & Hendon, law firm. 
Assoc-, Scott Hendon, partner in law. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. 

O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge; Consistory and 
Shrine, Washington, D. C. Imp. Rel., R. R. 
Hendon (bro.). Bureau of Valuation, In¬ 
terstate Commerce Commission, Washington, 
D. C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and dist. 
worker since 1919; makes speeches, works 
through coins, and others. Offices, Co. Atty., 
1921-25. Party Honors, del. to all co. and 
st. convs.; Prct. Chmn.; candidate for 
nomination for Congress, 2 terms; mbr. 
Young Dem. League. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1892 ; lived since at Pottawatomie 
Co., Shawnee since 1920. During W. War 
was in A. E. F., rank of Capt.; mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Bernard Gill post. Hobby, 
fishing and golf. 

HENDON, SCOTT, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Honey Grove, Tex., May 10, 
1887. Edu., com. sch., Shawnee; St. Nor¬ 
mal. Edmond; I'niv. of Okla., 2 yrs.; Sch. 
of Commerce, N. Y., 1908-09. Wife, Birdie 
May Roberson. Cdrn.. 2 d. v Ida Bell, 
Pauline. Bus. Con.. Hendon & Hendon, 
law firm. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., Claude 
Hendon, law partner. Church, Church of 
Christ. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Salva¬ 
tion Army; Red Cross; B. P. O. E. ; Mason, 
Scottish Rite. Pol. Act., partisan; co. work¬ 
er since maturity; makes speeches, works 
personally and through others. Party 
Honors, mbr. Young Dem. League; Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla, 1890; lived Pottawatomie 
Co. ; McAlester, 1920-26 ; Shawnee since. 
Civic and charitable worker. 

HERRINGTON, GRACE, Tecumseh. Dem. 
Dec., deputy county clerk. B., Hamilton, 
Tex. Edu., com. and li. schs., Okla.; Busi¬ 
ness Col., Tecumseh and Tyler, Tex. Bk. 
Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., W. F. Foster, 
Sam Coleman, C. E. Ayres, Tecumseh; 
(pol.) C. E. Pettigrew; H. B. White, J. B. 
Seay, Clarence Robison, A. W. Goar, Pott¬ 
awatomie Co.; Chas. M. Carter, Hobart; 

R. A. Billups, Okla. City. Church, Bap., 

S. S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Business and 
Professional Womens Club, acting Vice 
Pres.; Eastern Star, associate conductress. 
Imp. Rel., C. M. Herrington; T. A. Herring¬ 
ton, Greenfield (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1915; works personally and on 
coins. Offices. Deputy Co. Clk., Pottawatomie 
Co. since 1924, still serving ; past Deputy Co. 
Clk... past Asst. Co. Supt., 4 yrs.; past Co. Ct. 
Reporter; Counter on Prct. and City Elec. 
Bds. Remarks, lived at Rocky 1909-12: 
Frederick, 1913-14; Cordell, 1914-20; and 
at Tecumseh since. A very conscientious 
and hard working official. Hobby, flowers. 

HOLLEY, ANDREW, Maud. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., near Tuscumbia, Ala., Nov. 27, 
1859. Edu., "com. schs.. Ala. and Miss.; 
Natl. Normal Univ.. Lebanon, Ohio; Iuka 
Normal Col., Iuka, Miss., B. S. and A. M.„ 
1886; Nashville Law Sch., LL. B. 1900. 
Wife, 1st, Cordelia P. Hale (dec.) ; 2nd, 
Eva Winter. Cdrn., 3 s., Elgar D., John 
Richard, Maud; .T. Andrew, chief h. sch. 
inspector, Okla. City; 5 d., Hester Fergu¬ 
son, Calif.; Beatrice, Charlotte, N. Mex.; 
Carmille; Katherine. Bus. Con., Holly & 
Holley law firm. Bk. Con., Maud St. 
Assoc.. E. D. Holley (son), law partner; 
Bert Harris, J. A. Reynolds, Maud. Church, 
Bap. Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Stigler. Imp. 
Rel., named for General Jackson, a mater¬ 
nal relative. Party Honors, del. to many 
convs.; chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., Haskell Co. 
for yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; 
lived Stigler; Maud since 1927. Interested 
in educational matters, founder and Pres. 
Oakland Normal Col.. Yale, Miss. 1886- 
1900. Former law partner at Stigler, of 
W. H. Brown, asst. Atty. Gen.; Fred H. 
Fannin, E. D. Means. 

HUNTER, GEORGE l<„ Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., abstractor and insurance dealer. B., 
Dallas Co., Tex., June 6, 1877. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Pottawatomie Co. Wife, Eva 
Mae Fosbury. Bus. Con., Hunter Abstract 
Co.; Chapman & Hunter Corp.; Home 


Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., Shawnee 
Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc., W. L. Chapman, 
J. C. Fisher, W. L. Blessing, Shawnee; 
(pol.) Tom Waldrep, Tom D. McKeown, 
Knox Byrum. Church, Bap., clk. and deacon 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge. Royal Arch, Council, Eastern Star, 
Shawnee, imp. Rel., Alexander Hunter; Ben 
H. Hunter, Earlsboro (bros.) ; Mrs. W. S. 
Bicknell, Tecumseh (sister). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. since 1904 ; works on 
corns. Offices, Co. Treas. of Pottawatomie Co. 
4 yrs.; Sec’y of Bd. of Edu. 10 yrs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since in 
Pottawatomie Co. Is particullarly interest¬ 
ed and influential in educational affairs. 
Hobby, flower gardening. 

INGRAM, H. L„ Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
royalties. B., Cleveland Co., Okla., Mar. 
1892. Edu.. com. sell., Earlsboro; h. sch.. 
Norman; Univ. of Okla. Wife, Martha Lee 
Goree. Bus. Con., Ingram Royalty Co., 
Shawnee; Vice Pres. Bk. of Earlsboro. 
Assoc., Joe A. Ingram, business partner; 
(pol.) Scott Glenn, Clyde G. Pittman, 
Charles Seidel, Count Dunnaway; Gov. W. 
J. Holloway; Scott Ferris, M. E. Trapp. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis ; B. P. O. E.; 
Mason Scottish Rite, Shawnee; ShriDe, 
Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
since 1919 through coins, and others. Party 
Honors, active mbr. Young Mens Dem. Club; 
del. to co. convs. and active on corns. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; has lived at 
Norman,, Seminole. Earlsboro; Shawnee 
since 1927. During AY. War served in 36th 
Div., 144th Machine Gun. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Bernard Gill Post, Shawnee. Hobby, 
dogs, golf, baseball. 

INGRAM, JOE A., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
royalties and leases. B., Fauls Valley, Ind. 
Terr., May 1879. Edu., Noble Academy, 
Noble. Wife, Emily, d. of Thos. Butcher, 
Okla. City. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Lucile Heister, 
Mrs. Mildred Littleton, Earlsboro; Gladys. 
Bus. Con., Ingram Royalty Co. Bk. Con., 
St. Natl., Shawnee; Bk. of Earlsboro. 
Assoc., H. L. Ingram, Shawnee. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of 
C.; B. P. O. E.; 32nd Mason Knight Temp¬ 
lar. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 
1900, through corns, and others. Offices, 
Mayor of Earlsboro, 1905-12 ; mbr. Scfi. 
Bd., Earlsboro, 1915-27. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; always a mbr. 
of Cen. Com. at Earlsboro; mbr. Young 
Mens Dem. Club. Remarks, has lived at 
Wayne, Lexington s Seminole; Earlsboro, 
1895-1927 ; Shawnee since 1927. Civic 
worker. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

JARVIS, WILLIAM, Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 

farmer, stockman. B„ near Springfield, Ill., 
Aug. 12. 1863. Edu., com. sch., Ill. Wife, 
Nettie Horsley (deceased), was first white 
child born in Osage Nation. Cdrn., 2 s. ; 
6 d. Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl.; St. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Cash Cade, Frank Road¬ 
house, Tom D. McKeown, Dennis Flynn. 
Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge, McLoud. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker since maturity. 
Offices, Co. Commr., Washita Co., appoint¬ 
ed by Gov. Seay, about 1894. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1891; located in Kay Co., has also 
lived McLoud, Seminole, Claremore; Shaw¬ 
nee since 1922. Active in public affairs. 

JOHNSON, CLARENCE. Macomb. Rep. 
Occ., druggist. B., Holton, Kan., May 23, 
1885. Edu., h. sch., Campbell Col., Holton, 
Kan.; Okla. Univ., Ph. C. degree, 1913. 
Wife, Ethel McMakin. Cdrn., 1 s., Lawrence, 
1 d.. Lucile. Bus. Con., Macomb Drug Co., 
Macomb. Bk. Con., Macomb St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Frank Roadhouse, C. C. Hawk, John 
Goode, Shawnee; E. L. Rosebush, of Tee- 
umseh; E. F. Rawlins, of Wanette; W. B. 
Pine, Pat Hurley; John Fields; W. J. Otjen, 
Lew Wentz. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., mbr. Good Roads Com.; Mason, 
32nd; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active since 1917; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, St. Sen. Party Honors, del. to 
Natl. Conv. 1924; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; 
and 4th Okla. Congressional Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived since at 





POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 


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CLARENCE JOHNSON 


Macomb. Co. and Dist. tennis champion 
several times. A party leader who has 
respect of community. Interested in good 
schools. 


JOHNSON, HAL, Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Mattoon, Ill., Sept. 24, 1SS1. 
Edu law edu. from practical experience, 
adm. to bar. 1912. Wife, Mary Olive 
Lucas. Cdrn., 4 s., Clifford W„ Russell 

D. . William L„ Donald It.; 1 d., Mrs. 
Glen Roberts, Anadarko. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M.; B. P. 0. 

E. ; M. W. A. Imp. Reb, C. W. Johnson, 
(father). Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st,. 
worker since maturity through personal 
contacts, corns., and others. Assoc., (pol.) 
C. C. Hawk, Mark Goode,, C. M. Cade. 
Offices, Mbr. City Council, 1905-16; Jus¬ 
tice of Peace 1907-13; Co. Judge, 1913- 
17; Dist. Judge, 1919-30. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1899, lived since at Shawnee. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 


JOHNSTON, ROSS, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Shawnee, Nov. 8, 1896. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Shawnee; Okla. TTnlv., 
grad. Wife, Kathryn, d. of J. W. Pratt, 
gov. emoloyee, Washington, D. C. Cdrn., 

1 d., Martha Jane. Bus. Con., Pres, of St. 
Natl. Bk., Shawnee; Pres, of Bk. of Com¬ 
merce, McLoud; Pres. Bk. of Earlsboro; 
Treas. Home Bldg. & Loan Assn., Shaw¬ 
nee ; owner of oil royalties; V ice Pres. 
Robinson-Johnston. Inc. Ford dealers. 
Assoc., Willard Johnston, J. A. Ingram, J. 
F Newman. Ike Barrett,. LeRoy Casteel; 
(pol.) Scudder Ray, Robert Kerr, Ada; Tom 
D. McKeown. Sen. Elmer Thomas; Scott 
Ferris; Fred Capsliaw. Church. Presbyterian, 
Dept. Supt. of' S. S.; past Tclir. in S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past dir.; C. of C., 
Dir. and Vice Pres. ; past Scout Master; 
Amer. Okla. and Co. Bankers Assn.; Shaw¬ 
nee Country Club; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa 
Sigma, mbr. Exec. Bd. ; Mason Knight 
Templar; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Re!., 
Willard Johnston (father), pioneer banker 
and first elk. of co. ; David Johnston (grand¬ 
father) was only Dem. Sheriff in Wash¬ 
ington Co., N. Y. ; Paul Johnston, Ford 
dealer at Shawnee (bro.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1919; makes speeches 
and works on corns. Party Honors, past 
Sec’y of St. League of Young Dem. Remarks, 
is a native Oklahoman; lived all his llte 
at Shawnee. Mbr. Exec. Bd.. Okla. Bank- 



’ILLARD JOHNSTON 


ers Assn. While attending Okla. Univ. was 
Pres, of Athletic Council and letter man 
on football team. During W. War served 
in U. S. Navy. Has commission of Ensign. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Bernard Gill Post, 
Shawnee. Is Finance Officer of the Post, and 
sponsored the purchase of the Amer. Legion 
Home at Shawnee. Hobby, football. 

JOHNSTON, WILLARD, Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Salem, N. 1., Jan. 21, 
1863. Edu., Washington Academy, Salem, 
N. Y. Wife, Katherine Moore. Cdrn., 3 s., 
RosS, Paul, W. E., Shawnee; 3 d., Mrs. 
Grace Loy, Mrs. Martha Neil, Katherine, 
Shawnee. Bus. Con.. Pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Mounds; Pres. The Bk. of Meeker, Meeker; 
Vice Pres. Bk. of Commerce, McLoud; Dir. 
First Natl. Bk. Dustin; St. Natl. Bk., We- 
leetka; Bk. of Earlsboro, Earlsboro; Amer. 
Natl. Bk., Wetumka. Assoc., Dr. G. S. 
Baxter, John Ingram, Shawnee; (pol.) P. 
A. Norris, Fred Johnston, Harry Rogers, 
p' A. Janeway, C. J. Hartman. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, M. W. A.; A. 0. U. W., 
Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1891; works mostly througn 
personal contacts. Offices, was first Co. Clk. 
to be elected in Pottawatomie Co. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1891 : lived since at Pottawa¬ 
tomie Co. At Burnett, Teeumseh, at Shaw¬ 
nee, since 1895. Hobby, travelling. He has 
traveled all over I . S. and Canada. 

JONES, JOHN W„ Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
loans and real estate dealer. B., 
Mineral Springs, Ark., July 30, 1875. Edu., 
com. schs., Nashville, Ark.; Austin Col., 
Sherman. Tex., 1894: Business Col., Gal¬ 
veston, Tex.. 1899. Wife. Nannie McGuire. 
Cdrn., 5 s., Watson, electrician, N. Y.; Ed¬ 
ward, Robt., Stanmore. Henry; 2 d., Eliza¬ 
beth, Mary Jane Bus. Con., loans and real 
estate; Commerce Trust Co., Loan Dept., 
Kansas City. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., K. 
H Warren, T. L. Roebuck. Frank Road¬ 
house. Fred H. Reily, E. W. Stone, Shaw¬ 


nee; (pol.) 'Scott Glenn, Max Krouch, Tom 
Waldrep, Neal Weimer, Pottawatomie Co. ; 
Scott Ferris, Lee Cruce, J. W. Clark, Toni 
Anglin, W. C. McAlister, Pat Murphy. 
Church, Meth. Cubs & Lodges, Lions, past 
Sec’y; C. of C.; K. P., past Chancellor, 
Master of Exchecquer; M. W. A., Shawnee ; 
Sons of Confederate Veterans, Adjt. Gen. 



ROSS JOHNSTON 





















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



CHARLES A. KNIGHT 


Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1900 ; a staunch leader in party, aggressive 
and loyal, makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. Regis¬ 
trar, 1924-29. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv., San Francisco, 1920; del. to st. and 
co. convs. 1904-29; mbr. Co. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 1910-32. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived since at Shawnee. Chmn. Co. 
Liberty Loan drives, 1917-18; Chmn. of 
Co. Red Cross, 1917-18; Sec'y of Co. War 
Board and mbr. of Council of Defense 
during W. War. Hobbies, wolf hunting and 
gardening. 

KERFOOT, GEORGE H., Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Long Grove, Ky., Oct. 
15, 1863. Edu., com. sch.. Long Grove, Ky.; 
Cecilian Col., Cecilia, Ky.; Business Col., 
Louisville. Wife, Nettie Meador. Cdrn., 3 
d., Mrs. R. R. Pace, Mrs. Peyton, Jennings, 
Shawnee; Mrs. Victor Mead, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., Mammoth Dept. Store, Pres. Bk. 
Con., Shawnee Natl. Assoc., Peyton Jen¬ 
nings, R. R. Pace, Phil Stuart, Earl House. 
Mrs. M. G. Knowles. Church, Meth., S.; 
steward 40 vrs. Clubs, Rotary; C. of C., 
past pres. Imp. Rel., M. M. and J. S. (bros.) 
Okla. City; Mrs. Maggie Arnold (sister), 
El Reno. Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, 
lived Kingfisher; El Reno, 1891; Shawnee 
since 1900. Civic and religious worker, 
gives one-tenth of his personal income to 
charitable and religious purposes. Hobby, 
traveling, U. S., Alaska, Canada, Europe, 
now on trip to South Amer. 

KIENZLE, KENNETH B.. Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Greensford, Ind., Nov. 17, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., Okla. City; 
Earlham Col., Richmond,, Ind. ; TJniv. of 
Okla. Wife, Frances Evelyn Shields. Bus. 
Con., Kienzle & Hickok, law firm. Bk. Con., 
Fed. Natl. Assoc., C. B. Hickok, law 
partner; (pol.) Geo. Noble, Clarence Rob¬ 
inson, Hale Johnson, W. B. Pine, A. C. 
Alexander. Church. Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Phi Delta Phi; M. W. A.; 


Yeomen. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 
since maturity; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through others. Party Hon¬ 
ors, candidate for Co. Atty., 1924 and 1928. 

KING, ORVILLE C., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., Deputy County Treasurer. B., Marsh¬ 
field Mo., Aug. 30, 1897. Edu., com. schs., 
Wanette; Bus. Col., Okla. City 1918. Wife, 
Polly Taylor. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard Mc¬ 
Clain. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc.. 
Chas. P. Gilmore, W. W. Gilbert, S. P. 
Larsh. Tecumseh; (pol.) C. E. Pettigrew, 
Scott Glenn, Celestia Robinett, Shawnee; 
Hal Johnston, Dist. Judge; LeRoy Cooper, 
Co. Judge; Randall Pittman, Co. Atty.; 
all of Pottawatomie Co. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Tecumseh; Eastern Star, Worthy 
Patron. Imp. Rel., J. A. King (father), 
Tecumseh; Homer King, Tulsa; John A. 
King. Asher; Earl King, Wanette, (bros.); 
Mrs. Hallie Price, Tecumseh; Mrs. Edna 
McAfee, Seminole; Mrs. Iva Dawson, Asher, 
(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1921; works personally and on 
corns; takes very active part in all co. 
affairs. Offices, Deputy Co. Assessor 1921- 
22; City Clerk of Tecumseh 1923 ; Deputy 
Co. Treas. of Pottawatomie Co. since 1923, 
has served as deputy under two co. treas. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young 
Denis.; Counter on Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903; lived at Wanette 
1903-19; at Tecumseh, since. Hobby, 
baseball. 

KNIGHT, CHARLES A., Tecumseh. 
Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B., Leasburg, Mo., 
Aug. 21 1867. Edu., com. and h. schs. 

of Mo.; St. Normal Sch., Kirksville, Mo., 
1892. Wife, Zora Yancey. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; oil leases and royalties; 
insurance; farming interests, 700 acres in 
Pottawatomie Co. Bk. Con., Tecumseh 
Natl.; Shawnee Natl. Assoc., S. P. Larsh, 
Max Krouch, E. L. Rosebush, Tecumseh: 


(pol.) I. C. Saunders, Shawnee; Jim Green, 
Maud; Dr. Cullum, Karlsboro; W. E. Dis¬ 
ney, Tulsa; Gov. Holloway; Tom D. Mc- 
Keown; Jim Nance; Porter Newman, 
Durant. Church, Chris. Clubs, C. of C., 
pres. 4 yrs.; Co-operative Club. Imp. Rel., 
J. H. Knight, Leasburg, Mo.; Dr. W. L. 
Knight, Wewoka, (bros.) Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and on corns. Offices, mbr. Okla. 
Legis. 1920; Pres. Sch. Bd. since 1917; 
past mbr. Executive Bd., Pottawatomie Co. 
Free Fair for 6 yrs; was Cong. del. when 
Champ Clark was first nominated and 
elected to Congress from Mo. Party 
Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs.; In- 
spector Election Bd. 1904-18. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1910; lived since at 
Tecumseh; active in all public affairs; was 
Chmn. of Com. which secured bond issue 
for Asher bridge; was instrumental in se¬ 
curing Girls Industrial 'Sch. for Tecumseh. 
During W. War was Chmn. of Com. on 
Food and Fuel Conservation. A good 
roads booster and worker. Hobby, home 
gardening. 

LAMUN, BRYAN, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Buffalo, Mo.„ Jan. 11. 1902. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Boliver, Mo.; h. 
sch., Enid; Southwestern Bap. Col.; Drury 
Col., Springfield, Mo.; Cumberland Univ., 
Tenn. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Baldwin & 
Lamun, attys., Shawnee. Bk. Con., Polk 
Co., Bolivar, Mo. Assoc., (pol.) Kib 
Warren, Tom Waldrep Park Wyatt, Shaw¬ 
nee; Tom D. McKeown, Knox Byrum, Sebe 
Christian. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Lions; Sigma Nu Frat.; Mason, Blue Lodge ; 
M. W. A. Pol. Act., active since 1923; is 
personal contact worker; also makes 
speeches. Party Honors, mbr. League of 

Young Denis.; Judge Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1920 ; has lived at Drum- 
right, Cushing, Pawhuska, Yale, Bristow, 
and Shawnee; while attending Cumber¬ 
land Univ. was voted most popular man 
in Univ; was pres, of Glee Club and 

Sophomore class; at Drury Col. active in 
football, basketball and tennis. Hobby, 
music and athletics. His father was an 

atty. in Mo. Has prospects of an impor¬ 
tant future before him in pol. affairs of 
Okla. 

LAWRENCE, JAMES Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., County Farm Agent. B., Warren Co., 
Ky., Sept. 9, 1879. Edu., com. schs. of 



GEORGE H. KERFOOT 











GEORGE E. McKINNIS 


Okla.; A. & M. Col., special course. 
Wife, Vesta Carl. Cdrn., 2 s., Carl, Henry, 
both with newspaper at Shawnee; 1 d, 

Pauline. Bk. Con., St. Natl., Shawnee. 
Assoc., Mrs. Emma Steward club agent; 
Kile Warren, chnin. Agri. Com. ; A. W. 
Gore, chmn. bd.; (pol.) Miss Celestia Rob¬ 
inette,, Co. Supt. of Pottawatomie Co. ; 
J. Byron Spencer, Wanette; Clarence John¬ 
ston, Knox Byrum, Shawnee; C. E. Ayers, 
D. P. Trent, dir. of Extension at Okla. A. 
& M. Col.; W. J. Green, Hist Agent. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Lions. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; active in Okla. since 1915. 
Offices, Co. Farm Agent, Pottawatomie Co., 
new serving; Cleveland Co. 4 yrs.; Ottawa 
Co. 10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1894; lived Cleveland Co. 1894-1921; Ot¬ 
tawa Co. 1921-29; Pottawatomie Co. since. 
Holds record in Okla. as continuous Farm 
Agent, 15 consecutive yrs. While Co. Agent 
in Ottawa Co. his slogan was three L’s. 
Lime, Legumes and Livestock. Has won 
prizes at fairs. During W. War was Sec’y. 
of Council of Defense in Cleveland C'o. 
Is an outstanding leader among farmers of 
state. Hobby, better farming. 

LEWIS, ROY F., Tecumseh. Dem. Occ., 
Assistant County Attorney. B., Reynolds, 
Neb.. Aug. 17, 1898. Edu., h. sch., Waynoka; 
Northwestern Tchrs. Col., Alva, grad. 1918; 

O. U., LL. B., 1924. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
St. Natl., Shawnee. C ubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Mason, Blue Lodge, Norman; B. 

P. O. E., Shawnee; Phi Delta Phi; Phi 
Delta Kappa; Pottawatomie Co. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1926; works personally and on corns; also 
makes speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 
Pottawatomie Co. since 1927. Party Honors, 
v.-pres. Young Mens Dem. Club; del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1907 ; lived at Canton, Aline, Norman, 
and at Shawnee 1925-29, and Tecumseh 
since. During W. War was in Officers 
Training Camn at Camp Zachary, Ky. ; rank 
of Second Lieut.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Bernard Gill Post, Shawnee. 

LIDDELL, CHARLES J. Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., Under Sheriff. B.. Thackerville, 

Okla., March 4, 1892. Edu., com. and h. 

sc.hs., Okla. and Tex. Wife, Maude Car¬ 

rie, d. of E. T. Kisselburg, Marietta. Cdrn., 
1 s., Charles J., Jr. Bus. Con., dealer in 
mortgages and royalties. Bk. Con., St 


POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 

Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., J. A. Ingram, Ross 
Johnston, Tom Douglas, Phil Watson, Walter 
Templeton, Shawnee; (pol.) Hilton Phil¬ 
lips, G. S. Baxter, Ray Evans, Horace 
Wise, Tom Waldren, Pott. Co.; Tom D. 
McKeowm, Woody Dixon, Gov. Holloway, 
Jim Rollins, Bart Aldridge, Major H. B. 
Gilstrap. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., mbr. Finance and Membership 
Com.; B. P. 0. E., Shawnee; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Scottish Rite, Consistory, McAlester; 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Mrs. C. P. 
Liddell, (mother), Frederick; Clyde Lid¬ 
dell, Shawnee; C. Liddell, Healdton, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Ernest Wood, Healdton; Mrs. 
Jack Robinson, Shawnee, (sisters). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1925; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
contacts; campaign mgr. for Hilton Phil¬ 
lips in his race for St. Sen. against Tom 
Waldrep. Offices, Under Sheriff of Potta¬ 
watomie Co. 1929-31. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 
1928; mbr. League of Young Denis. Re¬ 
marks, is native Oklahoman; lived at Mari¬ 
etta and Shawnee except when serving in 
U. S. Navy 1907-11, and in U. S. Army 
1911-25; during W. War was Intelligence 
Sec’y. 1st Batt., 142nd Inf., 36tli Div.; 
has Distinguished Service Cross and Croix 
de Guerre with two palms, Medaille Mil- 
litaire. A fearless officer and worthy citi¬ 
zen. Hobbies, fishing and poker. 

LITTLETON, C. A., Earisboro. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Earisboro, Okla., Oct. 
25, 1906. Edu., com. and h. sells, at 

Earisboro and Tecumseh. Wife, Mildred, 
d. of J. A. Ingram, Earisboro. Bus. Con., 
Bk. of Earisboro; St. Natl. Bk., Shawnee. 
Assoc., H. L. Ingram, Ross Johnston; (pol.) 
LeRoy Cooper, Randall Pittman, Frank 
Stewart, Celestia Robinett, Pottawatomie 
Co.; Tom D. McKeown, Knox Byrum. 
Church, Meth.; steward; very active mbr. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; Mason, Blue Lodge; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., I. B. 
Littleton, J. W. Littleton, druggist, both 
of Earisboro, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1926; makes speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts. Offices 
pres. Town Bd. Party Honors, mbr. League 
of Young Denis.; Clerk of Election Bd. 
Remarks, lived all his life at Earisboro; 
a young man with prospects of a bus. and 
pol. career before him; is a booster for 
his town and enthusiastic for its im¬ 
provements. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

MACHENHEIMER, DON G., Shawnee. 
Rep. Occ., druggist. B., Illinois. Oct. 6. 
1884. Edu., com. sells., Carmi, Ill.; Univ. 
of Ill., Ph. G. Wife Evalvn Whitehead. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Don G., Jr. student at O. U.; 
1 d., Edith, student at O. B. LT. Bus. 
Con., Don’s Drug Store. Shawnee, owner. 
Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl. Assoc., II. T. 
Douglass. Geo. McKinney Frank Road¬ 
house. Hugh G. Faust, Shawnee; (pol.) 
Sen. Clarence Johnston, Knox Byrum, H. 
S. Caldwell, Tom D. McKeown Roy San¬ 
ford, Tom Rood. Church, Pres.; choir 
soloist: trustee. Clubs & Lodqes, Rotary, 
dir.; C. of C. ; sponsor for Boy Scouts; 
St. Pharmaceutical Assn., past pres, mbr. 
Executive Council; Natl Assn, of Retail 
Druggists; Shawnee Country Club; 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory. McAles¬ 
ter; Shrine, Okla. Citv; B. P. O. E., Shaw¬ 
nee. Imp. Rel., Oscar Machenheimer, 
Crescent Drug Store, Shawnee; AVill 
Machenheimer, railroad man Los Angeles 
Calif., (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1909 ; works through corns; also 
makes speeches. Party Honors, Rep. 
nominee for St. Legislator. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1908: lived since at Shawnee; 
is one of the oldest bus. men of town in 
point of continuous service. During W. 
War took an active part in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross drives. Hobbies, music, 
and hunting and fishing. 

McKENZIE, JACK G., Shawnee. Dem 
Occ., attorney. B., Blue Jacket, Indian 
Terr. May 8 1899; native; Nowata 1916; 


699 

Tulsa 1926; Shawnee since 1927. Edu. h. 
sch. Nowata; Univ. of Kan. and Cumber¬ 
land Univ. LL. B. Wife Cornelia Black. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Jack G., Jr. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E.; Sigma Alpha 
Epsilon Frat. ; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Charles 
Bluejacket, (grandfather), pioneer of Craig 
Co.; Chief of Shawnees; mbr. Tribal 
Council; del. to Washington, D. C. Pol. 
Act., co. worker 5 yrs., through organiz. 
Party Honors, pres. Pottawatomie Co. 
League of Young Denis. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Bernard Gill Post, Shawnee. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing and golf. 

McKINNIS, GEORGE E„ Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., pres. Building & Loan Company. B., 
Mo., Nov. 23, 1872. Edu., com. schs., 

Tenn.; Bus. Col. Wife, Mary D. Dixon. 
Cdrn., 1 s., George E., Jr., grad. Harvard 
Law Sell.; atty., Shawnee. Bus. Con., 
pres. Fidelity Bldg. & Loan Assn.; stock¬ 
holder in St. Natl. Bk., Shawnee; pres. 
Shawnee Realty & Investment Co.; pres. 
Amer. Savings, Bldg. & Loan Institute; 
real estate and oil and gas investments. 
Church, Bap. Ciubs & Lodges, Rotary; 
charter mbr. and has held all offices; Gov. 
12th Dist. Rotary International; Rod & Gun 
Club, charter mbr.; Shawnee Country Club, 
charter mbr.; U. S. Bldg. & Loan League, 
past pres, and now mbr. Bd. of Trustees 
and Better Relations Com.; mbr. Executive 
Com. of St. Bldg. & Loan League; I. O. 
O. F.; Iv. P.; B. P. O. E., Shawnee. Imp. 
Re!., Alexander McKinnis, (great-grand¬ 
father), served in Revolutionary War and 
was also a soldier in the war of 1812; 
John A. McKinnis, (father), veteran of 
Union Army, in Civil War. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent locally, but partisan in natl. af¬ 
fairs ; active in Okla since 1894 ; makes 
speeches; a leader in st. affairs. Offices, 
Postmaster at Shawnee 1903-07. Party 
Honors, del. to almost all st. convs.; del. 
to natl. conv, Chicago 1916, (Hughes sup¬ 
porter). Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890 ; 
lived at Tecumseh 1890-94; at Shawnee 
since; is a civic, pol. and financial builder 
and leader of statewide importance; in¬ 
strumental in promoting the foundation of 
Okla. Bap. Univ,, mbr. Bd. of Trustees 18 
yrs.; and pres, of Bd. of Trustees 1915- 
26; pres, of Shawnee Chautauqua Assn, 
for 21 yrs. ; chmn. of Home Service Dept, 
of Red Cross continuously since 1917. 
During W. War was 4-minute speaker and 
mbr. of Pottawatomie Co. Council of De¬ 
fense. Hobbies, community betterment and 
civic improvement; hunting and fishing (in 
Florida). 

McKINNIS, GEORGE E.. JR., Shawnee. 
Ren. Occ., lawyer. B., Shawnee, Okla., 
July 23, 1901. Edu., com. and li. schs., 
Shawnee; Univ. of Wis., A. B.; Harvard 
Univ. Law 'Sch., LL. B. Unmarried. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty, Hayson, Lukenbill & 
McKinnis, law firm Okla. City and Shaw¬ 
nee ; v.-pres., Shawnee Realty & Invest¬ 
ment C'o.; dir. in Fidelity Bldg. & Loan 
Assn., Shawnee; dealer in oil and gas 
royalties. Bk. Con., St. Natl, Shawnee. 
Assoc., John W. Hayson, W. C. Lukenbill, 
Okla. City; partners in law. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Amer., Okla. and 
Co. Bar Assns.; Shawnee Country Club; 
B. P. O. E. ; Mason Blue Lodge and Chap¬ 
ter, Shawnee; Phi Delta Phi. Imp. Rel., 
George E. McKinnis (father), pres. Shaw¬ 
nee Realty & Investment Co. Pol. Act., 
independent; active since 1927; works per¬ 
sonally and makes speeches. Remarks, is 
a native Oklahoman; lived all his life 
at Shawnee; in his professional activities 
he is very much interested in land titles. 
Hobby outdoor life, camping, hunting and 
fishing. 

MclNTYRE, J. S„ Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer. B., Nashville, Tenn., Apr. 
14, 1860. Edu., common schs., Nashville, 
Tenn. Wife, Annie Norwood (dec.). Cdrn., 
1 d., Mrs. H. S. Monhart. Bus. Con., cot¬ 
ton buyer; owner of real estate and rental 
properties. Bk. Con., The Shawnee Natl. 





MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


700 

Assoc., J. F. Harris, H. G. Faust, N. T. 
Douglass, R. W. Armstrong, Tom Waldrep, 
Shawnee; (pol.) Roy Youngblood, Jim 
Seay, LeRoy Cooper, Shawnee; Tom D. 
McKeown, ex-Sen. Robt. L. Owen, M. E. 
Trapp, Elmer Thomas, bcott Ferris, Col. 
Sneed, Graves Deeper. Church, Meth.; del. 
to general conference, Birmingham, 1906; 
steward for 30 yrs. Lodges, W. 0. W., 
Shawnee. Pol. Act., aettve< in Okla. since 
1899 ; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. Offices, pres. Sch. Bd., 2 yrs., 
mbr. 12 yrs.; Inspector on Election Bd. ; 
Jury C'ommr., 2 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to numerous st. and co. convs.; chmn. of 
Dem. Central Com. 8 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1899; lived since at Shawnee; 
his most outstanding work has been in 
connection with schs. of Shawnee; since he 
has been mbr. of bd. it has been developed 
into one of the best in Southwest; new 
land has been purchased, new Junior High 
Sch. built, new equipment installed, a new 
athletic field laid out and many other im¬ 
provements made. 

McKOWEN, OMER, Maud. Dem. Occ., 
leases and royalties dealer. B., Mo., Oct., 
1873. Edu., common schs., Mo.; bus. col., 
St. Joseph, Mo. Wife, Cora E. Stephens. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Floyd R. Bus. Con., dealer 
in leases and royalties; also familiar with 
banking and real estate. Bk. Con., Maud 
St. Assoc., Floyd R. McKowen (son), part¬ 
ner in bus; (pol.) LeRoy Cooper, Judge 
Hal Johnston, J. B. Searcy, Knox Byrum, 
Pottawatomie Co. Church, Bap.; past S. 

S. tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, charter 
mbr.; C. of C.; sponsor for Boy Scouts; 
32nd Mason; Knight Templar; Shrine; 
Consistory; Scottish Rite. Worshipful Mas¬ 
ter of Maud Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1899; works mostly through 
personal contacts; also makes speeches. 
Offices, chmn. of City Council of Maud for 
several yrs.; Deputy Co. Treas., Lincoln 
Co., 1902-06; mbr. Sch. Bd. and Election 
Bd. for yrs. Party Honors, del. to numer- 
ous co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1899; lived at Stroud, Chandler 
and at Maud since 1908; is a very active 
civic worker; was instrumental in secur- 
ing lights and gas for Maud and in se¬ 
curing an election for making Maud a city 
of 0)0 first class; during W. War was ac¬ 
tive in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. 
Hobby, civic betterment. 

MILLER, FRANCIS L„ Wanette. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Millcreek, Feb. 12, 1899. 
Edu., common and h. schs., Konawa; East 
Central Tchrs. Col., Ada. 1 term. Wife, 
Fannye Jane, d. of Dr. W. J. Long, Kona¬ 
wa. Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph W.; 1 d., Frances 
Jane, both at h. Bus. Con., pres. First 
Natl., Wanette; dir. Canadian Valley Bk., 
Asher; F. R. Miller & Sons, shoe store, 
Konawa, one-fourth owner; oil leases; 
royalties; fire insurance. Bk. Con., (cor¬ 
respondent) Shawnee Natl., Shawnee; Lib¬ 
erty Natl.. Okla. City; Chase Natl., N. 
Y.; Commerce Trust Co., N. Y.; Natl. 
City, St. Louis. Assoc., W. A. Taylor, 
cashier, C. B. Moon, asst, cashier, First 
Natl. Bk., Wanette; C. C. Hawks, Shaw¬ 
nee; John Seikel, McCloud; L. V. Leach- 
man. Church, Bap.; deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., dir.; I. O. O. F.. Wa¬ 
nette; Mason, treas.; Royal Arch. Shaw¬ 
nee. Imp. Rel., F. R. Miller (father), 
Konawa; C. A. Miller, laundry, Konawa, 
(bro.) ; Mrs. S. J. Atchley, Mrs. M. M. 
Legg (sisters), Konawa. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent locally but Rep. nationally; ac¬ 
tive since 1925; works only through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, past elk. of Sch. 
Bd. 3 yrs.; past City Treas. 3 yrs., Wa¬ 
nette. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, is 
a native Oklahoman; lived all his life in 
st.; at Wanette since 1924; while attend¬ 
ing tchrs. col. at Ada was mbr. of S. A. 

T. C. and is mbr. of Amer. Legion, Frank 
Laurent Post, Wanette; interested in oil 
leases and royalties; personal worker for 
better government. 


MILLER, JAMES C., McLoud. Rep. Occ., 
insurance dealer and oil properties. B., 
LaPlatte, Mo., Jan. 13, 1882. Edu., com¬ 
mon schs., Mo. Wife, Gertrude Chandler. 
Bus. Con., fire insurance dealer; oil and 
gas royalties and leases; dir. and v.-pres. 
Williams Lyle Drug Co., McLoud; farm 
owner. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., Geo. McGinnis, Curtis 
Saunders, E. G. Ward, S. F. Cross, Mc¬ 
Loud; (pol.) Frank Roadhouse, D. F. Crist, 
Lee Smith, Pottawatomie Co.; Roy St. 
Lewis, W. B. Pine, Jeff D. Quinn, J. W. 
Harreld, A. C. Alexander. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., past sec’y 1922- 
28; mbr. Trades Day Finance and Good 
Roads Com; Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern 
Star, Worthy Patron; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
Roy Miller, Covington; Olen Miller, Sem¬ 
inole (bros.) ; Mrs. Harry Ross, Mrs. Ethel 
Purdue, Shawnee; Mrs. G. B. Young, Mrs. 
C. E. Nelson, McLoud (sisters) ; Mrs. Mary 
E. Miller (mother), McLoud. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1915; works mostly 
through com. Offices, pres, of Bd. of Trus¬ 
tees of McLoud 1924-28. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. for past 15 yrs.; 
pret. chmn. Rep. Com. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; lived since in Pottawatomie 
Co.; at McLoud since 1916; is moral lead¬ 
er and town builder; during W. War was 
mbr. of Council of Defense and treas. of 
Dist. Red Cross; in special U. S. Service 
1917-18. Hobby, traveling, fishing and 
hunting. 

NESBITT, B. F., Tecumseh. Dem. Occ., 
physician (retired). B., Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., June 3, 1865. Edu., common and 
h. schs., Tenn.; Vanderbilt Univ., Tenn., 
grad. Wife, Carrie Lee Kelly. Cdrn., 2 
s., 4 d. Bus. Con., land and real estate 
owner; oil interests. Bk. Con., Shawnee 
Natl.; Security Natl., Norman. Assoc., A. 
C. Neal, Shawnee; Judge Doyle, Roy Hoff¬ 
man. Church, Bap. Lodges, W. O. W., 
Mason, Shawnee. Imp. Rel., R. J. Nes¬ 
bitt (dec.), former Senator. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1889; works 
personally and on com.; also makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, mbr. Sixth and Seventh Ter- 
itorial Legislatures; mbr. special session 
called by Gov. Haskell to locate st. Cap¬ 
itol; mbr. Sch. Bd. several yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1889 ; lived in Woodward 
Co. 1 yr.; in Cleveland Co. 1890-1908; 
Pottawatomie Co. since; a very active lead¬ 
er in civic affairs as well as politically; 
a highly regarded and influential citizen; 
during W. War was Red Cross worker and 
invested heavily in Liberty Bonds. Hobby, 
geology. 

NEWS0N, MARIE, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
executive sec’y St. League of Young Dem¬ 
ocrats. B., Shawnee, Feb. 5, 1908. Edu., 
com. sch., Shawnee; h. sch., Stephens Col., 
Columbia, Mo.; East Central St. Tchrs. 
Col., Ada. Imp. Rel., Judge Dayton Steed, 
Tex. Bus. Con., St. League of Young Dems. 
Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Scott Ferris, Justice J. W. Clark, Atoka; 
Geo. D. Key, Okla. City; Bart Aldridge, 
Wewoka; Luther Harrison, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Eastern 
Star, Tecumseh; Bus. and Prof. Womens 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1927; co. and statewide; makes speeches ; 
works through com. and others. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Supt. of Schs., Pottawatomie Co., 
1927-29. Party Honors, v.-pres. Fourth 
Congressional Dist. League of Young Dems. 
(2 terms) ; sec’y-treas. Pottawatomie Co. 
League (2 terms) ; elected v.-pres. St. 
League of Young Dems. Feb. 22, 1930; 
elected executive sec’y by the Executive 
Committee for the St. League March 1, 
1930. 

NOBLE, GEORGE W., Dale. Rep. St. 
Repr. (Complete information unavailable.) 

NOVOTNY, EMMA PEARL. Shawnee. 
Dem. Occ., law clerk. B., Shawnee, Mch. 
24, 1902. Edu., common and h. schs., 

Shawnee; now reading law in office. Un¬ 


married. Bus. Con., Waldrep, Haight & 
Winterringer, law firm. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Wal¬ 
drep, Roy Z. Youngblood, Scott Glenn, Ma¬ 
bel Marlatt, Jess Pullen, Jos. C. Mooney, 
Austin Rittenhouse. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Bus. & Professional Womens; 
Progressive Research; Rebekah. Pol. Act., 
party worker in co. since 1925 through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, mbr. 
Young Dem. Club. Remarks, has always 
lived at Shlawnee. Hobby, horticulture, 
rose gardening. 

O’NEAL, LLOYD M., Shawnee. Ind. 
Occ., Boy Scout executive. B., Sullivan 
Co., Mo., July 7, 1895. Edu., common and 
h. schs.. Mo.; Univ. of Mo. Wife, Nell 
Dunn O’Neal. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., 
U. S. Hart. Park Wyatt, Harry Smith, G. 
C. Abernathy, Shawnee. Church, Meth.; 
tchr. of boys class. Clubs, Lions, hono¬ 
rary mbr.; C. of C., mbr. of com. on re¬ 
lationship with other towns. Imp. Rel., 
Russell O’Neal (bro.), Earlsboro. Pol. Act., 
independent; active since 1924; makes 
speeches and works on com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1924; lived since at 
Shawnee; was formerly a divilian employee 
of war dept, for 7 yrs., 3 yrs. as chief 
elk. in Quartermaster branch; during W. 
War served in Co. R, Central Infantry, 
Officers Training Camp; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Bernard Gill Post at Shawnee, post 
Commander; the Scout area of which he 
is executive has largest membership of any 
dist. in st.; interested in religious edu. 

OWNBY, AVERY J., Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Sevierville. Tenn., Mch. 
22, 1881. Edu., common and h. schs., Mur¬ 
phy Col., Sevierville, Tenn., grad., 1904. 
Wife, Matilda Carr. Cdrn., 2 s., Wayne, 
Hugh; 1 d., Lois, at h. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing, 200 acres; livestock. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc., A. W. Goar, Tecumseh; C. 
E. Ayers, Tribby; (pol.) Luther E. Mayes, 
Knox Byrum, Geo. Abernathy, J. L. Roe¬ 
buck, Wm. Blessing, Kid Warren, Shaw¬ 
nee ; Gov. Holloway, Okla. City; Tom D. 
McKeown, Ada. Church, Bap.; deacon. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Humphrey 
Ownby (father). Dale. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in Pottawatomie Co. since 1917; 
works personally and on com. Offices, Co. 
Commr., Pottawatomie Co., since 1927; 
elk. of Sch. Bd. since 1918. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1911; lived at Dale 1911- 
27; Shawnee since; is veteran of Spanish- 
Amer. War, having served in Co. K, 11th 
U. S. Infantry, in both Porto Rico and 
Philippines. Hobby, livestock. 

PERKINS, M. H., Maud. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Tenn., 1880. Edu., com¬ 
mon schs., Tenn. Wife, Sophia Phillipie. 
Bus. Con., owner and manager Perkins 
Hardware Co., Maud; was formerly in 
hardware bus. at Wewoka for about 16 
yrs. Bk. Con., The Maud Natl. Assoc., 
Bert Harris, Ross Spegiel, J. E. Green, 
Dr. Chlberson, A. W. Tibbey, Maud; (pol.) 
Sen. J. C. Looney, Seminole; Bart Ald¬ 
ridge, Geo. Crump, Dist. Judge; Tom D. 
McKeown, W. S. Key. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., past dir.; spon¬ 
sor for Boy Scouts; 32nd Mason, Consis¬ 
tory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City; East¬ 
ern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1909; makes speeches and 
works through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905 ; lived at Wewoka 
1905-28; at Maud since; is veteran of 
Spanish-Amer. War; served under Theodore 
Roosevelt; was in service in Philippines 
3 yrs.; during W. War was 4-minute man; 
interested in good roads. 

PETTIGREW, CHARLES ELDON, Te¬ 
cumseh. Dem. Occ., Co. Clerk. B., Tex., 
Dec. 3, 1889. Edu., common and h. schs., 
Okla., grad. 1906. Wife, Blanche May Py- 
bas. Cdrn., 1 s., Leslie Marvin. Bk. Con., 
Tecumseh Natl. Assoc., W. S. Bicknell, 
S. P. Larsh, W. AY. Gilbert, Tecumseh; 



DR. W. W. PHELAN 


(pol.) Scott Glenn, Hilton Phillips, Shaw¬ 
nee ; A W. Goar, Tecumseh; Hal John¬ 
ston, Dist. Judge; Tom D. McKeown, Ada; 
Lee Cruce, Ardmore. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C., I. O. 0. F., M. W. A., W. O. W., 
Mason Blue Lodge, Tecumseh. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1911; w'orks 
personally and on com. Offices, Deputy 
Co. Clerk 1920-24; C’o. Clerk 1924-30; past 
elk. Sch. Bd. 2 yrs.; Undersheriff of Potta¬ 
watomie Co. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; inspector election 
bd.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1899; has lived at Tecumseh 
since 1916; is highly regarded by his 
associates in office. Hobby, football and 
baseball. 

PETTIGREW, MRS. C. E., Tecumseh. V.- 
ehrnn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

PHELAN, WARREN WAVERLY, Shaw¬ 
nee. Dem. Occ„ pres. Okla. Bap. Univ. 
B., N. Y. City, Sept. 20, 1869. Edu., pri¬ 
vate instruction; Columbia Univ., A. B., 
1894; A. M., 1896; George Washington 

Univ., Ph. D., 1903; Okla. Bap. Univ., 

LL. D., 1922; summer schs. Univ. of Tenn. 
and Univ. of Chicago. Wife, Lila L. Laws. 
Ya. Cdrn., ; s., Kenneth L., tchr of 
chemistry and physics in Shawnee H Sch. 
Bus. Con., dir., Mid-Continent Life Insur¬ 
ance Co., Okla. City; stockholder in Se¬ 
curity Natl. Bk„ Norman. Bk. Con. St. 
Natl. Bk., Shawnee; Security Natl. BK., 
Norman. Assoc., R. T. Stuart, pres. Mid- 
Continent Life Insurance Co.; Geo. McRin- 
nis. Fidelity Bldg. & Loan, Shawnee; J. 
E. Turner, attorney, Holdenville; (POL) 
Park Wyatt, Ray Evans, Geo. Abernathy, 
George Kerfoot, Dr. G. S. Baxter, Shaw¬ 
nee; M. E. Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
Tom D. McKeown, Tom Anglin, Sam Mor- 
ley, Ed Buckner. Church, Bap.; mbr. so¬ 
cial service com. of Southern Bap. Conv.» 
mbr executive com. Southern Bap. Elec¬ 
toral Assn. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary 
Shawnee Country Club; C. of C., pr ® S- 
Ct. of Honor Boy Scouts; Y. M. C. a., 
dir. Southwest Field Council and mbr. ^t. 
Com.; N. E. A.; A. A. A. S.; Society of 
Col. Tchrs. of Edu.; Amer. Assn, of Univ. 
Professors; Natl Society for Study of Edu., 
Kappa Delta Pi; Phi Delta Kappa; Tau 
Kappa Pi; Acacia Toga; Mason. Athens, 
Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; influential in 


POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 

Okla. since 1912; makes speeches; works 
through com. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; mbr. st. text commission, 
under Gov. Trapp, 1924-25. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1912; lived at Norman 1912- 
26; at Shawnee since 1926; has been 
teaching since 1896; Natl. Capital Univ. 
Sch., Washington, D. C., 1896-1900; Schs. 
of Miss, and Ind., 1900-04; dean of Sch. 
of Edu., Univ. of Chattanooga, 1904-07 ; 
Baylor Univ., 1907-12; Univ. of Okla., 
1912-26; pres. O. B. U. since 1926; reor¬ 
ganized Univ. of Chang Chow 1922-23 on 
basis of Amer. Univ; is a lecturer on edu¬ 
cational subjects; author of Studies in 
Adolescence; contributor of articles on ed¬ 
ucation and psychology. During W. War 
was lecturer at Ft. Sill and spent several 
weeks training for Y. M. C. A. work 
abroad; his chief interest is better eval¬ 
uated program schs. 

PHILLIPS, A. N., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
oil promoter. B., Monroe, La.. Jan. 6, 
1897. Edu., common sells., Seminole; 
course in pharmacy, Little Rock, Ark., de¬ 
gree of Doctor of Pharmacy. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude Lucile Sidener. Bus. Con., oil leases 
and royalties; stockholder in Federal Bldg. 
& Loan Assn.; real estate owner; was 
formerly druggist but has retired and in¬ 
vested his savings in his present bus. 
Bk. Con., The St. Natl., Earlsboro. Assoc., 
Hilton Phillips, G. A. Browning, R. T. 
Hodges, Joe and H. L. Ingram; Mid-Conti¬ 
nent Oil & Gas Assn.; Col. W. S. Key, 
Knox Byrum, Geo. Noble, Gov. Holloway, 
Hal Johnston, Tom D. McKeown, Clarence 
Johnston. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Shawnee Country Club; sponsor for Boy 
Scouts; B. P. O. E., Shawnee; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Imp. Rel., Hilton Phillips (bro.), 
owner of Hotel Phillips. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active since 1919; works only 
through personal contacts. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1909; lived at Seminole 1909- 
19; at Shawnee since; served in army un¬ 
der Col. W. S. Key, on Mexican border; 
is very much interested in good roads and 
better government. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

PHILLIPS, HILTON, Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., oil business. B„ Monroe, La., May 
5, 1902. Edu., common schs.. La. and 

Okla.; Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. 
C. Wife. Ruth. d. of A. B. Jones, Shaw¬ 
nee. Bus. Con., oil leases and royalties; 
owner and operator of Hilton Phillips Ho¬ 
tel, Shawnee; director of Prudence & 
Thrift Assn. Bk. Con., St. Natl., Shaw¬ 
nee Natl. ; Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., 
Mac Q. Williamson, Sen. Jimmie Rollins, 
Bart Aldridge, Dr. Whittett McLoud, Bar¬ 
rett McLoud, Judge S. F. Bailey, Eldon 
Pettigrew, Pat Malone, Tom D. McKeown, 
Jim McClintic, E. B. Howard, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, ex-Gov. Yates, Ill. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, charter mbr., 
past dir.; Shawnee Country Club; C. of 
C., dir.; B. P. O. E., Shawnee; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Knight Templar, Shrine, Okla. City; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
William Phillips, (father), Maud, now de¬ 
ceased; A. N. Phillips (bro.), Shawnee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1922; works personally; makes speeches. 
Party Honors, Dem. nominee for St. Sen¬ 
ator 1928; mbr. St. League of Young Dems. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908; lived at 
Seminole until 1918; at Shawnee since 
1922; was in Washington, D. C., 1918- 

22; was page in Congress for Tom D. 
McKeown 2 yrs. and for ex-Gov. Yates, 
Ill., 2 yrs.; his first day was day Pres. 
Wilson addressed Congress asking them to 
declare war on Germany and his last day 
that on which Pres. Harding was inaugu¬ 
rated; stood by side of Representative. Ja¬ 
nette Rankin when her name was called to 
vote for war. While attending Georgetown 
Univ., Washington, D. C.. was mbr. of S. 
A. T. C. and mbr. of Amer. Legion, young¬ 
est mbr. of Legion. He heard Pres. W il- 
son speak 14 times on League of Nations; 


701 

in answering House telephone in Congress 
came in personal contact with Pres. Wilson; 
has shaken hands with Marshal Joffre, 
Prince of Wales, King Albert of Belgium, 
Prince Leopold, Marconi, and the grand¬ 
son of LaFayette. 

PHILLIPS, J. W., Maud. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Miss., 1882. Edu., com¬ 
mon schs., Okla. Wife, Lillie Bannister. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Ferman, mbr. of St. Legisla¬ 
ture from Atoka Co., youngest mbr. of 
House. Bus. Con., manager Phillips Gro¬ 
cery Co., Maud and Atoka. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Ferman Phillips (son) ; 
Chas. Fugate, Jesse Green, Sam Bailey; 
(pol.) Knox Byrum, Hilton Phillips, Frank 
Steward, Pottawatomie Co.; Gov. Holloway; 
J. B. A. Robertson, Tom D. McKeown, 
Wilburn Cartwright, Scott Ferris, Judge P. 
L. Gassoway. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., mbr. good roads com.; 
sponsor for Boy Scouts; Mason, Eminent 
Commander, Atoka; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., 
John Phillips (bro.), Durant, Sheriff 2 
terms and now Tax Assessor in Bryan Co. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1909 ; makes speeches ; works personally and 
in whatever ways are necessary for vic¬ 
tory; was campaign manager for Judge P. 
L. Gassoway. Offices, was first Sheriff of 
Atoka Co., 5 yrs.; Postmaster at Atoka 
under Woodrow Wilson administration, 
mbr. Sch. Bd. and Election Bd. for yrs.; 
City Councilman, number of yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to all st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898; lived in 

Bryan Co., in Atoka Co. and at Maud; m 
Pottawatomie Co. since 1927 ; is Dem. lead¬ 
er at Maud. Hobby, better government. 

PIERSON, MRS. H. D., Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., homemaker. B., Ind.; came to Okla. 
1908. Edu., public sch., Ind. Hus., H. 

D. Pierson. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward; 3 Id., 
Mrs. Constala Costley, Juanita Bradley, 
Maudie. Church, Pres. Lodges, Eastern 
Star. Offices, Postmaster Univ. Station, 
1927. Party Honors, v.-chmn. Rep. Cen. 
Com.; del. to natl. conv. at Cleveland; 

st conv., Durant. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross work during W. War. Hobby, read¬ 
ing and church work. 

PITTMAN, CLYDE G., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Lawrence Co., Ill., Feb. 
5, 1882. Edu., common and li. schs., Okla. 
City and Tecumseh; Univ. of Okla.; stud¬ 
ied law with father. Judge L. G. Pittman; 
admitted to bar 1902. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
Katherine Tayloe, Houston Tex Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Glenn, R. F. Brock, J. G. 

Green Max Krouch, R. Z. Youngblood, J. 

D Lydick B. F. Williams, M. E. Trapp, 
Tom Waldrep, J. B. A. Robertson. Church, 
Pres Clubs, B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., Judge 
L. G. Pittman (father), Shawnee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker ■ since 
maturity; makes speeches; works through 
com. and others. Offices, Co. Atty., Potta- 
watomie Co., 1916-20. Party Honors, can¬ 
didate for Criminal Ct. of Appeals 19-4, 
del. to most co. and st. convs.; mbr. Young 
Dem. League. Remarks, came to T okl . a ; 
1889; lived near Okla. City; McLoud, 
Shawnee; Tecumseh since 1901; investigat¬ 
or of exemption claims during W. M ar. 
Hobby, football, gardening. 

PITTMAN, L. G., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Wabash Co., I1L. Aug. ; 
1353 Edu., common sch., Wabash lo., 

Natl! Normal Univ., Lebanon Ohio ; read 

law under S. Z. Landis, ML Caramel HI. 
Wife, Occanna Peachee. Cdrn., - s., «an 
dall, Shawnee; Clyde G„ Tecumseh; I d., 
Mrs. Walter R. Eaton, Sulpher Springs, Ark. 
Bk. Con., Shawnee Natl. Chul !f h ’ A1 
Lodge, Mason. Scottish Rite, McAlester 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. w ° rk ® r 
since 1890: through com. and others. 
Offices, mbr. First and Second Legislatures, 
1890-94; Co. Atty., Pottawatomie Co., 1898- 
1902; Judge Superior Ct. since 1914. p *rt y 
Honors, always del. to co. and st.. con . 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889; lived near 
Okla City; Okla. City 1890-95; Tecumseh 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



SARD ,S. REED 


Bar Assns.; B. P. 0. E., mbr. executive 
bd. Imp. Rel., E. Mont Reily (bro.), Gov¬ 
ernor of Porto Rico under Pres. Harding. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1900; 
makes speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Offices, mbr. Eleventh St. Legis¬ 
lature ; City Atty., Shawnee, 7 yrs.; Co. 
Atty. 1 yr.; City Councilman, 4 yrs.; In¬ 
spector Election Bd. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. and co. convs.; mbr. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900; lived since at Shawnee; has prac¬ 
ticed law continuously in Shawnee longer 
than any other mbr. of the Pottawatomie 
Co. bar; is also licensed to practice in 
Tex.; during W. War was speaker for 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. Hob¬ 
by, baseball. 

REILY, JOE HOWARD, Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Et. Worth, Tex., Sept. 
30, 1900. Edu., common and h. sens., 

grad. 1916; Cumberland Univ., Tenn., LL. 
D., 1925. Wife, Edith Baker. Cdrn., 1 
d.,’ Jo Ellen, at h. Bus. Con., attorney 
for Ada & Atoka Ry. Co.; farming inter¬ 
ests. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., J. L. 
Roebuck, Tom Douglas, E. S. Little, C. 
C. Hawk, U. S. Hart, Shawnee; (pol.) 
Judge L. G. Pittman, Scott Glenn A. J. 
Ownby, C. E. Pettigrew. Chas. Liddell, 
Jesse Green, Pottawatomie Co.; Tom D. 
McKeown, Justice J. W. Clark, M. E. 
Trapp, Judge James Phelps, Hal Johnston. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Ledges, Kiwanis, 
v.-pres.; B. P. O. E., Shawnee; S. D. 

K., legal fraternity; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Shawnee; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Judge F. 
H. Reily (father). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1918; makes speeches and 
works personally and on com.; a leader 
among young Dems. of co. Offices. Second 
Asst. Co. Atty., Shawnee. Party Honors 
del. to co. and st. convs.; mbr. League 
of Young Dems. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1902; lived since at Shawnee; handles 
about half of the felony cases that are 
filed in Pottawatomie Co. Hobby, outdoor 
sports. 


1895; founded townsite of McLoud 1895; 
Shawnee 1895; Tecumseh 1898; Holden- 
ville 1902; Shawnee since 1902; civic work¬ 
er; churn, draft bd. during W. War. Hob¬ 
by, fishing. 

PITTMAN, RANDALL, Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Lawrence Co., Ill., July 
14, 1884. Edu., common and h. schs., Te¬ 
cumseh; Vanderbilt Univ., LL. B. Wife, 
Mary D. O’Neil. Cdrn., 1 s., Randall, Jr.; 
1 d., Mary Ann, at h. Bk. Con., Tecum¬ 
seh Natl.; Shawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Scott Glenn, Sen. Tom C. Waldrep, Roy 
Evans, W. L. Chapman, J. Berry King, J. 
D. Lydick, W. J. Holloway Judge J. W. 
Clark. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Royal Arch, Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Judge 

L. G. Pittman (father), Shawnee; C'. G. 
Pittman (bro.), Tecumseh. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; co. and dist. worker since maturity; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
others. Offices, City Judge, Shawnee, 1916- 
19; Co. Judge, Pottawatomie Co., 1925-31. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; mbr. 
Young Dems. League. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1889; lived at Okla. City; Pottawat¬ 
omie Co. since 1895; 3-minute speaker 
during W. War and mbr. Liberty Loan ad¬ 
visory com. Hobby hunting. 

REED, SARD S., Earlsboro. Rep. Occ , 
Postmaster. B., Reedville, Ohio, May 26, 
1864. Edu., com. sch., Ohio; Natl. Nor¬ 
mal Univ., Lebanon, Ohio. Wife, Novilla 
Gotte. Cdrn., 3 s., Thomas B., insurance, 
Okla. City; Leslie S., Postmaster, Hobart; 
Frank F., instructor in ordnance and gun¬ 
nery, West Point Military Acad.; 3 d., 
Mrs. A. E. Clark, Pauls Valley; Lucille, 
tchr.; Katherine, elk. in post office, Earls¬ 
boro. Bus. Con., was formerly in hard¬ 
ware bus. for 25 yrs. Bk. Con., The Bk. 
of Earlsboro. Assoc., C. A. Littleton, F. 

M. Williams; (pol.) Geo. McKinnis, Char¬ 
lie Hawk,, Sen. Johnston, Pottawatomie Co.; 


Tom D. McKeown, W. B. Pine, F. B. 
Swank. Church, Meth.; past S. S. supt. 
Clubs Sc Lodges, Lions, charter mbr. and 
first pres. Earlsboro; Mason; W. O. W. 
Imp. Rel., Frank Reed (bro.), insurance 
man, Guthrie; Mrs. Virtes Williams, Tah- 
lequah; Mrs. Harriet Evans, McAlester 

(sisters). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1901; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Postmaster, Earls¬ 
boro, 2 yrs.; Nuyaka, 4 yrs.; mbr. Sch. 

Bd. 3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901 and settled at Law- 
ton at opening there; lived at Lawton 1901- 
07; Shawnee 1907-08 ; Pauls Valley. 1908- 
19; Okla. City/ Nuyaka and Earlsboro; 
built one of first buildings erected in Law- 
ton ; takes an active part in civic im¬ 

provement movements; mbr. of the com. for 
city beautification and sanitation at Earls¬ 
boro ; mbr. of good roads com.; during W. 
War was local chmn. of Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives; interested in good roads 
and schs. 

REILY, FRED H., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Calloway Co., Mo. Aug. 24, 
1873. Edu., common and h. schs., Tex.; 
Wesleyan Univ., Ft. Worth, Tex.; admitted 
to bar 1898. Wife, Lola Hearn. Cdrn., 
Joe H. Riley, Asst. Co. Atty , Pottawatomie 
Co. Bus. Con., attorney; is also familiar 
with banking; was former pres, of First 
Natl. Bk., Pauls Valley and of bks. at 
Maysville and Paoli. Bk. Con., Shawnee 
Natl.; Federal Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., 
Neal Weimer, J. F. Buck Curtis Sanders, 
H. G. Faust, J. S. McIntyre, Shawnee; 
(pol.) Clyde Pittman, Walter Franklin, Joe 
Ingram, L. T. Summons, Pottawatomie Co.; 
Gov. Henry' S. Johnston, J. W. Clark, Tom 
Waldrep, Scott Glenn, Tom D. McKeown, 
Claude Briggs. Church, Pres. Clubs Sc 
Lodges, C. of C.; Pottawatomie Co. Bar 
Assn., past pres.; mbr. Amer. and Okla. 


ROBISON, CLARENCE, Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Desdemona, Tex., Dec. 
11, 1875. Edu., Central St. Tchrs. Col., 
grad. 1906. Wife, Irene Buzzard. Cdrn., 
1 s., Clarence, Jr.; 3 d., Louise, Lulu, 
Alice. Bus. Con., practicing attorney; dir. 
Tecumseh Natl. Bk. Church. Pres.; dea¬ 
con; tchr. of Bible class. Clubs &. Lodges, 



F. H. REILY 














POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 


703 



JOHN ROGERS 


Cooperative Club, was first pres., Tecum- 
seh ; C. of C.; Mason; B. P. 0. E. ; Potta¬ 
watomie Co. Bar Assn., pres. 1929. Pol. 
Act., independent locally, partisan in natl. 
affairs; active in Pottawatomie Co.; an 
effective and active personal contact work¬ 
er. Offices, City Atty., now serving; past 
Asst. Co. Atty. 2 yrs.; Co. Judge 4 yrs.; 
Mavor of Tecumseh 2 yrs.; Co. Supt. 6 
yrs.; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 6 yrs.; Council¬ 
man 4 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. St. Dem. 
Com., Pottawatomie Co.; chmn. prct. com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1884 ; has lived 
in Pottawatomie Co. since 1892; during W. 
War was chmn. of local Red Cross and 
of the Food and Fuel Conservation Com. 


ROGERS, JOHN St. Capitol, Okla. City. 
Dem. Occ., St. Examiner and Inspector. 
B., Dallas, Tex., June 17, 1872. Edu., 

grad. Wylie H. Sch., 1889; Commercial 
Bus. Col., grad. 1892. Wife, Louella Case. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Murrel, Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl. Lodges, Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker city, co. and st. all his 
life. Office, present one. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900; located at Okla. City 1900- 
06; Lehigh 1906-11 ; Shawnee 1911-27; 
Okla. City 1921 since; familiar with mu¬ 
nicipal accounting; interested in taxation ; 
for 17 yrs. dealt exclusively with city, 
sch., and co. affairs; will be a candidate 
to succeed himself in present office. 


ROSE, CHARLES P„ Tecumseh. Rep. 
Occ., Undersheriff. B., Van Buren. Ark., 
Jan. 21, 1886. Edu., common and h. schs., 
Shawnee, grad., 1906; bus. col., Tecumseh, 
1907 Wife, Stella Morgan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Gordon E. Bus. Con., is familiar with 
farming hotel bus. and banking. Bk. 
Con., Tecumseh Natl.; St. Natl., Shawnee. 
Assoc., (pol.) Frank Roadhouse, C. C. 
Hawk, L. A. Brown, E. L. Moon, F. A. 
Budd, Max Krouch, Clarence Johnston, 
Sen. McComb, Hal Johnson, Dist. U. 
Judge; Judge Ed S. Vaught. Church, 
Meth., Shawnee. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Royal Arch, Shawnee; M. W. A„ A. 
O. U. W., Shawnee. Imp. Rel., Geo. D. 
Rose, William J. Rose (bros), Okla. City; 
Mrs. Stella McCollum, Helena; Mrs. Kelly 
Bohanon, Shawnee; Mrs. Kate Secrest, Co¬ 
weta (sisters). Pol. Act., independent lo¬ 
cally, partisan in natl. affairs; a( ^ iv ® ln 
co. since 1909. Offices, TTndershenff, Pot¬ 
tawatomie Co., since 1925; Police Officer 


and sec’y Shawnee Water Dept., Shawnee, 
1913-18; elk. and counter Election Bd. 
several times. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; 
lived at Okla. City 1 yr. and at Shawnee 
and vicinity since; has been very active 
w'orker in upbuilding community; is very 
popular and influential as an office holder 
and holds office on his merits rather than 
a political job. Hobby, livestock, race 
horses and racing. 

ROSEBUSH, EDMUND L„ Tecumseh. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B„ Erie, Kan., Oct. 
18, 1870. Edu., common and h. sells., 

Kan.; Emporia St. Col., Kan., 1891. Wife, 
Sue Allen. Cdrn., 3 s., Allen, Dexter, Kan.; 
Foster, attending Okla. Univ.; William, at 
h.; 1 d., Mrs. Harry F. Kelly, Santa Fe, 
N. M. Bus. Con., pres, of Tecumseh Natl. 
Bk. Bk. Con., (correspondent) Security 
Natl., Amer.-First Natl.. Okla. City; Ex¬ 
change Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) Cash 
Cade, Chas. Hawk, Shawnee; S. P. Larsh, 
Tecumseh; John Fields; ex-Gov. Henrj S. 
Johnston, Perry; Sen. Otjen, Enid. Church, 
Meth.; chmn. bd. of trustees. Clubs & 
Lodges, Cooperative Club; C. of C., dir.; 
mbr. good roads com. formerly; I. O. O. 
F ; M W. A.; Mason Blue Lodge. Tecum¬ 
seh. Imp. Rel., Earl A. Rosebush (bro.). 
Coffeyville, Kan.; Henry S. Johnston 
(cousin). Perry. Pol. Act., independent; 
influential in Pottawatomie Co. since 1909 , 
works personally and on com. Offices, 
past mbr. and elk. of Sch. Bd.; Judge Elec¬ 
tion Bd., prct. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; 
lived since at Tecumseh; is not a politician 
but very influential in community and co.; 
during W. War was chmn. of finance com. 
of all Loan drives, mbr. of Council of De¬ 
fense and an active worker in Red Cross, 
is now treas. of local Red Cross. Hobby, 
sports of all kinds. 

ROYSTER, JOHN H., Wanette. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Hender¬ 
son Co., Ky., Dec. 14, 1872. Edu., h. 

sch., Chanute, Kan., 1890; Louisville Med¬ 
ical Col., M. D., 1905. Wife, Mary J. 

LaReau. Cdrn., 2 s„ R. L., John H. Jr.; 
5 d., Florence L., Cordelia, Lila Rene, 
Inez, Roma Lee, Wanette. Bus. Con., 
farming interests, 2040 acres in Pottawat¬ 
omie and Garvin Cos. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., G. A. Cole, F. L. Miller, 
W. A. Weaver, W. H. Skinner, T. P. Can¬ 
non, Wanette; (pol.) F. F. Southgate, B. 
B. Wyatt, F. H. Riley, Shawnee; E. L. 

Pettigrew, Co. Clerk; LeRoy Cooper, Co. 
Judge; J. D. Seay, Co. Treas.; Randall 

Pittman, Co. Atty. Clubs &. Lodges, past 
mbr. and chmn. of C. of C.; I. O. O. F.; 
W. O. W.; Mason Blue Lodge, Wanette. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. W. E. Royster (bro.), Cha¬ 
nute, Kan. Pol. Act. partisan; active in 
co. since 1909; works through personal con¬ 
tacts; also serves on com. Offices, treas. 
Sell. Bd. past 6 yrs.; mbr. Election Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1897 ; lived at 
Nebo 1 yr. and at Wanette since; is a 
great community worker and very influ¬ 
ential at Wanette; during W. War was 
mbr. of examining bd. and active in Lib¬ 
erty Bond drives. Hobby, mules and farm¬ 
ing. 

SAMMONS, L. T., Maud. Dem. Occ., 
oil operator. B., Whiteville, Tcnn., Oct. 
15, 1869. Edu., common schs., Tenn. Wife, 
Della Hillard. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Aline 
Shafner, Okla. City; Mrs. Flossie Sweeney, 
Tampa, Fla. Bus. Con., oil and gas royal¬ 
ties and leases dealer; former banker for 
22 yrs Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Jesse Green, H. C. Dunn, Arthur Tribbey, 
Maud; (pol.) Roy Youngblood, Tecumseh; 
Claude and Scott Hendon, Shawnee; H. H. 
Rogers, William Mee. Church, Meth.; was 
former steward of St. Lukes, Okla. City, 
7 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., pres.; 
Lions; Cooperative Club; K. P., life mem¬ 
bership; former I. O. O. F. Imp. ReL. W. 
B. Sammons, Maud; J. W. Sammons, Shaw¬ 


nee (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Okla. since 1901; makes speeches; works 
personally and on com. Offices, Mayor of 
Maud, now serving; former City Commr., 
Holdenville. Party Honors, del. natl. conv., 
Baltimore, 1912; del. to st. and co. convs. 
since 1901. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; has lived at Shawnee, Okla. City, 
Holdenville, McAlester and Maud; was st. 
treas. of Near East Relief Fund, 1920-21; 
st. treas. of Woodrow Wilson Fund, 1922- 
23; during W. War was chmn. of Council 
of Defense in Pittsburg Co. and active 
worker in Red Cross and Liberty Loan 
drives. Hobby, checkers bridge, hunting 
and dancing. 

SANDERS, T. C., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Lonoke, Ark., Oct. 19, 
1876. Edu., common and h. schs., Lonoke, 
Ark.; Univ. of Louisville, Ky.; post grad, 
work, Chicago, New Orleans, N. Y., Ger¬ 
many. Italy, France, Holland, Belgium, 
Austria, Switzerland, and England. Wife, 
Genevieve. Cdrn., 1 d., Eleanor, grad, of 
Lindenw T ood Col. and O. B. 1 . Bk. Con., 
Shaw’nee Natl. Assoc.. R. J. Burke. H. 
T. Douglass, Chas. Hawk, Neil Weimer, 
Pottawatomie Co.; J. M. Byrun, sec’y of 
Bd Medical Examiners; Dr. LeRoy Long, 
Dr. Lee Riley, Dr. McClain Rogers. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; Iviwanis, pres.; 
Shawmee Country Club; C. of C., sponsor 
Boy Scouts Junior Police, and baseball; 
mbr. Amer., Southern and Okla. Medical 
Societies; St. Pediatric Society; past pres, 
and sec’y Pottawatomie Co. Medical So¬ 
ciety. Pol. Act., active in co. since 1903: 
works personally and on com. Offices, 
City Supt. of Health; twice chmn. Pediatric 
and Obstetrical Societies and St. Medical 
Assn. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903; 
lived since at Shawnee; is a very active 
worker in all public affairs; donated large¬ 
ly to equipping hospital at Shawnee: is a 
specialist in children’s diseases. Hobby, 
fishing. 

SEAY, JAMES D., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Treasurer. B., Lawrence Co., Ala., 
Nov. 11, 1869. Edu., common and h. schs.. 
Moulton, Ala.; Univ. of Tex., law dept., 
2 yrs., 1896-98. Wife. Pearl Smith. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mabel Ruth, Virginia, at h. Bk. 
Con., Tecumseh Natl.; as Co. Treasurer 
has connection with all bks. in co. Assoc., 
Geo. G. Abernathy, W. W. Gilbert, Geo. 
W McKinnis; (pol.) Tom Waldrep, Park 
Wyatt, Tom Holland. Pott. Co. : Tom Mc- 
Keown. Ada; LeRoy Cooper, Co. Judge; 
Randall Pittman, Co. Atty. Church, Pres. 
Lodges. Mason, Royal Arch, Shawnee. 
Imp. Rel., W. B. Seay, Norman; G. N. 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Treas. 1925-31; past Clk. of Sch. Bd. for 
yrs.; past pres. Free Fair Assn., 1916, and 
pres. 2 yrs. : past pres. Tecumseh City 
Council 1923-25. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 : has lived since in 
Pottawatomie Co., at Tecumseh and Shaw¬ 
nee : registered the first boys who left from 
Seay, Shawnee, both mechanics, (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1915; makes speeches; works usually 
Pottawatomie Co. for service in W. War 
and was also very active in sale of Lib¬ 
erty Bonds and Saving Stamps; mbr. of 
Amer. Breeders Assn. Hobby, propagation 
of plants. 

SEIKEL, JOHN S., McLoud. Rep. Occ., 

merchant. B., Rossville, Kan., Oct. 21, 
1880. Edu., common sch., Kan.; Sacred 
Heart Mission, St. Mary’s, Kan.; Com- 
mercial Col., Omaha, Neb.. 1898. Wife, 
Anna McNamera. Cdrn., 6 s., Lawrence, 
Paul, Bernard, John Rogerts, Chas., Jim¬ 
mie; 1 d., Alice, McLoud. Bus. Con., 
Seikel & Lyle, ginners, McLoud; Lyle & 
Seikel, ginners, Wanette; Newalla Gin Co. ; 
Farmers & Merchants Gin, McLoud; farm¬ 
ing interests, 320 acres. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Bk. of Commerce; Shawnee Natl. 
Assoc., Arthur Lyle, Leighton Lyle, Dol- 
pheus Lyle, M. R. Seikel, McLoud; (pol.) 




704 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Geo. McKinnis, Hal Johnston, Clarence 
Johnston, Chas. C. Hawk, Pottawatomie 
Co.; Sen. W. J. Otjen, Enid; Sen. Harreld, 
Okla. City. Church, Cath. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., dir.; Golf Club; B. P. 
O. E.; M. W. A.; Knights of Columbus; 

A. T. A., McLoud. Imp. Rel., M. Seikel 
(father) ; M. R.. Leo J„ and F. J. Seikel, 
(bros.), McLoud; Mrs. A. 0. Myers, Dora 
Seikel, Okla. City (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900 in Pottawato¬ 
mie Co.; a real leader, important factor 
in McLoud; works personally and through 
com. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., McLoud, elk. 

3 yrs. and pres. 4 yrs.; City Councilman 
6 yrs., still serving; counter on Election 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; mbr. Curtis Club; attended natl. 
conv. at Kansas City, 1928, and was pres¬ 
ent at all meetings. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; has lived at McLoud since 
1900; is very active in all public affairs; 
twp. chmn. of all Liberty Loan, Red Cross 
and United Charity drives during W. War; 
mbr. Co. Council of Defense; is mbr. of 
Advisory Com. to Co. Commrs. on road 
building. Hobby, baseball. 

SPAULDING, HELIM G., Shawnee. 
Dem. Occ., newspaper writer. B., Man¬ 
chester, Mich., July 24, 1869. Edu., com¬ 
mon and h. schs., Manchester. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude H. Sturdevant. Cdrn., 1 'd., Mrs. 
Grace Spaulding, (John) Houston. Bus. Con., 
syndicate writer; H. T. Nesbitt, Ardmore, 
real estate and investments. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, past pres.; 
C. of C.; A. F. & A. M., Shrine, Okla. 
City; Consistory, McAlester. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1916; lived Ardmore; Shaw¬ 
nee since 1919; editor Shawnee News 1919- 
29; gave all his time in home war service 
during W. War. Hobby, travel. 

STANFFER, ROY P„ Shawnee. Ind. 
Occ., sec’y-treas. Shawnee News. B„ Ab¬ 
ilene Kan., Feb. 13, 1885. Edu., com., 
h. sch., col., Abilene. Wife, Emily S. Rock- 
lund. Cdrn., 2 s., Raymond, Jas. S.; 1 
d., Mary E., at h. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason, Scottish Rite, Kansas City; B. 
P. O. E., Shawnee. Remarks, came to 
Shawnee in July, 1929, connected since 
with Shawnee News; active in civic af¬ 
fairs. 

STEVENS. CORA M„ Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., City Treasurer. B., Westhall, Miss., 
May 13, 1879. Edu., com. sch., Miss. Hus., 
Thomas M. Stevens (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., 
Tholmas M., Jr., Shawnee; 2 d., Mrs. W. 
R. Jackson, Wewoka; Mrs. Julia Stoolz, 
Shawnee. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., J. 
C. Coleman, City Ok.; Neal Weimer, 
Mayor; Jewell Foraker, Deputy City Clk.; 
F. W. Watts, Knox Byrum, C. C. Hawk, 
Mark Goode, Tom Waldrep, Shawnee, Dr. 
J. N. Harber, Hal Johnston. Church, Bap. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1919 ; works 
through personal contacts and on com. 
Offices, City Treas., Shawnee, 1921-30. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young Dems.; 
pret. inspector. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1901; has lived at Okla. City, Geary, 
Hydro, Custer, Seminole and Shawnee; a 
capable and energetic official. Hobby, 
flowers. 

STEVENS, TOM, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Custer City, Mch. 4, 1904. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Shawnee; Okla. 
Bap. Univ., Shawnee, 2 yrs.; Okla. Univ., 
law dept., 3 yrs. Wife, Sadie Lee, d. of E. 
P. Downing, Shawnee. Bk. Con., St. 
Natl. Assoc., Ross Johnston, John Good, 
J. Newton Van Zant; (pol.) Scott Glenn, 
Randall Pittman, Mark Good, Shaw¬ 
nee; Tom D. McKeown, Gov. Hollo¬ 
way; O. A. Cargill, Knox Byrum, Clarence 
Johnston. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in Shawnee since 1925; works 
personally. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., now 
serving. Party Honors, mbr. St. League 
of Young Dems. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; has lived at Shawnee since 1911; 


while attending Okla. Univ. was pres, of 
Student Council, 1927, and del. to Student 
Council Conv. in Colo. 

TOWNSEND, FRANCES, McLoud. Rep. 
Occ., Postmistress. B., Neenah, Wis.. Nov. 

I, 1879. Edu., com. and h. schs., Neenah, 
grad., 1897; tchrs. training course. Hus., 

J. C. Townsend (dec.). Cdrn., 1 s., Wil¬ 
liam C.; 1 d., Ruth A., both attending 
Okla. Univ. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Mary Chambless; (pol.) Clarence Johnston, 
Macomb; Mrs. Maude Gisp, Shawnee; 
Frank Roadhouse, Shawnee; Mrs. Lola 
Pearson; Chas. Chappell, Okmulgee; W. T. 
Lampe, Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, As you Like It Club, McLoud; 
Eastern Star, Chaplain, McLoud. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Mark Hooper, Milwaukee, Wis. (sis¬ 
ter) ; W. H. Townsend, McLoud (bro.-in- 
law). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1915; 
works personally and on com.; is very in¬ 
fluential in McLoud. Offices, Postmistress 
at McLoud since 1922. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; v.-chmn. pret. com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1914; lived 1 
yr. at El Reno and McLoud since; during 
W. War was v.-chmn. of Red Cross Chap¬ 
ter; taught sch. 4 yrs. in Neenah, Wis., 
and English and music 3 yrs. in Saltilla, 
Mexico. Hobby, music. 

TRIBBEY, A. W., Maud. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Denton Co., Tex., Feb. 13, 
1886. Edu., com. schs., Okla.; Okla. Univ., 
Pli. C., 1908. Wife, Margaret, d. of E. 

L. Akin. Konawa. Cdrn., 4 s., Elbert, 

Emmit. Alpheus, Johnny, attending schs. 
Bus. Con., owner and operator of Tribbey 
Drug Store, Maud. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., all bus. men in Maud; Clarence 
Johnston, Tom Waldrep, Shawnee; Tom 
McKeown, Hal Johnston, LeRoy Cooper, F. 

B. Swank (personal friend). Church, Bap.; 
trustee; sec’y of building com. when new 
church was constructed. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C.; mbr. of special com.; local treas. 
of Canadian Valley Boy Scout Troops; 
32nd Mason, past Grand Master; Consistory, 
McAlester; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
Floyd Tribbey, druggist, Purcell; Roy 
Tribbey, Magnolia Supt., Purcell; Walter 
Tribbey, druggist, Wirt (bros.). Pol. Act., 
independent locally; active in Okla. since 
1909; makes speeches and works on com. 
Offices, City Treas., Maud, 6 yrs.; City 
Councilman, 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1887 ; lived at Marietta, Tribbey, Te- 
cumseh, and at Maud since 1904; has been 
instrumental in upbuilding Maud; the town 
of Tribbey was named for his father A. 

M. Tribbey; he owns and operates an am¬ 
ateur radio station, 5-ADK; during W. War 
was an active worker in Liberty Loan 
drives and Red Cross work; mbr. standing 
Red Cross Com. Hobby, amateur radio sta¬ 
tion. 

WALDREP, MRS. LOU ESTHER. Shaw¬ 
nee. Mbr. Okla. Library Com. Dem. daugh¬ 
ter of Dave N. Fink (deceased) recently a 
power in Okla. Co. politics. Grad. Cen. St. 
Tchrs. Col. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

WALDREP, THOMAS CARNES, Shaw¬ 
nee. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Birming¬ 
ham, Ala., Feb. 16, 1889. Edu., com. sch., 
Ala. and Okla.; Central St. Normal 1909- 
12; Okla. Univ. 1912-15, LL. B. Wife, 
Lou Esther Fink, Edmond. Bus. Con., 
Waldrep & Haight, law firm, private prac¬ 
tice of law. Assoc., W. M. Haight, law 
partner. Church, Meth., S. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan, city, co. and st. worker all his life; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, mbr. House of 
Representatives, 1914-18 (fifth and sixth), 
speaker sixth session; St. Senator, eleventh 
session. Remarks, came to Okla, 1900; lived 
at Ardmore; Shawnee since 1908; mbr. 
Young Mens Dem. Club, Shawnee; Delta 
Sigma Phi and Phi Delta Phi. 

WALLACE, CLAUDE R„ Shawnee. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B„ Llano, Tex., May 20, 
1885. Edu., com. and h. schs., Llano, Tex., 


grad., 1903; bus. col., San Antonio, Tex. 
Wife, Ruth Hamilton Wallace. Cdrn., 1 
s., Claude H.; 4 d„ Mrs. Joe Warren, 
Maud; Virginia, Dorothy, Bobby Ruth, at 
h. Bus. Con., pres. Macomb St.; farming 
interests. Bk. Con., (correspondent) First 
Natl., Tulsa; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee; Lib¬ 
erty Natl.. Okla. City. Assoc., A. B. 
Jones, W. L. Chapman (dirs. in Macomb St. 
Bk.) ; (pol) Albert Leeper, Macomb; J. W. 
Jones, Roy Evans, Tom Waldrep, Shawnee; 
A. L. Welch, Eugene P. Gum, Okla. City. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, York Rite, 
India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. since 1915; works personally 
and on com. Offices, past Deputy Sheriff 
and Tax Collector 1906-07, Llano, Tex.; 
Judge Election Bd., Shawnee. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1909; lived at Asher, Lex¬ 
ington, and at Shawnee since 1912; takes 
active part in movements for community 
progress. Hobby, fishing. 

WARREN, KIB, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Madison Co., Ark., Feb. 6, 
1872. Edu., preparatory sch., Mt. Lebanon, 
La.; Okla. Univ., one of first students, 
about 1892. Wife, Minnie Ayres. Cdrn., 
1 s., Joseph D., Maud. Bus. Con., Kib 
Warren Hardware Co. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. 
of C.; Provident Assn.; Sons of Confeder¬ 
ate Veterans; I. O. O. F., Shawnee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker since 1900; makes 
speeches; works through com. and others. 
Offices, Co. Commr. 1902; Co. Chmn. Good 
Roads Assn. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890; 
lived at Norman; in Pottawatomie Co. since 
1896; Shawnee since 1900; civic worker; 
4-minute speaker during W. War; active 
in Liberty Loan, and Red Cross work; al¬ 
ways active in farmers organizations, boost¬ 
er of Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs. 

WARREN, MRS. MINNIE AYERS, Shaw¬ 
nee. Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Newton, N. J. 
'Sept. 11, 1877. Edu., com. sch., N. J.; 
h. sch., Iowa; Drake Univ.. and Bus. Col. 
Des Moines, la. Husband, Kib. H. Warren. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph D. mgr. store at Maud. 
Bus. Con., mbr. firm of Kib Warren Hard¬ 
ware Co. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Bus. and Prof. Womens Club; 
Shakespeare Club; D. A. R., st. treas. Pol. 
Act., worker in co. affairs since 1900, 
through personal contacts and others. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900; lived Norman 
(first shorthand teacher at Okla. Univ.) ; 
at Shawnee since 1902. 

WELLS, CHARLES E., Shawnee. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Maryville, Mo., Feb. 6, 
1877. Edu., com. schs., Neh.; Univ. of 
Neb., A. B., and LL. B„ 1902. Wife, 
Minnie F., d. of Co. Judge Theo. H. Hall, 
Bartlesville. Cdrn., 3 d., Lavan, Ames, la. 
attending col.; Lois and Louise, at h. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; Home Bldg. & Loan 
Assn. ; St. Natl. Bk.; Ada and Atoka Ry. 
Co.; Ft. Smith & Western Ry. Co.; Western 
Ins. Co.; Commercial Collection Agency; 
Oil and Gas royalties. Bk. Con., St. Natl. 
Assoc., J. Lloyd Ford, H. B. Crew’e, C. M. 
Cade, Sherman Larsh, H. G. Newcomb, 
(pol.) Frank S. Roadhouse, Clarence John¬ 
ston, Hal Johnston, C. C. Hawk, Geo. Noble, 
Pott. C’o.; Ira S. Hill, Henry Beard, W. 
G. Skelly, A. C. Alexander, J. W. Harreld. 
W. B. Pine. Church, Pres., Moderator 17 
yrs.; Elder; Supt. Adult S. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, Shawnee Country Club; Chamber 
of Commerce; 32nd Mason, Knight Tem¬ 
plar; M. W. A., Shawnee. Imp. Rel., 
William E. Wells, (bro.) atty., at Prague. 
Pol. Act., independent locally, partisan na¬ 
tionally; active in Okla. since 1904; makes 
speeches; works also through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, St. Sen., 8th and 9th Legis¬ 
latures. Party Honors. Nominee for Cong¬ 
ress, 1924 and 1926, (defeated) ; Chmn. 4th 
Congressional Dem. Com.; Co. Chmn. Rep. 
Cen. Com., 1908-10 ; del. to St. and Co. 
Convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1904 ; 
lived since at Shawnee. A moral leader 
and high type citizen. Has beeD mbr. of 


POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY 




CHAS. E. 


Company C. St. Milita, and has rank of 
Capt. Was in special service of U. S. 
Govt., 1917-18. 

WHITE, HARRY B., Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
Chief Deputy Co. Clk. B., Greenville, Tenn., 
May 26, 1884. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
near Greenville, Tenn., 2 yrs.; Carson-New- 
man Col., Jefferson City, Tenn.; grad. Car- 
son-Newman Bus. Col. 1903. Wife, Stella 
Eerguson. Cdrn., 2 s. t Harold and Paul 
Alvan; 3 d., Mildred, Mlnelle (twins) and 
Mary B., at h. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl. 
Assoc., ,T. S. Ellis, Park Wyatt, Shawnee; 
W. W. Gilbert, Tecumseh; (Pol.) Pat Ma¬ 
lone, Tecumseh; Jesse Philiphey, Shaw¬ 
nee; Jess Reid A. S. J. Shaw, Col. 
Sneed, Okla. City. Church, Chris. Imp. 
Rel., Alvan N. White, Silver City, N. M. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1912 ; 
works personally and on com. Offices, Chief 
Deputy Co. Clk., 1926 and since; past Co. 
Clk., Kiowa' Co., 6 yrs.; past Co. Assessor, 
Kiowa Co., 2 yrs.; Deputy Co. Clk., Kiowa 
Co., 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. con vs.; Insp. on Election Bd. several 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; 
lived at Lone Wolf, 1900-12 ; Hobart, 1912- 
24; Shawnee, since; takes an active part 
in all civic and pub. affairs. Interested in 
rendering courteous, efficient and impartial 
pub. service. Hobby, baseball. 

WIMMER, NEAL, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
Mayor of Shawnee. B., Washington Co., 
Kan., Oct. 9, 1875. Edu., com. sells., Kan.; 
Lane Univ., grad. ; Kan. Univ., B. A. and 
C. P. A. degrees. Wife, Mary. Cdrn., 
3 d., Mrs. Vetia Sittel, Quarton; Mrs. 

Velma Wood, Shawnee; Mrs. Ina Ham¬ 
mond, Seminole. Bus. Con., owner and 
operator of Wimmer & Forster Account¬ 
ants ; Dir. in Shawnee Loan & Finance Co.; 
owner of farms, real estate and oil royal¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., St. Natl.; Federal Natl. 
Assoc., S. B. Forster, partner in account¬ 
ing bus.; (pol.) Fred Reily, Tom Waldrep, 


WELLS 


iSen. Clarence Johnston, Judge Hal Johnston, 
Shawnee; C. N. Haskell, H. H. Hastings, 
Thomas P. Gore, M. E. Trapp. Church, 
Meth., Shawnee; Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Rotary; mbr. of various com. ; 
32nd Mason, K. T., York Rite; Consistory, 
McAlester; past I. O. O. F. Imp. Rei., 
Rev. Guy Wimmer, pastor of First 
Baptist Church, Hutchinson, Kan.; W. 
N. Wimmer, former Missionary in Africa 
20 yrs., now of Robinson, Kan.; C. U. 
Wimmer, Tidal Oil Co., Haskell, Okla,; 
Harvey Wimmer, teacher, Portis, Kan., 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan'; active in Okla. 
since 1903 ; makes speeches ; works through 
party organizations. Originated the C. N. 
Haskell for Gov. movement; was first man 
to introduce T. P. Gore as speaker in 
Indian Terr. : Very progressive and active 
politician. Offices, Mayor of Shawnee, 1927- 
30; Treas. School Bd.. 3 yrs.; former mbr. 
Co. Election Bd. in McIntosh Co. Party 
Honors, del. to most Territorial Conven¬ 
tions ; del. to most Co. and St. Convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Checotah, 1900-08; Eufaula, 1908-18; 

,Shawnee, since. As Mayor of Shawnee has 
done some very outstanding work. The 
city's credit has been raised, 26 miles or 
paving laid. 20 blocks of white way, the 
first city bond has been paid off, a new 
water system installed, and in many other 
ways he has demonstrated that he is a 
great civic as well as political leader. Is 
veteran of Spanish American War. Hobby, 
Ibaseball and football. 

WYATT, PARK, Shawnee. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Waverly, Tenn., Nov. 11. 1884. 
Edu., com. sch.. Okla.; Bus. Col., Tecumseh ; 
Admitted to Bar, 1910. Wife, Gertrude, 
d. of S. B. Pantier, Shawnee. Cdrn., 1 d., 
June, at li. Bus. Con., civil and corp. 
lawyer; atty. for First Natl. Bk., Maud; 
Fidelity Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bk. Con., 
Shawnee Natl. Assoc., (pol.) LeRoy Coop¬ 
er, J. C. Green, Maud; Joe Hatfield, Mc- 


705 

Loud; O. J. Wrightsman, Gov. Holloway; 
Judge Orel Busby, Ada; Judge Asa Walden, 
Marietta; Col. W. S. Key. Church, First 
Chris., Shawnee; Deacon; Tchr. in S. S. 
for yrs.; Dir. Okla. Bd. of Chris. Founda¬ 
tion, 2 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, past 
Pres.; C. of C.; Pres. Canadian Valley 
Council of Boy Scouts, biggest area in 
st.; B. P. O. E., past st. Pres.; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Shawnee ; Izaak Walton League. 
Imp. Rel., T. C. Wyatt (father) was mbr. 
of Constitutional Convention (now de¬ 
ceased). J. A. Wyatt, Hugo; B. B. Wyatt, 
Shawnee; T. C. Wyatt, Shawnee; (bros.). 
James Robertson, father of Middle Tenn. 
U. S. Senator Caraway of Ark. Mrs. Geo. 
Clardy, Bristow; Mrs. G. B. Dotson. Hugo, 
(sis.) Pol. Act., active in Okla. since 1909; 
is usually speaker for party; works also on 
com. and through personal contacts and in 
pub. gatherings. Campaign mgr. and car¬ 
ried 5 counties for Henry S. Johnston (does 
not favor him now). One of biggest pol. 
figures in Shawnee. Offices, Assist. Co. 
Atty.. 1911-12. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman; mbr. 
of Com. on Resolutions from 10th Dist. 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla, in 1901: 
has lived at Wynnewood, Wanette, Prague, 
Chandler, Guthrie and Shawnee. During 
W. War filled out more questionaires than 
any other lawyer in st., was four min. 
speaker and active in every Liberty Bond 
and Red Cross Drive. Active worker in all 
pub. movement throughout st. and is par¬ 
ticularly interested in Boy Scout activities. 
Hobby, fishing. 

YOUNG, EDITH L„ Shawnee. Rep. Occ., 

.Sec’y Fidelity Bldg. & Loan Assn. B., 
Prescott, Wis., Aug. 30, 1888. Edu., com. 
sch., Francis Willard Sch., Chicago; h. 
sch.. Chicago and Shawnee; Univ. of Minn. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., 
Bap., asst. Supt. Jr. Dept. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bus. & Prof. Womens Club, past Pres. ; 
iSt. Vice-Pres.; Eastern Star, Treas. and 
past Matron ; D. A. R., Natl. Research Club, 
•Shawnee. Pol. Act., party worker since 
1919 through committees and others. Party 
Honors, Vice Chmn., Pottawatomie Co. Cen. 
Com., 1920-22 ; St. Committeewoman, 1922- 
24; del. co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904 ; lived since at Shawnee. Worked as 
timekeeper in C. R. I. & P. Shops diming 
W. War; mbr. Amer. Legion Auxiliary, 
Shawnee. Was formerly a. teacher at Shaw¬ 
nee. 


EDITH L. YOUNG 














MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


706 

YODER, JAMES M„ Shawnee. Dem. Oce., 
Chief of Police. B., near Cameron, May, 
8, 1885. Edu., com. sch., Pauls Valley. 
Wife, Madie Fisher. Cdm., 5 s., Leonard, 
Shennan, Tex.; Troy, Lloyd, James M., Jr., 
and Clarence, at Shawnee. Bk. Con., Fed¬ 
eral Natl. Assoc., Frank Buck, Joe Ellis, 
Alex Franklin, Fred Reily, Judge Baldwin, 
Mayor Wimmer, Pat Murphy, M. L. Hana- 
ins, Shawnee; (pol.) Wm. Trausdale, Jim 
English,, John Smith, T. J. Holland, Pott. 
Co.; J. T. Blanton, J. V. Goodpasture, Chas. 
Worley, Robt. Worley, Neal Grant. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, I. 0. O. F. ; W. 0. W., at 
Shawnee. Imp. Rel., W. W. Yoder, 0. J. 
Yoder, 0. L. Yoder, Walter Yoder, Shawnee 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Nettie Leach and Mrs. Mat- 
tie Brewer, Shawnee (sis.). Pol. Act. par¬ 
tisan ; active in Okla. since 1915; works 
personally and on com. Also makes 
speeches. Offices, Chief of Police, Shawnee, 
1927-30; Constable, at Chickasha, 1912-18; 
Insp. Election Bd., Shawnee, 1918-29. Re¬ 
marks, is native Oklahoman ; lived at Pauls 
VaUey 1891-1904; Chickasha, 1904-18 and 
at Shawnee since. A worthy citizen and 
dependable officer. Hobby, livestock. 

YODER, W. W„ Shawnee. Dem. Occ„ 
loans dealer. B., Mo., Nov. 30, 1877. Edu., 
pub. sch., Okla. Wife. Jennie Steel. Cdrn., 
4 s., Roy, Walter, Cecil and Marvin; 2 d.. 


Mrs. Estie Cottedge and Mrs. Ruby Higgley. 
Bus. Con., W. W. Yoder, Loan office; short 
loans; real estate and farm loans. Ok- 
Con., Federal Natl. Assoc., Frank Birch, 
John Jones, Henry Neighbors, Alex Frankie, 
Oscar Taylor, Shawnee; (pol.) Neal Wim- 
mar, Arthur Goar, A. J. Ownby, Frank 
'Stewart, Shawnee; Tom D. McKeown ; Knox 
Byrum; Gov. Holloway; Col. Sneed. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F., Shawnee. Imp. 
Rel., James Yoder, Chief of Police, Shaw¬ 
nee; Oscar Yoder, Supt. Co. Farm, Shaw¬ 
nee; (bros.). Pol. Act., independent; active 
in Okla. since 1915; has been campaign 
mgr. for a number of candidates and has 
always won. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 10 
yrs.; Clk. and Insp. t Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1882; lived at Pauls 
Valley, 1882-1901; Anadarko, 1901-18; at 
Shawnee since. During W. War was mbr. 
of Council of Defense and Food Adminis¬ 
trator. Interested in good roads. 

YOUNGBLOOD, ROY Z., Tecumseh. Dem. 
Occ„ Ins. dealer. B„ Tarrant Co., Tex. 
Aug. 29, 1880. Edu., com. and h. sch., and 
Bus. Col., all at Fort Wort*, Tex. Wife, 
Mary Annice McCaskill. Cdrn., 3 d., 

Mayble Ellen, Virginia Ann, and Mar/ 
Myrtle, at h. Bus. Con., dealer in Ins., 


Abstracts, Royalties, Surety Bonds; Notary 
Public; was formerly R. R. Express Ac¬ 
countant. Bk. Con., Tecumseh Natl., Te¬ 
cumseh; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee; Maud 
St., Maud. Assoc., Clyde G. Pittman, Ma,x 
Krouch, E. L. Rosebush, (pol.) Tom Wald- 
rep. Scott Glenn, Tex Holland,, H. L. Ingram, 
Shawnee; Fred Capshaw, W. P. Payne, Sid 
Wheeler, Ray O. Weems, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, mbr. Good Roads Com. Imp. 
Rel., J. H. Youngblood, Dallas, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Pott Co. since 
1915; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. Very much interested in pol. 
Offices, past Co. Clk. of Pott. Co. by ap¬ 
pointment ; Sec’y Co. Election Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; attended 
1928 Natl. Conv Houston Tex. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in' 1911. Has made his home 
since at Tecumseh. During W. War was 
chmn. of local Registration Bd. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

YOUNGBLOOD, MRS. ROY Z„ Tecumseh. 
Dem. Occ., Housewife. Cdrn., 3 d., 

Mayble Ellen, Virginia Ann, Mary Myrtle. 
Bk Con., Tecumseh Natl., Shawnee Natl. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan worker 
10 yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, 
formerly V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, active during War in all Drives. 
Hobby, Civic Betterment. 


Pushmataha County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, George R. Childers (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Attorney, Louie C. Gossett (Dem.)_Antlers 

Ct. Clerk, James B. Moyers (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Clerk, James B. Cobb (Dem.)_Antlers 

Sheriff, J. J. Helm (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Treasurer, Robert Nash (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Surveyor, J. C. Crownover (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, R. W. 

Frazier (Dem.)_Finley 

Co. Assessor, Earle Labor (Dem.)_Antlers 

Co. Weigher, Jess Trotter (Dem.)_,_Antlers 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Mont Been (Dem.)_Antlers 

Dist. No. 2—Hal B. Murell (Dem.)_Moyers 

Dist. No. 3—G. L. Lockard (Rep.)_Tuskalioma 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., C. A. Finley (Dem.)_Antlers 

Chmn., G. E. Glendening (Dem.)_Tuskalioma 

Mbr., W. S. Butler (Rep.)-Tuskahoma 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Clark Wasson (Rep.) Antlers; Sen¬ 
ator Paul Stewart (Dem.) Haworth; District Judge, 
Earl L. Welch (Dem.) Antlers. 

State Officers, C. E. Dudley, Chmn., St. Bd. Pub. 
Affairs; Edward Guinn, Antlers, Co. Superintendent 
Health ; T. G. Hendricks Antlers, Deputy Oil Inspector. 
State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

F. L. Welch. Antlers, Chmn.; Mrs. Murie Luttrell, 
Tuskahoma, V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

C. E. Archer, Antlers, Chmn.; Mrs. G. L. Lockard, 
Tuskahoma, V.-Chmn.; N. F. Kirkpatrick, Antlers, Sec’y. 

Clark Wasson, Antlers, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
J. B. Jackson, Antlers, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Antlers, Co. Seat; C. E. Stephenson (Mayor; Lee 
II. Burnham (Clerk) ; John Cocke (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Albion, W. B. Barlow (Mayor) ; J. S. Allen 
(Clerk ;) Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1059 | 


1370 


| 1647 


1384 | 

Rep. 

| 645 | 


1864 


| 1089 

T 1616 ( 

Soc. 

| 450 | 


267 


76 


44 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

790 

1381 


| 1465 

1427 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

525 

1863 


|1552 

866 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

67 

260 


no C. 

4 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

793 


2546 

I 

1494 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

534 


1005 

1 

998 

1 

Soc. 

I 1 

68 


25 

1 

10 

1 

Congressman 

1 )em. 

I 1063 I 

786 

1389 

2048 

1 1701 

1528 

1746 

Rep. 

1 619 | 

522 

1809 

S90 

| 1014 

799 

1094 

Soc. 

| 448 | 

69 

256 

127 

|no C. 

0 

31 


Town 

Antlers 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 

American (Wkly. Dem.) 

Kiamiehi Valley News (Wkly.) 


Editor 

Paul Stewart 
E. B. Atterbury 


Owner 

Paul Stewart 
E. B. Atterbury 


AMEND, F. C., Antlers. Dem. Occ., Ford 
agency. B., Bonham, Tex., Jan. 21, 188G. 
Edu., com. and h. sells., Okla. and Tex.; 
Business Col., Paris, Tex. Wife-, Stella -Mae 
Greenwood. Cdrn., 3 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., M. D. Jordan, J. M. Cornelius; 
(pol.) C. E. Dudley, C. E Stephenson, S. 
E. Welch, Antlers; Gov. W. J. Holloway; 
W. C. McAlister, M. E. Trapp, Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Scott Ferris. Church, Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; Mason Blue 
Lodge, past Master; Consistory, McAlester; 
Grotto, Paris Tex.; I. 0. 0. F., past Patron 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Scott Amend, Dur¬ 
ant; N. G. Amend, Antlers (bros.), Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker since 
1907 ; makes speeches, serves on corns. 
Offices. Chief of Antlers Fire Dept, since 
1911; Co. Treas. 8 yrs. (2nd in co., father 
was first treas.) ; city treas.; city council¬ 
man. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs.; prct. committeeman; chmn. Cen. 
Dem. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; 
lived since at Antlers. Civic worker, inter¬ 
ested in Boy Scout work. Hobby, bird hunt¬ 
ing. 

ARCHER, C. E., Antlers. Rep. Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (complete information un¬ 
available) . 

ATTERBURY, ELISHA BOUDINOT. An¬ 
tlers. Dem. Occ., editor. B„ Comanche, 
Tex., Feb. 5, 1885. Edu., com. sch. ; Jarvis 
Col., Tex. Wife, Minnie McNeely. Cdrn., 2 
s. ; 2 d. Bus. Con., owner, editor, Kiamiehi 
Valley News; land owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Farmers Exchange. Assoc., (pol.) 
Wynne Kincaid, H. B. Westbrook, Sam 


Walker, Green Amend, I. N. Pate, Pushma¬ 
taha Co.; Tom Kight, Jim Nance, Bob 
Graham, R. N. Stanley, John Head, Idabel. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., independent; personal 
worker since 1911. Offices, Postmaster, Hay¬ 
worth, 1917-18. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; 
lived Durant, Idabel, Hugo, Antlers. Mbr. 
Draft Bd. 1917-18. Hobby, white Leghorn 
chickens. 

BAGGETT, J. M., Tuskahoma. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Vandalia, Ill., May 31,, 
1860. Edu., home study. Wife, Allie Moore. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Meth., recording steward. Lodge, 

W. 0. W... organizer. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker through corns, since 1895. Offices, 
Postmaster since 1922 ; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
several yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived since 
at Tuskahoma. Interested in good roads, 

good schools. 

BOX, E. L., Tuskahoma. Dem. Occ., 

druggist. B., Miss., Nov. 1873. Edu., Sub¬ 
scription sch., Ind. Terr. Wife, Emma Little¬ 
field. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Childers, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, M. E. Trapp, C. E. Dudley. 
Lodge, Mason, Blue Lodge, Tuskahoma. 

Pol. Act, partisan; worker in co. since 
1904 ; serves on corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd. number of yrs.; Co. Commr. 1914-16; 
mbr. Elec. Bd. since statehood except 2 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and - st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1881; lived since 


in what was then the Choctaw Nation. 
Chmn. Red Cross during W. War. Mbr. 
Good Roads Com. Highway No. 10. Impor¬ 
tant leader in his community. 

CALDWELL, CHARLES B., Antlers. Rep. 

Occ., Secretary of Chamber of Commerce. 
B„ Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 21, 1879. Edu., 
com. and h. sch.; Westminister Col., Pa. 
Wife, Helen Twittie. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Judge Earl Welch, Frank 
Amend, Lee Weaver, M. D. Jordan, Antlers; 
V. M. Locke, Jr., M. E. Trapp, Clark Was¬ 
son,, Judge C. E. Dudley. Church, Unitarian, 
Okla. City. Clubs, C. of C., organizer and 
sec'y since 1925 ; Lions; Farmers Union; 
Izaak Walton League, Sec’y. Imp. Rel., H. 
B. Caldwell, Okla. City. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; co. and st. worker since 1909 ; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907; lived Okla. City, 1907-11; did civic 
organization work throughout nation, 1911- 
22; Antlers since 1922. Hobby, outdoor 
sports. 

CHILDERS, GEORGE R„ Antlers. Dem. 
Occ., countv judge. B., Eastern Tex., May 
22, 1882. Edu., com. sch., Tex. and Ark.; 
admitted to bar 1916. Wife, Mae Hancock 
(direct descendant of John Hancock). Cdrn., 
2 s. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; Farmers Exchange. Assoc., (pol) 
C E. Dudley, Judge Welch. O. A. Cargill, 
Thos H Owens, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Judge 
Crump, Tom Anglin, Paul Stewart, Judge 
Arnett. Church, Church of Christ, ordained 
minister. Clubs &. Lodges, Pres. Co. Farm¬ 
ers Assn.; mbr. Pushmataha Co. Bar Assn./ 










































708 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



I. 0. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. since 1919; makes speeches, works 
personally and through coins. Offices, Justice 
of Peace, 4 yrs.; Co. Judge, 1924-31. Party 
Honors, Sec’y Dem. Cen. Com. in Co.; del. 
to co. conrs. Speaker for campaigns, speak¬ 
er for Thomas Owens, and 0. A. Cargill cam¬ 
paigns. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; lived 
Hughes Co., Antlers since 1919. Civic and 
religious leader. Interested in truck and 
cooperative farming. 

CLARK. R. E., Antlers. Dem. Occ., city 
marshal. B„ Morris Co., Ter., July 9, 1880. 
Edu., com. -sell., Tex. Wife, Naarah New- 
some. Cdrn., 2 s.; 5 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., F. Stephenson,, F. C. Amend, 
Antlers; (pol.) C. C. Lawless, Sam Lester; 
St. Sen. Paul Stewart, C. E. Dudley, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. 
0. O. F. ; Rebekah; W. 0. W„ Antlers; C. 
of C.; Sec’y-Treas. Boy Scouts. Antlers 
Pol. Act., statewide worker since 1919: 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Deputy Sheriff, 2 yrs. ; 
City Marshal 8 yrs.; chmn. Sch. Bd. 6 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived 
since in Pushmataha Co.; worker in all 
public affairs. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

COBB, JAMES B., Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
county clerk. B„ Caddo, Okla., Jan. 31. 
1896 ; native, Stringtown 1900, Atoka in 
1903, Kosoma 1906, Durant 1915, Moyers 
1917, Antlers 1919 since. Edu. h. sch., 
Durant 1916; Business Col., Chillicothe, 
Mo. 1917. Wife, Mayme Skaggs. Cdrn., 2 
d., Virginia Ann, Colleen. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc.. M. D. Jordan, L. W. Weaver, 

J. M. Cornelius; (pol) C. A. Finley, Will 
Ish, F. C. Ariiend. R. W. Ellis, Paul Stewart, 
W. J. Holloway, Clark Wasson. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge. 
Antlers; C. c'f C. Imp Rcl.. (bro.) J. 0. 
Cobb, Talih na. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 12 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Co. Treas. Push Co., 1922-24; City Treas., 
Antlers 1925-27 ; Sch. Dist. Treas. 1928 


since; Co. Clk. Push Co., appointed July 
1929 since. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, Legionnaire Post No. 46, 
Fey-en-Heye; 20th Engineers Forestry 
Unit; overseas active service 18 months; 
non commissioned Sergeant. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

COCKE, JOHN. Antlers. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Brandon, Miss., Aug. 13, 1870. 
Edu., com. sch.. Miss.; Meth. Univ. of Miss; 
Cumberland Univ., LL. B. Wife, Dona 
Scratch. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Church, Pres. 
Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., natl. 
partisan; locally independent; co. and st. 
worker since 1900. Offices, Co. Judge 1920- 
22; U. S. Commr. 1906-07, Antlers Ct. 
Div. of Ind Terr. Party Honors, co. chmn. 
Cen. Com., Choctaw Co., 2 yrs. ; del. all 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; 
lived Atoka, Antlers, 1896-1908 and since 
1919; Hugo 1908-19. Interested in farm 
relief, favors a high protective tariff on 
all farm products. 

CORNELIUS, J. M.. Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Columbus, Miss., Nov. 16, 
1863. Edu., com. schs., Ark. and Tenn. 
Wife, Minnie Lewers (deceased). Cdrn., 2 
s (1 deceased) ; 2 d. Bus. Con., Hard¬ 
ware and Furniture Merchant; stockholder 
First Natl. Bk.; farm owner. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. Weaver, Judge Earle Welch, Judge 
Childers, Antlers; Bill Darnell, Judge 
Dudley; Col. Boswell, Durant. Church, 
Pres., deacon. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., 
past pres.; Lions; 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
McAlester. Imp. Re I., Lieut. W. L. Corne- 
lins (son), one of the ‘‘3 Musketeers of the 
Air”, (dec.) 1928. Pol. Act., partisan; 
com. worker in co. and st. since 1905. 
Offices, Mayor 10 yrs.; Treas. of City 
Council. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com. 8 yrs.; del. st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1905 ; lived since at Antlers. 
Civic leader. Hobby, baseball. 


DUDLEY, JUDGE CHARLES EDWIN, 

State Capitol (Antlers). Dem. Occ., mbr, 
St. Bd. of Public Affairs. B„ Paris, Tex., 
Dec. 10, 1878 ; came to Okla. 1903, Antlers 
since. Edu., com. and h. sch., Paris; Univ. 
of Va., 1 yr., 1895-96. Wife, Ruby Butler. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Edwin; 1 d., Mary. Bus. Con., 
Wholesale Lumber; Producers Lumber 
Co.; Dudley Gin Co.; Consolidated Lumber 
Co., Antlers; banking. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. L. W. Weaver, Tom Johnson, 
L. C. Gossett, Robt. Nash, Antlers; Paul 
Stewart, Haworth; Malcolm E. Rosser, 
Muskogee; W. A. Goforth, Tulsa; John R. 
Williams, Okla, City. Church, Meth., S. 
Club, Lions. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. 
and st. worker all his life, makes speeches 
and works through personal activity and 
corns. Offices, named Co. Clk. by Consti¬ 
tutional Conv., City Atty., Antlers, 1904- 
OS; Mayor 1906 ; Dist. Judge 1914-18 (re¬ 
signed to go into bank) ; mbr. Bd. Affairs, 
1919. Party Honors, ex-climn. Co. Cen. Com.; 
mbr. ■ St. Com. now; del. to all st. convs. 
Remarks, conservative; experienced in big 
business. Hobby, bird hunting. 

EWING, GEORGE P„ Tuskahoma. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B„ Washington Co., Ark., 
Sept. 10, 1869. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Ark. 
Wife, May Brown. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Gen. Merchandise; land owner. Bk. 
Con., First St.; Merchants Natl., Ft. Smith. 
Assoc., W. M. Chandler, Muskogee; Geo. L. 
Lockard, W. H. Isherw'ood, Pushmataha 
Co.; Clark Wasson. Church, Meth., del. 
Dist. Conference; S. S. Supt. 5 yrs. Clubs 
Rite. Imp. Rel., Rev. Young Ewing (father) ; 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason, Scottish 
Fred Cordell (son-in-law). Pol. Act., eo. 
and st. worker since 1904 ; makes speeches. 
Offices, Postmaster. Tuskahoma, 4 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived in 
Holden ville, Tuskahoma. Civic worker. 
Hobby, fishing. 

FINLEY, CHARLES A., Antlers. Dem. 
Occ., ex-hardwnre merchant. B., Hunting- 
ington, Tenn., Aug. 8, 1865; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Antlers. Edu., grad. com. 
sell., Huntington, Tenn.. 1883. Wife, Irene 
Billingsley. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles A. Jr.; 6 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. B. Jordan, 
F. C. Amend, W. P. Cochran, Dr. L. W. 
Weaver; (pol.) Lee Welch, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, Bob Nash, W. J. Holloway, Judge 
Dudley, Paul Stewart, W. C. McAlister. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 22 yrs., personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Treas., Scott Co., Ark. 1895-96 ; Secy. 
Co. Elec. Bd. 1902 to date ; Pres. Sch. Bd. 
1921-27. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
in Ark. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

FLORENCE, CAPTAIN WALTER T., 

Antlers. Dem. Occ.. undersheriff. B., Plain 
City, Ohio, May 31, 1878; came to Okla. 
1909; located Muskogee 1914; Clayton 1914- 
17; Antlers since. Edu., h. sch., Langston. 
Kan. 1896; Ohio St. Univ., Columbus, Ohio 
1903. Wife, Cleo T. Thompson. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Robert T, John W., Walter Jr. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Exchange . Assoc., T. J. Helm, N. 
F. Kirkpatrick; (pol.) John G. Long, George 
Heard, Judge C. E. Dudley, Judge Child¬ 
ers, Gen. Baird H. Markham, W. J. Hol¬ 
lowly, Elmer Thomas, Wilburn Cartwright. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 20 yrs.; personal contact. 
Offices, Undersheriff, Pushmataha 1929 ; 
Election Inspector 1928-29; Election In¬ 
spector Muskogee 1910-12; past Dir. Sch. 
Bd., Muskogee Co. 4 yrs. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire, Fay & Hay Post No. 46, Antlers; 
36th Div. Headquarters Co.; discharged 
from Army as Captain 180 Infantry; Natl. 
Guard, Antlers 1921 since. Hobby, rifle 
shooting. 

FRAZIER, ROBERT W., Antlers. Dem. 
Occ., county superintendent of schools. 
B., Jackson, Miss., July 22, 1894; came to 
Okla. 1914; locafed Eufaula ; Tuskahoma 
Female Academy 1922 ; Alibon 1923; Finley 
1926 ; Antlers 1928. Edu., h. sch., Boston, 
Miss., 1914; grad. S. E. St. Tchrs. Col. 
Wife, Carrie McDuff Houston (deceased). 








PUSHMATAHA COUNTY 


Cdrn., 2 s., Howard, Harold (twins) ; 1 d., 
Evelyn. Bk. Con., Tuskahoma St. Assoc., 
Judge Childers, James B. Cobb, Jim Mayer, 
Dr. H. G. Bennett, Eugene S. Briggs, Percy 
Hammonds, John S. Vaughan, Wilburn Cart¬ 
wright, W. W. Hastings. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Lodge No. 1; I. 
O. O. F.. No. 53, Eutfaula; C. of C. Pol, 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 2 yrs. 
all ways needed. Offices, Twp. Clk.; Asst, 
co. supt. McIntosh Co.; supt. of sells., Push- 
Co. Party Honors, led the Dem. ticket in 
Primary Election, no opposition in gen. 
election. Remarks, made speaking tour of 
McIntosh Co. during W. War, not accepted 
for Army service. Hobby, hunting, Boy 
Scouts, baseball. 

GLENDENING, G. E., Tuskahoma. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Hartshorne, July 27, 
1892; native, located Tuskahoma 1919. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Hartshorne; Business 
Col., McAlester. Wife, Marie Breen. Cdrn., 
2 s., Edward James, Robert John. Bus. 
Con., First St. Bk. Assoc., E. L. Box, W. 
H. Isherwood, G. L. Lockard; (pol.) C. E. 
Dudley, Dr. L. W. Weaver, W. J. Holloway, 
C. G. Shull, M. E. Trapp. Church, Epis. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Con¬ 
sistory. McAlester; Okla. Bankers Assn.; 
Pres. C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 15 yrs., personal contact. Party 
Honors, mbr. Good Roads Com.; Co. Elec. 
Bd. ; Co. Convs.; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, Officers Training Camp, Camp 
Pike, U. S. A. during W. War Influential. 
Hobby, civic inprovement. 

GOSSETT, LOUIE C.. Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
county attorney. B., Davenport, Tex., Feb. 
2, 1899; came to Okla. .1905; located at 
Antlers. Edu., h. seh.. Antlers, 1916, A. B. ; 
Okla. Univ., Norman, LL. B. Wife, Sarah 
Delaplane. Cdrn., 1 s., Denton; 1 d., Patri¬ 
cia. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. D. 
Jordan, E. L. Rodman, Earl Welch; (pol.) 
C. E. Dudley, W. H. Isherwood. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, Paul Stewart, W. G. Stigler, Sam 
Nelson. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F.; Masonic Blue 
Lodge; C. of C. Imp. Rel., (bro.) B. G. 
Gossett, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 14 yrs.; personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Atty. 1925-31 ; Asst. Co. Assr. 1915. 
Party Honors, del. to Dem. co. and st. convs. 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Fay-en-Haye Post No. 46; attended 
Service Camp Travis. Hobby, football. 

HAMPTON, JOHNSON HENRY, Antlers. 
Dem. Occ., deputy county assessor. B., 

Poteau, Okla., Mar. 28, 1877. Edu., com. 
sch.; Armstrong Academy, grad. 1891. Wife, 
Frances Noah. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., M. D. Jordan, F. C. 

Amend; (pol.) W. H. Isherwood, E. L. 

Box. C. E. Dudley, M. D. Jordan, G. R. 

Childers, Pushmataha Co.; A. W. Trice, 
Hugo; D. A. Stovall, G. M. Barrett, George 
Arnett. Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd Mason. 
Scottish Rite, Consistory at McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker since 1906 ; makes speeches, 
serves on corns. Offices, Deputy Co. Assr., 
1928-31 ; City Councilman 1916-17; under- 
sheriff. 1918-19; deputy Sheriff, 1907-12. 
Party Honors, mbr. Co. Cen. Com.; co. reg¬ 
istrar, 1928-29. Remarks, native Oklahoman, 
Choctaw Indian ; lived at Poteau, Bokchito, 
Antlers since 1891. During W. War clk. of 
Draft Bd.; mbr. Council of Defense. Hobby, 
baseball. 

HELM. JOHN J., Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
county sheriff. B., Cooper, Tex., May 6. 
1881; came to Okla. 1903, located Finley 
1914, Antlers 1914 since. Edu.. h. sch., 
Paris, Tex. 1900; Business Col., Paris. 
Tex., 1901. Wife, Beulah Aekeen. Cdrn., 1 
s., Ewing; 2 d., Johnnie, Allen. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl. Assoc., Capt. Walter T. Florence, 
Nevins Kirkpatrick; (pol.) E. J. Lindley, 
Tom Wilkins. M. D. Jordan. C. E. Dudley, 
W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Lodges, I. 
O. O. F. : C. of C. Poi. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 22 yrs.; personally and through 
corns. Offices, Deputy Co. Sheriff 4 yrs., 
1925-29; Co. Sheriff 1929-31. Hobbies, base¬ 
ball, camping, hunting and fishing. 


HUDSON. P. W., Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
deputy court clerk. B., McCurtain Co., 
Okla., Aug. 29, 1877. Edu., Spencer Acad., 
Indian Sch. Wife, Myrtle Hudson. Cdrn., 

1 s.; 2d. Bk. Con., Farmers Exchange. 
Assoc., (pol.) J. H. Hampton, C. E. Dudley, 
Paul Stewart, Antlers; Judge Earl Welch. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Izaak Walton League; I. 0. 0. F., del. to 
convs. Imp. Rel., Peter J. Hudson, Histori¬ 
cal Dept., St. Capitol: George Hudson, 
chmn. Constitutional Conv., Choctaw Na¬ 
tion, Chief of Choctaws. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide since 1909, makes speeches. Offices, 
Deputy Ct. Clk. now; Ct. Clk., 1907-25 ; 
city councilman, chmn. town bd. of trus¬ 
tees. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, native Oklahoman; has lived all 
his life in st. Choctaw Indian, influential. 
Civic worker. Mbr. Council of Defense and 
speaker for Red Cross during W. War. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

INNES. GEORGE, Antlers. Rep. Occ., 
county agent. B., Bamfshire, Scotland, 
1870. Edu., com. sch.. Lake City, Minn.; 
Minn. A. & M. Col., 1 yr. Wife, Ella Ken- 
nefick. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., M. D. Jordan, Frank Amend, J. M. 
Cornelius, Antlers; (pol.) Geo. Lockard, 
Tuskahoma; A. H. Akard, John Cocke, 
Antlers; Clark Wasson, Antlers; H. S. 
Caldwell, Okla. City Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; M. 
W. A. Pol. Act., makes speeches, works 
personally and through corns. Offices, Co. 
agent, Pushmataha Co., since 1915. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899; lived Glencoe, Cleve¬ 
land, Cache, Okla. City, Antlers since 1915. 
Hobby, 4-H Club. 

ISHERWOOD, W. H., Tuskahoma. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Laytonsville, Md., Sept. 
29, 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., Md. Wife, 
Josephine Thompson. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bus. 
Con., general merchandise; large land 
owner. Bk. Con., First State. Assoc., Geo. 
P. Ewing, Abe Chapman; (pol.) L. Gossett, 
G. R. Childers, Clark Wasson, Antlers. 
Clubs &. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite; 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., independent; worker since 1900 ; 
makes speeches. Offices, Commr., appoint¬ 
ed to assist in laying out the co. Party 
Honors, appointed del. to select del. to 
natl. conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1882; lived Stringtown, Tuskahoma since 
1886. Community leader. Hobby, hunting. 

JACKSON, MRS. J. B., Antlers. Rep. 
State Committeewoman. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

JOHNSON, TOM, Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Red River Co., Tex., Mar. 7, 
1868. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Nora. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., Farmers Ex¬ 
change. Assoc., (pol.) Cloyd McCarty, Geo. 
P. Childers, Mrs. Capt. Florence, Pushma¬ 
taha Co.; Tom Kight, Bob Graham, E. P. 
Hill. Church, Chris., past S. S. Supt. Clubs 
l& Lodges, C. of C.; F. E. C. U. A.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. 0. F., encampment; Push 
Co., Truck Gardeners Assn., organizer. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. and st, 
since 1904; makes speeches, works person¬ 
ally and through corns. Offices, mbr. 7th, 
9th and 11th Legis. (one of 4 Horsemen of 
11th) ; Clk. Sch. Bd. 1907-17 ; Sec’y Co. 
Elec. Bd. 4 yrs. Party Honors, pret. com¬ 
mitteeman; del. st. and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904; lived Ethel, Antlers 
since 1920; worker in all public community 
affairs. Mbr. Council of Defense and 4- 
minute speaker during W. War; Sch. tchr. 
14 yrs. in Ind Terr. Hobby, organization 
among farmers. 

JORDAN, M. D., Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ouachita Co., Ark., Dec. 13, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. sch., Eureka 
Springs. Wife, Ethel Stratton. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge C. E. Dudley, Judge Welch, J. M. 
Cornelius, Pushmataha Co.; Gov. W. J. 
Hollowav; R. D. Wilbor, W. C. McAlister; 
Sen. Elmer Thomas, M. E. Trapp. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C„ vice Pres.; 
Gclf Club, dir.; Mason Blue Lodge; Knight 


709 

Templar; Shrine, Muskogee; Okla, Bank¬ 
ing Assn. Imp. Rel., L. F. and J. W. Jordan 
(bros), Kan. City. Pol. Act., partisan; work¬ 
er in co. and st. since 1895; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, Clk. of 
Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, Ex-Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com.; del. st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1913; lived since at Antlers. Civic 
worker. Hobby, fishing, golf. 

KING, SL0MAN, Antlers. Dem. Occ., 

county superintendent of schools. B., French 
Mills, Mo., July 2, 1892. Edu., com. and 
h sch.. Mo. ; tchrs. institute, Fredericktown, 
Mo. Wife, Mabel Briscoe. Cdrn., Is.; Id. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Exchange. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. D. Hastings; E. L. Rodman, Antlers; R. 
S. Howe. Hugo; M. E. Trapp, Okla. City; 
It. W. Frazier, Antlers. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. 0. F., Antlers. Pol. Act., 
worker in co. and st. since 1923; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Co. Supt. 1923. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1914; lived Albin, Antlers since 1916. Serv¬ 
ed in Co. H., 141st Inf., 36th Div. during 
W. War 1 yr.; mbr. Amer. Legion. Capable 
office holder. Hobby, athletics. 

KIRKPATRICK. NEVINS F., Antlers. Rep. 
Occ., deputy sheriff. B., Adamsville, Tenn., 
Oct. 21, 1893. Edu., h. sch., Antlers. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., owner hog ranch. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. J. Helm, sher¬ 
iff; Walter Florence, undersheriff; (pol.) 
Clark Wasson, Y. M. Locke, Jr., John G. 
Farr, Antlers; Pat Hurley, Tulsa; Sen. 
W. B. Pine. Church, Pres. Clubs, C. of 
C., dir.; mbr. Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. through personal 
contacts since 1916. Offices, dep. sheriff 
since 1929; sheriff. 1921-22; and 1925- 
28; private sec’y. to Major V. M. I.oske, 
Gov. of Choctaw Nation. Party Honors, 
del. co. and st. convs., since 1920. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1909, lived since at 
Antlers. Served in 2nd Ar .i.v Corps, at¬ 
tached to British army, Capt. of Ordnance. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Fey-en-Haye, Post, Ant¬ 
lers. Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

LABOR, EARLE LEE, Antlers" Dem. 
Occ., county assessor. B., Blue Co., In¬ 
dian Ter., Oct. 18, 1903; located Benn.ng- 
ton, moved to Antlers 1905 since. Edu., li. 
sch.. Antlers, 1925. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Bus. Assoc., Robert Wood, W. 
V. Jones M. D. Jordan. Pol. Assoc., O. W. 
Wilson, T. T. Johnson. Bert Keith, Clark 
Wasson, G. T. Johnson, C. E. Dudley. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; M. W. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 3 yrs., personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, county assessor since 1927. 
Remarks, elected age 22, youngest co. as¬ 
sessor in st. Hobby, hunting and football. 

LOCKARD, MRS. G. L., Tuskahoma. Rep. 
V.-chmn. co. cen. com (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

LUTTRELL, MRS. MURIE, V.-Chmn. 

Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

MAYES, JAMES C., Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
Court Clerk. B., Antlers, Okla., Sept 1, 
1891. Edu., com. and h. sch., at Arm¬ 
strong Acad. Indian Sch.; bus. col., Ft. 
Smith. Wife, Clara Hughes. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc.. J. M. Cor¬ 
nelius, M. D. Jordan, L. W. Weaver, Ant¬ 
lers; (pol.) Judge Earl Welch, Judge G. R. 
Childers, C. E. Dudley, T. C. Amend, Ant¬ 
lers ; Paul Stewart, Haworth; Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, Harry P. Cordell; Dr. Bennett, 
Stillwater. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A. Pol 
Act., partisan; personal contact worker in 
co. since 1910, serves also on com. Offices, 
Court Clk., since 1922; asst, postmaster. 
Antlers, 1910-22. Remarks, lived at Antlers 
all his life. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

NASH, ROBERT, Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., Antlers, Okla.* Sept. 
1899. Edu., com. and h. schs., Antlers. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
L. W. Weaver, M. G. Jordan, J. M. Cor¬ 
nelius, Antlers; (pol.) F. L. Welch, W. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



CLARK WASSON 


M. Westmoreland, Antlers, *i. E. Trapp,, 
Clark Wasson, Paul Stewart, Governor 
Holloway, Lew Went/. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. Nick Nash, Antlers. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1919, through 
personal contacts. Offices, county treas.; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, native Okla.; 
has lived at Antlers all his life. Hobby, 
golf. 

ORR, MRS. W. E., Tuskahoma. Dem. 
Formerly v.-chmn. co. cen. com. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

QUINN, EDWARD, Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Eldorado, Kan., Aug. 6, 
1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Eldorado; 
Rio Grande Literary Col.; Ohio Med. Col., 
M. D. Wife, Viola Sheets. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. Lockard, M. D. 
Jordon, C. E. Stephenson, W. N. Westmore¬ 
land, Antlers; J. M. Cornelius, Earl Welch, 


Wilburn Cartwright. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Amer. and Okla. Med. Assn.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker since 1903 ; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, co. health officer., 191i- 
18; elk. of Bd. of Edu., number of yrs.; 
city councilman, at Coalgate. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1903, lived Coalgate, Fin¬ 
ley, 1907-09 ; Eubank, 1 yr.; Okla. City, 
1910-12; Antlers since 1912. Community 
worker, mbr. Exec. Com. of Boy Scouts ; 
mbr. No. 75 Highway Com. During W. War 
served in 15th Sanitary Train, Ft. Hous¬ 
ton, rank of Lieut, Hobby, horses. 

SHARP, LEO C., Antlers. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Antlers, Okla., Feb. 22, 
1891. Edu., com. sch.. Antlers. Wife, 
Grace Brock. Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. V. Jones, Clark 
Wasson, W. A. Butler, C. E. Archer, Ant¬ 
lers ; Pat Hurley; Earl McGowan, Ray¬ 
mond Fields, Henry Cooper, Frank Lee. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
32nd Mason, Scottish Rite; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester. Pol. Act., partisan: co. and st. 
worker through com. since 1910. Offices, 
Census Enumerator, 1910; postmaster since 
1922. Party Honors, co. chmn. Rep. cen. 
com., 1922; del. co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks. has always lived at Antlers. During 
W. War served in Gen. Hospital, Eastview, 
N. Y.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Fey-en-Haye 
Post, Antlers; 40-8 at Muskogee. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

STAFFORD, EPSIE, Antlers. Dem. 
Occ., deputy county clerk. B., Paris, Tex., 
Apr. 2, 1904. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex. 
and Okla. Unmarried. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. D. Hastings, M. 
D. Jordan, Antlers; Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
Earl Welch. Church. Pres. Lodge, East¬ 
ern Star, treas. Imp. Rel., F. E. Stafford, 
(father) Antlers; R. R. Reeder, San An¬ 
tonio, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. since 1922; makes speeches, works 
personally and on corns. Offices, dep. co. elk. 
now. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900, lived 
Lawton, Hugo, Antlers since 1922. Influ¬ 
ential among women. Hobby, sports. 

STEPHENSON, C. E„ Antlers. Dem. 
Occ., merchant; banker. B., Miss., July 
18. 1872. Edu., com. sell., Miss. Wife, 
Eflfie Woolridge. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., 
general merchandise; dir. First Natl. Bk., 
Antlers. Assoc., (pol.) C. E. Dudley, L. 
W. Weaver, M. D. Jordon, Dr. Quinn, Ant¬ 
lers; Gov. W. J. Holloway, Paul Stewart, 
W. C. McAlister. Church, Bap. Clubs & 


Lodges, Lions; C. or C., dir. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; co. and st. worker since 1904 ; 
makes speeches; works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Mayor, 1923-31 ; 
sheriff, 4 yrs.; city councilman, 8 yrs.; 
city marshal, 4 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900 ; lived since at Antlers. Leader 
In civic and political affairs. Instrumental 
in securing filtration plant and water 
works without bonds. Hobby, civic improve¬ 
ment. 

WASSON, CLARK, Antlers. Rep. Occ., 
trading land and livestock. B., Holton, 
Kan., Dec. 30, 1871; came to Okla. 1889 
located Kingfisher Co., Cashion, Antlers 
since 1890. Edu.. com. sch., Holton, Kan. 
Wife, Nannie E. Bird. Cdrn., 3 s.; 3d. Bus. 
Con., dir. First Natl. Bus. Assoc., M. D. 
Jordan, L. W. Weaver, C. E. Stephenson, 
W. P. Cochran. Pol. Assoc., N. F. Kirk¬ 
patrick, John Cocke, Geo. L. Lockard. 
Major V. M. Locke, B. F. Moyer. Clubs & 
Lodges, Blue Lodge, Antlers; Shrine, Mus¬ 
kogee ; Consistory, McAlester; C. of C.: 
L'ons. Imp. Rel., C. B. Wasson, (bro.) 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., statewide worker 35 
yrs.; personal contact and through com. 
Offices, mbr. city council, Antlers, 12 yrs.; 
dep. U. S. Marshal. 1902-07 ; asst. supt. 
5 tribes, Muskogee 1921-23; mbr. Legis., 
since 1929. Party Honors, st. committe- 
man since 1907, continuous service since 
statehood; mbr. st. Exec. Com., 1924-28; 
sec’y. st. com. 1925-28 ; del. to all co. and 
st. convs.; del. to natl. conv., 1916, Chi¬ 
cago. Remarks, organized first Rep. Club 
in S. E.. Okla. 1896. Sec’y- treas. Red 
Cross. Hobby,, fishing. 

WEAVER, L. W„ Antlers. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Ark., March 12, 1866. Edu.. 
com. sch., Ark.; Med. Col.„ Memphis, Tenn.; 
Med. Col., Ky. and New Orleans. Wife. 
Edith Brown. Bk. Con., First Natl. pres. 
Assoc., R. W. Ellis, assoc., in drug bus.; 
(pol.) C. E. Dudley, E. L. Rodman; M. 
E. Trapp, (personal friend). Church 
Meth. Clubs, Lions; C. of C., pres. 5 yrs. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker ; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
mbr. st. Legis., 1925, chmn. Appropria¬ 
tions Com. Remarks,, came to Okla. 1897; 
lived Okla. City, Poteau, Antlers. Strong 
mbr. Legis. 1925. Civic worker. Organized 
Red Cross in co. Hobby, fishing. 

WELCH, F. L.. Antlers. Mbr. Adminis. 
Com., sec. No. 7, St. Bar. Chmn. Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 



Roger Mills County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Ross Conrad (Rep.)_Cheyenne 

Co. Attorney, W. H. Mouser (Dem.)__Cheyenne 

Ct. Clerk, Judson Cunningham (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

Co. Clerk, L. C. Hughes (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

Sheriff, F. H. Hancock (Rep.)_Herring 

Co. Treasurer, J. T. Nicholson (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

Co. Surveyor, John B. Tracy (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, T. S. 

Haight (Dem.)-Cheyenne 

Co. Assessor, J. E. Taylor (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—C. O. Cause (Rep.)_Cheyenne 

Dist. No. 2—R. M. Trent (Rep.)_Hammon 

Dist. No. 3—J. C. Redden (Dem.)_Durham 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y. F. O. Leach (Dem.)_Cheyenne 

Chmn., C. A. Bennett (Dem.)_Crawforrt 

Mbr., Jode Moad (Rep.)_Hammon 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, W. R. Trent (Rep.) Hammon; 
Senator. Alvin C. Moore (Dem.) Cheyenne; District 
Judge, T. P. Clay (Dem.) Mangum. 

State Officers, J. N. Cross, Cheyenne, Co. Superin¬ 
tendent Health; F. O. Leach, Cheyenne, Deputy Oil 
Inspector. 

State Institutions, None. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

F. R. Blosser, Cheyenne. Chmn.; Mrs. J. A. Wat¬ 
son, Durham, Moorewood, V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

J. P. Johnson, Strong City, Chmn.; Mrs. D. N. Hunt, 
Strong City V.-Chmn.; Ross Conrad, Cheyenne, Sec’y. 

G. M. Hiatt, Hammon, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
Grant McColgin, Rankin, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Cheyenne, Co. Seat; S. II. Rimley (Mayor) ; F. C. 
Braun (Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Hammon, W. H. Matthews (Board of Trustees) ; L. 
T. Wilder (Clerk) ; A. A. Brown (Attorney) ; Southwest 
Light & Power Co.: Cons. Gas Utilities Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

192S 

President 

Dem. 

| 1148 | 

1 

937 | 


| 1318 | 

1 

986 | 

Rep. 

| 538| 

1 

1194 | 


| 946 | 

1 

1948 | 

Soc. 

| 566 | 

I 

428 | 


1 38] 

1 

114 j 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

706 | 

879 | 


1 012 | 

1021 j 

| 

Rep. 

1 1 

409 | 

1309 | 


1 1731 | 

718 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

196 | 

390 | 


no C. | 

35 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

I 1 

695 | 

1 

1542 

1 1 

1232 | 

I 

Rep. 

| | 

516 | 

| 

1005 

1 1 

743 | 

1 

Soc. 


176 1 

1 

134 

1 1 

140 | 

1 



Congressman 




Dem. 

1 noi I 

710 | 

1001 1 

1502 

| 1660 | 

189 | 

1604 | 

Rep. 

1 183| 

428 | 

1112 | 

743 

| 758 ! 

620 | 

1165 | 

Soc. 

| 669 | 

217 | 

436 | 

151 

no C. | 

32 | 

64 | 


Town 

Cheyenne 

Hammon 


Star 

Advocate 


NEWSPAPERS 

Newspaper Editor 

(Wkly. Dem.) John C. Casady 

(Wkly. Ind.) R. H. Richardson 


Owner 

John C. Casady 
R. H. Richardson 


ADAMS, BETTY, Moorewood. Dem. Occ., 
Nurse. B., Dublin, Tex., Feb. 15, 1896. 
Edu., com. and h. sells., Dublin, Tex., grad. 
1909. Hus., W. A- Adams, former repr. and 
co. supt. of Roger Mills Co. Cdrn., 1 
s., Lanham Earl Cook. Bus. Con., Dr. S. 
B. Seba, Leedy; Dr. B. M. Ballinger, 
Strong Citv. Bk. Con., First St., Strong 
City. Assoc., (pol.) F. R. Blosser, F. 0. 
Leach, Cheyenne; D. N. Hunt, B. M. 
Ballinger, Strong City; A. E. Williams, 
Hammon; Mrs. F. W. Allen, Leedy; J. 
V. McClintic. Church, First Bap. Dublin, 
Tex. Lodges, Eastern Star, Hammon; Re- 
bekahs, Hammon; Woodman Circle,, Dublin, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1925 ; active worker in the party organiza¬ 
tion and has wide influence in the co.; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Mbr. Elec. Bd. Party Honors, formerly Y. 
Chmn. Cen. Com.; del. to St. Conv. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1925 ; lived since 
at Moorewood. Active in behalf of good 
roads and schools. Her greatest activities 
and interests are philanthropic work, es¬ 
pecially in connection with crippled child¬ 
ren. 

BALLARD, W. M., Cheyenne. Dem. Occ., 
lumber dealer. B., Henry Co., Mo., Feb. 
9, 1873. Edu- com. and h. sch.. Mo.; 
Weanklean Christian Col., 4 yrs., grad. 
1893. Wife, Lilie Farnsworth, Ark. Cdrn., 
4 s.. Royal, Judy,, Dwight, Kenneth; I d., 
Bernice M. Bus. Con., Farmers Lumber Co., 
Cheyenne. Bk. Con., First St., Cheyenne. 
Assoc., E. W. Crane, T. L. Turner, Norman, 


partners in lumber business; (pol.) F. R. 
Blosser, C. V. Rice, John Cassidy. Past 
Bus., was a tchr. for 27 yrs. in Okla. and 
Mo., 1892-1921. Church, Bap., Deacon. 
Lodges, M. W. A., Rankin; Odd Fellow, 
Cheyenne. Pol. Act., independent; works 
through personal contacts only. Strong 
local leader. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 1922- 
28. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived 
in Lincoln Co., 1898-1901 ; Washita Co., 
1901-1905 ; at Cheyenne since 1905. Civic 
leader. Interested in improvement of farm¬ 
ing and farm conditions. During W. War was 
a mbr. Draft Bd. and active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Loan work. 

BARBEE, HENRY E„ Rankin. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Clark Co., HI., 
Sept. 14, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Westfield, Ill. Wife. Jennie C. Rodgers. 
Cdrn., 1 s„ Wendall R.; 3 d., Erline, 
Lucile, Mary Catherine. Bus. Con., stock- 
raising and farm land owner; stockholder 
Rankin Telephone Station and Co-opera¬ 
tive Elev., Cheyenne. Bk. Con., First St., 
Cheyenne; Canadian St.,. Canadian Tex. 
Assoc., Grant McColgin, Secretary; 
Bessie McColgin, Treas. of Rankin Tele. 
Co.; John Patterson, Treas. of Grange, 
Cheyenne; Jess Kenneson, W. M. Ballard, 
Cheyenne; (pol.) J. P- Johnson, Strong 
City; Ross Conrad, Cheyenne. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. Grange, Cheyenne, Past 
Master, 1918-23; active In Grange work 
and in all rural affairs ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Kan., Royal Arch, Cheyenne. Pol. Act., 


independent; active in co. for 30 yrs.; 
most influential man in his community 
among the farmers and stockmen; works 
through personal contacts and coins. Offices, 
mbr. Sch. Bd., 1910-18; and 1920 since; 
mbr. Elec. Bd., 1908-18. Party Honors, del. 
to several co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman 
for past 15 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1900 ; lived at Weatherford, 1900-02 ; at 
Rankin since. During W. War was very 
active in Red Cross Work. Active in all 
road improvement movements. Hobby, read¬ 
ing. 


BENNETT, CHARLIE ALFRED. Crawford. 
3Di. Occ., farmer, retired. B., Clark Co- 
Apr. 7, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, 
nnie E., d., of J. N. Flack, of Webb City, 
o Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Irvilla Rorabaugli, 
■awford; Mrs. Clara L. Gillette, Amarillo, 
;x. Bk. Con., First ,St,, Cheyenne. Assoc., 
m Redden, Durham; Edgar Taylor, 
leyenne. Church, First Chris. Lodges, 
O O F., Durham. Pol. Act., independent; 
•tive in co. for 43 yrs.; works through 
irsonal contacts. Offices, Co. Commr., 
>19-23; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1925'. .Party 
onors, Prct. Committeeman. Remarks 
me to Okla. in 1902 ; lived near Craw- 
rd since. Active in all rural affairs. 


BLOSSER. FRANK R„ Cheyenne. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Mt. Vernon, Ill., Nov. 
25 1892. Edu., h. sch., Elmwood; Okla. A. 
& M. Col.; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, 
Tenn., grad. 1920. Married. Cdrn., 1 s . 












































712 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HENRY E. BARBEE 


Frank, Jr. Bus. Con., practicing atty., 
Cheyenne. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Mrs. 
W. A. Adams, J. C. Redden, Alvin Moore, 
R. N- Higgins, Jr., Cheyenne; O. K. 
Henson, Sweetwater; Frank Johnson, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C., pres. 1924-25; Mason, Blue Lodge; 
Royal Arch, Council, Cheyenne; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., G. W. Blosser and Lee Blosser, 
Ill. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1913; makes speeches and works 
through party organizations and personal 
contacts; good government is his special 
interest. Party Honors, co. chmn., 1928-30; 
del. to st. conv., 1928; del. to many co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; 
lived in Beaver Co., 1899-1923 ; Cheyenne 
since 1923. Hobbies, golf and hunting. 

CASADY, JOHN C., Cheyenne. Dem. 
Occ., Editor. B., Mexia, Tex., May 22, 

1884. Edu., com. and h. schs., Cheyenne, 
grad., 1903. Wife, Klina Potter. Cdrn., 
2 s., Temple (adopted) with Blaine Co. 

Star, Geary; David Lee; 1 d., Jhuanna. 

Bus. Con., owner and proprietor of Chey¬ 
enne Star; farm owner. Bk. Con., First St., 
Assoc., Alvin Moore, Robert N. Higgins, 
C. V. Rice, W. M. Ballard, Cheyenne; J. 
B. A. Robertson, (close personal friend) ; 
(pol.) Judson Cunningham, F. R. Blosser, 
J. C. Redden, Cheyenne; A. S. J. Shaw, 

Okla. City. Church, Meth.; mbr. bd. ; 
chmn. and treas. bldg. com. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C., agricultural division; I. 
O. O. F,, all branches; Past Grand Master, 
1928; Grand Repr. to Sovereign Grand 
Lodge, 1928-29. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in county and state since 1911; active 
in campaign of .T. B. A. Robertson 
Offices, city elk., 1925-27 ; citv treas. 1929. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1918-24; 
Sec’y. Cen. Com., 1924-26. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1892; lived since at Cheyenne. 
Interested in farming, dairying, poultry. 
During W. War was mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense and active in Red Cross work. Hob¬ 
bies, politics and religion. 

CASADY, MRS. KLINA, (JOHN C.) 

Cheyenne. Dem. Occ., newspaperwoman. 
B., Turney, Mo., Jane 8, 1891; came to 
Okla. 1900„ located in Custer Co., 1901; Dur¬ 
ham 1901-19; Cheyenne since. Edu.. com. 
sch.. and h. sch., 1909, Cheyenne, Weath- 
errord, 1917, S. W. St. Tchrs. Col. Hus¬ 
band, John C. Casady. Cdrn., 1 s., David 


Lee; 1 d., Jhuanna. Bus. Con., Cheyenne 
Star. Bk. Con., First St. Bus. Assoc . 
Mrs. A. H. Blanchard, Mrs. J. H. Town¬ 
send, Mrs. John Dunn, C. E. Rhoads, J. 
A. Lemon. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. G. A. Watson, 
J. W. Thomas, J. W. Campbell, W. H. 
Anderson, W. A. Adams, C. A. Bennett, T. 
L. Richardson, J. B. A. Robertson, A. S. 
J. Shaw, Tom J. Andrews. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Pres. Platonic Club, Sec’y. 
Rebekah Lodge; Parent and Teachers Assn., 
Pres. Roger Mills Co. Tchrs. Assn. 1915- 
16. Imp. Rel., Mrs. John Foster, W. R. 
Potter, Durham. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 15 yrs., all ways necessary. 
Offices, Dep. Co. Clk., 1917-1S. Party 
Honors, pret. committeewoman, co. del. 
convs. Remarks, a woman leader in co. 
affairs. 

COMMONS, E. G., Hammon. Rep. Occ., 
real estate, insurance and loans agent. B., 
Georgetown, Ill., July 18, 1865. Edu., com. 
sch., Georgetown, Ill. Married. Cdrn., 3 
S., John G., Donald W,. Kenneth E.; 1 d., 
Lou Eva, Hammon. Bus. Con., Commons & 
Stinson, real estate dealers, builders of 
good homes, Hammon. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., A. L. Stinson, Donald Commons, 
partners in bus.; (pol.) J. A. Moad, Car¬ 
penter, Okla.; J. P. Johnson, R. M. Trent. 
Church, Meth., Tchr. of S. S. class. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; active mbr. in all 
civic and public affairs; former K. of P. 
Pol. Act., independent; active only in co. ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
City Clk., past 15 yrs., still serving ; 
mbr. sch. bd., 4 yrs. Party Honors, former 
pret. committeeman; del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; located 
at Whiteagle; lived at Hammon since 1907. 
In banking bus. in Hammon, 1907' 14. 

■ CONRAD. ORVILLE, Rankin. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Neoga, Ill., March 20, 
1S8C. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. Wife, d. of 
Grant McColgin, Rankin. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Bryce; 2 d. Imogene, June Nadene. Bus. 


Con., owner Home Supply Co., Rankin. Bk. 
Con. First St. Cheyenne. Assoc., (pol.> 
J. C. Cassidy Alvin Moore, Cheyenne; T. 
H. Peterson T. H. Garver; W. S. Cary. 
Church, Meth.; trustee. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Cheyenne; I. O. O. F., Rankin. 
Imp. Rel.. Judge Ross Conrad, (bro.), Chey¬ 
enne. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
18 yrs.; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; J. of P., 1910-28. 
Party Honors, pret. committeeman, since 
1910; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1905; lived since at Rankin. 
Hobby, good roads. 

CONRAD. ROSS, Cheyenne. Rep. Occ. 
lawyer; county judge. B., Cumberlin Co., 
Ill., March 4, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Elk 
City, grad., 1915; Okla. Univ., grad. LL.B., 
1920. Wife, Viola Collins. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Charles Ray. Bus. Con., practicing atty. 
Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., Grant McColgin. 
Rankin; W. M. Ballard, Cheyenne; W. W. 
Peterson, Cheyenne; (pol.) J. P. Johnson, 
E. J. Commons, Hammon; Wayne Bayless, 
Claremore; Earl Brown, Ardmore; Bert 
Lawton, Fairfax. Church, Meth. S. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C„ sec’y. 1921-23; Mason 
Flue Lodg'e, I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., Imp. Rel., 
O. G. and V. D. Conrad, (bros.), Rankin. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. for 12 
yrs.; works through personal activities. 
Offices, Co. Judge, 1927, still serving. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. Rep. Co. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived at Rankin. 
1905-20; at Cheyenne since 1920. Vol¬ 
unteered for service at beginning of W. 
War but was disqualified for physical 
disability; mbr. of the Registration bd. at 
Rankin. Hobby, Boy Scout work; Scout 
Master, Cheyenne. 

CRANE. W. F., Hammon. Dem. Occ., 
harness and shoe shop owner. B., Tarrant 
Co., Tex., July 7, 1877. Edu., com. schs., 
Baylor Co., Tex. Wife, formerly Miss 
Johnson, Wise Co., Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Royce 
F'., dir. of Hammon band; Glendon, book- 



FRANK R. BLOSSER 










ROGER MILLS COUNTY 



keeper for Hammon Chevrolet Co.; 3 d.. 
Evangel, Yoneile, Cleta. Bus. Con., owner 
and operator of Harness and shoe shop, 
Hammon. Bk. Con., First Natl., Hammon. 
Assoc., (pol.) F. R. Blosser, Cheyenne; 
J. T. Nicholson, W. L. Vosburg; Mrs. 
Allen Leedy, Alvin Moore, Cheyenne. 
Church, Bap.; deacon; choir leader; past 
supt. for 8 yrs. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C., active mbr.; Mason Blue Ledge, Ham¬ 
mon. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
15 yrs.; makes some speeches ; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, J. of 
1'., now acting; mbr. city bd., 1917-18. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and dist. convs. 
several times ; pret. commitU eman ; Inspec¬ 
tor of Elec Bd., 14 yrs. Remarks came 
to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Elk City, 1900- 
1905 ; in Hammon since 1911. His chief 
interest is church work. 

CUNNINGHAM, JUDSON C., Cheyenne. 
Dem. Occ., court clerk. B., Hill Co., 
Tex., March 20, 1889. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Cheyenne, grad. 1911. Wife, Betty, 
d. of W. E. Lane, Comanche, Tex. Cdrn.. 
1 s., Allen; 1 d., Gladys. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., Allen Moore, John Casady, 
F. R. Blosser, W. F. Mouser, R. N. Higgins, 
Ross Conrad; Cheyenne; (pci.) Judge E. 
L. Mitchell, Clinton; Bert Meacham, Sen. 
A. E. Darnell, Clinton. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; dist. den. Grand 
Master and Grand Patriot. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; works through personal contacts 
only; his chief interest is to serve his 
constitutents. Offices, Ct. Clk., since 1919; 
Co. Clk., 1913-17. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1892; lived since at Cheyenne. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing; mbr. cf Isaak Walton 
League. 

HIATT, G. M., Hammon. Rep. Occ Jt 
farmer. B., Kellog. Ia., Sept. 13, 1865. 
Edu., com. and li. schs.. Mo. Wife, former 
Miss Cain, of Mo. Cdrn., 3 s., C. R., 
Johnston City, Pa.; Solomon, Lauren, 


Hammon; 3 d., Mrs. Ruby Stevens, Strong 
City; Marie, Okla. City; Helen, Hammon. 
Bus. Con., owns and operates farm land; 
breeder of sheep. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Solomon Hiatt (son) partner in 
operation of farm; (pol.) Fran Creek, Bob 
Trent, Hammon; Jim Harris, Wagoner; 
Clark Wasson. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., Hammon. Imp. Rel., Bernard 
Savage, (nephew) Hammon. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. 45 yrs. Offices, 
Co. Commr., 1918-20; mbr. sch. bd., 10 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; 
del. to many co. convs.; pret. committee¬ 
man ; st. Committeeman from Roger Mills 
Co. Remarks came to Okla. in 1901; lived 
since at Hammon. Active in all rural 
work. Interested in good schools and 
roads. 

HIGGINS, ROBERT NEWTON, Jr., Chey¬ 
enne. Dem. Occ., banker. B.. Cheyenne, 
Feb. 3, 1900. Edu., com. and li. schs., 
Cheyenne, grad., 1916; Okla. Univ., 1 yr. 
1918; Bus. Col. Okla. City. Wife, d. or 
W. H. Anderson, Strong City. Cdrn. 1 
s., Robert Newton, III; 1 d., Billie Louise. 
Bus. Con., cashier First St. Bk., Cheyenne; 
v.-pres. Guaranty St. Bk., Texola; farm 
owner; stockholder in Roger Mills Ins. 
Co. Assoc., I. C. Thurmond, E. K. Thur¬ 
mond, A. L. Thurmond, Okla. City; C. 
M. Pennington, Cheyenne; T. P. Higgins, 
Texola; (pol.) Alvin IMoore, W. H. Mouser,, 
C. O. Ganse, J. C. Redden, J. T. Nixon, 
Cheyenne; George Key, Okla. City; Judge 
Mitchell, Clinton. Church. Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., past Pres.; mbr. Good 
Roads Com., 1926, was instrumental in se¬ 
curing electric lights, water and paving 
for Cheyenne; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Cheyenne; Commandery, Sayre ; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; mbr. Elk City 
Country Club. Imp. Rel. R. N. Higgins, 
ISavre, Engineer of Beckham and Roger 
Mills Coontios. (father) ; T. P. Higgins, 
banker, Texola, (bro). _Pol. Act., partl- 


713 

sail; active in co. and dist. since 1922; 
given credit along with his father for 
electing Alvin Moore to Senate. A public 
spirited and tireless worker. Offices city 
treas. Party Honors, del. to League of 
Young Dem. St. Conv., 1928; Co. Chmn., 
1926. Remarks, lived all his life at Chey¬ 
enne. 'Mbr. of S. A. T. C. while attending 
O. U.; mbr. of Amer. Legion Post, Elk 
City. Active in all civic and political 
affairs of his Senatorial Dist. Hobby, 
saddle horses. 

HUNT, D. N., Strong City. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Buffalo Gap, Tex., Dec. 29, 
1882. Edu., com. sch., Cheyenne; Weather¬ 
ford; Normal. Wife, Grace G. Murphy, 
d. of Sen. E. J. Murphy, Clinton. Cdrn., 

1 s., E. J.; 1 d.„ Helen. Bus. Con., Cashier 
First St., Strong City; Stockholder First 
Natl., Carter; farm owner, in Custer and 
Comanche Cos. Assoc., F. E. Herring. 
Pres., E. K. Thunnand, V.-Pres., First St. 
IStrong City; (pol.) J. T. Nicholson, Edgar 
Taylor, Cheyenne; Alvin Moore, Cheyenne; 
John B. Harrison, atty., Okla. City Church, 
Meth. Strong City; tchr. young peoples 
class. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C. active 
mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Strong City; 
treas. for 10 yrs.; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. 
Rel., Charles Hodges, (cousin) St. George 
Hotel, Dallas, Tex.; Lester Hunt, Irvin 
Hunt, farmers, near Cheyenne; and Frank 
Hunt, First Natl. Bk. Elk City, (bros.) ; 
Mrs. A. L. Thurmand. Okla. City; Mrs. 
Cora B. Thompson, Cheyenne, (sisters). 
Pci. Act., independent; active in co. for 
20 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
'■nly. Offices, City Treas., 10 yrs.; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892 and has lived since in Roger Mills 
Co. Established bank at Strong City in 
1912. During W. War was head of all 
Liberty Loan drives. Hobby, farming. 

HUNT, GRACE G., Strong City. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., HI., June 29, 1887. 
Edu.. com. schs., Custer City; Tchrs. Col., 
Weatherford. Husband, D. N. Hunt, 
banker. Cdrn., 1 s., E. J.; 1 d„ Helen. 
Bk. Con., First St., Assoc., (pol.) J. P. 
Johnson, Strong City; Ross Conrad, 
Cheyenne; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; Sen. E. 
J. Murphy, Clinton. Church, Meth.; 
pianist; active in church societies and all 
church work. Clubs. Pres. Co., W. C. T. 
U.; strong influence for prohibition; active 
in all women’s work. Imp. Rel., Sen. E. J. 
Murphy, (father), Clinton; J. E. Murphy, 
postmaster. Clinton; Curtis Murphy, Foss, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. 15 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
party organizations and personal contacts; 
one of the most active women of co. and 
st.; active in behalf of prohibition. Party 
Honors former St. Committeewoman for 4 
yrs. ; Co. Committeewoman; alternate to 
Natl. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1899; lived at Kingfisher, 1899-1900 ; 
Yukon, 1901-01; Clinton, 1901-13; Strong 
City since 1913. Active in Red Cross work 
during IV. War. Hobby, prohibition. 

JOBE, H. V., Strong City. Dem. Occ.. 
real estate and insurance dealer. B., Fay¬ 
etteville, Ark., Jan. 16, 1869. Edu., com. 
sch.. Ark. Wife, formerly Miss Webb, of 
Tenn. Cdrn., 1 s., Hugh, Strong City; 

3 d., Mrs. Susie Thompson, Hammon; Mrs. 
Lizzie Gardner, Mo.; Mrs. Jetta Adams, 
Neb. Bus. Con., owns and operates real 
estate and insurance office, Strong City. 
Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) A. A. 
Hitchcock, W. E. Kendall, Strong City; 
Jim Sudoek, Norman; Alvin Moore, Chey¬ 
enne. Church, Bap., (inactive). Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr.; former pres. 

1. O. O. F., Strong City. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; works through corns, and personal 
contacts. Offices. City Clk., now serving; 
mbr. sell, bd., 16 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1897 ; lived near Siloam Springs, 

1 yr.; Dewey Co., 1898-1907 ; Roger Mills 
Co. since. While living in Dewey Co.„ helped 
organize sch. dist. Hobby, good roads and 
schools. 








714 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




GRACE G. HUNT 


ROBERT N. 


JOHNSON, J. P.. Strong City. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Woodbridge, N. J., Feb. XI, 
1857. Edu., com. sch., Woodbridge, N. J. 
Wife, Former Miss Bazzell, of Ala. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Thomas Herman, J. P. Jr., Strong 
City; 1 d., Mrs. Elsie Little, Strong. Bus. 
Con., owner (and operator of Jotonson 
Mercantile Store, Strong City; farm own¬ 
er. Bk. Con., First iSt. Assoc., (pal.) 
G. A. Moad, G. M. Hiatt, Hammon; Sen. 
Murphy, Clinton ; Jim Harris; W. G. Skelly. 
Church, Bap.; teacher Bible class. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Chamber of Commerce, active 
in all civic affairs; Masons Blue Lodge; 
Lodge ; Royal Arch ; Chapter, Strong City ; 
M. W. A. (Interested in Masonry.) Pol. 
Act., liberal; active in co. • 40 yrs. ; a 
strong influence throughout the entire co.; 
works mostly through personal contacts. 
Offioes. mbr. sch. bd., 20 yrs.; City Judge 
for Strong City. Party Honors, del. to 
natl. eonv., Kansas City; del. to all st. 
and co. convs., for number of yrs.; candi¬ 
date for Co. Treas., 1925, defeated by 8 
votes. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894; 
lived since at Strong City. In regular U. 
S. Army, Co. A.. 6th Inf., 1876-1889, 
and saw service on all Indian frontiers, 
Dakota, Utah,, Okla. etc. Hobby, stock- 
raising. 

KENDALL, W. E., Strong City. Deni. 
Occ., R. F. D. mailcarrier. B., Corsicana, 
Tex., April 17, 1877. Edu., Com. and h. 
sch., Corsicana, Tex. Wife, former Miss 
Adrian, of Tex. Cdrn., 4 s., Paul E., 
Louis,. W. D.; Leslie, Norman; 3 d.. Mrs. 
Elsie Diffendaffer, Berwyn, Ill.; Mrs. Beulah 
Reese, Taloga; Mattie. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., (pol.) A. A. Hitchcock: T. J. 
Nicholson, L. C. Hughes, Cheyenne. Church, 
Bap.; active mbr.; conducts song ser¬ 
vices. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., pres., 
active mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. 0. 
F., (subordinate and encampment) ; M. 
W. A., Strong City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 30 yrs.; works through 


HIGGINS, JR. 


personal contacts only. Offices, mbr. sch. 
bd., 10 yrs.; rural mail carrier, 10 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899 ; lived since 
at Strong City. Scout Master of Boy 
Scouts Strong City. Hobby, good schools. 

LEACH, F. 0., Cheyenne. Dem. Occ.. 
farmer retired. B. Lancashire, Eng. Edu.. 
pub. schs., England; also attended Univ. 
in Eng. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., (adopted) 
John S. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc. F. 
R. Blosser, J. P. Johnson, W. H. Mouser, 
Ross Conrad, Cheyenne. Church, Episco¬ 
pal. Lodges, Mason, certified lecturer in 
Masonic Lodge. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
30 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, sec’y. of Elec. Bd., since 
1918. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893 ; 
lived in Roger Mills Co. since. 


Union, one cf the organizers; active in 
all rural activities. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since womans suffrage 
in Okla.; works through personal contacts; 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 8th Legis.; 
(first woman Repr. in Okla.) 1921. Party 
Honors, mb’. St. Rep. Com; del to st. 
convs., 1924-28; del. to all co. convs.; 
presented with a watch by the 8th Legis. 
as a memento of her being the first Okla. 
woman legislator; committeeman of 8th 
dist. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived in Grant Co., 2 yrs. and in Roger 
Mills Co. since 1903. During W. War was 
local chmn. Finance Com. of Red Cross 
work, Roger Mills Co. Was formerly sch. 
tchr. for number of yrs. Gives husband 
credit for being her inspiration in all her 
political and public accomplishments. 
Special interest is her children. 


McCOLGIN, BESSIE S., Reydon. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Minneapolis, Kan., 
Jan. 7, 1875. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Earlville, Ill.; Ill. Tchrs. Normal Col. ; 
Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington, Ill.; Sch. of 
Oratory; Georgia Acad., Georgia, Vt, Hus¬ 
band, Grant McColgin, farmer and stock- 
man. Cdrn., 5 s.. Grant Willis, Kan. City,, 
Kan. ; Sterling S., Wayne R., Franklin 
Harding, Rankin; Quentin, Okla. City; 4 
d., Mrs. Hope Conrad, Rankin; Mary Eliza¬ 
beth, Okla. City; Ruth Margaret, Frances 
Octavia, Rankin. (5 cdrn. have won trips 
to st. fairs.) Bus. Con., stockholder and 
treas., Rankin Telephone Co.; farming in¬ 
terests. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., J. P. 
Johnson, Ross Conrad, Cheyenne; Mrs. 
Lola Pearson; G. B. Schwabe; W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Meth., supt. S. S. ; S. S. 
class tchr.; steward; active in Women's 
Missionary Society and Ladies Aid. Imp. 
Rel.. Mrs. Jane Moody; Leo O’Neal Brown. 
Clubs &. Lodges, St. Officer in Grange; 
Sponsor 4-H Club, Chaperon Boys and 
Girls Club for short course at A. & M. 
Col., acted as Co. Demonstrator in this 
work; chmn. Co. Fair Com.; mbr. Farmers 


MRS. BESSIE S. McCOLGIN 









GRANT McCOLGIN 


McCOLGIN, GRANT, Reydon. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Rural Talley, 
I’a., Feb. 5, 1870. Edu.. com. schs., Rural 
Valley, Pa. ; Acad., Elders Ridge, Pa., grad. 
1886 ; Wesleyan Univ. and Brown’s Bus. 
Cal., Bloomington, III. Wife, Bessie S. 
Cdrn., 5 s.. Grant Willis, Kansas City, 
Kan. ; Sterling S., Wayne It., Rankin; 
Quentin, Okla. City; Franklin Harding, 
Rankin; 4 d., Mrs. Hope Conrad, Rankin; 
Mary Elizabeth, Okla. City; Ruth Mar¬ 
garet, Frances Oetavia, Rankin. (5 cdrn. 
have won trips to st. Fairs.) Bus. Con., 
owns and operates 1280 acres land ; Sec’y. 
Rankin Telephone Co.; interested in Real 
(Estate Bus., Rankin. Bk. Con., First St., 
Cheyenne, Okla. Assoc., Orville Conrad, 
v.-pres. Rankin Telephone Co.; Mrs. Bessie 
McColgin, (wife), treas. of Rankin; (pol.) 
.1. T. Rankin, Rankin; J. P. Johnson, Strong 
City; Ross Conrad, Cheyenne; W. R. 
Trent, Hammon; F. R. Blosser, Cheyenne; 
Jim McClintic, Snyder; J. W. Harreld, Okla. 
City; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. Grange, Master 1927 to pre¬ 
sent; Farmers Union, Local Sec’y.; Sec’y.- 
Treas. Rankin N. F. L. A. Pol. Act., 
nationally is partisan; locally. Indepen¬ 
dent ; active in co. for 37 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts 
and com. Offices, Rural Mail Carrier, 
Rankin for 7 y 2 yrs. ; Notary Public, 24 
yrs.; Clk Sch. Bd., 10 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to dist. co. and st. convs.; prct, com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived in Grant Co., 2 yrs.; and in 
Rankin since 1903. During W. War was 
mbr. Local Draft Bd. of Council of Defense 
and active in all Red Cross and Bond Issue 
work. 

MOORE, ALVIN, Cheyenne. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ New Madrid. Mo., Sept. 8, 
1890. Edu.. h. sch., Cheyenne; home 
study including law. Wile, Flora Jeanette 
Oakes. Cdrn.. 1 d., Florida. Bus. Con., 
Atty. First St. Bk., Cheyenne; Pres. Roger 
Mills Co. Abstract & Title Co., Cheyenne; 
also represent banks at lteydon, Strong 
City, Texola and Allison, Tex. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Natl. Travel 
Club; Commercial Club; B. r. O. E.; 1. 
O. O. F.; 32nd Mason, Shrine. Assoc., 

I C. Thurmond, Okla. City; R. N. Higgins, 
Jr., John C. Casady, Cheyenne; (pol.) E. 
Iv. Thurmond, Okla. City; W. H. Mouser, 
Cheyenne; S. E. Brown, Elk City; A. L. 
Schvvendenner, Sliattuck; R. D. McRay, 


ROGER MILLS COUNTY 

Taloga; J. Y. McClintic, Wash. D. C.; W. 
.1. Holloway. Pol. Act., since 1915; makes 
speeches, works personally and througu 
coins. Offices, Mayor, Cheyenne, 2 terms; 
St. Senator, now. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
Roger Mills Co., 2 terms; Dem. Campaign 
mgr. for Roger Mills Co., 2 elections. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898, lived since at 
Cheyenne. During IV. War was in un- 
assigned Inf., mbr. Arner. Legion, past post 
commander at Cheyenne. Was a school 
teacher 10 yrs. 

MOUSER, W. H., Cheyenne. Dem. Occ., 

lawyer; county attorney. B., Madison! 
Ind., Sept. 28, 1876. Edu., h sch., Han¬ 
over, Ind., grad., 1895 ; Hanover College, 
grad., 1898. Wife, d. of Capt, H. D. Banta 
Hanover, Ind. Cdrn., 1 s., William H. Jr., 
Cheyenne; 3 d., Mrs. Emma Copeland, Ton- 
kawa; Dorothy, at O. U.; Genevieve. Bk 
Con., First St. Assoc., C. O. Ganse, J. m! 
Redden, R. N. Higgins, W. M. Ballard, 
Bernice Ballard, Cheyenne. Church, Bap. 
Cl nils & Lodges, C. of C., leader in civic 
affairs, Mason; I. 0. 0. F.; Woodmen 
Lodges, Cheyenne. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 20 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Offices, Co. Clk., Day Co. in 
Okla. Ter., 1903-1907; Co. Atty., 1907-11 ; 
Co. Judge, 1911-14; Co. Atty., since 1924. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; located 
at Grand; lived at Cheyenne since 1907. 
During W. War was active in securing 
Red Cross funds. 

PETERSON, w, Cheyenne. Rep. 

Occ., lawyer. B„ Eldorado, la., Dec. 29 , 
1879. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ia.; St. 
Normal, Weatherford, 1903-1907; Cumber¬ 
land Univ., Tenn., LL.B. Wife, Amelia, 
d. of John Shuman, Weatherford. Cdrn., 
1 s., Giles; 3 d., Helen, Margaret, Geneva' 
May. Bk. Con., First iSt. Assoc., W. H. 
Mouser, Ross Conrad, Walter Sprawls, S. 

H. Rimbey, Cheyenne; Judge Tom Ed¬ 
wards. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason, 
Cheyenne, Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. for 15 yrs. ; makes speeches and works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. Attv., 
1920-25; City Atty., 1914-15. Party 
Honors, Sec’y. Rep. Com., 1916-24. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived at 
Canute, Strong City; Cheyenne, since 1916. 
Active in Red Cross Work during W. War. 

RANKIN, JOHN T., Rankin. Rep. Occ., 
(retired.) B., Greenfield Mo., July 30, 1842. 
Edu., com sch., Greenfield, Mo'. Unmar¬ 
ried. Past Bus., merchant and farmer. Bk. 
Con., Cheyenne St. Assoc., J. P. Johnson. 
Strong City; Grant McColgin, Mrs. Bessie 
McColgin, Rankin; Sen. J. W. Harreld ; 
Lew Wentz. Church, Pres. Clubs, Farmers 
Union; Grange. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Corda 
Hines, Rankin. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 66 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only.; in spite of his 
age is most active and influential man 
in vicinity of Rankin. Offices, mbr. City 
Coundil; Postmaster, 1902-1924. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs.; del. to all co. 
convs.; prct. committeeman, now serving. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901. One of 
original pioneers of Roger Mills Co. and 
oldest settler in vicinity of Rankin. Found¬ 
ed the town of Rankin and built the first 
store there in 1902, which he operated until 
age prevented such activities. Has always 
been active in rural affairs. Hobby, read¬ 
ing. 

REDDEN, J. C., Durham. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and cotton ginner. B., Hutton 
Valley, Mo., Sept. 22, 1885. Edu., com. 
sc-hs., Roger Mills Co. Wife, d. of Joe 
Hill, of Tex. Cdrn., 4 s., Clarence, Ken¬ 
neth, Gene, Joe, Durham. Bk. Con.. First 
'St. Assoc., S. K. Robberts, R. N. Higgins, 
Ben Hyre, F. E. Beaty, J. W. Thomas; 
(pol.) Bill Mouser, F. R. Blosser, Bob 
Trent, C. O. Ganse, Ed Reed, Alvin Moore, 
Bill Trent Ed Butterfield. Lodges, Mason; 

I. O. O. F., Durham. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only; active in 
support of Gov. Johnston Offices, Co. 
Commr., since 1923. Party Honors, del. 


715 

to st. convs., 1926-28. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived since in Roger Mills 
Co. During W. War was active in Red 
Cross work. 

RICE, CHAUNCEY V., Cheyenne. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B., Duquoin, Ill., March 
9, 1894. Edu., com. sch., Ill.; h. sch.. 
Elk City, grad., 1913. Wife, Muriel, d. 
Mrs. Nellie M. Dugger, Hammon. Cdrn. 

2 s„ James, Chauncey V., Jr.; 2 d., Helen 
Marie, Nellie Carrol. Bus. Con., Hard¬ 
ware and Furniture Store, Harmon; Gen¬ 
eral Store, Cheyenne. Bk. Con., First St. 
(Assoc., (pol.) J. P. Johnson, Strong City; 

' • O. Ganse. Church, Meth.; active worker; 
chmn. Bd. of Stewards. Lodges, Mason! 
Cheyenne. Imp. Rel., Mrs. H. M. Parks, 
(sister), Forgan, Okla., chmn. Junior Clubs. 
Pol. Act, Independent; active in co. for 
lo yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, chmn. sch. bd., since 1925. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv.; del. to 
dist. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; 
lived at Hammon 1911-13; Forgan, 1913- 
20; Cheyenne since 1924. Leader in all 
civic activities. Interested in schools. 

RICE. F. A., Strong City. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Palestine, Tex., Jan. 
13, 1894. Edu., com. sch., 2 yrs. h. sch.. 
Strong City. Unmarried. Bus. Con., post¬ 
master ; Chevrolet Agency, Strong Citry. Bk. 
Con., First St. Assoc., Hoyt Little, part¬ 
ner in Chevrolet Agency; (pol.) J. P 
Johnsc-n, Mrs. D. N. Hunt, Strong City; 
Sen. E. J. Murphy, Clinton; W. B. Pine, 
Okmulgee. Church, Meth. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A., Strong 
City. Imp. Rel., W. H. Huggins, (uncle) 
‘Sherman, Tex. ; W. H. Rice, (bro.) Cotton 
Belt R. R„ Tyler, Tex. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. for 10 yrs.; makes 
some speeches and works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to Co. and 
dist. convs., 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1906; lived since in Roger Mills Co. 
During W. War served in Military Police 
36th Co., Det. Mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 
No. 181 Elk City. Hobby, hunting. 

TRENT, R. M., Hammon. Rep. _Occ., 
farmer. B., Hancock, Tenn., June 2, 1878. 
Edu., com. sch., Hancock Co., Tenn. Wife, 
d. of J. T. Odom, Hancock Co., Tenn. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Albert, Hammon; 3 d., Mrs. 
Katie Stancel, Georgia; Mrs. Sallie Wil¬ 
liams, Mrs. Bertha Howard, Hammon. Bus. 
Con., farming and livestock only. Bk. 



A. E. WILLIAMS 











MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


716 

Con., First Natl. Assoc., Joe Forster, Claude 
Haggers, LaCare Bousburg, Hammon; (pol.) 
G. M. Haight, F. H. Creech; E. G. Cum¬ 
mings. Church, Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Hammon. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. for 25 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Co. Commr. 
1925 and since. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1905; lived since in Roger Mills Co. 
ested in good roads. 

TRENT, W. R., Hammon. Rep. State 
Representative. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

WATSON, MRS. G. A., Durham. Dem. 
Y.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Further 
information unavailable.) 

WILLIAMS, A. E., Hammon. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B„ Ferris, Tex., May 1, 1886. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Ferris, Tex.; 
Valparaiso College, Ind., 2 yrs. Wife, Miss 
Alexander of Hermitage, Mo. Cdrn., 1 
s., Howard C., Hammon; 1 d., Mrs. Helen 
Morrow, Carlsbad, N. M. Bus. Con., owner 
Williams Drug Store, Hammon, 17 yrs. 
in bus. at same location. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Hammon. Assoc., (poll) W. A. 
Lewter, Hammon; F. R. Blosser, Cheyenne; 


Jim McClintic, Snyder; Alvin Moore, Chey¬ 
enne. Church, Chris, (preferred.) Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., active in all civic 
enterprises; Mason Blue Lodge, Hammon; 
was certificate mbr. Masonic Grand Lodge 
of Okla. 1918-24. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
Postmaster, 1916-22; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1922- 
24. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1924; 
del. to many co. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man, 1918-22. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902; lived in Cotton and Roger Mills Cos. 
since. Interested in good roads. Hobby, 
■fishing. 

YOUNG, DELLA l„ Cheyenne. Dem. Occ., 
farm wife and w'riter. B., near Topeka, 
Kan., Feb. 8, 1872. Edu- com. and h. schs., 
Holton, Kan.; Campbell Normal, Holton, 
Kan.; N. W. Normal, 1899; Okla. A. & M., 
1925. Hus- Clyde Young, Cheyenne. Cdrn., 
1 s., Clyde, Jr., Cheyenne; 2 d„ Frances, 
tchr. in Montana; Vashti, student at Okla. 
A. & M. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl., Elk City. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. A. Adams, Moorewood; 
George Puryear, Sweetwater; Alvin Moore, 
John Cassady, Cheyenne; Judge B. Harris¬ 
on, Okla. City; Dennis T. Flynn, E. K. 


Thurman, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Platonic Club, Cheyenne; Old 
Timers Club, Sec’y.; mbr. Territorial ex- 
Co,.. Supt. Soc.; Co-Operative Wheat Grow¬ 
ers Assn., pres.; Okla. Folklore Soc.„ Sec y. 
C hinn . of a Com. to combine all Womens 
Clubs in Roger Mills Co. Imp. Rel., W. A. 
Young (father-in-law). Elk City, one of 
first settlers of Roger Mills Co.; Dick Cann 
(bro.), Higgins, Tex., a prosperous farmer: 
Mrs. .T. T. Owen (sister), Hamburg, Okla.; 
W. W. Blackburn (bro.-in-law) M. & M. 
Oil Co., Elk City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
atcive in co. since 1896; makes speeches, 
works through personal contacts. An ar¬ 
dent prohibitionist and a leader of the 
educational and moral forces in the co. 
Offices, Co. Supt. Day Co. in Territorial 
Days, elected on 16 to 1 ballot at time 
Bryan made race for President. Party 
Honors Prct. Committeewoman 1928; candi¬ 
date for Co. Supt. 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1893; lived since near and ’ll 
Cheyenne. Worked extensively in Moon¬ 
light schools. An able writer well known 
all over the co. and st. Has made a study 
of Okla. folklore, which is her hobby. 
Oldest sch. tchr. in point of service in 
Roger Mills Co. 


Rogers County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, H. H. Brown (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Attorney, N. B. Johnson (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Clerk, A. V. Robinson (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Clerk, D. J. Matthews (Dem.)_Claremore 

Sheriff. Dave Faulkner (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Treasurer, Lee Settle (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Surveyor, Orel Brouse (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, F. E. 

Lemons (Rep.)-Claremore 

Co. Assessor, Anna F. Settle (Dem.)-Claremore 

Co. Weigher, None 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—U. S. Jefferies (Rep.)-Chelsea 

Dist. No. 2—C. S. Fry (Dem.)-Claremore, Rt. 1 

Dist. No. 3—H. Tom Brown (Dem.)-Claremore 

County Election Board: 

Sec'y. Ross Hutchins (Dem.)_Claremore 

Chinn., W. A. Kaff (Dem.)-Chelsea 

Mbr., E. P. Clark (Rep.)_Talala 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, H. Tom Right (Dem.) Claremore; 
Senator. Gid Graham (Dem.) Nowata; District Judge, 
Wayne W. Bayless (Dem.) Claremore. 

' State Officers, Dr. Clyde W. Beson, Claremore, Com¬ 
missioner of Health; Morton R. Harrison (Dem.) Clare¬ 
more, mbr. Soldiers Relief Com. ; S. G. Priest, Claremore 
Game Ranger; W. P. Payne. Chief of the Loan Division, 
School Land Com.: Dennis Bushyhead, Sec’y- Industrial 
Com. : W. A. Howard, Chelsea. Co. Superintendenc 
Health ; Newt Sellers, Claremore. Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institution. Qkla. Military Academy, Clare¬ 
more, Walter E. Downs, President. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

L. L. Merritt. Talala, Chmn.; Miss Murle Lipe, 
Claremore, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 


L. C. Haggard, Claremore, Chmn.; Mrs. W. F. 
Hays, Claremore, V.-Chmn.; D. Esco Walker, Claremore, 
Sec’y. 

A. T. Challburg, Claremore, State Committeeman; 
Mrs. E. L. Hinton, Chelsea, State Cominitteewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Claremore, Co. Seat; E. A. Church (Mayor); J. 
M. York (Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Chelsea, L. C. Merritt (Chmn., Bd. of Trustees) ; 
Sallie Bard (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Unity Gas 
Co., D. R. Pike, (Mgr.). 

Catoosa, Howard Dearston (Mayor) ; Lula M. Jef¬ 
fries (Clerk) ; pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 

Inola, J. M. Robison (Chmn. Board of Trustees) ; 
Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Oolagah, E. L. Denny (Bd. of Trustees) ; Elmer J. 
Jones (Clerk) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1900 | 

1 

2463 


| 2901 | 

1 

2147 | 

Rep. 

| 1435 | 

! 

2852 


| 2207 J 

1 

3477 | 

Soc. 

1 531| 

1 

216 


1 55| 

1 

31 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1411 | 

245S 


| 2383 | 

2140 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 J 

1158 | 

2885 


| 3076 | 

1592 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

52 | 

206 


no C.T 

6 1 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

i 1 

1425 | 


3087 

1 1 

2186 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

1190 | 


2330 

1 1 

1870 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 i 

70 | 


47 

1 T 

15 T 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1694 | 

1370 | 

2515 

3004 

| 2893] 

2260 | 

3035-1 

Rep. 

| 1640 | 

1222 | 

2812 

2074 

| 2420 | 

1627 | 

2421 | 

Soc. 

1 511 | 

53 | 

198 

| no C. 

|no C. | 

no C. | 

12 | 


Town 

Chelsea 

Claremore 


NEWSPAPERS 


Reporter 

Messenger 

Progress 

Progress 


Newspaper 

(Wkly., Ind. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 

(Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

J. A. Trickey 
James E. Hammett 
W. C. Kates 
W. C. Kates 


Owner 

J. A. Trickey 
James E. Hammett 
A. L. Kates 
A. L. Kates 


BAYLESS, JUDGE WAYNE W„ Clare¬ 
more. Dem. Occ., Dist. Judge. B., Cass- 
ville. Mo., Aug. 27, 1895; came to Okla. 
1907; located at Claremore. Edu., com. 
sch.. Eastern Univ. Prep. Sch., Claremore, 
Okla. Univ., LL. B., 1920. Wife, Blanche 
Hill. Cdrn., 1 s., Wayne W., Jr. Bus 
Con., dir. and stockholder Natl. Bk., Clare¬ 
more; First Natl Bk. of Commerce, Com- 
merce. Assoc., G. D. Davis, B. O. Bay- 
less, Ross Bayless; knows all the leaders 
of his party. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary, Claremore Country, O. or 
C., Mason Blue Lodge, Knight Templar, 
Claremore; Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., John B. Bayless (father), bank¬ 
er and financier (dec.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in dist. and st. since 1919, 
works by personal contact, speeches and 
com. Offices, mbr. Ruth Impeachment Com.; 
nominated for Congress on Dem. ticket 
1924, defeated by only 143 votes out of 
93,000; mbr. Ninth Legislature; appointed 
Dist. Judge 1926 and elected at the next 
election to same office; mbr. investigating 


com. Party Honors, del. to st. and cc 
convs. Remarks active in behalf of good 
roads. 

BEESON, CLYDE WILLIAM M. D., St. 

Capitol. Okla. City. Dem. Occ., S, 
Health Commissioner. B., Handcock Co. 
Ill., Aug. 20, 1879; came to Okla. 1906, 
located at Nowata Co. 1909; Claremore 
1909-29 Edu., Ensworth Central Medical 
Col., St. Joseph, Mo., 1906. Wife, Rowena 
Fish. Cdrn., 1 s„ C. W. Beson; 1 d., 
Geraldyne, O. C. W. Bk. Con., Natl., 
Claremore; Liberty Natl. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Knight Templar; 
Eminent Commander Claremore Commandery 
No. 41; Commercial Club 20 yrs.; Okla. 
and Rogers Co. Medical Assns.; past mbr. 
Rotary and Lions Clubs. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
Ella Beson, Augusta, Ill. Pol. Act., strict¬ 
ly partisan 25 yrs.; makes speeches. Of¬ 
fices, City Council 4 yrs.; Health Officer, 
Claremore, 5 yrs., present office. Remarks, 
contributed articles to various magazines 
on variousl subjects; Spanish War veteran. 
Major in organization, active service hi 


Porta Rico under Gen. Woods. Active in 
W. War work. 

BRISCOE, WILLIAM A., Claremore. Dem. 
Occ., meat market. B., Van Buren, Ark., 
Mcli. 20, 1895; came to Okla. 1900; lo¬ 
cated at Eufaula 1900-04; Ark. 1904-05 ; 
Claremore since. Edu., h. sch., Claremore; 
Univ. Prep. Sch., Claremore. Wife,- Ruth 
Lawrence. Bus. Con., City Meat Market. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
C. C. Nichols, W. A. Briscoe, Granvil Rod¬ 
ger, W. C. Kates, L. S. Robinson, Ross 
Lillard, E. B. Howard, Chas. W. Mason, 
Fred Capshaw. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Akdar Shriner; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contact. Offices, past mbr. 
City Council 2 terms. Party Honors, past 
pret. committeeman; del. to co. conv. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, McKinney Montgomery 
Post; 167th Ambulance Corps, 42nd Div.; 
First Lieut. 179th Motor Transport Corps; 
mbr. League Young Dems. Hobby, race 
horses. 










































718 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



BROWN, D. I., Chelsea. Rep. Occ., 
grain and elevator business. B., Lawrence 
Co., Mo., Sept. 14, 1876; came to Okla. 
1888; located 15 miles southwest Chelsea; 
Chelsea since 1892. Edu., com. sch., Cher¬ 
okee Nation. Wife, Annie B. Cannon. Cdrn., 

1 d., Mrs. Emily McKnight, Cleveland. 

Bk. Con., Bk. of Chelsea. Asssc., John It. 
McIntosh. U. S. Jeffries, E. L. Hinton. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. 
E., No. 58; C. of C. Pol. Act, partisan; 
active in st. for 31 yrs.; works through 
personal contact. Party Honors, elk. Elec¬ 
tion Bd.; del. to co. convs. Hobby, civic 
betterment. 

CATES, A. L., Claremore. Dem. Occ., 
editor and owner Claremore Progress. B., 
New Jersey. Wife, Nell Moore. Cdrn., 2 
s., Will, Harry. Assoc., (pol.) all co. 
and st. Dem. leaders. Church, Pres. Pot 
Act., in co. and st. many yrs.; through 
com. and his newspaper. Offices, Post¬ 
master 2 terms, under Pres. Wilson. Party 
Honors, del. all co. and st. convs.; ex- 
chmn. co. cen. com. Remarks, civic worker 
and prominent leader. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

CHALLBURG, A. T., Claremore. Rep. 
Occ., oil broker. B., HI. Sept. 5, 1883. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Neb.; bus. col., 
Kansas City. Wife, Lydia Ostenburg. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Assoc., L. C. Haggard, A. A. 
Denison, Claremore; Lew Wentz, Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough Sen. Pine. Clubs &. Lodges. C. 
of C.; Lions; Claremore Country; Pitch 
and Bridge Clubs; B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in co. and st. since 1908 ; 
works personally and through com. Offices, 
Co. Commr. Party Honors, st. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905 ; lived 
since at Claremore. Hobby, golf and pol¬ 
itics. 

CHURCH, E. A., Claremore. Rep. Occ., 
Mayor. B., Johnston Co., Ind., Dec. 18, 


1868 ; came to Okla. 1902; located at Clare- 
more 1902-14; Pryor 1914-24; Kansas City 
1924-25; Claremore since. Edu., li. sell., 
Indianapolis, Ind. Wife, Loretta Martin. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. Bk. Con., Natl. Assoc., 
Dr W F Haves, Dr. Bushyhead, Alex 
Dennison. W. G. Skelly, Grant McCullough, 
W. B. Pine. Church, 'Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Royal Arch Mason; M. W. A.; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. for 
40 yrs.; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, Mayor 1911 since; for¬ 
mer Police Judge; ex Co. Commr. Mayes 
Co. Party Honors, Co. Election Bd. 1921- 
23; del. to all st., dist. and co. convs. 
Remarks, active during W. War. Hobby, 
civic improvement. 

DAVIS, G. D., Claremore. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Ellejoy, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1875 ; 
came to Okla. 1901: located at Claremore. 
Edu., Maryville, Tenn., Col. Wife, Frances 
J. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Ella, grad. Cornell. 
Bus. Con., pres. Natl. Bk., Claremore. 
Assoc., Dr. W. F. Hayes, G. O., B. H., 
and Ross Bayless. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter,, 
Claremore; Consistory, Guthrie; Akdar 
Temple Shrine, Tulsa; Rotary; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., independent: active in co. since 
1911; personal contact. Remarks, oldest 
banker in point of service in eastern Okla. 

DENNISON, ALEX A., Claremore. Rep. 
Occ., real estate, loans, investments. B., 
Washington, D. C., Oct. 23, 1861; came to 
Okla. 1904; located at Tulsa 1904; Clare¬ 
more 1904 since. Edu., li. sch., Washing¬ 
ton, D. C. Wife, Laura Harrington (dec.). 
Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk.; Natl. Bk., 
Commerce. Assoc., L. C. Hagg'ard, U. S. 
Jeffers, F. E. Lemons, Grant McCullough, 
Geo. Schwabe, W. G. Skelly, John Golds- 
berry. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, K. 
Iv.; Blue Lodge; W. O. W.; M. W. A.; 
past pres. C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 


active in st. 40 yrs.; works through or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, Co. Assessor 2 terms, 
1916-18; Mayor of Harvey, Ill., 1920-22. 

Party Honors, st. committeeman 10 yrs. in 
past; del. natl. conv. 1912; alternate 1916; 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks, active in 
war work. Hobby, farming. 

DODSON, S. M., Chelsea. Dem. Occ., 

real estate. B., Franklin Co., Tenn., Jan. 
25, 1871; came to Okla. 1893 ; located Chel¬ 
sea. Edu., Cassville, Mo., h. sch. Wife, 
Nora A. Roberts. Cdrn., 2 s., James M., 
Weston M. Bk. Con., Bk. of Chelsea. 

Assoc., J. B. Massey, A. L. Kates, W. J. 
Holloway, H. H. Brown, N. B. Brown. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1895; works through personal 
contact. Offices, Tax Collector, Chelsea. 

DOUGLAS, FRANK S., Claremore. Rep. 
Occ., mgr. Radium Bath House. B., Jef¬ 
ferson City, Mo., Dec. 22, 1870; came to 
Okla. 1885; located at Ardmore; Shawnee 
1900; Tecumseh 1904. Edu., com. sch., 
Gainesville, Tex. Wife, Mary Ollie. Cdrn., 
4 d Assoc., L. C. Haggard, Morris Haas, 
Dr. W. F. Hays, Chas. Hawk, Clarence 
Johnson. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C.; Rotary. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in Pottawatomie 
and Rogers Cos. since 1904; works through 
personal contact. Offices. City Clk. Te¬ 
cumseh 1914-20; del. to both st. and co. 
convs. Hobby, fishing. 

DOWNS, WALTER E„ Claremore. Dem 
Occ., pres. Okla. Military Acad. B., Sar¬ 
dis, Ark., Sept. 28, 1886. Edu., com. and 
h. schs. Sardis; Ouachita Col., grad.; ex¬ 
tension law course. Calif. Univ. Wife. 
Lydia, d. of E. C. Collins, Ardmore. Cdrn., 
3 s., Walter E., Jr.; J. R., William. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Tom Kight. 
W. B. Johnson, Judge Brown, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, M. E. Trapp, S. C. Boswell, E. 
B. Howard, Sen. Harreld, Ed Dabney. A. 
S. J. Shaw, Lew Wentz. Church. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres. Jr. and 
Sr.; Rotary; Mason; Scottish Rite; Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., William Kent, cavalryman in 
Civil War. Pol. Act., partisan: works 
through personal contacts and com. since 
1908 ; makes speeches. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Treas., Choctaw Co., 1 term: pres. Okla. 
Miltary Col., since 1925. Party Honors, 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1913; tclir. h. schs. Boswell, Ft. Towson. 
Poteau; sunt, at Hugo. During W. War 
served in 18th Inf., 39th Div.; served on 
front and in army of occupation : won 
Croix de Guerre; mbr. Amer. Legion, Mc- 
Kinney-Montgomery Post, Claremore. Hob¬ 
by, athletics. 

ERTELL, FRANK, Claremore. Mbr. Leg¬ 
islative Com., Section No. 2, St. Bar 
(Complete information unavailable). 

FAULKNER, DAVE. Claremore. Dem. 
Occ., Sheriff. B., Sallisaw, Jan. 1, 1874: 
located at Rogers Co. 1900. Edu., com. 
sell., Sallisaw: Cherokee Male Seminary, 
Talilequah. Wife, Jennie Foreman. Cdrn., 
3 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., Claremore St. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in dist. since 1907 : 
works through personal contact. Offices, 
Sheriff since 1924; Co. Commr. 1 term. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Hobby, 
live stock. 

GILSTRAP, CAPT. LEE F.. Claremore. 
Rep. Occ., Commandant Okla. Military 
Acad. B.. Chandler. July 8, 1901. Edu., 
li. sell., Chandler; A. & M., A. B., 1925; 
Geo. Washington Univ.. M. A., 1926. Single. 
Bus. Con., army. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
Assoc., Merl Cline. Jim Hannet, L C. 
Hoggard, Major Harry Gilstrap, Chas. 
O’Connor, Pat Hurley, Ray Fields. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge : 
Kappa Sigma; Alpha Kappi Psi; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 8 
yrs.; works through organization and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, pres. Young 
Men’s Rep. Club; v.-pres. Rep. Service 
Men’s St. League; del. to st. convs. from 









ROGERS COUNTY 




Payne and Lincoln Cos.; attends nearly 
all natl. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire 
McKinney-Montgomery Post; Second Lieut. 
Co. B, 142nd Inf., 36th Dir. Hobby, race 
horses. 

GREEN, J. W., Clareniore. Rep. Occ., 
Chief of Police. B., Columbus, Kan., Meh. 
11, 1879 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; located at 
Clareniore. Edu., com. and h. schs., Co¬ 
lumbus, Kan. Wife, Mattie Graham. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Dr. Wilbur, Roy; 1 d., Denna. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk.. Commerce. Assoc., E. A. 
Church, R. R. Sutton, Sen. J. W. Harrehl. 
Judge Kennamer, Harry Goldsberry. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge No. 53; I. 0. 0. F.; C. of 
C. Imp. Rel., R. M. Green (bro.), Vinita. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st. 20 yrs. Offices, served on Sch. Bd.; 
Sheriff 1916-22; Chief of Police 1925 since.. 
Party Honors, mbr. Co. Election Bd.; del. 
to st. and co. convs. Hobby, good schs. 
and roads. 

HAMMETT, JAMES E„ Clareniore. Rep. 
Occ., editor. B., Clareniore, Sept. 8, 1901. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Olrla. Military 
Acad., Clareniore. Wife, Ona Beirs. Cdrn., 
2 s., James B., Wm., at h. Bus. Con., 
Clareniore Messenger. Bk. Con., Natl. Bit. 
of Claremore. Assoc., Miss Mary Ham¬ 
mett; (pol.) R. R. Sutton, Chas. O Con¬ 
nor. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; dir. Jr. C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. since 
1924; speaker; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Party Honors, del. st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived only at 
Clareniore. Cherokee Indian, only Indian 
editor in st. Organized Hoover-Curtis Club 
in Rogers Co. Hobby, football. 

HARDY, CHAS. W., Claremore. Dem. 
Occ., real estate. B., Shelby Co., Mo.. 
Mch. 22, 1893 ; came to Okla. 1899; lo¬ 
cated at Stillwater 1913; Claremore since. 


Edu., com. sch., Stillwater. Wife, Mary 
Eaton. Bk. Con. Natl. Bk. of Claremore. 
Assoc., N. B. Johnson, Dr. Beson, A. V. 
Robinson, ex-Co. Judge Jordan, L. S. Rob¬ 
inson, W. M. Hale, W. C. Kates, K. D. 
Bernard. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 16 yrs.; 
personal activity. Offices, sec'y Election 
Bd. since 1924; City Council 1924. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, McKinney-Montgomery 
Post; Twentieth Construction Co., active 
in securing compensation for disabled sol¬ 
diers, also electrical facilities for farmers. 

HARRISON, MORTON R., Claremore. 
Chinn. Soldiers’ Relief Com. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

HAYS, DR. W. F., Claremore. Rep. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., McKee, Ky., 
Jan. 25, 1866; came to Okla. 1897 ; located 
at Claremore. Wife, Geraldine Julian. 
Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., v.-pres. Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce; Collins Drug Co. Assoc.. 
G. D. Davis, C. A. Collins, L. C. Haggard. 
W. R. Pollard, E. A. Church. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge; Akdar 
Temple Shrine, Tulsa ; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
independent ; active in co. since 1890 ; works 
through personal contact. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. ; prct. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, personally influential ; mbr. 
Examining Bd. during W. War. Hobby, out¬ 
door sports. 

HAYS, MRS. W. F., Claremore. Rep. 
V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable). 

HINTON, E. L., Chelsea. Rep. Occ., 
oil man. B., Crawford Co., Sept. 10. 1862; 
came to Okla. 1905; located at Chelsea. 
Edu., com. sch., Crawford Co., Pa. ; Clark 
Commercial Col., Titusville, Pa. Wife, 
Mary Hayes. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Fern Sayre, 
Spartansburg, Pa. Bus. Con., pres. Mayer- 
Henton Oil Co., Iola, Kan. Bk. Con., 


719 

First Natl. Assoc., A. A. Denison, TJ. S. 
Jeffries, Dave 'Cohn, H. C. Weible, Chas. 
O’Connor. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Leesville, Ohio; Chap¬ 
ter, Commandery, Sisterville, W. Va.; Con¬ 
sistory, Wheeling, W. Va.; Shrine Akdar 
Temple, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Gary Henton. 
(bro.). Union City, Pa. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. and st. 45 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st., dist. and co. 
convs. Hobby, good roads. 

HINTON, E. L., MRS., Chelsea Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Bunceton, Mo., Men. 
26, 1884; came to Okla. 1910; located at 
Chelsea. Edu., com. and h. schs., Bunce¬ 
ton, Mo. Hus., E. L. Hinton. Bk. Con-, 
First Natl. Assoc., A. E. Dennison, L. 
C.Haggard, J. H. McIntosh, Chas. O’Con¬ 
nor. Church, Meth., S. Lodge, Eastern 
Star. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and st. for 11 yrs.; works personally and 
through organization. Party Honors, pres, 
v.-chmn. co. cen. com. 1922-28; st. com¬ 
mitteeman 1928 since; mbr. Congressional 

Com. since 1926; prct. committeeman since 
1922 ; del. to st., dist. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, active in Red Cross work during W. 
War. 

HESTER, B. C., Chelsea. Dem. Occ., 

hotel man. B., Bedford, Tenn., Nov. 2, 
1865 ; came to Okla. 1891; located at Mus¬ 
kogee 1891-97 ; Chelsea since. Edu. pub¬ 
lic and h. schs., Tenn.; Chicago Univ.; 
Winchester Normal Sch., Tenn. Wife, 

Hettie Arrowood. Cdrn., 2 s., A. V., Rus¬ 
sell P.; 1 d., Bennie Marie. Bus. Con., 
Hotel Chelsea. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. 
of Chelsea. Assoc., J. B. Massey, Tom 
Kight, G. B. Holtzendorf, Lee Cruce, R. H. 
Wilson, Dr. Fite. Church, Bap. Club, 

C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
40 yrs.; works through contacts and organ¬ 
izations. Offices, Mayor in past; Co. Supt. 
1907-11; City Supt. 2 terms; mbr. St. 
Bd. of Edu. 2 terms; mbr. Bd. of Regents 
Okla. Univ.; good roads com. Party 
Honors, former party chmn.; attends st. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, for¬ 
mer newspaper man 25 yrs.; active during 
W. War. Hobby, cattle. 

HAGGARD, L. C.. Claremore lien. Occ., 
auto accessories. B., Sweet Springs, Mo., 
Nov. 13 1891; came to Okla. 1908; lo¬ 
cated at Claremore. Edu., public and h. 
schs., Sweet Springs, Mo. Wife, Edna 
Vinson. Bus. Con., L. C. Haggard Supply 


MRS. E. L. HINTON 


COL. WALTER E. DOWNS 













720 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Co. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Claremore. 
Assoc., Judge Alex Dennison, U. S. Jef¬ 
fries, R. R. Sutton, W. G. Skelly, John 
Goldsberry, Pat Hurley. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Chap¬ 
ter ; Council; C'ommandery ; C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. 15 yrs.; works 
all ways needed. Offices, City Councilman. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn.; attended natl. 
conv. 1928; del. to all st., dist. and co. 
convs. Remarks, active during W. War. 
Hobby, golf. 

HOLLAND, WILLIAM ROBERT, Clare- 
more. Dem. Occ., wholesale grocer. B., 
Jefferson Co., Kan., Feb. 4, 1875; came to 
Okla. 1916; located at Claremore; We- 
leetka 1920-21; Claremore since. Edu., 
grad. William Jewell Col., Liberty, Mo., 
1900, A. B.; Univ. of Mo., 2 yrs. medicine, 
1900-01. Wife, Bessie. Bus. Con., Holland 
Reed Wholesale Groc. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Claremore. Assoc-, H. Tom Right, Judge 
W. W. Bayless, Dr. C. W. Beeson, Dr. 
Howard L. C. Merritt, Henry S. Johnston, 
Graves Shull. Church, Bap.; supt. S. S. 
12 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, past Commander of Commandery, 
Claremore ; Consistory Guthrie; K. C. C. H.; 
Moila Temple Shrine, St. Joseph, Mo.; B. 
P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Rotary; C. of C.; 
Claremore Country Club; Boy Scouts; Sig¬ 
ma Nu. Imp. Rel., E. V. Holland, Dist. 
Ct. Judge, Denver; Barton Payne, Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. (cousins). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; co. worker since 1922; all ways need¬ 
ed. Office, City Treas. Agency, Mo. Party 
Honors, pres. Weleetka C. of C. 1 yr. ; 
del. to natl. conv. in Mo.; del. to st. 
conv. 1928; sec’y Co. Dem. Cen. Com.; 
Colonel on staff of Govs. Johnson and Hol¬ 
loway; prct. committeeman. Remarks, Le¬ 
gionnaire. ex-Conunander of Post; De¬ 
tached Service with the 5th French Army 
in W. War; embarkation of welfare work¬ 
ers, Brest; rank of Colonel. Organized the 


DeMolay, and is only living man Chapter 
is named for in Okla. Hobby, boys work 
and crippled childrens work. 

HOLTZENDORFF, C. B., Claremore. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Gainesville, Ga., 
Aug. 15, 1886; came to Okla. 1907 ; located 
at Chelsea 1907-10; Claremore since. Edu., 
Univ. of Ga., LL. B. Wife, DeLacy Crosby. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Lela, Dorothy. Bus. Con., 
Holtzendorff & Holtzendorff, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) A. 
L. Kates, L. L. Merritt, Judge R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, Judge Sam Hayes, Judge Robt. 
Rainey, Judge Kornegay. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; Knight Templar; 
Shrine, Tulsa; Sons of Amer. Revolution; 
C. of C.; Claremore Country Club; Amer., 
Okla. and Rogers Co. Bar Assns. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active for 20 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Office, ex-Mayor of Claremore. 
Party Honors, st. committeeman 2 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, First Lieut. 2nd Regiment, Okla. 
Natl. Guard. Hobby, golf, hunting and 
fishing. 

HOLTZENDORF, P. W„ Claremore. V - 
Chmn. Administrative Com., Section No. 2, 
St. Bar. (Complete information unavailable) 

HOWARD, DR. W. A., Chelsea. Dem. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Henton, 
Ill., June 30, 1883; came to Okla. 1907 ; 
located at Chelsea 1907-29. Edu., h. sch., 
Shelbyville, Ill.; Ill. Normal; St. Louis 
P. and S., M. D„ 1907. Wife, Anna 
Iloefner. Cdrn., 1 s., W. A., Jr.; 1 d., 
Gedra. Bk. Con., dir. First Natl. Assoc., 
R. C. Brewer, G. A. Tibbs, J. R. Vandever, 
L. C. Merritt, W. A. Kaff, W. R. Holland, 
Judge H. H. Brown, R. A. Britt, Henry S. 
Johnston, W. J. Holloway, M. E. Trapp. 
Church. Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, both York 
and Scottish Rite Mason, Guthrie; Shrine 
No. 1, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Alonzo Howard. 
Pol. Act., st. worker 22 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Counselor 6th Medical 


Dist.; Co. Health Officer since 1907; Mayor 
1916-17. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
always; st. committeeman 1914-15. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, Chas. Milan Post No. 
60. Chelsea; 32nd Field Hospital Corps, 
8th Division, Captain; organized Legion 
Post here 1920, Commander 1924; 
mbr. Co., St. and Amer. Medical Assns., 
sec’y. Co. Medical Assns. for 20 yrs. 
Hobby, literature. 

HUMPHREY, E. J., Claremore. Dem. 
Occ., insurance and loans. B., Lumber- 
ton, N. C., Mch. 22, 1867; came to Okla. 
1901; located Madill 1901-05; Claremore 
since. Edu., public and h. schs.. Lumber- 
ton, N. C.; Wake Forrest Col., 1 yr. Wife, 
Annie L. Children, two sons, James 
E., Chas. B.; 1 d., married. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Claremore. Assoc., David 
Lane Knie, Bill Hall, Wm. Franklin, Judge 
Summers Hardy. Church, Bap. Lodge, 
Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 25 yrs.; works all 
ways needed. Offices, first Mayor. Madill: 
City Atty.; Justice, 1926-28, Tex. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; ex-prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, on Fair Price 
Com. during W. War and active on all 
drives. 

JEFFERIES, U. S„ Chelsea. Rep. Occ., 
miller. B., Davis Co., Ia., Jan. 25, 1867; 
came to Okla. 1893 ; located at Chelsea. 
Edu., public and h. schs., Ellsworth Co., 
Ivan. Wife, Sarah Frantz. Cdrn., 2 s,, 
6 d. Bus. Con., U. S. Jefferies & Sons, 
mill. Bk. Con., Bk. of Chelsea. Assoc., 
L. C. Haggard, D. E. Walker, E. L. Hen- 
ton, Chas. O’Connor, W. B. Pine, John 
Goldsberry. Church, Meth. Lodge, I. O. 
O. F.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. 15 yrs.; works all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Co. Treas. Rogers Co. 1917-21; Co. 
Conunr. 1921-23, 1925 since. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. conv. 1923: all co. convs.; 
ex-prct. committeeman. Remarks, organ¬ 
ized and directed first band in Chelsea; 
active all during W. War. Hobby, music. 

JOHNSON, NAPOLEON B.. ClarAnore. 
Dem. Occ., Co. Attorney. B., Maysville, 
Jan. 17, 1891; native; Tahlequah 1893-98; 
Anadarko 1905 ; Claremore since. Edu., 
com. sch., Anadarko; Mary Gregory Pres. 
Mission; Eastern Univ. Prep. Sch., Clare¬ 
more; Henry Kendall Col., 2 yrs.; Cum¬ 
berland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. 
Wife, Martha Lee Webber. Cdrn., 1 d., 
Betty Jean. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Clare¬ 
more. Assoc., Judge Wayne W. Bayless, 
Dave Faulkner, H. H. Brown, H. Tom 
Kight, Leon Merritt, Claude Crutchfield, 
Newton Foster, E. B. Howard. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge: 
Scottish Rite; Consistory, Guthrie; C. of 
C.; mbr. Mckinney-Montgomery Post, 
Amer. Legion 141. Imp. Rel., Samuel M. 
Johnson, Albuquerque, N. Mex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. 10 yrs.; works all 
ways needed; mostly through organization. 
Offices, connected with U. S. Indian Service 
1913-17; Asst. Co. Atty. 1923-25; Co. Atty. 
1925 since; honorary appointment on com. 
for Suppression of Trachoma, U. S. In¬ 
dian Service. Party Honors, del. to League 
of Young Dem. Conv.; del. to st. and co. 
convs.; campaign mgr. last 2 campaigns. 
Remarks, attends tribal meetings of Cher- 
okees at Tahlequah; takes unusual inter¬ 
est in educational work for Indians and 
all Indian affairs. Hobby, athletics. 

KAFF, W. A., Chelsea. Dem. Occ., 
hardware and furniture dealer. B., Sil¬ 

ver Plume, Colo., Mch. 1, 1876; located 
at Custer Co. 1902-04 ; Boynton 1904-06; 

Chelsea 1906 since. Edu.. h. sch., Car- 
bondale, Kan.; normal, Emporia; Gem 
City Bus. Col., Quincy, Ill. Wife, Effie 
Gifford. Cdrn., 1 d., Evelyn. Bus. Con., 
Chelsea Hardware and Furniture Co. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Chelsea; First Natl. Assoc., 
A. L. Lee, L. C. Merritt, Chas. Hardy. 
Church. Epis. Lodges, 32nd degree Ma¬ 
son; Scottish Rite; C. of C. Pol. Act, 






ROGERS COUNTY 721 



LEON C. MERRITT 


partisan; active in co. 25 yrs.; works per¬ 
sonally. Offices, City Council 6 yrs.; and 
ex-mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, chmn. 
Co. Election Bd. Remarks, active on all 
war drives. Hobby, lodge work. 

KATES, A. L., Claremore. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Woodstown, N. J., Apr. 27, 
1861; came to Okla. 1893; located at 
Claremore. Edu., N. J. schs. Wife, Nelle 
Moore. Cdrn., 2 s., ffm. C., Harry. Bus. 
Con., Claremore Daily and Weekly Prog¬ 
ress. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce; Natl. 
Bk. of Claremore. Assoc., A. Ross Moore, 
Claude Crutchfield, A. V. Robinson, Judge 
W. W. Bayless, W. C. McAlister, Judge 
James S. Davenport, Judge Thos. H. Doyle, 
Gen. Chas. F. Barrett. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, C. of C.; Okla. Press Assn.; Natl. 
Edu. Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. 47 yrs.; works all ways needed Of 
fices. Postmaster 8 yrs. under Wilson. 
Party Honors, co. chmn. during constitu¬ 
tional election; pres, and co. chmn. first 
st. election, 5 terms since; sec’y Old In¬ 
dian Terr. Press Assn.; pres. Okla. St. 
Press Assn. 1 yr.; mbr. executive com. 
single statehood: del. to several st. convs.; 
mbr. St. Dem. Com. Hobby, sports. 

KATES, W. C., Claremore. Dem. Occ., 
newspaperman. B., Bridgetown, N. J., 
.Tan. 20, 1892 ; came to Okla. 1893, located 
Claremore. Edu., grad. E. U. P. S., now 
O. M. A. Wife, Ruth Hawkins. Cdrn., 2 
s., .Jack and Sadie (twins) ; 3 d., Mildred, 
Linwood and Nellie ( twins). Bus. Con., 
Daily and Weekly Progress. Bk. Con., 
Natl., Claremore. Assoc., Morton Harri¬ 
son, Bill Briscoe, G. A. Rodgers, E. B. 
Howard, Jim S. Davenport. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, I. O. 0. F.; K. P.; M. W. A.; 
C. of C.; Jr. C. of C. Imp. Rel., A. L. 
Kates, (father), owner Claremore Daily 
and Weekly Progress. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. 18 yrs.; works personally. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; ex-Co. 
Chmn. 

KIGHT, H. TOM. Claremore. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B-, Johnston Co., Ga., April 
11, 1881; came to Okla. 1907; located at 
Claremore. Edu., public sch., Ga.; South 
Ga. M. E. Col.; admitted Bar 1902. Wife, 
Blanche Snell. Cdrn., 1 s., Lieut. H. 

Tom, Jr. Bk. Con., Natl., Claremore. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; 


32nd Mason, Guthrie; Shrine; I. O. 0. F.; 
M. W. A.; Okla. and Amer. Bar Assn.; 
Rogers Co. Bar Assn; Claremore Country 
Club; C. of C.; Natl. Assn. St. Legislat¬ 
ors. Imp. Rel., Henry J. Right, (father). 
Civil War vet. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active for 20 yrs.; works all ways needed. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; City Atty. numDer 
of yrs.; Co. Judge Rogers Co. 4 yrs.; 
Repr. 7th, 11th, and 12th Legis, Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, 4-minute 
speaker during war. Organizer of 2nd 
Regiment of Okla. Militia. Staunch sup¬ 
porter of O. M. A. Hobby, fishing and 
farming. 

LIFE, MURLE, Claremore. V.-Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

MASSEY, JAMES B., Chelsea. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Yellville Co., Ark., April 
7, 1869; came to Okla 1896 ; located Chel¬ 
sea. Edu., com. and li. sch., Yellville, 
Ark. Wife, Elizabeth Massey. Cdrn., 4 
d. Bus. Con., J. B. Massey Quality Store. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Chelsea. Assoc., B. C. 
Hester, A. L. Kates, Forrest Williams, 
Tom Kight. Lodges, C. of C.; A. O. O. 
W. of Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. since 1907 ; personal contact. Offices, 
Co. Commr. 1915-16; Co. Jailer 1923-24. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, has confidence of the farmers. 
Hobby, farming. 

MAUPIN, J. T., Chelsea. Dem. Occ.. 
farmer. B., Boone Co., Mo., 1876. Wife, 
Lena Hudson. Cdrn., 5 s.; 2d. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Chelsea. Assoc., (pol.) N. John¬ 
ston, Judge Brown, A. L. Kates, L. C. 
Merritt, Dr. W. A. Howard, E. B. How¬ 
ard, Gid Graham, Henry Johnston. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., partisan ;worker in co. 
since 1895; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 

MclNTOSH, JOHN R., Chelsea. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B„ Indian Ter., Feb. 
26, 1867; lived in vicinity ever since. Wife, 
Marie Sequichy. Cdrn., 2 d., married. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Chelsea. Assoc., A. 
A. Dennison, R. R. Sutton, John W. Green. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine, 
Okla. City; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 39 yrs., through 
organiz. Offices., Clerk of Cherokee Sen¬ 
ate 1893-95; mbr. of Legis. and Speaker 
of House 1896-97; Census Enumerator 4 
twps, 1900; Sch. Bd. 10 yrs: Co. Treas. 
1921-22; Postmaster since 1924. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman: served on Election Bd. 
Hobby, good roads, home products, and 
educational work. 

McSPADDEN, MRS. TOM., Chelsea. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Okla. Hus., 
Tom McSpadden. Cdrn-, 2 s.; 4 d. 

Assoc., co. Dem. leaders. Church, Meth. 
Party Honors, formerly V.-Chmn Dem. Co. 
Cen. Com. ; del. to co. and st. convs. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

MERRITT, L. L., Talala. Dem. B., 
Warsaw, Ind., May 10, 1888. Edu., com. 
and h. sen., Pryor. Okla. Occ., Ford dealer. 
Wife, Mary J. Robinson,, Bus. Con., L. 
L. Merritt Motor Co., Talala. Bk. Con., 
First St. Bk. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, mbr. League of Young Dem. Club. 
Pol. Act.,, partisan; co. and dist. active 
since 1915; works personally through com. 
and others. Offices, city commr. at Talala 
1914 to date. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs.; st. committeeman for Rog¬ 
ers Co., 1921-22; chmn. Co. Cen. Com. at 
present. Assoc., (pol.) H. Tom Kight, 
Wayne W. Bayless, A. V. Robinson, Dave 
Fortner, E B. Howard, W. E. Disney, Jus¬ 
tice Mason, Sam Hayes, Scott Ferris. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900, located Pryor; 
Pryor from 1900 to 1910; Talala since. 
Interested in all pub. activities. Was active 
in Red Cross work during war. 


MERRITT, LEON C., Chelsea. Dem. 
Occ., Ford agency. B. Kosciusko Co., 
Ind., Jan. 14, 1885. Wife, Hope Eva. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Clarence; 3 d. Fern A.; 

Naomi L.; Alice. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Dr. W. A. Howard, W. A. Kafr, 
Napoleon Johnson, Chas. Mason, Cy. 
Avery, E. B. Howard, Tom Kight. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past 
pres. ; head of Agri. Com.; implement 
Dealers Assn.; 32nd Mason; Scottish Rite; 
Consistory, McAlester; I. 0. O. F. Pol. 
Act., partisan; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organiz. 
Offices, Mayor, since 1917; mbr. Co. Fair 
Bd. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 1922; del. 
all st. and co. convs.; Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; 
lived Pryor, Talala, Chelsea since 1911; 
farm owner. Hobby, polled Hereford cat¬ 
tle and soy beans, on which he Is an 
authority; called upon by Okla. A. & M. 
Col. to lecture on this subject; mbr. Okla.. 
Crop Improvement Assn.; owner and op¬ 
erator of 3 threshing machines. 

PAULGER, INEZ (MRS. A. E.), Chelsea 
Rep. Occ., housewife; artist. B„ Chase Co., 
Kan., April 20, 1872. Edu., com. and h. 
sch. and Lakeside Seminary Ohio. Hus., 
A. E. Paulger. Cdrn., 1 s., Russell D., 
Tulsa; 1 d., Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Calif. 
Bk. Con., First Natl., Chelsea. Assoc., 
E. L. Henton, E. S. Lee, Roy Vandaver, 
Chelsea; Alice Robertson, Muskogee; Mrs. 
R. D. Rood, Mrs. Jennie Stewart, Mrs. 
Lola C. Pearson. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Delphian, Chelsea; Hyechka, Tulsa; past 
chmn. Associated Charities. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; personal contact in co. since 
1904. Party Honors, ex-St. Committee- 
woman; ex-v.- chmn. co. com.; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1905 ; lived since at Chelsea; mbr. Amer. 
Legion Aux., past pres.; dist. chmn. civil 
service reform; mbr. W. R. C.; chmn. Red 
Cross during W. War. Traveled in Europe 
1922, guest of Anton Lang, Oberammergau 
player. Hobby, painting. 

PQLLARD, R. D., Claremore. Rep. Occ., 
building contractor. B., Clinton Co., Mo., 
came to Okla. 1902; located Muskogee; 
Claremore 1910. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Cameron, Mo.; Mo. Wesleyan, Cameron, 
1897-98. Wife, Edna E. Estes. Cdrn., 2 
d. Bk. Con., stockholder Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., Dr. M. F. Hayes, W. T. Schal- 
berg, E. A. Church, L. C. Hoggard. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Claremore: 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. 4 yrs. Party Honors, at¬ 
tends all convs.; Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, helped build the Radium Bam 
House. Hobby, horticulture. 

ROBINSON, A. V. DYKE, Claremore. 
Dem. Occ., Court Clerk. B., Lexington. 
Mo., April 18, 1878; came to Okla. 1900; 
located Claremore. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Lexington, Mo. Wife, Julette Sehrimsher. 
Cdrn., 2 s; 2 d. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk., 
Claremore. Assoc., Judge Wayne W. Bay¬ 
less, Judge H. H. Brown, W. B. Johnson, 
A. L. Kates, Dave Faulkner, H. Tom 
Kight, S. R. Lewis, Hal Turner, Gid 
Graham, ex-Gov. M. E. Trapp, Lee Cruce. 
Church, Meth., South. Clubs & Lodges. 
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 53; I. O. O. F. ; 
Homesteaders; M. W. A.; W. O. W.; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
20 yrs.; works through personal activity 
and organiz. Offices, Court Clerk since 
Jan. 1919. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Hobby, 
fishing. 

ROBSON, L. S„ Claremore. Sec’y. Ad¬ 
ministration Com., Sect. No. 2, State Bar. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

ROGERS, WILL, (Claremore) Beverly 
Hills, Calif. Occ., actor,, author. b!. 
Oolagah, Ind. Ter., Nov. 4, 1879. Edu!! 
Willie Hassell, sch., Neosho, Mo.; Kemper 
Military Acad., Booneville, Mo., short time. 







MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

through personal activity. Offices, has held 
public offices Jn Rogers Co.; past pres. 
Claremore Sch. Bd. 4 yrs.; Under Sheriff 
1916-22; Postmaster since 1922. Party 
Honors usually serves as Campaign mgr.; 
Prct. Committeeman; served on city and 
co. Election Bds. 10 yrs. 


VANDERVEER, JOHN RAYMOND, Chel¬ 
sea. Rep. Occ., druggist. B., Island 
City, Mo., March 15, 1887; came to Okla. 
1905; located Haileyville; Chelsea since 
1906. Edu., Stanbury Normal, Stanbury, 
Mo. Wife, Enola. Cdrn., 1 s., John; 1 
d., Helen. Bus. Con., Rexall Drug Store. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs, 
past pres. C. of C. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co.; works through personal con¬ 
tact. Hobby, golf. 


WALKER, D. ESCO, Claremore. Rep. 
Occ., real estate, loans, insurance. B., 
Vienna. Ill., Aug. 30, 1883. Edu., pub. 
schs.; extra work in South Ill. Normal. 
Wife, Eva Simmons. Cdrn., 2 s., D. Esco, 
Jr., George R.; 2d. Frances M., Evelyn 
M. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce; Natl. Bk. 
of Claremore. Assoc., C. B. Littlefield,, 
partner in oil and gas leases; (pol.) L. 
C. Haggard, A. A. Dennison, Claremore; 
W. G. Skelly, Tulsa. Church, Bap., dea¬ 
con. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., pres.; 
Claremore Country; Red Cross, past co. 
clvmn.; Lions, sec'y.-treas.; Mason; K. 
P., dist deputy Grand Chancellor. Pol. 
Act., active since 1904; Sec’y. Co. Rep. 
Cen. Com. since 1925; makes speeches; 
works personally and through corns. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1919; lived since at Clare¬ 
more. Dir.-Sec’y.-Treas. of Claremore 
Baths Co. 


WEBB, GEORGE REUBEN, Chelsea. 
Rep. Occ., agent for Magnolia Petroleum 
Co. B., Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 1, 1877: 
came to Okla. 1904; located Bushyhead; 
Chelsea 1919. Wife, Jennie. Cdrn., 3 s., 
William G., Lynn, Robert; 4 d. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. S. Jeffries, E. L. Hinton, D. W. 
Tucker, J. R. McIntosh. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; I. 
O. O. F., Chelsea; Consistory, McAlester. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. since 
1910; works through personal contact. 
Offices, ex-mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs.; ex-Prct. Committeeman. 
Remarks, Spanish War veteran, Company 
“C,” 23rd Mo. Reg. Hobby, hunting, fish¬ 
ing, and farming. 


INEZ iS. (MRS. A. E.) PAULGER 


Wife, Betty Blake,, of Rogers, Ark. Cdrn., 
2 s., Will and Jim; 1 d„ Mary. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lambs, Friars; 
Mason; Shrine; Elk. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman. Entered vaudeville work at 
Hammerstein’s Roof Garden. N. Y., 1905; 
with Ziegfield's.Follies, Night Frolics, mov¬ 
ing picture actor. Author of several books 
and contributor to newspapers and maga¬ 
zines. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

SUTTON, R. R., Claremore. Rep. Occ.. 
postmaster. B., Aviston, Ill., April 8, 


1862; came to Okla. 1897 ; located Afton; 
Okla. City 1901; Claremore since 1907. 
Edu., com. sch., Clinton, Ill. Wife, Min¬ 
nie Alley. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., A. A. Denison, 
J. W. Green, L. C. Haggard, U. S. Jef¬ 
feries, John R. McIntosh, J. W. Harreld, 

Chas. O'Connor, (Sam J. Montgomery. 

Church, Pres. Lodges, Masonic Blue 

Lodge No. 53, Chapter No. 64, Com- 

mandery No. 41; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Paul Sutton,, (son), Amarillo, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. 3 yrs. 







Seminole 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, J. E. Simpson (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Attorney, Homer Bishop (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Clerk, Ellis Cooper (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Ct. Clerk, George Hargrove (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Sheriff, Joe Poteet (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Treasurer. V. V. Criswell (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Surveyor, Frank Butler (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, C. S. 

Vance (Dem.)-Wewoka 

Co. Assessor, C. C. Vance (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Co. Weigher, Rod Smith (Dem.)_Wewoka 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—W. E. Hudleston (Dem.)_Konawa 

Dist. No. 2—Charley Johnston (Rep.)_Seminole 

Dist. No. 3—W. L. Thurston (Dem.) _Wewoka 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y-’ John T. Cooper (Dem.)_Wewoka 

Chmn., H. D. Milligan (Dem.)_Seminole 

Mbr., Floyd L. Houston (Rep.)_Hazel 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, .T. A. Patterson (Rep.) Wewoka: 
Senator, Lester Smith (Dem.) Wewoka; District Judge, 
Geo. C. Crump (Dem.) Holdenville. 

State Officers. C. Guy Cutlip. Wewoka, mbr. Bd. of 
Governors, State Bar : B. F. Davis, Wewoka, mbr. Com.. 
Drainage & Irrigation; .1. C. Looney. Wewoka, mor. B(l. 
of Regents Qkla. Univ.; Randell S. Cobb, Wewoka, Ass’t. 
Attorney General; George Hunter, Wewoka, Co. Super¬ 
intendent Health ; Win. H. Benjamin. Seminole. Edna 
Finley, Wewoka, Deputy Oil Inspectors. 

State Institution, None. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

L. V. Porterfield, Wewoka, Chmn.; Mrs. Walter 
Damron, Tonkawa, V.-Chmn. 


County 


Republican 

Geo. B. Sherrett, Wewoka, Chmn.; Mrs. F. S. Blair, 
Konawa, V.-Chmn. 

S. E. Orwig, Wewoka, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
J. E. Lester, Seminole, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

\A ewoka, Co. Seat: J. A. Ligon (Mayor) ; E. J. Mc¬ 
Bride (Manager): V. Riggers (Attorney); State Fuel 
Supply Co. O. G. A E. 

Konawa, J. P. Huddleston (Bd. of Trustees) ; O. T. 
Damron (Clerk) ; I\ B. Garland, (Attorney) ; Ind. Nat. 
Gas Co. 

Sasakwa. J. G. Dunn (Mayor): Joe H. Moore 
(Clerk) ; Lincoln Utility Co.; S. Mb Gas Utilities Co. 

Seminole. J. N. Harber (Mayor) ; Pal Noe (Clerk) ; 
Robert Burns (Attorney); O. G. & E. ; Ind. Nat. Gas 
Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

President 

1924 

1920 

1928 

Dem. 

1 1444 | 

1 

1883 | 

| 3007 

1 1 

4423 | 

Rep. 

1 S72| 

I 

3389 | 

| 2320 

1 1 

8072 I 

Soe. 

1 921 | 

1 

318 ] 

| 38 

1 1 

0| 

Senator 

I Jem. 

1 1 

1109 | 

1871 | 

| 2877 

| 2331 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

950 | 

3485 | 

| 2900 

! 1342 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 

I 87 | 

310 | 

no G. 

! 10 1 

| 

'Governor 

1 Jem. 

! 1 

1151 | 

| 3352 

1 

2446 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

9S7 | 

| 2392 

1 

| 1535 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

93 | 

| 20 


1 13 i 

I 

Congressman 

Dem. 

1 1444 

1169 | 

2140 I 3446 

1 3340 

1 2409 | 

5579 I 

Rep. 

] 885 | 

867 | 

3107 | 2011 

| 3028 

I 1250 | 

0220 | 

Soe. 

| 939 

1 81 | 

298 | 10 

| no C. 

|no C. 

20 I 


Town 

Konawa 

Seminole 

Wewoka 


NEW 

Newspaper 

Leader (Wkly. 

Producer 

Seminole County News (Wkly. 
Capital-Democrat (Wkly. 

Democrat 


PAPERS 



Editor 

Dem.) 

J. W. Patton 

(Ind.) 

James T. Jackson 

Dem.) 

W. S. Livingston 

Dem .) 

A. V. Harnbeck 

(Ind.) 

AVewoka Pnb. Co. 


Owner 

Konawa Leader Ptg. Co. 
Producer Pub. Co. 
Seminole Co. News, Inc. 
Capital-Dem. Pub. Co. 
Wewoka Pub. Co. 


ALDRIDGE, E. C„ Wewoka. Deni. Occ., 
oil man and banker. B„ Corinth, Miss.. 
Dec. 17, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Green¬ 
wood, Ark.; 1 yr. Grapevine Col., Tex. 
Wife. Myrtle, d. of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. 
Davis, Wewoka. Cdrn., 1 s., J. Bart Ald¬ 
ridge, Atty., Wewoka. Bus. Con.. Farmers' 
Natl. Bk. : Key Hdwe. Co., Aldridge Hotels, 
oil operations,. Shepherd Co. Bk. Con., 
Farmers’ Natl.; Citizens St., Okemab. 
Assoc., (bus.) W. C. Bunyard, J. L. Main- 
ard. G. B. Sherritt; (pol.) W. E. Grisso. 
H. E. Boren, Seminole; W. A. Billingsley. 
Wewoka. Jess Harper M. E. Trapp; Elmer 
Thomas, Tom D. McKeown. W. J. Holloway 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Lions, Wewoka; Masonic Consistory, Me- 
Alcster; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel„ 
,T. Bart Aldridge. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in both co. and st. politics; makes speeches. 
Offices, 4 times mayor; mbr. good roads 
com. Party Honors, prct. committeeman; 
Elec. Bd.; Cen. Committeeman for co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1888; lived in 
Stigier until 1897 ; in Wewoka since. Ac- 
tive in all civic affairs; lias educated sev¬ 
eral boys and girls. Wife’s mother was 


only woman Indian chief Seminole tribe 
ever had. 

ALDRIDGE, J. BART, Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Wewoka, July 6, 1902. 
Edu., pub. sells., Wewoka, Shawnee h. sch., 
0. B. U.; 0. U., Norman; LL. B., B. A. 
Wife, Marjory, d. of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. 
McNeimer, Ft. Worth, Tex. Bus. Con., 
atty.. Hotel Aldridge; real estate in We¬ 
woka; Biggers, Creswelb and Aldridge, 
attys. Bk. Con., Farmers’ Natl. Assoc., 
(bus.) V. R. Biggers, E. C. Aldridge, W. 
S. Key, Okla. City, (pol.) W. J. Holloway, 
J. C. Looney, Tom D. McKeown. Church, 
Meth.; steward. Clubs & Lodges, 32 Mason ; 
India Shrine, Okla. City; Knight Templar 
Holdenville; Consistory, McAlester; C. of 
C. com., for Legal Advice; chmn. Recre- 1 
ation and Sport com.: Sponsors Boy Scout; 
Okla. Club; mgr. Wewoka Oilers; Base¬ 
ball Club. Imp. Rel., is grandson of Mrs. 
Alice B. Davis, Principal chief and only 
woman chief of Seminole nation. Pol. 
Act., partisan; personally active in both 
co. and st. Party Honors, pres. st. League 
of Young Dem., 1929-30; col. on Gov. 


Holloway’s staff, 1929. Offices, mbr. 
house 10th and 11th Legis. Remarks, mbr. 
cf Phi Kappa Psi Frat.; pres, of chapter 
at 0. U. 1925, del. to natl. convs., at 
Boston and Kansas City; letter man in 
both basket ball and base ball at 0. B. U. 
and O. U. 

BANTA, IRA J„ Wewoka. Dem. Occ.. 
lawyer. B., Wood Co., Tex., June 14, 1891. 
Edu., admitted to bar. June 1913. Wife, 
Ruth. Cdrn.. 2 s., Ira J., Jr.; Loyd. Bus. 
Con., Hill & Banta. law firm : land owner ; 
real estate properties. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., C. L. Hill, partner in law; 
(pol.) Sen. Joe Looney; Homer Bishop; 
Ed Dabney; J. W. Clark. Justice Supreme 
Ct. Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Mason. Wewoka. Imp. Rel., D. A. 
Banta, Dist. Judge, Kan.; Will Banta, Capt. 
Tex. Rangers in early days Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1909; makes speeches; 
works personally and on corns. Offices, 
co. atty., Atoka Co., 1921-23; commr. of 
Finance, now serving; Police Judge of We¬ 
woka. 1 vr.; City Atty., Atoka, 2 yrs. . 
former mbr. sch. bd. Party Honors, del. 









































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



E. C. ALDRIDGE 






SEMINOLE COUNTY 




725 


ritt, S. S. Orwig, Allan Crain, W. C. 
Donald, Pat Hurley, W. G. Skelly, Tulsa, 
Lew Wentz. Clubs &. Lodges, No. 2 Mason, 
past Master Masonic order. Consistory, 
McAlester, Lions ; C. of C., chmn. Seminole 
Co. Red Cross. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 15 yrs. Offices, postmaster since 
1918 under Woodrow Wilson to present 
date. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, having 
served in Signal Corps, Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.; 
mbr. of Richard Harrison Post. Wewoka; 
is oldest postmaster in southwest in point 
of service. Succeeded in getting new post- 
office building. Hobby, fishing. 


EUNYARD, W. C.. Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Meridian Miss., Oct., 11, 1898. 
Edu,, com. schs. and h. sch., Wewoka; 
bus. col. Shawnee. Wife. Catherine, d. 
of W. L. Murphy, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Joe Ann. Bus. Con., Farmers' Natl. Bk., 
Anchor Life Ins. Co., Bldg, and Loan; 
Aldridge Hotels; Brick Plant. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl.; American First Natl. Assoc., 
(bus.) E. C. Aldridge, L. Cozart, Geo. B. 
Sherritt, C. Guy Cutlip, B. F. Davis; (pol.) 
C. Guy Cutlip, E. C. Aldridge, J. S. Bar¬ 
ham. John M. Cloud, Ellis Coope", M. E. 
Trapp, W. J. Holloway, Jack Walton, Elmer 
Thomas. W. B. Pine, Sen. Harreld. Church, 
First Bap. ; building committee of new 
church; Clubs &. Lodges. Mason Blue 
L o d g e ; Consistory, McAlester ; Shrine, 
Okla. City; Lions; Dir. Country Club. 
Pol. Act., independent st. and co. Offices, 
city council: Mayor; city treas. Party 
Honors. Ex-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, mbr. of st. Bankers 
Assn., and Amer. Bankers Assn. Inter¬ 
ested in Boy Scout and pub. welfare work. 


J. BART ALDRIDGE 


to co. and st. convs.; asst. mgr. in Ed 
Dabney campaign. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1909 ; lived at Caney, 1909-14; Atoka, 
1914-23; at Wewoka since; veteran of W. 
War; mbr. Amer. Legion, Richard Har¬ 
rison Post. Wewoka; dept. Judge Advo¬ 
cate. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

BILLINGSLEY, WALTER, Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Salem Ark., Aug. 12, 
1890. Edu., pub. schs. of Okla., Ark., and 
Tex. Wife, Alice. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. ±1. 
Bus. Con., Billingsley and Stanley. Bk. 
Con., Farmers’ Natl. Assoc., (bus.) John 
M. Stanley, W. C. Bunard, (pol.) Sen. 
Looncv, ex-Sen. Chase, Bart Aldridge. Sara 
L. Wilhite, Tom D. McKeown, Orel Busby, 
Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway. Church, of Christ. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32 Mason ; Shrine; Consistory* Mc¬ 
Alester ; Lions; v.-pres. bd. of dir.; C. 
of C Pol. Act., partisan; active in ec. 
st. and nation. Offices, co. atty., 4 yr?., 
iSeminole Co. Supt., 4 yrs.; Sec’y. Co. Elec. 
Bd., 6 yrs. Party Honors, in charge of 
Dem. Cen. Com., del. to most all convs. 
Remarks, with only 30 mos. of pub. schs, 
he was able to educate himself so as to 
hold the office of co. supt., teach sch. for 
several yrs., and be admitted to bar hi 
1921. Mbr. of co. and st. Bar Assn. Was 
a four-minute speaker in all W. War drives ; 
Lieut, in Okla. Natl. Guard; served in 
all capacities under Col. Key. Co. Atty. dur¬ 
ing oil boom. Founded first four Union 
Graded sch. dists. in Seminole Co. Came 
to Okla. in 1905. 

BISHOP, HOMER H.. Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., county atty. B., Hamil Ark.* April 20, 
1897. Edu.. Pub. Sch., iSeminole and Shaw¬ 
nee ; East Cen. St. Tchrs. Col. A. B.; O. U.; 
Cumberland Univ., Tenn. LL. B. Wife, 
Lois, d. of Dr. Geo. W. Slover, Sulphur. 
Cdrn., Georgene. Bus. Con., law practice; 
Oil Royalties; Real Estate. Bk. Con., Se¬ 
curity St. Assoc., (bus.) V. R. Diggers, 


Robert Burns, Seminole; Walter Billings¬ 
ley, M. Standley; (pol.) all Deni, leaders. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Master 
Mason; Lions; C. of C., mbr. Okla. Crip¬ 
pled Children’s Society. Imp. Rel., W. A. 
Bishop, Seminole. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. Offices, co. atty., April 1920- 
31; asst.,. 1925. Party Honors, del. to st 
and co. convs., speaker for Dem. ticket. 
Remarks, Legionnaire; mbr. Okla. Natl. 
Guard with rank tf Lieut. ; had 6 mos. 
foreign service with U. S. Navy as Armed 
Guard Seaman; mbr. of co. and st. Bar 
Assn; mbr. Sons of Confederacy. Received 
honors in athletics and debating in col.; 
B. O. degree. 

BLAIR, MRS. F. 8- Konawa. Rep. v.- 
chmn. cen. com. (Complete information 
Unavailable.) 

BOLT, JAMES W., Konawa. Dem. Occ., 
marchant. B., Wedowee, Ala., Oct. 2, 1870. 
Edu,, com. sch. in Hamilton Co., Tex. 
Wife. Naomi Pruitt. Bus. Con.. Cunning- 
ham-Bolt Co., Hdwe. and Furniture. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (bus.) J. E 
Cunningham, partner in bus. (pol.) John 
M. Cloud, Wewoka, W. L. Gladden, Kona¬ 
wa; O. T. Damron, Konawa, Tom D. Mc¬ 
Keown, Ada; Geo. W. Crump, Holdenville : 
I,ester Smith, Wewoka. Church, Bap., treas. 
Clubs & Lodoes, 32 Mason; Consistory, 
Guthrie; O. E. iS,, chap.; past Master 
Masonic Lodge; past Patron O. E. S. Pol. 
Act., independent; active in co. Offices, 
past treas., Konawa twp.; past pres. sell, 
bd., Dist. 36, Seminole. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. 

BRADLEY, HORACE, Wewoka. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Russellville Ark., 
Jan. 14, 1891. Edu., grad. Okla. City h. sch., 
1906. Wife, Pearl, d. of Mr. and Mrs. W. 

B. McGehee, Seminole. Bk. Con.. Farmers’ 
Natl. Assoc., (bus.) W. C. Bunyard, E. 

C. Aldridge, G. E. Birch* Geo. B. Sherrat, 
R. W. Parmenter; (pol.) Geo. B. Slier- 


BURCH, T. E., Wewoka. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Fulton Co., Ark., July 24, 
1890. Edu.. pub. sell., Ark., h. sch. and 
bus. col., Okla. Wife, I,aura. Cdrn., Lil¬ 
lian, Curtis, Patsy Ruth. Bus. Con., v.- 
pres., Security St. Bk., Wewoka, Brick aud 
Tile Co., bldg, and loan stock; real estate. 
Bk. Cor:., Security St. Assoc., (bus.) Tom 
J. Horsley, L. L. Sturgeon, W. L. Thurston, 
(pol.) J. E. Patterson, Lester Smith, W. N. 
Stokes, Thomas J. Horsley, Elmer Thomas, 
Sen. Pine, Tom D. McKeown, W. S. Key, 
Chas. W. Luster. Church, of Christ. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; Country Club; 
nast. pres, of Rotary. Imp. Rel.. Mrs. A. 
L Billingsley, Seminole. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent co. and st. Party Honors, Elec. 


TIPTON E. BURCH 










720 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Bd. Remarks, mbr. of Exec. Council St. 
Bankers Assn. Taught in Pittsburg and 
Hughes cos.; active in promoting and car¬ 
rying bond issues for schs. Attended first 
normal ever held in Pittsburg Co., in 1909. 

BURNS, ROBT., Seminole. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Arkansas, Aug. 13, 1874. Edu., 
Dist. sell. Mo.; home study and grad. Nash¬ 
ville Law Sch., LL. B. degree. Wife, Miss 
Effie May Harber, Arkansas. Cdrn., 5 s., 
3 d., Marshall, Seminole, Newton, Claremore, 
Fred, Richard and Joe, all of. Seminole; 
Effie May, Okla. LTniv. ; Mary Elizabeth, 
Rhoda June, Seminole. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason (32) ; K. of P. 
Rotary; C. of C. Pol. Act., active since 
1904. Offices, Mbr. Legis. in Oregon 1904- 
OS ; City Atty. Oregon 1905 ; Co. Atty. Dun¬ 
can 2 terms 1907-11 ; State Senator Can¬ 
adian Co. 1917-18; Co. Atty. Okla. Co. 
1919-20; resigned. Party Honors, del. to 
eo. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900 ; located at Cordell; has lived in Chick- 
asha, Duncan, Comanche. Okla. City and 
Seminole . Was first president of Lions 
Club Seminole. Is director C. of C. Took 
an active part in all Red Cross work during 
W. War; also Liberty Bond and Stamp 
drives. 

CARVER. H. W., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Bates Co., Mo., March 17, 
1892. Edu., com. sch. and h. sch.. Mo., 
Col.. Ada; Amer. Extension Univ.; ex¬ 
tension courses, O. U. Wife, Ruby, d. of 
J. R. Viney, Center. Cdrn.. 2 s., George, 
Harry; 1 d., Mary Jean. Bus. Con., law 
practice . Bk. Con., Farmers' Natl.; Secur¬ 
ity St. Assoc., (bus.) W. C. Bunyard, 

L. S. Youngblood; (pol.) J. C. Looney, 
Luther Porterfield, J. Bart Aldridge, J 

C. Fore, Elmer Thomas, Scott Ferris, Tom 

D. McKeown, W. .T. Holloway, Tom Anglin 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn. 
Imp. Rel., Judge Geo. C. Crump, Judge W. 


•T. Crump; Mrs. Mary E. Carver. Pol. Act., 
independent, co. and st. Offices, past pres. 
Co. Tchrs. Assn. Remarks, active in church 
work, supt. of Meth. S. S.; mbr. of Bd. of 
stewards. Came to Okla. in 1913. 

CHASE, R. H., Seminole. Dem. Occ., 
contractor; real estate. B., Newburg, Ark., 
Apr. 17, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Salem, 
Ark. ; Bap. Col., Mountain Home, Ark. 
Wife, Cora M. Noe. Cdrn., 3 s., Y. R„ 
R. N., R. H., Jr.; 1 d., Leola Mildred. 
Bk. Con., First Natl; Farmers Natl., Okla. 
City; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., 

3 s., assoc, in business; (pol.) W. S. 
Livingston, H. A. Born, Joe Morris, M. E. 
Trapp, W. B. McAlister. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Commercial; M. W. A. ; 
W. O. W.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, Seminole. 
Imp. Rel., W. A. Chase, Tulsa; W. L. 
Chase, Westville (bros.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; worker since 1905 ; through personal 
contacts and makes speeches. Offices, St. 
Sen., 4 yrs.; Clk. Dist. Ct., Seminole Co., 

4 yrs.; mbr. sch. bd., 6 yrs.; co. assessor. 
4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905, lived 
since at Seminole. Civic worker. 

CLOUD, JOHN M., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
county treasurer. B., Thackerville, Feb, 
9, 1S88. Edu., com. sch., Okla.; h. sch., 
Tex.; S. E. St. Tchrs. Col., Ada. Wife, 
Myrtle. Bk. Con., Farmers’ Natl.; Security 
St. Assoc., (bus.) E. C. Aldridge, W. N. 
Stokes,. Lev Cozart, (pol.) A. G. Nichols, 
W. N. Stokes, Geo. Crump, Bart Aldridge, 

M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas, Tom Anglin, 
Tom D. McKeown, W. ,T. Holloway. Church, 
of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, 
v.-pres.: Mason ; Consistory McAlester; I. 
O. 0. F.; W. O. W.; 0. E. S. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. Offices, co. 
clk.; co. tlreas.; ct. clk.; st. sen. Party 
Honors, Elec. Bd., pret. climn.; co. and 
st. com. Hobbies, hunting and fishing. 

COOPER, ELLIS, Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
county clerk. B„ Grenola, Kan., Nov. 12, 


1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., in Okla. and 
Kan. Wife, Verna. Cdrn.. 2 s., Dale, 
Gerald. Bus. Con., Seminole Co., Oil and 
Gas Royalties, Signal Co. Bk. Con., Farm¬ 
ers’ Natl.; First Natl., Seminole. Assoc., 
(bus.) J. A. Doyle, W. A. Billingsley, A. A. 
Criswell; (pol.) Bart Aldridge, John Gula- 
ger, M. E. Trapp, Tom D. McKeown, Elmer 
Thomas, W. .T. Holloway. Church, Meth. 

Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. Offices, co. 
clk. Party Honors, Elec. Bd.; del. to 
convs. i 

COOPER, JOHN T., Wewoka. _Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Scottsboro, Ala., 1881. Edu., 

pub. sch. of Okla.; Hairan Lydia Col., 
'Spalding Institute, Muskogee. Wife, Laura. 
Cdrn., 2 s., James Walter Walker, John T. 
Jr.; 3 d., Katherine, Lcrena, Juanita. Bk. 
Con., Fanners’ Natl. Assoc., (bus.) Geo. 
(S.herritt, J. E. Burch, J. E. Simpson. W. 

N. Stokes; (pol.) Judge Simpson, A1 G. 

Nichols, Tom D. McKeown. Church, First 
Chris..; deacon. Cubs & Lodges. 32 
Mason, sec’y.; I. O. O. F.; C. of C.; Lions. 
Imp. Rel., W. N. Stokes, Geo. Sherritt, 
J. E. Simpson, J. E. Burch. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. Party 
Honors, Elec. Bd.; del. many st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, Military Service, Capt. 
in Officers Reserve Corps; mbr. of Sem¬ 
inole Bar Assn, and St. Bar Assn. ; four- 
minute speaker during W. War His son, 
John T., Jr., was del. to World Boy Scout 
Conference in England 1929. 

CRAIN, ALLEN, Sasakwa. Rep. Occ., 
Tax Auditor. B., Sasakwa, Sept. 23, 1883. 
Edu., Haskell Institute, Lawreuce, Kan. 
Wife, Mamie Esther, d. cf J. 51. McPher¬ 
son, Terral. Cdrn.. 2 s., Leonard, Billie 
Wills. Bus. Con., farming interests. Bk. 
Con., Sasakwa Bk.; Security St., Wewoka; 
First Natl., Prague. Assoc., J. S. Shed, H. 
C. VanHooser, banker; Otto Donovan, auto 
dealer; (pol.) S. S. Orwig, J. A. Patter¬ 
son, Wewoka. James 0. Seger, Seminole; 
W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; C. C. Hawk, Shaw¬ 
nee ; Alice Robertson, Muskogee. Clubs & 
Ledges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Sasakwa ; 
Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, McAlester; 
40 and 8, Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in eo. altogether. Offices, co. commr., 
Seminole eo., 1920-26. Party Honors, conv. 
del.; past pret, committeeman. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, mbr. of Konawa Post No. 70. 
Asst. Chief to Seminole Tribe; elected del. 
to Washington D. C., by Seminole Tribe. 

CRISWELL, A. A. Wewoka. Dem. One., 
attorney. B., Hill Co., Tex., June 20, 1870. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Shawnee; studied 
law and passed bar examination, 1920. 
Wife, Ola. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d., Bus. Con., 
atty.; royalties; bldg, and loan; brick 
plant. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
(bus.) A. S. Howell, E. M. Holiday, Dr. 
Walker, (pol.) J. C. Looney, W. E. Har¬ 
ber. Lester Smith, ,T. E. Simpson, Tom D. 
McKeown, M. E. Trapp, Elmer Thomas, 
W. ,T. Hollowav, J. A. Patterson. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; 
C. of C.; Lions; Country Club. Imp. Rel., 
B. B. Criswell, nephew, Wewoka. Pol. Act. 
partisan, active in st. Offices, asst. co. 
atty.; Municipal Judge. Remarks, mbr. of 
st. and co. Bar Assn.; mbr. of St. League 
of Young Dem.; dist. com. for Boy Scouts. 

DAMRON, MRS. WALTER S.. Konawa. 
Dem. Occ., Banker. B., Rover, Ark., 
July 28, 1890. Edu., 2 yrs. Col. Hus¬ 
band, Walter S. Damron. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Margaret Gene Gladden, Wewoka. Bus. 
Con., Asst. Cashier Okla. St. Bk. Konawa. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St. Assoc., Oscar T. Dam¬ 
ron, Glenn D. Brewer, W. E. Huddleston, 
Konawa, (pol.) W. E. Grisso, Seminole; 
W. S. Damron. W. E. Huddleston. Konawa, 
L. V. Porterfield, Wewoka. Church, Meth. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide, 
active since 1925, operates through per¬ 
sonal activity and influence. Offices, Dep. 
Ct. Clk., Konawa. Party Honors. Sec’y. 
and Treas. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 1929-30 ; 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. 1930; pret. 
V.-chmn. del. to all co. and st. convs. 










SEMINOLE COUNTY 



Remarks, came to Okla. 1909: located at 
Konawa, lived there since. Mbr. of all 

civic clubs; mbr. American Legion Aux¬ 
iliary, Konawa Post No. 70. 

DAVIS, B. F., Wewoka. Rep. Occ., 

lawyer. B., Washington Co. Ark., Nov. 2, 
1877. Edu., com. sehs.. Ark.; Academy, 
Rogers, Ark.; Univ. of Ark., B. A.; ad¬ 
mitted to bar, 1903. Wife, Mary Ethel, 

d. of D. L. Little, Wetumka. Cdrn., Dor¬ 
othy, Frankie Pauline, Lorraine. Bus. Con,, 
practicing atty., land titles and civic cases; 
chmn. Bd. of Dir., Farmers Natl. Bk., 
Wewoka; Investments and Oil Royalties. 
Assoc., J. A. Patterson, Wewoka; also lead¬ 
ing Rep. throughout st. Church, Bap. 

Clubs &. Lodges, Wewoka Country Club; 
C. of C.; Amer. Okla. and Seminole Co. 
Bar Assn.; Mason; B. P. 0. E.; Iv. I\; 
M. W. A.; W. 0. W., Wewoka. Imp. Rel., 
J. C. Davis, A. L. Davis, (bros.), Wewoka; 
Mrs. Annie Hanning; Mrs. Mary Hanning, 
Mrs. C. D. Keith, Wewoka; Mrs. J. A. 
Wilson, Seminole, (sisters). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1904; makes speeches. 
Offices, mayor of Wewoka; city atty. of 
Wewoka; Co. Judge of Seminole Co.; mbr. 
St. Reclamation Commission under Gov. 
Johnston and Holloway; mbr. sch. bd., 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903, 
lived at Okla. City 1 yr.; at Wewoka since. 
From point of service is one of oldest 
attorneys in Wewoka. Civic leader. During 
W. War was four-minute speaker and chmn. 
of Wewoka Council of Defense. Hobby, 
hunting with bird dogs. 

DOYLE, J. A., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
oil and gas leases. B., Pittsburg Co., July 
25 1883. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Mattie 

J. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Fay Shaw Teagle. 
Bus. Con., oil and gas leases. Electro Re¬ 
fining Co., Okla. City, Farm Land. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl.; Security St.; First 
Natl. Bk. Seminole. Assoc., (bus.) W. N. 


Stokes, E. N. Whitney, T. E. Burch, (pol.) 
L. V. Porterfield, John M. Cloud, Ed 
Doheney, Asa Gordon, M. E. Trapp., Elmer 
Thomas, T. P. Gore. Offices, sheriff 6 yrs.; 
sch] bd., 15 yrs.; good roads com. Party 
Honors, ex-chmn. Dem. co. cen. com.; Elec. 
Bd.; del. to convs. Remarks, hunting 1 and 
fishing are Mr. Doyle’s pastimes. Hobby, 
stock raising. 

EDWARDS, HENRY H., Wewoka. Occ., 
lawyer. B., White Hall, Ill., Sept. 29, 
1878. Wife, Bertha B. Burrow. Cdrn., 
1 s., H. H.„ r.; 1 d., Margaret Jane. 
Bus. Con., Hart, Edwards, Wells & Greer, 
law firm. Assoc., Judge A. S. Wells, Tom 
C. Greer, Wewoka,, law partners. Church, 
Chris. Clubs, Civitan. Offices, mbr. St. 
Legis. 4 1910. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1907, lived Stigler; Mangum, 1914-22; Okla. 
City, 1922-27 ; Wewoka since 1927. Spec¬ 
ialist in law of co-operative marketing. 
Active in Boy Scout movement. Reserve 
officer in U. S. Army. (Complete inform¬ 
ation unavailable.) 

ELAM, RICHARD, Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Mulberry Grove, Ill. Edu., 
com. sch. Ill.; Greenville Col. Acad. South¬ 
western Col., Winfield Kan.; McPherson 
Col., McPherson, Kan. Wife^ Mable S. 
Cdrn., Glenna and Marion. Bus. Con., 
owner and publisher of Wewoka Daily 
Times Democrat, Cushing Daily Citizen and 
other papers; was founder and first pres, 
of Bank at Barnsdall. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; founder of Thrift Clubs; C. of C., 
past Pres.; Okla. Press Assn., past Pres.; 
Wewoka Country Club; Elks Club; Mason. 
Churchy Meth. Pol. Act., active mbr. for 
yrs. in Garfield, Osage and Seminole Cos. 
Active in organizing League of Young Dem. 
Offices, mbr. 9th Legis. from Osage Co. 
Remarks, lived Okla. since 1914; in We¬ 
woka since 1927. Leader in civic and in¬ 
dustrial affairs. 


GORDON, BUD, W’ewoka. Dem. Occ., field 
deputy sheriff. B., Eufaula, Jan. 2, 1880. 
Edu., com. sch., Sapulpa. Wife, Mary Mc- 
Cool. Cdrn.. 1 s., Wilson; 2 d., Cecil and 
Pauline. Bus. Con., farm interests; cattle 
raising. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; Security 
Natl., Ada. Assoc., Fred Boles, Sam Hargis, 
Bob Sumpter, John Crawford, Tal Craw¬ 
ford; (pol.) Judge Busby; Jim Dean, Joe 
Beck, Seminole Co.; John Cloud, J. A. 
Doyle, W. A. Billingsley, Ellis Cooper; 
Judge Crump. Church, Chris. Im.n. Rel., 
Mrs. Sarah Sparks, (sister), Wewoka. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1907 ; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, Con¬ 
stable, Brown Twp., Wewoka, 1915; Deputy 
Sheriff, Wewoka, 1907-09 ; Deputy Sheriff, 
1915-29, now serving; Deputy U. S. Marshal, 
1917. Remarks, native Okla. ; lived at Sapul¬ 
pa. 1890-95 ; Wewoka, 1895-97 ; Pawhuska, 
1897-07 ; Wewoka, since. Active in 1917-18 
in picking up slackers from service in the 
army. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

GRALL, FRANK, Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
evidence man for county attorney’s office, 
iSeminole. B., Mo., Sept. 9, 1869. Edu., 
public sells.,, of Tex. Wife, Allie. Cdrn., 2 
s., Arthur, policeman, Wewoka, Ernest, 
farmer; 1 d. Bk. Con., St. Bk., of Seminole. 
Assoc., Joe Poteet, Homer Bishop, Judge 
Simpson; (pol.) S. P. Freeling. J. D. Ly- 
dick, Horace Maxey Jr., Muskogee, Homer 
Bishop, .T. C. Looney, Judge Geo. Crump, 
Tom D. McKeown, Orel Busby, W. N. May- 
lion, Hal Johnston (personal friends). Bob 
Williams, Bob Galbraith. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; personally active in all campaigns. 
Offices, Sheriff of Seminole Co. 4 yrs. ; 

Deputy Sheriff, 14 yrs.; Pott Co. Chief of 

Police, Shawnee 1913; Deputy Sheriff of 
Pott. Co.; Justice of Peace, Cromwell, 3 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; 
del. when Bob Williams was nominated for 
Governor. Remarks, U. S. Marshal when 
Rock Island R. R. was constructed in Semi¬ 
nole Co., John Burnett and Poney Moore, 
special agent for Rock Island, did first 

work under Grail. Active in law enforce¬ 
ment for 33 or 34 yrs. He is second to 
Bud Ledbetter of Muskogee in point of 

service to the st. Mbr. Okla. Sheriff’s Assn. 

GREER, TOM C., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B.. Nicholasville, Va., May 11, 
1886. Edu., h. sch., Webb City, Mo.; Cen¬ 
tral St. Tchrs. Col., Edmond; Law Course, 
LaSalle Univ., Chicago; admitted to Bar 
in 1923. Wife. Emma. Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. M. ; 
1 d., Sybil. Bus. Con., local atty.; U. S.. 
F. and G. Hart, Edwards, Wells and Greer, 
Attvs. Bk. Con., Security St. ; Farmers 
Natl Assoc,, D. G. Hart, H. H. Edwards, 
Mr. Wells, Charles .T. Wrightsman; (pol.) 

L. V. Porterfield, W. A. Villines, V. L. 
Kiker, Judge Geo. C. Crump, Henry S. John¬ 
ston, A. S. ,T. Shaw, W. .T. Holloway. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodoes, Mason, Shrine. India 
Temple; I. O. O. F.; C. of C.; O. E. S.; 
Wewoka Country Club. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active in co. Offices, past Ct. Clk., Tillman 
co. 1918-22; Clk. Elec. Bd.. Tillman and 
Jackson cos. for 10 yrs. Party Honors, 
conv. del. Remarks, mbr. of corns, for War 
Savings Stamps, Liberty Bonds, Baby 
Bonds, Red Cross; campaign mgr. for 
Charles J. Wrightsman who ran for sen., 
also for Henry S. Johnston for Governor 
on West side of st., for W. J. Holloway for 
Lieut.-Governor. 

GRISSO, W. E., Seminole. Ind. Occ.. 
oil royalties, farmer. B., Vidette, Ark.. Jan. 
8, 1874. Edu., pub. schs.. Ark.; Okla. Univ. 
Medical Col. Wife, Margaret. Cdrn., 4 s. ; 
1 d. ; Walker D., atty.; Donald H., Okla. 
Univ. student; William E. Jr.; Okla. Univ., 
student; Wayne; Pauline. Bus. Con., Oil 
Royalties: banking. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. H. A. Boyd, Frank Knappenberger, 

M. E. Templeton, Phoenix, Ariz.; M. E. Har- 
iber Clubs &. Lodaes, charter mbr. Lions: 
past Pres. C. of C. ; 32nd Mason, Shrine, 
Consistory. McAlester. Pol. Act., Indepen¬ 
dent; active in co. and statewide 
affairs. Offices, City Council, Mayor of 
Seminole. Party Honors, del. to all st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, oldest citizen in point 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



of residence in Seniincle. Founded first 
drug store, built first residence. Helps to 
educate unfortunate cdrn. at John Brown 
School in Ark. Sponsor Boy Scouts. 

HARGROVE, GEORGE, Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., court clerk. B., Mountain Home, 
Ark., June 1, 1895. Edu., com. schs., Okla.; 
Central Tcbrs. Col., Edmond; East Cen¬ 
tral St. Tchrs. Col., Ada. Wife, Blanche, 
<1. of J. K. Mara.uis, Sylvain. Cdrn., 2 s.; 
1 d. Bus. Con., Seminole Real Estate. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl., (Security St. Assoc., 
Geo. C. Crump, Ellis Cooper, Virgil Big- 
gers; (pol.) C. C. Vance, C. S. Vance, W. 
E. Huddleston, Lester Smith, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, Tom D. McKeown, M. E. Trapp, Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
<sf C.: Lions; Amer. Legion; I. 0. O. F.; 
Masonic Consistory, McAiester. Pol. Act., 
partisan : active in co. and st. Offices, Ct, 
Clk., Bd. of Edu. Party Honors, Good 
Roads Com.; 4 yrs. Registrar. Remarks, 
past Commander of Amer. Legion; an of¬ 
ficer in the Boy Scout work. Military ser¬ 
vice with the 500 First Pioneer Engineers. 
Mbr. of Richard Harrison Post No. 122. 
Officer in the Officers Reserve Corps, 378 th 
Infantry. 

HART, D. G., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B„ Greenville* iS. C., June 8, 1881. Edu., 
com. sch. and col., N. C.; Cumberland 
Univ., law sch. Wife, Anna B. Peck. Cdrn., 
1 d.. Margarette. Bus. Con., Hart, Edwards, 
Wells & Greer, law firm. Bk. Con.. Farm¬ 
ers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. P. Ford, Konawa; 
Gov. J. W. Holloway, W. S. Key, M. E. 
Trapp, Scott Ferris, Tom Anglin, T. P. 
Gore, Henry S. Johnston. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Civitan; Mason, 
Consistory at McAiester; Shrine, Okla. 
City; M W. A., Wewoka. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; co. and st. worker since 1904; 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Co. Judge. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; pret. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 


1905 ; lived Chickaslia, Gotebo 1906-14; 
Wewoka since. Civic worker. Mbr. Okla. 
Bar Assn. 

HILL, CLARENCE L., Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Logan Co., Ark., June 18, 
1881. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo. Wifei, 
Elsie Kiesee. Cdrn., 2 s., Rudolph, Oris, 
both attending Okla. Univ.; 2 d., Ruth, 
Fern. Bus. Con., Hill & Banta, law firm, 
Wewoka; owner of real estate properties. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl.; Security St. 
Assoc., Ira J. Banta, law partner; (pol.) 
Geo. C. Crump, E. C. Aldridge, Vernon 
Kiker, W. E. Grisso, Seminole Co.; Tom D. 
McKeown; Tom Anglin, Henry S. Johnston. 
Churchi, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., Lawrence 
Martin (bro.-in-law), sheriff of Boone Co., 
Ark., 7 terms. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1905 ; makes speeches, works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Wewoka 
Sch. Bd., 1925-29; City Treas., 1907-09, 
Seminole; Co. Atty., Seminole Co., 1913-16; 
Co. Judge, Seminole Co., 1919-20. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1905; lived since at 
Wewoka. First Supt. of schs. at Seminole 
In 1907-09. Active in upbuilding co. Active 
in Red Cross work during W. War. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

HOWARD, J. E. Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
City manager. B., Hempstead, Tex.,. June 
6, 1882. Edu 1 ., pub. schs., Tex. Wife, 
Suella Hod. Cdrn., 3 s., J. B., Perry, Lar¬ 
kin; 1 d., Una Mae. Bus. Con., City mgr. 
Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., J. C. Fare, 
J. A. Legion, Ira J. Banta (pol.) W. E. 
Bunyard, T. E. Burch, W. A. Billingsley, 
L. V. Porterfield, Leo Meyers, and all dem. 
leaders. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Civitan Club, C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1910, 
operates all ways. Offices, under-sheriff, 
Wewoka 1913-14; special Dep. U. S. Mar¬ 
shal under B. A. Enloe, Dep. Co. Treas. 


1917-21-22-29; City mgr. July 1, 1929. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1905, locating at Te- 
rumseh; Wewoka and Shawnee from 1907- 
13; Caddo Co. 3 yrs., Wewoka since 1917. 
Hobby, baseball. 

HUDDLESTON, W. E„ Konawa. Dem. 
Occ., countv commissioner. B., Sulphur 
Rock, Ark., Jan. 15, 1892. Edu., com. sch.. 
Ark.; Ouachita Col., Arkadelphia, Ark. 
Wife, Mabel. Cdrn., Mary E., Geraldine, 
Virginia. Bus. Con., Co. of Seminole, real 
estate. Bk. Con., Okla. St. Assoc., W. S. 
Damron, Pres. Okla. St. Bk.; Frank P. 
Swan, Pres. First Natl. Bk.; E. A. Hudson; 
(pol.)’ J. C. Looney, W. L. Thurston, A1 
G. Nichols, Geo. C. Crump, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, Scott Ferris, Tom D. McKeown, Sen. 
Lester Smith* J. A. Patterson. Church, 
Church of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Consistory McAiester, Shrine, 
Okla. City; Lions, past Pres.; C. of C., 
past, sec’y. Pol. Act., partisan; personally 
active in co. and st. Offices, Ct. Clk., Pres. 
Sch. Bd. Party Honors, Sec’y of Co. Cen. 
Com.; Chinn, of Prct.; Good Roads Com. 
Remarks, was tchr. and cashr. of bk. for 
7 years. 

HUDDLESTON, W. T„ Konawa. Dem. 
Occ., physician. B., Sharp, Ark., Mar. 24, 
1867. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark.; North 
Ark. Col., Batesville, grad.; Univ. of Nash¬ 
ville, M. D.; Vanderbilt, M. D. Wife, Vir¬ 
ginia Fallis. Cdrn., 2 s., W. E., co. commr.; 
Fitzhugh Lee; 2 d., Mrs. E. A. McIntyre, 
Konawa; Mrs. T. R. Wilson, Bartlesville. 
Bus. Con., Temple Pharmacy,. Konawa; 
practicing physician. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., Fitzhugh Lee Huddleston (son), 
associate in drug business; (pol.) Geo. C. 
Crump; Judge Simpson. Lester Smith, 
Seminole Co.; Tom I>. McKeown. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions; 
charter mbr. at Konawa; Seminole Co. 
Medical Assn., Pres.; mbr. Amer., Okla. 
and Southern Medical Assns.; Mason, 32nd 
Guthrie Consistory ; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. 
Rel.. W. P. Huddleston (father), Repr. 
to Ark. Legis. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in Okla. since 1911; prior to that was 
active in Ark.; makes speeches, works 
personally and on corns. Offices mbr. U. 
IS. Pension Bd., 15 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd., 15 
vrs. ; City Councilman, 10 yrs.; former 
Co. Health Officer in Independence Co., 
Ark., 10 yrs. Party Honors, Speaker for 
Dem. party ticket in campaigns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1911; lived since at 
Konawa. During W. W’ar was a 4-minute 
speaker and mbr. of Council of Defense. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

HUSER. TOM, Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Chrisney, Ind., July 6, 1891. 
Edu., com. sells., of Ind. and Okla.; Busi¬ 
ness Col., Guthrie; studied law alone. Wife. 
Theresa Marie, d. of Wilburt L. Poole, 
Durant. Bus. Con., asst. Co. Atty. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., H. W. Carver, W. J. 
Banta, Watson L. Thurston; (pol.) Allen 
G. Nichols, W. A. Billingsley, J. Bart 
Aldridge. iScott Ferris, Paul B. Stewart, 
Homer Bishop, W. N. Barry, M. E. Trapp, 
J. Elmer Thomas, Tom D. McKeown, W. J. 
Holloway, W. T. Anglin, Geo. C. Crump. 
Church, Pres., elder. Clubs & Lodges Free 
Mason, Knight Templar, past commander 
No. 28; K. P., past Noble Grand; I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. Office, asst. Co. Atty., Co. Atty of 
Ofuskee, Co. 1921-25; mbr. City Council 
Okemah. Party Honors, del. to convs., prct. 
committeeman; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
mbr. St. Bar and Amer. Bar Assns. Has 
been teacher in public schools. Interested 
in the Boy Scout movement. 

JOHNSTON, CHARLES WALTER. Semi¬ 
nole. Rep. Occ., county commissioner; oil 
interests. B., Burlington, Kan., May 5, 
1889. Edu., com. sch., Caddo Co. Wife. 
Bessie, d. of J. W. Bryant, Roff. Cdrn., 1 
s.„ Chas.; 2 d., Mollie, Lenora. Bus. Con., 
production and royalty interests; real es¬ 
tate owner; stockholder and vice Pres, of 
bk. at Locust Grove. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., R. T. Harber, Seminole ; (pol.) both 





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Deni, and Rep. leaders in Seminole Co. 
Church, Church of Christ. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; mbr. Good Roads Standing Coin. ; 
St. and Co. Officials Assn.; I. 0. 0. 1'., 
Seminole; Lions Club, charter mbr. at 
Seminole. Pol. Act., independent locally, 
'but partisan in natl. affairs; active since 
1919. Offices. Co. Commr., since 1925, is 
the only Rep. Co. official in Seminole Co., 
he has support of both Dem. and Rep. ; 
mbr. of Sch. Bd„ 3 yrs. ; Justice of Peace, 
2 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; 
lived at Tonkawa, 1896-1901 ; Caddo, 1901- 
15; Okla. City. 1915-17; at Seminole since. 
Interested in good roads. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

KIDD, ALBERT C., Wewoka. Dem. Ocm, 
lawyer. B., Ashland, Miss., Dec. 27, 1905. 
Edu., grad, of ITniv. of Miss, with B. A. ; 
I,L. B.. 1927. Bus. Con.. Albert C. Kidd, 
atty., formerly Miller, Cocper and Kidd; 
real estate. Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl.; Se¬ 
curity St. Assor.. T. E. Burch. Geo. C. 
Crump, E. C. Aldridge; (poi.) Bart Ald¬ 
ridge. Geo. Hargrove, Calvin Vance, John 
Cloud, Jimmie Rollins, Tom Anglin, Jim 
Nance, R. H. Sutton, Albert Hunt, Tom I). 
McKeown. Church, Ban. Clubs & Lodges. 
Masonic, Wewoka; Phi Delta Phi Legal 
Fraternity; Alpha Phi Epsilon, Natl. Foren¬ 
sic Fraternity; Lions, past sec’y; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active 5 yrs.; makes 
speeches in both co. and st. campaigns. 
Offices, City Judge, Wewoka, Party Honors, 
del. to League of Young Dem.; mbr. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, located in Wewoka in 192 1 . 
Sponsor for High Sch. Boys Club. Inter¬ 
ested in Boy iScouts. 

KIKER, VERNON L„ Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., retired from active business. B., 
Winston Co., Ala., Sept. 23, 1888. Edu., com 
and h. sells., Ala.; 1 yr. of Col. work at 
Jacksonville, Ala. Wife. Elizabeth Davis. 
Cdrn. 2 s., Dave P.. Vernon L. Jr. Bus. 
Con., stockholder in bks.; real estate own¬ 


er; oil interests; large owner of oil and 
gas leases and royalties. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl.; Shawnee Natl., Shawnee. Assoc., 
(poi.) Geo. C. Crump; Tom D. McKeown; 
C. L. Hill; Jim Rollins. Clubs, Lions, very 
active in all civic affairs and movements 
for good of community. Imp. Rel., Earl A. 
Kiker, contractor; Hubert B. Kiker, Dixie 
Oil Co., (bros.). Pol. Act., independent in 
local p ilitics, but partisan in natl. Offices, 
Co. Assr. 1 term; Deputy Co. Treas. 1 term. 
Remarks came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived at 
Shawnee 1 yr.; at Wewoka since. During 
W. War was large investor in Liberty Bonds. 
Interested in edu. He is paying sch. expen¬ 
ses of fourteen children at present time. 
Hobbies, golf and hunting. 

KILES, HENRY A., M. D„ Konawa. Rep. 
Occ., assistant postmaster. Konawa. B., 
Harrittsville, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1876. Edu.. 

com. sch., Harrittsville. Ohio; Baltimore 
Medical Col., M. D., 1905. Wife, Bertie 
White, d. of T. W. White, Konawa. Cdrn., 
1 s., Kermit W.; 1 d., Alice Rebecca. Bus. 
Con., Medical practice and asst. post¬ 
master. Bk. Con., Okla. St.; First Natl. 
Assoc., Walter Damron, Pres. Okla. St. Bk.; 
F. A. Huddleston, druggist. Dr. Huddleston, 
Konawa; (poi.) IV. E. Huddleston, E. A. 
Hudson, Konawa; F. A. Garvin, Sasakwa; 
\S. S. Orwig', Wewoka, William Osborn, Ada; 
W. W. Pryor, Holdenville. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges. 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
McAlester, Shrine, India Temple; I. O. 0. 
F.; Lions Club. Pol. Act., active in co. 
politics for 14 yrs.; wo -ks through per¬ 
sonal activity and corns. Offices, City Phy¬ 
sician, Konawa 8 yrs.; past pres. Sch. Bd., 
served 3 yrs. Party Honors. Chmn. Rep. 
party organization 6 yr.s.; del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, enlisted Reserve Corps, 
Medical Reserve. 

KILLINGSWORTH. GEORGE F„ Semi¬ 
nole. Dem. Occ., oil business, investments, 
production and loyalties. B.. Crawford Co., 
Ark., Mar. 9, 1882. Edu., com. and h. schs., 


Tecumseh. Wife, Margetta, d. of J. W. 
Spur, Seminole. Cdrn., 3 s., Frank Lynn, 
Lewis. John Henry; 2 d., Charlotte Fran¬ 
cis, Margaret. Bus. Con., Pres. Seminole 
Co. Gas and Oil Co.; oil lands, Liberty 
bonds, extensive oil royalties. Bk. Con., 
First Natl Assoc., W. E. Harber, Seminole: 
H. A. Born, W. E. Grlsso, Seminole; (poi.) 
W. E. Grisso, W. E. Harber, Sen. R. H. 
Chase, W. S. Livingston, Geo. D. Key, Tom 
D. McKeown, Henry S. Johnston, W. J. 
Holloway, M. E. Trapp. Church, Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Golf Club: Country Club; C. 
of C., Vice Pres.; Chmn. Finance Com., 
mbr. Good Roads Standing Com. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. for 35 yrs., 
makes speeches, works personally and 
through corns. Offices, Pres. Bd. of Edu. 

7 yrs., elected for 4 yrs. more. Party 
Honors, Election Bd., ex-Chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; del. to natl. conv., Houston; Sergeant 
for gates 1 and 3. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896; lived in Tecumseh, Shawnee and in 
Seminole since 19115 ; was pres, of Seminole 
Fair Assn, for 15 yrs. Instrumental in 
getting new post office and depot. Bought 
right-of-way for 2 highways, 44 N., and 
3 S. Active in all communty affairs and 
civic development. 

LESTER, MRS. J. E.. Seminole. Rep. 
State Committeewoman. Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

LIGON, JAMES A., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
oil business. B., Paris, Tenn., Jan. 26, 
1890. Edu., h. sch., Bowling Green, Ky., 
grad. 1908. Wife, Annie Scott Ligon. Cdrn., 
2 s., H. M., J. D.; 1 d., Lovella. Bus. Con., 
oil leases and royalties ; rental properties, 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., R. H. Todd, G. L. Howard, Chas. 
T. Hutson, Hugh Barham, Wewoka ; Harold 
Clark, Shawnee; (poi.) E. C. Aldridge. 
Blanche Doyle, James Fore, Ira Banta, 
Wewoka. Church. Metli., steward. Clubs 
Lions; C. of C. Imp. Rel., R. H. Ligon 
(father); T. B. Ligon (bro.), Wewoka. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 1916; 
works mostly through corns. Offices, Mayor 
of Wewoka, now serving. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1916; lived siAce at Wewoka. 
Hobby, hunting. 

LIVINGSTON, W. S. Seminole. Dem. 
Occ., publisher. B., T nion. Ark., Oct. 6. 
1871 Edu., com. and h. sch. ; Mountain 
Home Ban. Col., all in Ark. Wife, Amy 
Schenck. Cdrn., 3 s.„ Ralph, mgr. Morning 
News, Seminole; L. P., W. S. Jr., attend¬ 
ing N Mex. Military Institute, Roswell: 
2 d.. Rena, Faye, both new studying voice 
in Europe. Buss. Con., owner and publish¬ 
er, Seminole Morning News; real estate 
owner; oil leases and royalties. Bk. Con.. 
First Natl.; Exchange Natl; First Natl., 
Tulsa. Assoc., (poi.) Joe Looney, S. I>. 
Powell. R. H. Chase. Henry Born, Semi¬ 
nole Co.; Geo. Key. James Rollins, Luther 
Harrison. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active leader in chamber activ¬ 
ities; Seminole Golf Club; Lions; I. O. 
F.; M. W. A., iSeminole. Imp. Rel., W. T. 
Livingston (father) served in Civil War; 
J. T. Livingston (bro.). Seminole. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1907 : 
makes speeches, works personally and on 
corns. Offices, mbr. Sell. Bd. for 18 yrs.. 
helped build 5 brick sell, buildings and 
many temporary, Seminole; mbr. Citv 
Council which put down the first concrete 
sidewalks in Seminole; postmaster 9 yrs. 
former co. elk and co. supt. of schs. in 
Ark. Party Honors, del. to all st. and co. 
convs.; attended natl. conv.. 1928, at Hous¬ 
ton. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907; 
lived at McLoud for a few months and 
'Seminole since. Civic leader. Interested in 
edu Was tchr. for 15 yrs. in early man- 
manhood. Hobby, baseball and football. 

LOONEY, JOSEPH C„ Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ.. attorney. B. Hawkins Co., Tenn., Feb. 
1 1892 Edu., com. sch.; h. sch., Okla. 

City; Univ. of Okla., A. B. and LL.B. 
Wife, Edna, d. of G. H. Fink, Edmond. 
Cdrn , 2 d., Joan, Rosene. Bus. Con., WU1- 
mott & Looney. Attys., Wewoka. Bk. Con.. 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Farmers Natl. Assoc., John R. Willmott, 
partner in law firm; (pol.) The Dem. 
leaders in Seminole Co. and throughout 
the st. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Sponsor of Boy Scout Activities; 
Lions, Pres.; mbr. Okla. and Seminole Bar 
Assns.; Mason; Phi Delta Phi; Delta 
Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; Red Red 
Rose. Imp. Rel., his grandfather Looney, 
veteran of the Civil War. Pol. Act., active 
in st. since 1920 ; makes speeches, works 
personally and on com. Chmn. of Speakers 
Bureau during campaign of 1928 Offices. 
St. Sen., 1922-26; mbr. Bd. of Regents of 
Okla. Univ. since 1927. Party Honors, Dem. 
nominee for Representative 1920 ; mbr. of 
League of Young Dem. sinoe 1912; del. to 
all st. and co. convs. ; and chmn. of vari¬ 
ous corns, of delegations. Remarks, came 
to Ind. Terr. 1902; lived at Seminole since 
1906. During W. War served 10 months 
overseas; 1st. Lieut, in In'f. Mbr. of Amer. 
Legicn; past Commander of Richard Har¬ 
rison Post, Wewoka; Commander of Semi¬ 
nole Co. Legion and mbr. of Department 
Legislative Com. Interested in Amer. Le¬ 
gion work. 

McBRIDE, ERNEST J„ Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., city manager of Wewoka. B., Little 
Rock, Ark., Nov. 17, 1876. Edu., com. and 
h sch., Ark.; Hendrix Col., Ark., grad., 
1895; Certified Accountant, 1918, which 
was eighth certificate issued in Okla. Wife, 
Della Yates. Cdrn., 4 s., Tom, certified ac¬ 
countant in St. Examiners office; Jennings, 
attending Ann Arbor Col.; Jim, Okla. City; 
Paul; 3 d., Mrs. Thelma De Noville, Okla. 
City; Louise, Okla. City; June. Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl., Okla. City; Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., Fred Parkinson, John R. Boardman, 
Harry G. Pine, Charlie Childers; (pol.) 
Ed Semans, Ed Dabney, judge Crump, Gov. 
Holloway, C. S. Storms; Jim Nance. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, C. of C. Imp. Rel., Rev. J. 
T. McBride (bro.), Comanche. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1909; makes 


speeches, works through personal contacts 
and on coins.Offices, City Mgr. of Wewoka 
since 1927 ; Co. Clk. of Craig Co., 1912-16; 
Deputy St. Examiner, 1917-25; Chief Clk. 
in Auditors office, 1924. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. from Craig, Tillman 
and Okla. Counties. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1909; lived at Vinita, 1909-17; 
Stillwater, 1917-18; Ardmore, 1918-19; 
Frederick, 1919-22; Okla. City and We¬ 
woka since. As city mgr. lias placed city 
on a paying basis without advalorem tax. 

MILLIGAN, H. D„ Seminole. Dem. Occ.. 
royalty broker and insurance dealer. B., 
Harper Co., Kan., Oct. 1892. Edu., com. sch., 
Okla.; St. Tchrs. Col., Springfield, Mo. ; 
Phillips Univ., Enid; Bus. Col., Ft. Worth, 
Tex. Wife, Mae Almack Milligan. Cdrn., 
2 s., J. Dillard, Rex B.; 2 d., Betty June 
and Barbara L. Bus. Con., oil royalties and 
leases; farming interests; insurance; one 
of the oldest in st. with agencies at Ton- 
kawa, Seminole and Enid. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; First St.; Tradesman Natl., Okla. 
City. Assoc., (pol.) Homer Bishop, Judge 
Simpson, W. E. Grisso, Judge Crump; J. 
C. Looney Walter Billingsley, Geo. B. Hall, 
L. V. Portersfield, Joe Poteet, Shelby Liv¬ 
ingston. Church, Meth., former Supt. of S. 
S. and tchr. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, char¬ 
ter mbr. of Tonkawa Club; Pres, of Semi¬ 
nole Club; del. to natl. convs. at Louis¬ 
ville and Des Moines; C. of C., dir.; Spon¬ 
sor for Boy Scout activities; mbr. of Bd. 
of Governors of Boy Scouts; B. P. O. E.; 
Iv. F.; Master Mason.. Imp. Rel., J. D. 
Milligan (father), pioneer and active in 
the development of Okla.; J. R., insurance 
man,, Enid; Albert, Nash (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in Okla. since 1919; 
makes speeches and works personally and 
through corns. Offices, chmn. of Seminole 
Co. Election Bd. for 2 yrs. Party Honors, 
mbr. St. League of Y r oung Dem.; del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1893; located In the Cherokee Strip, 



JOSEPH C. LOONEY 


Grant Co. Has also lived in Tonkawa and 
Seminole since 1927 ; has traveled ex¬ 
tensively. Sponsored move to put over poor 
farm at Seminole which has relieved the 
situation of the destitute people there. 
During W. War served in 35tli Div. and 
was 1 yr. overseas; rank of Sergeant. Is 
6th generation of soldiers in his family 
and is eligible for membership in Sons _ of 
Confederacy; Sons of Veterans of Union 
side; Sons of the Revolution and Sons of 
1812. Mbr. of Amer. Legion, Seminole, and 
Past Commander and Past Adjt.; del. to 
Natl. Legicn Co,nv. at Kansas City. Inter¬ 
ested in Crippled Children movement. 

NICHOLS, ALLEN G.. Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Newton Co., Ark., Apr. 
7, 1889. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark.; 
Baptist Academy; Ouachita Academy, 



II. D. MILLIGAN 














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731 



L. V. PORTERFIELD 


Ouachita, Ark., 1908; Univ. of Ark., LL. 

B.. 1912. Wife, Helen K., d. of E. V. Con- 
sier, Wewoka. Cdrn., 1 s„ Franklin A. ; 
i d., Janice. Bus. Con., practicing atty.; 
oil leases and royalties. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., A. W. Harries, partner in law; 
(pol.) W. A. Billingsley, Geo. C. Crump, 

V. L. Kiker, Wewoka; Dick Grisso, Semi¬ 
nole; Judge R. L. Williams; T. P. Gore, 

W. C. McAlister; Gov. W. J. Holloway (a 
class mate at Ouachita Academy). Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, organizer and 
past Pres, of Wewoka Club; Wewoka Golf 
Club; Mason, Blue Lodge, Wewoka; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
MeAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. since 1913; makes speeches, works 
directly with people. Chmn. of Wewoka 
Com. in co. seat fight between Seminoie 
and Wewoka. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 
Seminole Co., 1914-16; Co. Atty., 1916-20. 
Party Honors, Co. Chmn. of Cen. Com., 
1920-21 ; sec’y of Co. Elec. Bd. for 2 yrs. 
formerly; former Co. Registrar; Co. Elec. 
Bd Mbr. and Chmn. of Co. Com. in Ok¬ 
fuskee Co., 1894-25 ; del. to co. and st. 
convs. since 1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1913; lived at Wewoka, 1913-22; Oke- 
mah, 1922-26 ; Wewoka, since. Mbr. of 
Food and Fuel Conservation Com. during 
W. War. Active in civic affairs. 

ORWIG, S. E., Wewoka. Rep. St. Com¬ 
mitteeman. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able). 

PARKER, W. T., Wewoka. Rep. Occ., 
real estate dealer and owner. B., Odin. 
Ill., Aug. 28, 1881. Edu„ com. schs., and 
Northern Ill. Normal. Wife. Lula Covington. 
Bus. Con., real estate owner; stockholder 
in Aldridge Hotels, Ada, and Wewoka; 
Bifick agency, iSeminoSe; oil royalties; 
does real estate promoting in new oil towns. 
Bk. Con., The Farmers Natl. Assoc., Geo. 
Sherritt, E. C. Aldridge, W. 0. Bungard 
L. C. Cozart; (pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway,' 
Tom D. McKeown; Senator W. B. Pine; 
Judge Crump; Tom Anglin. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past dir.; 
Sponsor for Boy Scout activities; mbr. of 
Good Roads Com.; Lions, Wewoka, charter 
mbr.; 32nd Mason, Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City Shrine; I. O. 0. F., Wewoka. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in st. since 
1908; works personally and through corns. 
Offices, former City Commr., Wewoka Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at 


Okla. City, Cushing, Oilton, Shamrock, 
Slick; at Wewoka since 1923. Civic and 
financial leader; active in all community 
progress. During W. War was Chmn. of 
Liberty Loan Drives; mbr. of Council of 
Defense and Draft Bd. Hobby, athletics. 

PATTERSON, J. A., Wewoka. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Stillwell, Ind. Terr., Jan. 27, 
1883. Edu., Tribal Indian Sell., Tahlequah, 
grad.; Univ. of Ark., LL. B., degree. Wife, 
lone, d. of Dr. O. G. Cranston, Wewoka. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Josephine, Helen, Suzanne. 
Bus. Con., Davis & Patterson, Attys., We¬ 
woka. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc.. B. 
F. Davis, ex-Co. Judge, partner in lav;. 
Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Okla. and Seminole 
Co. Bar Assn.; 32nd Mason, Consistory, 
MeAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1910. Offices, Special Asst, to U. S. Atty. 
Gen. W. Wickersham, appointed by Pres. 
Taft; mbr. of 12th St, Legis. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; Chmn. of Rep. 
Cen. Com. formerly. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan; lived at Muskogee, 1909-10 ; at 
Wewoka since. Active in all home war 
activities. 

PORTERFIELD, LUTHER V., Wewoka. 
Dem. Occ., real estate; lonse and insur¬ 
ance dealer. B., Shawnee, Apr. 6, 1895. 
Edit., com. and h. schs., grad., 1912; Cen¬ 
tral iSt. Tchrs. Col., 1914-16. Wife, Hazel 
v ern. Cdrn., 1 d., Lovell. Bus. Con., real 
estate, bonds, investments, loans, insurance, 
(agent for 20 fire and casualty companies) ; 
farming interests. Bk. Con., Security St. 
Assoc., A. A. Criswell, J. A. Doyle, Jim 
Fare, Richard Elam, A1 Witwortli, E. D. 
Orwig, Wewoka: (pol.) V. L. Kiker, J. C. 
Looney, W. L. Thurston, G. C. Cutlip, 
Seminole Co.; J. E. Jones, F. L. Butler, 
Okla. City; Dr. Linscheid, Ada. Church, 
Bap., deacon; former Supt. S. S. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Lions, executive dir.; C. of C. ; 
Kiowa Lake Club; 14th Mason, Consistory. 
MeAlester; Eastern Star; Red Red Rose. 
Imp. Rel„ R. H. Coleman (bro.-in-law), 
real estate dealer, Shawnee; Eugene Port- 
1918; makes speeches, works on coins. 
Offices. Co. Supt. of Schs.. Seminole Co., 
1913-27. Party Honors, Chmn. of Dem. 
Cen. Com. since 1928; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
at Wewoka since 1915. During W. War 
served in Quartermaster Corps. Mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Wewoka. Hobby, is grey¬ 
hounds and saddle horses. 

POTEET, JOE, Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
Sheriff of Seminole Co. B., Morgan Co., 
Ala., Dec. 11, 1871. Edu., com. sch.. Ark. 
Wife, Lydia McCleskey. Cdrn., 3 s., Ted, 
in Maine ; Paul, druggist, Wewoka ; Joe, at 
h.; 2 d., Mrs. Snuggs, of Wewoka; Mignon, 
at h. Bus. Con., farm owner, stockrais¬ 
ing; familiar with grocery bus. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., Dr. Van Zandt, W. 

C. Bungard, Clyde Cheppard, Dr. Perkins, 
W. L. Thurston, Wewoka; (pol.) L. V. 
Porterfield, Geo. C. Crump, A1 G. Nichols, 
iSeminole Co.; Gov. W. J. Holloway; Sen. 
Joe Looney; Tom McKeown. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Civitan; Sponsor for Boy 
Scout activities; 32nd Mason; M. W. A.; 
Mbr. Okla. Sheriff’s Assn. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active since 1904 ; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Active in 
Clean-Up campaign in Seminole Co. and 
was elected on clean-up ticket. Offices, 
Sheriff of Seminole Co. since 1929; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. for 15 yrs.; was former Cily 
Marshal in Ark. Parly Honors, del. to st. 
and co. convs.; mbr. Election Bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1904; lived since at 
Wewoka. During W r . War was active in 
Liberty Loan Drives and Red Cross work. 

POWELL, S. D.. Seminole. Dem. Occ., 
Judge of Police Court. B„ Ind., Feb. 1, 
1861. Edu., com. sch., Ind. Wife, Tabitha 
Lee. Cdrn., (three, deceased). Bus. Con., 
land owner; familiar with real estate. Bk. 
Con., First St., First Natl., Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Crump; Sen. R. H. Chase, Ed. Hud¬ 
dleston, Seminole Co.; M. E. Trapp, Tom 

D. McKeown. W. C. McAlister, Geo. D. 
Key. Church, Meth., Seminole; former 


Steward; mbr. Bd. of Trus. Clubs, Lions; 
C. of C., mbr. Financial Com. and dir. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1893; 
makes speeches; works personally and on 
com. Offices, purchasing Agt. for Seminole ; 
City Police Judge, past 7 yrs.; mbr. Bd. 
of Edu.; mbr. City Council, 8 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., has 
missed only one st. conv. since statehood; 
Prct. Committeeman ; mbr. Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived in 
Pittsburg Co., 1893-1900; in Seminole Co. 
since. Hobbies, gardening and chicken 
raising. 

POWELL, MRS. S. D., Seminole. Dem. 
formerly V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

POWELL, TOM P., Sasakwa. Dem. Occ.. 
meat and grocery bus. B., Dewitt, Ark., 
Dec. IS, 1858. Edu., com. sch.. Ark. Wife. 
Minerva Brown. Cdrn.. 2 d. ; Mrs. Blanche 
Watson, Dewitt, Ark.; Mrs. Emma L. Allen, 
Sasakwa. Bk. Con., Sasakwa St. Assoc.. 
J. H. Shed, J. F. Kincaid. Hugh Twinam, 
Sasakwa; (pol.) D. Wallace, Jim Dunn, 
Sasakwa; Frank Earl, Bill Brown, Charlie 
Breeden, Sasakwa. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C., W. O. W„ Sasakwa. Imp. 
Rel., H. L. Powell, (bro.) merchant, 
Sasakwa. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. since 1906; works personally and on 
com. Offices, former City Marshal, Sasakwa, 
3 yrs.; pres, of Sch. Bd.. in Ark. for 8 
yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1904; lived at Hugo 1904-06; at Sasakwa, 
since. 

RIDDLE. H. T., Seminole. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B.. Carl, la., July 28. 1887. Edu.. 
com. sell., Prague; h. sch., Shawnee; Bus. 
Col., Tecumseh. Wife, Leota, d. of W. S. 
Overstreet, Guthrie. Cdrn., 1 d., Elba 

Inez. Bus. Con.. Vice Pres. First Natl., 
Seminole; Vice Pres., Herber & Riddle, 
Inc., Oil Leases and Royalties, Seminole. 
Bk. Con., Vice Pres. First Natl., Seminole; 
Director Farmers Natl.. Holdenville. Assoc.. 
W. E. Harber, J. N. Harber, W. E. Grisso, 
J. L. Hull, Seminole; (pol.) G. F. Killings- 
worth, Robt. Burns, Coleman Davis, Sem¬ 
inole; E. A. Walker; Ben Mills, Okla. 
C'ty; Tom D. McKeown. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, Dir., Sponsor Boy 
Scout Activities; C. of C., Pres.; B. P. 
O. E., Shawnee; Mason, Blue Lodge, Shaw¬ 
nee; Consistory, MeAlester; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1968; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894 ; lived in Pottawatomie Co., 1894- 
1926; at Seminole since. Hobby, baseball. 

ROBERTS, R. J.. Wewoka. Mbr. Adminis. 
Com. Sect. No. 9. State. Bar. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

SHERRITT, GEORGE B.. Wewoka. Rep. 
Occ.. investments. B., Fall City, Neb., Feb. 
3, 1884. Edu., com. sch.. Neb. _Wife, 

Sarah Dornwell. Cdrn., 1 s., (step) Lamor 
Dornwell; 1 d., Leona Dornwell. Bus. Con., 
stockholder and Mgr., Aldridge Hotels, Ada 
Wewoka and MeAlester; Buick Agcy., Sem¬ 
inole; Wewoka, Holdenville and Konawa; 
Extensive real estate owner; various other 
interests. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
W. F. Parker, E. C. Aldridge, L. C. Cozart, 
W. C. Bungard; (pol.) J. A. Patterson: 
W. G. Skelly, Lew Wentz; W. B. Pine. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. Lions, Gov. 
of Zone K., St. Gov. of Lions Club, Charter 
mbr.. past Sec’y and Dir. at Wewoka, Chmn. 
of Transportation Com. ; C. of C., Pres, in 
1928, Sponsor for Girl Scout activities; 
voted Most Useful Citizen of Wewoka, 1928 : 
mbr. Good Roads Com.; Wewoka Country 
Club; mbr. K. M. O. Hotel Mens Assn.; 
Hotel Greeters of Amer.; 32nd Mason, 
Guthrie Consistory; Shrine at Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1905; makes speeches. Party Honors, del. 
to Natl. Conv., Kansas City, 1928; del. to 
st. and co. convs.; chmn. of R \o Centicil 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. m _j: 
has lived in Wewoka since 1923. Active in 
civic development. Instrumental in secur- 










732 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Legion, Richard Harrison Post, Wewoka, 
Past Post Commander. 

STANLEY, JOHN M„ Wewoka. Dem. 
Oc'c., lawyer. B„ Hill Co., Tex., June 9, 
1880. Edu., pub. sch., Tex. and Okla.; 
Polytechnic Col., Ft. Worth, Tex.; admitted 
to Bar, 1904. Wife, Allie Coffee, Tex. Cdrn., 
5 s., Bruce, John, Jim, Joe and Andy; 1 
d., Billie. Bus. Con. Billingsley & Stanley, 
attys., Wewoka. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl. 
Assoc., C. L. Billingsley, partner in law ; 
Dr. A. A. Walker, A. A. Criswell, L. O. 
Hammond, Wewoka; (pol.) Scott Ferris, 
Judge Simpson, Judge Crump, F. B. Swank, 
Tom D. McKeown, Bart Aldridge, Ed 
Dabney, Judge Doyle. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C., Sponsor for Boy Scout Activities; 
I. 0. 0. F.; W. 0. W. ; K. P., Wewoka; 
Lions, vice pres.; mbr. Okla. and Seminole 
Co. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1903; makes speeches; works 
personally, on com. and in all ways for 
advancement of party. Offices, Co. Atty., 
Garvin Co., 4 yrs.; mbr. Sch. Bd. Party 
Honors. Speaker for Dem. Party in 1928 
Campaign; del. to sv. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900; lived at 
Ardmore, 1900-03 ; Lindsay, 1903-08 ; Pauls 
Yaley. 1908-23; Sapulpa, 1923-25; and at 
Wewoka since. During W. War was four 
minute speaker and chmn. of Liberty Loan 
Drives; a mbr. of Council of Defense; legal 
advisor for compensation insurance. 

STOKES, W. N„ Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; dealer in oil leases and royalties. 
B., Bentonville, Ark., June 24, 1888. Edu., 
com. sell.. Ark. Private study of law, ad¬ 
mitted to Bar, 1914. Wife, Pearl Pegg. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Hurley, ins. dealer; 2 d., Mrs*. 
Willine Clayton, Wewoka; and Mary Louise. 
Bus. Con., Pryor & Stokes Attys., Wewoka; 
Local Atty. for T. B. Slick Oil Co.; mbr. 
Bd. of Dir. of Electric Refining Co., Okla. 
City; Extensive farming interests; leases 
and royalties. Bk. Con., Security St.; 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., T. E. Burch, J. L. 

GEORGE B. SHERRITT 


ing brick yard and refinery at Wewoka. 
Division Air Port; mbr. Board of Dir. 
Amer. Fidelity Ins. Co. Okla. City. Dur¬ 
ing W. War. was chmn. of the Liberty 
Loam Drives. 

SIMPSON, J. E.. Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Judge; Atty. B.. Galena, Ivan., Sept. 
24, 1882. Edu., c:m. and h. sch., Tecumseh, 
Private Law Sch., admitted to bar 1902. 
Wife, Lula M. Ivy. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas. Owen; 
2 d., Irene and Katherine. Bus. Con., farm¬ 
ing Interests ; stockraising ; royalties. Bk. 
Con., The Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Judge Crump. Orel Busby, Homer Bishop, 
L. V. Porterfield, Judge A. S. Wells, Sem¬ 
inole Co.; Tom D. McKeown, R. L. Wil¬ 
liams, Elmer Thomas; Geo. D. Key, W. A. 
Ledbetter. Church, Meth., South. Clubs, 
Lions; C. of C.; Sponsor for Boy Scout 
activities. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1907 ; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and with com. Offices, Co. Judge of 
Seminole Co., now serving second term. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived at 
Galena, Maud, and Wewoka. Hobby, stock- 
raising. 

SMITH, LESTER E., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Biloxi, Miss, Aug. 17, 1893. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Miss.; Univ. of 
Miss.; Harvard Univ., O. U., LL. B„ de¬ 
gree. Wife, Clara Howard. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. and Seminole Co. 
Bar Assn.; Delta Sigma Pho; Phi Alpha 
Delta ; 18th Mason. Pol. Act., partisan ; active 
since 1924 ; makes speeches; works person¬ 
ally and on crm. Offices, St. Sen., 11th and 
12th Leg'is., Chmn. of Soldiers Relief Com. 
11th session and Legal Ad. Com.; Vice- 
Chmn. of Sen. and Legis. Affairs Com. 
Party Honors, mbr. League of Young Dem. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1920; lived at 
Norman, 1920-24; at Wewoka, since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in U. S. Navy. Has 
rank of 2nd Lt. in Reserve Inf. Mbr. Amer. 




W. L, THURSTON 










SEMINOLE COUNTY 




Okla. in 1906; lived since in Wewoka. Red 
Cross Com. and Council of Defense during 
W. War. Hobby, flowers. 


VANCE, CHARLES C., Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., Co. Assessor. B., Lead Hill, Ark., Dec. 
18, 1885. Edu., com. sch.. Lead Hill, Ark. 
Wife, Stella Luntsford. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul, 
Narva F., Wewoka; 1 d.. Ruby Ann. Bk. 
Con., Farmers Natl. Wewoka. Assoc., Jim 
Ford. 0. L. Hammons, L. W. Cozart, G. 
C. Aldridge, Frank Shepherd, Wewoka; 
(pol.) M. F. Manard, Ellis Cooper, Homer 
Bishop, Walter Billingsley, J. A. Doyle,' 
Seminole Co.; C. C. Childers, John Rogers, 
Geo. W. Key, Ed Semans, A. .1. Wells. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; 
M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. F., Wewoka. Imp. Rel., 
Fred W. Vance, (bro.) Konawa. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1911; works 
through personal contacts. Mbr. of force 
putting down Green Corn rebellion in 1917. 
Offices, Dep. Sheriff, 1914-20; Co. Assessor, 
1923-31. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1911; 
lived at Sasakwa, 1911-23; at Wewoka since. 
During W. War was mbr. of Classification 
Bd., Seminole, of Council of Defense and 
Treas. of Dist. Red Cross. Hobby, outdoor 
sports. 


Maynard, W. C. Bungard; (pol.) Geo. C. 
Crump, Orel Busby, Sen. Smith, Seminole 
Co.; Tom D. McKeown ; Scott Ferris; Geo. 
Key; Gov. Holloway. Church, of Christ, 
Wewoka; Chmn. of Bldg. Com.; Tchr. Bible 
Class, 10 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
charter mbr.; Lions, cnarter mbr., past 
pres, for 3 terms; mbr. Exec. Com. of Boy 
Scout Council; 32nd Mason, past Master 
of Lodge at Wewoka; Eastern Star; K. 

C. C. H.; Knight Commander of Court of 
Honor; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Orel Busby, 
(nephew) ; Hugh Stokes, head of Pioneer 
A.bst. Co.; Russell Stokes, Mgr. Amer. Clean¬ 
ers, Wewoka, (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1909 ; makes speeches; 

works personally and on com. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd. 18 yrs. and pres. 10 yrs.; Co. 

Registrar, since law was passed requiring 
one; mbr. City Council, 5 yrs.; Clk. of 
Co. Ct., formerly. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to st. and co. convs.; 
mbr. Election Bd. Remarks,, came to Okla. 
in 1905; lived at Konawa, 1905-08; at 

Wewoka since. During W. War served on 
Draft Bd. and was active in Liberty Loan 
drives. As a mbr. of Sch. Bd. at Wewoka, 
has helped build one of the highest type 
and best equipped sch. systems in st. Con¬ 
tributed an article on “Duties of Sch. Bds." 
to the American Sch. Bd. Journal. Hobby, 
quail hunting. 

SWAN, FRANK P., Konawa. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Vine Grove, Ky.. May 11, 1881. 
Edu., pub. sch., Ky.; Northern Indiana 
' Normal, Valparaiso; Bus. Col. Wife, Birdie 
Rudell. Cdrn.. 1 s., Frank R.; 2 d., Ruth, 
Helen. Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Konawa; extensive land owner; oil invest¬ 
ments ; real estate interests. Assoc., H. W. 
Courtnev; E. Douthit; Dr. Harger, Sem¬ 
inole ; W. E. Grisso, W. E. Huddleston, John 
Cloud, Claud Bungard, H. T. Douglass, Sem¬ 
inole Co. Church. Meth., mbr. bd. of 
Stewards. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., char¬ 


ter mbr., sec'y and past pres.; Amer. and 
Okla. Bankers Assn.; Lions, charter mbr. 
and treas.; K. P.; M. W. A.; Yeomen; 
32nd Mason, Eastern Star; Consistory, 
Guthrie; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., 
Richard Swan, pioneer in Ky. from Va., 
bought homestead from U. S. Govt, in 1832 
Pol. Act., independent locally, but partis¬ 
an in natl. affairs. Active in st. since 
1904; makes speeches and works on com. 
Offices, mbr. City Council at Konawa, was 
instrumental in secur'ng paving and white 
way; Mayor of Konawa. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1904 ; lived at Shawnee at Konawa since 
1906; active in civic movements. With Mr. 
Burton donated site for city water works. 
In point of service is one of oldest bankers 
in Seminole Co. During W. War was chmn. 
of Liberty Loan and Thrift Stamp drives 
and mbr. of Council of Defense. Hobby, 
baseball. 

THURSTON, WATSON L., Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Columbia. Mo., Dec. 23, 
1884. Edu., com. sch., Columbia, Mo.; 
Bus. Col. St. Louis. Wife, Minnie, d., of 
G. W. Lane, Wewoka. Cdrn., 1 d., Leelane, 
at h. Bus. Con., Pres, of Security St. Bk., 
Wewoka; Thurston-Suran Hdwe. Co., We¬ 
woka ; owner farm land ; oil and gas royal¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., (Corr.) Exch. Natl., Tulsa; 
Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., W. L. 
Thurston, T. E. Burch, T. .T. Hanley, C. L. 
Billingsley, Wewoka; (pol.) .1. C. Looney, 
C. Guy Cutlip, Richard Elam, Thomas 
Huser, W. E. Huddleton, Seminole Co.; 
Judge Geo. C. Crump; C.has. Harrison; 
Harry Rogers; John Rogers; C. C. Child¬ 
ers; A. S. J. Shaw; R. A. Sneed. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., past Treas., 
past Dir., mbr. Good Roads Com.; 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory at Mc¬ 
Alester. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1906; works only on com. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. of Edu., 1914-20; Co. Commr., 
since 1925, is chmn. Remarks, came to 


VANCE, CALVIN S., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
Co. Superintendent of Sch. B., Lead Hill, 
Ark. Feb. 22, 1891. Edu., com. and h. sch.; 
St. Teachers Col., Ada, Life Certificate. 
Wife, Mary Lou. d. of .T. M. Jinks, Scullin. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Thelma Faye, Ada Marcille, 
Mary Jo. Bus. Con., farming interests. 
Bk. Con., Okla. St., Konawa; First Natl., 
Konawa; Security St., Wewoka. Assoc., 
L. V. Porterfield. W. S. Damron, W. E. 
Huddleston; (pol.) Ellis Cooper, Geo. Har¬ 
graves, V. V. Criswell, Elbert Collins, Sem¬ 
inole Co.; John Vaughan, Lester Smith, J. 
Bart Aldridge. ex-Sen. Joe Looney. Church, 
of Christ. Clubs & Lodges. Lions; C. of C.; 
Boy Scout Master and Recruiting Master; 
Mason, Master Mason. Imp. Rel., Chas. C. 
Y T ance, Wewoka; Fred W. Vance, Ada 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1911; makes speeches; works personally 
and on com. Offices. Apptd. Supt. of Sem¬ 
inole Co. Sch., 1927 ; elected 1929, now 
serving. Party Honors, del. to co. conv.; 
Prct. Committeeman; Insp. on Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909 ; lived at 
Sasakwa, 1909-10 ; Konawa, 1910-27; We¬ 
woka, since. During W. War served in 
Quartermaster Corps; rank of Sergt. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Richard Harrison Post, We- 


C. DALE WOLFE 


JUDGE ARTHUR S. WELLS 








734 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


woka. Taught in Seminole Co. for 19 yrs. 
Hobby, farming and stockraising. 

WELLS, ARTHUR S., Wewoka. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Decaturville, Tenn., Mar. 
2, 1881. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tenn., 
Union Univ., Jackson, Tenn., 1907-12; or¬ 
dained Baptist minister, 1907 ; admitted to 
Bar, 1916. Wife, Maude O. Gowan. Cdrn., 
2 s., Marion, Okla. City; Judson; 1 d., 
Ruth, attending Okla. Univ. Bus. Con., 
Hart, Edwards, Wells & Greer, Law Firm, 
Wewoka; Oil leases and royalties. Bk. Con., 
Farmers Natl.; Security St. Assoc., D. J. 
Hart, H. H. Edwards, Tom C. Greer, part¬ 
ners in law; (pol.) Judge. Geo. C. Crump, 
L. V. Porterfield, V. C. Kiker, Allen G. 
Nichols, Seminole Co.; J. B. A. Robertson, 
Art Walker, Judge Tom Doyle, Okla. City; 
Cham. Jones, Duncan; Jim Nance, Walters. 
Church, Bap., Wewoka; was Bap. Minister, 
1907-16. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., former 
Dir. ; Kiwanis, Lawton; Wewoka Country 
Club; 32nd Mason, Consistory at Guthrie; 
Shrine, at Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1916; makes speeches; 
works personally and on com. Mbr. Smith 
for Pres. Club. Offices, City Commr. of 
Walters, 1919; helped write the Charter for 
Walters and was appointed Mayor in 1922 ; 
Dist. Judge, 16tli Dist., appointed by Gov. 
Robertson, elected 1914. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. con vs.; Speaker for party 
in campaign. Remarks, came to Okla. in 


1914; lived at Hugo, 1914-16; Walters, 1916- 
24; Lawton, 1924-26; Oklahoma City, 1926- 
27; Wewoka, since. During W. War was 
chmn. of four minute men, and active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Bond work. Hobby, 
baseball. 

WOLFE, C. DALE., Wewoka. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B.„ Louisburg, Pa., Jan. 1, 1878. 
Edu 1 ., com. and li. sch., Penn.; Bucknell 
Univ., B. S. and M. S. Degrees; Univ. of 
Mich., Ann Arbor, LL. B„ 1906. Wife, Letty 
LaRue. Cdrn., 1 s.. Dale LaRue; 3 d., 
Anne L., Wanette, and Margueritte. Bus. 
Con., Practicing Atty.; Oil Interests; land 
owner; Com. to Natl. Conf. on Uniform St. 
Laws; U. S. and Okla. Supreme Court Prac¬ 
tice. Bk. Con., Fanners Natl. Assoc., E. W. 
Whitney, L. W. Cozart, W. C. Bunyard, We¬ 
woka ; (pol.) Luther Porterfield, S. D. Powell, 
■T. C. Looney, Seminole Co. ; Tom D. Mc- 
Keown; Sen. Elmer Thomas; Scott Ferris, T. 
P. Gore. Church, Meth., Wewoka; Steward; 
Trustee. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; C. of C.*; 
Dir. outdoor activities of Boy Scout Coun¬ 
cil ; mbr. Natl, and Okla. Bar Assn. Natl. 
Rifle Assn., St. Sec’y., has medal for 
st. championship in Natl. Rifle Match; Past 
Captain of St, Rifle Team; Graduate Natl, 
(firing sch. as Rifle & Pistol Instructor; 
Isaak Walton League, Pres. Pol. Act., 
active in st, since 1907 ; makes speeches; 
works personally and among friends. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. City Atty.; Co. Atty. Party 


Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman; Ex-Chmn. of Co. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 ; 
lived since at Wewoka. Active and in¬ 
fluential citzen. Hobby, rifle shooting, 
hunting and fishing. 

WOODS, SAM G.,, Sasakwa. Rep. Occ., 
agt. for Frisco. B., Summertown, Tenn., 
Jan. 31, 1874. Edu., com. sch.. West Point, 
Tenn. Wife, Margaret Lee. Cdrn., 5 s., Her¬ 
bert, William, Lawrence, Gordon and Her¬ 
man; 3 d., Mrs. Gladys Brown, Itoff; Mrs. 
Lorene Wilcox, Ponca City; Mrs. Mary 
Evans, Ada. Bk. Con., Bk. of Sasakwa. 
Assoc., Morris Huckins, H. C. VanHooser, 
Otto Dover, Sasakwa; (pol.) Howard Twin- 
am. Bill Cummings, Guy Cutlip, Seminole 
Co.; Allen Crain, Sasakwa; Frank Miller, 
Konawa. Church, Meth., Sasakwa; Steward 
and Dir. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 32nd, 
McAlester Consistory; Master of Blue Lodge, 
Sasakwa, 12 yrs.; Royal Arch, Ada; East¬ 
ern Star, Past Patron; M. W. A.; I. O. O. 
F., sec'y for past 10 yrs. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1903 ; works personally 
1912-27 ; Alderman, Sasakwa, 1926-27 ; First 
City Clk. of Sasakwa, 1907. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1904; lived for short time at 
Madill and Ada, at Sasakwa, since 1905. 
Community leader. During W. War was 
active in Red Cross and Liberty Bond 
work. 


Sequoyah County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, J. T. Brockman (Dem.)-Vian 

Co. Attorney, R. O. Ingle (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Ct. Clerk, Ben W. Martin (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Co. Clerk, Fred Spear (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Sheriff, George A. Cheek (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Co. Treasurer, Will N. Francis (Dem.)_Sallisaw 

Co. Surveyor, T. B. Cornelius (Dem.)_Sallisaw 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, J. W. 

Gilbert (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Co. Assessor, George W. Baldridge (Dem.)-Sallisaw 

Co. Weigher, W. M. Thompson (Dem.)-Vian 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. E. Gunter (Dem.)-Muldrow 

Dist. No. 2—Jack Brockman (Dem.)-Vian 

Dist. No. 3—J. A. Taylor (Dem.)_Sallisaw 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y-, R- F. Campbell (Dem.)_Sallisaw 

Chmn., R. B. Carlile (Dem.)_Vian 

Mbr., Edgar Blaekard (Rep.)-Muldrow 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, C. H. Orendorff (Rep.) Sallisaw; 
Senator G. J. Patton (Rep.) Muldrow; District Judge 
J. T. Parks (Dem.) Tahlequah. 

State Officers, Ed McDonald (Dem.) Sallisaw, Secy. 
Highway Com.; Finis Cox. Sallisaw, Game Ranger; J. 
V. Blaekard, Sallisaw, Chief Clerk, Soldiers Relief Com.: 
J. L. Holcomb, Vian, Co. Superintendent Health ; Ray¬ 
mond Carlile, Gore, Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, None 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Dr. T. F. Wood, Sallisaw, Chmn.; Mrs. Jesse 
Featherston, Gore, V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

Ira Holder, Sallisaw, Chmn. ; Mrs. M. M. Dailey, 
Muldrow, V.-Chmn.; W. H. McGee, Muldrow, Sec’y. 

E. M. Frye, Sallisaw, State Committeeman ; Mrs. E. 
H. Trott, Marble City, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Sallisaw, Co. Seat; W. W. Payne (Mayor) ; Fred 
E. Johnston (Manager) ; Seymour Drake (Clerk) ; Roy 
Frye (Attorney) ; Middle West Utilities Co. 

Gans, J. M. Falin (Chmn., Board Trustees) ; J. E. 
Phillips (Clerk) ; Arkansas-Okla. Gas. Co. 

Gore, J. W. Rogers (Mayor) ; J. L. Gibson (Clerk) ; 
O G & E 

Muldrow, Geo. W. Hall (Mayor) ; W. O. Bruton 
'(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1632 

1 1 

2507 


| 3429 | 

1 

2692 [ 

Rep. 

| 1179 

1 1 

3195 


| 2875 | 

1 

3296 j 

Soc. 

1 523 

1 1 

113 


| 16 

i 

Oi 

Senator 

I )em. 

1 

|1355 | 

2519 


| 3216 | 

2621 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1051 | 

3269 


| 3341 | 

1897 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 43 | 

102 


1 no O.] 

0 | 

1 




Governor 




Dem. 

| 

| 1395 | 


3689 

1 1 

2714 | 

1 

Rep. 

I 

| 1082 | 


2652 

J 2022 | 

i 

Soc. 

1 

1 42 | 


29 

1 1 

9! 

I 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1608 

| 1374 | 

2617 

3595 

| 3650 | 

2757 | 

2979 | 

Rep. 

| 1164 

| 1027 

3115 

2436 

| 2821 | 

1867 | 

2974 | 

Soc. 

| 530“ 

1 40 | 

102 

22 

|no C. | 

no C. | 

o 1 


Town 

Sallisaw 

Muldrow 



NEWSPAPERS 




American 

Sun 

Sun 

Newspaper 

(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 

Editor 

C. O. Frye 

C. A. Carr 

C. A. Carr 

Owner 

Sequoyah Pub. 
Sequoyah Pub. 
Sequoyah Pub. 

Co. 

Co. 

Co. 


AGENT, N. C„ Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
secretary to Chamber of Commerce. B.. 
May 24, 1907, Sallisaw. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Sallisaw. Wife, Berl Allen. Bus. 
Con., C. of C. Assoc., H. E. McDonald. 
Church, Bap. Pol. Act., partisan; coun¬ 
tywide, active since 1925'; makes speeches; 
works through com. and others. Remarks, 
sec’y. C. of C.; active in all civic affairs; 
active in church work. Hobby, better schs., 
hunting. 

AGENT. W. N., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
bonds and real estate. B., Mulberry, Ark., 
Feb. 25, 1887. Edu., com. and h. s„ Sal¬ 
lisaw. Wife, Grace Cooper. Cdrn., 4 s. 

Bus. Con., Agent & McDonald, real estate, 
loans and Investments. Bk. Con., Salli¬ 
saw St. Assoc., W. D. Mayo, Frank Her¬ 
ring,, R. Koble, (pol.) Ray O. Weems, 
Sallisaw; M. E. Trapp, Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 

loway, H. D. Pitchford, J. H. Jarman, W. 
W. Hastings. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Consistorj, 
McAlester; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active since 1909 ; works through com. 
and others .-Offices, mayor of Sallisaw, 
2 yrs. ; Chief Police 10 yrs.; Bd. of Edu¬ 
cation ; City Comnir., 3 yrs. Remarks, 

came to Sallisaw, 1891. Interested in alt 
community affairs. Hobby, better schs. 


ANDERSON, Wm„ Vian. Rep. Occ., 
General merchant. B., St. Paul, Ark., July 
4, 1881. Edu., St. Paul h. sch. Wife, 
Rosa Bell Gilstrap. Cdrn., 3 s., Earl, Burl, 
Herbert. Bus. Con., farming and general 
merchandise. Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., 
J. H. Anderson; (pol.) A. J. Kennedy, 
Ed Fry. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 

I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1909 ; works personally; attends co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Vian 1911; active lead¬ 
er in town. Hobby, fishing, baseball, foot¬ 
ball. 

ARMSTRONG, R. W.. Vian. Rep. Occ., 
president First National Bank. JL, Law¬ 
rence Co., Penn., Feb. 13, 1875. Edu.. 
Shawnee and Lexington, Kan.; Univ. of 
Okla; Bus. Col., Wife, Margaret J. Ed- 
mundson. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
First Natl. Bk.; Stockman. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., J. S. Bearden; (pol.) A. 

J. Kennedy, Dr. J. L. Holcomb, W. W. 
Hastings, W. B. Pine, Pres. Hoover. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Shrine; Blue Lodge work, Shawnee. Pol. 
Act., independent; active since 1896 ; does 
personal work. Offices, city council. 2 
yrs.; sch. bd. .Remarks, came Jo Okla. 1890. 
Chmn. Com. on Red Cross work during W. 
War. 


BAKER, JESS N„ Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
ounty treasurer. B„ Blaine, Ark., Jan. 
3 1881 Edu., pub. sells.. Ark. Wife, 
> rill a Sherrill. Bus. Con., farm owner, 
eal estate and rental property. Bk. Con., 
Sallisaw St. Assoc., (pol.) C. H. Oren- 
orff Dr. G. F. Wood, Geo. Howell, J. 
5 McDonald, Ray O. Weems, Bert Mc- 

)onel. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
.lason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
artisan; active since 1905 ; makes speeches 
nd works through com. Offices, dep. assess¬ 
or, 2 yrs.; co. treas., since 1923. Party 
lonors, sec’y. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., - T rs -- 
lei to co. and st. convs. Remarks, canie 
o Sallisaw 1901 ; Dem. leader and active 
.dvocate of statehood. On Council of 
lefense and Clk. of Examining Bd. during 
V. War. Hobby, baseball. 

BALDRIDGE. GEORGE W.. Sallisaw. 
)em Occ., county assessor. B.. Sallisaw. 
une 28. 1883. Edu., Hanson Okla.; 
Iraughon’s Bus. Col., Ft. \\ orth, Tex. 
Vife, Martha Gordon. Cdrn.. 1 s.; 4 a. 

ius. Con., Sallisaw property. Bk. Con., 

litizens Natl. Assoc.,, Baldridge & Son, 
len. Merchandise; (pol.) Chester Jones, 
lill Kelton, C. C. Childers, C. H. Oren- 
lorff. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
7. of P., Sallisaw; C. of C. Pol. Act., 






































































MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



E. B. BUGHER 


partisan; active since 1919 ; makes speeches 
and does personal work. Offices, co. asses¬ 
sor, 4 yrs.; mbr. sch. bd. ; dep. co. 
assessor, 2 yrs. Remarks, active in civic 
affairs; very active in Red Cross work 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing. 

BETHEL, JAMES F., Muldrow. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Mansfield, Ark., July 
17, 1875. Edu., com. sch., advanced sch. 
Sequoyah Co. 1902; Commercial Col., Ft. 
Smith, 1903. Wife, Louisa Robertson. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., farming. Bk. 
Con., Merchant’s Natl., Ft. Smith. Assoc., 
George R.„ Bethel; (pol.) Dr. A. A. Hicks, 
Muldrow; E. M. Fry, Sallisaw; Albert 
Peters, Sallisaw; G. J. Patton, .T. W. Har- 
reld, W. B. Pine. Church, Metli. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Muldrow; 
Consistory, McAlester. Imp. Rel., George 
W. Bethel, (father), Pryor. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1915 ; works through 
com., but mostly personal. Offices, post¬ 
master, Muldrow since 1924; City Clk., 
Muldrow, 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
Rep. Co. Con vs; prct. committeeman. 8 
yrs.; prct. elec. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1877 ; Muldrow since 1909. Was teiy 
active in Liberty Bond drive. Hobby, base¬ 
ball, football. 

BROCKMAN, JACK, Yian. Dem. Occ., 
county commissioner. B., Mo., Apr. 17, 
18S0. Edu., in Mo. Wife-, Emma Wells. 
Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., general merchan¬ 
dise; farming land. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., J. M. Brockman, (pol.) George 
Cheek, Bill Francis, Fred Spear, C. H. 
Orendorff. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
W. 0. W.; I. O. 0. F.; K. P. ; Rebekahs, 
Commercial Club. Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1919; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal and com work. Offices, mbr. sch. 
tod., 4 yrs.; mbr. first twp. bd. in Yian; 
co. commr. Party Honors, del. to co. 
conv.; st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1895; Vian since. Active in Red Cross 
work during W. War. Hobby, hunting. 

BROCKMAN, J. T., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
county judge. B., Dallas, Tex.. Apr. 2, 
1886. Edu., Subscription schs. Okla.; grad., 
Ft. Smith, Bus. Col., Univ. of Ark.; 
admitted to Bar, Dec. 1(L 1927. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., County 

Judge. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. Wood, W. A. Carlile, W. D. Mayo, 
Ray 0. Weems, J. H. Jarman, W. W. 


Hastings, W. B. Wall. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, A. A. U. W T .; I. 0. 0. F.: 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan since 1909’ 
makes speeches and works personally 
Offices, den. co. clk., 1917; Co. Clk, 1917- 
21; J. of P.„ Vian, 1926 ; City Atty., Vian, 
1927-29 ; ootinty judge 11929-31. Party 
Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1896; Sequoyah Co. 
since. Hobby, efficient and courteous ser¬ 
vice ; baseball, football. 

BRUTON, WILSON 0., Muldrow. Dem. 
Occ., attorney and realtor. B., Ft. Waj'ne, 
Indian Ter., Apr. 29. 1864. Edu., com. 
schs., Cherokee Nation, Male Seminary, 
Tahlequah, Prof. Lucas,’ private sch.. Ft. 
Smith, Ark. Wife, Mollie L. Goodman. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Thomas J. Watts, Dr. T. F. Woods, 
Fred Mershon. Dr. T. W. Collins; W. W. 
Hastings. Robt. L. Owen, Hayden Line- 
baugh. Judge Jas. A. Davenport. Church. 
Meth. S., Clubs & Lodges, Mason, Mul¬ 
drow; Grand Master Royal Arch, 1904-95, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1885; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, mayor, 
Muldrow, 18S9-90 ; dist. clk. Sequoyah Dist, 
1887-88: first postmaster, Muldrow; bd. of 
Control St. Orphan Home, Pryor, 3 yrs.; 
past pres. sch. bd., Muldrow, 10 yrs., city 
treas. Muldrow since 1927. Party Honors, 

del. to co. and st. Dem. convs. : prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, native born. 

BRYAN, CECIL. Vian. Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Wagoner, Okla., Jan. 14, 
1892, Wagoner, Okla. Edu., grad. Vian h. 
sch., 2 yrs.; Univ. of Ark.; Medical work. 
Little Rock, Ark., grad. Medicine, 1914. 
Wife, Jewel Ferguson. Bus. Con., farming. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) W. D. Mayo, R. B. Carlile, R. T. 
Horn, Gov. W. J. Holloway, Edwin Dabney. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Elks; 
Mason; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine,. 
Muskogee; Commercial Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1915; makes speeches; 
works personally and through committees. 
Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, active leader civic affairs; sch. bd. 

1 term; city councilman, 1 term; 2 yrs. 
Military duty; mbr. Amer. Legion Post, 
Sallisaw. 

BUGHER, E. B.. Sallisaw. Rep. Occ., 
owner and manager Theatre. B., Maryon, 
Ill., June 30, 1875. Edu 1 .. Siloam Springs, 
Ark. Wife, Bertha Lee Couch. Cdrn., 2 
s. ; 1 d. Bus. Con., show business. Bk. 
Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., (pol.) Ira 
Holder, C. M. Gay, Gid Patton. E. H. 
Frve, Bert Redman, Sallisaw. Clubs & 
Lodges A. O. U. W.; I. 0. O. F.; Order 
of Railroad Telegraphers. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; active since 1912; works through 

com. and personally; attends all co. and 
st. convs. Party Honors, served on elec, 
bd.; ex-chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okia. 1889; Chouteau and Sal¬ 
lisaw since; active in all civic affairs ; 
active worker during W. War. Hobby, 
hunting. 

CAMPBELL RICHARD FRED. Sallisaw. 
Dem. Occ., abstractor. B., Van Buren. 
Ark., June 30, 1884. Edu.. h. sch., Mul¬ 
drow; Neale Bus. Col., Ft. Smith, Ark. 
Wife, Ella Wood. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. Con., 
oil and gas developments, Sequoyah Co. 
Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., (pol.) J. 
E. McDonald, W. D. Mayo, Sallisaw; H. 
B. Clark. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges. 
K. of P.; A. 0. U. W. ; Commercial Club. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1910; all 
personal contact work. Offices, dir. sch. bd., 
sec’y. co. elec, tod.; co. treas. 1915-19; 
twp. assessor 1911. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs.; prct. committeeman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; Roland 1890- 
10; Sallisaw since 1910. Active in war 
work; sec’y. Council of Defense. Hobby, 
hunting and fishing. 

CARLILE, WILLIAM A., Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Webbers Falls, Indian 
Ter., Oct. 30. 1887. Edu.. Bacone Univ. ; 
Univ. of Ark.; admitted to Bar June 20. 


1913. Wife, Ethel Hefton. Cdrn., 1 s. 
Bus. Con., law. Assoc., Dr. T. F. Wood. 
W. D. Mayo, W. B. Wall, R. O. Ingle, John 
E. Johnston, Bert Cottofi, W. W. Hastings, 
J. T. Parks, C. C. Childers, J. B. King, 
Jess Harper. Church, Meth. Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, Elks; C. of C. Pol. Act. 
partisan; active since 1915; makes speeches 
and works through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, mbr. 10th Legis.; co. judge, 2 yrs. ; 
co. atty., 2 yrs. Party Honors, charge 
campaign com.; charge A1 Smith club. 

Remarks mbr. Okla. Bar Assn.; active in 
civic affairs; League of Young .Dem. 
Hobby, baseball, football. 

CHEEK. GEORGE A., Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ., county sheriff. B., Sequoyah Co., 
Oct. 21, 1891. Edu., h. sch.. Nelson, 

Draughon Bus. Col., Ft. Worth, Tex. Wife, 
Viva Boydston. Cdrn., 4 s.; 2 d. Bus. 

Con., farming. Bk. Con.. Sallisaw^ St. 

Assoc., R. P. Drake, G. M. Green, Wm. 
Byrd; (ool.) Jim Moody, T. F. Collins, 
Carl Byrd, T. F. Wood, .Tim Scott, Ray O. 
Weems, J. F. McDonald. D. P. Delaney, 
Harry P'itchford, W. W. Hastings. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Grotto, Ft. 
Smith. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1915; makes speeches; works through com. 
and personally. Offices, co. sheriff; mbr. 

sch., bd., 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; prct. committeeman; 
inspector prct. elec. bd. Remarks, active 
in Boy Scout work, Red Cross work and 
Liberty Loan work during war. Hobby, 
roping contests. 

DAILEY, MRS. M. M„ Muldrow. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Sebastian Co., Ark. 
Husband, M. M. Dailey. Cdrn.. 4 s., Robt. 
M., active in Rep. politics in Idaho; 3 d. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. A. Peters, Dr. J. E. 
Ice, Sallisaw. Church, Meth.; active work¬ 
er. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker since 
1915 ; makes speeches; works through com. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; past 
v. chmn. 2nd Cong. Dist.; v.-chmn. co. 
cen. com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

FEATHERSTON, MRS. J. A.. Gore. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Sallisaw, May 26, 1888. 
Edu., h. sch., Sallisaw. Husband, J. A. 
Featherston. Bus. Con., Real Estate, farms, 
drug store. Bk. Con., Citizens St., Web¬ 
ber Falls. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. F. T. Wood, 
Ray O. Weems, Ed McDonald. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1924 ; 



W. A. CARLILE 






SEQUOYAH COUNTY 


737 



makes speches and does personal and com. 
work. Party Honors, v.-chmn. Dem. Ceu. 
Com.; del. to natl. conv., 1928. Remarks, 
active in church and Sunday School work ; 
leader in Red Cross work during war. 
Hobby, church work; reading. 

FRYE, CHARLES 0., Sallisaw. Rep. 
Occ., publisher, vice-president East Okla. 



CHARLES 0. FRYE 


Publishing Company. B., Sallisaw, Mar. 
19, 1897. Edu., Sallisaw pub. sch.; 

student in Chicago Art Institute; Bus. 
Col., Chicago. Wife, Mary Anderson. Cdrn., 
1 s. Bus. Con., East Okla. Pub. News¬ 
papers. Assoc., iGould Moore, Ernest 
Mendel, I. H. Nakdimen; (pol.) W. A. 
Peters, E. B. Bugher, Ira Holder, Ray 
0. Weems. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason 32, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; 
Elks, Ft. Smith; A. 0. U. W. ; K. of F 
Sallisaw; C. of C. Pol. Act., locally inde¬ 
pendent ; natl. Rep.; active since 1915 ; 
wcrks through organization, newspapers, 
and speaking. Offices, postmaster (re¬ 
signed). Party Honors- prct. committee¬ 
man ; mbr. finance com. Rep. Com. Re¬ 
marks, very active in Legion affairs; mili¬ 
tary service 358th M. Gun Inf., 90th active 
foreign service; mbr. Welch-Siffing, No. 27, 
Amer. Legion, Sallisaw. Hobby, fishing. 

FRYE, ED M., Muskog'ee, (home Sallisaw.) 
Rep. Occ., assistant U. S. attorney. Eastern 
District, Okla. Edu.. Cherokee Male Semi¬ 
nary; Bacone Univ., Muskogee; Univ. of 
Ark. ; admitted to bar 1906. Wife, Mattie 
Watts. Cdrn., 2 s., Charles E., Mose; 3 d.. 
Mabel, Juanita, Lucile. Bus. Con.. Frye & 
Frye, Sallisaw; farm owner; live stock. Bk. 
Con., Citizens Natl., Sallisaw. Assoc., Roy 
Frye (bro.), partner in law; (pol.) E. B. 
Bugher, Irving Page, Sen. Patton; A. C. 
Alexander, L. H. Wentz, W. G. Skelly. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Sallisaw. Imp. Rel., Pliney Frye, 
(bro.), Wewoka. Pol. Act., party worker 
since 1904; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, Clk. of 
Cherokee Sen.; U. S. Commissioner, 10 yrs. ; 
St. Sen. 4 yrs. Party Honors, mbr. Rep. 



C. M. GAY 


FRYE ROY. Sallisaw. Rep. Occ., 
attorney B., Sallisaw. Edu., Henry Ken¬ 
dall Col.; A. B., Degree, Cumberland,, Univ. 
Tenn.; Law degree LL.B. Wife, Mildred 

Bone. Cdrn., 1 s., Roy Jr.; 1 d. Dorothy. 
Bus. Con., Law business; real estate own¬ 
er. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., E. M. 
Frye, atty.; (pol.) W. B. Wall, Ray O. 

Weems, G. J. Patton. Church. Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Mason; Shriner, Scottish Rite, 
McAlester; K. C. C. H. Degree, Blue Lodge 
work, Sallisaw. Pol. Act., partisan; state.- 
wide; active since 1919; makes speeches 

and works personally. Offices, mbr. sch. 
bd., 1 term; city atty. 4 yrs.; mbr. city 

council, 1 term. Remarks, active in Red 
Cross work during war. Hobby, golf, base¬ 
ball. 

GARRETT, W., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
agent Missouri Pacific. B„ Clarksville, 
Ark., Oct. 5, 1882. Edu., Clarksville, Ark. 
Clarksville, Ark., Wife, Nettie Lester. 
Cdrn., 5 s.; Id. Bus. Con., Poultry dem¬ 
onstration farm; dir. Sallisaw Bk. Bk. 
Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. T. F. 
AVood, C. H. Orendorff, Ray O. Weems, 
■T. E. McDonald. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Sallisaw; K. 
of P.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; eo. 
and st.; active since 1912; speeches; per¬ 
sonal crntact and through com. Offices), 
mayor 3 yrs.; city councilman, 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; Claremore 
1 yr.; Muldrow 8 mos.; Sallisaw since. 
Active leader in civic affairs; very active 
worker in Red Cross work during war. 
Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

GAY. C. M., Sallisaw. Rep. Occ.. 

deputy United States Marshal. B.. Jack- 
son, Ky., Feb. 15, 1889. Edu., pub. schs., 
Ky. Wife. Alary Tucker. Cdrn., 2 s. 
Bus. Con., Dep. U. S. Marshal; farming 
interests. Assoc., (pol.) all public leaders; 
W. B. Pine. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
I. O. 0. F.; Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1912; makes speeches; works through 
com. and others. Offices, sheriff. 3 terms,; 
dep. U. S. Marshal, 4 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; Sallisaw since ; mbr. Okla. St. Sheriff 
Assri. Hobby, hunting, fishing. 


St. Com. 18 yrs., and now st. committee- 


GAY, MRS. MARY, Sallisaw. Rep. Occ., 


man. Remarks, native Oklahoman, has al- homem kker. B„ Morrillton, Ark., Jan. 2, 
ways made his home at Sallisaw. Leader *j 18 94 . Edu., pub . sc hs., Okla. -Husband, 
in civic activities. ®C. Al. Gay. Cdrn. 2 s. Church, Bap. Pol. 











738 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Act., partisan; active since 1919; makes 
speeches; works through com. and others. 
Party Honors, served on elec. bd.; v.-chmn. 
Rep. Co. Cen. Com.; sec’y.-treas. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; Sallisaw 
since. Mbr. P. T. A. ; very active in all 
church affairs. Was active in Red Cross 
work durirtg war. Hobby, reading and 
flowers. 

GILBERT, J. W., (BILL), Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ.. county superintendent schools. B., 
Grady, Ga.. Oct. 8, 1892. Edu., h. sch., 
grad.; N. E. St. Teachers College. B., S., 
Wife, Flora Hawkins. Bk. Con., Sallisaw 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
John Vaughan, Clav Kerr, Ed McDonald. 
W. W. Hastings, T. P. Gore. Church, 
iMeth. Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; W. 0. W. ; O. E. A.; Red Red 
Rose; Kappa Phi; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
L. Gilbert, Sallisaw. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1909; makes speeches; works 
through com. Offices, Indian Service Mus¬ 
kogee 4 yrs. ; Rural schs. Sequoyah Co., 12 
yrs.; Principal of Jr. High Sch, Sallisaw 
5 yrs.; Co. Supt. Schls., 1929-31; deputy 
co. supt., 2 vrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1894; Sallisaw since 1915. Educational, 
civic and religious leader; served 37th Inf.; 
Border Patrol, Mexico; mbr. Camie Welch 
Post, Amer Legion. Hobby, religious edu¬ 
cation and football. 

GILBERT, L., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
justice of peace and police judge. B., 
Roswell, Ga., Apr. 27, 1858. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Ga. Col.; Bus Col., Atlanta, 
Ga. Wife, Sally White. Cdrn., 4 s., 2 d. 
Bus. Con., City of Sallisaw. Bk. Con., 
Sallisaw St. Assoc., Dr. S. B. .Tones, (pol.) 
T. F. Wood, R. F. Campbell, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, Ray 0. Weems, Ed McDonald. Chinch, 
Meth. Clubs Mason Blue Lodge; W. 0. 
W.; K. of P.; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1878 ; makes speeches 
and works through committees and others. 
Offices, dep. co. supt.; J. of P. ; Police 
Judge. Party Honors, prct. committeeman; 
elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895; 
Sallisaw' since 1913; active in church work; 
active Red Cross worker during war. 

Hobby, football. 

HEFNER. W. L.. Vian. Rep. Occ., 

produce business. B„ Atkins, Ark., Jan. 
11, 1897. Edu., h. sch., Bigelow, Ark. 

Wife, Clara Ashton. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. 
Con., produce and farming. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., O. C. Aston (pol.) A. 
J. Kennedy, W. A. Peters, E. L. Kirby, 

W. B. Pine. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1917 ; makes speeches 
and personal work. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs.; sch. bd. elk.; prct. chmn. 
Rep. party, 8 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911; Vian since. Hobby, baseball. 

HOLDER, IRA, Sallisaw. Rep. Occ. 
garage man. B., Mt. Vernon, Ark., Dec. 
20, 1889. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Sallisaw • 
Ft. Smith, Ark., bus. col. Wife, Bessie 
1 eters Cdrn.,, 2 s.; 2 d. Bu's. Con., Hamp¬ 
ton Chevrolet Co.; real estate. Bk Con 
Sallisaw St. Assoc., W. C. Hampton, h! 
E. McDonald, (pol.) Frank Bethel, Mul- 
drow; E. M. Frye, Ray 0. Weems, Salli¬ 
saw; W. B. Pine, W. G. Skellv, M. E 
Trapp, W. W. Hastings. Church. Meth. 
C ubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge; A. 
O. U. W.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1915; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal contact; through com. Offices, bd. 
of edu. Party Honors, chmn. Rep. ’ Cen. 
Com.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898; Sallisaw since. Active in 
Red Cross work; Boy Scouts and Sunday 
sch. work. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

HORN. R. L., Gore. Dem. Occ., county 
commissioner. B., Adair Co. Okla.. Mar. 
20. 1874. Edu., Cherokee Male Seminary. 
Wife, Lelia Conelly. Cdrn., 5 s. ; 4 d. Bus. 
Con., farming; county commr. Bk. Con., 
First Nat]., Vian. Assoc.. Charley Keys; 
(nol.) W. F. McNabb, L. C. Crump, W. W. 
Hastings, Tom Owen, Ray 0. Weems. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., independent; 


active since 1905; makes speeches; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd.; 
Justice Peace; Deputy iSheriff; Co. Commr. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, native born. Attended Natl. Conv. 
Houston, Tex. Active wrnrker in W. War. 
Hobby, baseball. 

HOWELL, GEO. W., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
deputy county clerk. B., Union Town, Ark., 
Aug. 10, 1901. Edu., h. sch.. Long, Okla.; 
North East St. Tchrs. Col. Bus. Con., 
farming and deputy Ct. Clk. Bk. Con., 
iSallisaw St. Assoc., Fred S. Spear, Co. 
Clk. ; Dr. T. F. Wood,, Ray 0. Weems, C. H. 
Orendorff. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. 

I. 0. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1922 ; makes speeches; personal con¬ 
tact; through corns. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Clk. Party Honors, del. st. and co. convs.: 
Sec’y and Treas. Dem. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904; Long 1904-10 ; Mul- 
drow 1910-13; Akins 1913-27; Sallisaw 
since. Hobby, hunting, baseball. 

INGLE, RICHARD OTTO, Sallisaw. Dem. 
Ore., county attorney. B., Lenna, Ind. 
Terr., July 23, 1897. Edu.. li. sch., .and 
pub. schs., 1905 ; South East St. Tohrs. 
Col., Okla. 1926 ; Hamilton Col.. Chicago, 

J. D. 1927; LL. B., LL. M., 1924. Wife, 
Bessie Velma Followell. Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene 
Otis. Bk. Con.. Sallisaw St. Assoc., W. S. 
Moore, J. T. Brockman, J. T. Parks; (pol.) 
Fred Spears, W. D. Mayo, Geo. A. Cheek, 
Dr. Wood,, Sallisaw; W. A. Carlile. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, A. O. U. W.; W. 
O. W.; K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1915 ; makes speeches; personal¬ 
ly and through corns. Offices, Co. Atty., 
Sequoyah Co. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, native born. Salli¬ 
saw since 1927. Active during War. Four 
minute speaker. Hobby, reading. 

INGRAM, FRED, Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
eounty agent. B„ Oneonta, Ala., Oct. 12, 
1888. Edu., com. sch., 1906 Oneonta, Ala.; 
Univ. of Mo. 1907-09 ; Auburn, Ala., 1906- 
07; Columbia Univ., Mo. Wife, Alma Pen¬ 
nington. Cdrn., 2 d. Bus. Con., co. farm 
agtent. Bk. Con., First Natl., Vian. Assoc., 
Earl Ivey, Chas. O. Fry; (pol.) W. D. 
Mayo, Dr. Woods, Bill Gilbert, J. A. Tay¬ 
lor, Fred Spear, Ed McDonald, Harry Cor¬ 
dell, Ed Da.bnev, W. W. Hastings, O. B. 
Mothersead. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1905; makes speeches 
and works through corns. Offices, Co. Farm 
Agent. Remarks, was active in War work; 
mbr. Council of Defense 1917-18. Hobby, 
fishing, hunting- baseball, dog races. 

IVEY. C. F., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., drug¬ 
gist. B., Perry Co. Ala., Jan. 16, 1853. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Sallisaw; St. Unlv. 
Ark. Wife, Mattie Ivey. Cdrn., 3 s.; 1 d. 
Bus. Con., Ivey Drug Co. Bk. Con., Salli¬ 
saw St. Assoc., W. H. McDonald, J. C. 
Wall, L. Gilbert; (pol.) A. E. McGowen, 
Bert Cotton, Frank M. Anderson. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. W. O. W. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900 ; works through 
corns.; personal and • other. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1890 ; Sallisaw since 1896. Active in 
church work. Hobby, gardening, fishing. 

JOHNSTON, FRED E., Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ.. city manager. B.. Waverly, Kan., Feb. 
8, 1889. Edu., Madison. Kan; Univ. of Kan., 
grad. B. S. Wife. Julia Zerr. Cdrn.. 1 d. 
Bus. Con.. City Mgr. Bk. Con., Sallisaw 
St. Assoc., W. W. Pain; (pol.) Frank 
Spear, Jim Taylor, Ray O. Weems; Ed Mc¬ 
Donald. Church, Pres. Imp. Rel.. Willard 
Johnston, Shawnee. Pol. Act., independent; 
active since 1915; makes speeches, works 
through coins, and personally. Offices, City 
mgr. 10 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1916; Sallisaw 
since 1918; mbr. C. of C.; active civic 
leader; served in Army 2 yrs. ; capt. 32nd 
Div., Eng. Corps.; 12 months overseas. 

Mbr. Carnie Welch Post, Sallisaw. Hobby, 
golf. 

JOHNSTON, R. C., Gore. Rep. Occ , 

postmaster. B., Ky., Sept, 19, 1891. Edu.. 


Witherspoon Col., Ky.; North West St. 
Normal Sch., Alva; Georgetown Col., 
Georgetown, Ky. Wife, Alva Cowan. Cdrn., 
1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., Postmaster. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Johnston & Baker 
Mercantile business; (pol.) Ed Fry, C. M. 
Gay, W. B. Pine, Bruce L. Keenan. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge 
work, Webbers Falls. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
active since 1912; makes speeches and does 
personal work; through corns. Offices, post¬ 
master. Party Honors, del. co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907 ; active civic 
leader in Gore; active worker in Red Cross 
during war. Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

LUTON. W. O., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Decatur Co. Tenn., Dec. 14, 
1869. Edu., pub. schs.. Tenn.; Natl. Nor¬ 
mal Univ., Lebanon, Ohio; S. W. Univ., 
Georgetown, Tex., Ph. G.; B. S. Wife, 
Corailla Harper. Cdrn., 6 s. Bus. Con., 
owner and mgr. Palace Drug Store; real 
estate. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., Dr. S. 
B. Jones: (pol.) Ed McDonald. Ray O. 
Weems, Sallisaw; W. W. Hastings, Tahle- 
quah. Church. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason 32nd, Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskcgee; W. O. W. ; A. O. U. W. ; I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1995; makes speeches; works through 
corns. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd. 11 yrs.; mbr. 
St. Pharmaceutical Assn.; City Council 4 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; Salli¬ 
saw since. Active in all civic affairs for 
community betterment. Educational leader. 
Hobby, fox hunting, good schools. 

MARTIN, BEN W„ Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
court clerk. B., Maple, Okla.. Mar. 24, 
1904. Edu., Sallisaw,, Altus, Carnegie; 1 
yr. A. & M. Wife, Mary Holt. Bus. Con., 
Ct. Clk. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dale Mayo, Charles Fry, G. T. Pat¬ 
ton, C. H. Orendorff. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1925 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Ct. Clk. Remarks, native 
born. Active leader civic affairs. Active 
worker in Red Cross during war. Hobby, 
fishing, hunting, athletics. 

MARTIN, ROSS, Vian. Rep. Occ., cashier 
First State Bank. B., Cushman, Ark., Dec. 
21, 1898. Edu., h. sch., Porum; North 
Eastern St. Tchrs. Col. Wife, Pearl Cole. 
Bus. Con., First St. Bk., Vian. Bk. Con., 
First St. Assoc., Lewis Brockman, E. A. 
Estep; (pol.) Ed Fry, A. .T. Kennedy, W. 
B. Pine Imp. Rel., Jeff Martin, Webbers 
Falls. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1925; makes speeches; works personally; 
through corns. Attends co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1914; mbr. C. of C. Hobby, 
baseball, football, basketball. 

MAYO, W. D., Sallisaw'. Dem. Occ., 
hardware store. B., Indian Boy, Ark., Oct. 
25, 1879. Edu., h. sch., Indian Boy, Ark.; 
Univ. of Ark. Wife, Jessie V. Wheeler. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., farming, hard¬ 
ware store. Assoc., J. M. and J. E. Mayo, 
Clarence Taylor, Sallisaw; (pol.) J. A. Tay¬ 
lor, Fred Spear, Sallisaw; Ray O. Weems, 
J. E. McDonald. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; active since 1904 ; makes speeches, 
personal contacts and through corns. Party 
Honors, del. to st, and co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Sallisaw 1898 ; very active in 
civic affairs. Was active during War in 
Red Cross work. Hobby, civic affairs and 
his family. 

McConnell, w. e„ Vian. Dem. Occ., 
retired political leader. B„ Cherokee Co. 
Ga., Fe.b. 24, 1849. Edu., St. Univ., Athens, 
Ga. Wife, Maggie Parkham. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 
1 d. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) J. 
M. Brockman, W. L. Sharp, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, C. H. Orendorff, R. L. Williams. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and statewide, 
active since 1880; makes speeches; personal 
contacts and through corns. Offices, Commr. 
6 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; Vian 
since. Was very active in civics and politics 
in early days. Hobby., reading. 

McDONALD, EARLE, Sallisaw. Den. 




SEQUOYAH COUNTY 


739 



ed. McDonald 


Occ., banker. B.. Poteau, Feb. 1, 1895. Edu., 
com. and h. schs. ; Business Col., Ft. Smith, 
Ark. Wife, Robbie Riggs. Cdrn., 1 s., Earl 
Jr. Bus. Con., Sallisaw St. Bk.; real estate 
& insurance. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
W. N. Agent, H. C. Winter, W. L. Ivey ; 
(pol.) R. W. Armstrong, Vian ; R. Kobe!, 
Chas. Frye, Sallisaw; Gov. W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, T. j. Patten, W. W. Hastings, Graves 
Shull. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Sallisaw; Amrita Grotto. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1917; works 
through corns, and others. Offices, Tag 
Agent under Trapp; City Sch. Treas. Re¬ 
marks, native born. Sallisaw since 1896. 
Active in church and Boy Scout work. 
Hobby, baseball. 

McDonald. ED., Sallisaw. Dem. Oce., 
sec’y. Highway Commission. B., Cameron, 
In d Terr., Oct. 26, 1888. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Sallisaw. Wife, Fannie Watts, Salli- 
saw. Cdrn., 2 s.. Bill, Univ. of Okla., Nor¬ 
man; Jess, Okla. City. Bus. Con., High¬ 
way Department, Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Okla. City. Church, Pres. Clubs 
Sc Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge. Muldrow; 
Shrine, Beduoin Temple, Muskogee. Pol. 
Act., p a r t is a n ; co. and statewide. 
Remarks, had charge o'f all Liberty Loan 
drives in Sequoyah Co. and chmn. Council 
of Defense during W. War. Hobby, good 
roads. 

McGee, W. H„ Cans. Rep. Sec’y. Co. 
Cen. Com. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 




McNABB, W. F., Vian. Dem. Occ.. 
Justice of Peace and Mayor. B., George¬ 
town, Tenn., Apr. 1, 1871. Edu., Walnut 
Grove h. sch.; Hiwassee Col., Tenn. Wife. 
Loula Springs. Cdrn., 1 s., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farm; mill business; mayor; sch. tchr. 1- 
yrs. Bk. Con., First Natl: First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. L. Horn, W. B. Wall, C. H. 
Orendorff, W. W. Hastings. Church, Metli. 
Clubs & Lodges Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., Gov. Robt. L. Taylor, Tenn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and statewide; works per¬ 
sonally and through corns. Offices, Mayor, 
Justice of Peace. Party Honors, del. to co. 
and st. con vs. in Tenn. Remarks, came to 
Vian 1912. Very active worker in Red 
Cross work during War. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 


MENDEL. ERNEST J., Sallisaw. Ind. 
Occ.. secretary and director of publicity. 
B., Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 13, 1898. Edu., 


pub. schs. of Ark.; Va. Military Institute, 
Lexington, Va.; Columbia Univ., N. Y.; S. 
A. T. C. ; Ark. Univ. 1918. Wife, Pauline 
Harriet Nakdimen. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Sec’y and Dir. Publicity for East Okla. 
Publishing Co.; Auditor Okla.-Ark. Tele. 
Co. Bk. Con., City Natl., Ft. Smith, Arx. 
Assoc., Gould Moore, C. O. Fry, I. H. Nak¬ 
dimen, Ft. Smith, Ark. Church. Jewish. 
Clubs & Lodges, N. E. A.; 0. P. A.; 

Masonic Lodge; Elks. Remarks, S. A. T. C. 
Arkansas. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Ft. Smith, 
Ark. Hobby, golf. 

MERSHON, FRED, Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
ex-county superintendent of schools. B., 
Decatur,, Tex., Feb. 21, 1867. Edu., com- 
and h. schs., Decatur and Pilot Point, Tex.; 
Aycock’s Military Col. Wife, Connie Cleo 
Waite. Cdrn., 1 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., co. of 
Sequoyah. Bk. Con.. Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
W. D. Mayo, Don J. Matthews, Wesley 
Roberts; (pol.) W. 0. Bruton, Muldrow; 
W. D. Mayo, Sallisaw; Dr. Cecil Bryan, 
Vian. M. A. Shepherd, M. E. Trapp, Ray 
0. Weems, Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas, W. 
V\ Hastings. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
M. W. A.; Elks; I. O. 0. F.; K. of P.; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1890; makes speeches, works through corns, 
and others. Offices, Supt. Schs. 11 yrs. ; 



GOULD MOORE 


Ct. Clk. 4 yrs.; Bd. of Edu.; Elec. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to co, and st. convs.; 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1899; Vian 1899-1903; Sallisaw since 
1903. Active in club and church work; 
specially interested in Boy Scouts and 
good schs. Hobby, progressive schools. 

MOORE, GOULD, Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
Publicity President East Oklahoma Pub¬ 
lishing Co. B., Sequoyah Co., Mar. 9, 1888. 
Edu., Indian schs. of Sequoyah Co. Wile, 
Bertha Mae Johnson. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. Con., 
newspapers; pres. East Okla. Pub. Co. Bk. 
Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., C. 0. Fry, I. H. 
Nakdimen; (pol.) Geo. D. Key, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway, Ray O. Weems, Ed McDonald, 
Bert McDonel. Church. Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason 32nd, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee; I. O. 0. F.; M. W. A.; W. O. 
W.; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active since 1907; through newspaper. 
Offices, City Clk., Vian; mbr. Bd. of Edu. 
Remarks, native born. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League; mbr. St. Press Assn. Active in 
Liberty Loan work during. War. Hobby 
hunting, bird dogs. 


MOORE WALTER S., Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Cedar Co. Mo., Sept. 20, 
1860. Edu., grade sells., Valley Springs, 
1878. Wife, Annie Boomer (deceased). 
Cdrn., 4 s. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
R. 0. Ingle; (pol.) W. A. Carlile, W. B. 
Wall, Dr. T. !F. Harmon, Fred Spear, Dr. 
T. F. Wood. Sallisaw; W. J. Crump, Mus¬ 
kogee ; W. W. Hastings ; Judge Parks; Henry 
Vance, Tahlequah ; E. B. Arnold, Stillwell; 
Geo. C. Crump, Holdenville; W. B. Moss, 
Chas. Watts, W’agoner; Herry Pitchford, 
Okmulgee. Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Vian No. 63; Royal Arch No. 75, 
Jasper, Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1905 ; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through committees. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Atty.; Co. Judge Sequoyah Co.., 
1925-29. Party 'Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908; 
was very active during War; four-minute 
man; on Liberty Bond drive during War. 

NOBLE, 0. C., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
assistant court clerk. B., Paris, Ark., Aug. 
26, 1890. Edu., Maple sch., Tahlequah,, 2 
terms. Wife, Bertha Burrow. Cdrn., 1 s.; 

1 d. Bus. Con., Home Real Estate. Bk. Con., 
Sallisaw St. Assoc., R. F. Campbell; (pol.) 
T. F. Wood, W. A. Carlile, Bert Mc¬ 
Donel, Dr. Carl Puckett. Church, Meth. 
C ubs & Lodges, Mason, Grotto, Blue Lodge. 
Sallisaw No. 120. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide, active since 1920 ; makes speech¬ 
es. personal work and through corns. 
Offices, Ct. Clk. 2 terms; Deputy Ct. Clk. 

2 yrs. ; St. Health Dept., Okla. City 2 yrs.; 
mail carrier 1 yr. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904 ; Maple 1904-14 ; Sallisaw since; 2 
yrs. Military service; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Post, Carnie Welch, Sallisaw. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing and fishing. 

ORENDORFF, C. H., Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ., former stockman. B., Ky., July 11. 
1866. Wife, Lena R. Davis. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. B. Carlile, Vian, W. W. 
Hastings. W. D. Mayo. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, A. F. & A. M.„ No. 120; Com- 
mandery and Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., 
partisan; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. the 
Legis. Party Honors, Elec. Bd. Remarks, 
camo to Okla. 1888; Sallisaw since. 

PATTON, G. J., Muldrow. Rep. Occ., farm¬ 
er. B., Sequoyah Co., May 6, 1875'. Edu., 
Cherokee schs.; Male Seminary, Tahie- 
quah. Wife, Nora Blackard. Cdrn., 3 s. ; 



WM. A. TETERS 










740 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



RAT 0. WEEMS 


4 d. Bus. Con., City Natl., Ft. Smith, Ark. 
Bk. Con., City Natl. Assoc., Dr. Turman, 
Joe Alexander; (pol.) E. M. Fry, C. B. 
Bugher, Albert Peters, Irving Page, Lew 
Wentz, J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Muldrow. Pol. Act., partisan; since state¬ 
hood ; makes speeches, personal and com. 
work. Offices, mbr. Legis. 1904, 1 term; St. 
Senate 1928. Party Honors, del. to all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, native born. Active 
■worker in Red Cross during War. Hobby, 
live stock. 

PETERS, Win. ALBERT, Sallisaw. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Van Buren, Ark., Mar. 

11, 1889. Edu., com. schs., Mountainburg, 
Ark.; Natl. Sch. Wife, Cynthia Pickens. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Milton Cornell. Bus. Con., City 
property, farms. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. 
Assoc., Ned E. Johnson, R. Kobel, W. D. 
Mayo, H. C. Winter, Chas. O. Fry; (pol.) 
Henry Morgan, Irving Page, Thos. Watts, 
Josh Kennedy, L. J. Lewis, John W. Harreld, 
Dr. J. E. Ice, Omer K. Benedict, W. B. 
Pine, Lew Wentz. Church, Bap. Clubs &. 
Lodges, K. of P.; A. 0. U. W. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1915; makes speech¬ 
es ; works through corns, and organizations; 
personal work. Offices, postmaster 1922- 
30. Party Honors, Chmn. Finance Com. of 
Rep. party, Sequoyah Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900; Hansen 1900-01; Sallisaw 
since 1908; mbr. Amer. Legion, Carnie 
Welch ;Post No. 27, Sallisaw. Hobby, chess, 
checkers, baseball, fishing, hunting. 

ROGERS, WILLIAM H., Sallisaw. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Clinton Co., Ohio, May 

12, 1854. Edu., com. schs., DeKalb Co., Mo.; 
Stewartsville Col., Stewartsville, Mo.; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1887. Wife, Josephine M. 
Hefflefinger. Cdrn., 2 s.; 2 d. Bus. Con., 
real estate. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
(pol.) E. M. and Roy Fry, W. A. Peters. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; 
K. of P. Pol. Act., independent; active 
since 1880 ; works through corns. and 
others. Offices, Co. Judge 8 yrs., DeKalb 
Co. Mo.; Co. Judge 5 yrs., Sequoyah Co. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Rep. 
party. Remarks, came to Sallisaw 1907; 
mbr. C. of C. Hobby, Sunday School work. 


SPEAR, FRED, Sallisaw. Dem. Occ.. 

county clerk. B., Van Buren, Ark., Dec. 
30, 1898. Edu., Akins h. sch., grad.; 1 yr. 
Warner; 2 yrs. N E. Col. Wife, Oza Mills. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., Co. Clk. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Vian. Assoc., (pol.) W. D- 
(Mayo, Fred Ingram, Bert McDonel, J. E. 
McDonald. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge No. 120, Sallisaw; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1920; makes speeches; works through 
corns.; personally. Offices, Co. Clk. 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; active in civic 
affairs. Active in Red Cross work during 
IWar. Mbr. League of Youngi Dem. Hobby, 
Ashing and hunting. 

TAYLOR, JAMES ANDERSON, Sallisaw. 
Dem. Occ., county commissioner. B., Mt. 
View', Ark., Apr. 20, 1871. Edu., com. schs., 
Big Springs, Ark. Wife, Nannie Humphrey. 
Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d. Bus. Con., farms; city 
property. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. Assoc., 
W. D. Mayo, Harve Campbell, Fred In¬ 
gram, Fred Johnson. W. M. Agent; (pol.) 
Dr. T. F. Woods, Thos. J. Watts, Geo. A. 
Cheek, Earl McDonald, W. W. Hastings, 
J. T. Parks. Church, Bap. Offices, Co. 
Commr.; Elec. Inspector ; Sch. Bd. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1900 ; makes speech¬ 
es, works through corns, and others, pre¬ 
fers personal work. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1896 ; Sallisaw since; mbr. C. of C. Hobby, 
fine road building. 

THATCHER, IRA, Vian. Rep. Occ., post¬ 
master. B., Polk Co., Ark., July 28, 1893. 
Edu., rural schs.. Ark. Wife, Pearl Black- 
well. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
First St.Assoc., E. B. Bugher, Sallisaw; A. 
J. Kennedy, Vian; W. B. Pine, J. G. Pat¬ 
ton. Church. Church of Christ. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1920 ; makes speech¬ 
es ; does personal work and through corns. 
Offices, postmaster. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1918; Vian since. Active in civic 
affairs. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

TROTT, MRS. E. H„ Marble City. Rep. 
Occ., school teacher. B., Norway, Europe, 
Auig. 12, 1886. Edu., grad. 8th grade; 4 yrs. 
Hiawatha Academy, Brown Co. Kan.; Tahle- 
quah. Hus., Eugene Homer Trott. Cdrn., 
1 d., Sigrid (deceased). Bus. Con., tchr. 
Jr. h. sch.. Marble City. Assoc., Mr. and 
Irving Page, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bugher, 
Sallisaw; (pol.) E. M. Fry, E. B. Bugher, 
Bert Redmon, Ira Holder, Sallisaw. Church, 
Lutheran, S. S. Supt. in Brown Co., Kan. 
several yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1925; makes speeches; personally. 
Party Honors, St. Committeewoman for the 
Rep. Com.; Co. Prct. Committeewoman. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1913; Marble City 
since. Taught 8 terms in Brown Co. Kan., 
10 terms in dist. near Marble City, 2 terms 
in Marble City. Hobby, school teaching. 

WALL, WILLIAM BAKER, Sallisaw. Dem. 
Occ., attorney, Graysport, Miss., Oct. 13, 
1882. Edu., Baptist Univ. of Miss.; A. B. 
Wife, Viva Hollingsworth. Cdrn., 1 s.; Id. 
Bus. Con., law. Bk. Con., Sallisaw St. 
Assoc., Allan Bolen, Dr. Wood, W. A. 
Carlile, Oscar Gordon, J. Berry King, 
Charley Mason. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; A. O. U. W.; I. O. O. F.; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1909; makes speeches for campaign. Offices, 
Supt. of Schs., Sallisaw 2 yrs.; Co. Judge 
3 y 2 yrs.; Co. Atty 7 yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. convs. Remarks!, came to 
Sallisaw 1910. F. A. O. T. Sch., Camp 
Taylor; mbr. Carnie Welch Post No. 27, 
Sallisaw, Amer. Legion. Hobby, chess. 

WEEMS, RAY 0., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
publisher. B., Newtonia. Mo., Nov. 15, 1886. 
Edu., grad. Pawnee h. sch. Wife, India 


Hines. Cdrn., 2 s. Bus. Con., Southwest 
Publishers,, Inc., Okla. City. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl., Okla. City; Sallisaw St. 
Assoc., Charles J. Brill; (pol.) Dr. T. F. 
Wood, W. D. Mayo, C. H. Orendorff, Gould 
Moore, Fred Spear, J. T. Brockman, Salll- 
saw; Cecil Bryan, Vian, Elmer Thomas, W. 
W. Hastings, J. V. McClintic, Gov. W. J. 
Holloway, Henry S. Johnston, Scott Ferris, 
Geo. D. Key, R. A. Sneed. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges., Masonic, Sallisaw; Shrine, 
Muskogee; Consistory, McAlester; K. of P., 
Sallisaw; Elks, Guthrie; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and statewide; active since 
1906 ; makes speeches; personal; through 
corns. Offices, Asst. Sec’y. to Comrnrs. Land 
Office, 1908-15 ; Chmn. Soldiers Relief Com., 
1923-25; St. Game and Fish Warden 1927- 
28. Party Honors, Sec’y St. League Young 
Dem. 1911-12; Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., Se¬ 
quoyah Co., 1916-17; Sec‘y to St. Cen. 
Com. 1916-17; Sec’y to Dem. St. Conv., 
Okla. City, 1926 ; Chmn. Speakers bureau, 
St. and Natl. Campaign 1928; del. to co. 
convs., also st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1896; Sallisaw since 1916; was Post 
Commander of Legion Post, Sallisaw, 1921; 
mbr. St. Executive Com. of Amer. Legion, 
1919-20; one of the organizers of Legion 
in Okla. Served 40th Engineers W. War. 
Mbr. Carnie Welch Post No. 27. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing and travel. 

WINFREY, W. E„ Vian. Dem. Occ., city 
marshal. B., Rudy, Ark., Oct. 11, 1877. 
Edu., Rudy, Ark. Wife. Dora E. Monroe. 
Cdrn., 1 s/; 1 d. Buis. Con., City Marshal. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. E. Atkins, 
Ft. Smith; (pol.) Geo. Cheek, J. T. Brock¬ 
man, Sallisaw; W. W. Hastings, Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F.; A. O. U. W.; W. O. W.; K. 
of P. Imp. Rel., Dr. L. E. Winfrey, Okla. 
Univ. Pol. Act., partisan; active since 
1907; makes speeches and works personally. 
Offices, City Marshal. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1920 ; Vian since. Active leader in 
civic affairs and politics. Hobby, squirrel 
hunting. 

WINTER, H. C., Sallisaw. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Prescott, Ark., May 26, 1880. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Ark. and South 
Dakota. Wife, Anne Cherry. Cdrn., 2 d. 
Bus. Con., Cherry & Winter. Bk. Con., 
Sallisaw St. Assoc., J. P. Wheeler, Walter 
Ivev, J. W. Roberts; (pol.) J. H. Dodson, 
C. C. Orendorff, W. W. Hastings. Church, 
Jewish. _Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1905 ; 
works through com. and others; some per¬ 
sonal work. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
(Sallisaw since. Active in civic affairs; Co. 
Chmn. Red Cross; Boy Scout work. Hob¬ 
by, fishing and hunting. 

WOOD, T. F., Sallisaw Dem. Occ., 
physician. B., Jasper, la., July 10, 1865. 
Edu., grad. Uniontown h. sch.; Tulane 
Univ. of New Orleans, La.; St. Louis Univ., 
M. D.; Ph. D., New York Polyclinic; Rush 
Medical, Chicago. Wife, Rosa Howell. Cdrn., 
2 s. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. Con., Salli¬ 
saw St. Assoc., (pol.) Ray O. Weems, J. 
T. Parks, W. W. Hastings, Gov. W. J. Hol¬ 
loway, T. P. Gore, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 32nd, Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee; A. 
O. U. W.; Past Worthy Patron Eastern 
Star; I. O. O. F.; K. of P.; C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1899 ; 
makes speeches, works through corns. 
Offices, Supt. of Health 1922-24. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com.; del. 
to most all co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909; Sallisaw since. Pres. 
Sequoyah Medical Assn. Active in civic 
and political affairs. Hobby, golf and 
politics. 





Stephens County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co Judge, John W. Scott (Dem.)_ 

Co. Attorney, S. H. Singleton (Dem.)_ 

Ot. Clerk, Opal Turner (Dem.)_ 

Co. Clerk, Joe Tillerson (Dem.)_ 

Sheriff, Wal. A. Williams (Rep.)_ 

Co. Treasurer, Harry L. Brown (Dem.)_ 

Co. Surveyor, John S. Morton (Dem.)_ 

Co. Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ray 

O. Sutherland (Dem.)_ 

Co. Assessor, W. L. Fry (Dem.)_ 

Co. Weigher, Charlie Rudder (Dem.)_ 

County Commissioners: 


Duncan 

Duncan 

Duncan 

Duncan 

Marlow 

Duncan 

Duncan 

Duncan 

Duncan 

Duncan 


Dist. No. 1—John F. Lewis (Dem.)_Marlow 

Dist. No. 2 John W. Jackson (Dem.)_Duncan 

Dist. No. 3 C. R. Bailey (Dem.)-Comanche 

County Election Board : 


Sec’y. Nolan Fuqua (Dem.)_ 

Chmn., H. L. McGaughey (Dem.) 
Mbr., Ed B. Wolf (Rep.)_ 


— Duncan 

_Marlow 

Comanche 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Cham Jones (Dem.) Duncan; Sen¬ 
ator. C. S. Storms (Dem.) Waurika; District Judge, 
M. W. Pugh (Dem.) Duncan. 

State Officers, W. C. Lewis (Dem.) Duncan, Ass’t. 
Attorney General : W. M. Trotter, Duncan, Div. Eng., 
Highway Dept.; D. Long, Duncan, Co. Superintendent 
Health; H. A. Baker, Duncan. Deputy Oil Inspector; 
E. B. Alexander, Duncan, mbr. Bd. Optometry. 

State Institutions, None 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Eugene Rice, Duncan, Chmn.; Mrs. E. W. Moore. 
Comanche, Y.-Chmn. 


Republican 

ct , J- ^ • Talla, Marlow, Chmn.; 0. L. Stapp, Duncan, 
Sec y. 

('■ L. McArthur, Duncan, State Committeeman; 
Mrs. G. A. Howe, Duncan, State Committeewmman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Duncan, < 'o. Seat; Claude I. Frensley (Mayor) ; J. 
H. Bender (Manager); John Davis (Clerk); J. G. 
Clift (Attorney) ; Southwest Light & Power Co.; Cons. 
Gas Utilities Co. 

Comanche, Geo. H. Johnson (Mayor) ; J. P. Speer 
(Attorney) ; Laura C. Randel (Clerk) ; Cons. Gas 
I tihties Co.; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

Marlow, R. L. Montgomery (Mayor) ; D. L. Orr 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

President 

1924 

1926 

1928 

Dem. 

| 2343 | 

1 

2826 | 

| 4745 

1 

2982 | 

Rep. 

| 607 | 

1 

2040 | 

| 2377 

1 

5192 j 

Soc. 

1 1077 | 

1 

348 

| 59 

! 

80 ! 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1341 | 

2707 | 

| 2969 

| 3149 

! 

Rep. 

I | 

441 | 

2261 | 

| 4919 

1078 

1 

Roc. 

1 1 

96 | 

238 | 

| no C. 

13 


Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

1337 | 

| 4456 

1 

3186 1 

1 

Rep. 

1 | 

461 | 

| 2566 

1 

1301 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

97 I 

| 145 

1 

25 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2391 I 

1333 | 

2927 | 4468 

| 5007 

2965 | 

4178 | 

Rep. 

1 582 1 

435 1 

1962 1 1758 

1 1955 

1051 | 

3475 | 

Soc. 

| 1123 | 

97 | 

297 ! 155 

|no C. 

no C. I 

55 1 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 


Newspaper 

Editor 

Owner 

Comanche 

Reflex 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

M. B. Carley 

M. B. Carley 

Duncan 

Banner 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

B. L. Abernethy 

Duncan Pub. Co. 


Eagle 

(Wkly. Dem.) 

Lee Woods 

Lee Woods 

Marlow 

Review 

(Semi-Wkly. Dem.) 

Curtis M. Anthony 

C. M. Anthony & R. T 


Montgomery, Pubs. 


ABERNETHY, BYRON L., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B., Joplin, Mo., June, 1889. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Joplin, Mo., grad.. 
1918; Univ. of Mo., grad., 1922. Wife, 
d. of G. M. Houston, Ellinwood, Kan. Bus. 
Con., editor. The Duncan Banner. Bk., 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) H. W. 
Sitton, Eugene Rice, Cham Jones, Duncan ; 
C. S. Storms. Waurika. Clubs, Rotary; 
€. of C.; Retail Merchants Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; activities are confined to the co.; 
works through the columns of his newspaper. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1926 ; lived 
since at Duncan. Mbr. of S. A. T. C. at 
Mo. Univ. 

ALEXANDER, E. B. Duncan. Mbr. St. 
Bd. of Optometrists. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

ALLEN. ROYAL J.. Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
tag agtent. B., McKinney, Tex., Oct., r>. 
1865. Edu., com. and h. schs., McKinney, 
Tex.; A. & M. Col., Bryan, Tex., grad.. 
1890. Wife, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
A. M. Brown, Kingfisher. Bus. Con., prop¬ 
erty owner in Dunean; tag agt. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ben Saye, Judge Cham Jones, J. 
M. Sandlin, Duncan; E. W. Moore, Com¬ 
anche ; ex-Gov. Haskell; Judge R. L. Wil¬ 
liams; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church, Meth. 


Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Guthrie Consistory; past Grand 
Master Masonic Orders of the Ind. Ter. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1891; works mostly through personal con¬ 
tacts, and some through party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, Mayor, 1 term; mbr. sell, 
bd.; chmn. St. Bd. Pub. Affairs, under 
Gov. Haskell. Party Honors, del. to con¬ 
stitutional conv.; del. to st. and co. convs. 
several times; pret. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks came to Okla. 1892 ; lived at Dun¬ 
can. 1892-1909; Guthrie, 1909-12; Okla. 
City, 1912-14; Duncan since 1914. His 
g-andfather was a mbr. of the Constitu¬ 
tional conv. of the Tex. Republic; his 
father, mbr. of the Constitutional conv. of 
the St. of Tex. Hobby, dairy cattle. 

ARNOLD, R. K., Duncan. Dem. Occ.. 
Mayor. B., Bowie, Tex., June 14, 1891. 
Edu.. com. sch., Queens Peak, Tex. Wife. 
Myrtle, d. of J. McDonald, Bowie, Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 s., R. K., Jr.; 2 d., Geraldine. 
Mercedes. Bus. Con., mgr. Beeler Motor 
Co., Duncan. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., W. L, 
Smith, J. G. Clift, Duncan; (pol.) M. E 
Culp, Fred Sampson, Duncan; Scott Fer¬ 
ris; Sen. Thomas; Jed J. Johnson. Church. 
First Ghris.,; chmn. of Bd. Clubs &. 


Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Royal Arch; Council. Pol. Act., 
active in co. and st. for 15 yrs.; works 
through personal contact and party organ¬ 
ization ; attends all co. and dist. convs 
Offices. Mayor of Duncan. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1914 and has lived since at 
Duncan. Interested in all civic work. 

AULT, J. T., Comanche. Rep. Occ.. 
farmer. B., Clark Co., Ill., Oct. 15, 1874; 
Edu.. self educated. Wife, Hattie L. Milli- 
can. Cdrn., 5 s., Isaac L., Duncan; Wil¬ 
liam; Albert H., Comanche; Benjamin, 
Asher: John G., Comanche; 3 d. Bus. Con., 
farming and farm owner. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Menton Rawles, J. W. Butts, 
Comanche; (pol.) R. H. Hillery; C. L. 
McArthur, Marlow; John ClayDOol. Ton- 
kawa; John Fields, Okla. City. Church, 
Adventist. Lodges, I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active' for 30 yrs.; in favor of 
prohibition; makes some speeches; works 
chiefly through personal contacts and the 
party organizations. Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; 
dist. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1906; lived at Marshall 1 yr; 
Comanche since. Active In all pub. and 
rural activities. During W. W T ar was a 
mbr. of the Council of Defense and chmn. 
in his community. 












































742 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



ROBERT H. BROWN 


BAILEY, CHARLIE R„ Comanche. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner. B., Camp Co., 
Tex., Apr. 2, 1876. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Pittsburg, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 2 adopted 
d., Jenny Sue, Alma. Bus. Con., farm owner; 
Oil interests. Bk. Con., First Natl., Coman¬ 
che. Assoc., J. W. Jackson, Sandy Single- 
ton, Duncan; Ed Lewis, Marlow; Scott 
Ferris, Okla. City; Sen. Elmer Thomas. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. : 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Comanche; Guthrie 
Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
since 1901; works through comms. and 
personal contacts. Offices. Co. Oommr., 1920. 
6 yr. term. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901: 
lived since at Comanche. Always attends 
st. and co. convs. Hobby, road building. 

BAKER, HARRY A., Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
read estate and oil leases. B., Slater Mo.. 
Sept. 20, 1882. Edu., com. and h. sell.. 
Slater, Mo. Wife, Nettie E. Bus. Con., Harry 

A. Baker, real estate and oil leases, office 
at Duncan. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Joe Graham, Ed Martin, P. D. Sulli¬ 
van, Cham Jones, Duncan; Walter Edwards, 
Tussy ; Henry Price, Addington; Guy Green, 
Waurika ; C. S. Storms, Waurika, Church. 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; K. P. : 

B. P. 0. E. Imp. Rel., LeRoy Baker, (bro.) 
Duncan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in cu 
affairs 20 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Deputy Gas and Oil In¬ 
spector of Stephens Co. Party Honors, del. 
to dist. conv. of the Young Dem. League 
several times; attends all co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1905; lived at 
Tuttle until 1909, and at Duncan since. 
Hobbies, golf and hunting and fishing. 

BOND, EDWARD H.. Duncan. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., Brownsville, Tenn., Aug. 10. 
1870. Edu., com. sch., Brownsville, Tenn. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Gilbert H., Edward 
L. Bus. Con., Bond & Bond, Attys. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Gilbert H. Bond, 
(son) partner in law; (pol.) H. W. Sitton, 

G. T. Womack, R. H. Brown, P. D. Sulli¬ 


van, Lee Woods, Duncan; George Key, 
Scott Ferris, Okla. City. Church, Ban. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; K. I’.; M. W. A.. 
Duncan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
organization since 1900 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organization. Offices, was the first City 
Atty. of Duncan, 1901-04. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. for many yrs.: 
co. chmn. 1925'. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896 ; lived at Ardmore, 1896-1900 ; Duncan, 
1900-09; Okla. City, 1909-13; Duncan, 
since. One of the pioneers of Duncan. 

BROWN, ROBERT H., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Navarro Co.. Tex., Dec. 
23, 1878. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; 
Univ. of Tex., grad. B. L., 1905. Wits. 
Annie Frances Cund Brown, Leonard, Tex. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George William, Robert Orville; 
2 d., Mildred Frances, Marian Elizabeth. 
F'-us. Con., Law firm of Womack, Brown & 
Cund, Duncan; Dir. in Okla. Natl. Bk.. 
Duncan; V.-Pres. and Dir. Duncan Bldg. 
I& Loan Assn.; Y.-Pres. and Dir. Rock 
Island Ref. Co. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., 
George F. Womack, C. D. Cund, law part¬ 
ners; (pol.) T. L. Wade, Cham Jones, P. 
D. Sullivan, E. W. Moore, Duncan; R. L. 
'Williams; S. W. Hayes; C. M. Haskell; 
Elmer Thomas; Scott Ferris. Clubs &. Lodges. 
Kiwanis Club; C. of C., past Pres, and 
Dir.; Mason Blue Lodge ; Royal Arch, Com- 
mandery, Duncan; Guthrie Consistory; 
Okla. City India Temple Shrine; B. P. O. E., 
Duncan. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
for 25 yrs. ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and corns., makes speeches. Offices, 
Mayor of Duncan, 1911. Party Honors. 
Chmn. Co. Dem. Cen. Com.; Chmn. Council 
of Defense during W. War; del. to st 
convs. on various occasions. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1906 ; lived at Duncan since. 
Hobbies, golf, farming and cattle raising. 

CARMICHAEL. JOSEPH B„ Duncan. 
Dem. Occ.. physician. B.. Union District 
S. C., Sept. 14, 1864. Edu.. com. sch.. 


Cherokee Co.; h. sch., Tricknot, Ga.; Med' 
cal Sch., Univ. of Ga., grad. 1885. Married 
Cdrn., 5 s., J. W. Bryan, Ray, Dallas, Tex. ; 
Paul, Shawnee; Edward, Duncan; 3 d., Mrs. 
Ola Tarwater, Elizabeth Carmichael, Dun¬ 
can; Mrs. Clara Radkey, Edmond. Bk. Con.. 
Comanche; H. G. Bennett, Stillwater; Gov. 
First Natl.. Assoc., (pol.) E. H. Bond. 
Judge Clift, Judge Cham Jones, George 
Womack, R. H. Brown, Duncan. Church. 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; W. O. W.. 
Masonic. Blue Lodge, St. .Toe, Tex. Imp Rel.. 
,1. D. Carmichael, Chickasha, atty.; W. 1>. 
Carmichael, Ringold, Tex., (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. since 1920: 
works through personal contacts only. 
Remarks, came to Okla. In 1920 ; lived 
since at Duncan. During W. War was ex 
aminer on the Draft Bd. Mbr. of the Co. 
and Okla. St. Medical Assns. 

CARNES, JAMES A., Duncan. Dem. Occ.. 
loans and real estate dealer. B., Van Buren 
Co.. Ia., Sept. 19, 1882. Edu., com. and 
h. sell., Dewitt, Ark., grad. 1903; Ouachita 
Col.; Arkadelphia, Ark., grad., 1908, A. B. , 
Univ. of Chicago 3 terms, Wife, Alice Daniel. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. H. 
Brown, Harry Blake, N. Hill, George 
Womack, Cleo Cund, Duncan; E. W. Moore 
Holloway; Arthur Skinner, Stigler; Mel 
Nash. Chickasha; Cong. Jed Johnson. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.. 
Dir.; past Pres. Kiwanis; Mason Blue 
Lodges, Duncan. Imp. Rel., George Carnes, 
banker, Winthrcp, Minn. ; Grover Carnes. 

H. Carnes, Dewitt, Ark., (bros.). Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active worker in the Dem. party: 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Offices, 
Co. Supt., 1917-21 ; Co. Clerk. 1921-2o. 
Party Honors, appointed Dir. Federal Land 
Bk„ Wichita, Kan., 1929; Prct. Committee¬ 
man ; always attends co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1908; lived in Comanche 
Co., 1908-16 ; in Duncan since. 

CATO. H. W., Marlow. Rep. Occ.. engi¬ 
neers. B„ Hall Co., Ga., Mar. 29, 1870. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Ga. Wife, Mattie 
A. Cooper. Cdrn., 3 s., Roy L., Wichita. 
Kan.; Henry A., Kansas City; Tom S.. 
Marlow; 1 d.. Mrs. Maude Peiatt, Neb. 
Bus. Con., Chief Engineer of Water and 
Light Plant, Marlow; owner of rental pro¬ 
perty in Marlow; establishing a chicken 
ranch near Marlow'. Bk. Con.. St. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) D. L. Lindsay, Ona Topp. 
Marlow. Church. Chris., Deacon. Lodges. 

I. O. O. F., Marlow. Imp. Rel., C. B. Cato, 
(bro.). Weatherford, Tex. Pol. Act. inde¬ 
dependent; active in the affairs of his dist. 
for 25 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices, mbr Sch. Bd. for a 
number of vrs. in the past. Party Honors 
Prct. Chmn. ; del. to co. and dist. convs 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898 ; lived since 
at Marlow. Active in the civic affairs; 
active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross work 
during the W. War. Hobby, music. 

CLAYTON, MRS. 0., Marlow. Dem. P-- 
housewife. Married. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk 
of Marlow. Assoc., (pol.) Dem. leaders in 
Stephens Co. Pol. Act., partisan: co. work 
er since 1919 through personal contacts, 
corns, and others. Party Honors. Ex-V.- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com.; del. co. and st. convs. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

CLIFT, J. G.. Duncan. Dem. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., Lewisville, Ark.. Jan. 24, 1884. 
Fdu.. c-om. and h. sch., Whltewright, Tex. : 
Univ. of Tex. : Univ. of Mo.. Ph. B., LL.B. 
Wife. Effie. Cdrn., 1 d., Fanella. Bus. Con.. 
Jones Ar Clift, attys.. Duncan; Oil Busi¬ 
ness; Life Insurance. Bk. Con.. Okla. Natl 
Assor.. Judge Cham Jones, law partner : 
(pol.) Ben F. Saye. R. H. Brown. .T. M. 
Sandlin, Duncan. Church, Bap. Clubs A 
Lodces. C. of C., nast Pres. : Elks. Duncan 
Imp. Rel.. W. H. Clift, gin and cotton busi¬ 
ness. Lawton : C. W. Clift, gin and cotton 
'bus'ness, Marlow (bros.). Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in local, co.. st. and natl.; 
makes speeches, works through personal 
contacts and the party organizations. 
Offices, Co. Attv. of Jefferson Co.. 1911-15; 
U. S. Probate Atty., 1917-20 City Att.v.. 










FRANK FUQUA 


Duncan, 1919. since. Party Honors, del. to 
st., dist., and co. convs.; past Fret. Com¬ 
mitteeman; sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., 1923-27. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; lived at 
Comanche, 1901-02 ; Hastings, 1902-06; 
Grandfleld, 1906-08 ; Waurika, 1908-17 ; 
Sapulpa,, 1917-21; and at Duncan since. 
Hobby, golf. 

COOPER, GEORGE. Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
retired farmer. B., Indiana, Mar. 14, 1846. 
Edu., com. sch., Ia. Wife, Lavina Vinard. 
Cdrn., 4 s., H. M., Walter, Marlow; Eugene, 
Ponca City; Everett, Ariz.; 4 d., Effie, 

Wichita, Kan.; Grace, Alice, Edna, Marlow. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Wail 
Williams, D. L. Lindsay, John W. Talla. 
Marlow; Sen. Harreld; John Fields; Sen, 
W. B. Pine. Church, Bap. Lodges, former 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
Rep. party for 62 yrs.; activities are con¬ 
fined to his co. now; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Voted for Abraham 
Lincoln on his second election. Offices, 
former mbr. of Sch. Bd. in Kan. Party 
Honors, former del. to st. and co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1902; lived in 
Comanche Co., Marlow since 1908 ; active 
in civic affars. During the Civil War he was 
a mbr. of the Kan. Home Guard. 

COOPER, H. M., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Johnston Co., Kan., Apr. 17, 
1871. Edu., com. sch., ElDorado, Kan. Wife. 
Cora Kerr. Cdrn., 6 s„ Leslie, Los Angeles; 
Floyd, Carl, Chickasha ; Roy, Ivan, Okla. 
City; Warren; 1 d., Mrs. Hall, Duncan. 
Bus. Con., farm owner, farming, stockrais¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., St. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. 

C. Alexander; Bert Parmenter; L. M. Gens- 
man; Jim Elliot, Duncan; C. L. Duncan; 
•Tno. W. Talla, Marlow. Church, Metli. 
Imp. Rel., Walter Cooper, (bro.) Marlow. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; active in his dist. for 
25 yrs. ; works through personal contacts 
and the party organizations. Offices, former 
Pres, of Sch. Bd., for 8 yrs. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman, now serving; del. to 
St. Conv., 1928 ; del. to all co. and dist. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1901; 
lived at Stearling, 1901-06; Marlow since 
1906. Active in all rural affairs. During 
W. War was m.br, of Draft Bd. and Co. 
Council of Defense; active part in Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work. 

CUND, C. D., Duncan. Dem. Occ., lawyer. 
B., Tex., about 1894. Edu.. h. sch., grad.; 
admitted to Bar 1922. Unmarried. Bus. 


STEPHENS COUNTY 

Con., Womack, Brown & Cund, law firm, 
Duncan. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Lions, Pres.; C. of C. ; 
B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, Duncan. 
Offices, Pres. Administration Com.; Sec’.v 
No. 15, St. Bar. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

DOUTHITT, B. H., Duncan. Rep. Occ., 

real estate and insurance. B., Siloam 
Springs, Ark., May 11, 1889, Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Shawnee, Okla.; Manitou Col., 
Ozark, Ark. Unmarried. Bus. Con., Douthitt 
Realty Co., Duncan ; farm loans, insurance, 
City Loans and oil leases. Bk, Con., Securi¬ 
ty Natl.; Okla. Natl. Assoc., W. B. Dou¬ 
thitt, Duncan partner; (pol.) Roy Baker, 
Arnold Jones, Wal Williams, Jim Brown. 
Duncan; John Lewis; Sen. J. W. Harreld; 
W. G. Skelly. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C., active mbr. in all civic 
affairs; Mason Blue Lodge, Muskogee. 
Imp. Rel., W. B. Douthitt, (bro.) Duncan; 
Mrs. Lula Davis, (sister) Okla. City; Mrs. 
Elizabeth Paul, (sister) Duncan. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 10 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts and corns. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1891; lived at 
Shawnee, 1891-1913; Muskogee, 1913-21. 
Duncan since 1921. Hobby, fishing. 

EDDLEMAN, JOHN F., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., Assistant Secretary, Commission of 
the Land Office. B„ Sherman, Tex., Aug. 
6, 1889. Wife, Frank, d. of Millard Rob¬ 
erts, Duncan. Pol. Act., active in local 
and st. dem. affairs since 1910. Offices, 
Asst. Sec’y- Commission of the Land Of¬ 
fice ; St. Adjt. American Legion, 1925 ; 
editor and bus. mgr., Okla. Legionnaire, 
4 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910 ; lived 
since at Duncan. Twelve yrs. in music 
bus. During W. War served in 34th and 
97th divs. Mbr. Harry Dobbs Post, Dun¬ 
can ; Radio Post No. 300. Mbr. Okla. 
City C. of C. 

ELLIOTT, JAMES E.. Duncan. Rep. Occ.. 
retired postmaster. B., Edgar Co., Ill., Aug. 
22, 1859. Edu., com. sch., Edgar Co., Ill.; 
h. sch., Terre Haute, Ind. Wife. Jennie 
Calloway. Cdrn., 3 s., James P., W. A., J. 
T., Duncan; 1 d.. Mrs. Mary M Shira, 
Duncan. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., tpol.) 

D. L. Lindsay, Marlow; L. A. Winans. 
Duncan; Judge Bowen. Comanche; J. E. 
Dicks: J. C. Alexander; John M. Harreld; 
Bert Parmenter: Pat Hurley. Church. First 
Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, past mbr. of Rotary 
Club; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Duncan; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple iShrine. Imp. Rel.. Mark Hanna, (de¬ 
ceased) was 2nd cousin. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; leader in co. and st. Makes 
speeches before organizations and works 
through personal contacts. One of the old¬ 
est of the co., having lived there for 4ft 
vrs. Offices, Postmaster. 1897-1907 and 
1922-26; Police Judge for 3 yrs., Duncan. 
Party Honors past. Co. Chmn. ; 10 yrs.. 
in Stephens Co.; del. to several st. and 
numerous co. and dist. convs.; Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman ; one of the commrs. who or¬ 
ganized the co. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1890; lived since in Stephens 
Co. Interested in enforcement of the pro¬ 
hibition law. 

FUQUA. FRANK, Duncan. Dem. Oc C .. 
Gin manager. B.. Stewart Co., Tenn. Edu.. 
com. sch.. Ill. Wife. d. of J. G. Woods, 
(deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., Nolen, with Wirt 
Franklin Oil Corp. Duncan; Herbert B.. 
chief geologist. Gulf Prod. Oil Co., Ft. 
Worth. Bus. Con., Gin Dept., Chickasha 
Cotton Oil Co. : owner business properties. 
Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. 
charter mbr., past pres. ; former Rotary, 
charter mbr.; Mason Blue Lodge, Duncan; 
Guthrie Consistory, India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. James Fuqua, Rector, 
Mo.; F. E. Fuqua. Dallas, (brO'S.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; personal contact worker in co. 
and st. since 1891. Offices, 1st. Mayor of 
Duncan, elected 1899, served 4 terms: 
during which time first bond issue in 
Okla. for municipal water works was float¬ 
ed; Pres. Sch. Bd. when first h. sch. was 


743 

built; former Pres. C. of C. and Okla. Dlv. 
U. S.- Highway No. 81. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1891; located at Duncan, oldest 
citizen of town. Civic worker and good 
roads booster; instrumental in securing 
court house and good roads in co. Many 
influential friends throughout st. and co. 
Pres. C. of C. when contracts were let for 
concrete roads through co., Duncan Free 
Library established; dedicated Union City 
Bridge on Highway No. 81. 

FUQUA, NOLAN J., Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
manager oil company. B., Duncan, Mar. 
25, 1894. Edu., com. and h. sch., Duncan, 
grad., 1913; Okla. Univ., grad. 1919; Tex. 
A. & M. Col., 1915; Colo. Univ., 1916. Wife, 
d. of Frank Jones. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank. Bus. 
Con., dist. mgr. of Wirt Franklin Oil Co.; 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Knox Garvin, 
J. B McClendon, Duncan; (pol.) Eugene 
Rice, P. D. Sullivan, R. H. Brown, Ben 
Saye, Judg'e J. G. Clift, Duncan; Repr. 
Black of Lawton; C. S. Storms, Waurika ; 
George Melton, Chickasha; Robert VanVal- 
kenberg, Chickasha. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Dir. in Retail Mer¬ 
chants Assn.; Rotary, former Pres.-Sec’y; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Duncan; Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Frank Fuqua, Duncan; Claudo 
.Frensley, Duncan; Herbert B. Fuqua, Ft. 
Worth, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
since 1920 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Sec’y Elec. Bd. since 1922. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. ; to dist. and 
co. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
Duncan has always been his home. During 
W. War served in 37th Aerial Squadron at 
Ft. Sill, England and France; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Harry Dobbs Post, Duncan. Inter¬ 
ested in boy scout work and civic work; 
sec’y of the Stephens and Jefferson Co. 
Executive Council of Boy Scouts. 

GARRETT, S. S., Loco. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician. B., Oakman, Ala., June 9, 1872. 
Edu., Univ. of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.; 
Univ. of Ala. Wife, Amanda B. Cdrn., 3 
s., I. A., Headlton; W. C., Loco; 5 d., Mrs. 
Ethel Benson, Loco; Atlee, Loco; Mrs. 
Frances Mcllvain, Graham; 2 d. Bk. Con., 
First St.; Security Natl., Duncan. Assoc., 

E. E. Poe, Loco; Ernest Martin, cashr. of 
bk. Loco; (pol.) O. D. Holden, Loco; H. 
L. Bolen, Okla. City; Judge Johnson. 
Church. Meth., Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Harris, Ala., 
No. 57; 32nd Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs; makes 
some speeches; works through personal 
contacts and corns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; at¬ 
tended the 1928 Natl. Conv. and attends 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1908 ; 
lived at Dixie, 1908-20 and at Loco since. 
During W. War was Chmn. Council of De¬ 
fense and organized several Red Cross 
units throughout the st. 

GARVIN, KNOX L„ Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
district manager oil and gas company. B., 
Ozark, Co., Mo., Mar. 30, 1891. Edu., com. 
sell., Ozark Co., Mo.; Custer Co., Okla. 
Wife, d. of C. M. Robbins, Walters. Cdrn., 
9 s., Glenn, Oliver, Knox L. Jr.. Harold, 
Charles; 1 d.. Mary Helen. Bus. Con., dist. 
mgr. of the Wirt Franklin Petroleum Corp. 
and dir. in the Co. Bk. Con., Security Natl. 
Assoc., Officials of the Wirt Franklin Oil 
Corp.: (pol.) Elmer Thomas; Scott Ferris: 
.Ted Johnson; C. S. Storms. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges. Rotary Club, past dir.; 
C. of C., Pres.; Mason Blue Lodge, Walters; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine. Imp. Re ! ., R. H. Garvin, (bro.) 
Fresno, Calif. Pol. Act., independent; ac¬ 
tive in Cotton and Stephens and other cos. 
of S. W. Okla. since 1915; works throngh 
personal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1902; lived in Custer Co., 1902- 
14; Walters, 1914; Caddo County, 1914- 
17, at Duncan since. Chief interest is Boy- 
Scout work. Pres, of Area Council of Boy- 
Scouts of Stephens, Jefferson and Cotton 
counties. 

GIBBS. L. J.. Loco. Rep. Occ.. farmer. 
B„ Coryell Co., Tex., Sept. 29, 1877. Edu., 
com. sch., Coryell Co., Tex. Wife, Mary H. 








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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. C. (BILL) LEWIS 


Cdrn., 3 s., Raymond, Rush Springs, Okla.; 
Clifford, Weldon, Loco; 6 d., Mrs. Orsie 
Bledsoe, Rush Springs; Mrs. Alice Clark, 
Wilson; Mrs. Ervin Coleman, Lubbock, 
Tex.; Myrtle Gibbs, Lubbock; Jessie Fay, 
Aline, Loco. Bk. Con., First Natl.; First 
St. Bk., Ringling. Assoc., (pol.) C. L. Mc¬ 
Arthur, Jim Elliott, Ben F. Ridge, Duncan ; 
Dick Lindsay, Marlow; Sen. W. B. Fine. 
Church. Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Pres. Farm¬ 
ers Cooperative Assn.; mbr. Co. Fair Ba.; 
I. 0. 0. F., Grand Lodge, Okla. City. Po'. 
Act., partisan ; active in co. and st for 15 
yrs.; works through personal contacts and 
the party corns.; makes speeches. Offices, 
Twp. Road Supervisor. Party Honors. Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to dist. and co. 
convs.; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1911; lived since at Loco. Inter¬ 
ested in the promotion of agriculture. 

GOODRICH. E. B., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Frederickburg, la., Feb. 22, 
1870. Edu., pub. sell. Ia.; Univ. of la., 
Fayette. Wife, Myrtle. Cdrn., 6 s. Bus. Con , 
farming, farm owner; stockholder in Farm¬ 
ers Cooperative Gin, Marlow. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) D. L. Lindsay, 
D. T. Morwell, R. J. Stanton, Marlow; J. 
C. Nance. Walters. Church. Cumberland 
Pres. Lodges, M. W. A.; I. 0. 0. F., Mar¬ 
low. Pol. Act., independent; active in co. 
and dist. for 20 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices. Co. Commr., 1923-27; mbr. of sch. 
bd. 22 yr.s. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1928; del. to all co. and dist. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman, now serving. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1908 ; lived since at Marlow. During 
W. War was active in Liberty Bond and Red 
Cross work. Interested in cooperative or¬ 
ganizations and has been active in the or¬ 
ganization of several farm cooperative 
associations. 

HOLLINGSWORTH, W. H„ Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., city manager. B., Port William, 0., 
Dec. 18,, 1882. Edu., pub. sells., O. Wife, 
Flora Fairchilds. Cdrn., 1 d., Murlene. 

Bus. Con., city mgr., Duncan. Assoc., J. 
H. Bender, El Reno, city mgr. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Clayton, New 
Mexico. Offices, city mgr. Clayton, New 
Mex., mbr. city bd.; city mgr. Duncan. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906. lived Lawton 
1906-08; moved to New Mex. 1908; re¬ 
turned to Okla. 1930. 

HOWE, MRS. G. A., Duncan. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Marion, la., Jan. 12, 1877. 


Hus., G. A. Howe. Cdrn., 2 s., A. Leon, 
El Paso, Tex.; G. L. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star; Music Club; McDowell Club; Okla. 
City; Woodman Circle; pres. City Fed. of 
Women’s Clubs, 3 terms. Party Honors, 
Rep. St. Committeewoman; Co. Y.-Chmn. 

LEONARD. B. T., Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
retired stockman. B., Cherokee Co., Ga., 
May 1. 1859. Edu., com. and h. sch., Heet- 
er Springs, Ark. Wife, Lucy B. Bus. 
Con., land owner, Co.; real estate owner 
in Duncan. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk., 
Duncan; Fed. Reserve Bk., Okla. City. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. E. Clark, S. J. Brown, 
Charles Browder, Duncan; ex-Gov. Bob 
Williams; ex-Gov. Lee Cruce; Bill Murray. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club; K. of P., Duncan; Past Chancellor 
Commander. Imp. Rel., W. J. Pascal, Wag¬ 
oner, Okla. C. P. Leonard, (bro.), Arrow- 
ville, Calif. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. for 30 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and the party organiz. Offices, 
past mbr. Sch. Bd., 7 yrs.; Insp. of Elec- 
Con Bd. for several yrs. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. two or three times; del. 
to many co. and dist. convs.; Past Prct. 
Committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1902 ; has lived since at Duncan. 

LEWIS, WILLIAM C„ State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., Asst Atty. Gen. B., 
Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 15, 1891; lived there 
until 1909; admitted to U. S. Supreme 
Ct. Wilberton 1909-16 ; Buffalo 1916-22; 
Duncan 1922-29. Edu., grad Ardmore h. 
sell.. Univ. of Okla.; LL. B., Univ. of 
Mich. Wife, Nellie W. Myrick. Cdrn., 1 
s., William C., O. U. Bk. Con., Liberty 
Natl. _Assoc., J. B. King, Fred Hansen, 
Randall Cobb, Frank Dudley, Baxter Taylor. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd De¬ 
gree Mason, Guthrie, both York and Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Shrine, O. C., Okla. Bar; Amer. 
Bar Assn. Past Boy Scout Master. Kappa 
Sigma. Pol. Act., partisan; speaker for 
party since 1912; works also through or¬ 
ganization. Offices. Co. Atty. Harper Co., 
2 yrs.; Co. Atty. LeFlore Co. 2 yrs.; Asst. 
Co. Atty. LeFlore Co. 2 yrs.; Asst Atty. 
Gen. 1927-29. State Senator 17th Dist. 9th 
Legis. 1923. Remarks, Legionnaire. Dun¬ 
can Post, Past Post Commander. Military 
Unit 22 Mo. active Foreign Service Air 
Service; Misc. Assig. Captain Air Service. 

LINDSEY, DIXON L„ Marlow. Rep. 
Occ., ice manufacturer. B., Madison, Ark., 
June 29, 1874. Edu., h. sch., Montague, 
Tex. Wife, Mrs. Dixon L. Cdrn., 3 d.. 
Mrs. Frances Nicholson, Elk City; Mrs. 
Nell Hanche, Okla. City; Mrs. Jesse Bled¬ 
soe, Marlow. Bus. Con., Marlow Ice & 
Fuel Co. Bk. C~n., Natl. Bk. of of Marlow. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. L. McArthur, Ben F. 
Ridge, Duncan; R. H. Stanton, Marlow 7 ; 
Sid Lacer; C. D. Campbell; L. M. Gens- 
man; Bert Parmenter; W. B. Pine; W. 
G. Skelly; A. C. Alexander. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; W. O. W.; A. 
O. U. ML Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
st. for 30 yrs.; makes speeches; works 
mostly through personal contacts and the 
party organizations. Offices, postmaster, 
now serving; mbr. City Council, 1912-16; 
mbr. sch., bd., 1909-12. Party Honors, 
St. Committeeman, 1916-20; attended all 
st. convs. since 1920 and the 1928 Natl, 
conv. Remarks, came to Okla in 1881, lived 
since at Marlow. Hobby, politics. 

LONG, D., Duncan. Dem. Occ.. practic¬ 
ing physician. B„ Ga., Nov., 16, 1860. 
Edu., com. sch. Wife, Ada B. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Austin, Paul; 2 d., Florence, Mrs. Grace 
M’allace, Duncan. Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. J. Allen, ,T. W. Scott, 
Joe Tillotson, T. L. Wade, R. L. Mont¬ 
gomery, Stephens Co.; Dr. Carl Puckett, 
Pub. Health Com. Church. Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason. Pol. Act., 
partisan, active in pol. since statehood; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, supt. of Pub. Health; one time 
Alderman of Duncan. Remarks, came to 
Okla., in 1885 ; lived since in Stephens Co.; 


Duncan, since 1894. Active in all pub. 
health work. During W. War was chmu. 
Co. Bd. 

MARSHALL, JOHN WALTER, Duncan. 
Dem. Occ., assistant county attorney ; 
lawyer. B., Graham, Tex., Nov. 17, 1874. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; Normal In¬ 
stitute, Chickasha. Wife, Nettie E., d. of 
S. J. Vandagrill, Duncan. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
John W., Jr.; 4 d., Mrs. A. L. Dempsey, 
Mrs. Ben Ellis, Duncan; Blanche Mar¬ 
shall, tchr. at Velma; Billy Jean. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bus. Con., practicing 
atty., Duncan; real estate dealer; also 
familiar with oil bus., sch. teaching, farm¬ 
ing; newspaper work. Assoc., (pol.) R. G. 
Allen, S. H. Singleton, Duncan; J. T. 
Johnson. Church, Meth., S. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; B. P. O. E.; K. P. ; M. 
W. A.; ML O. W. Imp. Rel., Lee Marshall, 
(bro.) Duncan. Po!. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since 1899; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts and party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, Co. Judge, 1913-18: 
City Attv.; 1923-28; Asst. Co. Atty., 1929. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs; attend 
all co. convs.; prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla., 1894; lived at Dun¬ 
can. 1894-99: Mnrtow. 1899-1909; Duncan, 
since; former editor Marlow Review, 1899. 
Hobbies, motoring and camping. 

McARTHUR, C. L., Duncan. Rep.. Occ., 
attorney. B., Brookfield, Mo., May 30, 1881. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Mo.; Mo. Wesley- 
an Col.; Kansas City sch. of Law, LL. B., 
1903. Wife. Susan, d. of W. B. Coy. 
MTiitesboro, Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Claire L.. 
Jr.; Harvey K.; 1 d., Jean. Bus. Con., 
practicing atty.; familiar with drug bus. 
Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) D. L. 
Lindsey, Marlow; W. C. Yates, Comanche; 
L. J. Gibbs, Loco; A. C. Alexander; Clark 
Wasson, Antlers ; Matt Robinson, Ed Butler. 
Chickasha. Church, Chris.; preferred. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, at Lindsay. Imp. Rel., E. D. Harvey, 
(grandfather) former mbr. Mo. Legis. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through com and personal 
contacts. Offices, formerly mbr. sch. bd.. 
Lindsay; former City Atty., Lindsay for 
number of yrs. Party Honors, st. commit¬ 
teeman ; del. to all st. convs. for number 
of yrs.; del. to Washington, D. C.. 1906 
in regard to statehood. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived at Lindsay, 1904-18 ; 
Chickasha, 1918-19; Duncan since 1921; 
during W. MLnr was active in Liberty Loan 
drives; churn, of the Grady Co. United 
War Work campaign. Hobby, golf. 

McARTHUR, JOE R., Marlow. Dem. 
Occ., druggist. B., Woodland, Miss., Dec. 
7, 1887. Edu., h. sell., Westpoint Miss.; 
1 yr. at Branhan & Hughes Univ.; 1 yr. 
at Univ. of Miss. Wife, Maud Falk. Cdrn., 
1 s., Joe R., Jr.,; 1 d., Dorothy M. 

Bus. Con., Rexall Drug Store, Marlow; 
stockholder, Bolene Refinery, Enid; Heald- 
ton Oil & Gas Co., Enid. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Assoc., T. T. Eason, pres. Bolene Ref. Co., 
Enid; (pol.) L. L. Briscoe, W. A. Williams. 
R. L. Montgomery, Marlow; L. Z. Brown, 
Okla. City; Cham Jones, Duncan; Frank 
Frensley. Church, Meth.; steward. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, dir.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; formerly mbr. of Consistory 
and Shrine; 1. O. O. F. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. and congressional 
dist. pol., 15 yrs.; works through personal 
activities only. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. for 
number of yrs. Party Honors, del. to all 
co. and dist. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1909 ; lived since at Marlow; was 
chmn of Co. Council of Defense during ML 
M’ar; active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
work. Hobby, golf. 

McKINNEY, 0. R., Marlow. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Ellis Co., Tex., Oct. 24, 1881. 
Edu., com sch, Ellis Co., Tex. Wife, Lula 
E. Doak. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph Doak; Thomas 
Press; 2 d., Josephine, Geraldine, Marlow. 
Bus. Con., v-pres. St. Natl. Bk, Marlow; 
Boardman Co., Okla. City; Security Natl. 
Bk., Okla. City; Okla. Natl. Bk., Duncan; 








STEPHENS COUNTY 



C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Marlow; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., J. T. Mont¬ 
gomery, (bro.) Wichita Falls, Tex., atty. 
and forme.’ mbr. Supreme Ct. of Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 40 yrs.; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Mayor, 8 yrs. ; 
former mbr. sch. bd., number of yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. on several 
occasions; all oo. convs.; prct. chmn., 20 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla., 1893 ; lived 
since at Marlow; mbr. St. Med. Assn; 
was Capt. in 12th Cav., Columbus, N. M. ; 
mbr. American Legion Post at Marlow' 
Hobby, reading. , 


MOORE, DAVID R., Duncan. Rep. Occ., 
dentist. B., New Sharon, la., March 29, 
1872. Edu., com. sch., Baileyville, Kan. , 
Western Dental Col., Kansas City, Mo., 
D.D.S. Wife, Mona Mable. Cdrn., 1 s., 

M. LeRoy; 2 d., Mrs. (Dr.) Harvey Shelton. 
Kansas City, Mo.; Thelma. Bk. Con., 

First Natl. Assoc., Dr. W. A. Dicken. 
Church, Meth.; past steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, C.of C.; mbr. Natl. St. and Dist. 
Dental Assn.; I. 0. 0. F., past Noble 

Grand, has held all offices. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, City Councilman at Tuttle, 
1912. Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. 
convs.; past mbr. of local Election Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1905 ; lived at 
Tecumseh, 1905-07 ; Tuttle, 1907-15 ; Dun¬ 
can, since. 


GEORGE W. MELLISH 


First Natl. Bk., Kansas City; Natl. City 
Bk., N. Y. (corr). Assoc., R. H. Brown, 
atty., Duncan; John T. Quinn, J. A. 
Hodnett, L. A. Edwards Marlow; (pol.) 
Cham Jones, W. A. Williams, S. H. Single- 
ton, Joe Tillotson, Stephens Co.; A. S. J. 
Shaw; Jed Johnson; Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Bap.; (not active). Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Mason ; Duncan Connnandery, Chapter ; 
Guthrie Scottish Rite; Okla. City, India 
Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., C. P. McKinney, 
(bro.) Marlow. Pol. Act., activities are 
confined to oo.; works through personal 
contacts; attends st. and co. convs. Offices, 
pres. Bd. of Education, Marlow. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1898; lived on farms near 
Purcell and Hobart until 1904 ; moved to 
Duncan;; Marlow, 1907 ; helped organize 
St. Natl. Bk., Marlow; honorary mbr. 
American Legion, Idlett-Click Post, Marlow. 

MELLISH, GEORGE W„ Comanche. Rep. 
Occ., real estate dealer. B., Portage, Wis., 
April 23, 1858. Edu., com. sch., Trumbull 
Co., O.; Normal Col. Lebanon O. Wife, 
(deceased). Bus. Con., farm owner; real 
estate bus.; stockholder in Farmers Gin 
Co.; Bk. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
F. A. Brown; W. C. Y’ates, E. B. Wolf, 
A. N. Harley, Comanche; A. C. Alexander, 
John Field, Okla. City.; Hays Dillard, 
Waurika. Pol. Act. partisan; active in 
co. for many yrs.; works through persona! 
contacts only. Offices, Postmaster, 1905-13. 
Party Honors, prct. Committeeman; attends 
all co. and many st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1901; lived since at Comanche; 
was active pres. First Natl. Bk., Com 
anche, 1914-18; mgr. Comanche Gas Co., 
1919-26. 

MONTGOMERY, R. L„ Marlow. Dem. 
Occ., mayor; retired physician. B., Chick¬ 
asaw Co., Miss., May 25', 1866. Edu., h. 
sch.. Old Grove Acad., Miss.; A. & M. 
Col.. Miss.; Louisville Med. LIniv., grad 
M. D., 1888 ; Chicago Polyclinic, post grau., 
1895; N. Y. Polyclinic, post grad., 1898. 
Wife, Minnie. Cdrn., 1 s., J. Randolph, 
Babson Institute, Boston; 2 d., Mrs. Zelda 
Ferguson, Anadarko; Mrs. Lena Frensley, 
Duncan. Bus. Con., part owner Marlow 
Review. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., O. 
M. Anthony, Marlow; (pol.) W. A. Wil¬ 
liams, Tom L. Wade, R. H. Brown, Steph¬ 
ens Co.; Lee Cruce; Charles Haskell; M. 
E. Trapp; Jed Johnson. Church. Meth.; 
tchr., S. S. class. Clubs &. Lodges, Lions; 


MOORE, ELZIE W., Comanche. Dem. 
Occ., retired farmer. B„ Monroe Co., Miss., 
July 10, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Monroe Co.. 
Miss.; h. sch., Okla.; taught sell., Okla. 
Wife, d. of Mrs. Paddy Hall, Heavener. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Joe. Guy, Robert, Champ; 1 d., 
Mrs. Lillian Welcher, Comanche. Bus. 
Con., farm owner; stockholder in First 
Natl. Bk., Comanche; pres. Farmers Gin 
Co., and stockholder; owner of oil stocks. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. dir. 20 yrs. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. H. Brown. P. D. Sullivan, Eu¬ 
gene Rice, E. H. Bond, Duncan; T. L. 
Wade, Mariow; Judge R. L. Williams; Jim 
Nance, Walters; John Carlock, Ardmore; 
Scott Ferris, Frank Carter, Okla. City ; 
Walter Ferguson, Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Royal Arch, Heavener; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., A. V. 
Moore, (bro.) Comanche. Pol. Act., parti- 
anche; makes speeches; works also through 
personal contacts and party committees. 
Offices; Co. Commr, 1918-22. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and co. convs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla., 1894; 
lived at Monroe, Ind. Ter., 1894-99 ; Heav¬ 
ener, 1899-1906; Comanche since; takes 
active interest in pub., civic affairs. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

MOORE, MRS. E. W„ Comanche. Dem. 
V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. Complete 
information unavailable.) 

MORTON, L. A., Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
fire insurance. B., Russellville, Ark., Aug. 
19, 1877. Edu., com. and h. sch., Potts- 
ville. Ark.; Ouachita Baptist Col., A. B.; 
Univ. of Chicago, 1 term. Wife, Nell Love. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Louis A., Jr., Jimmie, Duncan ; 
3 d., Louise, Sue, Martha; Duncan. Bus. 
Con., Insurance and Farm Loans; also fam¬ 
iliar with broom factory bus. and teaching. 
Bk. Con., City Natl.; Security Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Ben Saye, Joe Sandlin, Dr. Garrett, 
Loco; Andy Moore, Aline; Lee Cruce; 
Col. Sneed; Elmer Thomas; Jed Johnson ,- 
J. B. A. Robertson; Henry Johnston; Gov. 
Holloway; Luther Harrison; Jim Arm¬ 
strong. Church, Bap.; deacon. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; pres. Co. Fair Bd. ; 
Kiwanis; mbr. Agricultural Com.; Lieut. 
Gov., 8th Dist., Tex-Okla., Kiwanis; Mason 
Blue Lodge ; Chapter ; Consistory, Guthrie ; 
Eastern Star, past Patron. Imp. Rel., H. 
D. Morton, Mountain Home, Ark.; L. D. 
Morton, Dalhart Tex., (bros) ; R. O. Mor¬ 
ton, Duncan. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st., 23 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Co. Supt., sch., 1913-17; mbr. Okla. Sen., 
1918-22. Party Honors, del. to st., dist.. 


745 

and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1907; lived at Comanche and Duncan; 
pres., Mt. Home Col., 4 yrs.; was chmn. co. 
War Savings Bk., and Co. Council of 
Defense during W. War. Hobby, fruit 
growing. 

NEWTON, PERCY, W„ Locb. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Maysville, Ark., Jan. 21, 1894. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Loco, Okla. Wife, 
Mollie B., d. of A. A. Cain, Marlow. Bus. 
ton.. Cashier First St. Bk., Loco; owner 
of farms, oil leases and royalties. A^soc., 
L. A. Stallings, Asphaltum, Okla.; W. L. 
Culver; Ernest Martin, asst, cashier, bk.; 
(pol.) S. H. Singleton, Ben F. Saye, Dun¬ 
can; ex-Gov. Henry Johnston; Scott Fer¬ 
ris; Elmer Thomas; Jed Johnson. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., sec’y.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; Royal Arch, Duncan; Master 
of Masonic Lodge No. 51 and past Worthy 
Patron of Eastern Star. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent; active in co. pol., 14 yrs.; works 
through personal activities only. Offices, 
City Clk.; mbr. sch. bd.; mbr. Election 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to dist. and co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla.. 1906 ; 
lived since at Loco. During W. War was 
mbr. 3rd. Co., 2nd. Batt,, I. C. O. T. S., 
Camp Pike.; mbr. Amer. Legion, Harry 
Dobbs Post. ; 2nd. Lieut, in Reserve Officers. 
Hobby, books. 

O’QUIN, JOHN T., Marlow. Dem., Occ., 
banker; cotton buyer. B„ Overton, Tex., 
April 21, 1872. Edu., self educated only. 
Wife. Frances M. Calhoun. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Dolph, Marlow; Mark, Lakeland, Fla.; 1 
d., Agnes, N. Y. City. Bus. Con., pres. 
St. Natl. Bk., Marlow; cotton buyer; for¬ 
merly in dry goods bus., Marlow, 20 yrs. 
Assoc., R. O. Thompson, Jessie T. Thomp¬ 
son, Marlow; (pol.) Bill Darnell; R. E. 
Bledsoe; Tom Wade; Scott Ferris; Elmer 
Thomas. Church, Meth., (not active mbr.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in pol., 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts and party 
organization. Offices, mbr. sch. bd.; City 
Treas.; City Councilman, several yrs. Parly 
Honors, del. to st. com-., 1925; del. to all 
co. and st. convs. since 1925. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892; lived at Ardmore, 1 
yr.; Marlow since. Active in pub. activi¬ 
ties. Owns 1500 acres land in co. and 
city real estate in Marlow. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 



E. W. MOORE 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



BEN F. RIDGE 


ORR, GEORGE L., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
city clerk. B., Belfast, Tenn., March 8, 
1864. Edu., com. and h. sell., Belfast, Tenn. 
Wife, (first) Anna L Dysart, (deceased) ; 
(second) Florence M. Johnson. Cdrn., 6 s., 
Leslie K. (deceased) ; Robt. L., Clarence E., 
Okla. City; Howard M., Pendleton, Ore¬ 
gon ; W. L. Freeport, Ill. ; Everett, O. U. 
Bus. Con., ‘City Clk., 20 yrs.; owner city 
property, Marlow. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., R. L. Montgomery, P. V. Rapp, Joe 
R. McArthur, Marlow; (pol.) W. A. Wil¬ 
liams, Ben Richardson. R. J. Stanton, Mar¬ 
low; J. T. Dickerson, Edmond; B. M. P'ar- 
menter, Lawton ; Dennis Montgomery, Ponca 
City. Church, Cumberland Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. pol., 35 yrs. 
Offices , City Clk., 20 yrs.; J. of P., several 
terms. Party Honors, climn. dist. del., 
statehood conv., 1906 ; active in all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; 
lived since at Marlow. Hobby, flowers. 

PARNELL, - PAUL A., Marlow. Rep. 
Occ., hardware merchant. B., Harrison 
Co., Mo.. March 25, 1890. Edu., com. and 
h. sell., Mt. View, Mo.; Drury Col., Spring¬ 
field, Mo. Wife, Nadine Baltz. Cdrn., 1 
s., Ben; 2 d., Beatrice, Virginia. Bus. 
Con., mgr. and sec-treas., T. T. Eason Hdw. 
Co., Marlow. Bk. Con., Natl. Assoc.. T. 
T. Eason, Enid; (pol.) D. L. Lindsey, 
John W. Talla, Marlow. Church, Episco¬ 
pal., preferred. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Rotary; Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active In co. and dist. pol., 15 
yrs.; works through personal activities; in 
ifavor of prohibition. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and dist. convs. numerous times; 
former pret. comitteeman. .Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1890 ; lived in Kingfisher Co., 
1890-1900; Mt. Viejw, 1900-16; Marlow 
since. Been in hdw'. bus., 29 yrs. Hobby, 
livestock and agriculture, 

PATTERSON, JAMES L„ Duncan. Rep. 
Occ., surgical doctor. B., Union Star, Mo., 
March 20, 1884. Edu,., com. and h. schs., 
St. Joseph, Mo.; Ensworth Col., St. Joseph. 
Mo., M. D. degree; Rush Med. Col., Chi¬ 
cago. Wife, Mary Ward. Cdrn., 1 s., 

James L., ,Tr.; 2 d., Mildred; Marjorie. 
Bus. Con., owner Patterson Hospital, Dun¬ 
can; practicing surgeon. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Joe McArthur. 
Marlow; C. L. McArthur, Cham* Jones, Bob 
Brown, Paul Sullivan; S. S. Garrett, Loco ; 
Charles Swindall ; Jed Johnson; Sen. W. 


B. Pine; Judge Cullison. Church, Meth. : 
steward and trustee. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; Kiwanis; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Chap. Woodward; past Grand High 
Priest, Woodward; past Master Blue Lodge, 
Mutual; Commandery, Duncan; Guthrie 
Consistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine; 
Eastern Star, Woodward; White Shrine, 
Duncan. Imp. Rel., F. L. Patterson, (bro.j 
Duncan; also related to Hadley and Lindley 
families of Mo. Pol. Act., independent ; 
one of strongest pol. influences in co. and 
st.; works silently through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors, del. to co. convs., 
W T oodward Co. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1906 ; lived in W'oodward Co. until 1926; 
Duncan since. During W. War, mbr. of 
Med. Dept.; mbr. American Legion, Harry 
Dobbs Post No. 55, Duncan. Hobbies, golf 
and hunting. 

PETERS, E. B., Duncan. Dem., Occ., 
merchant. B., Henryetta, Tex., Oct., 29, 
1888. Edu., com. and h. schs., Henryetta, 
Te*. Wife, Ruth, d. of W. S. Lancaster, 
Duncan. Cdrn., 2 s., E. B., Jr.; Paul. 
Bus. Con., Peters Specialty Shop, Duncan; 
formerly in lbr. bus., 15 yrs.; familiar 
with flour and feed bus. Bk. Con., Okla. 
Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C.; active mbr in all civic affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., A. E. Peters, Pilot 
Point, Tex'.; N. C. Peters, Los Angeles, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
former City Clk., Kingston, Okla. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1914; lived at Kingston, 
1914-20; Duincan, since. Hobby, outdoor 
sports. 

PUGH, M. W., Marlow. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer; district judge. B., Tamaroa, Ill., 
Aug. 28, 1878. Edu., com. and h. schs.; 
Valparaiso Univ., grad. Law sch. Wife, 
Lora G. Jack. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul. Bus. 
Con., pres. Lion Oil Co. Assoc., R. J. and 
J. O. French, Boise City. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; I. O. 
O. F.; Mason; M. W. A., Boise City. 
Imp. Rel., C. A. Pugh, (bro.) rancher and 
wheat grower, Griggs. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Cimarron Co., 1907-17; st. repr., 1917-18; 
st. sen. 1918-22; dist. judge 15th dist,, since 
1923. Remarks, came to Okla., 1906 ; lived 
Texhoma, Kenton, Boise City 1908-21; Mar¬ 
low since. Hobby, Ashing. 

RABB, R. V., Marlow. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Lone Oak, Tex., Nov. 25, 1877. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Tex.; Polytechnic 
Col., Ft. Worth, Tex. Wife, Minna May 
Clements, (deceased.). Bus. Con., cashier 
First Natl. Bk., Marlow; dir. stockyards 
Bk., Okla. City; owner of farms and resi¬ 
dence property. Assoc., J. T. Hill, Jesse 
Atkins, Marlow; (pol.) R. L. Montgomery, 
Tom L. Wade, Marlow; Chas. N. Haskell: 
Jim Nance, Walters; Cham Jones, Duncan. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, past pres.; C. of 
C., active mbr. in all civic affairs; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Guthrie Consistory 32nd. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and 
st., 25 yrs. ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and party organization. Offices, city 
Commr, since 1920; City Treas., 6 yrs.; 
St. Bk. Examiner, under Gov. Haskell; 
elected city treas., Wynnewood before 21 
yrs. of age. Party Honors, del. to st., dist., 
and co. convs. many times. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1890; lived at Wynnewood, 1890- 
1905; Pauls Valley, 1905-08; Waurika, 
1908-10; Marlow, since. Mbr. Co. Council 
of Defense; active in Red Cross and Lib¬ 
erty Loan work during W. War. Hobby, 
golf. 

RALLS, E. MANTQN, Comanche. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Monroe Co., Ga., Oct. 31, 
1871. Edu., com. sch., Colloden, Ga. 
Wife. Miss Atkins, Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., John 
A., Manton, Daniel. Bus. Con., First Natl.; 
farm owner, oil interests. Bk. Con., (corr.) 
American First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., 
Clyde Randall, John Ralls, Comanche; P. 
H. Peck, Duncan; (pol.) R. H. Brown, 
George Womack, H. W. Sitton, Duncan; 
Percy H. Newton, Dr. Garrett, Loco; G. 
W. Moore, F. A. Brown, Comanche; O. B. 
Garrison, M. H. Barrett, Ryan; M. F. 


Ray, Temple; Clyde Stephens, Hastings. 
Church. Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Chap, and Royal Arch, Dun¬ 
can ; Consistory, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., P. B. 
Ralls, (bro.) Ralls, Tex. Pol. Act., inde 
pendent; active in co. pol., 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv; attends all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla., 1893 . 
located at Ryan; lived in Comanche since 
1906. Identified with bus. and pub. devel¬ 
opment of Comanche, 20 yrs.; served on 
sch. bldg, com; Masonic Temple bldg, com.; 
dir. Lee Highway Assn.; active in all roads 
work. Hobby, stockraising. 

RALLS, JOHN A., Comanche. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Ryan, Okla., June 26, 
1893. Edu., com. schs., Ryan; h. sell.. 
Comanche; Peacock Military Univ., San 
Antonio, 1 yr. Wife, (first) Olive Bender 
(deceased) ; (second) Lela M. Bailee 
Cdrn., 1 s., John R.; 3 d„ Mary Ann; 
Sue; Ruth. Bus. Con., v-pres. First Natl. 
Bk., Comanche; farm owner; stockraising. 
Assoc., E. M. Ralls, (bro.) pres. Bk.; 
Clyde Randle, cashier, Comanche; (pol.) 
J. P. • Speer, E. W. Moore, E. L. Bailey. 
Comanche; Claude Weaver, Okla. City; 
Jim Nance, Walters; C. S. Storms, Waurika, 
Cham Jones, Duncan. Church. Meth.; mbr. 
bd. of stewards. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; 
Kiwanis; Mason Blue Lodge, Comanche. 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. city India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., E. M. Ralls, (uncle) 
established Ralls, Tex. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active 10 yrs. in co. and st. ; AnO- 
Klan; works through personal activities 
and party organizations. Party Honors, 
del. to ali co. convs.; seiry; co. cen. com. : 
del. to st. conv., 1928. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman : lived in Comanche since 1906. 
Hobbies, fishing and livestock. 

RICE, EUGENE, Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., O’Bion Co., Tenn., Feb. 21, 
1891. Edu,, com. and h. schs.; Valparaiso 
Univ., LL. B., 1917. Wife, Leola, d. or 
P. E. Irby, of Miss. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert 
Eugene. Bus. Con., Sullivan & Rice, attys, 
Duncan. Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., 
P. D. Sullivan, law partner Duincan; (pol.) 
II. H. Brown, P. D. Sullivan, Duncan; R. 
L. Montgomery, Marlow; Elmer Thomas; 
Jed Johnson; C. S. Storms, Waurika. 
Church, Meth. Clubs, C. of C.; Elks. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. pol., since 
1920 ; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, Co. Judge, 1923-24; asst. co. atty.. 
1921-23. Party Honors, co. chmn.; del to 
st. conv, 1928; all co convs since 192c. 

Remarks, came to Okla,, 1919; lived at 
Okla. City, 1919-20 ; Duncan since. During 
W. War was Sergt. in Q. M. Corps, un¬ 

attached ; mbr. Amer. Legion, Harry Dobbs 
Post, Duncan. Hobby, golf. 

RIDGE, BEN F.. Duncan. Rep. Occ.. 
postmaster. B., Alton, Ind., Dec. 28. 1867. 
Edu., com. sch., Alton, Ind.; Natl. Normal 
Univ., Lebanon, O. ; St. Normal, Terre 
Haute, Ind., 1 yr. Wife, Mary J. Ashberry. 
Bus. Con., owner of cotton gin at Friona, 
Tex. ; formerly in hdw. bus., 18 yrs. Bk. 
Con.,, First Natl. Assoc., H. L. Wharton. 
Duncan; (pol.) C. L. McArthur; D. L. 

Lindsey, John W. Talla, Marlow; W. A. 
Yates, Comanche; Sen. J. W. Harreld; 
A. C. Alexander. Church, Meth.; steward. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., past pres.; 
Mason Blue Lodge; Eastern Star, past 
Worthy iPatron; Acacia Shrine, Watcher 
■of Shepherd; K. of P.; Dep. Grand Chan¬ 
cellor. Imp. Rel., John J. Ridge, (father) 
(deceased), Alton, Ind.; W. \V. Ridge, 
(bro.), Alton, Ind.; Cornelia M. Wilkes, 
(sister), Riddle, Ind. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. pol., since 1900; makes 
speeches ; works through party organizations 
and personal activities. Offices, postmaster, 
since 1926 ; mbr. sch. bd.; City Council¬ 
man, 1905. Party Honors, del. to st.. 
dist., and co., convs.; past co. chmn. of 
Rep. organization in co.; pret. committee¬ 
man ; past mbr. Election Bd. ; candidate 
for representative to constitutional conv., 






STEPHENS COUNTY 747 



MRS. BEN F. RIDGE 


(defeated). Remarks, came to Okla., 1900; 
lived since at Duncan ; one of leaders m 
co. ; pres., St. Hdw. Assn., 1908. Hobby, 
civic improvements and beautiful homes. 

RIDGE, MRS. BEN (MARY) Duncan. 
Rep. Oec., homemaker. B., Pinkston, 
Tenn., May 26, 1871. Edu.. grade schs., 
Savoy, Tex., 1883. Husband, Ben F. Ridge. 
No cdrn., Bk. Con., First Natl., Okla. 
Natl.,, Citizen’s Natl. Assoc., Mrs. J. M. 
Shelton, Mrs. G. A. Howe, Mrs. A. S. 
Wilson, Mrs :S. E. Russell, Duncan ; (pol.) 
C. L. McArthur, G. A. Howe. R. A. Winan, 
Mrs. W. .T. McKinless, Duncan. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodaes, Eastern Star; 
White Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan ; county- 
wide, does personal and com. work. Party 
Honors. V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. 1928 to 
present time. Del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; located at 
Comanche, moved to Duncan 1920, and 
has lived there since as very active 
in Rd Cross work during war. 

SANDLIN, JOEL M., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Morgan Co., Ala., Sept.. 
6, 1878. Edu.- com. and h. sch., Ala.; 
Hartsell Col.. Ala., grad., 1899. Married. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Joseph Haskell, Duncan; 2 d., 
Mrs. Fay House, Delaware; Josephine Lil¬ 
lian, Duncan. Bus. Con., Sandlin & 
Winans, Attys., Duncan. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Assoc., L. A. Winans, partner in 
law. Church, Meth.. Clubs & Lodges, Dun¬ 
can Golf and Country Club; C. of C.; K. 
of P. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Margaret M. Sandlin, 
(mother), Decatur, Ala. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in st. pol. since 1901. Offices, 
mbr. of constitutional conv. from Lincoln 
Co.; pvt. sec’y to Gov. Haskell; Judge of 
Superior Ct. of Logan Co., 1909-10. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs., 
numerous times. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1901; lived in Pottawatomie Co., 1901-03; 
Duncan since, mbr. St. Bd. of Education, 
Lincoln Co., 1903-06 ; Guthrie, 1906-11; 
1915-29. 

SAYE, BEN F., Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Savoy, Tex.. Nov., 19, 1880. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch. ; Westminister Col., 
Tehuacana, Tex; Univ. of Tex.; A. B. 
Wife, Alma Murray. Cdrn.. 3 s., Frank; 
Ben; Bill; 1 d., Ruth, Duncan. Bus. Con., 
atty. for Erie P. Halliburton & Hallibur¬ 
ton Oil Well Cementing Co. Bk. Con., 
Security Natl. Assoc., Erie P. Halliburton, 


H. T. Crain, John Halliburton, Duncan; 
(pol.) Judge Clift, J. M. Sandlin, S. II. 
Singleton, J. W. Marshall, Stephens Co.; 
Scott Ferris, George Key, Okla. City. 
Church. M. E., S.outh. Clubs & Lodges, 
C,. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. ; 
W. O. W. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co. and st. pol., 20 yrs.; makes speeches 
and works through personal activities. 
Offices, pres. Bd. Education; Co. Judge, 
1915-16; Co. Atty., Jefferson Co., 1917-20. 
Party Honors, del to st. and co. convs.; 
sec’y. of co. cen. com. Remarks, came to 
Okla., 1908 ; lived at Waurika, 1912-20; 
Duncan since 1921. Hobby, politics. 

SHARP. ROBERT E., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B„ Chattanooga, Tenn., 
May 13, 1871. Edu.. com. sells., Chatta¬ 
nooga, Tenn.; h. sch.. Ft. Smith, Ark. 
Wife, Sudie A. Cdrn., 2 s., Raymond R., 
John M., Duncan; 1 d., Mrs. A. W. Shaw, 
Wewoka. Bus. Con., The Acorn Store. 
Duncan; familiar with grocery bus., broom 
manufacturing. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ed Martin, P. D. Sullivan, 
•i. W. Marshall, J. W. Scott. John O’Quin, 
F. A. Wade, Marlow; Clark Watson, 
Antlers; Jed Johnson. Walters; Frank Car¬ 
ter, Col. R. A. Sneed, Okla. City. Lodges, 
K. of P. Imp. Rel., Jeff D. Sharp, (bro.). 
Antlers'; Victor M. Locke, Jr. (cousin), 
Antlers; Leo C. Sharp, (nephew), post¬ 
master, Antlers. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. since 1895; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Offices, 
City Clk., Duncan, 1897-1901. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to co. and st. convs.; pret. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Okla., 1892 ; 
lived at Antlers, 1892-94; Duncan, since. 
Pioneer resident of Duncan ; has had prom¬ 
inent part in upbuilding of town; worked 
for good roads. Hobby, reading. 

SINGLETON, SANDY H., Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., county attorney. B., Battletown, Ky., 
Dec. 23, 1893. Edu.. com. sells., Battle- 
r.own, Ky. ; Western Kentucky St. Tchrs. 
Col. and Normal grad., 1917. Wife, d. of 
Robert C. Whitten, Loco. Cdrn., 3 s.. Rob¬ 
ert Henry, Royce Allen, Sandy Hardin; 1 
d., Mina Ruth. Bus. Con., owner of bus. 
property at Loco ; was a sch. tchr., 1912-22. 
Bk. Con., Okla. Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John 
O’Quin, George Carter, D. Montgomery, 
Marlow; Manton Ralls, Comanche; Ben 
Save, J. M. iSandlin, R. H. Brown, J. G. 
Clift, .T. W. Marshall, Duncan ; Jess Pullen, 
Sulphur; .Tim Nance. Walters ; C. S. Storms, 
Waurika ; Congressman Jed Johnson. Lodges. 
Mason Blue Ledge, Loco. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 
IT. L. Adams, (sister). Sulphur. Pol. 
Act., independent : active in co. pol., since 
1928 ; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Atty., elected 
1928; postmaster at Loco, 1922-24. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs; pret. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla., 1918; lived 
at Loco, 1918-24; Duncan since. Active 
part in sch. work. During W. War was :n 
Coast Art., at Fort. Mott, N. J. ; mt>r. 
Amer. Legion, Harry Dobbs Post, Duncan. 

SITTON. HENRY W„ Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Tex. Co., Mo., May 12, 
1874. Edu., com. sells., St. Joe, Ark. ; 
Valley Springs, Ark., h. sch., grad.; Hen¬ 
drix Col., Conway. Ark., student, 1895; 
Mt. Home Col., Ark., grad., 1907. Wife, 
Miss Stacye Baker, Mt. Home, Ark. Cdrn., 
4 d., 'Mrs. V. E. Mitchell, Ft. Smith, Ark.: 
Mary Louise, Ellen Virginia, Rebecca Jean. 
Duncan. Bus. Con., H. W. Sitton, Atty. ; 
oil bus.; farm owner. Bk. Con., Security 
Natl.; former stockholder and chmn. bd. 
of dir. Assoc., (pol.) W. A. Darnell, John 
T. O’Quin, Marlow; R. H. Brown, Paul 
Sullivan, Cham Jones, Duncan; E. W. 
Moore, J. B. Leach, Comanche; Judge 
Mitchell, Clinton; Alger Melton, Frank 
M. Bailey, Chickasha; John Thomas, Law- 
ton ; Lon Morris, Walters; C. S. Storms, 
Waurika; Scott Ferris, Okla. City; John 
Doolin. Alva. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine. Imp. Rel., W. Sitton, Com¬ 
anche (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; active 


in st. pol., since 1904 ; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and or¬ 
ganizations,. Offices, Co. Atty., 1910-14, 
1917-20; mbr. st. legislature, 1915-16; 
asst. co. atty., 1908-10. Party Honors, co. 
chmn., 1914; del. to natl. conv., 1924; at¬ 
tends nearly all co., dist., and st. convs. ; 
pret. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla., 1904; lived at Comanche, 1904-08 ; 
Duncan since. Gov’t, appeal agt. in co., 
during W. War. Hobby, hunting and fish¬ 
ing. 

STANLEY, J. W.. Duncan. Dem. Occ., 
cafe business. B., Tilden, Miss., Sept. 22, 
1873. Edu., com. and h. sch., Itasca, Tex. 
Wife, Willie B. Scott. Cdrn., 2 s., Clyde 
Comanche; Harry, Duncan. Bus. Con., 
owner and mgr.., Stanley ' Cafe, Duncan; 
familiar with real estate and oil bus. Bk. 
Con., Security Nat. Assoc., (pol.) Gene 
Rice, Paul Sullivan, George Womack, Dun¬ 
can ; Tom Wade, Florence Hall, E. M. 
Ralls; E. W. Moore; Sam Brown; A. W. 
Green. Church. Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; M. W. A.; W. O. W„ Comanche. 
Imp. Rel., L. F. Stanley, Itasca, Tex.; D. 
C. Stanley, (bro.) Loco. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd. and treas., Com¬ 
anche, for several yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla., 1907; lived at Comanche, 1907-17 ; 
Duncan since. 

STANTON. CLYDE E„ Marlow. Rep. 
Occ., Ford dealer. B.. McAlester, Okla., 
Oct. 9, 1895. Edu., com. and li. schs., 
Okla.; Okla. A. & M. Col., 3 yrs. Wife, 
Bernetta, d. of .T. E. Shields, Marlow Bus. 
Con., Ford Agency; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc., R. J. Stanton, 
(father) partner in bus. (pol.) W. A. 
Williams, sheriff; C L. McArthur. Duncan; 
Walter Ferguson, Tulsa; H. T. Petit, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. 
of C. ; Isaak Walton League; Mason Blue 
Lodge; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City 
India Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 
dent ; active in pol., 12 yrs. ; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; del. to 
all co. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
always made home in st.; lived at Mc¬ 
Alester, 1895-98 ; Fox, 1898-1905; Marlow 
since. Been in auto, bus., at Marlow. 
14 yrs. During W. War, was in 309th 
M. T. C., unattached, Sergt., first class; 
mbr. Amer. Legion, Edlett-Click Post. 
Marlow; ex-committeeman of Amer. Legion 
for 6th dist. of Okla.; attended 5 natl 
convs., Amer. Legion. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

STANTON. R. J., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
Ford dealer. B., Indian Territory, Oct. 16, 
1870. Edu.. com. sells., Ind. Ter. Wife, 
(first) Kittle Kennedy, (deceased) ; (second) 
Mattie Cruce. Cdrn., 1 s., Clyde, Marlow. 
Bus. Con., Ford agency, Marlow, 14 yrs.; 
farm owner; stockman. Bk. Con., Nat!.; 
St. Natl. Assoc., Clyde ’Stanton, (son), 
partner; (pol.) C. L. McArthur, Ben F. 
Ridge, Duncan; J. W. Talla, Marlow; J. 
W, Harreld, Okla. City; Earl Fleslier, Ed¬ 
mond. Church, Meth.; mbr. bd. of stewards. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge ; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine ; 
York and Scottish Rites. Imp. Rel.. P. W. 
Fulson, (bro.), Ringling, active in pol. 
Pol. Act., independent; active in co. and st. 
since 1900 ; works through the party organ¬ 
izations. Party Honors, del. to st. anl co. 
convs., several yrs.; pret. committeeman. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived in Mar¬ 
low since 1905;. Active in Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross work during W. War. 
Hobby, cotton. 

SULLIVAN. PAUL D„ Duncan. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B„ Trinity, Ala., Jan. 5, 
1S92. Edu., com. schs.. Lone Grove, Okla.: 
Pr eparatory Sell., Ardmore; Baptist Univ.. 
Shawnee; Univ. of Okla., A. B., and LL. 
8., 1918. Wife, Anna May, d. of A. B. 
Dellis, Frederick. Cdrn., 2 s., Paul D., Jr.. 
Patrick; 2 d., Mercedes, Frances. Bus. 

Con., Sullivan & Rice, Attys., Duncan. 
Bk. Con., Security Natl. Assoc., Eugene 






MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Rice, law partner, Duncan; (pol.) R. H. 
Brown, H. W. Sitton, Duncan; Tom Wade, 
Marlow; Guy Green, Waurika; Prank 
Bailey, Chickasha; J. P. Harper, Talihina. 
Church, Bap. (preferred). Clubs, Kiwanis; 
C of C.; Elks; Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. 
Rel., J. C. Sullivan, atty, (bro.) Marlow. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active 10 yrs.; Anti- 
Kian; favor prohibition; makes speeches. 
Works through personal contacts and party 
organizations. Offices, mbr. 10th and lltn 
st. legislature; co. atty., 2 terms. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. since 1918; at¬ 
tended Natl. Conv., 1928. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1893; lived at Lone Grove, 1893- 
1912; Ardmore, 1912-18; Duncan since. 
During W. War was active in Red Cross 
and Liberty Bond work. 


TALLA, J. W., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and insurance; loans. B., Ken¬ 
yon, Minn., Feb. 24, 1880. Edu., St. Johns 
Col., Winfield, Kan. Wife, Lena Murray, 
Winfield Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., J. W. Jr., . 
4 d . Thelma. Duncan; Clauidia, Chickasha ; 
Elizabeth, Mary Belle, Marlow. Bus. Con., 
real estate loans and ins. office, Marlow; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Natl. Assoc., C. 
L. McArthur, Ben F. Ridge, Duncan; 1>. 
L Lindsey, Marlow; Ed Butler, John 
Nichlos, Chickasha. Church, Meth. Clubs 
ard- lay leader; recording steward. Clubs 
&, Lodges, C. of C„ dir. and active mbr.; 
Rotary; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., T. 0. Talla, 
(bro.), postmaster, at Sterling; K. P. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. poi., 
25 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
personal contacts and party organizations 
Offices, Postmaster, Tallaville, Okla.; Twp. 
Bd.; City Councilman, Marlow; mbr. Sch. 
Bd., 2 terms. Party Honors, Co. Chmn.; del. 
to all st. and co. convs. for several yrs. ; 
Candidate for Repr. in 1928. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived since at Marlow 7 . 
During W. War was mbr. Council of De¬ 
fense and active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan work; was 4-minute man. On the 
Bldg. Com. for Meth. Church; past Pres. 
Rotary, Marlow. Interested in good roads. 


TANKERSLEY, A. R., Comanche. Dem. 
Occ., cotton buyer; insurance. B„ Calhoun 
Jo., Miss., Oct. 5, 1860. Edu., com. sch 
Miss.; h. sch.. Banner, Miss.; Univ. of 
Miss., 3 yrs. Wife, Julia Ferguson, of Ala. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Arthur S., McComey, Tex.; 1 
d., Mrs. T. C. Hunter, Chickasha. Bus. 
Con., Cotton Business; Ill. Bankers Life 
Insurance Co.; farm owner; was sch. tclir. 
20 yrs. in Miss., Ark., Tex. and Okla. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. E. Moore, J. T. Bond, 
G. H. Johnson, Comanche; R. H. Brown, 
Ben Saye, Duncan; J. K. Wright, Okla. 
City. Church, Bap. Lodges, K. P.; former 
W. O. W„ Comanche. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active 30 yrs. Strongly anti-Klan. Makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts 
and the party organizations. Offices, Justice 
of Peace; Deputy Assr., 1907-08; City 
Councilman, 4 yrs.; former Mayor of 
Comanche. Party Honors, del. to several 


st. convs.; all co. convs. for yrs.; Prct. 
Chmn. Ward 3. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1902; lived since at Comanche. Active in 
all civic affairs. During W. War was ac¬ 
tive in Red Cross and Liberty Bond work. 

TAPP, O. L., Marlow. Rep. Occ., electri¬ 
cal business. B., Velma. Indian Terr., Dec. 
9, 1891. Edu., com. and h. schs., Marlow; 
Business Col., Guthrie. Wife, Joie Medcalf, 
Marlow. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Jo. Bus. Con., 
0. L. Tapp Electrical Co., Marlow, 6 yrs.; 
Runs Bus Station; formerly in ice and 
coal business and with telephone co. 13 yrs. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; St. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) D. L. Lindsay, John Talla, Marlow; 
C. L. Arthur, Duncan; A. C. Alexander, 
City; Ed Butler, Chickasha. Church, Bap., 
Deacon. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; A. O. U. W., Marlow. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active 17 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts and the party 
organizations. Offices, Commr. of Utilities, 
Marlow. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 
many times and to all co. and dist. convs. 
for yrs.; Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
native Oklahoman; lived at Velman in 
Indian Terr., 1891-99, Marlow since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in Batt. D., 56th F. 
A. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Idlett-Chick Post at 
Marlow. Hobby, hunting and fishing. Mbr. 
Izaak Walton League. 

WADE. TOM L., Marlow. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Whitesboro, Tex., Oct. 28, 1870. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Whitesboro, Tex.; 
St. Mary's Academy St. Mary's Kan. Wife, 
Lela Darnell, Tex. Bus Con., V.-Pres. Natl. 
Bk. of Marlow; has been in banking bus. 
35 yrs.; cattle bus., 1883-93. Assoc., W. A. 
Wade, (bro.) Pres, of bk.; (pol.) R. L. 
Montgomery, Marlow; R. H. Brown, Ed 
Bond. Duncan; Gov. Holloway; Ed Trapp; 
Pat Maloy; Judge R. L. Williams. Church, 
Cath. Clubs & Lodges, honorary mbr. Ro¬ 
tary; C. of C.; charter mbr. Izaak Walton 
League, Marlow ; mbr. Country Club ; Elks ; 
W, O. W.; A. O. U. W.; K. C., Marlow. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Cecil H. Smith, (sister), 
Sherman. Tex.; C. S. Wade, (bro.), Com¬ 
anche. Pol. Act., partisan; works through 
personal contacts and the party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, first Co. Commr.; Mayor ana 
Alderman of Marlow several terms. Party 
Honors. Chmn. Co. Com. several times; St. 
Committeeman, 2 times; Natl. Committee¬ 
man, once. Remarks, came to Okla. 1883; 
lived since at Marlow. During W. War was 
co. chmn.. Coal Conservation Com. and 
mbr. of Food Administration Com. Active 
in Liberty Bond Work. Interested in good 
roads. Hobby, fishing. 

WILLIAMS. W. A., Marlow. Rep. Occ., 
sheriff. B., Georgetown, Colo.; Apr. 18, 
1869. Edu., pub. schs., Eldorado, Kan. 
Wife, Minnie L. Powers. Cdrn., 1 s., Do*. 
E., Marlow. Bus. Con., was formerly farm¬ 
er and stockraiser, still maintains farms 
since elected to office; also familiar with 
garage business. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Assoc., 
C. L. McArthur, Duncan; D. L. Lindsey, 


Marlow; R. L. Montgomery, Duncan; Ed 
Vaught, Roy E. Finerty, A. C. Alexander. 
Okla. City. Church, Chris., deacon. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
M. W. A., Marlow. Imp. Rel., George Wil¬ 
liams, 4bro.) business man, Marlow. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1901; 
ardent Dry. Works through personal con¬ 
tacts and the party organizations. Offices, 
Co. Sheriff; former mbr. Twp. Bd., Sch. 
Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., several 
times; del. to all co. convs.; former Prct. 
Committeeman; Pres. Elector 1912. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived at Sterling, 1901- 
OS, Marlow since. Was elected to his present 
office in a strong democratic co. During W. 
War served on com. food administration. 
Hobby, livesetock. 

YATES, W. C., Comanche. Rep. Occ., 
'-•ostmaster. B„ Russellville, Ark., Apr. 3° 
1S86. Edu.» com. and h. sch., Comanche: 
Univ, at Wichita, Kan.; Business Col., 
Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Joy Thompson, 
Comanche. Cdrn., 2 d., Joyce, Jean. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bus. Con., formerly in 
mercantile business at Comanche 20 yrs.; 
owns farm land in co. Assoc., (pol.) C. 
M. McArthur, Duncan; J. W. Talla, Marlow; 
L. M. Gensman, Lawton; Sen. J. W. Har- 
reld. Okla. City. Church, Chris. Clubs, 
Kiwanis; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active 22 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and party organizations. Offices. 
Postmaster at Comanche since 1922. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. since 1907 ; del. 
to all co. convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1887; lived since at 
Comanche. During W. War was active in 
Liberty Loan work; was registrar for his 
community. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

YOUNG, E. R., Duncan. Dem. Occ., ex¬ 
sheriff of county. B., Coosa Co., Ala., Feb. 
15, 1867. Edu., com. schs., Coosa Co., Ala. 
Wife, Joseline Rcrss. Cdrn., 1 s., D. B. Dun¬ 
can ; 4 d., Mrs. Hazel Verne Parkhurst, 
Okla. City; Mrs. Antonette Goode, Duncan ; 
Miss Ready, Miss Roberta Young, Duncan. 
Bus. Con., farming and stockraising for¬ 
merly; has small oil interests. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. H. Brown, 
Judge Clift, Ben Saye, Eugene Rice, Ed 
Martin, Arthur Allen, Frank Fuqua, Duncan, 
C. N. Haskell; Bob Williams; J. B. A. Rob¬ 
ertson ; Ed Trapp; Jack Walton; Lee Cruco. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, former 
mbr. C. of C.; K. of P.; W. O. W., Duncan. 
Imp. Rel., A. F. Young, Talapoosie Co., 
Ala.; Homar G. Young, Waco, Tex.; W. K. 
Young, Alexander City, Ala., (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; influential in co. and st. 
since 1900 ; has been peace officer 28 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Sch. Trustee, Tex.; Town Marshal, 
Duncan, 1902-06; Sheriff Stephens Co., 
1916-29. Party Honors, del. to st., co. and 
dist. convs.; was del. to 1st. St. Conv. in 
Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; lived 
since at Duncan. Hobby, wolf hunting with 
hounds. 


Texas County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, Grester H. LaMar (Dem.)_Texhoma 

Co. Attorney, George M. Fritz (Dem.) -Guymon 

Ct. Clerk, Ellen Johnson (Dem.) _Guymon 

Co. Clerk, J. C. Williamson (Rep.) _Guymon 

Sheriff, C. A. Leeman (Dem.) -Guymon 

Co. Treasurer, Tennie Luther (Dem.) _Guymon 

Co. Surveyor, None. 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Mrs. Pearl Bonheur (Rep.) 

_Guymon 

Co. Assessor, Zellner Gleen (Dem.) _Guymon 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—H. A. Landress (Rep.)-Tyrone 

Dist. No. 2—Mike Quinn (Dem.) -Guymon 

Dist. No. 3—W. C. Smith (Rep.) _Texhoma 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y-j W. W. Kennedy (Dem.) -Guymon 

Chmn., T. R. Goodman (Dem) -Texhoma 

Mbr., Robert T. Brown (Rep.) -Tyrone 


Representative, C. W. Ferguson (Rep.)l Hooker; 
Sen. Wade H. Loofbourrow (Dem.) Buffalo; Dist. 
Judge, F. Hiner Dale (Dem.) Guymon. 

State Officers, W. J. Rissen, Co. Supt. Health, 
Hooker; Lovin Lorenz, Hooker, Byrd Rogers, Deputy 
Oil Inspectors, Guymon ; Claude Beeson, Game Ranger, 
Guymon. 

State Institution. Panhandle Agricultural and Me¬ 
chanical College, Goodwell, A. W. Fanning, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Chas. L. Williams, Chmn., Hooker; Mrs. Maxie 
Ayeeock, V-Chmn., Guymon. 

Republican 

Ross Rizley, Chmn., Guymon; Mrs. G. H. Lamar, 


w.-Chmn., Texhoma; Fred Speakman, Sec’y., Tyrone. 

Harry J. McClure, St. Committeeman, Hooker ; Mrs. 
R. E. Love, State Committeewoman, Goodwell. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Guymon, Okla. Elec. & Water Co.; Cimarron Utili¬ 
ties Co., M. T. Flynn, mgr., Guymon. 

Goodwell, Okla. Elec. & Water Co., Cimarron 
Utilities Co. 

Hooker, W. T. Huff (Bd. of Trustees) ; Roy Cline 
(Clerk) ; Panhandle Serv. Co.; Cimarron Utilities Co. 

Texhoma, F. P. Bond (Mayor) ; J. H. Settles 
(Clerk) ; Cimarron Utilities Co. 

Tyrone, Don Tracy (Bd. of Trustees) ; Clarence 
Hall (Clerk) ; Cimarron Utilities Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1360 | 

1 

140S | 

| 1812 | 

1 

1240 | 

Rep. 

1 811| 

1 

1762 | 

| 1746 | 

1 

2890 ( 

Soc. 

| 295 | 

1 

136 | 

! 36 | 

1 

33 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

916 | 

1444 | 

| 1247 | 

1413 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

716 | 

1710 | 

| 2656 | 

1200 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

68 | 

130 | 

|noC. | 

12 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

947 | 

| 1884 

1 I 

1583 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

743 | 

| 1962 

1 1 

1269 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

70 | 

| 36 

1 1 

16 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

|1216 | 

860 | 

1518 | 1749 

| 1846 | 

1381 | 

1534 | 

Rep. 

| 929| 

804 

1620 | 1651 

| 1928 | 

1399 | 

2519 | 

Soc. 

| 307 | 

58 | 

127 | 36 

|no C. | 

0 1 

13 | 


NEWSPAPERS 


Town 

Guymon 

Hooker 

Texhoma 

Tyrone 


Panhandle 

Advance 

Times 

Observer 


Newspaper- 

Herald (Wkly. Ind.) 

(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 
(Wkly. Rep.) 


Editor 

Giles E. Miller 
J. Henry Shields 
J. D. Divine 
S. J. Maynard 


Owner 

Miller & Andrews 
Shields & Shields 
J. D. Divine 
J. S. Maynard 


AYCOCK. GEO. L„ Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
land and loan. B., Lead Hill, Ark., Jan. 1, 
moved to Texhoma and Guymon. Edu., h. 
1884; came to Okla. 1896, located Calvin, 
sch.; Business Col. Wife, Maxie Collins, 
Cdrn., 1 s.. Geo. L. Jr. Bus. Con., Ennis 
& Aycock. Assoc., I. L. Ennis; (pol.) Frank 
A. Sewell, Wade H. Loofbourrow, I. M. 
Lightner, A. W. Fanning and John B. 
Doolin. Church, Met.h. Club, Lions. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 20 yrs., 
personal contact. Office St. 'Sen. elected In 
1912 for unexpired term. Party Honors, 
has held office of Sec’y and Chmn. of Co. 
Com. of Tex. Co. Remarks, probably the 
largest wheat farmer in Okla. 

AYCOCK, MRS. MAXIE, Guymon. Dem. 
V.Chmn. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 


A. F. & A. M. Remarks, Surgeon on staff 
Epworth Hospital, Liberal Kan.; Medical 
mbr. Local Exemption Bd. during W. War. 
Organized the First Natl. Bank. 

BLAKE. JOHN, Hooker. Dem. Garage 
owner. (Complete information unavailable.) 

BROWN, R. T., Tyrone. Rep. Occ., drug¬ 
gist. B., Ft. Wayne, Ind., May 4, 1884 ; 
came to Okla. 1905, located Guymon, Mill- 
hall 1910, Tyrone 1910 since. Edu., pub. 
sch. Wife, Bess. Cdrn.. 2 s., Robt. R., Wm. 
E.; 1 d.. Margaret. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., W. L. Wanser, Dalhart, Tex.; (pol.) 

R. D. Quinn, Ross Rizley, M. C. Garber. 
Judge Sutton. Imp. Rel., (sister), Mrs. C. 

S. Grey, Chicago, HI. Pol. Act., co. worker 
15 yrs.; personal contact and through 
corns. Party Honors mbr. Co. Elec. Bd. 
Hobby, Radio. 


BLACKMER, L. G. (M. D.)., Hooker. 
Rep. Occ., physician and surgeon; Pres. 
First Natl. Bank. B., Albert Lea, Minn., 
Nov. 8, 1881; came to Okla. 1912, located 
Guymon, moved to Hooker. Edu., Albert 
Lea h. sch.; Col. of Physician and Sur¬ 
geon, Chicago, Ill. Wife, Zella Gronick. 
Cdrn., 2 s., William, Loren C., (both dec.); 
2 d., Zella Rae, Esther Elmina. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Hooker Golf Club; 


CAMERON, I. E.. Guymon. Dem. Pres. 
City Natl. Bk. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

DALE, F. HINER, Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
district Judge. B., Elk Creek, Ky., June 2, 
1881 Edu., Milo h. sch.; Warrensburg, Mo., 
)St. Normal, 1899-1901 ; Univ. of Mo. 1902- 
06 Wife. Elizabeth E. Neet, Warrensburg, 


iMo. Cdrn., 4 s., William, Vincent, Don, 
Dan; 2 d., Beth, Neeta. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Izaak 
Walton League, Vice Pres. 2nd term; A. 
F. & A. M.; I. O. O. F.; K. of P., Guymon. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in statewide 
politics 21 yrs.; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Judge 
of 31st. Judicial Dist. of Okla. since 1927; 
former City Atty.; Co. Atty., Tex., Co. 
191&-21; Pres, and Vice Pres. Sch. Bd., 
8 yrs Party Honors, Chmn. and Sec’y Dem. 
Cen. Com., Tex. Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; lived since at Guymon. During W. 
War was mbr. Council of Defense in Tex. 
Co.; Chmn. of Home Service of Red Cross 
since W. War. Originator of the highway 
along railroad through tne co.; was Chmn. 
to build Tex. Co. Ct. House, one of the 
finest in Okla. While serving on Sch. Bd. 
secured ground for present h. sch. at Guy¬ 
mon ; obtained the charter for Security 
Bldg. & Loan Assn, at Guymon. Hobbies, 
fanning and the preservation of wild life. 

DICKSON, A. S., Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. Came to Okla. 1890, located 
Beaver Co., moved to Tex. Co., has lived 
there 2 yrs. Married. Cdrn., 3. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker since 1890 in all ways needed. 






































750 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GEORGE L. AYCOCK 


Offices, former Co. Atty. Beaver Co. before 
statehod; appointed Supreme Ct. Commis¬ 
sion by Jack Walton. Party Honors, mbr. 
Administrative Com. No. 31, St. Bar. Re¬ 
marks, good citizen, takes active interest 
in community betterment. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

ENZ, GOTTLIEB, Guynion. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Raynolds, Ind., Mar. 4, 1878 ; 
came to Okla. 1903, located Guymon. Edu., 
B. S. degree. Wife, Edith Elizabeth. Cdrn., 

2 s., William Arthur, Robert Eugene. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Lodge, 32nd Mason. Office, 
Mayor of Guymon 2 yrs. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 

FANNING, ALBERT W„ Goodwell. 7)em. 
Occ., President Panhandle Agricultural <Sc 
Mechanical College. B., Milan, Mo., Jan. 
12, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., Mo.; 
ICirksville Normal, Mo.; N. W. Tchrs. Col., 
Alva; Okla. Univ., grad. B. A. Wife, 
Blanche Willmore, Woods Co., Okla. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Geo. E. Wray, Edna Jo, Good- 
iwell. Bk. Con., First St. Past Bus., Sch. 
Tchr., Taught in Woods Co. rural sells. 
1903-15 ; Supt. at Tishomingo, 1915-17; 
Supt. Alva Schs. 1917-22; present position 
since. Church, Meth., IS.; Chmn. Bd. of 
Stewards. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., Dir.; 
Phi Delta Kappa, Norman; Red Red RoSn; 
mbr. Bd. Dir. of Okla. St. Edu. Assn.; was 
mbr. of ■ com. that wrote constitution for 
its reorganization; mbr. Natl. Edu. Assn.; 
Mason Blue Dodge, Goodwell, charter mbr.; 
Guthrie Consistory; Elks, Alva. Imp. Rel., 
Roy C. Fanning, Harris, Mo.; L. A. Fan¬ 
ning, Marceline, Mo. (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since maturity; makes 
speeches, works through party organiza¬ 
tions. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. al¬ 
most continuously, used on speakers list. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; lived in 
Woods Co. 1903-15; Tishomingo, 1915-17; 
Alva, 1917-22; Goodwell since. Since he 
has been pres, of P. A. & M. C., 3 new 
buildings have been erected; while at 
Alva as Supt. of Schs., the High Sch. 
building was erected. 

FERGUSON, CLIFFORD WESLEY, Hook¬ 
er. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Victor, la., 
June 20, 1897 ; came to Okla. 1924, located 
Hooker. Edu., grad. h. sch., also hold A. 
B.. LL. B. and Special Law J. D. Wife, 
Helen Wilhimina Brattain. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Clifford W. Jr. ; 2 d., Jennie Ellen, Joan. 


Bk. Con., First Natl.; Farmers & Mer¬ 
chants Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Ross Rizley, 
Chmn. McMahon, Judge Hill, B. F. Baker, 
Aug. Lorenz, Frank A. Sewell, Dick Quinn, 
Ben. Jo Ferguson, E. W. Snoddy, Clark 
Wasson, W. B. Pine, Jim C. Nance, Ira 
Hill, R H. Stanley. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Amer. Legion; Lions; Sigma- 
Delta Theta Phi; Frat; Delta Sigma Rho 
Frat; Amer. Aero; A. F. & A. M.; K. P. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 4 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, St. Repr. Cimarron & Tex. 
Cos.; mbr. Bd. of Managers Impeachment 
Ct. and trials 1929 ; chmn. Investigation 
Sch. Land Dept. 12th Legis. Session. Party 
Honors, Chmn. Rep. Service League, Tex. 
Co., Sec’y Rep. Legis. Caucus 12th Ses¬ 
sion. Remarks, Legionaire Tarrant. Murphy 
Post, Hooker; U. S. Army & Air Service 
1917-19. Hobby, writing. 

FINNELL, H. H., Goodwell. Dem. Occ., 
director of Agricultural Exneriment Sta¬ 
tion. B., Miss., Oct. 27, 1894. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Hartshorne; Okla. A. & M. 
Col., Stillwater, B. S in Agriculture, 1917. 
Wife, Constance Cooke, Ark. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Henry Howard, Jr., Wm. Jesse, Robert 
Thomas. Bus. Con., Associate Agronomist, 
Okla, A. & M, Col.; Dir. Panhandle Exper¬ 
iment Station. Church, Bap. Lodges, A. F. 
& A. M., Goodwell. Imp. Rel., L. W. Fin- 
nell, (bro.) automobile business, Goodwell. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived at 
Hartshorne, 1901-14; Stillwater, 1914-20 ; 
Ravia, 1920-23; Goodwell, since. Active 
contributor to scientific literature in Amer. 
Soc. .of Agronomy and Amer. Assn, for 
advancement of Science. Founded the agri¬ 
cultural research work in the Panhandle. 
Aided in agricultural short courses and ex¬ 
tension courses for farmers. Writes for agri¬ 
cultural publications in Okla. since 1917. 
Hobbies, wit and art. 

GOODMAN, T. R., Texhoma. Dem. B., Mo., 
July 3, 1852. Edu., com. sell. Wife, Jennie 
B. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. G. A. Hamilton, Mo. 
Bk. Con.. Farmers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) F. 

A. Sewell, Texhoma; F. Hiner Dale, G. W. 
Fritz, Geo. L. Aycock, C. A. Leeman, Guy¬ 
mon. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 
maturity. Offices, City Alderman; mbr. 
Sen. Bd.; Justice of Peace ; mbr. Co. Elec. 
Board. 

HOWSLEY, R. L., Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
attorney at law. B.. Leavenworth, Kan., 
Aug. 31, 1.873. Edu., Gem City Business 
Col., Quincy, Ill., grad., 1893; Univ. of 
Kan. LL. B., 1899. Wife, Cora B. Ahlstrom. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Helen Frittz, Charlotte 

B. . Patsy, Guymon. Church, Nelson Memo¬ 
rial Pres. Church; Trustee 10 yrs.; Elder 
IS yrs. Lodges, A. F. & A. M., Newkirk; 
M. W. A., Guymon. Offices, Probate Judge, 
Kay Co., 1903-07 ; Co. Judge, Tex. Co., 
1913-19. Remarks, came to Okla. 1899; 
lived at Newkirk 1899-07; Guymon since. 
Hobby, athletic activities among boys. 

HUGHES, WALLACE G„ Guymon. Dem. 
Occ.. attorney. B.. Glenwood, Ark., June 
2, 1877 ; came to Okla. 1907, located Guy¬ 
mon, Muskogee 190G-07. Edu., 2 yrs Univ. 
Wife, Edna V. Cdrn., 1 s., James Donald; 
1 d., Rheba. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
A. S. Dickson: (pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
M. E. Trapp. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 
Lions; Masonic Muskogee, Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie, Shrine. Okla. City. Imp. Rel.. 
(father), J. J. Hughes, deceased. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 20 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Atty.; St. Sen. Hobby, 
gardening. 

KENNEDY, WALTER W., Guymon. Dem. 
Occ., real estate, loans, insurance. B., 
Neshona Co., Miss., Sept. 9, 1878 ; came 
to Okla. 1899, located Tecumseh, Shawnee. 
Boise City, Guymon. Edu., Normal, Busi¬ 
ness Training; 1 yr., Chillieothe, Mo., 
spring, summer and fall terms of sch. at 
Edmond, Okla. City. Wife, Laura R. Ken¬ 
nedy. Cdrn., Is. ; 2 d. Bus. Con., Sec’y 
Security Bldg. & Loan Assn., Sec’y Tex. 
Co. Natl. Farm Loan Assn. Bk. Con., First 


Natl.. Assoc., James B. Langston, C. A. 
Nash, W. D. Youtsler, E. B. Clark, Chas. 
Williams, E. B. McMahan, Chas. Smith. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
Sec’y Free Fair Assn.; ,Sec’y The Area 

Boy Scout Work; Tex.-Okla. Council, C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., (father), W. A. Kennedy, 
Clovis, N. Mex., (bro.), Grover C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 20 yrs., person¬ 
al contact. Offices, Co. Supt. Schs., 4 ^ 
yrs.; mbr. Town Bd. ; Guymon Sch. Dist. Bd. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Tex. Co. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, business puts him in touch with 
many different lines and men. 

LaMAR, GRESTER H., Guymon. Rep. Occ., 

attorney. B., Petersburg, Indiana, Nov 26, 
1893; came to Okla. 1911; located Texhoma. 
Edu’., LL. B., Indiana Univ. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Ross Rizley, Fred Speak- 
man, M. C. Garber, P. J. Hurley, R. B. 
Quinn. Frat, Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Pol. 
Act., active 15 yrs. all ways needed. Office, 
Co. Judge Texas Co. Party Honors, Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com., Texas Co. 1924-26. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Delieus-Bratton Post; Guymon, 
Okla.; General Hdqts. A. 9. F. Capt. of 
Field Art. 

LANDRESS, H. A., Texhoma. Rep. Occ., 
County Commissioner. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

LEEMAN, C. A., Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
County Sheriff. B., Honey Grove, Tex., Feb. 
6, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Honey Grove, Tex. 
Wife, Molly Ernst. Cdrn., 2 s., J. M., 
Kansas City; C. W., Okla. City; 2 d., Mrs. 
G. R. Hinson, Tulsa; Mrs. E. E. Shaw, Wis¬ 
consin. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bank; City 
Natl. Bk., of Guymon. Church, Meth., 
former steward. Clubs & Lodges, Lions, 
Guymon ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Texhoma, char, 
mbr.; I. O. O. F., Guymon. Imp. Rel., 
W. B. Leeman, Bonham, Texas; M. M. 
Leeman, (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; ac¬ 
tive since maturity; works through personal 
contacts and party organiz. Offices, Sheriff 
of Tex. Co., 1913-23; and since 1929. Party 
Honors, del. to many convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived in Chickasha. 
1901-03; Tex. Co. since. Was mbr. Good 
Roads com. for a no. of yrs.; helped secure 
bridge at Texhoma. During W. War was 
mbr. of Co. Council of Defense. As co. 
Sheriff he did not draw a gun. or strike a 
man in 10 yrs., and all prisoners he recom¬ 
mended for trusties made good. 

LAMAR, MRS. G. H., Texhoma. Rep. 
Vice-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in- 
ormation unavailable). 

LIGHTNER, I. M., Guymon. Dem. Oc»., 
dentist. B., Dade Co., Mo., 1884. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., Greenfield, Mo.; Mo. 
Univ., l yr. ; Dental Col., Kansas City. 
Mo. Wife, Belva Wray. Cdrn., 1 s., Lee 
M. ; 2 d., Mary Alice and Belva Jean. Bk. 
Con., City Natl. Assoe., (pol.) Sen. Hughes, 
Frank 'Sewell, Texhoma; George Aycock, 
Guymon; Sen. Laofbourrow. Church, Pres. 
Guymon; Trustee. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 
C., was many yrs. chmn. Good Roads Com., 
secured Highways 64 and 54. Lions, Pres. ; 
Msson Blue Lodge, Chapter, Guymcn; Com- 
niandery. Liberal; Okla. City Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Wm. Harrison, (sis.), Tulsa. 
Mrs. Jesse Elis (sis.) Mt. Shasta, Calif. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
pol. affairs since maturity; makes speeches 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices, mbr. St. Legis. during Walton 
Admin.; Mayor of Guynion 2 yrs. Party 
Honors, del. to many st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla 1907 ; lived since at Guymon. 
Mbr. of St. and Natl. Dental Assn.; is 
Pres, local Izaak Walton League which 
Guynion. Mbr. of a com. to beautify the 
leases a 20,000 acre game preserve near 
cemetery and of a com. for securing and 
maintaining a local library. Was mbr. Mo. 
Natl. Guard, Co. 1, 2nd Reg. Hobby, fishlnp. 

LOVE, E. 0., Goodwell. Rep. Pres. First 
State Bank. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 










751 



FRANK A. SEWELL 


LOVE, MRS. R. E., Goodwell. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker, asst, bank cashier. B., Jail. 26, 
1900 Marland (Bliss) Okla., Ponca City 
1904, Tyrone 1907, Goodwell 1919 since. 
Edu., grad h. sch. ; Panhandle; A. & M. 
Col. Hus., R. E. Love. Cdrn., 1 s., Edgar 
Wray. Bus. Con.. Asst. Cashier, First St. 
Bk. ' Pol. Assoc., Ross Rizley, M. C. Garber, 
W. B. Pine. Church Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Borosis Club, Eastern Star, Royal Neigh¬ 
bors. Pol. Act., active in co. for 5 yrs., 
all ways useful. Party Honors, Rep. St. 
Committeewoman; Texas Co. V. Chmn. Re¬ 
marks, husband was 2d Lt. in W. War. 
Eligible for Legion Aux. and D. A. R. 
Hobby, home, flowers, civic activities. 

McCLURE, HARRY J., Hooker. Rep. St. 
Committeeman. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

McGINNIS, B. W., Goodwell. Rep. Occ., 
Registrar at Panhandle A. & M. Col. B., 
Mendota, II., Oct. 27, 1876. Edu., com. 
sch.. Ill.; Northern Ill. Normal, Dixon, st. 
certificate. Wife, Eva J. Hall, of Wichita, 
Kan. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert H. and B. W. Jr.; 
5 d , Ruth, Lois, Marjorie and Josephine, 
at h.; and Mrs. Robert Shapley, Gruver, 
Tex. Bus. Con., farm owner; organizer 
and lecturer for Farmers Equity Union 
throughout the Panhandle and adjoining 
counties. Bk. Con., First St. Church, Meth. 
South, Goodwell; Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; M. W. A. ; Mason, Goodwell. Pol. 
Act., independent. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1915; lived since at Goodwell. During the 
W. War was' used continuously in various 
war activities. Had 4 yrs. of military train¬ 
ing in sch. Was Co. Agt. of Cimarron 
Co. during W. War. Interested in farming 
and co-operative marketing. 

METCALF, D. P., Optima. Dem. Pres¬ 
ident First State Bank. (Complete inform¬ 
ation unavailable.) 

METCALF, J. A., Tyrone. Dem. Asst. 
Cashier First Natl. Bk. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

NEFF., BOSS S., Hooker. Deni. Occ., 
ranching, farming and banking. B., Le wis- 
burgh, Ohio, Mar. 5, 1866; came to 1883; 
located Texas Co. (No-mans-land). Edu., 
about 9th grade. Wife. Miss Eubank. Cdrn., 
3 s., Jacob, Ira and Chas E.; 5 d., Esther, 
Orel, Maude, Lona and Margaret. Bk. 
Con., Farmers and Merchants Natl. Church, 


TEXAS COUNTY 

Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Pres. Lions Club, 
Masonic Lodge Hooker, Pres. “Old Timers 
Assn, and Reunion in Texas Co.” Scottish 
Rite India Temple, Guthrie and Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker. Offices, 
Sch, Bd. 10 yrs.; Councilman Hooker. Party 
Honors, del. several co. convs. Pol. Assoc., 
C. F. Rose, J. Henry Shields, Fred Tracy, 
Wade H. Loofbourrow. Remarks, Hobby, to 
see Federal Roads 54 and 64 paved through 
Texas Co. 

NICHOLS, E. LEE, Texhoma. Dem. Occ., 
cashier. First Natl. Bk. B.. Lebanon, Kan.. 
June 25, 1891 ; came to Okla. 1901; located 
Roosevelt, Guymon 1906, Texhoma 1912 
since. Edu., h. sch., Guymon; Salt Cit.y 
Bus. Col. Hutchinson, Kan. Wife, Flossie 
Shields. Cdrn., 2 s., E. Lee, Jr., James 
Lewis; 1 d., Betty Jean. Bus. Assoc., Frank 
A. Sewell, Arthur Littell. Pol. Assoc., 
Judge Grester H. LaMar. Church, iMetli. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, Masonic and M. W. 
A., Texhoma. Office. Pres. Sch. Bd. Re¬ 
marks, Hobby, hunting. 

PORTWOOD, S. L., Goodwell. Dem. Re¬ 
tired land owner. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

POTEET, JOHN FRANKLIN, Goodwell. 
Dem. Occ., professor of English at Pan¬ 
handle A. & M. Col. B., North Carolina. 
Edu., Univ. of Tenn., B. A., 1909 ; Univ. of 
Colo., M. A., 1928. Wife, Louise Felknor, 
of Dandridge, Tenn. Cdrn., 1 d., Helen. 
Bk. Con., First St. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Chmn. Publicity Com., 
ono of organizers of Goodwell C. of C.; A. 
F. & A. M., Blue Lodge, Goodwell, Charter 
mbr. and first see’y of lodge. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1922 ; lived at Shawnee, 1922- 
23; Tulsa 1923, Goodwell, since. Has been 
instrumental in bringing about street im¬ 
provements in Goodwell. Lauched a col. 
mag. as means of publicity for Col., and 
is stressing the desirability of improving 
and beautifying the town. 

PUTMAN, H. E. G., Guymon. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Jasper Co., Iowa, Jan. 15, 
1859; came to Okla. 1891; located Beaver 
Co. on ranch, Beaver City 1901; back to 
Ranch 1905 ; Guymon 1907 since. Edu., 
h. sch. Wife, Electa F. Allison. Pol. 
Assoc., F. Hiner Dale, I. M. Lightner, Frank 
A. Sewell, W. J. Risen, Fred C. Tracy, Geo. 
Mecklin, Lee Cruce, W. H. Murray, R. A. 
Sneed, Wade H. Loofbourrow. Church Bap. 
Lodges, A. F. & A. M., K. P. Pol. Act., 
co. and immediate vicinity usually partisan; 
sometimes independent; active since 1891, 
all ways needed. Offices, Co. Comrnr. and 
Co. ^Treas. Beaver & Texas Counties; Co. 
Judge; Texas Co. Party Honors, formerly 
Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com. and del. to st. 

QUINN, MIKE, Optima. Dem. County 
Commissioner. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

QUINN, RICHARD B. (DICK), Okla. City. 
Rep. Occ., U. S. Marshal. B Roanoke, 
Mo Mar 31, 1868; came to Okla. 1886, 
located No. Man’s Land, Founded Hardesty 
1900 ; founded Guymon 1901; moved to 
Okla. City 1926 to take Marshalship. Edu.. 
com. sch., Armstrong, Mo. Wife, Cleo 
Linkart. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert D. ; 1 a., 

Florence. Bk. Con., City Natl., Guymon; 
First Natl., Okla. City. Pol. Assoc., Ross 
Rizley, Geo. Ellison, R. E. Love, W. B. 
Pine A C. Alexander, Dennis Flynn, James 
A Harris, Fred C. Clarke, Fred Bearly. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Isaak Walton League, M. W. A.; W. O. 
W.; Pres. Commercial Club Guymon 10 yrs. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 39 
yrs., personal contact, committees, etc. Of¬ 
fices, Town Council Guymon 1902-04; U. S. 
Comrnr. 1901-08; U. S. Marshal West Dist. 
of Okla. 1926 since. Remarks, Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

RIFFE, G. W„ Tyrone. Rep. Pres. First 
Natl. Bk. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

RISEN. W. J., Hooker. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. B., Summersville, Ky„ 


Jan. 24, 1864 ; came to Okla. 1906 ; located 
Hooker. Edu., Univ. of Louisville, Ky. 
Wife, Henrietta J. Poteet. Cdrn., 2 s,, 

George L. and Homer J. Bk. Con., Ex. Pres, 
and Dir. Pol. Assoc., C. F. Rose, Chas Wil¬ 
liams, Geo. M. Fritz, Judge F. Hiner Dale, 
R. L. Williams, M. E. Trapp, H. S. John¬ 
ston, J. B. A. Robertson, Lee Cruce, C. N. 
Haskell, J. Elmer Thomas. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Lodge, Hooker; 
Royal Arch, Guymon; Commandery Knight 
Templar; Liberal, Kan.; Shrine, Okla. City. 
Imp. Rel., Dr. R. J. Poteet. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 42 yrs. all ways neces¬ 
sary. Offices, St. iSen., City Councilman. 
Party Honors, formerly Co. Chmn. iSt. Cen. 
Committee. 

ROSE, C. F., Hooker. Dem. Occ., bank¬ 
ing. B„ Tenn., Nov. 21, 1874. Edu., Univ. 
Wife, Violet L. Bk. Con., First Natl 
Church. Meth. Clubs, Lions; Pres. Hooker 
Country Club; Chmn. Boy Scouts. Party 
Honors, St. Committeeman; Presidential 
elector, 1916. 

SETTLES, JAMES H., Texhoma. Dein. 
Oct)., local manager, Cimarron Utilities 
Company. B., Clinton, Mo., Feb. 15, 1884. 
Edu., h. sch.; bus. col., Sedalia, Mo. 
Wife, Nelie Davis. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. J. B. 
Stublefield; Mrs. Z. A. Mikesell, Texhoma; 
Mrs. Allen Williams, Forgan. Assoc., (pol.) 
Geo. M. Fritz, C. A. Leeman, W. J. Risen, 
F. A. Sewell, Wade F. Loofbourrow, F. H. 
Dale, dist. judge. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Lions; Mason; I. O. O. F.; 
R. N. A.; Rebekah; M. W. A., Clinton, 
Mo. Pol. Act., ■partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1909, through personal con¬ 
tacts, committees and others. Offices, city 
elk., since 1923. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906, lived Midwell; Texhoma since 1911. 

SETTLES, MRS. J. H., Texhoma. Dem 
Occ., teacher. B., Vernon Co., Mo., May 
17, 1883. Edu., h. sch. Husband, James 
H. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Z. A. Mikesell, 

Mrs. J. B. Stublefield, Texhoma; Mrs. 
Allen Williams, Forgan. Assoc., Geo. M. 
Fritz, Guymon; Dr. W. J. Risen, Hooker; 
F. A. Sewell, Texhoma; F. H. Dale, Guy¬ 
mon. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, P, 
T. A.; Rebekah; R. N. A. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker since 1915’, through com., 
and others. Party Honors, v.-chmn. Dem. 
organization. Remarks, came to Okla., 1900, 
lived Midwell, Texhoma since 1911; taught 
in Texhoma pub. sch., 14 yrs., resigned 
1928. 

SEWELL, FRANK A., Texhoma. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B„ Lavonia, Franklin Co., 
Ga., April 18, 1889; came to Okla., 1899 ; 
located, Allen, Indian Ter. ; Calvin, 1900 ; 
Tex|homa, since 1906. Edu.. h. sell. ; 
2 yrs., Hendrix Col., Conway, Ark. Wife, 
Leila Mae Yates. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank A., 
Jr.; 1 d.. Patience. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Wichita, Kans.; First Natl., Amarillo, Tex.; 
Liberty Natl.. Okla. City; Fidelity Natl., 
Okla City: Cen. Hanover Bk. & Trust 
Co., N. Y. Assoc., Arthur Littell, W. II. 
Fuqua, C. Q. Chandler, (pol.) Geo. L. 
Aycock, Judge F. Hiner Dale, A. W. Fan¬ 
ning, Chas. J. Margo, John R. Williams. 
Church, Meth., S. Lodges, India Shrine. 
Okla. City; Consistory, IGuthrie, 32nd. ; 
Boy Scouts. Pol. Act., active 16 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Offices, bd. of trustees, 
Texhoma; st. repr., from Tex. & Cimarron 
Counties, 11th legislature; pres. C. of C. 
Party Honors, offered sec’y. Land Com¬ 
missioners by Gov. Holloway, did not ac¬ 
cept. Hobby, hunting. 

SLACK, GUY W., Texhoma. Rep. Pres. 
Farmers Natl. Bank. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

SMITH, W. C., Texhoma. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and investments. B., Lathrop, Mo., 
Sept. 13, 1878; came to Okla., 1915; 

located Texhoma. Edu., h. s. Wife, Anna 
V Cdrn., Lieut. Rex L.; William N. ; 
Eugene C. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
Ross Rizley, F. A. Sewell, G. H. La/Mar. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & 
A M ; Lions. Offices, co. comrnr. Party 




752 

Honors, son appointed to and grad, from 
U. S. M. A. West Point, N. Y. Pol. 
Act., independent locally; active 14 yrs.; 
personal activity. 

SPEAKMAN, FRED, Tyrone. Rep. Occ., 
cashier First National bank. B., Hum¬ 
boldt, Kan., Sept. 6, 1878. Edu., com. 

and h. sch., Humboldt, grad. 1897. Wife. 
June Cline, of Neb. Cdrn., 4 s., Theodore; 
Warren, Hershel. Robert; 2 d., Josephine, 
Pauline, all h. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., 
takes active interest, co. campaigns; works 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
sec’y.-treas. Rep. co. organizations. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla., 1906, lived since 
at Tyrone; pres. Tex. Co., Bankers Assn. 
Associated with Guy Speakman, (bro.) in 
banking bus., since 1906. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


SPEAKMAN, GUY S., Tyrone. Dem. 
Cashier First Natl. Bank. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

UTTER, VIRGIL , S., Goodwell. Rep. 
Occ., teacher. B., New Antioch, 0., April 
2, 1885. Edu., B. S. degree. Wife, Bertha 
Stephenson, of Mo. Cdrn., 3 s., Vincent 

E. , Theodore W.. Virgil S., Jr. Bk. Con., 
Goodwell St. Church, Meth. Lodges, A. 

F. & A. M. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1923; lived since at Goodwell; active in 
Boy Scout work; asst, scoutmaster; mbr. 
of Council; familiar with greenhouse work. 
Hobby, gardening and poultry. 

WILLIAMS, CHAS. L„ Hooker. Dem. 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 


WILLIAMS, CHARLES, Hooker. Asst. 
Cashier First Natl. Bank. Dem. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

WILLOUGHBY, M. A., Guymon. Rep. 
Occ., hotel proprietor. B., Allen Co., Ky.. 
julv 14, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Allen 

Co.', Ky. Wife, Lillie Helen Dixon. Cdrn., 
2 s., Fred, Hugh; 1 d., Erline Lee. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; City Natl. Church, 
Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Guthrie 
Consistory; Royal Arch; Knight Templar, 
Liberal, Kan.; W. 0. W.; M. W. A.; 
Yoemen. Imp. Rel., H. V. Willoughby, 
Texhoma; W. T. Willoughby, (bro.), Scotts- 
ville, Ky. (bros.) Pol. Act., independent. 
Offices, dep. co. assessor. 

WRIGHT, PAUL, Optima. Dem. Lumber 
dealer. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 




Tillman County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge. W. D. Scott (Dem.) -Frederick 

Co. Attorney, F. V. Ituch (Dem.) -Frederick 

Ct. Clerk, C. E. Hass (Dem.) -Frederick 

Co. Clerk, George W. Mosby (Dem.)-Frederick 

Sheriff, E. I. May (Dem.) -Frederick 

Co. Treasurer, Bessie Edwards (Dem.) -Frederick 

Co. Engineer. D. E. Powell (Dem.)-—---Frederick 

Countv Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—O. C. Ball (Dem.)-Manitou 

Dist. No. 2—John W. Williams (Dem.) —Manitou 

Dist. No. 3—E. M. Cason (Dem.)-Hollister 

County Election Board : , . , 

Seer., Guv S. Weathers (Dem.)-Frederick 

Chinn., John H. McClure (Dem.) -Davidson 

Mhr., George E. McHugh (Rep.) -Frederick 



W. G. Roe, State Committeeman, Frederick; 
Mrs. Geo. McLellan, State Committeewoman, Frederick. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Frederick, Co. Seat; J. J. Rogers (Mayor); Roy 
L. Moss (Clerk) ; John B. Wilson (Attorney) ; South¬ 
west Light A Power Co.; Community Natural Gas Co. 

Davidson, C. G. Hudson (Mayor) ; Roy R. Reed 
(Clerk) ; Wilson & Roe (Attorney) ; Community Nat. 
Gas Co. 

Grandfield, W. G. Medlock (Mayor) ; Frank H. 
Lawrence (mgr.) ; Southwest Light & Power Co.; Stan¬ 
ford A Western Co. 

Hollister, R. W. Emenhiser, (Bd. of Trustees) ; 
Oscar E. Prittain (Clerk). 

Manitou, T. F. Hill (Mayor) ; C. E. Hendrix 
(Clerk) ; Municipal Dist. 

Tipton, A. S. Marteney (Mayor) ; Shannon Parker 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light A Power Co. 

Towns 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, H. R. Kind (Dem.) Frederick; 
Sen. W. C. Austin (Dem.) Altus; Dist. Judge, Frank 
Matthews (Dem.) Altus. 

Slate Officers, Harry B. Cordell (Dem.) Pres, ot 
State Bd. Agriculture, Manitou; J. L. Newland, mbr. of 
State Bd. Education, Frederick; Clay W. Kerr, Ass t. 
State Supt. Pub. Instruction, Frederick; W. W. Bow¬ 
man, mbr. St. Bd. Veterinary Exam., Frederick; Lee 
Jamison, Frederick. Income Tax Collector; J. L. 
Arrington, Co. Supt. Health, Frederick; Mrs. V. C. 
Walker. Deputy Oil Inspector. Frederick. 

State Institutions, None 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

John B. Wilson, Chinn., Frederick; Mrs. R. L. 
Christian. V-Chmn., Frederick. 

Republican 

J. W. Farrington. Chmn., Frederick; Mrs. W. S. 
Drum, V-Chmn., Frederick; I. S. McClelland, Sec’y„ 
Loveland. 


THE VOTE 


1916 

191S 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. |2250 | 

| 

2659 | | 

2653 | 

1 

2141 | 

Rep. 1 625 | 


| 1540 | 

| 1326 j 

1 

3331 | 

Soc. | 367 | 


1 152 | 

1 14 1 


17 ! 

Senator 

Dem. 

1200 

| 2667 | 

| 852 1 

1702 | 

1 

Rep. | | 

323 

1 1571 | 

| 3449 1 

529 

1 [ 

Soc. 

51 

1 137 1 

|no C. | 

4 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1203 

| 2728 

1 1 

1903 

1 1 

Rep. 

360 

| 1804 

1 1 

518 

1 1 

Soc. 

48 

1 1 27 

1 1 

3 

1 1 

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BALL, C. B., Jr., Frederick. Rep. Occ., 
dentist. B., Wise Co., Tex., May 13, 1885. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Decatur, Tex., 
Bap. Col.. Decatur, Tex.; Dental Col., 
Dallas, D. D. S. degree, 1913. Wife, Willie 
Evelvn Badger, of Tex. Cdrn., 2 d., Rita 
Evelyn and Clara May, at h. Bus. Con., 
practicing dentist, Frederick since 191o. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
(pol.) A. L. Sclirimscher, Max Leebrick, 
\V G. Roe, Frederick; W. E. Flesher, 
Okla. Citv; Dr. A. E. Bonnell. Muskogee. 
Church, Chris.; mbr. bd. of dir. 12 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; mbr. Natl. st. 
and dist. Dental 'Societies; mbr. Exec. Coun¬ 
cil St. Dental Society; pres. dist. Dental 
Society and Life mbr.; affiliated with lex. 
Dental Society; Mason Blue Lodge, chap. 
Council and Commandery, Frederick. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and statewide 
politics 20 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts and com. Offices, former mbr sell, 
bd in Tex., 4 yrs. Party Honors, del, to 
st. eonv.. 1920; pret. committeeman; co. 
chmn. 1 term. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1913; lived since at Frederick. 


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BARNES, MARION W.. Manitou. Dem. 
Occ., farmer and merchant. B., Mexico, 
Mo., July 12, 1864. Edu., com. schs.. 

Mexico, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., G. 

M., San Angelo, Tex.; Marion C., Mexico, 
Mo.; 1 d., Ruth. Bus. Con.. Barnes Fuel 
Store; farm owner. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Manitou. Assoc., (pol.) Mr. and Mrs. 
George Reeves, 0. C. Ball, Bud Osborne, 
Manitou; Judge 'Scott, Judge Hussey, R. 
L. Christian, Frederick; J. B. Wilson; 
Jim McClintie; Scott Ferris; Frank Mat¬ 
thews, Altus; John Anderson,, Snyder. 
Church, Chris. Lodges, M. W. A., and 
Royal Neighbors. Manitou. Imp.. Rel., 
Noble Barnes, former co. elk., Mexico, 
Mo.; Forrest Barnes, Vinita, Okla.. (bro.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1901; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices. J. of P. 12 yrs.; ex-mayor 
served 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs., 1926-28; always attends co. convs; 
pret. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived since at Manitou. Hobby, 
good roads and good government, always 
been a good roads booster. 


BOWMAN, DR. WALTER W„ Frederick. 
Dem. Occ., veterinary surgeon. B. t Can¬ 
non, Tex., Feb. 10, 1887 ; came to Okla. 
1906, located at Hobart, Gotebo, 1909, Kan¬ 
sas City, Mo., 1910; Frederick since 1916. 
Edu., Veterinary Col., Kansas City, Mo., 
I) V. M. 1916, grad, from Dallas Veter¬ 
inary Sch., 1907. Wife. Grace Wright. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Lawrence, Chas.; 1 d.„ Juanita. 
Bus. Con.. Bowman Service Station. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Pol Assoc., 
John BraW," Joe Rodgers, Jim Carr, John 
W. Williams, Harry B. Cordell, Jim Mc- 
Clintock, Frank Carter. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F.; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
15 yrs., personal contact. Offices, mbr. 
St. Vet. Bd. Party Honors, attended co. 
and st. convs. Remarks Legionnaire; Capt. 
O. N. G. Reserve. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

BROWN, JOHN G., Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., poultry business. B., Athens, Tex., 
July 16 1884. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Ban Angelo Tex. Wife, Thelma, d. of O. 
































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HARRY B. OORDELL 


N. Burt, Frederick. Bus. Con., Valley 
View Poultry Farm, Frederick; since 192::. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. 

J. Rogers.. P. V. Ruck, Frederick; John 
W. Williams. Church, First Bap. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; Rebekahs; 
Lions. Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices, mayor of Frederick, 192T-29 ; street 
commr., 1923-27. Party Honors, del. to 
all party co. convs. since 1920. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1920; lived since at Fred¬ 
erick. During W. War served in 90th Div. 
315th Trench Mortar. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
John S. Kerr Post, Frederick. Hobby, 
his chicken business. 

BRUBAKER, M. L., Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Lancaster Co„, Pa., June 

I, 1868. Edu., com. schs., McPherson Co., 
Kan. Wife, Nettie Hooks, of Texas. Cdrn., 
2 s., Roscoe and Alvts; 1 d., Floy, at h. 
Bus. Con., farmer; stockholder Farmer 
Elevator at Grandfield. Bk. Con.. Home 
St., Grandfield. Assoc., E. M. Kummell, 
Fred Varner, R. W. Brown, L. H. Hiney, 
Grandfield (pol.) Guy Withers, Bessie 
Edwards, Judge Scott, Walter Linch, Fred¬ 
erick ; Frank Carter; Sen. Elmer Thomas; 
H. R. King, Frederick. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges. M. W. A., Grandfield; 
A. O. U. W., Wichita Falls, Tex. Imp. Rel., 
A. L. B. Brubaker, (bro.) Iowa Park, Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and st. 
politics 25 yrs.; works through com. and 
personal contacts; makes speeches. Offices, 
twp. officer, 1908-18. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; lived since at Frederick; active In 
civic affairs and particularly interested in 
good roads. Strong advocate of good gov¬ 
ernment. 

BURKHARDT GEORGE M., Frederick, 
independent voter. Occ., abstractor. B., 
Fayette Co., Tex., Dec. 3, 1884 Edu., com. 
and h. sch., and bus. col.. Waco, Tex. 
Wife. 'Sadie Carey. Cdrn.. 1 d., Frances, 
at h. Bus. Con., abstract business, at 
Frederick; has been abstractor for 20 yrs. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., A. S. Reaves; 
Mrs. E. J. Schiowalter, Okla. City; (pol.) 

J. D. Moore, J. C. Johnson, J. L. Newland, 
Frederick. Church, Lutheran. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Izaak Walton League, 
sec'y*; Mason Blue Lodge, Chap., council 
and Commandery at Frederick; Guthrie 
Consistory : Okla. City India Temple Shrine ; 
Yeomen, Frederick. Pol. Act., indepen¬ 


dent; active in local politics 15 yrs., 
activities are more civic than political. 
Offices, mbr. sch. bd., 5 yrs. Party Honors, 
mbr. Elec. Bd., 1910-22; Judge Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived at 
Lawton 1907-09 ; Frederick since. During 
W. War was active in Red Cross and 
Liberty Loan work. Hobby, hunting. 

CARR, JAMES A., Frederick. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Gallatin, Tenn., Aug. 14, 
1865. Edu., com. sch., Sumner Co., Tenn. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., J. O. and Russell 
L., Frederick. Bus. Con., Tillman Co. 
Hdwe. Co.; farm owner. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., J. O. Carr, 
R. L. Carr, (sons), partners; (pol.) Fred 
Varner, Dr. Fuo.ua, Grandfield; Cecil 
Chamberlin, Judge Hussey, J. B. Wilson, J. 
Newland, Frederick; Jim McClintic; W. 
C. Austin; Frank Matthews, Altus; Harry 
Cordell, Frederick; Frank Carter; R. L. 
Williams. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; past chmn. Highway com, 2 
terms; past dir. C. of C., 6 yrs; Lions; 

K. of P.; M, W. A. Imp. Rel., T. W. 

Carr, Del Norte, Colo., water commr., 20 
yrs. ; .T. M. Carr, (bro.) Enid. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1902; works 
through pers. nal contacts and party or¬ 
ganizations. Offices, ex-treas. sch. bd.; 
first trustee to be elected in co. 1902 ; mbr. 
City Council since 1908. Party Honors, 
co. chmn. 3 or 4 times; attended 3 natl. 
convs. j 1908, 1916, 1928 ; and every st. 

conv.„ * but 1 for 30 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893; lived near Blackwell, 1893- 
1901; Frederick since. Instrumental in 
securing creamery in Frederick; interested 
in good roads; very active in Red Cross 
a^d Liberty Bond work during W. War. 
Has fine record in civic and public affairs. 
Good roads and dairying enthusiast. 

CASON, E. M., Hollister. Dem. Occ., 
merchant and farmer. B., Jackson Co.. 
Tenn., Feb. 14. 1882. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Tenn. Wife, Ethel King. Cdrn.. 2 
d., Gladys, Edith, at h. Bus. Con., joint 
owner Hollister Mercantile Co.; Stock¬ 
holder and sec’y.-treas. Farmers Union Co¬ 
operative g'in, Hollister. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Hollister. Assoc., C. A. Johnston, O. B. 
Wynn, Hollister; (nol.) W. H. Hussey, 
J. A. Carr. Frederick; A. H. Watson, A. 

L. Wint, Hollister; A. S. J. Shaw; Edwin 
Dabney; Lee Cruce; Harry Cordell; John 
Rogers. Church, Chris. Lodges, Mason 
Blue lodge. Chap., Frederick. Imp. Rel., 
E. H. Cason, (bro.) operator of Gem Pic¬ 
ture Show. Frederick. B. A. Loftis, retired 
farmer, Frederick. Poi. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and statewide pol. 25 yrs.; 
strong party leader; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and com. Offices, co. commr., 
since 1920. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; 
lived at Frederick, 1905-15 ; Hollister since. 
Active in all civic affairs. Hobby good 
roads. 

CHAMBERLIN, CECIL R.. Frederick. 
Dem. Occ.. attorney. B.. Stephensville, Tex., 
Mar. 4. 1900. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Stephensville, Tex. ; Univ. of Tex , A. B., 

M. A.; LL. B.. 1925. Wife. Barbara Lee, 
d. of P. Mounts, Frederick. Bus. Con., 
Mounts fr Chamberlin, attys. at law, Fred¬ 
erick. Bk. Con., First Natl. ^Assoc.. P. 
Mounts, partner, Frederick; (pol.) John B. 
Wilson : J. A. Carr; Judge W. Hussey, 
Jack Newland. Frederick; Jim McClintic, 
Snyder. Church. Pres., mbr. Bd. Trustees. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, ex-pres.. Deputy 
Dist. Gov. Zone “C”, attended Internation¬ 
al Lions Conv., Des Moines, 1928; Louis¬ 
ville, 1929; local Council Boy Scouts and 
vice pre.s. of Area; Alpha Phi Epsilon, 
Kappa Delta Pi; Chancellor of Pi Sigma 
Alpha; Delta Theta Phi; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Frederick. Imp. Rel., Willard Chamb¬ 
erlin (bro.), vice pres, and general mgr. 

■ Shelton Chevrolet Co., Dallas; Mrs. W. 
Chamberlin (stepmother), head of Home 
Economics Dept., and Dean of Women at 
North Tex., Agricultural Sch. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. 4 yrs.; makes 


speeches, works through corns, and per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, V.-Pres. Bd. of 
Edu. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; 
Prct. Committeeman; active In all Dem. 
organizations. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1925; lived since at Frederick. During W. 
War was in Coast Artillery, O. T. C.„ Ft. 
Monroe, Va. Mbr. Amer, Legion, John S. 
Kerr Post, Frederick Special interest is 
civic club work. 

CHRISTIAN, MRS. O. ESTELLE, Fred¬ 
erick. Dem. Occ., housekeeper and Primary 
Teacher. B., Rising Fawn, Ga., Oct. 4, 1892 ; 
came to Okla. 1904 ; located at Wetumka,, 
Okemah 1906, Norman 1916, Frederick 
1920 since. Edu., Okla. Univ., B. A., life 
certificate. Hus., Roscoe L. Christian. Cdrn., 

1 d., Maurine Estelle. Bk. Con., Security 
St. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Moth-, 
ers Club; Levion Auxiliary; John S. Kerr 
Post No. 49. Pol. Act., Vice Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com. 4 yrs. Remarks, Hobby, better 
schools. 

CHRISTIAN, R. L.„ Frederick. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Arkansas City, Kan., May 14, 
1890 ; came to Okla. 1891, located Black- 

well, Frederick 1901 since. Edu., Okla. 

UniV., A. B., 1917, LL. B. 1920. Wife, 

Estelle Glowers. Cdrn.. 1 d., Maurine. Bk. 
Con., Security St. Assoc., (Pol.) Jim Parr, 
J. C. Johnson, J. E. McConnell, W. D. 

■Scott, Jim McClintic, Harry B. Cordell, 
Fletcher Riley. Church, Chris. Club, C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
7 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, mbr. St. 
Bar Assn. 1924-27 ; mbr. 11th Legis., City 
Council; Co. Atty. and Asst. Co. Atty 4 
yrs.; mbr. Administrative Com.; Sec’y St. 
Bar. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; mbr. 
Prct. Com. Remarks. Legionnaire, John I. 
Kerr Post; 357th Inf., 90th Div., 2nd Lt. 

CLEMMER. HARRISON F., Grandfield. 
Dem. Occ., stockman and farmer. B., Polk 
Co. Tenn.. Sept. 24, 1878. Edu., com. sch., 
Polk Co. Tenn. Wife, Effie Williams. Cdrn., 

2 s., Norman H., of Okla. Univ.; Leonard 
H. Bus. Con., Sec'y-Treas. Farmers Co¬ 
operative Gin; Dir. Home St. Bk.; Farmers 
Co-operative Filling Station ; Farming and 
stockraising. Bk. Con., Home St. Assoc., 
Warren McNeece, L. C. Hasenmyer, E. M. 
Kimmel, Fred Comstock, Grandfield; (pol.) 
W. M. Williams, Dr. M. F. Patterson; 
Scott Ferris; Jim McClintic. Church. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodges, Grandfield. Imp. Rel., J. W. Will¬ 
iams (bro.-in-law), Frederick. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. politics 20 
yrs.; particularly interested in Farm Relief 
movements; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices. Sch. Bd.; mbr. Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1902 ; lived since 
at Grandfield. Chief interests are farm re¬ 
lief and good government in general. 

COMSTOCK, FRED, Grandfield. Dem. 
Occ.. banker. B., Topeka, Kan., Nov. 19. 
1869; came to Okla. 1890 ; located at Okla. 
City, Sapulpa 1899, Beggs 1900, Grand¬ 
field 1907 since. Edu., Lawrence Business 
Col.; h. sch., Florence. Kan. Wife, Metta 
B. Bixler. Bus. Con., Cashr. Home St. Bk. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. M. Kimmel, Frank Pat¬ 
terson, Fred Varner, J. W. Fox. J. P. Gib¬ 
son. Dr. Richardson. Church. Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; K. P.; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., independent; statewide 
worker 20 yrs.. personal contact and all 
ways needed. Offices, City Treas. Grand¬ 
field ; Clk. Sch. Bd., Pres. St. Bar Assn.; 
served on Elec. Bd. Remarks, helped orga¬ 
nize the Beggs St. Bk. 

CORDELL. HARRY BROWN. Dem. Oee.. 

president of State Board of Agriculture. 
B„ Pleasant Hill, Mo., June 12. 1871. Edu., 
com. schs.. Mo.; Wentworth Military 
Academy at Lexington, Mo. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., farm owner, entered on in 
Kiowa and Comanche Drawing in 1901. Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Church. Pres. Clubs, C. 
of C., at Okla. City. Pol. Act., active in 
politics of Okla. since 1912. Offices. Pres. 
St. Bd. of Agriculture since 1927 ; Senator 
to St. Legis. from 5th Dist., Tillman & 
Jackson Co., 1915-27; Repr. to St. Legis. 







TILLMAN COUNTY 


from Tillman Co., 1913-15; was Chmn. of 
Prohibition Enforcement Com. of Okla. 
Ben. for 6 yrs. and Chmn. of Agricultural 
Com. for 6 yrs., while a mbr. of the Sen. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; has been 
a representative of Okla. to many natl. and 
international meetings. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1901; has lived since on R. R. No. 

1, Manitou. Hobby, farming. 

DRUMM, FLORA E., Frederick. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. B., Trumbull Co., Okla.., 
Mar. 22, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Eldorado, 
Kan.; Garfield Univ., Wichita, Kan. Hus., 
William S. Drumm, Frederick. Cdrn., 1 s., 
E. A., Ft. Worth, Tex.; 1 d., Mrs. E. E. 
Peter, Frederick. Bk. Con., Security St. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mr. and Mrs. Farrington, Mr. 
and Mrs. George McLelland, Frederick; I. 
'S. McLelland, Loveland; Mrs. H. L. Vogel, 
Snyder; Mrs. Lola Clark Pearson, Marshall. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Farm 
Womans Home Demonstration Club, former 
pres, and sec’y; w-as first pres, of Co. Fed¬ 
eration of Womens Clubs; corresponding 
Bec’y of W. C. T. U. Imn. Rel.. R. G. Me- 
Cully, F. W. McCully, C. C. McCully, El¬ 
dorado, Kan.; C. S. McCully,, Los Angeles, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. S. *M. Anderson (sister), 
church and civic worker, Wichita, Kan. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. since 
1920; wotfks I through personal contacts 
only. .Supports the right kind of candi¬ 
dates. Party Honors, Vice Chmn. Ceil. 
Com. 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived since at Frederick. Hobby, home 
beautification. 

DRUMM, WILLIAM SYLVESTER, Fred¬ 
erick. Rep. Occ.. farmer. B., Knox Co. Ill., 
Oct. 27, 1864. Edu., com. sch., Knox Co., 
Ill.; Hedding Col., Abingdon, Ill., grad., 
1884 ; taught sch. in Ill. and Kan. Wife, 
Flora E. McCully of Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., E. 
A., Ft. Worth. Tex.; 1 d., Mrs. E. E. 
Peter, Frederick. Bus. Con., farm owner, 
farming and poultry raising; stockholder 
Frederick Grain & Cotton Co. Bk. Con., 
Security St. Assoc., L. L. Kinder, A. L. 
Bchrimscher, .1. A. Mathis, .1. E. Fry. R. 
L Case. Frederick; (pol.) W. G. Roe, Rev. 
Edwin Brown,, Frederick; Harry L. Bretch, 
Hobart; George Mitchell, Hobart; H. L. 
Vogel, Snyder. Church, Pres., elder and 
vice-moderator. Clubs & Lodges, M. W. A., 
Frederick; Co. Pres. Farmers Union; Pres. 
Tillman Co. Poultry Assn.; Pres. Anti- 
Chicken Thief Assn.; Pres. Farm Council; 
Pres. Federal Loan Assn.; Dir. and former 
Pres. Tillman Co. Free Fair Assn.; Pres. 
St. Master Farmers Club. Imp. Rel., L. B. 
Tracy, Marshall, Mo. ; L. M. Drumm, Ham¬ 
ilton, Mo.; E. L. Drumm, real estate dealer, 
Stillwater; E. R. Drumm, Conway, la., 
(bros.). Pol. Act., independent; active in 
co. polities since 1909 ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Sec’y Elec. Bd. since 
1909. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. sever¬ 
al times; del. every yr. to co. convs.; Prct. 
Committeeman several times; candidate for 
St. Repr. 1916. Remarks, came to Okla. im 
1907 ; lived since at Frederick. Very active 
in all civic and rural activities. Hobby, 
White Plymouth Rock chickens. 

EMENHISER, R. W„ Hollister. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B.,- Montgomery Co. Kan., Dee. 
13, 1888. Edu., com. and h. sch., Tillman 
Co., Okla.; Business Col., Ft. Worth, Tex. 
Wife, Blanche Wolfe. Cdrn., 3 d., Wllla 
•Tean, Joline, Elizabeth. Bus. Con.. R. W. 
Emenhiser, General Mercantile, Hardware 
and Implement Store, Hollister; stockholder 
in Co-Operative Gin; farm owner, 400 
acres wheat and cotton land. Mercantile 
business Hollister 14 yrs. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Hollister. Assoc., (pol.) H. E. Fisher, E. 
M. Cason, Mark Anthony, Frederick. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
■Mark Anthony, (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act- 
independent; active in co. and st. 19 yrs. : 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, City Councilman since 1924. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902; lived since in 
Tillman Co. Active in all rural and civic 
affairs of co. During W. War was active 
in Bond Drives. One of pioneers of eo. 
Hobby, farming. 


EVERSOLE, ABNER, Grandfleld. Rep. 
Occ- real estate and insurance dealer. B- 
Perry Co. Ky., Apr. 19, 1866. Edu., com. 
schs., Kan. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Tillman 
Co. Bk. Assoc., R. L. Winchell, W. H. Pur¬ 
cell, Pat Murphy, (’has. Worhurst, Grand- 
field; (pol.) Ira Sessions, G. W. Roe, Fred¬ 
erick; IV. A. Fondren; Sen. Harreld; Sen. 
Pine; John Fields; Judge Cotteral. rmp. 
Rel- J. C. Eversole, Grandfleld; J. W. 
Eversole, Elk City, Kan.; O. H. Eversole, 
Niotaz, Kan.; Garfield Eversole, Earlsboro, 
Okla. (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. politics 40 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only Offices, City 
Marshal, Grandfleld, 1916-18. Party Honors, 
ni.br. Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1905; lived at Frederick 1905-07 ; Grand- 
field since. Active in bond work during 
IV. War. 

FARRINGTON, JOHN W- Frederick. Rep. 
Occ., oil and gas dealer. B., Decatur, Tex., 
June 12, 1874. Edu., com. and h. sell., 
Decatur. Tex. Wife, Abbie Crozier. Cdrn., 

1 s., Robert L., Tipton, Okla. Bus. Con- 
owner of South Side Service Station; Fred¬ 
erick; farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Security St., Hollister. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
G. Roe, C. B. Ball, Frederick; I. S. Mc¬ 
Clelland, Loveland; C. O. Payne, Tipton ; 
Pat Hurley; Senator J. W. Harreld; Mrs. 
Vogel, Snyder. Church, Meth., active mbr., 
Past Supt. S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. : 
Mason Blue Lodge, Frederick; M. W. A., 
Hollister ; I. O. O. F., Frederick. Imp. Rel., 
Charles E. Farrington, Mayor of Ft. Lau¬ 
derdale, Fla.; Rev. Leslie Farrington, 
Anadarko (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. 28 yrs.; makes some- 
speeches ; works mostly through personal 
contacts. Offices, Twp. Clk., Stephens Twp. 
Farty Honors, del. to 3 st. convs.; del. to 
numerous eo. and dist. convs.; Co. Chinn. 
Rep. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901 ; 
lived at Manitou 1901-07; Hollister 1907- 
24; Frederick since. During W. War was 
active in Bond drives. Hobby, church work. 

FISHER HENRY E- Hollister. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B- Chalmers, Ind., June 10, 1878. 
Edu- com. and h. sell.. Chalmers, Ind.. 
grad. 1898; Ind. Univ., 1900. Wife, Cora L. 
Slaughter, d. of Oliver Slaughter, Okla 
City. Cdrn., 1 d., Mary Catherine. Bus. 
Con- farm owner; stockholder in Co-Opera¬ 
tive Gin, Hollister. Bk. Con- Bk. of Hollis¬ 
ter. Assoc- R. W. Emenhiser; C. A. John¬ 
son ; R. T. Brantley; W. L. Hutchinson, 
Hollister; (pol.) E. M. Cason, Harry Clif¬ 
ton, A. H. Watson, L. L. Harper, Hollister; 
A. S. J. Shaw; Lee Cruce; Scott Ferris; 
Jim McClintic. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Farmers Union ; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Hollister; K. P., Chalmers, Ind. Imp. Rel., 

H. C. Fisher (bro.) co. officer, Chalmers, 
Ind.. Pol. Act- partisan and active worker; 
active in co. and st. 25 yrs.; leader in 
community, makes speeches,, works through 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices. Co. Weigher, 1922-1928; Postmaster 
at Hollister, 1914-20. Party Honors, mbr. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived since at Hollister. Active in 
all civic, rural and educational affairs. 
Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War. Accepted 
in Officers Training Comp during W. War, 
but war closed before he had active service. 

FONDREN, W. A- Grandfleld. Rep. Occ., 
real estate and insurance dealer. B„ Pulaski, 
Tenn., Aug. 22, 1871. Edu;, com. and h. 
sch., Jackson, Tenn., grad. 1888. Wife. Ida 
Whadin. Cdrn., 3 s., Horace, Frederick; 
Charles and Alfred, Whittaker, Calif.; 3 
d., Mrs. Finis Moses,. Frederick: Mrs. 
Dewey Hostetler, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. 
Morris Keerling, Whittaker, Calif. Bk. Con., 
Tillman Co. Assoc- Eli McConnell, Chas. 
Brunk; ,T. T. Dotson, Tom Goddard, Fred¬ 
erick; (pol.) Ira Sessions; E. W. Stanley; 

I. S. McClellan, Gulager; Sen. Harreld; 
|Sen. Pine; John Fields, Jim McClintic. 
Lodges, former I. O. O. F. Pol. Act- parti¬ 
san^ active in co. and st. 25 yrs. Very 
active in com. and through personal con¬ 
tacts. Party Honors. Prct, Committeeman; 
candidate for Sheriff against Frank Car¬ 


ter. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived at 
Frederick 1906-21 ; Grandfleld since. Hob¬ 
by, prohibition. 

FUQUA, WILLIAM ARTHUR, Grandfleld. 

Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. B., West 
Tenn., Jan. 8, 1880. Edu., Univ. of Okla., 
Ph. C., 1907 ; Tulane Univ., La., M. D. 1910; 
registered M. D. in La., Tex. and Okla. 
Wife, Bessie May Holt. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Thelma Opal, Okla. University. Bus. 
Con., owner Grandfleld Hospital; oil 

operator and real estate trading; Pres. 
Mid Continent Supply Co.; Pres. Grand¬ 
fleld Bridge Co.; farm owner, 80 acres in 
Rio Grande Valley, devoted to citrus fruit ; 
also extensive land owner in Tillman Co. 
Bk. Con., Tillman Co. Bk. Assoc., H. G. 
Fuqua, R. It. Crabtree, I. N. Short, Grand¬ 
fleld; (pol.) John Wilson; Judge Scott, 
Judge Rusch, Frederick; Judge Matthews, 
Altus, Scott Ferris; Joe Morris; George 
Key ; A. C. Parsons; Ed Semans; O. B. 
Mothersead; Jim McClintic; Bill Lukenbill, 
O. H. Searcy; A. S. J. Shaw; Ed Dabney. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C., mbr. Bd. Dir.; mbr. Co., St., Southern, 
and Amer. Medical Assn.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Grandfleld; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine; K. P., Grand¬ 
fleld. Imp. Rel., H. G. Fuqua, mgr. Mid- 
Cont. Supply Co., Grandfleld ; E. G. Fuqua, 
city councilman, Altus (bros.). Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in co. and st. politics 10 
yrs.; works through party organizations 
and personal contacts. Offices, City Coun¬ 
cilman, since 1925, still serving; Mayor 
Pro Tem since 1925; Postmaster at Quanah, 
1908-12; Okla. Good Roads Committeeman 
to Santa Monica, Calif. Party Honor*, del. 
to several st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1889 ; lived in Greer Co. until 
1907 ; Grandfleld since. Practiced medicine 
in Grandfleld over 20 yrs. and is also * 
successful business man. Hobby, farming 
and citrus fruit growing. 

HASS, C. E., Frederick. Dem. Oce- 
eourt clerk. B., Blacksburg, S. C., Sept. 
8, 1887. Edu- com. and h. schs., Harrah, 
Okla. Univ. of Okla., Ph. C., 1913. Wife, 
Myrtle Beatty, Harrah. Cdrn., 1 s., Clar¬ 
ence E. Jr.; 3 d., Leona, Mildred, W'illa 
Jean. Bus. Con., Court Clk. since 1924; 
formerly in drug business at Frederick. Bk. 
Con- First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John B. 
Wilson, Guy S. Weathers, R. H. Wessel, 
Frederick; W. A. Fuqua, Grandfleld; 
Hubert L. Bolen. Okla. City. Church, Bap. 
tchr. in S. S.; dir. of B. Y. P. U.; par¬ 
ticularly interested in church work. Clubs 
&. Lodges. C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Council and Commandery, Freder¬ 
ick; Recorder for the Commandery. Imp. 
Rel- A. B„ J. D. Hass (bros.), druggists, 
Okla. City; Lila Hass (sister), chief clk. 
for Federal Judge Ed S. Vaught. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in statewide politics 10 
yrs.; works through corns, and personal 
contacts. Offices. Ct. Clk. 1924-31. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900 ; lived at Harrah, 1900- 
12; Frederick since. Particularly interested 
in church work. Active in lodge work. 

HINES, J. E„ Frederick. Dem. Oce- 
county assessor. B., Marshall Co. Miss., 
Jan. 2. 1858. Edu., com. schs., of Miss. 
Wife. Willa Bernard, Frederick. Cdrn., 1 
s., Clint C., Norman; 2 d., Mrs. Nora Ar¬ 
rington, Mrs. Betty Emma- Young, Fred¬ 
erick. Bk. Con- First Natl. Assoc- (pol.) 
II. R. King, reor.; C. E. Hass, W. H. Hus¬ 
sey, Frederick; .Tim McClintic, Snyder; 
Elmer Thomas, Lawton. Church, Meth. 
Imp. Rel- Frank Hines (bro.), grocer at 
Ft. Smith, Ark. Pol. Act- partisan; active 
in co. and dist. politics 45 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts onTy. Offices, Co. 
Assr. 2nd term; former tax assr. in Se¬ 
bastian Co., Ark. 4 yrs. Party Honors, del. 
to conv. that elected R. L. Williams natl. 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1906; lived since at Frederick. Active in 
civic affairs. Interested in good roads and 
good schs. During W. War was active in 
Liber.ty Bond and Red Cross work. 

JOHNSON, J. C- Frederick. Dem. Ore- 
real estate, loans and insurance dealer. B„ 
Augusta, Kan., Jan. 23, 1886. Edu- com. 



MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


756 

and h. sch., Augusta, Kan. Wife, Clara 
Senora Eads, Augusta, Kan. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Geraldine, Denton, Tex.; Cecil. Bus. Con., 
real estate, loans and insurance, Frederica; 
wholesale Produce business; owner of city 
property in Frederick. Bk. Con., Security 
St. Assoc., (pol.) John B. Wilson, J. A. 
Carr, J. D. Moore, Frederick; Harry Cordell, 
Frederick; Sen. W. C. Austin, Altus. 
Church, Pres., trustee. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Vice Pres, and Dir.; Lions; 
Izaak Walton League; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Council and Commandery, Frederick; Okla. 
City India Temple Shrine. Imp. Re!., John 
Carr (uncle), Enid; A. C. Johnson, lumber 
business, Cleveland; Guy S. Johnson, drug¬ 
gist, Cherokee (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. 15 yrs.; works through party 
organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, former Deputy Dist. Clk., 2 yrs.;; 
Co. Tag Agent since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. 1928; del. to all co. and 
prct. convs. Former Inspector Elec. Bd.; 
Sec’y Tillman Co. Dem. Club. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907; lived since at Fred¬ 
erick. During W. War was active in Bond 
drives. Particularly interested in civic im¬ 
provements. Hobby, fishing. 

KERR. CLAY W„, State Capitol, Okla. 
City. Dem. Occ., assistant superintendent 
Schools. B.. Jay, Tex., Mar. 6, 1890; came 
to Okla. 1902, located at Frederick, Okla. 
City since 1924. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Jay, Tex., Frederick; Cen Tchrs. Col., 
Edmond, A. B., M. A., Columbia Univ.; 
Univ. of Rennes, France. Wife, Nellie Payne. 
Bkj Con., Fidelity Natl. Assoc., John 
Vaughan, J. L. Mitchell. Church, St. Lukes,, 
iSou. Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Phi Delta 
Kappa, j iviasonic Blue Lodge, Frederick, 
32nd MJiph Guthrie. Imp. Rel., W. F. Kerr. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 10 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Asst. St. Supt. ; Co. Supt.; 
Past Post Commander of Legion. Co. Supt. 
Frederick. Remarks. Legionnaire Past Com¬ 
mander John S. Kerr Post, Frederick; 
Headquarters Co., 143rd Inf., 36th Div.; 
active service in A. E. F. France. Elected 
Co. Supt. 2 terms without opposition in 
primary or general election. Scholarship 
from General Edu. Bd. to Columbia Univ. 
Special study of sch. laws of Okla. Mbr. 
faculty of Cen. Tchrs. Col., Edmond dur¬ 
ing summer months. 

KING, HENRY RAYBORN. Frederick. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Randolph Co., Ark. 
Nov. 6, 1854; came to Okla. 1905 ; located 
at Frederick. Edu., com. sch.,, Ark. Wife, 
Bessie Harris. Cdrn., 1 s., J. A. King; 2 d., 
iMrs. J. H. Ferguson, Mrs. H. H. Hazelett. 
Bk. Con., all bks. in Frederick. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. H. Mounts, Judge Hussey, Barney 
Beard, Ben Loftus, Tom Wren, Dave Stov¬ 
all, Bill Murray, Lee Redwine, Henry S. 
Johnston. Church, Meth., S. Imp. Rel., 
(2nd cousin), William R. King, Vice Pres. 
U. S. 1852. Pol. Act., partisan; statewiue 
worker 57 yrs. all ways needed. Offices,, 
serving 6th term in Legis. Party Honors, 
del. to all st. and co. convs.; Co. Chmn. 
4 yrs. in past. Remarks, active in various 
activities during W. War. 

LAUTHERBACK, EDWIN H„ Manitou. 
Rep. Ooc., merchant. B., Correl Co., Tex.. 
Dec. 31, 1881. Edu., com. schs., Tex. Wife, 
d. of P. H. Lavan. Valley Mills, Tex. Cdrn.. 
2 s., Allard, Louie. Bus. Con., Lautherbaclr 
grocery, Manitou. Bk, Con., Bk. of Manitou, 
dir. Assoc., (pol.) O. C. Ball, George 
Reeves, M. W. Barnes, Manitou; Roscoe 
Christian* Frederick; Harry B. Cordell, 
Manitou, Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., active mbr.; K. P., Tipton. Po\ 
Act., independent; active in co. politics 
20 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Offices, City Councilman, 9 yrs. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908; lived since at Manitou. 
Particularly interested in good roads. 

LAWRENCE, FRANK H„ Grandfield. 
Occ., city mgr. B., Youngstown, N. Y., 
Dec. 2, 1878. Edui., com. schs., Michigan. 
Wife, Mable T. Warren. Bus. Con.. Sec’y. 
Treas., Grandfield Bridge Co.; Banking & 


Drug bus. Bk. Con., Tillman Co. Bk. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue 
Lodge, Grandfield; Lions Club; C. of C. 
Offices, City mgr., Grandfield. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1899, locating Edmond, has 
lived in Weleetka, Holdenville, and Okemah. 
Active in civic affairs. Hobby home work 
shop. 

McCLELLAN, I. S„ Loveland. Rep. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Logan Co., III., 
April 10, 1872. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Kan. Wife, Rosa Callen. Cdrn., 3 d., Ruth, 
Bessie, Mary C.. Loveland. Bus. Con., farm 
owner and farming; agent for Cen. St. Life 
Insurance Co. Bk. Con., Home St. Bk., 
Grandfield. Assoc., W. S. Drum, L. L. 
Kinder, Lon Schrimsher, E. M. Immel; 
(pol.) W. G. Roe, J. W. Farrington, W. S. 
Drumm, John Brown; Sen. Harreld; Sen. 
Pine; Jim McClintic; H. L. Hinkle. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; Chapter, Grandfield; 
Eastern Star, Loveland. Imp. Rel., Noah F, 
McClellan (bro.), Lawrence, Kan. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. 30 yrs.; 
works through party organizations and 
personal contacts. Party Honors, Sec’y Co. 
Cen. Com. since 1922. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907; lived since at Loveland. Takes 
active part in all civic affairs. Active In 
Liberty Loan drives during W. War. Was 
formerly a sch. tchr., 1890-96. Hobby, 
livestock. 

McCLURE JOHN H., Davidson. Dem. 
Occ.. banker. B.. Scottsville, Ark., June 28, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Davidson, 
Okla.; St. Normal, Weatherford. Wife, 
Ethel, d. of E. P. Muse, Davidson, Okla. 
Bus. Con.. Vice Pres, and mgr. office of 
First St. Bk. Assoc., .T. 'S. Italy, Wichita 
Falls, Tex. : C. G. Hudson, cashr. bk.. 
Davidson; (pol.) John B. Wilson, John W. 
Williams, Frederick ; Jim McClintic, Snyder ; 
Frank Carter, Okla. City. Church, Meth., 
trustee. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, David¬ 
son; Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Arthur 
McClure (bro.), banker and co. commr. or 
Sulphur Co. Pol. Act, partisan; active in 
co. and dist. politics 20 yrs.; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices- City Treas. 
in past; Treas. Sch. Bd., now serving. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Elec. Bd.; del. 
to st. convs., 1920, 24, 28; del. to all co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; lived 
since at Davidson. Takes active part in 
all civic affairs. Owns farms in Tillman Co. 
and city property in Davidson. During W. 
War served in 134th Reg. 34th Div., Co. 
I.. Inf. Mbr. Amer. Legion, John S. Keen 
Post, Davidson. Hobby, fishing. 

McLELLAN, GEORGE, Frederick. Rep. 
Occ.. funeral director. B., Allen, Ill., Jan. 
24, 1869. Edu., com. sells., Allen, Ill. Wife, 
d. of Charles D. Wright, Natl. Military 
Home, Leavenworth, Kan. Cdrn.. 1 s., Paul, 
Frederick; 1 d.. Alice Fay, Chiekasha. Bk. 
Cun., First Natl.; Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. G. Roe, W. S. Drumm, 
Edwin Brown, John W. Farrington. H. W. 
Dunlap, Frederick. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
l odnes, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter, Council; Knight Templar; Scot¬ 
tish Rite 32nd. Shrine, Eastern Star,, Sr., 
Past Master Frederick Lodge. Pol. Act., 
active in co. politics 20 yrs.; works through 
corns, onlv. Remarks came to Okla. 1900; 
lived at Okla. City. 1900-05, Frederick since. 
During W. War was in Army Y. M. C. A., 
at Camp Travis. Tex. Particularly inter¬ 
ested in Boy Scout and Church work. 

McLELLAN MRS. GEORGE, Frederick. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Butler, Ill., June 
13, 1879; came to Okla. 1900 ; located at 
Okla. City, Snyder 1905, Frederick 1903 
since. Edu., h. sell... Golden City, Mo. Hus., 
George McLellan. Cdrn., 1 s.. P. W.; 1 d., 
Alice Fay. Bus. Con.. husband operates 
McLellan Funeral Home. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) W. G. Roe, 
W. S. Drum, Robt. Farrington, Mrs. Lola 
Pearson, Mrs. Vogle, Snyder, Jim MeClin- 
tock. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. 20th 
Century Club; Eastern Star; C. of C. 
Party Honors. St. Rep. Committeewoman; 
del. to st, convs 1928. Remarks, Past Pres. 


20th Century Club; Past Worthy Matron; 
Present Dist. Deputy of Eastern Star; Past 
See’y-Treas. of 9th Dist. of St. Federation 
of Women Clubs; present Chmn. Amer. 
Home Dept. Hobby, Club and Lodge work. 

MEDLOCK, W. G., Grandfield. Dem. Occ., 

filling station and garage owner. B., Hills¬ 
boro, Tex., June 8, 1886. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., Norman, grad. 1901. Wife, Ger¬ 
trude Hollister. Cdrn., 1 s., Richard. Bk. 
Con., Tillman Co. Bk. Assoc., Ralph Win- 
chell, Ed Burke, Charles Crawford, Frank 
Patterson, Grandfield; John B. Wilson, 
Frederick; Frank Carter; Harry Cordell; 
Elmer Thomas; Jim McClintic. Church, Bap. 
Clubs, C. of C.; Lions, Grandfield. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and st. 20 yrs.; 
works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Mayor of Granfield, 1919-20. Party 
Honors, Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1890 ; lived at Norman, 
1890-1901 ; Hobart 1901-04; Mountain Park 
1904-18; Grandfield since. During W. War. 
was active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross 
work. 

MOORE, J. D.. Frederick. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., St. Francis, Ark., Oct. 3, 1882. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Ark. Wife. 
Maggie Dotson, Tenn. Cdrn., 2 s., Darrell 
and Mathis ; 7 d., Louise,, Clara, May, Hazel, 
Nell, Mary Joie, Katherine Sue. Bus. Con., 
Vice Pres. Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Fred¬ 
erick; farm owner, 240 acres in co.; was 
formerly in oil business, wholesale and 
retail. Bk. Con., Fidelity Natl., Kan. City; 
Tradesmans Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., R. 
L. Case, Pres., R. B. Platt, cashr., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce, Frederick; (pol.) J. C. 
Johnson, Jno. R. Wilson, J. A. Carr, Fred¬ 
erick; Pat Peck, Duncan; Roy Johnson, 
Ardmore; W. C. Austin, Altus; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic; Sen. Elmer Thomas. Church. Church 
of Christ, elder. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Pres.; mbr. St. and Amer. Bankers Assn.; 
Lions; Mason Blue Lodge* Frederick; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; I. O. O. F., 
Frederick. Pol. Act., independent; active In 
st. 20 yrs. ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices. City Councilman, 1923- 
27; mbr. Sch. Bd., 1908-16. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. 1926 ; del. to all co. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since 
at Frederick. During W. War was active 
in Liberty Bond work. Always active in 
Red Cross and Salvation Army work. Par¬ 
ticularly interested in the development of 
his community and state. 

MOUNTS, PROVIDENCE. Frederick. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Denton, Tex., Feb. 
25, 1872. Edu., com. schs., Denton, Tex., 
A. & M. Col., Bryan, Tex.; Tex. Univ., 
Austin, LL. B., 1893. Wife, Wilie May Mat- 
lock, Tenn. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Barbara Lee 
Chamberlin, Frederick. Bus. Con., Mounts 
& Chamberlin, law firm, Frederick. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Frederick. Assoc., Cecil R. 
Chamberlin, (son-in-law) partner; (pol.) 

T. B. Simmons, J. C. Johnson, Frederick; 
Judge J. F. Johnson, Okla. City; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic,. Snyder. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. C. of C.; formerly I. O. O. F.; W. 

O W.; K. of P., Mystic Circle. Imp. Rel., 
John H. Mounts, (bro.) real estate, Fred¬ 
erick; Mrs. Eni Tompkins (sister) club¬ 
woman, Corpus Christi, Tex. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. and dist. politics 
30 yrs.; makes speeches, works through 
party organizations and personal contacts. 
Offices, former City Atty. and Co. Atty., 
Denton, Tex. Remarks, came to Okla. 1908 : 
lived at Frederick since. Practiced law 
since 1895 in Tex. and Okla. Interested in 
good roads. Hobbies, fishing and hunting. 

NEWLAND, JOHN L„ Frederick. Dem. 
Dec., Editor and publisher. B„ Chillicothe. 
Mo.. Oct. 16, 1874. Edu., pub. schs.. Chil¬ 
licothe, Mo. Wife, Temperance Broaddus, 
Mo. Cdrn-, 1 s., Eldridge J. ; 1 d.. Mrs. J. 
R. Arnold, Frederick. Bus. Con., Frederick 
Leader, owner and publisher. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Church, Chris¬ 
tian Science Society. Clubs & Lodges. 

C. of C., Pres. Library Bd. ; Lions, Past 
Pres, and Sec’y; A. F. & A. M., Frederick. 
Pol. Act., active in the Dem. organization 


TILLMAN COUNTY 


757 



W. G. ROE 


since maturity; works principally through 
his newspaper, makes speeches. Offices, 
mbr. St. Bd. of Edu. since 1919. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. several times; 
St. Committeeman, 1918. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1910; lived since at Frederick. 


NEWLAND, TEMPERANCE BROADDUSi, 

Frederick. Dem., Occ., housewife,, B., Chil- 
licothe. Mo. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Mo. ; 
Hardin Col., Mexico, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s„ 
Elbridge J.; 1 d., Mrs. Mary Ann Arnold. 
Bk Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. R. E. Wilson, Davidson ; 
Mrs. J. W. Collier,, Tipton; Mrs. Harry 
Fisher, Hollister; Mrs. McKiller, Loveland ; 
John Wilson. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Pres., Women’s C. of C.; Del¬ 
phian ; P. E. 0. Imp. Rel., Judge Bower 
Broaddus, Muskogee; Elbridge Broaddus, 
atty, Wagoner, (bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. 6 yrs.; makes speeches,, works 
through com. and personal contacts. Party 
Honors, Past V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; lived 
since at Frederick. Society reporter 
for Frederick Leader. Instrumental 
through the Women’s C. of C. in beautify¬ 
ing the city. Active in rconstruction work 
at iSnyder after storm of 1928. Chief in¬ 
terest is civic work. 

NOEL, A. G., Frederick. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Monroe Co. Mo., April 22, 
1867. Edu., com. schs., Monroe Co. Mo. 
Wife, Florence S. Chandler, Mo. Bus. Con., 
owner Corner Drug Store, Frederick. Past 
Bus., Furniture and Undertaking business, 
Alva, 7 yrs.; in early days of Okla. owned 
livery stable; bought horses during W. 
War; dealer in breeding stock in Mo. be¬ 
fore coming to Okla.; also operated a saw 
mill in Mo. Bk. Con., Security St. Assoc., 
M T. Leebrick. Frederick, partner in bus. 
(pol.) J. C. Johnston, A. L. Schrimsher, 
John Wilson, E. N. Gambill, Edgar Simp¬ 
son. Tillman County; John B. Doolin, Alva ; 
j. w. Monford, Alva ; Roy Sanford. Enid ; 
Fred Kavanaugh and Dr. ,T. N. Bilby, Alva. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
K of P. Frederick; (formerly an I. O. 
O F) Imp. Rel., Dr. McDowell, who per¬ 
formed the first operation in U. S., was 

Mrs. Noel’s great-great-grandfather. Lived 

in Kv. Ivan Noel, (bro.) Okla. Fish & 
Oyster Co., Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and statewide pol. 40 yrs. 
Works through party organiz. and personal 
contacts; makes some speeches. Offices, 


City Councilman. Party Honors Received, 
Del. to Natl. Conv. at Baltimore that nom¬ 
inated Woodrow Wilson. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived at Alva, 1901-20; Fred¬ 
erick, since. Hobby, traveling. 

OSBORN, James D. Jr., Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Spec. B., 
Cleburne, Tex., Dec. 22, 1879. Edu., com. 
and li. sch., Cleburne, Tex.; Univ. of Texas, 
grad., 1899; Louis Military Academy, For¬ 
ney, Tex.; Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La.„ 
grad., 1901. Married. Cdrn., 1 d., 

Mrs. Sam Andrews, Lawton. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Bd. of Dir. of Frederick Hotel Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Security Natl.; Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc.. George Burk- 
hardt* P. Mounts, Geo. McHugh, Frederick; 
personal friend of Ed. S. Vaught and Ed, 
Overholser Okla. City; (pol.) R. C. Murrel, 
E. V. Gamblin, Guy S. Weathers, Joe Moore, 
Frederick; Senator Harry B. Cordell; Jim 
McClintic; H. R. King. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions Club, Chmn. of Bd. 
of Dir., del. to International Conv.; chmn. 
Tillman Co. Red Cross; Frederick Golf 
Club; Mason,, Blue Lodge, Knight Templar, 
Chapter and Royal Arch, Frederick; Con¬ 
sistory at Guthrie; Okla. City Shrine. 
Sponsor for Boy Scout work. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. pol. since 1909; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Supt. Pub. Health, 
12 yrs.; Chmn. Citv Zoning Com. ^Party 
Honors, Candidate for St. Health Commr., 
under M. E. Trapp. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901; lived at Okla. City, 1901-06 ; 
at Frederick since. During part of W. War 
was in Med. Dept, at Camp Travis. Was 
also mbr. of Draft and Advisory Bds. dur¬ 
ing part of war. Hobby, fishing. 

PATTERSON, F. G., Grandfield. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B.. Chillicothe, Mo., May 31, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. sch., Chillicothe, 
Mo. grad., 1906. Wife, Elizabeth Pike. 
Cdrn., 8 d., Lois, Louise and Bernice, at h. 
Bus. Con.. Editor Grandfield Enterprise. 
Bk. Con., Home St. Bk.; Tillman Co. Bk.. 
Grandfield. Assoc., H. W. Patterson, Tom 
Patterson, (bro.) partners in bus.; Fred 
Comstock, R. L. Winchell. Glen Medlcck, 
Grandfield; (pol.) John Wilson, Frederick; 
Harry Cordell; Frank Carter; Lee Cruce. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.. 
active mbr. ; Mason, Blue Lodge, Chapter 
and Council, Grandfield; I. O. O. F., Grand- 
field. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. and 
st. pol. 18 yrs. Leader in law enforcement 
movements. Works through the columns of 
his newspaper, through personal contacts 
and party organiz. Party Honors, Prct. 
Chmn.; del. to st. and co. conv. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1907 ; lived at Frederick, 
1907-18; Grandfield, since. Interested in 
good roads. 

POTTS, A. C., Grandfield. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and ginner. B., Guys, Tenn., Sept. 
26 1875. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 2 s., T. C. and Robert 

H. ; 2 d., Mrs. Irma Gephart, Grandfield, 
Marv Catherine. Bus. Con., Mgr. Clift Gin ; 
Dir. Wheat Growers Assn., 10th Dist.; farm¬ 
er and land owner. Bk. Con., Tillman Co. 
Bk. Assoc., Fred Varner, R. L. Winchell, 
F G. Patterson* E. R. Day, Tillman Co.: 
(pol ) W. H. Purcell, Geo. Huff, J. S. Witt, 
Tillman Co.; Henry S. Johnston; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic; Frank Carter. Church, Presbyterian. 
Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Grandfield; I. 
OOF Grandfield. Particularly interested 
in fraternalism. Mbr. Organizer and pro¬ 
moter of Wheat Growers Assn. Pol. Act., 
active in co. pol. 30 yrs. ; works through 
personal contacts only. Offices, Dep. Co. 
Weigher, Grandfield, 1915-20. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908 ; lived at Ada 1 yr., 
Grandfield since 1909. 

PRICE, WILLIAM BRADLEY, Grandfield. 
Ind. Occ., dentist. B„ Florence, Ala., July 
20 1880. Edu., com. and li. sch., St. Nor. 
Col, Florence, Ala.; Vanderbilt Univ. D. 
D S degree. Wife, Florence, d. of George 
Bailor, Grandfield. Cdrn., 1 s., George 

Bradley; 1 d„ Mary Cynthelia, at h. Bk. 
Con., Tillman Co. Bk. Assoc., (Pol.) Frank 
Carter, all pol. leaders in co. Church, Pres., 


Grandfield; tchr. S. S.; Elder. Clubs & 
Lodges, Lions; Chmn. Boys Activities Com.; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Grandfield; Mbr. Natl., 
ISt. and S. W. Dist. Dental Assn. Pol. Act., 
independent; active in co. st. and natl. pol. 
27 yrs.; works through personal contacts 
only. Particularly interested in Natl, and 
world pol. _Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; 
lived since at Grandfield. During W. War was 
dental examiner of drafted men. 

REAGAN, ROSS POPE., Grandfield. Dem. 
Occ., City Mgr. B„ Harrison Co., Tex, Mar. 
3. 1889. Edu.. com. and li. sch., Harrison 
Co., Tex.; La. St. Univ., 1 yr.; Sam Hous¬ 
ton Normal, Huntsville, Tex., 2 yrs. Wife, 
Fay, d. of Rev. J. W. Chism.. Ardmore. Bus. 
Con., City Mgr. of Grandfield; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Home St. Bk. Assoc., Frank 
Patterson, Bob Hilton, Grandfield. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.* Pres.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, Harrison Co., Tex.; K. of P., Grand¬ 
field. Imp. Rel., Lee Reagan, (bro.), Mar¬ 
shall, Tex.; Mrs. Anna Maloney, (sis.), 
Supt. of Nursing, Bayor Hosp., Dallas, Tex. 
Pol. Act., active in pol. 30 yrs.; makes 
speeches; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, City Mgr. of Grandfield, since 1925. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1919; lived since 
at Grandfield. Particularly interested in 
Civic Advancement. During W. War was 
in Hdqtrs. Troop, 90th Div. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Herbert E. Wade Post, Grandfield. 
Hobby, golf. 

REEVES, GEORGE W., Manitou. Dem. 
Occ., farmer retired. B., Shelby Co., Tex., 
Aug. 1869. Edu., com. schs., Forney, Tex.; 
Trinity Univ., Waxahacliie, Tex.,, 1886. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Houston W„ 

Univ. of Okla.; Allen, at h.; 1 d., Gen¬ 
evieve. at h. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Bk. of Manitou. Assoc., (pol.) E. H. 
I.outherback, O. C. Ball, Bud Osborne, M. 
W. Barnes, Manitou. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. pol. since 1901. Particularly 
interested in politics. Offices, Twp. Bd. Mbr. 
and Sch. Trustee. Asisted in bldg, new 
sch. bldg, in Manitou 1928. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to dist. conv. in Tex.; del. to 
Tillman Co. Ccnv. several times. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived shice at Manitou. 
Served on Draft Bd. and helped in Thrift 
Drives during W. War. 


ROE, W. G. Frederick. Rep. Occ.. 
Attorney. B„ Springfield, Ill., Jan., 4, 
1883. Edu., com. schs., Chicago; John 
Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, LL. B. Wife, 
Kate Harrison Roe,, Chicago. Cdrn., 4 
s John, W. G., Jr., Edward, Raich at h. 
Bus. Con.. Wilson & Roe, law firm, Fred¬ 
erick; farm owner. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Commerce; Security St. Assoc., John 
B. Wilson, partner; (pol.) J. W. Farrington, 
Frederick; Ira Sessions,, Grandfield; C. O. 
Payne, Tipton; Pat Hurley, Tulsa; Jim 
Harris, Wagoner; Lew Wentz, Ponca City. 
Church, Meth., active mbr.; trustee; 
steward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., active 
in civic affairs; Lions Club, pres., mbr. 
good roads com., 1928; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Chapter,, Council and Commandery, Fred¬ 
erick ; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City In¬ 
dia Temple Shrine. Imp. Rel., Edward R. 
Roe, (grandfather) of Illinois, author. 
Pol Act., has been active in statewide 
politics for 25 yrs. Votes for principles; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
natl. contacts. Offices, U. S. Commr. 
1908-15. Party Honors, Del. to Kansas 
City Conv., 1928; presidential election., 
1920 ; mbr. St. Com. 14 yrs.; candidate 
for Congress in 1920, defeated by Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906. 
Has lived since at Frederick. During W. 
War donated his services to drafted men 
in filling out questionnaires. Was active 
in Liberty Loans and Red Cross work. 
Hobby, golf. 


ROGERS, JAMES JOE, Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., Dentist. B„ Vernon, Tex., Nov. 26, 
1893. Edu., com. and h. sch., Frederick, 
grad., 1912; Kansas City Dental Col.* Brad., 
D D S., 1917. Wife, Grace, d. of W. T. 
Dodson, Okla. City. Cdrn., 2 s., Roy 
Richard, Win. Wayne; 2 d., Lita Phyllis. 









MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


and Jo Jean, at li. Bus. Con., practicing 
dentist; stockholder in Frederick Bldg. & 
Loan Assn., Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., (pol.) Cecil Chamberlin, 
R. H. Wessel, John Wilson, J. L. Newland, 
Guy Weathers, Frederick. Church, Meth. 
mbr. bd. of stewards. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge. Imp. Rel., 
Z. Z. Rogers, S. W. Light & Power Co., 
Okla. City; A. A. Rogers, Wilson, Okla. 
(bros.) ; Mrs. C. E. Patton,, mgr. Securities 
dept. Henry L. Doherty Co.. Tulsa, (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. pol. 10 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mayor of Freder¬ 
ick. During W. War was in Base hospital 
No. 84, in foreign service 10 mos. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, John S. Kerr Post, Freder¬ 
ick. 

SCHRIMSHER, A. L., Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., Lavaca Co., Tex., Nov. 
15, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, 
Lillie, d. of B. A. Loftis. Cdrn., 4 s.; 6 
d. Bus. Con., owner and operator of 400 
acres of farm land; stockholder and dir. 
Farmers Co-operative Gin and Elevator, 
Frederick; dir. in Security St. Bk., Freder¬ 
ick. Bk. Con., Security St. Assoc., J. E. 
McConnell, pres. bk.; Harry Joyce; mgr. 
Elevator, Frederick; (pol.) John W. Wil¬ 
liams, Mark Anthony, Frederick; Jim Mc- 
Clintic; W. C. Austin, Altus; Frank Car¬ 
ter. Okla. City. Church, of Christ. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; I. O. 0. F. Imp. Rel., W. 
W. iScbrimsher, (bro.) ginner and active in 
politics, Hess, Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and, dist. politics 30 yrs. 
Offices, mbr. twp. bd., 10 yrs.; past mbr. 
sch. bd. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
dist. convs. ; prct. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1889; lived in Greer Co., 
1889-1901; Frederick since. During' W. 
War was active in buying and selling Lib¬ 
erty Bonds; active in Red Cross work. 
Particularly interested in good roads. 

SCOTT, WILLIAM DALY, Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., county judge. B.. Maury Co., Tenn., 
Sept. 7, 1866. Edu., com. sehs., Maury 
Co., Tenn. ; Webb Bros, preparatory sen. 
Tenn. ; Cumberland Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., 
grad. 1900. Wife. Irene Reed. Cdrn., 1 
s., Wm. Reed, Wichita Falls, Tex. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce, Frederick. Assoc., 
R. L. Christian; (pol.) R. O. Ray, J. S. 
Curtis, C. A. Wages, J. C. Phipps, J. E. 
McConnell, Frederick; A. J. Welch, Judge 
L. Coffman, Judge Wray, Lawton; Judge 
Matthews. Church, Metli., active mbr. and 
tchr. in S. S. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. ; 
Mason Lodge. Canyon City, Tex. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; active in co. politics since 1924 ; 
works through personal contacts; makes 
speeches. Offices, co. judge since 1926, 
Tillman Co.; Co. Judge. Randall Co., Tex., 
1910-12; co. atty., Randall Co., Tex., 1908- 
10; has fine record as co. officer in both 
Tex. and Okla. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1919; lived since at Frederick. During 
W. War was mbr. of Legal Advisory bd. 
in Giles Co., Tenn. and devoted much 
time to this work. 

SELSOR, H. H„ Grandfield. Dem. Occ., 
gin manager. B., Knox Co., Mo., Dec. 8, 
1864. Edu., com. sells., St. Clair Co., Mo. 
Wife, Mary J. Berry. Cdrn.. 1 s., R. H- 
4 d.. Mrs. Effle May Barrett, Mrs. Annie 
'Whitman, Mrs. Lucile Byrd, Mrs. Fay 
Matchett. Bus. Con., cotton buyer; mgr. 
of Co-Operative Gin. Grandfield. Bk. Con- 
Home 'St. Assoc- Fred Comstock, George 
Huff. Charles Warhurst, Earl Fuller, Grand- 
field ; (pol.) Ed. May, F. H. Hurst,. Judge 
Hussey, E. P. Roe, Grandfield; A. S. .T. 
Shaw ; Edwin Dabney ; Frank Carter ; Harry 
Cordell. Lodges. A. F. & A. M- Pol. 
Act- partisan active in co. politics 40 yrs. 
leader of the co-operative bloc in his 
section; works through personal contacts 
only. Party Honors, prct. chmn. 1909-18. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1903 ; lived at 
Sentinel a. short time, Grandfield since. 
Active in Liberty Bond and Red Cross work 
during W. War. 

SESSIONS, IRA ALLEN, Grandfield 
Rep. Occ- postmaster. B., Pratt, Kan- 
Sept. 6, 1887. Edu- com. sch. and 


h. sch., Ottawa, Kan. Wife, Lennabelle 
Tant. Cdrn., 1 s., Ira Allen, Jr. Bus. Con., 
U. S. Postal Dept.; stockholder and dir. 
in King! Cola Mfg. Co., Dallas, Tex.; holds 
st. Embalmers License, was in furniture 
and embalming business 13 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Tillnmn Co. Bk. Assoc., C. L. Bridges, 
Pres. King Cola Co., Dallas; C. U. Bridges, 
San Antonio; Mrs. Olivia Davis, Dallas;' 
(pol.) W. G. Roe, McClellan, Frederick; 
Sen. J. W. Harreld; John Fields; E. E. 
Blake; W. B. Pine; P. M. Lawford, Nick 
Gensman, Lawton. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Grandfield Golf Club; League 
of Amer. Sportsmen; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Commandery, Frederick; T. P. A. Imp. 
Rel- A. .T. Tant, (deceased) was Baptist 
minister and owner of Grandfield Townsite ; 
E. D. Sessions, (bro.) Waurika, clothier; 
Mrs. B. H. Miller, (sister), Okla. City. 
Pol. Act- partisan; active in co. and st. 
20 yrs. ; works through organizations ana 
personal contacts. Offices, postmaster at 
Grandfield since 1923. Party Honors, past 
Co. Chmn., Tillman Co.; del. to st., dist. 
and co. convs. 20 yrs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905; lived at Lawton, 1905-09; at 
Grandfield, since. One of pioneers of co. 
Mbr. First Okla. Engineers. Hobby, read¬ 
ing on political subjects. 

SHELTON, EDGAR HERBERT, Fred¬ 
erick. Dem. Occ., county superintendent 
of schools. B- Jacksonville, Tex., June 
24, 1883. Edu., com. schs., Wise Co., Tex. ; 
Tex. Christian Iiniv., 1907-09 ; Commer¬ 
cial Col., 1902 ; S. W. St. Normal, Weath¬ 
erford, Okla. Wife. d. of Mrs. Nora Cren¬ 
shaw, Frederick. Cdrn., 2 s., Edgar Her¬ 
bert, Jr.; Frances, at h. Bk. Con., Secur¬ 
ity St. Pol. Assoc., officers and recog¬ 
nized leaders of co. commr. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue 
Lodge, chap, council and commandery at 
Frederick; Eastern Star; I. O. O. F. ; 
Rebekahs. Imp. Rel- A. N. Shelton, (bro.) 
Tempson, Tex. Pol. Act- partisan; active 
in co. politics since 1916; makes speeches 
and works through personal contacts and 
coins. Offices, co. supt. of schs., since 
1925; re-elected without opposition 1928. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. several 
times ; prct. chmn. 1922-23. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909 ; lived since at Frederick; 
was pres, of S. W. Okla. Educational Assn. 
1928. An advocate of consolidated schs. 
and good roads. Hoboy, community activ¬ 
ities. 

SPRAGGINS, MINTA J., Davidson. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Bonham, Tex., July 
11. 1893. Edu- com. schs.. Telephone 

TeX.; h. sell- Bonham, Tex.; St, Normal, 
Edmond and Weatherford, Okla. Married. 
Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc., (pol.) W. G. Roe, 
Frederick; A. S. Jamison. Church, Bap.; 
treas.; S. S. tchr. Pol. Act- independent : 
active in co. 7 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, postmaster at 
Davidson. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; 
lived at Frederick 1915-18; at Davidson, 
since. Active in civic affairs. Taught 
sch. 11) yrs. in Tex. and Okla., is partic¬ 
ularly interested in better schs. During 
W. War was active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, housekeeping. 

SPURGEON. MRS. T. F- Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B.. Gasconade Co., Mo„ 
Nov. 30, 1875. Edu., com. and h. schs- 
Mo. : taught pub. schs.. 1892-95. Husband, 
T. F. Spurgeon, Frederick. Cdrn., 1 s- 
Tlieron; 1 d- Thelma. Church, Bap. ; 

asst. supt. D. U. B. S. C'ubs, pres. W. 
M. U., 1926-27; ores. Hoover Dem. Club, 
1928; pres. W. C. T. U- 1928-30. Pol. 
Art., active in co. and city pol.; notary 
public, 1902-10 ; asst, postmistress, 1902- 
1907, Kinnick; independennt; works through 
personal contacts only. Active in Red 
Cross during W. War. 

SPURGEON, THOMAS FRANK, Freder¬ 
ick. Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. 
B„ Gasconade Co., Mo- May 5, 1873. Edu., 
com. schs. Steelville, Mo.; h. sch; Barnes 
Medical Col., St. Louis, grad., 1897. Wife, 
Leora Frances Vaughan. Cdrn., 1 s., 

Theron; 1 d., Thelma, wife of J. Knox 


Byrum, Repr. from Pottawatomie Co. 1929. 
Bus. Con- .Tillman Co. Hospital, part 
owner; farm owner in co. ; one of organ¬ 
izers and first dir. of First Natl. Bk. 
Bk. Con- Security St. Assoc- Hr. J. E. 
Arrington, Dr. C. C. Allen, Frederick; 
(pol.) James A. Carr, P. V. Ruck, A. L. 
Schrimsher, B. E. Brisle.v, Frederick; Jim 
McClintic; A. S. Shaw; M. E. Trapp; 
Dr. Lain; Dr. Roland; Dr. Leroy Long. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
booster for good roads. First signer of 
good roads petition for bond issue; Lions ; 
sponsor for Boy Scout movement; climn. 
com., on pub. health. Pol. Act- inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co. since 1902; works 
through personal contacts; a pioneer of 
Tillman Co. Offices, city health officer, 
Frederick, 2 yrs.; mbr. sch. bd. 10 yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; lived at 
Coyle 1989-1902, at Frederick since. During 
W. War was chmn. of Medical Advisory Bd. 

STAND LEY, U. W- Grandfield. Rep. 
Occ., glass merchant. B- Carroll Co., Mo., 
NoV. 14, 1856. Edu- com. schs.. Mo, 
Wife, Louise iStandifer. Cdrn., 2 s.„ L. 
1 step-d. Mrs. T. D. Hamill, Loveland, 
G- Grandfield; Thomas A., Dallas, Tex.; 
1 stepson, J. T. Broiles, Dallas, Tex. ; 
Tex. Bus. Con., owner of Retail and 
Wholesale Glass business Grandfield. Bk. 
Con.. Home iS't. Assoc., Charles Warhurst, 
E. M. Kimell, B. A. Allen, Grandfield; 
(pol.) Joe Eversole, F. M. Crane, George 
Polar, Tillman Co.; Sen. Harreld; John 
Fields; W. G. Roe; Sen. Pine. Church, 
Pres. Lodges, I. O. O. F., W. O. W. ; 
M. W. A.. Grandfield. Pol. Act- partisan; 
active 45 vrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, pres, town council, 
1911-12. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived at Eschita 1907-09 ; Grandfield since. 

TEETER, MARY HAZEL HOWARD, 

(MRS. G. C.), Grandfield. Dem. Occ- 
housewife, B.. Summertown, Tenn., Aug. 
6. 1898. Edu- com. and h. sch- Weather¬ 
ford, Tex.; O. C. W., Chickasha, 1 yr. 
Husband, G. C, Teeter. Cdrn., 2 s., Howard, 
C- Jr. : 1 d- Mildred Mae, at h. Bus. 
Con- Teeter Drug Co., Grandfield. Bk. 
Con., Tillman Go. Bk. Assoc- (pol.)Dem. 
leaders of co. Church, Pres.; Missionary 
Society. Lodges, Eastern Star; Rebekans. 
Grandfield. Imp. Re'., Geo. P. Howard, 
(father) was supt. of Home Missions of 
Okla. 15 yrs- preached first sermon in 
Grandfield; Giles C. Howard, U. S. Navy; 
Maury Howard, (bro.). Dallas, Tex.; Mrs. 
Ethel Reese, Kingsville, Tex.; Georgia 
Lou and Helen Howard, Harlington and 
Austin, Tex., (sisters). Pol. Act- parti¬ 
san; active in co. and local politics 6 
yrs.; makes speeches; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, sec’y. elec- 
bd. since 1925'. Ward No. 1. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902 ; lived at Rolf, Ada and 
Wagoner; Grandfield since 1906. During 
W. War was active in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, reading and golf. 

VARNER. FRED, Grandfield. Dem. 
Ore., ginner. B., Linn Co., Ia., .Tune 13, 
1880. Edu- com. schs., Payne Co., Okla. 
Wife, Elmina, d. of John Leach, Payne 
Co. Cdrn- 1 s., Ralph Blosier; 

1 d- Alta Allen, Byers, Tex. Bus. Con- 
stockholder and mgr. Grandfield Gin; pres. 
Home St. Bk.. Grandfield. Bk. Con.. Home 
St. Assoc., Fred Comstock. E. M. Kimmell, 
J. IV. Fox. Frank Lawrence, Grandfield; 
(pol.) J. E. Hines, Frank Mathews, Ed 
May, Frederick; Frank Carter; Jim Mc¬ 
Clintic; Senator Austin. Church. Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Commercial club; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Grandfield ; Consistory, Guthrie ; 
Knight Templar, Frederick; Shrine, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act- partisan; active in co. 
and st- 25 yrs.; active for law enforce¬ 
ment ; works through com. and personal 
contacts. Offices, mayor of Grandfield, 
1918-19. Party Honors, prct. chmn. cen. 
com., 1914-16. Remarks, came to Okla- 
1889; lived in Payne Co- 1889-1905; 
Frederick, 1905-07 ; Grandfield, since. Dur¬ 
ing W. War was Fuel Administrator for 


Grandfield; active in all Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting, 

WALLER, A. F., Davidson. Dem. Occ., 
cotton buyer; farmer. B., Montague Co., 
Tex., Jan. 25, 1888. Edu., com. schs., 
Davidson, Okla.; Bus. Col., Tyler, Tex. 
Wifa, Belva Perryman. Cdrn., 2 s., Bal¬ 
lard, Albert, at h.; 2 d., Mrs. Vera Jones, 
Frederick; Nadine Jane, at h. Bus. Con., 
cotton buyer; partner with bro. in meat 
market, Davidson; pres. Robertson-Waller 
Motor Co., Frederick; farmer and farm 
owner, 480 acres in co. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., Jim Robertson, Frederick; (pol.) 
John B. Wilson, W. H. Hussey, Frederick; 
John McClure, Davidson; Jim McClintic, 
Snyder; Frank Carter, Okla. City. Church, 
Meth. Lodges>, Mason Blue Lodge, David¬ 
son ; Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India 
Temple Shrine. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and dist. politics 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1928; del. to all 
co. and dist. conv., for yrs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, came to Oxla. 1889 ; 
lived in Caddo 1889-90; Duncan, 1890-1902; 
Davidson, since. Active in civic affairs. 
Hobby, fishing, baseball and cattle raising. 

WEATHERS, GUY S., Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., insurance and loans dealer. B., 

Roanoke, Ala., Feb. 12, 1883. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Roanoke, Ala. Wife, Pearl 

Hawkins of Burkburnett, Tex. Cdrn., 2 
s.. Buck and Jack, at h.; 3 d., Mrs. Luckle 
Gibson, Flagstaff, Ariz.; Katherine; Betty, 
at h. Bus. Con., insurance and loans bus¬ 
iness, Frederick; owner of 400 acres land 
and business property in Frederick; organ¬ 
ized First Natl. Bk., 1906 ; sold it 2 yrs. 
later. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce; 
Security St. Assoc., John Wilson, J. A. 

Carr, .T. H. McClure, J. D. Moore, F. P. 

Fry, Tillman Co. ; G. W. Hope, Hobart; 
fl. W. Shirley, Elk City; D. W. Womack, 
Duncan. Church* Bap., treas. 20 yrs. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Lions, pres., 
1926-27 ; 33rd Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter, 
Knight TemDlar, Frederick; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine. 
Imp. Rel., R. E. Weathers, (bro.) atty.. 


TILLMAN COUNTY 

McAllen, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in st. 10 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, city treas., Fred¬ 
erick, 1925-28. Party Honors, Sec’y. Co. 
Cen. Com., since 1920 ; prct. committee¬ 
man; sec’y. Elec. Bd., since 1926; del. to 
all co., and dist. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1904 ; lived since at Frederick. 
During W. War was Food Administrator; 
active in Liberty Loan work. Hobby, 
squirrel hunting. 

WILLIAMS, JOHN W„ Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner. B., Spring- 
town, TeX., Sept. 14, 1881. Edu*, Com. 
sells., Springtown, Tex. Wile, Emma Riley, 
la. Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn, 1 d., Dorothy, at h. 
Bus. Con. Co. Commr.; farmer, owns 460 
acres in co._ Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk.; 
/Security St.; First St. Bk. Davidson. 
Assoc., (pol.) John B. Wilson, Judge W. 
H. Hussey, J. C. Johnson, Frederick; O. H. 
Searcy, Tulsa; Ed Dabney; Judge Fletcher 
Riley. Church, Bap.; mbr. Finance Com. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; sponsor of Boy 
iScout movement; Sponsor 4-H Club; mbr. 
Cotton Growers Assn.; Lions; chmn. good 
roads com.; Mason Blue Lodge; I. O. O. 
F., Frederick. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and dist. for 25 yrs.; works through 
com. and personal contacts ; makes speeches. 
Offices, co. commr., 6 yrs.; mbr. sch. bd. 
Party Honors* del. to st. conv. 1928; del. 
to all co. and dist. convs. for yrs.; former 
prct. committeeman; former mbr. twp. bd., 
10 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; 
lived since at Frederick. Active in Liberty 
Bond Work and Red Cross during W. War; 
mbr. Food Administration Bd. Interested 
in farming. 

WILSON, JOHN B„ Frederick. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Jamestown, Mo., Jan. 
31, 1882. Edu., com. and h. sell., Clarks¬ 
burg Mo.; Univ. of Mo., LL.B., 1906. Wife, 
Anna Harris. Cdrn., 2 s., John B., Jr.; 
Harris W.; 1 d., Mary Lou, at h. Bus. 
Con., Wilson & Roe, Law Firm, Frederick; 
v.-pres. and dir. Natl. Bk. of Commerce, 
Frederick; owner of farms in co. and bus¬ 
iness bklgs. in Frederick. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce, Frederick. Assoc., W. G. 


759 

Roe, law partner, 23 yrs.; (pol.) J. A. 
Carr, Cecil Chamberlin, Judge Hussey, 
Frederick; Jim McClintic; Scott Ferris; H. 
P. King, Frederick; W. C. Austin, Altus. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
former mbr. Lions; Mason; Blue Lodge, 
Commandery, Chapter, Council, Frederick; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; mbr. Izaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act, partisan; active in co. and st. 
20 yrs.; makes speeches and works through 
com., and personal contacts. Offices, city 
atty., since 1925; mbr. sch. bd., 16 yrs., 
pres. 5 yrs. Party Honors, co. chmn., past 
4 yrs.; former sec’y. Elec. Bd.; del. to 
all st. and co. convs. for number of yrs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906 ; lived since 
at Frederick. Liquidating agt. for Okla. 
St. Bk., Frederick; atty. for Examining 
Bd., during W. War; active in all Liberty 
Loan and Red Cross work. Hobby, fishing 
and hunting. 

WINCHELL, R. L„ Grandfield. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Arkansas City, Kan., 
Sept. 15, 1879. Edu., com. schs., Okla. 
Wife, Bessie Bell. Cdrn., 3 s., Leo, Ralph, 
J. C.; 1 d., Lois, at h. Bus. Con., pres. 
Tillman Co. Bk., Grandfield; farm owner; 
filling station owner. Assoc., W. Williams, 
Geo. Hipp, Charles Crawford, Grandfield; 
(pol.) Judge Rush ; Jim McClintic, Judge 
Matthews; Scott Ferris. Church, Pres.; 
supt. S. IS. Clubs & Lodges, pres. Lions; 
C. of C., dir.; Mason Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Council, Grandfield. Imp. Rel., 
Lawrence Winchell, (bro.), Kay Co.; Mrs. 
J. A. Castle, Duncan ; Mrs. Delbert Mc¬ 
Cormick, Minco; Mrs. Jennie Fitzpatrick. 
Newkirk, (sisters.). Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. 28 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, mayor of Grand¬ 
field, 1912-16; treas. sch. bd. now serving. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs. and several 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 ; 
lived at Newkirk, 1893-98 ; Caddo Co., 
1902-09; Grandfield since. Was active in 
Bond Drives during IV, War; particularly 
interested in civic improvements. His 
father was pioneer of Okla.; filed on home¬ 
stead in Cherokee Strip, which family still 
owns. 


Tulsa County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, John P. Boyd (Dem.) -Tulsa 

Co. Attorney, Byron Kirkpatrick (Rep.) _Tulsa 

Ct. Clerk, Hal Turner (Dem.) -Tulsa 

Co. Clerk, O. G. Weaver (Dem.) _Tulsa 

Sheriff, Charles Price (Rep.) -Tulsa 

Co. Treasurer, John L. Smiley (Dem.) -Tulsa 

Co. Surveyor, T. J. Collins (Dem.) -Tulsa 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., J. R. Small (Rep.) 


Co. Assessor, Dan A. Rowe (Dem.) --Tulsa 

Co. Weigher, none. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—Ed W. Hedgecock (Dem.)-Dawson 

Dist. No. 2—W. J. Dickey (Rep.)_West Tulsa 

Dist. No. 3—W. L. North (Dem.)_Tulsa, Rt. 1 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., C. J. Hindman (Dem.) -Tulas 

Chmn., S. B. Myers (Dem.) -Tulsa 

Mbr., C. A. Bingham (Rep.) -Sperry 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representatives, O. O. Owens (Rep.) Tulsa; L. O. 
Maxwell (Rep.) Skiatook ; D. A. Wilson (Rep.) Broken 
Arrow; Clias. B. Parker (Rep.) Tulsa; Clyde L. Sears 
(Rep.) Tulsa; Horace J. Newberry (Rep.) Tulsa; Sen. 
C. H. Terwilliger (Rep.) Tulsa; Dist. Judge, Luther 
James (Dem.), John Ladner (Rep.), Saul A. Yager 
(Dem.) Tulsa; Common Pleas Court Judges, S. J. 
Clendining. S. M. Rutherford, B. J. Williams, W. N. 
Randolph, Tulsa. 

State Officers, Albert Hunt. (Dem.) Justice Supreme 
Court; Van H. Montgomery, State Game & Fish Ward¬ 
en ; E. R. Wilson, mbr. Bd. of Edu. ; H. L. Standeven, 
mbr. Bd. of Governors, State Bar ; Edgar A. deMeules, 
mbr. Bd. of Governors, State Bar; Grover C. Spillers, 
mbr. Bd. of Governors, State Bar; F. W. Redlich, mbr. 
State Bd. of Exam, of Architects; A. Endicott, mbr. of 
State Bd. of Exam, of Architects; Leon Senter, mbr. 
State Bd. of Exam, of Architects; Geo. D. Stanley, mbr. 
State Bd. of Embalmers, Tulsa ; O. E. Robinson, Bixby, 
mbr. State Bd. of Veterinary Exam.; C. Sterling Cooley, 
mbr. Bd. of Chiropractic ; Cecil G. Steward, mbr. State 
Bd. of Pharmacy; John Rogers, mbr. Bd. of Regents, 
State Univ. r Ed King, Tulsa, Conservation Office; Gene 
Hagen, Tulsa, Conservation Office: Everett W. Evans, 
Collinsville, Game Ranger; W. H. Morgan. Tulsa, Game 
Ranger ; Edward Crossland, Tulsa, Asst. Attorney Gen.; 
H. P. Kemerlv, Co. Supt. of Health, Tulsa: W. S. 
Grimes, J. C. Whiteside, Riley Smith. Steve Markham. 
Deputy Oil Inspector, Tulsa; W. L. Eagleton, Supreme 
Ct. Commissioner. 

Repr. in Congress, Clias. O’Connor (Rep.) Tulsa 
State Institutions, none. 


PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

Chas. A. Holden, Chmn., Tulsa ; Mrs. H. Bender, 
V-Climn., Tulsa. 

Republican 

Geo. B. Schwabe, Chmn., Tulsa; Mrs. Paul A. 
Johnson, V.-Chmn., Tulsa; Paul Busby, Sec'y., Tulsa. 

J. M. Goldesberry, State Committeeman, Tulsa; 
Mrs. ,T. Pierson, State Committeewoman, Tulsa. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Tulsa, Co. Seat; Dan W. Patton (Mayor) ; Frank 
P. Kitchen (Clerk) ; M. C. Spradling (Attorney) ; Pub. 
Serv. Co. of Okla.; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 

Bixby, D. W. Mose (Mayor) ; Nellie C. Golden 
(Clerk) ; H. W. Warshaw (Attorney) ; Okla. Nat. Gas 
Corp.; O. G. & E. 

Broken Arrow, E. M. Keener (Mayor) ; Mary E. 
McAnally (Clerk) ; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla.; Okla. Nat. 
Gas Corp. 

Collinsville, O. L. Farmer (Mayor) ; Bertha Heind- 
enfelder (Clerk) ; R. W. Terrill (Attorney) ; Collinsville 
Gas Co. 

Glenpool, F. A. Vowell (Mayor) ; J. A. Terrei 
(Clerk) ; O. G. & E. 

Jenks, Wm. George (Mayor) ; Morris Engel 
(Clerk) ; O. G. A E. 

Keystone, Geo. M. Queal (Mayor) ; Lauga Antliis 
(Clerk) ; Keystone Light & Fuel Co., C. C. Cantrell, 
Keystone, Gen. Mgr. : Okla. Power & Water Co. 

Mounds. Mounds Fuel & Light Co., H. M. Walker, 
Mounds, Sec’y.-Treas.; O. G. & E. 

Turley, Okla. Nat. Gas Corp.: Okla. Power & Water 
Co. 

THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

[ 4497 


|10048 


|14377| |16062| 

Rep. 

| 3657 

1 

14495 

I 

|19537| |38769| 

Soc. 

I 849 | 


| 640 | 


1 254 | 

128 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

| 4099 

|10444 


110574|10077| 

1 

Rep. 

j 

| 3274 

| 14149 


|25304|12370| 

1 

Soc. 

1 

| 116 

| 576 

[ 

|no C. 1 27 | 

! 

Governor 

Deni. 

1 

| 4011 

1 

10467 

| 110095! 


Rep. 

1 1 

3456 

! 1 

13481 

1141601 

1 

Soc. 

1 

| 138 

1 1 

56 

1 1 26 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 3737 | 

3940 

| 11547 | 

13028 

10179111114|25095i 

Rep. 

| 4550 | 

3520 

| 13098 | 

9485 

116421111713[27490! 

Soc. 

i 841 

| 107 

| 601 

no C. 

inoC. |no C. | 

84 | 


Town 

Bixby 

Broken Arrow 

Collinsville 

.Tenks 

Sand Springs 
Tulsa 


NEWSPAPERS 


Newspaper 

Bulletin (Wldy. Ind.) 

Ledger Wkly. non-pot.) 

News (Wkly. Ind.) 

News (Wkly. Ind.) 

Leader (Wkly. Ind. Dem.) 

0:1 & Gas Journal (Wkly.) Pet. & 
Nat. Gas) 

Tribune find. Dem.) 

Unionist-Journal (Mo. Labor) 


World 


(Ind.) 


Editor 

J. B. Sample 
C. H. Broadwell 
C. H. Wright 
•T. I). Marvin, Jr. 
E. E. Everett 
James McIntyre 


Owner 

J. I». Sample 
C. II. Broadwell 
Wright & Fuller 
Reliance Pub. Co. 
E. E. Everett 
Petroleum Pub. Co. 


R. L. .Tones Tulsa Tribune Co. 

V. V. Van Tilburg Tulsa Trades & Labor 
Council. 

Eugene Lorton World Pub'. Co. 





































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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FONT L. ALLEN 


ACHER, HOWARD MOSSMAN, 4th & 

Boulder, Tulsa. Deni. Occ., Industrial Bank¬ 
ing. B., Mercer Co., Pa., Dec. 10, 1889. 
Edit., com. and h. sch., Pa; Grove City 
Col Ph. B. 1913. Wife. Ruth B. Spear¬ 
man. of Pa. Bus. Con., Pres. Morris Plan 
Co. of Okla.; Pres. Southwest Homes Corp.; 
Regional Dir. Morris Plan Corp. of Amer.; 
Dir. Morrison, Plan Bank, Ft. Worth; Dir. 
N. Amer. Funding Corp.; Pres. Industrial 
Bankstock Corp.; (Morris Plan Co. of 
Okla. largest industrial banking organiza¬ 
tion west of Miss. River.) Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl., First Natl., Producers Natl., 
Tulsa; Amer. First Natl., Okla. City; Enid 
Bank & Trust Co., Enid; First Natl. 
Bartlest'fle; First Natl.. Muskogee; Central 
Natl., Okmulgee; Amer. Natl., Ardmore 
(there are branches of the Morris Plan 
Bank in all these cities). Assoc., Chas L. 
Yancey, gen. counsel & v.-pres.; T. K. 
Harnsberger, dist. mgr. Shell Pet. Corp.; 
N. B. Feagin, pres. Pub. Securities Corp. ; 

B. M. Gessel, pres. Gessel Drilling Co.; 
P. H. Bull, and other officers and dirs. 
of Morris Plan Cos. ; (attorneys) W. J. 
Otjen, Enid; Morse & Tyson, Okla. City: 
Yancey & Fist, Tulsa ; Forrester Brewster. 
Church, First Pres. Clubs, Tulsa Country; 
Spavinaw; Tulsa Athletic; Rotary; C. of 

C. Pol. Act., independent; votes Dem. in 
st. affairs. Rep. nationally. Active in city, 
co. and state since maturity. Works through 
organization. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1922; lived since at Tulsa. Civic worker 
through Rotary and C. of C. During W. 
War served in Replacement Corps, Camp 
Lee. Rank, Lieut. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Joe 
Carson Post, Tulsa. 

ADAMS. ROBERT E„ Tulsa Dem. Occ., 
realtor. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.„ 1 d. Bus. 
Con., Adams & Reddin, realtors; Bd. Dirs. 
Exchange Natl. Bk. : Dir. Home Bldg. & 
Loan Assn. Clubs & Lodges. Tulsa Club; 
C. of C. ; Mason. Pol Act., chiefly in city 
affairs; works through personal contacts. 
Remarks, formerly lived at Taloga for num¬ 
ber of years. Active in all public affairs 
of Tulsa. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

ADKINSON, J. N„ Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Portsmouth Ohio, Nov. 11, 
1880; came to Okla. 1900; located at Ca¬ 
toosa, Tulsa since 1910. Edu., pub. sch. 
Sulphur Springs, Tex., 1898 Eastern Acad., 


grad. Sedalia, Mo. Bus. Col. 1902. Wife, 
Ora Gravitt. Cdrn., 4 s, 1 d. Bus. Con., 
Adkinson & Henry, insurance and real 
estate, loans. Bk. Con., Exchange and 
First Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (Bus.) Allen 
E. Henry; (pol.) Geo. Schwabe, G. R. 
McCollough, R. W. Kellog, John M. 
Goldsberry, Paul D. Bushall, W. G. Skelly, 
A. C. Alexander, Scott Thompson, W. B. 
Pine, W. B. Hoke. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Knight Templar, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and st. work¬ 
er 26 yrs.. Committees and others. Offices, 
City Treas. Tulsa 1914, City Fire Commr. 
1920-22, Postmaster 1928. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 6 yrs., 1922-28. 
Hobby, golf, fishing and hunting. 

AITKIN, F. H., Sand Springs. Rep. Occ., 
asst, sales mgr. B., Huntington, Ore., Mar. 
1898 ; came to Okla. 1915 ; located at Tulsa, 
Sand Springs 1917 since. Edu., grad. h. sch. 
Tulsa, B. S. Univ. Ill. Wife, Harriet Pike, 
no cdrn. Bus. Con., Kerr Glass Mfg. Corp. 
Bk. Con., Sand Springs St. Bk. Pol. Assoc., 
Chas. B. Parker, H. H. Swan, Geo. Rup- 
pert. Bill Smith, Chas O’Connor. Clubs, 
Lions Club, Country Club. Imp. Rel., J. H. 
Aitkin (father). Pol. Act., city and co. 
worker 3 yrs. through corns. Party Honors, 
Pres Young Men’s Republican Club. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, St. Mihiel Post, S. A. 
T. C. Univ. Ill. Hobby, aviation. 

AITKIN, JOHN H., Sand Springs, Rep. 
Occ., Accountant. B., Port Sanilac, Midi., 
Aug. 15, 1858; came to Okla. 1915, located 
at Tulsa 1917; Sand Springs since. Edu., 
com. sch. Mich. Wife, Harriet Martha 
Pike. Cdrn., 2 s., John Harold, F. H. 
Bus. Con., Sand Springs Home Interests. 
Bk. Con., Sand Springs St. Bus. Assoc., 
E M. Mansell, Ed A. Page, P. H. Steffins, 
C. F. Tingley. Pol. Assoc., O. L. Stewart, 
Mrs. Flora Packard, Paul P. Pinkerton, 
Chas. O’Connor, Judge Kennamer. Lodge, 

K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 50 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Mayor and 
Treas. Huntington, Ore. 1894-1902. Party 
Honors, mbr. Rep. St. Cen. Com., Ore., 
chmn. Remarks, a long life of quiet In¬ 
fluence. 

ALCORN, GLENN, Atlas Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Clark County, 
Kansas, June 10, 1886. Edu., common and 
high school, Perry; Uuiversity of Iowa, 
B. A. ; University of Mich., J. D. Wife, 
Lucile, d. of M. E. Milford, Vinita. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Glenn, Jr. Bus. Con., Disney, 
Wheeler & Alcorn, law firm. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Assoc., W. E. Disney. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; C. of C.; 
Y. M. C. A.; A. F. & A. M.; B. P. O. E., 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Mrs. S. T Alcorn, (moth¬ 
er) Tulsa Pol. Act., active in politics 
since maturity. Offices, Co. Judge, Mus¬ 
kogee Co., 1916. Party Honors, del. co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 

1889; lived at Guthrie, Perry, 1893-1912; 
Muskogee, 1912-1926 ; Tulsa since. During 
W. War served in Co. A., 2nd Inf.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Joe Carson Post, Tulsa. 

ALCORN, MRS. S. T., 2008 E. 

17th Place, Tulsa. Republican. B., 
Riverside, la.* March 30, 1863. Edu., com. 
school. Riverside; Presbyterian and Iowa 
tSt. Normal; Seminary, Washington, 
Iowa. Husband, S. T. Alcorn 
(deceased). Children, 1 s., Glenn,, 

Tulsa. Bus. Con., attends to own estate. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 

L. R. Kershaw, Luther Kyle, Frank Lee, 
Mrs. Herbert Calhoun, Muskogee; W. G. 
Skelly, Mrs. Phil Tyler, Tulsa ; Mrs Beulah 
H. Cureton, Okla. City; Mrs. Lola Clark 
Pearson, Marshall. Church, Chris. Clubs, 
Womans Noonday, Womans History, Mus¬ 
kogee. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1915; makes speeches, works 
through organization, coin., and others. 
Party Honors, V.-Chmn. Muskogee Co. Rep. 
Cen. Com., 1920-26 ; St. i.nmmitteewoman, 
1926-29; del. to co., dist. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889 ; lived at 
Perry 1893-1917 ; Muskogee, 1917-29; Tulsa 


also in all activities during W. War. 
Hobby, Americanization and citizenship 
training. 

ALLEN, F. L„ Philtower Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Searcy Co., Ark., 
Jan. 8, 1886. Edu., h. sch., Ark.; Drury 
Col. and Bus. Col., Springfield, Mo. Wife, 
Florence Pendergrass of Ark. Cdrn., 1 
s., Harvey Fontaine; 1 d., Mary Florence, 
at h. Bus. Con., Sec’y.-Treas. Specifica¬ 
tion Motor Oil System of Okla., Inc.; Nat!. 
Royalty Co.; King-Bendor Mfg. Co. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., Dr. Chas. 
Haralson, W. A. O’Leary, Tulsa; (pol.) 
R. D. Sanford, R. D. Hudson, Judge Saul A. 
Yager Albert Hunt, W. E. Disney, E. B. 
Howard, Tulsa; J. Berry King, Okla. City. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Oakhurst 
Country; Tulsa Athletic; Mason, Shrine, 
at Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., 
co. and statewide worker since maturity ; 
makes speeches'; works personal^ and 
through comma. Offices, Asst. Prosecuting 
Atty., in Ark. ; City Atty., and City Clk., 
Eureka Springs, Ark.; Judge Common 
Pleas Ct., Tulsa. Party Honors, del. co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1917, lived since at Tulsa. Supporter of 
all public welfare work. Hobby, golf. 

ALLEN, R. C., 1228 E. 18th, Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., attv. B., Kelly, N. C., Sept. 14, 1882; 
came to Okla. 1903; located at Coweta, Mus¬ 
kogee 1909 ; Tulsa since 1918. Edu., Wake 
Forrest Col., N. C., Admitted Bar N. C., 
1903. Wife, Lillian Lumpkin. Bus. Con., 
Allen, Underwood & Canterberry, Gen. 
Counsel for Okla. Natural Gas Corporation. 
Bk. Con., Producers & First Natl. Bus. 
Assoc., I. .T. Underwood, Sam E. Canter- 
berry. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Oakhurst, Tulsa, 32 Mason; Shrine. Mc- 
Alester Consistory; C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker, 25 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices. Dist. Judge 3d Judi¬ 
cial Dist. 1910-14, Natl. Atty. for Creek 
Indians* 1914-18. Party Honors, used to 
attend all st. convs. Remarks, was In 
Indian service during War. Stockholder in 
Producers Natl. Bk. 2 yrs. Mbr. St. and 
Amer. Bar Assns. 

ALLISON, ED L., 3125 S. Madison, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., Life Insurance. B., Rising Fawn, 
Ga., June 14. 1890; came to Okla. 1917. 
located at Tulsa. Edu., pub. sch., Ga., Ala..; 
N. Y. City. Wife, Beryl E. Minor. Bus. 
Con. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. 


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HALLY I.. ANDERSON 


Bk. Gen., Exchange Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
Frank M. Engle. Poi. Assoc., Wm. L. 
Eagleton, H. L. S. Halley, J. C. Farmer, 
R. Elmo Thompson. Clubs & Lodges, X. 
H. Country Club; Mohawks; Totem; Tulsa 
Athletic, Masonic Blue I/ockte, High Twelve. 
C. of C.; Mbr. Life Underwriters Assn ; 
Sons of Amer. Revolution. Imp. Rel., 
Judge M. M. Allisc> (uncle) Chattanoog'a, 
Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide work¬ 
er 8 yrs., all ways needed. Remarks, 
Legionnaire Post Adjutant; Past Command¬ 
er .Toe Carson Post; Dept. Exec. Commit¬ 
teeman and Sgt. First Class 66th Eng. T n- 
attached. One of most active Legion woik- 
ers in Okla. Hobby, fishing. 


ALLTON, SAMUEL B.. Jenks. Dem. 
Occ., real estate broker B., Warren Co., 
Ill July 12, 1867; came to Okla. 1884, 
located Oolagah until 1889 ; Claremore. 
1889; Oolagah, 1903 ; Jenks, since 1916. 
Edu. pub. seh., Kan. Wife, Bertha Mc¬ 
Laughlin. Cdrn., 4 s„ Sam Jr., Joe i-, 
Wm. Robert, Paul. : 4 d., Bertha M., Mar¬ 
garet, Pauline, Ella Mable. Bus. Con., 
agent United Savings & Loan Co. Bk. 
Con Bk. of Commerce. Pol. Assoc., John 
P. Logan, D. M. Battenfleld, Wash Hudson, 
Judge Sol Yeager. Judge Wm. Randolph 
Judge S. M. Rutherford. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, Masonic, Oolagah. Pol. Act., Parti¬ 
san : co. worker through comms. Offices, 
Chief of Police, Jenks ; Co. Truant Officer; 
Dep. Sheriff now. Party Honors, del. to 
various convs. Hobbies, athletics and agr 
culture. 


ANDERSON, HOLLY L.. Sand Springs. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B.. Brandenburg, 
Kv., March 6, 1897. Edu., Tulsa Univ., A. 
B. : Okla. Univ., LL B. Wife, Virginia 
Hoagland. Bus. Con., Wash Hudson law 
offices. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Wash Hudson, Loy North, .John Logan, 
James Rollins, E. B. Howard, Tulsa. Church, 
Bap. Clubs &. Lodges. Rotary; C. of C.; 
Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
city, co. and st. since 1925 ; makes speeches ; 
works personally and through comms. 
Offices, Mayor, Sand Springs, 1927-30. 
Party Honors, del. st. conv., 1928; candi¬ 
date for Legis., 1923. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900; lived since in Tulsa Co. Mbr. 
Officers Training Camp at close of war. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion. San Mihiel Post, Sana 
Springs. Rank of First Lieut, in F. A. 
Reserve. 


TULSA COUNTY 

ARNOLD, JACKSON PORTER, 407 N. Ta¬ 
coma, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., Public Relations 
Utilities. B., Chatauqua Co., Kan., May 
24, 1879 ; came to Okla. 1905 ; lived at 
Muskogee; Lawton; Kansas City; Chick- 
asha; Tulsa since 1923. Edu., com. 

and high sells., in Kansas and Chicago. 
Wife, Ouida Blanche Lawton. Bk. Con., 

Producers Natl. Bus. Con., Fred In- 
sull, pres. Public Service Co. Pol. Assoc.. 
Geo. A. Davis, Okla. City; Reid McBeth, 
Tulsa-; Elmer Thomas, Geo. D. Key, Okla. 
Cdy. Church, Episcopal. Clubs &. Lodges, 

C. ct C.; Advertising Club; Mohawk Coun¬ 
try Club; Chmn. Community Fund; Pres. 
Tulsa Rose Carnival Assn. ; Chmn. Com. 

on Territorial Relations; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Harry C. Arnold. U. S. A., First 
Sgt., First Artillery Band, (bro.). Po! 

Act., partisan; statewide worker all his 
life in all w'ays needed. Party Honors. 
Seo’y. Comanche Cen. Com. 1922. Re 
marks, chmn. Legis. Com.^ St. C. of C. ; 
dir. Okla. Utilities Assn.; Chmn. Public 
Relations Com., Okla. Utilities Assn. 1928- 
29 ; St. Chmn. Light's Golden Jubilee Assn., 
celebrating 50th Anniversary of Incandes¬ 
cent Lamp. Dean in S. W. of establish¬ 
ment of Pub. Relations program work 
Hobby, civic work. 

ATKINS. ALONZO ERNEST Jenks. Dem. 
Occ.. merchant. B., Howard Co.. Mo., came 
to Okla. 1915, located at Jenks. Edu., Sheri¬ 
dan Co. pub. sch. Wife, Joanna Clark. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Hazel C. Patterson, Co'o. 
Springs. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Pol. 
Assoc., Phil Kramer, E. B. Howard, Wash 
Hudson, John P. Logan, Ex-Gov. Henry 
S. Johnston. Church, Pres. Clubs, Owls 
Club, Kiefer; C. of C., Jenks. Imp. Rel., 
Congressman Dougherty of Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker always. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
radio fan. 

AVERY, CYRUS S„ 15 W. 7th, Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ.. farmer and real estate investments. 
B., Stevensville, Pa., Aug. 31, 1871,, came 
to Okla. 1883; located at Tulsa, 1907. Edu., 
William Jewell Col.. Liberty, Mo. A. B. 
Wife, Essie McCellend. Cdrn., 2 s., James 
Leighton, Gordon Steven; 1 d., Helen Lou¬ 
ise. Bus. Con., see’y.-treas. Avery Inv. 
Co.; Woodland Park Development Co. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Phi Gam¬ 
ma Delta; Mason; Rotary; Dir. C. of C. 
Po'. Act., partisan; statewide worker since 
1907 all ways needed. Offices. Joint Bd. 
of Interstate Highways; Pres. Highway 66 
Assn.; Ex-Pres. Pike Highway Assn.; Ex- 
Pres. Associated Highways of America ; 
Ex-Chmn. of Okla. St. Highway Commis¬ 
sion ; Ex-Co. Coramr.; mbr. Water Bd. on 
Spavinaw Water project. Remarks, import¬ 
ant politically, civically, also agriculturally. 
Hobby, aviation. 

BAILEY, JAMES THOMAS, 406 Bank of 
Commerce Building, Tulsa. Democrat. 
Occ., oil leases. B.. Richmond, Va„ Apr. 
16. 1886; came to Okla. 1908; locate at No¬ 
wata; Tulsa, since 1909. Edu., h. sell., 
Richmond. Va. Unmarried. Pol. Assoc., 
Judge Luther James, Geo. L. Watkins, E 
B. Howard, Fred Capshaw. Iitp. Rel., E. 
N. Bailey, Richmond. Va., (bro.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker all ways 
needed. Offices, police and fire commr., 
1926-28. Party Honors, Col. on Gov. John¬ 
ston’s Staff; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Hobby, books. 

BAKER, ARTHUR, City Hall, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., city commissioner. B., Erie, Pa. Edu., 
com. and h. sch. Wife, (first) Genora Don¬ 
ley, (deceased) ; (second) Catherine L. 
Bennett. Cdrn., 1 s., E. Donley, Borger, 
Tex. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Grant MciCullough, M. G. Hen- 
thorne, Charles O’Connor, Lew Wentz, W. 
G. Skelly. Church, Meth. Episcopal. Clubs 
& Lodges. Optimist; C. of C..; mbrsliin. 
com. ; High Twelve; 32nd Mason; Knight 
Templar: Blue Lodge; Akdar Shrine, Tulsa; 
Eastern Star; B. P. O. E. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan : co. and st. worker since 1907 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 


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coins. Offices, City Commr., now. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; pret. com¬ 
mitteeman ; mbr. elec. bd. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1908; lived since at Tulsa. In¬ 
terested in civic and community work, won 
personal and division cup, for collections 
in community fund drive. Pres. Leader 
Club Goverdian Life Ins. Club of Amer., 
elec. 1921 in Cleveland. Hobby, baseball. 
Masonry. 

BALDWIN CHARLES E„ 122 North 
Xanthus, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Cecil Paulding County, 
O. Aug. 5, 1885 ; came to Okla. 1912, lo¬ 
cated at Tulsa. Edu., A. B., LL. B., Univ. 
of Ky„ 1910. Wife, Nellie F. Bullette. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth Ann. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.. Producers Natl. Pol. Assoc., W. 
G. Skelly, Pat Hurley, Chas. O’Connor. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
works especially on Probate and Indian 
Titles. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

BARBRE, JESSE A., Muskogee. Dem. 
Occ., oil. B., Springfield, Ill.. June 30, 
1883; came to Okla. 1904; located at Mus¬ 
kogee. Edu., li. sch., Springfield, Ill. Wife, 
Phoebe Rider. Cdrn., 2 s., B’ll, Boh. Cul¬ 
ver Military Acad. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Church Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; C. of C. Pol. Act, 
partisan ; worker 25 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Party Honors, Chmn. St. Elec. Bd., 1919- 
23; del. all st. convs.; mbr. Co. Com., 20 
yrs. Assoc., (nol.) Bill Harrower. It. M. 
Mountcastle, Ed Brook, Enloe Vernon, J. 
B. A. Robertson, Ed Trapp, W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister, C. N. Haskell. Remarks, in 
charge all Liberty Loan and Red Cross 
Drives during W. War. Mgr. J. B. A. 

Robertson campaign for Eastern Okla., 
O. H. Searcy’s Campaign mgr. A power 
in politics since statehood. Office in Tulsa. 

BARNETT, VICTOR F„ 1819 W. Easton 
Place, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., managing 
editor Tulsa Tribune. B., Rochester, In¬ 
diana, May 12. 1893; came to Okla. 

1920 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., high sch., 

and studied at Univ. of Wis. Wife. Francis 
India. Cdrn., 2 s. Steele, Fitzgerald; 1 
d., Jean Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Church. 
Pres. Pol. Act., independent; worker. Re¬ 
marks. Legionnaire Past Commander Joe 
Carson Post. Tulsa; A. E. F.; U. S. A. 

Hobby, golf. 


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ARTHUR BAKER 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 





Leslie E. Salter, Okla. City; Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough, Tfcos. G. Andrews; Chas. Swlnd- 
all. Church, Meth., N. Clubs & Lodges, 
City Club; C. of C.; Knights of Pythias; 
Knights of Karessians; I. 0. 0. F.; M. 
W. A. : Moose. Tulsa. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; worker in city. co. and st. since 
1911; makes speeches; works personally 
and through others. Offices, Asst. City 
Atty., 1917-18; speaker pro tem; House 
of Repr. 1921-22; Repr. from Tulsa Co. 
Party Honors, del. to all st. convs. since 
1915. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894, lived 
Jennings, Tulsa since 1912; worker in 
civic and pub. affairs. Hobby, fishing, 
hunting. 

BENEDICT, OMER K„ 1219 S. Nor¬ 
folk, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., banker. 
B., Marshalltown, Iowa, December 19, 
1875. Edu., com. sch., Harper, Kan.; 
Chicago Law Sch., grad. 1900. Wife, Mae 
O’Dell. Bus. Con., v.-pres. First Natl 
Bk. & Trust Co.; pres. O. K. Inv. Co.; v.- 
pres. Security Inv. Co.; V.-pres., Municipal 
Airport Co. Assoc., officers and directors 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.* Tulsa; (pol.) 
Waite Phillips, W. G. Skelly, Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough. Jim Adkison, Eugene Lorton, 
Tulsa; Lew Wentz, Ponca City; John Golds- 
berry, George Schwabe, Mrs. Lilah D. 
Lindsey, Tulsa; Mrs. R. D. Rood, Bar¬ 
tlesville. Church, First Presby. vice- 
Moderator, Deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 
IJniv. Club, Washington, D. C.; Natl. Press 
Club, Wash., D. C. : Okla. St. Bar Assn.; 
Pres. Tulsa Park Bd.; Tulsa Club; Oak- 
hurst Club ; Spavinaw Club ; Mohawk Coun¬ 
try; ’89ers Assn., Okla. City; Mason, alt 
branches; Pres. Cdrn’s Home and Welfare 
Assn.; v.-pres.; Family Welfare Assn. ; 
Dir. C. of C.; Dir. Tulsa Com. Fund. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker in city, co., dist.. 
st., and natl. affairs since 1901 ; makes 
speeches; works personally ; through corns, 
and others. One of the select inner circle 
which dominates Rep. politics and financial 
affairs in Okla. Has confidence of number 
of natl. leaders. Offices, postmaster, Tulsa 
1921-26 (resigned). Party Honors, mbr. 
Old Okla. Ter. Com. of Kiowa, 1926, all 
offices In party organization of co.; con¬ 
gressional chmn., 1914. and 1918-20; charge 
of Harding Campaign., eastern side of st., 
1919 ; Natl. Hdqtrs. at N. Y„ 1919-20. 
Washington correspondent; Rep. nominee 
for Gov. 1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889, lived Kingfisher; 'Wagoner. 1896-97; 
Chicago; Hobart 1901-07; Okla. City, 1907- 


BAILEY E. BELL 


photo by rivkin OMER K. BENEDICT 


Mrs. J. G. Catlett, Mrs. T. L. Disney, John 
P. Logan, Chas. A. Holden, Mrs. Bess 
Stubblefield, Mrs. D. A. McDougal, Mrs. 
Kelly Brown, George D. Key, Patton How¬ 
ard. Church., Pres. Clubs, v.-pres. Ladies 
Bible Club. Pol. Act., partisan; city and 
co. worker, 8 yrs., through corns. Party 
Honors, prct. v.-chmn 4 yrs.; co. v.-chmn. 
1928-29. Hobby, politics and outdoor sports. 

BAYS, F. J., Masonic Temple, Tulsa. 
Republican. Occ., Bays Detective Agency. 
B., Fountaintown, Indiana, 1879; came to 
Okla. 1912; located at Muskogee 1912; 
at Tulsa since 1916. Edu., common 
and h. sch., Fountaintown, Ind. Wife, 
Lydia F. Snow. Cdrn., 1 s., Elmer F; 2 
d. Ruth, Hazel. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., Hon. P. .T. Hurley, Sec’y. cf 
War; Charles O’ Connor, Charlie Suman, 
Frank Lee. R. B. Butts. Lydia D. Lindsay. 
John Gbldsberry. Church, Meth. Ciuts 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Mason; I. O. O. F. , 
Consistory, Guthrie. Imp. Rel., V. R. 
Bays (bro. and partner). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent.; worker since 1921 all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, Co. Investigator. Party Honors, 
Elec. Bd., Prct. Com. Hobby, children and 
detective work. 

BELL, BAILEY E., McBirney Bldg., 
Tulsa. Republican. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Osceola, Missouri, December 31, 1891. 

Edu., h. sch., Jennings, 1906 ; Bus. OoL, 
Tulsa, 1914; law edu., in law'office., ad¬ 
mitted to Bar. 1917 Okla., U. 'S. Supreme 
Ot., 1921. Wife, Eva H. Johnston. Cdrn., 
2 s., Bailey E., .Tr., Keewatin. Bus. Con., 
Bell & Seaton, law firm; v.-pres. Amer. 
Mortgage & Finance Corp. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce; First Natl. Assoc., Har¬ 
ry Seaton, V. H. Day, A. E. Conwav, 
Earl Sneed, J. W. Sloan, W. M. Hawk, E. 
H. West, E. J. Franklin, W. G. Skelly; 
Ed Hughes, A. C. Alexander, Horace Mr- 
(pol.) John Goldsberry, A. Endicott, Frank 
Brown, M. C. Spradling. Pat Hurley, Tulsa ; 
Keever; Airs. Grace Prenciss, Fairfax; 


BAUDER, MRS. H. W., 64 North 

Utica, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B., Elgin, Iowa, September 1, 
1889; came to Okla. 1905 ; located at Allu- 
wee; Perna 1906-11 ; Tulsa since. Edu., 
Elgin h. sch. Husband, H. W. Bauder, 
drilling contractor. Bk. Con., Producer’s 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Redmond S. Cole, 


F. J. BAYS 















TULSA COUNTY 



12; Tulsa since 1912. Prominently iden¬ 
tified with all public constructive move¬ 
ments in Tulsa and Northeastern Okla. 
Forceful and eloquent speaker. Has writ¬ 
ten and delivered hundreds of speeches for 
church, st. and nation. Helped McAdoo 
write 4 minute speeches during W. War. 
Writes for “art’s sake” and has given 
this service freely to city, st. and nation. 
Many speeches and articles printed in 
hook form and magazines. Hobby, writ¬ 
ing for publication in order to serve his 
fellow man. Pioneer neswpaper man, 
former owner, editor. Okla. City Times. 
Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War, served m 
Co. M., First Okla. Vol. Inf. Mbr. Fitz- 
hugh Lee Camp, United Spanish War Vets., 
Tulsa. 

BENEDICT, MRS. OMER l<„ Tulsa. Rep. 
B., Sigourney, la. Edu., com. and h. sch. , 
special course Chicago Conservatory of 
Music. Husband, Oilier K. Benedict. 
Church, First Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, D. 
of 1812; D. A. R. : Ladies of G. A. R. ; 
Auxiliary Spanish War Vets.; Study Clubs; 
Hyechka Music Club; Jane Addams Chau¬ 
tauqua Circle; Rep. Womens Club. Active 
in Missionary work in Pres. Church ; Cdrn s 
Home and Welfare Assn.; Life mbr. Bd. 
of Foreign Missions, N. Y. Pol. Assoc., 
Republicans of co., st. and nation. 

BERNARD, MRS. LOUISE, Sand Springs. 
Deni. Occ., Secretary to W. E. Disney. B., 
West Union, West Va. : came to Okla. 
1926, located at Tulsa; Sand Springs since 
1928. Edu., West Union h. sch., Bethany 
Col., Bethany. W. Va. Husband. Merrill 
S. Bernard. Bk. Con., First St. Pol Assoc., 
Chas. Holden, Mrs. H. W. Bunder. Church. 
Chris. Science. Clubs, Tulsa League of 
Women Voters, mbr. dist. bd. Y. W. C. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; statewide worker all 
ways needed. Party Honors, Sec’y. Tulsa 
Co. League of Young Dem., v.-chmn. First 
Congressional Dist. League of Young Dem., 


del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, Red 
Cross worker, Minneapolis, Minn, duping 
W. War. Hobby, juvenile court and Chil¬ 
dren's Code. 

BICKING, LEWIS J., 414V 2 South Bos¬ 
ton, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., lawyer. 
B., Parsons, Kansas, May 30, 1895. 

Edu., com. and h. sch., McAlester; Univ. 
of Okla. Wife, Mary Reagan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
L. J., h. Bus. Con., Wilson & Bicking, 
law firm. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., Guy Wilson, law partner; 
(pol.) Chas. O’Conner, Max Schrodes, Frank 
Kitching, Byron Kirkpatrick. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; B. P. 0. E.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter; Shrine, Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., A. L. Bicking, Jenkins Restaur¬ 
ant Supply; .Toe C., Bicking, lease broker, 
Tulsa, (bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; co., 
city and dist. worker since 1919; makes 
speeches; works personally through coins. 
Offices, Municipal Judge, Tulsa, 1920-21. 
Party Honors, Asst. mgr. Hadley cam¬ 
paign, 1924 ; chmn. Daylight Rep. Club, 
1923; del. st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902, lived McAlester; Tulsa since 
1917. Civic worker. During W. War 
served in U. S. Navy, overseas. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Joe Carson Post, Tulsa. 
Hobby, fishing. 

BIODISON, ARTHUR JEFFERSON, Suite 
1310 Exchange Bank Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., Lawyer. B., McConnelsville, Ohio, 
June 6, 1864. Edu., pub. sells., B. Sc. 
1884, Baker Univ., Kan.; admitted to Bar 
at Independence, Kan., 1887. Wife, Frances 
Roberts. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Ernestine Bid- 
dison McMurray, Tulsa. Offices, U. S. 
Conimr., Pawnee, Okla., 1893; member 
Terr. Council 1899. Located in Tulsa 
1907, where he jjas since been in general 
civil practice; Sr. mbr. law firm Biddison, 
Campbell, Biddison Cantrell. Identified 
through professional career with most 
of important- litigation in sections 


765 

where residing. Author of Martindale’s 
Digest of Oklahoma Laws for Martindale 
Directory. Prof. Mental Science, Carleton 
Inst.,, Farmington, Mo.; pres. Whittier Col., 
Salem, la. Formerly vice-pres. and gen. 
counsel Oklahoma Union Railway Co. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Elk, Odd 
Fellow, Tulsa Country, Tulsa Athletic, 
Univ. Club (Tulsa). Pol. Act., Independ¬ 
ent; co. and st. worker since maturity. 

BIDDISON, W. VALJEAN, 1539 South 
Cheyenne, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Leonardville, Kansas, 1886; 
came to Okla. 1907 ; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., Kan. St. Agri. Col., Washburn Col., 
Topeka, Kan. Wife, Lyda F. Shipman. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Jerry. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., A. J. Biddison. Harry 
Campbell, John H. Cantrell. Church, Pres. 
Clubs, Tulsa County Club. Co-Operative 
Club. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
all ways needed. Offices Treas. Bd. of 
Edu. Tulsa, Repr. St. Legis., Tulsa, Dist. 
Judge 21st Judicial Dist. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, past 
pres, of Co-Operative Club of Tulsa, and 
International Co-Operative Club. Hobby, 
golf. 

BINGHAM, C. A., Sperry. Dem. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

BLAINE, GEO. H.. Police Station, Tulsa. 
Republican. Occ., Chief of Police. B., 
Macon County, Missouri, 1894; came 
to Oklahoma 1900, located at Oklahoma City 
1900-15, Tulsa since. Fdu., com. and h. 
sch.. Bus. Col., Okla. City. Wife, Daisy 
Walls. Cdrn., 2 d., Loretta, June. Bus. 
Con., City of Tulsa. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., Dan Patton, Mack Shrodes, 
Arthur Baker, W. B. Pine, Harry Rogers, 
Pat Hurley, Chas. O’Connor. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Jr. C. of C.; Optimist 
Club; K. of P.; International Chief of 
Police. Imp. Rel., Mrs. James I. Blaine. 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 12 
yrs.; personal contact. Offices, Chief of 
Police, Pawhuska; Chief of Police, Tulsa. 
Party Honors, del. to Rep. St. Conv.; Prct 
Committeeman. Hobby, hunting. 

BLAIR, W. B., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Craig, Mo. July 1, 1885', came 
to Okla. 1903; located at Guthrie, Kingfisher 
1908 ; Pawhuska 1911-12; Kingfisher, 1912; 
Tulsa since 1917. Edu., grad., h. sch.. 
Mound City, Mo., 1902; O. U. 1907; Spe¬ 
cial Law Course, Univ. of Mo., 1907-08. 
Wife, Nell Wallace. Cdrn., 2 s., Winton 
Bowen, Jerold Wallace; 1 d. Maxine. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl. Pol. Assoc., Jas. 
M. Adkinson, John M. Goldsberry, Geo. 
Schwabe, Mrs. Paul Johnson, W. G. 
Skelly, Pat Hurley, Chas. Shelby, Bert 
Parmenter. Judge Jas. B. Cullison. Church, 
Meth. Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Chas. A. Blair. Kansas City, 
Kan. Pol. Act., partisan: city and co. 
worker 20 yr,s., all ways necessary. Offices, 
city attv. Kingfisher 3 mos., Co. Atty. 
Kingfisher 1913-17; Asst. U. S. Atty., 
Tulsa since 1926. Party Honors, precinct 
committeeman. 

BLAND, H. O., 906 Exchange National 
Bank Building, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., 
attorney. B., Rolla, Mo.. Oct. 8, 1880; 
came to Okla. 1902 ; located at Vinita 3 yrs.; 
Afton 1905; Nowata with Cherokee Town- 
site Commission 1913-16; Tunsa since, 
common and high schools, Rolla, Missouri; 
Missouri School of Mines; Washington 
University. Wife, Florence Dalrymple. 
Children, 1 son, Richard P.; 1 daughter, 
Katherine H. Bk. Con., First Natl. ; Ex¬ 
change Natl. Bus. Con., One of 3 trustees 
of Royalty Co.; associated in law with Guy 
F. Nelson. Pol. Assoc., Herman New- 
bloek. Newt Graham, Lee Cruce, R. L. 
Williams. Church, Episcopalian. Clubs &. 
Lodges, High 12; Mason, Afton; Okla. 
Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker, 27 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
city atty., Tulsa. Imp. Rel.. father was on 
Bench 28 yrs.; uncle, Richard P. Bland, 
Congressman, 30 yrs., w T as candidate for 
President, 1896, the yr. Bryan was nomi- 












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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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C. A. BORDER 


nated, was known as “Silver Dick” and 
,,Daddy of Silver Dollar.” Hobby, prize 
fighting and horse pacing. 

BORDER, C. A., 0. of C., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., sec’y to Chamber of Commerce. B., 
iStrasburg, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1890 ; located 

at Tulsa 1919. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Strasburg, Ohio ; Colo "ado Col. Wife, Rose 
Miriam Gill. Cdrn., 1 d., Miriam Yirginia. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church. Meth. Clubs, 
C. of C.; Araer. Legion. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent statewide worker 9 yrs.; all wavs 
needed. Offices, Sec’y. to C. of C.; U. 
S. Forest Ranger. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Joe Carson Post No. 1 Air Service. Hobby, 
fruit raising. 

BOSTICK, CHAS. R.. Elks Club, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., atty. B., Henry Co., Tenn., Aug. 
15, 1876; came to Okla. in 1903; located at 
Perry, Okla. City 1913. Tulsa 1914 since. 
Edu., Univ. of Tenn. ; LL. B. Vanderbilt 
Lniv., 1899. Single. Bus. Con., Brecken- 
ridge & Bostick, attys. Bk. Cor. Exchange 
Natl. Assoc.. M. A. Breckenridge; (pol.) 
Eugene Lorton. J. E. Denton, Jim Vease.v, 
Sam J. Montgomery, Horace McKeever. 
Clubs &. Lodges, B. P. 0. E.; Oakhurst C. 
C.; Knight Templar; Akdar Shrine; C. of 
f., St. and Co. Bar Assns. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; except Judiciary 25 yrs. all w'ays 

needed. Offices, Co. Attv., Noble Co 2 
terms 1905-10. Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. 
Congressional Com.; del. to several st. 

cohvs. Campaign mgr. for Sam J. Mont¬ 
gomery. Hobby, golf. 

BOWLES, H. T., Sand Springs. Dent. 
Occ.. paymaster. Sand Springs R. R B 

Fenton. Mo., Dec. 27, 1870 ; came to 

Okla. in 1889, located at Purcell; Tulsa 
1917, Sand Springs 1922 since. Edu., com. 
sch., Fenton, Mo. Wife Mary E. Keen. 

Cdrn.. 1 s.. Fred L. Bk. Con., Sand Springs 
St. Bk. Assoc.. T. H. Steffins. .T. S. Babbitt 
FTeston B. Speed; (pol.) Wash E. Hudson, 
John H. Miller, Holly Anderson, B. M. 

Risinger. Henry S. Johnston, Scott Ferris, 
Geo. D. Key. Church. Meth. Lodge. Masonic 
Blue Lodge. Imp. Pel., (cousin) Judge W. 
M. Bowles, Perry. Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co. and st worker 40 yrs. all w r ays needed. 
Office, Recorder of Deeds at Purcell 1896. 
Party Honors, Prct. Chmn.; del. to all st. 
conventions. 


BOWSER, FLORENCE W. (MRS H. P.)., 

Kennedy Building, Tulsa. Republican. 
Occ'., insurance. B., Franklin, Penn¬ 
sylvania, Dec. 25, 1876. Edu., com., h. schs., 
Franklin. Hus., Harry P. Bowser. Cdrn , 
4 s., Alan W., Dallas; W’illiam, Guam; Fred, 
attending Military Sch., Roswell, N. Mex. ; 
Bobby; 2 d., Mrs. Sarah Schmitt, Miss 
Harryette. Tulsa. Bus. Con., Travelers In¬ 
surance Co. Bk. Con . Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Assoc., Harry P. Bowser, Geo. Fields, 
mgr. Travelers Insurance Co.; (pol.) Grant 
McCullough. Geo. Shwabe, Mrs. Paul John¬ 
son, Mrs. Chas. O’Connor, Jim Adkinson, 
W. G. Skelly, Tulsa; Bert Lawton, Paw- 
huska; Mrs. Pearl Sayre, Ardmore; Mrs. 
It. D. Rood, Bartlesville; Mrs. Effie Gilbert, 
Cleveland. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Allah; W. C. T. U. ; P. T. A., pres.; East¬ 
ern Star, White Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
Dr. L. S. Richards (bro.-in-law), FranKlln. 
Pa. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. and 
dist. since 1914; makes speeches, works 
personally, throughs corns, and others. Parfv 
Honors, prct. committeewoman 14 yrs.; del. 
co. convs.; mbr. Rep. Womens Club; or¬ 
ganizer Hoover-Curtis Clubs for 1st. dist.. 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived 
Muskogee, Tulsa since 1914. Interested in 
sch. and W. C. T. U. work. Hobby, politics. 

BOYD, JOHN P„ 1616 South Cincin¬ 
nati, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., attorney. 

B. , French C’amp, Mississippi, Aug. 2, 
1878; came to Okla. 1903; located at South 
McAlester 1903-08; Checotah 1908-09, 
Tulsa since. Edu.. French Camp Academy, 
LL. B. Univ. of Miss.. 1903. Wife. Vinnie 
Troup. Cdrn.. 1 s.. John LeRoy. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John L. 
Smiley,. John L. Kramer, F. B. Dillard, 
Judge James S. Davenport, E. B. Howard, 
Neill E. (McNeill, Houston B. Teehee, Al¬ 
bert C. Hunt. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
High Twelve; Masonic Blue Lodge; B. P. 
O. E. : C. of C. Imp. Rel.. (uncle) James 
S. Pilcher, Nashville, 'Tennessee. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; co. worker 27 yrs„ all ways 
needed. Offices, Ik S. Probate Atty. 1913- 
17; Co. Judge since 1922. Party Honors, 
del. to convs. previous to being elected 
Judge. Remarks, active during W. War; 
mbr. Co. Bar Assn. Hobby, reading. 

BOYD, MRS. JOHN P., 1616 S. Cincin¬ 
nati, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Min¬ 
neapolis, Kan., Oct. 6, 1878; came to Okla. 
1901, located at McAlester, Tulsa since 1909. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Concordia, Kan., 
1896. Hus., John P. Boyd. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
LeRoy. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. Redmond S. Cole, Mrs. John 
Catlett.. Miss Ethel Cardiff, Mrs. John 
Leavett, Mrs. T. F. Gorman. Mrs. D. A. 
McDougal, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Judge James 
S. Davenport. Church. P r es. Clubs. U. D. 

C. ; League of Women Voters; Hyechka 
Club : Womens Dem. Club : Pres. Delphian, 
Ex. Council; mbr. City Fedr. Clubs, Bd. 
mbr. Imp- Rel.. (father). John L. Troup, 
DePay Beach. Fla. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 19 yrs., personal contact. Party 
Honors, always v.-chmn. Prct. Elec., Judge; 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, active on Red 
Cross during W. War. 

BRECKENRIDGE MAURICE ANTHONY, 

World Building, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Fincastle, Virginia, Febru¬ 
ary 26, 1880; came to Okla. 1905, located at 
Tulsa. Edu.. pub. schs., Fincastle; prep, 
sch., Daleville, Va.; law course, Washing¬ 
ton & Lee. Lexington. Va. Wife, Adabelle 
Burton. Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. R.; 1 d., Ann. 
Bus. Con.. Breckenridge & Bostick, Attys. 
Bk. Con.. Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Pat 
Malloy, Owen Owen, Frank Wooden, Flint 
Moss, Tom Owen, and others. Clubs, Oak¬ 
hurst, Country Club; C. of C. Imp. Rel.. 
Desha Breckenridge, Lexington. Kv. ; 
Henry Breckenridge, Lexington, Kentucky, 
Henry" Beckenridge. former Asst. Sec’y of 
War, N. Y. City; Sopliinishia Breckenridge, 
Dean at Chicago Lbiiv. ; Clifton R. Breck¬ 
enridge, Ex-Ambassador to Russia, Ft. 
Smith. Ark. Pol. Act., co. worker, reserves 
'•'■'dit. to independent action in local affa'^s. 
Offices, first Co. Atty. in Tulsa Co., 1907-11 ; 


Judge of Superior Ct. 8 yrs. 1911-19;. 
Party Honors, st. conv. del.; co. chmn. of 
Tulsa Co. 1920. 

BROWN, FRANK 0., Red Fork. Rep. 
Occ., comnir. of streets and public property. 
B., Jasper Co., Mo., June 1, 1873 ; came lo 
Okla. 1896, located at Miami 1896-98, 
'Sapulpa 1898-1900, Red Fork 1900. Edu.. 
li. sch., Saicoxe and Carthage, Mo. Wife. 
Elsie E. Howard. Bk. Con., Bk. of Red 
Fork. Assoc., (pol.) Geo. Schwabe, G. R. 
McCollough, Fred Insull, Case Mayo. Club, 
C of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
35 yrs., personal contact. Offices, Mayor of 
Red Fork, Trustee Red Fork Twp., 1907-08; 
Street Commr. Tulsa now. Party Honors, 
Prct. Chmn. 30 yrs. ; del. to st. and co. 
convs. Remarks, issued first sch. bonds ever 
issued in Ind. Terr. 1905-06. as Mayor of 
Red Fork, also first Road bonds in Okla. in 
1909 as Trustee of Red Fork Twp. Hobby, 
football. 

BROWN, MRS. J. BENJAMIN, (MEDORA 

M.), 115 North Vancouver, Tulsa. Re¬ 

publican. B„ St. Louis, Ill., November 
19, 1881; came to Okla. 1915, located at 
Tulsa. Edu., grad. h. sch., E. St. Louis, 
1899; 2 yrs. Col.. Woman’s Col., Jackson¬ 
ville, Ill., 1901. Hus., J. Benjamin Brown. 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Mrs. R. Douglas Forte. Okla. 
City. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. Flora Backard, Newt Williams, Mrs. 
G. A. Gunther, Omer K. Benedict, Mrs. C. 

B. Rambo, W. G. Skelly, Mrs. R. D. Rood, 
Maude Thomas, W. T. Hales, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander Verne Whiting. Church. Unitarian. 
Clubs' &. Lodges, Tulsa Woman’s Club, 
Eastern Star, Tuloma Chapter 400. Imp. 
Rel.. Geo. Clinton. Harrisburg. Penn., U. 
IS Council to British Columbia, (uncle). 
Pol. Act., Dist. and St. Rep. worker 14 yrs.. 
In all ways useful. OffPe*. 1920-21, Bres. 
Tulsa Drama League; 1922-23 Pres. Tulsa 
Woman’s Club; 1928-30 Fine Arts Chmn. 
1st. Fed. Dist. : Dist. St. Chmn. of Drama 
and Art Club, Fed. Dist.; del. Y. W. C. A.; 
Estes Park Young Bus. Girls Com. 1920 , 
present repr. for 1st. Dist. for Okla. News, 
official St Fed. Magazine. Party Honors, 
Co. Vice Chmn. Tulsa Co., 1922; Congr. 
Vice Chmn. 1922, re-elected and held until 
1926. elected a.s St. Committeewoman in 
1924-28. Remarks, past Pres. Tulsa Amer. 
Legion, Joe Carson Post No. 1, 1926 ; Pres, 
of Foreign Wars, 1924. Hobby, club work. 

BROWNLEE, W. A., Exchange Natl. Bk., 
Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., banker. B., Bon¬ 
ham, Texas, September 23, 1885; came to 
Oklahoma 1906 : located at Tulsa. Edu., 
com. and h. schs.. Bonham. Tex. Wife. 
Frances Hunt. Cdrn. 3 s., Wm. Gordon, 
.Tames Whiteford, Robert: 3 d., Marion, 
Kerrville, Tex., Mary Frances, Joanne. 
Bus. Con., ex v.-pres. Exchange Natl Bk. ; 
v.-pres. Exchange Trust Co.; v.-pres. Ex¬ 
change Natl. Co.; Dir. of these institutions. 
Assoc.- (pol.) N. R. Graham. P. M. Malloy, 
Gov. W. J. Holloway. Church. Chris. Clubs 
Ledges, Tulsa Club ; Tulsa Country Club; 

C. of C.. all public affairs. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent; worker 20 yrs., through others. 
Remarks, active during W. War in Liberty 
Bond campaigns. Hobby, hunting and goir. 

BUCK. A. L.. Sperry. Rep. Occ.. garage 
owner. B.. Beloit, Wis.. Oct, 13, 1886; 
came to Okla. 1902, located at Turley 1910, 
moved to Sperry. Edu., com. sch.. Turley 
Wife, Nevada Towe. Cdrn.. 1 s.. William L. ; 
1 d., Verne. Bus. Con.. Sperry Garage; B. 
& B. Mercantile Co. Bk. Con.. St, Guaranty 
Bk. Assoc.. O. R. Griggs. Winters; (pol.) 
Ernest Lingo, Geo. Schwabe. Church. Meth. 
Lodnc. Masonic Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., 
independent statewide worker 19 yrs. per¬ 
sonal contact and through corns. Offices, 
helped incorporate the town; mbr. Bd. of 
Fdu. : City Council; Good Roads Assn. 
Re’V' ,r ks. pibr. Council of Defense active 
in L’bertv Loan and Red Cross drives dur¬ 
ing W, War. Hobby, dominoes. 

BUHL, MRS. JOSEPHINE M„ 1408 S. 
El wood Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., Womens 
Chris. Temperance Union worker. B., Evans 
City, Penn., Jan. 2, 1890 ; came to Okla. 






TULSA COUNTY 767 



CHARLES E. BUSH 


1912, located at Tulsa. Edu., grad. 1908, h. 
sch., Marienville, Pa.; Clarion St. Normal 
sch. 1911. Hus., Arthur H. Buhl. Cdrn., 2 
s., Paul Raymond, Arthur Harrison, Jr.; 
1 d., Betty Louise. Bus. Con., Buhl Clean¬ 
ers. Bk. Con., Echange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. H. R. Bowser, Geo. Schwab©, C. H. 
Terwilliger, Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsey, Mrs. 
Abbie B. Hillerman, Mrs. John Cotteral 
Mrs, Mabel Bassett, Mrs. Katherine Van 
Leuven, Claud Connelly, Miss Bertha 
Truitt, W.E. Disney. Church, Faith Taber¬ 
nacle. Club, W. C. T. U. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; city, co. and st. worker 17 yrs., 
all ways needed. Offices, St. Treas. W. C. 
T. U. 1918-20: St, Pres. 1920-25 ; one of 
principal speakers Community Fund; 1920- 
27, St. Evangelistic Dir. W. C. T. U. ; 
1928 Campaign Treas. St. W. C. T. U.; 1929 
St. Correspondence Sec'y W. C. T. U.; 
1920-25 dir. of Legis. Com.; 1925 presented 
with pen, one of nine in U. S. for having 
made gains in membership for 5 yrs. Party 
Honors, Vice Pres, of Antl-Al Smith orga¬ 
nization for Tulsa Co. officer from Tulsa 
Co. in Hoover-Curtis Club. Remarks, active 
in Red Cross during W. War; youngest W. 
C. T. IT. Pre,s. in U. S. Founded Frances E. 
Willard Home for Girls in Tulsa 1917. 
Hobby, reform work of any kind. 

BUSBY, PAUL D., 1133 Hunt Bldg., 

Tulsa. Rep. Occ., atty. B., Parsons, Kan., 
Aug. 9, 1890 ; came to Okla. 1903, located at 
McAlester, Tulsa since. Edu., com., h. schs.. 
Parsons, Kan.; Univ. of Mich., admitted 
to Ba * 1 ' 1914. Wife, Mary Harrison. Cdrn., 

1 d., Betty. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. Mason, Consistory, 
.Shrine. Grotto, Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., 
locally independent; co.. st. and natl. Rep. 
15 yrs., works as needed. Party Honors, 
Sec’y to Rep. Cen. Co. ; mbr. Election Bd. 
Remarks. Co. “I”, 57 Inf. during W. War. 
Rep. leader in Tulsa Co. Hobby, gardening. 

BUSH. CHAS. E„ 1301 South Balti¬ 
more. Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., attorney. 
B., Stark County, Illinois, March 30, 1870 ; 
came to Okla. 1901; located at Stillwater, 
Tulsa since 1906. Edu., h. sch.. Beatrice, 
Neb. ; admitted to Bar, Neb. 1891. Wife, 
Lillian Shoemaker. Cdrn.. 3 s., James E., 
Chas. E. Jr., William F. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs, Tulsa Country 
Club; C. of C. ; Amer. & St. Bar Assns. 
Imo- Rel.. (father), Jas. E. Bush. Dist. 
Judge, Neb. Pol. Act., statewide independ¬ 
ent ; worker 40 yrs., through organizations. 


Party Honors, nominee for Sen. and Co. 
Atty. in Neb. several times. Remarks, serv¬ 
ed in Sioux Indian outbreak 1889-90 ; head 
of legal dept, of biggest banking institu¬ 
tion in Okla. Active on Liberty Loan Work 
during W. War, licensed to practice in all 
U. S. i Courts except Supreme. Council for 
Exchange Natl. Bk. since 1921; dir. of 
Exchange Trust Co. since 1924. Hobby, golf. 

BYRD, C. T., 1230 South Trenton, Tulsa. 
Democrat. Occ., lawyer. B., Wolf Coun¬ 
ty, Kentucky. Edu., common school and 
Central Univ., Richmond, Kv.; admitted to 
U. S. Supreme Ct„ 1914. Wife, Rina Ball¬ 
inger. Cdrn., 4 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. H. Murray, Robert L. 
Owen, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Gov. Haskell. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, K. P.; I. O. O. F., 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Richard E. Byrd, S. Pole 
expedition; Dr. Richard A. Byrd (bro.) 
Foraker. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1892; stumped the st. on be¬ 
half of adoption of prohibition amendment 
to Constitution. Always a rollower of W. J. 
Bryan, makes speeches, works personally 
and through coins, and others. Offices, law 
Clk. Constitutional Conv., helped write Okla. 
Constitution; also held same position in 
lower house, 1st. Legis., 1907 ; special 

Council in U. S. Reclamation Service, in 
Wilson’s administrations; hdqtrs. at Denver, 
Colo. Party Honors, mgr. Wilson first cam¬ 
paign in So. Calif.; Sgt. at-arms, Denver 
Natl. Dem. Conv. that nominated Bryan for 
Pres. Managed first campaign in Tulsa that 
elected a Dem. Mayor. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; lived out of st. 1909-12: Paw- 
huska 1912-14; Tulsa and Sand Springs 
since 1917. Wrote city charter for Sand 
Springs. Ardent prohibitionist. Veteran of 
'Spanish-Amer. War, 1st. Sgt. Co. D., 4th 
Ky. Volunteers; mbr. Fitzhugh Lee Camp, 
U. S. W. V., Tulsa. Favors municipal own¬ 
ership of public utilities and a strict reg¬ 
ulation of insurance companies. Mbr. of 
St. Bar Assns. of Okla. and Calif. 

CAMPBELL, W. J„ 407 Ritz Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., atty. B., Green Co., Tenn., Mch. 
6, 1881 ; came to Okla. 1904, located at No¬ 
wata 15 yrs., Tulsa 1919 since. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., at Ottway Col. and Tusculum 
Col., Tenn. ; Univ. of Tenn. ; admitted to 
Bar in 1904. Wife, Alice Harmon. Cdrn., 
1 d., Harmon, principal sch., St. Louis. 
Bus. Con., Humphreys & Campbell, Attys. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce; First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) Owen 
Owen, Wash Hudson, Conn Lynn, Tom 
Lyons, Chas. W. Mason, Prince Freeling. 
Church, Protestant. Clubs & Lodges. Mason¬ 
ic Blue Lodge, Consistory; St. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 25 
yrs., all ways needed. Offices, Police Judge, 
Mayor of Nowata, Ind. Terr. 1905-06 ; City 
Atty. 1906-08 ; Dist. Judge 1915-19 ; 
Supreme Ct. Com. 1917; del. to Shawnee 
Joint Statehood Conv. 1906. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; mbr. Election Bd. 
Remarks, pioneer Dem. Active during W. 
War on Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives ; 
Council 1919 to 1923 to Producers and Re¬ 
fining Corp. 

GANNADY, H. L„ 1116 South Lewis, 
Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., general con¬ 
tractor. B., Luther, Kentucky, April, 1889 . 
came to Okla 1910, located at Tulsa. 
Fdu.. com. sch., Paducah, Ky.; h. sch., 
Haaniburg, Ill.; Univ. of Ill. Wife, Alice 
G. Jordan. Cdrn., 2 s., Harry L. Jr., John 
Jordan : 1 d.. Bus. Con., Pres. H. L. C.an- 
nady Co. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; Pro¬ 
ducers First Natl. Assoc.. L. S. McCaslin; 
(pol.) Judge Luther James, Judge Brecken- 
ridge. Judge R. C. Allen, Pat Malloy, M. 
E. Trapp Scott Fcris. W. .T. Holloway, 
Newt Graham, H. F. Newblock. Clubs & 
Lodges, Tulsa Country Club; Tulsa Club: 
Rotary; C. of C. ; Okla. City Country CluV 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 10 
vrs., ne-sonal contact. Party Honors, Sec’y 
Tulsa* Co. Dem. Cen. Com. 1920; attends 
all convs. Remarks, active on Liberty Loan 
and Red Cross during W. War. has con¬ 
siderable influence but does not care for 
office and honors. 


CANTERBERRY, GEORGE, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., oil operator. Married. Cdrn., Sam 
Shannon. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co., former dir. Assoc., M. M. Doan. Lodges, 
Mason. Remarks, business man in his at¬ 
titude toward politics, votes for the man. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

QANTRELL, JOHN H., Ti>!sa. iSec’y. 
Adminis. Com., Sect. No. 21, State Bar. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

CARDIFF, ETHEL, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 

oil and real estate. Unmarried. Former 
Mbr. State Bd. of Edu., formerly registrar 
Central State Normal Sch., Edmond. Active 
in party and federated club work. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

CARGILL, J. T., Tulsa. Dem. Treas. of 
Tulsa. Tribune. (Complete information un- 
avalable). 

CARPENTER, GEORGE LEWIS, Collins¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., insurance. B., Carbon 

Hill Ohio, Oct. 9, 1872 ; came to Okla. in 
1910, located at Collinsville. Edu., public 

sc.hs., O. Wife, Ella Mae Carpenter. Cdrn., 
1 s., Murel Edward. Bus. Con., C. M. A. 
Motor Co., Motor Finance Co. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Exchange, Bk. Dir. Assoc., S. W. 
Crocker, C. T. McCarty; (pol.) Lew North, 
E. B. Howard. W. E. Disney. Offices, City 
Treas. 9 yrs. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Hobby,, baseball and bootball. 

CATLETT, MRS. JOHN, 802 North 

Cheyenne, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B., Holly Springs, Mississippi, 

Feb. 1892. Edu., h. sch.; Business Col., 
Okla. City. Hus., John tr., dealer in royal¬ 
ties. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mrs. R. L. Lowe, Mrs. Hal Turner, Judge 
L. M. Poe, C. J. Wrightsman, W. A. Goforth 
Tulsa; Judge Albert Hunt; M. E. Trapp, 
Scott Ferris, Mrs. D. O. McDougal, Mrs. 
Kelly Brown. Church, First Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Delphian; Dem. Womens Club; 
League of Women Voters; Tulsa Country; 
Tulsa Club; U. D. C., Tulsa Chapter. Imp. 
Rel., (bro.) J. R. Ellis. Ford Co., Clare- 
more. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in city 
co. and st. since 1910; makes speeches, 
works personally and through corns, and 
others. Offices, Sec’y to A. P. Watson on 
Corporation Com. 1910-15; Ct. Reporter. 
Party Honors, mbr. League Young Dem.; 
co. v.-chmn. 1924-26; pret. v.chmn. since 



C. T. BYRD 












PHOTO BY R1VKIN MRS. JOHN 


1920 ; del. to st. convs. and League Young 
Dem. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901 ; 
lived Chandler, Okla. City, Tulsa since 
1917. Hobby, politics. 

CHAMBERS, JOE, 427 North Santa 
Fe, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Clare- 
more, Indian Territory, March 31, 1886; 

has lived in Tulsa since 1920. Edu., 
common and h. schs., Claremore, grad, 
h. sch. 1902; Vanderbilt Univ. 1905-07 ; 
Ft. Smith Commercial Col., grad. 1902. 
Wife, Eunice Knowland. Bus. Con., Atty. 
and Asst. Trust Officer Exchange Trust Co. 
Assoc., Judge H. L. Standeven, H. H. 
Rogers, Chas. E. Bush; (pol.) Chas. A. 
Holden. Herman Newblock, N. R. Graham, 
Holly Poe; Fred Capshaw, W. J. Armstrong, 
Cluibs &. Lodges, High Twelve, Apela; Oak- 
hurst Country, Mohawk Country; A. F. & 
A. M. No. 53, Chapter, Claremore; Council. 
Tulsa; Consistory. McAlester; C. of C. Po!. 
Act., partisan ; st. worker all his life, works 
through corns. Offices, City Atty., Clare¬ 
more 1908-09; mbr. Legis. (Rogers Co ) 
1910-12; mbr. St. Bar Com. 1926-29. Party 
Honors, del. to various st. convs., Chmn. 
Dem. Campaign Com., Rogers Co., Remarks, 
Chmn. Rogers Co. local Bd. during W. War. 

CHASE, W. A., 326 Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. 
Democrat. Occ., attorney. B., Eliza, 
Georgia, October 17, 1868; came to Okla¬ 
homa 1898; located at Nowata, Tulsa since 
1920. Edu., com. and li. schs.. Ark., studied 
law in law office, admitted to Bar in 1891. 
Wife, Iola Price. Cdrn., 3 s.. Hank, W. A. 
Jr. Dean A.; 4 d., Mary, Pauline, Ruth, 
Catherine. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc.. James S. Davenport, Tom Doyle, W. 
J. Holloway, Hubert Bolen, Elmer Thomas. 
Jim McClinic. Church, Meth. Lodges, Elks; 
I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; Vice Pres. Bar 
Steve Austin. Pol. Act., partisan: state¬ 
wide worker since 1893, all ways needed. 
Offices, Pres. Bd. of Edu.. Nowata 4 yrs.; 
Assn. Imp. Rel., B. H. Chase. Seminole; 
Pres. Nowata Co. Bar Assn. 8 yrs.; Sen. 


CATLETT 


1915-17; Repr. from Nowata 1913; Judge 
Circuit Ct.; Mayor of Nowata. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs.; del. to uatl. 
eonv. 1900. Remarks, pioneer Dem., helped 
organize first Dem. Club in Nowata Co. 
Hobby, better Democrats. 

CHESTNUTT, TOM, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
oil operator. Married. Bus. Con., Chest- 
nutt & Smith, oil producers and refiners. 
Bk. Con., Dir. in Exchange Natl. Church, 
Catholic. Remarks, active in oil affairs na¬ 
tionally. One of largest producers and re¬ 
finers in country. Not very active in 
party politics. Strong supporter of Inter¬ 
national Petroleum Exposition, located in 
Tulsa. (Complete information unavailable). 

CHILDS. DR. HENRY C., Tulsa. Mel. Arts. 
Bldg., Dem. Occ., physician. B., Canton Tex.,, 
Mar. 10 1878; came to Okla. 1896, located in 
Tecumseh, Norman 1897, Tulsa 1914. Edu., 
h. sell., Norman; M. D. at Okla. Univ. 
Wife, Lula Rytle. Cdrn., 2 s., Jack Vernon 
■Stanton, Darwin Bryan, studying medicine 
Univ. of Tenn. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. 
Bk. and Tulsa Bldg. & Loan. Assoc., Dr. 
J. W. Childs; (pol.) C. H. Jameson, F. 
B. Swank. Clubs & Lodges, High 12; 
Kiwanis; Masonic. Tulsa Consistory, Mc¬ 
Alester, Akdar Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
James Bennett. Childs. Congressional Libra¬ 
ry, Washington, II. C. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker Offices, mbr. Bd. Edu. Hobby, 
public schools. 

CLENDINNING, S. J.. (PAT). 212 E. 

7th, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
Brookhaven, Miss., Aug. 24, 1899. Edu., 
Univ. of Miss., B. S. 1922, LL. B., 1922. 
Wife, Gladys Deeper. Bk. Con., Producers 
Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Mo¬ 
hawk; C. of C., Jr.; Mason; Machinists Lo¬ 
cal ; mbr. St. Bar Assn.; mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Joe Carson Post, Tulsa. Offices, Asst. City 
Atty., 2 terms; Judge of Ct. of Common 
Pleas since 1926. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convention in 1926, all co. convs.; mbr. of 


COAKLEY. CHAS. A., 414 Thompson 

Building, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., attor¬ 
ney B„ Farley, Iowa, February 1. 1884; 
caine to Okla. 1908, located at Madill, Ard¬ 
more 1919, Tulsa since 1924. Edu., h. sch.. 
Ft. Dodee, la.. B. A. Univ. of la.; LL. B. 
Univ. of Minn. Wife. Elizabeth Langley. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., Judge C. 
B. Stewart; (pol.) Wash Hudson, R. h. 
Williams, W. E. Utterback. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; K. C. Pol. 
Ac';., partisan; statewide worker all ways 
needed. Office, Co. Atty., Marshall Co. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Pres. Elector 1916. Remarks, natl. Draft 
Inspector during W. War. Hobby, golf, 
fishing. 

COFFEY, W. L., Ct. House, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Bloomington, Ky., Apr. 20, 
1883. Edu., Acad., Hazel Green, Ky.; Ky. 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


— 


League Young Dem. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1923; lived since at Tulsa. Civic worker. 
Mbr. S. A. T. C. while attending Miss. 
University. 

CLINTON, FRED S., 1315 S. Boulder, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., physician; surgeon. B., 
Okmulgee, Ind. Terr., Apr. 15, 1874. Edu., 
schs. of Creek Nation, Drury Col. Spring- 
field, Mo.; Young Harris Col., Ga.; Kan. 
City Col. of Pharmacy, Kan. City, Mo.; 
Gem City Bus. Col., Quincy, Ill.; Univ. Med. 
Col., Kan. City, Mo. Wife. Jane Heard 
Clinton. Church, Meth., S. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Tulsa Country Club; C. of C.; Scottish 
Rite Mason, Shriner; Amer.. Okla., and 
Tulsa Co. Medical Assns. ; Amer. Hospital 
Assn.; Southern Medical Assn.; Amer. 
Assn Rv. Surgeons; Fellow Amer. Col. of 
Surgeons; mbr. Medical Veterans of the 
W. War; mbr. U. S. Pension Examiners 
over 25 yrs.; life mbr. Okla. Historical 
Hoc.; hon. mbr. Hyechka Club. Remarks, 
built first modern fire-proof office bldg. In 
Tulsa; with Dr. J. C. W. Bland drilled the 
first commercial oil well in Okla. at Red 
Fork on June 25, 1901. Author of a great 
many important medical articles. During 
W. War was mbr. of Dist. Bd. No. 2 of 
Eastern Dist. of Okla..^ surgeon Students 
Army Training Camp, Kendall Col., Unit, 
Tulsa. Served also as medical dir. of the 
Emergency Hospital during influenza epi¬ 
demic of 1918. Organized first hospital and 
training sch. for nurses, Tulsa Founder, 
pres, and chief surgeon Okla. Hospital. 


W. A. CHASE 













W. L. COFFEY 


Nor. Col., 1900-05. Wife, Doscla Marshall. 
Cdrn., 1 s., A. L., editor Sand Springs 
Leader; 2 d., Iva and Ruth. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. & Trust Co. Assoc., John Goldsberry, 
Grant McCullough. Geo. B. Schwabe, R. 
W. Ivellough, Paul Busby, W. G. Skelly, 
Tulsa; W. R. Casteel, Sapulpa ; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; John Riehl, Blackwell; 
Bill Meeks, Vinita. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Sand Springs Country; 1. 0. 0. F.; 
Mason. Tulsa; Consistory, at McAlester; 
■Shrine', Tulsa ; K. P.; B. P. 0. E., Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city, county and st. 
worker since 1915; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts and others. 
Offices, City Atty., Sand Springs, 1918-20, 
except 2 yrs.; Asst. TJ. S. Atty. 1925-26 ; 
Asst. Co. Atty.. 1926-30 ; Co. Judge Pro 
Tem. Tulsa Co.’ 1925. Party Honors, oe). 
to state convs. 1928; chmn. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908 ; lived Kingfisher, Sand 
Springs, Tulsa. Welfare worker, Sand 
Springs. 

COLE, REDMOND S., 1918 First Na¬ 

tional Bank Building, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Andrew Co., Mo., Aug. 22, 
1881; came to Okla. 1909, located at Paw¬ 
nee 1909-23, Tulsa since. Edu., com. sch., 
Andrew C'o., Mo., Ktrksville St. Nor. 1889- 
1901; Mo. Unlv. 1901-09, A. B„ 1905, A. 
M. 1906. Wife, Mary Thompson Cross. Cdrn., 
1 s., Oliver Harris; 1 d.. Virginia. Bus. 
Con., Asst. Atty. Gypsy Oil Co., and Gulf 
Pipe Line of Okla. Bk. Con.. Exchange 
Natl. Imp. Rel., Chas. F. Colord, Okla. 
City; Judge Rutherford Brett (cousin), 
Ardmore. Assoc., R. L. Davidson, Pat Mal¬ 
loy, N. E. McNeill. Owen Owen, M. E. 
Trapp. Gov. W. J. Holloway, Scott Ferris. 
Church, Meth. C'ubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; 
Oakhurst Country; Civitan; Tulsa Ath¬ 
letic Club; Mason. Knight Templar, Shrine; 
1. O. O. F. ; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
statewide worker 20 yrs., all ways useful 
Offices, Co. Atty. Pawnee Co. 1910-15; Co. 
Registrar Pawnee Co. 1916-17; Mayor of 
Pawnee 1917 ; Asst. U. S. Dist. Atty. West 
Dist. Okla. 1917-19; Dist. Judge 21st. Judi¬ 
cial Dist. 1919-23. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. several times st. committeeman 
of Pawnee Co. Remarks, Chmn. of local 
Registration Bd. Pawnee Co. 1917, resigned 
to become Asst. Atty. Hobby, History and 
Genealogy. 

COLE, MRS. REDMOND S., 1312 S. 

Owasso, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Laddonia, Audrain Co., Mo., Oct. 22, 1884 ; 


TULSA COUNTY 

came to Okla. 1910, located at Pawnee, Tul¬ 
sa since 1923. Edu., com., h. schs., Mexico, 
Mo. ; Univ. of of Mo. Hus.. Judge Redmond 
S. Cole. Cdrn., 2 d., Olivia, Virginia. Bk. 
Ccn., Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 
John P. Boyd, Mrs. Earl R. Willson, Earl 
R. Willson, Luther Harrison, Mrs. Kelly 
Brown, Mrs. L. L. Huff, Mrs. T. F. Gorman. 
Church, So. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Dem. 
Womans Club; Parnassus Delphian; His¬ 
torian, and Literature; Mothers Club; A. U. 
W. League of Women Voters; O. E. S. No. 
133; Y. W. C. A. Pol. Act., partisan; city 
and co. worker 16 x / 2 yrs. all ways needed. 
Party Honors, Pres. Smith-Robinson Club 
1928. Remarks, very active in all women’s 
affairs, clubs and politics. Hobby, parent 
education. 

COMSTOCK, (MISS) AMY, Tulsa. Occ., 
associate editor. B., Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 
26, 1886 ; came to Okla. 1919, located at 
Tulsa. Edu., Univ. of Wis., A. B. Single. 
Bus. Con.. Sec’y. and Dir. Tulsa Tribune 
Co. Church, Unitarian. Clubs, Col. Club; 
Town Club; Tulsa Country Club; Amer. 
Woman’s Assn. Club of N. Y. City; Alpha 
Phi (Panhellenic delegate). Remarks, St. 


PHOTO BY R1VKIN 



MRS. REDMOND S. COLE 


Press Okla. Div. Amer. Assn, of Univ. 
Women 1927-29; mbr. Budget Com. Tulsa 
Community Fund; League of Women Vot¬ 
ers ; appointed by Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
mbr. of St. Edu. Com. 1929. 

CONNER, BENJAMIN C., 2042 S. Troost, 
Tulsa. Rep. Ood., atty. B., Cristfield, Md. 
Oct. 12, 1879; located at Tulsa 1907. Edu., 
com. and li. schs., N. W. Univ. Bar 1904, 
Ill.; John Marshall Law Sch., Chicago, Ill. ; 
Okla. Bar 1907. Wife, Blanche Robinson. 
Cdrn., 2 s., James B., Ralph R. Bus. Con., 
First Natl. & Trust Co., Vice Pres. & Gen. 
Counsel Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough, Jim Atkinson, Charles O’Connor, 
W. B. Pine, Omer K. Benedict, Sen. W. J. 
Harreld. Brown Moore, Sen. Robert L. 
Owen. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Tulsa 
Club; Mason Blue Lodge; C. of C.; Co., St. 
and Amer. Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan: 
statewide worker 22 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Ex. U. S. Commr. Party Honors, 
co. Elec. Bd.; del. to co. and st. convs.; 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, past Pres. 
Co. Bar Assn. Hobby, Chess. 


769 

COOK, FRED S., 805 Exchange Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., supt. land dept. P. O. 
and G. Co. B., Holt Co., Mo., July 18, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1906, located at Musko¬ 
gee, Tulsa 1915 since. Edu., com. and h. 
schs., Richardson Co. Neb. Wife, Flor* 
Noel. Cdrn., 1 s.. H. B.; 4 d., Beulah, 
Gladys, Monta. Nell. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl.; First Natl.; Natl. Bk. Commerce. 
Aesoc., (pol.) Harry Rogers, Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough, J. C. Denton, Lew Wentz, W. B. 
Pine, W. G. Skelly. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa 
Club; C. of C.; B. P. O. E. ; W. O. W.; 
K. P. Imp. Rel.. Charles M. Cook, Buffalo, 
N. Y. Pol. Act., locally independent, nan. 
Rep. 23 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, first 
Sheriff Muskogee Co.; special Agent for 
Govt. Party Honors, natl. committeeman. 
Remarks, Neb. Natl. Guard 3 yrs., Advance 
Gift Com. for Community Fund. Hobby, 
baseball, football, hockey. 

COOLEY, DR. C. STERLING, 111 E. 

Young Tulsa. Dem. Occ., chiropractor. B., 
Hillsboro, N. C., Feb. 8, 1890; came to 
Okla. 1996; located at Okla. City, Ardmore 
1908-99. Enid 1914, Tulsa since. Edu., 
Bethel Hill Institute, Bethel Hill, N. C. 
Single. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., Bert McDonel, H. E. Sullivan, Dr. 
Harry Gallaher, Joe O’Brien. Lodges & 
Clubs, High Twelve Club; Masonic Lodge; 
Consistory McAlester; Shrine, Chapter, 
Council, Commandery, Grotto, Tulsa. Master 
of Tulsa Lodge No. 71 A. F. & A. M. Imp. 
Rel., related to Cooley who signed Declara¬ 
tion of Independence. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker all ways needed Offices. 
Mbr. Bd. of Chiropractie Examiners of 
Okla since 1921. Remarks, has held all 
offices in the st. in hisi profession. Hobby, 
motoring. 

C00NT2, THOS. L., Bixby. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Gainesville, Mo., Nov. 16, 
1888; came to Okla. 1914; located at Bixby, 
Edu., Gainesville Normal Sch. Wife, Frona 
Wood. Cdrn., 3 s., Chas Walton, Bentley, 
Kenneth; 1 d., Dorothy Jean. Bus. Con., 
Coontz Rafferty Merc. Co. Bk. Con.. Citi¬ 
zens Security Natl. Bus. Assoc.. C. W. 
Rafferty. Pol. Assoc., J. C. Small, W. L. 
Coffee John Goldsberry, Chas Price, Grant 
McCullough, J. W. Harreld, W. G. Skelly, 
Omer K. Benedict. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, I. O. O. F., C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 20 yrs. all 
ways needed. Office, Pres. Bixby Sch. Bd. 
12 yrs. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman 


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J. H. CROCKER 


in past ; del. to all st. and co. convs. 

Remarks, instrumental in getting Bixby h. 
sch., a fully accredited h. sch. Mbr. 

Council of Defense and active in all War 
work. Hobby, fishing. 

CRAYS, JAMES W., 1520 W. 18, W. Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ., Foreman Mid Continent 
Refinery. B., Winnebago, Minn., Feb. 22, 
1890; came‘ to Okla. 1920; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., h. sch., Winnebago, Minn, and Ham¬ 
line Univ., St. Paul Ph. D. 1914. Wife, 

Martha P. Hazzard. Cdrn., 1 s., Charles 
William; 1 d., Shirley Ahn. Bk. Con., 
West Tulsa St. Pol. Assoc., Mack Shrodes, 
James Atkinson, W. J. Dickey, Capt. Voor- 
liees. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Pres. Mid Continent Athletic Club, I. 0. 
O. F.. Winnebago, Minn. Imp. Rel., Mother, 
Mrs. E. E. Crays. DeKalb, Ill. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. worker always all ways need¬ 
ed. Party Honors, del. to co. cony.; Prct. 
Chmn. Remarks, instructor in Cavalry dur¬ 
ing W. War, came to Tulsa as Director in 
W*ar Camp Community Service; Mbr. Joe 
Carson Post No. 1; 5th Cavalry Headquar¬ 
ters Troops. Hobby, athletics. 

CROCKER, j. H., 38 So. Peoria, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Shelby Co., Ill., 
Nov. 27, 1888 ; came to Okla. 1905; located 
at Stillwater, 5 yrs. in Washington, D. C., 
Pawhuska 1913. Tulsa 1914 since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch. of Ill. ; Academic Still¬ 
water, Georgetown Univ., LL. B., 1915. 

Wife, Esther Callbreath. Cdrn., 1 s., John 
H. Jr.; 2 d., Martha Elizabeth, Dora Jane. 
Bus. Con., Atty. Mid-Continent Pet. Co. Bk. 
Con., First Nath; Producers Natl. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.„ Outing 
Club, Masonic Blue Lodge, Consistory Wash¬ 
ington, D. C. Boy Scouts, Okla. Bar Assn, 
and Co. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., ind.; state¬ 
wide worker 15 yrs. personal contact. Party 
Honolrs, del. to all co., st. and dist. convs. 
Prct. Committeeman. Remarks, Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing. 

CROSSLAND, EDWARD. Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Mayfield. Kv., Mar. 24, 
1875; came to Okla. 1910; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., West Co. Ky. Col., Mayfield, Ky., 
LL. B., Center Col, Danville. Wife, Leila 
Manson._ Cdrn.. 1 s., Hess; 2 d., Mrs. 
Morton Jett, Leila Rose. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., S. R. Lewis, Pat Mal¬ 
loy, M. A. Breckenridge, Judge O. O. Owen 


Gov. J. W. Holloway, J. Berry King. Lodges, 
B. P. O. E., K. P., Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel., Edward Crossland. Mayfield, Ky., de¬ 
ceased. Pol. Act., partisan ; statewide work¬ 
er 30 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, City 
Atty. Mayfield, Ky. County Judge Graves 
Co. Ky., County Atty. Tulsa Co., 1914-15. 
Party Honors, del. to st. convs., mbr. dem. 
Cen. Com. Remarks, Author Ewe Lamb Re¬ 
bellion. Spanish Amer. War Veteran, 1st 
Tenn. Vol. Hobby, playing violin- 

CROSSLAND, SAMUEL H. JR., 340 

Court Arcade, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Mayfield, Ky., May 16, 1888; came to 
Okla. 1920; located at Tulsa. Edu., W. Ky. 
Col., Mayfield, Ky., St. Univ. of Ky., Lex¬ 
ington. Wife. Louise Weaver. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Samuel H., Ill. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Com¬ 
merce. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 

Cosmopolitan, B. P. O. E., K. P., (Chan¬ 

cellor Commander Silver Plume Lodge No. 
182). Imp. Rel., Samuel H. Crossland 
(father), atty., Paducah, Ky.; Caswell 

Bennett Crossland (bro.) ; Ed. H. Cross¬ 
land (bro.) Asst. Atty. Gen., Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker all 
ways needed. Offices, Justice of the Peace, 
Tulsa; Co. Judge Pro. Tem. Tulsa Co. 
Party Honors, Prct. Chmn., del. to co. 
conv., mbr. League of Young Dems. 

CROUCH, HAL, 2448 So. St. Louis, Tulsa, 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Pawnee City, Nebr. 
Feb. 4, 1902; came to Okla. 1917; located 
at Muskogee. Reporter 1918-23 on Mus¬ 
kogee Times Democrat, Okla. City News and 
Norman Transcript. Edu., LL. B., Univ. of 
Okla. 1923. Wife, Vivian. Norval. No cdrn. 
Po 1 . Assoc., Edwin Dabney* Welcome Pier¬ 
son. C. E. Bailey, W. C. Lewis, Yip Crowe 
F. B. Owen, Rutherford Brett, W. H. Browni 
Lee Johnson, E. N. Carlee, Josh Lee, Rich¬ 
ard L. Wheatley, Ernest Brown. Pol Act 
stumped st. for C. J. Wrightsman for U. 
S. Senator in 1924 and for Edwin Dabney 
for Atty. General 1926. Offices, Asst. City 
Atty. Muskogee 1923-24. Party Honors 
del. dem. st. conv. 1924-26, 1928. Re¬ 
marks, Hobby, horseback riding and detect¬ 
ive stories. 


CRUTCHFIELD, J. M„ 1004 N. Denver, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Platte Co., 
Mo., July 3, 1865. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Platte Co., Mo. Wife, Nell Dryden, of 
_ c , drn " 1 s - J- Norris. Bus. Con., 

I>ir. Tulsa Bldg. & Loan Co.; v.-pres Car- 
son Roofing Co.; farms. Bk. Con., First 
Natl., Ark. Valley St. Church, Chris. Lodge, 
Mason; Consistory, Weston, Mo.; Shrine, 
Tulsa. Pol. Assoc., Herman Newblock, 
Conn Linn, Charles Walker, E. B. Howard 
M. E. Trapp, Gov. W. J. Holloway. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. and st. since 
1904, through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices, postmaster, Tulsa, eight yrs.; 
City Street Commr., 6 yrs. ; Chmn. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904, lived 
Broken Arrow; Tulsa since 1911. Civic 
worker. 


CUNNINGHAM, PORTER W„ Jenks. 
Rep. Occ., Farmer and Dairyman. B. 
Montreal, Canada, 1878; came to Okla 
1901, located at Sapulpa, Tulsa since 1902 
Edu., Canadian pub. sch. Wife, Bina A. 
Cunningham. Cdrn., 2 s., Henry and Mar¬ 
vin 2 d., Mrs. John Crogan, Tulsa; Mari¬ 
etta. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Church, 
Episcopal. Lodge, Masonic. Pol. Assoc., 
Chas. Price, Arthur Baker, Chas. O’Con¬ 
nor. Mrs. Lilah Lindsay, John F. Kramer, 
W. L. North. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
always: personal contact and through 
com. Office®, sch. bd.; game warden; elec, 
official; Fair bd. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. Hobby, cows. 

CURTIS. ALBERT G., Jenks. Dem. Occ., 
City Marshal. B., Newton Co., Ark., Apr. 
9 1875. camo to Okla., located Lincoln Co. 
until 1903, Sallisaw 1903-16 ; Henryetta 
1916-17: Bixby 1917-23; Jenks since. Edu., 
pub. sch. of Ark. Wife, Sarah L. Cowan. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Wm. G.; 3 d.* Eva, Iva, Elva. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, Masonic. Pol. Act., Partisan; co. 
worker always, personal contact. Offices, 


Police Officer; Dep. Sheriff, 28 yrs. Party 
Honors, elected and appointed to above 
office. 

DANNENBURG, W. N., 914 S. Detroit, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Chelsea, 
Okla. Feb. 20, 1894 ; Sapulpa 1919, Mus¬ 
kogee 1921; Tulsa since 1924 Edu., com. 
sch.,. Male Sem., Tahlequah 1919, O. U. 
Norman, 1914, LL. B. Columbia, N. Y. C., 
1917. Married. Bus. Con., Standard Parts 
Co. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; First Natl., 
Chelsea. Bus. Assoc., G. W. Dannenburg, 
914 S. Detroit, (bro.) Pol. Assoc., Chas. 

B. Rogers, G. O. Grant, Chas O’ Connor, 
Jas. A. Harris, L. G. Disney, Geo. Schwabe, 
Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, Shade E. Wallen. 
Imp. Rel., Sarah E. Dannenburg, Chelsea, 
Okla. Pol. • Act., partisan; dist. worker 
since 1914. Offices, probate atty for Five 
Civilized Tribes 1921-24. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Rainbow Div., Sunset Div. Mbr. Sa¬ 
pulpa Post. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

DAVIDSON, A. A., 718 Exch. Natl. Bk.;, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ Aberdeen, 
iScotland, Jan. 20, 1866 ; came to Okla. 1901, 
located at Muskogee, moved to Tahlequah, 
then Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. sch.* Scot¬ 
land; Law Sch. Union Col. of Law, Kent 
Law Sch. Wife, Alexis Wallworth. Cdrn., 
1 s., Angus; 2 d.. Ruth, May. Bus. Con., 
West, Gibson, Sherman & Davidson, attys. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Judge 
Keenan, J. F. Darby. Church, Cath. Clubs 
& Lodges, Tulsa Club; K. of C.; C. of 

C. ; Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., independent; 
statewide worker. Offices, Master in Chan¬ 
cery; Referee & Bankruptcy Commr. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs.; chmn. 
of st. Bull Moose conv.; prct. committee¬ 
man; Chmn. Cen Com. Remarks, Hobby, 
automobiling. 

DAVIDSON, ROBERT LEANDER, 304 

Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. attorney. 
B., Garrad Co., Ky., March 19, 1877; came 
to Okla. 1908; located at Tulsa. Edu., com. 
sch. Garrad Co., Garrad Col., Lancaster, 
Ky; Ky. Univ. B. S., 1896. Univ. of Va„ 
1899, LL. B. Wife, Mildred Ellis. Cdrn., 

4 s., R. L. Jr., William Ellis, John Abner, 
James Guy. Bus. Con., Davidson & Wil¬ 
liams. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Po'. Assoc., W. I. Williams, M. E. 
Trapp, W. E. McAlister, Tom Anglin. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Spavinaw 
Club; C. of C. ; Ex-Elk; Demitted Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker all 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



EDGAR A. d© MEULES 


his life as needed. Offices, mbr. st. senate 
1914-22; pres. Pro Tent 1919; chmn. of 
Appro. Com., 1921. Party Honors, mbr. 
st. com. front Tulsa Co., 1912, st. chmn., 
1924-26, del to all st. convs. Hobby, his 
rose garden. 

DAVIS, PHIL W„ Jr., 1544 S. Yorktown, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Elberton, 
Ga„ Feb. 5, 1887, came to Okla. 1921; lo¬ 
cated at Tulsa. Edu., A. B., Univ. of Ga.; 
LL. B., Harvard Law Sch. Wife, Cecile 
Little. Cdrn., 1 d., Cecile L. Church, 
First Pres. Pol. Act., active 20 yrs.; chmn. 
Tulsa City Dem. Com. 

de MEULES, EDGAR ALPHONSE, P'hil- 
cade Bldg., Tulsa. Occ., lawyer. B., Sauk 
Rapids, Minn., Aug. 18, 1880. Edu., Univ. 
of Mich. 1899-1903; admitted to bar, Mus¬ 
kogee, 1903. Wife, Hazel Hamilton, of la. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Hamilton, Edgar A., Jr.; Ram¬ 
sey. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust 
Co. Bus. Con., Ramsey, de Meules & 
Logan, law firm. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa 
Club, Pres., 1929; Tulsa Country; Arner. 
Okla., St. and Tulsa Co. Bar Assns. Pot. 
Act., active in st. affairs since 1903 ; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
coins. Offices, appointed mbr. St. Bar Com., 
1916-25; Col. on Gov. Tramp’s staff; First 
Y. Pres, and Mbr. Bd. of Governors of 
St. Bar of Okla. Party Honors, chmn. 
Dist. Dem. Com., 1904 ; 10th Recording 
Dist.; Chmn. Dent. Cen. Com., 16th Const. 
Dist., 1906; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., Mus¬ 
kogee Co., 1908; del. First Dem. st. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1903, has since 
been prominent in political and legal life 
of the st. During W. War was mbr. of 
Secret Service. 

DENNY, JOHN A., 637 Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., New Hampton, 
Mo., Sept. 28, 1882; came to Okla. 1914; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
New Hampton, Mo., commercial course, 
Maryville, Mo.; LL. B., Georgetown Univ. 
Wash., D. C., 1913; Nor. Col. at Stansber¬ 
ry, Mo.; admitted to Bar 1913, Dist. Co¬ 
lumbia, Okla. Bar 1914 without exam. Wife, 
Bertha M. Grutter. Bk. Con., Producers 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Charles O’Connor, Bird 
McGuire, Grant McCullough, Sam J. Mont¬ 
gomery. Church, First Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter 
Council, B. P. O. E., Past Loyal Order of 
Moose; Okla. Bar Assn., sec’y-treas., Tulsa 
Co. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., parents, Mr. and 
Mrs. L. W. Denny, New Hampton, Mo. 
Pol. Act., natl. Rep., locally independent; 
15 yrs. all ways needed. Office, municipal 


Judge. Party Honors, prct. committeeman, 
local elec. Bd.. 15 yrs. Remarks, was 
called for service W. War but armistice 
intervened. 

DENTON, JAS. C., 1617 S. Elwood, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Newport, Tenn., 
March 18, 1883 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; lo¬ 
cated at Nowata, 1909; moved to Muskogee, 
Tulsa since 1921. Edu., h. sch., Newport, 
Tenn., Emory & Henry Col., B. A., 5 

yrs. Univ. Tenn., Knoxville, B. S., LL. B. 
Wife, Clara M. 'Murchison. Cdrn., 1 s„ 
Jas. C., Jr. Bus. Con., v.-pres. and gen. 
council Mid Continent Petroleum Corp. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl, and First Natl. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa 
Club, Tulsa Country Club; University Clubj 
Masonic (Masters Degree) ; B. P. O. E. ; 
C of C.; Pres. Kan-Okla., Div. Mid- Con¬ 
tinent Assn., 1928-29. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Mayor Nowata Co., 1907-08; Asst. 
U. S. Dist. Atty., 1909-12. Party Honors, 
Co. Chmn. Nowata Co., 1908; Pres¬ 
idential Elector, 1916; del. at Large; Rep. 



ELDON J. DICK 


Natl. Conv., Kansas City 1928; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, Capt. & Adj. 
3rd Okla. Inf. Hobby, hunting and Ash¬ 
ing. 

DeSTAUBLER, MRS. MARY A., (G. W.), 

Sand Springs. Rep. Occ.,. housewife. B., 
Chicago, Ill., 1868 ; came to Okla. 1916, 
located at Sand Springs. Edu., It. sch. St. 
Louis, Forest Park Univ., 1 yr., St. Louis. 
Husband, G. W. DeStaubler. Cdrn., 1 s., 
3 d. Bus. Con., Sand Springs Poultry Co. 
Bk. Con., Sand Springs St. Pol. Assoc., 
Mrs. Flora Packard, Mrs. Chas. Page, Mrs. 
Chas. Parker, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. Lillia 
D. Lindsay, Geo. Schwabe. Church, Chris. 
Science. Clubs, Sand Springs Woman’s 
Club. Imp. Rel., Sister, Mrs. O. N. John¬ 
son, San Antonio, Tex. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; co. worker 9 yrs., all ways needed. 
Office, Ran for Legis., 1922. Party Honors, 
Prct. Committeeman always. Remarks, 
active during W. War in Red Cross. Hobby, 
Veterans Burean. 

DEWBERRY, JOE T., 402 Ritz Bldg. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Chambers 
Co., Ala., Aug. 27, 1883; came to Okla., 
1917; located at Miami; Tulsa since 1921. 
Edu., pub. sch., ol Ala., Georgetown Univ., 
Washington D. C., LL. B. Wife, Addie 
M. Cdrn., 1 d., Dorothy Joe. Bus. Con.. 


v.-pres. Abrams Silk Co., Dir. Skinner 
Bros. Belting Co.; Dir. Peltons Market. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl. Exchange Trust Co. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Indian 
Hills Country Club, Hi-12 Club, Past Mas¬ 
ter of Masonic Lodge, Tulsa (Petroleum No. 
474). Imp. Rel., Joe J. Dewberry, (father). 
Standing Rock, Ala. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker always. Offices, city atty., Miami. 
1919-20. Hobby, hunting. Ashing, pub. 
sch. system. 

DICK, ELDON J., 421 Thompson Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney._ B., Chris¬ 
tian Co., Ill., came to Okla. 1900; located at 
Ponca City, Buffalo 1907, Okmulgee, 1916; 
Tulsa since 1925. Edu., h. sch., Chris¬ 
tian Co., HI., studied law with Judga 
Rufus M. Potts now of Chicago and .Judge 
James B. Ricks, now deceased, and finished 
law sch. at Peoria, Ill. Wife, Ethel E. Mc- 
Minn. Cdrn., 1 s., Newton; 1 d. Zazelle. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa 
Club; Tulsa Ozark Club; Akdar Shrine, 
Tulsa; C. of C.; mbr. bd.; dir. C. of C. 
Pol. Act., Dem. but independently inclined 
25 yrs. Offices, city atty. Ponca City; 
co. atty. Harper Co. Party Honors, elec. 
Co. Chmn. Dem. Com., Tulsa Co., 1929. 

DICKASON, QUINN M., World Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Okemah, 
Ind. Terr., Jan. 3, 1905; Tulsa since 1927. 
Edu., com. sch., Okemah; O. U. Norman, 
1927, LL. B. Bus. Con., Breckenridge & 
Bostick, attys.,- assoc, Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Assoc., M. A. Breckenridge, C. R. Bos¬ 
tick; (pol.) W. C. Henneberry, M. 
C. Spradling, Eben Taylor, Geo. Schwabe, 
Pat Hurley, Byron Kirkpatrick. Clubs, 
Phi Kappa Phi, Jr. C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. worker 8 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Office, Asst. City Prosecutor. 1928. 
Party Honors, st. del. Okla. City 1924-28 ; 
Judge Elec. Bd., active in prct. and city. 

DICKEY, MRS. T. L. (EDNA), 1924 W. 

Easton, Tulsa. Dem. Ocm, housewife. B., 
Barton Co., Mo., July 1880; came to Okla. 
1922; located at Tulsa. Edu., common sch., 
Sprague, Mo., Preparatory Col. Course, 
Meth. Col., Sprague; Sedalia Sch., of Music 
1898 ; private sch. Husband. Thos. L. 
Dickey. Cdrn., 1 d. t Virginia Lee. Bus. 
Con., Wholesale Baking Co. ; Dickey Baking 
Co. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
Mrs. H. W. Bauder, Mrs. A. C. Franklin, 
John Logan, Mrs. John Catlett, E. B. How- 


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nrd, Mayor Newblock, Judge Ed Warren. 
Church. Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern 
Star, Allah Club. Imp. Rel., Mina Mc¬ 
Henry, (aunt), Wichita, Kan., Crusader 
with Carrie Nation. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker 15 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, always del. to co.. dist. and st. 
conv.; 4 yrs. v.-chmn. Deni. City Cen. Com.; 
organizer for all the women for Tulsa 
Co. 6 yrs. ; also prct. v.-chmn.; managed 
Woman’s div. of City of Tulsa in Mayor 
Nevvblock’s campaign. Remarks, sec’y. Red 
Cross during W. War. 

DICKEY. WAYNE, Tulsa. Rep. Ex-Coun¬ 
ty Treasurer. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 

DICKSON, CHARLES E., Ovvasso. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Putnam Co., Mo., Jan. 
<i, 1881. Edu., common and h. sch.. Mo.; 
St. Tchrs. Col., Ivirksville, B. S. Wife, 
Blanche Riekenbrode. Bus. Con., Pres. 
First St. Bk. Owasso. Assoc., G. D. Davis, 
Claremore; T. J. Hartman, Producers Natl. 
Bk. Tulsa; C. W. and Omer K. Benedict, 
Tulsa; (pol.) .Tas. Adkins. Dan Patton, 
Byron Kirkpatrick, John Smiley, Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough, Harry Rogers, Tulsa; Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Colonial Country; Mason; Consis¬ 
tory at Guthrie; I. 0. 0. F., Owasso; M. 
W. A., Meadville, Mo. Pci. Act., inde¬ 
pendent: co. and st. worker since maturity; 
works chiefly through party organization. 
Offices, pres. bd. of edu., Owasso.; mb". 
Text Book Comm.. Mo.; mbr. Town Be!., 
Owasso. Party Honors, del. co. and st. 
conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; lived 
Collinsville. Owasso since 1918; worker in 
all public affairs; Hobby, nursery work. 

DICKSON, MRS. CHARLES E., Owasso. 
Dem. Occ., Cashier First State Bk. B., 
Avalon, Mo.. 1889 : came to Okla. 1914: 
located at Collinsville, Owasso since 1918. 
Edu., h. sell., Avalon, Mo., Kirksville St. 
Tchrs. Col. Husband, Charles E. Dickson. 


Bus. Assoc., r E. Dickson, J. E. Moore. 
Pol. Assoc., John P. Logan, Mrs. J. G. 
Garrison. Wash Hudson, Mrs. Lilah Lindsay. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, P. E. 0., 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker always every way needed. Party 
Honors, v.-chmn. Dem. Com., del. to co. 
conv. Hsbby, roses and Collie Dogs. 

DIGGS, AMES B.. First Natl. Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Cahaba, 
Ala., Oct. 20, 1862. Edu 1 ., com. sch., Selma, 
Ala. ; studied law under tutoring of father. 
Wife, Edith Maclary, of Md. Cdrn., 2 s., 
James B., Jr.; Robert McClary. Bus. Con., 
head of legal dept.. Gulf Pipe Line & 
Affiliated cos. in Okla. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Assoc., Henry McGraw and 
other officers and dirs. of Gulf Cos., in 
Okla. and Pa. Offices, Asst. Atty. for “P”, 
afterwards Noble Co., 1893-94 ; Probate 
Judge, Noble Co., 1894-96. Pol. Act., city, 
co. and st. since maturity; makes speeches; 
works through others. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893 ; lived Perry, Pawnee, Tulsa 
since 1906. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

DISNEY, WESLEY ERNEST, Atlas Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer; oil operator; 
furniture; insurance; farming. B., Rich¬ 
land, Kan.. Oct. 31, 1883. Edu., h. sch., 
Independence, Ivan., grad., 1903; Kan. 
TTniv., LL. B. 1906. Wife. Anna Yansant, 
r'f Topeka. Cdrn., 2 s., Wesley V., Ralph 
W. Bus. Con., Disney* Wheeler & Alcorn, 
law firm; dir. operators Oil & Royalty 
Cos.; v.-pres. J. H. Moore Furn. Co.; sec’y. 
and dir. Tulsa Life Ins. Co.; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., John 
Wheeler, Glenn Alcorn, J. H. Moore, L. J. 
Anderson, bus. partners; (pol.) V. E. 
Harlow, Okla. City; H. L. Standeven, Tulsa. 
Church, Ch'-is. Science. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Club; Civitan, Oakhurst; Mason 
Blue Lodge., Muskogee; Shrine, Tulsa; 
Consistory, Guthrie. !mn. Rel., Wesley 
Disney, (father) Sedan, Kan.; R. L., law¬ 


773 

yer* Okla. City; C. S., drilling, contractor, 
Muskogee; 0. A., geologist, San Antonio, 
(bros.) ; Mrs. Edith Anderson, (sis.) N. Y. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in city, 
co. and st. since 1904; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Dom¬ 
inant factor in impeachment proceedings 
against Gov. J. C. Walton, 1923. Offices, 
Co. Atty., Muskogee Co., 1911-15; mbr. 
Legis. 1918-24 (3 terms). Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901, lived Wann, 1901-06 ; Kan. 
1905-08; Muskogee, 1908-23; Tulsa since 
1923. Keenly interested in industrial 
development of Tulsa through making Ark. 
River navigable. Interested in taxation 
and reasonable appropriations; looked up¬ 
on as an independent in Legis. 

DOUGLAS, CLARENCE B.. Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Jefferson City, Mo.. 
Oct. 19, 1864; came to Okla. 1886 ; located 
at Ardmore; lived at Muskogee; at Tulsa 
since 1916. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Annie 
Van S.vcle. Cdrn., 2 s., 1 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Jim Adkisson. 
Geo. Sehwabe, Grant McCullough, Omer 
Benedict, Jim Denton* W. B. Pine, Milt 
Garber, W. J. Otjen, Cash Cade, W. B 
Johnson, Jim Harris. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C„ Ozark Club, K. of P. Po’. Act., 
partisan ; statewide worker 20 yrs. all ways 
needed. Party Honors, Rep, nominee for U. 
6. Senator, 1908. Remarks, author of: 
“History of Tulsa Co.,” "A Book of Verse,” 
‘Some Men of Tulsa Co.,” “Life of Tams 
Bixby," “Prominent Men of Indian History.” 
Col. of First Regiment,. 1902. organizer 
First Militia, in Indian Terr. Hobby, naviga¬ 
tion of Ark. River. 

DRAIN, MRS. MARY E„ 128 N. Xanthus, 
Rep. B., Warren. Pa., Aug. 19, 1879; 

°ame to Okla. 1910; loctaed at Tulsa, Cleve¬ 
land 1913; Tulsa since 1917. Edu., com. 
sch., Warren, Pa.; h. sch., Jamestown, 
N. Y. and Clarendon. Pa. Widow. Cdrn., 

2 s., Wm. A., Harry B.; 2 d.* married. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Fred 
Fink, Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsay, Mrs. J. Benj. 
Brown, Mrs. Paul Johnson, Omer Bene¬ 
dict, .Chas. O’Connor, Mrs. Chas. O’Con¬ 
nor, Mrs. Lola Clark Pearson. Churcn, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rep. Women's Club, 
Eastern Star, Tuloma Chap. No. 400, see’y. 

6 yrs. Pol. Act., partisan; city and co. 
worker 9 yrs.; committees and person¬ 
ally. Party Honors, Co. V.-Chmn. 1921-22; 
prct. committeewoman since 1920. Charge 



CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS 








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J. A. DUFF 


Woman’s Div. Co. for Bert Chandler, 1922. 
Remarks, active during W. War in Red 
Cross. Hobby, girls and boys. 

DROUOT, JOE, Tulsa. Dem. A leader in 
Masonic circles. Very active politically. 
(Complete information unavailable). 


DUFF, JOHN ALFRED, Kennedy Bldg.. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ„ lawyer. B„ Fayette. 
Wis. Nov. 26, 1870. Edu., Univ. of Neb., 
LL. B., 1901. Wife, Elizabeth Barnard. 
Bus. Con., Massingale, Duff & Bailey, law 
firm, Cordell; Massingale, Duff & Monnott, 
Tulsa. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; Pro¬ 
ducers Natl. Assoc., (bus.' S. C. Mas¬ 
singale, ,T. T. Bailey, Cordell; Guy S. Mon¬ 
nott. Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
High Twelve; Mason. Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., partisan : statewide worker since 1900 ; 
makes speeches; works through corns. 
Party Honors, past Climn. Co. Cen. Com., 
Washita Co.; del. many st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1901, lived Cordell.: 
Tulsa since 1923. Civic worker Chmn. 
Thrift Stamp drive during W. War. Mbr. 
Amer. and St. Bar Assns., del. to Amer. 
Bar Assn., convs. 


DUNCAN, FRANK E., Tulsa Rep. Lawyer. 
Married. Meth. Prominent in Knights of 
Pythias lodge. Formerly city attorney ot 
Tulsa. Active. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 


DUNN, SAMUEL E., Tulsa. Dem. Lawyer. 
Former Asst. County Att.y. Legionnaire. 
(Complete information unavailable). 


EAGLETON, W. L., 308 Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., atty. B., 
Pawnee, Okla. Ter.. March 28, 1894 ; locat¬ 
ed supra. Pawnee, Norman 1911, Tulsa 
since 1919. Edu., Pawnee h. sch., Okla. 
Univ. A. B. 1914; LL. B„ 1919. Wife, 
Pauline Dellinger. Cdrn., 2 s., W. L., Ill: 
J. R. ; 1 d., Pauline. Bus. Con., Hunt & 
Eagleton, attorneys. Remarks. Legionnaire 
mbr. Joe Carson Post. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 


EAKES, MATHER M. Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Cumming, Ga., 
Nov. 5', 1880; came to Okla. 1920, located 
at Tulsa. Edu., com. sch., of Cumming, 
Gainesville and other Ga. towns; Emory 
Col., (now Univ. ) Oxford, Ga., 1900, A. B. 
Wife, May Strickland. Cdrn., 3 s., R. M. 


Eakes. Mather M. Jr.. Wm. S.; 2 d. t Evelyn, 
Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Eakes & Robinson, 
attvs. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Producers 
Natl. Church, Meth., S. Clubs, &. Lodges, 
Hon. mbr. Civitan; Mason; etroleum 
Lodge; K. of P.; librarian of Tchr’s Prof. 
Library, Tulsa pub. sells. Pol. Act., state- 
wide worker 25 yrs.; personal contact, 
Com., etc.; political campaigner. Offices, 
Prosecuting Atty., Cordell, Ga., 190 •. 
Party Honors, pres, of Dem. Club of Okla. 
del. to co. and st. convs., several yrs. Re¬ 
marks, liberal in view's. Hobby, general 
reading. 

ED MISTER, STANLEY C.. 1015 McBur- 
ney Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. 
B., Lewis, la., Nov. 6, 1881; came to Okla. 
1905 ; located at Cleveland 1917: Pawnee; 
Tulsa since 1919. Edu., h. sch., Lewis, 
la., 1900 ; Drake Univ.. Col. of Law, Des 
Moines. 1905. Wife. Estella C. Clinate. 
Cdrn.. 2 s., Wayne C.. Stanley C., Jr.; 2 
d., Ruth R., Virginia C. Past Bus. Con., 
Legal Dept, Prairie Oil and Gas Co. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Ath¬ 
letic Club; Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., 
partisan; dist. worker, 20 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, St. Legis. 1913; Co. Judge 
Pawnee, 1917-18; Rep. Nominee for Dist. 
Judge from Pawnee and Tulsa 1918; highest 
vote until 1926 of any Rep. nominee. Party 
Honors, del. to co., dist and st. convs., 
from Pawnee and Tulsa Cos. 

EMERY, BAILEY V., 216 E. Brady, Tul¬ 
sa. Dem, Occ., Sales Engineer. B., Ports¬ 
mouth, N. H., Mar. 27, 1895 ; came to Okla. 
1919; located at Sapulpa; Tulsa since 1921. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Portsmouth. N. H., 
Dartmouth, A. B., 1916; Law at Harvard. 
Wife. Ruth Lillian Hagen. Bus. Con., B. 

V. Emery & Co., Inc.; Sec’y. & Treas., 
Bryan & Emery, Inc. Bk. Con.. Producers 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., W. E. Disney, Harry 
Fair, Robt. Hudson, J. C. Whiteside, Mary 

W. Lowe. Church, Christian Science. 
Clubs &. Lodqes, Masonic Blue Lodge; St, 
John No. 1, Portsmouth, N. H. (Oldest in 
U. S.), C. of C.; University Club; Techni¬ 
cal Club. Imp. Rel._ John W. Emery, 
(father), Portsmouth. N. H. Pel. Act., 
partisan worker 2 yrs.; personal contact. 
Remarks, served in Foreign Legion French 
Army. 

ENDACOTT, ASBURY. 405 City Hall, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., architect. B., Eudora, 
Kan., Feb. 15. 1887 ; came to Okla. 1913, 
located at Tulsa. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Kan.; Kan. A. & M., 4 yrs. Wife, Alma 
Carlson. Cdrn., 2 s., Mark Atlas, Jack 
Andrew; 1 d., Ellen Marie. Bus. Con., 
Rush. Endacott & Goff. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bus. Assoc., E. A. Rush. Bruce Goff. 
Pol. Assoc., Grant McCullough, W. G. 
Skellv, George Schwabe, Charles O’Connor, 
H. H. Rogers, John Goldsberry. Church, 
Meth. Clubs, C. of C.; past v.-pres. Natl. 
Optimist Club; Tulsa Athletic Club; Amer. 
Institute of Architects. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; statewide worker, 16 yrs. Offices, 
city w’ater comrar. ; mbr. st. bd. examiner 
of architects. Party Honors, del. to st. 
and county convs. Remarks, mayor pro 
tem. Hobby, aviation, radio, hunting and 
fishing. 

EVANS, ROY A., Collinsville. Rep. 
Occ., contractor. B., Swanton, Neb., July 
30, 1887 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; located 

at Collinsville. Edu., pub. sch., S. D. and 
Okla. Wife, Mabel G. Sanger. Cdrn., 1 
s., Theodore Roosevelt; 2 d., Ladema and 
June. Bk. Con., Amer. Exchange. Pol. 
Assoc., Geo. B. Schwabe, Dan Patton, 
George Janeway, Chas. O’Connor. Church, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodqes. C. of C.; M. W. A.; 
Eagles; Security Benefit Assn. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker always, per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, dep. 
sheriff. Party Honors, del. to co. conv.. 
Campaign mgr. Tulsa Co., 1928. Remarks, 
Hobby, hunting and sports. 

EVANS, T. D., Court Arcade, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Marshalltown, la., 
Aug. 20. 1868. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Marshalltown; la. Univ. Wife, Celeste 


Morgan. C«'rn., 1 d., Mrs. W. J. Keenan, 
Tulsa. Bk. Con., Producers Natl., past 
dir. Assoc., (pol.) Bailey E. Bell, Chas. 
O’Conner Bird S. McGuire, O. S. Steiner, 
C. H. Terwilliger, J. A. Harris, P. J- 
Hurley Mrs. R. D. Rood, Judge Kennamer. 
Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Tulsa Ozark: 
Mason, Blue Lodge; Commandery; Shrine. 
Church, Chris. Science. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; co. and city worker since 1907 ; makes 
speeches; works personally, through corns, 
and others. Offices, City Atty.. Marshall¬ 
town,, la., 1896-1900; Municipal Juagr. 
Tulsa, 1917-18; Mayor, Tulsa, 1920-22. 
Party Honors, del. st. convs., Ia. and 
Okla.; citv chmn.. Tulsa. 1916-18. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1906; lived since 
at Tulsa. During term as Mayor did con¬ 
structive work leading to installation ot 
Spavinaw water system. In early lit® 
was ,a tchr., also familiar with real estate 
and loans bus. Hobby, fishing. 

FAIR. HARRY, 1108 Hunt Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ.. lawyer. B„ New Haven, Mo.. 
.Tune 28, 1890. Edu., com. and h. sch.. 
Mo.; Washington Univ., St. Louis. A. B.. 
LL. B.. 1914. Wife, Margaret^ d. of G. 
C. Hocker. of Mo. Cdrn.. 1 s., Thomas: 
1 d., Harriet, at h. Bus. Con., Fair & 
Crouch, law firm. Bk. Con., Bk. & Trust 
Co. Assoc., Hal Crouch, law partner. 
Church, Episcopal. Mo. Clubs & Lodqes. 
Tulsa Country; University; Mason, Blue 
Lodge, New Haven, Mo.; Consistory. Guth¬ 
rie; Akdar Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., party 
man, but not partisan; works in co.. 
st. and natl. affairs through the party or¬ 
ganization; makes speeches. Party Honors. 
Co. Chmn., Tulsa Co.. 1922. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1916, lived since at Tulsa. 
Civic worker. Served in Air Spuad during 
W. War. Rank. First Lieut. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Joe Carson Post. Tulsa. Hobbies, 
hunting, fishing and golf. 

FARMER, ARTHUR LAFAYETTE, First 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., insur¬ 
ance, real estate, banking, oil. iron manu ■ 
facturer. B.. Tex., Sept. 18, 1875. Edu., 
com. sch., Central Col., Sulphur Springs, 
Tex. Wife, Hazel L. Candlish, (deceased). 
Cdrn., 1 d.. Hazel May. Bus. Con., Farm¬ 
er & Duran Ins. Agency. (N. V. Life), 
v.-pres. and past pres.; Tulsa Natl. Bk. 
(now part of First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.) : 
dir. Okla. Iron works., Tulsa. Assoc., A. 
E. Duran. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club : 
Rotary; C. of C., pres, for many yrs.. 
and active in all civic movements. Pol. 
Act., city, co. and st., both organization 
and personal worker. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907, lived since at Tulsa ; was chmn. 
City Planning Com. and later mbr. non¬ 
partisan bd. when Spavinaw water sys¬ 
tem was built for Tulsa; one of fore¬ 
most civic leaders in Eastern Okla. Hobby, 
helping boys through school. (Complete 


FARMER, THURSTON PAfTTERSON, 

2123 E. 17 Place, Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. 
banker . B., Hot Springs, Ark. t Nov. 13. 
1880; came to Okla. 1915; located at Tulsa 
1915, Muskogee 1915, Tulsa since 1920. 
Edu., Hot Springs, Ark., h. sch., admitted 
to Bar, Ark., 1905. Wife, Emma Lee. Mc¬ 
Afee. Cdrn., 1 s.. Thurston, Jr.; 1 d.. 
Elizabeth Jeter. Bus. Con., v.-pres. A 
Trust Officer, Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Bus. 
Assoc., J. H. McBirney. S. P. McBirney, 
C. B. Wallace. Pol. Assoc., Dr. W. N. 
Warwick, W. A. Brownlee, Louis Duncan. 
Harry Ogden. Church, Bap. Club, C. 
of C. Imp. Rel., Jeremiah Jeter, (uncle) 
former well known Bap. minister of Va. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 25 
yrs., all ways needed. Offices Police 
Judge and Co. and Probate Judge, Hot 
Springs; Natl. Bk. Examiner, 1915-20 (1* 
and 11 Fed. Co. Dist). Party Honors. Co. 
Chmn. Ark. in past campaign ; treas. Tulsa 
Co., 1928; Chmn. Woodrow Wilson Club, 

1912; del. to all st. convs. in Ark. Re¬ 
marks, Natl. Bk. Examiner during War, 

unable to be active in any other branch. 
Very active in Ark. politics, but just be¬ 
ginning to take active part in Okla. af¬ 

fairs ; Batt. A., Ark. Natl. Guard. Hobby, 
fishing. 







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ROBERT F. GARLAND 


FERGUSON, WALTER, 1647 Elwood, 
Exchange Bk., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., banker. 
B., Wauneta, Kan., Mar. 28, 1886; came 
to Okla. 1889, lived at Okla. City; Kan.; 
Watonga; Guthrie; El Reno; Shawnee; 
Cherokee; Tulsa since. Edu., common 
school; college, 1904-06. Wife, Lucia 
Loomis. Cdrn., 2 s., Loomis Benton, Tom¬ 
my Bruce; 1 d., Ruth Elva. Bus. Con., 
v.-pres. Exchange Natl. Bk. ; Dir. Federal 
Reserve Bk., Okla. City. Pol. Assoc., Sen. 
Elmer Thomas, J. C. Denton, J. A. Yeazey, 
John B. Doolin, H. G. McKeever, W. C. 
Fidler, Lew Wentz. Clubs &. Lodges, Okla., 
Okla. City; Tulsa Natl. Press; Masonic 
Blue Lodge, Cherokee; Chapter, Chero¬ 
kee. Imp. Rel., Mother, Mrs. T. B. Fer¬ 
guson, Watonga. Pol. Act., partisan; city, 
co. st. and natl. worker all his life In 
all ways needed. Offices, State Senator 
7th Dist. 1916-18. Party Honors, del. to 
various st. convs. Remarks, brilliant 
writer, keenly interested in Okla. History. 
Wife, one of best known women writers 
in Nation; her column syndicated through 
■Scripps-Howard Chain of newspapers. 
Splendid speaker and mixer, national 
friends. Hobby, hunting and book col¬ 
lecting. (finest in Okla.) 

FINK, MRS. FRED W„ (EMMA JANE), 

1147 S. Norfork Tulsa. Rep. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B.. Watseka, Ill., May 3, 1880 ; 

came to Okla. 1884; located at Waukomis, 
Pawhuska 1901; Tulsa since 1904. 
Edu., common school, Watsaka, Illi- 
111.; Female Seminary, Tahlequah; Bus. 
Col., Chetopa, Kan. Hus., Fred W. Fink, 
contractor. Bk. Con., First National; 
Producers. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Chas. Lah- 
man, Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsay. Mrs. J. Benj. 
Brown, Mrs. Paul Johnson, Jas. A. Harris, 
Mrs. R. D. Rood, Chas. O’Connor, W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Metli. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rep. Women’s Club; Parliamentary Law; 
Delphians; Tirzah; Ben Hur; W. B. A. 
Imp. Rel., Eli McClish, Los Angeles. Pol. 


Act., partisan ; dist. worker 9 yrs. all ways 
useful. Party Honors, prct. committeewoman 
and co. cen. com., exec, since 1920; City V.- 
Chmn. 1922; Joint Chmn. with Mrs. Lilah 
D. Lindsay 1926. Organized and presided 
at first meeting of Rep. Club, 1926. Re¬ 
marks, very active during W. War, espec¬ 
ially in Red Cross. Hobby, home. 

FISK, H. CLAY, 1115 N. McKinley, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., Supt. Sand Springs Schs. 
B., Ottawa, Ivan., Aug. 8, 1887; came to 
Okla. 1893; located at Alva, Cherokee 1910; 
Nowata 1915 ; Claremore 1922, Sand Springs 
1927 since. Edu., Stella Acad., Cherokee 
Northwestern State Teachers College, A. B.; 
University of Kansas, M. A.; University 
of Chicago. Wife, Jennie Marie Vinson. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Margie Lee. Bk. Con., First 
(St. Bk. Sand Springs. Pol. Assoc., H. 
Tom Kiglit, Napoleon Johnson, James C. 
Nance. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C.; Masonic Nowata Con¬ 
sistory^ Lawrence, Kan.; pres. Welfare 
Assn. Pol. Act., independent worker but 
always interested. Remarks, always attends 
st. and natl. edu. meetings. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing. 

FIST, HENRY L., 2126 E. 38 St., Tulsa. 
Ind. Occ., attorney. B., Nebraska City, 
Neb., May 28, 1893; came to Okla. 1901; 
located at Muskogee, Tulsa since 1919. Edu., 
h. sch., Muskogee, Univ. of Mo. Wife, 
Allene Lowenstein. Cdrn., 1 d., Allene. 
Bus. Con., Yancey & Fist, attys. Bk. Con., 
Stockholder First Natl. Church, Jewish. 
Clubs & Lodges, Spavinaw Club, Progress 
Club; Masonic, Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pol. Act., independent; worker and voter. 
Offices, City Clk., Muskogee. Remarks. 
Legionnaire, mbr. Joe Carson Post; Major 
in W. War 32nd Dlv. Hobby, golf and 
fishing. 

FLESHER, M. B., Wells Hotel, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ.. royalties. B., Reedville, O., 
June 12, 1876; came to Oklahoma 1901; 


775 

located at Shawnee; Okemah 1902; 
Tulsa since 1915. Edu., Univ. of Mich., 
LL. B. Wife, Bess Flesher, (deceased). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Robert B., Middleport, O. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl. Pol. Act., Chas. O' 
Connor, Sen. W. B. Pine, W. G. Skelly. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Univ. 
Club; Masonic Petroleum Lodge; Tulsa 
Chapter and Commandery, Potentate 19ZS 
Akdar Shrine. Imp. Rel., (bros.) Dr. T. H. 
Flesher Edmond, Dr. W. E. Flesher, Okla. 
City. Pol. Act., partisan statewide worker 
20 yrs. all ways useful. Offices, Supervisor 
of Federal Census. Hobby, football and 
baseball. 

FOSTER, WILLARD, Hunt Bldg., Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., royalty operator. B., Indiana, 
about 1872. Edu., com. schs. Wife, Minnie. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Harold D., Claud. Bus. Con , 
Willard Foster Royalties; former Pres. 
Tulsa Oxygen Co.; also familiar with mer¬ 
cantile bus. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Country; Tulsa; C. of C.; 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Shrine. Pol. Act., local, partisan 
worker through others. Remarks, was for¬ 
merly in mercantile bus. at Wellington, 
Kan'; has lived at Blackwell, Okla.; Tulsa 
since about 1922. Pres. Tulsa Zoological 
Soc. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

FRANKLIN, MRS. HERBERT C., 2318 
E. 4th, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Long Point, La., Dec. 25, 1895; came to 
Okla. 1919, located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Welch, La., A. B„ Silliman Col., Clinton, 
La., Peabody Col., Nashville, Tenn. Hus¬ 
band, Herbert C. Franklin. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Edwin • 1 d. Louise. Bus. Con., Husbana, 
Dist. Mgr. P. H. Davis Tailoring Co. BK. 
Con., Producers Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. 
H W Bauder, Mrs. T. L. Dickey, Mrs. 
Bess Stubblefield, John P. Logan, Newt 
Graham, Mrs. Kelly Brown, Mrs. Arthur 
Buhl, Geo. D. Key, W. E - El3n f y ’. E i E 
Howard. Church, Meth Clubs & Lodges, 
Woman’s Dem. Club; ^ague, of Women 
Voters ; Pythian Sisters ; Past Chief s Club , 
\ L L A H., Club. Pol. Act., partisa*, 
dist. worker, 8 yrs. t all ways needed. Party 
Honors, past V.-Chmn. Dem. Cen Com., 
1Q26-28 • nrct. committeewoman tor jr. 
del. to st. convs., 1926 and 28; also det. 
to co. and dist. convs. 

FRANKLIN. W. C„ 1523 S. Owasso Tul- 
, a Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Grittenaen 

C 0 K y Aug. 4, 1875. Edu., pub. sch., 

Marion *Ivy.; Southern Normal Bowling 
Creen • Geo Washington Univ., Wash.. D. 
c li. B , and LL. M. Wife, Josephine 

IF 

Tulsa. Assoc., (pm-l r mrellv 

Veasey, Grant McCullough, W. G. Skelly, 

Pat Hurley, Tulsa. Church. 1 irst rsap. 
nubs C of C., dir. and v.-pres.; Amer 

antf statewide worker thnmjg 

KS5*: “p d ar“S E .Lr““el.“io 

others since 190 . Remarks came to 

SS. S, Uv^Mviskogee, Tulsa since 
1918. Civic worker, trustee of Tulsa univ. 
Hobby, golf. 

GALBREATH, ROBT., 1345 E 21 Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., oil business. B., 
n Dec 22, 1864; came to Okla. 

staked a claim near Henness e y ; home- 
st ended Okla. Co., Edmond 1893, moved to 
Perry 1895; Shawnee opening c^tX 

ZrttZ 1901 since Wife, Mary F. 
Kinlin. Cdrn., 3 s„ Bpbt. J., G H., Glenn 
P ■ 1 d„ Leona. Bk. Con., First Nau. 

Church Meth S. Pol. Assoc., R. L. David¬ 
son Howard Maxey, C. J. Wrightsman 
E B Howard, Judge Tlios. Lyons, Judge 
Lvnn Judge Cole. Pol. Act., partisan, 

statewide worker, 40 yrs., all ways need- 
statewiae wu , TfirrHoria l Com., and 






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THOMAS AUSTIN GAVIN 


Chmn. 1896. Party Honors, Dem. Natl. 
Committeeman 1913-16, always del. to co. 
and st. conv. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

GALE, HARRY B„ Producers Natl. Bk., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., vice-president Pro¬ 
ducers Natl. B. Bonham, Tex.. Nov. 4, 
1888; came to Okla. 1919; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., h. sch., and Col.; courses in Nignt 
•Sch. and Col. Course. Wife, Ethel B. 
Garrison. Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret Joym,. 

Bus. Con., V.-Pres. Producers Natl. Bk. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges. Tulsa 
Athletic, Club. Mohawk Country Club. 32 
Mason; Scottish Rite; Shrine; C. of C. 
Retail Merchants Assn.; Better Bus. Bur¬ 
eau. Pol. Act., independent; co. and city 
worker; attends meetings and takes interest 
as a citizen. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Car- 
son Post; 15th Div. Inf. Headquarters. 

GALLAHER, E. M„ 2028 E. 14 Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., atty. B., Baltimore, Md., Dec. 
6, 1884; came to Okla. 1909, located at Mus¬ 
kogee 1909, Wagoner 1910, Tulsa 19io ,,nd 
since. Edu., h. sch.. Washington, i,. e,.. 
Holy Cross, A. B., 1905, Georgetown Univ. 
LL. B., 1908. Wife. Elizabeth M. Hart. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Edward F.; 1 d., Mary E. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust; Exchange 
Natl. Pol. Act., partisan; eastern Okla. 
worker 19 yrs. all ways needed. Office, Co. 
Atty., Wagoner Co. 1911-12. Party Honors, 
former Prct. Committeeman in past; del. 
to st. conv. in past. Assoc., (pol.) E. B. 
Howard, Horace Hagan, Ed Crossland. Pat 
Malloy, Chas. Holden, Harve Maxey, Her¬ 
man Newblock. Remarks, 4 minute Speak¬ 
er during IV. War. Former legal counsel 
for Constantine Refining Co. Mbr. St. Bar 
Assn. Hobby, golf. 

GARLAND, ROBERT FRAZIER, Phil- 
tower Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., oil pro¬ 
ducer. B., Martinsville, Ohio, July 7, 1891; 
came to Okla. 1899, located near El Reno, 
Okla. City 1912, Cushing 1914, Kansas 
City 1917i Alaska 1921, Okmulgee 1922, 
Tulsa 1923 since. Edu,, pub. sells., Okla. 
and Central Normal, Edmond. Wife, Bertha 
Pauline Rowland. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert 
Frazier Jr., Daniel Paul; Id., Roberta 
Susan. Bus. Con., Chmn. Bd. of R. F. Gar¬ 
land & Co. Bk. Con., First Natl, (stook- 
holder). Assoc., (pol.) Pat J. Hurley. Clulis 
&. Lodges, Tulsa Country Club; Mason; 
K. C., York Rite; K. C. ; Consistory Mc- 
Alester; Akdar Shrine, Tulsa; Pres. Boy 


Scout Council; Dir. Tulsa Municipal Air 
Port; mbr. of numerous commissions, etc. 
Remarks, discoverer of Seminole Oil Field; 
natl. character in aviation, gave Garland 
Scout Camp to Tulsa Boy Scouts. Hobby, 
•big game, hunting, fishing, aviation and 
horses. 

GAVIN, THOMAS AUSTIN, Exchange 
Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. attorney. 
B., Van Buren. Ohio, July 2, 1S95; came 
to Okla. 1911, located in Tulsa. Edu., com. 
sch.. Independence, Kan.; h. sch. and Col. 
St. Mary's Col., St. Mary’s. Kan., A. B., 
1917; Georgetown; Mich. Univ., LL. B. 
1920. Single Bus. Con., Hagan & 
Gavin, Attys. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Horace H. Hagan, Pat Mal¬ 
loy, M. E. Trapp, Henry McGraw. Church, 
Cath. (Holy Family). Clubs & Lodges, 
Univ. Club; Pres. Little Theatre Club; 
Grand Knight, K. C., 1923-24; St. Deputy, 
1926-27 ; Pres. Catholic Charities, Tulsa. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1; Naval Aviation, C. Q. M. A. 

GISH, ROLLIN EDINGTON, Tulsa Trust 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Peoria. Ill., May 5, 1886 ; came to Okla. 
1901, located at Anadarko, Okla. City 1909, 
Tulsa 1919 since. Edu., Kansas City Cen¬ 
tral h. sch.; Harvard Univ., A. B., 1907, 
LL. B. 1909. Wife, Eugenie Du Bois. Cdrn., 
1 s., Rollin E. Jr. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. 
Church, Unitarian. Lodges, Masonic No. 
276 Okla. City Consistory. McAlester; Dir. 
Tulsa Boys Home; Dir. Tulsa Little Thea¬ 
tre. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worke-, 
mostly through corns. Offices, Asst. Atty. 
Gen. Okla. 1912-14; mbr. Legislature Okla. 
Co. Party Honors, chmn. Gen. Com. St. 
Conv. of Young Dem. 1926 ; del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, First Okla. Reg. Mex. 
Border Service 1916; chmn. Rev. and Tax 
Com. of Legis. which passed the “County 
Budget” Bill and other important Tax¬ 
ation measures, including the present st. 


Income Tax Law, Author of Joint Owner¬ 
ship Bridge Bill and the Income Tax Bill 
(Co. Budget Bill prepared in collaboration 
with St. Inspector Parkinson). Hobby, 
books, flying and tennis. 

GIBSON, MRS. GRACE ELMORE, 324 

Arcade Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Tecumseh Kan. ; came to Okla. 1923, 
located at Muskogee 1925, moved to Tulsa. 
Edu., Tecumseh, Kan., com. sch. ; h. sell., 
Topeka, Kan.; Univ. of Kan., A. B. ; 3 
iSummers in Harvard; Tulsa Law Sch., LL. 
B., admitted to Bar in 1929. Hus., Nathan 
Adams. Bk. Con., Excnange Natl. Church, 
Sou. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Shakespeare 
Club; Tues. Book Club; Browning’ Club; 
A. A. U. W. ; D. A. R. ; Women's Dem. 
Club; Phi Delta. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and city worker through others; will make 
speeches if necessary. Pa r ty Honors, Sec’y 
Women’s Dem. Club of Tulsa Co. Assoc., 
(pol.) Millard Martin, Ed Moore, Mrs. Red¬ 
mond Cole, Mrs. John Leavell. M. E. Trapp, 
J. H. Maxey, Preston West. Hobby, antique 
furniture. 

GIBSON, KELLY F„ 603 Alexander Bldg.. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., Investments. B., Inde¬ 
pendence Co., Batesville, Ark., July 19, 
1886; came to Okla. 1908, located at Broken 
Arrow. Tulsa 1927 since. Edu., pub. schs.. 
Ark. Wife, Annie French. Cdrn., 1 s., Kelly 
F. Jr.; 1 d., married. Bk. Con., First Natl.. 
Broken Arrow; Exchange Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. L. Davidson, Newt Graham, John 
Cramer. N. E. McNeil. Judge Charlie Mason. 
M. E. Trapp, .T. B. A. Robertson, Harry B. 
Cordell. Frank Carter, Fred Capshaw. 
Church, Bap. Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; worker 25 yrs., all ways needed. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, in charge of Liberty Loan ana 
Red Cross drives. 

GIBSON, NATHAN ADAMS, 1822 S. 
Boulder, Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. attorney. B.. 
Stanton, Tenn., Oct. 18, 1867 ; came to 



ROLLIN E. GISH 









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M. J. GLASS 


Okla. 1893, located at Muskogee, Tulsa 1925 
since. Edu., Webb Seh.. Tenn. ; LL. B. 
Vanderbilt 1890, A. B. 1888. Wife, Grace 
Martin Elmore. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 6 d. Bus. Con., 
West, Gibson, Sherman, Davidson & Hull, 
attys. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. ; Comineru- 
ial Natl., Muskogee. Church,, Meth., S. 
Clubs, Tulsa Club; Muskogee Country tjiuD ; 
C. of C. Pol. Act., statewide worker for 30 
yrs., all ways necessary. Offices, Alderman 
Muskogee 1901-02. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. Remarks, has been practicing 
law 39 yrs., Muskogee and Tulsa. Mbr. of 
Amer. and St. Bar Assns., former Pres. St. 
Bar Assn. 1922-23. Judge Advocate and 
Lieut. Col. Indian Terr. Volunteer Military. 
Active in all war work during W. War. 

GILL, JOSEPH A., Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. 
Iiep. Occ., attorney. B., Wheeling, W. Va., 
Feb. 17. 1854; came to Okla. 1899; located 
at .Muskogee; Vinita 1900; Tulsa since 
1919. Edu., com. sell., Sangamon Co., Ill., 
Springfield; Univ. of Ill., 1874. Wife, Nan¬ 
nie Donahue. Cdrn. 1 s.. Joseph A. Jr.; 
2 d., married. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) J. C. Denton. Harry Rogers, Chas. 
O'Connor, Col. C. B. Douglas, W. B. Pine, 
Jim Harris, Dennis Flynn. J. W. Harreld, 
Frank Lee, .Judge Cullison, W. J. Otjen. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodoes, Masons. 
High 12, 32nd, Consistory Guthrie; K. of P.; 
M. W. A.; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
statewide worker 50 yrs., all ways active. 
Iffioes F. S. Dist. Judge, Northern Dist 
Ind. Terr. 1899-1907 ; one of Com. for Dis¬ 
tricting and Canvassing Ind. Terr, in the 
organization of St. Party Honors, del. to 
all st. convs. until 1916, some since. Del. 
to natl. convs., Chicago 1912. In 1896 very 
active in nomination of McKinley and Ho¬ 
bart, St. Louis Convention. 

GILL, JOSEPH ALBERT, JR., 803 S. 

Evanston, Tulsa, uep. Occ., attorney. 
B., Vinita, July 7, 1902; Tulsa since 

1921. Edu., h. sch., Vinita; Okla. Univ., 
LL. B. Geo. Washington Univ., 1925. Single. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; First Natl., Vinita. 
Assoc., Ray S. Fellows. Church Bap. Clubs, 
Philos Club; Tulsan Athletic; Moliawk 
Country; Jr. C. of C.; Scout Masters’ Club; 
Roger Williams Club; St. Bar Assn.; Sons 
of Amer. Revolution ; Phi Alpha Delta; 
Law Frat Okla. Univ. Imp. Rel., (father), 
.Tas. A. Gill, Sr., Tulsa atty.; James D. 
Talbott (cousin), atty., Bartlesville; W. M. 


TULSA COUNTY 

Campbell, M. D„ Tulsa (uncle). Pol. Act., 
Co. worker 6 yrs., through personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. 1927-28. 
Hobby, tennis. 

GLASS, MERRITT J., 1401 N. Denver, 

Tulsa. Dem. Occ., realtor. B„ Cherokee, 
Ala.. Aug. 17, 1879; came to Okla. 1892, 
locate at Duncan, cow'puncher at Hope 1898, 
cattle business near Mt. Scott 1900 ; law at 
Lawton 1905-09 ; Tulsa since. Edu., N. 
Tex. Normal, Denton, Tex.; Peabody Col., 
Nashville, Tenn. ; Morgan Park Academy, 
Morgan Park Ill.; Univ. of Chicago. Wife, 
Florence Elizabeth Shaw. Cdrn., 1 s., Wilson 
Vernon; 2 d., Florence Rachael, Melba 

L;nton. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Assoc., (pol.) Col. R. A. Sneed. Church, 
Chris. Science. Lodges, No. 71 Masonic, 
Tulsa, Consistory, McAlester. Pol. 
Act., independent; city, co. and statewide. 
Party Honors, del. to various co. and st. 
convs.; churn, local del. to last st. conv.; 
candidate for Mayor of Tulsa, 1924 ; st. 
committeeman. Remarks, Pres. Tulsa Real 
Estate Bd. ; Pre.s. of Okla. Real Estate 
Assn. ; past Dir. Natl. Assn, of Real Es¬ 
tate Bd.; Chmn. St. Real Estate Com. ; 
past Commander Standwaite Camp S. C. V. ; 
past Commander St. S. C. V. ; past Com¬ 
mander Trans-Miss. S. C. V. Active in 
pioneer Assns. of Indian Terr, and Okla. 
Hobby, lover of outdoors. 

GOLDESBERRY, JOHN M., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., United States attorney of Northern 
District of Oklahoma. B., Osceola, Mo., 
Mar. 13, 1876 ; came to Okla. 1898, located 
at Bartlesville 1902, Collinsville 1921, Tulsa 
since 1921. Edu., grad. Osceola, Mo., h. 
sch., 1893, studied law, admitted to Bar 
1903, Claremore. Wife, Fannie M. Stevens. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Oliver Burton, Jessie Milford. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. G. 
Skelly, Grant McCullough, Geo. Schwabe, 
Mrs. Paul Johnson, Mrs. J. E. Presson, J. 
M. Adkisson, Claude Baker, Beulah H. 
Cureton, Mrs. R. D. Rood. Church, 
Christian. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 
Masonic Blue Lodge; K. of P. Pol. Act., 
partisan; city, co., st. and natl. worker 
24 yrs., all ways needed. Offices, Co. Atty. 
Tulsa Co. 1922-25; served as Asst. Co. 
Attorney 1921, resigned, appointed U. S. 
Dist. Atty. 1925, re-appointed. Party Honors, 
mbr. Rep. St. Cen. Com. from Rogers and 
Tulsa since statehood, mbr. Rep. Territori¬ 
al Com. before statehood; del. to all convs. 
before statehood, trying to further consoli¬ 
dation. Hobby, fishing. 

GOODALE, MRS. C. L. _<IDA MAE), 

1553 E. Admiral Blvd., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Piper, Kan;. came to 
Ind. Terr. 1873, located near Claremore in 
1873, Collinsville 1906, Tulsa since 1916. 
Edu., Tahlequah Female Seminary; Wor¬ 
cester Academy, Vinita; Spalding Business 
Col.. Kan. City, Mo. Hus., C. L. Goodale, 
Meadville, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s. A Geo. Lucius, 
with Tulsa World. Bus. Con., Mid-Conti- 
ment Life & Fire Insurance. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. B. Howard, 
James S. Davenport, N. H. Kornegay, Mrs. 
E. P. Lawson, Dr. Fred S. Clinton, W. I’. 
Thompson, W. W. Hastings,, J. P. Parks, 

O. H. P. Brewer. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Tulsa Womans Club; Chapter A. K., 

P. E. O., Tulsa; Parliamentary Club; His¬ 
torian First Dist. Federation of Womens" 
Clubs; O. E. S. Pol. Act., independent; 
worker 25 yrs. Remarks, re-organized first 
Dist. Federation Clubs 1923, organized City 
Federation Tulsa Clubs 1926, organized P. 
E. O., A. K., Tulsa, 1919, organized Club 
of Indian Women, Tulsa 1929-30. One of 
the leading Indian women in civic and club 
work of the st. Chmn. Knitting Unit Rea 
Cross during W. War. Taught sch. 15 yrs. 
in public sells, of Okla. Active in Dem. 
Club of Women, Tulsa. 

GRAHAM, NEWTON ROBERT, Exchange 
Natl. Bk.. Tulsa. Dem. Occ., banker. B., 
Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 24, 1883; came to Okla. 
1907, located at Tulsa, lived in Bartlesville, 
rest of time in Tulsa. Edu., com. schs. in 


777 

Tacoma, Washington and Kan. City, Mo. ; 
h. sell., Kansas City, Mo., grad. 1898. Wife 
Nolle Lyman. Cdrn., 1 s., Newton S., in 
Okla. Univ., Norman. Bus. Con. Vice Pres 
Exchange Natl. Bk. Church, Chris. Science! 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; Rotary, 
Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter, Shrine, Tulsa, 
Consistory Guthrie ; mbr. Park Bd. 15 yrs. ;’ 
Bd. C. of C.; Bd. Fair Assn.; one of the 
organizers of St. C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker all his life, works 
through others. Party Honors, nominee for 
St. Senate 1924 ; del. to various st. convs. ; 
mbr. st. conv. 1920-24; chmn. First Con¬ 
gressional Dist. 1920-24 ; Asst, to L. E. 
Phillips 2nd and 3rd Liberty Loan drives; 
St. Dir. 4 Minute Men; Co. and St. Dir 
with Chester Westfall of 4th Liberty Loan 
in Okla. ; Chmn. First Dist. First Liberty 
Loan drive. Remarks, took active interest 
in Robert L. Owen Campaign 1914; in heart 
of st. politics since then; confidant of 
Governors, political leaders and other pub¬ 
lic officials the st. over. Through his con¬ 
tact with Exchange Natl. Bk. exerts pro¬ 
found influence on public affairs in all 
Okla. Hobby, parks. 

GRANT, G. 0., Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Delaware Co., Ind. Terr., 
Dec. 25, 1883. Edu., Male Seminary, 

Tahlequali; Univ. of Okla. law sch. Wife, 
Lillian Cunningham. Cdrn., 2 s., Owen! 
Victor: 1 d., Iveziah, Tulsa. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Bus. Con., G. O. 
Grant Law Firm. Assoc., (pol.) Charles O’¬ 
Connor, Bird McGuire, M. C. Spradllng, 
Judge Kennamer. W. G. Skelly, Orville 
Baker, Jim Harris, Judge Ladner, Tulsa. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason, Shrine ; 
Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. and st. since statehood; makes 
speeches, wmrks personally and through 
corns. Offices, Registrar of Deeds, Adair 
Co.; City Atty. and City Treas., Stilwell ; 
Co. Atty., Adair Co.; police and marshal, 
Stilwell. Party Honors, del. to natl. convs. 
1916-20; pret. committeeman; del. st. convs. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman ; lived in Dela¬ 
ware, Adair, Cleveland and Tulsa Cos. 
Civic worker; mbr. good roads com. Help¬ 
ed control city ticket last election. 

GRAY, I. V., 2119 E. 11th, Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., paving. B., Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 
20, 1886. Edu., com. and h. schs., Kansas 
City; Business Col., Okla. City. Wife, Elva 
Hauptman. Cdrn., 1 s., James I. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Standard Paving Co.; Standard Root- 



G. O. GRANT 











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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




I. V. GRAY 


terest in all public affairs. Party Honors, 
mbr. Okla. Legis. 1893; not an office seek¬ 
er. Hobby, literature. 

GRIMES, CHAS. W„ Box 1175, Tulsa. 
Ind. Occ., oil producer and refining. B., 
Decatur. Ohio; came to Ind. Terr., 1905, 
located "at Tulsa. Edu., com. and' h. schs., 


PHOTO BY RIVKIN FRANK GREER 


ing and Material Co. ; chmn. Bd. Consum¬ 
ers Sand Co.. Topeka, Kan.; Dir. Security 
Adjustment Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Ex¬ 
change Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Tulsa Club; B. P. 0. E.; Mason, 
Consistory, Guthrie; Knight Templar, Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., Charles Gray, Okla'. City; James 
B. Gray, Tulsa, H. C. Gray, Tulsa, John 
li. Gray, Ft. Worth (bros.). Assoc., (pol.) 
Herman Newblock, Lew North, Newt Gra¬ 
ham, Sam Brown, Elk City; W. C. Mc¬ 
Alister, Okla. City. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1900 ; lived Okla. City; Tulsa since 
1908. Hobby, hunting. 

GREER, FRANK HILTON, 401 Atlas Life 
Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., oil man. B., 
Leavenworth, Kan., moved to Okla. 188:r. 
located at Guthrie; resided in Tulsa 
more than 17 yrs. Edu., eom. sch., mostly 
at home, became printer’s devil and learned 
the newspaper business in all of its phases. 
Wife, Laura Leigh. Bus. Con., Pres. Pe¬ 
troleum Royalties Co.; Greer Investment 
Co.; Brandtwood Oil Co., and Vice Pres, 
and Treas. of the Oil Properties Corp. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, K. C. C. 
H.; Supreme Council Masonic Scottish 
Rite; K. of P.; A. O. U. W.; B. P. O. E., 
Tulsa Club; Tulsa Country Club. Imp. Re!., 
(father), Samuel Wylie Greer (dec.), born 
in Penn. 1824, graduated from Oberlin Col., 
and migrated to KaD. as a Pres, minister 
in 1854; one of first Supt. of Public In¬ 
struction in Kan.; took active part in anti¬ 
slavery campaign, laid foundation for the 
public sch. system of Kan. and * was one 
of 75 men to go to Washington as a per¬ 
sonal guard for the Pres, out of which was 
formed “The Frontier Guards”, the first 
military organization of Civil War Days: 
organized Co. I, 15th Vol. Kan. Cavalry, 
of which he was elected Capt. and served 
as such throughout the war. His mother. 
Clotilda Hilton Greer, was sch. tchr. before 
her marriage. Pol. Act., Fluent and popu¬ 
lar public speaker who takes active in- 


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CHARLES W. GRIMES 










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PHOTO BY RIVKIN 



DR. ROSS GROSSHART 


Decatur, Ohio; Ohio Northern Univ., M. S. 
and LL. B. Wife, Josephine Templeton. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Philo Willis, Park Templeton. 
Oscar Lancaster. Bus. Con., Pres. Grimes 
Gas Co.; Treas. Hinderland Tool Co. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C., Tulsa Club; Mason, 
Shrine; Vice Pres, and Past Pres. Okla. 
Public Health; V.-Pres. Tulsa Co. Public 
Health; Sons of Amer. Revolution. PoL 
Act., independent; co. and st. worker 25 
yrs. all ways necessary. Offices, first Co. 
Supt. Tulsa Co.; directed first Sch. Cen¬ 
sus of Tulsa Co. Party Honors, del. to 
eonvs.; past Co. Supt. ; mbr. St. Text Book 
Com. Remarks, has second largest collection 
of prehistoric stone and flint inplementa 
in Okla. Won First 17 cases after admis¬ 
sion to Bar. Hobby,, American Archaeology. 

GROSSHART, DR. ROSS, Wright Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., physician and surgeon. 
B., Papinsville Mo., Jan. 26, 1887 ; came 
to Okla. 1905, located at Tulsa. Edu., Chilll- 
cotlie. Mo., Normal; Kan. Univ. Medical 
Col., M. D.; grad New York and Post grad. 
New York Medical Col. Wife, Emma S. 
Staley Cdrn., 2 s., Paul L., Jack S.; 2 d., 
Mrs. Allyne Grosshart Stutzman, Ruth 
Margaret. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Pat Malloy, P. J. Hurley. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Masonic, Tulsa; Consistory Mc- 
Alester, past Master Masonic Lodge, Rock¬ 
ville. Mo. Imp. Rel., descendant of famous 
Dr. Joel E. Grosshart of Mo.; father andi 
grandfather were doctors; son, Paul is a 
Junior in Medical Col., of the Univ. of 
Tenn. When he graduates it will make a 
direct line of 4 generations of Doctors and 
Surgeons. Cousin is Sen. Stone of Mo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker always, 
personal contact and through com. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. in Mo. 
and Okla. Remarks, one of founders of the 
Physicians & Surgeons Hospital, Tulsa, 
on Bd. of Dir. St. John’s Hospital, Tulsa. 
Hobby, hunting, and fishing. 

GUBSER, NICHOLAS J., 647 N. Denver 
Ave., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., At- 
chinson Co. Mo., Dec. 28, 1871; came to 
Okla. 1903, located at Tulsa. Edu., Highland 
Park Col. Des Moines, A. B., 1895 ; Univ. 
of Neb., LL. B. 1901. Wife, Elsie Heaton. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Eugene H.; 1 d., Nelle. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
E R. Howard, G. Ed Warren, Phil Kramer, 
J B Caudle, Wash Hudson, R. L. Darlt- 


son T. D. Lyons. Summers Hardv. W. W. 
Stuckey, John Kramer. Church, Sou. Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions, Oakhurst; Knight 
Templar; B. 0. A. Y'.; C. of C.; St. and 
Co. Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 35 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
City Recorder, Tulsa 1905 ; Co. Judge 1907- 
13. Party Honors, del. to numerous st. 
convs. former Pret. Chmn.; Sec’y Dem. 
Club, Tulsa before statehood; Dem. nominee 
for Legis. 1928. Remarks, active during 
M. War on Liberty Loans, Red Cross and 
legal advisory work. Licensed to practice in 
Circuit Ct. of Appeals. Hobby, study of 
Okla. birds. 

HAGAN, HORACE HENRY, Exchange 
Bk. Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
St. Mary’s, Kan., Oct. 13, 1891; came to Okla. 
1892, located at Guthrie, Okla. City 1910, 
Tulsa 1917 since. Edu., com. sch., Guthrie; 
h. sch. and Col., St. Mary’s Col., St. Mary’s 
Kan., A. B. 1910 ; Georgetown Univ., Wash¬ 
ington D. C., LL. B„ 1913. Single. Bus. 
Con., Hagan & Gavin,, attys.; Prof. Consti¬ 
tutional Law, Tulsa Law Sch. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) M. E. Trapp, 
Scott Ferris. Chas. West, Gov. W T . J. Hol¬ 
loway, C. j. Wrightsman. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, LTniv.; Kiwanis, (Pres. 
1928); Tulsa Club; K. C., Tulsa; Delta 
Theta Phi Frat; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
(sister) Virginia, Tulsa; (bro.) Eugene. 
Conservation Officer, Corp. Com., Tulsa ; 
Mrs. Frank Ley (sister), Portland, Ore. 
Po’. Act., partisan; st. worker. Offices, 
mbr. Bd. of Trustees, Carnegie Library, 
Okla. City 1915-16; Asst. Atty Gen. 1913- 
14; mbr. Soldier’s Relief Com. 1920-24, 
Chmn. 1923. Party Honors, del. to various 
st. convs.; Pres. League of Young Dem. 
for Okla. City 1915; Col. on staff of Trapp 
and Johnston. Remarks, Legionnaire, Jon 
Carson Post No. 1; Hdqts. Co., C. A. C.. 
Ft. Rosecrans, Calif. Corps; Author of 
“California Saga”, “Eight Great Afnerican 
Lawyers”, “Dredd Scott Decision”, “James 
Madison” and other articles. First Post 
Commander Legion in Okla.; Deputy Com¬ 
mander for Okla. 1919-20; Alternate Natl. 
Committeeman 1919-20. Political strength 
depends upon unusual ability as speaker 
and writer; recognized as one of outstand¬ 
ing orators in Okla.; one of strongest 
leaders in Catholic affairs. Hobby, His¬ 
torical research and writing. 

HALBERT, G. L., Sperry, Dem. Occ., 
real estate. B., Humansville, Mo., May tv, 
1888; came to Okla. 1913, located at Sperry. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.. Mo. Wife, Blanche 
Tillery. Cdrn., 1 d., Jean Ellen. Bus. Con., 
Dick Miller Co. Bk. Con., St. Guaranty Bk. 
Assoc., (pol.) Charlie Boone, Wash Hudson, 
E. B. Howard, M. H. Miller. Church, Meth., 
S. Clubs & Lodges, Skiatook Country Club; 
I. O. O. F.; Mason Skiatook. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker 16 yrs., per¬ 
sonal contact and through corns. Office, 
on Good Roads Com. for Sperry. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. Prct. 
Committeeman. Hobby, baseball. 

HALLEY, HARRY L. S„ 508 Mayo Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Antlers, 
Sept. 5, 1894; Tulsa since 1918. Edu., com. 
and h. schs.. Antlers, Univ. of Okla., LL. 
B. and B. A., admitted to Bar 1916. Wife, 
Fredrica Probst. Cdrn., 1 d., Matilda Ann. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Meth. Epis., 
South. Clubs & Lodges, Amer. Legion. Y. 
M. C. A.; Mason ; Okla. Bar Assn.; Amer. 
Bar Assn.; Jr. C. of C.; Sigma Chi Legal 
Frat; Phi Delta Phi. Imp. Rel., (bros.), 
Stuart B. and .T. H., Antlers; H. L. Stuart, 
Okla. City. Offices, Asst. City Atty.; St. 
League of Young Dem. Remarks, former Ex¬ 
ecutive C. M.; Legionnaire Joe Carson 
Post No. 1; Capt. Infantry in France; Lt. 
Col.. Infantry Reserve Corp; Bd. Dir. or 
Y'. M. C. A. of Tulsa. 

HAMILTON, MRS. H. B., Jenks. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Dallas Co., Tex.; came 
to Okla. 1903, located at Weleetka, Tulsa, 
Jenks since 1905. Edu., Rockwall Col.. 
Rockwell, Tex. Hus.. H. B. Hamilton. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Marshall P., H. B. Jr., John 


Jacob; 2 d., Esther Elizabeth, Julia Mil¬ 
dred. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. A. E. Atkins, Mrs. J. D. Bar¬ 
nett, Mrs. John Spencer, Jenks. Church, 
Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; W. M. 
U. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker all ways 
useful. Party Honors, Vice Chmn. Dem. 
Com. of Prct.; del. to co. convs. 

HARALSON, MRS. GRETCHEN PRES¬ 
COTT, No. 1 E. 27th, St., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Catasauqua Penn., Oct. 30, 
1894 ; came to Okla. 1919, located at Tulsa. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Washington, D. C. 
Hus., Chas. Herndon Haralson. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Prescott Herndon; 2 d., Elizabeth, Mar¬ 
garet Preston. Bus. Con., Husband is a 
Physician and Eye Specialist. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. John Lea veil, 
Pat Hurley, Eugene Lorton, Richard Lloyd 
Jones, Pat Hurley, Chas. O’Connor, E. B. 
Howard, Mrs. Eugene Lawson, Robt. L. 
Owen. Church, Pres. Ciubs, League of 
Women Voters; Tulsa Junior League, D. 
A. R.; Child’s Study Club. Pol. Act., In¬ 
dependent ; statewide worker 15 yrs. all 
ways useful. Party Honors, First St. Pres. 
League of Women Voters 3 yrs., 1926-28 ; 
local Pres, in Tulsa 1927 ; editor of St. 
League Bulletin of League of Women Vot¬ 
ers; Chmn. of Marking of Historical Spots; 
Com. of D. A. R.; Chmn. Jr. League Con- 
valescent Home for Crippled Cdrn. Remarks, 
gives Radio talks on public quesitons; Mbr. 
of Red Cross of Philadelphia during W. 
War. Active in League of Women Voters; 
held three citizenship schs., in Nor¬ 
man and two in Tulsa. Hobby, Crippled 
Cdrn. intelligent government. 

HARDY, JUDGE SUMMERS, Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ.. Judge. B., May 23. 1875. Edu., Quit- 
man, Ark., went to Col. until 1892; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar at Ardmore, Ind. Terr., 1897. 
Wife, Laura V. Scrivner, Itasca, Tex. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Wilton Welch; 1 d., Calla Mae. 
Bus. Con,, practiced law, Ardmore, Madill; 
Pres. Bd. Madill City Public Schs. 1907- 
OS. Offices, Judge 6th Judicial Dist. 1911-13; 
26th Judicial Dist. 1913-14; Associate Jus¬ 
tice Supreme Ct. 1915-21; Chief Justice 
1917-18; resigned May 1, 1919 t has since 
ibetn Counsel Sinclair Consol. Oil Corp., 
Tulsa. Church, Meth., So. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; I. O. O. F.; W. O. W.; Lions, 
Tulsa Ozark Country Club; mbr. Amer. 
and Okla., St. and Tulsa Co. Bar Assns.; 
Brig. Gen. U. S. Sons Confederate Veterans 


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MBS. E. EORKEST HAYDEN 


in 1900. Party Honors, Chmn. Marshall Co. 
Dem. Conv. 1908; mbr. Deni. St. Cen. Com. 
of Okla. 1910. 

HARTMAN, THOMAS J„ Tulsa Rep. 
Occ., banker, oil operator. B., Roaring 
Springs, Pa., Nov. 23, 1874. Edu., com. 
sch„ Kan.; Okla. A. & M. Col., B. S. 1898. 
Wife, Mary Jarrell, Kan. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Thomas Marshall. Bus. Con., Pres. Pro¬ 
ducers Natl. Bk.; oil. Lodges, Mason, Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Shrine, Tulsa; Blue Lodge, 
ISulphur. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; 
lived Payne Co.; Medford, 1899-1900 ; Deer 
Creek, 1900-06 ; Sulphur, 1906-12; Tulsa 
since 1912; wife also graduate of Okla. 
A. & M. and their son the first alumni 
baby of that Col. Mr. Hartman formerly 
cashr. Grant Co. Bk., Medford; organizer 
and cashr. bk. at Deer Creek; organizer 
and Pres. Bk. of Commerce, Sulphur. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable). 

HARVEY, MRS. E. E. (FRANCES), 

Tulsa. Rep. Occ., clerical. B., Springdale, 
Kan.. Mar. 10, 1875 ; came to Okla. 1905, 
located at Tulsa. Edu., grad, from Lawrence 
Kan., h. sch., 1892; Kan. Univ.; Chicago 
Univ.; Kendall Univ. Hus., Edward E. 
Harvey. Cdrn., 1 s., Edword Endsley, Jr. : 
2 d. 4 married. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Fred 
Fink, Belle Hough. E. O. Lingo, Frank P. 
Kitchen, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. Lola Pear¬ 
son, Mrs. Abbie Hillerman, Mrs. Beulah H. 
Cureton, W. G. Skelly. Church, Friends. 
Club._ Womans Rep. Pol. Act., partsan; co. 
worker 9 yrs. t works personally and through 
corns. Offices, Ct. Clk., Tulsa Co. 1921-23. 
Party Honors, Prct. Committeewoman, 1920- 
28; Vice Chmn. City Cen. Com. 1924 ; 
Sec’y 1928; Pres. Rep. Woman’s Club in 
1928. Hobby, reading. 

HAYDEN, MRS. E. FORREST, 21 E. 

18th, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., 
Greensburg, La., Aug. 12, 1883. Edu., h. 
sch., Tex.; Norvilla Collegiate Institute. 
Greensburg, La. Hus., Dr. E. Forrest Hay¬ 
den. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Jas. M. Hendon, 
Okemah. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge M. A. Breckenridge, Mrs. S. 
R. Lewis, Ed Warren. E. B. Howard, Ethel 
Cardiff, Mrs. John Catlett, Mrs. Redmond 
Cole, Mrs. D. A. McDougal, Mrs. R. L. 
Fite, Jack Walton, Scott Ferris. Church, 
Meth., S.; Steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
Womens Missionary Soc., past Pres, and 


active mbr. and officer since 1911; U. D. 
C., past local chapter 2 terms, St. historian 
4 yrs., first Vice Pres. Okla. Div. 2 yrs.; 
Dem. Womens Club; Ecumenic Club, del. 
St. Federation of Clubs. Imp. Rel., ‘The 
Hayden Family Magazine”, Chicago, pub¬ 
lished quarterly, a biographical history of 
the family. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. and st. since 1918; makes speeches, 
works personally, through corns, and others. 
Party Honors, Co. Vice Chmn. Cen. Com., 
1920-22; del. co., dist. and st. convs. At¬ 
tended first st. conv. and first conv. for 
women. Active in Womens Suffrage wor„. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived since 
at Tulsa. Civic and social worker through 
C. of C., Community Fund and Y. M. C. 
A Assists in securing Community Funds; 
helped to build Y. W. C. A. bldg. During 
W War active in Red Cross and Liberty 
Loan drives; mbr. Belgian Relief Com. 
Hobby, motoring. 


HAYES, JACK, 1407 E. 15th St„ Tulsa. 
Rep Occ., attorney. B., Fort Smith, 
Arkansas, June 15, 1898,, came to Okla- 
1898. located at Tuskahoma, Pushmataha Co. 
until 1905, Bokchito until 1912, Durant, 
until 1916, Tulsa since. Edu., Armstrong 
Male Academy for Choctaw Indians, only 
white to grad, from Indian Sch.; h. sch., 
,S E. Normal; Univ. of Okla.; Georgetown, 
LL. B. 1925. Single. Bk. Con., First Natl 
& Trust Co. Assoc., C. B. McCrory; (pol.) 
George Schwabe, Jno. Goldsberry, 1 « . 

Hurley, Sen. W. B. Pine. Church, Pres. 
Club, C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide and natl. worker all ways needed. 
Party Honors, Dir. of College Bureau, Rep. 
Natl. Com. 1924 ; usually del. to co. and 
st convs. Remarks. Legionnaire, mbr. ot 
.Toe Carson Post No. 1. Former oil field 
worker; Prin. of a sch. at age of 17. Serv¬ 
ed with Marines during War. Teammate ot 
Ira Eaker, pilot of Question Mark; on st. 
champion debate team 1915. Hobbies, books, 
deen sea fishing, poker and aviation. 


HAYS, JOHN T., Box 120T. Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Knox Co. Ivy., Feb. 10. 
1860 ; came to Okla. 1903, located at Hobart, 
Tulsa 1928 since. Edu.. com. and h. schs., 
Knox Co., Ky.; Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tenn.,. 
LL. B., 1888. Wife, Lucy J. Tye. Cdrn., 
2 s., Howell E., Ann Arbor, Mich., LL. B., 
and B. S.. Russell R. LL. B., Ann Arbor; 
1 d. Helen H. Bus. Con., Hays & Hays, 
self and sons. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Sen. Robert L. Owen, Sen. 
Thos. P. Gore, Gov. C. N. Haskell. Sam 
Hayes. Church, Chris. Lodges, Masonic 
Lidge No. 187, Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., 
(bros.) James M. Hays, Okmulgee Dist. 
Judge J. Smith Hays, Winchester, Ky. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 26 yrs., 
all ways necessary. Offices, Co. Atty, Kiowa 
Co 4 yrs.; Bd. of Edu.; mbr. Ct. Com¬ 
mission' 1909-10. Party Honors, mbr. Elec. 
Bd. Remarks, under Chapter 9 Session 
Laws 1909, classified, collected, revised, 
digested and annotated History of Law, 
embracing all laws from 1890 to 1910. 
Hobby, law. 


HEDGECOCK. ED W., Dawson. Dei... 
Farmer. Mbr. Board of Co. Commission¬ 
ers. (Complete information unavailable). 

HENDERSON, JOHN J., 218-20 Security 
Bldg. Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B„ 
Bushnell, Ill., Sept. 6, 1857 ; came to Okla. 
1907 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., com. sch., 
Monroe Co., Iowa, studied law at night, 
adm. to Bar 1880. Wife, Mary E. Owens. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Wm. Henderson; 2 d., married. 
Bus. Con., Sec’y & Treas. McCracken Oil 
Co. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Commerce. Pol. 
Assoc., Eugene Lort.on, W. B. Frederick, 
D. B. Miller, Jim Adkinson. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, K. of P. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 50 yrs. all ways needed. Office 
Postmaster Oakwood, Mo. 1879-80. Party 
Honors, very active in party affairs until 
10 yrs. ago. Chmn. Marion Co. Cen. Co., 
Mo., 5 consecutive yrs. ; del. for 30 yrs. 
Remarks, owns some of oldest law books 
in city back as far as 1794, Dyer’s Repts., 
etc. Hobby, nature. 


HENDRICKS, MRS. TERESA, FISHER. 

V.-Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 


HENNEBERRY, W. C., Mayo Bldg., Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Eagle Grove, 
la., Nov. 14, 1896. Edu'., com. and h. sell.. 
Eagle Grove; Univ. of la.; adm. to bar, 
1922. Wife, Frances, d. of D. W. Moftit, 
Tuisa. Clubs, C. of C., Tulsa Athletic; 
Okla. Bar Assn.; B. P. O. E.; Hamilton 
Club. Offices, Prosecuting City Atty., Tulsa. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1924 ; lived since 




Post, Tulsa. 


HERNDON, CHESLEY COLEI AN. Skelly 
Oil Co., Tulsa. Dem. B., Aug. 26, 1886, 
Clarksville,, Tenn. Edu., pub. sch., of Tenn. 
and Ky.; Univ. of Chicago, Cumberland 
Univ. LL. B.» 1909. Wife, Ethel Alta 
Dunn, Ill. Cdrn.. 2 s„ Thomas, Chesley 
Coleman; 3 d., Alta Ethel (deceased), 
Laura Gertrude, Frances Jane. Bus. Con., 
vice-pres., Skelly Oil Co. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. (director). Assoc., 
W G. Skelly and others. Church, M. E. 
South, Clubs & Lodges. Mason, Delta 
Lodge No. 425, Tulsa; Tulsa Club; Oak- 
hurst Club. Pol. Act. city, co.. st. 
and nation wide, works through others ; 
an organizer. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 
Grady Co. 1911-12; Asst. U. S. Atty., 
Eastern Dist 1913. Remarks, mbr. Bd. 
Trustees. Univ. of Tulsa; mbr. important 
corns, of A. M. Petroleum Inst. Quite 
active in educational and civic affairs. 
Came to Okla. 1910, located at Chickasha 
1910-13; Muskogee 1913-14; Tulsa since 
1914. 

HICKMAN, FRANK Tulsa. Rep. Law¬ 
yer. Formerly Asst. Co. Atty. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

HIGGINSON, MRS. LYDIA, Collinsville. 
Rep. B., Warren Co., la., June 23, 1862: 
came to Okla. 1894; located at Nowata until 
1898, Kan. 1898-1901, Collinsville 1901 
since. Edu., pub. sch., Wilson Co., Kan. 
Husband, J. C. Higginson. Cdrn., 1 s., 
deceased; 2 d., married. Pol. Assoc., John 
Goldsberry, Byron Kirkpatrick J. M. At¬ 
kinson. Church, Pres. Lodge, Eastern 
Star Collinsvile. Pol. Act., partisan co. 
worker in all ways needed except speeches. 
Party Honors, V. Chmn. Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, Sec’y. Associated Charities; worker 
in relief work and charities. Hobby, Red 
Cross and Charity. 


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FRED T. HILDT 


HILDT, FRED T„ 614 Exchange Bank 
Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., oil operator. B., 
Dover, Ohio, June 26, 1882; came to Okla. 
1904 ; located at Muskogee, Tulsa since 1915. 
Edu., com. and h. sch. Dover, Ohio. Wife, 
Lena Dennison, Ohio. Cdrn., 2 d., Angel- 
ena. Julia. Bus. Con., Pres. Investors’ 
Royalty Company, Inc., Past-General Store¬ 
keeper Midland Valley R. R. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Pol. Assoc., Grant Mc¬ 
Cullough, Geo. B. Schwabe, W. G. Skell.v, 
A. C. Alexander, Frank Lee. Church, Meth. 
Cluibs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; Lakeside Golf 
& Beach Club; Hamilton Club; Mason ; 
Shriner; Muskogee Temple; C. of C. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. H. Hildt, Col. of 39th 0. V. 
I 1861-65. Pol. Act., active since 1904 
as needed. Offices, Tulsa Univ. Financial 
Com.; Mgr. Senator J. W. Harreld cam¬ 
paign 1920; Internal Revenue Collector 
Northeastern Dist. 1921-1923. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to st. convs.; Chmn. Rep. Cen. 

I Com., Muskogee Co. Remarks, mbr. of 
Order of Loyal Legion of U. S. Active on 
Liberty Loan and Red Cross Drives. Hobby, 
i motoring. 

HILL. DR. CLAUDE E„ 1252 Hazel 
Blvd.. Tulsa. Dem. Occ., pastor First Chris¬ 
tian Church. B., Pike Co., Mo., Jan. 11, 
1874; came to Okla. 1923 ; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., Chris. Univ., Canton Mo., M. A. 
Univ. of Chattanooga, Tenn. D. D. Wife, 
Sallie Thomas. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Jno. 0. 
Brittain, O. C., Allene and Margaret, Tul¬ 
sa. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
E. H. Trolinger, Bus. Mgr. Church, F. D. 
Harris Educational Dir. Clubs, Oakhurst 
i Country Club, Kiwanis, Tulsa Club, Tulsa 
Athletic Club,. Masonic Shrine. Royal 
Arch Knight Templar, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Imp. Rel., Judge C. C. Hill, Roswell, N. 
M. Remarks, has been powerful factor m 
Missouri politics through his association 
with Champ Clark with whom he was in 
close contact. The Church plans to spend 
$250,000 for an Edu. Bldg., practically 
half the funds raised, building to start 
soon. 

HILL, JESSE H., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., at¬ 
torney. B., Alto, La., July 31, 1875 ; came 
to Okla. 1895; located at Ardmore, Muskogee 
1900; Tulsa 1910 since. Wife, Margaret 
Lindsay. Cdrn., 2 d., Eleanor and Mrs. 
V. T. Stringfield. Bus. Con., Atty. for 
The Texas Co. Pol. Assoc., R. L. Williams, 


C. B. Ames, W. M. Bonner. Clubs, Tulsa 
Club, Indian Hills Country Club, Sons of 
Amer. Rev. 

HILLERMAN, MRS. ABBIE B„ 26 N. 

Olympia, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., Welfare and 
W. C. T. U. worker. B., New London, Ind., 
Nov. 20, 1856; came to Okla. 1890; 

located at Chandler 1891, Still¬ 
water 1898, Guthrie 1906 Sapulpa 1909, 
Tulsa 1925 since. Edu., Friends Acad., 
New London. Ind., Univ. Lawrence Kan., 
St. Normal Emporia, Kan. Husband, P. 
P. Hillerman, deceased. Cdrn., 2 s., Earl 
E.. Geo. G.; 2 d., Mrs. Ollie H. Elkins, 
Mrs. Esther Beardsley. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs, W. 
C. T. U., Women’s Relief Work. Mbr. 
Bd. Trustees for Suffrage Assn, for Okla., 
1917. Pol. Act., partisan st. and nati. 
worker, in all ways useful. Offices, aptd. 
by Natl. W. C. T. U. as their representative 
Canal Zone, Panama, worked under direc¬ 
tion Col. Goethals, 1908. Party Honors, 
Co. V.-C'hmn. Creek Co., 1920-24; introduced 
Sen. Warren G. Harding upon occasion of 
his state meeting in Okla. City, 1920. Re¬ 
marks, elected a del. to 3 world convs. W. 
C. T. U.. met in Boston 1904, Brooklyn, N. 
Y. 1919, London, England 1920. Elected 
del. for Glasgow, Scotland, W. C. T. U. 
1907, held commissions from 3 State Gov¬ 
ernors (1) Suffrage Assn. Indianapolis, 
1905, (2) Purity Assn. Nashville, Tenn., 

1917, (3) World's League against Alcohol¬ 
ism, Toronto, Canada, 1924. Served 14 
yrs. as st. Pres. W. C. T. U., now serving 
30th yr. as St. Officer W. C. T. U. Spoke 
110 times in state campaigns for statewide 
prohibition 1907, spoken in every state in 
Union except 5, spoken in 3 foreign coun¬ 
tries, England, Wales and Switzerland, most 
outstanding woman speaker in st. Nomin¬ 
ated for St. Legislator from Creek Co., 
1922 on Rep. ticket. Presidential Elector 
1920. Attended Constitutional Conv. 
Guthrie 1907, maintained hdqts .with Mrs. 
Katie McWithey. Active during War on 
Red Cross Drives. Edited and published 
“History of Okla. W. C. T. U.” Secured 
passage of St. Scientific Temperance In¬ 
struction Bill by St. Legislature 1915. Was 
appointed Speaker in “Food Conservation” 
Dept, by Herbert Hoover. 

HINDMAN, CLARENCE JAMES. 1201 E. 
20th, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., mining and invest¬ 
ments. B., Olathe, Kan., Mar. 5, 1879 ; 
came to Okla. 1906 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1902, Adm. to Bar 
1906 Ind. Ter. Wife, Fidele Berry. Cdrn., 
2 s., Jim and Bill ; 3 d., Josephine, Mary 
and Betty. Bk. Con., all Tulsa Banks. 
Pol. Assoc., R. L. Davidson. N. E. Mc- 
Niell. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Country Club; 
B. P. O. E.; C. of C.; St. Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel., Father, J. C. Hindman, Former Dist. 
Judge, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan ; co. worker 
23 vrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, 
Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd. 6 yrs., del. to all co. 
convs. Remarks, active in all W. War 
work. Food Administrator for Tulsa. Hobby, 
golf. 

HINZ, L. C., Sand Springs. Dem. Occ., 
manufacturer. B., Washington, Mo., Mar. 14, 
1884; came to Okla. 1913; located at Sand 
iSprings. Edu., com. sch., Springfield. Mo., 
Drury Col. Wife, Enid Atwood. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Wm. Hinz. Bus. Con., V. Pres. Tulsa 
Stove & Foundry Co. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Naional. Assoc., Forrest Shoe m a k e r, 
(political) , Lew North, Robert Sanford, 
Hollv Anderson, E. B. Howard, Gov. W. 
.T. Holloway. Church, Chris. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason, Consistory. McAlester; 
Akdar, Tulsa, K. P., Elks, Moose,, “Every 
Man to His Part” Lodge No. 1, C. of C. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 20 
yrs., every way needed. Offices, City Clerk 
Sand Springs 1916-18. Mayor Sand Springs 
1921-23. Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman 
8 yrs.* always a delegate to convs. 

HIXSON. LUELLA M., 1220 N. Main, 
Sand Springs. Dem. Occ.. housewife. B.. 
Pike Co., Ill., Aug. 19, 1879; located near 
Ft. Smith, Ark. 1900, Ochelata, Okla. 1907, 
Sand Springs since 1916. Edu., h. sch., 


Pittsfield, Ill., A. B„ Univ. of Ill. 1890. Hus¬ 
band, Walter B. Hixson. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
B. J. Hall, Sand Springs. Bus. Con., Sch. 
Bus. Dept. Store. Bk. Con., Sand Springs 
St. Bk. Pol. Assoc., Mayor H. L. Ander¬ 
son, B. M. Risinger, Wash Hudson, E. B. 
Howard. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Past Pres. Sand Springs Woman’s Club, 
White Shrine, Bartlesville, Life mbr. East¬ 
ern Star, P. N. Grand, Rebekahs. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker always in 
whatever way needed. Offices, V. Pres, 
and Past Pres. Bd. of Edu., 2 terms as 
Pres. 3 terms V.-pres. Party Honors, del. 
to first Dem. Conv. held in Okla. City 
after statehood. Remarks, hobby. Young 
People. 

HOLDEN, WILLIAM, 1384 E. 25, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., Ex. V. Pres. Tulsa C. of C. 
B., Hardin, Ray Co., Mo., Dec. 19, 1887 ; 
came to Okla. 1922 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
grad. Cen. h. sch., St. Louis, Mo. 1904 ; 
B. S. in C. E. Univ. of Mo., 1908. Wife, 
Grace Roby. Cdrn., 2 s., Edward and Roby. 
Bk. Con., Exchange National. Church, 
Trinity Episcopal; Rotary. Assoc., Mbr. 
Amer. Society of Civil Engineers, Delta 
Lodge A. F. & A. M., Tulsa; Sioux City Con¬ 
sistory. Offices, 1918-22 Gen. Sec’y C. of 
O.. Sioux City, Iowa; Mbr. and Sec’y City 
Plan Com. Sioux City; Pres. Iowa Town 
Plan Assn.; Pres. Natl. Assn, of Com¬ 
mercial Organization Sec’ys. One of the 
organizers and directors of Okla. Assn. 
Commercial Organization Secretaries since 
1922. Ex- Y.-Pres. Tulsa C. of C.; 
Sec'y International Petroleum Exposition 
and Congress; Sec'y and Engineer, Tulsa 
City Plan Com.; Sec’y Regional Plan Com. ; 
Sec’y Tulsa Community Fund; Sec’y Tulsa 
Industrial Finance Corp.; Dir. C. of C. of 
•St. of Okla. Remarks, ten yrs. of engineer¬ 
ing experience, including designing and 
construction of re-inforced concrete bridges, 
sewers, location and construction of rail¬ 
roads, and municipal administration. 

HOLDEN, CHARLES A., 911 Exch. Natl. 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Sept. 
23, 1887, Walhalla, S. C.; came to Okla. 
1908; located at Clinton, Pawhuska 1915, 
Tulsa 1922 since. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Walhalla, grad. 1906; Univ. of N. C. 
1996-08; Univ. of Mo. 1908-11, A. B. 1911. 
Wife, first, Jennie Berry, deceased; second, 
Lola Gunning. Cdrn., 2 s., Chas A. Jr., 
George Berry. Bus. Con., Leahy, Maxey, 


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CHARLES A. HOLDEN 


McDonald & Holden, Attys. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Church, Unitarian. Clubs & 
Lodges, Tulsa Country Club ,Tulsa Athletic 
Assn., Univ. Club, Masonic Blue Lodge, 
Shrine (Akdar) Tulsa; Consistory Guthrie, 
Dir. C. of C. Lions, Pres. i924. Pol. Act., 
partisan; statewide worker all his life in 
all ways needed. Party Honors, del. to 
various st. convs.; present Co. Chmn. Dem. 
Cen. Com., 1928. Remarks, Legionnaire; 
Mbr. Rollo McCartney No. 97 Post Faw- 
huska; Field Artillery; Col. in F. A. Re¬ 
serve and Okla. Natl. Guard. 

HOLT, 2. I. J., 404 Mayo Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Terra Haute, Ind., 
Oct. 18, 1873. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Seneca, Mo., Law Office; Adm. Bar June 
1901. Wife, Stella A. Cherryhomes. Cdrn., 
1 d. Mrs. Gladys lone Rankins. Bus. Con., 
Holt & Kopplin, Attys. Bk. Con., Exch. 
Natl., Tulsa; First Natl., Broken Arrow. 
Pol. Assoc., Fred W. Kopplin, Lew North, 
Scott Ferris, Judge Albert C. Hunt, Charlie 
Mhoon. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C„ Co. and St. Bar Assn., Y. M. C. 
A. Pol. Act., partisan worker since 1901 
all ways needed. Offices. Dist. Judge 1923, 
Mayor of Broken Arrow, City Atty., Co. 
Judge 1921. Party Honors, Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman ; Treas. Co. Com. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived Lawton; Broken Ar¬ 
row ; Tulsa since 1903. 

HOPKINS, COL. T. C.. Tulsa. Rep. In 
service during W. War. Prominent figure 
in Legion affairs. Mbr. Joe Carson Post, 
Tulsa. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

HOSS, FLOYD R., Tulsa. Dem. Oil 
Ibusiness. Mason. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

HOUGH, BELLE, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., ste¬ 
nographer. B., Paducah Ky., Oct. 30, 1900 ; 
came to Okla. 1907 ; located at Tulsa, Ana- 
darko 1906,, Tulsa 1909 since. Edu., grad. 
Tulsa h. sch., 1917. Single. Bk. Con., Exch, 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsay, 
Mrs. Chas. O’Conner, Mrs. Fred Fink, Sam 
Nontgomery, Mrs. R. D. Rood, J. A. Ad- 
kinson Lola Clark Pearson, Mrs. Beulah 

D. Cureton, W. G. Skelly, Jas. A. Veasey. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Rep. Woman’s Club. 
Bus. & “Prof. Women’s Club, League of 
Women Voters. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 5 yrs., personally. Party Honors, 


Pres, of Rep. Women’s Club of Tulsa 1929. 
Remarks, head Steno. Dept. Carter Oil Co. 
Active during War in Red Cross work. 
Hobby, horseback riding and golf. 

HOUSER, W. M., Tulsa. Rep. Lawyer. 
At' present Asst. Co. Atty. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

HOWARD, CARY H., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
mortgage banker. B., Mt. City, Tenn., 1876. 
Edu., pub. sch., Tenn. and Texas; Park 
Col., Mo. Wife, Stella Carmichael, Leonard, 
Tex. Cdrn., 3 s., Newell, Tulsa; Robert 
C., Chicago; Chauncey C., Tulsa; 1 d., 
Mrs. Maurine Smith, Okla. City. Bus. Con., 
V.-Pres. Exchange Trust Co.; life insur¬ 
ance, banking, agriculture. Church, Boston 
Ave. Meth. Church, Steward. Clubs, 
Civitan, past Pres. Tulsa Club, past Lieut. 
Gov. Cen. Dlst.; 3rd V.-Pres. Civitan Inter¬ 
national ; organizer of citizenship oratorical 
contest work in all public schs. under 
direction of Civitan International; started 
first fund in Civitan Club of Tulsa for 
Student Loan. Boy Scout work, financed 
building of Camp Bob Garland, continuous¬ 
ly Chmn. of Camp Com. of Tulsa Co. Boy 
Scouts Council. Imp. Rel., J. T. Howard, 
(bro.) Lawton. Remarks, came to Okla. 


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Z. I. J. HOLT 


1908; lived Chattanooga, Okla. City, 1910- 
19; Tulsa since 1919. Contributor to var¬ 
ious magazines on civic improvement, de¬ 
velopment of boy life, agriculture, propaga¬ 
tion of paper shell pecans. Speaker for 
civic Detterment and agricultural develop¬ 
ments. Hobby, hunting, fishingg, study .of 
trees. Was a classmate of Murle Thorpe, 
editor Nations Business. 

HOWARD, E. B., 1262 E. 27, Tulsa. 

Dem. Occ., Oil & Gas. B., Morgantown, 
Ivy., Sept. 19, 1873; came to Okla. 1889; 
located 3 mi. N. of Edmond, Guthrie 1890- 
92; K. C. 1892-1905, Tulsa since. Edu., 
com. and h. sch., in Ky.; Western Normal, 
Morgantown, Ky. 1884-89. Wife, Hollis 
Hope. Cdrn., 1 s.„ Paxton, Atty., Tulsa. 
Bus. Con., dir. and atty. for Howard Pet. 
Corp., consisting of four brothers, who 
own all the stock. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce. Bus. Assoc., Oscar R., S. B., 
Ivan. (bros.). Church, Meth. S. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge No. 71, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester; Shrine;. Okla. City; 
89ers Assn, of Okla., C. of C. Good Roads, 
all chairs in K. P. Imp. Rel., Uncle, Dr. J. 


W r . Howard, Cousin, Dr. R. M. Howard, 
Brother-in-law, John H. Hope Pol. Act., 
partisan city, co., st. and natl. worker 
all his life in all ways necessary. Offices, 
mbr. St. Bd. Pub. Affairs 1911-15; St. 
Auditor 1915-19; mbr. 66, 68 & 70 Cong¬ 
ress. Party Honors, del. to various st. 
convs., Candidate for Gov. 1921 (with¬ 
drew), Cand. for U. S. Senate 1924. Run¬ 
ner up to J. C. Walton: Party Nominee 
for Cong. 1928, defeated by 2390 votes in 
dist. that gave Hoover 45000 majority over 
Smith Hobby, government. 

HOWARD, PAXTON, 1262 E. 27th, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ K. C., Mo., June 
14* 1901; came to Okla. 1905; located 
at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Okla. City, Univ. of 
Va., B. S. 1922. Tulsa Law Sch., LL.B., 
1926. Single. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Commerce, 
First Natl. Bus. Assoc., W. D. Abbott, 
Atty., Jim Rollins. Church, Episcopal. Clubs, 
University Club, Jr. C. of C., V. Pres. 
Tulsa Little Theatre, Pres. League Young 
Dem., Mbr. Co. and St. Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel., E. B. Howard (father). Pol. Act., 
partisan co. worker 15 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Party Honors, del. to all Young Dem. 
convs., present president. Remarks, very 
active in father’s campaigns. Hobby, flshh- 
ing. 

HUDSON, ROBERT DADE, Ritz Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ,. attorney. B., Nashville, 
Tenn., Mar. 4, 1900; came to Oklahoma 
in 1902, located at Lawton, Frederick; 
Lawton; Tulsa since 1912. Edu., h. sch., 
Tulsa; Vanderbilt University Wife, Doro¬ 
thy Vensel. Cdrn., none Clubs &. 
Lodges, 32nd Mason Lodge, Rock 
Lodge, Tulsa; Consistory of McAlester. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker always in all 
ways needed. Offices, Judge Ct. of Com¬ 
mon pleas, Tulsa Co.; Judge Dist. Court 
Tulsa Co.; Judge Court of Tax Revisions. 
Imp. Rel., father. Senator Wash Hudson, 
Tulsa. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

HUDSON, WASHINGTON (WASH) ELI¬ 
AS, 428 Ritz Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 8, 
1874 ; came to Okla. 1902; located at Lawton, 
Frederick, 1907 Lawton 1909; Tuisa since 
1911. Edu., com. and h. sch. Nashville; 
Woolwine Training School, Nashville; 
S. Ky. Col., A. B., Vanderbilt, LL. B. 
Wife, Annie Dade. Cdrn., 1 s., Robert D.; 
1 d., Mrs. Sydney Smith. Bus. Con., 
Hudson & Hudson, attys. Bk. Con., First 


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TULSA COUNTY 


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784 



MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

at sr™ p ‘s I- r MS‘ n o,rvSo^ k ^ “7: 

»»1 -■ "i*« •» «*»». ***.*<*. K P EShaM. D ““ Chi, r .fc Meth! 

Lodges, Redmen ; M. W. A. Pol. Assoc., 
Judge Gill 0. A. Morton, Eugene Lorton. 
Pol. Act., Rep. co. and st worker since 
joins, 1903; makes speeches; works personally 
Wv“co''Cen''Com.;'Wagoner C. i910; and through corns.; pjct eommitteemau ; 
del \o several st. convs.. has attended SG candidate for Mayor of Tulsa, 193 . 

INSULL, FREDERICK WILLIAM. Tulsa. 
Occ., Pres. Pub. Service Co. of Okla. B., 

... „ x_ T?r»or, 1S, .i Fail.. 


cipally through personal contact but is 
an organizer; has never had a campaign 
mgr. Offices, city atty., Wagoner, 1911- 
15; dist. Judge Tulsa-Pawnee Dist., 19/1- 
25 ; Justice Supreme Ct. since. Party Honors, 


Louis and Baltimore Natl. Convs. Re¬ 
marks, active in all drives for Liberty 
Loans, Red Cross etc. Mbr. legal frat. 


isnJST^Z.i ~:J£ = 

Parkinson of Canada. Cdrn., 2 d. Bk. 
Con., leading banks of Central and N. K- 


JL 111 -L/Cltd A ill . . , . + _, 

personally, and noted for personal integrity. 
HUNT, ELTON B., 308 McBirney_ bldg. 


Tulsa Dem. Occ., attorney. B , LaMar, 
Mo., May 2, 1886; came to Okia. i894 , 
located at Tulsa. Edu., Henry Ivendall Col., 
h. sch., Park Col., Parkville, Mo A. B.. 
Col. 1910, LL. B.. O. U., m3. Wife, 
Olive Eagleton. Cdrn., 1 s., Elton b. ,u. 
2 d., Elizabeth Ann, Mary Eloise. Bus. 
Con. Hunt & Eagleton, attys. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl.; Bk. of Commerce Church, 
Pres. Lodge, Masonic Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 15 yrs., ; al 


Okla. Bus. Con., Head oi Insull interests 
in Okla. with hdqrs. in both Tulsa and 
Okla. City. Clubs, Rotary; Tulsa Club, 
Okla. Club; ex-pres. Tulsa C. of C. Assoc., 
Samuel Insull, Martin Insull (cousins), Chi¬ 
cago Pol. Act., city and statewide through 
organization. Remarks, past pres. Okla 
Utilities Assn. Prominently identified with 
all constructive public movements in 
Tulsa and N. E. Okla. Outstanding rec¬ 
ord in his field of endeavor, reaching from 


C. H. JAMESON 


Act., partisan; co. worker u ord in his field of endeavor, reacumg no¬ 

ways needed. Offices, asst. co. atty., 1917- Canada to Pacific coast and Southwest. 
18. Conservative, constructive. 

Miipn r c Broken Arrow. Rep. Occ., , , , 

b an ker ’ El Granville, Kan., June 26, JACKSON, L. B., 1011-16 Daniels Bldg., 
i RfiT rame to Okla 1902; located at Broken Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney and oil pro- 
Airow Edm grad, grade sell., Grantville, ducer. B„ Leon, la., Oct. 27, 1875; came 
Km 1883 Wife Nancy Crandall. Udrn., to Okla. 1904, located at Sapulpa, Tulsa 
f S ;'F. C.', Paul R.; I d., Mrs. Ruth H. — Ia “ 

Green, Tulsa. Bus. Coru pres. B. & _L- 


Assn^ Broken Irrow. Bk. Con.,' First Wife Pearl Burk. Cdrn. 


Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Bus. Assoc., Robert 
D. Hudson, W. J. Campbell, D. Vincel, Ned 
Doak. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Masonic Blue Lodge, 
(Delta), Chapter; Shrine (Akdar), Tulsa; 
Consistory, McAlester; Elks, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker, every 
way needed. Offices, Asst. Atty. Gen., 
Nashville Dist., Nashville fTenn.; Asst. 
Co. Atty, Comanche Co., 1903-05 ; mbr. 
House Repr., 1915-17; mbr. St. Senate, 
1923-27. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv., 
Denver 1908; del. to various st. convs.; 
floor leader of Senate. Hobby, Study of 
government. 

HUMPHREY, W. D„ 1148 S. Peoria, 
Tulsa. Dem., Occ., attorney. B., Onslaw 
Co., N. C., March 5, 1876; came to 

Oklahoma 1901, located at Nowata,, 1902; 
Tulsa since 1919. Edu., Bingham, Ashville, 
N. C.; admitted to Bar 1902. Wite. Eva 
Sudderth. Cdrn., 2 d., Ann, Martha 

Washington. Bus. Con., Humphrey & Camp¬ 
bell, attys. Bk. Con., Commercial Natl. 
Bk., Nowata. Bus. Assoc., W. J Camp¬ 
bell. Church, Chris. Science. Lodges, 32d 
Mason; Knight Templar; Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 25' yrt ; 
through organizations. Offices, Mayor of 
Nowata, 4 terms, 1903-06 ; mbr. Const, 
conv., Corp. Com., 1915-19. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Dem. Exec. Com., Nowata no. of 
yrs., formerly del. to all st. con.s. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. st. and co. Bar Assns., licensed 
to practice before Supreme Ct. of U. S. 

HUNT, ALBERT CLARENCE, State Cap¬ 
itol. Dem. Occ., Justice Supreme Court. 
B„ Clarksville, Ark.„ July 30, 1888; came 
to Okla. 1895, located at Wagoner 1895- 
17; Tulsa since. Edu., grad., h. sch.„ 
Wagoner, 1904; Mo. Military Acad., Mex., 
Mo., 1904-06 ; Vanderbilt, LL. B. 1909. 
Wife, Essie Hayden. Cdrn., 2 s., Albert C. 
Jr., John William; 1 d., Elizabeth Hay¬ 
den. Bus. Con., real estate, Tulsa, Bk. Con., 
Liberty Natl., Okla. City; Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., W. T. Hunt, (father and former 
law partner). Church, St. Lukes, M. E. 
Okla. City. Clubs & Lodges, Univ. Club, 
Tulsa; Kiwanis: Masonic Blue Lodge; Com- 
manderv and Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, 
McAlester; I. O. O. F., Okla. City; M. 
W A., Tulsa; Elks Tulsa; Y. M. C. A., 
and Boy Scouts; Past Pres. Tulsa Kiwanis 
Club. Imp. Rel., W. T. Hunt, (father) ; 
J. C. Hunt, Ins., Tulsa; W. T. Hunt, Jr., 
Dist. Repr. for DeSoto Motor Co., St. 


Natl. Bus. Assoc., Chas. E. Foster, Z. I. 
J. Holt, H. E. Barnard,, Geo. Brown. A. N. 


1920 Edu., com. and h. sch., Leon la., 
Drake Univ., Ia. Col., of Law, Bar 1900. 

), Pearl Burk. Cdrn., 2 s„ William 
v ,„ Louis B., Jr.; 1 d., Christeen. Bus. 
Con., dir. Amer. First Natl. Bk., Okla. 


Lm'yy City; relped organli;* and pres, of Amer 

ibmiui, vv. 1 *. ._ \xt xr Dir conniDo 1 QOn • rnnnected with 


T N Shippev. Pol. Assoc., W. N. Natl. Bk. of Sapulpa 1905; connected with 
Williams W T T. Brooks, Chas. O’Connor, Exchange Natl.. Tulsa. Pol. Assoc., Ju g 
W G Skellv Grant McCullough, Omer p 0 e, Ex-Mayor Newblock, Lee Cruce Ex- 
Benedict E L Kirby, Harry Rogers. — - - * ' n ' l0RS - Tulsa 

Church, Pres. Club C. of C. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. 


i OtJ, riA-itxa.yui x-s t, »» -- 

Gov. C. N. Haskell. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa 

Club c. or v,. ru., w, Club; Big Lake Club; Masonic Blue Lodge, 

worker 27 yrs.; mostly Sapulpa; I. O. O. F.; First pres. Internal. 


oapluytx , i. a/. . a • t ^ , 

Petroleum Exposition. Pol. Act., statewide 
25 yrs. all ways netded. Offices, first Co. 
Atty. Creek Co. Party Honors, Del. to 
St. Convs. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

JAMES, LUTHER, Tulsa Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B„ Edmonton, Ky., 1880. Edu., 
com. sch., Ky.; admitted to bar 1906; 

_, —- . _ , J . , u. S. Sup. Ct., 1907. Wife, Caroline G. 

Law Sch.. Washington, D. C., 1908 studied j^a-dsett. Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, 
at George Washington Univ., 1912; admitted Tulsa Co., and Amer. Bar Assns.; 

Okla. Bar., 1908; admitted to Bar Su- R p ’ Q E . 3 2 n( i Mason; Consistory, Mc- 
preme Ct. of U. S.. 1912 Wife, Luth A j egt ' er . guVine, 

Wilson d. of Admiral Henry B. Wilson,, L. S. . Dem . of st 
N Cdrn., 1 s., Wilson; 2 d., Patricia and 


Ud I llodll , GO• v/ _ 

through com. Offices, school treas. Mbr 
sch. bd„ 1904 ; schs. ran without taxes. 

HURLEY, PATRICK JAY, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., U. S. Secretary of War, Washington, 
D C. B. Choctaw Nation, Ind. Ter., Jan. 
8, 1883; began law practice at Tulsa. Edu., 
A. B. Indian Univ. (now Bacone Col.), Ba- 
cone, Ind. Ter., 1905 ; LL. B. Natl. Univ. 
Law Sch.. Washington, D. C.. 1908 studied 


Alester; Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Assoc., lead- 
Pol. Act., Dem. worker 


N. Cdrn., 1 s., Wilson; 2 d., Patricia and since maturity ; makes speeches. Offices, 
Ruth. Clubs & Lodges, mbr. Amer. and Asgt _ Co Atty . Dist . Judge, 1924. Party 
Okla. Bar Assns.; Tulsa C. of C. ; Amer. Honors de ] to st. convs. Remarks, came 


Legion; Sigma Chi.; Tulsa Club; Univ 
Club ; Country _ Club; Chevy Chase ; Con¬ 
gressional; Univ. of Washington, D. C. ; jAMtsuN, u. h., 

Press in N. Y. Pol. Act., always been Rem Occ., attorney. B., Bowie, Tex., Oct 
active in every way called upon. Offices. „„ ,r,o„.- 


Honors, del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1909; lived since at Tulsa. 

JAMESON, C. H., Philtower Bldg. Tulsa. 


atty. for Choctaw Nation 1912-17 ; Capt. 
Cavalry Ind. Ter., Volunteer Militia, 1902- 
07; Capt. O. N. G., 1914-17; Major and 
Lieut. Col., U. S. A. in W. War; partici- 


23, 1886 ; came to Okla. 1903, located Payne 
Co., Dewey Co. 1904, Anadarko 1915; 
Tulsa since 1921. Edu., pub. and h. sell., 
Tex. and Okla.; S. W. St. Tchrs. Col., 


- -, ,1C1 ‘ Weatherford, Cumberland Univ. Wife, 

pated in Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Maine and Jean Harris cdrn _ 2 s„ Chester Jr.. Roger. 
,St. Miliiel offensives and defensive sector Bu$ _ Con v .-p re s. and Counsel Security 

operations of A. E. F. As Judge A .dyo- jjldg. and Loan, Tulsa; Atty. for Ark. 

cate of the 6th Army Corps he negotiated y a i ley ,g t Broken Arrow; Citizens 

agreement between Government of the c-^ d.,o T.oolio W 

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and A. E. F. 

1919 ; Col., U. S. Reserve. Party Honors. 

Okla. del. at large to Rep. natl. conv., 


Security, Bixby. Bus. Assoc., Leslie W. 
Lisle, Chas Shalnak. Church. Chris. Clubs 
Sl Lodges, Petroleum Lodge No. 474 A. F. 
Okla. del. at large to ney. mui. (A 1 ”-; & A. M„ Tulsa; Lions Club; Oakhurst 

1924 ; chmn. Rep. St. Conv., Okla., 192b; c oun t r y Club, Guthrie Consistory; C. of 
assisted in organization of U. S. C, of C., c . p agt Gov Lions of Okla. Pol. 

1912. Remarks, Commander Joe Carson Act independent statewide worker through 
Post No. 1. Decorated Distinguished her- personal activity and corns. Party Hon- 
vice Medal (U. S.) for service during W. ors p res League Young Dem. Caddo Co., 
War. Also awarded a Silver Star Citation 192 o ; often del. to st. and dist. convs. 
for gallantry in action in Citation Order Ho(s( [j’ y go i f and hunting. 

No. 3, June 3, 1919, General Hdqts., A. 

E. F.; “For gallantry in action near j A jg 
Louppy, France Nov. 11, 1919 in volun- Tulsa 
tarily making a reconnoissance under „ 


JANKOWSKY, SIMON, 4th & Main, 
^ulsa. Ind. Occ., merchant. B, Russia, 
Dec. 1865; came to Okla. 1901; located 


L<tl ll.y lUftmufe “ . . •nil. llcl . iOOd y Ldlllc lO V/Aia, A 1 auvuvwv- 

heavy enemy fire” while serving in ibth a{ McAles ter; Tulsa since. Edu., public 
Reg., Field Artillery. Office, 1620 Bel- school Russia and New York City. 


mont St. Washington D. C. War Dept. 
INGRAM, HARRY E„ 316 S. Frisco, 


school, Russia and New York City. 
Cdrn., 2 sons, Joseph and Paul Milton; 
daughters, Regina and Nannie. Bus. 


Ann I C-.» Oiu O. c uaufemvio, ni xiT- o L, 

Tulsa. Rep. Occ., real estate. B., Lyon Con., owner and pres. Palace Clothier. Bk. 
Co., Kans.f bec. 25, 1872. Edu., com. and Con., Exchange Natl.; First Natl. Churcn, 








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HUNTER L. JOHNSON 


Non-sectarian. _ Club, C. of C. Party 
Honors, mbr. St. Pardon & Parole Bd. 
Hobby, political and social economics. 


JOHNSON, E., (EWING) FRED, Exchange 
Trust Co., Tulsa, Okla. Dem. Occ., banker. 
B., Cleburne, Tex., Nov. 26, 1896 ; came 
to Okla. 1902, located at Pauls Valley, Davis 
1903; Pauls Valley 1904; Elmore City 
1905; Okla. City 1911; Tulsa since 1911 
Edu... com. sell., 3 yrs., h. sch. Okla. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., pres. Reid Inv. 
Co., v.-pres. Exchange Trust Co. Bus. 
Assoc., Harry H. Rogers, H. L. Standeven, 
N. R. Graham, Omer K. Benedict. Pol. 
Assoc., H. F. Newblock, W. E. Disney, 
George Watkins, Gov. W. J. Holloway, et 
al. Church, Chris. Science. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason; Delta Lodge; Tulsa Club ; 
Spavinaw Club; Pres. Junior C. of C., 
1921-22; Pres. U. S. Junior C. of C., 
1925-26; Tulsa Civitan Club 1922-23; 
Founder Mohawk Club, One of organizers 
Tulsa City Plan Commission, Treas. and 
one of organizers Tulsa Community Fund, 
now V.-pres. Imp. Rel., F. E. Johnson, 
Cleburne, Tex., former Atty. Gen. of Tex. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker all 
his life in all ways needed. Party Hon¬ 
ors, pret. committeeman several times. 
Campaign mgr. for City campaigns. (Her¬ 
man Newblock Campaign 1924) Chmn. Co. 
Pub. Com., since 1926; campaign mgr. for 
N R Graham for Senate 1925; candidate 
for Legis., 1923. Remarks, Legionnaire Joe 
Carson Post No. 1; 2d Lieut. 358th 1 ield 
Artillery Reserve Officers Corps. Has 
charge of public relations tor the Ex¬ 
change Trust Co. in addition to being v.- 
pres and thereby comes in close personal 
contact with public matters throughout the 
st Hobbv, collector of statues of uogs. 


JOHNSON, HUNTER L., 2522 S. Cincin¬ 
nati, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
York Ala., Oct. IT, 1882; came to Okla. 
190",, located at Shawnee; Holdenville 1912; 
Okla. City 1916-24: Tulsa since. Edu., 
St. Normal Col., Ala.; special work Col¬ 
umbia and Harvard. Wife. Grace Curt.s. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Hunter L.. Jr. Bus. Con., 
Sec’y. & Dir. Reserve Pet. Co., Atty. pub. 
Ser Co , Papoose Oil and number other 
Cos Bk Con., First Natl., Stockholder Lib¬ 
erty Natl. Okla. City. Bus. Assoc., Floyd 
E. ' Staley. Church, Meth. S. Clubs & 
Lodges, K. T.; C. of C.; mbr. Co.. St. 


TULSA COUNTY 

and Amer. Bar Assns. Imp. ficl.. Rev. H. 
T. Johnson, Ala., (’father,) deceased. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 25 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty. Pottawat¬ 
omie Co.. 1909-12; special Asst., U. S., 
Atty. Gen.,, 1913, Wewoka; Supreme Ct., 
1916-17 ; Asst. Atty Gen. Okla., 1917-18. 
Party Honors, attended convs. in past. 
Remarks, trial atty. for Santa Fe R. R. 
1919-21; Sec’y. to Congressman Thompson 
of Ala. 1901-04; served as Clk. of U. S. 
Ct. Panama Zone 1904-07 ; received medal 
for 2 yrs. service in Zone ; engaged as De¬ 
fense Atty. in Impeachment Proceedings 
1929; represented St. in R. R. Tax Liti¬ 
gation case 1923. Four minute speaker 
during W. War. In Natl. Guard in Ala. 
when a boy. 

JOHNSON, MRS. PAUL A.. 1543 E. 12, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ.. bookkeeper city water 
department. B., Herrington ICan Feb. 
24, 1882; came to Okla. 1919; located at 
Tulsa. Edu., grad. h. sell., Cottonwood Falls, 
Kan., 1902. Husibard. Paul A. Johnson. 
Cdrn.. 1 ,s., Don Iv. Bus. Con., husband, 
dep. IT. S. Marshal. Bk., Con., First Natl. 
Bus. Assoc., A Endacott. Pol. Assoc., Grant 
McCullough, Geo. Scliwabe, W. G. Skelly, 
Mrs. W. P. Bowser, Mrs. J. E. Pierson, 
Mrs. It. D. Rood, Mrs. B. H. Cureton, Mrs. 
Lola Pearson, Mrs. Ferguson, Watonga: 
W. B. Pine, Mrs. Nellie Jennings. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Woman’s Rep. Club, 
Eastern Star: Rebekalis ; Past Noblt Grand 
Club. Imp. Rel., Mrs. A. L. York, (sister- 
in-law) Orlando, Fla. Pol. Act., partisan 
Co. worker 15 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, pret. committeeiwo'man, 1920-22, 
Co. V.-Chmn. 1922-29; elected 3 successive 
times Congr. v.-chmn. First Dist. 1926- 
28. Hobby, politics. 

JOHNSTON, BENJAMIN HALLIWELL, 

1004 S. Quincy, Tulsa. Dem Occ.. realtor. 
B., Whistler Ala., July u, 1889 ; came 
to Okla. 1917; located at Tulsa. Edu., pub. 
sch., Ala.; iSt. Normal Daphne; Univ. Ala., 
Univ. Tenn. Wife, Mable F. Fisher. Cdrn., 
1 s., Benjamin; 1 d., Edith. Bk. Con.. 
Exchange Natl. Pol. Assoc.. Geo. and 
Dr. Frank L. Watkins. John iSmiley, Charlie 
Price, Sol Yeager. Church, Chris. Clubs 
A Lodges, Mason; Shrine; C. of C. Imo. 
Rel., Dr. Christopher Johnston, de¬ 
ceased, head of Dept. Archaeology, Johns 
Hopkins; Dr. Christopher Johnston. Sr., Sur¬ 
geon R. E. Lee Army, also Prof. Surgery 
of Univ. of Md. Pol. Act., Dem. worker 
20 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Supt. 
Kendall., sell., 4 yrs., at Tulsa; Supt. Co. 
h. sch. Mobile Co., Ala. 7 yrs.; v.-p”es. 
bd. of Edu., Tulsa 6 yrs.; chmn. Edu. Com. 
6 yrs. Remarks. Schools more than tripled 
in size. Hobby, wrestling, football, base¬ 
ball, hunting and fishing. 

JORDAN. JOHN M„ 221 E. Young Place. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. attorney. B.. Dixon 
Springs. Tenn., July 3, 1893; came to 

Okla. 1924,. located at Tulsa. Edu., Carthage 
Training iSch., Carthage, Tenn., Cumber¬ 
land Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. Wife, 
Mary Read. Cdrn.. 1 d.. Eleanor Read. 
Bk. Con.. Exchange Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
Geo. L. Watkins, ,T. F. Rollins. Geo. D. Key, 
W. E. Disney. Church, of Christ. Lodge. 
Masonic, Carthage, Tenn. Imp. Rel., 
Thomas Nelson Page. Pol. Act., partisan : 
statewide worker all w ! ays needed. Office. 
Co. Judge Pro Tern, Tulsa Co. Party 
Honors, Pres. Tulsa Co. League Y’oung Dem, 
Del. to co. and st. Dem. convs., in Tenn. 
and Okla. Remarks. Legionnaire mbr. Joe 
Carson Post; Co. K 327 Inf., A. E. F. 
Hobby, reading Dickens, O. Henry and 
Train. 

JORDAN, EUGENE. Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Faris, Tex., 
Mav 15, 1901, came to Okla. 1905. located 
at Hugo; Okla. City, 1923 ; Tulsa since '29. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Univ. of Okla.;, 
Harvard 1921. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Bk.; First Natl. Bk. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; Univ. 
Club; Mason ; Shrine; Ring Candidate, Phi 
Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Psi. Pot. Act., 


785 

young but active statewide worker in all 
ways needed. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

JONES, MRS. RICHARD LLOYD (GEOR¬ 
GIA H..), 1724 W. Cameron St. Tulsa. 

Dem. Occ., associate editor Tulsa Trib¬ 
une. B., Eau Claire, Wis., June 5, 1875 ; 
came to Okla. 1920; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
B. L., Univ. of Wis.; grad, work Chicago 
Univ.; Univ. of Calif., and Dresden, Ger¬ 
many. Cdrn., 2 s., Richard Jr., Jenkin 
(Univ. of Wis.) 1 d., Florence. Bus. Con., 
Northern Lbr. Co. ; Virginia and Rainy Lake 
l.br. Co. Bk. Con., Union Natl. Bk., Eau 
Claire, Wis.; Union Savings Bk , Eau 
Clair, Wis. Church, Unitarian. Clubs & 
Lodges, Tulsa Col. Club; Oakhurst; Eau 
Clair Country Club; Kappa Kappa Gamma 
(Natl. Pres.), League of Women Voters, 
A. A. U. W., one of founders of N. Y. 
Browning Society. 

JONES, RICHARD LLOYD. Tulsa. Ind. 
Occ., publisher and editor. B., Janesville, 
Wis., Apr. 14, 1873. Edu., 5 yrs. special 
courses Universities of Wis. and Chicago; 
LL. B. Chicago Law, 1897; LL. M. 1898; 
LL. D., Lincoln Memorial Univ., 1917. 
Wife, Georgia Haydon Lloyd. Cdrn. 2 s., 
Richard Lloyd, Jr., Jenkin; 1 d., Florence. 
Bus. Con., The Tulsa Tribune. Church, 
Unitarian. Clubs A Lodges, Tulsa; Univ.; 
OakhurSt; Tulsa Players; Phi Gamma 
Delta ; City of New York City. Remarks, 
formerly editor Stamford, (Conn.) Tele¬ 
gram, 1899; Editorial writer Washington 
Times, 1900-02 ; Associate Editor Cosmo¬ 
politan Magazine 1902-03; associate Edi¬ 
tor Collier’s Weekly 1903-11; Editor and 
owner Wisconsin St. Journal, Madison Wis. 
Owner and editor Tulsa Tribune since 1919. 
Founded the Lincoln Farm Assn., 1906 ; 
which preserved Lincoln's birthplace as 
a Natl, park and erected there the Lin¬ 
coln statue. Chmn. Bd. of visitors of the 
Univ. of Wis., 1911-19; mbr. Fed. Prison 
Labor Com., 1905-11 : U. S. Bd. of Con¬ 
ciliation (Dept, of Labor) 1921. Hobby, 
to make Tulsa a good city for Youth. 

JOYCE, P. J.. 1731 S. Main, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., city investigator. B., Pittsburgh. Pa., 
Feb. 1882; came to Okla., 1910; located 
at Tulsa. Edu., Pittsburgh pub. sch.; Du- 
ouesne Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa. Wife, Ber¬ 
tha Boehm. Cdrn., 1 s., Morton Edw. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Dan Patton. 
John Goldsberry, Grant McCullough, Omer 
K. Benedict, Jas. Adkinson. W. G. Skelly, 
Chas. O’Connor. Church, Catli. Imp. Rel., 
Mrs. Mary Boehm. Pol. Act., independent; 
co. worker 25 yrs.. personal contact and 
through others. Party Honors, has been 
an active worker but is independently in¬ 
clined. Hobby, athletics. 

JURY, JOHN B„ 16 N. Rockford, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., business manager. Printers 
Union. B., Waukeshow, Wis., Nov. 13, 
1880. Edu., com. and li. sch., Milwaukee, 
Wis. ; Col. Wife, Minnie Mutz. Cdrn., 1 
d., Ruth. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Exchange 
Natl. Assoc.. Kelly Gibson, Charles Rich¬ 
ardson, Ed Warren. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
Sec’y. Jefferson Club. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. and st. worker since 1912; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
coins. Offices. Marshal of Ct. ot Com¬ 
mon Pleas, Tulsa. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906: lived Chickasha; Okla. 
City, 1911-13; Tulsa since. Hobby, toler¬ 
ance in politics. 

KATES. PHILIP, Tulsa. Rep. Lawyer 
Firm of Kates & O’Brien. Assoc., Judge 
Gerald F. O’Brien. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl. Bk. Church, Cath. Remarks, very 
able writer. Takes prominent place in 
the affairs of Catholic Church in Okla. 
(Complete information unavailable.) 

KAVANAUGH, WM. R., 1202 S. Cincin¬ 
nati, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., newspaper and 
organization work. B., Little Rock, Ark., 
Apr. 10 1892 ; came to Okla. 1914; located 
at Okla.’ City; Muskogee 1917; Tulsa since 
1919. Edu., li. sch.. Little Rock; Unir. 
of Ark., Fayetteville, Ark. Wife, Emmar- 






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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOHN T. KRAMER 


ilia Johnson. Bk. Con., First Nail, and 
Natl. Bk. Commerce. Pol. Assoc., E. B. 
Howard, C. J. Wrightsman, W. E. Disney, 
H. T. Newblock, Geo. L. Watkins. Imp. 
Rel., the late Judge Kavanaugh of Ark. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker all 
ways needed. Offices, Sec’y. Okla. cviod 
Roads Assn., which finally succeeded in 
creating the St. Highway Commission Law. 
Party Honors, Sec’y. & Pres, of Tulsa Co. 
League of Young Dem.; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, hunting. 

KEELING, GARLAND, 1215 E. 15th Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Searcy Co., Ark., 
Apr. 26, 1893 ; came to Okla. 1920 ; located 
at Tulsa. Edui., pub. and h. sch., Searcy, 
Co., Ark, LL. B., Cumberland Univ., 1917. 
Wife, Ethel Allnutt. Bus. Con., associated 
with R. W. Kellough,, Atty. Bk. Con., 
Producers Natl. Pol. Assoc.. .T. M. Atkin¬ 
son, W. G. Skelly, Grant McCullough, Geo. 
Schwabe. Bailey Bell, P. D. Bushy, Mrs. 
H. P. Bowser, Clyde Sears, Chas. Price, 
W. L. Coffey. John Ladne". Chur'-h. Bap. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter; 
Counsel Marshal, Ark. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. worker 10 yrs., all ways needed. Po!. 
Honors, del. to co. conv. ; prct. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, Legiomniair'e, mbr. Joe 
Carson Post No. 1; Sgt. Quartermaster 
Kelly Field; mbr. St. and Co. Bar Assns. 
Hobby, reading. 

KEENAN, ROBT. B„ Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Wichita, Kan. June 26 1891; 
came to Okla. 1923 ; located at Tahlequah ; 
Sapulpa 1915; Tulsa since 1923. Edu., 
com. sch. Wichita, Kan.; Tahleciuah h. 
sch. and St. Tchrs. Col. ; Okla. Univ., ad¬ 
mitted to bar 1913. Wife, Mary Jane 
Redd. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert Bruce, Jr., 

James Curtis; 2 d., Mary Ellen, Patricia. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Pol. Assoc., W. 
G. Skelly, Grant McCullough, Harry Rog¬ 
ers, J. C. Denton, Pat Hurley, W. B. Pine, 
Chas. O’Conner, Streete" Flynn, Fred 
Bearly. Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; past Rotarian; Masonic Blue 
Lodge; Consistory Tulsa; Commandery; 
University Club; Co. and St. Bar Assn.; 
past Post Commander and Natl. Commit¬ 
teeman ; Amer. Legion : S. A. E., social frat. 
at O. U. Imp. Rel., Bruce Keenan, Tahle¬ 
quah, Okla. Pol. Act., partisan statewide 
and natl. worker 17 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, mbr. Dept. Executive Com.; Chmn. 
of Americanism Com.; Natl. Legislative 


Com. Amer. Legion; St. Judge Advocate. 
Party Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1920; 
all co. and st. convs.; Co. Cen. Com.; one 
of Curtis Club mgrs. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire ; mbr. Joe Carson Post No. 1; 308 
Aerial Squadron A. E. F.; spent 3 months 
in Washington, Legion legislative work in 
Senate. Hobby, Americanism work. 

KENNAMER, FRANKLIN E., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ,, attorney; judge. B., Kennamer’s 
Cove, Ala., Jan. 12, 1879; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Madill; Okla. City 1921-24; 
Sand Springs 1924. Edu., Ala,„ Scotts- 
boro Normal 1900. Wife, Lillie Florence 
Mitchell. Cdrn., 2 s., Franklin E., Phil; 
2 d.„ Opal, Juanita. Bus. Con., Kenna- 
mer & Coawley, Madill law firm 1908-20. 
Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Church, of 
Christ. Lodge, W. O. W. Imp. Rel., 
T. J., U. S. Marshal; Chas. B., U. S. 
atty., Ala.; D. W., Gov. Inspector Vets. 
Bureau, Washington,, D. C., (bros.) ; Mrs. 

C. B., natl. committeewoman, Aik., (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 20 yrs. 
Offices, City Atty., Madill 1918-20; Mayor, 
Madill; mbr. Supreme Court 1920-24; U. 
S. Dist. Judge Northern Dist., 1925 Hobby, 
quail hunting. 

KENNEDY, JAMES L„ Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
physician and capitalist. B., Cedar Co., 
Mo., Oct. 24, 1862; came to* Okla. 1891; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., com. sch., Mo. ; h. 
sch., Stockton; Spaulding Commercial Col., 
Kansas City, Mo.; Southwest Bap. Col., 
Bolivar, Mo.; Kansas City Med. Col., M. 

D. 1888. Wife, (1st), Minnie Lombard; 
(2d), Mabel Lombard. Cdrn., 2 s., Albert 
A., Edward; 1 d., Beatrice. Bus. Con., 
owns large oil and real estate holdings; 
Kennedy Bldg., and others, Tulsa; dir. 
Exchange Natl. Bk. Pol. Act., active 
worker 50 yrs. through others. Offices, 
Bd. of Twp. Trustees, Black Dog Twp. 
1912-14. Hobby, fine horses. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

KERR, WILLIAM RUSSELL. 544 

Kennedy Building, Tulsa. Republican. 
Occ., attorney. B. Clay Co., Illinois, Sept. 
30, 1879; first came to Okla. 1917; later 
located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Mt. Vernon, 
Ind.; Amer. Law Col.. LL. B. 1911. Wife, 
Dora Carpenter. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Henry & Avers, Inc. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges. Masonic Blue Lodge; C. of C. ; 
mbr. St. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., independent 
co. worker 35 yrs. Party Honors, Rep. 
nominee for Common Pleas.; Judge 1926; 
Fen. Cen. Com. in Ind. ; nominee Co. Atty. 
Ind. 1912. Remarks, admitted to practice 
before Treas. Dept, and Court Bd. of Tax 
Appeals at Washington. 

KETCHUM. H. R., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
hotel man. B., Galveston, Tex., May 11, 
1880 ; came to Okla. 1906; located at Tulsa. 
Edu. h. sch., Galveston. Wife, Gertrude 
Holliday. Cdrn., 1 s., Henry R., Jr.; 2 d, 
Ellen Paul. Mary Virginia. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs, C. 
of C.; Optimist Country Club. Remarks, 
active in all public activities. 

KIRKLAND. R. H., 305 E. 13th Place, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ.. oil bus. B., Bowling Green. Mo.. 
June, 1873; came to Okla. 1906; located 
at Muskogee; Tulsa since 1915. Edu.. com. 
and h. sch.. Bowling Green, Mo. Wife. 
Maude Cass. Bus. Con., independent oil 
operator. Church, Meth. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., district worker 20 
yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, 
Sec’y. Rep. Co. Com., Muskogee 1899 ; 
managed C. E. Creager’s campaign for 
congress in old 3d Dist. 1912; managed 
S. J. Montgomery’s campaign for congress 
1924; del. to co. and st. convs. .numerous 
times. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson 
Post; 143 Field Hosp., A. E. F. : V.-Com- 
mander and mbr. of Executive Com. 

KIRKPATRICK, BYRON. 1116 S. Lawton, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ.. lawyer. B., Fredonia, 
Kan., July 16, 1878. Edu., pub. sch., Fre¬ 


donia,; St. Johns Col.,, Annapolis, Md., 
LL. B.; Kansas A. & M. College. Wife, 
Gertrude Lewis. Cdrn., 2 sons, Hobart 
Lewis,, and Byron M., Jr.; 2 daughters. 
Marion, Elizabeth Louise. Bk._ Con., 
First Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, C. of C.; Tulsa Co., Okla. and 
Amer. Bar Assns.; K. P.; Mason. Imp. 
Rel., S. S. Kirkpatrick. M. C. from Kan. 
Pol. Act., Rep. worker since maturity; 
makes speeches. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., 
1921-25; Co. Atty., 1925; U. S. Commr.; 
Master and Chancery Probate Commr. 
Probate Court, Indian Ter., Northern Dist., 
U. S. Dist Court 1904-07. Party Honors, 
Chmn. Mayes Co. Rep. Cen. Com.; del. to 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
lived at Pryor; Tulsa since 1916. During 
Spanish-Amer. War served in L Troop, 
1st Tex. Calvary; mbr. U. S. W. V.; as¬ 
sisted in organiz. of Natl. Guard, 2nd and 
3rd Okla. Inf.; Lieut Col. Adj. Dept., U. 
S. Army Reserve. 

KISSCADDON. HARRY V., Tulsa. Dem. 

Ex-City Commissioner. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

KRAMER, JOHN T., Broken Arrow. 
Dem. Occ., farmer; stockman. B., Spencer 
Co., Ind, Aug. 9, 1870; came to Okla. 1903 ; 
located Tulsa Co. Edu., pub. sch.. Rock- 
port, Col. Wife, Amelia. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Forest F., P. J., Dr. Allen C., John F., 
Jr. Bk. Con., Arkansas Valley. Pol. 
Assoc., W. L. North, J. S. Hopping, F. H. 
Steffens, F. M. Wooden, Carl Elmore, O. 
E. Robinson. Church, Lutheran. Lodges, 
Masonic, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker. Offices, first Co. Clerk Tulsa 
Co., appointed by Constitutional Conv.; 
helped organize Tulsa* Co.; conducted first 
election held in co.; mbr. Co. Election Bd.; 
Co. Treas. Tulsa Co. 2 terms without op¬ 
position ; pres. Tulsa St. Fair Bd. Party 
Honors, often del. to co. and st. convs. 
Hobby, fine stock. 

KRAMER, PHILIP J., 1224 E. 17th Place, 
Tulsa. Dem Occ., atty. B. Rockport, Indi¬ 
ana, November 13, 1897 ; came to Okla¬ 
homa 1901; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
h. sch., Tulsa; Mo. Univ., A. B. 
LTniv. of Okla., LL. B. 1921. Wife, 
Frances Lewis. Cdrn., 1 s., Philip Lewis. 
Bus. Con., Kramer & Colley, attys. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Pol. Assoc., 
John T. Kramer. Church, Lutheran. Clubs 
& Lodges, past pres Amer. Bus. Club; 
32nd Scottish Rite; Knight Templar; past 
pres. C. of C.; 40 & 8; mbr. St. and Co. 
Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., John T. Kramer, 
(father), Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker all ways needed. Office, 
mbr. 10th Legis. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeeman; del. to st. and co. convs.; 
mbr. League of Young Dems.; nominee 
Legis. 1928. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe 
Carson Post No. 1; cadet Aviation Service. 
Hobby, fishing. 

LADNER JOHN, Tulsa. Rep. Oce., 
District Judge. B., Eureka, S. D., Juno 
14, 1895; came to Okla. 1921 ; located at 
Tulsa. Edu., com. sch., Eureka, S. D.; 
h. sch. and general col. training, Val¬ 
paraiso Univ., Valparaiso, Ind.; Law Univ. 
of Chicago; admitted to bar Okla. 1921. 
Wife, Agnes O. Neudorff. Cdrn., 1 s., 
John, Jr. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., Grant 'McCullough, M. 
C. Spradlinv, Robt. Kellough. Chas. O’¬ 
Connor. J. C. Denton, Mrs. Lilah D. Lind¬ 
say, W. G. Skelly, Pat Hurley, Omer K. 
Benedict, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. Beulah 
H. Cureton. Church, First Meth. Clubs, 
Gamma Eta Gamma; Delta Sigma Rho, 
Hamilton Club; Rep. Womens Club; Co- 
Operative Club; Co., St. and Natl. Bar 
Assns.; Okla Dist. and Superior Confer¬ 
ence; C. of C. Pol. Act., statewide worker 
8 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Judge 
Dist. Court 1st Judicial Dist., composed 
of Tulsa and Pawnee Cos.; first Rep. Judge 
ever elected to this office. Party Honors, 
active Committeeman but declines all other 





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JUDGE JOHN LADNER 


honors. Remarks, won honor and dis¬ 
tinction on debating and oratory at Univ. 
of Chicago, and always active in public 
speaking on civic, educational and polit¬ 
ical occasions. Legionnaire, mbr. Joe 
Carson Post; U. S. Naval Reserve, sta¬ 
tioned at various points, including West 
Indies; commissioned as Ensign. Hobby, 
hunting. 

LADNER, MRS. AGNES 0., (JOHN), 

2112 St. Louis, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., 
housewife. Born, Saint Joseph, Missouri, 
July 25, 1898; came to Oklahoma in 
1926; located at Tulsa. Edu., Humbolt Sell., 
St. Joseph; h. sell., St. Joseph; studied 
music 7 yrs. in New York with Herbert 
Witherspoon. Hus., John Ladner. Cdrn., 
1 s., John Ladner, Jr. Bk. Con., Morris 
Plan Bk. Pol Assoc., Mrs. Lilah D. Lind¬ 
say, Mrs. Paul Johnson, Miss Belle Hough, 
Mrs. Clias. O’Connor, Mrs. Dora Potter, 
Mrs. Pat Hurley, Mrs. R. D. Rood, Mrs. 
Rob Kellough, W. G. Skelly, Judge J. B. 
Cullison. Church, Meth. Clubs, Rep. 
Womens Club; Hyechka Club; Cooperative 
Club. Imp. Rel., Arthur Neudorff, (cous¬ 
in), co. assessor; father. St. Joseph, Mo., 
life pres, of Retail Merchants Assn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 9 yrs. all ways 
useful. Party Honors, program com. Rep. 
Women’s Club. Remarks, helped ma¬ 
terially in husband’s campaign; sang at all 
camps during W. War, New York; has 
sung in co. st. and natl. campaigns. 
Hobby, music. 

LAHMAN, MRS. C., (Marion Sherwood), 

1705 S. Madison, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., botan 
ist. B., Tis-Kilwawa, Ill., Dec. 5, 1872; came 
to Okla. 1899; located at Stillwater; Vinita 
1902 ; Tulsa 1914; Ponca City 1925 ; Tulsa 
1926. Edu., Skaneateles, N. Y., h. sch.„ 1889; 
grad from Univ. of Mich Ann Arbor 1897, 
B. S.; Chicago Univ., M. A. 1898; A. & 
M. Col., Stillwater, domestic science 1900. 
Hus., Chas. E. Laliman. Cdrn., 1 s., Sher¬ 
wood J., Detroit, Mich. Bus. Con., hus¬ 
band pres, of S. W. Utility Ice Co. Bk. 
Con., Hoagland Allum, N. Y. City. Pol. 
Assoc., Chas. O’Connor, Pat Hurley, Grant 
McCullough, Omer Benedict, Pauline Lay¬ 
man, Lola Pearson. Beulah H. Cureton, 
Mrs. R. D. Rood. Lew Wentz, A. C. Alex¬ 
ander. Clubs, D. A. R.; A. A. U. W.; 
Rotary Anns; pres. Tulsa Writers Club; 


founder Tulsa City Market 1916-17; put 
on the Made in Tulsa exhibit 1916; St. 
v.-pres. Womens Council Defense 1917; 
in 1913 del. from Okla. appointed by Gov. 
Cruce on Amer. Com. to Europe to in¬ 
vestigate Rural Credit Systems; she with 
Col. Bisbee and the Sec’y. of Agriculture 
appointed as com. to report to the U. S. 
Senate upon the agricultural conditions of 
Okla.; printed in senate document; Mrs. 
Lahman wrote report of these findings 
and printed them in North American Re¬ 
view, also had articles in Harpers Bazaar, 
Woman’s Home Companion between 1914 
and 1929; also wrote "Southwestern Wild 
Flowers’’ with 300 illustrations in natural 
color and size by herself. Instigator of 
placing Okla. Slab in Washington Monu¬ 
ment, D. C., through Gov. R. L. Williams. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker since 1920 in 
all ways needed. Party Honors, Prct. 
Committeewoman; Co. V.-Chmn 1920; St. 
Committeewoman Tulsa Co. 1921-24; mbr. 
St. and Natl. Speakers Bureau. Remarks, 
official Godmother, 167 Tulsa Ambulance; 
Literary Digest 1919 printed article desig¬ 
nating her Champion War Mother of U. S. 
First pres. Rainbow Women; first pres, of 
Tulsa Auxiliary. Hobby, postage stamps. 

LAMBERT. ROBT. J., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
editorial writer Tulsa Tribune. B., Em¬ 
met. Ark., July, 1899; came to Okla. 1927; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., com. sch.; home in¬ 
struction ; Ouachita College, Arkadelphia,. 
Ark. Wife, Genieve Huddleston. Cdrn., 
1 d., Ruth. Bk. Con., Exeh. Natl. Club, 
C. of C. Pol. Act., independent worker 6 
yrs. all ways needed. Party Honors, only 
part taken in politics through the paper. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1; Naval aviation. Hobby, government; 
economics. 

LASHLEY, EDMUND, 1110 E. 20th, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., atty. B., Elbinsville, Pa. Dec. 2, 
1886; came to Okla. 1914; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., Juanita Col. A. B. 1911; Harvard, 
LL. B. 1914. Wife, Eleanor Gertrude 
Stair. Cdrn., 2 d., Nancy Eleanor, Marian. 
Bus. Con., Lashley & Rambo, attys. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Pol. 
Assoc., Clyde Sears, John Rogers, Bob 
Kleenan, Giles A. Penick, John Golds- 
berry, Chas. O’Connor, C. H. Terwilliger. 
Church. Episcopal. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Tulsa Country Club; University Club; 
Tulsa Tennis Club; Delta Masonic Lodge ; 
C. of C.; St. and Amer. Bar Assns. Pol. 
Act., statewide Rep. worker 15 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, U. S. Commr. 1916, 
resigned shortly thereafter because of 
private practice. Party Honors, del. to st. 
conv. 1924: attended Kansas City conv. 
1928; in charge Speakers Bureau during 
Coolidge and Dawes campaigns. Remarks, 
mbr. Hamilton Club, organized to study 
principles of Alexander Hamilton; mbr. 
Sons Amer. Rev.; pres. Bd. Tulsa Library 
Assn.; dir. in Tulsa’s Little Theatre Assn. 
Legal Advisor on Draft Bd. during W. 
War. Hobby, tennis, walking, reading. 

LATTA, KIRK E„ City Hall, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., sec’y. to mayor. B., Sapulpa, Okla.. 
Sept. 2, 1901; moved to Collinsville, 
Bartlesville, Lindsay, Okla. City, Tulsa. 
Edu., com. and li. sch. Wife, Julia Alice 
McDonald. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Com¬ 
merce. Bus. Assoc., Dan Patton. Pol. 
Assoc., Grant McCullough, Geo. Schwabe, 
W. G. Skelly, J. C. Denton, W. J. Otjen, 
W. B. Pine, Lew Wentz, Irvin Page. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges. Jr. C. of 
C.; sponsor Boy Scouts; Y. M. C. A.; 
mbr. and helped organize Hamilton Club, 
and Amer. Bus. Club. Imp. Rel., Mr. and 
Mrs. Thomas A. Latta, Tulsa. Pol. Act., 
independent; statewide worker 2 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, mbr. of Young Rep. 
and helped organize the club; city editor 
of Tulsa World 2 yrs.; sec’y. to mayor of 
Tulsa. Party Honors, Prct. Committee¬ 
man. Hobby, fishing. 

LAWS, ROBERT LEE, World Building, 
Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., insurance. B., 


Medina, Tenn., Sept, 4, 1886; came to 
■Oklahoma 1903; located at Broken Arrow; 
Tulsa since x»iz. Edu., Commercial Coi., 
Lexington, Tenn. Wife, Bessie Lucille 
Lancaster. Bk. Con., Producers Natl., 
Tulsa; stockholder in First Natl., Broken 
Arrow. Pol. Assoc., Judge Conn Lynn, 
Judge N. E. iMcNeill, Mayor H. F. New- 
block. Church, Methodist South. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic, Broken Arrow; Con¬ 
sistory McAlester; M. W. A., Broken Ar¬ 
row; Akdar Shrine, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., 
A. M., W. E., and F. J. Laws, (bros.). 
Broken Arrow. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 17 yrs. ; personal contact and 
through coins. Offices, City Treas. Tulsa 
6 yrs.; Deputy Court Clerk 5 yrs.; Chief 
Clerk Finance and Revenue Dept. City of 
Tulsa. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

LAWSON, ROBERTA CAMPBELL, (MRS. 
EUGENE B.), 1008 Sunset Drive, Tulsa. 
Dem. B.. Al-lu-ne, Ind. Ter.; lived in 
Nowata; Tulsa since 1928. Edu., Hardin 
Col., Mexico, Mo.; in early childhood had a 
governess in the home. Hus., Eugene B. 
Lawson. Cdrn., 1 s., Edward C. Clubs 
& Lodges, mbr. Natl. Women’s Dem. Club, 
Washington, D. C.; D. A. R.; Daughters 
of 1812; also U. D. C.; 2nd v.-pres Gen¬ 
eral Federation of Woman's Clubs; 20th 
Century; Woman’s Club of Tulsa; Hyechka 
Club; Patroness A. A. I.; Trustee Univ. 
of Tulsa; mbr. Bd. of Regents Okla. Col. 
for Women, Chickasha. Church, Pres. 
Imp. Rel., H. C. Campbell, (bro.), pres. 
First Natl. Bk. Nowata. Pol. Act., V.- 
Chmn. Nowata Co. Dem. Com. until fall of 
1927. Offices, pres. Okla. Fed. of Women’s 
Clubs 1917-19; St. Climn. Women’s Com. 
Natl. Council of Defense during W. War. 
Hobby, club work and Indian Museum. 

LEAVELL, RAMA, (MRS. JOHN H.), 

1147 S. College, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., house¬ 
wife. B., Quincy, Massachusetts, Decem¬ 
ber 13, 1890. Edu., private school; 

Woodard Seminary, Quincy; Wheaton Col., 
Mass. Hus., John H., Tulsa; Leavell Coal 
Co.; Quicksilvermines, Tex.; smelter, Los 
Angeles. Cdrn., 1 s., Peter II. Bk. Con., 
Tulsa Natl.; Exchange Natl. Assoc., Mrs. 
Nathan Gibson, Mrs. Redmond Cole. Tulsa. 
Church. Chris. Science. Clubs. Womens 
Dem. Club; League of Women Voters. 
Imp. Rel., W. H., Kendall D., Ralph N., 
Chas. F. Doble, Prof. Enoch H. Doble, (bros.), 


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MRlS. JOHN H. LEA4 r ELL 








788 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 




T. J. 


French and English, Yale University. 
Pol. Act., partisan; city and co. worker 
since maturity. Party Honors, pres. Dem. 
Womens Club 1929. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1921; lived since at Tulsa except 
1921-27 in Calif. During W. War had 
charge of Army Red Cross at Camp Lewis. 
Hobby, political education of voter and 
prct. organization. 

LEAHY, TIMOTHY JOHN, Exch. Nat.l. 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., 
>St. Casel, Kan., May 6, 1868. Edu.. Kan. 
Normal College, St. Scott, A. B., 1889 , 
admitted to bar 1892. Wife, Bertha 
Rodgers. Cdrn., 2 sons, Thomas B., 
Pawhuska; Edward A., Tulsa; 2 d., 
Mrs. Cora W. Mundy, Pawhuska; Mrs. 
Mabel Edwards, Tulsa. Bus. Con., Leahy, 
Maxey, McDonald & Holden, law Arm. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Pawhuska. Assoc., J. 
H. Maxey, C. S. McDonald, C. A. Holden, 
law partners. C.ubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; 
Tulsa Country; 32nd Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Pawhuska; Akdar Temple, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; K. P., Tulsa; C. of C., 
Tulsa and Pawhuska. Imp. Rel., Thomas 
Leahy, (bro.), Osage Co. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide since 1898 ; makes speeches ; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Party Honors, mbr. Constitutional Conv.; 
Chmn. St. Election Bd„ 1912; del. natl. 
convs. 1908 and 1920 ; to many st. convs.; 
mgr. Cen. Com. many yrs.; Chmn. Osage 
Co. Cen. Com. 1900-10. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1891; lived Pawhuska; Tulsa since 
1929. Special Asst, to U. S. Atty. Gen. 
in prosecution of Osage Indian murder 
cases; mbr. Council of Defense and Legal 
Advisory Com. during W. War; mbr. Amer. 
and St. Bar Assns. Hobby, purebred live¬ 
stock. 

LEWIS. STEPHEN R., 104 N. Zunis, 

Tulsa, Dem, Occ., atty. B., Hill Co., 
Texas, December 27, 1873 ; came to 


LEAHY 


Oklahoma in 1887; located near Tulsa 
and in Tulsa ever since. Edu., Friends 
Mission School, Skiatook, Ind. _ Ter.; 
pub. sch. of Cherokee Nation; admitted to 
bar 1902. Wife, Elizabeth B. Schrimsher. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk of Commerce, Tulsa. 
Pol. Asscc., E. B. Howard, M. J. Glass, 
Thos. D. Lyons, Judge N. E. McNeil 
Owen Owen, Judge R. L. Williams, W. E. 
Utterback, Alger Melton, Judge O. H. P. 
Brewer, Thos. H. Owens. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, & Lodges, Opelia Club; ilfe mbr. 
Shrine; Akdar Temple; Consistory, Mc- 
Alester: mbr. St. Bar Assn.; mbr. Farm¬ 
ers Labor Progressive League; mbr. So¬ 
ciety of Okla. Indians. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 30 yrs. any way needed; 
assisted in organizing Dem. party in Ind. 
Ter. Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 
in past; mbr. St. Com. 1910-13; del. to 
several st. convs; campaign mgr. in co. 
for R. L. Owen 1912; R. L. Williams 
1914; Thos. H. Owen 1922; Lieut. Col. on 
Gov. Williams staff 4 yrs. Remarks, mbr. 
St, Council of Defense during W. War ; 
Sec’y. to Chief of Cherokee Nation, the 
late W. C. Rogers; Lewis Ave. in Tulsa 
named for S. R. Lewis. Assisted in get¬ 
ting Cherokee Agreement ratified by Chero- 
lcees 1902. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

LIEDTKE, WILLIAM C.. 1427 South 

Cheyenne. Tulsa, Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B„ Coesfield, Tex., Feb. 14, 1882; came 
to Okla. Feb. s, 1904: located a, 
McAlester; moved to Eufaula; McAlester 
1909 ; Tulsa since 1917. Edu., com. and n. 
school, Gainesville, Texas; high school, 
Univ. Tex.; admitted to bar in Texas 
1903; Indian Ter. 1904. Wife, Mable Claire 
Witt. Cdrn, 2 s, John Hugh. William 
Clarence. Bus. Con., atty. for Gypsy Oil 
Co.; Gulf Pipe Line Co. (Okla.) Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Country 
Club; Tulsa Club; McAlester Country 
Club; Okla. Bar Assn.; 32nd Mason; 


S. R. LEWIS 


Consistory at McAlester; B. P. 0. E.; 
Shriner. Pol. Act., active in politics for 
several yrs., about the time of statehood. 
Offices, Judge Superior Court 3 yrs. ap¬ 
pointed by Gov. Cruce. Party Honors, 
youngest mbr. of the Constitutional Conv. ; 
Chmn of Dem. Cen. Com. McIntosh Co. 
Remarks, Officers Training Camp, Camp 
Taylor, W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

LINGO E. 0, Fourth and Cincin¬ 
nati, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., ac¬ 
countant; Deputy City Auditor. B., West 
Plains, Mo., Oct. 5, 1892. Edu., com. 
sch.. West Plains; accounting and law 
by correspondence. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
W. G. Skelly, G. R. McCullough, Charles 
O’Conner, Geo. Schwabe, Bailey E. Bell, 


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E. O. LINGO 











TULSA COUNTY 



PHOTO BY RIVKIN 


MRS. LILAH D. LINDSEY 


Tulsa; J. A. Harris, Wagoner; A. C. Al¬ 
exander, H. H. Rogers, J. W. Harreld, Roy 
Johnson, Ardmore. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
Mason, all bodies; Shrine, York Consis¬ 
tory. Imp. Rel., T. E. Lingo (bro.), Co. 
Judge, Howell Co., Mo. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker in city, co., and st. since 
1912; works through personal contacts, 
com and others. Offices, Deputy Auditor, 
City of Tulsa, 1916, 1928. Party Honors, 
co chmn. cen. com.. 1918-22; secy cen. 
com. 1916; sec’y Rep. Congressional Com. 
1919; treas. Rep. Congressional Com. 1929- 
30- del. all st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906; lived since at Tulsa ; civic 
worker; during W. War was unassigned 
private; mbr.. Amer. Legion, Joe Carson 
Post, Tulsa. Hobby, dancing and swim¬ 
ming. 


LINDSEY, LILAH D., 1206 South Guth- 
Tulsa. Republican. Occ.. welfare 
rker. B., near Muskogee, Indian Ten., 
tober 21, 1860; lived in Muskogee 

19; Tulsa 1886. Edu., early school¬ 
s' Mission Schs. in Indian Ten-.; col 
ilton. Mo.; grad. Hillsborough, Ohio, 
83. Husband, L. W. Lindsey. Ao 
ildren. Bk. Con.. Producers National, 
sociates (political) Grant McCullough, 
•s Fred ' Fink, Mrs. Paul Johnson, 

rs J. E. Pierson, Geo. Schwabe, Mrs. 
,1a Clark Pearson. Mrs^ R. D. Rood, 
-s. W. W. Sayre, Mrs. Beulah H Cure- 
w G Skelly. Offices, nominated tor 
gislature on Rep. ticket 1918; mbr. City 
trk Bd. 1920-22. Party Honors, prct. 
mmitteewoman since 1920; pres. Woman s 
■p Club 1926-28; del. to natl. conv., 
insas Citv 1928. Pol. Act., partisan, 
st. ‘worker’ 43 yrs. in all ^ ays 
imarks, organized the co. for war ac 
dties Council of Defense. 


LINN, 

Democrat. 

Kentucky, 


CONN, 

Occ., 

October 


Mayo 

lawyer. 

11, 


Building,, Tulsa. 
B., Murray, 
1889. Edu., 


com. and h. schs., Murray; Bethel Col., 
Russellville; Univ. of Louisville; admit¬ 
ted to Bar 1901. Wife, Helen Humphreys. 
Bus. Con., Conn Linn, law firm. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Albert C. 
Hunt, N. E. McNeil, E. R. McNeil, Tulsa; 
E. L. Williams, M. E. Trapp. Church, 
Chris. Lodge, Mason. Imp. Rel., Will 
Linn (bro.), Chickasha. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker since 1909; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Offices, Dist. Judge; St. Senator 3 
terms; Co. Judge; Co. Atty.; mbr. St. 
Fair Bd. Party Honors, del. to natl. conv.; 
prct. com. chmn. 10 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909; lived since at Tulsa; has 
never been defeated when a candidate for 
office. Hobby, horses. 

LOCKEWITZ, IKE L., Cosden Bldg., Tul¬ 
sa. Dem. Occ., atty. B., Issaguena Co., 
Miss., May 4, 1892; came to Okla. 1920 ; lo¬ 
cated at Muskogee; Tulsa 1926 since. 
Edu., public schs.. Miss.; Miss. A. & M., 
Gtarkville, Miss.; Cumberland Univ., LL. 
B. Wife, Daisy McLaurin Stevens. Cdrn., 
2 d., Daisy, Delta. Bus. Con., attorney 
for Mid Continent Petroleum Co. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Club, Sequoyah Club, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; st. work¬ 
er all ways needed. Office, Asst. Co. 
Atty., Muskogee Co. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire Ja,s. F. Smith Post, Muskogee; U. 
S. Marines. Hobby, golf. 

LOGAN, EARL E„ 1041 South Qua 
ker, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., Clerk 
Court of Common Pleas. B., Siloarn 
Springs, Ark., Sept. 7. 1897. Edu., h. 

sch., Texarkana; Kent Law Sch., Chicago, 
1 yr. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Producers 
Natl. Assoc., S. M. Rutherford, B. F. 
Williams, iS. J. Ciendinning, W. W. Ran¬ 
dolph, Judges of the Common Pleas Ct.; 
(pol ) John P. Logan John H. Miller, Phil 
W. Davis, G. F. O’Brien, Saul Yeager, 


789 

Wm. N. Randolph, R. S. Sherry, Tulsa. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, Jr. C. 

of C.; K. P., sec’y; D. O. A. K. Imp. 
Rel., John P. Logan (father), Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; coi. worker since 1915; 
through personal contacts and the party 
organization. Offices, Clk. of Common 
Pleas Ct. since 1923. Party Honors, mbr. 
League of Young Dems.; alternate del. to 
st. conv. 1925. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1920; lived since at Tulsa; during W. War 
was field clk. Quartermaster Corps, later 
in Civil Service War Dept. Hobby, hunt¬ 
ing, golf, chess. 

LOGAN, JOHN PONDER, 406 Tulsa 

Loan Building, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., 
income tax consultant. B., Camden, 
Ark., Apr. 6, 1869; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Ark.; Soule Commercial 
Col., grad. 1890. Wife, Nina Saltenberer. 
Cdrn., 4 s., G. H., J. H., R. C., Earl E. 
Bus. Con., Petroleum Tax & Valuation Co. 
Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Chas. A. Holden, J. Harve Maxey, Phil 
Davis, Dudley C. Monk, Hubert L. Bolen, 
Geo. D. Key, Ed Seman. Church, Bap. 
Lodges. K. P.; Tulsa Castle; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Siloam Springs, Ark. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker all his life. Offices, 
mbr. Ark. St. Senate 12 yrs., 1899-1911. 
Party Honors, chmn. Tulsa Co. Cen. Com. 
1922-28; served on st. election bd.; del. to 
2 natl. convs. from Ark.; twice del. to 
various st. convs. Remarks, pres, of Ark. 
St. Horticultural Society 8 yrs., 1903-11; 
Arkansas Representative and mgr. of Com. 
to Panama Exposition, 1915; candidate for 
Congress, withdrew on account of health; 
candidate for Mayor 1928, defeated in pri¬ 
mary. Hobby, politics. 

LOGSDON, KRIT GIBSON, P. O. Box 

1303, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ 
iSunfish, Ky.„ Apr. 22, 1903 ; came to Okla. 
1906; located at Apache; moved to Okla. 
City; Tulsa since 1920. Edu., public and 
h. sch.; Univ. of Tulsa. LL. B.; Natl. 
University, Washington D. C., L. L. M. 
and M. P. L„ National University. Wash¬ 
ington. Wife. Mabel Clark. No cdrn. 
Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Thos. I. Monroe, Charles Holden, Eldon 
J. Dick, John P. Logan, Holly Poe, Mrs. R. 
L. Lowe, Mrs. T. L. Dickey, Mrs. H. W. 
Bowder, Judge Albert C. Hunt, Mrs. John 
G. Catlett, Edwin Dabney. Mrs. Bess Stub¬ 
blefield. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Club; Cosmopolitan Club; Delta 
Lodge A. F. & A. M.; Silver Plume Lodge 
No. 182; K. of P.; Ben Hur Temple No. 
131; Dramatic Order Knights of Khoras- 
son; Amer. Legion; Jr. C. of C.; R. O. 
T. C.; O. R. C.; League of Young Dems. ; 
Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Rebecca Logsden 
(mother), Apache. Pol. Act., Dem. work¬ 
er 10 yrs. in all, ways called upon. Party 
Honors, sec’y-treas. Tulsa Co. Dem. Cen. 
Com.; sec’y-treas. first congressional dist. 
Dem. Com. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe 
Carson Post No. 1, Tulsa; Medical Corps. 
Reserve Officers Corps. Hobby, playing 
chess. 

LONG, FRANK (BOHAN), Oklahoma 
Natural Building, Tulsa. Republican. 
Occ.. v.-pres. Okla. Natural Gas Corp. and! 
Texokan Oil Co. B.. Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 
6, 1881; came to Okla. 1904; located at 
Nowata 1904; Tulsa 1910 since. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Kokomo; grad. h. sch., 
1898 ; Butler Col., Indianapolis, Ind., 1899- 
1903. Wife, Esther Hanna. Cdrn., 2 s.. 
John, Robert. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Scott Ferris, Judge C. B. Stuart. Omer 
Benedict, W. S. Cochran, Harry H. Meyers, 
James A. Harris. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Tulsa Club: Rotary; University; 
Oakhurst Country Club; K. P. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker through cooperation 
and organization. Offices, U. S. Dist. In¬ 
dian Agt. Five Civilized Tribes, 1908-09, 
appointed by Jas. A. Garfield, Jr. Party 
Honors, del. to various st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, newspaper experience, chiefly out 
of st.; reporter on Ind. News, Hearst pa- 












790 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Rep. Co. C'om., Barber and Linn Cos., Kan. 
Offices, Deputy Clk. U. S. Ct. and ex- 

officio Register of Deeds for Western Dist., 
Indian Terr., Sapulpa, from Feb. 1, 1906 
to July 3, 1906; Tulsa from July 3, 1906, 
to Nov. 16, 1907 ; U. S. Commr., Tulsa, 
1908; Chief Clk. U. S. Circuit Ct. Okla. 
1908-1911; Civil Deputy in U. S. Dist. 

Ct. 1911-18; acting Postmaster, Tulsa, 
1926-27. Hobby, fishing. 

LOWE, MRS. MARY W., 1103 Soutn 

Peoria, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., insur¬ 
ance business. B., Montgomery, Mo., 
1895; came to Okla. 1909; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., h. sell., Montgomery. Hus., Russell 
Ladd Lowe. Cdrn., 1 s., Jas. Clark. Bus. 
Con., Lowe & Harwood, insurance. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
Clara W. Harwood; (pol.) E. H. Poe, N. 
John Kramer, Mrs. John G. Catlett, Mrs. 
Fred Ehler, Mrs. Dr. Fite, Mrs. Sue Yad- 
er, C. J. Wrightsman. Church. Meth. 
Clubs, League of Women Voters; Women’s 
Deni. Club. Imp. Rel., Theodore Dreiser, 
Capt. R. D. White, U. S. Navy, A. H. 
White, Clk. Supreme Ct. (uncles). Pol. 
Act., partisan; dist. worker 9 yrs.; all 
ways needed. Party Honors, v.-pres. 
League of Young Dems. 1926-29; pret. 
committeewoman ; always del. to all convs., 
co., dist. and st. Hobby, politics. 

LUCAS, DONOVAN W., Skiatook. Dem. 
Occ., banking and insurance. B.. Admire, 
Kan., Apr. 1, 1901; came to Okla. 1909; 
located at Bristow; Skiatook 1910 since. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Skiatook; Tulsa 
Univ.; Western Military Acad.; A. & M. 
1 yr.; Okla. Univ., 1 yr. Wife, Elva 
Evans. Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack. Bk. Con., Okla. 
First Natl. Assoc., A. W. Lucas, Sam 
Nabors; (pol.) E. B. Howard, Wash Hud¬ 
son. Church, Prot. Lodge, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Skiatook; C. of C. Pol. Act., in¬ 
dependent ; st. worker 8 yrs. all ways need¬ 
ed. Party Honors, election bd. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing and golf. 


PHOTO BY RIVK1N 


P. L. LONG 


pers in Chicago, Spokane Review, Spokane, 
Washington with Chas. Page; Sand Springs 
for 12 yrs., 1914-26. 

LONG, DR. GEO. S., 215y 2 West 

4th, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., dentist. 
B., Winnefield, Louisiana, September 11. 
1883; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Beggs; Ft. Towson 1905; Helena 1907 ; 
Wanette and Shawnee 1909; Mountain 
View 1911 ; Tulsa 1918 since. Edu., pub¬ 
lic sch., La.; Bap. Col., Mt. Leavenan, La.; 
Louisville. Ky.; dental edu., Louisville 
Cel. of Dentistry, 1904. Wife, Mary Kath¬ 
erine Shindel. Assoc., (pol.) Sen. W. E. 
Hudson, W. E. Disney, Robt. Sandford, 
Font L. Allen, Judge Glendenning, Judge 
Albert C. Hunt, W. J. Holloway, Pat Hur¬ 
ley, Jude Askew, Jess Pullen, Dr. L. M. 
Doss, Sen. L. L. West. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; 32nd Ma¬ 
son; K. of P. ; I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 10 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, mbr. Ninth St. Legisla¬ 
ture. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post; in¬ 
structor at Officers Training Sch. Camp, 
McArthur, Waco, Tex. and Leon Springs. 
Hobby, chickens. 

LONG, PERCY L„ McBirney Build¬ 
ing, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., near Chattanooga, Tennessee, 
Feb. 19, 1890; came to Okla. 1919; lo¬ 
cated at Tulsa; Collinsville; Tulsa. Edu., 
com. and h. schs., Chattanooga: George¬ 
town Univ., Washington, D. C.; Bar 1913. 
Wife, Edna May Haney. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; Okla. Bar Assn.; v.-pres. 
Tulsa Co. Bar Assn.; v.-pres. Tulsa Co. 
Humane Society. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Mary 
E. Long, Chattanooga, Tenn. Pol. Act., 
locally independent; nationally partisan; 
worker 20 yrs. Offices, opened first office 


in Okla. for Federal Bd. Vocational Edu. ; 
now U. S. Veterans’ Bureau; appointed 
Asst. Supt. of Health 1920; past Asst. 
Citv Atty., Tulsa, 1921-22; City Atty., Col¬ 
linsville. 1922-24. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs.; pret. committeeman; 
executive bd. of Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 1; Ser¬ 
geant First Class Medical Dept., appointed 
1919 as placement officer for eastern Okla. 
and western Ark. to give practical train¬ 
ing to disabled ex-servicemen; charter mbr. 
of Legion, local draft bd. in Tenn.; ad¬ 
visor to draft appeal bd.; Council of De¬ 
fense; local Red Cross during W. War. 
Hobby, boys in S. S. class. 

LORTON, EUGENE, World Bldg., Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., editor. B., Middletown, Mo., May 
28, 1869; came to Okla. 1911; located at 
Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. schs., Schell City, 
Mo. Wife, Maud Ceil, San Francisco, 
Calif. Cdrn., 1 s., Robt. Eugene; 4 d., 
married. Bus. Con., The Tulsa World. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Church, Epis. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; Country 
Club; 32nd Mason; C. of C. Pol. Act., 

st. and natl. worker 40 yrs. all ways; 
mostly editorials. Offices, Mayor of Mound 
City, Kan., 1900; chmn. St. Bd. of Con¬ 

trol. Washington, 1909-10; ran for U. S. 
Senator against Pine in 1924. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. to various st., co. and natl. convs. 
all his life in Idaho, Wash., Kan., and 
Okla. Hobby, farming and city building. 

LORTON, OTIS, World Building, 
Tulsa. Republican. Occupation, editorial 
columnist. B., [Middletown, IMffcsoun, 
Oct. 2, 1864; came to Okla. 1906; lo¬ 
cated at Sapulpa; moved to Tulsa 1906; 
Muskogee 1908; Tulsa 1918 since. Edu., 
com. sch.. Mo., Tex., Kan. Wife, Lela 

J. Wright. Cdrn., 1 d., Lillian. Bus. 

Con., World Publishing Co. Clubs & 
Lodges, M. W. A.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 

Eugene Lorton (bro.). Pol. Act., sec’y 


LUNDY ELMER J.. 1395 East 27th 

Place, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., Grayson County, Tex., June in, 
1880; came to Okla. 1916 ; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., Dickson Normal Col., Dickson Tenn.; 
George Washington Univ., Washington, D. 
C. Wife, Clara Mabel Matthews. Cdrn., 
2 s., Burkett, James; 3 d., Pauline, Bar¬ 
bara, Virginia. Bus. Con., Poe, Lundy 


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TULSA COUNTY 



791 

Colorado Springs, June, 1929 ; widely in 
demand as public speaker, particularly on 
subjects pertaining to oil industry. 

MARKS, WALTER E„ 2223 E. 18th, Tui- 
sa. Rep. Occ., atty. B., Kan. City, Mo., 
1897; came to Okla. 1909 ; located at Sham¬ 
rock; Tulsa 1922. Edu., com., h. schs., Kan¬ 
sas City; Acad, course Univ. of Kan.; Kan¬ 
sas City Sch. of Law; Bar 1922. Wife, 
Louise McCartney. Cdrn., 3 d., Eleanor, 
Marjorie. Joe Ann. Bk. Con., Producers 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Paul Busby, Mrs. 
Paul Johnson, Leamond Roach, W. G. Skel- 
ly, Grant McCullough, Geo. Schwabe, Chas. 
O’Connor. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Cosmopolitan Club, Mason, Okla. Bar 

„ Assn. Imp. Rel., A. J. McCartney. Pol. 
Act., nationally Rep., locally independent; 
7 yrs., however needed. Party Honors, dei. 
to conv.; prct. committeeman; candidate 
for Judge Ct. of Common Pleas. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 1, Aero¬ 
nautics ; Student Training Corps. Hobby, 
aeronautics. 

MARSHALL, EDWARD P., 1232 E. 

17th Place. Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., 
attorney. B„ Jackson County, Mo., FeD. 
28, 1894; came to Okla. 1913; located at 
Tulsa since. Edu., h. sch., Kansas City, 
Mo.; admitted to Bar June, 1915. Wife, 
Aileen Steele. Cdrn., 3 s., Edward P., 
John B., Thos. E.; 1 d., Ann. Bus. Con., 
O'Connor, Marshall & Cobb, attorneys. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., Chas. 
O’Connor,' J. J. D. Cobb; (pol.) Owen 
Owen, Pat Malloy, M. A. Breckenridge, W. 
B. Robinson, C. H. Hubbard. Church, 
Epis. Clubs, Tulsa Club; Indian Hill 
Country Club; C. of C.; St. Bar Assn. 
Imp. Rel., descendant of Chief Justice Mar¬ 
shall. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 15 
yrs.; all methods. Offices, City Atty., 
Tulsa, 1919-20. Party Honors, st. treas. 
League of Young Dems. 1918; del. to sev- 


EUGENE LORTON 


& Morgan, attorneys,. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sen. Joe T. Robinson, Ark.; Sen. Elmer 
Thomas, Lawton. Church, Meth., S. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker; all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, mbr. St. Senate, Ark., 1912- 
16; pres, of 1915 session. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs. Remarks, a good after 
dinner .speaker. Hobby, books and flowers. 


LYONS, THOMAS D„ Hunt Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Burr Oak, Ia.„ July 
2, 1883. Edu., com. sch., South Dakota ; 

Notre Dame Univ.; Univ. of South Da¬ 
kota, LL. B., 1907. Wife, Clara C. Ken¬ 
nedy, N. Y. Assoc., T. P. Gore, former 
Senator, Washington, D. C. Offices, ap¬ 
pointed mbr. Supreme Ct. Commission by 
Gov. J. C. Walton (resigned). Pol. Act., 
city, co., st. and nation since maturity; 
makes speeches. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 


MALLOY, PAT, Pliiltower Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., oil producer. B., Salix, la., Jan. 
7, 1885. Edu., Notre Dame Univ., LL. B., 
1907 Wife, Lenore Harrington. Cdrn., j 
s„ Jack, Pat, Jr., Paul, at h. Bus. Con., 
pres. Malloy & Co., oil producers Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Tulsa Club, Tulsa Country, Univ. CH«b, 
Tulsa. Church, Christ King. Offices, 
Prosecuting Atty., Tulsa Co., 19, ,. 7 

terms. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907, lived 
since at Tulsa; was identified with organ¬ 
ization of great independent refining inter¬ 
ests, a result of finding oil in the old 
Cushing field; for more than 15 yra.Jnas 
held executive position in every branch of 
bus.; has served 2 terms as pres, of Wes¬ 
tern Refiners’ Assn.; charter mbr. Mid- 
Continent Oil & Gas Assn, and the Amer. 
Petroleum Institute; served on t h ® P e tr°u 
eura war service committees and bos. aur- 
ing W. War; chmn. Okla. delegation to 
Natl. Petroleum Conservation Congress, 



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JAMES HARVEY MAXEY 


eral st. convs. Remarks, licensed to prac¬ 
tice in all U. S. Cts. except Supreme Ct. 
Hobby, golf, fishing and hunting. 

MARTIN, HUNTER L„ 1235 S. Owassa, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., ins. B., Cassville, Mo., 
Sept. 22, 1883 ; came to Okla. 1915; located 
at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Kansas City, Mo.; 
Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1905. Wife, Monta 
Cook. Cdrn., 1 s„ Hunter L.; 1 d., Pa¬ 
tricia. Bus. Con., Pearce, Porter & Mar¬ 
tin. insurance. Bk. Con., all Tulsa Bks. 
Assoc., J. S. Pearce. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Club; Tulsa Commercial Club; 
Knight Templar; Shrine; B. P. O. E. ; C. 
of C.; St. and Natl. Insurance Assns. 
Pol. Act., Dem. worker 25 yrs.; personally 
and througli com. 

MARTIN, TOM GRANT, Exchange 
National Building, Tulsa. Democrat.. 
Occ., map bus. B., Pauls Valley, Jan. 2, 
1894 Edu., com. and h. schs., Pauls Val¬ 
ley. Wife, Ruth, d. of R. S. Davidson, 
Okmulgee. Bus. Con., Mid-Continent Map 
Co. Bk. Con., First Natl., Wagoner. 
Assoc., E. K. Frank (employer) ; (pol.) 
Dudley C. Monk, Albert C. Hunt, Tulsa; 
C. M. Gulager, Muskogee; Harry C. Fair, 
Tulsa; W. C. Lewis, Okla. City; J. T. 
Blanton. Pauls Valley. Church, Pres. 
Imp. Rel., Mrs. Jessie Moore, Mrs. Mike 
Conlan, Okla. City. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; worker in co. and st. since maturity ; 
through personal contacts. Offices. 'Deputy 
Co. Clk. and Deputy Ct. Clk., Wagoner, 
1912-15; Deputy Ct. Clk., Muskogee, 1915- 
17. Party Honors, sec’y Okla. League of 
Young Dems., 1922-23; del. to all co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived at Pauls Valley, Wagoner, 1910-24; 
Tulsa since 1924; during W. War mbr. 
Service Park Unit, M. T. C., No. 516, First 
Lieut. Hobby, politics. 

MASON, HERBERT D„ Philtower Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., atty. B„ E. Swanzey, N. 
H., Nov. 12, 1878 ; came to Okla. 1912; lo¬ 
cated at Tulsa. Edu., public sch., N. 
H. and N. Y.; Cornell Univ., of which 
he was trustee 1911-26; Cornell Univ. and 
Okla. Univ. Law Schs. Wife, Maud Louise 
Richardson. Cdrn., 1 d., Elizabeth Dieu- 
donne. Bus. Con., mbr. of Natl. Petrol¬ 
eum Engineering Corps; pres. Petroleum 
Engineers, Inc.; and oil royalties. Bk. Con., 


Exchange Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., Har¬ 
old R. Williams, Stewart Lynch, Herbert 
S. French, Wallace E. Robertson. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Araer. Bar Assn.; 
Okla. Bar Assn.; Tulsa Bar Assn. ; Mason 
Blue Lodge; C. of C.; N. Y. City Bar 
Assn.; N. H. Historical Society; Town and 
Farm Club, Ithaca, N. Y.; Tulsa Polo Club, 
pres.; Cornell Club of Okla.. pres.; Co¬ 
nejos Recreation Assn., Autonito, Colo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker 1897; all ways 
needed. Party Honors, pres. Rep. League 
of Okla. 1926 ; initiated and managed cam¬ 
paign of Omer K. Benedict 1926 for Gov. 

MAXEY, JAMES HARVEY, Exchange 
National Bank Building. Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., AYest Plains, Mo., Dec. 
23, 1878. Edu., com. and h. schs., Tecum- 
seh and Norman; Univ. of Okla., 3 yrs.; 
Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. C., LL. 
B., 1903. Wife, Augusta Jane Huggins, 

Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., Thomas W.; 3 d., Max¬ 
ine, Mildred, Carmen, at h. Bus. Con., 
Leahy, Maxey, McDonald & Holden, law 
firm. Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. and Trust 
Co., Tulsa. Assoc., T. J. Leahy, C. S. 
McDonald. Chas. D. Holden (law partners) ; 
(pol.) Lee Cruce, Ardmore; M. E. Trapp, 


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REID S. McBETH 


Okla. City; E. B. Howard, T. P. Gore, 
Tulsa. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Tulsa; Tulsa Athletic; Tulsa 
Country; B. P. O. E.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Shawnee; Shrine, Muskogee; Consistory, 
McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. 
and st. worker since maturity; makes 
speeches; works through others, also per¬ 
sonally. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty., Pottawat¬ 
omie Co., 1905-06; mbr. Legislature 1909- 
15 (speaker House, fourth session). Party 
Honors, del. natl. conv., 1928 ; del. all st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; lived 
at Kingfisher; Norman 1891-93 ; Teeum - 
seh 1893-95 ; Shawnee 1895-98; Weather¬ 
ford 1898-1900 ; McAlester 1900-02; Shaw¬ 
nee 1902-11; Muskogee 1911-17; Tulsa 
since 1917; worker in civic affairs; mbr. 
Tulsa Council of Defense during W. War; 
favors strict construction of Constitution, 
opposed to Federal government usurping 
sovereignty or states; favors conv. to bring 
Constitution down to date; favors reorgan¬ 
ization of judiciary. Hobby, golf, hunting. 

MAXWELL, L. 0., Skiatook. Rep. State 
Representative. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 


McANALLY, MRS. MARY E., Broken 
Arrow. Dem. Occ., City Clk. B., Decatur- 
ville, Tenn. Jan. 14, 1878; came to Okla. 
1903; located at Broken Arrow. Edu., gra«. 
Clifton Masonic Acad., 1896. Hus., T. A. 
McAnally, deceased. Cdrn., 2 d„ Mrs. A. 
A. Ruble, Broken Arrow; Mrs. P. P. Hemp¬ 
hill, Hopeville, Ga.; both married Legion 
men. Bk. Con., Ark. Valley; Broken Ar¬ 
row. Assoc., E. A. Keener, C. E. Foster. 
R A. Wallingford; (pol.) Judge Holt, John 
Smiley, Hal Turner, O. J. Weaver. Church, 
Meth. Lodge, Royal Neighbors. Imp. Rel., 
W. L. Barnett, Collingwood, Tenn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; elected on record; active in 
co. through office 9 yrs. Offices, City Clk., 
appointed Dec. 2, 1919; elected 1920; re¬ 
elected 5 times. Remarks, efficient and 
well liked by both parties. 

McBETH, REID SAYERS, Oklahoma 
Natural Gas Building, Tulsa. Republican. 
Occ., public relations for Okla. Nautral 
Gas Corp. B., New Richmond. Ind., Apr. 
17, 1886; located at Tulsa 1919. Wife, 

Eleanor Ann Bebinger. No cdrn. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl. Clubs, organizer, 
chmn. Tulsa Better Bus. Bureau; chmn. 
Public. Com. C. of C. Po'. Act., independ¬ 
ent; st. worker 5 yrs.; primarily through 
personal activity. Remarks, active on Lib¬ 
erty Bond drives, etc., during W. War; 
was assignment man on Tulsa World 1923- 
24; before that with Okla. Producing & 

Refining Co., 1919-22. 

McBIRNEY, J. H.. 1414 South Gal¬ 

veston, Tulsa. Republican. Occ.. bank¬ 
er. B., Ireland, March 1, 1870 ; came 

to Okla. 1897; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. 
sell., Chanute, Kan., 1888. Wife 4 era 
Clinton. Cdrn., 2 d., Dorothy, Martha; 1 
s., Donald Simmons. Bus. Con., pres. Mc- 
Birney Inv. Co.; pres. Domado Lead & 
Zinc, Miami; trustee Tulsa Univ. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Country 
Club; Tulsa Club; Mason No. 71, Tulsa; 
Consistory, Guthrie; Akdar. Tulsa; C. of 
C. Pol. Act., independent; worker 32 yrs.; 
all ways needed. Hobby, outdoor sports, 
big game hunting. 

McCOY, W. D., 213 W. 5th, Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., realtor. B., Foristell, Mo., May 15, 
1889. Edu., com. and h. schs., Winfield, Mo. 
Wife, Eugenia Kerr. Cdrn., 2 d., Jane, 
Mary Ann, at h. Bus. Con., pres, local 
Bd. of Realtors, Bk. Con., Producers 


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794 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Country; C. of C., Community Fund; 
Y. M. C. A.; Mason Blue Lodge, York 
Rite; Consistory; Shrine. Assoc., (pol.) 
Lou North, R. A. Weaver, Geo. Watkins, 
Newt Graham, Cyrus Avery, M. E. Trapp. 
Pol. Act., independent; co. and st. since 
1919; personally and through com. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1918; lived since at 
Tulsa; during W. War served in fifth 
Regiment U. S. Marines; mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion. Hobby, fishing, golf. 

McCLURE, HOWARD 0., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., insurance. B., Wabash, Ind., Dec. 
25, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Wabash. Wife, 
Matie Parcells, Ind. Cdrn., 1 d., Loraine. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; B. P. 0. E., 
Tulsa. Remarks, for yrs. mbr. Bd. of 
Edu., Tulsa, pres, part of the time; also 
mbr. Bd. of Govs. Y. M. C. A.; pres. 
Tulsa Commercial Club, 2 terms, about 
1908-09; past v.-pres. First Natl. Bk., 
Tulsa; also interested in hardware bus.; 
founder and for many yrs. pres. Atlas Life 
Insurance C'o., sold recently to H. H. Rog¬ 
ers. (Complete information unavailable). 

McCRORY, CHARLES B„ Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Payson, Ill., Feb. 7, 
1874. Edu., public sch.. Ill.; Chaddock 
Col., LL. B.; admitted to Okla. Bar, 1910. 
Wife, Lena C. Johns. Bus. Con., McCrory 
& Monk law firm. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, C. of C.; Tulsa Co., Okla. and 
Amer. Bar Assns.; 32nd Mason, McAlester; 
Shrine, Muskogee; B. P. O. E. Imp. Rel., 
W. E. McCrory (bro.), Okmulgee. Assoc., 
(pol.) leading D°ms. of co. Offices. Co. ana 
Probate Judge, Ill. Pol. Act., Dem. work¬ 
er since maturity; makes speeches. Party 
Honors, past chmn. Co. Cen. Com., Okmul¬ 
gee Co. Remarks came to Okla. 1910; 
lived at Muskogee; Okmulgee 1914-39; 
Tulsa since 1930. 


McCIULLOUGH, GRANT, R,, First 
National Building, Tulsa. Republican. 
Occ., banker, investor. B., Sullivan Co., 
Mo., Apr. 13, 1873. Edu., com. sch., Mo.; 
bus. col.. Ill. Wife, Clara E. Bradley. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Carroll B., Tulsa. Bus. Con., 
dir. First Natl. Bk.; dir. Frisco R. R.; 
automobile bus.; plumbing; supply bus. 
Assoc., W. G. Skelly, W. L. Kistler, C. 
A. Mayo; (pol.) Geo. B. Schwabe, Jim At¬ 
kinson, John Goldsberry, Tulsa; W. T. 
Hales, Okla. City; J. Fred Darby, Musko¬ 
gee: Pat Hurley. Church, Pres. Clubs 
& Lodges, Country; Tulsa; Hunting; C. 
of C., mbr. several com.; Mason; York 
Rite; Shrine; B. P. O. E.; K. P. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co., st. and national work¬ 
er since maturity ; works through com. and 
others from the background. Party Honors, 
del. natl. convs., 1896, 1924 and 1926; 

mbr, st. com. in both Mo. and Okla. for 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902; lived 
at Pawnee; Tulsa since 1906; expert hunt¬ 
er. 

McGRAW, HENRY, First Natl. Bk. Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., oil operator and pro¬ 
ducer. B.. Leavenworth, Kan., Mav 9, 
1877. Edu.. com. sell., Leavenworth; tlniv. 
of Okla.; Univ. of Kan., LL. B., 1901. 
Bus. Con., Head of Gypsy Oil Co, Tulsa. 
Bk. Con.. Dir. Exchange Natl. Church, 
Cath. Clubs, Tulsa Club; C. of C. and 
others. Imp. Rel., Joe McGraw, (nephew) ; 
■T. .T. McGraw, (bro. deceased). Po>. Act., 
partisan ; natl. and st., since 1900. Works 
mostly through others. Through his com¬ 
pany connections, (the controlling figure in 
the Gypsy is U. S. Sec’y. of Treas., An¬ 
drew Mellon) he is in touch with heart 
of politics and government, both st. and 
natl. Does not appear publicly in poli¬ 
tics, but very influential. Remarks, former 
law partner of Judge Thomas H. Doyle. 
Came to Okla. 1893, lived near Ponca 


City; Perry, 1901-07 ; Sapulpa, 1907-11; 
Tulsa 1911. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

McGRAW, JOSEPH ROBERT, Ex¬ 
change National Bank Building, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., oil. B., Ponca City, Dec. 6, 
1900; native; Tulsa 1921 since. Edu., 
com. sch., Ponca City; 2 yrs. h. sch., St. 
Mary’s Acad., St. Mary, Kan.; Notre Dame, 
2 yrs.. grad. 1920’; Univ. of Okla. 1920- 
23; Georgetown Univ., Washington, D. C., 
1923-25. Wife, Kathryn Ittner. Cdrn., 1 
d., Frances Elinor. Bus. Con., pres. Mc¬ 
Graw Oil Co.; dir. Exchange Natl. Bks.; 
dir. McGraw Bearley Lumber Co. Assoc., 
(pol.) H. H. Rogers, W. J. Holloway, Lew 
Wentz, M. E. Trapp, iSen. Reed Smoot, Dr. 
Hubert Work, Denver. Church, Cath. 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club; Tulsa Coun¬ 
try Club; Knight of Columbus; dir. Oil 
Exposition; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Jim Mc¬ 
Graw (father), on staff of Gov. Holloway. 
Pol. Act., national and st. worker all his 
life through organization; Col. on staff of 
Gov. Holloway. 

McGUIRE, BIRD, Tulsa Trust Com¬ 
pany, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., attor¬ 
ney. B., Belleville, Illinois, Oct. 13. 1865; 
came to Okla. 1894; located at Pawnee 
1897 ; Tulsa 1915 since. Edu., com. sch., 
North Central, Mo., 14 yrs.; st. normal, 
Kan.; Univ. Kan., 1889. Wife, Goldie Ger¬ 
trude Smith. Cdrn., 1 d., Kathleen. Bk. 
Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Verne 
Whiting, Jim Harris, L. G. Disney, Claud 
Baker, Fred Bearly. Lodge, life mbr. Scot¬ 
tish Rite Mason. Pol. Act., partisan; st. 
worker 40 yrs. in all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Prosecuting Atty., Chautauqua Co., 
Kan., 1889-94; Asst. U. S. Atty. Okla. 
1896-1902; elected to Congress 1902, served 
12 yrs. Hobby, hunting. 

McGUIRE, RT. REV. MSGR., J. F.. 

122 West Eighth, Tulsa. Independent. 
Occ., clergyman. B., Quebec, Canada, Jan. 
18, 1874. Edu., Concordia, Kan.; h. sch. 
and col., St. Mary’s, St. Mary, Kan.; phil¬ 
osophy and theology, Louvain, Belgium. 
Church, Holy Family Church. Clubs, Tulsa 
Club; Tulsa Country Club. Offices, Co. 
Clk., Grant Co., 1897-99. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1894; livel Grant Co.; Okla. City 
1905-07; Wagoner 1907-10; Okla. City 
1910-25; Tulsa since 1925. Hobby, plays 
golf for health and recreation. 

McMAHON, PHIL. W„ Tulsa Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., sec’y. Tulsa Real Estate Bd. B., 
Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Edu., com. 
and li. sells., bus. col., Kansas City. Wife, 
Shirley Squires. Bk. Cen., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) A. L. Farmer, W. J. Hollo¬ 
way, N. R. Graham, Lew Wentz. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. and st. worker since 
1919; makes speeches; works personally 
and through com. Party Honors, past 
sec’y Dem. Cen. Com., Kay Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1919; lived Ponca City; 
Tulsa since 1922; mbr. C. of C., organ¬ 
ized welcoming com.; helped organize 
Wheat Growers Assn, of Okla.; was sec’y 
Federal Reserve Bk., Kansas City, 10th 
Dist. war work; active civic worker 
through C. of C., Community Fund, and 
other civic bodies. 

McNEILL. NEAL E„ 1230 East 
17th Place, Tulsa. Democrat. Occ., 
attorney. B., Onawa, la., Nov. 10, 1875; 
came to Okla. 1904; located at Jennings; 
Pawnee 1907 ; Okla. City 1919-25; Tulsa 
since. Edu., Onawa, la., h. sch.; Drake 
Univ.. LL. B., 1899. Wife, Mary Eliza¬ 
beth Adams. Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Elizabeth, 
Martha Louise; 1 s., Neal E., Jr. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge 
Conn Linn, Thomas Lyons, E. B. Howard, 
Pat Malloy, Robt. Rainey, Geo. Bowman, 
Bob Ray, R. R. Hall, J. Q. Newell. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa 
Club; Oakhurst Country Club; Mason Blue 
Lodge; C. of C.; St. and Amer. Bar Assns. 
Imp. Rel., E. R. McNeill (bro.), Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 30 yrs.; 









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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



all ways needed. Offices, Mayor at Jen¬ 
nings 1905-07; Co. Atty., Pawnee Co., 1907- 
19; Co. Judge 1909-11; Dist. Judge 1917- 
18; Supreme Ct. Justice 1919-25. Party 
Honors, nominee for Congress 1910; co. 
chmn. Pawnee Co.; pres. Smith-Robinson 
Club 1928; del. to all st. convs. Re¬ 

marks, active on Liberty Loan work dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, farming. 

McNULTY, M. J„ 1652 E. 12th, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., owner, mgr. Morningside Ilosp. 
B., Dublin, Ireland, 1887 ; came to 01<la. 
1908; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Martinsville, W. Va. Wife, Dolly I. Cdrn., 

1 s., Joseph; 1 d., Dorothy. Bk. Con., 

First Natl. Assoc., Chas. F. Burke of 

Burke Gibbs Paving Co.; (pol.) M. E. 
Trapp, F. M. Woodson, Orville Weaver, 
John F. Kramer, W. L. North, E. B. 
Howard. Church, C'ath. Club, Kiwanis. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker all ways; 
personal contact and through com. Of¬ 
fices, City Treas.; City Coramr.; Mayor 
Pro Tern, Tulsa. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, owner of Mc¬ 
Nulty Park, Morningside Hospital cost¬ 
ing approximately $1,000,009, one of finest 
in U. S. with 225 beds. Hobby, baseball 
and athletics. 

MERRIFIELD, 0. G., 1911 West 

Brady, Tulsa. Republican. Occ., dist. 
manager World Book Encyclopedia. B., 
Onandaga Co., N. Y., 1866; came to Okla. 
1915; located at Tulsa. Edu., public sch. 
of N. Y. Wife, Lillian F. Norton. Cdrn., 
4 d., Mrs. H. H. Gwinn, Los Angeles, 
Calif.; Mrs. J. Dale Perry, Memphis, Tenn.; 
Mrs. E. L. Bradshaw, Tulsa; Mrs. Mer- 
win E. Moses, Tulsa. Bk. Con., Central 
St. AssJoc., (pol.) Jas. Atkinson, George 
Schwabe, Geo. L. Watkins. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, K. P. Imp. Rel., descendant of 
Merriflelds who came to Amer. from Wales 
1647. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 


all ways; personal contact. Party Hon¬ 
ors, co. committeeman. Hobby, better gov¬ 
ernment. 

MESERVE, JOHN B„ 1249 E. 30th, Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ., atty. B., Waterloo, Ind., Nov. 
17, 1869; came to Okla. 1906; located at 
Tulsa 1908; Muskogee; Tulsa since 1915. 
Edu., com. sch., Kan.; read law in office 
U. S. Sen. J. Ralph Burton, Kan.; ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1895. Wife, Elizabeth Myr¬ 
tle Broughton. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Glenn 
A. Campbell. Bus. Con., sec'y-treas. Ni¬ 
agara Royalty Corp. Bk. Con., Exchange 
Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grant 
McCullough, Geo. Schwabe, W. G. iSkeliy, 
J. P. Hurley. Church, Epis. Clubs & 
Lodges, Tulsa Club; Mason; Delta; A. F. 
& A. M.; Royal Arch; Tulsa Council; 
Commander; Akdar; Shrine, Tulsa; C. of 
C.; Sons of Amer. Revolution, st. pres., 
1928. Pol. Act., partisan; st. and natl. 
worker 38 yrs. Offices, Prosecuting Atty. 
Bent Co., Colo., 1895; Freemont Co., Colo., 
1899-1908; City Atty Florence, Colo., same 
time: mbr. Colo. Legislature 1903-04; pres, 
of Charter Bd. of Freeholders, Tulsa, 
1908; Asst. U. S. Atty. for Eastern Dist. 
(resided at Muskogee) 1908-14, 1916-17 ; 

Municipal Counsellor City of Tulsa 1924- 
25; Asst. Counsel U. S. Shipping Bd., 
Washington, D. C. Party Honors, C’o. 
Chmn. Freemont Co., Colo., 1899, Wolcott; 
leader in Legis. Colo. 1903; del to all st. 
convs. in Colo, and also in Okla. Managed 
campaign for Sen. J. W. Harreld for east¬ 
ern half of st. 1920; stumped st. for 
Hoover 1928. 

MEYER, LEO, Mid-Cont. Pet. Corp., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., tax auditor. B., New 
York City, Oct. 2, 1873. Edu., com. sch., 
Brooklyn. Wife, Margaret Lewis. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Lewis, Tulsa; 1 d., Mrs. Charles 

Frank, Erick. Bus. Con., Mid-Cont. Pe¬ 
troleum Corp. and subsidiaries. Bk. Con. 


First Natl., Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Assoe., 
(pol.) Robert Dunlop, Ponca City; R. H. 
Wilson, I. B. Levy, Hubert Bolen, Okla. 
City; C. N. Haskell, Muskogee; R. L. Luns¬ 
ford, Cleveland. Church, Reformed Jewish 
Temple. Clubs &. Lodges, Progress Club; 
Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Sayre; 
Consistory. McAlester; Shrine, Tulsa; W. 
O. W., Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Isadore, (bro), 
N. Y.; Mrs. Pauline Lewis, Sayre; Mrs. 
Lena Lewis, Erick, (sisters). Pol. Aet., 
partisan, city, co., st., and natl. worker 
since maturity : in all ways needed. Offices, 
Mayor, Bellville, Tex. 1895-96; Mayor, 
Sayre 1905-06; Acting Sec’y of St. 1907- 
11; St. Auditor 1911-13. Party Honors, 
del. to various st. convs.; page to plat¬ 
form committee, Dem. Natl. Conv., Denver 
1908 ; dominant factor in Dem. politics in 
Okla. since 1901. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901; lived Sayre; Guthrie 1907-11 ; Okla. 
City 1911-16; Tulsa since 1916. Civic and 
public worker through co. and st. tax 
matters. Hobby, baseball; organized and 
was pres, first baseball assn, in Okla., 
placed first professional ball club in Okla. 
In early yrs. was engaged in cotton and 
livestock bus. Knows more people person¬ 
ally and can call them by name than prob¬ 
ably any other man in state. 

MEYER, WM. S., Tulsa Tr. Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Jefferson, Tex., 
Nov. 2. 1892; came to Okla. 1912; located 
at Tulsa. Edu„ Tex. A. & M. Col., College 
Station. Tex. Wife, Grace Gardiner. Cdrn., 

1 s., Wm. S. Jr. Bk. Con., stockholder 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Harry C. Fair, E. 
Fred Johnson, Geo. L. Watkins, Newt 
Graham. Church, Episcopal. Clubs 4. 
Lodges. Norma Gun Club; Mason 
Consistory, Guthrie; Akdar (Shrine, Tul¬ 
sa. Imp. Rel.. Grandfather, Colonel 
Simms, C. S. A. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker always. Offices, Pres. League 
of Young Demos, of Tulsa. Party Honors, 
Chmn. City Cen. Com. of Dem. party 1924- 
26. Appointed Colonel on Governors Staff. 
Hobby, hunting. 

MILLER. FLOYD E„ Skiatook. Dem. 
Occ., newspaper editor. B., Harper Co., 
Kan., Nov. 30, 1889. Edu., com. and h. sch. 
Okla.; St. Normal, Alva; Univ. of Okla. 
Wife, Elsie Raider. Cdrn., 3 d., Glee, 

Lorraine, Phyllis. Bus. Con., Skiatook 
News. Bk. Con., Okla. First Natl., Skia- 



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took. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., pres.; 
Country Club; Pi Kappa Delta; Mason, 
Shrine, Consistory, Guthrie; K. P.; I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., Freeman E. Miller, Still¬ 
water. Assoc., (pol.) Bob Davidson, Al¬ 
bert C. Hunt, A. C. Parson, E. B. Howard. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. and st. worker since 
1920; makes speeches. Party Honors 
ISec'y League of Young Dems.; Precinct 
committeeman. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1900; lived Manchester, Alva, Norman, 
Jenks, Skiatook. Was Edu. Publicity Dir. 
for Food Administration for all of Okla. 
1917-18, under St. Food Administrator 
Stratton D. Brooks and Herbert Hoover. 
Attended conference with Hoover at Wash¬ 
ington 1918. Pres. Tulsa Co. Editorial 
Assn.; served as mbr. of Bd. of Dirs. of 
St. Press Assn. 

MILLER, JOHN H„ 1807 E. 16, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., realtor. B., Yigo Co., Ind., 
1877 ; came to Okla. 1907 ; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., h. sch., Greencastle; DePauw Univ. 
and Ind. St. Univ. Wife, Mabelle Wallace. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mabelle W.. Mary Katherine. 
Bk. Cion., Exchange Natl.; First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., Wash. Hudson, Geo. L. Wat¬ 
kins, Sen. Elmer Thomas, Ex-Sen. Robert 
L. Owen. Church, Meth. South. Lodges, 
Masonic. Imp. Rel., Dr. C. A. Pavy, 
Tulsa; Dr. H. L. Brown, Sherman, Tex. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker all methods. 
Offices, mbr. 9th and 10th Legis. Party 
Honors, Dem. Co. Chmn. Tulsa Co.; del. 
to co. and st. convs. various times. Re¬ 
marks, v.-pres. Local Real Estate Bd.; 
past pres. Okla. Real Estate Assn.; one 
of past v.-pres. Natl. Assn. Hobby, golf, 
hunting and baseball. 

MONK, DUDLEY CONNOR, Philcade 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ 
Clarinda, la., June 23, 1887; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Tishomingo 1901-14; Ok¬ 
mulgee 1914; Tulsa since 1927. Edu., h. 


sch., Kan. City, Mo. 1907 ; Univ. Mo. 1907- 
09; Kansas City Sch. of Law 1910. Wife, 
Tracy Baxter. Bus. Con., McCrary & 
Monk, law firm; Judge C. B. McCrary, 
partner; trust officer, First Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co. of Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges, Lions 
(pres. Okmulgee 1923) ; High Twelve, pres. 
Tulsa 1929; Masonic Blue Lodge No. 199, 
Okmulgee; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee; Delta Tau Delta Frat.; Capt. 
C. W. S.; C. of C.; all Bar. Assns. Pol. 
Act., st. party man all his life. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Atty., Johnston Co. 1912; Co. 
Judge, Okmulgee Co. 1917-18, 1920-21; 

Supreme Ct. Com. 30 days 1927; all of¬ 
fices appointive; mbr. Soldier’s Relief 
Com. since 1928. Party Honors, Chmn. 
2nd Congressional Dist. organiz. 1914; del. 
at large to N. Y. conv. 1924; del. to var¬ 
ious st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe 
Carson Post No. 1; Navy, Land Station 
Ensign; Post Commander, Okmulgee Post 
1921; Judge Advocate Dept, of Okla 1922; 
Dept. Commander 1923; mbr. St. Execu¬ 
tive Com. 1924; past Post Historian, 
Okmulgee. 

MONSELL, EDWIN M„ Sand Springs. 
Rep. Occ., Pres. Board of Trustees S. S. 
Home. B.. Ashland, Wis., Jan. 16, 1883; 
came to Okla. 1900 ; located at Anadarko; 
Nevada 1905 ; Sand Springs since 1912. 
Edu., h. sch., Rhinelander, Wis.; Univ of 
Okla. Wife, Elizabeth Austin. Cdrn., 1 
s., Edwin M., Jr.; 1 d., Muriel Isabell. 
Bus. Con., Ex-Officio Pres, of Sand Springs 
State Bk.; other companies owned and 
operated by Sand Springs Home and Chas. 
Page Estate; Trustee Tulsa Univ.; Pres. 
Home Bldg. & Loan Assn., Sand Springs. 
Pol. Assoc., Judge C. B. Stuart, Judge F. 
E. Kennamer, Newt R. Graham. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; Sand 
Springs Country Club; Masonic No. 475, 
Sand Springs; Trinity Commandery No. 20, 
Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie; Saba. Grotto, 


797 

Tulsa; Akdar Shrine, Tulsa ; K. P.; Elks. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. worker through 
corns. Hobby, athletics, bridge. 

MONTGOMERY, VAN H., State Capitol, 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., State Fish and 
Game Warden. B., Fayetteville, Ark., Nov. 
28, 1894. Edu., com. sch., Okla. Wife, 
Edna Hale. Cdrn., 2 s.. Van H., Jr., 
Billy. Assoc., R. W. Jones, J. W. Con¬ 
stant. Judge Harris. Church, Chris. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. N. E. Montgomery, Bartlesville. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 
1915; makes speeches; works through the 
party organiz. Offices, St. Fish and Game 
Warden since 1929 ; St. Game Ranger, 1st 
Dist. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived 
Claremore, Bartlesville 1910-14; Cushing, 
Miami, Tulsa, Okla. City. Hobby, out¬ 
door sports. Mbr. Izaak Walton League, 
Tulsa; mbr. Co. K., Natl. Guard, Miami. 
Interested in Boy Scout work. 

MOORE, JAMES EDWARD, Owasso. 
Rep. Occ., drilling contractor. B., Ore¬ 
gon Co., Mo., 1882; came to Okla. 1904; 
located Mayes Co.; Owasso since 1908. 
Edu., pub. sch., Mo. Wife, Henry Esther 
Gillimore. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bus. Con., 
v.-pres. First St. Bk., Owasso. Bus. Assoc. 
C. E. Dickson, Fred Louvier. Pol. Assoc., 
A. R. Hamilton, Bob Sanford, W. B. Pine, 
Judge N. E. McNeil. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason, Collinsville; I. O. O. F., 
Owasso; Consistory, Guthrie; Akdar Shrine, 
Grotto, Tulsa. Pol. Act., independent state¬ 
wide worker all his life; personal contact. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 

MORAN. REES DAY. Tulsa. Dem. B„ 
Lamar, Mo., Dec. 20, 1887. Edu., In Mo. 
Wife, Pearl Clark. Cdrn., 1 s., Rees D., 
Jr.; 2 d., Bonnie Doris. Charlotte Pearl. 
Bus. Con., was associated with Ozark Pipe 
line corporation. Clubs &. Lodges, High 
Twelve, Knights of Pythias, Mason. Pol. 
Act., city wide, operates personally. Of¬ 
fices, night jailer 1898-99; policeman for 
yrs., chief of police. Tulsa., 1922-28. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898, locating at 
Tulsa where he has lived since. 

MORTON, HARRISON, 1615 W. 18th St., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., superintendent of stills, 
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp. B., LeRoy, 
Kan., Feb., 1892. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
LeRoy, Kan. Wife, Hester Grandon. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Clarence; 4 d., June, Hazel, Virginia, 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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HORACE J. NEWBERRY 


Dorothy. Ek. Con., Exchange Natl., Tulsa; 
West Tulsa State. Assoc., (pol.) F. B. 
Koontz, I). G. Morgan, F. 0. Bryan, Chas. 
Price, W. L. North, Tulsa; Van Mont¬ 
gomery, st. game warden; W. J. Dickey, 
West Tulsa. Clubs, Izaak Walton League; 
West Tulsa Improvement Assn. Pol. Act., 
influential in nolitics since maturity 
through personal contacts; serves on 
corns. Offices, Deputy Sheriff; Deputy St. 
Game Warden Conunr. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1917; lived since at Tulsa. Inter¬ 
ested in flood control work; del. to 
Flood Control Conv., Ft. Smith Ark. 
Hobby, boxing, hunting and athletic games. 

MOSS, DEXTER, 1118 S. Boston, Tulsa. 
Independent. Occ., publisher. B., Bloom¬ 
field, Ind., Oct. 22, 1888. Edu., com. and 
h. sch., Ind.; Univ. of Illinois. Wife, 
Edna Riggs. Cdrn., 1 s. Dexter, Jr. Bus. 
Con., Dexter Publishing Company. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl., Tulsa. Church, First 
Chris. Cdubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Retail 
Merchants Assn.; Open Press Assn.; Ki- 
wanis, Lieut. Gov.; Mason, Blue Lodge, 
Consistory, Guthrie. Assoc., Newt Graham; 
(pol.) city and co. officials; J. Berry King, 
Got. W. J. Holloway, Albert C. Hunt. Pol. 
Act., independent co. and st. worker since 
1915; makes speeches; works' personally 
and through coins. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1915; lived since at Tulsa; active 
civic and church worker through various 
channels. 

MUNROE THOMAS IRVIN, Tulsa. Dem. 
Oe«., attorney. B., Rushville, Ill., Jan. 15, 
1881; came to Okla. 1910 ; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., pub. sch.. Ill.; Vanderbilt Univ., 
LL. B. Wife, Mary B. Crawford. Bk. 
Gen.. Exchange Natl. Pol. Assoc., all in¬ 
dividuals and assns. advocating Dem. prin¬ 
ciples. Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; K. T.; Shrine; B. P. 0. E., past 
Exalted Ruler; K. P.; C. of C.; Tulsan 
Athletic Club; Okla. and Amer. Bar Assn.; 
Tulsa Bar Assn. : Izaak Walton League. 
Pol. Act., partisan worker 25 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices Co. Atty. 1919-20; mbr. 
10th Legis. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. conv. Remarks, 4-minute speaker dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

NEAL. E. P„ 328 Ritz Bldg., Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Hartford, Ky., 
Aug.. 1899; came to Okla. 1910; located 
at Tu'sa. Edu., com. sch., Hartord, Ky. ; h. 


sch., Tulsa; Law Office. R. E. Underwood. 
Single. Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., 
John M. Goldsberry, Bailey E. Bell, Sen. 
J. W. Harreld, A. C. Alexander. Imp. Rel., 
E. P. Neal, (father), Hartford, Ky., for¬ 
mer co. atty. Church, Bap. Club, C. of 
C. Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 9 yrs.; 
personal contact. Offices, Deputy Collector 
of Internal Revenue 1923 ; Asst. Sec’y. to 
Sen. J. W. Harreld, Washington, D. C. 
1921-22. 

NEWBERRY, HORACE, J., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ.. oil business; newspaper business. B.. 
Iowa, Nov. 13, 1855. Edu., h. sch., Corn¬ 
ing, la. Wife, Lydia Allen. Cdrn., 4 d. 
Bus. Con., mgr. Newberry Oil Co.; mgr. 
Okla. Publicity Bureau. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) Wm. B. Pine, 
Lew Wentz, W. G. Skelly, J. W. Harreld, 
Dennis Flynn, Bird McGuire, T. D. Evans, 

J. M. Adkinson, C. H. Terwilliger, John 
Ladner, George Schwabe, Clyde Sears, 
Newt Williams, W. F. Brooks. Church, 
Meth. Imp. Rel., W. A. Newberry, founder 
Newberry Library, Chicago; Truman H. 
Newberry, Michigan. Offices, Sec’y. (and 
founder) Kiowa C’o. Farmers Institute, 4 
yrs.; mbr. Okla. Ter. Bd. of Agriculture; 
St. Repr. 12th Legis. Party Honors, mbr. 
Kiowa Co. Cen. Com. for yrs.; mbr. Tulsa 
Co. Cen. Com.; Chmn. Prct. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901; lived near Lone Wolf; 
El Reno, Okla. City, Tulsa since 1913. 
Had charge of the Okla. Ter. Agri. Ex¬ 
hibit at Worlds Fair, St. Louis 1904; or¬ 
ganizer of Kan. Dairy and Kan. Poultry 
Assns.; one of organizers and first sec’y. 
of Natl. Dairy Assn.; life mbr. Kan. St. 
Horticultural Society, and Neb. St. Horti¬ 
cultural Society. With his wife founder 
of Homes and Missions of Redeeming Love 
1891, of which there are now many 
throughout the nation. Hobby, philan¬ 
thropic work and printing trade. 

NEWBLOCK, HERMAN F.. 220 Hazel 

Blvd., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., real estate. B., 
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 12, 1867. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Okla. Wife, Addie Gardner. 
Bk. Con., Producers Natl., Tulsa. Church, 
Meth., South. Clubs & Lodges C. of C.; 
Mason, Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, Mc- 

Alester; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., E. I. 
Newblock, Tulsa; W. H. Newblock, Nor¬ 
man, (bros.) Assoc., (pol.) Conn Linn, 
H. O. Bland, M. E. Trapp, E. B. Howard. 
Offices, Sheriff, Cleveland Co., 2 terms; 

Chief of Police, Tulsa, 4 yrs.; Commr. of 
Finance, 4 yrs.; Sheriff, Tulsa Co., 2 yrs.; 
Mayor of Tulsa, 6 yrs. (at time Spavinaw 
Water Project was carried out). Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. Pol. Act., co. 

and st. Dem. worker since maturity; 
makes speeches; works personally and 

through corns. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1889 ; lived in Cleveland Co.; Sulphur; Tul¬ 
sa since 1905; helped organize Producers 
Natl. Bk. Tulsa. Hobby, fishing,, hunting. 

NEWKIRK FRANK. Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
Treasurer Board of Education. B., Al¬ 
bany, N. Y.; came to Okla. 1910; located 
at Tulsa. Edu., pub. sch., Syracuse, N. M.; 
Syracuse Univ. Cdrn., 1 s., Alfred Francis : 
2 d., Edna M., Dorothy R. Pol. Assoc., 
Grant R. McCullough, Geo. B. Schwabe, 
Jas. M. Adkinson, Hairy H. Rogers, Fred 
Cook Fred H. Clark, A. C. Alexander, 
Irving Page, Frank Northup, Dr. Prentiss. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Petroleum 
Lodge No. 474; A. F. & A. M., Temple 
Chapter No. 94; R. A. M.; Akdar; Shrine. 
Tulsa; Central City Commander No. 25 

K. T., Syracuse, N. Y.: Central City Con¬ 
sistory, Syracuse, N. Y. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide worker 20 yrs.; personal contact. 
Offices. City Auditor Tulsa 1916-17 : Treas. 
Bd. of Edu., Tulsa 1920-21. ’24, ’30; mbr. 
Rep. St. Cen. Com. 1912-16. Party Honors, 
city and co. Committeeman continuously 
since 1916; Chmn Rep. City Com. 1920-21. 

NILES. ALVA J., Public Service Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., investments. B., White¬ 
hall, Ill., April 5. 1882. Edu., h. sch. and 
col., Winfield, Kan. Wife. Ethel M., d. of 


Jos. W. McNeal (deceased). Rep. nominee 
for Gov. 1910. Cdrn., 1 s., Lieut. Joe 
Allen; 1 d., Mary Louise. Bk. Con., all 

Tulsa banks; formerly organizer and pres. 
Security Natl., Tulsa. Assoc., (bus.), F. 
M. Rodolf, Tulsa; Dr. A. L. Edgington, 
Laredo, Tex.; other enterprises; (pol.) 
party workers in co. and st. Church, 
Pres. Clubs, Tulsa C. of C., past pres.; 
Tulsa Country; City Club; La Grulla Gun 
Club; Baja California, Mexico. Pol. Act., 
statewide worker since 1904; makes 
speeches; works through party organiz. 
Party Honors, St. Chmn. Rep. Campaign 
Com. 1910; Treas. Okla. Ter. Sch. Land 
Funds 1904-05; Treas. Rep. Natl. Com 
for Okla. 1920 ; del. to many Ter. and st 
convs.; has been mentioned for Gov., Sen., 
etc., refused high natl. offices 1921 for 
bus. reasons. Remarks, came to Okla. and 
Kan. 1883; lived Cherokee Strip near Med¬ 
ford ; Newkirk; Blackwell; Perry ; Guthrie ; 
Mt. View; Sentinel; Okemah; Tulsa since 
1915. Veteran of Spanish War and W. 
War; organized first camp Spanish War 
Vets, in Okla. at Guthrie 1904; first and 
third Dept. Commander.; private in 21st 
Kan. Vol. Inf.; Capt. Inf., Mexican Border 
1916-17; Insp. Gen. with Amer. Army in 
France, Meuse Argonne and Toul Sector; 
called first meeting W. War Vets, in 
Okla., Tulsa 1919, organizing what was 
later called Joe Carson Post No. 1; Post 
Commander 1921; del. to St. Louis. May, 
1919, when Amer. Legion was organized; 
served all ranks Okla. Natl. Guard; Adj. 
Gen. Okla. Ter. 1906-07 ; Brig. Gen., Ar¬ 
tillery Reserve at present time. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

NIXON, C. R., Palace Bldg., Tulsa. In¬ 
dependent. Occ., lawyer. B., St. Paris, 
Ohio, May 22, 1887. Edu., com. sch., St. 
Paris. Ohio.: Shurtleff Academy and Col., 
Alton, Ill.; Georgetown Univ., Washington, 
D. C„ B. S. and LL. B. Wife, Lydia 
Roark. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert, William, 

Washington, D. C. Bus. Con., oil bus. 
Assoc., (pol.) M. C. Spradling, John Lad¬ 
ner Dan Patton, Pat Hurley, Tulsa. 
Church, First Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mahawk Country; Hi 12 Club: 32nd Ma¬ 
son, Knight Templar, Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., independent; activities chiefly in city 
affairs, since 1919; makes speeches; works 
personally and through others. Remarks, 
particularly interested in naturalization 


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HERMAN F. NEWBLOCK 










O’BRIEN, GERALD FRANCIS 414 Ex¬ 
change Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Guthrie, Okla., July 8, 
1892; Colorado 1898-1915 ; Tulsa since 
1915. Edu., com. and h. sch., Pueblo, 
Colo., grad h. sch. 1912; Georgetown 
1912-16, LL. B. Wife, Julia Linehan. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Gerald F. Jr., John Linehan. 
Bus. Con., individual practice; sec’y. 
Storm Rubber Co., Tulsa. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Pol. Assoc., Pat Malloy, H. 
H. Hagan, T. Austin Gavin, N. E. McNeil, 
Harve Maxey, Herman Newblock, etc. 
Church, Catholic. Lodges, K. C.; Elks; 
Yet. of Foreign Wars ; Amer. Legion; C. 
of C.; Jr. C. of C. Pol. Act., independent 
statewide worker all his life in all ways 
needed. Offices, Judge Court of Common 
Pleas Tulsa Co. 1923-27. Party Honors, 
del. to various convs.; Chmn League of 
Young Denis., Tulsa 1920; iSecy. Cen. 
Com. 1 yr.; mbr. Advisory Com. A1 Smith 
Club. Remarks, Legionnaire; mbr. Joe 
Carson Post, charter mbr., very active, an 
office”; Natl. V.-Commander of Veterans 
of Foreign Wars 1925-26; was Ece. Officer 
of 90th F. A. Brig. 1923-25 ; Major Sec’y. 
and V.-Pres. Tulsa Bar Assn, since 1921; 
served on several St. Corns.; Y.-Pres. 
Okla. St. Bar Assn. 1928; mbr. Grievance 
Coni. St. Bar 1928. 


TULSA COUNTY 


799 

Lucy F. Norvell. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 30 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offi ces, served in 1st Legis. of Okla.; at¬ 
tended natl. conv. Kansas City 1900. 
Party Honors, del. to all co. and st. 
convs.; twice Chmn. Dem. Cen. Com.; 
Sec’y. to Tulsa City Dem. Com. before 
statehood; Prct. Committeeman 16 yrs. 
Remarks, made Masonic address for laying 
of corner stone of Okla. Capitol; presented 
Capitol with a portrait of Andrew Jackson. 
Hobby, collector of books. 


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work through AHEPA (Greek organiz. 
the object of which is to give instruction 
in English and naturalization affairs). 
Supreme Council, Gov., Sponsor for AHEPA. 
Made two trips to Greece in interest of 
organiz., acted as chmn. of del. on both 
occasions. Helped institute the first Prot¬ 
estant Sunday Sch. in Greece; is now 
Supreme Gov. Council for AHEPA South¬ 
west Dist. 

NORTH, WILLIAM LEWIS, R. F. D.. 

Tulsa. Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Belle Co., 
Ky., Dec. 31, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Ia. 
and Kan. Wife, Emma Haworth. Cdrn., 
2 s., W. B., R. L., Tulsa; 2 d., Mrs. M. 
C. Cross. Tulsa; Mrs. Fred L. Boogan, 
Sayre. Bk. Con., Producers Natl., Tulsa. 
Assoc., (pol.) John A. Kramer, J. S. Hop¬ 
ping, G. L. Watkins, John Smiley, O. G. 
Weaver, Charles Price, Dan Patton, J. M. 
Hall, Tom McKeown, W. C. McAlister, Jim 
Burkhart. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., par¬ 

tisan ; statewide worker through personal 
contacts and corns, since 1900. Offices Co. 
Commr. since 1907 except 3 terms; mbr. 

sch. bd. for yrs. Party Honors, del. all 
st. and co. convs.; past Prct. Committee¬ 

man. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived 
Newkirk; Tulsa since 1904 ; active in all 
movements for community improvement; 
Chmn. Bd. of Co. Comrs. 15 yrs.; Pres. 

Draft Bd. during W. War and worked in 
all war drives. Hobby, hunting. 

NORVELL, WOODSON E„ 315 Mayo 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Linn Co., Mo., Aug. 9, 1880; came to Okla. 
1901; located at Taloga; Tulsa since 1903. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Chillicothe; 
Normal, Brookfield, Mo.; Univ. of Chicago; 
bar 1901. Wife, Nonna L. Gilpin. Cdrn.. 
1 s., George Eldon; 1 d., Lucille Norvell 
Manlove. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Clubs & Lodges, Okla. Bar Assn., past 
pres.; Masonic Blue Lodge, 32d, twice 
Master Local Lodge. Imp. Rel., Mrs. 


W. L. NORTH 


ALVA J. NILES 










MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


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CHARLES PAGE 











GERALD F. O’BRIEN 


O’CONNOR, CHARLES, 1825 So. Chey¬ 
enne, Tulsa. Rep. Occ„ attorney. B., 
Knox Co., Mo.; came to Okla. 1919; lo¬ 
cated at Tulsa. Edu.. pub. sch., grad. St. 
Tchrs. Co., Greeley, Colo.; Univ. of Colo., 
Boulder. Colo., A. B., LL. B. Wife, 
Elizabeth Buell. Cdrn., 2 s., Larry, Buell. 
Bus. Con., O’Connor, Marshall & Cobb, 
attys. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Bus. Assoc., Edward P. Marshall, J. J. D. 
Cobb. Pol. Assoc., 63,641 voters who 
elected him from 1st Congr. Dist. Church, 
Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, High Twelve; 
Elks, Tulsa; Masons and Knight Templars, 
Boulder, Colo.; Shrine. Tulsa; Consistory, 
Guthrie; C. of C. Imp. Rel., J. Garfield 
Buell, (bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., Rep. state¬ 
wide worker 30 yrs. all ways useful. 
Offices, First Asst. Atty. Gen., St. of Colo. 
1911-21; mbr. Cong. 1st Dlst. of Okla., 
71st Cong. Remarks, mbr. St. and Co. 
Bar Assns. Closed law office during W. 
War and traveled through southwest sell¬ 
ing Liberty Bonds. Hobby, to arouse in¬ 
telligent interest of people in problems of 
government. 

O’CONNOR, MRS. CHARLES (ELIZA¬ 
BETH BUELL), 1825 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Greeley, Colo.; 
located Tulsa 1919. Edu., grad. Unlv. of 
Colo. Hus., Charles O’Connor, Congress¬ 
man. Cdrn., 2 s., Lawrence B., Buell. 
Bk. Con., Natl. Bk of Commerce. Pol. 
Assoc., Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsay. Mrs. E. E. 
Harvey, Mrs. Fred Fink, Dan Patton, Miss 
Belle Hough, W. G. Skelly, Pat Hurley, 
Mrs. R. D. Rood. Church, Episcopal. 
Clubs &. Lodges, A. A. U. W.; D. A. R.; 
Rep. Woman’s Club; League of Women 
Voters; Eastern Star. Pol. Act., partisan 
district worker 6 yrs. all ways needed. 
Remarks, helped husband in his campaign ; 
worked in Rep. Club. Worked with Red 
Cross during W. War. Hobby, family. 

OWEN, OWEN, Tulsa. Chmn. Adminis. 
Com., Sec. No. 21, State Bar. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

OWENS, 0. 0., Tulsa. Rep. State 

Representative. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

PACKARD, MRS. FLORA, Sand Springs, 
Rep. Occ., welfare worker. B., Stevens- 
point, Wis., June 13, 1873; came to Okla. 
1916; located at Sand Springs. Edu 1 ., h. sch., 


TULSA COUNTY 

and Normal, Stevenspoint, Wis. Hus., 

E. Packard, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 s., Neal; 
1 d., Mrs. John A. Chapman, Tulsa. Bk. 
Con., Sand Springs St. Pol. Assoc., Mrs. 
Geo. DeStabler, A. L. Stewart, Geo. Rup- 
pert, Mrs. R. D. Rood. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Sand Springs Woman’s 
Club; W. W.; W. C. T. U.; White Shrine; 
Eastern Star; Pythian Sisters; Y. W. C. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan co. worker 9 yrs.; per¬ 
sonal contact, and through corns. Offices 
Welfare Worker, Sand Springs. Party 
Honors, Prct. CanunitteeWoman; del. to 
co., st. and dist. convs. 

PAGE, MRS. CHAS., (LUCILE), Sand 
Springs. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Car- 
bondale. Ill., 1881; came to Okla. 1908; 
located at Tulsa ; Sand Springs since 1917. 
Edu., com. and h. sch., Carbondale, Ill. 
Hus.. Charles Page, (deceased). Cdrn., 1 
d., Mary Charles. Bus. Con., dir. of her 
property in Sand Springs. Bk. Con., Sand 
Spring's St. Assod., (poi.) Mts. Flora 
Packard, Geo. Ruppert, Mrs. Geo. De 
Staebler, Miss Opal Kennamer, Paul Pink¬ 
erton, Sand Springs; Mrs. R. D. Rood, 
Pat Hurley, W. G. Skelly, Chas. O’Con¬ 
nor. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Womens Club; Eastern Star, Sand Springs ; 
Hyechka Club, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
worker since 1910 through personal con¬ 
tacts and keeps open house for Rep. 
activities; independent in local affairs. 
Remarks, came to Sand Springs 1908 when 
it was considered waste land; located there 
because of spring named by Indians “Sand 
Springs.” The Page Home, begun in 1910, 
mith tents and small buildings, grew until 
the present impressive home was built in 
1919; a park of 65 acres furnished with 
zoo, lake, amusements, etc. is maintained 
by the Page Estate; this part and Sand 
Springs R. R. were built in 1911 after 
which the townsite of Sand Springs was 
established. Industries brought to Sand 


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CHARLES O’CONNOR 


Springs by Mr. and Mrs. Page are, Kerr 
Glass Co., Pierce Refinery, Steel Foundry, 
Box Factory, Smelter, and Cotton Mill. 
Mrs. Page built the Page Memorial Li¬ 
brary, dedicated Jan. 1930 and valued at 
$100,000,, a personal gift to the city of 
Sand Springs, designed by O. T. Johnson, 
the architect of Lorado Taft. A contract 



CHARLES B. PETERS 



















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


former pres. C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan, 
co. and st. worker 25 yrs. : all ways called 
upon. Offices, Legislator 1911-13. 

PETRY, EVERETT. 708 Daniel Bldg., 
Tulsa. Deni. Occ., attorney. B., Rus¬ 
sellville, Ark., Nov. 23, 1882, came to 

Oklahoma 1902 ; located at Hobart in 1907 ; 
Altus 1907 ; Tulsa since 1918. Edu., grade 
and high schools. Independence,, Kansas, 
1901; University of Kansas, LL. B., 
1907. Single. Bk. Con., National Bank 
Commerce. Cluibs & Lodges Oakhurst 
Country Club; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Akdar Shrine, Tulsa; Scottish Rite; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; mbr. St. and Amer. Bar 
Assns.; licensed to practice before U. S. 
Supreme Ct. 1921. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 22 yrs.; all ways needed. Of¬ 
fices, Legislator 1917-18. Party Honors, 
del. to several st. convs. 


PINKERTON. PAUL P., Sand Springs. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., DeSoto,, la., Jan., 
18, 1886. Edu., Drake Univ., Des Moines. 
Wife, Marjorie Sykes. Cdrn., 1 s., Har¬ 
lan; 2 d., Alice Jane, Patricia, at h. Bus. 
Con.., attorney for Sand Springs Home, 
Sand Springs St. Bk., Sand Springs R. R. 
Co. Assoc., (pol.) E. M. Mansell Sand 
Springs; Frank Long, John M. Meserve, 
Tulsa; J. T. Dickerson, Edmond; W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges 
Rotary; Sons of Amer. Revolution, Tulsa 
Chapter; 32nd Mason, Akdar Shrine. Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co., city 
and st. since 1909; makes speeches; works 
personally; through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, Police Judge, Sand Springs, 1919; 
City Atty., 1922. Party Honors del. to 
all st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909 from Des Moines; lived in Okla. City; 
Sand Springs since 1918. Hobby, reading 
history. 


PAUL P. PINKERTON 


has been let to the famous sculptor, Lorado 
Taft, to erect a statue of Charles Page in 
a triangle of ground adjoining the library. 
The money tor this monument was donated 
by tne citizens of Sand Springs and the 
Sand Springs Home Fund. 

PARKER, CHAS., Sand Springs. Rep. 
Occ., Home Building & Loan. B., Wash¬ 
ington Court House, Ohio, Oct. 25, 1875. 
Edu., pub. seh. Washington Court House. 
Wife, Opal Swope. Cdrn., 2 d., Charlotte. 
Harriet. Bk. Con., Sand Springs St. Bus. 
Assoc., E. M. Monsell, C. F. Tingley. Pol. 
Assoc., Hiram Snow, John M. Goldsberry, 
Fred C. Clarke, Lew Wentz. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; Masonic, 
Sand Springs; Consistory. McAlester ; Akdar 
Shrine. Tulsa; C. of C. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan statewide worker always, all meth¬ 
ods. Offices, City Commr. Sand Springs; 
Repr. in St Legis. Party Honors, Sec’y. 
1st Cong. Rep. Com.; Sec’y. Tulsa Co. 
Com.; often del. to st. and co. convs. 

PATTON, DAN W., 1606 S. Quincy, 

Tulsa. Rep. Occ., Mayor. B., near Fort 
Smith, Ark.. Aug. 1, 1885; came to Okla. 
1900; Tnlsa since 1917. Wife, Mae Gallo¬ 
way. Cdrn., 2 d.. Danette, Joan. Bus. 
Con., engineering, law and economics; for¬ 
merly with U. S. Surveys, in Indian Ter¬ 
ritory ; later R. R. work and general civil 
engineering. Church, Meth. Lodges & 
Clubs, Mason; Amer. Society Civil Engi¬ 
neers, twice officer of same; Amer. Assn. 
Engineers. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 
always; in all ways useful. Offices, Mayor 
Poteau; Mayor of Tulsa. Remarks, has 
been prominently identified in a progres¬ 
sive way in the upbuilding of the St. of 
Okla. 

PETERS, CHARLES B., Exchange Natl. 
Bk. Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., oil pro¬ 
ducer. B. Sedan, Kan., Oct. 25, 1877 ; 
came to Okla. 1898; located at Pawhuska; 
moved to Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. schs. 
Wife, Jessie M. Cdrn., 1 s., Chas., Yale 
Univ.; 1 d., Norma Blanche, Smith Col. 
Bus. Con.. Producers & Refining Co.; dir. 
Exch. Natl Bk.; pres. Peters Oil Corp. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; 
C. of C.; Tulsa Golf & Country Club; Ma¬ 
son; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, Tulsa; 


PHILBRICK, C. R., 1628 N. Denver, 

Tulsa. Dem. Occ., Chief Deputy Dist. 
Ct. Clerk. B., Mount Pulaski, Ill., Nov. 
17 1882; came to Okla. 1918; located at 
Tulsa. Edu. com. and h. schs. Lincoln, 
Ill.; bus. col., Lincoln, Ill. Wife, Stella 
Bradford. Cdrn., 1 s., Paul; 1 d., Helen. 
Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Edwin R. McNeil, Judge Yeager, W. E. 
Disney, Albert C. Hunt, N. E. McNeil. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Ledges, High 
Twelve, Mason Blue Lodge, Tulsa; first 
v.-pres. Northside Improvement Assn.; Izaak 
W r alton League; League of Young Dems. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 1896 all 
ways needed. Party Honors, Deputy Ct. 
Clk.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, cam¬ 
paigned the st. of N. Mex. for Gov. Mc¬ 
Donald, first governor of N. Mex. Hobby, 
fishing, baseball. 

PHILLIPS, WAITE, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
investments. B. Conway, la., Jan. 19. 
1883. Edu., com and li. schs., Ia.; 2 
yrs. col. work. Wife. Genevieve Elliott. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Elliott; 1 d., Helen Jane. Bus. 
Con., chmn. bd., Independent Oil & Gas 
Co.; chmn. bd. First Natl. Bk. and Trust 
Co. Tulsa; oil bus., investments, ranch¬ 
ing; was owner of Waite Phillips Oil Co. 
which sold 'for $25.000,.000. Bk. Con.. F r-’t 
Natl.; Exchange Natl.: Producers Natl. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; several N. 
Y. Clubs; Mason, all branches. Imp. Rel., 
Frank Phillips, L. E. Phillips, Fred Phil¬ 
lips (bros.). Pol. Act. city, co., st. and 
natl. worker since maturity; makes speech¬ 
es ; works personally and through com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived at. Bar¬ 
tlesville, Okmulgee, Tulsa; forceful leader 
and liberal financial contributor to all civ¬ 
ic and public affairs; general chmn. Com¬ 
munity Fund, 1929; contributed $200,009 
for building for petroleum engineering. 
Univ. of Tulsa; built Children’s Home in 
Tulsa and also the Legion Hut; worker in 
Liberty Bond drives and Red Cross work 
during W. War. Hobby, hunting and ranch 
life; owns 300,000 acre ranch in New 
Mexico, stocked with fine cattle and horses. 

PIERSON, MRS. J. E„ 244 E. Pine. 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., St. 
Louis, Mo., Mch. 21, 1883; came to Okla. 
1917 ; located at Oakhurst; Tulsa since 1919. 
Edu,, 8th grade. (St. Louis, grad. 1897. 
Hus., John E. Pierson. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. 
Raymond L. Webb, Tulsa. Bus. Celt., 
husband, Deputy U. S. Marshal. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Lilah D. Lind¬ 
say, Paul Johnson, Mrs. Benjamin Brown, 
M. C. Spradiine. Geo. Schwabe, Mrs. R. 
D. Rood, Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton. W. G. 
Skelly, Pat Hurley. Chas. O’Connor. 
Church, Pres. Clubs, Woman’s Rep. Club; 
helped organize Civil League of Dawson, 
1928. Imp. Rel., Duanes Hall, N. Y. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 8 yrs.; 
through com. Party Honors, pret. com¬ 
mitteeman 1921; city committeewoman 
elected 2 terms 1924-29; st. committee- 
woman, Tulsa Co., elected 1928. 


POUNDSTONE, M. L., 2324 E. Admiral, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., merchant. B., Feb. 
26, 1880. Edu., com. and h. schs., An¬ 
thony, Kan.; Salina Normal Univ., Salina, 
Kan. Wife, Pauline Wolfe. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Robert L.; 1 d., Pauline Elizabeth, at h. 
Bus. Con., Poundstone Radio Sales Co., 
Tulsa. Church, Meth., supt. church sch. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Clubs & Lodges, 
High Tw-elve; sec’y Salina Normal Univ. 
Students Assn., 18 yrs.; sec’y of Radio 
Assn., 3 yrs.; past trustee International 
Civitan; I. O. O. F.; Grotto; Mason; U. 
C. T., Grand Council officer. Imp. Rel., 
Will Poundstone (bro.), dean of education 
Southwestern Col., Winfield, Kan. Assoc., 
(pol.) Geo. Schwabe, Grant McCullough, 
Charles O’Connor Omer K. Benedict, Judge 
Phelps, A. S. J. Shaw, Pat Hurley. Pol. 
Act., co. and st. worker since 1917; na¬ 
tionally Rep., locally independent; makes 
speeches; works personally and through 
com. Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs.; 
pret. committeeman 7 yrs.; mbr. election 
bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917; lived 
since at Tulsa; civic worker; 4-minute 
speaker during W. War. 

POE, L. M„ Tulsa. Dem. Lawyer. 
Formerly Gen. Atty., for First Natl. Bk. 
Trust Co. Father of Holly Poe. A power 
in democratic circles. Prominent in legal 
affairs of the st. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 


M. L. POUNDSTONE 










TULSA COUNTY 



POE, E. HOLLEY, Commercial Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., executive public util¬ 
ities. B. Pawnee, Sept. 14, 1894; native; 
Tulsa 1925 since. Edu., h. sch., Tulsa; 
Morgan Sch., Fayetteville, Tenn. Wife, 
Ruth Jacobs. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert Milton, 
Richard Holley. Bus. Con., Utilities Power 
& Light Corp.; Central States Power & 
Light Corp. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. 
Assoc., Harley L. Clarke, H. C. Orton, Chi¬ 
cago. Ill.; (pol.) Fred Capshaw, Gov. W. 
J. Holloway, Jim McClintic, Joe Chambers, 
Judge S. M. Rutherford, Jr. Church, 
Meth., S. Clubs & Lodges, Elks; C. of C. 
Imp. Rel., Judge L. M. Poe, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; st. worker all ways needed. 
Party Honors, Col. on governor's staff 
now; del. to st. convs. Hobby, good 
health; athletics. 

PRENTICE, DONALD, 803 Mayo Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Toledo, 
Ohio, June 19, 1896; came to Okla. 1919; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 
law office, bar, 1922. Wife, Ola Dee John¬ 
son. Cdrn., 1 d., Susan. Assoc., G. C. 
Spillers. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason; Oakhurst Country Club; Okla. Bar 
Assn. Pol. Act., nationally Rep., locally 
independent; st. worker 10 yrs.; makes 
speeches. Party Honors judge election bd. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1; 161 Field Artillery. Hobby, hunting and 
golf. 

PRICE, CHAS., 1108 E. Hodge St., Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ.. Sheriff. B„ Lawrence 
Co., Mo., Jan. 9, 1887 ; came to Okla. 1891 ; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Tulsa. 
Wife, Minnie Godwin. Cdrn., 1 d., Betty 
Lee. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. 
Church. Pres. Club, C. of C.; mbr. Okla. 
Peace Officers Assn. Imp. Rel., James Gil- 
lett (cousin), Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. worker 20 yrs.; personal contact. Of¬ 


fices, Undersheriff, Tulsa, 10 yrs.; Sheriff 
since 1929. Remarks, active in all W. War 
work. Hobby, farming. 

PROFFIT, ETHEL M„ Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Raymond, Kan. Edu., com. 
schs., Okla.; N. W. St., Normal, Alva, 
1912-15; Wichita Bus. Col., 1920. Unmar¬ 
ried. Bus. Con., law firm of Stephenson, 
Proffit & Shackelford, Okemah and Tulsa ; 
banking and oil royalty investments. Bk. 
Con., St. Natl.; First Natl., Okemah. 
Assoc., C. C. Walker. W. C. Duke, Logan 
Stephenson, Jas. N. Shackelford, Okemah; 
John G. Catlett, Henry N. Greis, Tulsa; 
(pol.) Judge John L. Norman, Lee Shultz, 
Mrs. Bart Aldridge, Mrs. D. W. Johnson, 
Okfuskee C’o.; Edwin Dabney Gov. Hollo¬ 
way, D. Hayden Linebaugh, Muskogee; 
Judge C. E. McCrory, Okmulgee. Church, 
Chris. Clubs, C. of C.; Phi Delta Phi, 
Tulsa; Bus. & Professional Womens Club. 
Offices, City Attv., Pharoah 1923-25; sec’y 
Bd. of Edu., Okemah, 1924-30; Chief Clk. 
Records Division Adjutant General’s office, 
1918-20; War Dept., Washington. D. C.; 
mbr. com. on investigation of attorneys, 
22nd judicial dist., 1927. Party Honors, 
st. conv. del., 1924. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1905 ; lived at Ingersoll 1905- 
10; Aline 1910-21; Okemah 1921-29 and 
Tulsa since; admitted to practice of law 
before Supreme Ct. of Okla. 1923 and be¬ 
fore Supreme Ct. of U. S., 1928; one of 
the first women admitted to practice law 
before U. S. Supreme Ct. from Okla. Hob¬ 
by, interest in publio schs. 

PRUNTY, MERLE CHAS., 1342 E. 25th, 
Tulsa. Occ., Supt. City Schs. B., Well¬ 
ington, Kan., Jan. 31, 1888; came to Okla. 
1918; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Sumner Co.; Univ. of Kan., A. B.; St. 
Agricultural Col., A. M.; Chicago Univ. 
Columbia Univ.; Tulsa Univ., LL. D. 
Wife, Grace Moulton. Cdrn., 2 s., Merle, 


803 

Jr., Lon; 4 d., Mary Lee, Roma Josephine, 
El Louise, Virginia, Grace. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Meth. Cmbs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C.; Sigma Nu; Phi Delta 
Kappa. Pol. Act., independent thinker and 
worker. Hobby, sports. 

RAINEY, JOHN, Alexander Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., real estate. B., Clarksville, 
Tex. Oct. 10, 1875; came to Okla. 1898; 
located at El Reno; Okla. City 1899; Tulsa 
1915 since. Edu., Clarksville, Tex., com. 
sch.; Grayson Col., Whitewright, Tex., 
1894. Wife, Lotie Blair. Cdrn., 1 s., J. 
B.; 2 d. Mrs. Isabelle Handy, Lucille. 

Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. L. Davidson, E. B. Howard, J. Harve 
Maxey, Redmond S. Cole, Joe Chambers, 
Geo. Key, Scott Ferris,. J. Robert Gil¬ 
liam. Church Pres. Cubs & Lodges, 
Dem. Club of Okla.; Mason Blue Lodge. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 yrs.; 
personal contact and com. Party Honors, 
sec’y of Dem. Club; del. to all co., dist. 
and st. convs. Remarks. Registrar during 
W. War; managed campaign for first con¬ 
gressional dist., 1928; managed Trapp 
Campaign 1926, also Cargill’s; managed 
Newblock city campaign 1926. 

RAMBO, MRS. C. W„ 559 N. Denver, 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Madi¬ 
son, Mo., Dec. 1, 1858; came to Okla. 
1895; located at Pawnee 1901; Guthrie 
1901; Phoenix Ariz., Ottawa, Kan., 1916; 
Tulsa 1916 since. Edu., h. sch., Ottawa, 
Kan.; bus. course. Hus., Cassius Wm. 
Rambo. Cdrn., 1 s., Hal Fletcher Rambo, 
attorney. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mrs. Fink Mrs. Lilah Lindsay, Mrs. 
Weichel, Mrs. Geo. Shanafelt, Jim Atkin¬ 
son, Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, Mrs. R. D. 
Rood, Chas. Selby, W. G. Skelly, Chas. 
O’Connor, John Goldsberry. Church. Chris. 
Science. Clubs & Lodges, Rep. Woman’s 
Club; Eastern Star No. 133; White Shrine; 
Oriental Shrine of Amer. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker 28 yrs.; personal contact 
and through com. Offices, Asst. Territorial 
Treas., 1901-07; Deputy Co. Treas, Elk 
Co., Kan., 1884-88. Party Honors, first 
pres. Rep. Woman’s Club. 1922-23; prct. 
committeewoman 1920-29; del. to st. convs. 
1926. Remarks, Thos. P. Fletcher (father) 
and C. W. Rambo (husband) were Indian 
traders, 1895-1901; active during war in 
Red Cross. 


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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

contacts and coni. Offices, sec y of St. 
Bd of Examiners of Architects. Remarks, 
came to Olda. 1916; lived Stillwater until 
1925; Tulsa since; came to Amer. 1907, 
N. Y. 1 yr.; St. Louis 1 yr.; instructor 


CARL L. RICE 


RAM BO, HAL F., 1162 N. Elwood, Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Elk Falls, 
Kan., June 12, 1891; came to Okla. 1895; 
located at Pawnee 1895; Guthrie 1901; 
Tulsa since 1915. Edu., Univ. of Kan., 
LL. B. 1913. Wife, Alice J. Spence. Cdrn.. 
2 d., Shirley Ann, Mary Alice. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., Edmund Lashley 
(partner) ; (pol.) Grant McCullough, J. A. 
Veasey, W. G. Skelly, Arthur Baker, Dan 
Patton. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Univ. Club; High Twelve; Optimist; 33rd 
Mason; Knight Templar; Akdar Temple; 
Shrine; C. of C.; Y. M. C. A. Imp. Rel., 
C. W. Rambo (father), territorial treas., 
1901-07. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 10 
yrs.; personal contact and through com. 
Hobby, Masonry. 

RAMSEY, GEORGE SAMUEL, Tulsa. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Yiola, Tenn., Aug. 18. 
1874. Edu., law education in law office, 
Tenn.; admitted to Bar 1896. Wife. Ear¬ 
line (dec.), d. of A. M. Young, Okla. City. 


Bk. 


in Ya. Polytechnic Institute 1909-11; in¬ 
structor Tex. A. & M. Col., 1911-16; Okla. 
A. & M. Col., 1916-25. 

RICE, CARL L„ World Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., public accountant. B., Paweshilk, 
la., Nov. 22, 1878; came to Okla. 1890; 
located at Logan Co. 1890 ; Okla. City 
1915-16; Tulsa 1916 since. Edu., com. 
sch. Ia. and Okla. Wife, Eva G. Seaman. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Bob; 1 d„ Ruth Gertrude. 
Bk. Con., Exchange & Producers Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Roy Starr, G. E. Colvert, 
M. E. Trapp. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason; Scottish Rite; 
M. W. A.; C. of C.; Kiwanis. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker 25 yrs. organization 
work. Offices, Deputy Co. Clk., Logan Co., 
1906-07; Asst. St. Auditor 1907-11 ; Spec¬ 
ial Deputy St. Examiner and Inspector 
1911-16; chrnn. Bd. of Affairs, Trapp ad¬ 
ministration, 1923-27. Party Horeors, del. 
to couvs. in past. Remarks, active in war 
work of all kinds during W. War; past 
pres, and instructor of Okla. Society of 
C. P. A. S. 

RIDDLE, FINIS E„ 325 Mayo Bldg.. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Lynch¬ 
burg, Tenn., July 13, 1880; came to Okla. 
1894; located at Chickasha; Tulsa 1918 
since. Edu., com. and h. schs., Lebanon, 
Tenn.; Bar 1894. Wife, Letitia Claude. 
Cdrn., 1 d., Frances Allie, Merrels Sch., 
Merrimac, N. Y. Bus. Con., law firm and 
pres, of Golden Wonder Mines. Inc. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) 
R. L. Davidson, Sam A. Neely,, Lee Cruce, 
W. J. Holloway, J. B. A. Robertson, J. C. 
Walton, Prince Freeling. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Country Club; K. 
of P. B. P. O. E.; Chancelor Commander 

_ K. P. Lodge; American and State Bar 

Council. Imp. Rel., Martin Riddle (father) ; 
J. B. Riddle (bro.) McAlester. Pol. Act., 

---partisan; state worker 30 yrs. ; all ways 

Con., stockholder Exchange ne eded. Office, ex-Justice Supreme Court. 


Assoc., Judge J. H. Hill. Church, Remarks, wrote more opinions than any 
Clubs & Lodges, Oakhurst Country man on the bench while there. Hobby, 
Mason, Tulsa, No. 71; Chapter; R. horses and hunting 1 . 

RISINGER, B. M., Sand Springs. Dem. 
Occ.. City Commr. of Finance. B., Nor¬ 
man,. Feb. 3, 1900; Sand Springs 


beth. 

Natl. 

Pres. 

Club , _ 

A. M.; Council; Commandery, Akdar 
Shrine, Tulsa; C. of C. Pol. Act., not 
very active recently. Offices, City Atty., 
Tulsa 1910-16; Co. Judge 1916. Party 
Honors, del. to first Dem. St. Conv., Okla. 
Hobby, golf 

RANDOLPH, JUDGE WM. N.. 105 S. 

Xanthus, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., Judge. B., 
Sedan, Kan., Aug. 3, 1884; came to Okla. 
1889; located in Logan Co.; Chandler 1903 ; 
Norman 1907; McAlester 1912. Edu., li. 
sch.. Chandler, Okla. Univ., A. B., LL. B. 
in first law class at Okla. Univ. Single. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) M. E. Trapp, E. B. Howard, 
Judge A. C. Hunt. Church, Meth. Lodge, 
Mason. Tulsa. Imp. Rel., John Randolph. 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all ways 
needed. Offices, Judge Common Pleas Ct., 


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Cdrn., 2 , deceased. Bus. Con., Ramsey, fourth dist. Party Honors, one of three 
de Meules & Martin law firm. Bk. Con., founders League Young Dems. of Okla.; 
Exchange Natl. Lodge, Elks, Muskogee, del to co. and st. convs. Hobby, literature 
Pol. Act., independent, but believes in and sports, 
party government; active since maturity: 
makes speeches. Offices, Justice of Supreme 
Ct. 1920 (served 5 mos. and resigned) ; 

Postmaster, Manchester, Tenn., 1897-1901. 

Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived in 
Muskogee; Tulsa since 1925. Mbr. St. Coun¬ 
cil of Defense during W War. One of 
nation’s foremost authorities on Indian 
land titles; mbr. Amer. Bar Assn.; pres. 

St. Bar Assn. 1915. Very active in polit¬ 
ical affairs of Tenn. prior to coming to 
Okla. 

RAMSEY, JOHN R., 714 Philtower Bldg., 

Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Aledo, 

Ill., Dec. 30 1879; came to Okla. 1906; 
located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Aledo, 

HI.; Lake Forest, A. B., 1902. Wife Pearl 
Wieders. Cdrn., 1 d., Catherine Eliza- 


REDLICH, FREDERICK W., Court Ar¬ 
cade Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., architect. 
B., Breslau, Germany, Dec. 1, 1881. Edu., 
Breslau Gymnasium; Royal Society of Ar¬ 
chitecture, Stuttgart: Ecole de Breaux 
Arts, Paris, 1 yr. Wife, Berton Echold. 
Cdrn., 2 s., George F., Paul R.; 1 d., 
Mary K., at li. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Mayor Patton, Tulsa, Gov. 
Holloway, Geo. Short, S. P. Freeling, M. 
E. Trapp, Okla. City. Church, Catholic. 
Clubs. Amer. Institute of Architects; Sig¬ 
ma Phi; Amer. Assn, of Engineers; Lin¬ 
coln Memorial Univ.. life mbr.; C. of C., 
Tulsa; Lakeside Country, Tulsa; Knights 
of Columbus, Tulsa. Imp. Rel., Kurt Red- 
lich (bro.), Berlin. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since maturity; through personal 


B. M. RISINGER 








TULSA COUNTY 




since 1923; taught sch., in Mo. 1921-22 
Edu., Norman h. sch.; Univ. of Okla., 

A. B., 1923. Wife, Anna Belle Taylor. 
No children. Bk. Con., Sand Springs St.; 
First St. Assoc., H. L. Anderson, Mayor; 

R. F. Fleenor; (pol.) Mat T. Beard, H. 
L. Anderson, Sen. John Luttrell, E. B. 
Howard. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Y. M. C. A.; Sand Springs Coun¬ 
try Club; Mason No. 475 ; mbr. Bd. S. 

S. Welfare Assn.; Lions Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. worker in all ways needed. 
Offices, sub automobile tag agent; City 
Commr. Finance, 2nd term. Party Honors, 
sec’y Tulsa Co. League of Young Dems.; 
st. sec’y League of Young Dems.; del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire 
St. Mihiel Post No. 17, Sand Springs; 
S. A. T. C., Okla. Univ.; Post Adjutant 
1926-29; executive committeeman first dist. 
Okla. Amer. Legion. Hobby, athletic 
sports 

ROACH, LEONARD E„ 3601 S. New¬ 
port, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., 
Lincoln, Neb., Mch. 31, 1899; came to 

Okla. 1913; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. 
sch., Tulsa; Cumberland Univ., LL. B., 
1925. Wife. Lucy A. Tawney. No cdrn. 
Bus. Con.. Roach & Roach, attorneys. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grant 
McCullough, W. G. Skelly, George Schwabe, 
Jim Atkinson, Dan Patton, Clias. O’Connor. 
John Goldesberry, Judge Kennamer, John 
Vickery. Church, Chris. Clubs, Izaak 
Walton League; Jr. C. of C.; Co. and St. 
Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., L. C. Roach (father), 
deceased; Wilson R. Roach (bro.), law 
partner. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 
10 yrs.; all ways needed. Office, Munici¬ 
pal ' Ct. Clk. Party Honors, mbr. Young 
Rep. Club; del. to st. conv. 4 times; all 
co convs.; city campaign mgr. 1928. Re¬ 
marks Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1 ; active in establishing municipal Juve¬ 


nile Ct. with concurrent jurisdiction witli 
Co. Ct.; mgr. of Spillars Campaign for Bd. 
of Governors of St. Bar Assn.; nominee for 
Judge of Ct. of Common Pleas, 1926. Hob¬ 
by, hunting and fishing. 

ROACH, WILSON R., Kennedy Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., North 
Platt, Neb., Sept. 19 1902; came to Okla. 
1914; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Tulsa; Cumberland Univ., A. B., LL. B., 
1925. Wife, Lucy Bell Johnston. Cdrn., 
1 s., Wilson R. Jr.; 1 d., Jean Ann. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. G. 
Skelly, Grant McCullough, Geo. Schwabe, 

B. E. Bell, Jim Adkinson, John Goldsber- 
ry, F. E. Kennamer. Church, Chris. 
Clubs C. of C.; St. and Co. Bar Assns. 
Imp. Rel., L. E. Roach (father), deceased; 
Leonard E. Roach (bro.), law partner. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 11 yrs.; 
personal contact. Office, U. S. Commr. 
since 1925. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. 1926-28. Hobby, hunting and 
fishing. 

ROBINSON, OSEY EDWARD, Bixby. 
Dem. Occ., veterinarian. B., Sangamon 
Co., Ill., Aug. 13, 1885; came to Okla. 
1915; located at Bixby. Edu., h. sch., 
Hutson ville. Ill.; Ind. Veterinarian Col.. 
D. V. M., 1913. Wife, Enola Baker. Cdrn., 
1 s., Hugh Edward. Bk. Con., Citizens 

Security. Assoc., (pol.) John T. Kramer, 
W. L. North, Wash Hudson, E. B. Howard, 
John Boyd. Church Meth. Lodges & 
Clubs, 32nd Mason; Knight Templar; C. 
of C. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 20 
yrs.; all ways needed. Offices, mbr. Sch. 
Bd. in past: mbr. Veterinarian Medical 
Examiners. Party Honors, prct. chmn.; 
del. to st. conv. in past; all co. convs. 
Remarks, first pres. Southwest St. Tuber¬ 
cular Conference 1927 ; active during W. 
War in Red Cross work. Hobby, touring. 


805 

RODOLPH, M. C., 213 Public Service 
Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., 
Richland Co., Wis., May 9, 1890; came to 
Okla. 1915; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. 
sch., Ft. Atkinson, Wis.; Carrol Col., Wis.; 
Univ. of Wis., LL. B. ; Princeton Univ. 
Wife, Frances Hemphill. Cdrn., 1 s., John; 
2 d., Mary Elizabeth, Patricia. Bus. Con., 
dir. in Gladiator Royalty Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Frank D. Kit¬ 
chen, Jr., Dan Patton, H. H. Rogers. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Country Club; Ma¬ 
son No. 425. Tulsa; Grotto, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., independent; co. worker all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Judge Pro Tern Tulsa 
Co. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson 
Post No. 1, General Staff First Lieut. ; 
mbr. Okla. St. Athletic Com. Hobby, sports. 

ROE, K. M., Broken Arrow. Dem. 
Banker. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

ROGERS, CHAS. B„ 809 Alexander 
Bldg.. Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., 
Doverhill, Ind., Jan. 5, 1870 ; came to 

Okla. 1903; located at Vinita; Tulsa 1910 
since. Edu., h. sch., Shoals, Ind.; Ind. 
Univ., special course; Ind. St. Normal; 
Special Law Sch., Mich. Univ., 1888-89. 
Wife. Ida Johnson. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Mil¬ 
dred Maxine Denny, Mrs. Helen Rosemary 
Johnston, Evelyn C. Rogers, Tulsa. Bus. 
Con., lead, zinc, oil companies. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Bk. & Trust Co. Assoc., Jas. 
F. Robinson, Geo. Beck; (pol.) Bird Mc¬ 

Guire, E. B. Evans, G. R. McCullough, 
W. G. Skelly, Frank Greer, Chas. A. Har¬ 
gis, Omer K. Benedict, A. C. Alexander, 
Carl Moon, Fred Bearly. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Athletic Club, Delta 
Fall; Mason, Tulsa; Guthrie Consistory; 

C. of C.; K. of P.. Tulsa. Pol. Act., 

partisan; st. worker 33 yrs.; personal and 
through com. Offices, U. S. Consular Ser¬ 
vice 1890-93. Party Honors, chmn. of 2 
st. convs.; chmn. of com. on resolutions 

on first joint st. conv. 1907; del. to Natl. 
Rep. Conv. 1920; del. to every st. conv. 

since statehood except 1916. 

ROGERS, JOHN, 504 Drew Bldg., Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Weaubleau, Mo.. 
Apr. 4, 1892; came to Okla. 1908; located 
at Okla. City; Wewoka 1909; Holdenville 
1910; Norman 1911; Holdenville 1914; 
Tulsa 1915 since. Edu., com. and h. schs.. 


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M. C. RODOLF 


JOHN ROGERS 









MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



HARRY H. ROGERS 




JAMES P. ROLLINS 


Weaubleau, Mo., grad. h. sch. 1907 ; Univ. 
of Okla., LL. B. t 1914. Wife, Hazel Beat- 
tie. Cdrn., 1 s., John, Jr. Bus. Con., v.- 
pres. and counsel McMann Oil Co., Tulsa. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dr. W. B. Bizzell, Frank Buttram M. E. 
Prouty, Eli Foster, John B. Finlayson, 
John Carlock, J. C. Denton, Jas. A. Yeasey. 
Church, Chris. Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa 
Country, Oakhurst Country Club, Univ. 
Club Tulsa; Univ. Club, Okla. City; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Tulsa; Consistory, McAl- 
ester; Shrine, Tulsa; Beta Theta Pi; Phi 
Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Rho. Imp. Rel., 
Harry H., A. H., Leslie, Tulsa; C. S„ 
national board c? lectureship Christian 
Science Church, San Francisco (bros.). 
Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker all his life 
in all ways needed. Offices, mbr. Bd. of 
Regents Univ. of Okla. 1924 since. Party 
Honors, del. to various st. convs. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post (charter 
mbr.); Capt. Infantry; past Commander 
Pos 1920 ; splendid speaker, helped se¬ 
cure Chapter of Beta Theta Pi for Still¬ 
water A. & M. Col.; mbr. of all Bar 
Assns. Hobby, Sunday Sch., library. 

ROGERS, HARRY HAZELTON, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., banker. B„ Hickory Co., Mo., 
May 24. 1877. Edu., teachers’ institutes, 
some col. work; private study of law, ad¬ 
mitted to Bar 1903. Wife, Anna Holmes 
Joh«ston. Bus. Con., pres. Exchange Natl. 
Bk. & Exch. Trust Co.; dir. and stock¬ 
holder; City Central Bk. & Trust Co., San 
Antonio, Tex.; large real estate and other 
extensive bus. interests in San Antonio and 
Tulsa. Clubs, past pres. Rotary Internatl., 
1926-27; past pres. Tulsa C. of C. 2 
terms; past pres. Okla. Bar Assn. Pol. 
Act., active since maturity in Mo. and 
Okla.; makes speeches; works through the 
party organizations; campaign mgr. for 
Congressman Chandler at the time he was 
elected. Offices, St. Legislator, Okla., 1916; 
mbr Bd. of Regents Okla. Univ. and Phil¬ 
lips Univ.; Co. Supt. of Schs. and chmn. 
of Bd. of Edu., Mo. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903; located at Wewoka; in prac¬ 
tice of law with Geo. C. Crump (now Dist. 
Judge); lived Holdenville, 1908-12; Tulsa 
1912 and since, except at San Antonio, 
Tex.. 1920-27; during W. War was chmn. 
of dist, exemption bd.; civic worker, aided 
in development of Spavinaw project, Tulsa; 
also very active in civic and bus. develop¬ 
ment of San Antonio, Tex. 


TULSA COUNTY 

ROGERS, REMMINGTON, 1808 E. 16th. 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1893; came to Okla. 
1915; located at Tulsa. Edu., com. and 
h. schs., N. Y. City; admitted N. Y. Bar 
1914; Okla. Bar 1915, highest grades ever 
obtained. Wife, Agnes McLeod. Cdrn., 3 
s., Donald, Robert Hamilton, Edward 
Fletcher; 1 d., Helen Louise. Bk. Con., 
Natl. Bk. of Commerce; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Lew Wentz. Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Oakhurst Country Club; Mason ; 
Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., Robert Fletch¬ 
er, Dean Emeritus, Dartmouth Col. Pol. 
Act., active since 1915; nationally Rep. 
helped nominate J. W. Harreld for Senate. 
Offices, mbr. Eighth Legislature. Party 
Honors, st. and co. convs. Remarks, Sec¬ 
ond Lieut. Co. C, Okla. Natl. Guard. Hob¬ 
by, hunting. 

ROLLINS, JAMES FRANKLIN, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., public relations dir. States 
Power & Light Co. B., Morgantown Ark., 
Jan. 17, 1894 ; came to Okla. 1905 ; located 
at Madill; Mulhall 1908; Tulsa 1915 since. 
Edu., St. Normal Col., A. B. Wife, Tressa 
Bowlin. Cdrn., 2 d., Margarette Sarah, 


DANIEL A. ROWE 


Haljean. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., 
J. A. S. Wright. E. H. Poe, Harry H. 
Smith; (pol.) Geo. D. Key, Scott Ferris 
and all Dem. organization leaders over st. 
Church, Meth., S. Clubs, works with com. 
of C. of C., Community Chest and Y. M. 
C. A. Party Honors, pres. St. League of 
Young Denis, formerly. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; st. worker in whatever manner neces¬ 
sary to accomplish desired results. Re¬ 
marks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1; Machine Gun, 33rd Division, 1 yr. over¬ 
seas; managed campaign E. B. Howard 
race for Senate, and 2 races for Congress: 
active in campaign of A1 Smith, chmn. of 
the com. organization. Hobby, politics. 

ROSENSTEIN, CLAUDE H„ 227 E. 25th, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Gonzales, 
Tex., Aug. 31 1893; came to Okla. 1905; 

located at Bartlesville; Edmond 1907 ; Nor¬ 
man 1909; Muskogee 1913; Tulsa 1915 
since. Edu., Central Tchrs. Col., Edmond; 
h. sch., Norman; Okla. Univ., LL. B., 
1913. Wife, Helen Fist. Cdrn., 2 s„ Rob¬ 
ert Henry, Daniel L.; 1 d. Mary Helen. 
Bus. Con., dir. Peoples Bldg. & Loan. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., M. H. Sil¬ 


807 

verman (law partner) ; (pol.) A. G. 
Bowles, YV. T. Hunt, Earl Foster, W. J. 
Armstrong. Church, Temple of Israel, 
Tulsa. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Athletic 
Club; Spavinaw Club; Mason, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie; C. of C. Imp. Rel., Rev. 
R. E. Rosenstein (father), Tulsa. Pel. 
Act., independent worker; interested in 
electing the best men possible for office. 

ROWE. DANIEL. A., 415 S. Olympia, 
Tulsa. Deni. Occ., Co. Assessor. B., 
Greenwood, Arlc., July 25, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1908 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. 
sch.. Ark. Wife, Ethel P. Ingram. Cdrn., 
1 s., Daniel C. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Wash Hudson, Judge Robt. 
D. Hudson, Judge Luther James, Judge E. 
R. McNeill, Judge John Boyd, E. B. How¬ 
ard. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, K. 
P.; D. O. K. K.; I. O. O. F.; M. W. A.; 
32nd degree Mason. Imp. Rel., Zachary 
Taylor (distant rel. on father’s side). Pol. 
Act., partisan ; st. worker 21 yrs.; all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Assessor since 1926. 
Party Honors, prct. chmn. in past; twice 
del. to st. convs.; served on election bd. 
several yrs. Remarks, active in drives dur¬ 
ing YV. YY 7 ar. Hobby, fishing and baseball. 

RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL MORTON, Com¬ 
mon Pleas Court, Tulsa. Dem. Oec., 
Judge Common Pleas Court. B., Atoka, 
Oct. 22, 1894. Edu 1 ., Sewanee Military 

Acad., Sewanee, Tenn.; Cumberland Univ., 
LL. B., 1923. Wife, Dema Barton. Cdrn., 
1 s., S. Morton III. Bk. Con.. First Natl. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C., 
Jr.; Mason; Knight Templar; Shrine; I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., Samuel M. Rutherford 
(great grandfather) established trading post 
in Okla. 1817; S. Morton Rutherford 
(father), former U. S. Commr., U. S. 
Marshal, St. Senator, Mayor of Muskogee; 
Capt. John J. Dillard (grandfather). with 
Capt. Marcy, headed train of immigrants 
to Calif, through first trails through Okla. 
1849. Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 
1915 ; makes speeches; works personally and 
through com. Offices, Judge Common Pleas 
Ct., since 1927. Remarks, native Okla¬ 
homan: lived at Atoka; Muskogee 1895- 
1925; Tulsa since 1925; mbr. co. and st. 
Bar Assns.; was in O. T. C. at end of 
YY’. YYar, Camp Grant. Hobby, hunting. 


JUDGE S. M. RUTHERFORD 










SOS 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



GEORGE B. SCHWABE 


SAMPLES, JACOB B„ Bixby. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Parkville, Mo., July 
14, 1886; came to Okkla. 1917; located at 
Bixby. Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Emporia 
Col., 2 yrs.; Kan. Univ., 1 yr. Wife, Dora 
Pinion. Cdrn., 1 s., Barney; 3 d., Doro¬ 
thy, Mary, Mildred. Bk. Con., Citizens 
Security. Assoc., (pol.) aohn M. Golds- 
berry, Chas. O’Connor, Grant McCullough, 
J. L. Small, Sen. J. W. Harreld, W. B. 
Pine, A. C. Alexander, Lew Wentz, M. C. 
Garber. Church. Bap. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; former I. O. O. E.; C. of C.; 
mbr. Bd. Dirs. Highway No. 64 Assn. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker 20 yrs. ; all ways 
needed. Offices, former City Marshal, Bix¬ 
by; Asst. Postmaster, Park Hill, Mo.; pres¬ 
ent Postmaster, Bixby. Party Honors, 
former prct, chmn.; mbr. co. central com. ; 
del. to st. convs. in Mo.; nominee for St. 
Legislature 1926; nominee for Co. Clk. 
1927. Hobby, books. 

SANFORD, R. D. 715 N. Elwood. Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., pres, of Tulsa Overall Mfg. 
Co. B., Orondaga, Mich., Oct. 14, 1879; 
came to Okla. 1906; located at Tulsa. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Elkhart Ind.; 
Elkhart Bus. Col. Wife, Daisy Ludiker. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Robert Edward; 1 d., Helen 
Janet. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Mather Eakes, Harry Fair, M. E. Trapp, 
Dr. J. G. Duncan, Jimmie Rollins. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C.; Mason; 
Consistory, McAlester; High Twelve; Shrine 
Akdar Temple. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
and st. worker 10 yrs.; all ways needed. 
Offices, Sheriff 6 yrs. 1923-28. Remarks, 
in railroad work 18 yrs. ; Sheriff Tulsa 
Co. 6 yrs., only Sheriff to succeed himself 
in Tulsa Co. Hobby, boys. 

SCHWABE, GEORGE BLAINE, First 
Natl. Bldg., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. 
B.. Arthur. Mo., July 26, 1886. Edu. h. 
sch., Sedal'a, Mo : Univ. of Mo. LL. B.. 


1904-10. Wife, Jeanette E„ d. of Robert 
Simpson, Nowata. Cdrn., 4 s.. Geo. Blaine. 
Jr. Robert V., John L., William H.; 1 d., 
Emily Jeanette, at h. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Grant McCullough, 
W. G. iSkelly, Harry H. Rogers, Omer 
Benedict, Tulsa; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; 
John Goldesberry P. J. Hurley, Tulsa; A. 
C, Alexander, Okla. City; Lew Wentz, 
Ponca City. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Civitan; Mason Blue Lodge, Chap¬ 
ter, Council, Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory. 
McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan, city, co., 
st. and natl. worker since maturity; makes 
speeches; good organizer; works mostly 
through personal contacts. Offices, Mayor 
Nowata, 1913-14; City Atty., 1916-19; mb”. 
Sch. Bd., 1916-22; St. Legislature, No¬ 
wata Co., 1918-22. Party Honors, Speak¬ 
er House 1921-22; alternate del. natl. conv. 
1920; del. all st. convs.; chmn. co. cen¬ 
tral com. since 1928. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1911; lived Nowata; Tulsa since 
1922: civic worker; active in all war 
work; successful as speaker of House 
prominently mentioned as desirable candi¬ 
date f^r Gov. Hobby, farming, stock- 
raising. 

SEARCY, 0. H„ Wright Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B„ Summer Co., 
Tenn.. Mch. 23, 1886. Edu., Cumberland 
Univ., grad. 1909. Wife. Ruth Gamble. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Oliver H., Jr., at h. Bus. 
Con., Searcy & Reed, law firm. Bk. Con. 
First Natl.; Producers Natl. Assoc., Geo. 
W. Reed, Jr. (law partner) ; (pol.) C. A. 
Ambrister, Bower Broaddus, Kelly Brown, 
R. M. Mounteastle, Arch Bonds, Muskogee; 
J. A. Barber, Tulsa; Ed Trapp, W. C. Lu- 
kenbill, Okla. City ; Park Wyatt, Shawnee ; 
Russell Brown, Ardmore: S. D. Williams, 
Wynnewood. Church, Meth. S. Lodges. 
I. O. O. F.; W. O. W„ del. Sovereign 
Conv. 1929. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. 
and st. worker since 1909; makes speech¬ 


es; works personally, through com. and 
others. Offices, Police Judge, Springfield. 
Tenn.. 1909-10; City Atty., Frederick, 1912- 
19; Pardon and Parole Atty., 1919; Dist. 
Judge, 3rd dist., 1923-27; candidate for 
Atty. General 1926. Party Honors, sec’y 
Tillman Co. Dem. Central Com. 1918-19. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived at 
Frederick, Muskogee, Tulsa; very active in 
civic affairs of Muskogee. Hobby, doing 
repair jobs about the premises and prop¬ 
erties he owns. 

SEARS. CLYDE L„ 212 E. 27th St., 
Tulsa. Rep. Ooc., real estate, mortgages, 
loans. B., Milan, Mo., Mch. 26, 1889. 

Edu., com. and h. schs.. Milan; bus. col., 
Quincy, Ill. Wife, Leah B. Hoskins. Cdrn., 
1 s., Clyde L., Jr.; 1 d., Jane, at h. Bus. 
Con., Jordan-Sears Mortgage Co., Inc. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., F. B. Jordan, 
Tulsa; (pol.) Grant McCullough, W. G. 
Skelly, Harry Rogers, Hon. Patrick J. Hur¬ 
ley, Geo. Schwabe, C. H. Terwilliger, Rob¬ 
ert Kellough, J. C. Denton, Lew Wentz, 
Fred Clarke. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs, Oakhurst Country; Tulsa Real Es¬ 
tate Bd.; C. of C.; Sons of Amer. Revolu¬ 
tion. Imp. Rel., John and Priscilla Alden 
(seventh grandparents). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; st. worker since 1919; makes speech¬ 
es : works personally and through com. 
Offices, mbr. Twelfth Legislature, mbr. in¬ 
vestigating com. Governor and Supreme 
Ct.; sec’y Adams Co., Ill., Progressive 
Party (Bull Moose) ; central com. during 
Roosevelt Campaign, 1912; bus. mgr. Bd. 
of Edu., Quincy, Ill., 1911-19. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1919; lived since at Tulsa. 

SEATON, HARRY, McBirney Bldg., Tul¬ 
sa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Martinsville, 
Ill., Sept. 9, 1883. Edu., Central Normal 
Col., Danville, Ind., grad. 1904; Univ. of 
Mich., LL. B., 1908. Wife, Edith Ellis. 
Cdrn., 3 d., Roberta E., Billie Violet, Jean 
Ogden, Pryor. Bus. Con., Bell & Seaton, 
law firm. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. 
Assoc., Bailey E. Bell (law partner) ; (pol.) 
Roy Harding, Chas. M. Kelley, Pryor; W. 
A. Crockett, Choteau; S. P. Ferguson. 
Adair; Dr. J. E. Hollingsworth, Strang; 
S. E. Wallen, Vinita ; John M. Goldesberry, 
Judge Kennamer, Grant McCullough, Tulsa; 
J. W. Harreld, Okla. City. Church, Meth. ; 
S. S. tchr., layman activities. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C., Pryor, pres. 1923, sec’y 


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CLYDE L. SEARS 














MONSIGNOR R. SEVENS 


1925: Scout Master 1926-27 ; chmn. Crip¬ 
pled Childrens Society, Pryor, 1926-27 : 
Mason; Knight Templar. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; co. worker since 1909; makes speech¬ 
es ; works through com. and others. Of¬ 
fices, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tulsa. Party Hon¬ 
ors, co. chmn. central com. 1910, Mayes 
Co.; chmn. congressional com. 1913-14, 
Mayes Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909; 
lived at Pryor. Tulsa. Hobby, collecting 
rare and special editions. 

SEVENS, MONSIGNOR RENIER, 1530 
S. Rockford, Tulsa. Rep. Occ., Catholic 
Priest. B., Courtrai, Belgium, Oct. 2, 
1873 ; came to Okla. 1895 ; located at Mus¬ 
kogee, Pond Creek, 1896 ; Ponca City 1900 ; 
El Reno 1913; Enid 1920; Okla. City 1924; 
Tulsa 1928 since. Edu., primary schs. in 
Courtrai; Col. of St. Amand in Courtrai, 
A. B., 1885-91; studied philosophy in Col. 
of Raulers, Belgium, 1891-92; Amer. Col., 
Univ. of Louvain, 1892-1895. Bk. Con., 
Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Henry Mc- 
Graw, Dennis T. Flynn, Thos. ,1. Doyle, 
Lew Wentz. Church, pastor of Christ 
King Parish, Tulsa; Vicar for Missions for 
the Diocese of Okla., takes lead over whole 
of Okla. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa; Knights 
of Columbus, st. chaplain 1915-16, now 
chaplain Tulsa Lodge; C. of C., executive 
sec’y in Ponca City 2 yrs.; Lions Club. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker all his 
life through others. Remarks, built church¬ 
es in Read Creek, Alva, Capron, St. Marys 
near Renfrow, Manchester, Clyde, Enid, 
schs. in St. Mary’s, Ponca City, Tulsa 
(Marquette) ; residence in Ponca City (rec¬ 
tory) ; made Domestic Prelate in 195„ be¬ 
cause of outstanding work for Missions; 
chmn. of Speaker's Bureau and chmn. of 
Council of Defense for Canadian Co. and 
mbr. of St. Speakers Bureau during W. 
War; asst. st. chmn. of drive of United 
States for soldiers; one of old timers in 
Okla. here 34 yrs.; was chmn. of state¬ 
wide drive for funds for Diocese of Okla., 
raised more than $900,000. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

SHARP. R. C.. 1207 Philtower Bldg. Rep. 
Occ., Oil & Gas. B., Eastern States, 

came to Tulsa. Wife, Josephine Parker. 
Cdrn., 1 s., H. Parker; 1 d., Mrs. 

Canterbury. Bus. Con., Pres. Independent 
Oil & Gas Co.; former Pres. Okla. Natural 

Gas Co. Bk. Con., Tulsa Natl. Bk. & 


TULSA COUNTY 

Trust Co. Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Club 
and Okla. City Club. Offices, former pres. 
Okla. Utilities Assn.. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

SHOENFELT. MRS. JESSIE 39 N. Victor, 
Tulsa. Rep. B„ Dec. 28, 1889 Lincoln. 
Nebr.; came to Okla. 1903 ; located at Mus- 
kogee, Tulsa since 1919. Edu., Bacone 
Univ. Husband Geo. B. Slioenfelt. Cdrn., 
1 s., George Win., Transport Pilot; 1 d , 
Mrs. La Vere Shoenfelt Anderson, feature 
writer on Tulsa World. Church, Bap. Club, 
Rep. Women’s Club. Imp. Rel., Col. .1. 
Flair Shoenfelt, former U. S., Indian Agt., 
Muskogee 1908. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 9 yrs., all ways needed. offices, 
Indian Agency, Muskogee 1906, resigned. 
Fariy Honors, charter mbr. and organizer 
of Rep. Woman’s Club 1926 ; muiship chmn. 
v.-pres. 1927 ; Sec'y. 1929, mgr. Women 
for Eugene Lorton, Senatorial race, 1922. 
Fomarks. active in Red Cross work during 
War. Hobby, politics.. 

SHRODES, MACK, City Hall, Tulsa. Rep. 
Ore., city police and fire commissioner. 
B.. Crochran Mills, Pa., Feb. 8, 1876. 

Edu., com. h. sch., acad. and bus. col. Pa. 
Wife, Ethel Harper. Cdrn., 1 s., Wayne. 
Ek. Con., First Natl. Tulsa. Assoc., (pol.) 
Pat Hurley, H. H. Rogers, Oilier K. Bene¬ 
dict. W. G. Skelly, Tulsa. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Sons of Amer. Rev.; 
Hamilton Club, pres.; Mason, K. T.. 
.Shrine; Elk, Tulsa ; Chanters Glee Club. 
Imp. Rel., Elsie Cooper Shrudcs, (mother) 
2nd cousin to author, James Fenimore 
Cooper. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. 
worker since 1919; makes speeches; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, mayor, 
Oakdale, Pa.; Sec’y. Bd. of Edu., Aron- 
dale; City Comrnr., Tulsa. Party Hon¬ 

ors, del. co. and st. convs.; pret. lommit- 
teeman since 1921. Remarks came to Okla. 
1920; lived at Tulsa since 1924; Spanish- 
Anier. War Veteran,, Capt. in Pa. Natl. 

Guard. 

SIMMONS, JOHN, Tulsa. Rep. Formerly 
Mayor. Now Treasurer of new Gillette 
Furniture Co. of Tulsa. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

SIMPSON, JOE W„ Court Arcade, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Oakmau, Ala., 

Feb. 7, 1894; came to Okla.. 1919; mcated 
at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Oakman. Wife, 
Laurie Tanco. Cdrn., 1 s., Joe Wiley; 1 d., 
Bonnie Laurie. Bk. Con., Producers & First 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., John P. Logan, Bob 
Davis, Phil Davis. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; Junior C. of C., Masonic 
Tulsa Rook Lodge No. 413. Pol. Act., 

statewide worker 10 yrs., all ways needed. 
Offices, mbr. St. Leg'is. Party Honors, chmn. 
City Cen. Com. Remarks, Legionnaire; mbr. 
Joe Carson Post; 605th Engineers, A. E. 
F. Hobby, hunting. 

SMILEY, JOHN L„ Court House. Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., county treasurer. B., Belfast, 
Tenn., July 10, 1870. Edu., com. sch., 

Belfast, Tenn. Wife, Alice Turentiue. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
(pol.) Judge L. M. Poe., S. P. McBirne.v, 
Judge Redmond Cole, .1. M. Hall, John R. 
Ramsey, E. B. Howard, .1. B. Cross. Church. 
Boston Ave., Meth. S.; steward. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A., Tulsa. Imp. 
Rel., T. E. Smiley* Pres. Natl. Bk. of 
Commerct, Tulsa, (bro.). Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; co. worker through personal contacts 
since 1902. Offices, City Assessor, Tulsa, 
first after statehood; dep. co. assessor, 11 
yrs.; Co. Treas., since 1925. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Sec’y. Co. Elec. Bd., 2 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902, lived since at 
Tulsa. Civic worker; Liberty Bond worker 
during W. War. 

SMITH. CARTER. 2603 Terwilliger Blvd.. 
Tulsa. Dem., Occ.. lawyer. B., Winchester, 
Tenn., Dec. 7 1882. Edu., Bowen Acad. 

Nashville; Cumberland Univ. Unmarried. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Church, Chris. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since maturity; makes speeches; works 
through all channels. Offices, Asst. U. S. 
Atty.. 1914-15; Eastern Dist. of Okla.; 


809 

Asst. Co. Atty., 1917-19. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1909; lived at Thomas, Muskogee 
and Tulsa. Was in Officers Training Camp, 
Camp McArthur. 2nd Lieut, in 2nd Okla. 
Brigade. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Joe Carson 
i'ost. Tulsa. 

SMITH, MARSHALL L„ Tulsa World, 
Tulsa. Dem. B., Winchester Va., Nov. 
3, 1872 ; came to Okla. 1909, located at 
Guthrie 1911, Tulsa 1915; Muskogee 1917, 
Hominy 1917 ; Tulsa since 1923. Edu., com. 
sch., Va. Wife, Sara D. Higgins. Cdrn,, 
1 s., Robert; 1 d., Margaret. Bus. Con., 
editorial writer Tulsa World. Bk. Con 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., E. B. Howard, C. 
.1. Wrightsman, Chas. Peters. Club Public¬ 
ity writer; C. of C. Pol. Act., Dem. co. 
worker 20 yrs., all ways needed. Offices, 
mbr. of Legis.. Osage Co., 1922. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, First 
South Carolina,, Spanish-Amer. War. Act¬ 
ive in W. War activities at Hominy. Hobby, 
out door life. 

SMITH, PHIL A., Sand Springs. Rep. 
Occ., Insurance & Real Estate. B., Assuria, 
Mich., Dec. 3 1890. Edu., com. and h. 

sch., Assuria; bus. col.. Battle Creek. 
Unmarried. Bk. Con., Sand Springs St. 
Bk. Bus. Con., General Insurance Agcy. ; 
purchasing agt. Sand Springs Home and 
Chas. Page interests. Assoc., E. M. Mon- 
sell, C. F. Ingle, T. H. Steffens, S. E. 
Wolff, C. H. Hubbard, (pol.) Judge Ken- 
namer, W. L. Coffey, J. R. Small, Charles 
O’ Conner, Chas. B. Parker, otf Tuisa Co. 
Church, Community Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Sand Springs Country; Tulsa Athletic; 
Rotary; past mbr. Library Bd., Sand 
Springs; Salvation Army Bd.; Boy Scout 
Master; Mason Blue Lodge, Shrine. Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. L. G. Smith (mother) past 
matron Eastern Star, charter ntbr Hycchka, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; city, co. and 
st worker since 1911; makes speeches, 
wo-ks personally, through coins, and others. 
Offices, City Comrnr., 1915-17. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Del. st. convs., 1928; mbr. nd. of 
Govs, in Young Men’s Rep. Club. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1914; liveu since 
at Sand Springs. Head of Clean-up cam¬ 
paign ; interested in city beautiful move¬ 
ment.. During W. War served in Medical 
Corps, 90 th Div. mbr. St. Mihiel Post, 
Amer. Legion, Sand Springs. Hobb.v, ath¬ 
letics. 

SNOW, H. H., Sand Springs. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Smithville, Tenn.. Aug. 21, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Tenn. ; Physician & 



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T. H. STEFFENS 


Surgical Col., Dallas, 2 yrs. Wife, Bertha 
Harden. Cdrn., 3 s., Huston It., Wayne 
A., Glen M.; 1 d., Mildred, Manon. Bk. 
Con., First Natl., Sand Springs. Assoc., 
(pol.) Chas. B. Parker, W. L. Dickey, J. R. 
Small, Sand Springs; Geo. Schwabt, Grant 
McCullough, W. G. iSkelly, Mrs. Paul 
Johnson, Pat Hurley, Tulsa. Church, 
Latter Day Saints. Clubs & Lodges, i-ions; 
C. of C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, sec’y- 32nd 
Scottish Rite. Imp. Bel., Howard S. Snow, 
(bro.) Bap. Minister, Waco, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan; city and co. worker since 
maturity; works personally, through corns, 
and others. Offices, postmaster, Adamson 
Okla. 1909-13; postmaster. Sand Springs, 
since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904; 
lived Coalgate, Adamson, 1907-16, Sand 
Springs since. Civic worker. Spanish 
Amer. War veteran, served in Co. 1, 2nd 
Tenn. Vol. Reg'. Hon. mbr. Amer. negion, 
Sand Springs. 

SPILLERS, GROVER C„ Tulsa. Mbr. 
Bd. Governors, St. Bar. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 

STANDEVEN, HERBERT L„ Exchange 
Trust Co., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., banker; 
trust officer. B., Boone, la., Nov. 20, 1878. 
Edu., Omaha, Neb., grad. 1896; Michigan 
Univ. 1899-1900; Omaha Sch. of uaw, 
at nights; studied in law firm. Wife, Iva 
E., d. of Mrs. L. C. Norton, Tulsa. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Norton L.; 3 d., Ruth, lorn., Ora, 
home. Bus. Con., Exec. Y.-Pres. Exchange 
Trust Co. ; pres. Exchange Natl. Go. and 
affiliated cos.; v.-pres. Atlas Life Ins. Co.; 
familiar with oil,, real estate, life ins., mort¬ 
gage & loan bus. Bk. Con., Exch. Natl. 
Assoc., Harry Rogers, officers and dirs., of 
Exch. Bks. of Tulsa; (pol.) Elmer Thom¬ 
as. E. B. Howard, Gov. W. J. Holloway, 
M. E. Trapp, Lew Wentz, W. G. Skelly, 
Harry H. Rogers. Church, Chris. Science, 
Mother church of Boston; First Church of 
Tulsa; mbr. Com. on publication. Cubs 
&. Lodges, Rotary; Tulsa; Tulsa Country ; 
Pres. Boy Scouts, Tulsa; Mason Blue 
Lodge Chapter Shrine, Tulsa ; Commandery, 
Hobart. Imp. Rel., Walter E. Standeven, 
civil engineer; H. Simpson Standeven, 
wholesale grocer, (bros.), Omaha. Pol. 
Act., city, co n st. and natl. since 1901: 
makes speeches; wmrks primarily through 
personal activity. Offices, pres. First city 
Council, Hobart, 1901-03; County At¬ 
torney, Kiowa County, 1907-1911 ; County 


Judge,. Tulsa County, 1916-18; Tulsa Water 
commr., on Spavinaw Water project, 1920- 
24; St. Banking Bd., 1929—. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1901, lived Hobart, Tulsa since 1913. 
Worker in civic and welfare organizations, 
Tulsa. iMbr. Exec. Com., Trust Div., Amer. 
Bankers Assn. ; founder of trust co., idea 
in Okla. and organizer of Okla. Trust 
Assn. v first pres. Pres. Michigan Alumni 
Assn., Tulsa. 

STANSBERY, LON R., Thompson Bldg., 
Okla. City Dem. B„ Newton Co., Mo. 
1879 ; came to Okla. 1889, located at Tulsa. 
Edu., pub. schs.. Mo. and Okla. Wife, 
Myrtle C. Pruitt. Cdrn., 1 d.< Mrs. Max 
IV. Campbell, Tulsa. Bk. Con., Dir. Natl. 
Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., (pol.) J. R. Cole, 
Tulsa, Dr. Fred S. Clinton, Tulsa. Church, 
Meth., S. Cluib, C. of C. Pol. Act., co. 
worker, personal contact. Hobby, hunting 
and fishing. 

STARR, ROY, Security Bldg. & Loan Co., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., president Security Build¬ 
ing and Loan. B„ Ohio in 1889. Edu., li. 
sch., Guthrie; Law Sch., Tulsa. Wife, Dora 
Blanton, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 d., Barbara. 
Bus. Con., Producers Natl. Bk.; Dir. of 
Investors Royalty Co.; Pres. Starr Ranch 
Corp. Bk. Con., Producers Natl.; First 
Natl., El Reno. Assoc., T. J. Hartman, pres. 
Producers Natl. Bk.; C. P. Yale, p^s. of 
Okla. Real Estate Bd.; (pol.) C. J. Wriglits- 
man, E. B. Howard, Tulsa; A. N. Lee- 
craft, Durant. Church, First Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis; Oakhurst Country; 
Mason, Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, Guthrie. 
Pel. Act., independent; city and co. worker, 
through personal contacts. Party Honors, 
pres. Young Dem. Club, Osage Co., 1920. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; lived in El 
Reno, Hydro, Guthrie, Tulsa since 1916 ; 
in Dutch West Indies, 1922-23. Civic work¬ 
er. Hobby, hunting. 

STEFFENS, T. H., Sand Springs, Dem. 
Occ., president Sand Springs Railway Co. 
B., St. Louis, Mo.; Mar. 1, 1883. Edu., 
h. sch.. Business Col., St. Louis. Wife, 
Josle Jones. St. Louis. Cdrn., 3 a., Mrs! 
Regina Dotson, Tulsa; Marjorie M.,. Tlie- 
dora. Bus. Con., Dir. Sand Springs Si. Bk.; 
Dir. S. W. Box Mfg. Co. ; Dir. Tulsa Roll¬ 
ing Mills Co.; Dir. Sand Springs Townsite 
Co. ; Dir. Home Bldg. & Loan Co., Sand 
iSprings; Trustee, Sand Springs Home; 
Sand Springs Textile Mills, Inc. Assoc., 
Judge C. B. Stuart; A. T. W. Kerr, Judge 
F. E. Kennamer; (pol.) Sen. Newi Gra¬ 
ham, John Kramer, Tulsa. Church, Meth. 
Commandery, Shrine, Tulsa; Consistory, 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, Optimist, Traffic 
Club; Tulsa Athletic; Mason, Chapter. 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Judge C. B. Stuart. 
Pol. Act., co. and st. worker through per¬ 
sonal contact and corns, since maturity. 
Party Honors, del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; livei since 
at Tulsa. Civic worker; dir. Tulsa Si. Fair : 
Vice Pres. Okla. Utilities Assn.; interested 
in helping “the other fellow”. Hobb.i, ath¬ 
letic sports. 

STEPHENSON, LOGAN, 502 Exchange 
Natl. Bk., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., 
Marshall, Ark., Mar. 4, 1892. Edu., com. 
and h. schs.. Ark.; Tchrs. Col., Green 
Forest, Ark., 1912; Cumberland Univ., 
Tenn., A. B. and LL. B. Wife. Lena Dodd, 
Ark. Cdrn., 1 s., J. L.; 2 d.„ Myrle, Rosa¬ 
mond. Bus. Con., Stephenson, Proffit and 
Shackelford Attys.. Tulsa and Oaemah; 
dir. in First Natl. Bk., Okemah; stockhold¬ 
er in First Natl. Bk., Paden; stockholder 
in Okmulgee Wholesale Grocery; mor. of 
Walker & Stephenson, Investors, Tulsa and 
Okemah; dir. Okemah Insurance Agency, 
Okemah. Bk. Con,, First Natl., Okemah; 
First Natl., Tulsa, First Natl. Muskogee; 
Producer’s Natl. Bk of Tulsa. Assoc., Miss 
Ethel M. Proffit, Judge James M. Shackle¬ 
ford. law partners; C. C. Walker, business 
partner; C. T. Huddleston, .T. S. Bearden, 
J. C. McMillion, J. E. McKinney, W. C. 
Duke, T. V. McMahan, Okemah ; J. C. Catlett 
H. N. Greer, F. J. Hartman, Tulsa; (pol.) 
W. C. Duke, Hon. John H. Norman, Okem¬ 


ah; S. Watkins, Bart Aldridge. Paaen; J. 
N. Maloy, Bearden; D. W. Johnson, vVe- 
leetka; Gov. Holloway, Edwin Dabney, 
Okla. City; J. G. Catlett, Tulsa ; Hon. Fred 
Speakman, Sapulpa ; N. A. Gibson, Tulsa. 
Church, Bap., Okemah. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; Chamber of Commerce; member 
Good Roads Committee; Retail Merchants 
Association; Okemah Golf Club; 32nd 
degree Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory, 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., Dr. A. J. Stephenson, 
(’father), Harry and Lawton (bros.); Mrs. 
Chas. Franks, Mrs. Cecil Branscun,, Oke¬ 
mah; Mrs. G. M. Woolley, Shawnee; Mrs. 
Tom Rothrock, Springdale, Ark. (sisters). 
Pol Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1917. Organizer of speaking force,, and 
personal contact workers in co. Sponsored 
campaigns of Ed. Dabney, Gov. J. B. A. 
Robertson and W. J. Holloway. Offices, 
City Atty., Okemah, 1919-23; Clk. of Sch. 
Bd.; Bd. of Edu., Okemah, 1923-2P. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1924. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1917; lived since at 
Okemah. During W r . War was a 4-jiinute 
Speaker and mbr. of Council of Defense. 
Active worker in Red Cross and Salvation 
Army Drives. Hobby, educating young men 
and women in legal profession and inter¬ 
ested in public schools. 

STEWARD, CECIL, 1506 S. Norfolk, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., druggist. B., Sulphur 
Springs, Ark., Mar. 5', 1892. Edu., h. sch., 
Gravette, Ark. Wife, DeEtta Reighard. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Chad; 1 d., Janet. Bus. Con., 
Pres. Steward Drug Stores. Bk. Con., Ex¬ 
change Natl. Assoc., J. M. Steward, Vice 
Pres. Steward Drug Stores, Tulsa; Bert 
R. Steward, druggist Pretty Prairie, Kan. 
(bros.) ; (pol.) Gov. W. J. Holloway, Clar¬ 
ence Anderson, Sec’y St. Bd. of Pharmacy, 
Okla. City. Church, First Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Cosmopolitan, Tulsa, pres.; Okla. 
Pharmaceutical Assn.; Tulsa Co. Druggists 
Assn., Sec’y; Mason; I. O. O. F.; K. P.; 
M. W. A., Tulsa. Po\ Act., independent; 
interested since maturity. Offices, Pres, of 
St. Bd. of Pharmacy; past Treas. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1923 ; lived since at Tulsa. 
Hobby, fishing. 

STEWART, 0. L„ Sand Springs. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B., Parsons, Kan., Oct. 15, 
1888. Edu., h. sch., Parsons; Univ. of 
Mich.; Washburn Col. Wife, Frances Wol- 
gamuth. Corn., 1 s., Oliver; 2 d., Eliza¬ 
beth, Joan. Bus. Con., Pres. First St. Bk., 
Sand Springs. Assoc., (pol.) John Golds- 
berry, W. L. Coffey, Judge Kennamer, Geo. 



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SENATOR C. H. TERWILLIGER 


Schwabe, Tulsa. Church, Community Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.. Exec. 
Bd.; Mason, Shrine. Imp. Re!., Paul Stew¬ 
art, broker, San Francisco; E. F. Stewart, 
real estate, San Diego (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; works through corns, and others. 
Offices, Treas. Independent Sch. Dist. in 
1919-29. Remarks, came to Okla. 1915; 
lived Stroud, Sand Springs since 1919. 
Hobby, hunting. 

STUCKEY, WILSON WADE, Tulsa. Dem. 
B„ Shannondale, Mo., Jan. 2, 1877. Edu., 
h. sch., Tipton. Mo. Unmarried. Assoc., 
(pol.) all mbrs. of Dem. organization. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; 32nd Mason, 
Scottish Rite; M. W. A.; B. P. O. E. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker since 1900, through 
personal contacts and corns. Offices. Dist. 
Ct. Clk., 1907-15 ; Co. Treas., 1918-20; and 
1922-25; Co. Commr., 1926-29, chmn. Bd. 
of Co. Commrs. Party Honors, Sec’y in 
past to co. Cen. com.; del. st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1903 ; lived Bixby, 
founded Bixby Bulletin 1905, Tulsa since 
1907. Civic worker; worker in all activi¬ 
ties duing W. War. 

SUDDATH, ROBERT L., 730 Tulsa Trust 
Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Wick- 
ley Co., Tenn., Jan. 20, 1879; came to 
Okla. 1922, located at Sapulpa, Tulsa since 
1928. Edu., pub. schs., Tenn; Cumberland 
Univ., Lebanon, Tenn., LL. B. Wife Emma 

E. Shell. Cdrn., 4 s„ R. D„ Paul, William, 
James L.; 1 d.. Virginia, Sapulpa. Bk. Con., 
Sapulpa St. Bk. Assoc., Herbert Finch, 
law partner. Church, Meth., So. Club, Big 
Brothers. Office, Mayor of Dresden, Tenn., 
1912. 

SWANN, ALLEN KENNEDY, 1124 Sun¬ 
set Drive, Tulsa. Ind. Occ., attorney. B., 
Henrietta, Tex., Aug. 7, 1892; came to 
Okla. 1900, located at Duncan, Chickasha In 
1911, Tulsa since 1917. Edui, admitted to 
Bar 1914; Draughons Business Col. Wife, 
Leola E. Eskridge. Bus. Con., Gen. Counsel 
Sunray Oil Co.; Sun Royalty Co., Okla. 
Steel Casting Co. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. 
Assoc., C. H. Wright, E. H. Cornelius, (pol.) 

F. J. Hinderliter, C. O. Buckles. Sen. J. 
W. Harreld, U. T. Rexroat, Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge; C. 
of C. ; St. Bar Assn. Imp. Rel., (tather- 
>i-law), J. B. Eskridge, former Pres. A. 
& M. Pol. Act., independent; co. worker 


15 yrs., all ways needed. Office, Asst. Co. 
Atty. Grady Co. Party Honors, Sec’y. 
Grady Co. Cen. Com. in past. Remarks, 
active on Liberty Loan drives during W. 
War. 

SWARTZ, HARRY H., Tulsa. Dem. 
Occ., Tailor, Pres. Central Trades & Labor 
Council. Very influential in labor circles. 
“Best dressed man in Tulsa”. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

TANKERSLEY, DAN, Tulsa. Dem. 
Contractor and Builder. Bus. Con., Tank¬ 
ersley Construction Co. Married. Bus. 
Assoc., Earl Tankersley (bro.) Okla. City. 
Formerly of Creek Co. Very active in 
party affairs. Influential. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

TAYLOR, EBEN L„ Municipal Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Banner, Miss., 
Apr. 22 1883. Edu., Univ. of Mo., grad. 

1907. Offices, Co. Atty.. LeFlore Co.; Asst. 
City Atty., Tulsa. Party Honors, nominee 
for Atty. Gen. in 1918. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1898; lived Cameron, (Ind. Terr.,) 
Poteau, 1901-19; Okla. City, 1919-24; and 
Tulsa since. 

TERWILLIGER, C. H., Kennedy Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., real estate; investments. 

B. , Laclede, Mo. Edu., com. schs., Brook¬ 
field Col., Mo. Wife, Mary A. Jenkins. Bus. 
Con., Pres. Jansen-Jenkins Mfg. Co.; Pres. 
Woodland Park Development Co., Tulsa. 
Bk. Con., Exch. and First Natl. Assoc., 
Cy Avery, Andy Jansen, L. D. Jenkins; 
(pol.) W. G. Skelly, Grant McCullough, 
Jim Veasey, H. H. Rogers, Clyde L. Sears, 
R. W. Kellough. Church. Chris. Scientist. 
Clubs, Tulsa; Oakhurst Country; Spavinaw; 

C. of C., pres, city planning com. 6 yrs. 
Pol. Act., Rep. independent; statewide, 
since 1915; makes speeches, works through 
corns. Offices, mbr. 10th House, llth and 
12th Senate. Party Honors, natl. conv. 
1928: all st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1906 ; liver in Covington; Tulsa 
since 1914. Civic worker. 

THOMPSON, J. NOBLE, Thompson Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., investments. B„ Laurence 
Co., Mo.. June 1882. Edu., pub. schs.. Mo.; 
Business Col., St. Louis; Kendall Co . 
Muskogee. Wife, Wilma Red. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Mildred, Doris. Bus. Con., Sec'y-Treas. of 
MidContinent Bldg. Co.; Pres. Sheridan 
Oil Co.; Vice Pres. Security Bldg. & Loan 
Co.; Dir. Natl. Bk. of Com., Tulsa. Assoc., 
W. M. and Roy B. (bros.), R. H. Hughes, 
Tulsa. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa; Kiwanis; C. of C.; Oakhurst Coun¬ 
try; Mason, Chapter, Shrine, Tulsa; Con¬ 
sistory, Guthrie. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894 ; lived since at Tulsa. Takes an 
active part in public, civic and school af¬ 
fairs. Builder of 19 story Thompson Bldg., 
1922-23. Hobby, hunting, golf, motoring. 

TINGLEY, CLAUD S., Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., capitalist, oil. Page interests. Mbr. 
C. of C.; Mason. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

TURNER, MRS. HOWE. Tulsa. Dem. 
Ct. Clerk. Very active in all affairs of 
party. (Complete information unavailable.) 

TYLER, MARTHA SCOTT, 1643 E. 15th. 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., housewife. B., Peru, Ill., 
Apr. 26, 1874 ; came to Okla. in 1904. locat¬ 
ed in Muskogee Co., Tulsa 1926. Edu. pub 
sch. and h. sch., St. Louis, Mo. Hus 
Philip L. Tyler. Cdrn., 2 s., Frank S.„ Wm. 
Scott; 2 d., Sarah Louise; Virginia Lucille. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. 
T. S. Alcorn, Airs. Arthur Newcomer, L. 
R. Kershaw, Mrs. Herbert Calhoun, Mrs 
Lola Pearson, Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, Airs. 
R. D. Rood, L. G. Disney, O. A. Wells. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Pres, of 
Woman’s Auxiliary for A rinitv C.iurch; 
parliamentary Law Club; Thursday Study 
Club; first Vice President of Woman’s 
Noon Day Club; Chairman Girls Wel¬ 
fare; organized first Heart of the 
Hills Club; Vice Pres. Longfellow Sch • 
com. to assist Old Folks Home, 1915; com’ 
to assist Day Nursery; mbr. Girls Scout 


Council for yrs.; Charter mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion Auxiliary; Vice Chmn. Community 
’Service; Chmn. Lafayette Day Program. 
Offices, drafted to run for Co. Clk. of 
Muskogee Co., defeated by male opponent 
200 votes in 1922. Party Honors, organized 
first Woman’s Rep. Club in st. 1920, or¬ 
ganized 6 surrounding towns. Pres. 2 
terms. Vice Pres. Rep. Men & Women Club 
Aluskogee 1922 ; del. to all convs. Chmn. 
for booth at Fair 3 yrs. On com. for Lin¬ 
coln Banquet several yrs. Remarks, as¬ 
sisted in all depts. of Red Cross work, re¬ 
ceived diploma; chmn. War Saving’s Stamp, 
disposed of $5800 stamps in one week, with 
assistance of those co-operating, assisted 
in organizing hospital in public sch. and 
registered for nurse during entire flu epi¬ 
demic; chmn. Jewish Relief drive after 
War measure. Hobby, girl scout camp. 

TYRRELL, H. C„ Box 1924, Tulsa. Rep. 
Occ., oil producer. B., Belmont* la., Aug. 
1, 1875 ; came to Okla." 1907, located in 
Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. schs., Belmond, 
la.; Fairvault Military Academy. Wife, 
Maude Huffman. Bus. Con., H. C. Tyrrell 
Oil Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Pres. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Club; Tulsa Coun¬ 
try Club; Mason; Y. M. C. A.; Commun¬ 
ity Fund. One of biggest boosters and do¬ 
nators to Tulsa Univ. Pol. Act., independ¬ 
ent ; co. and st. worker. Offices, has just 
been voted Tulsa’s most useful citizen. 

UNDERWOOD, IRA JULIAN, 1340 E., 
19th, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Alc- 
Leansboro, Ill., July 28, 1891 ; came to Okla. 
1914, located at Tulsa Edu., h. sch., Mc- 
Leansboro, Ill.; Col.,, A. B. 1911; Wash¬ 
ington Univ. St. Louis, LL. B. 1914. Wife, 
Marion Taylor. Cdrn., 3 daughters, Alarion, 
Elinor, Julia Ann. Bus. Con., Allen 
Underwood & Canterbury, Attroneys, 
general Counsel Oklahoma Natural Gas 
Corp. Bk. Con., Producers National Bank. 
Assoc., R. C. Allen, Sam S. Canterbury. 
Church, Pres. Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodges 
Guthrie Consistory, Akdar Shrine, Tulsa; 
C. of C.; Co-Operative Club; Co. and St. 
Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
15 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Alunicipal 
Counsellor 1922-25'. Party Honors. Prct. 
Committeeman in past; del. to all co 
convs. Hobby, golf. 

UNDERWOOD, J. W„ 1351 E., 21st.. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., AlcLeans- 
boro. Ill., Sept. 6, 1896; came to Okla. in 
1925, located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., Mc- 



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GEORGE L. WATKINS 


Leansboro, Ill.; Univ. of S. Calif., LL. B. 
1925; Ill. Col., A. B. 1919. Wife, Lillian 
Knap. Cdrn., 1 s., Donald Joe; 1 d., Bon¬ 
nie Jean. Bus. Con., Smith & Underwood, 
Attys. Bk. Con., Producers. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, Tulsa Athletic; Mohawk 
Country Club; Tulsa Round Table; 32nd 
Mason, Shrine; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
co. worker 5 yrs. all ways needed. Party 
Honors, Inspector Prct. for several yrs.; 
mbr. League Young Dem. 

VEASEY, JAMES A., Esch. Natl. Bldg,. 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., near Louis¬ 
ville, Ky„ Oct. 24, 1876. Edu.. Univ. of 
Mich.. A. B., 1900, LL. B. 1902. Wife, 
Olive Bolen, Mo. Cdrn., 1 s., James A. Jr. ; 
2 d.. Mary Elizabeth, Dorothy. Bus. Con., 
general Counsel Carter Oil Co. in Okla. 
Bk. Con., Exchange Natl. Lodges, 32nd 
Mason, Shrine; Consistory, Guthrie. Assoc., 
(pol.) Party leaders, st. and natl. Pol. 
Act., city, st. and natl. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903; lived Tahlequah; Baruesville, 
1904-1?; Tulsa since 1913. Formerly associ¬ 
ated with Dawes Commission, also former 
mbr. law Arm of Sherman, Veasey & O’ 
Meara. One of the most powerful and 
active Reps, in st. (Complete information 
unavalable). 

VICKREY JOHN H.. Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
United States. Marshal. B., Grandy, Mo., 
Feb. 7, 1886; came to Oklu. _907. located 
in Francis 1920, Claremore 1924. Tu.sa in 
1924. Edu., Grandy, Mo., graduate high 
seh., 1904. Wife, Gilla E. Michner. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc.. (pol.) Geo. 
Schwabe, Grant McCullough, John Golds- 
berry. Jim Adkinson, M. C. Spalding, Lew 
Wentz, W. J. Otjen, J. C. Denton, Frank 
Lee. W. G. Skelly. Church. Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, High 12; Masonic Blue Lodge, 
McAlester Scottish Rite. India shrine, 
Okla. City. Po'. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 21 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
elected at Francis Okla. City, Clk. and 
Water Works Supt. 1912-17; Chief of 
Police 1918. resigned and elected CiK. and 
Water Works Supt. 1919 and served until 
Jan. 1. 1920. Resigned and moved to Clare- 
more 1922; appointed upon Police Force, 
held until Nov. 7, appaointed Nov. 1922, 
Federal Prohib't.ion Agent, served one^ yr. 
and appointed Denutv Probation Acfminis- 
ministrator until 1928. appointed Chief of 
Police Tulsa, Mav 1928. Apr. 1929 was 
appointed U. S. Marshal of northern dist. 


Party Honors, Prct. Committeeman for yrs 
del. to co. and dist. convs. Hobby, base 
ball and hunting. 

WALKER, C. S., 1602 S. Detroit, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Brownsville, Tenn.. 
Jan. 10, 1870 ; came to Okla. 1904, located 
at Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. schs.; private 
sch., Haywood Co., Tenn. (log cabin pupil), 
4 yrs. scientific farming; admitted to Bar 
in 1897. Wife, Kate Thomas. Cdrn., 2 d., 
Kate Fanning, Mary Elizabeth. Bk. Con., 
Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Conn Lynn, 
P. C. West, N. A. Gibson, Albert C. Hunt, 
M. E. Trapp, Judge R. L. Williams. Church. 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, K. of P.; W. O. W„ 
Tulsa, Club. Imp. Rel., great, great grand¬ 
father was officer in Rev. War. Father 
fought in Civil War. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker 25 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Ex Dist. Judge; City Atty. 1909. Party 
Honors co. and st. conv., has attended 
every conv. since statehood; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman and on Elec. Bd. Remarks, St. 
Militia, Tenn. Hobby, Horticulture. 

WALLACE, DR. J. E., Medical Arts Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., physician. B., Maryville, 
Tenn., June 22, 1879 ; came to Okla. 1907, 
located at Tulsa. Edu., Maryville Col., 
Tenn.; Univ. of Tenn., Med. Dept., Nash¬ 
ville in 1906. Wife, Georgia May Hutchin¬ 
son. Children, 1 daughter, Jessie Eleanor. 
Bk. Con., First National Assoc., (pol.) 
Jim Adkinson,, Grant McCullough Byron 
Kirkpatrick, W. G. Skelly, George Schwabe. 
Church, Presbyterian. oiubs & Lodges. 
Lakeside Country Club; Masonic; Delta; 
K. P.; Woodman Circle, Tulsa. Pol. 
Act., partisan; statewide worker 10 
yrs. personal contact, etc. Party honors, 
del. to st. convs.; Prct, Committeeman 4 
yrs. Remarks, Spanish-Amer. War Veteran; 
4th Tenn. Vol. Inf., served in Cuba; Veter¬ 
ans of Foreign Wars. Hobby, hunting. 

WALLACE, TOM L„ 403 E. 15th, t'ulsa. 
Dem. Occ., assistant county attorney. B., 
Graves Co., Ky.. Jan. 31, 1875; came to 
Okla. 1912, located in Tulsa. Edu.. n. sch., 
Mayfield, Ky. ; Marvin Col. A. B. 1898 ; 
Valparaiso, Ind., LL. B., 1901. Wife, Mary 
Hughes. Cdrn., 2 d., Helen, Christine. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc.. Byron Kirkpat¬ 
rick, W. L. Coffey, M. P. Howser, E. E. 
Hanson, Hugh Webster. Church, Southen 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, High 12; Masonic 
Blue Lodge; C. of C.; mbr. Co. and St. 
Bar Assns. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker 30 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Asst. Co. Atty. under last 4 Co. Attys. 
Party Honors, first Co. Registrar or Tulsa 
Co.; appointed Co. Registrar by Gov. R. L. 
Williams during War; del. to 2 st. convs. 
in past; attended st. convs. in Ky. Made 
race for Criminal Ct. of Appeals in 1926, 
2nd in race of ten candidates. 

WALLACE, FRANK H., Jenks. Rep. Occ., 
restaurant keeper. B., Lancaster, Okio, 
Jan. 19, 1886; came to Okla. in 1912, locat¬ 
ed at Tulsa, Owasso, 1913, Jenks in 1914. 
Edu., h. sch., Logan, Ohio. Wife. Mary 
Alice Montague. Cdrn., 1 s., Jack; 1 d., 
Dorothy. Bk. Con., Bk. of Commerce. Assoc., 
W. G. Skelly, Joe Atkinson. Geo. Schwabe, 
Ernest Lingo. Churrh, Meth. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Mason, Jenks; C. of C.; Izaak 
Walton League. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker, personal contact and through 
corns. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 

convs.; Prct. Committeeman. Hobby, fish¬ 
ing. 

WARD, JOHN L., 419 Commercial Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B.. Pine Bluff, 
Ark., Sept. 2, 1876; came to Okla. in 1918, 
located at Tulsa. Wife. Annie Lee Munell. 
Cdrn., 1 s.. John L. Jr. Bk. Con., First 

Natl. Church, Bap. CIud, C. of C. Pol. 

Act., partisan; co. worker since 1902. all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Atty. Bell Co. Tex., 
1908-11; appointed Dist. Atty. of Bell. 

Lampasas, and Mills Counties, Texas, 1911 
elected and held this office until 1917. 
Party Honors, delegate to all county con¬ 
ventions in Texas. Remarks. served 
on Draft Bd. for local Exemption Bd., 
Bell Co., Texas. 


WARREN, G. ED., 1427 E. 2nd St,, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Iron Mt., Mo., Feb. 
13, 1874; came to Okla. 1906, located in 
Tulsa. Edu., com. schs., Mo.; Hannibal 
Com. & Eng. Col., Hannibal, Mo. Wife, 
Margaret V. Dixon. Cdrn., 2 s., Frank E., 
and Geo.; 6 d. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. United 
S. & L. Assn.; Dir. Consumers Gas Co.; 
Dir. Stanford Wholesale Furniture. Bk. Con., 
First Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. P. 
Marshall, John Kramer, H. F. Newblock, 
Wash Hudson, E. B. Howard, N. j5. Mc¬ 
Neil, W. E. Disney, J. Harve Maxey. 
Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, High 12; 
I. O. O. F.; Masonic Blue Lodge, Grotto, 
Com. Bd. Dir. Com. Fund & Family Wel¬ 
fare; life mbr. Tulsa Federation Labor; 
First V.-Pres. International Assn., of St. 
Factory Inspectors and Dep. Labor Commr. 
1910-12; first Pres, of Big Bros, organiza¬ 
tion,, lectures in Okla. and Kan. on Juve¬ 
nile Delinquency. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker 22 years, all ways need¬ 
ed. Offices, St. Factory Inspector and 
Department Labor Commissioner, 1908-14; 
Asst. Co. Atty., 1915-16; Police Judge, 
Tulsa, 1918-19; Judge Municipal Crim. Ct., 
Tulsa, 1922-27. Party Honors, chairman 
Co. Campaign Committee in past; delegate 
to state conventions; Treasurer of City 
Campaign Committee several times. Re¬ 
marks, legal Advisory Bd., 4 Minute 
Speaker, Bond Salesman, Co. Counsel of 
Defense, Natl. Counsel of Defense Labor 
Div., earned medal on every issue of the 
bonds. Editor Tulsa Labor Journal 4 yrs. 
Mbr. Bd. of Delaware Baptist Assns. 
Hobby, study of Juvenile Delinquency, Boys, 
hunting and fishing. 

WARFIELD, H. P., Tulsa. Rep. Occ., 
clerk of United States District court. B., 
Clarksville, Tenn., Feb. 10, 1878 : came to 
Okla. 1901, located at Holdenville,, Tish¬ 
omingo 1902, Ranger,, Tex. in 1920. Edu., 
Clarksville, Tennessee 1897. Wife, Ella 
Richards. Cdrn., 2 s., Henry, .Tack. Bk. 
Con., Exchange Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Frank 
Frantz, Jim Harris,, Dr. Hugh Scott, Dick 
Quinn, Davidson ; W. J. Otjen, Judge F. E. 
Kennamer. A. C. Alexander, Jake L. Hamon, 
Beulah H. Cureton, Mrs. John Appleby. 
Pol. Act., statewide worker 22 yrs., per¬ 
sonal contact and corns. Offices. Aider- 
man Tishomingo for years ;< Mayor of 
Tishomingo 1907; Postmaster Tishomingo 
1916-17 ; Denuty Clerk United States Court 
of Southern District Oklahoma 1902-06; 
Field Clk. located Muskogee Five Civilized 
Tribes 1921-22 ; Prohibition Agent 1923-24, 
Muskogee; Clk. of IT. S. Ct., Tulsa and 
Northern Dist. 1925-29. Party Honors, 
St, Committeeman from Johnston Co. in 
1908-21. Remarks, volunteer in Spanish- 
Amer. War. in 1898-99, service in Cuba. 
Hobby, hunting. 

WATKINS, GEORGE L., 1118 N. Elwood, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ.. attorney and director 
public relations, Tulsa public schools. B., 
Faunsdale, Ala., June 8,, 1888; came to 
Okla. 1922, located at Tulsa. Edu., Sewanee, 
A. B. ; Univ. of Okla. LL. B. Wife. Anne 
A. Adams. Cdrn., 3 d., Margaret, Carolyn, 
Gloria. Bk. Con., First Natl. ; Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce. Church, Epis. Imp. Rel., direct 
descendant Justice John Marshall. Pol. Act., 
partisan; st. and natl. worker always in 
all ways needed. Offices. Commr. of Water 
and Sewer City of Tulsa 1926-28, recently 
elected Mayor of Tulsa. Party Honors, 
delegate to natl. Dem. Conv., Batlimore, 
1912. Remarks, mbr. Bd. of Trustees Univ. 
of the So.; Legionnaire, mbr. of Joe Car- 
son Post No. 1, First Vice Commander; 
Naval Air Service Lt. Flying Corps. Active 
in all civic enterprises. 

WEAVER. ORVILLE GIBSON, 1335 S. 
Peoria, Tulsa. Dem. Occ., county clerk. B„ 
London. Ky., Feb. 5. 1892; came to Okla. 
in 1904, located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Wife, Ida Pearl Bannister, (dec.). Cdrn., 

3 d., Virginia, Betty Caroline, Dorothy 
Pearl. Bk. Con., Producers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Geo. Watkins, H. F. Newblock. John 
Smiley. Chas. Price, W. L. North, John T. 
Kramer, Albert C. Hunt, E. B. Howard. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, High 12; 





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AIAKKKS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


served on co. comms. in early days. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. Council of Defense, legal Ad¬ 
visory Bd. during W. War. Mbr. iSt. and 
Amer. Bar Assns. Mbr. International Bar 
Assn. Chancellor for the Dist. of Okla.,. 
Episcopal Church. Hobby, fishing. 


WEYMOUTH, THOS. R„ 1109 Woodward 
Blvd., Tulsa. Occ., Pres. Okla. Natural 
Gas Corp. B., Lockhaven, Pa., Mar. 16, 
18T6. Edu., grad. Mass. Institute of 
Technology, E. E. degree, 1897. Wife. 
■Josephine G. Goettel, of Pa. Cdrn., 1 
itep-son William Loomis, Tulsa. Bk. Con.. 
Jbirst Natl. Bk. & Trust Co.; Exchange 
Natl. Assoc., iF. B. Long, R. W. Hendee, 
W. K. Cottrell, Tulsa. Clubs, Tulsa Club; 
Tulsa Country; Okla. Club. Imp. Rel., 
C. A. Weymouth, v.-pres. Danville Struc¬ 
tural Steel Corp., Philadelphia. Pol. Act., 
active only in those in connection with 
company activities; works through others. 
Remarks, came to Okla., 1928, lived since 
at Tulsa. Pres. Okla. Utilities Assn., 1929- 
30; Dir. Tulsa C. of C. Has distinguished 
record as an executive and technical ex¬ 
pert in natural gas field. Well known 
natl. figure in gas Industry. Acting Chmn. 
Gas Measurement Com. of Natl. Gas Dlv. 
of Amer. Gas Assn.; mbr. Managing Com. 
of Natl. Gas Div.; Mbr. Chmn. on Econo¬ 
mic and Engineering Survey of Gas indus¬ 
try ; mbr. Com. on co-ordination of Mar¬ 
keting and Scientific Research; mbr. Man¬ 
aging Com. of Technical Sec.; mbr. Tech¬ 
nical and Research Com. of Nat. Gas Div. 
(all of the Amer. Gas Assn.). Mbr. Spe¬ 
cial Research Com. on Fluid Meters ol 
Amer. Soc. of Mechanical Engineers. 


32nd Mason, Guthrie Consistory, Shrine, 
Tulsa; former B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker 20 yrs.. personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, Deputy Co. Clk., 1912-22; Co. 
since 1922. Party Honors, has had no 
political honors because he has been in 
office and is ineligible. Remarks, active in 
Red Cross and Liberty Loan drives during 
W. War. 

WEBB, W. L„ 816 Alexander Bldg., Tulsa. 
Dern. Occ., attorney. B., Pawnee, Okla., 
July 5, 1896; lived at Muskogee 1914, Tulsa 
since 1916. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Pawnee, 
Muskogee; Tulsa Univ. A. B.; Okla. Univ.„ 
LL. B. Wife, Cora Kroslius. Bk. Con., 
Producers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Jim Rollins, 
Judge R. L. Williams, Judge Clendening, 
Judge Albert C. Hunt, E. B. Howard, N. E. 
McNeil. Church, Pres. Clubs, Jr. C. of C. ; 
Phi Alpha Delta, Natl. Musical Frat., Phi 
Mu Alpha; Okla. and Co. Bar Assns. Imp. 
Rel., W. B. Webb, Tulsa. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker 7 yrs. all ways 
needed. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Candidate for Ct. of Common Pleas. 
Mbr, St. League Young Dcm. Hobby, better 
laws. 

WESTHAFER, F. V., 704 Atlas Life Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Moores Hill. 
Ind., 1885 ; came to Okla. 1915, located 
at Tulsa. Edu., Morristown, Ind. Wife, Daisy 
G. Westhafer. Cdrn., 3 s., F. L., D. K., 
L. E.; 1 d., Martha Lee. Bus. Con., Wood¬ 
ard & Westhafer. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce; Exchange Natl. Church, Meth. 
Lodge, Masonic. Pol. Act., independent; 
worker all ways as needed. Remarks, past 
Pres. Tulsa Chapter S. A. R. Hobby, His¬ 
torical research. 

WEST, CHARLES, 708 Daniei Bldg., 
Okla. City. Dem. Occ., attorney. B„ Savan¬ 
nah, Ga., Mar. 16, 1872; came to Okla. in 
1894, located at Kingfisher; Army in 
1898-99. Enid 1899, Okla. City 1915, Army 
1917-18, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1919, Tulsa 


since 1921. Edu., Taliaferro Sch. for Boys, 
Savannah; Maupon Sell, of Med., Boston, 
Johns Hopkins Univ., A. B. 1891; Leipzig 
Univ.; Univ. of Virginia, admitted to Bar 
in 1894. Wife, Sophia Haskell. Cdrn., 4 d., 
2 married; Evelyn, Peggy. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) S. C. Campbell, C. V. 
Porter, S. C. Matson, C. B. Ames, Nathan 
Gibson, .1. H. Hull, Preston West, Frank 
Matthews, Wm. Bowles, James F. Hepburn, 
Horace Hagen, Howard B. Jerrell. Church, 
Epis. Lodges, 32nd Mason, Shrine; Alpha 
Delta Chi, Frat. Pol. Act., partisan; state¬ 
wide worker 35 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
First Atty. Gen. of Okla. 1907-15 ; Deputy 
Co. Atty. Garfield. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. in past; instrumental in throw¬ 
ing Okla. Natl. Del. for Woodrow Wilson. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Joe Carson Post No. 
1; Col. 378th Inf., 95tli Div.; mbr. Amer. 
Bar Assn. Candidate for Governor in 1915. 
Hobby, fishing. 

WEST, PRESTON C., 1503 S. Denver, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attm..ey. B., Rodnev, 
Miss.,. Aug. 19, 1868 ; came to Okla. 1897, 
located at Muskogee, Washington, D. C., 
1913, Tulsa since 1916. Edu., S. W. Pres. 
Univ.., (Memphis) Tenn., A. B. 1888; Univ. 
of Va. Wife, Bessie Douglas Shelby. Cdrn., 
i s., Gustavus. Lt. U. S. Cavalry, Ft. Riley,, 
Kan.; 1 d.. Winifred. Assoc., Nathan A. 
Gibson, Rodger S. Sherman, A. A. Davidson, 
Joseph L. Hull, Tulsa, T. L. Gibson, Mus¬ 
kogee. Bk. Con., Exchange Natl.; (pol.) 
Judge T. H. Owen, J. H. Gordon, W. C. 
McAlister, Judge Rosser, Scott Ferns, E. 
B. Howard. Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, 
Tulsa Club; Tulsa Country Club; B. P. 
O. E.; Masonic Blue Lodge; Sigma Alpha 
Epsilon; C. of C.; Colonade Club, V. U. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 40 
yrs. all ways needed. Offices, Chmn. Bd. of 
Free Holders, prepared first City Charter 
for City of Muskogee; Asst. Atty. Gen of 
U. S. 1913-14; Solicitors Dept. 1914-16 
Party Honors, del. to st. and natl. convs., 


WILES, L. L„ Skiatook. Rep. Occ., oil 

B. , Oscaloosa, Iowa, Jan. 28, 1879 ; came 
to Okla. 1896 ; located at Blackwell, Chero¬ 
kee 1901, Skiatook 1910. Edu., com. and h. 
sell., Kan. and Iowa. Wife, Oral Turner. 
Cdrn., 1 ., Lester L.; 1 d., Margara. Bk. 
Con., Exch. Natl. Pol. Assoc., Dan Patton, 
Grant McCullough, Chas. O’Connor, C. B. 
Rogers, J. W. Harreld, Harry Rogers, W. 
G. Skelly. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 

C. of C., Mason, Past Grand Patron Eastern 
Star, Blue Lodge, Skiatook, 33d, degree Ma¬ 
son. Imp. Rel., Nancy Torrence Stockman 
3d Supreme Pres. P. E. O. Pol. Act., Ind.; 
statewide worker 29 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Pres. Bd. Ed. 17 yrs., City Aider- 
man at Cherokee, Okla., Good Roads Com., 
Mbr. Bldg. Com. for h. sell., helped build 
2 sch. bldgs. Party Honors, v ret. Com- 


L. L. WILES 


PHOTO 3Y RJVKIM 


THOMAS R. WEYMOUTH 














TULSA COUNTY 


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PHOTO BY RJVK1N JAY W. WHITNEY 


mitteeman, Sec’y Co. Elec. Bd., del. co. and 
st. convs. Remarks. 4 minute Speakti. Gen. 
Chmn. of War activities Saiatook districts 
during W. War. Hobby, golf, hunting. 

WHITNEY, JAY W„ Kennedy Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dein. Occ., attorney. B., Salma, 
Kan., Dec. 24, 1889 ; came to Okla. in 1917, 


PHOTO BY RIVK1N 



ALFRED E. WILLIAMS 


located at Tulsa. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Salina Co., Kan.; Georgetown Univ. Law; 
Washington D. C„ admitted to Bar in 
1913, admitted to Oklahoma Bar in 1917 
on motion. Wife, Mary E. Phillips. Cdrn., 
2 d., Dorothy E., Phyllis Audrey. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Arthur B. Honnold. 
Church, Presbyterian. Clubs & Lodges, 
M. W. A.; Mason Consistory,, Guthrie 
Shrine Chapter No. 52; Council, 
Eastern Star; Bar Assn.; Sigma Nu Phi 
Frat; Hughes Chapter Welfare work. Imp. 
Fel., direct descendent of John Whitney, 
Puritan, immigrated 1635 to Amer.; great, 
great Grandfather, Richard Whitney was 
a Sgt. in Rev. War; grandfather, Charlie 
Whitney, served in Vt. Legislature in 1860. 
Pol. Act., independent; statewide worker 
since 1920, all ways needed. Offices, mbr. 
of Com. anpointel on Alumni Relations of 
Conference’ of Legal Frat.; church bldg, 
com. for 7 yrs.; was Asst. Chief of Land! 
Div. Indian Office at Washington, D. C. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Dem. Prct. Commit¬ 
teeman several yrs.; del. to conv., served 
on Elec Bd. Remarks, mbr. D. C. N. G. 
active in Red Cross work during W. War. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WILLIAMS, ALFRED E„ Federal Bldg., 
Tulsa. Rep. Occ., attorney. Asst. U. S. 
Dist. Atty. for Northern dist. of Okla. B., 
Derby, Ind., Mar. 1, 1874 ; came to Okla. 
1903; located in Day Co., Ellis Co. 1921. 
Tulsa since. Edu., com., h. sch., Ind.; 
Southern Normal Sell., B. S., LL. B., where 
he taught higher mathematics until 1903; 
Univ. of Tenn.; Okla. Bar 1905. Wife, 
Bessie L. Anspach. Cdrn., 1 s., Earl Al¬ 
fred Jr., Tulsa ; 1 d., Mrs. Komis Williams 
Geiserp, Fredonia, Kan. Bk. Con., Producers 
Natl. Pol. Assoc., George Schwabe. Jim 
Atkinson, W. G. Skelly, Robt. Kellough. 
Judge John Ladner. Church, Meth. Clubs 
& Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge. Western, 
Okla., I. O. O. 'F., Rebekahs, Eastern Star, 



EARL R. WILSON 


Bar Assn, of Okla. Pol. Act., Nat. Rep., 
locally Ind. 26 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
Co. Judge 6 yrs. Ellis Co., Okla., Asst. U. 
S. Atty., 1930, helped in all campaigns. 
Party Honors, del. to every st. and co. 
conv. since statehood. Prct. Committeeman 
20 yrs., Co. Chmn. 1 term attended first 
Congr. Conv. Candidate for Dist. Judge 
1926. Hobby, Literature, history, music. 

WILLIAMS, BRADFORD JENNINGS, 1616 
Owasso. Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B. p 
Lancaster, Ky., May 28, 1902; came to 
Okla. 1911; located at Tulsa. Edu., h. sch., 
Tulsa; Phillips Exeter, N. H., Amherst 
A. B., 1924, LL. B.„ Harvard, 1927. Single 
Bk. Con., First Natl, and Natl. Bk. of 
Commerce. Church, Chris. Clubs, Uni¬ 
versity Club, Harvard Club, C. of C. Pol. 
Act., partisan; co. worker 5 yrs. all ways 
needed. Offices, Judge Common Pleas Court 
since Jan. 1926. Party Honors, mbr. League 
Young Dem. Hobby, reading. 

WILLIAMS, W. N., Broken Arrow. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B„ Greenhole. Ky., Apr. 
14, 1866; came to Okla. 1901; located 6 
mi. so. of Broken Arrow on claim. Edu., 
com. sch., Huntsville, Ark., 1886. Wife, 
Ida Knight. Cdrn., 2 s., V. K., R. E.; 2 d., 
Anna Reynolds, Helen Huffman. Bk. Con., 
Ark. Valley Broken Arrow. Pol. Assoc., 
Grant McCullough, Pat Hurley, Chas. O’Con¬ 
nor, John Goldsberry, W. G. Skelly, Sam 
Montgomery. C. B. Rogers, George Schwabe, 
.1. M. Adkinson, J. B. Meserves. Church, 
So. Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., Golf 
and Country Club, M. W. A., W. 0. W., 
I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker 
40 yrs. through others. Offices, City Council 
1910, Postmaster 1920. Party Honors, Co. 
Exe. Com.; Rep. Committeeman in prct. 

WILLSON, EARL R., Wells Hotel, Tulsa. 
Dem. Occ., Certified Pub. Accountant. B„ 
Columbia Co., Ark. Edu., Ouachita Col., 
Arkadelphia, Ark., A. B., 1901. Wife, 

Hazel Stevens. Bus. Con., Willson & Gar¬ 
nett, C. P. A., Tulsa and Okla. City. Bk. 
Con., Natl. Bk. of Com. Assoc., R. E. Gar¬ 
nett, bus. partner; (pol.) H. F. Newblock, 
Geo. S. Watkins, W. E. Disney,, M. E. 
Cline, John Singleton, M. M. Eakes, Newt 
Graham, Gov. W. J. Holloway, John Head, 
Hall Raines. Luther Langston, Dewey Peck, 
U. S. Traylor. Clubs &. Lodges, Univ.; 
Tulsa; C. of C.; Amer.. Soc. of C. P. A. 
Okla. Soc. of C. P. A.; Mason, Shrine. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker since 1919; works 




















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.MAKKIiS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOAIA 


PHOTO BY R1YK1N 



MRS. EARL R. WILLSON 


through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
State Board of Education. Party Honors, 
Co. Registrar; delegate state convention, 
1926. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917 ; lived 
since at Tulsa. Hobby, books. 

WILLSON, MRS. EARL R„ Wells Hotel, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., housewife. B., Chilli- 
cothe, O., Nov. 7, 1889. Edu., com. and 
h. sell., Chillicothe; Univ. work, Ohio. Hus¬ 
band. Earl R., C. P. A., Tulsa. Assoc., 
R. E. Garnett, Okla. C.ty; (pol.) Mrs. 
Redmond S. Cole, J. V. Bend, ffm. Hargis 
Walker; Pat Malloy, Judge M. M. Estes, 
Luther Harrison. Henry S. Traylor. Churcn, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Sigm Phi Delta, 
Fed. Womens Clubs, chmn. conv. 1929, nrst 
Dist. Pol. Act., partisan st. and nan. 
worker since 1924. Party Honors, Chmn. 
pret. organiz., Tulsa, 1928 ; one of organiz¬ 
ers of Womens’ Dem. Club. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1925; lived since at Tulsa. Active 
civic worker. Hobby, politics. 

WILSON, DAVID A., Broken Arrow. Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer. B., 1856 Knox Co., Ill. ; 
came to Okla. 1911; located at Broken Ar¬ 
row'. Edu., com. sch., Middlesex Pennsyl¬ 
vania, Mercer Co., Pine Grove Academy. 
Wife, Harriet C. Smith. Cdrn., 3 sons. 
William M., David A., Harry; 1 d., 
Madeleine. Bk. Con., Arkansas Valley 
Church, Quaker. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Broken Arrow. Po'. Act., co. and 
city worker since 1911; personal contact. 
Offices, mbr. 11th and 12th Legislatures. 
Party Honors, mbr. Co. Com. 

WILSON, GUY, 414% S. Boston, Tulsa. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Kingfisher, Okla., 
July 23, 1892. Edu., h. sch., Tulsa; South¬ 
western Normal, Okla.; Central Normal, 
Okla.; La Salle Ext. Course in Law. Wife, 
Emmaa L., d. of D. B. Johnson, Tulsa. Cdrn., 
2 s.. Woody, Joe, home. Bus. Con., Kicking, 
& Wilson, lawyers. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. 
of Com.. Tulsa. Assoc., Lewis J. Bicking, 
law partner; (pol.) E. 0. Lingo, J. M 
Adkinson, F. P. Kitchen, Bailey L. Bell. 
Mack Shrodes, W. G. Skell.v, Tulsa; Ed In¬ 
gram, Kingfisher; Pat Hurley; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; John B. Nichlos, Chick- 
asha. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. 
of C .; Mason, Taloga ; Consistory, Guthrie , 
Shrine, Grotto, Tulsa. M. W. A., Tulsa 
Pol. Act., partisan; city and co. worker 
since 1919; makes speeches, works person¬ 


ally, through com. and others. Offices, 
Clerk Municipal Court, Tulsa,, 1920 ; Munic- 
pal Prosecutor, 1921, Tulsa. Party Hon¬ 
ors, del. all co. and st. convs.; nominee 
State Legis. 1922; in campaign hdqrs., Geo. 
'Schwabe Cong. race. 1922 ; in qity hdqrs. 
a;l campaigns since 1919. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman ; lived in Tulsa since 1919. Fam- 
ly were pioneers in Western Okla. 1889. 
Hobby, fishing, hunting. 

WILSON, J. E. (JACK), Tulsa. Dem. 
00"., Building Contractor. Wife, Dolly 
W Ison, Tulsa. Bus. Con., Building Con¬ 
tractor, in bus. for himself. Church, Prot- 
testant. Pol. Act., co. and statewide, par- 
estant; works primarily financially. Assoc., 
(pol.) all Dem. leaders. Remarks, a resi¬ 
dent of Tulsa for many yrs.; active in 
all civic affairs. (Complete information 
unavailable.) 

WILSON, MRS. J. E„ Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 

housewife. B., St. Louis, Mo. Husband, 
J. E. (Jack) Wilson. Church., Protestant. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active co. and state¬ 
wide since 1920, operates personally, 
through coins, and others and takes the 
voters to the polls. Party Honors, del. 
to all co. and st. convs. Assoc., all Dem. 
leaders. Remarks, very active in cliariry 
and civic work of all kinds, also city 
politics. (Further information unavail¬ 
able.) 

WOODARD, JOHN R„ 1821 Baltimore 
Ave., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Fay¬ 
etteville, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1882; came to 
Okla. 1910; located at Tulsa. Edu., Morgan 
Prep. Sch., Fayetteville, Tenn.; Duke Univ.. 
Durham, N. C. Wife, Wilhelmina Camp¬ 
bell. Cdrn., 2 s., John, Jr., William A.; 1 
d., Ann Woodard. Bus. Con., atty. West 
Tulsa St. Bk. Bus. Assoc., F. B. West- 
hafer. Pol. Assoc., Judge Albert C. Hunt, 
E. B. Howard. Church. Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Masonic Tulsa No. 71, 
Guthrie Consistory, Shrine Akdar Temple, 
Tulsa, K. P. first Pres. Kiwanis, first Pres. 
Tulsa Co. Health Assn., Mbr. Boy Scouts 
Council, First Pres. Tenn. Club of Tulsa. 
Imp. Rel., M. D. Woodward, State’s Atty. 
Tenn.; Father,, M. W. Woodard, Co. Atty. 
Lincoln Co., Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
statewide worker all ways needed. Offices 
City Atty. and Asst. City Atty. Tulsa. 
Party Honors, often del. to co. convs. 
Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

WOODEN, FRANK M„ McBirney Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., real estate. B., Ellis Co., 
Texas. July 14. 1875 ; came to Okla. 1906; 
located at Enid; Tulsa since 1907. Edu., h. 
sch., Ballinger, Tex. Wife, Nora Wooden. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Ross H. Rayburn, Mrs. Geo. 
P. Sheehan, Tulsa. Bk. Con., Natl. Bk. Com¬ 
merce. Church, Chris. Ciubs, U. C. T., 
Mbr. Tulsa St. Fair Bd. Pol. Aci., par¬ 
tisan ; statewide worker always, personal 
contact and through com. Offices, Finance 
Commr. City of Tulsa, Mayor of Tulsa, 
Chmn. Bd. of Co. Commrs. Tulsa Co. Parly 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs. 

WOODS, ALLEN, Glen Pool. Rei. Occ., 
farmer produce dealer. B., Dark Co., Ohio 
Mar. 8, 1867; came to Okla. 1890 ; located 
at Guthrie until 1891, near Edmond until 
1895;, Glen Pool since. Edu., pub. sch., 
Ohio. Wife, Cora Stanbrough. Cdrn., 6 s., 
3 d. Bk. Con., Bank of Commerce, Jenks. 
Pol. Act., Ed Green. Art Sutton Chas 
Price, Geo. Schwabe. W. L. North, church. 
Pentecostal. Imp. Rel., Half Bro., Aaron 
Brining, Versailles, Ohio. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. worker through personal con¬ 
tact. Offices, J. of P.„ Dep. Sheriff, Mayor 
of Glen Pool. Party Honors, del. to co. 
conv. ret. Committeeman. 

WOODWARD, GUY H„ 1911 E. 17th, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., oil. B., Pittsburg Co., 
Okla., July 25, 1898; native, Norman, 191 r >, 
Columbia Univ. N. Y. Citv 1918-19; Ok¬ 
mulgee 1919; Tulsa 1924 since. Edu.. h. 
sch., Ada, LL. B., Columbia Univ. Wife, 
Grace Steele. Cdrn., 2 s., John and Robert. 
Bus. Con., Mgr. and Counsel Mid Continent 
Royalty Owners. Assn. Bk. Con. First 


Natl., and Exch. Natl. Church, Chris. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Tulsa Athletic Club, Ma¬ 
sonic, Tulsa; Phi Delta Theta Col Frat, 
C. of C„ Univ. Club, N. Y. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker. Party Honors, Pres. St. 
League Young Dems. Remarks, Legionnaire, 
Joe Carson Post No. 1; R. O. T. C, Okla. 
Univ. 

WORSHAM, HARRY W., Mayo Bldg., 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Mountain 
Grove, Mo., July 9, 1892. Edu., com. sch.. 
Mo.; h. sch., Bixby; Chicago Sch. of 
Law, grad. 1913. Wife, Jessie M. Dickin¬ 
son, Broken Arrow. Cdrn., 1 d., Margaret. 
Church, Metli. Episcopal. Lodge, I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., local and co. affairs. 
Offices, Municipal Judge, Bixby, 2 yrs.; 
City Atty., Bixby 10 yrs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1904, lived Bixby and Tulsa. 
Edited Bixby “Bulletin” 2 yrs. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

WRIGHT, CLAUDE HENDERSON, 1110 

Main, Collinsville,, Okla. Dem. Occ., Editor 
Collinsville News. B., Lebanon, Kan., May 
21, 1893; came to Oklahoma 1899; 

located at Collinsville. Edu., h. sch., 
Collinsville; Linotype iSch. Charles City, 
Iowa. Wife, Elizabeth Wright. Cdrn., 5' s., 
Raymond Jackson, Arthur Bob, John Phillip, 
LeRoy Earl, William L. Jr. Bk Con., 
Stockholder Amer. Exch. Bk. Bus. Assoc., 
\Supt, T. Napier. Pol. Assoc., S. C. Bry¬ 
ant, Dr. H. L. Hille, E. B. Howard. Jim 
S. Davenport. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, C. of C., Masonic, I. O. 
O. F. Imp. Rel., Mayor Roy Wright^ Beggs. 
Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker, per¬ 
sonal contact and com. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs. Remarks, Dir. h. sch. Band. 
Hobby, baseball. 

WRIGHTSMAN, CHARLES JOHN, Ex¬ 
change Natl. Bldg., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., oil 
producer. B., Dayton, O., Sept. 7. 1869. 
Edu.,, com. and h. sch.; St. Normal, Em- 
poria^ Kansas; Georgetown Univ., Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., LL. B., 1890. Admitted to 
bar 1890. Wife, Edna. Cdrn., 1 s., C. B. 
nil investments, Los Angeles. Bus. Con., 
Wrightsman Petroleum Co.„ Bk. Con., Exch. 
Natl. Tulsa; Guaranty Trust, New York 
and others. Church,- Pres. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Tulsa; N. Y. Yacht; Lions; C. of 
C.; Mason, Blue Lodge; Shrine, Tulsa; 
Consistory, Guthrie. Pol. Act., libe al party 
man. active in co., st. and nation since 
maturity; makes speeches and works through 


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CHARLES 


personal contacts and com. Offices, mbr. 
Terr. Senate, 1893; Co. Atty., Pawnee Co.. 
1894; U. S. Cornmr., 1894-97 ; Mbr. St. 
Bar Com. several yrs.; Chmn. Bd. of Re¬ 
gents, 0. U., under part of Trapp and Wal¬ 
ton Adm. Party Honors, Mbr. Executive 
Committee Democrat Territorial Conven¬ 
tion, 1892-1897; Chairman Territorial Dem. 
Convs.; Chmn. Dem. del. to natl. conv.„ 
Kansas City; 1908. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890 ; lived in Okla. City, 1 yr.; Tecumseh, 
1891-93; Pawnee, 1893-1906 ; Tulsa since 
1906. Principal activities in connection 
with law and enactments in Legis. Prac¬ 
ticed law from 1890 until 1908 in various 
states. 

YAGER, SAUL A., Tulsa. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 18, 
1899. Edu., pub. sch., Minn.; Tniv. of 
Minn . LL. B. Wife. Marian Edelstein. 


J. W T RIGHTSMAN 


Cdrn., 1 d., Barbara. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Church, Israel Temple. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; Tulsa Co., Okla. and Amor. Bar 
Assn.; 32nd Mason, McAlister; (Shrine, Tul¬ 
sa; B. P. O. E.; Progress Club. Imp. Rel., 
Nathan Yager, (bro.) Pres. Nicollett Fin¬ 
ance Corp., Minn.; L. T. Yager, Pres. 
Yager & Co. Minn., father. Pol. Act., 
partisan worker since 1919 ; makes speech¬ 
es. Offices, Judge of Ct of Common Pleas, 
1923-29; Dist. Judge 1929. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1919; lived since at Tulsa. Mbr. 
League of Young Dems. During W. W'ar 
was in service, Mbr. Amer. Legion, Joe 
Carson Post, Tulsa. 

YANCY, CHARLES L., Atlas Life Office, 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Rocking¬ 
ham Co., Va.„ Feb. 25, 1886; came to Okla. 
1912; located at Muskogee, Tulsa since 
1917. Edu., h. sch.„ Rockingham, Va. Ran¬ 



CHARLES L. YANCY 


dolph Macon, A. B. Georgetown LL. B. Wife, 
Eleanor. Cdrn., 1 s., Tom; 1 d., Lois. Bus. 
Con., Y. Pres. & Gen. Counsel Morris Plan 
Bank, Okla. & Texas, Organizer of Morris 
Plan Banks of Okla. One of organizers 
of Tulsa Natl. Bk., recently helped organize 
Public Securities Corp. & Inv. Trust., Gen. 
Atty. for International Supply Co., Western 
,Supply Co., and Republic Supply Co., Gen. 
Atty., for Atlas Life Ins. Co. Church, Pres. 
Club & Lodges, Tulsa Country Club, Tulsa 
Club, Fin & Feather Club, Mason, Tulsa ; 
Consistory McAlester, Akdar Shrine, Tulsa. 
Offices, U. S. Commr. under Judge R. L. 
Williams when he became Fed. Judge. Re¬ 
marks, Organizer and Advisor of financial 
Institutions. Hobby, hunting 

YOUNG, GLENN B„ 2020 E. 14th St. 
Tulsa. Dem. Occ., Clerk in Tidal Oil Co., 
B., Chilhowie, Virginia, Aug. 30, 1889; 

came to Okla. 1920 ; located at Tulsa. Edu., 
Roanoke Col., Salem, Va., Virginia Poly¬ 
technic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. Wife, 
Helen Young. Cdrn., 1 d., Helen Florence. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co. Church, 
Lutheran. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C., High 
Twelve Club, Masonic Tulsa, Consistory Mc¬ 
Alester, Chapter and Commandery Tulsa. 
(Master Rock Lodge No. 513, 1928). 

Hobby, golf. 
















Wagoner County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, W. B. Moss (Rep.) -Wagoner 

Co. Attorney, P. E. Reed (Rep.) -Wagoner 

Ct. Clerk, Y. H. Odom (Dem.)-Wagoner 

Co. Clerk, .T. C. Cantrell (Dem.) -Wagoner 

Sheriff, Clay Flowers (Dem.)-Wagoner 

Co. Treasurer, T. H. Morton (Dem.) -Wagoner 

Co. Surveyor, II. H. Hellen (Dem.) -Wagoner 

Co. Supt. of Pub. Inst., Dollie Harrison (Rep.) Coweta 

Co. Assessor, D. S. Onstead (Dem.):-Wagoner 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—A. B. Foster (Rep.) -Coweta 

Dist. No. 2—J. W. Gibson (Dem.)-Wagoner 

Dist. No. 3—Sam Todd (Dem.) -Porter 

County Election Board : 

Sec’y., Noah V. Watts (Dem.)-Wagoner 

Chmn., W. H. Rampey (Dem.) -Coweta 

Mbr., J. A. Emeninger (Rep.) -Wagoner 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Bob Wagner (Dem.) Wagoner: Sen. 
T. T. Blakely (Rep.) Okmulgee; Dist. Judge, A. E. 
Summers (Dem.) Wagoner. 

State Officers, Tom C. Harrill, Chmn., Wagoner; 
Drainage & Irrigation Com.: W. R. Joblin, Co. Supt. 
Health, Porter; W. A. Clay, Deputy Oil Inspector, Okay. 
State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

J. C. Pinson, Chmn., Wagoner; Mrs. Jess Wilson, 
Y-Chmn., Wagoner. 


Republican 

Marsh Corgan. Chmn., Wagoner; Mrs. R. B. Pratt, 
Y-Chmn., Porter; Miss Clarice Atterbury, Sec’y., Wag¬ 
oner. 

E. L. Kirby, State Committeeman, Wagoner; Mrs. 
John F. Raper, State Committeewoman, Coweta. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Wagoner, Co. Seat; J. B. Campbell (Mayor) ; Chas. 
Bryant (Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. 

Coweta, W. S. Viron (Mayor) ; John Gill (Clerk) ; 
Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla.; Olda. Nat. 

Porter. E. C. Bryan (Mayor) ; J. W. Wilson 
(Clerk) ; Okla Nat.; Pub. Serv. Co. of Okla. 


THE VOTE 

President 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

Dem. 

[ 1040 | 


i 1399 | 


| 1985 

1 1 

1745 | 

Rep. 

1 749| 


! 1433 | 


| 1646 

1 

2726 | 

Soe. 

| 299 | 


! 158 1 


| 35 

1 

19, 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

814 

| 1280 | 


| 2254 

1698 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

572 

| 1441 | 


! 1836 

1361 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

87 

1 149 | 


|no C. 

3| 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 1 

820 

1 1 

2226 

1 

1791 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 I 

595 

I I 

1370 

! 

1522 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 1 

90 

1 1 

47 

! 

3| 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

! 1040 1 

831 

| 1414 | 

2180 

| 2145 

1819 j 2185 | 

Rep. 

1 740| 

559 

1364 | 

1228 

1808 

1269 | 

2251 | 

Soe. 

! 304 I 

84 

1 146 | 

62 

|no C. 

noC. | 

9 ! 


Towns 

Coweta 
Porter 
W agoner 


Newspapers 

Times-Star (Wkly. Dem.) 

News (Wkly. Dem.) 

Record-Democrat (Wkly. Ind. Dem.) 
Tribune (Wky. Rep.) 


Editor 

Gus Leftwich 
Carl Garner 
Jim Biggerstaff 
Grant Harris 


Owner 

Gus Leftwich 
Carl Garner 
Jim Biggerstaff 
Harris & Brown 


ATTERBURY, MISS CLARICE, Wagoner. 
Rep. Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com. (complete 
information unavailable.) 

BALDRIDGE, JOHN R„ Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., oil business. B„ Wagoner, Okla.. 
Feb. 26, 1895; moved to Tex., 1896-1915, 
returned Wagoner. Edu-, h. sch., Ft. 
Worth, Tex.; Western Military Acad., Alton, 
Ill. Wife, Margaret Hollarand. Cdrn., 
1 s., John L., Jr.; 2 d., Margaret, Helen. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Elmer 
Riley, Judge E. A. Summers, J. C. Cant¬ 
rell, Geo. D. Key, Scott Ferris, W. W. 
Hastings, C. A. Summers. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter Council, 
Wagoner, Commandery Muskogee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. for 13 yrs.; 
■works personally and through organiza¬ 
tions. Party Honors, Co. Chmn., Pecos, 
Tex., 1918; del. to all st. and co. convs. ; 
Ex-Co. Chmn. Remarks, active in Pecos Co., 
Tex. during W. War. Hobby, good roads 
and fishing. 

BIGGERSTAFF, JIM., Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., editor. B„ Pilot Point, Tex., Sept. 
14, 1874. Edu., h. sch., Denton, Tex. 

Wife, Lucy Bell, of Kansas City. Bus. 
Con., editor and owner, Record-Democrat. 
Church, Episcopal. Clubs &. Lodges, Ki- 
wanis; chmn. Park Bd.; mbr. Natl, and 
St. Press Assns.; Pres. Okla. Press Assn., 
1928-29 ; . Mason, Calnsistory, McAlester r 


Shrine, Muskogee. Party Honors, Sec’y. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla., 
1903; lived at Okla City, 1903-10; Muskogee 
1910-17; Bristow, 1917-20; Wagoner since. 
Hobby, flowers. 

BLAKE. H. D., Wagoner, Dem. Oct,., 
jeweler. B., Nevada, Mo., Jan. 13, 1975 ;. 
came to Okla. 1896, located at Muskogee,, 
Checotah 1908, Eufaula 1910, Wagoner 
since. Edu.. com. and li. sch., Nevada, 
Mo.; T’niv. of Mo. Wife, Rosa Wilburn. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Joel; 1 d., Harrie. Bk. Con., 
American St. Pol. Assoc., P. L. Newton, 
Jim Carson. Ed Conklin, Syd. Hudson, 
Tom Owen, Dave Hutchinson, C. H. Tully, 
Mike Saltsman. Church, Chris. Lodges, 
K. of P.; I. O. O. F.; Rebekahs. Imp. 
Rel.. Mrs. I. B. Lumpkin, Coweta. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in st. 30 yrs.; works 
all ways needed. Offices, Dist, Clk., 1910- 
12; City Clk., Checotah, Eufaula, Wagoner 
and Oilton; Constitutional Clk. McIntosh 
Co., Okla. Party Honors, del. to all st. 
and co. convs.; prct. committeeman, chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, one of the early 
settlers who helped organize the Dem. 
party in Eastern Okla. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

BRYANT, CHARLES M., Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., city clerk. B., Harrison, Ark., 1876. 
Edu., com. sch., Ark. Wife. Dilbeck. Cdrn., 
6 s., 4 d. Bk. Con., American Natl. 


Assoc., (pol.) J. L. Baldridge, Elmer 
Riley, J. C. Pinson, P. L. Newton, Wag¬ 
oner Co.; J. C. Campbell. Church, Bap. 
Lodge, I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker since 1909; makes speeches, works 
personally and through com. Offices, Ct. 
Clk., 4 yrs.; Co. Clk., 2 yrs.; City Clk., now. 
Party Honors, Sec’y. Co. Elec. Bd.; del. 
and attended every conv. since statehood; 
prct. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905; lived Porter, Wagoner since 
1913. Hobby, baseball. 

BUST, MRS. H. W., Coweta. Dem. V.- 
Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

CAMPBELL, J. B., Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B., Lymestone Co., Ala., Aug. 31, 
1876 ; came to Okla. 1921, located at Wag¬ 
oner. Edu., com. and h. schs., Paris, Tex., 
read law. Wife, Ola Thompson. Cdrn., 
2 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., City of Wagoner. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., John 
C. Graves; (pol.) Judge E. A. Summers, J. 
C. Cantrell, Clay Flowers, Dave Stephens, 
Marion Booth, Yolda Rogers, Sam Todd, 
Dan Long, Andrew Hausman, Ed Conklin. 
Sydney Hudson. Dennis King, Bob King, 
T ohn Thompson, Henry Vance. Church 
Chris. Lodges, I. O. O. F.; W. O. W.; M. 
W. A. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 8 yrs. 
all ways needed. Offices, Asst. Co. Atty.; 
City Council, now Mayor of Wagoner. 
Hobby, civic betterment. 


































WAGONER COUNTY 



TOM C. HARRILL 


CANTRELL, J. C„ Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
county clerk. B., Harrison, Ark., June 12, 
1891; came to Okla. ’09. located at Wagoner. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Jasper, Ark.; N. 
E. St. Normal, Tahlequah. Wife, Stella 
Gay. Cdrn., 1 s., James Franklin; 1 d., 
Betty Joe. Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., 
Howard Morton, B. H. Odom, D. F. On- 
stead; (pol.) J. E. Chander, B. L. Euton. 
Sam Todd. Church, Bap. Lodge, Masonic. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; st. worker 17 yrs., all 
ways needed. Office. Co. Clk. since 1921. 
Remarks, Legionnaire, Haynes Finley Post, 
90th Div. 358th Inf., Co. "F”. Hobby, 

educational work. 

CASTLE, C. E„ Wagoner. Mbr. Adminis. 
Com. Sec. No. 3, St. Bar. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable.) 

CODAY, HARRY, Coweta, Okla. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Wright Co. Mo., Oct. 31, 1884 ; 
came to Okla. 1903, located at Coweta. Edu., 
pub. seh. Mo. Wife, Nancy Upplerbird. 

Cdrn.. 1 s.. Jack; 1 d., Ruby (both adopt¬ 
ed). Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.; 
E. L. Kirby, Jim Harris, John Roper, W. 
B. Pine. T. L. Blakely. Lodges, I. 0. 0. 
. F|; A.. A. T. A. Pol. Act., partisan; congr. 
worker 20 yrs.; personal activity and 
through coins. Offices, mbr. Sell. Bd. and 
Twp. Bd. Party Honors, pret. committee¬ 
man ; del. to all co. convs.; serves oil 
Elec. Bd. Remarks, active during War 

Served as Pres, of Hoover-Curtis Club. In¬ 
fluential with farmers. Hobby, good 

horses. 

COLE, CALEB I., Porter. Dem. Occ., 
stockman. B., McCracken Co.. Ky., Feb- 9. 
1873; came to Okla. 1889, located in LeFlore 
Co Choteau 1903; Porter 1916. Edu., com. 
schs , Ky. Wife, Hettie Walton. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Walton, Josh. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. Joblin, Sam Todd, Harley Hays, 
Carl Lawrence. Lodges, M. W. A. at Char¬ 
leston, Ark.,. Pol. Act., partisan ; st. work¬ 
er since 1900 by personal contact. Officei, 


mbr. Town Council. Party Honors,, del. to 
co. conv.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
influential among the farmers. Hobby, 
stock raising. 

CORGAN, MARSH, Wagoner. Rep. Chinn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

COTHRUN, MARLIN, Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., engineer city electric system. B., Hunt 
Co., Tex., Feb. 2, 1895 ; came to Okla. in 
1917, located at Wagoner. Edu., com. sells., 
Hill Co., Tex. Wife, Jewell World. Cdrn., 
3 d., Mattie Fay, Lottie, Helen. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc.. Geo. Hassell, S.D. 
Mayes, Walter Hall; (pol.) Bill Talley, S. 
D. Mayes, Geo. Farrell, J. C. Cantrell, J. 
B. Campbell. Church, Chris. Lodge, I. O. 
O. F. Pol. Act., partisan; st. worker 6 yrs. 
th"ough personal contact and organizations. 
Offices. Sch. Bd. since 1927. Party Honors, 
Pret. Committeeman. Served on Elec. Bd. 
Hobby, fishing. 

ELLIS, MILTON, Porter. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Berry Co., Mo., June 18, 1876; 
came to Okla. 1912, located at Porter. Edu., 
pub. sch. Mo. Wife, Sarah Collins. Cdrn., 
1 s.. Gene' Ellis; 2 d., Chloe Ellis, Pauline. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. L. 
Kirby, P. E. Reed. Marsh Corgan, W. B. 
Pine! IV. G. Skelly, Grant McCullough, 
Gene Lorton. Church, Pres. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; dist. worker 25 yrs. Office, mbr. Twp. 
Bd. 6 yrs. Party Honors, Pret. Committee¬ 
man, mbr. Co. Elec. Bd.; del. to co. and 
dist. convs. Remarks, active during War. 
Hobby, good schools and roads. 

FLOWERS. CLAY, Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 

sheriff. B„ Wise Co., Tex., Apr. 15, 1886; 
came to Okla. 33 yrs. ago, located at Wag¬ 
oner. Edu., com.; h. schs., Wagoner, Wife, 
Virginia Stone. Bk. Con.. Amer. Natl. Assoc., 
Hugh Posey, T. Beard. Connie Murphy. 
Perry Rogers, Walter Smith; (pol.) E. A. 
Summers, Elmer Riley, Chas. Bryant, Sam 


819 

Todd, Porter Johnson, IV. W. Hastings. 
Church, Meth. S. Lodges, Masonic Blue 
Lodge No. 98, Chapter; M. W. A. Imp. 
Rel., W. IS. Wilson, Hood Co., Tex. Pol. 
Act., st. worker 22 yrs. all ways needed. 
Offices, Chief of Police 12 yrs.; Fire Dept, 
of Wagoner; Sheriff since 1929-31. Re¬ 
marks, mbr. Natl. Guard at Ft. Sill. Hobby, 
civic betterment. 

FOSTER, EDITH B., Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B.. Knoxville, Ill., July 20. 
1867; came to Okla. 1901,, located at Guth¬ 
rie, Riple Avery, Broken Arrow. Hus. Geo. 
H. Foster. Bk. • Con., First Natl. Churcn, 
Meth. Clubs, Arts & Crafts, one of the 
founders of Wagoner and Broken Arrow 
Library Assns. Pol. Act., active before 
taking job of Postmaster. Office, Co. Supt. 
of Pub. Instruction, John Co., Kan. 1896- 
1901. Remarks, with husband formerly 
newspaper bus. at Broken Arrow and Wag¬ 
oner, 1906-22 ; previously interested in 
educational work. 

FOSTER, GEO. 'H ., Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Waffeto Co., Ia., Dec. 16, 
1867 ; came to Okla. 1900, located at Guth¬ 
rie, 1900,, Riply 1901, Broken Arrow 1904, 
Wagoner 1907 since. Edu., pub. sch., Ia. 
Wife, Edith Barnett. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Ray 
Olson, Kan. City, Mo. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Amer. Church, Meth. Lodge. I. O. O. F. 
Pol. Act., independent; st. worker 30 yrs., 
makes speeches. Party Honors. Pret. Com¬ 
mitteeman; del. to all st. convs. Remarks, 
former Pres. St. Press Assn., also A. H. 
T. A., newspaper business 14 yrs. 

FOX, P. A., Coweta. Dem. Occ., water 
commissioner. B., Girard, Ill., Mar. 26, 
1874 ; came to Okla. 1892, located at Still¬ 
water, Bristow 1900, Broken Arrow 1904, 
Coweta 1911. Edu.. com. sch., Ill. and Neb. 
Widower. Cdrn., 7 s.; 4 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) P. L. Newton, James 
Pinson, Bob Wagner, John Moss, Judge E. 
A. Summers, Judge Albert C. Hunt, C. C. 
Childers, Frank Carter, Wilburn Cartwright, 
W. W. Hastings. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Masonic Blue Lodge; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., 
(•father), W. R. Fox, Bristow. Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker in Tulsa and Wagoner 
cos. since 1904, all wrnys needed. Offices, 
mbr. St. Legis. 1916; ex-mbr. Sch. Bd., 
Mayor of Broken Arrow 1906. Party Honors, 
del. to c.o. convs.; pret. committeeman in 
Tulsa Co. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

GERMAN, DEE, Porter. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Whitewright, Tex., Jan. 12, 
1887 ; came to Okla. 1919, located at Porter. 
Edu., prep, sell., Whitewright, Tex.; Univ. 
of Tex. Wife. W’illie O’Bryan. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
Dan; 1 d., Betty. Bus. Con., Caslir. First 
Natl. Bk. Bk. Con.. First Natl., Muskogee. 
AssO'C., W. S. Vernon, Coweta; (pol.) 
A. E. Summers. John R. Baldridge, E. R. 
Riley, Guy Nelson, Gov. W. J. Holloway. 
Church, Christian. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 
C.; Knight Templar, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., 
(father), J. L. German, member Consti¬ 
tutional Convention in Texas 1876. Pol. 
Act., partisan; state worker for 15 years, 
works all ways needed. Offices. Past 
Mayor of Porter; President of Sch. Bd. 
several yrs. Party Honors, ex-pret. com¬ 
mitteeman ; del. to all co. convs.; del. to 
st. conv. 1928. Remarks, active on drives 
during W. War ; mbr. Isaak Walton League. 
Hobby, limiting and fishing. 

GRAVES, JOHN C., Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 

attorney. B., Nicholas Co., Minn., Nov. 11, 
1870 ; came to Okla. 1910, located at Wag¬ 
oner. Edu., admitted, to Bar in Ind., 1891. 
Wife, Roda M. Yount. Cdrn., 1 s., John Mil- 
ton; 1 d.. Carmen. Bk. Con., Amer. Bk. As¬ 
soc., (pol.) John W. Coday, Jim Harris, Geo. 
H. Foster, Orlando Swain. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 1920; del. 
to st. conv. until 1930. Remarks, strong 
political influence in Eastern Okla. Spanish 
War Veteran. Active during W. War. Hobby, 
civic improvement. 

GRAY. ANDREW L. JR.. Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., abstractor, B., McAlester, Feb. 21. 
1894 ; came to Wagoner 1902. Edu., com. 





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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



E. L. KIRBY 


and h. schs., Wagoner. Wife, Eulah Jobe. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Andrew L., Harold; 1 d., 
Pauline. Bus. Con., Guaranty Abstract Co. 
Bk. Con.. First Natl. Assoc., Frank Shayer; 
(pol.) Bud Harn, Gore. Church, Metti. 
Lodges, Masonic Blue Lodge, Chapter and 
Council, Wagoner* Consistory McAlester. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 1917; 
personal contact and organization. Offices, 
Treas. Sch. Bd. 8 yrs.; Deputy Co. Clk., 
1914-15. Party Honors. del. co. and st. 
convs. Hobby, fishing. 

HARRILL, TOM C., Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
chairman state conservation commission. 
B., Rutherford Co., N. C.. Nov. 17, 1863; 
came to Okla. 1890, located at Ardmore. 
Wagoner 1893 since. Edu. 1). sch.. Forest 
City, N. C. Wife, Alice Thomson. Cdrn., 
1 s., T. C. Jr.; 2 d., married; grandson, 
Tom Harrill. III. Bus. Con., from 1810-17, 
Pres. Citizens St. Bk., Wagone"; sold out. 
Bk. Con.. Arner. Bk. Asscc. (pol.) Joe H. 
Ford, Chas. G. Watts, P. L. Newton, Wag¬ 
oner ; Gov. W. .T. Holloway, Chas. G. 
Wrightsman, Tulsa; W. W. Hastings, Tahl- 
ecuah; Lee Cruce, Ardmore. Church, 
Chris. Lodges, charter mbr. Masonic Blue 
Lodge, Wagoner, Cins'story McAlester, 
Shrine, Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; 
prominently active for 35 yrs. in co., st. 
and natl. politics. Offices. Pres. Sch. Bd. 
at Wagoner 16 yrs., now chmn. St. Con¬ 
servation Com. Party Honors, st. chmn. 
during Cruee’s administration ; del. to all 
st. convs. since 1907. Femarks. active dur¬ 
ing War; chmn. co. Council of Defense, 
Wagoner. Hobby, developing st. water 
power. 

HARRIS GRANT Wagone”. Rep. Occ., 
publisher. B., Vinton, la.. Sept. 13, 1865. 
Edu., h. sch., Independence, Kan. Wife 
Kate Arnholt. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bus. Con., 
publisher of The Trbune, Wagoner. Bk. 
Con., Amer.. Assoc.. Phillip Harris, (son), 
Mrs. Katherine Brown (d.), partners; 
(pH.) E. L. Kirby, M^rsh Corgan, Jim 
Harris. Wagoner Cm : M. C. Garber, Sam 
P. Ridings, Percy Simons. Church. Metli. 
Lodges. Mason; M. W. A. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; worker in st. since maturity; works 
personally and through newspaper. Offices, 
Mayor, Wakita. in past : past Justice or 
Peace; past mbr. Sch. Bd. Party Honors, 
del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1905 ; lived Lalioma, Wakita 1911-23 ; 
Wagoner since 1923. Civic worker. Active 


in Red Cross and Salvation Army. Inter¬ 
ested in good roads. 

HARRIS, JAMES A., Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 

real estate. B., Henry, Ill., July 26, 1870. 
Edu., com. sch.. Ill.; Business Col., Omaha. 
Unmarried. Bus. Con., real estate; farming, 
oil leases. Bk. Con.. First Natl.; Amer. 
Bk. Assoc., W. H. Harris (bro.), partner 
in business; (pol.) mbrs. of Rep. organiza¬ 
tion ; W. W. Hollisby, Chickasha; E. R. 
Hughes, L. G. Disney, Geo. Strawn, Chas. 

D. Campbell. Church, Metli. Clubs & 
Lodges- 32nd Alason, Scottish Rite, Mc¬ 
Alester Consistory. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in st. since 1900; makes speeches, 
works through party organizations and 
coins. Party Honors, mbr. Constitutional 
Conv.; prct. committeeman; mbr. Indian 
Terr. Com.; mbr. St. Com., 30 yrs.; Chmn. 
St. Com. 2 terms; mbr. Rep. Natl. Com. 2 
terms. Remarks, came to Okla. 1883; lived 
Atoka, Wagoner since 1893. Civic worker, 
ilhief interest, politics 

HASSELL. GEORGE, Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., water commissioner. B., Denison, 
Tex., Feb. 8, 1887; came to Okla. 1918, 
located at Claremore 1920, Wagoner since 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Childress, Tex.. 
1 yr. Austin Col., Sherman. Tex. Wife, 
Thelma Watson. Cdrn., 1 s., .1. L. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. ; Amer. Natl. Assoc., S. D. 
Mayes, Henry Sandlin; (pol.) J. C. Can¬ 
trell. Judge E. A. Summers, J. L. Benson, 
P. L. Newton, Wayne W. Bayless, Cleon 
Summers. Church, Chris. Lodges, Masonic 
Blue Lodge; Royal Arch, Chapter, Knight 
Templar. Imp. Re!.. J. W. Hassell, Dallas, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan ; st. worker 21 yrs. 
works all ways necessary. Offices, water and 
light commissioner. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Inspector Elec. Bd. 
Hobby, good stock. 

JOBLIN, W. R., Porter. Dem. Occ., phy¬ 
sician and surgeon. B., Batesville, Ark., 
Feb. 6, 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs.; Ark. 
Col., Batesville; Washington Univ., St 
Louis, AL D. 1896. Wife Ophelia Joblin. 
Cdrn., 3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 

E. H. Rye, Sam Todd, C. I. Cole, Jesse 
Wilson, Porter; A. A. Points, Wagoner; P. 
L. Newton, Coweta; Dr. Carl Puckett, C. 
C. Childers, Okla. City; Henry S. John¬ 
ston, W. W. Hastings; W. A. Durant. 
Church, First ITes., Muskogee. Lodges, 
Alason Blue Lodge. Chapter; Shrine, Alus¬ 
kogee. Imp. Rel.. Dr. Robert H. Ridgeway, 
curator of Smithsonian Institute; John 
Ridgeway, Curator Los Angeles Aluseum 
(cousins). Pol. Act. independent in co. ; 
partisan in natl. and st. affairs; personal 
contact worker since 1905. Offices, Co. 
Health Officer, since 1919: mbr. Sch. Bd. 
since 1914. Party Honors, del. to co. convs.; 
chmn. prct. com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1905; lived since at Porter. During W. 
War served on Exemption Bd., has rank 
of Lieut, in Medical Reserve. Hobby, rais¬ 
ing flowers. 

KIRBY. E. L.. Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B. Baltimore, Aid., Dec. 3. 1883. 
Edu.. com. and h. sch., Baltimore; George¬ 
town Univ... Washington. D. C.. LL. B. 
1907; admitted to bar in 1907. Wife, Edith 
1. Ball, of Aid. Cdrn.. 1 s., Thomas; 1 d., 
Virginia. Bus. Con., Kirby & Alarkly. law 
firm. Bk. Con.. Amer. Bk.; First Natl. 
A<-soc.. T. Al. Markly, law partner; (pol.) 
Alarsh Corgan, Har-y Coday, Coweta; 
Milton Ellis; Sen. W. B. Pine; A. C. 
Alexander: Geo. ISchwabe, Chas. O’Connor. 
Church, Aleth., steward. Clubs & Lodges, 
KiwanLs, past pres., dir. ; Amer. and St. 
Bar Assns. : International Assn. Machinists; 
Mason Knight Templar* Aluskogee Shrine. 
Imp. Rel.. C. F. K’rby (bro.). European 
representative Emergency Fleet Corps, 
during W. War. Pol. Act., partisan ; worker 
since 1909; makes speeches, works in any 
manner most effective. Offices, past City 
Atty. Party Honors. St. Committeeman; 
del. st., dist. and co. convs.; natl. conv., 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 v 
lived since at AVagoner. During W. War 
chmn. Co. Council of Defense and active 


worker in home activities. Hobby, efficient 
and clean government. 

LAMON, W. A., Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
cotton business. B„ Granada, Miss., Nov. 
1869. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Miss. Wife, 
Mattie E. Clingan. Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d. Bus. 
Con., Wagoner Gin; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc.. W. M. Rinehart, Wagon¬ 
er; (pol.) J. C. Cantrell, Foe Vivian, John 
Baldridge,, Wagoner. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., partisan; personal worker in co. and 
st. since 1907. Party Honors, served on co. 
and city Elec. Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived since at Wagoner. Civic worker 
Interested in good roads and schools. 

LAWSON, VERN, Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
wall paper and paint contractor. B., Osborn, 
Kan., Sept. 27, 1889. Edu., h. sch., El 
Reno; Commercial Col. Wife, Lois Ver Bryck, 
Cdrnj, 2 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Amer. Assoc., 
(pol.) Tom Harrill, E. A. Summers, John 
Baldridge, Wagoner; Albert Hunt, Bill 
Noble, Judge J. I. Phelps. Church, Bap. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F.; W. O. W.; Alason, 
Knight Templar. Pol. Act., partisan ; worker 
in co. and dist. since 1915; works through 
personal contacts. Party Honors, del. to 
League of Young Dem. Convs. ; del. all 
co. convs.; Co. Registrar. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived El Reno, AlcAlester, 
1910-19; Shawnee, Muskogee, Wagoner 
since 1923. Civic worker. Hobby, music. 

MAYES, S. D., Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 

light and water commissioner. B., Rom„, 
Ga., Apr. 12, 1891. Edu., com. and h. schs., 
Tex. and Ga. Wife, Helen, d. of Frank 
Kefley, Wagoner. Cdrn., 3 s. Bk. Con., 
Amer. Natl. Assoc., L. J. Novotny, Wagon¬ 
er; (pol.) W. A. Larnon, John Baldridge, 
•T. C. Cantrell, Paul Parkinson, Wagoner. 
Church, First Chris. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and st. since 1922 ; works 
personally, through party organizations 
and makes speeches. Offices, light and 
water commissioner. Party Honors, del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1903 ; 
lived since at Wagoner. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

MILBURN, DOWNEY, Coweta. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Linneus, Mo., Jan. 18, 
1868. Edu., com. and h. schs., Linneus, Mo, 
Wife, Etta Faries. Cdrn., 2 s.. Geo. F., 
Norman; Sam I)., Tulsa; 1 d.. Alary. Bk. 
Con., Second Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. L. 
Kirby, John Raper, Earl Al. Wright, Wag¬ 
oner Co.; Sen. J. W. Harreld, Sen. W. B. 
Pine, Grant McCullough. Church, Pres.; 
elder. Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; M. W. A.; 
K. P., Wagoner. Imp. Rel., (bro.) Geo. B. 
Milburn, banker, A r ici. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and dist. since 1900, makes 
speeches, works through party organizations 
and coins. Offices. Recorder, during Terr. 
Days; Justice of Peace; Postmaster, under 
Roosevelt and now. Party Honors, past co. 
chmn. Cen. Cem. ; del. to convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1902: lived since at Coweta. 
Veteran of Spanish-Amer. War. Practiced 
law 35 yrs. 

iviURTON, T. H.. Wagoner. Dem. Ou„., 
county treasurer. B.. Alar.vville, Tenn., Oi 
1. 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ga. Wife, 
Jessie Cooper. 3 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) ,T. C. Cantrell, C. E. Castle, 
W. A. Lamon, W. Al. Rinehart, Elmer Riley, 
Judge E. A. Summers, Wagoner; Arch Bonds 
W. G. Gibbons. Judge Crump, Aluskogee. 
Church, Aleth., S.„ steward. Lodge, Mason 
Blue Lodge, AVagoner. Pol. Act., partisan; 
co. and st. worker since 1891; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts 
and party organizations. Offices. City 
Councilman; mbr. Sch. Bd.; mbr. Library 
Bd.; Co. Treas. since 1925. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs.; served on Elec. Bd. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1891; lived since 
at Wagoner. Civic worker. Hobby, radio, 
gardening. 

MOSS. W. B.. AA'agoner. Rep. Occ., 
county judge. B., Fannin Co.* Ga., July 17, 
1860. Edu., com. and h. sch., Ky. and Ark.; 
home studv of law. Wife. Angie Phillips. 
Cdrn., 4 d.; 2 s. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl. 





WAGONER COUNTY 


821 



JAMES A. HARRIS 









822 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Assoc., I\ E. Reed., J. C. Cantrell, Howard 
Morton, Wagoner; (pol.) E. L. Kirby, John 
Raper, R. F. Mann, Wagoner Co.; W. J. 
Crump, Judge Owen. Okla. City; W. B. 
Cheatham, Haskell. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason B »3 Lodge, Royal Arch. Pol. Act., 
partisan ; co. and st. worker since maturity, 
makes speeches, works through personal 
contacts and party organizations Offices, 
Co. Judge, since 1918; Supervisor of 
Census, Ark.* 1900.; Ct. Clk., 1892-96 in 
Ark.; mbr. House of Repr. in Ark. 1897-99 ; 
(Supt. Ark. Sch., 1890-92; Supervisor Cen¬ 
sus, 18 months, Okla. 1910. Party Honors, 

del. to st. and co. convs.; nominee for co. 
judge since 1910. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1907 ; lived since at Wagoner. Civic worker. 

NEWTON, P. L., Coweta. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Shelby, N. C., June 15, 1877. 
Edu., com. and h. schs.; Wake Forrest 
Col., N. Car. Wife, Jessie Leone. Bus. Con., 
Newton & Pinson, law' firm; farm owner. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. C. Pinson, 
law partner; (pol.) Jim Pinson, E. A. 
Graham, P. A. Fox, Coweta; .T. W. Bald¬ 
ridge, Wagoner; Judge Albert Hunt, W. C. 
McAlister, Okla. City; Ben Martin, Cleon 
Summers, Judge Crump, Kelly Brown, Mus¬ 
kogee. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 

C. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Coweta; Consistory, 
McAlester; Shrine, Muskogee. Imp. Rel., 

D. Z. Newton (cousin), former Sen. of 
N. C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 
1914, through personal contacts and corns., 
makes speeches. Offices, Chmn. Co. Elec. 
Bd. 1922-26. Party Honors, co. chmn. Cen. 

com. 1916-22; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1911; lived since 
at Coweta. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

ODOM, V. H.. Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
court clerk. B„ Wagoner, Okla., Feb. 19,, 
1900. Edu., com. and h. schs., Wagoner; 
Business Col., Chillicothe, Mo. Wife,, Alice 
Roney. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Andrew 
Gravi Jr., Howard Searcy, Wagoner; (pol.) 

E. L. Riley, John Baldridge, P. L. New¬ 


ton, J. C. Cantrell, Wagoner Co.; R. M. 
Mountcastle, Malcolm Rosser, Jr., Musko¬ 
gee. Church, Meth., S.; sec’y of S. S. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; M. W. A.; Mason 
Blue Lodge, Wagoner. Imp. Rel., Walter 
M. Odom, Wagoner. Pol. Act., partisan; 
st. and co. worker since 1919; makes 
speeches, works through personal contacts 
and party organizations. Offices, under- 
sheriff, 1919-21; Deputy Co. Clk. 1918; 
Deputy Assr. 1921-28; Ct. Clk. since 1928. 
Party Honors, del. Young Dem. Convs.; 
del. to convs.; inspector Elec. Bd. since 
1921. Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived 
all life at Wagoner. 

PINSON, JAMES C., Coweta. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Webster Co., Miss., Mar. 18, 
18, 1877. Edu., com. and h. schs.. Miss.; 
Univ. of Miss., LL. B. 1902. Wife, Mldred. 
Bus. Con., Newton & Pinson, law firm; 
farm interests. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Sec¬ 
ond Natl. Assoc., P. L. Newton, law part¬ 
ner; (pol.) .T. W. Baldridge, Judge E. A. 
Summers, Wagoner; Mrs. W. H. Rust, 
Coweta; Sen. Gore, Tulsa ; C. A. Summers, 
Muskogee; Judge R. C. Allen, Tulsa. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, 
Coweta; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Muskogee. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. affairs since 1907 ; chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. 
Com., 1930. Offices, Pres. Sch. Bd. since 
1926 Co. Atty. 1911; Co Judge 1915-19; 
City Atty. 1908-10. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. ; prct. committeeman. 
Remarke, came to Okla, 1902 ; lived in 
Okmulgee, Coweta, since 1903. Superin¬ 
tendent Coweta Mission 1903-05. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

PRATT, ANNIE E.. Porter. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Coles Co., Ill. Oct. 6, 1867. 
Edu., com. sch., Ill. and Kan. Hus., R. B. 
Pratt. Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Mrs. Frank Shortall, 
Torter; W. L. Porter, E. K. Kirby, P. E. 
Reed, Wagoner. Church, Meth., mbr. of 


Ladies Aid. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in 
co. since 1900; makes speeches, works 
personally and through corns. Party 
Honors, vice-co. chmn. now; del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893; lived 
Hennessey. Porter since 1915. In Mo. 1897- 
1915. Civic worker. Hobby, flowers. 

PRATT, R. B„ Porter. Rep. Occ., hotel 
man. B., Fayette Co., Pa., Aug. 13, 1842. 
Edu., com. sch. Ia. Wife, Annie E. Allen. 
Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
E. L. Kirby, J. C. Graves, Wagoner; W. 

L. Boyd, Porter. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Winfield, Kan.; W. O. 
W. Pol. Act., partisan; makes speeches. 
Offices, Justice of Peace 8 yrs.; mbr. Sch. 
Bd. in 3 states. Party Honors, prct. com¬ 
mitteeman; chmn. co. convs. 4 times; del 
nearly all st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1893; lived Hennessey, Porter since 
1915; in Mo. 1897-1915. Civic worker. 
Veteran 0 f Civil War, served in 13th Army 
Corps. Hobby, gardening, politics. 

RAPER, JOHN F„ Coweta. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Ripley Co., Mo., Sept. _ 22, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Mo. Wife, Lillie. 
Bus. Con., Rapers Gen. Merchandise; farm 
owner; stock raising; pres. Security Natl. 
Bk. Assoc., (pol.) P. E. Reed, E. L. Kirby, 
flam Cobb, Marsh Corg'an, Wagoner; Down¬ 
ey Milburn, A. C. MeVey, J. L. Davis, 
Coweta ; Jesse Jones, Stigler; Henry Cooper, 
Harwood Keaton, Muskogee; Lon Renner, 
Checotah. Pol. Act., partisan worker in st. 
since 1907 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and letters. Offices, Co. Commr. 1 
term. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1906; 
lived since at Coweta. 

RAPER, LILLIE, Coweta. Rep. Occ.. 
merchant. B., Green Brier, Ark., June 24, 
1875. Edu., com. sch., Ark.; Business Col., 
Little Rock. Hus., John F. Raper. Bus. Con., 
ltaper’s General Merchandise, Coweta. Bk. 
Con., Security Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Downey 
Milburn, J. F. Secrest, Harry Cody, Dale 
Bright, B. Foster, Coweta; E. L. Kirby, 
Sen. W. B. Pine. I’. E. Reed. Lodges, 
Eastern Star; Rebekah. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and st. since 1907 ; personal 
contest worker. Party Honors, Vice Chmn. 
Rep. Co. Cen. Com. 1924 ; st. Committee- 
woman. Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; 
lived since at Coweta. Worker in civic and 
school affairs. 

REED, MRS. ALLIENE G„ Wagoner. Rep. 
Occ., druggist. B., Denison, Tex., Aug. 29, 
1882 ; came to Okla. 1903 ; located at Wag¬ 
oner. Edu., h. sch., and sch. of Pharmacy. 
Widow. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. G. Frank Ald¬ 
ridge, Ft. Worth, Tex. Bus. Con.. Owl Drug 
& Mercantile Co. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc., (Pol.) James A. Harris, A. C. 
Alexander. Mrs. Beulah H. Cureton, Alice 

M. Robertson. Church, Pres. Clubs, Busi¬ 
ness & Professional Women’s Clubs; Sec’y 
Red Cross. Imp. Rel., Mrs. Eva. A. Guiteau. 
Pol. Act., active 10 yrs. as needed. Party 
Honors, mbr. Rep. St. Com. 8 yrs. 1920- 
28; mbr. Executive Com. of Rep. St. Com. 
Remarks, unusual business ability. 

REED, BESSIE A, Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer’s assistant. B., Princeton, Mo., June 
9. 1886. Edu.. com. and h. schs., Prince¬ 
ton. Hus., P. E. Reed, lawyer. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Jean. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
mbrs. co. organization. Church, Chris. 
Lodge, Royal Neighbors, Wagoner. Pol. 
Act.. partisan; worker in co. and dist. 
since 1912; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Deputy Co. Supt. Schs., 1 
term. Party Honors, Sec’y Rep. Co. Cen. 
Com.; past prct. committeewoman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1909 ; lived since at Wagoner. 
During W. War was sec’y Council of De¬ 
fense and of Co. Food Administration. In¬ 
terested in law. 

REED, P. E., Wagoner. Rep. Occ., 
County Attorney. B.. Mercer Co., Mo., Mar. 
1881. Edu., com. sch.. Mercer Co.; Normal 
Col.. Chillicothe. Mo., A. B., 1902 ; Univ. 
of Mo. 1902-04: Valparaiso Univ., LL. 
B., 1907. Wife, Bessie Reed. Cdrn., 1 s., 







WAGONER COUNTY 


823 



CHARLES G. WATTS 


Jean R. Bus. Con., farm interests. Assoc., 
(pol.) Mbrs. co. organiz.; Sen. W. B. 
Pine, W. G. Skelly, Judge Kennamer, Tul¬ 
sa. Church. Meth. Lodges, I. 0. O. F.: 
M. W. A.. Wagoner; B. P. O. E„ Musko¬ 
gee Pol. Act., independent worker since 
1909 ; makes speeches, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, ex-Mayor, Wagoner ; 
Co. Atty. Party Honors, del. all st. convs. 
since 1909; prct. committeeman; nominee 
for Cong. 1924; and on Bull Moose Ticket, 
1914. Remarks, came to Okla. 1909 ; lived 
since at Wagoner. While Mayor secured 
co. fair and built largest municipal swim¬ 
ming pool. Civic worker. Chmn. Council 
of Defense during W. War. Hobby, farm¬ 
ing. 


RITTENHOUSE, W. 0., Wagoner. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Marysville, O., Aug. 20, 
1872. Edu., com. and h. sch., Holgate, O. ; 
Ohio State Univ., grad. 1901. Wife, Alizina 
Rand. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
E. L. Kirby. March Corgan, P. E. Reed, Geo. 
Waggoner, Wagoner Co. ; Jas. A. Harris, 
Grant. McCullough, Sen. W. B. Pine. Chas. 
Creagor, J. C. Denton. Church, Meth., S. 
Clubs & Lodges. Kiwanis; I. O. O. F.; M. 
W A Mason, Blue Lodge. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan co. and dist. worker since 1904 ; makes 
speeches, works personally and through 
others. Offices, City Atty., Wagoner, 1906. 
Party Honors, del. co. dist. and st. convs., 
Co. Chmn. Cen. Com.. 1908-12. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1904, lived since at Wagoner. 

RYE, EUGENE H., Porter. Dem. Occ 
retired newspaper man. B., hm ™' 

Ark., Dec. 6, 1865. Edu., com. sch., Ark. 
Wife. Ada. Cdrn., 2 s.; 3 d. Bk. Com, 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Sam Todd, C. 
I Cole D. German, Dr. Joblin, Jess Wilson, 
Porter. Church, Meth., S. steward ;trustee. 
Lodge, W. O. W., Porter. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ® worker in co. since 1907 ; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Co. Commr., 1913-17, J- 
of P 16 yrs. Party Honors, del. co. and 
st. convs.; prct. registrar. Remarks, came 
to Okla., 1896 ; Choska, Porter since 1902. 
Hobby, politics. 


SHROYER, MRS. DULA B., Wagoner. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Quincy, Mo., 
Nov. 1, 1886; came to Okla. 1889; located 
on farm 3 miles southeast of Guthrie, moved 
to Guthrie, Wagoner since 1907. Edu., 


pub. sch.. Normal sch. and univ. Husband, 
Frank L. Shroyer. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank L., 
Brooks Field, San Antonio,, Tex. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges, P. E. 0. 4 Delphian 
Society; 20th Cen. Club; Mothers Club; 
Historical Museum & Community Committees. 
Pol. Act., independent worker, 15 yrs., pion¬ 
eering and in all ways needed. Remarks, 
as a tchr. in pub. schs., she has taught 
hundreds of young people their civic re¬ 
sponsibility and as a pioneer in Woman’s 
Suffrage movement has led many other 
women to take an interest in affairs of 
government. 

STONE, KILLIE, Coweta. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., near Spiro, Indian Ter., 
April 24, 1896. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Spiro. Wife, Angeline Mineheart (dec.). 
Cdrn., 1 s., Quinton; 1 d., Celeste, at h. 
Bus. Con., Stone Drug Store, Coweta Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Hickman Stone, 
(bro.) partner; (pol.) Dave Onstead, V. 
Odom, John R. Baldridge, Wagoner; Judge 
R. L. Williams, Jess Harper, W. W. Hast¬ 
ings, D. C. McCurtain. Church, Meth 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C.; Izaak Walton 
League; 32nd Mason, Scottish Rite; Shrine, 
Muskogee; W. O. W.; M. W. A. Imp. Rel., 
Hickman Stone, (bro.) Wagoner; E. L. 
Hickman, (cousin) Dr. B. L. Schuler, Du¬ 
rant. Pol. Act., partisan; worker in co. 
and dist. since 1917, works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Party Honors, del. all 
co. convs.; serves on elec. bd. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1896, lived at Spiro and 
Coweta; served in 358th Inf., 90th Div. 
1917-20. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Coweta Post. 
Hobby, trapshooting, hunting. 

SUMMERS, E. A.. Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 

attorney. B.. Baron Co., Ky., Dec. 31, 1883. 
Edu., Cumberland Univ., Lebannon, Tenn. 
Adm. to bar 1907 in Ky. Single, no cdrn. 
Bus. Con., Dist. Judge Muskogee and Wag¬ 
oner counties. Bk. Con., First Nat. Bk., 
Wagoner. Assoc., (pol.) John Baldridge, E. 
L. Riley, Wagoner; W. S. Vernon, Coweta, 
P. L. Newton,, J. L. Pinson, Coweta; C. A. 
Summers. Muskogee. Church, Bap. Clubs 

& Lodges, Kiwanis, Shriner, Knight Tem¬ 
plar, Elk. Imp. Rel.. C. A. Summers. Mus¬ 
kogee (bro.) ; C. S. Summers, Tulsa, (bro.). 
Pol. Act., partisan, statewide, active since 
1905; makes speeches, does organization 

and personal work. Offices, Dist. Judge 

3rd Dist. since 1920. Was sec. to Judge 
Hopson of Supreme Court of Ky. for four 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1914; located 
in Wagoner. Lived there since. Active 
in all civic affairs at Wagoner. 

TODD, SAM, Porter. Dem. Occ., county 
commissioner. B.. Henderson Co., Tenn., 
Aug. 30. 1870. Edu.. com. and h. sch., 
Tenn. Wife, Verna. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Mabel 
Morrison 4 Muskogee. Bus. Con., hotel inter¬ 
ests. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Jess Wilson. Dee Gorman. E. H. Rye, Porter; 
P. L. Newton, J. C. Pinson, Coweta; I. 
L. Baldridge, Wagoner, Coweta. Church, 
Meth.; chmn. of bd. lay leader. Imp. 
Rel., J. A. Todd, (bro.) Muskogee. Pol. 
Act., partisan; worker In Okmulgee and 
AVagoner cos. since 1920; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
co. commr., 1923-24 and 1924-30. Party 
Honors, del. co. convs.; prct. committee¬ 
man ; inspector elec. bd. since 1920. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. 1894; lived at Mus¬ 
kogee, Porter since 1904. Scout Master, 
Porter. 

VIVIAN, FOE, Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
wholesale and retail oil and gas. B„ West 
Plains, Mo;, July 19, 1886. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., West Plains. Wife, Pearl, d. 
of J. W. DeMoss, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., 
1 d. Bus. Con., Barnsdall Ref. Co. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) st. and co. mbrs. of party organi¬ 
zation. Pol. Act., partisan; personal con¬ 
tact worker in co. and st. since 1909. 
Party Honors, prct. committeeman; served 


on election bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900, 
lived since at Wagoner. Civic workr. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

WAGNER, BOB, Wagoner. Dem. Occ., 
state representative. B., Crawford Co., 
Ark., Feb. 16, 1878. Edu., com. sch.. Ark. 
Wife, Mary Smith. Cdrn., 1 s„ Mark; 2 
d., Mrs. Anna Graves, Margaret Wagner. 
Bus. Con., cattle, coal, fuel, dealer. Bk. 
Con.. Amer. Natl. Assoc., Mark Wagner, 
(son) bus. assoc.; (pol.) Judge E. A. 
Summers, J. C. Cantrell, Wagoner. Church, 
Bap. Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge, Wagoner. 
Imp. Rel., Welch Wagner, Wagoner, C. A. 
Wagner, Hobart; Fred Wagner, Ark., 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan worker in co. 
and st. since 1904 ; makes speeches; works 
personally and through party organiza¬ 
tions. Offices, St. Repr., 1928-30; sheriff, 
1915-16. Party Honors, del. st. and co. 
convs.; prct. committeeman; served on 
elec. bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1895 
lived since at Wagoner. Civic worker. In 
terested in securing more economical form 
of government. 

WATTS, CHARLES G., Wagoner. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Muldrow, Okla., Feb. 
8, 1875. Edu.. com. sch., Muldrow; Hyram 
Lydia Col., Altus, Ark.; law training in 
law offices. Wife. Flora L. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Clyde J.. Charles G. Bus. Con., Watts 
& Broacidus, law firm; farm and live¬ 
stock interests; bank stockholder. Bk. 
Con., Amer. Bk. of Wagoner. Assoc., E. 
J. Broaddus, law partner; (pol.) Joe H. 
Ford, C. E. Castle, T. C. Harrill, Jr., 
H. Langley, R. A. Wilkerson, Pryor: W. 
W. Hastings, Tahlequah; Percy Wiley, 
Noah V. Watts, E. L. Moore. Wagoner; J. 
Houston Teehee. Tahlequah : Judge Arnold, 
Stilwell. Church, Meth., chmn. bd. stew¬ 
ards. Clubs &. Lodges. Kiwanis; I. O. O. 
F.; M. W. A.; Mason Bftue Lodge ; Council; 
Royal Arch, Wagoner. Imp. Rel., W. J. 
Watts, came from N. Car., admitted to 
Cherokee Council; Thos. J. Watts (cousin) 
atty., Ft. Smith, Ark. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1896; makes speeches; 
works personally and through com. Offices, 
special Judge Crim. Ct. of Appeals, ap¬ 
pointed by Gov. Holloway; mbr. Supreme 
Ct. Com., 1915; Mayor, 2 terms; Dist 
Judge 1914 and 1918; mbr. sch. bd. Party 
Honors, del. st. and co. convs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. Remarks, has lived only in 
Wagoner Co. Active in bond drives during 
W. War. Advocate of prohibition. 

WATTS, MRS. CHARLES G., Wagoner. 
Deni. B., Choteau, Okla. Edu., h. sch., 
and col. Husband, Charles G. Cdrn., 2 
s.. Clyde J., Charles Gordon, attending col. 
Church Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Arts & 
Crafts ’Clubs; Daughters of Confederacy; 
Red Cross; Eastern Star. Imp. Rel.. Joe 

C. Lindsey, Gordon B. Lindsey (bros.) 
Pol. Act., since 1915; makes speeches. 

WAYMIRE, DAVID, Coweta. Dem. Occ., 
merchant; trader. B., Creston, la., Mav 11, 
1874 Edu., com. sch., St. Clair, Mo. Wife, 
(dec). Cdrn., 2 s.. John, Sapulpa, Albert, 
Bixby ; 1 d„ Mrs. Maud Smith. Bus. Con., 
owner business property; used cars, 2nd 
hand store. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) P. L. Newton, Coweta; J. B. Camp¬ 
bell, P. E. Reed, Judge Drake, Judge Wm. 
Moss, Judge Summers, Chas. Watts, Wag¬ 
oner; M. A. Breckenridge, Judge Poe, 
Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan ; in natl.; inde¬ 
pendent in co. and st. affairs. Personal 
contact worker in co. since 1895. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1895, lived Tulsa Co., Coweta 
since 1915. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

WILSON, JESS.. Porter. Dem. Occ., 
lumber. B., Montford, Ky., Oct. 5, 1896. 
Edu., h. sch.,, Checotah. Wife, daughter 
of H. C. Allen, Porter. Children, 1 
d., Juanita Faye. Bus. Con., mgr. Geo. 

D. Hope Lbr. Co., Porter. Bk. Con., Natl. 
Bk. of Porter. Assoc.. Mrs. Geo. D. Hope, 






MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


824 

Wash., D. C.; (pol.) Elmer Riley, John 
Moss, J. C. Cantrell, V. H. Odom, Wagoner; 
iScott Ferris. W. WJ. Hastings, W. J. 
Crump. Church, First Bap. Lodges, I. 
O. O. F., Coweta. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. and dist. since 1917; makes 
speeches; works through personal con¬ 


tacts and party organizations. Offices, 
City Clk., 1929. Party Honors, del. co. 
convs.; prct committeeman and registrar. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1905; lived Che- 
cotah, Muskogee, 1913-20; Forter since. 
Civic worker. During W. War served in 
Motor Transportation Corps, Ft. Sam 


Houston. Mbr. Arner. Legion, post, Mus¬ 
kogee. Hobby, fishing and hunting; sec’y. 
local chap. Izaak Walton League. 

WILSON, MRS. JESS, Wagoner. V.- 

Chmn. Dem. Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 


Washington County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, T. H. Hull (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Co. Attorney, E. E. Heyl (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Ct. Clerk, Pearl Wiar (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Co. Clerk. W. K. Blachley (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Sheriff, J. C. Tucker (Dem.)_Bartlesville 

Co. Treasurer, Richard Winn (Dem.)_Ochelata 

Co. Surveyor, John O. Crane (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Co. Engineer, M. E. Binckley (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, John Meiser 

(Dem.) _Bartlesville 

Co. Assessor, T. D. Bonnett (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—G. H. Scudder (Dem.)_Wanr. 

Dist. No. 2—John S. Irwin (Rep.)_Bartlesville 

Dist. No. 3—R. E. Boggess (Rep.)_Ochelata 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y-» W. M. Rupard (Dem.)_Bartlesville 

Chmn., John Diseh (Dem.)_Vera 

Mbr., Harvey Gunn (Rep.)_Copan 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, W. B. Allen (Rep.) Dewey; Sen¬ 
ator. A. C. Easter (Rep.) Bartlesville: District Judge, 
J. B. Charlton, Bartlesville. 

State Officers, N. D. Welty (Rep.) Bartlesville, mbr. 
State Elec. Bd.; H. C. Weber. Bartlesville, mbr. State 
Bd. Medical Exam.; Monte Vandeventer, Bartlesville. 
Conservation Offices: W. H. Kingman, Bartlesville, Co. 
Superintendent Health ; James P. Easterly, Bartlesville, 
Deputy Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, Petroleum Experiment Station. 
Bartlesville. N. A. C. Smith. Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

Geo. Woods, Bartlesville, Chmn.; Mrs. Zora L. Hait, 
Bartlesville, V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

L. M. Tidd, Bartlesville. Chmn.; Mrs. John John¬ 


stone, Bartlesville, V.-Chmn. 

John Kane, Bartlesville, State Committeeman ; Mrs. 
H. It. Straight, Bartlesville, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Bartlesville, Co. Seat; M. C. Michaelson (Mayor) ; 
Ross Taylor (Manager); Eva Sanderson (Clerk); J. 
T. Shipman (Attorney ) ; Pub. Ser. Co. of Okla.; Cities 
Ser. Gas Co. 

Copan, L. H. Wells (Bd. of Trustees) ; Copan Gas 
Co.; Caney Elec. Co., A. G. Phillips, Caney, Kan., Gen. 
Manager. 

Ochelata, C. J. Moyer (Mayor) ; G. S. DeLaney 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Power & Water Co.; Lockhart Gas Co., 
F. W. Lockhart, Muskogee, Pres. 

Ramona, G. E. Red (Mayor) ; Clayton Long 
(Clerk) ; Okla. Nat. Gas Corp. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

| 1839 

1 

2811 | 

| 3487 

I 

2563 | 

Rep. 

I 1728 

1 

4105 | 

4579 

1 

7258 | 

Soc. 

| 318 

1 

189 | 

| 58 

1 

41 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 

1129 | 

3063 | 

| 2086 

2176 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1175 | 

3894 | 

| 6327 

2825 | 

1 

Roc*. 

1 

46 | 

162 | 

|no C. 

13 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

1130 | 

| 2478 

1 

2755 i 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1227 | 

| 3929 

1 

2770 | 

1 

Soe. 

1 

55 | 

1 12 

1 

10 | 

! 

Congressman 

Dem. 

1 1718 I 1096 | 

3118 | 2706 

1 3935 

2215 1 

3888 | 

Rep. 

1 1791 

1211 | 

3784 I 3044 

1 4180 

3198 | 

5702 | 

Soe. 

| 327 

1 46 | 

169 1 no C. 

|no C. 

Ino C. 1 

23 | 


Town 

Bartlesville 


Dewey 

Ramona 


NEWSPAPERS 


Enterprise 

Examiner 

Examiner 

Globe 

Herald 

News 


Newspaper Editor 

(Rep.y J. S. Leach 
(Ind.) 

(Wky.) N. D. Welty 
(Ind.) (W T kv.) Karl Rupard 
(Ind.) (Wky.) W. A. Louis 
(Wkly.) (Local) Claude Southward 


Owner 

Bartlesville Pub. Co. 

Examiner Co. Inc. 
Karl Rupard 
W. A. Louis 
Claude Southward 


ALLEN, WALTER BRUCE, Bartlesville. 
Rep. Occ., attorney. B., Franklin Co.. 
Kan. ; came to Okla. 1901, located at Dewey. 
Edit., pub. sch., Kan, admitted to bar. Kan., 
1899 ; bar,, Okla. 1907. Wife, Susie Kiefer. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Wendell B.; 1 d., Ida. Bk. Con., 
Union Natl. Pol. Assoc.. Pat Hurley, Bird 
McGufre, Lew Wentz. Church, Meth. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Mason; Okla. Bar Assn. Imp. 
Rel W. J. Allen, Soldier, Tenn, Civil War 
Veteran. Pol. Act., active worker for 25 
yrs.; speaker. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. number 
of yrs., Dewey; City Atty. Dewey number 
of yrs.; Co. Atty. Washington Co-.. 1 term: 
Repr. to St. Legis. 12th session. Party 
Honors, committeeman Rep. party no. ot 
yrs.; del. to all st. convs. since statehood, 
1912. Remarks, 4 minute speaker W. war. 
Hobby, prison reform. 


BAILEY C. E„ Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
ittorney. B., Washington Co.„ Oct. 18, 1890, 
Edu., h. sch., Ramona, Okla., LL. B. Umv. 
Jan 1921. Wife, Frances Kinkead. Cdrn., 
L s’’ Joe. Bus. Con., Holliman & Bailey, 
ittvs Bk. Con., Union Natl. Assoc., John 
Vf Holliman, B. A. Lewis, Lee Cruce, Tom 


Gore, W. ,T. Holloway. Church, Cong. 
Clubs & Lodges, Royal Arch Mason; B. P. 
0. E.; C. of C.. pres. Washington Co. Bar 
Assn. chmn. Administrative Com. St. Bar 
for 30th Judicial Dist., sponsor Boy Scouts. 
Po’. Act., partisan statewide Dem. worker. 
10 yrs. Offices, co. atty. 2 terms. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. st. committeeman; 
speaker for campaign com., del. to all st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, Legionnaire James 
H. Teel Post No. 105. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

BLACHLY, W. K.. Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., countv clerk. B., J.eonardville, Kan.. 
Feb. 24, 1874; came to Okla. 1904, located 
at Bartlesville. Pawhuska, 1905-08; Bartles¬ 
ville since 1908. Edu., K. S. A. C., Man¬ 
hattan. Kan, Wife, Mable Brown. Cdrn., 
3 s • 2 d Church. Pres. Lodges, Knight 
Templar. U. S. W. C.; C. of C. Imp. Rel., 
Dr C. D. Blachly, Okla. City, Dr. H. L. 
Blachly. Kaw City, (bros.). Pol. Act- 
statewide republican worker 35 yrs., through 
organizations, and personally. Offices, mbr. 
bd. of Edu., 11 yrs., 1912-23. Co. Clk. since 
1925. Party Honors. Co. Cen. Com.; del. 


to st. and co. convs.; pres. st. co. officers 
assn. Hobby, fishing. Mbr. Izaak Walton 
League. 

BREWER, CHESTER A., Bartlesville. 
Dem. Occ., attorney. B., Independence. 
Kan., April 7, 1901 ; came to Okla. 192S, 
located at Bartlesville Edu. h. sch.. Inde¬ 
pendence. 1919; A. B.. K. U., 1925; LL.B., 
1927. Wife. Eileen E. McDonald. Cdrn., 
Betty Jo. Bus. Con., Holliman & Bailey, 
attys. Bk. Con.. Union Natl. Assoc., C. 
E. Bailey, John M. Holliman. W. W. Pur¬ 
nell, W. J. Holloway. Church, Meth. Pol. 
Act., active co. Dem. 5 yrs., all ways 
needed. Hobby, hunting. 


BRUA, E. G., Bartlesville. Rep. Occ., 
il man. B„ Taylorville. 111., Jan. 4, 1881; 
une to Okla. 1917; located at Bartlesville, 
du com. and h. sch., San Bernardino, 
alif.; A. B. Leland Stanford Univ. Wife, 
lsie Ellis. Bus. Con., Empire Oil & Re- 
ning Co. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Union 
atl Assoc.. A. W. Ambrose, M. R. Shal- 
>r. C. C. Julipn. M. E. Michaelson, W. 

Allen. A. W. Baxter, P. J. Hurley. 






































820 


MAKERS OF GOA r ERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



Church, Episcopal. Clubs & Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge; Consistory, McAlester; C. or 
C., Hillcrest Country Club, Engineers Club. 
Imp. Rel., Dean Brua, Lyons, Kan. Pol. 
Act., Independent co. and st. worker for the 
man and the issue, personally and through 
organization. Party Honors, sec’y. Co. 
Cen. Com., del. to st. and co. convs., prct. 
committeeman, served on Elec. Bd. 

BULLA, WARREN T., Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., superintendent telephone and tele¬ 
graph; Empire Refinery Co B., Union Town,, 
Kan., Feb. 16, 1895; came to Okla. 1917; 
located at Bartlesville. Edu., pub. sch., and 
bus. col.. Parsons, Kan. Wife, Gertrude Bos- 
worth. Cdrn., 2 d., Georgia Lee; Marilynne. 
Bk. Con., Central Natl. Church, Metb. 
Lodges, 32nd degree Mason; Shrine, Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; Rep. worker co. and 
Congr. dist. 17 yrs.; personally. Remarks, 
active interest in civic betterment. Hobby, 
golf. 

BURLINGAME, CLARENCE E„ Bartles¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., oil and gas. Edu., pub. 
h. sch.. New Martinsville. W. Ya. Wife, 
Frances Lowther. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Donald 
S. Bay. Bk. Con., First Natl.; First Natl. 
Bk. Tulsa. Bus. Assoc., Frank L. Maire, 
John H. Kane, R. C. Sharp, F. L. Dunn. 
Bus. Con., pres, of American Gas Co., 
Wellington Gas Co., Carl .Junction Gas Co., 
Baxter Springs Gas Co., Vinita Fuel Co., 
Ruth Fuel Co.. Baltic Operating C ., 
United Gas Service Co., sec’y. and treas. 
Bartlesville Hotel Co., dir. First Natl. Bk.. 
Bartlesville. Church, St. Lukes Episcopal. 
Clubs &• Lodges, Hillcrest Country Club, 
Bartlesville; Tulsa Club; Kansas City 
Athletic Club, Masonic Bodies; New Mar¬ 
tinsville,. W. Va., and Bartlesville; Akdar 
Shrine, Tulsa. Pol. Act., active worker all 
his life* personal contact. Offices, mbr. gas 
Conservation Com., during opening of 
Cushing field. Party Honors, Col. on Gov. 
Walton Staff. Remarks, mbr. of U. S. 


Fuel Administration during W. War and 
Council Defense. Hobby, travel. 

CHARLTON, JAMES R., Bartlesville, Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B., Salem, Ill., July 21. 
1858; came to Okla. 1908; located at Bar¬ 
tlesville. Edu., pub. sch., Ill.; admitted to 
bar, 1880. Wife, Hattie M. Hutcheson. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Earl. Pol. Assoc., Judge Tom 
Doyle, Charlie Mason, M. E. Trapp, Judge 
R. L. Williams. Albert C. Hunt, Geo. F. 
Clark, Lee Cruce, Chas. Wrightsman. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanls; 
B. P. 0. E.; I. 0. 0. F.; Okla. Bar Assn. 
Pol. Act., active worker 50 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices, Co. Atty., Montgomery Co., 
Kan., 4 yrs.; J. of P., appointed Dist. 
Judge by J. B. A. Robertson 1921-23; was 
not candidate for reelection '1922. Party 
Honors, appointed by Gov. M. E. Trapp, 
1925 elected 1926 ; del. to st. Dnte. conv., 
1880 in Kan.; chmn. Dem. Cen. Com., of 
Washington Co., no. of yrs. Remarks, 
Legionnaire, mbr. veterans of Foreign 
Wars; Capt. Home Guards, Washington 
Co., Spams'll War Veteran.; chmn. advisory 
bd. for Salvation Army, for 8 yrs. 4 min¬ 
ute speaker during W. War. Hobby, co¬ 
operation between Bench and Bar. Hobby, 
raising Duroc Jersey hogs. 

CLEVENGER, KEITH, Bartlesville. Dir. 
Public Relations, Empire Co. (Complete 
information unavailable.) 

EASTER, A. C., Bartlesville. Rep. Occ., 
insurance. B., Hillsboro, O., May 29, 1872 ; 
came to Okla. 1903 ; located at Bartlesville. 
Edu., Hillsboro, O., special tclirs. training 
courses, Valparaiso Univ.* Southwest Tchrs. 
Col., Ind. Wife, Carrie M. Wicks. Cdrn., 
2 s., A. Wallace, Harry B.; 3 d., Lucile, 
Margaret. Mildred. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Pol. Assoc., John Kane, C. C. Julian, Her¬ 
bert Straight, Mrs. R. L. Rood, Frank 
Phillips, Harry Rogers, Lew Wentz, W. G. 
Skelly. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd Mason; Shrine; Eastern Star. Pol. 


Act., partisan natl.; co. independent worker 
30 yrs., all ways needed. Offices, St. Sen., 
1928-32; served in House 2 terms; 1924 
and 1926; Mayor Bartlesville, 3 yrs., 1917- 
20; served on sch. bd. 12 yrs. Party Hon¬ 
ors, attended all co. and st. convs. Re¬ 
marks, chmn Red Cross drives, active in 
all Liberty Loan Drives; 4 minute man 
during W. War. Hobbm civic improvement. 

ENGLE, J. D., Oc&elata. Rep. Occ., 
garage man. B., iSalina C., Mo., Oct. 31, 
1887 ; came to Okla. 1910 ; located at Oche- 
lata. Edu., com. and h. sch., Nelson, Mo., 
Bus. Col., Kansas City, Mo. Wife, Jenelle 
Shelton. Cdrn.. 1 d., Dorothy. Bus. Con., 
merchant, garage, banker, farming, real 
estate. Bk. Con., Okla. St.; First Natl., 
Tulsa. Assoc, Lee Engle, T. .T. Ellis, Jr., 
L. A. Rowland, A. C. Easter, W. B. Allen,, 
Richard Wynn, Tom Bonnett, Jess Leach, A. 
P Brewer,' Grant McCullough, C. W. Ben- 
nedict, L. E. Phillips. Church, Pres. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; Council Bar¬ 
tlesville ; Consistory, McAlester; Shrine, 
Tulsa; I. O. O. F. Imp. Rel., Dennis Koe¬ 
nig, Inola, (cousin). Pol. Act., partisan, 
statewide worker, 19 yrs.; personally and 
through organizations. Offices, mayor 1913- 
18; City Council, Treas. sch. bd., mbr. bd. 
Control Hospital. Party Honors, mbr. Co. 
Cen. Com.; del. to co. and dist. convs.. 
prct. committeeman, served on elec. bd. 
Remarks, active on drives during W. War. 
Hobby, good roads. 

GORDON. ROBERT L., Bartlesville. Mbr. 
Adminis. Com. Sec. 29„ St. Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

GREEN, JAMES WILLIAM, Dewey. Dem. 
B., Aug. 3. 1888 ; came to Okla. 1899, 

located at Dewey. Edu., com. sch., Dewey. 
Tonkawa, Military Acad. Wife, Ruth C. 
Garden. Cdrn., adopted d., Wilma Louise. 
Bus. Con., cashier Portland Cement Co. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., Wm. Rupert, 
John Meiser. Judge J. R. Charlton, S. J. 
Lemmons. Clubs & Lodges, I. 0. 0. F. 
Kiwanis. Pol. Act., independent worker 
since 1922 all ways necessary. Offices, 
appointed Mayor 1929; City Clk., 1911; 
Treas. sch. dist., 1927-29. Party Honors, 

del. to both co. and st. convs.; prct. com¬ 
mitteeman. 

GORMAN, MRS. HELEN MANN, Bartles¬ 
ville. Dem. Occ., homemaker; clubwoman. 
B.. Gallatin, Mo., Edu., Univ. of Mo., A. B. 
Husband, Thomas F. Gorman. Church, 
Episcopal, active mbr. Clubs, past st. 
Parliamentarian of D. A. R., and U. D. C.; 
past st. v.-pres., IT. D. of 1812; Tuesday 
Club; pres. First Dist. Federated Womens 
clubs, 4 yrs.; past pres, city Federated Wo¬ 
mens clubs; P. E. 0; active fist v.-pres. 
U. D. C. Imp. Re'.. Independence Mann, 
Mo. Assoc., (pol.) leading Dem. of co. ; 
Mrs. MacDougal, Sapulpa; Scott Ferris. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker since 1919: 
makes speeches. Part Honors, mbr. League 
of Young Dem.; past v.-chmn. Dem. Cen. 
Com.: del to most st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1908; lived since at Bartles¬ 
ville. Contributor of articles to Okla. Club 
News and Tulsa Club news. Hobby, work 
in clubs, patriotic organizations and Red 
Cross. 

H AIT MRS. ZORA LANNOW Bartles¬ 
ville. Dem. B., Talilequah, Okla. Edu., 

com. sells., Mayes, Okla.; Dwight Mis¬ 
sion. Sallisaw. Occ., homemaker. Hus¬ 
band. W. G. Halt. Bartlesville. Cdrn., 1 
s. ; 3 d. Bk. Con.. Union Natl. Assoc., 
Mrs. Thos. F. Gorman. Mrs. R. D. Madill, 
Mrs. John Catlett. Church. Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges. Fortnightly, Izaak Walton, 
League of Women Voters. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan; co. and city, active since 1905 : 
makes speeches works through coni, and 
others. Party Honors, co. v.-chmn. Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com.; del. to all co. and st.. convs. 
Remarks, native born. Very active in 
civic affairs; helped organize 125 clubs in 
Bartlesville; was active in War Work. 

HAWKES, SAMUEL N., Bartlesville. 
Rep. Occ., lawyer. B., Portland, Me., May 
8, 1861. Edu., com. and h. sell.; Yale, 









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JAMES R. CHARLTON 


grad. 1883; Yale, law sch., grad. 1885. 
Wife, Edna Pierce. Cdrn., 3 d. Bus. 

Con., Empire Gas & Fuel Co. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., Bartlesville. Assoc., (pol.) 

L. A. Rowland, Mrs. R. P. Rood, H. L. 
'Straight, Bartlesville. Church, Cong. 

Clubs & Lodges, Country; C. of C.; Legis. 
Com. Bd. of adjustment; Mason Blue Lodge; 
Royal Arch. Imp. Rel., Dr. Win. W. 
Hawkes, (bro.) New Haven, Conn. Pol. 
Act., partisan worker in co. and st since 
maturity; makes speeches; works person¬ 

ally and on corns. Offices, past City Atty. ; 
past Asst. Atty. Gen., Kan. Party Honors, 
chmn. Dist. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1919„ lived since at Bartlesville. On com. 
to draft new charter for Bartlesville. 
Hobby, outdoor recreations. 


HEATON, ROSS J., Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ. attorney. B., Lee Co., Ia., Oct. 8, 
1878 ; came to Okla. 1907, located at Bartles¬ 
ville. Edu., LL.B. Univ. of Chattanooga, 
Tenn., 1906. Wife, Pauline Schutlar. Cdrn., 
1 d., Cornelia. Bk. Con., First Natl. 

Assoc., H. H. Montgomery, Neblin Camp¬ 
bell, E. E. Heyl, E. L. O'Niel. Chas. O’¬ 
Connor, Pat Hurley, S. J. Montgomery. 
Church, Meth. Pol. Act., partisan state¬ 
wide worker 20 yrs. through organizations 
and personal work. Offices, former Co. 
Chmn. & Sec’y. Cen. Com.; del. to co.. 
dist. and st. convs. Remarks, mbr. st. 
Bar Assn. Was active in Mar work. 


HEYL, E. E., Bartlesville. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Waterloo. Ill., Oct. 1, 1875 ; 
came to Okla. 1904 ; located at Ramona, 
Bartlesville, since 1915’. Edu., com sen., 
HI LL. B. Washington Univ. St. Louis. 
Wife, Ora May Druse. Cdrn., 1 s., Ernest 
Wm • 1 d., Alida May. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. 
Assoo., John H. Kane. H. H. Montgomery, 
Burdette Blue, M. E. Michaelson, L. j. 
Owen, W. G. Skelly, S. J. Montgomery. 
John M. Goldsberry, A. C. Easter, Mrs. R. 
D. Rood. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
M. W. A.; I. 0. O. F.; A. F. & A. M., 


Blue Lodge, Boy Scout Com.; Sec’y. chap. 
No. 86; I. W. L. of A. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide worker 25 yrs., as necessary. Offices. 
Co. Atty., 1915-16; City Atty., 1924-26 , 
Co. Atty., 1929 to date. Party Honors, Rep. 
Co. Com. Chmn. 1924 and 1926; del. to 
co., dist. and st. convs. 

HOLLIMAN, JOHN M., Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ., attorney. B.. Ashley* Co., Ark., June 
4, 1896 ; came to Okla. 1919, located at Bar¬ 
tlesville. Edu., h. sch.. Montrose, Ark., 
A. B. Ouachita Col., 1918; admitted bar, 
1921. Wife, Prudie Smith. Cdrn., 3 s., 
Joe, John, James. Bus. Con., Holliman & 
Bailey, Corporation lawyers. Bk. Con., 
Union ; First and Central Natl. Assoc., C. 
E. Bailev, Judge J. R. Charlton, S. T.| 
Stell, Ed Semans, Wayne W. Bayless, W. 
j. Holloway. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
sec’y. Rotary, K. P., C. of C.; Okla. and 
American Bar Assns. Imp. Rel., J. Car¬ 
rol Cone, St. Auditor, Little Rock, Ark. 
(cousin). Pol. Act., statewide partisan; 
worker all ways necessary, 10 yrs. Party 
Honors, co. chmn. 1922-23, del. st. conv., 
1928. pret. committeeman. Remarks, inter¬ 
ested in civic improvement. 

HUBBARD, A. B., Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., district manager Southwest Bell Tele¬ 
phone Company. B., Milledgeville, Ga„ 
jan. 27, 1878; located at Bartlesville, 1911. 
Edu., li. sch., Milledgeville, Ga. Wife, 
Bessie Powell. Cdrn.. 1 d.. Imogene. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Union Natl.; Central 
Natl. Assoc., J. J. Freiberger, L. A. Row¬ 
land, B. A. Lewis, A. C. Easter. Chureh, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges. Mason Blue Lodge; 
DeMolay advisor, C. of C.; pres. Iviwanis, 
Bartlesville; elected dist. trustee for 1930. 
Pol. Act., independent voter; co. worker 
80 yrs.; works personally. Remarks, chmn. 
Bartlesville Civic Council; active during 
War on all drives. 

HULEN, H. E., Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Mo., July 26, 1881. Edu., 


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com. and h. sch.. Bus. Col., Mo. Wife, 
Pearl Thomas. Bus. Con., Union Natl. Bk.; 
Peoples Bldg. & Loan Assn., dir. and of¬ 
ficer; oil and gas investments. Assoc., 
H. V. Foster, H. H. McClintic, W. W. Am¬ 
brose, Wash Co.; Harry Rogers, Hugh and 
Frank Johnson,, Ben Mills. Church, Chris. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis: Hillcrest Coun¬ 
try ; mbr. Exec. Com. ; Boy Scouts; Mason 
Biue Lodge; Shrine, Okla. City; Consistory, 
McAlester. Pol. Act., independent worker 
in co. and st. since 1919 ; works through 
personal contacts and corns. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1901 ; lived Okmulgee, Clare- 
more, Wagoner, Collinsville, Bartlesville. 
Hobby, golf. 

JOHNSTONE, JOHN, Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., postmaster. B., Montreal, Canada. 
Dec. 13, 1863; came to Okla., 1902; located 
at Bartlesville. Edu., com. sch., Minn. 
Wife, Annis E. Bixler. Cdrn., 2 s. ; 3 d. 
Bk. Con.. Central Natl. Assoc., C. N. 
Roberts, H. H. Montgomery, fl C. Julian. 
Mayor Michaelson. Judge John H. Kane. 
Church. Chris. Lodges & Clubs Mason 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Past Worthy 
Patron Eastern Star, chap. Bartlesvlile, 
Consistory McAlester; Sh-ine; former 

pres. Kiwanis, C. of C. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide worker, 27 yrs.; works personally and 
votes for the man and issue. Offices, city 
council, 1906-07: Co. Treas. 1910-15; city 
commr.; Finance 1918-21; postmaster since. 
Party Honorsi, chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 1908 

pret. committeeman, del. to co., dist. and 
st. convs., served on elec. bd. Remarks, 
active in War work. Hobby, golf and edu¬ 
cational work. 

JOHNSTONE, MRS. JOHN. Bartlesville. 
Rep. Occ.. housewife. B. Girard. Kans., 
Feb. 10. 1874 ; came to Okla. 1899. located 
at Bartlesville. Edu., Rushville Col., Rush- 
ville. Ill. Husband, John Johnstone. Cdrn., 

2 s. ; 3 d. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Church, 
Chris. Ciuhs & > odoes. O. E. A.; White 
(Shrine; Musical Research; W. C. T. U., 
active in Church and Missionary Societies, 
very active Red Cross. Pol. Act., state¬ 
wide worker 5 yrs, all ways necessary. 
Party Honors, v.-eo. chmn. organizing 
Hoover Curtis Clubs in Washington Co. 
Hobby, children. 

JULIEN, CHARLES C„ Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ.. attorney. B. Case Co., Ind., March 
4, 1874 ; came to Okla. 1902 ; located at Bar¬ 
tlesville. Edu.. h. sell., Cherryvale, Kan., 
grad. Univ. of Ivan., 1898. Wife, Edith 
.Tulien. Cdrn., 2 s., Jake and Billy Bus. 
Con., atty. Empire Oil Co. Bk. Con.. First 
Natl. Assoc., J. W. Finley, Haze McCoy, 
C. L. Williams. R. E. Cullinson, I. K. 
Huber, Warren F. Spies. S. M. Hawks, H. 
J Patterson, J. .T. Headrick, Elmer Brua, 
John Johnston, John Irwin, Elmer Boggess. 
John Goldsberry, Henry and S. J. Mont¬ 
gomery, Chas. O’Connor, W. B. Pine, Lew 
Wentz. Church. Pres. Clubs & Lodges. 
Masonic Blue Lodge; Commandery; Akdar 
Temple, Tulsa ; Consistory Guthrie; K. P.; 
M. W. A. ; C. of C.; Lions. Pol. Act., 
partisan; natl. and st. worker; independent 
co. worker, exceptional ability as organizer. 
Party Honors, ex-pret. committeeman; Co. 
Chmn.* 1917-18, unanimously elected 1929. 
Hobby, fishing. 

KANE. JOHN HENRY, Bartlesville Rep. 
Occ., oil business. B.. Pa., Nov. 12, 1874. 
Edu., com. and h. sch.. Pa.; Kansas St. 
Tchrs. Col. Emporia; Univ. of Kan., A. B., 
LL. B., 1900. Wife, Louise Miller. Cdrn 

3 s., John, Bob, Dick. Bus. Con., Exec, 
v.-pres. Phillips Petroleum Co._; pres. Star 
Aircraft Co.; exec, and dir. in numerous 
oil cos. and banking institutions. Clubs 
& Lodges, Rotary* pres.; Okla. St. Bar 
Assn., pres. 1928, instrumental in passage 
of Okla. St. Bar. Act. Offices, First Co, 
Atty. Washington Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1904; lived since at Bartlesville; 
Chmn., 1917-18, unanimously elected 1929. 
War. 

KIMES, FRANKLIN M„ Dewey. Rep. 
Occ., attorney and merchant. B., DeKalb 
Co., Ind.* Aug. 13, 1874; came to Okla. 










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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



JOHN H. KANE 




WASHINGTON COUNTY 


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JESISE S. LEACH 


1909; located at Muskogee, Norman 1912; 
Ponca City 1913; Purcell 1916; Dewey 
1919. Edu., grad. St. Col., Angola, Ind.. 
1897, B. E. ; Univ. of Ind. 1900; LL. B. 
post grad. Univ. of Mich. 1907 ; M. P. 
degree; Univ. of Okla. 1913, M. A. Wife, 
Myrtle C. Cdrn., 2 s.* John B.; George. 
Bus. Con., Kimes Cash Store. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., E. E. Heyl, John Meis- 
er. Judge J. R. Charlton ; Sen A. C. Easter, 
Lew Wentz. Church. Chris. Imp. Rel., 
Sen. Allison of la., (deceased). Pol. Act., 
statewide independent worker 1919; all ways 
necessary. Offices, supt. schs., Ponca City 
1914-15; Dewey 1917-18; Mayor 1925-26. 
Party Honors, del. to both co. and st. 
convs.; prct. committeeman. Remarks, mbr. 
157th Inf. during Spanish American War, 
active during W. War. Hobby, nature 
study. 

KLEWER, CHARLES, Dewey. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Germany, 1870 ; came to 
Okla. 1910; located at Dewey. Edu., com. 
sch., Germany. Wife, Eva. Clrn., 3 s, Roy 
H., C. A. E. C. Bk. Con., pres. Security 
Natl. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Ma¬ 
sonic Blue Lodge; Consistory, Guthrie; 
Akdar Temple Shrine at Tulsa, A. H. T. 
A.; I. O. O. F.; Eastern Star; Dewey Bus. 
Men’s Assn. Kiwanis. Pol Act., partisan; 
natl. and st. independent; co. worker; per¬ 
sonal contact. Offices, mbr. sch. bd. Hobby, 
motoring. 


LEACH, JESSE S., Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ.. publisher Daily Enterprise. B„ Red 
Oak, la.. Mar. 25. 1878; came to Okla. 
1907, located at Bartlesville. Edu., pub. sch., 
Kan ; Washburn Coll., Topeka, Kan. Wife, 
Pearl Hayslip. Cdrn., 1 s., Frank. Bk. 
Con., First Union; Central Natl. Pol. 
Assoc., Judge J. H. Kane. L. E. Phillips, 
Burdette Blue, Lew Wentz, W. G. Skelly, 
Chas. O’Connor, Patrick J. Hurley, J. ■ 
Harreld. Church, Episcopal. C ubs & 
Lodges. Rotary; Hillcrest Country Club; 
B. P. O. E.; dir. C. of C. ; St. Press Assn. ,- 
Natl. Editorial Assn.; Chmn. Bd. of Dir. 
of Highway No. 60 Assn. Imp. Rel., L 
S. Senator, W. B. Allen of Neb. (uncle). 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker 25 yrs. all 
ways needed. Party Honors, Sec’y. Rep. 
st. conv, 1916., mbr. st. com.; st commit¬ 
teeman 4 yrs.; chmn. Rep. Cen Com; 
■del. to all st. convs. Hobby, golf; good 
roads. 


LEWIS, B. A., Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Lafayette, Ark., April 28, 
1872; came to Okla. 1908 ; located at Dewey 
1908-19 ; Bartlesville since 1919. Edu., 
Ouachita Col., Arkadelphia, Ark.; admitted 
bar. Ark. 1901. Cdrn., 1 d., Martha. Bus. 
Con., Shipman & Lewis, attys. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl. Assoc., L. A. Rowland, J. 
T. Shipman. Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges, 
32nd. Mason ; Scottish Rite; Akdar Temple 
Tulsa; C. of C. Pol. Act., partisan; co. 
worker 15 yrs., personally. Offices, mayor 
Dewey, 3 yrs.; asst. Co. Atty., Washington 
Co., 8 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. 
convs. Remarks, mbr. bd. trustees, Okla. 
Bap. Univ., Shawnee. 

LYTLE, FRANK, Bartlesville, Dem. Occ., 
county tag agent and deputy county treas¬ 
urer. B., Lafayette, Ind., came to Okla. 
1904; located at Bartlesville. Edu., com. 
and h. sch., Elwood, Ind. Wife, Adelia 
Blachly. Cdrn., 1 s., David; 1 d., Rachel. 
Bk. Con., Central Natl. Assoc., Art Hub¬ 
bard, A. H. Bales, Jr., John Holliman, C. 
E. Bailey, W. C. McAlister, Geo. VanDall. 
Ghurch, Chris. Science. Clubs & Lodges, 
Mason Blue Lodge; York Rite, Bartles¬ 
ville ; Consistory, Guthrie; India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City, Kiwanis Boy Scouts; 
Y. M. C. A.; Red Cross; Salvation Army. 
Pol. Act., partisan; natl. and st. independ¬ 
ent co. worker since 1923; confines his 
work to the Elec. Bd. Offices, Co. Register, 
Dep. Co. Assessor 1917-23; Sec’y. Elec. 
Bd. since 1924 ; dep. sheriff; auto tag agt. 
Remarks, past High Priest of Royal Arch 
Masons. Has confidence of both parties as 
sec’y. of Elec. Bd. 

MARONEY, J. D„ Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ., division superintendent Prairie Pipe 
Line Company. B.. Wakeman, O., Sept, 
8, 1873; came to Okla. 1911; located at 
Avant 1913-12; Tulsa 1912-21; Bartlesville 
since. Edu., Valparaiso, ind. Wife. Nettie 
Wald. Cdrn., Katherine, J. D., Jr. Bk.. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Catholic. Pol. Act., 
partisan : co. worker 15 yrs. ; through per¬ 
sonal contact. Remarks, with the Prairie 
since 1915, with Pipe Line concerns, 30 
yrs. Hobby, fishing. 

McCOLLISTER, J. W„ Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ., undertaker. B., Saline Co„ Mo., 
Aug. 18, 1871; came to Okla. 1896; located 
at Bartlesville. Edu., pub. sch., Kan., Baker 
Univ.. 1892. Bus. Con., McCollister Fun¬ 
eral Home. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Assoc., 
W, C. Moore* Carl Brown, Eli Spade, John 
M. Holliman, C. E. Bailey, Lee Woodruff, 
Lee Cruce, Hendy S- Johnston, Elmer 
Thomas, Thos. P. Gore, Geo Van Dali. 
Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; 
I. O. O. F.; K. P. ; M. W. A.; Eagles: 
Yeoman; W. O. W.; D. O. K.; Royal 
Neighbors, Rebekahs; C. of C.; Sponsor 
Boy Scouts; Elks. Pol. Act., statewide 
worker; co. and cong. dist. 25 yrs.; per¬ 
sonally Offices, First Coroner; Washing¬ 
ton Co. and First Asst. Sheriff. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to st. 
and co. convs. Remarks, held first inquest 
in st. Active during War. On Crippled 
Cdrn. Com. Hobby, hunting and fishing. 

MICHAELSON, M. E„ Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ.. mavor; lawyer. B., Jackson Co., Ia., 
March 13. 1881. Edu., h. sell., Moline, 
Kan.; St. Normal. Emporia; Univ. of Kan., 
grad., 1905. Wife, Clara Hamilton. Bus. 
Con., atty. for Union Natl. Bk.; oil and 
gas investments. Assoc., John Kane, Bur¬ 
den Blue, W. B. Reynolds, H. E. Hulen ; 
(nol.) H. McCoy, John H. Kane, Frank 
Furford C. C. Julian. Clu’'S & Lodqes, 
Country'; Hillcrest; Tulsa ; mbr. Exec. Com. 
Boy Scouts; Amer. Bar Assn.; past pres. 
Co. Bar Assn. ; Mason Blue Lodge, Chap. 
Bartlesville: Brotherhood of Locomotive 
Engineers. Pol. Act., independent; worker 
in co. and st. since 1919; works mostly 
th-otigh com. Offices, Mayor, now Party 
Honors, chmn. Exec. com.. Rep. party; del. 
co.. dist. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1910. lived since at Bartlesville; Vet¬ 
eran Spanish American War; Corporal in 


Co. F., 21st Kan. Vol. Inf.; grad, sch, of 
fire. Ft, (Sill,, Capt. 109th Trench Motor Batt. 
34th Div., during W. War. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, James H. Teel Post, Bartlesville, 
Major in O. R. C. Hobby, golf. 

MONTGOMERY, H. H„ Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Hardin Co., Ky., Nov. 
19* 1867,; came to Okla. 1902 ; located 
at Bartlesville. Edu., grad. 1894, Hartford, 
Ky. Col. Wife, Emily. Cdrn., 1 s.. Ex- 
congressman, S. J. Montgomery; 2 d. Bk. 
Con., Union Natl.; Central Natl. Pol. Act., 
active in first Cong. Dist. since 1902,. works 
in all ways needed. Party Honors, prct. 
committeeman; del. to all dist., co. and 
st. convs.; nominated for Dist Judge Rep. 
ticket 1910. Remarks, taught schs. E. Lynne 
Col., Buffalo Ky., 1895-97. A strong party 
man both in Ky. and Okla. 

PENNELL, C. W., Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Peru* Kan., 1880. Edu., 
Valparaiso Univ., grad. 1906. Wife, Jeu- 
nis. Bus. Con., Pennell & Harrison, law 
firm. Assoc., A. O. Harrison, law partner, 
Bartlesville. Church, Meth. Lodge, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Bartlesville. Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; activities confined to co. Party 
Honors, del. co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906, lived since at Bartles¬ 
ville. Overseas in Y. M. C. A. service 
during W. War. 

PHILLIPS, FRANK, Bartlesville and N. 
Y. City. Rep. Occ.. oil producer and 
banker. B., Greeley Co., Neb., Nov. 28, 
1873; came to Okla. 1903; located at Bar¬ 
tlesville. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Jane 
Gibson. Cdrn., 1 s., John G.; 2 d., Mary, 
Sara. Bus. Con., Pres. Phillips Petroleum 
Co., Bartlesville; Chmn. of Bd. First Natl. 
Bk. Bartlesville; dir. First Natl. Bk. St. 
Louis, dir. Chatham Phenix Natl. Bk. & 
Trust Co.. N. Y. City. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bankers; Lotos; Lawyers; Recess; Calumet 
& Press, The Ohio Society; all of N. 
Y. City. Kansas City Club, K. C., Mo.; 
Hillcrest Country Club, Bartlesville; Fort 
Worth Club, Ft. Worth, Tex.; Tulsa Club; 
Okla. Masonic Lodges, 32nd; K. T.; Akdar 
Temple, mbr. N. Y. C. of C. ; U. S. Air 
Force Assns., Washington, D. C. ; American 
Museum of Natural History; The bd. of 
trustees of Fifth Avenue Hospital, N. Y. 
City. Remarks, very much interested in 
game, animal and bird life and maintains 
a 4000 acre game preserve in Osage Co., 
stocked with all kinds of animals and bird3. 



M. E. MICHAELSON 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. R. D. ROOD 


PHILLIPS, L. E., Bartlesville. Rep. 
Occ., oil man and banker. B., Conway, la. 
Aug. 18, 1876 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; located 
at Bartlesville. Edu., com. sch., Wife 
Lenora Carr. Cdrn.. 2 s.„ Phillip Rex; Lee 
E., Jr.; 1 d., Mrs. Martha Starr. Bus. Con., 
chmn. Exec. Com.. Phillips Petroleum Co. . 
dir. Federal Reserve Bk., Kansas City; v. 
pres., Standish Oil Co. pres. Mountain St. 
Oil Co. Bk. Con., dir. Federal Reserve Kan¬ 
sas City; mbr. American Barkers Assr. ; 
Okla. Bankers Assn. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Lions. N. Y.; Tulsa, Tulsa; 
Hillcrest, Bartlesville, independence Coun¬ 
try, Independence, Kan.; Lions, Kansas 
City. Hon. Life; 32nd Mason; mbr. bd. 
Bartlesville, Y. M. C. A. Imp. Re!., Waite 
Phillips, Tulsa; Frank Phillips, Bartles¬ 
ville. Pol. Act., active 20 yrs. in all ways 
needed. Party Honors, has received almost 
everything in st. Remarks, active Ameri¬ 
can Red Cross; Liberty Loan Drives and 
mbr. Okla. St. Council of Defense. 

POLLOCK. L. C., Bartlesville. Ren. 
Occ.; secretary and manager Savings & 
Loan Association. B., Ashton, Ill.. June 
29 1877 ; came to Okla. 1904 ; locattd 

at Bartlesville. Edu., pub. sch., Ill. ; Beloit 
Col., A. B., 1900. Wife Florence Baldwin, 
Cdrn., 2 s., Thomas R.. Frank K.; 2 

d., Ina K and Betty Lee (adopted cdrn.U 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bus. Assoc., H. H. 
McCllntock, .1. L. Overlees, .1. T. Shipman. 
F. J. Spies, Jr. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, 32nd Mason ; K. T. ; v.-pres. C. 
of C.; v.-pres. st. Bldg. & Loan League 
Pol. Act., active 25 yrs. in all ways needed. 
Offices, mbr. st. Bldg. & Loan Assn. Party 
Honors, Active Boy Scout work, Y r . M. C. 

A. ; chmn. city planning com.; del. to 
convs. Remarks, chmn. Liberty Loan and 
Thirft Stamps during War. Hobby, Boy 
.Scout and Y. M. C. A. 

RANDALL, W. B., Ramona. Rep. Occ., 
road superintendent ; county commissioner. 

B. , Elk City, Kan.. Dec. 10. 1882. Edu., 
com. and h. sell.* Kan. Wife. Lucy Brown. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Henry, W. B., Jr. Bk. Con., 
Okla. St.. Ochelata. Assoc., W. K. Blacklev, 
Tom Bonnett, T. H. Hull, co. judge, Bartles¬ 
ville; Judge Chappell. Lodge, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Ramona; Consistory,, McAlester; 
Commandery, Bartlesville; Shrine, Tulsa. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker in. co. and st, 
since 1919; personal contacts, and some 
organization work. Offices, city council¬ 


man; elk. sch. bd. Party Honors, del. 
to co. conv.; pret committeeman.; elk. on 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. 1904 ; 
lived since at Ramona. Interested in edu 
cational work. 

REEVE, T. H„ JR., Bartlesville. Sec’y. 
Adminis. Com. Sec. No. 29, St. Bar. (Com¬ 
plete information unavailable.) 

RODECKER, H. B., Ramona. Rep. Occ.. 
druggist. B., Eureka, Ill., Aug. 22, 1874 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Newton Kan., phar¬ 
macy studied in drug store. Wife. Emma 
L., d. of J. A. Coleman, Bartlesville 
Cdrn., 1 s., Brant L. ; 2 d., Mrs. Lula Zanfr. 
Mrs. Addle Murrah. Bus. Con., Rodecker 
Drug Store. Bk. Con.. Central Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. E. Hyel, Jess Leach, C 
C. Julien, Bartlesville. Church, Meth. 
Lodges., Mason Blue Lodge. Ramona ; Con¬ 
sistory, McAlester. Pol. Act., partisan ; 
worker in co. and st. since 1909. Work-i 
through party organizations. Offices, Co 
Commr., 1922-24. Party Honors, mbr. Co. 
Cen. Com.; del to st., dist. and co. convs.; 
pret. committeeman. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1890, lived Okla. City, Washington 

Co. since 1906. Civic worker. 

ROOD, ETHEL l<„ (MRS. R. D.). Bartles¬ 
ville. Rep. Oc'\- political and civic organ¬ 
izer. B„ Stevens Point, Wis., Edu.. Stevens 
Point Normal Sch.,; St. Mary’s Episcopal 
Col. ; Chicago Musical Col., grad, and post 
grad., and mbr. Oscar Saenger’s master 

class. Husband Robert Drakeley Rood, oil 
operator. Bk. Con., Union Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Sirs. Anna Overfield, Sirs. Dave 

Snyder, II. H. Montgomery k Bert Clark. 

Jesse Leach, John Kane, Bartlesville ; Ver¬ 
non Whiting, Pawhuska : Claude Baker. 
Ponca City; Sirs. Beulah H. Cureton, Okla. 
City; Lilah Lindsey, Sirs. Benj. J. Brown, 
Sirs. Paul Johnson Tulsa ; Sirs. Daisy Riehl. 
Blackwell. Church. Episcopal. Clubs, & 
Lodnes. Natl. League Amer. Pen Women; 
Natl. V.-Pres. for Okla. 1929 ; St. and Natl. 
Fed. of Womens’ and Music Clubs; Or¬ 
ganizing Sec’y. and mbr. Bd.. Bartlesville 
Carnegie Library: past v.-pres. and dir. 
Okla. Pub. Health Assn., organizing Re¬ 
gent, Bartlesville Chap. D. A. R.; organ¬ 
izing Pres. Washington Co.. Women’s Rep. 
Club: organizing p^es. Slusical Research 
Society; organizing pres. Parliamentary 
Club; mhr. Natl. Union League Club, 
SVash., D. C. ; Eastern Star, past Sfatron. 
Unity chap. 409, past grand Electa O. E. 
S., Okla. Imu. Rel., descendant of 

Fletcher, Pierce, Harvey, early New England 
settlers and Smallwood Parrock Ouaker 
family. Philadelphia; Miss Jeanne Kirwan. 
(sister), supervisor of r.ng.. tchrs., train¬ 
ing sch., Jamaica, N. Y. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; early training under LaFollette Organ¬ 
ization, 1900, in city. co. and st. activities. 
Wis.; charter mbr. Chicago Womens Parry, 
1912; makes speeches; works personally, 
through com. and others. Party Honors. 
Ren. natl com. mbr. for Okla., 1924-28; 
and 1928-32 ; pret., co. and st. committee- 
woman, Washington Co. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1903, lived since at BartlesvilU; 
Supporter of Womens’ Suffrage; as mbr. 
Resolutions com., of Okla., 1922; Rep. St. 
conv., submitted resolution, approved by 
Natl. Committeeman, Jim Harris, giving 
women of st 50-50 organization with men : 
also resolution asking creation of position 
Natl. Rep. Committeewoman, both unan¬ 
imously carried. One of 7 women among 
100 Okla. citizens chosen by St. Bd. of 
Agri., St. Forrestry Assn, and A. & M. 
Col., to be honored by planting of 100 fees 
on St. Capitol grounds in commemoration 
of outstanding contribution to st. history. 
Chief interest, politics. 

ROWLAND, L. A.. Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ.. lawyer. B.. Holly Springs, Ark., Dec. 
11, 1878. Edu., Ouachita Col.. Ark. A. B.; 
Univ. of Mich.. LL. B. Wife, Grace A. Hills. 
Cdrn.. 4 s.. Alton H.. Kenneth H., Robert 
H., Lloyd A.. Bartlesville; 1 d., Mrs. Mar¬ 
tha Page. Madison, Wis. Bus. Con., V.-Pres. 
Rvan Consolidated Petroleum Co.; V.-Pres. 
Morton & Co.; Rowland & Talbott, law 


firm; Dir. First Natl. Bk. Assoc., J. D- 
Talbott law partner. Church, Bap., deacon, 
tchr. Men’s Bible Class. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Kiwanls; past Dir.; C. of C., past Pres.; 
Mason, Scottish Rite, McAlester Consistory; 
Okla. and Amer. Bar Assns.; past Pres. 
Washington Co. Bar Assn.; Hillcrest Coun¬ 
try Club.; mbr. Boy Scout Executive Coun¬ 
cil; Y. M. C. A., V.-Pres. St. Bd. of Dir. 
Imp. Rel., S. A. Rowland (bro.), head 
Math. Dept., Ohio Wesleyn Univ.; Mrs. A. 
'W Marshall, Rogers Ark. ; Ruth Rowland. 
Librarian, Wis. Univ. (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; worker since maturity; makes 
speeches and works through party organi¬ 
zations. Offices, PTes. Bd. of Edu., Bart¬ 
lesville. Remarks, came to Okla. 190 d; has 
lived since at Bartlesville. Interested in 
upbuilding of city schools. 


RUPARD, W. M., Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
printer. B., Sedalia, Mo., Dec. 30, 18G4. 
Edu., com. sch.. Mo.; Kirksville Normal 
sch. Wife, Francis Taylor. Cdrn., 2 s.; 1 
d Bus. Con., Rupard Printing Co. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; K. P., past chancellor; M. W. A. 
Pol. Act., partisan; worker In co. and st. 
since 1895 ; makes speeches. Offices, mbr. 
10th Legis.; past City Councilman; Secy 
Elec. Bd. 1917-19 and 1929-31. Party 
Honors, past Chmn. and Sec’y Deni. Cen. 
Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892; lived 




c + Dovtiocvillo 1905. 



SEARLE, H. A., Ramona. Rep. Occ., 

insurance B., Cowley Co., Kan., May U, 
1873 Edu., com. and h. schs.; Business 
Col., Kan. Wife, Katie Fite. Cdrn.. 2 s.; 
3 d Bk. Con., Central Natl., Bartlesville. 
Assoc., J. C. Tucker. E. E. Heyl, Bartles¬ 
ville. Church, Bap. deacon. Lodges. Mason 
Blue Lodge, Ramona. Imp. Rel., A. C. 
iSearle (bro.), Winfield, Kan. Pol. Act., 
independent; worker in co. and st. since 
1904; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Justice of Peace. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs.; pret. committee¬ 
man; mbr. Elec. Bd. Remarks', came to 
Okla. 1912; lived since at Ramona. Civic 
worker. Interested in education and church 
work. 

SEARS, W. M., Ramona. Rep. Occ., 
automobile dealer. B., Rock Ridge, Kan., 
Aug. 22, 1896. Edu., com. sch. and Business 
Col. Wife Alice Lillian. Cdrn., 1 d., Shirley 
Elnore. Bus. Con., Ford Agency. Bk. Con., 
Central Nath, Bartlesville. Assoc., C. W. 
Sears (father) ; (pol.) R. E. Baggers, 


L. A. ROWLAND 













WASHINGTON COI'NTY 


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L. E. PHILLIPS 











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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



N. D. WELTY 


Oehelata; E. E. Heyl, Bartlesville. Church, 
Friends. Clubs & Lodges, Business Mens 
Assn.; A. F. & A. M., Ramona; M. W.A. 
Pol. Act., independent; worker in co. since 
1927 ; works personally and through orga¬ 
nizations. Offices, City Treas., Ramona. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs.; 
mbr. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1901 ; lived since at Ramona,, Served in U. 
|S. Navy during W. War. Mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, James H. Tell Post, Bartlesville. 

SHIPMAN, J. T., Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
attorney. B., Ashley Co. Ark., Feb. 1. 
1874; came to Okla. in 1906, located in 
Bartlesville. Edu., pub. schs. of Ark.; Col. 
Arkadelphia,, Ouachita, law dept.; Univ. of 
Michigan, LL. B., admitted to Bar in 1906. 
Wife, Samuella McCorkle. Bus. Con., Chmn. 
Bd. of Dir. Cen. Natl. Bk.; Dir. Home 
Savings & Loan Assn. Assoc., (pol.) B. A. 
Lewis, Gov. W. .T. Holloway,, M. E. Trapp. 

A. S. J. Shaw. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
past Pres. 1917; 32nd Mason, McAlester; 

B. P. O. E.; C. of C.; Okla. Bar Assn.; 
Amer. Bar Assn.; Washington Bar Assn.; 
Hillcrest Country Club. Imp. Rel., Dr. W. 
H. Shipman. Pol. Act., active 26 yrs. all 
ways needed. Offices, Co. Judge 4 yrs.; City 
Atty. number of yrs. Remarks, legal Ad¬ 
visory for Draft Bd. Hobby, golf. 

SMOOT. WILLIAM CLAY, Bartlesville. 
Dem. (Ind.) . Occ., banker. B., Sweetwater, 
Ill., Nov. 25', 1885. Edu,, h. sch., Peters¬ 
burg, III.; N. W. Univ., B. S. 1907. Wife, 
Carolee L. Alvard. Cdrn.. 1 s., Chas. A. 
Bus. Con., Pres. First Natl. Bk., Bartles¬ 
ville. Assoc., Frank Phillips, L. E. Phillips. 
John H. Kane, Clyde Alexander, H. L. 
Straight. Bartlesville. Church, First. Chris. 
Clubs, Rotary; Hillcrest Country; C. of C., 
dir. Y. M. C. A.;; Boy iScout Council 8 yrs. 
Remarks:, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived in El 
Reno, Clinton 1908-24; Bartlesville since. 
Hobby,, trout fishing. 

SOMPAYRAC, P. A., Bartlesville. Dem. 
Occ., lawyer. B„ Natchitoches, La., Feb. 19, 
1878. Edu.. La. St. Normal; admitted to 
La. Bar 1901. Wife. Desiree LeCount. Cdrn., 
4 s., Lawrence, Walter, Edward, Robert; 
1 d., Norma Louise. Bk. Con., Central Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) R. D. Waddill, A. F. Van- 
deventer, Bartlesville; E. B. Howard. 
Church, Epis. Clubs & Lodges, K. P.; W. 
O. W.; St. Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker in co. since 1904; makes speeches, 
works personally. Offices, mbr. Legis. in 


La. Party Honors, past Sec’y Co. Cen. Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1906; lived in 
Muskogee, Bartlesville since 1908. Civic- 
worker. 

STEEL, SAMUEL T., Bartlesville. Dem. 
Oci., Sec’y-Treas. Union Machine Co. B., 
Dubois, Pa., Sept. 20, 1880. Edu., com. schs.. 
Pa.; Mechanical Engineering. Wife, Mable 
Hamilton. Cdrn., 2 d., Mary Nan, Charlotte. 
Bk. Con., Union Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
H. G. Durnell, Bartlesville. Church, Pres., 
vice chmn. Bd. Trustees. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bartlesville Engineers Club, past pres.; 
Rotary, vice pres.; C. of C., mbr. various 
corns.; Natl. Founders Assn.; Hillcrest 
Country, Mason, Akdar Shrine, Tulsa; 
past commander Knight Templar. Pol. Act., 
partisan; co. and st. worker since 1900 ; 
makes speeches. Offices, mbr. Bd. of Appeals 
of City Bldg. Com. Party Honors, past 
chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. 4 yrs.; Sec'y-Treas. 
Dem. Cen. Com.; del. to st. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1911; lived since at Bartles¬ 
ville. Civic worker. Hobby, pipe and a book. 

STEWART, JENNIE TRUEX, Bartlesville. 
Dem. Occ., housewife. B„ Osborn, Mo. Edu., 
com. and h. schs.. Mo.; Stephens Col., 
Columbia, Mo. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., J. Mar- 
"hall Hockensmith. cashr. Union Natl. Bk., 
Bartlesville; Frank E. Hockensmith, Den¬ 
ver, Colo.. Pres. Bancker-Nichols Broker¬ 
age Co. Assoc., officers and mbrs. of Amer. 
Legion Auxiliary st. and natl. Church. 
Bap. Clubs, Eastern Star, two federated 
womens Clubs in Bartlesville. Imp. Rel., 
Joseph Truex (father), past Repr. and St. 
ISen. of Mo. (dec.). Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1924; lived Kingfisher 1927-28; Bartles¬ 
ville since. Public activities chiefly through 
Legion Auxiliary, past Dept. Pres., past 
Natl, vice-pres.. Dept. Rehabilitation Chmn. 
6 yrs. Active worker since organization, 
known as “Sweetheart of Okla. Legion.” 

STRAIGHT, H. R., Bartlesville. Head of 
Empire Co. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

STRAIGHT, MRS. KATHERINE H„ 

Bartlesville. Rep. Occ., homemaker. B., 
Titusville, Pa. Edu., grad, of Yassar; 
Stanford Univ., A. B. Hus., Herbert Ran¬ 
dall Straight. Cdrn., 1 s.. Russell James; 
2 d., Lois,. Harriett. Church, Epis., active 
worker. Clubs, A. A. U. W.; mbr. Bd. of 
Y. M. C. A. ; mbr. Library Bd.; past pres. 
Tuesday Club; D. A. R. Imp. Rel., Fred 
Sargent, Pres. N. Western R. R. Pol. Act., 
worker in Rep. affairs since 1924; makes 
speeches, works through the party orga¬ 
nization. Offices, Pres. St. League Women 
Yoters; St. Pres. Womens Auxiliary of 
Natl. Engineers of Hoover for Pres. Club. 
Party Honors, State Committeewoman. 

TAYLOR, ROSS._ Bartlesville. Oec., 
Civil Engineer; city manager. B., Waco,, 
Mo., Sept. 14. 1893. Edu.. pub. schs., Sny¬ 
der; grad. Okla. Univ. B. S. Civil Eng. 
Wife, .Teneva McCaslin. Bus. Con., citv 
mgr. Assoc., M. E. Michaelson, R. J. 
Daugherty, R. H. Hudson, G. T. Barfield, 
H. J. Holm (pol.) all city mgrs. Church. 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason; K. P.; 
Kappa Sigma; St. Municipal League; In¬ 
ternational Assn. City mgrs. Imp. Re’., 
Mrs. Ida Taylor, Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
active since 1918; makes speeches. Offices, 
city mgr. at Yale, Bartlesville. Remarks, 
came to Okla, 1901,, locating Snyder until 
1911; Norman 1911-16; served in Army 
Tex., 1917; Overseas 1917-19; lived Yale 
1919-27. Lived in Bartlesville since 1927. 
Is a mbr. Amer. Legion Post James H. Teal 
105. Served A. E. llltli Engs., 2nd Lt. 
U. S. Reserves, 14 months overseas. Served 
as commander of the American Post at 
Yale, 2 yrs. St. exec, committeeman for 
the first dist. of the St. Amer. Legion. 

TIDD, L. M„ Bartlesville. Rep. Chmn. 
Co. Cen. Com. (Complete information un¬ 
available.) 

TUCKER, J. C., Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
sheriff. B., Mt. Grove, Mo., Sept. 21 1889. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Mt. Grove.’ Wife, 
Mary, d. of W. M. Young, Bartlesville. 


Cdrn., 1 s.; 2 d. Bk. Con., Union Natl. 
Assoc., Leon E. Root, undersheriff; E. E. 
Heyl co. atty.; Judge Carlton, Judge Hull, 
Bartlesville; (pol.) W. N. Rupard, John 
Holleman, Mrs. Sam Watt, Sam Watt, 
Dewey; Rev. Jennings, Oehelata; Geo. Red, 
Ramona; John McAlester. Church, Epworth 
Meth. Lodges I. O. O. F.; S. B. A.; M. W. 
A.; A. H. T. A., Bartlesville. Pol. Act., 
partisan in natl. affairs; co. and st. work¬ 
er since maturity, makes speeches, works 
personally. Offices, Policeman. Bartlesville, 
5 yrs.; Chief Crim. Deputy Sheriff, 4 yrs. ; 
Sheriff, now. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs.; pret. committeeman. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1913; lived since at Bartles¬ 
ville. Civic worker. Interested in educational 
work. 

VANDEVENTER, A. F., Bartlesville. 
Dem. O'-c.. laywer. B., Fulton Co., Ill., Jan. 
13, 1865. Edu., com. sch.. and St. Normal, 
Ill. Wife, (deceased). Cdrn., 2 s., J. F.. Pa.; 
Montie, Tulsa. Pol. Act., partisan; worker 
in co. and st. since 1904 ; works personally. 
Offices, mbr. First Legis. of Okla. ; St. Sen., 
1912-13. Party Honors, served on Co. Cen. 
Com. several times. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1904 ; lived since at Bartlesville. Civic 
worker. 

WADDILL. ROBERT D., Bartlesville. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Henry Co., Mo., July 
22, 1872. Edu., h. sch.; Academy, Clinton, 
Mo.; home study of law, admitted to bar 
1910. Wife, Berenice Hignight. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) Judge A. F. Van- 
daventer, P. S. Sompayrae, R. H. Hudson, 
Bartlesville; W. E. Disney, Ed Trapp, 
Judge J. S. Davenport. Church, Meth., S. 
Lodge, K. P. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide 
worker since 1904; works mostly through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge, 1915- 
25. Party Honors, past pret. committeeman ; 
del. to natl. convs. 2 times; del. to many 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; 
lived since at Bartlesville. Mbr. Izaak 
Walton League. Hobby, gardening. 

WAGGONER. MRS. SAM B., Bartlesville. 
Dem. Occ., minister. B. Lynchburg, Moore 
Co., Tenn., Sept. 22, 1885; came to Okla. 
1920, located at Bartlesville. Edu.. Morgan 
private sch., Fayetteville, Tenn. 1907; Col. 
of Bible Ordained Minister. Hus., Sam B. 
Waggoner. Cdrn., 1 d., Virginia Lou, 
student Hamilton Col., Lexington, Ky. Bus. 
Con., Minister Keler Ave Christian Church. 
Clubs & Lodges, Eastern Star; White 
•Shrine; U. D. C., Pres. Washington; W. C. 
T. U.; St. Speaker Bureau Okla. Ext. Dept. 
Parent. Edu. Imp. Rel.. grandfather. Solo- 
man Womach, Baptist Minister, Lynchburg. 
Pol. Act., speaker; Ind. voter for 20 yrs. 
Offices, dir. Religious Edu., First Chris. 
Church a number of yrs. Party Honors, v.- 
chmn. Cen. Com. 4 yrs.: del. to Natl. St. 
Dem. Conv. Remarks, 4-minute speaker dur¬ 
ing W. War.; chmn. Red Cross work, also 
mbr. Bartlesville Ministerial Alliance. Hob¬ 
by, religious education. 

WEBER H. C.. Bartlesville. Dem. Occ., 
surgeon. B.. Venongo, Penn. 1882.; came 
to Okla. 1905, located at Bartlesville. Edu., 
pub. schs.. Penn.; Col. of Physician and 
Surgeon. Baltimore. Md. ; M. D. Chicago 
and N. Y. Wife. Katherine Rowson. Bk. Con., 

T n'on Natl. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; 32nd Mason McAlester, Shrine, 
Tulsa; Okla. Assn.; Amer. Medical; Amer. 
Col. of Surgeons; C. of C. : past Pres. Hill¬ 
crest Country Club. Imp. Rel., Dr. Howard 
Webber, Pioneer. Pol. Act., active worker 
20 yrs. Offices, mbr. St. Medical Bd. No. 
of yrs. Remarks, mbr. Draft Bd. during W. 
War. Hobby, hunting. 

WELTY, N. D„ Bartlesville. Rep. Occ., 
editor, publisher. B., Wamego, Kan., Feb. 
11. 1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., Kan. 
Wife, Dora Regnier. Cdrn., 3 s., Donald R., 
business mgr. Morning Examiner; Newell 
G., N. Y.; Malcolm M.. Phillips Petroleum 
Co.; 1 d.. Ruth Virginia. Bus. Con., Exami¬ 
ner Co. Publishers, Pres. Morning Exami¬ 
ner. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Union Natl. 
Church, Chris., elder. Clubs, Rotary, char¬ 
ter mbr.; past pres, and sec’y; C. of C.,. 




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dir.; Y. M. C. A., dir.; N. E. A.; Assoc. 
Press; Okla. Press Assn., chmn Daily 
Group, 1929. Pol. Act., independent; work¬ 
er sincei maturity; makes public addresses. 
Offices, mbr. St. Elec. Bd., appointed by 
Gov. Johnston. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1915; lived since at Bartlesville. During W. 
War mbr. Co. Council of Defense, 4 min¬ 
ute speaker. Area Sec’y A. E. F.; Y. M. 
C. A. ; received Liberty Loan medal and 
Red Cross certificate. Hobby, motoring, 
fishing. 


WOODARD, FRED B„ Dewey. Rep. Occ., 

lawyer. B„ Park Co., Ind., Oct. 21, 1871. 
Edu., com. schs., Kan.; Univ. of Kan. law 
sell. Wife, (deceased). Cdrn., 4 s.; 3 d. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) H. H. 
Montgomery, Bob Bradley, Bartlesville; W. 
B. Allen, T. H. Reeves, Jr., Dewey; James 
Veazey, Lloyd Owen, Tulsa; Jim Harris, 
Wagoner; John Goldsberry, Frank Franze, 
Tom Latta, Tulsa; Judge E. S. Bessey, 
Okla. City. Church, Friends, Lawrence, 
Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; co. worker since 


1900; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, past acting Mayor; past city elk., 
city councilman; mbr. first Sch. Bd. in 
Dewey. Party Honors, del. to st. and co. 
convs.; chmn. first co. conv.; nominee for 
Co. Judge, 1919. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1898 ; lived In Claremore, Bartlesville; 
Dewey since 1899. Hobby, writing. 

WOODS GEORGE, Bartlesville. Chmn. 
Dem. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable.) 


Washita County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Jesse Stovall (Dem.)--Cordell 

Co. Attorney, John W. Blanton (Dem.') -Cordell 

Ct. Clerk, Myrtle Taylor (Dem.) -Cordell 

Co. Clerk, Frank Thompson (Dem.)-Cordell 

Sheriff, Philo Lambert (Dem.) -Cordell 

Co. Treasurer, W. S. Burson (Dem.) -Cordell 

Co. Surveyor, James S. Camp, (Dem.) -Cordell 

Co. Cupt of Pub. Inst., Byron Dacus (Dem.)-Cordell 

Co. Assessor, G. W. Miller (Dem.) -Cordell 

Co. Weigher, J. S. Hatchett (Dem.) -Cordell 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—T. G. Sappington (Dem.) Cloud Chief 

Dist. No. 2—E. P. Wilson (Dem.) -Cordell 

Dist. No. 3—W. C. Keas (Dem.) _Cordell 

County Election Board: 

Sec’y., Elva Rogers (Dem.) _Cordell 

Chmn., J. Carl Wright (Dem.) _Sentinel 

Mbr., J. G. Richart (Rep.) -Corn 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, Ed W. Hines (Dem.) Cordell; Sen. 
Grover Thomas (Dem.) Cordell; Dist. Judge, E. L. 
Mitchell (Dem.) Clinton. 

State Officers, Thos. A. Edwards (Dem.) Presiding 
Judge, Criminal Court of Appeals, Cordell; Sam Mas- 
singale, mbr. Bd. of Governors, State Bar, Cordell; John 
Rainbolt. School Land Appraiser, Cordell: J. S. Free¬ 
man, Co. Supt. Health, Rocky; Jno. R. Thomas, Senti¬ 
nel, W. J. Lawson, Foss, Deputy Oil Inspectors. 

State Institutions, none. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 
Democrat 

J. A. Robinson, Chmn., Cordell; Mrs. Leman D. 
Ford, V-Chmn., Rocky. 


Republican 

A. H. Bumgardt, Chmn.. Cordell; Mrs. Leroy Jones, 
V.-Chmn., Cordell; R. K. Gernett, Sec’y-, Cloud Chief; 

J. P. Stutzman, State Committeeman, Cloud Chief; 
Jimmie Gernett, State Comcitteewoman, Cloud Chief. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Cordell, Co. Seat; Carl Copeland (Mayor); Mrs. 
Pearl Peters (Clerk) ; Le Roy Jones (Attorney) ^West¬ 
ern Counties Gas Co., H. A. Dieselier, Pres., Winfield, 
Kansas. 

Bessie, H. A. Wiens (Mayor) ; E. E. Fruechting 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co.; Western Coun¬ 
ties Gas Co. 

Foss, J. A. Brown (Bd. of Trustees) ; E. R. Murphy 
(Clerk) ; Southwest Light & Power Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

! 2107 | 


1 2127 


! 2333 | 

1 

2024 | 

Rep. 

958 | 


S 2070 


j 1357 | 

1 

3572 | 

Soc. 

| 703] 


! 321 


1 35 | 

1 

35 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

1285 

| 2050 


| 1500 | 

1460 1 

1 

Rep. 

1 1 

513 

| 2187 


| 2619 | 

699 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

296 

| 286 


no C. | 

12 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

i 1 

1304 

1 

2853 

1 1 

1561 | 

1 

Rep. 

I 1 

580 

1 

1754 

1 1 

774 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 1 

291 

1 

67 

I 1 

16 | 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 2062 | 

1292 

| 2210 

3078 

| 2838 ! 

1566 I 

2942 | 

Rep. 

| 839 | 

507 

| 1966 

1107 

| 973 | 

601 i 

2412 | 

Soc. 

| 838 | 

293 

| 323 

75 

no C. 

14 | 

26 | 


Town 

Cordell 

Foss 

Mt. View 

Rocky 

Sentinel 


NEWSPAPERS 


Beacon 

Enterprise 

Times 

Herald 

Leader 


Newspaper 

(Wkly. Dem.) 
(Wkly. non-pol.) 
(Wkly. Ind.) 

(Wkly.) 
(Wkly. Dem.) 


Editor 

Burris G. Penn 
Mrs. J. R. Hinshaw 
W. S. Martz 
Jno. H. Middleton 
Alvin D. McCurley 


Owner 

Beacon Pub. Co. 
Mrs. J. R. Hinshaw 
W. S. Martz 
Jno. H. Middleton 
Alvin D. McCurley 


ARGABRIGHT, JAMES PAUL, Sentinel. 
Rep. Occ., lumber dealer. B., Nemaha Co., 
Neb., June 23, 1877. Edu., com. schs., 
Nemaha Co., Neb. Wife, Miss Elliott, Wyo. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Paul Jr., Sentinel; 3 d., Mrs. 
Eva Yielding, Walters; Mrs. Irene Hann, 
Clinton; Anna Pay Argabright, Sentinel. 
Bus. Con., mgr. T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., 
Sentinel. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., W. 
B. Kennedy, Okla. City; (pol.) Dr. D. W. 
Bennett, D. J. Reiter, M. D. Groom, Albert 
Biely, Sentinel. Church, Chris. Clubs & 
Lodges, Rotary, Sentinel; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Sentinel, Past Master; Knight 
Templar, Hobart; India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., R. M. Argabright, 
banker, Kendrick (bro.). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active since 1901; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 
Temple Okla. Party Honors Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman, 3 yrs.; del. to co. conv. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; located at 
Bristow, moved to Temple 1913; Sentinel 
1921. 

ARMFIELD, JAMES McKENNEY, Cor¬ 
dell. Dem. Occ.. banker, ranchman. B., 
Hardeman Co., Tenn., May 15, 1869. Edu., 


com. schs., Tenn. and Ark.; Meth. Col., 
Arkadelphia, Ark., 2 yrs. Married. Cdrn., 
4 d., Mrs. Frank Kliewer, Cordell; Mrs. 
Joe Hutchins, Texola; Frances, sch. tc'nr.; 
Floy. Bus. Con., President Cordell, 
Natl. Bk.; Pres. Dill St. Bk.; owner of 
hotel and bldgs, in Cordell and a ranch. 
Assoc., J. M. and W. 0. Callo-way, E. K. 
and T. C. Thurmond, Okla. City, interested 
in bk.; (pol.) S. M. Massingale, J. J. Mc¬ 
Curley ; R. A. Billups, Judge T. A. Ed¬ 
wards, E. K. Thurmond, Frank Johnson, 
Hugh Johnson, Okla. City. Church, Meth. 
C'ubs &. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cordell. 
Pol. Act., independent; active since 1900 
in co. affairs only; works through personal 
contacts. Makes speeches. Offices, Co. Treas. 
1901-05. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. for yrs. 
until 8 yrs. ago ; formerly del. to st. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; located near 
Cordell; lived at Homestead 1894-1901, 
Cordell since. Active in all civic move¬ 
ments, especially City Beautiful Campaigns. 
Chmn. Co. Bankers Assn. 10 yrs. During 
W. War was active in war work. With 
Judge Edwards was active in first cam¬ 
paign in which the Dem. won complete vic¬ 


tory. Conservative and constructive In 
thinking. 

ASH, A. R„ Cordell. Dem. Occ., attorney. 
B., Monroe Co., Mo., Nov. 6, 1879. Edu., 
com. schs., Monroe Co., Mo.; William 
Jewel Col. Liberty, Mo., grad. A. B., 1907. 
Wife, d. of A. H. Harlow, Norman. Cdrn., 
1 s., Russell, Cordell; 2 d., Ethel Jean and 
Ellen, Cordell. Bus. Con., Ash, Jones & 
Wessner, Cordell; (pol.) Sen. Elmer 
dell Natl. Assoc., LeRoy Jones, Jess C. 
Wessner, Cordell; (pol.) Sen. Elmer 
Thomas; J. G. Springer, Frank Thompson ; 
Sam Massingale; W. F. Taylor, Cordell; 
A. M. Beets, Okla. City; Ed Hines, W. H. 
Dean, Cordell. Church, Bap. Clubs & 
Lodges, Kiwanis, Enid; C. of C.; Mason 
Blue Lodge; Clinton Chapter Commandery, 
Hobart; Indian Temple Shrine, Okla. City; 
M. W. A.; I. O. O. F.; Eastern Star. 
Imp. Rel., Lee D. Ash, Co. Supt. Monroe 
Co., Mo. (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. affairs through personal contacts 
and speech making since 1910. Offices, Co. 
Atty., Washita Co., 1912-18. Party Honors, 
del. to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1909; lived since at Cordell. 



















































WASHITA COUNTY 


835 



BEHNKE, REINHOLD. Bessie. Rep. Oc„ 
banker. B., Germany, Sept. 24, 1859. 

Edu., coon. schs. in Germany a.id .n 
Henderson-Sibley Co., Minn. Married. Cdrn., 
3 s., Edward, Louis, Ernest, farmers, Bes¬ 
sie, Okla.; 5 d., Mrs. Clara Gerner, Mrs. 
Alma Woolman, Mrs. Annie Hoepfner, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Intermann, Mrs. Josephine In¬ 
terman, Bessie. Bus. Con.. Vice Pres, of 
Farmers Natl. Bk., Cordell. Assoc., Ernest 
Simcox, Pres., Raymond Simcox, Cashr., 
Farmers Natl. Bk., Cordell; (pol.) Mr. 
Tolliver, G. E. Wagner, W. M. Copeland, 
Cordell; Philip Heintz, Bessie; Sen. Pine. 
Church, Lutheran. Po’. Act., partisan; 
active in co. affairs since 1900 ; works 
through personal contacts and speech mak¬ 
ing. Offices, Judge of Elec. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv. 1919. Remarks 
came to Okla. 1900 and located at Bessie. 
Came to America from Germany at 12 
yrs. of age; lived in Minnesota until com¬ 
ing to Okla. Has 35 grandchildren and 5 
great grandchildren. Gave each of his 
8 children a quarter section land near 
Bessie. Active in behalf of good roads In 
his county. 

BENNETT. DAVID W„ Sentinel. Rep. 
Occ., physician and surgeon. B., Clyde, N. 
C., Nov. 10. 1872. Edu., com. and h. seh , 
Clyde, N. C.; Young-Harris Col., Union, 
Ga.; Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, grad. 
1901. Married. Bus. Con., oil interests and 
farm owner, owes 1000 acres; farm inter¬ 
ests in 4 cos. Bk. Con., First Natl.; Dill 
St. Bk., Dill. Assoc., (pol.) W. I. Fisher, 
L. L. Clark, W. M. Copeland, Cordell; a. 
J. Taylor, Albert Biely, J. P. Argabright, 
Sentinel; Sen. Pine; Sen. Harreid; A. C. 
Alexander, Okla. City; Jim Harris, Wagon¬ 
er; Dr. Rogers, Clinton; Sen. Murphy; Lew 
Wentz; W. G. Skelly. Church, Pres., tclir. 
in S. S. for yrs. Clubs & Lodges, W. O. W., 
Sentinel; Modern Tontis. Sentinel; Com¬ 
mercial, Sentinel. Imp. Rel., Samuel V. 
Rogers, Franklin, N. C., (cousin) ; W. M. 


Bennett, Postmaster, Sentinel (bro.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1903 in western 
Okla.; works personally, through corns, and 
toy making speeches. Party Honors, del. to 
st. convs. a number of times; Co. Chmn. 
4 yrs.; Rep. St. Committeeman. Washita 
Co., 1920-29. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1903; lfeated at Sentinel. Was Mayor of 
Sentinel 1910-20 Good roads enthusiast 
Chairman of Medical Soc’y. 4 yrs. in 
Washita Co. Comes from one of the most 
prominent families in N. C., where h,s 
relatives are statesmen, business and pro¬ 
fessional men. 

BERGER, JOHN P., Canute. Rep. Occ., 
lumber yard manager. B„ Cullman Co., 
Ala., Mar. 14, 1877. Edu., com. schs., 
Birmingham, Ala., and Columbus, Neb. 
Wife. d. of M s. J. M. Morgan, Elk City. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Herbert, Clifford; 2 d., Doris, 
Nellie. Bus. Can.. George F. Sisson Lumber 
Co., Canute, Okla. Bk. Con., First St. 
Assoc., Geo. F. Sisson, Elk City; (pol.) T. 
W. Busby, E. R. Freels, L. B. Loftis, John 
Elliott, Canute; Dr. D. W. Bennett,, Senti¬ 
nel ; L. L. Clark, W. I. Fisher, Cordell 
Imp. Rel., Fred Berger, Stayton, Oregon 
(bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
affairs since 1916;, works through personal 
contacts. Offices, City Treas. of Canute. 
Party Honors, del. to co. conv. 1528. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1899; lived at Berlin 
1907; Sayre, 1907-10 ; Carpenter, 1910-12; 
Canute since. Good roads enthusiast. In¬ 
dependent. 

BIELY ALBERT E., Sentinel. Rep. Occ., 
photographer. B., Adams Co., Ohio, Nov. 
5, 1866. Edu. West Union, O. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., Biely Bros. Studio, Sentinel. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc.. Edward Biely, 
partner; (pol.) Dr. D. W. Bennett, R. T. 
Shotwell, J. P. Argabright, J. W. Guthrie. 
Sentinel; R. A. Champlin, Enid; Alva J. 
Niles, Tulsa. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C., Sentinel; I. O. O. F., Bethany, 


Ill. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. affairs 
since 1908; w: rks th ough personal contacts. 
Offices, Judge Election Bd. since 1920. 
Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1908 ; lived since at Senti¬ 
nel. 

BIELY, EDWARD, Sentinel. Rep. Occ., 
photographer. B., Adams Co., Ohio, Aug. 
24, 1869. Edu., West Union, Ohio. Un¬ 
married. Bus. Con., Biely Bros. Studio. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc. Albert E. 
partner: (pol.) Dr. D. W. Bennett, R. T. 
Shotwell,, J. P. Argabright, J. W. Guthrie. 
Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., 
Sentinel; I. O. O. F., Bethany, Ill. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1910 in co. affairs. 
Works through personal contacts. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1910; lived since at Senti¬ 
nel. 

BLANTON JOHN W., Cordell. Dem. 0:c„ 
county attorney. B., Kiowa Co., Okla., May 
8, 1903. Edu. com. and h. sells., Cordell, 
grad. 1922 ; Okla. Univ., LL. B.. 1927. Un¬ 
married. Bk. Com.. Farmers Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Burson, Bob Miller, J. M. 
Armfieid, Cirdell; Jim Burson, Oscar Ford, 
Rocky; Ed Reider, Joel Hatchett, Foss; Lee 
Osborne, Jim Ensey, Sentinel. Church, 
Meth., S. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cor¬ 
dell. Imp. Rel., J. T. Blanton, atty., Pauls 
Valley, R. D. Blanton, former sheriff, Pauls 
Valley; W. W. Blanton, Rocky. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1928 in co. ;• works 
personally and through corns, and by speech¬ 
making. Offices, Co. Atty. Remarks, native 
of Okla., always made home at Cordell. 

BUNCH. FRED L.. Rocky, Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Kingston, Ark., Feto. 5, 1901. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Rocky; Hilts 
Business Col., Okla. City, 1918. Wife, d. 
of R. D. Boatright, Berryville, Ark. Cdrn., 

1 d. Bus. Con., St. Bk., Rocky, Asst. Cashr. 
and Dir. Assoc., Walter B. Stephens, Char¬ 
les Hart, J. A. Burson, George Bishop, IV. 
L. Bunch; (pol.) Scott Burson. J. M. Arm- 
field, Alvin McCurly, John W. Blanton. 
Cordell; A. C. Taylor, Philo Lambert, Cor¬ 
dell. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C-; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Rocky, Treas. Imp. Rel., J. N. Bunch, 
banker, Kingston, Ark.; R. D. Boatright, 
banker and merchant, Berryville, Ark.; 
Wm. L. Bunch, banker, Sp"ingdale, Ark. ; 
R. C. Bunch, banker, Elkins, Ark. Pol 
Act., wmrks through personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, treas. Sch. Dist. Remarks, lived in 
Okla. at Rocky, since 1998; comes from 



JOHN W. BLANTON 














836 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


family of bankers and bus. men, all 
staunch Democrats. 

BUNCH, WILLIAM L„ Rocky. Dem. Occ., 
banker, farmer. B., Kingston, Ark., June 
27, 1864. Edu., com. schs., Madison Co., 
Ark.; Clarks Academy, Berryville, Ark. 
Wife, d. of Sam E. Boydston, Berryville, 
Ark. Cdrn., 3 s., Fred and Roy, Rocky; C. 
J., Sentinel. Bus. Con., Vice Pres. St. Bk. 
of Rocky; farming; mining interests in 
Ark. Assoc., Fred Bunch, Charles Hart, 
Walter B. Stephens, J. A. Burson; (pol) 

J. M. Armfield, Scott Burson, Sam Massin- 
gale, John W. Blanton, Cordell; Lee Cruce, 
Jim McClintic. Church, Bap. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1909 ; 
works through personal contacts. Offices, 
Sell. Dir. Remarks, came to Okla.; located 
in Rocky 1909. 

BUNGARDT, ALFRED H„ Cordell. Rep. 
Occ., surgeon. B., Kan. City, Mo., Dec. 13, 
1874. Edu., com. and h. schs., Kansas City, 
Mo.; St. Agricultural Col., Ft. Collins, B. 
S., 1896; U. M. C., Kansas City, M. D. 
Degree. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Alfred H., 
Cordell. Bus. Con., owns and operates 
Florence Hospital, Cordell; farm owner. 
Bk. Com., Cordell Natl; Farmers Natl.; First 
INatl. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. D. W. Bennett, 
Sentinel; W. M. Copeland, L. L. Clark, R. 
Benke, G. E. Wagner, Cordell; Ike Lowed, 
Bessie. Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, Cordell; C. of C.; 32nd Mason, 
Guthrie. Imp. Rel., S. C. Bungardt, phy¬ 
sician, Ft. Smith, Ark. (bro.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active since 1923 in co. affairs; 
works through conns. Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Rep. Com., Washita 
Co.; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks*, 
came to Okla. 1902; located at Cordell. 
During W. War served in Base Hospital, 
107th Medical Corps, was in France 1 yr. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 154, Washita. 

BURSON, JAMES A., Rocky. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Dadeville, Ala., July 13, 1869. 
Edu>.. com. schs., Ala. Wife, d. of W. D. 
Dobbs, Temple, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Carroll 
J., Rocky; Scott, Cordell; 1 d., Mrs. Min¬ 
nie Cannon. Bus. Con., farm owner; stock¬ 
holder St. Bk. of Rocky. Bk. Con., St. Bk. 
Assoc., (pol.) W. L. Bunch, Dr. 1. S. 
Freeman, Rocky; J. M. Armfield, Cordell; 
Lee Ozbirn, Sentinel. Church, Bap. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. affairs since 
1894; works through personal contacts. 
Offices, Inspector on Elec. Bd. 20 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived since 
at Rocky. Gocd roads enthusiast.. 

BURSON, WINFIELD SCOTT, Cordell. 
Dem. Occ., country treasurer. B., Washita 
Co.. Okla.. June 25, 1897. Edu., com. sch., 
Rocky, Okla.; high 
sch.. Rocky, grad. 

1916; Hills Busi- 

ess Col., Okla. City, 
grad. 1928. Un¬ 

armed. Bus. Con., 
Co. Treas.; farm¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Cor¬ 
dell Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Rain- 

bolt, Sam Holden, 
J. M. Armfield; I. 
S. Freeman, J. H. 

Merchant, Rocky; 
Hutton Bellah, Har¬ 
ry Wimberly, Altus; 

Sam Wood. Fair- 

view; Bert McDonel, 
Hugo; Bob Howard, 
Mayes Co. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Rocky; Kiwanis, Cordell, vice pres. 
Imp. Rel., James A. Burson, Rocky, (father). 
Pof. Act., partisan; active for 9 yrs.; prin¬ 
cipally in co. but some statewide activities; 
works by personal contacts by speechmak¬ 
ing. Offices, Co. Treas. since 1924. Party 

Honors, Chmn. League of Young Dem., 

Washita Co., 1922; sec’y; del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, native of Okla.; lived at Rocky 
and Cordell. During W. War training in 
Aviation at Waco, Tex. Mbr. Amer. Le¬ 
gion, Cordell Post. 


CLARK, LAWRENCE LEO, Cordell. Rep. 

B. , Montgomery, Indiana, Nov. 19, 1874. 
Edu., co. sells., Davis Co., Ind. ; h. sch., 
Odeon, Ind., grad. 1893. Wife, d. of Mrs. 

5. B. Smith, Cordell. Cdrn., 3 s., Ivan L., 
Univ. at Wichita, Kan; Marvin, Univ. of 
Okla.; Vernon L.; 2 d., Vivian, Virginia. 
Bk. Con., Cordell Natl. Assoc., (pol.) W. 
I. Fisher, W. M. Copeland, J. E. Bennett, 
E. J. Williams, W. T. Clark, Cordell. Churc-h, 
Meth. Clubs &. Lodges. I. O. O. F., Cordell; 

C. of C., Cordell; Spanish War Veteran, 
Clinton. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
affairs since 1900 ; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 1922-23 ; 
del. to st. and co. convs. several times. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900; lived at 
Enid 2 yrs., Cordell since 1902. Good roads 
enthusiast. Served during Spanish-Amer. 
War in 6th Mo., 7th Army Corps. 

COCHRAN, ROY H„ Cordell. Dem. Occ., 
hotel owner. B., Cooper, Tex., Sept. 23, 
1895. Edu., h. sch., Cordell. Bus. Con., 
European Hotel, Cordell. Bk. Con., Cordell 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Rainbolt, J. M. 
Armfield, Sam Massingale, Scott Burson, 
Cordell; Lee Ozbirn, Sentinel; G. C. Wheel¬ 
er, Clinton; Albert Eaton, Weatherford; R. 
A. Andrain, Miami; Matt Beard, Tulsa ; 
Ben Wood, Okla. City. Church, Meth. Clubs 

6. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cordell; I. 
O. O. F., Cordell. Imp. Rel., M. F. Cochran, 
S. W. Utility Ice Co., Okla. City; C. I. 
Cochran, Wichita, Kan. (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. political affairs since 
1919; works through personal contacts. 
Active in ev«y campaign. Offices, Ct. Clk. 
1922-28. Party Honors, del. to st. conv., 
1924; del. to Young Mens Dem. League 
Convs. 6 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898 ; lived at Cordell, Elk City, Altus and 
Clinton. Good roads enthusiast. During W. 
War served in 344th Machine Gun Co., 90tli 
Division. Mbr. of Amer. Legion Post No. 
134, Washita County. 

COPELAND, WILLIAM MARSHALL, 

Cordell. Rep. Occ., loan man (retired). B.. 
Shelbyville, Ind., June 14, 1847. Edu., com. 
sch., in la. Married. Cdrn., 4 s., Wm. S., 
Hobart; Carl, Mangum ; Christopher, Cor¬ 
dell; Julian J., Hobart; d„ Mrs. Stella R. 
Lucas, Cordell. Bk. Con., Cordell Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) E. J. Waggoner, Cordell; 
George Davina, Colony; R. K. Germett, Dr. 
Bennett, Sentinel. Imp. Rel., Elmer G. Day, 
Kingfisher Co., Okla. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. affairs since 1901; works 
through corns. and personal contacts. 
Offices, Dist. Clk., Wellington. Kan. Party 
Honors, del. to natl. conv. 1916; Co. Com¬ 
mitteeman several times; del. to dist. convs. 
several times. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1901; lived at Cordell since. Was mbr. C. 
of C. before retiring. Good roads enthusi¬ 
ast. 

DACUS, BYRON, Lake Valley. Dem. Occ., 
superintendent schools, Lake Valley dist¬ 
rict. B., Grady Co., Okla.. Sept. 12, 1893. 
Edu., com. and h. sells., Washita Co.; Pan¬ 
handle A. & M. Col., Goodwell, Okla., 1921- 
22; S. W. Tchrs. Col., Weatherford, grad. 
1929. Wife, d. of Mrs. J. M. Lyde, Dill City. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Delmer; 3 d., Nadine, Helen, 
Peggy Jean. Bus. Con., farm owner. Bk. 
Con., Cordell Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. M. 
Armfield, Sam Massingale, Scott Burson, of 
Cordell; T. J. Sappington, Clcud Chief; 
Lee Ozbirn, Sentinel. Church, Church of 
Christ. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cordell. 
Imp. Rel., Henry Dacus, sch. tchr., Canute: 
C. E. Dacus farmer, Dill City (bros.) Pol. 
Act., partisan; active since 1915 in co. 
affairs; works through personal contacts; 
spech making. Offices, Co. Supt. since .June 
30, 1929 ; Sec’y Elec. Bd., Dill City 6 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1916; Prct. 
Committeeman, Dill City, 6 yrs. Remarks. 
Native of Okla.; lived all his life in the 
st. Interested in good sells. Has had a 
prominent part in consolidating sch. dists. 
and in bldg, one of finest schs. in county. 

DAVINA, GEORGE N„ Colony. Rep. Occ., 
Postmaster. B., Fremont, la., Aug. 11, 1878. 
Edu., com. schs., Fremont, la.; h. sch.; 


Business Col., Oha- 
ha. Neb. Wife, d. of 
j. W. McElroy, 
Weatherford. Cdrn., 
1 s., O. E.; 2 d., 
Florence Helen, Col¬ 
ony. Bk. Con., Col¬ 
ony State. Assoc., 
(pol.) R. H. Harp¬ 
er, G. A. Wilson, 
S. S. Hombarger, O. 
L. Hombarger, of 
Colony; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Byron Shear, 
Okla. City; H. H. 
Horner, Enid. 
Church, Indian Mis¬ 
sion. Lodges Mason, 
Knight Templar, 
Weatherford. Imp. 
Rel., Daniel Risdon, 
Raton, N. Mex. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in state and county affairs since 1900. 
Offices, Postmaster at Colony since 
1920 ; mbr. Enid Twp. Bd. 1900. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1893; lived Enid, Colony 
since 1905. Attends convs. and political 
rallies. Worker in civic and public affairs. 
Good roads enthusiast. 

DAVIS. LLOYD W.. Foss. Rep. Occ., 
druggist, B., Madrid, la.. May 11, 1894. 
Edu.' com. and h. schs., Elk City; N. W. 
Univ. 1915-16; Kan. Univ., grad. Pharma¬ 
cist, 1917. Married. Bus. Con., Peoples Drug 
Store, Foss; stockholder in Foss Bldg. & 
Loan Co. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., (pol.) 
Curtis Murphy, Foss; Dr. D. W. Bennett, 
Sentinel; Dr. Bungardt, Cordell; Ed Hart- 
rouft, Cordell; E. J. Murphy, Clinton; H. 
L. McVey, Altus. Church, First Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. Foss; Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Foss; Chapter, Clinton; Com- 
mandery, Elk City; India Temple Shrine. 
Okla. City; Past Master of Blue Lodge at 
Foss. Imp. Rel., Lee Davis, owner of M. 
System Grocery, Elk City (bro.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1924 ; 
works mostly through corns. Is an organiz¬ 
er. Offices, City Treas., Foss, 1922. Party 
Honors, Prct. Chmn. 1928-29 ; del. to st. 
conv. 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1901; 
located in Foss. Lived in Elk City 1903-19, 
since in Foss. Active in behalf of good 
roads movement. 

EDWARDS, THOMAS ALLISON, St. 

Capitol. Dem. Occ., Presiding Judge, Crim¬ 
inal Ct. of Appeals. B„ Dover, Ark., Feb. 



BYRON DACUS 













21, 1874. Edu.. com. and h. sch., Russell¬ 
ville, Ark.; grad. Univ. of Ark. 3 yrs., 
1894-97. Wife, Rose Catherine Leverett, 
Fayetteville. Cdrn., 3 s., Leverett. Charles, 
Okla. City; Donald, attending O. U.; 2 
d. t Mary, at Duncan; Catherine, Post Grad¬ 
uate Student at 0. U. Bus. Con., real 
estate and farming interests. Bk. Con., 
American-First Natl. Assoc., was formerly 
law partner of A. M. Betts, of Okla. City. 
Church, Meth., St. Lukes. Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, at Clinton; Com- 
mandery, at Hobart; Shrine, at Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., piirty man, but not partisan; 
active in politics all his life, in city, co. 
and st. affairs; makes speeches; his 'great¬ 
est asset politically is his personal popu¬ 
larity. Offices, Co. Atty., Washita Co.; 
1900-05 ; Dist. Judge, 17th Dist., 1914-25; 
Judge Criminal Court of Appeals, since 

1925. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; 
services are called upon in all ordinary 
party activities. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived at Cloud Chief, 1898-1900; 
at Cordell, since 1900. Is a favorite with 
both parties and carried in the offices to 
which he has been elected over all party 
lines. Took an active part in all home 
work during W. War. Hobbies, golf and 
stamp collecting. 

ENSEY, JAMES P„ Sentinel. Dem. Occ.. 
oil and gas bus. B., Springtown, Tex., 
Sept. 1, 1872. Edu., com. and h. sell., 
Springtown, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.. 
James Lester, student in Carver Chiropractic 
Col., Okla. City. Bus. Con., Ensey & Mas- 
terson Oil Co. Sentinel. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. E. Masterson, partner in 
bus. ; (pol.) Scott Burson, Sam Massingale, 
Frank Thompson, J. J. McCurley, Cordell. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Mason, 
Blue Lodge, Commandery, Hobart; India 
Temple Shrine, Okla. City; C. of C., and 
Rotary Club, Sentinel. Imp. Rel., Wesley 
Ensey, Supt. Sch., Port, Okla. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1897 ; 
works through com. Party Honors, del. to 
convs. in Beckham Co. Prct. Com¬ 
mitteeman in Washita Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1897; lived in Beckham Co. until 

1926, Sentinel since. Good roads en¬ 
thusiast. 

FORD, MRS. LEMAN DUNN, Rocky. 
Dem. B., Gillespie Co., Tex.,, June 19, 1882. 
Edu., com. sch., HusbanJ, Oscar Ford. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Leonard and Bruce Dunn, 

Rocky; Clyde Dunn, Okla. City; 2 d., 
Mrs. Jewel Hopkins, Violet Dunn, Rocky. 
Bus. Con., farming and loan investments. 
Bk. Con., St. Bk. of Rocky. Assoc., (pol.) 
Scott Burson, Dr. I. S. Freeman, Washita 
Co.; Mrs. G. A. Waters, Granite. Church, 
Salem Bap. Lodge. Rebekah. Party Honors, 
v.-chmn. Co. Cen. Com., 3 terms. Pol. Act., 
partisan co. worker. 

FREEMAN, J. S., Rocky. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Era, Tex., Feb. 
5, 1885. Edu., h. sch., Lockney, Tex.; 

Christian Col. Lcckney, Tex., grad., 1904. 
Wife, d. of C. M. Cook, Emporia, Kan. 
Cdrn.. 2 s.Bk. Con., St. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) 
J. G. Springer, Ed Hines, Grover Thomas, 
Cordell; Roy Hammonds, Men Dyas, Rocky; 
Dr. G. F. Border, Mangum; C. C. Childers, 
Dr. Carl Puckett, Okla. City. Church, 
Chris. Clubs & Lodges. B. P. O. E„ 
Hobart: Mason. Blue Lodge, Rocky. Imp. 
Re’., Dr. W. H. Freeman, Sentinel. Pol. 
Act., partisan ; active in dist. and co. 
affairs since 1922; works through personal 
contacts and by making speeches. Offices, 
Co. Health Officer since 1922. Party Hon¬ 
ors. del. to st. convs., 1922-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1905 ; lived at Tonkawa 1905- 
14 ; at Rocky since. Is active in civic and 
pub. affairs of C0‘. Good roads enthusiast. 

GERNETT JIMMIE, Cloud Chief . Rep. 
State Committeewoman. (Complete inform¬ 
ation unavailable.) 

GERNETT. R. I<„ Cloud Chief. Rep. 
Sec’y. Co. Cen. Com.,, (Complete inform¬ 
ation unavailable.) 

GRAVES, WILLIAM THOMAS, Sentinel. 
Dem. Occ., farmer. B., Jack Co., Tex., Dec. 


WASHITA COUNTY 

28, 1880. Edu,, com. sch., Norman, Okla.; 
Kan. Horological Sch. & S. W. Optical Col., 
Kan. City, Mo. Wife, d. of Mrs. J. S. 
Cluck. Cdrn., 2 s., Herman and Carson; 3 
d., Willie, Martha Bell, Ruby, Sentinel. 
Bus. Con., Pres, of Bd. Farmers Co-oper. 
Elev., Sentinel; farm owner. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., M. A. Duncan, J. W. 
Graves, Arthur Spain, Billy Jayroe, Sen¬ 
tinel; (pol.) Sam Massingale, J. J. Mc¬ 
Curley, Scott Burson. Cordell; Lee Ozbirn, 
Sentinel; Dr. J. S. Freeman, Edwin Dab¬ 
ney, Okla. City; John Hammil, Norman; 
Ben Harrison, John Simpson, Okla. City. 
Pol. Art., partisan; active in co. affairs 
since 1910 ; works through personal contacts 
and by making speeches. Offices, Repre¬ 
sentative from Washita Co., 1916-22. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. 1916 and 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1890; lived at 
Norman 1890-1910; Sentinel, since. Active 
advocate of co-operative marketing for farm¬ 
ers and in consolidation of schs. 

HART, CHARLES, Rocky. Rep. Occ, 
banker. B., Van Buren Co., Ia., July 27, 
1877. Edu., com. sch., Van Buren Co., Ia., 
and Clark Co., Mo. Married. Cdrn., 1 
s., Leon; 1 d., Leola, Rocky. Bus. Con., 
cashier* St. Bk. Assoc., Walter B. Stevens, 
Hobart; W. L. Bunch, Fred Bunch; J. A. 
Burson; (pol) Dr. D. W. Bennett, Sen¬ 

tinel ; Virgil Beaty, Rocky; W. Z. Dillbeck. 
Church, Chris. Imp. Rel., W. Z. Dilbeck, 

Rocky, (cous.) ; W. H. Taylor, Cordell. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. affairs 
since 1894 ; works through personal con¬ 
tacts only. Offices City Treas., Rocky. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1894; located at 

Rocky. Active on behalf of aood roads 

and good schs. 

HATCHETT, JOEL F.. Foss. Dem. Occ., 
retired. B., Carroll Co., Mo.* Dec. 4, 1864. 
Edu., com. sch. and h. sch., Duffan, Tex. 
Wife, d. of Mrs. Latimer, St. Louis. Cdrn., 
2 s., Jess and J. B., Foss; 3 d„ Mrs. Vera 
Easton and Mrs. Addie Hatfield, Foss; and 
Mrs. Edna Smith, Littlefield, Tex. Bus. 
Con., Cotton Buyer; owner of Bus. Bldgs.; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First St. Bk. Assoc., 
(pol.) T. .T. Sappington, Cloud Chief; Frank 
Winningham, Jim Mitchel, Sentinel; Sam 
Massingale, J. M. Armfleld, Cordell; Jess 
Hatchett, Arapaho; Judge Mitchell, Wm. 
McCorkle, Clinton. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of 

C., Foss; Mason* Blue Lodge, No. 204, Foss. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since 1900 in 
co. and dist. affairs. Has a wide acquaint¬ 
ance over co. and works through personal 
contacts only. Offices. Dep. Assessor, 1904- 
OS. Party Honors, del. to co. and dist. 
convs. several times. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1899 ; lived west of Cordell 1899- 
1907 ; Foss since. Always active in elec¬ 
tions. Good roads enthusiast. 

HINES, EDWARD W., Cordell. Dem. 
Occ., farmer ; member House Representatives. 
B., Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 11, 1871. 

Edu., com. sch.. Halls Chapel, Ky. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 2 s., L. 

D. , Lubbock, and 

E. D.. Borger, Tex.; 

1 d., Mrs. Mary 

Cowden, Okla. City. 
Bus. Con., farm 
owner, stock rais¬ 
ing. Bk. Con., Cor¬ 
dell Natl.; First 
Natl.; Farmers Natl. 
Cordell. Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Burson, 
Sam Massingale, J. 
M. Armfleld, • Cor¬ 
dell; Dr. T. S. 
Freeman, Rocky; 
Sam Holden, Cor¬ 
dell ; Murray Gib- 

EDWARD W. HINES bons, Dave Stovall, 
Jim Nance, Jesse Harper, Bill Darnell, 
ex-Governor Trapp. Church, Methodist. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Cordell. Imp. Rel., 
Scott Hines, Mayor, Bowling Green, Ky. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in statewide af¬ 
fairs since 1900; works through personal 
contacts, com. and by making speeches. 



837 

Offices, St. Representative, 4 terms. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs. 5 or 6 times. 
Always attends co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900 ; lived at Cordell since. Is 
one of most popular men to represent 
Washita Co. in the statehouse. Active on 
behalf of good roads and good schs. 

HOLDEN, WILLIAM SAMUEL, Cordell. 

Dem. Occ., real estate, loans and insur¬ 
ance dealer. B., Raiburn Gap, Ga., Mar. 28, 
1889. Edu., com. sch., Walhalla, iS. C.; h. 
sch., Valhalla, S. C., grad. 1907. Wife, 
d. of Gus Van Meter, Tecumseh, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., Holden & Knie, 
Farms & Loans; Local Bldg. & Loan Assn., 
Okla. City; Weatherford Bldg. & Loan 
Assn.; Pioneer Mortgage Co., Okla. City; 
Fed. Mortgage Co., Hobart; Fire Insur., 
6 or 8 prominent companies, Braniff, Globe, 
and others. Past Bus.. Auto Bus.; Bought 
and Shipped stock; Dry Goods. Assoc., 
Robert G. Knie* partner; W. M. Smith, L. 
M. Jones, W. W. Treece, A. B. Michael. 
Cordell. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., First 
Natl, and Cordell Natl. C’ubs & Lodges, 
Rotary, Cordell; C. of C., Sec’y. Imp. Rel., 
Charles Holden, atty.. Exchange Natl., Tul¬ 
sa. Offices, Councilman of Cordell, apptd. 
then elected 2 terms. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1907 ; located at Cordell. During W. 
War served in H. Co., 90th Div., 357th Inf. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Washita Post No. 134, 
past commander, 2 terms. Interested in 
purebred livestock. 

HOLMAN, CHARLES CARROLL, Rocky. 
Dem. Occ., farmer, stockman and chicken 
raising. B., Rockport, Tex., Dec., 12 1871. 
Edu., com. sch., Knox Co., Tex.; Lee Col., 
Chico, Tex. Married. Cdrn., 8 s., J. L., 
J. M., T. A.. Charles B., Ray, Clay, Harley 
Dean, Harold, Rocky; 3 d., Mrs. Katie 
Page, Lola Holman, Rocky; and Mrs. 
Estelle May Gray, Cordell. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; stockholder in Farmers Elev., 
Rock Cotton Growers and Farmers Co-oper¬ 
ative Gin, Rocky; stockholder in Rocky Co¬ 
operative Gas & Oil Co. Bk. Con., St. Bk. 
Assoc., O. I. Galloway, John Burrow, Jack 
Groves, H. E. Ferguson, W. L. Bunch, 
Charles Hart, all of Rocky, (pol.) Wm. J. 
Merchant, Dr. I. S. Freeman, C. T. Love. 
Church, Church of the First Born. Imp. 
Rel., Wade Holman, large prop, holder and 
insurance man, Amarillo, Tex.; M. M. 
Holman, Rocky, (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. affairs since 1924; works 
through personal contacts only. Offices, 
sch. Trustee. Remarks, came to Okla. 1892 ; 
located in Day Co., Woodward Co.,, 1893; 
Dill City, 1898-1914; Rocky, since. In¬ 
terested in raising thoroughbred White Leg¬ 
horn chickens. Mbr. cotton marketing assn. 

JONES. LE ROY, Cordell. Rep. Occ., 
attorney. B., Eaton Co., Mich., Sept. 7. 
1869 ; came to Okla. 1903; locate at Cordell. 
Edu., com. sch. Grand Ledge, Mich. 1888, 
Adm. Bar Supreme Ct. Mich. 1890. Wifei, 
Laura Resseguier. Cdrn., 5 s., 2 d. Bus. 
Con., Ash, Jones, Wesner, General Attorneys. 
Bk. Con.. First National Bank. Assoc., 

I. L. Hall J. M. Armfleld, Ira B. Taylor, 
S. C. Massingale; (political) W. F. 
Fisher, G. E. Wagoner, L. L. Clark, 
Dr. D. W. Bennett, Fred Carder. Jim 
Harris, Judge Swindall, R. B. Strong, 
Dr. McLain Rogers, Clint iStrom? 1 . Church. 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges- Golf Club, 32nd 
Mason, Scottish Rite, Consistory Guthrie, 
C. of C.. Sec’y Adm. Com. Section 17 St. 
Rocky Cotton Growers and Framers Cooper- 
Bar Assn. Pol. Act., partisan ; statewide 
worker 26 yrs. all ways needed. Offices, 
City Attorney, Cordell. Party Honors, Sec’y 
Rep. Cen. Com. 1916; del. to co. and st. 
convs. Remarks mbr. Council of Defense 
1917-18; active Red Cross Drives. Hobby, 
Literature and Art. 

JONES MRS. LF ROY. Co-dell. Rep. Occ., 
homemaker. B., Orleans, New York, Aug. 
3, 1870; came to Okla. 1903; located at 
Cordell. Edu., h. sch. and Grand Ledge, 
Mich. Hus., LeRoy Jones. Cdrn., 5 s., 2 d. 
Bk. Con., Cordell Natl. Assoc., (pol.) R. A. 



838 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


Garnett, W. B. Sterma, Mrs. Isaac O’Dell, 
Mrs. I. L. Hule, Mrs. T. B. Ferguson, W. 
B. Pine, W. J. Harreld. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Womans Auxiliary; Past 
Matron Eastern Star, Past Noble Grand 
Rebekah Lodge, Past Pres. Cosmopolitan 
Club, Past Pres. Delphian Club, Fed. Won, 
en’s Clubs. Pol. Act.. partisan; statewide 
worker 20 yrs. through committees. Party 
Honors, V. Chmn. Rep. Cen. Com. 1928-32. 
Remarks, Mother Advisor Rainbow Girls: 
Mbr. Exec. Red Cross 1917-18 and V. Chmn. 
Hobby, Literature and Art. 

JORDAN, JOHN W., Rocky. Rep. Occ,, 
farmer. B., Hickory Co., Mo., October 13. 
1869. Edu., com. sch.. Hickory C'o., Mo. 
Wife, d. of Mrs. Artie Pitts, Wheatland, 
Mo. Cdrn., 2 s., Wm. R., Detroit. Mich. ; 
Buel. Rocky; 2 d., Mrs. Edith Camplin, 
Amarillo, Tex.; Mrs. Floy Fry, Custer Co.. 
Okla. Bk. Con.. 'First Natl., Cordell. 
Assoc., (pel.) Sam Webster, Dr. D IV 
Bennett, Sentinel; ChaHes Hart, E P. 
Cook, Wm. Beaty, Hen-y Marshall, Rockv: 
Herman Schwa tz, Rocky. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; active in co. affairs since 1898 ; -works 
through personal contacts only. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs., several times. 

Remarks, came to Okla. 1896 ; lived since 
at Rocky. Good roads enthusiast, has been 
active in promoting the good roads work. 

KAMPHAUS, HENHY GEORGE, Canute. 
Dem. Occ.. merchant. B., Ossin, la., 
Nov. 24, 1887. Edu.. com. schs., Ossin, 
la. Wife, d. of .Toe Merz, Foss, Okla. 
Cdrn.. 1 s., Wm. Henry; 2 d., Beatrice 
and Henrietta. Bus. Con.. Canute Hdwe. 
& Produce Co. Bk. Con.. First St. Assoc 
Fred F. Lamm- (pol.) Hugo H. Lamm, R. 
T. Keen, .T. W. Ma.vber-y, W. J. Bryan, 

Robert Rea, Canute; Tom Mason, M. V. 

Evans. Church, Cath. Pol. Act., partisan 
active in co. affairs since 1918; works 
through personal contacts works through 
party organizations. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1903 and located at Canute. Good roads 
enthusiast. 

KAPINOS, CHARLES Canute. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B„ Milwaukee, Wis., 1858. 
Edu., com. schs., in Wis. Married. Cdrn., 
2 s. ; 5 d. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol.) Scott Burson, .1. M. Armfield, Sam 
Massingale, Cordell ; Henry Kamphaus, Sen. 
Reed, Elk City; A. E. Darnell, Clinton. 
Lodges, M. W. A., Canute. Pol. Act., 

partisan ; active in co. affairs since 1898; 
works through personal contacts; has long 
record of activity. Offices, pret. Elec. In¬ 
spector. Party Honors, del. to st. convs., 
1922-28. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898, 
located at Canute. Very active in good 
roads affairs. 

KLIEWER, FRANK G.. Cordell. Dem. 
Occ.. hanker. B.. McPherson Co 1 ., Kan., 
Jan. 6, 1890. Edu., com. schs.; S. W. 
Norman. Weatherford, Oklahoma; Kansas 
Wesleyan Univ. & Bus. Col., Salina, Kan., 
grad., 1911. Wife, d. of .1. M. Armfield, 
Cordell. Cdrn., 1 s.. Frank Graham. Bus. 
Con., Cashier Cordell Natl. Bk.; Dill St. 
Bk., Dill. Assoc.. J. M. Armfield; J. N. 
Calloway; E. K. Thurmond; I. C. Thur¬ 
mond, .Okla. City: Pete Thurmond, E’k 
City; (pol.) P. B. Harms, Corn; Ike Lowen, 
Bessie; C. R. Treadway, Cloud Chief; John 
Sallaska, Corn; Claud Williams, Dill; A. 
S. J. Shaw, Judge T. A. Edwards, Okla. 
City. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary; C. of C.; Mason Blue Lodge, Cor¬ 
dell, Past Master. Po\ Act., partisan ; 
active in co. affairs since 1919; works 
through personal contacts and organiza¬ 
tions. Offices- City Treas., Cordell, 1914- 
18; mbr. City Council. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893 ; lived in Washita Co., since. 
Near Corn 1893-1912; Cordell since. Active 
in Rotary, civic and public affairs. Is 
good roads enthusiast. Served during W. 
War in Casual Co. No. 1, Tank Corps, 
has commission 2nd Lieut. Mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Washita Co., Post No. 134. 

KNIGHT, ROY CALVIN. Dill City. Dem. 
Occ., merchant. B., Cordell, Okla., Jan. 


23, 1895. Edu. com and h. schs. Cordell, 
h. sch., Dill City, grad., 1913. Wife, d. 
of Mrs. J. A. Chitwood. Cdrn., 4 d., Doro¬ 
thy, Audrey Fay, Ruth, Imogene, at h. 
Bus. Con., Roy Knight Grocery ; Roy Knight 
Elevator; Roy Knight Dry Goods, Dill City. 
Bk. Con.. Dd St. Asso-.. (pel.) Claude 
Williams, Dill; Scott Burson, Sam Mas¬ 
singale, A. R. Ash, J. T. Bailey, Cordell; 
Sen. Grover Thomas. Church, Meth. Clubs, 
& Ledges, Golf & Country Clubs, Cordell 
and Bessie; I. 0. 0. F. : M. W. A., Dill 
City. Imp. Rel., Earl Knight, Arkansas 
City, Kan., (bro.). Po . Act., partisan; 
active since 1921; works through personal 
contacts. Offices, Mayer of Dill City. Re¬ 
marks. has always lived at Cordell and 
Dill City. During W. War served in 131st 
Field Art.. 3Cth Div Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Washita Co., Post No. 134. Good road: 
enthusiast. 

LAMBERT. PHILO T., Cordell. Dem. 
Occ., sher'ff. B.. Moore, Okla., June 16, 
1891. Edu., com. schs., Cordell. Wife, 
d. of John Cu’.bert, Gould. Okla. Bk. Coe. 
Farmers Natl. Assoc., Scott Burson, J. 
M. Armfield, Oliver Calloway; Claud Tay¬ 
lor, Sentinel; Dr. A. A. Stall, Cordell; 
Joe Brown, Tony Hickam, Foss; 0. Y. 

Galloway, W. L. Buncn, Rocky; C. C. 
Hall, J. A. Burson, Rocky. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1923; 
works through personal contacts and by 
speech making. Offices, Sheriff; Dep. Sher¬ 
iff, 1925-28. Remarks, lived at Moore till 
1900 ; moved to Cordell. During W. War 
served in 8th Co., 357th Inf., 90th Div., 
was wounded on San Mihiel front and was 
in hospital 6 wks. Had rank of Sergt. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Washita Post No. 134. 

LOEWEN, IKE J.. B essie. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Marion Co.. Kan.. Jan. 25, 
1886. Edu., com. schs., Blaine Co., Okla. 
Wife. d. of C. J. Wallerstedt. Perry, Okla. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Donald; 1 d., Harriett. Bus. 
Con., St. Bk. of Bessie; part owner in 
Cotton Gin. Bk. Con.. St. Bk. of Bessie; 
Farmers Natl., Okla. City. Assoc. . H. A. 
Wiens, E. E. Freuchtin, Bessie; (pol.) J. 
M. Armfield, Scott Burson, W. I. Fisher, 
G. E. Wagner, Cordell; A. S. J. Shaw, 
Henry Johnston, Judge Tom Edwards, Okla. 
City. Church, Pres. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Lodge, Cordell; Guthrie Consistory; Master 
Mason, Cordell. Pol. Act., independent; 
active in co. affa'rs since 1910; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, City 
Treas., Bessie; mbr. pret. Elec. Bd. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1926 ; del. to 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1890 ; 
lived at Hitchcock. 1890-1908 ; Kingfisher, 
1908-09; Bessie since. 

MASSINGALE. SAM CHAPMAN. Cordell. 
Dem. Ore., attorney. B.. Quitman, Miss., 
Aug. 2 1870. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Quit- 
man, Miss. ; Univ. of Miss., 1889-91. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 3 d., Mrs. Margaret Hippen, 
Okla. City; Betty Lou, Jane. Bus. Com., 
Massingale. Duff & Bailey, Cordell; Mas¬ 
singale, Duff & Monatt, Kennedy Bldg.. 
Tulsa; farm owner. Bk. Con., Farme _ s 
Natl. Assoc.. .T. A. Duff, Guy Monatt, 
Tulsa ; J. T. Bailev Corded : L. M. .Tonm, 
partner in gin. Pol. Assoc., all active 
leaders in co. Chur'-h. Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges. Rotary Cordell; Golf & Country 
Club, Cordell; Mason Blue Lodge. Cordell; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City Shrine, life 
mbr. Shrine; C. of C.. active mbr. Po'. 
Act., active since matumtv. Active prn- 
cipally in his co., but helps party in st. 
when called on; works through personal 
contacts,; through committees and by mak¬ 
ing speeches. Offices, mbr. of Territo-ial 
Council, 1903. Party Honors, all party or¬ 
ganization offices; was presidential elector. 
1912; del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1900, located at Cordell. Takes 
a prominent part in community life. During 
W. Wa” was chmn. of Exemption Bd. ; very 
active in Red Cross work : n Washita Co. ; 
devoted his office and 2 stenographers to 
government service during war. Is a 
conservative, strong factor in h ! s co. Very 
independent in his thinking. Strongly 
partisan. Hobby, fishing. 


MATTHEWS, LORENZO WALTON, Port. 
Dem. Occ., merchant. B., Clark Co., Ala., 
August 21, 1S68. Edu.. com. schs., Ala. 
and Tex. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., A. W., 
Sontnel; H. E., Port; 4 d., Mrs. Hattie 
Taylor, FrTna, Tex.; Mrs. Bertie Gold. 
Miss Madeline Matthews, Port; Mrs. Etta 
Taylor, Sentinel. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
BI:., Sentinel. Bus. Con., L. W. Matthews 
Co., merchants, Port. Assoc., (pol.) A. L. 
Maddox, L. L. Lucits, Port; A. C. Trotter, 
Sent'nel; Sam Massingale. H. Ash, Cordell ; 
S. P. Freeling, Jim McClintic, Okla. City. 
Church. Bap. Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, 
M. W. A.. Sentinel. Imp. Re!., J. W. 
Matthews, Tulsa, (bros.). Pol. Act., par- 
t'san; active in co. affa'rs since 1898; 
works through persona! contacts. Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd. Par'y Honors, del. to co. 
conrs. ; p-ct. committeeman. Remarks, 
camo to Okla. 1892. located at Port. In¬ 
terested in good schools. Had active part 
in consolidation of sch. system in Port 
dist. Helped to build school house. 

M CURLEY, ALVIN D., Sentinel. Dem. 
Pc"., newspaper editor and owner. B., 
Sulphur, Okla., April 19, 1898. Edu., 

B. A. Univ. of Okla. Married. Cdrn.. 1 
d., Betty Jean. Bus. Con., Sentinel Leader. 
Editor and Owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Assoc.. Lee Ozbi-n. Claude Taylor, Senti¬ 
nel ; Scott Burson, J. M. Armfield, Cordell ; 
Sam Massingale, Harry Wimberly, Hutton 
Bellah.. Altus. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; 
Mason Blue L r >dve; C. of C., Sentinel. 
Imp. Rel., J. J. McCurley, Cordell, (father) ; 
Harry Wimberly, Altus. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in co. since 1927 ; works through 
columns of h’s newspaper and has much 
influence in his section of co. Party Hon¬ 
ors, nrct. committeeman. Remarks, lived 
at Cordell., 1903-21 ; Okla. City, 1921-24; 
Cordell 1924-27; Sentinel since. During 
W. War was mbr. of S. A. T. C., at 
Okla. A. & M. Col. 

MELVIN, JAMES E„ Canute. Dem. 
Ocr. farming. B., Blunt Co., Ala., Feb. 
5. 1875. Edu. com. schs.. Blunt Co., Ala. 
Married. Cdrn., 3 s. Clay, Carl, Roy; 
3 d., Clovis. Verna, Avalou. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; song book publisher. Bk. 
Con.. Farmers Natl. ; Canute St. Assoc., 
(pol.) N. Bonnv, W. S. Francis; B. Henkle. 
Church, Church of the Nazarene. Clubs, 
Th.a Anti-Chicken Th ; ef Assn., pres.; Imp. 
Rel., T. G. Melvin, Justice of Peace. Dill 
City. Pol. Ac':., in co. affairs since 1905 . 
works through personal contacts; helps 
to provide conveyances to the polls during 
elections. Offices, mbr. of sch. bd. Re- 
narks, came to Okla. 1898; located at 
Canute. Is very active in behalf of good 
roads and good schs. Is influential in 
this part of co. 

MERCHANT, WILLIAM J Rocky. Dem. 
O'-c., farmer; stockman. B„ Lamar Co., 
Ala., Sept. 16, 1871. Edu.. Belleville Acad., 
Belleville. Ark., 18S9. Married. Cdrn., 
1 s.. J. E. ; 1 d.. Mrs. Nora Tayton, Rocky. 
Bk. Con.. St. Bk. Assoc., ;pol.) Ed Hines, 
Grove- Thomas. Scott Burson, Cordell; Dr. 
I. S. Freeman, C. C. Holman, Rocky. 
Church. Church of the First Born. Pol. 
Art. part'san; active s’nee 1924, in co. 
affairs: wo'ks through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to- co. conv. Remarks, 
c-iffie to Okla.. 1892 and located at Wilson : 
moved to Rocky 1898 and lias lived there 
since, except 2 yrs. at Snyder. Good roads 
enthusiast. 

MILLER, MANFORD. Bessie. Rep. Occ., 
farmer. B., Linn Co., Ia., Sept. 1856. Edu., 
grade schs., Ia. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., 
Rav, Be'-s’e; 1 d., Mrs. O. C. Boglahn, 
Goltry. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., Cordell. 
Assoc, (pol.) Dr. D. W. Bennett, Sentinel: 
W. M. Copeland. G. E. Wagner, W. 1. 
Fisher. Cordell. Church, First Chris., Clin¬ 
ton. Pol. Act., partisan ; active in politics 
since 1895; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Parly Honors, pret. committeeman. 
Was candidate for St. Repm 1922. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1895, located at 
Bessie. 


WASHITA COUNTY 



JOHN B. RAINBOLT 


MORRISON, DAVID A., Dill City. Dem. 
Occ., farmer. B., St. Joe, Ark., Jan. 12, 
1880. Edu., com. schs., St. Joe, Ark. Mar¬ 
ried. Cdrn., 4 s., ,T. B., Arlie, Woodrow, 
Arvil, Dill City; 4 d., Mrs. Lillie Hill, 
Pomona, Calif.; Mrs. B. K. Rowan, Ar¬ 
cadia,, Calif.; Ploy, Geraldine, at h. Bus. 
Con., farm owner; stockholder and dir.. 
Farmers Union Co-operative Gin. Bk. 
Con., St. Bk. Assoc., Walter Bryan, W. 
A. Ram-bo, John Carroll, W. H. Hulen, 
Dill City; (pol.) Sam Massingale, Cordell; 
Roy Knight, Claude Williams, Dill City. 
Lodges, Mason, Timbo, Ark. Imp. Rel., 
G. B. Morrison, Oakland-Pontiac Agency, 
Dill City, (bro.) Pol. Act., partisan; act¬ 
ive since 1924 in co. affairs; works through 
committees and organizations. Is a strong 
party man and has wide influence. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla., 1911 ; located at 
Dill City; lived in Calif., 1920-24. 


MURPHY, CURTIS, Foss. Rep. Occ., 
postmaster. B., Astoria, Ill., March 0, 
1890. Edu., grade sch., Valley View, Okla.; 
Okla. A. & M. Col.; S.W. St. Tchrs. Col., 
Weatherford. Married. Cdrn., 1 s., Neil; 
1 d., Joye, at h. Bk. Con., First St. Assoc., 
(pol ) W. I. Fisher, Cordell; Dr. D. W. 
Bennett Sentinel; George Devine, Colony; 
Ciubs & Lodges, Mason, Blue Lodge, Foss; 
C. of C., Imp. Rel., J. E. Murphy, post¬ 
master,, Clinton, (bro.); E. J. Murphy, 
Clinton, (father). Pol. Act., partisan, 
active in co. affairs since 1922; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Post- 
master since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1898 and located at Kingfisher; moved to 
Foss 1901. 


OZBIRN, EGBERT LEE, Sentinel. Dem. 
Occ., superintendent of schools. B., Rus¬ 
sellville, Ala., Sept. 23, 1891. Edu., com. 
schs., Washita Co., Okla.; Cen. St. Tchrs. 
Col.- S.W. St. Tchrs. Col., grad., 1924. 
Wife, d of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Freeman, 
Sentinel. Cdrn., 1 d., Le’Kathrin. Bus. Con., 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Sentinel; 


First Natl., Floydale, Tex.; St. Bk., Rocky. 
Assoc., (pol.) Scott Burson, J. M. Armfleld, 
Sam Massingale, J. J. McCurley, Cordell; 
Dr. J. S. Freeman, Jim Burson, P. L. Har¬ 
ris, Rocky; Tom Morrison, Dill; A. A. 
Stahl, C. Doler, Foss. Clubs &. Lodges, 
pres. Rotary; C. of C.; Okla. Educational 
Assn.; Mason Blue Lodge, Sentinel; Guth¬ 
rie Consistory; Okla. City India Temple 
Shrine. Imp. Rel., N. H. Ozbirn, Ana- 
darko; W. R. Ozbirn, Shell Orl Co., Den¬ 
ver, Colo., (bro.). Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in dist. affairs since 1914; works 
through coins, and personal contacts. Of¬ 
fices, Ct. Clk., 1917-19; (office was held 
for him by Co. Commrs. while he served 
in W. War) ; Supt. Schools, Sentinel, 1922- 
26; second term since 1928. Party Honors, 
Co. Chinn. 1926-29; del. to st. convs., 3 
times; Chmn. St. Delegation, 1928. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1898, located at 
Durant; lived in Washita Co. since 1908; 
Sentinel since. Was Lieut, with Pioneer 
Engineers in France. Mbr. Amer. Legion, 
Washita Co. Post, No. 134. Very influ¬ 
ential in his dist. in the Amer. Legion. 
Good roads enthusiast. 


RAINBOLT, JOHN B„ Cordell. Dem. 
Occ., farm loan inspector for state land 
office. B., Harrison, Ark., May 13, 1889. 
Edu., com. schs., Harrison, Ark.; h. sell., 
Bellefont Ark. Married. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Mike, Pat; 1 d., Marcella, at h. Bus. 
Con., farming interests and live stock rais¬ 
ing ; real estate holdings in Okla. City and 
Cordell; Washita Abstract & Title Co. Bk. 
Con.. Cordell Natl.; First Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Sen. Thomas; Sam Holden, J. J- 
McCurley; Sam Massingale; E. W. Hines, 
Emmett Sasseen, J. M. Armfleld, Frank 
Taylor, Hugo Lamb Canute; Claude 
Taylor, Sentinel : Frank Kliewer, Cordell; 
Gov. W. J. Holloway; A. S. J. Shaw, Col. 
Sneed, Graves Leeper, all st. officials. 
Church. Meth., (preferred). Clubs, Kl- 
wanis, Cordell. Imp. Rel., Napoleon Rain- 


889 

bolt. Major in Army, Waco, Tex. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in Okla. since 1916; 
works through com. and personal contacts. 
Offices, Farm Loan Inspector for State Land 
Office since 1923. Party Honors, del. to 

st. conv. every election since 1916. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1916; livled at 
Strong 1 yr., moved to Cordell 1917. 

ROBINSON, J. A., Cordell. Chinn. Dem. 
Co. Cen. Com., 1930. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

SAPPINGTON, THOMAS G„ Cloud Chief. 
Dem. Occ., county commissioner and farm¬ 
er. B., Lincoln Co., Mo., Feb. 22, 1872. 
Edu., com. schs., Grayson Co., Tex.; h. 

sch., Sherman, Texas. Wife, d. of Mrs. 
Ruth R. Walters, Cordell. Cdrn., 5 s., 

Heber, Weatherford; Alex, Thomas, Jr., 
Haskell, Charles, Cordell; 5 d., Mrs. Lula 
Maynard, Mrs. Ruth Dickerson, Mabel, Lot¬ 
tie, Juanita, Cordell. Bus. Con., farm 
owner. Bk. Con., Cordell Natl., Cordell. 

Assoc., (pol.) C. R. Treadaway, Albert 
Fletcher, J. F. Dickerson, J. D. Cone, 
Cloud Chief; Ed Butterfield, Okla. City; 
Herb Scarf, Pete Smitn, Bill Carnbell, 
Caddo Co.; B. Travis, M. I. Nehr, Custer 
Co. Church, Cumberland Pres., Cowden. 
Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F.; W. O. W., 
Cowden; Mason, Cordell Imp. Rel., Joe 
A. Sappington, Sentinel, (bro.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1907; 
works through personal contacts and speech¬ 
making. Offices, Co. Commr., 16 yrs. ; 
J. of P., 1905-07. Party Honors, del. to 

st. convs., 3 or 4 times; pret. committee¬ 
man. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892, 
homesteaded at Cloud Chief. Co. Commr. 
in Territorial days and helped build High¬ 
way No. 41 with convict labor, 1908. Good 
roads enthusiast; attends st. commrs. convs. 
and always takes interest in government 

affairs. As co. commr. in 1910 built Court 
House at Cordell. 

SASSEEN, EMMET N„ Cordell. Dem. 

Occ., attorney. B., Jefferson Co., Okla., 
Dec. 26, 1886. Edu., com. schs. Cordell: 

Christian Co ., grad, 
with diploma in 
with diploma in pub¬ 
lic speaking, 1915; 
Weatherford Normal 
Sch., 2 terms. Wife, 
d. of C. A. Owen, 
Raymondsville, Tex. 
Cdrn., 2 d., Bus. 

Con., Sasseen & 
Springer, Law Firm. 
Bk. Con., Cordell 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) 
Sam Massingale, A. 
H. Williams, J. F. 

Parman, Cordell. 
Church, of Christ. 
Clubs & Lodges, 
Iviwanis; Mason 
EMMET N. SASSEEN Blue Lodge, Cor¬ 
dell. Imp. Rel., Artis Sasseen, supt. schs., 
Rocky; Estis Sasseen, atty., Mangum, 
(bros.). Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 

affairs since 1914; works through organi¬ 
zations and by speech making. Offices, 

Ct. Clk.* 1919-23. Party Honors, del. to 

st. convs., 2 or 3 times. Remarks, lived 
in Caddo Co., 1892-94; Cordell since. Act¬ 
ive in politics. Interested in fishing. 

SHOTWELL, ROY T„ Sentinel. Rep. 
Occ., store manager. United Grocery Co. 
B„ David City, Neb., Feb. 5, 1888. Edu., 
com. schs., David City, Neb.; Neb. Sch. 
of Agriculture, grad. 1907. Wife, d. ©f J. O. 
Dunlop, Okla. City. Cdrn., 1 s., Roy T„ 
Jr.; 1 d., Helen Joe, at h. Bus. Con., 
United Groc. Co., Sentinel, Store mgr.; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
H. D. Snell, Cordell; (pol.) Dr. D. W. 
Bennett, Albert Biely, Edward Biely, W. 
M. Bennett, J. P. Argabright, Sentinel; 
Henry Russell, S. S. Moore, Sayre. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary; I. O. O. F.; 
M W. A.; mbr. C. of C., Sentinel, Imp. 
Rel., Mrs. Maggie Bennett, sch. tchr., Sayre, 
(sister) ; Mrs. A. M. Cuff, Sayre, (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. affairs 











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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


since 1925; works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Remarks, came to Okla. 1907 ; lived 
at Sayre 1907-25, Sentinel since. Works 
quietly among friends. 

STALL. ALBERT A., Foss. Dem. Occ., 
physician and surgeon. B., Louisville, Ky., 
Feb. 27, 1887. Edu.. com. sch. and h. sch., 
Louisville, Ky.; Univ. of Louisville, grad., 
M. D., 1910. Wife, d. of Mrs. Josepn 

Nicholson, Wash., D. C. Bk. Con., First 
St. Assoc., (pol.) Lee Ozbirn, Sentinel; 
Dr. J. S. Freeman, Rocky; Sam Massin- 
gale, Sam Holden, Sam Bingaman, Cordell. 
Church, Pres., Louisville, Ky. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge; I. 0. O. F.; 
C. of C., Foss. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. affairs since 1920; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, chmn. Town Bd., 
Foss. Party Honors, prct.. chmn.; del. 
to st. conv., 1928; del. to co. convs., 3 
times. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917 ; lived 
at Arnett; moved to Foss 1920. Good roads 
enthusiast. During W. War served in 
Medical Corps detached service, with Eng¬ 
lish. Mb?. Amer. Legion, Elk City Post. 
Mbr. Co. Medical Society of Western Okla. ; 
of Okla. St. Medical Society : and of Amer. 
Medican Assn. Grandfather was first Dem. 
to hold st. office in Ky. Father was mbr. 
of Ky. Legis. and boss of first ward, 
Louisville, Ky. 

STEVENS, Wm. R., Foss. Rep. Occ., 
farmer; stockman. B„ Casey Co., Ky.. 
Oct. 22, 1871. Edu., grade schs., Casey 
Co., Ky. ; and Bowie Co., Tex. ; Moors 
Acad., Dallas, Tex., grad., 1894. Married. 
Cdrn., 2 s. Claude, Dill City; Charles, 
Foss; 3 d., Mrs. Nora Bradley, Cordell; 
Mrs. Lena Florence, North Field, Tex., 
(other d. not named). Bus. Con., farm 
owner: mgr. Dill City Telephone Co. Bk. 
Con.. Dill St.; First Natl., Cordell. Assoc., 
(pol.) Dr. Bungardt, Cordell; Dr. D. W. 
Bennett, Sentinel; Mrs. .T. W. Fisher, Cor¬ 
dell; Cy Howenstein, Arapho ; Dr. Mc¬ 
Lain Rogers, Clinton; Lew Wentz, Ponca 
City; W. B. Pine, Okmulgee; A. C. Alex¬ 
ander, Okla. City; Mrs. Maude Gish, 
Shawnee. Pol. Act., partisan. Party Hon¬ 
ors, Sec’y Co. Cen. Con.; del. to natl. 
conv., Kansas City, 1928 ; del. to st convs. 
every yr. since statehood. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1897 ; located at Foss. Attended 
the inauguration of Herbert Hoover, 1929. 

STOVALL. JESSE, Cordell. Dem. Occ.. 
County Judge. B., Kaufman Co., Tex., 
Aug. 26, 1886. Edu., h. sch., Cordell, 1909- 
11; S. W. Normal, 1914. Wife, d. of 

Jesse Long, Dill, Okla. Cdrn., 2 s., Cecil, 
Glen. Bus. Con., stockholder in Co-ope,- 
ative Gin, Cordell. Bk. Con., Cordell Natl. 
Assoc., (pol.) Ralph Smith, J. M. Arm- 

field, Cordell; Oscar Do-an, Walter Kirk¬ 
land, Roy Knight, Dill. Church, Meth. 
Episcopal, S. Clubs & Lodges. Amer. Ins. 
Union, Sayre. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. affairs since 1912; works through 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge; 
Elected 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 190C ; 
lived since in C'ordell and vicinity. Served 
.3 yrs. on shh. bd.. Dill. Interested in 

co-operative farming. Mbr. Cotton Grow¬ 
ers Assn. Active in farmers union wotk. 

STUTZMAN, JOHN P.. Cloud Chief. Rep. 
Occ., farmer. B., Elkhart Co.. Ind., July 
30, 1872. Edu., com. sch. Wife, Flora. 

Cdrn., 1 s., Walter; 1 d.. Christola, Cloud 
Chief. Bk. Con., Cordell Natl. Lodges, 

I. O. O. F.. Cloud Chief. Remarks, agtive 
in co. and st. affairs since 1893, when 
he came to Okla. and located at Cloud 
Chief where he has since lived. 

TAYLOR, CLAUDE. Sentinel. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Henrietta, Tex., Nov. 19, 1887. 
Edu., com. sch., and h. sch., Elk City, 
Okla.; Univ. of Okla., 2 yrs. Wife, d. 
of Mrs. K. R. Rone, Elk City. Bus. Con., 
pres. First Natl. Bk., Sentinel; farm owner. 


Assoc., W. O. Calloway, Sentinel; J. M. 
Calloway,, Okla. City; a. L. Taylor, Sen¬ 
tinel; (pol.) Lee Ozbirn, Alvin McCurley, 
Jim Ensey, Ray Morton, Sentinel; J. M. 
Armfield, Sam Massingale, J. J. McCurley, 
Cordell. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Rotary, 
Mason Blue Lodge, Sentinel; India Temple 
Shrine, Opla. City. Imp. Rel„ E. L. Martin, 
farmer and oil man, Sayre. Pol. AcL, 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 1910; 
worls through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, del. to st. conv., 1922. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1892 ; located at Elk City; 
moved to Sentinel 1918. During W. War 
served ; in 23rd Receiving Batt., 162nd 
Depot Brigade. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Elk 
City Post, No. 181. 

THOMAS, GROVER, Cordell. Dem. St. 
Senator. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

WESNER, JACOB CARROLL, Cordell. 
Dem. Occ., receiving agent Okla. Cotton 
Growers Association. B., Dallas Co., Mo., 
May 6, 1875. Edu., com. schs., Dallas Co., 
Mo., and Collin Co., Tex. Wife. Cora, d. 
of Mrs. Josie Cora Strealy, Cordell. Cdrn., 
6 s., John, mgr. gin at Foss; Charles, 
principal, jr. high sch., Brownwood, Tex.; 
Jesse, grad. O. U. Law Sch., Cordell; 
Marvin, grad. Christian Col., Cordell; Ray¬ 
mond, Univ. of Okla. Law Sch.; Howard 
Christian Col., Cordell; 3 d., Mrs. Oma 
Garrison, Muskegan, Mich.; Clytie, Dickie 
Bell, at h. Bus. Con., Okla. Cotton Grow¬ 
ers Assn., Receiving Agt. ; Pres. Farmer;? 
Union Gin Co.; farmer. Bk. Con., Farmers 
Natl. Assoc., A. R. Park, master farmer; 
Elvey E. Rogers, C. R. Maynard, Cordell; 
Gibb Holt, Cloud Chief; (pol.) Sen. S. G. 
Thomas, Ed Hines, Scott Burson, J. M. 
Armfield, Bill Darnell, Harve Dean, Jim 
A. Standerfer, Cordell. Church, Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cor¬ 
dell; M. W. A., Bessie. Imp. Rel., Fernando 
Wesner, atty., Seymour, lnd. ; Mrs. Cora 
Moore, Blue Grove, Tex., (sister). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. affairs since 
1898 ; works through personal contacts, 
is good organizer. Has been connected 
with every progressive movement in his 
co. for past 30 yrs. Had part in securing 
first, R. F. D. west of El Reno for Foss 
in 1904. Had part in bringing Co. Seat 
to Cordell; active in building court house 
at Cordell; made motion that carried to 
sell bonds for hard surfacing east-west 
and north-south highways through co. on 
Which work is now in progress. Offices, 
mbr. prct. Elec. Bd., 15 yrs.; Dep. Co. 
Assessor, 1914-15; Constable in Clay Co., 
Tex., at 21. Party Honors, del. to co. 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1898 ; lived 
in Cordell and vicinity since coming to 
Okla. Mbr. sch. bd. ; active in all civic 
movements. Good roads and good schs.. 
enthusiast. Active in behalf of co 
operation of farmers. 

WILKS, LEWIS ORVAL, Cordell. Dem. 
Occ., lumberman. B., Newton, Mo., Feb. 
10, 1885. Edu.. com. schs., Washita Co., 
Okla.; S. W. Normal, Weatherford, Okla. 
Wife, d. of U. Norman, Weatherford. Cdrn., 
4 s., Gordon N., Garrett, Gayle, Gorman; 
2 d., Gertrude, Gloria. Bus. Con., mgr. 
Antrim Lbr. Co., Cordell; farmer and 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Farmers Natl., 
First Natl. Assoc., C. A. Antrim, St. 
Louis, Mo.; (pol.) Scott Burson, J. J. 
McCurley, E. N. Sasseen, A. H. Williams, 
Sam Massingale, Cordell; Sam Thomas, 
Watonga; D. F. Stough, Tom Stevenson, 
Geary. Church, of Christ. Clubs, Kiwanis, 
dir. 1928, chmn membership com. ; C. or 
C.; mbr. City Council. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in dist. affairs since 1907 ; 
works through personal contacts. Good 
organizer; active in floating $50,000 bond 
issue for Cordell. Very active in good 
roads movement. Party Honors, del. to 


co. convs.; chmn. co. Elec. Bd., 1921, in 
Blaine Co. Remarks, came to Okla. 1894, 
located at Weatherford; moved to Green¬ 
field, 1910; Geary, 1914; Cordell 1922. 
Good roads enthusiast. 

WILLIAMS, CLAUDE B„ Dill City. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Marcella, Ark., Dec. 27, 
1898. Edu., com. and h. schs., Dill City, 
grad., 1917; S. W. Tchrs. Col., 3 yrs. 
Married. Cdrn., 2 s., Bernie and Linford 
K.; 1 d., Eileen, at h. Bus. Con., cashier 
Lill St. Bk. Assoc., (pol.) Scott Burson, 
J. M. Armfield, J. J. McCurley, Cordell; 
Roy Knight, Dill City. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason Blue Lodge, Cordell. Imp. 
Rel., T. C. Williams, supt. of schs., Cisco, 
Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
affairs since 1920; works through personal 
contacts; takes active interest in good 
government and good roads; has wide in¬ 
fluence in Dill city dist. Party Honors, 
del. to st. convs., 1927; del. to co. conv. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1909 ; lived since 
at Dill City. During W. War was mbr. 

5. A. T. C. at S. W. Tchrs. Col. Mbr. 
st. and natl. bankers assn. Interested 
in good schs. 

WILSON. EMMET P„ Cordell. Dem. 
Occ., county commissioner; farmer; stock- 
man. B., Madison Co., Ala., Feb. 15, 1885. 
Edu., com schs., Washington Co., Tex. 
Wife, d. of W. Gilbreth, Wood Co., Tex. 
Cdrn., 3 s., Jeff, Wm., Woodrow, C’ordell; 5 
d., Mildred, Juanita. Cordell; Mrs. Jessie 
Lee Wood, Mangum; Mrs. Grace Bright ; 
Mrs. Artie Carrick, Rocky. Bk. Con., Far 
mers Natl. Assoc., (pol.) J. J. McCurley. 
Sam Massingale Scott Burson, Miss Hart¬ 
ley, Philo Lambert, Frank Thompson, Cor¬ 
dell. Church, Baptist. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san; works through personal contacts and 
some speech making. Offices, Co. Commr.. 
1924, reelected, 1928. Party Honors, del. 
to co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1906 ; lived in Tillman Co., 10 yrs.; moved 
to Cordell 1916. 

WILSON, GEORGE A., Colony.' Rep. 
Occ., retired farmer and business man. 
B., Ashtabula Co., O.. May 28, 1849. 

Married. Children, 2 s., Ross A., Wild 

Cherry, Arkansas; M. O., Fort Scott, 
Kan.; 3 d., Mrs. C. G. Isaac, Colony; Mrs. 
Ruby Smart, Hinton ; Mrs. Bertha I. For¬ 
man, Saratoga* Calif. Bk. Con., Colony 
St. Bk. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
affairs since 1890 ; works through com. 
and personal contacts. Assoc., (pol.) Dr. 
D. W. Bennett, Sentinel; Dr. Bungardt, 
G. E. Wagner, W. M. Copeland, Cordell: 
A. C. Alexander, Okla. City ; Judge Gillette, 
Anadarko; Sen. P'ine. Offices, mbr. sch 
bd. Party Honors, del. to last Territorial 
conv. and first st. conv.; del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1889, located in 
Caddo Co.; moved to Colony 1909. Veteran 
of Civil War, enlisted at age of 14. 

WINNINGHAM, JAMES P.. Sentinel. 
Dem. Occ., retired farmer. B., Adams- 
ville, Tenn., March 6, 1879. Edu., com. 
schs., Bowie, Tex. Wife, d. of Mrs. E. J. 
Abbott, San Juan, Tex. Cdrn., 2 s., Bert. 
Sentinel; Alva, McClain, Tex. Bus. Con., 
farm owner; Atwater Kent Radio Agt. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Sam Massingale, 
Scott Burson, J. M. Armfield, Cordell; 
Lee Ozbirn, Sentinel. Church, Meth. Clubs 

6. Lodges. Rotary; C. of C., Sentinel; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Chapter and Knighi 
Templar. Hobart; India Temple Shrine. 
Okla. City; I. O. O. F., Sentinel. Imp. 
Rel., H. A. Winningham. Edenburg, Tex.: 
W. F. Winningham, L. M. Winning- 
ham, Sentinel, (brothers). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. affairs since 
1900 ; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. . 
prct. committeeman. Remarks came to 
Okla. 1897 ; lived at Retrop; moved to 
Sentinel 1918. Good roads enthusiast. 


Woods County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 


Co. Judge, Frank E. Severn (Dem.) _Alva 

Co. Attorney, H. C. Crandall (Rep.) _Alva 

Ct. Clerk, Emma Ringer (Rep.) _Alva 

Co. Clerk, Clay D. Murrow (Rep.) _Alva 

Sheriff, A. H. Edwards (Dem.) _Alva 

Co. Treasurer, C. Roy Moore (Rep.)_Alva 

Co. Surveyor, C. II. Salwaechter (Rep.)_Alva 

Co. Supt. of Rub. Inst... Alice Schnitzer (Dem.)_Alvn 

Co. Assessor, Robt. M. Strong (Rep.)_Alva 

Co. Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners : 

Dist. No. 1—Albert Rush (Rep.) _Alva 

Dist. No. 2—M. S. Moreland (Rep.)_Freedom 

Dist. No. 3—D. P. McNally (Rep.)_Waynoka 

County Election Board: 

See’y., S. A. Steck (Dem.) _Alva 

Chmn., A. W. Glascow (Dem.) _Dacoma 

Mbr., J. E. Gillette (Rep.) _Freedom 


LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative. E. W. Snoddy (Rep.) Alva; Sen. 
I). H. Powers (Dem.) Freedom; Dist. J\idge, A. G. 
Sutton (Rep.) Alva. 

State Officers, J. B. Doolin, mbr. Bldg. & Loan Bd., 
Alva; L. A. Clinkenbeard, mbr. Bd. of Agriculture, Alva : 
F. H. D. Stellman, mbr. Bd. of Governors, State Bar, 
Alva; O. E. Templin. Co. Supt. Health, Alva; Thos. J. 
Bloominger, Deputy Oil Inspector, Alva. 

State Institution. Northwestern State Teachers Col¬ 
lege, W. W. Parker, Pres. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

W. D. Wilkerson, Alva, Chmn.; Mrs. Belle Lahr. 
Waynoka. V.-Chmn. 

Republican 

E. A. Hines, Alva, Chmn.; Mrs. A. C. Lambe, 

NEWS 


H aynoka, V.-Chmn.; F. B. Spellman, Alva, Sec’y. 

C. ( H. Mauntel, Alva, State Committeeman; Mrs. 
S. B. Share, Alva, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Alva, Co. Seat; J. I. Grim (Mayor); Thos. W. 
Iveltch (Clerk) ; E. W. Snoddy (Attorney) ; O. G. & E.; 
Winchester Oil & Gas Co. 

Avard, Walter Hunsaker (Mayor) ; M. T. Pugh 
(Clerk). 

Capron, D. L. Blue (Mayor) ; C. R. Crutchfield 
(Clerk) ; Western Light & Power Co. 

Waynoka. Russell L. Floyd (Mayor) ; Nelson J. 
Sparks (Clerk) ; E. W. Snoddy (Attorney) ; Winchester 
Oil A Gas Co. 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

! 1431 

1 1 

1531 | 

| 1533 


1550 | 

Rep. 

| 1358 

1 1 

2827 | 

| 2618 


3941 | 

Soe. 

I 473 

1 1 

332 | 

| 96 


87 | 

Senator 

Dem. 

I 

1 

| 946 | 

1462 | 

| 2272 

1285 

1 

Rep. 

1 

|1248 | 

2905 | 

| 2865 

1755 

1 

Soc. 

1 

1 102 | 

324 | 

|no C. 

30 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

| 936 | 

| 2217 

1 

1847 

1 

Rep. 

1 

| 1365 | 

2469 

1 

1930 

1 

Soe. 

1 

1 | 

1 71 

1 

32 

1 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 1295 

| 852 | 

1773 | 1890 

| 2481 

1781 | 

2577 | 

Rep. 

| 1458 

| 1403 | 

2596 | 2302 

I 2435 

1736 | 

2973 | 

Soe. 

| 445 

1 05 | 

301 | 64 

| no C. 

15 | 

24 ( 


Town 

Alva 

Dacoma 

Freedom 

Waynoka 


Newspaper 


Editor 

Owner 

Record 

(Ind.) 

(Wky.) 

A. W. Doughty 

A. W. Doughty 

Review-Courier 


(Rep.) 

Swank & Pulliam 

Swank & Pulliam 

Herald 

(Ind.) 

(Wky.) 

R. W. Hubbard 

R. W. Hubbard 

Call 

(Ind.) 

(Wky.) 

Mrs. Ruth Hinton 

Mrs. Ruth Hinton 

Woods Co. Enterprise 

(Rep.) 

(Wky.) 

S. B. Richards 

S. B. Richards 


ALBRIGHT, CHARLES, Capron. Dem. 
Occ- nil and gas business. B., Hazelton, 
Kan.. April 23, 1900. Edu., h. sch., Kiowa, 
Kan., 1912-16. Wife. Margaret Helen. Cdrn., 
2 s.: Id. Bk. Con.. Bk. of Capron. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Doolin, Alva. Church, Meth. 
Clubs, Commercial Club. Pol. Act., 
partisan; strong interest in co. and st. 
politics. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1924: 
17 yrs. previously lived half a mile from 
Okla. Border in Kan. 

ARCHIBALD, WILLIAM G., Alva. Rep. 
Occ., lumberman. B., Boston, Mass., Mar.. 
15. 1896. Edu., h. sch., Genesea, Kan., 
Business Col., Hutchinson, Kan. Wife, 
Glenna Mae Smith. Cdrn., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
(past) Geo. W. Yitch Lumber Co., Kan., 
and A. C. Houston Lumber Co., Hutchinson, 
Kan. Bk. Con., Central Natl. Assoc., Chris 
Mauntel, Alva. Church. Pres. Cluibs & 
Lodges, Rotary; C. of C.; I. 0. 0. F.; 
Mason, Alva. Pol. Act., local, co. and st. 
affairs. Remarks, came to Alva in 1924; 
in Aero Squadron No. 503. Is mbr. of 
Amer. Legion, Meyer Sheil Post, Alva. 

BATTENBERG, J. P-, Alva. Dem. Occ., 
oil and gas lease royalties. B.. Decatur, 
Ind., Jan. 12, 1889 ; came to Okla. 1909, 


located Coalgate, Atoka 1911, Alva 1919 
since. Edu., com. sch., Decatur, 1923 : 
Yorktown, Ind., h. sch., 1906 ; Muncie, Ind. 
1907 ; Ind. Univ. 1909, Bloomington. Wife, 
Jean Crawford. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Frank 
Crawford, Alva. Bus. Con., Stogner Drill¬ 
ing Co., Okla. City. Bk. Con., First Natl. 
Fidelity Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., S. C. 
Perceful, Geo. Nickols, John Schaeffer, 
Geo. Harbough, Wm. Collins. Assoc., (pol.) 
Dunn Wilkinson, John B. Doolin, Fred 
Kavanaugh, Dave Powers, H. A. Wilmore, 
Ed Falkenberg, Paul Stewart, Elmer Thomas, 
C. J. Wrightsman, E. B. Howard. Church, 
Pres. Clubs & Lodges, 32nd Mason, Scot¬ 
tish Rite, Consistory Guthrie, Shrine, India 
Temple; I. 0. O. F.; Elks; C. of C.; Kappa 
Sigma Frat, Bloomington, Ill. Pol. Act., 
partisa: ; statewide worker 20 yrs., all ways 
needed. Offices. Princ. Ward Sch. Coalgate, 
1909-11 ; City Supt. Sch. Atoka, 1911-19; 
Pres. Northeastern St. Tchrs. Col., Alva, 
1919-29. Party Honors, Congr. nominee 
1928; del. co. and st. ccmvs. last 10 yrs. 
Remarks, co. Food Administrator, 1917-18; 
mbr. Council of Defense; mbr. Red Cross 
Executive Com. Mbr. Isaak Walton League. 
Hobbies, music, golf, football and all sports, 
fishing and hunting. 


BEEGLE, SARAH B., Alva. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Madison Co., Ind., Apr. 5, 
1871. Edu., h. sch., Hermitage, Mo., grad. 
1888. Hus., Bert Beegle. Cdrn., 2 s., Ralph 
A., Norman; Horace. Bk. Con., Alva St. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Chapter, C. 
P. E. O. Cherokee; Outlet Club; Coterie 
Club; pres. Alva Garden Club, active in 
social clubs and civic work. Pol. Act., local, 
co., st. and natl. Offices. Asst. Postmaster, 
Hermitage, Mo., 1887-91. Remarks, cama 
to Okla. 1894; lived at Lamont, 1906-07 ; 
Alva since. During W. War had charge of 
women’s work of Red Cross for county. 

BILBY, GEORGE W., Alva. Dem. Occ., 

physician. B., Wappalo Co., Ia., Mar. 6, 
1868. Edu., h. sch., Des Moines, la., 1891- 
93; sch. of Medicine, Louisville, Ky., M. 
D., 1894. Wife, Alberta Stockbarger. Cdrn.. 
2 s. ; 1 d. Bk. Con., Alva St. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Mason; Woodman; Kiwanis, 
Alva. Pol. Act., mbr. Constitutional Conv. 
of Okla. Party Honors, del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1894; Cushing 1894- 
95; Stroud, 1895-99 ; Alva since. Practiced 
medicine in Alva since 1899. Served 1 yr. 
and 1 month in W. War service, rank of 
first Lieut; Transport Surgeon 9 months; 








































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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



and remainder of the time on Bd. of Ex¬ 
aminers for discharge of soldiers, at Ho¬ 
boken, N. J. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Meyer- 
Shiel Post, Alva. 

BLOOM, MELVIN E„ Rep. Occ., farmer. 
Sturgis, Mich., Feb. 4, 1874. Edu., h. sch., 
Johnson City, Kan., grad. 1892 ; Johnson 
City Normal 1893. Wife, Flora Hancock. 
Cdrn., 4 s., Orville, (3 not mature) ; 4 d., 
Mrs. Pearl Smith, Mrs. Irene Murphy and 
Mrs. Golda May, Amorita; and Mrs. Elsie 
Alexander, Kiowa, Kan. Bk. Con., First 
Natl.; First Natl., Kiowa, Kan. Assoc., 
O. W. T. Henderson, Amorita, Okla. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., intense interest in politics. 
Offices, Co. Cmmr., 1919-20; Twp. Officer. 
1914-20; 1924-28 ; deputy Co. Assr., Al¬ 
falfa Co. 8 yrs. Party Honors, PTct. Com¬ 
mitteeman; del. to convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1894; lived in Alfalfa Co. until 
1928; Alva since. Active in behalf of good 
roads. 

BRADBURY, ARTHUR, Alva. Dem. Occ., 
merchant. B., Caroker City, Kan., August 
10, 1888. Edu., N. W. St. Normal, grad. 
Wife, Ruth Matteson. Bus. Con., owner of 
Bradbury Book Store, Alva, established 
21 yrs. Assoc., (pol.) J. P. Battenberg. 
Harry Mason, Alva. Church, Pres. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, Shrine, Consistory. Pol. 
Act., interested in local, st. and natl. govern¬ 
ment ; especially interested in st. affairs. 
Party Honors, Sec’y Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894; located at Alva. Dur¬ 
ing W. War served in 165th D. B., Camp 
Travis. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Meyer-Sheil 
Post, Alva. 

CHASE, RUSSEL M., Alva. Rep. (Indep.). 
Occ., attorney. B., Branch Co., Mich., Apr. 
19, 1866. Edu., Hill Sch., in Mich., grad., 
1890. Widower. Cdrn., 2 s., Valdo D., Sa- 
pulpa; Olin, Alva; 1 d. Bus. Con., Pres. St. 
Bk., Daconia. Bk. Con., Cen. Natl. Assoc., 
(pol.) Chris Mauntel, Harry Hall, Alva. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanls; 


C. of C.; Mason, Alva. Offices, Co. Judge, 
Woods Co., 1920-22. Party Honors, Rep. 
Nominee for Judge Supreme Court, 1922. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1910; located at 
Alva. 

CLARK, SAM, Alva. Rep. Occ., lumber¬ 
man. B., Hutchinson, Kan., Nov. 8, 1876. 
Edu., h. sch.. Harper, Kan., 1895 grad.; 
Kan. Agricultural Col., 1 yr., 1896-97. 
Wife, Virginia Quigley. Cdrn., 3 s. Bus. 
Con., employee of Star Lumber Co., Alva. 
Past Bus., Employee of Golden Rule Oil 
Co., 1914-19. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
A. W. Kavanaugh, John Doolin, Alva. 
Church, Cath. Lodges, B. P. O. E., Alva; 
Exalted Ruler Alva Lodge No. 1184. Offices, 
mbr. City Council 1924-28. Party Honors, 
del. to st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1920; located at Alva. 

CLINKENBEARD, LOUIS A., Alva. 
Dem. Occ., real estate dealer; retired 
farmer. B., St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 7, 1870. 
Edu., com. schs., St. Joseph, completed in 
1887 ; Western Normal, Shenandoah, la., 
1889-90; 1 yr. at Chillicothe, Mo., 1893- 
94. Wife, Maud McCracken. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Rex K., Enid; Hall, May, 2 at home; 5 
d., Mrs. Blanch Austin, Guthrie ; Mrs. Vera 
Dowd, Houston, Tex., Mrs. Merril McMurry, 
Holdenville; and 2 at home. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs &. Lodges, Mason 
Scottish Rite; Woodman. Alva. Imp. Rel., 
Jonathan Clinkenbeard (grandfather), 
fought under Gen. Jackson in War of 1812. 
Pol. Act., partisan ; active in local and st. 
politics since maturity. Offices, Co. Commr. 
1907-11 ; Chmn. of Bd.; mbr. St. Bd. of 
Agriculture, first appointed by Gov. Trapp, 
1924, Gov. Johnston. His work on Bd. of 
Agriculture has been very outstanding in 
behalf of better schs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. March 1900; lived 17 miles north¬ 
west of Alva until 1920, when he retired 
to Alva from his homestead. Taught sch. in 
Kan. 1894-1900, Woods Co. rural sch. 1900- 


04. Had telephone exchange at Winchester. 

CRANDALL, HARRY CECIL, Alva. Rep. 
Occ., attorney. B., Mitchell, Kan., Feb. 8, 
1892. Edu., com. sch., Little River, Kan.; 
h. sch.. Little River, Kan., grad. 1910; 
Univ. of Kan., grad. 1913. Wife, Mary 
Greenbank, d. of W. G. Greenbank, editor 
Little River Monitor. Cdrn., 1 d., Lois. 
Past Bus., Little River Bk.; Yoder St. Bk., 
Kan.; Liberty Theater, Alva, 1927 ; associat¬ 
ed in Theater with his father, A. P. Cran¬ 
dall. Assoc., (pol.) E. W. Snoddy, C. H. 
Mauntell. Church, Meth. Lodges, M. W. A., 
Hutchinson, Kan.; Elks, Alva. Bk. Con., 
First Natl.; Central Natl. Offices. Co. Atty., 
Rice Co., Kan., 1914-16; appointed Co. 
Atty., Woods Co., May 1927, and elected 
1928. Remarks, came to Okla. 1921; located 
at Alva; lived there since. Interested in 
fishing and hunting. 

CROSSER, F. W., Alva. Rep. Occ., auto¬ 
mobile dealer. B., Cass Co., Neb., 1871. 
Edu., h. sch., Plattsmouth, Neb., grad. 
1894; Shenandoah Normal, la., 1894-95. 
Married. Cdrn., 1 d. Past Bus., grocery 
business, 1903-10 ; W. T. Grantham, Alva, 
partner; wholesale house, 1912-14; J. I. 
Case Machine Works.. 1915; automobile 
business since 1915. Bk. Con., First Nati. 
Assoc., (pol.) C. H. Mauntel, Alva. Lodges, 
Modern Woodmen, Alva. Pol. Act., active 
in local, co. and st. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1902; located at Alva where he has 
since lived. Was postmaster at Murray, 

Neb., 1898-1903. Good roads enthusiast. 

CROWELL, GEORGE W., Alva. Dem. 
Occ.. lumberman. Stanley Co., N. C., Feb. 
2 1861. Edu., com. schs., Crawford Co., 

Kan.; Kan. Normal 

Col., grad. 1884. 

married. Cdrn., 4 s., 
F. D., Glendale, 
Calif.; R. B., Skia- 
took; James and 
George, Alva; 1 d., 
Mrs. Helen M. Tal¬ 
ly, Okla. City. Bus. 
Con., Crowell Lum¬ 
ber Co.. Alva; land 
and ranch owner; 
vice pres. First 
Natl. Bk., Alva. 
Assoc., Geo. Nickel, 
Andy Beegle, H. L. 
Tyree, W. W. Starr, 
Alva; (pol.) John 
GEORGE W. Doolin, Fred Kav- 

CROWELL anaugh, L. A. Clink- 

enbeard, Alva ; Frank Carter ; R. A. Sneed ; 
Elmer Thomas, M. E. Trapp, A. S. J. 
■Shaw. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Rotary Club; C. of C.; Mason, No. 105, 
York Rite, Alva; Life mbr. India Temple 
Shrine, Okla. City. Pol. Act., partisan 
active in politics 40 yrs.; works through 
the party organizations and personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, Postmaster at Attica, Kan., 
1888-92: Co. Commr. Wood Co., 1893-94. 
Party Honors, Chmn. Co. Com., 1897-99; 
Chmn. Congressional Com. 1907 ; del. to 
Natl. Conv. 1896. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1893; lived since at Alva. Particularly in¬ 
terested in statewide roads. 

DOOLIN, JOHN B„ Alva. Dem. Oc«.. 

farm loans and investments. B., Caldwell 
Co., Mo., March 9, 1879. Edu., com. schs., 
in Mo. Wife, Leo Museller. Cdrn., 2 s., 
John B., James M. Bus. Con., Schaefer- 
Doolin Co.; v.-pres. Aetna Bldg. & Loan 
Assn., Topeka, Kans.; Stockholder in Local 
Bldg. & Loan; farm interests. Assoc., 
J. B. Shaefer, Aba, partner. Clubs, 
Rotary. Alva. Pol. Act., active in pol¬ 
itics since maturity. Helped organize Dem. 
Party in co. Been dominant factor in the 
party since. Campaign mgr. for Cruc* 
for Gov. 1907. Offices, Registrar of Deeds 
Woods Co. 1901; st. game warden, 1911; 
mbr. B. & L. Bd., appointed by Trapp; mbr. 
Reserve Bk. ..Party Honors, asst, treas. 
Dem. natl. com. 1908. mbr. st, Exec. Com. 
during first 3 campaigns. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898, located at Alva. Was in 
clothing business in Alva 1898-1901. 







WOODS COUNTY 



JOHN B. DOOLIN 




DOOLIN, MRS. JOHN B„ Alva. Occ., 
housewife. B., Illinois, came to Okla. 1894. 
located Perry, Okla. moved to Alva, June 
1902; Pawhuska 1909 ; Alva 1913, Married 
July 3, 1913. Edu., grad. h. sch., Wichita, 
Kan.; bus. col.. N. W. T. C. Alva Hus¬ 
band, John B. Doolin. Cdrn., 2 s„ John 
B. Jr., James Museller. Bus. Assoc., E. 
P. Kelly, Ira Hill, M. C. France. P. H. 
Winipey, J. L. Pickens. C ubs, 20th Cen¬ 
tury Club, organized in 1904 by mother, 
Mrs. A. R. Museller; Alva Research Club 
sec’y.-treas. A. R. C. Woods Co. since 1917 ; 
sec'y.-treas. Alva Hospital Bd.; mbr. Pion¬ 
eer Club of Women of Okla., pres. 3rd. 
dist. 0. F. W. C. Clubs; pres. West Sch. 
P. T. A.. Alva; worked in Health Bureau 
of Alva. Remarks, always been especially 
interested in Public Health and Welfare. 
Father’s biography can be found in Okla. 
history, A. R. Museller, Yol. 5, p. 1844. 

DOUGHTY, ALLEN, Alva. Dem. Occ., 
editor. B., Marion Co., Kan., Dec. 11, 
1881. Edu., Alva, grad., 1898. Wife, 
Blanche Grant. Cdrn., 1 s. ; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., editor The Alva Record. Bk. Con., 
Alva St. Church, Chris. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis; C. of C., Woodmen, Royal Neigh¬ 
bors, Alva. Pol. Act., his paper is pub¬ 
lished as an independent newspaper and is 
used for interest of community. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1894, located at Alva. 

EDWARDS, AL HARRISON. Alva. Dem. 
Occ., sheriff. B., Harrison Co.,. Mo., Dec. 
19, 1885. Edu.. com. schs.. Woods Co., 
Okla. Unmarried. Past Bus., Edwards 
Bros. Grocery, 1921 ; Sweet Shop, Bell Hotel 
1927. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., C. 
W. Edwards, (bro.) his assoc., in grocery 
business, images, Elks, Alva. Imp. hel.. 
Sue Edwards, tchr. Alva h. sch Offices,, 
sheriff; undersheriff, 10 mos., 1924. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1900* lived in Alva 
and vicinity since. During W. War served 


in 3rd Inf., Reg. U. S. Army; mbr. Amer. 
Legion, Meyer-Shiel Post, Alva. 

GASKILL, LYTLE F., (LIDE), Freedom. 
Dem. Occ., stock farming. B., Muskatine, 
la.. May 27, 1863, came to Okla. 1886, 

located near Alva, Eagle Chief Post, Free¬ 
dom 1889 and other points in co. since. 
Edu., grad. Montgomery Co., Ka.n. 188*. 
Wife, Mary E. MoSharry. Cdrn., 2 s., 
J. L„ E. A.; 1 d„ Ellen M. Bk. Con., 

Freedom St.; Central Natl. Bus. Assoc., 
iSam Updegraft, Dave Powers, Marion 
Clothier, J. E. Guthrie, Frank Kamat. Pol. 
Assoc., W. F. Hatfield* John B. Doolin, A. 
W. Kavanaugh, A. C. Davis, J. W. Monfort, 
J. E. Falkenburg, J. P. Battenberg, Sen. 
W. C. Fidler, C. W. Herod, Cy Avery, 
Wade H. Loofborrouw, G. A. Harbougli. 
Church, Cath. Imp. Rel., B. F. Gaskill, 

(bro.) Tyro, Kan. Pol. Act., partisan; 
worker 40 yrs., personal contact and through 
com. Party Honors, prct. committeeman 
20 yrs. Remarks, mbr. council of defense 
1917-18. Hobby, fine stock. 

GLASER, JAY J.. Alva. Dem. Occ.. 
attorney. B., Clark Co., Mo., July 27, 

1880. Edu., com. schs. Wife, Carrie A. 
Ensworth. Cdrn., 1 s.; 1 d. Past Bus., 
1906-07 C. O. Green Abstracter & Ins. ; 
C. A. Gibner, Ins. Assoc., Dr. G. W. Bil- 
by, John Doolin, C. O. Green, J. P. Ren¬ 
frew, Alva. Church, Meth. Episcopal. 
Clubs & Lodges, A. F. & A. M.; O. E. S.; 
M. W. A.; R. N. A., Kiwanis, Alva. Pol. 
Act., is close student of politics; takes 
an intense interest for the best possible 
government. Offices, Clk. Dist. Ct., 1907- 
13; city atty., 6 yrs.; co. Judge, 1923-24. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1904, located at 
Alva. 

GLASGOW, A. W., Dacoma. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Courtland, Kan., Oct. 16, 1881. 
Edu., com. schs., and 1 yr. h. sch. Wife, 


843 

Floy McCown. Cdrn., 1 s„ Clarence O. 
Bk. Con., st. Bk. of Dacoma. Assoc., bd. 
and mg'rs. Okla. Wheat Growers Assn. ; 
(pci.) John B. Doolin, Corda Kelley, C. II 
Mauntell, Alva. Church, of God. Imp. 
Rel., Gen. Sam Glasgow; Col. E. L. Glas¬ 
gow. Pol. Act, active in politics 16 yrs. 
Offices, prct. committeeman, 16 yrs • mbr 
sch bd.; twp. treas. Party Honors, del. 
to st. convs., several times; chmn. co. Elec, 
bd.,. 8 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1900, 
“jed at Helena, Fairview and Dacoma; dir. 

0 * la - Whe at Growers Assn, and pres. 
Wheat Pool Elevator Corporation. 

®^^D, HERB, Alva. Dem. Occ.. news¬ 
paper \vriter. B., Dentseh Lieben,Moravia, 
Czecho-Slovakia* Austria, March, 1876. 
Edu., com. s.'hs. only. Unmarried. Past 
r^uJ arn ! ing; insllranc e. Bk. Con., Cen- 
., ? t- T , Ass ° c > , D on Wilkinson, oil & gas, 
u° hn A?°° lln ’ J ' P ' Bat tenberg, Clay- 

Pnl H i d t e ’ A re'- Ud9es ' M - W. A., Alva, 
rol. Act., political writer; writes for co 
newspapers. Offices, twp. trustee , mb?.' 
p Cb . ' x, .y census taker; dep. sheriff, 1924 
rarty Honors, sec’y. co. cen. com., 1924'• 

Okla c 1 amp aign. Remarks, came to 

Okla. 1899, located at Alva. A cedar 

1906 6r at° f p ea !i ly n day , S ' Was naturalized in 
1906 at Pond Creek, Okla. 

GREEN, CHARLES O., Alva. Rep Occ 
abstractor. B„ Logan Co., Ill., j une 4, 

com - schs -< K an. Wife, Ber¬ 
tha Drollinger. Cdrn., 2 s.; 4 d Bus 
Con. owner C. O. Green Abstract Co., Alva 

A k i n C rf ° n '’ ?- rSt ^ atL Church, Bap. Clubs 
& Lodges, Kiwanis, pres., Alva.; I. 0. O. F. 
Alva. Pol. Act., co. and st. Offices dep' 
negisirar of Deeds, Woods CoT 1896^*0*' 

md ma vdc i ’nft ame t0 0k,a ‘ m3 ’ lived in Alva 
SinC6 '. Hobb >b e°°d mads.; 
attended first meeting that organized and 
planned Albert Pike Highway 1915 . 

GRIFFITH, MRS. U. J.. Alva Dem 

Edu" 'T'w 1 f %t B v WichIta ’ K an., ms! 
Edu., N. W. St. Normal, Okla., A B • 

nw Scb " Knends Univ., Wichita; Univ of 
Okla. Husband, Ulysses J. Griffith. p a «t 
Bus., tchr. in col., 1926-27 ; tchr in ” 
sch Gage, Okla. Assoc., Mrs. Higgin¬ 
botham, Mrs. Doolin, Mrs. Lahr Alva 

St , ar rC past ! W g 'r+h C, iDl bS & Lodges ’ Eastern 
Star, Past Worthy Matron, Alva. Pol Act 

interested in local affairs. Offices,' head 
of Associated Charities of Weatherford, 
3 yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and co 
convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1902, lived 
at Okla. City, Shawnee, Edmond. Tonkawa, 
Weatherford and Alva. 

HADWIGER, GUS, Alva. Rep. Occ 
attorney B„ Braunseifen. Austria, May 

? 87 c. i i Et ? u -’ ® om - schs ' completed 
187b, Valparaiso Univ., Ind., grad law 
sch., 1910. Wife, Elizabeth B. Smith. 
cdr "-. 1 *?-’ Robert L -> Alva. Past Bus., 
started Alva Daily Evening News, 1908 
Bk. Con., Alva St. Bk. Assoc., Robert L. 
Hadwiger, law partner. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason, Alva. Offices, Co. Judge, 
1912-16; sheriff, 1904-07. Party Honors, 
chmn. congressional com., 1910 . Remarks 
came to Okla. 1893, located east of Alva • 
moved to Alva 1895. Mbr. Cherokee Strip 
Cow Punchers Assn. Was a mbr. of Okla. 
Natl. Guard, 1904-16. Second Lieut. Q 
M., First Okla. Inf.; Capt. Machine Gun 
Co. Served in Spanish-American war, 
1899-1901, in Philippine Islands. Interested 
in hunting big game. Has hunted in all 
the western states and in Alaska. 


HAINES, EPHRAIM A., Alva. Rep. Occ., 

oil producer. B., Centerville, la.., Nov. 
1, 1872. Edu., h. sch., Augusta, Kan.; 
Bap. Col., Ottawa* Kans., 1896-97. Wife, 
Margaret Dawson. Bus. Con., E. A. Haines 
Independent Oil Producer, since 1911; pro¬ 
prietor Haines Clothing Co., Alva, 1900-20. 
Bk. Con., Prairie St., Augusta. Kan. Assoc., 
(pol.) John Doolin, John R. Williams,, 
Robert Dick; Walter Ferguson, Tulsa. 
Church, Pres. Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E.; 
C. of C.; was named first del. to Inter- 







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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


of lodges al over the U. S. Pres. st, assn 
B. P. O. E., 1927. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Doolin, J. P. Battenberg', Walter Ferguson. 
Pol. Act., active 8 yrs. Party Honors, tem¬ 
porary co. chmn.; judge of elec. bd.; del. 
to convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1917, 
located at Alva. 


HIATT, MACK, Alva. Rep. Occ., mgr. 
W. E. .Tett Mercantile Company. B., Cor¬ 
win, Kan., Feb. 16, 1890 ; came to Okla. 
1894. located SE of Alva; Alva since 1900. 
Edu., grad. NW St. Normal Alva, 1908. 
Wife, Reppa Wright. Cdrn., 1 s.. Mack, 
Jr. ; 1 d. Margaret. Bk, Con., Central 
Natl. Bk. Bus. Con., A. S. Farmer, L. D. 
Farmer, J. E. Farmer, W. W. Starr, A. C. 
Davis, H. E. Hart, John B. Doolin. Assoc., 
Dave Powers, Harry L. Hall, W. L. Houts, 
S. B. Richards, Mell Eaton. Church. Bap. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Alva Country 
Club; Masonic Blue Lodge; Pres. C. of C.; 
Adv. Com. Salvation Army; Exec. Com. Co. 
Red Cross. Imp. Rel., A. A. Hiatt, Casper, 
Wyo. Pol. Act., partisan; statewide worker 
15 yrs.; all ways needed. Remarks, Legion¬ 
naire mbr. Alva Post No. 92; Base Hos¬ 
pital 70, overseas 7 mos.; mbr. Boy Scouts 
Council. Hobby, promotion of civic en¬ 
terprise. 


E. A. HAINES 


national C. of C. Conv. by Gov. Frank 
Frantz. Pol. Act., active interest in local, 
co., st., and natl. affairs. Offices, co. 
chmn. cen. com. since 1927. Party Hon¬ 
ors, mbr. St. Elec. Bd., during Gov. Cruce’s 
administration. Remarks, came to ukla. 
1899, lived at Alva since. Hobby, nsning 
and hunting. 

HAYDEN, OSCAR L., Alva. Rep. Occ., 
clothier. B., Westphalia, Kan., July IS, 
1888. Edu., h. sch., Iola, Kan., grad., 1908. 
Wife, Ethel May Sayner. Bus. Con., nas 
been in clothing bus. in Alva 12 yrs. Bk. 
Con., First Natl.; Central Natl., Tulsa. 
Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, I. O. O. F., 
B. P. O. E., natl. Grand Esteemed Loyal 
Knight, elected at Miami, Fla., July 1828. 
This is the 3rd highest honor in Grand 
Lodge of B. P. O. E. and calls for visits 


L. R. HUGHEY 


HYDE, CLAYTON H„ Alva. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B„ LaSalle Co., Ill., July 5, 1868. 
Edu., Doane Col. Crete, Neb., 1882-84. 
Wife, Rusha Messmore. Cdrn., 3 s., John, 
Elmer; 2 d., Mrs. Bertie Fisher and Mrs. 
Alice Bradley, Alva. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Melish Consolidated Placer Oil Mining 
Assn of Red River. Past Bus. Con., pres. 
Eagle Chief Oil Co., (now dissolved). Bk. 
Con.. First Natl. Assoc.. (pol.) John 
Doolin, Alva. Church, Wesleyan Meth. 
Lodges, S. A. R.; Woodmen. Imp. Rel., 
traces his ancestry back to Elisha Hyde, 
1627, who landed at Norwich, Conn., 7 
yrs. after landing' of Mayflower. Party 
Honors, nominee for Congress, 8th Dist., 
1918 and 1926. Has refused to be candi¬ 
date for any other office. Del. to convs. 
'Supervisor of Census in the 8th Cong. 
Dist., 1920. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, 


MACK HIATT 


O. L. HAYDEN 


HOUTS, W. L., Alva. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Johnson Co., Mo., Oct. 31, 
1872. Edu., Normal sch., Warrensburg, 
Mo., 1891-92; admitted to bar 1913. Wife, 
Katherine. Bus. Con., abstract bus. in 
Alva, since 1915. Past Bus., mercantile 
bus., Cleo Springs, Okla., 1899-1902. Bk. 
Con., Alva St. Church, Pres. Lodges, K. 
W. A., Alva. Offices, Clk. of Co. Ct., Woods 
Co., 1911-15'. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1898. Lived at Cleo Springs till 1902, 
Alva since. 

HUGHEY, L. R., Alva. Dem. Occ., real 
estate and farm loans dealer. B., 
Blanchester, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1874. Edu., 
h. sch., Arnold, Nebraska, 1893. Wife, 
Carrie Pease. Cdrn., 1 d., Mrs. Rozella 
Roush, Okla. City. Bus. Con., Hughey & 
Kennon, Real Estate, Insurance and farm 
loans. Alva. Bk. Con., Central Natl. 
Church, First M. E. Lodges, Mason; I. O. 
O. F. Offices, St. Sen., 1922-26. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1900, located 13 mi. S. E. 
of Alva, lived in Alva and vicinity since. 
Particularly interested in the N. W. St. 
Tchrs. Col. at Alva. When senator, he 
fathered bill, adding Herod Hall to N. W. 
St. Tchrs. Col. 


C. H. HYDE 


















A. W. KAVANAUGH 


lived since in vicinity of Alva; mbr. of St. 
Council of Defense, 1917-18. Interested in 
propagation of wheat varieties. Originated 
a new variety of wheat in 1920, which 
in 1925 produced 140 bushels. Was v.-pres. 
Okla. Farmers Union, 1918-20; mbr. Com. 
of Seventeen, 1920-21 ; v.-pres. U. S. Grain 
Growers 1922; pres. Farmers Freight Rate 
Commission. Has appeared before Inter¬ 
state Commerce Com., as chmn. of Farmers 
Freight Rate Com., in Dallas, Okla. City, 
Wichita, Kansas City, Chicago, Washing¬ 
ton, D. C., trying to secure lower freight 
rates on agri. products. 

KAVANAUGH, ALFRED W„ Alva. Dem. 
Occ.. hardware dealer. B., Polk Co., Neb., 
April 9, 1878. Edu., li. sch.. grad., 1896 ; 
Creighton Univ. Omaha, Neb., 1897-98. 
Wife, Mary Shea. Cdrn.. 2 s.; 1 d. Bus. 
Con., hdwe. bus., in Alva 21 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., S. F. Shea, E. M. Shea, 
Alva; (pol.) John Doolin, J. P. Battenberg, 
C. C. Noah. Church. Cath. Clubs & Lodges, 
B. P. O. E. ; Woodmen ; K. of C. Pol. Act., 
strong leaders of co. Offices, mayor of 
Alva, 1919. Party Honors, sec'y. of Con¬ 
gressional Campaign Com. since 1926. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1907, lived since at 
Alva. Was pres. Okla. Hdwe. Assn., 1919; 
pses. Western Retail Imple. & Hdwe. Assn., 
1923 ; dir. 1920-21. Good roads enthusi¬ 
ast. 

KENNON, WILLIAM D„ Alva. Dem. 
Occ., insurance dealer. B., Bolivar, Mo., 
April 14, 1888. Edu., h. sch.. Fairplay, 
Mo., grad. 1906 ; tchrs. Col. Springfield, 
Mo., 1906-09 ; A. B. Okla. A. & M. Col., 
1914; grad, work Univ. of Okla., 1916. 
Wife, Clara Parkhurst. Bus. Con., Hughey 
& Kennon, Ins. & Real Estate Firm, Alva. 
Past Bus., sch. tchr., 4 yrs. in Mo.; 6 yrs. 
in Okla., 1911-17. Bk. Con., Alva St. 
Assoc., L. R. Hughey, partner. Church, 
Meth. Pol. Act., nominee for co. supt., 
1922. Offices, dep. oil inspector, since 1925; 
co. farm agent, Tex. Co., 1917; co. farm 
agent, 1918-22. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1911, lived at Quay, 1911-13; Stillwater, 
1913-17; Guymon, 1917-18; Alva since. 

LAHR, MRS. BELLE G„ Waynoka. Dem. 
Occ., bookkeeper, hardware business witn 
husband. B„ Shelby Co., Ind., March 
15, 1865. Edu., com. schs., Mo. h. sch.,, 
Kan. Husband, James P. Lahr. Bus. Con., 
associated with hits, hardware bus. Bk. 
Con., Commercial Bk. Assoc., (pol.) John 
Doolin, Woods Co. and others. Church, 


WOODS COUNTY 

congregational. Clubs & Lodges, S. E. B. 
Research; Federated Clubs; O. E. 
Waynoka. Pol. Act., partisan; co. and 
statewide; active since 1920. operates 
through corns. Offices, pres. sch. bd. Way¬ 
noka, 5 yrs.; police judge, Waynoka since 
1929. Party Honors, vice-chmn. Dem. Co. 
Cen. Com., since 1924. Del. to Co. and St. 
Convs. Remarks came to Okla. 1908, locat¬ 
ing at Waynoka, lived there since. Hobby, 
law enforcement. 

LAMBE, MRS. A. C., Waynoka. Rep. 
Occ., vice president Commercial Bank, Way¬ 
noka. Married. Cdrn., 1 s. Party Honors, 
v.-chmn. co. cen. com. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable.) 

LASLEY, L. Z„ Alva. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. Edu., N. W. St. Normal, Alva. 
Wife, former Miss Ford. Cdrn., 1 d. 
Church, Pres. Assoc., (pol.) Dem. leaders in 
Woods Co. Pol. Act., partisan; co. work¬ 
er since 1919; makes speeches, works 
through personal contacts. Offices, past co. 
atty.. Woods Co.; mbr. Adminis. Com., sec. 
19, St. Bar. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. (Complete information unavail - 


able.) 




MAUNTEL, CHRISTIAN 

HENRY, Alva. 

Rep. 

Occ., 

attorney. B.. 

Holland, Ind. 

Edu., 

com. 

sch., Holland, 

Ind.; Ind. St. 


Normal sch., grad., 1893; Ind. Univ., grad. 
A. B., 1895; Univ. of Chicago, M. A., 
1896; Univ. of Indianapolis, LL. B., 1898. 
Wife, Bertha Carter, Terre Haute, Ind. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Charles Ivan, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 
1 d., Mrs. K. W. Johnson. Alva. Bus. Con., 
Mauntel & Spellman, Law Firm, Alva. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Bk. Alva. Assoc., 
F. B. H. Spellman, partner. Past Assoc., 
John Barry, former partner. Pol. Act., 
active in every campaign in co. since 1898. 
Assisted in writing every platform in co. 
since 1898. Offices, co. atty. in territorial 
days. Party Honors, now mbr. st. cen. 
com.; co. chmn. 1926-28. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1898, lived since at Alva. Good 
roads enthusiast. 

McCLURE, GEORGE L„ Capron. Rep. 
Occ., banker. B„ Callensburg, Pa., Dec. 
15, 1896. Edu., h. sch., grad., 1915; N. W. 
St. Tchrs. Col., grad., 1917. Wife, Ruby 
Skeen. Cdrn.. 1 s.; 1 d. Bus. Con., 
cashier St. Bk. of Capron 12 yrs. Was 
bookkeeper Central Natl. Bk., Alva 9 moa. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Alva; Union Stock- 
yard Natl., Wichita Kan. Assoc., Chris 
Mauntel; John Doolin. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodgesi, Mason No. 105, Capron. 
Imp. Rel., M. L. McClure, mbr. bd. of dir.. 
Fed. Reserve Bk., Kansas City, Mo. Party 
Honors, del. to Dist. conv.; prct. chmn., 
1924-26. Remarks, came to Okla. 1897, 
lived at Alva and Capron. During AV. 
War was in Officers Training Sch., Camp 
McArthur, Tex., unassigned to duty. Mbr. 
Amer. Legion, Granger-Griffith Post, Cap¬ 
ron. 

MONFORT, JOHN W„ Alva. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Marshfield, Mo., Feb. 2, 1871. 
Edu., h. sch.. Elk City, Kan. Wife. Daisy 
H. Stroan. Cdrn., 2 s„ Marion S., Los 
Angeles, Calif.; Joel, Univ. of Okla. Bus. 
Con., Monfort Drug Store, Alva, owner. 
Past Bus., branch stores at Waynoka, 1900- 
28, Capron, Ingersoll. Byron. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Doolin, 
Cap. Stine. Church, Meth. Clubs & 
Lodges, Mason, charter mbr.. Alva; B. P. 
O. E., charter mbr. Pol. Act., active since 
maturity, especially in local affairs. Mbr. 
co. com. that built co. court house. Offices, 
mbr. sch. bd., 1905; city treas. 1902 ; mbr. 
st. bd. of Pharmacy, 1915-21; mbr. Alva 
Bd of Edu., since 1925. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893, lived at Fairview 1 yr., 
Alva since 1894. Vital interest in the 
upbuilding of N. AV. St. Tchrs. Col. In¬ 
terested in good roads. 

MOORE, LEMRICK WILSON, Alva. Rep. 
Occ., abstractor, (retired). B., near Fort 
Scott, Kan., Oct. 20, 1858. Edu., com. sch. 
and h. sch., Bloomfield, Iowa. Wife, 
Effie Vaughn. Cdrn., 3 s., (1 deceased), C. 


845 

Roy, co. treas.; H. AV., First Natl. Bk., El 
Paso, Tex. Bus. Con., investments in 
mortgages; owner half section land, 5 
mi. east Alva. Past Bus., L. W. Moore, 
abstr. & Ins., more than 35 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Church, Meth. ; chmn. bd. 
of trustees. Pol. Act., partisan, since a 
young man; always a leader. Offices, Reg¬ 
istrar otf Deeds, Barber Co., Ia., 1881-86; 
Registrar of Deeds, AVoods Co., Okla., 1903- 
07; dep. elk. U. S. Dist. Ct. in early ter¬ 
ritorial days; postmaster of Alva, 5 yrs., 
under Pres. Taft. Party Honors, Treas. 
Rep. Cen. Com., Woods Co.; always a del. 
to st. convs. First Notary commissioned 
in Okla. Ter., 3 days before opening of 
Cherokee Strip. Remarks, was sec'y. of 
Alva C. of C., 5 yrs. Put white way 
Co., Kan., with Dennis Flynn and Charles 
Colcord. 

NOAH, CHARLES C., Alva. Rep. Occ., 
abstractor. B„ Medicine Lodge, Kan., Aug. 
27, 1890. Edu., h. sch., Alva; N. W. St. 
Tchrs. Col,.., Alva, 19045; New Mexico 
Military Institute, 1 term. Wife, Musia 
Ellingsworth. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. Con., in¬ 
terested in oil and gas with local men. 
Past Bus., Empire Gas & Fuel Co., 1918-19, 
asst, sec'y. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
John Doolin, J. P. Battenberg, Fred Kav- 
anaugh, Alva. Lodges, B. P. O. E., Alva. 
Imp. Rel., Henry A. Noah (father, de¬ 
ceased) widely known lawyer of N. W. 
Okla., and very prominent in Rep. poli¬ 
tics. Pol. Act., very active, one of 
leaders. Offices, tag agt, 1926-27. Party 
Honors, del. to st. convs.; candidate for 
corporation commissioner, 1928, primary. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1893, lived at 
Okla. City, 1918; Bartlesville, 1919; Alva 
since. Mbr. elk. in land department of 
Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, 1919 
Mbr. Amer. Legion, Meyer-Shiel Post, Alva. 

PARKER, CHARLES A., Alva. Dem. 
Occ., superintendent of schools, Alva. B., 
Empire, Ark., Feb. 16, 1889. Edu., h. sch., 
Nashville, Ark., grad., 1910; Hendrix Col. 
Conway, Ark., A. B. Univ. of Okla., M. 
A., 1929. Wife, Pauline Fleming. Cdrn., 
1 s. Bk. Cor., First Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs &. Lodges, Rotary, Alva; Mason, 
Covington. Imp. Rel., Walter W. Parker, 
Pres, of N. W. St. Tchrs. Col. Party Hon¬ 
ors, st. del. 1918. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1917. lived at Headrick, 1917-19, Drum¬ 
mond, 1919-21; Covington, 1921-26 ; Alva 
since. One of leading school men of N. W. 
Okla ; now serving 4th yr. as supt. of Alva 
City Schs. Eligible for membership in 
Amer. Legion. Interested in outdoor recre¬ 
ation. 

POWERS, D. H., Freedom. Rep. Occ., 
banker. Married. Bus. Con., Freedom 
St. Bk; Selman St. Bk. ; land and cattle 
owner. Pol. Assoc., Rep. leaders in co. 
and st. Lodge, Mason Blue Lodge. Pol. 
Act., co. and st. worker since 1915. Offices, 
past Co. Treas., Woodward Co.; St. Sen., 
12th Legis. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, active in civic affairs 
and good roads work. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

PRIGMORE, THOMAS, Alva. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and oil leases. B., Carthage, 
Mo., Nov. 9, 1871. Edu., com. schs. Wife, 
Dora Cary. Cdrn., 3 s., Charles, Chicago; 
Walter, Alva; (1 at h.) ; 6 d., Mrs. Nora 
Simms, Avard; (5 at h.). Bus. Con., 

real estate 15 yrs.; ranch and farm owner. 
Church, Meth. Lodges, I. O. O. F., Alva, 
34 yrs. Has held many positions of honor 
in I. O. O. F. Pol. Act., In local, st. and 
natl. affairs. Offices. Co. Commr., 1924- 
26. Party Honors, del. to co. convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1903. Homesteaded 
in Woods Co., has lived there since. Has 
been instrumental in all movements for 
betterment of the county. Interested in 
good roads. 

RENFREW, JOHN A., Alva. Dem. Occ., 
furniture dealer. B., Cameron, Mo., Mar. 
14, 1875. Edu., com. schs., Alva. Wife, 
Alice N. Shaw. Cdrn., Mrs. Fred King, 






8-1(5 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



MRS. S. B. (IDA) SHARE 


Guymon Okla. Past Bus. Salesman for S. 
B. Share Mercantile Co., 9 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Alva St. Bk. Assoc., J. J. Glaser, Dr. G. 
N. Bilby, C. 0. Green, L. A. Clinkenbeard, 
John Doolini Alva. Church Chris. Lodges, 
M. W. A. Charter mbr. Imp. Rel., J. P. 
Renfrew, (father), Alva, was editor Ren¬ 
frew's Record, Alva, 20 yrs.; R. 0. Ren¬ 
frew, (bro.), Woodward, Dep. Grand Master 
Masonic Lodges of Okla. Pol. Act., active 
since 1893. Offices, mayor of Alva 1915-19 ; 
mbr. Bd. of Edu., 14 yrs.; Tag Agt., since 
1928. Party Honors, St. Committeeman, 
1917 ; del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, 
homesteaded north of Alva in the Run of 
1893, and has lived in Alva and vicinity 
since, except' 1902 spent in Calif. Inter¬ 
ested in feood government and good roads. 

RUSH FLORENCE, Alva. Rep. Occ., 
bookkeeper. B., Jefferson Co.. Kan. Edu., 
h. sell., Alva, grad., 1911; N. W. St. Tchrs. 
Col., 2 yrSi; 1911-12. Unmarried. Bk. Con., 
Central Natl. Bus. Con., Bookkeeper and 
sec’.V. Shaefer-Doolin Mortgage Co., since 
1920. Church, Meth. Pol. Act., interested 
in local politics; dep. co. elk., 7 yrs. 
Party Honors, del. to st. and co. convs. 
Assoc., (pol.) Chris Mauntell. Remarks, 
came to Okla. 1906; lived on farm till 1909, 
then came to Alva. 

SHARE, IDA J0ST, Alva. Rep. Occ., 
housewife. B., Wyandotte, Kan. Edu., 
h. sch., Kansas City, grad., 1888; some 
work in Kansas Univ. Husband. S. B. 
Share, (deceased), was leading merchant, 
in Alva, 31 yrs. Assoc., Church and Club 
Circles. Church, Episcopal. Clubs & 
Lodges, chapter P. E. O., Twentieth Cen¬ 
tury, Eastern Star. Pol. Act., active 4 yrs. 
makes personal calls and helps educate 
■voters. Offices, cashier Water & Light 
Dept., Kansas City, 15 yrs. Party Honors, 
st. committeewoman, Woods Co. Remarks, 
came to Okla., 1914; lived since at Alva. 

SHOCKLEY, MINNIE, Alva. Dem. Occ.. 
teacher. B., Jefferson City, Mo., Edu., h. 
sch., Jefferson City, grad.; 1888 ; Hardin 
Col., Mo.; Tchrs. Col., Warrensburg, Mo. ; 
Univ of Mo., Columbia, Mo.; special woMr 
In Univ. of Chicago. Unmarried. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Church, Bap. Clubs, 
Twentieth Century, Alva; C. P. E. O., 
Alva; Natl, v.-pres. Alpha Sigma Alpha; 
Cor. See’y.. 3rd. Dist. Federation of Wo¬ 
men’s Clubs; chmn. Natl. Assn, of Edu¬ 


cation Sororities. Pol. Act., chmn. Woods 
Co. Womens Organization, 1918. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs, 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1910, lived since 
at Alva. Asst. Tchr. of English and Dean 
of Women at N. W. St. Tchrs. Col., since 
1917. 

SNODDY, E. W. Alva. Rep. Occ., law¬ 
yer. B., Sedalia, Mo., 1873. Wife, Olla 
Wilhite,. Cdrn, 1 d., Freda. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Pol. Assoc., Rep. leaders in 
co. and st. Lodges, B. P. O. E.; Mason. 
Pol. Act., partisan; co. and st. worker 
since 1893; makes speeches, works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, mbr. 
11th and 12th legis.; City Atty., Alva; 
past dep. U. S. Marshal. Party Honors. 

del. to co. and st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893, lived since at Alva. Civic 
worker. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able) . 

SNYDER, LEVI Alva. Rep. Occ., re¬ 
tired. B., Harrison Co., Ind., Feb. 14, 
1868. Edu. com. schs.. Barber Co., Kan. 
Wife, Margaret M. _Cdrn., 1 s., Bruce L., 
Alva; 3 d., Mrs. Ola M. Peoples and Mrs. 
Velva Marsh, Calif.; Miss Fannie Snyder. 
Ponca City. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 
John Doolin, E. A. Haines, G. E. Nichols, 
Earl Brunstetter, Alva; (pol.) Chris Maun¬ 
tell, Charles Gibbler. Alva. Church. Meth. 
Lodges, Woodmen; I. 0. O. F. Pol. Act., 
partisan; strong factor in local politics, 
many yrs; works throught personal con¬ 
tacts and party organizations. Offices, 
co. commr.. Woods Co., 1913-17. Party 
Honors del. to st. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1893, lived at Alva since 1912. 
Interested in good roads and good schs. 

SPELLMAN, FRED BRAXTON HOL¬ 
LINGSWORTH. Alva. Rep. Occ.. attorney. 
B., Longton, Kan., April 23, 1897. Edu., 

com. schs., Kan.; Parochial and h. sch., 



MINNIE SHOCKLEY 


Frontenac, Kan.; LaSalle Univ.. LL. B.. 
1924. Wife, Beatrice Hollen. Bus. Con., 
interested in farms and ranches; father is 
a rancher. Past Bus., telegraph operator, 
Santa Fe, Chanute, Kan. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., C. H. Mauntel, partner. 
Church, Cath. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary, 
pres.; editor “Rotary Ranger’’ ; chmn Jr. 
C. of C., 1929; B. P. 0. E., Alva. Imp. 
Rel., Clarence I. Spellman, atty. Kansas 
City, Mo.; and Luke Hart, St. Louis, Mo.; 
(wife’s cousin) chief counsel for Knight3 
of Columbus, 6 yrs. counsellor of St. Louis ; 


Pol. Act., active since maturity. Offices, 
asst. Co. Atty., 1924-29. Party Honors, 
sec’y Co. Cen. Com., since 1915. Remarks, 
sec’y. C. of C., Waynoka, 1921-22. Inter¬ 
ested in Rotary,, city building, gardening 
and books. 

STEVENS, A. J„ Alva. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. Married. Bk. Con., First Natl., 
Alva. Assoc., (pol.) Dem. leaders in co. 
and st. Lodge, B. P. 0. E. Pol. Act., co. 
and st. worker since 1904. Makes speeches 
works personally and through com. Offices, 

V. -chmn. Adminis. Com., Sec’y. No. 17, 
St. Bar. (Complete information unavail¬ 
able.) 

SUTTON, ARTHUR, Alva. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Iowa. Married. Lodge, Mason 
Po.. Act., partisan; worker since 1915; 
makes speeches. Offices, Dist. Judge, elec. 
1917. Party Honors, del. to co. and st. 
convs (( implete information unavailable.) 

TEMPLIN, OSCAR E., Alva. Dem. Occ., 
doctor. B., Chariton, la., April 28, 1870. 
Edu.. h. sch., Salina, Kan., grad.. 1894 ; 
Col. Ft. Worth, Tex., A. B., 1900; medi¬ 
cal sch., Vanderbilt Univ. grad., 1905. 
Wife, Lula Eagan. Cdrn., 1 s., Warne 
L.; 2 d. Past Bus., Warehouse foreman. 
R. Island R. R., 1900-1902 Bk, Con, First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) John Doolin, W. D. 
Wilkinson. Church, Meth. Lodges, I. O. 
O. F., Alva. Po . Act. active in st and co. 
affairs. Offices, Co. Health Officer since 
election in 1919. Party Honors, sec’y. co. 
cen. com. Remarks came to Okla. 1900, 
lived at Chickasha 1900-05 ; Darrow, 1905- 
09; Alva since. During* W. War served !n 
Red Cross Hospital, Nuilly Sur Seine, 
France, 1918-19; belongs to 320 Medical 
Reg. 95th div.; is now major in officers 
Res. Co'ps; sec’y. of co. Medical Society 
since 1919. Mbr. Amer. Legion, Meyer- 
Shiel Post, Alva. 

UPDEGRAFF, ALFRED G., Freedom. 
Rep. Occ.. farmer and ranchman. B., Shaw¬ 
nee Co.. Kan., May 13, 1856. Edu., com. sch., 
Topeka, Kan. Wife, Mary. Cdrn., 1 s., Sara. 
Freedcm; 1 d., Mrs. Mate Sharter, Enid. 
Bk. Con., Freedom St. Assoc., Lige Gaskill. 
Freedom; Geo. Nichols, Alva; George Har- 
baugh, Alva; (pol.) Joe Sherman, Fair- 
view ; E. A. Haines, Clay Noah, Chris 
Mauntell, Alva; Walter Ferguson, Tulsa; 
Charles Swindall, Enid. Lodges, A. O. U. 

W. , Kiowa, Ivan.; Iv. P., Carmen. Imp. Rel., 
A. D. Upde&raff (nephew), noted surgeon, 
Wichita, Kan.; Mate Uudpgraff, Medicine 



F. B. H. SPELLMAN 













W. D. WILKINSON 


Lodge, Kan., Mate Updegraff, Alva (bros.) ; 
Mrs. Margarette Koberts, (sister), Free¬ 
dom. Pol. Act., active in Okla. politics 50 
yrs. Had much to do with development of 
territorial government. Offices, St. Sen., 
1901-03, (terr.) ; St. Sen. 1907-09, immedi¬ 
ately after statehood. Party Honors, del. 
to convens. Remarks, settled in Woods Co. 
1873; lived at Carmen, 1883-99, Freedom 
since. Drove cattle over trail in western 
Okla. from Tex.; hunted buffalo' in 
Okla. in early 70’s. Hobby, saddle horses. 

UPDEGRAFF, SAM, Freedom. Rep. Occ., 
hardware merchant. B., Carmen, Okla., 
Dec. 27, 1894. Edu., com. sch.. Woods Co.; 
h. sch. and State Normal Sch... Alva, 1909- 
16. Wife,, Gladys, d. of .Tohn C. Reiley, of 
Freedom. Cdrn., 1 s., John R. Bus. Con., 
partner in Freedom Hardware Store. Bk. 
Con.. Freedom St. Assoc., H. E. Bocock, 

M. E. Henderson, E. J. Reily, J. E. Guth¬ 
rie, Freedom; (pol.) John Doolin, Chris 
Mauntell, Alva. Church, Pres. Lodges, 
Mason, past Master. Lodge No. 526, Free¬ 
dom; I. O. O. F., Freedom. Imp. Rel., Dr. 
A. D. Updegraff (cousin), noted surgeon, 
Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. Mate Sharter (sister), 
Enid. Pol. Act., partisan; active and in¬ 
fluential worker in his community. Offices, 
Sch. Dist. Clk., 1922-26. Remarks, native 
Oklahoman; lived at Freedom since 1900. 
Particularly interested in good roads. 

WARD, LEWIS A.. Alva. Dem. Occ., 
teacher. B., Cook Co., Tex., Oct. 4, 1891. 
Edu., h. sch., Lindsay, Okla., grad. 1913; 

N. W. St. Tchrs. Co.„ grad. 1926 ; Special 
■work in Univ. of Colo. Wife. Mina Gray. 
Cdrn., 1 s. Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., 


WOODS COUNTY 

John Doolin, J. P. Battenberg. Church, 
Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, Phi Beta Sigma, 
Beta Chapter. Pol. Act., Pres. Young Mens 
Dem. Club, 1928. Offices, Librarian N. W. 
St. Tchrs. Col. since 1924. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1896; has lived in Lindsay, Wat- 
onga. Woodward, Shattuck, Alva; connect¬ 
ed with the sch. work in each. Was in the 
Navy during W. War 10 months in 1917-Its, 
and is mbr. Amer. Legion, Meyer-Shiel 
Post, Alva. Chief interest is education. 

WESTLING, EARNEST, Alva. Rep. Occ., 
insurance and real estate. B., Stockholm, 
Sweden, Dec. 22, 1867. Edu., com. schs., 
Riley Co., Kan. grad., 1878 ; h. sch., Kan., 
grad. 1883: Col., Lindsborg, Kan. 1884-87. 
Wife, Amanda Amelia Lundstrom. Cdrn., 
2 d., Mrs. Alva Davis, Cherokee; Mrs. 
Bertie Barber, Vice Pres. Anthony Whole¬ 
sale House, Anthony, Kan. Bus. Con., Pres. 
Wayside Oil & Gas Co., Alva; associated 
in broomcorn business since 1894. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (pol.) E. W. Snoddy, 
Chris Mauntell. Church, Swedish Lutheran. 
Clubs & Lodges, B. P. O. E., Lodge No. 
84, Alva; Woodmen, Alva. Offices,, Justice 
Df Peace, Alva, 1922-24 and 1926-28 ; 
Deputy Sheriff; Justice of Peace and Police 
Commr. in Riley Co., Kan., where he lived 
for 26 yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1903; 
located in Woods Co.; moved to Alva 1905. 

WILKERSON, WILLIAM DUNN. Alva. 
Dem. Occ., farmer (retired). B., Bland 
Court House, Va., Aug. 30, 1868. Edu., h. 
sch., Ellinwood, Kan., grad. 1890 ; Univ. of 
Kan. 3 yrs., 1890-92; 1 yr. in Law Sch. 
Wife, Belle C. Carrico. Bus. Con., owner 
Mountain Oil & Gas Station, Alva. Past 
Bus., editor and owner of newspaper. Ellen- 
wood, Kan., 1891-98; editor Alva Pioneer, 
1912-19. Bk. Con., First Natl. Church, Meth. 
Clubs & Lodges, >Mason No. 105, Alva; B. P. 

O. E., Alva. Assoc., (pol.) John Doolin, J. 

P. Battenberg. Pol. Act., partisan. Offices. 
Postmaster, Ellinwood, Kan., 1893-97. Party 
Honors, nom. for Councilman for Empire of 
Woods Co., 1908-10; Chmn. Dem. Cen. Coni., 
1926, reelected 1930. Remarks, came to 
Okla. 1897; lived since in Woods Co. 

WILLARD CURVIN D., Enid. Rep. Occ., 
editor. B., Harrisburg, Pa., June 16, 1876. 
Edu., h. sch., Holten, Kan., grad. 1898 ; 
Univ. of Holten, 1898-99. Wife. Susan 
Hendric. Cdrn., 1 s., Merrill A. Bus. Con., 
managing Editor, Daily Review Courier. 
Alva; founder and managing editor, Enid 
Daily Journal. Past Bus., learned publish¬ 
ing trade under Frank Greer, publisher of 
Guthrie Daily Capitol; founder of Wichita 
Morning Tribune, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1914; 
mechanical Supt. Enid Daily News, 1914- 
20. Bk. Con., First Natl., Alva. Assoc., Mrs. 
Susan Willard. Treas. of the newspaper; 
Merrill A. Willard, Vice Pres. Church, 
Meth. Epis. Clubs & Lodges, Rotary; B. 
P. O. E.; I. O. O. F., Alva. Imp. Rel.. 
Harrison Willard, painter of original 
“Spirit of 76”; Frances Willard, (2nd 
cousin), Pol. Act., uses his paper freely and 
fearlessly for party. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 
1890; located at Guthrie; came to Alva in 
1921; Enid 1929. One term in Natl. Guard 
or Okla. 1920. Comes from family of musi¬ 
cians. Hobby, music. 

WILSON, LEONIDAS THEODORE, Alva. 


847 

Rep. Occ., lawyer. B„ Polk Co., Mo., Apr. 
15, 1854. Edu., self educated entirely. Wife, 
(deceased, Feb. 23, 1928). Bus. Con., prac¬ 
tice of Law; large farm owner. Past Bus., 
taught sch., Hazelton, Kan., 1896-97 ; Supt. 
Alva Schs., 1894-95; conducted Tchrs. In¬ 
stitute, Alva, 1894-95. Bk. Con., First Natl.; 
Central Natl. Assoc., Chris Mauntell, Ersk- 
ine Snoddy, Alva; and men prominent in 
Rep. politics in Woods Co. Was a law 
partner with Col. W. S. ' Snoddy, Alva, 
1900-02. Lodges, B. P. O. E., Alva. PolJ 
Act., partisan; in the battle fqr statehood 
he rendered a decision on the Constitutipn 
m 1907 enjoining the St. from adopting it, 
which was affirmed by Judge Pancoast 
of the Dist. Court of Woods Co., but 
was later reversed by the Supreme Ct. of 
Okla. Officesi, Probate Judge, Woods Co., 
1905-07 to statehood; Co. Judge, 1921-23 
and 1925-27. Party Honors, del. to co. and 
st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 1893 and 
homesteaded 5 miles S. E. of Alva;. lived 
since in Alva and vicinity. Spent lfiost of 
his life on frontier. 

YEARICK, AL., Alva. Dem. Independent. 
Occ., auto salesman. B., Jonhsdn Co., Ia., 
Nov. 30, 1873. Edu., com. schs., Lincoln, 
Neb. Married. Cdrn., 1 s.; 5 d. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., (>pol.) John Doofin, C. 
H. Mauntel, Alva. Church, Bap. Lodges, 
B. P. O. E., Alva; I. O. O. F.; Rebekah, 
Freedom. Pol. Act.,, st. and natl. interests. 
Offices, Maintenance Supervisor, Dist. No. 
8. Trapp Administration; Co. Cmmr., 1912- 
19. Party Honors, campaign mgr. 1914. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1900 ; located at 
Freedom, moved to Alva 1923. Splendid 
record as road builder under Cy Avery. 
Helped organize Albert Pike Highway 1914. 



C. D. WILLARD 







Woodward County 


COUNTY OFFICERS 

Co. Judge, L. A. Foster (Rep.)-Woodward 

Co. Attorney, Sherman M. Smith (Rep.)-Woodward 

Ct. Clerk, E. Bert Roll (Rep.)-Woodward 

Co. Clerk, Jessie D. Oberlender (Dem.)-Woodward 

Sheriff, Ben Barnett (Rep.)-Woodward 

Co. Treasurer, Nettie M. Thomas (Rep.)-Woodward 

Co. Surveyor, H. D. Endersby (Dem.)-Woodward 

Co. Supt. of Public Instruction, Jenella D. Jones 

(Rep.) -_Woodward 

Co. Assessor, John Harris (Dem.)-Woodward 

County Weigher, None. 

County Commissioners: 

Dist. No. 1—Robert L. Litton (Dem.)-Freedom 

Dist. No. 2—M. L. Johnson (Rep.)-Mutual 

Dist. No. 3—Henry Bubb (Dem.)-Woodward 

County Election Board: , 

Sec’y., George W. Williams (Dem.)-Woodward 

Chmn., C. C. Miller (Dem.)-Mooreland 

Mbr., Chas. H. Kirkwood (Rep.)-Mutual 

LEGISLATIVE AND STATE OFFICERS 

Representative, W. C. O’Dell (Rep.) Woodward; 
Senator, D. H. Powers (Rep.) Freedom; District Judge, 
O. C. Wvbrant (Rep.) Woodward. 

State Officers. Chas. Swiiulall (Rep.) Woodward, 

Justice Supreme Court; John Gerlaeli, Woodward, mbr. 
of Com. for the Adult Blind; M. S. McMurtry, Wood¬ 
ward, Game Ranger, C. J. Forney, Woodward, Co. 
Superintendent Health; Mrs. Richard Houston, Wood¬ 
ward. Deputv Oil Inspector. 

State Institutions, Western Hospital for Insane, 
Supply, Dr. E. L. Bagby, Superintendent. 

PARTY ORGANIZATIONS 

Democrat 

A. C. Davis, Woodward, Chmn.; Mrs. J. D. Gray, 
Woodward, "V.-Chmn. 


Republican 

E. E. Rivers, Woodward, chmn.; Mrs. John Roddy. 
Woodward, V.-Chmn.: Frank Brown, Woodward, Sec’y. 

Chas. Swindali, Woodward, State Committeeman; 
Mrs. Lizzie Wiggins’, Woodward, State Committeewoman. 

CITIES AND TOWNS—PUBLIC SERVICE 

Woodward, Co. Seat; J. H. Richardson (Mayor) ; 
H. M. Renner (Manager) ; S. J. Johrer (Clerk) ; H. H. 
Alexandria ( Attorney) ; Winchester Oil & Gas Co. 

Mooreland, Wm. A. Bordick (Mayor) ; Edgar Ha¬ 
gan ( Clerk) ; Chas. R. Alexander (Attorney) ; Win¬ 
chester Oil & Gas Co. 

Supply, 


THE VOTE 



1916 

1918 

1920 1922 

1924 

1926 

1928 

President 

Dem. 

: 1130 1 


1444 | 

1418 

1 

1347 ! 

Rep. 

| 1094 | 


2495 

1831 

1 

318S | 

Soc. 

| 665 


291 | 

42 

1 

59 [ 

Senator 

Dem. 

1 1 

832 | 

1361 | 

1048 

1293 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1014 | 

2550 | 

| 2475 

1440 | 

1 

Soc. 

1 

123 | 

262 | 

|no C.” 

‘ 19 | 

1 

Governor 

Dem. 

1 

842 | 

| 1897 

| 

1611 | 

1 

Rep. 

1 

1076 

| 2112 

1 

1578 | 

i 

Soc. 

1 

125 j 

| 40 

1 

23 | 

i 

Congressman 

Dem. 

| 959 

765 | 

1591 | 1806 

| 1667 

1238 | 

1738 | 

Rep. 

! 1246 

1128 j 

2227 | 1769 

| 1839 

1684 | 

2690 | 

Soc. 

| 649 

108 

271 | 44 

no C. 

20 | 

28 | 


Town 

Mooreland 

Sharon 

Woodward 


Newspaper 


Leader (Ind.) 

News (Rep.) 

Democrat (Dem.) 

News-Bulletin (Ind.) 

Press 


Editor 

(Wky.) Omer Schnoebelen 
(Wky.) B. A. Humiston 
(Wky.) D. P. Marum 
(Wky.) B. R. Thomas 
(Dem.) C. G. Laurence 


Owner 

Omer Schnoebelen 
B. A. Humiston 
Woodward Pub. Co. 

B. R. Thomas 
Woodward Weekly Press. 


ANDERSON, A. W., Woodward. Rep. 
Qcc.. building and loan business. B., 
Wool Lake, la., Aug. 7, 1877. Edu., com. 
schs. Tex., Ark. and Okla.; Okla. A. & 
M. Col., LL. B., 1900. Wife, Alice Patty, 
of Mo. Bus. Con., Woodward Bldg. & 
Loan Assn., sec’y-mgr.; attorney. Bk. 
Con.. Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., Alex 
Geismar, pres.; H. H. Stallings, v.-pres., 
W. V. Shy, v.-pres. and treas.; H. W. 
Patton attorney, all of the Woodward 
Bldg. & Loan Assn. : (pol.) E. Rivers, E. 

B. Rail, J. H. Hopkins, John Roddy, R. 
O. Yoakum, Woodward Co.; Sen. W. B. 
Pine M. C. Garber, Lew Wentz, Sen. D. 
H. Powers, Sen. Wade Loufbourrow. 
Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis; 

C. of C. dir. for past 20 yrs., treas., 1912- 
20; mbr. Boy Scout Council; I. 0. O. E. 3 
K. P.; A. O. U. W., Woodward. Imp. 
Re!.. R. -S. Anderson, Grants Pass, Ore., 
candidate for Governor of Utah in 1922; 
A. B. Anderson. Waynoka (bros.) ; Mrs. E. 
O. .Tames (sister), Arnett. Pol. Act., par¬ 
tisan ; active in st. since 1904; makes 
speeches; works through personal, contacts. 
Offices, mbr. and chmn. Public Library 
Bd., 1917-29; City Atty., Woodward, 1905- 
06; mbr. Bd. of Edu., 1915-25. Party 
Honors, chmn. Woodward Co. Congressional 
Campaign for M. C. Garber, 1928; chmn. 


executive com. of co.. 1928-32. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since at 
Woodward; during W. War was mbr. of 
Council of Defense and chmn. of Co. War 
Savings Campaign; in 1929 was pres, of 
Okla. League of Bldg. & Loan Assns. and 
has been mbr. of its executive com. for 
past 10 yrs. Hobby, home beautifying. 

BAGBY, ERNEST LLEWELLYN, Sup¬ 
ply. Dem. Oec., physician and surgeon. 
B-, St. Joseph. Mo., 1875. Edu., com. 
sch., Clinton Co., Mo.; Central Col., Fa¬ 
yette, Mo., grad. 1893; Ensworth Medical 
Col., grad. 1898; Chicago Medical Col., 
post grad., 1910. Wife, Lula Todd. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Mary Lou. Bus. Con., supt. Western 
Okla. Hospital, Supply; St. Bd. of Af¬ 
fairs. Bk. Con., Bk. of Supply, Wood¬ 
ward. Assoc., C. E. Dusly, G. C. Wool- 
ard, Roy O. Coppock, P. B. Zerby, R. 
O. Renfrow, C. W. Herod, Frank L. 
Vaughan, G. A. Jordon; (pol.) O. L. Cal¬ 
loway, Jim Sellman, A. C. Davis, Wood¬ 
ward Co.; M. E. Trapp, Geo. D. Key. 
Gov. W. J. Holloway, A. S. J. Shaw, Okla. 
City; John Doolin, Alva. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, Izaak Walton League, 
Supply, pres, and bd. mbr. of St. League; 
Mason 32nd; Scottish Rite; McAlester 
Consistory; Akdar Temple Shrine, Tulsa. 


Imp. Rel., R. E. Bagby, Stillwater; Dr. 
A. H. Bagby, Pawnee (bros.). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1908; works 
personally and on com. Party Honors, 
del. to st. and co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. 1901; lived at Ralston 1901-04; 
Fairfax 1904-13; Vinita 1913-18; and at 
Supply since; active in civic affairs ; mbr. 
of Co., St., and Amer. Medical Societies 
and of Amer. Psychiatric Assn.; asst, 
supt. of the Eastern Okla. Hospital. Vi¬ 
nita, 1913-18; during W. War served in 
U. S. Medical Corps 1 yr.; in Base Hos¬ 
pitals at Camp Funston and Camp Gor¬ 
don ; rank of Capt.; mbr. Amer. Legion 
Post, Woodward. Hobby, hunting. Ashing 
and other outdoor sports. 

BARNETT, BEN, Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
Sheriff. B„ Mason City, W. Va„ June 
9, 1891. Edu., com. sch., W. Va. Wife, 
Edith Burris. Cdrn., 1 s., Shirley; 3 d., 
Lillian, Patty, Betty Jean. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc., L. L. Stine, Railway 
Ice Co., Woodward; (pol.) Bert Role, Sher¬ 
man Smith. Woodward; O. C. Wybrant; 
Chas. Swindali. Church, Assemblies of 
God; deacon. Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. for 4 yrs.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Sheriff of Wood¬ 
ward Co.; St. Commr. of Woodward prior 



















































WOODWARD COUNTY 849 



O. L. CALLOWAY 


to election as Sheriff; former mbr. Elec¬ 
tion Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; 
lived since at Woodward; during W. War 
assisted in all local activities. Hobby, 
hunting. 

BOWERS, HENRY M., Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., manager City Pump Station. B., 
Quincy, Ill., Apr. 30, 1864. Edu., com. 
schs., Quincy, Ill. Wife. Rebecca Tenant. 
Cdrn., 1 s., Floyd, Woodward; 1 d., Mrs. 
Ada May Touras, San Francisco, Calif. 
Bk. Com., Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., Pe¬ 
ter Martinson, Roy Adams, J. O. Little, 
Henry Boehm, Woodward; (pol.) E. Riv¬ 
ers. O. C. Wybrant, Chas. R. Alexander, 
H. J. Hopkins, Woodward; Chas. Swin- 
dall. Sen. W. B. Pine, M. C. Garber, J. 
W. Harreld. Church, Lutheran. Lodges, 
Mason No. 189, Woodward; Consistory, 
Guthrie. Pol. Act-, partisan; active in 
co.; works through personal contacts and 
party organizations. Offices, Chief of Po¬ 
lice. Woodward, 1910-14; Sheriff of Wood¬ 
ward Co., 1920-25. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn. 1905-06; del. to past convs. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1903; lived in 
Woodward Co. since; in Woodward since 
1908. 

BOTTS, W. P., Woodward. Dem. Occ-, 
Bap. Minister. B., Monroe Co., Mo.. Aug. 
9, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Audrain Co., 
Mo.; Central Col., Fayette, Mo.. 1897-98. 
Wife, Dora, d. of Henry Miller, Wood¬ 
ward Co. Cdrn., 2 s., Joseph. Lewis. Bk. 
Con., First Natl. Assoc., Claude Davis. 
T. J. Matthews, John J. Gerlach, L. L. 
Stine, Woodward; (pol.) Grover Jordan, 
John Gerlach, S. P. Johnson, Woodward; 
William. Darnell, Gov. Holloway, Judge 
Swindall. Church, Bap.; minister. Lodges, 
Mason; Mutual. Imp. Rel., Minor Botts, 
Chicago, Ill., lumberman. Pol. Act, ac¬ 
tive in co. for 25 yrs.; interested in st. 
government and prohibition enforcement; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Party 
Honors, del. to co. convs. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1905 ; lived since at Woodward; 
active in all civic affairs; interested in 
good roads and church. 

BROWN, FRANK A., Woodward. Rep. 
Occ.. collection bus. Married. Cdrn., 2 
d. Bk. Con., Bk. of Woodward. Clubs & 
Lodges, C. of C. ; Mason. Assoc., (pol.) 
Rep. leaders in Woodward Co. Pol. Act., 


partisan; co. worker since 1900 through 
personal activities. Offices, Deputy Co. 
Ck. 6 yrs. ; Co. Clk. 2 yrs. Party Hon- 
ot, see’y Rep. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete 
information unavailable). 

BURDICK, WILLIAM A., Mooreland. 
Dem. Occi-, automobile dealer. B., Sedg¬ 
wick Co., Kan., Mch. 22, 1878. Edu., 

com. sch., Kan.; h. sch.. Mutual, 1896. 
Wife, Jenny Yeager, Wichita, Kan. Cdrn., 

2 s., Maynard, Wilbur; 4 d., Ollie Bell. 
Ramona, Mary Louise, Mooreland; Mrs. 
Lucille Stout, Enid. Bus. Con., owner and 
manager Burdick Motor Co.; Chevrolet 
dealer; wholesale and retail oil and gas. 
Bk. Con.., Security St. Assoc., W. H. 
Henderson, H. A. Seaton, A. W. Crawford, 
Oilier Snowden. Mooreland; (pol.) C. W. 
Herod, C. A. Davis, H. B. King, S. P. 
Johnson, Woodward; Henry S. Johnston; 

A. S. J. Shaw ; Elmer Thomas; Chas. Swin¬ 
dall. Church, Meth.; tchr. mens S. S. 

class. Lodges, Mason; I. O. O. F., Moore¬ 
land. Pol. Act-, partisan; active in co. 

for 20 yrs.; an outstanding leader in his 

community; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and party organizations. Offices, 
City Councilman, Mooreland, 1928; treas. 
of Sch. Dist., 1914-16. Party Honors, 
prct. chmn.; del. to co. convs. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1894; lived since at 
Mooreland; active in all local civic af¬ 
fairs ; active on various com. during W. 
War; interested in good roads. 

CALLOWAY, ORAL LLOYD, Woodward. 
Dem. Occ., undertaking. B-, Salem. Ind., 
Oct. 23, 1891. Edu., com. sch., Salem, 
Ind.; Valparaiso Univ., 1907-08. Wife, 
Hazel Shontz, la. Cdrn., 1 s.. Jack; 1 
d.. Fern. Bus. Con., owner Calloway 
Funeral Home, Woodward; dir. Bk. of 
Supply; dir. Fidelity Trust Co.. Okla. 
City; owner Woodward Dem., edited by 
E. E. Finlay. Bk. Con., Bk. of Supply. 
Assoc., J. O. Selman, Dr. C. Silverthorne, 
Dr. C. E. Williams, R. B. Yadon, Percy 

B. Zerby, Woodward; (pol.) Dr. E. L. 
Bagby, Grover A. Jordan. A. C. Davis, 
Judge H. B. King, Frank L. Vaughan, 
Woodward Co.; W. C. McAlister, Geo. D. 
Key. Gov. R. L. Williams, Sen. Wade H. 
Loufbourrow, Scott Ferris, A. S. J. Shaw. 
Church, Pres.; past chmn. of church fi¬ 
nance com. Clubs &. Lodges, C. of ®.; 
Kiwanis; mbr. Boy Scout Council; 32nd 
Mason; Scottish and York Rites; Guthrie 
Consistory; Commandery, Knight Tem¬ 
plar, Woodward; India Temple Shrine, 
Okla. City; past Patron Eastern Star, 
Woodward. Imp. Rel., T. W. Calloway 
(bro.) Laverne. Pol. Act-, partisan; ac¬ 
tive in st. since 1909; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts. Party 
Honors, chmn. Dem. Cen. Com. in Harper 
Co., 1926-27; del. to co. and st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1909; lived at 
Shattuck 1909-12; Supply 1912-16; La- 
Veme 1916-27; Woodward since; during 
W. War was pres, of Red Cross Chapter 
in Harper Co.; pres, of Bd. of Embalm- 
ers of the st. since 1916; pres. Natl. Bd. 
of Embalmers 1923, first v.-pres. 1922. and 
second v.-pres. 1921. Hobby, desire to be 
an engineer on a passenger locomotive. 

COOVER, JERRY, Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
retired ranchman. B., Shippensburg, Pa.. 
Jan. 16, 1857. Edu.. com. sch.. Mo. Wife, 
Jennie C. Wiley. Cdrn., 5 s., David R.. 
Pocatello, Idaho; E. E., Keenan; J. W., 
Sharon; J. C., Meth. pastor at Caprun: 
E. V., Wichita Kan.; 1 d., Alice J. 

Coover, tchr.. Woodward. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., Frank Richards E. E. Viel, 
Woodward; (pol.) Ed Richards, A. W. 
Anderson, Rev. T. E. Webb. Rev. J. W. 
Kendall, Woodward; leaders of Rep. St. 
Com. Church, Meth.; former trustee; 
backed and financed building of Meth. 
Church, Keenan. Lodges, Mason Blue 
Loddge, Chapter, Commandery, Woodward; 
Guthrie Consistory; Okla. City India Tem¬ 
ple Shrine; M. W. A.. Fargo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in party since maturity; 


makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and co. political organizations. 
Offices, Representative from Woodward Co. 
in 7 th, 8th, 9th and 10th Legislatures; 
Ct. Clk.. 1911-15. Party Honors, del. to 
co. and st. convs. often; Twp. officer al¬ 
most continuously; frequently serves on 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. In 
1900 ; lived since in Woodward Co.; dur¬ 
ing W. War organized Council of Defense 
and Red Cross in western half of Wood¬ 
ward Co. 

CRAWFORD, A. W„ Mooreland. Rep. 
Occ., Postmaster. B., Adair Co., Ia., June 
9, 1885. Edu., com. sch.. Woodward Co.; 
N. W. St. Normal, 1905-08. Wife, Mary, 
d. of John Greene, Mooreland. Cdrn., J 
s., Paul; 1 d., Marie, at h. Bk. Con., 
Security St. Assoc., Wm. A. Burdick, 
Geo. Ruttman. Clark Hogan, W. S. Mur¬ 
ray, Mooreland; (pol.) Mrs. Laura Hop¬ 
kins, E. Rivers, Mrs. John Roddy, J. Ev¬ 
erett Smith, Woodward; Sen. J. W. Har¬ 
reld. Sen. W. B. Pine, M. C. Garber, 
Judge Chas. Swindall. Church, Meth. 
Lodges, Mason. I. O. O. F.. Mooreland. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in local poli¬ 
tics; works through personal contacts and 
party organizations Offices. Postmaster, 
since 1922. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898: lived since at Mooreland; active in 
all civic affairs; advocate of good roads. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

CROSSWY, C. M., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., minister of Bap. Church. B., Spring- 
field, Tenn.. 1887. Edu., com. and h. 
sells., Springfield, Tenn.; Hall Moody Col., 
Martin, Tenn.; Theological Seminary, Ft. 
Worth, Tex., grad.; bus. col., Nashville, 
Tenn. Wife, Lula Shannon. Cdrn., 4 s., 
Vincent, Sapulpa; Harrel, Carey, David. 
Bk. Con., First Natl. Assoc., J. J. Ger¬ 
lach, Woodward; Ed Sprouse, R. H. Bur- 
well, Springfield. Tenn. Church, Bap.; 
pastor; aided in building of the parsonage. 
Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, mbr. Educa¬ 
tional Com.; Mason Blue Lodge, Marlow; 
Guthrie Consistory. Imp. Rel., Dr. J. H. 
Anderson, nkown throughout the central 
east as tchr., preacher and editor. Pol. 
Act-, independent; active in co.; a power 
for good government. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1921; lived at Marlow and Wood¬ 
ward; interested in beautifying the city, 
in park building and tree planting; active 
in Liberty Bond drives and Red Cross 
work during W. War. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

DARNELL, WILLIAM MARION, Still¬ 
water. Dem. Occ., dealer in oil and gas 
royalties. B., Seward Co., Neb., Sept. 8, 
1879. Edu., Oak Creek Sch., Butler Co., 
Neb.; Cumberland Univ., Tenn., LL. B., 
1909. Wife, Dora, d. of H. G. Crabb, 
Foss. Cdrn., 2 s., J. F., Alva, connected 
with St. Highway Dept.; George W. : 1 
d. Elizabeth. Bus. Con., Flag Oil Co., 
Okla. City; Panhandle Co-operative Royalty 
Co. Bk. Con-, First Natl.. Woodward; 
Stillwater Natl.; Security Natl., Amer.- 
First Natl., Okla. City. Assoc., Judge 
Sam Hayes Okla. City, attorney for the 
oil companies with which he is associated; 
A. E. King, pres. Flag Oil Co.; John 
Sprouls, Cheyenne; J. G. Queenan, Okla. 
City; R. K. Wootten, Chickasha; (pol.) 
G. A. Jordon. Jack Calloway, Frank L. 
Vaughan. J. C. Wilburn, A. C. Davis, 
Woodward Co.; Judge C. B. Ames, Judge 
Dudley, Hutton Bellah, Altus; Judge Frank 
Dale, Guthrie; Fred Hamilton, Muskogee. 
Church, Bap. Clubs & Lodges B. P. O. 
E.; I. O. O. F.; Mason Blue Lodge, Wood¬ 
ward. Imp. Rel., G. C. Darnell, Chicka¬ 
sha; Sen. A. E. Darnell, Clinton; Dr. E. 
E. Darnell Supt. Western Okla. Tuber¬ 
culosis Sanitorium, Clinton (bros.).; Mrs. 
E. A. Graves, Hinton, (sister). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1909; makes 
speeches; works on com. Offices. Justice 
of Peace, Colony, 1919; mbr. Sch. Bd., 
1924; prct. committeeman 1924. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1898; lived at Foss, Sny- 






850 


MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



W. M. DARNELL 


der, Cordell, Okla. City, Colony, Arapaho, 
Guymon Woodward, and Stillwater; dur¬ 
ing W. War was mbr. of Washita Co. 
Council of Defense and Dist. Chinn, of 
Red Cross. Hobby, farming. 

DAVIS, A. C., Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
druggist. B., Weatherford, Tex., Nov. 2, 
1879. Edu., h. sclii., Woodward, grad., 
1896; Okla. Univ.. 1897-1900, grad, of Sch. 
of Pharmacy. Wife, Irene C., d. of W. 
C. Danenberg, Woodward. Cdrn., 2 s., 

Eugene, Robert E. Bus. Con., owner of 
Davis Drug Store Woodward. Bk. Con., 
First Natl. Assoc-, L. L. Stine, R. O. 
Renfrow, J. J. Gerlach, Grover Jordan, 
Woodward; (pol.) H. B. King, C. W. Her¬ 
od. Woodward; Bill Darnell, Jimmie Rol¬ 
lins, Scott Ferris, Elmer Thomas. Church, 
Pres.; elder. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
C. of C., mbr. of Legislative Com.; Ma¬ 
son Blue Lodge, Woodward; Guthrie Con¬ 
sistory; Okla. City India Temple Shrine; 
K. P., Woodward. Imp. Rel., Dr. Charles 
E. Davis (bro.), Okla. City. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 20 yrs. ; has 
built up splendid co. organization; advo¬ 
cate of prohibition; works through personal 
contacts and party organizations. Offices, 
mbr. of st. com., elected in 1912. Party 
Honors, chmn. of co. central com., now 
serving since 1928; del. to st. conv. 1928. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1894 ; lived 
since at Woodward; active in all civic af¬ 
fairs ; interested in good roads. Hobby, 
sports. 

DRAKE, H. E„ Sharon. Rep. Occ., 
merchant. B., Cloud Co., Kan.. Dec. 4, 
1876. Edu., com. sch., Kan. Wife, Ka¬ 
tie Adams. Cdrn., 2 s., Robert, Ray; 4 
d., Cocta Cleta, Geneva, Katie. Bus. 
Con., owner Drake Mercantile Co., Sharon ; 
farm owner. Bk. Con., Sharon St. Assoc., 
E. P. Williams. J. L. Odell, S. C. Cloud, 
Roy Brown, Sharon; (pol.) A. W. Ander¬ 
son, Sherman Smith, L. A. Foster, Wood¬ 
ward; Chas. Swindall. Church, Bap. Imp. 
Rel., P. W. Drake (bro.), merchant at 
Sharon. Pol. Act-, partisan; leader in his 
locality for 25 yrs.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts and party organizations. 
Offices, mbr. Sch. Bd., 1918-20. Party 
Honors, prct. chmn. of Central Com. since 
1919. Remarks, lived at Woodward 1899- 
1909; at Sharon since; interested in all 
educational affairs. 


ENLOW, W. M„ Mutual. Rep. Occ., 
merchant and farmer. B., West Union, 
W. Va., Dec. 26, 1869. Edu., com. sch., 
Doddridge Co., W. Va. Wife, Lena M. 
Cdrn,, 1 s., Ross M., Ponca City; 1 d„ 
Florence. Bus. Con., owner of Enlow Store, 
Mutual; land owner. Bk. Con., Security St., 
Mooreland. Assoc., W. S. Murray, Mooreland ; 
L. E. Bouquot, Woodward; Chas. Lud- 
wick. Woodward; (pol.) A. W. Anderson, 
Eli Roberts, Woodward; Victor Cazad, 
Mooreland; J. W. Harreld, W. B. Pine, 
Chas. Swindall. Church, Meth. Lodges, 
Mason No. 317, Mutual; York Rite, Wood¬ 
ward; India Temple Shrine, Okla. City. 
Pol. Act., partisan; leader in his locality 
for 30 yrs.; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and party organizations. Offices, 
Liquidating Agf. for Bk. of Goltry, Bk. 
of Meno and Bk. of Imo. Party Honors, 
prct. chmn. of cen. com.; del. to convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. 1897; lived at 
LaVerne 1897-1900; W'oodward 1900-03; 
Mooreland 1903-07; at Mutual since; in¬ 
terested in good roads. 

FITZHUGH, LLOYD BEALL, Woodward. 
Dem. Occ., abstractor. B., Tyler, Tex., 
Jan. 1, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Paris, Tex.; 
Bingham Military Acad. Asheville, N. C., 
1895; Univ. of Va., Medical Dept., M. D. 
1898. Wife, Lula Scales, Tex. Cdrn., 1 
s., Lloyd M., Chicago; 2 d., Frances, 

Ada, Bus. Con., Okla. Abstract & Title 
Co.; Natl. Abstract Co., Sapulpa; Okla. 
Abstract & Title Co., Arnett; familiar with 
cotton bus. Bk. Con-, First Natl. Assoc., 
Dr. C. E. Williams, G. A. Jordan,, F. A 
Vaughan, A. C. Davis. Woodward; (pol.) 
J. O. Selman, J. A. Harris, M. H. Gordon, 
P. B. Zerby. H. H. Stallings, Woodward 
Co.; Leo Meyers, Tulsa; Judge Speakman, 
Judge E. R. Hughes, Lafe Speer, Sapulpa; 
W. I. Cunningham, Creek Co.; M. E. 
Trapp, Okla. City. Church, Epis. Clubs, 
C. of C’., Woodward. Imp. Rel., Frank M. 
Fitzhugh (father). Sapulpa; Col. Wallace 
B. Scales (bro.-in-law), 5th U. S. Cav¬ 
alry, Ft. Clark, Tex. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in st. since 1908 ; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Offices, Co. Assessor, Creek 
Co., 1916-20. Party Honors, mbr. Dem. 
Central Com.; prct. committeeman. Re¬ 
marks. came to Okla. in 1908 ; lived at 
Sapulpa 1908-29; Woodward since; during 
W. War was Registrar in Creek Co. 

FOSTER, L. A., Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
Co. Judge. B., Oxford, la., Jan. 14 1867. 
Edu., com. sch.; Northern Ind. Univ.; 
Valparaiso Univ.; Univ. of Minn. LL. D., 
1896. Wife, Nina Smith, la. Bus. Con., 
farming interests, half-section in Wood¬ 
ward Co.; familiar with general law prac¬ 
tice and teaching. Bk. Con., Bk. of Wood¬ 
ward. Assoc., R. B. Yaden, C. W. Herod, 
Henry Boehm, C. R. Silverthorn A. W. 
Anderson. Woodward; (pol., S. M. Smith, 
J. H. Hopkins, C. H. Kirkwood, 
Clark Hagan, Ed Williams, Wood¬ 
ward Co.; Judge Swindall Judge Cullison. 
Judge Byrd, Judge P. C. Simons, Sen. W. 
B. Pine, M. C. Garber. Church, Pres. 
Clubs & Lodges, C. of C. : Mason Blue 
Lodge; I. O. O. F., Woodward. Imp. Rel., 
W. C. Foster (bro.), Mutual. Pol. Act., 
independent in local affairs but partisan 
in natl.; active in politics since 1900; 
makes speeches; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Judge 
since 1929; Co. Atty. 1915-25; chmn. Co. 
Excise Bd. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs.; mbr. Co. Central Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. 1902; lived at Mu¬ 
tual 1902-14 ; Woodward since. Hobby, 
fishing and hunting. 

GALBREATH S. E., Woodward. Rep. 
Occ-, lawyer; investor. B., Ia., June 7, 
1882. Edu. com. and h. schs.; A. & M. 
Col., Stillwater; studied law at home and 
admitted to Bar in Supreme Ct. of Okla., 
1912. Wife, Bertha M. Myers. Bus. Con., 
practicing attorney; Renfrow Investment 
Co. Woodward; farm loans, abstracts and 
bonds. Assoc., R. O. Renfrow, A. E. Mill 


er. Woodward; (pol.) Chas. Swindall, O. 
C Wybrant. Church, Chris.; elder. Clubs 
&. Lodges, C. of C.; A. F. & A. M., Wood¬ 
ward, past Master; past Commander St. 
Aumer Commandery, No. 29; past Patron 
Woodward O. E. S.; Guthrie Consistory. 
Pol. Act., active in co. for 20 yrs.; works 
through personal contacts only; never re¬ 
fuses public trust or demand for services. 
Offices, mbr. City Council, Woodward, one 
term. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1898; 
lived at Woodward since; active in civic 
affairs; instrumental in starting move for 
town and cemetery beautification. 

GARDNER, JOHN A., Quinlan. Dem. 
Occ., farmer and stockman. B., Magnolia, 
Ill., May 19, 1873. Edu., com. and h. 
shcs., Lucas, la., grad. 1890. Wife, Mary 
E. Mullins, Kan. Cdrn., 5 s.. Chas. E., 
Lewis, Harold, John A., Jr., Robt.; 5 d., 
Dorothy, Vivian,, Mary Alice, Gladys Ha¬ 
zel. Bk. Con., Quinlan St. Assoc., C. 
A. Hayter, E. D. Drake, M. F. Goronfro, 
C. E. Washburn, Ed Nash, Quinlan; (pol.) 

G. A. Jordan, Jessie D. Oberlander, O. C. 
Davis, J. J. Gerlach, C. W. Herod, R. O. 
Renfrow, Woodward Co.; John Doolin, C. 

H. Hyde, W. M. Darnell, J. E. Falken- 
burg, Harry Cordell. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, Mason; Scottish Rite; M. W. A.,, 
Quinlan. Imp. Rel., Geo. M. Gardner (bro.). 
Alva; Mrs. F. H. Roberts (sister), Moore¬ 
land. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1900; works through personal con¬ 
tacts and com. Offices, treas. of Twp. 
Bd.; dir. Bd. of Edu.. dist. No. 92. Party 
Honors, prct. committeeman; del. to co. 
and st. convs.; and to natl. conv. 1908; 
candidate for pres, of St. Bd. of Agri¬ 
culture 1926, defeated by Harry Cordell. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived at 
Woodward 1902-10, and the rest of time 
since 1899 at Quinlan; active in all civic 
and rural affairs; interested in good roads 
movement; veteran of the Spanish-Amer. 
War; served 2 yrs. in Philippines; during 
W. War was mbr. of Red Cross Chapter. 
Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

GEISMAR, ALEX, Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., St. Louis, Mo., March 12, 
1887. Edu., com. and h. sch., W'oodward. 
Wife, Mabelle M., d. of Alan W. Green, 
Woodward. Cdrn. 1 s.. Alan Weston. Bus. 
Con. dir. and cashier The Bk of Wood¬ 
ward ; pres. Woodward Bldg, & Loan Assn. 
Bk. Con., (corr.) Fourth Natl., Wichita, 



JOHN A. GARDNER 








WOODWARD COUNTY 


851 



Kan.; Security Natl., Okla. City. Assoc-, 
W. M. Ferguson, Wellington, Kan.; R. O. 
Renfrew, L. E. Bouquot, A. W. Anderson, 
Woodward. Clubs & Lodges. C. of C., 
dir., mbr. Good Roads Com.; A. F. & A. 
M., Blue Lodge, Woodward; Scottish Rite, 
Guthrie; M. W. A., Woodward. Imp. Rel., 
M. F. Geismer, (bro.). Asst. Gen. Freight 
Agt., M. P. Ry., St. Louis, Mo. Pol. Act., 
partisan; works through personal contacts 
only; active in co. for 15 yrs. Offices, 
City Clerk; City Treas.; served on Co. 
Election Bd. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1892 ; lived at Kingfisher 1892-1893; at 
Woodward since. 

GERLACH, JOHN J., Woodward. Occ„ 
banker, merchant. B-, Virden, Ill., June 
T, 1865; came to Okla. at open¬ 
ing of Cherokee Outlet; started mer¬ 
chandise store with bro. 1887. Edu., 
pub. sch. Wife, Margaret Moody. Cdrn-, 
2 d., Alice Marie (Mrs. Dr. Joseph C. 
Stephenson) ; Margaret Louise (Mrs. Jos¬ 
eph B. Lee) ; 1 s., John Joseph. Bus- 
Con., secy’-treas. Gerlach, Hopkins Merc. 
Co., treas. Hemphill Co. Tex., treas. 
Woodward Co. Church, Bap. Club, 
Kansas City (non resident). Pol. Act., 
always active. Offices, appointed mbr. Coal 
Com. settle strike of miners 1910. Party 
Honors, mbr. Natl. Economic League. 
Remarks, mbr. Co. Council of Defense; 
active on drives. 

GETTIG, JOHN F„ Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., retired farmer. B., Walker, Pa., 
March 8, 1858. Edu., com. sch., Stephen¬ 
son Co., Ill. Wife, Melissa C. Conant. 
Cdrn., 1 adoptel d., Mrs. H. B. Rose, 
Wichita, Kan. Bk. Con., Bk. of Wood¬ 
ward. Assoc., J. J. Gerlach, J. H. Hop¬ 
kins, C. W. Herod Woodward; (pol.) st. 
committeemen of Dem. party. Church, 
Bap., chmn. of Bd. of Trustees and Dea¬ 
cons. Clubs &. Lodges. C. of C., was 


chmn. of Good Roads Com.; Mason, Blue 
Lodge Woodward, was treas. for 12 yrs. ; 
first sec'y. of Okla. A. H. T. A. Pol. 
Aci., partisan; active for 25 yrs.; makes 
speeches and works through personal con¬ 
tacts. Offices, City Councilman of Wood¬ 
ward 1925-27; Prct. Insp. and Registrar 
formerly. Party Honors, del. to st. convs.; 
iSec’y. Co. Cen. Com. 1917-18; former Chmn. 
St. Com., 1920-21. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1908 ; lived since at Woodward. Active 
in Red Cross work during W. War. Hobby, 
planting trees. 

GETTIG, MELISSA C., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B„ Fulton Co., Ill., Feb. 
28, 1866. Edu., com. and h. sch.. Lewis- 
town, Ill. Hus., J. F. Gettig, retired farm¬ 
er. Bk. Con., The Bk. of Woodward. 
Assoc. J. J. Gerlach, J. H. Hopkins, H. B. 
King, Jessie Oberlander, Woodward; (pol.) 
Chas. Swindall, O. C. Wybrant. Church, 
Bap., S. Sch. tchr. for 46 yrs. ; active in 
co. and st. S. Sch. work. Clubs & Lodges, 
honorary mbr. C. of C.; past pres. Sorosis 
Club; organizer Auxiliary of A. H. T. A.; 
Eastern Star. Imp. Rel.. Will G. New¬ 
ton,, (half bro.), editor at Lewiston, Ill., 
Grant U. Conant, (bro.), financier of in¬ 
terstate connections. Lakeland Fla.; Mrs. 
Nell Hoover,, (sister), Bushnell, Ill. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in co. for 25 yrs.; 
makes speeches and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1908; lived since in Woodward; one of a 
com. to start work for Carnegie Library 
at Woodward; del. to first Womens St. 
Conv. and wrote resolutions of the first 
co. conv.; helped organize first P. T. A. 
meeting in Woodward; active during W. 
War in various drives, and presented 
badges and bid farewell to eacli soldier de¬ 
parting from N. W. Okla. to W. War; Co. 
Chmn. of Conservation during W. War; 
has been supt. of textile and flower dis¬ 
plays at. co. fair each fall for many yrs. 


Her coat-of-arms gives evidence of her 
relation to former rulers of Scotlana. In¬ 
terested in development of young people. 

GRAY, J. D., Woolward. Dem. Occ., 
real estate and insurance. Former Sec. Co. 
election board. Was Sec. to Dem. Co. 
Cen. Com. for many yrs. Del. to all Co. and 
St. Convs. Has always been very active in 
democratic affairs. Wife, Mrs. J. D. is 
vice chmn. Co. Cen. Com. (Complete in¬ 
formation unavailable) 

GRAY, MRS. J. D„ Woodward. Dem. 

Occ., housewife. B., Mo. Married. Cdrn., 

2 d. Church, Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, W. 

C. T. U., active worker; Rebekah. Pol. 
Act-, co. and st. worker since 1900 through 
personal contacts and corns. Party Honors, 
V.-Chmn. Dem. Co, Cen. Com.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. (Complete information un¬ 
available) . 

HARGIS, J. E., Mutual. Dem. Occ., 
farmer and stockman. B., Lake City, 
Kan., Feb. 21, 1884. Edu-, com. sch.. 
Woodward Co.; Commercial Col., Wichita, 
Kan. 1904-05. Wife, Maude, d. of Wm. 
Martin, Mutual. Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, Lewis. 
Bk. Con., Seiling St. Assoc., William Pitt¬ 
man, Seiling; Marion Henderson. Freedom; 
(pol.) Grover Jordan, A. C. Davis, Bill 
Darnell,, Jess Oberlander, oodward; A. S. 
J. Shaw, R. A. Sneed, M. E. Trapp, Chas. 
Swindall, J. I. Phelps. Church, Chris. 
Lodges, I. O. O. F., Richmond; M. W. A.. 
Vici. Imp. Rel., Willis Espy, co. commr. 
of Dewey Co.; Leslie Nelson. Woodward, 
(bro.-in-law). Pol. Act., partisan; active 
in co. and st. for 25 yrs.; leader in his 
community. Offices, Deputy Sheriff 1929; 
mbr. Election Bd. for 20 yrs.; Census 
Taker in 1920. Party Honors, Prct. Chmn. 
of Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1894; lived since in Woodward Co. 

HARGIS, MAUDE F-, Mutual. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B.. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 
10, 1883. Edu., com. sch., Lincoln, Neb. 
Hus.. J. E. Hargis, farmer and stockman. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Joe, Lewis. Bk. Con., Seiling 
St. Assoc., Mrs. Mary Hedges. Mrs. Mary 
Gaden, Katherine Gift, Grace Meigs, Seil¬ 
ing; (pol.) H. B. King, Grover Jordan, 
Airs. Jenelia Jones Jessie Oberlander, 
Woodward; Mabel Bassett, A. S. J. Shaw 
R. A. ISneed, Chas. Swindall Judge James 
Cullison. Church, Chris.; active in all 
church work. Clubs &. Lodges, Home 
Demonstration Cluo; Rebekah, pres. Co. 
Assn., and Special Deputy of Grand Re¬ 
bekah. Assembly. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co, for 10 yrs.; works through 
party organiz. and personal contacts. 
Party Honors, V.-Chmn. Cen. Com. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1903; lived since 
at Mutual; active in all civic affairs. In¬ 
fluential woman in community. Hobby, 
home demonstration work. 

HARRIS, JOHN, Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
County Assessor. B., Council Bluffs, la., 
Jan. 17, 1883. Edu., com. and h. sch., 
Garfield Co.; corr. course in pedagogy. 
Wife, Neva Geddes. Cdrn., 1 s., John; 
1 d., Eldora. Past Bus-, tchr. in Woodward 
Co. for 13 yrs. Assoc., J. J. Gerlach. 
Adams Bros., Woodward; (pol.) the Co. 
Com.; A. S. J. Shaw, Chas. Swindall. 
Church, United Brethren; was S. Sch. 
supt. and tchr. for many yrs.; treas. 
Clubs & Lodges, Lions; mbr. of Edu. 
Com.; C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal 
Arch, Woodward. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 10 yrs.; works through 
co. com. Offi ces, Co. Assessor, now serv¬ 
ing; Insp. of Election Bd.; for number of 
yrs. Remarks, came td’» Qkl^. in 1896; 
lived in Garfield Co. .£896-1904, and at 
Woodward since; serVea on all corns, for 
local work during W. War. 

HEROD, C. W., Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Smith ;Cb., Tenn.. Aug. 5, 
1865. Edu., com. andfiji. sch., Tenn.; Ma¬ 
sonic. Institute 1883-89; “Medical Sch. 1889- 
90; Law Sch. of Cumberland Univ., Le- 














852 


MAKERS OE GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 


came to Okla. in 1893; lived since at 
Woodward. Hobby, dairy and poultry 
raising. 


HOMBERGER, E. H-, Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., Superintendent of Schools. B., Mays- 
ville. Mo., Nov. 12, 1867. Edu., rural 

schs.. Mo.; Wesleyan Col.,; Stanberry 
Normal; Colo. ,St. Tchrs. Col, A. B. 1912; 

A. M., 1920; Columbia Univ., N. Y., M. A. 
1926, and special certificate of administra¬ 
tion 1926. Wife, Lena B. Bull. Bk. Con-, 
Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., L. E. Cole¬ 
man, banker, Clinton; Congressman Jim 
McClintic, Snyder. Church, Meth.; trustee; 
supt. of S. Sch. Clubs &. Lodges Kiwanis, 
dist. trustee; C. of C.; mbr. N. E. A.; 
Natl. Supts. Assn.,; St. Edu. Assn.; Natl. 
Social Science Assn.; Pi Gamma Mu; 
Mason, 32nd; Knight Templar, Woodward 
and Guthrie. Pol. Act., independent; 
makes speeches, and works through per¬ 
sonal contacts. Refuses all party honors 
and public offices. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1907; lived at Snyder, Clinton; at 
Woodward since 1921. Active in civic af¬ 
fairs; active in Red Cross; Boy Scout 
work; school ground campus and building 
plans for new h. sch. and gymnasium. 
Hobby, travel and hunting. 


HUGHES, E. R., Sharon. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B., Stafford, Kan., Sept. 14, 1893. 
Edu.. com. sell., Ellis Co.; Bus. Col., 
Wichita, Kan. 1914. Wife, Frances Green¬ 
up, of Kan. Cdrn., 1 d., Wanda Lee. Bk. 
Con., cashier Sharon St.; Bk. of Wood¬ 
ward, (corr.) Assoc., E. P. Williams, G. 
C. Clow, Roy Brown, H. E. Drake. Sharon; 
(pol.) H. B. King, Alex Giehsman, Percy 

B. Zerby, Woodward; John Doolin. Chas. 
Swindall, Elmer Jessee, Mangum. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Mason No. 189, Woodward; 
Guthrie Consistory, 32nd. Imp. Rel., W. 
M. Hughes, (bro.), insurance dealer. Alva. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active for 15 yrs.; 
works personally only, through contacts 
afforded by bank. Remarks, came to Okla. 
in 1898; lived at Dacoma 1898-1901; Sup¬ 
ply 1901-15; Woodward 1915-21; Wakita 
1921-28; Sharon since. During W. War 
was in Base Hospital No. 85; had 11 
months overseas service; mbr. of Amer. 
Legion. Hobby, athletic sports. 


E. R. HUGHES 


Roll, Woodward; Chas. Swindall, M. C. 
Garber. Church, Meth. Lodges, I. 0. O. 
F., Sharon. Pol. Act., partisan; interested 
in politics; works through columns of his 
paper. Offices, Treas. of Town Bd. 1928, 
now serving. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1909; lived at Beaver City 1909-21, and at 
Sharon since. 

JONES, JENELLA. Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., County Superintendent of Schools. 
B., Nevada, Mo. Edu., h. sch., Alva; N. 
W. St. Tchrs. Col.. A. B. 1928. Hus., 
Michael R., son of Wm. F. Jones, Wood¬ 
ward. Bk. Con., First Natl, and New St., 
Woodward. Assoc., W. F. Fleeson, Clarence 
Paden, L. L. Stein, C. M. Crosswy, Wood¬ 
ward; (pol.) Mrs. S. B. Long, Mrs. John 
Roddy, E. Rivers, A. W. Anderson, Wood¬ 
ward; M. C. Garber, Chas. Swindall, O. 


HUNNISTON, B. A., Sharon. Rep. Occ., 
editor. B„ Sonora, Mo., Nov. 3. 1871. 
Edu., com. sch., Mt. Ayr, la. Unmarried. 
Bus. Con., editor and owner of Sharon 
News. Bk. Con-, Sharon St. Assoc., H. E. 
Drake, E. P. Williams, J. L. Odell, Chas. 
LAL T RA M. (MRS. J. H.) HOPKINS Sharon. Sharon; (pol.) L. E. Foster. Bert 


B. A. HUMISTON 


E. H. HOMBERGER 


banon, Tenn. 1891-92. Wife, Pearl M„ d 
of Wm. Maichel Alva. Cdrn., 2 s., Hollis 
H., Alva; Galen W., Woodward; 2 d„ Mary 
Eddith, Florence Louise, Woodward. Bus. 
Con., practicing atty.; stockholder in Bk. 
of Woodward. Assoc. John Gerlach, Alex 
Gensman, R. O. Renfrew, Roscoe Yoden, 
Woodward; (pol.) A. C. Davis, Grover Jor¬ 
dan, H. B. King, Woodward; M. E. Trapp. 
A. S. J. Shaw, W. J. Holloway, Col. R. A. 
Sneed. Church. Pres.; elder; active and 
interseted in church work. Clubs & Lodges, 

C. of C. mbr. Bd. of Dirs. ; Mason, Hart- 
ville, Tenn. Pol. Act., partisan; active for 
30 yrs.; interested in success of party; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts and party organiz. Offices, Mayor 
of Woodward 1919-21; Citv Atty. 1921-25. 
Party Honors, Co.Chmn. 1914-24. Remarks, 


HOPKINS, LAURA (MRS. J. H.), 

Woodward. Rep. Occ., postmistress. B., 
Anamosa, la., Dec. 12, 1865. Edu., com. 
sch., Monroe, Wis. Hus., J. H. Hopkins, 
merchant. Woodward. Cdrn., 1 adopted d. 
Bus. Con., Gerlach-Hopkins Merc. Co., 
Woodward. Bk. Con., Bk. of Woodward. 
Assoc., Ross Dockerty Alex Geismar, H. J. 
Salz Mrs. M. L. Jones, Miss Jessie Ober- 
lander. Woodward; (pol.) A. W. Ander¬ 
son, E. Rivers, 8. E. Galbreath, Judge L. 
A. Foster, Mrs. E. M. Blackley, Woodward 
Co.; Judge Swindall, Judge Wybrant, Cong. 
M. C. Garber, Geo. Rainey, Mrs. Ruby 
Looper. E. B. Roll. Church, Chris. Science. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C.; Bus. and Pro¬ 
fessional Women’s; Eastern Star, past 
Matron Rebekah, past Noble Grand. Imp. 
Rel., A. E. Bryan, conductor on C. M. & 
St. Paul R. R.. Sioux City, la., (bro.) ; 
Mrs. J. B. Clark, Boston, Mass., (sister). 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. since 
1889; works personally and on corns. 
Offices, Postmistress at Woodward, ap¬ 
pointed 1928. In 1887 assisted in organiz¬ 
ing Hemphill Co.„ Tex.; was asst, to hus¬ 
band who was first Co. Clerk. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1883; lived at Woodward 
since 1897. Her husband was Chrnn. of 
Woodward Co. Rep. Com. at time of Dick 
Morgan. He has full Masonic honors. 
Hobby, window decorating, in which she 
holds diploma. 















MRS. JENELLA D. JONES 


C. Wybrant W. B. Pine. Church, First 
Bap.; supt. Young Peoples Dept. Clubs &. 
Lodges, Bus. and Professional Womens; 
Blue Blue Violet; Pythian Sisters, Wood¬ 
ward. Pol. Act-, partisan; active in co. 
for 10 yrs.; makes speeches; works through 
corns, and personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Supt. of Schs. since 1925. Party Honors, 

del. to st. conv.; Chmn. Educational Com. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1896; lived at 
Vici 1896-1912, Woodward since. Active In 
civic affairs. Hobby, swimming; she is a 
swimming instructor, has a Master Life 
Savers degree from Pittsburgh, Pa.; mbr. 
of Natl. Organiz. of Swimming Instructors. 

JORDAN, GROVER ALLEN, Woodward. 
Dem. Occ., abstractor,, insurance and real 
estate. B„ Adair, la., June 7, 1888. Edu., 

com. sch.. Woodward Co.; N. W. Normal, 
Alva 1907-08, 1912-13, grad. 1916; Chilli- 
cothe Normal. Mo., grad. 1912; Draughons 
Bus. Col., Alva, grad. 1913. Wife, Mary, 
d. of Frank L. Fenton, Mutual. Cdrn., 1 
s. 1 d. Bus. Con-, owner Woodward Re¬ 
tail Credit Mens Assn., does about half 
the abstract bus. of co.; fire insurance. 
Orient, Federal, N. W. Fire & Marine, Pa. 
Bk. Con., First Natl.; Bk. of Supply. 
Woodward. Assoc., (pol.) Judge H. B. 
King, A. C. Davis, Percy Zerby, R. O. 
Renfrew, F. L. Vaughan. Woodward. 
Church, First Meth. Clubs &. Lodges, 
Lions; C. of C.; Klan; Mason, Knight 
Templar, Woodward. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. and st. since 1920; excellent 
organizer; strong Klansman. Offices. Tag 
Agent for Woodward Co., now serving; 
Co. Court Reporter 1921-25; Deputy Court 
Clerk 1921-25. Party Honors, Co. Chmn. 
1926-27; Sec’y.-Treas. Co. Cen. Com., now 
serving; del. from 8th Dist. to natl. conv., 
Houston, 1928. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1896; located 2 miles west of Mutual; 
lived in Woodward since 1916. A student 
of law for 8 yrs., will probably be ad¬ 
mitted to bar soon. 

KING, HIRAM BURRIS, Woodward. 
Dem. Occ., lawyer. B., Red River Co., 
Tex., July 31. 1890. Edu., com. sch.. Tex.; 
h. sch., Woodward, grad. 1916; 1 term 
Alva Normal 1916; 1 term in law sch. O. 
IT. 1916-17. Wife, Alda Joyce, d. of Ohas. 
H. Kaysar, Woodward. Cdrn., 1 s. Bus. 
Con., owner King Bldg. & Real Estate In¬ 
vestments, Woodward; law office, Wood¬ 


WOODWARD COUNTY 

ward. Bk. Con., Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., 
(pol.) G. A. Jordan. Woodward. Church, 
First Meth.; mbr. Bd. Trustees; Treas. 
Building Fund. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; 
C. of C.; Mason, Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, 
Woodward. Pol. Act., partisan; active in 
co.; defeated 1928 for St. Repr.; filed for 
Congress,, but defeated by C. H. Hyde of 
Alva; strong and capable leader. Offices, 
Co. Judge 1920-28; City Clerk of Wood¬ 
ward, appointed. Party Honors, pres. 
League of Young Dems., Woodward Co. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907; lived on 
farm in Chickaslia Nation near Loco 1907- 
09 ; Comanche 1909 ; Ingersoll 1910 ; Guth¬ 
rie 1910-12; Woodward since. During W. 
War served in Headquarters Co. 133rd. 
Inf., 34th Div.; in France 2 yrs.; mbr. 
Amer. Legion Post, Woodward. Admitted 
to bar while attending law sch. at O. U. 

KNIGHT L. E., Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Fairfield, la., Aug. 27, 1872. 
Edu., com. sch., Adair Co.. Ia. Wife, 
Della Ann Main. Cdrn., 2 s., Ban, Louis, 
Woodward; 5 d.. Vera, Okla. City; Mrs. 
Hattie Braly, Buffalo; Mrs. Zelma White, 
Woodward; Hazel, Stella. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Woodward; First Natl., Woodward. 


GROVER A. JORDAN 


Assoc., C. W. Herod, Claude Davis Judge 
King, Woodward. Lodges, M. W. A., 
Woodward. Pol. Act., active for 30 yrs.; 
force in his community; works through 
personal contacts and co. com. Party 
Honors, mbr. Election Bd. 25 yrs.; Insp. 
at present; co. and st. del. to convs. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1899; lived since 
at Woodward; active in civic affairs; mbr. 
Sch. Bd. for 20 yrs. Hobby, reading. 

LEWTER, DALLAS, Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., oil and gas, tires and tubes. B.. 
Marietta, Okla., July 24, 1892. Edu., com. 
sch.. Guymon. Wife, Myrtle, d. of W. A. 
Shattuck, Guymon. Bus. Con., mgr. of 
Champlin Service Station, Woodward. Bk. 
Con-, Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., R. O. 
Renfrew, Alex Geisman Roy Adams, W. V. 
Bowman, Woodward; (pol.) Grover Jordan, 
Claude Davis, Judge H. B. King, Wood¬ 
ward; A. S. J. Shaw, Bob Kerr. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason, 
Woodward; C. of C.; Chmn. of Boy Scout 
Com. of Kiwanis Club; Scout Master of 
Boy Scout organiz. Pol. Act., active for 
10 yrs.; supporter of Henry S. Johnson; 


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works through personal contacts only. 
Offices, Deputy Sheriff, Tex. Co. 1921-23. 
Remarks, native Oklahoman; lived at Mari¬ 
etta 1892-1900; Pontotoc 1900-05; Guymon 
1905-26; Woodward since. During W. War 
served 35 months in the 17th F. A. ; Post 
Commander Legion Post, Woodward; active 
in the Amer. Legion. Interested in good 
roads. 

MARTINSON, PETER, Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., merchant. B. Sweden, Nov. 9, 1860. 
Edu., com. sch., Sweden. Wife, Tacy 
Fuerner. Cdrn., 1 s., Chester, associated 
with him in mercantile bus. at Woodward; 
2 d., Mrs. Hannah Fuller, Esther, teaching 
in Woodward. Bus. Con., store owner; 
v.-pres First Natl. Bk., Woodward. Assoc., 

L. L. Stine, H. H. Stallings, Woodward; 
(pol.) S. Smith, C. Alexander, Woodward; 
Dennis T. Flynn, Okla. City; Bird Mc¬ 
Guire. Church, Lutheran. Clubs & Lodges, 
C. of C.; M. W. A., Woodward. Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in co. for 35 yrs.; works 
through party organiz. Offices, Mayor of 
Woodward for 6 yrs; pres. Sch. Bd. 10 
yrs.; during his administration as Mayor 
the white way, paved streets and other 
city improvements were made. Party 
Honors, del. to Congressional Conv. that 
nominated Dick Morgan. Remarks, came 
to Okla. in 1889; lived on a farm near 
Kingfisher until 1893, when he moved to 
Woodward. Came to U. S. from Sweden 
in 1880. Crossed the Atlantic 14 times. 
Bus. motto: “square deal.” Hobby, travel. 

McNEIL, P. L., Sharon. Dem. Occ., 
grain buyer. B., Mineola, Kan., July 2. 
1886. Edu., com. sch.. Woodward Co. 
Wife, Ruth A. Gray. Cdrn., 1 s., P. L., 
Jr. Bus. Con., mgr. of Zahn Grain Co., 
Sharon. Bk. Con., Sharon St. Assoc., Roy 
Brown. S. Parsons G. C. Clow, F. S. Shy- 
rock, Sharon; (pol.) H. E. McGriff, L. A. 
Foster, S. M. Smith, Mrs. Jenella Jones, 
Woodward; Chas. Swindall A. S. J. Shaw, 

M. E. Trapp, Judge Cullison. Church, 
Meth. Lodges, Mason, No. 317, Mutual; 
Guthrie Consistory. Pol. Act. partisan; 
active in his community; influential with 
farmers of co.; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, Sch. Bd. mbr. 1922- 
25 ; Deputy Sheriff Woodward Co. 1926-27. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Curtis 1893-1907; Ringwood 1907-09; 
Mooreland 1903-14 ; Sharon since. Inter¬ 
ested in public schs. and good roads. 


M. O. MURPHY 















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MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 

1898; lived since in Woodward Co.; civic, 
worker; mbr. Amer. Legion; was Capt. at 
Ft. Sill during W. War. (Complete infor¬ 
mation unavailable). 


JESSIE D. OBERLANDER 


MURPHY, M. 0., Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Barber Co., Kan., 1882. Edu,, 
com and h. sch.. Harper, Kan.; Commer¬ 
cial Col., Kansas City, Mo Wife, Ida 
May. Cdrn., 2 d., Mrs. Jane Godley, Still¬ 
water; Thirza. Bus. Con., First NatL, 
Woodward. Assoc., L. L. Stine, H. H. 
Stallings, Woodward. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; Elks, Woodward. Imp. Rel„ Ezra 
Murphy, Calif.; T. R. Murphy, Colo, 
(bros.) Pol. Act., partisan; works through 
personal contacts only; activities are 
chiefly local. Party Honors, del. to natl. 
conv ; to Trans-Miss. Congress. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1903 ; lived since in 
Woodward; active in good roads work. 
Started and helped in the Library work. 
Mbr. of the Natl. Conservation Assn, dur¬ 
ing W. War. Hobby, fishing and hunting. 

MURRAY, W. S., Mooreland. Dem. Occ., 
banker. B„ Clinton Co., Ill.. July 26, 
1865. Edu., com. sch.. Ill. Wife, Ilai. 
Lodges, Mason. Council at Wellington, 
Kan.; Trustee, Mooreland. 

OBERLANDER, JESSIE D., Woodward. 
Dem. Occ-, County Clerk. B., Howard. 
Kan., July 2, 1876. Edu., com. and h. 
sch., Okla. City, 1893; Congregational Col.. 
Enid, 1895. Unmarried. Bk. Con., Bk. or 
Woodward; (poll Judge Swindall, Judge 
Ross Dockerty, C. R. Alexander. J. E. 
Young Dr C. E. Williams, C. W. Herod, 
Woodward; (pol.) Judge Swindall, Judge 
L. A. Foster, J. J. Gerlach. Henry Bubb, 
C. W. Herod, R. O. Renfrew, Woodward 
Co ; M. C. Garber, Henry S. Johnston, 
Victor Crow. Judge Henry' Sturgess, Judge 
Cullison. Church, Meth. Clubs & Lodges, 
Bus. and Professional Women’s, pres, for 
3 yrs.; Rebekahs past Noble Grand; Yeo¬ 
man. Imp. Rel., Judge S. B. Oberlander 
(father); Fred A. 0. Oberlander (bro.). 
Woodward; Mrs. F. B. Curtis, Ponca City; 
Mrs. J. W. McConnell, Kansas City; Mrs. 
A. M. VanDeusen, Woodward; Mrs. J. L. 
Green, Shawnee, (sisters). Pol. Act., 
partisan; active in st. since 1902; works 
through personal contacts. Offices, Co. 
Clerk 1922-30; Deputy Co. Clerk 1914-22; 
mall carrier at Mutual 1906-12; Asst. 
Postmaster 1902-06. Party Honors del. 
to st. conv. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1890; lived at Okla. City 1890-93; Enid 
1893-1902; Mutual 1902-12; and at Wood¬ 
ward since. Active in all civic affairs. 
Hobbies, hunting, fishing, fast horses, base¬ 
ball. and the raising of fancy fruits. 


O’DELL, WILLIS C., Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., auctioneer. B., Indiana. Married. 
Bus. Con., farming, dairying. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Woodward. Pol. Assoc., Rep. lead¬ 
ers in co. Pol. Act., co. and statewide 
worker through personal contacts; makes 
speeches. Offices, mbr. 12th. Legislature. 
Party Honors, del. co. and st. convs. 
(Complete information unavailable). 

PARKS, P. 0., Woodward. Dem. Occ., 
railway conductor. B., Kingman, Kan., 
Aug. 24, 1887. Edu., com. sch., Okla. 
Wife, Helen Clara Purcell. Bk. Con., First 
natl.. Woodward. Assoc., Pat. Murphy, 
Grover Jordan, Woodward; (pol.) Claude 
Davis, Woodward; V. P. Crow, asst. atty. 
general. Clubs &. Lodges, Order of Rail¬ 
way Conductors, Wichita Falls, Tex.; Elks; 
Mason. Blue Lodge, Chapter and Royal 
Arch, Woodward. Imp. Rel., Will Widoes, 
(cousin), now a missionary in Philippine 
Islands. Pol. Act., partisan; active in co. 
and st. for 20 yrs.; works personally and 
through party organiz.; makes short 
speeches; influential among railroad men. 
Party Honors, del. to st. conv. 1928; Prct. 
Committeeman, Ward No. 2. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at Curtis and 
Woodward. During W. War served in Co. 
L, D. V. N.; mbr. Amer. Legion Post No. 
19, Woodward. Hobby, fishing and hunt¬ 
ing 

PATTON, H W., Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Indiana. Edu., grad. Cin¬ 
cinnati Law Sch.; admitted to bar about 
1906. Wife, Katherine Baysinger. Cdrn.. 
1 d., Katherine. Bk. Con., Bk. of Wood¬ 
ward. Church, Pres. Clubs &. Lodges, 
C. of C.; Mason; Elks. Pol. Act., partisan 
co. worker since 1915; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and corns. 
Offices mbr. Administration Com., Sec’y. 
No. 20, St. Bar. Party Honors, del. to 
st. and co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. 


1850. 

Edu. 

Cdrn., 

2 s. 

l; Id., 

Mrs 

Bk. 

Con. 


POLLOCK, SAMUEL A., Woodward 
Rep. Occ., retired rancher and stockman 
B., Holt Co., Mo., Apr. 8, 1850. 
com. sch. Wife, deceased. 

Frank W., John H„ Wood war < 

Lena Flshbaugh, Woodward. 

Bk of Woodward. Assoc., Judge Chas 
Swindall, J. J. Gerlach. Woodward. Clubs 
& Lodges, former mbr. C. of C.; K. or r\, 
has filled all chairs. Pol. Act., partisan; 
active in co. for 25 yrs. Offices, Deputy 
Sheriff (was present when Temple Houston 
was killed) ; inspector of elections for 
many yrs. Party Honors, del. to one st. 
and many co. convs. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1892; lived in Cheyenne and Ara- 
paho Cos. until 1902; moved to Woodward; 
active in civic movements; worked for good 
roads, cemetery, Carnegie Library, ar»i 
other civic enterprises; helped organize the 
A. H. T. A. Hobby, traveling and hunt¬ 
ing. 

QUISENBERRY, J. F., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., teacher and minister. B., Boone Co., 
Mo., Oct. 28, 1875. Edu., com. sch., Mo.; 
h. sch., Collins Acad.; 4 yrs. at Culver 
Stockton Col., Canton Mo., A. B.; Tex. 
Chris. Univ., Ft. Worth, B. D. Wife, 
Laura Turner. Cdrn., 3 s., James Turner, 
Dick, at h.; 2 d., Mary R., attending Ste¬ 
phens Col., Columbia Mo.; Frances, at h. 
Bk. Con., Bk. of Woodward. Assoc., E. 
H. Homberger, Judge O. C. Wybrant, Wood¬ 
ward. Church, Chris.; elder; former pas¬ 
tor for 8 yrs.; referred to by admiring 
friends as “militant minister’’ during W. 
War. Clubs & Lodges honorary mbr. C. 
of C. : Kiwanis, mbr. educational com.; 
Mason Blue Lodge, Royal Arch, Wood¬ 
ward ; has been chaplain for many yrs. 


RUFUS O. RENFREW 












WOODWARD COUNTY 855 



ERNEST RIVERS 


Pol. Act., partisan; cooperates with party 
organization; political force. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1916; lived since at Wood¬ 
ward; chmn. of Near East Relief during W. 
War; assigned to accompany the train load 
of newly enlisted soldiers from N. W. Okla. 
to Chickamauga and Camp Greenfield, Ga., 
during W. War; has delivered baccalaur¬ 
eate and graduating addresses; was ap¬ 
pointed from pulpit of the Chris. Church 
at Woodward to principalship of Woodward 
Schs. Hobby, landscaping yards and gar¬ 
dens. 

RENFREW, R. 0., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., investments. B., Mirabile, Mo., July 
6, 1872. Edu., com. sch., Mo. and Kan. 
Wife, Stella Long. Cdrn.,, 1 d., Mrs. Edith 
L. Street. Bus. Con., Pres. Renfrow Inv. 
Co. Woodward; dir. in Bk. of Woodward; 
Federal Tax Co., Okla. City. Bk. Con., Bk. 
of Woodward. Assoc., A. W. Anderson, C. 
R. Silverthome, C. W. Herod. A. W. 
Shoults, R. B. Yadon, Woodward; (pol.) 
J. J. Gerlach, Alex Gelsmar, A. C. Davis, 
G. A. Jordan; Lee Cruce, Elmer Thomas, 
Henry S. Johnston, Robert L. Owen, A. S. J. 
Shaw. Church, Pres.; elder; active mem¬ 
ber. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis, past dir¬ 
ector; Mason 33rd; Grant Master of A. F. 
& A. M., of Okla.; Knig'ht Templar; Red 
Cross of Constantine; honorary life mem¬ 
ber, India Temple; A. A. 0. M. M. S.; 
Assoc. Grand Patron of Order of Eastern 
Star of Okla.; mbr. Chamber of Commerce, 
dir. for past 13 yrs.; mbr. bd. of mana¬ 
gers Okla. Society Sons of Revolution. 
Imp. Rel., J. P. Renfrew (father), Alva; 
J. A. Renfrew (bro.), furniture bus., Alva. 
Pol. Act., nationally partisan but inde¬ 
pendent locally; works through personal 
contacts only. Offices, mbr. City Council 
1907-14; Mayor of Woodward 1921-25. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1893; lived at 
Alva 1893-1905 ; at Woodward since; dur¬ 
ing W. War was co. chmn. of second 
Red Cross drive and active in all Liberty 
Loan drives. Hobby, Masonry and motor¬ 
ing. 

RENNER, HENRY MELVIN, Woodward. 
Dem. B., Sunset, Texas,, July 24, 1896. 
Edu., h. sch., Norman, Okla. 1917; Sch. of 
Mines, Wilburton 1920, M. E. Stevens 
Institute Technology 1918, Okla. Univ. 1919, 
(Wife, Lula Busselle. Cdrn., 1 s., H. B... 
2 d., Bonnie Jeanne, Carrall Virginia. Bus. 
Con., City of Woodward. Bk. Con., Bk. of 


Woodward. Assoc., Dr. J. H. Richardson, 
Mrs. Jeff Warren, Miss Katherine Green¬ 
ing, Luther Shobe,, Alex Ginsman, R. O. 
Renfrow, B. R. Thomas (pol.) A. W. An¬ 
derson, Wm. V. Shy, Jolin Chenoweth, R. 
B. Yadon, John Boyles, Elmer Jessie, Man- 
gum, J. D. Graves, R. M. Norman, Judge 
J. G. Lester. Church, First Chris. Clubs 
& Lodges, Elks, Maugum, Mason Blue 
Lodge; Wilburton, Kiwanis. Pol. Act., 
Ind. active since 1920, works per¬ 
sonally and through com. and others, 
co. and statewide. Officers, City Mgr. & 
City Eng., Mangum, July 1926-April 1929. 
(Same position Woodward since 1929. Party 
Honors, del. to co. and st. convs., prct. 
committeeman, Greer Co. Remarks, came 
to Okla.' 1901 locating Norman 1901-15;, 
Kansas City 1916, Camp Funston, Kan., 
1916-17, Norman 1917-22, Okla. City 1922- 
25, Mangum 1925-29, Woodward since 1929. 
Mbr. Amer. Legion Post 'No. 121, Man¬ 
gum, Woodward Post No. 19; served Naval 
Transport service Ensign 1917-18. Hobby, 
hunting, fishing, sanitary inventions. 

RIVERS, ERNEST, Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., general agent M. K. & T. Ry. B., 
Sherman, Tex., Aug. 10, 1893. Edu., com. 
and h. schs., Denison, Tex., grad., 1912. 
Wife, Dora, d. of James H. Fennell, Den¬ 
ison, Tex. Cdrn., 1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., 
(past) Mackey Tel. Co., Denison, Tex., 
1916-17; M. K. & T. Ry. from St. Louis 
to Galveston; inspector of government rail¬ 
road in Alaska, 1926. Bk. Con., First 
Natl. Assoc., (pol.) A. W. Anderson, pres. 
Bldg. & Loan; 8. !M. Smith, Co. Atty.; 
C K. Drum, Woodward. Lodges, Mason 
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, Wood¬ 
ward; Elks, Woodward. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; active in 8th Congressional Dist. for 
6 yrs. as an organizer and dir. of party 
work. Party Honors, co. chmn., now serv¬ 
ing; del. to st. convs. Remarks, has been 
in and out of Okla. and all over st. in 
his work with the railroad during past 
14 yrs.; lived in Woodward since 1923; in¬ 
terested in politics. 

RODDY, MRS. JOHN, Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., housewife. Party Honors, Rep. 
V.-Chmn. Co. Cen. Com. Remarks, 
always active in civic affairs; in political 
affairs past few yrs. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

RUTTMAN, J. M„ Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., Deputy Sheriff. B., Streeter, Ill., 
■Oct. 30 1880. Edu., com. sch.. Woodward. 
Wife, Effle Sands. Cdrn., 3 s., 2 d. Bk. 
Con., Security, Mooreland. Assoc., Pat 
Murphy, Alex Geismar, Woodward. Lodges, 
I. O. O. F., M. W. A., Mooreland. Imp. 
Rel., Geo. Ruttman. Mooreland: Will Rutt- 
man. Woodward (bros). Pol. Act., inde¬ 
pendent ; active in co.; works through per¬ 
sonal contacts only. Offices, Deputy Sher¬ 
iff, now serving; mbr. Sch. Bd. for 17 
yrs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1892; lived 
since near Woodward; active in civic af¬ 
fairs and good road movements; hopes in 
time to become Sheriff. Hobby, stock. 

SELMAN, JAMES 0.. Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Leon Co., Tex.. Nov. 
6, 1876. Edu., com. sch., Tex. Wife, Lena 
E., d. otf Mrs. W. E. Ernest, Alva. Cdrn.. 
1 s.. Robert E.; 1 d., Ilene Josephine. 
Bus. Con., pres, of Bk. of Supply, Wood¬ 
ward; pres. Woodward Amusement Co., now 
building a $60„0(M) theater; land owner and 
cattle raising. Assoc., B. E. Million, v.- 
pres., P. B. Zerby, cashier, Mrs. Ora C. 
Zerby, asst, cashier. Bk. of Supply, 
Woodward; Dr. C. E. Williams, A. W. 
Anderson, R. O. Renfrew, J. E. Young, Pe¬ 
ter Martinson. Woodward; (pol.) J. J. 
Gerlach, C. W. Herod, F. L. Vaughan, G. 
A. Jordan, Woodward Co.; John Doolin, 
Alva; Col. R. A. Sneed. Okla. City; Wade 
Loufbourrow, Buffalo. Church, Chr’s. elder. 
Clubs & Lodges. Kiwanis; C. of C.; B. 
P. O. E.; I. O. O. F.; Mason, Fellowcraft, 
Woodward. Imp. Rel., G. L. Selman, Free¬ 
dom; J. E. Selman, Leedy (bros.). Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st. since 1904; 


works through personal contacts only. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1894 with a herd 
of cattle from the Bar-Z Ranch of Tex.; 
located near Woodward; the town of Sel¬ 
man in Harper Co. with a population or 
about 500 was named in his honor; he 
cast the first vote in Curtis in 1897, for 
J. J. Gerlach and L. H. Patton, nominees 
for co. offices. Hobby, “bronco bustin’ ana 
steer roping.” 

SMITH, J. EVERETT, Woodward Rep. 
Occ., dairy farmer. B., Tippecanoe, Ind., 
Feb. 1, 1869. Edu., com. sch., Ind.; Perdue 
Univ., 2 yrs.; Ia. St. Col. for Tchrs., M. 

D. Wife, Florence Summers. Cdrn., 2 s., 
J. Everett, Jr., Kan., attending col.; Mar¬ 
ion ; 2 d., Mrs. R. L. McCraig,, Cleourne, 
Tex.; Margaret. Bk. Con., Bk. of Wood¬ 
ward. Bus. Con., tchr. for a number of 
yrs., in la., N. Mex., and in Woods and 
Woodward cos.; editor Woodward News; 
Bulletin, until 1926; since then dairy farm¬ 
ing. Assoc., R. O. Renfrew, Woodward; O. 
C. Wybrant, Woodward; (pol.) Judge 
Swindall. Church, Meth.; trustee; tchr. of 

S. S. class for 22 yrs. Pol. Act., parti¬ 
san ; works through personal contacts. 
Party Honors, sec’y co. com.; del. to co. 
and st. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 
1898; lived at Alva 1898-1903; and at 
Woodward since; minute man and Red 
Cross worker during W. War; served on 
road com., on Cemetery Assn, and on 
Carnegie Bd. to help improve town; as¬ 
sisted in building Meth. parsonage; mbr. 
of Sch. Bd. for a mbr. of yrs.; with 
iMr. Stallings graded and set out the first 
street of trees in Woodward. 

SMITH, SHERMAN M., Woodward. Rep. 
Occ., lawyer. B., Bellefontaine, Ohio, Jan. 
30, 1867. Edu., com. and h. schs., Ohio. 
Wife, Emma D. Smith, active in club work 
and P. E. O. and has been sec’y of East¬ 
ern Star, Woodward, for 20 yrs. Bk. Con., 
First Natl., attorney for bk. Assoc., (pol.) 

E. Rivers, M. O. Murphy, Bert Roll, L. 
L. Stine, L. P. Northup, Woodward; Pat¬ 
rick J. Hurley; M. C. Garber, Chas. Swin¬ 
dall, James B. Cullison, Graves Leeper. 
Church, Chris.; deacon. Clubs & Lodges, 
Lions; mbr. Bd. of Dir.; Mason, past Pa¬ 
tron Eastern Star. Imp. Rel., Olive B. 
Ray (sister), wife of Judge Robt. J. Ray, 
Lawton, active in politics. Pol. Act-, par¬ 
tisan ; active for 27 yrs.; makes speeches; 
works through personal contacts and com.; 
B. B. Smith (father), was first Co. Atty. 
of Woodward. Offices, Postmaster, Wood¬ 
ward; City Atty., Woodward; C'o. Atty.. 
Woodward Co., now serving. Party Hon¬ 
ors, chmn. congressional com. while Dick 

T. Morgan was in Congress. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at 
Woodward; active in home activities dur¬ 
ing W. War; chmn. of Council of Defense. 

STALLINGS, H. H., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Carrolton, Ga., Sept. 
17. 1873. Edu., com. and h. schs. Wife, 
Ida C. Cdrn., 1 s., Harry C., Ripley. 
Bk. Con., cashier First Natl. Assoc.. L. 
L. Stine, M. O. Murphy, Woodward. 
Church, Pres.; treas. Clubs & Lodges, 
Kiwanis, chmn. of tree com.; C. of C.; 
Elks; K. of P., has filled all chairs. Imp. 
Rel-, Otto Stallings (bro.). teller in Amer.- 
First Natl. Bk., Okla. City. Pol. Act- 
partisan ; not very active at present. Party 
Honors, former sec’y of co. com. Remarks, 
came to Okla. in 1901; lived since at Wood¬ 
ward ; was active in Liberty Loan drives 
during W. War. Hobby, fishing. 

STINE, L. L„ Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Millagetown. Pa., Oct. 7, 
1864. Edu- com. and h. schs., Jefferson 
City, Mo. Wife, deceased. Cdrn- 1 d., 
Marie, Okla. City. Bus. Con., connected 
with as many as 19 different bks. at a 
time, has been a banker for 42 yrs.; was 
owner of the only bk. in Woodward that 
did not fail during last financial crisis 
in Okla.; connected with 28 lines of bus. 
during his career; owner of First Natl. 
Bk., Woodward. Clubs & Lodges, C. of 




S56 MAKERS OF GOVERNMENT IN OKLAHOMA 



C.; 32nd Mason Blue Lodge, Woodward; 
Shrine, Okla. City; Guthrie Consistory; in 
yrs. of membership is oldest 32nd degree 
Mason in Okla.; J. A. Stine (father), de¬ 
ceased, has a memorial window in Masonic 
Temple at Guthrie. Pol. Act., nonparti¬ 
san ; has refused public offices and party 
honors. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1893; 
lived since in Woodward; active in civic 
affairs; has traveled extensively in Amer¬ 
ica ; acquainted with most of the state’s 
leading workers in various lines and their 
institutions; thinks Woodward the most 
harmonious and united people in st.; in¬ 
strumental in uniting Bast and West Wood¬ 
ward. 

SWIGART, BEN, Mooreland. Dem. Occ., 
farmer. B., Tarkio, Mo., Sept. 26, 1894. 
Edu., com. sch.. Woodward Co. Wife, 
Mae, d. of John Rhynard Mooreland. 
Cdrn., 2 s., Kenneth and Velden; 2 d., 
Nina Velda. Bk. Con., Security St. 
Assoc-, W. S. Murray, H. L. Gardner, H. 
A. Seaton, W. H. Henderson, Mooreland; 
(pol.) Judge H. B. King, G. A. Jordan, 
John Harris, C. W. Herod Woodward; 
Chas. Swindall; O. C. Wybrant, Wood¬ 
ward; John Carr, Enid. Lodges, Mason, 
Eastern Star, I. O. 0. F., Mooreland. Imp. 
Rel., R. L. Swigart (bro.), Camargo. Pol. 
Act., partisan; active in st.; works only 
through personal contacts. Offices, mbr. 
Sch. Bd., 1924-26. Party Honors, prct. 
chmn. of Central Com. Remarks came to 
Okla. in 1900; lived since in Woodward 
Co.; interested in good roads and farming. 

SWIGART, MRS. BEN, Mooreland. Dem. 
Occ., housewife. B., Woodward. Sept. 12, 
1895. Edu., com. sch.. Woodward, grad., 
1910; Bap. Col., Blackwell, 1 yr., 1911. 
Hus., Ben Swigart, farmer. Cdrn., 2 s., 
Kenneth, Velden; 2 d., Nina. Velda. Bk. 
Con-, Security St. Assoc., Bell Caraan, 
Dr. T. E. Dixon, W. A. Burdick, C. W. 


Wilson Mooreland; (pol.) Mrs. H. A. 
Seaton, Mrs. Nellie Cosad, Mrs. W. M. Bur¬ 
dick, Mooreland. Church. Bap. Lodges. 
Eastern Star. Rebekahs, Mooreland. Imp. 
Rel., John Rhynard (father), Woodward. 
Pol. Act., partisan; works through personal 
contacts only; has never missed an oppor¬ 
tunity to vote. Party Honors, v.-chmn. 
of prct. com. Remarks, native Oklahoman; 
lived all her life in Woodward Co.; coop¬ 
erative home demonstration agent. Hobby, 
home economics. 

SWINDALL, JUSTICE CHARLES, St. 

Capitol, Okla. City. Rep. Occ., Justice 
of Supreme Ct. B., Terrell, Tex., Feb. 13, 
1876. Edu., com. and li. schs., Terrell, 
Tex., grad. 1895; Vanderbilt Univ., 1896; 
Cumberland Univ., LL. B., 1897. Wife, 
Emma E. Endres. Bk. Con., Amer. Natl., 
Enid. Assoc., H. E. Hoover, Canadian. 
Tex.; F. M. Cowgill, 0. C. Wybrant, Wood¬ 
ward all former partners in law. Church, 
Meth. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis Club, 
Woodward; B. P. O. E., M. W. A., K. 
P.. Woodward; Mason Blue Lodge, Wood¬ 
ward ; Chapter, Cherokee; Commandery, 
Enid; Shrine, Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Anna 
A. Swindall (sister) tchr. at Crystal City, 
Tex. Pol. Act., independent; active in pol¬ 
itics since 1898; activities extend through¬ 
out co., st. and nation; makes speeches; 
works through his contacts with friends and 
others. Offices, Co. Atty., Day Co.. 1898- 
1900; served in 66th Congress, Nov. 2, 

1920, Ma^ch 4, 1921, to fill out unexpired 
term of Dick T. Morgan; Dist. Judge, 20th 
Judicial Dist., 1924-29 : Justice of Supreme 
Ct. of Okla. since 1929; was private pros¬ 
ecutor for Texas Cattle Raisers Assn, from 
1900 until statehood. Party Honors, st. 
committeeman, since 1912; del. to natl. 

conv.. 1916. Remarks, came to Okla. in 

1897; located in Woodward Co.; lived at 

Grand 1898-1900; Woodward since 1900; 
takes an active part in civic affairs, par¬ 


ticularly those related to governmental, 
law and order affairs; during W. War was 
very active in Red Cross work; had service 
star for over 1800 hours of service; was 
chmn. of the Woodward Co. Chapter, dist. 
manager of northwestern dist. of Amer. 
Red Cross in Okla., and a permanent mbr. 
of the Legal Advisory Bd. of Woodward 
Co. ; was also a 4-minute speaker during 
W. War. 

VAUGHAN, FRANK L„ Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., oil and gas bus. B., Bedford, Mo., 
Apr. 17. 1893. Edu-, com. sch., Supply; 
Okla. A. & M. Col., 1916. Wife, Gladys, 
d. of Mrs. H. E. Westcott, Woodward. Bus. 
Con., manager for Winchester Oil & Gas 
Co.; familiar with automobile bus. and 
was Buick dealer for 10 yrs. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Supply, Woodward. Assoc., Carl 
B. Haun, pres.; M. L. Harris v.-pres., 
Winchester Oil & Gas C'o. Blackwell ; 
(pol.) Dr. E. L. Bagby, O. L. Calloway, 
G. A. Jordan, H. B. King Sherman M. 
Smith, Ernest Rivers, Woodward Co.; Hut¬ 
ton Bellah, Altus; John Doolin. Alva; Ed 
Falkenburg, Medford; W. W. Hastings, 
Wash Hudson, Cy Avery, Tulsa; Tom C. 
Ilarrill, Sr., Wagoner; Ira Hill, Cherokee. 
Church Pres. Clubs & Lodges, Lions; C. 
of C., mbr. good roads com.; 32nd Mason, 
Scottish Rite, Consistory, Guthrie; Shrine. 
Okla. City. Imp. Rel., Robt. L. Vaughan 
(father). Supply; Cornelius Vaughan 
(grandfather), Supply, Confederate veteran, 
age 92. Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. 
since 1919; works personally and on com. 
Offices, sec’y to Conservation Commission, 
on irrigation, flood control and reclama¬ 
tion. Party Honors, del. to st. conv. Re¬ 
marks, came to Okla. in 1900 ; lived at 
Supply until 1918 and at Woodward since; 
during W. War served in Co. C, 318th 
Engineers Corps, 6th Division, Regular 
Army; mbr. of Amer. Legion Post. Wood¬ 
ward, and of its executive com. Hobby, 
hunting. 

WATSON, WILLARD B„ Woodward. 
Dem. Occ. editor. B , Blackwell, Mch. 
17, 1907; Ponca City 1910; Enid 1915; 
Cherokee 1917; Woodward 1929 since. 
Edu., com. sch., Ponca City; h. sch., 1925 ; 
Univ. of Okla. 1925 since. Single. Bus. 
Con., editor Woodward Daily Press. Bk. 
Con., Cherokee Natl. Assoc., F. L. 
Vaughan, J. C. Beaty. G. C. Lawrence; 
(pol.) Harrigton Wimberly, Altus. Church, 
Pres. Club, Sigma Tau Gamma. Pol. 

Act., st. worker through paper 4 yrs. Re¬ 
marks, R. O. T. C. Norman; student of 
politics; strong political writer, fine per¬ 
sonality. 

WEBB THOMAS E„ Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., minister. B., Mack, Tenn., Feb. 7. 

1878. Edu.. public schs., Tenn.; Asbury 

Col., Wilmore, Ky. Wife, d. of Mrs. N. 

B. Gennany. Brooklawn, Miss. Cdrn., 2 
s., John Robert, attending theological col. 
in Denver; Louis; 2 d., Ella attending Kidd- 
Key Col., Sherman. Tex.; Louise. Church, 
Meth.; minister; in ministry of Meth. 
Church 27 yrs.; built 3 churches and 7 
parsonages; sec’y of bd. of home missions 
7 yrs. Clubs & Lodges, Kiwanis; Mason 
Blue Lodge Welch, La.; Knight Templar, 
Woodward; I. O. O. F., Walsh, La. Imp. 
Rel., J. A. Webb (bro.) minister, St. Louis. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active since maturity; 
makes speeches; works through personal 
contacts. Party Honors, del. to st. convs. 
Remarks, came to Okla. in 1918; lived at 
Medford 1918-20; Pond Creek 1920-21; 
Enid 1921-24; Woodward since; active in 
all civic improvements; outstanding social 
and religious worker. 

WHITE, J. W., Woodward. Dem. Occ.. 
minister. B., Ellis Co., Tex., Jan. 20,1883. 
Edu., com. and h. schs., Kemp. Tex.; Trin¬ 
ity Univ., Waxahachie, Tex.. A. B.; Lane 
Seminary, Ohio ; post grad, course at Univ. 
of Chicago. Wife, Mary R. Morton. Cdrn.. 

1 s., William Morton. Bk. Con., Bk. of 
Woodward. Church, Pres., minister; built 






WOODWARD COUNTY 



churches at Kansas City, Mo., Brecken- 
ridge, Tex.. Woodward, while paster at 
these places; mbr. of Synod of Foreign 
Missions; churn, of Foreign Missions of 
Enid Presbytery. Clubs &. Lodges, Kiwanis 
Club, mbr. of educational com.; C. of 
C., com. for beautifying city; Mason Blue 
Lodge, Woodward. Pol. Act, partisan; ac¬ 
tivities are chiefly advisory; works througn 
personal contacts only. Remarks, came to 
Okla. in 1927 ;lived since at Woodward; 
active in all civic movements; both his 
parents died when he was 5 yrs. of age; 
worked his way through sch.; during W. 


War was active in all drives for Liberty 
Bonds, Red Cross. Hobby, fishing and 
hunting. 

WIGGINS, MRS. LIZZIE, Woodward. 
Rep. Hus., E. S. Wiggins (dec.). Cdrn-, 
1 s., 1 d. Bus. Con., rental property and 
loans. Bk. Con., F.rst Natl. Pol. Act, 
partisan; worker in co. and st. since 1919 
through personal contacts and com. Party 
Honors, Rep. St. Committeeman; del. to co. 
and st. convs. (Complete information un¬ 
available). 


WILSON C. W„ Mooreland. Rep. Occ., 
banker. B., Morenci, Mich., July 3, 1863. 
Edu., public sch., Mich. Wife, Lizzie C. 
Widner, Wellington, Kan. Bus. Con., act¬ 
ing v.-pres. Security St. Bk., Mooreland; 
familiar with milling and grain buying 
bus. Bk. Con., (Correspondent) Bk. of 
Woodward; Security Natl., Okla. City. 
Assoc., W. H. Henderson, H. A. Seaton, H. 
L. Gardner, W. W. Miller, Mooreland; 
(pol.) Bert Roll, Clark Hogan, A. W. 
Crawford T. E. Clifford, Mooreland; M. 
C. Garber; John G. Parker; Chas. Swin- 
dall; J. N. Tincher, Medicine Lodge, Kan. 
Church, Pres. Lodges Mason, Mooreland. 
Pol. Act., partisan; active in st. and na¬ 
tion for 30 yrs.; works through com. and 
personal contacts. Offices, Co. Clk. Bar¬ 
ber Co., Kan., 1902-06. Remarks came to 
Okla. 1911; lived since at Mooreland; ac¬ 
tive in all civic affairs; interested in good 
roads. 

WYBRANT 0. C., Woodward. Rep. Occ., 
lawyer. B., Hannibal, Mo.; came to Okla. 
1900: lived since at Woodward. Wife, 
Frankie Roberts. Cdrn. 1 d. Bk. Con., 
Bk. of Woodward. Church, Chris. Clubs 
&. Lodges, Kiwanis; Commercial; I. O. O 
F.; Mason. Pol. Act., co. and st. worker 
since 1902; makes speeches; works per¬ 
sonally and through com. Offices, past 
Co. Atty. Woodward Co., 1911-15; appointed 
Hist. Judge Jan. 1929. Party Honors, del. 
to co. and st. convs. (Complete informa¬ 
tion unavailable). 

ZERBY. PERCY B., Woodward. Dem. 
Occ., banker. B., Carrollton, Mo.. Feb. 
2, 1886. Edu. com. and h. schs. Wife, 
Ora C„ d. of E. C. Million, Supply. Cdrn-, 
2 adopted s. Donald Perry, Sam Perry; 
1 d., Maxine. Bus. Con., pres. Bk. or 
Supply, Woodward. Assoc., J. O. Selman. 
B. E.' Million, O. L. Calloway, Albert 
Nashelksv Woodward. Church, Bap. 
Clubs &. Lodges, C. of C. ntbr. agricultural 
and legislative com.; Lions, mbr. finance 
com.; pres. St. Bankers Assn., 1928; mbr. 
executive council St. Bankers Assn., 1922- 
28; B. P. O. E. treas.. Woodward; I. O. 
O. F., Buffalo; M. W. A., Supply; K. P., 
Woodward. Pol. Act., partisan; active 22 
yrs.; works through personal contacts and 
partv organizations. Offices Mayor or 
Supply and mbr. of City Council there for 
many yrs. Party Honors, del. to st. and 
co. convs. Remarks, came to Okla. in 1907 
and lived at Supply until 1929, when he 
moved to Woodward (in Jan.) ; worked his 
way through h. sch.; during W. War was 
active in Red Cross and Liberty Bond work 
and was mbr. of com. on food conserva¬ 
tion. Hobby, books. 






























































































































































































































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